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The Omaha . Daily Bee VOL. XXXVIII NO. 3. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 22, 190S TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. 3 'J V 'S n i 1 1 - it 1 ) Iff IA DULL IN WALL STREET Xarjer Interests Keep Entirely Or ot Market Last Week,. ' SPECULATION IS PROFL Small Movements on Supposes 9 nillcance of Political Action. v V UNDERTONE OF CONFLDENC ; Outlook for Cropi and Freight Trafllo Axa Good. MONEY FOUR INTO NEW YORK aerial Requirements for Jaly Will Be Met Without Effort Bend Market Continue V Dull. NEW YORK. June JJ.-The prominence of political auhjecta laat week kept atten tion In the financial district, as well as elsewhere, focussed on that point. The most notable effect perceptible In the se curities was the repression of all large and Important activities and the adoption of a waiting attitude on the part of the larger capital Interests. Dealings were made up of professional operations and those of the smaller class, and the price move ment In consequence was Inclined to turn within a restricted range. Indicating the tentative nature of the transactions and their failure to bring out any substantial response such as would give them power of extension. Professional sentiment was sensitive to the hourly news from the transactions of the republican convention at Chicago and vacillated a the advices were deemed In dicative of the prevalence of policies of aggression In pursuit of corporation abuse or of restraint on more radical tendencies In that direction. The trivial character of the dealings caused doubts whether any deep founded vlewa of substantial property Interests' were finding- reflection In the market and the long list of absentees from the financial district of prominent figures In the banking, financial and railroad world helped to keep alive this opinion. The demand for securities was unlmpor tsnt at all times, nor was there any notable selling to give light on the con victions of security holders. Cnderton of Confidence. The waiting policy of the speculation was confirmed by the balance of some contend' Ing features in the general situation of affairs. While some ot the Immediate con- c'.ltlons were of an uncheerful import, the undertone wii one of confidence In future Improvement. Unfavorable-weather condi tions In a part of the winter wheat belt were taken due notice of, but the opinion of authorities in the grain trade that the promise of the yield wae not as yet materi ally prejudiced served aa an onset, nan road traffic officials gave voice to their confidence In crop prospects and the um mate favorable Influence to be expected on the'' frtlght increment and "im general business, while admitting the preeent core traction of their traffic Railroads earnings reports also gave strong testimony to this contraction, the Baltimore at Ohio's shrink age to ls than half those for last year in Us May net earnings, making a notable example. There were the passing of divi dends on the Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chi cago St. Loul. the Lake Erie Western preferred and the Kepubllo Steel preferred stocks and the reduction of the Loulsvill Nashville dividend which had to be digested. Trade journals of recognised au thorltjr In the Iron and steel trade gave candid expression to the belief that the tut In prices of steel products had not re vived demand In those lines. Further re ductions were believed to be probable and wage adjustment are looked for In con sequence. The course of railroad earn lnis, the policy of dividend reductions fol lowed by some of the railroad companies and the opposition to proposed advances !n freight rates awaken fears that wage reductions are foreshadowed In that field of industry a welt Money Poura Into New York, There was a continued lnpour ot money to the banking reserve centers of the world In which New York fully shared. The re duction of the official discount rate of the German Imperial bank marked the ex- ttnetca of this Influence to the point where money stringency has persisted longest. This is a usual phenomenon following such a financial upheaval as that of last fall. The variant from the usual order seems to he the persistent demand from Berlin and . Psrls for gold about which mystery at- tatties. The continued outgo of gold from New York, however, has not altered the i the last twenty-four hour. Whll the of i sy tone of the money market and the flclal 'thermometer only registered 85 de- ccntldence in Its continuance as reflected In concession lp over the year Interest rati. Special requirements, such as an In treaa on July first In the New York Trust companies reserve requirement which will all lor approximately $30,000,000 and an txpected further recall of United States treasury deposits with the banka have iqually tailed to disturb confidence In- the money prospect.. It Is notable that the bond msrket has flattened out In spite of the redundant stats of the money mar ket. This la attributed to the recent Urge supply vt new Issues which haa been ted Into the bond market, with the effect of liking the edge off the Investment demand. The action ot the new Union Pacific re lunding bonds which were dealt in "when Lsued." Is regarded as an accurate Index of this condition. Steady support for the bonds serves to hold the price only at a shads below th subscription price and de mand subside at the actual subscription pi c. VESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL (uDirrauia Bforrla and Family start lor Home, th Chlldrea llavlaaj Recovered. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. June XL (Special Tele gram! Representative George W. Iorrla and family, who have been delayed here since the adjournment of congress owing to th affliction of his children with mumps, will tart for home the early part of next week, the children having fully recovered. Rural carrier appointed: Nebraska Gothsnburg. Routs I. August Sornow, car rier; George W. Duis. substitute. lot Dawson, Route 1. Msurlce J. Lenthan, car rier; Chart Robblns. substitute. Griswold. Route . P. M. Swsrt. carrier; Arthur E. Hartnes. substitute. Ed F. Spethsnaa of Omaha ha been ap pointed stenographer In the Interstate Commerce commission office. Roy W. Nelson ot Odell. Neb., has been appointed a dark at th Canton. 8. D., la. dia asylum, CONDITION 0FJTHE WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY Showers and cooler. Temperature at Omh yesterdsy: Hour. -ST FIRES IN MICHIGAN Three Villa Destroyed l; Northern Part of Lower lnimi Heavy Damage to Timber. DETROIT. Mich.. June 21.-Fires In northern Michigan forests, fanned to glgan- Ue proportions by the gales of the last two days, have destroyed at least three villages rendered hundreds homeless, swept over thousands Of acres of timber land and did damage estimated at about 1310,000. The heaviest loss has been sustained In Presque Island and. Cheboygan counties, although Leelanau, Charlevoix and Otsego counties have also suffered considerably. Dense blsck clouds hang over all the northern part of Michigan, the amoke from the fires being discernible at great dist ances. The smoke was ao dense that lamps were lighted long before nightfall, as the sun was obsoured by the heavy smoke. The village of Case In Presque Isle county, wae destroyed today. A special train conveyed the homeless villagers to Onaway, where they were sheltered to night. Legande, a little town In Cheboygan county, was also abandoned to the flames tonight. Many women and children were taken in wagons to Indian river. While a big fire at Wolverine this morn ing was being fought a forest fire threat ened another section of the village. While the Wolverine department was engsged a call for aid was received from Rondo, three miles north. The firemen could not leave Wolverine and throughout the morn ing Rondo was at the mercy of the flamee. A hotel, several stores and the Michigan Central station were burned. In Leelanau county a great fire raged near Fouch. All night the glow of the blaze could be seen at Traverse City, ten miles away, Boveral farm buildings were destroyed and Gan l.et's big lumber camp was wiped out. Much valuable timber was burned. The village of Kentucky near Boyne City has been wiped out and great -quantities of logs and standing timber have been burned. At Tower Mill men have been fighting fire surrounding; the town for two days. The large lath and novelty works of the Tubbs Manufacturing company have been destroyed. The Cheboygan fire de partment was called to the town's aid this afternoon. A million and a half feet of logs on skids, owned by the Richardson Lumber company, was burned. The fire extends a distance of twenty miles and unless rain comes tonight the losses will be tre mendous. The flames were driven all of today by heavy winds. ' WIND AND HAIL' IN" MINNESOTA Extensive Damaare la Reported In Redwood, Mower and Free ' born Coon ties. ST. PAUL, Minn., June a. A severe wind and hailstorm did much damage in the southwestern part of Minnesota Bat afternoon. In Lyon county crops were completely destroyed and many barns were blown down. In Redwood county thousands of acre of grain were de stroyed. So far as known no lives were lost A special to the Pioneer Press from Austin . says that the storm did $100,000 worth of damage there and $750,000 in Mower county. v The court house was damaged to the ex tent of $1,000. A Jurywaa locked up at the time and when the building was rocked by the wind they wanted-to es cape. The sheriff kept them Inside, how ever. In Freeborn county many persons were hurt. PRAIRIE DU CHIEN. Wis.. June 20 A tornado swept over the southwestern part of Wisconsin late tonight. All wires are down and It is Impossible to secure details. TWO DEATHS FROM HEAT Fatalities Are Reported la Pittsburg and Nine Prostratlona In St. Loots. PITTSBURG. Pa., June 21. Two deaths and two prostrations Is the result of the i weather conditions in this vicinity during grees today, the neat was oppressive. ST. LOUIS. Mo., Jun 20, Th thermome ter registered (1 degrees here this after noon, and nine prostrations by heat were reported during the day. Jjrcph Todd, driver of an les wagon, toppled from his seat and was tsken to th city hospital in a serious condition. Perkins Pleased with Sherman. 