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Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
ARMY DIVISIONS ABOLISHED
System Of Three Years Gives Way to
Old Plan.
BACK TO MILITARY DISTRICTS
After Today the Larger Commands
VIII Not ExIGt---TveIve Forts
in Department of
Missouri.

Beginning with today the military di-
visions Of the United States army cease
to exist and a return is made to the old
department division OF the country into
military districts The Department of the
Missouri thus again becomes one Of the
greatest of the departments and resumes
Its old dimensions, with the addition of
Missouri, which was taken away from the
department upon the creation of the mill
tary division system three years ago. The
headquarters will continue TO be In Omaha
at the army building.
The posts now in the Department of the
Missouri are: Jefferson Barracks and st.
Louis arsenal, Forts Leavenworth and
Riley, Fort Des Moines, Forts Crook,
Omaha and Robinson Neb.; Forts d. A.
Russell. Mackenzie and Camp Washable,
Wyo., and Fort Meade, 8. d.
The troops now in the department are:
Company X, corps OF engineers; Companies
A, b, d and II, signal corps; headquarters
and two squadrons of the Second cavalry,
headquarters and two sauadrons of the
Eighth cavalry, detachments of the Tenth,
Eleventh and Thirteenth cavalry, Fourth
and Eighteenth infantry and about twenty
batteries Of field and siege artillery.
General Readjustment of Troops.
A general realignment of the troops OF
the department will be made during the
summer and fall months. The Eighteenth
infantry is to go to the Philippines, as are
the remaining detachments of the Tenth
and Sixth cavalry. These will be sue
ceeded by other regiments now returning
from the Philippines, including the Six
teenth infantry, which Is to garrison Fort
Crook, from which the Thirtieth infantry
departed Saturday.
Brigader General w. H Carter, now in
command of the Department of the Lakes
has been designated as the permanent COM
mander of the Department Of the Mis-
souri,, but II now looks as II he will not
be able to assume the command until Janu-
ary next. In the meanwhile BrigadieI
General e. S. Godfrey of Fort Riley is ir
temporary command Of the department and
will so continue until the arrival Of General
Carter.
There is no immediate prospect Of any
change in the personnel Of the present
staff OF the department.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
COLDEST JUNE ON RECORD
Weather Continues 20 DO Abnormal
stunts I'm Eastern
geetfon

WASHINGTON, June sO.-The weather
bureau tonight announced that the month
just closed was the coolest June Of record
in Washington, ID. c., in the last seventy
five years and that the same is probably
true Of New England, the middle Atlantic
states and the lower lake region. In other
parts Of the United States the tempera-
lures were also lower than usual. The
bureaus offioial statement says in explana-
ton:
tion of atmospheric pressure over the Ca
madam maritime provinces and the north
Atlantic was such as TO cause a predomi-
nance Of ocean winds in northeastern dis
triets and a blockade OF the continental
flows either IN the Ohio valley OF on the
New England coast.S
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
LOOKING UP sLoANB's RECORD
OmciaIs of Hall County Believe He
Knows About Murder.

OmciaIs of Hall County Believe He
Knows About Murder.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., June 3O.--(Spe-
clal. )-Sherin Dunkel OF this county and
Sheriff Jones Of Nuckolls county have been
working on the Hermann murder case and
have just secured new and what they re-
gard as very important evidence against w.
]. Sloane, the man who left Omaha on the
night of May IA with Frank Hermann,
ostensibly to work in a railway construc-
tion gang but who did not remain with his
work Hermann at the time never showed
up.
Sheriff Dunkel secured the arrest Of
Sloane at Gretna a week ago. Sloane was
found on a farm near there. working stead
fly. His record has been, It appears, that
OF hard-working laboring man who, how
ever, was thriftless and often drank heav-
lily. Different reports are received as to
his past character. When put through a
sweating process a week ago Sloane ad-
nitted having known a man of Hermann s
description and admitted having left Omaha
with the workmen, being asleep when he
reached Grand Island and not waking up
until breakfast time, somewhere in the
western part of the state The laborers,
about ten in number, were shipped out OF
Omaha on Union Pacific train No. g. Only
two of them accepted work at Dix Neb.,
whittier they were shipped He stated that
he came back here on the 10th, Campbell
Brothers circus day, and went on to
Omaha. But Campbell Brothers exhibited
here on the 22d and six days are really
unaccounted for in his first story. Now It
is conclusively shown that Sloane did not
go from. here directly to Omaha, but that
he went to Aurora and there sold. for sl.75,
the watch that Frank Hermann's father
gave him for a present. The number OF
! this Elgin watch, together with the mark
ings of a repairer. identify it as Hermann's g.
| 1t was sold to a man named Fowler. who
knew Sloane, and who is willing to come
here end testify 70 that fact. Julius Hoff.
mann, the half-brother OF the murdered
( man, stated when here that his brother
| also had in his possession an imitation
! alligator skin pocketbook. the compliments
/ OF a Chapman Kan, bank, the name OF
! the bank being on the book IN gold letters
and the man Fowler is said to have de.
clared that Sloane had suoh a pocketbooB
when he sold the watch to him Sloane will
IN a few days be put through another
sweating process There is little doubt
among the officers but that the Gretna mar
will have to face jury, eventually. on the
charge of having committed this murder
with the motive of robbery.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
AUTOMOBILE JUMPS OVER BANK
Drops Forty Feet Into Lake and
Two of It's Occupants Are
Injured.

