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VOL. XXXIX NO. 9.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 15, 1909-SIX SECTIONS-THIRTY-TWO PAGES.
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TAFT MAY MEET
TWO PRESIDENTS
Gomez of Cuba and Obaldia of
Panama Will Be Inrited to
Fourteen Hurt
by Explosion
in Submarine
Accident to Boat in the Neva Causes
Great Excitement in St.
Petersburg;.
TEN DEAD AND
FIFTY INJURED
ONE IS DEAD AND
FOUIUNIIOSI'ITAI.
Torrid Wave Holds Omaha in Ho1
Grip and Prostrations Follow
as a Result.
BREWERY WAGON DRIVER VICTIM
Two Passenger Trains Collide
On Thirteen Miles North o
i Colorado Springs. ' j
The
New Orleans.
CENSUS COMMISSIONS READY
Lilt of Two Hundred Appointmenti
Will Be Given Out Today.
PROTEST COMES FROM TEXAS
Colonel Lyon Urges that All Jobs in
State Be Given Republicans.
PLANS FOR TOUR OF WEST
Program for Vlalt to Twli Cltlea and
Omaha Kecelved at Beverly
Arrinitiumli for Two
Mare Mops la Arlseaa.
WASHINGTON. Auk. 14. Frealdriit Taft
may meet tn New Orleans on hi vlalt
there about November 1 President Obaldia
- of Panama and President Oomea ef Cuba,
There la now talk ef Inviting the execu
tive of Panama and Cuba and (hould they
accept the United State may ahow them
the courtesy of placing a man-of-war at
their disposal to bring them to tills coun
try and take them home.
Wark on Census Commlastons.
BEVK1U.Y. Mass., Aug. 14. Although
, President Taft had a Ions; talk with Post
master Genetal Hitchcock this afternoon
regarding soma disputed census places, an
nouncement of the names of the more than
200 supervisors yet to be commissioned was
withheld until tomorrow. Only a few place
arc In dispute and the delay In announcing
tba successful candidates heretofore agreed
j upon and approved by the president Is due
i to the Inability of Mr.' Taft to complete
' today the signing of the commissions.
Secretary Nagel cf the Department of
j Commerce and Labor affixed his signature
1 to all of the commissions before leaving
I today.
I Colonel Cecil Lyon, republican national
committeeman from Texas, who hurried
' back to Boston last night when the Beverly
J curfew bell began to toll, returned to town
t this afternoon and accompanied Postmaster
' General Hitchcock to the Taft villa. Colonel
( I.yon i&id he wanted to talk over the
j president's trip through Texas next Oc
, tober, but If tb president should bring tip
i the question of census supervisors he would
be glad to converse the subject with the
, chief magistrate.
Protest from Texas.
As a matter of fact. Colonel Lyon la
tirglng that all the sixteen census super
Visors In Texas be republicans and hla pro
test has held up the announcement, of the
names of the right democrats and eight
republicans sgretd on for the Texas offices.
: Colcrlel I.yon Ahlr.ks the Mason and Dixon
j line ook.it to be pushed far enough south
' to Include Texas In the list of states
entitled to a full Hat of republican super
visors. , At the conclusion of hie conference
with the president tonight, when asked it
he had succeeded in moving the line, he
declared that he had pried one end loose
1 anyway.
Two More Stops la Arlsoaa.
The president today altered hia pre
viously announced route through Arlxona
to Include Phoenix and Prescott In the
places to be on his western trtp. Accord
ing to the revised schedule, the president
will leave Los Angeles on the evening of
October 12, instead of on the next morn
ing. After a brief stop at Phoenix on the
Hth he will proceed to Prescott. whence
he will resume his Journey to the Grand
canyon, where he will spend October 14.
Postmaster General Hitchcock, who Is
going to the far west for an outdoor va
cation, will Join the president at Loo
Angelea and make the trip with him
through Arlxona and New Mexico. At
El Paso the president will be Joined by
Secretary of War Dickinson.
