Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL XXXVIII NO.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNIXtT. AUGUST 24, 1P03 TEN PAGES.
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BIG M YSTER v SOLVED
Arrest Finally Ma a
Vry of
large
Sum from t
FORMER TELLER IN
S
s
Had Been Suipected at Start, '
ceeded in Satisfying; Offlcia. .
BIO BILLS CAUSE DOWNFALL
Money All Five Hundred and Thou
sand Dollar Denominations.
SEEKS AID IN PASSING THEM
Man Whom T?e Approaches Tip
Off to Federal Authorities and
Then Seemlaglr Accepts
the Proposition.
It
CHICAiJO. Au. S3. The mystery of the
tlirft of lin.oro rrom the Cnlted State sub
treasury a year ami a half ago, one of
the In raroat losses the government haa ever
suffered In thla manner, la believed to
have been solved by the arrest at an early
hour today of George W. Fltxgera..d.
Others are believed to have been Implicated
n the crime, which for months completely
baffled government secret service men.
llxgerald was an assorting teller under
Assistant 1'nited States Treasurer Bolden-w-ck.
Suspicion at the time of the theft,
February 20. IDc", rested on him, but so
plausible was his atory and so Intense his
arparent Interest In discovering; the renl
culprit that Interest erased to center In
him. Much work was done on the theory
that the crime had been perpetrated by a
colored man. Meanwhile Fltxgerald was
discharged from the government employ
for culpable negligence for allowing audi
a theft to be consummated under hla very
eyes. The money stolen had been used
and was tied up In packages, some of
which having been marked for destruction
at Washington. Any of them would read
ily have passed anywhere except for their
large denominations. None of the hills was
under 5fi0 and some were of the Sl.nno and
$5.f00 denominations, the $1,000 ones pre
dominating. The theft created a sensation throughout
the country nnel congress at the last ses
sion was asked and refused to release
Assistant Treasurer Boldenweck from lia
bility, although it was promised that con
gress would again consider the matter at
lis next session.
Rnbarka In Speculation.
Meanwhile Herbert F. Voung, a former
Chicago newspaper reporter and now head
of the Young Secret Service agency, became
Interested In the case, at flrat without of
ficial connection, but later at the agent
of Mr. Roldenweck. Mr. Young's attention
waa redirected to Fltxgerald. The latter,
upon discharge from the aubtreasury,
stated that his whole fortune conalsted of
Wo In cash and ' a stock certificate for
$1,. Mis wife had a iron Interest in the
state of her mother, which was valued at
about HUM) and was In litigation. Flts
gerald, however. According to Mr. Young,
embarked in speculation on a scale not
consistent with the lite of hla reputed
means. There was, however, no ostenta
tion In Fltsgeralds life. The lavish dis
play which detectives . Invariably look for
In tracing stolen funds, waa absent. Fltx
gerald bought eggs for apeculation and
stored them. In July. 1117. lie Inaugurated
an egg dual which ultimately. It is stated.
Involved an expenditure of $7.0(0, and tho
following March a similar deal involved
him. according to Mr. Young, to the ex
tent of 115.000. Incidentally the former
teller had becomo the possessor in his
wife's name of a neat brick residence In
Rogers' park, a suburb of Chicago, and
valued at IS.JOO. Mr. Young declared to
day that this purchase waa made In a
roundabout way, passing through several
hands and finally Into those of Mrs. Flti
gerald. for a consideration of tl.
Last July the acenl is snld to have be
come hot when Colonel Harry C. Gano,
superintendent of A. Booth Co.. a busl
nesa man of prominence and public spirit,
reported to Mr. Boldenweck, It la said, that
M . Fltxecrald had approached him with
u proposition to pass several $1,000 bills.
"With your big bus'pess connections."
Fitzgerald Is alleged to have argued to
Colonel Gano, "you tan easily pans them.
There's $Vi In It for you."
Fltsgerald Is reported to have declared
that he had a roll of similar bills "Hint
would choke a horse." After conferring
with Mr. Boldenweck. Mr. Gano continued
negotiations with Fltxgerald, with the re
...... " ' . i
suit that by arrangement several witness,-,
were secretly present when the former tel
ler passed two f.'.on bills to Colonel Ohio.
"I brought two." KltiKe:ald Is allegeel to
have said, "you can get rid of two Just
as easy as one.''
Others Are Involved.
From the moment of C.doncl Gano's first
Interview with the assistant I'ntted Slates
treasurer, It Is said. Mr. Young or some
sf IiU men shad-w.d Fltrgerald. The trull.
It Is Intimated, broadly involved others, not
only In helping Fllxgerald to dispiee of the
money alleged to have been stolen, but In
Die ery act of his having extracted It
from the treasury vault and In the later
covering of tracks. Who these persona
weie those working on the case state they
ar not yet prepared to divulge. It had
not been Intended t arrest Fitzgerald at
this time, as further evidence Is not only
wanted against him, but developments were
expected which wmiM involve others. How
ever. It Is stated, that those under sus
picion had obtained an Inkling that un
toward developments were going forward
and It was deemed best to lose no time In
ecurlng the man charged with being the
principal.
