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    The Omaha Daily Bee
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VOL. XXXVI NO. 313.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 18, 1907 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
MAYOR SCI1JI1TZ OUT
San Francisco Executive Finally Re
moved from Office.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ACTS
James Gallagher it Appointed Acting
Mayor.
OTHER CHARGES ARE COMING
All Departments of Government to Be
Reorganized.
SCHJOTZ WANTS NEW TRIAL
Attorney, for Form., Mar or y If
It Is Reteaed Cam Will Be
Takea to Court of Last
Raaort.
BCLLETI7I.
BAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. June 17. Mayor
Bchmita was formally removed from office
by the supervisors at their meeting thla
afternoon. Supervisor Juirf Gallagher
waa named aa acting mayor In hla place.
BAN FRANCISCO, Jan 17. When the
supervisors meet today It Is expected that
the preliminary steps will be taken to re
organise the city government. While It
may not be deemed advisable to read Mayor
Bchmita out of his office today, action "will
be taken, should no legal obstacles Inter-
vena In the meantime which will lay the 1
foundation for such a step. It Is recog
nised by the "graft prosecutors that if the
mayor la permitted to transact official
business at the County jail he will be able
to make the claim that he la well able to
perform the duties of his offlce In prison
as any other place. For this reason the
prosecutors will endeavor to have the su
pervisors act as soon as it can legally be
done. '
With the obedient supervisors in control
one of the first steps will be the reorganisa
tion of the police department and this will
be followed by changes In the board of
public works. It will be impossible, how
wer, to affect such reorganisation without
wholesale dismissals. In order to oust
Chief of Police Dlnan It will be necessary.
It la said, to remove the present police
commission and the present members of
the board of public works may have to go.
Vtnee Holders Are Disturbed.
Bine the conviction of Bchmita, there has
been considerable alarm among these of
ficials who hold their Jobs by grace of the
mayor's favor. While it may be necessary
to rwoep out of offlce a large number of
Sohmits appointees no one will be disturbed,
tt is said, who has attended to his duties.
Tba attorneys for Mayor Bchmita, now in
Jail, awaiting sentence for extortion of
which he has been convicted, announce
their determination to take his case to the
United States supreme court if Judge
Puns overrules their motion for a new
trial oa June 27 and the appellate court
makes a similar denial.
J. : C. Campbell of counsel for Sohmlta,
today t -" -' """
ta is hardly to be expected that Judge
Dance will grant oar motion for a new
trial, bat his refusal will not put an end
to our activities. We will appeal to the
supreme court of the state and to the
bbrhar tribunal at Washington 'If neces
sary." The casea against President Calhoun,
General Manager Xfullaly, Chief Counsel
Ford and Assistant Counsel Abbott of the
United Railroads for bribery of supervisors
were called before Judge Lawlcr today for
hearing of motion to set aside the Indict
ments. ,
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
lfsahe of Postmasters Appelated for
Sfebraaka and Iowa
Tewai.
(From a Btaff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. June IT. (Special Tele
gram.) Poatmasters appointed: Ne
braska Lashara, Saunders county,
Thomas O. Flnaon, vies R. 8. Eaty, re
moved; Prlnoeon, Lancaster county, Noah
Ertr. )r- vice W. F. Ulrleh, resigned;
Williams, Thaysr county, Albert O. Boggs,
toe J. C. Lamb, resigned. Iowa Rut
land, Humboldt county, C. L. Johnson,
vice M. E. Johnson, deceased.
Fred Bchwery has been appointed regu
lar and Deasa Bchwery substitute free
silvery carriers for route 1 at Pan
imt, la.
The Flrt National bank of Belmond, la,
is been authorised to begin business with
119,000 capital. O. H. Richardson, preat
lent; T. ,B. Kaufman, vice president; W.
I. Rosecrans, cashier.
Bids were opened today for the con
struction of the publlo building at Web
ster City, la. The lowest bidder was C.
E. Atkinson of Wsbster City, la, at 111,-
rT.
About 1,110 acres under temporary with
drawal for forestry purposes adjoining
the Big Horn national forest reserve In
Wyoming will become subject to settle
ment on September 10 next and to entry
filing of selection October 10 at the land
offloa at Buffalo, Wyo,
J. J. Donahue, chief of polio of Omaha,
was in Washington today enrout to
Jamestown, Vs. to attend the annual
meeting o ft he International Association
tt Chiefs of Police.
WOMAN MAYJ3IE OF BURNS
ttl A. S. James of North Platte Se
verely Injared la Fir la
Heats.
NORTH PLATTE. Nrb.. Juno 17.-Spe-"lal.)
A' Ore thla mornl f; In the cottage
f A. fi. James and wife was caused by the
txploslon of a gasoline stove. Mrs. James
aras confined to her bed by sickness. The
re reached her and burned her severely
from head to foot Mr. James, who Is
en employe of the Union Paclflo railway,
working at nights, was also asleep and
was badly burned. Both were carried to
Ihe nearby home of a physician and oared
lor. Mra. James' lrJurW may prove fatal.
