Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 8, 1903, Page 1

ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1903. HUNDRED DIE AT SEA ( Two French Piswenger Bteamers Collide Ou'side Marseilles Harbor. BOILER EXPLODES AS VESSEL SINKS Terrified People Cling to Bhip as it Piunges to Ocean’s Bottom. RESCUE WORK RENDERED DIFFICULT Masta Oause Eddy in Water Which Bothers Those Bring ng Aid. FIVE SCORE ARE PLUCKED FROM DEATH PLAGUE GERMS -BARRED OUT German Government Prohibits Study of Dendly Microbes in Berl BERLIN, June 7.—In consequence of the death from plague at the Berlin hospital of the young Viennese physician, Dr. Milan Baches, the government has decided to forbld further experiment with plague germs, the risk of spreading Infection being considered greater than thé knowledge gained in# studying the deadly microbes Justifies, Dr. Saches caught the plague in Dr. Koch's bacterfological laboratory for in- fectious diseases. The laboratory is iso- lated and the most minute precautions are taken at the doors and windows to prevent the efeape of the germs. No one is allowed to approach or enter the bullding except the investigators. Small Fleet Gathers Round Doomed Oraft and Manages to Save Half MARSEILLES, June 7.—~More than 100 persons, passengers and crew, were drowned near Marsellles today in a collision be- twoen Insulaire and Liban, passenger steamers belonging to the Fraissinet Steum- ship company of Marseilles. Liban sank, 117 passengers and firemen being saved, while the remainder perished. The steamer Liban left Marseilles this morning on its regular trip to Bastia, Cor- sica, and was run down and sunk by In- sulaire off the Mairk islands. The oollision was witnessed from the pilot boat Belchamp, which immediately steamed up to render ald. The force of the coliision had cut a great hole in Liban's side and it was aiready making water rapldly. The captain saw that the only chance was to yun the steamer aground, and Liban was headed full speed for the shore, but within seventeen minutes aftor the collision, and while still in deep watar, the fore part of the steamer plunged be- neath the waves and a few minutes later it had disappeayed. . Ships Strive to Ald. In the meantime Belchamp, the steamer Balkan, clso belonging to the Fraissinet company, and other vessels had drawn near and were making desperate efforts to res- ocue those on board. Belchamp rescued persons, Balkan rescued thirty-sevon and up to the present it is known that in addition seventeen of the cfew were also saved. Officers of Balkan describe the scene just before Liban disappeafed as a ter- rible one. As the vessel was sinking it was inclined to such an angle that its masts struck the water, causing an eddy which made the work of rescue most diffi- cult. A mass of human beings was cling- ington After Long Cemmection with Union Pacific. (From a Staff Correspondent.) . WASHINGTON, June 7.—(Special Tele- gram,)—~William James Carroll, formerly of Omaha, where he was copnected with the Union Pacific, dled in this city last ovening at the Portner apartment house. Three years. ago Mr. Carroll ruffered from bromidic poisoning. This affected his heart resuited in his death. He was 46 years age, having been born in Ireland. He in the British army in early man- ‘was reciplent of & number of for bravery. oM, Il will be recalled by older M. Thurston. When Senator Thurston left the Union Pacific to enter the senate, Mr, Carroll shortly after followed his chiet, returning to his native country to settle an estate left him by his mother. He re- turned to America last August, taking up his residence in Washingtbn. He s survived by a wife and daughter. Funeral will be held tomorrow morning. Interment will bd made in Rock Creek ocemetery. MANY SHOTS FLY AT JACKSON Town Marshal Nomexigtent Sheriff Winks at Al Disorder. JACKSON, Ky., June 7.—There was much firing in and about the town tonight. The soldlers counted 163 shots. There is no town marshal since James Cockrill was Killed and: Sherift Callahan makes no ar- rests. Judge Redwine today reversed his oider #o that Curtie Jett and Thomas White occupy the same cell again. The prisoners had a long conference today with their counsel. The Marcum people expect no conference in the trial The friends of Cockrill have asked Gov- ernor Beckhhm to have some other judge in place of Judge Redwine on the bench during the trials this week. MINNESOTA FORESTS BLAZE SPARTA, Minn, June T—A forest fire has been burning in the vicinity of Ely lake all day, doing great damage to stand- ing timber and destroylng thousands of dollars worth of cordwood. Unless rain falls spon there will be hea'ry loss of timber, as fires may be seen burn- ing in & desen different directions. Lifting Terumseh Mortgases. TECUMSEH, NEB., June 7.