The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVIII NO. 42.
OMA1IA, TllUUSDAY MORNINO, AUGUST 6, 1908 TEN PAGES.
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DEMOCRATS NAME COWHERD
AIRSHIP BLOWN UP
Indications Kaniaa Citran Will Bare
More Information for Chairman
Hitchcock on 8Ut Situation.
Count Zeppelin's Dirigible Takea Fin
23,000 Majority for Governor.
and ia Destroyed. '
STUBBS IS IN LEAS IN KANSAS
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Reports Indicate Hla Nomination by
Tomer Chairman Holds Exte. - i ;y f J U O
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Aa it Rises it Breaks Into Flanes and
Disappears.
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He Declines to Discuss Subject ot
Talk with Secretary.
MIUHESOTA WILL BE IN LUTE
James T. MrClearT "s-rs Coadltloas
la the Gopher State Are All
Right Charles P. Taft
at Heada.aarters.
NPW TORK, Auf. . An Important con
ference between Chairman Frank H. Hitch
cock of the republican national committee
and George Bruce Cortelyou, aecretary of
the treasury, who menaced the republican
campaign two year wo. was held late to
day at the Manhattan hotel. Beside talk
TJt with Mr. Hitchcock about the political
situation generally1 throughout the country,
Secretary Cortelyou la thought to have
' 'taken up the governorship question In New
rk. state. At one time the head of the
, laury department was credited In poll-
ial circles here with being an aspirant
for the republican nomination and he was
thought to be favored by some of the state
leaders who have opposed the renominatlon
of Hughes. He could not be seen here to
day and Mr. Hitchcock declined to say what
was talked about beyond admitting that he
heard great deal more about the state
question. He declared that he did not ex
press an opinion nor offer a suggestion on
the subject himself and that his part was
that of a listener.
Representatives Bennet and Parsons, the
latter chairman of the New York county
republican committee, were with Mr. Hitch
cock for some time, their mission being the
discussion ot the gubernatorial nomination.
Mr. Hitchcock said that every day brings
to his office a large amount of correspond
ence on the subject of the governorship,
Bo far as can be learned the governor has
not sent any delegations to national head
quarters on speak In his behalf.
Gopher state All Htaht.
Several parts of ths country were heard
from today by Mr. Hitchcock. He received
a call from James T. McCleary, second as
sistant postmaster general, who Is a candi
date In Minnesota for renominatlon by the
republican psrty for the house of repre
sentatives. Mr., McCleary said that he was
confident that the republican stats ticket
would be elected In Minnesota this fall and
that each congressional district would send
a republican to Washington. He expressed
the opinion that Governor Johnson would
not again take the democratic nomination.
Rep tentative C. B. Blemp, the only re
, public n In congress from 'Virginia, was
at hrsduuartiPrrf'WTth Representative George
K Pearce ef Maryland. Both .of these
southern members of congress urged that
work be done in their states and that par
ticular attention be given to certain con-
cresslonal districts where they said the
party has excellent chances of winning.
Charles P. Tart of Cincinnati, brother of
the republican nominee, was one of the
first callers at headquarters today. He had
a long talk with the chairman and then
met the local newspaper men. He w
greatly amused at their pointed questions
concerning ths cost of running a campaign.
but would not tell how much It was cost
Ing him. He parried the questions good'
naturcdly and with great success. He ex
pressed the opinion that Ohio was safely
.republican.
FAIRBANKS IT AMES COMMITTEE
Designates Seaators te Attend Fas-
rat at Lata Beaatar Alllsoa.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 Vice President
Fairbanks today designated the following
senators a members of the congressional
committee to attend the funeral of the
Iste Senator Allison, which he has been
notified will take place at Dubuque next
Saturday afternoon:
Dolllver. Frye, Cullom, Teller. Oalllnger,
Klktns. Nelson, Bacon, Foraker. Penrose,
Beveridge, Culbertson, Keen, McCumber,
() amble, Simmons, Hepburn, Burkett La
Follette, Long, Carter, Raynor, Warner,
Smith (Michigan), Johnson, Paynter and
Brown.
