Nebraska Newspapers

    Fhe Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVII NO. 203.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORXIXO, MAY L'5, 1903.
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CHURCH AND LABOR
Great Man Meeting for Men i Held
. ' in Kansas City.
PRESBYTERIAN WORK EXPLAINED
Addren by Dr. Stelsle of Department
of Church and Labor.
CHURCH IS LABOR'S CHAMPION
Strong Argument Why Working Men
Should B Christiani.
HUMAN SIDE OP RELIGION
Speaker, Who Woa Formerly a Ualoa
MarhlaUt, Sara Neglect of Thla
Factor Caused Labor to Drift
A war from Chorea.
KANSAS CITY. May 24.-Preebyterlan
evangellem among laboring men was the
theme of the addresses delivered at a great
mass meeting for men at Convention hall
today, by Rev. Charlea Stelxle. superin
tendent of the Presbyterian departmtnt of
c.iuiili and labor, and John B. Lennon,
treasurer' of the American Federation of
Labor. I'.ev. Stelile mailed a personal in
vUuUyn to every union labor man In the
city, nonunion men were also especially In
vlifd. and a magnificent audience greeted
l.ic sr-eakert.
Hev. Sleltle, who waa himself formerly
a union machinist, organlxd the depart
ment of church and labor In- the Presby
terian church and he devotes his energy
to the work,f organizing the church and
the workersrof thai world closer together.
This department la rapidly becoming one
of the. big things of the Presbyterian
church and It Is a potent agency In enlist
In j men In the service of the church, a
work which U also one of the greatest
functions of the Prebyterlan Brotherhood.
Rev. Etelzle's address was a comprehen
tlve discussion of the relation of Christi
anity to the laboring man and a strong
argument in aupport of the position that
laboring men should be Christiana.
Square Deal Moat Important.
Taking the subject, "Christ labor's
Champion," Rev. Stelile spoke as follows:
"The most Important thing about the
labor question la to give the other fellow
a square deal. In order to do this we need
a labor vision. The average worklngman
Is too close to the labor Question to un
derstand It This la also true of the av
erage employer. There are thousands of
men being deluded by tha vain hope that
if they can abolish the labor union they
will solve tha labor question. If every
labor union in existence were to be wiped
out today tha labor question would atlll be
Dresent However, the labor, union haa
come to stay. It la almpry a question of
whether It will be a good unionism or a
bad unionism. Like every great social
movement It la pulling through Its period
of hysteria.
''Socialism, communism and anarchism
ara fundamentally moral probleme. Before
anji on rtBrtn-ian aucoessruny in
troduced, if ever It seema wise to Intro
duce them, there must first of all be a
radical change In the' 'naturally selfish
hearts of men. It la because that Christ
fleslt with the labor question In thla way
that His power la growing aa never be
fore. Infidels may scoff at the arguments
of Christian scholars, but the life of Christ
has stunned them from tha first century
even down to tha twentieth.
Attltode of Social Reform)
If ever there wad need for social re
form it is found today among the heathen.
But your social reformer la not going to
them to try to help them. He waits un
til Christian missionaries have sacrificed
their Uvea go that hla life may be made
safe and then ha builds upon the founda
tions which they have laid. Then ha is
quite ready to denounce the church for
Its lack of interest In the affaire cf the
people. Meanwhile he find it more
profitable to live In even a 'so-called'
Christian land.
"Tha date on every letter that you write
and tha obeervance of every Babbath day
are world-wide acknowledgments of tho
power ft Chrlat. calling attention to the
two greatest facts in Christian history,
the birth of Christ and Hla reaurrectlon.
He Is today King of the civilised world.
He la tha court of last appeal. Nobody
thinks of going back of Hta decision.
"Isn't it a great thing to have ouch a
man as labor's champlonT " Other men
have been put forward aa repreaentatlvea
of labor, but thoae who needed their mes
sage most of all paid no attention to
them. Here la a man to whom every
body will listen. He la today sending
forth a challenge to worklngmen, dating
them to accept Him as their leader. If
they do they ara aura to win, for Christ
Is sura to win. and what Ha says to work
lngmen He la saying to tha employers
of worklngmen. Ha la challenging them
to Introduce Hla principles la their bust
neas life and Into, their dealings
their employes.1
rtrst Chore to Act.
Mr. Lennon said:
"The Presbyterian church, represented
In the conference now being held In Kan
aas City, Is the first church organisation
that haa officially recognised the press
ing and ever-growing importance of the
labor rttovement by establishing a depart
ment In their church to bring about a
better understanding between the organ
ized church and organised labor. I aay
the organised church, because while there
may be possibly aome Individual Chris
tians who ara not In the church, they are
of no force or potency In the world, and
If they save themselves they certatn'.y are
doing nothing to save anybody else. I
speak of organised labor because It U
the only labor In a position to give ex
pression to Its protest against unjust
conditions or' Impositions that are placed
on the shoulders of labor by tha employ
ers of the world. The unorganised work
liigman or worklngwoman la of no more
force for moral uplift than the dumb-
driven cattle. Therefore, whatever of co
operation there may be between the
church and jabor for human uplift of
the wage-working clashes, It mutt necea
tartly be between tho orsir.tscd church
and organised labor, for It cannot be be
tween anyone else and bring any results.
