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Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07
Night Riders Are
Sued for Damages
Frank Eckler Charges that he Was
Driven from Home by Band
Of Kentuckians.

CINCINNATI, March 6-Frank Ecker,
former tobacco dealer OF Harrison county.
Kentucky, but now OF Cincinnati, today
sued eleven alleged night riders'' in the
United States court OF Covington, asking
for S2s,O0O damages said to have been sus-
tanned at the hands OF the night riders
The defendants are John and James Riddle
James and Everett Aulick. James Lang
Alfred Collier, Ferd Colvin, Tod ana
Charles Jones, Kirby Hamilton and Jesse
Allen.
In a lengthy bill Of particulars ErkIer
states that on the night OF March A lsOs
the defendants and several other 70 him
unknown surrounded his home in Harrison
county at midnight He says that at the
point Of pistol he was attacked and
dragged from his home and foroed to ae-
company the defendants to the Pendlstou
county line. distance OF one mile He
further states that he was kept a prisoner
in Pendleton county for some time. but
was finally allowed TO 50 with a warning
He alleges that a. a result OF the raid
he was forced to leave his home ana re-
move 70 Cincinnati
For this mental and physical suffering
he asks for $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE
GENERAL EMILIO NUNEZ
Cuban Merchant with Personal
GrudEe Fires Two shots at
Former Governor of Havann.

HAVANA, March 6.-An attempt was
made this evening to kill General Emilio
Nunsz ex-governor OF the province Of
Havana, while he was passing through
San Miguel street
lose Cisneros, a merchant, who has had
a personal grudge Of long standing
against General Nunez. fired two shots
at him. but neither took effect.
Cisneros was arrested and said that he
had selected today to kill General Nunez
because the latter's daughter, Maris was
to be married tonight to Edgar Ravel,
son Of a millionaire sugar planter.
General Nunez was governor of Havana
during the recent American Intervention
An attempt was made TO shoot him two
years ago,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07
HARD COAL MINERS SCALE
Arrangements Made for Conference in
Philadelphia Thursday.
EARLY AGREEMENT Is EXPECTED
Distinctly Better Feeling Prevails
and It In Probable There VIII
BE No Suspension OF
work.

wILKEsBARRE. Pa. March g.
Thomas L. Lewis. president of the United
Mine Workers of America, today com
pletsd arrangements for a meeting be-
tween the mine workers and the anth ra-
cite coal operators in Philadelphia next
Thursday to make a new agreement be-
tween the men and their employers Mr..
Lewis left for Indianapolis. He will re-
main at national headquarters there until
Tuesday and viii reach Philadelphia IA
Wednesday. W. J. L. Cake. president OF
the Individual Operators association, has
agreed to attend the meeting The pres
ent three-year agreement will expire
March 81.
There is a distinctly better feeling in
the hard coal fields regarding the out
come OF the negotiations. Business men
say that they look for only a short sus-
pension Of work II, indeed, there is any
suspension at all
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07

recently uncovered at Little Rock. tonight
successfully combatted rsquisition proceed
inss which would have caused him 70 b.
returned to Council Bluffs TO be tried for
having svtndled Joe Walker out OF E.Oo.
Ryan. with hts attorney. met PostorfIcs
Inspector Swanson and speciaI ofr,cer
Dono"as and an agreement was reached
whereby Ryan was TO be in federal court
Monday morning at o'clock. Attorney
HUI for Ryan, announced that also at
that time he would have a writ OF habeas
corpus for Ryan demanding that he be
held here instead OF being taken away.
Ryan Is wanted here to answer a mfnor
charge OF assault with intent 10 kilI and
his counsel win demand that he first be
tried here for that eefsnss before being
taken 70 any 0thsr point 70 answer ehar<su.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07
HARTMAN AND COULD DEAL
Union Pacific and Wabash Will Ex-
change Business at Kansas City.
AGREEMENT STILL TENTATIVE
Report that Inserchanme VIII En-
cIude Practically All Other Con-
necttOns-MayE Explain Ffnan-
ciaI Transactions.

