Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha ' Daily
Bee
VOL. XXXVII XO. 54.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MOKXIXO, AUGUST 20, 1907 TEX PAGES.
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ALLEN RILLS FUSION
Brother Soils Combine Agia
b. Vi Md Trick.
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G0E3 BACK C TTER WBITEJO
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lends Out Circ, t Puts Crimp
in P s.
POPS AND DEMOS UP IN THE AIR
, fudge Albert Can' Feel Frost Erery
where He Turns.
FINDS LOOMIS HAS SLANT FRIENDS
Colambas Pea Into Permlt-
ttn Himself hXiIIiI( Finds
Something- la lk af a
Trnnan'sed Crooo.
Fusion on the state tlrHet may not b ef-
. !ected this ysr. Tommy Alien has gone to
writing letters again.
When tha democratic state committee met
1own at Lincoln last month many populist
leaders ware In attendance, supposedly as
democrats. Bat It now develops at no
time had they any Intention of deserting
the standard of the common people, but
merely were In attendance In the Interest
of square deal. The meeting failed to
discover anyone willing te stand for the
democratic and populist nominations, al
though aeTsraJ present were willing, provid
ing they were assured of the support of
both parties. It was agreed there should
oe no disparagement of the candidates of
either party by the other. With this understanding-
Oeorge f. Loomls of Fremont a
few days later filed for the democratic
nomination for supreme judge and Judge
Albert of Columbus cams out for the
populist nomination. A Lincoln attorney
also consented to get Into the game on the
democratic side.
F"or a time the fusion papers treated the
several candidates Impsrtlally, but sud
denly there was a change and Judge
ljoomls frequently of late has been referred
lo ss the probable Moses. This Is very
displeasing to the friends of Judge Albert
and also to the Lincoln candidate.
Conference la Omaha.
A conference of several of the friends of
Judge Albert was held in Omaha Satur
day, at which the Judge was present. At
i his conference It came out that Tommy
Allen had sent out several communications
decidedly of press bureau complexion and
more than favorable to Judge Loom la. One
i T those present claimed to have read one
of the letters before It was published.
"This busjness hsn pot to mn right here
.rr there will be something doing," holly
I'eclared; District Clerk Gttenther of PlaMc
county, and tne sentiment expressed was
'unanimously endorsed. Then It was de
cided to send a representative to Lincoln
L to Interview the powers that be and to file
a pmtest. . Afterward an- adjournment was
taken to the sanctum of the Omaha organ
of democracy and populism and some sar
castic observations Jfere Indulged In for
the benefit of the lieutenants In charge.
-;'Itrttrt meantime the populist Judicial can
didate Wandered away from the crowd and
later was found by a "friend gazing at the
; display m the window of a clothing store.
Anything bat Politics.
IDon't tell the boys you found me here;
they think I'm shaking hands," he re
marked - apologetically, "but somehow or
otltar, I always take more Interest In this
aort of thing than I do in' politics any
how. "An Incident of my own brief newspaper
career will answer that question," he con
tinued, when asked If he had read of the
Allen . articles. "It was my privilege to
direct the course of a country weekly for
si months a number of yeara ago. On
one occasion I. found It necessary, as I
thought, to say luttit mean things about
one ef the leading" rittsens. A few days
later I met him and. stricken with re
morse. I started lo agologlse. 'But I haven't
seen the story. said he to me. 'Where can
I get a few copies of the paperr
"I wonder where I could get hold of a
couple of those letters?"
BOY WOULD USE WAR CLUBS
Vi. wear Kherldaa, Wyo.,
.Planned Wholesale Harder '
f Mr a.
SHERIDAN, Wyo.. Ag. 19 (Special.)
Roy Fink, a lt-year-old boy. is under ar
rest, charged with attempting to kill several
mea at the Weltner ranch. It is alleged
'hat Pink. In preparing for the slaughter,
manufactured two wicked-looktng war
rlubs and purchased a quantity of carbolic
sold and turpentine. His Idea was to olub
Ms victims to death, and then pour car
bolic acid down their throats to give the
Impression that they had committed sul
fide. Pink waa betrayed by a boy he took
Into his confidence, and his arrest fol
lowed. .
OIL FUEL FOR LOCOMOTIVES
Wyoming Rait Crwk Field Is to Be
Dewlap (or Tkla Par
CASPER. Wyo., Aug. IS. -(Special.) The
Lobelia, owners of the Salt Creek and Popo
Agio oil wells, are authority for the state
ment that they propose to build a railroad
from Orln Junction to the Salt Creek
lelds. a distance or about 150 miles. Sur
reys are to be made at once. They also
Kopose to build a pipe line from the Popo
gle wells to Lander, and supply the North
astern with oil fuel In Its locomotives.
With the completion of the railroad and
pipe line, oil refineries are to be built at
Lander and at, the Salt Creek Ida.
