Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 16, 1903, Page 1

PART L § T THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. . SreBh a PAGES 1 TO 10. @ AR ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871 SINGLE PRESS IS NOT FREE Armold White Wnites Scathing Oriticism of the Journaliem of England. COMPARES IT WITH AMERICAN PRESS Does Not Dare to Expose Corruption or Incompetency in High Places. OPPORTUNITIES FOR IT ARE PLENTIFUL Departmental Adaiinistration Both Costly +and Ineffioient. ANY ADVERSE COMMENT ONLY GENERAL Wor Press to Particularize and Point Out the Derelict OMcials Would Be Considered Bad Form. (Copyright, 193, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Aug. 15.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—Arnold White, the author, to whose courage and pertinac- 1ty Whitaker Wright's prosecution is en- tirely due, and who went' to Brixton jail rather than pay the fine of $500 imposed on him under contempt of court procedure by Lord Chief Justice Alverstone, for pro- testing in the London Sunday Sun against bail being granted Wright on his arrival in this country, has written for the World the following Interesting and pregnant com- | parison between press liberty in the United Btates and England, and the efcacy of the press as the guardian of public safety in the two countries: “It would be highly improper if I were to make the slightest allusion to the cir- oumstances under which 1 was fined £100 by the lord chief justice on Tuesday and committed the same day to Brixton prison for refusing to pay. The public, however, took the matter to heart. By the unsolicited kindness of the dally World the amount was collected and I was liberated, much | to my surprise, within fitty-two hours of | my committal, and after I had refused the offers of uo less than seven personal friends to relieve me of my obligation. ““The facts in the vase draw attention to the extraordinary contrast between the practical working of a free press on the two sides of the Atlantic. It Is some years since I was In the United States, but I am In the habit of reading the chief Amer- foan newspapers, and can, therefore, clatm the right to axpress an opinion on respec- tive methods. The chief difference notable 13 the absence of servility in the American papers. If a public man goes wrong, no matter who ho 1s, he learns the truth r.bout Rimself with a falthful force that leaves Mittle to imagine. Wealth, position, political and soclal distinction are no shields to an American financier or politician. The con- soquence in that the lash of public opinfon 1s freely applied to prominent wrong-doers, ‘who would escape on this sido of the Atantia. Terror to Evil Doers, *“No doubt this system has its disad- Yantages. Mere curiosity, an unhealthy fo: personal private detatls and a taste for the sensational as such, are stimulated under the American system. It s thus that the ‘Yellow’ press has a bad name, especially among office-holders like those of Tammany, who have good reason to dread an exposure of ill deeds only possible it dove in the dark. After the Spanish war the American administration recelved &' wondertul stimulus to its efficlency owing to the Mberty of the press. No great scandal can take place across the water ‘without the searchlight of publicity being turned on every cranny. “How differont it is over here. Our lib- erty of the press, which began with Mil- ton's matchless ‘Arcopagities,’ has degen- erated Into crawling servility toward the rich and the fashionable which should make the bones of Cromwell's latin secretary turn in his grave. “During the Boer War there was an awful waste of good money and better Mves owing to gross faults in men highly placed. This was condemned in the mass, but scarcely a newspaper touched the sore spot by naming the men and the women responsible. To do so would be bad form. We In England Nve in worship of twin gods—bad form and prejudioe. “If our press were free in the American sense we should have profited by our bitter lessons in the Boer war. We have learned nothing, mainly because our press Is too much enamored with a msection of soclety, the Iridescent scum, to care for the nation as Milton cared. What it Costs. “What is the consequence? Our army I8 more costly and more incapably organized than ever. Our Forelgn office 1s filled with well-dressed men, who dispose of trade to attend office at noon and regard affalrs of state as thelr own personal, private concern. “Our departmental adminstration s costly and Inefficient, mainly because our pross is not free to drag scandals to lght, since good form would be infringed If in- dividuals were arraigned. In my humble way I have, trled to adopt American methods. 