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Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
ALASKAN LINES SUCCEED
Congress May BE Asked to Extend
Telegraph system in Far
North.

WASHINGTON, Dec 7-So great has
been the success of the government tele-
graph lines In Alaska that it will prob
ably become necessary to extend the duplex
now working between Seattle and Sitka to
the Sitka-Valdez section in order to take
care OF the prospective heavy rush OF busl-
ness next summer. Reports reaching the
chief signal oficer show that in some in
stances the receipts during the last few
months have exceeded by 100 per cent and
in many instances so per cent those OF a
corresponding period last year.
At present this system comprises a TOO
mlle-stretch from Seattle to Valdez via
stka and 400 miles OF land lines, termi-
mating in a 11O-mile wireless jump from st.
Michael to Nome, the extreme point west
ward. 1t Is probable that congress will be
asked 10 authorize the ext enditure Of the
telegraph receipts toward extending the
system this year from Fairbanks TO Circle
city. The cable ship Burnside is now at
work extending a branch from the Juneau
sltka cable down to Wrangell and Ketchi-
kan, an important point in the estimation
Of the chief signal offieer for reporting ship
ping.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
INSURANCE AGENTS BUSY
COmmissiOneF Folk of Tennessee
Finds Men Are Violating
Spirit of Law.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec, S.s-State In
surance Commissioner Folk, as a result OF
his investigation of charges against the
agents Of the Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany OF New York and the New York Life
Insurance company regarding the allega-
ton that they were using the machinery
and funds OF their companies 10 obtain
votes for the administration tickets, an
nOunces that agents Of both companies
were waging an active campaign for their
ticket, but they sought 70 show that the
time thus spent was not due the COM
pany, as they had discharged all OF the
duties for which they we're under contract
Their action, he holds, Is a violation Of
the spirit OF the New York state law. He
holds that Il is wholly improper for Of
hcials TO form organized campaigns for this
purpose or TO act In concert on authority
promulgated by the agents or directly by
the Oflcials.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
REPORT ON FIRE LOSSES
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Hears Statement from Board
of Trustees.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. THE report of
the special committee of the board OF trus-
tees of the Chamber of Commerce on in
surance settlements after the big fire which
has just been published, says:
The total area burned was about 5000
acres, or about AZ square miles, containing
$40 blocks and about 1000 buildings, one
half of these were residences.
The amount of insurance covering prop
erty in the burned district was approx
mately SZ35 10000, estimated. All Of this
had been written by companies authorized
70 do business in the state, except $1,000,
O00 which had been placed outside OF the
state in some 100 companies. The value
of buildings and contents destroyed in the
fire must have been about $3.50, ,O00, 900, being
an estimate upon the insurance liability
the known ratio of insurance to value
about 20 per cent?, and a guess that there
was about per cent or property that
carried no insurance.
An immense amount of insurance money
has been paid into this city. a far larger
sum than companies have been called to
pay at one time before. In spite OF the
earthquake, in spite Of the nearness in time
of the Baltimore and Toronto conhagra-
tions. the companies will finally have paid
undoubtedly in the .neighborhood Of 50 per
cent of the insurance involved. At Chicago
there was so per cent paid, in Baltimore *
per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
TOWN PARTLY BURIED IN MUD
Awful State of Affairs Prevails in
FlOOd-StricISen Clifton,
Arizona.

SOLOMONVILLE, Ariz., Dec. 7.-Reports
from the flood-striEea city of Clifton in
dicate that while the water has subsidized
the town is parayzed by deposits Of mud
and smelter sediments. 1t is stiI impossi-
BILE to reach many sections and no definite
list Of the dead can be obtained. 1t is
now known that the calamity was princi-
pally caused by the breaking Of a reservoir
up Chase creek.
The first rush, which came soon after
dark Monday night, formed a dam of
wreckage and threw fierce currents over
the town. The store of the Arizona Cop
per company, carrying SO0,OO0 worth of
stock, was flooded FIVE feet deep The
smelter works built over the stream were
wrecked other large firms suffering heavy
losses were the Gila Valley bank, Becker
Franz, S. j. Forbes and Hosheld &
Hagerauer, Six miles of the track of the
Coronado branch is DESTROYED. The tracks
of the Arizona & New MeStco raflwaE are
under three feet of slime.
Tho city is under strong guard to pre-.
vent vandalism. Much suffering among
the poorer class is becoming manifest, busl-
ness is at a standstil and one telephone
wire is the sole connection with the out
side world. No bodies have been recov-
cred, and the complete death list can never
be ascertained An estimate places the
damage at 100000 A great deal of pillagc
is now going on and several Mexicaus
have been shot The town of Metcalf, north
CT Clifton, was also damaged, but no lives
were lost. The two newspaper offices were
buried in the mud.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
PRISONER CoNFEssEs MURDER
David Curtis without Emotion Tells
Attorney He killed Dona
Gilman.