Twls Cities and Omaha
The program for the president's stops
In Minneapolis, Omaha and Augusta, Gi ,
were announced today. Arriving at Min
neapolis at 1:0a a. m.. September It. Mr.
Taft will be met by a Joint committee,
representing Minneapolis and St. Paul.
After being entertained at breakfast he
will hold a public reception from 9:30 te
10:30 a. m. and will then have an auto
mobile ride to Fort Snelllng. He will be
entertained at luncheon at athe Town and
Country club, visit the state capitol and
' then go over to St. Paul for an automobile
trip through the city. In the evening he
( will be tendered a banquet at Minneapolis.
He will spend Sunday, the ltth. In and
j About Minneapolis and St. Paul and will
attend the Unitarian church In the former
city.
At Omaha. September 10, the president
will be rntirtalned during hla evening stop
by the Ak-Sar-Ben. an organisation of busi
ness men who chose Nebraska spelled back
wards for the name of their unique society.
I'li tiolf with Brother.
President Tan tjok his brother, Charles
P. Taft of I'lnrtiiitatt. out on the Ehui
County Cm n try cluV links today and "beat
iiiihs loaay ana peat
him to a fruaaU." The president declared
he had too much love for his brother ti
ay what the fitiui nor of the match was,
but he announced proudly that he mad th
course In 93. The president ha learned the
Essex link and now U sulking his lru
golf form. As these links are rated five or
six stroke harder than the Chevy Chaae
course at Washington, the prenident felt
that his showing today wan the best he ha
ever made. Mr. Taft ft as found ths Mopi
link almost too difficult and he will play
at Essex again on Monday.
PRINTERS END CONVENTION
Adept Iteaolalloa KrqolrlaaT Locals
t Affiliate with Ceatral
Bodies.
bT. JOSEPH, Mo.. Aug. 14The fifty
fifth annual convention of the Interna-
ttunal Typographical union adjourned at
12.20 today.
The session this forenoon wa devoted
tlniost eutlrely to action on committee
reports.
practically all cf the delegate and
visitor left for their homes thl after
noon and tonight. President J. M. Lynch
left thl afternoon for Kanaa City and
thence to Indianapolis. Vic President
George A. Trace y left tonight for Chicago.
Before adjourning the convention adopted
a reeolutloa requiring local union to af
filiate with Use central bodies of the
.ry rican Federation ef Laber in all cities.
ST. PETER38UP.G, Aug. 14. An ex
plosion on board the submarine Dragon,
which was lying In the Neva, Injured four
teen persons today, twelve Russian labor
ers. Engineer Joseph Meads of Baltimore
and a Russian naval fireman. One of the
laborers died In a hospital from his In
juries. The others are not thought to be
seriously hurt. Engineer Meads, who was
in chnrge of the motors and who was
giving them a trial when the explosion
occurred, was not erlouly hurt. In his
effort to stop the motors he was burned
about thu aims and face slightly.
The exact cauf-e of the explosion Is still
a matter of conjecture, but It would appear
that It resulted from the Ignition of the
benxlne supply which was being taken on
while the motors were working.
The accident caused a lively stir In the
city and there were all sorts of rumor,
all tending to exaggerate the extent of
the casualties. One report, which gained
wide circulation, was to the effect that
a number of workmen were Imprisoned In
the submarine and were perishing by
asphyxiation. This, with other conflicting
reports, was denied this evening by Simeon
Lake of Bridgeport. Conn., who is supervis
ing the construction of four submarines
for the Russian government.
Mr. Lake mada a. thorough inspection of
the Dragon after the accident and declares
that no one was killed outright, though
one Tf tho laborers died from his Injuries
after being removed to a hospital. Several
of the workmen were hurled Into the water
by the explosion, but were quickly picked
up by boats which came to their rescue.
The fire following the explosion burned for
five hour.
Great Northern
Earnings Drop
It is Only Western Line that Shows
Decrease in Gross Re
ceipts. ,
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 14. The Great
Northern railway Is the only northwestern
line that shows a falling off In earnings
for the last fiscal year, ending June 30.
