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Oma Daily IIEVS SECTIOl Fs:s 1 to 8. Only 15 DAYS For Christmas Stopping VOL. XXXVII NO. 148. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1907 SIXTEEN TAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. The Bee ha i l : 1 ' CHICAGO TO THE FORE "Winij City Palls Up Ahead of Kama City in Race for ConTention. MISSOURIANS FIGHTING HARD Still Have a Show to Land the Big Republican Gathering. PEIMABY LAWS ARE A PROBLEM Victor Rosewater Presents Necessity of Modifying Form of Call. COMMITTEE IS INCLINED TO BALK Holds to View State Low Cannot Dic tate Form of Party Organisation, bat Indications Arc Condi tion Will Be Met. (Trom a Staff . Correspondent.) 'WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-rSpeclal Tela gram.) It looks tonght aa If the national republican cineentlon would go to Chicago, notwithstanding Kansas City la putting; up the gamest possible fight. Combinations were made today a euch a substantial character that Kansas City began to take notice and Instead of being the lender In the race dropped back to aecond place, the administration interests having quietly In timated that Chicago waa aa acceptable aa Kannaa City. Aftrr the appointment of committee, Mr. Victor Roaewater, holding .the proxy of Mr. Morrill, appeared before the committee to draft the form of the call, constating of Messrs. Terkes of Kentucky, Stre'Her of Vermont and Kellogg of Minnesota, rela tive to an unuaual attuatlon in his state. He represented that the new Nebraska primary law would make it neceeeary to modify the call as Usually formulated to permit of the selection of delegates accord ing to the method prescribed by Nebraska law. which haa vested the authority to call both state and congressional conventions In the state committee. Tho national call heretofore haa provided for district del; gatea to be chosen In the same way as candidates for congress which, with the nomination of congresemen by direct vote, would conflict with the requirement of the Nebraska law, that delegates be chosen by a convention. The committee listened attentively to Mr. F.oscwatcr's presentation of the' Nebraska situation and asked Mm whether he had any auggestlona to make on other compli cations arising under the new primary laws in the various states, some of which are at complete variance with the practice and proceduro In republican conventions. Committee 'Inclined to Balk. The member of the committee intimated that In their view the national -committee of each party Is supreme and that the form of party organisation In the nation cannot be legally nwllfled or embarrassed by any state leglnlatton, otherwise forty six different legislature might proscribe foity-sl rtifrret.t methods of ' choosing del. -gato. prescribing qualifications and even fixing their number to the practical destruction, of the party organisation. To these suggestions Mr. nosewater re plied that it was not' a question whether the legislature of Nebraska could exer cise aulhority over the national commit tee, but that its authority over the state committee was undisputed. So far as the Nebraska law, said Mr. Kosewater, la con cerned. It could easily be complied with, and it was the duty of the national com mittee to make it puVible for the state committee to obarrva the law If it could bo done, without Interfering with a propor representation of the state In the na tional convention. The Nebraska primary law, Mr. Boss water explained, waa a party measure, enacted by a republican legislature, and It would be undesirable to compel the le publlcan organisation - to dlaregard a re publican platform measure. Mr. Kellogg of Minnesota declared that. In his opinion, the national committee bad a right to Ignore atate lawa attempting to govern or regulate the choice of na tional convention delegatea, but he doubt ad whether It. waa good policy to do eo ex cept where It,' waa abaolutely imposslblo to reconcile these laws with republican practice. The aubcommlttee took the whole sub ject under advisement and promised to take care of the Nebraska difficulty, which Mr. Btreeter of Vermont declurej nas the least obnoxious of the laws brought to their attention. Dine with Secretary Straus. Victor Rosewater was the guest i f Sec retary Straua at luncheon today and at dinner with Senutor Brown and family at the Portland tonight. During the course of the luncheon with Mr. Etraua the secre tary seemed most elated over the dsvol pmrnt of commercial bodies throughout the country, which be regarded aa a aplen did el en of business Interests. Schneider Caaaot Remember, R. B. Schneider of Fremont, member of the executive committee ef the republican national committee, reached Washington In time to Join the national committee in calling upon the president and having his picture taken in front of the White House. Mr. fcchnetder has been brought into rrom laence in the fight over the convention city by telegrsm from Chicago stating that he, aa treasurer of the national commit tee In 19u4. knew how much Chicago put up for the rare of the republican convontlon. When asked by The Bee correspondent tonight as to how much Chicago put up tn. lfi. Mr. ' Schneider vaguely replied: "They paid all the expenaea of the conven tion and every check I drew ttKutnat an i-nount deport U In a certain bank In Chicago was paid. I have no idea aa to the amount." 