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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
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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
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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
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Uraabar kurfon.
Crailo.
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lUlll. Ola.
NEW TORK
NEW YOKK
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NEW YORK
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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.
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structive to see this machinery in
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The best time to view the process
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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
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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.
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Ak-Sar-Ben week with out-of-town
visitors.
Many of them will prefer to rent
rooms in private dwellings or In
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to hotels.
They will consult the want ad
columns of The Bee before they
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well as after they arrive.
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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.