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The Omaha r Daily Bee VOL. XXXVIII NO. 45. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1908 TEN TAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. DENEEN HAS LEAD He Bos Ahead of Tatea in Chicago and Cook r nnty. STZYO303 NA1EEL DEMOCRATS A. 1 Republican Sanatoria. Still in Dov VI KlUCUk . BETWEEN HOPKINS TOSS j ' I Lawrence Strinsrer Endorsed Demo-; crats for Senator. EETUENS COME IN SLOWLY Jlncr Befora la History of Illinois Politic Has Decision Hans la the Balance Lena;. CHICAGO. Aug. . Twenty-nlns counties outside of Cook county give Deneen. 126,337; Yates, 114.653. Twenty oountlss outside of Cook give Hopkins. 8S.2S7; Foss. 24.474; Mason, 1,250. CHICAGO, Aug. a Complete returns from Chicago and Cook county give for the republican nomination for governor: Deneen, 79.700; Tates, 75.109. Majority for Deneen. 7.591. Complete rsturhs from the city of Chi cago give for tha republican nomination for governor: Deneen, tt.ftl; Yates, 66,160. For endorsement for United States sena tor: Foss, ,0W; Hopkins. 38,731; Mason, 36,04. Adlal K. Stevenson of Bloomington has been nominated by the democrats for gov ernor, and Lawrence B. Stringer of Lin coln has been endorsed for United States senator. Returns are far from complete, but those In art sufficient to make certain these selections. The democratic state ticket Is aa follows: Endorsed for United States senator, Law rence B. Stringer: nominated for governor, Adlal E. Stevenson; lieutenant governor, E. A. ferry; secretary of state. X. F. Beldler; ..Hitrt. Rain Jrfrta! treasurer. J. B. Mount; attorney general, R. C. Hall; clerk of supreme court, returns loo meager 10 estimate. Republican state ticket: ' Kndnrsed for United States senator, doubtful between Albert J. Hopkins and Oeorge VS. Foss; governor, available re turns Indicate Charles 8. Deneen: lleuten. ant governor, J. O. Ogleaby or F. L. Smith; secretary of state, James A. Rose; auditor, J. B. McCulloch; treasurer. Andrew Rus sell: attorney general, William H. Stead; clerk of supreme court, Christopher D. Namer. Flarare Greatly Delay. . Tha result of yesterday's primary, so far as It la accurately known In regard to state officers, ta given In tha above lists. Never since political return were carried by mes sengers on foot, by ox teams and canal hosts, have definite figures been so greatly delayed In any Illinois election as in tha one Just closed. Twenty-four hours after the polls closed ft waa impossible to give accurate returns on tha vote for senatorial endorsement or thej gubernatorial nomination on tha repub lican ticket. Tha vote for tha republican senatorial en dorsement in Chicago and Cook county wast Tor Hopkins, 40,408; Mason. S9.917; Foss, 60.JE3; giving Foss a plurality over Hopkina of ,. In the state outside of Cook county the contest seemed to be fairly even be tween Hopkina and Fbaa, with Mason fall ing far In the rear. The general returns were perhaps a shade rn favor of Hopkina, but whether or not his vote in the outside counties will enable him to overcome the strong lead gained by Foes In Cook county is not yet known and it will probably be another twenty-four hours before a positive statement can be made on tha result. Democratic endorsement. The democratic senatorial endorsement may be dismissed with the single statement that Stringer won easily in every county in the state so far aa heard from tonight. For the republican gubernatorial nomina tlon Deneen received In Chicago and Cook county. 79,700; Yates, 71,109; giving Deneen a plurality in Chicago and Cook county of 7,691. The returns so far aa received enjly tonight did not show that Yates was cutting down this lead. In fact they seemed to show that Deneen was slightly Increasing his plurality. His (it.it.' rr.anagera claimed the state by at leui' ' and freely predicted that his vote i Ues would show an even larger nuj The returns, how ever, were sluw hi u Mattered' and it Is to night entirely possible for Tates to win out. His campaign managers claimed that he has done so by about 10,000. 