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Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
QUAKER CITY REFORMERS GAIN
InsnrRnce COmmissiOner and United
states Internal Revenue VIII
support Mayor Weaver.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13.-There were
two notable accessions today to the reform
movement in the city and state. The latest
converts are State Insurance Commissioner
David Martin and United States Internal
Revenue Collector William McCoach. Both
arc ward leaders and prominent in the local
republican organization. Mr. Martin. in an
interview, said he would support Governor
Pennypacker in all the reform measures
he advocated and was also in favor of abol-
ishing fees in the office of Insurance COM
missioner. The Office pays a salary of 5000
a year and the fees raise the insurance
commissioners yearly income TO about s20-
900. Commissioner Martin also said he
would support Mr.. Weaver in all public
matters in which he thinks the mayor is
right. Collector McCoach, in coming to the
support of the mayor. said that he was
convinced the people were with the city =
chief executive.
Mayor Weaver returned to his ONCE to-
day after an absence from the city OF sew
eral days. With regard to Governor Pen
nypacker calling a special session OF the
legislature, the mayor said:
Governor Pennypackers action is worthy
OF the highest praise. 1t is a prompt and
statesmanlike recognition of the will of the
people expressed in unmistakable terms and
by the constitutional method. the ballot.
| protest against any doubt or suspicion
being cast upon the sincerity and high pur.
pose OF the governor in convening the as
sembly to enact needed reforms. His oms,
sion of ballot reforms a subject for leg,
islation Is probably to be regretted, but
am confident that the governor will supply
this omission IL II Is demonstrated to hin
that It ought 10 be included I'm his procla
nation.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
OUTPUT OF CRUDE PETROLEUM
For First Time in History West Pro-
duces Moe Oil Than
East.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-According to a
report issued by the geological survey, the
total output of crude petroleum in the
United Statess in 1904 was III ,O6S, 42l bar
rels The total value of all the petroleum
marketed in the United States in 1904 was
s1Ol, ,l7O, 1855. The gain over the production
of 1904 was 16, 6O2 OS4 barrels in quantity and
Sc, 49, 4l6 in value.
For the first time In the history of the
petroleum industry the quantity of oil pro-
duced west of the Mississippi river was
greater than that produced east OF that
river. New pools were discovered during
1901 in Texas, California Kansas. Indian
Territory and Oklahoma and many extern
sions were made to the old field. An i'm
mense section, beginning in southeastern
Kansas and extending southwestward into
northern Indian Territory and Oklahoma,
now over $50 miles in length and fifty miles
in width. was proved to be locally pro-
ductive OF petroleum and natural gas The
report says that all indications point to an
increase in the production OF petroleum in
the United States for series OF years.
The increased demand for petroleum in
this country is attributed 20 the use OF that
article in automobiles
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
TRIAL FOR CADET MERIWETHER
Case VIII Probably start Next Week
Against Louisiana MidshiD-
mum at Annapolis. --

ANNAPOLIS. Nd, Nov. 1s-MidshIpmsn
Minor Meriwether ir., of Lafayette. La,
who was the opponent of Midshipman
James r. Branch. in the fist fight in which
the latter received fatal injuries, is under
arrest in his quarters. Midshipmen A. w.
Fitch and Leigh Noyes who were referee
and timekeeper respectively in the fight,
and four others who acted as seconds to
Meriwether and Branch will be summoned
as witnesses in the court martial proceed
ings which have been ordered. Probably
the trial will begin next week. Meri-
wether will have naval officer detailed
as his counsel and more than likely
civilian counsel also. The proceedings OF
the court martial will be public so far as
the accommodation of the court room
will allow. Those connected with the fight
other than the principals, will not be tried
by court martial, but will be punished by
the superintendent, the evidence adduced
before the court martial of Meriwether
determining the degree of guilt in each
case. Minor Meriwether. ST., father OF
Midshipman Meriwether, arrived in Annap-
oils last night. He was closeted with Ad-
fniral Sands. superintendent of the acad-
emy, for a long time today and afterwards
saw his son in the latters quarters.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
BATTERY BEGINS LONG MARCH
sixth ARTILLERY starts from Fort Riley
Overland to Fort sam
Houston.

