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VOL. XXXIX-NO. 86.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, SEITEMBER 24, 1900 TEN PAGES.
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WATER RUNNING
THROUGHTUNNEL
Preiident Taft Gives Signal Which
Opens Gates and Tarns Flow
Under Mountain.
WILL RECLAIM 140,000 ACRES
Greatest Project Which the Govern
ment Has Undertaken.
X t until after the hearing of argu
MA3TY EXHIBITS OF BIG I a for a new trial. The law provides
X ndetermlnate aentenca In prison.
" " " " " i charges against McCann were the
Executive Much Pleased With Expf sensational aimed against a police
-f rvwnHr 1?' - "'J ln S,tU Attorney Way man
ence at County Fair. trfe4 that "graft" aggregating many
" i" juaends of dollars had been collected
IRRIGATION LAWS ' DISCU
Will Ask (oiirrai to Paaa Art 1
Will Enable GoTrrnnf nl t Aid
in Completing; the High
l.lae Projeet.
MONTROSE. Colo.. Sept. 23 President
Taft passed the day on the western slope
of the Rocky mountains and amid a suc
cession of scenes typical of the great
western country. In many respects thla day
was one of the most Interesting he has
had since leaving Boston.
Late this afternoon Mr. Taft stood on
the brink of tha deepest Irrigation ditch In
all the west and far out In the foothills,
without a settlement In sight made the
electrical connection which started a flow
of water through the Gunnison tunnel
that will reclaim 140.000 acres of arid land.
It waa tha setting; ln operation of the
greatest Irrigation project the United
States government ever has undertaken
and the opening waa made the occasion
of a Joyous celebration throughout the
valley of the Uncompahgre.
Speech at Ceaaly Fair.
Before traveling out to the west portal
of the tunnel on a Ht tie narrow-gauge
train, the prealdent visited the Montrose
county fair and after some formal speech
making In which he and the mayor and
the governor and several others partici
pated, he waa given a real touch of west
ern life a relay race of cowgirls. The race
was arranged especially In honor of the
president and waa a novel and exciting
affair. A girl of 16 waa matched against
the older riders and oarrylng the sympathy
of the crowd with her form the start, won
the two and a half mile race with three
changes of horses by almost one-quarter of
a mile. The little girl. Misa Bertha Elsie
Hull, wore knickerbockers, while the two
older riders wore undivided skirts. Tha
Impediment of the latter turned the tide
of the contest and when tha second change
of horsea eame, little Mlaa Hull waa gallop
ing along so far In front that tha result
was never again In doubt. All three of tha
riders were presented to the president,
who climbed Into tha Judges' stand on tha
fair ground Jxack to witneae Aha raee.
During his trarrUs today tha president
had ample opportunity to atudy the effect
of Irrigation. For h long time his train
would run through stretches of country
where as far aa the eye could reach the
only vegetation In sight consisted of a few
grease wood bushes or sage brush.' Then
out of a rocky canyon the train suddenly
would rush upon a veritable oasts, where
waving green fields of alfalfa' and miles
of orchards with trees laden with fruit
told of the miracle wrought by the touch
of water.
Bla- Fro It Exhibits.
At Grand Junction and here at Montrose
the president visited the fruit exhibits of
the county fairs and was told the almost
unbelievable story of the season's yield.
Enormous peaches, apples, pears, plums,
varl-oolored grapes and almost every other
known fruit, aa well as enormous samples
of the vegetable growth of the district,
were shown, to the president, who had an
admiring word for all. At almost every
stop tha baggage car was laden with fruit.
One little box. a yard long, was Just big
enough to hold ten peaches arranged In a
row.
The scene attending the opening of the
Gunnison tunnel was picturesque. On either
side of the deep ravine leading away from
the portal of tha great bore several thou
sand people were gathered. A little stand
had been erected for the president and his
party right at tha edge of the cut and look-.
lng frAwn U0 feet to the opening of the
tunnel. The tunnel haa been hewn through
six miles of a mountain range, and which,
whan the project la completed next spring,
will divert the waters of the Gunnison
river, now flowing away In waste,' to the
valley on thla akle of the mountain, where
nine private projects of irrigation already
have told the wonders of the soil.
