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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.
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FR OMAHA, COUNCIL BLUFFS ANT)
V1CJNIT1 Fair Saturday; no Important
change In temperature.
FOR NEBRASKA I'artly cloudy Satur
dav; moderate temperature
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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.
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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
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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