Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, June 22, 1907, NEWS SECTION, Image 1
f The Omaha Daily Bee hews section. Pages 1 to 8. A rpr far ih Hm THE OMAHA DEC Best A". West VOL. XXXVII NO. 4. OMAIIA, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 22, 1907 SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. STATE CLOSES CASE Evidence Against Haywood it All Before the Jury. DEFENSE MOVES ACQUITTAL Court it Asked to Order a Verdict of Not Guilty. MOTION PROMPTLY OVERRULED It It Argued by Richardson, Darrow and Borah. ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY Defense Will Make tla Opening- State ment and Begin Presentation of Testimony Flnul Wlt neaaea for Stnto. BOISE. Idaho. Jun 21. When the state today cloned Its cane against William D. Haywood, charged with the murder of ; former Governor Frank Steunenberg, the i defense made an unsuccessful attempt to ecure from the court an order directing ! the jury to acquit the prlnoner. Judge , Wood's ruling, which requires the defense to meet with evidence the case that the state has presented, was made at 5:15 j o clock, and It wtis then arranged that Haywood's counsel should make their opening statement and present their first testimony on Monday next. When the trial opened this morning It was stipulated that the record should show thst the date of the draft sent by Haywood to Jack Slmpkins late In 1006 was December 81, and after that the prosecution pro ceeded to show by a handwriting expert that George Pettlbone, using the names of 'J. Wolff" and "P. Hone" made two re mittances of money to Harry Orchard at Ban Francisco through the Pacific Postal Telegraph company In the fall of 1904. The state next colled Jim Beahorn, a colored horse trader, who swore that he sold a horse and buggy to Orchard In Denver In 1006, and identified Haywood as one of the snen who rede- with Orchard. After that the defense admitted that In June, 1003, Haywood sent 176 to Steve Adams at Og den, and when the necessary slewing had been made on the record the prosecution formally rested. Richardson Opens for Defense. Ths motion for an Instruction to the Jury to acquit waa by agreement pre sented at the afternoon session, and the Jury was sent back to the jury house out of hearing of the argument. Attorney E. . F. . ltlulutrdaon made the principal argument in support of the motion- In a long, carefully prepared and eloquent address. He took for his guide the Idaho statute which forbids convic tion upon the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice and quoting many authori ties In support of his contention that there must bo convincing corroboration entirely Independent of the testimony of the Ac complice and made an analys'a of all the testimony offered. He declared that none of the testimony could stand without the support of Orchard's story, and that ths statute specifically' forbade Its acceptanco under those circumstances. He also argued that the testimony of Orchard wns the only showing that In any way connected Haywood with the crime that the statute forbade conviction under those circumstances. Senator Borah, who alone spoke for the state, argued with like force and eloquence that Haywood's connection has been Inde pendently shown and that Orchard's tes Imony has been corroborated by Independ ent circumstances and evidence. He also submitted a general argument to show thst the state had established the exist ence of a general conspiracy In which Haywood was a participant, and In which he strongly developed the alleged con nection of Pettlbone and Slmpkins. Clarence Durrow, who closed, pleaded that there wus not a shred of evidence In the case capable of standing without "the rotten thread of Orchard's story" to sus tain It and that the plain provision of the Idaho statute made the duty of the court clear. He ridiculed the Idea of a general conspiracy and contended that If the most, liberal allowance were made for the en tire showing of the statu that It would not make out a case against the prisoner worthy of submission to the Jury. Teatlmonr In Detail. Two Important pieces of testimony were offered this morning. Charles S. Klngsley, a handwriting expert, testified that the writing on the waivers of the money order telegrams sent from Pettlbone's at or m December. In the names of "J. Wolff' and "P. Bone" to "H. Orven" In Ban Fran cisco, was dons by ths same hand that penned Pettlbone's letter to John X Stearns. A stipulation by the defense admitting the fact that Haywood telegraphed money to Stars Adams at Ogden In ItOS, and a ruling by ths court denying the dissenting opinion m ths Mover habeas corpus case In Colorado, cleared the direct work of ths prosecution and opened ths way to ths plea and cass of ths defense. When the trial was resumed at t: a. m. not more than 100 occupied seats outside ths bar, and of these at least forty wers witnesses. Haywood's mother sat on his Immediate right, and she with the pris oner's sister wers the only members of his family present Judge Wood first delivered lengthy opinion overruling a demurrer In one of the casts before the regular term of court, v , Evidence of the Drafts. On being directed to proceed Senator Bo rah announced that the slat had