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Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
GOVERNOR SC0LDS JEWS
Odessn's Executive Accuses Them of
Being Responsible for Internal
Trouble of Russia.

ODESSA, July &C. The governor of
Odessa has issued an extraordinary proc
lamation which when posted in the city
tomorrow may have the effect of increas-
ing the already bitter feeling against the
Jews among the troops and more ignorant
classes of the population. The governor
says he has received number OF anony-
nous letters denouncing persons as social
lists and revolutionarIes which he entirely
ignores, believing that in most cases these
communications we're inspired by motives
of personal vengeance The proclamation
continues: Letters have also come from
the Jews charging the police with pre-
pairing for a Jewish massacre"
The governor then declares that such ac-
tion is impossible and will not be per-
mitted, but he adds
The governor is astonished at the Jews
addressing such letters to him, seeing that
IL is the Jews themselves who caused all
the disorders. The police invariably found
revolvers. bombs and prohibited literature
In Jewish houses, but for the Jews there
would be no disturbances and no Kniaz
Potemkne AFFAIR. Now the Jews have the
himpertinence to bring charges against the
police.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
RoADMASTER HAS CLOSE CALL
Motor Jumps the Track and Falls on
Him Rendering Him
Unconscious.

TECUMSEH, Neb.. July 26.-(Special Tel
egran. ITO tdniaster 5. b. Rice of the Bur-
lington, whose home is in this city, suf-
fered an accident today. He started north
from the city this morning on his gasoline
motor car when the vehicle few the track,
threw him violently TO the roadbed and the
car fell upon him. He says the accident
happened three miles out of town at 10:3O
this morning. Mr. Rice was rendered un-
conscious and he remained in that condi-
tion until about O'Clock this afternoon,
lying out in heavy rainstorm. Although
several trains passed the spot where the
accident happened neither Rice nor the car
were noticed by the crews. He regained
consciousness at 3 o'clock and started for
town on foot, but he was so weak he did
not reach here until about o'clock When
he did he was given Immediate surgical
care. 1t was found that he had sustained
two broken ribs and had received a scalp
wound. 1t is believed his injuries will not
prove of a serious nature.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
POLICE AT DELMAR PARK
Officers Again Force Their Way Into
Grounds, but Make No
Arrests.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. July 26-Pursuant TO
the instructions of Governor Folk for the
enforcement OF the anti-pool selling law,
a squad of police under command of Cap
tain McNamee marched into Delmar race
track today but no incidents attended their
presence and they made no arrests. Sheriff
Herpel arrested Ike Cohen in the betting
ring on warrant charging the registra-
tion of bet. Cohen was released on bond
He was one of the eleven men arrested
yesterday and had given bond. When the
squad appeared today an attempt was
made to close the folding iron gates, but
the officers promptly pushed them open
and entered. Beyond scattering themselves
throughout the place, the officers did not
interfere in any way. and after the fnat
race quietly departed.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
FIRST REPORT WAS "FKED"
Assistant Secretary Finds Less Cotton
Planted Than that Reported
by Hyde.

WASHINGTON, July 26.-Assistant Sec
retary Hayes today made the following
report to Secretary Wilson on the acreage
of cotton in the southern states in 1905, as
compared with that planted in 1904:
The crop estimating board of the De-
partment of Agriculture has considered the
report issued by the bureau of statistics
on June 2 relative to the acreage planted
in cotton in the southern states in 1906, as
compared with that planted in 1904, and has
concluded:
First-That new estimate should be
made on acreage planted and tina: the fig
ures in Mr.. Hyde's hands when making
Second-That Mr. Hyde, with Mr.. Holmes
at his elbow prompting him. made the esti-
mate lower than the facts at his hand from
the reports from the seven classes of re-
Thrd-The board finds upon careful con-
sideratiOn of the reports Of all classes of
correspondents and agents that the acreage
planted in cotton this year, including the
entire season. should have been estimated
at S5.l per cent of that planted last
year. equivalent to a reduction In planted
acreage as compared with last year Of
l4.9 per cenS Qnstead of ia per cent?, or
4 78l 600 acres, the estimate of the total
acreage planted this year being 26,SSs 900
acres.
The estimated percentage of the decrease
in each of the cotton growing states is as
Virginia, Is; North Carolina. l6; South
Carolina, IA Georgia. Il; Florida, l2; Ala
bama IL; Mississippi, l6; Louisiana, II;
Texas l6; Arkansas 10; Tennessee, 10; Mis-.
souri,, I5 Oklahoma. 10; Indian Territory, II.
The averages were made for each state
by each of the four members of the board
and the comparatively small disagreements
were harmonized almost wholly by aver
| aging. and the above results are fully
agreed to by each and every member OF
the board.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
COTTON MARKET is EXCITED
Government Report sends Prices High
and Resulting Sales Hamme-
Them Down.

