The Omaha Daily - Bee
vol xxxviii no. 5s.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 25, 1308 TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
SAFETY ACT IS GOOD
SUMMARY OF TBE BEE
BARON VON SIER5BIIC DEAD
German Ambassador Expires While in
Heidelberg.
FICUT IX .NEBRASKA
"PLEASE, MISTER!"
Court of Appeals at St Lotus Eerenes
Findings of Lower Courts.
j Outsider's View of Conditions and Be-
sulta in Bryia's Home State.
BBAVE TALI F20M DE3I0C2ATS
Actions, Howerer, Belie Their Pre
tense of Victory for Bryan.
srx' .voy rs. ta 771'
TPj. ST
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WIFE AJ AJSXH.ICAJ W0X15;
C0-EXC2I LAW T
T7IA5TED j .
-f-Decision
Says 5ew
of "Reasonable ,-
Kaaarwa William aid ta Ran Iadl
sated Caaac Taa G.bs tat
a iacriMMir at WaaR
lactam. 4 5 6
s Place
v.
ABSCLUTE DUTY L
SED
Holding that Statute is 3a
with Usual Plea.
I
DECISION COVEBS TWO CASE3
Oaa ky r avaal U Rls
lira mm (ear raiata Raised
ta Ifcawk an Da-Mded
Agaiast Reeida.
ST. LoCIS. Aug. 2- Two sweeping
opinions, noteworthy in tliat the derisions
of the !nwnr court a were reversed in fail
In esch instance, wore handed down by tne
United States court of appeals here to- ,
day susiajiiing tha position of tha govern-
ment asalnst the railroads In the matter J
of the. safety appliance law of congresa.
The caees, decided were thoae of tha gov- :
ontcitt against tha Atchison. Tupeka at I
Hanrav B"e railroad and of tha government
against the Denver & Bin Grande Railroad
company. By these decisions tha court
of appeals abrogate the common law
rule of "reasonable cart" that have here
tofore, governed and behind which the
railroads sought shelter and upnolda la
fall the a:ta of congress, which the opin
ions hold now totally supplant the com
mon iu.w rules.
In the two cases decided different
ground of defense were tried, thai the
railroads might contest againat thu safety
appliance acts from every possible point.
The Denver Rlu Grande case wu
a railed before tile lower court on de
murrera. while the Santo. F caae waa
tried by a Jury. The rallroada won birth
decisions in the luwi-r courts.
The yliahus In the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe cam lays down the new rule of
la-w under tne acta of eongreea aa fol
lows. "The safety appliance law of congress
imposes upon a railway company In tho
situation In which II la applicable aa
an absolute duty to maintain tha pre
acrlhed coupling appliances In operative
enajdltlons and. hi not satisfied by
sonable care to that end."
NEW MAIL SYSTEM POPULAR ;
, j
Saaaar CailMtlasMi ratnst rratare mt
tMtaaauS. aattafaattaai la Baal.
aaaa aaat Baaialaaaa Dlatrteta. . j
I
Tha newrty Inauguratad ayatem of mail ;
collcuona I. now in full operation in j
Omaha and la meeting with much success
mi . I i at, .
ine new p.an BrBv.. " " J j
aa well aa m the bualneaa district. Tho
, a wi, t
Ortlcctlona
m..i .luiiv in ih. I
dtatitrta. the evening collection betng from j
7 3 to :i. Five horsemen are employed I
in this service, which covers the entire 1
sunurhaa diatricta j
In the Buainesa aiatncia ma iast evening i
col'.ectum on- Sunday is mads at 6 oclock.
There are aevenleen daily' collections in
the business or downtown diatricta, tha
last onn being at 9:M in the evening.
By Uus syatc-m of lata collections from
the mail Boxes rrom iweiva m twenty-tour
n.iura are saved
In tha delivery of the I
.u,i t.. th noatof.'lca. Where It ia sent '
, ...,- !
out nn the malls Immediately following the i
SIZE COUNTY JAIL MUST BE
i
lit Ht tm -eMslt at Ltut
Haa4mi aaal Ftfry-Twa
Priaaaara.
rhat Douglas county must have a tail
large enough to accommodate 1U prisoners
at a time is indicated bv figures furnished
by th sheriffs office to Arrhetect John
Lateneer. who is drawing plans for a
temporary jail. The figures shew that the
hUheat number of pnaonrs In Jail at
ih'o time since January S, was UI and they
were ilvlrel aa follows: Negro depart -
rnrrt. J: white hound overs. iS; "hull p-n."
r; patron', department. The largest
nBTriner in escn iifjinnnn'iii bl soy one
-u,. "Ktill nAn ' 4a r-atrm .Lm.r.Tn..r
...... -a. ...... i'-" '
S5: ahite b-und overs. :'; .nutnn s depart-
ment. M. The daily average in the ja.l
ia SS. un luJIna ail departments.
m. .i. ,ni,.- ih.. t I
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Mayor Daniman haa l.ued i:S pardons. Of
w.,ha e almo-t M .e ,.,
were to negro piiaoners and seventy-two i
white prisoners.