The wageworkers. seeing no Interest man
ifoeted In the church In the human side
uf the religious question or In tho ques
tlon of bread and butter and a decent
living, have nut u-illy drifted away from
the church tu a great extent, and I am
constrained to believe that they are not
going back In large numbers until the
t church wiu cmphualse Just as atrongly
I the human side vt the religion, of Jesus
Christ as they do the spiritual side."
Mt. Lennon, after reciting the progreaa of
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CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA AND
IOWA Bhowers Monday and Tuesday.
Temperature st Omaha yes'erday:
Hour. w
KITTREDGE HEARTILY RECEIVED
Many People Tars Oat In Senator's
Home Town to Hear
Him.
SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., May 24.-( Special
Telegram.) Sioux Falls last night testified
to its loyalty to Benator Klttredge In his
candidacy tor reelection to the United States
senate by the greatest political demonstra
tion since the visit to the city of Senator
Har.na and party during the campaign of
1300. Senator Klttredge was the principal
apeaker at a monster meeting held In the
Auditorium, immediately following a torch
light procession, which passed through the
chief business streets. The parade 'was
from a mile to a mile and quarter In
length, music being furnished by seven
bar -
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drum corps. Senator Klttredge
of personal friends occupied a
he parade, the carriage and
being escorted by eight ex
he United States navy, who
full naval uniform. Senator
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hlnutes, the building, which
ubllc hall In South Dakota,
co the doors and standing
a premium. When Senator
Klttredge was introduced there was a pro
longed demonstration. Throughout his ad
dress the closest attention was paid to
what he said and he frequently was vlg
oiously applauded.
The demonstration in honor of Senator
Klttredge was held under the auspices of
the South Dakota Klttredge Traveling
Men's club. At the conclusion of the ad
dress the visiting and local traveling men
were guests at a banquet given by the
State Klttredge Traveling Men's club.
KEYSTONE IS SWEPT BY FIRE
With No Water Available, Flames Eat
Vp Business Hhiim la Pros
perous Black Hills Town.
RAPID CITY, 8. D.. May 24. -(Special.)-Keystone,
a. large mining town in this
county, twenty miles to the southwest, suf
fered a severe loss Friday evening by fire.
The fire started In the club rooms on Main
street about 8:30 and as it was lmpoeclbla
to secure water the fire soon got beyond
eontrol. The entire east side of Main street
from Shoemaker's barn north for two
blocks waa destroyed. The cause or the
amount of loss haa not yet been, ascer
tained, hut It must havto been considerable.
as the area covered- by the fire was eol'J'y
built up. The bank, hotel and principal
butlnesa houses on the opposite side of the
street were saved, although the windows
were cracked and tha buildings badly
blistered by the heat.
Until the Holy Terror mine shut down
a few years ago Keystone was one of the
most prosperous gold mining towns In tin
west. Other mines In the vicinity had made
arrangements to start up and cdndtMons
were Improving when this disaster oc
curred. DEATH RECORD.
Mrs. Mars- J. Smith.
SHELTON, Neb.. May 24. (Special.)
Friday afternoon Mrs. Mary J. Smith, a
widow and old resident of this place,
walked to the cemetery a mile from town
to make some arrangements for decorating
the lot where her husband la buried. Later
she was discovered by the cemetery sexton
In an unconscious state. She was brought
to her home In town in much agony and
died In a short time. She was the widow
of a civil war veteran and a member of the
Modern Brotherhood of America ldge, In
which she carried Insurance. It is thought
she was stricken with paralysis.
William M, Lambert.
AUBURN. Neb., May 34. (Special.) Wil
liam Merrltt Lambert died yesterday morn
ing at hla home twelve miles southwest of
this city. Mr. Lambert was one of the
earliest settlers In this county, coming
here with his family from Tennessee. The
surviving children are W. C. Lambert of
South Omaha. H. A. Lambert of th'a city,
B. T. Lambert of Kearney, Oeorge Lam
bert of Stella. Mrs. Emma Williams and
Mrs. Ella Williams of Stella.
Andrew K. Thorpe.
PIERRE, 8. D.. May 24, (Special Tel
egram.) Andrew E. Thorpe, a bachelor
farmer of finllv cnuntv. who located a
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county In 183, died at St. Mary's hospital
In this city last night from dropsy, after a
lingering Illness. The remains will be
taken to West Liberty, la., for burial.
Ears, T. Rogers.
AUBURN. Neb., May 24.-(Speclal.)-Ezra
T. Rogere, aged 77 years, died at his home
in this city after a short Illness. Mr. Rog
ers was one of the oldest residents of Ne
maha county.
Prospect of Maaar Factory.
SHERIDAN. Wyo., May 24.-(Speclal.)
The presence In this city of C. 8. Morey,
head of the beet sugar interests, and Gen
eral -Manager Holdrege, has caused a re
vival of the rumor that work Is soon to
begin on Sheridan's beet sugar factory.
