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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

Deputy United States Marshal George
Bidwell Of this city has been instructed by
Attorney General B~onaparte to make a
complete investigation of the alleged pa
drone system among the Greek bootblacks
by which they are brought into this country
and paid almost nothing and kept in viz
tual slavery for many years. He is to re-
port to the attorney general on the con-
ditions in Des Moines where there are
many of these Greek shining parlors.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30
ON LAST DAY OF FAIR
In Spite Of This it is Most Successful
Ever Held in the State.
NEAT SURPLUS IN TREASURY
Legislature VIII lie Asked to d to
This n Considerable sum for
improvements on the
Grounds.
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10 esnecialv push the matter of further
nermanent improvements The legislature
will be- asked to make an appropriation for
a new steel amphItheater AZ the race track
and to buy the twenty acres of land north
Of the grounds and move the race track
to It so that there will be more ground
for the machinery exhibits and other faa-
lures. During the fair this wear tbore has
not been a dav but tbere were demands
for seats in the amphitbeater 70 half
again the capacitv Of the same Every
effort will be made TO get the leg
islature to make this appropriation. as II
Is tbe most needed imDrovement On the
grounds
The profits from this wears fair will ha
used in other needed improvements on the
grounds. such as additional barns for the
stock. the Capacitv OF the barns being In
ADEQUATE every wear. The horse show in
the evenings mt on this wear FOR tho first
time will he continued in future years
The attendance at the horse show each
evaring b,s hoo, ,,r,;ta5 o,,v rv tha go
ing capacity OF the stock paviIlon and has
been a great success.
The total attendance at the state fair
this year has been a little over 200 OgO.
which Is more than ever before
INV" " r"S'
" 'UouOre '"a, '"e'e WIN ne q NUMBER
VI nus ViitItu al the SptCldl session OF the
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

PORT uprGE Ia Aug -S-,sp~ciaI Tel
egram John kuauss ~ F~armfng--n. a BIN
poster With t-- special advance car 81
Nhrsrr E"1i7s10 show was struck by On
r2s--urt N1rtnuesfern pass.nTer At Day-
Con last Er' HI arm art lee we're sew
srrf lF aV ulead.ns f1 death ant uHaE.
fa-f ..s ---r.7s o. -swsa-l1rs T-ag.1a
s. cor Eas srrfu q few FEE -
rH F-saraT -rms Pc il-d a fss inmates
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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30
Drink BudMeiaer.

King OF all bottled beer. l.. Rosenfeld
Co.. distributors Both phones. 1879.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

Mansions I'm the Sand Hills-Architect
Hopkins has been busy for the last week
on drawings and specifications for a fine
house to be erected on a Kinkaid section,
six miles northeast ~ Dunning. The house
is TO be built by Mrs. Lora l.. Wadhams,
who recently moved to the sandhills from
Lincoln. II is to be a cement block We
neered building, 2SNl2, with fun basement
and two stories above, and will be adorned
by a porch of splendid design, 1Oxi2 feet.
The estimated cost Of this house is 5000.
and its erection on a Kinkaid homestead
will be an innovation to the people of the
sand h~ills-Broken Row Chief.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30
Marriage LIcenaes.

y. Y. Plumbirg Co. Tel 20. Night, L6ss.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30
State Contracts Let,

The State Board Of Control today let the
contract for the erection Of the infirmaries
at Cherokee and Independence, Both con-
tracts were given to Louis ]. Lauritzer of
Waterloo. Ia, that at Cherokee for $40. 100
and that at Independence for $4,000. There
were nineteen bids and the highest was
S1O9 COO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-18