6IOUX CITY. la.. June 21-t8pelal ) Upon his return from the national repub lican convention, George D Perkins this morning declared his belief that the con vention had nominated a strong ticket. "I personally know Mr. Sherman through my congressional service snd I feel satisfied that he will greatly strengthen the ticket in New York and throughout the east. He Is an able man and a clean man and proba bly haa no superior In congress as a par liamentarian and presiding officer. Taft snd Sherman make a strong tlclret and It will prove Invincible at the polls. That the nomination for vice president should go to New York if conditions there Invited It was the logical termination of the contro versy. "It la a pleasure to me to believe that our Iowa people who wer In Chicago, whether on one side or the other ot the unfortunate factional line, that has di vided th party, separated without any heart burnings and with honest convic tion that there had been a fair and square deal all around and determined to do their part In the campaign to place Iowa well up the column in approving of Taft and Sherman, the republican platform and the records of the O. O. P." BtOTXMXHTB OF OCBAJT BTM a.MIHlPS. Port. KIW YORK tw TURK .... CHERBOIRQ ... ANTWERP ...... ROTTSKPAM ... PLTMOlTH PALERMO Ql'KENSTOWN . MOVtLU LONDON GLASOOW rHKUTLANr D. HA VR tOI-T HAMPTON. TaiXs'ra Arrival. SaliM. Caimoata. Arabia Gror KarfurM. Amcrtka Finl4 Rrnaom v..Kiu Aa.tMaia Calabria Columbia MIBMpolla ..... piumiSiaa ..... tait4 luua 1- Lorraiaa St. Paul wCsjbA4i Ceroela - V " J I a. rn ii -Nii. a. m 76 XxiWVi I :: ;:::::::::::::: IS j XT C-j . t a. m " T "'Vt I 1 m VrtV 11 a. m M lX 1 ' u m & fS b 1 p. , m & fe? t p. m " Tf I p. m M J. P- m Til Id. m w Jfcl p. m 85 JJ t 2:::::::::::::: 8 SUFFRAGETTES ON PARADE Monster Demonstration Given in Hyde Park. London. HALF MILLION IN ATTENDANCE Women Come front All Parts ot Enajand and Speakers Have to Fight Their Way to Platforms. LONDON. June 21 Favored by beautiful weather, and again displaying a totally unexpected genius for organization, the suffragettes' demonstration in Hyde Park today waa an unparalleled success. En couraged by previous successes, the suf fragettes planned today's demonstration as a climax of the year's fight for woman's suffrage. It Is hardly too much to say there never before was such a political demonstration seen In London. fully oOO.flno people assembled , In and around Hyde Park as active or passive participants In the great meeting, while for two or three hours In the middle of the day the whole center of the city waa In a ferment. Various processions appeared, each' about a mile long, and the routes through which these passed were densely crowded with spectators. The suffragettes from "the provinces" were met at the various railroad stations by delegations from the London organisa tion, and these, forming Into line, marched fro mdifferent points of the compass to Hyde Park. After arriving there, the lead ers and speakers for the various sections had literally to fight their way to the platforms. Probably there were about twenty speakers In all, . and these har rsngued the masses on the rights of women to vote and the necessity of force In Par liament to adopt a resolution on the ques tion. These women's demonstrations are far more attractive from a spectacular point of view than those held by men. Almost all of the suffragettes wore white dresses, with sashes of their color, green, white and purple, Inscribed. "Vote for Women," and the scene as viewed from the platforms was quite a" feast of color. There was much good humored chaffing and the singing of songs In the vicinity of the platforms and on this account the speeches practically were Inaudible. The attitude of the onlookers was on of amused tolerance. Ambulances were kept busy dealing with casea of fainting tand minor tnjurlr. owing to the great pressure of the crowds, but no serious accidents' occurred. ENEMIES OF UNION LABOR Mr. Lewis Say Worst 'Are Jealousies Inside Organisation and Strong? Drink. CANTON, 111., June 21. National Presi dent Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America, in an address at a miners' eel bratlon day said: "One of two worst enemies of organised labor, la organised labor Itself, because of a tendency of some union supporters to criticise the fault of their fellow rather than uommrnd their virtue. i "The other is the abnormal appetite of some union men fr. strong drink. As workingmen we ask nothing for ourselves that we are not willing to accord people lp all walks of life. I have been called radi cal and I tell you I am just radical enough to fight to the last for what I think be longs to us without encroaching on the rights of others; and I am Just conserva tive enough to stop fighting when the wel fare of the organization Is concerned. So far as the mining Industry of Illinois Is concerned wrongs will be righted when the men understand what Is wrong and bring Into action reason supported by In telligence to change existing conditions." The speaker urged regard for law and order and credited to the Influence of or ganized labor the prevention of lawless ness on the part of foreigners In the recent economic crisis. LUMBER TRADE CONGRESS Retailers, Wholesalers and Manu facturers Adopt Code ot Ethics. MINNEAPOLIS, June 21 Representa tives of retail, wholesale and manufactur ing lumbermen today adopted a code of ethics for the trade and formed a new as sociation to be known a the Lumber Trade congress. The congress Is com posed of various lumber associations. The temporary officers are as follows: Presi dent, John A. Bruce of Strader, La.; secretary-treasurer, A. B. Washtell of Port land, Ore.; vice chairman, George G. Mer rill of Salt Lake City. The code o f ethics consists of seventeen clauses, governing the question of orders, claims for damages or falure to deliver; terms of sale and the latter of arbitra