The officials spent two days driving over
the country. In company with State Treas
urer Gillette, who la Interested In the pro
posed factory at this point.
Xebraakan gays Ho Waa nobbed.
BHERIDAJ. Wyo., May 24. 8peclal.)
J. L. Hill, who clalma to be a horse buyer
from Harrison, Neb., complained to the
police that ha had been robbed of 1360 cash,
five signed checks for $1,000 each and a cer
tificate Cf deposit n a hank at AM more
8. D., for (817. The officera do not credit
the story, and aay Hill haa spent his
money.
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MOV1LUI Coluaeta.
HOMESTEADS FOR DRY FARMS
Smoot-Mondell 320-Acre Bill to Be of
Great Help to Weit.
RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT OUT
Settlers to Be Permitted to Lira In
Villages Where Water ajid
Advantages of Civilisation
Are Obtainable.
(From a Btaff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. May 24.-(Speclal.) "One
of the most Important measures before con
gress at the present session, so fsr as the
arid and semi-arid atates and territories
are concerned, is the so-called Smoot-Mondell
dry farm homestead bill," said Repre
sentative Howell of Utah.
"The state of Utah comprises an area of
about R2,000,000 acres, of which only about
2H per cent Is under cultivation. The rea
son is that by fat the greater portion of
the lands of the stste are so situated that
Irrigation la Impossible, and, under the old
methods, fai,nng is out of the question.
Then, too, the lord laws as they now exist
require a homestesder to reside upon hla
claim In order to acquire title. Without
water, residence Is Impossible snd there
are millions of acres so situated that no
available water supply can be reached
without traveling ten, twenty and even fifty
miles.
"It has been clearly demonstrated that
arid lar.ds can be made productive by the
summer fallow process. That Is to say,
such lands are plowed one year and al
lowed to remain fallow until, fall, when
they are fitted for a crop, and the next
acason, after the harvest, they are per
mitted to remain uncultivated, or rather
without being sowed. The year follow
ing, In the fall, another crop Is planted,
and by this method fair crops are secured
every alternative year.
Settlera Live In Village.
"The owners of such farms live In the vil
lages, sometimes fifty miles distant, and
they are compelled to haul all the water
they require for themselves and their
horses. The standard homestead under the
old lews was 160 acres. Inasmuch as only
onc-holf of an arid farm can be cultivated
in orw season. It was decided ty those
havinir the Interest of the great western
plains at heart to try to get congress to
consent to double homesteads in the arid
regions, and the Mondell-Smoot bill was
drswn with that object In view and tho
senate added a section which eliminates
thi ri :uin;ir:ent aa to continuous r;.ildence
upon such a homestead. That la to say, as
soon as the president signs the bill, which
I am confident he will do. It will be pos
slblo for a settler to take up a homestead
of 32( acres and to cultivate It under tha
methods I have described, and at the same
time reside with his family In a nearby
village, where, besides the comforts of life,
he can educate his children and enjoy him
self, hold Intercourse with neighbors and
have the advantsges of church attendance.
"Utah Is unique In Its village life. Vil
lages dot the state from end to end and
most of our farmers. Instead of living on
isolated farma, reside In the small hamlets
and towns and drive to their fields as oc
casion may require. . I ..believe the enact
ment of this new law will result In the
taking up of several million acres and the
cultivation of the same in our state alone.
It will add thousands to the rural popula
tion of all the states affected and will
convert the aagebrush plains Into waving
wheat fields, and the Jack rabbits will
give place to live stock of value to the
human race."
Colonel Dick. In Dresa Salt.
In 117, Colonel Dick Plunket, then in
chsrge of fhe police of the Osage Indian
reservation In Oklahoma, came to Wash
ington with a round dozen Indian chiefs.
He found them a place In the Inaugural
parade; kept them here during the subse
quent festivities and took them back to
Oklahoma, all at his own expense, and
greatly to the Joy of the red men and to
the gratification of President McKinley
and Vice President Roosevelt. It was the
tlrst appearance of Indians In the Inaugural
parade.
In 1897, Colonel Dick wore a sombrero, and.
while his "chaps" and spurs were left
home, he bore no evidences of the eastern
brand of civilisation. But that was eleven
years ago and the colonel was making his
first visit to the national capital. Since
then he has moved his residence to Wyom
ing and he makes frequent visits to the
east. When he" first came he carried hla
wardrobe on his back. Now he carries a
trunk In which are carefully packed a
"Prince Albert" of fashionable cut. a "claw
hammer" of the most recent fabrication,
and a "Tuxedo" which Is the pride of every
stag dinner which he attends. The colonel
Is almost aa great aa authority on dreas
for certain occasions as Berry Wall.