DAYTON, o., Dec. Yes I did It. I
am the murderer Of Dona Gilman"
Cody and without the slightest sign Of
emotion or remorse, David Curtis at 4
o'clock this morning made the above con-
fession to the prosecuting attorney and
detectives.
The confession was made without the
sweating process and was complete in every
detail.
The statement Of Curtis was as follows:
ION the evening of November 20 / ate
supper in the Cadillac restaurant, on Fifth
street Just as l came out 1 saw Dona
Gilman waiting for her car and I also
boarded the westbound Fifth street car At
National and Groveland avenues l alighted.
Shortly after the car had started up the
hill and as she took the west side of the
street I followed up the hill on the east
side I then committed the assault"
After the confession Curtis wept bitterly.
but he declared he was glad to have made
the confession and relieved his mind.
Curtis earned a precarious living selling
newspapers. He is half-witted
Mona Gilman, a 2O-year-old girl, was
criminally assaulted and strangled to death
on the evening of November 20 within 30
yards of her home on Arlington Heights,
a suburb OF this city, while returning home
from work Her body was discovered by
her 16-year-old brother. Collins, the follow
ing Thursday morning lying In a vacant lot
nearly opposite the Gilman home. The
spot where the body was supposed 10 have
! lain during Wednesday was in plain view
of passers-by and occupants Of neighbor-
| ing houses and the delayed discovery lent
mystery to the affair. The authorities for
while were inclined to believe that some
members Of the family were implicated in
| the murder and that evidences of criminal
/ assault had been framed up to cover their
/ tracks. After complete investigation this
theory was abandoned.
! Many suspects were arrested in this and
other cities, but all succeeded in establish
| ing their innocence.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for NebrnsIsa-snov satur-
day, sunday Fair and Colder.

Page,
1 Seven Die I'm Fire nt Cornell
OhtO Men Back of Ynnkton bridge.
Trial of Coal Dealers Lennthcned.
Indictments for Coal Land Frauds
? House Puts Bar on New Spelling.
Report OF Secretary MctcnIfe.
, News from All Parts Of Nebraska.
kiukaid Law BOoms Land Entries.
Judge Calls Down Attorney.
Burlington Ready with Protest.
o CulifOrnia's solution of Trouble.
Waterways Delegates at Capital
o Affairs at south Omaha.
Parachute Jumper Talks of Trade,
3 Way to Avoid the Road 10 He'll.
Rate Bill Proving Problem.
q Cigar Trust Has an Eye on Omaha
10 Why California Opposes the Jnps
Review of Current Literature.
IL Good Things for the Table.
i3 JOlSe-MRker Has n Mig Rakeon.
~ Editorial.
10 Roads Fight for Big Horn Basin.
Implement Company VIII Build.
18 Financial Review of the week.
PulniInes XIII Federal Troops.
IL Commercial and Financial News.
10 Council BlunS and Iowa News.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
CHICAGO DOCTOR KILLED
Wisconsin Man shoots Doctor in
Lawyers ONCE. Alleging
Family Is Ruined.