1 have tasted prison in con- sequence—possibly not: fortunate to serve my country and go to prison rather than become K. C, B. for servility to a minister or a moneylender. “Honors in England are losing their wvalue because our pross has lost its once vaunted freedom. The best men refuse them because they are bestowed on those who place thelr patron or their party be- fore the interests of the state. As a rem- edy I see nothing for it but to adopt the American methods without the vulgarity of encroachiment legitimate public Interest. “The next time a milllonalre wishes to benefit England let him leave free libraries alone and take Into the streets of great London a journal and free, important, wealthy and compe tent. The effect would be enormous if the proprietors began with a self-denying ordi- nance not to mccept honors of any kind from the administration of the day. “But this s & dream I am unlikely to oo fulfilled in my litetime, “ARNOLD WHITR." May Prosecute Hooley. The success of Arnold White's campalgn fn getting Whitaker Wright prosecuted promises to be an unfortunate thing for Broest Terah Hooley. By assigning his property to his wife and other subterfuges Hooley has heen able to carry on his pro- moting game, but the public prosecutor is now considering whether he can be prose- cuted for paying for his testimony given in the suit about a bill he obiained in pay- ment for worthiess shares, The judge remarked that it was a publie sca; that Hooley, an undischarged bankrypt, should be able to Mve In the most luzurious West End hotels, carrying on his ‘while race track sharpers e oo prosecutad into personal detafls of no ! that shall be fearless | SHINES MOST AWAY FROM HOME English Woman the Relgning Favor- ite of the Semson &t Newport. (Copyright, 193, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Aug. 16.—(New York World Ca- blegram—8pecial Telegram.)—Miss “‘Mar- gle” (Margaret) Chandos-Pole, who appar- ently is the lioness of the Newport season under the tutelage of Miss May Van Allen, is a daugher of Lady Anca Chandos-Pole, who Is a great aunt of the present earl of Harrington and ranks 15,072 in Burke's peernge. There are certain persons in En {lish soclety who occupy a far less promi- nent position in London than at some fash- fonable continental watering place. Miss Chandos-Pole i one of thess. With her mother, Miss Chandos-Pole has for vears been to a large extent social arbiter/at Homberg, always the most fashionable from an English point of view, of all the continental cures. There Miss Chandos- Pole was the organizer of all the “smart” dinners, though not the giver of them, and any entertainment which she did not at- tend did not cbunt for much from the social standpoint. The prince of Wales went reg- ularly to Homberg for many years, admired Miss Chandos-Pole very much, though not # much as he did her extremely handsome and stately sister, Lady Claude Hamilton. The old grand duke of Mecklenburg- Strelitz took great notice of Miss Chandos- Pole, too. In fact, she had a way of fascinating the royal or semi-royal visitors at Homberg. She Is noted for her ex- tremely independent character and her un- conventional views, and especially on the subject of chaperone, whom she entirely discards, many of the straight-laced Brit- ishers, and the Americans who imitate them, were disposed to look askance at the way this e®hctive young woman used to comport herself, but that never affected her nor her positien in the ultra “smart” Hom- burg set. This s not her first visit to America. The last time ghe was thers she had a great sucess. It is considered remarkable, however, that she should sacrifice her Homburg season even for Newport. But there are rumors of a possible engagement which may account for it. In Burke's lauded gentry it is recorded that “Edward Sacheverell Chandos-Pole, esq., of Rad- bourhe hall, high sheriff of County Derby, 1867, marrled, August 15, 1860, Lady Anna Caroline Stanhope, daughter of Leicester, fitth earl of Harrington.” names of eleven children, five sons and six daughters. In the It appears “V" (mean- ing fifth daughter) Margaret C., 21 May, 1866, BOURKE COCKRAN GALLANT Buys High Priced Dog Beca Woman Says She Wants It. e Young (Copyright, 1908, by Press Publishing. Co.) LONDON, Aug. 15.—New York World Cablegram —Special Telogram.)--A story fs | going arouna that Bourke Cockran, dining one evening, shortiy before he safled for his_home, ‘st Mre. George West's (Lady Randolph 'Churchill) heard the beautiful Gladys Deacon rave about m Japanese toy terrior she had seen that day at the Rich- mond dog show. Her rapture was 8o in- that the gallant New York lawyer assured her that she should have the dog. As 1t was “no end" of a champion and gold-medal-list and was priced’ at $1.50 Miss Deacdn did not ' take the assurance seriously. But the next day there arrived at her mother's house on John street an elaborately fitted up dog basket containing the coveted treasure, with its pedigree and record of thirteen gold medals and twenty- two first prizes. It has been ramed Mikado, and never is away from Its new mistress. There is a whisper that Mrg Deacon, who stfll i a lively woman is considering a second marriage, which would make it better for her two daughters, who now are dependent upon their friends for chap- eronage. Count Albert Mensdorff, a qousin of King Edward, and the first secretary of the Austrian embassy, is devoted to Mrs. Deacon, and manages to go to every party, race meeting, dance, etc, where the fair American widow fs present. The Deacons took a house at Cowes during the regatta week, with their intimate friend, Mrs. Willlam Cornwallis West, and her daughter, Princess Henry of Ples: Count Albert Mensdorft jolned them, and they had the gayest of gay times. James H. Smith certainly has spent a good deal of this season