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Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-19
sTATEMENr OF CIRcULATION.

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State OF Nebraska, Douglas County. 50;
c. c. Rosewater general manager OF Tie
Bee Publishing company, Ueing uuly sworn,
says that the actual NUMBER 20 fun anu
complete copies uf The Daily, Mormns'
The rnnnlh of Anrll- 1905 was as foLl0Ms
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-19

The British War Office has prepared a
statement showing the total military ex-
penditure of the United Kingdom, India,
the selt-governing colonies. other colonies
and dependencies, the chief foreign coun-
tries, the military establishments main
tanned at the cost OF the imperial ex-
chequer in the various colonies and depend.
cncies, and the approximate cost in each
case. The financial year dealt with is 1904
1906 The following are the figures:
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-19

In the last ten years. says Bradstreet's
Review, Germany has added s,l60OOO to its
population, which IN 1895 exceeded 60. 600 goo.
II is well known that a large number of
Germans have left their native country TO
begin life anew in other fundamentally the
United States-but of late. it appears. i'm
migrants have outnumbered emigrants, and
the fact that. in face of these circum-
stances the condition of the people is
steadily improving may not unfairly be
said to AFFORD strong testimony as 70 the
strength Of the, economic position OF the
country. Yet in spite of the great addition
to the industrial army resulting from this
rapid growth of population, the supply Of
native labor does not in good years equal
the demand, and the scarcity Of worlmen
renders necessary the employment of Rus
SLAMS, Poles Italians and other foreigners
In house building. farming and the con.
struction Of canals and waterways. The
higher remuneration to be secured in In.
dustrial pursuits and the attractions of
town life, moreover, cause a diminution
in the nupHber Of workers who devote
themselves to agriculture.
A significant feature of the migration
from the country to the town is the cir.
cumstance that 1t is often confined to In,
cast. where it is often attributed to the
patriarchial conditions prevailing on the
great estates. On the contrary, the sam,
aversion for farm work is reported from
Bavaria, where peasant holdings form III,
great majority OF the farms Some idea OF
the scarcity Of German farm labor a
harvest time may be gathered from tn,
statement that the foreign contingent wht
come into Germany at this season number
about 100000, comprising $4,000 Russia M
and Poles and 5000 Galicians, Ruthene
and Bohemians.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-19

c. c. ROSEWATER,
General Manager.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to
before me this SOth day OF April, 1906.
(SeaD NJ. u. HUNGATE,
Notary PuDnC.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-19

La Depeche Coloniale Of Paris has a cor
respondent somewhere in Australia. This
correspondent has been enlightening the
readers OF his paper on German CONNER
cial expansion in the Pacific. The sclen-
tific organization of the Norddeutscher
Lloyd administration, which enables II to
reap at all seasons of the year the maxi
mum Of profit with a minimum Of expense
is dwelt upon by the correspondent.
The two double-screw steamers stationed
at Sydney, the Prinz waldemar and the
Prinz Sigismund are serious rivals OF the
steamers belonging to local Australian
companies in their relations with the
Melanesian Archipelago At present the
Australian continent is completely invested
by the Germans. says this authority.
The Norddeutscher Lloyd company has
now made contract with the planters of
the islands OF New Britain and New Cleve-
land whereby it has obtained for period
OF five years the monopoly OF the transport
OF their copra and other products. They
have offered such low freight charges that
II would be impossible for them to make
both ends meet were 1t not for the secret
subsidy from the German government.
/ German colonization is not to be dreaded
In these waters, but German activity in
establishing not merely naval bases. but
| military works (at Simpsonhaven) Is re-
/ garded as a menace.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-19

Stranger tin Yaphank)-That show to be
given here next week ought to be sup
pressed. Would YOU be willing TO start q
crusade against It?
Local Minister-WhO are you, may | asN
Stranger--lm the advance agent,-PuCk.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-19

First Business Man-Your new CLERK
Second Business Man-Yes, he duesn
even seem to think he can run the bus
mess better than ! can.--Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-19

The wolf was al the door.
"Be sure TO wine your feet before you
come in commanded "a peremptory voice.
Hastily tucking mis- tail between bis less,
the animal turned and fed.-Harper :
Ba EAR.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
MAKES CLEAN BREAST
SWEEPING CONFESSION or AN
OTHER IDAHO MURDERER.
Tells of Many Crimes Not Mentioned
by Orchard and CorroborateS Lat
ter on Several Points-Girl Makes
PcriIous Trip to see Sister.

