Fhe Omaha Daily Bee
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VOL. XXXVII NO. 302.
OMAHA, TUUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 190S TEN PAGES.
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BRYAN ENDS HIS W
Addresses Largest Crowd of . Z I
TriB at Lexinsrton. - ?o08 UU1
SAYS TAFT IS INSINCER.
Cluxje A grain Made that Secretary is
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THREE STOPS AT OTHER POINTS
Surrivon of Bryan Club of 1898
Greet Party.
RAILROAD MEN AT NORTH PLATTE
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NORTH PLATTE. Neb.. Jun S.-Wllllra
J. Bryan began tht last flay of hta Ne
braska tour at North Platte, where he ar
rived at 7:SO thj morning. A atop sched
uled for Sidney nt 8 o'clock laat night wa
cut out of the itinerary because of the
late hour he leschsif there. He wa hur
ried to the opera houee here, where he
snok 'or n hour Ji'ctln nl remarka
particularly to the railroads.
Mr. Bryan' audience waa made up largely
of railroad men. He congratulated them
on their efforts to build up a railroad
Young Men'a Christian association In their
town and covered the relation between rail
road officials and their employes.
'1 do not believe railroad managers have
a right to threaten reduction In wages
of employee." he said. "In order to coerce
them Into the circulation of petitions to
prevent ,the .enactment of legislation af
fecting railroads Interests. I have been sur
prised, that In considering such petitions.
I have been unable to learn of an Instance
where these Officials have suggested a
reduction of their own salaries, as well
as those of tha ordinary employee.
"I have often thought there would be no
occasion for even a threat to reduce the
wage of an employe If payment of dlvl
denda might be withheld from every form
of watered stock."
Last Meeting; at Lexlnartoa.
LEXINGTON, Neb.. June 1 The meet
Ing at Lexington was the last of William
J. Bryan's Nebraska trip, and In this city
he waa greeted by the largest crowd to
which ha haa spoken during the week. A
reception committee met him at North
Platte and when he reached here- the
crowds who welcomed him filled the sta
tlon platfjorm and street for nearly a block
away.
A long automobile proceaslon escorted
tha party to a local hotel where the com
mittee had prepared a banquet. A feature
of the Lexington gathering waa the pres
ence of fifteen automobile kiads of farm
ers, some of whom came from points forty
miles distant. An hour' speech ! waa de
livered at the opera house, following which
4 he party left for Grand Island,
i. Mr.. Bryan IrU Ws . special referred to his
campaign of 18M, then took up the Issues
of tha day. He said that while Mr. Roose
velt had secured some anti-railroad legis
lation he had failed to secure what the
people demanded, because he was not sup
ported by his party. He further stated
that no national platform of the republican
party had ever had a plnnk therein favor
ing railroad regulation, while the platforms
upon which he (Bryan) ran did contain
such planks. He raid that Taft was not
sincere In his opposition to trusts. Further,
that no farmer had ever become a multi
millionaire through farming. In claimed
the republican party Is the party of the
aristocrats, the democratic party that of
' the common people. He was listened to
throughout with jvrapt attention, yet the
old-time cheers were lacking, though he
was frequently Interrupted with applause.
8 to? at Other Polata.
The trip from North Platte to Lexington
was marked by demonstrations- at Cosad,
Gothenbrrg, and Maxwell, and Mr. Bryan
stopped to shake hands with the crowds
gathered at those towns.
At Cosad, in survivor of the Bryan club
of 10M boarded the train and accompanied
the party to Lexington. One of the mem
bers cf the Cosad club was William H.
. Taft who waa IntriJlkuced to Mr. Bryan
by Richard Mansfield.
"Really you do not resemble my Wash-
ington friend, remarked Mr. Bryan, "and
I -do not recognise In Mr. Mansfield the
actor' I formerly knew by that name. At
Valentine I met a man with my own full
name, and I never before knew Nebraska
had ao many men with namea of dls
- tlngulshed men."
A reception was tendered Mr. Bryan at
the Cornland hotel, just following the ban
quet, during when he ahook hands with
those gathered In his honor.
UNION PACIFIC SELLS RANCH
Trrenty-Flve Thoasaad Acres Dls
posed of Near Worth Platte '
to Kansas Men.
KAN8A8 CITY. Mo., June S.-A sale of
14.82 acres of, ranch land owned by the
Union Pacific along th right-of-way of
that railroad company and situated twenty
miles west of North Platte, Lincoln county,
Nebraska, waa completed here today by J.
G, Brownson. representing a land agency
with offices In Kansas City that Is allied
with th Union Pacific. The land was
purchased by John W. Baughman of
Plains. Kan., on of th largest land hold
ers In this part of th country, and It will
b transformed Into a ranch.
BLOCK OF U. P. BONDS SOLD
Forty Million Dollar of Paper Said
to Hart Been Disposed of to
Forelam Investors.
