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The Omaha Daily Bee
Frcm Omaha liewsb.y.
TWO CENTS
From Omaha liewshys
TWO CENTS
VOL. XXXVII NO. 1.
OMAIIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 19, 1907 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
E OF PUBLIC LAND
Convention to Consider Public Domain
Begins in Denver.
COLORADO MEN SOUND KEYNOTE
Administration Regulations Are to
Be Opposed.
POSITION OF THE PRESIDENT
Harsh Bales Will Be Modified, bat
Policy Will Not be Changed.
FEDERAL OFFICERS PRESENT
Secretary OarId, Gilford Plnekot,
. H. Newell and II. A. Ballla
( ger of Interior Department
la Attendance.
I
DENVER, June 18-Called together for
discussion of public land question!, with a
tlew to formulating' a policy and urging
leglalatlon In accordance therewith, nearly
T.OOO representative citizens, representing
all . K & i i . . . . .
.,,,, l. uumiimauuri nairii iitci in tun- j
ventlon at the Broadway theater In this j
IUUR7- vvasninmon nave come;
US
rneia. secretary oi me in- ruau new me iracK at a switch near of Miners. Two were thus written and the
Urtor;' Glfford Plnchot, chief of the for- ! Columbus, O., killing- the fireman, but no etato. producing them, secured their admls
stry department; F. H. Newell, head of one else. Pa,., ,lon Then on wa, written aated at
tha reclamation service, and R A. Bal- ; Five men are killed by explosion In pow- Nome, Alaska, and given to Marlon Moore,
linger, commissioner of the general land of- der factory at Wllllamsport, Pa, rage 1 then an organizer for the Western Federa
te, representing President tRoosovelt and Investigation Into tha mystery of the tlon of Miners, to take to Alaska and mall,
prepared to give all possible Information j "'nhing of the 'Minnesota's launch brings The state produced the letter and over ob
aa to the policies of the administration re-l j n clue a" to the cause. Page j Jectlons secured Its admission,
gardlng tha control and regulation of the ' Epidemic ,of typhoid fever at Pittsburg j Next the state produced a letter written
public lands. j becomes more general. Page 1 by Haywood himself to Mrs. Orchard show-
The bad worn hv the Pnlnrniln Aol- Bryan rpcuks to the democrats of Okla- i Inir that the prisoner had knowledm nf th
gates was designed to furnish the keynote
to tha convention. It Is Inscribed as fol- '
lows: "Public lands were Intended for home
builders. We oppose Interference by gov-
eminent bureaus tinder autocratic rules and
regulations."
United Btatas Senator Thomas H. Carter
- . . .
of Montana, who waa chosen a. temporary
chalfman In caucus last night, made tha
.u..w.,. cuu., ur.ur t.lo con-
ventlon aaMmbled regarding the position
of President Roosevelt on public land
questions:
"The president Is opposed, it seems, to
the oonttnnance of the free and unregu
lated range, bat Is not absolutely commit
ted to any particular scheme for the ac
complishment of this purpose. This Is what
he Informed me. The policy, as I am In
formed by him. Is the regulation of tha
publlo ranges of the west by the govern
ment. "The president added that If it were
found there ware any harsh rules In fores
In tha administration of the policies these
harsh rules, .not the policies, would bo
modified."
DISASTER PROVES MYSTERY
avwatlara-tlosi br Steamboat laapcvt.
sura at Norfolk Falls ta Clcsu ,
ana CMa. .' k
-NORFOLK. Vs.. June IS. The mvestt
gatlon by local steamboat inspectors today
of the ' sinking of the battleshtp Minne
sota's launch was barren of results save
that the witnesses, all of whom were
members of the crews of the tug Crtsfteld
and car float No. 10 of the New York,
Philadelphia & Norfolk railway, testified
to their lack of knowledge of any collision
between their vessels and another through
which tha loss of the launch might have
resulted.
WASHINGTON, D. C. June IS. General
Unler, supervising Inspector , general of
steam vessels, before leaving for Norfolk
to attend the official Investigation Into the
Minnesota launch disaster told Secretary
Metcalf that no tug wlth a tow had loft
Hampton Roads on 'the night the launch
disappeared. His statement has only added
to ths mystery whloh surrounds tha ca
tastrophe. "
FORT MONROE, W, Juno 13. With his
arms stretched out as though ha had been
swtmmlng. and barefooted, ths body
thougnt to be that of Seaman Harry U
Van Dora of Wast Cedar Rapids, la., who
was a member of ths crew of ths Ill-fated
Minnesota's launch, was found floating
near tha ripraps today by tha passenger
steamer Emma Gouldman, plying between
Old Point and Pine Beach. Ths steamer
towed It to Old Point, where a launch
from the Minnesota took it In charge.
Identification was difficult because of tha
mutilated condition of the body. Funeral
servtoes will be held at the naval hospital
unless ths family of the deceased should
claim the body.
Experienced seamen say that the out
stretched condition of tha arms Indicate
conclusively that Van Dorn left ths
launch alive and must have swam soma
dlatancs before ha succumbed to the heavy
seas the night of ths aocident. Six bodies
have now been recovered, leaving only flv
missing.
