The Omaha Daily Bee
HEWS SECTION.
Pages 1 to 12.
VOL. XXXVI XO. 203.
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ATTACROX STANDARD
GtiTrnmnt feeks to E? Cil Coabin
i'iT BIG S3 IN ST. PAUL COURT
Bill Allecei Cotcp racy on Fart af Rocia
felltr, Ecren, et al.
COMPANY FILES Ell CF EXCEPTIONS
.1 Seek, to El:micate All Alleeed Acti
, Frier to 1899.
GREAT AS RAY CF LWYtR3 ATTENDING
Hello, rrr ana Uorrltoi ipprnr
f.r the Uitrnmril-JotMH,
Mlluurn and Priest Repre
sent Defense.
PAUL. May It Not since the last
.ui.ifMi were ma do in tie lumoui North
t.n u. unties cuse In the United Slates
.cut couit l.cre about three years ago
l.as tl.ore been so notod an array of lawyers
k aipoLyd In that court at 10 o'clock to
day In li t cae of the United Static against
le S.uiKlaiJ OH company of New Jerry
-:..l It ulilcJ corporation. Judges 6an-i-orn,
Vundowntcr, Hook and Aflami were
:i the bench and tin- mater broug'.t for
Ir cuiifcldta;i ,n was a bill of exceptions
1il"d by the Standard Oil oomph nr against
t: c government t complaint, which seeks to
1 n-e the Standard Oil company arid Its
5 verity other companies declared an unlaw
: .1 coinblnotlon In restraint cf trade and
o have the combination dissolved.
Prank B. Kcllogs of this city represents
i:.e government and he made the principal
crgu-oiit. He was assisted by M. D.
lardy, assistant United States assistant
attorney, and C. 13. Morrison of Cliloa.ro.
Tbe Standard Oil company was repre
Ki'.ol by John T. Johnson of Pittsburg,
Joi n a. Mllburn cf New Tork.
Goes Into History of Company.
The complaint which was filed a number
of months ago in St. Louis, tela up well
kicer. allegations against the company
end goes Into extensive details concerning
various offi ns;-s. which it is alleged the com
pany l'.as committed. The complaint begins
with the Inception of the trust; allows the
relations which John D. Rockefeller, H. H.
Ropers and others of the Standard oil group
bore to eaih other prior to IKs), when the
F.andard Oil company waa organized as a
holding company; shows how these men
tr.or to tliat date held the stock of rab-
sdiary and relate5 companies as trustees
and shows bow In 1K9 the Standard Oil
company waa formed as a holding com
pany to take over the subsldary and rsjated
enmrviles for the exrires. purposes of
currvtng on the methods of business which
l ad been developed by Rockefeller. Rogers
and tha others as trustees.
Tie purpose oftlie Mil of exceptions la
to narrow the Irsue In the cae to charges
nAinst toe stannara uu waiimuj. ur.u
e back not further than 1S, when the
rrpany was o-pnutwd. The company
s exceptions and object to all those parrs
f the complaint that ahow tbe original
i 'leijed eorspiracy of the Standard oil trust.
vhlch preceded the organisation or me
Standard oil holding company.
Standard Files Objections.
The bill of exceptions makes something
lika fifty objections to the complaint, the
purpose cf ell of which Is to narrow the
Issue by eliminating all parts of the com
pla'nt ll-at refer to the business methods of
liockefeil. r, Rcgers and the others as
tru sloes prior to l'.S9.
TV ruling of live Judges on the bill of
ciut'ptlmn will not determine the final out
i ouie cf the government's case, but tha
u Ices will determine whether the com
plaint shall stand as filed or whether K
shall be amended in any particular, as fle
manded ly the Standard oil attorney. If
the derision of the Judyes la with the gov
ernment, then the case will proceed alonaj
t':a lln.s hrrctcf jre outlined by Mr. Kail":
M'. n ison and Mr. Purdy. If the con
tention, set forth by the Standard oil at
torneys in the bill of exoeptlons ars up
held In any or .all particulars, then It will
be necessary to amend the complaint to
corform with the ruling of the court.
In either event the next stop In the fight
ocalnst the Standard Oil trust will be the
tuning of testimony in sutwtant lutlon of
allegations set forth lit the complaint.
Attorney John O. Johnson began his at
tack on the government's peisltlon by read
ing what he termed lmirtinent matter In
Nno bill of complaint. He said the govern
merit charged the Standard OH company
wltii committing acts which were long in
jt past, of which the court could have ne
c .;nl7unce. Mr. Johnson askod that all
citations and copies of contracts or other
enrofnents entered Into by the Standard
prV r to 1SS be strtt ken from the bllL
Attorney E ' T. Kellogg for the com
plainant contended that the origl il form
of the Standard Oil trust agreement was
still kept alive by the present organisa
tion and In order to show that the Sher
r..n anti-trust act was violated It was neo
ensary to ahow up the history of the com-I-any
from the beginning, as It was as
ba4 now as It was tn the beginning.
Trul nominated by Oss Head.
The trust agreements extend from one
cPT'nry to another." he said. "They
show tvst the original Standard Oil trust,
which was deolsred Illegal, was dominated
by the same president, the same directors,
the same board of trustees and 01.er9.ted
In restraint of trade, and Is a monopoly
anl Known as the Standard Holding cor
poration, which Is but a subterfuge. Are
we not e ir.g to be allowed to tell Its
whole h'stnry? Must we fx a date and
chop iff our allegations there and be al
lowed to go no further back than 1J! If
that Is t" be our limit we might Just as
well stop and say the Standard Holding
corporation exists and !et It go at that.
