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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-03-22

the downtown section. which had been
crowded with sightseers since the sud-
den rise Of water, is almost deserted.
Summary of the Losses.
Ten square miles were inundated.
The loss in actual dollars will proba-
bly, never be known. but an estimate
thus far in Allegheny county may be
summarized as follows: Loss in out
put Of steel mills, S3,000,000: loss in
output of other industries. 100000;
loss in wages of employees, 81. S31, 900:
estimated damage to industrial plants,
s. 100000: total $9,337 600 Various
estimates are being made. ranging
from $10,O0OOOO to S2OOOO,OOO. 1t is
said, however that the total loss will
not exceed $10,0000O0.
Deaths May Number Thirty.
To the foregoing. and though last
not least, must be added the loss of
life. Then there were several fires,
one. that caused much excitement. III
the Mount Washington district. But
the total loss was only $225,000. The
loss of life i'm the whole flood district
including Ohio and West Virginia. will
possibly reach rs high as thirty per-
sons in widely separated localities
Then there will be much suffering and
more discomfort for those. whose
{ homes arc water-hound
Pittsburg Loss Is $2O,OOO,OOO.
PittSbur@. Pa, March 1S.-The
rivers are again back in their chan
ncls and the greatest flood ever known
here is z matter of history. For
twenty four hours the water has been
steadily receding. and the stage at 10
O'clock was tWenty-One feet and still
falling at the rate of about six inches
an hour,
With the receding waters the extent
of the damage caused is lead bare. aud
there is no reason to change the es>
innate Of property and business losses.
The most conservative figures are S10.-
100000. and they run from this all the
way to $2O0G0.0OO. The loss Of life in
the past three days is not yet definite
~ ascertained At least score or
persons met death and many are said
to be missing.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-03-22
Death of Maurice Grau.

Paris, March 15.-Maurice Grau, the
well known impressario, is dead.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-03-22

the downtown section. which had been
crowded with sightseers since the sud-
den rise Of water. is almost deserted.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-01
LINING UP AT LAND OFFICE
Rush TO Secure Lands in North Platte
Thrown Open 10 Settlers
Today.

NORTH PLATTE, Neb.. April 3O-(Speciel
Telegram. Tho homestead rush IS on in
earnest The city is full Of homeseekers,
numbering 800 to 400 Probably a larger
percentage of home seekers have visited
the land and made selections than on any
former opening here. Usually a quarter of
the entrymen have visited the land. This
time fully three-fourths of the homeseekers
have examined the land and made seleo-
tions. All are eager for tomorrow, when
each takes his chance for a home The
hotels, restaurants and rooming houses are
overcrowded, and 1t is hard for a stranger
to find shelter for the night. 1t is likely
every piece Of vacant land will be taken.
Scores Of contests are being filed against
fraudulent quarter section entries filed dur
ing the past few years by cattle organiza-
tions.
This opening sounds the death knell for
the cattle baron I'm the territory now
thrown open in Deuel., Keith and Cheyenne
counties. Already 100 men have gathered
at the door of the land Office and will stay
until the office opens in the morning at
o'clock. Some have their pockets filled
with crackers and other food.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-01
ICE MEN ARE NOiF GUILTY
Missouri Judge Reverses Bindings of
Special Court Comp tssiOner
at Kansas Ci'T.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, kpril SO--Judge
Walter A. Powell in the circuit court at
Independence today handed down decision
reversing the findings of special Commits
sioner w. s. Flournoy in the so-called ice
trust cases. Judge Powell holds that a
combination does exist lhmOng certain
Kansas City retail ice manufacturers in
restraint of trade.
The Peoples Ice, 81 raj and Fuel COM
pany, the Central Ice c,fnpany the Van
derslice-Lynds Mercantile company and
the Kansas City Brewe-ies company are
all declared by Judge FJwell TO } utility
of the charge Of matt -aining a - gal
combination to prevent free competi Ion ;
to limit the amount q ice manufactured
and to regulate and FIX the price Of ico
in Kansas City and Vicinity.
The Jacob Dold Packing company, the
Western Ice and Cold Storage company, ].
Ruddy and Thomas 2 Ruddy, doing bust
ness as Ruddy Bros and the Interstate
Ice and Cold Storage company are declared
not guilty.
The suits originally were brought against
these concerns by Prosecuting Attorney
Kimbrell OF Kansas City who asked that
the franchises Of the defendants be for
feited and the companies be restrained
from carrying out Illegal agreements, If
such were found to exist. Much evidence
was taken before Commissioner Flournoy,
who held that ne Illegal combination ex-
listed Prosecutor Kimbrell appealed from
this decision to he circuit court Judge
Powell, IN handirg down his decision today.
did not intimate what punishment he would
mete out to the four companies that he
declares are gupty
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-01
TWO MORE JURORS FOR RUFF
seven More TaIesmen Examined nut
Five Are ReJected-sensatiOnHl
scne in Court Room.

