Nebraska Newspapers

    Fhe Omaha Daily
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VOL. XXXVII NO. 307.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, IOCS TEN" PAOES
SINGLE COPY TWu cL.V
RAW RISING SLOWLi
Creit of Hood Will Reich Kansas City
Tnis Afternoon.
PEOPLE STILL LEAVING HOXE
Larg-e Are in Bottom! Will Be Under
Witer lj Horning-.
era ur opeh west
ONLY
Three Boadi a t '
as OL V
Trico as Far
BIYIB PAUL . TOPEKA
Water Had abl
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aged Hoi
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KANSAS CITT. June t.-TTie Kaw valley
flood at Top " farther wnt la sub
siding aa rspfdly aa It row. and Kanaaa
City, now tha chief sufferer, see relief
at hand In the predttclon of tha weather
bureau that both the Ki and Mlaaourt
rivers will ba stationary in height bjr, 1
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, with stage
of Vi feat la the Mlaaourl and a little more
In the Ki. and that twenty-four houre
later both rlvera win begin to fall alowly.
In the twenty-four hours, ending at 7
o'clock tonight, tha Mlaaourl rose 1.1 feet
and the Kaw 2.1 feet. The Kaw river at
Topeka had fallen a foot at o'clock to
night and Inhabltante of North Topeka
were returning t their houaea to ahovel
out t)M mud.
The flood here today fumlehes abundance
of work and excitement for dwellera In
the lowlands and entertainment for sight
seers who crowded the bluffa. bridges and
ducts. Every Inch of rise aent water over
a large area. Moat of the railroad yarda
In the Missouri and Kaw bottoms are In
undated and the remainder will be. covered
with water before noon tomorrow. The
railroads were buay hauling cara from the
yarda to higher ground. In the Armourdale
district of Kansas City. Kan., hundredi of
men with teama were throwing up dykea
to keep out the water and famlllea con
tinued to mart from their houses. Only
two of the bridges acrosa the Kaw are in
danger and men are engaged on theae
bridges, pushing driftwood under to pre
vent a Jam, which would take oue the
structure.
Oaily One Line Open.
The only Una of railroad track open to
the ws la that of the t. Louis at Ban
Ftanctsco,'.1 All ant Fe, L'nlon Pacific and
Rcva Uland tralna are now using that Una
aa far aa Otathe, Kan. The Rock Island
la sending its Denver trains over the Bur
lington to Lincoln, Neb.
fart of the stack yarda was flooded to
day and if the nae continues aa predicted
nearly all of tha yarda will be under water.
The basement of all the bulldlnga In the
bottoms are full of water, but no damage
lias bctn done. There la bo current any
wrier iu the oeerfiow-
Tlie tnllruada, whkh have miles of track
Waahrd out. ara the heaviest loaers by tha
flood. Crops hava been destroyed, but will j
Ve rplntd, with the assurance of a large i
PMtle Drtvea (rwsa Heme.
TOPEKA. Kau.. June . -About 7.u0 peo
f'e T.ave been driven from their homes In
North Topeka by the flood In the Kaw
river. The major portion found ahelter in
Topeka proper, where the Auditorium,
school bulldlnga and private homes have
teen ocened to them. ' No loss of life is
reported. but there haa been much property jcouniy tsoara or equalization gives no
loss. The crest of the flood reached To-I tlce that it Is ready to heaij complaints.
r"ka at 1 o'clock this morning, when the nd almowt before it completed Its formal
government gauge showed a registration I organlxation the complaints were com
of 27 I feet. At : o'clock there waa a ! ln ,n- ' ' Page a
registration of T7 feet, indicating a fall of
tluee Inchea. This is five feet below the
highest mark of the disastrous 1 flood.
The govermrent Weather bureau says tha
tlwr will continue to Tall unless a rise now
unknown com from above Manhattan.
' No rains tell ln the territory above here
durtrg last night, but showers are predicted
for tonight. .
In North Topeka the water la running on
ar, average depth over the town of three
feet. ' Around Garfield park, the northern
end, the water ie four to five feet !p.
with considerable current. At Gordon street
In the buslnees (enter a depth of three
feet prevails and at Laurent, four blocks
north of the riv.. bridge, the water U two j
feet deep, with considerable current. In
"Lltile Kursts." the esst suburb, five feet
of back water pier alia
The farmers up tha Kaw valley have suf
fered great less, as the water has been
liom bluff tt bluff at Rnssvllle and Silver
lake, a width of two miles.
