The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVII NO. 31.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 1007 TWELVE PACES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
MOTIVE OF ORCHARD I
Haywood's Attorney Sayi He Has
Mania for Murder.
THEORY IS ENLARGED UPON
Prisoner Fancies There is Glory in
Spectacular Crime.
FEDERATION NOT IMPLICATED '
Steunenberg Slain Because of Real or
Imaginary Grievance.
SAYS TESTIMONY IS FLIMSY
Claim that Slmpklna Pled Became He
Waa Afraid that Ha Would Be
Thrown Into Ball Pen
A vain.
BOISE, July 23. Declaring Orchard was a
man possessed with a lust for murder a
desire to glut a disordered brain with blood
of hla fellow man Attorney Richardson,
continuing- hla plea for the life of William
D. Haywood, told the Jury today that the
defense waa ready and willing to admit
that Orchard accomplished the taking off
of Governor Steunenberg In tho manner
described by him on the witness stand.
Orchard was painted aa a man who
fancied there was glory In spectacular
crime. Day after day opportunity was pre
sented to him to kill Steunenberg In com
parative safety to himself, but rather than
hoot a man whose giant stature, the at
torney said, offered ft target as "big as the
side of ft barn door" Orchard planted ft
bomb and planned the deed so that It might
attract the greatest amount of attention.
Richardson asserted that Orchard had ft
motive against Governor Steunenberg for
the real or fancied loss of his Interest In
the Hercules mlna through being driven
out of the Coeur d'Alenee.
Testimony Very Flimsy.
Of Orchard's story of many of the at
tempts on trre lives of men said to have
been marked for death by the federation,
Mr. Richardson said It. was the most absurb
thing on the face of the earth. He de
clared thatjt would be ft long time before
the law would sanction a conviction on
such testimony as has been adduced against
Haywood and he pleaded with the Jury
not to put ft hftlterftbout the neck of his
client "at the behest of the Mine Owners'
association nd Its representatives."
As to the disappearance of Jack Blmpklns
following the death of Governor Bteunen
berg, Attorney Richardson said he, too,
would have fled to hiding under similar
circumstances, although they were not
an Iota of evidence to connect Slmpklns
with the crime. Slmpklna bad had one
experience) In an Idaho bull pen and hla
Llv ftv wu In fllcrht-
w Resuming his argument this morning.
Attorney Richard sun reverted to the
Bradley explosion In San Francisco
briefly to call attention to the testimony
of a witness who said Orchard declared
"Bradley got what waa coming to him
and thera waa ft chap named ftteunenberg
who was going to get his." The attorneys
voice waa quite "husky today as a result of
yesterday's effort.
Tracing Orchard back to Denver, where
he made the second attempt on the life
of Governor Peabody, Mr. Richardson de
clarded that absolutely no corroboration
had been offered to Orchard's story of
setting the bomb under the sidewalk and
its failure to explode because of a coal
cart driving across the wire. The at
torney also declared that no sufficient ex
planation has been offered as to why
Orchard abandoned from time to time the
attempts on the lives of Governor Pea
body, Judges Goddard and Gabbert, Sher
man Bell and Hearne.
"Do you suppose, gentlemen of the Jury,"
asked Mr. Richardson, "that if a murder
ous 'Inner circle' of the Western Federa
tion of Miners had marked these men for
death and hired assassins to do their work
they would have been so easily and with
out apparent cause deterred from carrying
out their design? Do you imagine they
would stop until their purpose had been
accomplished?
Orchard Had Mania to Kill
"When you consider all the testimony In
this case I think you will reach with me
the conclusion that this man Orchard was
possessed of a mania to go out and kill
Some times his lust waa greater than at
others and so it was at times he waa strong
In his purpose and some times wavered.
Ills testimony shows a desultory, manlcal
method of pursuing the victims selected for
death for some fancied grlevanoe against
himself or perhaps the organization to
which he belonged. Why, gentlemen, even
Vaughn, the insurance aeent, who traveled
with Orchard, slept with him and knew him
aa well aa anybody could, tells you that
Orchard's talk at times made him think
the man was 'bug house.' Orchard's Is the
most absurd story on the faoe of the earth.
He says there waa never any fixed amount
to be paid him for graver crimes ha was
always Invariably told not to talk too much
as he could get more whenever he wanted
It. In the light of this testimony what be
comes of Hawleys opening statement to
you that the Western Federation of Miners
had a scale of prices for crtme, so much
being fixed for the murder of a governor,
o much for a Judge and so much for a
common laborer."
Richardson called attention to the meagre
ness of Governor Peabody's testimony whin
he appeared as a witness and exclaimed In
stentorian voice:
Ti',1 1 ,. njn r f tV turv Ml t haltAr i
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.. in. . ,1,
mony as this and send him to his death at
the behest of the Mine Owners' association
and ita representatives? It will be a long
time I tell you before the law will sanction
a conviction on any such evidence as has
been here adduced."
I Itldlrales Testimony.
