Nebraska Newspapers

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The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVII NO. 24.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 16, 1907 TEN PAGES.
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CCIDEST IN TURRET
Charge of Powder Explodes on
Battleship Georgia.
SIX DEAD, FIFTEEN INJURED
Lieutenant Goodrich and Two Others
Will Probably Die.
NEBRASKA BOY AMONG VICTIMS
Midshipman John T. Cmse of Omaha
is Injured.
EON OP MAJOR THOMAS CRUSE
Kiitkrr, Mother and Brother Leave
for Bo ton Last Kvtl
uated from Naval Academy
Last Pall.
BOSTON, July IS. By the explosion of
a can of powder in the hands of a gunner
In the after superimposed turret of the
battleship Georgia In Massachusetts buy
today six men were killed and fifteen In
jured. Not one of the persons In the
turret escaped Injury.
The dead:
WILLIAM J. THATCHER, chief turret
cnptntn, Wilmington, Del.
FAULKNER GuLDTH WAITE. midship
man, Kentucky.
W. J. BL'UKE, ordinary seaman, Julncy,
Mass.
U. O. HAMILTON, ordinary seaman.
South Framlnghani. Mass.
W. M. THOMAS, ordinary seaman, New
port, R. I. '
(iKOKGli E. MILBR, ordinary seaman,
Brooklyn, N. T.
Injured:
Lieutenant Caspar Ooodrtrh. New York.
Midshipman John T. Cruse, Nebraska.
Frank Schlapp, North Adams, Mass.,
boatswain's mate, second class.
Charles Haasell, New York, gunner's
mate, first class.
Orley Tagland, Rlchford, Minn., chief
yeoman.
William 8. Pair, ordinary seaman,
Brooklyn. N. Y. ,
J. U. Thomas, ordinary seaman, Brook
lyn. Y.
6. L. Rosenberger, ordinary
whnseelphla. Pa.
toward J. Walsh, ordinary
seaman,
Beaman,
Lynn, Mass.
John O. Malllck, ordinary seaman, Cleve
land. o.
John A. Bush, ordinary seaman. New
L. r. Meet, ordinary seaman, Berea, O.
II. L. llbert, ordinary Beaman, South
wlck, Mass.
John A. Kone. ordinary seaman, i rrn-
ton. N. J.
Charles I,. Elch,
ordinary seaman,
Frankfort, ln.
Three Injored Will Die.
Three of the Injured, Lieutenant Good
rich and Seamen Pair and Walsh were In
a very critical condition when brought I
In to the hospital, and It was announced
that their Injurious were probably fatal, j
Lieutenant Qoedrlch has undoubtedly lost
the sight of both eyes and la terribly '
Burned. Lieutenant Goodrich and Seaman
Malllck Jumped overboard Immediately ;
after the explosion with .the apparent mo-I
tlve of ending the terrible suffering from i
their burns. Both of the desperate men I
were outckly rescued by uninjured com
rade. ,
'The accident Tiappened 'while the baltle-
ship was several mues on rrovincetown .
and the men wero engaged In target prao-
tlce, together with other vessels of the f ftout 8i. j. 9Wm -tork was dam
hattleshlp squadron of the Atlantic fleet. R.d t0 tne extent of about $5,f,o, and
1 The powder had Just been taken from the the Gw, dru torf ownPd ky the Phor
ammunitlon hoist to load an eight-Inch gun. ma-.McConnell Drug company, was dam
It was seen to be burning and In an in- aee(1 BB8Ut $4. goo. The first fire caught
et ant It exploded In the very face of the from pan of grease on the kitchen
loader of the gun. No damage was done , ranl(,; the second is thought to have come
to the vessel, as the powder was not con- , from a spaik from the first, carried up a
fined, and early this evening, under orders j ventilating flue. Page 5
'. from Washington the Georgia sailed back The county commissioners put over the
for the tarrret grounds off Provlncetown. I phimer ft Chase application for a fran
IIow the powder became ignited Is not yet j chse for a street railway from Omaha
i known, but the theory held at the navy ' t0 Seymour park until Friday, when a
yard Is that it was set off by a spark from fuu hearing will be given and property
the smokestack of the warship. Immedl- owners along the route may state their
' ately after the accident the Georgia headed case. Page 6
for the Charlestown navy yard, there the i Attorney Parrlsh, pleading for remis-
' dead and wounded were removed, the In- j slon ef fines assessed against automobile
Jured being conveyed to the naval hospital owners for speeding, said the machines
a.t Chelsea. were driven by women and that the own-
The Georgia is one of the battleships of ers assumed the responsibility to protect
the second division of the Atlantic fleet,
rhtch has been at target practice off
t prorinoetown for the last three weeks.
The Georgia Is one of the newest battle
hip of the navy, having been in commts
' Mra only about ten months. It is com
: Branded by Henry McRea.
Report to Department.
WASHINGTON, July 15,-Word has Just
reached the Navy department of an ex-
plosion on tne oeuiearnp ueergia, tnis
morning by which seventeen persons were
iijiiiu, 4iJWiB Kir-ill i.iiib .Hcu.c.imiv :
Goodrich and Midshipmen Cruse
and
Ooldthewalte. Cruse Is seriously Injured.
The accident occurred while the vessel was
at target practice in Cape Cod bay, Mass.