JUNCTION CITY. Kan. Nov 13--The
Sixth battery OF field artillery which has
been stationed at Fort Riley since the
Spanish-American war ended started today
on 1,OOO-mile march TO Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Tex. The battery carries a new equip
ment OF rapid fire field guns and long
line of transportation wagons. The bat
terry is commanded by Captain George
w Gatchell. II will camp tonight at Her
rington On its march the battery will
go through Wichita, Kan; Oklahoma City
Okl.; Pauls Valley, I. r, and Gainesville
Fort Worth, Waco and Austin. Tex. II
will, it is said, be the longest march ever
made by an artillery organization in the
United States. At Caldwell, Kan. the
Sixth battery will meet the Second battery.
marching from Fort Sill to Fort Riley. and
an exchange OF transportation will be ef-
fected there.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
DUNNE MAKES ANOTHER TRIAL
Chicago Council Refers Ordinance for
Purchase of Traction Lines
to Committee.

CHICAGO, Nov. 13--Another ordinance
providing for steps TO secure municipal
ownership of the street railways IN Chicago
was submitted to the city council tonigh,
by Mayor Dunno. The ordinance was ac-
companied by a message TO the aldermen
which gave three ways in which Mayor
Dunno asserts he will be able 10 bring
about municipal ownership. The first plan
is by reaching an agreement with the trac-
tion companies, by which their property
would be transferred to the city at a price
decided upon by arbiters. The second is by
condemnation of the property of the street
railway companies under the provisions Of
the Mueller act. The hire method is the
one which the mayor has already pre-
sented as an sltcrns ~ fe4n the contract
plan. II is for the CONSTRUCTION OF municipal
street railway lines which will parallel the
lines of the existing companies.
Tho ordinances, which accompanied the
message from the mayor. asked that au-
thority be givon TO place on the ballots at
the spring election the question whether
the city shall issue Mueller bill certificates
to the amount of S75,0OOOOO. This sum, II is
declared by the mayor, is needed for the
reconstruction of the lines and for the pur-
chase Of the unexpired franchise rights of
the existing companies. The message and
the ordinance were referred TO the commit
tee on local transportation. the same fate
as that which met the other propositions
submitted to the council by the mayor in
regard to the municipalization of the Chi
cago street railways.
Another ordinance submitted by Mayor
Dunno was one for the regulation of gas
and electric light rates. This ordinance,
which provides for 75-cent gas was re-
ferred to the committee on gas, oil and elec
trio lights
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
JUDGE NORRIS AT CAPITAL
Visit to Europe Makes Nebrasksn
Better American Than Before
Taking IL.
(From a Stan Correspondent }

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-(Special Tele-
gram m)-Congressman Norris of the Fifth
Nebraska district arrived in Washington
today. He has taken house at 1881 Mint
wood street and will endeavor TO have II
in readiness for his family, which is ex-
pected in a few days. Judge Norris spent
the summer in Europe and says he is
better American than ever by reason of
his visit 10 the continent.
Representative Hull of Iowa today pre-
sented to the president Dr. NJ. C. Patten
and DIR. F. w. McGarry OF Des Moines.
Thomas II. Pratt. city clerk of Lincoln,
was in Washington today on his way home
from New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
Movements of Ocean Vessels Nov. IL

At New York-Arrived: Oscar H., from
Copenhagen: Potsdam, from Rotterdam
Carpathia, from Trieste; iceland. from
Antwerp.
At Piymouth-Arrived: Kaiser Wilhelm
H.. from New York.
At Genoa-Saied: Romantic, for Boston;
Arrived: Princess Irene, from New York.
AT Hamburg-Arrived: Bleucher, from
New York.
At Glasgow-Arrived: Mongolian, from
Montreal. Sailed: Sicilian, for ST. Johns 6
N. y.
At Bremen--Arriyed: Frederick, der
Grosse from New York.
At Naples-Arrived: Nord America, from
New York
At Liyerpool-Arrived: Lake Champlain
from Montreal
At Havre-Arrived: Hudson. from New
York; la Gascogne, from New York.
Al Gibraltar-Arrived: NeckaT, from New
York.
At Boulogne-sailed Pennsylvania, foi
New York.
At London-Arrived: Montreal. from
Al Paiermo-sailed: slavonis. for New
York.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
SEVEN GIRLS BADLY INJURED
Young Women Become Panic Stricken
and Jump from windows of Burn
ing Factory Building.