A rise of three feel In the Solomon river
at Raima during the night la reported and
a sl'ght fall at Manhattan and Silver lake.
No tra na have reached Topeka over the
main lines of the Union Pacific, Rock
Island or Santa Fe today. One Santa Fe
passenger reached here by the Ottawa cut
off over the Missouri Pacific from Que
r tno to Osage City and then eaat on the
main line.
A report reached here from Valley Falls
today that the Delaware river la the high
est it has been lit twenty years. While
tha water H turf over tha townalte. it la
five inllea Wide over tha valley and doing
tremendous damage to the farms. Qie
water haa been flowing through the village
of Valencia, west of Topeka. and atood
eight Inchea deep oa the floor of the post
office last night, but there waa a drop of
several Inehee vey.
LAWRENCE. Kan.. June I. The Kaw
river la rising hire this afternoon at the
rate ef an Inch an hour, and since last
night his risen two feet. At 4 o'clock this
morning it overflowed the banks and In
undated thousands of acrea la Grant town
ship. MAKK READY OX MISSISSIPPI
levees Streagtheaed la
PresMU-allaai
far Flexd.
ST. LOUIS. Me.. June .-The stage of
the Mississippi river here measured Jul
feet thia morning, at which mark the
gauge haa be a practically stationary ' for
tha paat three oaya The stage is .1
f a foot beyond the danger line and In
view of thia rtversaen and property owners
along the levee are making every prepar
ation to meet the flood conditions that are
expected to prevail Id three da) a time,
when the flood water thai la bow Inundat
ing portion ef Topeka and Kansas City
reaches here.
All merchandise and other property
Ukrry to be washed away from the levee
h" k sudden rtae haa been moved to higher
g round, landing stages pave bees more
securely moored and the dikes protecting
Eaat tx. Louie hare heea considerably
eueog-Uiaaed
SlalMARY CF THE BEE
WHinlir, Jane 1ft, I POM.
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THl WIATUB.
FOR OMAHA. COUNCIL BLUFFS AND
VICINITY Fair Wednesday; not much
rhang" In temperature.
FOH NEBRASKA Partly cloudy, with
probable showers tonight or Wednesday.
F"R IOWA Fair tonight and Wednesday.
Temperature at Omaha:
J J I Hour. Deg.
t a. m fit
7 a. m....e fil
8 a. m...4t.. 57
a. m 59
11 a. m is
11 a. m hi
U m &
1 p. m . 11
Is. m U
1 p. m 4
4 p. m Si
5 p. m 5
p. m fig
7 p. m fig
I p m 64
I p. m Kl
DOMZiTIC.
Supreme lodge of Ancient Order of
United Workmen In session at Des Moines.
Page 1
Louisiana contest la settle!! by seating
both contesting delegations. Repuulloans
plan reorgaoizatlon of party in that state.
Pee 1
Brewers favor control by the authori
ties aa the solution of the liquor problem.
' rags 1
Greateat danger of flood in the south
appeara to be over. Fags' 1
Secretary Cortelyou la pushed for vice,
prealdent and is said to be the adminis
tration candidate. ge I
George Gould, before departing to at
tend the Gould-Sagan marriage, talks on
tha earnings of the Gould system. Pag 1
County Clerk Julian of Mcintosh county.
Oklahoma, confesses to murder. Fags 1
Speaker Cannon says he Is In the race
for the presidential nomination to stay.
rag 1
Prices of ail steel products will son be.
cut Pag 1
Head banker of the Modem Woodmen
aays tha order ' will not lose a cent
through tha failure of the Charlton bank.
Pag 1
romsxaxr.
Insurgent sultan, of the south Is win
ning battlea regularly. Fags 1
Many pilgrims ara Injured in wreck In
Italy. Pags 1
State debt on June 1 was below tha mil
lion dollar mark and considerable hue
been paid since that date. Pags 3
- LOCAL.
