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The Omaha Daily Bee HEWS SECTION. Pages 1 to 8. A4vrtl In THE OMAHA DEE Best West VOL. XXXVII NO. 88. OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1907 SIXTEEN PAGES SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. HARRIMAN IN SET Report that Magnate ii Indicted by 'Frisco Grand Jury. GRANTING REBATE IS CHARGE J. P. Stubbs, R. P. Schwerin and Other Officials Included in Lilt. SIX BILLS CONTAIN 140 COUNTS Southern Pacifio and Pacific Mail Steamship Companies Accused. OFFICIALS ARE NOT INFORMED New York A tern t Hays ladlctmente I'robnbly .liefer to Trouble About Through Import Rat. PAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.-In formation could not be obtained today at the United Stutc. district attorney'a office confirming the report that B. H. Ilarrlman and other Southern Pacifio officials had been Indicted for violation of the lntertate commerce act SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 27. It la re ported that the federal grand Jury has found tlx Indictments In this city against officials of the Southern Pacific railroad and Pacific Mall Steamship companies for violations of the rate law. These Indict ments are said to contain 140 counts and It Is understood that E. H. Harriman. J. C. Stubbs and R. F. Schwerin of the Pacific Mall are included among the officials named. The Indictments are said' to be hased on the charge that the companies have brought shipments from the orient through this city to Chicago at a rata lower than the one published. NEW YORK. Sept. 27. Local officials of tha Southern Pacifio company and the Pa cific Mall Steamship company said today that they had no l,normatlon concerning tha reported finding of Indictments against Mr. Harriman and other officers of the corporations for alleged rate violations. One of the legal representatives of the Southern Pacific company expressed the opinion that the recent trouble Is possibly a revival of an old controversy with the Interstate Commerce commission regarding foreign or export and import rates, when the law governing the publication of such rates was amended August 26. 1906, subject to modification by the commission. There have been no violations of the law accord ing to the Southern Pacific officials, slnco the amendment became effective. CHICAGO. Sept. Z7. J. C. Stubbs, traffic director of the Southern Pacific-Union Pa cify systems, l.i confined tp his bed, and In his absence none of the traffic officials of the system In this city knew anything about the reports , of the finding of Indict , menta In San Francisco. BOYCOTT LIST CONTINUED f merlran Federation of Labor ne t-lares It Haa No Desire to . Injure. WASHINGTON. Sept. IT. That the American Federation of Iabor will C3ntlnue to publish Its boycott list until prohibited by the courts was specifically set forth In the answer of the. federation to the com plaint by the Buck Stove and Range com pany asking for an injunction against such publication, which was filed In tha supreme court of tho United Statea today. The nnswer announces that It Is the Intention of, the federation "to continue to adhere to the constitution, rules and regulations of the American Federation of Labor concern ing the publication of ths complainant's name In the 'we do not patronise' list of the federation, unless prevented by dua process of law." The federation denies any purpose of . Intimidation of anyone, but admits that It has given Its approval of certain boycotts. It Is denied, however, that tlio purpose of the "don't F-tronlle" list Is to Injure the persons named In It. Specific denial Is made of any conspiracy to boycott. Injure or destroy the business of the Ruck company or to prevent the sale or shipment of Its products by the distribution of a circular of the federation of which the company makes complaint. Indeed It Is declared that the federation had no knowledge of this circular prior to Its Issuance. MRS. ROOT FOR THE CANTEEN nril. m . ..... Y I Conajresaman Canlfleld to Vote for It. BT. LOriS, Mo., Sept. IT.-When Secre ' tary of State Root and Mrs. Root and ' daughter passed through here last night enroute to Mexico, Mrs. Root, In a brief statement, declared herself emphatically In favor of the re-establlshment of the army canteen. - Addressing herself par ticularly to Congressman Henry 8. Caul field of St. Louis, who, with others, made a brief call In Secretary Root's private car, she urged him to vote for the re establishment of the canteen In the army and advised htm ,not to be deterred from that purpose by possible protest, from the .wive, of constituents. BOXER OUTBREAK OCCURS Italian Priest and Ksnber of Cor. verts Have Been Mardered at Tawoall. 8HANGIIAI, Sept. ".