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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. XXXVII NO. 279. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 8, IPOS TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. PLAYS PART OF CIRCE Jilt. Guinness' Patrimonial Snare to Lure Men Into Ret. DEATH WAITS INSTEAD OF LOVE Attempt to Catch Helgelein'i Brother in Same Trap. BAIN INTERFERES WITH SEARCH Coroner Mack Preparing Verdict on Death of Three Children. lamikipj: mows of crimes lean Woiaaa Wkia H Told He Knew Kmk to Hang Mrs. flalaaeas I Locked Ip a Wltoeos. cxicaso. iur T-rouwia u . attlnntss' "matrimonial ad," with wfclch victims wr lasod to deaths "Personal Corn sly widow, wko own larra farm la on f th finest districts 'la La Fort eoaaty, Indiana, doairoa to xnak th aaa,Mlataao of gsntlemaa equally well provided, with view of Jolaiiur f ortusas. sr replies y latter eonslaort aaloss oenaer la willing to follow an - r with personal rlati." -7, LA PORTE. Ind.. May l.-A4X., on the methods by which Mra. l neaa caused the deatha on her , mile north of here, the persona supposed to have fallen victims to n for money, was ahed early this morrit.v Aak K. Helgeleln, brother of Andrew f geleln of Mansfield, 8. D.. whose dlamty." bered corpse is am on a" the nine found yeVi terday and today. Helgeleln told the oor oner that not only had his brother been In communication with the woman, but also that aha had written to him after Andrew's disappearance In an attempt to induce htm to visit this cHy. "Bell your brother's stock and com hers and we will hunt your brother together." was the gist of Uie apisUea written In Nor wegian and as yet only partially translated. The letters are Jealously guarded by Hei geleln under orders of Ralph N. Smith, prosecuting attorney, but enough was re vealed to show that the woman had not hesitated to dare to attempt to gain a hold ver the nearest relative of her latest vic tim. Baia Prevents Search. Because of the Heavy rain It was decided shortly before noon that no farther din ging would bo done upon the Guinness farm today. The work will be resumed tomor row. Ask Helgeleln, the brother of Andrew, af firms most positively that there can be no doubt aa to the cadaver being that of his brother, lie states further that he can ; bring many persons who also oao estab .tih the Identity beyond any doubt Coroner Mack, In hla verdict In the Guinness case, will find that the three children, whose" rr4(oawera found in the ruins of the Guinness home were murdered n.lwre struck In the. forehead with a hammer or other Instrument prior to their burning. ..." On the afternoon before Helgeleln dis appeared. Ray Lampher was sent to Michigan City by Mra. Gulnneas to await the coming of a man named John Moo, her cousin. The cousin did not arrive and lamphere returned to the Guinness homo the next morning about I o'clock. Mrs. Gull. nets met him at the door and told him that ha could have a day off and go to town. He accepted the Invitation and spent the day In town. He returned the next morning and she said: "You didn't get back In time to see him before he went." La mr here saked whom she meant and then she told him Helgeleln had left for Chicago on the afternoon before. That waa the last seen of Helgeleln. toawtlag Maay CI see. Roy l,amphere, accused of flrat degree murder In uennectlon with the Incineration f Mrs. Gu.nr.esa and her children, was a tenier of Interest today. Efforts to con nect him more closely with the appalling aerie of violent deaths are being made by the public prosecutor, although that of ficial acaerted yesterday that sufficient evidence to convict the prisoner of com plicity , In the murders is already in hla possession. J.amphete revealed yeaterday that hla former employer- had urged him to insure his life In her favor, asserting that Mra. Cult.ntss had offered to pay the premiums an aucb a policy, provided that he agreed to marry her. tie also said that ha believed thai bis retuaal to fait In with her plana had caused the enmity which she later manifested ' toward .him. resulting In hla . irreat on three occasions and his trial be fore a lunacy commlaalon on a fourth. I-aiiifricre j statement about a closed room In the Gulnnesa home, to which, he tsserted he was alwaya denied admission, la partially corroborated by the evidence f Joseph Maxeon. who was working on the firm when the house caught fire April ti. Maxaon assms that he had never been allowed accees to the second story of the (arm oouse where the closed room was ocated. Haw kte a Were Laved. Aab K. Helgeleln of Manaftald. 8. D., aa in conference with Dr. C. 8. Mack, coroner of the county, until long after mid- Ight The steps by which the Norwegian farmer became infatuated with the Indiana soman were canvassed once more, but only partial progresa was made toward clearing the mystery- Helgeleln told again of the Secrecy with which hla brother had ihrouded his movements before his de parture from South Dakota. Enough waa evolved to ahow that adver tisements for a matrimonial agency bad bee printed In Scandinavian papers la the aortnwest, Helgeleln asserting that a single iheet printed in Norwegian and full of such notices had been circulated among his ac- lualntaaces. The circumstance leads the inveatlgators here te believe that Mra Guinness estab lished communication with ber victims through this ageacy. such a premise ac counting for ber relations with Ols B. Budaberg. the farmer of lola, Wla.. whose son are expeoted here today. It Is reported that the lola men will bring with them eofVea ef the advertisements which lured their father to his death. 