LMaht-Inch Charge Ignited.
The department received Its information
from Rear Admiral Thomas, commanding
the second divlBlen of the Atlantic fleet.
The message was sent from aboard his
I flagship, the Vliginla, at sea and came by
I Wireless telegr.sh to Highland Light,
Muss. The te.'gram was as follows:
Accident on torgla at 10 o'clock; seven
teen Injured, eight seriously. Eight-Inch
Charge Ignited in the after superimposed
turret. Lieutenant Goodrich and MUshls-
Dien iruse ana uoldihewalte Injured
Cruse seriously. None dead yet. A board
Of investigation has been ordered. Will
V" oncef'tfinstV of thelnju?. tV.
h..ittul Will wlp tli- n i ir.ua t tK- In.
t
urea Immediately en receiving Informa- ' telegraphed that the Roanoke police were j mio as a pan 01 tne airect case. Tne ob-un-
I nn.hi. tr. rniu with ti situation and l lection was sustained and the witness wlth-
The Oeorglo Is commanded by Henry
McCrea. formerly commander of tho bat-
tleshin Iowa, who recently relieved OantAln
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one oc mo newesi oaiucsnips Ol lilt navy
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ana lies Been in cemmission about two
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months. lieutenant Caspar Goodrich, one
of the Injured, wss appointed to the navy
'7 He is a inn of
"now in command
now in command
liuiu vuium ul ui in i-i, iiv i m aun ui
Rear Admlrui Goodrich
of the New York navy
4 rase Appelated frons Nebraska.
Midshipman Joseph T. Cruse wss born
hi Kentucky and was appointed to the
iuvy from Nebraska. He baa been at
tached to the Georgia since October last.
Midshipman Ooldthewalte Is from Con
necticut and was appointed to the navy In
June. It a. He has been attached to the
Georgia only two months.
Midshipman James Cruse, ono of the
seriously injured, la the son of Major
Thomas Cruse, chief quartermaster. Do
p&rtment of the Missouri. Midshipman
Cruse graduated from the naval academy
at Anne.nolla In Srntemher laat Main- infllik. .. r- n ,
Mis. fruae. snd their son. lieutenant Fred
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Cruse left Mondsy evening via the North
western for Boston. Midshipman Cruse
was appointed to the naval academy from
pebraak by CongressnvaB W. l Stark of
the fourth district
SUMMARY OF TOE DEE
Tuesday, July Id, 1007.
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DOMESTIC.
Harry Orchard was again on the wit
ness stand in rebuttal at the Huywood
trial at Boise. Page 1
Storm In Missouri washed out pipe line
supplying St. Joseph with natural gas.
Pago 1
Explosion of eight-Inch charge on the
battleship Georgia while at target prac
tice off Cape Cod kills six mn and In
jures sixteen. One of the dead was Mid
shipman James Cru.se, son of Major
Thomas Cruse, chief quartermaster of
the Department of the Missouri at Omnha.
Pa-e 1
Elks break all records of attendance
at the Philadelphia Brand lodge and are
being entertained rrtyally. Page 8
Crisis in the telegrnphers' strike In San
Francisco hns been reached Page 1
Oklahoma constitutional convention has
fixed the election on September 7.
Page 1
President Wlnchell of the Rock Island
road declares at Des Moines that his road
will go In for business strictly and wlTT
abolish lobby at Washington and at nil
state capitals. Page 1
Standard Oil company answers all con
tested points In the petition of the gov
ernment at Ft. Louis. Pago 1
Vice President Zlmmer refuses to testify
in San Francisco bribery case and Is or
dered sent to Jail for five days. Page 1
New quartermaster general of the army
outlines work at western army posts.
Meade, McKenzle and Fort Omaha to have
a liberal share. Pago 1
NEBRASKA.
Union Pacific and Burlington roads ask
State Board of Assessment to raise the
valuation of the various counties, assert
ing property is too low as compared with
valuation placed on the railroads. Attor
ney genernl rules there can be no fusion
In the primary election. Pago 3
! Thdmas Marshall drawn In Kearney
canal and takes Frank Moon, who tried
to rescue him, down with him. Page 3
Supreme Judge J. B. Barnes files crlm
' inal libel action against Editor George
Miles of the O'Neill Independent at Nor
folk. - 3
SPOBTS.
Wright and Behr surprise the Aus
tralasian players, Brooke and Wilding, In
the closest tennis game played at Wim
bledon, -rags 4
X.OCA-.
As a result o ftvo fires at the Schllts
... . lt on Mond.y morning
w.,i- .. j.-,.- in the extent
the girls. The fines were later paid.
Pago B
At a meeting of creditors of the bank
rupt firm of CDonahue-Redmond-Normile
company It was developed that the firm
will pay about 5 cents on the dollar.
Pago 3
10 YE CENTS OP OOXAB- STEAMSHIPS.
Port. ArrlTd. 8U4.
MEW YORK I Braugn B-UTl.
NEW VOHK Arcadia
; oibraltaR . ...wUk. Carui
1 fOlTHAsrres .New Yr-
. Umblit
; laiil I PRQTCCT fWFR RlflTING
WILL rflU O I UVCM rllU I IftU i
Acting; Consul General of Greece Will
Lodge Complaint with slate
Depart meat.