During the last month Colonel Plunket
has been the guest of the president of Har
vard university. He has attended a swell
wedding In the fashionable Rlttenhouse
square district of Philadelphia, and a half
dosen similar functions In Boston, Wil
mington and Washington. '
Beveral daya ago he called at the White
House and was at once spied out by Sec
retsry Loeb. There were half a score of
senators and several governors awaiting an
audience with the president, but Secretary
Loeb rushed Colonel Plunket past tliem
all and Into the president's private room,
and when Colonel Roosevelt saw him he
made a center rush and landed on his old
friend with a whoop. He forgot every
thing else for nearly a quarter of an hour,
while he held the fist of the typical west
erner. 'Mad Good" at Harvard.
The president knows how It Is himself,
and he was consequently not surprised
that the quondam ''chief of the chiefs" of
the Osages appeared1 arrayed aa fault
lessly aa Benator Lodge or General Harry
Bingham. But he stuck to that right fiat
until the last moment, first, because he
was honestly delighted to see Plunket,
and. second, because his visitor had no
axe to grind. Then again, "Young Teddy,''
who Is at Harvard, from which university
his father was graduated, wrote home that
the colonel had "made good" there, and
that he was the Idol of all the boys.
The present visit of Colonel Dick
Plunket to Washington recalls an In
cident to which he was a party and which
has a direct bearing upon a more recent
case. It will be recalled that Congress
man Heflln of Alabama not long ago
shot at a negro who had Insulted a
woman on a street car. Hla pistol bullet
hit the wrong man and he was Indicted.
About a year ago Dick Plunket was
walking down F street, when a drunken
negro accosted and Insulted several
women who were on their way to a the
Ater. Tha westerner stopped and ex
postulated with the Inebriated colored
citlsen In such a low tone of voice thut
th latter thought that ha had things
all his own way. He doubled his flat
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FALLERIES TO VISIT LONDON
Presldeat of France Com ex Today
to Be the finest of Klnar
Edward.
LONDON. May 24. President Fallleres
arrives In London tomorrow to return the
visits which King Edward VII and other
members of the British royal family have
paid to the head of the French republic
in Paris. The honors to be paid the pres
ident cannot equal those bestowed upon
the German emperor during his visit last
year, as the president's stay will be but
a short one, but what la lacking In great
entertainments will be made up for In the
enthusiasm of the public welcome.
M. Fallleres will cross the channel In
the French cruiser Leon Gambetta, ac
companied by a fleet of destroyers and
will land at Dover. There will be a great
naval display In hla honor, a fleet of
fifty-three warships, under the command
of Lord Charles Beresford, having been
ordered to the channel port for the oc
casion. This fleet will consist of the
battleship squadron of the channel fleet,
the first cruiser squadron and the west
ern destroyer division. The ships will
be moored in two long lines from Shake
speare Cliff to Dover pier, and as the
Leon Gambetta with the distinguished
visitor on board steams through the lines
the guns on all the ships and those in the
forts will boom a salute. The destroyers
will accompany the French cruiser to
Dover dock, where the president on land
ing will be welcomed to England by
Prince Arthur -f Connaught and other
notables on behalf of the king.
Trip to London.
The trip to London will be made in a
royal car. At Victoria station King Ed
ward, the prince of Wales and representa
tives of the government will be on hand
to greet M. Fallleres. and from that mo
ment a four day's round of entertainment
will Commence. A state banquet at Buck
ingham palace will bring together the pub
lic men of England and the members of
the diplomatic corps; Tuesday, the follow
ing day, the king and president will visit
the Franco-English exhibit; Wednesday,
the busiest day of the visit, will commence
with a reception to the diplomatic corps
at St. James' palace, followed by a visit
to the city and luncheon at the Guild hall.
In the evening, "by command of his maj
esty, the king," a gala performance will
be given at Covent Garden, at which the
king and queen. President Fallleres and a
large number of spedlally Invited guests,
will be present. In order to it honor to
the president, selections from French op
eras have been chosen for presentation,
namely, the first act of Blzeta' "I Pesca
torl dl Perle," and the second act from
Gounod's "Faust." Probably In no pre
vious gala evening have so many English
speaking artists been engaged. Melba will
sing Marguerite's role In "Faust," Siebel
being represented by Miss Hatchard and
Martha by Edna Thornton, while John
McCormack, the promising hew Irish tenor.
Is cast for Nadir in Bizet's opera. Mad
ame Tetraxzlnl will. appear as Leila In the
latter work, so that In one evening the
two foremost operatic singers of the time
will be heard.
President Fallleres will stay at York
House during his four days in London, and
there, and at the French embassy, recep
tions will be held. In the meantime the
crewa of the Leon Gambetta and the
French destrorwrj wtTl bt entertained by
the British sailors at ''Dover and will he
brought to London ' to visit soma of the
theaters.
PRISONER ATTACKS FELLOWS
Seriously Injures Them Before Jail
Attendants Can Get In to
Interfere.
J. G. Perlgo and John Preston, who were
arrested Saturday noon on the charge of
drunkenness, had a "kangaroo" sentence
passed upon them about 3 p. m. by C. C.
Kerr, who was arrested shortly after 2
o'clock In the afternoon, and who was put
In the same cell with Preston and Perlgo.