FREEDOM CR KEARNEY SCHOOL'
,lkm ak la Aakad ky Bay
Rak a 9a-
" "
"1 would rather go free, judge, but if I
van t go free I want to go back to
nearoey. an i.nwir wiiiiumi, i i,-j w
uui pai ot tsennie 1 Momaa to jua.e luieue
wren ne was taa a before the juvenile
coure on a charge of helping Bennie
Thomas rob a aa.oon. Bennie Thumaa ia i
tile youth who waa seni to Kearney a. one j
after ha had "thrown down ' tha p.-ouailon
authorities by going back to rnme after j
'.ia had promised to be good. i
"Do you think you could go back to j
K -ai r.ay alone like Bennie did Judge
Eaielle asked Cheater..
"Yea air. I could." said Ci.eater.
Willlams waa in Kearney ones Before and
cuii.pleied hla time with a good record. He i
aa a he tell again when he got ui running '
around with Bennie Thumaa. Judge Esiello
did sot decide what lie would do wnn
hi in.
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MAilSH ALL TOWN. la.. Aug. S.-Sp-
c al Tel..r.m.,-H. E. Wtimm. boys' aacr-
tar, ar .Urn Winnipeg. Canada. Young Men a
hrmuail nssnclatlun. has a-cepted a
1 1 ha aenerai aarrelaj-v at thia citv'a rail-
-- -
road Young Men . Chnali.n as-m.cn to
succe-d Jonn A. tJiHHleU. W liana takes up
hi. dut r. October L
!aurvav kl.
hi hi ARM EY. NeU.. Aug. !4 apaclul
Telagraaa. ) surveyors r the Holdraga.
Kearney eieetrte Una have raawned thla
city and have driven their stakes tat tha
bead t C'laa-unal avenua tn West Kear
ney. Uidicaiing that tne rout, will follow
Uia avenue aad Tweiil j-fauita street
iuu. Uie ety.
9 W 1 12 13 U 15
16 1Z 18 19 20 21 22
2oz&25 26 2Z 23 29
nvn rMiui r-iifri-ir. ni.imrq ivn
' VICINITY Fair Tuesday; slowly rising ;
temperature, i
FOR .NKBRA3KA Parr'y cloudy Tups-j
dav: slowlv r'sina temperature.
K"OR IOWA Gencra,l la:r and warmer
' Tuesday.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
Hour.
5 . Tl
Dec.
H a. m
T a. m
. Tl
9 . ti
Ki a. in
11 a. m
12 in
1 n. m
1 p. m
.1 n. m
t p. m
5 p. Tl
i ;i. m
7 n. m
S p. m
n n. rn . . . . .
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FvUTICaL.
John Cailan O'Ljiushlln writes his tm
preiBiona of the political situation In Ne
braaka. - Tugm I
epubllcan leaders In New England con
fer In Boston, the meeting being the
third in
neries of district conferenci-a
called by iThairman Hltc-hcock.
ra S
DOSCHSTIC.
Federal court of appeals in St. Louia
In declalnn co-ertng two caaes decided f
that law rwiuirinn railroads to-equlp cars , the funeral of the ambaaeador The brori a
with safety devliea la valid. Pafe 1 j father, who la yeara old. Uvea on the
Gworge V. F'tzgerald. teller of the j family estate near Dreadon and it la possi
L'nited states auhtreaaiiry. win flgnt the ; bla that the burial will take place thera.
charge against him of stealing 1173 m j Caaaa mt Dratk.
from the treasury nine months ago and , The immediate cause of Baran von Stem
puts on a bold front in dlscusHing the ac-:urr. dpatil wa, inflammation of the
cusationa of private" detective,. aw I ; i. Baroneaa von Sternburg haa received
Frost la sported In northern Iowa and foUow1ntj egram from Emperor WU
It is thought corn received a nipping : u-m.
which waa not good for the crop. FaaTa li. j. , . .
K I am deeply shaken bv the unexpected
lOSlKOa. I newa of tha passing awav of your hua-
Baron Spei k von Sternburg. German ' bard. and I desire to express to you my
ambassador to the United States, died in i hf:art?"it mp,,"nv l, WJ"Jh.,m.a V"21"
.. . " ' abie friend and a dlatingtuahed alplomatar.
the Hotel V U toria, Heidelberg. a X . who haa rendered important service to
wwm,awa ' ma and the fatherland and wliom it will
Stock train ditched at Berwyn and tnirt, ! XrAHr
head of cattle and twenty horses killed. ! consolation.
Paga 3
Bankers and others endorse amendment
to constitution relative to Investment of
funds. Record of senate on em-
ployera' liability bill missing. fip X
T.OCAX.
