Omaha
AILY JdEE
VOL. XXXVII NO. 277.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY r. 1908 TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
D
if
!
i v
TORNADO E ILLINOIS
Wind Storm Wreck Serenl Small
Tovni Sear St Louii.
EDGEX05T 13 U3DEB WATER
I number of Persons Escape from Their
) Homei on Halts.
B1UDGE OUT AT BELL YULE
Freight Train Falls Into Stream and
Three Men Art Drowned.
TTTTS '
AVW.
DAMAGE IN EAST ST.
Setrral Billllin Jlnek by I
!. Telearspa aad Tel-'
Wlm Art Dwa aed Tr
Llaes lader Water.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. May S.-A thundt
a? unusual severity, sccompsnle'
high wlnil cf slmost tornado ve,
wept over thla vicinity esrly todsr.
murh damage to property and lndlr. "j, ?
causing loss of life. .
A bridge on the Louisville Nash ..-,
mad. near Belleville. IlL. was washed 6
and wrecked a freight train. Engine.
Ward. Conductor Smith and tralnma
whose named has not been learned were
caught under tha eng"n and drowned. The
train wis piled up In a mas In B hoenlaub
creek, which waa awollen Into a torrent
Tha village of Edgemont, IU-. was flooded
and many persons were forced to taka re
fuse on Improvised rafts. Tha whole area
of rowlamlm kno-n at tha American bot
toms, east of Eaat St. Louis. III., and fom
prising tlilrty-flv qur railea of terri
tory, la under water.
French Village, town of 1.0W Inhsb
Itanta. one of tha oldest aettleroenta In
Illinois, waa struck by a miniature tornado
and many house were unroofed. Tha
panlcstr'cken Inhabitants fled Into the
norm to escape Injury by collapsing
houses. Telephona and telegrsph wlrea are
down and there la no communicailon with
French Village. Traffic la Impeded on
electric lines running to various points eaat
and north of Eaat St. Loula. III., becauaa
" f high water. The first floors of houses
In tha American bottoms are flooded and
farmer ars utilising rafta and boats in
rescue work. It la belisvsd tha loaa of live
atot kj will aggregate Urge amount.
In East . Louis tha wind blew down
trees, aign boards, broke In many store
show windows and crippled telephona and
telegraph wires to a large eitent- Several
a W. lt.hl.tatf tm ft A
res.dences were airxia. r
the fire department waa kept busy respond
ing to alarm in tha driving rain. No
casualtiea are. reported.
Bdle. of Pnl Recovered.
The bodies of Engine Carl Ward of
EvansvHIe. Ind.. and Urcsaan Irsnk Chaam
ef Howell. Ind.. were recovered from the
freight wreck during the morning. The
tiled trainman believed to have been
drowned ti.( not yet been found. Two men
ioBe.mi the cresrof a. dredgeboa,t at
KcKemor.x. Yu.. "ar.'nialiig aad ar be-li'-ved
to hava been Kat-
Five dweil'rgs and aaJoon were swept
from thir foomlalione by the Hood that
Inundated French village. Tha long trestle
of aa eltctrtc line near French village waa
haven of refugs for refug. Tha treatla
was covered by persons who had been
flooded fictn their homea and many war
ergu'.fed by the rapid flood tide and wero
forced to awlnv t tha bridge. Later they
re taken off In boats and rafta and taken
to places of safety.
Many thrilling rescue of persona from
flooded homes hava been reported. Arthur
Baxter was aept away1; with hia hons
which brought up against the electric lino
treatla and Baxter was saved by a rope
towered to him from th bridge.
Belleville was left without electric light
r power by th tnundalioa of tha Belle
vll Gas A ElUic company plant.
Arter baving aarvtyed the extent of the
storm damsgo cttlaen of Bellevllla. etl'
mate th monetary loa will reach tlOO.am.
nuth Belle vine is under water and stare
stocks and haina furnishings ar ruined by
the f rehei. Th new Trolley League Bail
park, recently fitted vp at a cost of 2.90S.
is devastated. '
Th Hlppard mine was flooded and about
twenty-five mules were drowned, but all
miners ar reported to hava eacaped.
ARKANSAS MCBNM Of ITOBXt
several Twa BaaTet frwa EVeeta f
Wlad.
-ITTLB ROCK. Ark.. May i-Arkansas
was vieited last night by a storm which
covered practically th entire state, doing
much damaga to property. Wires i
down In every direction aad Information is
meager.
At Marc he. a hamlet of rn people, ten
mlkea from tills city, a large plant of the
Hamiwon. Luraa A rvore Lumber com
pany a as eompletely destroyed. There was
no loss Of life. A great cloud composed of
limbs of :rees and leavee passed high oer j MsrquMte. Route a. Thomas L. Ferrell.
tfi tow of MorrilKen late yesterday after- carrier; XI. F. Ferroll. suhsti'ute.
aonn. Conway, Ark.. Is reported to neve a. M. Wrght has been srpointed post
been dairaged. and Watson. In Isha 1 master at Koven. Potter county, 8. D., vice
county, near tha Louisiana tna, la reported J J. J. Kics.. rmgned.
to have been wiped out. Pnstuffice estsblished: Netrasks Lu-
B. A O. TBI tt RIM 1.VTU WtlHOlT
r.aalaeer aad Flreasaa Badly H art at
(MtrWavlU, lad.