NEW YORK. June 1. An announcement
that th Union Pacific company has, soldi
to a syndicate of American and European,
bankers ItO.QOO.Ono of the lioo.nv.ono Issue ot
first mortgage bonds authorized last month.
I expected to be made at a meeting of
th director of the company tomorrow.
It Is understood that the new financing
has been awaiting only the approval of th
full board of director. The price at which
th bonds wr taken by th banking syndi
cate Is variously estimated at from S3 to M
QEAD MEN BURIED IN SAND
Two Bodies rosit Tweatylpivo Mile
North of Oshkosh Apparently
t'aso of Marder.
LEWELLEN. Nb.. Jun a tSpeclal
Telegram.) Tw undtnttfied men wer
found murdrd yesterday twenty-five
miles north of Oskosh in Duel county.
They had been recently buried under th
sand. Particular r sot ana wo at prea
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FOR OMAHA. COUNCIL BLUFFS AND
VICINITY Showers Thursday; slowly ris
ing temperature.
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storms Trmrsdav. y
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DOMESTIC.
Union Pacific sells ranch twenty miles
wen of 4'orth Platte. Pr l
Evidence discovered that explodes the
alleged confession of Julius Truelson, man
who was supposed to have been killed
by Mra. Gunness, fceing alive In Lincoln,
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Bridges leading to Hot Springs, "3. P..
on all the railroads are out because or
floods. P
Forty million dollars of Union. Pacific
bonds have been sold. It Unreported to
foreign Investors. Page 1
James J. Hill will extend the Ureal
Northern road to Saskatchewan and AH
berta.
Senator Allison retains his lead in
Iowa and will probably receive a substan
tial majority over Governor Cummins.
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Women doctors at the meeting In con
nection with the American medical asso
ciation condemn race suicide. Page 1
W. J. Bryan finishes his tour through
Nebraska making speeches at North
Platte, Lexington and Grand Island
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Lower postage rates will obtain aftor
October between the United States and
England and Ireland. Page 8
' President Roosevelt had a close call
from serious Injury while riding- Page 1
Maine and Alabama separated from the
Atlantic fleet because of imperfect
machinery and small ' coal capacity.
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Judges who are looking over the
Standard OH evidence will have a record
tank to perform. Page 1
Speaker Cannon abandons his auto trip
to the west and takes the train to make
time. 1
VXBBABXA..
- Stata railway commission likely lo con
tent Itself with changing ppectf tc rates
rather than attempt any general over
hauling. PS" 3
X.OCAX..
Reading of letters of Mrs. Julia Mont
gomery Pratt to husband principal fea
ture of divorce hearing. - Page o
By unanimous vote saloon men decide
to contribute no rribre money to campaign
funds and will withdraw from politic.
Page a
Democrats are aroused by disclosure of
contribution of money by Wall street to
democratic, campaign fund and are de
manding why money was asked.
Pa? 6
E. U. Graff of Rockford, 1,11., Is unani
mously elected principal of Omaha High
school to succeed A. H. Waterhouse.
Paje 1
Steps will be taken to secure a storage-ln-translt
rate for Omaha from Milwau
kee road. Page a
COKMXKCIAI. AJTD HTDUST&IAI
Live stock market. Pf 7
Grain markets. Page 7
Stocks and bonds. Pag 7
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BRIDGES TO HOT SPRINGS OUT
Heavy Kaln of Sajnday Wight Shot
Off Railroad 4'omniualcaion
with Dakota Town.
HOT SPRINGS. 8. D June 3. (Special
Telegram.) A terrific rainstorm Sunday
night washed out both the Northwestern
and Burlington bridges on spurs to this
place, tying up trains probably for a few
days. Passengers and mail will be con
veyed overland -ten miles. The big con
crete dam of the Water, Light and Power
company went and with other damages the
company sustained jj,(j loss. The city
water and light service Is partially shut
off. Much damage was also done to street
embankments along the creek In the city.
BAR IRON FOLLOWS Si EEL
Manafact urers Cot Price, Following;
Action of Steel Magnates
Tuesday.
CLEVELAND. O., Jun a Following th
cut of 34 per ton on bar steel announced
yesterday, the bar Iron manufacturers to
day reduced the price of bar Iron 13 per
ton. This product, which has been pre
viously been quoted at KM per ton. is now
selling at 327. While the sentiment among
Iron and steel men Is divided, the majority
of the deliverers express the opinion that
the reduction will stimulate consumption.
Mayor .Names ew ("hlrf.
MITCHELL. S. P.." June 1 Siecial.)
Ever since A. E. Hitchcock was elected
mayor over a month ago, (here has been
an undecided question a to the chief ot
police The mayor at the meeting of the
council a month ago appointed 'Jay II.
Craton, but th council declined to confirm
him. and th mayor has been busy hunting
up another candidate. He was presented
to th council last night in th person of
John R. Allison and h was confirmed.
Frank J. Purdy was also confirmed by
th council as one of the night watchmen.