'Lavawpkesw Kaewe ef Dea. Bessie Conalln, a young woman residing -in Michigan City, Ind.. whose former home in La Porte, baa been arrested by Sheriff ftmutter and la being held In Jail as an important witness. - The woman waa a friend of Ray Lamp hare, woo is aotused of complicity In the ICooilauod OA Second Page.) SUMMARY OF HIE BEE Friday, May 9, lIMt. 190$ Aa mm F- -. a M.M V 5 6 Z 1908 2 8 9 10 J I 12 IS 14 15 16 1Z 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 2Z 28 29 SO THE WIlTin. FOR OMAHA. COUNCIL BU FFS AND VICINITY Fair Friday; rising tempera ture. FOR NEBRASKA Fair Friday; rising tempo rature. FOR IOWO Fair Friday; rising tempera ture. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. rg. ... 39 ... i- B a a 7 a, ft a 9 a in.. m. . at., m . . m . . J j 17 J . 4i i jjj i t.. P a. m . 11 a. m. 12 m... 1 p. m. 2 p. 3 P. P. 6 p. p. 7 P. R p. m.. m. . m.. m . . m . . m . . m. . in.. . no i ! ,A j . w . . 5 j P. ol BOMX8TIO. Hes of persona discovered on the f Mrs. Gulnnesa were disturbed by 'led people. Paga 1 of the Methodist church deliver pal address at tha genera, con- 1 te blows over Chicago, doing Fags 1 - -itleji In Chicago are braud- " w those free from tuber ' Page 1 .ot. democrats friendly to Bryan the republicans voted with the nhnson men at the primaries. Tags 1 Democrats of Massachusetts , endorse Bryan for president. Page 1 Speaker Cannon has a birthday and for gets all about It Page 1 roxxiav. Emperor Francis Joseph's diamond Jubi lee celebrated at Vienna. Page England cuts down the pubile dalit dur ing the last year. Page 1 - kTEBKABKA. .' State Roard of AaeeaSment having trouble with terminal tax assessment re turmt, some assessors falling to place valuation on railroad real estate. Page 3 Vice President Willard pays visit to Havelock shops. Page 3 Nebraska supreme court affirms th sentence of six years given A. R. Leedom of Albion. Page 3 Water Is turned Into the big govern ment ditch near Morrill and everything works satisfactorily. Page 3 LOCAL. A moving picture machine will be part of the equipment of the Omsha trade ex cursion which leaves May 24. Moving pictures of Omaha life will be shown In various western towns visited. Page 1 Nebraska Electrical .Association donee session and elects officers for enduing year. Pag B Admiral W Infield Scott Schley and Mrs. Schley will arrive In Omaha today and have busy program mapped out fur the three days of their Htay here. Page 8 John I. Martin, veteran sergeant-at-arms in democratic national conventions, stop In Omaha and says Bryan will be unani mous choice of the convention on first ballot. Pag 5 Frank Bosanek, South Omaha saloon man, probably will be Investigated by grand Jury on charge of forging bonds man's name and spending ward's money. Pace 7 SPOBT. Nebraska university track men have lit tle hope of defeating Kansas Saturday. Page COMXE&CIAX AND ZZTDUBTBIAXk L,lve stock markets. Page 7 Grain markets. Page T Stocks and bonds. Page T MOTxacxxrra or oczas itsamskxps Port. NEW TCI It K.... NEW TURK.... NEW T')KK.... KKW YORK.... Arrival. . .Paanoma .pnU . Sjulr. ....Luattuma ....Octtmr. .... kynd.m. .... Araenra. .... Madonna. , Manuel Calo. BRFMKN KUTHAMrTV.. . K. Vkllhelm I. , Adriatl.-. . K. P. Wllhelm. Sot THAMPTN 1.1VRRPOOI, bursals ... 01 EKNBTN PLVMOITH Dut.-hlan4 PLYMOUTH Majwtlo ... . lvernta. PRESIDENT TO TAKE OUTING Short Visit ta Be Made to Floe Kaat, Va.t by Esecatlve aad Family. WASHINGTON. May 7.-Presldent and Mrs. Roosevelt and probably one other member of the family, with five guests, will leave here at 11:90 o'clock thia morn ing for Mrs. Roosevelt's country place. Pine Knot. Va., for a brief outing. The party will travel on special train, con- j sisting of a parlor car, baggage tar, over ithe Southern railway, and are expected at North Garden, Vs., at 3 o'clock, making I tVie run of 130 miles on a slow schedule. Carriages will be waitlhg to carry the party to Pino Knot. , Included in the party Is John Burroughs, tha naturalist, who has been the gueet of the president on several occasions, and who accompanied him on a camping trip in Yellowstone perk during a tour of the west several yeara ago. The party will return to Washington on Wednesday evening. STANDARD OIL HAS NEW TACK ehlpmeata by Tralaload laateaa Carload la Cose Where Heavy Fine Lies. of CHICAGO. May 7. The Standard Oil com pany of Indiana today commenced a new fight to escape from the payment of the fine of SL.r.OOO levied against It by Judge Landla In the federal district court, when Its attorneys appeared before the I'nlted States circuit Court of appeals to argue the appeal from the Judgment of the lower court. John S. Miller argu: that a re versal should be grin ted because, he said, tha old company did not know that It was ualng illegal rates, and that each train load of the company's product should have been taken as tha basis of a shipment In stead of each car as charged In the indict ment. Dr. rVtleoo Mark Better. IXHGLAS, Wyo.. May 7. (Special. )-Dr. J. M. Wilson, western vice president of the National Wool Orowers' association, who has been seriously III at his home here, is reported considerably better today. With care he will undoubtedly recover, and as soon as be caa be moved he will be taken to a lower altitude for a long rest. EMPEROR'S DIAMOND JUBILEE Kaiser and Many Royal Pertonages Greet Aged Ruler. SPEECHES FULL OP GOOD WILL Renewal of Friendship aad Pledges f Loyalty from Sahjecta Fill Addresses Made te the Throne. VIENNA. May 7.