tion of whatever difficulties between buyer and seller may arise. None of the clauses may be legally enforced md each association may at Its discretion avoid any or all of the provisions. The national association Is behind the code and will bring weight to bear fcgalr.it unwarranted violations. All matter relat ing to the shingle Industry will be re ferred to a committee consisting of Chair man G. W. Hotchkibs, Chicago; O. W. Milos, Globe, Wash., and H. S. Stino, B. R. Beckman and R. W. Douglas, Seattle. Harrison County Republicans. LOGAN, la.. June 21. (8pecial.) The re publicans of Harrison county In convention st Ix'gan Saturday elected committeemen lor the senator al. Judicial and congressional conventions, also twelve delegates to th state convention and twelve delegate to th Judicial convention. The delegate to the Judicial convention were Instructed for Attorney Thomas Arthur for Judge In the Fifteenth Judicial district. County Chairmen W. L. Sterns was re elected for the ensuing two years. The democrats ot the county were also In convention here Saturday and elected fourteen delegates to the stat convention and fourteen delgatea to th Judicial con vention. John L. Skelton was sleeted county chairman and W. H. Wlthrow secretary. John E. McNalley for county superintend ent, E. G. Tyler for surveyor and Dr. Mc Farlan for coroner were placed In nomi nation to complete th democratic county tkket. Will Kola la Presldeat. PIERRE. S. D.. June . (Special Tele gram.) At a meeting of the State Board of Control ot Fireman, held late last night, officers of th state association selected for the coming year were: Will Kolb. Ver. milion, president; William Moeller, Parks ton, first vies president; W. A. Rltschlam. Huron, second vice president; R. L. Cllsby, Parker, secretary; F. G. Lllllbrldge. Pierre, treasurer. The second vice preaident and treasurer ax new man on th board. ROOSEVELT AT OYSTER BAY President and Family Will ad Three Month at the ammer tavltal. OYSTER BAY. N. Y-. June 21 After a hot and tiresome Journey from Washing ton, President- Roosevelt reached Oyster Bay late Saturday night he and his fam ily are again domiciled In his summer res idence at Sagamore Hill for the annual presidential vacation of three monthe. As during his other vacation periods, however, the president will by no means give over attention to official business. The usual preparations have been made for the es tablishment of executives offices here, and although the president hopes to pass the most restful summer which he has had since he entered the White House, he will be In constant touch with governmental af fairs and will give his customary attention to all matter requiring his consideration. The fsct that a presidential campaign la in progress in which th chief executive Is naturally closely interested, lends additional Interest to this year's establishment of what Is sometime called here the "sum mer capital." r . It was learned today' that Mr. Roosevelt had fixed April 1 ot next year as the date for his departure on 'the hunting trip In Africa he hae promised himself, and on which his son Kermlt will accompany him. The president arrived here at 6:30 o'clock this afternoon. From (he observation car of his special train, -as H drew Into the station he waved his hat to " the large crowd which had assembled, and upon alighting upon the station platform be was Immediately surrounded by sn enthusiastic throng of residents. His old nelfhbors were greeted most heartily, and flvery man, woman and child shook hands with him. He had a kind word for all and i'eel Ingly expressed hi thanks for all .'he greetings. The children came in for spe cial consideration and as the little ones toddled by and babies In arms were car ried past him the president expressed his pleasure at seeing so many new members of the population out to greet him, and then drove to Sagamore Hill. Accompanying the president from Wash ington were Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Ethel and Quentln, William Loeb, jr., secre tary to the president, and Mrs. Loeb; As sistant Secretary Rudolph Forster, a num ber of the staff of the White House execu tive offices and a dotal! of government secret service men, who will guard the president during his vacatfbn. At Long Island City the party was delayed for a time to await Archie and Kermlt Roose velt, who came from Brocton, Mass., where they have been at school. Arrangements are complete at the ex ecutive offices of the "summer capltol" In the Moore building, from which during the ensuing three months the business of the executive branch of the government will be transacted. . Under Secretary Loeb a staff of clerks will' attend to all business, which Is expected to be very light. Th ecret service men wID see that no per son but those havlntr proper credent' reach the president. N visitor who cones without an appointment will be able to reach the executive unless his mission Is of the utmost Importance. Tonight the president I resting after hi hard trip In th excessive heat from Wash ington. He, a well aa the rest of the party, stood the heat weU.'fliir was happy, reunion of the presldirUg family at dinner tonight and the president's vacation ha had a successful start. The president and his party reached Jer sey City on a special train over the Penn sylvania road at 2:27 o'clock this afternoon and immediately boarded the tug Lancas ter, which conveyed them and their bag gage around to the battery and up the East river to Long Island City. The presi dent was compelled to doff his hat fre quently on his way from train to boat In response to the cheering of the large crowds which had gathered at the Jersey City station. When the Lancaster arrived at Long Island City at 3:30 another big crowd waa on hand to greet him.