1909. The decrease in gross earnings from
freight and passenger traffic amounts to
more than $1,000,000. There was a decrease
tn operating expenses of over 13,000.000.
The hard times of last year caused the
falling off In business during the fore part
of the fiscal year, and while the last six
months were among the best the road ever
experienced, they were not enough to
bring the earnings up to the standard of
1908. The total operating revenue for 1MB
amounted to M.868.M3, a decrease of $73.-
009 from 1908. The revenue la divided aa
follows:
Freight. $39,473, 0H7; passenger, $10.9T.9j7;
other transportation revenues, $2,979,153,
and nontransportatlon revenue, $226,679.
The operating expenses were: Mainte
nance of way and structures, $S,7Si,64
maintenance of equipment, $6,169,278; triffic
expenses. 1746.133; transportation expenses,
$14,803,402. and general expenses, $1,014,(62,
making a total of $32,524,647, a decrease of
S3.U9.449 from 1908.
Steward for Chief
of Chicago Police
Mayor Busse Announces Appointment
of Man Now Employed in
Postoffice.
CHICAGO. Aug. 14. Mayor Busse an
nounced tonight the appointment of Leroy
T. Steward, superintendent ot city deliv
ery of mails In the Chicago postoffice, as
chief of police to succeed George M,
Shlppy. resigned. Mr. Steward's name will
be sent to the council for confirmation at
a special meeting of that body Monday
morning. He will assume the dutlea of his
new offloe at once.
TRUST IS SUED FOR MILLION
Lobbying la Cob cress and w Tariff
Bill Urged by Iadepeadeat
Coaeera,
NORFOLK, Va., Aug. lt.-Allegmg illegal
practices by the tobacco trust, designed.
It is charged, tn destroy the plaintiff's In
dependent business, the Ware-Kramer To
bacco company has brought suit In the
United State circuit court at' Kalelgh, N.
C., against the American 'Tobacco com
pany, claiming tl.MO.000 darnxgea.
It Is charged that the trust has brought
undue Influence to bear In congress for the
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I - - - . . n 1. & . hurtful Irt In.ldnAMAn,
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baeco manufacturer and that the new na
tlonal tariff bill favor the trust as against
the Independent.
Indian Takes Notion to
Run Uncle Sam's Business
David Bearheart, an Omaha Indian In i
Thurvton county, conceived the Idea the!
other day that the rural mail boxes In
his Immediate locality were not equally
distributed and undertook to straighten
out fb matter by removing a number of I
them to another locality on the same route.
As a consequence he got Into a contro
versy with the postoffice department, but
escaped with aa admonition that he a at
not the, whole thing, and that the removal
of postoffice boxes a strictly the pro
vince of the department, and that tbe de
partment was very Jealous of Its prero
gatives. David Bearheart meant well. He had
noticed that in on particular locality on
a wheel placed borlsontaily oil a poet at
road crossing the rural boxes were un
duly crowded, while dowa tbe road a mile
or two, there waa but on mall box on the
wheel, so he propoeed to equalise things
by taking three or tour of the boxes toui
BOTH RUNNING AT HIGH SPEED
Baggaje Car and Smoker Telescoped
and Engines Ditched.
SEVERAL INJURED WILL DIE
Passengers Thrown Into Screaming
Masses on Floors of Cars.
NORTHBOUND CREW IS BLAMED
It Ha Orders to Walt for Other
Train at Hasted, bat Mistook
Switch Engine for Pas
senger Train.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.. Aug. 14.
Nine persons are dead and others are ex
pected to die between; between forty and
fifty are Injured; three engines are in
the ditch; two baggage cars, Including
the contents, are smashed to kindling
wood and several passenger coachea are
badly damaged aa the result of a head-on
collision between eaatbound passenger
train No. S and westbound passenger
No. 1 on the Denver Rio Grande near
Husted. thirteen mile north of this city,
at 19:25 a. m. today. The wreck wa due
to a misunderstanding of order, it la
aid:
A revised list of dead follows:
JAMES ROSEPORKA. Chicago.