SEY1IOCR. Ind-. May .-Tn eastbound
passenger train on th Baltimore A OH'j
Svujthweatern road ran 1st a washout near
aVarksvllle. near here, early today, th en
gine, mall, express and baggage cars going
aowa an embankment. Kngtneer Humph
rey of Washington. Ind.. and Fireman Har
vey Paul were d!y hurt. None of the
passengers was Injured.
lSDtiit Ms Hiivv atnrm
tare laches at r reel 1 tat lw la Sight
g well Strvaai.
MAI lfOX. Ind.. May L Thia loca'l j a
visited by almoat three Inchea of rata dur
ing the night, overflowing small streams
and doing considerable damage. Rain has
fallen taenty-flva day of th last thirty
five, tna total rainfall being tea Inch
CCCKRAN-S SUCCESSOR PICKED
Tasasaaar Hall Bel lesatsr
Tnssa B". Orwdy t aV t
Waaala.tau.
NEW TORK. May a. nator Thomas .
Grady, who has announced his retire meat
from thd legislator at th end of his pres
ent, term. Is to be promoted to rongr,
taking th piac of W. Buutka Cochran.
This announcement waa mad upon high
authority tn Tamraaay hail, yesterday, and
tt waa further announced that Senator
Jaane Ftainey ia also t b sent ta Wash
tagtosi M aaooe)! Francis Burtoa Uamsoa.
SlTuU,lARY OF TOE CEE
wtitMir May . is.
1908 vlAy2 1908
srv moy rz. ufa tf' W &r
-r - - 1 2
3 4 5 6 Z 8 9
10 11-12 13 U 15 16
1Z 18 19 20 21 22 23
25 20 2Z 28 29 SO
FOR OMAHA. COUNCIL BLI"FFS AND
VICINITY Wednesday fair, with slowly
rising temperature.
FOR NEBRASKA Wednesday partly
rlondr. with warmer In p portion.
LVlD Tii-.l" . wit l .Hwea
poesih'- npiday; not much chance In
at Omaha:
Hour.
Dcg.
4.
.... 44
.... 44
43
i a. m
a. m
7 a. m
ft a. m
a- m
10 a. m
11 a. m
12 m
1 p. m
Z p. m
1 p. m
4 p. m
i p. m
4 p. m . ..
7 p. m
p. m
t p. m
.... 44
... 47
... 47
... 47
... 47
... 4
... 47
...
... 44
.. 4a
.. 43
soiczamo.
Fate of Caleb Powers hangs in the bal
ance In the banda of Governor Wiilwn of
Kentucky.
Wind wrecks small towns in the vicinity
of St. Louis, doing heavy damaga in Belle
ville. III.
Fstlicr L. K- Vaughan of Chicago writes
play In which the Catholic mas is pre
sented. laa X
Admiral Evans is again or. board Die
flagship and San Fram-lsco prepares for
the largest crowd in its hietory I
Cardinal Logue of Ireland will make a
trip over the United States during his
visit to thia country. a 1
Decrepit women Inmates of a charitable
home severely punish man who squandered
their savings. rag 1
Many storms cover the state of Arkan
sas. Ttm A
OIOTICAX.
Johnroa men are making great progress,
according to the statement of Congress
man Wlnfleld S. Hamilton of Minnesota.
Pag
MOTXaCXBTTa OS OCKAJf ITXAXBXIrl.
Port. ArriTea. aaliea.
MCW TOHrt rrote .
NITW TURK Hem OI
MBW T'llK
SBW TORH
LlVKRPnoL. ....Etrorla
CHKRBOtRO ...K WllhelBt U...NW Tor
GENUA
riCMK
OLAllW ..
.... Rrpvibllo ....
.... Ca-piha
.... Jcmiaa
.... Panalaa
....Barkaroaai
r Dtr On
havrr
RREMEM ...
MOV1ULB ...
OlBRAl-rEK
NASH GETS A SETTLEMENT
DiaTereaee Over GaTeraaest
ill Ar Assieablr
Adjuted.
Lisht
fFrcew Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, May S. (Special Tele-
CTim.) F. A. Nash, piesident o" the Omaha
Light and Power company, ia in Waahing-
Un to adjust differencea between th de
partments of the general government and
th electric light company. Nash's power
company has a contract with the War de
partment for furnishliig light aad power for
Fort Omaha. Recently a general meter haa
bean put tn at tha station of th power
company aa against the government meter
and th difficulty has arisen by reason of
tha difference in the readinga of these
meter, involving the accounts for th last
quarter. Mr. Nash came on to adjust the
differences, which Involve several hundred
dollar, and tonight the auditor for the
Treasury department and War department
Stat that the explanation of th president
of tha Omaha Light and Power company
la regarded as satisfactory. ,
Senator Brown Introduced Mr. Nash to
Auditor Andrew and through the latter
harmonious relationship was brought about
between the War department and the
Omaha Light and Power company.
Rev. G. H. Main of Central City. Neb.,
delegate to the Methodiat conference, which
ssaemMes tomorrow in Baltimore, spent the
day in Washington.
J. F. Parka of Hot Springs. S. D., is in
Washington and today waa Introduced by
Representative Parker of Dead wood to L.
O. Murray, comptroller of th currency.
Mr. Parks cornea to Washington regarding
the matter of tlge Hot Springs National
bank, which failed some weeks ago and ia
ihiw In process of liquidation.
