The Omaha Daily
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VOL. XXXVIII NO. 13.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 3, 1908 TWELVE PAGES.
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WILL XOT BE READ
Parxer'a Cleveland Resolutions Will
Not Go Before Convention.
DIRECT LA? AT MR. BRYAN
Step Takn to Rrf?r Them to Com
mittee c:i Resolutions.
HEBKASKAN ACT"
PROMPTLY
Chairman Clayton, Who Was at Lin
coln Yesterday, Given His Order.
BIRD COLER JTALXS OF M'CARREN
llrnokljn Jinn IV 111 Get Little (on,
olu t Ion Oat of Xir York
Delegation Not Agreed
on Tonne.
(Krnni n Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb., July 2.-Speclal Tele
gra.n.) The resolution of respect for Gro
vcr C'li vc'.ar.d being taken to Denver by
Judse Parker will never be read upon the
floor of the convention unless Judge Par
ker Is stronger In that convention than
la William J. Bryan. That li settled and
agreed upon. Tho resolutions will be sent
to tho committee on resolutions, which will
be Instructed to present "suitable" resolu
tions. This was agteed upon today by a
number of the iromlnc.it delegates In the
city and Permanent Chairman Clayton was
given hU Instructions In the mutter. Whllo
the resolutions entile uie oli.'ectcd to as
"an effort to write a platform in a resolu
tion of respect," as a prominent New York
delegate put It, the straw that broke the
camel s back la this paragraph:
In thus giving expression to the keen
sense o Ids' felt without reference to po
litical opinion by owr fellow citizens
throughout the country, we recognise and
commend Ms faithfulness at all times and
under nil circumstance to the settled tra
ditions and policies of the democratic
party as exemplified by Its declaration of
principles, by Its acts and by the Ideas and
utterances of all It great leaders from
the days of Thomas Jefferson to those of
Samuel J. Tllilen.
That Is take n as a repudiation of Bryan's
principles, and that won't go In a Bryan
convention. The resolutions were the sub
ject of tnlk at several select meetings of
delegates and there Is no question the
delegates wlio looked for harmony are
afraid of the outcome when It Is presented.
It was the fieclalon of several leaders that
the matter should be burled In the resolu
tions committee and resolutions to suit
the majority should be substituted.
llran is Running- Things.
Governor Haskell of Oklahoma, who ar
rived with Mrs. Haskell tonight. Is the
only drlegate who makes no bones about
aaylng Mr. Bryan la running things. He
didn't even pretend to have a thought
about convention affairs, though a delegate
from his state. When asked If he would
Vote for a New York man for vlca presi
dent he said: "I am for any one Mr.
Bryan wants." When, asked what he had
to offer for the platform he aald he had
given the matter no thought, though tho
Oklahoma constitution, which provided for
a trial by Jury in certain Injunction cases,
expressed his idea about the plank. "But
Oklahoma," he said, "la a Bryan state.
It is for whatever Mr. Bryan wants. Un
til wa find out what he wants, I can't tell
"jfmi what the delegation will."
j idge Williams of Oklahoma, a mem
ber of the supremo bench and Incidentally
national committeeman from that state,
will not be a candidate to succeed himself
on the committee. He was asked If he
was for Vrey Woodson for chairman of
the national committee. "Woodson doesn't
stand a ghost of a ahow for the place," he
replied.
Easterner 8nb Mr. Bryan.
It will' be whatever Mr. Bryan says
candidate, and platform. That Is the Im
pression left here by a big bunch of east
ern delegatea en route to Denver, who
stopped off to find out what Bryan wanted.
"Do you mean the sugar lobbyist?"
replied Bird Coler to a question asked hini
about the McCarren contest over tha
Brooklyn delegatlou seats.
"I had heard there was to be a contest.
That man has fought me at every turn
of the road and I have whipped him every
time and will do It again.
"lt'a Just play."
Though a Wisconsin man who came In
on the train with Coler said the latter had
a vice presidential bee In his bonnet, Coler
denied that he was an aspirant.
Will you be a candidate or governor?"
be was asked.
"I wouldn't run from the nomination,"
be replied.
Speaking of the antl-lnjunctlon plank
Coler said: "I am In favor of the Gomper
plank and If It la adopted at Denver we
will sweep the state. Bryan will be nomi
nated and elected."
"Who will represent New Tork on the
resolution commit tee?"
"I do not know," replied Coler. "Ths
delegation ha not held a caucus."
Mr. Coler said: "Senator Towne 1 strong
In New York, but I do not know whether
be will receive th support of the New
Tork dele gallon."
After parrying several qusatioe Mr.
Coler wiit asked: "Do you have to as Mr.
Bryan and get an Inspiration before you
can give out any Information?"
He started to r:)y. thought better of It
and then H.itled.
Color Net a Candidate.
In answti to u uursuon whether ha was a
candidate for vie resident, Mr. Coler
said:
"Now, don't mix mu up as a candidate
for vice president. We have rletity of
nion in New York for that place. In fact,
we have enough to Supply ull the offices.
