Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 31, 1902, Page 1

THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. p PAGES 1 TO 10, OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 381, 1902—TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS TRY AMERICAN GAME|®RTHox oF SReat naeoLeon| STORM WRECKS TRAIN Orooks Attempt te Wreok Trains with Evident Attempt to Rob. EFFORTS UP TO DATE ARE FAILURES Autematio Signal Systoms Orodited with Defeat of the Plans. TWO HUNDRED TRAINS ARE DELAYED Porpatrators of the Orimes Are Bupposed to Bs from the United Btates. YANKEE THIEF SETS PARIS LAUGHING Wants a Trial Just to His Lawyer Could Pow ‘ Say in His Behalt— Gets Six Months. KCopyright, 192, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Aug. 80.—(New York World Oablegram—8pecial Telegram.)—The police are trying hard to arrest some notorious American criminals who have invaded Prance and enlisted French crooks In oper- | ations which have startled the public and caused no end of trouble. Three of the oriminals, who are well ¥now nto the authorities, but who have eluded capture, are belleved to be reaponsi- “ble for a series of attempts to wreck rail- way trains, with the evident purpose of Tobbery. The first attempt was made on the Paw Bxpress. A track walker discovered a pile of ties across the ralls in time to flag the trains. Three days later a rail was removed from the track over which the Switzerland flyer would pass, A f ful disaster was avolded solely by the fact that the train ahead of the fiyer had been @isabled and green signal lights were dis- played. The fiyer, which was traveling at the rate of seventy miles an hour, slowed up so that only the enmgine and baggage car left the track when the missing rail was reached. The London night mail train by way of Calix was brought to a quick etandstill a few days sgo when the engineer saw the red danger signals flashed ahead. Investi- gation disclosed the fact that a switch had been opened In order to derall the train. The switches are constructed so that the slightest manipulation turns on a danger siguai & miie away, ana this savea the train from a disastrous wreck. Signal wires have been connected at the Northern station with all the dlspatchers’ towers in Parls except the tower of St Denls. The red lights all over the un- protected district set automatically yester- @ay and 200 trains were delayed from ome to two hours. The cause of the delay is being investigated. An American thief named Arthur Robin- won has laughing at his repartee when _he was. for trial. All the papers y publish plctures of “The Humorous h?uun appeared yesterday in the orim- court and asked that the trial be post- poned because his attorney was i1l and unable to be present. The judge sald he could not grant the request because two postponements had already been allowed. “Haven't you confessed repeatedly that you w ntenced in the United States for petit larceny, -that you stole this man's pocketbook and struck the officer who ar- Fested you?" queried the judge. “Yes, your honmor,” Robinson replied. *““Then what can your lawyer say in your behalf?"" demanded the court. “That's just what I'm curious to know,” the Yankee sald, grinning. He got six months in jafl. An American swindler named Morsheimer managed to fleece victims out of at least $100,000, the police say, before an alarm ‘was raised and he fled. It is said that he salled trom Cherbourg a few days ago and the New York police have been notified. He called himselt Baron von Morsheim snd caused it to be reported in business cir- cles that he was secret nt of the Roths- childs, He dressed in excellent taste and conversed brilliantly. He whispered to A company was etable and fruit market of Europe, adding that when the proper time came he would let them buy & few shares. A week ago he produced some nicely engraved certificates ‘which many people purchased after promis- fag secrecy. A woman who paid $1,400 for some of the stock became suspicious of the ‘baron bevause some of her jewels disap- peared after his visit. Morsheim got wind of the alarm and fled. RETURNS A STOLEN BAUBLE Unidentified Person Makes it & Thank Offering for a Safe Journey. (Cop: ht, 198, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Aug. 30.—(New York World Ca- blegram—8pecial Telegram.)—There wa pent the other day to the statlon for th deposit of objects found, a valuable jewel fn the form of a butterfly, ornamented with rare and precious stones. It was accom- panied by the tollowing note: “I made a vow that if I made a certain #oa crossing safely I would do a good work in returning to you this jewel, the disap- pearance of which two years ago was much talked of. I cannot do better than to send to your agency this valuable object. It is rare and you will recognize it easily. Its proprietor has often tormented you. Adleu gnizsed as one of a Bumber stolen from a widely known actress. CHICAGO BOY DIES IN PARIS Enable to Secure Work He Sleeps Outdoors and Contracts Pneumonia. (Copyright, 1302, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Aug. 80.