-'An outbreak of Boxerlsm occurred at Nakangslen In the southern part of the province of Klangst. An Italian prle.t and a number of con verts have been murdered at the village j of Tawwoull and the Lasarlst Fathers' mis- Sioux Falls Jobber., would prevent the In- ,oclt -" "her securities of publlo ser sion at Manchowfu haa been burned. The ! terstate Commerce commission taking ac- yio corporation.. He aj.o introduced a mlsaiouarles escaped to Klafu, whence they ' tlon in a case Involving the same rate. , resolution suggesting that all Interstate telegraphed for assistance. Miss Crane Mtlll Mlsalng. HURON, 8. D.. Bept. 17. (Special.) Up to thl. time the only trace of Mis. M. L Crane, whose mysterious disappearance has created no small sensation in thl. locality, is that the wetian on August SO went east from here as far as Mankato, A letter from Miss Crane to Dr. Holmberg at St. Peter, postmarked August 29, on the Omaha road, establishes this fact and also that she did rot vlilt friends In Huron, as Intended, stopping here only between t S ins In the morning of August SO. D. P. Crane, father of tha miss'.ng girl, expressee the belief that hi. daughter has not met foul play, and that her mysterious aotlon la prebably the result of mental deraogement. Although no tree of her beyond Mankato ha. been t-ZT: l',t :T ihV, will b abi to locate hi daughter within a " SUMMARY OF TOE BEE Saturday, Irplrrabrr 2S, I90T. 1907 SEPTEMBER 1007 tun' mod mi w thy mi. sat I 2 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 29 30 f T ' THB WliTEEl Foreca.it till 7 n. m RaIii.c 'iJxl.Xr08"1"' rain Saturday; colder. FOR NKBRASKA-Posslbly rain Satur day; colder. FOR IOWA Rain Saturday; colder Bat- Hour. Deir. 5 a. m 2 6 a. m 51 T a. m SI 8 a. m fil D a. m 51 10 a. m 60 11 a. m 60 12 m f)0 1 p m 50 2 p. m 49 3 p. m 49 4 p. m 4.X 5 p. m 47 p. m 49 7 p. m M 8 p. m 61 8 p. m 61 UO4XSSTI0. E. H. Harriman reported to have boen indicted with other officials of the Pacific Mall company at San Francisco for grant ing rebates in the oriental trade. rag 1 Waterways visitors were late in reach ing St. Paul and the entertainment there waa brief. .ge 1 8. A. Rush oX Omaha, special assistant to the district attorney, Is In charge of the prosecution of Senator Borah. Page 1 Congressman Sulser of New York was caught In an ice floe In Arctic waters and had an exciting experience. Page 1 President Ingalls of the Merchants' Na tional bank of Cincinnati tells the bark ers of America what their duty Is at the present time. Fags 1 Arguments are begun at Flndlay, O., to quash a petition filed against the Stand ard OH company. Pag 1 Further testimony taken in the Stand ard OH company's hearing at New York reveals many payments made by the Buckeye company to the National Transit company. Pag X American Federation of Labor is deter mined to continue the boycott system. Para 1 Asiatic squadron reaches San Francisco and Is given a royal welcome. Page 1 kTEBBASXA. ' R. Mead 6 hum nay, accused of the brutal murder of Mrs. Sarah Martin at Adam On September 3, was arrested in Missouri by detectives and brought to Beatrice and from there taken to Lincoln for safe keep ing., Pag a Chairman Wlnnett of tha State Railroad commission says the board has been tak ing 'tjia wrong course In reducing rates and that hereafter the rates on specific commodities must be complained against by the shippers. Page I Fremont laborers engage in a riot and several are badly nurt. Page 1 Deputy Food Commissioner Johnson assist him in enforcing the provisions of the pure food law. .Page 3 poBxzair. Many, lives are lost in an incendiary flrj at Wuchow, China. - Page X Hundreds of lives were lost by drowning in floods In Japan. Page 1 Sir Thomas LIpton will soon Issue ne-v challenge to the New York Yacht club. Page 1 LOOAXu Rain washes King's Highway, but only temporarily suspends the big shows. Pag 1 Representatives of the Union Stock yards and railroad companies meet to consider substantial Increase In .witching fees Page 7 , , . . , f ' 7 Federal grand Jury returns Indictments in fourteen case, and 1. discharged. Omaha commercial organisations w 11 send committee to investigate Egg-0-8e plant, which propose, to come to Omaha. r ; Page T , John L. Webster declare, endorsement of , T.ft by republican state convention was a wise move and condemn, democratic I states' rights movement. Page S j Gloomy weather doe. not hinder social affairs and several or Interest are given, Page 8 In the interest of Hymen, Justice AU- stadt offer, to perform marriage, free on carnival ground.. Page 11 MOTSSCXBTTS OP OOSA3T TXAJCSXXP8. Port. Arrival 8all4. Dautichlaad. Arable. La Lorralaa, Uraabar kurfon. Crailo. Pannonla. . lUlll. Ola. NEW TORK NEW YOKK NKW VOHK NEW YORK NEW YORK NKW YORK NEW YORK Sol'THAMHTON. Tautonla. LIVERPOOL ....Ivarala. HAVRE La Prornoa. SIOUX FALLS LOSES OUT Jndge Carlaad of Federal Court Refaaes to Knjoln Enforcement of Freight Rate. SIOUX FALLS. S. D Sept. T?. Judge Carland of tha United States court, today handed down a decision denying the ap plication of Jewett liros. tc Jewett, acting In behalf of the Sioux Falls Jobber, and Shippers' association for an Injunction re straining the Milwaukee railroad from put ting Into effect from Chicago and other Lake Michigan points a freight schedule which, to Sioux Falls, would be 104 percent of the rate to Sioux City. The Injunction la denied on several grounds, one of which is that to arrant the Injunction applied for In behalf of the , which now is pending before that body. SCHMITZ PROGRAM IS USED I'nlon Labor City and Connty Con. Tent Ion 'at Son Francisco Nomlaatea Oflleera. i James R. Branch of New York for eeor- SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. J7.