WILL KNOW OF STRIKE TODAY
tCaeoatlv Commute f Commercial
Tslearraphsra' t'ataa says Mate
meat Will Be Mad.
NEVT YORK, June 18-Whether a strike
will be ordered to enforce the dxmonda of '
. . m i m n v 1 1 10 awnunaa or .
telegraphers employed by the Western '
Union for Increased wares will be mode '
known tomorrow, according to an an- !
nouncement made today at the headquar-
icrs oi me executive committee of the
Commercial Telegraphers' union, a J.
Konenkamp, who Is acting as the head of !
ine union In the absence of President j
Small, who Is out of th city, said today: j
win m auie io announce positively
tomorrow whether the union will order a
strlks or not. We will be In a position
then to make our plana public."
Mr. Konenkamp said he had heard noth-
l!a!i lT rTt"0.?' Nel1, ,ho '
- - - -j ivaiueni nooseveit
to look Into th differences between ths
telegraph companies and their employea
FIVE , KILLED BY EXPLOSION
Gelatin Department of Powder Plant
at Wlllamsport Blown I'p with
Deadly Resalt.
W1LUAMSPORT. Pa., Juns 18-Flv
men wer killed In an explosion In th gel.
sttn department of th Stnnemahonlng
Powder company at Stnnemahonlng, Pa.,
today. Th dead:
BILLM1RE SL'MMERSON.
EDWARn CoI.E.
J. U. NEIOM.
HAHRY t'OI.E.
8AMIKI. 811 ADM AN.
Only fragments of th bodies wer found.
As all tlis men In th building wer killed
It la not possible to ascertain th caus
f th explosion Two msa at work atar-
b war lujt""
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
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cooler.
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his wife
'-'wood,
'HVf-
SOMES
Letters written by Of
giving false information t
abouta, forwarded to her '
were Introduced In evidence
wood trial.
-iiua ivt Duuaera 01 noma a,,
I . . . . i , ,
muiiu ui Wl delegates lO UK S 'm
land convention held at Denver. a 1V
tna swiftest trains on tfic.g
hom- praising their new constitution as
better tmin the institution of the United
"J"- 1
Mayor Euen Bchmlti of San Francisco
!,ecur? llber'lon from i r "
' 0 ttend t0 private business only.
.,. . . . AW
President Konenkamp of the Commercial
!Tf,lo(:r ,rr8, J
that whether a ,trlke wU, be ord.red J
bu known deflDltely today. . Page I
w. j. Bran, , leUer to New York
traveling man, declares that tha next gov
ernor of New York will not veto a 2-cent
fare law. 1
rOBYJIGBT.
King Edward and many prominent per
sons of royalty and English and American
society attend the Ascot race meeting. ,
rags 4
French government wins voto ot.oon.V
denoe from Chamber of Deputies by largo
majority over decision to suppress wine
growers' revolt. ' Faf 1
Rumors In Japan give credence to re
port that Ambassador Aokl will be re
called. Page 1
XiOCAXk
General Passenger Agent Lomax of
Union Pacific, at the second annual meet
ing of tha operating officials of that road,
reads paper on harmony and says officials
and employes ars ona happy family.
County board defeats. Brunta resolution
providing for remodeling the present court
house and lays over Trainer's calling for
Joint action of city and oounty on court
bouse plana. Page 7
Secretary Taf t and party are given ova
tion on arrival In Omaha, where the sec
retary of war Is principal orator at the
Toung 1.. a's Christian association and
guest at dinner at Omaha club. ' Faga 1
Will of George W. Llnlnger. signed on
deathbed, Is filed for probate and widow
files petition for Harlon P. Devalon - as
executor. Pag T
Burlington reports show crops In Ne
braska are reaping the benefits from sea
sonable rain and sunshine and promise ex
cellent harvests. Fags a
Society WhUt clubs getting under
cover fo rthe warm season and giving way
to Cupid and the altar. Fag's 5
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR MAYOR
Eaarana Schiulta, If He Secures Ball,
Will Besom Dutlaa as Ex
ecutive. SAN FRANCISCO, June U.-James T.
Gallagher's appointment yesterday as act
ing mayor by the board of supervisors
Is only a temporary one. He will serve
only until the supreme court has decided
whether or not It will admit Mayor
Schmlts to ball pending the hearing of
Vis petition for a new trial. Should
Schmltz be granted freedom on bail Gal
lagher will, or course, go out of office at
once, for the mayor will no longer be in
capacitated for performing ths duties of
chief executive of the city.
FEVER SEVERE AT PITTSBURG
Epldemlo en laereaa Because of Fol
iation of Water Snpply from
tne Alleskeay.
PITTBBURO, June lS.-Typhotd fever Is
again . epidemic In this city. Forty-one
new eases were reported to ths bureau of
health during ths past twenty-four hours
and since June 1 there have been ZA cases.