Goldea Key to Moitrose,
During tha day Mr. Taft waa presented
With a golden key to the city of Montrose,
a gold badge commemorating his vuit and
a gold table bell. It was with this little
bell that the president opened the tunnel
The weight of the bell when set
Upon a copper plate representing
the district of reclaimed land, made
the electric 'connection which caused
squad of laborers several miles away to
knock down the bulkheads which were
holding bark the waters of the river. Aa
the muddy wall of -water rushed noistly
Out of the concrete hole, the crowd cheered.
In all of his speeches today. Including the
last one delivered at o'clock tonight to
a throng ln Elk's park, following an Il
luminated parade and a display of ftrs
works, the president touched briefly upon
the subject of Irrigation. He promised at
Crand Junction promptly to look Into the
n atter of completing the Grand Valley, or
High lloe ditch project there which was
begun a year ago by Secretary Garfield on
a partnership engagement between the gov
ernment and the land owners. Secretary
Bellinger ordered the work stopped and
was upheld ln hta action by Attorney Gen
eral Wlckeisham who declared the con
trait and tha "Garfield currency" certi
ficates which had been issued for work
performed, to be Illegal.
Secretary Bellinger, who is accompanying
the prealdent also spoke here tonight. He
referred to the subject of reclamation ln a
gcntial way and bla talk was brief owing
to a bad throat.
At Grand Junction In the early afternoon
the president shook bands with several Ute
Indiana, one of them being Chlpele, the
widow of Ouray, one of the famous chiefs
cf this section.
Addreaa at Oread Jaaetlea.
In his Grand Junction speech, Mr. Taft
raid:
"It teems to me as I look back upon my
course since 1 entered Colorado, that there
(Continued aa Seoond Cage.)
McCann Found
Guilty by Jurors
on Graft Charge
Chicago Police Inspector Held to
Hare Taken Money for His
Protection.
CHICAGO. Sept. 23.-Pollce Injector Ed
ward McCann, charged wita grsiung.
was found guilty by a Jury which reported
"dge Barn's court today.
' anrt waa not pronounced, and will
. bra disorderly houses ln return for "pro
ection." , Tha chief witness against McCann was
Louis Frank, a Russian immigrant, who,
although unable to read or write, has ac
cumulated a fortune of several hundred
thousand dollars ln the west side tender
loin. He and his brother, Julius, for years
have exercised a marked power' In west
side politics.
Louis Frank testified that he collected
the "protection" money from denizens of
the tenderloin. The first two collections,
he stated on tha witnesses stand, were paid
to Detective Jeremiah H. Griffin, who, be
said, acted as agent for McCann. There
after he declared that he had given the
money to McCann ln person.
The rate for "protection" was said to be
40 a month. Several checks, each dated
month apart and calling for that sum
were exhibited ln court. A list of women
from whom It was charged "protection"
money was regularly collected was shown
ln court and Identified by both Louis and
Julius Frank.
McCann's defense was that he had sup
pressed and regulated vice ln bla district
with so rigorous a hand that conspiracy
beaded by Louis Frank waa formed against
htm.
The Jury went out at 6:21 o'clock last
night and reached a verdict at 1:30 this
morning. It was sealed and returned ln
court at the opening of court today.
McCann came to this country from Scot
land. Ha waa at flrat a miner, but twenty
years ago joined tha Chicago police force
as a patrolman. By degrees he advanced
until three years ago he waa made an In
spector and placed In charge of the dis
trict west of tha river.
