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Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
VERDICT IN KlMMEL CASE
Jury Decides that Arkansas Banker
IN Dead and New York Life
Must Pay Policy.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, Oct 5.-In the United
States circuit court verdict was rem
dered this afternoon by the jury in the
case of George c. Rankin, receiver for
the First National bank of Niles. Mich,
against the New York Life Insurance COM
pany to recover $L736 insurance on the life
of George A. Kimmel, former president
Of the Farmers State bank of Arkansas
City, Kas., who mysteriously disappeared
in 1895, finding in favor of the plaintiff
Interest was also awarded making the to-
tai amount SS9l5.5O. The jury was out all
day. At noon it reported a disagreement.
but Judge Finkelnburg instructed further
consideration before finally reporting.
The suit was instituted to legally decide
whether Kimmel is dead or is an inmate
insane in New York. On March Is, 1895,
Kimmel took out an Insurance policy on
his life, 10 be payable on his death to his
sister. who is now Mrs. Edna X. Bonslett
Of 593 Sixty-ffth street, Chicago. Kimmei
mysteriously disappeared several months
later. The New York Life Insurance COM
pany declined to pay the amount Of the
policy until Kimmels death was proved.
Receiver Rankin, 70 whom the policy
was transferred on a loan, fled suit al
leging that Kimmel had died August 1,
1898, and that Kimmels sister had fur
nished the insurance company with proof
of his DEATH
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
HEARST AND M'cARREN At OUTS
Democratic Candidate for Governor
of New York DenOunccs Leader
of BROOKLYN.

CHATHAM. y. Y. oct. 5.-william r.
Hearst, democratic and independence
league candidate for governor, had his at
tention directed To-Day to a published state
ment by p. II. McCarren. democratic or
ganization leader of Brooklyn that II Mr..
Hearst persists in having Independence
league candidates nominated in King
county there will he n plurality Of i5,ooO
against him in Brooklyn.
THE question of whether Brooklyn goes
5000 one way or the other is for the citi-
zens of Brooklyn to decide and not for
Mr. McCarren to decide" said Mr.. Hearst.
Il have the utmost consideration for the
wishes of the citizens Of Brooklyn and
none whatever for the wishes of Mr.. Nc
Carren In placing an independent ticket
in the field in Brooklyn we are doing what
we believe to he for the best interests OF
the citizens of Brooklyn. M. McCarren
by calling himself democrat, does not
make himself d democrat. II he should
call himself an honest man 1t would not
make him an honest man. II he should
call his ticket a good ticket it would not
make II good ticket. AS a matter OF
actual fact the McCarren ticket IL notori-
ously unfit and should not command the
support of honest democrats or honest in
dependents.
II am a democrat. but Jefferson demo-
crat. not corporation democrat, and
cannot allow a hired agent OF the corpora
tions, like McCarren. TO define my democ-
racy or dictate unworthy candidates fol
me to support"
NEW YORK. Oct. 5.--Mr McCarren sale
he had no reply to make to Mr. Hearst
statement. Asked regarding his communi'
alton yesterday with Mr.. Hearst. he said
II have sent no letter to Mr.. Hearst
but l did send a messenger to him yester
day with instruction to inform him OF th'
probable result in Kings county IL he should
oppose the democratic judiciary ticket II
the Second judicial district. l believe thal
! did suggest that the county would give
Hughes about 5000 majority in the even
of his bolting the democratic ticket. diC
not tell him to use the words you d
this at your peril 1 made no threats
! but merely stated a few facts which
though might interest Mr.. Hearst.
There is nothing that / can say to tn
reported statement of Mr.. Hearst concern
| ing his threat to put third judiciar!
! ticket in the field in Kings and the othe
! counties comprising the second iudiciar!
| department.
"As TO the probability of the genera
committee voting to leave Hearst's nam
J of the head of the ticket the committe
will have TO decide that
The senator was asked: "Will the com
mittee have precedents for leaving of tn
name OF the head OF the state ticket?
He replied My answer to that is tina
there is no precedent for the head of tn
ticket bolting the party"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
BAY STATE REPUBLICANS MEET
Former Governor Bates Presides at
Convention Now Naming Cam
didates for once

