The Omaha Daily Bee
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VOL. XXXVIII NO. 3:
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 23, 1003 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
REVOLT BEARS FRUIT
Saltan of Turkey Yieldi to Demand!
and Grant Constitution.
SUMMARY OF TUE BEE
Saturday, Jul? S5, 100H.
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OLD LAW 13 MADE EFFECTIVE
Election of Chamber is Ordered Under
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SENSATION IN CONSTANTINOPLE
Substantial GrantlnsT of Practically
All Driuandi of Vomit Tarka
Surprise Palace Clique
and Diplomats.
roxsTN'TINOPL.B, July 84. An Im
perlul It nrt Issued thin morning ordains
the assembling ot a chamber of deputies in
iicr.ordancs with a constitution which has
lce-n elar-jrated by the nultan. The Irade
ha been communicated to the Varlla and
the district lieutenant governors with the
necessary orders for the holding of elec
tions. The constitution which the Irade now
makes effective Is practlaclly the one
worked out In 1876.
The jrand vizier Immediately took steps
to carry out the orders of his Imperial
warier. He addressed to all the provincial
authorities concerned a circular telegram,
convening tin: Chamber of Deputies. In
which ho pointed out that the method of
forming the chamber la determined by an
organic, statute which, according to the of
ficial communication, Is "an Illustrious
Instlt .it Ion of the sultan."
Startling ns waa the sudden dismissal of
l-'crld Pasha from the grand vtzlershlp and
the appointment of Bald Pasha In his place.
this step was as nothing compared to the
icnsatlon created In all quarters this morn
ng ly the official announcement that ths
ultun had decided to convoke a Farlla
nicnt. ibnuge Doe to Revolt.
It was felt that In view of the general
revolt In the army, unprecedented In the
history of the Turklsn empire, some change
was Inevitable and that far-reaching meas
ures of reform In the central government
a to bound to be Inaugurated. Ilut the
drastic action of the sultan, who took the
r.'lns Into his own hand and by the stroke
of a pen suddenly yielded to the demands
of tho young Turks and restored the con
stitution of 1876, has taken the palace
clique, the members ot the diplomatic corps
In fact, the entire population of Constanti
nople completely by surprise. Although It
was thought that the long sustained agl
tatlon might possibly bring about some
form ot parliamentary administration, noth
Ing so dramatically abrupt waa regarded
as possible.
The Immediate causa of the sultan's rals
In the white flag waa the receipt of a
telegram addressed , to Mm from trie Al
banian of Uskub. Informing him that they
I ad 'taken, their oath to favor the re-es-
tdbllahment ot the constitution. This mes-
rage landed like a thunderbolt at the Ylldl
Kiosk. The sultan had been under the Im
pression that he could depend upon the Al
banians under .all circumstances. Perid
Pasha, who la an Albanian, had fostered
i this conceit. When the facta became
known, the wrath of the sultan Immedl
ately fell upon his favorite, who was sum
moned to the palace and dismissed on the
spot.
Hale) Pasha. Advised Constitution
Thn former grand vizier, Said Pasha, was
then summoned to the palace. He gave
the sultan an Insight Into the real gravity
rf tho situation In the country, and' the
lio elrssnesa of attempting to restore per
manent peace In the army and among the
people unless the personal regime, with
its attendant abuses and intrigues, which
had brought the country to the verge ot
i u In, came to an end and some steps were
taken In the direction ot granting a meas
ure of constitutional government. The at
t'tudx of the Albanians had so discon
crted the sultan that Said Pasha found
lilm In a mood to make concessions, and
thn pressure exerted by other men who
had been long absent from the councils
ul the palace completed the conversion
which resulted In the historic Irade ot
today.
BELGRADE, July 24.-The entire garri
son of I'skub la reported to have mutinied
and Albanians are aald to be marching
upoit the city, although there la nothing
to show whether they purpose joining the
mutiny or attempting to quell It.
BALOMKI, European Turkey, July 24.
An Imperial firman restoring to Macedonia
the constitution of 1876 was read In this
city publicly this morning In the presence
of the civil and municipal authorities and
before an Immense and orderly crowd.
Great enthusiasm pre-alled.
Hejolclna- la Macedonia.
BISLORADE, Servla. July 24. Cipher dis
patches received here from the European
Vilayets of Macedonia declare that the
Young1 Tuiks are complete masters of the
sltuetlon.
All the Turkish authorities have sur
rendered themselves Into their hands.
The publication of Kosaovo. European
Turkey, of the sultan1 proclamation grant
ing a constitution waa hulled by a salute
of twenty-one guns from the fort. Ther
la great rejoicing everywhere.
