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VOL. XXXIX NO. 3'2.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING' JULY 23, 1P09-TEN PAGES.
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VICTIMS FOUND
Brown Thinks
Justice Brewer
is Misquoted
THREE ARE SHOT
IN STRIKE RIOT
Both Sides in Kenosha Trouble Are
Armed and Troops Have Been
Called For.
HARMONY COMING
ON TARIFF RILL
AFLOAT IN SEA
ive Penoni Supposed to Have Been
Drowned Are Rescued and
Cared For.
Conferees Tell President Differences
Will Be Adjusted and Good
Measure Passed.
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Senator Cannot Believe the Judge
Used Expressions Credited
to Him.
OTHERS MAY STILL BE ALIVE
BATTLE WHEN PLANT OPENS
TAFT HELPS THE SITUATION
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Deaths in Hurricane Now Reported
Number Twelve at Least.
FIERCE WIND HAS ? ' SWEEP
Enormous Damage is 9 Many
t Small Towi
TWO PERSONS FATA1 UTRT
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Freight Trains In term D Are
!., and PaeeensTer Sei '
Are All Shot tr--'
Pieces.
GALVESTON. Tex.. July 22.-As If from
tlie bottom of the sea. flvs of the storm-
recked victim from the Tarpon fishing
plrr w-re picked up alive late today off
Red Fish reef In the upper Galveton bay
opposite North Oalveaton. The rescued aie:
Hny . Telshorn of Houston, bookkeeper;
Kverett Lewis, bartender at the pier; C. D,
Hopkins of palveaton; John Foreet, col
ored, an employs at the pier, and Charles
Johnson, colored, porter at the pier.
With the report of the rescue of these
men. hope for the safety of the other five
persons is bullded much stronger, although
tt Is feared the others, who were not very
robust, have succumbed to the ordeal of
twenty-four hours In the water. Those
still unaccounted for are: Captain R. L.
Bettlson and wife, C. H. Dally, circulation
manager of the Oalveaton Tribune; Mrs.
Charles Johnson and a man presumed to be
from Oroveland. Tex., but whose name has
not been learned.
Reamed Fen I fcy Yacht.
The yacht Mayflower, which brought the
survivors to Galveston, left Cedar Bayou
at noon and an hour later fell In with the
launch Maud, which had the five men on
board. The Maud was bound for Cedar
Bayou and passed within a short distance
of one of the men, who, while at the point
of giving up. was still able to hang onto
the piece of timber under his srms.
Four others were found hang-Ins; onto
pieces of driftwood and In an exhausted
condition. The men were riven Immedi
ate attention and were transferred to the
Mayflower.
Ilnrrtcane Spreads Death
HOl'HTON. Tex.. July 22 The West In
dian hurrlonne. which swept from one end
of the Texas gulf, coast to the other yster-
"ey. claimed a toll of twelve human tilvea
outside of Galveston, fatally Injured
others and seriously wounded sixteen,
cordlr-g to the details of ths storm avoll
rhle here1 tontrhr.'. Whole towns were
devastated end the wreck and ruin to
property wilt amount to hundreds of thou
sands of dollars. The dead:
At Farle I.nke A man named Shsfner.
At T.ny City- Three children, names un
l.rr.rn At Fl Campo A Mexican, name unknown.
At felactos-Four, names unknown.
At TVhnrton One negro.
At Kendleton Section foreman.
At Ramsey Farmer, name unknown.
At Falni'lus Mr. Hoan and one fla-.igh-ter.
cntiirht under the wreck of their home.
Seriously Injured:
At F.isfle Lake An Indian.
At Bay City Fifteen persons.
Detail of Dlsnate Meaarer.
Passenger .trains from twelve to fifteen
Iio'mm late ca-flc into Houston todfiy.
