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Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-15
LAHoMA MUDDLE GROWS
junction May Cause Another ses-
sion of Constitutional
Convention.

WASHINGTON, May 14-Governor FrantE
OF Oklahoma and the delegation from that
state who are In Washington TO confer
with Chairman Sherman and members OF
the republican congressional committee re-
gardlng the constitution adopted for the
new state, late tonight received a tele-
gram announcing that a permanent injunc-
tlon was granted by Judge Pancoast at
Alva, Okl today in the Woods county
case restraining the governor, constitu-
tional convention and county officers from
calling election prior to November, 1908.
J. l.. Haman the republican state chair
man OF Oklahoma, who announces an ap-
peal will be taken to the supreme court,
tonight telegraphed members of the state
legislative committee calling meeting for
May % to decide what action shall be
taken regarding the holding of a state con-
vention.
The result OF Judge Pancoasts decision,
Il is announced tonight by the delegation,
may be that the constitutional convention
may have to again assemble to make GER
tain changes in the state constitution re-
Gently adopted. Chairman Haman has sent
messages to the county chairmen recon-
mending that no caucuses or conventions
be held until after the meeting Of the re-
publican state executive committee.
1t will be impossible. Chairman Haman
says, to get hearing in the state supreme
court until the middle OF June, and the
state convention has been called to meet
June at Tulsa, I. T. Secretary Taft has
accepted an invitation to address that con-
vention In view Of Judge Pancoasts de-
cision in the Woods county case the Okla
homa delegates believe that II will be neces-
sary to postpone the state convention until
after the supreme court passes on the
Woods county appeal case.
Accompanied by Representatives Sherman
of New York and Loudenslager of New
Jersey and Senator Curtis OF Kansas the
Oklahoma delegation was received by the
president tonight. Mr.. Roosevelt asked
many questions about the new state, but
| expressed no opinion regarding the new
constitution.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-15
TAFT WILL PUSH THE FIGHT
Foraker's Claim 60 Control OF Party
Machinery In Onto 20 he
Tested.

COLUMBUS. o.. May A-For the present,
at least. the probability Of a spectacular
pitched battle between the Taft and For
aker-Dick factions In this state has passed.
The fight is still IN progress, however and
the Indications now are that II will ter
inmate only with the retirement from public
life OF either Senator Foraker OF Sec ary
Taft
Today Chairman Walter F. Br Of the
republican state central conn e. called
or the meeting of that b whi,h was
to have been held here ,rrc~ the
dispatch Of the follow tei = ali
nombers of the cor go
Owing to lndefp ~ ~ OF party
ing state committee rescinded.
IN, meeting q sSNIN\.nittee was to
have been an .cN - the general con-
ference of paA, ~, scheduled for to-
morrow, and w tas so suddenly called
or last night by, senator Dick. The For
aker peaple have all along claimed that the
control of the party machinery was in
their hands and there was an urgent de-
sire among many OF the followers Of Sec
retary Taft throughout the state that the
time had come to prove the accuracy Of
this assertion.
Chairman Brown declared II o special
meeting Is desired later Il can be called
at any time.
In the meantime the Taft forces are
about to push matters They are about to
smoke out" the leading officers Of the
state, and invite them to indicate where
they stand-for Taft or for Foraker. After
this part of the program has been carried
out a meeting of the state central COM
mittee may be called and its members will
be given an opportunity to declare Them
selves.
The republican organization Of this
county today adopted Taft resolutions.
The county committee was called together
for the purpose of formulating instructions
to the Columbus delegates to Senator
Dicks conference. When the conference
was called of it was decided to endorse
Taft anyhow.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-15
FIRST DAY OF RUFF TRIAL
Session spent in COBsiderIng Motion
for Change of Venue.