Millions Paid
in Pensions
Iowa Gets Over Five and a Half Mil
lions and Nebraska Over Two
and a Half Millions.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 23.-Special Tele
gram.) The forthcoming annual report of
the commissioner of pensions shows -that
there were borne upon the pension rolls at
the cloee of the fiscal year, 1900, residing
ln the statea of Nebraska, Iowa, South
Dakota and Wyoming, (5.451 pensioners.
who drew $9,510,237. The pensioners In these
four states as distributed and amounts paid
them as follows:
Nebraska. 15.B78, ' S2.6fi0.461; Iowa. 33.558,
65,753.57!); South Dakota, 6,333. $946,188
Wyoming. 9S2. $160,009.
The secretary of the Interior has denied
the motion for a review in the homestead
case of John F. Kaper against George
Behner. located In the Alliance (Neb.) laid
district, on appeal of the former.
Daisy Bailey haa been appointed post
master at Earl. Frontier county, Nebraska,
vice L. M. Brockett, resigned.
Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes:
Armstrong, route No. 1. Theodore Miller,
carrier, "G. R. Christopher, substitute;
Fort Madison, route No. S, John Koellncr,
carrier, Theodore Kramer, substitute.
Pennsylvania
Wins Contest
Cruiser Makes Best Record in Four
Hours' Speed Race Off
Honolulu.
HONOLULU. Sept. 23. With an average
speed of 21.85 knots an hour maintained
for four hours yesterday off the coast of
Maul, the cruiser, Pennsylvania, took first
honors In the speed contest with Its slater
ships of the Pacific fleet, according to of
ficial figues made public here today. Seven
of the eight ships of the squadron partici
pated ln the test, the Colorado being In
capacitated by burst boilers.
The averages of the other vessels were:
South Dakota. 21.60; West Virginia, 2136;
Washington, 2128; Tennessee, 21.25; Mary
land, 20.SS; California, 20.45.
New York Fusionists Name
Otto T. Bannard for Mayor
NEW YORK, Sept. S3.-Wlth the an
nouncement from the platform that prac
tically all the fusion and Independent forces
in Greater New Tork, except the Independ
ence league, would work In harmony to
elect Ita candidatea In the coming muni
cipal election, the republican city conven
tion ln Carnegie hall unanimously nomi
nated these candidates for tha three lead
ing municipal offices tonight:
For Mayor Ofo T. Bannard, president
of the New Tork Trust company; resident
of Manhattan borough.
For Comptroller William A. Prendergast,
for many years prealdent of the Credit
Men's National association; resident of
Brooklyn.
For President of the Board of Aldermen
Joba Purroy Mitchell, present commis
sioner of accounts and an Independent
democrat; resident of Manhattan.
Mr. Bannard'a selection waa a surprise,
for he had not been Included e-reo In the
half dosen or more preliminary poaslbtlt
tlee. It waa not until after the eooventlon
had organised at nooa and summarily ad
journed while a eommlttee was dispatched
for a final conference with the fusion
forces la the hope of reaching an agree
ment apea. aaadidatoa that his name was
presented.
Aftes tha conference Ttiuethj L. Wood
EIGHTY-FIVE IN
FEDERAL NET
Big Batch of Indictments by the
Federal Grand lory in
Council Bluffs.
MABRAY AT HEAD OF THE LIST
Many Noted Criminals Said to Be
Included in the Bunch.
SOME ARE WELL KNOWN LOCALLY
One -Half a Million Said to Have Been
Secured by Grafters.
LIST OF EIGHTY-FIVE VICTIMS
Come frasa All Parts of the lotted
States, Alaska aad the Dosalaloa
of Canada Some Bla
Plekapa.
Charging conspiracy to cemmlt an of
fense against, the United States In viola
tion of section 5440 of the federal statutes
the federal grand Jury yesterday afternoon
returned an Indictment against J. C Ma
bray, alleged head of the gang of "big
store" swindlers, and over eighty-four other
defendants said to have been Implicated
in the wholaale fleecing of "Mikes" from
all parts of the country.
In the list of co-defendants with Mabray
are Benjamin Marks of Council Bluffs,
John R. Dobbins, alleged "steerer" for the
gang ln the case of T. W. Ballew, the
banker of Princeton, Mo., who went up
against a fake horse race and dropped
$30,000; and James Griffin of Council Bluffs,
who Is sa1dtto have been employed by the
gang as one of the Jokeya ln the fake horse
races. The Identity of the other defendants
was not disclosed and will not be until
they are arrested by the government of
ficers.
