Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 13, 1903, Page 1

THE OMAHA [ —— DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 18 OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNIN OCTOBER 1 1903—TEN PAGES. SINGLE cory THREE CENTR. fil{l\ ‘iAR CERT“iTflGiT SF fr.’ga;:gn T0 HANG Japan is Exp.eudTm Make Offici arom o Dec aiation of Open Warfare. dnd M oy cap- of imprie These men W and other provinces to Manii § — Judge tured Luzon & 3 oos Between Russia and Japan Have Reached a Oritical Btage. drones i= in the here they have attacked There is only small Governor UNITED STATES IS NJT INTERESTED Iunint Upo reement 3 - Trade with Any Country Which Holds Towns o % ner MANILA, Ot 2 REPORT THAT IT HOLDS COREAN TOWN |1an tn tacmmr e et H. Bwe in Bulucar adjacent wecond b {islang of Panay, the town of Th BUSSIAN BCATS ON WAY TO FAR EAST |ine \unabieants. H police for there. o | As result of the iInvestigation of Cus- Battieship avd Oruiser Pass Oanal for | 1ome Celiector Shuster Taft has Oniaese waters requisition upon the Chinese anth- t Shanghal for the extradition Yof W D Ballentine, inspector of customs, arrested there yvesterday, for alleged com- plicity in the consph for the jssuance fof what suspected to be fraudulent certificates An officer will leave Shanghal tomorrow to bring the pr back herc in Manchuria. T customs authorities have just die- covered large quantities of anise seed Aot— lvlhhh was hilled as tar Many ceses of BERLIN, th ofl put up in Lieutenant Valesquez and thirty men of Bhangial states that Oct the 12~A Q@ispaich from to Frankfurier Zeitung news hes reached there from Che Foo to the effect that the Jupanesy have occupied Ma Ban Pho and that an official declaration of wur Is expected The relations between Jupan aud Russia | hiave reached u crisis, according to the offi- | cial view here. The exact nature of th diplomatic excha between the two gov- ernments that brought out the present in tensity appear to be unknown at the lega- tlons of the two countries here or at the German legations here and at St Peters- burg and Tokio, although it is understood Great Britain is privy to Japan's move- ments, 8T. PETERSRURG, Oct. 12.—Significance | W attached here to the fact that The Of- ficlal Messenger and the Journal de St Petersburg print the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger dispatch relating to the movement | B @ Ruseian ficet and the possible coin- cfffent landing of Russian $nd Japanese troope in different parts of Corca. Several | pewspaper publish reviews of Jupan's mmilitary and naval strength Not Oredited in Lo LONDON, Oct. 1z—Deprecating the yumors of 4 Japanese ultimatum to Russia, Brron Hayashi, the Japanese minister to Great Britain, in an interview today said | ke had no information of such a character, | @dding that had Japan taken this action “the Anglo-Japanese treaty would have mecessitated my being Immediately notified, #0 1 might inform the British government.” The Forelgn office says it has no con- firmation of the reports of Japan's military movements at Ma San Pho. Japan has a special settlement covering 60 acres at Chapokpo, near Ma San Pho, granted to it by Corea in Novemben, 380, us un offset to the settlement at Ma Eai Pho previously granted to Russia by Corea Americaus were affected by the general @cpression here as well as by the reports ©f trouble among the industrial trusts. They went down % to 1 peint. Uneasiness in England. In spite of the reassurring statements of Forelgn ofice and Baron Hayashi, the uent gelterations that hostilities be- tween Russia and Japan are imminent, the mysterious movements of the Russian and Japaneso flosts and the excited state of public opinion in Japan are beginning to | cause disquiet in Great Britian, which, by | remson of its alllance with Japan, is so in- | timately concerned in any sction which the latter may take In the far east. Only the most sanguine persons believe tat in the event of hostilities they could be kept within the limits which would frec Great Britain from its obligation to sup- yort it Jupanese ally, Even Baron Hayashi, who heretofore has ridiculed all suggestions of war, Is not so optimistic to- @ny. Indivectly he admits the possibility ©f war by expressing the hope that in the event of a crisis Japan will have the active sympathy of its ally, Great Britain. While refusing to consider the reports of en ultimatum having been delivered, Baron Hayashi admitted that the diplomatic situation had changed since October 8, afid that developments may have arisen from the fatlure of the Russians to fulfil their engagements 1o evacuste Manchuria on that date. He, however, had heard nothing from his government on the subject. Che ¥oo, the source of the latest alarm- ing news, is several hundred miles from Ma San Pho, #o the reports of Jupanese military movements here are likely to be Tepetition of similar stories circulated last week, which later accounts minimized Some anxiety regarding the course of ®vents in the far cast caused a weak open- ing on the Btock exchange today. Consols were marked down a guarter of a point. The feature was the dealings in forelgn government socurities. There was a de- | Ecua, «line of 1 polnt in Japanesc b per cents | GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Oct. 12 —It is an- snd & of & point in Japanese 4 per cents. | nounced that President Plaza intends 1o go Washington Has Little News. {10 the United States shortly. He will re- WASHINGTON, Oct. 12—Aside from “_i;:mn there long enough to visit the St tensive miltary preparstions by both ma. | 1OV exposition. The wession of congress tlons, the Jupanese Jegation bere is not a- | €108 today vised thut elther Russia or Japan has as et commitied any sct of war. The Jupan.