FvelKht trains nrc lo.-t throuKhout the
stricken district, De'all. of the dlsastci
on id o southwest coast of Texas are
mToiT. its w ires v ere ntrlpped from ihj
poles ami railway communication Is Im
possible. The Iokh of the pleasure yacht Merlan.
reported lust night In the Houston channel.
v.re denied today, and It la reported sufi
nt Morgan Point.
Rt. Rev. D. H. Ave, bishop of Mexico,
nnd Rev. Mr. Pears of Houston, who wi'f
reported last nltht as lost at Red Fish
lecf. in Ssn Jacinto bay. have arrived at
Mov-n's To'nt, and have telegraphed to
JU'i'ston frlrnds of their safety.
The territory around Bay City seems to
have been the center of the storm, which
moved southwest from Galveston. For four
hours there a seventy-mile wind swept
acro.-a the country, carrying everything;
before It.
Bar City Badly Da Biased.
At Bay City about RO per cent of the
business section was damaged, Including
the opera house, one bank, the court house,
the new high school building and the city
Jail. In the Jail the cares were left stand
1 11 Ft and the prisoners were exposed to
view, but were safe.
Every building In Velasco. near Bay
City, waa unroofed or partially demolished
nd the town tonight la under four feet
of "water. Feople are escaping in boats
from Colorado river a mile away.
Reports from ths special train, on which
General Manager W. Q. Van Vleek of- the
Southern Pacific road left Houston today,
Indicate that the lower coast country Buf
fered greatly. The loas will total thou
ratids of dollars and In some districts re
ports stats that the storm was worse than
the disaster of 1900 which devastated Gal
veston. Eagle Lake seems to have suffered on a
parity with Bay City. But few houses
there escaped the fury ef the storm. The
same situation Is reported from Llssle,
Nowetta and East Bernard, though there
were no fatalities. Cornfields were leveled,
but cotton withstood the storm well.
At El Campo the electric light plant la
wrecked, all elevators are badly damaged
and almost every church In town Is either
demolished er partly wrecked.
In. ths oil field around Markhal derricks
blown down and wella atrlpped of
machinery. The Iron warehouae of the
Markham Mercantile company, the Brown
Grain company warehouse and the Enter
prise restaurant were demolished.
Six prisoners soaped from the Jail at
Richmond when ths windows had been
blown In and while the guards were repair
ing the damaga.
tltaatien Oalveaton.
At Oalveaton bay ths situation Is not as
bad as at first reported. No part of the
railroad bridge which tfpans ths arm of the
bay between ths Island and Virginian point
waa waahed away, but soma fifty fact of
the structure was thrown badly out of
augment by a hags barge and other small
(OoaUxued oh ieeood raff-)
(From a Staff Correspi ndent.)
WASHINGTON. July 22.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Senator Norria Brown of Nebraska,
author of the Joint resolution submitting
the constitutional amendment conferring
power on congress to tax incomes, was
asked about the point made against the
proposed amendment by Justice Brewer of
the supreme court in a speech at Milwau
kee last night. Senator Brown said:
"I carmof believe that the report con
tained in the morning papers is correct.
The report puts the Justice In the position
of contending that If the federal govern
ment Is given the power to tax Incomes,
such power will be taken away from the
state. He is quoted as saying, 'If the
power to tax Incomes Is given the govern
ment, we will see the states taxed, not
out of their existences, but out of their
vitality.'
"Of coarse, such a statement Is utterly
ridiculous, absurd and senile. In no way
and under no circumstances would the pio-j
posed amendment to the constitution give'
the federal government power to tax any
state out of either existence or vitality
The tax would be laid under the proposed
amendment on the Incomes of the citizens
of all states for federal purposes alone,
and the amendment would In no way with
draw from the states the power they al
ready have to tax Incomes for state and
municipal purposes. 1 think there must
have been some mistake In the report of
the Justice's speech.