CHICAGO. Mare Lite RECORD Herald
tomorrow morning viii say: Negotiations
are in progress which viii. Il is thought.
eventually land for Edward II. Harrimans
Union Pacific line west of Kansas City
the greatest traffic coup IN It's history
1t is understood that beginning early in
May there will be an interchange traffic
agreement between the Wabash and the
Union Pacific at Kansas City which win
be Of immense value to each system. The
details OF the tentative agreement have
not received the sanction OF Hartman or
OF George ]. Gould, but it is known that
IL is the purpose to interchangs traffic
well nigh to the exclusion OF all other
connections, The pending agreement may
in a measure explain why Hartman was
so ready to throw $2OOo.oOo into the syn
dicats which loaned Could Ss,OoO,oo0 to
save some of his roads from bankruptcy
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07
To Change Inauguration
to Last Week in April

printed concerning the executive session
Of yesterday, when he suggested that
Charles Nagsl OF Missouri might be in
eligible for the office Of secretary OF COM
mercs and labor II he had 6esn interested
as counsel in a suit against thu Waters
Pierce on company, which litigation IL stin
pending before a federal court. Mr.. Bailey
made an extended speech. crfticistng
sharply the publication % alleged inaccu-
rate stories OF executive sessions and lee
turing persons who may have given cut
information concerning the sessions. The
matter was referred to committee OF five.
The nomination OF John p McDoWaI %
be receiver Of public mOnsy at wlIIiston,
n. D.. Oliver c. HppenhrOek 70 be receiver
al Gregory. s D.. and Thomas c. Burns
10 be register Of the land office at Gregory
also we're confirmed
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07
Maybray Must Return to
Council Bluffs for Trial

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March a-Judgs
Jacob rrieher IN the United States district
court today refused 10 permit John c. May
bray. alleged leader OF the gang OF swind-
lers arrested here. to withdraw his admIs-
sion OF identity and waiver OF arraign-
msnt before Comm issioner Allen to the
federal grand jury at Council Bluffs and
issued a writ OF removal 10 that court.
Maybray was making a fight 10 remain
here with the three other members OF the
garE Maybray viii leave tonight for
Council Bluffs under heavy guard.
RyAn May Evaae ExtEHaitton-
HOT SPRINGS. ARK, March s-Georgs
Ryan. held under u0.000 bond here for al
legged misuse Of the mails In connection
with the foot racing operations q ths gang
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07
Big Oil Strike
Near WaShakie
Company In Which Gould DietE is
Interested Owner Of the
Property.

LANDER, wyo., MG-rrh S-tSpectai Tels-
gram J-Gould D4etz Of Omaha is Interested
N developing a new enterprise in Wyoming.
producing well OF heavy black odl Of
asphaItum base having been brought in
at a depth OF so feet on the lease of the
washable Hydro Carbon Mining company
at Fort Washakie. Wyo, sixteen miles
north OF Lander, this evening.
To the efforts Of Russell TEorp OF Lusk.
wyo. Is due the credit OF bringing in the
first producing oil well on the shoshone
Indian reservation. Associated with Mr..
Thorn are Gould D1etx. a well known
Omaha capitalist; z ]. Ulhlein u Chicago
and J. X. Moore, 1r., OF Fort Washable.
on men through the country have been
watching the development by this company
with the keensst interest and now that a
producer has been developed 1t will mean
the interesting of large capital and develop
msnt Is already under way. as Los Angeles
washington and New York men have ma
ohinery on their various leases.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07
MAMMOTH GORGE FORMS
IN MISSOURI RIVER
Residents OF Bottoms Tn Vicinity of
VermiIIOn, s. d., Are Pre-
pairing to Move.

VERMILIoN, s. D., March s-A nam
moth gorge has former in the Missouri
river three miles southwest Of VermiliDn,
and unless It breaks tonight the water will
be flowing over lowlands tomorrow morn
ing. Down in Gunderson's bend where the
gorge formed two years ago, the water
lacks Is inches Of running over the banks.
Five miles west OF the present gorge the
water is said TO be falling. indicating that
another gorge has formed farther I'D
stream. Residents OF the Missouri bottom
are on the anxious seat tonight. and many
are preparing TO move out.
At Yankton the James river, already
high rose two feet and a large territory
Is flooded Some uneasiness as to high
water is felt here.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07
Taft Will Visit
Omaha in August
If He Goes West
President Promises to Accept 0maha's
Invitation Should He Go
to Seattle.