Although the house was not entirely
urned, it will be a total loss. 1
KILLS WIFE AND HIMSELF
Detroit Maa, After family Qaarrel,
Marders Womaa Who Had
Applied for Divorce. 1
DETROIT, June 17,-Wllllain Roulo. a
carpenter, cut his wife's throat last night
snd slashed his own with the same rasor.
Both died whets they fell. In a bed room
whre their two children were sleeping. ,
The pair had Quarreled bitterly during the
past alx months and Mra. Roulo had sp
elled for a divorce When the two chil
dren, aged T and I years, wakened this
anoratng they found the bodies oa the floor
gad called the neighbors. . ,
SUMMARY OF TflE BEE
Mo da r, Jan IT, 1BOT.
1907
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JUNE
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TSTJI WEATKEa
Forecast for Nebraska Fair and con
tinued warm.
Temperatures st Omaha:
Hour. Dei. Hour. Deg.
m .1 l p. m 87
. m 73 Ip. m 87
7 a. in 74 3 p. m 88
m TJ 4 p. m 89
m 77 8 p. m b7
1 m W (p. m SB
l m st 7 p. m 7
n 85 8 p. m 76
p. m 71
DOaEESTIO.
Eastbound Banta Fe limited train
wrecked at Earl, Colo., one man being
killed and a score Injured. Pare 1
Interstate Commerce commission issues
new order that rote tariffs shall be posted
publicly in every tlon. Fags 1
Harry Oreha- 1 to Caldwell, Idaho,
for technical a nt and date of his
trial postponed. ' Pag 1
Former Cong Bankhead has
been appointed se olace of Sena
tor Morgan of Alabt ' ,Pr 1
Judge Smith McPhe j Cansas City.
In the United States dl. 1 it, deCTues
that the federal court v' ' -Isdlctlon
over the rate Injunction t 1 enters
order on stipulation of attt v ' - state
and roads placing 2-cent v 4W In
operation for three montha f .. .in June It
as a teat. Page 1
Governor Hock presents sliver service
to battleship Kansas aa gift of Sunflower
state. pars 1
D. P. Kinsley elected new president of
New York Life Insurance company.
Page 1
Mayor Bchmita of Ban Francisco was
formally removed from office by the board
of Supervisors and James Gallagher was
appointed acting mayor. Page 1
PO&EIOST.
Delegates to The Hague peace confer
ence regret that the initiative for the
meeting did not come from President
Roosevelt Instead of Caar Nicholas, in
vl-w of the recent developments In Rus
sia, Pag 1
r-remler Btolypln is held responsible to
the csar for the successful accomplish
ment of the newly ordered elections. In
tense hatred exists toward him in re
actionary circles. Page 1
Admiral Wlreln had narrow escape from
death at Sebastopol, blank torpedo hitting
launch in which he was cruising. Pag 1
Russian admiral discovers mutiny In
Black sea fleet In 'nick of time to prevent
bombardment of Odessa and Caucasus
coast towns. Pag 1
Marquis Ito and Japanese Mlnlste. Aokl
said to have differences which will lead
to Aokl's recall, be being charged with
agreeing to the Japanese exclusion act
passed by congress. Page 1
i ... MOAX. ' .-''.
Papa-Cy. colored desperado from south
west, is arraigned in federal court and
pleads not guilty of murder and will be
sent back to Oklahoma. Page 7
Paxton tt Oallagher. start placing the
caissons for foundation to their new Job
bing house at Ninth and Jones streets.
Page T
Secretary Taft arrives In Omaha at 6:03
thla afternoon and will be the guest of
the city for six hours, going from here
after speaking at Toung Men's Christian
association to Leavenworth. Page 7
Society finds comfort and pleasure at
the Country and Field olubs these summer
days. Par B
Commercial club plans reception for
Governor Sheldon and the boosters on
their return at 4 o'clock this afternoon
that will make them think they have
reached the real metropolis of the west.
Pag I
POSTS.
Results of the ball games:
I Lincoln va. Denver S.
t Brooklyn vs. St. Louis 0.
1 Chicago va. Boston 1.
7 Philadelphia vs. Pittsburg 1.
8 New York vs. Cincinnati U
4 Philadelphia vs. Cleveland 1.
11-1 St. Louis vs. Boston 4-1.
6 Detroit vs. Washington 4.
4 New Tork vs. Chicago 1.
11 Kansas City vs. Toledo 4.
0 Minneapolis va. Louisville 1.
8 Indianapolis vs. St. Paul 4.
1 Columbus vs. Milwaukee 1.
Pace 4
coirjrzcxAXi ajts nrsuarmxAL.
Grain markets. Page
Live stock markets. Page
Stocks and bonds. Page t
ADMIRAL HAS CLOSE CALL
Bleak Whitehead Torpedo Strikes
Cetter la Whteh Rnsalaa
Was Cruising.
8EBA8TOPOL, June lT.-Rear Admiral
Wlreln, In command of the Blaok sea fleet,
was cruising In a steam cutter yesterday,
while a torpedo boat. In Command of Lieu
tenant Ruzhek, was practicing, firing
Whiteheads tn the inner bay. When the
admiral's cutter was at short range the
torpedo boat suddenly changed Its position
and fired a blank Whitehead directly at
the cutter, penetrating the Istter's water
tank. The promptitude of the crew In
beaching the cutter saved the admiral.
