Omaha i Daily
VOL. XXXVII XO. 85.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SE
IKHK 23, 1007 TWELVE PAUES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CIO NTS.
The
Bee
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GATES OPEN TODAY
Fortali of Imperial City WJM Swing
to .Thousand ,
TWO O'CLOCK IS THE HA Vi .MH,
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Testival Begins with Trumpet ;
"4 and Eattle of Drums. '
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CIBOLA'S SEVEN CITIES LOOK G '
It'i Omaha Bee Day on the King's
Great Highway.
ALL IS BEE HIVE OF INDUSTRY
ftnald Diets Ha Evrrr Assurance
that Parade for Womrn Thurs
day Will Be Snccesa In
Kvery Way.
On King". Ilighwa.
Wednesday, September 25. carnival gate,
open.
Tuesday night, October 1. auto parade.
Wtdnosday night. October 2, ' electric
pageant.
Thursday aflcmoon, October 3, women's
float parade.
Frlduy night, October 4, coronation ball.
Saturday night, October f. carnival cloaca.
Wednesday, Omaha Be day.
Thursday, World-Herald day.
Friday, Omaha News day.
Saturday, children's day.
Monday, South Omaha day
Tuesday, Iowa day.
Wednesday. Douglas county day.
Thursday. Llnroln day. .
i Friday, Nebraska clay.
Saturday, Council BlufTe day.
Today's the day and 2 o'clock the hour.
The nates of the King's. lilghway swing
open this afternoon with blare of trumpet
and rattle elf drum and to the Seven Cities
of Cibola It's the moat auspicious day of
the calendar but -one the day of the ad--vent
of Kink Ak-Sar-Ben himself.
All Is hustle, not only on the
carnival grounds, , but all over the elty.
Merchants are making an extra effort this
fall, for It Is now certain the number of
visitors will exceed that of former years.
Gould Diets has now every assurance
that the parade of Thursday, Oc
tober 1 J, will b a big success.
This is the parade given over to
the women and they have entered Into the
spirit of the occasion with a vim which as
sures success. Mr. Diets still has five
floats which may be assigned to women'a
Societies If they will rail and arrange for
thern. ' The wagons and horses and drivers
ere ready and all 'the women have to do
In to build the floats and compete for the
prises. Some splendid Ideas are still to be
worked out which might be prise winners
and the first come, first served for the re
maining five float.
To make the women's parade mora at
. tractive the knights will add some new
. itur,. .. favUluh -will -be a -comical
Jjwctlon at the ttf.il end of the parade. The
initiation crew will be put on float and
the public generally given a taste of the
fun which is had at the Den each evening.
A comical section also will be added, i with
160 mcty trk'.ng part to add amusement.- A
committee consisting of Victor B. Caldwell,
Captain W. G. Doanc and Gould Diets went
to Frt Crook to invite the Sixteenth regi
ment band to take part In the parade
Thursday afternoon. This will give the
people of Omaha a chance to give It a royal
welcome as It passes through the city,
fresh from the Philippines.
. Railroads Wll Do Their Part.
Although the railroads aro not announc
ing ninny special trains to the festivities
It is announced in high railroad circles the
roads running Into Omaha will care for
all the people who wish to come, no matter
how many cars and trains It may take.
Tho Burlington alone has over 100 extra
passenger, curs on the lines west of the
Missouri river, which will be pressed Into
service aa needed and the other roada are
preparing for a big rush, although they
are not saying much about it. It seems to
be now conceded the attendance from the
state will be Immense.
Railroads running into Omaha will have
aa extra task this fall in handling the
crowds because of the practice of the
tiavellng public at present In not buying
round trip tickets, go many stations in
Nebraska have two roada running Into
Omaha and as thero is no inducement to
buy a round trip ticket people are getting
III the habit of buying for simply one way
and then waiting until they wish to re
turn to buy their return tickets.
With this fact standing before them the
railroad passenger men will have to furnish
extra facilities at the depots for handling
tho crowds, as so many will have to be sup
plied with tickets during the rush hours.
Exhibition for School Ma'ams.
The school teachers of Omaha visited the
carnival grounds last evening by invita
tion, to witness a special exhibition of
King Pharoah. the highly aduiated horse
brought to the carnival by D. D. B. Boyd.
Thia horse Is making his first appearance
in Omaha and la said to outclass any horse
ever exhibited before the public. It will
work without the aid of his trainer and at
the den Monday night aome of the members
of the Hoard of Oovcrnors put him through
some of his stunts Just as ouslly as could
his trainer and -he did some marvelous
feata. -ungulded by his owner or trainer,
ihowlng an Intelligence never before ex
hibited b'y a horse In Omaha.
Manager Breed, who has charge of the
King's Highway, has Insisted that every
thing be in readineas. when the gatea open
today and it now looks as though nis
orders In this regard will be carried out.
The highway is a verltabla beehive of In
dustry, with thousands of workmen putting
on the finishing touches for tha big
carnival.
Oould Diets has arranged for his huge
tent to be placed at Twenty-fifth aad
Farnara streets, to be used for the floats for
the women's parade of Thursday after
ioob. WUND TRIP FARE STAYS SAME
Big r--lv... Hare Anuouuc
Their Dedal. Prnalaar '
Legal Decision.
