Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 3, 1895, Page 1

e ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871, OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3, 18935. IT WAS A FANOUS VICTORY Memories of the Decisive Engagement of the War Recalled, GERMANY RECALLS THE BATTLE OF SEDAN Bmperor William Personnlly Deco- rates with Onk Leaves the Color Stands of Hix Army Corps— Agnin Ready for War, BERLIN, Sept. 2.—Emyperor Willlam was Astir early today and jaaugurated the second day of the festivities in connection with the celebration of the battles of 1870-71 by per- wonally decorating with branches of leaves the four corps standards. The First regiment of the guards was drawn up in front of the castle to witness the ceremony At 8:30 the emperor ~et out for the parade ground to review the German-American vet- erang. The weather was beautiful and the city had put on its gayest attire. Large crowds thronged the strects, which were most Leading manufacturers and merchants had vied with cach other in contributing to the brillianey of the display. in the city were decked In the most elaborate manner. The decorations of Unter den Lin- den and Friemrichstrasse were especlal y pro- fuse. The Branderburg gate was covered with laurel wreaths, hanging from which were streamers of warm crimson veivet, bear- ing the Inscription in gold letters: “How Events Have Shaped Themselves Under God’s Guidance.” Among the especlally magnificent decora- tions were those of the column of Victory and the monument of Frederick the Great. The German-American velerans were drawn up on the Tempelhof field to be Inspected by the emperor. Thelr flags were flying as his majesty saluted and rode down in front of them. He asked each man the place of his natlvity, his regiment, the battles in which he took part, how fong he had been in America and it he was prospering in busi- ness tLe: The empe or sald he was ;ratifi d that the veterans had not forgotten their old home. . Emperor Willlam ground fifteen minutes. After the parade was finished the king of Wurtemburg rode up and saluted the velerans from America and asked if there were any Wurtemburgers among them. Mt Schlenker responded. The king expressed his pleasure at seeing the Americans A short time afterward, when Emperor Wil- llam was riding past the veterans, a mem- ber of the Berlin commitiee called for cheers for the emperor, who, gratified at the exhibition of friendiiness, returned his thanks. Many officers of high rank saluted the Americans and had Schlenker and others presented to them. Several Chicago veterans, whu had just arrived in Berlin, Joined in the procession today. The veterans Will witness tattoo from the castle terrace this evening. The emperor and empress were en- thuslastically cheered along the route from the palace to the parade ground. After saluting the Americans the em- peror and empross reviewed the entire body guard, and at the coaclusion the emperor took his place at the head of the line and led the veterans back to the oity. He was received with enthusiastic ovatlons along the entire route, which was thronged with people, who pelted him with flowers. The review was attended by the emperor’s four sons, the kings of Saxony and Wurtem- ‘burg, the grand duchess of Baden, and many others of princely rank. Emperor William has received large numbers of telegrams of felicitation from abroad, and especially from clubs of German veterans. At a stato dinner in the white hall of the royal castle Emperor William, the guards, sald: “If today I propose a toast to my guards I do so with'a joyful heart, for it_is a date of exceptional rejoicing and bril- llancy. A whole people is inflamed with en- thusiasm, and the reason for thelr enthusiasm is the remembrance .of the fights and the personality of the great emperor. Had he today and yesierday gazed upon the colors bedecked with oak leav he could not havo done so without his heart being stirred for the spirit and the tongue which spoke to us in their rustling. These lettered trophies told of the events twenty-five years since; of the great hour of the great day when the German empire rose again. Great was the Laltle, hot the turmoll and mighty the forces that dashed against each other. Bravely fouzht the enemy for his laurels, for his past and for his emperor. With the courage of despalir fought the gallant French arm Germans fought for their land, their hearths and for future unity. WORTHY AND THE UNWORTHY, “Therefore our feelings are so deeply atirred that every one who has won or wears the emperor’s uniform is specially honored by the people. Let your gratitude flame forth in one united voice to Emperor William 1 and let it be our task, and especlally of the younger among us, to maintain that which the emperor founded. “*Yet, In the noble joy of the celebration a note has been struck which assuredly has no place there. A rabble unworthy to bear the name of Germans, has dared to revile the German people and has dared to drag in the dust the person of the universally honored emperor, which to us is sacred. ‘May the whole people find in themselves strength to repel these monstrous attacks. It you do not, 1 now call upon you to re- slst the treasonalle band and to wage a war which will free us from such elements. “I connot, however, drink the health of my guards without mentioning him whom they fought tweniy-five years ago. Today the future commander of the army of the Meuse stands befdre you. For twenty- five years his majesty, the king of Saxony, has {aithfully shared with us all the joy and all the sorrow which has befallen our house and the country Wurtemburg, whose stood in the Jiam, and who has hastened brate this day in comradeship. “We Germans have only one obligation, namely, to retain that which our fathers have conquered for us. I therefore include In my here to cele- toast to the Guards corps the health of the two the com- noble princes, and especially of mander of the army of the Meuse. for his majesty, the king of Saxony. and a third time, hurrah. The toast was drunk with enthusiasm and the king of Saxony then arose and said: “‘In thanking your majesty in my own name and in behalf of the king.of Wurtemburg for your gracious words, permit me, myself, again today to take over the command of the Guards corps, and in its name to empty my glass to Its august chief, his majesty, Em- peror William IT. “Hurrah for his majesty, hurrah, hurrah.” WHOLE CITY ILLUMINATED, About 7:30 o'clock this evening the whole ity was brilliantly llluminated, even to the gmallest and most remote portions. The castle was covered with inpumerable electric lights and Bengal fire was burned on the tower of tho Rathhaus. Search lights il- Inminated the Drademburg gate and the Frederick the Great memorial. Colored fairy lamps covered all the public buildings and the larger business houses. The grand tattoo began at 7:30 o'clock by all the bands of the guards in the Lust garten. The gen- erals and officers of the corps and a num- bor of guests were on the terrace of the castle, while the Lust garten was crowded with thousands of people. Emperor William and the Ewmpress Augusta, the King of Sax- ony, the king of Wuriemburg and other royaities and princes listened -to the musie from the balcony. At §:20 o'clock the king of Saxouy hid farewell and embraced Em- peror Wiillam, aftar which he departed amid great cheer: 5 SAYS THE ARMY IS AGAIN READY. MUNICH, Sept. 2.