Richardson ridiculed Orchard'a story as I
to being ordered "to get" David H. MoSatt. .
president of the First National bank of
ivnver. He declared that Haywood de- t
posited all the funds of the federation in
tht hank and was a constant visitor there
Think of that men. and yet this crea-
ture. covered with the slime of his past
crimes, comes her and would have you
believe that Haywood was planning to
commit murder on tha man to whom as i
was entrusting the funds of ths organlsa- j
tion of which he waa secretary-treasurer :
upon David H. Moffatt, with whom hs waa
on terms of almost Intimate friendship.
Everything conectad with this matter gives
the lie to Orchard's monstrous story."
Richardson next pointed out how easy
It would have been for Orchard to have
killed General Sherman Bell had It bean I
ao desired, and ha declared that If thera
Was any one man against whom ths fed-
era tlon might feel resentment It waa Shar
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DOMESTIC.
Officials of the bureau of animal Indus
try pleased with action of Omaha author
ltles In effort to secure healthy meats for
home consumption. Page 1
Attorney K. F. Richardson concludes hU
speech In defense of W. 1). Haywood by
declaring that Harry Orchard has a mania
for crime and was a murderer without a
particle of feeling. Fag 1
Machinists of the northwest railroads
have begun a movement for a nine-hour
day. Page 1
But few more survlors reported save!
from the Columbia disaster. Page 1
Nebraska Railway commission hears tho
exprens case with a view of ordering a
reduction of rates. Page 3
Rainfall in Nebraska was more than
normal during the pout week. Page 3
Secretary of War Taft Is preparing re
port of the War department before he
leaves for the ITilllpplnea. Pag- 8
Governor Folk gives "Lord" Batrlngton
a thirty-day respite from hanging.
rage 1
AH carmen on the Rock Island system
have been ordered out and a general re
sponse Is being met with. Pace 1
Mississippi prosecutor files suit In fed
eral court asking for $1,480,000 penalties
for violation of state anti-trust law.
Paga 1
POSEIQIr.
Germany Is opposed to Great Britain's
idta at The Hague for limitation of arma
ments. Page I
German military dirigible balloon re
mains In the air three hours at Berlin.
.Pass 1
Efforts are being mad? to effect the cap
ture of Raisull by Cald Mehala. Page 1
New regulations governing trials In Rus
sia are as severe as the old driim-head
courts martial. Page 1
Russian people are indifferent on to the
complexion of the newly ordered Duma.
Pay 1
X.OCAI..
With two small counties missing the
total Increase In assessed valuation of j
Nebraska amounts to $14,119,379. Legality
of fusion In primaries argued by the su
preme court. Express companies plead
they are too poor to stand a reduction
In rates. Page J
Cost of maintaining city and schools of
Omaha for coming year will be 82 per
cent higher than Inst year, the levy being
(4 mills. Fag
Wlllls Allmack confesses again to wit-
nasalng murder of
Han Pak, which he
and Doc Pumphrey
says Basil Mullen
committed, and Mullen Is reported to havo
confessed. Paga 7
Democrats are exerting themselves and
meeting with difficulty in finding suitable
candidates for the fall election. Paga 7
W. A. Paxton, whose will Is filed for
probate, makes his widow and son his only
heirs to an estate estimated at $700,000.
nah-fl 9
Fame and praise of King Ak-Sar-Bon
are sung ln Baltimore by R. A. Caasldy.
who visited the Den. Page 5
Society world Is busy with Its enter
tainments, despite the continued warmth
of the atmosphere. Page 6
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BUSINESS MAN KILLS GIRL
Yonnc
Woman Shot While Going
to Her Work In New
York City.
NEW TORK. July 28. Miss Ether Nor
llng, 28 years of age, of Rldgeway Park.
N. J., was shot and killed early today, It is
alleged, by Charles Warner, her former
employer, aa she was entering a haber
dashery store on West Forty-second street,
where she was employed as a bookkeeper.
Warner, it la charged by the police, flrd
several Bhots at A. R. Sploer, the manager
of the store, while escaping. Warner fled
t othe store of A. O. Spalding A Co., and
although twenty policemen surrounded the
building and searched It. no trace of War
ner could be found. Tha police believe he
waa unbalanced by business reverses and
other troubles. Miss Norllng bad reached
the store when a shot was fired. Miss Nor
llng half reeled and looked at the man who
had fired.
"Its Charley Warner) he shot me," she
. .
oneo.
Warner held a revolver in his hand and
Splcer tr.ed to Interrupt him, when, Splcer
says, Warner fired several times at him.
Splcer said Warner, who Is about G6 years
old. had been calling for Miss Norllng each
evening and that she had complained that
bis attentions had annoyed her.
Warner later appeared at the hat store
of John C. Wilson, whom be knew, and
asked for a loan of $10. When Mr. Wilson
turned to get the money, Warner shot him
ln the back and arm. Inflicting wounds
thought to be fatal. Warner then fled, but
1 w' Intercepted by a truckman. Warner
n,rn. miseeo. ine iruraman.
shot at him, but missed.
to save his own Ufa. felled Warner with
a cotton hook. Inflicting a fatal Injury.
! Warner was hurried to
a hospital.
T. E. Thoaspaoai Knda Life.
SIOUX FALLS. 8. D.. July J3.-(Special.)
Coroner L. D. Miller, of thla city, has ra
! colved a telegram from Sheriff Sheldon
of Lyman county giving Information of
tha finding of the body -of Thomas E.