Lieutenant Ruzhek explained that the
Whitehead was fired aoeidsntly, but he and
three junior lieutenants, who were sullen
and refused to saluts the admiral, were
degraded and. as the result of later evi
dence, arrested on the charge of attempt
ing to 'sink the cutter.
WILL ARREST ALL LEADERS
Preach Go vera meat Deeldes te Sup
press Revolt ef Wine Growers
la Seeth.
PARIS. June 17. The government has
decided to arrest and prosecute all the
leaders of the wine growers' revolt In
structions were telegraphed this morning
to the local authorities at Argelllera to
arrest Marcellin Albert, the leader of the
movement, but Albert, anticipating the
government's action, concealed himself.
MUTINY DISCOVERED IN TIME
la Few Mere Hoars Black Sea Fleet
Weald Have Bona herded
Odeeaa.
ODESSA, Juna 17. It now appears that
the mutiny here of the Black sea fleet,
eonalsttng of eight battleships, eight cruis
ers and a division of torpedo boats, whose
crews tn all number 1.000 men, was only
discovered Just in time to prevent the
bombardment of Odessa and the Cuwatui
ooeat towns. The fleet came here June 11
STOLYPIN IS RESPONSIBLE
Russian Premier Object of Bitter Re
actionary Intrigue.
SITUATION IS NOW WELL IN HAND
Press Everywhere Massled aad Troops
Molding Control .Feeling Gov
erameat Has Mad
Mistake.
BT. PETERSBURG. June 17.-The chances
of the proclamation of a general strike in
answer to the government's coup d etat are
steadily lessening. The question Is now
under discussion at a secret conference of
the centrsl committee of the social demo
crats, which Is being held In Finland, but
a strong current of opposition Is known to
prevail, not only on the part of the mod
erate leaders, but also among the adher
ents of the radlral majority. A faction of
the moderates Urge that the government Is
now so strongly Intrenched that a strike
would be futile and only weaken the pres
tige of the party and Involve the rank and
file and the Industrial proletariat generally
In a series of reprisals and immense pe
cuniary loss.
The conference which Is attended by all
1he members of the lower house who have
not been addressed probably will content
Itself with Issuing a series of proclama
tlons addressed to the peasantry, the army
and navy, and the workmen, accusing the
government of violating faith with the
country by altering the election law In de
fiance of the Imperial pledres, and appeal
ing to the masses to continue the fight to
overthrow the existing regime.
The social revolutionists at a conference
held last night, declared the proposed strike
and appointed a committee to draft an ad
dress to the peasantry, the army and navy,
and the workmen. The national socialist
and group of toll membera are also In con
templating the Issuance of manifestos to
their constituents.
News Received Qatetly.
Telegrams from practically every city In
the empire announced that the news of the
dissolution of Parliament was received
quietly and with almost an entire absence
ef demonstration. Even at . Odessa and
Kiev no disturbances occurred. The pre
fect of police of Kiev Issued orders that no.
demonstrations on the part of the reac
tionists or revolutionists be allowed and
that no open discussion of the dissolution
of Parliament be permitted.
The course of General Dracheffskl, pre
fect of police of St. Petersburg, in prohibit
ing hostile criticism of the government was
followed almosf universally by the govern
ors general throughout Russia, completely
muzxllng the liberal press. The few news
papers appearing here today made ex
tremely guarded comments on the situa
tion, the radical Ruaa contenting Itself with
expressing the hope that two election cam
paigns In one year will widon the political
horlxon of the people and make them firm
adherents of the Idea of parliamentarism. ' -
The Novoe Vremya, . which has aligned
Itself- with the reactionists, attacks the
new election law as a half way measure
affording the possibility that the revolu
tionary elements will again be able to
able to enter Parliament.,
Govern meat Has Failed.
A dose study of the new election law
which Is a bulky document of eighty pages
of complicated phraseology, has somewhat
dispelled the feeling of gloom in liberal
circles. The . Idea is gaining ground that
the government has failed In Its intentions
and that there is a possibility thre will be
sn oppositional majority In the third
Parliament aa In the case of Its predeces
sors. Even under the new law It is
thought thst the constitutional democrats
will retain control of the cities or perhaps
they will be swamped by the democratic
proletariat tn the elections of the second
and poorer categories of urban voters. .
The constitutional democrats also hopo
to return whom the government believed
would be exclusively conservative.
According to the opinion of foreign
diplomat, who is tn close touch with the
court, the government has done either too
much or too little. It has violated the
fundamental laws, or constitution,- and laid
itself open to the charge of accomplishing
a coup d'etat without altering the election
law sufficiently to produce the desired re
sults. Bitter Against Stolyptn.
The feeling In court circles against
Premier Stolypin, who bas undertaken full
responsibility before his majesty for a
speedy convocation of Parliament on the
present basla of suffrage. Is said to be
bitter and he Is alleged to be the object of
a strong reactionary Intrigue.
