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Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20
NO EVIDENCE OF CONSPIRACY
COmInIssioner BIOOdROOd Rt Mill
waukee Rules Against Govern
ment Prosecutors.

MILWAUKEE, July 19.-United States
Commissioner Bloodgood today in the
case of Guy D. Con and six other promi-
nent Milwaukee men. indicted by the fed
eral grand jury OF Colorado in connec-
tion with the alleged coal land conspiracy
case. ruled that this indictment is not
prima facie evidence OF renewed con-
spiracy," as held by the government, but
II cannot be wholly rejected because. as
laid here, It is such evidence OF the
original conspiracy as may be followed
with independent testimony tending to
show a renewal OF this original con-
spiracy." Further hearing was postponed
until July 20. in order to give the gov
ernment an opportunity to produce test
mony.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20

sUNDANCB wyo.. July 1s.-(special.)-
Thomas Nelson, for ten years sought after
with 81 900 reward hanging over his head.
has been captured east Of here by Sheriff
Moses OF Belle Fourche, S. D., and Joe
Farrell OF this city. Nelson has been taken
to Deadwood to answer to charge Of
horse stealing. The captive is alleged to
be the head Of a large gang Of horse thieves
which has been operating between Belle
Fourohe and this place for many years.
This gang has been responsible for count
less cattle and horse raids made in this
section.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20
THE WEATHER.
FORECAST FOR NBBRASKA-Fair
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
DOMESTIC.


Detective Mcfarland appeared in the
court room at the Boise trial Friday. at
tracted by the argument. Page
Wind and food at st. Joseph did great
damage to the city. Page
Recent decision of the supreme court in
Kentucky has caused a sweeping revolu-
tion in the municipal government Of
Louisville, all the old regime Of officers
being turned out for new ones. Page
William January, pardoned by President
Roosevelt was given his release from
prison at Leavenworth Page /
Benjamin Meyerson is making a trip
from Russia to his parents in Omaha la
belled like an express package. Page 1
T. B. Mcpherson Of omaha was elected
president of the National Live Stock ex-
change at Kansas City. Page 1
Closing session of the Blks' grand lodge
was held. Page 1
Homer b. Hurlburt, long in educational
work in Corea, declares that the Japanese
have debauched and outraged the Coroan
nation. Page
Midshipman James T. Cruise died at
Boston, making the tenth victim of the
explosion on the Georgia. lie will be
buried in Arlington cemetery on Sunday.
Page
| Striking telegraphers accept the terms
Of the telegraph companies at San Fran
! cisco and will submit to arbitration with
an increase OF wages. Page 1
Coreans are greatly enraged at what
| they claim Is the action of the Japanese
in causing their ruler to abdicate Page q
Relatives Of Karl Hau and hi sdead wife
| testify in the murder trial, endeavoring
to prove that he had previously sought TO
kill Frau Molitor. Page
NEBRASKA.
state Board OF Equalization likely to
raise assessments of both Lancaster and
Douglas counties. Railway commission
outlining what II wants in the annual re-
ports OF the railroads to the commission
Page {
Omaha men who invested money In tho
Uncle Sam OIL company and other kindred
concerns of the man Tucker In Kansas
are making strenuous efforts to regain
their cash. Page IL
Wallis Nash, president Of the Portland
Board of Trade. says people Of Oregor
approve Of government land prosecutions
but sympathize with certain individual:
like late Senator Mitchell, who were dupet
nv designing ones. Page {
Local politics has begun TO DOH ant
many republicans have filed for places -
the county primary ballot, but few demo
Gratis. Page /!
Board Of Education certifes to cit!
council a school levy of l4h mills. adoLt
ing the bond proposition for new scnoo
Nbuildings. Page
Freight Traffic Manager Monroe o
Union Pacific appeals to people TO orde
coal while cars are available and avoid
shortage later. T@sS
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20
WINDOW BLOWN IN BY WIND
Palace Clothing Company, kFOur-
teenth and Douglas, the
Sufferer.

Shortly after l o'clock this morning a
rain, accompanied by an exceptionally
heavy high wind. struck Omaha. The rain
was not heavy, but considerable damage
was done by the wind TO shadetrees and
small buildings. The most serious loss re-
ported was the blowing In OF a large plate
glass window In the west front OF the Pal
ace Clothing company's store. Fourteenth
and Douglas. In addition TO the value OF
the window, the loss includes damage to
goods which were on display.
The front OF William Millers saloon, 4C2
South Thirteenth, was blown IN by the
wind.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20
ORDER OF RELEASE GIVEN
william January IL Permitted 60
Walk out of Fort Leaven-
worth Prison.