Wednesday night and even Thursday
morning there were persistent rumors to
the effect that the list of Indicted would
Include several local city and county of
ficials and local bankers. Colonel M. I
Temple. district prosecuting attorney.
stated, however, after the grand Jury had
made Ita report that no officials or bankers
were Included In the Indictment.
No bench warrants were Issued yesterday
under the Indictment, but they will be , It
is understood, today. Ben Marks, who has
been seriously 111 for several weeks follow
ing a severe operation which he underwent
at a local hospital. Is at his home on Vlen
street and his attorney will, It was stated
last night, have a bond ready for him this
morning. The amount of the bond under
the Indictment was not determined by
Jpdge McPherson yesterday.
John R. Dobbins who was recently re,
leased on bonds In the sum of $6,000 from
the county Jell where he had been since
being brought back from New York Is said
to be In the ctty and will probably be taken
Into custody today. James Griffin, tt was
stated yesterday by Portal Inspector Bwen
son, had been subpoenaed as a witness
before the federal grand Jury, but failed
Icf put In an appearance and la said to have
left the city, t
Amoaata Jfot Mentioned.
Although specific amounts are not men
tioned ln the Indictment, It Is authorita
tively stated that the amounts lost by the
alleged victims of Mabray and others
named, will exceed $500,000. The sums lost
rlln rom tl.500 to $30,000. the latter sum
h.vlrl k-. r,i.eed on a fake horse race.
according to the evidence at hand, by a
Missouri banker. The list of names of vic
tims given In the Indictment Includes men
of prominence In all parts of the country
and there la set forth In the specific
charges a number of letters of an Incrimin
ating character, which gives a touch of
sensational lam to the document. Victims In
eighteen statea, the territory of Alaska
and the Dominion of Canada are named,
Indicating the wide range of territory over,
which Mabray and his associates are al
leged to -have plied their vocation. As a
basis of operation, they used, according to
the Indictment, the cities of Council Bluffs,
Davenport and Burlington, la.; St. Louis,
Little Rock. Seattle, Denver and New Or
leans, to which places. It Is alleged, vic
tims were taken by the numerous "ateer
ers." . .
Some Sensational Letters.
In setting out the specific Instances In
which violations of the postal laws are
charged the Indictment "includes copies of
many sensational lettera alleged to have
been exchanged between Mabray and his
associates,, which refer to alleged "deals"
and name various sums of money as hav
ing changed hands as a result of the
operations of those mentioned In the In
dictment. One of these letters ts dated
from a New Tork hotel and Invites
"Friend John." who. It ts alleged. Is May
bray himself, to go to New Tork City,
declaring "I have a town right aeroas the
river from New Tork In Jersey, a awen
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ruff, chairman of the republican state
ecmmlttee, who presided, announced that
the committee appointed to confer with the
fustonista could report that ths candidates
nominated by the republicans would re
ceive the support of all Independent forces
and with this declaration before the con
vention the candidates were choeen.
The fusion element ie centered In a non
partisan committee of 100. a sub-committee
which has been trying for the last week
to agree on candidates. The Independence
league delegate withdrew from the confer
ence yesterday because the league would
not be a party to "bargaining for offices,
as the dissenting delegate expressed it.
But notwithstanding the Independence
league'a defection and some minor friction
among the fuelonlata, the republican lead
era say that the alliance In opposition to
Tammany Is still formidable.
Mr. Bannard. the republican choice for
mayor, la a bachelor, 16 years old. He was
born In Brooklyn and graduated from Tale
in the olasa of 1676. In addition to hia
prerideney of the New Tork Trust com
pany he la a director or trustee of a large
number of other financial Institutions. He
was formerly commissioner of the Board
of Education of New York City. As treas
urer of the roBubUoaa eounty committee
he has takaa aa active part In county
politics,
From the Washington Herald.