Session spent in COBsidering Motion
for Change of Venue.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 1.-THE first day
OF the Reuf extortion case with twelve
iury-men IN the box brought only a small
audience to Judge Dunne's court room this
afternoon.
Attorney Hiram Johnson. for the people.
filed an afhdavit against change OF venue
After the afidavit had been submitted At
torney Ach for the defendant. objected
70 this procedure on the ground that the
afhdavit was not filed in time. and accord
ing TO the penal code OF this state the
court overruled the objection Ach took an
exception and gave notice that he would
ile counter atidavit and asked the court
20 adjourn until tomorrow morning.
An adjournment was granted, after
Judge Dunno had instructed the Jurors to
refrain frcm talking about the case read
ing or having anyone read TO thom news
paper accounts OF the trial Judge Dunno
said the trial must proceed tomorrow.
The trial Jurors are as follows;
John II Numbrell. fruit dealer; ". d.
Knights, cashier: Clarence Colnan, real
estate dealer; Gustav Wormser. wholesale
grocer; John G. Cavanaugh, furniture
dealer; Edwin u Liddle. properly owner:
Phillip r. Lynch, fuel and feed merchant;
F. A. Halser, wine merchant; Edward
Hughes, special policeman; Harry A. Har-
vey. retired civil engineer; James Hagan.
undertaken; Henry A. Tuler. resTed box
manufactures.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-15
FILE BIG BLANKET MORTGAGE
j. !. Case Company Issues BOnds
for Extension OF
Trade.

MINNEAPOLIS. May IA blanket
mortgage for s.5OoOOO. covering all the real
estate holdings OF the ]. l. Case Thresh-
ing Machine company in the United States.
was filed here today, running 70 the First
Trust and Savings bank of Chicago
II Is announced that the instrument is
70 secure bond issue to be used for de-
veloping and extending the company 8
trade. with special reference 20 the Ca
madam ana foreign fields Properties COW
cred are in Minneapolis. Racine. Des
Aioines. Fargo, Kansas City. Dallas, Tex.
lncoln and Oklahoma City
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-15
GIRLS MAKE SERIOUS CHARGE
Accuse Casper Parties of EnticinR
Them Into an Immoral
Resort.

CASPER, Wyo., May 1A-especial Tele-
gram )-Kate Gessner and Midget Gessner,
whose home is in Sioux City, Ia. have
brought a serious charge against several
parties In Casper. alleging that they were
enticed away from their home and into a
house Of i'll repute in Casper. George +.
Robinson. Fay Hovey. Eddie Hovey and
Ed Earl are the parties accused. and their
trial has been continued to June 7. Robin
son pleaded guilty to conducting a house
Of IN repute and was fined today. Robinson
was placed under 81 900 bond 10 appear TO
answer to the charge OF enticing the Cess
ner girls into his place. and Fay Hovey
was placed under bond OF $500 The other
parties could not be found.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-15
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Land Withdrawn from Settlement in
wyoming to BE Restored
to Entry.
lFrom q staft corregpondentl

WASHINGTON, May H.-(Special Tele-
gram. )-Rural free delivery carriers ap-
pointed for Nebraska routes: Arcadia,
route /, William p. Burdick, carrier, Flor
ence f Burdick. substitute; Riverton,
route g. Gustav IversOn, carrier, Emma
Iverson, substitute
Christine Taylor has been appointed post
master at Bangor, Walworth county. South
Dakota, vice M. A. Burns, resigned.
Upon the accommodation OF Congress-
man Haugen DR., ]. w. Davis has been
appointed pension examining surgeon at
waukon, Ia, vice IDr. 8. C. Myers, re-
signed.
on July a. next, there will become sub
ject to settlement, but not 70 entry fling
OF selection until August 20, about "a, go
acres Of land now temporarily withdrawn
for forestry purposes, and adjoining the
Medicine Bow national forest reserve in
wyoming within the Cheyenne land dis
trict.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-15
SNOW AND COLD OVER STATE
Eastern Nebraska aud Portion u
Kansas in storm Area.

