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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-22
INFoRMERS MURDERED
errIbIe Vengeance Falls Upon Fam
fly Accused of spying on
Reyolutfonists.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 21.-News had
reached this city Of a terrible vengeance
taken by the revolutionists Of Yurevika, in
Yekaterinoslav province. upon a Jewish
family named EdeIstein who were accused
of giving Information TO the authorities re-
garding the activities OF the agitators. They
went to the Edelsteln house at night, threw
two bombs through the window and opened
fire on the members of the family with re-
volvers and shot to death the father. a
daughter. a woman guest and heE child
The mother, a son, a son-in-law, ard two
grandsons were severely wounded,
After this murderous onslaught, the rev.
olutionists temporarily retired, and help
for the wounded was summoned. In the
course Of a couple of hours. the victims
who were still alive had been conveyed to
a hospital Not satisfied with their ven
geance, the revolutionists. now a well armed
band Of about forty or fifty men, descended
upon the hospital overpowered the nurses
and guards and shot the mother and son
to death after which they made their es-
cape. Another dispatch from the provinces
received here says that the prisoners in the
jail at Saratov. upon discovering that two
Of their comrades were traitors, fell upon
them and beat them to death.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-22
LETTERS FROM THE PRESIDENT
senator Burkett Gives Them Out, Fol-
lowing speech by Senator
La Toilette.

LINCOLN, Aug 2l.-Becausc oI O.. at
tacks made upon the AldIich CuIgy.ct aIl
by Senator La Toilette together with his
tor Z. J. Burkett today gave out two let
ters from President Roosevelt commencing
the Aldrich law unqualifedly. Senator
Burkett received the following letter from
the president:
OYSTER BAY, n. Y, Aug Is, ls0S-My
Dear Senator: / heartily approve OF the
currency measure, otherwise / would not
have signed the bill. In my judgment II
passed IT, and not a single argument worth
needing was advanced against Il. ] inclose
you copy Of a letter / had already writ
ten on the subject Sincerely yours
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Following is a copy Of the letter referred
to by the president:
OYSTER BAY. n. Y, July q. lsls-AIy
Dear Nj Willis: ! have Your letter Cf
the 20th. My motives We're simply tbose
all question, the emergency currency hin
was good measure, and I have not heard
u attacked with any arguments which 1
thought even deserved an answer. II Is
aNowedly only an emergency measure: Il
lasts merely the length OF time TO permit
us TO develop permanent plan, but dur
ing that time IL makes provision for the
needed elasticity OF currency and IL does
IL in an utterly unobjectionable manner
II does not accomplish very much hTIr n
literally not one objection that has been
raised 10 IL worthy Of paying the slightest
heed 10, while, Furthermore II makes the
admirable provision for a commission 10
make report on the permanent currency
THFODORF ROOSFvErr
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-22
BOULDER MARKS DEBATE SITE
Daughters of Revolution Erect MOnu-
ment in Memory of Lincoln
Douglas Contest.

CHICAGO Aug. 1.-THE semi-centen-
nial Of the great debate between Abraham
Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas was cele-
brsted at Ottawa. Ill today on the spot
where the great emancipator' and the
little giant" stood during their argument
fifty years ago. In cOmmemoration OF the
event unique monument marking the spot
in Washington park was unveiled by Ininl
chapter. Daughters OF the American Revo-
luton. a twenty-fouT ton boulder has been
brought from the farm OF Moab Trumbo
and emplaced on the concrete base in the
park on the face OF the boulder a bronze
tablet bears the following inscription.
This boulder marks the site o. the first
Lincoln and Douglas debate, held August
M ls5E Erected by the Ilini chapter.
Daughters Of the American Revolution,
Ottawa. III, August =, 1893
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-22
BRITISH GIVE UP EDITOR
COrean Authorities win Try Him on
Charge of MisapPrOPriatiOn
of Funds.

SEOUL, Aug a.-The British consul to-
day Internationally surrendered 10 the
Corean authorities the editor Of the yer
nacular edition Of the Daily News. who
escaped from the police on August IS and
sought refuge In the home OF F. T. Bethel
the English proprietor OF the paper. Bethel
al that time raised the English ensign
above his gate and positively refused 10
surrender the editor 10 the police On their
demand claiming Tor him extra territorial
protection from the British consul The
trial Of the editor will shortly commence
on the charge that he was connected with
the misappropriation Of a part Of the
Corean national loan redemption fund.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-22
WOMEN CHARGED WITH CRIME
Mrs. stein and Her Mother Arrested
at Des MOines ON Warrant
from Ohio.

