The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVI NO. 2.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1007 TWELVE rAGES.
SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS.
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RICH MEN IN FEAR
IoTeiUrttisi f Uniti Sutei Bpeoial
Areata Creates Comment in Dcqtit.
HUNDRED AND TWENTY MEN ARE BUSY
Maay Captain! of Iadastry May Bt
IndioUd.
MULTI-MILLIONAIRES UNIER TROIE
TitlM to Mineral Lands Will Bo Looked
Into.
JUDGE BURCH IN CHARGE OF WORK
HIata that Large Maee of
(tonal ETldemco la Being; Pre
eentad to tha Graad
Jury.
DENVER, May M. The Rocky Mountain
Newa today aaya: The federal Inquisition
tow on progreaa In Denver lnvolvee soma
Of the Urgent corporations In America, and
that Indictments will be returned against
men who are rated ae multimillionaires
and captains of Industry, known aa well
In Wall atreet aa In Colorado, la the latent
development In connection with the probing
of tha grand Jury. No less than 130 secret
service men make their headquarters In
Denver, this small army of government
sleuths having rented a large portion of
the fifth floor of an office building, from
where they are spreading the net which Is
tightening about the victims. L. E.
Wheeler, In the service of thu Department
of Justice at Washington, la In charge of
the secret service men and he expresses
the (Vslief that there will be some startling
revc'if.."ons In tha near future.
WASHINGTON, May 2. Judge Ifurch.
special assistant to the attorney general,
has been In Colorado more or less during
the last two or three yeara In connection
with tha Investigation of land fraud rases.
He la asaisted by L. C. Lewis, a special
employe of the Department of Justice and
ten or twelve othera who are connected
In one capacity or another with the depart
ment; also a number of land office em
ployes. The latest Information received
here Is that the grand Jury Is now In ses
sion there and that a large volume of tes
timony Is being presented against persona
alleged to be guilty of fraud in conection
with the public lands. The Department of
Justice officials here have no information
aa to tho character of the evidence sub
mitted or what la being done by Judge
Burch aed his assistants beyond the gen
eral stt imcnt that they have been quite
arroesaful In running down frauds. Tho
names of those Involved are not known
here.
EXTORTION BY GOVERNMENT
This la Believed to Be Cause of Re
bellion and Bloodshed
In China.
BWATOW, China. May 28 The revotu-
tloiists are now attacking Chunglang and
Tungchang, wealthy towns In Chinghal dla-
Ict. Many of tha inhabitants have fled
thla city.
ha uprising Is attributed to excessive
taxation.
BERLIN, May 28. The Foreign office re
gards the destruction of the German mis
sion station at Lien Chew, near Fakhol,
China, aa being without political signifi
cance and as due only to a local outbreak
of mob violence.
WASHINGTON. May 2S.-Offlcers here
who have kept In close touch with the state
of publlo feeling in southern China are
satisfied that the rebellion In Kwang Tung
province la not directed against foreigners.
Nor Is It understood here that the famine
In China has anything to do with thla
rebellion. Kwang Tung province was not
affect i to any extent by the famine, which
raged In lta worst form several hundred
Ilea to the northward.
It la stated that the present rebellion Is
purely atitl-dynastlc, being a revolt against
the existing Manchu regime. The opinion
here Is th,at the present uprising in Kwang j
lung was premature una win soon oe aup
presaed.
ROTHSCHILD'S GLOOMY VIEW
Kna-ltah Financier Declares He Caa
Bee Ko Prospect of Improved
Conditions.
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LONDON. May 28. In an Interview given
out today by Lord Rothschild he aald he
could ace no Immediate prospect of Im
provement In the stock markets. He added:
"The best that can be said Is that the
markets are no worse today. Perhaps they
are alightly better. But with Prealdent
Roosevelt attacking the railways In one
part of tha world, the income tax question
and other problems In France and the so
cialist movement tn England the public Is
killing the goose that laid the golden egga
and wa can expect nothing more than what
tha market positions reveal."
REFUSES TO LET CONSUL ACT
State Department Is Not Inclined to
Hava Hand la Labor
Troables.
SANTIAGO, Cuba, May 28.-The State De
partment at Washington has declined to
permit the American consul, Mr. Holiday, j
to act on tha. strike arbitration board, and
Ooorge W. Howard, acting manager of the
Royal Bank of Canada, a Canadian cltlsen,
has been substituted.
A company of artillery Is guarding tha
dock and warehouses.
The typesetters have Joined the strikers,
with tho result that no newspapers ap
peared hera yesterday.
ENGLISH YEGGMEN CLEVER
Cleaa Ont Gallrrr of Plrtarea Almost
lader ot Pollco
Officers.
LONDON, Mar 2t. Almost under the
nose of the police who were guarding the
Royal academy picturea, new on exhibition
In Burlington house, one of the private
galleries In Bond street. Just around the
corner, waa a wept clean of Its picturea
during? tha night. The thieves got away
with flfty-ftxe canvasses without leaving
a clua to their Identity. The picturea be
longed to an artist, who wm to have openJ
an exhibition of them today.