| SCHWAB WILL BE A WITNESS ese miuister is being kept constantly ad- | , —_ His Attormey Promises That He Will Come Inmte Court When He 0 hesd hunters of Nueva Viscaya and lost two men, after killing fifty-throe and wounding a large number of the head bunters. The enemy were armed with rifier and bolos. The constabulary. under command of Valesquez, are reported to be suffering from n disease similar to cholera. HAVE REACHED NO DECISION | First Day of Conmideration of Alaskan | | 1l LONDON, Oct Alaskan boundar The last stage of the arbitration bega sion to consider | Lodge and Prof. Sir Louls Jette the Canadian commissioners. on hand and War Secretary Root and ator Turner followed them into the cabinet jroom of the Forelgn office, where the de- Iberations are being held. Later Commis- sioner Avlesworth of Canada, who had been in the south, put appearance. Senator one of early their verdict were very hopeful feeling prevails semi-official circles. Significant reflections of this appears in today's Times. Dealing with the difficulties encountered in the se- lection of a new British smbassador to the United States and the irritation which he would have to face both in Canada and the United Btates if the Alaskan tribunal broke up with & disagreement, the Times saye: W rejoice to say that there is believed to be momething more than a possibility that an award may be sgreed upon, or rather that seven questions miny be so an- swered us to end the matter.” The commissioners will sit daily from & m to 1@ p. m., when they will ad- journ for luncheon and will resume -thelr delfberations at £ p. m., adjourning for the duy at 4 p.m., until a decision is reached. The commisstolers adjourned “at 410 P. m. without having reached a decision. UNITED STATES WINS oOUT Dominican Govermment Promises Not Pass Laws Oppressive to This Country. today in SAN DOMINGO. Republic of Santo Do- mingo, Oct. 12.—The Dominican government has informed United States Minister Powell the bill now bhefore congress providing for the neutrality of Dominican waters and declaring certain harbors to be free ports FIGHT DUEL WITH PISTOLS One of the Combatants Dangerously Wounded on German Parade Groun BERLIN, was fought Oct. 12—A duel with pistols on the parade ground Bohellerhau yesterday between Lieu- tenunt Schreiner of the Fifty-seventh infantry and a lleutenant of the reserves, Rauchfieisch. One of the combatants w: dangerousiy ‘wounded. Killed tn Automebile Accldent. BERLIN, Oct. 12.—Prof. Sonnenberg, the many, while autombolling in ing and Killed the daughter of a local mag- nate, Herr Roediger. Mrs. Sonnenberg was seriously hurt. Prestdent ¥ised by cablegrams from Tokio of the situ- mtion and, pealising its gravity, he is mov- ng with great caution. The negotistions between Russia and Japan, according to his wdvices, are still u| Y progress, and there I8 hope of « diplomatic | NEW YORK, Oct. 12—The referee's hear- wetticment of the guestion t issue. Thy |0€ In the receivers investigution of the minister toduy suthorised the Assoclated | A7T4irs of the United States Shipbullding Press 1o muke the following statement: company will not go on tomorrow. At- s attention having been called to a | 1orney Gathrie, who is representing Charles certain unauthorized statement attributed | M. Schwab at the inquiry, has not yet 1o him that the public utterances of the | fully recovered from the injurie v Jupanese people are wll in faver of war .o : es received With Russia, Mr. Kogoro Takashira, the | While riding & few days ago, and a post- Jupanese minister, stated that while there | ponement untll Wednesduy was decided is some @isguiet Gue 10 the unsertied of affaire which has existed 8o Jong in th Tar cast, 1 seems that it has been af 2| Mr. Guthrie had agreed to produce Mr. sruvated more recently by the unfounded Schwab s & witness whenever required rumors regarding military ‘nd naval move- | without the necessity of serving a process In certain guarters, but in his Juds- | g g the inteliigent section of the Japanese | SIFecting 0 attend. e oy h::: cenen:n' calm and col- ected up to present juncture, as t ! U Sl B At s ther | HANS CASE ON AT AINSWORTH time in the hands of responsible parties of Japun and Russia, and that they have bees hegotiating with & view 1o arriviug &t an understanding between ) For his own part, Mr. Takahira sald he hoped for the because the situation