Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 29, 1903, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE CONSUL NOT KILLED Unknown Man Shol ot Magelsen, but Bullet Missed the Mark. IN CIPHER CAUSED REPORT Minister Leishman Explains How Error Oamo to Bo Made. CORRECTION RELIEVES THE TENSION MISTAKE Washington Officials Now Think Diplomeoy Will Be Buccessful. SHIPS WILL GO TO TURKISH PORT Sttuation of M lonaries Cas Gov. ernment to Decide on Naval Dem- onstration at T Time in Turkish Wat WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—A decidedly new turn in the case of United States Vice Consul Willlam Magelssen at Beyroot, Byria, who was reported to have been as- sassinated last Sunday, developed tonight when it became known that the report was ncorrect and that, although Mr. Magelssen | had been shot at, he had not been injured This report came to the State department tonight in a dispatch from United States Minister Lelshman at Constantinople, who sald the mistake in making the original announcement was due to a mistake in translating the cipher message to the min- fster. The dispatch from Mr. Lelshman followed closely on the Assoclated Press bulletin on the same subject which had been shown to the prominent officlals of the government. The dispatch of the min- fster was comgunicated to the president at once at Oyster Bay, but up to a late hour tonight nothing had been heard from him n the subject at the State department. Report Reliev: ts contents were extremely gratifying to officlals of the government here, as it relleved the situation of its extreme ten- sfon and leaves the way open for an amicable and peaceful adjustment of the incident. Whether or not orders will be given calling off the proposed crulse of the European squadron to Turkish waters is & matter for future determination. Acting Secretary Loomis declined to make public the text of Minister Leishman's dis- patch tonight, but he gave a summary of its contents. As stated in the press dispatch it showed that Mr. Magelssen had been shot at by some person at the time unknown to the officials, but that he had not been hit. The local Turkish officials were prompt to express their regret at the occurrence and were exerting themselves to apprehend the assassin, but thus far had been unsuccess- ful. The minister's dispatch also sald that Consul Ravendal had reported to him :hat some of the consuls located at Beyroot had reported to thelr government that the situa- tion at that place had become exceedingly: w ; that this condition of affairs exlsted for some time and that somethl; ought to be done to relleve the tension. The opinfon was expressed that the at- tempted assassination of Mr. Mhgelssen would probably bring matters to a focus, and some effort be made to avold further trouble. Ships Will Go to Turkey. The latest report from the Turkish situa; tion was discussed in official circles, where the view is held that the denial of the report of the killing of Mr. Magelssen re- leves the situation of its immediate awk- ward and embarrassing feature, but will not prevent our naval vessels continuing to the east. Minister Leishman in one of his dispatches to the department suggested that conditions were such that it might be well to have some naval demonstration in those quarters. Reports also come to the government from the missionary in- terests of the threatemed destruction of their property at Harpoot, and because of this, Admiral Cotton, it is expected, will be allowed to proceed with one or more of his vespels to Beyroot. Acting Secretary Darling tonight received a cablegram from the admiral dated Ville- franche. saying that he had left that place ‘with the cruisers Brooklyn and San Fran- ‘ elsco for Genoa on the way to Beyroot. Pre mt is Gratified. OYSTER BAY, Aug. 28.—President Roose- velt was notified tonight by a representa- tive of the Associated Press of the in- correctness of the report that Vice Consul Willlam C. Magelssen at Beyroot, Byria, had been assassinated. The president expressed gratification that Consul Magelssen had escaped without in- jury from the assault of the would-be mur- derer, He announced, however, that no change at present would be made In the plans of this government and that the Buropean squadron which he last night ordered to prooeed Immediately to - root, would continue to its ordered ds nation. It can be sald that the president and Becretary of State Hay both regard i ad- visable in view of the present state of un- rest In Turkey, to have American war veasels in Turkish waters. For several hours today President Roose- velt and Becretary of State Hay were In conference at Sagamore Hill. They dis- cussed every suggested phase of the sit- uation in Turkey. At the conclusion of the conference Secretary Hay announced his intention of returning immediately to ‘Washington. . Secretary Hay Takes Se » View, The fact that Secretary Hay considers his presence in Washington necessary at this time indicates the serfous view he takes of the Turkish situation. He had not expected to return to Washington for sev- eral weeks, but the developmepts In. the Ottoman empire during the past few days induced