Senator Burkett today Introduced a bill
extending the time twp years which the
South Omaha Railroad and Bridge company
may have to complete the proposed bridge
aircss t!ie Missouri river at or near South
Omaha.
flural rarrirrs appointed for Nebraska
routes: Gothenburg. Route S. George F.
i Young, carrier: I.ucv E. Young, substitute.
cerne. Holt county, WHIiam H. McVev.
postaiaster. Iowa Oakdale, Johnson county,
Harry E- Kierscliner. poatmaater.
t.ne lon republican haa aigeed hia name
to the petition drawu up by the miuori'y
leader. John Slurp Williams, praying that
Speaker Cannon recogntxe a democrat or
republican to csll up tSie Steven bill pro
viding that wood pulp and print paper be
placed on the free liet. The republican who
haa thua diet'.guishcd himself Is Represen
tative William H. Parker of South Dakota,
who la aerving hia first term in the house.
"My people are for revision." said Mr.
Parker today in explaining hia action in
sign.ng the oVm-x ratio petition. "The
newspapers of my state ar urging that
wood pulp atid print paper be admit led
duty free. Kr that reason I believe the
Stevens bill siiould be paaaed. and U was
for that reason list I signed Mr. Wil
liams' petition uratng the speaker to give
time for the ovnM.ieratH'u of the measure.
Senator Dolltver lias returned from Iowa
tully convinced that Senator Allison will
he selected at the June primaries to suc
ceed litmseif. "My meet tn si," said Mr.
Dulliver. "were Urge and the enthusiasm
uronuunctd. During my abort visit home
I was everywhere met with pledges of
loyalty to our semor senator and the re
publican party never waa In better ahape
to go Into a campaign than now.
Mr. and Mr. Arthur C. Smith of O nulla
ar in the city.
n rsrkrd taaa Tewed Stark.
ASTORIA, ore., at a i. The steamer
Wasnliigtwn haa la si-hte ten miles off
tbis port wth l lie wrecked and waler
lucged steames Muiat c. selton ia law.
FIVE PERSONS ARE MURDERED
Bodies rotund Buried Sear Wrecked
Gunneas Home at la Porte, lad.
OlfE VICTDt FBOM ABERDEEN, S. D.
Heste Waa Barweal Tbree Weeks Aga
ad! Bear ( Mlatreaa aad Threw
CM tldrea Wee Fea
la Ralaa.
LA PORTE. Tnd.. May a-Sherlff Butler,
nnder direction of John Heldgren of Aber
deen. 8. D.. today began digging in the
ground near fh wrecked horn of Mrs.
Belle Gunnaa. who with three children a
week ago today was burned to death rn a
fire which consumed her home. At th
depth of four feet th body of Andrew Held
gren. brother of John Heldgren. who came
here In January to visit Mrs. Gunness, waa
found. In another place the body of a
woman waa dug up which Is thought to be
that of Jennie CWsen Gunness. a WVyear-old
girl whom Mrs. Gunneas had reared, and
who disanoeared In September. ISO, when
1 It was said she had goo a to Los Angeles,
Csl.. to sttend school.
Andrew Heldgren became acquainted with
Mrs. Gunness through a matrimonial
agency. Heldgren spent almost a month
visiting Mrs. Gunness snd others In this
city. He was supposed to have started on
a trip to Norway and Sweden. He haa
never been heard from sine. Mrs. Gun
ness was trying to make a loan from a
local bank. When Heldgren learned of this
h eloaned her Jl.. Just before that Held
gren had drawn from Aberdeen through a
local bank C.oon.
When news of the burning of the Gunness
home was received by John Heldgren, he
started for this city to Investigate the dis
appearance of his brother. Heldgren' s body
was found to be diserrrbered and the arms,
legs, trunk and head had been put In differ
ent sacks and buried. Sheriff Smulser tnd
Prosecutor Smith say t bey are confident
that Ray Lamphere. now under arrest here,
charged with th murder of Mrs. Gunness
and her children, knows of th Heldgren
murder. Lamphere is a carpenter and th
way in which th Heldgren body was dl
inhered indicates that some on familiar
with the use of a saw did the work.
Tare More Rdle Faad.
Late this afternoon three additional bodies
had been dug up In the Gunness ysrd. They
were bodies of two males and a female.
Lamprere worked for Mrs. Gunness at the
time of the disappearance of Heldgren and
It la stated that he appeared one day In a
local barber shop wearing a coat belonging
to Heldgren and carrying Heldgren a gun.
Asked why he was carrying a gun. he said.
It is reported, he did not know what mo
ment he might need it. It was current
goaalp at the time that Lamphere was
jealous of Mrs. Gunness and Heldgren.
The horn of Mrs. Belle Gun nee, stz miles
from here, was destroyed by fire during
the night one week as and th bodies
of th woman and her three children wer
found in the ruins. The children were:
Myrtle, aged 11; Lucy, aged a. and Phil
lip, aged i. Joseph Maxwell, an employ,
barely escaped from th burning house.
Tha hesd of Mrs. Gunne was missing
from tha charred trunk and it has not ben
liund.
Soon after the fir it was sraspectrd that
Ray Iarrphen, a farm laborer, knew
something of th matter, and a search
waa made for him and hia arrest made
the same evening, his capture being ef
fected tn a small woods near . here. In
which he had concealed himself in the
trunk of a hollow tree. Lamphere ac
knowledged that ha knew of the fir, but
said he had only scan tt as he passed tha
house at t o'clock in th morning on his
way to work.