received telegraphic Information from the First Na tional bank of Denver fixing the date on on of the drafts which have been Intro duced as evidence and upon which ths date had been punched out by the file In ' ths bank. This draft was for $100, and the bank wires that It bears ths data of December fa. 1S05. It was drawn In favor of J. L Slmpkins by Haywood. Ths letter produced In court from Pettlbone to Ho tan. or Orchard, received by Orchard while In Jail at Caldwell, stated that "that" had been sent to "Jack" Orchard, and that he had asked for $100. The defense admitted prima facie that ths lata was December H and ths data was recorded as evidence, W. V. McCartney, ths former clerk In the telegraph offlca at Denver, testified that ha did not write the waiver ef identity n the book of the telegraphlo money rdr sent from Denver to Orchard, when a tha Bradley mission In San Francisco. Hand .Wrltlil Expert on Stand. C. S- Klngsley. an attorney of Boise, was called. He qualified as an expert In hand writing Ha waa asked to compare Petti- tSeaUaoed oa fiaooad PageJ SUMMARY OF THE BEE Saturday, Jut S2. lOT. 1907 JUNE 1907 mom rut wto ray ri sa- 1 i 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 TUB WEATHIa. FORECAST NRHKASKA-Possibly local tlirunderstornis; warmer. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Deg. Hour. De'g. o a. m 1 p. m ,3 6 a. m ,. H 2 p. m. 73 7 a. m 68 J p. m 73 i a. m its 4 p. m. 71 a. m 70 6 p. m 70 10 a. in 71 p. m . (9 11 a. m 71 7 p. rn W 13 m 72 p. m tw 9 p. m 69 BOMXBTia State finishes Its case In the Haywood trial and the defense files a motion con tending that the evidence does not In any way connect the defendant with the mur der of former Governor Steunenberg. Pag-e X Ambassador Aokl will remain in Wash ington, the Japanese learning that an opportunist policy is better at the pres ent time. Page 1 telegraphers of the Western Union and'' Postal companies in San Francisco and Oakland determined to strike because of local grievances. Fag 1 National wholesale liquor dealerk raise fund to fight the anti-saloon sentiment, fearing some declarations will creep Into the platforms of the leading parties. Page 1 Grover Cleveland Is much better and will be able to leave his bed today. Pag 1 Wabash railroad Issues $200,000,000 mortgage covering all Its property as a step in refunding Its obligations. Pag 1 Probability that Mayor Schmlts will re ceive a more searching Investigation Into his right to be released on ball. "fcgs 1 Mrs. Dan R. Manna secures divorce from son of the late United States Sena tor M. A. Hanna. Pags X Travelers' Protective association elects officers at Jamestown. Tags 1 POBEXOir. Martial law declared practically over entire Russia and wholesale arrests are being made. Faffs a Troops of French regiment at Bezlers mutiny, but later surrender In face of superior force. Fag's X WIB&AEKA Railroads' knit to have case against State Board of Assessment and are to restrain, them from Ignoring 2-cent fore law transferred to the federal court. Governor makes some appointments. Page 'a X.OOAX Dissolution by federal court of tem porary Injunction In case of Trl-Stata Land company against farmers of Scott's Bluff county, throws down bars for free-for-all fight for Irrigation facilities. 'age XX Tract of 1,0000 acres, comprising Sey mour park, recently bought by a syndi cate. Is to be used for the establishment of an Industrial city. Fag 5 Legatees o f John A. Crelghton believe In the will of late Mrs. Mary Lucretla Crelghton they have found the key to the Interpretation of the mooted thirteenth clause. T City Engineer Rosewater declares the practice of throwing grass In sewers Is damaging and must stop. Fags 4 Dr. Oonnell, health commissioner, launches his annual crusade against weeds In Omaha. Fag T Hiram Chase, Omaha Indian, by de cision of Judge Sutton, gets title over Waldo E. Whltcomb to office of county attorney of Thurston county and will prosecute L. R. Hlgglas, Copple mur derer. 4 Program for the convention o fpostmas ters from Nebraska and Iowa shows Sen ator Dolllver and officials from Washing ton will attend the meetings. Fags 4 Former Senator Millard says the pro test filed by D. C. Patterson with the County Board of Equalisation to his per sonal property tax list Is the resulf of an old grudge. Fags 7 Mayor Dahlman's dog miizxl proclama tion at last goes Into effect. 'age 4 Society Wedding anniversary, honors to visiting girls, marriages and club din ners serve to heighten ths interest. Fag 6 Korcxxini OF OOEAZ? Fort. Arrlwd. NKW YORK Koanlg Albert.. TBAKSKXFS. ailed. . PamoDla. Fr4. dr Oram. Amuiika. I Lmlae. Cntia. Odno. Owiar II. Florida. Arabic. Canada. ' Pretoria. K. W. r One. 'rrtMlaat. Monlroee. Sofia UohaDbarg. MCW NEW YOHK YOKK.. YOHK.. YOKK. . YOKK.. YOKK.. YOKK.. NKW HEW VETW tlVFRPOOb . IVRHPDI1L . MONTRKAb . HAMUI RO ... rLYMOUTIt . CHKRIWliaO . tlildTHN . . . . Slelllsa K. a. Viotorta. , iTtrala Qt'KRNSTOWN ANTWKRr rATlAS .. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Llentenant Colonel Bnnlstor, Sarsreon, Ordered to Omaha for Dnty. WASHINGTON, June a (Fpeetal Tsla gram.) Lieutenant Colonel John M. Ban ister, deputy surgeon general, will proceed from Fort Riley to Omaha for temporary duty as chief surgeon of the Depar.ment ef the Missouri. Rural free delivery route No. S has been i ordered tstebllsheJ August S a'. Orleans, j Harlan county, Nebraska, serving 4C0 peo iple and eighty families. I The application of J. H. Herman, 8. L. Moore, W. H. Crooks, Wallaoj Far:y. C. jlleldt apd other, to organ's the First National Pank of Ogden, la., with IS 001 capital, has been approved by th comp troller of the currency. A p s offiie has been established at Wasta, Pennington county, South Dakota, with Elisabeth M. Thomas as postmaster. WORMS IN IOWA CORN FIELDS Ar Canelnar Mack Dantasr to Grew lasj Crops In Vicinity of Boono. BOONE. Ia., June tl. Spc1al Tele gram. William ' Leraaater, a prominent farmer of this county, today said that tha crop of corn in Boon county would be less than half Two weeks ago he had a fin stsnd of corn, but small worms are getting Into th stalk and whole fields ar being killed. People in th couatry south of Boone are replanting today. Ths epi demic of worms cannot b aooounted for and th damag la tola part at tn state will b heavy. FRENCH TROOPS IN MUTINY Portion of Regiment Joins Wine Growers at Bezieri GENERAL PLEAD3 WITH HIS MEN Soldtera Have) Not Resorted to Vio lence, bnt Ammunition Waa Seised Clenaenrran Calls Cabinet. vV I bulletin. BEZIERS. France. June 21. Q noua arrived here this afternoon , .ier an Intt rvlow with the mutlns-rs vif the Seventeenth Infantry, the latter decided t-j return to their regiment. PARIS, June n.-A batalllon of the Seventeenth Infantry regiment stationed st Agde, In the department of Herault, has deserted with Its arms and ammuni tion and Joined the Insurgent wine growers at Bezlers, the headquarters of the recl ment. The mutineers, who mostly were re cruits among the wine growers, number about 400 men. They marched Into Bezlers, which has about 80.00ft inhabitants, with drums beating and colors flying and ara now camped In the principal square of that city with stacked arms. The de ertrs tried to enlist the sympathies of the remainder of the regiment, stationed at Betters, but falling to do so they promised to eject them from their barracks. Early this afternoon the sub-prefect of Bezlers notified Premier Clenienceau that the mutineers had offered to return to Ardn on the condition thst they were not punished. A little later they renewed their demand to be allowed to reoccupy their former barracks at Bexlers. M. Clemenceau curtly replied that he re fused to parley with deserters or consider any proposition but unconditional sur render, adding that he was determined to utilize all the government's forces If neces sary In order to suppress the uprising. Details of the mutiny show that a battal ion of the Seventeenth Infantry regiment, sentvfrom Bezlers to Agde on account of the soldiers' sympathy wlththe local wine browers, mutinied there this morning, raided the magazine, filled their pouches with cartridges and with fixed bayonets and flags flying, marched out of Agde and entered Bezlers. When notified of the ' ?-7. "71 "r" ,Z m Sixty-first hrlg.de. met the mutineer, at vmr,.... a-M .ttemnted to oersuade them to return to duty. General Pleads With Soldiers. "Soldiers," he commanded, "kill me or obey me" The soldiers replied that they had no desire to kill the general, but were deter mined to enter Bezlers. A detachment of gendarmes tried to bar the road, but after the mutineers had fired a volley In the air they wers permitted to pass. The news of this momentous deflection of troops, together with reports of other mutinous eruptions at various points In the revolting provinces reached the gov ernment this morning and caused the g'rav- sat concern. rwiui vidiu..u - ,i ,, .n-j . iin ne the cabinet. M ately called a meeting ot in ' lneu At the ministry of the Interior at noon Inquirers were informed that the reports from Narbonne and Montpelller showed .1 V w M cnmnaratlvelv aulet that both cities were comparatively quiei. . It was announced that the government s ; watchword remained "The Law Must Relen " Interior Minister Brland In-" 1 i !i .,. .mr. that he had 1 dignantly denied the rumors that he had resigned. He said he wo. not such a coward as to desert his colleagues in the present circumstances. n.n,.nd Vote of Confidence Th. government was interpolated In th. Vl!KIIlUt- v. -- j ure. which it proposed t6 take In order to restore order In the south. Premier Clem enceau, In the course of his reply, said that over 100 soldiers were wounded In the fighting with rioters yesterday at Nar bonne. He then fully confirmed the dis patches of the Associated press In regard to the mutiny of a battalion of the Seven teenth Infantry at Agde and Its march to Bezlers, and said he could not listen to any proposition for the conditional surrender of the mutineer. The premier concluded by demanding a vote of confidence. The opposition deputies fiercely attacked the government, saying the cuirassiers acted like Cossacks; that the troops fired without provocation and without notifica tion; that women and children had been slaughtered, and that the release of M. Farraul, ex-mayor of Narbonne, alone would restore order. Otherwise, according to on. of the speakers, "the bloody rioting of today will be ths revolution