him to come to Oyster Bay for @ conference with the president, after which it was d ble. by both that he should ret Washington at least for a couple of The secretary arrived here from his sum- mer home in New Hampshire early this afterncon. In & driving reinstorm he was conveyed to the president's home in time for luncheon. During the greater part of the afterncon he was In conference with the president. He left Bagamore Hill about 4:30 o'clock and took the § o'clock trainm for New York, from where he will go to ‘Washington tonight. © ul Lelshman Explaine. At 11 o'clock tonight & telegram was recelved by Becretary Loeb from Acting Secretary of State Loomis at Washington communicating the text of a cablegram from Minister Leishman at Constantinople, confirming the Assoclated Press report of the Inaccurscy of the report of Vice Con- sul Magelsscn's assassination. As soon as 19, 1871 OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29, 1903—TEN PAGES SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. COLOMBIA WANTS THE CANAL Report that Special Committee Han Drafted Plan to Satisfy All Objectors. Such Baid to Be Ordnrl Tnsued in Onse Insurgents Appear. BOGOTA, Colombia, Aug. 38.—~Up to to- day the committee of three members of the Colomblan congress which had been ap- pointed to devise a plan which would sa. the canal treaty from refection, has it reported. It seems that |. has not yst been able to obviale the difficulties pie- sented by the constititios, notwithstani- Ing that the majority of congress now | favors granting perpetual control of fun - canal zone under some form acceptable (v | ROFIA, Aug. 25.—Thers I8 tho United States, whchi will not oftend | for the report published in ¥ the mensitive patriotism of the Colomblans. | police here have discoveres COLON, Colombia, Aug, %.—In the 1<8uc | {ng under the palace of 7 L% of the Correo Nacijaul <o Bogota, of AUg- | which was believed to he ust 8, which has beca rece ved hers, it 's ed with the intention stated that the majori v of the senate com- Konak. mittee on the Panama canal treaty recom- Th 4 mended the following rriong other amend- ot dhndl ments: the strongest mer 0 suppress the That the French company outbreak fn the of Adrianople tain Colombla s twimissinon to transfer its | Maker Pasha, comnfta ding the artillery, ["'['l"& gfl"“v g g '?"*;»4-‘1'-"-' 1 ike (and Saldl Pasha, commanding the in- sy for the constia o ¢ Ui be glven 1o | ANtrY. have started from Adrianople for thy United States, «nls wouid exclude th:|the center of disturbances at Kirk-Kil- cliies of Panama aid Cclon: that ali the | jsshe. Diaced at the disposui Of the L'ntied States, | RePOFs from the interlor indicate that ut not made their eiciusive property: | increased numbers of recruits are crossing that no mixed tribunais be allowea; that [in small parties into Maoedonia. The gen- e e e L i IMoReTAtYe o | eral situation in the vilayet of Adrianople to complete the caial, ..iling which the | continues alarming. The revolutionaries concession would rev.rt to Colombla. have destroyed all the Turkish posts along It is learned here that Diego Mendoza {the frontler. and other prominent politictans are en-| The Autonomye says the Turkish com- deavoring to !nduce congress to issue a | mander In the district of Seres has grdered law of authorization to the president, | hia subordinates to kill and destroy every- which should specify that Colombia agrees | hody and everything Bulgarian as soon as on principle to negotiate with the United | the fnsurgent bands appear. The Turkish population is fleeing towards Constanti- nople. Eight hundred men, women and children have gone to Yasillki and the States and that a new canal treaty should be made by a plural committee in which Turkish government is arranging to send them to Asia Minor, OFFICERS ARE ACTIVE IN ADRIANOPLE | Porte Adop: Curb Spre side the Vilayet Jation aat the iel lead- erdinand, . construct- ¥ing up the ne In adopting must first ob- all political parties would be represented. The committeemen suggested are Pablo Arosmena, a distinguished Isthmtan lawyer and a liberal; Marco Fidel Suaresz, former minister of forelgn affairs during President Castro's administration, a nationalist; Jorge Roa, or Eduardo Posada, both noted writers and conservatives, This idea is said to be gaining ground. SALVADOR PLANS TO PAY Insurgents Defeat Soldier) A flerce fight has ocourred at Passakui, twenty miles from Adrianople, where three Turkish battalions surrounded a body of insurgents. A second band of rebels came to the assistance of thelr comrades, who thereupon broke through the cordon, killing 150 Turks. The Macedonian organization 18 reported to be planning a big movement. General Zontchef is said to be organizing a body of 6,000 Macedonians to cross the trontier. The Macedonian committee has urgently appealed to Prince Ferdinand to show greater Interest in the Macedonian situation, saying if Macedonia is not soon liberated the situation of Bulgaria will be- come critical. The Dvenik prints today what purports to be the accurate detalls of the train out- rage near Kulel Burgas. It says a pack- age was placed in the restaurant car at Budapest, containing the bomb, with a clockwork attachment, which was timed to explode as the train was crossing the bridge at Maritza. It was intended to destroy the bridge and cut off communication between Adrianople and Salonica. Report Actions of Insurgents. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 38.—The porte has communicated to the embassies of Austria and Russia a memorandum do- scribing the doings of the insurgents in the vilayet of Adrianople. The Russian- squadron, which was re- eently at ,]ml#‘ l:unp-u Turkey, hes now returned Macedoni Object to Rewolutio: ATHENS, Aug. %.—Five thousand Mace- dontans demonstrated here today as a pro- test against the action of the Bulg:rian revolutionaries. The speeches were mod- erate and no disorder occurred. A mem- orandum embodying the protest of the | meeting was drawn up and will be sub- | mitted to the Greek government and for- elgn legations here. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL New National Bank Authorised to Transact Busin at fon of Congreas Called to Provide Payment of Damages to Amerie SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Salvador, Aug. 2%8.—Congress will hold éxtraordinary sessions to deal with the payment of the Burrell claim in accordance with thé last agreement arrived at in Washington through the efforts of Senor Lopes, Balva- doran minister to the United State Alfred H. Burrell brought an action against the republic of Salvador because of the government's treatment of the Tri- unfor company. The court of arbitration sitting in Washington in May, last year, awarded Mr. Burrell $445,000 damages in gold. The Salvadoran government re- fused to make payment and efforts were then made to arrange another settlemerN, WILL 'DIVIDE THE LAND Prussia and Belgium So Decide the _Settlemsent of Territorial Question. BERLIN, Aug. 28.—The Foreign office in- formed the Associated Press today that the solution of the questions which had arisen in connection with the Altenberg or neutral Moresnet (the dlstrict where Holland, Belgium and Prussia met) agreed on between Prussia and Belglum is a di- vision of territory between the two states and not the surrender of Prussia‘s claims to Belglum for a cash consideration. Gambling in Moresnet will be suppressed. The statement of two days ago that the territory had been glven to Belglum for a sum in cash was made by the Cologne Gagette, which is usually strongly officlal In its utterance SWELL ZIONIST CONGRESS Dou Spencer, In. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The Citizens’ National bank of Bpencer, la., was today authorized to beg'n business. Capital, $0,00. Franklin Floete is president and Ackley Hubbard cashler of the new bank. Postmasters appointed: Iowa—Yetter, Cal- houn county, Jasper Yepson, vice E. A. Clark, resigned. Nebraska—Siocum, Holt county, Matt Mechaley, vice M. L. Erb, removed. Wyoming—Ten Sleep, Big Horn county, K. H. Sickafoose, vice Martha Bull, removed. These rural routes will be established October 1: Nebraska—Wilcox, Kearney county, two routés; area covered, elghty- four square miles; population, 1,020, Iowa— Indianola, Warren county, two routes; area, thirty-five square miles; population, 2. ‘The Western National Bank of the United States of New York is approved as reserve agent for the Btock Growers' National of Cheyenns, Wyo. TROOPS FOR THE MANEUVERS Twenty-Second Regiment Will Join Others in Annual Mobflisation at Fort Riley. the Number of Delegantes Wi Be Admitted to Future Meetings. BASEL, Switzerland, Aug. 2.—At the closing session of the Zionist congress 2,000 persons being present, it was decided that in future the congresses should be attended by 20 voting delegates instead of 100, as heretofore. The membership of the business commit- tee was increased to fifty, the Americans being Prof. Gottheil and Messrs. Jacob De- Haas, secretary of the American Federa- tion of Zionists, and Mayer of New York, Messrs. Zolottkoft and Porisch of Chicago and Mr. Wise of Portland, Ore. DUKHOBARS OBJECT TO TAX Peculiar Russian Sect Threatens to March to Capital When Cattle Are Seised. ' YORKTON, Assa, Aug. 23.-—Premier Haultain was here yesterday to investigate the trouble between the school trustees of the Devil's Lake distriot and the Dukhobars. Threo years ago, when the school district was formed, the secretary-treasurer as- seseed the Dukhobars as well as others. The DukhobArs refused to pay the tax, The trus- tees, after two yvears of waiting, enforced the law and the Dukhobars’ cattle to the amount of the tax were seized and sold The Dukhobars are very indignant and thresten' to march to Winnipeg. HAGUE HEARING MUST WAIT A Postpon FORT RILEY, Kan., Aug. 2.—The War department has designated the troops that will be mobilized at this point during the fall maneuvers. They are as follows The First battalion of engineers, { quarters and band, and First and | squadrons of the Fourth ocavalry, quarters and band and First and Third squadrons of the Eighth cavalry, head- quarters and band and Third squadron of the Tenth cavalry, Twenty-elghth and Twenty-ninth fleld batterles, the Sixth, Twenty-second and Twenty-fifth infantry, three regiments from outside the depart- ment, not yet designated, but probably the Second, Twelfth and Twenty-first infantry. Kansas will send one brigade of infantry, ROME. Aug. 28.