F.mpevor lavella Stataea.
BERLIN. May 28. Emperor William to
day unvetUd In the garden In front of the
castle five bronsa atatuea erected In honor
of hla ancestora of tha house of Oranga,
namely. William I., William II.. William
HL, Maurica and Frederick Henry
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
Wednesday May 2. lOT.
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TIB WIATKIX.
FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA Bhowera
WVdnesday. Thursday partly cloudyv
FORK! 'AST FOR IOWA Local showera
Wednesday. Thursday partly cloudy and
showers In east portion.
iempe.rat.ure at Oman a yesieraay:
Hour. Deg. Hour. Dear.
6 a. m 61 1 p. m. 66
( a. m (o 1 p. m R7
7 a. m 52 Id, m 67
8 a. m M 4 p. m f7
0 a. m M 6 p. m 65
10 a. m 69 I p. m 7
11 a. m f3 7 p. m l6
12 m M 8 p. m 65
p. m 62
DOME STIC.
Commission men ahead of the packera
aa result of first days business, selling
all stock on hand. Paga 1
Millers convene at St. Louis for annual
session. Page 1
Rich men In Colorado fear lest the
activity of government agents In Denver
may result In Indictments against them on
various charges. Page 1
Cabinet and president consider Japanese
case and conclude, that Incidents have
been magnified In Importance. Paga 1
Eight thousand persons take last look
at body of Mrs. McKinley. President
Roosevelt and several members of his
cabinet leave Washington on special car
to attend the funeral this afternoon.
Page 1
Report from weather bureau saya un
seasonably low temperatures prevail from
Rocky mountains to Atlantic coast.
Paga a
XEBIA1KA.
Unless board changes Its mind on rnll
road assessment 15,329,031 will be added
to the assessment rolls this year. Two
roads file complete list of pass holders,
which Includes number prominent In poll
tics and several conspicuous In the legis
lative lobby. Paga 3
Charles Noll, suspect In the Red Wil
low assault case, taken to county jail at
McCook under heavy guard. Officers be
lieve he Is the man wanted. Paga 3 j
Special train bearing I'restdent Harris,
Vice President Wlllard and Chief Engi
neer Calver of the Burlington and James
N. Hill of the Northern I'uclfic In a col
lision, but none of them hurt. ' Paga 9
POSEXQXT.
Rebellion In China Is minimised by the
authorities. Page 1
&OCAX.
Order for an average Increase In salary
of 10 per cent for employes of tho' Bur
lington railroad east and west of the Mis
souri river goea Into effect. Paga 1
Governor Sheldon thinks while he will
be able to go on the trade boosters' jour
ney he cannot remain with the excursion
to the and. Page 7
Authorities plan on holding the prelim
Inary hearing of Lorls R. Hlgg'lna, the
Copple murderer, on the train aa it fllea
through Thurston county to thwart any
effort at lynching. Paga 8
Burlington crop reports show .wheat
outlook la from 10 to 25 per cent poorer
than It was a week ago. Page 0
Th Vlrf r"hnreVi nf f"hrlt Scientist
finally adopts the original plans of tho
architect for a new church and will build
. .. . . I , 1 , I L..,
It without delay. Faga a
Woman's World June bride continues
to occupy her place under the limelight.
Paga 0
SFOBTB.
Montgomery, 9 to 6, won the Ches'.er
stakes at Belmont park from Paumonoli
by a head. Paga 4
All four American player In amateur
golf championship match a St. Andrews,
Scotland, are defeated. Paga 4
Results of the ball games:
6 Denver vs. Pueblo 0.
7-9 Brooklyn vs. Boston 1-10.
12 Philadelphia vs. New York .
10 Chicago vs. Cincinnati 2.
10 Pittsburg vs. Bt. Louis L
6 Cleveland va. St. I,oiils 6.
2 New York va. Washington 4..
2 Philadelphia va. Boston 1.
9 Louisville va. Toledo 1.
5 Kansas City vs. Milwaukee 8.
10 Minneapolis vs. St. Paul 0.
12 Indianapolis vs. Columbus S.
Paga 4
' PUTAJrCXAXt AID XXTDUaTBIAX.
Live Btock markets. Page 11
Grain markets. Paga 11
Stocks and bonds. Paga 11
WOULD 0PENUP THE DOMAIN
Senator Bourne of Oregon In Favor
of Compelling Vnlon Parlfle to
Loose Urlp.
WASHINGTON, May 28. Senator Bourne
of Oregon again consulted with the presi
dent today about the case of the Southern
Pacific Railroad company, which he charges
la holding up approximately 8,000. 000 acrea
of public land, much of which la In Oregon;
that they should be opened to settlement.
The senator says that grants covering the
land, which originally were for 6,000.000
acres, were made with the understanding
that the land should be opened up to set
tlement at a nominal price per acre. A
great deal of It, he says, was sold for $16
an acre and half of It waa withheld from
sale altogether. In tha meantime, the aen-
' ator "' the ProSr ot the country Is
being retarded, and he intimates that the
railway company la holding the land for
speculative purposes. Mr. Bourne Is urging
that legal process be instituted to compel
thf m to dlsposa of the land. He says that
some of the grants were to companies
which have since been absorbed by the
Southern Pacific.