Steve Adams. who was arrested at
Haines, Ore, on Feb. 20 in connection
with the Steunenberg assassination, has
made full and sweeping confession. The
BOISE Statesman says This second con-
fession is far more important than that
made by Harry Orchard. This statement
was made by James Mcfarland, the de-
fectivp. in the presence of Gov. GOOding
and j. n. Hawey who is in charge of
the prosecution. Mr.. Mcfarland added
that Adams confession fully and exact
~ cOrroborated that made by Orchard at
every point touched on by both. More
over, Mcfarland continued, Adams knows
far more Of the workings of the inner
circle than Orchard did and was able TO
give a mass Of detailed information that
Orchards confession did not cover. The
confession Of Adams. he said, corrobo-
rated that given by Orchard in every sub
stantial point connected with the assas-
sination Of GOV. Steunenberg. Adams,
however. was not at Caldwell at the time
of the assassination. nor was Orchard at
the lime Of the unsuccessful attempt in
November Still another statement made
by the detective was that the Adams
confession gave the details of a large
number Of murders that were not refer
red 10 in any manner by Orchard. 1t
was further stated that the confession
had been reduced to writing, signed and
acknowledged. 1t was vouminous doc
ument, covering a greater field and in
more detail than was made by Orchard.
The further statement was made that
Adams had made this confession without
being promised anything. When talked
with about the matter he simply made a
clean breast of all he knew of this case
and of the secret workings of the West
ern Federation"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
Statistics of Church Growth

DIR. n. X. Carroll, whose annual re-
ligious statistics are the most complete
and authoritative that we have, has just
made public in the Christian Advocate his
report of the gains made by the various
denominations in 1905. This was so, 155
communicates, as against 898,S57 in 1901.
The number of churches increased 1876
as against 1924 in 1904, and the increase
in ministers was only 1876, as against
3,136 of the year before. The Roman
Catholic church reports the largest gain,
it's total now being estimated at 10,7S5,-
400 communicates. Next in size stands
the Methodist Episcopal church, number
ing 2,910,779. Nevertheless, the Method
lists have twice as many churches as the
Catholics and 3,4O0 more ministers. The
Baptists gained 1861, the Presbyterians
26,174, the Episcopalians 1928, the Lu-
therans 81 $50 and the Christian Sci
entists 7441.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
Notes of Current Events

| King Edward wrote a cordial letter to
| the Kaiser on his birthday. Berlin is
| pleased at the resumption of friendly re-
| lations with Britain.
Prof r. s. Williams, who has been
in the Philippines two years for the New
| York Botanical garden, said that the Fill
| pinos are too lazy to work.
Ex-Premier Balfour has declared for
a tariff on corn and other foreign pro-
ducts. This brings him into accord with
Chamberlain, but free trade unionists are
| indignant.
Plans are under way for one of the
greatest military posts in the world 1t
San Francisco.
E. Fl. Hartman is to establish great
terminal stations at Jamaica Bay i. L.,
| at a cost Of S2j,000,000, where steamers
can unload instead of at Manhattan piers
In an informal opinion Joseph II.
Choate said that the Mutual Life Insur
ance Company could force restitution by
the old management of money to which
they are not entitled.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
London Standard cables that an attack
was made ON a foreign mission at Ngan
king, province Of Nganhwei, recently.
There was no loss of life.
NJ. Gavey of Troy, y. Y, arrested after
rendering valuable assistance at the
CORTLAND (Va) fire as Leo G. Thurman,
alleged slayer of Walter 2. Dolsen in the
Norfolk trunk murder case, proved not
to be the right man.
Suit in equity was brought in the fed
eral court in Omaha, Neb., against the
Nebraska Land and Feeding Company
and its officers to compel the removal of
fences alleged to have been built on gov
eminent land and inclosing 100000 acres.
Bartlett Richards and W. G.. Comstock,
officers of the company, were convicted
last December of land frauds and Seere-
tary G. c. Jameson is now under indict-
ment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
{S::A{$Ss;:f( SIDE SIDE
The News ~