-Dr. Lardy, the Swiss|two batteries of artillery, its total strength miniater at Paris, and Prof. Matsen of the | being between 130 and 1400 men. lowa, Copenhagen university, having refused to Nebraska, Missouri and Arkansas will send e arbitrators In the question of Vene-|one regiment each. Colorado will send one suelan preferential claims, Count Lamsdort, | battalion of infantry, 40 strong. Nebraska the Russian minister for forelgn affairs, | will also send its signal corps, sixty stron telegraphed today to the Itallan Forelgn | These troops, with the garrison at this office asking if Italy had any objection to | post, which will also be encamped with postponing the first meeting so as to give ' the maneuvers division, will make a total the csar time to choose the other two | strength of about 15,000 men, which is about arbitrators. Italy replied, ralsing no dif-| 5,00 more than it was at first thought ficulties {n the matter. | would be mobilized. OLDEST ENGINEER KILLED James W, Hotchkiss of the Unio: head- Third head- Retusal of Two to Serve on tion Board Cau ment of Hea English Liberals Gain Vietory, LONDON, Aug. 28.—The liberals gained a victory in Argylishire, where on Thursday last was held the first election fought on the fiscal question raised by Colonial Becre- tary Chamberlain. J. 8. Amnsworth, the liberal candidate wWho represented frec trade, was elected by the great majority of 1686 over Charles Stewart, unionist, who stood for protection. At the previous elec- tion the unionist majority was 60. The re- sult is considered a clear Indication of the feeling of the constituency on the subject of Mr. Chamberiain's fiscal proposals, on which the campaign was malnly fought DENVER, Aug. 2.—Engineer James M. Hotchkiss, who was injured in a collision on the Union Pdeific raliroad near Brighton between an excursion train and a runaway flatear, died today. He was the oldest engi- neer in point of service on the Union Pa- cific system, having been smployed by the company twenty-thres years ago. - T0 KILL ALL BULCARIANS!|BRITTANIC To BE BROKEN UP Famous Old Steamer Leaves a Fine Record of Serviee Be- Bind It NEW YORK, Aug. #-~The announce- ment that the White Star steamer, Brittanio 1s now on its last voyage marks the pas- sage of one of the most famous of the At- lantic steamships. It has just salled from Belfast for Bremen, having been sold to a firm to be broken up. Brittanic was bullt in 1874 and soom after being put In commission® reduced the time between Queenstown and Sandy Hook to lens than seven days. it established a record for the .eastward voyage of seven days sixteen hours. Brittanic was con- sidered a wonder in its day, not only for speed, but for size and luxury. It has used the engines and bollers which were put into it when it was built, never missing a day througlh' accident or disability. Brittanic made better time after years of continuous service than when first put In service, making its 418th trip In Septem- ber, 18%0, In seven days, six hours and fity- five minutes, breaking ite previous record, made In 1888, of seven days, nine hours and thirty minutes, afterward crossing in seven days, six hours and fifty-two minutes. Its best westward record wak made in August, 1896, seven days, seven hours and thirty minutes. Twenty-nine vears of service un- der its original engines and bollers is a record not likely to be approached by ocean steamships for vears to come. Brittanic, between 1874 and 1809, . made eome 260 voyages between New York and Liverpool It traveled about 1,800,000 miles, or enough to take it more than seventy times around the world, and carried more than 200,000 Ppassengers. ‘When the British-Boer war broke out in 189 the British government clalmed Brit- tanic for use as a transport. In 1000 it was selected to convey the imperial corps which escorted the prince of Wales on his tour of the colonies, making the trip of 2,000 miles. This was the end of its mili- tary service and since then it has been lying at Belfast. CALEB POWERS ENDS TALK Claims that He Had No Comnection with Youtsey wnd Makes Strong Plea. GEORGETOWN, Ky, Aug. 25.—Caleb Powers resumed argumeénts in his own defense before the jury this morning. He will be followed by State's Attorney Franklin. Powers declared to the jury that the star witness of the commonwealth, ‘Wharton Golden, was swearing to keep out of the penitentiary and that Henry Youtsey was also swearing to get out of that in- stitution. Ho denled that he ever had any con- nection whatever with Youtsey and pointed out that the testimony shows that he had not known Youtsey before the shooting. He made a strong point on the fact that the testimony showed gthat he had no personal communication with Youtsey the day before the shooting. He concluded his argument to the jury at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, one hou® after the opening of the afternoon session. Commonwealth Attornsy Franklin then ‘began the closing argument fi-Wie' case on