COURT OVERRULES MOTIONS
Several Brewery Companies la Kan
sas Loao Flrat Step ( Le
gal Battle.
TOPEKA, Kan., May 88. The supreme
court today overruled the motions to set
aside the service of summons In the follow
ing brewery receivership cases: The Schllts
comapny. the Pabst company, the Val Blats
company and the Helm company
The motion to aet aside the aummonses
waa austatnad In tha casea of the Imperial
and Rochester breweries and tha Helm
Real Estate company. In tha case of tha
Imperial and the Helm Real Estate com
panies the atate confessed Judgment and
admitted that tha aervlca was defective.
Attorney General Hackaon said lata to
day that the quashing of thhe aummona
would not Interfere with tha prosecution
of tha case. Tha receivers will continue
to hold tha property of theaa companlaa.
TRIBUTE TO MRS. M'RLNLEY
Eight Thonsaad Person, alertly Women
aaa Children, View tho Body.
FUNERAL SERVICES THIS AFTERNOON
Sermon Will Be by Dr. Rsitoa aad
Masle Will Be Dame aa at
Service for the I.ate
President.
CANTON. O., May 38. Bight thousand
people passed through the McKinley home
thla afternoon and viewed the body of Mrs.
William McKinley, Cantonlana paid their
tribute In the best way they could, since
by request It had been denied them the
privilege of any funeral decorationa In the
city or any general municipal partlclpathm
in the ceremonies. It had been atated that
admission to the home would be from
to S o'clock. At 1 :M today, however, wor
end children lined up In front of the vy
waiting to pass by the casket. . ,NA
were opened at 2:30, and frr eAv
until 6:30 the aged, some .V
known Mrs. McKinley v, t the
middle aged and a ' S 'v
il chll.
dren paid silent K, , 'tribute to
the woman they loX .iers carrying
babea on their arms ?& two hours In
line for their turn tcV pass through the
house. The casket rests In the room and
In the same place where the body of
President McKinley was placed while In
the family home.
Hanging on the walls of the room where
the body la reposing are photographs of
President McKinley, Senator Hanna and
framed documents received by the presi
dent during his Illustrious career.
Plana for Fnacrnl.
The funeral services tomorrow afternoon,
beginning at 2 o'clock, will be simple and
brief. Dr. Buxton, present pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal church, and Dr.
Holmea, former pastor, will have charge.
Four musical selections will be aung at
the service. The same music as waa used
tit the funeral of the late president, "Beau
tiful Isle of Somewhere," "Lead, Kindly
Light," and "Clearer, My God, to Thee,"
will be rendered by a quartet.
Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Green will sing a
duet, "The Engale," by Rubensteln. The
president and party are to arrive here at
12:45 and will proceed to the res'dence of
Justice William R. Day, then to the Mc
Kinley residence. In the funeral cortege
to the cemetery the president's carriage
will follow the family carriage; next In
order will be officials representing the state
and city. The ritual services at the vault
In West Lawn will be brief. President
Roosevelt will Immediately thereafter go
to his train and leave for Indianapolis.
Vice President Fairbanks arrived this
evening. Governor Harris and other state
officers will come on a special train tomor
row. President Leaves Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 28. Prealdent
Roosevelt left for Canton tonight at 9:15
o'clock. The prealdential party occupied
the private car Magnet, attached to the
regular train over. th,e Baltimore & Ohio
mrtrdafcT"-'- '
Tomorrow the president la to attend
Mrs. McKlnley's funeral at Canton: oni
Memorial day, he Is to speak at the un-j ward his home when he saw Connell pass
veiling of General Lawton's statue at In-i ln on the public road. According to his
dianapolls, and on. Friday he la to ad-1 story Connell asked him if he was going
dresa the Michigan legislature at thai
I canltol hlllMlna- nt Tjanalnir Virlnflv In h'.
I morning and in the afternoon Is to speak!
A . . . . ... . .
to the students of the Agricultural col-1
lege there. Following the exercises at the
college there Is to be a receDtlon at thl
railroad station of a. delegation from tho!
Assoclated Harvard Cluhn actor hlrh '
the president leaves for Washington.
The president was accompanied by Sec
retaries Root. Garfield and Wilson, Secre
tary Loeb, Herman Kohlsaat of Chicago,
Surgeon General and Mrs. Rixey and As
sistant Secretary Latta.
The members of the cabinet and Mr.
Kohlsaat are going only so far as Canton
to attend Mrs. McKlnley's funeral, after
which they will return to Washington. The
remainder of the party will continue with
the president through the entire trip.
CHARGE AGAINST SCHMITZ
Prosecution Sara Mayor la 1'slng
Police Force to Gather Evidence
In Hla Behalf.