We allege it is all one conspiracy; that
t'.e defendant got control of the oil ln
cu.try of this country, of the railroad tr
iir.lnuls by cortrat-t. and that It gave re-
? baira. crushed competition and la a mo
nopoly. Are w not to be allowed to ahow
bow ties contracts carry over from one
company to anothtr It Is more Impor
tant to us to show the means nsed to crush
cut a competitor before is. than It Is at
the present time. It is said tl at the trust
do.s not exist now. It does not need to
exist now.
"The contracts entered Into, the rebates
g'ven. tLe eon'rol of terminals of railroads
yarned, all tended tuward a oon plete con
ul of the oil business, so that at present
It Is not necessary to maintain a trust tn
vrsikgution of the .law. Because these
acts ante-date 'M, shall w not tae the
r?rt to show that three contracts these
li.-U.tes. constitute the conspiracy In re
s'.raw.t cf traJe, and Is it not our duty to
athge it sprclflcallj?"
Mr. Kellogg then went Into the soatler f
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SUMMARY OF TEE BEEl
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DOXXSTXC.
Commiaaloner Anthony, In his report cf
the Investigation of the oil trade of Mis
souri, sustains Attorney General Hadley
In every particular In his contentions
against the Standard, the Waters-Pierce
company and the Republic Oil company.
Fags 9
Condition of Mrs. McKinley continues
to Improve at Canton, and physicians hope
for at least temporary Improvement.
Fags 1
Trial of the suit of the United States
against the Standard Oil company and
subsidiary concerns, whi-.h seeks to have
tha combination declared unlawful, is
begun in St. Paul. Fags 1
Mrs. 'W illiam McKinley rallies slightly,
but her condition is still (eloub. Hr
physicians, while encouraged by the lm
proiement, say the end may come at any
time. FTS 1
First half of special venire at Boise
yields but one Juror and one prospective
Juror Seven peremptory challenges re
main unused and another venire will prob
ably be necessary. fags 3
Argument In the Eddy case ends and
tbe court orders all affidavits and cita
tions filed by Tuesday. Ffcga 1
The general assembly of the Presby
terian church will meet next year at
.'..re rttv The fLRnemhlv &dlourned
sine die after adopting the report of the !
standing committee on temperance with
out discussion. Fags 1
San FYanclsoo grand Jury returns
eighty-nine Indictments In the traction
bribery case. Fifty-six of them are against
President Calhoun and attorneys of the
United railroads. Sixteen are against
Mayor Schmlts and fourteen against
Abraham Ruef. Fags
JTZB&ASXA,
Interstate commission asks Nebraska
commission ror its views oi oesi rnmiuu j
of apportioning earnings of railroads to
the portions of the line In each state.
Auditor must Issue warrant against mill
levy for university in advsnos of coUec
tlon of school fund apportionment to the
various counties. Fag S
Influx of settlers in Kimball county has
been the means of taking up all govern
ment land and settlers are preparing to
enforce the herd law against range cattle.
Fags a
X.OCAX
Statement of earnings of the Union
Pacific shows an Increase of over T2.000.
000 ..et In nine months. Fag-e 17
Health Commissioner Connell has pre
pared an ordinance regulating the sale of
milk and providing severe penalties for
the venders of Impure product. Fags 14
Rev. W. S. Fulton, who comes to Omaha
as pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian
church, says Pittsburg is not the modern
Sodom it Is sometimes picture. Fags 17
Members of Grand Army of the Repub
lic and school children will observs Juns
14 as flag day and programs wlft be
rendered In the various schools. Faf-s 17
Commandant Burnett of Blees iiuitary
academy denies statement as to trouble
at tbe academy made by Arthur Store.
Fags ao
SPOUTS.
Flndlay 8. Itouglass and Jerome D.
Trsvers will ptoy final round for Metro
politan golf title at Nassau Country club
today. ags
Spectators of Graveeend hiss decision
of Judges on first race. Miss Angle. II
to 1, won a close victory from Gold Fin,
4 to 1.
Results of the ball games:
6 Omaha vs. Pes Moines I.
10 t-loux City vs. Pueblo J.
7 Hoston vs. New York 5.
Brooklyn vs. rhlladelphls 6.
i Pittsburg vs. Cincinnati 2.
V Detroit vs. Washington I.
4 botun vs. bt. lou'.s 0.
i Cleveland vs. Philadelphia 0.
6 Tolt do vs. Columbus 2.
I Louisville va. Indlass-polls 5.
a st. Paul vs. Kansas City I
Fags
rarAjrcxAXi ajtd arsuaTKiAX.
Stocks and bonds. Fags 11
Live stock markets. Fags 11
Grain markets. Fags 11
FIGHT M0VE0F PACKERS
C Lemls Live Stock Eirktife Asks
that Shipments sf Cows Be
Held Back.
