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CYRUS E. WEBB.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-07
COLORADO SOCIALISTS MEET
state Convention In Denver NOmi-
mates william u. Haywood
for Governor

DENVER, July ct was learned tonight
that the socialist party of Colorado held a
convention IN this city on the Fourth OF
July and nominated a full state ticket,
headed by William ID. Haywood, secretary
treasurer OF the Western Federation OF
Miners, now In prison in Idaho, for gov
ernor. ......
The remainder OF the ticket is as follows:
Secretary of state, II. G. Darragh, Col
orado Springs.
Treasurer, J. w. Sawyer, Grand juno
ton.
Auditor. John NJ. Martin, Denver.
Attorney general. l. Tarkoff, Montrose.
Lieutenant governor, A. II. Floatln. Tel
luride.
Superintendent OF public instruction, A.
l.. Lurch. Wellington.
Regents State university. d. ]. H. Nor
row, Denver; DIR. f. H. Graeb, Denver.
Judges Of the supreme court. f. woodslde
Colorado Springs John NJ. King, Denver
Congressman-at-lar Guy e. Miller Tel
luride
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-07
CONFERENCE OVER LIGHTS
Extension Of the Gas Mains Still the CUES
ton Which Holds Up Contract,
NO CONCLUSION REACHED 81 COMMITTEE
Light Towers ALSO Discussed at the
1iestinR, but Discussion is, as
Far as II Went, Toward
"a Settlement.

Sitting ss committee Of the whole the
city council last night took up and dis
cuased, the proposed lighting contract with
the Citizens Gas spd Electric company,
but nothing was arrived at.
Another conference between the commit
toe on FIRE and light and the officers Of the
lighting company will be held. the result
OF which the committee Is expected to re-
port at the adjourned meeting OF the city
council next Monday night.
A considerable portion OF last nights
session was devoted TO the discussion Of the
extensions OF the company's gas mains in
certain parts OF the city. Councilman Hen
Dirk said his consitpents in the Sixth ward
demanded that. the mains be extended on
Avenue from Thirtieth to Thirty-fourth
street Councilman Wallace demanded that
they be extended TO- Rabbit Place, at the
end OF East Broadway, while Councilman
Knudsen insisted that they be extended
throughout the Fourth and Fifth wards.
AS q result OF the discussion of this phase
of the question the committee on Are and
light was Instructed to confer with the
lighting company as to these proposed ex-
tensions and report back at the meeting
Of the city council next Monday night.
At Councilman WRliace's suggestion a
clause Is 10 be inserted in the lighting
contract requiring the company 10 extend
it's mains when 50 directed by the council
and when a reasonable" number of pa
irons are secured on such extensions.
The question of abandoning the electric
light towers and replacing several Of the
arc lights with thirty-two candle power
incandeseent lamps was discussed, but
nothing decided upon.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-07
OUR otter BOX


OMAHA. July $50 the editor OF The
Beef. The, people OF Omaha are deeply
grateful to, the public park board for the
very able manner In which they have
looked after our different parks, but one
very necessary comfort Of Elmwood park.
one OF the very pretuest natural parks
In the city. has been overlooked. There
Is absolutely no protection to visitors and
picnickers against rain. July tth fully
500 pionichers were generously soaked dur
ing heavy shower. owing to the lack
Of shelter. II the public park board will
erect a building where people can take
their lunch during a storm, they would
be "nling a long felt want"
ONE WHO WAS SOAKED.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-07
aestinE Ready for Carnival.

