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VOL. XXXVII NO. 304.
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TAFTMLNARESEATED
Secretary V7ins First Content Before
Potion.! Committee.
NO DIVISION 01" OPINION
Bepalur Delegation from Alabama
Seated Without Dissenting; Voice. .
VICTORY IS IMPORTANT ONE
State First on Soil Call and Will
Yield to Ohio.
ARKANSAS CONTEST - DECIDED
Taft Delegates frosn This State
Art AIm Heated Florida,
Georgia aad Keatackr
Today.
CHICAGO, June 5. Without roll cl!l
the republican national committee to-lay de
cldt-d the contests from Alabama and Ar
kansas, Involving twenty-four seats In the
republican national convention. In favor
of the delegatea Instructed for Secretary
Taft. The victory for the Taft forces was
weeping, not even a dlvlalon being re-
Quired to determine the will of the com
mittee. Conteeta from Florida, Georgia an4
vd.if will ha hrA tomorrow, the to- T'
tal number of seats affected being thirty-
four.
The proceedings today would have been
devoid of Interest had It not been for- an
effort to prevent Frank H. Hitchcock,
the Taft manager, and Arthur F. Btatter.
former assistant secretary of the treaaury
nd Charles 3. Phelps of Waahlngton, both
assistants to Mr. Hitcvhcock from sitting
In judgment on the contests. These men
held proxies of the members of the na
tional committee from New Mexico,
Alaska and North Dakota respectively.
Their entrance Into tha executive session
of the .national committee, provoked Joseph
B. Keallng. United States attorney for
tha District of Indiana, manager for Vioe
President Fairbanks, and Representatives
James Francis Burke of Pennsylvania, who
act for Senator Knox to make vehement
protests from the outside.
Protest fresa Aatl-Taft Me.
After a hurried conference between rep
resentatives of all the antl-Taft forces It
was decided to reduce the protests to writ
ing and have them presented to the com
mittee before the contests were takn up.
When this had been done the protest were
sent to W. F. Aldirch, formerly a member
of congress from Alabama, and one of
the contesting delegates-at-large from the
Scott-Davidson antl-Taft delegation from
that state. It reeled . the fae tha Mr
Hlchcock I directly Interested In the man
agement of one of the candidate directly
Involved In the case and "therefor dis
qualified to alt In judgment upon It." It
also declared that Mr. Hitchcock did not
reside in and I not a qualified voter in
the territory h. claim to represent and
waa not regularly or properly chosen na
tional committeeman from the territory.
The same representation ' were made In
regard to Messrs. SUtter and Phelps, ex
cept that they were termed "employes"
Instead of "a manager for on of the can
didates."
Mr. Aldrlch presented the protest to the
committee 4nd In connection stated that
he did not regard it proper that they
should be compelled to present their argu
ments to members who had an "Interest
in the outcome and called attention to the
preamble of th protest, which was as fol
lows:
"We formally protest against being com
pelled to submit the merits of our contest
to the republican national committee as at
present constituted In this meeting."
Then followed the arguments . against
Messrs. Hitchcock, Statter and Phelps be
ing permitted to retain seats In the com
mittee. ' ' .
"All I care to say In reply," said O. D.
Street, United States attorney for the
northern district of Alabama, and the chief
' i local counael for the Thompson faction.
7 instructed for Taft, "Is that Charles H.
Scott, th members of the committee from
Alabama. I sitting as a Judge In this case,
and It appears to m he la interested In
the outcome."
Mr. Scott It one of th leading delegates-at-large
elected by th Scott-Davidson fac
tion, which waa supposed to be antl-Taft.
The debate on th queatlon was shut off by
, A. M. Stevenson, the member from Colo
rado, who promeptly moved to lay the
protest on the table. The motion earried,
Mr. Scott of Alabama being the only mem- ' "enaea to do an ne couia to induce or
ber opposing it on the viva voce vote which KarJsed labor to vote for the nominee of
was taken. ' tn convention. He announced that he waa
The Alabama contests, affecting the four j ,or Tft n(1 one ' the delegatee-at-delegates-at-large
and the two delegates ''- instructed to vote for him. Mr. Alex-
from each of the congressional districts,
twenty-two In all, were then taken up.
tsmalllre Begins Wark.
The committee did not meet today until
11 o'clock, yet practically all th member
were present mors than an hour befor
that time. In spit of the fact that the
number of contests was so large and that
It was known that some of them would bo
fought with exceeding bitterness, the feel
ing among members of the committee was
cordial In the extreme. Among th last to
arrive were Senators Crane and Lodge of
' Massachusetts. Th turmer Is a member
of the commute and was warmly greeted
by Ms coiU-agues.
"Let me in on that," Slid Senator Lodije,
"for I am the Filipino member." Sure
enougi, the nator had .proxy from Henry
E. McCoy, the member from the Philippine
Isiaiida. I
Ceiil L. Lyon, a member from Texas, ar
rived with foimer Governor Myron T. Her
rick, tl.e member from Ohio, and they wer
oon busy "rounding up" the southern
members. Lyon frequently had been th
nokt of President Roosevelt and makes no
en-rct of th fact that he would like to
lee the president renominated.