The disease Is said to be of a more virulent I
type than last year and the mortality Is
greater. The Impure water supply Is tha
only cause for the present outbreak as
signed by Superintendent of Health Ed
wards. The disease Is prevalent In towns
11 "..inn 111 utwni j
along the Allegheny river and this causes I
pollution of Pittsburg's water
BRYAN AGAIN IN OKLAHOMA
Addresses Democrats Who. Met to
Ratify Nominations of Can
dldatea la Primaries.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Ok!.. June 11 Dem- I
ocrata from the two territories met In this ' iront hotel told her that he Intended to
city today to ratify th nominations made km Steunenberg. This also Orchard de
al the democratic primaries held June $ nled.
nd pass suitable resolutions. The official ;
return, from tha primaries show that C. j
N. Haskell was nominated for governor
and T. P. Gore and Robert Owen wer !
named for I'nlted States senators. In th
afternoon William J. Bryan will address
ths delegatea
COUNCIL BLUFFS WOMAN DIES
Mr. Kat Thompson, Enroot
Elisabeth, Pa-, Kb pi res Sad.
dnly at Plttsbnrg.
to
PITT6BrRG. Pa.. Jun 11 Two sudden
daths of through passengers on ths Penn
sylvania railroad occurred at ths Union
Ktatlon her today. Mrs. Kat Thompson,
aged years, enrout from Council Bluffs,
la., to Elisabeth. Pa., died In th women's
waiting room shortly aftar alighting from
th train. F. F. Whit of New York died
of apoplexy on Pullman of th Chicago
& 8t. Loafs express west bound. Both
bvUla war rnuvd to .Ui morgue
ORCHARD DECEIVED HIS WIFE
Letters Produced Showing Collusion
with Haywood.
STAR WITNESS AGAIN TESTIFIES
Orchard Recalled by Attorney Rich,
ardson and Questioned a to
Whether Be Had Veuge
fal Spite.
BOISFX Idaho, Jun IS. With Harry Or
chard recalled to the itand. Drat to be pre
pared formally by the defense for Impeach
ment and then to be re-dlrectly examined,
the rtate produced this morning a number
of lettera written by the witneaa and one
by the prlaoner Haywood, the purpose of
which waa to ahow that there had been a
conspiracy to deceive Mrs. Orchard of Crip
ple Creek as to the whereabouts of Orchard
In the apiing and summer of 1906.
The defense vigorously protested against
the Introduction of the matter on re-dlrect
examination, but the court ruled that if It
was Improper on re-dlrect he would permit
the state to re-open Its examination.
Orchard swore that Haywood said In the
spring of 1906 that Mrs. Orchard waa re
peatedly writing to him as to Orchard's
whereabouts and Orchard suggested that he
write her a series of letters, date them at
Ban Francisco and have them delivered
through agents of the Western Federation'
I Alaskan story and this, too, was admitted
In evidence. Orchard also testified that the
replies of Mrs. Orchard were sent to him
through Haywood.
Seek to Show Reveaare.
The Impeaching questions propounded by
the defense all Indicated a purpose by tho
defense to show that nt various times Or
chard threatened to kill Steunenberg be
cause of a desire to be revenged for the loss
of his Interest In the Hercules mine.
All the members of the Haywood family
were In the seats near the prisoner when
the case again:! William D. Haywood was
resumed at 9:30 this morning tn the Ada
county district court
During the Intermission since the ad
journment on Saturday a large number of
witnesses have arrived In Boise. The
court room was only about half filled,
however, at the time court opened. J. T.
Nicholas, who was deputy sheriff of
Canyon county and In charge of the Jnll
at Caldwell at fhe time of Orchard's ar
rest after the murder of former Governor
Steunenberg waa here. Orchard, in his
statement from the stand., said that whtlo
In the Jail at Caldwell he received a let
ter from; Pettlbone. Ths original of the
letter waa destroyed by Orchard, but
Nicholas made a copy of It before giving
it to Orchard. The copy of tha letter was
produced and Identified, by Nicholas. A
section of the original envelope was also
produced and ' identified. The letter was
not read. ' Tha 'Witness, said that " It' was
not signed.
Miller Called Upon Orcbard.
Nicholas testified that Fred Miller, ' a
lawyer of ' Spokane, had called upon.
Orchard shortly after ha was placed In
the Caldwell jail. Miller Is now one of
the attorneys for the defense of Haywood.
Nicholas said that Orchard had not sent a
telegram summoning Miller, but that ho
had received a telegram signed "M."
A copy of the telegram was produced and
Identified by tha witness. . Nicholas was
proceeding to tell of a conversation with
Miller when ths defense raised objection
after objection and after argument the
tsstlmony waa admitted. Nicholas oald
that Miller had told him that money sent
to Orchard should be turned over t Miller
as his attorney.
Nicholas was allowed to go without any
cross-examination and Harry Orchard wax
called. The notorious prisoner witness
entered the court room through tha door
leading to ths Judge's room. His appear
ance created no particular Interest. He
cam In with his customary brisk step
and preceded and followed by deputies and
"gun men."
Are Proving; Orchard's Motlv.
E. F. iRlrhardson at once commenced the
cross-examination. It became evident that
the defense proposed to bring a number of
witnesses to prove that Orchard had for
years nuraed a vengeful spite agatnsf
Steunenberg and had repeatedly made
threats against him.
"Do you know Max Mallch of DenverT"
asked Rtcharon.
"Yes, sir."
"Did you In -Vane or July of 1908 say to
Max Mallch. you and he being alone, that
you were going to kill Steunenberg oven If
you had to awing for It?"