The case brlr.g one properly under fed
eral Jurisdiction a I'tuied Plates judge
a as first sought, but mine could be found.
A-istant State's Attorney Barbour was
iext approached and shortly after midnight
His morning Judge Ohetlain. at his home,
issued a bench warrant for the arrest of
Fllxgerald, charging him with the larceny
u? $173,000 from the government vaults.
Behind the bars today Fllxgerald re
fused to see newspaper men, but held a
Conference with Ms att ir'neys. J. I. Ennli
nd C. I. Lltslnger. John M. Duffy, at
torney for Mr. Boldenweck, stated that to
morrow Fltxgerald would be removed from
Mate to federal JurUd'ction. The detec
tives, it is said, were unable to satisfy .Mr.
Boldenwsck's curios ty as to how much of
the SITS.OCO It would be possible to recover.
MOYZarurTS or oomjlm iTiigizr?t
Port ArM4. Sails.
C EtwreYSTH... l abrit.
.THr.KK.il no ...BijttciMr ank.
I'UTHAMPTftM StWul
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FRE,GHAT traffic is heavier
Gond t rope end Improved Condition i
tit Business Keep Ball Bright
t)mnha-Os,den.
Ogrlen reports heavy traffic both going
nnd lornlng with the niimbir of rare. In
creasing every day and the same coeH
t Inn Is reported all along the t'nlon Pa
i iflc Although last October broke all
eeords for business handled by the Har
rlnun lines- it is now being estimated that
the business this fall will be heavier. The
clops are as large, the fruit movements
heavier and the merchandise Increasing
ull the time. Last lal the main lines were
congested with numerous trains tied up
and sidetracked at almost every avail
able point, but this year an effort will be
made to keep the road clear and keep the
business moving.
"This admirable condition is largely duo
to the fact that fr cgnt train tonnage has
bien Increased from 7'N, gfi, 900 and l.'nO
tons to l.tiMi, 1.700, l.MX) and In some cases
to 1 .Jem tons. Double-headers are used 011
every train, und. while the boys are a lit
tle longer In getting over the different dis
tricts of the various divisions, everything
is Kept nicely leaned up and the trains
are kept moving along without serious In
terruption," a ll a prominent I'n on Pa
cific officer at Ogden.
"Sunday there were 232 loads and forly
fjve empties, sent cast over the L'nlon Pa
cific out of Ogden and this aggregation of
heavy freight cars was evenly divided
up Into six long trains, earh of which was
kept rolling along without retarding the
heavy western movement of rara on the
same division. No time was lost at pac
ing points and none of the crews was tied
up at small stations, sleeping while await
ing orders of trains from tho opposite di
rection. The SHme condition obtains on
the Southern Pacific and to a limited ex
tent on the Oregon Short Line. 'Keep m.iv
Ing' Is the watchword nil along the line
and every train crew Is anxious to make
a record that will compare favorably with
other trainmen on the same division. There
Is no room for 'sloths' on the road, and
when conductors and cnginemen cannot
get over their respective districts In rea
sonably good time well, others can, and
that la all there la to it.
"During twenty-four hours "62 cars of
fruit were received from the west over
the Southern Pacific, Iced In the .Ogden
yards ami pushed on east on fast sched
ule time and 110 delay is permitted or tol
erated anywhere.
"As a result of this heavy business ten
switching crews are kept on the Jump In
the Ogden yards night and day, and one
more crew will be added to this number
tonight.
'The motive power on all of the Harri
mun lines converging In this city is in ex
cellent condition, and Hn increased force
at the local Southern Pacific shop plant
is kept busy night and day keeping the
big machines In proper condition for the
road."
PLA" FOH KF.R. NOTIFICATION
Kxerclsea to Be Held In Coliseum at
Fa'r Grounds.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Aug. 23. The ar
rangement committee having In charge
the notification of John W. Kern, demo
cratic candidate for vice president, which
will be held In the. Coliseum at the state
fair grounds Tuesday afternoon. t a
final meeting today completed Its prelimi
nary work. The exercises will be almple.
William J. Bryan, National Chairman
Norman R. Mark, James T. Lloyd, chair
man of t'he democratic congressional com
mittee, Theodore K. Bell, chairman of the
notification committee, Charles Bryan and
other members of the committee as well as
a number of the national committee arc
expected to arrive here tomorrow evening
from Chicago. They will be quartered at
the Deniaon hotel where an Informal re
ception will be held tomorrow night.