of to- - i v. a 9 T i r tn.mv nn inn meiu- I morrow General Ballloud with artillery and other troops Is proceeding to Bezlers In order to compel the unconditional surrender of ths mutineers, who ars now said to number 607 men. SAPPERS PAYING PENALTY Conrt-Martlai at Kiev Order Fortrj. Eight Mntlneers to Be hot. KIEV, Jun B. The court martial con vened to try the mutinous sappers at th summer camp at Ranlevka, Is said to hav acted with promptness and severity. It Is reported that forty-eight mutineers hav already been condemned and shot. SCHMITZ MAY BE RELEASED Application on Oruoa. that He Has Incnrabl Disease to Mar Fall II carlo sr. BAN FRANCISCO, June 21. Application of Mayor B. B. Schmlts for release on la 1 was today taken under advisement by the appellate court. Some decision by the 'court Is looked for today. Judge Hall is ! out of town, but Judges Cooper and Kerri !gn have taken the mayor's ap licit on 'under advisement, anl I: It unlertvd though not officially, that the wr t w II be granted. This does not necessarily mean that the mayor will b almltted to bail, ,but that his allegation that he Is suffering 'from an Incut able d eee, wliic'i rray be I rendered fatal by confinement, entitles htm to a fuller hearing to determine Its merits. The trial of Louts Glass has been de finitely set by Judge Lawlor for July 1. BLANKS WINS THE HANDICAP; Great, Ante rlcan Shootlagr Event Goes to Teunosee Man with Score of voatoon. CHTCAQO, Jun O.-Th great American handicap In th shooting toAtrnaraent was won today by J. J. blanks of Trexevant, Tenn., with a score of 17 out of a possible M. J. Maryott of Fort Howard. Colo., j was second, with 14. and Chauneey 1. I Powers of Decatur. 111., was third, wtth 14. I These thre wer tied yesterday for first I place, each scoring 9C Th shoot-off today waa at twenty larstv WABASH FILES BIG MORTGAGE Two Hundred Million Dollar Paper Covers Property to Refund Obligations. ST. CHARLES. Mo June XI. The Wa bash Railroad company filed a mortgage tor UoO.OOO.OOO In favor of the Bowling Oreen Trust company In the county clerk's office here yesler ' '. The mortgage Is to secure flfty-ye' at 4 per cent Interest, and Is tr , "ding and extension mort- " 'v v'es all other mortgages held V-8, railway company. "' lUHti, June zi. mocKnomers oi .N ji. Louis & San Francisco Railroad -mpany will be asked at a meeting which will be called for August 27 for an issue of IllC.OuO.OOO general lien fifteen and twenty year S per cent gold bonds, according to announcement made here today. Of the total amount 167,818,000 will be reserved to retire and refund bonds and notes maturing during the next forty-five years. It Is pro posed to use the remainder for additions, improvements, etc. Only $10,000,000 can be Issued during the next two years, for Im provements. These probably will be Issued Uits fall. The balance for Improvements may be Issued only after June 1, 1909, In small blocks yearly. The' stockholders will also be asked to authorize an increase of $100,000,000 In common stock. This Is merely a formality, however, as under the Mis souri laws the authorised debt cannot ex ceed the authorized stock. For Improvements and betterment $27,187, 080 are provided, none to Issue until after June 1, 1IH.. Of these sums only $2,500,000 can then Issue yearly until' 1U, thereafter, $3,000,000 yearly can Issue. Five million dol lars may Issue after June 1, 1909, to fund future equipment trusts to- the extent of Pr cent of the face value of such equlp- ment. Also $5,000,000 may accrue after June 1, 1909, at the rate of not over $1,000,000 per annum for new lines. The bonds are re deemable at the option of the company on any Interest prior to May 1, 1912 at 19 and interest, and also on May 1, 3922, and there after at par and Interest. PEOPLE SHOULD SLOW DOWN Vice President of National City Bank Makes Address to Bankers at Jamestown. JAMESTOWN, June 21. Frank A. Van derlip. vice president of the National City I bank of New York City, spoke before the j Virginia Banker, association at th. James- i "" in part: There are a thousand Influences that should lead toward continued prosperity and renewed accomplishments throughout the fields of Industry and commerce. The business of the country will turn Into one of these roads, solely a. the result of whether or not the public and the public's legislative representatives are wise ana patient or are hasty and Inconsiderate. If the central problem of railway regulation Is worked out In a spirit of fairness and intelligence, lf the vastness of the problem is recognized. If the Involved relationships encountered are taken Into account and the far-reaching effects of paternal reg ulations when applied to so great and com- r Moated a network are reckoned with, and t an Intelligent understanding of the com plications will lead to a patient attitude toward results, then I believe we will re- - ....... . ...... wo.,.,. ..j. Tne movement that Investors have become convinced that the problem Is to have fair .,, patlent consideration In Its solution, we will start on that road again with full measured pace. But lf we ar to nv legislation based upon pollt,ca, advantaKei l( we are to ad t socialistic theories, which will amount to the confiscation of property rights. If we r .' hav reprisal for past wrongs no matVr. h.ow rpaI lf octlon is the one thing wantd first and the consideration of the intelligence and fairness of such action 1s to come afterward then I believe It Is possi ble that the whnle hnaln... bM.fau,n,r a ,nnr,r. the proportion of which win , in measured oy tne same vast figures "hlt our JW-'1 markod ' LIQUOR MEN READY TO FIGHT National Association Raisins; Bl Fnnd to Head OB? Antl Saloon Sentiment. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., June a.-lnjec-tlon of anti-saloon sentiments Into the plat forms of both great political parties in the next national campaign was predicted at last night's session of the National Whole sale Liquor Dealers' association convention. Call was made for the federation of liquor Interests In the United States, not only to make the present sweep of prohibition agi tation, but to prepare to check the move, ment In the presidential convention of 1908, speakers declaring that growth eyf the cru sades against liquor will force' the party leaders to recognize the necessity of placing some "platform doctrine" dealing with tha subject before the people at the coming convention. Organization of a great cam palgn fund to meet the new conditions was advocated by the protective bureau of the association and big contributions to this fund from every liquor Interest were urged. Officers were elected as follows: Presi dent. George F. Dlertle, Cincinnati, O.; vio president, William Murphy, Chicago; second vice president, E. V. Dougherty of Philadelphia; -treasurer, Ephrlam Bryee of Philadelphia; 'anoretary, David Stauber of Cincinnati. PAPERS GO ON UNFAIR LIST Miner Will Reck to Mak Chicago Dullie flnftTer for Report of Trial. DENVER, Jun fl.-Duncan McDonald and Frank Farrington, messengers from the United Mine Workers of Illinois, ad dressed th convention of the Western Federation of Miners today. The opinion expressed by Mr. McDonald that the ar raignment of the federation official, at Boise had don more to consolidate and organise the wage workers of the country then any combination of curcum.tances in times past was applauded. He ststed that labor unions should establish great dally papers and that unfair reports of the Boise trial will result In three Chicago papers being placed on the unfair list. A vote of thanks waa given the visitors by the convention. The only matter before the convention this morning was the further discussion of the proposed amend ment to the constitution which waa pro posed yesterday. Th speeches today were much more temperate la tone than those made yesterday. No vote had been reached when the morning session adjuurnud. PORTLAND'S ROSE CARNIVAL HnndsVda of Flower-Decked Autoa Parade Streets of Orecua's Biar City. PORTLAND, Or.. Jun 21. Portland's first roa carnival and fiesta Is In full swing today. Yesterday $.200 school children produced the finest parade ever attempted on the north Pacific coast. Portland's famous forestry building, the largMt In the world, was decorated with not leas than l.ouo.GOO rosea. Th program for today had a Its feature a pared of hundred of roa deooratsd automobile and float AOKI STAYS IN WASHINGTON Japanese Ambassador Wins Out in His Fight at Home. REAL SITUATION MADE APPARENT Jan Pride Waa Hart at First, bat Monetary Consideration - Mad Opportunist Poller Ad- vlsable. WASHINGTON. June tl.-The announce- j ment by Viscount H.yashl. the Japanese minister for foreign affairs in a Toklo dis patch published today that Ambassador Aokl Is to be retained at Washington Is regarded here as cl.arly establishing the fact that the present Japanese ministry, headed by Marquis SalonJI, , has assured Itself of the support of both the unionist and conservative parties In It. present at titude toward America. For a time there was some doubt It, Washington even In the minds of the officials at the Japanese em bassy as to ths power behind the demand of Count Okuma for the substitution for Aokl at Washington of a "strong" man, by which term It was understood he meant a Japanese committed In advance to the policy of demanding from America full rights of citizenship, of residence and Of Immigration for Japanese. Aokl had realized the Impossibility of securing all of these rights at this time because of the Inability of the national government ta. dominate state legislation. His reports to his own government to that effect, with the plain Intimation that it was advisable to seek. Instead of unlimited rights, only those that might reasonably be expected to be conceded at this time an opportunist policy at first caused a disagreeable Impression In Japan, the suc cessful outcome of the recent war, with the natural Inflation of Japanese pride, tending to make ths ambassador's policy of doubtful popularity. Ministry Was Taken Back. It Is quite certain that th SalonJI min istry was for a time somewhat taken back at the ebullition of popular Indignation evi denced In the publications tn the opposition newspapers In Japan and it even Is evident there was a slight weakening and a slight disposition to make some concessions. But soon after the agitation reached its height the Jspanese business Interests began to feel a very