'Adlal 11 Stevenson, former vice president of the United States, ran far ahead of his opponent for the democratic gubernatorial nomination, although James Hamilton Lewis of Chicago made a phenomenal run In Chicago and Cook county, securing nearly as many votes as all other candi dates together. On of the first counties outside of Cook to send In complete returns was Peoria. Sixty-eight precincts out of seventy in this - . ZZ . , ' the republican ticket. For the republican nomination for gov ernor the figures were: Yates, l.27; Deneeot S.OOt. Censireaeleanl Komlaatloae. Returns received today from tha different congressional distrtots throughout the slate show that the following nan have been nominated tor congress: Democrats; First district, M. L. Man dable; Beoond, J. T. Donahue; Fourth. James T McDarmott. renominated; Fifth, Adolph J. Babath, renominated; Sixth. Frank O. Wood; Seventh, Frank Bu chanan Eighth. Thomas Gallagher; Tenth, Western Starr; Eleventh, C MuNsughion( Fourteenth, M. J. McEnery; Fifteenth. W. E. Lancaster; Sixteenth. James W.- Hill; Seventeenth. C. & Schneider, Eighteenth, Henry C Bell; twenty-fourth, J. Q. a. Ledbotter. Republicans: Third district. William W. Wilson, renominated; Fourth, C. 8. Whar ton; Fifth. Anthony Mlchalek; Sxth, Wil liam LeVlmer, renominated; Seventh, Frel Lundln; Eighth, E. 8. Ksyokl; Eleventh. Howard M. Snapp, renominated; Twenty fourth. Pleasant T. Chapman, renominated. Little Land Under Irrigation. PIERRE, 8- D-. Aug. l-Spcisl.) The stats land department has been notified that a little more than a section of state land will be within the territory which will be brought under irrigation in the Belle Fourche project the first of April. and further notified that the aale of such land nuat be under the regulations of the gov ) emaacnt Id regard to land under Irrigation within the project. Tho tracts are all of section a, township t north, range S eaat. Black Hills survey, and a portion of sec tion 11 township S north, range I east. PLAYING WAR 0NBATTLE FIELD lr of Prartlee Maneovere la Wrali(, Place Where Indlnns Were rk. The game of war aa being practice In Wyoming near Camp Emmet Crawford by a large force of the regular army and the militia of Colorado. Wyoming and Utah ta over a territory that was the. arena of many affrays with the Indians thirty or thirty-five years ago. The operations are being carrUd out under the personal direc tion of Brigadier General Charles Morton, commanding the Department of the Mia- souri. The center of the operations Is at Tie city Pass, along the telephone road. These maneuvers extend up into the Laramie hills. There is no discrimination whatever between the regular and militia organisa tions, and the most friendly feeling exists between the citizen and regular soldiery- The two bodlea of the provisional divi sion are divided Into the "blues" and the browns," and the general problem con templates attack and defense of selected positions. The problems are first outllred by the commanding general and the two armies are sent out to tarry out the problem, each being Ignorant of the special Instruc tions being given to the other, but each must work on its own plan. Tho second period of evolutions begin today and will continue four days. These will comprise the dispositions for the se curity and Information of troops on the march advance, rear and flank guards and patrols. These exercises will be continued with the view to test the thoroughness of the guards In covering the ground and securing Information aa to positions of an opposing force. They will also Illustrate attacks of advance guard and attacks by flank; attack on rear guard of army and the general proposition of the possibilities of attack and defense with an army on the march. The ground over which the exercises will take place will be assigned from day to day by Instructions from the headquarters of the provisional division. ELI. ASSETS OF FAILED BANK Depositors of Hot Springs Instltatlon Will Bo Paid Off In Fall. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Aug. 9.-(Special.) JuOre Carland of the' United States cou.-t has Issued an order authorising J. C. Johnson, receiver of the Hot Springs Na tional bank, which cTcesd TTs doors last fall, to transfer to John F. ' Parks and Henry Marty, co-partners aa Parks at Marty, all the property and assets of the bank of every description except the fol lowing Items: Amount ftTmllted comptroller by the 'receiver, 26,630.:d; cash in hand of receiver, $74.25; due from United States treasurer t per cent redemptlonIund. 