Tuesday morning a band concert and re
ception will be held at the hotel and a
luncheon will be served to tho visitors
preceding their departure for the stale
fair grounds wl;h twenty-four automobiles,
which will be preceded by a plattoon of
mounted police. There will be no band
and the parade will be short as the drive
to the fair grounds Is four miles from the
hotel.
The exercises will begin at 10:30 when
Thomas Taggart. national committeeman
from Iniana, will call for attention and
will turn the gavel over to National Chair
man Mack. There will be music, an In
vocation and Theodore Bell of California,
chairman of the notification committee, will
deliver tl e address formally notifying Mr.
Kern of his nomination at Denver for vice
president by the democratic party. Mr.
Kern will respond In a speech which will
take, him thirty minutes to deliver. After
mush- Thomas P.. Marshall, democrat!,.
candidate for governor of Indiana, will ad-
dress the crowd briefly and William J
,.,.. WJ ,hfn WII"
spci
It is ex, cited that Mr. Bryan will begin
speaking ubout 3 o'cloc k and according to
the plans the meeting will have adjourned
by 4:Jn o eioe k.
Arrangements have been made for over
flow meet ngs If necessary to bo addressed
from the grandstand fo he fair grounds
near the Coliseum by Mr. Br.ian, Mr. Kern,
Mr. Marshall and others.
Mr. and Mrs. Kern will entertain Mr.
Bryan and the members of the notlflcatl n
and national committees at the country
club at dinner Tuesday evening. The parly
will be driven there In automobiles and
will return to the hotel at lo o'clock
AUTO GOES OVER EMBANKMENT
One Man Killed and Two Badlr
Injared by Accident la Park
In Buffalo.
BUFFALO. N. Y.. Aug. 22-One man was
killed and two were injured, one probably
fatally tonight when a speeding automobile
dashed over an embankment In Delaware
park and Into an abandoned Hone quarry.
James Wayland, a chauffeur, was Instantly
killed; John Wakefield was faially injured
and James Morrison was seriousl hurt.
The automobile was reduced to splinters.
INDIANA MINERS WIN STRIKE
Operators Agree to J heir leniands
and Tnrht Thunsand Men
Ketnrn to Work.
TERRE IIAl'TE, Ind., Aug. l-J.-The
strike In the bituminous coal field Is offl.
clally ended by the announcement that the
operators' association has agreed to ' the
demands 6f the I'nlted Mine Workers of
District No. u, and today 12,0u0 miners
were at work.
DEATHRECORD.
llenrr Moure.
SEWARD, Neb ." A'ug. 3 -(8peclal Tele
gram. -Henry Moore, a prominent stock
man of Reward county, died at S o'clock
Sunday morning from he-art trouDle. Mr.
Moore was &4 years of ag. The funeral
will he held Tuesday afternooii from the
home of James Lkk:nson.
.jm is BRYAN'S BEST LOVED
Dahlman'i Shibboleth of Battle
Bryan's Intimate Friendship.
11
CLOSEST MAN TO THE COMMONER
Mayor Jim Will I se as Ills Mogan
Throuah State fop. t.overnor-
kip .Nomination That Asia
Cablegram.
"All Asia rejoices in your election as
mayor of Omaha."
Sententious Indeed were those few words
sent by cable by William Jennings Bryan
to James C. Dahlman on the occasion of
the latter's election as mayor of Omaha
In l!oi5, for tha'. rablegram has been dis
played to the voters of Nebraska as the
Dahlman shibboleth In the present guber
natorial campaign. By this token Mr.
Dahlman proposes to substantiate what Is
already apparent, that he Is the "closest
pe rsonal and political friend and ally" of
Mr. Bryan.
Mr. Bryan was In Asia on his tour of
the world when he sent that message to
his old croney away back in Nebraska.
Mr. Dahlman appreciated the expression of
congratulation" then,- but he magnifies Its
value todny and that brief cable, bringing
the mere message of Joy which one friend
felt in another's success, now goes out to
the electors of Nebraska In its larger and
act, lal significance the expression of Mr.
Bryan's delight in the elevation of Mr.
Dahlman to office, whether that office bi
the mayoralty of Omaha or the governor
ship of Nebraska.
In the course of recent events the Damon
and Pythias or David and Jonathan re
lations existing between Bryan and Dahl
man have been too emphatically empha
sized to give serious weight to the derisive
denials of certain democrats that Jim
Dahlman wag not Mr. Bryans Intimate
ui.d confidant. Certain democrats who do
not relish the exhibition of their party In
boots and spurs and lariat and bronchos
liave made strenuous efforts of late to
discredit the Bryan-Dahlman alliance, but
even they must admit the utter futility
and folly of their efforts in the light of
Mr. Brayn's repeated display of preference
for Dahlman.
Dahlman Opens Campaign.
