The Omaha Daily Bee
vol. xxxvii xo. .m
OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, JUXE 11. 1909 TEN PAGES.
SIXGLE COPY TWO CEXTS.
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NEW FACTOR IN FLOOD
Eise of Missouri Upsets Calculation
at Kansas City.
WATER HIGHEST IN FIVE YEARS
Stock Yardi Inundated at" Market
) Practically Sus j
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. ITVE RAILROADS ARL "1.1 UP
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Three More Will B Out ' nee
in Few Hours. . t.
TWO BRIDGES IN
D.
Water Is Tea Feet Deep la Prlk.tn!
Street of Amirllt Coavea
tlea Hall U Opened ta
Refugees.
KANSAS CTTT. June 10 -All calculations
of the weather bureau and river experts
to the duration and extent of the flod
at the Junction or the Kaw and Missouri
rlvera were upaet today by the continued
rlae of the Missouri, due to heavy ralna In
the Dakota and Nebraska. At I o'clock
thla afternoon the Missouri 'river waa 27.1
feet above low water, a rlae of two-tentha
of an Inch atnee noon. There will be a
teady rise In the Missouri for the next
twenty-four houn. and the river will prob
ably go to 27H or 28 feet tomorrow. It will
then remain alatlonary for twenty-four
hours. Then, under the Inflence of the re
ceding Kaw, the river wll fall alowly. At
C p. m. the Kaw river at the stock yards
waa 27. above low water, a rise of four
tentha of an Inch for the day. Thla rlae.
however, waa due to the damming of the
river just below the stock yards by the
Mlsaourl Pacific and I'nlon Pacific bridge,
which have accumulated a vaat amount of
driftwood. The Kaw, at Ita mouth, la sta
tionary, and at Bonner Springs, Kan.,
fifteen mile weat. la falling.
Flood Highly Speetaealar.
The flood today waa highly spectacular,
viewed from the bluff of Kansaa City.
On the Clay county bank of the Missouri,
the little village of Harlem waa entirely
surrounded by water, and the river was
flowing a mile wide behind the village over
corn fields. The Kaw has overflowed most
of the railroad yards, the stock yard and
the residence and manufacturing district of
Armourdale. Ten feet of water la running
through Kansas avenue, the main street of
Armourdale. The flood Is the highest since
that of lii3, but the water is more than
even feet lower than In 1903.
If the two low bridge across the Kaw.
those of the Missouri Pacific and Union Pa.
effic, are able to withstand the pressure of
the water and driftwood lodged against
them, not much further damage will be
done. But if these bridge should go out
they would probably carry other with tham
and sever street car. telephone and railroad
Communication between the two wing of
the city. The land that ia yet to be over
flowed haa been abandoned by Ita occu
paata and further lea from this source is
not expected.
The flooding of the stock yard and the
cutting off of railroad communication al
most suspended the cattle market today.
The live stock exchange building can still
be entered, but the baaement Is flooded.
Fire Railroads Tied l,
Five railroad line out of Kansaa City
are now tied up and three other will be
out of service before midnight. The 'ma
tied up are the Union Pacific. Santu Fe
and Rock Island west and the Burl'.ngton
and Missouri Pacific north. The line
which are threatened are the Burlington,
Rock Island and Wabash to tha east. The
Missouri Pacific and Burlington track
north along the Missouri are under water.
Missouri Pacific train to Omaha are being
ent out from Kansas City. Kajv, via the
Kaasa City Northwestern to Leavenworth
and the Burlington service between Kansaa
City and St. Joseph has been abandoned.
EL Joseph, Omaha and Denver trains ar
going by way of Cameron. The Wabaah.
Burlington and Rock Island for the east,
north and northwest In case of the ex
pected rise will find an outlet by way of
other line to St. Joseph. The t'nlon sta
tion tracka are still a foot above water.
Convention hall waa opened today to
shelter refugees. At leaat 16,000 persons
nave been driven from their homea.
Break la Dikes.
Until last midnight last night, whll. the
Kaw had caused much damage to the low
lying part of Kansaa City, Kan., and had
flooded the street of Armourdale, It had
not moleated the west bottoms on the Mls
aourl side, nor touched Argentine. Kan
adjoining two breaks In the Kaw dikes
ejected In Armourdale to Argentine, and
another near the Swartsachtld at Sulx
berger packing house. No great damage
was poaihle at those points, however, for
the packing house employee had been buaily
engaged for hours previous removing
everything portable to place of safey and
the residents of Argentine, or roost of
them, had already moved out.
A little later came the first break In ths
wholesale diatrlct, in 1 which la altuated
dozen of Implement, grocery and general
warehouses, when water began to come In
near the Union Pacific bridge. Residents
tn the west bottoms, moatly occupying
huts, had until that time believed them
selves secure.
Gang were speedily gathered and Boon a
mall army ef worker were making hur
ried attempts to get their belongings out
of danger's way. Ia the wholesale houses
additions; gangs worked hard aU night
carrying goods to upper stories or carting
It away from the district. Daylight found
hundreda still at work, with the water
rising slowly and making further Inroada
eastward toward the Union railway station,
Into which run twenty different tailwaya.