ON WAY TO PROVINCETOWN
rresldeat Roosevelt aad Family De
part from Oyster Hay to
Make Trlaw
OYSTER BAT. Aug. IS.-Presldent Roose
velt started for Provlncetown. Mass., todsy
to take part la tomorrow's , anniversary
celebration of the landing of tha pilgrims.
The president boarded the yaoht Mayflower
Just before II o'clock and was greeted with
a saluts ot twenty-one guns. A few min
utes later the Mayflower started up the
sound ooovoyed by the torpedo boats
Wordeo and Hopklna. Ttie president waa
accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss
Ethel and Queotla.
Prlneo Wllaelaa Arrives.
NORFOLK. Vs.. Aug. II -The Swedish
cruiser Fylgla, wrth Prince WUhelm aboard,
passed SB Capo Henry at U o'clock.
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BOBUSTia
Delegates from nineteen employers' ss
soclations meet at New York to form an
organisation. Page 1
Secretary McVann of the Omaha Grnln
exchange visits Washington and later
confera with railroad men In Chicago.
Page 1
W. A. L. Gibbon, first president of the'
Omaha Commercial club, diea In Chicago. , organizations of employers have responded
Pags 1 ' to the call to form a federation. Sftecl-
Army officials will recommend a chains I nrally. our purpose is to defend our com
, - ,, . . i mon Interests as employers and as public
In the uniform of the enlisted men of . ,pirlted citizens sgainst assault from tny
the army. Pag 1 quarter. There Is not the faintest shadow
President Roosevelt starts on the yacht ot """th ln the report that the federations'
Mayflower for Provlncetown, Mass.
Page 1
Royal welcome given to Prince Wilhelm
of Sweden by Swedish-Americans et
Jamestown exposition. Fags 1
Assailant of Alma Whitehead at
Turnersville, Pa., tracked by bloodhounds
and caught. Page 1
Crop predictions made In the east are
favorable to large production In north
west. Page 8
Sheridan. Wyo., boy planned wholesale
murder with war clubs. Page 1
Saratoga, Wyo., will have a trout bake
to celebrate the completion of new En
campment railroad. Page 1
roaiioa.
Peace reigns for first time ln Lex te.
Page 1
Outbreak is feared In China because of
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protested districts of foreigners.
Pairs 1
Moorish tribesmen again attack Casa
blanca, but are repulsed. Pag 1
Isthmian Canal commission Is securing
title to ail deeded land by degrees.
Page 1
nUSSASXA
Second fire within two weeks destroys
half the business section of Axtell that
was left by previous fire. . Page 3
Representative Harrison of Otoe county
declares himself for Sedgwick. Page S
tifDrrW HI CRD rniD DIDIflC
WRECK NEAR tJcUAR RAPIDS
Milwaukee Trala Collides with Haad
Car aad Tweaty Peraoas Are
lajared.
CEDAR RAPIDS, la.. A"-" l--Paa ger
train No. . on the .Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul railroad, was wrecked today at
Keystoae, thirty miles west of here.
Twenty persons Were injured, 'several
seriously. The wreck was cauaed "by
the train colliding with a handcar on a
twenty-foot embankment. The express and
mail cars went down the embankment. The
Injured include:
C. T. McElwaine, express messenger;
serious.
and : lniern.1 lnJ.SlT;T VrTouV F i ? m Th w" h .iT. ? "
Baggageman I (eland, scalp wound and " m- 'Tne French used field and ma -hine
probable fracture of skull: serious. j guns with deadly effect In repelling fhe
F. VV. Stockton, conductor: "rtmis. attack of the Moors, and shells from
David Reynolds of Marlon, bridge car- I ,. , . ' . T
penter: badly cut. t tne cruiser Gholre rendered efficient serv
Frsnk Wlcheal. fireman; badly scalded on j Ice. The Spahls and sharpshooters each
leg- i lost one man killed and had !vral
Carl Mershon. Olln: probably internally
ijured; condition quite serious.
injured
llHrry
bruised.
Ktelnberg, news agent;
severely
brV Wooley..Toronto. Mo.: P - ' -
ira noDinnon, m. jamea, aao. ; painiuuy
bruised
Frank Jaloua. Oxford Junction; alight.
W illiam Jaynes, Marlon; slight.
John Machuon. Dubuque; slight.
Adolph Johnson. - Marlon, foreman bridge
gang; severe Injury o leg.
TROUT BAKE FOR SARATOGA
Caaaaletlea of Karatoaw at Eseasip
seat Railroad ra Be Prop
erly Celebrated.
SARATOGA, Wyo.. Aug. 19 (Special.)-
Colorado towns have their watermelon ;
days, corn roasting days, etc., and ':
Wyoming towns have their frontier days ! concealed in the foreign quarters of the
and other festivals, but It remained fortuities, thus placing themselves outside the
Saratoga to arrange and patent an orig- j Jurisdiction of the Chinese courts. The
Inal festlval-trout bake. The first annual revolutionary agitation" recently was car
trout bske will occur here on August !-2. j rled Into the army. The provincial of
At noon each day there will be a grand j flcials sre doing their utmost to suppress
free trout fry. the trout being taken fresh J the revolutionary movement, and promote
from the Platte river and prepaied right
before the eyes of the thousands of visitors.