Besides I may be needed In Brooklyn. I
have never lost out there. Yes. and the
newspapers hava been against me. In on
campaign I did Dot have a attngle paper Cor
ma. I want you to publish In all the re
publican paper In this part of the country
that Bryan Is going to carry New York.
Ha will do It whether the newsapper there
arc for him or not."
"Will you support Senator Towne for vloe
president?" wa asked th New Yorker.
"Mr. Towne ha many friend on the
delegation and be 1 strong in Nw York.
I do not know what the delegation will do
or whether we will get together on a
candidate. That can b determined when
wa caucus."
Among the visitors today wa P. B.
Wachtel of Wisconsin, who wa speaker of
1 th only democratic legislature that state
I baa had in fifty years.
- "1 am not a Utieiat to the convention.
aula tua ex-speaker, "and 1 am not sure
whellinr our delegation will be for a New
York man or not, but It la my impression
. U- Uttlvgatlun wiU be guided largely by
wbat iw York doss. Bom of th dale-
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SUMMARY OF 1UE BEE
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p'mwers Friday; not much change In tem
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DOMESTIC.
Two fast Missouri Pacific trains meet
in a fog near Knobnoster. Mo., and seven
are killed and many injured. Pugs 1
Fewer Teachers than usual attend the
national convention at Cleveland. Fags 1
Admiral Evans submits to un operation
for gout. Fag 1
Congressman Sherman reaches Utlca
after an all-day trip from Cleveland.
Fags 1
Date of the notification of Judge Taft
Ik fixed at July 27 at Cincinnati. Pag- 1
A call for $45,000,000 of money In de-joi-ltoiy
banks wa made by the Treas
ury department. Pajr 1
iiurat Halsteod died at his home in Cin
cinnati. Pag a
John A. Johnson says he will pot take
second place on the national ticket.
Pag a
Bishop Potter gains strength And may
recover. Pag 1
War vessels are kept busy In prepara
tion for the long Journey ahead from San
Francisco. Pag 1
POLITICAL.
Bryan men at Denver say Judge Fark
er's resolutions lauding the record of Mr.
Cleveland are Intended as a direct slap at
Mr. Bryan and they have taken steps to
prevent their Introduction. Pag 1
OOMMESCIAI. AJf D IK DUBTKIAIa.
Live stock markets. Pag 9
Grain markets. Pag 9
.Stocks and bond:-,. Pag 9
MOVEMIJITS OP OCrAsT STEAMSHIPS.
Port. Arrived. Smiled.
NKW YORK.. Teutonic Campania.
NKW Vo;iK Carunia Oceanle.
NKW YORK Laura Rotterdam.
NKW YORK Man Uiorglo
NEW YORK KorntKtn LaiIM...
r'LYMOlTH Dxntarhlan . . ...FrcaHant Llnoola.
rLTSilHH Ma)rstic ..,
ROVTHAMPTON. Adriatic.
LIVERPOOL Krnalnxtotl L'mbrta.
QrEK.NRTOWN . . Merton
LONDON Lancartrlaa
BY WIRELESS.
Sable Island Baltic 713 mllea east of
Sandy Hook at 6 p. m.
CASTRO SENDS CONDOLENCE
Head of Venesnelan Republic Cables
Respect for Memory of Grover
Cleveland.
CARACAS, July 1. (Via Curacao, July 2.)
President Castro has sent the following
cablegram to Mrs. Grover Cleveland:
The dfath of Mr. Cleveland Is a cause for
mourning throughout the entire continent.
Venezuela expresses Its sorrow to you as
the faithful representative of Mr. Cleve
land's public virtues.
El Constltuclonal, the organ of the presi
dent, comments on this message In these
words:
In this manner does President Castro biri
with cordial bonds the Venezuelan and
American peoples, acting in memory of a
man who maintained these bonds Inviolate
through all contingencies.
EVANS HAS CHALK IN TISSUE
Operation Performed I pon llliu for
Gout at Lake Motion k, Giv
ing Relief.
NEW YORK, July 2. Special dispatches
from Pouglikeepsle say that Rear Admiral
Ilobley D. Evans, who is spending the
summer at Mohonk Lake, has submitted
to an operation for gout. The admiral has
been suffering from a chalky substance In
the tissues. A large quantity of chalk was
tuken out by Dr. G. W. Poucher. The re
sult of the operation wa to greatly re
lieve the admiral, who, apart from this
complaint, I well and cheerful.
FIREWORKS BUSINESS HEAVY
Dealers Say They Have Not Had So
Much to Do In Many
Years.
NEW YORK, July 2. Iocal dealer in
firework predict that with the close of
business tomorrow night the sale of fire
works by New Y'ork dealers will have
reached tlO.000,000 or the largest season's
business they have had for Fourth of July
consumption In a number of years.
Wholesale dealers say that hard time
had no effect on the local sales and that
profits this year will be greater than ever
before.
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VtHbAL btUINU NO CRIME I a,xo -nt lt thc NVur i""nent were $110,
' ,:i:ti', fcs i.gulnst t:0!.tiTl.Si) for Tne
J oat ice Blaehoff So Rales In the First i navy also shows an exp.ndlture of $118,-
Test Salt Brought in w
York.
