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The Omaha , Daily Bee VOL. XSXVII-XQ, 53. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1907-TKN PAGES. . SINGLE COPY TWO CENTs" BID FOR MONOPOLY Germany Seeks World-Wide Control of Wireless Telegraphy, i , WOULD BUY MARCONI CONCERN apilalliti Negotiating for Majority of Stock in Company. OWNS SEVENTY-TWO STATIONS iXarg-e Number of Ships Alio Equipped with Its Apparatus. 1 ECHO OF RECENT CONVENTION Marrnal Company, Which ia a British Concern, Chagrined by Britain Atrtfment for Interchange of Hrmcrh BERLIN, Aug. IT. (Special.) Germany ! making a bold bid for the control pt wire less telegraphy throughout the world. This la the real meaning of the strenuous efforts being made by a powerful syndicate of German capitalists to purchase the con trolling financial Interest in the Marconi Wireless Telegraph company, as well as In all the dependent companies founded and controlled by the parent Marconi concern. The capture of the world-wide Marconi organization by the Germans would In evitably result In disastrous oonnequences from the point of view of Imperial British defense. The possession of the controlling financial Interest In the Marconi companies would mean the successful conclusion of a long and persistent German campaign to wrest from Great Britain Its predominance In wireless telegraphy, and to obtain for Itself all the far-reaching advantages which this predominance confers.. The Marconi company, which Is a British foncern, has built up by the efforts of many years a world-wide system of communication by wireless telegraphy. The British govern ment, the Italian government and Lloyd's Shipping Agenoy are at present all bound by contract to use exclusively the Marconi system. ' Many Vessel Equipped. The Marconi apparatus has been fitted on 100 steamships belonging to various com panies in many countries. The company possesses twenty-two wireless telegraphy stations In England, twenty In Italy, nine teen In Canada, seven In the United States, two In Egypt, one In Holland and one In Montenegro, making a total of seventy-two stations on land . The number does not In clude the numerous stations on land erected for Lloyd's Shipping agency. The strateglo Importance of , these stations Is Incalcu lable. The Mairconl company, to preserve Its own predominance, refuses to allow these stations to communicate with other tatlons where any rival system af wireless telegraphy Is utilised. This Is disastrous to ( the German system of wlralcas telegraphy. i known as Telef unken. owned by the Ger man Wireless Telegraphy company. A ship fitted with Telefunken apparatus cannot communicate with any ship fitted with the Marconi apparatus "or with any station on land Worked by the Marconi company. Ships fitted KHh the Telefunken system are thus cut off from communication with the tatlons of Lloyd's agency, as well as from nearly all the land stations In the. world. For this reason, even the ships of the great German companies are equipped not with the Telefunken system, but with the Marconi apparatus. Germany, percelvlr.g that the Telefunken system- was overshadowed by the superior enterprise of the Marconi company, pro posed to readjust matters by summoning other countries to Its aid. An Interna tional conference was In consequence sum moned and met In Berlin last October. Btrangoly enough the British government. Instead of energetically defending the rights of the British company, and therebv safeguarding national Interests, gave way to Germany on almost every essential point. i Comptlior, Intercommunication. An International convention compelling compulsory intercommunication between all wireless telegraphy station was drawn up, with the oonsent of the British dele gatlon. The term of this convention, which will come Into force next year, com pel the Marconi stations all over the world to accept and transmit messages from Telefunken and other rival foreign sys tem. , The convention thus arbitrarily de prives the British company of the pre dominance which It has (gained, and con fers immense benefits on foreign compe titor In the realm of wireless telegraphy. German competitors, well understanding the chagrin of the Marconi company at the Inexplicable action of the British gov ernment In agreeing to an International convention of this character, resolved to lea this opportunity of making their bid for the Marconi properties. .An excellent offer ha been made to the Marconi com pany, and the would-be , German pur chasers are hopeful of being able to carry out their project. Oreal Interest attachea to the detailed announcement Just made regarding the mil itary maneuver to take place In the pro Ylno of Poaen from September IS to Sep tember tU which the kaiser will attend in person. The maneuvers will be unique, as many modern Improvements and recent innovation In the technique of waging war will be subjected to an exhaustive trial. The new military airships will take an active part In the maneuvers. Bicycle di vision will also play an entirely new role, being usad not only for reconnolterlng purpose, but also for active offensive war fare, executing surprise attacks on In fantry and cutting communications, etc. Dogs will be largely employed' on patrol and Intelligence service. Wireless tele phony will be extensively tested, with the TUw of