Dol withat Tadientivas e for That the P slan government is candidly di-posed for & settiement of the question with Japan and Examined for the Stat AINSWORTH, Neb., Oct. 1%—(Special Telegram. )~The Hans murder trial occu- therefore, 8o long as the negotiaf are proceeding with reasonable > there 1t no ea” | Pled the attention of the court today and is being stubbernly contested. A representa- Tesult honoruble to Japs ®on 10 be over anxious n “This in." sald the minister, “al that 1| tive Jury bas been secured and two wit- can say at this moment™ nesses examined for the commonwealth The representatives of this government | The prosecution is being conducted by 3o the capitals of Russia, Japan and China | County Attorney Ely, M. ¥. Harrington and have not advised the State department re- | C. E. Lear, while Fred Hans is represented by W. F. Gurley of Omaha and Judge A. W. Scattergood of Ainsworth. Forty wit- nesses are subpoensed i Lhe casc — (otion Again Being Loaded. NEW O 12 —Work oud front. -fi has s As has often been poimted out, United States has no ca ded for and killed thirteén of | for | this shape have been | the constabulary were attacked recently by | today, | when the commissloners met in secret sex- | o 1 While nothing can be known definitely, a | that in view of his protest §t will recall | at | most noted appendicitis spectailst in Ger- | Thuringia, | with his family, ran into a party out walk- | e | upon. Announcement ,&lso was made that | 0 | Jury Secured and Two Witnesses Arve | BRITISH MINISTRY AFRAID Acoording to Liberals It Fears Ohamberiain axd the British Voter. ! | BALFOUR WILL MEET MEXT PARLIAMENT | Austen Chamberinin 1 Election Will Be He the W Says That Ne Until After Office Mas Been Reorgan { LONDON, Oct Mr. Chamberia now resting at Highbury, Lis reside Birmingham, and i« not engaged to speak | for another fortnight. He will ut |interval to elaborate his scheme pure & reply the obj his opponents Meanwhile paign ing vigorously country. Speeches will be by political leaders, particularly liberal party r. Chambe anti the tin plate strongly criticized, the out that though the trade United & hus decreased, there is a great in- » in the number of mills working in sreat Britain and the trade is flourishing 8ir John J. Jenkins, former lberal-unjon- ist member of Parliament for Carmathen and chatrman of the Swansea metal change, speaking before the | Harbor trust tonight, sald that the alarm 16t reports as 1o the condition of the tin trade were unwarranted. The first nine months of the present vear, compared with two years sgo, showed an Increase of 18,000 tons. No tin plate bars had been im- ported since early in 1801, proving that Wales wus able to compete satisfactorily with the world and was able to supply bars at & rate which gave no encouragement 10 American “dumping.” ce in and pre ons raised by the fiscal cam- pursued in the delivered dail of the n'e reference to the con- industry has experts with the been pointing ex- Swansex Free Traders Active, Sir Hemy Fowler, liberal, big and enthuslastic meeting St. Andrew's hall, Glasgow, where Mr Chamberlain began his fiscal campaign. Lord Tweedmouth presided and Sir Henry Fowler read a cordial letter from Lord eseberry sympathizing with the objects of the meeting. Sir Henry Fowler delivered a strong free trade speech, declaring that the country was stronger financially than ever before. He ridiculed Mr. Chamberiain's addressed tonight in a that the colonfes meeded no bribe to keep within the empire, He had no tears to waste on the fron and tin plate trades, he sald. Where one door was shut on a Brit- ish industry another was opened. The country was well able 1o hold its own in the present commercial struggle. Austen Chamberlain, the new chancellor of the exchequer, replying to a vote of con- gratulation at Acocks Green, Worcester- shire, his parliamentary constituency, to- night said he regretted the new issues had lost the government some supporters and declared himself in entire harmony with Mr. Balfour's program as outlined at Sheffield. There was a great danger, he said, in complacently assuming that Great Brituin's ficcal policy meeded no revision. Ho declared that it was arsinst all the canons of sound finance that the income tax, the nmation’s resérve ih time of war, should stand at 11 pence in time of peace. Balfour Will Mend War Office. Mr. Chumberlain announced that the gov- ernment would not dissolve until the les- | sons of the South African war commission report had been applied and the War office reorganized. The foregoing interesting announcement confirms the general impression that it is | the government's intention to meet Parlia- ment and proceed with business, leaving tempt at exchange is concerned. This jdea at Tunbridge Wells tonight expressed the belief that there would be no general elec- tion until Mr. Chamberlain was ready. The government, he sald, seemed to be divided between the fear of Mr. Chamberiain and | the fear of the electorate. Lord Stanley, the new postmaster general, in & speech at Bolton, declared