in and around London. He has now gone north to stay with his sister, Mrs. George. He arrived from Paris on Sunday night, and the next day. was speeding away to their splendid game preserves. Mr. Bmith is an excellent shot Mra. Arthur Paget Is at Trouville, look- ing fairly well, at the ® hotel with Baron and Baroness Alphonse DeRothschild. Mrs. Duryet, Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Hatterson, who drives a lovely Panhard automobile, and Captain and Mrs. Coudert arived there yesterday. Mrs. Paget gave race breakfast last week, having Mr. and Mrs. Bache and Baron Maurice Rothschild among her guests. SEEK RELEASE OF SAILORS French Government Negotintes With Arabs Who Held The: Prisoners. (Copyright, 198, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Aug. 15—(New York World Cablegram — Special Telegram.) — Forelgn Minister Delcasse, replying to a demand by the press for action relative to the five saflors deserted by “Emperor” Lebaudy in his “Emplre of Sahara,” makes public a letter showing that the IFrench govern- release. The sallors are in the hands of Sald Tartafa of Alanads, and the Moorish government is taking part In the negotiations. France will send a warship when they are released and turned over to the French consul at Mogador to be sent home. Henri Rochfort in his paper, the In- transigeant, complains bitterly that the Intransigeant was mulcted some years ago in heavy damages for calling Jacques Lebaudy insane. He dectares that the events connected with Lebaudy’s “Empire in the desert of Sahara show the Injustice of the sentence, and that the Intransigeant ‘was right. JOIN DISTINGUISHED FAMILIES Daughter of Mrs. Humphrey Ward to (Copyright, 1983, by World Publishing Co.) LONDON, Aug. 15—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—The be- trothal is announced of Miss Ruth Ward, daughiter of Mye. Tumpbrey Werd, to Gearge Trevelyan, son of Sir George Trevelyan, who is engaged In writing a history of the American war of iadepend- enca. 4 Then follow the | ment is conducting negotiations for their | POVERTY IS NO BAR Amerioan Girl Sticks to Lover Who Quar- rels With Wealthy Father. REFUSES ADVICE OF HER OWN REL Youog Man Had Great Prosp & hen Engagement Was Mr & SIDES WITH MOTHER IN F wilinal Bride is Niece of Tennessee Olaflin, Well Known on Both Sides. QUARREL IS ALSO A COUSIN OF GENERAL MILES Demonstrates She Has a Little Fight- ing Blood Hersel?f When the Crit- foal Time in Her Career Arrives. (Copyright, 103, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Aug. 16.—(New »ork World Ca- blegram—8pecial Telegram.)—The marriags in London in the quietest manner possible of Utica Celester Wells, the daughtar of Dr. Stuart Wells, the New York Physician living In London, and George Beecham, grandson of the founder and son of the present controller of the great Heecham proprietary medicine business, would give material for a whole volume of romance as exciting and sentimental as any novel made abroad. It is true that the founder of the Beecham industry, Thomas Beecham, sr., began busi- ness in an extremely humble way, stand- ing on the street corners in St. Helen near Liverpool, selling pills from a tray slung around his neck. When peopie didn't buy readily he gave away a few boxes. But now he pays income tax on §15,000,000 and his son, the father of the bridegroom- elect, has enough millions to yield him an income of $40,00 a year. Young Thomas Beecham is the eldest son and his grand- father's namesake. It was generally under- stood that he would eventually get the bulk of both these huge fortunes, according to the English system of inheritance. He was a catch compared to which a duke cr an earl were not in it, where money was con- | cernea. The girl had rich prospects of her own. She is the niece of the well known Ameri- can reformer, Tennesses Claflin, iater Lady Cook, who married the millionaire baronet, Sir Francls Cook, possessed of large es- tates in England and Portugal. Lady Cook took great interest in her niece, Utica, as the girl has a brilllant mind as well as a beautiful face. She passed her examina- tions for a legal degree at the University of the City of New York ahead of all the men In her class when she was only 16, and her talent in art s remarkab's. This she in- herits from her father, who 's an artist in his leisure moments and has exhibited with success in New York and London. Along with everybody else, Lady Cook was de- lighted with the t and expressed her intention of something handsome for her miece when the marriage came off. > of Fortune, Wil v s gl 4 But that three years ago, and in three years much has happened. In the meantime Mr. and Mrs. Beecham have had domestic troubles which have given one of the most sensational divorce scandals of the day. Beecham got tired of his wife, shut her up In & lunatic asylum and she could not get out because there were orders that she should see no one, Her eldest son, Thomas, discovered her after much search- ing In the third class ward, in a pitiably neglected condition, the father having paid nothing at all for her. The son succeeded in getting his mother away from his father and Into Dr. Wells' house. There she has been for two years under medical treat- ment on account of her terrible experience in the