Eastern Nebraska ana PORTION oA
Kansas in storm Area.
LINCOLN. MAY n-Snow began falling
in lincoln and over most Of eastern Ne.
braska Al o'clock this morning. with in
dications favorlng a heavy fall. The tenn
perature was degrees above the freezing
point at that time.
NORFOLK. Neb., May N.-snow began
to fall heavily here before noon. The tenn
perature dropped 70 freezing point
GRAND ISLAND. Neb., May iA-snow
hurries occurred here this afternoon, the
temperature falling 20 SS.
KANSAS CITY, May H-over three
inches OF rain fell last night In south
western Missouri and there was a pre-
cipitauon OF over two inches OF water In
other portions OF Missouri and in south
eastern Kansas with a light fall Of rain
ali over Kansas and throughout most Of
Oklahoma. At Concordia, Kan, one county
from the Nebraska state line. snow fol-
lowed the rain this morning with tenn
perature OF SS degrees prevailing.
The fall OF rain follows:
Lamar, southern Missouri, S12 inchesl
Fort Scott, southeastern Kansas. 2.60; Lex
inRton. No. one county east OF Kansas
city, asa: Kidder. northeast Missouri. 10.
In the vicinity Of Kansas City the wind
blew al a velocity OF forty miles an hour
ana the rainfall amounted TO 10 OF an inch.
WEST POINT. Neb., May l4.-Cspecial.)-
A severe snowstorm occurred here this
morning for about three hours, melting a.
IL fell. The temperature was very low.
Following a period OF heat, with hot winds.
this experience is hard on all CROWNS
crops. Corn planting is progressing fast
In some OF the churches prayers have beer
offered for favorable weather
LINWOoD. Neb., May l4.-(special)-h
began TO snow here this morning about I
o'clock For more than two hours YER
liable blizzard ragged. as a high north wind
was blowing.
MEADOW GROVE Neb.. May A-(spe
ciaI "a heavy snow Is falling here thh
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-15

once thought OF money In connection with
the killing. / just don't know how came
to do IT," and his voice broke into sob.
Sheriff Bauman was kept busied the en-
tire evening admitting curious callers bent
upon having a look at the man. Many
were admitted and some were turned away.
Early in the evening Sherif s. M, Young
OF Thurston county arrived, pleased that
the murderer was In safe hands. He was
accompanied by James Allan. a deputy
sheriff of Douglas county. from Omaha.
sherih Young said that he had been in
structed by the county commissioners to
take any criminal whose safety was much
in doubt to the Douglas county Jail for
safe keeping, and late last night Sheriff
Young left for Omaha with his prisoner.
Omeials All in the search.
WEST POINT, Neb.. May M.-(special
Telegram.)- Burke, the murderer OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Copple near Rosalie. left
Lyons last evening on foot In a westerly
direction. after abandoning the mule stolen
from his employer and upon which he es-
capped
sherln MalchoW had all the county br ages
across the Elkhorn river closely guarded
and men securing the country. sheriffs Of
Dodge. Cunning. Burt and Thurston and the
constables Of Beemer. ROsalie, Wisner and
Stanton were all out and actively engaged in
the search. A reward OF $500 is offered
by relatives and friends OF the Copples for
the arrest OF the murderer.
Feeling is very intense at Bancroft and
IL Burke falls into their hands the
chances OF his reaching the shelter OF a
Jail are very remote.
Lyons Posse ON the Trail.
LYONS Neb., May 1A-(special Tele-
gram. )-F'red Burke. the murderer of
Walter copple and wife, was today cap
tured az Hooper. Neb.. by the marshal OF
that place. and was identified by Jack
Farley and ]. Gallagher OF Bancroft. The
posse from Lyons tracked him from west
OF town. where MailoaTrier Shepard had
seen him. TO Hooper and arrived on the
scene soon after his arrest
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-15
HOME TO BREAK THE NEWS
Syracuse Merchants Son Il Return
ing with His Japanese
Bride.

SEATTLE Wash. May 14.-Horace N.
Lavine, son OF a wealthy shoe merchant
OF Syracuse, n. Y, passed through here
yesterday with his Japanese bride on his
way home 70 break the news OF his mar
riaEe to his parents. Mrs Lavine Is re-
ported 10 be very wealthy. She speaks no
English.
Lavine enlisted in the First Tennessee
volunteers and was in the Boxer troubles
with the Ninth infantry.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-15
DOMESTIC.