-The union ; tary by a vote of 2 to 14 after a warm labor city and county convention last ' contest. Mr. Branch haa held the post night nominated the following partial ticket tlon for a dosen yc rs. The office pays a and adjourned at the call of tha chair for . aalary of 112,000 annually. A. A. Craue Its completion: ' For Mayor P. H. McCarthy, president of the Building Trade, council. For Sheriff Thoma. O'Neill, present in cumbent. j or y ana county vtera-Harry I. Mul- ! crevy. Incumbent. I ror t-.ty ana county Recorder-.John it N"- The program of former Mayor Eug.n. Jachmlta waa carried out to the lettor. ADVICE GIVEN FINANCIERS i President Ingalls of Cincin i Bank Talks of Futur SPECULATION SHOr . 4ARRED Banks of This ' -c .iliit Set Fnc Against I - V -Sir 5S ,w ' .-Ises. the Promo Bitter ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept. 27.-Wlth the big question of credit currency out of . the way. members of the American Bankers' association today discussed practical bank- ! Ing questions. Discussion on each toplo was limited to thirty minutes. A feature : of today was an address by President M. E. Ingalls of the Merchants1 National bank of Cincinnati, who spoke on "Our Present and Future Prosperity." John P. T. Knight, secretary of the Ca nadian Bankers' association, spoke on "Some Ever Green Topics." The last busi ness of the convention was tha Installation of the new officers. The Freaent situation. President Ingaiis said In part: The real question that troubles us Is, what of the future? And here T nm In clined to be optimistic; not that I think for an instant that the rate of Increase for the last five years con go on for tlio it W fi n,lneT. anouiu. we wihii bines.' the f .7 or.es' wou,d" be f'nrced ' , work overtime and the banks could not take care of their demands, but there 's a vast difference between this wild, ex cited state of ever-increasing business and a steady continued progression where each and everyone has what his facilities enabn him to do comfortably, where labor Is well employed and yet not so crowded but what It can' give good service and fair results. Let us look at some of the things that have happened lately which would lend strength to this conclusion: First of all we might consider the 'sale of the New York City bonds as the turn ing point In our finances. It Is true that they have sold at a high rate of Interest. Everyone knew that with the demands that are on the capital of this country such a large sale, even with the credit of a city as good at New York, would de mand high interest. One of the good things about this high- rate of Interest for city bonds, which will spread all over this country, Is that It will tend to make our city officers more careful In their ex penditures. The people will watch and criticise the same more, and thereby the extravagance of municipal expenditures will be checked, and It Is time they were checked, for they have outrun all reason. Then we must put In force enconomles that will enable the people to save and In vent their surplus so as to absorb the large amount of short-term notes that have been put out. The financial editor of the New York Evening Post answers my Inquiry by saying that between January 1 and July 1. 1907, the railroads 1 ave issued of short-term notes SrS6,000,000- ndustrlal cor porations S133.O0O.O0O. Here nre over $700, OfiO.OOO that must be -provided for; but If the people will make up their minds that we have passed the crisis the savings banks, insurance and trust companies and Investors will soon absorb this large amount and relieve our banks and Individuals so that they can take care of the currant business of the country with their funds. We must remember that they have all been oin. jt la oniy a question of placing them In the form of a permanent Investment and not providing new funds. It haa also been somewhat of a question as to what the outcome of our crops would be; now It la pretty well settled that while they may not be equal to. the bumper crop A r loy ara sun aoove tne average. i n" n wnonaoua amounts carried &fre7 ad pn'es for them are o high that . .... . , K " " iw uic-in rr- bq nign Tnai 11 makes the farmlna oommnnitv v.r ri,.h T.hl,n.k.0fJVFftrn lhe'r10"-" bringing 60 nft't:jnAlTJr&?k nv reiuii is me mortgage, are being ?S'J i7' "TZ 'n-vestmenu are being mad.