"Roosevelt don't want it." said Lyon, "so
here Is where we go In and turn hand
sprints In equity fur the man he does
asm."
The vlMtlng between member of the
committee, attorney representing the con
testants and others gathered in the lobby
out. Hie th national committee head
quarters In the Coliseum annex, was
brousht ts a close shortly after 11 o'clock
by William F. Stone, the sergeant-at-arma,
who loudly announced that members of th
commute wer expected to meet "now."
He threw tremendous lung power Into that
last word, ard within two minute the
Meeting was on, behind closed doors.
It alee Aro Adopted.
Th first hour was devoted to th adop
tion f rule of procedure. It was de
cided that all session of th committee
hall fete xecuUva, beginning at M o'clock
n4 Batitlniilng; aiiaoui luncheon, mail ad.
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cane of conteeta Involving the
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a-at-large thirty mlnutea for each
5 2-
he allowed for the presentation of
ts and fifteen mlnutea will be al-
-1
?h aide In district contests. Fro
' be made for the consolidation of
1 one atate where the Issues are
nd for using the same evidence
itests. The rule governing the
he committee on. the contests
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Af .. the presentation of the case the
contestanta and their representatives shall
retire and the committee shall decide the
case before calling the next one, without
debate and by a viva voce vote, unless a
demand for a roll call Is sustained by at
leaat twenty members.
The Alabama caaes, by agreement of all
parties concerned, were consolidated and
tnerefore two hours were given to each
side. It waa regarded a a the most Import.
ant of all the contests, because of the fact
that twenty-two delegates were Involved
1 d it Is first In the Hat of states that will
bt called In the cor.ventlon when nomina
tions are being made.
The candidate securing the delegation
from Alabama la aure to be the first placed
In nomination, because the atate having no
candidate of Its own, always yielda to that
state presenting the candidate favored by
Alabama,
Argameat Begla.
The Scott-Davldaon faction being the firt
to file lta contest, was given one and one
half hour to open, the Thompson faction
followed with two hours, and the Scott-
Davldaon people closing in half an hour,
The principal arguments In the opening for
trie Scott-Davldaon people, waa made by
Judge-Asa E. Brratton of Montgomery
leader of the antl-Taft force. He used al
moat all of the time allowed to his aide
for the opening, although Mr. Aldrlch and
J. H. Manning, postmaster at Alexander.
spoke briefly. The latter charged that the
Taft convention had been controlled by
federal office holders and were directed
from Washington. One of the northern
members provoked laughter by remarking
audibly that if that were true. It In Itself
"proved the regularity of the Taft dele
gation." He was called to order for creat
ing levity.
The Taft forcea under the general dlrec-J
tlon of Ormsby McHarg of Washington, D.
C were represented by O. D. Street, United
States attorney for the northern district of
Alabama; William Falrley of Birmingham,
a member of the xecutlve board of the
United Mine Workers' association, and N.
H. Alexander, a colored man of Mont
gomery. The legal argument was made by
Mr. Street. During his speech favoring the
aeatlng of the delegatea headed by State
Chairman Thompson, he produced a copy
of a circular letter eent out by Mr. Aldrlch
of the antl-Taft faction, calling on the
'outs" to unite for the purpose of throwing
out the "Ins." The purpose of Introducing
this letter waa to ahow that the Scott
Davidson faction had publicly recognised
that the Thompson faction was the regular.
Mr. Aldrlch acknowledged the authenticity
of the letter, and It la believed to have
much to do with the fact that a roll call
waa not necessary. Mr. Falrley made a
powerful argument for tils aide and said
I he did not represent a faction, but that he
j antler spoke ror the negroes on the delega
tion ana asserted that It waa the Thotnp
! son faction which overturned the "Lily
White" movement In the state.
Ali except member of the national com
mittee were excluded from the room at
4:15 p. m. and a few minutes later It was
kr.own that the Taft delegate had been
seated. There waa no demand for a roll
call and on the viva voce expression it is
said that only Mr. Scott of Alabama ""ted
for the seating of the delegates elected by
hla faction.
Two Beats from Arkaaaas.
The Arkansas contest. Involving the two
delegates from the Fifth congressional dis
trict, was then taken up. Only half an
hour was devoted to It and tha committee
a,lwttm .traced for Secretary
fKft. The other delegation claimed to be
for Tuft's nomination also, but it was not
Instructed.
DOLLIVER IS -NOT AFTER PLACE
Iowa Senator Not at AH Aaaloas to
Raa tor Vie Prealdeat.
FORT DODGE, la.. June a. Senator Dol
ltver when asked about th report that
Taft would favor him for th vie presl
ndetlal nomination, said that h knew noth
ing about th move and could not refuse
what had not been offered. However, h
made it clear that his seat in the senate,
which he holds until, 1911. la comfortable
enough to autt him.
"I would not want to belittle the honor
of being vice president." h said. "It Is a
great dignity and honor, but chang does
not appeal to me. I want rest and repose
this summer and have no desire to plunge
Into th national campaign in that way."