EAST ST. LOUIS, HL. May 24 A meeting
of the Live Stock exchange, composed of !
about twenty-eight comm.a.ion firms, was
held at the National Stock yards today
for discussion of the new rula that applies
to all packing house centers In regard to;.", ,Z " " " l JlL.
the postmortem examination of cTw, and vi n? JZ-
Heifer, and the possible rejection of car- I " ' Jt TorST thJ "ani
cass,.. A resolution was adopted that ' lrrZZ
ther refua. to sell cow, and heifer, under I ? . - -. .
tl. re.trictk.na 1m nosed by the nacker.
the rtrlctk.c imposed by the packers.
Letters to hundreds of shippers all over
u.e soui.i. soumwesi ana west were sent
out after the roeetlDg advising that this
. .. .
class oi siovK oe neia oacs uniu u.s con- ,
ers have issued a new rule to go into effect
next Monday stipulating that they will de
cline to buy cows snd heifers sxtrpt with
the right to reject after killing.
SNYDER STRUCKBY TORNADO
Oklahoma Town Said to Have Been
wept Away Asala by
toraa.
SVTDER. Cel.. May M A tornado of
aroall proportions here early today caused
more or less damage to property and de
stroyed eommur.tcetione with the outside
world for several hours, ths wind tearing
down many telegraph wires and pules.
There were no casualties hers and as far
as known thore was no loss of Ufa In tK.
Jjrooh e! ttf tero4a U) aVis t fcr$
NEXT YEAR AT KANSAS CITY
Presbyterian General Inemblj WEI Bold
nt Ens on in Weft.
REPORT ON TEMPERANCE IS ADOPTED
II Attes-pt Is Mad let Ressea Con
flict with Aatl-Oaloww Isrst
Kenrly rive Millloa Dol
lars) Halved.
COLUMBUS, O.. May M. The 119th gen
eral assembly of the Presbyterian church
concluded Its work today, crowding Into
the two lot sessions a vast amount of
routine business, much of which was of
great Importance to the church. The-'
was no renewal, as had been exiect?''
o
the temperance controversy. On tv
trary, the report of the commltte vy.i
perance was accepted wtthout a
dissenting vote.
LT. E. R. Worrell, one . . eecre-
the work
jtw and de
.which the commit
clared there was . or purpose to
antaermlxe the an. jon league, that
both organisations hau their own spheres
cf usefulness and that they would en
deavor to co-operate. Lest year the per
manent temperance committee rneelved and
expended over tltOC In Its work and the
assembly today recommended that It be
I given IS.nno during the coming year. On
the general subject of temrerance work,
the assembly adopted a resolution express
ing Its "hearty approval of all temperance
organizations, whatever their labor In oppo
sition tn the riant evil of Intemperance."
The assembly dee'ded to meet next year
in Kansas City, Mo.
The afternoon session was occur'f'l 'n
cVarlne- up the work of the assemblv. The
flelopates to the council of the reformed
churches In America holfllnir the Presby-ter'-i
svptem were annoiroecJ among
thm being the following:
if it-trt.rcTo serve thr" yea- Rs"'""'l
T V1choi' Pt TTit: two , Jov"
Pslom Phsw fVtrnro. (in Tvnwi
TiPv Marvn Mo one year, William H.
M-KlhVen. rnc1nna1.
Ttrmpn Two y--s Tyonls A fn-nr''".
Chlcar-o; on" year, T. H. Pnrrln. Alton PI
Colored yod Established.
The assembly established the colored sy
nod of the Canadian Tn Oklahoma, It be
ing represented that the negTO members of
the church In that section desired a sepa
rate orranlxntlon.
The committee on church polity ruled
with retard to territory where differences
of race or lnr.gtiape make separation de
sirable that when a petition for a separate
prrtytery or synod Is presented, the same
shall be granted, snd It shall not be neces
sary to secure the consent of other mem
bers of the church in the same territory.
The assembly adopted a reply to the
members of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church dissenting to union, who recently or
ganised an assembly at Dickson. Tenn., re
gretting their refusal to comply with the
decision of the Cumberland branch. To
the charge that the Presbyterian assembly
had abandoned the Westminster confession
of fslth, the reply stated the church had
ot heard of It, md that It was not rue.
On the question ef transfer of property of
the Cumberland church, the reply states!
that the Presbyterian general assembly has j
no desire to take over the churches of those
.. . . .... . - .-
congregations which dlBsented to the union,
Xearly Five Millions Expended.
The finance committee reported that dur-
ing the last year J4.60P.ftl had been received
for the use of the various boards of the
church. Rers, Marvin Eckels, Joseph W.
Cochran snd E. T. Hill and John H.
Dingey, Esq., were elected members of the
board of trustees. . The committee on nec
rology reported that during the last year
V4 ministers of the church had died.
The report of the committee on narrative
deplored the Increasing desecration of the
Sabbath, a laxity in the observance of the
week of prayer, the growing restlessness
in the pulpit and consequent shortening of
the terms of pastorates and an Increasing
concern over the use, nf untrained laymen In
duties which properly belong to ministers,
declaring that danger lurks In the practice
of calling men direct from the pew to the
pulpit. The report of the committee was
adopted.
A message of greeting was received from
the United Presbyterians in session In Den
ver, tn which It was expressed the desire
Uiat the bonds between the two churches
be strengthen e4.
The aaserubly then adjourned sine die.
SUCCESSOR FOR DR. GILCHRIST
Rev. R. X. Hatehlnsoa E looted Mis
sionary Secretary of I'. P. Chnrrh.
D ENTER, Colo., May -Rev. R. A.