, Railroads Have Tressl.
At t o ctock tills morning the water had
reached within half a block of the station.
The Missouri Pacific, whose law bridge
across the Ksw had caused the water In
that stream to bark up and spread out
Into the bottoms, had abandoned the bridge
and today began sending out Its iraina
from tha Kansas aide, while the Chicago
Milwaukee St. Paul railway used its
outlying station uptowa at Twenty-second
and Grand avenue, not attempting to
reach the Union station. The Great West
ern railway, whose tracka akirt the Mls
aourl river Juat to the north of the elation,
experienced trouble and the prospect were
that It would have to abandon Ita bridge
during the day. Ita tracka were threat
I ened and the water was within a foot of
the bridge.
All Santa Fe, Union Pacific and Rock
land trains for tha west were forred to
usi the track or tha St. Louis San
FranrUoo. the anly outlet. The other tatl
rond reach tha atalloa from the east.
(Continued em Second Pag a)
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TH1 WlATRIt.
For Omaha. Council Rluff and Vicinity
Fair and slightly warmer Thursday.
For Nebraska Partly cloudy, with pron-
ably showers Thursday.
For Iowa Fartly cloudy, with possimy
showers southwest portion Thursday.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
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DOartmo.
Kansas City In the grip of high water,
railroad bridge contributing much to the
overflow. Page 1
Oliver H. P. Belmont Is dead. Page 1
Secretary Taft' managere deny the lead
ing candidate In pushing the Interests of
sny one person for vice president.
Page 1
Report of adjutant general at confeder
ate reunion show the rank are "upidly
thinning. Page 1
Governor Sanders take radical action
In Louisiana at report of boodllng.
Pag 1
Henry Watterson Is a .guest of W. J.
Bryan at Lincoln and declare tho Ne
braskan will be nominated on the first
ballot. page 3
Miller meet tn national convention at
Detroit. Page 1
Telegraph companies slated for investi
gation by the Department of Commerce
and Labor. Page 1
Bryan makes commencement address to
the Nebraska Wesleyan university stu
dent. Pag 3
Brewers declare In favor of temperance
In the use of liquors and against the con
tinuance of low places for the retailing
of liquor. Pags I
MXBftASKa.
Women under arrest In. Chicago on tlie
charge of swindling thought to be the
same ones who worked Broken Bow.
Pegs 3
Widow of former employes complain
Burlington road haa cut off promised
transportation, hut state board can do
nothing. Bank deposit show a decrease.
Pag 3
roazxov.
Place of the Gould-Sagan wedding ha
been kept a secret. Page 1
Archbishop at Tlflls waa assassinated
by revolutionist. Page 1
X.OCAX.
Com In eastern Nebraska la in fines!
condition, and all over the stata ita con
dition Is very good. Wheat varies from
SO to 12S per cent. Pag 7
Political barometer Indicates that Bryan
may have espoused the candidacy of C.
O. Lobeck for governor to offset possible
defection from himself by reason of the
Johnson storm In Minnesota. rage 3
Pratt divorce case draws to an end and
will go to the Jury today. Pag a
A man la wanted by the city council.
Commercial club and Real Estate ex
change to work out the "Omaha plan" for
self government. Pag- 5
Decision of Judge Vandeventer of the
United States circuit court of appeals.
directing release of Indian policemen, re
garded as a victory for the Indian de
partment In establishing the status of
Indiana appointed for police duty at
agencies. Page 3
COatXZBCXaXi AND XxTDUSMtXAX.
Live stock markets. Pag 7
Grain markets. Page 7
Stocks and bonds. Page 7
jgOTEXXlTTS OP OCEAJr BTEAMBXD-n.
Port. Arrivae. Ballet.
NIW YORK .... Vaderland
Ql KENSTOWN
Ql ERNSTOWN
BREMEN
BOl'LOOSC ....
HALIFAX
LONDON
Mauritania
FrlMlana
K. W. our Groats.
Patricia.
Breraaa
, Mtooabaaa
FOR NURSERY INSPECTION LAW
National Association of Tree Mea
Holds Ita fleesloa at
Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.. June 10. The Amer
ican Association of Nurserymen opened Its
annual convention at the Planklngton ho
tel today. delegates being present.
President J. W. Hill of De Moines. In his
annual address, said there are today In
vested tn the nursery business of the
United States more than 160.000,000 and em
ployment Is given to about 55,000 men and
1.000 women.
The aeason just closed, he declared, aa
one of the best for many years. The
speaker advocated a uniform national in
spection law which, he said, would do much
to obviate the many vexations and annoy
ing conditions which arise under the pres
ent situation.
Arehalahop to Take Heat.
DUBUQUE, la.. June ltX-Dfimte word
reached heie yesterdsy to the effect that
Archbishop Keane. who has ten abeent
from the city for several weeks, will not
return to his diocese until September 1,
when he hopes to hava recovered hli
health, which. It la atated. at the present
time la falling. The metropolitan of the
archdiocese of Dubuque la to spend the
summer months on an Island tn the Atlan
tic ocean near Boaton. where he will en
deavor to regain hlalost strength through
rest, salt water and ocean breexes.