-At the celebration yes- terday of the battle of Sedan, Prince Leopold son of Lultpolt, prince regent of M ;mv-nd a I-.pooeh n for tho Hurrah Again A, v in nawe of AN tasy ad oak | All public buildings | remained on the, in toasting under So also has the king of highest joy is to have ks of the reglment of the Guard and to have served with Emperor Wil- | language which is at least capable of being elaborately decorated with flags and bunting, | fe5t!vities were | feans “and evinced. Prince Leopold sald that in every town and village throughout the empire Ger- man hearts were filled with joy with remem- brance at the great and memorable period of the nation which was concluded on the battle- fleld of Sedan. The episode of this celebra- tion, the prince continued, was unparalleled in the military history of Germany since the empire was born. If God so willed, he said, the army would again, ag a quarter of a century ago, be prepared Yo wage war unto the last breath in a combat of life and death against any who dared lay hands upon the most sacred possessions of the fatherland, LONDON, Sept. 2.—In a leading article published today the Globe expresses the opinion that the German celebrations endan- ger the peace of Europe. The tone of the Berlin papers, says the Globe, has been of- femmsive, and such as to needlessly wound the feelings of the French people. The emperor, the Globe further says, has allowed himself on more than ons occasion recently to use misunderstood, While the Globe does not belleve that the empercr desires war, his utterances, it* s sald, are assuredly not such as further peace. OBSERVED AT GRAND ISLAND. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Sept. 2.—(Sp-clal Telegram,)—Germans of this city and county celebrated Sedan day in grand manner. | Floats in the mammoth parade which was held this morning were fine, Germania and Lorelel being especlally we!l arranged. The under the auspices of the Krieger verein, assisted by a'l the German socleties. The Grand Army of the Republic and several other distinclive American so- cietles assistad in the parade. Mayor W. H. Thompson made an address, dwelling upon the loyalty and patriotism of German-Ame: turning over to them the c't) A grand pleric was held this afternoon at | Hann's park. The occasion wag closcd by a ball this evening. DUBUQUE, Sept. 2.—(Special Telegram.)— The Kreizer verein celebrated Sedan day at tho shooting park. NEW YORK, Sept. 2.—Twelve thousand German veterans of New York City, Hoboken and Brooklyn celebrated the anniversary of the battle of Sedan today under the auspices | of the German Veteran's union, and the Deuteche Kreigerbund, at Homestead park. Bismarck sent a cable of greating signing himself ““Your comrade.” Mo:t of the veterans were uniformed and all wore oak leaves in their hats, There were speeches made and singing of patriotic songs and banqueting. LONDON, Sept. 2.—The Germans of London celebrated Sedan day with an_excursion to Epping forest Sunday, and with a feast and a commers at the German Ath:neum to- night. THE ROUTED INSURGENT BANDS. Spaniards Claim Severnl Minor Vies tories Over the Rebels, HAVANA, Sept. 2—The command of Lien- tenant Colonel Zubla surprised the insurgent bands led by Suarez and Zay:s in Queranida near Grande Remcdios, and after a sharp engagement routed them. The insurgents left eight of thelr number dead on the fie'd, but carried thelr wounded with them in their retreat. Of Lieutenant Colonel Zubia's com- mand three were killed and five wounded. A compiny of civil gaarls encountered a mounted band of insurgents under Arce at Macauga. At the first fire of the volunteers the Insurgents took flight, leavicg forty saddle horses and 2,600 cartridges in the hands of the guards. The command of General Connelas routed the band headed by Maceo to the south of Ramon de Las Yaguas on Saturday. The in- surgents very much outnumbered the Span- fards, but they were driven from their po- sitions and decamped, leav'ng tuirty six killed and eighty wounded. The Spanish lost cne officer and twelve so'diers kil'ed. and nne officers and thirty-nine soldiers wounded. At Hatillo the insurgents burned the store of Rufiana Diaz, the Dol mauson and the farm house of Jseph Peyto, together with $10,000 worth of piant:tion pr pe-ty. At Tunichius four insurgents bave sur- rendered and at Santo Espiritus nine have glven themselves up. The planters of the province of Santa Clara have been compelled to pay heavy contributions for the mainte- nance of the insurgent causze. For each bale of tobacco produced $200 io dem:ndel, and for each 1,000 ears of corn 50 cents is required. Licutenant Gonzales Moro with 200 troops has hai an engagement with the insurgents under Reun near Naranjal and Cabarcen, provirice of Santlago de Cuba, in which four of the latter were killed. A train carrying troops was attacked by in- surgents between Bonialo and San Vincent. Colonel Zebiskosko, who comm:.nded the troops, was slightly wounded, as were also one sergeant and one carpent Dioniso Gil, the Dominican general, has taken command of the insurgent bind re cently under the leacership of Goulet, who was killed at Perabjo. The railroad bridge near Yabo Cifuentos has been destroyed by insurgonts. Upon the arrival here of a steamer bring- ing the Christina battalion, which comprises forty officers and 1,160 soldiors, the new om- | @ course of | shares, has been purchased by A. McMicken, ers were met by a committee of citizens and banls of muslc. The sum of §1 was given each soldier. Such !s the reception of every steamer which arrives with soldicrs from Spain. ENCOURAGED S THE CUBAN REBELS, Torralbas Dismissed from the | Missouri river he fell in. Public Service for the LONDON, Sept. 2.