behalf of the He declared that Pow- ers had made the best speech on his side of the case, but that 'it-was full of mls-| representations of the facts and the tes- timony and that Powers had repeatedly | gone outside the record in his argument. He sald that the reason he did not attempt to correct Powers on these errors was be- he wanted the defendant to say everything o the fjury that he pleased, 80 that he would have mo cause to com- plain of the treatment of him by the com- Ith in this matter. Franklin closed at 9:30 and Judge Robbins gave the case to the jury with di- rections to retire and consider it for an hour. The jury at 10:35 o'clock reported that no agreement had been reached and was excused until tomorrow morning. PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS American Bar Assoclation Recom- mends Congress to Enact New Laws on Subject. HOT SPRINGS, Va., Aug. 28—At the morning session of the American Bar soclation today the following officers were elected: John Hagerman, Kansas City, Mo., presi- dent; John Hinckley, Maryland, secretary; Fred F. Wadhams, New York, treasurer. Among those chosen on the executive com- mittee was Platt Rogers of Colorado and Everett P. Wheeler, chalrman of the com- mittee on international arbitration, which dealt chiefly with the award made by arbitrators of the Pius fund The report of the committee on patent, trade-marks and copyright laws recom- mended the establishment of court of pat- ent appeals by congress for the determina- tlon of patents, trade-marks and copyright cases, its decisions to be final, subject only to such power of review by the supreme court as shall be necessary to preserve the jurisdiction vested in the court by the con- stitution. After a debate of more than an hour the assoclation finally adopted the report of the committee, recommending the establish- ment of the patents court with an amend- ment that the subject of trademarks be eliminated from the jurisdiction of the pro- posed court. Resolutions indorsing the Lou- istana Purchase exposition were adopted. A committee was appointed to-report on the feasibility and advisibility of the for- mation of an international bar association, the committee to report at the meeting next year, which will be at St. Louis in con- nection with the International Lawyers congress. Many distinguished lawyers and others spoke at the banquet which marked the close of the convention' tonight. CHECKS GET MAN IN TROUBLE Willlam Herrman Arrested in Denver at Instance of New Pol York NEW YORK, Aug, 2.—The detective bu- reau tonight recelved a telegram from the chief of police at Denver announcing the arrest of Willlam Herrman, who is wanted to answer an indictment charging him with securing $20,000 from the Metropolitan Al lMance Trust company and the Jarmulowski bank on worthless checks. The police au- thorities here were motified of the alleged transaction last Monday, but it was found that Herrman had shipped his furniture to Bamuel Goldsteln at Denver. They then re- quested the Denver authorities to keep a watch for Herrman and this resulted in his being arrested there today. DENVER, Aug. 2.—Wililam Herrman, who was arrested by the local police today, claims to have falled In the banking and brokerage business after conducting it twenty-five years. He says he came to Denver for the beneft of his wife's health. | with criminal assault. SIX MASKED MEN ROB DEPOT Btat'on at MoFarland, Kansas, is Basily and Quickly Looted. RAILROAD MEN ARE SOON SUBDUED Passengers at Lanch Counter Rush to stairs Room and Save Themselves by Blocking the Entrance. M'FARLAND, Kan., Aug. 2.—At 1 o'clock this mowning six masked men, heavily armed, appeared at the Rock Island depot and started to enter the office door. Conductor Monnehan of frelght train No. 4, which had just pulled in, and Night Baggageman Charles Toler saw them and hurriedly attempted to block the door, but the robbers forced an entrance and, after taking their money and watches, beat the raliroad men into insensibility. They then rified the depot of its contents and, going hurriedly to the eating house, held up and took all the valuables from haif a dosen men on the platform, employed at the round house, and a part of the train crew. Passengers at the lunch counter scurried upstalrs and blocked the entrance effectively. The bandits then looted the eating house cush register and silverwar doing their work In a cool and collected fashion after the manner of veterans. Then, apparently as a joke, they marched and carried six of the Rock Island em- vloyea, including the night hostler and Bag- gageman Toler, and locked them in & r frigerator car and disappeargd in an east- erly direction During the thirty minutes of thelr pres ence not a shot was fired and only Monne- han and Toler injured. Two hours after the robbers disappeared Sheriff Fry had organized a posse, released the prisoners from the refrigerator car and galloped in pursuit. The bandits were headed toward Topeka. The bandits seoured elght watches and probably $150 in money. They left Mc- Farland on foot. The night agent at Paxico, four miles east of McFarland, saw them pass by along the tracks on foot at 2:80 o'clock. At 1 o'clock this afternoon there is a report from Paxico that Sherlft Fry and Chief Custy of the Rock Island detective torce, aided by four county deputies, have the robbers located in a patch of timber near Paxico. Advices from Paxico at 2:30 this afternoon show that the bandits eluded the posse in pursuit and passed on through the trick brush. SIR THOMAS IS DISAPPOINTED | Says That Reliance is Best Boat He Has No Chance to ‘Win, nd NEW YORK, Aug. %.