Today's developments here serve to re
call the notorious Bender case in Kansas
many years ago and the more recent
Holmes case in which Indianapolis, espe
cially th suburb of Irving-ton. was inter
ested. HeMgres Had $3,000.
Andrew Heldgren became acquainted with
Mrs. Gunness through a matrimonial
agency. At that time Mr. Heldgren spent
almost a month visiting Mrs. Gunness and
others In this city. He was supposed to
have started on a trip to Norway and
Sweden. He haa never been hearr), of aince.
- Heldgren. who was a well-dressed young
man from Aberdeen. S. D-. sppeared in
town on dav last winter with Mrs. Gun
ness and called at th savings bank. He
had with him a draft for C.nm. which he
wished cashed. The bank did not know
the man and it would not accept Mrs. Gun
nes9 endorsement for so large an amount,
so tha draft waa left there for- collection.
It was drawn rn a bank in Aberdeen. 8.
D. In a few days the money- for th draft
came and it was turned over to the man.
Apparently this money- waa turned over
to Mrs. Gunness. for Immediately there
after she paid a note of at the bank
and paid other bllla, after which ahe made
a deposit of about 7-0 In th State bank.
About the time thla man arrived Ray Lam
phere. who had been working for Mr.
Gunness. came to the sheriff and told him
that there was s strange man at the Gun
nesa house, that he came from Aberdeen,
S. D.. and that he waa wanted ther for
munW and robbery. The sheriff put an
officer to watching the man wh:!e he in
vestigated the matter.
The invest igauon disclosed th fact that
there had been no murder committed in
Aberdeen and that thia man was not
wanted there. Lamp her claimed to have
received his Information in a letter from
friends In Aberdeen. The last seen here
of Haliigrrn was one morning soma days
later when he left for Chicago. A few days
afterwards the savings bank received an in
quiry from Aberdeen, it being stated that
Heldgren had not returned there and his
friends were mystified.
Assistant Cashier Buck went to the Gan
ness house snd Interviewed Mrs. Gunness
and the woman is alleged to hava aaid:
Do they think I made away with him
too?" she then explained that th man was
on hia way to Sweden to visit and came
here to pay her the money which she had
lent him soma time before.
CARDINAL TO JUKE LONG TRIP
Irish PtI Est? t Jaray
Aeraas C alled Slate B.
far BVetara.
NEW TORK. May (.-Cardinal Logue,
primate of Ireland, who cam to America
to attend th celebration of the H h anni
versary of ths formation of ths
New York dtoceea. will, after prsaching
her neat Sundsy, make a tour to Boat on
and Nlagsra Falls and Later to Chk-aaro.
He anticipate a visit to Ssn Francises
before his return to Ireland.
Piatt WMaeM Gm t Prlaaa.
KANSAS C1TT. Mo. May i. (Special
Telegram John Shook, aa es-arroy of
ficer and wttaeas for Senator Thomas Piatt
against Ma Wood was sentaacaa ta the
pemtsnllsry her for obtaining snnnar uo
NOTABLES TO SEE CEREMONY
Laylasj f ressssttsa tae f
Bsresa f A merle a Neaablle
Elaborate; ttve-at.
WASH TXGTOTc, May l-AH Indications
point to a rotable aatherlng on the occasion
of th laying of the enrnerstrne of th new
building of the International Bureau of
th American Repwhltc on May 11. Suf
ficient acceptance of th Invitations sent
out by th governing board hare been re
ceived from tha hlahest officials In AVssh-
Ington. including the- president - smd vice
president, tha cabinet, the diplomatic corpa.
th supreme court, th senate and house
of r presents tires, th officers of the army
and heads of various department bureaus
and sections, aad representative ritisens of
Washington, as well as from prominent out
side officials, including governors of states,
mayors of crtla and heads of th princi
pal political and commercial organisations,
to make the event on of the most lmiior
ant of tt kind In the history of the capital.
A considerable number of the governors
who will be In attendance at the convention
called by th president of th United States
to conserve the natural resources of the
country, have Indicated their Intention to
com to Washington a day earlier in order
to be present.
Th principal speeches which will be made
by President Roosevelt, Beretary Root, the
ambassador of Brazil and Andrew Carnegie,
will have an International significance, as
th structure which is tn ' erected is to
be th permanent lnrtlytrt.on devoted to
peace, friendship and commerce among the
American republics. The invocation will be
delivered by Cardinal Gibbons and the bene
diction will be pronounced by Bishop
Cranston, the dean of the Protestant
clergy In Washington. The exercises
will he opened by the director of
the bureau. John Barrett, who will present
as the presiding officer, the secretary of
state. Elihu Root, The marine band will
provide rruric and will play for th first
tlm a pan-Amer1an air.
EVANS AGAIN CN FLAGSHIP
a aee 11 Trala Brlaar Hiss ta M te
rry a Warship Ball
at Oset.
DELMONTE, Cal.. May a.-The special
tram brtngir.g Rear Admiral Evana from
th Paso Roble Hot Springs, arrived at
th Monterey depot at a 3D o'clock this
morrUraj. After a brief delay, the rear
admiral was taken on board the flagship
Connecticut, which immediately sailed to
rejoin tha fleet.
SAN FRANCISCO, May S.-Probb!y the
largest crowd in th history of San Fran
ciaco will be assembled tomorrow around
the shore of th bay to witness the arrivrj
of th Atlantic fleet. Thousands of people
ar arriving daily by train and boat from
all parts of th Pacific coast and many are
ooming from as far east as Chicago. Spe
cial trains ar coming in every hour and
all ar crowded to their utmost capacity.
