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Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
KNIGHTS OF LABOR IN COURT
Hayes Faction OF society IL Re-
strained from Holding General
Assembly Meeting.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6--Justice Ander-
son, in equity court No. 1 yesterday, signed
an Injunction against the Hayes faction
of the knights of Labor. John w. Hayes,
Isaac II. Sanderson. Isaac ID. Chamber
lain. Henry a. Beckmeyer and Michael T.
Judge are restrained as individuals and as
alleged officers of rho Knights of Labor
from injuring. destroying or in any wise
dispoeing Of the records Of the order: from
calling or holding any meeting OF the gen.
eral assembly of the order pending the
determination Of the quo warranto pro-
ceedings on the law side Of the court
The defendants named may not, accord
ing to the Injunction order. effect a change
of parties to the controversies involved or
receive any monies from the members of
the order. or disbursing the same without
keeping accurate books of account The
restraining order is not 10 go into effect
until the complainants file an undertaking
to he approved by the court
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
SMooT HEARING POSTPONED
other Committee work Prevents At
tendance of Quorum of senate
Elections Committee.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6-The resumption
OF the hearings in the case of Senator
Smoot before the senate committee on
privileges and elections, which was TO have
begun today, was postponed until tomor-
row. A large number of witnesses and
lawyers were present in the witness
ROOM but it was found at the last moment
that so many members of the committee
had committee engagements that it would
be impossible to maintain a quorum.
There was evidently a disappointment
over the postponement on the part OF the
people assembled. John c. Carlisle repre-
sented the protestants In place of Judge
Taylor, who appeared previously in the case.
AS in the former hearings, large number
of the spectators were women.
Mr.. Tillman's resolution for an investiga-
tion Of the Chinese boycott was adopted.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
Begin work on Mutual.
AFTER INSURANCE OFFICIALS
Former PennsylvaDin Comm issiOners
May he Charged with
NaIfeasance.

HARRISBURG. Pa, Feb. 6--The legisla-
tive investigating committee. which has
been inquiring into The methods employed
In, t1iAr stsSses snsraaffee saepastHeats pFe-
sented its report TO the senate and house
this afternoon.
The committee in its report calls the at
tention Of Governor Pennypacker and At
torney General Carson to the testimony Sc
cured by it which may tend to establish
malfeasance in Office on the part of former
Insurance Commissioners Luper. Lambert
and Durham
The committee further recommends that
all the employees OF the insurance depart
ment be salaried.
The report details the amounts received
I'm fees by the different insurance commits
siOners during their respective terms of
office. According to these figures Commits
sioncr Luper received in his three-year
term $l6.422 and Commissioner Lambert in a
four-year term .+S5. In Commissioner
Durhams term Of five years ]. Clayton
Erb. who was acting as actuary. was given
Si4 ,223 in fees. The records showed that
only 5000 was paid direct to Durham him
, self.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
TOM LAWSON Ar DEs MONIES
Boston Man Confers with Governor
Cummins ResardInE Insurance
Investisstfos in Iowa.

DES MONIES. Ia. Feb. 6.-Thomas w.
Lawson of Boston today called on and
invited Governor Albert r. Cummins to
serve with four other distinguished re-
formers of America on a committee to
which he will turn over his New York Life
and Mutual Life OF New York proxies
and which he asks TO attend the coming
annual meetings Of these two companies
for the purpose of ele<tiug good, honest,
sound. business men.As directors.
Governor Cummins replied that he would
consider the propositions and after a con-
ference with Governor johnson of Min
nesoto. one of the other members would
make definite answer
The conference between Mr. Lawson and
Governor Cun1mins WAS held In Governor
Cummin's private Office at the state house
Mr.. Lawson was accompanied by K. J..
Ridgeway, one of the Publishers of Every
body's Magazine, IN which Mr.. Bawson's 5
story. ''Frenzied Finance" appeared.
MIR. Lawson told MIR cummins that the
other members of the Committee will be
Governor johnson Of Minnesota, Senator
LaFollette of Wisconsin, George Braward
Of Florida, and ex-Att,aney General Monett
of Ohio. He said he had received large
number of proxies from policyholders in
tnt VIEW 1Ofk l4tlt 1tu Nlutudi Lie OIL
New York. which. with the others he ex-
poets to get and which he is confident
will come in IL the committee plan goes
through, will give hifn control of both
companies. f
The proxies are So worded that Mr..
Lawson cannot vote fhom himself. He
must turn them oveEefo a committee of
unquestionabiy responsssle men to he rep
resented by him. which committee will at
tend the annual neethigs and vote the
proxies.
Mr. Lawson also told AIr. Cummlns that
he desired the commirtee to take steps
to have the, New YorR statutes amended
to make majority OF the. directors of the
two mutual companies elected annually.
At present less than a majority are elected
each year. taf
Lawson addressed the Iowa legislature
this morning by Special Invitation and de-
livered one of his chara1teristically pointed
but brief speeches on the Insurance investi-
CATION and controversy.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
WABASH MAKES IMPROVEMENTS
Approximately One and One-HaIf MIL
lion DsIIars VIII he spent
in ohiO.