Truce between Rock Island-Frisco line I
and Omaha ahippers meana more buslnees ,
for both, traffic officials having aarracd
to adiuat rate, aa they should be ad- i
Juatt . X0
Board of Uovarnor. .of Ak-3ar-Ben feel ,
trl fa J I r Otl 1 1 vnl nf Pma aval 1 aa abC 1 AJ la
"L, L," " 7h !
reduced rates on rallroada. the same aa
Omaha on harbor line trr Be establisiicd
m tne ai'.aacnirt rver looking to the nav-i
isation of that at ream.
pace 3
ni,p,M irainc otnciais report, arter
rarful Investigation, a bumper corn crop ;
bv all :
Jfaaja S
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co;
fTTST. ASS XarVTIITSUai.
Live stock markets.
Grain markets.
Stocks and bonds.
aga7
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IHtga ;
KOTiBaniirra OT OCBAJT mAMSXZM.
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ArrtTao. SallM.
. Pr-no Predarlrk W!lk
Republic
wrrr)! . . .
PHILDHLPHiA . Ment.n.
PHlLaiiKLPHl. I'irtnaseniau
QrgKNHTow onirtr
SE:
MONTR CaLs. Lh. rhamplmis.
rrrtTithiii.
F'irriMiaV
BY W!REI-33-
i . Tk. t i.,nni.nH vi. '
I for Dover and Antwerp, waa ! miles west
j st 12:3) p. m.; will reach Dover 12.30 p. m.
i sTbiTtsland. X. S. -Steamer Cai-pathla. 1
rrr w itirw. rrrxirTrfi ay ma rconigram
pnuthektt of dabla Uind; nn dlfinrf gy-n.
Prrltdenrlnt ZXr'sT.
reported by wirleas telesram 713 miles eat
of Sunilv Hook at .": a. m. Si.-amer
New Tor. was rToorTed bv" marconigram
i Kli miles east of Sandv Hook at p. m.;
i wrlll .loi'lc il 71 a. m. Tiif.tKlav.
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j INQUIRY IN STOCK EXCHANGE
n ,kvl M..I.latlB mf aa.eVr ta
PiMaikl aiaalpalatlea mt Market ta
.
mm laveatianafaa raaraaaaiy
a I a veattaa tea Tkarasaakly ,
: ,k
as vara.
SEW YORK. Aug. :.-A meeting of the
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"1U " '- '",n" lU
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i the r..H.r of tha ex.-langa on Saturday
when eleven securities toiaie.1 traiieairtlona
hi excess of !. '.. ahar-s. leaving only
. aliares for all the remainder of the
list
T;fJ 4allnRa cratP1i no little excitement
while they a-re In pi-og:eee un.l while by
' me tne extraordinary activity for a half
I hoitdav ses.ai.in was aa:d to be iue to a
j MmUltl -,ru..1H t ,jr im)rPmu,v batwaei.
I big market factions, yet by many they
i ,. .re aacr-b-d t,i pure manipulation.
. s ..... .tu.n m .o tv ..f P..
tiie
. , character.
DEATH RECORD
Vallllaaa R. Watkia.
WlUiam II. Matnia. r.U Caldweil street.
aged tM years, died at ins hum. Munday
morning at 4 o cluck of heart fjilure. Mr.
Mathis had worked for .lie L mcn Pacific
for a gud !r" --" w" menvjer
' of t," odd rV,lowl- tn" -ancient Order
1 of United Workmen and the Knights of
I Honor. He Is survived by his wife and
tnree children. The children are Mrs.
Mauel Estill. Mra. E-llth Williama and
William Mathla of St. Louia The funeral j
i service will be conducted ny tt. v. a., k. .
i a., n-,. r....,.tf af.m.ioil at - o'elm-k at .
the family residence, with Interment at
I Fare.t Lawn cemetery.
rwmam K H.-a..il.
1 The news baa been, received in. Uirucui
- . , . . . 1 .
ui to acaiu is r razia tm. 11 j 111.11 c h ai
. Dw Mr HltmmM b-a beBJ, cunnBcW
I . oaaaen.er di-Dartm.nl of th.
I L TmZTZTL , ' .
j of aer. entering upon In. dutle. Here at
Omaha, rt. waa later tranarerred to Len
vr acd fur tna laat twenty yeara had been
identified wrta the passenger departnust
I liars, badng cuief dark ax the tlm. of
hia death. Mr. Hummed ia .urvtvad by
hi. wifa. his mother. Mra Laura R. Ham
atrll. threa brothers aad una aisler. aj
jt thia city.
HEl D EltC?. Germany. Aug. I
Barnn Spark von Sterr.burg. Ilia German
ambassador to ttio United States, died in
noiei vicious, iu una c..,r. a.-.. ......
night last night. The barenni, w'.io w-is
M'.ss Lillian May Lax.gham of Louisvin..,
Ky.. waa with her husband at the end.
They had ben vsit:ng In Germany -.nce
May.
The barnn and baronesa came here from
Hamburg the end of iast month ta con
sult with Prof. V;m.ena Czerny. a skin
v ! ',c'a'','t cnremlng a malady fmm whlrh
U i t:,e ambassador haa been suffering for
... HI : some time. After a prolonged examination
--of the diseased part of the Uft sin of
'- 1 Baron Von 31 ambling's head. Prof. Caerny
... 71 affirmed fiat thr trouble waa firr CMncrr.
but a lupus, and that ho could ran it.
