Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVII XO. -37.
OMAHA, MONDAY MOKNIXU, APRIL 1.?, 1908TKX I'AUES.
SINGLE COl'Y TWO CENTS.
FIGHT FOR BR If AN MEN
Friendi of Nebraikan in New York
Want Delegation Instructed.
LEADERS OPPOSE THIS ACTION
Stat Chairman Connors Favors Nomi
nation of Johnson.
JUDGE GRAY'S FRIENDS BUSY
See Some Help for Delaware Man in
Uninitructed Delegation.
CONVENTION MEETS
ESDAY
Delegates from.
Meet Early;
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NfcW YORK, A,"
democratic state col
in Carnegie hall In t
next, will vote to end ' - -3
cgatlnji to the national ..-'
ver In July. In a que. -4 the
keenest Interests among- flowers of
the various candidates. TlwTitate commit
tee at recent meeting with but one dis
senting voice voted to send a delegation
unfettered by Instructions and the organ
isation plans to carry out tills program
at the state convention.'
Chulrman William J. Connors of the
elate , committee ha said that there Is
vny 'illtle real sentiment throughout th
state for the- nomination of W. J. Bryan,
and the majority of delegates elected to the
state convention hava been left to act as
tha organisation wills. Enough Bryan
sentiment remains, however, to give Prom
ina vf a lively convrnllon and there Is a
probsnlllt of a, warm debate on the com
mittee on resolutions In the event of any
Bryan supporters being given a place on
th committee. '
Some of the Bryan men may try
to "prevent t lie organization from consum
mating It plans by .carrying the fight for
an Instructed delegation for Bryan to the
floor of the. convention. The association
of democrats of western New York , has
gone on record in favor of Bryan's nomi
nation, aiid will urge the convention to
instruct the delegates for the Nebraskan
.(list, last and all die time.
Conner Is for Johnaoa.
The cominlUea on credentials will hava
xime political , tangles to unravel, as
s veral counties will send contesting dele
gations to the convention. ' Chairman Con
iwrs. while lavoring an unlnstructed dele
. tatlun tu Denver has expressed the belief
hat Governor Johnson i Minnesota Is the
itruiigctit candidate In the democratic field
f poasltilllilcs. Governor Johnson's friends
ire watching the action of New York and
?ennylva.la, both of which are expected
.q send their delegates unlnstructed to
Denver: .
Forninl launching ef the candidacy ot
Judge CSeerge Gray of Delaware, at Dover
)u rTui-fiiajl.'li'VUiVvte and his followers
sould welcome an unlnstructed delegation
from-. Rew York with the attendant .possi
bility of winning the New Yorkers over
to Delaware's candidate. Chairman Con
nors lm been in conference with Charles
F. Murphy of ' Tammany hall and other
party leaders during ths past week, ar
ranging the convention program. The
tate committee will meet tomorrow after,
noon at the Victoria hotel to perfect the
temporary organization. Thomas Carmody
i( Penn tan will preside- as temporary
hail rrmn and will address the convention
it (lit opening session.
Districts to Elect Delegates.
II is expected that the -temporary orga.nl--.atlon
will be made permanent and that
Mr. Carmody wilt preside throughout the
onvsntion. ' Four delegatea-at-large and
heir-alternates ars to be elected to the
latlonal convention, and It ia reported
ht Chairman Connors and Charles F.
Murphy will be nominated as two of the
lelrgatea.. ' Delegates from the thirty
evrnth congressional district will meet
fining the day and select national dele
tales, two for each district, whose names
will be reported to th convention later
y the committee on national delegates, for
'atlficatlon. Presidential electors will be
hosen and a state committee selected.
JfciNVER PREPARING WELCOME1
ilgaatle Paper Macho Tlgee Will
Oroot Delegates aad Visitors.
DENVER, Colo., April l:J-A monater
'tger, constructed of paper machs, looatcd
it the principal four corners of the city,
Mil Welcome the delegates to Denver when
;hey cum to the democratic national con
vention July 7. This emblem has been
x Uotad Instead of tha proaalo donkey, as
.he striped king of the jungle lands himself
note readily to tha purposes of ornamenta-
Ion.
A special committee of cltlaens Is at
vork devising plans' for the suitable decor
ation of the city during the convention.
The decisloa Is to erect a mammoth figure
of tiger at ths Junction of Sixteenth
itraet and Boardway. as the central piece
of decoration Is tha first atep in the work
of the committee. Thousands of electric
'ights will be strung across the street and
;iags and bunting will be freely used in
'he decorative s heme.
At a meeting -of the convention league
reslerday committees were appolntd to wel
:om with special marks of hospitality the
delegate from each. Former residents from
?very state are members of these commit
tees. - Many of them will be welcoming old
friends among the state delegates.
There will be 1016 delegates and alter
nates In the dencatlc convention, 1.008 votes
being east when ths full strength of the
convention Is polled. "
Tli (rest auditorium, which seats 12.600
people, and has standing room for fully
I.OOO more, will be completed June 17. The
iffiotals of the national democratic com
mittee who have the preparatlona for the
convention in charge say that preparations
for the entertainment of visitors are far
ther advanced at this time than at any
similar period . prior te previous conven
tions in any city. The tiOO.MO pledged by
Denver to help pay the expenses of ths
loaventioa was paid In four equal Install
ments, the last one being sent to Chairman
Tajrgart March 9.