WASHINGTON, March e. Special
Telegram Victor Rosewater today pre-
sented an invitation to President Taft to
visit Omaha on his trip to Seattle the
latter part Of August. This invitation
was extended on behalf Of the Commercial
club OF Omaha, Of which Edgar Allen is
chairman OF the executive committee and
who wired Mr. Rosewatsr TO extend the
invitation to stop at Omaha either going
or coming from the Alaska Yukon ex-
position.
Mr.. Rosewater was informed that there
had been no definite arrangement made
for the visit Of President Taft to Wash
ington state next summer. but in event
such trip would be made Omaha could
rest assured that the president would
stop at the Gate City for he remembered
with much pleasure his last visit to the
metropolis of Nebraska
Chief of Police ]. ]. Donahue Of Omaha
left Washington today for Excelsior
Springs. No. where be will join his wife
and daughter and where he will remain
until March Is before returning to his
duties in Omaha.
Chief Donahue has had the most stren-
uous three or four days in his life since
he came TO Washington on request Of
Major Sylvester. chief OF police OF Wash
ington, to help keep the criminal classes
In check. Donahue, who Is a big. strap
ping fellow and of the same age today
President Taft, was selected one OF
the ten chiefs Of police to act as the pres
idents guard Of honor In consequence
of this designation Chief Donahue was
constantly with the president on In
auguration day. He marched beside the
carriage which carried President Roose-
welt and President-elect Taft to the cap
itol trudging through the slush and
snow He watched over Mr.. Taft on his
return to the White House and was with
him on the reviewing stand and he re-
manned with the president his personal
bodyguard until the inauguration was
over and the ball but memory
Chief Donahue, while admitting that
the day was a strenuous one, said 1t was
worth while and he would like to 20
through a similar experience.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hayward Of Ne
brasxa City. who have been guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred W. Upham Of Chicago in
their private car, Commonwealth, during
the inauguration. left for the west today.
The president today signed the recess
appointment of Edward c. Wagner to be
United States district attorney for South
Dakota. This action was taken so that
term of court may be held and has no
reference to permanent appointment.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07

WASHINGTON. March "A proposition
TO change the date OF the Inauguration
from March 10 the last Wednesday IN
April was made BY Senator Depew IN the
brief executive session OF the senate today
This proposition was In a resolution pro-
posing an amendment 70 the constitution
which was referred to the committee on
slestions.
The senate was in session eight minutes.
after which the doors were closed for
executive business until .:n o'clock. whsn
The senate adjourned sine die.
The nominations OF william Loeb. jr.. 70
be collector Of the port OF New York. and
Beekman winthrop. TO be assistant ssers-
tzry Of the navy. we're confirmed BY the
senate IN executive session today.
Ben0rs taking this 4etioa senator Bailey
znads = protest against stories which were
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07
COUNCIL BLUFFS MAN
ARRESTED IN DETROIT
Otto Needham, said 10 he wanted In
Several Cities, Il Charged with
Passing WORTHLESS Cheeks.

DETROIT. March "A man giving his
name al police headquarters as Otto Need
ham OF Frankfort Mich, was arrested
here today on a charge OF passing worth
less checks in several western cities. The
police say he is wanted in st. Louis. Kan
sas City and Omaha, and that he was
until recently a druggist in Council Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07
Old Tom Murray,
who built the Muir
ray Hotel, in Oma-
ha, had a store IN
the earlydays where
you could buy any,
thing from a candle
to a secondhand
coffin.

He would buy anything that was
cheap and sell anything he had. at
a little profit He grew rich and
died rich
Tom Murray would have
reveIled in the want ad page
of The Bee. Do you look it
over every dayf 1t tells you
where you can buy most any
thing you want. 1t offers a
way to sell anything you don't
want. 1t will save you money;
it will make you money.
It is a constant lesson to the
thrifty and the wide awake
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07
Wireless Plant
for Storm Use
Philadelphia Will Establish Station
on City Hall to 0bviate Tels-
graph Blockade.

PHILADELPHIA March a-one result OF
wire prostrahion duS to the blizza-d win
be the establishment by the city Of =
wireless plant on top Of the city hall tower.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07

hsHINGTON. March As an indica-
lof tns progress Of the Panama canal
kruction. il - stated AZ the offices OF
Panama commkDaton IN this city that
Ia me ncnth of January over AZ tons
xpsosivss were ussd and Blk mf1ns OF
= arHEinw Wers acconPiished
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07
Wool Men Who
Sell in East IncenSed
at Low Prices
Growers Realize Now
Warning Given Them Had Some
Point to It.

CASPER. Wye, March Especial -
Local wool growers who consigned their
1908 wool to eastern houses are advised
that their clips have recently been sold at
prices ranging from IL to La cents per
pound. The sheepmen are greatly incensed
as a result OF this action upon the part OF
the commission houses and by many it is
regarded as robbery. in view OF the fact
that the same houses are contracting the
1905 wool on the sheep's backs at from II
TO % cents per pound. This action Of the
eastern houses has made many converts
to the wool storage plan OF the National
Wool Growers association in this section
wyoming growers who consigned to
Boston commission houses were fore
warned. Many OF them took advantage CT
the proposition offered by the Omaha Wool
and Storage company and sent their clips
here.
Not a pound OF wool has left our ware
house which brought less than II cents
said c. H. King, president Of the wool
company. II take it that those who were
foolish enough to sell their wool in the
east or consign it were those who made
their deals early. Our house was a little
late in opening. but we were ready for all.
cents and II cents. as the wool growers
will sec by the size Of the checks they get"
Besides the visible gains, President Fred
Gooding OF the National Wool Growers
association says the Omaha market made
the growers 100000 because OF the In
nuencs it had on the east.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07
WEATHER FORECAST

