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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JL'XE J J), 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOttXIXG, SEPTEMBER 12(5, 1DOO-TWELYE PAli LS. COPY FLY 12 CENTS. ARMY SOON TO LEAVE Onlj Small Portion of American Troops to Bo Retained at Fckin, ALL BUT FOUR REGIMENTS GO TO MANILA Orders Directing Ohafl'eo to Maintain lega tion Guard Cabled, INSTRUCTIONS TO CONGER ARE WITHHELD Great Britain Adhorcs to Position of United States 08 to Gorman Koto. OBJECTION TO PRINCE TUAN IS ENTERED Co II nil I CJlMlllllOVV Alll Mnfo l Jin r tin i-lit Unit tlir 7'nnitiil f Mlllllulllll linn Her li Drurliilril for Prii-l'iirrlKii Attitude. WASHINGTON, .'Sept. 21. The United Elates government today look tlio first step towurds tlio redemption of lUi pledge mnda to the Russian government August 2S last by rnblcgrnm Instruction to General Chaffcs to reduce tlio American forces In China to the proportion of a lcrntlon gunrd. Nearly n month ago the Russian govern ment wan told through M. !) Wollant. It c hi. run here, that If the Russian forces and ministry were withdrawn from Pekin "wo hall give instructions to tho commander of the American forces In China to withdraw our forces from Pekin, nftfr duo cc.nfcrence with the other commanders as to the time find manner of withdrawal." That time lias now com- and lodny'H action mark tho beginning of the disappearance of the American army from China, for although nonio military forco Is to remain, It will not be of the character of an army, but un der the conditions laid down in thu order to tleneral Chaffee and especially under Its omclal designation as a "legation guard," will bo rather of the nnttirn of a civil guard. This small force will not be Included In any military operations which may be con ducted by the allied armies and so will not fall subject to tlio direction of Field Mar shal Count von Wnldersec, the commander-in-chief. Much thought has been given to the proper number of troops to be allotted for this purpofo, and It Is believed that the 1.400 mon selected will be unite sufllclent to protect tho American legation against any forco that could bo brought against It. It Is noteworthy, too, that tho most com plete arrangements have been ordered for tho maintenance of tho men, while care has been taken that there shall not bo a short age of ammunition, ns there was In the Ilrltlsh legation during tho siege. It Is estimated about a week wll bo required to bring tho 3,fi00 toldlers away from Pckln, but as tho start cannot bo mado Immediate ly It will at least be the end of the first week In October before tho movement can bo completed. It Is stated at tho quartermaster's depart ment that there are not transports nyall nblu lo brliijB off, tho forco which 'will cotno out '6f China. Three or lour vessels will bo at Taku by tho time the troops aro rcudy to move. Ucsldes the transports for tho mon a number of animal ships will tako away tho horse1 nud mules which will not bo needed In Chlua. Oencral Chaffee Is authorized to tako from tho ships now nt Taku htich sloros ns will bo necessary to last him through tho winter. l'cvt of t'linrrrt-'H Order. Tho text of tho order to General Chaffee Is as follows: ADJUTANT ailNKRAL'fl DISPART JIENT. WASHINGTON. P. '.. Sept. 25 To General Chaffee. I'ekln. .September 2j, No. 41: Pending negotiations lor u act tlement the secretary of war directs that a legation uuanl of a regiment m In fantry, four troops of cavalry, with rapid llio guiiH and light battery, with complete equipment and reserve supply of ammuni tion adequate for any emergency, be re tained In ivltln "under your command, nnd that yo.i wind tlio remainder of your force In China to Manila to report to MueArthur. Tho guard should be amply provisioned, etc.. until navigation opens next spring. Itetaln such oillcera for staff duties a? you deem netessury; all others of whatever corps or department will be sent to Mae Arthur for duty as soon as possible. All htorcs unit materials not required for the legation guard send to Manila. Place ynur Celf In close relations with our minister, acting with htm on the Hues that will best iubservo our Interests, keeping tills depart ment fully advised. It is Important that you have the confidence of the generals of the other powers. Oonernl Wilson with his nldes will remain in I'ekln for tho present. Special Instructions may bo sont him. Cablo MaeArthur