NEW YORK. July 16. I. C. Maxlmes,
acting consul general of Greece at New
York, will today protest to the State de
partment at Washington concerning th
action of the mob at Roanoke, Va., on
Saturday night, when several Greek res
taurants and places of business wero
wrecked during a riot and will ask that
the Greeks be given the fullest possible
protection. A telegram was received at
I the consulate here today from Roanoke
j y reek. aPPalln, f.r protec-
i ttan Affalnnt
KJIIBl & TTlVU Ul riniri . Alia Uirmn
; for them protection. Mr. Maxlmes said
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1 1 " m" ,Wnf ,n disorders developed
rrom Buy racial
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liipui an maisniiirani cause, woien ae-
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troubles between the Americans and Greeks
. -n- two is no reason whv there should
.be.
RESULTS OF TARRFT WORK
nCOULIO Ur lAriut I WUHN
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War Department Completes F tar ores
for I Poo. Showing; Sooth
rest Ahead
WASHINGTON. July 15. The War de
partment has completed the compilation of
the results of the rifle, carbine and platel
firing of the army for the target year 1.
The southwest division made the best shew-
ing with a record of TO.33 per cent The
winning department was tho Colorado with
a record of TIM. Fort Wing-ate, N. M.,
had the highest possible score with 107 a.
The Fifth cavalry with U.T7, led the cavalry
I regiments; the Twenty-sixth with 81.30. led
i wi . . , , v. uii 1 1 1 1 1 w jv. ruin III HI r V.
headed the individual troops, with 1: H
and Company G, Twenty-sixth Infantry,
was the winning Infantry company, with
Is6.il. The troops of Uto United Btates as
a whale wore rated at Tt.i, as against M.f
for tho Fbuipplne troops,
ORCHARD AGAIN IN REBUTTAL
Insanity May Play Part in Haywood
Trial at Boise.
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EFFORT TO PROVE IT IN FAMU"?
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Letter Received by Defense Statins)
that Grandfather of Orchard
Was Demented rer Con
fesalous.
BOISE, July IS. Harry Orchard, thn
principal witness fdr the state against j
William D. Haywood, was called In rebut-
tal this morning, when the trial of the !
secretary of , the Western Federation of '
J7 j Miners was resumed. Orchard was In thejeUe down, there was a blinding Hash fol
ta , chair about twenty minutes. The ques- (owed by a terrific explosion. Both ran to
7S Hons of the state were few, and In less I .1,. door nf t)le car only to find It locked.
llan Ave minutes Orchard was turned
over ,h cross-examination. E. F. Rich- I
arcison, cross-examining, Drought out a new 1
feature when he asked If Orchard's ma
ternal grandfather was not Insane on the
subject of confession of imaginary crimes.
Orchard admitted that his uncle, Peter
McKlnney. who lived In Northumberland
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county. Ontario, had hanged himself whllo
Insane. He denied all knowledge of a
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grandfather named Patrick. This cross-
examination was based on a letter received
by the defense from B. F. McKlnstry of
Alamedla, Pa.
The writer claimed that he received tho
Information from Mrs. Margaret Bull of
Woolner, Ont., who was a neighbor of
Patrick McKlnney, the grandfather of
Horsely or Orchard. She said Patrick
McKlnney was "an old style country gen
tleman, but he became Insane and raved of
crimes he had committed in Ireland. As
a result hlB family kept him chained
for years."
Lawyer and Wttneos Clash
William Dewey, the witness who made a
confession on Saturday and other wit
nesses In rebuttal, testified briefly. In
the Inst half hour of the morning ses
sion rebuttal on the claim of a conspiracy
against the Western Federation of Miners
between the Citizen's Alliance, the Mine
Owner's association and detectives In
Colorado. An Interesting verbal duel oc
curred when Richardson, for the defense,
took E. L. Sabln; a lawyer of Ihaho
Springs, Colo., in hand for cross-examination.
Richardson and Sabln were
engaged In the trial of cases In Colo
rado In 1903, Richardson defended and
Sahin prosecuted.
When the Haywood trial was resumed
this morning Judge Wood announced
that he had decided to sustain
the objection of the defense to
the admittance .". jvldence of tho records
of the state Insane asylum showing the
commitment to that institution of John
I. Elliott, who as a witness for the de
fense, testified to a long conversation
w hich he satd he had with Harry Orchard
in November, 190G. The court cited a
statute which provides that Insane per
sons shall not be accepted as witnesses.
Apparently, he said, tho . prosecuting at
torney knew of Elliott's commitment
when he appeared on the stand and they
should have objected to his testimony at
that time.
William Dewey, the witness who
startled the court room on Saturday by
confession to participation in the Coeur
d'Alene riots and the attacks on the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill, was
recalled to further Identify W. F.
Davis as the man who handed out
guns and ammunition the day tho mob
started for the mill. The defense too ft ad
vantage of Dewey's reappearance to ques
tion him further as to his motive for
testifying at this time. Dewey dented
that he had been allowed to go in debt
to the extent of $800 to the I'nlon storo
at Cripple Creek through the leniency of
Davis.
Credit of Witness la Good.
"Didn't Davis finally deny further credit
to you and wasn't lt then that you left
the union?" asked Attorney Richardson.
"No. sir."
Dewey admitted that he still owes the
union (DO or 125 for supplies from the storo.