-, J and altogether the agricultural eommunltir which Is the real foundation of our wealth and prosperity. Is in such fine condition that It would be almost Impossible to have a Innv inrtnllniiil . I . . ihl." country. TZW..umZm mpy, be adjudged to be Illegal, member there la about $1,000,000 per day of fraudulent and void and that each of the gold going Into the currency of the world, ! defendant, be perpetually enjoined from of which we get our share, and this is like 1 m . .. .. cheering the sick man by giving him "tin I loln ny ,ct ,n sald norate name or ulatlng and healthv food that he needs. j-.uw wnai is me amy ot the bankers to day? Daty of Bankers. To furnish readllv. and with enurar h. currency necessary to move thean emn t n ' ' transport them to foreign countries, and , """j"'6 "or merchants to pay their 'd,b nd the exchange In favor of this country, charging therefor a reasonable ' .rnche w'he'S "UVweV'o aroint: at 2 nrr rant an4 A r.a n.n. v.... with the standard rate of per cent all over the country the banks ought to makn fhf'-Tfy, n,,1at tne same time such a rate Is not oppressive to business. Six per cent money In this country docs not mean bad business, but -.h'Jj sih, "enUynt0 'plants iS ' the shape of current loans; all extensions gooa mi sin ess. iso money ought to be snoiim wait until the capital of the country, j 'redl'"" Jhu'coTntry' snou.a set their face against loane for .peculation or for promotion of enterprises. I 't the new development, wal a little; let the business j people learn that the extravagance and wild speculation or ine last yenr or twj must I stop and economy must be the rule. The convention adjourned after electing the following officers: President J. D. Powers. Louisville. Vice President George M. Reynold., Chicago. The secretary and treasurer will be elected by the executive council. Bank Note of Varying; Color. If the secretary of the treasury will grant a request contained In a resolution presented today at the American Bank- I ers' association convention, the teller', desk of the average national bank will somen hat resemble the ribbon counter of ' a department store. The resolution pro- pose, that each denomination mlnaUon of bank; notes be made of a certain color, as fol low.: One dollar notes, slate; two., brown; fives, green; tens, blue; twenties, yellow, fifties, pink, and one hundred and over, white. The resolution wss referred to tha Incoming executive council. Prior to Mr. Ingalls' address there was a discussion on everyday banking quo.- !wn t??l' P"t . i m v .,-m via icioiicv iv 1 1 1 a n ecutlve council, was one from E. It. Mo.ley of Kansas favoring such legisla tion, both stats and federal, as will pro- vlde strict supervision of the issue of corporation, oe cnanerea oy tne federal government. Farns-rorta Chosen Secretary. ! At the meeting of the executive council this afternoon Lewi. E. Plerson of New Tork waa elected chairman of the council. F. E. Farnsworta of Michigan defeto 1 of Minnesota will be re-elected treasurer. TAFT PARTY AT YOKOHAMA Secretary of War Reaches Jagaaoa Port at Seven O'clock Friday Moraine vnvrtuiua c... i. . .. Mnn7.ot.7;7ta 8cr.tary .Taft aad Z party on board, arrived b.r.t 1 oWc jtni morning. WELCOME TO BEE BUILDING Out-of-town visitors to Omaha during Ak-Sar-Ben week are spe cially Invited to Inspect the home of The Bee. The Bee has the best equipped up-to-date machinery for getting out a metropolitan newspaper. It Is always interesting and in structive to see this machinery in operation. The best time to view the process of newspaper making In The Bee office is between 2 and 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Arrange to come In at that time If you can, but remember that you will be welcome at any time. The Bee building will be hand somely illuminated each night. BUCKEYE PAID OVER MONEY Testimony at Sew York Hearing Showed Large Sams C hnnared Hands. NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-George Chesebro, controller of many of the subsidiary nin . une companies of the Standard Oil com ! tod.- In the gov ment suit against the Standard Oil com pany of New Jersey to give testimony re garding the operating costs and profits of the plpo Ulne companies. Mr. Kellogg ques tioned the witness regarding the Buckeye Pipe Line company. , 'I notice the following loans made by the Buckeye Pipe Line company to the Na tional Transit company, as shown by tho balance sheets of the Buckeye company: In 1899. $3,317,141; In 1900, $6,261,287: in 1902, $5,638,613; In 1903. $8,115,163; In 1904, $6,516,488; In 1903, $3.3S932fi; In 106, $4,616,61'4." "What were these loans?" asked Mr. Kellogg. "They represent the funds on deposit with the National Transit company" re plied Mr. Chesebro. "You carried these loans as an asset?" "Yes, sir." "Why did you deposit these funds with the National Transit company?" "We used the National Transit company as a bank and we could call for the funds whenever we wanted them," replied Mr. Chesebro. "I notice that in 190S the cost of the Buckeye plant Is carried at $9,995,967 and the net earnings were $7,028,608 for that year. Is that correct?" "Yes, sir." "I notice that $2,211,901' Is carried on the books as an 'oil purchase contingent fund.' Why Is such, a fund as that carried?" "To cover the loss by shrinkage In the carrying of oil," said Mr. Chesebro. ft Drill? , AnUUfc STANDARD'S CASE Jndce at Flndlay, O., Listens to Plea of Attorney to Qoaah Prtltlon. FINDLAT, O.. Sept 27.