CANTON. o.. Feb. Announcement Is
made here that a contract was let by the
Wabash Railway company Monday for the
construction of the Bolivar-Orrville cut-on
OF twenty-five miles. The price is $4,000
and work is TO begin within ten days. It
is given out that contract for the con-
struction of the new shops OF the company
at Justus, o. for which large tract OF
land has been purchased, win be let I'm a
short time. The outlay for the shops and
yards is estimated at S,OO0O0O.
II is admitted by railroad officials that
the Sugar Creek & Northern railroad, a
corporation recently organized under the
laws OF Ohio. is a Wabash project The
contract for a cutoff awarded Monday is
given In the name OF the Sugar Creek d
Northern
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
OMAHA MAN SEEKING A CHILD
Contests with Divorced Wife for
Custody of Adopted Little
One.

LEWISTON, Mont. Feb. Especial Tele-
gram.)-IIabeas corpus proceedings inst-
tuted by William S. VanDusen. an Omaha
business man, against his divorced wife,
Minnie VanDusen. in which he seeks to re-
cover 2-year-old child adopted by them
Jointly prior to the divorce, has been heard
by Judge Cheadle and taken under advise
ment The woman was located here by
VanDusen after n long search He claims
that under the decree of the Nebraska
court the woman was forbidden to take the
child from that jurisdiction. The defense
asserts there is nothing in the decree to
warrant such a conclusion, and that the
little one, not being child of the parties.
cannot be taken from her and turned over
to her former husband. II the little one
was actually the child OF the parties they
could not display snlo,e Interest Than they
are doing. iH@A
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP MOVE
Federal Circuit Court UphOIds Right
of indianapolis to Buy
Plant.

CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-Purchase OF the gas
plant of the Consumers Gas Trust company
OF indianapolis Ind, by the city of Indian
apolis for municipal ownership purposes is
declared to be legal in an opinion given
here today by the United States circuit
court of appeals. The decision reverses the
decree Of the district court i'm Indianapolis
restraining the city from purchasing the
plant of the gas company, the franchise of
which has been terminated. Today's de-
cision OF the court of appeals is in an
auxiliary proceeding, in which the city OF
Indianapolis asserted the right to become
the exclusive purchaser OF the gas plant
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
RUSSIAN ELECTIONS FIXED
DELEGATES 10 Douma WIN he Selected
April Z and First Meeting VIII
He Held April 2s.

ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 6.-The. elections
to the National Assembly are fixed for April
I. The opening session will take place April
y April I is the feast of the annunciation.
one Of the great Russian holidays. The
three weeks interval between the elections
and the convocation Of the National As
sembly II the shortest time in which the
representatives from Siberia and other re-
mote localities could arrive here. The local
authorities have the privilege OF beginning
the primary elections to choose delegates to
the electoral college as soon as the election
districts are complete.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
HANOVER BANK ENJ0INED
Boston Concern Can No Longer
Transact Business In state of
Massackusetts.

BOSTON, Feb. Ga temporary injunction
restraining the Hanover bank of this city
from doing further business in this state
was issued today i'm the equity session Of
the Massachusetts supreme court.
A representative Of the attorney generals
department informed the court that the
condition Of the institution was hazardous
and that public necessity required that it
be closed The Injunction is the result of
an investigation into the banks affairs
Foster Hooper vice president of the in
stitution, was arrested here on the charge
OF using the mails TO further conspiracy
to defraud. the arrest being made on a
bench warrant issued by the United States
district court Of New Jersey.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
SUFFRAGISTS IN BALTIMORE
Many Conferences Held Preliminary
10 Opening of National Con-
VentiOn Today.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 6.-As the number OF
delegates arriving increases there is multi
plioation OF conferences looking to the per-
fecting Of details OF matters TO come before
the thirty-eighth annual convention of the
National Woman Suffrage association. the
regular session of which commences tomor-
row The business committee was in ses-
sion practically all day, and at a meeting
of the executive committee held tonight it's
recommendations were received and the
plan OF work OF the convention was CON
sidered
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
IDENTIFIES MANN'S WRITING
Solicitor for Fads and Fancies
Testines Against Town Topics
Financier.

