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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. XXXVI NO. 270. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 29, 1907. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. HAY DAY TO BE QUIET Fnrtr Cloudi oa Industrial Hon ion Than for Kant Years. RELATIONS ARE GENERALLY HARMONIOUS VNutilj All Trads Aimmnti ia (hictco Est Ires Benewed. MANY SCALES SIGNED IN ST. LOUIS Thr Will Bs Ne InUnnption sf Enildine la Monad City. BRIGHT OUTLOOK IN NEW YORK CITY Beslnalnc of Outdoor Ceuuit ruction Find Metropolis Without Appre hension ( Serious Labor Troubles. CHICAGO. April 28--The relaUons be tween employers and employe were never So harmonious In Chicago as now. In the past on May 1 there has alwaya been aotne ort of struggle going oa between the labor Dions and ths employers In Chicago, but this year there Is scarcely a cloud on the Industrial horizon. Every union In the building Industry, with the exception of the structural lion workers, has renewed con tracts with employers, and the Iron work ers expect to reach a settlement without a atlke. Machinists have demanded an in' crease of 'Jb cents In wages, but the Indica tions are that there will practically be no trouble In putting the new schedule Into eiTeot. Most OI tne miner urme in n have ala-mflcd a willingness to grant the demand and If any strikes ars called May 1 they will be confined to Individual firms. Agreement a covering all the woodwork ers' mills and factories have been entered Into so that there will be no trouble In that line of Industry, while the brlckmakers are now holding conference with their em ployes and will undoubtedly reach a set tlement before next week. Most of the unions of the teamsters are working under agreements and little trouble Is expected In that direction. The railroads, which re cently granted Increases to the men ln the train service are now doing the same In their mechanical departments. M. Laala Beetles Signed. , ST. LOUIS, April . Employer and La bor leaders of St. Louis and the southwest report labor condition better for May 1 this ysar than for many years past. Prac tically all wage scales In St. Louis and the surrounding territory tor WO miles are igned. In St Louis alone this Includes 120,000 union men. The unions allied with the Building Trades' council here are all Igned for the year with the exception of a very few men employed in small shop. There are about J0.00O men In these union. Other branches of trade show similarly good conditions. The brewery workers, who were on a strike a few month ago, are now igned. as are alao ths other Important trade. BcaaHoyeva and father leader say their lWlll be nothing this year In local rtrclee to .'hinder a great building activity and that 1 ' on May 1 there will be cause for Jollifica tion (or laborer and employers alike. Drlarht Oatlook la New York. NEW YORK, April . The opening of the out-of-door construction season finds Mew York, both city and state, without apprehension of serious labor troubles. In the building trades, especially, prosperous and reassuring conditions prevail. There It a large and well-met demand for both killed and unskilled labor, due to the ex tensive private construction projections now under way and the tunnels, railway terminals and other undertakings of a pub lio or quasi-public nature. This content ment la generally reflected In the manu facturing and Industrial centers and, be yond a few localised and sporadic strikes, ths labor situation 'Is regarded as brighter than for many yeara. ew Small Strikes ta Boston. BOSTON, April 28. According to officials of the worklngmen's organisation, the con dition of the industrial situation May 1 Will be marked by fewer contests than for inany years. In the building trades sev eral small strike are threatened In . a number of cities, but In Boston there promise to be little suspension of work In any branch of industry. The building laborer' unions, the mem bers of which are unskilled, have re quested new wage rates. It Is understood prospects for settlement without a strike are favorable. The painters of eastern Massachusetts ars endeavoring to establish a uniform wage of 13 a dsy, minimum. In metropoli tan Boston, but there will be no strike, a the wage question will not be adjuated until later. The most serious condition existing In Boston la due to the strike a month ago of the teamsters. In New England at large thsre are several causes tor unrest In eottoa mills, and it Is said an attempt will be mads to advance wages In Fall KUver some time next month. . Little Troahl ta Plttabnr;. rrrrsB vrq, p.. Apni &-M&y day here Is expected to pass off with fewer labor dlaxnite than in previous years. Hereto fore considerable difficulty has been experi enced between the workmen and building trade, but this year so lee have been tgned and the men are apparently satis fled. With the exception of the machinists' demands it Is believed all wag dispute will be amicably adjusted. " The machinists are atrtkmg fur an Increase of wage and barter hours. At two foundries the men are now out and the trouble may become general unless the union seals Is agreed to by May L little frletlon la Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA. April tS.