Everything will be free, and people will
have a chance to get their fill of tooth
some trout.
There will be speaking each day by prom
inent men. Including Senator Clark, Con
gressman Mondell, Governor Brooks snd
othera Each afternoon a race program wilt
be run. Including running, trotting and
pacing events, cow ana pony races, tmok-
Ing and pitching contests, relsy races, etc.
The first annual celebration of trout day hi, references at the opening of the lntei
wlll also commemorate the building of the naxtoni socialist congress yesterday, to the
I nrm rsuroao-tne baratoga ft uicampment
-to this place.
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jGlnLS' ASSAILANT CAPTURED
iBloodhoaads Ran Dtwi Tramp Whs
Committed Deed at Turner-
i olllo. Pa. .
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YOl'NGSTOWN. O., Aug. It -The tramp
who assaulted Alma Whitehead, the four-
j teen-yesr-old dsughter of Rev. J. M.
! Whitehead of Tumerjvllle. Pa., on Batur-
i day niwht was run down by bloodhounds
.'from W.rren. O.. snd c.ptured shortly
i after midnight last night In a swsmp asar
. Wk'k. Aahtabula county. He waa taken
to the Mead4He. Pa.. Jail. The capture
was msde by Chief Frank Flowers of ths
Warren police. The officer being close at
hand, no attempt was made to harm him
and he was taken across the country to
Mvadville.
GREENVILLE, ' Pa.. Aug. II Sheriff
Marshall of Crawford county lodged . the
alleged assailant of Alma Whitehead ln the
Meadvllle Jail early today. The man was
caught about I S o'clock this morning near
: Dorset. O.. and waa taken thirty mllea
across the country in an automobile.
Sheriff Marshall stated that the man ad
mitted hla Identity and gave tha name of
H. Wagner
FEDERATION OF EMPLOYERS
Movement to Organize Various Na
tional Associations.
COMMON INTEREST TO DEFEND
President Vaa Cleave Denies that
Money aad Indnence Will Be
tsed la Effort te Crash
Oat lalonlsa.
NEW lORK. Aug. IS. Delegates from
nineteen employers' associations in the
United States met at the Waldorf Astoria
today to form a general federation of or
ganizations of eVployers. The movement
Is the outgrowth of a resolution adopted
by the National Association of Maiufac
turers at Its annual meeting In May.
Officers of the national association tv:ie
instructed to establish and finance a
council to serve as a means of hatmonit
Ing and federating the various natloiuil
and state organizations of en-.ploy-rs,
merchants and citizens so as to get thm
to co-operate with the manufacturers In
an educational campaign "for the promo
tion of Industrial peace and mutual good
will."
James W. VanCleave of St. Louts, presi
dent of the National sseociatlon of manu
facturers, who presided pending formal
organization, said:
x, , , llwk ,,,.,,
money ana innuence are io oe ujto 10
crush labor unions.
Organizations represented at the meeting
are the Citizens Industrial association of
America. Uie National Association of Ag
ricultural Implement and Vehicle Manu
facturer, the National Founders' associa
tion, the National Association of Employ
ing Lithographers, the Merchant Tailors'
National Protective association, the Na
tional Wagon Manufacturers' association,
the
National Plow association, the Na
tional Erectors' association, the National
Association of Muster Plumbers, the Na
tlonl Metal Tradts association. the
American A nti,-Boycott association, the
American Cotton Manufacturers' associ
ation, the I'nited Typotuetae of America,
the National Association of Master Sheet
Metal Workers' the Hardwood .Manufac-
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Maaier .oipcr urxvi u& iiiv i. imcu
Slate, the National Association of Cotton
Manufacturers and the Carriage Builders'
National association.
TRIBESMEN AGAIN FIGHTING
Areas la Preach Service Seat Agalmst
Them aad Bloody PlRht
Hesalta.
CASABLANCA, Aug.' IS. Sunday a large
force of Moors suddenly descended upon
the French camp early this morning, but
were driven off sfter a sharp conflict. The
tribesmen advanced to within 09 yards of
the ctt. when General Drude sent against
them, under cover of the guns of the wa,rr
ships, a detachment of fifty Algerian
spahis f Arab horsemen. ID .the French' serv
ice). The Moors permitted tola small boilv
4of cavalry to advance for -a half mile un
molested, whed they sudtjeniy-iambuscaded
them and tn a wild charge got right among
the spahis. The head of one spahl was cut
off with one sweep of a big Moorish sword.
The French officer ln command of tbe
spabls and several of his men were
wounded, but the officer ralllled his force
and -lowly retired, fighting, until a large
body of spahis from the town succeeded
their comrades and routed the Moors.
, The fighting covered a front of about
.. ,,.,.,, ,-.., .. . . ,
j wounded. Including taptairt Coud of the
opania. adoui a aoxen norses were killed.