NEW YORK, Feb. G.-Moses e. Wooster,
solicitor for "Fads and Fancies," was a
witness in the hearing of the case against
Colenel w. d. Mann. editor of Town Pop
les who is charged with perjury.
Wooster testified that he saw Colonel
Mann write the characters 20. X" and
wv. ID. NJ" on letter written by Count
Reginald Ward. Colonel Mann's denial In
the Hapgood libel trial that he wrote these
characters on the letter forms the basis
of the perjury charge against him.
w. L. Daniels, secretary-treasurer of the
Town Topics Publishing company, testified
that the company had a free list
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
NEBRAsKAN COMMITS SUICIDE
In New York Town and waiting for
woman Who Evidently Dis
appointed Him.

BINGHAMToN, y. y, Feb 6-CSpecial
Telegram. )-Thomas Stack of Orleans. Neb..
was found lying on the floor of room in
the Hotel Hoahan at Cnadila yesterday
with A-calbre revolver bullet through his
head. few days previously he had re-
ceived a package from r. NJ. Shea OF Or
leans. Neb.. who he said was his closest
friend He had been expecting "A woman
from Omaha and loft directions at the hotel
that should she arrive he be told without
disclosing to her the fact that he was in
the house.
According to his statements he had lived
in Nebraska forty years, and was worth
5000 in Nebraska real estate The remains
have been held waiting instructions from
Nebraska relatives.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
FOUR KILLED. TEN INJURED
Rear-End Collision between Pas
senGer Trains Nerr Bridal
Veil. Oregon.


PORTLAND. Ore. Feb. 6-Four persons
were killed and ten were more or less seri-
ously injured In the collision today on the
oregon Railroad and Navtgstion companys
line near Bridal Veil. ore.
The dead t
e. Ia sINNoTT of Portiand, an employe
OF the American Tyle Fcunders' associa-
GEoR$E IL, BrciIASAS, accountant.
J. VI FR9sr. wasp waila. Wash.
The more, -seriouslyt tljared:r
/ Nrs y, g. gis s Wails Y wash, badly
James j Russell. East Oakland, Cal; (;
badly injured; may die.
Engineer Swain of No. }. Portland /;
scalded, not serious.
Passenger train No. 5. known as the Pa
cifc Express. from Chicago, ran into the
rear of passenger train No. g. known as
the Spokane Portland Special, which was
standing on the main track with a dis
abled engine The rear Pullman car on
the Spokane Portland special was badly
wrecked. The other cars were not so badly
wrecked while almost the only damage
done 10 the rear train was to the engine.
The Pacific Express was late and was
making up time. At Bridal Veil the engine
of No. ? broke down and an effort was be-
ing made to repair tho break. Brakcmen
were sent out with the customary signals,
hut through some mishap the heavy train
was not stopped in time and crashed into
the rear car of the standing train.
From advices received at the division su-
periutendent's Office i'm Portland an injector
pipe on the engine of train Nc. burst
when Engineer Swain tried ia stop it, The
scalding steam drove the two engine men
from tho cab before thcy could stop their
train
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
Bodies from valencia wreck.

VICTORIA. y. c.. Feb. Six bodies Of
the Valencia wreck victims have been
recovered, including twelve brought in yes
terday--nine men and three women. OF
the former four have been identified as o.
w. Inglehorne Of Ferndel. Wash; Gus
Erickson of San Jose H NJ. Peters of Los
Angeles and Peter Glude OF Brownville.
Wash. One OF the others is thought to he
the remeains of J. B. Montgomery, quar-
termaster
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
Mi..ourians Invest In gotham.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.--On the most ex-
pensive piece OF ground in America, the
southeastern corner of Wall street and
Broadway, an eighteen-story building will
be erected, beginning next May. by 81.
camille Trust company of that city The
building will be absolutely plain and of
steel and vitrhed brick. The plat os 3Ox40
feet and cost 100000 several months ago.
The building will cost s225 zoe.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
Movement. of ocean vessel. Feb. a.