NEW YORK, July 3 Melville Collins,
who wtts arrested at the Sheepshead Bay
race track, charged with violating the new
anti-gambling laws, was discharged from
custody by Justice Bischoff today. The
Justice ruled that Collins had committed
no crime In making a verbal bet. Collins'
case was selected by the Jockey club for
a test ot th law.
No More Naval Pahllelty. .
NEW YORK. July 2. In an order, whirl?.
Is one of the most sweeping ever Issued M
the New York nuvy yard, all officers ir.d
men employed In the construction of r'tie
new 2o,uu-ton battleship, whose keel will
be laid within a few weeks, are forbidevn
to give out any Information ahatsoever to
the newspapers or the public. The officers
in charge of the department of construc
tion and repairs, to whom the order is par
ticularly addressed, will not give the na!i e
of the author.
Wrong; .Negro 1 nder Arrest.
MONROE. Mich.. July t.-Postoffice In
spector Stuart of Chicago smved here to
day with Inspector Davis of Denver and
rtter Inspecting the negro taken into cua
ody here Tuesaay evening on suspicion of
being Charles Sava. alto blevenaon,
wanted for alleged connection with th too..
1MM rvaisiered mall robbery at Kanaoa Cuy,
daalaMrf t b A a- tm a Uax.M
FAST TRAINS MEET IN FCC
Missouri Pacifio Limited and Express
Train Crash Near Sedalia.
SEVEN DEAD AND MANY INJURED
Head-On Collision Piles Engines
Heap and Covers the Injured
I'niler Many Tons of
Debris.
In
ST. LOCIS. July 2.-A long distance tele
phone communication with Sedal a concern
ing the Missouri Pacific wreck that oc
curred twenty miles east of there early
today Is to the effect that seven are
known to have been killed and a score
were Injured. The fast Missouri Pacific
California limited, which left 6t. L.uls ut
10:10 last night, ano the St. Joseph express,
bound to St. Louts, met h ad-on between
Lamont and Knobnoster. The cause of the
collision has not been determined, but It Is
believed the failure of the California llmtd
to take the aiding near Knobnoster caused
the wreck.
The track at the scene is level and with
out curves, but a heavy fog prevailed at
the time and prevented the engineers from
seeing ahead any distance.
The locomotives were smashed and the
mall, baggage and forward coaches were
badly broken up. Part of the debris caught
fire.
A special lrfaln bearing all available phy
kUUii.s in Sedalia went to the scene, and
It is believed the dead and injured will be
brought back there.
The California limited carried two mall
cars, a baggage car, two chair care, two
sleepers and an observation dining car.
The wreckage of the engines and mall
cars la reported to be In such a chaotic
shape that until a wrecking trains clears
It away to ' a large extent It cannot be
positively determined how many bodies are
burled under the debris.
General Claim Agent Jones of th Mis
souri Pacific at noon received a telegram
from the scene of the wreck, stating that
one mall clerk had been killed, four mall
clerks injured, none seriously; six passen
gers Injured, none seriously, and Engineer
Burke suffered a broken collarbone. The
names of tho dead and Injured have not
been learned.
Texas at Pacific Wreck.
EL PASO, July 2. JCnglneers Joseph
Jones was instantly killed and several pas
sengers were Injured, but none seriously,
In a wreck on the Texas A Pacific eost-
bound passenger train at midnight near
Boracho, 165 miles east of El Paso. Tho
train, which left El Paao at 4 p. m
Wednesday, ran into a washout at Baracho
whllo trying to make up lost time. The
engine, baggage car, smoker and chair car
rolled down an embankment. No Pullman
passengers were hurt. Fireman Eimcr
Ellis escaped Injury by Jumping.
CONGRESSMAN PARKER AT REST
Body of Dakota Congressman Placed
In Grave at Arlington
Cemetery.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. July 2-pclal Tele
gram.) The body of William H. Parker
of Deadwood. late congressinan-at-large
from South Dakota, waa laid to rest In
the Arl ngton National cerretery today. In
compliance with the request of deceased,
the funeral waa without ostentation. His
rank and service In the army would have
commanded military display, but Buch was
not his wish. There were but three me:n
terj of Colonel Parker's family accom
panying the body, which arrived this morn
lng his daughter, Mrs. D. L. Herman of
Rapid City, and her husband, and Mr,
Francis Parker of Deadwood, a eon. The
wife of Colonel Parker was bo prostrated
as not to be able to make the Journey.
Coi'giescional associates of the deceased
accompanied the funeral patty as far as
Nel gh. Neb., and from that poliU mem
bers of the family proceeded alone to
Washington. At I'nlon station here, how
ever, there was quite a large assemblage
of Washing. on friends and relative cf Mr
Parker. General W. P. Rogers, deputy
governor ot the Soldiers' home, and Cap-
ta n A. S. Hill of VonMetre, B. D., old
i t mradea in arms with Colonel Parker.
wer at the station. The services at the
grave cc nsisted simply of reading of pray
rs lor the dead and a "fir.ng squad" from
Fort Meyer, with the sounding of "tapa.1
Arthur A. Smith, M. J. McCall and Wal
ter S. Reid have been app ilnted carrier
and Donald P. Smith substitute, to hetln
service August 1. at Alcona, la., on which
c'ate city delivery service will be inaugu
rated.