Incensed at being arrested, Kerr gave
vent to his feeling by assaulting Perlgo
and Preston, who were lying on the cell
floor. Before the Jail attendants could get
him out of the cell, Kerr had kicked both
of the others In their right eye, necessitat
ing the attention of Police Surgeon Huber
and their removal to the hospitals. Perlgo
was taken to the St. Joseph hospital with
the bones about his right eye fractured,
and Preston was removed to the Omaha
General hospital with a badly lacerated
optic. The charge of drunkenness against
Kerr was changed to that of aasault.
BUTTON FOR THE CORN SHOW
Emblem In Gold Plate and Bine
, Enamel Issued by Exposi
tion Officials.
The National Corn exposition has Issued
an official button In gold, plate and blue
enamel. The button la an oval with a
perfect ear of corn embossed in the cen
ter, which Is of gold. In the blue border
of enamel above the centerpiece are the
words "National Corn Exposition" and
below "Omaha, December 10 to 19. 1908."
The button la ex.iemely artlatlo and
will doubtless be widely worn, aa it is
far from being an ordinary advertising
button or pin.
Aa the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben have
promised to use an ear of corn In the
new button for 1908. the National Corn
exposition will be welL advertised from
coat lapels. 1
TROLLEY CARSJN COLLISION
Accident la (aa Francluco Results
In the Injury of Twenty
Persons.
BAN FRANCISCO, May 24.-Two crowded
trolley cars collided at Devisadero and
Sacramento streets at the foot uf a steep
hill shortly after noon today, killing Henry
Baer, a traveling salesman, and Injuring
twenty other passengers, one fatally, an 1
several seriously. The Injured were Uk n
to St. Francis' hospital, near the scene
of the accident, where it la believed all
excepting .one, a child, will recover. The
car on Devisadero street got beyond con
trol of the motornian and dashed down
the hill with terrific speed, striking the
Sacramento street car just as It rounded
the curve onto Devisadero street.
Omaha Men Hart at Kherldaa.
SHERIDAN. Wyo., May 24. (Special.)
Herman Buttron and John Tyrrell, both
claiming Omaha as their home, were
wounded In an encounter with Officer Rose,
who caught the men In the act of carrying
off a large amount of Jewelry from V. T.
Waters' store early Friday niorr.lng. Rose
discovered Buttron standing guard outside
and ordered him to throw up his hands.
Buttron attempted to run and was shot
through the shoulder. Tyrrell attempted
to escape through a front window, but cut
an artery In his leg and surrendered.
Neither ia seriously injured.
RAIN MAKES STREETS RIVERS
Water Cornea Down for Half an Hour
in Torrents.
SEWERS TAKE CARE OF IT
Some Parlnsr Just Began or Finished
Suffers and Considerable Filling
Will Hove to Be Done
Over.
While rain poured In torrents, flooded the
streets and sidewalks for half an hour just
after i o'clock Sunday afternoon, the storm
sewers and guttera were evidently capa
ble of handling the downpour, as no com
plaint or reports of great damage were
received at the police station nor by the
city engineer.
Unpaved streets were washed badly and
many of them will have to be filled or
graded. Water poured down from the hills
between Cuming street and Capitol avenuo
and Seventeenth street was under wster
for thirty minutes after the rain. The
street car line on Sixteenth street was
under two Inches of water and people who
did not care to wade were cut off and
had to st ayln one block until the water
could run Into the sewers. At Seventeenth
and Burt streets one man was seen stand
ing on a high place In the pavement sur
rounded by water. He hsd started to
cross Burt street and discovered a stretm
of water several Inches deep on the south
side of the street. When he turned to
go back to the north side of the street
the water had Increased In volume, and
he stood on an Island of asphalt, wait
ing for the sewers to digest the rivers
on either side of him.
Some damage was probably done to the
streets which ire being paved In the north
part of the city. Clark street waa ready
to pave with brick. It waa a duck-pond
last night, the water being five to six
Inches deep between Sherman avenue and
Eighteenth street.
Cellars of houses k course of construc
tion were filled with water and some
others doubtless ?ot a share of the over
flow. t Seventeenth and Douglas streets
the water flowing both from the hill west
'on Douglas snd from the Seventeenth
street gutters, filled the sewer, and, over
flowlnglng the sidewalk poured against the
show windows of Courtney's store, which
are almost a foot above the walk,. No
damage was done, outside of some water
being poured Into a stairway opening.
ORAM) ULAXD MEV DISTURBED
Action of Railroad Employes There
Savors of Boycott.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., May 24. (Spe
cial.) Deep Interest and no little concern
Is felt here on the railroad situation. For
some reason not made exactly clear the
local men. It Is felt, have been asking fox
more than the executive committee of the
Nebraska State Railroad Employes' Protec
tive associations have been asking for. It
was explained that the demands made lo
cally were framed before the plans of the
state association were completed. This ex
planation might be complete but for a
seeming dissatisfaction still, - though two
local commercial bodies have practically ex
pressed themselves as not " favoring a
straight reduction In rates so much as an
elimination of the descrlmlnatlons existing
between communities In the matter of
freight rates.