"No, air, I never had any such conver
sation. Senator Borah asked If he could not
place the tlms closer than June or July,
1M6.
"No man can fix the exact day of such
sn occurrence," said Mr. Richardson, some-
what hotly.
"We will have Max Mallch here and ha ,
may fix It for you. but It Is not likely he 1
can give you th. day of the conversation."
"Did you say that Steunenberg was mean
snit that hurl It not been for Kteunenlmrir '
'ou would have been a millionaire because
juu u vmini uurc ui mo
Hercules mine snd that Steunenberg had
ririven vnu nut of tha tito?" .
"No, sir; I never said any such thing."
Orchard Dors Not Hesitate.
Orchard was very positive In his replies
and showed no hesitation. Mr. RlchardS'in
j asked him If he knew Lottie Day of D. n-
ver. and meetine her in a room at the Uel-
' Orchard was asked If he had not made
"milar treats In the hearing and preaenc
cf "Kid" Waters of Cripple Creek and
"'n1- waa asked If h had not told
Dr. J. S. McGee. formerly of Wallace, that
he was a spy and that hs was cotng to :
"get ven" with Steunenbetg. II pol- conscious in the wood's near here Sunday
tlvely denied that h had. A conversation nlffht Is dying. He did not regain con
wlth D. C. Coatea, formerly lieutenant gov- sclousneaa. It Is believed he bad been
ernor of Colorado, was repeated by Rich- ' aaraulted and robbed. He is very wealthy
ardsna.
In this Orchard Is alleged to have said:
"Th more I see of my old partners In
th Harcule th mora bitter I feel. They
all are rich and I am a wandering pauper.
I'll get vn with Steunenberg yet."
Orchard said quietly:
"I never mads any such statement, either
then or elsewhere."
Ler Wlthoat Slgaatar.
At . tills point th slat took Orchard
over for th redirect examination. J. H.
liawley asked as to his Interest in ths
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
N ekruka and Itwt Poatofflc Clerks
Given InereaM la
Malar lea.
(From Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, June 18. (Special Tele
gram.) First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock today announced Increases
In salaries of postal olrks, effective July
1 next, as follows:
1 Nebraska Alliance, one clerk, $500 to
$000, one, SOO to $"00; Aurora, two, SS09 to
1600; Blair, one, S)0 to tSOO, one, S700 to
tsoo.
Iowa Council Bluffs, two, $no to $TO0;
one. 700 to tSOOj two, SS00 to $900; two,
$1,000 to $1,100; Albla, two, $400 to W0 one,
$700 to $300; Algona, on. $600 to $W0; one,
$700 to $mo; Cedar Falls, one $500 to $600;
two, $800 to $900; Centervllla, two, $600 to
$900; one $900 to $1,000; Charlton, one, $700
to $n0; two, $soo to $iO; Clinton, four, $700
to $; one, $W0 to $900; threa, $900 to $1.000
Creston, one, $600 to $800; ene, 1700 to $W;
one. $900 to $900; Denlson, ons, $800 to $!"0;
Fort Madison, four. Increased $100 each;
Harlan, one, $100 Increase; Iowa City, two,
$600 to $.100; on, $700 to $M00; two, $800 to
$90; one, $900 to $1,000, and one, $1,000 to
$1,100; Jefferson, one, $700 to $S0O.
Tho secretary of the Interior ha reserved
the following described lands In the Black
Hills, South Dakota, for town site pur
posns In connection with Belle Fourche Ir
rigation project: Townahlp north, range
S east, southeast quarter of southeast quar
ter, section 1, south half of southwest
quarter, section JO, east half section S9,
east half of northeast quarter, sectton .0.
Peter Toden haa been appointed post
master at Abbott, Halt county. Neb., vice
D. Broadwood, resigned.
LAND ATTACK ON NEW YORK
General Mnrray, Cklef of Artillery,
Says Mack Danger Exists
In tkc Bear.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jun 18. General
Murray, chief sf ' artillery, has returned
from New York, where he was an observer
of tho Joint operations of the regular coast
artillerymen and tho New York state mi
litia in repelling th snem navai unac
upon th defense of New York. Having
planned these Joint drills with the special
purpose of ensuring the existence of a suf
ficient force of trained volunteers to make
good the great deficiency In numbers of
the regular coast artillery. General Murray
Is extremely gratified with the exhibition
of Interest and enthusiasm shown by th
New York national guardsmen in the suo
cesful work of last week. He- now projects
an extension of the plans for Joint drills,
based upon the fact, developed by the ex
perience of last week, that the real weak
ness of New York's defenses lies In the
danger of an attack by a land force In tha
rear of th fortifications.
HEAVIER LOADS FOR CARS
Plan to Rellev Consjestton Is Pro
posed by Fr I sTkt Agents
from Toledo.
NBW ORLEANS, aj June 18. Interest
ing inquiries Into tha mean of relieving
car shortage r scheduled .for discussion
at the twentieth annual convention tit tb
American Freight Agents' assoclatkm,
which beiran hre today. Th delegation
from Toledo has made the following propo
sition: "Many shippers show a disposition to
load the cars to the minimum governing
the commodity shipped, whereas loading to
full capacity of the car would greatly re
lieve the existing car shortage." As a rem
edy th Toledo agents propose "the chang
ing of the classification minimum on car
loads to the visible capacity of th ear."