"-nBoth the ambaaaador and Ilia wife were
... 70' immensely cheered at this opinion.
n ! Baron Vnn Sternburg Is deecribel as hav
ing felt that his long agony waa nearly
over and that soon he woul 1 he a won
man again. Ilia w'f j also shared that hope.
It had been arranged that Baron Von
3temburg should go to Berlin the middle
of September to he received In audience by
Emperor William prevtoua to hla return
to Washington. It waa thought desirable
that the ambassador be at hla post during
tliu concluding weeka of the presidential
campaign.
No arrangements yet have been made for
Caaat Tan Gaetaea aa 'awaa.
BERLLX. Aug. 24 The foreign office.
upon receiving announcement of the deatii
: of Baron Von Sternburg, rent a cablegram
j to Count Hermann Von Hatifeldt-WUden-
burg. the German charge d'affaires at
w.in i, -,.,! hi to
PpemiAmt Roosevelt that the quertion of
, mccmamir to the barn probably arnuld
not puttied until Prince Von Buelow,
h ,mp4!rl!a cnnc.OP. w tn, emperor
whlch
,n S-Ptember. Various diplomatic changes ,
t ,
,OB-
"""" 'i"-i
ation for this post are Count V m Goetxen.
Van Relchetiau. the German minister to
Brasil. and Dr. Baron Mumm Von Schwar- i
senateln. tha ambasaadnr to Japan. An '
, I
American d'.plomat In conversation with
Emperor William In January of this year .
said something complimentary to Count j
Von Goexen. "I am glad to hear you ray ;
thla." replied the emperor, "because Count I
! Von Goetsen will be the next embaassdor j
! to Washington." Although the Intention ',
of the emperor in thla rgnrl appeared le- ;
finite when he spoke, the report that the !
count had been selected to sucreed Bnrrm j
Von Sternburg was so widely goaatped that j
inere arose a certain amount or reeling in i in ennjunciton wun tne private aetecitves.
the German diplomatic service agrtinst the J There is a stronif 3t:spiciin that the gov
choire of this young mimeter for so de- . ernment wli; take no hand In the prose-
'"" -' -" '. una iPiyiraiirn hi rwniu. uu
'fauM revision of the previous decision,
; on the part of the emperor and his chan-
c"',or' ,
-.i -tv-,, im m urmsm wm
' amiabl man. ! ymr9 oli. He haa seen a
' " ,e'
ni'l'tary attache at Wiahmirtiin from If.
to lfti. He was governor of Gernan !at
i AM' for f; lH F-hruarv of th s
yar he waa appointed minister at Ham-
' I
"' T r a- . , ,
' ' ."' 7,' A-,houa'-l tae
e- "" .i-i iu LJUia. .no
about two
yeara aa the guest of her uncle.
Arthur G. Laxgham, sue never made thia
cty
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KMn tiaA a m.mh.. ,tt vm-m ii..a
t , , . , , """.and that tne arrest waa premature.
. " "nl
. - Hia-x-aga.
.vawa w. ta meade.
nAanLviiw. Aag. a.-.vewa of the
4 Of Amb-aaajur von 3trnburg came
nol a aurpnae. out as a great anota to
; i, p,roai aj.d official frrenda In Waan-
i inarf.m. Bv off!cia-a of tne state dtiart.
, meBJt and Dy tnose who were so fortunate
j u la enjov nl confidence and frienuainp,
tiie death of Baron Sternburg is regarded
aa a uiai.nci personal loss.
ti-i, ir. u'iahfnrru. 15 .
hhome lr Crm.-y VuL
hia home in trt-ma..y, t.ie amuasaador him-
self seemod to those close to him to hava
a premonition tnai lie never would return.
It la no detraction from anv man to aav
that the tjerman ambaaaador. personally
and officially, waa one of the must rmmiiar
i and highly esteemed members of the dipio-
' m ji inf m Vnhlnnn tm..l. -
i dent of the American capital he became "in-
umately associated with a coterie of promt-
I nent men In civil and official Ufe. of whom
I Preaiaent Roosevelt. Assistant Secretary- jf
. sia.Lm jdee and Giff3rd Plnchot, chief of
1 tnB Forestry department of tha I'nitni
, ai:e,. wer three. They were togemer
. much of tiie time. Soma of them ware in-
, r.,, enthuaiaatlcaily In athletic a port a.
laclaaata Prlaaal af Saaaavalt.
Baron von Sternburg formed an intimate i hen tad between S4. '." and tL.ytL Hia egg
relationship wlia Mr. Rooaeveit- They uad apecula-iona began w.th an Investment of
much in common. Both were fine students Qa asserted, aa he had only to put up
and eminent scholars. Baron SterrJiurg. I sufficient margins to cover probaole f!uc
aithougn email of stature, and seemingly tuatlona of prices. This deal netted him
oe.icata or pnywqu w aocompiuned
horseman, and he and Mr. Rao-vail rod.