-May day, according to present indications, will pass In this cltgr with lltUa friction between workmen and employers. With few excep tions the agreement under whlrh the union mea are working are acceptable. At a meeting of the Central Labor union today It was said there would be few labor trou ble. The small unions In the building trade have secured all the concessions asked for and the carpenter and painter have but alight difference. Many of the larger Anna have agreed to give the men what thar ask and labor representatives ay thsy believe the difference will be Settled daring the week. Trenble la Saa Praaelee. AN F7ULNCISOO. April .-The ap proach of May 1 find Ban Pranolsco facing; serious labor trouble. Eleven onion. In cluding every branch of the metal trades, have ca'led meetings to be held between now and next Tuesday night to consider the refusal of employers to grant an eight hour day with nine hours' pay. A vots will h takaa to deoide whether the aten JCnanM4 Sooofad PA SUMMARY OF THE BEE Monday. April SO. 10OT. 1907 April 1007 SUM "OS TUt WtO TWII "I SA I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 10 II 12 13 14 15 10 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ' THl WUTEIB. mRErsT pod rnR9KA Fair ; monnay, except snow or rain in inr ......m.- -rBl ..ruun. lur .m "" runu.noi r'-'i ' ! east, fair In west portion, colder In south east port ton Monday; luesuay, warmer In east portion. Temperature at Omaha yenterday: Hour. Deg. Hour. 6 a. m 35 6 a. m 35 T a. m 36 8 a. m 31 a. m So 10 a. m... 86 11 a. m 36 11 m 87 1 p. m , 2 p. m S p. m J7 ! 37 i 4 p. m sa 6 p. m 38 p. m M 7 p. m 38 8 p. m 88 p. m 88 DOMXBTTS. Secretary Taft speaks at laying of corner-stone of new Young Men's Christian association building at Dayton, O. He pays a tribute to the good work of the association In Philippines. Forto Rico and the canal zone. Pag 1 Industrial horizon la practically clear and there Is little prospect of any serious labor trouble on May day. Page 1 Salt Lake City street railway service suspended because of strike of 1B0 em p'oyes of Traction company. Par 1 ITEBaAlEA, Island railroad will today ask 'o meet short line rate between 1 Lincoln made by Burlington stern. Page a and ' Con.. ed at Plattsmouth against Missouri attorney to test antl Fage fl - llln murder case at pass law. r Grand Island ' and case will go to the Jury this ev ..lng. Fags 1 Nebraska council of the United Com mercial Travelera will meet at Hastings Friday. .Pagre a WASKnraTOW. Postmaster General Meyor prepares new schedule of pay for rural carriers. The Increase Is graded and ranges from 9 to 25 per cent. Page 1 Commissioner of land office Issues new rules for the selection of public lands by states under educational and other grants. Par 1 ZiOOAXb Vlctr Rosewater, In address before Mu tual Interest club at Zlon Baptist church, says there Is no negro problem In Omaha that present colored population cannot solve. Pag S New bills at the theater. Pag a Rev. Thomas K. Hunter, D. D., closes his pastorate of three yeara and seven months at Dundee Presbyterian church and declares the pulpit vacant. He goes to Bellevu college. Par S Michael Stepanek, saloon keeper at Sec ond street and Boulevard, arrested on the charge of selling ltquo? on Eunda, by po liceman disguised as a laborer. Paga.s Coloney of colored people I planted on public land in Cherry county. Nebraska, and promlaes success. Para 1 COmtGiTXi BX.TJPPS AJTO IOWA. Andrew Carnegie will give 11,000 for new pipe organ for St. John's English Lutheran church, on condition that church raises like amount. Para 3 Iowa railroad coramlsaloners withhold preliminary hearing on question of Joint freight rates May 8. Par BPOKTR. Fly and bait casting contest to be held at Court lived Beach. Par 8 Pueblo , Chicago St. Louis ... St. Louis .... Chicago Chicago Pittsburg ... Culumbus ... Indianapolis lS1cux City . SDetrolt JCleveland ... 2'leveland ... Srit. Louis .. 1 SU IxuiIh ... i Cincinnati .. S Kanscis City 4 MiiwauKee . St. Paul 6 Ix.ulHVllle Minneapolis (Toledo MOTXICXbTTB ' Ajr STEAMSXIPS. Port NEW YORK Antwd, Ban. NEW YORK il . . . j DOVER LIVKKPOOL ...DTonUin LIVERPOOL ....Cdrl! .. HOl'THAMPTON..t. Louli TRIESTE bUTOnla Ql'KKNBTOWN ,. GENOA ST. JOHNS ST. JOHNS VadCTlaao. TTmbrts. (Canoplc. Mount Temple. Lk Brl. CIGARETTES AGAINST DISEASE Hoke and Duchess of Cosassfht Smoke to Banish Small, pos at Canton. CANTON, April 28 (Special.) When the duke and duchess of Connaught were her a few days ago the Duchess and Prlnceaa Patricia were compelled to smoke cigar ette almost incessantly as a preventive against disease. The duke never ventured out without a cigar in his mouth. Smallpox la very prevalent In th city, and owing to th extreme laxity of the sanitary regulations, persons who have contracted the disease often remain out of door and mingle with th crowd In the street. X-RAYS IN A NEW FIELD Dlasaosls la Tuberculosis May Made Easier by Device of German Doctor. B BERLIN, April 28. (Special. )-At th Oer. man noenigen Kay congress, now