asylum. Mrs, Beecham had to go into court to get any money from her husband upon | which to live and the long and bitter fight which has developed into four suits and counter suits, promises to keep the courts engaged for another year or two. Mr. Beecham was compelled to pay his wite big alimony, between $25000 and $30,000 a year, the largest ever paid to a woman in Trigland. ‘When young Beecham got into difficulties with his father, all of Miss Wells' relatives and friends, with the exception of her par- ents, tried to induce her to break the en- gagement. Bhe was young and beautiful and talented, made conquests wherever she went—she was a fool to marry George Becham without a penny to bless himself with, they told her. to him, and in all probability will heal the breach between her husband and his father, as the elder Mr, Beecham was formerly very fond of the girl and encouraged the love affalr in every way. Bridegroom Is Musical. The bridegroom is very much like his mother, has small inclination for business, but great talent as a musiclan. He is only 2, but has eonducted orchestras in many large citles in England and is now writing the music for Sgr. Illica’s new opera. His father used to be proud of the boy's refined taste and gave him the 'edu- cation of a nobleman, sending him to Oxford and letting him live like a prince. Dr. Wells was in former years connected with the United States embassy in London, and his daughter is a great favorite at the Jegation. She was presented to Queen Victoria in 189, being the first woman law- yer to kiss the queen's hand. She was invited to King Bdward's court last year, though there were more than 5,000 women refused who asked to go. She is considered a plucky girl to marry the man of her cholce in his misfortune. But she come: of a plucky race. On her mother's side she 1s & cousin of General Mlles, and on her father's side she has many famous an- cestors of revolutionary days. ADVICE NOT WELL RECEIVED (Copyright, 1303, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Aug. 15.~(New York World Cablegram—Speclal Telegram.)—The earl of Rosslyn tried to prevent the marriage of his former wife and Charles Jarrott, the motor expert. He both wrote to the countess and saw her in the hope of per- suading her to abandon the match. Bhe naturally did not see what claim the earl, who had divorced her for desertion, had upon her. At the final Interview Jarrott entered the room and showed the earl out The countess has been motor mad for two years. She Is an expert motorist her- selt. and spends all her time motoring. Jarrott is a partner In a fairly prosperous motor agency. The countess intends to be known as Mrs. Jarrott, although she might, 1t she wished, retain the titie of countess. But the girl has stuck | NEW POPE OF SIMPLE TASTES Nieces Describe the Dally Routine of His Life While in Venice, (Copyright, %3, by Press Publishing Co.) ROME, Aug. 15.—(New York World Cable- gram—S8pecial Telegram.)—The World' special correspondent, who has visited the new pope's Venetlan home, found in the study which Cardinal Sarto occupied as the patriarch of Venice for the last ten years, only one ornament—a picture of a gray haired peasant woman in a fustian dress with a kind, intelligent face, the mother of the new head of the Roman Cathollo church. His three sisters, Maria, Rosa and Anna Barto, all well preserved women over 60, of the excellent peasant type of morthern Italy, speak the dlalect of thelr district and are made only the more humble and unostentatious by their brother's elevation to the highest position on earth in thelr estimation. With them was a niece, & bright, lovely malden of 2, who chatted unreservedly to thesWorld correspondent about her uncle's dally life. “He used to rise early,” she said, “at 5 o'clock in the summer and only half an hour later In the winter. At 6 he read mass, after which he took some black cof- fee with a little liquor. “Then in the summer time he went to Lido for a bath. Lately he used to eat two bolled eggs when he got home. “Three times a week he gave audlences from 10 o'clock in the morntng until noon. Then he saw the clergy. At 1 o'clock he dined on soup, bolled beef with vegetables and a little frult—that was all. Then uncle slept a short time, after wnich he returned to his tudy to work or to see people. Sometimes in the afternoon he went out on foot or in a gondola. He liked to go to see sick people, but into woclety he never went. “In summer he took some ale at ¢ p. m., and in winter a cup of coffee. At 9 he supped with us on a little soup and bread and perhaps a cutlet, but nothing more. Then he talked to us till rhaps 1. He was always merry and lked a good joke. My aunts are so sorry they can no longer ltve with him. They cannot yet rejolce over the great good fortune.* Accustomed to a life of such absolute eimplicity, it is small wonder that Plus X is physically somewhat overcome by the splendors and responsibilities of his high office. SUMMER SEASON A FAILURE Incessant Rains Are Disastrous Moth Soelety a the Farmer. to (Copyright, 133, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Aug. 15.—(New York World Ca- blegram—Special Telegram.)