—(Special )— During the month of May there were 13 farm ‘mortgages filed in Johnson_county, whish amounted to $38,160; nineteen were released, amounting to L. Of city mortgages four were fled aggregatin $1.30, while two were veleased whi amounted to §780, During the same pr;od ffty-three chattel mortgages wenl on re- cord, valued at $8,064; and thirty-two were released Involving & fnencial considera- Bon of B The order forbldding experiments was determined upon at a conference yesterday at the ministry of education of the sani- tary and police authorities, in which the emperor's physicl Dr. Leuthold, Prof. Renvers and other noted speclalists par- ticipated. Dr. Saches was sent here by the Austrian government, who Intended to use his services in perfecting the sanitary arrangements in Bukowin: KING AIDS THE HOSPITALS Edward Lends His Presence to Special Service at St. Paul's Cathedral. LONDON, June 7.—King Edward testi- fled anew to his, interest In the hospitals by attending the “Hospital Sunday” serv- ice ut St. Paul's cathedral today, this be- ing the first occasion he has visited the cathedral since the thanksgiving service after his fliness last year. It is intended to inaugurate a week of special effort in the collection of funds for the London hos- pitals. Accompanied by Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria the king drove in an open carriage in semi-state to the cathe. dral. The streets were densely crowded. The Prince and Princess of Wales and several other members of the royal family together with the lord mayor and cor- poration of London, and many members of the Lords and Commons were present. States. VIENNA, June 7.—There is a wholesals emigration of miners and workmen in the iron districts of Austria to the United Btates In consequence of the unprecedented stagnation of the iron Industry. Hundreds of men have been discharged since the beginning of thé year and the mines and fron works are operating short time. Wages have fallen 50 per cent and in many instances the men are earning less than 60 cents a day, and their families are suffering severely. There is faint hope of immediate improvement in the sl and whole colonies of worl are leaving the country. GER CALLS COUNT CASSINI sks Hay to Investigate Interview ia Which Russian Slated Ambassador. PEKING, June 7.—United States Mirister Conger has cabled Becretary Hay suggest- ing an inquiry into the authenticity of the published Interview with the Russian am- bassador, Count Cassini. The count was reported to have denied the correctness of Mr. Conger's wtatement of the Russian demands on China and to have expressed surprise that Minister Con- ger should have acted upon unreliable in- formation. LOUBET WILL VISIT KING London Next Mom/h, Italian arch LONDON, June 7.—President Loubet will arrive in London on July 6 on his visit to Edward and will remain three days St. James palace as the king' Edward has recelved a telagram of Italy, regretting his in- Lynching. TOPEKA, Kan., June 7.—A message from St. Francis this evening says Chauncey Dewey and his cowboys, under arrest for the alleged murder of the Berry family last week, are yet safs ‘The settlers have formed a sort of military organization, it is understood, and are outspoken In their determination that Dewey and his men shall not escape. A militia company from Osborne is now on its way to St. Francls. More than fifty miles of the distance will have to be vov- | | ered by an overland march, however, and it will be Tuesday before they can reacn there. The sheriff of Cheyenne county thinks he can protect the men until that time. [BISCUIT MAKERS CALLED OUT| Men Asked te Quit Work ou Are Al CHICAGO, June 7.—A general striké of all the National Bisoult company's hands is to be called on Tuesday, according to a statement made at a meeting of the Chi cagn Federation of Labor by Delegate Me- Intosh, representing the Cracker Bakers union. 9 Mr. Meclntosh made the declaration that National BSecretary Harsbecker of the Bakers' and Confectioners' International in conformity with the action of the recent convention, where, he sald, it had been de- cided to make a fight on that concern be- cause It refused to treat with the unions. Sugar Fuectory for Wheatland. WHEATLAND, Wyo.. June T.—(Speeial.) —It is stated positively here that Wheatland | will get a Yeet sugar factory. and that arrangements for the bullding and the com- mencement of work on the stryctures have been made. The factory will probably be located on the fat just east of the C. & B. - | aepet. : union had issued the general strike order | TULLOCH CONTINUES FIGHT Reiterates Postal Oharges and Denies These Brought Against Himself PRESIDENT OPENS REFORMED CHURCH Declares Arriving Immigrants Shonld Be Speedily Cared for by Members of Thelr Own Faith Already Resident in Country. WASHINGTON, June 7.