—The Havana corre- spondent of the Times says: Senor Torral- bas, the holder of an important judical post in Puerto Principe, has been dismissed from the public service for complicity in the re- bellfon. The insurgents have given notice throughout the provinces of Santa Clara and Matanzas, forbidding the planters to make sugar during the coming season in accord- ance with the orders which have been re- celved from the revolutionary committee in New York, the penalty for “refusal to stop being the destruction of the property and the burning of the sugar eane. Unless the rebels are expelled from these provinces be- fore November, when the cane Is ready for crushing, the situation will become serlous, as the planters are unable to sustain the loss of the crop and the lack of employment will deprive thousands of laborers of work, and they will revolt. A quantity of arms and ummunition Las been landed at Cardenas on the steamer Elliott from New York. It is reported that the provisional republic has proclaimed a gathering of insurgent forces at Najaza in Puerto Principe. The Spanish residents in Havana have decided to form a volunteer guard to defend thé city In case of need. Offense. WILLIAM REMEMBERED. BISMARCI, German Emperor Wire eran His Thanks for Past Services. BERLIN, Sept. 2.—The Reichzanger an- nounces that Emperor William early this morning telegraphed to Prince Bismarck as follows: *“Today when the whole of Germany is celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the historic capitulation of Sedan, I feel im- pelied to assure your highness that I shall always think with deep gratitute of the services which duriug that great time you rendered to my grandfather, the fatherland and the German caus: Priace Bismarck telegraphed the following reply: “I lay at the feet of your majesty wy respectful thanks for the graclous tele- graphio greeting this day and for your majesty's kind recognition of my co-operation in ‘the national work of the late Emperor William." N2 Death of a Mexlean Manager. CITY OF MEXICO, Sept. 2.—W. €. Jack- son, general manager of the Interoceanic railroad, formerly of the Mexican Central, @led today after a short illness, He was greatly esteemed all over the Mexican re- public. He had been in the country over thirty years. R Rawline Journal Sold, RAWLINS Wyo,, Sept. 2.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The entire stock of the Journal Pub- lishing company, except a few scattering the 01d Vet- who conducted the Journal for the past three years, He took oharge today. DR. FRAKER FOUND AT LAST Was Living Near Duluth Under the Name of Schuell, TRIED TO SWINDLE INSURANCE COMPANIES Discovery of Deliberate Attempt at Deceptia and Puts an End to a Sen- sationnl Mystery. DULUTH, Sept. 2.—George Fraker of To- peka, Kan,, the man who was supposed to have been drowned in the Missouri river two years ago, was captured in the woods near Tower, Minn., yesterday. Fraker's life was insured for $58,000 and the heirs brought sult in the Kansas courts to recover. The case went to the supreme court and was one of the most famous insurance cases of the century. The insurance companies were de- feated in the final decision, it being recorded last month. g 1 It was always maintaingl by the com- panies that Fraker was alive, but his where- abouts were unknown. Recently it becarse | known in some way that Fraker was near Tower, where he was known under the alias of Schnell. Attorney Robert T. Herrick and Deputy Sherift Wilkinson of Topeka came here and organized a party to search for him. Fraker was found In the woods and his cap- ture was effected in a sirategic manner. He was brought to Duluth today and taken to Topeka at once. Fraker-will go without a requisition. He had been living near Tower for six months, Ho admitted his identity and said he did not leave home on purpose to defraud thé companies, but that while he was near the He swam across the river and got on land. The next day he read in the papers that he had bzen drowned, and concluded to carry out the deception and allow his heirs to collect the insurance. Fraker arrived in Duluth todsy at 12:30 o'clock in charge of Deputy Sheciff Walker and Attorney Herrick. He admits his inden- tity and will return to Kansas at once. The case is one of great general interest beciuse of a reward of $20,000 which was ofterel for his capture. Fraker is a physic'an and up to the latter part of 1893 was physiclan to the Elmo hotel, the leading hotel in Exc:lsior Springs, a famous hotel resort near Kanzas City. Togzether with seven or eight com- panions the doctor went fishing on the Mis- sour river one day, and after dark and whils in company with Geo ge Harvey, James Triplet and Jake Crowley, a negro, he disap- peared and was seen no more, There pirties afterward swore positively that they Wit nessed his drown'ng while rowing in a leaky boat, but after a strict search his body could not be recovered. S:me three or four months previous he began loading up with life fisur- ance, taking $10000 in the Kans:'s Mutual Life of Topeks, $15.000 in the Hartford Life and annu'ty, $15,000 in (he Provid n e Savinzs Life of New York and $8,00 in the benevolent socteties of that p'ace, a total of $58,000. Immediately after his disaprearance the insurance companies held a conference and discovered that while the doctor's income was only about $1,800 a year his premiums amounted to $1,000 annually. Besides this, George Harvey and Jimes Trip'et, who swore to having witnessed Fraker's death, were men of bad character, Harvey being arcested only the other day in eastern Missouri on a cha of having committed burglary in New Mexico. Triplet was a well known character in Indian territory and was said to have been drowned a short time ago. Before going on his fishing excursion Fraked had drawn all his money from the bank, saying he was about going to Call- fornia to bring home the orphan children of his dec:ased uncle. Forty thousand of insurance money was payable to his brother-in-law In trust for these children and Dr. Fraker, who %ad practiced medicine for eight years, was an active leader In Sunday school work, but held rather peculiar views on religious sub- jects. After a thorough investigation all the companies except the Equitable refused to pay the ¢ aims, whereupon James E. Lincoln, the executor of the will, brought suit in the district court at Liberty, Mo., which afterward transferred to the United circuit court at Kansas City. Robert Herrick was appointed jointly to conduct the case for the companies and was assisted by eminent legal talent. In the latter part of 1894 after an intensely sensational trial, lasting two weeks in December, 1894, the jury, acting un- der positive instructions from the court, de- clared for the defense. A new trial was granted on technical points, but in February, 1895, judgment was given for the full amount , and a stay of execu- tion granted for six months until August 12, 1895, On that date the full amount was paid to the executor and the companies withdrew their offer of $20,000 reward. Herrick obtained a clew in the latter part of 1894, which he hi patiently followed ever since until about a week ago he learned the whereabouts and assumed name of the doctor. Thursday night he arrived in Tower, together with John Wilkinson, chief of police of Topeka, to assist in taking Fraker back. They learned that Dr. Fraker went