Hutchinson of Altoona, Pa., was elected
corresponding secretary of the Board of
Home Missions by the general assembly
f the United Presbyterian church this
afternoon, to succeed the late Dr. Alex
ander Gilchrist. There were twenty nom
inations for the office and Dr. Hutchinson
was elected oa the second ballot. The
fight over this office was the most hotly
contested of the assembly.
Rev. J. C Schouller of Philadelphia, was
elected secretary of the board of mllts
terlal relief by a unanimous vote. A num
ber of Impressive addresses were made
during tha sessions today. In commenting
en the resort of evancellstle work, which
was read toBav. Prealdent Riiaoeil of
Westminster university. West Wilmington,
Pa., declared that what the church ot
the present day needs Is revival with a
i "Vi M ijA : : -- iv.r t r k
j Jcce.llfQl the .vaneellcl work must of
necessity be taken up along the lines of
: 7K1 ..1. r,t v...." . v - ..
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w during ths last year.
Tomorrow there will be no session
the gtneTlA aMemLy a, ,he members will
j fc ovtjr ths Moffat road.
TWO M0T0RMEN LOSE LIVES
Head-Oa Collision of Cars oa kllehl.
saa Iaterarhaa Lino Has
Fatal Result.
GRAND RAPIDS. Wkb. May SL Two
motorrnen lost their lives In a headon col
lision on the Grand Rapids, New Haves
at Muskegon Interurban Una. a few miles
cast of Muskegon, early today. The dead:
O. D PETT8. Grand Rapids.
JAMES EDMONDS. Muskegon. Mich.
The Intenirbaa te a alr.gla track electric
road, operated nndar a telephone dispatch
ing system. Ths regular passenger car
from Muskegon mot a went bound baggage
and express car headon. Both car. were
wrecsea sna ire two moiormeo, inclosed
ln their t-arrow vestibules, suffered tbe fun
force of tha crash, being Instanky kitted,
ito tuw lae- trw tejurod.
EDDY CASE ARGUMENT ENDS
Jwdr Chamberlain Orders All Affi
davits and Citations riled by
Kelt Tuesday.
CONCORD. N. H-. May 84 Arguments
Were completed In the Merrimack county
superior court today on the motion of the
trustees of the estate of Mary Baker G
EOdy, head of the Christian Science church,
to Intervene and be substituted as plaintiffs
In the suit brought by her son. George W.
Glover, and others to compel an accounting
of her prop-rty. Judge R. N. Chamberlain,
the presiding Justice, Issued an order that
all affidavits and citations In the case be
filed by next Tuesday, snd his decision on
the motion will be given later.
All day an Interested crowd, made up tn
large part of members of the Christian
Science church, filled the court room.
DewHt C. Howe summarised the
.dvlts of his clients, making from them the
points that Mrs. Eddy's trustees have de
termined this case in advance; that Mrs.
Bddy's son. In taking his action tn her
behalf, was moved by the true considera
tion and real affection; that trusts like the
one Mrs Eddy recently male have been
made by her In the past to meet certain
exigencies, and that when these exigencies
disappeared the trustee disappeared.
Mr. Howe said that Mr. Streeter had
taken tip all pcFll1e questions except the
one directly at issue.
'The question of the benefit of this
trust deed to Mrs. Eddy has not bean
touched by Mr. Streeter," said Mr. Howe.
"As a matter of fact, the giving of this
trust deed after the suit of Eddy against
Frye (the original action of the next
friends) has been begun was rot only of no
legal effect, but highly Improper."
Among the points which Mr. Howe sought
to make were that a next friend can be
removed for cause and In no other way;
that the court can take Jurisdiction for the
benefit cf persons not found by Judicial in
quiry to be non compos mentis.
"Ti e issue," said Mr. Howe, "is simply
this: Have the trustees the legal right
to be substituted for the plaintiffs In Eddy
against Frye?
"Mr. Streeter substituted for this real
Issue a false and feigned one, namely, do
Baker and the others believe the cause of
Eddy aguinst Frye to be without merit?
"They say In effect that they believe the
plaintiff has no ease and they swear to that
belief In their affidavits. They say that
Mrs. Eddy thinks as they do. She does.
She thinks as Frye does snd she will think
us Frye does so long as she and be stay
at Pleasant View together."
Mr. Howe insisted there was no evidence
to show that the trustees had a right to
enter into the case In any capacity save
as defendants.
ERIE MACHINISTS ARE OUT
President of the International A
cintloB Calls Men from Work
Trouble Over Piecework.
BIN G H A MTON, N. J May 84,-Jsmea
O'Connell, president of the International As
sociation of Machinists, this afternoon called
out tbe entire force of the union mactiln-
"t on the Erie railroad, about J.01 ron.
Susquehanna, Pa., about 190 obyed
tnor3er' . , . .
.f"."1 WB,ca un" T "
sideratlon for several months, has teen
i ,.. ' . .v,- .,
! over the piece work.
I SCRANTON, Pa.. May It The machin
( uta at the Erie shops In Dunmore ijult
work today. The strike was In compliance
with a telegram from National President
James O'Connell of the machinists In
Washington. At Dunmore 129 machinists
and helpers walked out. ' Four hundred
are affected at the Susquehanna shops. The
strike is a protest against piece work.
CLEVELAND. O.. May 24. The men tin
ployed In the machine shops of the Erie
road tn this city quit work and went on
strike at 1 o'clock this afternoon. The
Erie machinists at Toungstown also struck
today.