FEDERAL REVENUES FALL OFF
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Statement for Fiscal Year Shows
Deficit of Nearly Slaty Mil
lion Dollars.
WASHINGTON, July t-The treasury
statement of the government receipt and
expenditure shows that for the fiscal year
Just ended the total receipt were 99,896,
763 and the expenditure Iti5.5.-,2,i24, leaving
the de lclt for the ear S59,;56.:G1, a against
a surplus a year ago of Jv6.9;6.j42.
Customs receipts for the year amounted
to 3jo,t90,C!3, or 4i.5S0,(OO less than last
year. Internal revenue receipt aggre
gated 1:50.714,0(41, or $19,159,000 leas than last
year. The receipts from miscellaneous
source amounted to $fl3,501.102, which 1 a
gain of nearly $a,0cO,OVt. A large part of
this sum came from the profit on silver
ro naire. Fxriendltllrea during th i-aup
amounted lo 1146 i;93.9S, a compared with
i $1:4,117,119 last ear. The disbursements on
72 ..'7, us against $9;.C;,f9j for 1!. Pen
sions aggregated $i3.SS7,?95, as against $1 9.
i9'.lsj9 last year and the public works Item
shows an expenditure of nearly $ti4,(00,i.0o,
an Increase of about $17,7.5.0jO.
Tho receip's for June show a reduction
In receiutu from Sk2.7U.uMi one year aaro tn
$53,4fcs61i. while the disbursements have in -
crease I fiom $4e,8hvO0 to $-t9Ml,3tiu. The
exces of receipts over disbursement for
June wa $3.94.',. 4"..
SHERMAN LEAVES FOR UTICA
New York Candidate Travels to Ills
Home, Where He Will Ar
rive Tonlathi.
CLEVELAND. O.. July .-Look:rg ex
tremely pale, James Schooicrat't Sriern an,
republican vice presidential nominee, left
tl.e eity tr.U mornlr.g In a private car at
tached to the train leaving here for tie
i'tisl at S o'clock. Mr. Sherman was ac
eoii p.miej by Iiih wif and son ind Dr. K.
P. Carter. Th party will arrlvl in I t c
thla evening.
It 1 understood that Mr. Sherman will
submit to an operation Just a aoox) as b
fully recover bis strength
VALET FOR EVERY SHRINER
Thus Attended Will Monies of Tangier
Temple 9ktrt and to 1m
perlal Connril.
Each attended by a valet, ti e patrol of
Tangier temp!.?. Nobles of the Mystic
Phrine, will leave for St. I aul the after
noon of July 12 to attend the lniperl.il
council and will fill almost a dozen "dates"
and one hour stands between Omaha and
Sioux City to show the friends of nobles
In the Jurisdiction of Tangier how those
who Join get their money's worth and then
some.
To accommodate the patrol a sei-lal
wardrobe car will be attached to the
Tangier special," ns each member of th
patrol will have more chnnues of costume
than a bevy of comic opera chorus girls.
At pres?nt five different costumes have
been arranged, but It is proposed to add at
least two more, as the Omahans will ap
pear In everything from the ancient cloth
of Arabia to the dlrectolre gown.
To disci ss the trip to the Imperial sands,
the nobles will meet Friday evening and It
I expected that more than enough will bu
secured to fill the eight Pullman car en
gaged for tho trip.
Only an Omaha trade exclusion coulJ
equal In extravagance the plans for the
Arabian special from Omaha. It is planntd
to stop at every town und city between
Omaha ani Sioux City "und show the
native" hat the temple has at head
quarters. Stops will Include Cuihoun, Ulilr,
Tekamah, Craig, Oakland, Lyons. Pender,
Bancroft and others. The patrol will n atch
up the main streets of these towns, led by
Dlmlck's famous "Merry Widow band."
which will accompany the train a far as
Sioux City. This band made Itself famous
on the recent tilttatc trade cxcur.-tii n, end
with the gaily dressed patrol will make
quite a circus parades In each town visited.
Arriving in St. Paul the patrol of Tangier
temple will do their level bext to a'tract
attention among bl; the gay caravan from
the east and west. '
A committee cor.Mstlng of Victor White,
B. F. Thomas and George F. West, Is
taking cure of the arrangements for the
special train, and announce that a large
cumber of reservations have been made by
noble outside if Omaha, which will coin
pose almost half of the delegation to the
Imperial council. George Carter, conductor
ot the Omaha road, will run the Arabic
special, being a m mber of the Tangier
temple and inoro or lets famous for deco
rating a train with shrine enible.iis and
other mystic figures and banners.
WATER B0ARDHAS INNING
Webster $ari Bnlld More Reservoirs
and Cnt Off Sonth Omaha to
Clarify Fluid.
John L. Webster, attorney for the Omaha
Water board, spent Thursday morning In
tho federal court trial of the hydrant
rentals caBe In an attempt to show that If
the water company would build sufficient
reservotrs at Florence and give tho water
ample time to settle the people of Omaha
would not have to drink dirty looking
water. He also showed by witnesses that
If South Omaha was not supplied by the
Omaha Water company, Omaha would get
clearer water.