VIENNA, July 24.-Marshal Oaman
Kelsl Pasha, the new commander of the
Vlla)t of Monastlr, has been seized and
tarled off by a band of men belonging to
the Yousg Turkey party, according to a
telegram received here today from Monas
tlr. Details of thl occurrence are lacking,
but It ia asserted that NaJal Bey, the leader
of th Young Turks at eana. yesterday
at th heaj of l.tXO followers, forced his
way to Momistlr, raised Osraan's quarters
and succeeded In carrying off the marshal
without bloodshed. Other news received
tier from European Turkey Indicates that
a revolt of the Macedonian gaxrlons !n
.'uvor ot the Young Turks mi)) be ex
pected within th next 'few days.
Tno signatory powcra to the Berlin treaty
have no present Intention of Interfering
with the' course of event In Turkey whlc'i
up to the present time, are regarded a a
Purely domestlo affair.
Temper, .'v
if
THREE KILLED, FIFTY HURT
Lightning; Causes Panic in National
Guard Camp at Gettysburg.
WILD NIGHT ON BATTLEGROUND
Governor Stuart' Tent Blown Down
and state Officials Have Narrow
Escape Women rind Chtl
dren In Hysterica.
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v POLITICAL.
Oovernor Hughes of New York has an
nounced that he will waive the personal
reasons which caused him to refuse to
make a second race and that he Is at the
service of his party and state. Pag 1
Chairman Hitchcock has called a con
ference of middle state leaders to a re
publican conference at Chicago. Pag 1
Seventh district republicans In conven
tion namo A. F. Prouty for eongreiss over
the protest of Captain Hull, the opposing
candidate. Pag 1
DOMESTIC.
Three are killed by lightning and fifty
Injured In storm at encampment on old
(lettyirburg battlefield. Fag a
Shippers In session at Chicago decide
to be on guard against rate raise. de
spite statement of railroad men. Pag 1
FOBEION.
Sultan of Turkey yields to rebels and
grants constitution and convokes a Par
liament. Pag 1
Twenty-five passengers believed to have
been lost In sinking of ship off Swedish
coast. Pag 1
XXBBASKa.
Two boys are drowned at Lincoln while
bathing at Capital Beach, a pleasure re
sort. Pa- 1
Oliver Starkey, who shot his divorced
wife Thursday, was found dead with his
head blown off by a shotgun Friday
morning. Pag 3
SPOBT.
Rig Marathon race, which Is a feature
at Olympic games, goes to Hayes, Ameri
can, on protest that Dorando, who came
In first, was aided by officials. Pag a
Scores of yesterday' base ball game:
Western League
S Omaha vs. Pueblo 0.
10 Lincoln vs. Dcs Moines 4.
6 Sioux City vs. Denver 0.
National League
2 Chicago vs. Brooklyn 1.
2 New York vs. Pittsburg 1.
I Cincinnati va. Huston 2,
American League
4 Detroit vs. Cleveland 0. .
American Association
8 St. Paul vs. Louisville S.
t Louisville vs. Milwaukee 1.
Minneapolis vs. Indianapolis 4.
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MOTEVEoTS OP OCEAJT STXAKSHXFS.
' Port. Arrived. Sailed.
NEW YORK. Nord Amerlka....
PLYMOt'TH K A. Victoria....
Ql KENfroWN...Ceclrlc Frle.lana.
Ul'IKKSTOWN Ktrurla.
QtEENSToWN.. Teutonic.
Hi)i;TH AMI-TON, Adriatic
MVKHFOUL Baltic.
GENOA Veronica
OLASOOW '. Monrollan.
LOMKJN Sardinia.
INDIAN METHODS BY ROADS
Milppers In. Session at Chlcnaro Make
lleply to President Me
trea. CHICAGO, July 24. A conference of rep
resentative shippers representing organiza
tions 1n Illinois, New York, Iowa, Missouri,
Wisconsin and Pennsylvania was held here
today under the auspices of the Illinois
Manufacturers' association. Despite the
OETTY.Sm'RO. Pa., July 24. An
night search throughout Camp Hayes,
where the 1",wo men of the National Guard
of Pennsylvania have been In camp for a
week, and which was last night visited by
a terrific electrical and wind storm, shows
that three soldiers were struck dead by
lightning and that nearly a half hundred
other persons were Injured by the electrical
bolts or were otherwise hurt. It was prob
ably the wildest night the historic battle
ground has experienced since the memora
ble July days of 1WX
Those killed were:
CORPORAL C. MILTON OARRKR. Com
pany P, Tenth regiment. Washington.
JAMKS A. PAltHE. Company K, Tenth
rearlrnent, Wa nsburff.
PJtt VATK i LYPK MORRISON. Company
D, Sixteenth regiment. Oil City.
The dead were members of the Second
brigade, composed of regiments from the
western part of the state, most of the
stnrm damage occurring In the section of
the field occupied by that brigade.
The cots of the hospital tent are filled
with the Injured, some of whom are women
and children who had been visiting the
camp.
Governor' Tent Blown Down.