NEW YORK, Nov. lS,-Seven girls were
injured and damage amounting to about
$4,000 was caused by fire which destroyed
a five-story factory building at Leonard
and Meserole streets. Brooklyn, today. In
the building were about 800 girls employed
and some of them were too panic stricken
to wait for the hremen to reach them and
began jumping into the life saving nets
Seven OF the girls missed the net and were
seriously hurt. The building was occupied
by 8. Webleusky, dealer in window glass.
Karp & Co., manufacturers of underwear,
and Sands & Appel embroideries.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
WRECK ON UNION PACIFIC
EastbOund Passenger on Kansas Di-
vision strikes Work Train
Near Bonner Springs.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Nov. 13.-Eastbound
Union Pacific train No. 1O4 colided with
a work train one mile west of Bonner
Springs, Kan. late this afternoon and
number of persons were injured, but none
killed
The injured:
Engineer James Scarf of the passenger
train, internal injuries: serious
Fireman c. T.. Strat passenger train
serious internal injuries
Abner Enoch OF Nome, Alaska, scalp
wound and bruises.
James Pierson, engineer OF the work
train, injuries slight.
Edward Keil, fireman OF the work train,
body bruises.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
JAIL FOR JERSEY BANKERS
OhicIRIs Given Four Years Each for
Making False Reports to
State Inspector.

TRENTON n. j., Nov. 13-The convic-
tion Of Albert c. Twining ana David c.
Cornell, formerly directors of the defunct
First National bank of AsbuTy Park was
sustained in the supreme court today on
indictments charging them with exhibiting
false papers TO the department OF banking
for the purpose Of deception. The SEN
tences Of Twining and Cornell are four
years each.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
NORTHERN SECURITIES MEET
James \. Hill is Elected Director to
Succeed Daniel 5. Lamont,
Deceased

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S,-The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Northern
Securities company, which was organized
to hold the securities of the Great North
ern and Northern Pacific railroads. but
was prevented from doing so by a decision
of the United States supreme court, was
held In Hoboken today. James j. Hill,
George r. Baker. George w. Perkins and
Nicholas Terhune We're elected directors
for three years. James n. Hill was also
elected director in the place of Daniel s.
Lamont, deceased.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
RussIan PrIsoner. MovIng.

YOKOHAMA. Nov. 1S.-Thirteen hundred
and seventy-four Russian prisoners, in
cluding 1859 bluejsckets from Port Arthur
and one colonel one lieutenant and eleven
soldiers captured at Kiuleneheng and
Telissu have been received and turned
over TO the Russian representatives. The
japanese have provided accommodation for
them pending their transportation home.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
WARRANT Omcers Dance.

While the men made merry at Coney
Island, the warrant officers Of the British
entertained the warrant officers
OF the American ships at ball on the
Drake A special dancing floor was laid
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
BIG RANGERS PLEAD GUILTY
Bartlett Richards and W. G. OomItOok
Admit Illegally Fencing Land.
FINED THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH
Also Pay Costs in Case and Remain
in Custody of Marshal SIX
Hours-PrOmise to obey
Law.
Law

Bartlett Richards and w. G. Comstock
OF Ellsworth. extensive cattle owners Of
Sheridan county, voluntarily withdrew
their pleas of not guilty OF illegally fencing
public lands and entered plea of guilty,
through their attorney, r. s. Hall OF
Omaha and were fined $500 each and SEN
fenced by Judge Munger TO remain in the
custody OF the United States Marshal for
six hours and each to pay one-half the
costs of the trial, which will closely APP
proximate $500.
Richards and Comstock were jointly
charged with illegally fencing 212,0O0 acres
of public lands for ranch and cattle pur-
poses in Sheridan county. An Indictment
was returned against them by the federal
grand jury in November, 1904, and an ad-
ditional Indictment at the May term Of the
federal grand jury in 1905. The first in
dictment charged them with Illegally fen
cling. maintaining and controlling 100000
acres of public land. Those counts OF the
indictments charging the defendants as be-
ing part owners and agents of certain Of
the fences described as unlawful were
quashed. but we're sustained as to such sec
tions of the fences Of which they were
owners, and also the counts which charged
them with wrongfuly asserting ownership
aDu eNCluslNt uNNhpdllNS VI Wv AiANt''''''
enclosed government lands. The counts
to which they pleaded guilty were numbers
two and three of the first and numbers
two. three and fve Of the second indict-
ment.
Removing the Fences.
In entering the plea of guilty, Mr.. Hall
said for his clients:
"It is our intention TO comply with the
law. We are removing the fences as
rapidly as we can. but such as may re-
main we have nothing at all to do with.
Wherever the government shows us that
we have an unlawful fence we will remove
it."
United States District Attorney Baxter
said:
''I believe the defendants will do all they
! have said they will do. They appear to he
| acting in good faith. II there Is any
| further dispute as to any particular fence
| that will be a matter for further action. -
| Both Bartlett Richards and W. G. Com
! stock we're in court when sentence was
passed and made immediate arrangements
! TO pay the fine and surrendered themselves
| m the CUSTODY of United States Marshal
| Mathews for the six hours.
Judge Munger in passing sentence said
| 'There is no moral turpitude connected
with the offense with which the defendants
are charged. the offense being merely 6
statutory one
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-26
Hot Wave Has Subsided.