. . DEATH RECORD.
Aadrew jr. . Gray,
8IDNKT, la.. April li (Special. Andrew
J. Oray IS dead in this city at the home ot
bis daughter, Mr. O. M. HackeL The de
ceased was an old resident of Fremont
county, living In Farragui for many years.
He ad Tl years of m
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
FORECAST FOR NEHRASK A-Falr Mon
day; wrmw in cart portion. Tuesday,
fair; cooler in the afternoon or nlitht In
north et portion.
FORKCA8T FOR IOWA Fair and warmer
Mnndnv. Tuwlny. (air.
r a. m..t 4o
TO PURIFY JLAKE MICHIGAN
Forty-Eight Manlrlpnlltlrs In Four
States Organise Sanitary
Association.
CHICAGO. April 12. The Lake Michigan
Sanitary association, formed to device
wave and means for carina for eewaac
from cities and towns adjacent to the lake
nd to provide methods for protecting such
mmunltles from impure water supplies,
organized Saturday, representatives
forty-eight municipalities In Illinois,
Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana taking
part In the meeting, which was the result
of suggestions offered by Mayor Fred A.
Bu'ssc of Chicago and the Chicago Associa
tion of Commerce.
Resolutions were adopted declaring for
the organization of a permanent sanitary
commission to undertake the task of puri
fjlng the wat?ra of the lake. In addition
an address to cillxens wan adopted urging
wide co-operation in tho movement.
Dr. William A. Evann, health commis
sioner of Chicago, In outlining the purpose
of the meeting to the delegates, declared
that thousand of lives are endangered
annually by the use of Impure wster,
cither from Iake Michigan or from some
of the streams that empty Into It. He said
that since Chicago had diverted Its sewage
from the lake by means of the drainage
canal, that the city's death rate had been
materially decreased and that millions of
dollars had been, saved to the community.
Mayor Becker of Milwaukee was elected
president of the association.
PRIMA R IE
PK.'SYI,V.4SIA
Moth Partlea Elect Delegates to
tlonal and State Coaveotlona.
Ma-
PHILJtDELPHIA. April 12. The primary
elections of all political parties in Pennsyl
vania were held throughout the state today,
the polls closing at S last night. Each
party elected delegates to Its national, and
state conventions and nominated candidates
for congress and the legislature. In addi
tion all of the sixty-seven counties and
nearly all the municipalities In the com
monwealth named candidates for -various
minor offices.
The lafct republican stale convention hav
ing endorsed United States Senator Knox
for the presidential nomination there were
no contests In the party pvter the presi
dential preference, but there was numerous
sharp aklrmlshes over the Individuals who
will' make 'up Pennsylvania's delegation to
Chicago. ' ' ' . ,... - ' ,,
There was a fight in many ' sections of
the stato In the democratic party over the
question of whether 'the delegation to the
Denver convention shall be Instructed for
W. J. Bryan, or shall go to the convention
without instructions. Democratio National
Committeeman James M. Uuffey of Pitts
burg Is oppored to Instructing the delega
tion, 'while other prominent men In the
organisation, among them State Treasurer
William Berry, have been quite active In
a movement to have the state convention
instruct the delegates for Bryan. The re
turns tonight are late and scattered and
give no Indication of what the state conven
tion may do. 1
The hottest fight of the day was over
ths nomination of . candidates for both
houses of the legislature. Only five sena
tors (half of them) and a full house (207
members) are lo be elected in November.
Local option appeared to be the paramount
issue and there were spirited contests i In
every section of the slate. The next legis
lature will elect a new Cnited States sena
tor and Senator Boisj Penrose, whose term
will expire next March, Is a candidate for
re-election. Some of the Independent re
publican leaders had announced that they
would loppose his candidacy and in conse
quence the senator's return to Washington
was an Issue In some sections of the state.
The primaries In Philadelphia passed off
quietly. The hardest fights were In sev
eral wards where (he republicans were split
Into several factions. With few exceptions,
however, the republican slated candidates
for congress, national and state delegates
were elected and the slated candidates for
legislature nominations were successful.
The democrats slated candidates for con
gress were also nominated, but there were
many fights -over national and state dele
gales. Among those who were elected as
republican national delegates from Phila
delphia are United Stales Senator Penroee,
ex-Insurance Commissioner Israel DurhaiD
and Senator James P. McNluhols.
PITTSBCRG. Pa.. April ll-Colonel J. M.
Guffey, national committeeman and leader
of the democratic party in Pennsylvania,
when seen last night, aald:
"From Information I be-ve received from
over the state, the delegates elected at to
day's primaries to the state convention, to
bs held In May, absolutely insures an un
instrurted delegation from Pennsylvania to
the Denver convention, and righlly so."
"Pennsylvania can deliver ao votes in the
electoral college and should be left free
to Join In the choice of a candidate deemed
available by the states that elect demo
cratic presidents."
