The Omaha Daily, Bee
VOL. XXXVIII NO. 55.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING," AUGUST 21, 1908 TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
ANSWER TO CASTRO
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
Friday, August ill, 10.
1908 SfftGi&r 1908
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WITNESSES REFUSE TO TALK
Memory is Poor Before Coroner's Jury
at Springfield.
MOB LEADERS MAY ALL ESCAPE
I100SIERS ON LIQUOR
Local Issue it Paramount Among the
Indiana Voters.
Holland Forward! Reply to Venezuela
Through German Minister.
ITS TEXT IS NOT GIVEN OUT
NATIONAL TOPICS ARE NEGLECTED
Conditions There Much tha Same as
Prevail in Ohio.
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rroserailon Discouraged at Resort of
First Inquest Negroes Expert
Farther Violence and
Leave City.
Can Handle Situation Since it Hat
Sympathy of United State.
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NOTE BREAKING OF RELATIONS
Executive of Venezuela Sums Up Hit
' Alleged Grievances.
BLAMES MINISTER BE REUS
It Snys Friendly lalrrrnnrM Cannot
Be RmmH lutil Doe tlafao
fnrtlen and Reparation
! Given.
THE HAGUE. Aug. 20.-Thc government
of the Netherlands ha no intention of
giving out the term of Its reply to Prerl
dent Castro of Venexuela until It la actun'ly
delivered In Caracas through the German
minister there, who Is watching Holland's
Interests In Venezuela.
Tho government of tlie Netherlands is
confident of Its ability to handle the situa
tion single-handed, now that It has the
sympathy and support of the United States.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 20.-The American
consul at Puerto Ca hello has sent to the
State department the complete toxt of the
note from the government of Venesuela to
the government of Holland, breaking off
diplomatic relations. The note says that
because of the Injuries Minister De Reus
had caused the republic and Its govern
ment, for the omission of the salute to the
Vcnesuelsn Has by the cruiser Gelderland,
the government of Venezuela found 1 se)f
In the unavoidable position of declaring
to the government of Holland that so long
ns due satisfaction and reparation were
not given for the Injuries and grievances
which this note sums up. It would not be
possible to continue cultivating friendly
relations between the two countries.
IIKLGIIM TAKES OVER CONGO
Free State Region la to Be Adminis
tered by Mate.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 20. The passage of the
Congo treaty by- the Chamber of Deputies
today means that the annexation of the
state of Belgium is now practically as
sured, as the senate and King Leopold are
ready to endorse the bill. The personal
role pf King Leopold in Africa Is now
drawing to a close In the future he will
have nothing to do with the state, which
Is to be administered by Belgium and the
hope is widespread that there will now be
an end to the atrocities and mal-admlnls-tratlun
In this, part of the world, which for
years past has .been a subject of .investi
gation and bitter complaint by humani
tarians all ovgr the world. Governments
became deeply interested In bringing about
the introduction of reforms in the Cong
and It became known lat year that Great
Britain and the UnHed States had about
decided to interfere in the Congo admin
istration unlcsa th situation there Im
proved. . . ,
NUCKOLLS COUNTY FLOODED
Heavy Rain of Tneadar Night Causes
Inandajlon that Breaks
Records.
NELSON, Neb., Aug. 20.-8peclal.)-A
heavy rain here Tuesday night wrought
havoc along tho streams and low lands.
Elk creek is higher at this point this morn
ing than It has ever been known In the
history of the oldest inhabitants. All the
bridges are unjler water and aome are en
tirely gone. Over six Inches of water fell
and the damage to roads and bridges can
not be estimated at thla time. Consider
able damage was done In the Rock Island
yard where some new work - was In pro
gress. GUIDE ROCK, Neb., Aug. 20.-(Speclal.)-Another
heavy rain fell last night. A wash
out between here and Superior, made all
trains several hours late.
CHARIVARI GIVEN IF DELAYED
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Smith of Omaha
Surprised by Friends la
Sioux City Hotel.
SIOUX CITY. Ta Aug. 20.-(8peclal.)-F.