Mr. Dahlman Is Just now unrorklng his
speaking campaign for governor of Ne
braska. He is starting on a. spectacular
tour of the state and he Is holding high
as the shibboleth of bis warfare his In
timacy with the Peerless Leader, endeavor
ing to make everybody see what every
body should see that 'Bryan Is the demo
cratic boss of the nation and Dahlman of
the state of Nebraska. And here are some
of the arguments Jim proposes to usa In
his plan of proving that he Is tha chosen
sou of the prophet:
1 When Mr. Bryan returned from that
triumphant tour of the world, who was It
that first met him in the harbor of New
York, entwined about his neck the long
I lariut and drew him affectionately into
the bosom of his loving home folks? Jim
Dahlman.
2 When his train rushed across the coun
try from New York to Nebraska, who was
It that on every, occasion waa sent to the
front with Mr. Bryan to greet the patriots
along the way? Jim Dahlman.
3 When the time came for designating
the paramount Issues of the present cam
paign before the Denver convention met,
who was it Mr. Bryan called to Falrview
for consultation? Jim Dahlman.
4 When that convention met In Denver,
who was It that carried to Colorado the
tpecillc orders and commands of Mr. Bryan,
the absolute dictator of the convention?
Jim Dahlman.
5 When the will of Mr. Bryan was
sought on this question or that, when the
slightest Inquiry as to "what does Mr.
Bryan want," or "will Mr. Bryan permit
It," to whom did these delegates in Den
ver go for their Information? To Jim
Dahlman.
Bryan's Mouthpiece at Denver.
fiAnd who was it in Denver, In the con
vention hall. In hotel lobbies, on the streets,
in refreshment parlors, anywhere and
every where who was It pointed out by
delegates, residents, newspaper men, local
and foreign, aa the direct representative of
Mr. Bryan? Jim Dahlman, sir, Jim Dahl
man. 8 Who was it acknowledged by the great
press associations and special correspon
dentsin fact universally conceded as Mr.
Bryan's mouthpiece at Denver? None but
Jim Dahlman.
And then to cinch It all a needless and
superfluous thing to do Jim Dahlman, as
he goes up and down the state of Ne
braska beseeching the democrats to nomi
nate him for governor, will hold up this
meager message from the orient and read:
"All Asia rejoices in your election as
mayor of Omaha."
And who can doubt him? Who will
doubt him?
In the minds of most well informed demo
crats of Nebraska that is no cavil or ques
tion of Mr. Bryan's intimacy with Jim
Dahlman, of the fact that Dahlman has
Bryan's support for governor, or of the
fact that no man throughout the 1'nlted
States has as much Influence with William
Jennings Bryan as James C. Dahlman.
During the Denver convention attempts
were made to belittle Mr. Dahlman as
Bryan's Intimate friend, but the facj that
Mr. Bryrn has never given the remotest
quarter to any such criticism has proven
In the minds of most people that this In
timacy between him and Dahlman Is gen
uine and enduring.
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIG NOW Ol
Meeting to Be Held With Bryan J.ater
to Compare Notes.
CHICAGO. Aug. 3.-Now that William
J. Bryan has set his seal of approval upon,
the plans made by the demucratlc na
tional committee to bring about hla elec
tion the democratic campaign may be Slid
today to he tn that rerlod of transition in
which practical organization Is completed
and the skirmish fire of the battle has be
gun. There will be a meeting of the na
tional committee and subcommittees with
Mr. Bryan on September S to consider
whether the line of action taken Is prov
ing effective. Politics was eschewed at
headquarters today and Mr. Bryan and his
brother and a few fronds attended church,
but to the national committeemen and
friends who spoke to him of the hard strug
gle that Chairman Mack d the campaign
managers had outlined? ' replied:
"I realise the tatk ahead of me and what
it means. I am not minimising tha demands
that I know will be made upon me, but I
feel that I can do what Is expected of me
for my health Is fine."
Political developments In the last twenty-four
hours, sines Mr. Bryan's arrival
here, show that the managers of the dem
ocratic campaign have put the fight into
the hands of Mr. Bryan nnd to the people.
(Continued on Second Page.)
Simply Can't Hear Him Can't
From the Kansas City Journal.
RLCR1ND1NC PLANT AT WORK
Homestake Mine Gets Larger Percent
age of Values from Ores.
NEW PROCESS PROVES SUCCESS
Experiments Extended Over n Year
Before Constrnetlon Work Was
StartedThree Pans Now
Are Banning.
LEAD, S. D., Aug. 23.-(Spcial.)-In itn
effort to get from Its ores the highest per
centage of the values contained In them,
the Homestake Mining company Is ever
ready to spend money Im making experi
ments to that end. Its latest experiment,
one which was proven a success before it
was Installed on a large scale, has
been a "regrlndlng plant." This plant,
which was begun about six months ago. Is
a sequel to a complete series of experiments
extending over a period ot aooui a yewr
and which proved to the satisfaction of the
officials that such a riant would be a suc
cess. At present only three of the pans
are running, but the' other four will be put
Into commission as soon as tlje feed pipe
can be put In. ,-
The object of this plant Is to take out
from the mill pulp and'regrlnd that ma
terial which is too coarse for the cyanide
mill. By means of this' rvgrlndlng a 'better
extraction will be secured. This material
at present gives up under cyanldatlone only
about 60 per cent of Its values, but under
the new process an extraction of not less
than 85 per cent is looked for.