It la estimated that the number of visitors
and residents her to greet the warships
will not be far from LO".!. Many excur
sion steamers have been chartered and
very available craft win be pressed Into
servic.
Th decoration throughout tl city ar
now complete and present a beautiful ap
pearance. HOW H. H. TUCKER, iR-r WORKED
Rrlsrser la Case Rvels TMcvaows af
laele Baaa Oil Coat pa ay
af Kaasaa.
TOPEKA. Kan.. May S.-H. H. Tucker.
Jr., secretary of the L'ncle Sam Oil com
pany, invested tl. when he entered into
the Publishers' Oil company, which was
later changed to the Uncle Sam company.
Thla testimony was brought out under ex
amination at Tucker's trial her yeterda7
on a charge of using the mails to defraud.
Tucker said that later he bought some
stock. Out of dividends snd sal of stock,
ha said, he personally made Sia.ono. He said
other stockholders also received dividends
and had the opportunity to make money
by eelllng stock when it went up.
Tucker testified about a fS.OPO.O) bond
issue. He said the Issue was made for the
purpose of buying crude oil at 40 cents a
barrel, refining it. selling It at U a barret
and thus raising C.M0.0u6 upon which to
float tha 15.000.00 bond issue. Th bonds
did not sell at par. The sale price waa
mad 25 cents on the dollar and tha bal
ance tn stock.
FORBES WANTS THE LAHM CUP
Fsrssal Ckallragc lest by New lark
Mam ta lenrt Aerial stew
rd Trophy.
NEW TORK. May &. A. Holland Forbes,
who recently received hia pilot's license
from th Aero club of America, hs sent
his formal challenge to the club for the
Lahm cup. In order trl win the trophy,
he will b required to travel over 473 miles,
ths distance made by the present holder.
Captain C harles De Forest Chandler of the
Cnlted States Signal corps. Mr. Forbes
will use hi i new balloon. Conqueror, and he
intends to make his initial ascension in tne
big balloon today from North A da ma. Be
fore leaving for North Adama, Me.
Forb s said that no effort would be
made for a long flight. The balloon will be
shipped to this city Immediately after the
flight and either tomorrow or Thuraday it
will b sent to St. Louis. H will be ac
companied on, his long distance flight by
Lieutenant Selfrtdge of the army balloon
corps.
DEATH ENDS KENTUCKY FEUD
Ksrsser SaertsT Fatally araaa-.
Brsikrr-la-Law at Crack,
etevllle.
by
LEXINGTON. Ky.. May S. A telegram
from Jaikson says it waa reported there
that Ed Callahan, former sheriff and feud
leader, who was stabbed by his bruthcr-in-law.
John Sptcer. yesterday, one arm being
almost severed, is dead, but the reiiort has
not been confirmed. Callahan and Spirer
fought In Callahan a store at Crockets
vtlle, twenty miles front Jai-kson. and al
lahan's son, William, shot and killed Spicer
when his father was stabbed. It is hard
to secure authentic news from Crockets
ville because of its location. It has no
telephone connection.
BIG BOND ISSUE IS AUTHORIZED
Btackhalder af l alaa PaelBe Vat ta
Fermi It Flatatlaa mt Paper
tar Iaapraveaaeata.
SALT LAKE CTTT. Utah. May S--At a
meeting of the stockholders of the Union
Pacific railway, at which 7 per cent of
the stork was represented, the directors
were authorised to issue tl'..'.a) tn bonds t un emplov-s of the St Louis San Krai
for Improvement of the system and for the j ns o railroad snops here, were la.d o'f
purchase of tne Kansas A Weatera and l1"" f,'r an indefinite period Th reason
' , . assorted by th company fur UXS aiiut down
Topoka A Nortiwvstcrn ruauA. f , ,.. i deprtaajuu,
WOOL GROWERS FOR OMAHA
President of Aatociatioa Says This
City is Lofc-ical Market.
DISPOSES 07 THE MIDDLEMAN
All Arrsaaesirsli Ma for Erertlaa
f Warawee aad ta Flsaarlag
( ta Needs f ta Wool
rrsiwtn.
This Is what J. A, Deirelder. president of
the Wyoming Wool Growers association
and a member of th Wyoming State
Board of 8heep Commissioner, sees in the
f-jture for Omaha as a result of the estab
lishing of wool storage warehouses here:
The wool growers of Wyoming. Mon
tana, llah, Colorado. Idaho, Soutrt Da
kota a.nd western Nebraska all plan on
stoHng snd selling their wool in Omaha.
It will be but a short time until a large
percentage of the wool sent to Omaha will
be maunractured in Omaha the Market
Town.
"We have had assurances from Omaha
bankers that they will finance the wool
growers and make them Independent of
Boston, New York or any other eastern
market.
"For a number of years a holding com
pany has financed th wool growers and
assisted them In carrying their clips, and
the truth of the matter is thst Omaha
bankers have been back of the holding
com pany.
"ComniiBSlon dealers of the east have
been accepting the clip of many growers
on consignment and they have many times
held the wool for two years or until the
Interest almost consumed the value of the
product, snd some timei they had a claim
egainst the growers."
Because Omaha business men snd the
general agents of the railroad companies
at this point have been wideawake to the
situation, and because the Commercial club
has been able to work In harmony with
the growers of the west, the grower Is to
realize, as he never has before, some of the
Immense rrofits devoured by middle men
between the grower snd the consumer-
Osuka the Logical Market.