SAN FRANCISCO, April S0-Of the nifty
taIesrnen composing the new venire Issued
Yesterday. by Judge Dunno for the COM
pletion of the Ruef jury, forty-hve an
swered their names in court today. Twenty
five of these gave privately to the court
excuses why they should not be required to
aerva and they were excused over the OBJ
lection of the defense. Seven Of the re-
main twenty were examined hve or them
standing aside on challenge and two or
them being tentatively accepted on quail
fication, but still subject to peremptory
challenge by either side.
Today's session was enlivened by clash
between Hiram johnson, special counsel
for the prosecution, and Attorney Ach, OF
counsel for the defence. Johnson called
Ach's conduct "siekening." Ach said John
sons conduct was disgusting" stung by
Ach's references to private counsel en-
ployed for public prosecution" Johnson
hotly remarked:
i've heard enough OF these slurs directed
against private counsel and 1 am tired
OF It. I would rather appear for the prose-
cution OF a boodler and a rogue, a thief
and a scoundrel-a man who has shame
lessly robbed his own oity-than I would
against almost any other type OF citizen ="
Ach demanded that the Jurors already
sworn and those present, but not yet ac-
cepted, be instructed by the court 10
ignore utterly the remarks Of counsel for
the state"
THE fury, Mr. Ach." said Judge Dunno,
"Will be instructed on all phases Of the law
at the proper time"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-01
MICHIGAN CENTRAL WINS POINT
New Issue f. Raised in Suit Against
state for DamaEeS for Repeal
OF Charter.

LANSING, Mich, April SO-The Michigan
Central railroad won a point today in its
litigation with the state OF Michigan over
the repeal OF its special charter by the leg
islature OF 1901. The special charter COW
cred the troit-Chicago main line and en-
abled the company to charge passengers
fares OF 3 cents per mile and to pay a spe-
cihc tax Of three-fourth OF one per cent
or its capital stock In lieu OF all other
taxes. The company sued the state for
nominal damages Of 100000 Attorneys
for the state demurred on the general
grounds that rights, privileges and fran
chises given by the state could be taken
away by the state, and no damages could
be coverable only such damages as could
be shown TO have resulted to the tangible
property. The Wayne county circuit court
at Detroit overruled this demurrer and the
supreme court OF the state today sustained
this ruling in favor OF the company.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-01
GAYLE FOR THE INDIANS
COMM 5ner Lets Contracts Go
supply Agencies in the
Northwest
rFrom a star Corrcsrondent.l