He said he had never been refused credit
by any one.
"Didn't you after testifying on Saturday
say to the man who accompanied you
downtown that you knew the names of
at least 2X of the men wno went to the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill, but you
would be If you would tell that lawyer
fellow?" demanded Richardson.
"No, sir."
The witness declared he could remem
ber no conversation.
Lawrence Gutbbinl, the San Francisco
grocer, who lived across the street from
the Bradley apartment house, was recalled
"to deny that he served a ditnk to a man !
named Relllv the mornlnar of the nrnrilev 1
explosion. Rellly, who appeared as a wit-
ness for the defense, declared G'.lbhlnl and
his wife had served him a drink. Mis.
Ouibblnl also took the stand and d. nl. d
what Rellly had said. On cross-exam-
Inatlon Gutbbinl said he had received $325
as traveling expense, for returning to
Boise from San Francisco. The state con-
tlnued further to rebut testimony as to the
Bradley explosion.
Position of Murdered Man.
Charles Wavne. who lived next door to
Governor Steunenberg, was called to testify
as to the position In which the governor
was found after the Orchard bomb had ex
ploded, the purpose being to show simi
larity in the effect on Bradley and Steu
nenberg. The attorneys for the defense objected to
! Jhl- tey a. PP' utt.l. argu.
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' drawn.
C. D. I.anson of the Boise Light cortmanv.
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' th ,hery f thB defen"e ,nat tm Bradl"y
-xnloslon was CAilseii hv cna th- tDnii
explosion aa causea oy gas, tne isnlllon
havinc been throuzh
uecn iiirougii
lighted Cigar,
Lanson declared tn Dositlve terms that
( gai wouM not i,nIt. frora anv gIow ,U(jW
w . 7 J
1U n ' C""r "v6 '""d flam9
temperature was necessary before gas ex-
i plodes.
Farce of Exploding Gaa.
In order to explode, Lanson declared the
accumulated gas in a room or hsllway
would be so deuse it would surely be de-
tccted by the smell. The force of a gaa
explosion, the witness said, was equal In
all directions. Cross-examined by Attorney
Richardson. Lanson said the Boise Gas
! company bad no rules against smoking at
the works. has more than lOO.noo members, scattered
"But that's because tho gaa la confined?" .throughout twenty-nine states.
was suggested.
"Tea." Catholics la Eseeutlve Session.
"Suppose It was not confined, would you' INDIANAPOLIS. July 15. The sixth
allow smoking?" 1 annual convention of the American Fed.-ra-
.. ' tlun of Catholic societies held tta hiislidi
i No.
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"I didn't think so,
commented Richard-
son.
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The witness said the only way a cigar
could ignite gas wss for the smoker to
puff yiolentry enough to fan th. wrapper
BOYS INJURED IN EXPLOSION
Powder In Car In Which They Were
Beating; Way Ifciilted or
Cigarette.
I.ipmir Wvn . Jiilv IS (Sneclal.l
Burned and mutilated beyond recognition,
Albert Wurd, aged 19 years, of Superior,
Wis., and lesler Lohr. ated 17 years, of
liillsboro. 111., are lying near death at the
county hospital, victims of an explosion
at Buford Saturday, when a car of black
powder was Ignited by a lighted cigaretta
and exploded with terrific force.
The two youths who were beating their
way to the coast were put off a fast
freight at Uuford. They sought shelter In
an empty boxour which had been loaded
wit It powder. Fully one Inch of the deadly
explosive covered the floor of (he car and
whcn one of the boys threw a lighted clgar-
when found by employes of the gravel
,,u, who heard and felt the concussion,
bl)th l)oy, WPre iy)ng on the flour c( ti,
car unconscious.
An engine was attached to a flat car.
the boys wore placed on the car, wrapped
,n u B.CUred from a nearby bunk
hmi.. aml ori. of the tAB,eB, run8 ever
house, and one or tne tastesi runs ever
maAe on the rnlon racl(lc wa8 made fr .n !
nnfnr.l Into this cltv brinaln. the victims
Buford into tnis cny, oringing tne mcuuib
to the hospital
Drs. McCoflum and James Ballard who
were summoned, found that the youths
have littlo chance of recovery. With their
hands blown to fragments, their faces lit
erally cooked, and their bodies charred by
the burning powder,' there is little hope
I that tluy will survive the day.
I At the hospital both regained conscious
ness and gave their names and addresses.
"Don't toll my folks." pleaded young Lohr.
"It will kill my mother." He then told of
his folks being well-to-do people In Hllls
boro. III. Ho says his father Is a retired
farmer and that he ran away from home In
May, since which time he has been wan
dering over the country, a hobo. His folks
were notified of his condition.
Ward, the elder of the two, lives In Su
perlor. Wis. He says his parents are dead
and that ho does m know the address of
his two sisters. He asked that an uncle
living In Superior be notified.
SOUND STEAMER ON ROCKS
Shlnneroek Utrlkeo Point nf Hart
Island While Picking; War
in Dense Fog,
NEW YORK. July 15. The Long Island
sound steamer Bhlnnecock, from Green
port, L. I., for this city, with passengers,
ran ashore on the north of Hart Island
during a dense fog early today. The Shln
necock is high and dry on the shore. Tugs
have gone to its assistance. Its passen
gers are not considered In any dangor.