CHICAGO, Dec. IA. c. Campbell Of
Amigo, Wis, shot and fatally wounded
Dr. Benjamin Harris in law office on the
tenth floor OF the Stock exchange building
today
The shooting was the elimination OF do
nestle troubles, In which Campbell ac-
cused Harris Of running his family"
The difficulties between Campbell and his
wife are now in the courts. Campbell was
sitting IN the office of an attorney when
Harris entered the door. He at once drew
a revolver and fired Harris, although
wounded made for the door and ran down
the corridor with Campbell in pursuit He
fred four more shots. and as Harris fell,
mortally wounded, Campbell shouted He
ruined my family"
He walked back TO the once OF the at
torney, where he sat down to wait for the
police, who were summoned by telephone.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
WHITES TRANSFER REGRETTED
Italian Ambassador Says American
is Personal Friend of
King of Italy.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Italian am
bassador to the United States. Baron des
Planches. today expressed regret that Am
bassador White had been transferred to
Paris, saying his absence from Rome
would be regarded as loss not only by the
statesmen Of Italy, but by the king The
baron spoke Of the strong personal friend
ship between the king and Mr.. White and
the general warm feeling in Italy for the
American representative.
THE Italian government" he said, neither
wished nor requested the withdrawal of
Mr.. White, who in less than two years
has become perhaps the most popular of
the ambassadors in Rome Mr.. White was
the only ambassador invited this year to
the shooting with his majesty in the Brown
Alps reserves, where cnamois and other
rare game are offered to the hunters. He
was for several days the guest of his
majesty, treated with the greatest init
macy and friendship"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
SHEA ISSUED ONE PASS
Photographs Copy of order shown
In Trial of TeamHter Mt
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. I'm the course of to-
days testimony in the teamsters strike
trial the states attorney had William Kelly
identify a Photographic copy of a permit
said to have been issued by President Shea
during the strike permitting the wagons
and teams of p ]. Ryan to pass through
the lines of the pickets unmolested. Kelly
testified that he had personally written
the permit at the request of Shea, and said
that Shea dictated its wording. The wit
ness then told of being sent by Shea, in
company with Jerry Mccarthy OF the truck
drivers union, after the driver Of wagon
which passed the headquarters of the strlk-
ers with orders to slug the driver.
Did you slpg him?" asked Assistant
States Attorney Miller.
"We overlook him and tried it." said the
witness, but he was too much for us and
beat US or with a stake"
This ende1 the direct examination and
the defense commenced the cross-exarnina-
tion.
The cross-examination OF William Kelly,
self-confessed slugger and paymaster Of
Cornelius p shea's picket forces during
the teamster's strike a year ago, was con-
cuded late this afternoon after Kelly had
testified that he had served as a picket
from the inception of the strike and had
been paid - week as long as the strike
fund lasted. Michael Murphy. who pleaded
guilty with Kelly, and Al Young former
president of the International Brotherhood
of Teamsters, was the next witness called.
Murphy gave testimony similar to Young
and Kelly, but recited more instances of
slugRing.
According to Murphy's evidence, he and
his companions principal work was to
Z hrfv, ~.
wagons driven by nonunion teamsters from
reaching strike bound houses.
Murphy declared that the picket crew
of which he was the leader did a great
| deal Of sluggtng during the strike
! Pull them off, and If you can't do that
knock them off," said Murphy, were the
/ orders we had in dealing with the strike
breakers and we carried out our orders
to the best OF our ability"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
COAL FAMINE IN KANSAS
Towns In Southwestern Part OF state
with Less Than weeks supply
on Hand.

HUTCHINSON. Kan, Dec. IA serious
coal shortage exists In this city and
throughout southwestern Kansas. This
town has not more than a weeks supply OF
eOai on hand and the prospects are for an
sven more serious situation In the future.
Coal dealers are unable to get their orders
allied. Receipt OF their orders Is acknowl-
edged by the coal companies, and the coal
Is started, but II fails to reach its destlna-
ton nine times cut Of ten The coal is be-
Ing coRhscated by the railroads.&c. supply
their engines.
The trouble appears TO be due to a short
age OF coal supply on the part Of the rail-
roads for their engines. combined with a
shortage Of equipment.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
ChECK I'M LAhGENI Case
Photoprnph order for Cash to Louis
Payne shown at Burn-
hnm'n Trial.
CHEUk |