FORT LEAvENwORrH, Kan, July 10
William January, alias Charles w. Andcr-
son, for whose pardon a petition contain
ing the signatures Of 5000 persons was
presented to President Roosevelt, three
months ago, was released from the federal
prison here today. Anderson will return to
Kansas City, where he will engage I'm bus
mess He denies a report that he intends
to operate a pool hall.
Anderson was convicted eleven years ago
Of robbing an Oklahoma postoface and
sentenced TO the penitentiary for three
years. He escaped two years later and
went to Kansas City, assumed the name
of Anderson and married In April, this
year, an ex-convict, who had known Jan
uary in the penitentary, notified the war
den of the mans whereabouts and he was
rearrested and taken back to Leavenworth.
owing to the exemplary life Anderson had
led in Kansas City, his neighbors started a
movement for his release The newspapers
took up the case, with the result that a
petition which is said to have contained
the largest number OF signatures ever ap-
pended to an appeal for a pardon, was for
warded to Washington. President Roose-
welt reviewed the case and upon recon-
mendation of Attorney General Bonaparte
granted a pardon effective at the expra-
ton OF three months from the time OF his
rearrest January has proved a model
prisoner. He says he will seek to have
his citizenship restored and II successful
will then ask the courts to change his
name to Anderson for the protection OF
his wife and child.
KANSAS CITY. July 10.-Charles w. An
derson reached Kansas City this morning
a few hours after his release from the
penltentiary at Beavenworth, ard went di-
rectly to his home where a family re-
union was held. Later when n newspaper
man called he found the little group
radiant with happiness.
with his 4-year-old child upon his knee,
Anderson talked of himself.
Il have no plans for the future" said
| he, save that I will remain in Kansas
City I am just glad to get back to my
wife and my baby"
Were going to build that swing this
iafternoon, aren't we, daddy" interrupted
the child. and Anderson smiled and said
you bet we are"
THE wife and the baby are so glad tc
see me back and It's like betting acquainted
again." said he to the reporter.
Asked about the report. that he would
! engage in the pool hall business. Ander
son said It was without foundation. 81
would not" said he "be so ungrateful tC
the many who signed for me-"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20
MAN SWINGS AT HIS IMAGE
Sees Reflection In Mirror while Chas-
ttsing Wife ana SmaEhes
the Glass.

Pete Hansen Of Seventh and Leavenworth
streets, started in to chastise his wife
Thursday evening and while swinging his
fists wildly in the air was suddenly con-
fronted by his own image in q mirror.
What bellicose person is this interfer-
ing in my affairs" he thought, and
promptly let fly at the scowling image.
FevCral arteries were cuS in his arm
when the glass broke and he was soon
sobered by loss Of blood. Drs. Fitzgibbons
and Arnout bound up his wounds and
warned him TO desist from battling with
the phantoms.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20
HUDSON CAUGHT IN KANSAS
Desperate Who shot Sheriff Miner of
johnson County Located
at Kinsley.

TECUMsEH, Neb, July 1s.-(special Tel
egram. )-Sherift H. U. Miner and Deputy
c. W. woolsey started for Kinsley, Kan.
this morning to bring back Simon Hudson,
the desperate who forged checks here and
shot the sheriff when he attempted to ar
rest him. A telegram came from ]. A.
Shelter sheriff at Casper, Wyo. that Hud-
son was at Kinsley and requesting the ofi-
GERS to come for him. Two hundred dollars
reward was offered. County Attorney J. c.
Moore has gone to Lincoln to get requisi-
tion papers.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20
Ernense of Kaufmann Trial.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. July 1s.-(special)
The authorities Of Moody and Minnehaha
counties have effected a settlement In the
matter Of the expense OF the trial OF Mrs.
Emma Kaufman of this city in the state
circuit court of this (Minnehaha) county,
on the charge Of causing the death OF
Agnes Polreis. The expenses Of the trial
aggregate the sum OF t6.ssO.6s. The fees
Of the Jurors aggregated N,4s5sO The wit
ness fees exclusive OF the medical experts
were S7s5.6O. The expense Of the trial, OF
course, is borne by this county, where the
case ORIGINATED.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20

ST. PETERSBURG, July ls.-Nothing il
known here OF the report published in
London newspapers yesterday in the shape
OF dispatch from Vienna. and also ca
bled 20 the United States. that a whole
sale massacre Of Jews occurred at skonitz
in Russian Poland, near the Austrian from
tier. In reply to a question the CORE
spondent at Warsaw OF the Russian Tele-
graph agency declares that there has been
no snti-Jewish outbreak IN the Polish prov
inces OF RussiS
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20
ARGUMENT OVER EVIDENCE
Attorney DeImns Contends that Acts
of Halsey Could Not
Bind Glnss.

