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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
NEW JERSEY CONVENTION TODAY
Republicans Likely TO Favor Taft's
Candidacy.

TRENTON N. j., May 4-The state
convention Of the New Jersey republicans
for the selection OF delegates to the ma
tional convention will be held in this city
tomorrow. An effort will be made by the
supporters OF Secreary Taft to have the
convention adopt resolutions which, while
not pledging the delegation to him, will.
in a qualified way, advocate his nomina-
tion. The indications are that the dele-
gates-st-large will be Governor Fort, SEN
ators Kean and Briggs and David Baird.
Governor Fort is the only one of the quar-
tet who is an avowed Taft man. Former
United States Senator John +. Dryden
will he the chairman of tomorow's con-
vention. He is an active Taft supporter.
1t is uncertain whether the convection will
adopt a qualified resolution in favor of
Secretary Taft. but present indications
point TO at least one-third IL not one-half
Of the twenty-four delegates from New Jer-
sey favorng him. One thing is practically
certain. and that is that unit rule will
be adopted, so that Secretary Taft will get
the benefit of all the votes in the New
Jersey delegation that favor his nomina-
ton.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
ELEVEN MEN ARE DROWNED
steamer MiAnie skeItOa L. wrecked
OFF Newport. Ore, FRI
day NiEht.

NEWPORT, Ore, May A-During a storm
Friday night off the coast. the steamer
Minnie SHELTON shifted and strained and
sprung a leak Saturday noon a huge wave
struck the vessel and washed its deck load
and cabin overheard, leaving the vessel
waterlossed and uhmanAgeable- Eleven Of
the crew eere drowned, some while trying
to launch boat. -Four on raft tried TO
set ashore. but only one succeeded, ard
he sustained a broken leg. The lifesaving
crew Of this place took nine men off the
vessel and landed them on the shore about
fifteen mnes north OF here. The Minnie
shelton was bound from Aberdeen to San
Franeisco loaded with lumber. in command
Of Captain James AcKenna. The last seen
Of the vessel II was picked up BY another
sehoOnsT going n0ru
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
EFFORT TO PUSH HARRIMAN Cash
Motion Made In supreme Court to
Bring Early Hearing.

WASHINGTON. May Ain the supreme
court OF the United States today a motion
was made II behalf of the Interstate
Commerce commission to advance on the
docket the cross appeals of the commission
and Edward II. Hartman and Otto II.
Kahn. the latter of the New York bank
ing firm OF Kuhn. Loeb & Co. In the cases
in which Hartman and Kahn refused to
answer certain questions propounded o.
the commission in isOs in connection with
its inquiry into the alleged consolidation
and combination OF railroads subject to the
interstate commerce law
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
WOOD CASE COMES UP SOON
Trial of Western WOman's Suit
Against senator from New
York is Set.

NEW YORK. May i-The case OF Mae c.
Wood, who claims that she was married 10
Senator Thomas c. Platt in this city
November 3, 1901, and who is suing the
senator for an absolute divorce. naming
his present wife. Lillian Janeway Flatt,
as correspondent, was on the calendar in
the supreme court today. II is not likely
however. that It will be reached before the
latter part OF the week.
In his answer TO the complaint. the sena-
tor denies there ever was any marriage
contracted between them, and in an affi-
davit submitted to the court declares Miss
Wood has tried TO extort money from him
for years by various devices
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
SERIOUS CONDITION IN INDIA
Government Believes IL Faces Deep
Laid Plot for Revolution
Many Involved.

CALCUTTA May 4-The police are in
vestigating the native plot revealed here
yesterday to murder Europeans by means
Of bombs. and the more they go into the
matter the more serious and widespread
does the conspiracy appear. Documents
seized at the house where bombs and ex-
plosives were being manufactured reveal
that 1t was part OF the plot to kill Lord
Kitchener, commandments of the
British force in India, and other .high Off
cials.
The authorities believe they are facing an
attempt at revolution. number OF prom
insnt Bengalese are implicated and sensa-
tional arrests ara expected to follow
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
SOME HOPE now ron NEW LAWS
COnEressmen Confer with President
Roosevelt over Legislation.