WASHINGTON, July 2l.-The United
States weather rbureautoday gives most
encouraging information as to gen.
eral weather conditions. From the
abnormally hot to the abnormally
cool seems to be the trend Of the at.
mospheric record. The report says:
'The temperature continues to fall
slowly in New England and middle
Atlantic states, the lake region and
the Ohio valley. In the lake region
the fall iu temperature has now con.
tinued upward Of thirty.siX hours and
as consequence abnormaIiy cool
weather prevails in the upper lake
region, with light frost at Escanaba.
The weather also has turned cool in
the Dakotas. the Missouri and middle
Mississippi valleys. Rain has fallen
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-26
Teamsters' Strike Called OFF.

CHICAGO, July 20.-The teamsters'
strike that has 90 greatly disturbed
business conditions in this city for the
last los days was tonight officially de.
clared off by the members of the
Teamsters' joint council. The men
have been ordered to seek their old
positions and it Is estimated that less
than one.half of them will be re.em.
ployed. The strikers have made a
complete surrender, and will apply
for work as individuals and without
any agreement Of any kind with their
employers. The action of the team.
sters' joint council was taken at the
end OF . day whose events clearly
foreshadowed the collapse of the
strike. Three of the unions had al
ready voted to return to work as far
as possible, and it was certain that
the unions which had not yet voted on
the question of ending the strike would
take similar action. The council, be.
lieving that further effort was useless,
decided to call off the strike at once.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-26
Land Fraud Jury Disagrees.

PORTLAND, July 20.-After being
closeted together for 46 hours and tax.
ing II ballots, in which the vote was
10 for conviction and two for acquit.
tai, the jury in the Williamson.Ges.
ner.Biggs case, reported to Judge De
Haven in the United States circuit
court this afternoon that it could not
agree. and was discharged, Judge De
Haven asked each juror individually
whether there was any hope of an
agreement, to which each responded
that there was none. The court then
ordered the clerk to enter an order of
dismissal.
District Attorney Heney stated that
he would like to try the Williamson
case over at once, whereupon Judge
De Haven set the Williamson case for
tomorrow. Judge Bennett, for the de.
fense, was much averse to going to
trial tomorrow and pleaded for time
in which to ''get ourselves together"
but Judge De Haven said the case
would be set for tomorrow, when the
work Of empanneling' a jury would be-
gin: and by the time this was done the
witnesses would be on hand.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-26
LahOrers Wanted In panai ina.

WASHINGTON, july 2l.-The first
attempt to secure laborer, in large
numbers in connection with the Pana.
ma canal construction work will be
made tomorrow, when bids will be
asked by Leon Pepperman, acting
chief Clerk uf the Panama canal com.
mission. for 1000 each OF Chinese,
J apanese aud Italian laburers.
Those who compete for furnishing
these laborers viii be required TO SUBJ
NIT bids first as 70 the amount per
day for which the laburers of u GER.
tain nationality will work. and also
bids stating the amour. tn. govern
ment will be required to pay 20 get
laborers on the isthmus of Panama.
ln this latter item will be included,
particularly in the case OF the Chinese,
an amount OF money to be advanced
to the family of the Chin amau for
m aintenaee until the wage Garner can
remit for this purpose from his earn.
ings: also the amount Of trausporta.
tion and incidental funds necess ary
to defray the expenses of the journey,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-26
Arrested For Lottery Frauds.

