Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 29, 1903, Page 1

ot T TN A DA s A b 5 450 20 T N A e T A o " THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. | — ESTABLIRHET JUNE OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 29, 1903—TEN PAGES. INDEPENDENCE | Thinks that eed Protection of e Doctrine. OF Paper CONFER WITH FRENCH| Bussian Foreign * with Forv 7 gd‘ & Oonference ~ at Paris — N HALIFAX., N. 8, Oct. 3 —The declara- tions that present conditions between Ca: ada and Great Britain cannot exist mucl | longer was made today by the Halifax | Chronicle, the leading newspaper of the clerical party in the Maritime provinces. In an unusually outspoken editorial on the recent Alaska boundary award the Chron- icle expresses what it claims to be unani- mous dissatisfaction of Canadlans at the action of the British government in the matter. The paper says: “This Alaska episode has made it clear that our existing DISCUSS SITUATION France Desires to Join Austr. on Turkish Board. WILL STRENGTHEN FRATERNAL BONDS | Parisians Believe Visit Will Have Bearing | TALKANS i | Congress Requested to Give Coms Upon Present Alliance. MAY IGNORE AFFAIRS IN EASTERN ASIA Bimce Vieeroy Has Beem Givea Full | Control In Dealing with Jap- anese the Matter May Be Passed Over, PARIS, Oct B -Count Lamsdorft, the Russian forelgn minister, arrived here to- | @Gay accompanied by & pumerous suite. M Deicasse, the French minister for foreign affairs, was at the raliroad station to ex- tend a personal greeting to the Rusalan minister. The officlal character of the visit was shown by the presence at the station of M. Pollard, chief of the proto- col. Prince Ouroussoff, the Russian am- bassador; Prince Orioff and other mem- | bers of the Russian embassy were also After greetings had been ex- * changed Count Lamsdorffl was escorted to the Continental hotel. During the day many calls of courtesy were exchanged, the important conference between M. Del- casse and Count Lamsdorff being deferred until later. The program of the visit has been changed o as to include a grand dinner | tomorrow night in honor of Count Lams- dorfl. M. Delcasse will give a dinner to count on the following Friday. Significance of Vialt. who attribute it to even more important | political significance than to the visits of King Edward and King Victor Emmanuel to Paris. The newspapers generally agree that the forelgn minister will discuss the and far eastern questions, but it authoritative quarters today that | in the far east is not Mkely | ways relations cannot be continued much longer. We are even now at Our subordinate position has been %o clearly and so humiliatingly revealed | that it must speedily become utterly un- { maurable.” The Chronicle adde that there are only two courses open for Canada. complete legislative independence within the empire, acknowledging the sovereignty of the king of England alone, or the status of an inde- pendent natin. The paper says there is much to commend the latter step in par- ticular, because it would free Canada from the danger of ever becoming embrofled with the United States on account of its European connection. and at the same time would secure for the dominion the benefit of the protection of the Monroe doctrine. NO TRACE OF THE ASSASSIN Search for Murderer of Armenian in Lomdon Proves Un- successful. LONDON, Oct. 3.—The search of the po- lce for the murderer of Sagatel Sagouni, | president of the Armenian revolutionary so- clety in London, who was shot and killed by an unknown assassin in the suburb of Nunhead late Monday evening, has been futfle up to noon today. Several foreign revolutionary clubs were ralded during the early bours of the morning, but with no re- sult. The inquest opened today and it trans- pired that the police ygsterday evening were misinformed on the subject of the Ppistol used by the assassin being an auto- matic ten-shot weapon. It is an ordinary five-shot silver-coated revolver numbered 1066 An important development at the inquest was that the murderer shot with his left hand. A member of the Armenian society. who @escribed its objects as belng “to free m: land from the Turkish rule,” testified that he was with Sagouni when the latter died. Sagoun! was unabie to identify the mur- | derer as the same man he saw on board i (AT | b I g £ f : E | i { it PE;EE i ] slan ambussador at London. The presence of Count Cassin! is construed to indicate that the attitude of the United States is a | { { the boat while coming to England from Dieppe, France, but the soclety believes he GlouITT 70 _FORM CABINET Radicals Will Come Inte Power for First Time in Presemt petent man to effect the reduction of the interest on state bonds from 4 to 3% per cent. Prince Colonna, mayor of Rome, is being spoken of as minister of Foreign affairs. STARTS FOR ABYSSINIA United States Consul Oarries Presents te King of African Nation. NAPLES, Italy, Oct. %.