Roosevelt over Legislation.
WASHINGTON, May A-Representative
Watson and Alexander OF New York had
long conference today with the president
concerning the legislative program for the
remainder Of this session of congress. The
president is heartily in favor of the enact
ment Of an anti-injunction law and the
amendment OF the Sherman antitrust law.
Mr.. Alexander's presence at the conference
was due to the fact that he has prepared
bill making the government liable for in
juries TO its employees while in the service
and he wanted to confer with the president
about this before pressing It in the house
judiciary committee. of which he Is a mem-
ber. Mr.. Watson, who was some time ago
sanguine Of an adjournment by May l6.
says he is now doubtful to the date. He
told the president that the house judiciary
committee gave some signs OF agreement
on an anti-irjunction law, but as to amend
ing the Sherman antitrust law. he could
give the president no assurance. Mr.. Wat
son was confident that some OF the other
measures favored by the president, includ-
ing a child labor law for the District of
Columbia, would become laws.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
NEW COUNT SYSTEM OPPOSED
Plan of Belgium at international
TeIeEraphers Conference not
Liked in America.

LISBON. May 4-The International Tele-
graphic conference was opened In this city
today. Belgium intends to propose an i'm
portant modification Of the present system
OF counting words whereby the existing
distinctions regarding plain. conventional
and code language Is to be abolished and
a uniform word OF five letters or five fig
ures substituted. This proposition already
has met with strenuous opposition from the
commercial interests OF Great Britain and
America
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROUSE
several Items iR suRdry Civn BIu
Are Increased.

WASHINGTON. May S.-The house today
completely overrode the committee on ap-
propriations in connection with several
items in the sundfy civil appropriation bill.
When the measure was laid aside Tor The
day S25OOOO had been added to the sum
fixed by teh committee. which Included
$4,000 for gauging the streams and deter
mining the water supply Of the United
States; an Increase Of 5000 IN the Rp-
preparation for testing structural materials
and $4,000 for testing coal lignites and the
other fuel substances. These changes were
not accomplished however, without a pro-
longed debate toh committee found itself
practically alone.
practically atone. Al $50 p m. the house
recessed until tomorrow morning.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
TEST OF cOMMoDITIEs' CLAUSE
Department of Justice Taking steps
to File Suit.

WASHINGTON. May 4.-it was stated at
the department of justice today that ar
rankements we're well under way for
test case of the commodities clause of
the Hepburn act to be made unless a ma
terial change takes place in the situation
as a result Of legislation or other eircum-
stances.
The railroads which are most interested
in the matter have shown, according 10
statements in the department a hearty
sympathy with the purpose of the attorney
general and have been thoroughly in ac-
cord with the representatives OF the de-.
partment in the preliminaries for such a
test case
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
MANY PEASANTS MEET DEATH
Ferry boat CnpsiEes Near BykhOn
and Men and Women
Drcwn,

ST PETERSBURG, May "A ferry boat
on the river Dneiper capszed yesterday
near Bykhoff. in the government Of Mohl-
left. and i2o persons were drowned as a
result The boat was filled with peasants
and their wives and children returning
from church. II was overcrowded and be-
came unmanageable in midstream. The
passengers got into a state OF panic and
overturned the boat by crowding 10 one
side.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
COMMERCIAL. AND INDUsrRLAL.
Live stock markets. Pare
Grain markets. Page
Stocks and bonds. Pare
NanWzNHHHHR m nrtr amwS a

MOVEMHNTS OF OCEAN bTEAMSAu
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
PROcEEDINGs OF THE SENATE
MIR. BuIkeIey Speaks for Four Hours
on Brownsville Array.

WASHINGTON. May 4-Senator Burk-
eley of Connecticut, a member Of the milf
tary affairs committee spoke at length in
the senate today on the Brownsville affray.
Mr.. Burkeley declared his belief In the
innocence OF the negro soldiers OF the
twenty-fifth regiment and said the rioters
in the town on IN enight OF August iS-il
1905. in his judgment were lawless Mexicans
from outside the town assisted by the
lawless class within Brownsville. Mr.
Bnrkeley spoke over four hours. his re-
marks including a review OF all teh testi-
mony that has been taken in the case.
Tie senate today passed the house reso-
luton appropriating $4,000 to relieve the
recent tornado sufferers In Alabama.
Georgia, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Al i:T p. m. the senate adjourned.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
TEST OF BUCKET SHOP LAW
Percy wade of Washington Sentenced
10 Month in Jail Under
New Act.
WAsHINGTON. Nav

WASHINGTON. May 4-Percy Wade,
recently convicted OF violating the gam
bling laws of the district Of Columbia by
conducting a bucket shop" was today
sentenced by Justice Barnard in criminal
court to serve thirty days IN jail. Nj.
Wade took an appeal and was released on
$500 bail. Wade's case was regarded as a
test under the district code.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
Der TAYLOR MAY BE ARRESTED
Man Suspected OF BEING the MiRden
Criminal th Custody -nt
COIleys Kan.