concerning requirements to carry these Instruction into effect. In form generals commanding forces of other powers of our Intention to withdraw part of our forces. Show this to Conger. Uy order Lieutenant General Miles. V-Oit u i r. . Thero wero no developments on tho diplomatic isldo of the Chinese question to day nnd nlthough Huron Sternberg, tho Gorman charge, and Minister Wu called eeiaratoly nt tho Statu department, they brought no communications which wero mado public. The Instruction to Minister Conger relative to establishing relations lth the Chinese envoys Is still withheld, presumably to allow tho president to ad minister some finishing touches. This lm tructton Is regarded as of much Impor tonco and will make a part of tho case of tho government and bo laid before con gress ut tho next session. It Is Bettled that Minister Conger Is to bo a member of tlio commission to settle the various qucs lions remaining to be adjusted. Knulnnd In l.tni v 1 1 li Viucrlcii, Tho reported adhestnu of tli3 Urltlsh government to the position assumed by tho United States government respecting the proposition to make the surrender of the Chinese ringleaders a condition precedent to negotiations has given the greatest sat isfaction in ainemt circles ncre. Tho report that Prince Tuan has been lgnally honored by tho Chinese govern ment has not yet been ofllclally confirmed although tho authorities havo word of Chinese rumors that some such action has been taken. Tho mutter was refarred to today In the talk between Acting Sjcretary Hill and Minister Wu and the latter sta'od that he did not credit tho report, for the reason that the place of grand socretary aid to havo been Conferred upon Tuan, Is ono ot comparative unimportance, matnly sinecure, and is not held by a prince of the blood, ns Prince Tuan Is. In view of this Information the State department Is not disposed to attach serious importance to tho reports, but If It should prove trim that I'rlnco Tuan has been advanced to "a high station It doubtless will bo taken cog stznnco ot by tho State department and may lead to serious consequence. This government has laid down tho principle that uo one In any way connected with the outrages shall have anything to do with tho forthcoming negotiations with either J'rince Tuan or nuy others notably con ccted with the disturbance. Ton Friendly to I'oreln nem. Contul Oonernl Goodnow- has advised the Blato department that tho taotal nt Shane , (Continued on Fourth rage.) STANDS BY UNITED STATES iikIiiihI urec with This Country ''llil i .- on the I'ronosHliili of IT JL'i .: , 5," ' .1 ' , riiiinij. Vi, . iAsm.r"f , j vijoni sansuury nas reulled to Un? "JjS'.'hnl, In terms Identi cal with those of the -nltcd States. The Urltlsh premier's decision to re fuse to agree to the terms of the Ocrman note was communicated verbally to the German ambassador here, Count von Hatr.-' feldt-U'lldenbcrg. during the course of n long Interview this afternoon. His lord ship's decision Is not known hero and the exclusive Information of the Associated Prefs will probably not be given out In England until tho reply Is put on paper and transmitted to Dcrllu, which may bo tomorrow or later. Only a few nirirlnls are cognizant ot what Lord Salisbury said to Count von Hatzfeldt Wlldenberg In regard to tho latest develop ment In tho Chinese question. Official cir cles hero wero Inclined to bcllevo that his lordship would agree with (lormany. Hut Instead of doing so he used almost exactly tho terms In which Washington's refusal wns couched nnd this, said a high official to a representative of the Associated Press, "Is nil the more surprising, considering that the Washington nlllrlnls had not tho slightest Inkling of what Knglnnd's atti tude would bo." Optioned Uy Humpc, What will be the result of this difference of view between the United States nnd Orent Ilrltnln on one side and (lermany, Austria, France nnd Italy on tho other? .N'o official was found by the representative of the Associated Prerfs who wus willing to rlRk an opinion, though they ngreed in be lieving It did not entail a breaking off of the negotiations. The representative of the Associated Press has ascertained that Lord Salisbury this afternoon refused 'to pass on Prince Chlng's request foT credentials as pleni potentiary, referring tho wholo matter to the Ilrltlsh minister at Pekin, Sir Claude Mac Don.i Id. This decision has been com municated to tho Chinese