Asked about the "wav of reaction,"
talked about In th press. Mr. Dolliver said:
"The people are thinking soberly. It I
natural that they should with bOf'.ooo freight
cars idle on the sidetracks. It doe not
mean that th wtse measures of President
Roosevelt's administration will be repealed,
but that tbey will alow down th paco a
UtOe." rf
EXPLOSIUN ON TENNESSEE
Boiler Tube on Cruiser Blown Out
While it is Near San. Pedro.
FOUR DEAD AND TEN INJURED
Victims Were Take to Hospital la
Los Aagelee Veawl la the Flag
ship of Rear Admiral
gebree.
LOS ANGELES. Csl.. June 5.-A report
hss Just reached thl city from San Pedro
fan explosion on th United 6tates
cruiser Tennessee.
A boiler tube on the Tennessee blew up.
killing four and injuring many others. The
Tennessee sailed from San Francisco on
May 17 and sine then had been cruialng
in southern California waters, touching at
Santa Barbara. San Pedro and Ban Diego.
Following la a list of tha dead and In
jured just received by the local wireless
station:
Dead:
GEORGE WOOD, water tender.
EARL ROGGS, fireman, second class.
ADOLPH REINQHOLD. machinist
helper, second class.
rXROE MERK, fireman, first class.
Injured:
F. S. Field, fireman, second class.
N. F. Exnatea, fireman, first class.
Ev J. Burns, coal passer.
W. F. Burns, coal passer.
J. J. Carroll, fireman, second class.
T. P. Parsons, fireman, second class:
slightly injured.
The cruiser Tennessee I the flagship of
Rear Admiral Bebree, Captain Thomas A,
Howard commanding, and Is the flagship
of the second division of th Pacific coast
fleet. It Is one of the new armored crfula-
ers of 14.M0 tons displacement, S3 knots.
and carries a complement of about 900 men.
FLOODS ON KANSAS RIVERS
Wstenpoit Hear Indepeadeaee Caases
Verdigris River to Rise
Rapidly
INDEPENDENCE. Kan.. June S.A
waterspout extending over Wilson and
Greenwood counties early today caused tha
Verdigris river to rise rapidly, resulting In
much damage In the flooding of lowlands
and wiping out of crops. Msny cattle
were swept away. The river la from four
to five mile wide and 1 at the highest
stag In It history.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June a. Hel
ena and Butte, Mont., are practically cut
off from the outside world this morning.
Rain Is still falling heavily throughout
that part of Montana and traffic on the
railroads, already demoralized by washout
following a week's almost continuous
rain will be tied up for several days.
Every little trout stream and brook In
central Montana Is a raging torrent, while
the Big Hole. - Clark Fork and Missouri
river are twice and three times their
usual width and overflowing the lowlands.
TOPEKA, Kan., June 6. Reports which
reached Topeka todsy from the valley of
th Kaw and the tributaries west of this
place Indicate a five-foot' rise in the river
at thl point during the neat twenty-four
hoar. Heavy rains have fallen daring the
last twenty-four hour m th valleys of
the Republican, Solomon, Saline and Smoky
Hill river, all of which empty into the
Kaw. The present stage of the river at
Topeka Is sixteen feet. To be st flood stage
It would have to be twenty-one feet The
high water In 1903 reached thirty feet.
The rainfall along the valley of these
river exceeded two Inches In several In
stances. While the rain has not been gen
eral over the state, the entire eastern and
northeastern part of the state has been
thoroughly soaked.
FRANKFORT. Kan.. June 5.-Today all
the streets of Frankfort were running
with water from the overflow of the Ver
million river. The water stands from
three to four feet deep and the banks and
practically all th business house are
flooded. People are being rescued from
their homes In boats. In many streets,
however, the current Is so swift that this
is difficult. Many preaons are marooned
In their home and are in danger, as the
swift current threatens to cause some of
the buildings to collapse. Henry Horr, a
prominent merchant, was rescued from his
store this morning nearly drowned. F. M.
Hartman, editor of the Index,, spent th
night on the roof of his home.
SOUTH DAKOTA Y.M.CA MEETS
State fwmsnlrte Ha Larare Asaoaat
at Work Laid Oat to
Perforsa.
MITCHELL, 8. D.. June 6. (Special.)
The snnual meeting of the Toung Men'
Christian association of South Dakota was
held In this city, with an attendance of
the greater portion of the state committee,
which is composed of the following men:
Prof. S. D. van Benthusen. Mitchell, chair
man; Laurlts MlUer, Mitchell, secretary;
C. E. Evans. Mitchell, treasurer; Dr. E.
F. Reamer and J. T. Morrow, Mitchell;
W. B. Engle. Sioux Fatla; 6. E. Carnlne,
Aberdeen; D. M. Inman. Vermilion: Doan
Robinson. Pierre; Dr. Goodfellow, Groton;
Judge Abel, Lake Preston; H. F. Flshback,
Brookings J. H. Knappen, Brookings; M.
D. Whisman, Huron; Mr. Helndrlcka.
Rapid City; O. A. Alseth. Yankton.