Thompson, formerly of Sioux Falls, hang
ing In a barn on tha Thompson claim,
near Presho, Lyman county. Thompson
left Sioux Falls soma time ago for ths
1,'jrpcee of mklng entry of a homestead
ln Lyman county and had takaa Bp his
rearidaaca upon tha land.
MOVE FOR NINE-HOUR DAY
Machinists on Roads of Northwest
. Start Campaign.
V
IT EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1
n.
- He Sent bf Union CoTer-
in.
V ion iivnn iti v nivn
and Wnt
' Icaajo.
of
CHICAGO, July 23. A gigantic movement
to establish a nine-hour work day for union j
machinists employed by railroads through- :
out the northwest, which is expected to in
clude blacksmiths and bollermakers, and i
embrace a total of JO.000 men. hos been ,
launched. j
The plan Is being bscked prlnclpallly by j
the Northwest Consolidated district of the !
Machinists' union, although the black
smiths and bollermakers, who have power
ful organizations, are looked to for active
co-operation on behalf of their respectivo
crafts. The Northwest Consolidated dls-
trlct embraces all railroads north of the i
Union Pacific lines and west of Chicago.
A demand will be made upon them to make
the nine-hour day effective September 1.
For this purpose officials of the Machinists'
union are now preparing formal notices
to be served upon the 'railroad companies
at the beginning of next month, thus giv
ing them thirty days in which to consider
the plan.
Among the railroads to be sskeyi to es
tablish the nine-hour day are the Great
Northern, Northern Pacific. Canadian Pa
cific, Canadian Northern, Boo line, Minne
apolis & St. Louis, lowa Central, Wiscon
sin Central, Chicago & Northwestern, Chi
cago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, Chi
cago Great Western and Chicago, Milwau
kee & St. Paul.
CARMEN ARE ORDERED OUT
General Response Over Rock Island
System to Order of Ita
Hend.
ROCK ISLAND, July 23. An order has
been Issued by Chief Carman F. L. Bon
mus, calling a strike of the carmen's union
on the entire Rock Island system. The
order affects 2,400 men. According to ad
vlces received here the order has been i aer lo make as short as possible the time
generally obeyed. The principal shops are j tnat the American and Japanese warships
located at Sllvls, Chicago. Horton. Kan., j wln De together In the harbor In order to
Shawnee, Okla., and Cedar Rapids, la. . "em,c the chances of any untoward Incl
The Issue Is the reinstatement of K. A. j d,'nt tween the sailor men. The sailors
Dunn, a union painter at Sllvls, who was j ,rom the American cruisers Washington
discharged on allegation that he removed amI Tennessee, now here, seem to hold a
his Jumper and overalls before the whistle trudge BRulnst the Japanese on account of
blew. a 'Rncled grievance at Jamestown, and
The officer of the union say that trains th,re ha pen some threatening talk In the
on the Rock Island road are not Inspected j cafp frequented by the American blue
as the law requires and they will notify j Jacketa- Rear Admiral Charles E, Stock
the Interstate Commerce commission. ton- ln command of the American vessels,
CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia, July 23.-One hun- j ha" clded to grant no( shore leave after
dred and seventy-nve carmen ln the kock i
Island railway shops here struck today In
sympathy with the shopmen at Sllvls, Ills.
NO DISEASEDC0WS FOUND
Tnbercnlosta ra Xot Dlncovered Amonst
Herda Inspected by Dr.
Rnmncrlottl.
Dr. Rammaclottl, city veterlnarlon, Is
busy Inspecting the herds of cows owned
by persons who sell milk ln Omaha. In-
eluding those who sell by wholesale to dairy
men and who do not come Into contact ; or time allowed officially for the reglstra
wlth the license laws of the city. So '. tlon of intention to take part in the elec
far, he says, he has not discovered any tion of delegates to the third Russian Duma
cows affected by tuberculosis, and does not ' expires today, and the results recorded are
expect to find many during the summer good Indication of the present political
months when the cattle live out of doors ! mood of the masses. The profound Indlf
at all timos. ffrenee of the people to the workings of
Wednesday morning Dt. Connell, city j the "Seigneurlal" Duma Is clearly evl
health commissioner, will visit South j d'nced.
Omaha to get .further data regarding the . Tne absenteeism of democratlo voters is
meat trodo between the packers and the J Bet forth In the following:
city of Omaha, before starting to prepare i Odessa, 48 registrations out of a total vote
retaliations for that trade.
DEMANDING HEAVY PENALTY
Mississippi Prosecutor Asks Nearly
Million and Half fijom Mund-
ard Oil.
B.
Tt'PEIXD, Miss., July 53. George
Mitchell, prosecuting attorney, today filed
ault In circuit court here against the
Standard Oil company for $1.4v0.000. charg -
Ing It with a violation of tho state antl-
trust law. The petition alleges the com-
pany has violated the law In that it owns
stock In the Waters-Pierce Oil company
of Missouri and the Union Tank line. The
uIt JB for sf00 P1"1 for rarn the
company haa dona business in Mississippi
alnce the anti-trust law went Into effect.
DEATH RFCORD.
Asa K. Maryott.