. Process of Besrrtndlnsr.
The tailings come to the regrlndlng plant
from the . Homestake, the Star arl the
Amicus mills and are separated in twenty
eight classifying cones of two sizes, four
teen of each size. After the granular mat
ter of the size desired has been separated
from the slimes which overflow from the
cones, it passes to the regrlndlng machines.
These consist of seven Wheeler pans and
one tube mill. These each accomplish the
regrlndlng and furnish practically tho name
results. iThe tube mill Is of the type that
has been used largely In South Africa, and
the Wheeler pans have recently beqn In
stalled with great success In Australia.
Before the reground material goes to the
cyanide mills it passes over seven six-foot
plates and four twelve-foot plates, all
sllvered-copper, where a certain percentage
of the values are obtained. Thence it goes
to Cyanide No. 1. where the remainder of
the 85 per cent extraction is obtained. The
plant Is installed irj a remodeled edition of
the old Jig house and will employ about
six men.
Capacity Two Hundred Tons.
The total capac.ty of the plant for the
present -vill lie a little less than 200 tons
and the average value of the product
tieated will probably be about is a vm,
this value will, of course, vary with the
value of the ore. The proportion of this
material Is about one ton of material to
thirteen of ors. About 2,600 tons of o.e
pass through the three nulls above men
tioned, dally; from this Is secured the ap
proximately :o0 tons which will go through
the regrlndlng process. As ibout CO per
cent of the values are already saved, It
will be readily seen that the extra extrac
tion will be valuable to the company on
account of the Immense amount of ora
handled. The exlra per cent gained by
the regrlndlng will amount to about 2V
every twenty-four liouis. or ubout 75,OOl'
a jear. This is but one of the a.veral ways
in which the Homehlakc, within tho liul
few jeais, lias etlYcied rii.t savings by
tue rucuvc-ry of small iimcuuia t-n targe
uuanciticit of ore.
Wni.e thia plant was b lug erected, a
new cUril ins House adjoining .t waa also
being put up, a gun ot in 11 be.ng eni
klc.cu Iw work. 'upon im Uu at lllei name
iiii,e. Uuis ciaiiljun; Iiuubo la ilso in
uiciatioii now. iiie ot'jec 1a lu acc-jin-pl.sli
the c.!uiit ins of the water thai co.nes
Hum toe uil.i inure elie.tivciy and fully.
'ill. water When liuiltleU goea Ij tile
bl.mrl pittnt In Dtauwood 10 be useu
ciicrc 'ii.ts plant leuuiies a large ainoain
of Wetter, on account ui the ejua.iiliy uaea
iu aluiie uui tlie prec alter tlio thuigi
is tieaieci. A force ut nun will Oo ui
work lor possibly iwo or taiea weeks yei,
but by tile end vl that lime 11 U crxpcclcii
lo have cveiytnii.g 111 running urder unJ
Ihu rtgrliidliig plant operating al its full
cupacuy.
Prohibition Candidate uu Tour.
EAU CLA1KU !., Aug. W.
Cliatin, prohibition candidate lor the presi
dency, and W. I), lux, liuinuiee for gov
ernor of Wisconsin on tii prohibition
ticket, today spoke heie to 4.0 0 people.
Chafin left for Minneapolis thla evening,
where he will deliver five iechJ to
morrow. Chafin toJuy said that he had
spoken In six stales already and Intended
to cover th remaining slater before No
111 'EM DiSstPRANCriliE
ptrcfttmuo
)IM Dt Soup,
I WOULD JU ?
MAJOR BURKE ENJOYS OMAHA
Advance Agent of Buffalo Bill's Show
Nays It's One City He In
Ulad tea .Hee,
"I always did Vke Omaha and always
look forward to this city -es a place where
I can get something good to eat," sulci
Major J. M. Burke, advance agent of the
Buffalo Bill Wild West show, as he sat
before a steaming chafing dish of stewed
chicken, flavored with a little cabbage and
carots. "When on the run a man can live
on railroad sandwiches, but when you get
a chance there Is nothing so good as some
thing good to eat."
The major looked as though no one en
Joyed ths good things of this life more
than he as he enjoyed his noon meal. He
was in a reminiscent mood and told of the
start of the big Buffalo Bill show from
Omaha In 18S3, Just twenty-five years ago.
He had visited Omaha yeurs before that
time when the Qrand Pacific, situated
where the Paxton now stands, was In the
far western part of the city. "I can see
It now as It stood against the western
skyline," he said.