"In my Judgment, every state In the
union will ratify the amendment at Its
first opportunity. The present agitation
all over the country looking to the calling
of special sessions of the legislatures for
the purpose of ratifying the amendment is
conclusive evidence that the public mind is
aroused upon the question, and determined
that congress shall have the power to lay
and collect taxes on Incomes. Indeed, from
all over the country the word has come
that even those who are opposed to taxing
Incomes at the present time are In favor
of conferring the power on congress to
pass such a law should the needs of 'he
government ever require It.
"Justice Brewer, In his speech, Is reported
to have said that there had been times
when such a tax was needed. Who can say
that such a need may not arise again, and
If It does arise, who Is willing to take the
responsibility of denying to the federal gov
ernment the power to meet the need?
"The statement of the justice amounts to
a declaration that, without the proposed
amendment to the constitution, the gov
ernment has no power to tax Incomes.
This statement, coming from a member of
the highest court of the land. Is very signif
icant and fully Justifies the president of the
United States, who, in a special message,
asked congress to submit an amendment
olhe constlution so that the government
might have the undoubted power to lay and
collect taxes on incomes."
Metal Exchange
Revises Its Rules
Makes Changes in Trading to Con
form to Hughes Committee
Regulations.
NEW YORK. July 22. To satisfy the
criticisms made by the Wall street Investi
gating committee in its report to Governor
Hughes, the following changes In the rules
for trading In lead, coppen and spelter were
adopted at today's meeting of the board-
of managers of the Metal exchange, to
take effect August 2:
Copper dealings should be confined to
standard copper and no other grade of
copper shall be quoted. The minimum of
contracts shall be for twenty-five tons of
2,240 pounds each and contract shall be in
the form of l,ondon standard warrant con
tracts. In pig tin the minimum contract shall be
for five tons.
In pig lead dealings shall be In lead
known as good merchantable brands and
dealings on exchange shall be for delivery
New York and delivery Kast St. Louis.
Spelter dealings shall be In spelter known
as prims virgin spelter and dealing on
exchange shall be for delivery New York
and delivery Kast St. Louis.
CANOE UPSETS AND
DROWNS V. M. C. A. WAN
Brnno Hall. Formerly of Kansas
City, Meets Death In Jirw
York.
NEW YORK, July 22.-Word waa received
st the Young Men's Christian association
headquarters today telling of the accidental
drowning by the upsetting of a canoe at
Silver City. N. Y., of Bruno Hobbs, :M
secretary of the International committee
of Young Men's Christian associations.
Mr. Hobbs had been in Young Men's
Christian association work aa an employed
officer aince February, 19o8. and was 41
years old. He was a graduate of the
I'nlverslty of Kansas and formerly a suc
cessful lawyer In Denver and Kansas City.
A widow and one child survive him. Inter
ment will be held at Kansas City, Kan.
Mr. Hobbs went to Silver Bay to attend
a Sunday school conference.
British Women
For Peace
LONDON, July 22. A woman's Anglo
German entente committee, with the object
of striving to put an end to the incessant
bickeringa between the two nations, waa
organised this afternoon at the residence
of David Llloyd -George, chancellor of ths
exchequer.
Ths meeting was addressed by several
members of Parliament and Influential
women, an a letter was read from Count
Paul Wolff-Metternloh, the German ambas
sador to Great Britain, expressing inter
est In the movement and wishing it every
aucoeea. Mr. Lloyd-George attributed what
he designated as the "snarling and bark
ing bow going on In England and Ger
many to misunderstanding.
"Boms of you remember," ths chanoallor
Fifteen Hundred Employes of Tan
nery Are Involved in Strike.
GETS BEYOND POLICE C0NTB0L
Governor May Send Troops to Keep
Order in the Town.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS ARE ON
Broken Off Once, but Conference
netrreen Men sad Company
Officials Will Be Held
Today.
KENOSHA. Wis., July 22 Anticipating A
further outbreak following the tinting
early today at the plant of the N. R. Allen
Sons company, tanners, when three strikers
were shot, state troops are being held In
readiness In Milwaukee tonight to proceed
on a moment s notice to take charge of
the situation here.