At a meeting of the Council Bluffs Street
Far and Carnival company held last even
ing I'm the Office OF President Victor e.
Bender the first steps towards making
preparations for the annual street fair to
be held the week OF september-S to 10 were
made. ~
Correspondence is to be entered into by
Secretary George g. Wright with three
carnival companies whose representatives
are expected here next week to look the
ground over and confer with the officers
of"the company. Secretary Wright was
authorized 10 secure the usual mile or so
Of oisht-foot canvas fence TO enclose the
carnival grounds .-s---..
Il was decided 10 begin awarding the
various concessions next week, when a
plot Of the booths will also be ready, II
bo4ng the intention OF the management TO
have everything completed and In readi-
nsas by the opening day OF the street
fair.
II the plans of the management meet
with success; II 10 intended that the street
fair and carnival win surpass any OF the
efforts Of former yeaFs.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-07
INSURANCE COMPANIES PAY
o,e hundred and Sixty-six settle
ments Made with San Fran
cisco Losers.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.-The Can says
TODAY that 1856 settlements that nave oeeh
effected by the fire insurance companies
indicate that in the business section OF
San Francisco more than SOO'VOoVo WIN
be paid I'm coin to fire losers on the race OF
the adjustments made on losses that nave
already come before committees me
average adjusted loss in the 1855 Instances
mentioned is Ss4.S2S. the total payments
being $l4OOOOOO. The sound value OF 100
properties is given at 100000 by the ad-
justers. Consequently the reduction TOT
earthquake damage and Tor all olheF
causes in the adjustment is $b'OOO'oOo
These figures are supplied by an entirely
eonpetent authority. The large sum OF
500 900, 900 for pending and effected settle
ments Is an estimate upon the averages
already noted.
The loss committees appointed up to date
number 1,22l. The 800 100000 is based upon
the multiplication average of $4,S26 by
i,2A.
The Examiner says that the Austrian
Phoenix. an old established insurance COM
many of Vienna, Austria, has 80 far not
offered to adjust a single loss, nor has T.
even admitted liability, although its poll
cies are of standard form and contain no
earthquake clauses. Concerning It's attt-
tude and affairs Herr Witt, representative
from Europe, states:
Insurance people in Europe are sadly mis-
| Informed concerning the San Francisco
| confederation and its causes. ! have told
my people the truth and advised them tha'
/ they are liable. .,
| / have suggested an adjustment or losses
under the principles laid down In the reso-
/ lutions adopted by the New York CONFER
/ ence. - -,
| / hope my company will pay. 1 hope all
/ the foreign companies will pay. II they
/ do not / am satisfied the courts or thelr
| countries will recognize any judgments OF
| the courts OF this state.
| German insurance companies VIII pay IN
full" says F. Bopp. German consul. tenn
porarily located in this city. who recently
returned from Germany. where he investi-
gated the standing Of the companies doing
business on this coast.
II am in a position to know that the
German insurance companies Will pay dollar
| for dollar" said the consul today, and
wish 20 advise all persons doing business
with a German company not to expect a
compromise None Of the German com
panies wish 20 be elassed with the six bit
concerns. Ny knowledge on this point il
absolute. Money TO pay on every claim Il
on hand and II will be matter Of few
DAYS when il viii arrive
Mr.. BOpp has Just concluded an eX-
haustivs investigation Of conditions IN sSr
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-07

Francisco, the result Of which he has sent
on to his government While making no
recommendations to the home ofice. the
tenor Of the report is Enthusiastically in favor
OF the insurance companies carrying out
their obligations.
The consul wolld not commit himself on
the attitude Of Emperor William toward
those companies that showed tendency to
shave their claims The general Implication
OF his remarks, however. was to the ereet
that the emperor had practically ordered
the companies to settle on a dollar for
dollar basis
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-07
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE
ssasOnably Quiet Conditions Appear in
Many Commercial Departments
IOBBtRs EARLY IN PRIMARY MARKETS
Preparations for an Unprecedented
FAN and winter Trade I'm Prog
res--Decresse In Number
of Failures.
NEW YORK, July 6.-R. G. Dun 4
Co.'S Weekly Review Of Trade will say
tomorrow.

NEW YORK. July S.-R. G. Dun q
Co.'S Weekly Review Of Trade will say
tomorrow:
peared in many commercial departments
the first week in July Invariably bring
ing the minimum of activity in certain
occupations, but preparations FOR IN
precedented fall and winter trade Increase
with the maturity OF the crops. rev
small strikes were started with the new
month and work was delayed pending an
agreement on wage scales in other cases
where no formal struggle was announced,
usual extended holiday; but large mum
Der of textile workers resumed when the
old rate Of pay was restored, ana the ag-
gregate of idleness is probably at the
lowest point ever touched at this season.
Prospects for the coming season are
frightened by the appearance OF Jobbers
in the primary markets several weeks
earlier than usual
Failure returns for the first half of
1906 showed pronounced Improvement IN
every department except one, embracing
occupations chiefly of speculative ma
ture, and the ratio of defaulted liabilities
to solvent payments through the clear
ing houses during the last three months
was only az cents to $1,000. Railway
earnings thus far available for June SHOW
gains of 9 I per cent over the hggres OF
| 1905, while for the last week at this port
foreign commerce returns exhibited IN
creases of $3,451,oSS in imports and $685.
! 36b in exports
| in securing satisfactory deliveries of ma
! terlal, and entered the scrap market tc
| degree that hardened prices.
! Although a few changes have occurred
! in list prices of cotton goods, the primary
! markets are actually weaker on account
| of special concessions in order TO secure
! contracts. 1t is still noteworthy thai
purchases are restricted to pressing re
! quirements, practically no forward de
! liveries being arranged.
Failures this week were 1873 in tn,
| United States, against 100 last year, an'
twelve I'm Canada, against twenty-one las
wear.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-07
Germans 10 Celebrate.