'Those who are connected with the inner Circles of republican politics aay the amount raised by Chicago was 175.000. He that as it may the combination believes that that amount Is sufficient to aguln In vite the national republican convention to the Windy City. Minor Matters at Capital. J. If. W lsa of South Omaha la in Wash ington. He haa secured several contracts for constructing public buildings and comes to Washington to consult the supervising architect regarding these contracts The general land office haa approved the election of tho state of South Dakota aa schol lund Indemnity, landa embraced with in lta lints number 11, Pierre Und dis trict, aggregating B,TW acres, and Na, 15, Rapid City d'xtrli't, aggregating 6M acres. Electricity Yersoa Steam. CI.ATTCN. N. J., lA-c. S.-A Pennsyl van la electric locomotive will be' tested for spetd here today In an attempt to beat the iuii made by steam locomotive ye, terday, when a sped of a fraction over Mr-Us u,U4 kJi tour una made. T SUMMARY OF TUE BEE Saturday, December I90T. 1007 DECEMBER 1907 sua stem tvs. wis ? I 2 Fn4 5 0,7 8 9 WW 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 27 28 29 30 31 T X THE VSATKIS, 'Forecast till 7 p. m. Pntunlny. FR OMAHA, COUNCIL BLUFFS ANT) V1CJNIT1 Fair Saturday; no Important change In temperature. FOR NEBRASKA I'artly cloudy Satur dav; moderate temperature FOR IOWA Fair, with Increasing elnudl nee Saturday; warmer In east portion. iemr"rTure ei i miana yesterday: Hour, m Deg. .... 30 .... 8G .... 36 .... 34 .... 34 .... 35 .... .... 43 .... 4i .... 4! .... t-J .... hi .... M .... 47 .... 44 .... .... 42 8 a. tn.... 6 a. m.... 7 a. m.... 8 a. m.... 9 a. m.... It) a. m.... 11 a. m.... 12 m 1 p. m.... 2 p. tn.... 8 p. m.... 4 p. m.... 6 p. in.... ' p. m.... 7 p. m.... t p. ni.... 6 p. m.... Doscrsrio. Chicago now the favorite for location of the republican national convention. Victor Roaewater asks committee to mod ify coll to comply with Nebraska primary law, and thla probably will be done, though the committee Is Inclined to balk. rags 1 Ranks of Kansaa City appear In good condition and business is resuming normal condtlons. Page a Fort ritt National bank of Pittsburg suspends payment. Fafe B Harry New elected chairman of the re publican national convention. Page 1 Probably 600 minora were entombed In the workings of the Consolidated Coal company at Mononagh, W. Va. The ex plosion that resulted waa heard eight mllos. page 1 President Roosevelt listens to the re quest for troops from Goldtield and nine companies have been sent. It is feared that the miners have planned practical civil war In resistance. Page a Comptroller Mets has a plan whereby franchises are to be auctioned off. Page 1 H. H.x Tucker, Jr, haa been freed from the charge of using the mails for fraudu lent purposes. page 1 Baron Kaneko wires his appreciation of the message to President Roosevelt. Paga 1 Tubemakers of three countries reach an agreement to prevent competition. Page 1 STZBKA3XA. Mrs. Nethaway dies of the wounds in flicted by her husband. page S lieada of the Inatltutea for the deaf end for the blind file reports with governor. Suita to be filed agalnat telephone and stock yards companies. Pag S Foaxxaar. , King Oscar 1. -tlshtly better tboyghigl,,, KarshaT Balrex of Colorado general condition ia not favorubie, . , .;. . om t ! Page 1 LOCAL State offers strong corroborative evi dence against Charles Pumphrey, charged with murder of Ham Pak, and case will go to the jury thla afternoon. Page a Chief Donahue believes he hM a clue to whereabouts of Joseph William, wanted in Omaha for murder committal fourteen yeara ago. Pugs 4 Omaha bank statements show up better than those of Kansas City Institutions. Page 1 Action of E. E. Buckingham in leaving Oregon Short Line bclived to ba due to dlacord among officials of the lino. Page 6 Promise of better pay and impioved condition in army cause increase; in num ber of recruits enlisted. page S Approach of Christmas causes Mr a. Provldem to consider recipes for making plum pudding. Page 6 Fall brldea and brldoa-elect are receiv ing conspicuous attention in Omaha so ciety. . Page OOaOCEKCIAZ. AITS xbdvstxiax. Live atock markets. Page 13 Grain markets. Pag 13 Stocks and bonds. Pag 13 MOTIMtlTS OP OOBAtT ETEAMnltlFS. NKW YOHK Teutonle RlcllUn Frtnoe. HEW YOHK FTIe4. S. Oroue..rraident Llnoola. NEW YOHK Uuil Manual Calve. Boston iTmi LIVKKPODL, Itwrlaa UVKRPOOL Raiunla Sill'THAMITN . H.Jettic HAVKG La Sarol PALERMO UfTlna 1 IM.ON aWaalM OCKKNSTOWN . MtnnetOQka. TRIIlSTU Oaaalo. BY WIFELESS. Urowhead Ksiswrln Augusle Victoria SOD muee southwest st l:m p. ni. Will probably reach Plymouth at 7:-0 a. m. Friday. a BUSY DAYS