- The cheering continued during the party's walk from the ferry slip to the train shed, where President Peters' private car was waiting with two other cars to convey the party and bag gage to Oyster Bay. The train left the Long Island depot at 4:22 o'clock. Secretary of State Ellhu Root and Post master George von L. Meyer came up with the party from Washington, but left the president at Jersey City, coming to New York. Creeote Treatment of Posts. AMES, la.. June 21 (Special.) The For estry department of the Iowa State college has completed an equipment for treating fence posts with creosote. By this treat ment common solt wood posts, which or dinarily last from four to five years, can be made to last fifteen or twenty. The treatment costs less than 10 cents a post. A common 10-cent post when treated will last as long as four untreated ones. The treatment thus effects lrt) per cent saving. The department will treat several thousand routs for neighboring farmers to demon strate the value of the method. The only apparatus required Is an Iron tank of convenient s'xe arrangel so that a fire ran he built under It, and a smaller tank without the fireplace. The timber la first thoroughly seasoned and then Im mersed in the hot creosote and left for about six hours. The and moisture re- i mslnlng In the pores of the wood re ! largely driven out by tht treatment and the preservative works Is way In. At the end of the six hours the posts are quickly transferred to a cold creosote hsth. The sudden change of temperature causes ths contraction of the air remaining In the pores and the crratlon of a partial vacuum. The atmospheric pressure then forces the preserving material Into the wood to such sn extent that It becomes thoroughly Im pregnated and decay Is 'practically Im possible. Thresher Close Meeting;. HURON, S. D.. June 21. (Special.) The South Dakota Threshers' association, which closed its annual convention here yesterday, was attended by 9i0 threshers and imple ment men from various parts of the state. Hon. H. J. Rice represented the Huron Commercial club, and at the opening ses sion delivered th address of welcome, to which response wss made by Henzie. rep resenting the association. During the ses sions a number of Interesting papers were presented snd discussed, esch bearing upon the Interests of threshers and grain grow ers. Some matter relative to needed legis lation was also discussed. A very Inter esting address on the subject of "Good Roads" was given by State Engineer Lea. It waa derided to hold the next annual meeting in this city, June 19"9 Flood Damaa Overestimated. HURON. S. D.. June 21. tSpeclal.) Re ports from vsrlous part of the county show thst damage resulting from Wednes day night's heavy rain 1 not aa great as at first reported. Some small grain and corn wers washed out and lowlands flooded, but the aggregate loss will not be sever. Bom stock wss killed by lightning and mors or les damag to small brldse don by waur. . j PRIZE WINNERS ARE HOME Green'i Band and M. W. A. Drill Team Given Reception by Omahans. ARRIVE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING Bat Friend Were at Depot to Escort Them to Continental Hall, Where Mayor Dahlmaa Presented Laurel Wreath. George Green and hi band and drill team No. 120, Modern Woodmen of Amer ica, both of them victors, returned Sunday morning from Peoria. 111., where they pent last week at the national grand lodge of the order and where th band won first prise and th drill team sveond prlae. The special train carrying the victors arrived at the Union station at 8.-05 and, headeJ by the band, marched to the hall In the Continental blotk. where an Informal re ception w as held. Charlea E. Allen was chairman of th re ception and Introduced Mayor Dahlman who, on behalf of the city, welcomed home the victors. The mayor told the band and the team the pride the whole City ha for them and of the Joyful spirit In which the news of their victories was received. He assured them that all Omaha rejoices with them In their sjecessful work at Peoria, for Omaha has been advertised by their win Ding work. Deputy County Attorney Magney and E. C. Ochsenbetn addressed the Woodmen briefly. Secretary Riepen of th lodge replied In behalf of the lodge, and then after the band had played the strains of "Omaha. My Omaha," the band and drill team marched to the Millard hotel, where breakfast had been prepared. Forester Get Prise. More honors were brought back by the team of Foresters of Omaha camp No. 110, Modern Woodmen ot America, than ever before. The team secured he second prise ot too for drilling. Its percentage being J8.KJ out of a possible 100, while the win ner' percentage was 99.36. It also won first prise for camp Inspection, with a percent age of 9S.S7 out of a possible 100 points. The first encampment attended by the Omaha drill team was at Kansas City in 1899. It won the seventh prize for drilling at this encampment. In 1901 at Indianapolis it won second prise for drilling and third for camp Inspection. At