The German-Amsrican citizens of Council
Bluffs and Pottswattamie county will cele-
brate German day in this city this year.
This was decided upon at a meeting held
last night in the rooms Of the Commercial
club.
For the last few years the German go
ciety, the Sons OF Herman, have observed
October 8 as the anniversary Of the settle
naknt Of Germantown. near Philadelphia.
Two years ago the celebration was held
N Council Bluffs ana last year in Man
ming. This year It was to have been held
Sithsr At Ainden or Avoca, but neither of
these towns considered themselves able to
handle the crowd and 1t finally devolved
on Council sBiuifs to entertain II.
The date for holding the celebration was
not determined last night. but probably
win be at an adjourned meeting to be held
next Tuesday night in the rooms OF the
Commercial club.
These were appointed a general commit
tee on arrangements last night; Theo N
Petersen. Henry Sporting, A Becker, editor
of the Freie Presse; A. Kramer and August
BoyBen. .as- I.Er
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-07
BRADsTRBET's REVIEW OF TRADE
Business Unusually Active for Mid
summer Season.

summer Season.
NEW YORK. July 6.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
1t has been a between-seasons week In
general trade and industry, but more than
the usual seasonable business is doing ip
spite of holiday influences. The taking
OF inventories and in the case OF INDUS
trial plants the market for repairs is nat
urally a feature, Nevertheless bright pros
poets continue unimpaired. Fan orders
are coming forward in good volume; crop
conditions on the whole are favorable. zig
iron displays more firmness and consider
able business has been booked while I'm
ished lines could hardly be in a better
position, demand from the railways con
tinuing to be most marked. Labor IS
scarce, not only in the crop growing
regions, but in the industrial sections as
well, the paucity of help curtailing pro
duction of Pennsylvania coke. incidentally
a strike of puddlers and fnishers In east east
ern bar iron mills affects the situation
but the disturbances are purely local. Rail-
way earnings are still very heavy, lndi-
c coTe1 sSi" with the same month in 1905
being no less than IA per cent Moreover
the past fiscal year was the best ever ex-
perienced by the railways and the outlook
is for gain of 16 per cent or more IN
Failures and clearing returns confirm
eariv claims OF record and profitable trade.
Failures are down close to the minimum
| for the first half of the year, being "a
per cent fewer than year Sg1, T tbap last
| year and only II per cent above the small
est total for nearly twenty years
| THE situation in textiles presents vary
| ing aspects Good cotton crop prospects
| have apparently, for the time being, been
| discounted and the raw material shows
| little or no change on the week, In mn
| ished goods the situation is irregulariy
| strong al the revisions recently made TO
| meet lower cost Of raw cotton.
pig iron shows more hrmness now Inat
! the FURRY caused by the dissolution OF tne
| southern, producers agreement mas appar-
"R,is,pess failures for the week ending
| Julv 5 number 1874 against l46 last week
! IN In the like week of 1896, III IN lS4, lo4
| in 1e13 and 1875 in 1902. In Canada tailures
| were "a as against 20 a year ago. $3.50,
| Wheat and -four exports from the Oniteo
| states and Canada for the week enolhk
| Iune < CSan Francisco and Seattle not re.
! Dorted1 are 1856. 343 bushels against l,W2 90,
/ bushels last week 1,06o644 ousheis VIZ
! weak last year, STS9l0 bushels IN 1913 - ianS
SS0 41O bushels in 1903 From July !. a, as ~.
| 10 J,ine 3d. 1906, the exports were lS4' 80 "a
| bushels against 60, 4S4,3S1 bushels last year
i45, $50 954 bushels in 1904 and 2SS''el''so Oush
els in 1903. 80. co, eoo hush
els AGAINST $40 237 bushels last Week 90; o ~
| hushels a year ago, 6l3R4 bushels M Nv
snd / 52b OSl bushels in 1908 From july !
iaoS 10 June 3d. 1906 the exports OF COL ~
a noya no zoo 5O4 bushels against isHO, ~
bushels in 1895, oil ,lol,l 10 pusheis III i'' so
IS ga bushels In lV4'
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-07
Unable to Nominate senator.