Th council found It necessary to appro
priate about d.n to repair tie damage dLn
by th heavy rainfall ot 'iay 13, several
bridges being washed a ay with la th city
district.
JYOJIEN DOCTORS POINT WAY
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Race Suicide Bettered by Them to Be
Criminal.
LUXURY HAS EFFECT ON CHILD
Some of 'e Possibilities of Medical
Science In Transposing- Or
gans from Body to
Body.
CHICACJ1. June 3 "Wives, who from
choice, foster race suicide, should be held
criminally responsible."
This was the declaration made by numer
ous women physicians, after Dr. Walter
B. Pnrett of St. Louis hsd delivered an
address denouncing the attitude of women
who oppose the Roosevelt theory. Several
sneakers who followed Pr. Porsett declared
that the laws should be so smended as to
permit the punishment of these women.
The sectional meeting, which was. held
yesterday by feminine practitioners In at
tendance upon the American Medical asso
ciation convention, finally adopted resolu
tions providing that a propaganda of edu
cation be launched. A committee will agree
upon some method of reaching the lay
mind, either by popular iectures or by a
legitimate publication.
Pr. Dorsett had asserted that Ignorance
was the chief cause of trouble of this sort.
He claimed that the present conditions will
be remedied only when the profession takes
an active tart In the education of both boys
and girls.
In the section devoted to children's all
m nts, physicians came to the defense of
Infants In a determined manner. Automo
biles and luxurious living, as well as alco
hollo beverages, according to Pr. Edwin
O. Graham, were preferred to children.
Race suicide, he said, was the result.
Some ot the Cssan.
Pr. Graham produced statistics purport
ing to show that burial associations and
children's life Insurance had much to do
with a high death rat among cjilldren.
Removal of unsound organs and the re
placement of sound ones from bodies of
persons killed In accidents was suggested
as a possibility In the discussion following
the paper of Pr. Alexis Carrel of New York
on '.'Transplantation of Blood Vessels and
Organs." delivered to the section of sur
gery and anatomy.
The paper was Illustrated with lantern
slides, showing a dog whose leg had been
removed and replaced with one from an
other animal. .
Dr. J. W. Draper of New Xork after the
address made the suggestion that the ex
periments In transplanting described by Dr.
Carrel In time might enable surgeons to
transpose organs from body to body.
PLATT NOW TO PAY rilS WIFE
Jury Decrees He Most Settle
on Attorneys for Her
. Expenses.
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NEW YORK. June 8. Senator, Thomas
C! Piatt will b compelled to pay th
law firm of Marsh, Wlnslow & Wever
2,471, expenses which they paid for Mrs.
LJlllan Janeway Piatt, the senator' wife
during th pendency of her uit . , for
separation." This- waa th ..verdict a
Jury In th supreme court which heard tl;
testimony in th caae yesterday.
The terms of the settlement between
the senator and Mrs. Janeway Piatt at
the time of their separation provides, It
appears, that the senator agreed to pay
his wife 76,000 In lieu of all her claims
upon him, besides recognizing her as the
absolute owner of Tioga lodge, the Piatt
summer home at Highland Falls, and
several other smalh?r pieces of property
whjch had been deeded to her by the sen
ator. In return, Mrs. Piatt agreed to
discontinue her suit for absolute divorce
which had been begun against the senator
and also not to make any demands upon
him for support.'
RECORD TASK FOR JUDGES
Standard Oil Hearing; Will Give Court
.Something; to Do During;
Summer Vacation.
NEW YORK, Jun Is. More than 2.000,000
words of testimony have been taken al
ready in the government's suit to dissolve
the Standard Oil company, now on before
Special Examiner Franklin Ferriss. Before
the hearings olose another 1,000,040 words
doubtless will be added.
This is said to be largest mass, of test!
money ever gathered In a single case for
the persual of a court, for not only wilt
tha record contain In excess of 3,000,000
words of testimony, but several thousand
pagea of exhibits. The number of words
Included in these exhibits wilt add still
another 1,000,000 words to the record.
It Is said to be tho largest contract of
th kind that a triumvirate of Judges haa
ever been called upon to wade through.
The three federal Judges who will have to
read the evidence the Adams, Sanborn and
Hook.
CHARLES F. WILBER ENDS LIFE
Beatrice Man Retire from Business
aad Hangs Himself In
Ills Storo-
BEATRICE. Neb., June I. (Special Tele
gram.) Charles F. Wllber, for many years
engaged In the meat market business here.
committed suicide early this morning by
hanging himself In the rear ot the bulldln
recently vacated, by him on North Fifth
street. The body was found by som car
penters who started to work in the room
this morning.
Mr. Wllber retired from business a short
; time ago. falling health Is assigned as
the cause. He was about 00 years ot age
and leaves a wif and two children. His
wif 1 on of th stat officer of th
Royal Neighbors ot America. She was a
candidate for recorder at th national con
vention held In Chicago recently.
