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Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
WILL FORM NATIONAL UNION
T-eIesraphers Called TO Convention
which is TO A~maIEamRte Diff
ferent Bodies.

PITTsBURG. Nov. IA convention Of
commercial telegraphers from all parts OF
the country has been called to meet In
this city on November 26. Delegates from
about fifty cities are expected. The object
is to form a national organization, with
which all existing locals may affiliate.
At present there are two national organ
nations which claim jurisdiction, and In
addition there are a number Of local or
ganizations which are AFFILIATED with nei-
Their.
Both the national organizations, the
Brotherhood OF Commercial Telegraphers
and the international Union Of CONNER
cial Telegraphers, have applied to the
American Federation of Labor for a char
ter.
The executive council of the federation
on October II decided to cali a conven-
ton Of all the locals to am~algamate the
three sections, draw up laws to govern 1t
and select a name, after which a charter
will be issued.
Pursuant to these instructions, Samuel
Gompers today sent out the call for the
convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY
Proprietor Of s%anitarium and Justice
of the Peace Held by
Grand Jury.

FREEHOLD, N. j., Nov. 13.-Dr. G. c.
Hendricks, proprietor of a sanitarium at
Bayonne. where Laura Biggar stayed for a
time after the death q the late Henry II.
Bennett, to whom she claims to hsye been
married, and Samuel Stanton, forLlerly a
justice OF the peace in Hoboken, who with
Hendricks and Miss Biggar are alleged to
have entered into a conspiracy to defraud
the other heirs OF the Bennett estate, were
called before Judge Heisley here today to
plead to an indictment charging them with
conspiracy.
Each entered a plea of not guilty. Stan
ton also entered a similar plea to a further
Indictment charging him with perjury. The
trial was set for November "a. 1t is not
known whether a true bill has been found
against Miss Blggar, as she was not In
court and the indictment, II there be one,
has not been recorded. Miss Biggar is I'M
der bonds to appear in court next week to
answer any indictment that may be found.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
RUBBER WORKERS ON STRIKE
Two Hundred and Fifty Quit work
Factory IL Controlled
by the Trust.

CHICAGO. Nov. 1S.-Two hundred and
fifty employees of the Mechanical Rubber
company went on a strike today. the work
ers asserting that the company is con-
trolled by ''the rubber trust" and is at
present filling orders that would under or
binary circumstance go to the Morgan &
Wright factory, which was closed down on
account of a strike last week.
The walkout was ordered last night, and
when the employees of the company reached
the plant this morning they found 1t guarded
by over a hundred pickets from the Morgan
& Wright factory.
Representatives of the company say their
employees ave no grievance and would have
gone to work as usual today had they not
been intimldated by the large number OF
pickets from the Morgan & Wright plant.
General Organizer Dunn of the Rubber
Workers union denied the assertion.
Labor men say no work will be done until
the trust decides to recognize the union
and it's demands.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
LADRoNISM CAPITAL CRIME
Commission Takes Heroic Measures to
Suppress n Practice in
the Philippines.