SAN FRANCISCO, May S.-Sixteen
talesmen were examined today In tho trial
of Mayor Schmltx on the charge of extor
tion, without result. All but one were ex
cused for cause, and George D. Cummlngs,
the sixteenth one, was peremptorily chal
lenged by the defense. Judge Dunne or
dered a venire of fifty to be returned In
the court tomorrow. Eight Jurors have
thus far been secured. An insinuation was
made by the prosecution that Sheriff O'Neill
was not summoning trial Jurors In a
proper and Impartial manner. Mr. Heney's
statement was supplemented by Special
Agent Burns, who declared that Mayor
Schmltx "la using the police department
to gather evidence In his behalf and for
other like Improper purposes."
The defense denied the Imputation that
Improper means were being employed.
Tomorrow Is the day set for the sentenc
ing of Abraham Ruef on the charge on
which he pleaded guilty two weeks ago, of
extorting $1,125 from the proprltor of Del
montco's restaurant on a threat to' prevent
the removal of a liquor license, but sen
tence will not be passed at thla time. Ruef
will appear, the prosecution will move the
postponement of sentencing and Judge
Dunne will acquiesce.
The prosecution prefers to delay Ruffs
punishment until after he has appeared aa
a witness against the public service cor
poration officials, the mayor and othera
now under Indictment.
The arraignment of the gas company
officials Indicted by the grand Jury for
bribing the supervisors was postponed un
til Friday, as, through a misunderstand
ing, Ruef and Garrett McEnerney, who Is
to represent the Indicted magnates, were
the only ones present when the case waa
called.
PASSES BILL FOR RECOUNT
Kaw York Assembly Takes Steps for
Recount In Mayoralty
Election.
ALBANY. N. T.. May J8. Tha aenate to
day by a vote of 38 to I passed the assem
bly bill providing for a recount of tha
ballots cast In the McClellan-Hearat may
oralty election of 1906 In New York City.
One republican voted with seven democrat!
against tha bill, which la one of the meas
ures specially urged for passage by Gov
ernor Hughea. ,
The bill provldea that upon petition of
either of tha mayoralty candldatea tha su
preme court of the district affected must
proceed to a summary canvass of tha Tots.
MORE ELECTRICAL BUSINESS
Ceaaaa Bare a Issues Bulletin
callus? Condition of This
Branch of Industry.
Br-
WASHINGTON. May 28.-A bulletin. Is
sued today hy the census bureau, contains
a report, on the manufacture, according to
the census of 1D06. of electrical machinery,
apparatus and supplies. It says that dur
ing the five-year period from 1900 there
have been extensive Improvements in the
utilisation of electricity and electrical ma
chinery and radical Innovations In electri
cal devices for general use. In 1906 there
were 784 establishments, engaged primar
ily In the manufacture of electrical ma
chinery, apparatus and supplies, with a
capital of int.omi.OJfi. There have been
Increases since l!oo In all Items, even In
the number of establishments, an Item
which, in most Industries, the report says,
has been reduced by the general tendency
toward consolidation. There was a gain of
84.9 per cent in the number of establish
ments and of lflfi.1 ner rent in capital and
In value of products of 61.3 per cent.
In addition to the production reported
y these establishments, there was an out-
put of electrical machinery and supplies'
valued at $18,742,033 from 12S establishments
engaged primarily In other lines of manu
facture. New York, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Indiana and
New Jersey reported 631 of the 784 estab
lishments making electrical devices, their
output being 9.1 per cent of the total. The
Increase In totnl capital was greatest In
Pennsylvania, equaling 17S.5 per cent, al
though the value of the products advanced
only 37.4 per cent.
The total value of telephony apparatus
manufactured In 1906 was $15.W)3,fi!8, as com
pared with $10,012,412 for 1900.
Illinois Is the great center of telephony
manufacturing Industry and more than
half of the total products was from this
state.
An apparent falling off In the production
of telegraph apparatus from $1, 642.26 In
i 1900 to SI, 111, 194 In 1905 is Recounted for In
part to the growing custom among the
larger telegraph systems of making and re
pairing their own apparatus.
PRATT CLAIMS SELF-DEFENSE
Thla la Now the Plea of Srlf-t'on-feased
Murderer at Iovra
City.
IQWA CITT. May 28. (Special. )-There
seems to be little doubt now but that Elmer
Pratt, the confessed slayer of William Con
nell, ,wilf have to remain In the county
Jail all summer to await the action of the
brand Jury. A preliminary hearing will be
held probably before Mayor Ball, but It is
doubtful In view of the evidence brought
out so far if Pratt will be admitted to
ball. The coroner's Jury is now sitting on
the case behind closed doors and Its re
port Is expected at any time.
Pratt now declares that the killing was
dohe In self defense. He states that sev
eral daya before he shot Connell, he him
self was shot at whilo coming in from the
field. He was unable to discover his al
leged assailant, however, and did not re
port the matter. Sicca that time 'he d0
Clares that he carrlea'a gun 'for his own
protection. On the night that Connell was
killed he states that he was walking to-
to shoot and Pratt replied that he was not.