The tent which Governor Stuart had been
occupying during the week's encampment
was blown down by the terrific wind and
the governor and those who were his guests
at the time were burled under the canvas
With the governor were Charles B. Mann
of the State Railroad commission.. Colonel
Good of tho First regiment, Philadelphia,
and Captain P. L. Weaver, formerly of the
First regiment. They were all thrown to
the ground by the falling canvas, but man
aged to crawl out Into the open. In the
tent adjoining that of the governor's were
tho sisters of Governor Stuart, Miss Cora
Stuart of Itarrlslmrg and Mrs. Lelcher of
Philadelphia, and Mrs. Charles B. Mann of
Philadelphia. They were there for the
usual evening band concert and could not
get back to town before the storm broke.
It was with the greatest difficulty that the
tent they occupied waa kept from collaps
ing. To add to the excitement at division head
quarters, the tall Iron flagstaff In front of
the tents of Governor Stuart and General
Wiley was struck by lightning, stunning
several members of ;he gov amor's staff.
Three Killed in Different Places.
The three guardsmen who lot their lives
were killed In different places. Barbe was
sitting In his tent with another soldier,
when he waa enveloped In a blue flame,
following a terrific crash, and he fell dead.
The other soldier, Paul Neal, waa only
stunned.
Oarber waa with friends In the guard
tent when he was killed. The bolt threw
hi companions In a heap, severely allock
ing all of them. Then U shot along th
ground thirty feet to the tent of Chief
Musician Morrison, wrecking the tent and
stunning Morrison, Christler and their
wives. It tore Chilstlrr's coat to shreds
and twlHted his alto horn Into a shapeless
mass. An lnxtant later, fifty yards away.
another bolt struck Barbe, killing him. Ilia
watch stopped at 9:26. Private Morrison
was standing at the hoxpUul tent when he
was struck. There were seven or eight
patients In It, sufferers from the heat.
Steel Puttees Attract I.lsht ulnar.
In each case of those killed, the new
army puttocs, furnished Just before the men
went Into camp, were torn from their limb,
the steel rib being expoxed. Some ot the
officers believe tho steel attracted the
lightning.
Tho storm which had been brewing all
evening, brcko suddenly. The wind blew
with almost cyclonic force, the rain cumu
down In torrents and the lightning was tho
severest seen here In years. Although the
hour was getting late, the camp still con
tained many visitors, who had been de
layed by the Jollifications, whkh always
pbtaln In ramp the night before the regi
ments leave for home. The second brigade
Is situated In the lowest fltld of the camp
OMAHA FIRST ON WOOL MART
Uate City Itn I'pper Hand for Loca
tion of National Wool Urow
era' Warehouse.
To give Omaha an opportunity to pre
sent claims for the locating of the ware
house of the Nati mnl Wool Growers' as
sociation here, a rpeclal meeting of the
executive committee will be held In Sep
tember and jflnn are being made by the
Commercial club and those Interested In
the Omaha wool market.
Commissioner J. M. Guild of the Com
mercial club returned Friday morning
from Manltou. Colo., where he attended
the meetings of the Western Classification
committee and from Cheyenne, where he
attended tho session of the executive com
mittee of the National Wool Growers'
association.
"Omaha already has the first bid and
first right to the wnrehouee I 'believe,"
said Mr. Guild. "But some of the members
are In favor of locating the warehouse In
Chicago. The Twin Cities, Denver and
Salt Lake City are also bidding for the
warehouse.
"But Omaha has gone ahead tnd erect?d
a warehouse and started the wool market
In Omaha. Other cities arc only making
promises, except St. Paul and Minneapolis,
which have made the etcrape of wool
possible by appropriating some warehouses
already erected. But Omaha his done
more than any of th cities and we hope
to make a favorable showing In fact a
showing which will bring the big ware
house of the National Wool Grower'
association to Om.'iha."
POOR FARM JNMATE KILLED
Joseph HlKBins Is Ran Over by Train
at Fortieth and Leavenworth
Streets.
The body of the man killed hy an Illinois
Central train on the Missouri Taclflo
tracks at 10 o'clock' Thursday night, at
Fortieth and Leavenworth streets, has been
Identified as that of Joseph Higglns,
year of age, who waa an Inmate of the
county poor farm. An Inquest was held
Friday afternoon by Coroner Brewer and
the verdict held no one responsible, finding
that Higglns was nearly blind.
When the body was picked up and taken
In charge by the coroner It was thought to
bo that of Higglns. but the Identity wa
not clearly established until Friday morn
lng.
The train, which consisted of twenty car
of stock from South Omaha, was running
north on Its way to Council Bluffs. G. V.
Burgson was the engineer and F. Nichols
the conductor.
Nothing was known of the accident by
the train crew till a quantity of blood was
discovered on the brake beam of the loco
motive, when Is was being oiled further up
the track. Some of the trainmen then
walked back to Leavenworth street with
lanterns and found the mangled body.
Higglns had been at the poor farm since
May 7. Mrs. George N. Peck of Worthlng
ton Place was a friend of Higglns.