tFrom a STAN CorrCspOudent)
WASHINGTON, April 3o.-(Special Tcle-
gram THE acting commissioner Of Indian
offairs today made public the names OF the
successful bidders for live stock for In
diars at the various reservations There
were thlrty-hve bidders, the. following he
ing successful: Charles J. Hysham South
Omaha. l,127 heifers at S22SO for the santce
agency, Nebraska; Thomas A. Coffee. Mcr-
rinm, Neb. for Pine Ridge agency. South
Dakota, 32S milk COWS at $3.50; Stephenson
T Napier Norfolk, Neb, 500 heifers,
prices ranging from $2l G5 TO S23 ~ per head.
for Rosebud agency: for Standing Rock
agency. North Dakota. GA mares at Sl77
each; for Cheyenne River agency, South
Dakota, 1900 heifers at S227O, for Fort
Peck agency Montana, 4 stations at $2I5
and 20 bulls at $40. Harry T. Smith, Fair
field Ia, TO supply Pine Ridge agency
SOS mares at prices ranging from Sl44S5 TO
s149S5. He also secured the contract to
supply the same agency with 236 bulls at
prices ranging from $34.S5 TO 40 and to
furnish 200 he!fers to the Lower Brule
agency, South Dakota, at $2lS5 per head
Charles c. Judy, Tallulla, H., to supply
Pine Ridge agency with $3.50 hefers at
$22eo; 1856 bulls at $3.50; Rosebud agency.
q bulls at Si325; Standing Rock agency.
North Dakota, "a bulls at $751; Cheyenne
River agency. 90 bulls at S6l Crow Creek
agency 81 bulls at $54; santee agency, 40
bulls at S6i
w. f. Cody Of Cody. Wyo., today was
granted a special permit by the forest SER
vice to occupy not exceeding five acres Of
land and a ten-room log building for the
purpose of conducting a hotel for the ac-
commodation of tourists in the Yellowstone
national forest reserve
Homer C. Reed Of Rapid City, S, D., has
been appointed forest guide in the Black
Hin national forest reserve.
Rural free delivery carriers appointed:
Nebraska-P -Plattsmouth route 2; Charles E.
Crabill, carrier; Marvela Rowland substl-
tute Iowa-Barnoy. route /; Samuel II.
Gardner, carrier; William A. Gardner, sub
stitute. Sioux City. route /; John p. Page,
carrier; Harry l.. Page. substitute. South
Dakota-Lennox, route 4; John G. Schutjer
carrier; Margaret Schutier substitute
Mount Vernon. route /; Fred II. Marcy
carrier: John w. Constable. substitute.
Georgia Steel has been appointed post
master at Dalton, Plymouth county, Iowa,
vice r. c. Steel, deceased.
The postofIice at Alton, Box Butte county,
Nebraska, will be discontinued May 81.
The name of the postoffice at Bovine,
Lyman count. South Dakota. has been
changed to Van Metre, with Thomas II.
Hill as postmaster.
postoffice has been established at Cot
tonwood, Stanley county South Dakota,
with John l. Howe as postmaster.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-01
PRIVILEGES FOR PRISONERS
Meyer and Haywood Allowed TO
Mingle with Families and Friends
I'm Jail Lawn Daily.

BOISE, Ida. April 3O.-Clarence s. Dar-
row Of Chicago and E. f. Richardson Of
Denver, attorneys for Charles H. Meyer,
William d. Haywood and George A. Petit
bone. the men accused Of the murder Of
former Governor Frank Steunenbarg have
arrived and announce they are ready for
the opening of the trial OF Haywood on
May 9. They make the statement that no
motion for another change Of venue will
be entered and that the actual trial will
proceed without delay so far as they are
concerned.
Mrs. Haywood has arrived with her two
daughters aged II and II. She is an in
valid and moves about in an invalid chair.
There was an interesting reunion between
the members of the family yesterday morn
ing in the court house grounds. mothef
and daughters passing most of the morning
with he fas there. To-day tk sFW{l
program pre'dIled, the family being 8atI-
cred in comfortable seats or strollng IoTr
the lawn for several hours. The Md d.
cused with Haywood were also OIL tie
grounds. They both have their wivtsi here,
but Mrs. Meyer is Ill at the hospital. Mr..
Meyer visits her regularly each daiegs bile
Mrs. Pettibone has an opportugas to
promenade in the grounds with hus-
band daily. IN P5
The court house stands in larhid iuare
surrounded by a beautiful lawn, nfle three
prisoners sleep behind bars in o., Jail addi-
ton built at the back, but duTini the day
they occupy a room in the olddr portion
of the building connecting with the sheriffs
office. Each day they are permitted to
go in the grounds, where they inay pitch
quoits, toss n ball or indulge in Buch other
exercise as they desire DurirB the out
door period the wives visit the husbands
and other friends come in and bold confer
ences with them. There arr Iguards at
hand. but these render thenl laves as in
..I.annr -.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-01
SEIZURES AT KANSAS CITY
Receivers Named by the Kansas SUI
preme Court Take Property
of Breweries.