by the name of Schnell and lived with a young man In a woodsman's hut fifty miles from Tower on the Itasca county road. A warrant was secured in Tower and Sunday morning, accompanied by Deputy —Sherift Archie Phillip, they started In a rough wagon over still rougher roads for the place, taking along provisions for five days, giving out that they were to look over some timber lands. About twelve miles from Tower Deputy Phillip, as acquainted with Fraker un- der his alias as Schne!l, saw his compani n in a shanty near the wood, and cn inquiring where the doctor was, learned that they had just move to this place and that Fraker was out hunting. On examining the shanty a tra door was found in the floor with a consider- able excavation underneath looking rather spicious. The young man was handeuffed and guarded and Phillip proce:ded on the road. About two miles further a man with a gun on his shoulder was met who was in- stantly recognized as the supposed dead man Fraker. Herrick engaged him in conversa- tion, when suidenly Phillip se'zed h's arms and Wilkinson put on hanieuffs. Friker thought he had been arrested for kiling game out of season, as Phillip was also game war- den. When the warrant was read to him he was thunderstruck, but admitted his identity. He was brought to town together with his om panien, who hails from Wisconsin and ap- pears to be an innocent party, The prisoner is a well built man of about five feet six inches, 40 years old, with short black whiskers. In conversation he stated that he had expected his relatives to get a portion of the insurance money and himself some also. He had been greatly benefited, ho said, by the waters of a spring at which he stoppad, and had about made arrange- ments (o buy the place, intending to make it a water cure resort. He would have spent $20,000, he said, in improving the place. Attorney Herrick and Sherift Wilkinson left Duluth on the afterncon train for St. Paul and will go right through to Kansis. They did not call upon the county authorities here at all, and the latter are pretty sore in con- sequence. Had Fraker refused to accompany them they could have done nothing without the aid of the sheriff of this county. The authorities here believe that the Kansas men wanted to gobble the big reward themselves and made the “bluft” at Fraker, He gave up meekly, and now the Kansas men are in shape to claim the entire $20,000 reward. CHANCE FOR A LONG TERM. KANSAS CITY, Sept. 2.—Attorneys for the insurance companies interested this afternoon drew up the information that will be lodged against Dr. Fruker, the Insurance swindler, arrested near Duluth, when he reaches here Wednesday morning. He will be arrested under special section 3,826 of the Revised Statues of Missourl, which makes it a crime to defraud by a trick, a cheat, & fraud and deception, false and fraudulent representa- tions and false pretenses. The penalty is seven years in the penitentiary on each count, and Mr. Haft said today that there would be five counts in the Indictments which will be brought awainst Fraker. Dr. Fraker, when he reaches nere, will be taken direct to Ray county and lodged in ail there, and it 15 in the criminal court of that county that he will be prosecuted. MF. Half said that Uncle Jake Crowley, James Triplet and George Harvey, who swore they saw Dr. Fraker drown, will be arrested on the charge of perjury., Suit will be begun at once against the' heirs to recover the Insurance money pald them. TOPEKA, Kan., Sept. 2.—President John Davis of the Kansas Mutual Life assoclation said tonight that there is no possibility but that the man whom the afternoon Associated press dispatches reported captured near Lower, Minn., is G. W. Fraker. R. T. Her- rick, Mr. Davig sald, had be:n working on the clew which located Fraker for fully six months. Last week he was sure that it was he. It was agreed that Chief of Police J. M. Wilkerson of Topeka, who Is noted for get- ting the men he goes after, should go with Mr. Herrick to make the arrest. J. G. Sul- livan of Excelsior Springs was to go to iden- tify Fraker. To avoid the matter gett'ng into the newspapers the three men all went by different routes. Wilkerson went by way of St. Joseph and Herrick went by way of Chi- cago. All met at Duluth. Last night Mr. Davis received a telegram, which told the same story that was told by the dispatches today—that Fraker had been caught, that he admitted his identity, and that he was com- ing to Missouri without a requis:tion. Mr. Herrick, who found Fraker, is a To- peka man, and is the regular attorney ot the Kansas Mutual. The offer of $20,000 re- ward expired August 10, and hence that amount will not be paid for Fraker's ar- rest. Proceedings in equity will be com- menced tomorrow to recover the $40,000 Julg- ment money which was paid August 12 to the executor of Fraker's estate and which Is now on deposit at Liberty, Mo. JENKINS HAD NO JURISDICTION. Judge G ds Down an Opin- fon in Northern Pacific Case. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 2.—~By the decision of Judge Gilbert, concurred in by Judge Hanford, Recivers Oakes, Payne and Rouse must appear in the United States court for the district of Washinkton In this city, Oc- tober 9, and defend themselves against the charges brought by Brayton Ives, president of the Northern Pacific. The opinion of Judge Gilbert was read in court this mofning and the opinion of Judge Hanford was filed late in the afternoon. The recelvers are each ordered to file in this court a bond of $100,- 000, also a report of their actions from the time of the last report confirmed by Judge Jenkins up to the present. It is held that the receivers' acts are not valld and the $5,000,000 receivers’ certificates are valid liens 2s soon as confirmed by the courts, By the decision the question of jurisdiction is set aside and the court here becomes the court of primary jurisdiction. The second part of Ives' application will come up at the hearing of the order to show cause and the question as to whether the re- ceivers have been lacking in the administra- tion of the trust estate will be opened. Judge Gilbert says: ‘““The actual possession of the property of the Insolvent corporation by the first court, through the receivers, s extended no further than the limit of that court’s jurisdiction. The rights the receivers are accorded in courts whose jurisdiction fs exterior to that of initial proceedings have their basis in comity. Such comity rests upon the fact that another court is in the actual possession of a portiou of the property which cannot be well seggregated, and when the best interests of all concerned require to be managed as a single system. “Here, however, It is shown that at the time of filing this application to remove the receivers, there is no part of the railroad line of the Northern Pacific company within the