—8ir Thomas Lip- ton, aboard Brin, declared today In an in- terview that he would never challenge again for Americas cup until a man had been found In England who equaled Nat Herreshoff in yacht bulding. The baronet admitted his disappointment at his failure and finally said he had o hope of winning. aven a ainglo race. He said: 1 American brains and development have U beaten. 1f the day ever comes when | England produces a Herreshoft, then 1 will ghallenge for the cup again. ‘It ‘will not be until then. It is unpleasant to be com- lled to admit it, but the brains in boat- ullding are on this side of the water. “I Herreshoft is a wizard. His work is won- derful. None can have admired Reliance more than I have. It is the best boat by all odds and has won on strict merit, T am a most disappointed man. My hopes were high when I left home, for 1 surely belleved we would carry back the cup. Yesterday's fluke only prolonged the l jony for me. 1 do not want to win in any ps and 1 regretted Rellance’'s fallure to ‘el duver the line as much as anyone could, 8ir Thomas was asked why It was that Shamrock 1Tl was not given more sall area. He replied that he trusted every- thing regarding construction and design to the best of English talent. He compli- mented Captain Barr and sald that he had no fault to find with the way in which Shamrock had been handled. “I hope,” he sald, “that we will get a good twenty-five-knot breeze and a heavy sea tomorrow. Then we will have all the chances on the calendar to try cut S8ham- rock's qualities." The baronet praised the hospitality and generosity of Americans and expressed the belief that many of them wanted to see him to take the cup. “They would push Shamrock over the line ahead if they could, I belleve.” FAVORS A NEBRASKA IDEA Delaware Judge Talks on Lynchings and the Crime Which Cause Them, MYBTIC, Conn., Aug. 28.—Hezekiah But- terworth of Boston made the opening ad- dress at the Universal Peace union's ses- slons today. His tople dealt with the ef- fect upon the world of the opening of the pan-American canal. He sald the canal would wed two oceans and make all man- kind one family. Supreme Justice Charles B. Lore of Delaware, who at the time of the lynch- ing at Wilmington, Del., denounced such practices, made an addre: He recom- mended the Falls City method of dealing Alfred H. Love of president of the Universal Peace union, and Henry W. Wilbur of New York, editor of the Defender, also gave addresses. The object and aims of the Straight Edge Co-operative Industries wers ex- plained by their organizer, Wilbur ¥. Cope- land of New York. FALLS CITY WOMAN DESERTED Goes to St. Joseph in 8, band a is Condition. Philadelphia, roh of Hus- Pitiable 8T. JOSEPH, MO. Aug. 2.—(Special Telegram.)—Deserted by her husband, who 8 & deacon in the Christlan church at Falls City, Neb., Mrs. J. L. Dixon is at the central police station In a hysterical condjtion and threatens sucide She asserts that her husband.ran away | a few days ago and that she came to this city searching for him. 1f she does not find him she insists that she will end her lite. “We ran away last New Years day and we were wedded,” said Mrs. Dixon this morning. ‘“The last I heard from my husband wes three days ago, when he wrote me from Bt. Joseph saying he was never going to return..” Gets Nomin MEMPHIS, Tenn., Au ;‘el\'rd mnl{. t ;:‘ nlud rom the Mi pl democratic prim election of yesterday leave no doubt re. llrdl"' the n Uon of James K. Vard- aman for governor of the state over Frank ‘The official count probably will Critz, &ive Vardaman & majority to 10,000, 28 —Returns re- Commercial-Appeal CONDITION OF THE WEATHER| Forecast for Nebraska Warmer 1o Northwest ! Fair and Warmer. FLOODS ARE GENERAL Towns Along the Kaw and Other Strea: Threatened with Inundation. MORE RAINS CAUSE ADDITIONAL ALARM | No Berious Damage at Kaneas Oity, but People Are Growing Uneasy. NEBRASKA AND IOWA GET THEIR SHARE Railroads Baving a Hard Time of it to Koep Trains Moving. MAKING DETOURS TO DODGE WASHOUTS alr Saturday and | Portion; Sunday Temperature at Omaha Ho! Deg. Hour. o 62 o o o ™ 4 ™ esterdayt Deg. . T4 74 . T4 T4 ™ ™ o0 i s BOYS GO DOWN TOGETHER n Ate m gez =3zzuan cracRamE~ One Lad Gives Up Life in V tempt to Rescue Other Jeft Keep and Francls Hannaher, two small boys, were drowned yesterday after- noon in a gully at Sixth and Martha streets, which had been turned into & lake by the rains. They could neither of them swim. Keeh got out of his depth and Hannaher tried to rescue him when both went down. Warning was given by two little boys who saw the accident and after more than an hour the bodies were Fe- coverad and thascoroner notified. Jeft Keep was the step-son