Dr. A. H. Hippie, member of the woter
board, testified tjiat up to the early part
of 1905 he had no knowledge that the
pressure furnished by the Omaha Water
company was not as requ red. nor that the
corrpany was required to clarify the water,
but that as soon ns he found out th ;se
things the water board started the suits.
A. C. Koenlg. secretary of the water
board, has several samples of water by
which he showed that all that was needed
to make Missouri river water clear was a
chance to settle. He had water taken from
the river, some from faucits around
Omaha and a sample of filtered water.
This showed thut If filtered through Platte
river sand at the rate of 2.0ii0,t0 gallons
per acre for each twenty-four hours It
would be clear. Mr. Koenlg testified that
thirty-six hours was all that was needed
to clear Missouri river water. H. C. Hall,
rttorney for the water company tried to
bring out the fact that waier should be
kept In motion and not be allowed to stand
for that length of time.
Prof. Stout of the University of Nebraska
testified that If the water company should
build sufficient reservoirs to allow tha
water to stand for thirty-six hour It
would be clear und would not need a sand
fllterer.
TORPEDO CANS NOT BARRED
Bat Woe I nto the Roy Mho Pats E
plosives on Street Cnr
Tracks.
The telephones at the police station have
been rinsing with little boys' voices. They
want 10 know lf the toTedo cans ammu-
niuou are oarrnj on ine rnurui.
"No, they are not," soys the olflcer at the
other end of the wire." "Hut woe unto
that bqy who places anything explosive on
a street car truck.
The torpedo cans are allowable, but Yy
1 ar erroneous order Issued they were put
on the prohibitive list. This order has
been corrected. The giant firecracker 1
barred and the big pistol that shoot blank
cartridge.
But tne police will watch more keenly
for the explosives on car tracks than any
thing else, and Chief Donah'ue say ev.-ry
boy caught at this mischief will be suin
mailly dealt with.
"I have reiterated the penalty attached
to this offense more times than I car. tell
and no boy will be excused who la caught
i at tnls 'rick," says the chief
1 KILLING OVER SLIGHT WORD
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Kvldeuce shows Threat to Slap la
Mouih Provoked Flaht that
Led to Death.
Owing to the severe illness of Coroner
Davis the inquest over the death of Charles
Geore, the n.-gro who died Sunday night
as thy icsult of being shot twice by Hubert
Fischer, In Ferer's saloon Saturday nlglu,
was conducted by Sheriff Brailey. All of
the witnesses not being present, the In-
! quf,,,t wa" con"ued "nt" 1 o'clock Friday
morning. The examination of the w Itnesse
was conducted by County Attorney English
and from the testimony it was evident that
Fischer shot George without any other
provocation than a threat made, by the
latter that he would slap Fischer in the
mouth.
Probably the most disinterested spectator
at the. inqueBt was Fischer, himself, who
Kat unconcerned throughout the proceed
ii.gs without a change of expression, with
his head and arms swathed in bandages,
vvnieii covered the wound inflicteal by
ij.-or-e, after he I. ad been shot.
Lnginrrr Idea of Injuries.
Ill Kl 3. P., Jii'y 2 - (ipee lal.i The
body of Enjncer M. Murray, who was
injured In a radway wreck neur Oakes,
N. D., Sunday morning, and whose death
occurred yesterday as th result of in
juries, were brought 10 thl city for Interment
MtRAT HALSTEAD IS DEAD
Veteran Journalist Passes Away at
His Home in Cincinnati.
WAS SEVENTY-EIGHT YEARS OLD
He Had Been Actively Ensnared In
Different Phases of Po.ltlosl and
Literary Work for Fifty
Five Years.
CINCINNATI. July 2. Murat HalMed,
one of the leaders In American Journalism
for over half a century and widely kr.own
as a vigorous editorial and magazine witter,
died at his home In this city this after
noon, In his 79th year. At his bedside were
his wife, his son Robert and one daughter.
Mrs. Arthur Stem. Mr. Halsted had been
falling In health for three months and yes
terday suffered from cerebral hemmorhagea.
His physicians this morning told the family
that death was a question of hours and
those of the family at a distance were al
once notified.
Mr. and Mrs. Halsted celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary a little more
than a year ago, at which time Mr. Hal
sted's health seemed frail and as time
passed he grew weaker, so that the news
of his death was not wholly unexpected.
The suden death of his son. Marshall a
few months ago was a severe shock to htm
and is believed to have had an adverse ef
fect on his health, being the first break
In the family. Albert Halsted, another son,
Is American consulate at Birmingham, Eng
land, and other members of tho family are
scattored throughout the country.
Mr. Hoisted was one of the great edi
tors of the last half of the nineteenth
century and one of the strongest tributes
to his inclslveness as a writer was in 1SS9,
when his nomination by President Har
rison to be American minister to Germany
was rejected by the L'nlted States senate
because of articles he iiad published charg
ing corruption to some members of that
body. He was a native of Butler county,
Ohio, and after a short service on a liter
ary weekly he in 1S53 became connected
with the Cincinnati Commercial, In which
he secured a small Interest a year later,
becoming chief owner in 1SH6. Nearly
twenty years later hia paper was con
solidated with the Gazette and he was
editor-in-chief of the combined newspaper
until years afterward, when another con
solidation was affected, new owners se
curing control. For a time he was editor
of the Brooklyn Stundard-l'nlon and for
the last ten years he has figured largely
us a magazine and special newspaper
writer, besides issuing a number of books
on current matters of historical interest.