strong pressure from abroad conveying a clear warning that a quarrel with America would leave Japan friendless and certainly would discourage the Invest ment of foreign capital In Japanese enter prises. . With this favorable influence the SalonJI ministry found llttls difficulty In securing the adhesion of the great parties of Japan to its policy and the announcement made from Toklo through the Associated Press relative to Ambassador Aokt's tenure Is regarded as convincing evidence that Count Okuma's onslaught has failed and that the settled policy of Japan from now on will be -to discountenance "Jingo" agitation as directed against America and to endeavor to strengthen the friendly relations be tween th two countries. Secretary Root left Washington today for his summer horn near Utlca, N. T., and Ambassador Aokl Intends to remain at I Buenavlsta. Md., during th heated term, so that It Is not expected that there will i be any Important diplomatic exchanges be ' tween the government at Toklo and Woshlngton In the near futur. Aokl Not Popular. TOKIO. June 21. While there Is an unanimity of opinion here that Ambassador Aokl is unfitted for his present pi st at Washington and it Is certain that attempts have been made to remove him, he hai very powerful political support, and more over, being the senior of Viscount Ilayashl, the foreign minister in the diplomatic serv ice. It would be a very de l ate ma'.ter for the latter to recall him. Unles. strong proof can be lurrls'ied that Ambas a3or 'Aokl Is peraora no t grata at Wa h ngtjn iit Is not likely that Hayashl will take the .li. Illative in removing hm from th.' pl ;tlon. There are rumors, however, t? the i effect that th Javanese arnhassido- Is jvery unpopular, not only with the Japa nese, but among th Am; lean, generally, land should this prove true, his remo.al might b deemed necessary, desplt? tho strong Influences now supporting htm here, TRAVELING MEN AT MITCHELL Industrial Parade Participated In by Great Crowd of Uniformed Marcher. MITCHELL, 6. D., June 21-(Speclal Telegram.) The first day of the third an nual convention of th South Dakota Traveling Men's association waa success ful from every point of view. The weather could not have been better, and the crowds were very large as a conse quence. Three special trains over the Mil waukee road were run to accommodate ' the crowds. Th Industrial parade was held at 11 o'clock and was a magnificent display of tha business Interests. Over 200 traveling men were In line, wearing white caps and carrying red, whit and blue umbrellas. This afternoon Senator La Follett delivered an address at the Corn Palace to a crowd of 1,500 people. This evening Governor Crawford spok at an open air meeting. ASKING FOR AN ADVANCE Heirs of Mr. Eddy Seek Friends with Which Carry on Salt. CONCORD, . N, H., Jun 8. Fred W. Baker of Epsom, N. H., a second cousin , of Mrs. Mary Baker O. Eddy, today filed his withdrawal as one of the "next 1 frlonds" In the suit for an accounting of ! Mrs. Eddy's property. He withdraws on 'the ground that the heirs nearer of kin ! than him to Mr. Eddy are acting and that j his presence among them Is unnecessary. : Counsel for tha "next friends" todsy filed - a request that th court make requisition ; upon the trustees of Mrs. Eddy's estate ' for funds to carry on the suit brought by , the "next friends." j HCMESEEKERS AT BILLINGS Drawing for Land In Ilnntlry Irriga tion Project Brings Many I to Bllllntrs. I BILLINGS, Mont . June 11. Honrs ckers are flocking Into this city In anticipation , of the drawing for lamia in the Huntley ', Irrigation project on Jun 28. Yesterday , more thsn LOW homeseekers arrived. The hotels snd rooming houses are crowded to ; overflowing and the newcomers are being ; forced to erect tents. Secretary of the i Interior James R. Garfield will probably evrrsee the drawing. He will be accom panied to Billing, by a number of offlc'als from th reclamation servloe, th forestry and land offlc dvtarUunta, T. P. A. CONCLUDES SESSION Officers Kleeted, Among Whom C. W. Close of Omaha, Hold- Is NORFOLK. Va.. June 21-Wlth a session lasting until 5 o'clock this morning the Travelers' Protective Association of Amer ica oonciuded lia ctKnteentn annual con- ference after selecting Milwaukee as the next meeting place. W. R. Johnson of Knoxville, Tenn., was elected president and Iouls T. Iebaume of St. Loult secretary-treasurer. Harry T. Moore of 8n Francisco waa elected vloo president and Rev. Homer T. Wilson of 8a" Antonio. Tex., chaplain. The directors ''f d 'r'L.0rr.e V "" DviiMiasu, oil jLAiuib; eiuiin l nuvp.. ii irr. loo, la.; Henry Ormsby Gray, Louisville, Ky.; E. R. Barksdale, Portsmouth. Va., for two year.; F. M. Folllck, Bloomlngton, III.; Major Drew, South Carolina, and William Fl.her, Bt. Ixiuls, one year each. Will P. Jackson of St. Louis and C. W. Clo.a of Omaha are the holdover directors. F. W. Crandall of St. Louis waa chosen chairman of th railroad committee. Th national directors will meet in St. Louis July t for reorganization. WADE CONSULTS WITH TAFT Representative of Jesuit Fathers of Philippines Meets Secretary of War at St. l.onl. BT. IyOUIS, Mo., June 21. Secretary of War Taft arrived this morning from Kan sas City en