DES MONIES, Ia, Aug. H.-Upon re-
ceipt Of a telegram from Coroner Ash Of
Ashland county, Ohio, in which he says
an information charging May Stein and
Mrs BayaTd. her mother, with murder
has been sworn 10 there, the two women
were placed under arrest today They are
charged with the murder Of Morris S.e n
and Miss Hester Porter at LoudenvIlIe
O.. Friday, August IA. According 10 the
telegram from Loudenvllle requisition
papers were issued from Columbus 70
Iowa's governor for both the women and
STEMS body.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-22
MARTIN TELLS OF NEBRASKA
Assistant Attorney General Discusses
Handling of Trusts at Dem
yer Meeting.

DENVER Colo, Aug. I.-The second
days session Of the second annual conven-
tion Of the National Association Of Attor-
neys General opened this morning with an
address by Assistant Attorney General c.
C. Martin Of Nebraska, who discussed the
paper Of Attorney General West Of Okla
homa on Experiments in Government"
He told Of the experiences his office in
Nebraska had had with railroads and trusts
and said II the Oklahoma constitution could
cure these evils It was a grand thing.
State Regulation OF the Liquor Traffic
was the subject Of an address by Fred S.
Jackson, attorney general Of Kansas, who
has been more successful than his prede-
cessors in enforcing the liquor laws Of his
state.
Mr.. Jackson told the story Of his fight
against the breweries Of Kansas
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-22
HUGE AUTO TURNS TURTLE
Chauffeur Killed and FOur Persons
Seriously Injured by Col
lapse of wheel.

los ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 1.-One man
was killed and two men and two women
injured early today at Wesley and West
jefferson streets when a wheel of a sixty
horse power automobile gave way and the
machine turned turtle pinning the occu-
pants under the tonneau. An explosion fol-
lowed, which set fire to the machine.
1t was with the greatest difficulty that
the living occupants were saved from
death in the flames that consumed the
machine.
The dead:
JOSEPH BOBBs, chauffeur. aged %
years.
The injured:
Mrs. Gladys Price.
Mrs. Francis Wilson.
i. NJ. Ford.
Charles Keene. all Of Los Angeles.
The injured will recover.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-22
SUMMARY OF The BEE
rHE WEATHER.

FOR OMAHA. COUNCIL BLUFFS AND
AICINITY-Cloudy and possibly showers
iQssurday; cooler Saturday
Oak NEBRASKA-Partly cloudy and
e. " local showers Saturday; cooler
aOWA-Partlv cloudy and possibly
lot flowers Saturday. cooler Saturday.
Le.-Drra ture ~ Omaha Nns.erdaN.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-22
DOMESTIC.

The government has filed an appeal
from the decision in the STANDARD Oil
case, as a matter of saving the Elkins
law. Page !
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-22


In Illinois the republicans are wide
awake and taking no chances on the dem
ocrats securing the state for Bryan
Roger Sullivan is hiding behind steven
sons candidacy. with no friendship for
the man who held him down at Denver
The labor vote will be divided, but tine
negro vote is solidly republican. Page /
denomination of Governor Hughes con-
sidered to be a matter of good politics.
Page q
Taft in his address in Virginia, dis
cussing the trust and other issues. points
out the impotency Of democracy to meet
great issues whenever it has been in
power. Page
The government has filed an appeal
from the decision in the STANDARD oil
case, as a matter Of saving the Elkns
law. Page
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
Live stock markets. Page 3
Grain markets Page 8
Stock and bonds. Page 9
LOCAL.
Tax rate for Douglas county will proba-
bly, be raised mills, making it 14.4. the
commissioners holding that the increase
in valuation will not make a sum suf-
ficiently large for needs Page ~
John A Tuthill returns to Omaha from
Seattle, where he secured the next ma
tional convention of Eagles for Omaha;
tells Of the st. Paul knockers and receives
praise of friends for his good fight
Railroads have arranged TO give special
rate of fare and one-half to the Nebraska
State fair al Lincoln. the Western Pas
senger association deciding to change the
hard rules against special fair rates
Page 2
Signal corps at Fort Omaha is lnghI;.
elated over the bill which proposes a re-
organization of the corps and enlarge-
ment Of the work. Page z
SPORTS.
Nebraska university will play Ames in
Omaha, November T. the decision being
made TO bring the big game to the met
! ropohs OF Nebraska. Page IL
NEBRASKA
President writes to Senator Burkett en-
| dorsing his vote on the currency bill
Hayward may not resign as state chair
man, but wait for new committee tc
! elect his successor. Page !
Berge's friends much worried over
growth of Dahlman sentiment John
Maher out for Mayor Jim. Lincoln waits
in vain for the promised Bryan crowd,
| Page :
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-22