—The so-called summer season continues its disastrous course. The rainfall for June, July and August, so far as the season has gone, has beaten the record for these three full months by a long way. Trade in London has been crushed and the up-river business brought to a standstill, while the seaside resorts have scarcely half their usual com- plement of August visitors, owing to the incessant rain. The -fruit crop is about it 18 8ol exafbitint pricek. F1 aiso havé been spolled and nre very dear, Moreover, a plague of caterpillars has overrun the vegetable gardens, threatening a scarcity of the principal vegetables. The corn has been so beaten down by the rain it 1s not worth tha iabor of saving it to cut. Hay ls floating about in the fields, ruined beyond redemption. The weather forecasts give no hope of tmprovement and the trade outlook is most depressing. PREACHER ADMIRES ACTRESS Viear of Gorlestone and Mrs. Brown. Potter Work T her in Charity. (Copyright, 1%3, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Aug. 15.—(New York World Ca. blegram—Special Telegram.)—Mrs. Brown- Potter, the actress, has no more devoted admirer than Rev. Stanhope Forbes, the unconventional vicar of Gorlestone. Three or four times a year this talented woman goes down to Gorlestone and reads or re- cites for Mr. Forbes' parishioners In aid of the charities connected with his church. Whenever Mrs. Potter appears in a new plece in London the vicar does not fall to come to see her. He s original In his own way, great at all manly sports and has an idea that religion can be more attractive to the tolling masses if put In an interesting form, and therefore the vicar identifies himself thoroughly with all the amusements of his flock. 116 has done a vast deal of good work among the east coast fisher population by his many kindnesses and devotion to their material interests. Mrs. Brown-Potter assists him in this work and despite the frowns of his bishop and the misgivings of the straight-laced of his congregation he invites the actress’ co-operation on every possible occusion. PUNISHMENT FOR SCORCHERS Skull and Da COrossbones Painted oard Sugzested Emb o (Copyright, 193, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, Aug. 15.—(New York World Cable- gram — Special Telegram.) — The Parisian authorities are seriously considering some new regulation for automobilists convicted of scorching. It has been suggested that if convicted these chauffeurs he compelled to paint their machines & certaln color order that pedesterians may be warned in advance of theln procivility and that the police may keep special eve on them. It has also been suggested that an appropriateé design for machines belonging to disregarders of public rights would be a skull and across bones on the board. The swarms of Americans at Deauville are greatly interested .in the 500 metre (16# feet), automobile test to be made there September 12 and 13. A hill climbing contest is also fixed for September 13 at Semmering, near Vienna. Several Ameri- cans figure in the Yst of entries. EARL'S SON IS A MECHANIC Ap (Copyright, 1908, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Aug. 16.—(New York World Ca- blegram—8pecial Telegram.)—Hon. Dudley Gladstone, the 2-year-old son of the earl of Aberdecn (formerly governor. general of Canada), has beer apprenticed to a joiner At Aberdeen. Tihe earl and countess have Just entertained his fellow workmen at Haddo. Gorden is a hard-working, very ef- ficlent artisan. He lives with the workmen as one of themselves. in | such | SOCIETY WIFE SLAIN Kansas Oity Husband Bratally Murders Helpmate Popular in Social Circles. |DEAD WOMAN SHOWS PLUCK IN LIFE Drives Wagon Through Hooting Strikers and Flogs Insulting Masher DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS LEAD TO TRAGEDY Man Enters Bedroom, Drags Girl by Hair and Thrice Shoots. ASSASSIN KILLS SELF IN CEMETERY Wedding Takes Place in Deflance of Bride's Family, but Le Man's Amassing Riches on Woman’s Capital. s to —— KANSAS CITY, Aug. .—George B. BEvans, manager of the Amerioan Transfer company, murdered his wife, Mrs. Lillle Maude Evans, in a most cold-blooded man- ner at their home In the southern portion of this city early today. Later he was found dead in Mount St. Mary's cemetery, two miles distant, having shot himself. Mrs. Evans was attacked as she lay asleep. Evans entered his wife's apart- ments at about daylight and fired two shots at her. Neither took effect, and then, dragging Mrs. Evans to- ward him by the hair, he deliberately placed his revolver against the back of her neck and fired. The shot literally blew the woman’'s head off. Evans escaped and his body was found only after several hours search. Files Suit for Divowece. Mrs. Evans, who was 2 years old, was a society woman. She was married to Evans in 1808, Last Wednesday she filed suit for divorce, alleging drunkenness and cruelty, and at the same time brought sult demand- ing that her husband pay $500 for rent of the barn occupled by the company, of which he is manager. The prpperty, Mrs. Evans nsserted, belonged to her, and In addition she asked an order restraining Evans from disposing of two valuable race horses and other property, which, she sald, also belonged to her. Mrs. Evans attracted much attention last March during the teamsters' strike by driv- ing one of her husband's wagons, which the regular