He declares that Connell then Shouted thUt
' Conn"- wou.d shoot. Pratt decalres
lnat tne laln man reached for his hip
that , V. .I.U MBn - 1. .t hi. kin
Pocket. Pratt then shot at Connell.
Friends of Connell state, however, that
thejr can prove tnat Cnne" did not have
revolver wun mm on me mgnt ne was
shot by Pratt and that it was not his cua
tom to carry one with him.
EinmlDitllon I'npern Filed.
SIOl'X CITY. la.. Mav 28. fSneelal Telo-
gram.) Whilo Dr. Louis A. Thomas of Des
Moines, secretary of the State Board of
Medical Examiners, was at breakfast this
morning, his room at the Hotel Mondamin
was entered by persons who broke into his
grip and examined papers containing quos-
lions for an examination which was to
have been held this morning for graduates
of the Sioux Cily College of Medicine. Dis
covering the fact, TJr. Thomas postponed
the examination and secured the arrest of
two suspected students, who wero after
wards discharged and completely exon
erated tn a published statement from Dr.
Thomas. The authorities are Investigating tho Steunenberg case were summoned to
further, i day. The list was In part prepared and tho
: flrat of the summons will be served tomor-
Mlaslnsr Woman Found In Lake. j roW- sheriff Hodgln plans to complete serv
CEDAR FALLS, la.. May 28.-(Speclal : ,ce of the slxty-one cltl.ens included in tho
Telegram.)-The body of Dr. Mary Oroshy ' venre hy noon on Thursday in order to give
reached this city tills afternoon. It was 1 them a am,,e time to present themselves
found Sunday In the lake at Duluth, and )n cou,.t bv Friday morning. The men of
had been In the water some days. She . lhe venIre are to be watched to prevent
practiced medicine tn Chicago for the last Bny attempt to Improperly approach them,
ten years, broke down her nerves and whilo and wn,n in-y pre-t.nt themselves in court
depressed wandered from her Chicago home they w, oautioned against discussing
-..ay lu.
Lear Broken by Fall.
NEOLA, la.. May 28. (Special Tele
gram.) Walter Whlttaker of Council
Bluffs had his leg broken here today by
falling while attempting to board a freight
train for home. Both bo,s w-er. broken
Just above the ankle. Afte. his Injuries
were attended to he was taken home.
EARLING IS 0F SAME MIND
Returns from Overland Trip Satlsdcd
that St. I'anl Road Will Re
Built West.
MILWAUKEE. May 28.-Prod lent Earllng
and other officials of the St. Paul Railway
company returned today from a trip of
Inspection In automobiles over the route
of the Pacific coast extension of that sys-
t'- ! ast night. It 1. resting easy and In no test.mony ,. compete tn. report
President Earllng denies that there will ! . It u bellPVed that It can be floated I wl" be, Awarded to Wa.hlngon and that
be any cessation in the building of the big ! wH,ut aBBlHtanre at the hl.h tMe ,hU no action will be taken by the local offl
extension. He says that between the Mis- j mornln The fact that the steamer dis- clal" unU1 furth;r """'lons from the
aouri river and Terry. Mont., between 8,(00
and ,000 men and 3,000 teams are employed onW ancnor nBlts, satisfied officials of the
In the work of grading and between 4 0 0 Unn that ,t doe, not wlh immediate as
and J.000 men and more than 1,0-0 teams j 8lam.e. The Kaiser Wllhelm was mov
are at work on the line westward from I ,n ow,y an(1 wttll wltnln elght and a half
Pu,te- miles of quarantine when It poked Its nose
Track laying will be begun from Terry ,, , ,ho
eastwara ana irom lasnmere, o. u.. west,
ward. Trains will be running between the
Missouri river and Butte by January 1, Mr.
Earllng says.
NEW JUDGE NHARGIS CASE
Report that Judge Clay of l.exlugtoa
Will Be Selected So Aa.
aouaccmcnt Made.
BANDY HOOK. Ky . May 8.-The trials
of Judge James H. Hargts and oth.-rs on a
charge of assassinating Dr. i). D. Cox will
not be continued, but will bo tried by a
special Judge. It Is reported that Judge
Clay of Lexington will be selected by Gov
ernor Beckham to ait In the case, but Clay
haa not received any notice of appoint-
jmanU
U1LL EMPLOYES GET RAISE
Burlinrton Dedans Ten Per Cent Inoreose
for Ail Its Hen.
ORDER DATES FROM FIRST OF MAY
Applies o Forces F.ast of the MIs
aonrl aa Well aa West, Bear
ting Many People In
Omaha.
A 10 pe rent raise to all office men,
clerks, operating, traffic, mechanical and
engineering employes has been granted by
the Burlington railroad, effective May 1.
This will be Joyful news to the Burling-
ton employee in Omaha, as when they J
receive their checks Saturday nearly all i
will have a substantial Increase. All men
working for wages In these departments
get the raise. The Burlington draws tho
distinction between wages and salary at
S-'fO a month, those receiving $2"o or moro
being raid by vouchers, while those re
ceiving less than $2) are paid their wages
in checks.
