unb ay Bee PANT L NEWS SECTIO.'I pAomm i to i OMAHA, SUNDAY MORXINO, JUNE -28, 1908 SIX SECTIONS TJIIKTY-TWO PAGES. SINOLE COPY FIVE CENTS. VOL. XXXVIII NO. 2. The Omaha THE OMAHA CCC Best West CATHOLICS IN ARMS Iriihmen in England Resent Attitude of Um Clergy. JEALOUS OF POLITICAL RIGHTS Ordered to VoU for Anti-Home Rale Candidate . MANCHESTER IRISHMEN REBEL United Irish League Takei Stand at Recent Meeting. DOOM OF THE WAKE IS SOUNDED Bi.ihop of Klllulloe Say Dlsaracefel Or sic !Hat ( TtiT. ellng linker to Be Abolished. DUBLIN. June 27.-Speelal.)-Serious dif ferences have arisen In England between the English Roman Catholic clergy and the Irish party which threaten If they are not settled to weaker, and divide the Irish vote In many British constituencies. A firm stand ajtalnat clerical Interference In mat ters that- are purely political has been taken by the United Irish league of Great Britain and all patriotic Irishmerfare hop ing that the clergymen will see the strength and Justice of this position ar.d yield grace fully. The trouble arose over the .recent by, rlectlons at Manchesier and Dundee, when the Irish political leaders advised the Irieh voters In these constituencies to support the liberal candidate, who was pledged to home rule, while the English Catholic bishops Silv sod their parishlorrr who were largely the same Irish voters to support the Tory candidate because he waa pledged against any Interference with the clerical, control of the Catholic and Anglican srhool. All attempts at compromise faciei and In both constituencies the vote was hopelessly di vided. . The fact Is that the English Roman Cath- c.llcs, Instead of sympathising, as one would expect them to do, with the aspirations of their co-rellglonlsts in Ireland, have always he n the m at bigoted unionists and enemies nf the Irish cause. They are Tories to man and they seem ready to swallow all the libels on Ireland and their religion, which are spread broadcast by the rapidly dwindling carrion crow brigade from the small orange Corner of L'lste, Notice to Enarllah Bishops. Their control, however, over the Irish Catholics in Enpland seems to be at an end. At the recent convention of the Unltrd Irish league of Great Britain Councillor D. Boyle of Manchester served notice on the t'nrll h hi. hops en behalf of the Ir'sh Ca'h ollcs of Manchester that while they were prepared to follow the clergy In all matt?ia cf talth and morals they declined to be guided by them In political affairs. So far no expression of opinion has been given on the situation by any of the Irish blsh . ops or o.'eigy snd perhaps It Is pot fair to xpect any. Tre situation Is an embar rasslnv one for them, at, of course, they are nationalists to a man, - Tho famous Irish Institution, the wake ! and the traveling tinker, are threatened with extinction, the first by a bishop and the latteV hy the police. The bishop of KlllaJlo.tMia issued to his diocese a letter j denouncing In strong terms the "scandalous orgies which sometimes take place at wskfS" and practically ordering their abo- lltlon. He directs (hst In future when it comes to the ki.wledgo of the parish priest that drink waa distributed at a waka he shall not be allowed to attend the fuj reral or to read the service for the dead. He will also be forbidden to offer up mass for the deceased or to ask for the praysrs of the faithful for his soul. Parishioners will In future be obliged to bring the bodies of their dead to tha church the day before the funeral so that there will be no opportunity for the orgies which have so often disgraced the last night of tha wake, "I could never understand," says the bishop, "how our Irish people could carry on "such reprehensible practices. Involving Insult to the dead and degradation to them selves." The Traveling; inker. Against the traveling tinker a crusade has been undertaken by the police. Th traveling tinker 1 Ilk Uta gypsy in hla lov of wandering, but hi manner of wandr , Ing I ev.n less comfortable than the gyp sies. Usually he la the possessor of a ram shackle cart, a decrepld monkey, anything up to a dosen children and a wife. With this outfit he travela th country, sleep ing In the fields or by th rcadald with hi family, and. It t alleged, feeding hi. Agriculture Wilson, after hearing repre family by raiding the farmer' hen roosts r i,m..rt. . , and turnip fields. There have been cases of highway robbery, too, traced to th trav eling tinker, but the ttronget Indlotment against him is th evil Influence of hi manner nf life on hi children, who are t reined to beg and often to steal, in addi tion to which they very often suffer phy sically from exposure. Order have been Issued to the country police to arrest them at sight under the vagrancy act. and to do ail In their power to drive the tinker oft trie road. Another Irish Institution which has been threatened, but which Ilk mny threat ened things live long. 1 cock-fighting. Th police do their best to suppress It, but In spite of all their effort th big main are always "pulled off" without ny hitch. Cork Flghtlaar Doomed. Th last event of thl