1HILADF.LP.HIA. Sept. 24-Th Penn.yl
vani and Reading railway comianle an
nounced today that during October th
loand-trlp fare rate within tha state of
Pennsylvania will remain the ume as at
prvsent prndlng a decision on the eonstl-t-itiuiiallty
of the J-cent fai law. whi. h
goes Into effit October 1. la liistam-fs
Hhrre the far txceeds t cents a mile the
li-tu w'M be rdur-d to 2 cv
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
Wednesday, Hrylrmbrr St."l, IftOT,
1907 September 1907
US MOM rut wco tmu mi. SAT
12 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 II 12 13 14
15, 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
'9 30 I "C
TBS WtiTHEB,
FORKCA6T FOR OMAHA. COUNCIL
BUFFS AND VICINITY-Falr Wednes
day. FOR NKRRAHKA-Fiilr Wednesday.
FOR tOWA-Falr Wednesday.
main
yvaterday:
Hour. Deg.
6 a. m 68
0 a. m M
7 a. m M
8 a. m 63
8 a. m 64
10 a. m f.5
11 a. m .' fi7
12 m., 68
1 p. m 68
2 p. m 61
3 p. m 61
4 p. m 61
' 6 p. m f
6 p. m 68
7 p. m 67
p. m 64
9 p. m 52
DOMESTIC.
Report of census bureau on the use of
cotton shows that more was consumed
this year than last by manufacturers.
rage I
Religious liberals confer at a convention
at Boston. Pag 1
The price of milk In New York City
will advance to 9 cents a quart on Octo
ber 1. yag- t
Three sections of the American Bankers'
association are in session at Atlantic City.
Pag a
The Board, of Naval Equipment bus re
ceived bids for supplying the fleet with
Coal on Its Pacific trip. Pag 1
W." R. Hearst declares he Is not a candi
date for president of the United States.
Pag 1
' Federal authorities uncover a defalcation
of g'69.0(l( in the First National bank of
Baton Rouge, and though the amount has
been made good, the federal authorities
are determined to prosecute. Pag 1
Important stock records are found miss
ing by those who are pursuing tho Stand
ard Oil investigation In New .York. Pag a
Judge K. M. Lundls, in pursuance of the
decision of Attorney General Bonaparte
to grant Immunity to the Alton railroad,
has ordered the. grand Jury not to con
sider that case further, but the court has
issued a subpoena for President Moffett
of the Standard Oil company of Indiana
1 to tell what he knows of special favors
granted to other shippers. Psg 1
A Jury has been secured for the trial
of State Senator William E. Borah on a
conspiracy charge, at Boise. Pag 1
Rescue of steamer stranded on Terra
del Fuego was effected with great peril.
Pas 1
The Jury in the Campbell murder trial
haa taken the caae under advisement.
. 1
roBsxoar.
Wu Ting-Fang .has been, reappointed'
Chinese minister at "Washington. 'Pag 1
Many Chinese are seeking admission to
Jamaica and the residents are complain
ing. ; ' Pag 1
YEBKAIKA.
The republican state 'convention at
Lincoln adopts a resolution endorsing
President Roosevelt's policies and ex
press confidence in Secretary Taft. It
also adopts state platform and names
central committeemen. Pag X
X.OCAX.
Gates of Ak-Sar-Ben carnival will opt-n
today and full list gf attractions is on
the ground. Pag 1
Under the new Catholic marriage .law
the church will not recognize an engage
ment unless both parties to It sign a con
tract. Pag B.
Julia Montgomery Pratt, wife of tho
aged Colonel J. H. Pratt, is given 7S a
month temporary alimony pending tho
nearlng of her suit for divorce. Pag S
New rate on vegetable from the Faciflo
coast to the MIrsouH river will be 6 centa
more per 100 pounds than the old. . Pag 7
Train after train on the Union Pacific is
looted of freight between Omaha and
Grand Island. Pag 7
atOYXMEHTS OP OCX AST STEAMSHIPS.
Fort.
NEW YORK...
NKW YORK...
NKW YORK...
NKW YORK...
NKW YORK...
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HOTTKRDAM.
BKRMRN
CHKUBOfRO.
AfTtrrd.
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. Daiavls. .......
. Nordam. .....
. Cambrian
Sailed.
Potsdam.
Augusts Victoria.
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PLYMOlTH
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CHRlSTlANsANDoacar II.
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GASOLINE TANK EXPLODES
TwntyTwa Men Are Thrown Into
the Ohio River, Four
Drowning.
GALLIOPOLIS, O., Sept. 24. The gasoline
tank on the yacht Blanche M exploded last
night while carrying a party of twenty,
two men on the Ohio river. All those on
board were thrown into the water and four
were drowned. The dead:
JOHN K. EDWARDS, iwstofllce clerk.
J. R. SIMMONS, dnmsMst.
B. H. BRAKE, assistant bank cashier.
J. WILLIS FllJlLKR, postmaster at
Harrlsvllle.
None of the bodies has Jaeen recovered.
The explosion was caused by a lantern
falling from the roof of the yacht to the
engine. Igniting the gasoline.
CHARLESTON. W. Va.. Bept. 24. -A gas
explosion occurred today in a big sewer
being constructed by the city and four
workmen are said to have been caught.
The fir is now burning in the sewer end
the lire department has been called out.
It does not seem possible to rescue any of
the workmen alive.
RECORD CHARGE FOR MILK
New Yorkers Will Boon Re Obliged
fa Pay Nln Centa a
Quart.
NEW YORK. Bept. 24.-M!'.k will sell In
this city at a higher price tills winter than
it baa commanded In a. generation and
probably, say the dealers, at the highest
price it has ever brought here. Two of
the three big milk concerns already have
annoum ed Increases ln prices, one apply
ing to the retail trade In bottled milk and
the other to the wholesale or can delivery.