The first demand was practically that no
further agitation In the matters of freight
rates be approved. This met little support
among the buslnesi men. The executive
committee of the employes' state associa
tion then came and. In a meeting with the
executive committee of the Commercial
club, asked for a petition to the State Rail
way commission requesting It so to adjust
rates that there be. In the net result, no
further decrease In the revenues of the
companies. While this was a far different
proposition, the executive committee asked
the employes' committee to put Its request
In writing and, this having been done, re
ferred the request to the full Commercial
club, and Invited the Retail Merchants'
association of Grand Island to act jointly
with It.
The members of the latter accepted the
Invitation, but, having a regular meeting
on the evening before the joint meeting
was to take place, adopted a resolution to
the effect that It was well known that
the controversy aa to reduced forces was
one between the employing roads and the
employes only; that the factor of railroad
employment here was both appreciated and
liberally estimated; that it determinedly
favored a readjustment In rates In order
to remove from them the gross Inequalities
and discriminations between communities
and sections of the state and, assuming that
the State Railway commission would give
to all a fair hearing, and make a finding
after a more thorough investigation than
could here be given, the State 'Railway
commission was urged and relied upon to
deal Justly with the carrier as well as the
shipper. Such was the gist and tenor of
the resolution adopted by tha retailers, who,
thereupon, did not appear. In numbers, at
the called joint meeting. There were pres
ent at the latter about forty-five of the
railroad employes and about a dosen of
the memers of the Commercial club. After
some discussion. In which the trouble waa
attributed largely to the Aldrlch bill and
the adverse legislation and its enforcement
In this and various other states, the motion
was made that the matter of any repre
sentation to the State Railway commission
be placed in the hands of a committee of
three. President Ryan to be one of the
members and to appoint the other two.
This motion was objected to by Mr.
Macomber of North Platte, a member of
the railway employes' executive committee,
who hoped that It would go further and say
that the club opposed any reduction In
rates. This the club seemed unwilling to
do and further discussion was precipitated.
Chairman M. F. Ryan of the railway em
ployes' committee and President Ryan of
the Commercial club both urged that there
ought to be no objection to the motion, anj
the motion finally prevailed. It appears
not to be satisfactory, however, and the
action of the retail merchants seems to be
especially objectionable to the men, and a
further meeting of the employes has beeu
called. 81r.ee there have already been
veiled threat in suiiie uf the committee
meetings that the men will do a more ex
tensive mall order buainesa with Chicago
houses, the best cf feeling does not pre
vail. It Is hoped, however, that both sides
will be fair to each other In order to pre
vent any serious contention.
Dal for Bankers' Meeting.
DENVER. May 24 The nixt annual con
vention of the American Bankers' associa
tion will be held In Denver during the we k
beginning September 27. The date was de
cided upon by Frederick C. Farnsworth of
New York, secretary of the association,
after a conference here yesterdsy with
officera Of the Denver Convention league.
PLOT TO SELLPUBUC LAND
Four Indiana Mrs Charged with
Making Roans Deeds 'to Mo
brara Reservatloa.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. May 24.-An al
leged plot to dispose of the land in the
United States military reservation at Fort
Niobrara, Neb., by means cf false deeds
and abstracts, and mythical names and
characters, was exposed Saturday afternoon
when four leal estat dealers were arrestod
by federal officers. The men arrested are
Edward F. Kesler, Oeorge T. Voorhets.
James N. Newby and Perry F. Carr. The
specific charge against the men is that
they used the mails to defraud, and en
tered Into conspiracy to defraud ty the use
of the malls. Some of the tracts of land
sold by the men, It Is alleged, ha-e been
sold twice. One man bought luO acres on
which the buildings of the military post
are situated.
In most cases. It Is alleged, It was repre
sented that tha Nebraska land waa owned
by a man named C. Hastings Reld of Polk
county, Iowa. In other Instances the owner
was represented to be Thomus L. Thomas
of Polk county, Iowa. It Is said there ait
no such men.
The Fort Niobrara reservation conMste of
four townships, and It U alleged thst
nearly 6,000 acres have besn sold In a fraul
ulent manner. The illejed fraudulent sale
of the lands came to tho attention of the
authorities when aome of thj deids and
abstracts were sent to he "recorded. The
men arrested appeared before United States
Court Commissioner Mcirr'S thla afternoon,
who granted a continuance until June 1.
FARMER ATTACKS PRIEST
Attempt Made to Kill Father Lubeley
at Salisbury. Mo., at Church
Doar.
SALISBURY. Mo., May 24 (Special
Telegram.) At the conclusion of the
services at St. Joseph's Catholic church
here this morning Joseph Schutte as
saulted Father Lubeley with a knife at
the church door and cut severely Mrs.
Albert Glnter and Gerald Goets. who, with
others, rushed to the assistance of the
prjest. Father Lubeley was stabbed In
the neck near the jugular vein and over
the ft eye and his Injuries are serious.
He was attended by local surgeont and
then taken to St. Louis to a Catholic
hospital.
The assault on the priest was the out
growth of a quarrel between Schutte and
John Legendre, sergeant-at-arma of the
house of representatives, which cul
minated In a fight between these two
yesterday. Father Lubeley attempted to
reconcile the two men and Schutte ob
jected to his Interference.