The grant of seven parliamentary repre
sentatives to the Armenians and Tartans
was decided upon at the last moment. The
original plan was to disfranchise the
Caucuses entirely, but this was abandoned
owing to the representations of Count
Verontxeoff-Dashkoff. viceroy of the
Caucusus, who is now here fighting to
save his political head. The holy synod
has ordered the Imperial manifesto to be
read In all the churches next Sunday.
The committee of the lower house of
Parliament, consisting of twenty-two mem
bers appointed to Investigate the charges
against the social democratic deputies, de
cided to Issue its report posthumously.
It came to the conclusion that the evi
dence was too weak to Justify the sus
pension of any of the accused deputies.
Even moderates like Prof. Kusmln-Kar-avaleff,
the decocratto reformer who fa
vored the surrender of any of the cul
prits against whom there t was definite
grounds for suspicion, acqulsced to this
finding.
MEN OBEY FAKE MEASURE
Telegraph Operators oa A Hob Lines
Stop Work oa Receipt ef
Same.
KANSAS CITT. June IT. "To All Tel
esrarhers: Quit work at once. You are
' liable to a fine of 11.000 for violation of
: law."
I The foregoing message went over the
' telegraph wires of the Chicago Alton
railway lines yesterday. It bore the data
; line of Ryder, Mo., a station near Kansas
City, that has been closed for several
j months, and was not signed. Six operators,
j two from each of ths stations of Wat-
wu, wu n v, 1,1,111,111 uurwi ins or
der and quit work. Ths law referred to
In ths message, went Into effect last Fri
day and makes railway companies liable
to a fine of 11.000 for compelling or per
mitting operators at block signal stations
to work longer than eight hours a day.
The operators are not held liable.
Dryee BtlU la Oklahoma.
OKLAHOMA CITT. Okl.. Juna T -James
Bryce, the British amhusaador, and party
are touring the western part of Oklahoma
today. They will pasa through Snyder
Hobart and other towns along the western
dlvlaion of the St. Louis A San Francisco
railway, returning tomorrow through Fn.
and Guthrie At Guthrie Mr. Bryce will be
entertained by Governor and Mrs. Franta.
ITO AND AOKI IN CONFLICT
Former Seearee Latter' a Recall as
Asahaaaadoe te tatted States
Mlnlaiera Meet.
WASHINGTON, Jie 17. A private ca
blegram was receive here today stating
! that the Marquis Itoland the elder ststes
! men of Japan held a conference with F'-t-
i elgn Minister Hayshl In Toklo last !
J Wednesday, when, at the urgent request
of the marquis. It wns decided to recall
Viscount Aoki, the ambassador to this
country. The ststement wss made In an
authoritative quarter that the Marquis Ito
and Ambassador Aokl have not been on
friendly terms for many years.
! TOKIO. June 17. Loading members of the
j constitutional party held a meeting this
airernoon ana pa see a a resolution on the
American question, recommending. In view
of Its importance, calmness and prudence
and bIbo the advisability of trusting to
both governments for a satisfactory solu
tion. The text of a resolution which haa been
adopted by the constitutional party Is as
follows:
"The persecution of 011 r compnrlots Is
deeply to be resetted for the sake of both
America and Japan, but we must not for-
i get that there exists between the two na
tions the closest friendship, which might
almost be called an alliance. In the face
of the professions of the government at
Washington and ths American people in
general such Incidents ss are reported to
have occurred must not be taken as ex
pressions of their will. It Is believed,
therefore, that the question. If properly
handled. Is capable of a just and intelli
gent solution.
"We must refrain j from becoming ex
cited over unlawful Jronduct on the part
of the people and tlus Injuring the na
tional cause. We ejpect that a proper
settlement will soon be. reached through
peaceful diplomacy." ?
GREAT CATHOLIC GATHERING
Prograni far Sixth, National Conven
tion Prepared To Be Larg
est Gathering Held.
BT. LOUIS. Mo.. June 17. Anthony Matre
of this city, national secretary of the
American Federation of Catholic Societies,
announced today that the program for the
sixth national convention of the American
Federation of Catholic Societies, to be held
in Indianapolis July 14 to 17, has been Com
pleted. The convention. Secretary Matre
says, will be the greatest representative
Catholic gathering ever held In the United
States. Fully 1.600.000' Catholics will be
represented. The delegates will represent
such national bodies as the Catholic Order
of Foresters with 130,000 membership, the
Ancient 'Order of Hibernians with 200,00
members, the German Central vereln with
100,000 members, the Knights of 8t. John.
The Catholic Knlghta of America, the
Toung Men's Institute, , the Catholic
Knights and Ladles of America, the Cath
olic Mutual Benefit association. the
Women's Catholic Order of Foresters, the
Western Catholic union, the Irish Catholic
Benevolent union, the Catholic Benevolent
legion, the Bohemian and Slavonic na
tional bodies, besides msny state federa
tions, confederations. Catholic parishes and
Institutions. Ten thousand . Catholic. In
dians, aa well as the Porto Rico and Hawaii
federations, will also be- represented.
ORCHARD'S TRIAL POSTPONED
Se)f-7onfeeaedi Murderer of Nineteen
Pereoaa Brought Aefore
Judge Wood.