—The United Btates gunboat Machias, having on board Consul General Skinner, who is to wisit the Emperor Meneltk, salled today. Ma- chias will proceed to Port Said and Jibutil, French Somalland. There Mr. Skinner will land and proceed to Harrar, where he will be met by representatives of the em- peror Mr. Skinner took with him on board Machias & considerible number of pres- ents for Emperor Meneilk, especially aif- ferent kinds of fine firearms, a complete set of agricultural Impiements of the latest model, and the Invitation to attend the 8t. Louls exposition, which is engraved a sliver tablet Resents = Personal Inwult. VICTORIA, B. C, Oct. 3—A political Sensation has been caused in British Co- lumbla as the result of the refusal of the lleutenant governor, Sir Henry Jolly, to accept the recommendation of the premier, Richard McBride, to appoint John Huston, conservative member for Nelson, a cabinet minister. The lieutenant governor is suid by Mr. Huston to have stated that his re- | fusal was due to an incident that occurred in the legislature last winter, when Mr. Huston stated that he comsidered Mr. Mo- Phillips a tool. Archbishop G factor in the present discussions. Count! ROME, Cassini’'s knowledge of Chinese affalrs is ®lso expected to serve a useful purpose. The various meetings of ministers have | recelved at the Vatican from Guidl., the apostolic delegate in plnes, contaln much the parting of the | | | | | | | reason of the recent | with the the “Japanese | ment and its oicials” since the | every ambition and desire we ever enter- tained regarding the Philippines. | seribed Indian inherited lands: Nebraska— more hopeful news caused & wide range of speculation. The |regarding the prospects for a definite ministers themselves, however, have kept gettiement of the question of the friary’ their own counsels and no authoritative |lands in the Phillippine islands, and also statement of the subjects discussed has |in connection with the financial point, and been given out. {on the subject of the friars leaving the The cordislity of today's exchanges | have given strong evidence that the France- Russian entente is not impaired. Ramers from Coufereace. A French official in close touch with M. Delcasse, informed the Associated Prees tonight that as & result of the e archipelago Comservatives Are Re-Elected. LONDON, Oct. 3. —Magor Arthur Hamil- ton Lee and the marquis of Hamilton, both conservatives, have been re-slected to parliament without opposition for the south or Sarcham division of Hamehire and for Londonderry, respectively. In con- sequence the former has been appointed & civil lord of the admirslity and the latter Meetinm of Coar and Emperor. BERLIN, Oct. 3 —According to the pres- WOULD JOIN LAKES 10 GuLF| Mississippi Improvement Association Adopts Besolutions and Adjourns ASK GOVERNMENT TO BUILD LEVEES — Valley and te Prevent Them. NEW ORLEANS, La., Oct %.—The In- terstate Mississippl River Improvement and Levee association convention closed its ses- sion tonight after adopting & series of reso- lutions in favor of government construction of levees and adequate appropriations for their speedy completion, indorsing the pro- posed waterway from the Great Lakes to the guif and the Chicago sanitary canal as & part of that project. The feature of the moruing session was Judge Robert 8. Tay- lor's appeal against the proposed move- ment for government ownership. The following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That in the judgment of this convention the protection of the Missiasippl valley from Boods is of such national im- portance as 10 not only justify, but to make it the duty of the general government to undertake it and press it to the speediest possible completion. 