His son, Rica Wllber, was employed In
the office of th Colorado Midland at
Omaha for several years.
FEWER DIAMONDS, MORE SUGAR
Appraiser Waanamaker of Port of
ew York Finds This Coadltloa
Prevailing la May.
NEW YORK June 3. Largely Increased
Imports of sugar and a con tin nod falling
off In th value of diamonds brought Into
th United States are features of th May
repert of Appraiser Wsnnamaker of the
port of New York. Precious stones and
pearls to the value of 3ot4.4iS wer Imported
during May, a large drop front, tha earn
month laat year, when the imports ot Jew
els and precious stone amounted to 32.S3L
i.15. Ninety-four automobile of th ap
praised valu of 3J38.L21 wer brought In,
sgainat 130 cars In May, 11)07. when the
total was .9-li. Qn th other hand,
sugar imports hav been growing, th Im
ports for Msy being 3&.700000. or 32.3riO.O0b
mor than for tha mm nontb laat j-tar.
PRESIDENT AND HORSE FALL
Uhlle Riding I n tried Saddle Aalmal
Rears and Throws Hint
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WASHINGTON. June i. President
Roosevelt late yesterday afternoon had an
exceedingly narrow escape from a serious
accident while horseback riding In Hock
Creek park. Mrs. .Roosuvelt was with th
president. Rumors t the affair which
gained currency last night were dented at
ho White House at the time, as neither
the president nor Mrs. Roosevelt spoke ot
the affair upon their return. The rumors
came from the occupants of several car.
riages who saw the accident.
The president was riding a new horse, a
young animal. The party rod down
hrough a cut in a hank, forded a creek
and were ascending the bank on the other
side. The president's horse reared, the
president leaned Torward In the saddle and
threw the reins down In loops so as to
avoid pulling the horse backwards. Again,
on Teaching the top of the bank, the horse
reared a second time, and the president
leaned forward again, but the animal stood
straight on Its hind legs and then went
over backward Into the creek with the
president. Feeling that he was going
backward, the president slipped from the
saddle and,, as luck would have It, fell
Into the creek close beside the horse, which
anded on Its back. The horse fell on the
downstream aide of the president, who,
realizing that he would be In danger from
the animal's feet should the horse turn to
ward him, got out of the' way as rapidly
as possible. The horse, however, turned
over from the president and got up. He
was captured at once.
The president remounted and rode for an
hour ' and a half before returning to the
White House. The fall froM the horse's
back to the stream was a distance of more
than ten feet. The stream was about two
ftret deep, with an exceedingly rocky bed.
Neither the president nor his horse re
ceived the slightest Injury.
President Roosevelt's two regular riding
horses were out of commission yesterday,
both being Indisposed. The president's or
derly wished to try out tjie new horse, but
the president' took It upon himself to do
this. Tha president was dressed In khaki
and the fact that he got thoroughly wet
did not become apparent to those who saw
him after thes accident.
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY
Hundredth Anniversary of Birth of
Jefferson Davis Observed by
Southerners Grnernlly.
NEW ORLEANS, La., June 3 Tho people
of the south today celebrated the 100th
anniversary of the birth of Jefferson Pavls.
The day was observed In Kentucky, Flor
ida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi. Tennes
see. Louisiana, South Carolina, Texas and
Virginia, and varied between th entire
cessstlon of business and the mere clos
ing of the public schools. .
In Louisiana the day Is a legsl holiday.
It was made memorable In New Orleans
this year by the dedication of the site
here for the monument which Is td be
erected to the memory of President Pavls,
by the people of the south. The exercises
included addresses by prominent veterans
end' patriotic son a by several thousand
school children- eat-n ni'"wttnm wora a rose.
the favorite flower-of President Pavls. The
dedication was performed -by the Audubon
Rark commission, this park having been
chosen as the site for the monument, and
Mrs. W. L. Behan, president of the Jeffer
son Pavls Monument association, made the
formal acceptance.
All of the schools, banks and exchanges
of the city were closed In honor of the
day.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. June S. Coincident
with the Impressive ceremonies marking
confederate decoration day, the one hun
dredth anniversary of the birth of Jef
ferson Pavls was appropriately observed
today. Colonel Bennett H. Young, com
manding the Kentucky division of United
Confederate Veterans, was master of cere
monies and spoke briefly. Special trains
took a large number of persons to Fair
view, Todd county, where a celebration wa
held at Mr. Pavls' birthplace.
CANNON ABANDONS AUTO TRIP
Motor Tour Too Slow for Speaker
on His Journey to tho
West.
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PITTSBURG, Pa., June 3. The automo
bile tour of Speaker Cannon, and party has
been, abandoned. Speaker Cannon and Con-
pamwn T-andls will ao west tonight iver
the Veiiylvanla railroad and Senator
Uemenwa,y left here last night.
