Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee
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THE OMAHA DEC
Best tlT. West
VOL. XXXVII NO. 10.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, 1907 SIXTEEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
MOTIVE OF ORCHARD
Haywood Defense Continue Attack
Upon Hit Story.
EASTERLY TAKES THE STAND
Witness Tells of Orchard's Threats
Against Stennenberg.
DENIES
ALL
WRONGDOING
D. C. Copely Also Says He Heard
Orchard Threaten Dead Man.
EXPLOSION IN VINDICATOR MINE
Mnmnlon Miner Recites Incident
that Male It Appear to Be
Accident Instead of a
Crime.
LOIS 13, Idaho, June 28. The attorney
for William D. Haywood continue to center
Ihelr efforts oo the discrediting- of Harry
Orohard and the establishment of their
claim that Orchard killed Frank Steunen
ber: In revenue for the loss of his Inter
fat In the Hercules mine. Tbday they di
rectly attacked the Vindicator explosion
with the testimony of a witness that made
It appear accidental rather than criminal.
tV vLw. imh.rm.
the Vindicator mine as a tlmberman after
the strike began, swore that the night be-
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fore the explosion he p aced a box con-
talnlng twenty-five pounds of giant powder
at the shaft of the eighth level. He saw
the powder the next morning shortly after
10 o'clock and a few minutes later Super
intendent McCormlck and Foreman Beck
Dame to the eighth level. They remained
but a short time and left to go to the
sixth level where they were killed. Wood
swore that when he reached the shaft
twenty mlnutos later the powder was gone
and It waa a reasonable Inference that Mc
Cormlck and Beck took It with them.
Wood testified that he had seen a re
volver In Beck's pocket, that the fragments
of only one revolver were found In the
sixth level, and that the bodies of Mc
Cormlck and Heck were blown apart. In
dicating that the explosion had occurred
between them. Orchard said that he flrod
a revolver wh a wire attachment so that
when the safety bar was ralBcd It would
send a bullet Into the giant powder he had
placed. One witness for the state has : Express companies object of complaint
worn that he later found a wire attached before the Interstate Commerce commit
to the safety bar, but Wood, who was gorli bankers alleging th-y Infringe on
among the first to reach the sixth level financlul business In selling exchange,
after the explosion, said that he carefully , Pag 1
rxamlnc'i the safety bar and found noth- ; HEBaVaVSKA.
Ing attached to it. Wood gave his testl- : Railroads have two canes In supreme
mony In a clear and forceful manner and ' court In which directly opposite pleas are
told a thrilling story of the climb to safety ( made and to avoid embarrassing contln
of the men cut off by th explosion below , gency they want them transferred to the
tho sixth level. i federal court. Some question whether
More of Orchard's Alleged Threats,
William Easterly, who concluded his
testimony this morning, and D. 3. Copley,
who was called this afternoon, both swore
that they heard Orchard tell of the loss of
the Hercules mine and threaten to kill
Steunenberg for It. On cross-examination
tho state scored them both and particularly
Easterly, who received two letters and one
telephono message from Orchard on the
eve of the killing of Steunenborg, for re
mnlnlut; quiet when they knew a crime
might be committed. Easterly contended
that he, did not know Steunenberg lived
at laiuweu, ana expmuiau uni 'u"'"n
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Orchard he took no steps Immediately after
the crime except to consult counsel for the
federation, because he was not an Informer.
and Copley asserted that he did not take
Orchard seriously when they met In Snn
Francisco and lie told him of the Bradley ,
crime, I
Ther was a further showing a to the
work of the bloodhounds at Independence, I
which the defense declares were sent first :
to th house of a deputy sheriff and then !
dnwn the road that Orchard took on his '
flight to Denver and on to Wyoming, and
denial and re-denlals from Easterly and
Copley of any form of misconduct on the
part of members of the Western Federation
of Miners.
Testimony of Easterly.
Following Dr. McGee, W. B. Easterly
was called to continue hi testimony begun
yesterday.
Easterly denied positively that he hai
ever talked with Harry Orchard as to the
Independence depot explosion. Orchard wua
at Cripple Creek th latter part of 1903
and th first part of 19v4.
H. mined a !
little," said th witness, "but h was
quite a fiend at card game. He seldom
worked more than a month at a time."
Easterly asserted that during th Cripple
Creek strike day thr never wa any
talk of vlolenc at th meetings of the
union exoept by a visiting member. Th
visitor proved afterward to b a secret
aerrto man In th employ of th mine
swner. Th labor leaders always coun
seled peace, saying that any disorder
which might occur would be attributed t
the union.
Easterly want over much of th ground
covered yesterday In th testimony of W.
P. Dsvls. He told of th meeting ad
dressed by Moyer and Haywood, at which
th two accused men urged th miner I
to maintain peace and order.
uia you ever near Moyer ana riaywooa;.. imlemnltv. The minister also
tell Orchard In Denver ln your presence
that h could not go too fierce, at Crlppl , j)nQUlgnell hi, pot as minister and will sail i Judga Loving looked more composed to
Creek to suit them?" asked Mr. Darrow. j fQT ch)na Wednesday. I day than at any tlm during the progress
"I did not." replied the witness.