WEBSTER CITY, Ia, July 6.-(speciaI)
Unable to break the deadlock in the
Thirty-seventh district senatorial conven-
ton, which has been in session in this
city since last Monday. an adjournment
was taken late this afternoon. Two thou
sand four hundred and seventy-nine bal
lots were cast during the session and the
last resulted as did the first: ID. c. Chase,
Webster City, II votes; George W. Ward,
Eldora, 10; Charles h. Peterson. Clarion, Is
The convention will reeonvene I'm Iowa
Falls, July -. At this mornings session
each of the candidates released his deIega.
tons and during the day slight changes
were made in the vote, but the greatest
gain made by any candidate was two and a
half votes. which ID. c.. Chase secured
from Wright county
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-07
TALK OF CONTEST IN POLK
Oumminu Nay Lose the DELEGATION from
His Home County.
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS QUESTIONED
Asserted That Primary Law Inhibits
Selection of DELEGATES by Any
Person In This Case Dele
gated 20 Cummins.
CFrom a Stan Correspondent

tFrOm a STAN correspondent
DIES MONIES Ia. July 6-(specisl rele-
gram)-It is reliably reported here tonight
that Hon. charles Mackenzie Of this city,
who is candidate for attorney general
and who received 4OD majority in the
primary vote in this. Governor Cummins'
home county. and a very large majority
Of the delegates to the county convention
will contest the legality Of the Polk county
convention. which gave Governor Cummins
the right to name the seventy-two dele
gates from the county OF Polk to the state
convention on the grounds that this is
violation Of the Polk county state primary
law and that legally the convention could
not do this. the law prohibited voting
by proxy and thereby ignored the rights
OF Mr.. Mackenzie; Colonel d. J. Palmer,
candidate for railway commissioner; Hon.
W. L. Eaton, candidate for railway COM
missioner; Hon ID. A. Hites, candidate for
SECRETARY of state and others who received
majority OF the popular vote at the
| primary election, as well as a majority
OF delegates to the county convention.
This raises an important question In
! connection with the seventy-two votes to
the state convention. as the county con-
vention adjourned sine die and cannot now
be reconvened.- In the opinion OF some Of
| the ablest attorneys the delegation can be
protested, and II this is done Governor
Cummins would lose seventy-two votes in
| the state convention.
! II Mr.. Mackenzie does not make this
contest one OF the other candidates will.
EndeavOr to secure Bryan.
An EFFORT Is to Se made by the demo-
Gratis OF this counsy to secure the active
assistance OF w. ]. Bryan Of Lincoln,
Neb.. in the campaign in this state.
Bride is Only sixteen.
Just as Justice OF the Peace Duncan had
concluded the marriage ceremony uniting
Miss Beulah Baker and Tom lands OF
Peru. Ia, today, John Baker rushed into
the office and shouted that the girl was
not of age. He was too late. as the cere.
nony was concluded. Charges of false
swearing as to the girls age were iled
against the couple and they we're arrested
They hoped to be able to settle It out OF
court The brother Of the bride assert,
she is only-16 years old and she looks thu
part. The charge Of false swearing is sci
for next week
Nearly All Report.
Only few counties of the state have
not yet reported the personal property as
sessments to the state auditor. They ar,
expected to make their report in a few
days. The reports thus far indicate
substantial increase in the amount of per
sonal property in the state, probabl!
amounting to 100000.
r shelby Calls Convention.
The republicans OF Shelby county hav
called the county convention at which del
egates to the state convention will be Sc
lected for July H. 1t will be- the last con
ventiop held in the state. Marion, tn
only other county rema lining, withhold It
, 4 convention July II. The rest of the eau
cuses in Marion will be held tomorrow an
win decide that county.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-07
Accident at GIenvood.

GI4ENWooD. Ia, July s.-(specisI. TEN
thousand celebrated here yesterday from
all over southwestern Iowa. The day was
perfect The Emerson and schulhon bands
furnished the music, Free vaudeville,
moving pictures and two exhibition nre
runs by the GlenwoOd department. with
the usual Fourth program furnished enter
tainment. Glenwood II. 8. and Plattsmouth
played base ball AZ 1880 and Hastings and
dlenwOod az s. Scores. us and rs Glen
wood each time got the short end.
The only accident happened to ex-super-
visor George Estes. Taking part in the
fat mems race. he fell and dislooated his
shoulder Weighing 200 pounds he kept
three doctors busy three hours reducing
the injury.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-07

DUBUQUE, Ia, July 6-(Special. poll
teal significance IL given 10 a secret con-
ference between Senators William B. Allison
and Jonathan p. Dollver here yesterday.
Neither would give any inkling Of the sub
jeot Of the discussion. although politicians
say that II was intended to decide upon
some plan to settle the faotional night In
Iowa. The only statement Deliver would
make on the Perkins offer Of compromise
was; IF IL Is the unanimous sentiment
think II would be ell right
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-07
CITY TAXES NOT so LARGE
Half million Credited 20 June and
Quarter million Carried
over 20 July.

