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7 f .'.crcT, ;.-r- Bee Fhe Omaha Daily VOL. XXX VII NO. 117. OMAIIA, FRIDAY MORNINO, NOVEMBER 1, 1907 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENT3. ? I 1 1 MORE CASH IN SIGU1 , Additional Engagement ' ld for t Import from Em 'i - I BANKS increase ciec 4 on ' ; V J , ,y JUdg-eley Plans to Seen e Depos. I tXf . rreTent Hote issues. i CONDITIONS NEARLY NORM. 1 Acute Stage of Crsis Generally Believed to Be Passed. injurs TO MOVE cotton crop Hew Terk and Washington Planning ta Ettn Needed A ) to leathern Baake 1 lHMt a Snv- Baa i. t. NEW YORK, Oct. 11 . Indication! that available supply of c h would ba ma terially Increased within : short time, both by Import! of (old and t! Inorease of the bank note circulation, an I that the move, ment of cotton and grain cropa would be facilitated In every way ,!ble with the reault of Increasing- aui credits abroad, were the salient features .f today's finan cial situation. It seemed o be recognized everywhere that the aou e state of the crisis was over and all ttu t remained was to obtain sufficient currenc" to resume cur rency payments upon a iroad scale and thus to restore conditions prevailing before the crisis. The engagement of gold to New York, Chicago and elsewhere, brought up tbe total Import mover lent within the paat week to 828,710,000. A the amount of gold will afford a basis o credit to four times the amount, or about StK.00u.o80, It will In Itself afford much tellef to the ex isting; pressure. The action of the Bank of England In raising Its dim sunt rate from 4V4 to CH per cent was In cuordanoe with expectations In conservative circles. The fact that the Increase was not made to 6 per oent and that the English rata remains 1 per cent below the German rate Is ac cepted as an Indication that the situation at London Is not considered acute. Increase la Bisk Circulation. Tbe prompt response of the national banks throughout the country of the offer of Comptroller Rldgeley that they should deposit their United-States bonds as largely as possible to guarantee the circulation nd substitute other bot.ds for those pledged against deposits of publlo money, promises considerable Increase In the available stock of currency. The estimate of an Increase In the bank iote circulation of ,000.000 Is concldered ' 'ell within the .probabilities. It will requlrt time, however. In some cast, for .fcanka t obtain proper bonds to fubstltitl tor their 1'nlted States onda. Mr. Vaerllp, vice president of the National City 'bank, made the fruitful sug gestion today that the saving banks would at once Improve the general situation and -dd,1o ihrir circulation If fliey would soil thl)r holdings of United Slat aonda to the national bank. Even in rates where they do not care to sell It Is belhived that they will lend the bonds to the i atlonal banks, a has often been done ln'ie past. Movement ef Cotton. Interest la continuing to center In the movement of the cotton crop from New Orleans and other southern points, which It la so essential to provide bills against -.he Import of gold. Secretary Cortelyou, aooorct'iuf to Washington dispatches, today was d. posed to Increase deposits of publlo funds fix the southern banks aa rapidly a suoh fund become available. This will supply the banks with the stock of currency so much needed to handle the cotton orop and will enable them to await with less ambarrassmert than otherwise the arrival of their ootl'un bills In Europe and the bringing back of the gold. The committee of New Orleans bankers which Is in Wash ington ha suggested that the New fork bank ean ease the situation by giving the southern banks credit for checks In for eign banks forwarded as soon a they re ceive telegraphlo advices of the amount. This will enable the southern bank to check against such balance In payment of oolleotlon and In making remittances to interior bank throughout the oountry, Flam (or Curroaey Reform. It I noted with Interest by leading banker that the present 'scarcity of cur rency and the reoourse which had been bad to tbe national bank' circulation are arousing1 unusual Interest In the plan for ourrenoy reform which ha been endorse by tbe American Bankers' association. This plan waa adopted In Deoember of last year, after consultation wlto representa tive of tit New Tork Chamber of Com merce and which was presented to con gres t that time. The plan did not re ceive the definite approval of the American Banker' association, however, until the meeting' at Atlantic City, In September last, but at that time it wa endorsed by a nearly unanimous vote, after strong argu- Vuent in It favor by A. Bart Hepburn, ''president of the Chase National bank of New Tork. and Representative Charles N. Fowler, chairman of the house committee on banking. The committee which framed the measure wa continued with author- ' Ity ta take further action. It ha not held a meeting; since the convention at Atlantlo City, but some of the western members are strongly desirous that such a meeting be called at an early date. In order to bring Athe subject properly before congress, whlls luubllo opinion is aroused on the subject. VlIOaCLEY'S PttS DOEI . VEI.L i XT Prove g.l.tlu. of Carrenoy 1 Blrtaaeaer of rirr. j AAAB)UNUTON. Out. Jl.