NEW YORK, July 26.-Prices for cotton
bounded upward almost instantly today
when the government report Of a decrease
of l4.s per cent in the acreage planted as
compared with last year was received on
the exchange. The gains ranged from y
to IA points. October reaching ll17 cents
Tremendous selling. presumably by long
interests, followed and prices went tum-
bling. October was beaten down Is points
from the highest TO HOP cents. The market
was excited and irregular
NEW ORLEANS, July 26.-The day was
one of unusual excitement in the cotton
market owing to the revised government
acreage report. This showed the reduction
Of acreage TO be lAs per cent, compared
with the previous figures given out on
June 3. now declared TO have been manipu-
lated OF ia. or a further decrease OF s5
per cent
The market was put up about IS points
after the reading OF the report and many
bears turned bull for the trading during
the remainder OF the day. Prices. however.
were but and points above yesterday 5
closing.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
ASKS MONEY FOR WATERWAYS
Convention to he Held to Bring
Pressure to Bear on
Congress.

CINCINNATI. July 26.-Captain ]. f.
Ellison, chairman of a subcommittee ap-
pointed by the preliminary session of the
Rivers and Harbors association, which met
here recently, left for Baltimore today in
company with other prominent river men
to meet officials of the National Rivers and
Harbors association. Those officials will
be asked to issue a call for a meeting of
the association at Washington during next
session of congress to make provisions for
increases in the appropriations to be used
for the improvement of waterways through
out the interior of the United States.
In the event the officials of the national
association do not call a convention as
asked, Captain Ellison will issue call
himself by the authority conferred upon
him at the recent preliminary session Of
the convention here.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
JAPANESE SEIZE LIGHTHOUSES
Position Taken Commands Retreat
of Russians on sRl<haIin
Island.

ST. PETERSBURG, July H.-310 a. m.-
Dispatches from Manchuria report the
landing Of a japanese battalion and the
seizure of a lighthouse on the Siberian
coast near Doastries a post formerly
called Alexandrovsk, 700 miles north of
Vladivostok. after preliminary shelling by
torpedo boat destroyers
Military oficlals here attach importance
to the episode only in connection with the
Sakhalin campaign and say the landing
was effected at a place where the Straits
of Tartary, between Sakhaln and the
mainland are nsrrowest. it apparently is
part OF the strategy OF the Japanese to
prevent the escape OF the Russian garrison
in Sakhalin across the straits They said
that the landing is too far north to have
any bearing on the main campaign or on
operations against Vladivostok
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
FIXING DAMAGES TO INDIANS
Government Appraiser ia Appointed
for Railroad Right-Of-
Way
cFrom a STAFF Correspondent.)

WASHINGTON, July 26.-(Special Tele-
gram.) Frank NJ. Conser, special agent of
the Indian bureau, has gone to Nebraska
to act in conjunction with officials OF the
Sioux City & Western Railroad company
in appTaising lands Of the Omaha and
Winnebago Indians growing out of the
building of a, railroad lire across their
reservations. The Sioux City & Western
railroad has held concession for right
of-way through portion of these reserva-
tions for a long time and now seems in
clined to build the railroad before the
government will permit actual construction.
The railroad must pay down a sufficient
sum to cover what in it's estimation will
be the damage done to Indians by such
construction. The right-of-way held by
the Sioux City & Western is about eighteen
miles in length.
Clifford Pinchot, United States forester,
who is now on his way to visit several
of the forest reserves for the purpose of
inspection. will first visit Sheridan wyo.
Upon completion of his tour of inspection,
Forester Pinchot will go to Portland, Ore.
to attend the irrigation congress which
convenes in that city August p.
Captain Sam d. Freeman, Tenth cavalry,
is detailed a member of the Examining
board at Fort Robinson for service dur
ing the examination of first and second
lieutenants only, vice Major Benjamin H.
Cheever, Sixth cavalry,
E. L. Crawford has been appointed post
master at Rinard. Calhoun county Ia,
vice II. c. Elmore resigned.
Rural free delivery route No 3 has been
ordered established October at Genoa
Nance county, Neb., serving S52 people and
eighty-eight houses.
Roy Nj. Ireland has been appointed tegu-
lar and Charles Ireland substitute rural
carriers for route No 4 at Arapahoe, Neb
The Citizens National bank of Hampton,
Ia, has been authorized to begin business
with 100000 capital T. J. b. Robinson is
PRESIDENT w. w Beebe, vice president;
w. l.. Robinson. cashier.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
COTTON DECLINES ERMINE
Attorney for Hartman system VIII
Not Accept Place ON Federal
Bench of Oregon.