Vork Limits Its Advertising.
YORK, Neb.. April 12. (Special.) The
Commercial club boosters held an. Interest
ing meeting Friday evening. For some lime
business men have been importuned to
patronise various advertising schemes. The
object of the meeting was to have ths bus
iness men sign an agreement that Ihey
would only advertise In the local papers
for local business and cut out all pro
grams, advertising schemes of every nature,
and especially advertising schemes pro
moted by outsiders and nonresidents.
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FINANCIAL OUTLOOK BETTER
Settlement of Erie Affair Produces
Favorable Effect on Sentiment.
CROP OUTLOOK ENCOURAGING
Prospect of Large Yield of Wheat and
Improvement In Railway Reports
Are Other t.ood Featores
of situation.
NEW YORK, April .-Developments lssl
week were In favor of values of securities
and prices tesponded. but In a sluggish and
irregular fashion. Great Interest centered
In the workout of the Eric financial settle
ment and while underlying confidence was
general that the seUlement would be ef
fected, the manner, of its accomplishment
camo as a surprise and afforded abundant
food for wide conjecture over the motives
and plans underlying the action followed.
15. II. Harrlman's advance of funds to
the Erie was not interesting, lnvthe light
of his far-reaching interests in the railroad
systems of the whole country and the pos
sible bearing of the Erie transaction on
the relations of those two Interests are
canvassed with keen Interest. Tho fact of
the recent completion of a Harrlman link
to the Atlantic seaboard In the south
through the Illinois Central and Central of
Georgia points the argument that control
of the Erie Is intended for another such
line to the seaboard. The present mixed
control of the Erie In community with
that of other trunk lines and anthracite
carriers would make such a project of
consequence to the balance of power In
the whole railroad world. The object is
thus Invested with an importance in the
estimation of the financial public extending
far ht-yond the immediate affairs of the
Erie itself.
Crop Oallook Encouraging.
The publication of the April 1 condition
of winter wheat and rye crops by the De
partment of Agriculture was markedly re
assuring, owing to the high percentage of
condition reported from the winter wheat
crop and the large crop Indicated as the
basis of that condition. Weather reported
during the week caused renewal of confi
dence in the crop. Many chances of deteri
oration before maturity are 'fully recog
nized, but the vantage point of the pnvsent
high promise against future unavoidable
contingencies Is a substantial point In favor
of keeping confidence In the outlook. The
year's crop yields are looked upon as a
vital element In the Improvement of the
depression into which business has been
thrown and the course of the. growth and
the harvest will be followed closely by
the speculative markets of Its period. '
Railroad Reports Hoaefal.
No marked Influence waa perceptible In
the securities market from the side of busi
ness and traffic devices. Reports of rail
road officials were moderately hopeful In
tone, but they had little actual Increase of
traffic to report and returns of earnings
still show heavy reductions from the corre
sponding periods of a year ago, as well as
for several years preceding. The price of
opper has declined again and accumula
tion of stock is complained of. Orders for
steel slocks show recession from, the levrl
of the early part of March and the Iron
market is called stagnant. Persistent ru
mors of a cut In the price of steel products
have elicited protestations of the determi
nation of the allied Interests In the trade
to maintain prices. Some disposition Is
shown for a cut of prices as the best means
to Induce a revival of activity.
Sapply of Fonda Large.
The investment situation shows some
signs of Improvement. Money remains dif
ficult to place Ir loans, despite prospects of
United States treasury withdrawal of gold
deposits from the banks and a possibility
of some outgo of gold to France. In Lon
don tne heavy over-subscription to a Lon
don county official loan Is regarded as evi
dence of the abundance of resources
available for Investment. The Erie settle
ment removes a repressive figure from the
general investment situation. The bring
ing out of the Mexican railroad merger.
with participation by Influential bankers
and the determination of the Interborough-
Metropolttan to issue bonds Instead of
short term notes are significant of confi
dence In the Investment prospect. The bond
division of- the stock market continued dull
and Irregular.
TROOPS SENT TO PENSACOLA
Fall Force of State Militia Will
Gaard Street Care There
Today.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla., April U Gov
ernor Broward today ordered every com
mand of the state militia to proceed at once
to Pensacola. The sounding of the riot call
summoning the three , companies here to
quarters gave rise to a report that a seri
ous strike riot was in progress at Pensa
cola. but thla proved to be a mistake, later
a dispatch showing that the lectric com
pany had decided to start cars on Its lines
tomorrow and that the troops had been
called out as a measure of precaution as
further trouble IB feared.
The following order was received late this
afternoon from Adjutant General Clifford
R. Foster from Tallahassee:
Assemble companies A. D and F Immedi
ately and proceed by afternoon train to
Pensacola, there reporting to Colonel Lef
llea on arrival. Take every available man;
heavy marching order; twenty rounds,
multiple ball cartridges per man. Commu
tation of rations allowed for trip and if
possible take field ranges. Sound general
alarm so as to get men out quickly, and
take aa many aa possible.
.Upon receipt of this message the fire
whistle sounded the riot call and mili
tary men, policemen, deputy sheriffs and
special officers rushed to their quarters.