oRToNvIILE Mimi. June sO.--while go
ing at high rate Of speed this afternoon
an automobile containing three persons
suddenly swerved and went over a sheer
embankment OF forty feet into Big Stone
lake. One of the passengers probably ia
tally injured
Those in the automobile were Charles
and Walter Bucholz, prominent merchants
of Appleton. and the 3-yeaf-old son OF
Walter.
The heavy car did not turn over as IL
fell, but landed in twenty feet OF water.
Charles was struck by the steering wheel
and received internal injuries, which may
prove fatal Walter was badly cut and
bruised and is in a serious condition. The
boy escaped unhurt
A gasoline launch was near the scene
Of the accident and those aboard FASTENED
to rescue the automobilists. who otherwise
might have been drowned.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
RIGHTS OF PROPERTY AT SEA
BiE Powers All Take kindly 60 the
Proposal of United
states.

THE HAGUE, June s0-Profiting by the
holiday the leading pienipotentiaries met
privately today to exchange views on the
propositions before the peace conference.
Joseph H. Choate and General Horace Por-
ter conferred at length with Sir Edward
Frye and Sir Ernest satow, Prof. De Mar
tens Of Russia, Count Torneili Of italy and
DR.. Kreiger of Germany. while William l..
Buchanan, who was the chairman Of the
American delegation which attended the
Pan-American congress. discussed affairs
with several South American delegates.
There seems to be some opposition raised
against the proposition Of the inviolability
Of private property ct sea; several Latin
American countries, who have no merchant
marine, think that the abolition of the right
Of capture and Of privsteering will deprive
them Of a weapon dreaded by their enemies.
The whole triple alliance. however, strongly
supports this proposition. Indeed, among
the numerous secret documents distributed
in sealed envelopes are declarations to that
effect, notably from Austria and Italy.
Baron Marschal Won Bleberstein, head of
the Geramn delegation, stated to the Asso-
ciated Press that Germsny's attitude in
this matter was entirely favorable.
|
lection of pecuniary debts without the em-
ployment Of force is gaining favor. It
will be discussed on Tuesday. General Por-
ter will explain lts true scope, but It Is
understood that some amendments will be
presented Furthermore the American dele
cation, among various suggestions to
strengthen the court OF arbitration at The
Hague lie credited with the intention of
/
be judges instead OF diplomatists.
From the documents which were dis
| tributed today 1t appears that the powers
are determined to take this opportunity OF
settling the question of the transformation
of merchantmen into war ships. in order
to avoid repetition of incidents such as
that Of the seizure OF the STEAMSHIP
Malacca by the Russians in the Russo
Japanese var, which resulted solely from
want of International agreement.
The Russians evidently remembering
their later experiences, wish to define a
warship as "any vessel commanded by a
naval officer. with crew subject to tn,
military code"
The Russian statement with regard to q
warship further says:
Such a vessel must fly a war flag by
|
from the moment OF issue Of such ar
order and the vessel must be inscribed ir
the list OF warships in that country"
The British definition is more precise anc
is likely to be supported by the United
States, Germany and Italy.
The Japanese proposition confines the
transformation Of merchantmen in war
ships Ito national ports, territorial waters
or ports and territorial waters occupied
by a state wishing to effect such transfer
nation"
The Italian proposal follows: "Mer
chantmen can only be transformed on con
ditions Of their being placed under a nava
officer and furnished with a crew subjec
to military discipline Merchantmen leav
( ing the territorial waters Of their owl
country after the opening OF hostilitie
cannot change their character on the opeI
sea or the waters OF another state"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01

FIRE AT A HEALTH RESORT
sanitarium is Destroyed, but All
of Patients Are safely
Removed.