—Seymour W. Tulloch, formerly cashier of the Washing- ton city postoffice, has written to Postmas- ter General Payne In response to replies recelved from Postmaster Merritt of the Washington postoffice and others to the charges of maladministration he made against the local postoffice. The large part of Mr. Tulloch's letter was in defense of counter charges made by Mr. Merritt. Mr. Tulloch says the charge that under his, Tulloch's, regime as cashier quarterly pay- rolls were required to be signed in blank even if true would but produce a “smile in Washington, where probably the greater portion of governmental employes sign pay- rolls in blank. He says, however, that the fact is ths this custom, usual elsewhere, was proh), ited elghteen years ago by the then p¢ master and the only payrolls signed blank were for postal clerks at a dist/ or for employes expecting to be absf ¥ their request and as a personal favor i the privilege of signing In advance, ~ requiring the voucher to be mad/ he auditor to be personally signed the employe. He says at the time of payment figures had been previously filled in and that false payment could not but have been detected easily and fraud was impossible. The charge that a “false voucher’” had been put in while Mr, Tulloch was cashier, he says, was only an attempt to discredit him and even Mr, Merritt admits that the tran- saction was directed by the postmaster, recognized by the assistant postmaster and the money retained pald to persons duly designated. The facts, however, he says, are that substitutes named by the Civil Service commission served the postoffice without extra pay except when they fill tempo- rarily the places of clerks and recelve their pay. As some clerks failed to pay thelr substitutes the postmaster directed that previous to payment of clerks who had been absent the signed receipts in full of the substitute should be put in the clerk's pay envelope and the amount it called for retained and paid to the substitute by his division superintendent. Hard Drinkers Are Fined. The particular instance cited by Post- master Merritt, he says, was where an em- ploye after a drunken spree was fined rather than dismissed and the money di- vided by his superintendent among the substitutes for services rendered, the post- master, by written order directing the cash- fer to do this. Mr. Tulloch declares that while in office he did report irregularities to his immedi- ate superiors and the Inspectors. He d es the charge that he was mercenary with e Mr. J suggestod. writer “settling his scoounts and that he offered to do it for Mr. Willett person- ally for nothing, but later it was arranged that some of the clerks should do the work, which related chiefly to Porto Rico. Mr., Tulloch’s letter then continues: In closing, may I say it has not yet been shown to. the contrary in any of the re- plies you have published. (1). That irregular payments were made troi.. local funds instead of by the proper disbursing officer of the department. (). That an aitempt was made to cause all employes to bond under a single blanket Bond with some of the favored companies. (3). That the regulations of the depart- ment were violated in forcing a_letterbox, which prominent officials were said to be interested in, upon the public even to the unauthorized use of the postmaster's au- thority and against his protest. (1). That payments were directed for ar- ticles tot delivered. (5). That persons were paid two or three salaries and performed liitle or no service. (8). That a physician was illegally ap- poluted whoes! posilion' waft » sinscurs. 1 ve been told that a $300 operating table was purchased for private use and ci to the department as postal furniture. (7). That promotious were s ted upon proviso of division with his officials in the department. (8). That persons were appoluted from whom no service was required upon a com- lipentary roll. 3 "3 in Porto Rico were not ‘That arrears fully recovered. \10). That usciess junkets were frequent to Porto Rico and Cuba. (11). That persons pald for the military tal service had their salaries continued months after ceasing all service. (12). That salaries were also continued after service had ceased to take up irreg: ular expenses. President Comsecrates Church, ' Bpeaking’ Wt thé consecration of the Grace Memorial Reformed church toduy, President Roosevelt said: This church is consecrated to the serv- loe of the Loid and we can serve Him by the way in which we serve our tellow men. ‘This church is consecrated to service end duty. It wus written ot old that by their fruits xe shall know them,” and we can show the faith that is in us, we can show the sincerity of our devotion by the fruits we bring forth. The man who is not a (ender and con- siderate husband, & loving and wise father is not serving the Lord when he gous to church, S0 with woman; 80 with all who come here. Our being in this church, our communion are sincere, show its effect on our lives out- side. Must Care for Strangers. We of the Reformed church have a duty to perform in this great country of ours, a country sulll In the making, for we have the duty take care of our brethren who come each year from over seas to our shores. man going 10 & new country is torn by the roots from all his old associations and there is a period of great danger to him in the time before he gets his roots down In the new country, before he brings himself in touch with