ascertaining its Importance In warfare. A conspicuous part will be played try armour-elad towers containing revolv ing cannon and quick-firing guns. On the last day of the maneuvers an attack will be mad on the fortifications, which the emperor will lead In person. Germany Will Nat Make Troahl. In talking about Morocco with M. Jule Uuret, the distinguished Frenchman, la tently. Chancellor von Buelow aalJ: ''You can b aura w are not going to raise difficulties for you or place ob- tacloa In your way. The Algecira con ventlon will be loyally observed by us. You, on your part, must carry on Ui economic policy of to 'open door" sin cerely and without arrlare pens.' ar many will not ask more of you. Thr are oertain other polnu on which Franc and Germany can com to aa agreement, and 1 believ that la eoonornlo matter they will not fall to do so." Prince von Buelow declared that Gvrmany had no dvatr for colonial expansion and that (Continued on Second Pag ) CONDITION OF THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA Scat tered showers and cooler Monday. l emperature at Omaha yesterday Hour. Deg. Hour. Deg. .... M .... 3 .... W .... M .... M .... n .... so .... M .... M a. m. t a. m. 7 a. m. I a. m. a. m. 10 a. m. II a. m. 12 m . 78 73 71 75 79 82 M 90 1 p. m.. 2 p. m.. S p. m.. i p. m.. t p. m.. 8 p. in.. 7 p. m.. 8 p. m.. p. m.. MORE ; EXCURSION TALK Number of Road Running Oat of Chicago Considering; Special Rate. CHICAGO, Aug. , 18. Some of the rail road running o-' rf Chlcpgo are seriously considering fol . .'ij'he lead of the Union Pacific In resum if ' .j'ow-rate excursiona, but the atronger -e doing their ut most to prevent a . - o old conditions until after the cou. " decided the cases now before then. l 'ng the con stitutionality of the tats , V '- naklng the passenger rata 1 cent a . V The railroad doubtless 'v their future course on the Mlssour. . where the state and the railroad ag. .ed In the United States court to give the law a ninety days' trial, and if revenue equal to past years resulted from the new sched ule of rates, there would be no further contention. The passenger departments of the rail roads centering in Chicago have refused In the last six weeks low-rate excursions, which would have yielded a revenue of at least $500,000, at a conservative estimate. It Is alleged the reason for the refusal la that cheap excursiona are an uncertain quantity and oftentlme do not pay sufficient revenue to compensate for the operation of the train, and, with a regular rate based on 1 cents a mile, the passenger depart ments say they have no source from which the deficit can be equalised. The movement to St. Paul and Mlnneap- olla on Friday at the 18 round trip rate, with a three-day limit, has given Impetus to the talk of resuming cheap excursion. Passenger men ' noted for their ability to estimate public Inclination were all wrong on the result. The mosr optimistic plaoej the total number of passengera at 300, whereas the total wa nearly 1,000. It can not be argued that many took advantage of the rate who do not intend to re turn for some time, as they could not save any money, the regular one-way rat be ing SS. The failure of the committee to make a report on the application of the Wisconsin Central for a differential to apply on Chl-cago-St. Paul-Minneapolis business may have some effect In precipitating action. INTERNATIONAL LOVE FEAST Sao Francisco Chamber of Com merce Entertains Klkljlro lahll. S SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18.-An Interna tional love feast wa held at the Fair mount hotel last night to cement friend ship between Japan and Amejlca.' The banquet wa given by the Ban Francisco Chamber of Commerce, assisted by promi nent Japanese, v.. .'" - ".' Kiktjaro lshll, director of commercial affair of the Japanese foreign office, was the guest of honor. : Another honored guest was Secretary Straus of the De partment of Commerce and Labor, who was a fellow passenger of lshll on the steamer,. Asia, which arrived from Hono lulu yesterday. There were about 150 other guests. Including Mayor Taylor. Elaborate preparations were made to give the affair an International character. The guests were served mineral water from Japan. Singers and actor enter tained the diners. According to Secretary G. W. Burke of this Chamber of Commerce the object of the banquet was to Influenco favorably any report that lshll may make to hi government on Japanese labor troubles In California. Peace waa the keynote of all the post prandial speeches. Each orator voiced hla personal faith In the good Intentions of the business men of Japan and America. In regara to the San Francisco Japanese trouble, lshll said: "Foolish talk of war because of sporadic disturbances resulting from local disturb ances Is not the sentiment of Japan. Thinking, responsible persons In Japan understand that the Ban - Francisco hood lums who throw stone or Insult subjects of Japan doe not voice the sentiment of the American people." Secretary Straus spoke of labor and hi good Impressions of the Hawaiian j Island. He also asserted that among the Detier element, true fiienshlp exists be tween Japan and America. AUTO STRIKES EXPRESS TRAIN Three Persons Killed and Tirt Fatal I r lajared at Great Barrlagtoa, Mass. GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass., Aug. 18. An automobile containing a party of five persons from Bristol, Conn., collided with th New York-Plttsfleld express at Ashley Fall crossing, near here, today. Three of the motoring party were killed and the other two probably fatally injured. The dead: CHARLES J. ROOT, aged 40 years, an automobile manufacturer of Bristol: in stantly killed. MRS. ROOT, his mother, who died while being removed to Pltlstield by train, MISS ROBERTS, sister of Mrs. Root: In stantly killed. . The Injured: Miss Mary Root, daughter of Charles J. Root; removed to the hospital at Pitta field, where her condition waa reported a very critical. Miss Kathertne Root, aged 14 years, niece of Mr. Root; Internal injuries. NEGRO ROBS GAS COMPANY Minneapolis Colored Mas Who Ran Rooming Horns la old Jail Tapped Mala. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Aug. 11 Un known to the authorities Charles J. Chat ten, a negro, has for a year been running a rooming house for negroes In the aban doned Minneapolis jail, but th non-payment of rent to the county la not the reason why he ha changed hla abode from the old jail to the new. He 1 charged with stealing hundreda of dollar worth of gas from the Minneapolis Gas Light company. Chatten aays he thought he would harm nobody by making th old jail hi domicile, Thing ran so smoothly that he began to rent room a He tapped ga pipes and In stalled fixture In the cells. There are few window In th building and Chattea did not stint hi roomer In th us of gaa voTiitxan or ocsajt gTaAMSatira. An-trae. all. LIVERPOOL... UVtRM.lL.. LIVKHP.TOL... HAMHl'KO PLYMOUTH.... ..Ballla . Craal. . f orgn ..Asa. Victor!. CONS! RUCTION IS DEFECTIVE Collapses of Concrete Building- Due to This Came. EXPEET GIVES HIS OPINION Bay Mora Disaster Will Fallow I' lean Greater PrecanUone Ara Taken by Balldera. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.-t8peclal.)-The recent collapse of a number of reinforced concrete buildinga with loss of life and of aeveral hundred thousand dollars has brought forcibly to the attention of struc tural material experts the need for an im mediate revision of the building regulations of the great cities of the country. It Is declared that Inattention to this new ma terial on the part of officials of munici palities and the haphaiard manner In which It Is being handled by aome contractors have led to a most serious problem and will result In more disasters unless there Is a remedy at once. Richard L, Humphrey, expert In charge of the United Btate Geological Survey'a Structural Material laboratories in St. Louis, Mo., and Norfolk, Va., declarea that the danger of collapse of concrete struc tures exists in nearly every Important city In the United States. "I have examined carefully nearly every one ot the buildings that have collapsed within the last year," aay Mr. Humphey, "and In every Instance the fall of the structure hag been due to carelessness of construction. From what I have seen of other concrete buildings In process of con struction, I am satisfied that the same error are being repeated and that further collapses will surely come unless the of ficials of the cities take the question In hand now. Thla danger of careless con struction confront nearly very city ot the country and It Is a miracle to me that more concrete building have not col lapsed. Bnlldlng Law Faulty. . "In order to meet this problem squarely, every city In the United State should re vise Its building law In such a manner that either the owner or the contractor of a concrete bulldlnft shall be compelled to employ a competent Inspector whose duty it shall be to follow every detail of the construction from the beginning of the foundation to the completion of the roof. New York, St. Louis, Boaton and Phila delphia have either prepared or are now preparing regulation governing concrete construction. "The science of concrete construction Is riot yet thoroughly settled and until It I, the greatest care should be taken in the use of the material. Concrete, by reason of Its superior qualities, especially Its re sistance to fire and Its cheapness. Is being used extensively In these days and will be employed still more In the future. It 1 a comparatively new material and until Ita propertle are fully known and appreciated, the greatest safeguards should be thrown about It. There I a prevalent Idea that It can be used by unskilled laborers. That Is an error which has led to aartou cons, quencea. .While It I true that unskilled labor can be employed to a large extent, concrete construction require th ame care and attention to detail that Is de manded by first class construction with other material. Concrete Not Properly Mixed. "Some of the causes that have produced failure are carelessness In proportioning and mixing the concrete; poor or unsuitable sand, stone or gravel; poor Joint In the form and Insufficient and mcorrectly placed reinforcement and . bad alignment of the work. "Each fallur tend to djscourage the use of concrete, for the reason that It Is almoat universally attributed to the ma terial rather than to the Improper con dition under which It wa ued. The fail ure of a reinforced concrete structure by reason of Improper design, poor materials or bad workmanship Is no more an, argu ment against Its use than the collapse of a steel structure under almilar condition I an argument against the use of