The New York agents will bring up a gen
eral discussion of the new, rate taw.
Today's sessions were confined to a wel
oome and to pleasure trips.
DEPRECATES HUGHES' VETO
W. J. Bryan Writes to1 Traveling Man
Sarins Next Governor Will
Do Differently.
NORFOLK, Vs., June 18. William Hogs,
representing New York in the National
Travelers' Protective association conven
tion here, today received from William J.
Bryan a letter, dated Lincoln, Neb., June
15, In which Mr. Bryan says:
I am sorry that Governor Hughes ve
toed the 2-cent rate bill. He simply gives
the benefit of the. doubt to the railroads
Instead at to the people, and, that too,
where the roada were protected by an in-
j peal to th courts, whereas the people
. have nn Annes.1.
His veto . shows; how difficult regulation
Is when the roails have such an enormous
influence In politics.
But the traveling: men ought not to be
discouraged; It takes time to secure re
forms, but reforms come the next gov
ernor of New York will not veto a 2-oent
rate bill.
RAINFALL BELOW NORMAL
Record for Week Shows Lack
Bf olstar Over Conald
able Area
of
LINCOLN, Neb., Jun 18. Spedal.)
Following Is the weekly weather bulletin
for the week ending June 17:
Th week was varm and cli
with hrlsk to hluh east or south wind.
The dai'v men lmwrHtir sveraged 4
ex.mra'.nrV.r;
April Int. -The maximum temperatures
wi-rn aliollt 9' decrees In the most central
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"of" the week !
flie ru 1 n f h 1 1 was connnea to scattered
Bhowers and was generally much belo'v
the normal, in consiaeraoie areas no ran
fell after Monday, the 10tt., while In most
places where ruin fell the amount was
less than hulf an Inch. The total raln
fn'l from April 1st to data la about two
thirds of the normal.
The weather was mostly clear during
fhe Week. But some clouds occurred,
eepeclallv the first part of the week, and
In the northern and western counties.
G. A. LOVETAND, Section Director.
WEBSTER CITY MAN DEAD
J. P. Clagg, Wealthy Iowan, Beaten
and Robbed, Haa Saornmhed
to Injuries.
WEBSTER CITY. Ia., June 18. (Special
telegram)-J. P. Clagg who was found un-
Clagg died at noon without regaining consciousness.
Clondbnrst Tears Oat Lin.
PONCA, Neb., Jun 17.- Special Tele
gram.) A cloudburst between this station
and Newcastle did considerable damage,
especially to th Chicago, St. Paul, Minne
apolis Omaha railroad, where two and
a half mllea of track were washed out
and several bridges as well. The trains
are being sent around ths washout and ar
being put through. It Is thought it will
require at least thre days to rplr th
damag t Ui railroad
J
LIMITED TRAIN FLIES TRACK
One of Swiftest on Big Four Strikes
Switch Near Columbus.
FIREMAN WHO JUMPED WILL DIE
Ksglaeer Stack to Throttle and
Is
Calnjared Pasaeasers Thi
la All Directions, kat
None KlUed.
COLUMBUS, O.. Jun 18. Big Four pas
senger train No. 19, one of the fastest
trains on th New York Central lines, went
through an open switch today In the north
ern part of the city, and Is now lying on
Its side along the track while all the pas
sengers are wondering they were not killed.
The train Is the fastest that runs between
this city and Cleveland and was rushing
along, according to one of the passengers.
at fifty miles an hour when It struck a
switch approaching this city and the pas
sengers were thrown In every direction.
The tender of the engine ran along the
side of the track for some distance and
then plunged its noae Into the ground
about twenty-five feet, the engine con
tinuing along the side of th track for
$00 feet and then turned over on Its side.
Engineer William T. Smith stuck to his
post and waa uninjured. His fireman, Joe
Mahaffey of Cleveland Jumped and la
probably fatally injured. He was taken
to tho Protestant hospital. Ths rest of
the train Is lying on Its side along the
trnck. The train, which is a mate of th
Twentieth Century Limited, carries
through pAssengers from Now York. The
sleepers were wrecked but a resort that
the wreck caught fir Is an error. Tho
list of seriously injured follows:
Mrs. Elizabeth Lowrev. azed 60. Cleve
land ; hip Injured.
j. u. ureegan, usveiand; oacR sprained.
If. L. Reed, Mansfield- face out.
Dr. Hlndman. New York: back hurt and
body bruised.
Fireman Joe Mahaffey, fatally Injured.
The wreck occurred In a portion of th
city which Is almost Inaccessible and It
was some time before aid reached the pas
sengers. All the ambulances In the city
wore rushed to th scene and the seriously
Injured were hurried to the hospitals.
Many of the passengers In the sleepers
who were only scratched and slightly
bruised were able to walk to a stret oar or
other conveyance and came Into the city.
Many refused to give their names. It Is not
believed any of the injured except the fire
man will die. The wrecked train leaves
Cleveland at 7:25 a: m. dally and Is known
among railroad men aa the Lake Shore
Limited.