4 ,,:,-r' In tn loB rides
) biiu . 1 1 . i ... i.iTj awui v. aa.l -
ington, th. fnendahip which in latter years
k. . ..i,..ki. Wn.h . . . ,
" Zrl " wacemenTetL
' lrmay. waa cemented,
! B""n 'M J"1"
.come ieat at tna wnita house. Ha sus-
tamed with tha nrestdent proaahly mora
intimate personal and official relatluns daa
a.-.y other diplomat accredited ta Waaning
toa. During Ambaaaadur Sternburg s offiuial
aajuura in WaahiCaen l.a V . i una ac
quaiated with Mias Lillian May Laoghana
tCantuiued oa aev jnd Paate
Copyright. 'M, ay the Mall and Express Company.)
TELLER PUTS ON BRAVE FACE
George W. Fitzgerald of Chicago Sub
treasury Will Fight Charge.
G0VEBJ3EE3T 3T0T 3ACX OF CASE
State's Artasmey Will Ba Left ta Paaav
tha PTMrrstlna, with Private)
Oawrativea rarmiaktaa;
Taatiaaaair.
CHICAGO. Aug :. nrg W.. Flrx-
garaln. assorting teller of who Chicago sub-
treasury at tha time of the theft of JSTiiO
lrwlr' , . . .
In the county Jail. His attorney. Fid-ward
n. umn",
to
obtain bla release on a JM.i bail bond.
i-.xeo. oy wu..a- v.. it.......
raignment of FUxgeralu for today. It waa
announced by Mr. Litsina-ers that Ins
client would plead not guilty, and demand
an Immediate hearing
the charges
againat him.
The men lntersted in ho arrest pf Fitx-
gerald say that they have a strong caa
against him. State s attorney Healy and
his first assistant, James J. Parhoiir. have
knnwn of the auspicinna against the
prisoner for the la.t montli and Deteptiv
Joseph Kinder, one of the veteran drc
tives of the office ..f t'.ic stat.- a'torney was '
detailed weeks ago io work on tha case J
j have to lie. ai It does now. ;n the sta-a
i attomev's of'lct'. Ti-e warrant on which
F"txgeral,l waa arreat -d was sworn out hy
i;ih-uvb i'mn nfi'-ir juukr v-urumn dim
' aimply tpruw-i the f-mr aubtreasur-r rm-
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Boldenweck. stibtraanfr. TTiere la no
: mcr.tion made of :'.. government.
Evttteare Sjot af tile Bear.
It ta believed liiai iiiii-f Wl!k:e and Can
I tain Porter look aekanre upon the evidnre
' in U;e caae. A number of telegrams passed
; ht thm veslernav and while I'lnum
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npthing beyond generalising, it ia believed
that he doea not think the evidence strong
I
! In hia ceil at the county tail. F:tagers.ld
w- and eonfnent. Wnen seen he i
.f,,.rf t.. , u
The evidence which t
la asserted haa
mW,.,l aa:..n.t Fltaaerald Ik nf
; v.r., natu. T;iR private operatives who
j have been workina: rn the caae and 4s-
Forking
I . . a. . . . .
. Ml ant 1 . r.'a Irfnpn.v . 1 1 Knnf
, nr:
....I ia ui.iii l.,r...ll 1. 1 lima?' '1UI a
,
ma facie case against tiie accused.
ripntifl ii rTii.eraiu. on i.ie oiner nanil
l , i . . i ,rt ... . ,
' .
! V trr,r"lv "d ,h"lr owr'
faction even- point a-ainat him. detailing
,Verv fact In rhe transaction held so.oir I.
OUa py u1b ace use ra.
'
j t-a mt tiaiaaailaa.
I Fitasrerald was adm'tl" ! t. bond udav
I by Judro t:he'la.n. Counsel for the ue-
' 'r.ijn' niw.lw.1 ft.f ail i'nmu.IUr. Viuunn
! but the court poainoned t.ie examination'
until August 31 to allow tiie atate a attorney
f to oui'.eel further evidence.
. "I have not a nickel that does n..t iwlor.g
to me. he exclaimed to reporters. He
save attorneys aa eluiiurate ajuiii...,ii of
! the money lie had ueei in siieculaiton.
: When he war Jlachar.e.1 hum the iovern-
! ment employ he declared ha had t.i. his I
wife poaseaard aiMiut C-W and la'er he in -
, "
j d together they mad. up a pool of ,(..
. y th. ua. of which MV m.a. aom. profit
t .... ... n ... i , ... aaoi .11..
' 't was offered for H. wim a W.'Mi mori-
ga.a. Ho and Mrs. Fitzgerald secured tha I
property by paying down ISia. j
Tha evidence agaanat Fit age 'mid wis 1
worked up by a private detective agency,
and no movement was mads by us gov
ernment authorities in court today A rep-
reaanuuiva of the United States district
attorney a afTics. however, was prent.
T" Waa shskaH rsaM fl a awnRMl r ai -r 'Iml
t:. . a,..I ......ra at In. l-
alon waa asked and refuaed to re lei
tCoaiiaued u aWuad s'ae
DAKOTA TOWNS ARE BURNED
CrtaalaaUa g ttra ta Tartu.