his fellows in the new land, For that reason I always take peculiar interest in the attitude of ou churches toward the Immigrants who come to these shores. I feel that we should te pecullarly watchful over them because of our own history, because we of our fathars came here under like conditions. Now that we have established ourselves let us see to it that we stretch forth the hand of help, the hand of brotherhood toward the ne comers and help them as speedily o8- sible to shape themselves and Lo gt Into such relations that it will be easy for them o walk in the new life. ThAt is one form of duty peculiarly incumbent upon us of these Reformed churche But we are.not to be excused If we welf- ishly sit down and enjov mifts that nave been given to us and do not share them. with our poorer fellows coming from eyery part of the world, who manv of them stand in the need of such a helpiug hand who too often mest many peoble anxiovs to soclate with them for thelr detriment, and too few anxious to associate with them for their good. Many Trips for President. Arrangeniets are being made for Presi- dent Roosevelt's trip to Cleyeland this week to attend the wedding of Senator Hanna's daughter. The president, accom- panied by his daughter, Miss Alice, Secre tary Loeb and perhaps two or three cthers, will leave on & special train at 3 p. day. The party will arrive in Cleveland be- tween 6 and 7 on Wedhosduy morning. On the return teip the president and party (Continued on Second Page) | I & ere with another, must, it we ! peculiarly incumbent upon us o | The | ues- | SL;'GLE COPY THREE CENT GRAFTERS OVERRUN DAKOTA Swindle Farmers with Bogus Talking Machine Orders Altered to Suit Clreumstances, SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., June 7.—(Special.) “-An army of grafters has been turned loose to prey upon the people of South Dakota, and more especially the farmers, man of whom they regard as an “easy mark. But the experlence of some of the “graf- ters” has proved to them that the average South Dakota farmer has had his eye- teeth cut. A new scheme to separate the farmer and his money is reported from Valley Springs, in the eastern part of Minnehaha county. Two swindlers are necessary to work the schemes. One of them first visits the homes of intended victims and ofrers to sell a phonograph, his original price being $2. 1f the intended victim does not “bite" readily because the price is considered too high, the fakir reduces his price to as low as §7, glving as an excuse that he wishes to introduce the machines in the nelghbor- hood, and it might ald him in making other sales. In cases where farmers have signed or- for the machines, a confederate of the £ der appears a few days later with £ 1. In one instance the confederate pro- £ ed an order which showed that the mer had signed an order not only for the nonographs, as he had supposed, but for ourteen records at $20 each as well. The farmer refused to pay this sum, whereupon the swindler agreed to take $20 in settlement of the claim, finally dropping the $11. It is likely this scheme will be worked elsewhere in the state, as well as In north- western Iowa and southwestern Minnesota. FUGITIVE \_FELON ARRESTED Alleged Pontal Caught After Many Days’ Search. Fraudulent Clerk SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Junel.—(Special.) —Geo. A. Young, former clerk in the post- office at Fifield, Wis., who has been a fugi- tive from justice for some time, has been located and arrested at Sisseton. He was brought to Sioux Falls by Deputy United States Marshall Collins and lodged in the county jail pending the Iissuance of an order by Judge Carland, of the United States court in this city, for his transfer to Wisconsin for trial: Young Is charged with having attempted to defraud the government by making false returns of the sales of stamps and other business transacted by the Fifield postoffice during the quarter year ending Sept. %0, 1800. Thh matter of granting an order for his transter to Wisconsin will come before Judge Carland tomorrow. HAYES MUST SERVE HIS TERM t Be Worked Out. ‘D, June 7.—(Spectal victed at the to a term of 2 years in the Sloux Falls pen- itentiary, will have ‘to serve his term, not- withstanding he made a strenuous fig.t to have the lower court reversed. A few days after being placed in the penitentiary he appealed his case to the state supreme court, which has now affirmed the judgment of the lower court. ‘When he perfected his appeal he was transferred to the Moody county jall at Flandreau, where ke remainded pending the dectsion of the supreme court. He will now two-year term. Pays Up After Forty Years, SIOUX FALLS. 8. D, June 7.