Marshall Coaaty Farmer Hart.
MARSHALLTOWN, Ia.. June 10. While
returning from the cornfields to pjt his
team In the barn. Emil Nelson, a young
farmer 15 years old. living southwest of
town, waa painfully hurt by getting rautht
under hi horsee. which' whirled suddenly
as he waa unhooking the trace from the
cultivator. In their struggle both borset
fell, with Nelson beneath them. In their
efforts to rescue their son. Nelson's aged
mother and father were both kicked by
the horses, receiving very sever Injuria.
Ord Mew aa Motor Toar.
BOONE, la.. Jure 10. (Special Telegram.)
Messrs. J. E. and H. E. Crawford of Ord.
Neb., enrout from New Castle. irV, in
aa automobile left Boone thl morning la
a race to overtake Mr. Teape and
daughter, who are traveling to Portland.
Ore. Both, car are r
CH1NA,THE NATION S MARKET
Minister Wu Says Hii Country it
Ready for Commerce.
ADDRESSES ILLINOIS STUDENTS
Celestial Empire Alive to Opportaalty
af Roar Willing ta Accept
Ideaa ef Civilisation
af West.
CHAMPAIGN. III.. June 10. Wu Ting
Fang. Chinese minister to the United
State, delivered the commencement ad
dress at the University of Illinois today.
Hie subject "Why China and America
Should be Friends" afforded an oppor
tunity for him to tell of the rapid advance
ment of hi country and It reception of
western ldeaa.
"Strange a It may seem to you," , the
minister said, "there are many point of
similarity In the character of our people
and your. We are democratic. Practi
cally ipeaklng. we have no aristocracy of
blood or birth, byt only that of geniua and
education. Every Chinese, however hum
ble hi origin may be. can by dint of study
and ability raise himself to the highest
post of honor and trust within the gift of
the emperor.
"We have a strong sense of humor, and
so have you; in this country, a In mine,
honesty and Integrity are vlrtuea occupy
ing Important place In our moral code,
and especially with our merchants their
word is a good as their bond. In typical
Chinese life you will find a simplicity and
happiness very much similar to the rural
life of thia country. We are Intenaely do
mestic and It la asserted that wherever
we go and whatever country we ettle In
we are found to make good husbands, In
our love or argument and reaaonlng. tn
our mental acumen. In our taste for the
picturesque and the beautiful, do you not
recognise that we are alike In essential
and unlike only in amall details? As thl
nation la noted for being of a practical
bent of mind, so are my people sometimes
dubbed the Anglo-Saxons of the far cast."
Continuing, the minister said:
A Ceatary of Commerce.
But the twentieth century is pre-eminently
the century of International com
merce. Without modern means of com
munication and transportation and with our
progres In geographical and political knowl
edge, there ia not a spot on the surface of
the earth too far for the trader to reach
and not a want that the merchant cannot
supply There la a tremendoua struggle,
alir.ci.gh it la a peaceful one. for fresh
matketa. and merchants of different nation
alities cciupete with one another for the
pntronage of buyers with a keenness
usually associated with the act of bellig
erency. That the Chinese empire will soon
constitute one of the biggest buyers In the
world Is universally admitted. Our Im
ports are increasing by leaps and bounds
nnd the ultimate magnitude of our foreign
trade can best be appreciated when' I say
that at present It Is only dollar per cap
ita. In a decade, when our natural re
source In the shape of coal, gold and sil
ver are developed on a large scale, when
with the completion of our trunk lines or
railways domestic trade Is fully established,
and when the dissemination of modern
knowledge and creation of modern wants
the standard of living Is raised higher, the
Imports will reach figures that will sur
pass the prognostication of the most op
timistic statistician. In the development
and after a large share of the trade will
come 10 this country. If you ar wise, a
I beljeve you are, , If you adhere to the
principle of .International Intercourse aa
enunciated by President Taylor In his let
ter to Emperor Taokuang, If you seise the
opportunities enjoyed by you on account of
your Keorrapnicai position, your traditional
friendship, your vigorous and Inspiring civ
ilisation, and of the fact that our young
men are thirsting for your knowledge and
philosophy, your commercial supremacy In
the far ei st is assured. And with this ad
ditional bond in the shape of a community
of commercial interest between my country
and yours the friendship between us will
be adamant In firmness and strength.
PLACE OF WEDDING ASECRET
Marriage of Aana Goald aad Prince
De Sagaa Takes Place Oat
of France.
PARIS. June 10. In order to avoid the
possibility of any unpleaaant Incident. It
haa been definitely decided that 'the wed
ding of Anna Gould and Prince Helle de
Sagan will not take place. In France. Al
though the time and place of the ceremony
are still rigidly guarded. It can be stated
that the couple will be married before the
end of this month and probably in Eng
land. Mme. Gould Is greatly pleased that her
brother. George Gould, who left New Tork
yesterday for Paris. Is to be present at
the ceremony.