kind occurred a . few day ago on one of th Island In Louch Erne. It waa an lnter-county main be tween th champion bird tt counties Cavan, Monaghan and Fermanagh. The principals and the spectators assembled on th banks of the Lough and carefully collected every boat within several mile. They then rewed .out to th island and fastened and locked th boat so that when th police arrived on the banks of the Lough they found no (mean of reaching the. Island, where sev eral thousand spectator wer enjoying th sport. Finally a pollc sergeant swam M teeth and uocded In cutting th chain out to th Island with a pair of pilar In hi teeth and succeeded in tutting, the chain of one of the boats unobserved, and getting it aero to th mainland. Half a i losen roltormeo started for th Island In thia boat, but when they wer hair way serosa they were noticed nd half a dosen bat ru out to meet them. Th pollc beat waa overturned and th constable had to wlrn for It. but they lsnded on the Island and broke up th main. Th cock-fighter, ho ever, seised all the boat again ipd leaving the pollc on th island row 'txnother Island near perryhoo where they finished the main In comfort. Th thortag of meat In America la mak ing luelf felt In Ireland and It la year lnce there ha been such a boom as th ICXxillnued on fleoood Page-) SUMMARY OF THE BEE Saturday, Jane IT, 10O8 WOS 1908 sn: m nz. tb isir nr 2 S 4 5 6 Z 8 D 10 It 12 IS 14 15 16 1Z 18 19 20 21 22 232425 26 2Z 28 29 SO r - - , TU WEATHER. FOR OMAHA, COUNCIL BLUFFS AND VICINITY Fair and cooler Sunday. FOR NEBRASKA Generally fair and cooler Sunday. FOR low A Increasing cloudiness with showers Funday; cooler Sunday. Temterature at Omaha yesterday: - .u. am. i, sag Hour. t'eir, III m m m m m m m m m '. DOMESTIC. Theodore A. Bell of Caifornla 'a chosen temporary chairman of the demo cratic national convention yetterday after noon. X. Prohibition was the main Issue In the primaries held Saturday In Tennessee. I. Distilleries are running to their full ca pacity before the time of branding actual contents of packages comes, Legal pro ceedings have been begun to test the rul ing of the revenue department X. F" 1 Congressman James S. Sherman Is re covering rapidly and hopes to return to Utlca by the latter part of the week. I, Page 1 Flood stage of the Mississippi river is slowly passing St Louis. X, Pag 1 Few details of the uprising In Mexico have been received at the State depart ment at Washington. X. Pag 1 Secretary Teft. with General Wright, held a conference with President Roose velt at Oyster Bay, after which Mr. Taft hurried to Washington. X, Page 1 Many persons visit the grave of Grover Cleveland. I, Par 1 Detroit police believe they are on tha track of Mrs. Bella Gunness. X, Pag 1 Allegations made that a bargain verdict was reached In the land fraud trial at Washington. X, Pag I Mis. Helen Sundean of Lincoln, injured rn the collapse of a stage coach at New port. R. I., will recover. X, Pag 1 Harry Thaw makes applcatlon for writ of habeas corpus under which he can have hlu sanity tried before a Jury. X, Pag 1 Secretary Wilson rules that oleo must carry the mark of government Inspection. X, Pa I pobexqw. Shah of Persia Is forcing hi subjects Into submission. X, Pag X JTEBKASKA. W. J. Bryan makes a speech at Wood men log rolling at Elmwood. X. Pa Attorney general-indicates he will ap prove plan of distributing rolling stock and franchise value of railroads. Bur- lington net earning show a big Increase. X, Page 3 COMXO uICTIOJT. Buster Brown has some Fourth of July fun with his uncle. Page for the little folks. Matter of Interest to women. Fuffy Ruffles picnic In the country. Pour Pag MALT-TONE BZOTXOH. Sketch of Jonathan Edwards, a ptoneer of Nebraska. Government method of re deeming damaged money. Comparative figures on the modern skyscraper. Car penter writes of the Island of Cloves. High water on the Missouri and work of the government snagboat Delegates to th district conference of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. Pour Page COBCMXKCXAXi AMD UT9UITKXAX. Live stock market. ft, Pag S Grain markets. Tt, Pag- Stocks and bonds. TX. Pas 5 BfOTEMEJTT OP OCEAJT TBAXSXIPS. Port. Arrival. Bstlea. Mi nm Campania Nt YORK.. La lxrraln CaltlC Pretoria Cm no K. A. Victoria.,., Mac Amartka ... Baiue. NBW YORK... NEW YORK... LIVERPOOL, . CHKRBOURU NAPLJt QUKaUtsTOW OLEO MUST CARRY THE MARK Secretary Wilson Deride Statute Is Plain, with bnt One Cos. traction. WASHINGTON'. June 77 &r-rt a--., f sentatlves of oleomargarine and dairy in terests regarding the placing the govern ment mark of inspection on oleomargarine, today announced that the recent regulation requiring the marks promulgsted ly the department must stand the atatute, being clear and admitting of but on conduc tion. DES MOINES MANF0RGER Ralph Aldrlrh Admit He Floated Bad Paper to Antoant of Eight Thouannd. SPRINGFIELD, 111., June 27Ralph Aldrlch of Des Moines, la., wn arrested here todsy charged with forging bank notes to the amount of 18. OX) on' the Farmer bank of Huxley, la., while cashier. Aldrlch ha confessed the crime. SEVEN TRAMPSDIE IN WRECK Nebraska Smaahap Near Ckadroa Cause of Death of Ten Ptraast. NORFOLK. Neb.. June 27. The death list as a result of tha Northwestern freight wreck near Chadron yesterday now reachea ten. Three trainmen and (even tramp wer killed., and two trairjmen and three tramp Injured. Mitchell Bell Srhool Boada. MITCHELL, 8. D.. June IT.