"We hsve settled on Omaha," said Mr.
Defelder at the Hotel Rom "All the
efforts of all the cities In the west will
avail nothing. We recognise Omaha as the
market which bays and sella everpthing
the products of the farms and ranges bring
the prices and the necessities of a growing
population are supplied on reasonable
terms.
"It is true that Denver. Kansas City. St.
Joseph and other cities have wanted the
wool market. Denver offered to build the
warehouses and give them to us, but
Omaha Is the ideal place for them, and
I believe I do not eaagserate when I say
that, without reflection on th other cities,
Omaha meets the needs of the wool grow
ers better than any other point in the
United States.
-I believe that the wool from tha moun
tainous ranges of California can be ahipped
to Omaha to greater advantage than to
any other point and th wools of th coun
try from the gulf of Mearlco ot th Canad
ian Hue will find - their best market in
thnaha .
"This means that the wools ttt the coun
try will be sold in Omaha. The manufac
turers are with the growers and want to
eliminate the middlemen. More than that
the unions of the wool workers, both In
the factories of the wesvers snd spinners,
sre with us in making Omaha the wool
market."
Mr. Deirelder is in Omaha to meet with
Charles IL King, Omaha business men and
railroad agents. The wool storage company
will be organized and incorporated Wednes
day. lalsa PaeJfte Make Rat.
Arrangements were completed Tuesday
with the Union Pacific Railroad company
for the rate which that company promised
when ths announcement was msde that all
roads would grant the storage In transit
ratea. The Union Pacific company had
many details to arrange and notice has
been given the Interstate Commerce com
mission that the rat will be put Into ef
fect. As th law requires that a thirty
days notice ha given, th Union Pacific
will ask the commission to allow th rat
to go into effect a few day, earlier, prob
ably May 27, when th rates of th Bur
lington snd Chicago A Northwestern com
panies become effective.
Mr. King and his Omaha associates have
spent the first two days of th week com
pleting the details for building th storage
house on the right-of-way of th Great
Western Railroad company near ths Inde
pendent Elevator company. Mr. King aaid
ha would be able to secure sll the material
needed for billd'.ng the warehouse In
Omaha and spent Sunday figuring with con
tractors. Though he wanted to put up ths
first timbers Tuesday morning the delay
of arranging deiaila mad it impossible,
but the contract will be let Tuesday even
ing or Wednesday morning.
Slae f Crap aad atarag.
Interest now centers in tnt probable siae 1
ount which will
In Omaha
of th crop and the am
be consigned for storage
,,, . ,,
to Omaha, will not orJy exceed all pre-
. . . ... ... .
vious records, but will pasa Montana, ita
chief competitor, in tne production of wool.
With a production of S.'0 pounds,
Wyoming took the lead for "wool in th
grease," but Montana's figures on scoured
wool exceeded ths Wyoming crop.
It is expected th Wyoming crop will ex
ceed X.uoQ.Ois) pound this year, and it is
expected that when th': amount is scoured.
It will exceed th Montana crop. The
average weight of a Wyoming; fleece last
year was 7.2 pound, while this year, in
addition to thj woo) being of longer staple
and finer quality, the weight will probably
average l1os to eight pounds.
Rains and snow have delayed clipping
for the present, but there hav been ab
solutely no losses among sheepmen aa a re
ault of weather.
Crest Weatera Has Mar Crass.
"Everything Is closed up for the wool
warehouses in Omaha and I am ready with
some more grouti and trackage for an
other propoaltion." sail J. A. Ell la, gen
eral ager.t of the Great Western Railroad
company, when, he called on Commiaaloner
J. M. Guild at the Commercial club at
noon Tuesday.
The Grtat Western has taken the lead in
establishing the w ol bouse In Omaha and
furnished tne site u iJer a long tims and
very satisfactory lease, wfuch was signed
Tuesday afternoon. Lumber and bulldin
material will begin t-. arrive on the site
Wednesday morrire
'Friar Ess pi yea Laid OsT.
CPntVitflFl.n 11,1 Uav A TatA I
PRIEST PUTS ALTAR ON STAGE
a teas Aadlear f rataallr Bar
prleed at See la Flay by
Clersrrssaa.
CHICAGO. Msy B.-Cssp of astonish
ment cam from an audience, com posed
largely of Roman Cathollca. when tha cur
tain wss lifted on the second scene of Rev.
L. K. Vaughan'B play, "A Woman of the
West. produced In th Bush Tempi thea
ter last night.
The Interior of a Catholic churejt. show
ing the altar and an actor in the vestments
of a priest performing the ceremonies of
th mass were presented and continued for
almost three minutes. With an acolyte
assistant the offices of the masa from the
aanrtua to the offertory wer depleted, the
chalice was lifted and the mimic priest
turned In benediction upon tha sudlence
to b Interrupted by th flight of a fugitive
Into the edifice.
Father-. Vsughsn said he had not con
sulted with his superiors In reference to
the depiction of ths masa upon the stage.
The celebration of mass Is stopped be
fore th consecration of the host. It Is
simply a picture." he said. "a living paint
ing and should offend no one any more
than a representation of the same thing
in water colors sr olis. Ths subject Is
handled reverently both by the matter ot
the rlay and In th acting. I hope It will
lesd people to think rather than to criti
cise."
The character of the priest In the drama
was plsyed by G. R. True, a nephew of
Father Vaugha-n, under the stag nam of
George Roberts.