AT New York-Arrived: Bleucher, from
Hamburg: Xaderland, from Antwerp; Prinz
August William, from Hamburg Sailed
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, for Bremen;
PTinzessln Victoria Louise for st. Thomas
Georgia, for Naples; Deutchland, for
Naples.
AT Antwerp-Arrived: iceland from New
York, via Dover.
At Bremen-Arrived: Neckar from New
York.
At Christiansand-Sailed: Oscar III, for
New York.
At Trieste-Arrived: Carpathia. from New
York.
AT Genoa-Arrived: Brazil from New
York.
New York.
At London-Arrived: Jason. from Ia
coma; Maine, from New York
At Glasgow-ArTived; Laurentian. from
Philadelphia.
At Liyerpool-Arrived: Montfort. from St.
Johns, N B.. Victoria from New York.
Sailed: Devonian. for Boston; Ivernia, for
Boston.
At southampton-Arr1ved Minnetonka,
from New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
ChiIdren Burn 90 death.

HELENA. Mont. Feb. 6.--Three children
OF j. b. CIPHER. girls. aged I, and years
respectively. were burned to death in their
home six miles south OF Big Timber last
night. The parents left the children alone
When they returned the house was In ruins
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
FINNS ARE IMPORTING ARMS
Sc. PetersburE Newspaper Claims
They Are Preparing 30 Join
RevoIutionists.

TERSBURG, Feb. 6.-The Novoe
: Pday continued its revelations in
re the importations of arms into
FIJI le paper declared 1t had evil
den be radical organization in Fin
land & pairing for open war in sup
port ext outbreak of the Russian
revolu Not only were well armed
infanti being drilled, but horses
were b, aed for cavalry and artil-
lery ser shells for field artillery
were bei ted.
The stat sSf the Novoe Vremya are
undoubtedi correct so far as the Finnish
extremists are concerned. but the nation
alists. and even the social democrats or
ganization, disclaim any connection or
even sympathy with violent measures.
The appointment OF General Langhoff,
former commander Of the Semionovsky
regiment. TO be state secretary OF Finland,
the connecting link between the emperor
and the grand duchy, is unsatisfactory to
the Finlanders General Langhoff, though
native Finn, has been lifetime in the
Russian service and has no administrative
qualities. The governor of Bjoerneborg,
who was the Finnish candidate for the
state secretaryship. was rejected. although
his candidacy was supported by Count
Witte.
Reports which have been in circulation
| for several days to the effect that General
Grodekoff. who was governor of the Amur
territory during the Boxer uprising and
who became noted for his ruthless meas
! ures in restoring order I'm the Amur region
/ and In Manchuiia. will be appointed vice
/ roy of the far east with command of the
land and sea forces, are semi-authorita-
lively confirmed. General Grodekoff, who
he.
ell of the empire. left st. Petersburg last
week for Harbin. General Linevitch, the
I commander of the Manchurian armies. will
| probably retire. His name has been men,
toned in connection with the viceroyalty
/ of the Caucasus
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
JEROME TO BEGIN WORK
District Attorney will Present Insurance
Fraud, to Grand Jury.
MANY PROSECUTIONS DECIDED UPON
Witnesses Instructed to He Ready
to Appear Thursday - Cost
of IuVestignung the
Equitable.

NEW YORK, Feb 6.-Witnesses in one of
the life insurance cases under examination
by the district attorneys office were today
notified to be in readiness to appear before
the grand jury on Thursday. This will be
the first active step taken by District At
torney Jerome in the prosecution of life in
surance officials 1t indicates abandonment
on the part of Mr.. Jerome OF his original
plan to have an extraordinary grand jury
impanelled for the special consideration
of life insurance cases Whether an extra
ordinary grand jury will be impanelled
later depends on the number and character
of the cases which the district attorney
shall decide on as deserving of criminal in
dictment
Mr.. Jerome. it is stated. has practically
decided upon a large number OF prosecu-
tions and is only awaiting the publication
Of the report OF the legislative investigating
committee for the additional light it will
throw upon some Of the matters involved.
Investigations Are Expensive.
Special investigations of the Equitable
Life Assurance society within a year have
cost that corporation more than $780, coo. aC-
cording to statement authorized today by
Paul Morton, president of the Equitable.
who added that while these Investigations
llau Deen exceedingly expensive, lhey ilaCi
been worth to the policyholders more than
they had cost. 1t was reported in life In
surance circles that the bills rendered by
chartered accountants employed last sum
mer by Mr.. Morton TO investigate the So
cety's affairs amounted to about $275,00O.
THAT would be an over statement" said
Mr.. Morton. 1T is true, however, that
their services have been expensive. 1t
must be remembered that this task has en-
gagged the services of seventy men here for
six months. This, together with special ex-
penditures of a similar nature collectively
have amounted to between $4,000 and siOJ.-
OOO"
Begin work Mutual.
Having just completed their joint eXami-
nation of tho New York Life company. the
insurance superintendents of Wisconsin,
New York. Kentucky, Tennessee and Ne
braska, it was stated today, have practl-
cally determined to begin at an early day
a similar inquiry into the affairs of the Mu-
| tual life Insurance company,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
Bank Said 10 he solvent.