Qgp N CHINA FEARED
Revoletlaalats Are Coaeeollas; Them
selves la Foreiga Q a art ere
af Maay Cities.
BERLIN. Aug. 1.-A special dispatch
from Shanghai, published today, says thst
the situation in China, especially In the
Tang Tse valley, continues unsatisfactory,
ft Is rm possible, tbe mesnasre adds, to say
whether a general outbreak Is Impending,
but the revolutionary movement gains
strength daily and the secret organisations
are growing visibly. The Chinese officials
say that thousands of revolullonsts sre
I reforms, but they feel themselves helpless.
Murderous plots against the manchus
continue to be discovered In Peking.
ADVICE GIVEN SOCIALISTS
German lesser Says Asaerleao Work
aarmea Shoald head Dele
gates to Congress.
j BTCTTOART. Aug. li.-Herr Rebell. the
i German aoclallat leader. In the course of
' Haywood murder trial at Boise. Idaho,
j whlchi" n .tated. "ended with the brll-
llant acquittal of our comrade," said: '-Tbla
trial has shown all the world that In the
. I'nited States liberty, law and Justice exist
only on paper. It Is to be hoped that these
, inoiriMtita will ntlr 11 n the AmHrin wnrW.
j ingmen that, like their Engllah eom-
! radea. they will soon send a good number
. of representatives to Washington."
A series of lmmenae mass meetings held
j yesterday were attended by 40,000 to sO.uOO
! persona.
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( SULTAN'S POSITION UNKNOWN
Preach Foreign Oflleo Has No Rows
of
Intended
Protest ot
M
PARIS, Aug. IS The government has
not received aay confirmation of the re
port that the sultsn of Morocco Intends
to protest to the powers asrajnst Francs a
action at Casablanca. The foreign office
discredits the rumor.
Alesaador Jeoier la Dead.
SHAWNEE. Okl . Aug. la -Alexander
Jester, who a few years sgo was Indicted,
tried snd acquitted of the murder of Wil
liam Gates, brother ef John W. Gates, Is
dead at the home ot hla sister, near here,
aged St) years. John W. Gates hunted Jes
ter for thirty yeara
SHAW dN BUSINESS OUTLOOK
( Itaa Heal Searees af the
People's Wealth Are Vet
A treated.
NEW YdRK. Aag. 18.-tslle M. Shsw.
former serfetsry of the tressury, author
ized the foHovrlng interview on the present
financial aad Industrial conditions today:
"Our farms produce more thsn SS.ofO.noo.MO
per annum, and the prospect is good for an
averase crop. Our mines yield more than
O.Sf.oniMi " and our forests more than
tl.OOO.flSrttrm And neither of these source
of wealth has been exhausted. The output
of our factories. In other thsn food prod
ucts. Is over $1X,(0.00. and no fires have
hewn extinguished. The -ailways earn more
than t?.000.'O.OM and Hiey are all In suc
cessful operation. The payrolls of our fac
tories and I railways aggresate approxi
mately t2J0tCun.rX, and the scale of wages
has not bees reduced. In other words, the
real sources f the people's weslth have nt
yet been affected, and the ability of In
dustrial concerns lo pay dividends is not
measured by the market prices of their
stocka. Ixitknl reasons for serious condi
tions re therefore waintlng. Psychologic!
reasons are (ever wanting.
"If I judgcrrectly. the people will have
exactly what they expect. If those who
have moneyjln the banks withdraw It and
lock It up; If the banks refuse to grant ac
commodations, and If the consuming public
declines to (lare orders, then we will soon
witness the sffects. Let those who think
Ihst times off disaster follow each otUer at
regular Intervals bear In mind that this
country nevet yet experienced a period of
severe depression that was not traceable to
financial or economical regulation.
"In 1PSS tha redemption of greenback In
sliver tnsteaji of gold was openly advo
cated: the party In power was under prom
ise to remove the protective tarlfT from our
Industries and the free coinage of silver a
the ratio of Hi to 1 was championed by
prominent members of both parties. The
country might have survived sny one of(
the sources o-fi alarm, but it could not sur
vive all three.
"At this time tto one questions our flnsn
clsl system jand the tariff will not be
touched for at least eighteen months.
"Some chec In the speed at which we
sre going is 4st desirable, and the check
ing process has probably begun. It wl'I
require a fair measure of confidtnte and
courage to prevent ' undue retardment in
our Industries Capital cannot be forced
Into activity, but it can be forced out of
activity. I hafe never seen the time when
universal sanity waa more essential to our
well being."
W. A. L GIBBON PASSES AWAY
First President af the Omaha Com
mercial Clah Paaaes Away
at liome In Chicago.
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CHICAGO, iiug. .-.'. A. L. Gibbon.
former preaidetor the Board of Trade of
Omaha, died t ft night at the family resi
dence. Oak f k. at the age of fit yeara.