For a qua-ter of a century Major Burke
has been traveling ahead of the big wild
west aggregation, arranging meetings with
the crowned heads of Europe while the
show has been practically all over the old
country. He was selected by the Ogallala
Indians in the last Indian war as the man
to whom they would listen to when pre
senting overtures of peace. lie has done
the grandiloquent in all climes and says
that one could not help but be Impressed
with the vast Improvements which have
been made In Omaha since his laet appear
ance. The major has a real soldierly ap
pearance, but whether ho could submit to
all the recent rulings of the War depart
ment In regard to horseback riding Is a
mooted question.
PACIFIC FLEET TO SOUTH SEAS
Kxperlment of Tonlna Torpedo Boats
V to Be Tried On Marina;
the Cruise.
PAN FRANCISCO. Aug. :3.-Seven cruls-
i era of the Pacific fleet, under command
of Admiral W. T. Swinburne, will sail
tomorrow on a cruise to Hawaii and
Samoa. Baclj cruiser will have a torpedo
boat destroyer to tow and for that reason
the cruise Is looked upon as a nlmportant
one. An experimental trip of the cruisers
to San Diego and return, towing torpedo
bouts, was made tome two months ago and
tho successful Issue of that trip led to
the decision to attempt tiie present long
one to the south seas.
At 10 a. in. tomorrow the cruisers will
pass through the Golden Oato In single
column formation, the torpedo boat de
stroyers running abreast of them.
The cruiser Colorado, wl.len was to have
accompanied the fleet, was unable to sail
as It Is undergoing repairs at the Bremer
ton yard, repairs of damages sustained bv
running on the rocks some two weeks airo.
From the east have come nearly 1,OJ
sailors to augment the crews of the cruls
e'rs and torpedo boat destroyers and bring
them up to full complement.
RAILROAD MEN TO MEET KING
Officials In West Will Hare Their Day
In Conrt of Ak-ftar-Ben
August Kl.
The hosts of Ak-Par-Ben have again been
busy and completed arrangements for an
other big time Monday night, August 31',
which will he known aB "Railroad Night"
end "West Point Night." All the railroad
officials of tl.ls part of the country will
be present, Including Vice President A. L.
Mohler of the I'nion Pacific and Georga
W. Holdrege of the Burlingtc.-n.
Committees will be sent out next week to
rally up the West Point people ami others
of that vicinity In order to make the
double night of August SI n winner.
Tonight will he "Fremont Night" and a
thrilling program has been pre -pit red for
that occ asion. The Frer.ionlera will come
down in force on a special Union Pacific
motor car. leaving there nt fi:15 and ar
riving in Omaha at T:li. Tl.f v will at once
be taken to the Den In special street ears
and there enterlained nt luncheon before
the Initiation ceremonies be gin.
SUIT AGAINST COAL COMBINE
Attorney general of ew Vork Marts
Proceed I nas Against Anthra.
rite Roads.
ALBANY, N. Y.. Aug." K.-Attorney Gen
eral Jackson tonight announced that he
bad instituted proceed Inns against the
various lailroad companies in the state and
their subsidiary companies, engage-d In the
transportation of anthracite coal, alleging
that in tolatlon of tiie so-called Donnelly
anti-monopoly act they "have effected and
are now carrying out an agreement which
In effect constitutes a monopoly of the
hd coal business within this state and
that such an agreement restricts the pro
duction and regulates and fixes the prices
at which coal can be sold In the slate of
New YorkY'i
Lose Him
BUSY TIME AT FAIR GROUNDS
Work Beinj Rushed to Have Every
thing Ready for the Fair.
COMPLETING STREET CAR LINE
Local Campaign in Lancaster tonnty
Presents Home Queer Complica
tions ns the Time for the
Primaries Approaches.
LINCOLN. Aug. 23,-(Speclal.)-The state
fair grounds was the busiest place In Lin
coln today. A gang was at work putting
the finishing touches on the Traction line
which runs direct to the entrance beside
the Burlington entrance. Turnstiles for
entrance and gates for exit will be put In
here and three or four times as many peo
ple as formerly will be a,ble to get out of
the grounds In a given time. Windmills
were running In the machinery part of the
ground, and several restaurant keepers
were doing a land-office business with the
workmen for customers. C. H. Rudgc,
Harry Cook and W. R. Mellor were staking
off ground for the wild west show tnd
urging the workers to work faster.
The fair grounds will not be recognised
by - the old-timers. New buildings have
gone up, new roads have been laid out and
many other improvements have been made.
Ths new cattle barn Just west of the
race track in the northwest part of the
grounds ls one of the best In the west.
Is built of brick snd has 632 stalls. It
It
is
174x255 In dimension
The floor Is of ce-
ilete sewer system.