A large force of deputy sheriffs, armed
with riot guns. Is guarding the tannery
tonight. Hundreds of the striking em
ployes, nearly all of whom are either
Lithuanian, Polish or Hungarian, stood In
sullen groups about the plant throughout
the day and until late In the night. Others
attended a meeting called by the mayor
looking toward a settlement of the strike.
Since the rioting this morning no seri
ous disturbance has occurred. In the opin
ion of the local authorities, however, little
would be required to start violence afresh.
General Otto Falk, In charge of the Wis
consin state troops, was on the ground
and declared that at the first sign of fur
ther rioting he wojuld order a troop of
cavalry and two regiments of Infantry to
the scene. The men were said to be un
der orders and a special train being held
In readiness for their transportation?
strikers Refuse to Disperse.
The rioting began today when the guards
attempted to disperse strikers, who gath
ered in numbers about the entrance to
the plant to Jeer 200 or more men who re
mained at work. As the last of the men
entered a rush was made by those outside
to go Into the building. Simultaneously
a deputy and a policeman were cut off by
the strikers and attacked with bricks and
clubs.
The guards drew their revolvers and
charged the mob, firing In the air. When
the strikers retreated one of their number
was found to have been shot in the groin.
He Is believed to be fatally Injured. Dep
uty Sheriff Lewis Morehouse and Police
man Nels Nelson, on whom the attack was
made, were both painfully injured about
the head.
Second Riot Breaks Oat.
The shooting caused a cessation of hos
tilities at that point, but a few minutes
later another riot occurred a block further
alorg the street from the plant, when the
police attempted to arrest the leaders of
the strikers.) The police had made an nr
rest and were about to put their man in
a patrol wagon when the strikers again
attacked them. In the fight that followed
two other strikers were shot through the
legs.
The police assert that the Injuries to the
strikers were occasioned either by the
strikers themselves In their excitement or
through glancing bullets. They declare
they fired In the air In every Instance.
A dozen o more artests followed through
out the day, and tonight the police declare
they have the worst agitators behind the
bars. They are taking no chances, how
ever, and a large number of additional
deputies were sworn In during the day for
duty at the plant
Several hundred mattresses and blankets
were carried Into the tannery during the
day and a commissary was established for
the benefit of the guards and the loyal
employes, who will be housed in the build
ing until quiet Is restored.
The shooting today put a stop to negotia
tions which were In progress at the time
for a settlement of the itrlke
Reopen Penee Negotiations.
Charles W. Allen, general manager of
the company, was In conference with I
deputation of strikers. He at once dis
missed them and declared all negotiations
off. Nevertheless, an agreement was
reached late In the afternoon for a further
conference tomorrow and a meeting of
strikers was arranged for tonight to name
a committee for the negotiations.
What waa said to have been a move by
the strikers to force the release from the
Jail of their companions under arrest was
thwarted by Sheriff Gunther during the
afternoon. A dozen or more strikers were
said to have appeared at the Jail, and
upon stating their demand the sheriff con
fronted them with a double-barrelled shot
gun, whereupon they fled.
The strike at the Allen tannery Is the
outgrowth of demands made yesterday for
the removal of an objectionable foreman
and an Increase of 50 cents a week In pay.
Both of these concessions, the tannery
officials say, were agreed to, whereupon a
new demand for $1 a week was made. This
ths company refused.
Organize
with Germany
continues, "me prejudices. Jealousies and
animosities that formerly distinguished our
relations with America, while not the wild
est person or yellowest of yellow Journals
on either side of the Atlantic ever suggests
that war Is within tbe realm of probability
Then followed the constant quarrels with
France, but now the warmest friendship
prevails. Wby should not Oermany be In
oluded In that feeling ? There is absolutely
no reason for a quarrel with Germany.'
Among the members of the committee are
Mrs. Asqullh, wife of the premier; Mrs.