Pratt divorce case will probably close
soon, aa attorneys for Colonel Pratt will
not put him on tha stand, the Tuesday
afternoon session being taken up with the
revival of terms of settlement once agreed
npein by Colonel and Mrs. Pratt. Page a
Vice President Bidd: of the Rock Inland
railroad draws a' very tart and conclusive
answer o his published statement that
the m 1 1 mm A rnmra v vvaa muHu tst As v.
far lbintnly 0tnahl ,hlpp, we
wron- Pa. a,
Eighteen girls graduated from Brownell
Hail Tuesday, the diplomas being awarded
by Right Rev. A. L. Williams, bishop of
New York. Page 5
Mrs. Sarah O. Patrick, pioneer of Doug
las county and descendant of a prominent
family of the revolution period, dies at
her home In Omaha Tuesday. Pags 3
With P. J. Trainor as chairman, the
coMxzmciAi. AJro xxsvaTmiAib
Live atock markets. Fags y
Grain markets. page T
Stocks and bonds. Pager
tOTntxara or OCXAJT btxaxbsipx
Fort. Arn4. Sailed.
NSW YORK .... Potlim
NSW TOKK ....Chirsso
GLASGOW CaiMoaia Gramplis.
M'lTHKAL.. .... lon. 81. Louie.
MON'TREAl .... H:hrniiD Pried, lar Onai
CHfeRnol Mil ...K. W. irr m Hi
CI BR ALT AB I'upethla
BY WIRELESS.
Sable Island Vaderland M8 miles eaM cf
Sandy Hoik al 11 a. m. ; will probably dock
at S. a. m. Wednesday.
SUPREME LODGE OF WCRKMEN
CaastltatlM Likely te Be ( heaved te
Give Wasaea aa Issesesarat
Orgaalsatlea.
DES MOINES. June . The supreme
lodge of the Ancient Order of United
workmen. United States snd Canada, and
the aupertor lodge of the Degree of Honor
.were officially convened at the Savery
hotel this morning. At the Joint con
vocation ln the big convention hall, the
257 dt-legatea of the two lodges, represent
ing every state in the union and every
province in Canada, were present. B H
Rekopf. past grand master workman tor
the Jurisdiction of Iowa, waa the presiding
officer. The meeting foretells a -eat
convention on the part of these two fn'ac
Inaurance bodies.
One of the features of ths conference Is
the large number of women in attendance
In all probability the constitution of tha
order will be changed at this meeting so
Lhat the women a til hereafter be allowed
to do their own legislating and have full
charge of the affairs of their organization.
W. M. Narvts, supreme master workman,
haa prepared a recommendation that the
women be made a separate and diatioct
body with power te legtalate. Thia will
be Introduced at the meeting and will in
all probability go through.
SCHOOL l ESTIOM OT SETTLED
I Daakarda Prepawe to Refer It Bark
te Ceasaalttee.
DES MOINES. June . That the present
Dtmkard conference will likely fail to
settle some of the big questions with which
the church haa been grappling for a num
ber of jeara was indicated at the close of
this mornings session, when tha motion
waa made to refer the school question
bark to the commute for another year.
The motion was not put before adjourn
ment, but comment favorable to It was
hearaVon every side.
The school queotion It one of the biggest,
whk'h has pussied the church. The com.
Dilttee today reported in favor of turning
over ojl the schools to the control of a
committee of aevea members, who should
have entire charge, aubjecvte the stand
ing committee and the conference. The
question ef the mot tea made by L B. Trout
to refer the aueatioa back to eemmlttee tor
another year waa discussed thia afternoon.
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.WPOLITICAl I
From the New Tork World.
BREWERS FAVOR CONTROL
President Liebman Liicusset Situation
at Milwaukee.
TBUSTEZS TAXZ THE SAME VIEW
Repert that Poeltlcm of lalwa Me
la Not Uaaeratooel by the Ele
aaeats Wka Are light
Llqaar Trade.
MILWAUKEE. Wis., Jute I The United!
State Breerera' association met Mere tosay
for the forty-eighth annual meeting. Mayor
David 8. Rose of Milwaukee, who had
atarted a war against the dive saloona ln
Milwaukee, made an address of welcome,
and in the course of his remarks made ref
erence to the warfare being made against
all saloona which do not become within
the "decent" claas.
Mayor Ron said that Milwaukee was the
"home of personal liberty." He appreci
ated the fact that a great wave of senti
ment in favor of prohibition was sweep
ing over the country and said that too
many good men are being carried away
by the consideration of that sentiment
and that they are committing an onslaught
against great interests and vested rights.
He did not believe ln prohibition; does be
lieve that prohibition ie un-American.
President Liebmann, of the association
followed with hia annual address.
