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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30

ONeiIl were appointed long after the du
oious franchises were granted. This situ-
alton leaves fifteen supervisors aligned or
one more than necessary to override any
veto of the mayor The statement of the
prosecution is that fourteen of these are
prepared to revoke the certain franchises
alluded to, and that the mayor. backed
by the corporations which were formally
accused of wholesale bribery, today began
suddenly campaign to induce five of them
to resign In order that he may appoint Ave
dependables" in their places and so de-
stroy tho power of the board to do that
which the public service corporations fear.
or TO override the veto which, the prose-
cuuon claims, he would place upon any
revocation act. The mayor refused to-
uay 10 De interviewed on this or any other
subject
Rudolph spreckels, financial Ruarantor of
the prosecution, today gave out a state
ment respecting the fund of 100000 which
he has guaranteed. 1t was upon this guar
antee that the bribery graft investigation
was commenced. Mr.. Spreckels said that
thus far less than half as much as has
been expended has been contributed by the
citizens OF San Francisco. He added that
the prosecution will never be hampered bv
lack OF funds" however. Mr.. Speckels said
the prosecution, without reservation. ex-
poets to send all of the chief bride givers
high public service corporation ohicials and
others to the penitentiary for the crimes
charged against them. He thought the in
vestigations and prosecutions will extend
throughout the present year.
Fear Attempt to Rescue Ruef.
The sensational statement that every per
son openly identified with the prosecution
OF the alleged grafters and brlbers is
carrying revolver concealed about him.
that several of the more prominent are
employing each body guard and that an
attempt TO rescue Abe Ruef by force ia
not unlocked for, was made today by one
OF the chief investigators. He also said.
and 1t was subsequently confirmed, that
Ellison Biggy has given orders to Ruef's
seven guards to shoot Ruef first the
others afterwards" If attempt to rescue
the indicted man by armed force is made.
The owner of the Fillmore street house
to which Ruef has been removed from the
81 Francis hotel threaten a civil suit
against the lessee of the dwelling on the
ground that he has allowed It OF be turned
into prison. The district attorneys Office
has advised Ellison Biggy to stand pat"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
WILL TEST INSURANCE. LAW
-Four Companies object to Missouri
Statute Limiting Salaries of
Employees.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, March CIV.
d. vandiver, superintendent Of the Missouri
insurance department, is preparing to en-
force the new insurance laws enacted by
the last legislature. and some Of the for
eign insurance companies are preparing to
contest some of the new laws.
The law Which prohibits domestic insur-
ance companies from paying a higher sal
airy than $4,000, and foreign companies do
ing business in Missouri from paying more
than $4,000. which law takes effect June IS,
will be most vigorously fought by the for
eign companies The Equitable, Prudential
and Metropolitan pay higher salaries than
the new law permits, and these three COM
panies are preparing to fight the law in the
courts.
They will have to conine their litigation
to the state courts because OF another law
just enacted which prohibits them from
going to the federal courts without the con-
sent Of the other party to the suit. This
law also becomes effective June IS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30

officials and several members of the mu-
nicipal administration. 1t is the under
standing that no more indictments will be
returned this week.
On Monday the grand Jury expects to
resume its investigation of the alleged
bribery Of supervisors in the granting of
trolley franchises I othe United RAILROADS,
and the trial of Abraham Ruef of the
French restaurant extortion cases is sched-
uled for resumption Tuesday. Should AS
slstant District Attorney Heney desire to
go ahead with the bribedy Investigations
instead of with the trial Of Ruef, the lat
ter may be again postponed.
Plan to Revoke Franchises.
A sensational statement was given out
today by Special Agent William ]. Burns
and other members of the prosecution to
the effect that Mayor Schmitz is desper-
atey trying to force the designations of
five of the supervisors, so as to defat an
alleged intention of the supervisorial board
to revoke certain of the public service
franchises which the prosecution claims
were secured by bribing the board.
The board Of supervisors is composed of
eighteen men, sixteen of whom, as the per-
sonnet now stands, are in the list Of al
legged confessors. One of these, Sanderson,
is absent for an indefinite time He is
mortally Ill. Two others, Tveitmoe and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
Burglar at Crescent Gets Cash.