COLBY, Kan. May A-(speciaI tele-
gram.)-A man who is thought 10 be Bert
Taylor wanted al Minden for assault on
his sister-in-.aTs. wss arrested here today
The Minden Authorities have been notified
and parties are on The way to Identify the
suspect. bat they cannot reach here before
tomorrow. The man under arrest here
answers the description sent out OF the
much waited man.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
JOHNSON EXPECTS TO WIN OUT
Mayor of Cleveland VIII Have Fight
on Hands Nevertheless.

on hanua NeNeGNhetesss
COLUMBUS. O.. May 4-Delegates to the
democratic state convention which con-
vebes here tomorrow night are Struggling
into the cay. The most prominent men
on the ground thus far are Mayor Tom L.
Johnson Of Cleveland, his lieutenants,
Charles p. Salem and AL Atlee Pomerene
OF Canton, the Johnson candidate for gov
ernor.
Mayor johnson says all he wants HIM
self is to be national committeeman There
is no doubt that William j. Bryan will be
endorsed and that the delegates-at-large
will be instructed for him.
W. l.. Finley, state oil inspector. who is
fighting Mayor johnson with bitterness.
said today that the Cleveland mayor will
be defeated at every point and that Judson
Harmon of Cincinnati will be nominated
for governor on the first ballot and that
probably Johnson, seeing defeat and rout
staring him in the face, will withdraw
Pomerene.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
SOLDIER TO HELP ANARCHIST
Detectives Find Man who PIedEed tC
Assist Emma Goldman Tn
Her work.

FAN FRANCISCO, May tin the Fort
Mason guard house Private Bulwada Of
Company A, first battalion of engineers.
has been identified as the soldier who
shook hands with Emma Goldman at a
meeting Of anarchists and pledged her his
assistance.
The Identification was made by detectives
OF the police force and he was placed
under arrest. Bulwsds will be brought be-
fore a cOurt-martial
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
HEADQUARTERS OPEN MONDAY
Chairman New of Republican COM
nIttee VIII Remain at Chicago
from That Date.

WASHINGTON, May 4-Chairman Harry
S. New of the republican national COM
mittee took up today with Senator Elmer
Dover of the committee, the details of re-
moving the headquarters of the committee
from Washington to Chicago. The Chicago
headquarters will be opened next Monday.
Chairman New himself will be in Chicago
and expects to remain in Chicago until
after the national convention shall have
concluded its labors.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
DOMESTIC.

House leaders have agreed to an amend
ment to the currency commission bill that
will permit issue of emergency notes. II
will be considered at the conference OF
house republicans tonight. Page
Senate orders printed Senator Browns
brief on bill to prohibit federal courts
enjoining the collection of state taxes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
EVANS LAST DAY AT SPRINGS
of Atlantic Fleet Feels
Able TO Take UP DutIeS
Again.

PAso RoBLEs, Cal, May 4-Todsy Is
the last OF Rear Admiral EvAns stay at
the PasO Robles Hot Springs The private
car in which he is 10 make the trip TO
Monterey arrived at Paso Robes this morn
ing. The admiral feels remarkably we'll
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
BY WIRELESS.

At Sable Island-Steamer Finland, from
Antwerp for New York. was reported 69l
miles east of Sandy HOOK at 80 a. m;
will dock at 7:30 a. m. Tuesday. Steamer
Minneapolis, from London for New York.
was reported $50 miles east OF Sandy Hook
at noon: will dock at 30 q. m. Tuesday.
Al BTowhead-SteameT Kaiser Wilhelm
III. from New York for Plymouth, Cher
bourg and Bremen. was PIP miles east at
$50 p. M: will reach Plymouth at noon
Monday. Steamer Minnehaha from New
York for London, was 100 miles southwest
day morning.
Al The Lizard-Steamer iceland. from
New York for Dover and Antwerp, was
20 miles west at n:20 a. m; will reach
Dover at $50 p. m. Monday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
Extremists Lost in Frnnce.

PARIS, May A-The radical and the
radical socialist parties were heavy gamers
throughout France IN the municipal elec-
tions held yesterday. They made their ad-
vanees al the expense of the extreme
socialists and the reactionary nationalists;
the latter In Paris alone lost $500 votes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
CLEVELAND STEADILY GAINS
Former President Rapidly Recover
ing from His Attack of Digestive
Trouble at Lakewood.