MANILA, Nov. 13.--The United States
commission has passed an act to assist the
suppression Of ladronism. 1t makes high
way robbery committed by three or more
persons a capital offense.
A conviction does not require proof OF the
actual commission ofathe crime, the exist
ence Of a band Of brigands under arms be-
ing sufficient. Severe penalties are pre-
scribed for those assisting ladrones in the
commission Of crimes.
The commission has also passed a sweep
ing vagrancy act, drawn up so as to reach
both dissolute natives and foreigners. and
1t has enacted a law requiring officials to
warn the people OF impending danger of
anime and to urge the raising of crops of
quick-growing foodstufts.
The government is furnishing seeds and
will use public lands for this purpose.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
DARE NOT co OUT OF DOORS
Kentucky Men Stay at Home, Fearing
Assassination.
JUDGE is MMURtD FOR THREE MONTHS
Two Dozen Murdered. Yet No Inauests,
as Coroner Has Resigned and
Town Marshal Has Been
shot.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Nov. IA. B. Mar
cum Of Jackson, KY, against whose life
numerous plots are said to have been made,
is in Lexington, enroute for Frankfort to
argue a case before the court Of appeals.
In fear of assassination he left his house
by the rear Just before train time, accom-
panied by his two sisters and his wife, who
proceeded with him by a circuitous route
to the depot.
He Is a trustee of the State college, at
torney for the Louisville & Evansville
road, United States commissioner in his
district and attorney for several eastern
Kentucky corporations. Until today he had
only left his house twice since June.
Within the last few days he has been
afraid to leave his room, he says. having
been warned by a friend that two men
had been stationed in a house command
ing a view Of his porch with orders TO shoot
on sight.
In one room OF the house indicated by
his friend the blind Of a front window
was drawn down and the sash raised sew
eral inches.
In support of the sensational statements
made by Moses Feltner, in his ahndavit,
Mr.. Marcum says at a time when he knew
Feltner had no money or a gun, he cam
to his house and showed him $S5, a shot
gun and shells loaded with buckshot and
told him that a plot had been formed to
assassinate him and through fear he had
agreed to do the work.
jackson had no marshal and no coroner.
and Police Judge CardweIl had not left
bis house for three months fearing as
sassination. James Cockrill, who was as
sassinated, was the last marshal the town
had. The coroner resigned early in the
year and no inquests had been held over
the two dozen men who had since been
killed. At the recent election no coroner
was elected.
Feltner, who is accused OF killing Jus
tice Fields, says he will surrender at the
close of this term of court and give bail.
He fears to be tried in Jackson now be-
cause he says he would be assassinated.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
ST0WAWAY MAKING TROUBLE
Native Cuban il Not Allowed to Land
at New York Nor


NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-Traveling back
and forth on ships which ply between Ha-
vana and this port. Constantine Garcia, a
native Cuban, is affording the steamship
companies much trouble and proving him
self to be a man without a country.
He started four months ago by slowing
away at Havana. Arriving here the immi-
grafton officials ordered him back. AZ Ha-
vana the Cuban officials refused him land
ing because he was practically a stow
away.
He was again returned TO New York, and
again is refused permission to land. The
steamship companies are compelled to obey
the order and return Garcia to Havana or
pay a heavy fine.
They have been unable to find any work
aboard ship which their unwelcome pas
senger can do. Meanwhile, Garcia says he
is letting the others do the worrying"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
HOLDS CELEBRATION
Colorado University Begins Quarter
Centennial Exercises which VIII
Last All Week.

BOULDER, Colo, Nov. 13.-The quarto
centennial celebration OF the State univer-
sity began this afternoon and will continue
throughout the week. The exercises today
were conducted by the law school. The
principal feature was an address by Fred
erick w. Judson Of st. Louis on The
Quarter Century Of American Jurisdiction"
Other noted men who will deliver ad-
dresses during the celebration are DR..
Frederick S. Lee of New York, Prof. Dugal
Jackson Of the University OF Wisconsin,
and Jacob Gould Schurman. president Of
Cornell. A song recital was given tonight,
in which Susanna Adams took part.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
OMAHA MAN is SELECTED
luther Drake Named for One of the
Members of the Bankers
National Council.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. l3,-when the
American Bankers association met today
California invited the convention to meet
in San Francisco and Washington invited
the convention to meet in San Francisco.
The nominating committee submitted the
following nominations: For president, Cald-
we'll Hardy, president OF the Norfolk Ma
tional bank of Norfolk, Va; first vice presi-
dent, Franks @. Bigelow, president of the
First National bank Of Milwaukee, Wis;
for the executive council, John SHELTON
Williams, president Richmond Trust Safe
Deposit company, Richmond. Va; w. T.
Fenton, cashier Of the First National BAN
Of the Republic, Chicago; d. Sloan, presi-
dent of the Homecoming Savings bank, Iona
coming, Md; Arthur Reynolds. president
DeB Moines National bank, Des Moines, Ia,
and James T. Hayden, president Of the
Whitney National bank of New Orleans.
Vice presidents representing each state
in the convention were also nominated.
A committee representing the various
state organizations also presented nomi-
nees for the national council. Luther
Drake, cashier Of the Merchants National
bank, Omaha, Neb., was one Of the noml-
nees.
The following telegram was read from
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw:
Please convey my greetings. and best
wishes to your association and my regret
at not being able to be present. l GER
tainly hope that which statesmanship has
failed to accomplish may be c~onsummated
through commerce, and that portion of our
common country most favored by nature
may become at last equal in the nations
prosperity.
Congressman t. e. Burton Of Cleveland,
o., delivered an address on Financial
Crises"
The new officers we're Installed and
George H. Russell Of Detroit, Mich, on
behalf Of the association, presented Retir-
ing President Herriok with q silver punch
bowl. The convention adjourned sine die.
The new executive council met after the
adjournment of the convention and elected
the following; President, Captain e. F.
Swinney Of Kansas City; treasurer. George
F. orde Of Chicago; secretary, James R.
Branch; assistant secretary, W. @. Fitzwil-
son.
Joseph @. Brown Of Raleigh, NC o., was
elected to fill the vacancy on the council
caused by the promotion Of Mr.. Bigelow
to FIRST vice president.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
ENGLISH MECHANICS TOURING
Portion of Party Reach Br GaIO and
inspect steel Plant aud
Elevators,