The track followed by the wrecked flyer
was a spur leading to a factory. It has
not been Jetermlned whether th switch
was left open by a switching crew or
whether th engine followed th Bids track
on account of a defect tn the switch. ' Offi
cials are of the opinion that th switch
was either tampered with or carelessly left
open.
Boys Threw th Switch.
NEW YORK, Jun 18. Officials of th
New York Central railroad have advloes
from Columbus, O., which Indicates that
th open switch Which wrecked the Big
Foot, express, was thrown open by a gang
of boys. " ' ' -
The suyerlntendent of th Big Four at
Columbus telegraphed that' 'another "train
passed over the road twenty minutes before
No. 19 came along and the engineer noticed
a crowd of boys near the switch controlled
the spur track' Into ths sewer pip works
where the wveck occurred.
LOOKING FORJKJKI'S RECALL
Strong Indications la Toklo that Am
baaador at Washington Is to
Return.
TOKIO, June 18. There are strong Indi
cations that Ambassador Aokl will be re
called. Thar Is an Inclination to connect
the rumor of his reported coming recall
with Premier Salonjl's audience with the
mikado this morning after the cabinet
council.
MUKDEN June 11 Viscount Hayashl,
foreign minister of Japan who regards the
new administration of Manchuria which Is
th outcome of Baron Komura's mission, to
China in December, 1906, as the medium of
a settlement of existing differences between
China and Japan followed the viceroy of
Mukden here and the two held a long con
sultation at Haushlchang today.
In regard to Japan's position and policy
In Manchuria viscount Hayashl said to the
correspondent of the Associated Press that
he regretted many Incidents which had
taken place during tha military regime, but
expressed willingness to accede to China's
Just claims, especially In the matter of cer
tain houses and landa which constitutes a
minor difference. He said Japan would be
able to compromise, as she desired to be ! bottom, and all along from this city to
conciliatory, but he would Insist upon ad- Cent en tile hundreds of acres of corn and
herenc to a liberal Interpretation of th f small grain are being ruined, to say noth
treaty as In the case of the requirements j ng ef the thousands of acres of, hay and
of th Yalu timber company which China
was not disposed to concede.
FRFWPU nnVFRWMCMT DM TOP
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Derision to Proant Win Growers
Supported In Chamber of
Depot Irs.
PARIS, June 18. The action of th gov
ernment in determining to prosecute tho
agitators In the south of France led to a
lively debate In the Chamber of Deputies
today, but after a tumultuous session the
cabinet secured an indirect vote of con
fidence by ths large majority of 2fM.
Premier Clemenceau refused to agree to
the Immediate discussion of an Interpella
lion on the subject of the government"! '
plana and demanded that the motion he I
postponed until June 26. In a speech which
waa frequently interrupted by noisy pro
teats he declared that all means of con
ciliation were now exhausted and that as
chief of the government he was bound to
enforce respect for the law. Th oommlt
tee at Argelllers had set Itself up In place
of the central government. If ths chamber
defeated the postponement of the In tor pel--;
lotion he would Immediately countermand
the prosecutions and the chamber would be
Th. government's motion was finally !
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vos cltnnt y to
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WILL NUI VVtU'lYlno. r A LmbK '
Earl f Hasater Denies Report
Is Engaged to Cklcngo
Woman. .
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LONDON, Juns 11-Th. Earl of Munster,
when questioned today regarding the re
port that he was engaged to Mrs. Potter
palmer, replied:
"The report Is absolutely untrue"
All the afternoon papers here printed
dispatches from Chicago reporting the en-
gageinent, with photographs and bloirra.
bltisS) Oi Ui -aXtWa.
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COURT REFUSES INJUNCTION
District isdxe nt Denver Denies Mo
tion In Woodmen of the
World ( .
DENVER. June 18. District Judge Al
Im yesterday denied the motion for a
temporary Injunction In the rult of Mrs.
Jessie Fnlkenburg Fallts against the head
of the Woodmen of the World to prevent
the erection of a monument to the memory
of Former Head Consul Falkenburg.
Judge Allen took occasion to rebuke th
local lodge that supported the suit, 0e
rlnrlng that It should never have been
brought, but that the dispute should havo
been settled within the order. '
COLLECTS MEXICAN SUBSIDY
Panamerlean Railroad Completed to
Within Short Distance of
Guatemala.
MEXICO CITY. June 18 J. M. Neeland.
general managor of the Panamerlcan rail
road, today collected from the Mexican
government $1,200,000 as the third pay
ment of the subsidy which It granted,
making the total paid to date $3,000,600
and leaving a balance of $2,000,000 which
will be paid when tha railroad rachts
the Guatemalan border.
The road Is now within 140 miles of the
Guatemalan border and construction in
Salvador and Spanish Honduras will com
mence before th close of the present year.
Mark Twain Meets Shaw.
LONDON, June 18. A number of friends
and admirers met Mark Twain (Samuel L.
Clemens) on Ills arrival here this morning
from New York. Among those Introduced
to the American humorist was George
Bernard Shaw, trie author, with whom
Twain engaged In conversation for some
time.
TABOR COLLEGE HOLDS JI'BII.EE
Wee We Commencement Festivities
An Held With Dne Ceremony.