-Treasury of. ( )lctl or agreeably surprised at the nuin- br of banks throughout the country which have already Indicated their purpose to comply with the auggestion of Comptroller . Rlfla-eley that additional circulation be ' taken out. Although the suggestion was I made only yesterday afternoon, a large ' number of telegrama were received at the i' Aepartuwiit aa early as 8 o'clock this morn- )ng aaklng for additional circulation vary ing In amount from a few thousand to two trillion. (leorge U. Roberts, former director of the mint and now president of the Com mercial National bank of Chlca. j. ts here. nd ha engaged .000,000 additional rlr- ; 1 cuiauoa. lor Hi Dank. Sol. Waxier, vice , I Hreeldent of the Whitney Central National Umk of New Orleans, 1 also her and Is , I tuaklng' arrangement materially to In i ( holding. Other prominent , Wanker through Washington represent tlve are arranging- for the deposit of th I i,ry aocurttle preparatory to taktni t " i int limn o! ' their capital atock. Th comptroller no (Continued en Second Page.) SUMMARY OF THE BEL Friday. ofubrr 1, 1B0T. 1907 November 1907 Sua MOM. Tug. wt tmu rm SAT 5 y 5 f 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (0 It 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 A 25 26 27 28 29 30 rata wiatix. Forscsat till 7 p. m. Friday: For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity Friday, fair and cooler. For Nebraska Generally fair and coolei Friday. For Iowa nnowers and cooler In west portion Friday. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Deg. b , 60 60 M tl 52 53 54 54 54 5! 54 S3 52 51 61 60 DOMESTIC. Comptroller Rldgeley's plan for the ex pansion of the circulation is working well and many bankers of the west ro availing themselves of the privilege of getting currency. The flood of buying or der from small Investor continue to pour In on New York, materially assist ing -In the flow of coin. Pare 1 There are too few car on the princi pal New York line to move the gTain awaiting shipment at Buffalo. rag1 1 Lieutenant Governor Sander of Louis iana, in absence of the governor. Issues proclamation adding to the work of a special session of the legislature already called. Pare 1 Raymond Hitchcock, a New York actor, suddenly disappears while serious charKe hang over him. ' Pag 1 Three Indians are wounded In a fight In southern Utah. They were of the Navajo tribe, which has been unruly. Elmer II. Dearth, former state Insur ance Inspector of Minnesota, waa ac quitted of bribery charge. Pag I The injured In the Rock Island wreck near lierrlngton, Kan., are not In a seri ous condition. Pee 1 poamoir. Bank robbers In Russia kill seven mon guarding bank'a money nnd steal it. . Pag- 1 The woman who killed Uneral Xaxlm ofTaky on Monday waa hanged yesterday at St. Petersburg. Pag- 1 L Diplomatic reason are given for - tho sudden change In the program of Secre tary Taft. Page 1 A reciprocal treaty with Ruapla ovr the recognition of naturalisation paper 1 being urged. Peg 1 - VXBRASKA. Nebraska Railroad 'commission will In sit that the new cream rate order, Ir. effect today, be obeyed by fie railroad notwithstanding; the Injunction on t.io road from a Chicago federal Judge. ' Par 3 KOTBKim OP OCXAJT BTZAJSBXZPS. Port. Arrived. Balled. LIVERPOOL . ...rronl UVERHOOI Mansoilan .. OlTHAMPTON.Ocnle SOUTHAMPTON OKNOA Maltka ANTWERP PlnUnd CHERBOLRO. . .Duuchla4 ...Tautsnlc, ...K. P. CcIl. INJURIES ARE NOT SERIOUS 'one of Ela-ht Ponosi Mart la Rock t Island Wre In Kaasae J, 0 Will Die. TOPCVA. Kan., Oct. 31'. None of the eight peranslntured la.i nlglt In the de railment near Herrington, Kan., of west bound El Paso passenger train No. 23 on the Rook Island waa fataUy hurt. They were brought to the company's hospital here, and It was stated today that they probably would soon be abl to resume their Journey. Five of the Injured were Greek laborer. The other Injured, were W. F. Holme, Centralla, Mo., cut and bruises; John Armbauer, Indianapt lis, gash In head, and Elmer Arbucklef Indianapolis, severe bruises. . THAW WILL PLEAD INSANITY HI Lawyer la Coavlaeed Primer I Tomb I Really laaaae. NEW YORK, Oct. 31. Announcentent wa made today that Insanity 1 to be plea In th defense of Harry Kendall Thaw whose second trial for the slaying of Stanford Whit will begin on December t. Martin W. Littleton, chief counsel for Thaw, is said to be convinced that Thaw la Insane and ha not adopted this course as the theory on which to conduct a successful de fense, but because he feels detain of the unsound mental condition of hi client. Coal Shortage Vallkely. MITCHELL. 8. D., Oct. l.-(Bpclal.)