BUFFALO. Nov. 1S.-Fifteen men repre-
senting various English trades arrived here
today to study local industrial conditions.
They are member Of the party OF twenty
three sent to this country by Alfred e.
Mosely Of London The other members Of
the party are now in New York, and will
arrive here tomorrow, when the itinerary
Of the trip to be made in this country will
be arranged. While in this city the Eng
lishmen will be the guests of the Mer-
chants exchange. The immense new steel
plant and the elevators and harbor works
were inspected by the visitors today.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
TinpIate MiIIs to start.

~PITTsBURG. Nov. has the result Of
the recent agreements between the Amer
lean Tin Plate company and the Anal
gamated Association OF Iron and Steel
Workers to secure the export tin trade,
many plants that have been idle for months
are starting up. Monday last twenty Of
the twenty-six mills OF the Elwood plant
were started and the remainder, which are
being repaired, will be put TO work az
rapidly as the repairs are completed. The
plants at Anderson, Gas City and Middle
ton have orders 20 start about November
Is. At the four plants about forty-seven
mills will be operated, giving employment
to about $500 men. Arrangements are
being made to start the Demmler plant az
also.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
NO TRACE YET OF EGAN
Friends Now Abandon All Hope Of
Finding Missing Man
Alive.

KALISPELL, Mont, Nov. 13.-The Great
Northern company has employed eleven men
to continue the search for Superintendent
Egan for ten days, but has no plans after
that time. Assistant General Superintend-
ent Kennedy, who has taken charge of the
division, says: 1--WE are sending out ten
men under Daniel Doody, who will COM
mence a thorough search this morning.
They are all experienced men who know
the locality. Superintendent Egan has not
been found, aud now We can only attempt
to recover his body"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
DEATH FOLLOWS A QUARREL
Woman Has Trouble with Her Lover
and Jumps from Boat
Into Lake.

HARRISON. Idaho, Nov. 1S.-Following
a quarrel with her lover. Mrs. Nora Rudy
engaged a boatman TO carry her across the
lake. and when the boat was in the middle
Of the lake she jumped in and drowned.
She left her husband at Wallace some
time ago. She had many diamonds upon
her when her body was taken from the lake.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
BALL TEAM FOR PITTSBURG
Attempts to Get American League
Club in smoky City Not Yet
Successful.

PITTSBURG. Nov. 18.-An afternoon
paper here says the American league Is
sure to have a club in Pittsburg mex sea-
son.
Charles ]. Peddar. one OF the active pro-
moters in the scheme. says, however, that
the story IL, to say the least, premature.
franchise for Plttsburg," said he. I'VE
have laid our plans before the American
league people and II Is for them to take ac-
tion. l hope TO see PittsburR in the Amer
lean league, but as yet we have no definite
information that We will secure the fran
cnise."
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14