1f for any reason the exercise of some jurisdiction at this time by the general government ahould not be | deomed advisable then this convention | urges most earnestly that con; make at the approaching session such appropria- tions as are recommended by the Missis- sippl river commission in its recent report ved, further, That the system of river improvement in the valley of the Mississippl from its headwaters (o the guif and in_the valley of the Ohlo and other tributaries now provided which may he: congress. United States engineers, meets our hearty commendation and should be compietion without unnecessary delay Would Prevent Floods. Resolved, That the attention of congress is invited 'to the serfous disasters whicn have befallen those residing at or near St Louls, Kansas Ciiy and other localities by great floods, and the secretary of war is respectfully requested to cause an inquiry to be with a view to the preparation of suitable plans for the prevention of & recurrence of such injuries.” Be it. Resolved, That the convention of dele- gates from the great states of the Missis. sppi from Duluth to the Guif of Mexico #ives its unqualified approval to the move- ment for the construction of & waterway connecting the great lakes at the north 1nsl i river and the Guif of Mexico at the south. We recognize the ex- penditure of $35,000,000 by the sanitary dis- trict of Chicago as a practical demonstra- tion In the furtherance of this project. We express the hope that the senators and SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. HUNTING FOR THE MURDERER | CRUISER TO SAN DOMINGO |CONDITION OF THE wmueaiMUST WAIT FOR CASH Police ¥ Incriminating Facts at| Home of Woman Who Was Killed Baltimore Ordered to Island te Protect Interests of United States ALLENTOWN, Pa., Oct. 28 —With David Weisenberg under #5600 bail, and with | KEMPNER WILL BE GIVEN A HEARING Thomas Bechtel, her brother, and Alfred ! Eckstein, her accredited lover. locked up | in a police station cell, the Allentown po- lice are resting their work on the Mabel H. Bechtel murder ease of yesterday morn- | ing, until Coroner Scheirer's jury meets | tomorrow evening. The mystery is still | practically unsolved, except that Indica- | tions point to a family row, in which Eck-| WASHINGTON, Oct. stein may have figured, as he admits that | tary of the Navy Darling this afternoon be was at Miss Bechtel's home on Monday | gent orders to the Nerfolk navy yard for President Orders Reeco: ent of Regis- try Div Postmaster Gemeral. M.—Acting Secre- | | tront room of the second fioor the representatives in congress of the various states represented in this convention will ce 1o (H«ofcm.vm of by great financial expendi- already made. The resolution wers received with ap- plause and wers unanimously adopted. A committes was appolnted to memorial- ize congress with the resolution adopted. MINISTER DENIES THE REPORT Says Japan Knew Nothing of Deals lished today, that evidence had been dis- covered of dealings between an official of the Japanese consulate at Manila and the insurgent leader Trias. He sald: This is the first intimation of such an oe- gurrence that has reached me, and while MacArthur's statement was un- doubtedly made in good faith, I cannot but think that he was mistaken. But, If cos- trary to this belief, the Japanese offictal in Qquestion did really act as , he was not only gullty of a gross dereliction of duty, but of an wholly unauthorized de- riure from the frie attitude invaria- ly maintained govern- !.l‘m‘&t diplomatic relations with the United a One cause for doubting the reliability of General MacArthur's sources of information in this case is the nature of the concessions alieged led, ve been sufficient to show that were useless to us, for we have all coaling stations that we and the raflway ente: on foot in our own country, inch Formosa, give full oc cupation for all e and capital we have to expend in that direction. So far as freedom to trade is concerned, we have always known that we receive that from the United Btates, the gratifying growth of pur commerce with the islands contemporaneously with American occupa- tion convinces us that we were correct in that anticipation. while it fully satisfies the WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 —(Special Tele-| gram.)