FOR WATER BOARD At Least. Times Are Good for tb Attoraoya of This Body. Attorneys for the Omaha Water board are looking for considerable work between now and the beginning of th new year, In ten days John Ia Webater will appear before tho supreme court of th United ritates to argue the meter rate caee; be fore. Chrtetmna the suit on tho report of the appraloers will be argued before the court of appeala at Et. Louis and th law yers are preparing for a new trial of the hydrant renial case which is expected to take place In Omaha at th April term of court. The meter rate case la In the auprcme court in somewhat Irregular form. It waa brought before tho I'nlted Stales court In Omaha, which rendered verdict giving tho Water board th right to regulate ralea. It waa appealed to tha circuit court of ap peals, which reversed the opinion of the lower court and remanded the case for a new trial. In place of coming back to Omaha with the case the attorneys fjr th Water board carried it Immediately to the supreme court on apiwal and it may be the highest court will orddr the rule of tha appellate court to be compiled with be fore It will consider trie appeal. PLAN TO AUCTION FRANCHISES Comptroller afeta of Kew mark Will Make Tale Recomaaeada tloa Shortly. NEW YORK, Dec. 1 A plan to auction off all municipal franchiaea waa proposed yeaterday by City Comptroller Meta. H eaya he will formally recommend the plan In a wrtt'fn report within a few days. Th matter la.ue up on th application qf a company for a lighting franchise la Queens borough. Comptroller Mets said that (though there sts every prospect that th franchise would eom day bo very valuable, th company only effered K,M for it. HARRY NEW NEXT CHAIRMAN Republicans Select Indianapolis Man to Follow Cortelyou. KANSAS CITY IN HARD FIGHT Chicago Alive to the Necessity Hustling- for Location of Meat National Convention" Battlo Royal "WASHINGTON, Deo. . The national re publican committee) met at the Shoreham hotel In thla city at 11 o'clock today with Chairman Harry 8. New presiding and Secretary Elmer Dover at the clerk's desk The principal purpos of thla meeting Is the naming of a time and place at which the next national republican convention will be held, but thla order of business will not be reached until tomorrow, For soma time before the committee wa called to order the lobble Of the kotel wer filled with member and It waa ap parent from the beginning that the meeting would be on of the most generally at. tended of recent yeara. It waa also evident that the contest over the place of meeting would be contested very sharply, with Kansaa City and Chicago aa the principal applicants. The last twenty-four hours served materially to change appearances. for, whereas yeaterday Kansaa City seemed to bo practically without a rival, it waa evident at tho beginning of the canvass today that Chlcago'a advocates had gained renewed aasurancea and would be prepared for a atrong fight. inaeea, tne mends of that city were boldly claiming a majority of tha com mittee. Kaasaa City Hard at Work. The Kansaa City delegation waa by no means willing to concede this lead. It de veloped that for aome months that city has had representatives visiting all the com mitteemen at their homes to secure pledges and It Is said that many of the committee men had become committed to th Missouri city that they could not change. It was urged for Kansaa City that th city being in tho midst of what is termed the "Bryan country." It would be of vast advantage to the republican party to hav th con vention held there In caae of Bryan's nomi nation. The fact that the location ther of the convention might hav a material In fluence upon holding Missouri in the repub llcan column, alao was urg jd, as wer many other conditions auppoaed to be favorable to Kausas CUv. The only other city prominently spoken of was Denver, but the contest between Chi cago and Kansaa City la now so spirited that little is said of tha third place. The frienda of tha Colorado city are hopeful that the fight between the Illinois and Mis souri locatlona will grow ao animated th.it It may be necessary to shift from both of them, and In that event they think that Denver offers Irresistible .advantages, There will ba on or two votea at the be ginning for Seattle and some other cities. Representative Lowden, Illinois commit teeman, assured allcomers that Chlcgfo waa willing not only to furnish the hall. hut tn nav all ah. Villa f th. aamammh alao waa active among th delegates. H convention-ahrd hrd lemw ym wyp w-wyp sal that Denver would pay $80,000 for the convention, and that the offer would b made In auch .tangible form aa to leave no doubt of Denver' ability, to meet the prop- oaltlon. Kanaas City1 fifty business men were busy In their efforts to hold members to their plcfljrea. New U Elected Chairman. After the commute had been called to order and the rollcall completed, the selec tion of a chairman to fill out tha unex pired term of Secretary Cortelyou was an nounced to be In order. ' Senator Cran