BellavaaU Oat at Reveage
for A rrraaa.
It la
ABERDEEN. S. D.. Aug. ?. (Special
Telegram.) The towns of Lowry and
Akaska nn the river extension nf the Min
neapolis at St. Louis railroad were destroyed
by fire laat night aa the res lit of a raid
by six night riders. The state bank, a gen
eral merchandiae store and a pool hall at
Lowry were among the buildings burned.
Six buildings were destroyed at Akaska
and several at Lowry. The ahertff of Wal
worth county, with deputiea. Is now on the
scene making Investigations.
Tha. fire at Lowry waa discovered at mid
night and cttlaana first to respond to the
alarm say tney ser several mounted: men
riding away. The fire at AkaHka waa dis
covered at 2:30 this morning. It Is believed
the raids were an 4 act of revenge for the
activity of the authorities In getting after
horse thieves, several arrests having been
marie in the laat few days.
VIOLENCE IN ALABAMA STRIKE
Walt naaalon tllirr Left Dytaa
y Raaa Warra Skat favaa
Aasaak.
BIRMIN'GPAM. Aug: 24 Another act of
violence occurred In the strike zone earlv
today, when a white nonunion miner named
Clayton waa shot from a nbuaii while on
his way to work !n the SayrMnn mines.
Clayton waa left dying on the ground with
three bullet wn;mds in his be ly. The at-
temp'jit murder took plate near a camp
of guards and deputies.
Deputies and bloodhounds are tracking
the man's aprailuits. Sheriff Hlgdon baa
sent a large force of deputies ta Mor-is.
where a trestle of a sour track, of the
Louisville at N'aahvMIe railway was
dynamited and tha telephone and telegraph,
wires were cut. Striking miners at Indo
have been evicted from their homes., hav
ing failed to comn'y with onltrs to vacate.
They are now living In tenta.
PARK TOURISTS ARE ROBBED
Darlaar Fnotpad top avra Caarkri
ia 1 (llowMine aad Make
Rtat Haai.
St. PAl.L. Minn.. Aug. 14. One of the
most daring hold-ups ever perpetrated to 'k
place In Yellowstone park today when,
according to word received at the Northern
I Pacific general offices, a lone highway-
I mBn '"topped seven coaches loaded wth
luunats ana com pal lea tnem to turn over
, ' V " 1
p,aC" b,!,wn 01,1 Faithful inn and Yel-
luwstone inn, an 1 the robber, after secur
, lng his booty took four cf the coach horses
, ...... ....
' anu wnn tnem atarrea in tne direction ot
.. . u ,, . r,
i l.ib 44i:Bauii iiuiu 1,110113.. LiailB 3.1 lar
out it is reported that the desperado waa
masked and that he appeared be about
M vpr , .
i '
FROST IN NORTHERN IOWA
! S'raealaa; Tamaaratara Raserted froaa
j Laselaads Tkroasjkoat Tkla
' RafiaS,
! DE3 MOINES. Ia.. Aag. H.-Jack Frost
' iiiaae tils r.rst visit or tne season to uii 1 atate orncers leeeivd this morning lH
' last night. Early reports Indicate that In ters from the secretary of the Personal
li.e iowtunia of northern Iowa com gut
mure of a nipping laat night than was good j lng them to ata-t. their position on county mitt.-eman. The r.rst voters-aiso are re
fer tha crop at this time of the year. I option. The letters Set out hat the leag-ie ceivtng careful attention. Tlier ara several
Just what the damage will total cannot stnnda for perannul liberty so long aa liiat ' organ i sat ions which are political but not
be told at this time. j personal liberty does nut interfere with j partisan. Many personal liberty Isacguea
Early arrival in ilia city t.i.s morning . the rights of othera County option, the ; iiae hewn erea.ed dealing with thk liquor
' wi jii r:j iu can u uia.u. iur cie
aiaxe fair her. report fro.t aa quit, evi-
1 1 . ;aiT- m , . r f 1.. . 1 . rriai aa oil . ....
dint throughout the country. In ine lore
landa tha sir was chilly and raw and waa
n t.ie neighborhood of 40 or ta degrees.
Freesing temperature was reported from
ths lowest sections of northern Iowa.
REHEARING IN RATE CASES
Tkraaatk Rataa aad. Raatee aa Hrmtm
tm Caaaa Aaal a BWrara rka
t'aaassiaslaaw
WASHINGTON, Aug. Jl.-The Tn tern ate
Commerce commission haa aaaigned tiia
of the Chamber of Commerce of Mll-
jaauke. aain-t the Illinois Central and
Chicago. Rock Uland at Pacific railroa-i.
1 .
i lh ' ' throukh rate. ,d
routes a grain from Iowa. Minnesota and
1 Catut. ta -SaiUfc
..i a "
g at aruwausee an a-n winner inn
ulruada had tef-aaed ti eaianliaa ioiui
rat...
AMENDMENT FINDS FAYOR
North Platte Banker Endorses One to
Broaden State Investments.