-The heads of the princely houses of Germany, led by Em peror William, have assembled in Vienna to present tholr congratulations to Em peror Frances Joseph on the occasion of the diamond jubilee of his reign aa em peror king of Austria-Hungary and to In augurate a series of festivities with which the Jubilee Is to be celebrated throughout the dual monarchy. Empeor William and the empress arrived at Meidling rall- road station this morning from Pola. Shortly before noon all the royal vialtora. save the Imperial visitors, moat of whom had been given quarters In the Hofburg. In Vienna, were drlvtn out In court car- riages to the palace' and assembled In the great crimson drawing room, where they were Joined by Emperor William and the empress. The procession, composed of the Germsn princes, all In brilliant uniforms. nr.ury j Mmr i ui t, immn anu ills wife, then proceeded to the Marie Antoin ette salon, where Emperor Francla Joseph entertained his visitors. perch by Kmperor Wlllam. Emperor William made a speech, in which he tendered Emperor Francis Joseph the congratulations of those present upon the sixtieth anniversary of the beglnndng of his reign. The Oerman emperor apoke In high praise of Emperor Francla Joseph's untiring devotion to the welfare of his country and of the glorious example his sixty years of labor had given to the world, and, in conclusion, he said: We then, true friends and allies of your majesty, have hastened hither, and with us is her ma.iesty. the empresa queen, my con sort, to bear testimony of the deep feelings of close friendship and devotion which we entertain for your majesty. With overflow ing hearts we offer homsge to the noble ruler, the true ally, snd the mighty guar dian of peace, upon whose head we' Invoke the richest blessing of Providence." ReapoBsc by Francis Joseph. .wl 1 T -1 1 1 1 1 t.1. In returning thanks for this proof of friendship, which he said would be one of the most precious recollections of his life. Emperor Francis Joseph said: In this act of cordial attachment I may, I think, discern a solemn manifestation of the monarrhial principle to which Germany owes her power and greatness. Austria Hungary's strength Is also to be found In this principle. Such a great assemblage of German princes around me is. at the same time, a most eloquent confirmation of the close indissoluble alliance which lias existed between us for nearly thirty years. This day fortifies me In the joyous ex pectation that this alliance, which pursues wn but pacific ends that are effectively assisted by similar efforts on the part of other powers, will fully accompliah its ob ject unto the remotest future. The reception of the royal visitors was carried on quietly and aa privately as possible.. In order not to fatigue tha vet eran monarch of Austria-Hungary. - ENGLAND CUTS DOWN ITS DEBT Premier Asqalth Presents Radar! la Commons, In View of Its Impertaaee, IXiNDON. May 7 The budget for the first time In many 'years was presented to the House of Commons this afternoon by the premier, Mr. Asqulth, Instead of by the chancellor of the exechequer. It was thought better, as Mr. Asqulth, In his ca pacity of chancellor of the exchequer, had prepared the budget, that he should him self explain 4t to Parliament. Everybody waa keen to learn of the government's scheme for old ar pensions, the house consequently was packed. Mr. Anquith, after commenting briefly on the present slackening of trsde through out the world following the boom year of Wt, announced that Great Britain's surplus of 1JTI7-08 amounted to I2J.630000, which he said would be largely applied to the reduc tion of the national debt. Commenting on the dirferentatton In the Income tax Introduced at the last budget, Mr. Asqulth said this had proved practical, that It had worked easily, that it had re moved Irregularities and that It had brought In $3,400,006 more than had been es timated. The national debt,' the premier said, had been reduced by approximately ISO.OCO.trw during the last year. A further reduction of about ITS.oOO.OOO would be effected during the current year, and Great Britain's debt would then stand at the same figures as twenty years ago. MEN ARE PUT BACK TO WORK "Frisco Shops at Sprlas;fleld. Mo at Kaasaa t'lty Are He. opeoed. and ST. LOC1S, May 7. On orders sent from the headquartera here of the 'Frisco rail road system the Springfield (Mo.) shops of the system were reopened Thursday snd all of the employes laid off recently were put back to work. About 2,000 employes are af fected by the order. The ahutdown was meant to be only temporary." aaid President A. J. Davidson. "For the laat four months the men hsve not been working Fridays and Saturdays. This gave them an average of eighteen days a month. We thought It better to