-tSpeclsl Tel egram.) Tbs Board of Education opened th bids last night for the sale of Sd9,ono school bonds for th erection of a new high school building. There were thirteen bidders, from Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Detroit. Mich., and thl city. Th bonds were sold to th Mitchell Trust com pany of this city at premium of 12.3W. Two other bids were offered at a sum nearly as large. The site for the new school building, over which there haa been more or less con tention, was decided by placing It on th east aid of th city, where it will not be necessary to purchase a new site for th structure, a th present ward building will be moved to on corner of the block and the high school building plaoed la th center. , ill WILL PV California Man Chairmat ;Js ..tmporary ocrati. ACTION LATE IN AFTERNOON Appointment Made by Committee on Convention Arrangement. TICKET PROBLEM IS A BIO ONE Perplexing Question Looming Ahead of Committeemen. HOST OF PARTY MEN PUT IN BIDS Hash to Denver Promisee to Be Rce nrd-Breaklng .Convention Offi cers Will Be Chosen goon. DENVER, June 27. Theodore A. Bell of California was chosen for temporary cha,lr man of the democratic national convention by the committee on arrangements this aft ernoon. DENVER, June 27. Two Important meet ings wer on the program today for the subcommittee on convention arrangement of the democratic national committee. The first session wss held eerly in th day and only matters of routine In connection with the convention were taken up. The members of the committee. In com pany with Sergeant-at-Arms John I. Mar tin, visited the Auditorium and discussed details in connection with tha handling ot the crowds at the convention, some slight alterations In the arrangements made for the telegraph companies ( and .iewspap.-r men and the distribution of convention ticket. This last matter promises to develop Into a serious problem for th members of the national committee and the officers of th convention. There is a tremendous demand for admission tlrketa and every incoming mull adds to the pressure snd impresses the perplexity of the men who are to dispense the admission. Everybody Planning; to Attend. Frcm present ' Indication It sremi as though every party man In this and all adjoining states expects to sttend all the sessions and wishes tickets tor himself and a party of friends every time. A national convention 1 more of a novelty" here than In Chicago and the interest in it outside of political quartets Is keen and universal. All the subcommittee, with the excep tion of McUraw of West Virginia and Howell of Georgia, were present at ths meeting held today. Both of these gentle men were, however represented by proxy. Those who participated in the two confer ences were Chairman Thomas Taggart, Secretary Urey Woodson, Roger C. Sulli van of Illlnoi. R. W. Johnson, Texas; James C. Dahlman, Nebraska; Norman E. Mack, New . York, and John C. 0born. Wyoming. The chief matter slated for consideration .at ta afternoon meeting and by far th most important of the day wa th selec tion of officer for the convention. No preliminary conferencea were held and the meeting began with the chairman- j ships entirely open. Gossip early in the day concerned chiefly for temporary chairman the names of Theodore A. Bell of California, H. D. Clayton of Alabama, Free P. Morris ot Illinois, Governor Folk of Missouri and Judson P. Harmon of Cincinnati. The friends of Mr. Bell outelde of the mem bers of the committee seemed to be con fident that he would be named, but there was also a strong rumor to tha effect that hi name might be dropped. Mr. Clayton was strongly favored and If he I not mad the temporary presiding officer it seemed possible that he might be given th gavel when the permanent officer were named. ' Dahlman sapposed to Know. The arrival of James C. Dahlman of Omaha wa expected to throw some light on the mater of selecting officer, ll being generally believed that he would be able to Inform th member of th committee of th wishes of Mr. Bryan. It is said in soma quarter that Mr. Bryan would be pleased with Bell and Clayton for th chairmanships, being willing tha: either man shall fill either position. This 1 known to have been hi attitude some day ego, nd no announcement haa since been made that he had changed hi mind. Thi ha not been taken, however, by the member of the committee to mean that he waa disposed to Insist upon these men. They would be satisfactory to him and beyond that he ha not expressed himself. Such Johnson men a are on the ground expressed themselves todsy es being greatly cheered by reporta they wer re ceiving from the east to the effect that Bryan will not be able to control vote from there. The Bryan people, on ' the other hand, merely laughed and