NEW YORK, Dec. AT the trial to-
day in the supreme court Of George Burn
ham, jr.. a vice president and counsel for
the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance COM
pany, on a charge Of larceny. a photo
graph of a check for $4,000 was produced
by the prosecution in the examination
the defendant concerning demand g
100000 alleged to have been made =
the Mutual Reserve for the sup So
Of an unfavorabe report when .
Payp was New York state super snt
Of insurance.
The check was drawn on the Butchers
and Drovers' National bank, signed by
Timothy Donovan made payable TO James
Y. Watkins, as trustee, and by him made
payable to Charles p. and w. w. Bulk
ley. attorneys. who in turn indorsed 1t over
to Louis Payn or order Subsequently 1t
was indorsed by Louis Payn to the credit Of
the United States Express company. Burn
ham said he recognized the photograph
as a reproduction OF one Of two cancelled
checks which the late George y. Patter-
son, a clerk of the Firemens Benevolent
fund had given him for safe keeping and
which, he said, he had returned to Patter-
son later.
Early in the days session Justice Green
prosecution to attempt to introduce evil
dence bearing on the allegation that Payn,
while superintendent of insurance, de-
manded 10000 from the Mutual Reserve.
The prosecution in the present case al
leges that President Frederick A. Burn
ham of the company satisfied the demand
made by Payn by the payment of $4,000.
The defendants cross-eXamination was
completed today and George d. Eldridge,
vice president. actuary and chairman OF
the executive committee of the Mutual
Reserve, who is also under indictment,
took the stand. He had not concluded his
testimony when court adjourned for the
day.
WASHINGTON, Dec 7.-Senator Plat of
New York, president of the United States
Express company, was tonight shown the
dispatch regarding the $4,000 check, which
was indorsed to the credit of his company
by Louis f. Payn, and a photograph OF
which was produced today in the trial OF
George Burnham, jr., in the New York
supreme court. The senator stated that
he had no recollection Of ever having seen
such check.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
TAFT HAS THE RESOLUTION
Secretary of War VIII Report on
Negroes Discharge and
Hear Appeals.

WASHINGTON. Dec. THE resolution Of
Senator Penrose, passed yesterday calling
on the president for all facts regarding
the discharge Of the negro troops belonging
TO the Twenty-hfth infantry, was receS ed
at the White House today and at once
turned over by the president to Secretary
Taft, who will furnish the information de-
sired.
Sergeant Mingo Sanders and Private
Elmer Brown, who were among those dis
charged without honor as the result Of the
Brownsville incident, have appeared at
the War department and applied to secre-
tary Taft for reinstatement and Will be
given a hearing.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
ARGUMENT IN OIL CASES
Standard Attorneys Attnck ReEu-
larity of Proceedings in the
Courts of Ohio.

FINDLAY. o., Dec. 7.-Attorneys of the
Standard Oil Company of Ohio today ar
gued the motion to dismiss the petition in
error because it is claimed the common
pleas court has no jurisdiction to review
the proceedings Of the probate court in
criminal cases.
The petition in error raised the question
among others of a technical character that
the probate court has no Jurisdiction TO try
cases under the Valentine antitrust law.
The outcome of the arguments will deter
mine whether John d. Rockefeller and the
three indicted Standard oil directors, ].
NJ Robertson, NJ G. Villas and II. p. Nc
Intosh of Cleveland, will be brought here
to plead 10 the indictments
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
NEGRO KILLS WHITE MEN
wanted on oharEe OF Murderina
woman, Mississippi Man SIREN
uouAIy ResistH Arrest.

GREENVnLE. Miss, Dec. IA negro
killed a negro woman in a negro boarding
house here this afternoon and when Police
man Koefier went 20 arrest him he shot
and wounded the omcer, 1t IN feared. ia.
tally.
The negro then barricaded himself In a
house and IN the attempt which was made
10 arrest him he killed TWO more negroes
and one white man and also shot and
wounded Captain Quinn and Assistant
Clerk Abercrombie. The negro was cap
tured soon altsrward- Much excitement
RTsvaAA
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCTS
United States Makes Rapid Advance
I'm This Trade with Other
Nations.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.--According TO a
statement issued today by the bureau of
statistics Of the Department OF Commerce
and Labor, more than S25O,OOO,0OO worth of
meat and dairy products will have passed
out Of the United States into the markets
of other parts of, the world in the year end
ing with the present month. This total is
made up Of a little over 5000, 600 900 worth
Of meats, SS5, 100000 worth of cattle and
about S1O,OOOOOO worth Of butter, cheese and
milk.
No feature OF the export trade in agricul-
tural products has shown a more steady,
rapid growth than that Of meat and dairy
products. Of which there was an increase
Of about 60 per cent during the last de-
cade.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
MURDERER ESCAPES DOGS
Lively shooting Occurs when Man L.
COrnered, but He Gets
Away.