—(Special.) ~That Uncle S8am always pays his debts, notwithstanding that he sometimes is very slow about it, is again proved by the case of Rev. 8. H. Stevens, a clergyman of Gregory ciunty. He has just received a draft from the United States government in payment of a bill which has been due him for nearly forty years. The Interest- ing feature of the matter s that the amount was only about $0. In carrying this trivial sum on the books at Washing- ton, and Investigating the claim, there is no doubt the government has expended hundreds of dollars. The payment is a refund of money advanced by the cle.gy- man during the war of the rebellion for clothing and traveling expenses. ¥ Clue to Backus, LARAMIE, Wyo.. June ‘7.—(Spectal)—A horse believed to belong to Geo. Backus, who I charged with cutting Fred Tucker’ throat with & razor, has been seen in the hills In the Horse Creek country, and it Is thought Backus is still In hiding there. A report from the country says Backus threatened to kill himself after committing the alleged assault upon Tucker. Jowans Move to Wyoming. WHEATLAND, Wyo., June 7.—(Specfal.) —Colonization Agent Mason has arrived with a large party of Towa and other eas- tern farmers who are seeking homes in this section. The party, numbering over thirty, 18 looking over the flats and judging from the favorable expressions from them, all, | or nearly all, will take up land and move their families here at once. Many Wyeming Cattle Die. WHEATLAND, Wyo., June 7.—(Special.) —Ranchmen from the Laramie Peak coun- try report that a large number of cattle have died In that section from exposure and | a strange disease which at first was believed |to be anthrax fever. An investigation, { however, shows that the cattle died from peritonitis and that the malady did not | spread to other herd ! Rawl Man Loswes Finger. | RAWLINS, Wyo., June 7.—(Special)— George Jordan, employed in the shops, lost a fiinger today by a driving box falling on his hand ——— {SEEKS TO MAKE FAIR EXHIBIT Adventurous Sallor Strives to Twice Cross Ocean in Sm Dory. GLOUCESTER, Mass, June 7.—Howard Blackburn, who has already made two voyages across the Atlantic alone in small dories, started this afternoon in his fifteen- toot dory, America, in a third attempt to | cross the ocean, with Havre as his ob- Jective point His Intention is to return via Gibraltar, | the West Indies, Porto Rico and Cuba and | exnibit his boat at the St. Louls expo- | sition A large crowd on the wharves and craft in the harbor gave him a hearty sendofl. | { be returned to the penitentiary to serve his | | | | | Derived from fines and licens ! | Amount BARNES FUR SUPREME JUDGE Republicans Around 8:ate House S8ay Nor- folk Man Has a Oertainty. NO SOUTH PLATTE CANDIDATE IS LIKELY ter County Conven- Instruet. North (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, June 7.—(Spaclal Telegram.) ~All the politicians around the state house look upon it as a certainty that the repub- lican nomination for supreme judge will 80 to Judge J. B. Barnes of Norfolk with- out a contest, county convention last week, Instructing the delegation from this county to the; state convention for Judge Barnes is sup- posed to havd settled the whole thing Although It seems to have created scarcely a ripple of excitement on the political sea, this resolution is really en- tirely unprecedented and truly remarkable when all the circumstances are taken into consideration. Judge Barnes is one of the present supreme court commissioners, He was a candidate for appointment on the commission when it was originally named and was a candidate for the nomination for supreme judge two years age, he was beaten out by Judge Bedgwick and thon transferred to the place on tho commission, made vacant by the promotion ot Judge Sedgwick. In the convention of two years ago Lancaster county was neither for Bedgwick nor Barnes, but stayed by Judge S. P. Davidson of Tecum- seh until the band wagon was in sight. The fact that Lancaster county, which typifies the South Platte county, should come out the first thing for a North Platte candidate is accepted as notice that no South Platte competitors will enter the race. In fact it will have a determining influence to keep them out of the race, Aside from Davidson and Barnes, two years ago the only other prominent aspir- ant was Judge W. W. Keysor of Omaha, who has since given up his place on the district bench and removed trom the, state, Judge Letton of Fairbury had covetous eyes on the supreme judgeship a lttle while ago, but his friends dissuaded him from shying his castor on the proposition that he was not properly located geo- graphically to get in. Unless, therefore, some disturbing factor appears the republi- can convention, so far as the head of the ticket s concerned, is likely to bs a one- man show. The two places of regents are always minor considerations to be dis- tributed with & view to strengthening the ticket, Fu o date Settled. The identity of the fusion candidate for supreme judge is equally well known even at this early day. It may be that there will be no fusion In the sense that we have had fusion in Nebraska for the past five years, but Chief Justice Sullivan, ‘when renominated by both democrats and populists, will be the fusion candidate just the same. Both democratic and populst state committees have been called to meet % Tuesday, June. 23, to nge for the nominating conventions of their re- spective parties, Diseussing the matter, the Independent, which is the official popu- list paper, declares that it Is incumbent upon the populists to meet in convention and nominate Judge Sullivan and Regents Von Forell and Kenower. “Bul it adds, “there s no need of a two-ring-convention to do this, No need of an all-night session getting together. 