jurisdiction of the court that first ap- poinfed them, and that thera Is in that dis- trict no personal property held in receivership. All the property that remains to be dis- posed of is in other jurisdictions. It follows from this state of facts that the court is powerless to make an order which affects in any way the management or possession of any property of the corporation. No fore- closure sale of said mortgage can be had no possession to a purchaser can be given until the courts which have the actual pos- on of said road shall consent thereto. In our judgment the rule of comity which has been invoked in opposition to the judg- ment does not apply to such a case as this The foundation of the rule is the recognition of the right that exists in another jurisdic- tion, It is predicted upon the fact that an- other has first taken and retained the pos- session of property. Its reason consists in the fact that the court of initiatory proceedings has in its possession and must: necessarily administer a portion of property which a wise policy declares must not be disin- tegrated. That reason does not exist in this case. Not only does it not exist, but many considerations lead us to believe that a wiser, more_satisfactory management of a railroad may be obtained by a court which has jurls- diction over at least some of the territory wherein the same is situated, or where some office of the company is located. 4 “In his opinion Judge Hanford considers as parts of one proposition the question of remitting dues to Judge Jenkins' court as the court of primary jurisdiction and of collateral attack. The petition, he said, was a direct proceeding, and the assertion that for the court here to take cognizance of the matter as a collateral attack was untenable. Want of jurisdiction, apparent on the face of the records, was the ground on which the attack was made, and on such grounds the right of the parcles to litigate was not precinded by any decree of the court whose jurisdiction was questioned. The real estate of the de- fendant, because immovable, could not be brought within the Jjurisdiction of the Mil- waukee court, nor could jurisdiction be ac- quired by taking possession of such assets as bonds or other securities or the cars migrat- ing over the other lines and no consent of parties could give to a court jurisdiction that it had never possessed.’” e D TO H A VERY BAD MAN. Detadls of the Murder of Henry Ved- der by John Koch. CASPER, Wyo., Sept. 2.—(Speclal Tels- gram.)—Henry Vedder, tha sheépman mur- dered by John Koch, a sheep herder, was buried here today. Koch has not been in this section long and was In the employ of Crossthwalt & Milne. He seemed to have had the idea it he wanted to be a ““thorough- bred” he must kill somebogy. As the range is pretty well fed off he dréw what he termed a dead line around his camp. Vedder ran his sheep over this line about ten days ago, when Koch threatened his life. Vedder had him arrested, but Koch managed to get off. He went back to his camp, and before long entered Vedder's camp and tried to frighten Mrs. Vedder by telling her he was going to kill Vedder and all connected With him in the sheep business. Saturday, while Vedder was herding his sheep, Koch came up from behind and shot him in the back of the neck with buckshot, Vedder's head was shot off. Mrs. Vedder saw Koch just as he shot. She don't think that Vedder knew of Koch's presence. Koch immediately mounted a horse and started for the mountains. Vedder's berder fired five shots at the fleeing murderer, but failed to hit him, Koch is still at large, with the sheriff In close pursuit. Vedder formerly lived at Fort Laramle, Wyo., and was well liked and much respected. He leaves a wife and two small children. The governor has been asked to offer a reward for the arrest of Koch. If he is caught and brought here it.is thought he will be lynched. — Movements of Ocean Vessels, Sept. 2. At New York—Arrived—Werra, from New York; American, from Rotterdam; Trave, from Bremen, At Bremen—Arrived—Ems, from New York, At Philadelphla—Arrived—Standard, from Liverpool. At New York—Arrived—Hovic, from Liver- wa LABOR TAKES ONE DAY oqfl @eneral Observation of the Day Through- out the Entire Country. SUN SHINES ON EASTERN WORKINGMEN New York Sons of Toll Celebrate on Coney Island, While an Imposing Parade Marecl Through the Streets of Boston. NEW YORK, Sept. 2.—The weather is perfect today and there is hardly any labor organization in the city but had mapped out for itself a parade or an outing. This year the latter manner of spending the holiday predominated. The list of excursions to points outside the city was long and well arranged. For the first time in many years the Central Labor union did not parade through the city’s streets, An excursion to Coney Island was deemed the better way to spend the day, and as a result the sea beach palace there was crowded with the men whose delegates practically regulate the labor element in the city from Clarendon hall on Sundays. To offset, however, there were arranged in the parade the striking garment workers and the demonstration at Unfon square of the Knights of Labor, with which organization the garment workers are affiliated. In the garment workers New York sees today prac- tically the only body of men on strike at the present time in the city and It was perhaps on account of the apparent content among the other trades that the Central Labor union did not demonstrate its strength by parading in the street. The New York letter carriers, headed by Postmaster Dayton and his staff, marched to the postoffice on their way to the Letter Carriers assoclation convention in Phila- delphia. The anarchists went out to Mantzel's park, Staten Island, to see Johan Most and Claus Zimmerman wave the red shirt and talk of general destruction. BOSTON, Sept. 2.—Organized labor today celebrated 'its ninth holiday with a parade and with most innumerable sports and amusements, The day broke clear and cool and at an early hour marching bands, escort- ing labor unions from various parts of the city, and crowds hurrying to the depots and wharves, bound for the various amusement resorts, filled the streets. The spectacle of the day was the parade of the labor organiza- tions of the city and vicinity, in which over 9,000 men participated, notwithstanding the fact that owing to the late severe business depression a number of the large organiza- tions, which have been under considerable expense In providing for their idle mem- bers, did not appear in the lines because of the extra expense involved. DOUBLE HEADER AT CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Sept. 3.