COZAD. Neb., July 23. (Special. ) Asn
K. Maryott, one of the pioneer settlers of
Dawson county, and the state of Nebraska,
died at his home. Ave miles southwest of
here, yesterday. He had been In rather
poor health for aome time. For the last
few years Mr. Maryott has been one of
Dawson county's prosperous farmers, but
for a number of years was a resident of
Cozad. He was prominently Identified with
the early history of the village, and for j
a number of years waa village marshal.
He was born ln Madison county, N. Y.,
March 11, 183.. He came to Nebraska In
1B. settling at Lyons, Burt county. He
moved from there to Cozad In 14. He
leaves a wife and eight children. Ho w.is
a prominent member of Coiad lode.
Knights of Pythias. The funeral was held
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary A. Moltllt.
SEWARD, Neb.. July 23 ( Special.)
Mrs. Mary A. Moffltt, who with her hus-
band were the founders of the town of
Seward, died at her home In this city
Sunday. Three years ago she built a house
on the lots upon which originally stood
the log cabin, which was their first home
in lh, Mr. and Mrs. Molfltt donated $30,-
fot) for the building of the Sew.M county
court house. They also gave to ths city the
little tract of woodland adjoining
Seward fair grounds park, for an
Art,,
tlonal park. An entrance gate costing
$MjO was plaoed there. The funeral of Mrs.
Moffltt was held today from her late
home. Hon. M. D. Carey spoke at the
home and F. G. Simmons at the grave.
In respect of the deceased all of the
county offices were closed
T. I. R. smith.
T. S. R. Smith, father of L. A. Smith
2711 Meredith avenue, died In Cedar
Rapids, la., Saturday. He had been mak
ing his horns with his son In this city,
but had gone on a visit to his son,
William E. Smith of Cedar Rapids. The
funeral will be held In Iowa.
Major E. Coffin.
MANILA. July 28 Major laymastsr
Eugene Coffin of tha United States army,
whose left arm was amputated a few
days ago, diad thla afternoon
death is swift in Russia
Xfw Rrtnlnllnna r Clowe Approach
to Old Drumhead Court
Martini.
ST. PETERSBURG. July -X The new
regulations concerning ft mode of prooe- j
dure for the military district court. In- ,
troduced July 20, have now begun to hoar ;
fruit and the results constitute a close
return to the notorious reign of the drum-
head courts martial which were abolished
by the late Duma.
The Innovations shorten the entire course
of the Inquest and trial, allowing only
seventy-two hours between the Indictment
and execution, Including the appeal of the j
prisoner to the military court of cassation.
and the decision of the court. The former
j mm luc un iniiui ii ii.ir vi'UI 1. 1 lir uu mvr ;
j regulation allowed a fortnight for this pro- ;
cedure. The new military courts are now
obliged to hand down sentences without
waiting to hear the testimony of witnesses
who may be absent. They also enjoy wider
Jurisdiction over a wider range than former
courts martial, which only operated in the
provinces that had been placed under a
state of extraordinary defense.
The number of executions under the new
rulings show a sudden Increase. At Kiev
yesterday Ave sappers Were executed and
today another saper was sentenced to
death, Three peasants have been executed
at Moscow, another at Warsaw and at
Tekaterlnoslav three workmen have been
put to death under decisions handed down
y these new courts.
Jt Kiga a young man named ivnianit
went. Into a clothing store, selected an ;
overcoat and then started for the door :
without having paid for It. When asked
to settle his bill he drew a revolver, cov-
away He was ,a,er captured and' sen!
tn cierx ana succeeded in .ctti,.
tenced to death. Another young m
n named i
uanoe was sentenced to death - ri I
for the theft nf . .
- r " " airi accom-
puces, aged 1. and 20 years respectively
were sentenced to exile and hard labor for
life.
WILL KEEP SAILORS APART
American Tare Kenr Hrndfre An;nlnt
Japs as Result of Jamestown
Incident.
BREST. July 23 -The 'jananese sonadrnr,
Is expected to reach this port tonight. The
hi riving is generally attributed
here to a desire of the Japanese erimmnn-
arrive.
The American officers are cromrin.
treat the Japanese visitors with great cor
diality. They will be shown everv cour
tesy and entertained at dinner on board the
American flagship.
PEOPLE AReT'TndIFFERENT'
Russians Care Little About Composi
tion of Duma Ordered
hy Government.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 23.-Tha nerlod
of 20.0U0; Smolensk. ITS registrations out of
! a total vote of 700; Tiraspol, 30 registrations
out of a total VHte of Nihni-NovKorod.
m registrations; Saratov and Poltava. 10
registrations each. Penza, Tsarultsln,
. Noghllev, Kamentztod and Olsk show no
'registrations whatever. Moscow and Bt
, Petersburg show a registration' extremely
light. In St. Petersburg the term bas been
extended for a fortnight.
;
; WILL SMOKE OUT RAISULI
.
, Cald Mehala, with Twelve Hundred
I Men, Has Started to KfTert
j Capture,
j
TANGIER, Morocco. July 23.-The mis-
sion of Sheriff Ouezzan to obtain the free-
; dorn of Cald Sir Harry MacLean, who Is
! prisoner of the bandit Raisull. has failed.