A. Smith, court reporter In Judge Sears
court at Omuha, and Miss Mary Brookings,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Brook
ing:! of Tekamah, Neb., who after a noon
marriage at the home of the bride's
parents, escaped In an automobile to avoid
the congratulations of friends, were
headed-off In Sioux City last night by a
party of wedtllrg guests and given a
charivari at the Hotel West. The party
arrived In the city ahead of the couple,
who were ushered Into a private dining
room, to find themselves surrounded hy
tlielr friends. The surprlsers were headed
hy W. N. Hopewell, a son of Lieutene.nt
Governor Hope ell."
boWen says work was hard
Adjutant of Soldiers' Home at Grand
Island Quits Strenuous
Life. (
GRAND ISLAND. Neb., Aug. ).-(Sp-clal.)
Speaking of the resignation tendered
by him to Governor Hhelion. Adjutant
John Btawen of the soldiers' home stated
that the same was entirely voluntary and
was offered six weeks ago to Commandant
Hojl, he having become tired of the
strenuous work of the office. He declares
that the resignation was entirely voluntary.
The resignation of ht daughter is a la)
filed. Mr. Ilowen and family will return
to Lincoln for the present. Mr. Row en
has been in very poor health, having to
undergo several operations during the pasr
few months.
OMAHA BOYS JNJIEW ORLEANS
Tare Youths Reach Galf Port la
Boat They Rnllt la Tale
City.
Howard and Will Roe and Paul Moll.,
valne, three high school boys, who built a
boat this spring and started for New Or
leans seven weeks ago, from Omaha, ar
rived tn New Orleans Wednesday afternoon,
after A moat pleasant Journey. On the Mis
souri they were able to make 130 ml'-.'S a
day and on the Mississippi river they made
seventy miles a day. No attempt was made
to hurry, as the boys went leisurely to sea
the country and laid up when the weather
was bad. They will sell their boat at New
Orleans and return on the train In time for
the opening of the fall high school term.
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Fur Nebras
Friday, with t
Temperature
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Bluffs and Vicinity
a temperature.
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DOMESTIC.
Southern Indiana railway, known aa
"best of Walsh roads," is now in tho
hands of a receiver, appointed by the fed
eral court on application of the First
Trust and Savings bank of Chicago.
rag-a 1
James S. Sherman, republican candidate
for vice president, visits President Koosc
velt at Oyster Bay, and report Is that
New Vork governorship Is under discus
sion, a sa number of prominent republi
cans accompanied the vice presidential
candidate or met him at Sagamore Hill
with the president. fage 3
Mob leaders at Springfield, 111., may all
escape punishment, witnesses refusing to
talk and showing signs of falling memo
ries before the coroner's Jury. Fag 1
rosrzoir.
American sailors and officers of the
great fleet are greeted by thousands when
they arrive In New South Wales, today
being set aside for the public cerermules.
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rOLrncAL.
In Indiana, as In Ohio, the question of
regulating the liquor- traffic is over
shadowing the national issues. The demo
crats have the support of the brewery
Interests, although neither party pro
poses prohibition. The farmer vote will
be for Taft and the labor vote will be
divided, although Gompers Is trying to
turn It to Bryan. rage 1
8FOBT.
Results of the ball games:
4-6 Omaha vs. Denver 2-7.
3 Des Moines vs. Sioux City 2.
8 Lincoln vs. Pueblo 4.
4 St. Louis vs. Philadelphia 0.
10 Chicago vs. Boston 2.
6 Brooklyn vs. Pittsburg 1.
2 New York vs. Cincinnati 0.
' 4 New York vs. Detroit 0.
2 Washington vs. St. Louis 0.
Boston vs. Cleveland 4.
6 Philadelphia vs. Chicago 1.
7 Minneapolis vs. Columbus 5.
9- r-St. Paul vs. Toledo .
2 Indianapolis vs. Milwaukee-!.
7 Kansas City vs. Louisville t.
Jfage
X.OOAX..
Porflrlo Dlax. Jr., son of the president
of Mexico, will be the guest of the city
during the National Corn exposition and
will be accompanied to' Omaha by promi
nent Mexican business men. Page 6
Charlea H. King, president of the Omaha
Wool and Storage company, leaves lor
Salt Lake City to offer the National
Wool Growers' association his new plant
and leases on terminals if tha association
will enlarge it and make It the official
warehouse of the association. Page S
If tax levy In Douglas county was left
the same as last year more than $25,000
additional would be raised by reason of
the Increased valuation of property.
Fags S
LeBar Tompkins of Kansas City is In
Omaha In the interests of a line from this
city to Kansas City. connecting with the
Stlllman lines for the gulf. - Fag 10
COMMX atCXAXi ABTD XBTDVSTBXAX..