The ralso does not Include train crews
that adjust their wages with conferences
and that have Just had a raise, nor the i
telegraphers who wero also recently given J
a 10 per cent raise
Faei. rtenrtm,,, i. o-u - r.i. nf 10 !
per cent and this applies to lines east and
west of the Missouri river as well. It
does not signify that all clerks will got
a raise of 10 per cent, as the amount of
the ralso of each clerk is left to the dis
cretion of the head of the department.
Some officials nmdo a rule that no clerk
who has had an advance since October 1
will get another one. The raises are ad
Justed according to merit In most cases,
the total Increase for a department being
held to 10 per cent.
All Helpers Ret In.
This Increase Includes helpers, all clerks
In the headquarters at Omaha. brltlgo
builders and men In the mechanical de
partments. Some of the clerks will receive
Slj more, some $10, some $5 and some
will not be raised.
Tho question of tha increase has been
considered for some time, but has Just
had the approval of the executive head of
the road, so when the clerks receive their
pay cheks Saturday they will know Just
the amount of their raise.
The Increase In the pay roll of the gen
eral office will be about S2.500 a month
or $.10,000 a year, while the Increase of
the local freight office and other depart
ments In Omaha will brine the Increase
for Omaha up to about $50,000 for the year.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Rural Free Delivery Carrlcre Are
Appointed for Routes In
Nebraska.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, May 28.-lSpeclal Tele
gram.) Rural free delivery carriers ap
pointed for Nebraska routes: Lincoln,
route J, William H. Miller, carrier; Lloyd
K., Miller, substltuto. Petersburg, route 1,
Roy Ttae", carrier; Charles F., Dtlarm, Sub
stitute. Rlverton, route 8, James Watson,
carrier; Jennie Watson, substitute.
The First National bank of Fairfax, S. D
has been authorized to begin business with
$25,000 capital. C. A. Johnson, president;
! John N. Ellermar., vice president, and U. G.
1 ati,,n.nn fnuhlar
Ira q Alexandei of Omaha has been ap-
pointed bookkeeper at Mare Island navy
yard, California.
Anthnnv of Cedar Ranids and E. C.
Bohnaub of I)cg Moines, la., have been ap-
i pointed meat Inspectors In the bureau of
anlmnl Industry
Upon the rocommendntlon of Congress
man Parker, Dr. James Roane has been
appointed pension examining surgeon at
1 Yankton, 8. D., vice Dr.
M. M. Wilson, ro-
i signed.
' Samuel O. Burns and wife of Omaha are
! at the New Wlllard.
.
jrY ADAIVTS TO BE CALLED
!
State Will Ask Aliened Accomplice
of llnyvrood and Moyer to
Testify.
BOISE, Idaho, May 28. None of the tales
men of the third special venire ordered In
the case with anyone.
Counsel on both sldea were In conference
today on work connected with the further
examination of Jurors and the actual trial
of the ease. The, state has decided to call
Steve Adams as a witness, but the expecta
tion i nnw that he will enter a general re-
; fuRa, tQ tuf Arrangements to bring him
htr(J )lave not Wn mae, and probaWy
will not be until shortly before he Is to be
called to the stand.
BIG LINER IS AGROUND
Kaiser Wllhclm der Grosse Strikes
Mod Bank Near Entrance to
New York Harbor.
kfw YORK. Mav 29. The North German
i IJoyd steamship Kaiser Wllheltn der
0rf)(lae inbound, ran aground on the west
. nt th. n channel at 11:16 o'clock
; ,.,, n .ifrnalB of distress but showed
THCMAS D. JORDAN INDICTED
Former C omptroller of KquKable Life
Society Charged with Perjury
and Forgery,
NEW YORK. May 28.-The May grand
Jury, which haa been Investigating the af
fairs of the Equitable Life Assurance ao
clety, today returned eighteen Indictments
against Thomas D. Jordan, formerly con
troller of the Equitable. Perjury and
forgery In thu third 'degree are charged.
No Indictments were found against present
ofiicials of tha eoelety. Thla announcement
was made tonight by the district attorney's
office. The grand Jury concluded Us dulloa
and waa discharged:
FIRE AT THEJENNETT STORE
Blase aad Water II o Damage of
Fifteen to Twenty Thousand
Dollars.
Fire broke out In the pinno department
of The Bennett company department atore
Tuesday night at 7:45 and tho damage
from fire and water will be between I15,1W
and Iwrno, according to the estimate of
the owner. J. E. liaum, who whs on the
scene shortly after the fire started.
A wire cord in the piano department had
become broken in some way so it produced
sparks and these evidently came in con
tact with some paper nearby so that in a
short time the entire department was
ablaze. Fortunately, a largo number of
tho clerks of the store was working at the
time, preparing the Berger atock for the
bankrupt sale Wednesday, and they wero
al,'e to turn In a prompt alarm. The fire
department responded quickly, but the au
tomatlc sprinklers had been opened by tha
heat and were flooding the building. The
fire waa soon extinguished, but not before
a large volume of water had been turned
Inoae on tho third floor, on which the fira
started.
The water worked Its way through to the
second floor, damaging goods as It went.