CHURCH LEADER IS KILLED
Archblskop Xlkcla Shot by Revolu
tionists at Tlflls, Who
Ewape,
TIFLI3. June 10. Archbishop Nlkoin,
formerly of Georgia, waa aasasslnated by
revolutionists this morning on the step of
the synodlca! building. A monk who was
in attendance upon the archbishop was ae
verely wounded. The aasassins emptied
their revolvers Into the body of the arch
bishop and escaped.
First Pacific Wlreleas Report.
VICTORIA. B. C. June 10. The first
wireless telegram received from any of
the steamers plying across the Pacific
ocean came to the Victoria station yes
terday when the Japanese steamer Tango
Maru reported from approximately jno
miles off the coast of Vancouver island
on Its way from Yokohama that It would
arrive here at noon tomorrow.
Gaesta Polaoaed at Baaqaet.
PARIS. June 10. The guests of the Auto
mobile club, some JflO persons, who were
poisoned by ptomaines at a banquet last
night given by the club, are recovering
excepting one person, who died last night.
FIRE RECORD.
Heavy Losa at w Orleaas.
NEW ORLEANS, La.. June 10. Over 5
people are homeless, one death ha been
recorded and a property loss of over S3P0,.
OflO haa been brought about aa a result of
two fires which destroyed several blocks
of the tores and residence In different
parta of New Orleana last night and today.
In the former a aevere windstorm swept
the flames over almost two block before
the firemen could commence their work,
and In the latter, which occurred In an
outlying section of the city today, the
absence of water plugs rendered the fire
fighting apparatus useless.
The first fire destroyed a score or
more residence and several stores In the
neighborhood of Berlin and Magaslne
streets. John Jung, who owned one of the
furniture store destroyed, lost hi life In
the flaniea. The second fire, at Delchalsc
street and Louisiana avenue, destroyed
twenty cottages, occupied principally by
negroes.
Nebraska Wants at Vataar.
NEW YORK. June IA (Special Tele
gram.) Miaaea Hilda Hamer and Edith Pat
rick of Omaha aad Jane Mclnloah of Alda,
raduated from Vaaaar oollege today.
PASSING OF A NOTED IRISHMAN
Joaa Frederick- Flaerty Closee Long
Life of Pol Mice I aad literary
Activity.
CHICAGO. June 10 Colonel John F.
Finerty. editor of the Chicago Cltixen, for
anv year prominent as a newspaper
man, lecturer and Irish patriot, died at
Ma residence here today aged S2 years.
John Frederick Finerty was a nativ ot
Galway, Ireland. His father, M. J. Fin
erty, waa a leader of public opinion In the
west of Ireland, and tn Irish politics be
longed to the "Young Ireland" school, or
that aectlon of the patriot parly which
professed the principles of Thorn Davia,
John Mitchell, Smlfh O'Brien and Thomaa
Francis Meagher. He became editor of
the Galway Indicator tn 1810 and died In
February. 1S48. The son received a good
education, partly In the national sc'.ioo'.s
and partly by private tutors. From earl
iest childhood he manifested deep Interest
In the history and literature of his native
land, and his thorough knowledge of the
ubject, shown tn manhjod's year. u
due to study of the books and document
of his father's library. He be.-ume an
active member of the Fenian brotherhood
at the age of 17, and delivered hla first
Fenian speech on Sltevenaman mountain
In 1853. His radical sentiment made
him a marked boy in official circle, so
much o that he emigrated to the United
State In 1864. and Tound vent for his
ardor for liberty by service m a New
York volunteer regiment, which later pa
tlctpated In the closing battles of the civil
war.
At the conclusion of the civil war, Mr.
Finerty settled permanently In Chicago,
becoming a member of the newspaper pro
fession and following It almost continu
ally to the end. At, different times he
worked under Joseph Medlll on he Trib
une and Wilbur F. Story of the Times.
While attached to the latter paper he
acted as correspondent In General Crook',
campaign against the Sioux In 1 STB, dis
tinguished himself as a fighter in the
battle of the Rosebud, and participated ia
the famous ISibley scout, accounted the
most thrilling episode 1n the annala of
Indian warfare. Two years Iat?r he ac
companied General Miles In his pursuit
of Sitting Bull into Manitoba, crossed the
Une and Interviewed the noted chief of
the Sioux. As correspondent he also ac
companied General Merrttt tn his cam
paign against the Utes. In this capacity
Mr. Finerty displayed great aklll aa a
writer and power of endurance sur
passed by none.
Mr. Finerty served two terms In con
gress tn the early '80s, and In later years
held several honorary offlcea In Chicago.
He founded and edited the Chicago Clti
xen, a weekly devoted to the cause of
Ireland and Irish-Americans, and has ever
been a sturdy champion of ideals of bis
race and a devoted American citizen.
Mr. Finnerty was married In May. 1882.
to Miss Sadie I. Hennessy of Chicago, and
of the four children born to them, two
survive John F.,' Jr., born May it, 1S8S,
and Vera C. born July 7. 1886.
MEN IN GRAY GROWING FEWER
Report Received from Adjatant Gea-
eral of Confederate Veteran
at Btaalsa.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. .'June 10. Major
General William E. Mlckle. adjutant gen
eral and chief of staff of the United Con
federate Veterans, today made public hi
report for the year ending December SI,
1907. The receipts from due for the year
amounted to 16,490.21 and the disbursement
were P.363.42.