President Liebmann aaid In part:
"In spile of the fact that our beer Is
universally pure and that tiie leading
physiologists sre so thoroughly greed as
to its food value, the brewer finds himaelf
held up to obloquy and scorn and in many
atatea his business is in danger of con
fiscation. What la the cause of thjs
clamor? It la, we believe, the fact that
very few of the men and women who
preach prohibition have any first-hand
knowledge of the saloons.. They do not en
ter them even for purposes of observa
tion and they certainly du not know that
by far the large majority of saloons are
decent and respectable and do not tolerate
drunkenness or disorder.
"It 's of the utmost Importance that trie
saloon keeper should respect the laws, but
the constant Injuatlce meted out to him
under the guise of laws is a force which
tends to undermine this respect.
"The problem of the saloon is one of
regulation, by statutory authority, of ad
ministration by the trade. From either
standpoint it Is a complexj?roblem. which
cannot be settled In the off-hand fashion
that, seems so easy to superficial ob
server. "The point which I want to emphasise
in considering this question of saloon sd
ministration la that saloon reforma cannot
be brought about by the brewers individ
ually. But tne brewers, as an organisa
tion can accomplish a great deal, though
their organised power has not yet bn
fully tested.
Too Maay Esperiuea ts.
"The regulation of the saloon has been
neediasMy Complicated by experimental leg
islation, pary politics, police corruption
and Inefficiency. Klxd and arbitrary Urn
ltatloris imposed upon communities by the
state, without regsrd to local conditions,
have only Increased the difficulty. To
keep the saloon out of politics it must
first be taken out of politics. And the be&t
way to keep It in polities is to provld"
by local option Uws for the constant ajl
tation of the ilcer.se question, with the
element of harrasaing uncertainty which
thia Involves. On recent years the saloon
haa been growing te be less and teas a
political factor. Today It threatens to be
come the biggest political Issue in our his
tory. "With a situation of this character con
fronting ua and with our property inter
ests involved, with the millions and mil
lions of dollars Invested under the sanc
tion of the law, can anyone expect to re
main Idle while this property la being con
fiscated? "It la our duty to hasten universal en
lightenment and to spread the eonvtctlm
that our Industry stands for temperance
ln the beat sense of the woid snd will
neither countenance nor tolerate anything
that is not thoroughly in accord a tin the
moral and physical welfare of the peo
ple." The board ef trustees submitted a report
(CoAUaued ea Second Page)
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WHO USED IT ?
PILGRIMS ARE HURf IN WRECK
Mae Killed and Eighty-Three
jared la a Taltleloa I
Italy.
Ia-
NOVARA. Italy. June 9. Nine persona
were killed and eigl.if -three Injured by a
rear-end collision of a freight train with a
passenger train at Roccapletra yesterday.
Most of the victims were Italian pilgrims
returning from an excursion to the sanc
tuary of the "Crowned Virgin" and came
from villages In the viinily of 'arallo.
The passenger train 'Ijid stopped at the
station on account of an accident to the
locomotive when a heav'ly loaded fi eight
txain crashed into 7" head assenger
coacli was completely telescoped and the
freight engine mounted and crjuhed the
two next care.
KING AND CZAR ABOARD, SHIP
First Official Visit of Eagllnb Roler
to Raesla Received with
Formality.
REVAL. June . The meeting between
King Edward and Emperor Nicholas took
place here today with due formality. It
was the first time that an English monarch
haa ever made an official visit ln Russian
waters.
The British squadron escorted the royal
yacht Victoria and Albert, with King Ed
ward on board, entered the bay of Reval
shortly after 10 o'clock. The customary
salutes were fired, and kfter an exchange
of formal visits the king and the emperor
lunched on board the Russian yacht Polar
Bear as the guests' of the dowager em
press. INSURGENT SULTAN WINNING
S access Greets Arms ef. Malal Hlid,
Who la evr Hirrkllf
mm Fes.
TANGIER, Morocco, June . According
to couriers who have reached this ly,
Mulal Hafld, the Insurgent sultan, with
hia entire suite and an army of U.0 men,
la on his way to Fez. About 3 .000 Berber
tribesmen are reported to tie marcl.ing In
to Join htm. Hafld left Mequlnex June 2
and on the next day. It is said, he com
pletely annihilated the remhant of the
Chrarda rebels. Several of Sultan Abd-El-Axii'a
functionaries who fled from
Rabat, hava reached Mequlnex.