Fer Nsbraska-Rain or snow; colders
For rowa-rnereasing cioudiness.
For weather report see page 4
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07

tEcAGO. March 6-Secretary OF the
isury F,rAnknn MAeVsash left here this
1noon over the PsnnsyivaniA railroad
ssurns his new dutiaa in washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-26

IOWA FALLS, Ia, May s5.-(Special)-
The annual district library meeting will
be held in this city tomorrow and Wednes-
day and delegates to the number of forty
will attend as representatives of the Ii
brary interests in the cities and towns Of
this part of the state. The entertainment
Of the visiting delegates will be in the
hands of the board Of trustees of the local
library board. Tuesday afternoon the pro-
gram will he devoted TO the subject. What
Do Librarians Read?' and the A.. L. A.
book list, book reviews, book selection and
purchase. In the evening there will be a
general meeting, to which the public is
invited. when addresses will be made by
Harriet A., Wood. president OF the Iowa
Library association; Alice S. Tyler, score
tary of the Iowa Library commission:
Prof. l.. Hezzelwood and Rev. William
Hardcastle. At the trustees meeting on
Wednesday the following subjects will be
discussed by the delegates: rs the Present
Tax Levy Allowed by Law Sufficient for
All Expenses I'm What Form and When
Should the recommendation for the Tax
Levy Be Made to the city Council?"
Expense Budget. Based on Iowa Library
Commission Blank" How Can the Lee
ture Room Be Made More Useful?" Town
ship Extension OF Library Privileges" Lii
brary Periodicals, Their Value to Trus-
tees
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-26
Council Bluffs
BEN SLOAN WILL Be HELD
Coronef's Jury Sends Alleged Killer
to the Grand.
TRAIN CREW GIVES TESTIMONY
Jack PyRtt, According TO Testimony,
Had Nc Active Part In the
Throwing of wallace
from Train.

The coroner's jury at the inquest held
yesterday afternoon over James Wallace
recommended that Ben Sloan. who is al
legged to have thrown Wallace from a
Northwestern passenger train Saturday
night near Crescent city, be held for fur
Their Investigation by the grand jury.
The jury, composed Of. .. j. McManus,
II. G. McGee and d. S. Kerr, brought
in the following verdict: THAT said Wal
lace came to his death from a fracture of
the skull received on the evening of May
p and it further appears to US probable
that said fracture was caused by one
Sloan, and we recommend that said Sloan
be held for further investigation by the
grand jury"
Only five witnesses were examined. w.
c.. sorrall, engineer Of the train from which
Wallace is said to have been hurled to his
death by Sloan; o. J. Larson, fireman,
Charles M. Petersen, head brakeman, and
Louis Wilding and w. A. Hough, members
of the posse from Crescent which found
Wallace's body by the railroad track at
the Limekiln crossing.
The testimony of the members of the
train crew in no way implicated Jack
Pyatt, who was placed under arrest al
Missouri Valley, with Sloan, in being re-
sponsible for Wallace's death. He will,
however, be held as a witness against
Sloan.
The testimony of Engineer Sorrall and
Fireman Larson was to the effect Sloan.
Wallace and Pyatt boarded the train as 1t
was leaving Council Bluffs. Pyatt was rid
ing the bumpers, while Wallace and Sloan
climbed up on the tank of the tender. En-
gineer Sorrall sent the fireman back to tell
the men to get off, but they refused to
bulge and as they said they only wanted
to go as far as Missouri Valley, Sorrall
decided to let them remain on condition
that they got off when the train reached
Missouri Valley.
A short distance out cf Council Bluffs
Fireman Larson saw Sloan and Wallace
fighting. When the train had passed Cres-
cent City, Pyatt. who had been riding the
bumpers, made his way to the engine cab
and told Sorrall that one of the two men
who had been fighting on the tank had
thrown the other off, The engineer then
stopped the train and after notifying the
conductor started to back the train. Sloan
and Pyatt got off and Sloan made an at
tempt to get away, but was captured by
Fireman Larson and Brakeman Petersen
and placed in the baggage car. When the
train reached Missouri Valley the two men
were turned over to the custody of the
city marshal, later being brought here.
Wallace will not be buried as a pauper
as Park COMMISSIONS Graham and other
Scotchmen will see to it that he receives
a proper funeral.
An Information charging Sloan with muir
der in the first degree was filed by County
Attorney Hess in the court Of Justice
Cooper. Sloan will probably be arraigned
some time today. Sloan and Pyatt were
not present at the inquest, but the former
was represented b. an attorney.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-26
Probe Revenues
of Government
Aldrich Resolution Provides for In
vestigation of Business Methods
of Various Departments.