June produced s4s7,O7s city taxes, of which
ss6OOS2 was on real estate and s1SsSee on
personal property. Last year Ss02,9Oi was
collected during the same time, greater
exertlons being made 10 garner the cash.
This time something like a quarter OF a
million was carried over from the rush
Of the last day to entry I'm July.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-07
I1IEnsTEAD is READY FOR WORK
water Company Ready to Assist Him
'h'r in HIS Labors.

water Company Ready to Assist Him
'h'r = in HIS LRbOrs.
william Kiersted. the hydraulic en-
Eineer Of Kansas City, engaged by the
city 20 compute the value of the water
works plant and to furnish an estimate
OF the cost Of the construction Of a new
one, arrived in the city yesterday. Mr..
Kiersted Is ready 10 begin work at once.
In speaking of his plans Mr.. Kiersted
stated that his first work would be along
the line OF preliminary Investigations and
taking an Inventory OF the plant and prop
erty OF the waterworks company. How
long this would take Mr.. Kiersted said
he was unable to say. In this work OF
making an inventory Mr.. Kiersted will be
assisted by an engineer to be employed
by the waterworks company. Manager
Hart of the waterworks company has Of
fered to extend all the assistance in his
power to Mr.. Kiersted and all maps and
othAr records OF the company will be placed
at this. .iAtter's service, $685.
Shortly after his arrival Mr.. Kersted
held conferences with the members OF
the special waterworks committee, OF which
Councilman Wallace is chairman.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-07
Nearly All Report.
.Improvement, nj CIenvood

GLENWoOD, Ia. July 6.--(speciall-The
city council has entered into a contract
with the Electric Light and Power com
pany of this city by the terms Of which
the company is to pump city water for a
term OF years by use OF electric pumps
from the artesian wen furnished by the
city. This insures an improved service at
decreased cost This Improvement was
suggested and put in force by the present
city council, who are at this time pushing
paving, permanent cutters and completing
more cement walks and crossings than
other towns of the same size. Glenwood
has baen in the past rather backward In
the line Of permanent public work, but
under the direction of the present city
council and the active business men at this
time there is in course OF construction a
free public library, paving on Vine street
and many miles of cement walks From
present indications it will be only a short
time until Glenwood will rank as one of
the best county seat towns on the line OF
the Burlington road through Iowa
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-07
our Saturday specIaIs.

p lbs granulated sugar. ST. Washburn &
Crosby's Gold Medal -four, tt.19; 10 bars
good soap. &c; sspoho per bar, &c; salmon
per can, Ice; lib. can DR.. Prices baking
powder, 89c; quart Mason fruit jars, dozen.
SEC; tumblers, per dozen, 22c; granite col
ander, PC; 5-qt. granite kettle. 1sc; loot.
granite dish pan. &c; 4-passenger lawn
swing, 1895; gas stove oven, 31.3s; ham
mocks, up from 75c; -also fancy cuts OF beef.
pork veal or mutton; peaches. apricots.
plums. pineapples, watermelOns, muskmel-
ons tomatoes, lemons, oranges. bananas,
fresh vegetables, etc. No delivery of sugar
alone. j. Zoller Mercantile Co., phone 800
1OO-1O2-1O6 Broadway.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-07
western Iowa College Commencement.

western lows College Commencement.
Commencement exercises Of the Western
Iowa college we're held last evening I'm the
commodious rooms OF the institution, in the
Merriam block, formerly occupied by the
public library. Hon. Emmett FINLEY Of this
city delivered the address and Miss Caro-
line Conklin and Mrs. Lincoln r. Hypes
contributed TO the enjoyment OF the pro-
gram, the former with a violin solo and
the latter with vocal solo. f. p Miller.
president OF the college. presented the
diplomas. Rev. James O'May, pastor OF
the Broadway Methodist church offered the
Opening prayer. while Rev c. w Snyder,
pastor OF St, Johns English Lutheran
church, delivered the benedicuon There
nounced, would be issued by Chairman
Miller in few days
The date for the convention at which
the party will name a county ticket was
not fixed. but It was determined that II
would not be held until about the middle
OF September, OF in any case not until
after the democratic state convention in
Waterloo
or the forty-one precincts in Potta-
wattsmie county about one-half were rep
resented at the meeting by committeeman