asserted that all opposition to their man will not total mors than 126 vote. Mayor James C. Dahlman of Omaha ar rived this morning, after a recant confer ence with William J. Bryan at Lincoln. It was reported that Mr. Dahlman had brought with him a draft of the platform, but this he denied. "I discussed the platform with Mr. Bryan, rt h said, "but did not bring any of It with me. I believe th public general! ' have a fair comprehension of what it provisions will be." Mayer on Chairmanship. . When asked concerning probable selec tions for temporary and permanent chair men. Mayor Dahlman said: It Is entirely possible that the temporary chairman will be Bell of California. Repre sentative Clayton of Alabama has many excellent qualities that splendidly equip him to act as permanent chairman. 1 think also that tt would be well for the conven tion to afford some recognition to ttie Pacific coast, and the awarding of th tem porary chairmanship to that section would be a very satisfactory method of doing this. I cannot tell, however. Just what tha com mittee will do, as no state haa been ar ranged. It 1 likely, however, that only one vote will be taken no matter who may be named. There have boen no differ ence in th committee thus far. and I anticipate no division on any subject that is likely to com before It thl afternoon. EULENBURG'S TRIAL UP SOON Former Coundant of Kaiser t Brasgkl Up Before Court Monday. Be BERLIN. Juns 27 Th trial of Piinc Philip Zu Eulenburg will begin on Mon day. . He 1 charged with perjury and with Inciting another person to commit perjury. Th public Interest in this case, which la a noutgrowth of th Round Ta ble revelation of laat year, la very keen, and only a very few ticket to th court room will be Issued. It I asrumed that th caa will b heard privately. PERSIAN SHAHWINS FIGHT "abject BouIIt F.neasred Now Making; Peace vrlth Their Rnler In III Camp. TIFLIS. June 27. Fighting is going on between the followers of the shah and the factions opposed to him at Ardabll, Kasvln. Resht and other Persian cities elon the Russian frontier. The partisans of the shah are said to have gained the upper hand, i It is reported that in seversl cases revolutionary leaders w.o were captured were subjected to severe torture. The shsh haa caused to be posted throughout the provincial cities copies of a decree ordering the people to surrender their arms to the government arsenals under pain of drastic punishment. According to special dispatches received here from Teheran the shah yesterday re ceived several deputations, including a group of member of Parliament. He said he had no desire to punish Parliament for the recent disorders, the responsibility for which rested upon those persons who had first attacked the troops. ' Rigorous measures against the press of Teheran have been adopted. All printing office In the capital are kept closed. The shah haa sent the members of hi family to his summer residence outside the city, while he himself remain at the military camp. The commander of the Cossack regiment haa ordered that all soldiers guilty of at tempting to pillage the bouses of Euro peans be tried by court-martial. TARRIZ, June 27. The fighting between the revolutionists and the adherents of the shah recommenced yesterday afternoon. The revolutionists, with the connivance of certain officials, were successful In seizing the rifles and ammunition In store in the government arsenal, after which they took up an advantageous position. The brigade commander ordered the officer In command of the artillery to shell the revolutionists, This the artillery officer refused to do de manding a written order absolving him from all responsibility. BY-LAWS UNDER DISCUSSION National Federation of Women's C'lalMi Considers Changes that Are Proposed. BOSTON. Mass., June 27. After today session of the National Federation of Women's Clubs had been formally called to order, President Mrs. Sarah S. Piatt Decker of Denver announced the death of Mrs. Henry Wynn of Maiden, Mass., as the result of injuries received in the coaching accident at Newport yesterday afternoon and also the death from heart disease of Mo. Sarah Shute of Coon Rapids, la, on board the steamer Mount Hope, near Newport, yesterday. Mrs. V. N. Cooley of Iowa, honorary vice president of the General Federation, of fered a prayer for the deceased delegate. The annual report of the president, Mrs. Sarah Piatt Decker, was discussed at the several business sessions, following which a committee was appointed to consider all changes In th bylaws. LINCOLN WOMAN WILL RECOVER Mr. Sundean, Who Wa Injured at Newport, Will Probably Get Well. NEWPORT. R- I.. June 27. Mr. . Henry Winn of Maiden, Mass., who ' was ' injurel by the overturning of a tallyho coach while on a pleasure excursion here ye. terday with delegate to the convention of the General Federation of Women s Clubs In Boston, died early today. Mrs. Ben nett F. Davenport of Watertown, Mas., and Mrs. Helen C. Sundean of Lincoln, Neb., who were Injured at the same time aa Mrs. Winn, were reported this morn- irg to have passed a comfortable nUht and