NEW YORK, May 24. At the offices of
the Erie railroad tn this city It was stated
today that nothing waa known of a gen
eral strike of machinists.
'FRISCO TROLLEY WIRES CUT
Tracks Are Also, Blockaded at Sons
Points and Service ta
Delayed.
BAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. May ft -tat e
today the trolley wires on the Criattanoogs
street hill were cut and some time elapsed
before the wrecking crew could remedy
the defect and restore the street car ser-
vlce- ln wverai places tne cars were
1 blockaded by barriers of cobblestones snd
1 bricks piled across the tracka Two women
painfully hurt by bricks thrown
': through car windows.
xnornwaii aiuuauy, assistant to rrestaent
Calhoun of the United Railroads, said to
day: "Ws ars running cars on practically our
entire system now. The number of pas
sengers carried Is increasing dally. Ade
quate polios protection would enable us
to have all our lines running In a short
time"
NO DECISION HAS BEEN MADE
i Commissioner Knapp Denies Troth ot
Reported Interview Concern
In ST Harrimaa Case.
WASHINGTON. May 24. A report was
published this morning to the effect that
i lre chairman or tne interatate commerce
colssion, n interview with
,d'nt Roove1t yesterday afternoon.
Informed the president th.t th. Inve.tlga-
' th "mm,'on lnt0 th 'h
i of Harrim.n line, had practically ao-
C-"'ttod Hsrrlm.n. When hi. attention
! ,v- ,,
called to the report Commissioner Knano
Of ! ..14.
"The statement Is absolutely without
foundation or excuse. The commission
has taken no action, reached no conclusion
and not even discussed the Iiarrtman case
of late. No report Is likely to be made
tor eoms time."
GOOD RAINS JN SOUTHWEST
Missouri, Southern Kansas aad Por
tions of Oklahoma aad Arkan
sas Are be nested.
KANSAS CITY. Msy 91. -Good rains fen
last eight In southwestern Missouri, gen
erally in southern Kansas, around Enid
and Cfelar.oTr.a and tn western Arkansas,
according- to reports received hers by the
weather bureau this morning. Three
quarter cf an inch of wter fell st
Ark anus City. Kan. and 14 cf an inch at
Oklahoma City, and rain was still falling
this moreix at those potitA. Hjitsfe good
RAIN GENERAL OYER STATE
Millloa Ikllsr Phcwsr it tha Efort of
Welti er Foreeagler.
PRECIPITATION HEAVIEST IN THE WEST
Prwm Monntalna to the Lake R
Ions I
as4 aoathward to the Ohio
Taller the w ater Comes
Dswa,
Colonel Welsh of he westher bureau has
become so fascinated with the character ot
weather ha has been enabled to produce In
Nebraska during the last several days that
he can't let up on it. He is doing his level
beet to make good and turned loose another
million dollar rain Thursday night, with Its
trimmings of thunder snd lightning. The
rain was general all over the state of Ne
braska as usual and was heavier in the
western part of the slate than through the
eastern portion. At Grand Island and
Hastings the precipitation was U inches
and at Hartlngton 1.35 Inches. In Omaha
the precipitation waa but of an Inch.
Down at Auburn no rain fell at all. North
ward of the Nebraska line and In Iowa the
rains were much heavier. A precipitation
Of 2.64 Inches is reported from Rapid City,
at Albla. la.. 140 Inches; Iowa Falls, 172;
at Waterloo, la., l.Cl and, at Sioux City,
l.u4 inches.
The rains were general from the moun
tains to the lake regions and southward
to the Ohio valley.
Enow is reported In Tellowstone perk and
west of Lander, Wyo.
The rain culminated In one of the hardest
downpours of the month about h o'clock
The water fell In torrents, accompanied by i
sharp lightning and heavy peals of thunder.
The storm lasted only a few moments, or
the storm sewers on the business streets
would have beeen flooded. Only minor
damage was reported.
As Frank Rourke was telephoning the
base ball score to some Inquisitive fan a
bolt cf lightning struck the telephone wires
and knocked the receiver from his hands
and nearly floored him. An Interesting part
of the proceedings was that the telephone
was not Injured.
The street cars also hsd a hard Jolt dur
ing the storm. The lightning hit the over
head wire on the Farnam street line and
the overcharge burned out the fuse of all
the cars along the line, which were put out
of commission for a few minutes.
Several street cars were put out of busi
ness last evening by the lightning striking
the trolley wire and burning the motors out
of the cars. Aside from the burning cut
, . J "
of the motors there wss no damage to the
.
car service.
Report Prom Over State.
LINCOLN, May 24 A severe electrical,
wind and rain storm prevailed near the
town of Davey, nine miles from Lincoln, j
this evening. Charles Schlitsner, a farmer, j
was killed by lightning and his 7-year-old I
son was badly Injured, probably fatally. !
The rainfall amounted to a cloudburst, the
precipitation being placed at six inches.
Cornfields and gardens were destroyed and
ths country bridges washed out. The dis
trict devastated is not large.
ErTHERLABfD, Nth.. May 4. Speclal
Telegram.) Four laches or rain has fallen
and there Is no prospect of an Immediate
let up. There Is excellent prospects for all
crops. Including hay.