of Massachusetts nomi nated Mr. New. Mr. Lyon of Texaa seconded th nomina tion. Ther being no other namea. Mr. New waa unanimously chosen to fill out the term, which will make It necessary for him to prepare or th convention and to call It to order. Mr. New, who had retired, waa then ea. eorted to th meeting room and was en thualaatlcally received. He made a brief speech, sincerely thanking the committee for th honor. air. cortelyou' resignation aa chairman waa formally acoepted and a committee waa appointed to draft reaolutlona of re gret over his retirement A committee to suggest a plan of pro cedure In the election of delegatea In Porto Rico and In th Philippine was also named. mr. ieraea or Kentucky, Mr. Btreeter of K.ew Hampshlr and Mr. Kellogg of Min nesota will draft the ormal call for the convention and will discuss all questions pertaining to the election of delegates. Tho committee then called upon the prea ldent NEW. ROUTE FOR BOULEVARD Pak Board Aathorlsea Committee to Oatltaa Another North Cen tral Coarse. At tho special meeting of th Board of Park Commissioners Friday morning Mc Kay Si Cat h roe wer awarded contract for the construction of a sixty-foot culvert on the Dodga street road adjoining Elwood park. The contract prlc waa $13,96 per lineal foot-for a three-course, six-foot sewer, and $10 per square yard for all ne cessary concret work. The Arm announced lta intention of starting work immediately, and with good weather th culvert ahould b completed in tan daya. Th board authorlxed th committee on acquisition of ground to outline a new rout for the North Central boulevard, the old rout having been abandoned by resolu tion at th regular meeting. Representa tives of th Crelghton estate and Mr. Megeath talked over the plan for onening the southwestern boulevard through land south of Hanacom park and th statement waa made than an amicable adjustment would be mads. EX-SLAVE LEAVES ESTATE Thoaaaa Campbell Wills Property Church aad Lodge to Which i Ho Beloaa-od. to Th will of Thomaa Campbell, an en slave who died about aix weeka ago, was probated Thursday In th county court, and It was found he bad left his property to his lodge and th other half to hi church. Frank Crawford, attorney, I ex. reutor of the will. Tbe property amounts to (real estate and other property) the value of several hundred dollars. Camn bell'a wife died yeara ago and they had no'Chlldren, ao he left hie property to the associations with which he wa connected. Campbell at on tiro owned th southeast corner of Twentieth and Harney streets, wlier the street oar barn la now located, EMPEROR'S DANGER Rasnor that Anarch lata nave Gone to Haaararr with Fell la tent. BUDAPEST, Dec 1-The Nap. a news paper of thla city, publishes a sensations' story today to th effect that an anae-' plot upon th live of Emperor Joaeph ond Archduke Franct ' tha heir to tha throne, haa bee. ?: v . , , .- Th alory would appear to be a the fact 'that the Hungarian j were Informed recently that feur well-known anarchUata had left Geneva for Hungary with the object of making an attempt upon th Ufa of Francla Ferdinand. The police wer Instructed to watch th frontier cloaely, but so far aa la known no anarch ist hav yt entered Hungarlann territory. VIENNA, Deo. . In answer to an In quiry concerning the reported anarchist plot agalnat the Uvea of Emperor Francla Joa eph and Archduke Francla Ferdinand. It waa officially declared here today that th government had no Information whatever to bear out the suggestion that the anarch ists are auppoaed to have left Geneva for Hungary bad any designs upon the emperor or th heir to th throne, and the Idea of any such attempt waa discredited. KANEKO CABLESHIS THANKS Japanese Member of Privy Coanell Send Messaare. to Presi dent Roosevelt. TOKIO. Dec. 6. Viscount Kaneko haa cabled Preeldsnt Roosevelt aa follows: The whole empire Is rejoicing at your stronif recommendation that America rhould participate In our exposition, and I thank you on behalf, of and with the au thority or the people or Japan. (Signed) KANEKO Thla dispatch la significant ' aa Viscount Kaneko la a member df the privy council. In an Interview with the representative of the Associated Press Viscount Kaaeko said: President Roosevelt is alwaya th firm friend of Japan, and he brlnga out before the world wSat J a fart ia whenever the op portunity offers. HI message of 19oj eu logised Jspan In words which have be come a classic with the Japanese people. This year again he has clearly atated the position of Japan and his messsge In re lation thereto Is commented -upon every where with appreciation and Joy. Presi dent Roosevelt's mesKe Is regarded as Indicative of the true spirit of the Ameri can people, depicting the character of th true American who says what he thinks and doea what he says. JAPS TO ACrAS COLONIZERS Statesmen Ar Determined to Sead Their Bnrplas Population Into New Territory, TOKIO, Dec . A atrong movement haa developed In an unexpected quarter looking toward prohibition of emigration of all lab orera to America and Canada and It Is understood that a number of prominent people, former members of the cabinet and othera Inifnd to urge the adoption of auch measures. : They will require ;the govern ment to undertake the development upon a large seal of Hokkaido, Corea and Man churia in order to give employment to Japanese. Th Japanese government haa been offi cially Informed , that Congressman' Hayea baa Introduced, ... Japanese, r.trlualon bill tn th house of tepreteatanvts, ' but con fidence Is expressed that It will not ba passed. . . . , (.'