Easterly said he was arrested at Cripple
Creek "a a matter of military necessity"
nd was thrown Into the "bull pen" for
rlolenc.
Easterly ald he was at home In tied
when th Independence depot was de
s.royed. He did not know what had
happened until next morning. H than
heard th soldiers were coming and went
to Cripple Creek, where, along with many
others, he went to Victor.
"Wert you armed?" asked Darrow.
"No. sir; not with a rtfl."
Easterly said ha had a six-shooter.
Fooling; Among- Soldier.
At Victor he wont to th union hall,
where several hundred member of the
Western Federation of Miner were
gathered. Th streets were filled with all
sort of people, some soldiers, som de
tective and soma mln owners' officials
Easterly declared that the soldiers In pass
tag federation men would say:
There's on that ought to be hanged
or hav his head shot off."
"In th afternoon C. C. Hamlin, secretary
a th Mln Owner' association, made a
Hpeech In th streets In which he referred
ta the Independsno depot explosion and
aid that fifty or more of th leader ought
be hanged and th rest driven out of
.fOuaMnaed ea Second Pa-v
SUMMARY OF THE BEE!
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TED WZATIIB.
Forecast
for Nebraska FAIR
AND
WARMER.
Hour. Deg,
6 a. m f,l
(a. m t3
7 a. m (A
8 a. m 69
9 a. m 72
10 a. m 74
H a. m 76
U Dl 78
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1 p. m ;4
2 p. m SO
3 p. m til
4 p. m Ri
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6 p. m HI
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8 p. m 78
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DOMESTIC.
William Easterly takes the witness
stand In the Haywood trial and denies
,
the greater portion of the testimony given.
by Harry Orchard, declaring that he had
heard Orchard make the threat to kill
Steunenberg. Page 1
President Roosevelt Is said to have or-
dered a searching Investigation of the ;
methods of the telegraph companies of the
United States with respect to commercial ;
compacts and treatment of laboring men. I
' Par 1 I
I Tale wins the four-oared 'varsity two-
' r"ce "om IttlrvorQ- ' ,mB: " " I
HarVard freshmen won the elght-oar race I
from Yale , .. .. PMr. ,
irom laiein u.i. -
Julge Landfl of chicagt, perBlgtently re.
fuses to let John D. Rockefeller off from I
testifying in his court as to value and
ownership of oil properties. Par 1 ,
Secretary McVann of the Omaha grain
exchange, makos complaint before the
State Railway commission that Ne
braska railroads are discriminating
against Omaha. Page 3
Freight rates in territory between Mis
sissippi river and Rocky mountains are
likely to be raised 6 per cent. Pace 1
Secretary Taft declares stories false that
there Is further trouble In the working
force on the Isthmus. Fags 1
New York Ice wagon drivers strike for
extra pay for extra work. Fagre 1
Robert Simpson of Omaha wins tho
western golf chumplonshlp at Hinsdale,
with score of 307. Page 6
English steel men plan a hug comblna- ,
tlon to control the production In Great
iiiitnln Pag 1
Railway Commissioner Clarke must lie
elected this fall or whether he holds over
under appointment. Pag
XiOCAXi.
Over 14,000 Is now pledged toward
wiping out the debt on the Young Men's
Christian association building. Pag 8
John N. Baldwin, general solicitor ror
the Union Pacific, says recent legislation
will Injuriously affect the railroads.
Pas; 1
Trade excursion ln August to Wyoming,
Colorado and eastern Nebraska Is now
agitated by Commercial club. Pag 7
Man loses his life ln the Or that
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! October 6. day on -hlch corner. to ne of
the new i.atnoiic ..... "
will be one
of the red-letter days in
the history of Catholicism ln Nebraska.
Paff s
Rnmgo block Is to undergo material
changes ln form. Page 11
Society Club women have plcnlo at
Bellevue and Fort Crook. Pag 4
! JCOTEMEBTS OP OCEAJf STEAMSHIP
Port. Arrived.
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MONTREAL
PLYMOUTH
LUNCHEON AT OYSTER BAY
President Entertains Member
Cabinet and Number of
Diplomat.
of
OYSTER BAY, N. T., June B. Preeldent
Roosevelt today entertained a luncheon
party that consisted of members of his cab
inet, of the diplomatic corps, representatives
of the army and navy end distinguished
authors.
Sir Chentung Liang-Cheng, the Chinese
minister, bore the personal thanks of his
emperor for the generosity of the United
Rmtes In remitting the greater portion of
. far-,..rii to the Dresldent. He re-
Commander Dahl of the Norwegian navy,
T
who, on the flagship Haarfagre, now an
chored In New York harbor. Is on his way
to the Jamestown exposition, was presented
to th president ry tiauge. me Nor-
weglan minister, and both were of th
luncheon party.