A telegram from the vice president to
Berxeent-at-Anna Ransdell of the senate
announces that he (the vice president) will
personally attend the funeral. Colonel
Ransdsll will also go. The houss committee
will b appointed later. An especial request
has been made by the friends of the late
senator that the funeral be conducted as
quietly a possible, snd as a eonsequence
the committee will not occupy a special
train enroute to Dubuque. The committee
will meet in that eity on Saturday.
WILLIAMS WO.T TALK POLITICS
Mlaalsalpplaa Dleapoplats Maunce
ment at free tea Chaataaejaa.
VE9 MOINES. Aug. 6-j-John Sharp Wlll
' lams, nominee for senator from Mississippi
and former leader of the democratic mi
nority in the national house, yesterday ab
solutely refused to deliver a democratic
partisan addraea at the Creeton (la.)
Chautauqua. The day had been billed as
de'iocratlo day and tremendous crowds
were present, expecting to hear a stirring
politic! address. The pleadings of the
management were in vain, for Williams
refused absolutely to discuss politics.
SCIENTISTS TO SALTON SEA
Government Experts Will Stady Era,
ratio to Arrive at
j Foratala.
L06 AXOHJCa, Cat, Aug. S.-If plans
which scientists in th . employe of the
government are now ..carrying Into effect
are successful, engineers will have within
the next few year what they have never
hitherto had a formula of evaporation of
water under given conditions. The field
of study of the scientists is the 8alton
sea. the inland body of water near the
Mexlean lino which was In ages past a part
of the Gulf of California.
The government proposes to keep from six
to eight men on the ground for tero years.
These men will study he supply of wster
to the sea and will attempt to determine
by the recession, of the body of water how
touch la taken m by the atmosphere la a
given period.
Prof. F. B. Btgeiow of the United 8 Lata
weather bureau has been assigned to take
charge of the work aad he will be assisted
by the looai weather bureau members.
TEATUB.
Tempera tare)
at Omaha
Hour.
6 a. m
8 a. m
7 a. m
8 a. m
I a. m
10 a. m
11 a. m
12 m
1 p. m
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DOMXBTXO.
Negro charged with dynamiting house at
Birmingham, Ala., Is lynched and troops
may be ordered to the scene of disorders.
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Funeral of Senator Allison will be held
at his late residence In Dubuque Saturday
afternoon. Page 1
TOBEIOZ?.
In spite of three days" fight, the town
of Michel Is consumed In forest fire.
Page 1
Count Zeppelin's dirigible balloon is
struck by lightning at Stuttgart after suc
cessful flight snd completely runln.
Par 1
Report reaches London that an attempt
was made to stab the sultan of Turkey
Monday, but his coat of mall saved his
life. Pag a
POUTICAX.
Announcement Is made that William J.
Bryan will make a tour of the country
after the notification ceremonies. Paga B
William 8. Cowherd Is nominated for
governor of Missouri by democrats, while
Stubbs wins on republican ticket in Kan'
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Chairman Hayward's conferences with
republican county chairmen develops that
the Taft sentiment in Nebraska is over
whelming. page S
sTEBKABKA.
Nebraska land owners appear before
State Board of Equalisation with many
objections as to land values, but leave
well satisfied at what has been done.
Pag a
SPOBT.
Scores of the base ball games yesterday:
western League
8 Omaha vs. Sioux City 1.
1 Lincoln vs. Des Moines 0.
IS Pueblo vs. Denver' 4.
National League
sCincinnati vs. New York 4.
American League
6-6 St. Louis vs. New York 1-1.
6 Detroit vs. Philadelphia 8.
8 Boston vs. Chicago 2.
11 Cleveland vs. Washington 1.
American Association
1 Columbus vs. Minneapolis a. ' "
6 Indianapolis vs. Milwaukee a.
6 Toledo vs. St. Paul 0.
0-2 Kansas City TS; Louisville 10-1. '
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NSW YORK ...Alice Pamela
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QUEENSTOWN K. W. D.r Oroaaa.
BY WIRELESS.
NEW TORK-UmLria SOS miles east of
Sandy Hook at 6 p. m.
BROKERAGE FIRM GOES UNDER
Coart Appoints Receiver for Dollmaa
Company, Survivor of Backet
Hoaso Campaign.