At 6:30 o'clock 170 ment and the ratling gun
detachment left for Pensacola.
A special from Live Oak stated that the
Suwanee guards, the Tallahassee and
other companies, had proceeded to Pen
sacola on the morning train.
MRS. ANNA H. JACKSON DEAD
Mother of A. M. Jackson aad II. O.
Jackson Paaaee Away la
Omaha.
Mrs. Anna H Jackson, mother of A. M.
Jackson, !4tC Poppleton avenue, died at
Clarkson hospital Sunday, being S3 years
of age.
Mrs. Jackson waa born at Winchester,
Wis., February IS, U4S, and has meie her
home wtlh her sob Id Omaha for a number
of years. Site leaves three children, Mrs.
George II. Ie of Chetak. Wis.; H. D.
Jackson of Chicago, who Is president or
the American Clock company, and A. M.
Jackson of Omaha. H. . Jackson ar
rived in Omaha Sunday evening to attend
the funeral.- which will bo held from the
Jackson home en PoppW-ynus prob
ably Tuesday.
FROM ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC
Harrlman Rallrnad tem Will Open
Its I. at link eat
-"I Mnffal .
BIRMINGHAM
Ala., April 12.-The of
ficial announcein.-jit by the Illinois Central
that the new Bh
opened for traffl
ilnghnm division will Ik
April IS. calls attention
of the last link- In the
to the completlot
great Harrlman I
fanncontlncntsl route, for
by controlling I be Union raclfle, Illinoii.
Central and Central of Georgia, this sys
tem will extend from the Pacific to the
Atlantic. In addition to supplying the last
HnkJ In this chain, the opening of the
Haleyvllle toranch will give the Illinois Cen
tral an Inlet to the great coal and Iron
fileds of Alabama , with I heir immense an
nual tonnage.
Tho central of Georgia terminals here con
nect with those of the Illinois Central, thus
giving a direct connection from all Illinois
Cenrtal points with the sea at Savannah
over the Central of Georgia. Connections
of the Illinois Onlral with the Union Pa
cific thus give a complete system from
one ocean to the other. Thus connection is
expected to benefit the southeastern states
and to Increase Savannah's Importance as
a seaport for In addition to making It the
terminal for much of Alabama's, coal and
Iron It. will recelvo. much of the grain and
other traffic of the Mississippi valley.
Another Line Opens Name Day,
The Mobile and Ohio will open Its new
Birmingham branch on April 20 and pres
ent plans contemplate having the first
trains over both lines reach Birmingham
the same day. To this end the commercial
organizations of Birmingham have planned
an elaborate reception. The new trains
bearing officers of the two lines will be
guests of honor t a big banquet to be
given on the night of April 3ft and presi
dents and high officials of all the railroads
entering Blrlngham have been Invited.,
The entrance of the Illinois Central hss
been accomplished by certain traffic ar
rangements and by the building of an en
tire line from Corinth, Miss., to Haley
vllle, Ala., a distance of eighty miles.
Leaving the main line at Jackson, Tenn.,
the Illinois Central will come Into Bir
mingham by the following route:
Mobile V Ohio from Jackson to Corinth,
Miss.. 67 miles; Corinth to Haleyvllle, Ala.,
new line, 80 . miles; Northern Alabama
(owned by Soutehrn railway) Haleyvllle
to Jasper, Ala., 41 miles; Frisco system,
Jasper to Birmingham, 41 miles; Alabama
Weatern (owned by Illinois Central) Into
terminals 2.78 miles, a total length of
about 221 miles.
The Mobile Ohio, which will run Its
first train into Birmingham on the same
dale on which the Illinois Central will .ac
complish Its entrance without building any
new track. It will use the new Haleyvllle
branch, of the Illinois Central from corlnth
to Haleyvllle, 80 miles; northern Alabama,
Haleyvllle to Pariah, fifty miles; Southern
railway. Parish to Birmingham, 42 miles,
making a total of 172 miles. The Mobile &
Ohio is now building freight terminals In
Birmingham and for. paasenger business
will use the new terminal station.
BALL FIRED FROM SUMTER
Interesting; Relic Prevented to tho
United States National
Mnaeeins.
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WASHINGTON, ' April 12. The United
States, national museum ha Just received
as a gift from Dr. W. Hntaon Ford, now
residing In Washington, a. four-pound
cannon ball fired from Fort Sumter at the
beginning of the engagement on April 12,
1861, which marked the opening of the civil
war. In connection with the history of
this shot. Dr. Ford says:
"This cannon ball was fired by Major
Anderson from Fort Eumter on the 12th of
April, 1861. At the beginning of the fight
Major Anderson devoted his attention to
the floating battery which was moored In
the cove at an Island near the western
extremity, about a mile and a quarter from
the fort. Two or three of his shots struck
the battery and rebounded upon the sand
bar, failing to penetrate more than three
Inches. I was one of the surgeons at the
hospital at Mount Pleasant nearby, across
tho lagoon back of Sullivan's island, and
as there was nothing to do, being no
wounded, in company with a colleague, I
visited the Island on the 13th of April and
seeing these shots lying In front of the
floating battery on the sand. I caught up
one of them In my handkerchief a'nd
brought It away, fcreseelng Its historic
value. I then took the ball successfully to
Charleston and Aiken, fl. C, thence to St.