Consequently, Cald Meiiala, at the head of
1,270 men, haa started for the Elknes ter
ritory,
where Raisull Is In hiding with his
prisoner, to bring about ilaclean's re
lease by force. Another body of men un
der the command of D. Bagadl has left
Teuton to co-operate with Cald Mehala.
GERMAN BALLOON SUCCEEDS
, Remains In Air Three Hon -a. Respond
i In a to Helm Dnrlna Kntlre
I Trip.
BERLIN, July 23. A military dirigible
balloon made a most successful flight over
Berlin today. The trip lasted three hours,
which length of time in the air has been
attained only once by the Lebaudya In
France. The balloon was steered in every
direction with the greatest ease. During
the entire flight It responded to the helm.
GERMANY OPPOSES
BRITAIN
J " Aaralnat Wordlna of Enaltsh Prop.
sltlon for Limiting
Armaments.
THE HAGUE. July
93 t
ll", wie wording ni ine nruisn propo-
! Mon regarding the limitation of arma-
j S"a contend. It is Impossible to
! "knowledge the urgency of disarmament
: wnen no practical scneme yet hss been
t ... .. ... - ...
i devised for the reduction of military bur
dens.
Record Tip for Loudon.
LONDON. July 23 The pasaing of Crosby
Hall, a well known lunching place in the
city, because the building ln which It is
located la to be torn down. Is a lucky Inci
dent for Miss Sage, a waitress In the place.
A number of city men whom she has regu
larly attended st luncheon subscribed a
purse of $5W, which they presented to the
waitress. It Is believed to be a record tip
for London.
K",T Visits Paris.
PARIS, July 23 The khed've of Egypt,
Abbas Hilnl, has spent two days In Par's
ln such strict Incognito that ins presence
did not become known until after his de
parture for Swltserlond last night. He will
visit England before returning to EgypL.
ACTION AT OMAHA PLEASES
Agricultural Department Officials
Talk on Meat Inspection.
CANNOT PROTECT LOCAL TRADE
Authority of Department Kltends
Only to rrndorti Intended for
Interstate and Foreign
Trad.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, July 23. tSpecial
I
Telo-
gram.) Efforts Which
lni arout Omaha by
are being mude In i
local authorities to ,
aid the government In the Inspection
of
i meat products regardless of the distina
, tion of such products meets with the huarty
j approval of the officials o fihe agrlctil
' tural department. Under existing law the
; government has no control over beef or
other animal food products slaughtered
j w ithin a state and It Is only when animals
i destined for food are killed to be sent
' to an adjoining slate or for export to a
foreign ' country that the government In-
apecior i-scs cUk...-..cB ... ""'""" nanK arches of lights across the streets,
of the animal at the time it Is to be Mon(1av n(M AKUKt 5, ,, wn delg
slaughtered. , Klkhorn Vallev nlchl. John Ki.r-
There Is no protection whatever, ap
parently for the local consumer. An owner
of beeves, sheep or goats which may he
diseased and so adjudged by a govern
ment Inspector at any of the large slaugh
ter houses of the country may without let
or hindrance take the diseased onlmals
to a small Independent butcher, sell them
f."18,.. r.r"'
. . ,,, Th.i, nothing to
(prevent, for Instance,
a man who may
., ,
attempt to sell a bunch of diseased ani
mals at one of the larger packing nouses
where government Inspectors are located,
after having his animals pronounced un
sound and unfit for Interstate consumption,
from turning right about ond selling the
same to any local butcher who will buy
them.
The government ln its efforts to Insure
wholesome meat products from producing
points to other states or for export pur
poses cannot prevent the sale of Impure
meats within the states where diseased
animals may have been slaughtered.
A. D. Melvln, chief of the bureau' of
animal Industry, said today that he was
preatly pleased to learn that Omaha and
vicinity had taken up the matter of an
Inspection of meats designed for local
consumption.
Localities Must Protect Themselves.
"It is up to Omaha and the state of
Nebraska generally to see to It that meat
products for their own consumption are
Inspected by state or local officials. We
have control only of such meat products
as may be intended for Interstate or for
eign shipment. Several states have passed
meat Inspection laws to cover products
Intended only for local consumption,
notable among these states being Illlnoli
and Pennsylvania. I am glad that Nebraska
Is dropping Into line ln this respect, for
only through state co-operation with the
federal government can tho evils of Im
pure meat products De conironea. nnuuiu
each state take up tnls question, co
operating with the federal authorities. It
would result In practically solving the en
tire problem. The government is zealously
watching that no impure meat products
go from one stato to another, or be ex
ported, but to cover the whole thing each
state should enact laws to protect Its
own Individual citizens from unscrupulous
meat dealers."
Mai Rarhr on Tnratlon.
Max J. Baehr of St. Paul, Neb.. United
States consul at Clenfuegos, CtiDa. arrived
In Washington today en route to his home
in Nebraska on his annual vacation. Mr.
Baehr is regarded by the state department
and consular bureau as one of the very
best consuls In the service. While con
I "",ar omclal8 recP
i Mr- I"vhr,, claims
sular officials recognize the Justness of
to a transfer to some
European consulate, they hesitate to make
the transfer ln view of conditions exist
ing In Cuba, which conditions Mr. Baehr
well understands, and through bis diplo
matic course has made friends of the
i lPadl"t factions of the Cuban people. Mr.