WASHINGTON. May S When considera
tion of the sundry c'vll bill was reejmed
In the house today. Mr. Gainee of Tennes
see, offered an amendment providing for an
investigation of the causes of exploaiona
In mines located on public lands and urged
its adoption. There was considerable con
fusion at the time. This seemed to Irritate
Mr. Gaines snd he appealed to the chair
for order. "Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman. '
he shouted. Mr. Watson of Indiana, who
was In the chair, evidently did not hear
him and becoming exasperated. Mr. Gaines
yelled to Mr. Hinds, the offictsl parlia
mentarian, who is not a member of the
house, to come to his relief. "Mr. Hinds.
Mr. Hinds." he cried. Mr. Watson, this
time heard him and loudly rapped for
order. This unusual Incident caused general
laughter.
The Gaines amendment was lost on a
point of order by Mr. Tawney. aa waa also
a practically similar on by Mr. Chaney
of Indiana, despite earnest pleas by
Messrs. Chaney. Campbell of Kansas;
Nicholls of Pennsylvania and Willaon of
Pennsylvania.
BOOKS WHISKED TO EUROPE
Hersaaa Bidder Telegraphs Reoa
Why Paper Caatpaay
Was Let OAT.
WASHINGTON, May 5. When ths hous
commute Investigating th wood pulp and
raoer-question, met today A tefc-grsror was
resd from Herman- Rldder. president of ths
American Newspaper Publisher.
tion. addressed to John Sharp Williams, the
democratic leader In the house, stating
that Judge Lacombe in New Tork had
discharged the Manila and Fiber Paper
company, which bad been brought before a
grand Jury and ordered to produce Its
books. The company claimed that Its books
had been given to an official who had
taken them to Europe. Continuing, the tel
egram said:
"They (the paper company) now claim
that they hava done everything in their
power to recover the papers. On this show
ing they were allowed to go free. What a
farce! Our only hop la the Stevens bill."
Mr. Stanford of Wisconsin asked John
Norris of New York, who took the sritness
stand. If he regarded that telegram as
meaning that the liability to prosecute th
Manlla and Fiber Paper trust" was a
failure of Justice.
"Not a failure, but a seriuua embarrass
ment," replied Mr. Norris.
i ror many years inspector general of Cni
DECREPIT WOMEN PUNISH MEN'"" cut-"- no. uxm. . v.
laaaate af Bethaeda Haae Tkrsw
Farmer Maaager Oat far
Hia Acts.
CHICAGO. Msy 5. Eighteen decrepit
residents of Bet heeds Home for the Aged,
their sggrtgate ag 1.2 years and average
age 71, driven by fear that they would be
forced from their home, attacked Frank
F. Henning. formes manager of the bank
rupt Institution, and. after beating him.
threw him bodily from the building last
evring. threatening vengesnce if he ever
returned. The eighteen residents, the ma-
Jority of whom are women, said Henning j ' n "ffense of bringing irmi Into Macao
agreed to furnish them a home for lire,'"1 lt w anchored In Chines asters
' for a con'tdetation of $50. In manv cases i because it waa too shallow elsewhere Por
! this SSart represented the entire savlnga of 'igners believe that the Chinese comp -ti
the man or woman who was admitted.
i Tl" h0"" wa forced Into bankruptcy
I "''"' ago, and since that time
TT 7" for" ,ro,n HDUCHESS WILL STAY ,N PA,S
1 management of the place when one of th- "" 1 '
" ' ,,.fk i-r.iu . .
Inmates comrritted suicide and others rtisass fall af Oaks De
threatened to do so.
PROF. LLOYD GUEST OF BRYANS
Clarlassll Maa W ha Waa with Trav
elers at Sara Pays Visit ta '
Llarala.
LINCOLN". May i.-Prof. John Url
Lloyd of CincJnnstl arrived In the cltv
today and will be a guest of Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Bryan at Fairvtew for several days.
This afternoon Mr. Lloyd addressed the
meeting of the Nebraska State Eclectic
society. Mr. Lloyd waa in quarantine with
the Bryana tt S'tes when the vessel was
detained for several days on sccount of an
outbreak of th bubonic plague. Several !
ilmner- have beeen planned In honor of
the visitor. Mr. Bryan refused to discuss!
politics.
JEROME REFUSES TO YIELD
District Attaraey Will . ta Jail
Rather Tha a Give I p Grand
Jarr Mlaatea.
NEW YORK. May 5. District Attorney
Jerome said today that he would go to Jail
rather than comply wUh an order received
from Judge Rosalaky thai certain grand
Jury minutes be filed with the clerk of the
court of genersl sessions.
Mr. Jerome made this statement at the
lie. ring of charges against hi.u before
Co mrt.'aMnner Hand, who was appointed
bv Governor Hjgnrs to take evidence In
tr.e matter of the King committee's charges
that tie district attorney had (ailed Ui
fulfill the duties uf bis otfW-a.
BONDS ALL CARRY
Special Election Returns Gift At
Propositions Lar-p Majorities.
NEW COUBT HOUSE IS SAJ1
Majority in County is Little Less Than
Two to One.
LITTLE OPPOSITION IN CITY
Both Park and Intersection Bonds
Win by Overwhelming Vote.
TELEPHONE FRANCHISE WINS
ta Omaha Deride ta dealt lad
peadeat Telephone Casaaaay by
af l,S3 for aad
ixt Agalaat.
anrraratABT.