—Two separate and distinct celebrations marked Labor day in Chicago. The labor congress, socialistic in its tendencles, held a mass meeting and pienic, preceded by a parade, the principal speakers being Kefr Hardie, Frank Smith and John Swinton. The Buildings Trade council gave a counter attraction in the way of a parade, picnic and mass meeting of its own. No att:mpt was made to carry the red flag in the congress parade, Mayor Swift having issued strict orders againat such_action, COLUMBUS, 0., Sept. Labor day parades here, the trades assem- bly and anti-trades assembly. The split was due to the charge that some of the uni- forms worn were not sold by union clerks. The union clerks in the trades assembly carried their objection to the uniforms, and the persons wearing them formed another parade. The respective bodies passed and repassed on the streets, but all went off harmoniously. Patrick McBryde addressed the anti-assembly men, and State Senator Ernhart, Hon. R. Mysell, Mr. Bishop of the State Board of Arbitration, and David Ran. kin of Cleveland the-other body. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2.—In this city, Bast St. Louis and adjoining towns, Labor day was generally obscrved as a holiday. The ex- changes, banks, federal and municipal offices were closed and many factories gave their employes a day off. A parade of the trades marched_through the business part of this city to Concordia park, where speeches were delivered to a large concourse of people by prominent laborites. In the ten divisions composing the parade every trade was repre- sented. A similar parade was held in Bast St. Louls. KANSAS CITY, Sept. 2.—A parade through the principal streets this morning of all the labor unions in the city, a picnic embellished with several others at Fairmont park this afternoon and a pyrotechnic display tonight is the program marked out for the celebra- tion of Labor day In Kansa City. The day was perfect and the parade, which contained 5,000 laborers and numerous bands, was the longest and best of its kind ever witnessed here. Preparations made for the day have been on & more elaborate scale than ever be- ore. BUFFALO, Sept. z—Labor day was cele- brated by the workmen in this city today by a parade of the trades unions, followed by a plenic at Germania park, where crators held forth and music re-echoed and lager flowed. Nearly 8,000 men were in line, rep- resenting the bulldings, the iron trades, the German trades and miscellaneons unions. Henry Lloyd of Bosten was the American or- ator, and Joseph Mosler, editor of the Arbiter Zeitung, spoke in German. The day other- wise was observed by the citizens In gen- eral by a suspension of business and a varlety of sports, chiefly bicycle races and base ball games CANADIANS TAKE A HAND. TORONTO, Ont., Sept. 2.—Labor day was generally ebserved as a heliday throughout the cities in Ontario today. Over 4,000 work- men marehed through the principal sireets of this city and wound up with a program of games at the isl Lieutenant Governor Kirkpatrick and Secretary of State Montague were among the speakers. INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 2. duly observed in this city. The weather was perfect. Two thousand members of organ- ized labor societies paraded in the morniug and in the afterncon several thousand peo- ple gathered at the state falr grounds and were addressed by President John McBride of the American Federation of Labor. Most of the business houses were closed during the afternoon. WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—The Labor day parade here was the most imposing display ever made by organized labor in the District of Columbia. There were over 5,000 in line, all neatly uniformed and each division headed by a band of music. Columbia Typographical union had 1,200 men in line, A feature of the parade was the participation in uniforms of the chapels of some of the local news- papers, Labor day being a holiday in the District, all of the executive departments were closed for business. Very few of the officials were at thelr desks. There was a lack of official advices from any quarter. LOUISVILLE, Sept. 2.—Labor day was fittingly celebrated her today by a monster picnic at Phoenix Hill park, over 35,000 tickets being issued for the occasion. * PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2.—Not more than 1,000 paraders turned out to take part in the Labor day demonstration. In this state the first Saturday in September is observed as Labor day. The United Labor league turned out about 500 men, but there was no dis- play of red flags. Kach one of the paraders, however, wore a red badge with the number of his iodge printed upon it. What was evidently used for a substitute for the red emblem was a banner with the words *The Powers that Be Fear the Red Flag” on one side and “Soclalist Ideas Are Progress, Never- theless,” on the other. .—There were two Labor day was sl AL Fall Seeding Under Way, HENNESSEY, 0Okl., Sept. Heavy rains the past two days have put the ground in the best possible condition for fall wheat, end a large acreage is assured. Already seed wheat has been shipped to the southern portion of almost a total failure this year. A party of capitalists have leased 6,000 acres between Dover and Okarche and will sow the entire tract == SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS T CROWE NABDED AT CINCINNATIL Declared His Readiness to Retorn to the West with the Officinls, CINCINNATI, Sept. 2.—(Speclal Telegram.) —Patrick Crowe, allas Thomas King, alias Frank J. Murphy, one of the most notorious crooks in the country, was arrested here today as he stood at the general delivery window of the postoffice to ask for mail for Frenk J. Murphy. On August 24 Superintend- ent of Police Deltsch recelved a letter from W. A. Pinkerton detailing the crime for which the man was wanted. Information had been recelved by the Pinkertons that Crows had planned a big job in Cincinnati, and had arranged to be here about September 1 with another man who was to assist him. The detectives who made the arrest have been watching the postoffice for a week in the expectation that he would call for mail. As he turned from the window this morning he faced the detectives, who pointed revol- vers and told him he was under arrest. He smiled and sald: “I am not armed,” and did not resist the handeuffs. He says it is his visit to Cincinnatl. At the superintendent's office he sald: “Well, chief, where are you golng to send me?" “Where do you expect to go?" asked the chief. “There are so many places they want me I do not know," said Crowe. When questioned as to his occupation, he replied: “I am a bartender; no, make it thief, that is better than bartender.” He Is wanted in Denver and St. Paul for diamond robberies, and in St. Joseph, Mo., where he will be taken for train robbery in which he participated a year or so ago and secured several hundred dollars’ worth of property. He escaped at the time, but was located in the workhouse at Milwaukee and returned to St. Joseph. He escaped from