The wind is light and the water smooth.
The pilot of the Shlnnecock was trying to
pick his way through the fog, when tho
ship rammed Its nose on the rocks of the
northeast end of Hart island The pas-
sengers on the steamer hurried from their 1
Btate rooms to the decks, when the crash
came, but were told by the officers there
was nothing to fear. A hurried exami
nation of the steamer's hull showed that
several seams In the Shlnnecock's bow had
started and It was leaking slightly. Police
from City IalanT station put off in launches
to the Shlnnecock". They volunteered to
take ashore any paesengerg who wished to
leave the steamer. The passengers, seeing
that there was no danger, declined to leave,
as the officers informed them that a
steamer would be sent for to take them to
New York.
The Bhlnneoock'a officers said they hoped
to get the steamer off at high water.
Later the passengers were taken off the
steamer and conveyed In launches to City
Island, where they awaited the arrival of
a steamer to take them to this city. Some
of the passengers made the trip to the
city on trolley cars.
'FRISCO AFFAIRS UP IN THE AIR
No
Information Given Out 1
Name of Men Who Take
Offices.
to
SAN FRANCISCO, July lo. Although lt
was said last night by members of the graft detained a short time, but were released,
prosecution that In all probability the new ! In the first case the Japanese detained at
mayor would be chosen today, they refused j the direction of the officer at Fort Rose
to reveal the Identity of the citizen so- 1 crans was acting In a auspicious manner
lected for the position. Rumor has con- near a prominent part of the fortifications,
nected at least a half dozen well-known j He had In his possession a memorandum
persons with the office, but denials havo j pad. but an examination revealed the fact
been made In the majority of cases. The there were not any notations on It.
first feature of the program arranged by The man Is believed to have been Identl
the prosecution Is the resignation of fled with one of the Japanese restaurants
Charles Boxton as mayor. This Is to take j tn Pan Francisco. There being nothing ln
Tlaee at today's meeting of the Board of . criminating found on him, he was put on
Supervisors. The board Is then to elect , board a Stratt'ord-Rosecrans train und sent
a mayor, choslng Home citizen previously
! a re'"1 upon hy lhfi ,,,a,,'l pf tne K"
j Prosecution. Boxton s resignation win re-
:t,ie h,nl to l,rlvate llfp- leaving fifteen
b001111"" supervisors to be forced out by
, ,ha prosecutions. The fifteen are to resign
" as BOOn " the m'w mayr ,s leced-
j hunting the Boxton vacancy, the chU-t
"""utive to be named today will have
1 ,lxteen Places on the boar1 to whlcn
out' w"1 not be delays any longer than
I1" absolutely necessary. In the naming of
! a new board of supervisors, the new mayor
,H P " 8've recognition to both the
labor and business Interests. ' Next will
i come tho removal of a number of pom-
i mlssloners. The police commission, It is
(expected, will be the first to go. This
will mean the early decapitation of Chief
of Police Dlnan
j ,R$H CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION
.
Election of Officers Occupies Attention
of Benevolent Society of
the Church,
; SPRINGFIELD, Mass., July 15 A ma
, Jority of the 1,000 delegates to the third
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national trtenn al convent on of the Irish
' Catholic Benevolent association gathered
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for the opening of the ronven-
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Uon tomoow
l" " lol"orrow. i lie eiecuon or a supreme
P"-nt to succeed Mrs. E. M. McGowan,
. who has held the office since the Inception
j 0f the order seventeen years ago, has
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: caused much discussion among the various
branches of the organization and a close
contest Is expected. President McGowan 1
is opposed by Mrs. M. C. Costello of Brook-
lyn and Miss Kate Mahoney of Troy, N. Y.
The Idies' Catholic Benelolent association '
was the first exclusively womun'a financial I
life Insurance company in the world and!
was formed In 1K. The organization now
....inn i,ii,v fnllim ii.i.- th eei..hr-. i..
solemn high mass of requiem at St. John's.
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i 1 hree hundred delegart.-s were In nttend-
ance, representing a memueis i p or 2.w "
. Th. ..,.. P. 7 -.. u- i-J ...;i-. l-j '
1 ance, representing a meuibeiship of 2.w.
ward Feeney of Brooklyn Is presiding. The
glttn'g r'eadm. r"
ST. JOE LEFT IN DARKNESS
Supply of Natural Gas Cut Off by
Washout of Pipe Line.
STORM BAD IN IOWA AND KANSAS
Des Moines River Higher Than "lore
IDO.1 Hundreds of Families
Driven Ont of Their
Homes.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. July lS.-The supply
of natural gas In St. Joseph was cut off
last night by a break in the pipe line which
brings the fuel from southern Kansas and
tho city was without breakfast this morn
ing, natural gas being used for fuel in
practically all of the homes. The few
homes which have coal or wood stoves
were In great demand.
The terrific rain last night washed out
four lengths of pipe In the field main at
Weston, Mo., twenty miles south of St.
Joseph. The pipe went out about midnight
and the break hud not been repaired at a
late hour today. Gns Is used for fuel at
the electric lighting plant of the city and
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the Btrep(s wer , airk-,-s afte
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machines by local newspapers an
er mld-
esettlng
papers and they
will Issue today with difficulty.