Ii. F. Oebon, who styles himself a "sailor J
of fortune." and says that he ha been
anoat nair or nis w years, una an aumence
wun uie prekiaem lur m ruriw ui cs-, Chicago, Burlington A Qulncy Railway com. . - ......
hlbltlng a double bulkhead device, which he ; pany has been rescinded by mutual con- i I"1"1' tt ld- the Jury , stood eight to
explained would render vessels unslnkable. , sent and th former company will on Mon- i ,our for lui,tal nl1 when th dUagre
Mr. Osbon went away bearing the presl- ., resume noauailon of the rnn. .nri ! ment report was brought In the vote
aent s approval ror an interview wun bee-
retary Metcalf. Ernest Ingersoll. the
autnor. one or tn guests. Imparted th In-
formation on leaving Bagamor Hill that
th president would continue his silence on
th "natur fakir" controversy.
NEW MEXICO HAS TORNADO
Town of Tucumarl Visited by Twist
that Demolishes Several
Houses.
EL PASO, Tex., Jun 28 A tornado
swept Tut um. art. N. M , late yesterday,
demolishing numerous buildings. Mrs. Ed
Miller and daughter, whose horn Is sis
mile from town and badly wrecked, wr
tnjurad. A heavy hall atorm followed th
wind.
WILL TURN ON SEARCHLIGHT
GoTernment is Planning to Investi
gate Telegraph Companies.
WAGES AND COMPACTS OBJECT
Relations of Bis Organisations Are
to Be Made Subject of Tborosik
Insjolry by Commis
sioner Knox.
CHICAOO. June JS.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington, D. C, says:
In accordance with the Instructions of
President Roosevelt, Commissioner of Cor-
poratlons Herbert Knox Smith Is arran(. .0
In if for an Immediate Investigation of,t..."
relations Detween tne tciegrapn comr
ul i lie linen oi.irs. i ins ii..v-;.,i,
will be conducted so as to avoid glvlna
company or official Immunity for viola. ion
of the law should It be discovered. The
Investigation will determine the nature and
extent of the agreements existing; betweeu
the telegraph companlas, the rale of wages
paid to employes, the operating expenses,
and such other data as will be useful to
the Department of Justice In determining
wnctner 10 insuime legal proceeoings. ann
to congress should thst body desire to hsve
t)ie government exercise control over the
whether to Institute legal proceedings, and
telegraphic service.
Operators Feel Encouraged.
BAN FRANCISCO, June 28.-The belief
that the strike of the telegraphers would
K, ... ,,,. v.. h- .i,.--,!,..,.
and a Bplrlt of 0ptlrnlBrn pr,VaUs among the
ol)erttlorl. The pro,pect that President
p00.evelt may take a hand In adjusting
the differences tended to brighten the situ-
alon.
The appearance of the president of
v-nited States In th. controversv was
Ln,led tea n controversy was
gested by a telegram sent by S. J. Kor
. of rramftr
The appearance of the president of the
sug-
nen-
ItsmD. dnnutv president of the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union of America In New
Tork to Pre,iuent SmalI. The telegram
,tB,, that Konenkamo had been Invited hv
Labor Commissioner Nell to visit him In
Washington to discuss the situation. Pres
ident Small says that he will welcome any
official investigation of the strike.
No new men, It Is said, were put to work
yesterday either by the Western Union or
Postal companies. General Superintendent
L. W. Btorer of the Postal declared that
he did not need any mors men. although
he admitted that the force was not as
large as before the strike.
"We are working a little harder and
putting In overtime beside." he explained.
"The volume of our business has not
reached a normal level yet."
finruirlnl ami) nt T illor rf t h Wt am
rn)on tnt lhe company ,1Bd about
seventy men on the floor of the OnklanJ
offlce aralPFt ninety or 100 before the
strike. Both officials declared that their
companies were handling all their buMr.es3
without delay. The strikers BcofT at this
statement and declare It Is a physical Im
possibility for the companies to cope with
their work.
GARBAGE MENACE TO HEALTH
New York Sweepers Object to Regula
tions and Mrlko Is Mkely
to Occur.
NEW TORK, June 28. A strike of 2.000
street sweepers Is threatened today If the
street cleaning department does not ac
cede to the demands of th striking gar
bage cart drivers. The health of the city
, )s Mw aerlously menaced by the great
of gBrhaBe whlch 0 rottlns ln the
j h MSt g)de Dr Darlington.
one of the health board, started an Inves
tigation today. Several -physicians have al
ready reported that much Illness Is being
caused by filth In the streets,
i The striking garbage men have been on
strike three days and unless they return
- 1
In two days they will be automatically dls-
! charged. The strike Is to enforce their
demands, which include the abolition of a
( of flye dRyB, pQy fw emptying, a ca
containing both hes and garbage and
fine for trotting horses.
ENDANGERS KANSAS HARVEST
Hepburn Dill Prevents Distribution
f Men as Customary Under
Old System.
TOPEKA. Kan., June .-T. B Qerrow,
director of the Free Employment bureau
of Kansas, yesterday sent a letter to E. E.
Clark, a member of the Interstate Com
merce commission, formally protesting
i against the manner ln which he asserts the
Hepburn bill has destroyed the former ef
fective plans of sending out harvest hands
Into Kansas.