the Jafl there last December by means of a saw which was passed to him. He says he will return without requisition. “I am captured and there 1s no use being stubborn about it. They can get me there. and T might as well go at once.” Many years ago he was convicted of a robbery committed in a disorderly house and sentenced to Joliet for elght years, but par- Qoned, through the influence of friends. FIVE THOU IN LINE, tter Carrl n Big ¥ nt Indelphia, PHILADELPHIA, Sept. For the past twenty-four hours there has been an al- most continuous line of letter carriers arriv- ing in this city. They came from all parts of the country to take part in the big parade which was held this afternoon, and the annual convention, which opens here tomorrow. It is estimated that there were 5,000 men In line this afternoon. Postmaster General Wilson reached the city at noon, under es- cort of Postmaster Warfleld of Baitimore and the letter carriers of that city, 275 strong. The Marine band, which headed the big parade, formed at § o'clock, but it was nearly 4 o'clock when the line of march reached the reviewing stand at the Americah league. Among those on the platform were Post- master General Wilson, Postmaster Carr of Philadelphia, ex-Governor Pattison, Post- masters Dayton of New York and Hesing of Chicago. After the parade luncheon was served to the carriers in Industrial hall. During the luncheon the band played a varied program. In the efening a banquet, given by the Let- ter Carrlers Natlonal assotlation, was held at Hotel Bellevue. It was a purely informal affair. Among the prominent guests were Postmaster General Wilson, Postmasters Day- ton of New York, Carr of Philadelphia, Hes- ing of Chicago, Sullivan of Brooklyn, War- fleld of Balt:more, Willetts of Washington, Hayne of Newark, and Woods of Albany, ex-Governor Pattison and Mayor Warwick. Following the banquet a public reception was held at the Academy of Music. After Post- master Carr and Mayor Warwick had wel- comed the visitors to the city, addresses were made by Postmaster General Wilson, First Assistant Postmaster General Jones, C. C. Cowden of Cleveland, pres:dent of the Let- ter Carriers National association; ex-Gov- ernor Pattison, Postmaster Dayton of New York and Postmaster Sullivan of Brooklyn. Among_the important subjects which will engage the convention will be the tenure of office bill, salary bill, pension bill and the equalization of horse and carriage hire. There will also be a_spirited fight for the conven- tion of 1806 between Buffalo and Grand Rapids delegations. it PN Ll 1 FIRM rade BIG LOU FAT Wolfe & Co., Lnrgest Clothing House in the Cloxed Uy LOUISVILLE, Sept. 2.—Henry H. Wolfe & Co., No. 644 West Main street, one of the larggst wholesale clothing firms in the south, filed a deed of assignment in the county clerk's office today. The firm owes $200,- 000 to 260,000 and has assets which they be- lieve will equal if not exceed that sum. At- torney T. W. Spindle has been named as as- eignee. The firm Is composed of Henry H. Wolfe and Isidor G. Stenberger, brothers-in- la: The firm is in reality successors to the old firm of Kuhn, Wolfe & Co., which did business in this city for nearly fifty years. The old firm was composed of the uncie and father of Henry H. Wolfe. The cause of the assignment Is threatened suits for $30,000 by two banks and other suits for smaller amounts by varlous eastern creditors. The banks which have threatened suit are the Bank of Louisville and the Me- chanics and Traders bank of New York. Nei- ther, it seems, knew the other was pressing the firm for a settlement. Both dGemanded im- mediate payment of their claims, and but for this the firm could have tided over the smaller obligations. The firm in 1891 and 1892 did the largest clothing business In the south. They sold $250,000 worth of goods both years. The fol- lowing seasons thelr business was equally as large, but many merchants who purchased of them at the advantage of panic prices were unable to pay. Wolfe stated that ene- mies of his firm in Louisville and the east have contributed to the embarrassment by circulating bad reports. He sald the embar- rassment would have been only temporary could they have prevailed upon the two ban to withhold their claims for a short while. e Wreeked an Exe SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. baggage car And passenger a traln on the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern rallroad was derailed last night near this city by a tree which had been burned about the roots and fallen across the rafls. The train consisted of elght coaches, several of which were filled with excursionists. Engineer Gabriel did not see the tree until within two car lengths, but stood at his post and saved the train. As the engine went over he jumped, sustaining serlous injuries. - Swind] an O1d Soldier, ZANESVILLE, 0., Sept. 2.—At Greenbrier, Monroe county, J. P. Johngon, an old soldier, was swindled out of $35 and gave his note for $148 payable to the United States, by two men who drove to his iouse in a dashing out- fit drawn by two snow white horses. They represented themselves as United States de- tectives and threatened to take him to Cin- cinnati and put him iIn jail because he had obtained his pension by fraud, unless he paid what was demanded. e s Fatally Wounded His Ex-Wife, VINCENNES, Ind., Sept. 2.—Hill Carter, colored, shot and fatally wounded his ex-wife early today. Carter was captured after being shiot several times by officers. He 's mortally wourded ex-convict and a de peraw character. His wife procured a divorce from him while he was serving time for the state at Jeftersonville. Train, 2.—The engine, car of His NDody Riddled with Bal 8T, LOUIS, Sep 2.--A speclal to the Post Dispatch from Hickman, Ky., says: At 2 o'clock this morning Willlam Butcher, a desperate negro, was taken from jail. His head was shot off, and his body riddied with bullets. Masks of some of the mob were found uear the negro's dead body, CELEBRATIONS AROUND OMAHA Picnic, Speechmaking and Dancing at Courtland Beach, HUNDREDS WERE ON THE GROUNDS Threatening Clouds Kept Many Away tor Thurston, n Bax« and Mr. 1um, The seventh annual celebratfon of Labor day fn Omaha was held at Ccurtland Beach, beginning at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The customary down town parade was omit- ted, and the program of the day consisted of speeches at the beach In the afternoon and a ball in the evening. That the attendan was not as large as was expected was a tributed to the forbidding clouds, which threatened to descend in rain all through the early part of the day and until many peoplo had abandoned the idea of participating in the celebration. But as the skies cleared the arriving motor trains brought in laboring men and their families until by 3 o'clock an audience of about 500 people faced the