change this system by bunching tha Idla time In the first part of May and let the men work continuously the remainder of the month." KANSAS CITT. Mo.. May 7. After a short shutdown the local shops of the St. Louis ft San Francisco railroad were re opened today. Three hundred and fifty men are employed. PASS DOES NOT EXEMPT ROAD Coadortor of Esaplro State Kipreas Gets Bis Jadajsaeat Against How York Ceatral Llae. NEW YORK, May 7. The view that a rialroad employe who la riding on a pass Is entitled to damages if Injured, haa been upheld in the supreme court In White Plains. Damages of $17,600 were awarded to James A. Halley, formerly a conductor In tha employe of the New Tork Central Railroad company, who was injured In the Brewster express wreck on February 16, 1307. Halley had been a conductor for more than forty-tour years and at the time of the accident waa conductor of the Em pire state express. Hla right hand waa so badly crushed tn the accident that he haa been unable to use it alnce. He sued for $j0.000. Tiie company act up the defense that aa be was riding oa a pass ho as sumed all risks of Injury. a BRYAN MEN PLAN UPON BOLT Defeat la Minnesota Laid tn Itepab llcnae eeng (oavratlna la lew. ST. PAUL. May ?.--iecirdti!g to F. A. Day, chairman of t!xt democratic state central committee, wiii Is managing Gov ernor Johnson's political affairs, the Iiryan delegates In the democratic state delegation M 14 will not number inoro than loo out of the totaf of 9JS. Mr, Day said that his advices from Duluth. St. I.ouis county, in dicated that last night's caucuses in that county resulted In a Johnson victory over Bryan ot about I to I, The Bryan man agers have been predicting a majority of 160 delegates In the state convention. They now claim thst In countlea which have heretofore Ih"I wholly republican the republicans went Into the democratic caucuses to rote tor Johnson. It Is ex pected that a proteel this action will be made by the Bryan ntin In the state con vention. ! Managers of the Bryan campaign in Min nesota, who were outgeneraled In laat night's democratic primal lea throughout the state, are talking today of the possi bility of calling a separate convention May 14. claiming republicans voted at the pri marlea with Johnson mcfl t secure the de-1 feat of Bryan. SALT LAKE CITT. May 7. When Tem porary Chairman Daniel D. Houts ot the republican state convention said in his open ing speech today that he had met many "who believed In retiring President Roose velt from office four years hence," he opened the flood gan i of republican en thusiasm, f While the delegation be elected to Chi cago will favor the nomination of Secre tary Taft for prcsldenjl It will not be so Instructed that the Utah reptibllcana will close any avenue that might be openej for the renomlnatlon of the prt-sldent. Senators Smoot and Sutherland and Rep resentative Howell will head the delegation to the Chicago convention. MASSACHUSETTS ' FAVORS BRVAX Nebraska Receives Knaonrafat of Bar Stale nelrarates. BOSTON, Mass., May 7. The democratic state convention for the nomination of dele-gates-at-large to the national convention at Denver, held here today, was thrown into confusion over the question of adopting resolutions Instructing the delegatea-at-large to vote for William J. Bryan for president and whether the delegates should be elected by acclamation. The committee on resolutions did not come to a decision on the Bryan question until after the hour for the convention to meet had passed. As finally accepted by the committee the resolution Instructed the delegates to vote for Bryan. The resolutions as presented to the con vention were declaied adopted by the chairman, but the action was doubted. A motion to reconsider was Jeered, and was no( submitted to the assembly. The propo sition to elect the d'-.legates-at-large by acclamation was discussed at length and with considerable heat. As delegates-at-large George Fred Wil liams of Dedham, John! B. Moran of Bos ton, Daniel F. Dohertj of Westfleld and John W. CougWIn . cPi;r"i U River were chosea. LIVES OF HUNDRED IN DANGER Meat oa Straoded Ship Itlckmers Cat Off from Shore, with Wave High. NEW TOHK. May 7. One hundred men on the disabled stranded ship Peter Rick mers are in peril this afternoon. The big ship la plunging helplessly about in a tumbling, pitching sea on a sandbar about l.oro yards off shore, not 'far from Fire Island. Three of Its masts are gone, half of its cargo of case oil haa been caat into the sea, and It Is being pounded by a bat tery of waves which neither it or any other ahlp similarly placed can long endure. Two life line were sent out to the Rickmers to day when It became apparent that those on board might require quick assistance, but aa the waves drove the vessel steadily, but slowly westward, the lines gave way and the only link of safety between It and the shore was destroyed. Every wsve now makes a clean sweap over the ship and three life saving crews are fighting against the wind and seaa in a driving rain In an attempt to run other llnea to the doomed craft. STATE 0FFICIALGR0WS ANGRY Assistant Attorney General of Kan sas Wool Oast City Officers of Kanaae Or. Kaa, KANSAS CITY, Mo.. May 7. Ouster pro ceedings were Instituted late yesterday In the circuit court at Kansaa City, Kan., by