—(New York World Ca- bhu--!uem Telegram. )—A 14-year- wlept ml pl doors, and finally was found cofled up In an aba lirfous and In an advanced stage of pneu- monia, lhllht on by, his weakened condi- tion and exposure. He had been there two On hear- for him, but the money will to give him decent burial. an orphan apd knew of ne ration in Paris Drings Out the 01d Cc¢ itroversy Over the Date, (Copyright, 102, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Aug. 30.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—The cele- brating of August 16 by Imperialists has awakened the controversy over the correct date of Napoleon Bonaparte’s birth. Whether he was born on August 15 or not the imperialist celebration was appro- priately timed, because on that day and month Napoleon really became minister of France. Napolson 1 is generally supposed to have been born at Ajacclo, Corsica, the second son of his father, in 1769. The reg- ister of his marriage with Josephine in 1796 says he was born February 6, 1768. Atthe ministry of war at Parls Is what professes to be an extract from a Corsican baptismal register, made in 1782, which records the birth of Nabullone Bonaparte Copte January 17, 1768. On the other hand, the certificate produced by the young Bonaparte when he entered the mil- itary school in 1779 still exists and it This It was in th hands of the French government long be- fore the others purport to have been writ- ten. It was written In time of peace, and lastly it would have been examined jealousl by the authorities at Brienne. It may, therefore, safely be regarded as true. The authenticity of the paper at the minjstry of war is doubtful. As to his marriage certificate, Napoleon probably overstated his age to please Josephine, who was considerably older than he. The same document certainly understates her age by four years. KING EDWARD'S GOOD MEMORY Recalls Incldents of a Voy: ‘When He Was Unly Six Years Old. Taken (Copyright, 1902, by Press’ Publishing Co.) LONDON, Aug. 80.—(New York World Ca- biegram—8pecial Telegram.)—King Bdward has a remarkable memory. While on a tour through the Isle of Man last week Hall Caine remarked to him: ‘“That’s Albert hall, sir, and the tower is Albert’s, so-called afterf the prince consort’s visit to Ramsey in 1847." “I remember it,” sald the king. “I was on the yacht with the qu but was only 6 years old, and the queen was not well and 1 did not come ashore. Being ed If he remembered what hap- pened when the prince consort landed, the king answered: “l do. He had come unexpected, there was nobody to receive him lnd the local » Somebody spoke of the excellent lyn. of men among the fishermen, whereupon the king remarked: “Your magnificent women, too, they are a very good type.” The king s expected at Balmoral Tuesday, but he will not stay long, as the weather is cold in the highlands. In fact it is thought that he takes considerable risk in golng there at all in view of the severe chill he there last fall. is showing kean interest in the per- sonnel of the army and navy. Recently medals preseted {0 the Indlan fative troops were stolen by two English soldiers. The king telegraphed ordering the fullest inquiry and when the thieves were discovered he commanded that fil'{ be drummed out of the army. . MAKES PLEA FOR HORSE MEAT French Mi I"_w—lll Equalize D Supply. Attempt to (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Aug. 30.“~(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—The minister of agriculture, M. Mogeot, has decided to send throughout the country lecturers who will try to remove the popular prejudice against eating horseflesh. Although the demand for horseflesh meat is increasing rapidly it is not suficient to meet the sup- ply of horses now being killed because of old age or injury. The minister of agriculture belle that in view of the large beef im- portations from North and South America the amount of horseflesh left unconsumed constitutes an injury to the nation’s wealth. EMANUEL IS AFTER THE COIN ¢ He Wants it, He Says, Solely Bee: it is & Memento of the Pant. (Copyright, 192, by Press Publishing Co.) ROME, Aug. 30.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—King Victor Emanuel I 1 an eager collector of coins ot all nations and all times, and his col- lection is the largest and most complete in Italy. Just before left here to visit the kalser a unique coln of Phoeniclan workmanship was presented to him. He thanked the donor heartily and sald: “I look forward to the time when money will have only a numismatic value. If money 6uly had value for the coln collector half the misery and sorrow in the world would cease. CHOCOLATES FOR CHILDREN Paris Paper Blockades the Boulevards with Its A vrtising (Copyright, 192, by Préss Publishing PARIS, Aug. 30.