CALLS LEADERS TO CHICAGO
Hitchcock Summons Conference of Re
publicans from Middle States.
TO VISIT TAFT AT HOT SPRINGS
After Conference with Candidate
Third Hlaj Conference Wilt Be
Held with Kaatern. Lead
er In ew York.
CHICAGO. July 24. Republican political
leaders from eight west middle states will
meet at the Auditorium Annex tomorrow
to confer with Frank H. Hitchcock, chair
man of the republican national committee.
The states to be represented are Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Missouri, Iowa and Kentucky, and It is ex
pected that each of them will send the na
tional committeeman and the chairman and
secretary of the state central committee.
Mr. Hitchcock arrived here today from
Colorado Springs, where a similar confer
ence was held with the leaders from the
western states. On the Journey from Colo
rado to Chicago the national chairman ar
ranged by telegraph to have representatives
from central states come here at this time
for the reason that he found It Impossible
to go east before attending the notification
ceremonies to be held In Cincinnati on
Tuesday.
After Mr. Taft has been notified of his
nomination he Intends to return to Hot
Springs, Va. He will be accompanied by
Mr. Hitchcock, who will remain a day In
consultation with the republican candidate
and then go to New York to superintend
the opening of eastern headquarters on
August 1. The principal headquarters of
the republican campaign management,
which are to be In Chicago, will not be
opened until August 15. Tho contract for
furnishing the rooms was awarded today
Soon after the New York headquarters
are opened there will be held a third big
conference, which will take In most of the
eastern states. These gatherings are a part
of Mr. Hitchcock's scheme for the division
of campaign work Into sections and the
utilization of political asset of a region.
Including a number of states, Instead of
observing the state lines, as has been done
In pasl national campaigns. The situation
In the south will be taken up at ome later
day In accordance with the determination
of Mr. Hitchcock to make a fight for the
electoral votes of certain of those states.
FIREMAN FOILS NERVY ROBBER
Knocks Itevolver from tllahwaj tnan'a
Hand with hovel and Pre
vents ttoldnp.
CHICAGO. July 24.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from Appleton. Wis., sAys:
A nervy robber tried to hold up the
Ashland-St. Paul northbound train on tho
Chicago ft Northwestern railroad yesterday
near Appleton Junction, a mile and a half
north of Applrtnn.
The train had Just passed the Junction
when a mafcked man climbed over the
tender Into the cab of the engine from the
platform of the blind baggage, where he
had been hiding. Revolver In hand, he
commanded Iouls Wandell, driver of the
locomotive, to stop the train, uncouple his
engine and run tip the track a short dis
tance. Wandell, covered as ho wa by the
man's revolver, was about to comply, when
Oustave Pahl. his fireman, hit the high
wayman a heavy blow with his coal scoop,
knocking tho revolver from his hands.
Pahl was swinging the scoop for another
blow when the man Jumped from the door
way of the cab while the train was running
twenty miles an hour.
It Is the theory of trainmen that there
was a large shipment of gold on the train
from Chicago to St. Taul and that It was
this treasure the man was after. A posse
Is searching for the highwayman.
NO POPULIST PARTY
Effect of Tibbies Bolt at the St. Louis
Convention.
DEMOCRATIC FUSION IS A FRAUD
Effort to Spring Hybrid Electoral
Ticket Illegal.
PROTEST FILED AGAINST NAMES
Secretary Junkin Asked to Protect
Independent Voters.
CASE TO BE THOROUGHLY PUSHED
WILL RESIST EFFORT OF ROADS
Machinists Will Klatht Attempt
Kednre Waves and Nullify
Agreement,
to
CORN CONDITION BEST YET
Present Outlook rpaBe Anything
for the Lost , Two
YearWT -
The corn condition Is better than It ha
been at any time for the last two years,
according to a complete crop report for
the current week as prepared by the Union
Pacific railroad. Tho weather ha been
Ideal tor growing corn and with a con
tinuation of . the favoreble weather a big
yield is expected. The acreage of corn
cn land adjacent to the Union Pacific has
Increased 7 per cent over last week.
Wheat Is being threshed In Kansas and
tho present Indications arc for an Increase
of about 20 per cent over the normal crop.
Oats have nn estimated Increase In Kansis
of 10 per cent. The wheat harvest in Ne
braska Is practically completed and thresh
ing I now In progress, with Indications of
an average yield.
In Wyoming all small grains are ripening
fact and Indicating a very good yield. The
soil is In good condition, having been
helped by the recent rains.
assurance of President McCrea of tho Penn
sylvania railroad last week that no advance ! ground, and every company street was so in
I contemplated at present, the shippers I tt running stream. Everywhere tents were
took the position that the roads, partlcu- I eollapning and lightning bolts were striking
larly th eastern roads, had already ac
complished enough In that direction to put
shippers on their guard. The railroads
were accused of using "Indian methods''
In the contest.