"Heretofore we have been able t send
five men In a party at th rate," wroto
Mr. Gerrow. "Now we must have a party
of fifteen. Further than that, pay agents
are sending them from depots to places Great Britain, with the avowed object of
where they are not wanted. Farmers are ; comba,lnK German and American eompe
telegraphlng me about the trouble In get- ! t,tlon- The b, companies, headed by Vlck
ting men. We cannot afford to have our j erl Sc", & Max,m- Including John Brown
wheat crop destroyed In this manner. I i Co- wn,ch recently was amalgamated
wish to make my protest now."
ARE READY FOR ARGUMENTS
,
Bvldenco Introduced la Lovln, Caa.
and Lawyers Will Now
Take Floor.
HOUSTON. Vs., June 28 When court
& vs i a7 A. vii a V i nulla o. V 1 1 Til dyll rl
convened today In th Loving trial the at-
. .a e,.K.H ih. " ... '.
instruction to be presented to the court,
Judge Barksdale stated that the argument
1 ln the case would not begin until after
o'clock this afternoon and the turv was I
! discharged until that hour Th tiw,
! Instructions mar be somewhat drawn m.t
; of the trial.
RAILWAY COMPANY YIELDS
Burllnsrtou Railroad Company Will
j Now Manage Property of
i Other Company.
CHICAOO, June 28. Th lease of the Chi-
cogo. Burlington A Qulncy railroad to the
operate In Its own nam. Th railway
, company wa organised In 1901 ln th ln-
terest of th railroad company.
CONSPIRACY AND FORGERY
ludlotment with Theso Charge
Filed Against Gears R.
Scrugrhnm of New York.
NEW TORK. June 2.-Indlctment
charging conspiracy and forgery against
George R. Scrugham, manager of the In
ternational Policyholders' committee, and
Charles 8. Stirrup, an employe, and on
for conspiracy against Charles Carrlngton,
another employe, were returned today by
tt county grand Jury. Th charge grew
out of th recent election of trustee of
Las New York Ufa Insurance company.
REFUSE PERMITS TO JAPS
San Francisco Police Board Denies
Tbera Right to Keep Intel
llgrnce Offices.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 2s. -The Board
of Police Commissioners yesterday denied
the application of Ave Japanese for the
privilege of renewing their permit to keep
Intelligence offices In this city and refused
two Japanese applicants who desired to
obtain new permits for ths same business,
on the ground ths applicants were not cltl
xens of the United States and that here
tofore the pol'cy of the board had been
always to .he preference In the privi
leges to jpf ,'" ralnst those who are not
and o'r -come cltlsens. It had been
urr x jehalf of the petitioners that
entitled to th privilege by virtue
a provision or tne treaty, but tne
ce commission contends that if such
light does exist It Is still subject to laws
enacted under the general police powers
of the state concerning police and sanitary
regulations. A refusal to grant such per
mits Is not, according to the construction
of the board, a violation of th right to
trade.
President Haggerty, In giving the decision
of the board, said It was the policy of th
board to grant such permits only to cltl
sens of the United Suites and not to citi
zens of foreign countries, and he furthor
suggested that the refusal to grant these
permits would open th way for a de
termination In court Of the extent of the
rights of Japanese in this respect under
the treaty between the United States and
Japan, should the applicants desire to tske
the matter Into tho courts.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Rural Carriers Named and City
Carriers Given an Increase
In Pay.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-Spcclat Tele
gram. 1 Rural free delivery carriers ap
pointed: Nebraska Madison, route 6,
Jnsonh W .Tones, carrier: Isaac B. Lora-
noker. substitute Iowa mars, route 4.
Gilbert E. Diller. carrier: Walter Meller, I
substitute; Perclvnl, route 2, Frank V.
Lumm, carrier; Edgar P. Haselwood, sub
stitute; Tabor, route 2, Oscar York, car
rier; Cl.ura York, substitute.
The applications of O. K. Bryant, George
C. Ft;111iiwe1der. U. E. Beach, C. B. Dick
inson, W. N. Farmer ond H. C. Shober to
organize tho National bank of Huron,
9. P., with $50,000 capital, has been ap- i
proved by the comptroller of currency. j
City letter carriers In Nebraska postof-
llces ore increased from m"0 to 1300, ef
fective July 1 next; Fairbury, three; Be
atrice, six; Columbus, three; Fremont,
seven; Grand Island, four; .Lincoln, thirty
nine; Netra&ka City, six; York, four, South
Omuha, fourteen.
The acting commissioner of the general
land office today approved the selection by
the state of Wyoming of 616 acres uion
which to erect a fish hu.tchcry for which
the lost congress appropriated $25,00). Th
land chosen Is ln th Cheyenne land dis
trict. MORE TROOPS ON FRONTIER
Russia Sends M to Turkish Lin
for Moral Effect Upon the
.Armenians.
