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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
STRIKE ORDER is EXPECTED
President Truesdnle OF LacknwHnuu
Refuses Conference 60 Conn
planning Switchmcn.

SCRANTON. Pa. July Si.-Presidcnt
Truesdale today refused the switchmcn' s
request for a conference on the troubles
on the Buffalo division Of the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western railroad. Grand
Master Hawley Of the Switchmen's union
said afterwards that a strike declaration
seems inevitable.
After receiving President Truesdale's re-
fusal. the grievance board went into eNecu-
tive session to discuss the proprietv of
bringing in outside influences to avert a
strike This is the first time President
Trucsdale has refused to meet a committee
Of the roads employees and his answer has
cast gloom over the committeeman who
were confident that he would meet with
them and listen to their side OF the dis
pute
Asked when a formal strike order would
he issued, Mr.. Hawlcy replied that It will
rot come today. He admitted there is
small hopes Of avoiding one.
NEW YORK, July 3l-The cloakmakers
It Is announced. are preparing for their
first general strike in fourteen years.
President Abraham Rosenberg Of the In
ternational Women Garment Workers
union. with which the cloakmakers union
is affiliated says that the strike will af-
feet from 5000 to 10000 workers, including
about 10000 women.
Last year" he said, they were earn.
Ing from SIS TO 500 a week and now they
are making from 81 to IS a week Some
OF them are making far less, and the
women average 50 and 81 a week About
| 65 per cent Of the cloakmakers are working
some on whole and some or part time"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
DEFENSE OF NORTHERN PACIFIC
Comptroller Gray Says Profits of
ReOrEanIsers Were Only Three
and Half Millions.

ST. PAUL July a.-The cross-examina-
ton OF II. A. Gray, comptroller OF the
Northern PGcific railway, was continued
today at the Minnesota rate hearing. Mr..
Gray testified that In the issue of new
stocks and bonds for the reorganization
OF 1895, no actual valuation of the prop
erty or It's equipment was made.
In opening the books OF the company It
was necessary to assume valuation, tes-
titled M. Gray. Since the company had
issued to the old bondholiers bonds Of
greater face value at a lower rate of in
terest than those which they surrendered
and given them along with these bonds
preferred stock. the total amount of which
greatly exceeded the amount OF old bonds,
It was necessary that these accounts bal
anCe. The net result was that the valua-
tion taken by the company was SloO,OOo,0OO
greater than before the rtoTgauzation. On
this assumption tar property of the COM
pany without equipment was placed at
s2s3 900 900, and the equipment after depre-
citation $1,000. 600 No appraisal or examina-
ton was made TO arrive a this valuation.
A statement of the cost of maintaining
the old securities up to the date of their
maturity and the new securities until a
corresponding date was taken up was
made In this statement two errors in
accounting were made by the state which
IN the aggregate amounted to $4,000 600
The attorneys for the state allowed foi
both errors 'and the paragraphs were
stricken from the statement.
The allowance for these two errors has
no bearing on the amount Of profit re-
celved by the syndicate under the terms Of
the reorganization. The attorneys for the
company admit that the syndicate received
the common stock shares OF the company
which the state claims at par value were
worth $ls $50,
They maintain, however, that the syn
dicate paid SIS per share for the stocl
and sold It at SIC per share, after holdins
Il for some time, making a profit OF onl,
81 per share OF about 3s,5OC,oOO, and tha
the syndicate also received 1000 shares o
preferred stock. which was then wortl
SO, making the total profits Of the syndi
cate about sS.JO0,OOO The Northern Pa
cific case was then adjourned until Angus
II. Next Monday the Minneapolis & st
Louis 1ase will begin.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
PROGRAM FOR BRYAN DAY
Notification Ceremonies at Capitol
VIII BE strictly Nonpartisan.