route to Washington. During his stay of two hours Festus J. Wade was In conference with him relative to the dispute between tho Philippine government and th Jesuit fathers concerning the own ership of $S,0o0,000 worth of property In the Philippine Islands. Festus J. Wade, who la president of the Mercantile Trust com pany, represents Archbishop Harty of Ma nila In endeavoring to secure settlement of ths dispute. Secretary Taft stated, after his conference with Mr. Wade, that he would not render a decision until after his return to Washington. MRS. HANNA SECURES DECREE Legally Separated from Da llannn, Don of the Lata Senator. II. CLEVELAND, June 2L-Mrs. Dslsy Gor don Hanna was granted a dlvoroe from Dan R. Hanna, son of the late Senator M. A. Hanna today. Mrs. Hanna was given custody of the only chili. The amount of alimony had been privately agreed Upon. The grounds for the suit were gross neglect and cruelty. Mrs. Hanna was formerly the wife of Walter Do 8. Maud, an English army officer, from whom she obtained a divorce. Mr. Hanna's first wife, May Harrington Hanna, obtained a divorce frjm him in im. TWO-CENT FARE FOR KANSAS Board of Railroad Commissioner De cide to Put Rcdnced Rnto .Into Effect. TOPEKA. Kan., June SI. It was an nounced today that the Board of Railroad Commissioners had practically decided to Issue an order putting s fiat 1-cent pas senger fare Into effect. It Is stated that some of the commissioners had taken the matter up with the railroad. In an Informal manner, and that it was found the rail roads are dissatisfied with th mileage book plan and probably would not fight the ordor. CLEVELAND ISJrtUCH BETTER Hopo Expressed that He May Be Able to Leave Ills Bed by Tomorrow. PRINCETON, N. J., June 21. Former President Cleveland, who Is 111 at hjs home here, passed a good night and continues to Improve. It was announced at his residence today that if his Improvement continues ho will be able to leave his bed tomorrow. DEATH RECORD. Thomas ilarry. The funeral of Thomas Barry, aged 65, who died suddenly early Friday morning from heart failure at his home, 2012 North Twenty-flrrt street, will be held from the residence Sunday at I p. m., with services following ot the Church of the Sacred Heart. Interment will be at the South Omaha Catholic cemetery. Mr. Barry was for many years a locomotive engineer for the Union Pacific, but waa lately employed a. engineer of a locomotive at the Union stock yards. He Is survived by a wife, three sons and two daughters. All mem bers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive en gineers are Invited to attend the funeral services. Christ Lonl Stock. Christ Louis Steck, 1008 North Sixteenth street, died at his home at 12:30 a. m. Fri day after an Illness of several months. He conducted a meat market under his resi dence for the last twenty-three years. He wa bora In Germany at Degelloch, Wuer temberg, March . 22, 1863. and cam to America In 1881, moving to Omaha In ISM. He leaves a wife and four children, Mrs. Elsie Kaufman, Miss Alma and two sons, Louis and Charles. The funeral service will be held Sunday at th home at $ p. m. and will be conducted In German and Eng lish by Rev. Julius F. Schwa rz, pastor of the First Oernian Presbyterian church, with Interment at South Omaha at Laurel Hill cemetery. John Denning. SCHUYLER, Neb., June 21. (Special Tel egramsJohn Denning, u)ie of Colfax coun ties most prominent retired men living In this city, died In St. Joseph's hospital, in Omaha last evening, where he was sent to have an operation for gall stones. He was 18 years of eta' und 1. survived by a wife. The body arrived here this evening and was taken to his home. The funeral services will be held at the Methodist Klnsr Wiley King, 65 years or sge, died Friday at his home In Florence. Mr. King Utavos a wife and four children. He was a mem ber of th Florence school board and of the Woodmen of th World. This lodgu will have charge of the funeral services Sunday ' afternoon. Burial will be at Te ll amah. Mr. King was an old resident of this part of the state. Henri Fox. Hnry Fox died Thursday night at tha home of his daupl.ter, Mrs. Victor D. Rey nolds, 1118 South Thirty-second street, lie was nearly 96 year of age and had lived In Omaha for twelve years. The funeral services will take place at th Immaiiu! Baptist church Saturday at 10 a. m. Peter Coach. The funeral of Peter Coach, a wealtl y farmer from Calhoun, who died Thursday at St. Joseph's hof.pltal, was held yt-f-t. relay 1 afternoon from Hoafey 4k Heafey's under I taking room. Interment waa at Laurel U1U eauUry. Mr. Oaca wa yean old. OPERATORS ARE OUT Commercial Telegraph Operators in San Francisco Quit Work. DEMAND RAISE OF 25 PER CENT Grea( Cost of Living Alleged as Reason for Advance. MEN FIRST OFFER TO ARBITRATE Western Union Officials Refuse to Consider Proposition. ORDER TO STRIKE THEN GIVEN Abont lour Hundred Men Quit Work Trouble la Local and Will Not Spread for th Present. BULLETIN. SAN FRANCISCO, Juno 21.