CRESCENT, Ia, March 29.-(Special. ,
While George Smith and family, living two
miles southwest of Crescent, were in Coun-
ell Bluffs yesterday someone entered their
home by breaking windows in the front
and also in the rear of the house. and got
away with about S12O in cash. About s. was
the money of two of the children and about
50 was the money of Miss Winchester, a
teacher boarding at the house. The robber
is believed to have been tramp, though
well dressed stranger was seen near the
house with pair of overshoes in his hand
strapped together, and pair of shoes was
found near the house where the chIldren's
savings bank had been broken open.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
Harrison County pistrict Court.

LOGAN, Ia, March 29.-(special.) AT the
Harrison county district court this morning
the matter of Aaron Carpenter against II.
]. Farlow was on trial. In this case Car
penter sues to recover damages for the loss
Of horse which he placed in Farlow's pas
ture and which died as the result Of a fall
into ditch. The matter of l.. Brown
against D. ]. Album was tried yesterday.
The plaintiff rented a mercantile building
in Missouri Valley to the defendant, who is
Missouri Valleys postmaster, and sues for
damages sustained to the building during
its occupancy by the government as a post
office. The case was decided for the plain
tiff. Divorces have been granted to Anna
R. Boyd from ]. N, to Maggie G. Mitchell
from Deton, to s. A. Height from Jennie,
to Pearl Osborn from Warren, to Bert c.
Teager from Lillian, to S. H. Johnson from
Eta and to Ada C. Jennings from Robert
w. The case against II. L. Harvey former
county recorder, who was being sued by
the county for fees collected and retained
after leaving Office, was dismissed at the
defendants cost.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30

receiver for the western division or d.
rect the mortgage trustees to enter into
possession and operate the lines under the
direction OF the court
The complainants say that they hold
more than 100000 OF the total of So, $4,000
of second mortgage bonds of the Galveston,
Harrisburg & San Antonio company and
aver that the interest and sinking fund in-
stallments past due amount to $500, OOO
They claim that inasmuch as the Southern
Pacific assumed and agreed to pay the in
terest and sinking fund installment the
bondholders have the right to enforce their
claims against the Southern Pacific COM
pany. 1t is alleged in the bill that the rail-
road paid interest on bonds and declared
dividends when 1t should have paid the in
terest on the mortgage bonds and the court
is asked to decree accordingly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
Iowa Resident in German Army.

IOWA FALLS, Ia, March 2.-(Specal.)-
Oswald Lochmann, young German who has
been living at Ackley, in this county will
not be able to return TO America from Ger
many, where he went on visit, until he
has served his term in the German army.
The young man, in company with a friend
from the same place, left for the fatherland
last winter. His friend has just returned
home, but states young Lochmann found
himself pressed into the service of the Ger
man army. 1t seems that the young Ger
man had not lived here long enough to be-
come an American citizen and was nabbed
on his return TO his old home and pressed
into military duty for term OF years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
PLAN TOREVOKE FRANCHISES
Statement that Frisco Supervisors Will
Try to Undo Re suit IF b. ibsry.
scHMlTz is AGAINST PROPOSITION
Special Agent Burns Says He Is
Trying to Induce Five Mem
bers of the BOARD to
Resign.

BAN FRANCISCO. March 2e-No meet
ing OF the grand jury being held today.
pause was given to the bribery and
graft Investigations so far as official action
was concerned. Tomorrow the grand Jury
expects to conclude, at least temporarily.
Its Investigations into the alleged bribery
OF eighteen supervisors by the Pacific
states and Home Telephone companies. to
which, according to the prosecution, seven
teen Of the eighteen have already con-
fessed before the inquisitorial body. The
investigation of this subject has resulted
IN the indictment of various corporation
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
OHIO MEN ARE BOUND OVER
Columbus Citizens Are Accused of
Bribery in Deaf Affecting
the City.