C. M. LARK IN, Colorado Springs.
C. 8. BROWN, Jericho Springs. Mo.
J. A. OOSSAGE. fireman on engine No.
8, Colorado Springs.
T. E. MURPHY, traveling car agent,
Denver.
A. A. DAVISON, McPherson, Kan.
ATTORNEY OFF G. FREDERICK, St.
I.ouls.
F. W. BELESH. Colorado Spring.
JAMES J. PARKER, Chicago.
List of Injured.
The injured:
Andrew Jaobson, Oldham, P. D.; Inter
nal injuries.
Elmer Jokisch. Virginia Falls, III.; leg
broken.
J. I. Frank, McPherson, Kan.; leg and
head cut.
F. J. Sedlaclk, St. Louis, Mo.; head cut,
legs broken. '
Mrs. T. M. Randolph, Okmulgee, Okl.; In
ternal injuries.
Fay Steck, Kansas City, Mo.; slightly
Injured.
John W. Roberta, Cambria, Mo.; bead
cut, legs broken.
E. C. Whltsldd, Jerrtco Springs, Mo.;
back Injured.
Henry C. Shlpman, 1572 Kimball avenue,
Chicago, 111.: ribs and leg broken.
J. v. Leafgren, Axtell, Neb.; legs cut
O. C. Skinner, Topeka, Kan.: ribs broken.
E. C. Tannehlll, Des Moines, la.; arm
broken.
John Relnhart, Carson, la.: leg broken.
Peter Nelson of Monroe, Neb.; taken to
St. Francis' hospital with hi chest
crushed; In a dying condition.
Mrs. D. K. Beaton, Harrlsburg. 111.;
taken to the Acacia -hotel, - la suffering
from a broken back. Her death 1 ex
pected. An engineer waa dead heading hi way
to Denver riding tn the lead engine of
the double-header. A portion of a body
la reported to have been found late to
night at the scene of the wreck, but this
1 not confirmed.
Crew Makes Mistake.
As No. 8 drew' Into Husted at about forty
miles an hour the crew of the engine saw
a light engine standing on the switch north
o the station.
Mistaking the engine for the second sec
tion of No. 1, the crew did not stop, and
went through the station as fast as the
two engines could draw the thirteen heav
ily laden coaches. As soon as the train
got out of the station the engineer of the
first engine of No. S saw another train
coming slowly down the Incline.
He slammed on the air brakes and the
emergency brakes and then shouted to the
other member of the two erew to Jump.
Before they had time to Jump No. S had
rammed No. 1 so hard that all three en
gines lay in the ditch.
Fireman J. A. Goxsage of train Na S
was killed aa he was firing his engine
and never knew what struck him. The
member of the other crew escaped serious
Injuries by Jumping. The engineer on the
first engine of No. S is reported to have
been working extra, and since the wreck
ha been acting like a madman. He had
to be held by friend.
Dead AH In Smoker.
Smoker No. 672, attached to train No. 8,
was the car In which the people were
killed. All those badly injured were In the
am car. There I not enough left of the
car, beyond the frame to tell that it was
formerly a smoking car. The baggage
cars on both train and the smoker and
the next cars were all wrecked. The thre
engines in the witch are total wreck. A
relief train bearing physicians, surgeons
and nurse wa hurried to the rescue from
this city; a wrecking crew was sent up
fromyeblo. The dead and injured were
broufc rcjo this city on the special and
No. L Ui two arriving shortly afternoon.
Hero- "Vork In helping the Injured was
done iS)U,a party of women tourists, under
the direction of H. A. Cameron of Boston,
Ma., and C. R. Dow of Boston. The
members of the party turned over to the
Injured two Pullmans they were occupy
ing. Within a few minutes of the collision
the two cars had been turned into a hos
pital snd bandage were put on the In
jured. the crowded wheel and putting them wheie
they were needed more.
David did not take Into consideration the
convenience of the owners of the boxes.
In fact David was regarded in that locality
as a sort of daft eccentric of the harm
less. Happy Hooligan variety.