Lloyd-George, Mrs. Wlnaton Spencer
Churchill, wife of the president of the
Board of Trade; Lady Braasey, Lady
Meath, Lady Pearaon and Lady Waardale,
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
SERVANT GETS THOUSANDS
Disappearance of Large Sum
is
Accounted for in Court.
ELDERLY LADY fiAVE IT AWAY
Now Her Hnaband, Who Didn't Know
About It, Walts Court to
Glre
It
Hli
ack to
CHICAGO. July 22. flow a fairy in the
shape of an old bedrfdden woman came
Into the life of a houjKe servant and her
crippled brother was old In the probate
court here today.
Edward Morrison sought to know what
had become of (79,000 worth of bonds and
stocks which his wife, Balbena Morrison,
had just before she dt lat -My, ., . ,
Mrs. Kate Hlller, th daughter of an
elevator conductor, and her crippled
brother, Carl Hauber, were called upon
to explain. Mrs. Hlller and her husband
were arrested In Hoboken, N. J., June 17,
as they were about to Btep aboard a liner
for a prolonged stay In Europe. Mrs.
Hlller said:
"I knew Mrs.. Morrison for nine years.
I was called to her home to act as house
keeper for ten months. I left there in
April. I first met her when she came
to buy some lace I had made. She took
an Interest In my crippled brother. On
July 4, 1908, she called me to her room
and said: 'Dear, I have something for
you," she handed me a package telling
me that It held $70,000 In money, for my
self. Then she gave me another package
containing bonds valued at 179.000 which
she said I should give to my brother.
'She said: 'Here, my child, take this
and keep It, do with it as you wish, and
may God bless you and make you rich.'
I took the money and Invested It, but I
put the bonds back under the bed because
I thought Mrs. Morrison had a sister who
might need them."
This remarkable story was corroborated
by Mrs. Matilda Plum, sister of Mrs. Hll
ler. Mrs. Morrison was 66 years old at the
time this gift is said to have been made.
Her husband owns considerable property
here. The case will not be disposed of
until August 25.
Three Drown in
Raccoon River
Pleasure Launch Owned by Bern
Macy of Dei Moines Strikes
Submerged Log.
DES MOINES, July 22.-Three persons
were drowned here tonight when a pleasure
launch owned by Bern Macy, son of O,
Macy, capitalist, upset In the Raccoon river
after striking a submerged log four mllje
above this city. The dead:
MRS. CLARK DAWSON. 43 years old.
BERN MACY. 23 years old.
NINA THORSON, 19 years old.
Miss Darrllne Dawson, one of the mem
bers of the party, saved herself by swim
ming ashore, where she fainted and luy
for almost two hours before she mustered
sufficient strength to summon help.
According to the girl's story the launch
struck a submerged log or rock.
The bodies have not been recovered.
REFORM BEGINS AT HOME.
MOTTO OF AUTOMOBILE CLUB
After Electing Officer Organisation
Dlecnaaee Best Way to Prevent
Too Rapid Driving la City.
The Omaha Automobile club declared in
favor of restricting e peed tug at Us meet
ing last evening and voted that missionary
work along the line shall begin with mem
bers of the organization. With reform at
home thoroughly established, the club feels
It will be In better position to urge other
autoists to drive at a reasonable rate.
The meeting was held at the Omaha
Country club and officers were elected
for the ensuing year, W. R. McKeen being
re-elected president. Other officers were
chosen aa follows:
First Vica President Frank Colpetter.
Second Vice president Dr. J. P. Lord.
Secretary 12. L. MrPhane.
Treasurer tlou Id C. l'leis.
DirectoraA. P. Gulou. L. C. Nash. Cap
tain F. K. Buchan. Thomas A. Fry.
The meeting of the club was well at
tended and was one of the most enthusi
astic gatherings In the organisation's history.
BREAKERS.