Live stock markets. Fag 7
Grain markets. Fags 7
Stocks and bunds. Fage 7
MOVEMENTS OOEAJT STEAMSHIPS.
Tort. Arrive. Sailed.
NEW YORK Oceanic
NKW YORK Oonnanlc
NEW VORK Florida
NKW York Lumnia
NKW YORK 'Majestic
NKW YORK San Ulr(o ,
PLYMOUTH I'artbastnijan. . . .
PLYMOl'TH New York....,.
PUYMOITH Patricia
BOSTON Bohemian
SOUTHAMPTON K. P. Patella.
LIVERPOOL Frlealand.
LIVERPOOL Ivernla.
KANSAS CITY PRIMARY FRAUDS
Judge Wallace Mays if Stories Are
True, Conduct of Voting; Was
Dlnbollcal.
KANSAS CITY.'Mo.. Ausr. 20 Jurlee Wil
liam H. Wallace of the criminal court here,
today refused a request of the county
grand Jury to open the boxes and recount
the ballots cast In the recent primaries.
The judge said he believed fraud had been
committed, but said tha law did not give
him the power to grant such a request.
In his reply to the grsnd Jury, the court
said:
"If what la said about the way the bal
lot primary was conducted In Kansas
City is true, it was one of the most dia
bolical pieces of rascality ever perpe
trated." HYMENEAL.
Miss Dietrich Eiinaaed.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. (Special Tele
gram.) While, no authoritative announce
ment has been made concerning the date
of the marriage of Miss Gertrude Eliza
beth Dietrich and Herbert Knox Smith,
commissioner of corporations, it Is believed
the wedding will be one of the notable
events of the early fall. Mlas Dietrich Is
the daughter of ex-Senator Dietrich of Ne
braska and was conspicuous in the social
affairs of the last years of her father's
service tn the senate.
Mlas Annie 8. Perk Safe.
.LIMA. Peru., Aug. iO.-After suffering
terrible hardships Mlas Annie 8. Peck of
Providence. R. I., the mountain climber,
returned from her trip up Mount Huae
caran. She was given an enthusiastic re
ception, for It wss feared she had met
with some accident, no word having been
received from her since Saturday mornlr.g,
when she signalled her arrival at an alti
tude of 25.00 feet. Miss Peck was accom
panied by two Alpine climbers and It was
because of the stcknets of these that the
party was prevented from reaching the
summit.
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SPRINGFIELD. 111., Aug. 10. Final re
linquishment of the military control of this
city will take place tomorrow as the result
ef the conference between Governor Dcneen
and General Young this morning. The First
regiment will be sent to Chicago and tho
remaining regiment, the Seventh Infantry,
will be held here In reserve In case the.
shrlff's force and police are unable to pre
serve the peace with the troops have estab
lished. Following his conference wrth the govet
nor. General Young Issued a lengthy state,
ment praising the troops tor their conduct
and bearing, calling attention to the fact
that for three days and nights no serious
disorders have occurred and placing the
responsibility of maintaining 'the condition
upon the civil authorities.
lis statement Is in part as follows:
Whllo the conditions on the surface are
normal and peaceful, there Is undoubtedly
an underlying sentiment which must be
changed and this can be done by the reso
lute conduct and action of the citizens
themselves. It must be remembered that
the lawless do not stop wtih the execution
of their first Intent. The burning of the
houre of a nugro or the destruction of his
life If not prevented, will be followed by the
destruction of the lives and property of
whites who may be objectionable to this
lawless class. Laws which do not ade
quately protect the property and lives of
all citizens alike without regard to their
race, color or their position In society, will
sooner or later fall to protect the life and
property of any citizen.
The lawless mob lacks courage when faced
by an aroused and determined citizenship.
By an Investigation which I have con
ducted, it has been demonstrated that tho
inception of the destruction of lives and
property In Springfield came from the law
less, Indolent and vagrant portion of the
community. Such a connection possesses
no moral fiber whatsoever, and is as
cowardly as It Is reckless and cruel when
once aroused. It cannot resist a determined
stand or a firm purpose and by assuming
these qualities, the citizens of Springfield
have ths power to dissipate such combina
tions and gatherings as the leaves are
driven before the wind.
Brigade Headquarters Abandoned.