Taft, in his address in Virginia, dis
cussing the trust and other issues. points
out the impotency Of democracy to meet
great issues whenever il has been in
power. Page
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-22

Continued on Second Page,l
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-28
CREMATORY
STRIKE ON
Men Quit When Wages
Are All Down to City
Scale Rate.

The night men who do the cess
pool work for the crematory de-
partment went on strike last night
following orders of the mayor and
board of works to Superintendent
Merritt that the men must return
to the scale of wages provided by
ordinance-$2.75 per day. The men
have been getting $3.50 night.
Three of them were doing the
night work. This morning the de-
partment has received many com.
plants from places which were not
looked after last night. Some sort
of emergency orders must be put
into effect for tonight.
When Mayor Moore was inform
ed of the strike and conditions
which must prevail If the depart
ment cannot secure men to do the
work, he replied: Go to the free
employment Office and I'll bet you
will find 100 men willing to do
that work for the scale" e
The matter is still unsettled.
Mayor Moore, who, in conjunc-
ton with the board of works, was
ordered by the council to investi-
gate the crematory department,
called special meeting of the
board yesterday and ordered SUI
perintendent Merritt to prepare an
explanation of his reasons for pay
ing twice the wages allowed by the
ordinance without authority of the
city council, and to submit list Of
charges made by the department,
and which are said to be exorbi-
tant.
Merritt this morning said that
he would submit a letter to the
board Monday afternoon. He will
not go into details before.
The striking men may be in
duced to work tonight at $2.75 a
day, as men unaccustomed to the
work will be unsatisfactory, it is
said. The city council will prob
ably be asked to pass an ordinance
allowing mne who do this work
higher wages than the ordinance
now provides.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-28
CRIMINAL TRIALS
FOR DECEMBER

In the superior court today the
criminal calendar arranged for the
December term of court consists OF
the following cases:
December Z, state VS.. ]. c. Parks
embezzlement; December s, Level.
len, assault with a deadly weapon
December s, J. e. Craddick, obtain.
ing money under false pretenses;
Theodore Conger, contributing to
the delinquency of juvenile; De.
cember 9, Delaney, Parker and
Downing. larceny from the person
December Z, Nettie Johnson, lar.
ceny from the person; December
10. Walter Murray and E. L.
Simms, larceny from the person
December IL. George Brown, lar.
ceny from the person; December
II, r. e. Gazette, receiving de.
posts; c. E. Horton, embezzle-
ment; December 10, Albert Haute
burglary; December II. Carl F. w
Donicht, arson; December IA. May
Cottrell, forgery; December 16, T.
f. Smith, forgery; December II
Bert Neal, grand larceny; Decem.
Der IS, G. A. Bicknell, forgery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-28
TRYING TO TIE PRATT UP IN
TRADE AGREEMENT FOR
SUPPORT.

Negotiations for patching up
differences in the democratic ranks
SO that there will be no stumbling
blocks thrown into the path of the
successful nominee for the mayor
atty at the election next spring are
going on. N. s. Pratt, who will
make the race at the primaries,
and the Gill-Daggett Mcintyre
crowd have been at outs for a long
time. They now are said to be
negotiating a settlement of diff
ferences Pratt, however. it is said,
must first agree to eliminate City
Engineer Ralston before he will
get the Support of the Gill lineup.
At present the democratic party
is discredited. Allan F. Gill, head
of the told Daggett machine and
recognized as shrewd politician,
is well acquainted with the fact.
Pratt rs a man who has supporters
amongI democrats and republicans
also, though at present not among
the old lineup headed by Daggett.
Gill or Mcintyre, however, are not
expecting Pratt to appoint either of
them In Ralston's place.
With Pratt and his policies at
the head of city affairs for two
years it is argued that the party
would win back its previous good
credit, land then the machine could
step III and elect desirable person
and profit by Pratt's work. This
would Firing the machine back into
power two years hence.
On the republican side Mayor
Moore will undoubtedly be OPP
posed by James T. ONO. the man
he ousted from the board of pub
lie works, II Pratt and the Dag
gett naohine do not come to an
amicsble agreement, present plans
are 10 throw the machine support
to ONO. a republican, defeat Pratt
and take chances. ONO would I'M
doubleday eliminate Ralston, but
were he elected republican coun-
Gil might Illustrate his desires re-
garding Ralston.
Although Ralston has been Sc
vereiy criticized for his engineer
ing, yet he is credited with trou-
bling a contractors ring which for
years is supposed to have made
fat profits on public improvements.
That accounts for the efforts to
secure agreements for Ralston's re-
moval. II Pratt does not agree to
II, then he will not get the ma
chine support, which will go to
ONO and take its chances.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-28
JAP LEAPS FROM
BURNING HOUSE