CINCINNATI, O., Aug. S.-Upon applica
tion of James Healy, L. Daniel and Clar
ence Bennekemp, all of Cincinnati, In the
United States district court today, Judge
Thompson appointed William R. Thrall re
ceiver of the Charles E. Bultman company.
Assets amount to between 850,000 and 8100,,
000, while the liabilities are from 8100.000 to
S60O.00O. Nearly every state in the union Is
said to tbe represented among the dealers
with the Bultman company, which recently
absorbed the brokerage firm of Moorehead
tt Co., one of the best known concerns In
this section. The Bultman company was
the last of the larger brokerage concerns
to quit business, nearly all having failed
since , the indictment of over a score of
those connected with them on charges of
bucket-shopping.
NEW YORK. Aug. 6. The suspension of
the firm of Eastman A Co., stock brokers,
was announced on the floor of the Consol.
(dated Stock exchange today. Robert E.
Eastman, head of the firm, was arrested
In Chicago last night after A. A. Knowles,
vice president of the Mechanics National
bank of New York, had gone to Chicago
with evidence against Eastman.
CHICAGO. Aug. IRobert E. Eastman,
the New York broker arrested here yes
terday, wss found by the police today to
have In his possession bonds and (certlfled
checks to the value of 854,000. Twelve
thousand dollars was In government bonds,
827.000 In other bonds and the remainder In
certified checks.
NEGRO FOUND HANGING TO TREE
Lynenlnar Follows Draanaltlnsi
Hoaae aad Troops May Bo
(ailed Oat.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. Aug. i.-W lll Miller,
a negro charged with connection with the
dynamiting ot the house of Flnley Fuller,
was found In the wood near here today
hanging to a tree. Ha had been lynched.
Another house was blown up last night at
Wylamln, in the western part ot ths
county, but no one was hurt. The governor
may call out more troops today.
STORM STRIKES AT DUNNING
Telegraph Conanaaalcatloa Is Oat and
Eateat of Danaaa-e Is .tot
Kaaws,
It was reported In Omaha last night that
at 10:08 o'clock a heavy storm, supposedly
a tornado, struck near Dunning, in Blaine
county, and did a considerable amount of
damage.
I'arawall for raaetoa.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. L General
Frederick K. Funatun, wno has been re
lieved of the command of the l"lrtment
of the pacific to take charge ot the Cavalry
school at Fort Leavenerorth. Kan., was
given a farewell reception today on tb
floor of the Merchants exchange by Ihe
commercial bodies of San Francisco, fol
lowed sy a luncbe
Repablleans Little Interest la
Bbowa la Primaries ia
Oklahoma.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. S. Late returns
from yesterday's primaries In Missouri In
dicate that William 8. Cowherd of Kansas
City, formerly chairman of the demo
cratic national congressional committee,
was nominated by the democrsts for gov
ernor over David A. Ball of Tike county
and Criminal Judge William H. Wallace
of Kansas City. Cowherd's nomination la
claimed by close to K.0O0, but returns are
coming in so slowly that definite figures
will not be obtainable until late today.
Ball appears to have received a larger
vote than Wallace, who made hla cam
paign on his Sunday enforcement record.
Herbert 8. Had ley of Kansas City, the
attorney general of Missouri, was the only
candidate for governor on the republican
ticket.
Cowherd's strength lay principally in the
cities, and In St. Louts. Kansas City ani
St. Joseph he received goodly pluralities
Wallace and Ball showed their greatest
strength In the farming districts.
The cities turned the scale In favor of
Cowherd. Late reports, however, show
Cowherd fell below ths campaign estimates
made by his msnagera.
Retnrns from Onasrresaloaal Districts.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 8. Returns received
this morning from the various congressional
districts indicate the nomination ot the
following:
First District James T. Lloyd, Shelby
vllle, democrat; Wilbur F. Chamberlain,
Hannibal, republican. .
Second District William W. Rucker.
Keytesvllle, . democrat; Benjamin . F.
Beasell, Chllllcothe. republican.
Third District Joshua W. Alexander,
Gallatin, democrat; Henry L. . Bads, Pat
tonsburg, republican.
Fourth District Charles ' F. -Boohsr,
Savannah, democrat; Morris A. Reed, St.
Joseph, republican.