. one can stand and
if the animals. On
building there Is a
of animals. A nice
ment and It has a co
The stalls are fixe.
flxe
of
of1 N
see the backs of
the north side
rack for the washlni
room has been set apart for the use of the
superintendent of this department. Two of
the old cattle barns, have been moved
down to this neighborhood, and one of
them will lie used for nursing cows. The
other cattle barn has been moved to the
end of the agricultural building and In
tills there will be a moving picture show.
Prond of Auditorium.
The pride of the state fair management
Is the new auditorium, which wl.l he com
pleted In a few days. This hiilldtng Is
erected upon ground which naturally rises
ito the stage and Is located in an Ideal
part of the grounds, In the neighborhood
of the magnificent cattle barn. It has a
seating capacity of some 6,(M and the
seats have already been placed. W. J.
Bryan will dedicate this building on Bryan
day of the fair. Band concerts . will be
given here dally and all speeches will be
delivered here. The stage seats Son people
and Is 32x84 feet. The accoustlc properties
are so excellent that an ordinary conversa
tion carried on in one end ot the building
can be heard distinctly In the farther end.
Friday. Saturday and Sunday of this week
are preparation days and next Monday t he
crowds are expected to begin to come.
Thursday of ntxt week ls Tafi-Omah day
and an Immense number of people are ex
pected from the big city. A place has been
reserved 111 the agricultural building for the
exhibit of the Natios.al Corn exposition to
be held in Omaha next December, and at
10:30 on Omaha day there will be a meeting
o fine Corn Improvers' association. Kvery
person interested In agriculture ls Invited
10 anena mis meeting.
Secretary Whitten of the Commercial club
of Lincoln C. H. Rtulge and W. Mellor of
the State Fulr board have secured a rale
of one and a half fare to Lincoln during
the fail and this Is expected to bring the
attendance up pa.t all previous records.
M Ixiia In Lancaster.
The campaign in Lancaster f ir nomina
tion has develdiiod several pi-ciillar and
rcallv humorous situations, whlcli. Ie.f,,ei '
the prl.nariea are ln-M, may he embarrassing
for cfrtain self-chosen and self-styled "pro
gressive" republican leaders, l eu instance,
the Lincoln Journal-News has been houi-t-Ing
county option until county option Is now
thee leaaling Issue of the campaign. Now
along comes '. O. Whedoii and announces
himself a candidate for the republican nom
ination for ser-ator. Mr. w lie a 111 Issues no
t.latfnini. He save, nnlhli.er of eo.o.l, -
Hon. His life In Lincoln, his fii.-m! tay.
Is a sufficient platform. Whedon has la-en
the idol of the publishing coni-err. for a
long. long time and he held the proxy of
the editor of the junior sheet whenever tile
latter had anything to say at the state
committee meeting held last fall.
How to support Whedon and be consistent
011 the cour.'y option platform, and k ep tiie
temperance element lined up as an asset
of this machine, is one of the questions the
fake-is of the party here are trying to
Solve.
Ti.ese two newsiaper aie fighting very
bitterly Commissioner Robert Picket conse
eiuently the voters will have a hard time
getting the real ree-ord made by Plckel. The
fact that Picket did rit see to it that the
newspaper got all the printing for the
county may hate something to do with tiie-
(.Continued on Second Page.)
NO QUESTION IN IOWA
That Stato Will Soil Up Normal Re
publican Majority is Conceded.
DEMOCRATS REALLY HOPELESS
Talk Publicly of Success, but Pri
vately Con:ede the State.
DIVISION OVER SENAT0RSHIP
Both Factions, However, Are Lined Up
Solid for Taft.
FARMERS ARE ALL SATISFIED
Bulk of State' Vote Is On the forms
and Kvrn the labor I'.leiiient Is
Aot Asurrd tn the Denio
cratlc Ticket.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINKS, la,. Aug. 8M-clal Tele
gram.) ft dirs not take a prophet nor tho
son of a prophet to forecast what Iowa
will do In the November election. In Kplto
of a factional row over 'the sennt.irs;.l,i.
greater harmony among the democrats than
has hce-u known since ISO- and perslslftit.
misHlonary work ciono by William Jcnntng.i
Bryan personally, the icpuhUc-Hit majority
Is too large to bo overcome. Tuft will he
the choice of the utale, not by the Hoose
velt niH.loiily of IK, but it Is oxiwteel ill
the neighborhood ot that by which tho
Neabraakaii waa beaten in 1S0S i.Vom. Even
when Cleveland was elrcteel in Iowa re
mained lojal to tho republican parly, giv
ing President Harrison Its senatorial elec
toral vote with some 23,000 votes lo spate.