Louis, where It remained until I brought It
to Washington,"
GOVERNOR OF GALICIA KILLED
Executive of Anstrlan-Pollsh Prov
ince Aasaaalnated by Rnth
eatss Stadeut.
LEMBL'RO, Austria-Hungary, April 12.
Count Adreas Potockl, the governor of
the Austrian Polish province of Galacia,
was asslnated this afternoon by a Ru
thenlan student, Mioroalap SJozynskI by
name, while giving an audience to a del
egation of students. The assassin fired
thrte shots from a revolver, all of which
took effect. The governor died soon aft
erward, but first asked Ills secretary to
Inform his majesty at once. "Tell him,"
said the dying man, "I was his most
faithful servant."
The assassin did not resist arrest.
When led through the governor's ante
chamber be said to the Ruthenlan peas
ant who were waiting for an audience:
"I have don this for you."
The assassin's brother, who had been
Informed of the plan to kill the governor,
committed suicide shortly before the mur
der. The affair has caused a great sen
sation throughout the monarchy. , The
Potockl family Is among the most prom
tnent aristocrats of Polish blood. On
learning of the tragedy the emperor sent
a message of sympathy.
Many Ruthenlans have been arrested,
but none as yet has been Implicated in
th assassination. The aaslssln declares
that he thought it his duty to revenge
the Pole for the oppression by Ptockl's
government-
Omaha Boy In Jail.
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb.. April 12.-(Spe-cial.)
Charles Adklns of Omaha, was ar
rested in this city Frldsy on the charge
of forgery. He Issued' a check signing th
name of Stewart and made It payable to
H. Claton. He went down Into the red
light district and secured tit on the check,
which wa for ITS and want to Julian to
secure some of his belongings, which he
had left at' a hotel there and forgot to pay
his bill there, which led to hi arrest. H
la In Jail awaiting his hearing which will be
held Monday. His father, who reside In
Omaha, has been appealed to by the young
man to get hliu out of trouble. The police
have been Informed that he ia wanted at
other places on charge of Issuing forged
check.
TAFT STIRS STATE POLITICS
Republicans from All Over Nebraska
Get Inspiration at Banquet.
DENVER DINNER IN, CONTRAST
Demand for Tickets of Admission to
Rennbllcnn 'National Convention
la Already t npreerden ted,
aya Chairman Mere.
The visit of Secretary Taft to Omaha to
attend the big cKinley clult gsnquet was
the overshadowing political Incident ef the
week In Nebraska. The see-ret ary's coming
mas the signal for Hi" assembling In
Omaha of a large number of the most
prominent and active republicans from all
parts of the state, not less than 9X) from
outside of the city being In evidence, thus
making the largest political gathering of
the kind, with the exception of the state
convention, which Is likely to be pulled
off for many a month. It Is needless to
say that everyone who came caught the
Inspiration of the man who Is certsln to
lead the republican hosts this year as
presidential nominee and that as a
stimulator of party Interest, the affair
was n monumental success.
The occasion of the Taft reception was
slso utilized for a meeting of the Ne
braska delegation to Chicago at which all
members were present but the two sen
stors, detained at Washington and three
other delegates who found themselves
unable to be on hand. As was chronicled
at the time, the delegation organized
temporarily with Governor Sheldon as
chairman, W. N. Iluse as secretary' nd
J. H. Arends as treasurer. National Com
mitteeman Morrill explained the arrange
ments msde for the headquarters at Chi
cago, which are to be in the Auditorium
Annex on the first floor above the main
lobbp, where a commodious room has been
engaged. Nebraska will have good neigh
bors on this floor and corridor, Iowa
being on one side, Maryland, Minnesota,
New jersey and other Important states
having rooms In close proximity. The
Nebrsska headquarters Is to be equipped
with an electric sign that will make it
easily dlsrernable and accessable both day
and night.
The question of tickets to the convention
hall promises to be unusually trouble
ame because of the assurance that the
supply will be Inadequate to the demand
Mr. Morrill hah been getting information
on this subject, too, for the delegates and
Informed them that the regular allotment
gave each only one ticket in addition to
his own. A letter from Chairman New
of the Republican National committee
declares that the pressure for convention
admissions from all over the country is
unprecedented and never In all his con
nection with national politics has he ever
known anything approaching It. National
Committeeman Hart of Iwoa, who like
wise attended the Taft demonstration, hav
ing Just returned from Chicago on busi
ness connected with the subcommittee on
arrangements of which he Is a member.
corroooratea this statement of the
situation and says . that he is keeping a
special letter file of . requests for con
vention tickets, to which the only answer
he give. Is that he can 'promise nothing
but will do the best he can.
The -Nebraska delegates who task
luncheon together at the Omaha club
came away with two unique souvenirs, one
an autograph card with all the signatures,
headed by that of the war secretary and
the other a group photograph of Ne
braska's Taft delegation, surrounding Mr.
Taft.
