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VOL. XXXVII NO. 4.
OMAIIA, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 22, 1907 SIXTEEN PAGES.
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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-
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SUMMARY OF THE BEE
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Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
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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
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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.
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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 '
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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.
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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-
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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-
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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
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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