Notification Ceremonies ut Capitol
Will BE strictly Nonpartisan.
FAIRVIEW, LINCOLN, Neb., July 81
The ceremonies August 12, attending the
notification Of William ]. Bryan of hts
nomination for the presidency will be
strictly nonpartisan. This decision was ar
rived at after a conference of Mayor
Brown. National Committeeman Hall, Gov
ernor Sheldon and a committee of citizens
of Lincoln. 1t has been concluded that
there will be no parade OF marching clubs.
Invitations will be at once extended to
all state and county officers Of Nebraska
end ajoining states. and to citizens gen
orally to attend the notification.
The program as completed is as follows
Snnrise-Salute Of forty-six guns by
Colonel Malone's battery.
10 A. M.-Band concerts in capitol grounds
and government square.
12 M.-Luncheon to the notification
committee. Mr. Bryan and Mr.. Kern at the
Lincoln hotel.
1880 p. M.-Committee accompanied by
Messrs, Bryan and Kern and headed by a
platoon of police and the Nebraska state
band escorted in carriages to the capitol
grounds.
2 p. informal notification. capitol
grounds.
4P M.-Informal reception by Mr.. Bryan
in the state capitol building.
$3.50 p. M-Dinner by Mr. Bryan TO the
notification committee at Fairview on the
lawn.
Mr.. Bryan was up very early this morn
ing continuing the preparation OF his
speech of acceptance, and 1t is his inten
ton TO have it completed by August
A visitor asked him today what he though
of the proposition to adopt the tiger as
democratic emblem instead of the donkey
II want first to see the mule that is com
| ing to me from Minnesota" said Mr.
Bryan laughingly, before 1 discuss an!
| trade"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN srnAnrsHIr,
HERE'S A WISE DOG CATCHER
TarrytOwn OmciaI Calls small Boys
to HIS Aid in Extermina-
ting Ours.

NEW YORK, July 3l.-rarrytown, like
every other town, has more dogs than is
good for it. The problem of getting rid
OF them has been a serious one for pound
master William Martin, and as the dogs
have not disappeared as fast as the people
think they should, he called in the small
boys to help him. To this end he had ad-
vertised in the Tarrytown News, as fol-
lows;
Dogs Wanted-To any boy who will
bring me a dog, l will give him six tickets
for the moving picture show that will
give him an opportunity to enjoy himself
every night in the week.-William Martin,
Poundmaster,
Martin gets s1.25 from the village for
each dog he kills and as the tickets only
cost IS cents, he expects to make SIS a day.
The boys are now securing the village for
dogs and they say when the supply in
Tarrytown runs short they will go 20 other
villages and bring them in.
The moving picture show is also reapine
a harvest, as the small boys are filling the
hall nightly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
MORE RACE TRACK MEN HELD
officials of Brighton Beach AssOcIa-
tiOn Charged with Aiding
Gambling.

NEW YORK, July S1.-The Brighton
Beach Racing association which concluded
a racing meeting at the Brighton Beach
race track on Wednesday, was indicted by
the Kings county grand jury today on a
charge Of aiding gamblers to violate the
new anti gambling laws.
Indictments also were returned Jointly
with the association against Christopher
Fitzgerald, its president; William Enge-
man, a large stock holder in the associ-
alton, and John G.. Cavanaugh. formerly
superintendent Of the betting ring. These
men have previously been indicted on
similar charges.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
GUS EBERHARD is INDICTED
New York Clerk Who Killed Aunt
and Robbed Her Body Charged
with Murder.

HACEENSACK, N. Y, July a-Gus Eb-
erhard, the New York grocery store clerk
who recently shot and killed his aunt Mrs.
Ottillie Eberhsrd. on & lonely country road
here and then robbed her body OF her life's
savings, was indicted today for murder Ia
the first degree. Miss Ottillie Eberhard,
who was also shot and wounded by her
cousin, and Chief OF Police Dunn were tho
only witnesses before the Bergen county
grand jury, which found the indictment.
Miss Eberhard and her mother reached
this country from Vienna only two days
before the tragedy His trial was set for
September a. Chief Dunn testified that
Eberhard confessed to him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
TWO ARE HELD IN GOULD CASE
Mrs. Teal and Private Detective
Must Go Before Grand
Jury.

NEW YORK, July 3l.-Mrs. Benjamin
Teal. wife Of a stage manager, and Harry
Mousley. a private detective, were each
held in 5000 bail today to await the action
Of the grand jury on charges against them
of attempting subornation OF perjury in
trying to prepare testimony to be used in
the divorce proceedings brought by Mrs.
Frank J. Gould. Miss Julia Fleming. a
seamstress, who is also accused OF having
conspired TO obtain false evidence against
Mr. Gould already has waived examina-
tion before a magistrate and is held under
bail.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
EXPLOSION WRECKS A TOWN
Every Building Damaged and Several
Persons Injured, Causing Loss
of 100000.