siiung in Berlin, a remarkable serle of picture ha been exhibited which represent the first s jccesnful attempt to photoraph th respiratory orr-.ns. The Inventlo by Dr. Koehler of Wles badnn. It Is bei, ved, marks an Important epoch In the dia.iols of tuberculosis and other maladies of th respiratory or cans. FIRE RECORD. Bars Rear Stanton. STANTON, la.. April W (Special Tele gram.) Th large barn of Hal Hansen, four nule southeast of her was struck by Uaiitnlnr Sunday and burned to th ground. Ten horse. ora bull and several calve were burned to death and a larg quantity of grain and feed wa destroyed. The loea la 110,000, partly covered by Insur ance. Roaldeao at Beatrice. BEATRICE. April 28. (Special.) Th real dene of 11. J. Dobb. located east of th postofftc, and occupied for a number of years by the Misses Georgia and Ella UI,h.r.U.n Hp. .am. War. m,mm ..nlull. - " V T , ' T 7 ' "" Jee,T V. " placed at ti 000, fully covered by linn r ipsa TJm origin of th fix us uuknowa IIAMLIN EVIDENCE IS ALL IN Both fidei In Grand Maid Murder Cue Znt f ttnrdar EYSilnf. CASE GOES TO JURY THIS EVENING Arraaveate "Will Consume its or Eight Hoars, After Watch Chars to Jary Will Take Consid erable Time. GRAND ISLAND. Neb- April II. (Spe- j i rial. The fate of John Hamlin, accused of the murder of Rachel Engle. will be In the i nanai or the Jury tomorrow evening, i Both the state and the defendant have ...t.rf ik.i. ..... . ,.,(., fair, I the contending counsel will argue the case, , been made that arbitration had been ! agricultural colony along the placid wa I the speeches probably taking up six or 1 agreed to by both aides. This followed I ters of ths Pacific in California for the elsrht hours. The Instruct inns It la be- i lleved will be quite voluminous, there be- I Ing Involved several somewhat Intricate points of law. The last dav was a strons- one for the , state. It was begun with a few wit- I nesses still for ths defense, the first of ' whom was Dr. Ornf hn owner of a orl- . vate sanitarium at St. Paul. He r.nswered : both the defense's hypothetical ques- ; tlons "insanity" and "Immediate death" i riving It as his opinion, upon the facts assumed In the queatlona, that Hamlin was Insane at the time he fired the shot and Incapable of distinguishing right from wrong, and that ths death of the girl was caused by gangrene, caused by the broken catheter. The defense con tends that but for this accident the wounded girl might easily have lived the "year and a day," thus relieving their client of of the charge of murder In the first degree. The witness on croM-exam Inatlorf admitted that the wound made by i the bullet necessarily reduced the vital ity of the girl, aa it paralyzed all func tions of the body below it and incapaci tated them to throw off the system's poisons. Experts Cross Kxamlned. "If the fact should be," asked Attorney Prince, In cross-examination, "that Ham- ltn had no headache nr nalni when ha did the shooting, or Immediately prior thereto ; would that change your conclusion." I "It would be a different premise and would dispose of that part." , "If It should prove true that he had previously made threats to ehoot the girl, would that knock out part of the ground upon which you base your con- clusion?' "Yes, that would be a different pre mlse." One Manley, in Jail on the charge of burglary, was next sworn by the defense to testify that Hamlin acted peculiarly, and especially so in the last few days, walking much and mumbling In his walk about the Jail, being restless and not Bleeping. On cross-examination he stated that th restlessness was quite what might be ex pected of anyone facing what Hamlin was now facing. The defense here rested, but the state recalled Hamlin to the stand for further cross-examination. Attorney Thompson demurred and desired the de fendant bo excused from testifying fur ther because he was not feeling well. It was assured that the cross-examination would not be long. Attorney Prince, for the state, asked : inclination to credence to the report Mex hlm if l had not testified that, after his jean troops are being mobilised on the fllrht on the night of the third. It was ' Guatemala frontier, which I believed to the next morning that h first regained ; be highly significant, though the War de consclousness. and found bis clothing I partment ha stated that this I only a soiled by vomit and his mouth frothing, move to Insure strict neutrality and to and .if he did not remember stopplnr at a ; protect Mexican Interests against any re certain house to get In out of the storm mote danger from moraudlng band, and rain, and if he did not eat breakfast Reoorts are current here that Minister there. Hamlin replied that he did not remem ber, but might not have made It clear when on the stand a few day ago, that he once awoke In the night for a short time and was conscious, that he was then lying on the ground with his face down, and had vomit on his coat and his mouth was frothing. When next he clearly re- , I membered anything It was In th after- 1 noon. Rami la at Tress Room. Attorney Prise then summoned Mrs. Troups, who lives on a farm six miles from Dannebrog, and