I naehr exnecU to 1"ave ,or tne welt to'
night, having finished his business with
the consular bureau In the state depart
ment and paid his respects to the acting
secretary of state, Mr. Bacon.
Minor Matters at Capital.
William Hayward of Nebraska City
spent several hours In Washington today
on his way nome rrom tno Jamestown
exposition. Mr. Hayward came over from
V" VnT. ..-A 1.A V. f, A tolsnn Kit.
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mother, wife and child to visit relatives
In the Empire State.
Dr. Stevenson ond wife of Lincoln and
Fred Llonberger of Superior passed
through Washington today en route to the
Jamestown exposition.
The secretary of the Interior has exe
cuted a contract with George A. Lane of
i Sanoma, 8. D., for the construction of ten
Indies of lateral ditches In connection with
' th B'',le Fourche irrigation project. The
; work Involves the excavation of 40.700
cubic yards and tha amount of the con
tract is $7,XX.
A contract has also been awarded Har-
ley Shevellng of Belle Fourche, S. D., for
the construction of three miles of lateral
ditches and structures, Belle-Fourche irri
gation project, at $8,7.
TOY CANNON ROUTS ROBBERS
Blank Shells
House at
of
THOUSAND ISLANDS PARK, N. T..
July 23. Totally blind and with his 14-year-old
son. armed with a tiny yacht can
non, as his only aid, Robert M. Jones of
I
resident routed a
r t.. 'i ,
r. juiies aiscovereo.
I Mai York
-
a summer
burglars. Mr. Jones discovered
five men attempting to enter the house
uaslu ,im-4cia mnmlntf anil nulHria. I . i
j Wa, h. tol the boy get the ,.
) cannon. whlch w UBed for ,., tlLtm.
. , v. .
Ing vessels. Blank shells were used, but
the burglars fled pell mell at the sound of
es first aliot.
TRAINMEN MISREAD ORDERS
Freight Crew Made Mistake of Tea
Mlualri Causing Salem ,
Disaster.
! DETROIT, July 23 Ths Para Morquetts
i rsllroad, after Investigation of the wreck
finds that the conductor, the engineer, fire
man and rear brakeman of ths freight all
misread their orders, which stated that
I the passenger train would be at Bolein
lot 9:1". a. m . while they read It aa 9 25.
Frighten Looters
Thousand Islands
Park.
IONIA. Mich.. July 23 Eleven more of i SIOUX Cl'i Y, la., July (Special Tele
the victims of the Pere Marquette wreck j gram. i G. H. Berkey, city salesman tot
were burled today
The report yesterday
that Mrs. Perry Tanner hail dlod proves
uclrut
(PLANMNG FL AK'SARBEN
Board of tJovernnr- Mnklnt F.fTort
fur Moot Brilliant I nil (nr. j
til vat hXrr.
KlWy's land will be secured for Ak-P;ir-I'en's
fall fistlvnl If the board of governors
can make arrangements for It. So dc Me I
I the hoard t a meetl'ie; Monday evening
The hall committee reported Its plans for
having a larsc representation of maids of
honor from cities outside of thnaha. It
promised that Omaha women taking part
In the coronation ball as ladles of the court.
ladles In waiting and mulds of honor would
jbe notified much earlier than last year and
that all appointments would be made by
September 1. No Omaha woman Could ex- ',
. - . 1
1 1 1 e appointed, sum me eoiniooii.-.
u,llf-" by pnibcr i some male member
; or ner immediate ramily nan oeeo:ne a
I member of the Ak-Sar-Ben organization.
An Innovation will be Introduced In the
! shape of a Indies' float parade, w hich will
I be on Thursday afternoon, October 3. A
number of women's organizations have sl
i nlfled their Intention of taking part,
j The light committee mentioned the dlf-
firulty In planning for the lighting of the
i streets, calling attention to the fact that
i the removal of telephone poles from the
streets last winter would make It difficult to
hardt of Stanton, who was In Omaha Mon-
day. Is enthusiastic In Ak-Sar-Hen s praise
and will endeavor to nnng ..k-t t, ,
sentatlon than ever before f" "' "
Isner, Hrenior, fNorroia una tuner iiurs
of the district.
South Omaha night Is July i!, and the j
friends at the den are preparing a fine line ;
of torture for the elect on that night. I
Samson wishes to Impress on his subjects
the fact that the dates for his big celebra
tion will be September 25 to October 5.
MCODBClr-A MiniUIlM AM UCIDCCO i
liLDrmoixn iummi rtn iiliiiumm ;
Nellie ITpson Marshall of Cnmbrlilxe
Claims Shnrf ln Wnshluwton
Rancher's Fortune.
8POKANE. Wash., July 23 (Special )
Judge William A. Huneke. In the probate
department of the Spokane county superior
court, has been asked to determine who
Is the rlKhtful heir to the estate of C. E.
Upfton, a pioneer rancher In the Palouae
wheat belt, south of Spokane, who died
alone ln bis shack near WaVerly, Wash.,
where he lived more than twenty years.
There are three claimants Nellie Vpson
Marshall of Cambridge, Neb., a daughter;
O. L. Upson of Fulton, Mo., a brother, and
Lawn and Pearl Hatcher, cousins. There
Is no will.
