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,
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, 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
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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.
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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
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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 (