LAKEWOOD, n. j.. May 4-Former
President Grover Cleveland continues
steadily TO recover from an attack OF di-
gestive trouble which has prevented him
from returning to his Princeton home. An
reports from the Lakewood hotel today
we're 70 the effect that he continues TO
improve and that his condition Is not
alarming.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
Thnmna D. suIIl,nn.

WASHINGTON, May 4-Thomas J. suII'-
van. director OF the bureau OF engraving
and printing. died in this city today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
Page l

We has been released from
nd confined in the county
hess county pending settle
application for a writ of
]. Page 1
IS supreme court holds the
diverted stock shipments
h because of the Kansas
not liable for the loss that
Page /
Se will come up for trial
= an early date. Page i
Id is steadily recovering
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
Special PoIIcemen.

Fifty-four special policemen have been
sworn in for duty at the polls. They were
ordered TO report TO the county clerk at 6
a. m. TO receive the ballot boxes, take
them TO the several polling places and re-
main On duty there until the close of the
polls
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
Probability that Compromise by Mr..
Payne Will Be Adopted.
WEEKS DEBATE IS SUGGESTED
Speaker Cannon Thinks Members Will
Not Want to Stay.
vREELAND BILL IS TABLED
Committee on Ranking and Currency
Refuses TO Consider it Fur
ther by a Vote Of
Ia to ,.

WASHINGTON. May -NotwithstandinE
the fact that the committee on banking
and currency today voted to table the new
Vreeland financial bill the impression pre-
walls among members that some measure
will be adopted at tho conference OF repub-
lican members Of the house to be held to-
morrow night. The vote in the COMMITTEES
by which the vreeland bill was tabled was
10 to g. Messrs. Weeks. Burton and McKin-
ney voting for the negative.
The committee adopted resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Waldo (N. " requesting that
suitable time be given, a week II possible.
for the discussion In the house Of all pend
ing currency measures. Chairman Fowler
was authorized to lay this request before
Speaker Cannon.
During the afternoon strong efforts were
made to reach compromise on the finan-
cial question and the proposition advocated
some time ago by Republican Floor Leader
Payne was taken up by Chairman Fowler
ard other members OF the committee as the
basis for an agreement. This proposition
allows any national banking association
which has circulating notes outstanding se-
cured by deposit Of United States bonds to
an amount equal to its capital stock. usually
paid in, TO take out additional circulation
upon depositiEg United States bonds or
certificates of Indebtedness authorized dur
ing the Spanish-Amerlcah war The propo-
sition was acceptable TO some OF the house
leaders and also to members OF the bank
ing and currency committees.
Conference VIII Decide.
1t was at first thought by offering this
as an amendment TO the Fowler currency
bill, the conference which has been called
for tomorrow night could be obviated.
WheE the plan was laid before Speaker
Cannon. together with the request Of the
committee for a weeks debate, he informed
Chairman Fowler that he had no authority
either to call off the conference or to grant
the time for debate asked for. He stated
that more than a sufficient number of rep
resentatives have signed. the call for the
conference and that IL was for the con-
ference TO determine what measures debate
should continue upon. He gave II as his
opinion that members would not care to
stay here an additional week listening to
the financial discussion.
When the decision Of the speaker became
known members Of the banking committee
held numerous conferences and It was de-
cded that the Payne proposition as an
addenda to the currency commission bill
should be offered at the conference of
republican members tomorrow night.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05

at the Ia ~ood hotel. Page i
Stockholders of the Union Pacific road
will today be asked to authorize another
500, 100000 of bonds for improvements.
Page i
Rains are general over the southwestern
states, NeDrasks receiving generous
wetting down, with snow in the western
part and in Wyoming Page 3
New Jersey republicans and Ohio demo-
Gratis will hold their state conventions to-
day. Page 1
Department of justice is making an ar
rangement for a test of the commodities
clause of the railroad act Page i
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
FOREIGN.

Amnesty for all conspirators of Portu-
gal is decided upon as the only way for
the government TO get out of its predica-
ment following the assassination of King
Carlos Page
Revolt in India when discovered was al
most at the point of revolution. Page 1
Powers of the Colonial trust are not
limited by the English court. Page
Prince Zu Eulenburg Is accused OF Civ
ing false testimony in the Harden trial
Pare
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05
NERRAsEA.