asked her to stand up before Hamlin and requested Hamlin to look well at her. Hamlin did so, but declared that he did not recollect ever seeing her, becoming somewhat Irritated at the further cross-examination. Mrs. Troupe then took the stand and testi fied that early on ths morning of tho 4th she wa awakened by knocking at her door. The lamp had been left burning. It wa a rainy and stormy night and very dark. Upon opening the door the defendant asked to be let In to get out of ths storm and said that he wa working for a big ranchman at St. Paul and. being stranger. had become lost In the dark. Hamlin waa permttted to stay and slept till morning on the floor. While breakfast was being prepared Hamlin went near the stove to "u.JLo;h'nJ:,"'' cJJh,?f rr wet - uu uiuiuii win. it ... umuo me sxove after remarking about the rain and had his head bowed somewhat. Soon there after he arose, went to hla coat, which he j had hung over another chair to dry, took , from it pocket some paper and letter and opening th Ud of th stove burned them. At breakfast he at bread and but ter, with coffee and potatoes, pork and oat meal. He remained about the house all morning, sometime going out and look- ing in a southerly direction, toward Grand Island. H asked her th distance to St. continued ill health. He will seek re Paul, to Iannbror and to Grand Island. 1 cuperatlon in the mountains of Switzer and remarked that he thought he would ' land. General Juan Vincents Gomes, first go to Bt. Paul to catch a train for his ! vie president, will succeed him. i home at Wood River. Durinr . breakfast they talked about the carnival at Grand isiano, men in progress, ana be stated t that b bad been there. About noon he I sked If he conld have some lunch, wa . ,iVen th same, and offered to pay the I woman for hr trouble. He had a bleyol. but left th house welkin- and laalin. ,. j wheel. The examining attorney asked her about hla manner, and ahe said It was natural, but the defense objected here and the ob jection waa sustained, the witness never having aeen him before and not being competent to testify whether hi manner was natural or not. Th state then Introduced M. Kent, th Up-father to th dead girl, who testified that he had employed Hamlin for quite a considerable time and there had never been any trouble between them. Mr. Jones, a coal dealer, by whom Hamlin had bean employed at different times, testified that he had never heard Hamlin complain of any shooting pain In hla head or of any other Illness. Mr. Kent, mother of Mis Bngi, teetl fied that ah had frequently been in Ham lin's room, where he kept a revolver In & AAteiei. n Am n n p a I Km - . . . UlVir horn a year almost and she had oonr-tlo. with him. H hd I many never OonUnued a rv4 STRIKE IN SALT LAKE CITY Traction Employee Go Oat and Street Railway Service la Beaded. HALT LAKE CITY. April 2B.-A strike was declared on the itrt car tinea of the Utah Light and Railway company today, 4f0 men walking out. Numerous scenes of disorder followed- attempts made by the company to operate a few cars with non union crews and all efforts to maintain eren a partial nerrtoe were aoon aban doned. Determination to strike was reached by the men shortly before 4 o'clook this raorn- Inf. The vote In favor of a strike was unanimous, over 100 who were present of me mw. iutui uu .uuiui vuuub their vote. The calling of the strike was a complete unrtse. as announoement had several conferences between Mayor Thomp- : n and a committee of cltlaens on the one side and President Bancroft of the company on the other. Mayor Thompson on Friday carried to the men assurances that Mr. Bancroft had agreed to arbitrate : the wage question now and other matters ( laier. This was satisfactory to the men. yesteraay sr. oancron aen.eo mat h to arbitrate anything but lns wage scale. This announcement caused the strike. WRECK NEAR PITTSBURG Locomotive and On Coach of Wabash Train Fall Into Charier Crvek. PITTSBURG, Pa.. April 28. Two men were killed and WO passengers hsd a thrilling escape on the Wabash railroad todar when the en?"e nd ne J,a"'nf!r ! coach of westbound train No. 27 left the tracks near the Brldgevtlle station and plunged into Chartler'a creek, forty feet below. The dead: 5??L9.N SI?V 28lnlr' Rock ?,tt'on-' rnAiin. Bl 10AAO, 111 C1III&11, Ul UCl- ton. O. The train was crossing a trestle over Chnrtler's creek when, without warning. the engine suddenly leaped from the rails; and shot to the stream underneath, taking i the first coach with it. The coach was I smashed to splinters. There were, a Is happened, no passengers In the front coach, The coupling between it and the second coach was broken when the engine left the mils. None of those In the three re. malnlng coaches knew of the accident or realised how close they had come to death until several minute afterward, when the cars, deprived of motive power slackened their speed and stopped. MORE TROUBLE IN GUATEMALA Report la Mexico Cttr that Mexican and American Legation Were Stoned. CITY OF MEXICO, April 28. Extreme Indignation haa been caused here by the report that the .American and Mexican legations in Guatemala City have