Mr. Gibbon fe inded the Omaha Commer
cial club and i as Its first president.
i
W. A. L. Gibbon moved to Omaha from
Burlington. 1. suout ISTS. He filled a
position with, the old Paxton Gallagher
wholesale greoery firm as bookkeeper and
credit man fef several years. Resigning
that position, engaged In the real estate
business for rW short time. He then went
Into the heaVy Siardware: baslnees and was
Junior member of tlioflrm of Edney-GJbbon
company from ISH6 to 1888, when tbey sold
their business to the Bautn Iron company.
Mr. Gibbon then went Into the wholesale
hat and glove business and the firm was
known as W. A. L. Gibbon A Co., and he
belonged to that part of the city that went
to pieces ln 1896 and 1K37. All who had
business dealings with Mr. Gibbon, includ
ing his local bankers, pronounce him a,
man of high Ideals and possessing fine
business honor.
He first came Into prominence before the
public while president of the Board of
Trade in his argument before the Inter
state Commerce commission for better
grain rates for Omaha shippers. He had a
wide acquaintance and a host of friends in
Omaha and Nebraska. He moved from
here to St. Ixiuia and engaged In whole
sale hat and cap business. From there he
rsme bacg to Omaha two years ago look
ing for a location and finally accepted the
position of cashier tn Pearson D. Smith's
bank at St. Edwards, Neb. He remained
in that position less than a year and went
to Chicago, where he has since resided,
and during which time he has not been
actively engaged In business. His picture
bangs in the Bosrd of Trsde room among
those of the other presidents of that or
ganisation. .
FINE FOR ASPHALT -CONCERN
sjermadea Comaaay Assessed Twenty
Fonr Million Bolivars hy
eaeanela foart,
WASHINGTON, Aug. IS. American Min
ister Russell, hss cabled the Slate depart-
! men from Caracas, under date of Wlllem
' atad, Auguat 18. confirming the. press re
' port of the Imposition of an enormous fine
. by the Venesuelsn court of first instance
j Boon the New York A Bermudes Asphalt
I company. The minister says the verdict
I was for 24.OHO.OW bollvsrs. on account of the
' alleged connection of the company with
the so-called Mates rebellion, and. more
: over, the Judge authorised other assess
ments to be madje against the company
. under five particulars, such as the loss of
government revanne through the revolu
, tlon, the killing of Venezuelan cttisena, etc.
' The minister ssys an appeal may be taken
la this case first to the superior court, then
i to the federal court and finally to the court
of cassation.
PEACE REIGNS IN LEYTE
American Troops Withdraw from
Field and ttalet for First
Tint Prevails.
WASHINGTON. Aug. , Pulajanlam
haa been eradicated tn the Island of Leyte
; for the first time, it is said, since the
American occupation, according to ad
j vices received at the War department, and
' peaceful conditions now prevail there. It
' Is said that there is but one chieftain.
; Fillplo Tdaao, still at large. Major Bell
and all of ths American troops hafe with
! drawn -from the field in the island.
ITALIAN FOUND STABBED
jMan at Plttshnrc Waa Evidently At
j tacked While Asleep la Lod-
Insr Homao.
PITTSBl'RG. Aug. li.-Wtth a stab
wound In his aeck extending through the
Jugular vein into the base of the brain,
Amato Dlblaalga, was found dead early
today on the cot on which he waa sleep
ing at an Italian rooming house In Popular
Alley. The man had evidently been at
tacked while asleep. The proprietor and
three roomers wore arrested. -
STRIKER CHARGE LNPROVEN
Claim of Western Union Beinsj Un
sanitary Dissipated by Connell.
HEALTH OFFICER INVESTIGATES
Ideally the Telearaphere . A (fairs Can
tlaae ta Tara aa the Case mt
the rlceared Opera-
tor, Archibald.
In answer to the complaint filed by a com
mittee of striking telegraphers, alleging
unsanitary conditions In the offices of the
Western I'nlon Telegraph company, Health
Commissioner Connell has investigated con
ditions and found no ground for the com
plaint. The strikers said certain rooms In the
Western l.'nion offices were being used for
working rooms, dining rooms and sleeping
rooms and rf'sultina conditions endangered
II. e heelth of the men working then-. They
said sonic of the plumbing was unsanitary.
Dr. Connell found both complaints un
grounded. Since the strike began many of the op
erators alio refused to walk out have been
sleeping in the building, preferring to stay
there day and night rather than be sub
jected to the unpleasant net's or meeting
the strikers on the street, but Dr. 0nnt II
says the sleeping quarters are pleasant.
At strike headquarter Mondiy evening
the only news available was that 'h
strikers had-succeeded In making a union
n.an of the operator In the ofiici of Mer
rill Co.. grain, brokers. The statement
was inadtv that the company would he
asked to sign the scale at onct. It is
said that the I pdlke Grain company h;is
not yet jdgned. but has agreed to t lie
Union's demands, except In one paitloi
lar, on which an agreement is soon ex
pected. Both the Western I nion and the Postil
Telegraph companies reported they got
through the heavy work of Monduy ln a
fairly satisfactory way. On the other
hand, the strikers seem conlident thai
neither company could have, handled Til
the buslress offered and got it over the
aires In a manner satisfactory to patrons.
i ok mai. tDiTHs Ksc Med-j
Heads of Trlesrraph fonipaalea Say
Strike la Over.