During the war Mr. Halsted personally re
ported many battles, being rated as a war
correspondent of the first class, and later
In the Franco-German war anad In the
Spanish-American war he added to his
reputation in that line.
For fifty years he attended and reported
all republican nominating conventions and
In 18ti0 he was the only newspaper man
who reported all the varied political con
vention of that "year.
TAFT PREPARING TO LEAVE
Presidential Candidate Hopes to Go
to Hot prlntt, V., Friday
Cannon Arrives.
WASHINGTON, July ?.-Jude William
H. Taft Is making all arrangements to
leave Washington for Hot Springs, Va., to
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. Meantlmo
he desires to dispose of a great accumula
tion of correspondence. Since ho returned
from his New Haven trip last Saturday
nlj-'ht he really has had little time to de
vote to this, on account of the heavy work
ut the War department, but he will make a
distinct Impression upon It today and to
morrow. Sp aker Cannon, who arrived In Wash
ington last night, said today that he hud
come to attend to some legislative bus nes,
but expected to call on Judge Taft during
the day. His prompt and cordial promiso
of earnest support made Immediately alter
the nomination was d' eply appreciated by
Judge Taft and u harmonious working
agreement between the two eminent repub
lican leaders la assured.
FEW TEACHERS AT CLEVELAND
Attendance at Educational Associa
tion l ight, but the Meeting
Were Successful.
CLEVELAND. O., July 2 -After electing
officers lor the coming year the member
of the National Educational association to
day rested from their labors. Derailment
meetings continued, but there was no "gen
eral Bession." The day was given over to
slghtsetlng and such other entertainment
as was provided by their hosts.
Denver has a prominent position for the
next convention. The choice lies larg ly
with the board of directors, which will an
nounce its determination some time later.
Atlantic City and Chicago are the rival
cities.
From the educational standpoint this
year's convention ha been an unusual
success, but the attendance has dropped
much below that which was anticipated.
The council of the association met today
at 9:30 o'clock.
NEWSPAPER MEN PLAN TOUR
booth Dakota Quill Pushers Will In
spect Points of Interest la
State.
SIOCX FALLS, S. D., July 2. (Special.)
John T. Cogan of this city, secretary of
the South Dakota Press association, has
completed final preparations for the an
nual mid-summer outing of the associa
tion, which this vtar will be spent in the
Black Hills. The members of the associa
tion who will take the trip will leave the
eastern part of the slate on Thursday, July
23, and will reach Rapid City on the morn
ing of Friday, July 24. At Rapid City an
entertainment has been provided for the
visiting newspaper men, who will remain
there until Saturday morning, July 25,
when the party will depart for Hot
Springs.
MONEY IN DEPOSITORY BANKS
Government Will Issue Call for Large
Sam Held In Banks of
Country.
WASHINGTON. July I It Is understood
that the secretary of the treasury will this
afternoon Isiue a call for between $.5.000.uo0
and Sfit'.OO.Oia) of government money held by
government depository banks, payable
July 10.
WASHINGTON. July t Secretary of the
Treasury Cortelyou today announced a
further call upon the national bank deposi
tories for approximately $45.000,OX), to be
paid on or before the ith in "
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Several t'hnnaea In Aaslcninrnt of
Army Otneers Are An
nounced. (From a Staff Correspond 'lit )
WASHINGTON. July S.-tSpcclal Tele
pram.) Second Lieutenant Lawrence E.
Hohl, Nineteenth infantry, in addition
his other duties, will assume rliURe of
construction work at Fort Mnckensle. re
lieving Captain Frederick T. Arnold, Fourth
cavalry, acting quartermaster, win will
proceed to Fort Robinson and assume
charge of construction vo:k at t!'at pout,
relieving Captnln E'.hvood W. Evan,
ElKhth cavalry.
The commissioner of the crtieral Ian 1
office today announced the following ap
pointments in the field force of h's office:
Everett O. Fuller, Nebraska, special agent
at Sl.K), transferred trom local land of
fice at North Platte; Harold R. Cutler.
Iowa, special agent at JLJis?. by transfer
from the War department, und Don C.
Rathhun. Iowa, special agent at tl.2(U, by
transfer from War department.
William J. Sinwd. n has been appointed
postmaster at Ashbrook. Sioux county,
Nebraska, vice L. L. Ashbrook. resigned.
Henry M. Clayton has been appointed
regular and Sarah F. Clayton substitute
rural cairier for Route S ut Charlton. la.
DETAILS OF REGICIDE PLOT
Chief of l'ros;reslve Dissidents In
Portuaneae Ilonae of Lord
Creates Sensation.