FIshtiaa la orea. -
TOKIO. June S. A d'upatch from Seoul
dated today, received at army headquar
ters, reports that from June- 3 to June 7
the government troops had twenty-six en
gagements with the insurgents. In these
engagements 113 insurgents were killed and
twenty-six takom prisoners.
RAIN EXCEEDS THE NORMAL
Meeatare A here Nermal, Rxrept la
Few osthweters Ceeaties,
Where Slightly Lees Fell.
LINCOLN. Neb., June . . Special. i-The
weekly weather bulletin for the week end
ing June S is as follows:
The week was cloudy, with about normal
temperature and an excesa of rain in most
parts of the state.
The dally mean temperature was between
ti and 7') degrees, which, at most places,
was about 1 degree aOove the normal.
Thursday and Saturday were the warmesi
days, with maximum temperature quite
generally about 5 degrees, IjUt 'n some
places in southwestern counties the tem
perature was about i decrees higher.
In nearly all parts of the state the rain
fall waa above normal. In moat f the
central and eastern counties It exceeded
two Inchea, while in considerable, areas
it ranged from four to eight laches. Sev
eral severe local storm occurred, accom
panied by high and destructive wind. The
total rainfall from April 1 to date la de
cidedly above the n rmaU except in the
aouthwestern counties, where it la but
slightly below the normal.
U. A. LOVELAND. 1
Section Diivctor, Lincoln, Neb.
Sloas flly Man's Deed.
SIOUX CITY. I, Jun S' JoTh Lewi
last night went lo the hum of Mrs. Lo
manda Sargent and deliberately murdered
hex by shooting her four times He tr.en
ended hia owa life. There sit no wit
ness to the shooting. The police believe
the tragedy was due h a lovers' nuarrei.
COULD TALKS OF HIS LINES
'Moderately Optimistic," is His View
of Business.
EARNINGS OF MISSOURI PACIFIC
He Says They Rave Fa Ilea OST Be
tweea Fear and Five- M llllea
Delia rs In the Last
Tesr. .
TEWr TORK. June -Before- sailing- fir
Europe oa the steadier Kron Prinsessln
cecllie today. George J. Gould aaid he felt
thai in going away he la leaving hia prop
erties In a comfortable position. He ex
pressed himself aa "moderately optimistic"
on the general business outlook. In thia
connection he referred, to the. earnings of
the Western Union Telegraph company,
which he said he looks upon as the best
criterion of general business, and said they
are gnowlraj smaller ratio of decrease by
comparison with last year. He said politi
cal agitation against the railroads In the
southwest has made a difference of between
M.noO.nOriO and J5.OiiO.ono in the net earnings
of the Missouri Pacific and added:
"The stockholders may figure out for
themselves what this meana."
Referring; to the troubles of the Wheeling
& Lake Erie and the Wabash-Pittsburg
Terminal, Mr. Gould said:
"The receivership for the Wheeling 4
Lake Erie waa inevitable after the Wabaah
Plttsburg terminal had defaulted.
"The Wabash-Pittsburg Terminal com
pany unfortunately waa over-capitallxed.
We probably could have carried It through,
but I thought It was time to stop on behalf
of the, Wabash. The Wabash Is a fine
property with great earning powers and it
will not be permitted to become further
Involved. The $8.000.0i) Wheeling at Lake
Erie notes coming due in August and
guaranteed by the Wabash will not be
permitted to embarrass, the Wabash. The
Wabash is perfectly able to take care of
Itself."
Asked ff he had abandoned any part of
hia transcontinental railroad Idea. Mr.
Gould said: '
"Ever? youngster hss to have f.ie
measles and the whooping cough and I do
not know that they are any the worse
afterwards." "
Mr. Gould aaid the Wheeling at Lake
Erie receivership marked the end of the
readjustable that were necessary to be
made to hia- properties.
Mr. Gould Is quoted aa having said:
"I expect to attend the wedding of my
I sister. Anna Gould, to Prince Helie L
Sagan. The marriage Is to take place with
my consent, blessing and with the full con
sent of all the Gould family." .
TEST OF ENGINES IN VIEW!
Xsttl Men Interested la Plan to As
certain Valne of Differ
eat Kinds.