EH ELTON. Neb.. May S4. (8pec1al
Testerday evening a splendid shower of
rain fell, amounting to almost an inch
and during last night the heaviest rain
of the season fell, amounting to almost
two Inches more. A bumper crop of
alfalfa Is almost ready to cut. All the corn
has been planted and many fields are up
In fine shape. Pastures which are late are
doing well.
NORFOLK. Neb.. May si. Dry
field. In northern Nebraska and south
ern South Dakota were soaked with an
other welcome rain today. An Inch and a
thtrd of water had fallen at an early hour,
making 1 66 Inches for two days.
ANSLET. Neb.. May J4 (Special.) Dur
ing the last twelve hours U.ta vicinity has
been visited with a general rain. One and
a half ImliM fell here, and the weather
looks favorable for more. Com Is coming
up fine
-Rain commenced falling at about 7 o'clock
last evening and continued most of the I Thomas, were ari-weted. English and
night, with Indications of more today. The ! Thomas having been wounded In a run
ouUook here for a crop was becoming seri- j nin f'Cht iU the Pllce- The robbers
ous. but now all is changed. Winter wheat, ' Bret Wared at a grocery, whtre they
only four lnche. high, had commenced to
stalk because of dry weather. H. L.
Ormeby, local weather observer st the B.
t M. station, reports a precipitation of i
Inches during the twelve hours preceding
7 o'clock this morning.
GREELEY. Neb.. May J4.-Speelal.)-A
nice rain fell here last night and It Is still
raining this morning. No more fears of
drouth for this section.
Farmers Ase in Joyful Mood.
EUSTIS. Neb.. May 24 (Special Tele
gram ) A heavy rain fell here last night.
Telegraph and telephone pole, were struck
by lightning and the sen-ice temporarily
crippled. Burlington train, were delayed
from three to ten hours by washouts.
About three Inches of rain fell. It is the
first good rain this spring and farmer, ars
Jubilant.
MEADOW GROVE. Neb.. May l4.-(Spe-clai
) After a month of drouth a fine rain
fell last night, which Insures a crop of
small grain.
BLUE HILL. Neb., May l4-CSpeclal )
The k.ng drouth wa. broken by a two-inch
rain last night. Most of ths corn has Just
been planted. It Is also grest for wheat
and grass. A little hall accompanied ths
rain, but of no damage.
BLAIR, Neb.. May 24 (Special Tele
gram.) A heavy rain, almost equaling a
waterspout, fell hers this evening, making
Z)i inches of waterfall for today. The
.term cams from the southwest and at
Kennsrd, seven mile, from Blair, the
Northwestern" railway bridge across the
i Papplo is thrown away out of line and the
I trark nenr 14 ar. ti.rilv o mo mm n
quire some twenty cars of ballast to repair
It. The Black Hills ncss-nser. due her st
6 o'clock. Is being held at Kennerd The
rain was accorr.Dar.ied by a heavv eiw-tH.-.i
storm, but had very little wind.
KIMBALL, Neb.. May U Sfecial.)-
Kimball county experienced the heaviest
rain of the season last night and farmers
are feeling good tn consequence. All kinds
of small grain are doing fine and a crop
Is now assured. Old timers say It was the
heaviest rain In years. Very little wind
came with It
Raining Since Wednesday.
' EXETER. Neb., May St. (Special. )
Heavy rains have been falling here since
Wednesday eight. Including today's rain
fall there is about !'- Inches, and Indica
tions are that more will fall this afternoon
or tonight. It Is hot snd sultry. Although
the drouth wss unusually r.ng and severe,
no moisture hav'ng fallen In this vicinity
up to Wednesday night, except one very
light rain ai.d three or four snowfalls la
1
SENSATION IN KANSAS CITY
Mayor Makes Serious Charaes Against
Police Officials Mated for
Promotion.
KANSAS CITY. May 74 -Mayor Henry
M. Hrnrdslr. chain:. an of the Hoard of
Police commissioners, created a sensation
board's meeting today h-n he pub
licly ennoum-ed that the records of two
men. whose names were before the board
at candidates for appointment to better
positions on the police force, rendered them
unfit for promotion.
Mayor HeardsUy Insisted that the police
records be brought In and read to cor
roborate his statements, but Commissioner
Rosselle and Gallagher oljected, and fur
ther consideration of the n atter was post
poned until the board's meeting next Fri
day. At the last meeting of the board Commis
sioner R' 7el!e introduced a resolution
making the following appointments:
For police surgeon. Dr. W. A. Sheldon;
Inspector and chief of detectives. Lieuten
ant Daniel Aliern: police detective. Patrol
man Charles Ryan.
When the loard met today Commissioners
Roselle and Gallrhrr called up the resolu
tion for Immediate action. Mayor T-eards-ley
thereupon announced that the records
cf the police deparimnt showed that Lieu
tenant Ahem had been suspended for
drunkenness In 1!R. and thr.t Patrolman
Ryan had been discharged from tbe polloe
force twice, once for neglect of duty and
once for sleeping on duty.
Mayor r.osrdsley also read the affidavit
of a citlren filing chnreos against John
Hnyee, Jr., S"n of Chief of Police John
Hayes, Captain W. K. Weber and Bert
Rrannsn, a police detective. Witnesses
calh-d before the board next Friday
to testify on these charees. The msvor an
nounced that he had given the city coun
selor several other cases for Investigation.