The sole survivor OF the jury OF
twelve men who sentenced John Brown.
the Harpers Ferry raider. to death In
1850. was in Washington recently, and
was interviewed by Star reporter.
He gave an interesting recital of events
connected with the great tragedy which
preceded the civil war, nearly forty-nine
years ago. and incidentally related some
unwritten history concerning the trial.
The name of the lone John Brown
juryman,' as he is sometimes termed. is
William A. Martin, and he is on the
shady side Of seventy-seven years of age.
His birthday will come in July, but he
said he felt as clipper as man of one
half his age. Mr.. Martin is not native
born southerner, either. for he first saw
the light of day in Pennsylvania. but he
remarked that having spent sixty-six of
his seventy-seven years in the Old Do
minion makes him feel like a Nirginian to
the manner born.
My present home" the venerable man
said, lis at Delaplane. Fauquier county.
Va. but for the next few weeks l will
be the guest of my old friend. Henry L.
Martin. at Bancroft, Alexandria county.
The Brown Jury.
Looking backward over the lapse of
nearly half a century since the exciting
times attending the John Brown raid at
Harpers Ferry, followed by the men,
orable trial and later by the execution of
the raiders. Mr.. Martin said there were
just seven of the .conspirators' placed
on trial. and all of them were found guilty
and hanged. Brown elected to be tried
by himself. but the others were tried by
twos. There were separate juries for each
trial The jury which tried Brown. and
of which Mr.. Martin was a member. was
composed of John C. Wilchar foreman
j. W. Boyer. Thomas Watson. jr.. ]. w.
Tabb. John c. Mcclure, Richard Timber
lake, Joseph Myer. John Osborn w. A.
Martin. Isaac Dust. Rickenston and Mil
Ter. whose first names Mr.. Martin did
not remember.
Only one Of these jurors afterward
served in the Confederate army, because,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-18
PREPARED TO YIELD MUCH.
Aldrich Seeking Agreement on the
Currency Bill.

The Senate and House conferees on the
currency measure held meeting this
morning and adjourned until later in the
day in order to give Senator Aldrich ttnc
to compile certain Information respecting
the use OF securities by clearing house as
sociations.
The sentiment prevails on the part OF
the House conferees that they must hold
pretty strictly to the terms OF the vree-
land bin or the report to be made by the
conference will not be acceptable To the
House. 1t may be stated on authority
that Senator Aldr.ch Is anxious to ar
range terms which may be satisfactory 10
the majority which passed the Vreeland
bill In the House last week. and TO this
end he Ia figuring on a compromise by
which the Senate will give away consid-
erably and the House very little. yet all
concerned be satisfied. II Is quite gen.
orally recognized that unless this IL done
the chances for any currency legislation
at this session will be greatly diminished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-18
WOOD-PLATT TRIAL Uf
PLAINTIFF TESTIFIES IN SUIT
FOR DIVORCE TODAY.

NEW YORK. May 1s.-Mae c. Wood OF
Omaha, who is suing United States Sena-
tor Thomas C. Platt for divorce. alleging
that the senator formally entered into a
marriage contract with her on November
8. 1901. gave testimony in the trial today.
She identified copies of several letters
which she said were received by her from
Mr.. Plat. They were mainly of an af-
fectionate nature, but In several there
were interesting sentences on other at
fairs
In one communication was the phrase:
Your letter has cheered me up SO that
I am almost reconciled to Odells cleo
ton"
Miss Wood said that the senator came
to her room in her hotel with two men
and that he formally acknowledged her
as his wife before these two men, She
said she met Senator Platt I'm April. 1901.
She testified that after that date she fire.
quently saw Mr.. Platt at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel and at his Office al 10 Broad
way
The plaintiff said that she called at
both places many times at Mr.. Platts
request
She testified that she called at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel shortly before November q.
1901. and asked the senator to fulrll his
promise to marry her. She said that lie
FIRST asked her to marry him while they,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-18
CAPT. WILLIAM BRouN DIES
Plans for Interment Of the Remains
in Virginia.


The remains of Capt. William Broun.
who served with distinction in. the famous
Stonewall brigade Of the Confederate
army. were taken this afternoon 10
Northumberland county. Va. for inter-
ment there In the ancestral burying
grounds of the Broun family Capt.
Broun died in this city last Friday. He
was born in the old homestead in Nor
thumberland county. sixty-three years
ago. and had been a citizen of the Dis
trict of Columbia about twenty years.
At the outbreak OF hostilities in 1861
Capt. Broun was a student In the Uni
versity Of Virginia. He Immediately re-
signed his scholarship and returned to
his parents. and with their consent en-
listed in the Confederate army, becoming
a member Of the fighting 18th Virginia
Infantry. He participated in many of
the hard-fought battles in which Gen.
Jackson's men in gray took part, and at
the close Of the war. was assistant adiu-
tant and inspector general under Gen.
Brockenbrough. with Heth's division A.
p. Hills corps.
Capt. Broun was captured at Cold Har-
Dor in 1864 and taken as prisoner of
war to Johnsons Island, Sandusky Har-
Dor. Ohio. from which place he was
parOled In June, 1865.
Capt. Broun was the adtutant OF
Charles Broadway Rouss Camp, No 1891,
United Confederate Veterans, and the
commander Of the camp. DR.. Samuel E.
Lewis said today that he served in that
capacity with honor and fidelity since the
date of the formation OF the camp in
1898
Mrs Betty l.. Broun. wife of the de-
ceased: their daughter Bessie. and a
son. Cobrun Broun Of Indianapolis Ind,
survive him. His mother still resides in
Northumberland county with her son. Ed
win Broun. The Broun home in this city
is at 2311 Ontario avenue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-18
GOINGDOWNT HERlVER
GEN. HARRIES DECIDES AS TO
NATIONAL GUARD CAMP.