CALDWELL, Idaho, June n. Harry
Orchard, the confessed murderer of For
mer Governor Bteunenberg and eighteen
other men, was brought to the scene of the
crime which finally landed htm within the
clutches of the law and taken before Judge
Wood at the county court house. The Hay
wood case at Boise was adjourned over to
day to enable Judge Wood to come to Cald
well and enter an order formally adjourn
ing Orchard's trial for the present term of
court.
The proceedings began at 11 a. m. Judge
Wood arrived In an automobile at that
hour. Orchard was brought over on an
early train In custody of Warden Whitney
of the state penitentiary and several dep
uties and detectives. The local attorney,
Mr. Cox, who has been the attorney of
record for Orchard In thla county, was re
lieved from further duty by Judge Wood
this morning and with the consent of the
prisoner Frank T. Wyman, a Boise attor
ney, was appointed in his place.
"I presume you desire a continuance of
counsel?" said Judge Wood to the prisoner.
"Yes, sir, If it pleaae your honor," re
plied Orchard, who until the formal ap
pointment of Mr. Wyman was without a
legal adviser In the court room.
The date of Orchard's trial will not be
made until the cases against Haywood,
Moyer and Pettlbone at Boise are dis
posed of.
iSEEK TO END DIFFICULTIES
Effort Blade at Denver to Close Dis
pute with Industrial Work
ers ef the World.
DENVER, June 17. An effort waa made
I In the convention of the Western Federa
! tlon of Miners today to bring about an
J end of the controversy which has arisen
! between the miners and the Industrial
j Workers of the World. A resolution was
Introduced and referred to the committee
J on resolutions endorsing the principles of
) industrial unionism aa outlined tn the first
j constitutional convention of the Industrial
' Workers of the World as being the only
' logical and effective method of organising
j tlio workers in the Industrial field. The
resolution provides that this convention
Ignore all factional fights and elect dele
gates to the next annual convention of the
Industrial Workers of the World.
SILVER SERVICE FOR KANSAS
Governor Hoek and Wife Reach Phil
adelphia for Ceremonies of
Preseatatloa.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa., June I7.-Oov-ernor
Hoch of Kansas and wife arrived
here today and Joined the party of promi
nent Kansans who are to participate In
the presentation by the state of Kansas
this afternoon of a sliver service to the
battleship Kansas at the League Island
navy yard. The party came direct from
the Jamestowa exposition with the excep
tion of Mr and Mrs. Hoch, who spent Bun
day tn Washington.
BANKHEAD SUCCEEDS MORGAN
Governor Comer of Alabama Ho sure
Former fosfrewnss for failed
States Seaatosehlp.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., June 17.-Oovernor
Comer haa appointed John Bankhead to
the vacancy In the United Stales senate
from Alabama caused by the death of Sen
ator John T. Morgan, the appointment to
hold until the legislature meeta, July 1.
Bankhead Is a former congressman.
TAFT IN OMAHA TONIGHT
Secretary of War Speaks at T. M. C. A.
Reception.
GUEST AT DINNER OF BEE EDITOR
Cornea from Fort Meade aad Will
Reach Omaha This Evealag,
When Much Kntertalameat
la Plaaned.
1:06 p. m. Taft arrives at Union station,
":0 p. m. Dinner at Omaha tiuii.
1:15 p. m. Reception at Young Men's
Christian association.
no p. m. Address at Young Men's
Christian Association.
11:15 p. m. Departs for Fort Leaven
worth. Secretary of War William H. Taft will
honor Omaha with his presence today
for six hours. Secretary Taft Is due to ar
rive over the Northwestern at 5:03 In the
afternoon and to leave for Fort Leaven
worth at 11:15 the same night. Secretary
Taft Is accompanied by his confidential
stenographer, Wendell W. Miachler. Word
haa been received at army headquarters
also that the party will Include Major Gen
eral J. F. Bell, chief of staff, U. S. A., and
Captain W. M. Wright, who are also mak
ing an Inspection of western military posts,
but who, according to original plans, did
not expect to Join the secretary of war
until he reached Fort Leavenworth. Major
General Bell la also accompanied by Mrs.
Bell.
In all probability Secretary Taft will be
greeted when he steps from the train at
Omaha by a goodly representation of
Omaha business men and admirers gener
ally. The program for the secretary of
war Includes a dinner at the Omaha club,
tendered by Victor Rosewater, editor of
The Bee, and a reception at the Young
Men's Christian association later In the
evening. President Carpenter of the Young
Men's Christian association will be at the
dinner and take Mr. Taft In charge at its
close.
This noto will satisfy a ge- ' and lively
demand to hear Secretary eak:
To the Public: In resp . many re
quests, the directors of the Young Men's
Christian association have decided to ask
Secretary of War Taft to make a short
speech to the general public from the
balcony over the front entrance to the
association building Just previous to the
program Inside on Thursday evening. If
the secretary grants their request he will
be presented for this speech af 9 o'clock.
I. W CARPENTER,
President Young Men's Christian Associa
tion. ALL WANT TO HEAtTaDDRESS
Ministerial Union Will Ask to nave
I'lsjh School Baeralaareate
at Aedltorlem.