In refusing to discuss politics. Speaker
Cannon said:
"I don't wish to discuss politics. How
ever. I am willing to stand on the record
of thw last congress. I have had a fine
trip and only wish I could continue It In
an automobile clear home, but I have had
some telegrams calling me home, and so as
to save time, I shall have to take tho
train here." V
Congressman Landli. referring to a report
that the Chicago convention W'ould result
In a stampede In favor of President Roose
velt, said:
. "I have been assured by those close to
the president that he has taken measures
to prevent the stampede for htm. I know
that the president does not want the nomi
nation and will not accept it. Of course.
It the convention should nominate him and
then adjourn he would have to take It."
FORT DODGE COUNCIL SUED
Member of Body Enjoins Colleague
from Supplying- Need of City
Peruonolly.
FORT PODGE, la.. June 3. A sensation
was sprung here yesterday afternoon, when
Councilman J. W. Klme, through his at
torney, filed against the city of Fort Dodge
and its officials asking the court to grant
an injunction restraining the mayor and
councilmen from supplying the needs of
the city In the purchaae of supplies.
, Not only the city, but specified member
of the council, were Included. The suit Is
brought In the name of the taxpayers. Dr.
Klme asks In his petition that the Injunc
tion be made perpetual and states that
specified members of the council have been
guilty of furnishing supplies to the city
while acting in sn official capacity, which
is a direct violation of the law.
HILL TO PUSH ROADS WEST
Great Northern Road Will Extend It
Line, 1
Alberta aad
North.
WINNIPEG, June 3 J. J. Hill, chair
man of the Great Northern railway, haa
announced to th associated boards of trad
of Saskatchewan that so soon as th gaps
In British Columbia are closed and a line
is built to Cslgary It Is th Intention to
extend the Oreat Northern system from
Winnipeg to Calgary and through northern
Saskatchewan aid Alberta.
GRAFF DEADS- HIGH SCHOOL
Rockford, U.t Man Unanimously
Elected by Members of Board.
ONLY ONE MAN IS VOTED ON
New Principal Come Highly Recom
mended by Educator and
School Mea la Central
West.
E. U. Graff, principal of the Rockford,
III., High school, will be the next principal
of the Omaha High school. He m-as unani
mously elected Wedresdsy afternoon by
the Board of Education sitting In special
session. . ;
The nomination of Principal Graff was
made by the committee on high school mat
ters, no other nam being presented to the
board. The vote wa taken by ballot.
Following the election Supfrlntendent
Paldson resd a number of letters from
prominent people who recommended the
Rockford man in the highest terms. Among
these were letters from H. E. Peemer of
Red Oak, la,, one of the Justices ot the
Iowa supreme court; O. J. Kern of iRock
ford. III., sujerlntendent of the schools of
Winnebago county, and an author of an
acknowledged work In agriculture; Pr.'
John W. Cook, president of the Illinois
State Normal school at PeKalk; H. A.
Holllster of Urbana, III'., high school visitor
for the state of Illinois, and John A. Keith,
president of the Wisconsin State Normal
school at Oshkosh.
Other la tho Race,
Among other educators who hsve been
considered for the place, soma of whom are
not applicants, however, ar J. F. Woolery,
assistant principal - ot fhe Omaha High
school; Frederick W. Sanders, pilnclfal of
the Lincoln' High school;- E. L. Rouse,
principal of the training department In the
Stat Normal school at Peru; T. . W.
Butcher, president ot th Oklahoma State
Normal at Edmond; E. B. Sherman of the
Boys' Industrial school at Kearney; F. P.
Merrltt, superintendent of - schools at
Waterloo, la.; R. W. Prlngle. principal of
the high school at Appleton, Wis., and
George H. Thomas, superintendent of
schools at McCook, Neb.
- Superintendent Davidson recently male
a week's trip east and south for the pur
pose of looking up educators and inspeot-
inp the work done with the Idea of securing
the best possible man for the place 1 In
Omaha. A number of school men were Jn
vlted by htm to com to Omaha and talk
with the Board of Education.
Mr. Graff visited Omaha about a .week
ago and talked with the lata Pr. W 11
Christie, chairman : of the committee on
high school matters In the board, and the
doctor expressed hi Intention to recom
mend him for the position left vacant by
the resignation of Principal A. H. Water
house. W. B. Christie, member ot tho
board, and who Is confined to hi hoem by
Illness, wa also favorably impressed by
him. He visited Omaha again Tuesday and
met President Cole and Members Kennedy
and Kennard, who, were out of tha city
the tiro ot hi first' vlelL
The new principal Is a young man, being
but 33 years old. He Is a graduatar of Lak
Forest university at Lake Forest, 111., and
ha taken advanced work at Chicago uni
versity, H was principal- of the high
school at Red Oak, la., three years; prin
cipal for the same length ot time at Mar
shalltown, la., and Is row completing his
fourth year as principal of the high school
at .Rockford. In the latter place he has
had thirty-five teacher under him.
Mr. Graff la married and 'has two chil
dren.