... TUBE MAKERS NOW AGREED Determined ' to Put an Bad to Hoary Losses Resulting; from Com petition. GLASGOW. Dec. $. As a result of the agreement reached yesterday between the tube makers of United States, Germany and Great Britain to take steps to put an end to tha serloua leases now resulting from International competition, the Scotch tube makers today advanced the price thirty shillings a ton. The agreement of the lube makers will be ratified at a meet ing to b held In Parla early next week at which a representative of the United States Steel corporation will be present. Representatives of American and British sheet makers are expected to meet next week for the purpose of discussing a working agreement covering thla output SMALL OUTBREAK IN SEOUL Several Killed, bat Japanese Qalckly Fat Stop to Alt Oat lawry. TOKIO, Dec. 6. A dispatch from Seoul saya that following the departure of Prince Ito, the Japanese resident general in Corea, a few malcontents attempted an uprising toward mldnitrht on Decenibor 5, a crowd of Coreana attacking the branch polio sta tion. During the attack one Japanese was Killed, on woman injured and several Cor eana eeverely wounded. The outbreak waa quickly quelled. KING OSCAR SLIGHTLY BETTER Symptam of Vealeal Troable Leas Alarming, Ho Having Paased alt Night. STOCKHOLM. Deo. 6. The followlna bul letin concerning the condition of King Oscar waa iasued this morning. "His majesty passed a somewhat ouletar night, having enjoyed aeveral houra aleep. Hia atrength haa somewfiat increased. The patlent'a puis ia 78, and the symptoms of vesical trouble ar less alarming." THIRTY DROWNED BY WRECK Bralllaa Coastlua; tti-mnrr Dona In Collision ajid Crew 4a Lost. RIO JANEIRO, Deo. The Brazilian coasting steamer Guasca, Cnrtuln Ramos, fcO tons, has gone down off Pnrangua, Bra- tll, aa a result of a collision with ao un known vessel. Thirty persona on board th Guasca were drowned. Caatonvtlae Loses Ills Salt. MARSHA LLTO W N . Ia., Dec. . (Special Telegram.) Judge Bradahaw in district court thla morning by his decree in the case of Dr. E. A. Can ton wine against Bo.fr h Brna, dismissed Cantonwlne'a ''U at his cost. This la a notorious caa trUd aeveral weeka ao, by which Cantonwlne Bought to recover $6,106 alleged to have been extorted from him by threats cf imprison ment Bosch Bros.' defense was that Can tonwlns, who worked In Bosch Bro.' store, had atolen a large jium of money from th firm. Singer Avert Paale. NEW YORK. Dec. C.-The toolne nf number of the chorus at the Metropolitan il'era iiuuN mil nig-rn prevented a blax on th stag which might have caused a panic. "La Boheme" was tne opera, and while Mm. Seinbrlrti and lionet were aing-tna- a dtu-t, a paper lantern, nan n it,. atag decorations, biased up. A chorus inau Huiinjr seizoa tne lantern and stamped out the Are. Althoum th waa plainly vliLlu, neither of tha alnger LMitaud fur aa lueuut. LIFE IN OMAHA, BANKS SHOW BEST local tntions Make Statement ha do ws Kansas City. y-fJTVTB, CAN COMPARE .anatrr Deposit Formerly Held by Failed Bank Available to Omaha, bat Not Acceptable Until Condition Settle. Banks of Omaha are shown to be m far better shape than th bank of Kansaa City by the statements of the nine clearing house banks of that city mhlch were re ceived Friday. In cash resources, deposit and total resources, tha five national banka of Omaha and threw national ' banka of South Omaha ar far ahead of th nine financial institution of Kanaaa City. While th deposits of the Omaha banka have decreased but $18,0M, aa compared with the statement of November, 1908, the banka of Kajisaa City have lost $12,2(13.000 during the year and more than $22,000,000 elnoe the August atatement. Cash reaourcea of the Omaha banka have' Increased $a,37.85 since November of laat year, whll the cash of tha Kanaaa City banka have decreased $5,5,000 In the same time. Loans of Kansaa City banka were but H72.000 lesa than a year ago, when the state ment waa called at the close of business December 8. Loans ef Omaha and South Omaha banks are $1,871,000 less than when the statement waa called In November last' year. What th Record Show. Despite the fact that the Kansaa City bank which failed haa boawted that it carried more deposit than all the national banka of Omaha combined the statement of th Kanaaa City banka, which was somewhat of a surprise to Omaha bankera, ahowa the total resource of the nine In stitutions have decreased $0,634,0(0 since November a year ago, while th total re sources