COLUMBUS. o., Dec. IA posse, with
bloodhounds. today ran down Henry White,
colored, who murdered Marshal Bashore
and who escaped from the lebanon jail
In Warren county, and a pistol battle en-
sued In a thicket near Pleasant Ridge
First reports said that the posse had
succeeded in killing White. but later news
is to the effect that the murderer escaped
from the posse and is now being tracked
by the bloodhounds. No one was wounded
during the shooting
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
SWITCHING CHARGE ON STOCK
Texas CRttIemen Take Case of Ter
mina1 TRFin in Chicago to
Interstate Commission.

WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-THE case OF the
Cattle Raisers' association Of Texas against
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and va
rio1s other railroads, involving the question
Of the imposition Of a 81 terminal switching
charge per carload at the Union stock yards
in Chicago, has again been brought before
the Interstate Commerce commission. The
commission at one time expressed the opin-
ion that the terminal rate should be not
more than 81, but this was set aside as a
result Of a decision OF the supreme court.
The Chicago Live Stock association is made
party complainant in the case.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
IW. v. MORSE IS INJURED
Omaha Man is Severely Bruised When
Michigan Central Car Turns
Turtle.

DETROIT Dec 7,-(Special Telegram.)-
W. V Morse who was injured in the
Michigan Central wreck at otter Lake
Mich, Thursday night, arrived in Detroit
on the relief train early Friday morning
and was removed to the Wayne hotel
where he is being cared for.
Morse was In the coach that turned
turtle and escaped with painfully bruised
face and body
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
GOOD ROADS" OFFICERS
National Association Elects Executive
Board and other Omcers
at MuskOgee.

MUsKOGEE, I. T., Dec. THE National
Good Roads association, in annual conven-
tion here today, elected the following Of
fcers:
W. H. Moore, Chicago president A. c.
Jackson, Maine, vice president; Curt NJ.
Treat, Chicago, secretary; +. G. Conway,
Chicago, treasurer. Executive board. John
Parsons Illinois; c. n. Haskell, Oklahoma;
s. l.. Davis, New York; +, X. Bull, Wis
consin, and NJ Il. HerriCk, Ohio.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
WRECK AT ST. JOSEPH, MO.
Engineer killed I'm Collision Between
Rock Island aud Burlington
Trains.

ST. JOSEPH. No, Dec. Edward w.
Xlecan. engineer, was killed. William A.
RcGlnnis. hreman, and II. o. Widner.
brakeman. were seriously Injured today IN
& collision between Rock Island and Bur
lington freight trains. II Is believed the
Burlington train ran By danger signals.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08

W. V. Morse is q retired merchant OF
Omaha and Is al present one OF the di-
rsctors OF the Omaha & Council B!ufs
street Railway company and also OF the
new interurban line 20 Bellevue. Mr.. Morse
Is quite active ana takes a great interest
in tie street railway company and did
most Of the buying Of the right-of-way OF
ths new interuTban line,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
COnHen and the Paper.

The cause o. MT. COnneITs Wrath
against the evening paper was the
publication of an alleged statement
by James /. Kemp. said TO have been
made after Kemp left the witness stand
that he was afraid 10 tell the whole truth
on the witness stand, for fear OF vengeance
from the other coal dealers; the publica-
ton in parallel columns OF what Kemp
testified to and what he 10 alleged to have
told ths county attorney before be took
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
COAL FRAUDS IN UTAH
Federal Grand Jury at Salt Lake City
bands Down Indictments
'RRIHAN AND GOULD LINES INVOLVED

Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line and
Union Pacific Coal company on List,
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