General Mlckle refers In his report to the
many veterans who have answered their
last roll call
"Charter have been Issued during the
laat year to twenty-two new camps.
Among thoao are Texas, 1; Indian Territory,
I; Oklahoma, L
"The B'l.nmary of camps is in part as
follows:
"Texas, 226; Arkansas. 71; Missouri, 47;
Indian Territory, 31; Oklahoma (one trans
ferred from Pacific), 12."
INSURGENTS WIN THE BATTLE
Retarws Make Certain Their Victory
Over Stalwarts la Soath
Dakota.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D., June lO.-Returns
from Tuesday's primaries are still far from
complete, but enough ha been received to
Indicate that the Insurgent republicans,
headed by Governor Crawford, have de
feated the stalwart faction, headed by f en
ator Klttredge. It is likely full retu.ns
will show that the Insurgents carried tt.e
state by not less than 3.000 to 4.000. That
Governor Crawford has been nominated to
succeed Senator Klttredge appears certain.
The stalwarta do not jet acknowledge
defeat.
NEW RATES HITS CREAMERIES
Coanmlasloaer Proaty I.lateos to Evl
draee on Part of Western
Batter Men.
CHICAGO. June 10. Commissioner Prouty
of the Interstate Commerce commission to
day began the hearing of testimony In the
objections filed by the large creamery
plants of the central states against the pro
posed increase in rates on milk and cream
by fourteen railroads and five express com
panies. Counsel for the creameries declared that
the alxteen creameries had laat year made
a profit of S250.000, but that if the proposed
rates were put into effect it would cause
them to operate at a losa of tlno.000.
DEATH RECORD.
Jadaon C. Brare.
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. June 10 Judson C.
Bruce of San Francisco, attorney, play
wright and politician, who was released on
SlS.OftO ball following hia arreat last Sunday
on a charge of embexslement, preferred by
offtciala of the Metropolitan Surety com
pany of New York, died today at the Cali
fornia hospital, where he was taken yester
day following hia releaae. The Immediate
cause of his death waa heart failure, fol
lowing an attack of nervous prostration
precipitated by hia arrest.
Walter stela raets.
Walter Stelnrnetx. a well known saloon
keeper, who ha conducted a saloon at
Tenth and Jackson street for the last ten
years, died at 11 a. m. Wednesday at his
home, 830 Bancroft street, of heart dis
ease. He had been ill for three months.
Mr. Stelnrnetx wa 41 year of age and bad
lived In Omaha twenty-two year. H
leaves a widow. Funeral arrangement
have not been completed.
W. g. Formaa.
ST. LOUIS. June 10 Word was recelvtd
here from Champaign, 111., telling of the
sudden death there today of W. 8. For
man of. East St. Louis, who for three
terms was a representative In congress
from the old Twenty-first Illinois district
and commissioner of internal revenue un
der President Cleveland
OLIVER n. P, BEUI0S1 DEAD
New York Financier and Club Man
Passei Away.
UNABLE TO SUSTAIN OPERATION
Promlneat la Life of Gotham aad
Newport Homo Oat of the
Show Places of
City.
NE7W TORK. June 10 -Ollver H. P. Bel
mont died at his home at Hempstead, L. I.,
at 6 S4 o'clock this morning.
Mr. Belmont had teen seriously 111 less
than two weeks. He had rot been In the
best of health for some time, but his con
dition was not such as to cause any Alarm
until appendlcl'is developed June 1. The
previous Saturday, although the day was
rainy and the lr raw. ha went down to
Belmont park to witness the running of the
Belmont stakes. At the time he appeared
to have suffered no Ill-effects from the
exposure and enjoyed the sport thoroughly.
When the physicians were called on Mon
day,' however, and diagnosed his Illness
as appendicitis, they found his heart In
such a condition that there was much hesi
tation before a decision to perform en
operation waa reached. Thursday, however,
It became apparent that the only hope for
hia recovery lay In an operation. He ral
lied nicely after the operation and It waa
believed that he would make a good recov
ery. Late that afternoon, however, there
waa a severe sinking spell followed by un
consciousness. That night per'.conltls de
veloped and from that time until hla death
there waa little hope that ha would sur
vive. Oliver II. P. Belmont was the aon of the
late August Belmont The present August
Belmont and Perry Belmont are hi broth
er. Mr. Belmont had not been actively en
gaged In business for some years. He had
always been very popular among a wide
circle of friend and held a prominent posi
tion In club and social life here and In
London and Parta. He was graduated from
Annapolis Naval academy In 1876 and
served out hla two year' cruise following
graduation. In 1878 he resigned from the
service to engage In business with his
father and brothsra.
He waa a democrat, and In 1300 was
choaen aa a delegate from New York to the
democratic national convention. The same
year he waa elected to congress from the
thirteenth New York district.
Mr. Belmont's first marriage waa with
Miss Sarah Swan Whitney, now Mrs.
George Rives. His only child, Mrs. Wil
liam Burden, died several months sgo.