COPY OF DLPCBTA5T BILL G03TE
Recard af Eaalraraf Liability Mas
rt Dafartlw. Seaata Jearaal
Fall.' a at tw Shaw It Waa
Read a Sec-ad Tlaaa.
From a Staff Correspondent.)
LrxroLN, Aa. 14. t Special.) It Is
vtdenk tha- publication1 of tha figures
shawlnar tha enormous amount of money
invested in other states by the state of
Nebraska has created considerable favor
able Interest In the adoption of the pro
posed constitutional amendment relating'
to tha investment of the permanent school
fund. The following letter waa received
by State Treasurer Brian thla morning
from F. L. Mooney. raahler of tha First
National bank of North Platte:
Bv today's Omaha Bee I note some fig
ures regarding the Investments of tha
nertnanent school fund and the same arti-
cie
plat
Am surprised, as man yother renders
must be. that the Investments n bonds
of other states haa reached the large total
of J4.31 ti.dOO. While no one can .j-tticiae
the board for making these Investments,
as they are all first-class 1n every way.
evervone must deplore the fact thut our
present laws make. It necessity.
Am glad you are giving publicity tu till
important matter, and I feel that tr.e
prewe of the state and speakers who mil
appear on the platform in this campaign
?n oroe? that 'the V"piS '-'"T on. of thaw, promise, baa barn ob
amendment providing for the investment served. Tho program of legislation adopted
of these f inds in municipal 1 j ineludee such progressive measures as an
bonds may receive a hearty and m'riUgent . ,hrf, ,h ......
support.
Bonds laeued hv Nehraaka towns and
school disr-teta wotrnt be a spienuiu
veetment aaui Prove a benefit in
two
wavs. vix- more income for tne perma
nent school funds and a steady market
. . i . . . , L. iiur i.nt
Inten-st id of to ' pe7 eent and
.h.m ri-.si.ini : v u.irl at a dlFH-nunt.
The greac siiceeas- attained ill the pat
cannot be used aa proof of future growth,
our countrv growing' richer each year
and interest rates will he less.
With a fund of f onil.omt our school
:itid can handle ail the bonds :aued by
Nebraska countiea cities and school dW
tracts, and it would mean the continued
rapid growth of the permanent school
ftinit. I feel that your Interest in the
matter should be endorsed.
Em a lay era' Liability Bill Mlaala.
The 1-glslaliva record relating to the pas
sage of the empinyeri' liability hiil are
missing from the afflcs of the secretary
state. Either that of the bill waa not read
a second time m the senate. A suit la now
on In Douglas county In which tiie con
stitutionslily of uiis la jr na one of the iues
tions at Isfltie. Attorneys for the Union
Pacific ra.lrrad -a!lel upon the secrvtarv
of state for a .'ertlfied copy cf the re-nrds
severs! days ago. A catef il investigation
failed to disclose where the bill has been
read a seeond time. Several other bills
are in the same condition.
Attorneys Interested in the Omaha suit
wil be in Lincoln tomorrow t.i taica the
lenosltlon of Secretary of State Junkln
on tiie condition of the records In his office.
I 'eraoaal Rl-kra I.... Aetlva.
I Rights league. Robert Kink of Omaha, aak-
j lei.ere . i noi.nin iras man county
. nntn ran in 1 na :HTn an. lainf .hi r . 1
i prohibitiun.
( candidate, fnr county ofires h .-ause these
orncers cnoeaav ttie delegates to the state j
convention which maltes the platforms of .
the parties.. So far aa could be learned
none nf ths ast officers have answered'
tiie lrttera. I
eta Waal, a Claefc.
Robert a. Rosa of Uia Sixth district. . t
candidal, for th. republican and d.m.M-ratj,. j
nominations for congress Is huff becaiuae
his nam. doas not also appear on the bai-
lot of m. paoplea' indepeadent party. Rubs
i tnis morning telephoned to the secretary
,.f ..... that ha ftle.1 aa a il- in,!,.-
I OMlllwnt .r.y ciildiAlilm demanded
I t ,,, h h ni t
j ta know why he waa not on that ticket,
: MvmmllamtUm t the record, showed that
while Roaa county treasurer's receipt speet-
I ru-i that lie waa a candidate nf In. nmnlea'
independent party he did not file with tiie
tt'ostinued on Seeund Paga
V0LUTTEEE3 PBQVE A FBOST
Becord of Promises Kept the Strong
Card of the Republicans.
SHELD05 HAS GOOD PECOBD
?la Dlvlaiaaa aa Blrkrriaara ta the R.
aa hi Ira a Raaka, Whiia tk Daaaaa.
rats Rata several Fartfaaal
Flckta tat Settla.
The enthusiasm felt by the democrats of
Nehraek when the news nf tha nom na
tion of William Jennings Bryan reached
them, has been tempered by tha cold facta
of the situation as shown by developments.
Not that they have abandoned the muse
extravasrnnt claims as to the majority by
which Bryan will carry the state, but
their real view of conditions hers is estab
lished by the energy they are putting inn
their campaign. They are making an or
ganise.!, aystematlc effort to get out every
democratic vota In November. They are
appealing to republicans. In the name nf
state pride, to support Mr. Bryan. They
are lravjag no argument unsaid which
might convince tha unwilling as to the de
sirability of putting in power the "Peer
less one" from Lincoln.