BOSTON, Mass, Oct 6-Ex-Governor
John l.. Bates was chosen chairman of
the republican state convention, which met
here today for the nomination of candi-
dates TO be voted for at the November
election.
An incident of the work of organization
was a demonstration given Attorney Gen
eral Moody when he arose to move the ap-
polntment OF the committee on resolutions.
The platform reported by this committee
praises the work of Governor Guild Presi.
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root on the
completion Of his mission to South America
The resolutions further declare adherence
to the policy OF protection the tariff TO be
revised when the interests of the country
require 1t and urge that representation in
congress be reduced IN states where there
is suppression OF the vote. The rule OF
the mob and atrocious crime which fire.
quently provokes it," are condemned. The
resolutions express sympathy with the
Jews In Poland and Russia and commend
the efforts Of President Roosevelt to de-
wise a just and effective method for build
ing up a strong merchant marine" Oppo-
sition is expressed to the ownership or the
railroads by state or national governments
The convention by acclamation renomi.
mated the following state ofacers
GoYernor-CuTtis Guild, jr.
Lieutenant GONernor-Eben s. Draper
Secretary of State-Willlam NJ. Olin.
Auditor-Henry +. Turner
Treasurer and Receiver General-Arthur
ATTORNEY General-.Dana Malone.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
HUGHES OPENS CAMPAIGN
Great Mass Meeting of New York
Republicans Held in Car
neRie Hall

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The republican
state campaign was formally opened in
this city tonight with ratification meeting
that attracted a greater crowd than could
be accommodated In Carnegie hall. Hun
dreds OF persons gathered In the adjacent
streets to greet the candidates as they
arrived and 20 give them a noisy sendon
as they left
Charles A. Hughes, the gubernatorial
candidate made the principal speech and
the usual campaign enthusiasm was given
expression in an outburst of music. cheers
and shouts of personal compliment, accom-
panied with the waving of banners and
hats. Several matters touched upon in his
letter Of acceptance were elaborated by Mr..
Hughes and he again emphasized that the
question before the voters is one OF good
citizenship rather than of politics.
Lieutenant Governor NJ. Linn Bruce and
Attorney General Julius NJ. Mayer both
candidates for reelection, were among the
speakers.
Preceding tonishts session Mr.. Hughes
addressed at Earl hall number of Colum-
bia university students. who later this aft
ernoon formed a college republican club.
Lieutenant Governor Bruce, I'm the course
Of an address at this meeting. said:
\ IF the forces arrayed against Us can
carry this great empire state, the edues-
tiOnal. financial and manufacturing center
OF the country. it will light a fire which
will sweep from Maine 10 California"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
ITALIAN WOMEN IN A RIOT
Attack school Under Impression that
Children Were Being KILLED
by Physicians.


NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Believing that = .
murder doctors" as they call the y =
OF Health physicians, were CUTS
throats of their children In pu'. sol
in the Williamsburg section ~ Hlyn'
l,5OO women, nearly all Of = - ,alians'
stormed the school buildiv So mad et-
fort TO reach the little y say. Before
the riot had been quelle everal police
men had been seriously @njured by he
infuriated women and one Of the rioters
had been arrested.
For several days physicians Of the Board
OF Health have been examining the eyes
and throats of the pupils. contagious
Affection of the eyes had spread from the
homes. Of the Italians In the vicinity oi
the school and the doctors were directed
to make an investigation TO learn the cause
and to extermnate the disease Many Of
the pupils, upon going to their homes
told their parents that the murder doc
tors wanted to cut their throats, and
/ frenzy. that does not listen to reason,
! spread among the mothers of the pupils.
Today they decided 10 make an investl-
cation In body and marched to the school
building, 1900 strong. Teachers, who were
warned of the approach locked the doors
Of the building and sent call for assist
/ ance TO a nearby police station. Before
/ the police had arrived the women rushed
( toward the entrance Of the school build
I ing and. finding the way barred against
! them, made frantic and determined efforts
/ TO batter down the door One panel had
/ been smashed when the vanguard of the
police squadron appeared upon the scene
and sought to put sudden end TO the
trouble. The women turned upon the po-
licemen. tore their clothes, scratched their
faces and put them to rout before detail
! of fifteen more officers reached the scene
When the reinforcements came nearly one
hour was required to drive the rioters from
| the quarter
| When the woman who was arrested was
arraigned in police court and asked by the
magistrate to account for her conduct she
! replied:
What would you do If you knew the
| murder doctors were cutting the throats OF
your children? l will not let them kill my
little ones"
Several serious riots of u similar nature
to that one of today have occurred in va
rious parts of the city.
In every instance the trouble has oc-
CURED in districts inhabited almost exclu.
sively by Italians and Hebrews.
As result of the latest trouble it was
announced that the examination by the
health officers in the public schools will bC
temporarily discontinued.
Three other schools in the same district
were stormed by women who had wrought
themselves into frenzy on hearing OF
the so-called murder doctors" In on,
case IL was found impossible to quiet tn,
rioters and the pupils were dismissed.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
ANOTHER GREAT EARTHQUAKE
seismograph mt Washington Records
Disturbance October 1 Lasting
for over Two Hours.