NEW YORK. Aug. 1. President
Clowry said today: "The Western Vnlon
company's force of operators is sufficient
to handle Its traffic with little or no de
lay. In fact, it can be said that normal
conditiona have been resumed. The teleg
raphers' strike altogether la a thing of
the past."
E. J. Nally. vice president and general
manager of the Postal Telegraph Cabls
company today gave out the following:
"Noon reports from all points east, west,
north snd south Indicate that we start
this morning under almost normal con
ditiona, with Improved traffic and In
creased forces. Not a single place ln
the company's system this morning where
we are not giving good service and
where we are not prepared to give
prompt handling to any business the
public may file with us. So far as the
company Is concerned the strike is over."
BUOKEHI ARE HOLDING OUT
'Efforts fBelaa Iat Forlh by I' a lotto
, te stasia These !".
CHICAGO, Aug. 19. A committee of the
striking telegraphers today visitd tne
brokerage firms which have not yet signed
the scale demanded by the unbn and
gave them until 1 o'clock today to accede
to the union demands or have a strike.
Four of the large brokerage houses in the
city have not yet signed the scale, and
they declare they Will not sign.
Many of the messenger boys of both the
Western Vnlon and Postal companies re
turned to work today. The boys struct
on the day following the walkout of the
operators.
There was no material development In
the general strike situation todsy. BoUi
sides report the conditions as satisfactory
to them. No progress Is being made in
the direction of peace.
The leased wire operators In six broker
age houses where the union scale was
refused were called out this afternoon.
COMMITTKh. TO SETTLE STRIKK
Gompera, Mitchell and Keefe kin
trasted with Bis; Task.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 19. President Sam
uel lompers of the American Federation
of Labor today reported to the executive
council of the federation that he, John
Mitchell of Indianapolis snd Daniel J.
Keefe of Detroit had been entrusted by
united labor with an attempt to ' bring'
about "an honorable adjustment of the
telegraphers' strike at an opportune time."
Mr. Gompers was asked when he thought
that time would arrive and replied that he
could not ssy, that It might be "in an
hour, a week or a month, or perhaps not
at' all."
POPE COMPANY TO CONTINUE
Receiver fayo Baelaesa Will Be
Carried on aa Before
Fa II a re.
NEW TORK. Aug. 19.-(8pecla1 )-Agents i
for cars made by the Pope Manufacturing 1
company and Ha allied Interests in differ
ent parts of the country yesterday received
the following self-explanatory communica
tion from Albert L Pope, who waa ap
pointed receiver by the courts:
"The business will be continued without
Interruption by the receiver under an order
from the court, and our product will not
suffer any delay on -account of the new
conditions. Any rumors that we have
offered for sale any of our 107 cara to any
other than our regularly appointed dealers
or that we have offered these csrs st less
than regular list price, are without founda
tion. Theae cara will be sold in the future,
aa in the past, only to our regularly au
thorised dealers, and at ths present estab
lished prices."
TAFT ARRIVES AT COLUMBUS
Elaborate Decorations Are Made for
Reception eftee Presiden
tial Caadldate.
COLI'MBl'S. O., Aug. IS. Secretary Tafl
arrived here today from Newark. O., where
he was met by a committee of citlsens snd
escorted to this city. The city Is probably
more elaborately decorated than since the
welcome to McKlnley. Secretary Taft held
a conference with hia political manager,
A. I. Vorys. during the day and will prob
ably stsy here tomorrow to meet political
leaders from throughout the state. He held
a public reception Uiis afternoon and will
dine with Governor Harris and atate officers
this evening. Tonight he delivers the
speech at Memorial hall, which It la under
stood will be the opening gun of bis
eampalera for the presidential nomination.
CROP PREDICTIONS IN EAST
Wheat May Reach snn.liOO.OOO Rash
els aad tara Over Two Bll
lloa aad a Half.
NEW YORK. Aug 19 -iPpeclal.)-It has
been the conviction of the Price Current
thai the possibilities of the crop pointed
to shout fi6rt.rui.ttM, and this apiears to be
well supported in the official indications,
notwithstanding the lowering of the aver
age condition of spring wheat the past
month, a feature not fully In line with the
views of some observers as to compsratlve
conditions In the norwiwest.
The corn crop Is not t so near a basts
of certainty as wheat, hut the prevailing
conditions during the pat month and more
have favored the process of betterment of
the position of the crop, and it can be ac
cepted with confidence that It will reach
iPCU.W.OflO to S.TiiO.KHi.tW bushels, or a quan
tity gieatcr than credited to any crop pre
vious to the last two harvests the possi
bilities appearing favorable to equaling the
earlier one of these two crops.