C. W. Tricket, assistant attorney general of Kansas, against Chief of Police D. H. Bowden. Captain of Police U. O. Snyder nd practically every detective, sergeant and patrolman composing the police force of that city. The suit was brought under a section of the stale prohibition law which requlrea police officials to furnish the county at torney or the attorney general of all evi dence obtained on violation of the law. Instead of doing this, the police have been raiding the illegal liquor resorts and con victing the owners in police court. Mr. Tricket says that the fact that he was not supplied with information Is sufficient cause to oust the officials. He was ap pointed by Governor Hoch to prosecute these particular casea and a year ago caused the closing of all saloons. BUTTON, BUTTON ON COW'S EAR Chicago Health Aathorltlea Maklag Effort to Stamp Oat Tabercalo als Among; Aolaaala. CHICAGO, May 7 3-ry healthy Chi cago cow la to have a tuberculosis test button clamped In her right ear. Thia is the latest step In the crusade against Impure milk. Four veterinarians, working under the direction of the labor atory division of the health department, are busy making tests and clamping but tons. About 2.000 cows are In the Jurisdic tion of the department. They will be tested for tuberculosis and killed If found diseased. If not diseased, the cow will be clamped "O. K." with aluminum button. UNCLE JOE IS SEVENTY-TWO i Speaker Caaaoa Haa Birthday and , Forgets All A boat It Till Reminded. WASHINGTON, May 7. Speaker Joseph G. Cannon waa 72 years old today. The fact that the weight of years has not wor. rid him much wss attested by his remark whea a congressman reminded him of hla aatal day: "By Jove," he aaid, "I hadn't luuugm uj viiins u"ui iv. OMAHA IN MOVING PICTURES Trade Excnr.ioni.ta to the West Will Show Scenes of Real Life. MAN DT THE MOON TO KEEP DARK Palatial Train Will Carry Well Maaaa-ed IHalaa; Cars, with Fall Sapply ef Faary Ulshea. Wireless communications and Fra Elbertua vibrations were established be tween Omaha and the moon by Commis sioner J. M. Guild of the Commercial .club and he learned that the "Man Up There" would blow out the glim from May 24 to June 1. when the Commercial club will carry a moving picture ma chine on an excursion train and show the scenes in Omaha on a big white sheet stretched on the side of every elevator enroule. When the trade excursion committee met Thursday noon C. W. Martin an nounced that he was ready to "spiel" with the greatest movlna nlcture crosram that ever thrown on the white stuff Scenes of Omaha life about the fac tories, wholesale houses, retail stores and streets will be stiown at every town where the man In the moon keepi his agree ment. Among the towns where th mov tng picture shows will be given are Cur tis. Neb.; Fort Morgan, Colo.; Casper, Wyo., and Crawford. Neb. The whole Ak-Sar-Ben parade of 1907 will be reproduced at the various towns and no greater novelty has ever been In troduced by the Commercial club than tho moving pictures of Omaha life. Besides all this the club Is arranging for a moving picture camera to accom pany the train and will make films of the trip, including the shearing of sheep in Wyoming and the visits of the excur sionists to the great Irrigation canals. Superintendent A. D. White of the com missary department of tho Burlington road Is In Omaha to arrange for serving table d'hote meals tn two palace dining cars. These meals are not to be served on the European plan, but for 75 cents a breakfast may be obtained which will con sist of everything from shredded barley bark to pomme de terre a la Julienne, which being freely translated means "spuds, shoebtrlng style." The dinners will cost vier marks (11) and will con sist of everything from onion tart. Amer ican style, to mallard a la Richelieu and pomme de terre a la Partslenne. Anyway, the commissary will be some thing good, as "Joe" Kelly, sales manager of M. E. Smith & Co., will be In charge. G. H. Pratt of the Nebraaka Telephone company haa made an appeal to the real estate dealers of Omaha to send a large delegation. This Is the talk which he puts up: "Now you wonder why we are sending two men at an expense of $250. don't you. and you are wondering likewise why we are spending )500 to equip the train with telephones. "Well, we are Intereated In Omaha and In trade excursions. If the men who leave Omaha In that great palace train make friends, enough snd they will to secure trade enough and . they will to force M E. Smith A Co., to build two more build ing like they have, we expect to Install seventy-five mure telephones. But where do you get In? Why, you will sell them the lot and they will bring 300 more people to the city who will all have to have homes. We expect to put In telephonea In tho homes. Where will you get In? If you are alive, you will sell the lots and probably build the houses. Above all other things the Nebraska Telephone company Is for trade excursions. We don't expect to put telephones In out there on the mountain tops of Colorado or stretch out wires otit the sago brush of Wyoming, but we will help make Omaha a city which will want more telephones and you will have an op portunity to make it a city which will want iiuiq 1 ' cm trciaKj a rill iiiiiin IKUll, To thia F. D. Wead