The first session lasted one hour, after
which chairman W. F. Upham announced
that the sentiment of those present at the
meeting waa unanimous on two points, as
follows:
"That no arbitrary advance by the rail
road will be accepted quietly at this
time.
"That no schedule of any nature shall be
put Into effect without an opportunity for
th shippers to meet with the railway offi
cials for a discussion of proposed changes."
The possibility of legal steps being taken
should the schedules proposed by the rail
road for August 1 go Into effect was
discussed. No arbitrary steps will be taken
by the shippers at present.
KANSAS BANKER IS
Aaayaaaaeat al Vasktss.
YANKTON. & D., July U-iSpeclal ) b'.x
million dollar and over 1 the county as
sessment of personal and real property a
lit by th Board of Equalisation.
t'nanuala Head Hibernian.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. July 24. Matthew
Cuiiinilngs 't Boston was re-elected pres
ident of the An lent Order of Hlbfrnlans
tivcr 1. E. Dolan ot New York today.
Jary at Great llend Agree on Ver
dict After Tno Day'
Session.
GREAT BEND. Kan.. July 24. After be
ing out two days and two nights, the Jury
In the case of Edward Bockemohle, presi
dent of the defunct Bank of Kllinwood,
found the defendant guilty on one count,
charging him with receiving deposit after
the limit of thirty days. Sentence was deferred.
in many places, for a time utter cjti
fu.iion reigned, but as the storm pass d
off the commanders of the several regi
ments In the snoond brigade brought about
order and began a systematic pearch for
Injured guardsmen. As rapidly as they
were found they were removed to the
hospital tent and given attention by regi
mental surgeons assluted by physician
summoned from the town ot Gettysburg.
Women In Hysterics.
The trolley line between the camp
ground and the town was put out cf service
by the storm and many of the visitors
were compelled to spend the night In the
Young Men's Christian association tent.
Among them were women and children,
who almost went Into hysterics during the
height of the furious storm.
More than 300 tent were blown down.
Of the ninety-six tents of Battery B but
eight remained standing.
During a storm Tuesday night Lieutenant
GUILTY 1 Taul K. Moiiey of the First regiment
I was killed by lightning while on regimental
guard duty.
ST. PAUL, Minn., July 24. Vigorous re
sistance to the threatened attempt on the
part of the Canadian Pacific railway to
abrogate the exlNting agreement with the
machinists on that road or to reduce their
wages was the course decided upon by tho
fifteen delegates from the Northwestern
Consolidated district of the union here to
day. They represent upwards of 6.000 ma
chinists, employes on thirty-six American
railroads west of Chicago and north of tho
Union Pacific system. A similar stand
was taken with reference to the Iowa Cen
tral railway, the machinists of which are
on fctrlke. The union decided to give the
Iowa Central men whatever financial aid
may bo necessary and to maintain the
struggle Indefinitely.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, Thomas Van Lear of Minne
apolis; first vice president Frank Mllllgan
of Dubuque.
AGED MAN DANGEROUSLY HURT
Olaf S letters Sustain Fractured Skull
In Fall from South Omaha
Street Car.
Olaf Sclgcrs, nn aged tailor, who lives
near Seventeenth and Vinton streets, was
probably fatally injured about 0:30 Friday
mornlrjj by falling from 'a South Omaha
street car, between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets, on Vinton.
Seigers had been shopping at the down
town stores and was returning home. When
rearing Seventeenth street he started out
of the door of the car and when he reached
the platform he was seen to lurch and
fall from the car, alighting on his head
on the stone pavement.
He was taken to the Prlbenow pharmacy
at Sixteenth and Vinton streets and at
tended by Dr. Hart, who discovered that
Selger was sufferirvg from a fractured
skull. He was taken to the St. Joseph
hospital In the police ambulance, but, ow
ing to his advanced age, 73 years, small
hope Is held out for his recovery.
MEET TO CHOOSE CHAIRMAN
Democratic Subcommittee Gathering
at Chlcafco to Name Head.
CHICAGO, July 24 Thomas Taggart and
Nathan Cole, member of the subcommit
tee of the democratic national committee
arrived here today from their respective
homes In Indiana and California to ,attend
the meeting of the committee, which to
morrow will choose a campaign manager.
Other members of the subcommittee, which
numbers eleven, are expected late In the
day, while William J. Bryan and hi run
ning mate, J. W. Kern, will arrive tomor
row morning.
Mr. Taggart declared today that h had
no Idea as to who would be th new chair
man of th national committee. That, he
suld, wa a matter which could not be can
vasaed until tomorrow's meeting- was
formally called to order.
NO BONDS FOR ART GALLERY
City Not Able I'nder the Charter to
Make Issue Says City At
torney Burnani.
"I am constrained to give It as my
opinion that thore Is r.o provision In the
city chaiter unir which bonds at this
time can be vo,td for the i:onptruction
of a building for the teceptlon of the Lln
lnger art collection. providing this
valuable collection should be given to the
city."