WASHINGTON, OFT. -s.-The weather
bureau today issued bulletin announcing
that the bureaus seismographs recorded
another great earthquake beginning at
9;O5 p. m. October 1, but that the earth
quake probably not disastrous. The
official bulletin follows:
The seismographs at the weather bureau
recorded another earthquake beginning
about nine hours, five minutes p m,
seventy-five meridian time, October /. The
distinctive features of the record consist
in the long duration of the earthquake and
especially the long duration of the rela-
| lively strong motion. The amplitude OF the
strong motion, as recorded at Washington
was only about 0.3 of a millimeter, which
is much less than I'm the case of either
| the San Francisco or the Valparaiso
earthquakes. The record indicates, how
ever that the disturbance was at a
great distance from Washington. in fact
almost at the Antipodes or within an
/ indefinite region in the Indian ocean west
! erly from Australia. Some of the charac-
| teristcs of the record are doubtless ex-
planned when We consider that great earth
/ quake waves radiatIng in all directions
| from distant origin, as in the present
different paths over and through the crust
| of the earth and at slightly different times,
| the lengths of the respective paths. The
effect OF partial superposition of wave
motion thus produced would tend to pro-
long the duration of the disturbance as re-
corded at Washington.
There is every evidence from the records
| that this is another great earthquake. II
would seem unlikely that II was especially
| disastrous in view of its probable location
! in the bed of the Indian ocean. 1t might,
however, have been accompanied by strong
| tidal waves.
Advices have just been received from the
London Daily Mail that great earthquake
has just been recorded on the sesmogTaphs
at Perth and Sydney, Australia, which are
not far distant from the estimated origin
| as deduced from the Washington observa-
, ton. WILLIS l.. MOORE,
Chief Waa her RnraniI
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
FOREIGN TRADE OF CUBA
Island Sells More Than IL Buys, Most
Business Being with
United states.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 5.-The
bureau of statistics of the Department of
Commerce and Labor today issued bulle-
tin on the foreign commerce of Cuba show
ing that 1t aggregates over s200,0OO00O per
annum. the actual figures being given as
follows:
Imports s95, 600 600; exports, s110,000,0O0 OF
the imports IS per cent were in 1905, drawn
from the United States, and OF the exports
Sc per cent were sent to the United States.
IL is stated that there has been a steady
gain in the share OF the imports drawn
from this country, while the share OF ex-
ports sent TO the United States in 1905 was
Sc per cent,
OF the exports, sugar alone amounted to
s6s. 900 600; tobacco. crude and manufac-
tured. sg7,OoO.Ooo and fruits about $4,000
OF this imports. cotton manufacturers,
were, in round terms, 500 900; breadstuffs,
including rice, $1,000 cattle, horses and
mules, 5000 900: meats. 100000; machin-
cry seO0o,O00; manufactures Of iron and
steel not classed as machinery, about
"a. .Oo 900; leather and manufactures thereof,
So. 500 OOO: wines. malt liquors and spirits
and other beverages, about s3,00O,0O0; man
ufactures of fibers. 100000; vegetables,
nearly S25O0OOO: wood and manufactures
! thereof 100000: oils and fats for indus
trial purposes, s1,5cO,OoO; dairy products a
little less than sl,5oO,OOO: fish, s1.25O oO; "a
per and manufactures thereof H.oO1OO3;
wool and manufactures thereof H,O0oOOO,
and glass and glassware little less than
81, 10000.
! or the exports nearly all of the sugar
| and a large proportion OF the fruits are
/ sent TO the United States, and the expo Is
/ of tobacco are divided between the United
7
cent OF the total exports go to the United
/ States
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
WANT SMALLER POSTAL NOTE
Postmasters Will Ask Congress to
Provide for Sending sums
Under One Dollar.