SAN FRANCISCO, July l9.-when court
was called to order in the Louis Glass
bribery case before Judge Lawler Mr..
Delmas continued his argument as to
the admissibility of certain evidence.
He contended that evidence tending TO
show that corrupt relations existed
between T. V. Halsey, former agent for
the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph
company, and Supervisor Lonergan is not
admissible, inasmuch as Mr.. Glass could
not be held responsible for the actions of
Halsey.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20
Food Men EIect Omeers.

NORFOLK. Va, July 1A-The convention
OF the state and national food and dairy
departments at the jamestown exposition
yesterday elected the following officers:
President, F. +. Ladd food commissioner
OF North Dakota; vice presidents. E. w
Burke. food commissioner of Iowa. II. F.
ehukrecht OF Chicago and Chief Chemist
tRry r. M. Allen OF Lexington, KY,
treasurer. T. X. Bruner Of North Carolina
state board executive committee. e. f
Iadd OF North Dakota, A. c. Baird OF
Michigan, r. J. Kracke OF New York anc
r. NJ Allen OF Kentucky.
Sault Ste. Marie. Mich. was selsctes
tor ths naXt eonveniioR
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20
Hail Ruins Crops.

PIERRE. S. D., July 1s.-Cspecial Tele-
gram)-A terrific hailstorm swept a strip
OF country two miles wide and four miles
long in sully county, about thirty miles
north OF here, last evening. cutting down
the grain and corn on the Harlow, stull,
Lytle and Pitlick and other farms The
damage was severe at all these places.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20
REoUISITIoN PAPERS ISSUED
Governor Gillette Signs Documents
Permitting Removal of the
MaGIlIs to Clinton.

SAN FRANCISCO, Juiy ia special
from Sacramento to the Bulletin says:
Governor Gillette today issued papers OF
requisition for Fred and Fay MaGill, now
confined in the county jail at San Diego
and wanted in Clinton, ILL.,, on the charge
OF poisoning MaGiirs first wife. The pa
pers charge that the woman was poisoned
with stryehnine. alleged TO have been placed
in a glass OF beer by the defendants.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20
wheeler Chief Examiner.

MARSHALLTOwN, Ia. July 1s.-W d
Wheeler OF Minneapolis was today ap.
pointed chief engineer OF the Iowa Cen
trail and Minneapolis 8 ST. Louis railroads
suocseding II. q Kelly
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20
Stcvena with New Haven.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, July l9.--It was
announced today by President Mellen Z
the New York, New Haven Hartford
railroad that John f. SteVens had beeA
appointed a vice president OF the roa;
and will have charge Of al matters pee
tanning 70 operation,
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20