The rain last night was the heaviest In
years. A Chicago Great Western passen
ger train which was due to arrive here
from Chicago at 2 o'clock this morning Is
held ten miles north of St. Joseph by a
washout. The Burlington railroad reports
four bridges out near this city and service
on all lines Is demoralized.
Cloudburst Derails Train.
TOPEKA. Kan.. July 15,-Along the
fnlon Pacific railroad twenty miles west
of here. In the vicinity of Rossvllle and
Klngsville, at an early hour today a cloud
burst washed away bridges on Upper Sol
dier and Half Day creeks and weakened
the railroad bed. Trains from the west are
delayed several hours. Over six Inches of
rain fell. A Missouri Pacific paBSenger
j train was partially derailed near Efflng-
hum, Kan., and the engineer and a bridge
man hurt.
Deo Moines River on It am page.
DES MOINES, la., July 15,-Forty or
fifty families have moved from the bot
toms district of Des Moines to higher
ground. The Des Moines river Is higher
than It has been since 190S, when hundreds
of families were driven from their homes.
A rise of seven feet will break the levee.
This great a rise is not feared. Ten acres
of lowlands are under water, but the river
Is stationary. The rainfall Sunday night
was 8.83 Inches, but lesser rains up the
river removes the possibility of general
danger, unless hard rains continue for
two or three days.
KANSAS CITY, July lB.-The western
half of Missouri was drenched by a ter
rlflo storm last night. Reports received
today indicate much damage, corn fields,
j b culvert. In the lowlands In
, lnBtance( be,n(f ,, out Tran,
from all directions Into Kansas City are
delayed. At Carrollton, Mo., four and
forty-one hundredths Inches of water fell.
STELLA, Neb., July. 15. -(Special Tele
gram.) The Missouri Pacific track was
washed out on both sides of town by an
eight-Inch rain that fell last night. There
Is much loss of stock and crops on low
lands. '
WAR DEPARTMENT GETS NEWS
Receives Report on Allea-ed Arrest of
Japanese, Denying! that Any
one Is Held.
WASHINGTON., July 15. A telegraphic
report came to the War department over
Sunday from California regarding the re
ported arrest of two Japanese at Fort
Rosecrans, one of whom, it Is alleged, was
making sketches of plans of tho fortifica
tions there and another who. It was said,
had a blue print of some portion of the
works. Adjutant General Alnsworth, who
is acting secretary of war, declined to
make public the report except to bay there
had been no arrests. Major Gatchell la In
command at Fort Rosecrans.
Later lt was learned that both men who
were reported to have been arrested were
, to San Francisco. In the second Instance
of reported arrest the act occurred at the
, Mar8 i8ina navy yard and not at Fort
, rtosecians. In this case the Japunese was
. foUnd examining the power house and was
( escorted out of the yurd.
MORE CARE IN USE OF MINES
j Amerloa Submits Such Proposal at
Meetlo. of The Hague
Conference.
j T
E HAGL'E, July 15. The Argentine
Republic and some other Latin-American
Btates appear determined to Insist upon
I "-" -m-.. u.,un
" w,r "n u"" pwunmrx
which comes up for discussion tomorrow,
or a clause specifying that the principle
d n
ot apply to slate loans. The ex-
C 1 1 H II g a
ge of views on this subject continues.
The proposal made by the American dele
gation regarding submarine mines is as
follows:
"LTnanchored automatic contact mines are
prohibited. Anchored automatic contact
' mines, which do not become Innocuous
....
, neon irett nr adr ft a so are nrohihlted
i If anchored automatic contact mines nra
used within the Jurisdiction of a belligerent
, usea wiiiiin ine jur u. ii n or a mi gereni.
,or -w,nin me irameaiaie area or i.eiiigerent
, ef within the immediate area of belligerent
' activities, due precautions for the safety
: of neutrals must be taken."
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INCENDIARIES BURN A TOWN
Je,a ani t'hrlatlons Salter Alike
Hands of Ruffians at
Moahllev
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MOOILE' Rusla July 15.-molyany.
1 a , 1 , , ' ' """"rnooa. nas sur-
-.--j -..u. .i ...eenuiarits.
j n" hundred and fourteen houses occupied
'by Jews and fifteen tenanted by Christians.
ss well as seventy shops, have been burned.
Several persons perished In the flames,
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Slsrernooti lor rrora.
ROME. July 15. The form of organiza
tion and statutes for the sisterhood for
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negroes and Indians, organised by Miss
Catherine Drexel of Philadelphia, have
W" "DProved "-" authorised by the pop.
ARMY POST IMPROVEMENTS
Meade, MrKensle and Omaha to me In
for Liberal Anioont of
Work.
(From a Staff Correspondent !
WASHINGTON. July liv- (Special Tele
gram.) General Alleshlre. the new oimrter-
j master general of the army. In discussing j
Improvements that had been agreed upon 1
for the several posts throughout the I'nltcd
States during the present fiscal year, said
that at Fort Meade a band barracks, drill
hall and administration building would be
constructed. Fort Fort McKenzle, Vyo
quartermasters' stables, magazine house
and house to contain Are apparatus would
be constructed. Little or nothing Is con
templated for Fort Crook this year. For
Fort Omaha bids are now being asked
for a great balloon house. Other Improve
ments are In contemplation for posts In
tho Department of the Missouri, but In
view of his recent accession to the position
of quartermaster general. General Alleshlre
said he was not In a position to say what
would be done.