the Lewis and Clark exposition It secured second prise for drilling, first for camp Inspection and first for Individual sentry' duty. In Milwaukee In 1905 It secured the fifth prize for drilling. It competed with 200 teams at Peoria. Band Won Easily. H. C. Martens has been captain of the No. Hti drill team since 1897 and announces that he Intends to go to th national encamp ment until his team ha won first place. The member of the team are: First ser geant, 8. V. Barker; bugler, H. F. Shlmock; manager, C. H. T. Riepen. and D. Gulnane, Harry E. Johnson, F. W. Williams, Cor nelius Haze, J. W. Locher, William Baumer, B. F. O'Hanlon, Christ Larson, W, F. Cow(r, C. O. Spark, James Shields, D. T. Reed. F. C. Anthony, W. F. Woof, John Killlan. L. W. Shlnrock. F. H. Ras mussen and C. A. Johnson, George Green and hi band won an easy victory, - capturing the first prize of U0J with little difficulty. The band has thirty pieces and competed with organizations with nearly twice th membership. In the contests and In the parade the band was cheered again and again. Four additional prizes were also awarded to Omahans. Captain Martens was awarded medal for efficiency In breaking camp and 8. V. Barker. John Killlan and William Baumer won prizes for excellency In the ax manual and sentry duty. BRYAN PLANSF?R CAMPAIGN Quarters for Operators and Corre spondent Installed at Falrvlevr. LINCOLN, June 21. Confident of aa least 100 more votes than the required number to nominate him for the presidency, Wil liam J. Bryan, at his Fslrvlew isrm, la already taking an active part in the pre liminaries for the convention. The city of Lincoln Is also busy making preparations to appear well under the spot light, which Is already swinging this way. A spur trolley line Is being hastily con structed to Mr. Bryan' front door, which will make most comfortable the, three-mile trip from the city. Mr. Bryan has made arrangements for newspaper men In a little cottage which he owns and which stands directly across from his front gate. A telegraph office is to be established here and a commodious tent erected for the quarters of the correspondents. While Mr. Bryan has made no plans for the campaign. It Is understood he will not spend his entire time at his country home, but will campaign, as has been his wont. from tho rear platform of a special train and that much of the country will he covered In this manner. As to the platform, Mr. Bryan today pre pared and Issued an editorial, "in full retreat," expressing his views of the recent republican statement of principles, and said he should be perfectly satisfied with the Denver platform should It follow the lines of the Nebraska platform, which he was largely Instrumental In formulating. To a large audience gathered tn a tent on his farm he today also delivered his "Prince of Peace" Chautauqua address, In which he took occasion to remark that the Chicago and Denver platforms might be faulty, but that of Jesus, "Do unto others a you would have other do unto you." was a declaration with which no fault could be found. OIL EXCITEMENT IN NEBRASKA Thousands of Acre Acquired by Pro moter la Knox County. YANKTON. S. D.. June 21 (Special.) Just across the river In Nebraska, near Herrlck. land Is being rapidly acquired by lease on an oil find, and now S.G00 acres are In the hands of a hastily formed com pany, which la after 7,000 acres more, which It wants before boring commences. The men at the head of the project are completely satisfied they have control of an oil field and great interest Is naturally being taken In every movement made by an expert oil man, who Is directing every thing. . - Klttrlda Goes to Washington. 6IOUX FALLS. 8. D., June 21. i Special.) United States Senator Klttredge, who campaigned throughout South Dakota from the latter part of January up to the eve of the primaries, on Jun . in further ance of his candidacy for re-election to the senate, and who since the primaries re mained quietly at his home In Sioux Falls, has dfparted for Washington. He will re main tn th national capital for a period ot a wsek or ten day on matter In con nection with his chairmanship of th Inter oeeanie canal committee of the senate. When these are disposed of he will return to Sioux Falls and remain her during th remainder ot th anmmer. ARGUMENT ENDS IN STABBING Kid' golomon jlerlonsly lalared hy Roy Jarksoa ganday After- How long Is street car transfer "good" after It Is Issued? In sn argument over hls extremely lm- portsnt and perplexing question yesterday afternoon Matthew Solomon was seriously stsbbed and cut by hi nephew, Roy Jack son. Solomon Is a laborer and Is better known aa "Kid" Solomon. He lives with his wife In the Tear of 1217 Ixard street, anw Jack son live with them. Sunday afternoon the argument arose. Jackson holding with great tenacity that street car transfer are good for only ten minutes after the time punched, and Solo mon maintaining with greet force, elo quence and array ot fact and circumstance that the transfers are good twenty minutes, and that In extreme cases their validity may be extended to an even greater period of time. Worda waxed hotter and tones louder until th entire neighborhood was disturbed. John Mack, who lives a few doors away. came upon the scene and managed to get Jackson over to his house, hoping to quell th Incipient riot by separating the con- te its i ts. Soon after this Solomm went out to the hy lran to get a pall of fater. Then Jack son birke awy and ran out to his lste oppi nent In the transit-r argument and atabbed him twice with a pocketknlf. Solomon's wounds are serious. One of the cut almost severed the big muscle of ths right arm and a second slash took ef fect In the chest. The Injured man wa taken Hi the Omaha General hospital, where many stitches Were required. Jackson Is In Jail. ENCOURAGEMENT COSTS CASH Ilallroada Put Lumber Rates on Low Basis Only to Help Industrie, Saya RaUroad Man. "The railroads have learned that they must' not put In rates to encourage Infant Industrie unless they want those rates to remain forever," said a prominent railroad man. 