TIFLI9, June 28. On account of th
anarchlal conditions of Bltlls, Turkish
Armenia, where much of the fighting be
tween Musselmans and Armenian hav
occurred, the Russian troops on the Turk
ish frontier have been heavily strengthened
In order to prevent the transmigration of
Armenian refugees and a spread of th
agitation to Russian territory, and also for
the moral effect of tho movement on the
Turkish government. A repetition of the
Armenian massacres of 1806, when thous
ands of Armenian refugees crossed the
frontier and settled In southern Caucusus,
Is feared.
The Russian government first encouraged
the movement as a valuable Industrial and
civilizing factor, but later It felt obliged
to prohibit Immigration, claiming that tho
rapid occupation of Tartar lands by colon
ists was responsible for the Armenian
Tartar racial warfare which has slnc.j
periodically drenched southern Caucasus
with blood.
PLAN HUGE STEEL COMBINE
Combination In Enarland Similar to
Those In United State and
Germany.
LONDON, June 28. A great combination
of Iron and steel manufacturers, similar to
those existing In the United States and
Germany, Is In the course of formation In
with the Harland & Wolf company, have
obtained thli ty-slx previous Independent
nZ'Ztt1 XZ tT.T
i 11 OI aooui vi per cent of the steel
! Prod"ced, m Great Britain. It 1. said th
. ....... -I. ul, ..... rcKiiiat in or
prices, aajusimeni or output to demand '
and equal distribution of orders. What Is
primarily aimed at. It Is asserted, la a
. . , .
comtbln1'0" ,on ".-" not only to
' contr the trade of Great Britain, but "to
i Th ., . , . worm.
. .,arl! Proposed
2i ' '
STANDARD JURY DISMISSED
Caae Against Oil Company at Find
lay, O.. Must Bo Tried
Over Again.
FINDLAT. O., Jun 28. Th Jury In th
case of Ohio against the Standard Oil
company, charged with violating the antl-
trust laws, this morning reported to Judge
Duncan that lt had been found Impossible
. ,, . ,
I "P00 ordered the Jury discharged. Accord-
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stood seven to five. The case was given to
th Jury on Wednesday last.
CALL MONEY TAKES SPURT
Movoa Gradually Higher Until Rat
f Internet Reaches Twelve
Per Cent.
NEW YORK. June 28. -The call money
market, which has been moving gradually
upward for several days, took another
spurt soon after the opening of the mar
ket today. Some early loans were msde at
i per cent, but the rats worked grsdually
upward and before noon S per cent waa
offered.
Th rate for call money advanced to U
! per osnt Just befor th close of ths mar-
I kst,
RAILROADS' TALE OF V0EIBOY CONTINUES TO steal
Present Conditions Regarded as tho
Most Unfavorable.
HRW T.ATCQ rflWSTn'TTJ'FTl TTWFATTJ
,
John If. Baldwin of the Union Pa- i
clflo Bay State Legislation
la lajarlons to Cor
porations. "Present and recent legislation In west-
ern states will most Injuriously and se- j
rlously affect railroads," declared John N. j
Baldwin, general solicitor for th Union
Pacific railroad, Friday on his return from
the east,
"The representatives of the railroads In
th east ar deeply concerned regarding
the greatly adverse conditions which have
arisen In the midst of this era of prosper
ity. Taxes have Increased 90 to X per
cent, material 30 per cent and labor 13
per cent. At the same time freight rates
hsve been cut an average of 16 per cent
and passenger rates S3 per cent. It is a
condition of affairs that spells ruin.
"In Nebraska our rates have been cut
to such an extent that strictly Intrastate
business Is not remunerative. 'But you are
paying dividends,' the people say. Ys. w
are, but It Is our Interstate business which
earns them. Eighty-five per cent of our
business Is interstate and only 16 per cent
Is business within thla state.
"But this argument that we ar paying
dividends Is Invalid, for the supreme court
has said that the state cannot point to
Interstate business producing profits as an
argument for lower rates any more than
the carrier can point to Its losses on It
Interstate business to justify higher rat
on Its Intrastate business.
Two Cents and Population.
"Governor Hughes of New York vetoed
the 2-cent fare bill In that slate and he
did so on the broad ground that It was
arbitrary legislation. He said It might be
come confiscatory. New York has lt people
to the square mile. Nebraska has less than
fourteen people to the squar mil.
In other words New York has 8,287 miles
of railroad, ItiO people to the square mile
and 10.8 mllos of rnllroad for each 10,u00
p.i;lo. while Nebraska has 6,411 miles of
railroad, KI.S9 peoplo to the square mile and
60 miles ef railroad for each 10.0"0 people.
"Density of population of a country
through which a railroad runs, or course,
has a great deal to do with the profit of such
a railroad. Yet we have the 2-ccnl fare la
Nebraska, whllo in New York it was con
sidered unfair,
"The 2-cent fare has boon found a fail
ure In Ohio. It will prove the same In
Pennsylvania and others of the states
even where the population Is comparatively
dense,
"The only thing for the railroads to do
Is to fight. And th fight will be begun
with all possible dispatch."
Railroads and Roosevelt.
Mr. Baldwin denied that any action had
been taken by the railroads toward elect
ing a non-Roosevelt man In 1908.