SIX JURORS FOR SCHMITZ
Man Who Got Municipal Contracts tn
Exchnngre for Campaign Contri
butions Ezcladed.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. May 24 -Six of
the twelve Jurors who will try Mayor Bu
gene E. Schmlts. on the charge of extorting
money from keepers of French restaurants
have been finally selected and sworn, and
the prospect Is that the Jury will be com
pleted by the middle of next week.
The feature of today's proceedings was
I the examination of Talesman Charles W.
Welch, senior member of the Weber com
: pany, furniture dealers In San Francisco
and Los Angeles. The Inquiry into Welch's
, . .......
fitness to try the mayor resolved Itself
Into a heated battle between Special Prose
cutor Hiram W. Johnson and Attorney
John J. Barrett of the defense. Welch con
fessed In answering a series of extremely
polluted questions by the prosecution that
he had sought and obtained "the friend
ship" of Abraham Ruef, the indicted polit
ical boas, for the Weber company la Its
successful biddings on municipal supply
contracts, and that he ha colncldentally
paid Ruef money several tlmoe "to help
along the mayoralty campaigns of
Schmitx."
Welch was eventually dismissed on re
peated challenge for cause by the state.
An Incident of Welch', examination was
the claim by him that he had contributed
"continuously and Indiscriminately, as all
business men. are compelled to do to cam
paign funds." and that he not only had
given to the campaign of District Attorney
Langdon (who Is backing the whole bribery
graft Investigation and prosecution), but
had advised him to run for the office.
The Schmitx tral will be resumed on Mon
day morning. , w
ROBBERS TERRORIZE A TOWN
Klght Watchman shot. Another
Beaten and Other Persons la- '
Jnred at Hornell, S. T.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., May It An at
tempt wss made early today by a gang of
yeggmen to loot and terrorise the city of
Hornell, as a result of which Watchman
John llsr.dy wa. fHil!y .hot, Watchman
I Thomas Kelley severely beaten, several cit
.) I Izen. Injured and three yegsjmen. Joseph
! Carroll, Raymond English and Harry
UP resmence -..
, A a nn,-n lli.li, r r. . t rw.r T ilt 1 1 f . r
,r i uiiiuj -. . ... - - -
head out at a window, whereupon three
shots were fired at her, which broke the
windows, flying glass cutting the woman.
The gang then broke into the Steuben silk
mills, where they were surprised by Watch
man Kelly, whom they beat Into insensi
bility. They later appear at the street
railway offices, where tliey were confronted
by Watchman Ilendy. Firing ensued on
both sides and Ilendy was fatally shot. By
this time pursuit ot the robbers ws. begun.
They Jumped on a moving freight train
and the police and posse followed on a
witch engine. Carroll, one of tha robber..
Jumped Into the river from the freight, fol
lowed by a policeman, who swam HO yards
snd arrested the man at the point of his
pistol. One of the other robbers escaped
In the direction of Canlstee. The Canistee
police met them with shotguns and Thomas
and English were wound! before tbey
would give up .
CAPTAIN BLAMED FOR WRECK
Admiralty Court Reports oa Loos of
Prinsessla Victoria Lutse
(ear Kingston.
HAMBURG, May 24-JTT.e Admiralty
court has decided thst the wreck of the
, Hamburg-American line .teamer Prinzes-
sin Victoria Lulse near Kingston, Jan.laca.
I December 18 last, was due to Captain
! Brunswig's mistaking one light for another
' and maintaining full sUarn at a time when
he should not lave done so. The decision
I of the court concludes with saying that
Captain Brunswig neglected hi. dutic. as
1 commander of the vessel by locking hlm-
:f ln hl cbln r,d comn',t"n suicide
after It ran on the rocks Instead of trying
to tave the ship and passengers, who, how
ever, were all safely landed.
DEATH RECORD.
Funeral ef John A. O'Keefe.
The funeral 3f John A. O'Keefe, who died
Thursday morning at his home, bo North
Thirty-ninth street, will take lace Monday
morning. R-ju1tm mass will be oxlebrated
at Bt. Cecelia s church. Fortieth and Web
ster streets, at It o'clock. Mrs. John 11.
Templeton, sister of the deceased, and hur
husbsuid are exported from Roanoke, Va-.
on Saturday. Other member, of the fam
ily resld'rg at a distance will reach Oiikaba
before the funeral. Interment will take
place In Holy Sepulchre cemetery.
RriH to Uldr for Croker.
DUBLIN. May 24 -Richard Crokor has
etu(g4 Johmy Rolff to ride his clmstiyj,
ooTl Urby la the derby. ao4 Irish spurts
WW .$vfat U OvlV ChjUt (J fa foot
1IBS. M'RXNLEY LIVES
rtot Eallits S'-iebily, bst lui aj
Csks at Any Moment.
PASSES CCKPARATlVtlY EASY NIGHT
st lUrxici CotsciouiDens for If. seat a3
Isii for Trick.
DR. RiXEY ARR.VlS FROM WASHINGTON
Is Bbti Tbtre it Decistd Improvement in
Fu'.t;s.
onmssassssssso
BULLETIN ISSUED bY PHYSICANS
It Says Principal Dlfflrnlty Is to
Give Sufficient Xeorlsameat Mrs
Sarah Duncan at Her
Bedside.
CANTON. O.. May 24.-lr. rorteman. al
ter a call on Mrs. McKinley this morning,
ltsucd tiiis bulletin.