COLUMBUS. o., March 2s-Fred J.
Immel. former member of the city Board
of Safety, and Attorney Franklin Rubrecht
were bound over to the grand jury today
on new charges of bribery. They are
charged with getting a graft" of cents
a barrel on cement furnished the city by
the Alma Cement company Of wellsville
The total amount of graft is said TO be
81 800
When arraigned in police court today
over.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
FATAL WRECK in OKLAHOMA
Engineer ana Negro Killed and Fire.
man Fatally Injured Near
Oklahoma City.

| OKLAHOMA CITY. Oltl., March g
Choctaw Oklahoma q Gulf passenger
train No. /, from Memphis for Amarillo.
drawn by two engines was partially de-
rallied at Council, eight miles west OF Okla
homa City, early today. Both engines were
badly wrecked and the mail and baggage
cars turned over. but the other cars re-
NAMED on the track One engineer and a
negro were killed, a fireman was fatally
injured, porter seriously hurt and seven
passengers suffered bruises.
! The dead:
| JOHN MCCARTHY, engineer of Shawnee
UNIDENTIFIED NEGRO, stealing ride
on blind baggage.
The injured:
John oveTton, fireman OF Shawnee, badly
James Walker porter, serious.
| One of the engines took the switch. the
other the main track and both were thrown
into the ditch
The engine crews Jumped. Engineer Nc
Carthy was caught in the wreckage and
killed instantly Fireman Oyerton was 80
badly scalded before he could be removed
that he cannot live. The negro was burlsd
under the wreckage.
The injuries sustained by the seven mas
sengers consisted merely of severe bruises
and cuts and all were able to continue on
/ their way.
Investigation shows conclusively that the
derailment was caused by wreckers. Bolts
had been removed from the connecting rods
that move the switch.
Bloodhounds have been taken to the scene
In an effort TO trace the culprits.
Fireman overton died after being brouRht
to this city. The body Of the negro has not
yet been removed from the wreck On his
feet were pair Of convict shoes stamped
Illinois penitentiary," and It Is believed
that he is an escaped convict.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30

Bank Robbers i'm Michigan.
JACKSON, Mich, March 29.-Safe blowers
robbed the Farmers and Merchants Ma
tonal bank of Hanover Jackson county
early today securing $1,000 The robbers
escaped.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
Two Women MARY,

A contract filed in the office of the
county recorder here between Mrs. Flea
nor Johnson of Avon. Ia, and Mrs Lenora
Ellsworth of Bemidji, Mimi, is in effect
a marriage contract. Both women arc
widowed. The contract provides that they
shall put their money into a common fund
and neither is to marry and they are TO
live together, sharing alike of benefits and
sorrows.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30

Wisconsin Governor at WashingtOn.
WASHINGTON. March 2s-Governor Dav-
idson Of Wisconsin, accompanied by mem
bers OF the western railroad commission.
is in Washington and viii call upon Presi-
dent Roosevelt some time today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
PACIFIC'S MERGER ATTACKED
Croker Estate Brings Suit in Texas to En-.
join Union Pacific.
WOULD STOP A DIVIDEND PAYMENT
COmplainRnts AlIeEe Present status
of Southern Pacific is Com
trary to Law of
Nation and state.

CHICAGO, March 2a.-Attorney Henry
Crawford Of this city announced today that
a bill in equity in favor Of the Croker Es-
tate company of San Francisco and Thomas
H. Hubbard of New York has been filed in
the circuit court at Austin, Tex, asking
that the Southern Pacific Railroad company
be restrained from paying dividends upon
its common stock, amounting to $4,OOO,000.
The court is asked TO decree that the Union
Pacific railroad controls and operates a
system which is in constant and natural
competition with the Southern Pacific be-
tween san Francisco and New Orleans,
contrary/to public policy, and in violation
Of the laws OF the United States and the
laws Of Texas. The bill asks that the
court enjoin the Union Pacific company
and its officers or agents from hereafter
voting on any stock OF the Southern Pa
cific Railroad company or exercising any
direction or control over the Southern rail-
road OF its finances, including the Calves
ton, Harrisburg & San Antonio company.
Allegation of Bill.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
BeEfn work July First.

Projectors of the Des Moines q Creston
interurbaR railway said today that the
actual work OF building the road will
begin July 1. It is claimed that 90 per
cent Of the right-of-way has been secured
now and that the remainder will be Sc
cured within a month. The work of grad
ing the fight-of-way, which will be Nthe
first work. will BEGIN jury I or before.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30

commissioner to the executive council.
which thus adds greatly to the duties OF
that body and places the commissioner
virtually under its control Then the term
Of office begins at season of the year
that Is busiest in the department The
bin Is pending in the house committee on
insurance
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
BiE SANDER Suit Dismissed.