It then flowed through to the ground floor,
"m,c cunning department is snuaiea.
Rn1 tu're lare quantities of clothing were
soaked. Shoes also came In for a wetting.
A 8ma" amount of water worked Its way
Into the basement and spoiled labels on
some canned goods.
Many pianos were slightly damaged by
the heat, which blistered the varnish, and
others were slightly Injured hy water.
The domestics and linens also were soaked.
WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN
Paat Week Bronsrht Inch of Bain to
Nearly Kvery County In
Nebraska.
LINCOLN. May 28. The last week was
cool, cloudy and showery, with more than
the normal amount of wind.
The mean dally temperature for the week
was 7 degrees below the normal . In the
northern counties and 2 degrees below In
the southern. Tuesday and Wednesday
were warm, with maximum temperatures
above 90 degrees In most of the central and
southern counties. The last days of the
week were colder and a light to heavy
frost was general Monday morning, with
minimum temperatures la the western part
of the state below 32 degrees.
Showers occurred at several places every
day of the week. Heavy rainfalls occurred
very generally Wednesday, Thursday or
Friday. In a few extreme southern and
southeastern counties tho weekly rainfall
was confined to light showers Thursday,
with a rainfall amounting to less than a
quarter of an Inch. In most of the state
the rainfall exceeded an Inch, while In a
considerable area In the central and north
eastern counties It ranged " from two to
more than three Inches. The excess In
rainfall this week materially reduces the
deficiency in rainfall for the season. The
total rainfall from April 1 to date Is about
one-half the normal In most of the state.
G. A. LOVELAND. Section Director.
CHURCH AND LABOR PROBLEMS
1 nlted Presbyterian Assembly Urges
Its Ministers to Get Closer
to Tollers.
DENVER, Colo., May 28. The following
resolution, adopted today by the general as
sembly of the United Preabvterian church
Indicates the church will make an effort
to get closer to the toller:
Wo desire confidence of workingmen
everywhere and deeply deplore any sus
picion of unfriendliness. We Invite frank
counsel as to how, as a church, we may
minister to workingmen and their cause.
We urge upon all our ministers a sym
pathetic study of the problems of labor,
and an earnest effort to establish cordial
relationship between themselves and the
workingmen of their respective communi
ties. One of the most important reports mado
today was that on the Freedmen's mis
sions. It was followed by an address by
RfV. J. W. Wltherspoon on the colored
r h. ,,.h nrt .hnwd the
people of the south,
nrniirnal nt tVisa r hllTfh
Tk. rmn tn in.tit..t h. ntn nf
general treasurer of all funds Instead of ! "Iscuaaed the entire situation. At tha
having a treasurer for each fund, was dls- ! meting a preliminary report was pro
cussed at length, but no decision was ! Pard and taken by each membw
reached ' further study with the view of making
. ... ... . : a committee report at the session of tho
The committee on appropriations for the i , ,
- . . i , ,,,,, ,,. mass convention later In the year.
coming years made its report, which will ' . . . , . ...
K r I u.iita,.H inmnrrr,. It ,.n,nrl .. 1 KXDOrt Agent John T. Sickle Of NW
1260,000 for foreign missions.
JAPANESE CASE IS MAGNIFIED
Trouble In San Francisco Due
Lack of Police Protection
In Rlota.
tq
WASHINGTON, May 28. At the cabinet
meeting today Attorney General Bonaparte
laid before the prealdent and Secretary
Root, the report of District Attorney Dev
lin of San Francisco, on the alleged assault
on Japanese residents of that city. The
report, Mr. Bonaparte says, shows that the
I aK"era"ed and the difficulty appeared to
of DrotecUon .ccount
first stories of the alleged assault were ex-
of the strike.
Secretary Root took the report with him
and If any further action Is taken it will
be by the State Department.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 28.-United Statea
Marshal Elliot spent a great part of today
Interviewing the proprietors and employes
of the Japanese restaurant at I21S Folsom
street, which was wrecked by hoodlums
last week, the incident forming the basis
of a complaint to Washington by tha Jap
anese minister.
United States Attorney Devlin says that
when the testimony la complete the report
State Department are received.
UNION SEEKING RECOGNITION
Second Vice President of Interna
tional Asaorlatloa of Machinists
Makes Demand.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 28.-John D.
Buckalew of Washington, D. C, second
vice president of the International Associa
tion of Machinists today addressed a letter
to Milton Smith, president of the Louisville
A Nashville railroad, asking for an Inter
view regarding the recognition by the rail
road company of the union. Tha queatlon
of wagea la not Involved.
DECATUR. Ala., May 28. All of the
machinists in the Louisville A Nashville
railroad shops here struck because of the
refusal of thu railroad company to recog
nise the union. Only fifteen men were In
volved. The other machinists either quit
or were discharged soma days ago. Trouble
la aald to be threatened at other puluta on
tha system
FIGHT WITH PACKERS
Chicago Cemmistioa Men Win Tint Skir
mish in Post Mcrtom Eattle,
BIG FIRMS UNABLE TO BUY COWS
Orer 3,000 BeoeWed, bnt All Are Eont to
Other Cities.