Mr. Belmont's second marriage waa with
Mrs. Alva E. Smith Vanderbllt, who prior
to her divorce was the wife of W. K. Van
derbllt. Mrs. Belmont and her two sons,
William K. Vanderbllt, Jr., and Harold
Vanderbllt, were constantly at Mr. Bel
mont's side from the moment his Illness
took a critical turn. Mr. Belmont daugh
ter, Consuelo. the duchess of Marlborough,
waa kept constantly advised of Mr. Bel
mont's condition.
MILLERS, MEETJN DETROIT
Nearly Poor Haadrod la Seoaloa to
Disease Matters af Iaterest
to Trade.
DETROIT. Mich., June lO.-Mlllers from
all the state to the number of nearly 400
J were present when the sixth annual muss
convention of the Millers National Federa
waa called to order here today In the con
vention hall ot the Hotel Cadillac. Between
600 and 700 members of the federation are
expected by tomorrow. Etvery Incoming
train and boat brought a delegation of
miller today, 100 from the northwest ar
riving on the steamer Tloueata from Da
luth. The program for the opening session em
braced an address of welcome by Major
W. B. Thompson, a response by Vice Presl.
dent H. B. Sparks of the federation, the
annual address of President William E.
Castle of Louisville, Ky., and aome "ex
port suggestions" by F. H. Price, the fed
eration's export agent. A general discus
sion of exports followed Mr. Price's address.
This afternoon the millers will change
the location of their convention to the decka
of the steamer Tatahmoo and will hold their
aecond session while on a trip to Port
Huron. A concert and smoker will follow
the buslneaa aeseion on the boat during the
ride back to Detroit, which will not be
reached until after U o'clock. The federa
tion will continue In session until Friday
afternoon and a banquet Friday evening
will follow the adjournment
BREWERS FAVCR TEMPERANCE
Adopt Resolutions Favoring; Sensible
Regalatlon of Retail Trade
In Llqaor.
MILWAUKEE. Wis., June 10. The pro
motion of temperance, being neither abuse
nor disuse, is favored by the United States
Brewers' association adopted at ita closing
session today. They also favor the elim
ination of the objectionable feature of the
retail liquor traffic and pledge their fullest
co-operation towards their extinction.
The brewers also declare that It is a
mistake to believe that the commercial In
terests of the brewer stands back of ot the
excessive multiplication of saloons or any
of the unlawful or Improper practices of
the saloonkeeper. Whenever a spirit of
genuine Irjqulry and rational betterment
shall take the place of heedless persecution
aiming not at improvement, but at the ex
termination of their business, the brewers
will welcome It and will gladly refrain
from participating In politics.
BRYAN TALKS TO METHODISTS
Delivers CommeaeemeBt Address Be
fore Class of Nebraska Wn.
leyan University.
LINCOLN. Juno 10. Wllth "faith" as
his theme William J. Bryan today delivered
the commencement oration at the gradu
ating exercises at Wesleyan university.
He euloglxod the work of the preoident
of small colleges and declared that they
were exerting a powerful influence over
th destinies of the race.
Iowan Bare Mill.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D., Jur-e 10. iSpecial.)
W. A. Fallgatter of Marahalltown, la.,
has purchased an Interest In the Mount
Vernon Mill and Elevator company at
Mount Vernon, one of the largest Institu
tion of it kind in that part of the stste.
The transaction involving the purchase of
an Interest in the company wa on of the
largest for some months In business circles
at Mount Vernon. Mr. Fallgatter will at
once take up hi permanent residence at
Mount Vernom so he can give bis entire
personal attention to the business of th
company.
W. A. DE BORD GRAND MASTER
Grand Lease of Masoas Adraares
Omaha Mil, Formerly Depaty,
to Highest Poaltloa.
These were elected the officers of the
Masonic, grand lodgV of Nebraska. Wednes
day afternoon:
Grand Master W A. DePord of Omsha
Deputy Grand Master M. Pawling of
Omaha
Grand Senior Warden Harry A. Cheney
of frelghton.
Grand Junior Warden Harry Gibbons of
Kearney.
Grand Treasurer John B. Dlnsmore of
Sutton.
Grand Secretary Francis E. White of
Omaha.
The appointive officers are:
Grand Chaplain G. A. Heecher ef Omaha.
Grand Oi ator Roscoe Pound of Lincoln.
Grand Custodian Robert K. French of
Kearney.
Grand Marshal James R. Cain of Stella.
Grand Senior Deacon Alpho Morgan of
Broken Bow.
Grand Tyler Jacob King of South
Omaha.
The new officers were formally Installed
Wednesday evening with Impressive cere
monies. The past master' degree wll also
conferred on a large class, which concluded
the work of the grand lodge.
The session has been one of the most In
teresting and wel attended In the history
of the grand lodge.
A feature of the session wa the presen
tation to the visiting member of souvenir
buttons bearing the picture of the late
George W. Lln.1nger. one of the most be
loved members of the Masonic fraternity
In the west, and whose death. Just a year
ago, was the occasion of universal mourn
ing In the Masonic circles of the state.