—The body of Mrs. Harriet A. Rich- ards, wife of ex-Governor W. A. Richards of Wyoming, commissioner of the general land office, will be taken to Cheyenne for ipterment. The remains will leave here to- | morrow and burial will be tn the Wyoming capital next Bunday afterncon. Mrs. Rich- ards died at 11 o'clock last night. The secretary of the interior today ap- proved the transfer of the following de- | Frank V. Trudelt and wife to A. J. Carl- | son, west half, northwest quarter, section | 15, township 3. range 4, eighty acres, Ban- | tee agemcy, price $L.30. South Dakota— Daniel Wing and wife to P. L. Ring, south- west quarter, section 3, township 12, range 52, 180 acres, Sisseton agency, price 52,564 These rural carriers were appoluted to- | day for lowa routes: Adalr, regulsr, Wil- lam H. Niess; substitute, Jobf Rowland. Lemars, regulars, James F. Stack, David DeBoer; substitutes, Jud P. Stack, Frank Frontler county, John Decker vice E. V. Hall, resigned. Wyoming—Grovout, Ulnta ccunty, Mary A Budget vice J. L May, re- sizned. YELLOW FEVER INCREASES More Cases Reported at Laredo Conditions Are Bad at Menterey,, LAREDO, Tex., Oct. 35.—The fever situa- ton was not so favorable today as during the past few days. A heavy rain fell last night, and it complicated the situation. Tonight's oficial bulletin: N cases, 15, deaths, §; total number of cases to date, S0 total deaths, §1. D. T. Roy, superin- tendent of the Miners’ mines, was stricken today. Conditions are bad in Monterey. On Sun- day last there were fve deaths and six new cases, and on Monday Wa deaths and six new cases. {1 his men evening for an hour and & half. In the police today, on thorough search, found blood- stains on the carpet and on the wall paper and it looked as It vigorous efforts had been made to wipe them out. Bloody overalls belonging to one brother were found this aftermoon in & neighbor's yard. In a drawer of a closet in the third story was found part of Charles’ hatchet, such as siaters use, slate roofing being his trade. The blade and a part of the handie were found there with marks on the blade which Ceroner Scheirer savs are blood stains The remainder of the handle was found in another drawer some distance away. The break in the handle looks mew and fresh. A bloody apron was also found In the house Eckstein and the girl were to have been married November 2. but the date was re- cently postponed umtil Christmas. They had frequent quarrels over Weisenbers's attentions, and it 18 said he occasionally beat Miss Bechtel severely and as recently hose | as last Thursday evening, when they went to Philadelphia together, Bcksteln was seen to pummel her on one of the principal street corners. Police Sergeant Knauss returned to Al- lentown from New York today with Wels. enberg. The latter gave & detalled state- ment of his movements since Sunday, which are corroborated fully. He had not seen the girl since Bunday evening. Then he met her by appointment on the strest corner, when she had just left Eckstein at the next corner. The police do not credit Mre. Bechtel's story that she saw & team drive up to the rear of the home &t 1 a. m. on Tues- day and that two men carried a dark object into an adjolning yard, nor her story that the girl left for a drive with Welsenberg on Monday morning. MONEY GOES TO SAM PARKS Witness Says Walking Delegate Ad- mitted Umiom Did Not NEW YORK, Oct. %.—The first witness called tn the present trial of Samuel Parks on the charge of extortion was Benjamin Thackara, who, it is slleged, was sent by | the Tiffany corporation to see Parks and don’t wish to pay, you can fight it, lke some other firms, who changed their minds pretty quick.” “Des_this money g0 to the labor unfon?" asked Schmidt. s “It goes to Sam Parks’ was the reply made by the accused, according to the ‘witness. 3 “T have Jost my health working for a lot of ungrateful — — —, who would throw me down in & minute if everything did mot go right. 1 am golng away soon for my health and after a few months wou will not hear of Sam Parks in labor troubles. I've got enough to keep me comfortable during the rest of my life.” Discussing the method of paying, witness quoted Parks as saying he did mot take thecks. Schmidt and the witness then left Parks, saying they would have to consult with other members of the corporation about the matter and that Parks would hear from them later. On cross-examination, Frazee admitted that his side had sought Parks “because they had t Frasee sald he was mistaken when he goes to Sam Parks;" the words were “the money goes to Sam Parks and & few others.” The witness was excused and court took a recess. UNION Seheme SHARES IN PROCEEDS Which Tem Contracts Divided. by on Per Cent [ NEW YORK, Oct. —In a statement to the public issued by the firm of William Bradley & Son, contracting stone cutters in Brooklyn. it is alleged that their