Republicans to
Choose Delegates
and Committee
Douglas County Convention Will Be
Held at the Court House.
Saturday Afternoon.
Saturday has been selected as the date
for the county convention of the republican
party to select delegates to the state con
vention, to choose the new county com
mittee and to transact such other busi
ness as may properly come before It. The
convention will be held In court room No.
1 in the county court house and the hour
of 3 o'clock In the afternoon has been set.
The call for the county convention was
issued by the old county commute In
session In the Central Republican club
rooms Thursday afternoon. This commit
tee prescribed the method of choosing del
egates to the county convention.
Two hundred and fifty-seven delegates
will be entitled to seats in the county
convention and they will select ninety-five
delegates to the state convention to be
held at Lincoln on Tuesday of next week.
The 257 delegates will be composed of the
present committeemen and two delegates
from each precinct, with the exception of
Clontarf, to be selected by the precinct
committeeman. Clontarf will be entitled
to but one delegate aside from Its commit
teeman. No proxies will be voted at the county
convention and a motion, prevailed that
the delegates present at the convention
be empowered with full authority to se
lect the delegates to the state convention.
Harry S. Byrne offered the resolution
prescribing the method of holding the con
vention, this resolution being as follows:
"A republican county convention Is
hereby called to meet In court room No.
1 on Saturday afternoon, July 24, 1909, at
3 o'clock, for the purpose of selecting
ninety-five delegates to represent Douglas
county at the republican slate convention
called to meet at Lincoln, Tuesday, July 27,
19U9, and to transact such other business aa
rray properly come before It. The dele
gates to such convention shall consist of
the members of this committee and two
delegates from each voting district to be
selected by the committeeman for the said
district, respectively, who shall Issue the
credentials over his signature, with the ex
ception of Clontarf, which shall hav but
one additional delegate. No proxies will
be admitted, but the delegates present
from each district shall be entitled to cast
the full vote for the said district."
HARRY ORCHARD IS BAPTIZED
Confessed Mnrderer flays Rellarlon
Saved Him from Solclde-Sevenlh
Day Adventlat.
BOISE, Idaho, July 22. Harry Orchard,
murderer of former Governor Steunenburg
of Idaho, according to his confession, was
baptized at the penitentiary yesterday. The
service was read by Elder Steward, a
Seventh Day Adventlst. Elder Steward
made the following statement after the
ceremony:
"Orchard Is a devout convert and feels
his sins have been forgiven. He told me
he had fully determined to commit suicide
If sent up for life, but that in his faith he
had found consolation and was content to
remain behind the prison walls for the
rest of his natural life."
Avowed Socialist to Be
New Premier of France
PARIS, July 22. Arlstlde Brland. brilliant
scholar, orator and avowed socialist, and
architect of the final chapters of the sanita
tion law, was summoned to the Elyssee
palace tonight and asked to reconstruct
the Clemenceeu cabinet. M. Briand prom
ised his answer tomorrow, stating during
the course of an interview that unless he
could unite the republican groups he would
go no further.
President Fallleres Intended to make the
first offer of the premiership to Leon
Bourgeois, but the delsy In M. Bourgeois'
arrival In Paris Induced the president to
save time by offering the premiership
direct to M. Brland.
This. It Is expected, will be effected by
the shifting of aome of the, portfolloa and
the retention of all the ministers except
CAMPEN ASSISTANT TO CRAIG
City Engineer Names Able Man as
His First Deputy.
PANAMA DISAGREED WITH WIFE
Resign a Position as Superintendent
of Public Works In Canal Zone
to Take Place In Omaha
City Hall.
George L. Campen. a resident of Omaha
for a number of years, formerly city en
glneer of Lincoln and for the last three
and one-half years superintendent of pub
lic works on the Panama canal sone, has
been appointed assistant city engineer of
Omaha.
The appointment was made Thursday by
City Engineer Craig and Mr. Campen will
probably begin on his ' new duties next
Monday, though he may defer this until
August 1. The new assistant city engineer
is now In the city.