The Omaha Ministerial union held Its
final meeting for the summer Monday
mornlng and adjourned until the thirl
Monday In September.
The Interesting features of Monday morn
ing's meeting were the addresses by E.
C. Knapp. of the Hartford. Connecticut
School of Pedagogy as relating to Sun
day schools exclusively, who talked along
the lines of SunJay school work. An in
teresting address by M- A. Hudson, of
Syracuse, V.. Y., the founder of the Baraca
movement and one of the most prominent
Baptist laymen m the country. Mr. Knapp
Is en route to Denver to attend the Colorado
Sunday School convention, and Mr. Hud
son goes to Hastings to attend the Ne
braska Bunday School convention to be
held there this week. Mr Hudson will
return to Omaha next Bunday and will
address a meeting at the' First Congrega
tional church fn the evening, giving a
history of the Baraca movement.
The inly other business transacted at
the meeting was the appointment of a
committee to confer with the Board of
Education with a view to having the bac
calaureate address to the public schools
of Omaha delivered hereafter In the Audi
torium, In order that members of all tho
churches and public generally can hear tho
addresses. This committee will consist
of Rev. E. H. Jenks, Rev. L. O. Balrd,
Rev. J. F. Pauchcr, Rev. E. R. Currlo,
Rev. J. E. Hummon, Rev. Andrew Mc
Brlde and Rev. 8. D. Dutcher.
RACE FOR EXCHANGE 'PHONES
Nebraska Company Proposes te Land
the Private System
Contract.
Other companies may figure If they wish
on putting the new telephones on the floor
of the Omaha Grain exchange, but the
Nebraska Telephone company expects to
land the contract for putting them in. This
Is the statement of that company. The news
of the project for placing private telephones
on the floor of the exchange for use of Its
members tn talking to their subscribers
throughout the surrounding country waa
published In The Bee last Friday. It was
stated the Independent telephone people
were figuring to put the telephones there.
Guy H. Pratt, head of the contract de
partment of the Nebraska company, will
leave Thursday for Atlantic City to attend
the convention of contract agents for the
Bell properties In the United States. He
will take advantage of being In the east
to study the systems used by the exchsnges
In a number of large cities. He will adapt
this to the needs of the Omaha concern
and try to add improvements that may be
of use here.
The method adopted probably will be to
place a long distance telephone in the of
fice of each member of the exchange and
then run an extension to the floor of the
exchange.
OMAHA GIVES LAST WELCOME
Home Folka Will Receive Governor
Sheldon aad Booatera la
Royal Faahlea.
Now for ths conquering heroes!
The Commercial club proposes to cap the
climax of the Omaha Boosters swing
around the circle with the best of all re
ceptions If that be possible. When Gover
nor Sheldon and his hundred co-boosters
arrive at Union station at 4 o'clock this af
ternoon they are going to hear and see
things, at any rate. The business men who
have been good and stayed at home while
the others went abroad and enjoyed the
praise and entertainment which the cor
dial far west had to give, will be at bat
and they propose to knock the cover off
the bail before their inning Is over.' They
propose to Impress on Governor Sheldon the
fact that while the splendid cities west
have shown him a most delightful time, he
has at last In his travels come upon the
real metropolis, the Gate City of the west.
DEATH RECORD.
J. W. Frank.
WEBSTER CITT. Ia.. June 17 (Special
Telegram.) J. W. Frank, aged P6. who has
been married sixty-four years and who has
resided on ths same farm, south of this
city, fifty-four years, died last night.
DELEGATES ARE DISPLEASED
Dlaaolatloa ef Dimi at Opening
Leaves little Chance of
Accomplish meat.
THE IIAOtH Juno 17. The last chance
of any government coming forward to
p-opose openly discussion of limitation of
armaments disappeared with the knowledge
that the government of the United States
considered that the Initiative belntieil to
Europe and not to America. M. Nelldoff'a
depressing utterances nt the opnlrg of
the conference, coupled with the unfor
tunate dissolution of the duma at the very
moment the conference had assembled, has
produced many expresslona of regret that
President Roosevelt yielded the Initiative
cf the second conference to Emperor Nich
olas. The correspondent of the Associated Press
has heard discussions of delegates specu
lating on the differences In effect which
would have been produced had the key
note been sounded by a oountry Inspired
by democratic tendencies. As matters now
stand, neither England nor any of Its con
tinental friends sre ready to move lest
the mere suggestion of debating the ques
tion of the limitation of armnments Inject
a spirit of discord whloh would endanger
the useful work achievable.
Conferences between the leaders repre
senting the larger powers this afternoon
resulted In a decision to recommend the
appointment of only four committees to
consider the subjects enumerated under
the four heads In the Russian circular of
April last.
NEW HEAD OF NEW YORK LIFE
D. P. Kinsley F.lected President to
Saceeed Alexander K. Orr
May Leave Texaa.
NEW YORK, June 17.-Dorwln P. Kins
ley, first vice president of the New York
Life Insurance company, was elected presl
dent of the company, to succeed Alexan
der E. Orr. Mr. Orr became the head of
the company soon after the legislative In
surance investigation, with the understand
ing that a practical Insurance man be
named as his successor at the earliest op
portunity. Mr. Kinsley said: "We are now con
fronted with laws In Texas so objection
able that authority has been given to the
officers of the company In their discretion
not to ask for a renewal of our Texas li
cense In 1908 and to cease doing new busi
ness there whenever, In their judgment,
the situation demands It. I believe this
action Is absolutely sound and entirely
warranted."