'We have had a similar experience seversl times, and now the lumber rates will not be raised on the same ground. These rates were originally put Into effect on a low basis to encourage the Industries of th northwest, and now that they have reached gigantic proportions the railroads tried to restore th rates to a better pay ing basis and the commission denied the right." In November, 1907, the lumber rates from the Pacific northwest were raised 10 cents to St. Paul and 5 cents to the Missouri river. This advance to the Missouri river points I wiped out and it I thought by the railroad men the advance to St. Paul la also denied. , The rate to Omaha has been 10 cents higher from th northwest than It was to St. Paul, but by the adjustment the rail roads wished to make, the rate would have been but & cents higher to Omaha. The rates go back to the old basis of 10 cents difference. Railroad men say thla difference between St. Paul and Omaha makes very little dif ference to either city. ST. CECILIA'S GRADUATION Seven Youna- People Will Get Their Diplomas Monday After noon. a The graduating exercises of the Eighth grade of St. Ceetlia'e school will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at, the school. Quite an extensive program has keen prepared. The graduating class con sists of Fred Daugherty. Anna Marrow, Mary Barnett, Kathleen O'Brien. Agatha Stafford, Mary Taylor and Nora Cullen. The class colors are pink and green and the class flower is a white rose. The class motto Is "Character Is educated will." The program: Welcome Song V. Hammerel Girls of the Graduating Class. Pantomime Nearer My God to Thee.. The Boy (In Cassock and Surplice.) Piano Solo Austrian Song J. J. Packr Kathleen O'Brien. Heading The TeltDhone Vincent Rellly. Song With Hearts of Hope Girls of the Graduating Class. Pleno Solo By the Brook Mary Alice Taylor. A Fantasy Money Musk Th Girls. Piano Duet Robin's Return Kathleen O'Brlrn and Mary Taylor. Valedlotoiv Mary Alice Taylor. Presentation of Diplomas and Medals Addreut to Graduates Rev. D. P. Harrington. Hymn to the Sacred Heart Seventh and Eighth Grade Girls. YOUNG PRINTER TAKES LIFE Frank Haane, Discouraged by Ill- Health, Turns on Illnmln natlna Gaa. Frank Hahne. printer, committed sui cide Saturday night In his bed room at his horn. SJfi Siuth Thirteenth street. Hahne waa found Sunday morning by his brother, O. W. Hahne. when h went to call him to breakfast. Two gas Jets turned on showed the ctus of death. Hahn Was only 12 ysars of sge, but had been In 111 health tor Some mlnths. He was employed by th Berkley Printing com pany, but had given up his position there. His Hints was of the nstur of a nervous breakdown. He hsd been In a sanitarium and Wss subject to fits of despondency. During One Of thess, last October, he made an attempt On his life, but was discovered In time to be resuscitated. Hahn lived at horn with his mother, Mrs. C. Hahne. Nothing out of the ordi nary was noticed In his mood when he retired Saturday night. He had made plans to go fishing 8unday. The discovery of his body yesterdsy morning almost prostrated the family. New Dakota Cement Plant. SIOUX FALLS, . D.. June .-(Speclal .) The tom-n of Chamberlain, which is sit uated on the Missouri river in the central part of tho stats, snd which 1 the eastern terminus of the Missouri river-Black Hills extension ot th Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway, I to be the seen thla sum mer of ths construction of a monarch ce ment plant, at an expense of several hun dred thoussnd dollars, and the employ ment of several hundred men In thla In dustry, which Is new to far ss that part of the state, Is concerned. The general offices of th company which will Inaug ural th new Industry sre situated In Sioux Falls, th comptny having been In corporated under th laws of South Dakota under lh nr of the Dakota Portland Cement company. A meeting of the atockholders hss Just been held In this city, at which th organi sation of th company was perfected by the election of the following officers: Presi dent, H. H. Oulstlne, Madison; vice presl dent and general manager, D. B. Zlmmer of Sioux Fall; treasurer, C. J. Bach of Hurley; secretary, T. F. Col of Sioux Fall TAFT STARTS EAST Secretary Will Attend Yale Com mencement This Week. GOSSIP ABOUT CHAIRMANSHIP Selection Postponed at Request of Prominent Republicans. HITCHCOCK STILL A FACTOR His Request to Be Omitted Not Taken aa Final. PLANS FOR THE SUMMER Mr. Taft Will Spend Part of July aad Angus! la Virginia aad Will Ba la Cincinnati After ef temtrer 1. CINCINNATI. June 21.