of th Omaha clearing bouse banks have Increaaed $l,l(iS,E9X With the possible exception of Denver, It In expeoted the Omaha banka will make th strongest showing of any banks In tha weat and Justify th remark of Chairman Hepburn of tha American Bankera' association cur renoy commission that "Omaha has been tho one bright apot on the financial map since the flurry." Other New York bonkers have been extravagant of their praise of Omaha banka, but In a recent map pub lished in New Tork and given circulation by dally papera. Kansaa City waa ahown to be "in the clear" and a black spot aa big aa a horse blanket was spread over Omaha. Aa a result of the Kansas City failure, banka of Omaha may secure a number of new accounta from tha country banka of southeastern and southern Nebraska, which have been carried by the National Bank of Commerce In Kansaa City, because of the Interest and free collections which that In stitution offered. But th accounts will not be acceped under any condition by Omaha banka, until after th flurry Is over. It Is not the desire of Omaha bankers to take deposits from country banks which ar withdrawn from other banks during a finan cial panic, and . those which have been raftered, d urln 4e -week hero-bem cllned with thanks. It ia btlleved that to audi an extent banks in Omaha and. St. Joseph hav assisted th Kanaaa City banks In retaining many balances. . Sympathy for Dr. Woods. Many Omaha bankera know Dr. Woods, president of the National Bank of Com merce and sympathise with him and other offlcera of the bank, who, they believe, did "make tha fight of their Uvea" when the Institution was threatened. "The National Bank of Commerce waa the only 'high fmanoo' bank on ih Missouri river," said Victor B. Caldwell. In speak ing of th institution. But the bankera do not believe th "pro motion" schemes of Dr. Woods wer as much to blame for th failure of the bank aa th high price paid to secure accounts, which wer quickly withdrawn aa soon as suspicion rested on the bank. Tha presi dent Is known up and down the Missouri river wher he haa been Interested In many banks. In the panlo of 1SK3 th "Wood" bank at Sioux City, known aa the "Sioux National," failed. The institution waa In charge of a relative of Dr. Woods, named Chandler. Th same year th "Wood" bank at Wichita, cloaed lta doora. It was also conducted by a relative of President Wooda of th National Bank of Commerce. FIGHT TO ESCAPE THE FIRE Many Men Injured While Battling to Go Down Fir Rarape at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1 Battling In a frenay of terror on a fire escape three stories high, thirty men atruggled to escape from a fir which broke out in a men's rooming house at 828 North Sixth street early today. Po licemen were forced to use club to subdu th panic-stricken men. James Clarke, a veteran of th Crimean war and a pen sioner of th British government waa th moat seriously burned, and Frank Evans, aged 71, on of thos overcome by amok, will likely die. Four other wer Injured, not seriously. The damage amounted to about $1,000. H. H. TUCKER, JR., RELEASED Chsurgo of Mlaneo of tho Mall Mado Against th Oil Company Man Fall. TOPETKA, Kn, Dec. S. In the federal court here demurrer to th Indictment of Secretary H. H. Tucker, Jr., charred with using th mails to defraud In hla efforts to promote th Unci Sam OH company, waa sustained today and Tucker waa freed. The company, whoa stock amounted to over $1,000.0)0, la held In twenty atatea, la tn the hands of a receiver. HEAVY L0SSF0R WASHBURN Rlc Hall of Kanaaa Institution De stroyed, with Ilaadred Thou sand Los. TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. a Rlc Hall, at Washburn colleso. waa destroyed by fire today, involving a losa of $100,000. The building waa four stories high, containing th botanical and mineral collection and th laboratories. All tha student escaped safely. MRS. TAFT'S. CONDITION SAME Aged Mother of Secretxrr of War Showa No Sla-aa of Improve ment. MILLBURT, Mass., Dec. (.Mrs. Loulfci Taft th aged mother of Secretary Taft, today waa In a condition unchanged from that of yeaterday. D -ath la considered question of but a short time, aa Mra Taft Lag not be a oonsaiou far a w,. BIG IMPLEMENT HOUSE BURNS David Bradley Co., Warehouse In Coanell Blair Kntlrely 1 Destroyed. Fir early last evening totally destroyed the large warehouse of the David Bradley Implement company, Eleventh avenue and Main atretit. Council Bluffs, together with the large building adjoining. David Bradley A Co. are among tha pio neer Implement men of Council Rluffa and thla large warehouae contained many thou aand dollara worth of goods, all of which wer destroyed. BRYAN IS vF0R HARMONY Speech of Nebraskan la Chicago Indicate Rnd of Snlllvaa Incident. CHICAGO, Dec. -W. J. Bryan, 'who was today th guest of th local democ racy, mado a apeech at a luncheon given by the Iroquois club, th keynote of which was party harmony: "Where an agreement haa been reached among men aa to what la to be done now, there ahould be forgetfulness for the past," he said, and hla sentiment was applauded. "Men should have good forgetting ma chines ao far aa Individuals are concerned. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors' la a good doctrine to follow. Re sentment and revenge are the most foolish of things." Men who heard the words took tllem to moan that Mr. Bryan's differences with National Committeeman Roger C. Sullivan were at an end and that there would be no anti-Bryan contest In Illinois, Mr. Sul livan having declared that he will not start the strife afresh. Mr. Bryan declared that the democratic party was more united today than It haa been for years, whllo, he asserted,' the re publicans ar divided. MOTIVE FOR DEED UNKNOWN Body of Clara Bloodarood la Taken to New York by Her Hasband, BALTIMORE, Md.. Dee, 6. The body of Clara Blnodgood, the actress who com mitted suicide by shooting In her room In the Hotel Stafford last night, waa taken to New Tork today by her husband. William Lalmbler of New Tork. Mr. Lolm bler, through John Emerson, stage mana ger of the company of which his wtfo waa a member, atated that the note left for him by his wife gave no clue as to the motive for her act. It merely referred to aome business matters. Mr. Lalmbler could not, he declared, assign any reason for the deed. Mr. Kmerson could only ascribe It to the fears of a possible phy sical breakdown, a large number of on night standa having affected her nervous system. The members of "The Truth" company left for New Tork City later. It waa learned today that Mra. Bloodgood bought two revolvera here. But on waa found, -ao far a known, after her death. YET AT (W0RK GETTING JURY Stato Uses Eiarhth Peremptory Chal lenge to Get Rid of Tale, man Simpson. BOISBi Idaho, Dec. f.-Th trial of George A. Pettibone on tho charge of com plicity to murder ex-Governor Steunen berg waa resumed this morning. The de fense exercised Its seventh peremptory challenge by excusing George Parkin, the stock raiser who waa passed for cause yesterday afternoon. Ira Simpson, a farmer Ul yeara old onu at one time a member of the Teamsters' union, was accepted by both sides, hut after a lengthy conference between Attorney Darrow and Hawley tha state used Its eighth peremptory chal lenge in excusing Simpson and E. W. Schu-be-t waa called. ," FRANK B. WIB0RG SECRETARY Cincinnati Man ia Elxecntlv Officer of National Council of Commerce. WASHINGTON, D. C Dee. . Th Na tional Council of Commerce created at th conference of chambers of commerce and board of trade yesterday, perfected Its organization today and adjourned alne die. Frank B. Wlborg of Cincinnati was elected secretary of the council and of advisory committee. The commute Include' Georg F. Stone. Chicago; H. Mosle, Gal veston; George C. Perkins, San Francisco; James E. Smith, St. Louis. Tha organiza tion of the council la left to the advisory commute and Chairman Gustav H. Schwab, New York. MONKS DRIVE OFF BANDITS Hostile Band Finally Exterminated by Troop After Priest Were ' in Fight. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. Partlculara have Just been received her of an attack by twenty Lettish-Eat honlan bandlta upon a monastery near Pskov. Tha fighting waa fierce and determined. The bandits were finally driven off by th monks, who had six men killed and three wounjed In the affray. The aggressors were then pursued by troop and gendarmea and in th aub sequent encountera, they were practically exterminated, the only wounded robbor falling allv Into the hand of tha author ities. PANAMA ISSUE CUT IN HALF Secretary Cortelyou De-idea to R. duce Allotment of Bond by Thla Amount, WASHINGTON, Dee. .-Secretary Cor telyou today decided to reduce by one half the Issue of Panama canal bonds and allotments to the amount of only $26,007,000 have been made. The lowest price at which offera will be accepted wll bo be tween 114 and lutVi. ranging up rto over 106. the average being a figure rtlghtly In exceaa of 109. The amount of certificates which offers will be accepted will he be and $1S,000,000. Announcement to this ef fect was expocted this evening or tomor row. CLUB STARTS HUGHES BOOM Leading Republican Oraanlsatlon of Northern New ' York Shies Hla Castor. WATERTOWN. N. V., Doc. fc-Th Lin coin league, th leading republican organ ization of northern New Yor'f, with a membership of 1.