The buttona were presented by the new
George W. Lininger lodge. Ancient, Free
and Accepted Masons, organized In Omaha
during the present year.
VALUABLE MAIL POUCH STOLEN
Reported to Contain I.arae Snm of
Money OPflcera Myatlfled
at Theft.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. June 10-A regis
tered mall pouch en route from Lo Angeles
to New York la reported to have been
atolen at Kansas City Saturday night last.
While no definite-statement can be secured
from the local postal Inspectors, It is ad
mitted guardedly that a very valuable pouch
Is "missing." From one quarter it la stated
that the pouch contained several thousand
dollars, one aource placing It as high aa
SR0.000. This statement la without verifica
tion, however, and local postal officials
say that at this time any official Informa
tion must come from the Postofflce depart
ment at Washington.
All through malls is transferred at the
Union depot substation In Kansas City.
Several months ago fire practically de
stroyed the substation and since that time
in temporary quarter. It la said,' the sys
tem of caring for the mall has been rather
lax. This has been attributed aa a possible
reaaon for the disappearance of the pouch
In r.ueatton.
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. June 10. -Although
definite Information cannot be obtained
here at thl time, there I reason to believe
that the registered mail pouch stolen In
Kansas City Saturday night while enrout.-
from Lo Angeles to New York, will prove
one of tha richest hauls ever made In a
postal robbery. - 1
SANDERS TAKES QUICK ACTION
Governor of Lonlalaaa Orders Bamor
of Corruption Fnnd Investi
gated at Once.
BATON ROUGE, La., June 10. Investi
gation was begun today of sensational
charge that a fund of 150,000 will be spent
In saving race track gambling tn Louisiana
from adverse legislation. Governor Sanders
ordered that both houses today take steps
to appoint a special commission to investi
gate whether any money had been used and
whether ouch plan existed. He also or
dered a special session of the grand Jury
Immediately to inveatigate the corruption
fund charges.
The Locke bill to abolish all forms of
betting on horse racing was posted for final
action by- the house today.
By a vote of 87 to 30. the Locke antl-
raclng bill was passed by the house of rep
resentative thl afternoon. The bill Is
now up to the senate and should It pass
that body It will put an end to the racing
which has been a feature of the winter sea
son in New Orleans for almost a century
ALBANY, N. Y.. June 10,-The assembly
this afternoon passed both of the so-called
anti-race track gambling bills. They are
expected to come up In the aenate to
morrow. The votes by which the assembly
passed the bills today were 98 to 2i and 100
to 24. The vote at the regular session was
12S to 7 and IX to 9.
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES NEXT
Secretary Straas Has Ordered Thar
oogh Investigation of
Their Business.
WASHINGTON. June 10. Under the pro
vllsons of a resolution adopted recently by
the senate, Secretary Straua has arranged
for a thorough Investigation of the opera
tions of the telegraph companies of the
country. The Inquiry will extend Into the
receipts and expenditures of the companies,
the wages they pay, the conditions of
their employes, the hours of labor, and
other matters pertaining to the operation
of the companies.
Secretary Straua haa placed the investiga
tion In the hands of Dr. Charles P. Nelll.
commissioner of labor, and Herbert Knox
Smith, commissioner of corpora t lone. They
will co-operate In the making of the In
quiry. Commissioner Neill looking after
the labor end, and Commissioner Smith
conducting the investigation Wo the finan
cial affairs of the companies.
HYMENEAL.
Wllliams-Lelter.
WASHINGTON. June 10-A wedding of
unusual Interest was that which tcok p:a-e
at the home of the brlde'a parents at noin
today of Mlaa Juliette Wllllama, daughter
of Colonel and Mrs. John R. Williams f
this city, to Joseph loiter, aon of tue late
Levi Z. Lelter of Chicago and Washington.
Th ceremony was performed by Rev.
Father Buckey, assistant rector of St.
Matthews Roman Catholic church, and waa
witnessed by about twenty persons, there
being present, In addition to the relatives.
General and Mn. Henry C. Corbln and
Captain and Mrs. Summerly. The bilde
was attended by her sister. Ml. is Frances
Williams, while the best man was Mr.
Roman Baldwin, son of the late C. C.
Baldwin, who wa a Harvard claseman ot
Mr. Lelter. Colonel John R. Williams,
father of the bride, gave his daughter
away.
Western lalss Dividend.
NEW YORK. June 10 The directors of
the Westers Union Telegraph company
today declared a quarterly dividend of 4
per cent, payable In cash. The dividend
for the laat quarter waa at the rata ot f
per cent -per annum, nawabla In stock.
MORE CASES SIFTED
Prospects of Differences in Repub
lican Convention Diminish.
MOKE CONTESTS MANUFACTURED
Small Disposition to Propose Compro
mises is Significant.
OPPOSITION MAY BE WITHDRAWN
Possibility that Taft's Name Will Be
Only On Presented.
INTEREST IN OHIO C0NTEST3
Two Foraker Men from lxtlt
District Are eaed with Half
Vote Each Preeoavea
tlon Gossip.
CHICAGO. June W.-fSpeclal Telegram.)