-Secretary Taft tonlsH Is speeding towsrd New York on the Pennsylvania Flyer, enroute to New Haven, Conn. He left at 8:1S o'clock ac companied by Charles Williams. Jr.. of his political staff and expects to reach her,? tomorrow morning at 0:n. H will be In New Haven at noon. He will remain at New Haven through the commencement exercises of Yale his alma mater. Inci dentally he will attend a reunion of his class, '78 and witness the Yale-Harvard boat race at New London on Thursday. It Is probable he will not reach th national capltol before next Saturday. He will remain In Washington until after the session of ft.e subcommittee of the repub lican national committee which Is to be held there on the first of July. Only ten tative plana thus far have been made by Secretary Taft for the summer months. He will probably go, accompanied by Mrs. ' Taft, to Hot Springs. Va.. for three or four weeks, beginning early In July. He wouldy enjoy, above all else, going to Murray Hay, Cansds, where for the last sixteen yesrs he has spent hi summers, but this will be Impossible this yesr. It will be necessary for him to be In Cincin nati about the JOth of July to receive the formal notification of his nomination for the presidency. It Is his Intention now to pass three or four days here about that time. He will then return to Hot Springs for the remainder of his summer outing. Plans have been practically effected by which, after tho first of September, Sec retary Taft will be continuously In Cin cinnati. While he will reside with his brother, Charles P. Tsft, he will make his headquarters at the hotel Slnton. It Is not expected that the national head quarters of the republican party will he located In Cincinnati. As heretofore th headquarters of the party Organisation very likely will be In New York or Chi cago. It has not been determined In which city the chairman of th national com mittee will have hi office. Gooatn About Chairmanship. Practically no facta war dsvaloped today regarding the committee's Inaottonv yester day on the commute chairmanship. . Whll the discussion at the confrnc took a wide range, ' It can be said authoritatively that few names of possible appointees were considered. It was the consensus of opinion among Secretary Taft' advisers that the selection of a chairman should be postponed, at least for a time, In order that so momentous a matter might receive thorough consideration. Secretary Taft re ceived yesterday telegrams from Import ant party leaders througout th country, urging him not to b hasty tn deciding the chairmanship question. On of these ca.tie from Secretary of Stat ftoot, who pointed out the undeslrabillty of undue haste and suggested th advisability of postponing action urjtil th political at mosphere had cleared. With this view Secretary Taft waa In cordial agreement. and It was on his suggestion that the com mittee decided to defer final action until July 1. It can be reiterated that th pro ceedings of the committee yesterday con stituted In no sense an elimination of any man who has been considered In connec tion with the chairmanship. Hitchcock atlll a Factor. Frank H. Hitchcock, Secretary Taft' Washington manager, I a distinctly a factor tn the chairmanship aquation as be was prior to the meeting of the subcom mittee. Shortly after th receipt of Mr. Hitchcock' telegram yesterday, requesting that he be not considered In connection with the chairmanship, on account ot his health. Secretary Taft telegraphed Mr. Hitchcock, Inquiring solicitously about hla condition. The secrtary received a reply from him today saying that h fait batter. but waa seriously In need of rest. Secretary spoke In th highest term of the services which Mr. Hitchcock ha ren dered him and of hi keen appreciation ot the sacrifices which his manager had mad, not only for him, but for th republican party. Respecting the national chairmanship Secretary Taft said merely that It had been determined to postpone action until those most interested could have opportunity to obtain a concensus ot the opinion of the republican leader throughout the country. He gave positive asaurano that no man even tentatively had yt been selected for the position and was equally positive that no determination of the matter could be reached before th meeting of th sub committee on the first of July tn Wash lrufeoa. Secretary Attends Church. The secretary prior to his departure for the east passed a quiet day at the resi dence of his brother, accompanied hy Mrs. Charles P. Taft. h attended t U o'clock service at Christ Episcopal church and listened to an excellent discourse on "The Successful Man," delivered by the Rev W. H. Poole, one of the assistant rectors of the church. Mr. Poole's text was tho fourth verse of the seventeenth chapter of Bt. John: "I have finished the work Thou hast given me to do." The sermon was In no sense directed at Secretary Taft and no reference was msdo to his presence in the church. At the conclusion of the service th secretary greeted cordially many &I his old friends and neighbors of Christ Church parish. Coal kouta at Crestoa. CrtE8TON. la., Jun 20. (Spevlal ) Coal has been discovered at Clearfl.ld, a small town southeast of her. It 1 said to be of good quality and Is found at a depth of forty feet. Testa will be made to see if coal In quantities can b found there. . Missouri Damages Yankton Dam. YANKTON. 8 D.. Jun 20 .(Special ) The Mlsaouri river cut out 800 feet of thj government dyke her in the laat few days. The loss Is the heaviest of ths msny that hv com to th xttaalva work hsr.