&), has adopted resolu tions recommending Governor Hughes to all republicans as th next republican nom ine for president HUiNDRiDS ARE DEAD Explosion of Dnst Wreck. Interior of Two West Virginia itines. GREATEST DISASTER JS INDUSTRY Number of Dead Estimated at Four Hundred and Twenty-Five. FdE HAMPERS RELIEF WORK Little Doubt that All Men Below Were Instantly Killed. EXPLOSION'S FORCE IS AWFUL Props Are Blown Oat of th . Slop and Carried Across tho River Tipple la Largest in th Stat. RIlLLKTIXr. FAIRMONT. W. Va., Dec. . A dlapatcK to the Fairmont Tlmoe from th Monongah. mines plncea the number o dead at 4HJ. It Is reported, and pnrtlally confirmed, that the mine has caught fire,- further handi capping the rescucre and furnishing a new menace to llic. lives of the entombed men, should any of them have escaped th ex plosion. FAIRMONT, W. Va.. Dee, . An explo sion of coal dust In mines Nob. 6 and 8 of tha Consolidated Coal company of Baltly more, located on opposite Bides of the Mo nongahela river at Monongah, aix nillea from here, this morning, resulted In what, from present reports, is Indicated to bo the worst disaster in the history of th coal mining Industry of .AmerkM. The most conservative repot' place tho number of men entombed by the explosion at 500. and nearly all estlmatos, Including; those of most of the coal company officials, place the number at least Goo. Some esti mates place the number even higher. About 1,000 miners are employed In the two word ings and most of them, it la said, had en tered the mine before the explosion oc curred. Only five bodlea have been re moved. Mining experts, a large corps of phys Iclana and othera familiar with mining matters, hold out practically no hope to waiting friends that a single person tn tho mine at the tlm of th explosion haa es caped death. The bodlea of three miners have been re covered near the mouth of Mine No. 8. Mine No. 8 Is located on the eaat aide of tha West Fork river and Mlno No. S on tha west side. How the explosion occurred simultaneously in both mines cannot b explained at this time. All la confusion' at the scfno of tha dis aster and definite inform at Ion la, meagre. The explosion was heard for elirht miles. Immediately after receipt of tb- news, physicians and special cars were dis patched from Fairmont to the scene. Th min waa too full of gas and amok for rescuers to enter. ' ' Spreads to Two Mines. It la said the explosion started in No. and spread to No. 8 mine, th two being connected. Another report aaya the first explosion was followed by the blowing up of the boiler house In No. 8. The gravest fears arc felt for the safety of the great number of men In the workings. Tho earth aeemed to be rent at the mo ment of tha shock. Some Idea of Ihe fore of the explosion may be gained from tho fact that props, from the mine-were not only blown out of the entry, but wer burl.id by th force of It clear across tli western fork of the Monongahela river. Wires are down. It is feared that th accident will turn out to be the worat in the hlatory of min ing inVhla country. Superintendent Mnlone telophonea that of the 600 men who wer in the mine at tho Urn he doea not think any could eacapa alive from th forces of the explosion. The fens were started to clear out th foul air and the rescuers were expected to reach the men by 2 o'clock this afternoon. Tha mine management declares they do not Know the cause, but experienced min ers declare that it must 'have been dust Workings Lara oat in State. The town of Mononagh haa a population of about 8,000 and while for the moat part the miners are of foreign birth, ther ar still many American workmen. Possibly the largest steel tipple In the state la located at Mononagh. Tha mlnea are both ahaft and alope mills, being worked by the rope and haulage system. They lis on both sides of the West Fork river and are connected by a ateel pier brldjo owned and operated by the coal company. Until about ten yeara ago only American mlnnra were employed. At that time tha miner of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio were on strike. The coal company is on of th largest companies of the kind In th country and la capitalized at about $20,000,000. They hav upward of 100 producing properties. Clar ence A. Wataon -la the president, with head quarters In Baltimore. Superintendent Ma Ion Is said to be on of th most compe tent and practical mining men In tha coun try. FIT Hundred in Mlnea. Later It waa said the r.li'V party would not reach the imprluoned men . before 4 o'clock. .Th rescuers include nine super intendents, headed by Superintendent J. C. Gasklll. Special trains are ready to bring th' wou.tded to the Miners' hospital her as fast as possible. A hospital waa arranged at the.- opening of the mine, wher Ui wounded will receive attention. Several tnen wer practically blown out of mine No. 6 through an air hole. Their escape was miraculous. Twenty physicians from Fairmont ar now on the grounds and every attention Is being given the men. The mines did not work yesterday. From best estimates 250 men were In each mine todav. UNIONS INTIMIDATE WORKERS Strike Breakers at Ratta Notified to Leave City. Which Ad vie They Follow. BUTTE. Mont. Dec. 1-Flv nonunion bollermsJters, imported by th Northern Pacific Railroad company from Kansas City, to take the placea of th striking bollermakrrs In thla city, were surprised at their work at midnight last night by fifty union men, comtnitteea from the va rloua labor organizations of riutte. Th union men surrounded the strike breukets, quietly telling them that unless tney oeaard work and "made tracks out of town," trouble would result. Th strike breaker at once left the city. A number of Japanese laborer weoa also frightened, and tuey, too, o.ult wwct