"I have found Mrs. McKinley much bet
ter In every way this morning. Her heart
action and circulation are better. She ral
lied enough to ask for a drink of water
this morning, but Immediately lapsed Into
unconsciousness."
Dr. Portmen added that the result Is In
doubt, ss s relapse may come on at any
time and her constitution Is In such a con
dition thbt she can hardly withstand a
severe attack.
Mrs. McKinley passed a night cf rest
and quiet, but at times showed Indications
of seml-coTisciousnoss. Under the wstchful
care of four nurses special effort Is mads
to administer every possible means for her
comfort.
Her sttonding physician did not can un
til! 11 o'clock last night, as he considered
the condition of the patient such thst noth
ing more could be done than nurses would
faithfully attend to.
This morning if was announced that Mrs.
McKlnley's condition was improved over
that of yesterday to such sn extent there
Is hope of her survival for several days.
Surgeon General Rlxey arrived today, ac
companied by Secretary Cfrtelyou, who
hurried here from New York. They en
tered the McKinley carriage and was
driven to the home of the patient.
At 11:30 o'clock, after a consultation of
Drs. Porteman, Ei-man and Rlxey. Dr.
Rlxey gave out the following statement:
"Mrs. McKlnley's condition Is more fa
vorable. We hope snd believe that she will
Improve. Her condition, however. Is seri
ous. The principal difficulty la to give
sufficient nourishment.
"There Is a decided Improvement as to
the paralysis, which was limited to ons
arm."
Mrs. Sarah Duncan, sister of the late
president, reached Canton today and went
at once to Mrs. McKlnley's bedside. Miss
Helen McKinley. sister of the late presi
dent, was unable to come because of Ill
ness. BUILDING AND LOAN MEETING
State Association Which Meets t
York Is Largely
Attended.
YORK. Neb., May Special.) Moral
burs of the Nebraska State League of Lo
cal Building and Loun Aesoclatioua, coin
ing from all over the state, gathered In tbe
parlursof the York Commercial club rooms
to participate in the sixteenth annual meet
ing. The officers ol the association are:
G. M. Nattlugier, Omaha, prustdont; A.
TruesdalL Fremont, first vice prea!dnl; IL
A- Graff, Seward, second vice president;
George A. Scott, Columbus, third vice pres
ident; Elmer D. Li nun, Omaha, secretary
treasurer. The delegates wtrv met at the depot by
ths recei4ion committee and escorted to
the Commercial club rooms. At I p. m.
the meeting was called to order by the
president. Hon. William Col Lou, uiiyor ef
York, In an address of welcome asked the
members to consider that they were at
home. A. Truesdale of Fremont made a
happy response along the line of workings
and benefits of building and loan association
work.
The report of the secretary-treasurer
showed a healthy and substantial growth.
The paper of William Balrd was read by
George F. Gil more of Omaha and ths gen
eral discussion of the same wss led by G.
W. Nattlnger. president; G. F. Gllmors of
Omaha, A. Tru. sdale of Fremont, W. Q.
Harrison of Blair and G. R. Read of Task.
Hon. E. Royce. secretary of the Nebrsska
Banking and Loan Association board of
Lincoln, prepared a paper on ths "Merits
of Loan and Building Ansoclatlona," which
was read by his secretary, N. R, Per
slnccr of Lincoln.
This waa followed by a paper by W. W.
Wyckoff of Tork on the "Benefits Derived
From Building ar.d Loan Associations."
Mr. Wyckoff'a paper reviewed the twenty
years' work of the York Building and Loan
association, ln which hundreds of homes
have been built by wage earner, who pre
viously bad not accumulated any surplus,
but who were assisted by tbe Building and
Loan association and today, tt Is smarted,
tberd are more property owner, living In
the dty of York than tn any other city
tn tbe United States of its sise.
The evening session of ths meeting was
called to order by the president, who asked
B. Hoffman of Havelock to explain to the
association how Lancaster's arsersur as
sessed theloan association at Havelock. The
taxing of building and loan associations
Is a subject that every association Is In
terested ln, and delegates from different
associations over ths state told their ex
perience with assessors. It seems that no
two aasessors have the same Idea ln ar
riving at the valuation.
Ths paper of F. H. Ga1t.es on "Examina
tion of Titles." read by C. F. Bentley of
Grand Island, was one of the best papers
sver read at any meeting. After the read
ing of this paper came the election of offi
cers. O. M. Nattinger of Omaha was
fleeted I-resldci.t; C. W. Brlnir.ger, first
vice pTesidctii; H A. Graff, second vloe
president; R. M. Gillian, third vice presi
dent; E. E. P.ryson. Secretsry and treas
urer. On mctlon the ltlon or delegates
to the United States 1. it.e was to bo left
to" the executive committee and an appro
priation of m was riiiJ for expenses.
After the meeting the Ycrk Build. ng and
Loan association Invited Its gutus to a
banquet held ln the dining room of the
Fraternal hall, where a felx-course dinner
was served. After the banquet Hon. G.
W. post cf this city octed as to as: master
and nesrly every jiwi-Vi-r i,n .ailed upon
for a speech. It was quite late before the
meeting adjourned. IW.-guit were loud
ln tl.eir pi;t ,.f the W ;ita::;y ar.d en
t rtiuriiiir.t received at York and state that
they would aJwaya Lava tha rtiTplsni
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