has added his irsii rsilins mony that he haa gone on trade excursi' whenever possible and has Keen the dlrec: result of the trips In the real estate busi ness. Most of the business men ray that F. D. Wead knowa. LITTLE CHILD FALLS IN FIRE Tenement Hoase Blaso la New York City Has Fatal Resalt for Four. NEW YORK, May 7. Four persons were killed and twelve Injured early In a fire be lieved to be of Incendary origin which prac tically destroyed the five-story tenement house at 101 Orchard atreet. This building la within, a stone's throw of Delancey and Allen streets, where twehty-six persons were burned to death In a tenement house fire three years ago. The dead arc: EVA BERG. 53 years old. SAMI'KL BACH. 10 years old. HATTIE KOPLEM ANN, Pi years old. AN l"N IDENTIFIED MAN. It wss while attempting to reach the upper part of the house thst little Hal tit Koplemann lost her life and her mother had a remarkable escape from death. Mrs. Koplemann had gone out on a fire escspc Intending to make her way to the roof as the flames were sweeping around the lower part of the Iron ladder. 8 he had the child In her arms when she stepped through the window to the platform. A mistep caused her to fall, and aa she struck the side of the platform, Hattle fell from her arms and rolled through tha opening In tha pUt form of the floor below which waa red hot. There the child was burned to death be fore any one could reach her. PERKINS ORIGINATOR OF PLAN Cyras MrCormlck TestlSeo New York Man Foraalatoal Scheme for Harvester Trast. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. May T.-Taking of testimony In the ouster suit of Attorney General Hadley against the International Harvester company of America on the alle gation of violation of the anti-trust laws, waa begun here today before Special Com missioner Theodore Brace. The company admits doing business In Missouri as agent for the International Harvester company of New Jersey, but de nies that It is violating the state anti-trust laws. I Cyrus H. McCormlck of C'hcago, presi dent of both companies, waa a witness to day. He testified regarding the organisa tion of the McCormkk Harvester company, which was laler changed to tha Interna tional Harvester company of New Jersey. This merger was effected In 1302, he said, because of unbuslnesa-like methods being pursued. He consulted George W. Perkins of New Tork with a view to increasing the capital and business to prevent an increase of prices. He testified that Perkins worked out a scheme of organising tha New Jersey I company with leading harvester represenU- lives ana a merger 91 me companies. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL oaaroasaao Pollard ifames Two Postmasters la HI District. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. May 7.-(8peclal Tele gram,) Representative Pollard today rec ommended John Balrd for postmaster at Dubois. Pawnee county, vice George B. Turner, resigned, and Ira I.usford for post master at 8t. Deroln. vice Anna Fllmore. tesigned. Anna Fllmore recommended that the office be discontinued when she de cided to give It up. but a mighty howl aroae from patrons of the St. Deroln of fice and Congressman Tollard listened closely to the wishes of his constituents and made the recommendation for her successor. W. W. Hamilton, conductor on the North western road, running between Omaha and Long Pine, waa shown about the capltol today by Congressman Boyd of the Third district. Mr. Hamilton was accompanied by Elvln Strain of Omaha. Senator Burkett was today advised by Second Assistant Postmaster General Mc Cleary that arrangements have been made to forward by freight train No. 991 an ad ditional mnll to Dubois. Neb. This ad ditions! service will be Inaugurated May 11. Alvah J. Macy, Alfonso M. Poll and Fret G. Leavitt have been appointed city letter carriers, and Carl M- Thomas, substitute carrier, at Alliance, Neb., effective May 16, at which time city delivery service will be Inaugurated. Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes: Gowrle. Route 4. Ernest W. Danlelson. car- J rier; David H. Lennarson, substitute. North Buena Vista. Route 2, Florence Hoe, car rier; John C. Roe. substitute. Oskaloosa. Route I, George E. Sherman, carrier; Tonle F. Sherman, substitute. Persia. Route 1. Bert McDonald, carrier; Anna McDonald, substitute. Wellman. Route J. Edmund E. Norman, carrier; Dewltt Monow, substitute. EXACTIONS OF PAPER TRUST Publisher of Srraros Post-Standard Tells of Ulfflralty He Had Gettlagr Coo tract. WASHINGTON, May 7. The special house . committee Investigating the wood pulp and print paper question heard addi tional publishers of newspapers today re garding tho increase In the price of their paper. W. E. Gardner, publisher of the Post Standard of Syracuse. N. V., testified that he has paid from 11.75 to $2.60 per 100 pounds. The lower rate, he said, was due to local reasons. Mr. Gardner said that after he had broken with the International Paper company that company endeavored to pre-ent him getting bids from any com petitive sources. He said that notwith standing the fact that ho had the assur ances of a number of paper mills that they would be glad to have his order for 190H, when the time came to make the contract he met obstacle after obstacle, and although he went from New Tork to Wisconsin and then to Canada he could not get any satis faction. Finally, he said, he was compelled to make a contract at $2.60 with H. G. Craig A Co.. who had named him this flg- ure before he started on his tour ot tho i""" "cimihu. vie Dcneve mat tna runc nillls. 