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—The news- paper Le Matin secured the entire weekly output of the Iargest chocolate factory for free distribution on Thursday to all chil- dren who had a copy of the paper: Sixty automobiles bearing reporters distributed it throughout the day and numerous blockades resulted. At various places youngsters held up the vehicles and looted them. Traf- fic was absolutely stopped at several points Co.) on the boulevards. The city authorities have forbidden any such advertising in the future. STORK IS PARTIAL TO BERLIN Bables Arrive There in Bunches and Rival Citles Are Being Lett Behind. (Copyright, 1802, by Press Publishing Co.) BERLIN, Aug. 30.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram )—Berlin be- coming known as the “city of twins."” The number of twins and triplets born here has steadily risen since 1825. Out of nearly 2,000,000 children born within that period, twins were born 22,441 times, triplets 229 and quadruplets three times. During the same period In London twins were born 14,000 times, triplets seventy-five, quadrup- lets twice. The Parls figures: Twins, 7,600, triplets, tweaty-five; Bo quadruplets. Tornado Nurls Northwestern Passenger Down Embankment Near Meridan, THREE KILLED AND TWOSCORE INJURED Many Are Hurt 8o Beverely that Recovery Soems Very Doubtful. BRAKEMAN'S LAMP IGNITES THE CARS Blase is Extingnished by Prompt Efforts of the Burvivors. FLYING GLASS LACERATES MANY FACES Unconscious Forms Are Rescued from the Plle of Wreckage with Axes =Storm Toys with the Train. . ns ore ‘ning ‘been ado. hgo & an en- crowded than & score of others hurt t| in the wreck of a train whi hurled down an embankment b A westbound train on t Northwestern railway, consl gine, a baggage coach an passenger cars, was mui" i tornado while running at the ral ‘thirty-five miles an hour, two miles ffom Meridan. The passenger and baggage oars were hurled eighteen feot down the embank- ment to the fence guarding the right-of- way. A brakeman had been lighting the mps when the crash came and the wrecks age was ignited by the spilling ofl. The dead are: DELMAR PETERSON, aged 6 years, Wa- seca, Minn. WOMAN, SUPPOSED TO BE ANNA J. BICKFORD, Albert Lea, Minn. § The fatally injured are: Miss Eva Richardson, New Ulm, Minn., hurt internally. A. C. McConnell, Brookings, 8. D., hurt internally. Unidentified woman, orushed. The other casualties were T, N. Knavold, Albert Lea, tor and candidate for congress, four ribs broken. Frank Madden, news agent, Waseca, head cut. E. N. Stevens, 29 Best avenue, Chicago, cut by flying glass. 2 P W Badger, injured. John Scollejerdes, Meridan, shoulder dis- located. Miss Edith Shackle, Winona, left arm and hip fractured; face lacerated. John Keegan, Waseca, left arm sprained. Mrs. James Deenen, Sleepy BEye, Minn., right hip bruised and face lacerated. Miss Ruth Jomes, Worthington, Minn,, arm fractured. Mrs. Margaret Jones, Worthington, jured internally. R. H. Wilde, Milwaukee, shoulder dislo- cated, left arm broken and injured inter- nall Miss Caroll head injured. Mrs. Charles Greene, Owatonna, head cut and left side bruised. R. D. McDougall, Owatonna, wound. Richard badly cut. Charles Gregg, Marton, O., ear cut off and legs and chest crushed. Miss E. C. Hilmer, New Ulm, head cut and badly injured internally. John Rosenau, Meridan, left arm broken. Miss Mary Glasby, Kasson, Minn., left arm broken. George Deohne, Austin, Minn., head in- Jured. internally A. McCune, Worthington, fore- scalp Berden, Meridan, forehead Follows the Train. The engineer is reported to have seen the tornado in apparent pursult of the train, and scarcely an instant before the cyclonic wind struck the cars the train gave a lurch. It was § o'clock when the train was struck. Fully an hour and a half elapsed before a wrecking traln arrived. The engine did Dot leave the track. The baggage car and pn enger coaches were twisted off as if by nt hands and hurled downward to the bottom of the embankment. The baggage car was shattered to splinters. The two dead were jammed In the wreckage and thelr bodies were cut out with axes. It is feared that more bodles may be found un- derneath the debris and the wrecking gang sent from Waseca is at work on the shat- tered cars. £ The brakeman, who was ~lighting the lamps In one of the passenger coaches when the tornado struck, cannot be found tonight. It is feared his body fs in the wreck. Passengers eaw him strike the u der side of the coach with terrific force and at the same time the lamp he had been trimming crashed into