struc tural steel In construction. "The geological survey In connortl-n with Its experiments nas made It a point to . Investigate promptly the failure r.f concrete structure and the collapse of these already examined has been due to carelessness on the part ,of the con tractors or defective design or forms nnd not to the material used. "In the last ruined concrete bulldln I Inspected I found many evidences of carelessness In construction. The form used were the bad features! the Joint were not tight, th upport were light and for the roof had to be spliced. The alignment of the work wa very bad; the columna did not center over each other and the lower aide of the beam and girder were not only not level, but had also sagged, Indicating that the form were not of eufflclent atlffnes. Reinforcement Poorly Bone. "Further carelessness was shown In placing the reinforcement; the rods were too close In the girder and beam and the pllce of th heet of expanded metal In the floor laba did not appear to be sufficient. Little attention appeura to have been paid to the column connec tions. While there were many point In the construction which were not a they should be and certainly npt In accord ance with good practice, non of theao can b regarded as the cause of the full- . ure. There were Indications that the i building wa being rushed to comple- tlon. with little attention to vitally lm- I portant details. The evidence shows that the contractor wa ulng th lumber j form In another building, and wa there fore pulling off the forma before th concrete had become sufficiently hardoned to upport Itaalf. Again, the atmos pheric condition at th time were not conducive to a rapid hardening of the -concrete. Despite all these defect In I construction, th collap- of thi build- j Ing waa undoubtedly cauaed by the pre- 1 mature removal of the support by an J ignorant workman. i Th geological urvey, through It j technologic branch, 1 now conducting ; valuable experiment at It laboratorlei i In St. Louis, Mo., and also at Norfolk, Va These experiment Include test of the trength of concrete and of rein forced concrete beam and column. Al though the teU are made primarily In behalf of the government, their re sults will be published for th benefit also of th builder of th country." FIRE RECORD. Many Laaa at Dyerevllle. WATERLOO, la.. Aug. 18.-(8peclal.) Dyeravllle suffered a fX.OSO fire of unknown origin. Seven business Arms wr burned aut beside other lo, USE OF ALCOHOL DISCUSSED At Meetlna af Men Dentin; with Alcoholic Victim, Frw Declined It. LONDON, Aug. 1. - (Phieclal.) - Pro posing the toast of "felence" at the an nual dinner of the Medico-Psychological association held at the Whitehall room, Sir James Crlchton-Browne said they had at that table many of the highest authorities in the country on the alcohol question. Medical superintendents of lunatic asylums, who saw much of the evils of alcohod, were the strenuous ad vocates of temperance and had supplied the. teetotalers some of their etrongiat argument. He thought, therefore, It would be Interesting to ascertain how far they adopted th extreme view on tho alcohol question now being promulgated, and with the assistance of the manager he had had statistics prepared. There were at that table eighty-four members of the association, and of them Just 6 or 6 per cent had declined alcohol altogether. All the rest or 4 per ornt had partaken of alcohol In some form, a large majority In several forms. He dined a fortnight previous nt the tablo of Sir Andrew Noble with eighteen of the leading men of science of the day, from the venerable Lord Kelvin down wards, and not one of them declined al cohol. These were facts, and In view of uch fact It wa a force or an obession or a gross hyperbole to speak of alcohol as a deadly poison. Those who declared alcohol to be a deadly poison should ulso state that we constantly carry about in our bodies more deadly poisons or toxins. But these human poisons were harmless nay, beneficial as long us they were kept In their rlpht place, and our great aim should be to keep alcohol In lta right place also. NOVELIST DECLINES ADVANCE William l.e Qaeux Spnrna Letter Written Him by Wife Seeking Reunion, LONDON. Aug. 18.-(Special.)-Mr. Wil liam Le Queux, the novelist, well known In America, wa ued by his wife In the divorce court for restitution of conjugal rights. Mr. Mlddleton, who appeared for Mra Le Quoux, said the marriage took place In 1902. In February, 190S, Mr. and Mrs. Le Queux went to Florence, where they had a viila. They lived there for some days, and then Mr. Le Queux left, saying It waa necessary that he should go away to do aome work in connection with a book he wa bringing out. Mrs. Le Queux ent her husband an affectionate letter while he was away. In reply, he wrote making "all sorts of complaints" against her, and at a later date he sug gested a decree of separation. Mrs. Lo Queux refused to agree to this and wrote him the following last appeal: . "My Dear Willie: Won't you put an end to this miserable state of affairs? We are, I feel, drifting further and further apart every day, and I can bear It no longer. Won't you come bafk to me, or let me go back to you, either here or In Italy? Do let me hear from you at once. With salutation, your affectionate Flc cina." -";' There wa no reply to th.1 letter. Mr. Bayford said Mr. Le Queux did not defend the ult. He waa prepared to give hi wife a substantial allowance. Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane ordered Mr. Le Queux to return to hla wife within four teen day. GENERAL BOOTH LIKES BABIES He Deellne to Kin Them AH When He See Thirty-Five llandrf Lined Up. LONDON. Aug. 18. (Special.) "Bring out your babies. Let General Booth soe that there Is no danger of race suicide In this part of the country. Each baby is to be kissed bythe general." Such waa the appeal which had been sent to Northamptonshire mothers In view of General Booth's motor tour now undur way, but when the general arrived at Rushden he found that he had set himself a task which he waa unable to accomplish. The display of babies extended from Rush den for a mile to the adjacent town of Hlgham Ferrer. There were, it waa es timated, over 3.500 of them, ' so that at twenty-five babies a minute it would have taken the general nearly 'two and a half hour to klsa them all. Then General Booth aw the Impossibility of kissing so many Infant he said he would wave hla hands at them Instead. "But we hear you kissed all the babies In the Crystal palace," said one mother, "and we have been preparing for thla event" "Race suicide I one of the problems from which Northamptonshire Is free," said the general. He loved babies, and always took them in hi arm when he had an opportunity. Babies helped to perpetuate the tradition of home life, and he hoped to aee prosperity and a large family go hand In hand In the industrial towns of England. BIG JOB F0RJJI0N J. ARNOLD lfebrashan to Make Expert Appraisal of Traction Line la New York City. NEW YORK, Aug. 18. Blon J. Arnold, a graduate of th University of Nebraska, and a native of the Antelope state, who 1 employed a consulting engineer by the city government of Chicago, and who waa at the head of the commission appointed by Mayor Dunne to appraise the value of the railroads in that city when It was proposed to turn them Into municipally owned properties, has been retained by William M. Ivlns, special counsel to the public service commission) to assist him In preparing for 'the Investigation of the financial affairs of the Inter-Met. It Is understood that Mr. Arnold, acting as an expert on the valuea of railroad properties, will make a personal Inspec tion of all th Inter-Met. road and will then be called by Mr. Ivln to testify aa to what In hi opinion would be a fair ap praisal of the worth of those lines. When th Investigation I resumed on Tuesday Mr.. Ivlns will bgin his examina tion into the operating method of the Inter-Met., particularly with regard to the surface road. Professor Given Leave of Absence. MITCHELL, 8. D.. Aug. 18.-(Speclal.)-Prof. L. A. Stout, who haa been connected with th faculty of Dakota Weslejan uni versity for th last fifteen yeara. ha been granted a year' leave of absence from the Institution and the first week in September he will move to Chicago with his family. Prof. Stout will spend the year In taking a post graduat course In Chicago unl v.rsity. H 1 well known In the educa tional circle of thla state, having been engaged for a number of yeara a con ductor of UacUw' institute la many oountle u PRESS BUREAUS STILL BUSY Partisans of Sedgwick and Reese Still Circulating Literature. DEMOCRATS ARE DIPPING IN World-Herald and Other Oraan Attempting to Make People Believe Repabllcana Arc Rlackwash Ing Karh Other. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Aug. 18. (Speclal.)-The ac tivity of the rival "presa bureaus" engaged In educating the republican of the state in tho fine points involved In the pending contest for the supreme Judgeship nomina tion continues unabated, but no very atart ling sensations were sprung during the last week. The literature departments have been busy sending out campaign editions of papers favoring Judge Sedg wick's renomlnatlon on one side or advo cating the substitution of Judge Reese on the other. If anything, the Sedgwick managers have been putting on more steam and the Reese boosters have been showing signs of overwork. The pungent letter of Judge Pound, answering the charges against Sedgwick, has been printed In neat pamphlet form and Is being cir culated broadcast. The 8odgwick people have also compiled a long list of repub lican newspapers advocating the renomlna tlon of the present chief Justice, thl to match the Hat which waa gotten out some time ago In the Interest of Judge Reese, parading the "press bureau" weeklies that had taken up cudgel for him. Incidentally It may be noted that more than one paper is represented on both list. Democrats Dlnnlnar In. So well did the warning given by Gov ernor Sheldon against overdoing the crimi nation and recrimination business between the Sedgwick and Reese lines take root that the democratic opposition seem to have assumed the sudden duty of keeping the republican stirred up. The demo cratic World-Herald printed Several columna of political gossip, supposed to nave been written by a staff corresnondent. sent here specially from the home office, 10 ten now the republican were black washing each other and Impress on the public that neither of the two candidate ror the republican nomination were fit to sit on the supreme bench or are to he compared for a moment "With any on! of tne candidates who might head the demo cratic