No proof has been produced today TO show
that the suicide was defaulter, although
the secrecy maintained by the ofticia S Of his
private bank has led to much uneasiness.
Mr.. Simmons had little property himself.
and his estate is not expected to run above
$4,000. His interest in the Interstate bank
was but $1,000. The Interstate bank suf
fered Withdrawals OF $4,000 today, but paid
all demands.
The cOroner's inquest will begin at 10
o'clock Wednesday morning. The autopsy
performed late tonight indicated cyanide Of
potash poisoning.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
wadsworth Promises Action.
Bedc Reluctant to Come.

Congressman J. Adam Bede of Minnesota
one of the great orarors of congress, is re-
luctant TO go to Omaha on February "A &c
participate in the celebration of the Nc
Knley club, although he will be In Peoria
on February %. However, It is believed
Congressman Kennedy will land Mr.. Bedt
for the evening Of February "a
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
YATES MANAGER ENDS LIFE
Rev, George Simmons of Peoria Takes
Poison and Dies at Home.
BANK CLOSED ANO OtPoslToRs EXCITED
Sensational Confessions from Boys
Affecting Morals of Minister
believed 20 He Cause
of the Suicide.

PEORIA, ILL.,, Feb. 6.-Rev George Sim
MONS pastor of the First Baptist church,
president of the Interstate Savings bank
and the Peoples Savings bank, and re-
Gently appointed manager of the Yates SEN
atorial campaign in Peoria county, was
found dead in bed this morning. lie has
been the object OF investigation at the
hands of the states attorney, the two
banks, and his congregation on the gravest
, charges, and 1t is presumed to be "a case
of suicide.
The body was found by his wife when
she called him to breakfast. He had re-
mained downtown until a late hour last
night disposing of some business matters.
A letter found beside him showed his death
to have been premeditated. He said this
was his last night on earth and wanted TO
leave a message of undying love to all. In
part it said:
/ ALSO no blame must attach 10 eX-Gov-
ernor Yates nor his associates. lie simply
! gave me an opportunity which his op-
ponents ard my enemies have prevented
my using"
J The last line, THAT time fails me should
attempt to write personal messages" in
dicates he was dying as he brought this
/ letter to close.
Three physicians who were hastily sum
moned are of the opinion that death was
caused by cyanide of potassium. Coroner
Baker has taken charge of the remains
! The Peoples Savings bank, of which Sim
mons was president, in the workmens $
quarter of the city did not open its doors
this morning. Cashier LOOK said it would
remain closed until some further action
was determined upon
Run on Bank.
| There was run on the bank yesterday
and by 10 o'clock this morning q large
crowd surrounded the building clamoring
for their money. The Interstate Savings
bank, Of which he was president up to yes
terday. when his resignation was accepted
and +. r. Hedrick elected in his stead, was
also the object of runs yesterday and to-
day. Early this morning the bank building
was crowded with dcpositors demanding
their money. Cashier AnclSer said they
would be able to stand the drain.
DR.. simmons came to the First Baptist
church five years ago from Terre Haute,
Ind. and had been remarkably successful
He secured national publicity two years
ago by advocating a dramatization of the
life of Christ. He became manager of the
senatorial campaign of former Governor
Yates a week ago and shortly after serious
stories affecting his morals were circulated.
States Attorney Scholes undertook an in
vestigation yesterday and secured some SEN
sational confessions from boys of his con-
gregaiiefa Dr. sinnnuys was DO years ~
age and leaves"a widow. He held charges
in Texas Jackson, Tenn, and Louisville.
Ky, before coming here.
Bank Said 10 BE solvent.
No proof has been produced today TO show
that the suicide was a dcfaulter, although
the secrecy maintained by the offic,a Of hi,
private bank has led to much uneasiness
Mr.. Simmons had little property himself
and his estate Is not expected to run above