-An Investigation as to the fuel condition out mest of Mltchelt, on the reservation, show that the dealer have been fore sighted and have been shipping In coal to all their staJons. Most of th coal In all the town west of Chamberlain Is handled by several companies, which have branch houses in most of the towns, and they have been abl to send out an Immense quantity of coal through all that section. It Is not believed that there will be any hardship this winter for th roads have been veiy good all fall and the farmers have had a chance to lay in their ful supply, The en me condition of sup ply hold good north of this city. There were no bad experiences last year, when there was a shortage tn North Dakota, but the dealers have not taken - auv chance of a car shortage this winter. Valaaele Jewel Btelea. NEW YORK. Oct. SI. -Jewels valued at $J.W0, according to police reiort mad to day, have been stolen from the Bronx ville home- of Paul Bayne. a New York banker. A young man who visited th bayne home In the guise of a lighting In spector W believed to. have committed the theft. Haabaael Aosalte M order. NEW YORK, Oct. SI Atter being con victed of manslaughter In the first do ne for aiding his wife to commit aui Ida, James Waroell confessed today that e killed her and fired a bullet into her 'ead body to- give the impression that ahe had taken her own Ufa. Fraak Hsrlls Arrestee. CHICAOO, Oct. 81 Frank Martin, also non aa Raymond Wells, wanted In bt out on the chars of paaalng counterfeit " .:..- iictn lull m T tl V VQ(J ufttLci. iutia assert hU innocence. . ii ii. ii U a. m.. a. m.. 7 a. ni.. ft f a. m. . A , vH m.. 1 VVV 10 a. m.. rr-x? 'tyj!l 12 m rvy.i IS' ini ' p. m.. (J5 P' m.. f i p. m.. I 7 p. tn.. i 1 S p. m.. ' 9 p. m. . 00 FEW CARS FOR GRAIN New York Lines Befuse Contracts Be came of Heavy Busineu. BUFFALO ELEVATORS ABE FILLED Ocess Freight Mkely to Go Higher Before Drop LesaVer Ratee Are Bajolaeel oa the Coaat. NEW YORK, Oct. 81. Following the re cent protests of western grain shipper that It Is Impossible for them to get the trunk line railroad to move consignments of grain from Buffalo to New York, end that In refusing to enter Into contract for these export shipment the railroad were greatly hindering th grain export trade It I learned that the New York Central the Lackawanna and th Erie, have tern porary discontinued th making of con' tract on grain shipments. Th officers of th road say that th cutting off of contract on future ship ment wa due to the pireely physical con dition of car shortage. Actloa Forced oa Road. Francis Lebau. first trfflo manager of th New York Central, said: We stopped making contracts on future shipments about ten day ago and will not start up again until w re able to see our wa" clear out of the Job of delivering the grain that we have at .Buffalo already un ci r contract. I Imagines however, that within a couple of weeks, all the roads will have the situation clenred up a bit, and be able to make new contracts. W have et Buffalo at the present time some 4.000.00V bushels nf grain awaiting shipment. This mass of grain represents the capac1tyof some 3,000 cars. It would be absolutely impossible for us to handle this grain at once and pile up more orders on cur hands without sacrltlclna- our In termediary trade. We cannot take all of these cars and ship them to Buffalo for this grain and let our way traffic suffer. We have to divide the thing up as equit ably as possible. The Lackawanna temporarily discon tinued future contract about the same time that the New York Central did, and the Erie had taken the same action a few day previous. It la believed that they will all be able to relieve the congestion and reaum the acceptance of contract. Oceaa Freight Hlgrher. Ocean freight rate to Europe are up 10 to 20 per cent and they are likely to be higher before they reach their former low level, but ther la no fear of a scarcity of room In spite of the Increased exports to which th shlrpeis are looking forward tht fall. It 1 reckoned by the shippers that there are 141.000.UiO bushels of wheat available for export to Europe this year. There will also be a very heavy exportntlon of flour. This, tn th opinion of steamship men, will be the largest factor In the freight situation,- but there ha also been an Increased export olr copper. Colorado 1.1a Iavo'vee. Notice were sent out by the Denver A Northwestern Railway company today to the effect that because of the present finan cial condition tn New York, the company ha been unable' to obtain the funds necessary for the payment of the J8.000.OjO ftrst gold mortgage that the bonds called for retirement November i. ' . Reek Ielaa Lay OsT Mem. CHICAOO. Oct. III. Th Rock Island rail road system yesterday laid off 1,500 men from It track fore. . ., ''The men laid off war engaged In Im provement work in the various states," aid President Wlnchel, "and the number 1 no larger than In other years. Wo are not touching th maintenance crew. Traf fic condition are still flourishing and there I no sign of a lt-up in that quarter.", lacreaae la Rate Enjoined. SEATTLE, Oct. 31. The federal court last night, at th conclusion of the hearing on the petition of the Pacific Coaat Timber Manufacturers' association granted an or der temporarily restraining the railroads from putting Into effect tomorrow the pro posed Increase n eastbound rates of 10 cents per hundred pounds, making the rate 50 cent Instead of 40 cent. Th Injunction wa issued pending the final determination f th Justice of th new rate by the In terstate Commerce commission. FIRE RECORD. Flreaaea Overcome by Smoke. CHICAGO, Oct. 81.