-ArgumenU were . begun before Judgt,. Duncan in common ,eM Court todajr tWh certain portion - - - of the allegations In tha petition filed last May by George H. Phelps against the " company, .even of It. sub- r i wn-ciw, iuun u. xiucKeieuer ana other official, of the Standard Oil company, .... . J The complainant pray, that the charters of tho corporations named except those of I the Ohio Oil company and the Standard form and that a receiver be appointed with power to wind up the alleged Illegal cor porations. L. ; B. Williamson recently arrested on the charge of attempting to bribe a Juror In a Standard oil case, has been released under ba unaeT J'ono ba"' ' TERRIBLE DISASTER IN JAPAN 1 Great Floods Prevailing Tansed Losa of More Than Six Hun dred Person.. - VICTORIA. B. C. Sept. 27.-Advlces of a te"lb' dl8"'. "ood. pre vailing In Japan, have been received. The overflow of the river Otonashlgawa. '"- th. town of Fukuch.yam.. near Kyoto, caused the loss of more than 000 in the river, the river rising more than -t more lnan le ARMY ASKS CONSTITUTION Persian Officer, and Officials Deter mined to Change Existing; Form of Government. TEHERAN, Persia, Sept. 27. A signed document by high officials and the com mander, of the army ha. been . presented ! to the shah to the effect that unless the sovereign accepts without reserve and will act according to the demands of a con stitutional government they will resign in a body from his service. I IWCCJ I OfiT IM UIIPUniA CIDC ' 1 Hundreds of Houses and Many Boats, Besides, Destroyed by Is. rendlnry Blase. HONG KONG, Sept. 27.-Hundreds of houses and many boats and pontoons were destroyed today by a fire at Wuchow. It ta f&r.M that tha In.. tf 1 1 . m.o. .... Th confla8Tatlon ald t0 have bee to incendiarism, growing out of th. recent establshment of a new Interior customs at Wuchow, the Inhabitants of which are bitterly opposed to any extra taxation. LIST ROOMS WITH THE BEE Omaha will ba overrun during Ak-Sar-Ben week with out-of-town visitors. Many of them will prefer to rent rooms in private dwellings or In boarding houses, rather than go to hotels. They will consult the want ad columns of The Bee before they leave home to come to Omaha as well as after they arrive. To get their attention with a proper introduction, list your va cant rooms in The Bee's want ad columns. It will cost you little and wUl produce results. Do It now. GRAIN REDUCTION FUTILE Railroad Commission Says it Has i ' Taken Wrong Action. nOTYTtrmTTST MunTinmi irernn re uii.iuaii vviwx tt.xdi;xuij If No One Rise Flies It, Governor Sheldon Will Take the Initiative on Ilia Retnrn from . Iowa. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Sept. 17. (Special.) Unless written complaint is made the railway com- I by Congressman F. C. Stevens, President mission has no authority to change the f. Y. Locke of the Commercial club, Post rates on live stock, potatoes, grain and mater Vanish and F. O. Waterous. At the I grain products, fruit, coal, lumber or build- , Commercial club fourteen tables were ar I Ing material In carload lots within tho ranged In the. main dining room, at which state. The Aldrtch IS per cent reduction law enacted by the recent legislature pre cludes any initiative action which the com- muoion migni laae ana woum renaer vom ; geatf,d at onp tabla were. Congressmsn any order It might Issue on the hearing , BurtoI1 PrMldpnt r T Locke, J. J. Hill, which was Interrupted by the federal court . Archbishop Ireland, W. O. Lyke, Joseph Injunction. The Aldrlch bill was one of strole Frank 8cnllcki A. B stCkney .and tho last passed by the legislature and be- . Tams B)xby After the mfa, WR, BerV(,d came a law after the commission law was br,p( ad(1reMa wer ma(lo by j j Hm enacted. It Is tnerefore held to control, Archblghop lTean4 ,nd oth, and th, not only by the commission, but by others th- commlBgon wa tac0Ttei to the s)lpy who have investigated After providing . street boliraei the steamer for a 15 per cent reduction on the commodl- j Co,e A Mackenj)Si for tne tr1 down th, ties named It says: 'river Section 2 (reasonableness of rates) The I State Hallway commission shall have the' power to hear and determine whether or , FREMONT LABORERS IN RIOT not the frslsht rate imon any article or; articles In such schedule or classification of rates Is either so hlsh as to be unjust to shippers, or so low as to be unremunera tlve or unjust to any common carrier af fected thereby, and upon complaint. In writing, of unv nerson or eortjoratlon af fected thereby, particularly specifying the article or articles upon which such rates nre either too high or too low and the racts in connection therewith, said railway commission shall set such cause fof1 hear- Ing and upon a trial thereon and a full hearing after notice thereof shall either ralso or lower tho rate herein fixed upon such article or articles to the end that the same shall be Just and reasonable to all parties concerned. . Kothln Doln at Present. The commission has come to the con clusion It got off on the wrong foot when it attempted to put a