-Th tele graphers employed hy the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies walked out at 3: this afternoon. The order to strike was Issued after the Western Union officials declined to arbitrate th grlev i ances complained of. Four hundred men are affected, three-fourths of them being t employes of the Western Union. BULLETIN. SAN FRANCISCO, June 21. President Small of the telegraphers' union stated to th Associated Press that statements mad by him are correct, and that tho troubl here was purely local and would not af fect eastern offices nt present. The settle ment mode tn the east waa unsatisfactory, but the situation In San Francisco would be dealt with first. The 25 per cent in crease demanded for San Francisco operat ors will have to be granted, as In his opin ion the cost of living here Is greater than In other portions of the United States. SAN FRANCISCO, June 21'. Telegraph ers In the omploy of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph compnntes In San Francisco und Oakland will strike this afternoon. This strike will be purely local and will not affect eastern offices. Presi dent Small of the Commercial Telegraph ers' union Is In conference with the local committee. He has seen the statement Is sued yesterday by President Clowry of th Western Union Telegraph company, but says It will make no difference so far as the situation In San Francisco Is con cerned. President Smnll said the declaring of a strike depends upon the treatment ac corded the union committee by the tele graph olllcers here. If the companies glv the men a satisfactory statement or sgre to arbitrate there will be no strike. If they decline to receive the . committee the men will walk out. For the present only th San Francisco and Oakland office of th Western Union and Postal Telegraph 90m panles will be affected. ' Before Notification Wus Given. President Snm Small of the Commercial Telegraphers' union, after the meeting of j the local union last night, said: I "Our plnns are fully prepared and we I will carry the fight to tha halls of congress (before we are through. We do not Intend to declare a general strike throughout th country, but we will carry on a guerrilla 1 warfare, which will continue until we secure ! Justice and consideration. We will call a series of local strikes In the various cities of tho country, which will paralyze traffic. We Intend to continue this fight until con gress meets when we purpose to place tho whole matter In the hands of the law makers." There Is some uncertainty whether or not the Postul Telegraph company will be Involved In the local controversy. The sentiment here la that It will not be eon-' cemed In the trouble. It was announced last night that President Small stated that at 1 o'clock today tho tolegroph oompanles must make definite announcement of their decision. Koiiriirnms Rrinrdi Trouble Over. NEW YORK, June 21. -Deputy President S. J. Konenkamp of the Telegraphers' union, raid today that there would be no ; strike of the telegraphers in San Francisco. ' He said that when President Small of th ' union, made tho statement In San Fran ! ctsco last night that a strike would b de- 1 clared today, the union prosldent had not ; been informed that a settlement of th i difficulties had been reached In this city i through the office, of Commlvsioner Nell, j "I did not send the report of th settle j ment to President Small until midnight last night, said Deputy president Konen-, It imp today, "and when he made the state ment of a strike In Ban Francisco to be followed by a series of strikes In other cities he had not received my report." Nclll Expresses Surprise. WASHINGTON, Jun C Labor Comrola. : sloner Nell), who returned today from Nw York, expressed great surprise at th state ment of President Small ot , ths Telegra phers' union made In San Franolsco de claring that a guerrilla strike warfar would be carried on throughout th coun try. Until some action Is taksn by Mr. Small Indicating that he does not tntsnd to regard the settlement reached in New York as made In good faith, Mr. Nelll says he will consider the matter closed. Tha seoretary-treasurer of Omaha local No. 10 of the Commercial Telegraphers Union of America Friday began remit tance to the national organization for th strike assessment recently ordered. Eaoh j member is assessed one day's salary and j the national organization expects to rats ' fjfi.dW In this manner. About seventy mam ; bers in Omaha are remitting $300 to cover their assessment. MAN WITH CAREER OF FAME Was Soldiers 1'ndcr General Woo lacy and Later Church titxtoa la Dead. ! SPOKANE. Wash., Jun 21 (Special Tela, gram.) Job Mason, who won th Victoria cross for gallant service In South Africa In 1V3 and was sextor. ot All Saints Episcopal cathedral in Spokane for nineteen years, 1 (lied at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. Goodwin, yesterday. He wa. born In Slt tliiRbourne, Kent. England, in 1819 and when 17 year, of age Joined the Flr.t bat- ' tallon of the Rifle brigade, serving until 151. Part of this tlrrta he was under Gen eral Woosley, later Lord Wooaloy, and was promoted to the grade of sergeant, reoelv- ' Ing a Victoria medal for gallant s'rvlcus ' In liiS In South Africa. He wa. pre.ent I wtth his brlgado at Queen Victoria's cor onation. After retiring from the service he .engaged tn buri:iesn In Loudon, then went I1 to New Brunswick, later to Minnesota anl finally, twenty years ago, arrived la Sfiokana, 1