C. A. CarrleL who has been the traveling
secretsry for the association, waa present
and tendered his resignation, to take ef
fect this month. One of the important fea
turea of the meeting waa to select a suc
cessor of Mr. Carriel. This waa accom
plished, but owing to the fact that auch
selection must first be submitted to and
approved by th international committee
at New York, no definite announcement
can be made. Mr. Carrier work ha been
in the visiting of all colleges of the state
where the Toung Men'a Christian associa
tion was organised, and practically every
college town haa a Toung Men's Christian
association, while city associations have
been organised In the laat year at Rapid
City. Groton. DeSmet and White, while
county organisations have been effected in
Davidson. Hanson. Hughes, Beadle and
Minnehaha. TJi new secretary will be lo
cated at Mitchell In th future, which haa
been designated aa the headquarters of th
state association. Brookings and Vermilion
will have their Individual secretary to
woik among the atudent body.
The work of th association is main
tained largely by voluntary subscription
and an effort will be made to raise between
r-'.CuO and $3,000 to pay th year' expense.
M. P. PASSES ITS DIVIDEND
Director of Coald Lla Fall to De
clare rastosnarr Dlstrlaa tloa
at Regalac Mediae.
NEW TORK. Jun a-Th director of
th Missouri Pacific Railroad company at
their regular meeting today did not deoiar
th customaxy divldsniV
FRENCH RAGE AT DREYFUS
Natloaallst Papers Are at
Fever
Heat Over Gregorl'a
Act.
PARIS. June 5 Whether yestrdsy' st-
tempt upon the life of Major Alfred Drey
fus ws only th Individual act of a man
believing himself to have been an outraged
patriot or had behind It an Incipient na
tionalist plot, the republican press is unan
imous in deploring the Incident and be
llcves It Injured rather than elded that
cause. Even tlrnee papers which doubted
the wisdom of burying Emil Zola In the
Pantheon think that the shooting of Major
Dreyfua consolidated the republican senti
ment and they evidently desire to see the
Incident die out as quickly as possible. An
attempt to reopen the old Proyfua Issue at
the trial of Louis Orexorl, the min who
shot the major yesyrdsy, they point out,
would be plainly eftraneous.
On the other hang, the fury of the na
tionalist papers la 1 unbounded. L' Action
Franchise fires a broadside which recalls
the most exciting days of Dreyfus and
Boulanger. At the head of Its columns
this newspaper prints a statement by
Charles Maurrss, which. It Is likely, th
authorities will Investigate. In this article
the writer saya that on Wednesday night
"a resolute patriot" visited M. Daudet and
Lieutenant Botsfleory and himself offered
to kill Dreyfus, bnt his proposal was re
jected. A leading editorial in this paper
appeals to th count r to turn to the duke
of Orleans for redress, and concludes with
these words: I
"Do you desire that Zola's body be
ejected from the Psntheon? Do you de
sire to march Dreyfus to the execution
block? If so. Invoke your king."
The decision of the court of cessation to
cut off the time for an appeal, the paper
says. Is illegal, and It concludes its article
as follows: .
"What we ask for Dreyfus is not six
balls from a revolver, but th twelve bul
let of the execution squad."
Other paper declare that Gregorl, much
grieved ai the recent death of his rriother,
has lately manifested signs of mental de
rangement. ' '
TOWER RECEIVED BY EMPEROR
Higk . Personal Honors Bestowed
I'poa Retlrlaar Ambassador
to Berlla.
BERLIN, June I. The Imperial chancel
lor. Prince Von Buelow, tomorrow will re
ceive the farewell call of Charlemagne
Tower, retiring American ambassador to
Germany. Foreign Secretary Von Schoen
and Mrs. Von Schoen will give an official
dinner to Mr. and Mr. Tower on Sunday
at -the foreign office, and Emporor William
will receive Mr. Tower In farewell audience
on Monday.
Mr. Tower has been Invited to go to
Potsdam, where the emperor and empress
now reside, on Monday, and be the em
peror' guest at the annual Inspection of
the one year volunteer. Later the ambas
sador and Mrs. Tower will lunch with the
emperor and empress In the new palace.
Crown Prince Frederick William and the
crown princes will say farewell to the
Tower' on Tuesday, and on Thursday of
next week Mr. and Mrs. Tower srlil leave
Berlin for France. ,
David Jayna Hill. Mr". Tet sm-r enem
as ambassador, probably will -reach Berlin
Thursday.
Emperor William Is to leave Berlin for
the yachting at Heflgoland and Cuxhaven
about June 18. Dr. Hill probably will be
received by his majesty at Kiel, where
the emperor will be from June 22 .t July
2 for the yachting. From Kiel, his majesty
will depart on his annual summer excur
sion to Scandinavian waters.
ANOTHER NOBLE LOSES PLACE
Prince Za Enlenbrrar Snld to Have
Palled Down Prominent Ger-
man Ofllclal.
BERLIN, June S.-The Tagellehe Rund
schau today publishes under reserve a
statement to the effect that the Inquiry
Into the conduct of Prince Philip Zu Eu
lenberg on perjury charges has compro
mised a great nobleman who until lately
waa a high official at court. When the
emperor learned, the particulars of the
case he dismissed the nobleman from all
hi offices and requested him to leave his
official residence.