grain rate In effect wlthjt waiting for a complaint to be filed by some interested shipper. For that rea son nothing more will be done by the com mission In the matter of grain rates or rates on any of the commodities men tioned In the maximum rate bill. If It should Issue a schedulo of grain rates the same, It is believed, would be void unless procedlng the Issuance of the order some' one filed a complaint and a hearing was given the railroads. The commission, however, has the au thority to go ahead and reduce rates on commodities not mentioned In the Aldrlch law and It may do this while waiting for a complaint to be filed. While It is thought shippers will be slow to file complaints against specific rates, as In individual cases. It has been found that shippers fear tho result of a fight with the common carriers, it Is likely relief will come In I the person of Governor Sheldon. He he. lieve. grain rates are too high and he wants the rate reduced; consequently unless someone flics a complaint during his ab sence with the president he himself will get busy and father the charge against the railroads. Governor Sheldon I. well pleased with the decision of the federal court in the grain case, as It permit, the railway commission to go ahead and make grain ratea as soon as a complaint Is filed. The decision of the court certainly an- swers tho democratic and populist plat form planks.'duclaring the railway commis sion has no power," said Attorney Oen- eral Thompson. "The opinion make. It j Mr. Sulser, "and visited a number of Es clear that the commission has the power , klmo villages above East Cape. Aside from to- make rates. Judge Loomis and all the ; the two traders a friend of mine and an other democrats and pops have certainly ! Eskimo guide named SigusBa were in the been overruled by the federal court." boat. We had easy sailing, stopping at In- Judge W. D. McHugh of Omaha today i tervals to see the tribe villages, until we demanded a hearing In the grain cases reached Cape Serdeio. We anchored off a before the record of the federal court windward shore on September 1 and pre is made up. In which the railroads wire pared to spend the night, lying perhaps ten refused Injunctions; against the State . miles to seaward. That night the Ice came Railway commission. He calle dthe clerk n and for three days we had to fight our of the Lincoln division by telephone and way out through the pack." warned him not to make up the record3 1 Burriington"ent' MuHugh repre"ent" tho PRICE OF PIES GOES HIGHER Wholesale Pastry Companies of New York Are About to In. crease Charge. NEW TORK. Sept. 27.-Whole.ale pastry I companies announce that the price of pies ; and other pastry will be raised about Octo- , ber 1, owing to the Increased cost of ma- I terlal. A special meeting r of the Bakery ; Employers association will be held today to decide definitely on the Increase. At a previous meeting of the association nearly , all the members were In favor of raising the price of pies, but the largest ple-baklng . 1. . V. . . V. 1 L. I . - . , . . . . . ' . $700.0. business. I. accused by th. -mallar companies of being opposed to an Increase. It I. proposed to increase the price, of tha H-cent. i-cent and 13-cent pie. by 1 cent each. The lS-cent pies will not be affected. The reason given Is that flour and fruits cost more than they did three months ago. GREEKS ENRAGED AT WRECK Trainmen Rnn to Hill, for Safety and Armed Guard Is Scat. I3AKERSFIELD, Cel., Sept. 27.-Accord-Ing to latest accounts from the scene of the wreck of the Southern Taclflo work train which collided with a freight near the entrance to tdnnel 17, two miles west ot Tehachapt, last night eight Greeks were killed and twenty Injured. Tha crews of "V-Lf."8111:6' "if " ,n the hills to save themselves from the enraged comrades of the victims, who attacked the I trainmen after the accident and threat ened the destruction of much railroad prop erty. A special with twenty armed men on board has been dispatched to the rescue : of the beleaguered trainmen and the relief . of the wounded. There were about fifty Greeks upon the car that was demolished. DEEP FLOODS IN ANDALUSIA Seventy-Two Persons Are Drowned aad Wia Croa Haa Been j Destroyed. MADRID, Sept. 27. The government to day announced that the wine crop In the valley, of Andalusia ha. besn ruined by the flood.. The vineyards aro covered deep with mud. The official figure, place the number of flood victim, at seventy- two drowned and alxty-elght Injured. MALAGA, Sept 27. A renewal of the rain today rau.ed fresh Inundation, aal a suspension of the rescue work. The picturesque valley, are covered with water. This city I. without gaa or elec tricity. The bodte. of about lot drown, d persons have been recovered la tola vicin ity, j waterways jisitors LATE,KAlJi CUiUAlSb ( 0 HP J Given Brief Rntertalnment at t. Panl . VJVU1 and Start on Trip Dow River. 