TABOR, la., June 18. (Special.) Th Ta
bor college Jubilee haa opened with a fair
attendance. The senior class gave some
amusing stunts, and an excellent farewell
address was given by Miss Stevens at
Adams hall Saturday evening. The other
classes also were largely and loudly In
evidence, the freshmen exploding a fin
exhibit of fireworks.
Sunday President Ellis delivered the bac
calaureate address to a full house, many
old friends and alumni cf the college being
present. Prof. Walter Wright of Olivet
college, Michigan, gave a missionary ad
drees Sunday evening. Monday afternoon
the tnterclass oratorical contest was held.
Royal Barnes of the Junior class winning
th $26 Harris prize ss the best orator. He
will represent the college at the state con
test. Wlllard Wyant of the freshmen class
was second. Miss Myrtle of the sophomore
class secured the $10 prise In her class and
Miss Bessie Winchell the Junior class prise
of $19.
Monday evening a large audience assem
bled on the campus to witness Bhakes
leare's "Midsummer Night's Dream," as
rendered by the. Phi Kappa Literary so
ciety. ;
Today waa historical day, with flag rais
ing and other Interesting events. The reg
ular college trustees' meeting was held
today.'"; '"""" :
Commencement at Vermilion.
VERMILION, & D., June M. (Special.)
Faculty, students and friends of the
Stat University of South Dakota are this
week celebrating the twenty-fifth anni
versary of ths active existence of th uni
versity aa an educational Institution.
Though incorporated by til first terri
torial legislature of Dakota In 18B2 the ac
tual construction and organisation of tha
university did not occur until 1882, under
the Initiative of the people of Vermilion
and Clay counties. Today the only feature
waa the class day program of th college
of arts and sciences.
Wednesday ' la alumni day, and a pro
gram will be given In the chapel st 10:30
o'clock. In the afternoon class reunions
will be held. At 8:30 o'clock p. m. Wednes
day Charles B. Elliott of the Minnesota
supreme court wilt address the taw gradu
ates, after which will occur the law
alumni banquet.
The commencement exercises on Thurs
day will be held In th chapel at 11 o'clock
a., m. Benjamin 8. Terry of Chicago will
address the graduates. Following his ad
dress will come the conferring of degrees,
and then Gov. Co I. Crawford will deliver
a short address. At $ o'clock In the armory
occurs th alumni luncheon, and the pro
gram f the week cloaes ' with the presi
dent's reception In the evening at the same
place.
Vermilion Rlver Overflows,
VERMILION, S. D., June 18. (Special.)
A vast volume of water Is spreading out
over the lowlands of the Vermilion river
pasture lands that are submerged. Tha
overflow Is not a sudden one, but ha
gradually been creeping out over the banks
of the crooked river for several days. The
j heavy rain, several day. ago have had
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IS On IUQ W.jr iu iiiwv iiuim um ill iiiu
Missouri, which Is now backing muddy
water Into th Vermilion river for several
miles.
Frontier Day Program.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. June 17. (Special.)
The official program for the race events
and wild western sports of the comlnir
j frontier days' celebration, July 26, it and
! 27, has been completeJ, and guarantees
j that this year's show will be the beat ever
given In the west. There will be twelve
events on each of the first two days of The party was accompanied as far as Nor
th celebration and thirteen on the third, j folk by Senator Gamble irtid Governor
I The prlxe In the world's championship
bucklng and pitching contest. Is a $500 purse
and a $00 saddle.
DEATH RECORD.
Lieutenant Stewart.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. June 18. Lieu
tenant Stewart of the Eleventh Pennsyl.
vsnla Infantry In the civil war, was killed
by sunstroke at the Soldiers' home here I
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J, W. Frank.
WEBSTER CITY. Ia . Jun. 17 -(Spec1al ,
Telegram.) J. W. Frank, aged E6, who has
ben married sixty-four years and who has
resided on the .ame farm, south of this j
) city, fifty-four years, died last night.
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Train Dispatchers In Session.
BOSTON, June 18. A. delegate from every
section or ine rnmincm wi present (inlay
st tne opening or in iwennern ann.ual con
ventlon of the Train Dispatchers' Angula
tion of America. Matters of Interest to th
ravelins- public as resards the speedy and
safe moving of trslns alii come up for dis
cussion at th sessions which continue to
morow snd Thursdar st the Hotel Jtrnne
wlrk. An sddrena of welcome to the dele
gates was made bv President Lucius Turtle
of the Boston A Mulne railroad, to wtich
James E. llolloren and John F. Mackle.
respectively, president and seuMtr f LU.
aaaiuiliilUm. raatooudad. J
Till ! AT Y. M. C. A.
Secretary of War Makes Address at
Opening New Building.
MEETS BUSINESS MEN OF OMAHA
Discusses Subjects of Vital Interest to
American People.
RECEIVES A SPLENDID OVATION
Entertained at Omaha Club Dinner by
Victor Rosewater.
GOVERNOR AND OTHER NOTABLES
Train Delayrrf la Arriving, bnt Thl
Doe Mot SVrloasly Interfere
With Program aa
Laid Oat.
For several hours Inst night William II.
Taft, secretary of war, forme rgovernor
general of the Philippines and prospestlv
candidate for president of tha United
States, was the guest of Omaha. Though
he camo rather In the quasi-private capa
city as orator for the Young Men's Chris
tian association at the formal opening of
the splendid new building at Seventeenth
and Harney streets, the secretary of war
was received with that depth of cordiality
which made him feel he was the wel
come and honored guest of the city, and.