to have a good chance for recovery. THAW GETS ANOTHER WRIT Case Brought at White Plain Which Prisoner' Sanltay Will Be Tested. in POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y.. June 27. Harry Thaw haa obtained a new writ of habeas corpus returnable before Supreme Court Justice Mills at White Plains on Monday, when counsel for Thaw will en deavor to secure a Jury trial to pass upon hist mental condition. The writ was ob tained In anticipation of Judge Mors chausers signing an order at U o'clock this morning recommitting Thaw to Mat teawan. DEATH RECORD. Funeral of Representative Parker. WASHINGTON. June 27. The funeral of Representative Parker of South Dakota will be held at eDadwood Sunday after noon. The following are the member of the committee of congress appointed to attend the funeral: For the house, all the Nerbaska delegation; Hall of South Da kota, Smith of Iowa, Anthony of Kansas and Steenerson of Minnesota. For the senate.. Klttredge and Gamble of Sjuth Dakota. Hansbrough and McCumber of North Dakota, Brown ot Nebraska and Stone of Nerbaska. Alosis D. Bradley, Aloniso D. Bradley died Saturday morn ing at his residence, 1010 North Fiftieth street, Dundee, at th age of 68 years. He hss lived in Omaha for the last eighteen years. He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Lucretla S. Bradley, a teacher In the Omaha public schools. The funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p. m. and will be con ducted by Rev. F. T. Rouse of the First Congregational church. Burial will be at hia old home at Red Oak. Ia. Mrs. Caroline Petersen. Mrs. Caroline Petersen died suddenly Saturday morning of heart disease at her home, 2115 North Twenty-sixth street. She Is survived by a son. Otto C. Petersen, a machinist In the employ of the street rail way company, and two daughter, Mis Anna Petersen of Omaha and Mrs. Lixsle Neuss of Seattle, Wash. The funeral will be held from the residence Monday at 1 p. m. Interment will be at Forest Lawn. Arnold W. Heyden. Arnold W. Heyden, 26 years of age. died after a lingering Illness at the home of his brother, A. H. Heyden. 310 Clinton avenue, Benson. He Is survived by five brothers. Arthur H. of Benson; Edward T., Eldo, Rudolph and William of Omaha Funeral services will be Sunday, 2 p. m , at his late residence, and burial will be at Forest Lawn Kanaa City Man Takes Acid. DES MOINES. Ia.. June 27-Disheart ned. It is thought, over Ins failure to lo cat hia muthT and bruthera in Des Moines, oeorge vtneeier ut Kansas Cay Kan., drank an ounce or carbolic aold on trie Des Moinea river bank at the foot of orth atreet early last evening-. Lying half submerged In ti uaier and almost concealed by a clump of willow, his aead body was found about 1:80 o'clock it Hasel and Eddie Brown, two children who live In th vicinity wber in dead man waa MUM TAFT MISSES TRAIN Secretary Writes Autograph and is Delayed at New York. DAY IS SPENT AT OYSTER BAY Official Business it Discussed by President and Secretary. INSULAR MATTERS TAKEN UP General Wrig-ht Participates in Con ference on Departmental Affairs. PANAMA SITUATION NOT SERIOUS Sio Action Taken Relative to Selec tion of Republican National Chair man Reception Committee Disappointed. NEW YORK, June 27. Secretary Taft was delayed by cheering admirers and aut ograph huntera at the ferry station In this city and missed the 4:60 train from Jersey City. The boat left for Jersey City while he was signing autographs. He caught the 6:25 p. m. train on the Pennsylvania rail road and will reach Washington at 10:55 tonight. OYSTER BAY, N. Y., June 27. Secretary Taft dlsnppolnted the people of Oyster Bay today. It waa expected that he would ar rive here at noon and arrangements had been made to give him a rousing reception, but as he arrived much earlier compara tively few people were at the station. As the secretary, accompanied by General Luke E. Wright, stepped from the train, he wa surrounded by person who desired to greet him. He chatted genially with those about him, shaking hands with all within reach. Among those who greeted him were fifteen or twenty women and chil dren. One little tot held up her "Teddy Bear" to htm to look at. He patted the child on the head and remarked: "You're pretty child and your "Teddy Bear" Is Just fine." Secretary Taft and General Wright were conducted to, a government automobile In waiting for them and were whirled away to Sagamore Hill. It Is tha Intention of the war secretary to leave Oyster Bay this afternoon at 2:10 o'clock. He will arrive at Long Island City at 4 o'clock and will hurry across the river and through New York City In an effort to catch the 4:55 train for Washing ton at West Twenty-third street. He re marked thl morning that It would be a race against time. f ' Pending; Questions Dlacuased. President Roosevelt arranged today's con ference at Sagamore Hill with the out going and incoming secretary of war In order that a general understanding of ques tlons now pending before the War de partment might be acquired by Governor Wright. Among the matters to be discussed Is the situation In Panama. No