ST LOUIS, Oct. 5,--The annual conven-
tion of the postrnasters of offices of the
first class. which has been in session since
Wednesday at the Jefferson hotel, came to
an end today with the election OF the
following officers:
e. r; Munfurt Cincinnati. president; ].
l.. Waite. Burlington, Ia, vice president
+. A. F'reer, Galesburg. ILL.,. second vice
president; Henry Blum, jr., Savannah. Ga,
third vice president Paul J. Sours. Denver.
Col, fourth vice president, and General
Thomas B. Lawler. Rockford, ILL.,, treasurer.
In behalf of Postmaster w. A. Fisk of
San Francisco, Guy T. Gould thanked the
postmasters for their assistance rendered
during the calamity which befen that city
The convention adopted a resolution ask
ing that the department take some steps
toward securing the passage OF a bill 70
secure a postal note sums under 81.
The next meeting of the association will
be held at Erie, Pa, in October. 1907
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
YOUNG MEN DROP TO DEATH
Cleveland Clerks Fight In Fourth
story of Railroad Building and
Fall from window.

CLEVELAND. o.. Oct 5.--Clutched in
each others arms two young men fell
from the fourth story of a Lake Shore
railroad ONCE building and were hurled
TO their death on the pavement below, at
5 o'clock this evening.
The dead men are ]. V. Bunts, aged 80.
and Harry wilfred. aged II years. both
of whom were clerks in the office of sup
erintendent of motive power of the Lake
Shore railroad. Bunts was killed in
stantly and wilfred died in an ambulance
while being conveyed to a hospital
The young men had had some trouble
previously and a renewal OF this late this
afternoon led to an alteration between
them 1t was as a result OF this that
they fell from the window. which was
open directly in front OF them.
During their flight through the air
neither relaxed his death-like grasp and
each held to the other Till their bodies
struck the pavement.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
COTTON MARKET IS BOOMING
storm Reports Send the Price of
Futures High Three
Exchanges.

NEW YORK, Oct 4.-The cotton market
had very strong and excited advance at
the opening today, with the spring months
selling above II cents and the general list
about 40 points, or Sc bale over the clos
ing figures OF the previous day on stop
loss covering and tremendous buying by
the SOUTH local and Liverpool bulls Re-
ports OF further storms In the south and
a prediction of squeeze among dealers
short of actual cotton for Octobar delivery
were the factors in the advance. October
sold at l0.SS cents, or 219 points above the
recent low level. Shorts appeared to be
panic-stricken in all markets and Decem-
Der contracts in New Orleans sold a points
over the close OF last night
In the last few minutes there was heavy
realizing and the market closed fairly
steady at net advance of sSa45 points
The sales were estimated at 75o0OO bales
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 5.-Business on the
Cotton exchange here was very heavy to-
day, The January and February option LED
an upward movement influenced by large
buying orders believed to be for American
account. Futures opened IA to Is points
higher and advanced slowly until the New
York opening was received; then the mar
ket became strong, prices advancing rapidly.
At o'clock values were IS to SO points over
yesterdays closing, with the market
strong.
During the last half hour OF the session
the market eased of on realizing and
weaker New York and New Orleans ad.
vices. Trading continued active and ex.
cited up to the close. which was feversh
and unsettled. October gained 81 points
and the rest OF the options 27Is to 81
points during the day Spot cotton prices
were advanced 16 to Is points.
( NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 5.-The cotton
market advanced sharply upon news OF the
tornado in this city. December, which
closed yesterday at 11.Ol cents, went &c
ll.A cents, while January rose from 1922
cents to the same price. Later December
| fell to 1882 cents and January to HOP cents
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
ENGINEER BLAMED FOR WRECK
Boston a Maine President Says
Engineer Was Running Too
Fast for Position.

BOSTON. Oct. 5,--In an Official announce
ment regarding the wreck at Lanslngburgh.
n. Y, President Lucius Tuttle of the Bos-
ton & Maine railroad said today:
The engineers record In the company's
service was good and his years OF expert
enco both as fireman and engineer made
him competent to perform any of the duties
incident to his position. The conductor of
the extra had been in the companys serv-
ice for years and his record for competency
and ability are unquestioned. From facts
thus far ascertained IL would appear that
the extra train was signaled at a distance
much more than sufficient to enable IL TO
stop a safe distance away from the rear OF
No. 5. There also appears to be ample evil
dence that the engineer Of the extra saw W
the signal and fagman and answered il in
the customary manner by two blasts OF the
whistle nearly a half mile away, but
whether he was running at too high a rate
of speed consistent with his knowledge that
he was not far behind No s, or upon the
down grade at that point his train got be-
yond control, is not possible of determina-
tiOn.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
STATE LINE in QUESTION
Governor Folk Writes 10 Governor
Hoch Regarding Status of
an Island.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Oct. 6-Gov-
ernor Folk has written a letter to Gov
ernor Hoch of Kansas opening a question
involving the boundary line between Mis-
souri, and Kansas and the consequent con-
troll over an island in the Missouri river on
which there is a big gambling resort. Gov
ernor Folk asserts that II the island is
within the limits of Missouri measures
will be taken TO stop the gambling at once
The island. which contains about 400
acres lies between Clay county. Missouri
aud wyandotte county, Kansas, and was
formed by the divergence OF the river
about fifteen years ago Neither Missouri
nor Kansas has entered claim TO the island.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
sale of Fine Hogs.