SPOKANE, July 20. - Harry L.
Raupt, former president of the defunct
Montana Mining Loan and Invest.
ment company, of Butte, was arrested
yesterday by Deputy United States
Marshal McCully on q warrant from
the Montana federal courts. The
charge against Haupt is that he was
conducting a lottery through the
United States mails. The postal au-
thorities closed up the office OF the
Montana Mining, Loan and Invest.
ment company on South Utah street,
In Butte, about six weeks ago. In
their raid the officers discovered thous.
ands of tickets Issued by the company
which had the word "lottery" plainly
stamped upon them. The scheme of
the company was to induce eastern
people to buy alleged mining stock.
The certifca ates for this mining stock
were the tickets which were confiscat.
ed by the officials.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-26
Russian Peasants In Distress.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 20. - The
crop conditions in several OF the gov.
ernments of Russia have become worse
because of hot dry winds which burn
up the crops in almost a day. The
most deplorable situation is ia the
Bogoroditsk district OF the Tula gov.
ernment, where the marshal of nobili-
~ reports that the wheat and rye crops
have been practically destroyed by a
syrocco. Hence the last years sup.
ply OF grain and fodder has been con.
sumed. The cattle are without fodder.
and the poorer peasants will soou be
facing famine. The marshal re.
quests government assistance.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-26
Alaska Town Is Flooded.

SEATTLE. July 2l.--A dispatch to
the Times FROM Valdez, Alaska, SAYS
portion of that place was washed
into the sea today by food which
swept down the Valdez glacier. Many
business and dwelling houses were de-.
troyed and the Archibald wharf was
damaged. According to the advices
received the food started early in the
forenoon and many persons were taken
unawares. The water rushed down
through the town turning over build.
ings and destroying property in its
path.
The food resulted from the same
cause as did the one earlier in the
month. The warm weather OF the past
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-26
Exploded 4S Tons Of Dynamite.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., July 22.-auu.
dreds Of visitors came here TODAY to
witness. with the people of this city
aud vicinity, the culminatio of an
engineering project which has been
under way for the last three years and
which has attracted the attention Of
experts both in this country and
abroad. 1t was the removal from the
Piscatauqua river bed of Heuderson's
point, ledge three acres in extent, BY
exploding simultaneously about 100
charges OF dynamite aggregattng at
least As tons, in the rock beneath the
water.
When all was ready for the explo.
sion the cofferdam that had protected
the workmen while they were taking
on the surface earth and burrowing
deep into the rock to lay their train of
explosive was removed and the water
which had been kept back from the
giant excavation flowed over the point
to q depth Of 20 feet. The cushion OF
water served to temper the force of the
blast SO that no bad effects were ex.
perienced by persons or property
though the quake of the earth was felt
for miles.
The work Of removing Henderson's
point has been going on for several
years. Three.quarters OF a million
dollars has been expended in the task.
The point projects into the channel at
the narrowest place, where the river
turns at sharp angle and flows into
the harbor. The channel was but
500 feet wide. The removal of the
point increase the width, to $50 feet.
and gives the channel q uniform depth
OF 81 feet--a width and depth that will
admit OF the entrance of any vessel
now in the navy or likely to be.
For over two years contractors, un.
der the supervision Of the government,
have been excavating the middle Of
the point. Nearly 200, 900 cubic yards
had been excavated, leaving $4,000
cubic yards. which was instantly dis
posed OF by today's explosion. I'm.
medtately after the explosion thous.
ands OF fish in the river and bay were
seen floating on the surface killed by
the shock.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-26
Surgeons Fee VIII he Large,

NEW YORK, July 2l.-Senato
Clark, after undergoing one of the
most serious of surgical operations, is
on the road to recovery. An interest.
ing feature of the case is the fee that
will be paid by the copper king to the
surgeons who brought him through
the crisis. The operation itself is ad.
mittedly one of the most delicate
known to surgery. Fortunes have
been paid by men far less wealthy
than Senator Clark for the services of
experienced surgeons. His majesty
of Russia is said to have rewarded the
ply ysician OF the empress at the birth
of his heir with fee of $3.50, 600 and a
decoration. Armour, of Chicago,
paid more than 800, ,OOU TO DR.. Lorenz
of Vienna, for curing the deformity of
his little daughter.
l, is believed by many that for com.
plete restoration to health, Senator
Clark will draw his check to each of
his physicians for 100000.