Th third company Is expected soon to fall
In line. Tha changes will go Into effect
en October 1. Nine rents a quart will b
chr;edfor bottled milk instead of S cents.
This unprecedented price for milk Is ex
plained as being due in part to an actual
horl.se ia the supply, which has ex'tt.d
for a year. Tho principal causes, houevrr,
arc tie Incieiibtd ikia.ands uf the dairy
".' Increased tost of bottling
ard aV'.iverlrg.
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ALTON GRANTED IMMUNITY
Judge Landis Orders Grand Jury to
Stop Its Investigation.
TAKES UP NEW LINE OF INQUIRY
t'uart Follows tp the Remark of
President Molfett M n niac
in re rs Are to Be Put
i on Hack.
CHICtUO, Sept. 24 -It was ?-c!d today
by Judge Landis In the United States dis-
ti let court that the Chicago A Alton rail-
way shall not 'be further profecuted f or
its connection with the granting of rebates
to the Standard Oil company on oil ship
ments between Whiting. Ind., and East
St. Louis, ill. it was claimed by Attorney
l General Bonaparte, whose letter was read
I to the court by District Attorney 81ms,
I that Mr. Morrison, the predecessor of Mr.
j Sims In office, had promised Immunity to
the Alton rond provided It assisted In good
faith In the prosecution of the Standard
Oil company. The attorney general, there
fore, held that It was the duty of the gov
ernment to see that no further steps toward
the punishment of the railroad for Its part
In the granting of the rebatea be taken,
He asked that the grand Jury which had
been aummoned at the Instance of Judge
v nit; iiiHimuve vj , tfuuBo
Landis to Investigate the Alton railroad be
discharged. Judge Landis. In a statement
which required fully thirty minutes for Its
delivery, declined to discharge the Jury, but
Instructed lis m.mher. that thev had no
further duty to perform In connection with j a distance of thirty miles. Lieutenant wno dpcIllre that the eemUors. cxaited po
the Chicago & Alton. Delagdo. In charge at the light house s,t,on wou)d not d(it(,r th(,m m Upan8
The court then called attention to a state-
ment recently Issued by President Moffett
of the Btandard Oil company of Indiana
In which it was claimed that If the Stand-',
ard Oil company was guilty of receiving
rebates no other manufacturer was inno
cent. The court directed the Jury to In
vestigate the conduct of other manufac
turers and directed that a subpoena be is
sued for President Moffett.
Attorney General's Letter.
The letter of Attorney General Bonaparte
to District Attorney 61ms was read In court Navy department today for the transport- , not 11 Juror. CBn b" disqualified because of to caution him to refrain from the ex
today. It said: ing and supply of coal for the use of thnl" disbelief or belief that a conspiracy to tremely free criticism In which he Indulged
You will Inform the court that this de- 1 Atlantic battleship fleet during Its coming defraud the government existed regardless In public, but it was realised that he was
part men t hns most carefully considered and voyage to the Pacific coast in December : ot Senator Horah's connection with It. The. ammuted sololy by a patriotic desire to
lA n,TZt The proposals contemplated the shipment or , government authorities contend that If a protect hi. countrymen from further dls
for other anion on Its part than was Imll- supply of this coal to be delivered at vnrl- , Juror ll3S bl,"pt as to tho guilt or inno- criminatory treatment by law or treaty,
cated in the letter duted Ausust 1(1 last oll pont, jn thc West Indies on the i fence of any one ot the twelve persons In- and the department therefore was Inclined
Jrom, he"ito.rnc' .enerf', """'JV 8,uth American const and at Mazdalene i dieted with Senator Borah, disqualifies , to bo lenient. .
ferred In his remarks to the grand Jury on
August 14. You will assure the court that
ueparimeni inorougniy appreciates in.?
force and cogency of the reasons which
caused Its request that the record of test I-
mony In the rase against the Standard Oil
company of Indiana bo scrutinized by this
hi.v,i onnrnnri.i ..h,,.t.,, ,.f tt.o .m
! request under the peculiar circumstances
j of this unusual case. You will further as-
sure the court of this department's earnest
with the Judiciary In the admirable purpose
j to bring to Justice as speedily as possible
on orrenoera against the statutes regulating
iniersiaie commerce, wnicn prompiea ann
was announced In the original order of the
court summoning this special grand lury.
Moreover, you will renew the expreaeton
TJSiSTV'Lr '-th to cbarte frelg, attorn, for the
ment. by reason of Its ignorance of the shipment of the American coal, but con
ruaterlal facts determining Its present ac- tends he has the. irrnl right to do so if
tlon, could SiOf advise Ui.rotfrt as to the the charges made r transportation in
cBln.'ToTder.10' ' "nt,oned ; American bottoms f excoeslve. All along
.ed at Public Statement. t,le jHclals 'hsve 'asserted, there will be no
It likewise appears to thc department that ' trouble In obtaining all the -fuel needed.
vrttl ajliriiilft ttwnliilii tn tliaa fni I r Ilia V i H i n t '
TX-t
ment oi its rjoaiuon in consenuence ot vour
request for a postponement made In this
case on September S last.
The department has duly considered, as
you are aware, the interesting and pertl
' nent facts which led you to usk the post-
' ponement, and in Its desire to carry out !
pVe.'Vn'the oer of August iT'l't has
! ex malore cautela gone over again the
testimony of all the witnesses then In tho
mi,Ioy.f V? ra,V1 cn,mnny who t?1!:
fled at the trial of the oil company, and It
.respectfully reports to the court through
you, that, although the facts render such
.1 t.rni.jr a,nl ii,irinij, gnu HI-
i tnnugn some parts or the evksVnee are un-
denlably open to adverse criticism, the most
: perfect good faith requires the government
i of the United States to accord to the Chi-
ST0. ?1 1 r"ro"a comPrr '1 pr"l
a wltnei. fof the prosecution.