11.250 estimated value of premium on United States bonds, I1.CO0. ' Judge Carland orders that the sale shall be made upon payment .to the receiver by Parks at Marty of the sum of to3.0ti0.53. This sale. It la estimated, will enable the receiver to pay depositors in full, the only losers by the failure of the bank being the stockholders. At the time the bank failed Its liabilities were estimated at about 1115,000. Tha cashier of the bsnk at tha time It closed Its doors. George D. Horras. now Is under Indictment in the United Btates court on the charge of having unlawfully converted funds of the bank to the amount of 125,000 to his own use. In default of bonds he is in tha Lawrence county Jail at Deadweod. It la expected the trial of Mr. Horras will take place during the regular Septem ber term of federal court at Deadwood. WATER POWER FOR KEARNEY Eleetrte Light System to Be Ran by Fall froaa New Canal. KEARNEY, Neb., Aug. . (8pcclaJ.-(The work of overhauling the Kearney electric power house so that water power can be used Instead of steam power will start Mon day. The big turbines arrived Friday and were taken to the power plant. New machinery will replace all of the old fixtures' of the water wheel except the flume, which is in good repair. Material for new gates and guides has arrived and will be Installed as soon as possible, which will not be an extended length of time. The work of repairing the canal has prae tlcally been completed. The head-gates havo been put In good repair. The walls about tha lake have been repaired, re modeled and new ones have been con structed. Already tha water Is running two miles down tha canal and as soon as the work at the electric power house Is finished the head-gates will bo opened, and provid ing there is water In the river, which there Is not at this time, the lake will soon be filled. A Just estimate of the time required to accomplish all work that remains to be done before everything is In readiness to turn the water Into the lake would be, at the most, three weeks. Prof. French Loavea Normal. PERU. Neb., Aug. 9.-(8peclal.-Prof. W. L. French, for the last three years a mem ber of the Normal school faculty, has re signed and closed his work hers today. He ! has accented 1 h nnslttmi nf mjtnnvMP nf "the Hlllcreat dary and etock farm at Green wood, near Kansas City, Mo. The products of this farm are used In the large hospitals and for physicians' use In prescribing for Infanta, and tha proper management of the aame will require Urge and practical ex perience. Prof. French has here an oppor tunity to put Into practice the knowledge ha baa acquired during the last few years of study and teaching, the work bclr-g In line with what he has been doing here. Aberdeen Railway Companies. PIERRE. S. V., Aug. S. (Special. )-Ar-tlcles of incorporation have been filed for the Aberdeen Street Railway company, for the construction of a street railway system to operate in Aberdeen and vicinity, cov ering twenty mile. The company la cap irallsed at 1350,900, and the Incorporators include some of the leading business men of that city, the Hat being: Charles T. Mc Coy, Frank H. Haggerty. II. W. Mar pie. Frank W. Brooks. 8. H. Jumper, Lannan Q. Johnaon and John A. Houlahan. The system Is to be operated by electricity. Artlclea have also been filed for the Huron Street Ralway company, with a capital of fcu.000, to construct a system ten miles In length. The Incorporator of this company are: John W. Smith. Frank E. Stevens, Harry M. Jewett of Huron; Wil liam D. Coler of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Norton D. Walker of Milwaukee, Wis. stOYZaTZsTTS OT OOZAJT rrXAsUJKyjrS. rort. Arrlv4. Bat 14. . MlsarVMks. St Paul . Vriu4. . Klrun. . famcl. . aa4oM. . rrUe. . K A Vlrtaru. . La Lamia. HEW YORK NEW T'iHK . ...... MW T"kH... Sew Turk ....... KKW YokK NSW TO.. APLK AKTW KtiP LIVIKI-X1..... . . LIVkUfooL, CHKKHOUHll HtVkS lbn. . ., TR AXSM1SSISSIPPI CONGRESS Call Issued for Meeting of Western Men in 'Frisco. WATEBWAYS AND BES0UBCES (taestlona Will Bo Uppermost la DUcasalens that Are to Tako Place at October Meeting;. KANSAS CITT, Mo. Aug. .-Many sub jects of general Impottance. are Included !n the ca.l for the nineteenth annual ses sion ot the Transmlsslsslppl Commercial congress which la to meet in San Francisco October , 7. 