PORTLAND. Ore, July 26.-The Tele-
gram today says that William A. Cotton,
with a commission already in his possess
sion has concluded to decline the appoint
ment as United States judge for the dis
trict of oregon to succeed the late Judge
Beuinger Private advices to this effect
have been received here. Mr.. Cotton left
New York for oregon last night after a
conference with the eastern officials of the
Hartman lines and today the fact Of his
intention to decline the judicial position
offered him by the president became known
1t is generally believed that Inducements
have been offered him by the Hartman
system that make il worth while for him
TO decline the bench and remain where he
is as general counsel OF the Hartman
northwestern lines, with additional powers
and financial considerati tions.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
TAFT PARTY VISITS TOXIC
OmciaI Members Entertained at
Luncheon by the MikadO at
the Imperial Palace.

TOXIC. July 26.-The emperor and
crown princess today received in audience
and entertained at luncheon the official
members of the party Of Secretary Taft.
Shortly before noon Secretary Taft was
driven to the imperial palace in the state
carriage. Lloyd c. Griscom, the American
minister to Japan, escorted Miss Alice
Roosevelt to the palace. Crowds of people
lined the streets during the passage Of
the distinguished visitors along the streets
to the palace.
At the palace the imperial princes and
princesses. attended by the royal person
ages of the emperor's household, the mill
tary and naval staffs, members OF the
cabinet and council Of statesmen assisted
in the reception of Secretary Taft and his
party
Minister Griscom made the presentations
to the emperor while Nine. Griscom per
formed a like Office when the visitors ap-
peared before the crown princess.
After the presentations all proceeded to
the banquet hall where the emperor sat
at the head of the large table in the CEN
ter, with the crown princes on his right
and Princess Kanin on his LETT.
Princes Fushi and Kanin were seated on
either side of Secretary Taft and Miss
Griscom were seated directly opposite the
emperor. The other members of the party
were seated on the right and left, accord
ing to order OF precedence.
A garden party succeeded the luncheon.
The emperor ordered his private park
opened, and the Americans were driven
through the grounds. The park was COM
pleted 800 years ago. and no foreigners
were ever before admitted to It, The party
left the palace at 3:3O o'clock.
The court presented a brilliant spectacle
during the ceremonies.
Premier Katsura banquetted Secretary
Taft and the members of his party al the
Imperial hotel tonight. Madame Takahira
the wife of the Japanese ambassador al
Washington, acting as hostess. The dining
hall was decorated with the national colors
of Japan and America.
Premier Katsura accompanied Miss
Roosevelt to the banquet han and Secre
tary Taft accompanied Madam Takahira
Premier Katsura proposed in a toast the
health of President Roosevelt and Minister
GTiscom proposed the health of the en-
peror, amidst the cheers Of the Americans
Premier Katsura in proposing the healtl
of Miss Roosevelt and Secretary Taf
jointly, said that the reception giver
Secretary Taft and the members Of his
party was a tribute of Japans respect fo
President Roosevelt. Referring to the visi
of Commodore Perry to Japan he said tina
America was Japan's sponsor. Secretary
Taft, in responding, congratulated JapaI
on its marvellous progress during the pas
half-century and expressed the hope tina
the friendly relations between the tw,
countries would always exist.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
RATES ON FRUIT AND GRAIN
Interstate Commerce Commission Looking
Into Changes of Car Lines
ELEVATOR ALLOWANCES UNDER FIRE
Grain Dealers and Agent of Great
western Railway Testify as to
Payments for Hand
ling Grain.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 26.-An in
duiry by the Interstate Commerce commits
sion into complaints of shippers against
alleged excessive charges in freight rates.
was begun here today by Francis NJ Cock
rell, member of the commission, former
United States senator from Missouri, who
was the only member of the commission
who had arrived when the hearing began.
Commissioner Cockrell took up the in
vestigation Of private car lines which was
the special purpose of his coming to Kan
sas City. The investigation was conducted
by Frank Barry. special agent of the In
terstate Commerce commission. Almost
every shipper who attended the inquiry
was armed with expense bills to show the
freight rate charges and the charges for
icing and reicing cars in fruit and produce
shipments. The shippers were a unit in
declaring that although the cost of pro-
duction is now greater and the market
price lower than in former years, on some
classes Of perishable shipments the freight
and icing charges are the same or greater
than in former years. It was shown that
the cost of using refrigerator cars and
operated exclusively by the railroads them
selves was one-half and one-third as much
as the cost of shipments made under
owned by private car line companies.
The scope of the inquiry was confined
to western and southwestern territory,
through which refrigerator cars owned by
the Armour Car Line company are oper-
ated A dozen or more shippers and rep
resentatives of fruit dealers associations
at points in southwestern Missouri along
the line of the Frisco railroad, were pres
ent to give testimony.
investigating Elevator Charges.
A special session of the Interstate Com
merce commission was heid tonight to
take up the question of allowances granted
TO grain dealers here by the railroads on
grain shipments. Six or eight witnesses
had been summoned, but II was not gen.
orally understood that a night session was
to be held and only three witnesses ap-
peared. These were Frank p Lint, secre-
tary and treasurer of the Kinds & Lint
Grain company; E. o. Moffatt of the Mof-
fatt Grain company, and NJ. H. McNeill
| grain agent for the Chicago Great Western
| railroad.
Each of these witnesses was asked by
| Frank Barry, who conducts the inquiry
| what allowance railroads granted to ship
pers on outbound grain. The answer ir
each instance was Ia cents. Both Mr.
! Lint and Mr.. Moffatt said they had never
| received any allowance on inbound grain
! and Mr.. Mcneil said his road had never
! granted any such allowance. Each Of the
witnesses said that the IA cents was al
lowed BY the railroads 20 cover elevator
charges and was given only to those who
handled grain through elevators.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
RAIDS CHICAGO POKER ROOMS
New Chief of Police Makes Hundred
Arrests, seizes ParapheFnaIia
and Destroys Furniture.