Principal A. H. Waterhouse closes his
work In Omaha July 1 and will go to Fre
mont, where he has accepted the superln
tendency of the city schools. The faculty
of the high school will give him a farewell
reception Friday evening at the home o!
Miss Kate McHugh, first vice principal ot
the high school, at her home at 2U33 Podgo
street,
SHIPS LEAVE MAIN FLEET
Maine and Alabama Will Sail Mon
day for Honolulu and the
Far Eaat.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. June,-Next
Monday morning tha battleships Maine and
Alabama, classed a a special service
squadron, will sail for Hampton Roads, Ty
way of Honolulu and point beyond. They
are the flifcl Vessels to t6 deflected from
the Atlantlo fleet, and will make the long
cruise home in advance of t the flagship
Connecticut and the others, arriving at
Hampton Roads on October 22, The fleet
proper will not be due at that place until
next February.
The dropping of the Maine from the fleet
is due to the fact that Its steaming radius
Is limited to about 3,700 miles without re
coaling, and there' Is a stretch of about
4,000 miles to negotiate after the ships
leave Honolulu and before they reach New
Zealand.
The Alabama is to be detached because
of Its Inferior engines, which may cause
trouble at any time, although thus far they
have kept up fairly well.
FIRE CHIEF HURT IN COLLISION
. M WM
Des Molne Department Head Injured
in Crash oa Street Uar-
1 Ins Run; -'
PES MOINES, la., June 8 In a fire
which partially destroyed th Adventlst
cTiurch at the northeast corner of Twelfth
and Pes Moines streets at an early hour
this morning. Fir Chief Burnett, and his
driver, W. M. Van Horn, narrowly escaped
death. i
.The chief and his assistant were Injured
In a collision with an express wsgon on
Fourth street and East Grand avenue.
They were driving at a terrific pace and
the impact caused the chief to turn an In
voluntary comersault and light In the
wagon box which figured In the collision.
He was knocked senseless and, badly
bruised about the head and face. Van Horn
was only slightly Injured.
Thirty or more patients confined in the
Iowa sanitarium, which adjoins tha church,
wer csrrled out of the building in th
arms of citizens, policemen and firemen
to escape the volumes of smoke which
poured into their apartments.
DEUEL COUNTY HAS SENSATION
Report of DoibU Marder Near Osh
kosh Prove to B Without
Foundation.
LEWELLEN, Neb.. June t (Special Tel
egram. It was reported thst two unidenti
fied men were found murdered yesterday
twenty-five mile's north of Ochkosh In Dauel
county. They had been recently burled
under th sand.
Investigation her Indicates th report to
b fals and that no bodlea hav been
fouod.
MISSISSIPPI SLOWLY RISES
St, Louis Fear Flood as Water Stead
ily Encroarhea on Low
lands la City. i
ST. LOUIS', June 3 The Mississippi river
is slowly creeping up to the flood stage
danger line of thirty feet, the gauge this
forenoon measuring 28 8 feet.
The mater has encroached upon the lvee
here until it Is within a few feet of the
railroad tracks along the top of th levee.
Considerable driftwood and debris Is being
carried past the city, indicating the spread
of the fluod.
Two feet of water Is now In some of the
cellars of houses fronting on the levee and
the basement of the city harbor office,
which extends over tha brow of the levee
at the foot of Market street, I flooded
three feet deep.
Reports from point along th Missouri
river Indicate that stream Is Tiding rapidly.
"HANNIBAL, Mo., June 1 A patrol of
cltixens haa been organised for the protec
tion of homes that have been temporarily
vacated because of high water. Boat bear
ing armed cltixens ara cruising through tha
flooded bottom lands, and It Is the declared
Intention of the cttliena to shoot do-wn all
persons found looting abandoned houses.
The tracks of tho Burlington road from
loulaiana,. Mo., northward almoot to Han
nibal are under water, which extends for
three mile on each side of the Mississippi
bed.
tPerson living In the outskirts of Clarks-
vtlle, Louisiana and Elsherry have moved
to the bluffs and live stock has been driven
to high land.
No casualties have been reported.
FORT WORTH, Tex.. June 3. Heavy
rainfall and electric storms early today
added . to th flood damage In North
Texas. Gainesville report that the Red
river rose seven feet and that the Santa
Fe . railroad Is still unable to send car
acj-oss it bridge.
At Verona on the Fort Worth & Denver
road, a heavy windstorm today unroofed
a dozen houses and tore down wires.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. June 3 The
Missouri river Is rising rapidly but Is
yet within Its banks. There had been a
rise of four feet In the past twelve hour.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. June 3, By cap
sizing of a raft In a flood in Spilt Rock
creek laat night Leonard and Otto Ander
son, aged 17 and 13 years, were drowned.
WHISKY CASESUP IN COURT
District of Columbia Court of Appeal
Hold Whisky and Neutral Spir
its Not Like Substances.