HUNDRED DIE IN HURRICANE
Relief Parties Explore Devastated
Section Along Gulf.
TRAFFIC IS STIL HANDICAPPED
Many Miles of Track and Wire
Are Yet to Be Replaced aad
Many Rrldarea Mast Be
Rebnllt.
NEW ORLEANS, La., Sept. 23. -Those
engaged In the work of rescue and repair,
made necessary by the West Indian hurri
cane, which swept Louisiana and Missis
sippi last Monday have found their task
a far more colossal one than they ex
pected. Practically all' of the isolated
country sections of the storm-swept area
have now been explored, but until definite
reports have been received from relief par
ties It will not be possible to form any
thing like an accurate list of the dead and
Injured. A eonservadc estimate tonight
of the number of i peep's who lost their
lives as a result at the' 'hurricane places
the total at 100.
In spite of the work of thousands of men
brought la by the railroad, telegraph and
telephone companies. New Orleans and
many other smaller cities In Louisiana and
Mississippi are still seriously handicapped
hi the way of communication with the out
side world. Many miles of track, trestles
and bridges are yet to be replaced by the
Louisville tt Nashville railroad and at the
present lime their depot at the foot 'of
Canal street has the appearance of a de
serted village. The trains of this road are
being sent out over the Queen & Crescent
route.
The main line of the Illinois Central
railroad Is still blocked, as eight miles of
the track and roadbed were washed out
at Manchalc. Sections of the rails and
ties were carried clear out of the right-
of-way by the rushing waters and it will
be several days before through traffic is
resumed over the main line. The trains
are now being detoured over the Yazoo St
Mississippi Valley road.
The other railroads have succeeded in
clearing their tracks and traffic haa been
resumed.
General Reyes
to Leave Mexico
Offers His Fine Residence, for Sale
and Resigns High Social
Position.
MONTKRKY. Mex.. Sept. 2S. It "Is re
ported here that General Bernardo Reyes,
governor of thla state. Is about to leave
Mexico. He has offered for sale his resi
dence for $80.00 and has resigned the pres
idency of the local casino, the highest soc
ial position ln the state. It Is not believed,
however, that he will leave the slate until
after the elections, aa he la said to seek
the election of a lieutenant aa governor.
It is believed that he will go to Europe.
TEL PASO. Tex.. Sept. 23. It develops to
day that there waa no plot connected with
the finding of a supposed bomb In Juarex,
Mex., last night. The "bomb" proves to be
a small pepper box three Inches long and
an Inch and a half ln diameter and con
taining a aubstance like parafflne poured
over the top. The police have arrested an
American tramp, who had been sleeping on
the premises ot aenor Arguelles and who
had been ordered away. The tramp had
made threata that Arguellea would oe
urrv. American Consul Edwards exam
ined the "bomb" today and found It barm-
lesa.
Please bring your
Sunday Want-Ads
in as early as possi
ble Saturday.
They are received for Sunday as
late aa S:30 p. m. Saturday, but
tt la bast to get them la early to
Insure proper classification.
If you cannot com down
town no the telephone.
Call Douglas 23d and aek
for tha JWaut-Ad eCkfCaXtment.
Reminiscent
AJr"!. f if
Kruttschnitt
Testifies in
Rate Hearing
Director of Harriman Lines Tells of
Valuation of Roads Commis
sioner Presents Data.
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 21-The Salt
Lake Commercial club and the railroad
companies operating In Utah had an In
ning today before the Interstate Commerce
commission In the hearing regarding al
leged discriminatory rates.
The railroad representatives had on the
stand Julius Kruttschnitt, director of
operation and maintenance of way of the
Harriman system. His testimony was en
tirely In relation to figures presented by
Judge F. E. Dillard, counsel for the Harri
man roads, and touched upon the valuation
of the several lines Included In the system.
8. II. Babcook. on behalf of. the traffic
bureau of 'the commercial duo, presented
data containing comparative statements of
the rates complained of by the traffic
bureau.