When the postoffice inspectors went up
to investigate the matter David freely ad
mitted that he had made the change and
why he had done so, thinking be wa doing
a good turn.
It wa conclusively shown that Colonel
Bearheart was honest tn his endeavor, and
as there wa no wrong or maJlclous In
tent, the cue against hint was not pushed
and he insisted on being permitted to re
turn the mall boxes to their original loca
tions, promising to let them alone In the
future and that he would absolutely ab
stain from butting Into poatofflc matter
la any manner her-'
From the Cleveland louder.
WAR GAME IN BAY STATE
Play Delayed Until Today by Non
Arrival of Transport.
BLUE ARMY IS ON GUARD
da Near Baaaarda' Bay
Expected to March
Enemy Li
and li
Toward Boston at Eight
O'clock.
BOSTON, Maw, Aug. 14. The beginning
of the bloodless war which is to be waged
tn southeastern Massachusetts during the
coming week was postponed unexpectedly
tonight from the hour of midnight to 8
o'clock tomorrow morning. All preparations
had been made by the defending, or Blue,
army to resist an attack, and even to take
the Initiative in action. There waa much
disappointment when Brigadier General
William A. Pew, Jr., In command of the de
fenders, got word late tonight that, on ac
count of the failure of one of the "en
emy's" transports to arrive, the entire
maneuvers had been postponed for eight
hours. The announcement came to Briga
dier General Pew's headquarters from Ma
jor General Leonard Wood, commander of
the Department of the East' and the chief
umpire in the war game.
General Wod had learned from Major
General Taeh-r H. Bllan Af the regular
army, who commands the Invading force,
that one of hi "transports" wa unexpect
edly missing, and after consulting with the
other umpire Wood decided to call all the
proceedings off until o'clock Sunday
Biorning. At that hour the game will of
ficially begin.
Bine Army at Robins' Pond.
Tonight th headquarters cf the Blue
army were near Robins' Pond, about six
miles east of Bridgewater, with the right
of the line of troops a little west of
Bridgewater, and the extreme left a little
east of Halifax. The whole line Is about
twelve mile long. Governor Draper re
ceived word, "theoretically," this morning
of the approach of the enemy. By 9 o'clock
a. m. the necessary orders had been trans
mitted and the troops were on their way
to the rendesvous.
This afternoon before 4 o'clock the com
mand of Brigadier General Pew wa In
line and word for a forward movement at
midnight was awaited.
Governor Draper, Lieutenant Governor
Frothlngham. Adjutant General Brlgham,
Inspector General Parker, Judge Wlveral,
General Roger and Major Sear arrived at
division headquarters about 1:30 p. m., hav
ing left the state house In this city at 12:30
In two large automobiles, accompanied by
an automobile truck carrying baggago.
They will remain In camp during the enure
week, living under canvas like the real of
the volunteer army.
Dynamite and fuses are to be carried and
are to be actually placed in position in
bridges in readiness to be set off. But
when all Is In readiness to blow up a
bridge, instead of Igniting the fuses a
would be done in actual warfare, placard
are to be tied on the bridge to notify the
"enemy" that "theoretically" the bridge I
no mora and that he will either have te
build pontoon bridge or ford the shallower
streams.
Dispatches received in the city during the
(Continued on Second Page.)
A piece of Omaha
real estate, well
bought, is like
money invested at
compound interest
it is always accu
mulating and gain
ing in value.
Today realty values in Omaha
are going up never ugain will
they be aa low as they are
now.
The future success of Omaha, aa
a large commercial city, is assured
beyond a doubt and those investing
In real estate now, can, in five
year, look back and congratulate
themselves on their wise invest
ment. In todays real estate columns
of The liee will be found ad
vertised about two pages of
real home bargains and investments.
WHILE THE FAMILY IS AWAY'.
Sharp Seismic
Shocks Felt in
Central Japan
Railroad Communication with Three
Districts Interrupted and Great
Loss of Life is Feared.