The assault wss made In the precnco
of the entire congregation. After being
overpowered and disarmed Schutte waa
released. 'Later he surrendered to tho
officera and was guarded during the day
in the Salisbury Savings bank. Father
Lubeley is well known throughout the
rtate and formerly lived In Chicago.
Schutte is a prominent farmer.
STREET CAR STRIKES AUTO
Denver Man Killed and Man and
Woman Iajnred In Accident
v , In Chlcaaro. , , .
CHICAGO. May 24. Orson C. Bsrtholo
mew, 8 years of age, of Denver, Colo., was
willed In a collision between an electric
car and an automobile at 'Twenty-fourth
street and Indiana avenue today. L. Bar
tholomew, 62 years old, a brother, 6439
Stewart avenue, Chicago, and Miss Mar
garet Hawkins, 6W4 Horvard avenue, Chi
cago, were seriously Injured. The killed
snd Injured were all occupants of the auto
mobile, which was being driven by L. Bar
tholomew. Both vehicles were going at
a good rate of speed. The automobllo was
overturned.- Orson C. Bartholomew was
Instantly killed. The others were crushed
beneath the machine and are said to be In
a critical condition.
MAN KILLEDBY LIGHTNING
fft. Louis Merchant Keeks Shelter Iron
Storm Under Tree aad Meets
Death.
ST. LOUIS, May 24. W. P. Howard, a
wealthy commission merchant of this city,
was struck and Instantly killed by light
ning during a heavy electrical and rain
storm which swept over St.' Louis this
afternoon. Mr. Howard, who was a mem
ber of the Glen Echo Golf club, an exclu
sive golf club with links located . In the
westen part of the city, had been playing
glof and sought the shelter of a tree when
It began to rain. The lightning ran down,
the tree, killing him Instantly.
TRAIN PROBABLY KILLS MAN
Causes Loss of Arm and Several
Serious Cuts and Bruises.
MINDEN. Neb., May 24. (Special.) Frank
Harklns, Las Vegas, N. M., sustained In
juries under the wheels of the Burlington
fast train No. 6 at 1 o'clock thla afternoon
which probably will prove fatal. Hla arm
was badly smashed and was amputated at
the shoulder; hla face was cut, scalp cut
open and body bruised. Tha doctors
thought If It were not for the amputation
of the arm the other Injuries might not
prove fatal. The doctors who did the
amputating were Drs. J. A. Craig and J. A.
Martin of Mlnden and N. P. Johnson of
Upland.
Harklns and a friend. Ed Runxel, were
going east on the Burlington. According to
the report of the accident, Harklns stepped
off the train on the north side Instead of
the south side and fell under the wheels.
The man was able to make a statement
after the accident. He said he had no
means, all the money upon him being So.
He is an Eagle aid member of the Line
men's union, neither of which has a local
lodge in Mlnden.
Barrow to Start Xcxr Paper,
SHERIDAN. Wyo.. May 21.-(Special.)-It
is reoorted here that F. H. Biirow.
who has sold tha Sheriuan Enterprise, will
start an Independent republican state
weekly at Cheyenne In the near future.
The Enterprise has been the leading anti
machine newspsper of the state under Its
present management, and the runurel
move Indicates a desire to extend the
fight boynnd h lru flld It la known
Barrow has the backing of some of the
leading antl-machlne republicans of the
stae. '
Sheen Lost Not Heavy.
6HERIDAN, Wyo.. May 24 -(8peclal.)-Reporta
received from northern Wyoming
and southern Montana ranges Indicate only
a moderate loss of sheep In the rnon storm
of May 20. Lambing camps locate! away
from shelter report some lost of lambs
from exposure, and newly shorn ewes,
when not In good condition, perished In the
storm. No cattle losses are renortel, and
the large amount of moisture wUl greatly
benefit the range.
CAY CROWD OX TOUR
One Hundred Trade Pilgrimi Start
for Weit with Eclat.
BIO ASSEMBLAGE AT THE DEPOT
Burlington Electric Train ii Model of
Beauty and Utility.
THREE STATES TO BE VISITED
Commercial Club Directs This Great
Excursion for Business.
"FOR OMAHA" IS THE PASSWORD
Fifty Llaea of Industry Send Repre
sentatives to rreach the Gospel
of Omaha, the Market
Town.
To the tune of the schrlll toota of the
Bcmls siren. In their besutlful "electric"
special train of nine cars, the 100 buslnesa
men of Omaha who will spend a week in
western Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming,
left the Burlington station lsst evenlngat
S o'clock, and a largo crowd on the plat
form and viaduct bid good bye to the trav
elera and watched the train as It swung
around to the right, and the last thing they
saw was the electric sign on the observa
tion csr, "For Omaha."
Dimlck's full ban U which secompsrJhs tha
excursionists on the entire trip, rlayed on
the paltform while the excursionists and
their friends were admiring the train and
making the final arrangements for tha
start.