The Panama canal has too many bosses
and too few diggers.
The surprise is shat the Castellanes
remained married so long.
Give the Oldest Inhabitant a wide
berth. He remembers a warmer one in
1897.
The Russians are now sowing the
bombs for the early spring crop of revo-
lutions.
Considering the responsiveness million
aires showed to Col. Mann's fine touch"
it may be supposed that he will find it
difficult to break himself of the borrow
ing" habit.
When the mine workers secure a 10
cent advance in wages the mine owners
pull quarter more out of the consumer.
As other avenues of easy graft are
closed, the gentlemen adventures turn
their eager eyes toward the Panama
canal.
Perhaps the beef packers thought Com
missioner Garfield was just a nice young
man who was giving them compliment
airy ''write-up."
1t begins to look as if it may be neces-
sary to enlarge the sea room so that our
warships can sail around without bump
ing into each other.
They do say the new voting machines
vote like an individual. But, then, we
have always had lot of individuals that
vote like machines.
When a minister begins 10 run bank
or a banker tries to beat the stock mar
ket, they are usually headed for the
same danger point.
If the rush keeps on there is danger
that the White House Democrats will be
crowding the front feet of the White
House Republicans out of the trough.
Any news to the effect that the French
republic means to administer a sound
spanking to Castro will be well received
even by our extreme Monroe doctrinists.
The proposed two-dollar coin to be IS
sued in commemoration of the jamestown
Exposition viii be much sought after. So
will all other kinds of coin.
China might regret that she sent those
commissioners over here if they conclude
to introduce English comic opera and
American breakfast food into China.
Now that Mr.. Theodore B. Shonts has
told the country what a fine and able
man Secretary Taft is, it is up to the
latter to return the compliment.
The pictures of Miss Alice Roosevelt's
wedding dress by artists who have never
been within 800 miles of it must have
been made by the orrespondence-school
method.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
Told in a Few Liues.

Alexander Legler, % years old. was
arrested in Hoboken, n. j., charged with
burning his brother Carl to death to Sc
cure $1,000 insurance.
Parts of the city of Campos, Brazil.
are under twelve feet of water. The
Parahiba Do Sui has broken its banks
and much damage has resulted.
The Bolivar County bank of Cleveland.
Miss, a State institution, failed to open
its doors the other day. It's assets are
given at $130,OOO with liabilities of
$4,000.
Mark Twain at a Gotham banquet drew
new moral from the Ratchet and cherry
tree story He said George was too cute
to lie, as he knew the size of the chips
would give him away.
The Belvidere Hotel, the largest and
most fashionable ~ Baltimore. Md, was
placed in the hands of receivers on appli-
cation of the Union Trust Company, trus-
tee under the first mortgage.
Attorneys representing Chicago and
Sheboygan (Wis.) firms have filed an in
voluntary petition in bankruptcy at Little
Rock. Ark. against the Falk- Ottenheimer
Company. wholesale hatters. The Iiabili-
ties are placed at $4,000 and the assets
at $4,000.
Since the favorable decision in the Fed
s-aI Court of Appeals in Chicago, In
dianapoiis regards 60-cent gas as a GER
tainty and much stock is being subscribed
in the new company.
William y. Amory of New York in Al
bany accused District Attorney Jerome
of conspiracy with the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company. He said he
would ask Gov. Higgins to remove Je-
rome.
ern Pacific was blown through the side of
the engine cab and John Thompson. q
brakeman, had one of his legs broken by
boiler explosion at Frazee, MINI. Both
may die
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
KILLED BY A QUAKE.
Colombia Is Shaken and 1000 Are
Reported Dead.

Reported Dead.
Two thousand dead as the result of
tidal waves and earthquakes. fierce
seismic shocks that have extended
from Colombia to Costa Rica and panic
along the entire Pacific coast in Cen
trail America-this is the summary of
Mondays tidingS from the stricken
district. Two thousand are known to
have been killed in Colombia, accord
ing to adyiceS from that section. The
entire coast has suffered another earth
quake and tidal wave, which has taken
heavy toll in human life. 1t occurred
Wednesday and the coast for fifty
leagues to the south was affected. Two
thousand persons were killed by falling
houses or drowned by she wave. Whole
families were lost. Sailing vessels re-
port having encountered hundreds of
corpses. Many small settlements were
completely swept away.
The earthquake occurred at 10 :45 in
the morning, lasting about seven min
utes. The Increment was from north
to south. The town was considerably
shaken. The damage, however, was
SMALL but the people were thrown into
a panic, kneeling weeping and praying
in the streets. Following the earth
quake there was tidal wave, which
was of no consequence here, but the
reports from the coast, including an
era of fifty leagues to the south, state
that 1000 were killed by the falling
houses or drowned by the wave, whole
families having been lost.
The damage cone by the earthquake
and tidal wave at TumacA was greater
than heSe, and a few lives were lost.
The shock was felt in the interior, and
five people were killed at Tuquer-
resin. At Poyayan the people resorted
to tents, and thanksgiving services
were held on Feb. 81 and 30. Twelve
distinct shocks were felt, but it is be-
lieved that all danger is now over.
On January 81 an earthquake and
tidal wave swept the Colombian towns
of Mosquera, San Juan and Domin-
gortZ. The towns of La lola, Antio-
qui, Barbacoas. Popayan, Tuquerres,
Manizales and Pereira were badly dam
aged.
Most of the people in all the towns IN
the provinces of Esmeraldas and Man
abb, especially Rio Verde, Camarones,
La Tola, Limones, Borbon and Pin
guagi, were made homeless.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
BURN THE MISSIONS.
OUTBREAK OF CHINESE MODS
At NANCHANG.
Fourteen Americans Escape. but an
English Family Is Murdered
American Gunhoat Ordered to
kinkiang-TroubI Far Inland.