serious eventua tlon Of that situation is likely, in the opinion of Secretary Taft and . Governor Wright. The placing of 1,200 marines on th American cone of the Isthmus Is likely to prevent trouble at the approaching elec tlon. Matters concerning the Philippine and Cuba also were discussed. General Clarence R. Edwards, chief of the bureau of In sular affairs, brought from Washington last night the lateat Information concerning developments In all American Insular pos sessions. General Edwards did not accom pany the ecretary and Governor Wright to Oyster Bay, but will Join the secretary in New York and return with him to Wash lngton. Nothing; on Chairmanship. Secretary Taft laughingly remarked on the way to Oyster Bay that he fancied politics might be referred to Incidentally at today's conference, but he declined to give any Intimation of the nature of the discussion. He said frankly that no de termination of the national chairmanship would be reached today. "The matter," said hs. will go over unti July 8, when the subcommittee of the re publican national committee will confer with me and I hope with Representative Sherman In Washington. Republican National Committeeman Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota and Wll Ham L. Ward of New York also are to be guests of the president today. Other guests of the president today are to be District Attorney and Mr. Henry I SUmson, Rob ert Bridges and Lincoln Steffens. Secretary Taft left Oyster Bay at 2:40 p, m. in an automobile for Jersey City, where he expects to catch th 4:46 train for Wash lngton. ON TRAIL OF MRS. GUNNESS Detroit Police Believe They Are on the Truck of I.aPorte Murderess. DETROIT. Mich., June 27. The Detroit police believe they are on the trail of Mr. Belle Gunness of La Porte, Ind.. who 1 suspected of wholesale murder on her farm near that city. Two young women. Lulu Raymond and Grace Benson, whom the pollc had In custody yesterday afternoon and evening are .aid to have met Mr.. Gunness since her supposed burned body was found in the ruins of her home. The police claim that the statements of the two young women convinced them that Mrs. Gunness is still alive. They gave the names of other person who are also said to know that the woman 1 a live and the pollc are looking for them. The police say they hope to announce something more definite In a day er two. SPIKES ON RAILROAD TRACKS Pennsylvania Paasensrer Train Near Hasleton Wrecked and On Man Killed. HAZLETON, Pa.. June 27. One man wa killed and eight or ten passengers were Injured at Lofty, In the mountain twelve mile from here, early today by the wreck ing of a Pennsylvania railroad train, whk h Is believed to have been deliberately de railed by the spiking of th tracks. The deed man 1 the engineer, Aaron Raub of Pottsvllle. Th Injured passenger were brought to the state hospital here. The Pennsylvania uses the Lehigh Val ley railroaii tracks between Delino Junc tion and this city. The superintendent of the Lehigh Valley says his men found two spikes on the tracks placed in such a way as to leave no doubt that they had been put there to deliberately wreck t:ie train. First Right Rider Conviction. PADUCAH, Ky. June 27. Th first nicht rider conviction In th state waa secured today when the Jury returned a verdict or on year in in penitential y In the case ox VI- Iw Ibaavplon el tienloa. DISTILLERIES ON FULL TlMEijy flp RAjJj Pnre Food I.avr Operative First of July. When Goods Most Be Branded. FEORIA, III.. June 27. At present the three Peoria largest distilleries are run ning full rapat-lty and this unprecedented activity may be applied to the fact that on July 1 the new pure food 'aw as It applies to dletlllery pro.lurt Is operative, after which d.ite everything Is branded aecordlr.g to the rral merit of the goods whisky, splrl's, alcohol, high wines, etc , and It Is believed that this approaching change In procedure at the distilleries of the country may have something to do with the increased output. As the dally grind of corn Is about S0,Wi bushels and the price of corn ranging at comparatively high prices, there Is some speculation as to the reason for the un usual activity at this time of the year. At present the loial hout.es have many thnus- nds of barrels In warehouses and the revenue for moving tho product would cost JS.000,000. WASHINGTON, June 27. Commissioner Capers of the Internal Revenue bureau has received Information from Cincinnati that the federal court had granted a temporary Injunction restraining the collectors and gaugers from marking the distillers' pack ages In accordance with regulations Issued by the Treasury department May 6 last. MANY AT CLEVELAND GRAVE Single Unonlfornted Militiaman Will Stay on Guard for IV ember of Days. PRINCETON, N. J.. June 27. Hundreds I of people visited the grave of Grover Cleveland in Princton cemetery today. Mrs. Cleveland, accompanied by little Richard and Prof. John Grier Hibbln, went to the cemetery before 7 o'clock, where Mrs. Cleveland stood for some time beside the flower-strewn graves of her husband and her daughter, Ruth. A member of the local militia stood' guard at the grave throughout th night and was relieved this morning by another guardsman. The men were not In uniform In obedience to Mr. Cleveland's desire, to avoid anything of a military chnracter. The plot will be guarded for several days. Those who remained at the Cleveland home last night with Mrs. Cleveland and th chil dren were Miss Rose Cleveland, Mr. Cleve land's sister; Mrs. Mary Hastings, a neire; Cleveland r . Bacon or isew York, a nephew of tho former president, and Prof. ! and Mrs. John H. Flnley. Message, and ! letter, of condolence continue to come in by the score. j FLOOD STAGE SLOWLY PASSES I Mississippi Lowerlnar Near St. I.oul J Trouble nt Bird Point, Mo. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 27. The flood stsge of the Mississippi river here marks 22 feet today, a fall of 1.9 feet during the last week, the crest of the flood having reached 34.9 feet last Saturday. The fall has been I 4 of a foot In the last twenty-four hours. A number of larger steamboats, which have not been able to pass under Merchants bridge during tlie' high water, ar expected to resume making trips on the upper river within a few days If the decline steadily continues, a. seems probable. BIRDS POINT, Mo., June 27.-The flooded Mississippi Is rapidly cutting away the bank here and the railroads are confronted by a grave situation. The Iron Mountain tracks have been undermined and torn up and the water Is nearly up to the Cotton Belt right-of-way. The Cotton Belt round house has been destroyed by the flood. Officials of both rosda will hold a confer ence next Tuesday to arrange for an en deavor to get relief from the government. LIQUOR QUESTION IS ISSUE Primaries Held Today Will Deride Whether Strife-Wide Prohibi tion Shnll Come. NASHVILLE, ienn., June 27. The cam paign for the democratic guhernatlonal nomination between ex-Senator Edward W. Carmack and Governor Holcomb Pntterson, closed last night In a whirlwind and today the primary Is being held throughout tho state. The campaign has been one of the bitterest and most partisan In the history of the commonwealth and has attracted wide attention because of the prominence of the contestants, and also from the fact that state-wide prohibition has been the leading issue In the fight. Mr. Carmack, who stands for state-wide prohibition has the support of the Women's Christian Temperance union, while the liberal ele ment In the state are most' solidly behind Mr. Patterson. BARGAIN VERDICT ,S ALLEGED Attorney for II) de and Schneider Say Liberty Wa Bartered Away nr Jury. WASHINGTON. June 28-Mlsconduct of the Jury after the case was submitted to It smou.ntlng to a barter of the liberty of Frederick A. Hyde and Jooet H. Schneider of San Francisco, to effect an agreement upon a verdict, Is alleged by Hyde and Schneider recently convicted of conspiracy to defraud the government of public lands. In an additional assignment of reasons for a new trial. This supplemental reason, made public In the criminal court today, charges that the verdict was the result of an agreement among the Jurors thst if some of their number who held a different view would agree to convict the two men, other Jurors would vote to acquit Benson and Dlmond. CONTEST SETTLEMENT FAR OFF Prospect Hull and Prooty Will Go on Ballot by Petition In Fall. DES MOINES, Ia., June 27. It now seems certain that there will be no regular nomi nated republican candidate for congress In the Seventh Iowa district and both Captain Hull and Judge Prouty may go on the bal lot as Independents. It Is more than probable that the Dallas county contest will be csrrled to the state supreme court and there is but slight chance of It being decided before the No vember election. In that event there will be no republican candidate and If cither Judge Prouty or Captain Hull w.sh to make the race for congress they mutt get on the ballot by petition as Independents.. SHERMAN'S PROGRESS RAPID Vice Presdleatlal Candidate Leave for I'tlee, N. y., Nest Friday. Will CLEVELAND, O.. June 27 Congressman James 8. Bherman's condition remained normal today. He 1 making rapid pro gress today regaining hla strength, plans for th republican vice presidential candi date leaving for hi home In Utlca. N. Y., next Friday s-r going; fa Omaha is Visited by the Most Severe Storm of the Season. STREETS TURN INTO RIYERl Wind Drives Water and Makes Cloud Eye Cannot Penetrate. TROLLEY CABS ARE FLOODED One Struck by Lightning- and Pa senders Are Slightly Cut. TRAFFIC STOPS IN PLACES Chautauqua Tent at Down, Klre West Benson Blows Hollow. Small One at Krusr Park. Resembling a cloudburst In many of lti aspects, the heaviest rain of the season struck Omaha at 7:17 last evening. Fot the period of Its duration It simply eclipsed anything thl spring and Omaha has had some big downpours. The rain started In those large, seructlve drops and within few seconds those drops were multiplied by the millions, the wind came up and the city was in the grip of elements that cast ' an nmt'niMi. fnMknili. Th. ..nl..