Fifth District W. P. Borland. Kansas
City, . democrat; Edgar C. Ellis, Kansas
City, republican.
Sixth District David A. Dearmond, Rich
Hill, democrat; William O. Atkeson, Butler,
republican.
Seventh District Courtney W. Hamlin,
Springfield, democrat; John 'vVUiiAker,
Weaubleau, republican.
Eighth Dietrlct-Dorsey W. Bhackleford.
Jefferson City, democrat; William C. Irwin,
Jeffersrn City, republican.
Ninth District-Champ Clark, Bowling
Green, democrat; Reuben F. Roy, New Lon
don, republican.
Tenth District Frank A. Thompson, St
Louis, democrat; Richard Bartholdt, St.
Louts, republican.
Eleventh District-Patrick F. Gill, St.
Louis, democrat; William T. Flndley, St.
Louie, republican.
Twelfth District-Colin M. Selph, St.
Louts, democrat; Harry M- CVmdrey,. St.
Louis, repahtloan.
Thirteenth District Msdisou E. Smith,
Farmlng-fon. democrat; Gilbert O. Nations.
Fsrmlngton, republican.
Fourteenth District Joseph J. Russell
Charleston, democrat; Charles A. Crow,
Caruthersvllle, republican.
Fifteenth District A. Thomas Hackney,
Carthage, democrat; Charles H. Morgan,
Joplin, republican.
Sixteenth District Robert Lamer, Hous
ton, democrat; Albert L. Reeves, Bteele-
vllle. republican.
Btabbs Nominated la Kansas.
TOPEKA. Kan., Aug. 6. Returns re
ceived up to early this afternoon indicated
that W. R. Stubbs. republican, for gov
ernor, was nominated by at least 11.000 over
Cyrus Lrland. At that time It was con
sidered practically certain that Joseph L.
Brlntow had defeated Chester I. Long for
the republican nomination for United
States senator. At the Long headquarters
here, however, Brlstow eitlmates were not
admitted and it was asserted the vote for
senator would be very close.
The returns are extremely slow in com
ing in. Majorities cannot be even guessed
at, but every return received so far at the
different headquarters in Topeka Indicates
that It has been something ot a landslide
for Brlstow and that Stubbs is the nominee
by a safe majority.
Few democratic votes were cast, but re
turns received Indicate that W. H. Ryan
of Olrard will be that party's nominee for
governor and Hugh P. Farrelly of Chanute
the senatorial nominee.
W. Y. Morgan, Senator Long's campaign
manager, says western Ksnsas is close on
the senstorshlp fight and that it will take
the official count to decide the contest
J. N. Dolley, Mr. Stubbs manager, says
Stubbs hss won by a large majority. He
says also thst Brlstow hss defeated Long.
Early returns Indicate the renominatlon
of all of the present congressmen on the
republican ticket as follows:
First district D. R. Anthony, Leaven
worth; Second district. Charles F. Scott.
Iola; Third district. Philip P. Campbell.
Pittsburg; Fourth district, James M. Mil
ler. Council Grove; Fifth district, W. A.
Calderhead. Marysvtlle; Blxth district, Wil
liam A. Reeder, Logan: Seventh district E.
H. Madison. Dodge City; Eighth district
Victor Murdock, Wichita.
Little Intereet la Oklahoma.
GUTHRIE, Okl.. Aug. 8. United States
Senator Thomas P. Gore, democrat, of
Lawton, and Dennis T. Flynn, republican,
of Oklahoma City, had no opposition in
their partlea for ths nomination for United
States senator in yesterday's primaries In
this state to succeed Gore for the short
term. Gore, who Is one of the first two
senators to be sent to Washington by the
new state, is blind. Flynn formerly was
delegate to congress from the Territory of
Oklahoma.
Little Interest was shown In the election,
owing to the lack of eontests. Ths principal
Interest centered In the race between Con
gressmsn Bird 8. McOuIre of Pawnee and
Judge Bayard T. Halner of Perry, for the
republican congressional nomination In the
First district. Ths indications this morning
were that McOuIre had received as over
whelming majority.
Numerous tangles have developed over
the construction of ths new primary law
and ss result definite figures msy not be
forthcoming until the end of the week.