driver refused to take out of the barns for fear of violence at the hands of the strikers. Mrs. Evans made several trips perched on the seat of a big truck between her husband's barns and the freight houses, driving fearlessly through crowds of jeering strikers. When some ot the strikers trled to cut the horses' traces she lashed the men with her whip and pro- ceeded without being further molested. Two yeafs ago Mrs. Evans also galned some notoriety by horsewhipping a man ‘who had attempted to fiirt with her. Leaves Door Unlocked., Mrs. Evans had feared that her husband ‘would kill her and had talked of her fears last night. She locked the door of her /fatality, unfastened it during the night to gain fresh alr. Evans evidently had planned the tragedy dellberately. HMe spent the night at a neighboring saloon. Returning home, he entered the house through the pantry window, near which his umbrella was found today, and apparently went di- rectly to his wife's room. Miss Bettie Burns, & nelghbor, slept with Mrs. Evans and. narrowly escaped being struck by the bullets fired at the latter. Miss Burns woke dazed, aroused by the shots, fired In quick succession, and a scream from Mrs. Evans, who expired al- most immediately and without a struggle. Bhe climbed over the dead body a minute later and saw Kvans ter of the room.- He remained a moment as it spellbound, then hastily left, cursing as he went, p Evans was born in Kentucky 38 years 2go, his father being sherlft of Breathitt county, the scene of many bloody feuds. The older Evans was himself kjlled In a feud. Evans had lived In Kan: City for many years and is sald to have been married twice before. He married Lillie Maude Perry, the 2. year-old daughter of Mrs. . C. Perrry, a widow of Argentine, Kan., against the lat- ter's wishes. Evans built up a prosperous transfer business from $10,000 given him by the woman he killed. BLACK IS ON THE GROUND Man Whom Veter: Wil Likely Elect Commander Arrives in San Franelsco, GAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.—More than 2,000 members of the Grand Army of the Republic and its allled associations have already arrived here to swell the van- guard of the host which will attend the thirty-seventh annual encampment of the national organization. Among the latter arrivals are the delega- tions from South Dakota, about 100 strong, and from ILilinois, numbering 220. The last named delegation included among its num- bers General John C. Black, who is a prominent candidate for commander-in- chief, with a strong possibility that he will be elected, and Adjutant General Par- | tridge ot the Tllinois department, Grand | Army of the Republic. | The veterans of the Spanish-American war are evidently going to cut quite an important figure In the coming of the vet- erans of the Grand Army of the Republic. They are pouring Into the city from all | quarters and one of the principal features | of the coming week will be the consolid:i- { ton of all orgunizations of the late war. The triumphal arches and the street decorations are advancing rapidly to com- | pletion and the announcement is now made | that _everything will be in readiness for the general illumination on Monday night. The National assoclation of the veterans encampment by about 100 members. The subscriptions have now run up to $25,684. ;SEVEN DEAD AT WINFIELD Three Others Must Soo o Twigs's Mad Praak, with Rife, mb to WINFIELD, Kan, Aug. 15.—Seven are now dead as the result of Twigg's rifle practice on Thursday night. Elmer Farns- worth, a cigar merchant, died today. The deaths of Everitt Ridgeway, a plast- erer, living at Wichita; Wil Moore, a farmer's son, near Arkansay City, and | Otis Carter of Winfield, a billposter, are hourly expected. Four others are in a dangerous condition, but have & slight chance for recovery, room when she retired, but. by a strange | | anding in the cen- | will be represented in this city during the | COPY FIVE CENTS. THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for Nebraska—Fair Eastern, Showers and Cooler in Western Portion Sunday; Monday Probably Fair. in Page. 1 Asserts British Press is Not Free, Girl Clings to Man in Adversity Kansas City Man Murders His Wife. Russia Tells Turkey to Be Goo 4 of Macedonian Rebelllon. fevere Storms in the West. Fleet Ready for the Maneuvers. Dolngs at the State Cap! Many County Conventions Hel Silver Jubllee of Francescans. Aftatrs South Omaha. Accused of Conapiracy to R Austrian Official Visits Omaha, Guy Furay Wins Drill Medal. Opposes the Lighting Monopoly. Past Week in Omaha Soclety. Woman's Place in the World Making War on Shipping Tru Council Bluffsx and lowa New New Use for Old Fort Omaha. Reasults of the Ball Games. Geer Is Champlon Sculler. Events on the Race Harty is Made an Archbi Des Moines Golfers Are Beate Weatern Tennis Experts Comli) Shaw's Shoes Made in Om Sherif's Views Concerning Crime. Wide Tires Needed for Asphalt, Amusements and Musie, Weekly Review of Sports. Editorial, Trials of Girl Reporters. Patti's Advice to Singers. 1 12 13 14 15 18 19 Pauper Buried in Eles: 20 Enginemen Secure an Imcrea: Temperatare at Omaha Yesterday: Hour. Des. Hour. Des. ». . T ». 78 74 76 77 . m.. 75 . 74 MOB RESCUES ABDUCTED WIFE Husband Steals and Spouse Barefooted Scantily Clad from Father's House. BLOOMINGTON, Iil, Aug. 15.