With the departure of all except two regi
ments, tho division and brigade headquar
ters were abandoned. Generals Wells and
Foster were relieved of duty and General
Young remained only In advisory capacity
to the governor. H. T. Loper returned to
the city today prepared to testify before
the grand jury. Mr. Loper said that he has
no Intention of resuming business In Spring
field. He hinted that his testmony to the
grand Jury will result In the indictment of
several persons whom he recognized as
leaders of the mob which destroyed his
restaurant.
Try to Fix Responsibility.
The local authorities today began the task
of overcoming the handicap on efforts to fix
responsibility for the recent riot, imposed
by the failure of the coroner' Inquest
to hold any one responsible' for the death
of Bcott Burton, the negro lynched In the.
"black belt" last Friday night. The open
verdict of the coroners" Jury was a blow to
the hopes of the state's attorney and other
officials, who saw in It a confirmation of
the suspicion that witnesses to the riot
ing would fall to recognize leaders of the
mob. when called upon to testify In public
proceedings. Of the four witnesses upon
whom Coroner Woodruff had depended for
the success of his first riot Inquest, only
one appeared on the stand. That witness
displayed an unusually poor memory when
confronted with Incisive questions and the
absence of the other three made the.
coroner's task futile.
This condition exlstes despite the ap
peals of the commercial organizations and
Governor Dcneen thai mw-wlng citizens
volunteer their testimony rgardlng the.
riot and Its leaders. There was a generous
response tn these appeals so far as the
I secret grand Jury proceedings are con
cerned, but few persons seem willing to
risk the enmity of the lawless element of
the community by appearing In the open
as defenders of the strict letter of the
law.
Grand Jury Still at Work.
The grand Jury went ahead with Its
investigating today, but there was con
aldertbly less enthusiasm regarding its
work than ws displayed two days ago.
The departure of all except two regiments
of the state m lilt la caused a renewal of
the threats that there would bo "some
thing doing after the soldiers leave," and
this feeling was reflected In the anxiety,
which was manifest in all circles of tho
city.
In fact, a renewal of the rioting Is ex
pected momentarily and the negroes espe
cially fear that once the mob la started
again no power of the atate can prevent
the most serious disorders.
Only the Seventh regiment of Infantry
and eight troops of the state cavalry regi
ment were on active duty today.- The Sec
ond, Fifth and Third regimental organi
zations broke camp this morning, reducing
the military force to about 1.000 men. Not
more than a third of these were on active
duty and the decrease In military display
and regulations was noticeable.
The torce may be reduced still further
tomorrow, according to common report,
but none of the officials In charge would
confirm or deny this. It Is certain, how
ever, that the Immediate return of normal
conditions is thesgoal sought in all quar
ters. This can be accomplished only by
the withdrawal of the troops from tha
streets and the abrogation of the orders
which, In many Instances, requires the pres
entation of special orders before citizens
can pass sentries stationed at certain
street corners. The regulation of the1 city
officials regarding the early closing of all
business houses and the prohibition of the
said of liquor within the city limits are
still In force.
Sentries Fire at Shadows.
This morning was almost devoid of
alarms. Some firing was heard In the
outlying eastern sections of tha city, but
nervous militiamen were responsible for
It. One sentry challenge tbe shadow of a
tree stirred by the wind and shot when
It refused to halt, and another fired four
times at a pl of refuse which refused to
"keep moving." There were probably half
dozen calls for troops at the various head
quarters, but In none of the cases was their
presence necessary.
Work was resumed today at the Tuxhorn
mine, which had Uen (hut down because
of the refusal of the whites and negroes
to work together. The orders ,of he of
ficials of the miners' union were responsi
ble for this and the other miners affected
by similar conditions are expected to re
sume tomorrow.
ONE HAS TO TAKE A VACATION IN ORDER . TO APPRECIATE HOME.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
RECEIVER FOR WALSH ROAD
Southern Indiana Line Now Under
Federal Jurisdiction.
ACTION ON CLEARING HOUSE NOTE
Secrecy- Maintained In Order to Fore
stall Compllesatloaa from Other
Creditors Carpenter Is
, Appointed.
CHICAGO, Aug .-Federal Jurisdiction
now extends over the, Southern Indiana
Railway company through the appointment
of a receiver in th United States circuit
court for the road, wtilch has long been
regarded as the beet of what are known
as the John R. Walsh, railroads.