himself in { favor of Mr. Balfour's Sheffield program, but opposed to Mr. Chamberlain's food tax- ing project. . RICE WILL CASE IN COURT Man Under Sentemce of Death is & Purty te the Iiti- wnth ALBANY, N. Y., Oct. 12—Argument was made in the court of appeals today in the matter of the will of Willlam March Ri the probate of which, Albert T. Patrick, convicted of the murder of Rice, is fighting | to reverse. The respondent, John D. Bar- tine, one of the executors of the probated { will, who represents more particularly the “Willlam M. Rice Institute for the Ad- vancement of Literature, Science and Art,” of Houston, Tex., & proposed memorial to Mr. Rice, 1o which he bsqueathed the bulk of his estate. Mr. Bartine was represented today by William B. Hornblower, while Patrick, the appellant. was represented by shn C. Tomlinson, Max J. Kohler and { Bagar J. Kohler. The appeal is from the decision of the appellate division of the supreme court, sustaining that of Surrogate Fitzgerald in recognizing the will bearing date of Sep- tember 5, 18%, and repudiating as & trans- parent forgery the instrument dated June {30, 1900, put forward by Patrick Rice died on September Z, 1900, aged 8, leaving an estate estimated at $4,000,000 {in the Patrick will but $250.00 was be- Auesthed 1o the proposed “Rice Institute” and the bulk of the estate to Patrick, who declared that he held a certain “secret trust” from Mr. Rice CASE WILL SOON GO TO JURY Lawyers Tillman Trisl Are to Alternate in Arg ment. LEXINGTON, 8. C., Oct. 12—When the Tillman trial was resumed today counsel agreed to alternate in addressing the jury, counsel for the defense announcing that but four of their number would speak. Solicitor Thurmond before opening the argument addressed the court on the state's request for instruction to the jury ss to the law in the case, the solicitor #iving the state’s interpretation of the jaw. At 1030 o'clock Solicitor Thurmond began the opening address to the jury, émtering upon & review of the testimony adduced, by the state. The solicitor said that the editorials in the State were before the jury to show two contention of declining trade und asserted | o fiscal problem alone as far as any at- | is also shared by James Bryce, M. P., wholl | WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL bl er of Quarter Section of In in Ap- 8. Lan: wr WASHINGTON gram.)—Secretary Oct. 12.—(8pecial Tele- Hitcheock today ap proved the transfer of 160 acres in Roberts ty, 8. D from Sophia Paul and Isracl Keoke to Eling H. Lilleford for $2.80. The Indian inherited lands are thus described South half of northeast i and nwi; of ne\ of fourteen and swi of section thirteen, all in township 126, { range fitty-one west. John H. Moore has beer master Cambria, Wayne county, vice 8. G. Moore, resigned. These rural carriers were appointed day: Nebraska, Brock, regular, C lMams; substitute. Olive Willlams; Daven- port. regular, Jesse M. Bueck: substitutc Charles Buck. Jowa. Geldfield, regular. J: F. Wilkenson: substituté, Mrs. M. C. Wil enson: Mapleton, reguldr, Anton Hanson substitute, Katharine Fanson: Mt. Ples ant, Wiiliam L. Bartlett; sub tute, Walter Bartlett. The comptroller of the currency has de- laved a final dividendsof 3% per cent In tavor of the creditors of the First Nutional bank of Decorah, Ja., making 4% per cent on the claims proved And amounting to section nwi, north ut Tows to- Wil « regular, ommercial National bank of Sturgis { was today authorized to begin busi. | nese with capital. H. C. Bostwick is | president. Edward Galvin vice sident {and M. M. Brown cashier | The application of & Casper, Charies Westén berger, Fred A. Gooding. Frank Wood and N. 8 Bristol, to organize the Stockmens National bank of Casper, Wyo., with $50,000 capital, was today approved by the comp- {troller of the currency. These rural routes will be established on November 16: At Douglas, Otoe county, Nebraska, one route; area covered, thirty square miles; population, 0. At Hoskins, Wayne county, Nebraskn, two routes; area seventy-four squ miles; population, 918, At Waukee, Dallas county, lowa, one addi- tional route: area. sixteem square miles; population, First Lieutenant Alexander Murray, as- sistant surgeon, will proceed to Fort Crook for duty with the Twenty-second infantry and will accompany that regiment to Ma- nila, reporting on -arrival to General Davis | for assignment to duty. of H. Townsend of H. Shillen- , a | the Eleventh cavalry will report to commanding general of the Department of the Missouri for assignment to duty pend- ing the arrival therein of Troop B, Eleventh cavalry. Contract Burgeon Paul H. Ludington has been relieved from duty at Omaha and ordered to Eagle Pass, Tex., for duty to relleve First Lieutenant Park Howell, as- sistunt surgeon. STEEL STOCKS STILL WEAK New Low Records and Act as Menace to Balance of Lint. NEW YORK, Oct. 11 -New low records were made in United States Steel commen and preforred at the opening of the stock market today and the Test of the list was weuk in sympathy. Steel common, n sales of 7.000 shares in blocks