This Is the opinion of Harry E. Burnam,
city attorney, In reply to a roqiust from
the mayor asking if It were possible to
vote bonds and erect an art gallery. Mr.
Dahlman had received some slight assur
ance 'hat the valuable art. collection would
be given to tho city If the city would
j provide a suitable fire proof building.
According to the city charter the bonded
Indebtedness of the city Is limited to $2,
750,000, and this limit has been reached.
"This Is a defect In our chart -r that
ought to be coi reeled by the next legis
lature," says Mr. Burnam, In :-praking
of the f2.6V,iOO bond limit, "and I will
take pleasure In uniting In an effort to
have the charter amended at the session
of that body beginning in January next
so as to reach and cure the defect.
Hallroad Prosecute Homesteader.
KADOKA. 8. 1).. July 24. Seclal Tele
gram.) The Milwaukee Railroad company
at Ita atation here has tioen loser to the
extent of 115.000 during the last few months
by the depredation of homesteaders, who
have carried off lumber, bridge timbers,
wire and poles. Recently the company
sent Its detective, J. V. Cowan, here to
unearth the marauders, and he wa par
tially successful, securing evidence against
over fifty, who settled the cases out ot
court.
Today Mr. Cowan suddenly returned
and the sequel of his last visit was the
arrest of George Ramsey and three sons,
who It I charged, had taken a quantity
of wire and posts and strung It around
their claims. When they learned th de
tective waa in town they took down the
fance and hid the material in a draw where
It wa found. They were tried In Justice
court and given heavy fines and Jail sen
tence, which, however, were remitted on
a promise of good conduct and the rcs
stordlou of the stolen property.
BOYD SAYS THIRD IS SAFE
Also Predicts Hrpubllran Will Carry
the State of Nebraska by
1 aual Majority.
Congressman J. F. Poyd of tha Third
Nebraska district was an Omaha visitor
Fr.day morning, stopping at the Merchants.
PERFECT ENIGMA TO POLICE
Trousers Thief Continue to
.Men's Money and Baffles the
Officers.
TWENTY-FIVE DEAD IN TUNNEL
Workmen' Tool Tap lllver and
Shaft la Filled with
V.'ater.
BERNE, Swltxerland, July 24. Thero
was a frightful accident early this morn
lng In the Loetschberg tunnel. In tho
Bernese Alps, which resulted In the death
ot twenty-flTe workmen.
The men were drilling Inside the tunnel
Without warning their 'tools pierced the
wall that separated them from a subter
ranean river, or lake, the existence of
which wa not known. The wall gave
way with a crash and a torrent of water
and mud rushed Into the tunnel and filled
It. All the workmen were drowned. They
were Italians. Fortunately, owing to the
early hour, only comparatively few men
had entered tho tunnel. The disaster oc
curred 2,400 yards from the northern
entrance, ii is Denevea that the men
tapped the Kander river, which flows
through the mountains above the tunnel.
The water now chokes the tunnel within
1.000 yards of the ertrar.ee.
NO NOMINATION FOR HEARST
New York Editor Will Refuse to
Bun on Independent
Ticket.
NEW YORK, July 21.-The seventy-eight
delegates from this rlty. to the independence
party convention at Chicago will travel in
a special train over the West Shore, leav
lng here at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning,
The train will stop at stations upstate to
pick up other delegates, and It Is expected
that when th special leaves Buffalo there
will be at leat 125 aboard. The train will
be In charge of Charles E. Oehrlng, the
chairman of the committee on arrange
ments.
William R. Hearst will not go on the
delegatus' train. If hi ship Is on time, he
will reach the city tomorrow morning and
will start at once for Chicago to meet the
state leaders, who will be In Chicago on
Sunday, and to tell them that under no
conf (deration will he consent to be the nom
inee for president.
Victor Itoaewater and Other Slan the
Protests and Will Follow Them
Through Court to Stop
Frond.
POLICEMAN KILLS ROBBER
Denver Officer Shoot Prisoner Who
Run Away Dead Man Identi
fied a lllarhwayman.
r.afflins: the police with his operations
In tho various parts of tht city, tho
burglar with the mania for men's trou
sers and money contained In the trouser's
pockets. Is btill nt large and up-to-date no
description has been given of him. Thurs
day night he entered the residence of
Maurice Cohen. 171i Burt street, by r.iis-
I ing the screen and took a pair of trouoers
"We will carry our district with the t containing $30 In the pockets which be-
DENVER, July 23. Policeman Frank
Campbell today shot and kllli-d a man who
ran away after being arrested and who waa
Identified by F. L. Everett as one of two
highwaymen who robbed him last night.
Entries In a diary of the dead man state
that he left Portsmouth. N. H., March 18,
11)05, and requested In tase of accident that
Mrs. Wllllum McMulkln, No. 12 Langdon
mreet, Portsmouth, be notified. The' man
had worked at Wolhurat, Thomas F.