8, and 10 and which has Just been Issued under the signatures of J. B. Caae, president, of Abilene. Kan.; Thomas F. Walsh of Denver, chairman of the ex ecutive committee, and other officials. The call says regarding representation at the congress: 'The governor of each state and territory may appoint ten delegates and not more than twenty delegates. "The mayor of each city one delegate and one additional delegate for each 5.100 in habitants; provided, however, that no city shall have more than ten delegates, "Each county- may appoint one delegate through its executive officer; each busi ness organisation one delegate and one ad ditional delegate for every fifty members; provided, however, that no such business organisation shall have more than ten del egates. "Governors of states snd territories, mem bers of congress of the United States and former presidents of the Transmlsslsslppl Commercial congress are ex officio mem bers with all the privileges of delegates except voting. Prlrllesrea of Members. "Permanent members of the Transmlssls slppl Commercial congress have all the privileges ot delegates except when such permanent member resides outside the Transmlssisalppt section, when he Is en titled to all the courtesies except voting. Permsnent members resident of the Trans mlsslsslppl set snd vote with the delegates of their respective states and territories." The csll continues: "The executive com mittee submits the following subjects ss germane to the objects of the case and upon these & free end full discussion Is Invited." They follow: Irrigation and Drainage. River and Harbor Improvement. Leasing of Public Lands. Dry Farming. Alaska. Statehood. Parcels Post snd Postal Banks. Transpacific Trade. Closer Re atlona with th Latin Republics. I'ublio Ownership of Utilities. Panama and the Canal. Hawaii and the Philippines. Immigration. Live Btock Industry. National and State Aid for Highways. Sugt.r Heet Industrv. Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. National Finances. An Enlarged and Improved' Consular Ser vice In the Far East. The Pan-American Railroad. Interstate Commerce. Conservation of Reeeareee. Further the call says: .- "The executive committee directs special attention to the conservation of natural resources, which waa recently emphasized by President Roosevelt by a conference of governors of the various states held In Washington, D. C, May 16, 19u6. As this question closely affects the reserved rights of the states of the transmlsslsslppl sec tion In relation to the forests, the national reserves, the leasing of the public domain. Internal waterways and the utilisation of the power and the development of mineral and other resources, etc., it Is the desire of the executive committee that a full an alysis of these matters should be made to the end that the administration .may be accorded such Intelligent co-operation with these states as may be consistent with the general good. "In order to obtain the best results tho executive committee has made special pro vision In the program for the commission, and the Invitation has been extended the members to appear personally before the congress. "Whilst the executive committee feels gratified at the action of the national house of representatives In passing the bill for the buceau of mines and Is pleased with the assurance that favorable action will bo taken by the senate and that the president will sign this bill, yet neverthe less the executive committee enumerates among the special subjects for discussion that of a department of mines and mining, believing that the great mining Industry will not be adequately recognised until a department of government Is created co ordinate with the Department of Agricul ture. Water Transportation. "The action of President Roosevelt re creating the Inland Waterway commission brings the subject of a supplemental sys tem of cheap transportation again Into the attention of the business Interests of the country. The executive committee, believ ing that the questions herein Involved are not only of great importance to the people of the Mississippi valley, and those upon the tributary streama. but la of equal im portance to the people of the Pacific coast and the Pacific northwest, and to the In land states of the transmlsslsslppl section, especially calls the attention of the western commercial organisations to