Batto Maa Kills Brother-la-Law.
BUTTE. Mont., Aug. a. James W. Ryan,
brother of John A. Ryan, superintendent
of the North Butte Extension company,
today shot and killed bis brother-in-law,
Daniel F. Mooney. Ryan surrendered and
was placed In jail. The shooting is be
lieved to have been the result of family
differences. Both families are prominent.
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From the Washington Evening Star.
SENATOR ALLISON'S FUNERAL
Service! Will Be Held Saturday After
noon at Late Eesidence.
LOmHIXSS OP LATER YEAES
Wlthoot Kin, the Aged Statesmaa
Has Beta Llvtngt Solely for the
Pablie service Colleaaraes
Will Attend.
- DUBUQUE, la., 'Aas'WThe funeral of
Senator Allison will be held on Saturday
afternoon at 4 o'clock and it will be simple
In the extreme. Funeral services will be
held at the residence of the dead senator.
Rev. J. T. Bergen, D. D., pastor of West
minster Presbyterian church, .of which
Senator Allison was a member, will offici
ate at the house snd also at Llnwood cem
etery, where the burial will take place. The
body will lie In state on Friday afternoon
and evening. Arrangements are under way
for the suspension of business In the city
during the funeral. Flags sre at half-mast
on all public buildings. Telegrams of sym
pathy are pouring In from public men In
all parts of the country.
The arrangements for the funeral of Sen
ator William B. Allison were cempleted to
day at a meeting of his friends. There Is
not a relative to consult, not a single wish
to consider outside of the desires of his
best friends In Dubuque and Washington
and throughout Iowa. Alone, not survived
by a blood relative and living solely for
the public service which he might perform,
Senator Allison's last few days were a fit
ting climax of a lonely man's life.
The Allison home today Is In charge ot
the few Intimate friends of Senator Alli
son. The houee, draped In mourning, is
fslrly filled with the flowers and the body
ot the aged senator, prepared for burial,
will no doubt be laid in state for several
hours later In the week.
His funeral arrangements depict the lone
liness of his later years. No relatives ara
present he has none. Friends are there-
he had legion, and tt is they who are ar
ranging for the final obsequies over the
remains of Iowa's distinguished senator,
who bad cast hla life so much in the hands
ot the public. Home life, privacy and quiet
were all sacrificed by Senator Allison for
the public wesl.
Senator Allison was more than a public
man; he was the public's man. He be
longed to them. They will bury him as
he would be burled, by throngs of his
neighbors and friend.
Elaborate preparations are being mads
to handle the enormous crowds of friends,
not only from Iowa, but from all over tho
United States, who will attend the funeral
services of the greet statesman. Many of
his colleagues In the senate will be present
Many of the officials from Washington
are telegraphing to Dubuque friends that
they will be present. No man other than
a president will be more honored deed than
Senator Allison.
ROOSEVELT
LAUDS
ALLISON
Declares He Was Most Efficient la Se
en ring Good Government.
OYSTER BAT, N. Y., Aug. (.-President
Roosevelt todsy paid a tribute to the late
William B. Allison, United States senator
from Iowa, the news ot whose death yes
terday afternoon at Dubuque greatly
shocked the president Today he sent a
telegram to the late senator's secretary,
as follows:
OYSTER BAY, N. Y.. Aug. i. 1908.-M
Neely, Dubuque, la.: Am Inexpressibly
shocked snd concerned st the news. The
whole country loses s man grown gray In
tbs most honorable type of public service,
a man who. because of his experience snd
trained ability, was one of the most ef
ficient aids in achieving good government
tnat we had In eur country.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
rigktlnc Blacksmith Dead.
BT. LOUIS. Mo.. Aug. e Henry C. Cart
wright, a veteran Brttlah middleweight
who fought before King Edward, when he
was prince of Walea, died here todty, aged
Tt years. Cartwrlght's nora ds guerre was
"the fighting Blacksmith."
' Mlaaeeataa Shoots Self.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Aug. (.-John D.