After quoting authorities and decisions on
the subject of privilege of Immunity
granted
such witnesses, the attorney general s letter
concluded as follows: '
exnfVnflnSU.m1t,, ,,h tor'" report,
nWX
jspectfully move that the special grand Jury
Having submitted the foregoln
ry
.V; " ,,,u'" iurmer consideration or
the matter, and you will Immediately ren rt
your action In the premises , and any wf tch
may be taken thereon by the court.
President Moffett'a Circular.
Judge Landis, arter the reading or the
letter, recounted to the grand Jury tha '
"'"""J "i me case, citipg wnat he said
were evidences of criminality on the part
of the railroad company in conection with
j granting of rebates, but added that tiie
proml" of Immunity must, however, be
, sepi, ana directed that the Jury discontinue
the investigation. He directed the Jurors
attention, however, to tho following state
ment by President Moffett. published in
the circular to rmpolyes and stockholders,
recently issued by thc Standard Oil com
pany.
Thousande of tons of freight have been
shinDed from the., nnin.. ,i,in ,...
fifteen years under the smne circumstances
nf,. .1 , .
t mtt Diinoarn in nmnra i .k
.... , . . . . .
RtamlurH la i,lli In .1.1- i. .
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tlcally every other shipper In this gnat j
manufacturing territory. Is there a purpose i
eiecnng me eianaara aa a vlctlmT"
Said Judge Landis: "I hope I need not
say to you that it U my highest ambition
to mr, .Hmim.i.. .i,. .
I" " ' " c"url
linai no one can truthfully allege such
; things as this. Therefore I direct that a
subpoena be issued for Mr. Moffett. direct
ing him to attend your ntxt session. I
charge you to give diligent attention to his
I testimony."
LAKE STEAM ERREPORTED LOST
Humor that Anchor Line Ship Janna
Suak In Lake Superior During j
storm.
I (tv ,nt, KiBte'i attorney. The question will
! DULUitl. Minn., Bept. 34. A special to be argued before Judge McGee at Dead
j th Evenbng Herald from Houghton. Mich., i wood tomorrow,
aaya: Anchor line steamer Japan is re- '
ported lost with all hand, and big passen- MYSTERIOUS DOUBLE v SUICIDE
ger list, west of the Soo. Jt left the Soo I guly"ut
Duuu.r main, ii was eleven nours late at ;
Marquette and nothing has been heard from
her. Officers here aa she may be under
shelter at Whlteflsh bay.
. . . i
v , rt" Anaaulted.
.RK. Sept. 2$.-John J. Dooley. a
politician -and member of Tammany hall.
who is seeking the democratic leadership
ot tne iwrntv-third assembly district In
the prlmai Ws, today as suaulted as he
was on his way home early this morning
fractured skull and possible internal in- clde. and a third man arrived her Sundiy I' T;! ' ' ""re"u l"" ""ag . aiunla was over the easterly edgs of th
Juries. Mr, Dooley had been at his club. n(Ehf ...j n-.tered at th. Bt Ch.rZ. , Z. dlcovr,-1 over a niortn 8So. but that grand banks of Newfoundland In latltud.
where the last preparation, for the vrt- n'8nt aaa registered at th.Bt. Charle. ho- Kondert and his friends made good the 48.30. longitude The foa la thw T
niarles had been made. His house Is only.1' as John Leonell. Ben Marsee and Tom .renter r,art of the loss Th bank mnil S 1 T.u . ' hi k' At
r,"i "'r,.,"."-.- -J .-- i McL.ugh.ln. giving no addressea. Th. cor- I , ld ml?.0.?,. '"Tt'?" COve"d
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iSEAMEN ,N P.2LL0US plight
Ifflculf Dracif Wr
Crew of t'or.1 :
Bark Prussia In Terra
issia
'Jfc
iei rWwa.
NEW YORK. Sept.' 24.-The story of the
wreck of the Anterlcan brk Prussia on
Real. Strten Island, Terra del Fuego, Is a
thrilling one. Six of the crow have been
landed here by ttie steamer from Monte-
video. Four perished n:id three are In a
hospital at Pur.tas Arenas. Tho Prussia
was owned In San 'Francisco and sailed
from Norfolk. V., March 17 with a caro
of coal for Pan Francisco. On the night of
June 19. which was atnrmv and hltterlv
cold, while Captuln Johnson was trvln to
( make the New Tear's Island light, the bark
; Went ashore and soon broke up. Kleven
, 0f tne thirteen men In the crew succeeded
n reaching a strip of sand sheltered como-
what by overhanging rocks. At dawn It
wss discovered that SAbata, the Japanese:
cook, and Harry Hammond, a sailor, were
missing. The strip of sand was narrow
and htiRe cliffs barvlM ahy escape across
the Island. Captain
ihnson soon died of
exhaustion and was
burled in the sand,
The survivors had A few provisions and
subsisted on these. Meantime a boat was
laborously built froi
tnn wreckage, but
fear that provisions
(i-ould not last led to
Porthln and Joseph
k across the moun-
Porthln crawled bn.-k
i his hands and feet
two of tho men, 8
j Hostetli trying to w
tains to obtain help.
j few days later wli
! had'y frozen. Hostet
t liA n nn.t nrT 1, n A
i - -j--
... ,,u
id 'n the com. ine rood gave out and
; the mPn ltvp'' on "t" ftsh- Eventually,
: "lPr """"" oanger aisie jonn Hunter, ur-
I P'nt'"r c'arl Stark . and Seaman Heine
I reached New Year's' Island, in tho frail
I .fT " " ,. ... b"l,n
nursed tUe Lt ' house and
wre ,K'na'y, . ihel'f" house and
..