TOKIO, Aug. J6. Sunday Morning A se
vere earthquake occurred In central Japan
yesterday, Saturday afternoon, at 8:30
o'clock. The shock waa practically hard
around Kyoto, Osaka, Lake Blwa and
Nagoya. All railroad communication with
those districts has been Interrupted. Many
houses collapsed and It Is feared that many
people wera killed or Injured.
Nagoya, with a population of more than
260,000, and one of the principal cities in
Japan, located 170 miles west of Toklo, waa
badly damaged. Detail are meager be
cause of the Interruption of telegraphic
communication with the cities most af
fected. . Twenty-one death and aeventy
people Injured ha thu far been reported.
One-fourth of the Shiga prefecture sua
tained considerable damage. Mount Isukl,
at the north end ot Lake Blwa. an extinct
volcano, 1 reported to have collapsed near
the top. . The shock waa alight In Toklo.
. The American board and the Congrega
tional church suport nine churches and
several schools In Osaka and a dozen
churches, Doehlsha college and a numbei
of academies and school In Kyoto.
Kyoto Is the headquarter of the Ameri
can Episcopal diocese of that name, ihe
head of which 1 Right Rev. 8. C. Part
ridge, D. D., formerly of New York. hTe
Episcopal denomination in this country
maintains three euchares, St. Peter' hos
pital and two achool In Kyoto and In
Osaka three churches, St. Barnaba s hos
pital and two orphanages.
Rule for Land
Claim Winners
Each Holder of Lucky Number Will
Be Sent Map Showing Lands
Subject to Entry.
SPOKANE, Aug. 14. Superintendent
James W. Wltten announced today rules
far the guidance of winner In reservation
land drawings.
Each holder of a number will receive a
government map showing claaa and valua
tion of land subject to entry. When se
lection begin next April a copy of thl
map will be posted In the land office, the
tract being checked off as faat aa chosen.
All persons holding notice that numbers
have been aMtgned them may go on the
reserve to Inspect the land at any time.
The drawings ot names for the Spokane
reserve will begin next Monday morolng
Only ZM name win be drawn.
IRRIGATION CONGRESS OVER
Xonarrival f John Barrett
geaaloa Ret for gator
day. Nnlla
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 14. When It wa
learned late last night that John Barrett
director of the Bureau of American Re
rmhiir would not be able to attend a ses
Ion scheduled for today the seventeenth
National Irrigation congress concluded Its
business and adjourned.
French Press Contains
Hints at Tariff War
PARIS. Aug. 14. France' position on
the American tariff i absorbing the at
tention of th government official. Am
bassador Jusnerand, who recently ar
rived here from his pot at Washington,
has postponed for a time hi departure
for hla country place In order to confer
with Premier Brland and Minister of
Commerce Dupuy. For the present, how
ever, no decision as to France'a program
la expected. Meantime the French aentl
ment 1 oi.e of daep astonishment that
the United States should arbitrarily
terminate the existing Franco-American
tariff agreement on three months' no
tice without previously Informing France
and thus give it the opportunity to ex
press Its views. A th American agree
ments with other eountrlaa stipulated six
months or on year's notice, French ex
portation sr placed, for th time be
ing, at a ceaslderable disadvantage.
The French preas, reflecting the oora
merclai sentiment of the country, is
greatly exercised orer the future. The
mere conservative organs counsel, calm
HASKELL COMES INTO COURT
Governor of Oklahoma Seeks to Have
Indictments Quashed.
WILL FILE MOTION MONDAY
Charge la Conspiracy with Five
Otaera to Swindle Creek Indiana
Out of Lota In Jin
koiree. MUSKOGEE. Okl.. Aug. 14 A motion to
quash the Indictment against Governor
Charle N. Haskell of Oklahoma and five
other defendants, charged with conspiracy
to defraud the government and the Creek
Indians In the Muskogee town lot cases.
will be filed In the federal court here next
Monday, according to a statement made
tonight by Pliny L. Soper, attorney for
Governor Haskell.
Mr. Soper Intimated that the petition to
quash the indictments would contHln sensa
tional charges against the government at
torneys who secured the Indictment and
the grand Jurors who returned them.