of H. L. Winters who lives at 1703 South Ninth street, and Francis Hannaher was tne son of John P. Hannaher, an electrician living at 3732 South Ninth street. The gully where: the drowning occurred | 18 to the west of Ninth street, north of Martha and does not usually contain water. The first heavy rain caused a foot or two of muddy water to cover the bot- | tom and, this became @ source of con- siderable pleasure to the neighborhood | children. The later rain increased the depth so that at the point of the accident | it stood about nine feet deep With a wud- | den decline of the bottom about three feet from the bank. Early in the afternoon, about 1:30 o'clock, the two boys who were 12 and 13 years of age, respectively, decided to go to the pond and were warned by a young woman who told them the rain had made the water too deep. But they went taking with them two little boys—Alphonse Lieber, 1iv- ing at Sixth and Center streets and Eskel Kronholm, living at 1748 South Ninth street. According to these little fellows, who ran shrieking up the slippery path of the gully to give the alarm, Jeff Keep had waded in and gone beyond his depth at the step oft. Young Hannaher went bravely to his assistance and the two, clinging to each | other, went down. Joseph Lininger nndl W. O. Gould were among the first to en- | counter the bearers of the sad story, and hurrylng down they began to search for the bodles. By diving this was accom- | plished, the Keep hoy being brought to 1and about 2:45 o'clock and the other shortly afterward. The bodles wers taken to the morgue. Mrs. Winters, mother of the Keep boy, was In a dangerous condition, and was already mourning the death of an infant. An attempt will be made to keep the knowledge of the drowning from her. The Inquest will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock. LIBRARY BOARD ‘SDIHITTEES Sty Werk Apportioned Amons Members for the Coming Year New Plai a Not & Road Running Into Om: from Any Direction Which Has Not Trouble of Some Kind on Its Lime. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 2%8.—The pre- dicted rise in the Kansas river at this point is being realized. From midnight to 8 o'clock this morning the river has risen three feet, when It continued to rise at the rate of two inches an hour. ¥From 8 o'clock Thursday wmorning to midnight last night the rise recorded five feet, making a total of eight feet in twen- ty-four hours. It ls expected that the water will continue to come up at the present rate for another twelve hours at least. Further rains west of here last night are reported, with the Kausas river at Lawrence, Topeka and Manhattan still ris- Ing. As yet no serious damage has re- sulted here, the water still being confined within the banks, Karly today blg gangs bf men were put to work at the temporary bridges here dis- lodging the driftwood that had begun to clog the stream at these structures. The work of replacing the James street bridge, the main wagon bridge hetween the two Kansas Citles, has been stopped and efforts are now being put forth to save that part of the bridge already consiructed, which is threatened by driftwood. The lack of transportation facilities is working great hardships to the people of the two cities. The Missourl river at Kansas City at 10 o'clock today had risen nearly two feet in the past twenty-four hours, the guage at that hour marking 146. The danger mark Is twenty-one feet. Thousands of Acres Under Water. CORNING, Mo., Aug. 28.—(Special.)— Thousands of acres of land are under water in this section of Missourl as & result of the cloudbursts to the north and two men have lost their lves. While trylng to rescue people in the flooded districts M. H. LeRue, one of the most prominent men In this place, lowt his life and his body was not recovered until late last night. In a wreck on a freight train as the result of the heavy rains an unknown tramp was 80 badly injured that he could not get out of the water into which ha lhz’o'n and flm'M Def P ‘l‘houundl of halfl of stock wefe drowned yesterday in the flood which swept down the valley with terrific force. Chickens also suffered from the flood. At several points along the Burlington tracks the water is still standing over the tracks, delaying traffic. In many places the corn is ruined. Heaviest Rain in Trenton. TRENTON, Mo., Aug. 28.—Reports from varfous points on the Rock Island north of Trenton and on ihin side of the Towa to those paying a slght fee for the earlier |y, 'y \ that Grand river is higher by sev- gervice. At the same time the patrons of | eral dnches than it has been at any time the “:""fy k"""“’ "T"‘ ':‘: “’":‘"‘3' ron: | this year and that all previous records Bar of, WEERLLQ . MROK; SI0 Would | yave been brokem At Princeton the walt no longer for new books than under o ¢\ 4o yp around the Rock Island sts- the old order, while the period of walting | ;"o 4 fiooding the bottoms of the l’;::'"::wb“:;f:t::":'m;x,:n:" ot voy | 8pickard worse than ever before. Seven done In the matter and action was held over | ;'e‘;"v‘:‘:'s‘(":"“m""“,"‘; ’:“;’ f:"mw’::;"‘z A th' eeting. » s 4 - * “ u':l“::e :::-m'm:e:‘ :p:fl:x::‘."; inches fell at this