The train will arrive In McCook at 7 a.
m. and leaves there at 8 o'clock, spending
the day between that point and Fort Mor
agn, Colo. The stations which will be vis
ited today, with the time of arrival and
departure at each atatlon, follows:
(Mountain Time.)
Arrive.
Leave.
8 ' p.m.
8:68 a.m.
:?8 a.m.
10:23 a.m.
10:64 a. m.
11:48 a.m.
12:23 p.m.
1:23 p.m.
1:43 p.m.
2:03 p.m.
2:44 p.m.
4 09 p.m.
8:22 p.m.
7: p.m.
11 :00 p.m.
McCook
Culbertson
Trenton
St rut on
Max
Benkleman .....
Parks
Halgler
Sanborn
.. 7:a.m.
.. 8:26 a.m.
.. ;lSa.ni.
.. 10:08 a.m.
,. 1:44 a.m.
.. 11:18 a.m.
.. 12:18 p.m.
.. 12:F3 p.m.
.w i:zsp.m
Laird Colo 1:63 p.m.
Wray M4 p.m.
Yuma 8:3p.m.
Akron 4 67 P "-
Brush 23 p.m.
Fort Morgan 7:80 p.m.
About.
Stria stof Baggage Waarona.
Alt day yesterdsy a string of baggage
wagons loaded the big double-decked sixty-foot
bsggage car with advertising spe
cialties. Almost every member of tha
party had a "ateamer trunk"' of advertla.
lng matter of some kind which will ba
distributed to the friends on tha road.
The train stood on the sidetrack all day
and many visited the Burlington station
Sunday afternoon to look the coachea over.
When the lights were turned on the train
could be seen to the best advantage. The
Burlington company provided not only tha
dynamo car to keep tha lights going ashen
the twlln Is In motion, but a giant storage
battery which will hold sufficient "Juloe"
to keep all lights burning when tha train
is spending an hour or two In a town.
When everything was ready Chairman
Dan Fuller of the trade extension commit
tee stepped to the telephone In the observa
tion car and called up Commissioner J.
M. Guild, who was In the headquarters.
Mr. Guild said everything was ready. Then
Mr. Fuller called the baggaga car and
learned that the trunka were all on, like
wise the porter of the club, known as
"Buttons." After aseertstnlng that the
cooks were both In the dining cara; that
Joe Kelly, the major domo of the party,
was on board, and that Dresher the tailor
was In his dressing room, Mr. Fuller sent
a wireless message, to the conductor and
the train "dusted," carrying away 100 of
the men which the city will miss for one
week.
Gar Crowd of Booster.
From the sppesrance of the party, the
towns which will be visited will see a gay
crowd of boosters, wso can be serious when
need be, but who will be In a Jolly and
care-free frame of mind during the com
ing week.
Perfectly organised and every movement
systematlsed by the trade extension com
mittee and Commissioner J. M. Guild, th
members of the party will do everything
from shake hands to eat In a perfect way
and In a given time.
Some of the fatures of the trip will be
the banquet given by the Colorado Traffic
club Tuesday evening: the moving picture
show at Curtis Wednesdsy evening; trip
to Irragtlrn dl cres from Morrell, Thunday;
sheep shearing exhibition at Wolton Fri
day; the night in Casper Friday, and teh
return home next Sunday.
Besides the 100 In the party, there ara
almost fifty men on the train to look after
the comfort of the excursionists, the rail
road company furnishing electricians, extra
porters and helpers, and the Pullman com.
pany furnishing extra help. The Pullman
cars are In charge of Conductor Babcock,
who was the conductor on the Great North
west excursion.
Mat of tho Travelers.
The following Is the complete list of
those who are on the trip:
Agricultural Implements.
Llnlnger Implement company, F. L. Hal
ler. president.
John Deere Plow company, C. 8. Voor
hees. ,
John Deere Plow company E. P. John
son. T. F. Stroud & Co., T. F. Stroud, presi
dent. Bags.
Be mis Bug company. George H. Roberts,
manager.
Banks.
First National bank, T. L L. Davis, as
sistant cashier. i
Merchants National bank, C. B. Dug
dale. Nebraska National bank, H. W. Tatea,
jr., assistant cavhier.
Omaha Natlona: bank, Frank Boyd, as
sistant cathler.
United States National bank, G. E.
Haverstlrk. asxlstsnt caahier.
City Savings bank. John F. Flack, pres.
Ident.
Packers National bank, C. 4- Dunham,
aaHlistant cashier.
Union Stock Yards National bank, E. F.
Fulcia. vice prei-Mert
Barber.
James Rlchardxon.
Boots and (hoes. '
F. P. Klrkemlall 4 Co., W. J. Culley.
secretary.
F. P. Klrkendall A Co., R. W. Moore,
sales manager.
Hayward Bros. Shoe company. I. U.
FU'kr-tt.
Hnyward Bror. Shoe company, Johln
Duff.
Breweries.
Fred Krug Brewing company, Fred IL
Krug. treunurer.
rilori Brewing company, Adolph Storm.
Bridges.
r'tandard Bridge company, J. W. Batdn.
Standard Bridge toiupaAjr, W. J.
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