On a petition presented by counsel for
tho First Trust and Savings bank of Chi
cago, the representative of the Chicago
Clearing House association. Judge Christian
C. Kohlsaat. late last night nppolntd M. J.
Carpenter, formerly president of the Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois Railroad company,
receiver of the Southern Indiana company.
Failure to meet the Interest 1 on tho
bonded Indebtedness-of the road was the
proximate cause of 'the petition and the
court action. For nonths there have
been rumors thai a Tcr lvrslUp was the
only solution" of the financial difficulties
of , the road, which were accentuated by
Industrial depressions, which made It dif
ficult to pay operating expenses.
The Southern- Indiana road was the first
railroad acquired by John R. Walsh In ex
tending his banking bustrjess from banking
lines to a wider financial expansion and
the methods employed to develop the road
and finance the other railroad enterprises
formed a large part of the charges In the
trial which preceded the conviction of
the aged banker on a charge of misapply
ing the funds of the Chicago National
bank, of which he had been president.
Receivership to Be Extended,
The receivership which now covers tho
i Southern Indiana road alone, will probably
be extended to take In the Chicago South
ern Railway company, which was designed
to connect the Southern Indiana road with
Chicago.
A motion asking for the extension of the
receivership has been presented to the
federal court and will be argued Satur
day. .
The Southern Indiana road tapped the
Bedford stone quarries, one of the best
paying ventures held by Mr. Walsh.
One of the strong points made by the
government attorneys in their arguments
before the Jury which convicted the former
banker was that1 the Chicago National bank
and the Home Savings bank as well as the
Equitable Trust company, which were
practically controlled by John R. Walsh,
have been drained of funds to supply money
with which to develop the railways. Mr.
Walsh on the witness stand declared his
belief that the roads were good business
propositions and that his Judgment In In
vesting niony In them would be supported.
In the adjustment which followed the
long days of investigation preceding the
trial In the federal court last fall, a num
ber of notes of the Southern Indiana road
was given to the Clearing House associa
tion and these were the basis on which the
petition for the appointment of the receiver
Is based,
Xo Reflection on Management.
The petition on which the receiver was
appointed contains no reflection on the
operation of the road by John R. Walsh
and the complainants assert that court
action was necessary to preserve the credit
and resources of the road, which has suf
fered from the Industrial depression which
has existed.
The Southern Indiana railway Is the
holder of all of the stock of the Chicago
Southern Railway company, which was
designed to permit the Indiana road to en
ter Chicago. The action in Chicago was
simultaneous with the filing of a similar
bill in the eastern federal district at Dan
ville, 111., and In the district of Indiana at
Indianapolis. The appointment of E. C.
Rltchtr. who has been long retained as
counsel for Mr. Walsh, as attorney for the
receiver is pointed to as proof that the re
ceivership is satisfactory' to Mr. Walsh and
his Interests as well as the clearing house
and other creditors.
An unusual feature of the court proceed
ings was the secrecy employed. The peti
tion on which the receiver was named was
taken late at night to Judge Kohlsaat's
home and a deputy clerk of the court was
summoned to transcribe the order.
Other Creditors Forestalled.
The silence was to forestall any attempt
of antagonistic creditors to begin fore
closure suds which would hamper the ad
judication of the whole properties. Not
until late tn the day, when the three
actions in the different Judicial districts
were well under way and the interven
ing petition of the Chicago Southern road
had been filed, was Information given on
the court's order taking over control of
the. road.
The Southern Indiana road was organized
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TWO YOUNG WOMEN KIDNAPED
Daughters of Wealthy Man Taken
Array from Home In Mys
terlons Way.
KENOSHA. Wis.. Aug. M.-Detectives to
day are trying to penetrate mysteries sur
rounding tho disappearance of Gertrude
and Dorothy Belhn, daughters of Jacob
Heihn, one of the wealthiest residents of
southern Wisconsin. The girls, 11 and U
years of age, respectively, have not been
seen since their parents left hem sitting
In a hammock on the lawn at hnje Mon
day night. Many people believe the girls
were kidnaped and are held for ransom.
One clew Is the receipt by Mrs. Bcihn.
who Is the stepmother of the missing
maids, of a note several weeks ago warn
ing her that a plot was on foot to steal
the girls.
Members of the household say that Mon
day night a closed carriage was driven up
to the Belhn gate. It Is declared than a
man was heard sharply commanding the
girls to enter and that they obeyed him.
The horses then were whipped up and
the victims rapidly carried away. After an
unsuccessful search by relatives and local
authorities, Mr. Heihn came to Kenosha
last evening and engaged detectives to
work upon tho case.