RANGE OF TRICES IS LOWER
Peckers Nenplnrs-d bf Tact that felleri
Wero Able to Unload. v
INDEPENDENT CONCERNS TAKING HAND
Their Demand for- Cool CattM aad
Co-operation of Khlapers Left
So Rarplaa In Market at
Close of Baalnesa.
CHICAGO, May 28.-Because of the en
forcement by the big packera of their naw
rule requiring post mortem Inspection of
cows and heifers as a condition of pur
chase, only the high-class grades of beat
were sold at the stock yards yesterday for
the Chicago trade.
It waa the frst day of the enforcement
of the post-mortem rule and the first
skirmish between the packera and the ship,
pera of live atock and the commission man.
The big packing firms did not ' succeed In
buying a solitary cow or heifer, according
to the returna made to the commission men
at the close of business. None of tho
3.000 animals numbered tn the list of tha
day's receipts as "cow stuff" remained un
sold, however, all being sent to other cities,
and on this showing the commission In
sisted that the big firms were routed In tha
first skirmish.
The sales, however, were at prices from
10 to 20 per cent below the range of prices
at the close of last week's market. At
this slump the big packers professed to
find evidence of their power.- They were
not sanguine of the final outcome, however,
the commission men's failure to get
"stuck" on the day's receipts being an un
locked for development.
Causes that contribute to the success of
the commission men In their efforts to sell
out everything were the co-operation of
the shippers and the demands of the "In
dependent" trade Renewed appeals to tha
country buyera and shippers to "keep their
cows and heifers" out of the Chicago mar
ket for the present were sent out over tha
wires.
Locally there la no change in the situa
tion. There waa only eight loada of cows
and heifers on the market, and these were
taken by outside buyers, the packers re
fusing to buy except on post mortem In
spection and the commission men refusing
to sell on these terms. The packers, how-e
evr, were In quest of lightweight steers,
which they are evidently using to supply
the market formerly filled from the cows
and heifers.
MILLERS MEET AT ST. LOUIS
Flonr Makers frost Alt Portions
L'nlted States Hold Convention
la Missouri.
of.
8T. LOUIS. May 28.--MlIlera from all
parta of the United Statea and aome from'
abroad, were tn attendance today at tha
opening session of the annual convention
of the National Millers' federation. The
convention will continue until Thursday
night, closing with a banquet. Secretary
Taft will address the convention Thursday
afternoon. Officers of the federation are:
Prealdent, John W. Burke, Springfield, O. ;
vice presidents, Walter Stern, Milwaukee,
and William F. Castle, Louisville; treas
urer, J. L. Griggs, Sparta, III.; secretary,
A. L. Goetxmann, Chicago.
The afternoon session opened with tha
report of Secretary A. L. Goetxmann of
Chicago, in which he atated that the apeclai
- "
nka a atudy of the question of foreign
export iraae, iranRporumon ana
I lon. h-d met In Chicago on May 7 and
York submitted a report, followed by an
I address by Edgar D. Ttlton of St. Louis
on "the enlarging of the federation and tha
benefit of lta members."
Secretary Goetsmann made an address
on "The Food and Drugs Act. June SO,
1906." He aald In part:
"In our opinion, In tha promulgation ot
thla law there waa no thought or con
sideration given to the subject of wheat
flour, the abaoluta purity of which wag
fixed through what Is known as tha 'mixed
flour law of 1898.' A point of Intereat
under thla pure food law la the' claim
ant up that the purification, or bleaching
of flour la an adulteration. Thla phaaa la
now under consideration by tha Agricul
tural department, which will later Issue a
ruling."
WOMAN SHOOTS TWO MEN
Mrs. Blnsrwood Comes to Rescu of
. Husband, Who Waa Being
Worsted In Fight.
RAWLINS, Wyo., May 28. Believing that
her husband waa about to be killed by hit
two Infuriated partners, with whom feS
waa engaged In a desperate battle with
knives, beer glasses and other missiles,
Mrs. Matty Ringwood today ahot and
killed one of the men, A. Davis, and fa
tally wounded Webb Stone, the second.
The shooting occurred In a saloon hera.
The three men, who were ownera of a
restaurant In the rear, became engaged In
a heated discussion while drinking at tha
bar.
Mrs. Ringwood, who waa in tha res
taurant, heard the men quarreling and,
grabbing a revolver, she rushed Into tha
saloon and began shooting.
Tha woman was arrested Immediately
afterward. She declarea tha men were
beating her husband and would hava killed
him If ahe had not -taken the drastic action.
CONSOLIDATED GAS IN COURT
Suit Brought on Behalf of New York
to Mako Companies Yield
Franchises.
NEW YORK, May 2S.-Sult to compel tha
Consolidated Gas company and the sight
other gas companies doing business tn thla
city to relinquish their franchises and to
take from them all the permits to use tha
streets which they now rnjoy was begun la
the sjprema court today, by Corporation
J Counsel SUlaoa on behalf of tha dtf,