Automobile
Falls, Killing
Two Women
Joy Riding at Seattle Has Fatal Re
sult When Car Jumps Off,
Bridge.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 23. Two women
were killed, another was fatally hurt and
three men and a woman were seriously In
jured in the aorldesa at Fourth and Weller
streets here early today when an auto
mobile went through a trestle.
The dead: -
MISS WINNIE FRASER, aged 21. a
waitress,
MISS JESSIE MABEL JOHNSON, tel
ephone operator.
The injured:
Mtas Go Idle Porter, clerk In department
store, burned and Injured Inturnally; dying
at hospital.
F. E. Lindsay, a driver, hurt Internally;
may die..
Axel Anderson, waiter, broken arm, badly
burned.
Christine Anderson, waitress, broken arm
and ankle.
Thomas Finch, a chauffeur, leg broken.
The motor car containing eight persons
fell from a trestle at -Fourth and
Weller streets early today. When the
car struck the tide flals. twenty-five
feet below, the gasoline tank exploded
and flames shot up thirty feet. A fire
engine was called and the firemen dragged
a woman from under the blazing ma
chine. The chauffeur, Henry Hlseer, who
had been twice arrested for reckless driv
ing, was taken to the city Jail. Only he
escaped unhurt.
The party had been out all night "Joy
riding" and visiting various placea of en
tertainment. At Fourth and Weller streets
a sharp turn Is made In the trestle, but
the machine ran atralght ahead and
crashed through tha wooden railing.
"w Amerlraa Aviator.
LUCERNE, Switzerland. Sept. 23. A new
American aviator, Dane Hurlburt, has
made several successful aeroplane flights
here lately. His machine differs from ex
isting aeroplanea Insomuch as It travels
lengthwise through the air and haa two
propellers, one in front and another be
hind. . '
Army Dirigible Balloon
Makes Successful Flight
DES MOINES, Sept. 23. The first flight
of the Baldwin military dirigible balloon
was made late this afternoon at the army
tourtament at Camp Corse. Lieutenant
Frank P. Itlim piloted the craft, ascend
ing shortly after 5 o'clock. A ten-mile an
hour wind was blowing and greatly Inter
fered with its progress. A number of
Intricate evolutions were earned out. Cap
tain Oury of the signal corps stated that
dally flights will be made in every kind
of weather exempt a twenty-flve-mlle wind.
The motor of the airship had been dam
aged at the Toledo tournament and is not
in aattsfacloiy working older. Twlve
thousand persons watched the exhibition.
The fealuraef today's tournament was
tha relay race, won by a team frum the
NIGHT KEEPS POLICE BUSY
Many Minor Riots and Disturbances
Mark the Evening.
CAR TRACKS BLOCKED BY CROWDS
Ohatractlons Placed on Ralls and
Missiles Throws at Cars Rrsalt
la Many Arrests, bat o
Serloos Injuries.
Rioting, In connection with the street
car 'strike, conttnued last night, but the
work of the mobs was not as serious as
on previous occasions and consisted mostly
of stoning the cars - and exciting the
crowds into a frenzy.
The crew on a car destined to the barn
at Twenty-fourth and Vinton atreet be
came frightened about 6:30 o'clock and de
serted the rar at Thirteenth and Dodge
streets. They went to the police station and
asked for protection. An officer went with
them. ; He boarded the car and accom
panied them to the barn.
Dollie Snyder of 1141 North Sixteenth
street, was arrested by Patrolman Eagen
on the charge of trying to dynamite a car
on Seventeenth near Nicholas street The
police patrolled Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets In an automobile from Nicholas on
Sixteenth to Locust street. Crowds of peo
ple gathered at frequent Intervals, but
made no demonstration exoept to stone the
street cars. It was during this time that
Dollie Snyder attempted to place an ex
plosive on the track. She was discovered
and the explosive removed before any of
the cars struck it. The police rig:eived a
report that a car was being stoned ln the I
vicinity of Storx brewery. They went out
to the scene, but did not find anything.