BIDS ON COAL FOR NAVY
' UM '
Bnrea. of Bqalnment Receives Propo-
altlons for Supplying re-t
on Its Trip.
WASHINGTON 8ept. 21 -Hlds wpr,,
. . .v.- u.i' ... i,-,.imf r ,ur
Ray and Mare Island and San Francisco on
the Pacllie coast of North America. Under
, form of nrnnns
one nn or fron"
to submit estimates
tons of American s
I, bidders were asked
or transporting
nl-bltumlnous coal to
obtained by tho 71
avy department, from
various North Ath-
ltlc ports, either In
bottoms. The other
tlmates for supplying
i oal. The department
American or foreign
propncal atked for
t . wi,h
anxious to obtaii
posuls so that If-thole
,i the two sttn of pro -
suhmitted for ship-
n,.n nr ih. im.in.l.
coal In American or
, , ... , w t.Kiir,t A,,llr...
foreign bottoms Were exorbitant, recourse
might be had to the offers for sunplylng
the Welsh coal. ! Secretary 'Mfcalf Is
HEARST' IS NOT A CANDIDATE
, New York- Publisher Declare lie Una
N Long-lug to Become
President,
NEW YORK. Sept. In an interview
Polished here William Ft. Hearst took oc
caslon to deny that he Is a candlilute for
the presidency. He says:
I "I am not a cat dldate for the presidency
1 ' . ...
: on the independei co league ticket, or on I
any other ticket, and I c;uinot concolvo rf !
, any conditions IlllUcr WHICH 1 WOUId bC
,, , . ,. ,
willing to become a candidate. TUs deter-
nilnatloo, he adds, is "not Because or any
. feeling of pique or disappointment at tho
. result of the late election. 1 am well oat-
j Istled to.be a private citizen and to labor
i through the league and through the dec-
tlon for others to promote the principles I
, believe in. I dislike holding office and 1
.
dislike particularly Doing placed in a posl-
,0n where the sinccrlly of my prlncloles '
be !Uest,oned through campnlgnlng for I
mcf th"t 1 do not wanl a,lu tllal I'1
mm l.-u t ..uU i a..u i
would only consent
. . j .
f PU," dU,y'
j JUT-"
to hold through a sens?
i I would serve nn i
i l wouiu eie on a
THREE SERIOUSLY INJURED
Women at St. Louis Fall to Pavement
While Trying to ICscuve
Flr.
ST. LOCIS, Sept. 4.-Hot coals falling
from a kitchen range set tire to a rooming
house at 3433 Morgan street today and three
women were seriously injured in escaping
from upper windows of the burning struc-
ture. Miss Grace Slocum attempted to
lower her sister Nellie from a second-story
window with a blanket, but Nellie lost her
grip und fell headlong to the pavement,
I fracturing her skull. Grace Jumped from
the window and fractured both ankles.
ana. i-.Tiiit3 ijuntcii, wmi in-r -yenr-im
i V--1H.. ...i.i. i n ,.i
i
daughter Lulu In her arms, leaped from
i the same window. The child was not hurt.
but the mother suffered internal injuries.
DUADIC UCI n cod iiiionrn
i PHAR,S "ELD F0R MURDER
AA,lm t ,. ,
Jaatlc Admits Illra to Ball, but
l..t Kind. That I. ll.vn.l
l , V .. ..
Ills Authority.
STITUMS S D Sent "4 .r,eLial Tele
STIUOIS. S. D.. Sept. .'4-tSpecial Tele,
gram.)-Lon Pharis. who killrd Jesse Wal- I
lace at Brushie, had hla preliminary hear-
ing here today. G. A. Anderson, for the
state, was the only witness examined. Tin;
defend.rt was bound over in the uin of
$"J.C00 to the next term of the circuit court.
Later It was found that tho Justice was
without authority to grant ball In capital
cases and the order granted was annulled
Two YoanK Men Dead In Each
Other's Arms at Hamil
ton, O.
l HAMILTON. O.. Sep 24.-A mysterious
double suicide of two young men, appar-;
,nd a ye,r. of waa dscov. ,
.,.d . the 6t. charle. hotl !
last night. They ended their lives by Inhul.
Ing ga. and were
found locked In eaeh
other's arms
" "
SEEKING JURORS AT BOISE
. .
iJnaje wnitson Allows Wide Latti
tnrl. in T-raminotifin
,
'
BORAH HAS NUMEROUS FRIENDS
; .
Government Accepts Only Snch Men
as Declare that Senator's Posi
tion Has o Influence
with Them.
nn.I.F.TIN.
noiSK. Idaho. Sept. 24.-The Jury to try
United States Senator Horah was corn-
pleted this afternoon. The government's
! counsel announced that it contended Sen-
! ator Borah's alleged offense ia only a nils-
I demeanor.
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 24. The task of cm -
' paneling a Jury to try United States Sen
slor William K. Borah, charged with titn
her land frauds, was resumed today In the
United States district court. Federal Judge
Whltson, who came from Spokane, Wash.,
, to preside at the trial at the request of
JutlBo Dietrich of this Jurisdiction. Is al-
lowing n rather wide latitude In the ex-
amlnatlon of prospective Jurors.