Gen. Harries. commanding the District
of Columbia Militia. has informally noti-
fed Col. Weaver, lisa. in charge OF the
militia division Of the War Department.
that he will arrange TO have two regi-
ments and the lst Separate Battalion OF
the National Guard of the District Of Co
lumbia go into camp and participate with
the regular troops in the coast defense
maneuvers at Fort Washington and Fort
Hunt on the Potomac river. just below
Washington. from July Is to August
next.
1t is expected that Cen Harries will
communicate the information to the War
Department In an Official manner in few
DAYS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-18
VOTED AGAINST BROWN
Famous Trial Recalled by Sur
Wving Juror.
NEARLY A DISAGREEMENT
First Victim Of the Noted Raid q
Colored Man.
CURSE NOT INVOKED ON JURY
All It's Other Members Died at a
Ripe Old Age-only One In
Confederate Army.
NEARLY A DISAGREEMENT
CURSE NOT INVOKED ON JURY
SOME FACTS ABOUT
JOHN BROWNS TRIAL.

Only one of the twelve members
of the John Brown jury served in
the Confederate army.
The first man killed in the John
Brown rad at Harpers Ferry by
the raiders was a free colored man.
No men1oer Of the jury that SEN
fenced Brown to die on the saffold
met a horrible death. as has been
stated: nor were the jurors pursued
by retributive justice. They all lived
to ripe old ages.
The jury came near disagreeing
because of a misunderstanding of
the language of the judges charge.
John Brown did not pronounce an
anathema against the jury or court
at the time he was pronounced
guilty by the twelve men.
WILLIAM A. MARTIN, SOLE
SURVIVOR OF THE JOHN
BROWN JURY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-18
STEAMS out OF GOLDEN GATE
FLEET LEAVES SAN
FRANCISCO THIS MORNING.
In the Face of q Binding Rain
storm-Estimated That $4,000
Boarded Ships Yesterday.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
SAN FRANCISCO. May lS-In the face
of binding rainstorm. very different
from the ideal conditions which prevailed
when 1t entered the harbor. the Atlantic
fleet. under the command Of Admiral
Sperry, steamed cautiously out of the
Golden Gate this morning between 10 and
IL o'clock and the two weeks naval cele-
bration which has stirred this city TO an
unprecedented activity was at an end.
Admiral Dayton. flying the two-starred
flag of commander-in-chief. led eight
ships of the Pacific fleet out of port yes
terday en- route for Santa Barbara, so
that there are now left in man-o-wars
row only the South Dakota. Maine. Ala.
bama and one or two auxiliary vessels 10
remind the people Of the imposing afma-
da which swung at anchor SATURDAY;
Being the last day they could be visited
before leaving yesterday drew immense
gatherings TO the battleships.
At least 10000 persons are estimated 10
have boarded the ships while they were
open to inspection between 10 am. and
pm Visitors to the warships before noon
were afforded an ideal opportunity for
witnessing naval ceremonies. Rear Adj
miral Sperry and his staff paid formal
calls to all the commanding offcers OF
Each of the ships was visited in turn. the
admiral being received with full crew
mustered and the company Of marines
drawn up on the quarter deck.
To Arrive at Puget Sound May 81.
The Atlantic battleships are scheduled
to arrive at Puget sound. after sailing
this morning, May 81. -Four Of the bat
tleships will then set out for Port An
geles. eight for Bellingham bay. three
for Port Townsend and one for the Brenl-
erton navy yard. After undergoing re-
pairs in dry dock fifteen OF the battle
ships will then be remohilized and pro-
coed to anchorage at Seattle May %.
May % twelve of the battleships will
leave their anchorage at Seattle and
steam to Tacoma. From Tacoma eight
will sail without anchorage for San Fran
cisco. Four Of the battleships will remain
at Tacoma for three days, when they will
go into dry dock at Bremerton. The fleet
will rendezvous again at San Francisco
July and remain here for four days.
sailing for Hawaii July for their cruise
around the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-18
SENT TO THE HOUSE.
Senate Adopts Conference Report on
Union Station Tracks.