em- ployes, about 100 in number, have been ordered on strike at the instigation of an assoclation of employlng stone cutters which has formed an alliance with labor unions connected with the trade in Greater New York. The firm charges specially that members of the association regularly added 10 per cent to all bids for stone work and thal after opening bids the association appor- tions the contracts so that this added 10 per cent amounts annually to about $500,000, which 1 divided with the unions, the latter recetving $80,00, the balance going to the The Giberson. Lof the corporation, E. F. ng an appeal to the courts mot return to work. ERWIN'S WE_Q AGAIN OPEN Oficials of Gove: Testity to Ex- cessive Cost of Devices Sold Department. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3 —The case of former Pustoffice Inspector Erwin, accused of conspiracy with Machen and Beavers to defraud the government, was reopened to- day before United States Commissioner Heacock Postoffice Superintendent Richardson and Postoffice Inspector Whalen testified in re- gard to the time device attached 1o letter boxes, which had been disposed of to the government. Whalen's testimony showed that there were eighteen devices submitted 1o the Washington authorities. Some of these cost only 7 cents, while the eme adopted cost from $ o 380 each, | the cruiser Baltimore to proceed forthwith {to Puerto Plata, San Domingo, to look | atter American interests at that blockaded | port. It is expected Baltimore will leave | tomorrow and 1t should arrive at its des- tination by Tuesday Further advices have been recelved by the state department from United States | Minister Powell touching the outbreak of | the revolution in Santo Domingo, confirm- | ing the report of the seizure of the post- {ofice at Puerto Plata by adherents of former President Jimines, who are seeking | to overthrow President Wos y GIl. He! makes no mention of the reported block- {ade of that port by the government war- | ship Independencia and the Incidental turn- {ing away of a Cuban and an American | steamer. The state department has called the attention of the navy department to the facts reported by Minister Powell and the | naval officers will supply the necessary naval force to protect American interests. i Kempner Gets Hearing. | The president has ordered a reconsidera- tion of the case of Lewis Kempner, the former superintendent of the registry sys- tem of the Postoffice department, recently removed by Postmaster General Payne, and Mr. Kempner will be given & hearing on the charges against him. In his peti- tion to the president. Mr. Kempner says that the alleged charges are inconsistent and unjust and that he had never been furnished with a copy of them mor in- formed of the charges as required by the civil service rules and that he has per- formed his full duty in the nineteen years he has served in the postal service. He says that no facts stated in support of the charge of incompetent and negligent ad- ministration, and as to the charge of wasteful and reckless extravagance in sending expensive manifold registration books to many fourth-class postoffices, he says that he had nothing whatever to do with thelr purchase or the sending of them.. As to the other charge of petty smugghng, Mr. Kempner says in his pe- tition that he recelved ‘orders in the mafl from Cuba in' strict observance of exist- ing orders of the postmaster general and that his receiving them neither violated the revenue nor the postal laws. Asient Oregom Land Frauds. Secretary. Hitchcock today sald that the investigation which he has been making into the land frauds on the Pacific coast had been practically completed and he hoped to be able to present his report on | said, bad a5 the condition is, it grossly exaggerated. “It is absurd,” he, “to say that the frauds amount to been said large estimate of fraudulently lands, and.the government price for iand ranges from SL3 to 3250 per acre.” intimated that members of States senate are involved In the scandal Senators Mitchell and Fulton of Oregon had & conference with the secretary today | relative to the land frauds and assured him of their co-operation in all éfforts towards the apprehension and punishment of irregularities. They said they had indicted for bribery, and had done 50 be- cause of their confidence in him, the man belng & farmer and a Tormer member of the legislature. They sald that while they would suspend judgment pending his