Consul-General Rodgers at Shanghai
has cabled the state department that
the American mission stations at Nan
chang i'll the province of Kianjsi have
been destroyed The probable cause is
local. kilograms received at Shanghai
from Nanchang state that the fourteen
missionaries escaped, but the bingham
family, English, two adults and two
children are reported to have been
killed.
The American gunboat Eel Cano at
Nankin has been ordered to proceed i'm
mediately to Kinkiang. The scene OF
the trouble is about 400 miles up the
Yangtse river. A later dispatch from
Mr.. Rodgers says that the inland Bri-
iSh missions are reported to be safe. A
cablegram from Commander Fletcher,
the senior officer of the Raleigh at
Shanghai, received at the navy depart
ment, confirms substantially Consul
General Rodgers report.
Reports of rioting at the American
mission station in Nanchang and the
escape of eight American missionaries
stationed there were received in by
cable at the Methodist board of foreign
missions. The Methodist board has a
mission station at that place. The
cablegram, which was sent by Bishop
J. W. Bashford, Methodist Episcopal
bishop resident at Shanghai, and made
public by DR.. L. II. Carroll of the
Methodist board, is as follows:
mission of Nanchang destroyed in
on boat"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08

On motion of the Memphis Trotting
Association proceedings were begun in,
the Supreme Court at New York, charg-
ing that E. e. Smathers, the wealthy
turfman, conspired with his trainer,
George Speer, and with Edward Sanders,
trainer for G. X. G. Billings, to defeat
Lou Dillon in the race of 1904 for the,
$1,000 gold cup. The alleged conspiracy
consisted in the drugging of the great
Billings trotter, Lou Dillon, thereby
causing her to lose the race and enabling
the defendant dishonesty to win it with
his horse, Major Delmar. The associa-
ton demands damages in the sum Of &c.
800 or the return Of the cup. Acting on
this information, deputy sheriff at New
York entered Mr.. Smathers' apartments
and seized the cup in question. Later,
however, Smathers regained possession by
depositing a bond of $1,000 with the
sheriff Smathers says that Billings is
the instigator of the suit and denies the
charges made
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08

| ,266-Battle of Benvento
too3-Four English noblemen executed
as accomplices of the Duke of Som
| erSet.
t0o0--Henry Grey. Duke of Suffolk, be-
headed. Thomas Wyatt beheaded
Tor insurrection against Queen Mary.
loS2-Reformation of the calendar in
PRODUCED by Gregory XIII.
i600-Robert, Earl of Essex. beheaded
lG30-First day of public thanksgiving IN
Massachusetts.
l664-Treaty of Pisa between France
and the Pope.
tT16-James, Earl of Derwentwater, be-
headed for treason.
l132-George Washington born.
l16G-British stamp act repealed.
l7S3-Denmark recognized independence
of the United States. First Unit
ed States bank chartered
1S15-Napoleon escaped from Elba. 80.
Treaty of Vienna.
1S20-House of Representatives passed
the Missouri bill.
1888 Com promise tariff" passed the
House of Representatives.
1S31-Ship Jane and Margaret lost off
Isle of Man; 206 persons persisted.
1S3S-Duel between William j. Graves.
of Kentucky and Jonathan Cilley of
New Hampshire, members of the
House of Representatives.
1S5S-Earthquake nearly destroyed Co
rinth, Greece.
1862 Formal surrender of Nashville,
Tenn, to Gen. Buell. . . Jefferson
Davis inaugurated President of the
Confederate States.
1868 Territorial government established
in Arizona.
1S6S-President Johnson removed Stan
ton and appointed Gen. Thomas Sec
rotary of War. House of Repre-
sentatives voted to impeach the
President.
1S71-Meeting at Washington of joint
high commission on Alabama claims,
...District of Columbia made a ter
rtorial government.
1S7S-Nationa Greenback party organ
lied at Toledo, Ohio.
1SS0-Ferdinand De Lesseps received by
the American Society of Engineers.
1SS4-South African republic, Transvaal,.
recognized by treaty with Great Brit
ain.
1SS5-Washington monument at national
capital dedicated.
1SS6-Discovery of rich gold fields in
Patagonia.
Earthquake felt throughout Cali
fornia.
1SS9-Congress appropriated $25O,000 to
aid American workingmen thrown out
of employment by the stoppage of
work on the Panama canal. Act
dividing Dakota into two States
passed by U. S. Senate. =. Confes-
sion by Richard Pigott that he forg-
ed the Parnell letters.
S90-Pan-American Congress voted for
an international railway.
1S9T-The powers ordered Greece to.
withdraw from Creto.
902-Twenty-one lives lost in burning
of Park Avenue Hotel, New York.
1904-Panama canal treaty ratified.
1905-Federal government indicted Cas-
sic L. Chadwick.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
Ohin,s Rrid-e Trrsf pruhe