-Seven firemen were overcome by amok and a loss of $000,000 wa caused in a fir tn the flve-story build ing at Stale and Qulncy streets, occupied by th Holden Shoe company, early today. The fire broke out In the top floor In the repair department and before the firemen arrived had spread to th next floor below. The burking- leather filled th building wtth a dene amok and th firemen, un able to enter, were compelled to fight the flames from the roofs of adjoining build ings. The seven firemen were on a fir escape at the time they were overcome. D. M. Mcintosh, manager of th con cern, said th company carried a atock of over 1800,000 and that th entire atock waa ruined. It la estimated that tbe building was damaged to th extent of tSO.OOO. Street railway traffic on the atreet waa tied up for more than two hour. Th cause of th fir 1 not known. BAKK CASHIER COMMITS SCICiDB Sapeel to Be Dae te Mlsappi-o-rl-tla Treat Fands. CHARITON, la.. Oct. II. -Frank Crocker, cashier of th First National bank, com mitted suicide early today. His daughter found him dead in bed. He had taken morphine. The bank Is supposed to be In good shape. Worry over loasea sustained in alleged us of Modern Woodmen fund I believed to be th cause. Crocker left a not saying, "I can bear this strain no longer." Crocker wa ono grand treasurer of the Modern Woodmen and now hold an office In that order. The bank ha been cloaed and an Investigation has been started. Charlton I a town or 6.000 Inhabitants. 100 mile south of Dea Moines. Killed hy Fall froaa Home. HOT SPRINGS. 8. D., Oct. ll.-(Speclal ) While on hi way horn horseback last ulght, Ol E. Aubuig waa fatally Injured by his horse falling on, him In such a way that th horn of th saddl ruptured the arteries on th left aid of the abdomen, producing a large blood tumor. An opera tion wa performed to relieve tbe terrible pain, but he waa unconscious to th last, dying tn a few hour. He waa W year old, lived ta this county th last twenty-two years, waa a aingl man. but leave larg family of brother and slater and a father, who were largely dependent on him, tbe oldest son. H bad 13.000 Insurance In the Mutual Benefit Association, who took charge of the funeral arrangement. Dr. Ulllette Oat aa Ball. NEW YORK. Oct. SI. Dr. Walter it Oiilelle, former vice president of th Mutual Life Insurance roiupvny, who tt sentenced to six months' inprlaonmcn' for perjury, was icleaaed en ball tbl. aflerauea pending aspeal for a, trial. ACTOR LEAVES HIS FRIENDS Raymond Illtehcoek Disappear While Srrions Cnaree II an re ' Over Him. NEW YORK, Oct. tl.-Th udden die- appearance of Raymond Hitchcock, th comedian, has not yet been cleared U About the time the newa of his failure t appear at the theatre on Broadway when he has been starring, began to spread I the theatrical district, he was being tn dieted for misconduct with three little girls These Indictment charge him with felon ies and conviction on th six count might send him to prison for the rest of hi life Flora Beabelle, hi wtfe. who la In the play In which Hitchcock had the leadlne role, said her husband left their bote shortly after breakfast, saying he wat going to a Turkish bath and would Jot) her at the matinee. This Is the last h saw of him. Hitchcock Is under 13,000 ball to appear In police court today to answer a chargr of criminal aamault, upon which he wat arrested several day ago. No trace o! him had been found up to the bour at which he wa to have been In court, how ever, although the search for; him had been prosecuted steadily throughout the night and morning. One of o'her theories which have been advanced aa to what be came of Hitchcock after hi I udden . dis appearance early yesterday are being run down by the police and detectives. One of the first of these to be exploited war that he took passage on the steamer Ma jestic for Europe yeeterday. Hitchcock's name wns not on' the passenfrcr list, and the officials of the line said they had abso lutely no reason to believe that he Is among the Majestlc's passengers. Flora Zabelle, the missing actor's wife, who has a part in the "Yankee Tourist" company. In which Hitchcock had been starring, was completely exhausted today aa the result of the strain of the last twenty-four hours. Despite the fact that she wtta apparently on the . verge of a breakdown, she went through her part In both the matinee and evening perform ances of "Yankee Tourist." After the close of the performance Mr. Hitchcock remained up all night assisting- In directing the search for her husband. She will not listen to any theory which Included flight. Insisting that she believe he ha been the victim of some plot. In support of her contention, she declares that Illtehcoek made absolutely no preparation for ftijrht as he had only a few dollars In money and two or three rings with him when he left the hotel Vesterday 'morning. SANDER TAKESJJIT IN TEETH Lleetenant' tieveraor of Loolalaaa Add to Untie of special Leg. Islatlvc Seaalea. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. (1. The paaseg in Louisiana of a law similar to those re cently enacted or proposed In other aoutt ern states for, the regulation of corpora tions was today put before the coming extra cession of the state assembly by proclamation of Lieutenant Governor J. Y. Sander. The ousting from the tate of corporations whloh oppose state law or state suits by appeals 1t federal court I one of the measure Vied. O'lior Include Investigation and revelation of telephone, telegraph, railroad and express business. The extra session meet tomorrow. The fact that the lieutenant governor's procla mation is Issued In the absence from the state of Governor Blanohard and only four days after the latter' unexpected call for an extra session created unusual Interest Lieutenant Governor Sander 1 one of the candidate for the nomination of governor at the democratic state primary election. The governor' call was Issued last Satur day night, oon after which he left for the Jamestown exposition. Governor Blanoh ard' call laid before the assembly a be ing important an Investigation of New Or leans port conditions and reduction In the tate tax department. The telephone In vestigate bas already been started Inde pendently by several large commercial bodies In New Orleans. RECIPROCAL TREATY RIGHTS Negotiation for Recognition of Cltl Senablp Between Halted States and Raaela. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 31. The Ameri can charge d'affaires, Montgomery, ha opened negotiations for a treaty recipro cally recognlxlng naturalization in either country. The treaty will recognlxe natur alization, even If the person fled abroad to escape persecution. Under the present Russian laws, the transfer of allegiance without the consent of th sovereign 1 a crime punishable by fine and imprison ment. Jn, view of the Russo-Japanese treaty, permitting the establishment of a Japanese consulate at Vladivostok, Mr. Schuyler has broached with the authorities here the question of th establishment of an American consulate at Vladivostok, Instead of the exlstllng consular agency. EXECUTIONER ACTED QUICKLY Woman Who Killed Dlreotor of Res. laa Prisons Moaday Pay Penalty. ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. II. Mile. Rago- alnnillova who on Ootober M, killed Gen eral Maxlmoffsky, director of the depart ment of prison of the ministry of th In terior, wa banged tbl morning. BANK ROBBERS MAKE HAUL Seven Men Attacked la Rasala end Blgr Sara of Money I Secured, P8KOFF, Russia. Oct. Il.-Bank robbers today attacked seven men, who were es corting a cashier earning 1.300 roubles, murdered the whole party and decamped with the money. Deaths Not Over Five Thousand. ST. PETEJ18BURO. Oct. 31-No further Information has been received here regard ing the disaster at Karatagh In the pro vince of Bokhara. A despatch from Tash kend today says that th total population did not exceed 6.000 a a rule, though the number of inhabitant was somewhat larger In th summer, as Karatagh Is fre quented as a pleasure resort by th people of Hlssar. Slot Marhlnes for Stamp. OTTAWA, Ont.. Oct. SI. The potofflc authorities have decided to ue slot machlnea for the aala of itamrn in Can adian cities. As It I Illegal to sell stamp at a Canadian hotel on Sunday such an In novation is neeaea. Prince tea Given 8na Dial. PRINCETON. N. J.. Oct. SI. -Before the 'acuity and board of trustee and the tin. tergiaduate of Princeton university Ar hur Hryc of Great Britain at noon today rvsentrd to hr university a repilua of th anions Turn jiiII sun dial at Coir us Chrisil. JdalW Mp'"1, th Ut S if WUil . AFT'S CHANGE OF ITINERARY 7iiit to Berlin is Based on Diplo matic Seasons. ARMY OFFICERS BEFORE BOARD Men Will Be Retired Wko Are Physically Fit to Perform Dotlee to Which They Are Now Aulsned. WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. There are In ilcatlon that Secretary Taft' decision to recur to hi original Itinerary and (all from Manilla for .Vladtvostock on his homeward journey next Monday In stead of the week following, as he suggested to the president, was after all based upon International considerations. It had been found Impossible for an official of his rank to visit one European country a th tuest of the sovereign without visiting the capitals of other countries through which he must pas on a homeward Journe. It Is believed here that a decision of the administration that acceptance of Invi tations from these capitals would be In expedient he led to the change In Secre tary Taft'a plans. Tho Chinese emperes caused inquiries to be made to learn whether the secretary could be Induced to visit the Chinese cap ital. The secretary declined. on the ground that It would prevent his presence at the Initial session of the Filipino as sembly. Upon learning tht Emperor Wil helm would be pleased to meet him. Sec retary Taft submitted to President Roose velt a plea for extension of time of his trip a week, In order to arrive at Berlin to meet the German emperor. This com munication , wa .received in Weshtngton while the president waa In Louisiana. When the answer wa returned, and what will be It nature, cannot be positively stated. Army Officer Before Board. ' None of the army officer who failed to take th teat ride prescribed by the presi dent will be retired If they are atlll physi cally fit to continue to discharge the mili tary duties they at preeent perform. An order wa issued by the War department today requiring an even dozen of hese of ficer to appear before a retiring board at the Washing-ton barracks on November 12. Thl does not by any mean