1 lions of preliminary investigation In thia Mr. Gardner said that the increased price ; ease ahould be confined to the annual coo of traper e oul co "iim $22.ono to C4.U00 i fr!T "f 4,10 tidy. w hl'h l as lawful Jur- '1 ma . a ' I I iHlK'IIOn.' " ' a. this year, over lsst year, and to meet tills ,,,.. ... . . : ' los, he said he had be-n obliged to Increase Ml.l.tev .1 .1-mIs, his advertising rates and cut down the size of the paper. KENTUCKY FOR TAFT ALL TIME Repahllcana Declare) for the War Sec retary la Coarentloa at Loolsvllle. liOriSVlLLE. Ky.. May 7.-The repub lican atate convention was called to order at 11 o'clock thia morning. The report of the credentials committee which gives the Taft supporters a large majority, was adopted. Vnited States Senator-elect Bradley made a brief harmony speech. The report of the committee on resolutions waa then adopted. After indoralng Governor Wi'.lson, the reso lutions proceed: We spprove snd applaud the splendid ad ministration of Theodore Roosevelt. We favor a sound financial system and a We favor the revision of the tariff by a congress which understands and believes in Hie principles of "protection to American labor. . We favor wise and Just regulation of the public utilities which have become national puhltc servants, and we oppose the dan rrmum and un-Ameflran doctrine of gov ernment ownership Of such utilities. By natural glfta. by special training, by wide and uncommon experience, William H. Taft of Ohio is fitted for the office of the presi dent of the United States, ana we instruct our delegates to th national convention at Chicago to vote for him until he shall be nominated. EXPRESS MESSENGER KILLED Body Foaad br Safe oa Rio Graadc Trala aa It Knters Dea vtr Statloa. DENVER. Colo.. May 7.-Traln robbers. who boarded Denver & RJo Grande train No. 4 at Castle Rock, early today, shot snd killed Express Messenger Charles H. Wright, aged 60, employed by the Globe Express company. From the dead messen ger the robbers took the keys to a small safe in th baggage car which they opened and took the contents. In all worth leas than $100. A big safe In the car, which contained a large sura of money, and the combination of which ds known only to clerks of the company in the principal stations along the route waa tampered with, but the robbers were unable to enter it- The body was discovered by G. H. Bishop, chief night clerk of the Globe company's of flea at the Denver union -depot, and B. M. Peterson, hla assistant. These men went to the car la get express matter and could not get through the door, which should have been opened by Wright. Wright was lying beside the big safe In a pool of blood. PROTEST ON BOOKER FAILS Soathrra kl.i . I F raool Wsrkrni Mast l isten to Speech of Maakogco Man. MONTGOMERY, Ala.. May 7.-H waa learned today that a warm seasion of the executive committee for Alabama in the International Sunday School association was held here Monday right, at which a protest was made againat Booker T. Wash ington aa one of tha speakers at the forth coming convention in Louisville. W. N. Harthorn of Boston, member of the na tional committee, was present snd assured the Alabama people that he stood ready to do what he could to relieve the situation The most strenuous objection. It Is said, was made by W. H. Atkins, mayor of Selma, go active Sunday school worker. Governor Comtr waa also among the speakers. Finally It was decided that the protest came too lata and Waah'jigtoa will remain oa lbs progrsa' ADDRESS OF BISHOPS EriscoDal Review of Quadrenninm Presented to Methodist Conference. BIG GAIN IN MEMBERSHIP Nearly Three Hundred Thousand Additions to Church Reported. OVER TWENTY THOUSAND PASTORS Gain in Church Property Over Eight Millions a Year, WORK DELEGATES MUST PERFORM Pastors Salaries, Amosemeats, Di vorce, Capital aad Labor la Their Relation to tho I burr h llcMd. BALTIMORE. Md.. May ".-The featurt of today a anting of the quadrennial gen eral conference of the Methodist Episcopal church was the presentation of the Epis copal address prepared by the bishops. Bishop Daniel A. Goodsell of Boston, read the address. The address of the bishops, after recall ing general conferences hitherto held In this city and historical events of the church which had Baltimore for their scenes, notes a gain In the number of communicants during the last four years of I'.'i.Sr7, the greatest gain during sny similar period for sixteen years. Other figures slfow the number of ministers In the annual confer ences, not including local preachers, to be 1!.3S3, an increase of 1.171; subject to ap pointment as pastors on trial and In full membership, 16.722; local preachers serving as pastors, 4.439. The total "pastoral army" numbers 30,161. These, according to the address, preach the gospel In 130 languagea and dialects. The address continues: Valae of Property. The gain in 1!,c value nf churches is $:R.149.4; the gain in parsonages Is S4.62s.S71. The total gain In church properly for the four years IhsI past is 32.ff7S..n. while the total valuation nf our churches and par sonages is tlM.fti't.OCt. The Increase alnce the lat geneital conference averages al most $x.;nn.ooo each year. iur membership In the rnit-d Stnl-s Is ..), while In the world the wholo number Is S.S07.276 at the close of 1H07. Our foreign communicants number 2T7.Xt. Figures are given showing that since tha last general conference the value of edu cational grounds and buildings baa In creased t4.68U.539 and is now $3,761,547; total endowment $J3,8S0.iW, an increase of $6,S(I, 3M; and the value of educational property and endowment, exclusive of debt haa In creased fU.141.S92 and Is now f47.589.S32. Since 1904 there have been gains of 771 teachers and professors. 