Steal ' Walsh' country place near Denver, while
Mr. and Mrs. Walsh were entertaining a
house party during the democratic national
convention, and had made mtrles In his
diary relating to s ime of the guests.
csu.il republican majorities," tad Mr.
HomI. "I think there Is not the remotest
doubt that we will carry the statu. Mr.
Bryan Is no stronger now than he was In
lifiO, If as strong. I lav not had the op
portunity of going over the districts to
any extent recently, but from reports that
I have received I have no apprehension
a to the result of a complete republi
can victory In the state. I have been kept
pretty busy recently looking after private
affa.rs that have been more or Irs ne
glected by public dutle. I met Chairman
Hitchcock a day or two ago and he ts
vry optimistic regarding the republican
outlook all over the country and predict
an overwhelming victory."
HYMENEAL.
A t k I ua- A da ma.
Miss Mary Adams, daughter of Nathan
Adams, and Fred L. AtkUis. both of Willow
Spring, Mo., were married by Rev.
Charles W. Savidgo at hi residence, at
noon Thursday,
longed to Mr. Cohen. The rants were
afterward recovered In the yard where
the burglar had left them.
The same method was used in gaining
an entrance to the residence of J. V.
West, where a graduation pin valued at
$10 was stolen, end the residence of
Patrick McAllion. 3 '5 Oak street, wheru
$'J in nroney was secured.
LOW RATES FOR STATE FAIRS
Chicago Great Western Announces
Cut Which Other Road Arc
Expected to Meet.
CHICAGO. July 23 The Chicago
Great Western Railroad company niada
official announcement today that special
rates from state fair In Illinois. Iowa.
Minnesota, Wisconsin. Nebraska, Missouri
and Kansas will be made during tho
coming autumn. The rate will be one and
one halt fare on the t-cent basis. Other
western oarts slgnirfied their Intention of
meeting thl rate.
TWO BOYS DROWN AT LINCOLN
Fail to Return Home and Search lle
veula Bodies at Capital
Ilenrb.
LINCOLN. Neb., July 24. While In bath
ing at Capital Beach, a pleasure resort
near this city, Henry Hauschildt, Jr., and
Joe Orlofsky, each 12 years of ae, were
drowened last night. Their disappearance
was not noticed until late at night, when
they did not come home. The bodies were
found this morning by Coroner Matthews.
It Is supposed one ot the boys got Into
dup water and the o.her attempted to
save him, both losing their lives In the
struggle.
NEBRASKA AT CONFERENCE
Only State West of Mlstonrl to Re
Represented at Chlcaico Repub
lican Meeting;.
Responding to a request from Frank II.
Hitchcock, chairman of the national re
publican committee, William Hayward,
chairman of Nebraska committee and Vl-'tor
Rosewater, national committeeman from
Nebraska, will attend the conference of re
publican leader of the middle west states
In Chicago today. Nebraska will he the
only state west of the Missouri river rep
resented at this conference. Mr. Hayward
went to Chicago, passing through Omaha,
on the Burlington ot 8:45 yesterday after
noon, and Mr. Rosewater went on a later
train.
ITALIANS LEAVE IN FLOCKS
House at atnlhany Dynamited
Sheriff Makes Request for
Trooju.
nd
N A TALE A NY, La., Joly 24. Fidlow Irg
the dynamiting of an Italian's horn" lvr
tills morning and othrr disorders, Sherl'f
Sail of the parish of Tangipahoa shor;y
neiore noon, today, unt a message to
Governor Sander asking for troops. No
( ne was Injured in the explosion. Italians
by the hundi-fds have be-en leaving (lie
section, seeking lefuce generally In New
Orleans, where the Italian consul I glv-
lns the matter his attention.
PASSENGERS LOST AT
SEA
Steamer Uoe llowa In Collision and
Between Ten aad Tweaty
People Drown.
CHRISTIAN I A, July ii.-The teanier
Baklielaget, enag'-d In the local passenger
trade, was In collision yesterday with the
steNimer Goteborg. It was cut through
amidships and sank In a few momenta.
From ten to twenty of the Bakkelaget's
passenger are believed to have been
drowned. Twenty-three of them were
rescued by the Goteborg.
PRCUTY NAMED. HULL OBJECTS
Seventh District Conajresalonal Con
vention Act , Because of So
Primary Nomination.
DE3 MOINES, la.. July 24 -By a vote r,f
74'i to ii the delegates In the seventh dis
trict republican convention yesterday nomi
nated Judge A. F. Prouty for congress over
Congressman J. A. T. Hull, no notice that
a nomination had been niadeat the primary
of June t having been received by the
convention.
Captain Hull Insisted th convention acted
without lor.
On Secretary Junkln's decision now de
pends whether tho pnpullHts of Nebraska
may have electors on the ticket thl fall.
nd whether the democratic effort to mas
querade behind the name of populists will
be successful.