WASHINGTON, Jun 8. The question
which has caused so much controversy be
tween" government officials and distillers
as to whether whisky and neutral spirits
are like substances, has been Judicially
determined by the District of Columbia
court of appeals, which holds that they
. sre not like substances, thereby sustain
ing tha view taken by the president anj
Attorney General Bonaoerte, when the
matter was passed upon by them, after the
distillers had appealed to them from the
decision of the Department of Agriculture.
It also was decided that Bourbon whisky
can only be made In the state ot Kentucky,
and must he trade from a mash, th chief
Ingredient of which Is corn.
The decision was In what 1 known as
th 'Lvy-TJr1-Urt" case,' and covers sub
stantially every point of th two whisky
test cases Instituted by th Department
of Justice In .Washington and Baltimore,
the former being against the James Clark
Distilling company for the alleged mis
labeling as whisky, a mixture of neutral
spirits and whisky, and the latter against
a Baltimore house for labeling neutral
spirits made from molasses In Louisiana
aa "Bourbon whisky." V
TRUELSON'S STORY EXPLODED
Man Whom loath Say Mrs. Guin
ness Murdered Is Alive Ln
Lincoln. Neb.
LA PORTE, Ind., June 8. Another part
of Julius Truelson' confession was ex
ploded today, when Sheriff Smutzer re
ceived a letter from Pavld Hecken of
Waukesha, Wis., saying that a letter had
been received from Frank Rledlnger, now
ln Lincoln, Neb., to the effect that he is
alive. Rledlnger, while living at Delfleld
Wis., corresponded with Mrs. Gulnnees and
visited her and, according to Truelson's
confession, she murdered him and he helped
to bury the body.
Inquiry waa mads today of Sheriff Smut
zer for Prof. E. . F. Plato of Youngstown.
O., who disappeared last October and who
is believed by relative to hav been on a
of Mrs. Guinness' victims. Further lnva.
tlgatlon Into the Guinness case, digging at
the farm and the following of clues
through the sheriff's office wsi suddenly
stopped today because of a decision by the
county commissioners that their under
standing Is that they cannot use th 36,(00
appropriated tor their office by the county
council for anything excepting th pay
ment ot a reward for tha production of
Mr. Guinness alive.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Captain Chandler to Have Charge of
Construction at Fort
Omaha.
(From a Btaff Correspondent. h
WASHINGTON, June S.-(Ppeclsl Tele
gram.) Captain Charles Chandler "of the
signal corps, in addition to his other duties.
will assume charge of construction work
at Fort Omaha, relieving Captain William
H. Oury of the signal corps of that duty
First Class Sergeant George J. Kelly and
Sergeant William P. . Horn of the slgnu
corps are ordered to Fort Omaha for duty,
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska Pu
boise. Pawnee county, John Baird, vice
George B. Turner, resigned. Wyoming
Birdseye, Fremont county, Zella M. Bader
vice Fanchon Davidson, resigned; Clover
Lick, Big Horn county, Whitefleld Moberly
vice Elizabeth Copman, resigned; Trelona
Laramie county, Charlie M. Wetherwax
vice E. J. Mann, resigned.
Michael F. Ferrell has been appointed
regular and Edward Walsh substitute rura
carrier for route No. 1 at WhHtemore, la
A. postoffice has been established a
Gardiner. Dallas county. Iowa, with Joseph
R. Gardiner as postmaster.
HUGE STEEL RAIL CONTRACT
United State Steel Corporation May
Get Oa from Husslan
Government.
PITTSBURG. June 3 It Is said here to
day that th United State Steel corpora
tlon 1 negotiating with the Russian gov
ernment for one of th largest steel rill
contracta ever made. According to the
report the steel company will provide rail
for relaying practically the entire track
of the Siberian railroad and that probabl
mor than 1,000,000 tone of eighty and
elghty-flve-pound rails will be required fo
th purpose. The value tt such a contract
would b about 325,0u0,0UO. ,
LLIS0N IN THE LEAD
Iowa Senator's Majority it Estimated
at Twelve Thousand.
RETURNS COME IN SLOWLY
Indications that Cummins Has Lott
Seven Districts.
CARROLL NAMED FOR GOVERNOR
His Majority' is Probably About
Fifteen Thousand.
PR0UTY EASILY DEFEATS HULL
Des Molne Congressman Lose Every
Preelnct in HI Homo County
and City Result la
Other Districts; v
DES MOINES, la., June It According to
returns received this morning Senator W.
B. Allison Is nominated United States sen
ator by a majority of fully 13.000 over
Governor A. B. Cummins.
Reports from all over the state point to
a large majority for Allison. Countlos
which two years ago went for Governor
Cummins, this year returned a majority for
Allison.
Seven congressional districts gtv Allison
a majority. He carried practically every
county In the First and 6econd districts.
In th Third district he lost Hardin county
and In tha Fifth Cummin ecured a ma
jority In three of th counties.
Th returns ar slowly coming In. About
one-half of th precinct of the state had
reported by S o'clock thla morning and
Allison led by a b!c majority.