Lund, widely known throughout the north
west as an extensive dealer in farm lands,
committed suicide by snooting In the aeaa
afternoon
PIG IRON TRADE ACTIVE
Heavy Baying to Castlroa Pipe
Interests Pats New Life lato
Market.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 5. The Iron Trade
Review tomorrow will say, that heavy buy
ing of pig iron by cast-Iron pipe interests
has brought new life to the pi" Iron mar
ket. A leading pipe intereet haa within a
few days, purchased 30,000 tons of southern
iron and an order for 15.000 tons, recently
placed by the New York state pipe concern.
Is announced. The sale of southern Iron
places, several companies, wftlch have been
maklngMow prices, out of the market for
the third quarter. Although It way still be
possible ' to buy on a basts of 111.50 Bir
mingham for No. i foundry. everal Im
portant Interest have advanced their quo
tation to from illZS to $12.60. In spite of
the improvement in condition in the south
the situation 1 not such a to justify fur
ther advances, which. If made, would prob
ably check buying. The Standard Sanitary
and Manufacturing company ha purchased
4.000 tons for lis Louisville plant and is in
the market for 4.000 additional tons. The
usual sale basis for southern product hss
been $11.60, Birmingham. In the east there
la moderate activity In foundry Iron. The
average price of Bessemer for July wa
$15.83, valley, the lowest figure alnc
October, 1905, and the iron 1 now selling at
$11.50 valley, with a limited demand. Baste
Is also quiet ,
The movement of ore from Lake Superior
region for July amounted to 4,364,2S3 tons,
making the total for the season 7,235,281
tons, a decrease of 1.029,460 tons, compared
with the same period of last year. M. A.
Hanna & Co., sold 1,000,000 ton of ore on
a five-year contract, but other sales are
for smaller lots.
The production of pig Iron for July
amounted , to 1,225,363 tons, compared with
1.106,300 tons in June, and eleven more blast
furnaces are In operation.
In finished materials the strength of the
situation, largely. Is not very satlsfactoryw
situation lies largely not very satisfactory
on specification that are being received.
Buying by the railroad I still disap
pointing and some companies which cater
exclusively to the railroad trade, state that
their business Is poor. We note, however,
an order for 14.(00 tons of rails placed by
the Baltimore A Ohio railroad. An Indus
trial railroad Is In the market for 500 cars.
The light rail demand Is fairly active.
CLOUDBURST WRECKS TOWN
Waters Sweep Dowa Six "Feet Deep
front Moaatnln Ride at
Blaoee.
BISBEE. Arix., Aug. 5.-The postofflce
and all the business houses and offices on
one side of Main street for a distance of
2"0 yards were wrecked late yesterday by
the cloudburst which swept down the
mountainside a mass of mud and rocks.
The damage Is estimated at $100,000.
Postmaster M. E. Cassldy, Sheriff Jack
White and eighteen girl clerks In the post
office narrowly escaped when the flood, al
most without warning, struck the building
and filled it with water six feet deep.
Huge boulders and tons of dirt and rocks
slid Into the first floor of the postofflce,
where the force was at work. Considerable
mall was washed away.
Miss Clara Larson of Chicago wa
rescued from five feet of water by Miss
Barr, another clerk.
Thousands . upon thousands of tons of
rocks and dirt were washed into the streets,
which are piled five to twenty feet high
with debris. '
LABOR COMMISSIONERS ELECT
Charles P. Nelll of Washlnartoa Heads
atlonnl Association la Ses
sion at Detroit.
DETROIT. Mich.. Aug. a. Officers were
elected by the Association of Labor Com
missioners as follows:
President. Charles P. Nelll, United States
commissioner of labor, Washington; vice
presidents, Charles F. Getty, Boston, and
diaries L. . Daugherty, Oklahoma; secretary-treasurer,
W. L. A. Johnson, Ksnsas.
Ths association appointed a committee to
confer with the Association of Factory
Inspectors and other stats bed lea, ea the
subject of amalgamation
FLAMES TURN ON MICHEL
After Three Day Fight for Homes
People Are Beaten.
RUIN AS COMPLETE AS AT FEROTE
Canadian Facile Trala wltk Flra,
Fighters aa Board Blocked hy
'Wall of Fire aad Forced to
Tara Mack.
VANCOUVER, B. C Aug. S.-For three
day the peole of Michel have fought for
their home with death at the door. I ester
day afternoon they were beaten at the
game. The city, the second in slxe of the
devastated hlstxict ot East Koosteal.
started to burn In real earnest at dusk.