As the contests are sifted flown and tl.e
convention approaches nearer, the pros
pect of differences in convention become
steadily smaller. The national committee
has been proceeding as it started out, to
hear patiently the contending claimant
for seats. It develops In almost every in
stance that agencies have been busy manu
facturing the contest cases The unanimity
of the vote and the small disposition to
propose compromises even by the known
representativea of the allies Indicates the
strength of the Taft sentiment which con
trolled In the various hall and district
conventions. Notwithstanding the brave
talk put up for the other candidates, no
one need be surprised If Taft's Is the only
name presented to the convention.
The platform, the vice presidential can
didate, the chairman of the new national
committee are being discussed with variety
of opinions, but not with sufficient au
thority to Insure anything except that
they will all be In harmony with the head
of the ticket and the distinctive Roose
velt policies.
Thlrty-Fonr More for Taft.
The republican national committee by Its
work today decided contest In two statea-at-large
and fourteen districts, the net re
sults being that thirty-three full and two,
half-one votes were added to the number
already possessed by William H. Taft and
two one-half votea were given to Senator
Joseph B. Foraker.
The committee haa yet to consider con-tests-at-lnrge
in four states and a total
of thlrtyelght district contests and two
from the territories. Involving a total of
8e votes.
Previous to the meeting of the committee
the number of Taft-lnstrufed Se'.cc-i'.es
was 387, The work of the committee aa
far as It haa progressed has given him 117
additional votes, or a total of &04 In the
temporary roll call.
Interest In Ohio Conteata.
The chief Interest of the day centered In
the Ohio contest of which there were
four. In the third, sixth, tenth and thir
teenth districts, .Taft waa given the dele
gates In the third, tenth and thirteenth
districts and In the sixth district both
delegations were seated with halt a vote
each.
The Foraker men made a strong fight
In this district because It was the old
home of the senator and they were anxious
to secure its votes for him. The Foraker
delrgatea are Mark Shotip of Xenla and
R. L. Gilerlst of Lebanon, the Taft men
are H. M. Brown of Hlllsboro and Charles
Q. Hlldebrandt of Wilmington. The latter
faction has been recognlxed for the last
four years as regular.
The Ohio contests have been In charge of
Arthur I. Vory and Myron T. Herrlck.
loth of whom are dclegates-at-large, Gov
ernor Herrlck being In addition a member
of the national committee. All contests
outside of Ohio have been under th super
vision of Frank H. Hitchcock. When the
arguments had been concluded In the slxti
district hearing today several Taft meni-bi-is
cf the national committee appealed to
Mr. Hitiheock for further Information. He
referred all o,uctlons to Mvron T. Her
rlck and Mr. Ilerrirk simply announced
that he Intended to vote for the seating of
Taft delegates. Tile tnotton to divide the
question betv.een the Taft and the Foraker
men came from Senator Lodge of Massa
chusetts nnd waa carried without strenu
ous opposition.
The contests in the third and tenth dis
tricts were based on factional fight, both
sides to the disputes being Instructed for
Taft. In the thirteenth district the action
of the Taft delegates ' ln holding a conven
tion of their own was sustained and they
were seated on the temporary roll call.
Mlsaonrl aad Xorth Carolina.
The day's proceeding opened wl h the
hearing of contest from the eleventh snl
twelfth Missouri districts, after these com
ing the North Carolina contest which wrri
over the delegates-atlarge. and seven dlv
trtcta. These were not cor.s'.Mdated anl
were heard separately. Ohio followed North
Carolina and then came Bjuth Carolina,
where only one contest, that of the d le-gates-at-large
nil heard. This Went to
Taft by default gnd the hearing of thj
cases from the first and fifth South Caro
lina districts were pasaed until tomorrow.
It Is the hope of the national comn.ittee
that It will be able to finish ita work br
Friday night. To this end the memb rt Sre
making every possible effort to Indmo the
warring factlona to consent to the cn-ll-datlon
of their cases. Much Important woik
Is slsted for the committee on faturday and
Monday, and It I earnestly desired that
the hearings be given ample tlm to alliw
sufficient attention to be paid to these
matters.
Committee an Credential.
With the end of the labor of th national
committee fairly well In eight, difCus.lon
turned today to the .possible makeup cf the
credentials committee of the convention,
to which many contests wll! probably be
appealed. The talk centered largely around
j Harry M. Dauglierty cf Columbus, O., who
j arrived In the city today. Mr. Daugheriy
is siatei tor me credentials committee
from hla state and It was general g-stlp
today that he may be chosen chairman of
the committee when It Is made up next
Tuesday.
Mr. Daugherty did not deny that son a
sequence of events waa possible and freely
discussed the probable work of the com
mittee. "I don't believe that the credential com
mittee will be ready to report to the con
vention before Thursday, June 18." said
Mr. Daugherty. "If I am chosen as a
member of the, body I shanp oppose any
proposition for an all night session Of the
committee on Tuesday, as from present
Indications it would be Imonesihle to dis
pose of all the ra.ea that will be brought
before tbe committee even If this ex
pedient were to he adopted. I cannot see
how tho committee will fe able to prepare
Ita report for presentation to tha Wodnoa-