Omaha. Oo-art Bmm, I b terser.
r.
wards. Tea. go. Tee, sto. Tee, He.
First .... 193 11 BOS 8 174 ISO
Sacoaa .. . ill 339 gSB 1 17 1 80S
Tilled .... IU M is a 4 1
Fowrth. ... 1 70 B78 M S40 4UJ
i Fifth .... too TO tB is o aa
lata ... an in sr t aia 147
vasts. .. ai iaa stt as as
, Bights. ... SIS St B33 4 1 S3
I Hinth .... set 151 -rg BT 314 IrJ
Tenth .... 331 114 BSS to 117
Eleventh . Bog gag 3 331
Twelfth .. 383 18 tl 33 2tt ltJ
m. Omaha 1.113 404
j Cy pots . . 303 417
Total . . . 4.343 ajaa ajca saa a.M4 Mas
Complete returns from the special elec
tion held yesterday show that all thre f
the bond propositions carried by large ma
jorities and in South Omaha the Independ
ent telephone franchise carried by the over
whelming vote of l.ii for and 13 against.
The court house bonds received 4.242 voles,
while 2.322 votes wer cast against them,
giving the bonds a majority of 1.S3). or al
most two to one. Th Intersection bonds
carried by J. to MS, a majority of 2.SU.
snd the park bonds carried by the vola of
144 to 1.2SS. the majority being 1R4.
The vote was comparatively light, about
.jnr voting In th county on th court
house bond proposition. In Omaha 4.1
votes were cast and In South Omaha over
LiSOO wer cast, ths telephone franchise
proposition drawing out a good vote there.
Th principal opposition to the ri.0rui
court hous bond Issue cams from the
country prtclr.cta. ail but flvs of them giv
ing majorities against th bonds. These
five were Benson, the vote ther being 7
for and 67 against; Clontarf, with a vote
of 10 for and 1 against; Dundee, with 3d
for and IS against: McArdle, a 1th 13 for
and la agalnat. and East Omaha, wlier
the vote was 23 for snd S against.
Ia Omaha only one precinct gave a ma
jority against the court house bond prop
osition. This was the Fifth precinct of the
Second ward, the vot standing 48 for to
66 against . The majorities for th bond
in the other precinct of this ward were
so light, however, that tha result In the
Fifth precinct turned tit majority In the
ward against the bonds, ths total vote in
the ward being 13 for and 2a against.
'" -rnmin r a me to ,7i, frwt for the-
court hous
bond ixsu by th vot of .m
i for and 404 against. sl1gb,T.Th.0 th
. , on m faror of thf vJ-j' th"
The proposition to Issua SU.oao paving
Intersection bonds carried every ward and
every prc1nct In the city, while the SsD.oro
park, bond proposition carried every ward
but th Second, which gave a small ma
Jority against It, In most of th want
tha vote ran three to one and more
both questions.
According to an opinion given th count
ommissioners by County Attorney EngUM
a majority is sufficient to carry the Court
house bonds, while th park and mlsr.ee
tlon bonda reoulre a two-thirds majority
which they received.
TSI ANN IS SINCERE WOMAH
Sir Robert Hart Talka aa Prasns
af Chlaa aad Believes atla
I Will Mak Gd.
j HONG KONG. May !.-8ir Robert Hart
canon, said in an interview today that h
does not know If ha will return and resunn
his old position.
"China," lie said, "will be a great natloi
in spit of mistakes In the past. It wai
hitherto believed possible to settle dlsuuiri
by an appeal to reason, but now It W
deemed necessary to secure an army sn.
navy. The customs are under native con
trol and th feeling In favor of the txzli
ston of Europeans is growing.
"Th real ruler of China Is the diwagei
empress, who Is sincere In aer ffrta U
ine a oo.it ion of opium traffic. It Tabs been
i decided that the Tatsu Mam was not cuiitv
I " n ,n combination with the boycott wi'l
j PTOV9 weapon which will event-jally
"ijure he hand of the wleM r "
Chaalart K a per ted aad
Its
Birth Is Awsltrd.
PARIS. May 5- The widowed Duchess Da
Chaulnes. who was M ss Theodora Shouts)
of New Tork. will not return to America,
with her fathvr. Theodore P. Shonta.
csme over to Par la upon learning of th
death of hia son-in-law April 23. A P'et
huraous child is expected, and It ia not
considered ssfc fur the duchess to make ths
loog Journey to New Tork. She will re
main In France with her sikter-tn-1aw, the
Duchess D'Uzea, until after her accouche
ment. SULTAN CAN BUY DIAMONDS
I Kscheqaer af Tarkey tet F.attrely
Depleted aad He aeearee
Faaaaaa Geaa.
PARIS. May a. The famous Hope dia
mond, latterly owned by Josph Frankels
Sons company of New York, has been sold
here, it is reported for t0 00. It is be
lieved to hav been bought for tha sultan
ef Turkey.
The Hope diamond is a sapphire blue
brilliant weighing 4t carats. Jt waa at
ona time owned by E, T. Hope. It is sup
posed to have been cut from ths taiga blua
diamond weighing IIIS4 carats In the rough,
sold by Tavemier to Louis XIV.
Hs' ( si eras aaTereva.
WASHINGTON', llii 4. -The aenate today
paased WttUuut amendment a hous resolu
tion appropriating IS" for the relief of
the sufferers from the cycions tn Uaorg'a.
Alabama, M.asiasiupi and Lsuisiaaa. April
X 1
I