The police then followed three cars to
ward the Ames avenue barn to protect
them In case It was necessary, but had no
trouble.
Tracks Blockaded. i.
A switch on the corner of Sixteenth and
1-ocust was blocked with a piece of wood
and a car was shunted east around the
curve while going at full speed and almost
turned over. A box car waa pushed across
the Sherman avenue line at Seventeenth
and Izard street, but all cars had passed
that point and trouble reeulted.
A largo number of rails, ties, switches
and other parts of track building- was put
across the track on Thirteenth atreet ln
the vicinity of Pleroe street. A crowd of
more than 1.000 people gathered to watch
developments, but the blockade was dis
covered. The police went out to guard the
men removing the stuff, but the blockade
was piled on the track again Immediately
after the police and workmen left the
scene. A work ear was blockaded at this
point about one and one-half hours. One
or two arrests were made In this vicinity.
A special officer was struck ln the head
with a brick in this vicinity.
A special guard of officers were on duty
at the barn on Twenty-fourth and Vinton
streets, but no rioting took place. Bricks
and other missiles were thrown at the
cars as they were being run Into the barn
and one street car man is reported to have
been hit In the head with a brick. The
street car men were guarded by the offi
cers and were not given an opportunity to
retaliate.
Maar Arreste Made.
Street cars, special officers and police
automobllea were stoned by the mobs on
Vinton street between Sixteenth and Twen
tieth streets on numerous occasions. Special
Officer Jim Kennelly was hit ln the face
with a brick and received an ugly, but
(Continued on Second Page.)
Second squadron of the Second cavalry ln
1:32. Second prize went to a team from
the Third battalion of the Sixteenth In
fantry. Work of the saddle squ.id revealed the
excellence of Troop G, Fifteenth cavalry,
under Lieutenant E. J. I'ike. a direct de
acendant of Zebulon Pike, the explorer.
A grand ball was tendered visiting offi
cers snd wives at Shrine temple tonight
attended by the city's socially prominent
and practically all the military officers at
Camp Corse. Congrsasman J. A. T. Hull
lead the grand march with Mrs. C. P.
Iwnmin of Des Moines, fallowed by Briga
dier General Charles A. Morton and Mr.
Hull. Illness prevented Mrs. Morton from
leading the graod marcs
WATTLES URGED
TO ARBITRATE
Chief Executives of Five Cities and
Street Railway President
Confer on Strike.
HOPE TO DO SOME GOOD
Will Meet Again This Morning and
Go Over the Situation.
PRATT SUBMITS A PROPOSAL
Strike Leader Offers to Arbitrate with
the Company.
QUESTION GOES TO DIRECTORS
Street Railway Board Will Meet Thla
Moraine; to Consider Buaeestlone
of Mayors Strikers Demand
Dlsarralngr of Breakers.
Mayors of five cities meet Iresldsnt
Wattlee and nrge blm to arbitrate strike
differences.
i Sheriff Brailey lssnss a proclamation
ordering- oltlsens to refrala from congre
gating for Improper purposes and threat
ening prosecution under riot act.
Ho more cars will be run after dark
until conditions ehange.
Sheriff Brailey announces he will
double his staff of deputies to preserve
order.
Efforts to Induce the officials of the
Omaha Council Bluffs Ptrect Hallway
comrany to accept the offer of its em
ployes to arbitrate the differences Involved
In the present strike. It la believed, were
made at a meeting of the mayors of
Omaha, South Omaha, Council Bluffs,
Benson and Florence yesterday.
Whether or not the attempt to secure
this settlement ot the trouble will be suc
cessful or not will be learned late this
forenoon, when President G. W. Wattles
of the company, who was with the mayors
over an hour, meats them again. Mr. "Wat
tles promised to take up the suggestions
of the chlff executives this morning with
his board of directors and discuss the pro
posal with them.
No one In the conference would say at
the close what suscestlons for the settle
ment of the strike the mayors had made,
but as the strikers submitted a written
proposal for arbitration It Is believed the
officials asked Mr. Wattles to use his In
fluence with the board ot directors to get
them to accept the offer and summarily
end the strike.