of 500 to 2,000, sold from 13% to 13%. as against 34, Saturday’'s close. The opening sales of steel preferred were of 3000 shares ut 59. Then in lots of 2 to 00 shares, it e¢ll to 58%. Some support was shown in the next lot of 5,000 shares at @, but seon after the stock receded once more and by the end of the hour was selling @t 83 which is a point beneath Saturday’s close Trading in steel stock was very general and it was impossible to learn how much of it represented lquidation and hew much short selling. Several large commission houses, including a well known Chicago firm, Sold these stocks heavily and in In- ternational Banking House wus reported to have sold a large block of the preferred for European account ~ The industrial group as a whole was very weak, including Colorado Fuel. Some #ight improvement was shown Ly the steel stocks toward the end of the first hour. Tn the middle of the second hour another drive was made against the steel stocks and the common came out in a string of 4,600 shares, selling down to 124 On the exchange it was reported that the bulk of the selling wae forced liguidation and came largely from Pittsburg and Cleve'and. One report was that o former ineider in the steal corporation had been forced to throw over 50,000 oficommon and 2,000 of preferred. Shortly before noon the pres | terred stock was off to 5% and the bonds were down 1% below Saturday | “Other extremely weak stocks ineluded | Colorado Fuel, which was off § points, public Bteel over # points, American Car preferred and General Electric 31 und Re | public Iron and Bteel 3. Around noon the | market was still weak and exqita 1 ] Big Crowd at Tecumseh More Than Satisfied w the Ex- planation. i TECUMSEH, Neb., Oct. 12.—(8pecial Tel gram.)—A big rainstorm did not prevent Hon. C. F. Rearis of Falls City, one of the | ror geptember, 1w republican candidates for judge in the First district, from being greeted by & bLig audi lence this evening. The particular object of {|Mr. Reavis' appearing here at this }‘.. that he might answer certain charges which are being made upon him by the Falls City Journal, a republican which refused to support him. Mr took one of the circulars which had been imsued from Falls City and answered each charge. He was armpd with aMdavits and records and made the charges in the circu- lar look mighty insignificant. His hearers were more than satisfied that the cause for | jeslousy alone. Again and again was the speaker applauded and it was the general consensus of opinion that Mr. Reavis not in his speech tonight but that he aceom- plished & good work for the republicas ticket in this county. His closing effort, which was filled with complimentary refer- ence to the history of republicanism, was & beautiful piece of oratory Sucs Ex-Coal 01l Inspee NEVADA, Mo., Oct. 12.—Attorney General Crow today instituted sult here, askin Judgment for §11.500 ugainst R. H. 8 ex-coul ofl inspector of 8L Louis. whticl amount plaintiff asesrts was collected dur- ing ‘s term and withheld by him in of the act of the legislature of ning the compensstion of oll in- sppointed post- | First Lieutenant Bus{l N. Rittenhouse of | the | time | {the bolt in Richardson county was through | |only made strength for his own candidacy | | | | testing REAVIS ANSWERS HIS CAITICS | | ment | month of September shows it to be | DENIES JURISDICTION OF THE JUDGES | ter, ! Former United States Senator Wolcott and | preme | returned 1o Washington after an absence | Department of the Lakes, who will be in ! probably will be deported. | ber claim that their certificates have been | of insalvent | Two and a { bank of Decorah, | cow, (OLORADO FILES ANSWER Defends in Bupreme Oourt Right to Water of Arkansas Kiver. Case of Great Interest to Farmers on Irrigated Las Up for Co eration Before Highest Tri- bunal of Nation. WASHINGTON, Oct. 12—The answer of the state of Colorado to the amended bill of the state of Kansas in the sult of the latter state to enjoin Colorado from the further appropriation of the waters of the Arkansas river for irrigation purposes was flied today in the United States supreme court The document was presented by Colo- rado’s attorney general, Hon. N. C. Mil- who i& to be assisted In the case by & formidable array of couunsel. including Former Justice the Hoyt. The answer sets up contention thut the United States su- court is without jurisdiction. It is also denied that the Arkansas is a navig- able stream or that the use of water for irrigation in Colorado has the effect of diminishing the volume of the stream in Kansas. The the water for irrigation is defended as in accord with the custom pro- vailing in the arid region of the country and the fact is set forth thut many of the ditch corporations. now operating in Colorado were incorporated by Kansas when that state comprised the territory now embraced in Colorado. Hon. Charles C. Goodale, as solicitor for the Graham Ditch company, also filed the answer of that company to the complaint made by Kunsas against it. use of preme Court Convenmes. The United States supreme court