Mr. Campen has been engaged In en
gineering work since 1S87 and Mr. Craig
considers him one of the best engineers
in this part of the country. His first en
gagement In, this city was with the Bur
lington railroad M field engineer, serving
from 1887 to 1839, though during the latter
part of those two years he also took a
special course in the state university.
In 1890 and 1891 hs was constructing en
gineer for Kllpatrick Bros, the next five
years assistant engineer In Lincoln, assist
ant city engineer In the capital city for the
next two years and from 1898 to 1901 waa en
gaged as contracting engineer for a firm of
Des Moines brldgemakers. In 1901 he re
turned to Lincoln to accept the position of
city engineer, which he held until he went
to Panama In 1901
The first year Mr. Campen was In
Panama he served as water commissioner
for ths gone. While the cities of Panama
and Colon are In the canal sone the Pan
ama government has control of them. Un
der the canal treaty, however, the United
States government was given the power
to construct sewerage and water works
systems In these two cities and to appoint
an official to fix the rates and the method
of paying for the work. Governor Magoon
appointed Mr. Campen to have charge of
this work.
In 1907 Mr. Campen Was appointed su
perintendent of public works for the xone
and aa such directed all public works of
every character. He practically Inaugu
rated the system of sanitation in use on
the sone and the eradication of yellow
fever and other diseases peculiar to that
climate Is largely due to him. While on
the sone Mr. Campen tnade his home at
Ancon.
"I come back to Omaha to take this
position out of consideration for the health
of Mrs. Campen," said the new assistant
city engineer. . "The Panama climate and
I got along pretty well, but Mrs. Campen
could never stand It, and on the advice of
physicians I sent her home several months
ago. I like the xone, liked my work, and,
of course, received good pay In the po
sition I held there, but health Is more
valuable than money, and when I got a
chance to coma back to good old Ne
braska I took It."
Mr. Campen will succeed John P. Crick
as assistant city engineer. Mr. Crick has
been with ths- department a number of
years and waa appointed assistant city
engineer by the late Andrew Rosewater,
city engineer, something over two years
ago. He has filed for the democratic
nomination for county surveyor.
Mm. Plcquart. Plckard and Mlllles-Lacroix,
mlnlstera of war, the navy and colonies,
respectively. The program of the retiring
government will be adopted.
During the day considerable opposition to
M. Brland developed, especially among the
conservatives and radicals, who dominate
the party of the republican majority, upon
the ground that the selection of a socialist
at the head of the government would be
equivalent to proclaiming the bankruptcy
of the radicals.
Sixty radical socialists, headed by Deputy
Dublef, have voted not to support any but
a cabinet headed by a radical or a radical
socialist. Consequently, preedlctlons a. c
freely made tonight that M. Brland will
fall la his efforts to form a ministry whtel
can command a majority.
His Firm Stand Produces Order
Where All Was Chaos.
RAW MATERIAL MAKES TROUBLE
House Members Who Oppose Free List
Plan Are Formidable.
NO IMPRESSION ON PAYNE
Representatives Who Faroe Senate
Rates Get Small Baeoerage
nirnt from Leader of the
lloaae.
WASHINGTON. Juy 22-Presldent Taft
appears to have brought about a tangible
situation with rexard to the tariff where
uncertainty existed before.
Today was one of conferences and con
cluded with a consultation at the White
House toiilKht. participated In by the pres
ident. Senator Aldrlch and Representa
tive Payne, at which the chief executive
was assured that a harmonious settlement
of the differences existing between the two
branches of congress is practicable.
This conclusion was reached from the
fact that harmony pervaded the varlntm
conferences held at the capltol today. The
senators opposed to ths free raw material
program were consulted by Senator Aid
rich and a committee representing the
same position on the house side held a
conference with Chairman Payne.