been toned by a mob at pveral hundred men. Instigated ta do the .act by-agents of i President Manuel Estrada Cabrera of ! Guatemala. There Is evidently a strong I Gamboa, representing Mexico In Guate- mala, has left that country and crossed ! Into Mexican territory as the result of friction with Cabrera's government. WTTTE DENOUNCES COUNCIL Former Premier Tells I'pper Russian Reus to Follow Dnma'a KVxamplO. ST. PETTElRffBURO. April 28. Count Wltte, the former premier, in a character. Istlc speech In the Council of the Empire dealt with the question of statute In re gard to experts assisting committees in the Duma. He took an advanced stand to a certain extent, bidding for liberal support, criticised the paralysis of the Council of the Empire and said It wa unworthy of be ing called the upper house. "What sort of an institution 1 oars?" asked Count Wltte, "drifting aimlessly, avoiding its work, afraid to assert its will or proclaim its existence. Let us follow the Duma' example and take part In the country' business; otherwise we will be ' swept away as a useless piece of state I mechanism." Count Wltte' step Is hailed with proval by the entire liberal press. ap- ! PRESIDENT CASTRO TO RETIRE Report that Executive of Venesuela Will Give t'p HI Office Next Month. NEW YORK, April 28 The Tribune to morrow will say: President Clpriano Caa tro of Venesuela, according to Information received here from two Independent sources. will retire from office on May 23. Although this date might suggest here soma other . causes for his retirement, th reason 1 hi i PRESIDENT IN WASHINGTON Party Returns from James River Trip on Mayflower Sunday After noon. WASHINGTON. April 28. Returninc from the visit at the Jamestown exposition and the day's holiday on the James river. Pres ident Roosevelt and party returned her on th cruiser yacht Mayflower this afternoon. Ail the party were well. The Mayflower wa later than expected. HYMENEAL roottr-IIssss. TABLE ROCK. Neb.. April .(8pe- cial).-Rev. Hugh P. Cooter. pastor of the Presbyterian church at this place, since October last, wa married, Wednesday svenlng last, at Benedict, Neb., to Mis tola Pearls Hanna at her home Ir. th. . , . , , city. The newly married couple arrived aero on Friday afternoon and were tond- ered a reception and banquet at th Knight of Pythias haTI. Harmoa-Stewnr. LOGAN, la.. April S (Special.) The marrlage of J. E. Harmon and Pearl Stew- art oceurred her recently. They are both Plataa younr perapi and will reseda oa a liana csw itunAb, COLONY OF COLORED PEOPLE i Eettlemest Beinr Established in Cherry CointT on Publio Land. DOZEN FAMILIES FORM NUCLEUS Soecess of the Bnterprte la Predicted by D. Clem Deaver, Wh Uaa Conferred with the Leader. Booker Washington may have hla splen did Tuskegee Institute down In Georgia where he trains the mind and hand of the colored man In that most useful and i practical of all pursuits tilling of the soil; the Salvation Army may have Its poor white man unable longer to combat tho oppression of the squalid cities of facturers may have their little family municipalities where their employes hap- j pily and thriftily live on the co-operative , plan all these Institutions are thriving , and are commended, but now comes Ne- braska Into this movement .if social j amelioration and plants what yet no other state has ever attempted, a colony for colored people. The Nebraska colony Is designed not by the stats or national government, nor along lines specially of public benefac tion, but it is nevertheless to be a colony of colored people If the colored people take hold as they now promise to do. Located la Cherry County. Up in the south central part of Cherry j county that county which exceeds in da ! main several New England states vast i tracts of publio land are available to col- ored people; every negro who wants to Wome a farmer Mn obt4, M0 of this land, and by thrift and industry es tablish a valuable home for himself and family. The nucleus for this colored colony haa been formed with about a doaen famlUea. nuinberlng mure than thirty persans. This settlement is about ten miles west of Brownlee along ths North Loup river on Und a lar"9 Part cf whlcn wa" Uiro,'n opn t0 aeltlement as a result of the recent. nd grabbers by me iniieu oiaies government. i ueau dozen families are taking on themselves the task of bringing other thrifty col ored persons Into that territory and es tablishing a wide and well populated aiea of their own race. D. Clem Deaver, general land agent for the Burlington route, went up into that country last week at the request of these colored persons for a conference with them for the purpose of devising ways and means of promoting this enterprise. He returned yesterday and la enthusias tic over the outlook. Clean Set of People. "Those people have struck on a fine plan, it seems to me," said Mr. Deaver, "and they are going about their scheme In a business-like way. I met them all. and was most favorably impressed with their Intelligence, moral character and ambition. They wanted me to help them locate the cancelled sections in "the Im mediate vicinity of their colony aad to get other good