MINERAL WELLS. Tex, June SO.-Min-
eral Wells. with nearly 10000 visitors from
all over the south. was threatened with
total destruction tonight. The fire started
in the skating rink of the Palace Amuse-
ment company, new 5000 structure Just
completed but not yet opened. From there
the fire spread to the Mineral Wells sani-
tarium, four-story brick hlled with pa
tients. These were all moved out and no
loss OF life is reported The Mineral Wells
bath house. which was empty at the time,
was totally destroyed as were the Lltia
pavilion and part Of the Wann hotel.
About thirty small structures were also
burned.
The total loss win foot up over 500, 900.
There was no loss OF life and the Crazy
well and Carlsbad wells were saved.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
STORE BUILDING
COLLAPsEs
No High Wind mt Time and Cause IL a
Mystery.

ASHLAND, Neb.. June N.-(special) y
without warning last night the west wall
and the roof on the rear end of s. L. Sears
store collapsed. There was no high wind or
other disturbance at the time and Mr.. Sears
Is unable TO account for the disaster unless
It was due to the intense heat. The only
occupants of the store at the time were
Bert Service, a clerk, and DR.. c. c. Whis-
Ter. Both escaped uninjured. clock on
the new side of the store was thrown out
OF plumb by the concussion and stopped at
6:49 O'Clock. There is no insurance to
cover the damage, about 81 900. and the west
half of the store will have to be rebuilt.
The building was put up in 1sn AS much
OF the stock as could be removed with
safety was placed in vacant building
pending the work OF clearing up the debris.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
TOWN SLIPPING INTO RIVER
Missouri Gradually Swallowing Ei4O
wood, Kan.s Opposite 90
81. Joseph. ID

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. June so.-rhe village
OF Elwood. Kan. sixty miles north Of Kan5
sas city, is gradually slipping into the Mis1
souri, river. Elwood lies in the bottogr
lands across the river from st. Josep. n
No. It was settled first in 1855 and In &. N
early days was a prosperous village a., al
for short time was a rival Of ST. JossB a
Fifty years ago the current Of the
souri, river began to sweep against
levee. The bank crumbled away and
was necessary TO move the houses fsNE
the water front. This house moving
cess has continued half century and
ali OF the original townsite. making u
section OF land, has been washed av
with the exception Of about hfty acres. =
There have been years when the a
age was very small and when the VIII -
took new courage. Then again the
rent would begin it's work ana town
would disappear. Great inroads were
by the river last year and now again
stream is cutting further into the 1
and the two dozen remaining families !
been forced to move their houssO [
further It seems probable that tho en-
village soon will be destroyed. All the
habitants that now remain are hudc
together close 20 the railroad tracks
form the southern boundary OF Elwc
Elwood is inhabited by truck gardene
and fishermen.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
HUDSON MAKES coon HIS ESCAPE
No Present Hope of Capturing Man
who shot Sheriff.

TECUMSEH, Neb., June 9O-(special)-
The manhunt which prevailed here all day
yesterday has come to close. Simeon
Hudson tho young desperate who shot
Sheriff H. U. Miner here Thursday, is
probably many miles away. The Beatrice
bloodhounds we're put to work in the tim
Der some eight miles south of here last
evening and there was big crowd OF
Pawnee City and Tecumseh men on hand,
as we'll as two dozen farmers, to take part
in the hunt. Every man was armed either
with a shotgun or rife. The dogs went
into the timber and scented about con-
siderably, locating a place where Hudson
had evidently slept Friday evening. The
dogs would then insist on going to the
road, and as the scent was so old when
they were put to work they could do no
good. The hunt was then given up The
horse Hudson took from the Sterling livery
man has been returned to that town.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
No Trace of Missing Man.