Japanese Diplomatic Ckanare.
TOKIO, June 6. The following appoint
ment will bo officially announced tomor
row: Baron Chinda, vice minister bf the
foreign office, ambassador to Germany;
Viscount Hsyashl. former minister to
Peking, ambassador to Italy; Baron IJ'iln,
formerly vice admiral, minister to China;
Baron Ishli, vice minister of the foreign
office, aa successor to Baron Chinda.
Intense Hear n Paris.
PARIS. June E. Paris todsy is sweltering
in unprecedented heat Testerday the ther
mometer registered 91 degrees In the shade
and thia record was equalled by noon today.
TARIFF COMMITTEE TO TOIL
It Will Select a Cool Resort la New
England to Outline Its
Work.
WASHINGTON, June 5. The senate com
mittee on finance, which was authorized
to make an Investigation of the tariff dur
ing the recess of congress, to be In readi
ness to take up a review of the tariff next
winter, will hold its first meeting fbr this
purpose about the middle of Julv. The
exact date has not been fixed, but will be
announced by Chairman Aldrlch about
Julv 1.
The committee will assemble at some cord
resort, probably New England, and will
outline th work to be done. It will be
necessary to secure a large amount of In
formation concerning interpretations of the
present tariff law. both by the courts and
by the board of appraisers, which duty
will devolve upon a subcommittee. It has
not yet been decided when hearings wilt
be held. Some time In November probably
will be fixed for that purpose.
ELDER H. C. EARLY MODERATOR
Daaker Leader Selected hy Confer-
rare la Session at Des
Molars.
DES MOINES. Ia, June 5.-Elder H. C.
Early of Penlaird. Ia.. and one of the
the best known elder in tha Dunker
church, wss honored as chosen moderator
for the business commute yesterday' at
It organisation. This la the highest of
flc In th Dunker conference. It will
mean that he will have general oversight
nd control of order at tha business com
mlttee's meetings.
Because of the great Importance of the
queetlons that are to come twfore the com
mite for settlement this pos tie.n is of
even greater Importance this year.
Other officers of th com mitts are S. L.
Sanger of Indiana, reading clerk; and Prof.
A. Q. Wleand, writing lerk,
TWO KILLED NEAR BOELIS
Farmer and Hit Wife Become Victims
of Tornado.
STORM EXTENDS NORTHWARD
Maay Hoasea Wrerkfd aad Great
Property Lou Dae to Toraadoea
la Vlrlaltr of Hlldreta
aad I' plead.
ST. PAUL, Neb., June B. (Special Tele
gram.) Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Enevoldsen,
living three miles northwest of Boelus. In
Howard county, were Instantly killed last
night hy the tornado that awept thia re
gion. The buildings on the Enevoldsen farm
were destroyed. The couple were the only
occupants of the house.
Reports received here this morning Indi
cate the storm was a ever one In west
ern Howard county and In Sherman county.
Th extent of the loss ha not been re
ported, but It Is undoubtedly heavy upon
the farmers.
The precipitation of water over this
reirlon measures from four to six Inches
and the numerous creeks are on a ram
page, threatening roods.
People Have Warnlna.
HILDRETH, Neb., June ..-(Special )
Thursday evening about : o'clock, after
a hard rain accompanied by considerable
hail, a peculiar looking cloud was t c.icea
in the southeast snd an alarm waa given
which sent practically every man, woman
and child in Hlldreth to caves, cellars or
ny other place that would seem to offer
protection, for It was soon apparent to all
that a tornado was forming and Hlldreth
seemed to be directly In Its path. The
cloud continued to grow and soon assumed
the dreaded funnel shape and started upon
Its tour t f destruction. It traveled for half
a mile or more-hefor reaching the ground
to do any particular damage, when it
struck Arch Glenn's place about one and
a quurter miles esst of town Mr. Glenn
and lamily had watched its approach and
took refuge In the cave. The barn, corn-
crtbs, outhouses of every description were
completely demolished, dead hogs and
chickens were strewn over the ground
and the place presented a desolate appear
ance. The dwelling house was not moved
from Its fcur.datlon, but the chimneys
were bliwn off, windows knocked out and
the house generally wrecked. The next one
in the path of the cyclone was Herman
Hemmen, and here the work of destruction
was even more complete. The house,
barn, outbuildings and everything on the
place were leveled to the, ground. Trees
were torn up by the roots, the windmill
and tower carried fifty or a hundred yards,
farm machlnury, etc., literally torn to
pieces. Mr. and Mrs. Hemmen had saught
shelter In a cave near the house and es
caped Injury, but their home wa a total
wreck.
The tornado missed the fine new house of
George Myers, but his barn, corncribs,
hog houses, etc., met the same fate aa
those at the other places, being completely
destroyed.
Tht county poor farm and buildings,
which seemed to get the edge of the storm,
wer damaged' considerably. . ; i
The cloud, wfilch was going In a north
westerly direction, next struck Charle
Schluckebier place, and here also the
work of destruction was almost complete.