The conference waa held In Mayor Dahl
mnn's private office and present besides
Mayor Dahlman were Mayor Thomas
Maloney of Council Bluffs, Mayor Prank
Koutsky of South Omaha, Mayor Charles
A. Tr.cy of rtenson and Mayor F. 8.
Tucker of Florence.
The chief executives went Into - the
private office about 10. SO o'clock with a
written proposal for arbitration signed by
C. O. Pratt, representing tho street car
men, in their possession. The letter was
accompanied by a copy of the original
proposed agreement submitted by the em
ployes before the strike. The strikers pro
posed to submit all of these to arbitration
and promised Immediately to restore full
service as soon as arbitration was agreed
upon with the understanding that every
employe who has been involved In the
controversy shall be reinstated ln his
former position without prejudice.
Call Wattles Later.
The mayors went over the propositions
and discussed thutn alone for over an hour.
At 11:45 President Wattles waa called In
and he reSimlrnd closeted with the officials
for an hour . and a quarter. When he
emerged from the room he declined to
make any atkteinctit, saying Mayor Dahl
man would give out whatever there waa
to be made public.
"We talked the matter over with Mr.
Wattles," bald Mayor Dahlman. by way of
a statement, "and made a number of sug
gestions to him. He Is going to meet with
his board of directors tomorrow at 10
o'clock and will submit our Suggestions to
the board. At 11 O'clock we will hold an
otlnr meeting and than we can tell whether
or not our conference has borne fruit."
Mayor Dahlman declined to make publlo
what the suggestions ot the mayors' were,
saying It had been agreed that nothing be
said until after the Friday morning meet
ing. "Do you think there a likelihood of a
settlement?" he asked.
"We cannot tell, but we hope something
will come ual of It," was his answer.
Text el Pratt's Letter.
Mr. Pratt la as follows!
OMAHA, Sept M.-To the Honorable
Mayors of Omaha, bouth otnaha. Council
Bluffs, Florence and Benson Gentlemen:
I herewith submit to you a copy of the
original proposed agreement that waa aub-
mined by tne employes to tha Omaha a
Council Bluffs Street Railway company.
The reasonableness of this request will be
appreciated by anyone who la familiar wlin
the conditions ot street and elscuio railway
employment.
Aa an evidence ot good faith UDon our
part we stand ready to submit these prop
ositions 10 an impartial ooara or arbitra
tion for adjustment and te Immediately re
store the. sorvlos Of the eompny with the
understanding that every employe who baa
been Involved in thla controversy shall be
immediately reinstated ln his former posi
tion with the company without prejudice.
Thanking you for any efforts that may
be put forih to the end that an amicable
adjustment may be rsaohed, and pledging
yuu our co-npeiatlon along all honorable
ines, we tie to remain, most sincerely
your 4,
THE HTKKKT CAR EMPLOYE!.
Per C. o. Pratt, their representative.
Kiriera 'llioaaand la Parade.
"We are going to put 16,000 laboring men
from Omaha, South Omaha and Council
Bluffs on the street in a parade, prob
ably Sunday," said President Ford of the
Central Labor body, "to show the com
pany that the laboring man are behind
the boys.
"There la some talk of the police trying
to prevent the parade, but If they want
to stop It they had better ask Governor
Shallenberger to call out the mlllUa, The
police can't prevent it."
Both silica profess to be entirely satisfied
with conditional. I'nlon officials dny there
are any desertions, but street oar officials
say men are returning to Work every day,
a dozen, tney say, having returned Thurs
day.
A delegation of strikers headed by M. J.
Kinney, vice president of the union, called
on Mayor Dahlman and protested against
strike breakera beli.g allowed to carry fire
arms. Mayor Dahln.an discussed tha mat
ter wttb the men and at the close of the
conference announc.il he would Instruct the
chief of police to disarm strike breakeia
where It waa known they carried guns.
"No one has a right to carry firearms,"