colored . persons to join them. We had our conference at Hal sey. "Three carload of good for this set tlement were shipped to Thrdford, last week- The shipment consisted of house hold goods, farm Implements, horses, cows, hogs, chickens; one family having three crates of chickens. One most ex cellent feature of this colony Is that sev eral of the pioneers are practical farm ers. They have been renting land fur ther east and have learned the lessons of frugality and Industry, as well as the methods of successful farming. Room for Hundred Families. "I think there 1 enough vacant land In that locality for 100 families. I have no doubt other families will soon embark for that 'new country.' We have in Ne braska several settlements of white peo ple of different nationalities and every one of them is prosperous. My Judgment is this colony of colored people In Ne braska is the pioneer step of a movement which will work a tremendous trans formation in the social status of the col- ored race. It will be watched, I believe. ! with more than ordinary Interest all over the country. "The. leaders of this are determined to have a colony of men and women who are honest, thrifty and ambitious. It will be no place for the sluggard, the parasite or the immoral man. The pro cession will move too fast for him and the atmosphere will be too uncomfortable for hts happiness." VAIN ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE William Harry Flint Alms at Heart, but Hit HI Stomach, His Left to ear for th shooting gallery at 30 Douglaa street while the attendant wont to supper, William Harry Flint, aged 43, tried to shoot himself through the heart with on of th target rifles at I o'clock yesterday afternoon, but failed to touch the vital organ, the bullet entering the stomach. He said he wanted to die because of ill health. He wa taken to the police station and attended by Surgeon Arnout and Harris, arterwara Deing removed to the Omaha General hospital for an opera- Uon. The wound may prove fatal. Flint came to Omaha from Kansa City, where he lived on Bell street before that thoroughfare wa taken up by stock yards. Hi lived at th European hotel. Tenth and Howard streets, until a few dsy sgo, and was a barber in Fred Lowrie' shop next door to th shooting gallery, which also belonged to Lowrie. He waa alone at the time of the shooting and was discovered by passersby lying on the floor. EXPLOSION NEAR ST. LOUIS Two Volunteer Fire Plajhter Killed and Eight Other Badly Injured. ST. LOUIS, April 28. Albert Zimmerman and John Becker were killed and eight men were Injured today at Luxemburg, a uburb of SL Louis, by an explosion of dynamite while they were attempting to extinguish a fire in a small building. Sev- ral of th Injured are In a eerlou con- ditlon. The polio are working on the theory .i.- . . ,, that the fire was of incendiary origin, Reeldenta of the neighborhood had no i knowledge of dynamite being in the build- Ing. When th flames were first dlsoov- i ered many men joined in the effort to ex- ' tlngulsb them, ths suburb being without an engine company. Suddenly an exploulon j from within the building demolished It, killed the two men and badly injured eight. Lveral tucr were UfuUy hurt. public land for the states New Roles for Selections I'nder Grants for Educational and Other rorpoeea. WASHINGTON, April . The commis sioner of the general land office has Issued Instructions to registers ami receivers of local Innd offices concerning the selection of lands by states anil territories under grants for educational and other purposes, under regulations approved by the secretary of the Interior last Wednesday. Under the now regulations, the state.s will be permit ted to make Indemnity sch.ol land selec tions In lieu of fractional portions of le gal sukv Ivfslons, which heretofore has been prohibited, and notice of all selections made by the state la required to be pub lished In a newspaper of general circula tion In the county where the lands selected are situated. A few other minor modlflcit. tiona are made, designed to facilitate the selection of lands by the state officers Instructions also have been Issued to local land officers regarding the disposition of lands withdrawn from cool entry, both as to lands known U lie within a known coal field and lands outside of such field. The local officers will be furnished with geo- logical surveys, township maps showing lands will be. received. Lonrix heretofore withdrawn from coal entry and not re leased will be considered as "coal lands." Coal filings mado within sixty days prior to withdrawal from coal entry may be compiexoa wiinin tno time presennea oy the statutes, lees the time from date of such withdrawals to date of special writ ten notice of the flllns: of maps and lists In the local land office. Lands not coal lnnds may be entered under any of the public land laws applicable to the particular tract. POSTMEN CARRY REVOLVPRS Letter Carriers Have Permission to Shoot Doers aa Means of Protection. The United States government has taken a hand In the dng situation In Omaha. Cnptaln Palmer, postmaster of Omaha, alarmed at the way the dogs are picking out