The conference report on the Union
station trackase bill was agreed to by the
Senate today without debate and was at
once sent over to the House for action.
After the secretary had read the report.
Senator Burkett OF Nebraska. a member
of the District committee. asked to have
the new section. providing for regulation
of the local street railways by the inter-
state commerce commission instead of
by the District Commissioners, read a
second time. This was done.
Senator Gallinger. chairman of the Dis
trict committee. then moved that the Sen
ate agree to the report. and there was
no dissenting voice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-18


as Mr. Martin explained. most of them
ment, while others were mechanics. who
were exempt in the first years of the
war. Nor did any but one member OF
the jury meet with horrible deaths or
''retributive disaster in after years. as
has been widely published.
Isaac Dust lived to be ninety-three
years of age" Mr.. Martin said. while !
am seventy-seven, and still hale. hearty
and happy. Tabb. Timberlake. Mcclure
and Wilcher all lived to reach the sew
enty-f1ve mark. and the remainder lived
to pass over sixty-five years. The state
ment that has been made that men Of
mature age could not be procured for
the Brown jury and that the twelve
Jurors were inexperienced striplings is
also false. They were responsible men
and reputable citizens of the community
In which the offenses were committed
1t must be remembered. too that John
Browns offenses were not alone against
the state Of Virginia and the slavehold-
ers. When he seized the government ar
senal at Harpers Ferry he committed a
most unlawful act against the United
States
Charges Against Brown.
Asked what were the specific charges
preferred against John Brown In the in
dictment upon which he was tried. Mr.
Martin replied:
Murder insurrection and everything. =
He added that there We're a large num-
Der of witnesses heard for the common
wealth. the United States and for the
prisoner. But nearly all their testimony
was identically the same. IF YOU heard
one you heard ALL said Mr.. Martin.
THE court assigned the best procura hle
counsel for Brown. but he positively de-
clined their services. Finally a young
lawyer came from Boston to defend him
and then one came from Ohio.
1.-The third day Of the trial" Mr.. Mar
tin continued. Samuel Shelton came up
to Harpers Ferry from Washington to
defend Brown. They all worked hard
to save him. but their efforts didn't
amount to shucks. John Brown at first
tried to plead his own case. and. al
though one of the jurors. I really felt
sorry for him because he had gone so
actions that led to his arrest.
The. trial lasted six days. one OF
them being Sunday. when there was
no hearing. The jury was kept locked
up under guard. and we all concluded
that Judge Parker was trying to give
Brown a fair trial. but the evidence was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-18
BENEFIT OF LONG CRUISE.
Secretary Metcalf on the Long Trip
Of the Battleships.

Twenty-four battleships will be reviewed
by President Roosevelt In Hampton roads
February % next. the date of the return
of the Atlantic battleship feet from Its
world cruise. 1t has been determined that
the battleships Wisconsin and Nebraska.
constructed on the Pacific coast. shall be
assigned to the Atlantic fleet. and make
the return cruise with that organization.
The battleships Maine and Alabama.
which made the cruise TO San Francisco
under Admiral Evans, will make a quick
return together. leaving that port the
lst of June and reaching their home sta
ton on the Atlantic coast in October.
Secretary Metcalf, who has just re-
turned from reviewing the fleet at San
Francisco. expressed himself today as
deeply impressed with the benefit the
cruise has had on ships. ofhcers and men.
1T is remarkable" he said. that the
long cruise OF the ships should have bene-
fted them but this is a fact. The con-
dition of their machinery is said to be i'm
proved instead Of deteriorated by the voy-
age. This is hardly more striking than
the effect the voyage has had on the OF
ficers and men, The officers have been
impressed with the efficiency OF their
ships as never before. and what Is per-
has developed an understanding ana
friendly cordially between officers and
enlisted men which has never before ex-
listed and even still more important as an
improved condition Is the conduct and
feeling of the enlisted men themselves.
II have no hesitancy in saying that you
could not pick at random 10000 university
men Throughout: the country who would
give a better account of themselves than
the 90,On men who constitute the person.
mel of the fleet. The enlisted men of the
navy are a very different class of men
than formerly. The average age of the
men of the fleet seemed not to be more
than twenty-three years. They come from
the interior of the country and are ener-
getic and self respecting.
Still another of the apparent benefits
OF the cruise is the advantage to the fleet
which will result In the genuine rivalry
and competition between the ships as 10
coal consumption and gunnery. This alone .
is a most valuable result"
Schroeder to Preside Over Board.
Capt Seaton Schroeder will be president
IF a board of naval officers which will
convene at Honolulu on the arrival of
the Atlantic fleet there. whose duty 1t
will be to make re commentators regard
ng the location of the proposed new dry
dock and repair shop at Pearl harbor.
Congress at its present session made an
Of 81. COCO to begin work.
An important question for the considera-
ton of the board will be the locations
and the dimensions OF the dock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-18
THE POLITICAL WORLD
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS MEET
AT FRESNO TODAY.