Major swobe. acting chief quartermaster
at the local army headquarters, received
a telegram about o'clock Friday after
noon from Major Cruise. advising him OF
the death OF his son and stating he
would be buried Sunday at Arlington.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20
WIND AND FLOOD At ST. JOE
Tremendous Rain Does Heavy Dam
age in That City.
HOUSES TORN OFF FOUNDATIONS
street Hallway Tracks washed Out
Excessive Loss Results from
High water--MissOurL
Higher.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo- July ia tornado
and tremendous rain did heavy damage In
St Joseph and vicinity last night. Houses
were wrecked. street railway tracks torn
out and cellars flooded. The family or
Daniel Riordan, one mile east Of the city,
had a miraculous escape from death. The
residence, two stories in height, was torn
from the foundation and completely de-
molished Rordan his wife and three
children had taken refuge in the basement.
They were buried under debris but the
wind lifted the house bodily from the foun-
dation and the heavy timbers fell on them.
Scores OF houses were washed from their
foundations in the city by the rain which
amounted to a cloudburst. St. Joseph
nestles in hills and the force Of the tornado
was broken. Sewers could not carry OF the
water and raging torrents flowed through
the outlying parts OF the city. Adam
zihowsly attempted TO wade one OF these
torrents. He was swept from his feet and
carried towards the Missouri river, two
blocks distant He caught telephone pole
and clung there twenty minutes until res
cued by q party of men with ropes. In
Brookdale a low-lying suburb, a score OF
families we're driven from their homes by
water which reached the windows on the
first floor dozen residences were struck
by lightning, but no fatalities are reported
The home OF Fred Shoemaker. where @
funeral party was caught by the storm was
struck by lightning twice and several per
sons stunned. Reports from farming sec
tions east of the city say crops were levelled
in the path Of the storm and the loss will
be heavy.
Missouri Higher at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, July 19.-Further heavy
rains north of here last night caused the
! Missouri river at Kansas City to rise lit
tie higher and as result the cellers in twC
dozen wholesale houses in the west bottoms
were partially flooded this morning. Stocks
! had been removed TO places OF safety anC
! the damage in this direction was slight
| Truck gardens at Quindaro, on the out
I skirts Of Kansas City. Kan, along the Mis-
souri river have been flooded, causing dam
age estimated at $4,000, and several truci
/ farmers with their families are moving t
/ higher ground. The stage of the Missouri
this morning was % feet, and with the add
tional volume of water above here. Wea
ther Observer Connor said today that tn
river probably would rise gradually unit
tomorrow night. II there are no furthe
rains in the west and northwest for severs
days the Missouri will still be low enough
to take care Of flood waters without dan
ger of a serious overflow. Mr.. Connor says
The Kaw is rising slowly also.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20
Engineer KiIIed An WRECK.

MARsHALLTOWN. Ia. July BIN a
rear end collision on the Chicago & North
western railway at Belle Plain. Ia, today
Engineer z. W. Elliott was killed and a
fireman was seriously hurt
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20

ST. JOSEPH, No. July is-Louisvine
occurred the next biennial convention OF the
REAL Clerks 4nternAtionA Protective -
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20
FRISCO STRIKE ENDS
Telegraph Operators Accept Terms
offered by Companies.
WILL RETURN TO WORK AT ONCE
Differences Are to Be Submitted to
Arbitration.
STATEMENT BY WESTERN UNION
1t Says the Company Did Not Make
ANY Concession.
SCL0WRY DISCUSSES SITUATION
We Says All EmcIent Men win BE
Reinstated on Their Personal
Application at Former
Terms.
SCLowRY DISCUSSES s1TUATIo

OAKLAND. Cal. July 19-At a meeting
held In Oakland today the teiegraphers
union voted unanimously to accept the
terms of settlement proposed by the West
ern Union and Postal Telegraph companies
According to the terms OF compromise the
telegraphers will return to work and then
the telegraph companies will receive a
committee OF arbitration to discuss and
settle matters Affecting the telegraphers.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19.-Superintend-
ent Storer of the Postal Telegraph COM
pany and Manager O'Brien OF the Western
Union declared today that their companies
had made no agreement with the operators
in regard to an increase OF wages The
men will be taken back on precisely the
same terms that applied when the strike
was called.
Statement by CIOwry.
NEW YORK, July 1s.-Colonel Robert c.
CIowTy. president and general manager of
the Western Union Telegraph company,
this afternoon issued the following:
THE differences between the Western
Union Telegraph company and it's former
employees at San Francisco and Oakland
have been settled. On June p q portion OF
the Western Union operators at San Fran
cisco and Oakland quit work without no
tice About one-third OF the force remained
on duty and eleven of those who quit were
reinstated on their individual applications
at their former compensation. Additions
were 7tly made to the force from
Other and, except for a short period
tho { the company has been moved
proml... The company will renstate al
reliable and efficient operators who left tn,
service on their individual applications ant
at the salaries paid when they quit work
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-20

state Board OF Equalization likely to
raise assessments of both Lancaster ard
Douglas counties. Railway commission
outlining what 1t wants in the annual re-
ports OF the railroads to the commission.
Para a
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-19

Dangerous coughs. Extremely perilous coughs.
Coughs that rasp and tear the throat and lungs.
Coughs that shake the whole body. You need
q regular medicine, a Doctors medicine, for
such a cough. Ask your doctor about Ayers
Cherry Pectoral for these severe cases.
w have no seerets We publish &c. Aver Co,
the formulas ofah our prep4 r4tlens, Lowell, Mass
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
Harry March Missing.