1f the demccrats, when they meet in convention, feel that the populist nominees are the proper ones they can indorse the populist ticket.” This would indicate that the popullsts contemplate holding their convention sep- erafely and ahead of the democratic con- vention just to have the satsfaction of making the nominations first and putting the democrats in the attitude of endorsing the populist candidates. Inasmuch as the democrats are looking for the substance instead of the shadow, and can by this means have the head of the ticket con- cedeéd to them so easily it would not be surprising if they should fall in with the idea. The weak point In the scheme, as pointed out by one of the state house re- publicans, is that after the populists have named Judge Sullivan the democrats could get together and put up a straight demo- cratic ticket, leaving the populists holding the sack. The prospects appear to be so good for republican success that it will not make much difference whether the populists and democrats trot tandem or in double harness or get hitched each to their own vehicles. LIQUOR MEN HOLD MEETING High Water Keeps Many Away from Gathering Held at Falls City. FALLS CITY, Neb., June 7.—(Special).— The Nebraska Retall Liquor Dealers’ asso- clation, which met here last week, was not largely attended on mccount of the high water. It was with great difficulty thet thirty members were got together, {\that number being & quorum, but it was done. The assoclation will meet in Omaha in June, 1904 The following officers were elected: James Nevels, president; A. M. Tillman, vice president; Henry Keating, secretary; Hans Petersen, treasurer; H. C. Schults, A. H Koop, J. W. Hobson, executive committee; C. E. Fields. ofclal eator. Had the weather been favorable several hundred delegates would have been here. School Monies Apportioned FALLS CITY, Neb., June 7.—(Special)— County Superintendent Crocker la sending out the June apportionment this week. Richardson county shows as follows: Amount certified by state supt 7,39.51 Fractional quarter ... Fractional re) quarters remainder from Fraction remaining unapportioned..§ apportioned ’ 5 Number districts entitled to share. children entitled to , Number school share Waters Delay Meetimg. HUMBOLDT, Neb., June 7.—(Special)— The meeting of group No. 1 of the State Bankers' association, which was to have been held at Falls City the 10th and 1ith of this month, has been postponed on ac- count of the impassable conditions of the roads untll July 8. The Sunday school convention of Richardson county, which was advertised for the last week. has also been put off until June 16-15. x Mem Meet, H, NER " TECUMC held a meeting in Vesta yesterday. A num- ber of prominent workers from over the state were in attendance. The action of the Lancaster | when | CONDITIOVN OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska—Falr Monday and Tuesday. e at Omaha Yesterday: Deg. ¥ . o4 . 65 o6 70 72 74 77 80 Temperat Hour, 5 a. [0 7 8 o 10 11 12 m. OMAHANS GET-RICH VICTIMS New York Man Charged with Swind- ling Wasterners by Tarf Betting Scheme, NEW YORK, June T7.—(Special Tele- gram.)H. Bradford Clarke, jr., who the police allege secured thousands of dollars from victims in all parts of the country by promising that he could show them how to beat the races, was held in the Brooklyn police court today. He was ar- rested at his office in the Court street bullding. Detective Captain Formosa is trying to get one of the alleged victims to prosecute. Captain Formosa says Clarke, alias Cart- wright, 1s a well-known swindler and has his picture in the rogues' gallery. prisoner recognized his picture and ac- knowledged his identity. Détectives Brady and McCluskey, who made the arrest, claim that they have the names of thousands of victims and fully 500 letters from western people who were patrons of Clarke during the last three months, asking him for some return on their investments. Clarke is a good-looking, well-dressed man % years old. The police today gave out the names of the following whom they claim are victims of the swindler: From Omaha—Mrs. 8. E. Winder, 108 South Fourteenth street; W. J. Wilson, J. W. Fead, treasurer's office; P. T. Bar- ber, O. L. Hampton, Twelfth and Harney streets, Lincoln, Neb.—J. H. Pinkerton, 81 North Twenty-seventh street; J. S| Leonhart, 1427 O street. ! Des Moines, Ia.—Matt Kane, 226 Fourth street; Mrs. C. P. Myers, 1128 Second street; W. F. Stallings, 411 Walnut street; M. W. Thaw, 609 Manhattan bullding. Cedar Rapids, la.