FRESNO. Cal. May 1S.-Indications
point to a sharp contest for the tenn
porary craftsmanship of the state demo-
cratic convention. which will meet today.
Mayor A. c. Harper of Los Angeles has
been put forward by TIE southern dele
cation. and has the support of the or
ganization which is headed by Mr.. Nc
Nab, while the county delegates have CEN
tered upon State Senator ]. D. Sanford
of Mendocino county to preside at tho
convention.
Sanford has the backing of Theodore A.
Bell the democratic candidate for gov
ernor two years ago. who aspires to the
temporary craftsmanship Of the national
democratic convention. Bell is reason
ably certain to be one OF the four dele
gates at large to the national convention.
The convention will be composed of
800 delegates. Sentiment among the dele
gates favors instructions for w. ]. Bryan
for President
Promises to Be Spectacular Affair.
SPOKANE Wash. May 1S.-The demo-
cratic state convention. which convened
at the armory today, promises to be one
Of the most spectacular political gather
ings assembled here in decade At
midnight last night the leaders in the
national committeemanship contest were
still engaged in the effort to marshal their
respective forces. and the steering COM
mittees OF the first and second district
delegations were in caucus trying to
agree upon slate OF delegates. The
slate appears to be: For temporary
chairman, former United States Senator
George Turner.
For delegates at large to the national
convention-Fred Baldwin. Spokane;
Charles G. Heifner, Seattle; A. r. Titlow.
Tacoma. and George F. Christensen.
Ritzville.
Montgomery County Primary.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. May IS. 1908.
While the indications are that the DEM
ocratic primary election to be held In
Montgomery county next Saturday will
be a tame affair. there is reason to be-
lieve that friends of Gov. Johnson will
be on hand In the various districts to
urge that delegates to the county con-
vention. to be held at Rockville May %.
be selected who will favor the Minnesota
candidate for the presidency. State Sen
ator Blair Lee has always been q pro-
nounced Bryan man. but many of the
other party leaders in the county are
known not to be in sympathy with him
on this point. and are believed to favor
Gov. Johnson. While there is very little
to Indicate what the county convention
will do.there is a widespread feeling that
1t will at least not instruct for Bryan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-18
HOPES TO GET ACTION.
Senator Buckley Calls Up His
Brownsville Bill.

In the Senate today Mr.. Buckley of
Connecticut called up his bill for the
restoration of the negro soldiers of the
18th Infantry who were discharged
without honor by the President because
of the Brownsville ARRAY. Mr.. Bulkeley
explained that owing to the unavoid-
able absence of Senators Lodge of Mas
sachusetts and Foraker of Ohio he
would not do more than call attention
to his bill. He added that he hoped to
have an opportunity to again cali it up
and secure action II Congress did not
adjourn too soon. He said he was salts
fed the people Of the country did not
approve the postponement of this action
until next December. as agreed upon by
the Senate on motion of Mr.. Foraker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-18

we're seated on the veranda of hotel At
Manhattan Beach one day in August.
1901. She sa d that she told the defend.
ant that she would talk the matter over
with him. She said that IN Sovember.
1901. the senator. at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. asked her TO consent to a Sec It
marriage.
Senator Platt was not in court today.