sTURGIs. S. D., June SO.-(special Teie-
gram )-There was considerable excitement
here last night when Ben Rishor reported
to the officers that Nick Rose, who escaped
near WOrthington, Mimi, while on his way
10 the penitentiary, was IN a cabin near
Sturgis. Rshor stated he had seen him
and carried food to him. The authorities,
together with Rishor, went to the cabin
at once but found no signs OF anyone being
there. Other cabins in the same vicinity
were searched. 1t is hardly possible Rose
would come back here.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
TICKS ARE TROUBLING SHEEP
Commissioners Debate Question of
Ordering General
Dipping.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., June S0.-(Special.)-
At meeting of the State Board OF Sheep
commissioners yesterday the matter OF or
dering general dipping of al of the sheep
Of the state for ticks was discussed. The
reports Of inspectors showed that ninety
seven bands of sheep out of every 100
are infected with ticks, or about 70 per cent
of the sheep. Some bands are not entirely
infected. 1t develops also that ticks are
now doing as much damage as scabies
ever did, and some sheepmen are of the
opinion that ticks are even more destructive
than scabies.
It was decided to take the matter up with
the several associations of wool growers
throughout the state, the State Board as
sistlng those organizations in any action
taken. II is thought that many counties
will make an effort TO eradicate ticks at
once, while in others the cleanup will be
deferred until fall.
Inspectors were instructed to release the
ranges of the Swan Land and Cattle COM
pany from quarantine I'm Albany and Lara
mie counties This company, which is rum
ming about 100000 sheep, has had scabies
for more than three years, but the gem
eral dipping the past winter and spring
has eradicated the disease.
The members OF the State Board of
Sheep Commissioners went to Denver today
TO confer with officials OF the Bureau
Of Animal Industry with relation to the
epidemic Of an unknown disease among
sheep in the country west OF Casper, where
thousands of sheep have dropped dead dur
ing the past few weeks. Some experts
claim death was caused by a grub on the
brain, while others believe spinal menin-
gits is the direct cause OF death. The
government men will be asked to send their
best officers to make a careful lnvestiga-
tion and take steps to stop the epidemic
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
TWO FRE1GHTs IN COLLISION
Number of Cars Smashed UD, but No
One Seriously Hurt,

MINDEN, Neb., June SO>-(Special Tele-
gram. )-Freight trains Nos. 7s and n met
in rear-end collision east OF the depot about
10 o'clock Saturday night, throwing nve
cars down the embankment and leaving
three wrecked on the track. Both trains
were sidetracked for No and the acci-
dent was caused by the breaking of a
coupling. allowing the rear end of II to
crash into the rear end of 76, which had
pulled onto the main line Mr.. Little, a
stockman from Denver. was dosing in the
caboose of 70 and did not have time to
jump when aroused, and his escape is
miraculous. as the caboose was a mass
of kindling. He sustained some bad cuts.
but was able to follow after his stock 20
South Omaha Sunday evening on No. 8.
The wrecker from Hastings cleared the
track in time for No. / Sunday morning
and a large crowd was entertained during
the day in seeing the wreckage cleared
and feasting on spilled fruit No. Q went
via Blue Hill Saturday night.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
HIair Chnutauaua This Week.

BLAIR, Neb., June So.-(special 1.-The
FIRST annual chautauqua of Blair will be
held in this city. commencing Tuesday
July 2, and lasting TO July Z. The Young
Mems Business club is the promoter in get
ting this fine entertainment for Blair. in
which some of the most talented orators.
humorists and cartoonists and the Royal
Hungarian orchestra will appear through
out the weeks program. General "a T.
Sweeney will be the orator Of the day for
the Fourth OF July and others on the pro-
gram are Colonel H. W. ]. Ham. Opie Read.
Gilbert Eldredge. Alton Packard, Adrian ~
Newens and Right Reverend Mgr. ]. Henry
Tihen. the Catholic lecturer, and many
others. The Danish Brotherhood has the
Fourth OF July celebration under it's care
and promises all who come a rare time
with lots of fun, games. etc. Blair is noted
all over this part OF the state for its beau
tiful shade trees. with its two fine railroad
parks and the city parks, one large one
given by the late Banker A. Castetter; yet
with all it's beautiful parks. owing to a petit
ton signed by a few chronic Knockers. the
chautauqua people were Obliged TO secure
grounds at the outskirts OF the city. on the
school house grounds. making It very in
convenient for aged people 70 attend the
evening sessions.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
Jobn.on STAY. Another Dfon,I,