It is an uphill fight they are making. In
spite of their statements to tha contrary.
This Is established by soma significant oc
currences. One of these is the attempted
organisation of a state wlda club to be
known aa the Bryan volunteers. The sug
gestion for such an organisation was
adopted on March t last, a hen the demo
cratic atate convention waa held. I'p to
date in thla state of a total of ;tn.tin
voters not mora than 9 have enrolled
their names and paid tiia entrance fe.,
which waa una of the conditions of mem
berslUp. The democratic managers now
are appealing for an extra hundred. In order
to bring the membership up to 1.11.
Ftaarra mm Polities.
The democrats reailsa that their nest
aaetrt iu the atate ia the popularity of Mr.
! Bryan, and through It they hope to elect
' tha state ticket. They have succeeded . in
fusing with rha populists, although the re
publicans endeavored to prevent anything
of the kind, so that the Lincoln candidate
will receive the combined vota of the demo
cratic and popuilal parties. Thia ia no new
condition, however, for tho republicans ta
face. Bryan ran on the two tickets in 1901
and lost the state by aooa. In lSt ha had
vanied the sta.a by l&tM). Tha single time
the two parties failed to fuse waa la 1SH,
whaa, Bryaa a aatituaa pravantad tha popu
lists fxoru supporting) Parkarn ttuKssta-tiiey
allied themselves with the democrats upon '
the state ticket . Not only was) Parker
beaten, but the republicans succeeded In
electing their entire state ticket. In 19)u
the republicans etactml their candidate for
Judge of the supreme court. In UK) they
elected the present governor and five out
of the six congressmen. Laat year another
election fur judge of tha supreme) court
occurred and ths republicans wera victor
ious by a majority of 24.300,
This gives an idea of tha mathematics of
tinued success of the republican party. So
far aa the at axe ticket la concerned, tha
republicans are sanguine of success. They
are appealing for return upon tha recurd
they have made Since ha entered upon
hia duties Governor Sheldon haa lnrreaacd
his pupulanty. The governor ard tha legis
lature, the republicans controlling also ths
latter, wera elected upon a platform making
certain specific promises of legislation.
extension of the authority of the Stats rail-
road cnmmlaalun over common car Tiara, ths
enactment of a direct primary law, aboli
tion of the free pass, taxation af railroad
terminals, employers' liability law. removal
j of the 8,. limit for compensation for to'
juriea resulting in death and a pure food
law. In addition, the letf.slatura ylaced
upon the statutes a child latwr law, a
cent paa server fare law, a commodity rata
law and a law reducing express chargua.
Repaklleaas Arm laltasL
As tha democrats repeatedly had promised
to enact measures of this kind, and failed
to do so when In power, the rapvUilkajts
feel they can nrnke a strong bid for con
tinuance In control uimn ths record of
thuu" perf.rmance. In addition, there Is a
reveraal of the political situation, such aa
existed, for example, in Illinois. Hare, ott
all tha imiKirtant state offices tha repub
licans are united, while the democrats have
numerous candidates to he voted upon at
the ptimanea to be held on September L
After that date, the democrats hope Lo get
together, but In the .iiaJitime bad blood
Is bring created, and unquestionably tho
effect will be apparent throughout th cam
paign. Besides the unity prevailing In their
ranks, the republicans are perfecting a
first clars organiz-ilcn. As soon aa tiie
Culoraiio Springs eunfereuca. eailed by
Chairman Hitchcock was concluded.. Sta's
Chairman Ray ward here called eiailt con
ferences of county chairmen and ofTicera.
Aa a result Taft clubs have been fnrmad In
nearly every town in the state and others
will be organised. This Is carrying out the
plan of Victor Rusewater. the national cora-
j question. hallway employes ara entering
i . . 1 -. u n , -n . .......
owti Interests, but really to prevent a re-
dui-Unn tn railroad rales which th.y fear
would ha followed by a reduction of their
wages.
t srtriil la sj aaajartlaaaa.
Both the democrats and repulilirana are
seeking the support nf these nonpartisan
"1"-"" T18 democrat a are making a Wrong
P'' r"r 'nduatrial vots baaed upen la
a.iu-.nluiiction plank of th. demueratlo
P-'at?'-rri. Tie lahor vote here, while not
1r', "l'"r lu nsiutw-ai. ,or
lo some extents it represents, th. balance
' power -'-"I anna, iioweier. 'a an Ba-n-
Nebraska.
! oult arr.l etat and it is the farmer, .no
will haia mors to do with let. rmlnnig how
tiio electoral vela of the stats shall ba cast
than any oilier secttun of the people. Th.
reuutillL-aiia feel thy call reiy upon theta
In view of tn. prosperity winch has hlaesrd
the land. Th. irn crop f"r Nebraska for
Ti-T was vaJaod ax SO.U3 Tiia oaanbinea
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