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OMAIIA, FRIDAY MORNINO, NOVEMBER 1, 1907 TWELVE PAGES.
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MORE CASH IN SIGU1
, Additional Engagement ' ld for
t Import from Em 'i -
I BANKS increase ciec 4 on
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J , ,y JUdg-eley Plans to Seen e Depos.
I tXf . rreTent Hote issues.
i CONDITIONS NEARLY NORM.
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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
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SUMMARY OF THE BEL
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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.
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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.
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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.
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KOTBKim OP OCXAJT BTZAJSBXZPS.
Port. Arrived.
Balled.
LIVERPOOL . ...rronl
UVERHOOI Mansoilan ..
OlTHAMPTON.Ocnle
SOUTHAMPTON
OKNOA Maltka
ANTWERP PlnUnd
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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. .
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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,"
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