8T. PAVL, Minn., Sept. 57-Tho Inland it-. l i a i e 4 r. ..1 y. communion nrnvvu ... c. i .... from Duluth this morning and were at once taken to the Commercial club, where breakfast was served. The commission was scheduled to arrive last night and a somewhat extensive program was , planned, at which formnl addresses were I to have been delivered by J. J. Hill. Arch- bishop Ireland and other prominent men. But the program was hastily rearranged The party was met at the Union station the members of the commission were dis tributed among the large gathering of prominent business men and politicians. Italians and Neajroea Hare Conflict and Several Are . II art ( One Seriously. FREMONT. Neb., Sept. 27.-(Speclal Tel egram.) As the result of a fight between nerro and Italian lahorera nn the Rrond -treet ravine- at 7 o'clock this mornlne Btre" paving at 7 o cioca tins morning, M- C. Brooks of Mattoon, 111., a stranger, who haonened to be walking ud the street and stopped to see what was going on. is In the hospital wtlh a severe wound In his leg; Alberto Vlllalla la also in the hos pital, with a fractured skull and severe scalp ' wounds, and Tony Qillot, Italian, and William Nelson, colored, are In the county Jail, charged with being the cause of the condition. The two factions had some trouble yes terday afternoon. Last night Nelson mot Vllallla on the street and claims that the latter took after him with 'a knife. This morning both factions went to work pre I pared for trouble. After an exchange of remarks the Italians appear to havo com menced hostilities by firing Into the crowd. A bullet struck Rrooks In the leg. At the same time Nelson, a brick setter, who was a leader of the colored forces, caught up a shovel and hit Vlllella over tho head. Vlllalla's condition Is serious, but he will probably rcover. Glllot Is believed to be 1 the man wh0 dld th8 ,lroot, I mii irn niiiuiT in isr - - 1 OULtcn wHUUn I m IUC rLUt J . . . v N'w York Cona-resaman Had Excltln Time Among; the F.a- qnfmsix. CHICAGO," Sept. 17. A dispatch to the Tribune., from Seattle, Wash., says that Congressman William Suiter of New Tork last night told of his experience while ! cruising for three days In a gasoline boat ' mong the Ice floes off the coast of 8lberia, ' In danger of being crushed at almost any moment. He and his three companions. owo ' their lives to the sagacity of an Eskimo whom they took along as a guide. "We crossed the Bering straits In a gaso line boat owned by two fur traders," said j RUSH HAS CHARGE OF CASE ! wS tlon at Boise. BOISE,' Idaho, Sept. 27. The government attorney, have divided the land grab case vb!n.( Gntinln, lit...). . , threB Thn flr,t ,. c,alm. wh,cn , turned ov.f t(j E palm.r of Spohanei who to av. ,ctcd ..dummy.. tru.t.e for tne Barb. Lumber company. Tho Becond ,et of calmi u , a rf werA Horace B. Rand of BurIlnt-toni f .nd th)rd ,at .t by Q fl n nah nf rmi, tha .. , , the attorney general, who has been active In timber and coal land prosecutions tnroughout tha WMt Iued contro, of tn. cft ., tne ,v(d(jnc. ,n. Thvteen per,on, bay. ttlnedthat th.. tftnV mit ,ImW .." of transferring them to a syndicate. MAY CHARGE DOUBLE MURDER 'nioh. - d Walton Believed to Hnva trnngled Llssle Brhroeder aad Mrs, White. CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-The police are In vestigating a report that Richard Walton, the supposed murderer of Mrs. Lillian W. Grant, who was arrested yesterday In Springfield, 111., Is responsible for the death of Lizzie Schroeder, who was strangled to death near Gary, Ind.', some weeks ago. It Is known that Walton was working In Gary shortly before the murder, and left thero about the time It was committed. The girl wu attacked and murdered in the woods near Gary while .he wa. returning to her home after taking hi. dinner to her father, who was working Just outside of the town.' ST. JOE STOCK SHOW OVER Twelve Tboasaad Dollars in Premi ums Paid Competitors at Big Espoaltloa. ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Sept. 27.-The second j annual Interstate live stock and horse show at the South St. Joseph stock yard, closed today. Twelve thousand dollars In pre miums were paid. Delegations from the Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, Sioux City, : St. Puul and Fort Worth Live Stock ex. changes - were entertained at the show today. , APPROVE PURCHASE OF ALTON Director of Clover Leaf Road Favor ocarina- Control of th - Big Lin. NEW TORK, Kept 27. The director, of the Toledo, St. Louis A Western railroad today approved the purchase by that com- I psny of a controlling Interest la the Chi- I icaao Alto Downpour Washes Carnival Streets, but Does Not Stop Big Show. SUNNY VIEW OF RAINY DAY Showmen Take Flood Philosophically and Hope for Best. SEARCH ON FOR LOST BALLOON Big Floater Gets Away and Sails Out of Sijht. WOMEN IN DAYLIGHT PARADE Feminine Societies Hare Already Taken Ten Floata and Only Three More Remain, Aesur. Ing Popular Feature. Attendance at Carnival. 1907. 