NEW WESTMINSTER. B. c.,
Nov. 2S.-Carelessness in the dry
ing of quantity Of blasting pow
der on a kitchen stove at Port
Haney resulted in an explosion
that destroyed house and injured
X. Masuzuki, young Japanese
who was i'll and alone In the house
at the time of the explosion.
Stunned by the shock and blind
ed by the flames and smoke, the
Japanese CROPPED his way around
the room in an endeavor to locate
the door.
In this he was unsuccessful, and,
to avoid cremation, he finally leap
ed through window. breaking the
glass with his naked hand. He
was so weak that he could not
throw off his burning clothes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-28
Advertise for Housekeep
ers, Take Their Money
. and Leave.

A man and woman who claimed
to be employment agents swindled
several women on Of sums ranging
from $40 to $40 during the past
week, and have eluded the police
who were notified of their depre
datiOns only last night. Chief Rice
was informed of the swindles by a
woman, who refused to allow her
name to be used.
She answered an advertisement
for a housekeeper and met the wo
man swindler, prosperous and
flashily dressed female, who de
manded a deposit of 500 as an
evidence of good faith in the wo
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-28
ROOSEVELT SENDS FIRST STORY

NEW YORK, Nov. 28-Presi.
dent Roosevelt's first contribution
to the Outlook since the announce
ment that he will be one of it's
associate editors was published to-
day, the topic being THE Awaken
ing of China"
The president regards this as
"one of the great events of our
age" He says cautious American
people can avert peril" CONNER
cial and military, by behaving
righteously toward the Chinese.
Roosevelt writes:
with the Chinese awakening,
there is an increasing contact with
foreigners, an increasing foreign
trade and a growing adoption of
modern methods of communication
and transportation, while some
progress is being made in the in
PRODUCTION of labor saving devises,
with it's consequent industrial evo-
luton.
SIN several hundred cities a
more or less successful effort is
being made to introduce the west
ern police system.
1.-THE remedy for the yellow
peril, whatever that may be, is
not a repression Of life, but cult
walton and direction of life"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-28
SUES BRUNO
FOR $4,000

Peter Schweitzer, who was as,
saulted and beaten with an ice
pick in Frank Bruno's resort al
Front avenue and Browne street
on September Z last has fled an &C.
ton against Bruno in the superior
court in which he asks $1,000 dam
ages. Schweitzer entered Bruno's
place, he claims, with three com
panions, one of whom paid for din
ner for the party.
AS they were about to leave the
place Schweitzer says Joe Barbato
an employee of Bruno. claimed that
he had not paid for his meal and
then assaulted him ON the head
with an ice pick. Schweitzer said
that he was SO badly hurt he had
to be removed to a hospital for
treatment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-28
WILL CONSIDER FREE
SCHOLARSHIPS

WALLA WALLA, Nov. 28-Mem-
bers of the board of supervisors OF
Whitman college are now consid-
ering plan of offering a free four
year scholarship in Whitman to
one boy in each of the SO counties
of the three northwest states, Ore
gone, Washington and Idaho.
The committee will report on
the plan at the June meeting of the
board. The committee which Will
decide the matter Is: Judge
Thomas Burke and Rev. F. J. Van
Horn, of Seattle; Judge Drew w.
Stanrod, of Pocatello: Judge w. w.
Cotton and w. M. Ladd, Of Port
land; Judge George Turner, OF
Spokane, and A. w. Hendrick, Of
Walla Walla.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-28
BRITISH NAVAL
INCREASE IS
PROTESTED