today convened for the October term, but, with- out transscting any business beyond the admission of a number of attorneys, ad- journed to make a formal call upon the president, following the usual custom. bench was present, including Justice who was so ill last spring that he had been unable to attend the sit- tings ofthe court for several weeke before its adjournmént in May. There was also a liberal attendance of attorneys, and the lobby was filled with spectators. The chief justice announced that the hearing of motions assigned for today would take place tomorrow. The docket of the court now contains 452 cases, 132 of which have been docketed during the recess. The justices made thelr formal call on the president about noon. Secretary Hitcheock at Work. Secretary of® the Interior Hitchcock has of several weeks, which was spent at his summer home in New Hampshire. He has before him charges of irregularities in office, which have been made against Isanch Stoddard, secretary of the Terri- tory of Arigonu, but when Mr. Stoddard called upon him today he was unable to grant him audience British OMcers Report Lieutenant Colonel H. W. Birkbeck of | the British army and Captain Dudley R. Dechair of the British pavy, who have been specially detafled by the British gov- ernment to uttend the military maneuvers of the army and organized militla at Fort | Riley, Kan. reported to Major General | Corbin, assistant chief of the general staff, today and were given letters of introduc- tion to General Bates, commanding the charge of the coming maneuvers © ies Deportation. Of the 350 more Chinese taken into cus- tody here yesterday because they could | not produce registration certificates, about | 13 were released during the night, friends | having placed the requisite papers before the federal authorities The police say that most Loss of Papel of the others A large num- lost, but the act of congress makes no pro- visions for such loss, and in such cases, the authorities say, deportation must take place. . Te Call Extra Session Soon It was announced that the call for the ' extraordinary session of congress to meet November 9 will be issued probably oA the 20th inst. Testing Polsons in Foods. The table class of Dr. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry of the Agricul- tural department, composed of twelve ' voung men, selected for the purpose of | the effect of salycllic acid and| other preservatives upon food, began ti second experiment of the series today. The experiment will continue for elght months, during which time the men will bo bourded at the expense of the govern- meut Postal Receipts Large. The statement of the Postoffice depart giving the receipts at fifty of the largest postoffices of the country for the 0, the | 422, a gain of nearly 9 per cent over receipts for the same month last The largest gain was made at Omaha Neb., where the receipts were $44,067, which is 21 per cent more than the recelpts year. Dividends from Banks. The comptrolier of the currency has de- clared dividends in favor of the creditors | nationa! banks as follows: | half per cent First National la.; 2810 per cent Cit National bank of Fort Worth, Tex.; 14 4-10 | per cent Moscow National bank of Mos- Idaho. Takes Ofce in Junuary. | i Word has been recelved at the White House from Govermor Taft that be will | be here ready to assume his new duties us secretary of war some tme (n January DEATH RECORD. 4. W. Battman. DECATUR, Il, Oct. 12J. W. Buttman, a retired capitalist, dropped dead today from heart disease, aged 80 years. He w | married few days ago ! J. W, Plekies. AUBURN, Neb., Oct. 12 —(Special.)—J. W Pickles of this place died suddenly this morning. He leaves & wife and large fam- ily of children. Mortality Statistics. The [ollowing births and deaths Lave been reported 1o the Board of Health Birthe—G. H. Harris 1600 North Twenty-fourth. girl; Robert Richelleu, 1777 Bouth boy. id Mackenzic. 625 Bouth Sev- Ry | located and fractured | wall to fall. {4t when | corning their condition last night, | definitely | best | ciion holding | of funds in ER Fair _Tuesday, reme BEast Por- d Warmer. CONDITION- OF THE WEATH Forecast for Nebrasko- Preceded by Rain_in Uon; Wednesday Falr Temperature Hour, ~om.o 56 55 54 Switeh Engine Knocks Out P Allows Wall to Fall Workmen. Four men were injured yesterday about 12:30 by the falling of a portion of the same wall which fell a few days ago at the Union Pacific raflway shops. Two of the men are quite serfously hurt, another badly and one slightly. The injured John Armstrong, colored, 31 North Twelfth street. George Freeman, £23 South Twenty-fourth street Frank Navrotski, 1413 C street An unidentified man, slightly went home. Armstrong tnjured, had lis right shoulder was cut on the ha of the head and had his face seve bruised. He is also brujsed about the hody. Freeman sustained a fracture of one of his iege and his head is quite severely cut and bruised. Navrotski is bruised about the hips and legs. He zlso has some ofher elight brulses about the body. The un- identified man was slightly