General James Allen, chief of the Blgnul
corps of the army, said today that with the
completion of the balloon house at Fort
Omaha there would be Installed complete
machinery for the making of hydrogen
gas necessary to float war bulloons, thst
the proposition to make hydrogen gas by
the use of steam over Iron filings had been
abandoned and a plan adopted known as
the electrolytic process, which Is the plan
now In use of obtaining both hydrogen and
Oxygen. The hydrogen will be used by the
signal corps for Inflation of balloons while
the oxygen will be stored In receptacles to
be used In hospitals and sick wards.
Promotions of clerks In the following
South Dakota postoftlces were made July
1: Huron, one, from $700 to $CW; one, from
)0ii0 to $1,000. Lead, one, from $S0 to $00;
two, from $00 to $l,0u0. Pierre, two, from
$fi0 to $900. Wtttertown, two, from $S00 to
$yu0; ono, from $iK)0 to $l,0u0.
NO LOBBYING FOR WINCHELL
President of Hock Island Hnyn Ilond
Will Go In for Business
. Onlr.
DEs'MOINES, July 15.-At a luncheon
tendered him today by Ies Moines busi
ness men, President Wlnchell of the Rock
Island railroad said that the Rock Island
Is out of politics and will do away with
Its lobbies and lobbyists, both In the state
legislature and the national congress. John
Sebastian, general passenger agent of tho
same road, who was entertained with
President Wlnchell, Bald that the Hock
Island will not reduce Its passenger serv
Ico on account of tho 2-cent rate laws,
but has and will Improve It further.
President Wlnchell said:
The Rock Island railroad Is out of poll-
tics and wants to be In closer touch with
business men. ,
Tho Rock Island road feels (that we
should havo nothing to do wltll politics.
Wo will maintain 110 lobby In the future
In Des Moines, other state capitals or the
national capltol at Washington.
JUDGE HUMPHREY IS CLEARED
Attorney General Has Completed
Examination of C'hara-es from
Indian Territory.
WASHINGTON, July 15. The attorney
general has completed his examination of
the charges against United States Judge
Thomas C. Humphrey of the Central dis
trict of the Indian Territory. As a result
of the examination Judge Humphrey has
been exonerated of all charges reflecting
upon his Integrity, but has been admon
ished that the form of certain proceedings
were such as to subject him to criticism.
The charges made were largely by the
officers of a trust company doing business
In the Indian Territory, who claimed that
Judge Humphrey had taken Improper ac
tion with relation to the sale of timber on
Indian minors' lands, and also tn other
transactions Involving the estates of Indian
minors.
ZIMMER JAILED IN CONTEMPT
Vice President of Pacific States Tele
phone Company Refused
to Testify.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 16.-Emll J.
Zlmmer, who like Glass, Is a vice-president
of the Pacific States' Telephone company,
when called to the stand today by Assist- ! schemes on foot among the Italian popu
ant District Attorney Heney In the caBe!'a,on ' thls section. The four prisoners
of Louis Glass, refused to be sworn or to I were brought here today from New Or-
teetlfy, and was sentenced to five days'
Imprisonment for contempt of court.
On Zlmmer's testimony the prosecution
depended to establish the vital claim thut oan" fle,5 wlth no hou".e excepting the
Glass approved the disbursement of the i sheriff's within half a mile. The four prls
$50,000 bribery moneys, alleged to have : on'ra arB Ik""'1" Camplsciano and his wife,
been paid to supeivlsors by Agent T. V. j Marle- Collapero Oendusa und Tony Costa.
Halsey. $6,000 of which Mayor Boxton hus 1 Camplsciano Is the man who. under com
testltled to having accepted. j Pulsion, led a posse Into the swamp where
! the boy's body was concealed.
FILE CRIMINAL LIBEL CASE
Supreme Judge J. II. Barnes Com
plains of 0'ei;i Ildltor lu
.Norfolk I oqrt,
NORFOLK, Neb.. July 15 (Special Tele- I
gram.) Complaint charging Editor George j
Miles of O Nelll with criminal llhle against
Supreme Judge J. B. Barnes of Norfolk,
was today filed In Justice Els.iey court , country into utter darkness ror more tnan
here. A warrant Issued for Miles' arrest ' forty-eight hours, and resulted In the starv
will be taken to O'Neill by Sheriff Clements. ' Ing of sco s of natives, according to the
Penalty for this class of criminal libel is ; officers of the Barkentlne 8. N. Castle,
one to three years In the penitentiary on which reached port last evening direct from
conviction. the Okhotsk sea. The natives, some of
The complaint arises out of a story j whom could speak English, told Captain
printed In the O'Neill Independent recently. ! Pcderfen and his men that they had no
n which the moral character of Judge
Barnes Waa Involved.
THROW BOMB AT AMERICANS
Exploalon Occur. Before Summer
Quarters or American Embassy
at t OBStan tinoiile.
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( CONj-rAN-,NOp, E. Ju,v 15 A ,-.,,,
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c-pitiueu labi ingot in iruni oi me summer
quarters of the American embassy at Yerd-
Keul. a suburb of this city. Four girls were
slUhtly injured. Otherwise no damage was
done. The authors of the outraee have not
been traced.