KANSAS CITY. April 3O-The three re-
ceivers appointed by the Kansas supreme
court accompanied by men from the offices
Of the sheriff and the attorney general
made the rounds In Kansas City, Kan.
today and took possession Of all property
believed to be owned by the indicted brew
Ing companies. we do not expect to take
possession Of many fixtures" said Receiver
Carver before starting out I'VE viii be
pretty busy, though, taking possession Of
buildings and real estate The list is long
but we probably win finish in one day"
At each place visited the keys to the
buildings were taken by the receivers. the
doors locked and a notice tackled up stating
that they we're in possession. It was a
comparatively easy matter 10 locate the
places as Assistant Attorney General
Tricket who had been carrying on an anti
liquor crusade in Wyandotte for a year
past. had made out a list Of all brewery
property. Wherever any show Of resistance
was shown the receivers declined to argue
the matter. referring all complainants to
the court for settlement
The brewers have sought to conceal the
real ownership Of the property" said one
of the receivers, by transferring the title
to employees and agents. We know who
they are, however. 80 there will be no
difficulty about that"
/ TOPEKA, Kan, April SO.-"As the state
cannot sell liquors. will it not be the duty
Of the court to empty into the cutters the
! beer and whisky seized by the brewery re-
l ceivers?" was asked of Attorney General
/ Jackson today.
That is a question that the courts will
be called upon to decide, l think, before
/ the matter is settled and l do not care
/ to anticipate their decision" replied Mr..
: Jackson. However. from what can
( learn, owing to the nearness of the state
/ line, there will be little property in the
hands Of the brewery receivers which can
not be disposed Of in a paying way.
Most Of the property is fixtures and real
/ estate"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-01
TWO WOMEN KILLED BY CARS
Residents of Dakota Town Are struck
by Train Near
EdRemOnt.

EDGEMONT, s. d, April 30.-(special.)-
A coroner's jury is investigating the cause
of death Of Mrs. Joseph Wilson and Mrs
F. NJ. Bittrick, who were killed by a Bur
lington train while riding on a handcar
The women had started from their home
at Marietta for Edgemont on a handcar
taken from the section house, Mrs. Bittrick
being the wife Of the section foreman.
About half way to Edgemont they We're
oyertaken by freight train Mrs Wilson
attempted to jump, but was struck on the
head by the lever OF the car and her skull
crushed She fell into the ditch dead. Mrs
Bittrick tainted and fell In front OF the
train. Both legs were cut on, the engine
and several cars passing over her, as the
engineer could not stop his train after see
ing the women.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-01
BIG BALLOON MAKES START
Two Aersnauts Attempt to Go from St.
LoUis 10 Washington.
THEY EXPECT TO WIN LAHM CUP
Car IL ProvisiOned for Three Days,
Carries n Number of Pigeons and
Seventeen Hundred Pounds
of ballast.
HEY EXPECT TO WIN LAHH CUP