trial, they would do nothing to shield him. Hunt May Be Judge. It is understood to be the intention of the president to appoint Governor Wil- liam H. Hunt of Porto Rico, United States | district judge of Montana to succeed Judge Hiram Knowles, who expects to re- tire some time during the approaching | winter or next spring. Judge Knowles was appointed to the federal bench in 189, and | has announced that he will avall himmelf | jof his privilege under the law to retire. | Governor Hunt formerly occupled a place ! on the supreme court bench of Montana. Changes in Several important changes have been made in the stations and duties of officers | ! of the corps of engineers. Major Richard | L. Hoxie is relieved from duty at| $t. Paul, Minn., and ordered to Baltimore, | | in charge of the river and harbor works in | | that vietnity. Major Hoxie will be relieved at 8t. Paul by Major McC. Derby, now stationed at | Loutsville, Ky. First Lieutenant Harry | | Burgess, adjutant of the first battalion of | engineers at Fort Leavenworth, is ordered | {to relieve Major Derby at Loulsville | |STRIKE IS NOW EXPECTED iron League and Housesmit t-l.-! 13 Engineer Corps. | Tor Nebraska—Falr Thursday, Increasing Cloudiness and Cooler Friday Temperature at Omaha Yesterday: L 3 De an o {BAD CHECK WORKER CAUGHT Police Have a Man Whe Claim Detective Madsen Tuesday aftermoon ap- prehended F. W. Church, believed by the police to be one of the smoothest check grafters in the country. Church, who claims to be a veterinary surgeon from New York, has been In the city several days, and has been & guest of the Thurston hotel. Re- cently he was asked to pay his board bill, and promised to do so, saying that he would have plenty of money soon, which he Indicated was to come from New York. Tuesday morning Church presented a check drawn on the Omaha National bank and made payable to himself, to R. V. Cole, the Harney street livery man. Mr. Cole had only been acquainted with the doctor a few days and did not feel like honoring his check, but finally advanced him $22 on 1t, and then started out to ascertain if it was good. It did not take long to discover that it belonged to the worthless family and Mr. Cole immediately notified the police, but pretended to Church that he belfeved the check was good and that on the following day he would pay over the balance of the money it called for. Church was therefore a lttle surprised when an officer called Zor him, but accompanied the minjon of the law to the station without protest. At the station Church was found pos- sessed of a check calling for $150 and which was signed R. B. Runyan. This check is also believed to be a forgery, but there is no evidence that an attempt was made to cash ft, and it 18 not endorsed. Church will be held untll a full investigation can be made before he is prosecuted on the charge of passing the 360 check on Mr. Cole, the police firmly belleving something will de- velop showing that they have made & most Important eapture. BUSY ON THEIR OWN AFFAIRS Omaka Real Estate Men Talk of Rules for Rental Business and Nom- inate Officers. The Real Estate exchange gave its meet- ing time yesterday to the discussion of rules and changes for the bettering of thelir mode of business and to the nomination of officers for the ensuing year. The elec- tion will follow at the next meeting. For president C. F. Harrison, W. H. Green, G. G. Wallace, Charles Saunders, E A. and A. G. Chariton were nominated. Benson then moved that those who not been put up for the presidency pominated for vice president, but the was coldly recelved, and W. H. P. Dodge, jr. H. B.. Payne, and” J.. W. Robbins were H. D. Reet, A. G. Charlton Shriver were named for secre- ,-and W, G. Ure and 8. P. Bostwick for treasurer. The old executive commit- tee was renominated, the members being W. G. Ure, W, H Gates and W. G. Shriver. A general discussion of the rental busi- ness on points brought out by the commit- which consists of A. G. Charlton, G. G. Wallace and J. H. Mithen, gave the sense of the exchange, and the committes was ordered to draft a set of rules and re- port at the next meeting. This report when | practice in rental transactions, will facili- tate business snd secure the agents from many petly annoyances. SENSATIONAL SUIT IS FILED Army Officers Are Charged with Negleet of Duty im Protect- ing the Gevernment. FERGUS FALLS, Minn, sensation is promised Oct. Z|—A against the Commonwealth Lumber com- pany, of