Several years ago the girls' mother died.
Twelve months ago their father married
Mrs. Anna Schenkenberg of Milwaukee.
The stepmother appears to have been well
liked by the children, and not a word of
dissatisfaction at their home life haa-eser
been uttered by them In public.
HADLEY ON LAW'S WORKINGS
Missouri Official Says Court Is Blind
that Cannot See Rockefeller
In Stnndard Oil.
DENVER, Colo., Aug. 20. "The Judge
who cannot see the Standard Oil company
of New Jersey Is the Standard OH com
pany and who cannot see through both of
these legal fictions to the real owners and
the rjal offenders, John D. Rockefeller,
If. H. Rogers. John 'Archbold and others,
is either blind by prejudice or has an un
fortunate disposition to observe the mer
its of a controversy by strained and ir
relevant technicalities," declared Attorney
General Hartley of MUsourl In his address
before the second annual convention of
the National Association of Attorneys Gen
eral, of which he Is president.
"To assert that men may, by the organ
ization of a puppet corporation, escape
the proper measure of punishment for th--lr
wrong doing," he said, "Is to give to the
legal fiction of the corporation greater
rights, privileges and Immunities than
those which belong to natural person.
"The results secured, or rather the lack
of results secured. President Hadiey fur
ther said, "furnish an added demonstra
tion of the Ineffectiveness of the present
method of litigation for the suppression
or punishment of trusts and monopolies."
TWO TRAINS GO IN DITCH
Iron Mountain rasaenarer Xrar Illi
nois, Okl. Mtssonrl Pnclflo
ear Independence.
TORT SMITH, Ark.', Aug. 2.-Passenger
train No. 13 on the St. Louis, Iron Moun
tain & Southern railway, running between
Little. Rack and Kansas City, went Into
the ditch near Illinois, across the line from
here In Oklahoma, this morning. Thirteen
persons are reported Injured. No deaths
are reported.
INDEPENDENCE. Kan., Aug. 20,-Mls-sourl
Pacific passenger train No. 2", from
Little Rock and Hot Springs to Kansas
City, rah Into an open switch at the sta
tion here this morning and collided with
a train of oil tank cars. The passengers
In the four coaches escaped with a severe
shaking up. It Is believed the switch had
been tampered with. Pesldes the dam
aging of the passenger engine and the
demolishing of six oil tank cars, no dam
age was done.
DETECTIVES WANT MRS. STEIN
Ohio Officers Decide that Morris
Stein and Miss Porter Were
Murdered.
DES MOINES, la.. Aug. DO -Chief of De
tectives Edward Johnson has received a
telegram from Loudenvllle. O., officials to
hold Mrs. Morris Stein and her mother for
the Ohio authorities, who have reached
the conclusion that Morris Stein of Des
Moines and Miss Hester Porter of that city,
who were found shot in the latter s home,
were murdered. The injunction proceed
ings restraining Mrs. Stein from burying
her husband, brought by the father of the
boy, who claims she is not his legal wife,
were continued until Wednesday.
STRIKERS WILL BE EVICTED
Canadian PaclBc Begins to Take
Action Aaalast shopmen Who
Are Oat.
MONTREAL, Aug. A) -Orders were Is
sued from the Canadian Pacific offices to
day for the evacuation within thirty days
of all house owned by the company and
occupied by striking employes. Paymaster
have been Instructed to make out the Au
gust payrolls for strikers and take their
names from the book.
EXPRESS COMPANY SHOWING
State Bases Its Case Largely on
Figures of the Company.
FORMER EARNINGS EXCESSIVE
State Superintendent Issues Circular
Concerning; Supply of Teachers
Uducatlonul Exhibit at the
State Fair.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Aug. 20. (Special.) An in
vestigation of the testimony taken In the
case of the Adams Express company,
against which a temporary Injunction now
stands to prevent that company from vio
lating the Sibley 25 per cent reduction on
express rates, shows the company Itself
has furnished the evidence upon which the
legal department of the state is asking for
a permanent Injunction.
In the testimony Is an exhibit showing
a comparative statement of the receipts
and expenses of the company for the month
of June. 1907, and 190. For June, 19U7, the
company cleared above all expenses $914.34,
or 4.1 per cent, according to its own state
ment. For June, 19U8, the company cleared
above all expenses 39.71. or 1.1 per cent
According to the company this made a loss
In earnings of f6.674.63, due to the operation
of the Sibley law.