splinters. Ol from the vessel was ignited from the flame on the wick, and to the terror of death by violence was added the danger of death by fire for those of the victims who were tmprisoned in the wreckage. But men who were the first to pick thelr way out of the splinters hastened to ex- tinguish the flames, devoting their atten- tion to this task before attempting the work of rescuing the injured survivors. The injured and bodles of the dead were brought to Waseca, where physicians # - tended to the seriously injured. Eva Rich- ardson died from her injuries after reach- | Owatonna was not great and was confined to a parrow path. CONFESSES KILLING LANDIS William Tell, English Sol chester, Admits Mur George La er at Col- KANSAS CITY, Aug. 80.—Willlam Toll, an English soldier in the Second Bedford- ire reglment, etationed at Colch England, bas confessed to the murder in Kaunsas City in January last of George Landis, according to a cablegram recelved today by the local chief of polive, and is being held by the Scotland Yard offclals, awaiting extradition papers. Landis, who worked for a Kansas City ice company, was killed in the railroad yards and his body robbed. Up to this time the case bhad remained a mystery. Toll is sald to have & wife iu St. Louls, whom he deserted soon after the murder, golug to England. Toll's wite lives in this clty, zad to- night she told the police that her husband @id not kill Landis, but had made the con- fession in order to get free transportation back to this country. She sald that a re- cent letter from his tated that he had a plan by which he uld return to Kansas City without spending any momey, | years and more he has ing Waseca. The damage by the cyclone in | DUMONT HAS_FIX FIXED A PRICE Brasilian Aeronawt Will Retarn Amerfea When $6,000 s in Bank, (Copyright, 132, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Aug. 30.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Spectal Telegram.)—Santos-Du- mont told the World cofrespondent toda that he will return to the United States #0on as A reasonable tuoney, inducement is offered him. The minimum offer he will accept is $6,000, which must be deposited in the bank in his name before starting. Santos-Dumont visited today Le Chaubre, the balloon maker, acéompanied by two engineers who have made a special study of aeroplanes. The conference lasted two hours and is the first step toward the building of airship No. 8, which will be designed to carry elght passengers, ex- clusive of the aeronaut and assistant and travel three days Without making a landing. Santos-Dumont fs confident that he can bufld a ship with this capacity. The mero- planes will be combined with gas holde for the sole pirpose of eliminating the pitching of the ehip. Santos-Dumont annodfices that in order to promote interest in the sport he is ready to give lessons to'any amateur, man or woman. M. Deutch, troleum mag- nate who gave the m.nfiu for salling 1 tower, ‘has announced around the Bi that his airship, *Ville e Parls,” will pos- itively make its first next week. Count de la Vaux's tat, designed to make another to cross the Mediterranean, is 3 Jules Verne has twenty works of fiction ready for publication, it is sald, but they are only to ‘be {ssued at the rate of one every six or so. The in- dustry of this veteran or 18 certaiuly wonderful. For years has worked at his writing table all the morning, gone to Bis club in the afternocon, joon after § and gome to bed or thirty his life have produced possess a far at! to boys’' books and he a far greater number ai larger circle of past present readers thau anyone who has figured before or since in the same line of literary produe- tiom. GENEROUS WITH FRANCHISES el People Favored by Shah Discover the Grants Are ot No Value, J a — (Copyright, 1902, by Pre#i Publishing Co.) PARIS, Aug. 80.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)-The French government is showing every attention to the shah of Persia, the pecple cheer him wherever he l"fill In his urrlue, escorted by rzsstors, o tranchises right and I man who wrote of his arrival which pleased the shah has received a decoration and cMant!( him the sole right of introducing the tramway system in a town in ivestigation proves that the towd i cally un- 0 huts all told. The shah is much let, Thuraday, where he was ‘entertained by President Loubet, he ordered his car uncoupled from the special train and had it attached to.the slow local train. He has given positive orders to the three firms which are building automobiles for him that the machines shall be incapable of making more than twelve miles an hour. The shah's chauffeuers cannot possibly drive at a speed in excess of what he considers the danger limit, NOT WORK OF CHAMBERLAIN General Had No Post Ar- gements. New FPostmaster Hand in Parc r (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Aug. 30.