ticket. The democratic and popu list papers out in the state have quickly taken the cue and echoed the World-Herald refrain. The dlpplna- in of the demo. crats, however, I likely to be resented Dy republican. Irrespective of Sedgwick or Reese affiliations, and the leader of both side insist that whatever hnnea the democrats are led to draw from this cam paign prelude are likely to be disap pointed. . ,. Playing- Both End to Middle. One of the really amusimr thinir. thot ha drifted Into the pre bureaua here ia the criticlam of The Bee' correspondent for alluding to the cecullar nnsitinn e.t the Kearney Hub, forced to Join hands wnn us aetested Governor Sheldon in the Reese movement The Huh Possibly the Lincoln correspondent of Ihe Omaha Bee can explain what the Hub s estimate of Governor Sheldon has i00, the Hub s opinion ot Judge Sedgwick as a candidate . for supreme Judge. Candidly, we fall to see the con nection, ilut of course The Bee's corre "losed Ca" "e "ling with both eye . Perhapa the Hub editor can aee the point better after reading the following quota tion from the Central City Nonpareil: Doubtless there are not a doren men In Nebraska who question the sincerity of Jri,.Cr .8h1e'don-, V0"8"!"11" when he ZZXZJK hi. Pnlo tht Judge Reese should be nominated and elected to ucced Judge Sedgwick there was no one to nvL! 11,11 ' was expressing hi honost conviction In the matter. Where George Sheldon leads It Is pretty safe to follow. Here we have the Central City Nonpareil man saying, "Vote for 'Reese because Shel don Is for him," and the Kearney Hub man saying "Vote for Reese In spite' of the fact that Governor Sheldon la for hlmi" Thla Is a fair sample of ome of the In congruities of the "press bureau'! cam paign. Minor Places Almost settled. The dust throwing over the supreme Judgeship nomination has obscured the minor placea on the ticket to be filled, but the makeup of the republican list Is fairly well .settled. The war of the factions doe not eem to have extended down to the lesser nominations and It may be taken for granted that for railroad commissioner the present Incumbent, Henry T. Clarke, Jr., will be renominated, and that fpr uni versity regents Charles B. Anderson of Crete and George Coupland of Elgin will have the preference, th other candidate filed for thee place being lost In the shuffle. The socialist candidate for the university regent vacancy Is a good a nominated and elected because no one else Is running for this place on any ticket and no one else can get on the ballot for the November election excent hv rwtiinn a It will be "Regent Rodgers" for the whole ! space of one month from the time the vote Is canvassed In November until the time the full term begin the first of January. Llstleaaness In Democratic Rank. In the democratic rank everything I till listlesanes and apathy. The demo cratic newspapers for most part have re fused to take up the cause of anv nar. tlcular candidate except those Drlnterf in the immediate county and vicinity of a- j Dlranta. Kdirar Howard th rnll.h Vila fVI I umbo Telegram I booming Judge Albert, the populist, because he live in Platte county, and Colonel Richmond, with hi Fremont Herald, I blowing for Judge Looml. the democrat, because he live In Dodge county. Most of the other demo. cratlo papers, however, are sawing wood ' and getting ready to look pleasant while they swallow whichever doae of may be concocted for them at the primary i poll. All the fusion leaders, however, ! are apprehensive that the democrats and I populist may nominate different cundl- , date In aplte of well laid plana. YOl.G MAM DROWNED AT 1JI.AIH t'harlea Lake Fall from Gasoline Laanrh Into Missouri River, BLAIR, Neb., Aug. 18. (Special Tele- I gram.)-Charle Lake, aged 26 years, son of Elliot Lake of thla city, waa drowned ' in tha Missouri river. Just below the North- ' western railroad bridge, this afternoon at ' S o'clock. He had recently purchaved a i gasoline launch of Mr. Wentworth, and In company with hla father and aeveral oth ers wa crossing the river. Owing to the high wind, the river wa very rough and Mr. Lake, In attempting to fix soma part of the boat, fell backward Into the river, and. having on heavy clothe, sank Imme diately. Ie bodybaa nut been, itcovted. MEN NEEDED IN THE SCHOOLS Dakota Lark Male Teacher and I Maklaa- Hunt for Them. M1TCHKLL, S. D., Aug., lS.-(frecla!.-It Is evident that tho men are rttlrlng Ifom the business of teaching school. In this state at least. This la noticeable from the fact that It Is a difficult matter to secure a man to fill the position of prin cipal In a numlHT of towna In the state. T,hip ha come to light through the many requests that have been filed with the man ager of Dakota Wesleyan university o this city asking for Information If they had any mule students on tholr lists or If they knew whtre a man could be secured as principal of a school. These request have come from a doxeti or more sources during the last two weeks. The university authorities were forced to Inform the appli cants that so far as they knew all their graduates of this year and former years were employed In some capacity and were not In the field. Accompanying these re quest was the Information that salaries ranging from V5 to $76 a month would be paid for men of several years' experience. Tt Is a notable fact that the men