Monday will be the last day of grace
for filing the motion to quash the indict
ments. Intense Interest In the prosecution
ot the cases, which, it Is said, has now
reached a crisis, ha been aroused here,
where -all the defendants reside, and are
wealthy and well known citizens.
The petition of the defendants was to
have been filed today, but It Is said the
action waa postponed to await advices
from attorneys of the defendants, who ate
no in Washington.
H. L. Welnland. a Boynton, Okl.. banker,
and W. C. Franklin, his attorney, filed
charges today against County Commis
sioner T. B. Sutton. William Harris and
Charles Vann. alleging misconduct In
office and asking that they he ousted
from office. Nepotism Is one of the
charges set forth.
Halts Will Not Be Dropped.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 ."The govern
ment will not drop Its suits agalnnt Gov
ernor Haskell and others involved In the
Muskogee town lot caeea, and any idea
that such action was ever contemplated
la absolutely absurd and unreasonable."
This emphatic statement was made to
night by MT L. Mott of Muskogee, Okl..
attorney for the Creek Indian nation, and
an Important factor in the prosecution of
the Haskell cases. Mr. Mott has been co
operating with District Attorney Gregg
and Special Counsel Rush, who is prose
cuting the cases against Mr. Haskell.
"An Immense amount of money has been
expended by the government In working
up the cases and they win be pushed to
the limit. In my opinion. The report that
the Department of Justice would take
favorable action on the motion to quash
the Indictments, If charges against the
conduct of aome of the department's sub
ordinates are withdrawn, la about as pre
posterous a proposition as I ever heard.
Such action would be disgraceful, to say
the least of It. and you can make this
point as emphatic as you please. I know
the department Is determined to prosecute
the cases vigorously, and this Is evidenced
by the fact that Attorney General Wlck
ereham has personally Interested' himself
In the prosecution of the case.
Body of Miller Kunnd.
TANKTON. 8. D., Aug. 14 (Special Tel
egram.) A floater found In the Missouri
at the mouth of the Jim river Saturday
has been Identified aa the body of John
Miller, who committed suicide July 29.
Miller had been mentally unbalanced since
his son, Peter, was drowned In the Mis
souri four years sgo.
ness and ths avoidance of a destructive
tariff war, but some of them fear that
the ultra-protectionists will force the
hand of the government and tariff re
prisals will result. It Is pointed out that
If this should eventuate France would
run the risk of encounverlng America's
prohibitive maximum rates.
Chairman Klots of the parliamentary
comlsslon for the revjyfcn of the tariff Ik
quoted as saylnf that the Incressea In the
American schedules which hit France are
bound to be followed by equivalent In
creases by France as a measure of econ
omic necessity. It is quite well under
stood that France has not been aimed at
and that it is hit only because it ext-orir
luxuries to America. . .everthelesa it is
felt that Franc must protect herself.
Minister of Commerce Dupuy thus sum
marises th situation:
"Without recourse ts the tartff France
will defend her commercial, Industrial and
agricultural Interests."
Heavy consignments of wine go forward
for America dally In order te take advan
tage of the lower rat
Isaac Young Dies at Hospital Aftei
Succumbing on Street.
OTHER CASES MAY NOT BE FATAL
Four Taken to Hospitals for Treat
ment Likely to Recover.
RECORD OF DAY OF INTENSE HEAT
Omaha Hwelfera In Temperataro
Hanging from TT at ft A. M. to
os at a r. m., with y
Relief In Slaht.
RECORD OF THE HOT WAVE
IN OMAHA.
Temperature;
5 a. m 77
9 p. to. (maximum) 99
6 p. m 90
7 P m B8
Xffactt
On man overcome by heat) die at
hospital.
Tour other In hospitals, prostrated.
Many person compelled to glv up
work and seek relief.
Thousands sleep out of doors.
Tor the mtnrei
Ho sign of cessation of hot wave.
One death from the heat and four pro
tratlons wa the record up to 11 o'clock
last night for a day di'rlng which the citj
of Omaha literally sweltered and slxile
with a temperature, according to the gov
ernment thermometer, of 95, with a high
humidity, and, worst of all, with th
weather mnn holding out no promise ol
relief for today or tomorrow.