Attorney General Ellis of Ohio has
made his preliminary inquiry into the
operations of the American Bridge Com
pany and its subsidiary corporations in
the State, and estimates that the combi-
nation has been taking over 100000 a
year out of the pockets of the people of
Ohio since 1892. He has evidence show
ing that it has been the practice of the
various companies to have their agents
form a secret pool in bidding for all
bridge work, allowing a big margin of
profit to the members of the trust over
and above the profit to the company do
ing the work. The presumption is that
county commissioners knew what was 60
ing on and prosecutions are anticipated
The Legislature has been asked to amend
the law so as to compel witnesses to tes-
tify without Standardization.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08
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Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
S4.O0 to $6.25; hogs, pine heavy, $500
to $3.50; sheep, fair TO choice, $500 to
S6.15; wheat, No. 2, Sic to see; corn,
No. 2. Soc to 40c; oats, standard, 2Sc to
soc; rye, No. 3, 64c to 61c; hay, timo-
thy, $3.50 to $11.50; prairie, 5000 to
&c; eggs, fresh, 13c to Ice; potatoes,
40c to 4Sc.
anapolis-Cattle, shipping. $500
to 500; hogs, choice heavy, $500 to
$3.50; sheep, common to prime, $3.50 to
1925; wheat, No. >, SEC to Sic; corn,
No. , white, 40c to 42c; oats, No. 2
white, 29c to 31c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to 500;
hogs, $500 to $6.40; sheep, $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2, SEC to soc; corn,
No. =, ?ec to 40c; oats, No. 2, 29c to
3Oc; rye, No. ., &c to Csc.
Cincinnati-CattIe, $500 to 1925 !;
hogs, $4.00 to $6.42; sheep, $500 to
$40; wheat, No. 2, SIC to SSc; corn,
No. 2 mixed, 41c to 42c; oats, No. .
mixed, Bic to 32c; rye, No. ,, 65c to
&c.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to $500; hogs,
800 to $6.10; sheep, $3.50 to $500
wheat, No. ,, SAC to Soc; corn, No. 3
yellow, 42c to 44c; oats, No. white,
SIC to 32c; rye, No. 2, 64c to &c.
Wheat, No. 2 northern,
7Sc TO soc; corn, No. 3, 3Sc to soc;
oats, standard, SOC to 31c; rye, No. 1,
SAC to Coo: barley, No. 2. 53c to 54c;
pork, mess, $3.50.
Toledo-Wheat, No. mixed, Sc to
SIC; corn, No. 2 mixed, 44c to 45c;
oats, No. 2 mixed, Bic to 33c; rye, No
2, &c to &c; clover seed, prime, $S.25
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers.
$500 to 500; hogs, fair TO choice, $500
to $3.50; sheep, common to good mixed,
S4.O0 to 1913; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to $3.50.
New York-Cattle. $500 to $3.50
hogs, $500 to 1913; sheep, $500 to
$500; wheat, No. ? red, Soc to SEC ::
corn, No. ?, 47c to 4Sc; oats, natural.
white, 35c to 36c; butter, creamery, 24c
to 2Sc; eggs, western, 14c to 16c.