CHICAGO. July 26-John Collins, the
newly installed chief Of police OF this city.
startled the gambling fraternity tonight
by leading comprehensive raid against
the largest poker rooms to be found I'm
the downtown section OF the city.
Headed by Chief Collins in person, the
police descended upon four prominent gam
bling clubs and arrested about 100 men
and confscated large quantities Of gam
bling paraphernalia, and destroyed all Of
the furniture TO be found in the places.
Chief Collins announced early in the day
that he proposed TO suppress all gambling
in the city, and the raid tonight was the
first step taken In that direction.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
MEYER DOWN TO BUSINESS
Ambassador 40 st. Petersburg Takes
Up Matter of Trade Re
IRtiOns.

ST PETERSBURG. July 2s.-Negotia-
tions for the improvement OF the Russo
American tariff relations are now proceed
ing under better auguries of success.
Ambassador Meyer has succeeded in
brushing aside the customary barriers. tax
ing up the matter Of discriminating duties
on American imports, levied in relation for
the imposition Of a countervailing duty by
the United States on Russian sugars. direct
with the department interested, the minis
try OF finance. The ambassador had an
interview yesterday with Finance Minister
kokovson and discussed the subject in its
general outlines. This will be followed by
frequent conferences. The progress of the
negotiations for a French commercial
treaty makes a speedy arrangement de-
~Arable.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
RUSSIA ASKS PART OF NORWAY
Another Version of the Purpose
of Meeting of CEar and
Kaiser.

LONDON. July 27.-The correspondent OF
the Daily Mail at Stockholm says: THE
object OF Emperor Williams interview with
Emperor Nicholas was to obtain the con-
sent Of the latter for prince OF the house
Of Hohenzolern to ascend the throne of
Norway. II is possible that the Russian
emperor will consent, provided Russia be
permitted to slightly rectify its frontier on
the Atlantic"
The Daily Mail. commenting on the dis
patch, suggests that the "rectihed frontier"
means that Russia wants 20 acquire the
strip Of Norwegian territory which sep
arates Sweden from the Arctic ocean, thus
gaining a seaport
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
TRAVELLERS NAME OMAHA MAN
A. l., sheetE Selected as Secretary
Treasurer of international Fed
Grafton of Societies.