London grain dealers attribute rise in
price of wheat to shortage of crop in all
parts of the world. Berlin dealers, while
admitting extensive damage. say much Of
the advance is due to speculation. Chi
cago market sells of on extensive profit
taking but later buying movement sends
price up again. Prof. Wilson of the Uni
versity of Kansas reports that the para
site bee that he has been distributing is
killing green bugs. Page 1
Ten talesmen are passed by both sides
in the Haywood trial and as soon as two
more are secured the peremptory chal-
lenges will begin. 1t is confidently as
serted that the jury will be completed by
Saturday. Page /
Union Pacific orders work of building
Athol cut-off resumed at once PaG0
NEBRASKA
Fred Burke, who murdered Mr.. and
Mrs. Copple near Rosalie, is captured by
the city marshal at Hooper and is taken
to the Fremont jail. He admits his
identity and also committing the crime.
Page /
Freight men of the various roads seek
to convince the State Railway commits
sion a cut Of 10 per cent in freight rates
would be too much. Commissioners are
noncommittal State Board Of Assess
ment makes a slight increase in Pullman
company valuations. Page 3
Steamer Omaha, en- route up the river,
blown onto a sandbar near Nebraska City
Page
Bruce Bundy is on trial at TekamSh
for the murder of H. E. Austin. Page 3
Weather bureau reports a continued de-
ficiency in both temperature and moisture
for the season. Page 3
Dodge county proposes to drain wet
lands and prevent overfows of the Platte
and Elkhorn rivers. Page q
FoRrraH.
Returns from first election in Austria
held under new suffrage law Indicate that
agrarians, clericals and Poles win con-
troll the lower house. Page 1
LOCAL.
General SHOWS throughout Nebraska
with light snow in Omaha breaks all rec
ords for the month OF May Page
Endowment fund for Episcopal diocese
of Nebraska pledged at meeting OF
women's auxiliary at Trinity cathedral.
Page 8
Twelfth biennial meeting of the grand
lodge of the Ancient Order OF United
workmen convenes for three days session.
Many fortunes Hlau9 py Ohand tfhueIb
! during recent advance in wheat market
| and Nels UpdiSe said 20 have made $780,
! 600. Page .
Report Of Sheriff Mcdonald relative 20
/ income derived during 1905 by feeding
prisoners at county Jail. Page 8
! New warehouse Of Paxton & Gallagher
to be started next June and plans pre-
/ pared by Architect Kimball. Page 2
| Contracts closed for building of hve-
/ story annex to Henshaw hotel and i'm
provements planned to adjoining build
/ ings. Page
SPORT.
Grapple, 8 to / and practically unbacked,
wins the Harlem selling stakes at Bel
! mont Park. Page 4
Results of the ball games:
! 1O-Cmaha VS.. Pueblo,
/ 10-Brooklyn VS.. ST. Louis--0.
| 6-Pittsburg VS.. Boston-3.
I g-Chicago VS.. Philadelphia.
| New York VS.. Cincinnati--2.
! 4-Detroit VS.. New York-3.
! 9-Cleveland VS.. Boston,.
ooAK1IEECIAL AND INDUsT1LAL.
Live stock markets. Page 9
Grain markets. Page 8
Stocks and Bonds. Page 8
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-15
GARDENS RUINED BY WEATHER
Many Must BE RepIanted and Omaha
IL Scarce of VeRetR hIea.


IL Scarce of Vegetables.
Omaha may be in a bad way for green
garden truck within the next few weeks,
for the Eeason for garden truck from the
south is about over and the home grown
vegetables are late or nil. Local garden
ers had to replant several times and it
looks as though most Of the garden truck
will have TO be replanted again But few
gardeners can be found at the markets
these cold mornings and but a dozen we're
at Eleventh and Howard streets Tuesday
morning, where generally at this season OF
the year there are from 70 20 100 each
morning. The asparagus and spinach and
pieplant which the few who came brought
10 market was sold for more than twice
what It formerly cost at TINS season Of the
year. The gardeners say they are not get
ting one-fourth the green stun they gem
orally get at this season There are no
home grown peas, beans or radishes.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-15
OFFICIALS ADMIT ROBBERY
Citizens Bank Robbed Under Ex-
tFemeIy Suspicious Cir
cumatancea.

TOPEKA, Kan. May H-ohcials OF the
Citizens bank OF North Topeka admitted
today that tho safe had been entered some
time between last Saturday night and Mon
day morning and robbed Of $4,000. half OF
Il In gold and the balance in currency. No
explosives were used. but the safe COM
binations were worked. Suspicious circum-
stances surround the robbery and the bank
officials hint at sensational arrests within
few dayA
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-15
Lyons Posse ON the Trail.