Upson was 75 years of afre; he was eo
centrlc and panned himself off as a bach
elor, though a short time before his death
ho told several of his neighbors he had a
daughter somewhere In the middle west.
One of these, H. C. Mlnyard, was ap
pointed administrator of the estate, con
sisting of a big farm ln the heart of the
Palouse country, personal property and
several thousand dollars ln gold coin burled
under the fhor of the shack. Tho adminis
trator made Inquiry and located the daugh
ter at Cambridge, Neb., where she Is liv
ing with her mother, now Mrs. Auhle.
Believing herself the heiress, Mrs. Mar
shall filed a petition for a part distribution
of the estate, and against this protest was
made by the dead man's brother and the
two cousins. To determine If the estate
Is to go to Mrs. Marshal or divided amng
herself and the other claimants Is the Ques
tion now before the court. Half a dozen
attorneys have been retained and a three-
cornered battle will be waged.
RAINFALL MORE THAN NORMAL
Shower Copious Over Nebraska
While Humidity Waa Very
Ucueral.
LINCOLN. Neb., July 2S.-(Speclal.)-Fol
lowing ir the weekly weather bulletin for i
the week ending July 22:
The weather of the week waa moderately
warm, with southerly wind and sunshine.
about 76 per cent of the possible amount,
The dally mean temperature averaged
about normal. The weekly temperature
was 76 degrees to 78 decrees ln the south
eastern counties, and 70 degrees to 76 de
grees In the northern and western. The
first part of ihe week was moderately cool,
but the latter part was quite warm and
humid.
'T'l. . i ? 11 mm.am ..1nilB all n,,.. 1, -
i.ic
state the first half of the week and the
weekly amount was above the normal gen
erally. At many places in the southeastern
counties damage was done by the heavy
rains; low lands were flooded and streams
veTe over their banks. Tho rainfall of the
, . . , , . ... . .
past weea lias orougni me amount, irom
. n,..r.r n,.i.
i " - -- -1 .,
piaces t Is above the seasonal average.
. r. c. GARRETT. Actlna Section Director.
HEARS EXPRESS RATE CASE
Nebraska Railway Commission
Mind to Reduce Charges
on Own Motion.
of
LINCOLN, July 23. Because of the
activity of the five express companies doing
business in Nebraska ln opposing the Sibley
law, which reduced rates 26 per cent, the
State Railway commission held an open
hearing today, with the avowed Intention
of Itself reducing the rates. The session is ' lum reached Eureka from Shelter Cove. I
ln accordance with the law which permits i dl1 not have an opportunity to learn their
no reductions without an open hearing. names. Purser Byrnes of the lost ship ra
The express companies represented were , nialned at Eureka hy orders of his com
the Adams, United States, Pacific, Wells- : panv He has sent muny of the survivors
Fargo and American. The Sibley law re
ducing rates became effective July 4, ac
cording to the attorney general, but the at-
torneys for the express companies assert to which point It towed the water-lodged
they have until August S before putting ths i San I'edro. Many of the survivors who
new rotes Into effect. Attorney General I remain in Eureka are being cured for tn
Thompson asked ths supreme court for on j hospitals. They are suffering from ex
Injunction to keep the companies from dls- j posure, shock and grief. No one who bp
obeying the law, but the attorneys for the I longed to me was on board the (-olmnhi.
' comPanles removed the rases to the federal
court, at the same time asking for an In-
. ., ,v,ink - ..
Junction against tha state, which was de
nied.
HAT MAKERS MAY STRIKE
Effort Will Be Made to Settle Differ
rncea by Manufactur
i ... Tudav.
nniVfiP. N J.. Julv "?-An attemnt tn
settle the differences between the hut man
ufacturers and their employes, said to have
arisen over the use of the union label, la
; to be made ln New York today. The ex
ecutlve committees of the National Fur
Hat Manufacturers' asoclatlon and the
Union Hatters of North America will con
fer on the mailer. If the conference falls
there Is likely to b a general strike of
the operatives In ths various union hat
factorlea ln the country,
City Snlesiuau Knila Life.
the Tolerton at orfltilj Grocery company
I shot and killed himself In the tollut room
at ths grocery house this taornkui
MAXY STILL MISSING
Nearly Hundred Persons Aboard
Columbia Not Accounted For.
SEVERAL SURVIVORS in HOSPITAI
Crew Sent to San Francisco and Pari
I of Passengers to Portland.
LINCOLN MAN REPORTED SAFI
T1. . T IT T c-;r.
viiaiivcs ui jv. . wtii ivriicm
Messare from Him at Eureka.
TWO OMAHA PERSONS MISSING
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Winston ' of -4 lit
Mandrrson, Who Were Aboard
the Shl, Not Heard
from.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 23.-Relatives hav
received word that R. H. Kwart of thli
city has landed at Kureka. Ills name did
i not appear In the li!l of survivors.
RAN Ki;AN('lS('tl
July
53 The Paclftt
Vym Btraillll,llp company s
,, l-omona arrived in San
jmssenKet
Fi anclsoo
I from Eureka at li:30 this morning, brlnulng
from the latter place one of the surviving
i passensers of the wrecked steamer Co
lumbia and the thirty-two meinl ers of the
t Columlua's crew, who were saved out of
1 Its total complement of fifty-nine.
I The paHHcliger is Miss A. Leldell of thll
city.