MITCHELL s. D., Oct. 5.--(specialAJ-
The South Dakota Swine Breeders associa-
ton has amour ced a sale of pure bred
hogs TO take place In this city on Wednes-
day, October II. The sale will be held
in the stock pavilion of the aCttle Breed
ers' association. The catalogue embraces
hogs from the best herds in the state and
the opportunity win be a good one for
breeders 70 pick up some frst-class ami
mails.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for Nebraska - Fair and
Warmer saturday. sunday Fair.

Page.
severe storm sweeps over south.
Brown Ready 60 Argue Tax Case.
Twenty-Nine Dead from Mine.
New kinE of Quivera Crowned.
2 CrowninE of the New King.
= News from All Parts OF Nebraska.
= Fatal Explosion in "a subway.
\ Crowning OF New King and Queen.
q Affairs at south Omaha.
y Increase I'm value of Farms.
10 Editorial.
II Danish Church society Convention.
Neiser Granted n Concession.
II Sporting Events OF the Day.
IT Financial and Commercial News.
Is Council Bluns and Iowa News.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
Penny Postage Favored.

MILAN, Italy, Oct 5.-Ihe international
congress OF the ehsmbers OF commerce. IN
session here today. voted nearly unanl.
mously in favor Of universal penny tost-
age, after an address by John Henniker
Heston, NJ. r., who carried the imperial
penny postage scheme through the British
House Of Commons In seN
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
PROM I'm Corn Palace.

MITCHELL, s. D., Oct. 5-(SpeciaI.)-
The executive committee of Mitchell's corn
palace have paid up nearly all the bills
for the show OF last week and find a
satisfactory balance on the right side Of
the cash accounts. With all bills practie-
ally paid the palace was a grand financial
success and 5000 will be cleared up as
the result of the six days entertainment
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Oct. 5.-The sec
retary OF the interior has Withdrawn from
entry all the public land within an area
OF 10000 acres In the San Diego land dis
trict in California TO be incorporated In the
proposed San Diego forest reserve
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
DEATH RECORD.
Mrn. NJ. A. WiIken.

ATLANTIC, Ia, Oct. 5.-(Special Tele-
am)-Mrs, w. A. Wilken, one of the
best known and most respected women
of this city, died last night after an i'll
ness of but three days. Funeral services
win be held Sunday at 2;S0 at the late
home.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
settIins FI.herIe. aae.tion.

WASHINGTON, Oct sit was an
nounced at the State department today
that modus vivendl had been reached
with the British government relative 70
the Newfoundland fisheries that will. Il Is
believed. be satisfactory to the Gloucester
fishermen.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
Bermndan Xeaael Aground.

NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-The steamship Ber-
mudlan. from Bermuda, Is aground In
Buttermilk channel New York harboA
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
Property Loss in City and Vicinity Will
Exosed One Million DsllarI
sAW RAIN At JACKSON, MISS,
Unls" DOwnpsur Ceases Soon Another
Railway Tieup Will Result
TORNADO PASSES NORTH OF MOBILE
Wires Are blown Down, hut There
IL Little Loss of Life Owing 20
sparse settlement OF
District.


NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 5.-F1ve persons
were killed and ten fatally injured in to-
daY's tornadoes according to reports which
reached here late today from the country
about New Orleans. Deaths are reported
by both St James and West Baton Rouge
parishes The damage is estimated at over
81 .000, ,O0O
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
Hitchcock ON nntN.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 5.-seeretary Hitch
cock has returned TO Washington from his
summer vacation at Monsdnoek, N. K
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 5.--rhTee separate
torpadoes struck New Orleans and vicinity
today, causing loss OF life and great prop
erty damage In sections which week ago
today were more or less devastated by the
gulf hurricane.
The first tornado was at Pontchatoula.
les about nifty miles north of here; the
q sSd in New Orleans and the third near
:, Miss, about half way between here
and Mobile on the gulf coast.
The tornado at Pontchatoula sTuck the
southern end of the town about o'clock
in the morning. George Hawes was killed
in his home. which was blown down, and
his wife and four children were badly in
jured. Three negroes were also reported
killed at Pontchatoula.