"Any ono who makes any statement of
that nature Is mistaken or misinformed,"
he said. "We are quit busy tending to
our 'knitting' now, with all the difficulties
that have be-?n thrown In our way and not
In any manner giving any attention to
politic."
ALL, RATES IN WEST TWO CENTS
Interstate Fares Soon Level, Saya P.
S. Eustls of Burllnirton.
"The 2-cent passenger law will be ln
effect by July 4 In all these western states ; attend a meeting of the Iowa State Board
and as soon thereafter as possible the in- cf Control, and then to Council Bluffs,
terstate rates will be reduced," said P. S. , where he delivered an address to the grad
Eustls, passenger traffic manager of tha j uatlng class of the Iowa School for the
Burlington, Friday morning, who was ln Deaf. Superintendent Jones has been for
Omaha on official business. "At first the 1 years engaged In the work of deaf Instruc
rallroads thought for legal reasons It would t)on and ) regarded as one of the au
be necessary to abstain from that form : thorltles on the subject ln this country,
of voluntary reduction of revenue which ..j am struck with the great Improvement
will follow If Interstate rates are reduced made )n tnla Bectlon since I was here before.
from t to 2 cents a mile. As time passed
It became more and more Impossible to
maintain through fares on the old basis
and It has been determined the legal phase
of the question I not so Important as at
first supposed. The railroads are now re-
vising interstate tariffs as fast as rate
clerks can do It and have applied to the
interstate commerce commission ror spe-
clal
dispensation to permit making new
state rates In each district as fast as
tnterst
the tariffs can be published without the
necessity of the required thirty days' pub
lic notice.
"The rate from Nebraska to points ln
nearby states, like Iowa, Illinois, Missouri
and Colorado, can soon be reflgured. Rates
to points like Chicago, St. . Louis or St.
Paul can also soon be reflgured, but It
will take a long time to adjust all fare
to and from all points ln the United States.
I think It will take a year to rearrange
all the tariffs ln th United States."
iAinM wh.t thsv would do until after
I imnii. in vri..n..H ... ..rti. hut
had nowhdeclded l 'eave tohth UorD'"
j t0 Ket th case Into court by som pre-
vlou. act and to abld by th n.w law.
. f.li, trial w.. riven fti.m
I em maklna: a trlD over our lines to see
j how the new schedule Is working. When
...eh .o.nW ehaniea are made In ached.
ar w ar aw
i ,, lt ,.. of course, necessary that many
umu. will ann..r which were not at first
I foreseen and wnlch will hav to soon be
remedied by a nw tlm card. Thl will
not be so sweeping, but will straighten out
om of the Irregularities. Most of the
changes are meeting with tha approval of
th people who live along the lines of the
Burlington and many hav much better ac.
oommodatlon than thy had before."
The freight department of the Burlington
says It will b ready to make good on th
promise made by Attorney J. E. Kelby that
the tariffs on the reduced rates will be
filed by July 5. These rates will be 88 per
, ' Tem . enot ,,,,. ,
. . . . . . .. '
!on the commodities ordered reduced by th
jcajg ,ay tney wll, hava them nlej by
j julr 6. In accordance with the law.
Mora Motor Car.
Two new motor cars will soon b ready
to put Into service by th Union Pacific
They will be aent to Colorado, probably to
do service In and out of Denver. Other
motor oars are rapidly nearlng completion
"n! " " th,cir ar rl of ih'hov"
they will be put Into service on different
! parts of the system. Nebraska will get
some.
So extenslv ha beoom th manufac
ture of these cars that a special shop has
been set aside In the Union Pacific yards
enclosure, painted a blight red and labeled
"Motor Shops." Here a large fore of
skilled mechanics la working on the last
order of twenty motor cars, which will be
turned out as fast as possible. They are of
a design similar to No. S, which Is running
with such success betwsen Ltnooln and Be
atrice. As fast as these ar turned out
from th shop they will b Immediately
put Into surrlo oo diffsrsot branch llr,
Youth In One Crime After Another
nd Ills Bondsman With
draws. Omar Fletcher, a young man about 30 i
years of age, who was arrested In Omaha ;
In March last, charged with appropriating
a letter from a hotel in Hartlngton in which
was a money order, which he tried to dls-
no, ... -nd consi-niience thereof
bound over to the federal grand Jury In I
$300, was surrendered by his bondsman Frl
day morning.
Fletcher was bound over by United States
Commissioner Anderson, his surety being
J. p. Kerr of Omaha, a friend of the boy's
family. The boy subsequently went to
work with one of the district messenger
companies and It was ascertained some
time ago that he had committed another
forgery and was about to leave the city.
The police were put on the case and during
their Inquiries It was learned that Fletcher
had sold a rented bicycle and left Omaha.
He was Anally located in Lincoln and Mr.
Kerr and Officer Joe Hell went to Lincoln,
succeeded In overhauling Fletcher and
brought him back to Omaha. Fletcher ad
mitted having stolen another bicycle from
the Young Men's Christian association
building In Omaha a few days ago and took
It to Lincoln with him where he sold It.
Fletcher was surrendered Friday morn
ing to the United States marshall and Mr.