Hit) barn, granaries, cribs, sheds, etc.,
were totally destroyed. The large two
story house waa blown ten or fifteen feet
from Its foundation and badly wrecked, but
is still standing. Mr. Schluckebier had
taken refuge In the cellar and was fortu.
nate In emerging from the wreck with
only a few minor bruises, as the cellar
was almost filled with brick, stone, tim
bers, etc.
Narrow Escape for Family.
The tornado did its worst work at tha
home of Olof Landln, two miles north of
town. Mr. Landln and hla two children
noticed the approach of the storm only a
minute or two before It struck them and
barely had time to get into the cellar, and
it seems almost miraculous that they were
ever able to get out. Not a stick of the
fine large house was left on the founda
tion and the cellar was filled with brick,
stqne, lumber, etc., but they escaped un
injured. Every vestage of buildings on the
place was destroyed. Tho wind picked up
the house and scarcely a board waa
dropped within half a mile of where It
originally stood. Trees as thick as a man's
body were broken off or torn up by the
roots, dead animals were lying around and
It would be hard to imagine a more deso
late scene.
The cloud seemed to have raised at this
place, for no further damage has been
learned of a, thia time. Other funnel
shaped clouds were noticed In different di
rections. One which did considerable dam
age was reported southwest of town five
or six miles, but no Information was ob
tainable. Telephone and telegraplt poles
and wires were blown down.
Immediately after the storm passed every
available rig In town was secured and with
physicians and supplies men went out ovei
the path of the storm to render any as
sistance necessary, but fortunately no lives
were lost and no one seriously Injured.
Tbe damage to property will amount to
several thousand dollars, but losses are
hard to estimate at this time.
Many Bslldlngs Wrecked.
MINDEN, Neb., June 6. (Special Tele
gram.) About 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
after a sultry day, storm clouds gathered.
A circular cloud came down about seven
miles southeast of Hlldreth and paased
slowly towards the northwest. It took John
Hendrick5arn and outbuildings. Jeff tun
nel's barn and outbuildings and Art Glenn's
barn. Mrs. Glenn was slightly Injured.
Passing half a mile north it took every
thing Frank Johnson had. Kis mother, with
an lrant, went into a cave. Part of th
cave roof was taken off. It then skipped
two miles and struck at C. Schluckerbur's,
where it moved the house off the founda
tion and set it forty feet away and left th
family unhurt In the cellar. Everything
else on this farm was demolished. Includ
ing a grove across th road. It took every
thing that Olaf La ud in owned, Including
$S. worth of buildings. The family was
huddled in one end of a cellar when the
house went. All the rest of the cellar was
filled with debris, but none of the family
was hurt. The storm then Jumped a sec
tion and took C- Johnson's ard Mr. Etrat
lor.'s barns and spent itself.
About the same time another tornado
struck seven miles southwest of Hlldreth.
F. S. Kyles lost his houtte, barn and out
buildings. J. Best suffered tne same. At
Mrs. Harm's a wagon spoke la about the
only thing recognisable left. Soma mem
bers of these families were tnjured.
Several outbuildings In Hlldreth are gone
All the tel. phone lines out of Upland and
H'.ldreth are out of cormission. Much
Slock U lyir-i in th fields dead. Trees ar
vConUaufcd on Socooil Pae.
SHEEHAN WRITES TO BRYAN
(w York Democratic Leader
cassea Nebraska Tampalan
Fand.
DIs-
NEW TORK. June 6. Whatever money
was sent to Nebraska for use in the cam
paign of 1!H was taken from the general
fund of the democratic national conn. tee,
which was made up pf voluntary contribu
tions from many persons, according to a
letter wiltten hy William F. Sheehnn of
this city to William J. Bryan at Lincoln.
Neb., on June 1, and made public today.
The letter bears upon the sllegation which
has been published that Thomas F. Ryan
contributed IUVOm to the campaign In 19t4.
through William F. Sheehan, vioe chairman
Of the democratic rational committee, who
It was charged gave the money to T. S.
Allen of Nebraska.
In making the contents of the letter pub
lic. Mr. Sheehan representative today
called attention to the fact that It bore
date of June 1 and said there was no de
lay on Mr. Sheehan's part In notifying Mr.
Bryan of the fact. The letter follows In
part:
June 1. 19ftS. Hon. William J. Bryan. Lin
colnDear Sir: I have read the artlle pub.
Itshed In the New York World on May W
last relating tn rsmrslen ex m.rtritft itr tn
the state of Nebraska in liH. In view of
the fact thst I was chairman of the execu
tive committee of the democratic national
committee In thst campaign, permit me to
say that whatever money was sent to the
state of Nebraska wsb taken from the
general fund, vhlch money was made up
01 voiummy communions rmm many per
Sons. Whv there ihnnld be anv rritirlam
of this particular expenditure f am at a
loss to understand The transaction was a
perfectly legitimate one on both sides.
There was not the slightest suggestion at
the time from anybody thst you had anv
knowledge on the subject or that knowl
edge of the transaction wns to be brought
home to nu. I think It probeblv needless
for me to say that neither dlreetlv or Indi
rectly was a I responsible for the publica
tion In question and were It not for the
fact that I believe an act of Injustice has
been done vou I would not even say what
I have In this letter. Yours trulv.