LISBON. July 2.-Dr. Jose Maria de Al
poim, chief of the progressive dissidents,
smarting under the Insinuation that he was
Implicated In the assassination In Lisbon
last February of King Carlos and Crown
Prince Ltilse, created a sensation In' the
House of lairds today by revealing; what
he declared to be the tru hlatory of this
regicide's plot. He asserted that the assas
sinations had lieen decided upon at a meet
ing of the lenders of tho progressive and
regenerator party a few days before they
were carried out. A number of republicans
also were present at this meeting.
Dr. Alpoiin charged further that the re
publicans proposed to obliterate the entire
royal family, with the exception of Maria
Pia, the mother of King Carlos, but that
the monarchists Insisted that such a gen
eral slaughter would be useless. Finally,
Manuel Sllva Buissu and Alfredo Costa
were given Savxfl and flO.iKX". respectively,
to kill King Carles and Premier Franco.
Arrangements were made by other men to
cover the flight cf the assassins, but when
Russia and Costa fired, their friends lost
their heads and opened fire also. These
shots resulted In the death of Crown Prince
Lulse.
WAR VESSELS ARE KEPT BUSY
Fleet Rrprla Attack of Members of
Mosquito Flotilla In San
Franrlaeo liny.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2. War vessels
In this harbor have been playing at tho
gume of war for several nights, simulating
In the busy waters of the harbor, the con
ditions which might prevail during actual
warfare. The maneuvers have been under
the direction of Lleutei ant Commander R.
McLean of the admiral' staff on the Con
necticut. Fiu- several nights the game consisted In
giving the torpedo boats an opportunity to
hide themselves bhind Gout Island or any
cf the numerous craft on the boy, and then
i.fter a time trying to prevent them from
sneaking within a radius of l.uou yurds of
any given one cf the battleships In the man-of-war
rows without being ricked up by
the searchlights of the battleship.
Last night beside the searchlight drill,
the contest Included the operation of thi
big guns on the battleships, and the crews
of the battleship being kept In rcudlness to
turn their batteries on the members of the
mosquito fleet at any minute. The com
bination of searchlight drill and gun drill
made an exciting event for officers and
men.
IFOUR ARE INJURED BY BOMB
Black Hand Responsible for Another
Ontrniie ut I'll tshiirK- Uluck
innil Attempted.
PITTSBURG. I'a., July 2. Four persons
were seriously lnjuted und two dwelling
houses partially wucked early today when
a charge of dynamite waa exploded at the
home of George 1 icivotoi ia, a wealthy
Italian, at M Ki esport.
Several threatening letters, signed by an
alleged Black Hand organization, have been
received by P uvoioriu recently, In which
$2.M) was d manded.
The Injured uie George Deavotorla, his
wife and father mid Kline r Bailey, who
lived next door to the Italian family.
Bailey's Injiirh-s are very serious.
The dynamiting occurred shortly after
midnight this m.ining. On June 15
Deavotorla received the third and last let
ter from tho Blaek Hand. It warned him
that if $2,000 was not placed under the Fort
Wayne railroad bridge in this city, by the
evening of July 1, his house would be blown
up and he and other occupants would be
blown to atoms. Deavotoria destroyed all
the letter and paid no more attention to
them.
BISHOP P0TTERGETS WEAKER
New Y'ork Divine Still Conscious, but
His Strength Is Gradually
Leaving;.
COOPERSTOWN, N. Y., July 2.-There is
no change In Bishop Potter condition
since the last bulletin, issued last night,
except that the patient la growing per
ceptibly weaker. He retains consciousness
and Is reported to be cheerful and free
from pain.
Drs. Janvrin and Basset remained with
their patient all night.
The bishop daughter, Mrs. Duvldge, Is
expected to arrive today from California.
liltihop Puller gulned In strength during
the forenoon and his relatives became
more hopeful of a favoiuble outcome of his
Illness.
MANY MINERS PUT IN PERIL
Kiplualon of Gs In Russian Work
ings Kills Fully Hundred
Persuus.
Yl'ZVOKA. Russia. Ju'y 2 Last ev. n ng
a violent explosion of raa occurred In tliu
Rlkovsky mine in which .'CO liners were at
work. A hundred are re;oited to have I een
Hied. Troops have been summoned Im
preserve orcier.
NOTIFY TAFT AT CINCINNATI
Derision Heae-hed to Have trrrmouf
Take Place- July Twenty
Klahth. WASHINGTON. July 2. Announi'erner.t
was made today that it has been finally de
cided to have the notification of Mr. Taft's
nomination take plac at Cincinnati July 28.
PARKER STARTS ROW
Iiyan Men Objrot to His Resolutions
Lauding Cleveland.
CALL IT FACTIONAL MOVE
Its Text Held to Be Direct Slap at
Ncbraskan.
PLANS MADE TO SHUT IT OUT
Bryan's Friends Will Have Resolu
tion of Their Own.
JOHNSON EACKERS OPTIMISTIC
Mr. I. nt'h Says There Can Be o
.Nomination on First Il.illot and
that M linn-no I nil's Chances
Are Good.