minister here, Sir Chlh Chen I.o Feng Luh, who cabled it to Chiua. Sir Chlh Chen ho Feng Luh spent a long time nt the foreign ollico this afternoon. but he did not see Lord Salisbury, nor did ho learn the nature of Great Hrltaln'a re ply to Germany. Tho minister said to a ropresentntivo of tho Associated Press that ho could hardly bellovo Lord Salisbury's views differed much from thoso of tho United States. The Chinese minister said: "America Is the only country In tho world strong enough to havo taken uuch nn Inltlntlve as she did when she stood out against tho Gorman proposals. I fool deeply grateful that the Americans did so. Theirs Is the only logical point of view." According to a dlspntch received hero from Berlin, tlio Russian and Japanese re plies to Germany's proposal, recolvtd yes terday, assorted that Hussla "afsents In principle," while Japan's answer Is an "un emphatlc approval." A news agency dispatch from Hong Kong. says that 20,000 Triads have congregated In the neighborhood of Chung Chulu and threaten to make an nttack on Canton. M3RLIN. Sept. 25. The foreign olucials here Inform tho Associated Press that Ilussia and Japan havo formally answered the German note, "particularly emphasiz ing their agreement to tho proposition to have the ministers designate the guilty." Great Britain has not yet formally an swered. The correspondent of the Associated rress finds that political circles hero are confident Great Britain will not adopt tho united States position. WAITING FOR LI HUNG CHANG Hxncnlrd lie Will Kst llhlUli Chinese Authority lit I'ekln on IIU Arrival. (Copyright, WW, by tho Associated Press.) PKKIN, Sept. 20. (Via Taku, Sept. 24.) The diplomatic and milltnry authorities are awaiting tho arrival of LI Hung Chang. Thoro Is a general desire for the establish ment of some semblance of Chinese author ity, which, when done, It Is believed, will tend to a clearing of the situation. Tho military Is deemed unable to secure peace to tho country. The authority of LI Hung Chang to treat for peace Is still doubted. Referring to this matter, United States MlnlBter Conger said: "Our first task Is to examlno and pass upon tho credentials of LI Hung Chang. Beyond that we have no policy or plan of action." William Woodvlllo Hockhlll, special United States representative In China, will probably not await the arrival of Earl LI. He Is busy conferring with the ministers ami investigating the situation. Tho Husslnu nro Inaugurating a Red Cross hospital under tho patronage of the czarina. Tho Institution will bo opened to soldiers of nil nationalities. Thirty Ilrltlsh who wero wounded in the Fun Choo explosion are dead, EARL LI TAKES GLOOMY VIEW Kxpectn Settlement of Present Trnuhlea to Ocrnpy Con- Ideruhle 'limp, (Copyright, 1D0O, by the Associated Tress.) TIKN TSIN. Sept. 23. (Via Taku, Sept. 24.) LI Hung Chang will proceed to Pekin In a few days. Ho remains under close Russian guard and access to him Is diffi cult, fn the course of u conversation with a representative of tho Associated Press, Karl Ll said he did not believe that an early settlement of the difficulty was prob ble, because of the number ot nations to be treated with, nnd ho did not think the altuck upon the Pel Tang forts complicated the situation. FIGHTING ON SABI RIVER llrltUh Collide, with Hoers In V.u denvor to Intercept Stevii mill Itrltx nn the Wny .North. LONDON', Sept. 25. The Dally Mall has the following dispatch from Lourenzo Mar quez: "Heavy fighting Is reported across tho Sabl rlver.Thls means that the British aro Intercepting Steyn and Reltz, who with their forces are attempting to push north ward and to effect a Junction. A commando is said to bo surrounded near Petersburg." .Murder Kit-veil Mlsilniinrlra, LONDON. Sept. 25. The China Inland mission has received a cable message an nounclng the murder ot eloven missionaries at Slh Cheo Tanlng Yah Yang, In the prov Ince of Shan SI. The American missionaries, J. H. Roberts, Mark Williams, William Sprasue, Mrs Spraguu and Miss Vlrglnlu Murdock, who escaped from Kalcan, province of Chi Ll, China, In June last, and were chated by the Boxers across the Gobi deiort, (raveling thence by way of Siberia, have reached this city In good health and will sail on the Anchor Llue steamtr City ot Rome, which Is to leave Glasgow September 27. TROOPS WANTED AT 11 AZLETOX Sheriff Harvey Wires to Govornor Stone Asking for Armed Assistance. MINERS RESORT TO MARCHING TACTICS