Hon. B. F. Carroll, republican, was nom
inated for governor by a majority of over
15,000.-
For lieutenant governor 'Oeorge Clark .
of Pallas county 1 In the lead, with Indi
cations that he will be named.
The Stat Ticket.
The rest of the stat ticket has not been
reported save In a lew Isolated instances,
but the Indications ar tor th nomination
of the following:
John L. Bleakley of Ida county, for
uditor. . .
N. 8. Ketchum, Marshall county, railroad
commissioner.
J. F. Rlggs, superintendent of public lr.-
tructlon.
Notable victories throughout the stat
for congressional honors ar reported a
follows:
J. P. Connor over Frank P. Woods ln tha
Tenth; E. H. Hubbard cveV W. P. Boles.
n the Eleventh; Ellsworthl Romlnger over
Speaker Nate Kendall, In the Sixth;
Charles Pickett over B. E. Sweet ln th
Third and reports from the Fifth indicate
that James Good has a majority over
Senator Trewln. although both claim to
have a majority In the district. A. I. Smith
was not ln the running against W. P.
Hepburn in the Eighth district.
- . One Democratic Content.
The only" democratic oortf wa hi tha
Second district, wher Mark Wiflah of
Clinton won over J. E. Dc Armand of Dav
enport, he carrying Scott county ajalnst
his opponent. '"'.
One of the sensations of the contest
was tha election of Judge 8. 7. Prouty
over Congressman Hull at an estimated
plurality of 1.200. Judge Prouty carried
Polk, Story. Marlon and Dallas countle.
le carried nearly every precinct in De
Moines ar.d Polk county.
Claim Made for Wood.
FORT DODGE, la., June 3. (Special
Telegram.) The Tenth district will go for
Cummins by 6,000. Major Wooda will de
feat Conners In the district by probably
over 2,000. Larrabee wins from Townsend
Hackler haa a good lead over Havelan.
Returns have been very slow In coming
In, there being hardly any her' be for
this morning. Figures from eight out ot
twenty-nine precincts give Cockfield 338,
Kecham 249, Keys 23S. The sheriff's nomi
nation will go to th convention a nona
ot th six candidates hss the necessary
per cent of votes. Present Sheriff Olsen,
who has been working quietly, will prob
ably be nominated.
SIDNEY, la, June 3. (Special Telegram.)
Unofficial returns from Fremont county
givo Allison 860, Cummins 192, Hepburn
684, Smith lt0. Carroll for governor, has i
majority of about 600 over Garst. W. D.
Jamison, democratic candidate for con
gress has a majority of fourteen over V.
R. McGinnis. W. T. Davidson Is tha re
publican nominee for representative and
A. V. Henn th nominee of tha demo
crats. About 60 per cent of a full vot waa
polled.
GRINNELL. ., Jun t (Special Tele
gram.) Poweshiek county gives Cummin
268 majority. The county was conceded to
Cummin by 300. The Sixth district i
claimed for Allison by 3,600.
OSKALOOSA, la., June 2. Ten out of th
Twenty-six precinct In Mahaska county In
th primary election today gtv Allison a
majority of 400 over Cummins. If th earn
ratio I maintained Allison will hav about
700 majority In th county.
CRKSTON, la., Jun 3. (Special Tele
gram.) Creston and surrounding towns re
port a light vote at th primary election to
day. Precinct heard from glva Allison i0
per cent of the votes.
ONAWA, la.. June 1. (Special Tele
gram.) From return received up to 10:80
p. m., the Indications ar thst Allison haa
carried Monona county by 850. Allison's
majority ln Onawa is 68, Carroll's, 4T;
Murphy's, 28; Bo!y. 15. About 4 pr
cent of the voters were Out. Tha only
fight on county office wa th attorney
ship. There were four candidate for tbia
offc.
DES MOINES. Jun 3. (Special Tle
gram.) Forty-three precinct scattered
through Polk, Jasper, Carroll, Page,
Decatur and Ringgold give Cummins, 4.064.
and Allison, S.0tJ5.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. la.. June 3.-(8peclal
Telegram.) Reports received her show
Allison hss csrrled Mills. Crswford. Fre
mont, Harrison, Monona, Montgomery,
Bhelhy and Pottawattamie Counties, but
by what majorities cannot b ascertains
a the count Is slow.
ATLANTIC CITY. Ia.. June 8. (Specla!
Telegram.) The Allison faction Is claiming
Cass county by 3-0 votes. Nothing else li
complete on county results.
MARYLAND'S ACTIO. t'NCERTAIH
Not Sor a to Oalront oa Iaatrao
tloas aad 1 nit Role.
BALTIMORE, Md.. June 8-P;ior to thi
assembling cf the democratic stste conven
tion called to meet here today ther wai
uncertainty among the leaders as to dele
gstes-at-Uige lo th Denver convention
But two had been definitely settled upon
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