speakers in the big amphitheater. Prom!nent in the crowd were numerous aspirants for political preferment, who improved the occa= sion as an opportunity to pose as patrons of labor's holiday. The exercises in the amphitheater were preluded by a selection from the band, after which President K. 8. Fisher of Central La- bor union introduced Judge Ambrote of the district bench, who said in part: JUDGE AMBROSE'S ADDRESS, “One gentleman of this city, having no Idea above the figuring of interest upon his past due mortgage paper, has said it would be well hereafter to pass a law setting apart some few days in the year when men should be compellel to labor. His idea was that holidays were too freqy He is an old ‘has been' As for me, there cannot be too frequent commingling of men, gree‘'ing one another as brother greets brother, and recog- nizing one man as good as another so long as he is a man, whether he be dressed in home-spun or richer clothes. “I have no objections to corporations or in- herited wealth. They are both the creatures of the law. No natural, inherent right at- taches to either. Let both be regulated by law. I have once before said in the presence of some of you that there ought not to be any conflict between labor and cap'tal. With no capital there is no labor. The relations of each are reciprocal, but there is, and ought to be, a conflict between labor and monopoly. A corporation, or set of corporati-ns, which combine one with another to control the pro- duct or price of the very elements which go to make up and sustain human life ought to be decried and stamped into the earth. A continued protest arises, as evidenced each year in the tramping of the Coxeys and tho Kelleys over th» country, strikes, mutterings, threatenings, anarchy and socialism. This ought not to be. Anarchy and socialism are madness. Strikes are desiructive. War does not build up; it destroy:, AGITATION AND ARBITRATION. “How shall labdr be requited and hops come? Shall it be by strikes, mutterings and threatenings? No! a thousand tiw ‘No despotism on earth Is so destruct the sway of the multitude which asserts it volce and demands recognition without the sanction of law.' How, then? There ought to be but two words in the platform of labor- ing men—agitation; arbitration. There are men who decry agitation. I do not. No last- ing benefit has ever come to the human race except through agitation. But I want aglta- tion upon lines of legal thou This agita- tion has been upon lines of legal thought, not by force. This is the kind of agitation I mean upon the labor question. There s no need of a mew political party, but there is nced that men, to whatever party they be- long, have to do with practicil politics, When you shall have, by educated agitation, taught the bulk of the people that men using cipital ought to have some interest in your industrial situation and not look upon labor as a mers mac e, then you can so regulate corpora- tions as to prevent the issue of sccurities in any form, except as represer by actual paid up capital. Upon this capital they should be allowed a prescribad dividind, and all earnings above this should be divided among the employes who aid in the development of the dividend upon the eipital. TAUGHT BY NEW ZEALAND. “We have gone to Australia for our per- fected ballot system, We can do worse than g0 to New Zealand for our perfected and effectual arbitration law. This far away is- iand of 750,000 people, only within fifty years reclaimed from its cannibal instincts, has perfected the most perfect system of taxatiom and settlement of the labor difficulties which has yet been devised. “I have spoken of the law of inheritance. The transmission of property aft'r death is everywhere regulated by law. The bu'lling of great fortunes by watering stock and the cutting of laboring prices In oraer to pay dividends thercon Is one of the great primal causes of industrial depression. Make it im- possible by legal enactment that no more than a given sum should be transmitted either by deed or will to heirs, and the bal- ance of the estate turned into the state treas- ury, to bo loaned without Interest upon ample security to men who desire to secure Indi- vidual homes. No man can by honest toil in any department of labor earn $1,000,000, and yet millions upon millions are being transmitted to heirs to be again used in building up other colossal fortunes. Less than 30,000 out of the 60,000,000 or more people own it all. These facts only empha- size the idea that It's use after being so ac- quired ought to be regulated by law, and these great fortunes filched from the people ought to be returned to them by way of loans in the acquiring of individual homes.” JUDGE BAXTER'S REMARKS, Immediately following Judge Ambrose County Judge Baxter spok “It was just and proper, ter, “that our 1 declare that t of September in sald Judge Bax- slature should, by an act, e first Monday in the month ach year shall be known as ‘Labor Day' and shall be deemed a publio holiday. It was hut a fitting tribute to that large class of fellow citizens, who earn their daily bread by the sweat of their brows, and who rendered immortal services in the war for our independence, and In the later war in defense of our liberties and for the preservation of the union; and who in times of peace have tolled and slaved to the end that our country should be, as it now is, the grandest nation on the face of the earth, “For years past one of the principal toples of discussion by those Interested in political economy has been the so-called ‘labor question’ Volumes have been written regarding it, and upon It the newspapers make frequent comment. What s the labor question? To my mind, the simplest anawer to be given s In the mere statement that in our country for some years past the supply of labor has exceeded the demand, and as a natural result of this condition of affairs thousands have been unable to ob- tain employment, and have been thereby de- prived of the means of earning a livelihood; while the remedy sought is the method o+ means whereby the supply and demand may be equalized, so tl all who wish may have steady work and at living wages. In ord-r to find this remedy, we must first ascerts 1 tho ceuse.” Judge Baxter then referred to the 1 mendous increase In the supply of lab caused by Immigration, while owing to 1iio use of machinery there was no materlal | - crease in the demand. In discussing ( 3 many statistics were given and statist were also appealed {o to prove that the « tablishment of home Industries and by ness enterprises giving employment to lal v had not kept pace with the increase ia population, “The very nature of the cause,” he coi- tinued, “would seem to suggest the remedy; we should prevent, If possible. increasing the supply of labor until such a time as It may be less, or at least, equal to the de=