which Lieutenant Governor Jones is president, by the filing of an amended reply to the answer, in which it states in unequivocal terms that Captain Mercer of the Seventh cavalry, who was at one time Indian agent at Leech Lake agency, and Daniel Sullivan, the acting superintend- ent of logs and logsing, were in league with the company and aided and abetted in cutfing green timber and of neglecting | their duty to the government. Captain Mercer is accused in the amended reply of falling to employ competent scal- ers and exceeding his authority to make contracts, as the one under dispute, which résulted in stripping the land of tmber. The original suit to which this amended | answer is & part of the pleadings, Is for 115,86, and the original complaint alleges that Phelix Bisson and others cut timber from sections of government turnied ‘it over to the Commonwealth com- pany for use in its mills at Frazee The federal grand jury today returned an indictment against Malcolm A. Moody, former member of congress, charging him with withholding & letter from the person to whom it wes addressed. The court re- leased Mr. Moody upon his own recogni- zance. Mr. Moody sald: “The charge is in the blg sult| started January 5, by the United States! land and | false and malicious, trumped for po- litical purposes.” SEEKING CAUSE OF DEATH Canmot Settle Their Differ- ences. NEW YORK, Oct. % —President Bu- chanan of the International Assoclation of | Bridge and Structural lron Workers, who has Deen endeavoring to patch up the dim. | culties between the Iron league and the Housesmiths' union, has received a letter | from the secretary of the league refusing o meet the executive committee of the in- ternational association. 1t is expected & strike will be ordered now on all the contracts held by members of the | Iron league out of town. Men, it is ex- pected, will be called out in Boston, Balti- more, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Ne ark. The order would affect 50 iron work- crs and probably 5,000 men in the bullding traties of those cities | CITY CLERK IS ARRESTED Oficer of East Galesburg Takea im Missourfi om Charge Embeszlement. KANSAS CITY. Oct. 3.—Karl Haggenjos, city treasurer of East Galesburg. 1., was arrested here today Thurged with em- bezzing $L%9 of cly funds. PITTSBURG, Oct. 3-—The Inquest on the death of the late recorder, J. O. Brown, was resumed at & late hour this after- noon. Mrs. Mines, a colored domestic, tes- tified to throwing out coffee and lamb broth on jnstructions from Miss Mattie Mo- Lean, who said that Mr. Brown complained of & bitter taste in both liquids. Asked about brandy that was given to Mr. Brown at his last {liness, witness said Miss Mat- tie McLean told her that just before Mr. Brown died she asked him if .he would take a drink of brandy. He sald he would take anything she would give him. Bhe then gave him a “big drink of brandy the witness sald, 2nd & Mttle later he died Alice Woodford and Bessie Lewis, col- ored domestics, gave unimportant testi- mony, and Dr. J. Guy McCandiess closed the session with expert evidence on the tumulative effect of strychula taken in small doses. An sdjournment until tomer- row was then ordered. Trust Companies of Bt. Leuis Take Advan- tage of the Time Olause. DEPOSITORS REQUEST MONEY EARLY oo |Many in Line Before Hour for Ope to Get Their Onsh. ALL TIME DEPOSITS ARE TO BE HELD | Trust Companies Adopt Stringent Mothods to Btop the Bun. NEW YORK SENDS FUNDS TO ST. LOUIS Total Withd Sceme of FI from Bast y Are Large and Uneasiness as to Future Subsldes. to ST. LOUIS, Oet. o'clock, the hour of depositors stretched away from the closed doors of the Mississippi Valley Trust com- pany, the Lincoln Trust company, the Mercantile Trust company and the Missourt Trust company. Small crowds were assembled before the doors of the other savings Institutions. Most of those in line were working people and many of them women, whose savings were not heavy. Owing to the action taken last night by the officlhals of the eight trust companies doing Business Iin St. Louls, requiring thirty and\gixty Gay notice of intention to withdra funds, depositors were not able to get any money. ANl they could do was to declare their intention of withdrawing their deposits at the end of the time taken advantage of by the companies under thelr rules. The trust companies also decided mot to pay money on deposit before maturity. At the various institutions named the