—Claude Earl, 1016 South Eighth street. OFFICER SHOOTS PRISONER Policeman Goodrich Dangerously Wounds a Man Who Rau from Him, Last evening about 10 o'clock, while run- ning away from the officer who sought to arrest him, Elmer Scott, halling from Sloux City, was shot and dangerously wounded by Police Officer Goodrich. The shooting occurred near Thirteenth and Capltol avenue. The young man broke away from the officer and soon after re- celved a ball from a 38-caliber revolver in the small of the back. He was attended to at once by Police SBurgeon Trostler, who had him taken to Clarkson hospital. Officer Goodrich found the man begging gn the streets near Fifteenth and Douglas streets and proceeded to walk him down to the station. When nearing the corner of Thirteenth and Dodge streets Scott broke away from the officer and ran. Good- rich followed him and commandéd him to halt, but as he kept on running the officer commenced firing at him. Three shots were fired, one in the air, one went wild and one found lodgment in the man's back. Scott s a burly young fellow, but the only charge against him was begging on the street. The operation on Elmer fcott at the Clarkson hospital showed bullet had enter- ed his back near the center and about one inch below the last rib, going straight through and coming out in front about two inches above and to the right of the navel, In its course it had gone through the stom- ach, perforated two places In thy intestines and cut slightly into the kidneys. After the operation the doctors announced that Scott had only a fighting chance for life, but it is admitted that he is a very dan- gerously wounded man. Officer Goodrich went to his home at midnight at the end of the beat. MR. MICKEY PUNCTURES FAKE Den Intention to Take Perso Supervision of Police Boards in Omaha and South Omaha. Governor John H. Mickey spent Sunday in Omaha as the guest of W. G. Templeton, having come up from Lincoln Saturday evening and returning to ‘he capitol this morning. The visit was purely a social one, the governor and his host attending church In the morning and going over to Councll Blufts to see friends in the after- noon. Speaking of the report circulated to the effect that he was about to take a hand in the management of the poltce affairs of South Omaha and of Omaha, by calling upon the police comrplssioners he had appointed for the two cities to insist upon a stricter enforcement of the Slo- cumb law, the governor said: “There is nothing whatever in the story. 1 have appointed men as police commis. sioners competent in my judgment to take care of all these matters and the responsi- bility rests with them. It is not my glace to interfere with their management of po- lice affairs unless complaints against them are flled with me officlally. LABOR TEMPLE SAFE ROBBED A daylight robbery of the sneakthief order was reported gbout § on Bunday even- ing by W. T. Peck, superintendent of the Labor temple, Fifteenth and Dodge streets. He said the safe was relleved of 3 in cash and a number of checks for small amounts were taken by some unidentified person. The robbery took place while Mr. Peck was In the room, but as the safe was not locked it did not need expert work. The checks, mostly issued in favor of the teamsters, carpenters, mason tenders and street rallway men's unions. No clue as yet has been obtained Movements of Ocean Vessels Jone 7. At New York—Arrived: Ca Liverpool and Queenstown: from Havre; Lucania, from Liverp Queenstown; 8t. Paul, from Que and Cherbourg. At Gibraltar horn and Na thia, from ‘a Bretagne, Passed: Algeria, from Leg- les for New York At Beachy Head—Passed: Frederick Der Grosse, from Bremen and Cherbourg for New York l\’nrk for Glasgow At the Ise of Wight—Passed from Rotterdam and Boulogne York. At The Lizard—Passed: Minnetonka, from Potsdam, for New June 7T.—(8pecial.) | New York for London —The Johnson county Holiness Assoctation | yaS irerpoot Arrived: eenstown. At Movillo—Arrived: Columbia, from New York for Glasgow: Laurentian, rom New aris and Quebec for Liverpool. Celtle, from New The | HUNDREDS IN PERIL Mississippi Drowns Several and Surrovnd: Boores When Levee Breaks BLACK WALNUT RELIEF DIFFICULT Bridges Blook Large Steamers, but Little Boats Finally Make Trip FOUR TOWNS ARE UNDER THE RIVER Btream Still Riser, with Prospeot of Going Far Higher PUMPING STATION REPORTED TO BE SAFE One Bridge is Already Damaged and Several ot Golng Others in Danger Down Before the Raging Current, ST. LOUIS, June $.~A small steamer from St. Charles succeeded in reach.ng Black Walnut this morning and the two hundred imperilled people, terrified and in great distress for food and shelter were taken from the island in safety. All were rescued, particulars have not been learn- ed. At one o'clock a leves near Madison, .on which gangs of men were working gave way and fifteen men. employes of the Amer- fcan Car and Foundry Works, lost their lives. About 150 men, it is reported, are imprisoned on a section of the levee that is slowly crumbling and all means of es- cape has been cut off. Word has been sent to the St. Louls side to rush the private yacht Annie Russel to the rescue. Annle Russel started to Black Walnut this afternoon and \could not force its way against the current and it s feared it cannot make Its way to Madison. ST. LOUIS, June 7.