Nothing can save it from being a heap of
ruins even more complete than Fernie.
From a light eastern oreese the wind
turned to a gale from the west at t o'clock
In ths afternoon and the city in a moment
was doomed. The blsse came Sweeping
down the hill. At the edge of the town
100,000 feet of mine timbers owned by the
coal company caught fire and four loaded
railroad cars standing on a sidetrack ware
consumed. Two Canadian Pacific loco
motives were hitched on to a train to carry
the fire fighters away to the west to safety.
By the time the train left for the west the
fire was spreading all over the yards.
The train got only half a mile, on its
Journey when It encountered a wall of
flames. There was danger of Its being
hemmed in and being burned with every
body aboard, so the locomotive were re
versed and run back with all speed. By ths
time the train returned all the houses on
the flat district back of ths Great Northern
depot were burning and tbe main town was
likely to catch at any moment At t
o'clock a lone newspaper man and the tele
graph operator still stuck by the telegraph
Instrument
The last message the newspaper man sent
was:
"Many houses are burning. Trains cannot
go west of here. Railroad service west Of
this town will be blocked Indefinitely. To
the east the line Is clear. Will try to reach
Crow's Nest before morning and forward
news from there."
MAY SEE DAUGHTER MARRIED
Baa of Chnrrn Will Not Keep Presi
dent of Franco from Attend
ing Nasttals.
PARIS, Aug. S. The msrrlage of Mile.
Ann Fallerie. daughter of the president
of the republic, to J. J. E. Lane, the
president's secretary, which I to take
place In the church of the Madeline, August
10, has raised the question whether the
president can participate in the ceremony,
owing to the fact that all French officiate
who were concerned in the sdoptlon of the
law providing fur the separation of church
and state have been excommunicated. Ac
cording to the church organ, tho Qaulols,
the archbishop of Pari, basing hi on
elusion on one of the act of the council
of Trent has decided that Inasmuch as
the ban of excommunication was not pub
nsr.ea oy no me in tne enurciies, ths pres
ence of President Fsllerles st the church
would be "tolerated."
MURDER MYSTERY AT CHICAGO
Dismembered Body of Yoanaj Boy
Foaad la Lrke la Stock
Verdi Dlatrlet.
CHICAGO, Aug. . A murder mystery
which promise to be one of the most baf
fling with which the police have had to
deal in soma time was developed today by
the discovery of ths dismembered body ef
a boy In what Is known as "Mud lake,"
in ths stock yards district.
The finding of ths lower limbs, severed
at the hips and at the knse, this morning,
was followed this afternoon by ths dis
covery of the torso, which had drifted
some distance. The legs were wrspped
in a newspaper and part of a shirt bearing
ths Initial "C." and at first were supposed
to be those of a young woman. The torso
from which the arm had alao been hacked,
howsvsr, disclosed that th,e victim was a
bo ..
SEVERAL PERSONS ABE HURT
Machine Had Stopped at Echterdinger
for Repairs.
GRIEF AT FRIEDRICnSHAFElT
ews of Disaster Creates Consterna
tion Anions; Holiday t rowd
Gathered to Welcome
(east Home.
STUTTGART, Aug. S. During a storm
today the Zeppelin airship broke away
from Its moorings, took tire and dteap .
peered in the air.
Several persona were Injured. touni
Zeppelin, however, is safe.
It appears that the airship exploded dtir
Ing a thunder storm at 1 o'clock this sfter
noon. Previous to exploding it burst Into
flames. It Is supposed to have been struck;
by lightning. The latest report from
Echterdlngen ssys it Is completely ruined.
The airship descended on a plateau near
the village of Echterdlngen. five miles south
of this city, shortly befors I o'clock this
morning, owlng'to a defect in on of tha
motors.
The storm blew up unexpectedly. A flerca
gust of wind tore the balloon from Its an
chorags and drove It In a southwesterly
direction for some fifty yard. Here the
rear end of the great fabric dropred and
moke and flame were seen to burst out
from one end to the other. Then la a few
seconds came the explosion and great col
umns of flame shot upward Into the air.