WILMINGTON. July 3l.-At the mining
town OF Stafford Raleigh county, last night
leo kegs OF powder in a powder house ex-
ploded nearly every building in the town
being wrecked and several persons were
seriously hurt. Several persons were blown
out OF their houses, but not seriously hurt.
The cause OF the explosion is not known,
The damage aggregates $4,000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
COUNT BONI GAINS POINT
Month Added to Time He VIII BE
Allowed Custody of
Children.

PARIS, July 3l.-Count Boni de Castel-
lane was successful today in supplement
tary move in his fight for the possession
of his three children, who are now in the
custody Of the Princess de Sagan, their
mother. The court granted the count the
custody of the children for the month Of
August in addition to the month of Sep
tember, to which he is entitled. under the
divorce decree. This, the court did be-
cause OF. the fact that Count Boni was de-
prived of the possibility of seeing the chill
dren while they were in the United States
this year in the company of their mother.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
Arrangements for state Fair.

HURON, S. D., July Especial Com
mttees on the necessary arrangements for
the South Dakota State fair September 7
10 p, have been appointed by the CONNER
cial club OF this city Large crowds are eX-
pected TO be present and will be comforta-
bly, taken care OF. Free street attractions
OF the highest class will be offered every
evening, and the main streets and cross
ings will be we'll lighted by arches OF in
candescsnt lishtA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
LORD ROBERTS FRUSTRATED
Field Marshal succumbs to Heat and
Much Alarm is Felt over
His Condition.

MONTREAL, July 3l.-Considerable con-
sternation has been caused by the an
nouncement that Field Marshal Lord Rob
erts OF Kandahar has been prostrated by
the heat and that all engagements for to-
day have been called Off although If 1t
is possible 1t is announced that he may
attend the garden party to be held in his
honor this evening.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
HAZEL DREW KILLED BY BLOW
COrOner's Jury at Troy, n. n, Re-
turns Verdict of violent
Death.

TROY, N. Y. July Si.-Coroner strope to-
day made public his findings as the result
Of the inquest into the death OF Hazel l.,
Drew, whose body was bound in Teal pond
on July II. The finding is that death was
caused by "extravasAtion OF blood in the
dura mater. caused by a blow on the
head from some blunt instrument in some
MARINER unknown"
The chief OF the detective bureau says
there are stnl clues that have not been
fully followed out. and he h hopeful OF
rssultA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
PROTESTS ON MORE CANDIDATES
Two Additional Claims Filed AEaInst
DemO-Pop EIectorH.

LINCOLN, Neb., July a.-(SpeciaI Tele-
gram.)-Victor Rosewater, editor OF The
Bee, and national republican committeeman
for Nebraska has filed protests against
r. N. Watzke OF the First district and E.
o. Weber Of the Fourth district, who have
filed as candidate for demo-pop electors.
The protests are similar to those filed
against other such candidates.
Sophus Neble Of Omaha has filed as a
demo-pop eector from the Second district,
filing personally as a democrat and by
petition as a pop.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
oLD-AGE PENSION BILL A LAW
Both Houses of Parliament Pass
Measure, Together with Irish
UniVersitIcs BIZ.

LONDON, July 3l.-The old age pensions
bill passed the house Of lords this afternoon
in the form adopted by the House of Com
mons The bill was sent back TO the com
mons yesterday and the commons rejected
the amendment adopted by Lord Cromer
and other members of the upper house.
The lords also passed the Irish universities
bill, so both measures are now laws.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
FLEE ACROSS MEXICAN BORDER
General WardeII Kidnaps wife from
Hospital and Threatens Death
IL Separated.

Los ANGELES, Cal, July a.-Deter-
mined that he would not be separated from
lis wife, who is invalid and had been
confined at the county hospital, Brigadier
General David x. Wsrdell, retired, veteran
OF two wars. has stolen her from the in
stitution and rushed her across the Mex
lean border, where, he declares he will live
with her until death separates them. No at
tempt will be made 10 bring them back, as
the officials say both threatened 10 end
their lives II forced TO live apart
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
BOY FIREBBUG UNDER ARREST
FIfteen-Year-OId Lad COnfesses and
Then starts Blaze in
Cell.

CARTERVILLE, Mo, July a.-After
starting several fires one which destroyed
the livery stable of r. D. Moore, and after
trying to ignite the clothing OF Mrs. VIII
lam Sims, Eliza stringer, Is years old, was
arrested yesterday. A number OF fires had
broken out and always just after the
stringer boy had been seen about the
building.
The boy made a complete confession late
last night and after being led back TO his
cell started a fire In the jail
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
Murder Trial DraEs Out.