The almost perfect details of the Mn
Klnley club banquet at which twleve hun
dred people were easily and smoothly
served, are said to contrast with a similar
but smaller banquet given to Mr. Bryan
on the same evening at Denver. The
Bryanltes feast at Denver came near com
ing under the heading of "The Feast that
Failed," If the dispatches wired out about
It do not exaggerate. Here Is an exerpt
from a news Item under Denver date In the
Chicago Record-Herald, describing the
occasion: - -
Just after Sfin geusts st the Bryan banquet
sat down tonight the 20 waiters who had
been hired for the occasion struck because
the carterer wouldn't agree to unionize
his restaurant.
Three nonunion men were secured, snd
they began to serve the big crowd. Later a
few more were obtained, and, with volun
teers from among the guests, thev eked out
a meager number, which were able to com
plete the dinner.
Mr. Hyman was the carterer. He tried to
get the 200 men for 12 each for the night,
but couldn't do it. Then he promised $3.
Just before the dinner a committee of the
men went to Hymen and said they had
heard he was going to pay but $2. Hyman
assured them they would each get S3, and
said he would sign an agreement to that
effect. Then the men said they would not
go to work until he agreed to unionize the
restaurant. He refused.
Shortly before 10 o'clock Hyman sent
word to the waiters that thev would be
paid S3.50 If they would come back. They
aoceptnd. but the banqueters had already
decided to do without most of the dinner
and the men again left.
Congressional politics In Nebraska are
only simmering although the Henshaw and
Aldrlch sharp shooters are occasionally fir
ing away at each other inlhe Fourth dis
trict. In the Third district Judge Graves
of ePnder. who took the nomination on the
democratic ticket the last time against
Congressman Boyd, has announced defi
nitely that he will not try again this year
and the democratic organs seem dlspoted
to turn to State Senator Iitta of Teka
mah. It I said also that up In the Sixth
district. Slate Senator Sibley Is taking
under advisement the question whether to
contest for the republican nomination with
Congressman Moses P. Klnkatd.
WINDSTORM IN NEW YORK
wo Men Are Killed by Falllaa;
Dehrl aad Three Drowned
When Boat Upsets.
NEW YORK, April Il-Flve men are
known to have lost their live, a number
of boatmen are reported missing and dozens
ot person were Injured In a furious wind
storm which set In Saturday afternoon.
The wind velocity, according to the local
weather bureau, ranged generally between
forty and fifty miles An hour, but at times
was a high as sixty miles. Pedestrians
suffered much discomfort besides being In
constant danger from falling; chimneys,
shutter, awnings and other article which
were torn from their faatenlngs. Two men
met death from this cause, John O'Brien,
an expressman of Jersey City, and Thomas
Talbot of Brooklyn, a special policeman.
A boat containing three men waa aeen to
upset before the wind in Pel ham bay, but
those on shore' at the moment could do
nothing and were forced to see them drown.
Owner of boat houses reported to th
police that a number of their sail boats,
hired to fishermen, had not returned and
they feared for th occupants. A shore
patrol waa established tonight to search
for th missing ma.
TAFT HAS CALL IN WYOMING
Secretary of War Will Have Itepnb-
Iran Delegation In Western
See.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. April IJ.-tSr'-clsl.)
A careTul canvsss of the slate lias Jjst
been completed, and as a result It la safe
lo predict Hint Wyoming will not only send
a delegation to Chicago Instructed for
William It. Taft, but In the event of his
nomination he will carry Wyoming In No
vember. Ills plurality In thla state wlff
not be as great as was that of President
Roosevelt four years ago. but It Will be
sufficiently large to Insure the secretary
of war that the republicans of this slate
are for him, snd not for William Jennings
Bryan, who It now appears will surely be
the democratic nominee opposing the re
publican candidate.
A few weeks ago the republicans of
Wyoming were an unknown quantity.' A
largo number were for Mr. Tart, and have
been right along; but there were others
with a strong leaning toward Root, Knox.
Hughes and Foraker. while a few preferred
either Fairbanks, Cannon or La Follette.
Roosevelt slways has been a strong favor
its with Wyoming republicans, but hli
repeated declarations that he would not ac
cept a third term, finally caused his ad
mirers to exclude his name from the list
of presidential possibilll les. As a rule the
Roosevelt men turned to Taft, and as a
natural consequence Mr. Taft soon became
the most popular candidate among the
many possibilities mentioned, and with the
possible exception of Roosevelt hlmielf,
Taft would poll a Isrger vote In Wyoming
than any other candidate mentioned.
All doubt as to the position of the republi
can machine in Wyoming on the presiden
tial question was dispelled when the state
central committee met here a few weeks
ago and passed a resolution favoring Secre.
tary Taft s candidacy. Then came the let
ter of Senator Francis E. Warren, in
which he not only staled that he pre
ferred Taft to any of the others, but ii
forth many reasons why the secretary
would bo the best man for Wyoming and
the west. The Warren letter was published
In a number of Wyoming papers, and. It
I understood, was sent to a large number
of the leading republicans in every county
In the state. ,
The result of this letter was magical,
for at once the Taft sentiment became so
strong as to even preclude the possibility
of any other name being considered by the
republicans of this state.