—A'mob which formed last night to rescue Mrs. Homer Mansplle, whose husband forced her to leave her father's home last night bare- footed and attired solely in her nightdress, captured Manspile tonight near Mayview. Sherift Clark took him to jail. The nude body of Mrs. Manspile was found among some bushes partly covered with a blanket. Her feet and body were badly torn by briers. Manspile stood over her with a drawn revolver and swore to kill his wife and himself it the pursuers approached nearer. A deputy sheriff slipped up behind Man- splle, threw his arms around him to prevent his shooting and the crowd soon made him a prisoner. Mrs., Manspile was taken to a neighboring farm house and is being cared for. She is In a serious condition. WOMAN'S FLOGGER ABSOLVED Georgin Prison Oommission Hol War Technically Right, but Practioally Wrong. ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 15.—The Georgla prison commission, which has been investi- gating the whipping of Mamie Decriss, a white woman conviet on the prison farm, has made its report. The charges of {mproper proposals by Allgood, alleged by the woman, and similar conduct towards other female convicts, are found to be absolutely false and maliclous. The report says the warden acted entirely within his authority in whipping Mrs. Decriss and that he was led to it by severe aggravation. The commission, however, holds the particular form of punishment adopted as an error 6n the part of the warden, who, recognizing that his usetul- ness may have been impaired by reason of the prejudice against him, has voluntarily handed in his resignation, which has been accepted. WABASH AIMS AT MILWAUKEE Will Build to Benton Harbor, necting Thence by Lake Ferry. Ton- MILWAUKEE, Aug. 15.—The Jotirnal says: The announcement was made by officials of the Wabash who are In ity today that Milwaukee is to be made connectipn with Benton Harbor, Mich. The line will be extended to South Bend and from there to Benton Harbor. A system of car ferries will be run from Benton Harbor to Milwaukee. Terminal facilities will bé installed on property on the lake front which will cost In the nelghborhood of $5,000,000. MARCUM’S MURDERERS APPEAL Trial in Feud Senteneing Prisoners for Life, Judge Refuses New Cane, CYNTHIANA, Ky., Aug. 15.—After over- ruling the motion for a new trial, Judge Osborn today granted an appeal and gave the defense in the Marcum murder case until” September 9 to file its bill of excep- tions. Jett and White were formally sent- enced to life imprisonment at hard labor, The troops broke camp, one detachment taking Curtis Jett to jail at Lexington and another Thomas White to jail at Covington. Movements of Ocean Vessels Aug. 15. At New York—Arrived—8St. Paul, from Southampton and Cherbourg; Coloria, from Liverpool and Queenstown. Salled—Prinz Slgnismund, for Hamburg; Btrurla, for Liverpool; Finland, for Antwerp; Mesaba, for London; Lahn, for Naples, etc.; Mar- quette, for London; Astorta, for Glasgow. YAlk Antwerp—8Sailed—Kroonland, for New ork. At Havre—Salled—La Bretagne, for York. At York. Al Plymouth—Arrived—Barbarossa, from New York, for Cherbourg and Bremen (and proceeded). At Hong Kong—Arrived—(Previously), In- dra Pura, from Portland, Ore., via Yoko- hama, etc. At Yokohama—Arrived—(Previously), Shi- nano Maru, from Seattle. At Glasgow—Arrived—8iberian Prince, from Philadelphia, via 8t. Joh At Cherbourg—Arrived —Moltke, from New York, via Plymouth, for Hamburg (and proceeded). Balled-New York, from South- ampton, for New York; Auguste Vietoria, for New York. At Bremen—8alled for New York, via Cherbourg. At Rotterdam—Arrived— Pottsdam, from New York, via Boulogne. Salled—Rotter- dam, for New York. At _Queenstown—Arrived—Arabic, New York, for Liverpool (and proceeded), Balled-Cymric, for New York. '::Lhn‘nn—m—flmuwlh. tor New Liverpool—Salled—Umbria, for New Friederich der Grosse, | resentatives abroad, show the | latlon an this | a terminal of the lne through a car ferry | |an Now | $h¢ | by myself the court found as CZAR MENACES TURK Black Sea Bquadron Ordered to Constanti- nople to Overawe the Sultan. CONSUL'S MURDER GROUND FOR ACTION Russia Deolines to Acoept Apologies and Insists on Drastio Punishmeat. SWEEPING REFORMS ARE DEMANDED Porte Must Afford Adequate Proteotion to Obristians Within Empire. OTHER POWERS WILL REMAIN NTUTRAL Present Move Declared Outside Mace- donian Revolt, Which Muscovites Say is Criminal Not to Be Supported. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 15.