cut and bruised about the head and body. Armstrong is a mason’s helper and all the others are brick- layers. The cause of the accident was a switch engine which was switching on one of the tracks in the vicinity of where the wall was under course of construction. The engine passed under some of the scaffolding going in, but when it was reversed to back out in some manner it caught on the scaf- folding which had boen built to retain ihe wall and knocking it down, allowed the Armstrong was directly undet it fell, but the other men were working on the structure laying brick and sustained their injuries by being knocked ais- ok { to the ground, and the mass of brick falling onto them. The 8. Joseph's hospital ambulance was called and the three men most severely in- Jjured were removed to that hospital. The attending physicians, Dra. Jonas and Upde- graff, would give out ne information con- but it was Jearned that Armstrong is so severely injured that he may die. It is belleved the other men will all recover unless complica- tions arise. . Armstrong i* a married man and has one daughter. It could not be ascertained last night whether the other men have families or not. TALK COAST TO COAST LINE Erie. Alton. Unfon cific the Talked mation. Sowthern Ta. of Combi- NEW YORK, Oct. 12—(Special Telegram.) ~The advance of several points in the stock of the Chicago & Alton railroad lends a certain amount of support to the report that the road may figure in a traffic arrangethent with Brie and probably the Union Pacific. The extent to which the same interests are identificd with Alton and Union Pacific i well known and the | election of Mr. Harriman to the Erie board was one of the most notable of recent changes in the railroad directory. The three roads would give a through line from oceah to ocean, though by nc means the most direct that could be figured on the railroad map Alton interests, while declining to say how far the report of pending traffio arrangements for a continuous through line from the Atlantic to the Pa- cific are true, intimate that such an ar- rangement would probably work well for all cencerned Traffic Director Stubbs makes an interest- ing statement on the conditions of the Har- | riman syetem and saye: “The aggregate cxpenditures of all the companies of over $100,000,000 will be greatly increased by ap- propriations for work now under way and is more than the total cstimated expendi- tures for the completion of the Panama canal. Despite the fact that over $42,000,000 has been mpent in the last three years for new locomotives and cars the volume of traffic today & greater than the factiities | of the Harriman lines for handling it This is especially true of the Southern Pa- cific. The Union Paeific is perhaps in the shape =0 far as equipment is but it has no surplus of cars or con- eerned, engines INDICTMENT IS NOT GOOD Opinfon of United States J Case of Former Kansas Pranker. LEAVENWORTH. Kan., Oct. 12—Judge John F. Phelps, in the United States cir- cuit court here today, handed down a de- ir 'ect, that none of the nineteen counts in the first indictment against former Judge Willlam Martindale, | who was indicted by the federal grand jury on the lleged charge of misappropriating the funds of the defunct First bank of Emporia, are good There still is another indictment against Martindale in connection with the handling everal small banks, feeders 10 the First National of Emporia. The indictments against Judge Martim- dnle. who was vice president of the con cern, grew out of the fallure of the First Nationa! bank iu 15, when President Charles 8. Cross, & noted cattle hreeder. committed suicide after un investigation that disclosed ihe fact that he lost the bank's money in speculation Cross left a confession exonerating Mar(in- dale, the latier was later indicted ATTACKS WASHINGTON COURSE | SPRINGFIELD, I, Oct. 12—At the an- nual convention of the Tllinois Civil Rights | Protective league, which convened here to- day, Former Representative John G. Jones of Chicago. who is president of the associs- tion, made ai address attacking Booker T. Washington for favering the recent consti- tutionkl amendments in the southern states. Jones particularly objected to the educa- tional qualifications clause and the “grand- father” clause, he demanding that the edu- cational clause applies 10 whites as well as blacks. Colored men from &il paris of the siate are present. e in | Although | FLOOD NAKES FAMINE PATERSON CENTER OF WORST CONDITION Manufaoturimg Flants Damaged to Exte | of Two Million Dollars. | Health Authcrities Are Devising Mothods l of Avoiding Epidemic. MORE VESSELS FOUND TO BE WRECKED Twe Schooners and One Barge in Ad- sinin Comst. PATERSON. N. J., Oct. 12~The people of his unfortunate city are beginning to realize the cxtent of the great flood which began last iriday. Nearly two ontire wards, iaking in the manufacturfag section. have been under water since thut @ay. This morning thousunds of men, women and children employed in different mills and factories found they could ot get work, on account