are giv ing up the profession and going Into other line of bualnexs where the remuneration 1 greater and where the duties are not so Irksome as they are in the school room, with a whole community ready to find fault with the administration of school affairs. In the teachers' normal In stitute held In hls city last week out of an enrollment of 118 atudents there were but three men present to take the work, and this Is a very large percentage of falling off In comparison with other years. Mitchell ha been trying to secure an assistant man principal for some time, and while the Board of Education secured a competent man a few weeks ago, he haa Just notified the members that he desire to resign In order that he might attend a medical college, that profession appealing more strongly to him than' that ot teach ing. BROTHERS CONTEST WILL Wealthy American Woman Who Died In France Leaves Money to Physician. MONTPELIER, France. Aug. 18.-An In teresting will case has resulted from the death at this place recently of Miss Suson nah Margaret Cagger, a rich American. Mis Cogger left the bulk of her fortune to a physician who had attended her In her last illness. Two brolhers have sued to break the will under the French law which declares that a physician cannot be come the beneficiary by will of a person whom he may have attended up to tho time of death. The physician pleads that he was absent a few days Immediately preceding Miss Cogger's death and that another doctor had be.en called in. MC0RS ARE MAKING THREATS tJltlmntnm to French Demand Sur render on Penalty of Kx ter mination. CASABLANCA. Friday, Aug. 18.-Th hos tile Moors surrounding Casnblanea sent a message to General Drudo, the French commander, last evening, notifying him that unless he surrendered Immediately his troop would be exterminated and the town destroyed. The general Ignored the message. Last night passed quietly, but th Moor are expected to attack the French camp tonight or tomorrow. The condition of the British colony at Casablanca, which la the most Important of the foreign contingents. Is pitiable. Shells have destroyed the houses and the Arab have looted them. ALLEGED BRIBERY IN BOSTON Unlldlng Inspector I Charged with Accepting: Money from Contractor. BOSTON. Aug. 17. Building Inspector John P. Clarke was arrested here today charged with accepting a bribe from a con tractor. The arrest was made by inspec tors, who. It I alleged, witnessed the pay ment of $10 to Clarke. Several days ago the builder notified the police that he had been approached by Clarke with a propo sition to pay for a lenient Inspection of buildings. A trap was laid which resulted In the arrest. Roy Commit Suicide. SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. Aug. 18.-(Speclal.) Because of a quarrel with an older brother, Lloyd Pulllns, the 15-year-old son of a Kingsbury county farmer, shot and killed himself. The boy and an older brother had words over their work In a hay field. In a fit of anger Lloyd went to hi home and secured a shotgun and was leaving the house with the weapon when his mother asked him where he wa going. He replied that he wa going to a nearby lake to shoot. That waa the last seen of him alive. The report of a gun waa heard In the evening, but no particular attention was paid to It, as none of the member of the 'family ever dreamed that the boy would end his own life. The ab aence of the boy caused ome alarm, and with the aaslstance of neighbors a search waa made for him. This resulted In the finding of his body In a grove of tree not far from th Pulllns home. The desperate lad had tied a shoestring to the trigger of the gun and to a bush and then pulled the munle of the gun toward him, thus exploding the weapon. The heavy charge fired at such close range entered hi breast and tore a large hole. Death must have been instantaneous. Prairie Cblckra Season Near. MITCHELL, 8. D., Aug. 18.-(8peclal.) The prairie chicken season" opens September 1 and from many sections of the state comes the Information that chickens are quite numerous. In this locality the game law haa been rigidly observed and no Illegal hunting .ha been indulged In, ex cept In one case. Out In the western part of the county a party of hunters started out early in the morning, but not early enough to escape the eye of the deputy warden In that section. He followed the party at a safe distance and before the day was over he caught them with the goods on them. All pleaded guilty to vio lating the law and were heavily fined. Xortkwettrrs I Baring- Ties. j LANDER, Wyo., Aug. 18.