Thl!, , ,U(, prtly to tho fact thnt the
government attorneys are confronted by
. .
many men wno claim political ann personal
many men
acquaintance with Senator Borah and who
dwlare that t WOuM take exceptionally i
gtrong evidence to destroy the regard In
which they have alwaya held him. The
government la accepting only those men
equal and exact Justice as between him
,h" state'
. ln,teU g(atpI( 1)lRtrlct Attorney Rulck.
i ngainsi wnom cnarges 01 improper ui-Miuun
Mm" ,hfi 8raml Jury aro IiendlnKl 13 con
ducting tho examination of the Jurors and
8 l,ultin pat' candidate for the trial
j panM t,lrol,8h a lon&" '"rlr,, of luestlons
" to whttt ,ie P""00" thinks of the
district attorney's course In the matter,
' The opposing counsel have had several
clashes on the question as to whether or
, ''m from serving as a Juror for Senator
1 Borah. The defense contends that Senator
' orah is tho only derendant at par ai mis
time and the guilt or Innocence of the
others has nothing to do with this cuse. In
j this connection Attorney A. A. Fraser of
; counsel for the defense made the statement
! thnt 99 out of every 100 persons in Idaho
! probably believe there was a conspiracy,
; The question before the court for deter-
i mlnation, however, is only as to whether
or not Senator Borah was In any way con-
nected with such a conspiracy.
The government attorneys, after consult-
Ing authorities, came to the conclusion
j held by tliw defense uml1 withdrew their
cimiirnge. aguinsi ine jurors wno saia mey
had some opinion as to the existence of a
conspiracy, but we re jip satisfied of Hen-
utor Borah's comiBction wllh It. One of
the1 Jurors passed yesterday was discharged
today because of prejudice against any and
all corporations and their officers.
.TRACTION COMPANY RECEIVER
Judge I.acombe Names Men t Talc
(hurtte of New York City
Company.
NKW YORK, Snpteniber Si.--Judge La-
combo in the federal court todny appointed
receivers for the New York City Railway
company on a Joint application ot creditors
and officials of the company. Thc receivers
are Adrian Jollnu and DouKlas Robinson
iu.. u., .
numerous corporatlona formed in the vari
ous mergers of traction and subway lines
I In this cltv -The New York Cltv Railway
m u" " New yo'K t-y Railway
! "-""'"" Hu'"" .-. i.n "
Metropolitan Street railway stocks. These
I J'vli'onds amount to about S3.ftW.000 a ysar
I -" " ' "tlmated that the street railways
' have fallen 12,000,000 a year short of earn-
f Ings required to pay the dividends. liver.
I Blnc tno consolidation of thc surface, ele
I .-t.l ... Kn. Ilna 1 tk(. ..I.. .. n I
; -
the ot the Interboroueh-Metropolltan
company. It has been understood that the
8ubay an(1 cl-vatcd lines were more than
.-... . . , .. 1 ,,
".".... -uraco ...
'operated by the Metropolitan Interests were
.
not earning their nxed charges and dlvi-
denlB
OPEN WAY TO HIGHER COURT
Attorney General of Minnesota Una
Dion kIH Holt that Will Itesnlt
ln Arrest.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 21. Attorney Oen-
' rul Young today obtained from the county j
court a writ of mandamus directed against
the Northern Pacific Railroad company to
; compel it to comply with tho commodity I
rate law, whose operation was enjoined by
Judge Lochren of the United States court.
The railroad officials will probably ask
citing Attorney
t of He United
Judge Lochren for an order
General Young for contempt
. . . ... . .
males cnuri. ir ine miornev arenerni is
.... , ,
- -
declared In contempt, a w
rlt of habeas
Mrnm win i.i, ih th. ... n
be ,aken to the United States supreme
court for a final decision as to the state's
, .
rlht to regulate rates
..i.lv fuiirrp st iit.,
MANY CH MFsF AT KlNriQTnM
,
l lm.rn A U t , I ... . v , ... .
. ...
People Are Calling I pon Government
Amend l.w. to delude .j
Undesirables.
KINGSTON. Jamaica. Sept.' 24The in-
flux of Chinese here Is a serious mattur.
On0 .ectlon of the rre.. s ur&,ng th
government to take steps to prevent their method of Intercepting letters sent out to
landing here as being detrimental to local . Canton, O. In his warning Grand Becre
trades. i tary Ptttlgrew says: , "Members and of-
Klngston's city council lias adopted a ficlals of the Masonic fraternity In San
resolution calling on the' government to Francisco and other large cities of the
amend the pauper alien immigration law country have Just unearthed one of th
so as to prohibit the entrance of undesirable boldest frauds which ever masqueraded
foreigners. under tha name of a fraternal order.
The resolution Is aimed at the Chin Swindlers in the cast have been calnlnv
and Syrians, who, it Is said, are overrun-
ning the island
BIG DEFALCATION UNCOVERED
Federal O Ulcer. Decide to Prosecute
After Shortage Haa Been
Made Good.
p.atov iioini." t Hr.ni j n. i
Koodert, formerly cashier cf tile First Na-
1 U"a' 'l!"" ''" " m,Ting- Wh'le
.court efflrers are searching for lilm with a
.m..m..v ... wiui urioiittu-'ii
I census report on cotton
Larger anther of Bales of Cotton
Cansnmril !j Vannfnrtnrem
Thnn l.nat 1 car.