An analysis of the testimony and these
figures, however, shows that the express
company has no right to the $914.34, its
net profits for the month of June, 1907.
The decrease still leaves the company, ac
cording to Its own testimony, a net divi
dend of l.S per cent of Its gross earnings.
This net earnings of the 1 company Is
conipueted after the payment of office ex
penses, stable expenses, train service, mes
senger, general salaries, general expenses,
taxes, stationery and printing, legal ex
penses and personal property.
For the month of June, 1907, the general
salaries amounted to $1,199.79, and for June,
1908. $1,257. 9, an Increase. Office expenses
were Increased from $1.708. S8 to $5,035.18.
In this financial statement the company
does not show that It has any money In
vested In the state upon which it can
claim Interest. It will be the contention of
the legal department that the operation of
the Sibley law has not injured the express
company, but that the company Is not en
titled to earn the amount shown in the
June, 1907 statement; that the law simply
prevented them gouging the public In the
month of June, 1908.
Coleman's Vacation Strenuous.
Frank R. Coleman, marshal to the su
preme court, has returned from a two
weeks' vacation, and after a short rest
will be able to attend to his duties at the
Btate house. Mr. Coleman had a most
delightful vacation, having been robbed of
$17 by a pickpocket and having remained
In a dark room for eight days trying to
get his eye In shape to see. His vacation
was spent at his home In Omaha. The
second day of his outing, together with
several members of his family, ho went
to Manawa to see the sights. On the road
home his pocketbook was lifted by a
woman who stood next to him In the
crowded car. Inasmuch as the pickpocket
overlooked his real pockethopk. In which
he had a collection of $20 bills, he wss
not put out very much.
A few days later time began to drag
and In fixing a table at his home a chunk
which he had knocked off flew up and
spurred him In the eye. It was thought
for a time he would lose his siitht, but
the physicians manaaed t" pull the eye
through all right. When he was able to
travel Mr. Coleman returned to Lincoln,
looking hale and hearty after his delightful
outing.
Sheldon Avoids Politics.
HABTING-8, Neb., Aug. JO.-tSpeclal Tele
gram.) Governor Sheldon refrained from
a discussion of politics In his address at
the Catholic festival this afternoon, not
withstanding the fact that A. C. Bchallcn
berger, who spoke to the Catholics yester
day, devoted almost his entire time to poli
tical matters winding up by predicting his
own nomination and election as governor.
Governor Sheldon spoke of agricultural
i advancement In Nebraska and declared that
there Is not an Inch of land even In the
sandhljls, that canr-ot with scientific meth
ods be made to yield a share to the wealth
of the state.
Held for Robbing Editor.
YANKTON. S. D.. Aug. 20 (Special.)
George Dunham and George Boweu both
waived examination here and were bound
over to the circuit court on the cfiarge of
burglary in the third degree for breaking
Into the prlntshop of the Gayvllle Ob
server and stealing therefrom some
bologna, ,a watch and 2 tents In money.
The editor of the Observer is a thrifty
soul, and, finding subscriptions rather
slow, he added a meat market as a side
Issue, hence the presence of the bologna.
The presence of the S cents has not bien
explained
REPUBLICANS FEEL SURE OF STATE
General Outlook Farors Taft for the
Presidential Choice.
SOME FACTORS IN THE SITUATION
Trro Proposed l.lqaor I. hits, the State
ticket, Farmers and Labor ete
All Flitare In tha
Oatcome.
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. M.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Indiana resembles Ohio In the
dominance of the liquor question as a po
litical issue. At this stage of the campaign,
nothing fa heard of the tariff or trusts or
antl-injunc-tlon. The problem Hooslcrs pro
pose to solve, from the way they talk at
the present time, Is whether brewery con
trol In politics shall be endorsed. As to
Taft or Bryan, well, they eay, the state Is
close, with the chances strongly In favor
of Indiana continuing to occupy Its usual
place In the republican column.
Indiana Is conceded both by republicans
and democrats to be fair fighting ground.