Of the building known as Blum's hall The
trouble to be overcome is the width Of
streets. The building to be moved is 6Ox60
feet and II will take considerable schemlng
to get it on rollers and move Il TO the
location on o street which has been Sc
leoted.
II is possible that the building may be
moved this winter II the weather remains
favorable, otherwise the attempt will be
put on until spring. Mr.. letter said that
as IL stands the building Is worth nothing
as en- investment and he proposed moving
II as coon as possible to a locality where
the hall might be made to bring in a
revenue. with the prospect of a viaduct
across the tracks, Mr.. letter thinks that
by moving the hall to o street he will be
in a position 10 rent the structure TO adj
vantage.
prepsrinG Program.
The building committee Of the Ancient
Order OF United workmen is preparing a
program for the cornerstone laying on Sun
day next. There is to be speaking by a
number Of prominent officers Of the lodge
and a parade. The preparation of the pro-
gram IL in the hands OF c. W. Miller. chair
man OF the building committee, and il will
be made public today or on Saturday.
Yesterday the contractor completed the
laying Of the foundation for the building
aud now everything Is ready for the laying
OF the cornerstone with the exception Of
the finishing touches TO the program.
Magic city Gossip.
A daughter has been born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard II. Wore. Tventy-frst and II
streets.
Mrs. J. M. Tanner entertained the Homo
Circle of Omaha at her residence here yes
terday afternoon.
The marriage of John Ralston and Miss
Ada Wiley Is announced. Both are well
known South Omaha people.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Ankele entertained a
number of friends last night, the occasion
being the birthday OF Mrs. Ankele.
The women of the United Presbyterian
church are making preparations. for the
annual chrysanthemum show. This show
will be held Thursday and Friday evening
of next week.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
FAVOR NEW ATHLETIC CLUB
haitian Institution of New
York.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 13.-Ohicers have been
elected, plans drawn and a contract will be
let In a few days for a new athletic club,
10 be modelled after the Manhatta Athletic
club OF New York.
OF that club, will be manager here. The
club will in no way be interested Ia pro-
f%essional sport or politics.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
SANTA FE MEN WANT ADVANCE
swItchnIen and Engineers Both Make
Demand for Increased
Wages.

Topeka, Kan, Nov. 13.-The Santa Fe
sWitchmen between Chicago and Albuquer-
que are formulating a demand for an In
crease in wages. A grievance committee
representing the switchmen Is expected in
Topeka within two weeks and the advance,
IL any Is granted, will date from January 1.
The grievance committees of the Santa
Fe engineers and fremen are in session
here and will soon have a new wage scale
ready to submit to the company.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14

ported that on November 4 and 5 there was
some hghting in the streets Of Port au
Prince. There we're no casualties as far as
could be aseertained by officers Of the Prinz
Wilhelm ~.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. B.-Twehe men
remain in the siN-dsy g~O-as-you-please
race. The score al II p. m. was: Dineen.
$50; Cartwright. dS; Howard, S69; Hegel-
man. So; Click, S61; Tracey. &2; Golden.
40; shelton, $50; Davis, s34; Harrington,
ssi r. Cralg, ~. and ~Bsaehm0nL rs miles.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
lou Take n" Rist.

In using d.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. 1t cures
all lung troubles or no pay. SOC and 81.
For sale by Kuhn> & Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
superior Wins Contest.

RED CLIQUE. Neb., Nov. I2-Cspecial)-
The bowling contest between i've Superior
players and five Red Cloud PLAYERS on the
alleys here terminated ia favor OF SUI
periOr. They won the three games by IS
points. Following are the scores;
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
FIEhtinE in the Str-eIS.

NEW YORK. Nov. l3.-The Dutch West
India line steamer Prinz Wilhelm ~ ar
rived today from the West Indies aud re-
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
Moving BIum's Hail.

pany said yesterday afternoon that he was
figuring with contractors for the moving
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
whaIen Turned Down.
Sons of n

Lodge No. SS, Sons Of Hermann, an ex-
elusive German-American order, has been
instituted in South Omaha. At a meeting
held last night the following officers were
installed; +. ]. Freitag. president; Otto
Maurer, vice presidents Henry Geest, sec
rotary; Joseph Speri, treasurer, Tn trus-
tees are Joseph Hoffman, Rudolph Schmidt
and Ferdinand Jansen. This lodge starts
with three dozen members. A. f. Kiehl,
the grand organizer Of the order, appears
10 be well pleased with his work here He
said last night that the South Omaha lodge
would soon be one Of the best In the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
with the BOwIers.
oMAHAs.

On Clark's alleys last night the Gate
Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
fay Files Veto.

Mayor Koutsky yesterday filed with the
city clerk his veto on the pay account Of
Clark Howard, which was allowed by the
city council recently. Howard has been
drawing $50 a month from the city for
years and the mayor stopped his pay. The
veto, which will be read at the next meet
ing OF the council. says that the appro-
p~riation bill is allowed with the exception
of the Howard item. This is erased for
the reason that Howard had been removed
from ofice by order Of the chief execu-
tive. The council will have the chance of
voting on this veto next Monday night,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14
Breen Wants Once.