WILLIAM F. S HE EI I A N.
BRIDGE FARE CASEARGUED
Interstate Commission Asked to Order
a Flat. Five-Cent Pnssrnger
Rat.
(From a Staff Correspendent.)
WASHINGTON. June 5. (Special Tele
gram.) The case of the West End Im
provement club, complainant, against the
Omaha & Council Bluffs Railway and
Bridge company nnd the Omaha & Council
B'.uffs Street Railway company, de
fendant, waa argued today before tho In
terstate Commerce commission, G. H.
Soott of Council Bluffs appearing for the
complainant and Emmet TInley appearing
for defendant.
The West End Improvement club con-
tends for a straight 5-cent fare on the j
(tret railway between Council Bluf rs and
Omaha.
President Roosevelt today made the fol
lowing recess appointment for postmas
ters: South Dakota J. K. Caldcr Edge
mont. Judge Walter I. Smith of Council Bluffs
will leav for Iowa tonight, accompanied
by Emmet TInley, who gains east to rep-
resent the street railway company In the j lieved that the railroads were doing their
suit of the West End Improvement club. j best to assist the Missouri river titl- In
Miss Nellie Stevenson of Lincoln has developing a trade unparalleled In th hl
bcen appointed laboratory aid of kced tory of the west.
testing located at Lincoln. - j jut what caused the roads to tike the
Postmasters appointed: If.wa Norwich, ; action Is a matter of conje.-ture. Soma
Page county, Jamea W. Wltfong. vie P. ! time ago the Grand Island uxar shipper
O. Van Gordon, resigned; Page. Page
county, Peter darken, vice S. J. Ogg. re
signed. South Dakota. Luffman, Mar
ahall county, Valentine Neth, vice W. C.
Shaw, resigned.
May Franksen has been appointed reg
ular and Thomas Walten substitute rural
carrier for route 1 at Industry, la.
WILLS PROPERTY TO A FRIEND
Aged
Maa Near Watrrlio, la.,
members Oae Who Aided
Him.
Re-
WATERLOO, 1., June 8. Ten minutes
after making a will in which he bequeathed
all his earthly possessions, valued at about
150.000, to his neighbor, a poor man who
had befriended him, Gregory Grey, a pic
turesque character who lived near La Porte
City for more than half a century, passed
away Wednesday, aged SO years.
When told by his physicians that he could
live but a short time Grey made a will. In
it ha Is said to have bequeathed a 240-acre
farm, much personal property and several
town lota. Having no living relatives he
preferred to have hla property go to hla
old friend ra(her than to revert to the state.
NO COMPROMISE WITH TRAFFIC
Good Templars Pass Resolution
Thl Effect at Waahlngton
Meetlug.
to
WASHINGTON. June 5. The fourth day's
session of the International Grand lodge
of Good Templar was begun today. The
convention has placed Itself squarely on
record against compromise anti-saloon
movements, sucn as "model" saloons, these
being declared failures when either under
taken by ecclesiastical bodies or by gov
ernments. The only remedy, it waa re
solved, was the total suppression of the
liquor traffic. A resolution also was
adopted to present a memorial to the prince
of Monaco urging the abolition of gambling
at Monte Carlo, and the sale of liquor In
the principality.
DAUGHTERS RAISE THE MONEY
Continental Hall Will Be Hashed
Through to Completion, Fand
Being on Hand.
WASHINGTON. June 5. Continental
hall, the home of the Daughters of the
American Revolution in thia city, will be
rushed through to completion, a loan of
$2i.0:o having been negotiated to carry on
the work.
IOWA MAN BRYAN'S PASTOR
Her. H. B. omea of Storm Lake, la.,
Called to Westminster Chnrrh,
Lincoln. '
LINCOLN. June 4.-Rev. H. V. Comen
of Storm Lake, la., has been called to the
pastorate of the Westminster Presbyterian
church of this city. W. J. Bryan Is a
member of Westminster church.
Browa alrUly Convicted.
DES MOINKS. Ia.. June 5.--II t 10k liie
Jury In criminal court but one ballot e ster
day after noon to convict Frank Brown, a
negro, of attempting criminal assault upon
Mrs. Mary Mam a white woman. Th .
jury retired at IU o'clock, and at I.J
o'clock the foreman handed the verdict o'
guilty to the judge.
Hitchcock lakea to Tombs.
NEW YORK. June 5-liaymond Hitch
cock, th comedian was cmiiii' If d r ihi
Tombs prison, without bsil Hurt atternoo,:.
when his trial on charges preferred by
little girls, which began today, wa ad
journal until next Monday,
SUIT TO STOP RISE
Shippers Seek Injunction to Preyent
Increase in Freight Rates.
COAST TO MI330URI RIVER
Flan is Promulgated by Transconti
nental Freight Association.
GREAT SHOCK TO SHIPPERS
They Believed Tariffs Would Not Be
Lifted Just at This Time.
RAILROAD MEN DEFEND ACTION
Say It Will Make t'alform Rates from
PaclAc Coast to River and
Will Nat In.'are Any
Interest.