PIERRE, s. D., July a.-(special 1'ele-
gram) While the state today brought
out a lot Of strong circumstantial cy,-
dence pertaining toward the guilt Of Au-
relia Bowen OF the murder OF Katherine
Kllle. nothing direct has been developed.
The case continues to draw the crowds
70 the court house at Fort Pierre and
will probably take into some uas next
week before Il is completsd
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
COTTON CROP is IMPROVING
Average Condition S3 Per Cent,
Almost Two Per Cent Better
Than Month Ago.

WASHINGTON, July a.-The average
condition Of cotton was 50 per cent on July
% as against SI2 a month a go and rs a
year ago today, according to the report
OF the Department Of Agriculture given out
today. The condition Of July 25 of previous
years was S2s in 1906. 74s in 1905 and a.i
for the past ten years.
The condition Of cotton on July 25 and
the ten-year average in Missouri were IS
and g4. and in Oklahoma &C and IS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
Arkansas Governor IL III.

ST. JOSEPH, No, July d.-Governor
John S. Little Of Arkansas has been placed
in a sanitarium here He has been suffer
since his election, which bas developed
acute melancholia. His condition Is not an
couraging.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
HASTINGS OFFICIAL MISSING
At the Same Time Niece Disappears
and Omaha Police Are
Notified.

HASTINGS, Neb., July 31.-(special Tele-
gram.) )-Assistant City Electrician G..
Fellers and Goldie Alexander, his wife's
niece, disappeared last night and 1t is be-
lieved they have gone to Omaha. A couple
answering the description of Miss Alex
ander and G.. Feller boarded livery
automobile at the outskirts of the city
last night and were taken to Chapman,
where they registered at hotel as hus-
band and wife. This morning they boarded
an east bound Union Pacific train, pre-
sumably with the intention of going TO
Omaha.
Mrs. Cecilia Alexander. mother Of the
girl has asked the Omaha police to arrest
them.
G. Fellers and Mrs Alexanders sister
were married two years ago 1t was
recently noticed that G. Fellers displayed
an affection for Miss Goldic, who is Is.
He left a note at his home yesterday after
noon saying that he was going away and
that he knew where Goldie could be
found.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
Building Permits.

George NJ. Baier, 1924 South Twenty
eighth avenue, frame dwelling. $500 /. b.
Kozol. Thirtieth and Frederick streets,
frame dwelling. 800.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
Temperature
DOMESTIC.


Miss Fola La Toilette wants bank
ruptcy proceedings of amusement COM
pany set aside so she can collect salary.
Page
Bomb supposed to have been placed by
Black Hand is exploded under Italian
bank in New York. Page 1
Order to strike is expected by complain
ing switchmen of Lackawanna line fol-
lowing President Truesdale's refusal to
confer Page
Government agents in Chicago are col
lecting evidence for suit to disrupt
Hartman system. Page
Two prominent Philadelphians are in
stanty killed when express train collldes
with he auto in which they were rid
ing. Page 1
New York, New Haven & Hartford road
attacks nine-hour law affecting railroad
employees. Page 1
The French government will try to sup
press Federation of Labor as a result of
the strike. Page
Race war is narrowl yaverted in Della
ware when soldiers and negroes clash.
Page
President Castro Of Venezuela demands
apology Of government of the Neither
lands Page /
FOLDITICAII.
Program for Bryan notification at Lin
coin will begin at sunrise and last until
dark. Page 1
Chairman Hitchcock goes into confer
ence with New York leaders over political
situation. Page
West Virginia democrats adopt plank
disfranchising the negro Page 1
NEBRASKA.
Assistant City Electrician Fellers of
Hastings disappears and a niece of his
| wife Is also missing. Page
SPORT.
| Scores of yesterdays base ball games; ;
| Western League
| Omaha VS.. Sioux City-O.
S--Denver VS.. Des Moines-5
| 3-Lincoln VS.. Pueblo.
! National League
| 3-Chicago VS.. Boston-1
| 3-Philadephia VS.. O.
| 9-New York VS.. st. Louis.
! 6-Pittsburg vs. Brooklyn-2.
| American League
Chicago VS.. WaShington--1.
4-St. Louis VS.. Philadelphia.
16-Cleveland VS.. New York-3
| 6-Detroit VS.. Boston,.
American Association
! columbus vs. st. Paul.
2-LouisVille VS.. Milwaukee-1.
/ kansas City VS.. Indianapolis-2.
S-Minneapolis VS.. Toledo.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01