NEW TORK. June -Naval men ln New
Tork are deeply Interested ln the truth of
the rumor that naval authorities are plan
ning an ocean race for the new scout
cruisers, Salem. Birmingham and Chester,
which will be an International trial of the
tnree systems of engine design with which
the vessels are equipped, the Salem being
e'l'ilrP'd with the American type of turbine
engines, the Chester with the English type
of turbines and the Birmingham with ver
ticle triple expansion engines.
These three ships are the beat and fast
est of their type ln the world. It is un
derstood that the race will te held off the
New England coast.
WOODMEN WILL NOT LOSE CENT
Head Banker Says Loss la Charlton
Bank Will o Fall on
the Order.
MASON CITT. Ja.. June 9 -"The Mod
ern Woodmen of Amerk-a wl'I not lose a
penny." said Head Banker C. H McNider
of this city In speak'ng of the claims for
U'f.'tu he has filed against the Crocker
estate at Charlton, so (hat the order may
be reimbursed for losses sustained ln the
failure of the first National bank of that
city, which" waa a depository ef Woodmen
funds.
WARREN FINISHES UP WORK
rashes Alone; Plana far Pnblle Beild-
lasrs
te Be Ererte-d
Wyemlna.
In
(Frm a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. June . iSrclal Tele
rm lHflnilnr Wmrren of Wvomtng
leaves tomorrow night to sttend the Chi-
csgo convention. It wss the or'ttlnal inten
tlwi of the Wyoming senator to make the
trip to Chicngo with Speaker Ca-non's
party In an automobile, but preea of huM
nes delayed him. and he now has cleared
up a number of matters which bare been
pressing and la ready to leave Waehtng
ton tomorrow.
Thia afternoon Senator Warren called
upon supervising Architect Taylor in re-
gard to public building sites in his s'ate. J
The omnibus public building bill Cml-I
the folowlng appropriations for eitea for
new postoffices in Wyoming: Casper and
Douglas. JIO.NV) each, snd Fork Spring.
I75. for a site and the construction of a
building. Advertisement Inviting proposals
for ground upoa which to erect theso build
ings hsve been prepared, the senator was
advised, and will be sent to newspapers
for publication tonight.
Advertisements Inviting proposals for
sites for the folowlng Nebraska cities are
also ready for publication: Falrbury. STo.oco
for site and building: McCook. S'.l'n fir
site; North Platte. Illn.OriO for site and
building: Holdrege. tn.) for site and
building. Advertisements are also ready f-ir
buildings at Fremont, Beatrice. Columbua
and Flattsmouth.
Approximately A0n0 acrea of land which
were withdrawn In connection with the
Cheyenne river Irrigation rroject In South
Dakota, have been restored to the public
domain and will become aubject to s,ttt
ment and entry on such dates and after
such notice of publication aa the secretary
of the inrtor may prescribe. These lands
He In township . 7. a. and . south, ranges
S to S east. Black Hills principal merldian.l
LEAVES GHOSTLY FAREWELL
Leo Brlent Telle Wife He Will Spend
Weddlnar Anniversary In Grave
and Takes Drag.
Leo Brlem, a chef living at 2448 South
Seventeenth street, was found dead In a
room at the Windsor hotel Tuesdiy aft
ernoon and an empty hottel which had
contained chloroform told the tale of sui
cide. Brlem waa about 47 years of age and
leaves a wife and two daughters. A let
ter written ln German was found In which
he told the reason for his deed. Ho said
his wife's suspicions that he had been
on familiar terms with another woman
were altogether unfounded. He besought
his daughters to forgive him.
Mr. and Mrs. Brlem had been married
nearly twenty-five years and would soon
have celebrated their sliver anniversary.
On the back of the letter which he left
he had written the ghostly sentiment:
"Our silver anniversary In the grave."
Brlem entered the Windsor hotel late
Monday night and registered. The hand
writing on the book is so shaky that It
could not be read. He went to his room
and nothing more waa heard of him.
When he did not appear a boy wis boosted
over the transom, opened the door and
then tha man. was found to be dead. I He
was irlng acrosa . the bed with his
clothes en.
At first it was thought death was due
to natural causes. But the chloroform
bottle found under the bed and the. let
ter told the truth. A bottle which had
contained whisky was also among his ef
fects. He also had considerable money.
Coroner Davis took charge of the body
and an inquest will be held.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS BEGIN
Welcoming; Addressee Delivered
Great Crowd at Blrmioar
ha m Aadltorlnm.
to
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. June 9. Amid great
enthusiasm and before S.OoA people on the
lower floor and 2.0fi) at least In the gal
leries of the Birmingham Hippodrome
auditorium, the eighth annual reunion of
Confederate Veterana waa called to order
at 10 o'clock today by Major George p.