—A squadron of the Russian Black Sea fleet has been ordered to sall for Turkish waters. Noti- fication of this has been telegraphed from Sebastopol to the Russian ambassador at Constantinople. The dispatch of the squadron ls inlended to emphasize Russia’s intention of enfore tng complete compliance with its dema as to the satisfaction for the murder by & Turkish gendarme of its consul at Mon- astir, The following telegrams, exchanged be- tween the Foreign office and Russan rep- first eteps taken as a consequence of the murder of M. Rostkovski, the Russian consul at Monastir. On August 11 Count Lamsdorff, the for- elgn minister, telegraphed to M. Zinovieft, Russian ambassador at Constantinopls, that relther the sultan’'s expression of r great, the visit of Prince Ahmed, the sul- tan's son, to the ambassador, nor the ex- pressions of sympathy by the grand vizler and other high Turkish dignitavies was considered to be adequate satisfaction for the murder of M. Rostkovski. When M. St. Cherbina, the Ru sul, was murdered at Mitrovitza, tinued Count Lamsdorff, the czar t into account the fact that the murderer was an Albanian whose tribe was In re- bellion agalnst the government. The out- rage at Monastir, however, was of quite { another character and called for the sever- est punishment. Promises Not Accepted. The czar, therefore, ordered that no promise on the part of the Turkish gov- ernment should be accepted, but that de- mands should be made as follows: The immediate severe punishment of the murderer; the arrest and exemplary pun- ishment of the person who firea at M. Rostkovski's carriage; the immediate pro- duction of positive proots that the vall of Monastir has been actually banishea; the immediate severe punishment of all the civil and military officials responsible for the murder. In uddition to these demands, Ambassa- dor Zienkieft was instrucied as a means of general pacification In the vilayet of Mon- jastir to make the following demands: The immediate severe punishment of all Turkish officials regarding whose outrages ous behavior a report was made by the director of the Russian consulate at Uskub, wfter making a tour of the vilayet of Kos. &ovi fn company with the Austrian consul: the reinstatement of Jsmal Hakko, who was dismissed, but whose efficlency was en- dorsed by Hilmi Pasha, inspector general of Macedonia; the immediate release of the peasants on whom according to the reports of the Russlan and Austrian consul the Turks perpetrated atrociti the ins dismissal and punishment of the offi . of the administration of Salonica and Pris- rend, whose malpractices have been brought to light, and finally that the foreign officers employed in Macedonia shall immediately enroll fresh gendarme: nd police for the requisite protection of #he peaceable popu- introduction of legislative order, No Adequate Satistaction, On August 12 Count Lamsdorft telegraphed to the Russian diplomatic agent at Sofia that the government could mot obtain an adequate eatisfaction for the assassination of M. Rostkovski and therefore had nlrcady taken measures to secure redress. As on the occasion of the murder of Consul St. Cherbina the suppression of the Insurrec- tionary movement among the Albanians was demanded so on the present occasion demands had been presented to the otto- man government for the mevere punish- ment of all the military and eivil authorls tles gullty af atrocities against the Chris- tians. Count Lamsdorft impressed on the diplo- matic agent that it was his duty to see that Russla’s vigorous attitude toward the porte was not interpreted by the Bulgarian government or the Macedonla committee as indicating any change in the political program laid down in previous government communications, It would be a dangerous error, mdded the Russinn foreign minister, on the part of the principality to consider Russia's present action as fostering the revolution- ary spirit of the Macedonian committee, whose continued criminal activity was a hindrance to the pacification of the vilay- ets, and therefore to the imtroduction of reforms. From the Russlan consular reports was clear that the peaceful population suf- | terea at the hands of the revolutionary bands as much as they did from the out- rages and robberies committed by Turks. All these clreumstances coneluded Count Lamsdorff, proved the necessity for the most vigorous counteraction on the part of the Bulgarian government, with a view to the suppression of the troubles in the Balkan peninsula. Consul Alds Judges, The following telegram has been reccived by the government from Dr. Mandelstam, who succeeded M. Rostovoskl, the dered Russian consul at Monastir, account of the court-martial murderer: After proceedings extendthg over four days, the military court, presided over by dhem Bey, today gave judgment. During the trial 1 exercised the rights and privi- Jegee of a public prosecutor in view of th+ circulation of the outrageous calumny tha consul had insulted and struck th Turkish sentry and had even shot at hi., 1 insisted that before the court gave judg- ment it should clear up the circumstances of_the affair By replying to a_series mur- giving of the questions put follows (1) The sentry did not give the consul a military salute. (2) The consul first beckoned to him, and left the carriage and asked the man his name. () That M. Rostovosk{’ neither shot at Hallm, the sentry. nor In any way In- sulted him, but Halim immediately fired at the consul several times. and when the con- sul fell, stepped up and fired agafn with the rifie close to the consul's head. after- ward battering his temples with the butt of his rifle Hallm was charged with the aetual mur- der. Another sentry named Abbas, who was present. charged with having falled to afford thé consul wny protection, and two other sentries, Seinel and Assin, who were absent at the time of the murder. but the former of whom tried to shield his comrade. were brought before court on the charge of perjury. The chief of 1ig gendarmerie was also :Lw-fl with hav