this action, with the request that delegatea be ap pointed with apvclal reference to this mat ter. "In addition to the above, upon which recommendations and resolutions may be made, any delegate may submit suggestions germane to the objects of the congress. It Is the desire of the executive committee to have a free discussion of all matters of Interest to the people of the transmlss isalppt country. Dakota La ads Reclaimed. MITCHELL. B. D . Aug. . -Special ) Sanborn couny is spending large sums of money in trying to reclaim lands that have been under water in low places for a num ber of yesrs. During the summer several small contracts were let for small ditches from one to two miles in length, but the largest ditch has been contracted for and will be four miles in length, starting in Logan township and emptying Into ths James river. Many thousands of acres of land will be restored to the farmers along the territory of the ditch, which have ben Increased In number this yesr by reason of the excessive rainfall. Whan completed ths ditch will be twenty-six feet wide at the top, twelve feet wide at ths bottom and five feet deep. Marshal Fires at Prisoner. FAIRBURY. Neb., Aug. I. (special Tel egram.) City Marshal Bourn fired two shots at a prisoner who was trying to es cape from arrest, both taking effect, or. breaking ths leg of the man. The man re fused to give his nama or residence snd is apparently an aU-around crook. Jlie From tha Minneapolis Journal. ALLISON WILL BE MISSED Death Leaves a Void in Senate Not " Easily XXed. " L0JTO HEAD OF MONEY COMMITTEE As t'hnlrnn k of Appropriations He Had BuperTlaed Expenditure of I More Fnnds Tbsn Any Other Member of lasgrns. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Aug. .-8pecial.)-The death of Senator William Boyd Allison, while not wholly unexpected, came at a most Inopportune time by reason of polit ical conditions in Iowa. His death will leave a void In the senate that cannot eas ily be filled, for Senator Allison occupied a most unique position, not only In the senate, but In the country as well. As chairman of the committee on appro priations he has dispensed more millions than any man In the history of the nation, tand In his treatment of the great supply bills of congress he ceased to be a partisan and became the statesman Invoking all his pow ers for the public weal. Although a man ot few friendships and, in a large sense, a rather reticent man, William B. Allison had the confidence of both republicans and democrats In tha up per branch of the national legislature and when that body was In the hands of the democrats and ex-Senator Cockrell waa the chairman of the appropriations com mittee, William B. Allison waa the vital force on the committee during all the years of his connection with the great committee, which position he held until his death. In addition to his being chairman of the appropriations committee of tho senate, ho wss a member of the following other com mittees: Additional accommodations for the library of congress, finance, organisa tions, conduct and expenditures Of the ex ecutive departments and the university of the United Btatea. Takes Charge of Approprlatlona. Senator Allison went to the head of the appropriations committee In 18SL which po sition he held until 1893. when the senate passed Into the control of the democrats, snd was succeeded by ex-Senator Francis II. Cockrell, now a member of the Inter state Commerce commission. Cockrell did not long remain at the head of the great money committee of the senate, the senate paaalng Into the hands of the republicans In January, 1896, when the senate commit tees were reorganised and Allison again came to the head of the committee on ap propriations, which position he held until his death. Senator Eugene Hale of Maine, by the death of Allison, becomes the ranking mem bee of the approprlatlona committee and undoubtedly wiU become the chairman, al though he will reluctantly give up the chairmanship of naval affairs In which he has a very big Interest. Should Hale be come chairman of appropriations he will undoubtedly retain a place on naval af fairs, and In the event of Senator Perkins' re-election to the senste he will probably become chairman of the naval committee. Entered Congress Darlnsr War Time. Senator Allison, who is fairly entitled to be