represent the total number of officer who did not take the test ride and others will be ordered from time to time before the same board, for it 1 the purpose of Acting Secretary Oliver to avoid any charge of discrimina tion a between different boards by re quiring all of the officer referred to to appear before one tribunal governed by one et of Instructions. This retiring board, unlike the ordinary board, I not to Inquire Into the physical fitness of the officers who appear before it for any and all kinds of military duties. It will be Instructed, however, to consider and report upon the ability of the officer to discharge the duties upon which he la at present engaged. Thue the continuance in active aervloe of an engineer offloer of great ability In the conduct of river and harbor works la assured, although be fnsy be unable physically to ride, a horse fifteen miles over a battle field. Secretary Loeb Return. " Secretary Loeb returned to Washington and resumed hie duties aa .secretary to President Roosevelt today. MUST PUT THE BRIDGE BACK Only Thai May Valley Men Escape Criminal Prosecution, Say Commissioner Vre. The men who tore away the bridge re cently , constructed near Valley . by the county commissioners will be given chance to replace It In good condition, ac cording to Commissioner Ure of the road committee. Mr. Ure declared If the bridge wa not bark In place within a reasonable time criminal charge will be filed against th men, whose names are known to the commissioner. "If thase men . have a valid protest to make to the board they may make it and It will be considered after the bridge Is back In Its place.1' said Mr. Ure, Thursday. 'We will not consider It wltb tbem, how ever, until after the . damage they have done has been repaired. The commissioners are doing what they believe to be best for all the people in the community and that 1 to construct ditches to make the water run along It natural course." The bridge wa torn up by several men who objected to the digging of a ditch aero th road to . let the water through from one aide of the grade to the other. FRESH AIR COMES TOO HIGH C;:a Window AsTorda Eatranee for Thief, Who Rob Law Abiding Sleeper. Fred Johnson, 2823 Nicholas street, ad mit that be I about cured of hi hobby of sleeping with the window open and Is now firmly convinced that while plenty of good fresh air is a fine thing the price of It . 1 liable to be altogether too high, when It ha to be procured by leaving th window open at night, while he I sleeping. H arrived at these conclusions Thursday morning-, when tie awoke and found that a ineak thief had climbed In th window, while he wa asleep and ab stracted SIS from hi trousers pocket. 'I wish now I had left my money In the bank," h said. "I thot'tht I needed It awful bad, but It seems ther wa some one who needed It worse than I did." ELMER H. DEARTH ACQUITTED Former Minnesota lasnraaee Commis sioner Freed from Chargr of AeoeptlagT Bribe. MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 31.-Elmer H. Dearth, former tat Insurance commis sioner, charged with accepting a bribe from W. F. Bechtel, former president of a local Insurance company, waa acquitted today. DEATH RECORD. Daalel ".latterly. CKE8TON. Ia., Oct. IL-(Speclal.)-Danlel Slatterly. a prominent railroad man, died .this morning at hi home, of tuber culosis of the gland of the neck, from which he had suffered a number of years. He came to Creaton whan but IS years of age and ha railroaded for the Bur lington ever slnoe. He was W years old. He leave a wife and two children. W. S. Whlttaa-. CORLISS. Wla. Oct. 81 W. S. Whitinr, Incorporator and formerly president of th Brown-Corll Engine shops, waa found dead today, lying beside th Chicago, Mil waukee d BU Paul track, with both lags severed. Hew tbe aoci4o occurred U not knewa INDIANS WOUNDED IN FIGHT Three Killed and Another Wonnded In Contest with Troop In Vtah. WASHINGTON. Oct. St. In a battl be tween United State troop and Indians, which occurred tn southern Utah several day ago. three persons were killed anl another was wounded, all believed to have been Indians. The news of th occurrence wa conveyed to the Indian bureau in a telegram from Superintendent Shelton of the San Juan agency, which, though dated yesterday, waa not received until today, Tlie army command consisted of four of ficers, seventy-four men, and three" Indian scouts. The telegram to the Indian bureau, which was dated at Ship Rock. N. M, fol lows: The troops hsve returned from southern Utah. They arrested Byllllle and nine other tndians. Three others were killed and one wounded, while shooting at the Indians. The Indians are quiet, and I do not anticlnete further trouble, unless It o rrom the Black Mountain Indian. The officials of the Indian bureau as sume that the killed and wounded were Indiana. The Indians arrested are part of a band of Navajo that have been making troublo on their reservation in northwestern New Mexico. A number of Indians under lead ership of Bylllllo have been creating dis turbance because of their disinclination to observe the regulations. So offensive be came their actions that Superintendent Shrlton made a request that soldier be ent to the reservation, and troops I and