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—J. Austin Chamberlain, M. P, who was appointed recently postmaster general in Mr. Bal- four’s cabinet—in which his father—Joseph Chamberlain, 18 colonial / secretary—has been the minister in attendance upon the king on the royal yacht during the past week. He did not arrange between the British government and the American Ex- press company for the delivery in the United States of packages posted in the United Kingdom, although part of the pre and the public have given him credit for it. He has been postmaster general only ® month and has not been in the general postofiice five times altogether. The par- cels negotlations had been in progress several months. J. §. Sargent has painted a portrait of Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain (who was Miss Endicott of Massachusetts), which will be exhibited at the Royal academy exhibition next year, after which it will be sent to America. Mr, Sargent is at present taking & holiday in Switzerland. PRINCE OF REPORTERS DEAD Chincolle of Paris Ends Notable Oareer with Fatal Stroke of Apoplexy. (Copyright, 192, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Aug. 80.—(New York World Ca- blegram — Speetal Chincholle, known throughout Burope as the “prince of reporters,” and famous for many daring newspaper feats, is dead from s stroke of paralysis. He was credited with being the “discoverer” of Boulanger and responsible for the general's popularity. Chincholle was the friend of every promi- nent man In Paris, and sll the presidents of France gave him fnterviews at all hours. He always had the privilege of accompany- ing them on their traveis. When King Edward was the prince of Chincholle acted as cicerone dur- ing one of his visits to Pars. Before taking up his work on the Figaro twenty years ago, he served as secretary to Alexander Dumas. sudden death ls that of Gustave meral agent for the Association of Freoch playwrights. Every French play acted in America for the past five years passed through his bands, and he paid French authors many thousands of Ameri- can money. WAGES ARE ON THE DECLINE Those of Great Britain Nearly Eight Millien Less Than Last Year. (Copyright, 192, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Aug. 30.—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—The wages of the working people of the United King- dom, socording to official statistics, showed & decrease of §7,920,000 last year cowpared with the preceding year, Telegram.) — Charles | ®ISAVABLE IS WINNER Finishes First in Sheepshead Futurity with Lord of the Vale Becond, GOES THE SIX FURLONGS IN 1:14 FLAT! Boats Belmont's Oolt Only & Hair, witha Reocord Field Trailing. IT'S DISTINCTIVELY A WESTERN VICTORY Drake Owns Him, Wishard Trained Him and Lyne Rode Him. FIFTY THOUSAND PEOPLE AT THE TRACK Sensational Salvator's More Sensa- al Son Gives the Orowd Meart by His Glorious Spurt NEW YORK, Aug. 30.—Savable, Salvator, the most sen the American turf has ever séem, won the rich Futurity at Sheepshead Bay toda: John A. Drake, a western millionaire, owns him. His trainer, Enoch Wishard, is from the west, and Lyne, a western jockey, rode bim to victory. August Belmont's Hastings colt, Lord of the Vale, was second, only an eyelash be- hind, while Dazzling, ome of the four Keene representatives, finished third. The time was 1:14, better than the Fu- turity record over the full course, but a second and four-ffthe slower than the best full eix furlongs 2-year-old record down the chute The value of the Futurity was: To the winner, $45,000; to second, $5,250; to third, $2,760; to J. B. Haggin, who bred the win- ner, $2,000; to August Belmont, breeder of Lord of the Vale, $1,250, and to James R. Keene, breeder of Dazzling, $500—in all $57,- 150. Jobn A. Drake is credited with having won the largest bet ever made by a turfman in this country. His winnings amounted to wore than $100,000. Never was & more Inspiring race wit- nessed at beautitul Sheepshead; never was a crowd greater or enthusiasm more un- bounded. Fifty thousand would be a close estimate to put on the multitude, for this was to be the greatest of all Futurities. The prize was rich, the fleld large, its quality of the flag it looked as If any one of a dozen of the thoroughbreds had an even chance for the stake Indeed, with the great fleld that faced ever struggled for the laurel wreath of champlonship, it scemed as thongh noth- ing short of a miracle could bring them all safely through that six furlongs’ journey, short though it was, with the crowding and bunching around the dangerous curve of the chute. They passed that point, how- ever, like a troop of cavalry, and, stralght- ened out, came into the stretch In a ewirl of dust, Savable und