A protest has been filed agaliiKt the al
lowance of the candidates of the alleged
peoples' Independent J arty for presidential
electors, going on tho ticket, either a In
dependent candidates, or In fuMon with th
dcmoirnts. The Nebraska statute provide!
that In the state, parties shall be governed
hy the action of their last national conven
t on. At the last national convention of tin
teoplea' Independent party, which waa held
t St. Louis, tho Nebraska delegate
headed by Thomaa H. Tibbies, bolted thv
convention, refusing to abldo by the nomi
nation of Watson and Williams. On return
Ing to Nebraska, Tibbies and his ass
elates Issued a public proclamation, re
pudiating the action of the St. Louis con
vention, and declaring specifically that
they would not bo bound by It. On thli
proclamation Is based the protest against
allowing the names of eight electors to go
on tho ticket In Nebraska representing tht
populist party, but pledged ot voto for
Bryan. The populist porty of Nebraska
under the law is either bound by the action
of the St. Louis convention, or It ha no
existence a a part of the national organi
sation. The national candidate of tht
party are Watson and Williams, and not
Br. an and Kern, and the democrat hav
no right to masquerade behind the name
of tho peopl' Independent party and try
to steal Its organization to secure votes
for the nominees of the Denver convention.
Text of the Protest.
To prevent the furtherance of thl fraudu
lent plan. Victor Rosewater, a republi
can national clmmltteeman for Nebraska,
11 ed with Secretary of State Junkin yes
terday afternoon the following protest
against the proposed steal of the populist
organisation by the democrats:
Th undersigned duly quallfUd
lector of th Stat of Itebraska
hereby enter protest to th somlna
tlon petition and statement of Dong
la Shawran of Boon county a th
candidate tor presidential elector f
th people' Independent party from
th Third district, and object to th
Insertion of th nam of th laid
Douglas Shawran upon th official
primary ballot of th people's Inde
pendent party for th primary eleotlon
to b bald In th state of Kbrasxa
on th first Tuasday In ptmbr,
' 1808, for th following reasons!
1. Bsoaus aald Bougla hawran la
not. In fact, affiliated with th pao
pi' independent part.
a. Because th nam lgnd to th
petition asking that th nam of th
aid Douglas Shawran b placed upon
th ballot of th people' independent
party are not name of elsotor, in
fact, affiliated with th peopl' lnd
pendent party.
3. Because said petition and nomina
tion statement on bhalf of th said
Douglas Shawran ars not filed In good
faith, In the interest of th peopl'
Independent party, but, on th contrary,
are designed and calculated to per
petuate a fraud upon th lotors of
XTebraska, -and under fals prtna
and hy deception to divert vote for
th presidential and Tie presidential
nominees of said people's independent
party and to deliver such Tots te the
presidential and vies presidential nom
inee of th damocratio party.
Objection is also herewith mad to
th us of th party designation ''lo
pla's Independent" party by said Doug
las Shawran for th reason that h
doe not recognise and support th
candidates of said "peopl' Inde
pendent" party placed in nomination
at its last preceding national conven
tion, regularly called and held In th
city of St. Louis, In th month of
April, 1908, but, on th contrary, is
openly pledged to rot tot th ctndi
date of th democratic party.
Wherefor your rmontrators r
qnsst that th petition and nomination
statement of th said Douglas Shaw
ran be for these reason rejeotsd.
Cameron Also Covered.
A similar protest was filed In th cast
of A. I J. Cameron of the Sixth. The pro
tests are signed by Victor Rosewater and
electors of the congressional districts In
which the nominations are made, th
Third and Sixth. Before leaving for Chi
cago last evening for further conference,
with Chairman Hitchcock, Mr. Rosewatef
said: ;
"ThLt matter will be pushed with all
vigor It Is to combat the proposed
fraud on the voter of Nebraska that I
have made the protest. I object to th
hare-faced attempt of the democratic or
ganization to cufture the people' inde
pendent party, lock, ttock and barrel, la
Nebratka. The honest populist whg
wants to vote for Watson should b per
mitted to do so, but he will not hav
thin privilege If the Tibbies crowd suo
cc-cils In Its plan to turn the party or
ganization over to Bryan. The 8t. Louis
convention repudiated Bryan, and Tibbie
and his a.s.oeiates bolted that convention,
thereby resinning their connection with
the party. They publicly avowed their
desertion cf the party and Its nominee,
and now tiny hae no right under th
Nebraska law to do what they are at
tempting. 1 will see that the cake ts
fully p ushed In the courts If necessary. "
Friday was the last day on which pro
tests against the filings of Shawvua and
Cairn ron could be protested. Other fil
ing for tho tame purpose will be protected
for the mine reason. Secretary Junkin
has not yet fixed the date for heurlng.
Cadets Confer with rlaht.
WASHINGTON. July 21 -Tho eight c
dets whose llmiSMl for huxlng lias been
recommended by the military academy
authorities, had an Interview with Sec re.
tary Wright today. it la expected thai
he will defer action until h tea ta&k
a thorouKU luvesligallua.