This was followed by the crashing down
to the earth of the motors and frames that
hod been attached to the under slds of the
airship. Several bystander were knocked
down.
Two causes hsd conspire to mske it nee.
essary to land the airship at Echterdlngen,
the overheating' of the piston box of the
forward motor and the escape of consid
erable gas owing to the fact that the count
took the airship' to a height of about 0,00
feet. 1 '
I'oasteraatloa at Frledrlchshafea.
FIUEDRICHSHAFEN, Aug. 6. The pewe
that Count Zeppelin's airship exploded at
Echterdlngen and was a total wreck cams
like a thunderbolt amidst the preparations
for the reception of the famous aeronaut
at Frledrichahafen. Tens of thousands of
people had come from all parts ot Oermany
to witness the return ot the count from his
remarkable voyage, and they were walking
along tbe lakeshore making merry in an
ticipation of the forthcoming jollification.
Since early morning automobiles and car
riages had been coming into town ndv
speeding through the streets, whilst peas
ants from the surrounding" iwtmtry clad
their picturesque Sunday clothes gased In
amazement at the' unwonted scene and tha
gaily decorated houses in tha park.
In front of the principal hotel the mil
itary band was just on the point ot begin
ning Its concert when at 4 o'clock a man
rushed excitedly from the office 'of a local
newspaper and affixed a telegram on the
blackboard at the entrance to the building.
A crowd of people gathered to read the
news, expecTIng to hear that the airship
had left Echterdlngen on Its way here.
One man began to read the massage ajoud.
Suddenly he stopped a It he could not be
lieve the new, then he cried Out in a loud
voice: "The balloon ha burned up I The
balloon haa burned up." ,
This Intelligence traveled like wildfire
down the main street Some people Would
not believe It and declared that It Wa a
bad joke, but the doubters were soon si
lenced by the pitiful expression on tho
face of the employe of Count Zeppelin,
who ran about with consternation.
Connt Reported Safe.
Many cheers went up from tho dens
crowti congregated around the offices ot
the count and the people demsnded to know
If he was sale. They wers told he was, but
the latest bulletin from Echterdlngen ssld
that four men had been badly burns 1.
"May be some rascal set the balloon ou
fire," some one volunteered excitedly and
this probability was discussed for soma mo
ments. Throughout the crowd there were
frequent expressions of sorrow over tha
ill luck of Count Zeppelin in the loss of hla
magnificent airship.
Just then the counts daughter arrived in
her carriage. She was still In Ignorance of
the hapless end of her fathers voyage and
of the blasting, at least for a time, ot hla
greatest ambition. A hush fell ovsr the
masses' ss the countess alighted and In
wonderment at their strsng attitude to
ward her she went Inside her fathers off.ee.
Soonafterward through an open window
she was heard to cry, "Thot will kill
him."
This was followed by an outburst of sob
bing and the people who had been loitering
about the building silently moved sway
some distance to get b-yond hearing ef her
distressful cries.
The next message received from the
scene of the disaster said that a thunder
storm had 'upset a quantity of benstne
which Ignited and caused a great explosion
and that Nte great airship was destroyed.
After reading this bulletin the people
moved In long Hues down ths streets of
the town toward the railway station and
the steamship dock along the lake front,
while automobiles scurried Off In all di
rections, some of them even heeding fof
Echterlngen. The music of the bands was
hushed and the musicians silently packed
away their Instruments, while the villager
Immediately began taking down the flag
and festoons which had been hung In honor
of the expected homecoming of the daring
aeronaut and his wonderful invention.
Ballooa Henses Favored.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l.-To the officers
of the signal torps of the United Stales
army who are about to begin experiments
with d I rig rule balloons and airships, tha
news of the loss of Count Zeppelin's air
ship comes home with almost trsglc forts,
and genuine regret Is expressed oa every
hsnd over the count's misfortune.
Brigadier General Allen, ths chlsf slgnsl
officer ot the army, who ha been watch
ing the operations of Count Zeppelin
closely, said today that to his mind ths
accident lluustrsted mors than anything
else the necessity for having balloon houses
for the protection of airships when they
are on he ground. With their enormous)
area of canvas and no protection Utoy are.
he said, in constant danger. They are aa
a ship without a barber or a dock, jjaoarad
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