WASHINGTON, f pl. Ti -Tho census
bureau reported today that for the year
ending August 31. last, .2til.7S3 running hales
of lotion were taken by all American,
manufacturers, compared with 4.SJ.!W for
last year and 4,&S?,!C1 bales consumed, com
pared with 4,i.9 for last year. Tin
manufacturers' stock at the closo of the
year we.s 9,273 hales, compared with
6VU12 Inst year. Active cotton spindles
numbered 2.:i2,4rr, compared with 25,:50.0P
Inst year.
The report says:
"The statistics of cotton taken, con-
, sumcd, etc., of the stocks are for all estab-
llshnients using raw cotton. Including cot
tun mills, woolen mills, hosiery and knit
goods estolilishnients, those engaged In the
H manufacture of mattresses and the like.
statistics of active cotton consuming spin
dies include those which consumed cotton
only during the year and do not Include
those which consumed cotton mixed with
other fibers. The totals of cotton consumed
In 1W7 Include foreign cotton amounting to
(l,pis bales taken, and 6.231 bales consumed
by manufacturers In the cotton growing
I states and 13'UMt bales taken and 103 Sol
j bales consumed by manufacturers In all
I oilier stains
Wll TINR FAVR RP.APPDIMTCn
Official "Notice that Chinese Klntes
iii nn Una Been Named for
Washington Post.
PEKING. Sfpt. 24. The reappointment of
. Wu Tine Fan to hi. former ,. .
I f Chlna at Washington wa, gaxetted
today.
, WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. The govern-
rn"t at pokln has not yet Informed the
stn(e department of its purpose of ap.
pontnff Wu Ting FfK as Chinese nrln-
Ht(,r at Washington. Thero Is no reason
to believe that the State department would
object to the reception of Mr. Wu. It la
thoroughly acquainted with his limitations
and In tho past was somo times dlsnnaed
vjITnpr rr-
VIOIIUHO WILL ott UULUTH
Comprehensive- Provram Planned for
: Reception of Waterways
Commission.
j
SUPERIOR, Wis., Sept. 24. The Superior
and Duluth commercial clubs are preparing
a short but decisive campaign of educa-
tlon for the Inland Waterways commls-
sion on Wednesday night and Thursday,
i The party will arrive on th
lie steamer
Thomas F. Cole tomorrow at 4 o'clock, p.
in., and will be shown around the harbor,
to tho big. ore and coal docks. and up the
m. iXJUlB river to W site or the new steel
plant.
Leaving for St. Paul Thursday night, they
will go. down th Mississippi river, being
Jolnedby President Roosevelt at Keokuk,
la., September 30
PREPARING FOR BEAR HUNT
Kxperta Have Been Getting Camp in
Order for More Than
n Month.
NEW ORLEANS. Kept. 24.-A special to
tho Picayune from Lake Providence. Tj
Bay8. (lt has been K.arnei thllt the pro.
,,oupJ bear nunt of Prlllldent R0o8PVelt
bo madu ln Carron parlBl, oppo.
Alpata 8tatlon on the iron Mountain
ratlroad. Tno cam wl ce ,ocatpd ab
iBhteen mlleB from ,,.. ProvMn. ,h.
Tensas river. Several noted bear hunters
of this parish have been on the ground
. ",u'111
t T mor(( . han a month pre, a Jng. a for
tho camp, cutting tracks, etc
RELIGIOUS LIBERALS CONFER
Nearly All Religions, of F.nrope and
America Represented at
Boston Meeting.
I BOSTON, Sept. 24.-Nearly all of the re-
n-lon. of Europe and An
Tt"
,ntcrnatlona, congress of
America were repre-
opening sessions of the
International congress or religious liberals.
Amon, heduied to ,neak p,.
, . . .
feasor John Revllls of Purls. whnuA anh
. ,. . , . , '
was "The Religious Crisis In France"; th
Rev. Copeland W. Browne of London on
fTvZt
was "The Protestanten Vereln of
: many."
Oer-
I
CREAMERIES G0 INTO COURT
Attorney Ilalner Announces He Will
Kile Appeal from Nebrasaus
I Schedule.
LINCOLN, Sept.. 24. Ex-Congressman
E. J. Halner announced definitely today
fhaJhth centru"d creameries will fight
. C0,U1 " ' "W. rte" on cream
PromuIeatl by the 8tat Railway comn
"lon" allelnK tn,t thf were ,nade for
mis-
the
(jurjwBo vi uiavriiiiiii.iing against ine est
iturLiuH ui ui.-nHiiiiaiinil 1KB nit ina Mtah.
lhl plants- He I. preparing a prote.t to
-
mo wiui iid wiiiminifiun and will aDDeal
couns againsi me new rates, which
Z, "-ing cream long
I ,
I wlndlra Work Masons.
i ciaitv t , o . . . .
r "l eepi. .-tBpeclal.)
tv.,.,rr. ui mi. cny, granu
secretary of the Masonic orders of Bouth
Dakota, ha. publicly called the attention
of the Masonic bodies of the state to an
alled .-n.lle.. ei,.i ,.,. v"
worked in this city and all over the atata
by am,ge(J .winder., wno have ,ome
. '"f" ums of money by the use of chain
letters asking 111 cents from each Mason
; for the purpose of building a monument to
President William McKlnley. The money
was to bo stnt to Judge William R. Day
at Canton. O., but a dispUeh from Day
stated he knew nothing of the chain let
; ter fraud. The swindlers Intercepted the
j letters sent containing money."
Laaltaala Travels la !..
D STKAMSitIP LUS1TANIA,
i Sept. 23.-10 p. tr..-(l3y Wireless via Car,.