It went democratic by a small majority In
1892; opposed Bryan by 18,000 111 489. and
by K.OuO in 1900. and gave Roosevelt a ma
jority of 94.000 In 1904. But two years ago
the majority dropped on state candidates
back to 31.000, and the democrats assert
they would have' carried tha state then
had not many of their faith been discour
aged by the vote given to Roosevolt. This
time, they say, everything l running In their
direction; that they have the democratic
candidate for vice president, as McKinley
did In 1D00, and Roosevelt In 1904; that the
republican friends of Fairbanks are dis
gruntled by the way In which h wss
treated at Chicago; that there are many
unemployed in the state; that while farm
values are higher, the farmers have to
pay more for what they need and have
higher tax rates to meet, and finally, that
the labor people are heartily In favor of
the anti-injurtctlon plank of the Denver
platform.
As their representative said at the demo
cratic headquarters here: "We havo as
good an organisation as the republicans,
we expect to have as much money as we
may need, and finally, there Is as much
enthusiasm for Bryan now as there was in
1898, and that Is saying a great deal." He
added that the anti-Bryan crowd had dis
appeared, and that there was no defection j
to be expected from the democratic ranks.
From Republican Viewpoint. v
Now, let us look at the situation from
the republican point of view. There is no
doubt that among the friends of Mr. Falr ,
bank there was a feeim-) dissatisfaction
at the way in which tile contest were
settled at Chicago, and for a tlm It looked
as though this feeling might have a beartng
In the campaign. But the vice president,
since his return to Indianapolis, ha dis
countenanced anything of the kind. He
has said it is the duty of republicans to
support the ticket as earnestly as possible,
and he most certainly Intends to do so.
Moreover, he Is urging his friends to get
Into line.
With respect to John W. Kern, who Is
the democratic candidate for the vice presi
dency, his record is not such as to give
much promise for the coming election. He
has been beaten for every office for which
he has ever run. He was 'a candidate for
the governorship In 1900 and beaten by
LV.uuO. He ran as candidate for the same
office In 1904 and was defeated by more
than M.O00. It Is asserted by the demo
crats that his defeat on both occasions
was due to unusual conditions and should
not be accepted as an Indication Of the
amount of Btrength e will lend to the
ticket In the present campaign.
But the republicans are looking upon
Kern's participation In the campaign with
considerable equanimity. Nor are they con
cerned about the farmer, who Is expected
to do In November what he has done In
the past. Blxty per cent of the vote of
the state lie In the rural district, and
the republicans claim the majority of this
vote. The democrats admit the farming
class naturally Is conservative and will
be Inc lined to regard Bryan with disfavor,
but they ltiBl.it that the feeling la not as
strong as It was and will be entirely over
come by this argument relative to In
creased cost of living.
About tho Labor Vote.
There Is no question that the labor vote
is an object of anxious attention on the
part of the republicans. Edgar A. Per
kins, an Indianapolis labor leadsr, is seek
ing to organize labor In the Interest of
the democratic party. The Influence of
Mr. Gompers In the state la not proving
potent, there being n unwillingness evlnctd
by the man who works with his hands to
permit the American Federatlonlst to de
liver his vote as he sees fit. This same
attitude was expressed by labor In Ohio
and West Virginia. In Indiana, at least,
the attitude of Mr. Gompers I not ex
pected to affect the way labor "votes. Curi
ously enough, though the railroads gener
ally have put ther men again to work and
the administration has been urgent in its
efforts not to permit the wages of this
class of employes to be reduced, there Is
a spirit of discontent prevalent among
them. Both the national and state com
mittees propose to do what they can to
bring these voters to the aupport of the
former secretary of war.
The opposition of labor to Mr. Taft also
extends to "Jim" Watson, the republican
candidate for the governorship. Wataou
recommend-d to the present governor tha
appointment as factory Inspector of man
who was not a member of a union. As or
ganized labor had been instrumental in
securing the creation of this office It took
affront at Watson's action and fought him
vigorously before the convention. It failed,
however, to prevent hi nomination. Wat
son is making an excellent campaign. He
has been on the stump for the last forty
days and has delivered betwsen sixty and
seventy speeches. He feels.' and rightly,
that he must make a strenuous campaign
In order to win. He has as his opponent
Thomas R. Marshall, a lawyer of dura
tion, address and distinction, whose sole
rtr-Hback. far as the situation at pres
ent uppt-ars, is the support of the brewery
interests. In view of the Importance of
this Issue it may be Interesting for peo
ple outsiile the stale to understand 1t.
Where Breweries ijom 1 au
Neither the republican nor tha democratic
psrty is seeking to Impose prohibition up-.m
the stale. They have announced their inr.
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