M'KILLIP'S METEORIC CAREER
Democratic Politician Had Sadden
Rise and Fall.
NEWMAN GROVE. Neb.. April 12.-(8pe-clal.)
The Madison County Reporter con
tains the following- comment upon the fail
ure of P. K. McKilllp of Humphrey:
The news of Mr. MeKllllps fsilure was
a great a aurprlse to his friends here
aa it waa to everyone elee who knew
him. They are unable to state, with any
degree of confidence, what the exact
trouble waa. This Is given as a partial
explanation. He was profuse In his hos
pitality and an extravagant liver. In ad
dition to tills he was a large borrower and
secured his creditors, In many Instances,
with collateral from 10 to M0 per cent
above the amount borrowed. M hen the
panic came Mr. McKilllp wa unable to
release atiy of this excess collateral or
realise upon It. and so wa unable to meet
the obligations. At the beginning of this
year his closest friends rated him as prob
ably worth about S20n,OM
Since entering actively Into the real
estate business Mr. McKlllip has had a
meteoric career. His first big deal was
the purchase of a large tract of land
about eight years ago nesr Cedar Rapids
from Sam Allerton, the Chicago Board of
Trade man. Thla was Just at the com
mencement of the phenomenal rise In the
value of real estate and it was sold at a
big profit. Since then he has been in a
succession of deals, big and little, and
was always supposed to be making a great
deal of money.
Four years ago he made a spectacular
campaign as democratic candidate for
congress, which was vaguely estimated to
have cost him from $6,000 to $:-0.000. It
certainly won for him the effervescent
gratitude of every democratic newspaper
in the district as well as some republican.
Mr. McKilllp has been Interested in the
sale of quite a number of farms in this
vicinity, but, as far aa can be learned
after a careful Inquiry, all these deals
have been entirely closed up and will be
in no wise affected by the failure.
About three years ago Mr. McKilllp
again purchased a large amount of land
from Mr. Allerton In the neighborhood
of Cedar Rapids, and It la probably the
farms sold from this land which the
Cedar Rapids Outlook says Is causing a
great deal of trouble to the purchasers.
The amount of money Involved In the
many transactions In which he is Inter
ested are very large and the Indication
are that it will prove the largeet failure
In the North Platte country since the Dor
sey failure many years ago.
RESOLVE TO BOYCOTT DRY TOWIf
Meeting ef Pstnrri at Darld City
Take Action.
DAVID CITY, Neb.. April 12.-(Special
Telegram.) Ji. mass meeting of about 1M
farmers assembled In the court house
Saturday afternoon for the purpose of dis
cussing tbs question of boycotting the town
because it went dry. Nick Meysenbuig"
called the meeting to order. Nick Demuth
and Theodore Thee wen were elected chair
man and secretary. Several speeches were
made scoring the bu'siness men, of thl city,
A motion was made and unanimously car
ried that they boycott and put a chain
around the town and do their trading in
other towns. Nothing else was done. A
motion was mude to adjourn until Satur
day afternoon, April 18. when speaker will
be secured for the meeting.
Olaey Given Small Fine.
SIOUX- FALLS. 8. D., April 12.-(Spe-cial.)
When arraigned before Judge Car
land of the United States court, Klorice E.
Olney, a rancher whose home Is In Stanley
county, and who a few days ago was In
dicted on three counts by the federal grand
Jury now In session here o'n the charge of
obstructing the United States mall and
Interfering with a rural mail carrier in the
performance of his duty, the defendant
entered a plea of guilty. Judge Carland
Imposed a fine of SS. which waa paid and
the caae against Olney was dismissed. The
small amount of the fine was due to several
circumstances connected with the case.
Prior to aentence being pronounced. Attor
ney Hunting of Aberdeen, who represented
the defendant, slated to the court that
the incident which resulted In tell com
mencement of the action against Olney was
due to the feeling on the part of the mall
carrier toward Olney. the two men hav
ing previously had differences.
City Fight la ftleas Falls.
8IOUX FALLS, 8. D.. April 11 (Special.)
The temperance people of Sioux Falls
continue to wage an energetic fight in hope
that license may be defeated at the ma
nual municipal election on April 21. It now
is announced that W. G. . Calderwood of
Minneapolis, general secretary of the Na
tional Prohibition league, will on Monday
evening make an address to the voter of
Bioux Fall lo behalf of no license, .i
BIG FIRE IN CHELSEA
Square Mile in Retail Section of
Suburb Burned Over.
DAMAGE IS OVER THREE MILLIONS
Many of the City's Best Structures
Leveled by Flames.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HOMELESS
Two or Thre Fatalities and Fifty
Injured Are Reported.
THIRTEEN CHURCHES DESTROYED
CIO Hall, Pablln Library. Flv
School Hansrs and Tr Hos
pitals Are Also Wiped
. Oat.
BtLl.ETUV.