The following Is a full list of the survlv-
Ing members of the Columbia's crew, with
I the exception of PurKer J. E. Byrnes, who
j wi re brought lo this city today by the
Pacific coast steamer Pomona from .urcKa.
Mr. Byrnes remained at Eureka In the In
terest of the Portland-San Francisco Steam
ship company:
H. Agcrup, second officer: R M. S. Hawse,
third ofllcer; K. Norrls. boatswuln; G. Mc
Kay, carpenter; W. Curran and J. Llnd
strom, quai termnsters ; O. Simmons, R.
tliiHtafson, A. Larson and S. Peterson, sea
men; J. Y. Jackson, chief engineer; R. J.
Thomas, third assistant engineer; W. IjcwIb
and J. O. Porter, oilers; C. Eastwood. J.
Boss and J. Swift, firemen; F. Funk, stew
ard; A. Marks, second steward; C. Roessler,
chief cook; W. Tetzen. mess man; J. Car
roll C. Murphy. C. Klmnley, L. S. fate. L.
Crosaley, E. Peterson, C. Holland, A. Car
rera, J. White, waiters.
.o Bodies on Board.
The Pacific Coast company's dock at
the foot of Broadway was crowded wltU
lieople when the high black hull of the
Pomona hove In sight around the bend iu
the water front. The first comment was
the watchers was, "She brings no bodies,"
for thu flag at her stern rail was flying
at the maUhead. The starboard rail of
the Pomona was black with passengers
and here and there among them as tho
vessel ran alongside the wharf could bo
discerned members of the Ill-fated Col
umbia's crew, whom the crowd upon tho
dock picked out by the nondescript clothing
they wore. An erroneous report had been
spread that the Pomona brought a num
ber of the Columbia's passengers and thta
In part acounts for the throng of eager
men and women assembled upon tha dock.
When the gangplank was hoisted to tha
Pomona's deck officers of the Pacific Coast
company had difficulty In restraining people
from clamoring aboard.
The crowd was made to stand back and
kept a lane open while the Pomona, s pas
sengers came ashore. Each was stopped
at the foot of the gangplank and asked ex
citedly: "Were you a passenger upon tha Col
umbia?" i
Woman Only Panrnirr.
With one exception tho answer was "No."
The exception was Miss Leldell, Clothed
j from head to foot In a dark brown ulster
and her features hidden by a brown veil
tied over her hat and under her chin, ah
came falterlngly down the plank and made
lior uiv iinriirlulnlw Ihrnn.h , , n .......... I
j - ... . n.nHlfhlf , K.. ,
i she walked and when asked by newspaper
i men for a recital of her experiences, she
broke into tears and turned, shaking her
I head
j "I don't want to say anything. I don't
j want to talk," she murmured.
I Captain Swanson of the Pomona cams
i down from the brlds-e to thn v.imr ni.ni,
I . '
Dead after his
passengers and after the
Columbia's crew had landed. Though sixty
hours had elapsed since the mldnlit hor
ror off the Mendocino coast, and though
he had played no part In the scenes follow
ing, his emotion was such that tears filled
his eyes again and again as he spoke for a
' v,Pu. ,,, , , ,,, v,
brlef moment or two with the newspaper
men.
"I don't know that I can add anything
to
the accounts already given." said run-
tain Swunson. "I asked several officers of
the Columbia crew for a statement Just
how the collision occurred and what fol
lowed It, but they said they were not at
liberty to talk until after they hod re
ported to the compony citllclals here in San
Francisco. Of course, I did not want to
press them.
Many Arc In Hospitals.
"The Pomona left Eureka at t o'clock
yesterday afternoon with one posswnger
and thirty-two of the survivors of the Co-
norlh to Portland upon the steamer Georga
W. Elder, which rescued eighty or ninety
men ond women and took them to Eureka,
but I had many friends and acquaintances
; among the men and officers of the crew"
I . ... ...
ins voice cnoKing and bis eyes dimmed
wiiii irn, i ujji.nn swanson turned away.
Purser Brown of tha Pomona furnlshel
a lylst of the members of the Columbia s
crew brought to this city by his Venn. 1.
He showed a list of the surviving passen
gers taken to Kureka. exclusive of those
who reached there, un hour before ths
sailing of the i'omonu, which had LecA
persoi.ally secured and certified by Purser
Byrnes. It comprised 107 name und
tallied with the list reported in theaa
- ( dispatch' i last night
Mr. Brown sold hs
was authoritatively informed at l'ur. kg
that seventeen members of tha steward
department, ten men uf the engineer de
partment and ten of tho deck crew, ft
total of thlrly-hevcn, were auveti.
Among the Columbia's suvlvors brought
by the Pomona is K. Peterson of Bng
hsm City, Utah. He was a waiur. Ti,o
i'omonu t.ruuj,iit ten die hand :, ,. e:i
encinu room nu n ani tolrt. lii steward
and wallers, all baved from the Coluinhla.
Paul liiriner, a quartet master on ths
Columbia, was In charge of a raft bear
lug four women aud sleveo woa t4