DENVER, July 2. Charging that Alton
B. Parker's resolution of tribute to the
memory of the late President Cleveland la
n clever move on tho part of cncmle of
William Jennings I'.rjuii to Infuse fac
tional feeling Into the drmeicratlo luitlonul
convention, friends of the Neiuaskan to
day det.'i nilned to offer a resolution of a
chat aiter designed not to raise contro
verted political issues. Through control
of the temporary organization of the con
vention the Bryan following expects to
have Its resolution brought to the atten
tion of the eleiegates immediately after
the speech of the temporary chairman hn
been delivered. In that event the Parker
resolution would have to be offered as a
substitute if submitted at all, and the
Bryan men declare that the New Yotk
delegation would thereby be placed In the
attitude of uttemptlng under the guise of
eulogizing a great party leader to create
strife and dissension and to make harmony
Impossible.
Parker Resolution Denounced.
All democrats without regard to factional
affiliation applaud the suggestion com
ing from New York that the national con
vention should embrace the first oppor
tunity of honoring Mr. Clevelund, but most
of those who have expressed themselves
on the subject are of the opinion that tho
resolutions adopted should not contain any
thing over which there could be the
slightest difference of opinion. The New
Y'ork resolution, which was mado public
last night. Is denounced by such Bryan
leader as Mayor James C. Duhlman of
Omaha and Judge M. E. Wade of Iowa,
the member of the national committee
from that state. They argue that it adop.
tion would be a direct slap at Bryan and
Insist that In giving It out for publica
tion the New Yolk delegation Intended to
disparage the Nebraska candidate. The
portions of the resolution which partic
ularly aroused tho Ire Of the friend of
Mr. Bryan refer to Mr. Cleveland' record
on the questions of maintaining th in
tegrity of the court and finance, th par
agraphs being as follow:
He iespected the Integrity of our court
and so insisted upon strict enforcement of
tho law that every honest man or Interest
might be protected und all offender pun
islieel, without fear or favor.
He nialntnlneei the public credit and
honor, stooel firm as a rock In defense of
sound principles of finance and resisted
dangerous economic doctrines and prac
tices left by the republican party as a
heritage of our pe-ople.
Comment by Mayor Dahlmaa.
lt was said teielay by Mayor Dahlman
that these expressions are but thinly veiled
attacks upon Mr. .Bryan and his w.ll
known attitude on the question of adopting
an anti-Injunction plank and his position
in li and 1IW0 on the money question.
"TheBe questions have no proper place,"
salr Mr. Dahlman, "In resolution Intended
only to honor tho name of the late Mr.
Clevelund. Mr. Bryan's personal tribute to
tho memory of the. late president was of a
character proving that no man honored
Mr. Clevelund more or would go further in
giving him credit for advancing the Inter
ests of the democratic party. It is true that
Mr. Bryan und Mr. Cleveland held different
views on many questions of party policy
and with tho rare tact which ha alway
exhibits, Mr. Bryan refrained from any
allusion that might provoke strife In the
party. It is my opinion that the demo
cratic national convention. In adjourning
out of respect to Mr. Cleveland' memory
should follow Mr. Bryan' example."
Plans of Bryavn Men.
The publication of the Parker resolution
was a bombshell exploding In the midst of
the Bryan followers and steps war at once
taken by members of the eommltlea on
convention arrangement to head off It
Introduction In the convention. They were
unanimously of the opinion that it would
provoke a discussion und possibly a fight
which they desired to avoid. Several mem
bers of the committee who did not car
to be publicly quoted, did not hesitate te
say, however, that in their opinion an ar
gument In the convention over such a reso
lution as tills would be disgraceful and in
jure the party In the eyes of th country.
It waa therefore determined to take Im
mediate steps to ward off any tuoh pos
sibility, and at tho Instance of Koger C
Sullivan of Illinois lt was decided to pre
pare a resolution which, while honoring
the memory of Mr. Cleveland, would offer
no opportunity for acrimonious dispute in
the convention.
The Bryan people, having possession ot
the temporary organization, decided that
the Cleveland resolution shall be presented
to the convention by a man who will b rec
ognized by Temporary Chairman Bell im
mediately after the conclusion of hi
speech, lf Judge Purker still desires to
brin ills resolution before the convention
It must be offered as a substitute for the
one which will be presented by th Bryan
people.
R. M. Johuacn, the Texas member of th
committee on convention arrangement,
said today: "If that Parker resolution I
Introduced In the convention It will rata
all sorts of a row. The friend of Mr.
Bryan do not propose that, under th
guise of a resolution honoring Grover
Cleveland, Mr. Bryan shall be attacked and
his policies for the last twelve year held
up to rebuke."
Day Has No Objection.
A less aetii.ua view was taken ot th
Parker resolution by Frunk M. Day, secre
tary to Governor John A. Johnson, and
one of the manager of hi campaign.
Mr. Day said:
"l certainly think that the convention
should adopt a re-solution In honor of Mr.
Cleveland, und the one prepared by Judg
Parker seen s to me to be entirely proper
and to fill the i.ll properly."
At Gray headquarter Mr. Marvel said
that Mr. Cleveland was a world character
and tl at I.'.h ii.emory should be pld th
highest i ns.l)!e tributa. He had not read
the Parker resolution and he laid that th
wisdom of adopting it had not been called
to bis attention. After reading th reaolu-