Jiare. N. F. -At lO firliU tnnlhl V, ..
CLE
FOR TAFT
Expression of Nebraska Republicans
in Their Platform.
SIGNAL GUN FOR NEXT YEAR
Convention Endorses President Roose
velt and His Policies.
BUSINESS MOVES WITH CELERITY
Framing the Platform Takes Most
i Time of Session.
GOVERNOR SHELDON AS CHAIRMAN
State Executive Presides Over an
' Enthusiastic Gathering:.
APPLAUSE FOR PLATFORM PLANKS
Sections of Especial Interest Art
Warmly Received.
CANDIDATES ADDRESS DELEGATES
Jndgr Reese and Others Itetors
Thanks to People for Their Momi
natlona and Express t'ouu
ilruee In Outcome.
TATT XW THO LEAD.
While not presuming to forestall thi
action of any future eonvsctlon, w
zprsse th ballcf tost tas republicans
of Nebraska tscoguls la th Kou. Wil
liam K. Taft of Ohio on whose per
sonal character and whose long publlo
ssrrlc. mark him a prs-smlnsnUy th
man nndsr whes Nadsrshlp th. poU
ciss would li psrpstuatsd.
(From a Stuff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Sept. 24 -tSpeclal.)-By incor
porating Into tho platform an expression of
confidence In Secretary William H. Taft at
pre-eminently fitted to oantlue the pollclei
of the Roosevelt ndmlnlstrailon, . tho re
publican state convention In session hert
today took a stand within the arena ol
nntionnl politics, and fired a signal gun,
which will without quetrtlon bo heard from
Maine to California. It developed early
that the delegate, present were alt favor
able to the secretary of war a a successor
of President Roosevelt, although some of
thean were not ready to relinquish tii idea
that Mr. Roosevelt himself shduld be chos.Mi
again for another term, nd still others,
fearful that they might take a stand before
the presidential entries had all qualified,
preferred to pot. off-all- declarations refer
ring to nations! subjects: Tho platform,
as printed in full elsewhere, Including the";
tribute, to the prssiden and complimentarj
allusion to Mr. Tart, was finally adopted
by aananimous vote, but nut until after
motion had been made to strike 'out thai
particular section and lost by about I
two to one vote.
dheldon Preside, at Convention.
All this was the climax, of course, of thi
convention proceedings. The meeting wni
called to order In Representative hall by
Chairman Rose of the state committee
and Governor George L. Sheldon promptly
Installed as temporary chairman, on mo
tion made by Senator Norrls Brown. Gov
ernor Sheldon gavo voice to his thank
very briefly, saying that It was an espe
cially gratifying honor to be called upon
to preside over the first platform conven
tion, held under the provisions of the new
Nebraska primary law. A. H. Kidd of Gaga
county was made temporary secretary, and
the formality of a credentials committee
dispensed by motion to accept as members
of the convention all who had filed their
credentials with the secretary.
Roll call disclosed twelve counties with
out representation, and a general remark
circulated about the hall that the missing
counties were tha same for the most part
as were usually missing from nominating
conventions. To got down to business Rosa
Hammond moved tha appointment of a
committee of eleven on resolutions, but
before it could 'be put It wa. amended to
make U twelve, so that each congressional
dlstrlctcontrlbuted two members..
Platform Committee Earned,
Dr. Jennlson of Clay wanted to add Gov
ernor Sheldon a. extofficio member In
order to make it thirteen and avoid a tie,
which raised a chorus of laughter and
shouts of "hoodoo," while th governor
warded off the honor by saying he was
not afraid of thirteen, having been In
itiated into Ak-Sar-Ben, but that the mo
tion had not received a second. He prompt
ly appointed the commltto of twelve, a.
follow.
First District Judge P.ul Je.sen of Otoe;
M. B. Reese of Lancaster.
Second District Victor Roaewnter of
Douglas; Representative I. C, Bller of '
Washington.
Third District Ross Hammond of Dodge;
Congressman John V. Boyd of Antelope.
Fourth District State Senator C. H. Ali
rlch of Butler; C. H. Sloan, of Fillmore. '
Fifth District Congressman W. F. Nor
rla of Ked Willow; Dr. A. J. Jennlson of
Clay.
Sixth Dlstrlct-Senstor Norrls Brown of
Buffalo; E. T. Westervelt of Scoots Bluff.
Avplanap for the Platform.
Ross Hammond as chairman Invited th
delegates to unload their resolutions into
the committee's hopper and recess wa
taken until S o'clock and later protracted
until 4 o'clock. In tha Interval, while th
resolutions committee was formulating the
platform, the work of making up the statu
committee was taken up and completed,
and the platform was Anally reported, b
Ing read by Chairman Hammond and re
ceived with punctuation of applause. A
particularly noisy manifestation of approval
came after tho endorsement of President
Roosevelt, and aguln after the reference
to' Secretary Taft. Another round of ap
plauso was elicited by the resolution de
manding legislation to make railroads ac
cept cltlzi'nslilp Car put poses t f federal
court Jurisdiction In the states in which
they were enjoying their privileges, and
finally after the section relating to cur
tailing the power of the federal court to
enjoin state officers from enforcing slat
laws.
The motion to strike out the reference
to Secretary Taft was made by former
Representative Chsrles MrLcod of Stanton,
and was followed by a .dens silence!
The second seems to have been audlblo
only to Governor. Sheldon n th chair. Hu
nevertheltss put the motion and declared
it lost on the viva voce vote. McLeod waa
not satisfied until he had demanded a di
vision, but the division showed no ehang-
FAVORA