Lord of the Vale fighting it out to the last inch. It was Lyne's good riding that carried his mount past the flylng Belmont colt just at the wire. Better Than His Sire. Out of the west came Savable, the son of Salvator, whose records have stood for years, to snatch' away a victory from the champlons of the east—cracks that only days ago were thought to outclass western colt. Out of the west also came Proctor Knott, who, in the first running of the Futurity, fourteen years ago, out- speeded the same Salvator, that was to become the idol of the American turt. Bavable was able to do what his famous sire falled to do before him. Another memory of past Futurities came with the magnificent race of Keene's speediest of fillies, Dazzling, whose sire, Bt. Leonards, ran third in the classic of 1802, It is not always given to a filly to be up in the first flight of such a race. Butterfiy's was a marvel in 1894 and luck favored L'Alouette three years I day Dazzling came with a burst of speed that was true to her mame, but she fal- and, faltering, ders. John A. Drake and the western contin- gent, always confident that Savable would score, played him down from 20, and in some books 25 to 15. In such a surging mass as that which crowded the betting ring, with every man struggling to place his money, thousands were as units. Eager layers selzed what was thrust at them, and knew no east or west. It was the west, however, that rounded up the good thing of the day and cashed In at night- tall, Never Before Such a Orowd. Sheepshead never kuew such a crowd. At noon the lower tier of the three-deck grand- stand was crowded. Long before the bugle sounded the first race all three tlers were filled with a mass of moving color. It was woman everywhere, costumed in flmy bril- lant gowns, and bedecked with colors rare and radiant. Almost us far as the eye could reach, down over the lawn and through the fleld, it was a swaying mass of humanity. Twenty thousand surged in the,fleld, and within and beyond the track rails there were thousands more. Men prominent in every walk of life and every man who loves & race horse and “the sport of kings," whose business would per- mit it, gathered with his fellows under the shadow of the club house and the great stands. Thirty-one were carded to go, but Sov- ereign, Sir Voorhles, Dalesman, Love Not, Royal Summers, Merry Acrobat and Medal were scratched. Bounding Beauty was added at a late moment by the Popper stable and a few minutes later withdrawn. There were twenty-four left to fight it out in contest where only the stoutest hearted might hope to live. “They're Of." The call to saddle was trumpeted at 4 o'clock, and one long, thin line filed out and cantered slowly past the stands. En- thusiasm was pent up. It was anxiety rather than excitement that prevalled in that vast gathering. Hardly one of the sleek-limbed ra ut bad a host of sup- porters, and not one but won the admira- tion of all. Starter Pettingill waited for the fleld, red flag in hand. To the eager watchers that blurred like far up at the end of the chute seemed In constant wriggling motion, with now and then & flash of red or a glint of white as the silk of the boys' jackets caught the sunlight. It was depe work to keep that lipe straight before the final word, witi: fortunes depending on the result. For twenty minutes they seesawed to and fro, then came & swish of the flag and a burr of the bell in the judges' box. Instantly there was frenzy among multitude. Thl forgotten the ory, incomparable, and before the fall | the starter, the greatest in numbers that | the | | pany F, Second battalion of Engineers, Au- {him up to a telegraph pole, but in some THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for Nebraska—Cooler Sunday, with Falr in West and Showers in East Portion; Monday Fair. 1 Try Amerionn Trainwreek Tornado Wrecks Passen le Wins Great Futurity ercer Men Lose in Commit Looal Fusionists Open Campaign. President s Day in Vermont. Soldlers Ordered to Shoot Rioters. News of Nebraska Tewns More Paymasters Come to Grand Jury to Probe Tax Fra Events in Soctety. ent of Omaha Teachers. Gam, Street Raflway Men Form Union. Sporting Events of a Da Bvents Condition of Omal Burglar Shoots to Kill Long Searches for Mythical Mines. Bar in Great Britain. sibly Punished. Social Doings in Manila. In the Domain of Wo: Amusements and Music, Editorial, E. Rosewater Replies to Markets and Financial. Street Rallway Stock May Be Sold. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday: Hour. Hour. X ». ». ». m m m m m m IOWA BABY FOUND GUILTY Keokuk Judge Declares Vagrant that the Mother May Retain Possession. Infant = KEOKUK, Ia., Aug. 30.