Indeed the state, for the state's chief exe
cutive was here to participate In the re
ception. Secretary Taft came as no stranger to
Ornaha, but he came with renewed honors
and distinction. His last visit waa during
the fall of lix, when he spoke at the Bur
wood theater. But a life as rapidly mov
ing, as proliflo of results, as strenuous as
that which the head' of ths government's
wsr department leads, necessary achieves
many distinctions, because it produces
things, and so Secretary Taft came back
to Omaha after the lapse of less than two
yeurs a bigger and far more distinguished
man. Great things had been accomplished
by the Washington government since his
last visit, and he had share din the doing
of those great things.
Well and Jovial, as Vsnal.
Omaha friends of the secretary wer
gratified to find no trace of the recent
indisposition whloh overtook him at St.
Paul. He appeared to be and said he was
standing his Journey well and enjoyed his
trip through tha west, a section of tha
oountry of which he Is particularly fond.
Secretary Taft had had a strenuous day.
Owing to high waters In th Black Hills'
his train on tha Northwestern railroad was
unavoidably delayed. When It had reach
ed Long Pine, Neb., at 11:30 yesterday
morning it was four hours late. Herolo
action .was necessary to land It In Omaha
anywhere near schedule tlms. North
western officials thought and acted quickly -and
that part of the train occupied by the
secretary and his party was detached from
the regular train and whisked Into Omaha
as a special. The Northwestern said It
could gat Secretary Taft Into Omaha at '
T Instead ot S(06, two hours lata instead
of four. It did better; It got him her at
8:16, and that was not lata enough to mar
th program seriously.
Kecastloa at th Train.
The train was met at the Union station
by Victor Rosewater, editor of Ths Bee;
Gurdon W. Wattles, Postmaster H. K.
Palmer and Brigadier General1 Edward B.
Godfrey, commanding tha Department of
the Missouri; Major General Charles R.
Noyes, military secretary; Major Thomas
Sw)be, acting chief uartermaster; Major
George T. Holloway, pay department;
Captain T. B. Hacker, chief commissary;
Captain Claude B. Bweezey, pay depart
ment; Captain Leonard B. Wlldman, act
ing chief algnal officer; Captain R. P.
O'Connor, acting chief surgeon; Captain
David L. Stone, constructing uartermaster;
Captain W'llliaqm G, Doane, acting judge
advocate; Lieutenant F. W. Fonda, Tenth
cavalry, and Lieutenant George R. Allln,
aide-de-camp to General Godfrey.
Secretary Taft was the first of his party
to appear from tho private car and was
met by Mr. Rosewater, who Introduced
him to the two other members of ths cltl
sons" committee. The remainder of th
Taft party consisted of Major General J.
Franklin Bell, chief of staff of the United
States army, and Mrs. Bell; Captata
William M. Wright of the general staff and
aide-de-camp to General liell; Mr. Wendell
M. Mlschler, private secretary to Secretary
Taft, and United States Senator Klttrldg
of South Dakota.
Mata Army Officers.
After the formal greetings Secretary
Taft was Introduced to the regular army
officers and was Immediately Joined by
General Bell and Captain Wright, both of
whom were personally acquainted with
most of the officers. This was especially
true as regards Captain Wright, who is
well known In Omaha as having been at
tached to the staff of Major General John
M. Bates while he was In command of tha
! Per artmnt of the Ml8Sour,.
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corted to the north entrance of Union sta
I tlon, where conveyances were In waiting
to takn them to the Omaha club as special
guests of Victor Rosewater at a dinner.
Secretary Taft. Mr. Rosewater and Mr.
Wattles were driven to the club In Mr.
Wattles' automobile and General Bell,
Gcneial Godfrey and the others were driven
to the same destination In carriages.
South Dakota Statesmen.
Senator Klttrldge only accompanied th
nartv a fnp aa Omnha. liiavlna- It here.
Crawford of So.ith Dakota and from Nor-
folk for a conalderaMe distance down th
road by Congreasmun Kinkuld, who left It
at Fremont.
Owing to the delay In the arrival of tha
train and the fatlkue Incident to travel
the contemplated reception to Mrs. Bell at
the Paxton hotel a as abandoned.
Governor Sheldon waa not In the party
that received Secretary Taft at the train.
for he hsd only arrived In Omaha a few
hour, previous, tired from tho long jour-
ney he had made over the Pacino nortn-
west With the Omaha boosters, but h.
Joined th distinguished guests at tha
Omaha club and accompanied It to th
Young Men's Clirlstlon Ausoclatlon. Crowds
had assembled tit the depot and later at
tha Young Men's Clirlstlon Association
building to see and cheer the distinguish
vluitors.
Dinner at Omaha Club.
The guejts at the dinner were:
The secretary of war.
Governor George L. Sheldon
Henutor Norris Brown
(Senator K. J. Burkett
Ma)or G-neral J. Franklin Bell
Brig. General E S. Godfrey
John L. Kennedy
Howard H HuMilg
John L. Wvbster.
t'harlus J. Oreun
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