-(Special.) I From the activity of the Northwestern' j tiemen. who have been quietly trying to buy every tie that 1 to be had In this sec- I tlon, and from the fact that Chief Engl- I neer F. A. Hlnes has been In the field ' for more than a month, It I believed the road Is soon to announce, the Immediate : construction of Ita weaward extension from this city. All tl timber Is being held at high prices and It 1 believed th road 1 holding back ita announcement until all U available U can be secured. STRIKE STANDS STILL Operators Claim to Be Holding Theii Own with Bosses. BOSSES ARE DOING BUSINESS Archibald Case is the Pivot on Which Affairs Turn. WILL RAILROADS BE CAUGHT 1 Question is Agitating Leaders of Con troversy Very Much. ORGANIZER ON WAY HERE pedal Committee Is Appointed to Look Ont for F.ntrrtalament of Trlearnpher Daring; Idle Period. Little of Interest developed In the locai strike situation yesterday and matter stand about where they did Saturday even ing. Both the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies report the same num ber ot operators, while the strikers report no recruits. Chief Oprator John S. Owen of the Western Union was very cheerful over the outlook. He said he hud th regular force of sevenlen operatora at work Bunduy, but as business was light Sunday night he put but eight' men on duty, though he hud twenty available. To day will be a heuvy day, but Mr. Owen expects to be able to handle all bualneaa presented. The .case of William P. Archibald, th striking operator who mid he wus dis charged by the Burlington at the request of tho Western Union, Is the point ol central interest, though there are no new developments. The local union, having re ported the case to the national officials, is waning to hear from Presidnnl Small on the subject, and It Is supposed he will hold a conference with the executive com mittee of tho Order of Railway Teleg rapher before replying. ( Broker Hurt Settled. A far as the broker are concerned. It la said at strike heudquarter there will be no trouble locally. "All the brokers," say President Graul, "have signed agreements with their ope rators, with the exception of the Updlk company, which has agreed with the ope rator on all points in contention except one, and this probably will be settled to day." The striking telegraphers held a meeting Sunday afternoon at Baright's hall and lis tened to addresxea of encouragement from C. F. Mlehaelsen of the street car -men' union, lv. 8. . Fisher of the Typographical union and John G. Kultn. After these addresses an executive meet ing was eld at which committee report were read, also bulletin from various part of the country on the progress of th strika.. . A permanent entertainment com mittee waa appointed, consisting of Charles House, Mr. J. W. Smith, Mis Ague Lynch, Miss Gertrude Lynch, Mis Elisa beth Vanderhoof and Miss Katherine Mo Mahon. Thla committee will arrange for a picnic either Tuesday or Wednesday at Manawa. Dnrt Brady Expected. It Is expected that Burt Brady, national organiser of the Typographical union, will be here next Sunday and will address th operators. Mass meeting of the striker will be held dally at 2 o'clock at Washing ton hall. 'The telegraph companies ar not get ting along so well a they would have tha public believe," aald President Graul of the local union. "They send their message as tar as they can by wire and then mail them to the manager of the office In th city to which they are addressed. He dis tributes them. This makes them a day or two late. We heard of one office that. got thirty telegram by mall In one bunch." SENATOR DUBOIS ON MORMONS Idaho Man Say the Power Chnrch In Politic la Growing;. AURORA, 111., Aug. 18.-In an addres at the s Chautauqua this afternoon. Senator Dubol ot Idaho urged Ma hearer to u their Influence with the Illinois representa tive in congrea to ecure an amendment of the constitution, under which th federal government will have power to deal with unlawful cohabitation and polygamy. H devoted considerable time Jo the Mormon question, which, he said, required attention In order to atamp out the growing power of Mormonlam. "You cannot convict the Mormons," said he, "of polygamy. To prove polygamy you must prove a second marriage. Plural marriage among the Mormon are per formed by high official of that church In ecret place, either In their temple or In foreign countries, and no record 1 kept of the plural marriage. "Unlawful cohabitation can b provan bf circumstantial evldenoe, the supreme court of the. United State having defined Un lawful cohabitation to th beholding out to the world, by a man, of more than one woman aa hi wife, a law against unlawful cohabitation, if th enforcement were In the hands of the federal authorities, would put the leaders of the Mormon church In the penitentiary, and thla would destroy their political power and destroy po lygamy. "They exercise their political power In order to protect themselve in their poly gamy, and .when they found that they had to go to the penitentiary or give up polygamy they would give up polygamy, and with it their political power would lla appear. The Mormon absolutely control Utah now politically, and the United State enutor, governor or congressman cannot be elected in Idaho or Wyoming agalnit the wishes of the Mormon church. They are a great balance of tha power In Oregon, and will aoon control the aenator in that state. They are beginning to be powerful In Nevada. Unless checkfd, they will be come the balance of power in the Senate of the United State. They hav boconie an object of solicitude to the great political parties, and for the first time In the history of the government this Mormon and poly gamlats question 1 becoming a question of partisan politics." Cattlemen Fat or Lease Plan. LANDER, Wyo., Aug. 18.-(Bpeclal.)-The cattle men of thl section are nearly all in favor of the president plan of Und leasing, accordl to one of tlw most prom inent cattlemen In the state, who was in the city today. The Wind River Stock as sociation recently passed strong resolutions In support of th measur. Moat M M-g keep men oppose U flan (