his carriers as marks for their teeth, has secured permission from Mayor Dahl man and Chief of Police Donahue for his postmen to carry revolvers, and henceforth Tlge had better look out as to his victim or he mlgrht run against a snag. Captain Palmer says It Is now up to the people of Omaha who own dogs to keep them locked or chained, as his carriers have full permission to shoot the first dog that makes a false move. When asked If his men were to be trained In pistol practice, that passing citizens would not be shot Instead of the dosr, the captain laughed and said that the marks manship of Uncle Sam's men was notorious all over the country. The duties of the mailman compel him to enter wverybody'a yard, and In doing this they have become acquainted with most of the dogs, but during these days of dog scares the dogs do not seem to distinguish between friend or foe, and neither will the mailman henceforth. Here after the dog which come toward th mall man with a friendly greeting had better stay away, for hie motives might b mis takes and ft ta liable to bocome a mark for th mailman In his target practice. GIRL APPEALS TO THE LAW Mere Child Makes Charge Acalnst Maa . of Fifty Who la Under Arreat. John Hess, 1619 Jaokson street, aged about 50 years, was arrested yesterday by Detectives Ferris and Dunn on a se rious charge brought against him by a 14-year old girl, Goldle Metzger, of Coun- ell Bluffs. According to the story of the girl, her home was in Missouri, where her mother died, and the father deserted her. She was then sent to an Institution in Council Bluffs, but did not like It there and ran away Thursday, coming to Omaha. Late In the evening, becoming tired and not knowing where to go, she said she stopped a younr man and asked him where the Salvation Army home Is, but he said he did not know and asked Hess, who happened to pass at the moment. Hess, she alleges, told her to go with him and he would take her to the home, but Instead took her to his room where he told the landlady she was his daugh ter. She was obliged to share his quarters that night, but afterwards was provided another room by the landlady. The girl at first gave the name of Ver nle Williams, but later confessed to her right name. She was taken to the De- - . : , t. n.nt,.il.- tMn.. va... ienwon u... """"""" " " stein and Hess was locked up on a statu- tory charge. MORE PAY FOR RURAL CARRIERS Graded Schedule Provide for In crease Ranala- from Nino to Twenty-Five Per Cent. WASHINGTON, April 28. Postmaster General Myer ha approved the detailed adjustment of salaries of rural free de livery carrier, as submitted by Assistant Postmaster General DeGrew. The new schedule, which will become effective July 1 next, will make a graded Increase in th compensation of carrier of from 8 to 25 per cent, baaed upon the number of miles traversed. The readjustment adopted, with the increase of upwards of R,o')0,ono made in th. .nnmnrtntlnn bv ronirreM. will In volve an aggregate expenditure for rural service during the next fiscal year of nearly j $M oon.ooo. Thes chedule follow Route of 24 or more miles. WOO per an num; 23 to 24 miles. S4; 20 to 22 miles, SSlt; 18 to 20 miles. f720: 19 to 18 miles, IftO: 14 to 1 miles. tr.0; 12 to 14 miles. $004; 10 to 12 miles, W8; t to 10 mile. $432; to 8 miles, fm. ENGLISHMEN WHIP BLACKS Three Are Fined for Pnalshlna; Nettroea Accused of Insulting White Women. NAIRORL ADril 28 (Special.) Nairobi ' naa t, j,,,. u. trouble, entence having b r,BatA on ih9 prominent Engllsh- men crloniata. for participating In the pub- llo flogging of three negroe who were aiiCgei to have Insulted ihree white women, I Captain F. S. Grogan, president of the r-,.ii..-- . ...ici. t inn nrl fm. frr M. " ' . walk from Cape Town to Cairo, was sen tenoed to one moath'a lmprlsonmsnt and a nna cf rjo; Mr. Bowker and Mr. Oray, both large landowners, to fourteen days' Imprisonment and a fine of $85; Mr. Flchat. a land agent, to fourteen days' Imprlson- merit, and Ernest Low, proprietor of ths j Nairobi Btur, to seven dsys' imprisonment. These sentence wen Imposed under I Uoa ia of th Xadlao peosi aodo. TAFT TO Y. M. C. A. Secretary cf Var r peaks at lajiec CerDeretsr.s at Dayton. Ohio, ASSOCIATION GREAT AID TO THE ARMY Eoferenoe Wade to Work in I hilippines and Porto Bico. CLUB HOUSE IN THc CANAL ZONE Arrangement of GoTertimfnt with T. H 0. A. it rVeadei t RETURNS TO CINCINNATI IN EYENIN6 pThls Mornlnc He Will Speak at Vnl verslty of Cincinnati and This Evening to Boelaesa Men's Clnh. DAYTON. O., April 29. Secretary of War William H. Taft delivered the principal address here today at the laying of th cornerstone of the new building of the Young Men's Christian association. He Iso handled the trowel as the stone wag iowerj lnt0 lu piaco ana smeared the mortar like a master mason. The secretary. In company with his brother, Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati, arrived here at noon. Ills friends had planned a parade of olvlo soclitles, but by the wish of the secretary this was dis pensed with. Tho cornerstone exercises were preceded by a luncheon. At the as sociation building addresses ware given by