The $4,000 Islander suit Of the Beatrice
Creamery company against the Farmers
Cooperative Creamery company in the
district court here has been dismissed be-
cause Of the failure of the plaintiffs to
comply with an order Of the district court
to file costs bond. The suit was started
by the Lincoln, Neb., office of the Beatrice
Creamery company
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-30
Allegation of Bill,

1t is alleged by the compliments that in
order to fully protect the liens and priori-
ties Of the second mortgage west division
bonds" that the court must either appoint
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20

1 legislator had not gone back to Aus
 tin. Instead he had quietly stopped | over in Washington, held close com
 munication with several mighty off
 cials, then wired frantically to his most trusted lieutenant, the vice chair man of the state improvement commit tee at Austin, in cipher code. These communications were imperative or ders concerning the passage of cer tain deep water harbor bill.
 The Hon. Mr. Kinwait while in New York had held several conferences oi a delicate nature, including that lunch con at Sherry's and other meals of a similar character elsewhere, and now deemed it expedient to be far away from the capital of Texas during the passage of the said harbor bill; there fore he gave the matter absent treat ment, so to speak, though his meek as- sociates on the committee carried out their leaders instructions to the let. ter. They had enjoyed no dinners in New York. but they were confident in a certain hope of at least partaking of the dessert vicariously through MT. Kinwait.
 The other person interested in teleg- raphy was the heavy hearted Mir. Bill Williams, himself en route for New York. Half day before he reached Buffalo he received a dispatch from his son Richard, and for a quarter of an hour he was radiantly happy; then lie received a second one couched in the same words, and it puzzled him, especially in the earnest warning to return to Texas at once and watch his harbor scheme At Buffalo he received a sheaf of yellow envelopes which re- sembled a fine poker hand, in that there were four of them-all of the same kind
 In highly ornate language the cattle king expressed his belief that a trick was being played on him by his enc mics, so he left the train and sought the nearest telegraph office. His friend, Mir. Logger. had failed to state the name of the hospital in which the son lay dying. and Mfr. Bill Williams had not seen in the San Antonio papers the dispatch about his son, so the father wired all the hospitals in New York for information and lost three hours time in waiting for answers. He received a number of replies from various institutions. eight of which dis- claimed all knowledge of the patIent. while me ninth advised him that Mr. Richard Williams of San Antonio. TeI-, was truly confined in St. Luke's hospital and that his condition was not So favorable. owing to an increase of fever. Bill Williams was convinced some crafty trick was being matched. but he hoped later on to settle with the hen. Meanwhile. whatever hap pened. he must go to his boy. He sent one more telegram and then hastenef on to New York by the next train.
 This telegram, addressed to Mir. Richard Williams. was received at St Luke's hospital. and a pretty, fresh checked nurse took 1t to Lord Croy- lands room.
 "A telegram. Mir. wIIIiar1s. Shall | open it for youY'
 Please said the earl, with the list less Indifference of q very sick man ~I dare say 1t is some beastly buSI- ness matter. Read fl.
 The giri compiled. reading as fos-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20
lows:
Buffalo. N. ",