K of the Fifth cavalry, under Captain Wlllard were despatched from Fort Win gate, N. M.. to Aneth, Utah, the 22d Instant. It was not Intended at the tint that their presence should mean any more than a demonstration with a view of quirting effect. The War department today received the following, dated Thunder Bay, B. D., from Captain Johnson, who . was dispatched to th Ute Indian camp in South Dakota: Visited Ute camp yesterday. Found them quietly waiting our arrival, expecting me to be able to adjust their difficulty. Will hold council with head men today and will report results of meetlnir. Agent has dis missed volunteer force and controls situs lion with Indian police. No immediate danger to life and property. Byllllle live on the south side of the San Juan river tn Utah, about forty mile northwest of the Can Juan agency, and ha for some time paat been making gen eral opposition to th adoption of the white man' methods, going so far as to threaten to kill the agent and some of his assistants. When some of the friendly In diana visited Byllllle he refuaed to talk with them, but challenged them to a fight. The friendly Indian, who compos the vast majority of the Navajoe, regard him as a wizard and one of them who died a few month ago attributed his Illness to the witchcraft of the disaffected leader. They have made many requests that Byllllle be removed from the reservation and on a previous occasion he wa driven out with the admonition not to return. It Is pre sumed that when th troop appeared he met them with force of'arm and wa cap :ured while flgrhting, but not until four of his follower had fallen. BURLINGTON TAKES OVER ROAD Sionx City dc W'eatern Transferred te It from the Great Northern. SIOUX CITY, la., Oct. 31. t(Hpclal Telegram.) A stockholders' meeting of :he Sioux City & Western Railway com pany wan held at South Sioux City, Neb., today and a board of directors, composed nf Burlington officials, was elected to succeed the board of Great Northern jfflrlals. Beginning tomorrow th old Pa clflo Short Line from Sioux City to O'Neill, Neb., will be under control of the Burlington Instead of the Great Northern. The new director arc: G. W. Holdrge. W. P. Durke. O. W. Looniis, H. D. Foster, W. Randall. E. J. Ernht ind J. E. Kelby. The bylaws were amended so that the annual meeting may e held In Omaha Instead of In St. Paul. By the transfer of the O'Neill line thi Great Northern surrender all 11 mile age In Nebraska. It Is probable the Burlington will run Its trains across the high bridge Instead of the combination bridge. Speculation has It that the Burlington will construct a link from O'Neill to it line to the Black Hills and the north Paclflo coaat via Blllingi, Mont. This would require 100 mile of track. . WORLD'S CR0P STATISTICS President Confer with Official About International Institute of AaTrleultare. WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. Presideut Roosevelt today conferred with David Lubln of California, assistant secretary of agriculture, and Director North of the census bureau regarding the first meet ing of th International Institute of agriculture to be held In Rome next prlng. Th Institute is the conception of Mr. Lubin, and ha been placed on a permanent foundation by treaty with lead ing nation. It object is to obtain world crop statistics. Th president dlcusJ with Mr. Lubln th plan for meeting and considered with, Mesar. Hay and North the selection of th five United State delegate. After hi conference with the president Mr. Lubin took the matter up with Secretary Root. NAVY FAVORS WIDER CANAL Department Recommends Width 110 Feet for Panama Lock. of WASHINGTON. Oct. SI. One hundred and ten feet I th width which the Navy department ha finally fixed upon a de sirable for the lock for the projected Panama canal. Thl I an Increase of ten feet in width over the plan en which the commission I now- working. COLON, Oct. 31. New borliifrs, mad over the entire area of the Catun Dam site, shows that rock foundation are every where possible, and work on the designs ..... . . . I .v. ,M. . . buu iinicwiyi ja ad vancing steadily. New borings have been made also In the vicinity of the Pedro Miguel locks and dams and the excavation on the site of the lock there I proceeding rapidly. MAN KILLED AT PLATTSMOUTH rarenaan of Railroad Oaaa- Slrnek by Freight Train Derla th Klht. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Oct. SI. fSpeclal Telegram.) James Mole wa fatally In jured last night about midnight, being truck by freight train No. 14. eastbound while he and a number of Italian were rid ing a handcar from this rlty te their bunk car. They have been working here for a number of months. None of th ethf ntea In tt party wa Injured. BANKS LAUD PUBLIC Officials Say But for Depositors' Eel? System Would Fail. PATRONS GIVE GOOD COOPERATION - Horizon Now- is Cloudless and Money at High Tide. STATUS GROWS MORE REASSURING Fifty Millions in Local Vaults Makes All Hearts Stout. PAYROLLS ARE MET EJ CASE Clearlnar Honae Prerantlon May Snapended wltb floe mt Week and Xormal Methods Be Adopted. . Pour hundred and tea thousand . dollar of eantr' checks, roaraa td, by th Omab Clearing Hons association, bad been authorised for th a of