Appllcatlon for an Injunction 1 belr4t
prepared to restrain transcontinental rail
way lines from advancing the rates from
the Pacific coast t the Missouri river and
from the Utah common points to the Mis
souri river, by the Missouri River Whole
sale Grocer's association which haa mem
bere in Kaneas City, St. Joseph. Omah
and Ploux City.
The petition will he filed within a short
time and In all probability In federal court
t Kansas City or Omaha. It will be aaked
that the roads be restrained from putting
into effect the tariffs filed by R. 11.
Counties, agent of the Transcontinental
Freight association May 22, and effective
July 10. These tariffs show an advance of
10 centa from Pacific coast rtolnt to the
Missouri Jobbing centers, advancing th
rate from 60 c?nt per 100 to fin cent on
sugar. Anothtr advance proposed Is from
Utah points the advance being 10 cents per
100 from 35 to ii cents.
If the rates become effective those to
Missouri river points from Utah and from
the Pacific coast will be on the same basis
aa from the western points to Chicago
and the Mississippi river. In other words,
the railroads propose to charg Kansas
City, St. Joseph, Omaha and Sioux City
60 centa per 1 pounds eugar. and Btlll
haul the commodities on to the Mississippi
river for the present rate, which 1 60 cents.
From Coast to Hlver.
The proposed rates are to be from th
coast to Missouri river and "intermediate
points." which means that all stations ast
of Utah will have a U0-cent rate from th
Paclflc coast and those east of Colorado
to and including the Missouri river cities,
will have a rate of 45 cents from th Utah
points.
Notice from the Transcontinental Freight
association that the advance would be
made came like a "clap of thunder out of
a clear sky" to the Omaha wholesale
grocers, Just at a time when it was ba-
iit tha Xebraska Railway commlsrlon
to give them a 10-cent rate from Omni. a
to Grand Island on such commodities as
sugar, because the railroads years ago
made a rate of 10 cents on sugar from
Grand Island to Omaha to assist th west
ern sugar factories.
The present rate on sugar from Grand
Island to Omaha Is 10 cents,' while the rat
on sugar and other commodities In th
class from Omaha to Grand Island is It
cents.
Tar l(Ts Now In Vogee.
To secure some commodities from the
Pacific coast Grand Island people pay the
Missouri river rate to Omaha and the lo
cal rate of 26 cents from Omaha to Grand
Island. They asked for a 60-cent rate
from the Pacific coast and proposed to
fight for it.
When the railroads learned of th fight
which the Grand Island shippers hud
started to obtain a lower rate, or on
equivalent to a 60-cent rate from the Pa
cific coast, the tariff on the transconti
nental association followed. Whether the
Grand Island case inspired them Is not
known. It was said for a time that th
I'nlon Pacific was the only one instru
mental In advancing the rate, but this was
discredited when tha tariff filed with tha
Interstate Commerce commission by th
transcontinental lines fell Into the hands
of Omaha shippers and showed that all
lines were Included.
The secretary of the Missouri River
Wholesale Grocers' association is C. E.
Hayes of Kansas CHyV Omaha wholesale
grocers did not care to discuss the propo
sition. Commissioner J. M. Guild of th
Commercial club refrrrod inquirer to W.
H. McCord. Mr. McCord said he could not
speak for the Missouri River Wholesale -Grocers'
association. But the tailff has
been issued and shows tha advance and
the application of an injunction la In
preparation.
Defense of Railroad.
Traffic officers of lines handling the
Pacific coast-Missouri river business, de
fend the action of the transcontinental
lines In which they are Included and say
that the Omaha, Sioux City and other Mis
sourl river Jobbers will not lose hy the new
tariff.
The new tariff simply makes the same
rates to Interior Nebraska points as to th
Missouri river. From this it aprears that
the railroad basis heretofore effective,
when rates from the west to Interior point
were predicated on the rale to the Missouri
river plus the return local, will not be
recognized In the future even by th rail
roads which have made rate In the old
wav to long.
The view of John W. Munrce. freight
traffic manager of the I'nlon Pacific, I
typical of the way in which the traffic
officials look at the situation, though th
Union Pacific Is only one of the roads in
volved and not necessarily more interested
than other lines.
How Manro Pat It.
"In connection with the complaint Of
Grand Islanq p-ople for a 10 cent west
bound rate tn sucar, Omjlia to Grand
Inland, because th.y have that rate on
eastbound busim;?, wss suggested the
question of resurrecting the sugar question
in general." said Mr. Munroe "The roads
found condition so nateiially changed
sine the Pacific roan rate to the Mls
S"Uil liver wss made. artlmilarly since the
development of the iwet sugar Industry In
Utah, Idaho. Colorado snd Nebraska, that
the tiankoortatlon lines felt there should be
a readjust ment of tl.. sugar rates in the
west, niak'ng te rat's effective In Ne
braska siibta:.t; iUy the same as In Kan
ras. m iVir.g l '- a rue rate apply as a
mnviiri.ni re:e to t-tetior Ksnraa points
a well st to the Missouri river."
Fit this reason, according to the traffic
officials, ILa txanacoUnnukl Ham dud-