Commissioners of Kearney county offe
a reward of $500 for the arrest of Ber
Taylor Pags
State board permits Kearney Telephon
company to increase rates. but las no
yet passed on consolidation of companies
state Board of Assessment meets an,
adjourns for want of a quorum. Page
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-05

County OF Douglas and city of Omaha
vote today on court house bond PROPOSE
tion. while the city votes on paving and
park improvement bonds Page
Rain OF the last thirty-six hours has
probably been worth s3.6OO.00O 10 the
winter wheat crop of Nebraska. which
has been damaged by long spell of dry
spring weather Page ,
Judge Sears charges grand jury to get
to work on special evh charges. and that
something must be done TO keep the blot
from the residence districts. Page Z
Mayor Dahlman could not find a bear to
kill or buy one already killed to bring
back 20 Omaha during all of his two
weeks hunt in the mountains of Wyoming
and Montana. Page 4
ID. II. Tolman, Omaha loan agent. has
trouble in his office at Kansas City. where
girl clerk is arrested for usury when
constables fail to locate the proprietor.
Page S
Some light has been thrown on the Dr.
Jennie Colfass case and II may all be
explained when the board of managers of
the WOodmen Circle meets next week and
goes into the affairs of ali officers.
Cañon City record., 1908-10-22
HAN ELECTED
10 STATE PRISDRNCY

Progress, . Deaver medical Journal.
has this to say of Florence citissn
we'll know min CAnon City;
"Dr. Edward Arthur Darby. Of
Rorencs, was elected president Of the
COLORADO Homeopathic Society At it,
last session. He u . graduate OF the
University OF Michigan. In the class Of
1883. He located In Ohio and was for
. number OF years Identified with the
Cleveland Homeopathic College ~
professor Of Anatomy. Later he re-
moved to Massachusetts, where he
practiced for several years. For cli-
matte reasons he brought his family
70 Colorado In the ninetiss tor . par
iod Of two years and again In 1905, TO
remain permanently.
Dr.. Darby was . registered phar-
maciss whsa b begun the study Of
medicins. Since graduation, - hAs
takea post-grAduats work II CAieaeo,
New York. London and vleana. and
Cañon City record., 1908-10-22
AGENTLEMAN BURGLAR" AGAIN
IN THE PENITENTIARY HERE

Jose Worrall. known to the police
OF Denver as the gentleman burglar"
and one OF the cleverest sneak thieves
and robbers in the west, has been ar
rested at Kansas City and returned to
the penitentiary here, from which in
stitution he escaped few months aso
together with Tom Talbot also noted
Denver criminal. he made his getaway
from the prison road making camp
near Trinidad on the 18th OF last
Nay.
It 10 less than three years ago that
Worrall started upon his career Of
crime. The son of respected Denver
parents. he received q good education
but instead OF becoming = useful
member OF society he decided to b.
come q burglar When he was arrest
ed on October 4. 1906. less than thrss
months after he had committed his
frst then, nearly 100 cases OF bur-
klary we're proved against him
After spending q year In the Buena
Vista reformatory Worrall returned
to Denver, Immediately resuming his
career as q prowler and burglar.
Cañon City record., 1908-10-22
THROWN OUT OF An
AUTOMOBLE AND HURT

Mrs. Robert D. 6pangler. daughter
and hree sons, one Of whom was the
driver OF the car, were thrown from
an automobile by the breaking Of the
axle while going up Ninth street hill
about O'Clock Thursday afternoon
and all OF them more or less injured.
Just before reaching the bridge over
cold etaoin shrdlu etaoin cmfyw petao
the Lincoln Park ditch. near the De
Bord place, the axle broke. causing
the front wheel on the left side to
come off and that portion OF the car
to drop TO the roadway. The machine
at the time and sheered off to the
right at an angle Of twenty-five de-
grees, refusing to obey the steering
apparatus, which had been put ont Of
business when the accident took place.
The car ran down into the ditch
and threw out its occupants with
great force. but. happily. without kill
ing anybody. The auto, which belong
ed to Dick Knight, was badly wrecked.
and Mrs. Spangler and her daughter
rendered unconscious by the header
they had taken. The young men escap-
cd with nothing more serious than q
few cuts and bruises from which they
will soon recover. A hurry call wa
sent In for the ambulance and the two
women were conveyed to their home
near the Denver and Rio Grande sta
ton and q physician summoned to at
tend them
That somebody was not killed u
considered remarkable by those who
viewed the wreckage- Mrs. epangler
said II was her FIRST ride In an auto
mobile, and asserted that II she ro-
covered from its effects would never
put her foot inside another one.