2,844 professional students and 2.7S3 collegiate students. Relative to Investigation of chargea of heresy by the bishops, the address ssys: We are unanimously nf the opinion that the bishops ought not to be charged im .u.v iiint-uunn oi investigation, these, 'n" "reign in me work to which they The matter ot ministerial appointments la treated thus: IT there be increasing difficulties In any degree as to making appoinlmenta It Is because of growing interference on tlm part of ministers and laymen with the Judgment ol tho bishops as to what la beat for the work, slnco ministers demand to be kept within the range ot moro lucrative charges. Iiecause they have had one or two of that sort and they feel hu miliated and degraded if they are sent aven to a small reduction. Churches make It Impossible for the bishops to Justly arrange the work by in fcistiiig on apiiointmenls. which If granted, compel widespread Injustice as to other members of the conference. Conferences pass resolutions protesting against trans fers without equivslent exchange and then wholly refuse transfer; thus putting the appointing power where Is must dis appoint a church by sending a man not wanted, or crucify a mail by sending him to a disappointed officiary. If not a dis appointed church. Thia has reached a pass where the bishops are accused of tyranny and self-will when they do what the law of the church demands ot them. Brotherhod aad Asaoaoaaoata. It Is declared that the church has not yet readied unanimity touching the removal of the limit from the paatorate and on tha subject of the brotherhood recommends that the conference recognize a brother hood of the Methodist Episcopal church and provide for tho Incorporation of the brotherhood In the economy of Ilia local church, assume aome general direction and enact such legislation as may be doomed necesssry. Unification of the work of the dcaconnesses under a central board is recommended. As to amusements and tha book of dis cipline, the address continues: We are moved by a profound conviction or duty in again calling your attention lo the spirit and conduct of spiritual ltfe. We regret that the general prevalence of harmful amusements does not diminish. We still firmly hold that they are "an tagonistic to vital piety, promotive of worldltness and especially pernicious to youth." We recommend, not that paragraph iAi he stricken out. tiut that It be amended by striking out the confessedly partial list of worldly amusements found therein, be ginning with the lsst word tn the eighth line, snd ending with the word "other. In the eleventh line, which were Inserted in 172, leaving as the ground for church trial In cat such trial becomes necessary, that portion of the paragraph reading, "Taking such amuaement as are obviously of mis leading or questionable tendency or dis obedience to the order and discipline of tha church," and especially Ihe rule "taking auch dlvemlona as cannot be used In the name of the lrd Jesus.'1 Grave Injustice will be done If this recommendation la In terpreted as an abandonment of our eai'y opposition to worldly smusement. Indeed it is a return to the principles and to the exact words furntehed in the writing of John Wesley. Forces la Civic Life. In the course of a discussion ot civic righteousness, the address says: We see dearly thst within the next gen eration there are to be great social changes. ' The Influence ot wealth on political life and measurea ia to grow less, whether It be i- woYk.n.me lo" Ithe Idlera leas. With a in the hands or individuals or Corporations. ve more powei, restless and Iconoclastic future perore us. we must both nrt restrain both renrlnus fn,,.. The social philosopher delects Injustices and wrongs, but ho ran never create the desire to remedy the wrongs which are tha issue of greed. Satisfaction Is expressed that there has been prevented "ihe re-establishment of the canteen and the fouling again of the nation's hand by a direct participation In the sale of liquor." Then follows: The consecutive polygamy permitted by the divorce laws of some of our states is a disgrace to cur country. It cuhtinues t undermine family life and to break up Into helpless and warring factions that ah en God meuna thall le a unit. W greatly rejoice that the conscienca of the nations Is being quickened snd that the d nund fur uniform ulvoroe laws increases. The bishops have qulta a little to say as to working men and th conditions ant trades unions, a part, being aa follows: We hold th right of those working n? n who desire to do s" to form Vanor link . for lUo advaucetutui of ii.ir uiteftsu.