BOSTON. Mats.. April 11 -The Chelses
tire was practically under control at t
o'clock tonight,
BOSTON. Mass., April 1!.-Th greatest
fire thst has scourged sny part of the
metrollpltan district In tgn yesrs devastated
the manufacturing tenement and retaall
section of Chelsea today burning over one
square mile of territory, and levelling many
of the cltv'a best structure. The firs
started at 10;4O a. m. and waa not under
control u pto f o'clock this evening, not
withstanding thst half the Boston fir.
department's strength and stesmers trorr.
a dozen other cities and towns went t
the aid of the Chelsea brigade.
Up to 7'o'clock tha loss was estimated al
S3.ono.ono. Fully 1,800 families are homeless.
So far as could be learnod there ha been
but two or three fatalities up to that time.
Half a hundred person Were either Injure
or painfully burned. Tha fire originated In
the rear of the Boston Blacking company"!
works on West Third street, near tha east
ern division of the Boston Maine rail
road, all In close proximity to the Everett
city line. A terrific gale from the north
west, which at times-had a velocity of M
miles an hour, carried burning shingles,
embers snd myriads of spark to a score ol
wooden buildings, most of them of cheap
construction. The fire started almost In
the extreme southwest section of the city
and cut a path to the end of Maverick
street at the southeastern end of the city,
which border On Chelsea creek. This l
about one and a half miles from whert
the fire began. ' The flame spread through
the heart of .he retail business section,
about midway between th two extrcmt
limits reached by the fir. Among th
structures destroyed were thirteen
churches, two hospitals, the pubila library,
city hall, five school houses,' twenty bust
ness blocks; nearly a score of factories ana
upwards of 3no tenement and dwelllni
houses.
dndndnnipji) s,je oi( w jsntt
List of Betiding Destroyed..
Among the. place Mimed werec1 "." A .
Frost hospital. .j. J . ; " . ;
Chadron's hospital. - ', i--'
Fits Publlo library.' ''
Ht. Stanlslaua Polish Catholic church.
Chestnut Street First Bsptist church.
Central Avensw Central Unitarian chureh,
Hawthrone strset.
8t. I-uke's Episcopal church, (old build
ing). Hawthorns street. t
First M. E. church, Cary avenue.
Elm street synagogue.
Walnut street synagogue.
Chelsa Presbyterian church. ' ' 1
People's Afro. M. E. . church,. CouPth
street. ,
Unlversalist clturch. Fifth street. '
Congregational church. Shurtletf street. '
Second Adventlst church. ,
New England eTlephone and Telegraph
company, central offloes. .
Austin Young's cracker factory.
Chaplin and Soden Car company shop.
Rosenfelt Broi. thre-tory rat picking
factory. '
The Tidewater Oil company's Immense
tanks near the easterly end of Marglaal
street.
The street over which the fir rushed
Included Carter, Maple, Bpruee, Arlington,
Ash. Walnut, Poplar, Chestnut and Cherry
to Broadway. From Broadway the flm
spread to Bellingham hill. From Summer
street the fire cut another pathway, run
ning diagonally across Third atreet, Fer
ett avenue and Fourth street to Belling
ham street. The flame reached Broad
way at a point between Third arid Fifth
street and destroyed the Masonic hall.
Odd Fellow' hall and Bennett Mock.
The flying ember and the showers ot
spark were carried across Chelsea creek
to the East Boston district and the Ease
Boston engines were obliged to return
from Chelsea to protect property In their
district. Early thl evening It Waa re
ported there had been one or two deaths.
MllltlA Called Oat.
A militia call by Mayor Beck ot Chelsea
brought out the First company, Coast ar
tillery. Captain ttenfrew commanding, In
order to guard property moved Into th
streets from buildings In the paths of th
ftames. Colonel Wood, eommlndlng tha
marines at the Charleetown navy yard,
volunteered the service Of the lolth com
pany, stationed at the navy yard, and on
request of Mayer Beck the company waa
sent to the fire under command Of Can
tain Hill. Rear Admiral Swift of the navy
yard also 'sent out all th men from th
receiving ship Wabash Who Wr not al
ready off on leave. These aallora wen
not sent under command of any officer,
but were Instructed to glv their Service
wherever needed.
Marine with fixed bayonets held back
the crowds, while the mllltla and sailor,
helped families remove their goods.
vance squads of the military and polios
were sent ahead, warning out families liv
ing In the path ef th firs, which leap,
block after block with astonishing rapid'
Ity. The crowds generally were easily
handled. Occasionally soma excited houss
owners would burst through the cordon ol
military and marines to dash into a houeu
for some forgotten valuables, but the pres
ence ef so many uniformed guard over
awed the rougher element.
ft op posed Origin of Fir.'
The fire started on the marshes border
ing the eastern division track of the Bos
ton & Maine railroad In the rear of the
Boston Blacking company's works, where
forty employes were at work drying out
rags. The company work are situated
at the end of West Third atreet, half a
mile north of the heart of the city. A
series of long, low wooden buildings com
prised the works, stored for the most part
with old rags and paper.
. The exact cause of the fire Is not
known, but 11 la supposed that spontaneous
combustion among the rags was respon
sible. '
A high wind, blowing at forty-five miles
an hour from the northwest, ' drove the
flame from the rag heap dlrootly upva