—Like. a milirace. the Mississippl is surging past 8t. Louis with a stage of 36.0 feet at 7 tonight, making & rise of one and a half feet since the same hour last night. The government forecast is that the rise will continue rapidly until after midnight, and then for the next two days will creep up slowly, probably reach- ing thirty-elght feet before receding. No word was recelved today from the 200 people Imprisoned at Black Walnut. The river has spread round the island until it is a veritable sea with a swift current, and although every effort has been made to reach them, nothing was accomplished today and there has been no meéans of communication. Bridge Blocks St ers’ Passage. Between Black Walnut and 8t. Louls the Belle Fontaine bridge stfetches across the Missourl and the high stage of the river precludes any large steamer passing underneath. No steamer is available at St. Charles to go down the river. Spread Eagle, moored at Alton, IlL, above Bt. Loufs, was hurriedly manned and started for the imperiled colony late last night, but was forced ‘to turn back at“the Belle Fontaine bridge. A private yacht here was manned by & company of policemen today and. started for Black Walnut, as the craft sat low enough In the water to pass all bridges. But another factor had to be reckoned with, and that was the swift current. All steam was turned, on and the yacht's serew churned the muddy waters, but it made no headway against the current, and after vainly stemming the flood for several hours without making 100 yards, returned to shore and the venture was abandoned. None of the large river boats in St. Louls harbor capable of forcing thelr way with their powerful engines against the mill- race current can pass under Eades bridge and Merchants' bridge, and if they could, the Belle Fontaine bridge, which is lower, would prevent them reaching Black Wal- nut. Black Walnut is located fn @& broad and fertile valley of the Missouri and the land surrounding i said to be the richest wheat land In the state. Aside from loss of life, if such catastrophe occurs, the property loss will be heavy, as the entire valley is under water and homes have been washed away, farms depleted and stock drowned. Trippers View the Flood. $ Excursionists poured into St Louis in vast throngs today and the big excursion steamers, loaded to the guards, plled up and down the harbor all day. An are of curfous humanity' stretched high above the torrent from Missouri to Illinals, completely obliterating the top of Bades bridge. The flood stage tonight has broken all past records at St. Louls since May 19, 1878, - when the high water mark was 3.5 feet. The highest mark known here was reached during the great flood of June 27, 1884, when 414 feet was attained. Other high water records here have been made as follow: May 10, 1576, 32.5 feet; May 6, 1881, 36.7 fee July 6, 1882, 325 feet; June 25,1883, 34.7 feet; May 19, 1802, 32 feet, and May 3, 1897, 81 teot. . The high water records of 1844 and 1858 are not officlal, as there was no govesnment station here during those years, but there are many people 1iving here who remember both. Earth to stem the threatened breaks in railway levees in East St. Louis was taken from the World's fair site today and an army of men with wagons hurried it across the bridge to strengthen the water barrfers. Rumors have been current that the iiood would shut off the 8t. Louls pumping stu- tion and stop the city’'s water supply, These rumors have been without foundation, as the river must rise at least eight feet more before the pumping station will be in danger. Just below St. Louls and in the vicinity of the River Des Pres is the little fisher- men's settlement of Happy Hollow. The denizens live in flatboats for the most part and until today had been beyond the rav- ages of the flood, but the advancing water invaded the tract today and the inhabit- ants had to hurriedly move out. Some families moored their houseboats substan- tially and remained. Four Towns Buried, All Venice, Madison, portions of Granite City and 15,000 acres of rich bottom farm- ing land are In the grip of the flood north of Eaf St. Louts. Houses have been swept from their foundations and set adriit. The east approach to the Merchants' bridge is reported severely injured. A tiop of the forty-foot embankment has been eaten away where the East St Louls street car line passes under the bridge. Passing through a break in the Chicago & Alton roadbed, the water banks up agains the bridge approach, and, having a narrey space In which to pass through, it shoots into the lowlands like a cataract. The current nside the dike consequently rushes north. or up stream, and houses that have been swept into that current by the rush- o, for Montreal |, " waters in some places have found