SALT LAKE CITY May lA-Six hundred
employees OF the United States Mining COM
pany's copper and lead smelters at Bing-
hampton Junction walked out today because
the company refused them nat r. = -
cents a day, -e
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-15
SUMMARY OF THE BEE


FORECAST FOR NBBRAsKA-warmer
"Wednesday and Thursday.
FORECAST FOR IOWA-Partly cloudy
Wednesday, warmer In west portion; Thurs
day fair and warmer
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-15
Omaha Gets Severe Temperature, but Only
Touch of the Snow.
FoREcASrEFs RECORDS ALL ARE SMASHED
Vegetation Of Every Sort Suffers and
Much Garden Truck Ruined.
REPLANTlNG NECESSARY IN MANY CASES
weather Extends. over
This state and Hits Kansas,
Iowa, wyOmins. Colorado
and DalSOtns.

Omaha. light snow.
Lincoln, cofd and windy: showing very
hard.
Beatrice, cold and windy: showing very
hard.
Fremont, cold and windy: slight snow.
Columbus. cold; showing very hard
Grand Island showing very hard.
Norfolk, cold and windy; north wind
Sioux City, cold; misting.
Oakland, cold and windy
West Point, cold and windy; probably
snow
Wlsner, snow.
Hastings, cold and windy; slight snow;
temperature 80 degrees.
Holdrege, very cold and windy: no snow.
Emerson, cold and windy; no snow.
Nebraska City, cool and slight wind; no
snow.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-15

Tuesday, May H. was the kind of day
the Oldest Inhabltant jots down In his
memory to spring on the wondering future
generations Snow fell in Omaha in the
morning and at noon II was coming down
fast, but 1t was 30 nearly akin TO rain and
sleet as to make no stand for itself. The
record Cor late spring snow was broken.
The temperature ranged from So to 80 above
zero and the atmosphere was severely pene-
trating. This touch of winter was general
over this section of the west.
The weather was no mere trite topic OF
conversation 1t was a thing of much Inn
portance not only affecting the feelings OF
people, but threatening to stunt the crops.
which by this time ought to be well on the
way toward frultion.
The Nebraska Telephone company consid.
cred the weather 50 extraordinary that a
special effort was made TO get the state of
the weather condition at different points in
the state. The result was as printed above.
Everywhere It was cold and windy and at
a number of points a heavy snow was re-
ported. The weather ranged from S6 de-
grees in Omaha to 80 degrees at Hastings
and points below freezing further west In
the state.
weather Man Busy,
Inc usual quiet routine OF the local
weather office was disturbed considerably.
Colonel Welsh and his corps OF assistants
were in a rush all morning taking readings
from various Instruments. comparing them
with readings OF other years and putting
them down for future reference.
Talk about winter lingering in the lap
OF spring." exclaimed the weather man.
THE old fellow is actually trying to stay
and make the acquaintance of that win
some damsel summer. I've no patience
with the weather."
The government reports showed SHOWS in
the region from Concoroia, Kan, as far
as Cheyenne There were killing frosts In
the Dakotas Colorado ana Wyoming and
heavy frosts In the mountain district. In
western Nebraska the temperature was be-
low the freezing point Tuesday morning
The indications are for slowly rising tenn
perature today.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-15
slIRht Reaction in Chicago.

CHICAGO, May 14-Many men took small
fortunes from the Board OF Trade this
morning by quietly unloading wheat at tho
high prices made possible by yesterdays
extraordinary bull movements. The pit.
however, was less spectacular than It was
yesterday and the gallery, crowded TO its
utmost capacity by visitors or both sexes.
waited in vain for burst OF pandemonium
like that which existed for hours yester-
day.
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KEENE HEIGHTS.

Miss L,ra Bowen visited at her
home Sunday.
Jessa Hunter and Miss Nina Mar
visited at her home Sunday.
b f. Rickert and family were cali
ers at w. II Rickert's Sunday
Ray Rickert and family spent Sun
day at w. II Rickert's.
Mr.. and Mrs. FRAME Heether and
Miss Beulah we're callers at VIII
Kimble's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Rickert and
Miss Bernice were guests at Ray
Rickert's Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs J Honson and Miss
Ida visited Tuesday with ner parents
at Miriam, who expected to leave
Wednesday for a visit in Ohio.
Will Kimble's father and rother,
n and j. Kmble of Millbrook. have
been spending the past week in Keene
and will aisist Will Renwick in NOV
ing his goods TO his new home neai
that place.