BEATRICE, Neb.. June 80 Especial )-.At
the request of Governor Sheldon. DR.. A.
Johnson who some time ago rendered his
resignation as superintendent Of the Instltu-
ton for the Feeble Minded Youth, has
agreed to remain az the institute for an
other month. Governor Sheldon has an
nOunced that he win name Dr. Johnson's
successor within the next thirty dayA
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01

REPUBLICAN CITY, Neb.. June go
(special)-John II. Raekerby. a mining en-
gineer. together with an expert coal miner
from Iowa. were just here investigating the
coal prospects. They found from the dis
coYeries made by s. o. Baker on a farm
Just out from town that there were as fine
indications OF a good coal mine as any n
Iowa or Illinois that they have observed
The coal miner expert expects 60 return IN
the near future 10 assist Mr.. Baker in de-
veloping this mine.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
River Cutting Hanks.

PLATTsMoUTH, Neb.. June SO.-(spe-
eial. 1.-THE Burlington Is experiencing con-
siderable trouble with the Missouri river
near this city. The high water is cutting
the banks on the east side and a force OF
men has been employed there for some
time riprapping the bank for a considerable
distance north OF the big bridge. Crushed
stone and willow mating is used TO stay
the attacks Of the mood.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
Noted Cowboy Found Dead.

sHosHoNI, Wyo.. June SO.-(special)-
Arthur Watson, cowboy employed by the
Quien Sabe ranch was found dead Wednes-
day, near the head OF Antelope creek, a
few miles north of town. When found. his
saddle was lying close by him and the
cinches we're still fastened. How the
horse ever succeeded in getting free from
the saddle without breaking or unfasten-
ing the girts is a mystery. Watson was
noted rider OF the county. The horse
was known to be an outlaw, but the people
Of the ranch had enough confidence in
his riding to suspect nothing when he had
been away from the ranch few days, sup
posing that he was stopping at a neigh
boring ranch. The body was found quite
by accident Jess Yates. the owner OF a
neighboring ranch happening to hnd it as
he was riding after cattle of his own.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
Indian Commits suIcide.

SIOUX FALLS. s. D.. June sO.-Cspe-
eial )-Information has been received here
to the effect that Sam ELI. an Indian OF
the Yankton Sioux tribe. who only re-
Gently completed term OF one year in the
Sioux Fails penitentiary for horse stealing.
committed suicide while prisoner in the
iail at Yankton agency.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01

sTURGIs. S. D.. June sO.-(special Tele-
gram)-A man named Van Kenren. ar
rested by the authorities here yesterday
afternoon. is said to be wanted at Lead
City for forging a check OF so on George
Stevens bank account at the Miners and
Merchants bank at Lead. When Van Ken
rem was captured he was asleep under a
tree with a horse tied nearby ana taken
TO Lawrence county yesterday by Sheriff
Trathen.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
New Hotel for Cheyenne.

CHEYENNE. wyo,. June sO.-Cspeeial.)- D.
Public announcement was made today OF
plans for a 10000 hotel al the northwest
corner of Ferguson and Sixteenth streets
The structure will be i've stories In height
and viii be modern In every respect Il
is to be constructed by syndicate headed
BY Harry p. Hynds
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
Assayers Uader Arrekt

GoLDFIELD. New. June SO.-Five a.
sayers were arrested yesterday and lB
pounds OF high-grade ore alleged 10
been stolen from the Little Florence
and valued at $4,000 was recovered.
men under arrest are NJ. j. Smith
Prince. c. J. Trask Henry Lutte.
and Fred Lutzenheizer All gave
the sum Of 1900 and the cases -
for hearing on July Y. IL is said e.
arrests viii be made within n
The men who actually stole the1
are under surveillance ii soR
Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-01
Anarchist CoIony BreaLIn. Un

TACOMA, Wash. June S0-Ronne Col
son bay about ten years ago, is breakinR
up. Members are reported to be quietly
leaving since Emma Goldman visited the
place a few weeks ago. The colony owns
2ls acres divided into two-acre tracts. but
All OF them have nsver haan ooauniaa