Kerr was exonerated from his bond. United
States Commissioner Anderson thereupon
committed him to th Dodge county Jail at
Fremont, where he will be taken by Deputy
Marshal Moore.
WATTLES SAYS 'TAIN'T SO
Denies Chara-e of Contractor Ptrect
Railway Is Delaying Work
of PsTlng,
Officials of the Omaha A Council Bluffs
Street Railway compuny Indignantly deny
the assertions of paving contractors who
blamed the company for delay In pav-
Ing of certain streets through failure to
lay tracks In time. O. W. Wattles, vice
president of the company, said Friday
morning:
"Paving contractors should be careful
how they lay blame for slow work on the
contracts on other people. I see they com
plained of the street railway compuny,
when, In fact, we are causing no delay.
As to the condition on Lake street west
of Twenty-fourth there re a few poles
In the street. There Is also a large amount
of paving material, but whenever pavers
are ready to start work the poles will bo
moved.
"Now, as to Fortieth street, I believe
there wns'some delay ln the mutter, caused
by a charm' In curb lines. This hus been
adjusted. Paving cannot be done until the
lines are changed. We have notified tho
contractor that we are ready to pay for
the change In the curb, but he has done
nothing. Our material la on the ground
ond the next work the company Is to start
Is the extension of the line on Fortieth
street. We will be ahead of the pavers
and If matters remain as they are will he
ahead of the men who are fixing curb."
NOTED EDUCATOR OF DEAF
Superintendent Jones of Ohio State
School Comment on Fine Condi
tion of Nebraska School.
Superintendent J. W, Jones of the State
School for the Deaf at Columbus, O., spent
the day yesterday In Omaha, having oome
to look through the Nebraska School for
the Deaf located here and to renew ac
quaintance with Superintendent Stewart.
Mr. Jones had been a delegate to the Na
tional Conference of Charities und Correc
tions at Minneapolis, going from there to
k.1iIIi waa ftlnvpn venra nan At thRt ttmw
I also visited your school for the deaf and
I am glad to say that I can see noticeable
prog. not only In the size and equipment
i nf tha in-tltutlon. but also In the character
i nf th. .nrV that v.,.-. done undel. the
d1rK.tlon of your superintendent. Mr. Stew-
!t Mr Btewart stands high professionally
i fg (ne country. His work Is recognized
. M Qf t,)e flrgt ordep and , nopo he w1j
. . , . -hr. nf vnur ,chool."
GOLDEN CHANCE IS
Old-Timers' Plcnlo for Campnla-nlnsT
Forgotten by IT. D. Balcombe
nd Jonathan Edward.-
Friends of U. B. Balcombe and Jonathun
Edwards of the county assessors' force ar
chaffing them gently bncaus both of
thom missed the Pioneers' picnic at Hans
com park Thursday, although both had
been laying plan for two or three weeks
to. attend. Both are candidate for county
assessor and had expected to do somo
valuable missionary work at the plcnlo.
Mr. Edward Is socretary of th Pioneers'
association.
On account of th rainy morning Mr.
Edwards got the Impression the plcnlo had
been postponed. He told Mr. Balcombe
everything was oft and ths two remained
In th office all day eyeing each other sus
piciously. They were both vry much
chagrined to learn the plcnlo had come off
a announced and a valuable opportunity
to make hay had gone by.
NEW YORK ICE MEN STRIKE
Want Extra Pny for Extra Work as
They Refuse to Take Charge
of Wagons.
NEW YOTRK, Jun 28. Fifteen hundred
tn t onn drivers of the delivery wairona I
of the Amorlcan Ice compuny went on
a strike today to enforce a demand for
extra pay for extra work. The depots
of the company were stored with Ice and
Its arrival was urgently awaited by thou-
sands, but hardly a wagon of the Ice com-
pany waa moved. President Oles of the
company said that If the strikers do not
rtnm to work tomorrow their nlaeea will
be filled by new men. "This strike," he
declared. "Is for the purpose of forcing
the company's drivers and helpers to Join
th Teamster' union. W will not force
the men Into a union nor hav w tried
to force them out of the union."
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PREDICTS GENERAL STR KE
Ouldueld Man Saya Coal Miner of
Country Will Walk Oat
Next Year.
DENVF.R, Jun 3. Addrssstng the cor.
ventlon here today of th Western Federa
tion of Miners, Robert Randall cf Oo Id
field, Nev., predicted a general str'ke of
all the miner throughout th scouctry when
th pmsent contract xplr naS April
Ii referred tint onl larts
JUDGE LAXD1S FIRM
He Refuses to Recall Subpoena for
John D. Rockefeller.
ATTORNEY
PRESENTS EXCUSE
S&Jt Magnate Does Not PoSSflS the
Information Wanted.
OIL KING ALSO BUSY MAN
He Has Many Business Cares and ii
an Old Man.
COURT DECLINES REQUEST
i
J( Kara It I Inconceivable that
President of One Corporation Dora
Not Know Whether It Own
Another.
CHICAOO. June :R.-Judge Lanrlls In th
district court today refused to withdraw
the subpoena Issued for John D. Rocke
feller, although John 8. Miller, attorney
for the Standard Oil company, urgently
requested him to do so.