W. H. Thresher, H. A. Wilbur and Rev. W. J. Bhuey of Dayton, besides the speech delivered by the secretary. Secretary Taft was given a natter ing reception by about 6,000 people. After expressing appreciation of the Invitation to be present at the dedication of "this great new building to the high purposes of the Young Men's Christian association," Secretary Taft said: "The great advantage of the institution Is that after long experience It haa come to b conducted on th most approved business principles, and while it furnishes, on the one hand, an opportunity for the contributions of those who love their fel lowmen. It furnishes on the other an ex ample of assistance to those who need assistance which does not discourage self. help by oreating a spirit of dependence in those who enjoy the benefits. Association Aids Army. "Another characteristic of the associa tion is Its nonsectarlan religious quality, it believes In the Christian religion, I tol erant, liberal In its scope and knows no denomination, no race, ro politics. Th truth Is, the growth of the Younr Men' Christian association has been an evidence and at the same time assistance to the growth of tolerance among all denomina tions." Secretary Taft said that he thought It not especially appropriate for him to de liver an address on this occasion, oa he bad not been, particularly ldnutlfled with Young Men'a Christian association wurk, "But when 1 remembered," he said, "th usefulness of this association in the army of the United Btatea, In the Philippines and on the Isthmus of Panama, I felt that I should be falling not to render testimony upon the scope of the operations within my official cognizance. I had to put my self 7,000 miles from home really to know the power for good this association ex erts." The secretary referred to the work which the association was doing for railroad em ployes and to the fact that congress had given authority to the secretary of war to srant permission to the Young Men'a j christian association to maintain on all mllltary reservations such building aa It might require. He said that army officer In the United State and in Porto Rleo and the Philippine had been enjoined to aid the association In every proper way and that excellent result ' are being achieved. Y. M. C. A. Work In Tropic. "But nowhere," the eeretary said, "la the opportunity for the usefulness of tho Young Men's Christian association greater than among the Americans In the Phtllp nlnes. Porto Rico. Cuba and Panama. It j Is Inevitable that a great army of Amerl i can who go first to our tropical de- tendencies, a long distance from . th United States, should be wanderinr and irresponsible." He pointed out that even staid and up right men of good habits at home often yielded, when In the tropics, to the temp- j tatlone to drink and otherwise dissipate. 1 ' . . . , a . ,hh, , i This was due In a measure, he thought, to a lack of amusement and home surround ings, "Nothing contribute more to th up port of the view of opponent In our plans of progress than the presence In Manila and other cities of dissolute Ameri cans, whose example la anything but edify ing and who form an object lesson to en- force the claims made by our opponents ' that there I nothing of value In American civilization for them to follow. Their people are generally a temperate people, aa most tropical people are. "Now, the way to avoid ' this la to fur nish a place In wtlch the leisure hour of American can be psssed In rational and moral pursuit. The Young Men' Christian association Is the most effective Instrument to this end that we have. Recently, Mr. I Unit of the association raised In this , country $8n,000 for the construction of a . building In Manila, on condition that fA0"0 should be added by the cltlsena of Manila. It apeaka highly for the public aplrlt of the association and others In Manila and for the energy of the agents who repre sent the association In Manila, that In a very few days after the offer becam known, 142.000 was raised and thlgenerou nterprlse hss become a completed thing." Clnh House In Canal Eon. Secretary Taft said that In the canal sone, the canal commission had con structed four club houses, one each at Culebra, Empire, Gorgtana and Cristobal, and that a plan had been devised whereby the commission, working with the young men's association, will manage these and other similar buildings In labor centers. j The commission furnished the house and will give them proper Ilbrarie. i In closing, he said: ' Some question hss been raised as to I whether the expenditure or this money , was within the authority of the commls- alon. I haven't the slltchtest doubt about It. The authority of the president Is to build the canal, and he has. therefore, the right to expend the money In any way necessary to that purpose. This Is a great enterprise. Involving the moving to the far distant tropics of a colony of from 30.(n to li.VG persons. To render the per sonnel efficient. It Is ahsnluielv nec-sfcrtrv that thy 1 surrounded by the Influence to keep them In a moral and physical stats which will make them effinisnt la Jfr A-o4 1 uvs net Issstiatid 1mri I