In addition the house conferees met this
afternoon to have the experts of ths sea
ate finance committee explain the senate
changes in tho cotton schedule.
President Helps Situation.
It Is evident that the president by in
forming the conferees that the disputed
points were before them for settlement
brought about a condition that augurs
well for an early agreement of a confer
ence report. The chief executive was able
to get a better Insight Into the obstacles to
the "free raw material" plan by his con
ference with the two leaders than was
possible In so large a gathering at which
was present at the dinner last night.
Senator Aldrlch last night met a large
number of senators who are opposed to
free hides, coal and Iron ore and no en
couragement was offered for the placing
of any of these articles on the free list.
In fact, were It possible to get those
senators to yield the situation In the house
would have to be dealt with. The "tariff
insurgents" In the house, who are op
posed to free raw materials, met again
today and adopted resolutions protesting
against tbe plan. They designated Rep-
resentatlvee Gaines (W. Vs.), Mondell
(Wyo.) and Kennedy (O.), as a com ml Use (
to confer with Representative Payne.
The latter did not offer the "Insurgents"
much encouragement. He explained that
he was chairman of the committee which
reported the tariff bill, and that he was
appointed as a conferee to have the house
provisions adopted In preference to the
senate provisions.
Kickers Are Formidable.
Representative Dwlght (N. T.), the re
publican whip of the house, conferred with
Senator Aldrlch late this afternoon and
Informed him that tho anti-free raw ma
terial sentiment In the house waa a mat
ter which required serious consideration.
He said that Its strength had grown to
forty-five members.
The advocates of dutiable hides In both
houses declare that a compromise Is pos
sible, but that they cannot consider the
placing of these articles on the free list.
One of the conferees declared that the plan
to reduce the rates on leather goods to
compensate for free hides was not feasible
without long delay, and that the president
undoubtedly would accept the Judgment of
the conferees on this point.
With regard to the free reciprocity pro
vision on coal In the house bill there was
a firm stand. The members Interested In
coal declared that such a provision would
make the situation with regard to coat un
tenable for the operatives, and that a re
duction In the senate rate without a clause
for reciprocal free trade was more accept
able.
Small Ilnty on Iro Or.
That a nominal duty on Iron ore will be
agreed to by the conferees was the Indica
tion tonight. No determination aa to the
rate has been suggested, but the opinion
Is expressed by several of ths conferees
that It will be one that will, place the
domestic and imported ores on an equal
footing at the Atlantic seaboard. It Is
understood tbat Representative Payne is
Insisting on absolutely free ore.
Owing to the diversified opinions ex
pressed with regard to oil, It Is more than
likely that the conference report Will place
petroleum on the free list without a counter
vailing duty proposition. The house "In
eurgents" have Indicated their willingness
to concede free oil If ths other raw ma
terials are made dutiable.
General discussion of the customs court
and corporation tax provisions, and Of the
duties on cotton goods, gloves and hosiery,
took up the time of the conferees at thla
morning's session and adjournment was
taken to permit a separate meeting of the
house conferees. It was decided that the
headquarters of the customs court of ap
peals shall be located In Washington.
General Sharretts and Marlon De Vries
of the board of general appraisers and W.
11. Parkhlll, an examiner In the New York
customs house, explained to the house con
ferees the purpose of the senate ohanges
In the cotton schedule and the probable ef
fects of these changes.
They pointed out that the specific rates
would not exceed the rates which it had
been the Intention of the Dlngley law to
collect, but that in operation several of
the senate rates would be lower than those
of the house. The entire time of the house
conferees was taken up In the discussion
of the cotton schedule.
WOMAN SHOT BY BURGLAR
Wife of Helena Coal Merchant
la Killed at Hot
Sprlnga.
HELENA. Mont., July 22. -Mrs. A. P.
Dorance, the wife of a prominent Helena
coal merchant, was shot and killed by a
burgUr at Hot Springs last night, accord
ing to a telegram received bar today. No
particulars axe given.