Mr. Miller Informed the court that Mr.
Rockefeller, although president of th
Standard Oil company of Indiana, was not
possessed of the Information regarding th
lln.uit Inl condition of the Standard Oil com
pany OYsHcd by the court. He also In
formed the court that Mr. Rockefeller was
an old man who had many business cares
and that no advantage could be hud to
any person by bringing him Into the court.
The appeal of the attorney did not ap
peal to Judge Landls, for he promptly
refused to recall the subpoena, and In
atiOtllon, directed that suhpoenas be Issued
fot the vice president and secretary-treasurer
of the Union Tank Une.
Mr. Miller. In making his requests, said
he would furnish other men better quali
fied to give the financial ruauurces and
holdings of the conn anles than those for
whom oubl'oona hod own Issued. H
snld Mr. Rockefeller had so little to do
with the business that It would be useless
to bring him to Chicago to testify.
"It Is Inconceivable that the president
of one company does not know whether
or not It owns another company," replied
Junto Landls. "I want to know whether
the Standard Oil company of New Jersey
owns the Standard Oil company of Indiana,
the defendant In this case. I want this In
formation and all that I have asked for
and I Intend to have It If such a thing la
possible. This court mokes no distinction
against either wealthy or poor men. X
wunt Rockefcoler here to learn that on
thing from him, and other things that h
may be able to tell."
Mr. Miller Intimated that witnesses
might decline to answer by advice of coun
sel. "The court cannot assume," said
Judge Landls, "that sji:h an attitude will
be taken and I cannot give them an oppor
tunity to dncllne through counsel ln ad
vanoe. If they see fit not to answer my
questions they will be given the chance to
decline In open court. These subpoena
will be served and I shall not Interfere
with the service of any of them." '
The court then directed that subpoenas
also be Issued for H. R. Paine, vie presi
dent of the Union Tank line, and for W.
H. Hutchinson, secretary and treasurer of
that company, and for F. Q Barstow, an
assistant treusurer of the Standard OH
company of New Jersey.
STCRIES FALSE, SAYS TAFT
Secretory Very Emphatic that
Chan sir s Are In Prospect on
Isthmus.
No
WASHINGTON, June 28. "It Is a tlssu
of falsehood," said Secretary Taft today,
when his attention was called to the r-
! Port of 1latlsfactlon on the part of
, the administration of the management of
anairs unaer toe jniununii iranui uuia
mlsslon and of the Intention of the officers
engaged In that work to relinquish It and
return to the .United States. Tho Bocretary
wa vfry emphatic in his declaration that
I nfta no1 receiveo a single commumca-
j tlon from Oeneral G
way that he was dl
oethals showing ln any
y that he was oisHatisnea or aesirea to
I end his connection with the work. No
LOST i cnanBB contemplated ln the admlnlatra
I tlon of affairs on the Isthmus, continue 1
th secretary, "and there has not been a
single kick of any sort. There Is no truth
In tho story of the srmy officers asking
for leaves of absence to return to th
United States."
AIM AT EXPRESS COMPANIES
Complaint . Filed with Interstate
Commerce Commission L'ndos
New Railroad Law.
WASHINGTON, June 28 One of th
mot Important cases yet filed with th
Interstate Commerce commission under th
new railroad rate low was today pre
sented, which alleges that the express com
panies, through their power and facilities
as common carriers, are usurping th pre
rogative of the banking association and
at the same time employing the capital
of the banks In th conduct of their busi
ness. It I alleged that the exchange busi
ness of th express companies and the re
lations which they have with the railroad
enable them seriously to discriminate
as-alnat regular commercial operation of
i banking Institutions. The complaint Is di
rected against the Adams, United Htates,
American, Pacific, Wells Fargo, Southern
and Great Northern Express com panic.
Mill Employe Drowned.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., June 28.-(Spetal.)
Chris Rlckerts, a stationary engineer for-
' nieily employed at the plant of th Bloux
VaUa Brewing company, but who for about
! week had been In the employ of th6
Cascade Milling company, was drowned
yesterdsy as the result of being carried
over the dam of the Cascade company In
! the Sioux river,
j
i Ston and Town. In Manila.
: MANILA. June 2S.-8onutor W. J. Ston
of Missouri and Representative C. , A.
Towno of New York, arrived In this city
this afternoon (June They will be th
! guests of Governor General Smith during
I their stay her and many entertainments
j hav been arranged for them. They will
, mak a tour of th Island befor their re
turn to Amrlca.
Democrats Have Warm Time.
HOBART, Ok! , June 28. As a rosult cf
three days' balloting tha democratic con
vention In the Fifth congressional district
here late yesterday ended In a sensational
tumult and two candidates will contest for
plaoes on he ticket, Scott Ferris of Lawton
and Carlon Weaver of Ada, I. T. The
Ferris forces walked out of the hall, l'-av-
! the Weaver men In oneslon of th
I official ballot. Ferris claims the nomlna
' Itloo by a vote, of US to So, and Wavr
elalma a plurality if M