ST LOUIS. April 3O.-with a sharp raw
wind blowing and heavy clouds banking the
sky, Captain Charles Def. Chandler, United
States Signal corps, and Aeronaut J. c.
Mccoy Of New York City started tonight
on the long distance balloon trip they had
been trying to take for three days. They
hoped the wind would carry them east
ward that they might land near Washing
ton, D. c.; but Immediately upon leaving
the ground the balloon took southerly
course, veering slightly to the west.
Captain Chandler is making aerial OBJ
servations for the government, which Is
now interesting itself in balloons as aids
to the army in case of war. He carried
instruments to show the altitude and the
speed attained Aeronaut Mccoy hopes
TO win the Lahm cup, offered for the long
est distance continuous flight. The balloon
left the ground at IN p. m. The weather
was not favorable for balloonlng, the air
being heavy with moisture and the tenn
perature almost to the freezing point, but
the flight was made in order TO have the
benefit Of the moonlight, without which the
flight would not have been attempted.
Several carrier pigeons were taken and
messages will be sent back to St Louis
by the aefOndulS. NdpIdlH NhahuiSA 9o'iN'
before entering the basket that they ex-
pect to be in the air about forty-eight
hours. Provisions to last the two men
three days were taken.
Balloon starts Toward south.
The start was even, the balloon rising
straight in the air until higher than sur
rounding buildings. It then veered sharply
to the south and continued in that direc-
tlon until beyond the vision Of those on the
ground. Though Captain Chandler was
disappointed in the failure to have a west
wind for the voyage, he said he felt he
could wait no longer and would make the
best of the north wind You may rest
assured we will not come down in the VI
cinity of st. Louis" he said.
The America, in which Mccoy and Chand-
Ter ascended, is the second largest balloon
in the United States. The largest, which
was recently completed by Leo Stevens Tor
the government. has 1000 feet greater dis
placement. The America has dlspiace-
ment Of $4,000 cubic feet and lifting power
of $500 pounds On the fight this lifting
capacity was divided among the equipment
provisions and supplies, the aeronauts and
ballast, as follows: Bag and basket lOO'
mounds; anchor, ropes drags and other
! eouipment that could be thrown overheard
| in an emergency, 24O pounds; clothing, bed
ding, instruments. etc, 200; MCCOY ano
| Chandler. $780, ballast, LOO; total $500. Ihe
snnd ballast is carried In bags OF forty
pounds each.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-01
MELLEN y SEE PRESIDENT
Railway Ma late to Have Conference
with chief Executive This
Morning.

WASHINGTON, AprfI 80 - President
Charles s. BsIlen and vice President T. f.
Byrnes Of the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad company arrived here
late tonigh, and will call on President
Roosevelt At 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning
70 discuss railroad matters. Mr.. Mellen re-
fused TO discuss the conference other than
that ne had an appointment to meet the
president In the morning and that he came
at the Presidents request He was asked
that II ,he question OF tie capitalization
and valuation Of the New Haven roads
propert would not be the subject OF the
eonfersnee but he avoided answering the
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-01
BOMB FOR
CHIEF
=. - to AssRssinate Presi-
10 e Central Amer
Republic.

GUATEMALA -
tempt was made tTf' April @-An at
PRESIDENT Estradrly today on the life OF
driving a dynamite Cabrera. While out
his carriage. klnfbomb was exploded near
.ng General Orelg the horses and wound
The calmness no, the chief OF stan
not hurt. was the president, who was
uorld-be assass commented on and the
sides are condemned on all
NEW YORK.
consul general pril 30.-The Guatemalan
voachea receivst New York, Dr. Ben
natcb today IN the following Official dis
rios Informing b Foreign Minister Bar
ne of Presidenin Of the attempt on the
This morning Cabrera
the president Oft o'clock, at the time
a bomb was eqh republic was passing
Of the capita L1ded IN one OF the streets
functionary wai Fortunately that high
attempt and fnot hurt I'm this criminal
given that the Tiers have already been
crime be undeoper investigation Of this
who we're wouhken. The only persons
general stan Oiled were the chief Of the
Marie Orellana ne president, General Jose
lie order Is mhnd the coaChman. Pub
tltained unaltered.
- BARRIOS
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-01
Railroads Refuse to Interchange Business
at Portland, Oregon.
ASK FORMAL ORDER FOR THROUGH RATE
Twenty Five Thousand ars Of Lumber and
khtngles Lwl ling hpment
NINETEEN ROADS h,M.O IN COMPLAINT
Allegation that IL il Practically
impossible 10 ship Washington
Products East of the
Cascades.