Mr.. Harry March, who has been
connected with the Star Shoe store,
here for seventeen years and has
also been manager Of the Greenville
theater for about ten years, left early
Sunday morning for Memphis AMI
was expected home in two or three
days. Nothing having been heard from
him, his friends became uneasy and
communicated with friends in Mem
phis, but he had not been seen in that
city. He leaves his affairs in good
shape, and everybody was his friend
and all are at a loss to understand
his action unless he has met with
some foul pay. He never drank to
excess, was of happy disposition.
little more than 80 years Of age, about
So feet tall, heavy built, with a full
round face Clearly shaven. Any in
formation as to Mr.. March will be
deeply appreciated if telegraphed to
the Greenville Democrat.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
Gift Of Mrs. HAYES.

Mrs. Margaret j. D. Hayes Of Col
orado Springs, Col, only surviving
daughter of Jefferson Davis, has just
given an order to Mayor & Co., Of
Munich and New York for a stained
glass window, to be placed in the
church of the Redeemer, Biloxi, Miss.
Rev. G. B. Crawford, rector, in memo
ry of her brothers and infant son,
Jefferson Davis Hayes. The subject
of the window is to be "Christ Bless
ing Little Children" which was IA
vorite subject with her mother, who
just previous to her death had given
two windows to the church in Biloxi
in memory of her husband and dAugll-
ter Winnie.
This will make six beautiful memo
rial windows placed in the church Of
the Redeemer during the past two
years.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
Capital Commission.

The Capitol Commissions force
have been at work the past week in
cleaning and trimming up the lawns
and terraces surrounding the new cap
itol, and also the Executive Mansion
grounds and incidentally thereto have
literally made hay during the
sunshine. The reaping and moving
machines are being run over the wide
expanse af ground, over which the
grass and clover have ruff riot for
several months, until the very sight
of the Capitol terraces were sufi-
Gent to arouse criticism, particular
~. from those whose artistic sensibil-
tiles are acute. That there were prac
teal reasons for allowing the grass
to grow long and the clover to ripen
is now obvious, as the magnificent
quality of hay that has been gathered
will be used to feed the stock kept
by the state institutions, and as the
harvest is good it will mean a saw
ing, as there will be several tons Of
this hay.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
Fire at Harriston.

Harriston was almost wiped out by
fire, entailing property loss Of over
$4,000, about half covered by insur-
ance. There were several narrow es-
capes. Two guests at the Gates Ho-
tel were forced to jump from the Sec
end story, and both sustained injur-
les. Mr.. III. A. Rollins, who travels
out Of Jackson, Miss, for the N. K.
Fairbanks Company, Of Chicago, is
the most seriously injured of the two.
He sustained a fracture of the ankle
and it is thought he is internally In
Jured. He Will be sent to his home
at Jackson in the morning. Mr.. E.
I. Chambers, also travelling out Of
jackson, representing the Fay-Sholes
Typewriter company, sustained slight
injuries. Both men lost all Of their
personal effects and escaped in their
night clothes. The fire is believed
to have started in an Italian fruit
store adjoining the Gates hotel. The
Gates hotel, Mrs. Gates residence,
Ewing's saloon, Carter's store and
the Green Lee property was totally
destroyed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
Attempted Bribery Charged.

Findlay, Oh. B. Williamson was
arrested on an indictment charging
him attempting to bride Chase Thomp-
son, juror in the case Of the stats
Of Ohio, VS.. the Standard Oil COM
pany, which was tried in the court OF
common pleas here last June. He
was held without bond by Judge
Duncan. Mrs. Chase Thompson said
that Williamson approached her and
asked her to persuade her husband
to disagree and hang the jury in the
Standard Oil case. Williamson adj
mits he made the proposition to Mrs.
Thompson.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03
Pockets Full of Snakes.

Washington.-During the rush Of
visitors at the White House Quentin.
youngest son Of the president, enter
ed the ante-room of the presidents
Office on roller skates. SIS father
here7" he asked of one of the secret
service men. Without waiting for m
answer. he skated into the cabinet
room, where number of visitors were
seated, and passed through to the
president private Office. Quentin
had in his hand a live king snake
about three feet long and from his
pockets he produced two more snakes
of the garter variety, also alive and
wriggling. Mr.. Roosevelt brought the
boy back into the cabinet room. re-
marking gravely to his visitors: envy
young son here will entertain you
with some snakes while you are wait
ing