The Omaha police were notified Thurs
day night by telegram from Hastings to
watch for the couple. The trains were
watched, but the couple was not seen. At
1850 Friday morning the Omaha police
received another message from Mrs. Fell
lers that the couple had stayed at Chap
man all night and :aKen the 4:5 o'clock
train for Omaha. The police hastened to
the depot. but the train had arrived fif-
teen minutes before they reached there.
The depot policeman, however, said he was
sure no such couple had alighted from the
train.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
AUTOISTS KILLED BY TRAIN
Two Well Known Philadelphia Men
Meet Horrible Death.
WERE SPEEDING ACROSS TRACK
Engine strikes Car in Center and
Bodies of victims Are MangIed
by wheels BeyOnd All
Recognition.

PHILADELPHIA, July 3.-Drving their
big touring car across the Reading railway
tracks at Hunting Park avenue in the
northern section Of the city, in front Of an
inbound express train late last night
Charles Humphreys, chief clerk in the
bureau Of police and Harry Is. Bromley, a
prominent dealer in upholsterers materials
were run down by the train and instantly
killed.
Portions Of their mangled bodies were
scattered along the tracks for 100 yards
and except for the contents Of their
pockets, Identification would have been
almost impossible. The machine, which
was owned by Bromley, is a complete
wreck.
Eye witnesses of the accident say they
heard the footing OF an automobile horn
and the next moment saw the big car come
rushing down the avenue. train was
about to pass and the safety gates were
down. but whether the men in the auto
mobile saw them will never be known.
The car crashed through the gates just
as the train reached the crossing. The
automobile was struck squarely in the
middle and tossed in the air. Humphreys
was thrown from the track and Bromley
was thrown ahead Of the train only to be
run over again. The wheels crossed his
neck severing his head from the body and
! cutting off a leg. Humphreys, when
| picked up, was dead. There was a large
! hole in his head and one leg was cut off.
Humphreys was one Of the most popular
attaches of the department of public
safety, in which he had held a place under
many administrations.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
Fatal Accident in Chicago.

CHICAGO, July 3l.-Carl Burton of
Aurora, ILL.,, a student at the University Of
Chicago, was probably fatally injured in a
collision between an automobile and cab
at Michigan avenue and Madison street
early today. The automobile skidded 1t
struck the cab and the impact threw Bun
ton out of the car. He suffered severe
wound on the forehead. The other occu-
pants OF the car we're only slightly hurt.
They were detained at the central police
station.
T. p Henderson, who was driving the
car, has gained local notorlety as the
central figure in an automobile speed
war at Glencoe, northshore suburb.
He was cited to appear in court in Glencoe
today on a charge of speeding. Three weeks
ago a young woman riding in Henderson s
car was shot by Glencoe constable who
was endeavoring to arrest Henderson for
speeding.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01
SUMMARY OF The BEE
HER.
THU

FOR NEBRAS~ Ierally fair and
warmer Saturday
FOR IOwA-Gererally fair; warmer Sat
urday in west portion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01

columbus VS.. st. Paul-O.
louisville VS.. Milwaukee-l
4-Kansas City VS. Indianapolis-2.
3-Minneapolis VS.. Toledo.
Page IL
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-01

| National League
| 3-ChiCago VS.. Boston-1
3-Philadelphia VS. 0.
| 9-New York VS.. st. Louis
6-Pittsburg vs. Brooklyn-2.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-11-03

several children awoke to find her
home in flames. Sleeping children
had to be cared for. No husband was
at home The thermometer stool at
"a degrees below zero, and the snow
lay three to four feet deep over the
wide expanse. Barefooted and in her
night clothes, Mrs. Jacques attempted
to save her babies. Awakening them
she forced them from the burning
building.
Home in flames and every article
of personal belongings licked up and
and neighbors far away from the
homestead settled upon by the
Jacques family, the outlook was more
than enough to dishearten a mother
with helpless children.
The nearest point was the Lang
don home, three-quartels of a mile
away. Struggling to make the des-
tination, Mrs. Jacques found herself
freezing. Toddling infants attempted
keep up with her. Breaking through
the crust of the snow, blood from her
limbs marked her path. Against her
breath she held her baby. Finally