called a "father of the republic," en tered public life In late. Abraham Lincoln waa then president, the civil war was Just coming to an snd. There waa then no railroad to the Pacific coast. Ths popula tion of the United Btatea was only X.ftO.'JOO, very considerably irsa than half what It is today. Since Allison first took his sest In ths cspitol st Washington ten new states have been admitted to the union and aU our over-sea poeaeaalon. Including Alaska, have been acquired. Up to the time ot his desth there was no man In either branch of congress nho was there whea Allison arrived upon the scene. Hi "TooUaued so Second Page.) UP THEY GO! annual cruise of the grain high TRAVELERS OPPOSE THE POST Reoolatlons Atralnat System Adopted at Mllwnnkee National : Convention. MILWAUKEE, Aug. . At the closing session last night of the National Travelers' association convention a resolution was adopted condemning the parcels post plan, the aecretary being Instructed to send a copy of the resolution to every congress man and senator throughout the united States. TOURING CAR KILLS TWO Priest and Wealthy Importer Killed ' ' at Cleveland by Please Over Bank. TOLEDO, Aug. . Father George Vahrl and Charles W. Pohlman. an Importer, both of Cleveland, were killed instantly this aft ernoon when a big touring car plunged down an embankment near Sylvanla. five miles from Toledo. Mlsa Florence Vohlman and F. C. Dtlxel, also of Cleveland, nar rowly escaped death. Mrs. Chsrles W. Pohlman Is prostrated, but not seriously injured. STATE TRAVELERS' ASSOCIATION Ialtlnl Meeting; of Organisation Will Bo Held at llastlasjs. HASTINGS. Neb.. Aug. 9 (Special.) The Initial meeting of the Nebraaka Travelers' association, an organisation that la the outgrowth of the South Platte Hustlers' association, will be' held in Prospect park here on September IS and 19. The Travel ers' association Is purely a fraternal order and has no Insurance feature. Already several hundred members have Joined and It Is expected that by the time ot me me-tlng here fully L000 ti vellng men from throughout Nebraska wlL, lave enrolled ss members. The purpose of the society is to exert concerted effort for the benefit of the commercial traveler, both in the way of securing desirable legislation and obtain ing reasonable accommodations by rail roads and hotels. One of the main pur poses Is to secure a law that will ade quately provide for the erection of fire escapes on all hotels. The meeting planned for Hastings will bring visitors from all parts of Nebraska. On the first day there will be a parade In the morning, base ball, field sport and business meeting In the afternoon snd sn address by A. F. Sheldon of Chicago In the evening. The next day alii be given to debates, reports of officers, election and a continuation of outdoor sports. Thert will be a vaudeville entertainment in thv evening. The officers of the association are: W. C. Alexander, Hastings, president: R. D. McFadden, Hastings, secretary; H. E Moaa, Hastings, chairman of ths board of directors. Battle with Two Borglars. MITCHELL, 8. D., Aug. .-Speclal ) Yesterday morning two men were csptured In the set of robbing a hardware store at Csnova by two young men who were going home shortly after midnight. They noticed a light In the stors and on Investi gating discovered two men Just coming out of the back door with their arms laden nith plunder to add to the pile of guns, revolvers, etc.. which they had already carried out. The robbers were ordered to throw up their hands, but Instead returned Inside tha store snd commenced to shoot through (he front windows to scare off the people who might gather there. The gathered crowd, however, remembering the bsnk robU-ry, refused to desert, and re turned the fire. One of the robbers was literally per, pe red with shot and the other fellow gave up. Both men have been work ing in the harvest fields around Canera for a few dsya and claimed to ball from 1. Louis One of the men as but 1 yesrs old. flyer. BOARD VALUES STATE'S LAND Fifty-Five Million Dollars More Than at Last Assessment. ALL COUNTIES BUT TWO HIGHER Careful Consideration Mnde of Prop erty and Local Conditions Before Final Derision Waa Reaehed. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Aug. . tSpeclal.) Compared with last year, the assessment in Nebraska Increased this year In every county in the state save two Grant and -Thomaa. Last year Thomas bounty land was assessed at II. d and this year 97 cents an acre. Grant county land this year Is assessed at Jl.ol and last year It was assessed at U.S. The . total land assessment In Thomaa county, however, was Increased from $16. 615 'to H7.819. Ths State Board of Equalisation has not yet completed the work of equalising the personal property assessment between the various counties, but when this work Is completed, which will be Monday or Tues day, the grand assessment roll will show an assessment of considerable more than 1390,000, OuO. and probably 1396,000,000. Last year the total assessment was (33,413,34 The increase thla year will be In the neigh borhood of 105,000,000. It Is the belief of those who have been watching the proceedings of the state board that ths state never had a more carefl1 consideration of Its property. Particular attention was given to the aasessment of lands for the reason thla class of property will not again be assessed for four years, The state was divided Into groups and then the members of the board equalised the counties In the various groups, so that each section of the state would receive fair treatment, which In turn would be a fair assessment for the state. Adjoining coun ties were assessed as nearly alike ss the facts would permit. The board took under consideration not only the returns from the county boards of equalisation, but the record of land transfers, the reports of shipments from the counties, their crop reports and In addition tho testimony of officials and others. Two Million Over Assessors. While thirty-three counties were li creased by the board the total addition to the grand assessment roll was only 12,000,000 mors than returned by the assessors. In no esse, however, did the state board increase the land values above the flgurea returned to the county board by the county assesors. Id many Inatancea the Investigation showed that the county board reduced ths returns of the assessor. In order to equalise between tha counties the board found it necessary to reduce ths valuation of land in eighteen counll While the Increase In the assessment of lands is practically 156,000.000, this Is not considered excessive, In view of the fact that land has not been assessed, except to add Improvements, for four years. Other property Is assessed annually, The aasessment of horses, mules snd cattla has not yet been completed by the board, but it has been decided to Increase the value of horses In Douglas county M per cent and mules 25 per cent, to make that county correspond with adjoining counties. Ths following tsbles show ths assess ment of lands by counties for IK)? s,nd IX snd the average assessment per acre of lands for the two years by counties: Assessment of Landa. 117. 1. A 4s me .... antelope .. Banner .... Ulaina bH4ir Bus Butte s I. 1 14.731 l.60 7l 11S.U0 n.tu 2ua.7kl 114 0M l.M.S.(5 1st itt l.l&l. 49 (Continued on Second Page) ASK TAFT TO DECIDE Conference to Be Held Today at Hot Springs. VTEGIJTCA53 HAVE PROBLEM Two Factions Demand Recognition from the Committee. CANDIDATE KEEPS OUT OF IT Pilgrimage to Be Made to Endeavor to Settle Trouble. HITCHCOCK IS EXPECTED EARLY Republican Chairman Will Visit Hot Sprlnns to Dlsrnas Pending Mstters of Campaign Management. WHITE SULPHUR. W. Vs., Aug. .-The nctite r. puM'i an problem In West Vliglnia to be insdi tho subject of a conference at Hot Springs when William 11. Tart faclies there tomorrow. Both the Swisher and tho Clierr factions will be represented. Swlnlier Is the regular republican nomlnea lor eo ernor and Scherr Is running for th wme office at the head of an Independent republican fnctl.n. Kach wing I ns made applhatlon for the support cf the national republican commit tee and the pilgrimage to Mr. Taft'a head quarters H for the purpose of giving a de clslon. Efforts have been made by each faction while Mr. Taft has been hero to get him to Identify himself with one Bids or tho other, but he has refused to become In volved. The matter of campaign arrangements for West Virginia Is one which coma directly under the direction of Frsnk H. Hitchcock, who Is expected to reach Hot Springs tho first of the week. The delegation repre senting the state who will go there Includes Senators Elklns and