ISAAC TOU1TO, a driver for the An
heuser-Buseh Brewing company, died al
9:30 o'clock lnat nlKht at the Omaha Gen
eral hospital, where he was taken earlj
in the evening. Young lived at Twenty
seventh and Cuming streets. He had
been at work all rtuy on his wagon, but
efter he turned in his team he was over
come Rnd was taken to the hospital,
where he was treated by Dr. Porter. He
was a large man, weighing 300 pounds,
and It was seen from the first that he
was In a srrlous condition.
Four Xot Herlona.
HIS. J. O. WALLACE, 114 North Twenty
eighth street, wns overcome about 3:50
o'clock Saturday afternoon while at her
husband's pise" of business, 914 Farnam
stteet. She was treated by Dr. Shramek
and afterward taken to her home. It is
expected that xhe will recover.
MISS VEBITIE BOBIIfSON, 4TJ North
Fortieth street, an employe of the City
Steam laundry, was overcome about 6:30
o'clock. She was treated by Dr. Fltx
glbhons and wns afterward taken to her
home. Her condition is not considered
serious.
WILLII JOHNSON, employed as ftremsn
at the same latind'-y, was bIfo overcomr
late In the nflernonn. His home ts 417
South Eleventh street. He was treated
by Dr. Harris and was afterward taken
to St. Joephs hospital.
RASC PAINT, 1037 South Twentieth
street, a carpenter for the Union Pacific
railroad, was overcome at Seventeenth
street and the Union Pacific tracks about
6:15 o'clock. Sergeants Samuelson and
Madsen took htm home in the patrol
wagon and he was treated by his family
physician. His condition ie not considered
serious.
Many Silently Affected.
In addition to the cases cf which report
was made to the police there were many
other persons who were compelled to give
up their work although not entirely over
come and the day will long he remembered
as one of the most disagreeable In many
seasons.
Even the night brought little relief, and
both Friday and Saturday nights there
were probably as many person sleeping
cut of doors with nothing but the canopy
of the sky over them aa there were Inside.
Jefferson square was filled both nights
and many other open spaces were filled
with men and children, and. In some cases,
women as well, who found the grass and
the open air more agre able than any In
side room.
In addition ta those who slept In the
parks there were hundreds who slept on the
flat housetops and on porches snd. In
some cases, even on sidewalks in front
of residences which were too hot Inside
to be endured.
The police were lenient and In many
cases tramps with no home slept undis
turbed on the sidewalks when on more
comfortable nights they would have been
locked up as vagrants.
Looked I.Ike Kaln.
Early Saturday night a cloud along the
western horizon seemed to hold out faint
promise of rain with the grateful coolness
which would follow, and there were even
some faint flaxhea of lightning, but up to
an early hour this morning the wished for
rain had not aj.peartd.
In addition to the suffering of the human
population of the city there was also much
suffering among animal a, especially horses.
In several cases teams went down under
their loads and many driven tied large
tpongi-H ovtr the head of their teams and
kept them wet during the day.
Saturday opened with a temperature of
77 at 6 oVIiKk, At tl.v same hour In the
afternoon the rei-oid whk ;i ai.d at f
o'clock last nlKlit the mercury stood within
two degrees of ti.at point.
due Death al Lincoln.
LINCOLN, Aug H.-Tiie Intense heat
wave of the laxi tuo weeks reached lis
climax here nxlay when one death from
h at prostration wax recorded. The govern
ment bureau repoiitil a temperature of Vi
li -n it closed for the day at noon. For
two days the maximum has been M.
Stewart Slakes Faat Han.
Pick Stewart, wl.j left Omaha at 1 o'llo k
Tliurxlaj a'Uriiouii in a ilan.LIer uutunio
tiit irached Cliuago shortly after nouu
Saturday sfter a drive of i i'rty-aveu hewra.
A telegiam from hlin said Uie uurn)
without a u. Ideal
t