WASHINGTON, April 3O-RivalIy bS-
tween the Hill ana Hartman railroad llu,-s
IN the northwest nually has eliminated in
the presentation OF the matter to the In
terstate Commerce commission. For sew
months lumber dealers and manuf0ctur-
ers in Washington particularly, and In the
Puget Sound territory generally, have COM
planned informally to the commission that,
owing to the refusal of the Hin and Har-
rman lines to make them through rates
ana joint rates they were unable to get
their products shipped 70 points east Il
the Cascade mountains Finally it was
suggested that they institute proceedings
under the new rate law tc compel the rail
roads to make such through rates and
Joint rates. In compliance with the sug-
gestion the Pacific Coast Lumber Manu-
facturers association, the Southwestern
Washington Lumber association and the
shingle Mills bureau today filed a com
plant with the commission against tho
Northern Pacific. the Great Northern, the
Union Pacific, the oregon Short Line and
fifteen other railroads, requesting the COM
mission to issue orders providing that the
railroads shall make through and joint rates
on lumber products from points in Wash
lngton, via Portland Ore, to points east
OF the Cascade mountains.
1t is stated in the petition that there are
AZ sawmllls in western Washington with
an annual output Of nearly 100000 feet
Of lumber, and that there are 1853 shingle
mills with an annual output Of more than
14,0C0 600, 900 shingles, all OF them represented
by the complainants. 1t is alleged that
there are now awaiting shipment from that
territory not less than 5000 carloads Of
manufactured lumber and that the annual
output of such lumber from that territory
is not less than 10000 carloads 1t is al
legged that the defendant lines refuse to
interchange cars at Portland and 1t Is
thus rendered impossible TO get the lumber
products to market.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-01
TEN DAYS FOR AUTO SPEEDER
Prominent New York Man Given jail
Sentence for HIS Third
Onenae.

YONKBRs, n. Y, April SO.-WIlliam z.
Dodge OF New York, son OF the philanthro-
pist, William Earl Dodge, and son-in-law
OF Henry T. Sloane the millionaire carpet
manufacturer, was today sentenced to serve
a ten days term in prison, In addition 20
paying a fine of 800. for automobile speed
Ing. The sentence was imposed by CITY
Judge Bealle- Dodge had been twice ar
rested before for similar offense. On the
arst OCCASION he was fined IS and the next
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-01
!EDUcI1loN OF CHINESE
,..,onariea in UniOn Meeting ~
shanghai Talk of Church
and state.

sHARGHAI, April O--At today's ses-
N Of the China centenary missionary
inference here the new educational move
ents In China, the value OF Christian ed
ton IN providing capable and trust
Nhy leaders IN state and church, the
and limitations Of Christian colleges
nv inbred a.s'fll- n p,eFe- discussed, A re-
srrabio rpirit ~ harmony was marifesfed
the gepresentatives az fhe severed d.
nations present.
IA evenhg tae subjects wore the irau-
60 of tn U.issions oa Cblla their aid
introducing commerce. western learnilg
and China becoming the modern
nan, with ten-fOld the latter's popula-
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-01

broken out al b0.-Serious disorders have
An the Hokkafa coal mine near Horanai.
where 1000 mia administrative district
strikers burneds have struck work The
number OF red he once buildings and a
Cured between noes. sharp collisions oc-
numbers on bohe strikers and police and
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-01
SUIT AGAINST OIL COMPANY
Petition Filed Asking that Standard
BE Barred from Doing BUS
iness in Ohio.

FINDLAY. o., April SO-George H.
Phelps, late this afternoon filed petit
tion in the common pleas court asking
that the Standard oil company and its
subsidiary companies be enjolned from
doing business in Ohio.
II is understood the independent oil pro-
ducers are back OF Phelps and the inde-
pendents offer to furnish bond in the sum
Of Sl00.OO0