Scott, Representatives Hughes and Gainer and Messrs Swisher snd Cherr. Tho Taft party will leave here at 8:30 In the morning by train and will reach Hot Springs before noon. Mr. Taft had an opportunity to rest today and lie made the most of it. With Mrs, Taft he attended services at the Episcopal chapel In the grounds of the hotel and listened to a sermon by Bishop Peterkln. In the visit to White Sulphur Springs Mr. Taft said today he had been able to get a complete dlvetslon from his political work and corre spondence and that he had enjoyed the PARTY lOlMilS 1ST TOPHKA. Angrnst 2.1 Date When Hassans WIU Draft Plat forma. TOPEKA, Kan.. Aug. I -The next onto of importance In 'the political calendar Is August 25. when the party councils meet In Topeka to draft the platforms ef tne ' party and make plans for ths campaign. Under the primary law the councils meet the last Tuesday in August following tho primary. The following compose lbs ooanv cil: Candidate for state offices. Candidates for congress. ' f Hrx!lAtes for I'nlted States senator. Candidates for the state senate. .Candidates for the state liouse of repre sentatives. Hold-over l nlted Btates and state sena tors. The chairman of the county central com mittee for each county. This makes the membership of the coun cils about 300. there being about ins com mitteemen, 1F3 representatives and Sena tors, fifteen stste officers and ten congress men. This makes up the party council of each party and all of these councils are to meet In Topeka at the same time. The secretsry of state and his assistants must II the councils la order and fret then started In business. The republicans will have the largest council, as they have candldatea for every position on the ticket. The socialists and prohibitionists Will not have more than 100 members in ths Coun cils. This council Is tq make up the party platform for the campaign and decide how the business of the campaign Is to be con ducted. The actual work of running thj campaign devolves upon an executive com mittee of nine membart, the chairman ot the state council and Me chairman Of the congressional committee. In the party council no proxies are to be allowed. If a member Is not present no one else can vote his sentiments snd his name is not called. The primary law requires that the party platform must be made publlo on the day following the adjournment of ths party council. PLAN FOR CAMPAIGN FUND Democrats Mnst Find New War to Raise t'ampntrm Fands. CHICAGO. Aug. t.-W.'.ys and means of financing the democratic national cam paign were discussed at length today at meeting of Chairman Mack of the na tional committee, Governor Charles N. Haskell of Oklahoma, treasurer of the committee; Colonel Moses C. Wetmore of Se. Loula, chairman of the finance com mittee and Millard F. Dunlap ot Illinois, former treasurer of the national commit tee. No definite decision was reached and ths question ot raising a fund of sufficient proportions to mslntsln sn effective three months' compslgn will be brought Up for solution st a meeting of the v arte as heads of the committee ' tomorrow. , FA1RVIEW. LINCOLN, Neb,, Aag. . Representative Henry D. Clayton Of Ala bama, chairman of the committee on noti fication of William J. Vryan of bis BnmJnsr tlon for the presidency srrived In Lincoln, todsy. He was accompanied oa ths Journey from St, Louie by Dr. J. W. McClure ot Sedalla, Mo., a member of tho committee. QllET DAY FOR HITCHCOCK Repabllrnn Chairman Ooes Over Cnaae palgn Matters NEW TORK, Aug. t. Chairman Hltoh. cock of ths republican national committee, spent a quiet day going over matters ot campaign organisation with members of iris staff. No political callers Were re ceived today either at the headquarters la the Metropolitan Life building or Mr. Hltchcok's rooms at the Manhattan hotel. Mr. Hitchcock will start for Hot Springs on Tuesday and will confer with Mr. Taft on Wednesday, Wolf Hoontles. PIERRE, 8. D Aug. I. (Special. ) While the legislature appropriated 1U.0OO for wolf bounties for the last fiscal year, the total claims under ths Isw amounted to lli.fcO. which gsvs tne holders of cer tificates 71 cants on the dollar. Ths claims come from counties on the extreme east border ss well aa those In ths west, and show that wolves yet keep a held sveo. in lbs older set tied SjensnVnnV Uaengk rate in niuet ef I