-.. ' -""" " ".u. . tt u r iiic-iuiuus, uui winn mat twisted as it blew, carried the water In vast sheets this way and that until the city appeared to be enveloped In an Im penetrable sea. Tho thunder and lightning which accom panied th rain and wind made It a typical eiectrlcal storm. The mercury had risen to 90 degrees at 8 p. m. and the day wai warm, growing more sultry toward evening. The sky first became murky, then turned to that suspicious yellowish green. In a few minutes paved street were filled to the curbing and In many places th water overrun the curbing and backed up Into stores. This wa the case particularly where the water came with too great vol ume for the ewer to carry It away. Street car men say the worst Intersection traversed by th cars Is at Tenth and Jack- ! ftf-.n rt fabak, TIah W. T . T y f"0t'n dePthnd It was several lnche deep , W y ' JcKljn' The entire distance of the Tenth street line from i aiimni m uaracron snowed great depth and In many places for block, the tracks were entirely Invisible. The same situation i . existed along many other track In the city. Car Scenes of Thriller. The street car wer the scene of many thrilling experiences. The rain came Just at a time when many person wer leaving their homes for downtown or vie versa, and In many Instance, passenger rod from one end of line to th other rather than attempt to get off In th blinding, beating storm of wind, rain, thunder and lightning. On South Tenth street a man got off a car going south and before he could get through the swiftly-flowing stream in the street he was blinded by the terrific ele ments and foil sprawling on his face. The water was so deep that It almnat covered his prostrate body. He finally managed to gain his feet and landed on the sidewalk by a desperate effort. At Twenty-fourth and Spencer street th Twenty-fourth street cars were tied up for a period by the complete submerging of the rails under a great depth of water. Traffic wa not only dangerous, It was Im possible. A Karnam westbound car wa struck by lightning near Thirty-eighth street and every window was demolished. The glaat fell In showers all over the passenger, cutting some of them slightly and scaring most of them severely. There were many women aboard and they, with th men, left the car and plunged through the storm for their home. Umbrella Raised In Car. Rounding the corner at Forty-first and Davenport, a car coming from the terminus at Fortieth and Cuming, waa all but washed off Its tracks by a gigantic breaker driven by terrific wind. It was a closed car, but tho water beat through on the passengers a. if It had been an open car and women raised their umbrellas In sheer desperation. These cars on the Farnam line are of tho anmll, antiquated type and they proved uUerly incapable of affording anything line adequate protection from the rain when It came the worst, a 1 availa ble in one of tlie modern cars. Persons on summer cms presented sorry sights. They hitd no alternative that prom ised relief, for getting off meant facing wind and rain the eye eo ild not penetrate. It was an 111 season for signs and sign boards and served once more to show up some of the dangers of the large, heavy Over-head sign. Several of these were torn from their moorings and hung in menacing suspi-nMon over the sidewalks, or wer flung with deadly force to the pavement. In Many portion of downtown Omaha street were strewn and littered with box and signs. At, Twelfth and Farnam an Immense triangular bulletin board belong ing to some employment agency, lay In the middle of the street, and on down In th wholesale district, fruit bors and crate were as numerous as the bare In a hurdl race. Telephone Wire Down. Telephone lines were crippled severely, and railroads were ppitjiienilve. The Ne braska Telephone company announced that Its wires were down In all directions; not totally cut off. hut were hit here and there, so that complaints of wires out of service were pouring in. And yet the service seemed to be remarkably good under th circumstances. The telegraph -wires stood the train. As a matter of precaution and to look out fi r infirm rnudhed, the Burlington sent out nn inbpection train Just ahead of It west bound passencrer which left Omaha about 8 o'clock, In the voriex of the storm. While pavtii struts wor turned Into rivers, unpaed streets were turned Into ln.axpablc rn r n of mud. Of course theie re nom such except on the outskirts of the city and In the city where paver(Wre at work. Fainam from Forty-second to Forty-fourth had Just been nlcr'.y pre pared f,..r the laying of asphalt Monday morning by Hugh Murphy. The machinery for laying the paving had scarcely been Io aled at the corner of Forty second and Farnam late yenteniay evening when the stcrrii broke Ir.ohe. And that ktreet will not l,e In its nice state of preparation h.-ri Monday morning comes. Great gul leya were cut in the loose earth all th wy sloritf- Whoever prophesied a cyclone for Ben son while the Chautauqua wa there wa either a prophet or th son of prophet, for a baby cyclone visited that healthy young suburb. No building were wrecked, but th unt in which the chautaaiju wa i