Buffalo. N. Y.
 Mir. Richard Williams. St. Luke's Hospital New York:
 Cheer up. DickM. Will be with you to. | morrow morning. DAD. Lord Croyland stared at the uni
 formed young lady while he fumbled
 fruitlessly for his monocle among the folds of his nightshirt. Rot" he observed in languid dis. gust. Haven't got dad, you know
 Some silly ass is trying to come a cropper."
 The nobleman then turned on his pill low and closed his eyes, while the fair attendant looked thoughtful. took the patients temperature and made a memorandum to the effect that his mind had begun to wander.
 Meanwhile matters as Irvington were dragging along uasatisfactorily. The last rehearsal of the play had resulted in a spirited quarrel between Miss Imogene and her dismal fiance. Mir. Van der Awe was a champion of real ism, even on the stage. He considered it the height of absurdity for a pas sionate lover to imprint kisses upon his adored one's theatrical wig near the region of her left ear.
 But, good gracious me-" stormed the indignant bird, with a dangerous snap in her big blue eyes, don't you have enough realism when we are alone? If you think I'm going to let you kiss me before all those people you are very much mistaken. Now, one more word and we'll leave out that part altogether, sir! No, don't speak to me! Don't come near me! I think you are perfectly hateful and ridicu- lous. How I was ever weakminded enough to engage myself to you at all is more than I can understand. So don't tempt mer'
 The argument had become somewhat one sided. so the dismal one retreated from the field of action, crestfalien, but unconrinced on matters pertaining to realism. He was a practical young man, however, and decided to kiss the wig in the region of it's wearer's left ear for the present Later-ahl
 Richard had made several desperate attempts at a tete-a-tete with Miss Harriet. but found her nervous, dis trait and unsympathetic to his ad- vances. She acted as though some shadow of impending trouble lay upon her mind, so the Texan gave up in de- spair, took q short lesson in British efi- quette from the much subdued Bills and then went for q solitary horseback ride.
 His deception could not be kept up much longer, for troubles were gather ing above him like LongfeIlowis soar ing vultures, and he fancied be knew one sick and wounded bison that would shortly be pecked to pieces. hoof and hide. And yet. no matter what hap pened, he would braxen it out to the bitter end If he cOaId only win the girl before the inevitable crash, then nothing else would nothing.
 Shortly after dinner the final prspa- rstions were made for the evenings A tfny stage had been constructed at sze end Of the dogbSe 1 drawing room and vas provided wfth ]. handsome plush curtains dssiDed to | slide upon a wfr~whea tbsT woxked ! property, uhich wzs fnfrsqGe1f-whEch | when ope7ei revealed dainty intsrisr
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20

scene. The drawing room was arrang-
 ed with chairs to accommodate the
 guests, who began to arrive shortly
 after dinner, and Restmore soon be-
 came sparkle of lights and laughter.
 A gong announced the opening of the
 theater doors, and the audience crowd
 ed in. took their seats and waited with
 tiutter of excitement.
 Mrs. Renwyck had agreed to speak
 the prologue, but at the last moment
 her courage forsook her. and she vow
 ed she would sink through the floor if
 forced to face her guests. Arguments and encouragements were alike in
 vain, so Richard was prevailed upon to take her place, which he did, scram- bling through somehow, assisted by
 British drawl and his ever faithful
 monocle. To judge by fiattering chorus of feminine approval, he made the hit of the evening, though in de- scribing his stage fright afterward he used most n-English simile.
 "'Pon my word" he confessed, T felt as If I had swallowed live jack rabbit that was trying to bolt eleven ways at once. Fancyw
 The play went of without a hitch, except for one trifiing incident which catne near spelling it altogether. The dismal Mfr. Van der Awe, true to his principles on realism, forgot about the wig and committed the indiscretion of kissing the bird plump upon her tempt ing lips, whereupon the rufled in- genue gave him most realistic box on the ears, forgot her lines and start ed in on an inpromptu but spontaneous denunciation. This, in a measure, made Miss Renwyck's subsequent part fall fat, but no one in the audience seemed to know the difference, while both the man and |bird agreed after ward that 1t improved the play.
 If Miss Renwyck failed to be impress i've in the great denunciation scene, the same could not be said of her per tonal appearance. She was dressed in an evening gown of soft, dull black. which brought out the snowy white ness of her throat and arms. In her thick dark tresses a great tiara glow. ed and sparkIed, riyaling. it seemed. the riYiere of splendid gems about her neck, while at her breast blnzed a mammoth brooch. Fashioned in the form of an eagle with outstretched wings. a shimmering blaze of light. the proud bird stood as an emblem of it's country's wealth and daring, perched on the bosom of princess of the free.
 To Richard. in his present state of mind. Harriet seemed the most ra- diantly perfect creature yet produced ! since the world began. As she bowed behind the footIights for the second time to an enthusiastic encore a large bouquet of American Beauties was tossed upon the stage. and Miss Har- riet biushed asFshe stopped for this most opposite tribute to her own charms. When safely behind the cur tains she glanced at a card attached. vhich bore two words. ~An Amerf- can" This signature was vague. yet somehow Miss Reawyck picked ths donor oEt from myriads of gentlemen who might better have claimed the title. and again she blnsked as she buried her face among the frzUxn7 buds.
 ~Hsw splendid of hfur she wha ne-ed to her roses If saIv ke hx