Harrison, commanding the Alabama
division of the Confederate Veterana. The
invocation waa delivered by Rev. Dr. J.
William Jones, chaplain general.
The children s chorus followed, 3H0 child
ren accompanied by the Reunion band ren
dering southern airs while the veterans
cheered. Major General Harrison on the
stage was aurrounded by General W. L.
Cabell of Texas. General Clement Evans of
Georgia, General Tyler and other promi
nent officers, and by representatives of
tha local Sans of Veterans. Daughters of
the Confederacy, local citizens committees
and the band and children's chorus.
Today's program included an address of
welcome on behalf ef the Confederate Vet
erana of Alabama by Brigadier General J.
W. Bush: on behalf of the Sons of Vet -
ersna by General Rufua N. Rhodea: on be- I Har had not i,,, informed by the politi
H'If..f Alabama Daughters' Confederacy cmI m.nagers of the Impending settlement,
by Mrs. Charles Gl ron and reading of the j n,j d ni, ,r,ument the committee
ceaaeT U ! det l"tA that ,here wouU1 no compro-
mlse. stating that he had visited, the south
JULIAN PnWFFPfi UlC nrrn 1 " lh( r'iut,t r,"ll,! '
JULIAN LUIMrtaStS Mli DttD; United States." his wcrds plainly referring
Oklahoma County Clerk Tells of Mar.
ser, Ontgrowth of Connty
Sent Fight.
MUSKOGEE. Okl.. June 9.-F.d C. Julian,
county clerk of Mcintosh county, held f ir
the murder of General Dunlap at Eufala
1,81 nint- mad a fjl1 confession to the
crime at Muskogee jail today. He rle.lnia
self-defense, stating that General Dunlap
entered hia room and fired and then he
killed him.
There la considerable 111 feeling both at
Eufala and Che-otan over the ahooting,
both towna are .undec arms and Governor
Haskell has been appealed to to preserve ; Harg In addressing the committee oo the
order. j H:ai4eippl contest offered a graceful
The shooting of General Dunlap was the apology, saying that he bad apoken merely
second tragedy. Ihe outcome of the county ! as counsel and not for the secretary of
seat ar in Mcintosh county. City Mar- 1 war. Thia closed the trident entirely, ex
thal Woods, who aa shot Sunday by j Cept when Mr. McHarg called upon the
James Parmeter at Eu.'aia. died early thia j xaft managers and expressed his opinion
morning. of lhelr cc,n,iUL.t in letting him go before
EMIGRANTS HURT IN WRECK
Wabash Train Derailed at Stevens
Ills, Oat., nnd Maay Per
aoaa Inlared.
BUFFALO. N Y . June 9 -Nine persons
In Buffalo hospitals and a doaen others less
seriously injured and able to continue their
Journeys. Is tha result of the wreck of the
Continental limited east-bound on the Wab
ash railway today, two mUee west of
Stevensvllle, Ont.
The seriously Injured are:
14. Mary Althiper. St. Louis.
Mrs. Margaret Tracklrr. Lynn. Masa.
Mrs. Li Hi tee Oreine. St. Louis.
C. II. Huey. conductor of the train.
E- J. D Coster, traveling aalcamao, De
troit. Peter Gorreoiilos. Shebogan, Wia.
Bernard Zaremba. bookkeeper, Chicago.
Patrick Condon, St. Loula. -
MORE VOTES FORTAFT
Contests Affecting; Thirty-Six Dele
gates Settled Yesterday.
C03CPK0MISZ
LOUISIANA
Both Factions Seated with Equsi
Division ef Votes.
TWENTY-SI VO FOB SECRETARY
jfine Contestants Who Were Seated
r.- jt. TJ.
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GOSSIP ABOUT SECOND PLACE
Talk ef Cortelyon, HeMtTer, Sherman.
Faaeett, Gelid and' Marpkr "
Hamnsnnd Onewe Head'
CHICAGO. June 9. After working for
four days and with five days yet to come
before tl-.e meeting of the convention, the
republican nstlonal committee adjourned
late today with tm-o-firthe of Its contests
decided. This Is bssed on the actual nunr
ber of contests filed, sixty having yet to be
heard, while forty-one have been settled.