officials stated to the Assoclated Press that current accounts are being received and paid out as usual. The early crowds which thronged the doors and fought for a plase in the lines have become thinned out, many of the savings deposiotrs taking their blank notices of withdrawal home. Officers of the different institutions made reassuring assertions to the depositors before they lert. Money by the Wagon Load. The arrival of several boxes of gold and silver In express wagons, guarded by armed messengers, seemed to restore a degree of confidence in the arowd before the Mercan- tile Trust company bullding. President Walsh of the Mississippl Trust company stated to the Associated Préss that he be- ‘withdrawing dally balance accounts or giving notice of withdrawals of savings de- posits at the Merchantile and the Missis- sippl Valley companies. Many persons who withrew money yesterday deposited it again today and in some instances new savings accounts were opened. At the other trust companies the Grawals were but little in exvess of the observed at the city hall in the crease in the payment of taxes. ternoon the unusual crowds at the trust companies’ offices had dwindled away and business seemed to have resumed wor- mal sway. Uneasiness Somewhat Subsides. At noon the withdrawals of |aafly bal- ances from the trust by small depositors was decreasing and uneAsiness had somewhat subsided. One depositor who withdrew $5,000 from he Mississippl Valley Trust company, which he received in gold, | Geposited 1t aguin before leaving the office upon receiving the personal guaranty of D. R. Francis, a director of the bank, and others. Directors of the Mississippl and the Mercantile Trust companies every assurance to depositors and expeoted the incident to enfl before the close of banking hours today. Many large mercantile houses announced to their employes that the firme would cash any checks on the trust com- pantes. Curbstone brokers, who went among the depositors in front of the Mississipp! Val- ley and the Mercantile Trust companies’ offices offering to discount checks at § per cent, got no business. At the United Btates subtreasury today it was stated that sbout 500,00 in small currency had been furnished to the St Louis trust companies in exchange for bills of larger denomination, but the ex- | change was not perceptibiy greater than under normal conditions. Owing to the strike of express drivers, no money for ex- change *was recelved from outside points at the subtreasury today. Police Unable to Handle Crowd. The greatest crush was before the doors of the Mercaatile Trust company on B ghth and Locust streets. At $ o'clock the doo.s were opened und the crowd surged in with & force that ewept aside the lines of police and bank employes formed (o preserve regular lines to the windows of the paying tellers of the time and open accounts. The police were unable to handle the crowds, and Festus J. Wade, president of the Mercantile Trust company, mounted & chalr and made an announcement that un- less the depositors formed in line they wodld all be ejected from the bullding. He explained that it was impossible to wait on them If they Insisted on crowding in such manner. This announcement had the de- | sired effect and some semblance of order | was restored When as many persons as could be ac- commodated at one tUme i the Banking room had formed in the two lines, further admission was refused until some of the first comers had left by a separate door; then others were admitted and forced to keep in line and leave as s0on as they had transacted their business. By 10 o'clock the crowd around the trust company’s bullding had increased to such an extent that the police were unable to control it. and the officers stationed at the doors were swept away from their stations almost as rapidly ss they could reguin them. Women in the Jam. Women, who, as on Tuesday, constituted a large percentage of the .crowd, were crushied in the Jam und in the struggie their dresses were torn and their hats knocked off The police In trying 1o handle the erowd pushed many of them Into the gutter, and in several instances personal engounters wers avoided by the Interposition of cooler pereona. When the doors of the Mercantile Trust company were opensd Locust strest east of the buflding was packed, while the street 1o the west and Eighth street, both to the north and south, were comparatively clesr. Half an hour later, bdwever, both strects oy LR P )