So the republican loaders arc looking upon
the Iowa sdU'ntlon with complacency, whllo
ut the same time keeping a sharp eye upon
what Mr. Bryan, former Conare-ssman
Wade, the democratic state pooh bah, and
their lleutenun.ts are doing. There Ls no
question that Iowa democrats are encour
aged as they never before have hren. Tho
gold members of their party who bolteii
Bryan Im ISM and 19no and the Bryan demo
crats who refiiHed to support Parker In
MU4 have clasped hands once nioro and
preliminary Indications establish that they
will work zealously In behalf of Mr. Bryan.
The latter Is encouraging them In eve-ry
possible way. Ho chose Des Moines as the
first e-lty In which to beglm the campaign
outside of his native state. He has macio it
a point to get in personal contact with as
many Iowa voters as possible. L'nqueiftlon
ably, he realizes us much as any man that
the farmer, with his rural free delivery,
which brings him his paper dally and whlcli
puts him In close touch Willi the doings of
men and events, cunuot be convinced by
one spe-ech aa was imsslble ten years a?o.
It ls this realization, that Is responsible for
the purposo of the democrats to make the
present campaign one of personal rather
than of general appeal.
Srnntorlnl Fight Bitter.
In any other state than Iowa, perhaps,
the republican fight over the senatorshlri
would have aroused such bitterness that
the success of the national ticket would b
endangered, it may have somo effect lu
i a"v
event, but not to an extent which will
Jeopardize victory for Taft. . It will be re
called that Albert H. Cummins, the gov
ernor, announced last winter his candidacy
to sucecd William Boyd Allison as I'nited
States senator from Iowa. The latter, who
also was a candidate to succeed himself,
was able lo defeat Cummins by lo.nno votes
after a bitter und acrimonious campaign,
which caused a great deal of feeling that
has not yet beou dissipated. Cummins'
failure was caused by Alllsor.'s splendid
record lu the senate, by the desire of the
latter's supporters to permit him In his old
ago to continue in the seat lie had so ably
filled, and by the objection entertained to
Cummins, who though ostensibly a republi
can, ls charged with really being a demo
crat, and, it is claimed, was elected to his
present office by democratic votes. During
tho consideration of the question of select
ing a vice presidential candidate lor tha
republican ticket. Cummins' name wiyi pro
posed, but the Iowa friends of AUIon s
strongly resented the suggestion that It
was deemed the part of wisdom by the Taft
managers to go elsewhere.
The Iowa situation was actMIng down
when Senator Allison died. Cummins, with
what Is charged Indecent ha-sta, pro
claimed his purpose to occupy the vacant
seat. He denies he said anything of the
kind, but the people of lows believe he
did, and the old Allison faction Is up in
arms. They know, and there Is no doubt
on this point, that Cummins hfU his
eyes firmly fixed upon the senate and
proposes to go there. Consequently, they
are subordinating the national election to
the state Issue, thus creating a real dan
ger for the Taft candidacy, which shrewd
republican managers are not losing sight
of. Strangely enough, Iowa is divided geo
graphically upon Cummins, the north be
ing the home of his ardent supporters
and the south of his enemies. In the
north there are many Sranellnavlans, who
have stood by the governor In every moe
he mftrt(, u muy nfl that u,ev win ba
dividend upon the scnatorshlp. howeve-i,
I K)lu.e Representative Gilbert N. Haugen.
; w M iaH ,.lo!,e affiliations with them, haa
1 announced his e-anelieluey to succeed Sen-
utor
Allison. l'nciiestlonahly, the anll-
t'uinuilns faction In the south of tha
state will aid iiaugen In lis ambition in
order to defeat the aspirations of tiie
astute governor.
o r.ffoct on Taft.
It is evident that the senatorial row
will e-onllime th'.oughout the .eainiaigii. I
lulked with a number of republican fann
ers tei ascertain If It would nuve any
effect upon the hj they cited upmi the
national th-ket. They ilee-lard 1t would not.
They assured tin-, w ith s Iw inkle In their
eyes, that nt lfet they knew the ellffer
enee between a piiiuury and an election;
" ,'"ul"
vote for Tn ft en Novein-
senate when ine prinary loole place. To
ilnir minds no reason exle-td why they
should bolt the republican th-ket Tliftr
crops had been hoiir.tKul When the ea.-t
was suf f.Ti:(; from Hie pant.- last winter
they had not he, n embarrassed to any ex
tent. Home of the in at that time, ha l
spent money in making Improve ine nt
and It Is a fa. t that the returns of auto
mobile houses fli' W tii.it more machines
were sold to fnr.inr-t during that period
than at any either season The promise
for good crops this year Is excellent ami
the prl'K ruling are high. 'ot.sequenl
the f m 111 1 1 s- of this Ktute feel they have
r.o eiuarrel with l'o id'ie-e- and no reason
to adopt a ne-w political doct'iue.
Tills ceMjelllion Is most Important, in view
of the fact that it Is from the farms that
the bulk of the otva come. There) la an
other thing which makes many of tha Iowa
luruers unwilling to support Unaa aus