The official data appear to Indicate About
87.0iO..nXl bushels of oats, asalnst !.(O0.(nn
credited to the crop last year. Very likely
this estimate i'or this .season will not be
followed by a higher final reckoning. The
train appears likely to be deficient In qual
ify to more than usual extent.
The average condition of the rye crop
when harvested Is shown to have been moderate-
lower than last year, when Hlie
crop was credited with a total yield of 33.
STS.iiO bushels, compared with which there
appears likely to be shown some decrease,
but larger production than either of three
years next preceding. The average condi
tion of barley is considerably lower than a
year aao. and the acreage J4 per cent
short, the present situation pointing to
about lTC.OiiO.Ot" bushels, against last year's
record of 179,um.Oii0. which decidedly ex
ceeded any estimate for previous crops and
makes It appear likely that a revision of
acreaije basis last year may have con
tributed to the apparent gain.
The indications for potatoes appear to
favor as large production as last year, the
only previous record of equal quantity be
ing for ISfM.
The yield of hay Is not officially a matter
o? estimate, but the indications are for
larger production than last year.
xixLE TO LAND IS SECURED
Isthmian Canal Commlsaloa Has Va
ried F.iprrlenrr with Land
Owners.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 19. -Gradually the
government of the I'nited 8tates. through
the Isthmian Canal commission. Is obtain
ing title to all the lands it needs In the
canal zone ceded bn the Panama govern
ment for canal purposes. Some of these;
tracts were In the hands of private parties
when the grant was made and negotiations
with them or other proceedings hsve been
necessary to secure title. In some in
stances this has been accomplished without
any .great difficulty, and at almost nominal
price, but in otheis the commission of ar
bitration appointed for that purpose has
not been so fortunate. In one case the
owners were insistent In ssking a price a
score or more times greater thsn the com
mission was willing to give.
During the recent, meeting of the arbitra
tion commiasion an agreement was reached
on the price to be paid to the owners for
three Islands In- Panama bay and for tha
Improvements now there. They also agreed
on the amount to be paid to certain prop
erty owners In Panama who had claims
pending for damages done by a big fire
which swept the city several years ago and
which, it was asserted In behalf of the
claimants, originated from work being done
by the American authorities In cleaning up
the city. In other cases the commissioners
have failed to reach an agreement as to
the price 'to be paid for certain property
wanted, and these will be referred to an
umpire unless through private negotiations
a settlement can he reached.
i CALIFORNIA MAN ROBBED
Wealthy Ranchman Mlaaaed anil
Relieved of $1,000 la
Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 19. John
Schmidt, a wealthy ranchman of south
ern California living not far from I.ns
Angeles, was sandbagged, drugged and
robbed In this city today. At 4 o'clock
j this morning he found himself ln the
i-ooenoin uisinci, recovering from the
attack. He was able to give a clear ac
count of the affair to the police, whim
; led to the arrest of two young men who
j later admitted they had drugged snd
robbed Schmidt. The Callfornian says
: he was struck from behind on the street.
The next thing he remembered wss two
j men lesntng over him In a bathroom.
They gave him something which he
claims v contained knockout drops. snd
when he regained consciousness he dis-
: covered thst all his money, nearly $1,000,
; was gone. The money was not found
on the men arrested.
BONAPARTE , CN ALTON CASE
lie W III Make Stalemeat as Soon
aa He Consalts Jadaje
La ad la.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 At the' close
of the conference between Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte and District Attorney
Sims of Chicago and attorneys for the
Chicago A Alton road relative to the
question of Immunity claimed In behalf
of the railroad. Attorney General lloni
parte aald that there was no statement
thst he could make In regard to the mat
ter until after he made a further com
munication to Judge Ijimlls. He expects
to communicate with the Judge without
delay.
YELLOW FEVER IN CUBA
Private Robert Wallace Dlea of
the Diocese Snnday at
Marlaaao.
i . WASHINGTON. Aug. 19,-t'nder today s
date Chief Surgeon Taylor, at Mariano,
Cuba, reporting on the fever situation, says
thut Private Robert Wallace died yester
day from the disease. He adds that with
the exception of two serious esses, tha
others sre doing well snd there are no new
; cases in the command.
BRAKEMAN MOLLER KILLED
Body Cat la Pieces by Cars at'XIrkrr-
o a Home at t ham
paiae. III.
FREMONT, Neb.. Aug. 19. (Special Tel
egram.) Brakeman Phillip Moller, aged
of Norfolk, was killed north of Nlrkerson
on the Northwest this morning. He
fell between the cars and his body was cut
to pieces. Moller's home ts at Champaign,
Ilk
M'VANX IN THE EAST
Secretary of Omaha Grain Exchange
Look-in; Up Bates.
HAS CASES OF SEVERAL JOBBERS
Alleged Discrimination Agaiiul
Omaha Firms Looked Into.
PRAISES WORK OF C0MJOSSI05
System of Filing Tariffs Excites Woo.
j der and Admiration.
WILL ATTEND CHICAGO MEETING
Conference Will Adjest Ratea oat
4; rain from Mlaaoarl River
Points to the Wlady
City.