ROADS MUST POST TARIFFS
Interstate Commeree Commlssloa
Makes Rule for Complete Pnb
llrltr of Schedules.
WASHINGTON, June 17. An Important
order has been Issued by the Interstate
Commerce commission regarding the post
ing of the tariff of railroads. Under the
new rate law It Is required that copies
of the tariffs shall be posted In two con
spicuous places in every railroad station
in order that they may be Inspected con
veniently by the public. .The law author
ises "the commission to modify these re
quirements and the commission, resllsing
the Impracticability of compliance with the
precise terms of the law has modified
the provision to some extent.
FEDERAL LAW ON LIQUOR
United States Circuit Court Renders
Decision as to Shipping from
State to State.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., June 17. Judgj
J. C. Pollock. In the United States district
court here today in the case of the Kan
sas City Brewing company asking an in
junction to prevent C. W. Trlckett, as
sistant attorney general of Kansas, from
seizing liquors in transft from Missouri
to Kansas, held that where the alo of
liquor is made In good faith in a foreign
state, the seller had the privilege under
the federal laws regulating lnterstato
commerce to deliver same In Kansas and
either collect in Kansas at the time of
delivery or In Missouri at the place of
sale. .
Governor Names Commission.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., June 17. (Special.)
Governor Brooks baa appointed a commis
sion of five to investigate the Wyomlnr
university and asking each appointee to
be ready to serve on June 15.
The full membership of the commission
Is as follows: J. E. Cosgrtff. Rawlins.
Carbon county, Wyoming; Chsrlos F.
Maurer, Doualas, Converse county, Wyoni-
llng; R H. Walsh, Sheridan, bherlilan
county, Wyoming; L. G. Phelps. Big Horn,
Big Horn county, Wyoming; M. R. John
ston, Wheatland. Laramie county, Wyom
ing. Frontier Day Program.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., June 17 (Special.)
The official program for the race events
and wild western sports of the coming
frontier days' celebration, July 15, M and
17. has been completed, and guarantees
that this year's show will be the best ever
given In the west. There will be twelve
event on each, of the first two days of
the celebration and thirteen on the third.
The prlxe In the world's championship
bucking and pitching contest is a 1M0 purse
end a $500 saddle.
Honors for Wyoming Priest.
LARAMIE, Wyo.. June 17 (Special.)
In the presence of a large audience and
of priests from neighboring parishes,
Bishop J. J. Keane of . the diocese of Chey
enne yesterday Invested Rev. Father Hugh
Cummlskey of the Laramie parish with
tho title of monslgour and domestic prelate
of the pope's household. Following the
ceremony the operetta, "The Spectre
Knight." was performed at the opera
house.
Crestoa Homecoming Day.
CHE-fTTJN. Ia., June lH (Bipedal.)
Creston Is to have a homecoming day this
summer when all the former Crestonltra
will be urged to return and pay a vlolt
to the city. The date has been fixed for
July 11, which Is during the Creston Chau
tauqua, the management of which haa ar
ranged to make the day one of the strong
est on the program. Creston has made won
derful advancement in the last few yean
and a strenuous effort is to be made to
get a large number of former cltlxens
here for at least that one day to eee how
the city has grown and to meet old friends
and acquaintances.
HYMENEAL
need-Cm lg.
Samuel O. Reed and Mrs. Mary Craig,
both of Omaha, were marrlod Saturday
afternoon by Justice of the Peace Eastman
at hla office tn the Barker block. The
couple will oontlnua reeldonoe la Omaha,
TRIAL FOR NEW LAW
Compromise Reached in Two-Cent
Litigation in Missouri.
VIRTUAL VICTORY FOR STATE
New Act Will Become Effective
Wednesday for Three Months.
SUIT MAY BE RENEWED THE3
Railroads May Revive Case if Rate ii
Unremnncrative.
FREIGHT CASE IN FEDERAL COURT
Nearly All Testimony la Already oa
File and It Will Re Adjudicated
There Mr I' hereon Sag
gested Compromise.
KANSAS CTTT, Mo., June 17 The Mis
souri 2-cent passenger fare act will rj
Into effect at C a. m. on Wednesday next
and be given a three months' trial. If, at
the end of that time. It Is found to bo
unremuneratlve Its enforcement enn then
be fought In the courts by the railroads.
The state omclnls are temporarily en
joined fromi enforcing the mnxlmtnn
freight rate law and this case will be ar
gued inter In the federal court.
Jiwtge Smith MePherson In the United
States district court here this afternoon,
after handing down an opinion maintain
ing the court's Jurisdiction In the premises,
ordered the promulgation ot the above
above facts, which had been agreed to by
the attorneys for the state nnd the eight
een f'seourl railroads Involved. The
court In Its decision lisd suggested that
the 1-cent fare should be first given a
practical trial bt-fore Injunction proceed
ings preventing Its enforcement be consid
ered. Hadley Discusses Case,
Herbert S. Hartley, attorney general,
said this afternoon regarding the 1-cent
bill:
"If at the end of three months the rail
roads want to litigate the reasonableness
of theso rates the question of the Jurisdic
tion of the state and federal courts to
determine the question will be fought out
and the state has lost none of Its rights or
advantages.