1WK. IflOS. Wednesday 2.RTO 2.553 3.267 Tiiuisday 5,t,J 0,111 M3 Tuesday night, October 1, auto parade! Wednesday night, October 2, electrlo pageant. Thursday afternoon, October 3, women's float parade. Friday night, October 4, coronation ball. Saturday night, October 5. carnival closes. Saturday, children's day. Monday, South Omaha day. Tuesday, Iowa day. Wednesday, Douglas county day. Thursday. Lincoln day. Friday, Nebraska day. Saturday, Council Bluffs day. Attrnrtlona on King's Highway. Slide for Life 3 p. m. and 8 p. ni. High Dive-4:30 p. m. and ;30 p. m. The Bagdad show, which is not free, will occur at 8:30, 8:1B and 9:30 p. m. Rain, rain, go away. Come again some other day Everybody wants to piny Out upon tne King's Highway. After October 6. With the rain curtain, on most of the booths at the carnival grounds Friday even ing several hundred people visited the big show and amused themselves at Beautiful Bagdad, tho penny arcades, shooting gal leries and fortune tellers' tents. Rain washed the main thoroughfare whiter than the streets of Dowle's Zlon, but the side streets of the big show were muddy and workmen were busy covering thnm with cinders and straw to Insure comfort for the visitors Saturday. One of the carnival bands kept the crowds inside and outside the gates to Samson's highway entertained and two ticket window, were busy during the early, hours of the evening. Rain set the work on booth, back a few hours, but Friday evening the lights were completed and many booths were finished. The Douglas county fair was completed and hundreds of the Friday evening vis itors, .pent their time seeing the exhibit. In that department, which they will be "too busy" to look at during the mora strenuous day. of the carnival. An eager crowd awaited Mile. La Blonche, who makes the heart-stopping slide on the tight cable, but tho management had tailed the act off for the evening and Mile. La Blonche did not appear. Women Take Ten Float.. Ten lloats have been taken by tha women', societies of Omaha for the day light parade next Thursday afternoon, leaving but three more available, as It Is planned to have thirteen of these floats "manned" by women In their parade. Three more are yet to be had and Gould Diets, manager of that section of the parade, has some splendid Ideas which can be worked out easily by the societies which get the three remaining floats. That this parade will be ono of the most popular now seems assured, for with many women Interested and all working for the success of the parade It 1. sure to be a big suc cess. It will be a big parade, fur beside. the women there will be a comic section, and In addition the Sixteenth Infantry with all Its men, officer, and band, will march. The beauty of having everything well organized and the wisdom of soubrette. was shown on tho carnival grounds during the rain Friday afternoon. When other shows were having their troubles with the rain Beautiful Bagdad was high and dry and will be ready to give its performance a. usual a. aoon as old Jup. Pluv. let. up and the clouds blow away and the crowds come. The high-priced rtlsl who are with Bag dad insist on having everything In Just as good shape as in a theater, and this was the way the manager, of the show had to prepare everything, high and dry dressing rooms with running water In tha rooms, carpets on the floor and a double tent over the stage and dressing rooms. With these the only Inconvenience from the rain was the fact that It kept people from coming to the show, for otherwise the per formance could have gone on as usual. Balloon Make. Getaway. Lost A balloon, all silk, valued at PA Last seen going In a northeasterly direc tion. Reward of $10 for information leading to the recovery of the same. Harry Brlsby, the Krug park aeronaut, will make the ascent In the other balloon, and when the lost one la recovered If. La Thoma will go into the air In It hereafter. Most of those on the grounds took a philosophical, and even cheerful, view ot the rain. "I'm glad It's coming hard," said one ot the showmen. "The way it came down to day ought to clear the atmosphere and clear the way for cloudless weather for the next week. It', these lingering rain, that cut the life out of a carnival." Down In the executive building a man opened an umbrella to look If there wa. a name Inside of It. "Shut that up, shut that up," cried Super intendent George Bwlgert. And when the astonished man had folded the parachute Mr. Swlgert fixed him with a stern and angry eye. "Don't you know any better than to do that?" he demanded. "Do you want to spoil all uur luckT How do you expect this carnival to be a success with you opening up umbrellas . inalde of bulldlnu? Tou'd Just a. well go out and pour kerosene over the whole caboodle and set fire to It. Open ing an umbrella under a roof Is the surest hoodoo of all the hoodoo, ever Invented." Friday wua a great day for the "human fish." In fact this paradoxical phenome non of natural history was daahed from his pedestal of fame by the ' commenneas of human fishes. Everybody seemed to be a human fish or a human duck, or a human goose, or some other specie, of human- amphibian. Colonel Welsh and the weather bureau proved to be good prophets, for the rain which wa. prophesied Thursday descended la torrents Jand made the King'. Highway g river.