—Baby Kellar, 11 months old, was found guilty of vagraney today by ® justice of the peace. Sentence was suspended during good behavior and the baby defendant discharged. The caso Was tried with nobody in the courtroom exeept the mother and her friends, who took & war- rant against the infant several days ago as a means of obtaining possession of the child It had been declared to be in the legal cus- tody of Elmer Park, secretary of the Associ- ated Charities, on his appeal after the ac- quittal of the mother on a charge of coming within the new law to deprive unworthy parents of their children. The mother still has the child guarded at her sister's house. PHILIPPINE SCOUTS . RAISED | Several Appointments and Promotions Are Announced from Headquart- ers at Washington. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.—The following recess appointments and promotions in the Philippine scouts have been announced: To be first lieutenants: Second Lieuten- nt G. J. Hasson, July 7, vice Hendrix, re. igned; Second Lieutenant Henry B. Moore, August 15, vice Bell, resigned. To be sec- ond lleutenants: First Sergeant H. R. Drake, troop A, Fifth cavalry, July 10, vice Hasson; First Sergeant Charles Far- rell, Company I, Thirtieth infantry, July 15, vice Clifton, resigned; Roy T. Ballard of Ohio, late second lieutenant Thirty-sec- ond, U. 8. V., July 12, 1902, vice Munday, deceased. Corporal Randall Kernan, Com- gust 19, vice, promoted. SLIPS NOOSE, BUT IS SHOT Mob Riddles Negro After Un- successful Effort to Hang Him at Spark. Moore, Ilino! SBPARK, Ill., Aug. 30.—Ardee Levin, a negro who was arrested here for an assault on a young white woman today, was riddled with bullets by an angry mob tonight. About 8 o'clock the mob took him from the jall nd slipped a noose over his head and swung manner he slipped the noose and fell to the street. In an instant he wll on his feet and running awa; He apparently escaped !n the darkness, but & posse pursued him and surrounded him several hours later within two blocks of the jail and shot him to death. PITTSBURG TEAM TO LOSE SIX National League Team Players Sup- posed to Have Tied Up with Other Teams. PITTSBURG, Aug. 30.—From present ap- pearances, six of the Pittsburg National Jeague players, who left for the east to- night with the team, will not be in Pitts- burg uniforms next seasom. The players suspected of deserting the champions ar Pitchers Tannehill and Chesbro, Catel Smith and Fielders Leach, Conroy and Davis. President Dreyfus, it seems, had re- quested all of his players to declare them- selves before September 1, and inasmuch as the players named have failed to comply the story is current that they have trans- ferred thelr alleglance to some other club. FAST MAIL IS WRECKED Northwestern Has A Catastro- {be held in this county September 20. | surrender of its rights and powers to Mr. .| Mercer’s congressional phe Near Fairchild, Wis. ‘Whick Trainmen Die, ST. PAUL, Mion., Aug. 30.—The North- western train dispatcher in this city says the fast mail traln eastbound wrecked at Fairchild, Wis., late tonight. Two train- men are reported killed, but none of the passengers were injured. Movements of Ocena Vessels Aug. 30. At New York—Arrived: Celtic, from Liverpool; Statendam, from Rotterdam. Balled: Nordam, for Rotterdam and Bo- logne; Zeeland, for Antwerp; Lucanla, for var 00l. okohama—Arrived: Coptic, from San Francisco At Hong Kong—Arrived Beattle and Victorla, B. C. Francisco. At Moville—Arrived: New York, for Glasgow. At Liverpool—8ailed: York. At Genoa—Arrived: York, for Naples. At ‘Naples—Salied: Yor AL Copenhagen—8alled: Tyo Maru, from Pery, from San Laurentian, from " Cevic, for New Sardegns, from New Lombardia, for New Oscar I1, for New At Bremerhaven—Sailed: Grosse Kur- turst, for New York via Cherbours. At ‘Southampton—Sailed: St. Louls, for New York via Cherbo At Havre—Salled: L urg. Labretagne, for New YR Antwera-satied At W i York Vaderiand for New ~ MERCER MEN LOSE Their Attempt to Oentrol the Douglas County Prhnniu Fail, COUNTY COMMITTEE TAKES UP ITS DUTIES Appoints Election Boards and Will Frepare the Official Ballots. GURLEY FIGHTS TO THE LAST DITCH He Has Vio Walker and Ralph Breokenridge a8 Assistanta, FAIR PLAY AND LEGAL RIGHTS WIN OUT County Committee V. teo Give No Congressional Candidate an Untair Advantage Over His Seve eral Oppoments, The republican county committee, at a meeting beld in Washington hall yesterday afternoon, declded to perform the duties assigned to it by the lawe of the state by taking charge of the primary election to The committee, which had been made by a majority acting under & misapprehension of the law one week before, was rescinded. As & result of yesterday's action of the county committeg, Mr. Mercer's manager 1s no longer in a position to enforce the “rules” he set forth in his call for con- gressional primaries, under which every candidate for congress was to pay him an assessment of $50 in addition