WASHINGTON, May 2A-An investiga-
ton Of the extent of the annual evenues
of the government and of the business
methods and expenditures of the depart
ments is provided for in a resolution IN
troduced in the senate today by Mr..
Aldrich. Under this authority the newly
created committed on public expenditures,
of which Senator Hale is chairman, is Ia
make the investigation and It is allowed
to sit during the recess Of congress and to
employ all the assistance necessary. The
resolution merely looks to carrying into
effect the purpose Of the senate in Great
ing the committee and there is little doubt
Of its adoption.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-26
SESSIONS
HOME
MISSIONARY
Champion of the ColOred Race and
Education Is Eloquent.

Champion of the ColOred Race and
Education Is Eloquent.
An interesting feature Of the session last
evening Of the sixth annual meeting OF
the Woman's Home Missionary societies
Of the Council Bluffs district Of the Des
Moines conference OF the Methodist church
was the address OF Mrs. h. NJ. Nasmyt tn,
superintendent ut the Industrial home
maintained by the church at Little Rock.
Ark. Mrs. Nasmyth showed herself to be
an eloquent champion Of the colored race,
to the education and uplifting of whom she
has devoted her lie. Education, and that
along Christian lines, sac declared. was
the only inspiration for the poor people,
especially in the south. In closing she
made an earnest appeal for assistance in
carrying on the work of the home.
The devotional services at the evening
session we're led by Mrs. Sarah jay of
Shenandoah. Mrs. G. q. Baird of this city
welcomed the visiting delegates in her
usual felicitous manner, the response to
the address of welcome being made by
Mrs. Edwin Pruitt of Coin. The musical
features of the evening included a solo
by Mrs. II. A. Boyle of Denison.
The opening session in the afternoon was
presided over by Mrs. .. M. Criswell Of
Denlson, the district president. who led
the devotional exercises and made a short
Introductory address. The session was de-
voted largely to a discussion of the aux
iliaries and their work.
The attendance yesterday, owing TO the
rain in the morning, was not as large as
had been expected, although there were
about thirty delegates registered by even
ing. The meeting closes this afternoon.
The election Of officers will be held at
the morning session, This is the program
for today:
Morning-Devotional, Northboro; Story
of the Years Work, district officers and
auxiliaries; report of department secre-
taries; election of officers; letters from
our girls; knowledge Of Our Work, Mrs.
A. E. Griffith, Atlantic; Need of Con-
slant Advance in Home Missionary Sem
timent, Mrs. Amelia Ritchison, Missouri
Valley; Noontide Hour of Prayer, Mrs.
Nasmyth.
Observation-Disclosures, Mrs. r F. c.
Chambers, Council Bluffs; report of COM
mittees; unfinished business; solo, Miss
Mary Mcconnell, Council Bluffs. Our
Young P~eople-FReport OF Young Peoples
Work, Mrs. c. L.. Voss, Denison; Our
Queen Esthers, Coin; National Plans for
Young People. Mrs. Grace Throckmorten,
Omaha; address, Mrs, II. NJ. Nasmyth;
Conservation Service, Mrs. Griffith; ad-
journment.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-26
Big Reduction
Ordered in the
Army Budget
Thirty-Six Million to Be Cut from
Military Estimates for
1911.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-President Taft
sent back 10 the War department the esti-
mates submitted to him for the support OF
the military establishment for the fiscal
year 1871 and indicated his desire that they
should be cut approximately s36,ob,VO,
The estimates We're PREPARED during Sec
rotary DIckinson's visit to Panama and
carefully scrutinized by Acting Secretary
Oliver, who reduced them to $l7l,65O,GCO-
SIS. 900, 600 less than the estimates for 1910,
but about SIG, 100000 more than the appro-
priations tor that year.
when Mr.. Taft saw the figures he eX-
pressed his wish that they be S0,OoO,OOO
less than the appropriations for 1910.
Assistant Secretary Oliver has succeeded
in reducing the figures by SIS, 900, UoO-half
the amount asked for by the president
and they have now been submitted to Sec
rotary Dickinson for final consideration.
If he reduces them to the extent the