of those plants being shut down. A great many of these people have been driver from their homes and | have neither food nor shelter. The heaviest damuge in Paterson was to the manufac- turers. It i« impossible to give an accurate estimate of the totul loss, but conservative estimates are about 22,000,000, The police und firemen Lave been steadily engaged since Eaturday morning in the work of rescuing families from the upper floors or the roofs of their houses in the flooded district and the work s sthl go- ing on Today the water continued to fall and there did not seem to be any chance of further damage being done unless ahother severe storm should set in. There are still many blocks under water and an examina- tion of the flooded districts cannot be made until the water disappears. The | health authorities have a dificult -task be- fore them in devising means to prevent an | epldemic of sickness in the flooded terri- tor. The people who were afraid and left their { homes will not be allowed to return umtil the districts are In a sanitary conditien. Some Improvement at Passaic. PASBAIC, N. J., Oct. 12—~The fiood condi- tions in this city and vicinity wene con- siderably fmproved today. The high water mark at the Dundee dam, which was 8i44 inches at midnight, has fallen two feet to- day. All danger of a break at the dam is now thought to be past. Wallington s still under water and several hundred persons are still taking refuge in the public scheols. Four or five hundred residents of 'Walling- ton are being sheltered in the town hadl end school bulldings at Passalc. . The total loss from the fiood 4 thir eity Is estimated at about §2,000,00, witheut any | insurance. This does not include the lowr ! to workmen who are thrown out of employ- ment temporarily or the loss sustained manufacturers by the interruption 10 busi- ness. Nearly every mill is closed. At Duttonville fifty or more houses were | washed from their foundations and many overturned and wrecked. “The Erie rallroad bridge 18 now out .of danger, but a big washout at Clifton blocks all traffic. The rallroad company ¥ rig- ging up & temporary trestle, however, and { traffic may possibly be resumed by to- night also Storm Rages in Northeast.’ BOSTON, Oct. 12—-The heavy northeast { wind and rainstorm which has prevailed along the New England coast since Friduy showed little abatement early today. Reports from all sections on the coast show heavy seas, with some damage to water front property and small shipping. The ample warning given of the ap- ! proach of the disturbance, it is hoped, will prevent heavy damage at sea. NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—Owing to the in- terruption of railroad traffic by the Soods, {this city i= suffering from & serious milk famine. Conservative estimates are that but ome- |tenth the normsl supply is being dis- | tributed, and several days must elapse be- fore the conditions are again nermal. | The dairy men are discriminating in faver | of families where there are babies, ! Loss of Veasels Increases. NORFOLK, Va. Oct. 12 —~Two schooners {and one barge in addition to those reported | Bunday have heen lost off the Virginia-Car- olina coast and five men are known 16 have ibeen drowned. Three large schooners are | missing. When the first news in almost & | week was received from the North Carolina | coust it was learned that the three-masted | schooner J. B. Holden, lumber Iaden, from Isnn..n. is & total loss near Wash Wool's life-gaving station, and schooner Mabel Rose the shoal off Paul Gamuel's Hill. twenty miles south of Currituck. Both crews were | saved SUFFERN, N. Y., Oct dsm, above the town of Ramapo, today and the water burst tumbled down upon the everything before it Houses, barus, fences and ifvestock were swept down the current. Only timely warnings prevenied A tremendous loss of life SUSPECT TWO OTHER MURDERS Three Wives of Jowa Man A Under Most Suspieious Of cumstances. ' hroke through and village, carrying Natfonal | e NEW YORK. Oct. 12—Prosecutor Nobie of Eidora, ls., has been in Brooklyn in- vestigating the death of the first and sec- ond wives of Ebenezer 8. Blydenburg, who has been arrested in Eidora charged with the murder of his third wife by areenicnl poisoning. | The death of Blydenburg's first wife, tly Hawkins, occuried st Stonybrook, L. I, five yoars ago. Blydenburg's second wife was Laura Godbold, aged 19 at her | marriage. She was the dauginer of J. G ! Godbold, a wealthy retired merchant of | Brookiyn. She died February 4, 190, and | 96,000 insurance on her life is said 10 have i been paid io Blydenburg | Mr. Godbold, her father, sald that his daughter's body was embalmed very soon after death and that the cause of her death was not placed in the doctor's certificate untll after the funersl. The docior has since died. “I have every reason to believe that my daughter's desth was caused by polson and investigation ought to determine by whom it was administered.” sald Mr. God- bold. In Brooklyn, Blydenburg was & member of the Epwerth Methodist church but was Qsmissed from it J