"The Injunction suits wlilch I have
brought against the companies on the pas
senger rates tn the state court will stand.
"As the reasonableness of the freight
rate law can be more speedily heard and
determined by the federal court on aor'ount
of the fact that practically all the testi
mony necessary to the determination haa
been already taken there, it will be heard
and decided In that court. The stats Is
In the better position to win the case un
der the act of 1907 than tt was under ths
the law of 1M. I feel that the order
made Is both a moral and a substantial
victory for the state.'
The Court's Opinion. . .
Judge MePherson said in part:'
That the nxlng or ratea by the legislature
Is presumptively correct, all concede. That
it Is a legislative act, all agree. But that
such rates must be reasonably remunera
tive, cannot longer be dlacussed. The ralJ
ways are entitled to cost and a reasonable
frotlt, and no fair-minded man disputes lt
low to arrive at the cost and reasonable
profit Is a most difficult problem. But II
must be ascertained and this ascertainment
can only be by judicial proceedings and
to be determined only by the courts and
ultimately by the supreme court of the
United States. No skill of ths draftsman
by the use of words or phrasing can take
that from the courts to the town meeting.
It cannot be changed by declamation,
either sophomorlc or by invective. II
can never be settled In a criminal chss by
arresting ticket agents or conductors. Th
supreme court in the end must have the
evidence, with the right to make the ulti
mate findings of fact. No local tribunal,
federal or state, can foreclose the fad
as would be done If the case goes to ths
supreme court on writ of error to ths
state courts, and from the state courts
there Is no method of review but by writ
of "error.
There Is but one orderly and seemly way
and that Is In equity, with the right of ap
peal to the supreme court, as has been
said by that court over and over again.
The argument that the courts of the state
ran decide as to the validity of the laws of
the state, as well aa ran the United States
courts, will not be argued by any federal
judge, but will be conceded. Those courts
are as high minded and aa learned as are
the federal courts, but that Is not the ques
tion. It Is a question of jurisdiction. And
this court haB jurisdiction and will main
tain Its jurisdiction.
Not Final Decision.
It Is urged with much plausibility that
because penalties are altixed to the statutes
of 1&7 that the criminal courts of the stale
only take jurisdictions. 1 do not stop In
review the various Missouri statutes upon
the subject of both passengers and frelKht,
all of which mutt be construed us In part
materia, but It Is sutllclent to show that
some of the Inflicting penalties is not the
only remedy. Tho attorney general and
railroad commissioners have much to do
with the enforcement of these statutes,
which the railways contend are void la
part. In the original cases the question
a whether all the earnings In the aggre
gate wre remunerative. That question Is
still present under the statutes of 1907.
Whether these laws by raising the freight
rattia and lowering the pasengur fares are
remunerative In the aggregate must be
considered by the court. The state is not In
effect a party, iecause the charge Is that
these officials are sneklng to enforce vuM
statutes. In more ways than by Indicting
penalties.
The orders heretofore made will stand
until va.-nted or modified. The casea will
be sent down for hearing as to whether a
temrorary Injunction shall Issue, and If la
sued what shall be the scope! Shall they
restrain the enforcement of the recent
freight rate statute Shall thoy restrain
the enforcement of the went l-eent pas
senger rate rate statute? Tentatively, sub
ject to argument, and subject to change of
opinion, If I should hear the rases my pres
ent view Is that the 2-cent patsengar rate
statute should be put In force and kept In
force for some months at least with the
right of the railroads to renew their mo
tion to enjoin the enforcement of the
Statute. One clasa of people claim that
with a t-cent paosenger fare travel will so
Increase ss to make It remunerative, oth
ers dnny this. The Wisconsin commission
but lately declared after montha of Investi
gation that In that state a 1-cent fare
would be confiscatory and Governor Hughes
by a recent veto message so declared In
the populous state of New Tork. How is
this question to ie determined? Is It not
all speculation and guess work? Of what
value will be the testimony of an ordinary
business man? And of what value will be
tin. testimony or ranway experts?
After Judge MoPnerson had rendered his
decision this afternoon the railways and
the state agreed to a statement of facts,
as follows:
That the railways' application for a tem
porary Injunction as to the maximum
frelxi.t laws of li7 Is sustained and until
further order of court herein the stalj
oftlclHls are enjoined from attempting Vi
recover any penalty or seeking to enfjres
that law.
s to the l-eent rate act. the order here,
tofoie entered by thi court enjolnlrg the
railways fr.im obeying tl at law shall re
main in effect until June 19 next at f a m.
at which lime the rates fixed "by said act
shall be put and kept In force for three
months without piejudlcn to the rights of
either par'y for the purpose of ascertain
ing more d'flntlely the extent that exierl
enoe w'll show that the rates under aa'd
an reouce itr wcrvaeo tMtrulta af