to the fee of §2 for each delegate filed. Nelther is Mr. Blackburn to be allowed to name the official boards of the primaries, to prepare the officlal ballots or to re- ceive the returns and certify the result to the convention, all of which he arros gated to himself in his “‘rules for the re- nomination of Dave Mercer.” Instead, the county committee, whose membership is fairly representative of all of the-candi- dates for congress, is to conduct the pri. maries, according to custom and law, and without any favor to particular candi date, Goss Makes Explanation. Chairman Goss, upon calling the meeting to order yesterday afternoon, made & state- ment to the effect that he had mot re- tused to issue a call for tha apa slon, but had been out of the city at the time the movement for another meeting was carried through by a majority of t members. Secretary Messick called the roll, and it was found that fifty-nine of the sixty-one members were present, the same attendance that was had at the meeting of the week before. W. F. Gurley was the first man recog- nized by the chairman, although several called for recognition at once. Mr. Gurley read a list of ‘polling places, the same &a- designated in the call issued by Ohair- man Goss Friday afternoon, and moved that it be adopted as the oficial list, W. J. Connell suggested that the Gurley mo- tion was premature, as matters of greater importance should come up for consider tion by the committee before the polling places should be selected. He moved to lay Mr. Gurley's motion on the table, and then came the first test vote of the meet- ing, which showed the Mercer following to be in the minority, the Connell motion prevalling by a vote of 30 to 28. Proposes Falr Play. Mr, Olson of the Seventh ward sald that ho presumed the purpose of the meeting was to provide for primaries at which all candi- dates would be assured fair play, and he moved that a committee be appointed to select primary election boards and report ita work to the whole committee for approval at once. Mr. Kierstead of the Fifth ward * offered an amendment providing that the judges and clerks for the primaries be we- lected in the usual way, by calling the roll and bhaving the committeemen from each ward in Omaha and South Omaba naming the officers for their respective wards, the committee members in country precincts to act election boards. Mr. Olson accepted the amendment and the motion prevailed. ‘The committeemen from South Omaha then started a movement to change the call 50 as to provide for the holding of the primary election in that city at only one polling place instead of at a place in each of the six wards. H. O. Murphy sald this was the unanimous wish of the South Omaha mem- bers and was in accordance with the custom that had always been adhered to in his city. Gurley, Breckenridge and Walker. Mr. Gurley, R. W. Breckenridge, V. B, ‘Walker and other Mercerites spoke at length and with much fervor against allowing the South Omaha members to eelect their own polling place, Mr. Breckenridge making the statement that the republicans of South Omaha ought to submit to the rules of out- slders for the reason ‘“that they never ected any republicans ip South Omaha, but bad to depend on the votes of Omaha to elect the republican ticket.” Mr. Kierstead was prompt to correct Mr. Breckenridge by reminding him of the fact that South Omaha republicans elected their ecity ticket at the last election and were now enjoying & first-class republican administras tion, Mr, Murphy made a strong plea for bhome rule for his city and moved that the call provide for but one polling place. Mr, Breckenridge moved to lay the Murphy mo- tion on the table, but his motion failed to carry and Mr. Murphy's proposition weat through. Judges and Olerks Selected. The following judges and clerks for the primaries were then named by the ward committeemen and approved by the whole committee: First Ward—¥. W. Coleman, T. A. Jen- Becond War udges: Collls Hopper, clerk. F5hind Wara—Robert. Alton, H. Avery, judy Fred Watson, clork. ard—W. B. Whitehorn, J. W. Cooper, clerk. B. Ellingwood, J, B. W. Christle, clerk omas Johnson, e, T en; W, W, Bastmas, clerk. Sevenih E. Peterson, J. Starr, Judges: | wmuun Redgwic! . J. Westel D. —@. Bchroeder, judges; clerk. Bouth Omaha—Bd Co, Schults, judges; Floyd As to J M \\nrfl J\ldl“‘ Bixth Ward—Th mwen-. lud:u Ninth' “Ward . Butta, Augast Thomas P. Wilson, uharve, John ¥. cKay, clerk. 1 Delegat, Mr. Connell introduced the tollawing res- olution, which was adopted: Whereas, The judicial committee of the Fourth juaicial district of Nebraska has called a’fudicial convention for September 71, i, at Washington ball, In the ity of ha, for the nomination of a judge of e lsiriet court to all the vacenoy caused by the resignation of Hea W, W, Keysor,