Omaha and loutb Omaha bank at moon Thorsflay, ' and It 1 thoog-ht th amount will b xnor than $500,000 worth b for th bank opn Trlday morn-lag-. A these check will b used by eight bank. It 1 an average of only a Utile nior than $50,000 for each bank, while back of the check ar th combined resource of th Omaha and South Omaha bank, or wore than 980,000,000. On hundred time a mucn actual money, eourltle and property -our th cahir' eheok a la placed with th United State treasurer to g-uareatee tbe payment of bank mote for th m amount. Bankers of Omaha praised th public and their depositor, who have more (han 845," 000.000 In their vaults, when they held thett regular clearing house meeting Thursday morning for the sensible way In which th public ha accepted the clearing house ml. ing. which required the withholding ol cash and extension of the check pystem. "We have acted as public servants In th matter and did not rryike tho rule to serv our own end a Individuals or aa banks," said President Yates of the Clearing House association. "The depositors and the puhlto generally have accepted the situation lit that way and It Is due to their good sense that the bank have been enabled to protect the money In the vault of.. Omaha against the requisitions of eastern a well a country bank. The banker ; certainly appreciate the co-operation ot ' their depositor." Ex-Senator J. M. Millard, president of the Omaha National bank, said "The bankers certainly feel grateful to their depositors, who have assisted them the last few day In clearing up a situation for which there haa been no necessity la Omaha except a a precautionary measure. Ihe eensible way In which depositors have assisted tho banker is Worthy pf prelaw and their confidence has been a . great help to the banker." With the situation so well In hand, and th financial horizon clear of a single cloud, the banker of Omaha said when they opened the door Thursday, that they could hang- signs In their banking room with safety, which would read: "Nearly over." Payroll Will Be Met. Preparations have been mode to pay the pay roll Saturday In cash, while th monthly pay rolls, which will be paid Friday will be met a usual. If employer have been paying- In voucher or checks, they will issue them aa usual and they will be exchanged at the bank for Currency and cashier's checks. In mailing out vouchers Thursday several largo houses took the precaution to warn their employes against unscrupulous per sons who might attempt to discount th pay check. . . "Your pay check is worth Just a much It wa last month," reads on of th circular letter ent with voucher Thurs day. "You may deposit it In th bank t your credit, if you hav an account, or you may receive currency and cashier's checks for it at any of th bank. These cashier' check are Just th sam a money and may be used Just th same. Do not endorae them to anyone, a thay ar pay able to bearer and ar not subject to a discount of any kind. Do not take a elnglo cent less for them than you would for 85, 10 or 830 bills, and you should notify your banker of any attempt to fore you to discount the checks or pay vouchers." Rascal Ar at Work. Intimation have been received at the factories and houses where large forces are paid with voucher that unscrupulous ' persons had planned to ocur a small dis count when they accepted the pay vouch er and th circular letter resulted. Cashiers' checks ar in general circula tion now. It 1 no uncommon thing to get two blue one for a yellow one, or a green on and a pink one In exchange for a gaudy red one. - When they And their way back to bank In deposit they ar cancelled If folded or the least soiled and the new circulating medium is quite th rage. Men partial to certain color may hav any tint they dealre, while woman may fre quently secure money which Will i match their suit and liata, thus adding another detail to th uniform In dress which la quite the fashion. ' Numerous country banker hav been In th city th last twenty-four hour cither to secure money or check and learn how to handle the business. Shipment of cashier' checks continues and th bank i ar quit liberal with the country Institu tions. When request com In for a few thousand dollar the banker receive a part of tli amount In check and not infre quently a large portion of it in actual money. The banker have a neat little circular letter which they send with the amount, explaining that a certain portion I In currency and th balance In check and Informing the customers that aa soon a money payment In full 1 resumed In the oast the checks will be exchanged at th Omaha bank for actual money. Check for lx Bank. . - One of the big bundles of check wa se cured by Thomas M. Huntington of Gordon Thursday for th six bank of Sheridan county. Mr. Huntington came to Omaha to Inquire about the "county clearing housu system" and Incidentally secure something to use a money In th Western part of the state. He secured 830.000 in certified check and forwarded them to the bank In Sher idan county. Other banks sr ordering freely and "Omaha money" will hav wide circulation In th tat. From Has ting th bankers hv received word that ?) business men signed an agreement to aoeept freely the money "mad la Omaha," rr