point during that time, Executive—Victor Rosewater, P. L. Per. | the heaviest rainfall that the government e and' F. L Halles. uges have ever registered here. Grand Judiclary—Judge Ives, John Rush and C :‘Vfr at :m;‘ point h;u risen four feet since E. Morgan. o'clock this morning. Books—F. L. Haller, Alfred C. Kennedy and H. P. Deuel. Museum—H. P. Deuel, C. B. Morgan. The board approved bills for the month to the extent of $1,080.2. TAKEN IN ON DUNN'S CHARGE V. L. Cucoviteh is Arrested as Alleged Owner of Gambling Resort on Do Stre At last evening's meeting of the Public Library board new committees for the en- suing year were chosen. Some little time was also taken up in discussing a plan for a duplicate collection of fiction, designed {to mako It easier for readers of current | fiction to obtain the desired books quickly. The second collection would be loaned only Pennaylvania Dam Bur BUTLER, Pa., Aug. %.—Boydstown dam, | meveral miles north of here, burst today, letting out 2,000,000 gallons of water and inundating portions of Butler and the low lying districts for miles. Great damage was done to property, but so far as known no llves were lost, the residents of the flooded district abandoning their homes and fleeing to the hills. Many culverts on the Pittsburg, Besszemer and Lake Erle road were washed out and a thirty-foot bridge of the Plttsburg & Western raliroad over Bear Creek was swept away. John Rush and V. L. Cucoviteh, charged In a complaint filed August b by 1. J. Dunn with “keeping jambling fixtures,”” was arrested yesterday and arialgned before Judge Vinsonhaler. He pleaded not gullty and was released on bonds of $600 after having his hearing et tor September 7. Cucovitch is sald to be the proprietor of the Douglas street poolroom, raided sevaral times with poor success by Sheriff Power's men. He was not there when the officers called the last time and arrested a lot of inmates. He returned to the city, how- ever, and the warrant was served upon him. WANTS EVANSVILLE RIOTER Governor Durbin Is Redquisition Upon Governor of Illinois for ‘Woman and Child Drowned. SPEARFISH, 8. D., Aug. 2.—(Specisl Telegram.)—The bodies of Mrs. W. W. Parker and her ?year-old son were recovered from False Bottom creek wester- ¢tay ovening. On Wednesday evening, In ovanpany with George Parker, a brother4n.law, they at- tempted to cross the stream which had been swollen by the rains of that afternoon. ‘When they entered the water the team which they were driving was -taken trom thelr feet, and with the buggy and oe- cupants was carried down the creek. Parker suoceeded In clinging to & fenoe post and was rescued from his position after having been in the water several hours. The woman and her baby were swallowed up in the waters When found Mrs. Parker was wrapped sround with barbed wire, so that it would have been impossible for her to have made an effort to save herself and child Stcrm in the Black Hil DEADWOOD, 8. D., Aug. 25.—(Speclal Telegram.)—The storm which on Wednes- day 4id so much damage In Deadwood was sovers In the country outside of the city A great deal of live stock was drowned and the damage to the rafiroads will umount to several thousand dollars. The big bridge over Whitewood creek, on the Northwestern, was badly damaged and rendered unsafe, while a rumber of cul- verts will have to be replaced. In Dead- wood the damage from the storm will amount to over 40,000, ‘Che rain still con- tinues and the trains on all the rallroads entering the Hills are from elght to teu hours late. The storm was general throughout the Hills, ABERDEEN, 8. D. Aug. 2.—(Special Telegram.)—Heavy rainfall followed by cloudy and cool weather for several days is causing damage to grain In shock and stack, Some grain still uncut will be a partial loss Tralns Tied Up at Schuyler, SBCHUYLER, Neb.,, Aug. 28,(Special Tel- egram.)—The unprecedented volume of water from the northwest which Shell | cresk 18 unable to take care of and whieh INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 2.~Governor Dur- bin has issued a requisition upon Governor Yates of Illinole asking for the return to Indiana of “Doc” Martin, who fs under in- dictment in Vanderburg county for riotous conspiracy. Martly was one of the ringleaders of the colored faction in the Evansville riots that occurred In July and with “Bud” Fruit, another colored man, fled from that clty at the calling together of the grand jury. Martin was arrested in Chicago. He re- fused to be brought back to Indiana with- out a requisition. Movements of Ocenn Vessels Aug. 28, At New York—Arrived: Philadelphia from Bouthampton and Cherbourg; La Lorraine from Havre; Lucania from Liv- erpool. Bailed: Cimric for Liverpool. t Movile—Sailed: Furnessia from Glas- gow for New York. At Genoa—Arrived: Lahn from New York via Naple At Queenstown—Sailed: Mayfower, from Liverpool for Boston. Arrived: Ultonia from Boston for Liverpool; Campania from New York for Liverpool and both pro- ceeded At rbourg—Salled: Fuerst Blsmarck, from Hamburg and Southampton for New ! ‘or At Plymouth—Arrived: Blucher from New York. Southampton—Bailed: Fuerst Bis- At marck from mburg for New York vi 2 . rk via