]. ]. Breen, one OF the well known demo-
cratic politicians of South Omaha, is a
candidate for the position of deputy county
attorney under. English. He is pushing his
claims by securing letters from democrats
here. II is reported that South Omaha
is to have a deputyship, but so far Mr..
English has not named his man. Several
other attorneys are in the field. H. b.
Fleharty. w. r. Patrick and T. J. Nolan
are also reported to be looking for the
position.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-14

Both the city treasurer and the city clerk
are asking for more room in the vaults. At
the present time the hreproof vaults in both
ofices are crowded and some place will
have to be arranged for in order that old
records may be properly taken care Of. AS
1t is now the records of both the clerk and
the treasurer are piled in such shape that 1t
takes a long time to get at them. This Is
no fault Of the officials, but OF the city
fathers in neglecting to provide SUFFICIENT
room in which records might be stored.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-19
PAROLE AND PARDON
TWO CONNECTS RELEASED BY
 ORDER OF GOVERNOR.
Wyatt ogletree, Sentenced to Five Years for Burglary, and liar .> vsy Bowen 300 Days for - . Violation of Revenue |. z:
 Law, Given Liberty.

Governor Jelks yesterday granted a pa role to Wyatt Ogletree. a white convict from Chambers County, and pardoned Harvey Brown, negro convict sent up from Macon County.
 Wyatt Ogletree was convicted of burg lary in the Circuit Court of Chambers County on September s. 1899. and was sentenced to five years in the penitenti- ary. lie has been leased to the cotton mills at Speigners. His record as con vict has been good. The evidence showed that ogletree entered residence and took a pistol.
 A lengthy petition signed by several hundred good citizens of Chambers half of Ogletree upon the Governor. It was shown that he was the only support of his aged mother and wife and sev. eral children. The petition was reinforce the trial Judge, Hon. N. D. Denson, and the Solicitor who tried the case, Hon. S.. L. Brewer.
 This man." Governor Jelks wrote up- resentations of the Solicitor. was of weak mind and the Solicitor further states that the i've year term for which he was sentenced was full long, Judge Denson unites with him in a strong let ter asking that Ogletree be paroled. Let parole be issued conditioned upon his behaving in a law-abiding manner"
 Harvey Bowen. the negro pardoned by Governor Jelks. was convicted in the County Court of Macon County of op- erating a flying jenny without license and was sentenced to ten days and 1Sl days for costs. The two brothers of Bow en pleaded guilty to 8 violation of the revenue laws, but It was claimed that Harvey Bowen was merely employed to work for them.
 Bowen has been confined since January 15 and under the advice of Solicitor Brewer he was granted an uncondition- al pardon,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-19
aooD WORK OF FIREMEN.
Flames Prevented from Spreading in
 Strong Wind.

8Cro0G Wtno.
 An alarm of fire was turned in at S:So yesterday. morning from the corner of Hanrick and Heron Streets.
 The department responded to ind the home of A. c. Jackson. S14 Martha Street. enveioped in flames. The blaze had such start before the alarm WAS turned in that the department could do but little toward saving the building. Only por- ton of tke walls were left standing when the flames had been subdued.
 The efforts of the firemen were particu- larly directed to the saving of the home of Conductor J. W. Hunter, only a few feet from the burning building. and which was in a blaze when the firemen arrived. They succeeded in saving this after the roof had been somewhat damaged. The fire was a rather persistent one and 1t was oonduered with. difficulty. The wind at that time was blowing nearly twenty miles an hour. and sparks were flying about in dangerous manner. It Is not Known how tho blaze started.
 The building was owned by Mounted ofncer c. c. Mcclellan of the Montgom- cry Police Department. and 1t was valued at $.0oo. It was insured for about half It's value. Very little of the household effects of MT. Jackson were saved.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-19
STATE SELLS COTTON
STAPLE WAS GROWN ON CON. VICT FARMS.
There Were 33S Bales in All and Price Received Was $S26 per
 Hundred Pounds-This is
 Regarded as Good Price.

The State Convict Department yester- day sold sSS bales of cotton to J. F. O'Connor of Montgomery for sS.26 per hundred pounds.
 This cotton represents the last years product at the State farms operated by the convict department. The price is a trifie more than S1-4 cents per pound and as MT. OConnor purchased the 3SS bales as a round lot 1t is regarded as a good price. and it will be delivered Thursday when MT. OConnor and Judge J.. M. Car michael, President of the Convict Board, will go to Speigners for the purpose.