PUT-IN-BAY, o., July 2s.-At the final
session Of the International Federation of
Commercial Travellers organizations today
the following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, z. p. Mcpherson Of Indiana polls; vice
president, George 8. Dana OF Utica; secre-
tary-treasurer, A. l.. sheetz OF Omaha
The new executive committee includes
Louis lie Beaume OF St Louis and F. f.
HALEY Of Des Moines.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
WOULD LIMIT PARLIAMENT
Churchill Not Permitted 10 Introduce
Bill 10 Limit Life of
Body.

LONDON, July 26.-The House of Com
mons today refused to permit Winston
Spencer Churchill to introduce bill limit
ing the life OF Parliament to ive instead
of seven years.
Mr. Churchill explained that the bill
would give fuller popular control OF the
executive. He said that there was a grow
ing diminution of Parliamentary authority
over this government and by this mechani-
cal arrangement more frequent appeals to
the country would be of national advan-
tage. The proposal was defeated by 28s to
176 votes.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
Movements of ocean vessels July 20

At New York-ArTived: Patricia. from
Hamburg (NantuckeD; Main, from Bremen,
lNantuckeD; Lombardia, from Naples;
for Liverpool.
At Liverpool-Sailed: Philadelphian. for
Portland; Sylyania, for Boston; Merton
for Philadelphia; Oceanic. for New York.
Al QueenstOwn-Sailed Caronia for
New York. Arrived SaXOnia, from Bol-
ton; Cedric, from New York; Nordlani
from Philadelphia.
At Genoa-sailed: Ilguria for New York
Al Naples-Sailed: Prinz Oskar, for New
York.
At Bermuda-sailed: Bermudian, for New
York
At Southa mpton-Sailed: Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse. for New York
At PlymOuth-Arrived: Deutschland
fran Nau York
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
STAR WITNESS ARRESTED
SeIf-Confessed CRATER at Milwaukee
sued for Damages by Former
OmciaI.

MILWAUKEE, July 8-Edward F..
Strauss, former supervisor OF the Ninth
ward, self-oonfessed CRATER and star Wit
ness before the grand jury, was arrested
yesterday afternoon on an order OF arrest
issued by Judge Ludwig OF the superior
court in an action for damages commenced
by Frank r. Schultz. former assessor Of
the Twenty-irst ward and reporter on the
Germania. Schultz demands $4,000 for al
laEad defamation Of eharaataE.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
PRATT is DENIED NEW TRIAL
Litigation over Division of Cattle
Company Property Goes 10
Supreme Court.

CHEYENNE, Wyo.. July 26.-(special
Telegram.)-Colonel ]. II. Pratt OF Omaha
must now take his case 10 the state su<
preme court as Judge Scott this after
noon denied new trial Pratt sued for
a redivision OF the property Of the Letter
Pratt-Cattls eomnanY. valued al 1snnnan
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
BISHOP JOYCE CRITICALLY Ill.
Venerable PreIate of Methodist
Church Lying Near Point of
Death at Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, July 26.-Bishop
Isaac W. Joyce. who has been lying IL
as the result Of cerebral hemorrhage
and paralytic attack sustained while
preaching at the Red Rock MINI, camp
meeting on Sunday July ?. isNnot expected
to live through the night
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
NeM Chieago Chief OF Police.

CHICAGO. July 26-Msyor Dunno today
appointed Captain NJ. Collins as chief OF
police. vice Francis O'Neill. who resigned
a few days ago The new chief has risen
from the ranks. He was a patrolman In
the front line OF police at whom the bomb
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27

These heads Of departments" 1t says,
arrive here knowing nothing of the
language, customs or needs Of the coun-
try and twenty-four hours after disem-
barking take their seats in the executive
council and determine the fate of the
island"
The memorial calls for no change in the
composition of the House of Delegates,
which consists of thirty-nve members
elected by the people.
The convention also adopted a petition
for presentation to the usUlar legislature
for the protection of the municipalities and
the granting to them Of autonomy. Several
speeches bitter in tone were made against
centralizing the power in the island in the
hands of the secretary OF Porto Rico and
the executive council.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
WIN he Rnrieh Saturday.

ALLIANCE, Neb, July 26.-(Special Tele-
gram. Ward V. Kennedy of this city, who
was among the seriously injured victims of
the Bennington disaster, died at San Diego
last night. He will be buried here satur-
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
PROTEST FROM zorro RICO
Con ion of Municipalities Asks
Ls r share of seIf-Government
for the Island.

: UAN, p. r.. July 25.-A memorial
ess adopted by the convention of
: .lities today says this is the seventh
AIRY of the American invasion Of
Iico and complains that the pre-
nee Of power stiIl rests with an
e council composed os heads Of
tents appointed by President Roose-