It Is probable, however, lhat the commit
tee has finished about one-half of the total
amount of work imposed on It by the nu
merous contesting delegations from the
southern states. There'are tn TVxas con
tests on delegates-at-large ln each of tha
sixteen districts These will be con
solidated, reducing the aggrearate number
of cases yet to he heard to four. There
Is a possibility slso that other consolida
tions may be made In Irglnla and other
states.
The-committee today decided sixteen con
tests, affecting thirty-six delegates. Of
these, twenty-seven are Taft men and the
remaining nine, all of whom are "Black
and Tana" from Louisiana, have practically
agreed that they will cast their vote for
Taft. There is. however, no binding agree
ment to that effect.
Compromise In Lsslstssa.
The contests decided today comprised the
delegates-at-large In Louisiana and Mis
sissippi, seven districts In Louisiana, six
districts ln Mississippi and one ln Missouri.
The Louisiana contest, which wss the most
Important of the day. resulted In a split
delegation, the committee deciding on a
division of twenty to thirty to seat both
the Lily White, or Tsft delegation, snd the
"Black snd Tans." with half a vote for
each. This agreement was not reached
until after repeated conferencea and much
anxious telegraphing and telephoning be
tween Chicago and Washington. The de
cision finally reached by the committee wss
carried out with the full consent and ap
proval of both Secretary Taft and President
Roosevelt. It provides that the repijhlicsn
party ln Louisiana shall be reorganized un
der the direction of a committee of three,
composed of the chairman, the secretary
and one member of the Incoming national
committee. The committee today passed a
resolution, instructing the next national '
committee to name aa its member Pearl
Wight, the present national committeeman
from Louisiana.
Lily Whites Displeased.
The agreement as reached between tha
TJaft and anti-Taft elementa on the commit
tee and as later carried into effect by th-it
body, was highly displeasing' to tl,e
"Lily WhJtes." headed by ex-Governor
Wirmoth. The governor declared with
sreat etnnhalals that he would not accent
,ne compromise, but would carry the fight
! before the credential committee and If
defeated there he would go home. Other
members of the "Lily White" organlxation
were not so emphatic in their statements
and the Taft managers are hopeful that
they can bring them to see the wisdom
of today's action before the national con
vention is called to order.
The "Black and Tans" accepted the com
promise with entire satisfaction. It was
originally supposed . that their votes if
they had been seated aa delegates would
be cast for Foraker. but after the commit
tee had settled the contest they announced
that they were urjnatructed and entered
Into a tentative arrangement, by virtue
of which their votea will be cast for the
secretary of war. They claim that they
were fighting eapeclally for recognition of
the,r organisation and that with them, all
the other queetions were comparatively
daarfted. The arrangement to vote for
Taft, however, la not binding and to all
Interna and purposes the "Black and Tana"
votea from Louisiana are uninstructed.
lellarg la Called Down.
Somewhat of a arnsation waa caused
after the Louisiana contest by Ormsby Mc-
Harg of Washington, general counsel for
I .n the contestlnr Taft delegations. Mc.
to the aecretary of war.
I Senatnr W TV Wevhum of Idaho wu an
hia feet the Instant McHarg had concluded
his argument. The senator waa iivld with
wrath and protested Vehmently against the
language used by the attorney, declaring
thai It waa nothing iesa than a threat, ln-
I tended to compel the committee to act aa
he desired. The Taft men on the com
mittee attempted to smooth It over, bat
Senator S-ott of West Virginia refused to
be reconciled and declared, that he believed
that Mr. McHarg had spoken exactly aa
he thought and that he was attempting to
browbeat the committee. Later Mr. Mc-
i the committee
i make an argument
without being possessed of full and accur-
ate knuwle'ige of what tha Taft people
: proposed to do.
First Test of Strength.
The divllun on tns Louisiana com
promise was the first test of strength that
had been made since the committee met.
This was not decisive because a number
cf anti-Taft men voted for the settlement.
Later, however, a vote waa taken at the
conclusion of g hearing of tha contest from
the fourtli MiSMiseipp! d strict. Commit
teeman Scott of Alabama, called for a
division, and thirty member of the com
mittee rise to their teet ln favor of seat
ing the Taft delegation. On the call for
negative votes nobody arose, and the
Taft mansgera were thereby assured that
they had at least thirty votes on toe com
mittee. During the latter part ef tne after
noon when Chairman Nana was eempelled,