FIX ELECTION ON SEVENTH
Oklahoma Constitutional Convention
Adopts Ordinance for Next
September.
GTTHRIE. Okla.. July lS.-The constitu
tional convention today adopted the elec
tion ordinance calling the state election for
Scptemlx-r T. when state officers as well
as the constitution will be voted urxm. i
Governor Frantz will Issue an election
proclamation at an early date.
HartlnKton lrlur llrrr ( ration.
HARTINGTON, Neb.. July 15. (Special
Telegram , -Hartlngton defeated' Orofton
i READY TO STRIKE
Commercial Telegraphers' Grievance!
Reach Acute Stage.
NEELL CLOSETED WITH SMALI
Future Movements Depend Upon
Result of Conference.
REPORT WILL BE MADE TODAY
If Result is Not Satisfactory Strike
Will Spread.
CHICAGO TO GO OUT FIRST
New York Local I'nlon is
Ordered to lie Heady to
Strike at Moment's
Notice. ;
ni'I.LETIX.
OAKLAND, Cal., July tt.-Prcsldent
Small of the telegraphers' union, la holding
a secret conference with Ihor Commis
sioner Nelll this afternoon.
President Small expects to report the
result to a meeting of striking tlegrapheis
tomorrow.
If tho, report Is not favorable, a strike
will bo railed In Chicago.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15. fnless a set
tlement of the commercial operators' strike
Is effected tomorrow a general strike may
be declared. The requcBt for a settlement
will be In the nature of a demand, for the
men feel that they have the approval of
President Rmall, as well as the Individual
Indorsement of the membership of the Com
mercial Telegraphers union throughout the
country. The statement Is made that If tho
national executive board should attempt to
force a settlement displeasing to the strik
ers. President Small will call, out the Chi
cago employes as the first move In the ex
tension of tho strike zone.
I.ubor Commissioner Nelll 1s not. It Is
said, expected to be able to accomplish
much, as he announced he hsd come to
look over tho situation for himself and had
fto definite ultimatum from President
Clowry of tho Western I'nlon to submit.
President Small and the executive board
members held a long conference last night,
but would not divulge the nature of their
discussion. Commissioner Nelll made no
visits yesterday, but said he thought a set
tlement was yet possible with concessions
on both sides. President Small said the
time for tnlklng had ended and would not
discuss the situation other than to say that
hope for peace had not been abandoned.
Crisis Expected Soon.
NEW YORK, July 15.-A crisis In the
dispute between the telegraph companies
and their 'employes Is expected to develop,
as the result of constant telegraphic com
munications between the executive board of
the telegraphers' union, now In session
here, and President Small and Secretary
Russell, who are In San Francisco. A
message was received from Secretary Rus
sell directing that the local executive be
prepared for an emergency.
President Auearn of the local union said
today that. While It looked as If the parting
of the way had been reached, he was
using every eiTort to prevent a strike.
WILL HURRY JTHROUGH TRIAL
Less Than Week Is Expected to Suf
fice In l.onlslana Mur
der Case.
HAHNVILLE. La., July 16 Including
the Impaneling of a Jury, which began to
day, less than a week Is expected to suffloo
for the trial of the four Italians for the
kidnaping and murder of Walter Lamana,
a New Orleans child. Not only does public
!'"ntlm'nt mukr a "u""ly trial .desirable.
I 1
UUI lliriu tie nui cut'Lib" vvuinmuu-iiv...
here for even the officials whoso presence
is necessary. The Jury will be compelled)
to camp out on Improvised cots in one of
the court rooms.
The prosecution aims to show that tho
strangling of the Lamana boy was only
I n incident among many blackmailing
leans, where they have keen since their
rrest. They will remain during tho trial
In the county Jail, which stands in a sugar
REPORT VOLCANO IN NORTH
Officers of Returnlna- Ship Declare Na
tives of Kaiutchatka Were
Terror-stricken.
SAN FRANCISCO, July IB. The outbreak
, of a volcano on tho peninsula of Kamtch-
: atka on, February 18, last, threw the whole
j know!, dge of the source of the terrible
storni that had come upon them.
' They knew only" that while they were
cr'8ln the V"''T .ln. " "'V'W
j spring a wave ot dust fell upon them, ful-
'lowed by utter darkness that continued for
j two di'y" and nlhu- Lava- almost het.
about them and there were such show-
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stayed and they were lucky to find undrled
erei. and Ha Rot the i.-rtv nf
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: tlvea y,a" 1,1 rtlrl "tra"" and some of them
had succumbed to their hardships. In re.
Ponse to their request, Captain Peders.fl
a""1 l,ff boat 1"ai" of provisions which
the sutTerlng natives said would suflke to
keep t h-m on the way to Petropaulovskl.
YAMAM0T0 ON WAY TO JAPAN
While at Boston Admiral Will Inspoot
Ship Building Yards at
ttulucy.
NEW YORK, July 15.-Adrnlra! Yama
moto today started for Japan by way of
Boston and Montreal. The message of
peace which the admiral brought to this
i p,,y h" wl" al" 0"nv, y to Ponton, and
I ' n"'1 tlme wl,lle ln city to observe
the manner of building the latest typo ft
, war vessel at the rhlphiiihlli.g yurds In
j Qulncy. After a brief visit In Boston the
admiral will proceed to Mon
treal and thence
bo will aaU oa