LONDON, Nov. 2s.--A protest
against the inclusion of the United
States in the policy of Great Brit
ain for the enlargement of her
navy to exceed that of any other
two powers was addressed to the
public today by "The Nation"
which declares that America and
Germany are the next two powers
in comparative naval strength.
1t says America has to practi-
cally build two navies, owing to a
double coast line. Referring to
Great Britain, the article says:
"A people Of 40,000,000 is called
upon to provide force stronger
than that levied on 100000, 900,
Great Britain cannot do 1t; the lib.
eral party will not try to do It.
They will never consent to build
against America"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-28
NEEO GOLFERS
SAYS COWLES

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.-The
possibility Of the Atlantic fleet ly.
ing weak and helpless owing to a
lack of coal was shown today in
the report of Admiral William
Cowles, chief of the bureau OF
equipment to the navy department,
The report says the fleet needs
more golfers.
Had there been any foreign com.
plications or a combination of for.
eign shipowners. the fleet might
have remained helpless in some
foreign port. He says stations un.
der the bureau should be establish.
ed at Washington and ultimately
on the Pacific coast. Hawaii, Guam,
Samoa and the Philippines.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-28
STEEL TRUST
GRABS EARTH
CARNEGIE ACCUSED OF INTER-
NATIONAL DOMINATION DE-
SIGN IN ADVOCATING RE-
MOvAl OF TARIFF ON IRON
PRODUCTS.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-Carnegie
has opened the way for the organi-
cation of an international steel
trust by retiring from the protec-
ton policy which has brought him
millions, according to the state
ment of Alfred c. Crozier of Will
mington, Delaware. In letter to
Chairman Payne of the ways and
means committee, he wrote:
Whether it was intended by
Carnegie or not, his declaration
favoring the abolition of the pro-
lection for iron and steel means a
clever plan to entrench the steel
trust In an absolute monopoly of
the steel and iron business" The
letter continues:
Every one of the trusts 100000
employees will then be at the mercy
of the Wall street managers, and
they will be obliged to submit to
any terms as to wages and hours
imposed by the corporation. One
menace Of the trust supremacy is
the establishment of competing in.
dustries. A corporation with one
third of the capital of the steel
trust could handle the same bust
ness because the trust is greatly
overcapitalized This is an induce.
ment for capital to enter the bust
ness If the tariff be reduced. The
menace of cheap. foreign made
goods will be removed by trust
control"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-28
|SW|NDLE POOR WOMEN
! ON EMPLOYMENT GRAFT

mans representations that she
would take the job. She was to
hire out to a bachelor of Redlande,
Cal, as housekeeper.
The woman had only $25 With
her and was told to go out and get
more II she wanted the job. She
borrowed SIS more. Her $40 were
taken by the swind1ers, who told
her to meet them at the o. r. & N.
depot at o'clock yesterday after
noon. She went to the depot, but
her employers did not appear. She
waited awhile, then notified the
police.
1t has since been leraned that
several women were swindled out
of small sums on the same game.
They took their losses philosophy
cally, evidently, for they did not
file complaints. The police have
some information relative to the
swindlers and hope to apprehend
them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-28

PARIS, Nov. 2s.-A protest
against the invasion of French ter.
rltory by German army officers
who neglected to secure passports
and crossed the line in balloons,
was made by newspapers today.
The papers declare that hardly a
day passes that some German Off.
Ger does not land from a balloon
on French soil. A French official
said:
ITS getting so you cant shake
a tree in France without dislodg.
ing German officer. You can
hardly look up to find out what
the weather is going to be without
getting a dose of German ballast
In yur eyes. 1t used to be that
German army officers who wished
to cross the frontier was required
to have passports. Now all he
needs Is little breeze.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-28
JAP AGREEMENT
PREPARED.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 2S.--
An early official publication of the
text of the new agreement between
the United States and Japan Is ex-
pected by diplomats.
Not only will the agreement pro-
vide for the maintenance Of an
open door, for trade and the terri.
torial integrity Of China. but It
will also contain a mutual guaran-
tee to respect each others terri
torial possessions In the orient.
It contains promises that should
complications arise to threaten ex-
listing conditions. neither party
shall act without consulting the
other.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-28
CHILD EVANGELIST
TAKEN in CHARGE

BY order of Judge Hinkle today
Fay Mcdonald, aged eight years,
known as the child evangelist, was
turned over to Probation Officer
Peters on a charge Of being a
juvenile delinquent. The case was
set for trial for this morning. but
the child's father. Judge McDon-
aid, was not present in court and
the case was continued. 1t was
ordered by court that the child be
taken into custody and remain in
charge OF the probation officer un-
til the anal hearing OF the case.