(From a Stsff correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-(8perlal.)-B.
J. McVann. secretary of the Omaha Grain
exchang. who has been spending his va
cation In the vicinity of Washington during
the last two weeks, is now In Chicago at
tending a meeting of railroad lines look
ing to s readjustment of Missouri river
rates on grsln to Chicago, St. Louis and
other points. This meeting waa arranged
for-before Mr. McVann left Omaha on his
vacation, the Chicago and Missouri river
railroads having agreed to such a meeting
at the instance of the boards of trade and
grain exchanges of Omaha, Chicago. Kan
sss City snd St.' !xius.
While in Wsshlngton Mr. McVann took
advantage of his vacation to look up mat
ters for Oinaha Jobbers In connection with
some Instances of freight rate discrimina
tion as agsinst Omaha. This brought him In
direct contact with the officers of the In
terstste Commerce commission snd hla
treatment by that commit sion gave Mr.
McVann an opportunity to say something
about Its workings. He spoke In cnthusl
sstic terms of the comprehensive manner
In which the files are kept. He said that
the system adopted enables one to go
bsck ss far aa necesrary for any purpose
and the wonder to hliif was how Ihey
could secure ln such limited spare file
that must necessarily be of great Import
ance to the litigation of the future.
Needs Betiding of Its Own.
It was Mr. McVann s opinion that the In
terstate Commerce commission should bo
provided for with a building of lis own,
where the files might be kept In Urger
quarters and where' the commission Itself
might hsve greater facilities in which ta
do its growing business under the amended
Interstate com.nerce act.
Mr. McVann spoke enthuslsstleally of
Secretary Moseiey, whom he denominated
"The fingerboard of the Interstate Com
merce commission."
ln this connection it la interesting to
know that Secretary Mostley hss been as
sociated with the Interstate Commerce
commission since its beginning. For years
it was his business to make disposal of '
every esse, but In recent yesr It has been
Impossible to give more thsn general super
vision to the work . of the commission.
There are ow employed ln th wrk ef.
the Interstate Commerce commission 8M
men, whose duty It Is to look after tariffs
and compile matter In relation to the rail
roads and th shippers.
Conference mm Land Matters.
8. W. Clark, attorney general of South
Dakota, has been for several days con
ferring with officials of the. forest service
about questions affecting the . disposition
ef school and other state lands In the
national forest reserves. Attorney General
Clark says plans recently suggested by
Forester Plnchot for the settlement of
this stste's land question will be welcomed
In his state, and he suggests ail early meet
ing of the land and the legal officers of
western states with officials of the na
tional government to work out in detail tha
necessary legislation to be submitted ta
congress at the next session.
G. It. Wood, cashier of the Security hank
of Ponca. Neb., with Ills wife and daugh
ter, passed through Washington today en
route to the Jamestown exposition.
CHANGE IN UNIFORM NEEDED
! Knllated Men of the Army I" Troa
j Irnl Climate eed New Fort
of, At tiro.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 19-Change In uni
form for the enlisted men of the army,
with a view to making It more practical
for every day service purposes is receiv
ing sttentlon st the War department Just
as the matter of changes In the uniform
of the enlisted men of the nsvy Is Just
now being agitated and which forms the
basis of the work of a board of which
Captain Osterhaus Is chairman. Various
recommendatlona are being received at the
War department on the subject, one of
which has come from Colonel L. M. Maus,
whose observations are based on his ex
perience with the militia In the field. He
believes that the present regulation fett
hat la unsulted for campaign purposes ht
a hot or tropical climste and that the In
fantry marching trousers should be made
full around the knee snd the cuff extended
down the leg far enough to be .enclosed
by the top of the marching shoe, thus doing
away with the legging.
ROYAL WELCOME FOR PRINCE
, Swedish-Americans Throne Jamea-
tawa F.spoaltloa to Greet Grand
son of Klag Oscar.
NORFOLK, Va.. Aug. 19. Ths Swedish
cruiser Fylgla with Prince Wilhelm. grand
son of King Oscar, aboard arrived at noon
and anchored off the Jamestown exposition.
Salutes were exchanged between the Fylgla
snd the guns at Fert Monroe and Admiral
Kvana squadron. Prince Wilhelm will land
at the exposition ' later .this afternoon,
where he will be met by the exposition
authorities. Admiral Harrington, General
Grsnt, or the latter's personal representa
tives, and under escort of a detachment
from the Twelfth I'nited Stales cavalry,
: will be driven over the grounds. Tliou
; aanda of Swedish-American clttxens and
othera are on the grounds waiting to give
the prince a royal welcome.
TOUR IN TROPICS TWO YEARS
Unlisted wen to Be Limited to This
i Period la Warm Cll-
I mate.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 19-Dlrectiona have
been given that the tours In the troptrajor
all rnltsted men of the army be fixed st
two years, except for the ordnance depart
ment, which the chief of ordnaute re
quested bo except