President Mitchell of ithe Mine Work ers Impresses Himself ns "Well 1'lriiNPil with Mttinllon unit Hopeful of the Outcome. HAZLETON. Pa., Sept. 25. It was learned tonight that Sheriff Harvey of this (Luzerne) county has telegrnphed lo Gov ornor Stone, asking that troops be sont to this county on the ground that he (the sheriff) cannot guarantee the safety of per sons and property during the night marches of the strikers. The governor, It Is understood, K considering tho matter. It was also learned that the sheriff s request wns backed up by several telegrams from private citizens of Hazlcton, who, It la said are mine operators. It Is believed that tho sheriff Is of the opinion that the pres ence ot troops will prevent any further marching, thus lessening tho possibility ot serious trouble. Hint Act Hcnil hy l.iintern Unlit. Last night's march of 300 men from Cran berry, Tomhlckeii. Derringer nnd Oowon probably hastened the action ot Sheriff Hnrvuy in asking for state help. Tho Btrlkers met after midnight at Cranberry, nnd when they reached Tomhlckcn thy were Mopped by Sheriff Harvey and thirty annul deputies, who went to that place on a special train. It was yet dark nnd tho sheriff read the riot act to them by the light of a lantern. The strikers then scat tered In different directions and began missionary work tn preventing ralno work ers from going to the Potts mine nt Tom hlckcn, Derringer and Gowen. They wero successful In preventing a large number of mon from going to work, nnd In conse quence the Derringer and Gowen mines were crippled. The Tomhlckcn slope was) only slightly affected. Four of tho march ers were arrested, charged with breach of the peace, and In the afternoon woro tnken to South Wllkcsbarre and committed with out ball. There wns no conflict between the depu ties and tho strikers. Rhone Treseott, a coal ami Iron policeman, says he saw Mother Jones on n hill at Derringer di recting the movement of tho men. Presi dent Mitchell denies this, it wob rumored that another march was to bo made tomor row to Black Creek, three miles from Haz leton. .Illirklrn' Itrfily lo Their Dmplo yc. Tho most Important development here today, aside from the rcquost for soldiers, was tho answer of G. B. Markle & Co. to tho demands presented by the firm's em ployes ten days ago. The answer Is not considered satisfactory by many of the Markle employes, and what actlu.i they will tako nt their meeting tomorrow lo not cer tain. There Is much sentiment tonight In favor of u strike. Tho firm Hotly refuses to grant tho demand of the men for a 5 and 10 per cent advance, announces Its willingness to pay tho men Beml-month- ly, agrees to arbltrato tho question of cheep er powder; refuses tho demands of the driv er boys and engineers for more pay; prom ises to adjust grievances relating to the cnrrylnp; of men and tools dowu and up the slope In mine cars; offers the timber men a new scale for propping, which Is lower than tho rate asked for, agrees to build a powder house so that the men will not havo to carry the explosive a great dis tance and concedes the pillar robbing griev ance. The Markle firm tonight announced that at "the request of tho mlno workers In Its omploy work will bo suspended tomorrow la order to give tho men time to consider tho company's answer to their domands mado ton days ago." Lender Comixr! Klrnnics. The United .Mine Workers held a meeting at Jeddo this afternoon before the nnswor of the Murkles had become public. Many of the Markle strikers wore present. Tho principal speech was made by President Mitchell, who, having hoard a rumor that tho Markle j had -granted tho demands o. tho men, urged tho miners who had struck "not to go back to work, but to stand firm In the fight until victory coineB." Tho labor leadora would mako no comment tonight on the Markle answer, but It was known they ore much pleased. If the company had conceded tho wage demand, which Is only about half of what the United Mlno workers nro asking throughout the region, It was feared thero would be a big break among tho men who struck in the Markle mine. They now bellovo thnt tho firm's mines will bo completely tied up nnd point to tomor row's voluntary suspension as evidence that tho Markles are afraid that their men will quit. Statement hy MKoholl, President Mitchell, in discussing tho sit uation In the entire region tonight, said: "Roports from tho Schuylkill district aro that tho cntlro Mahanoy valloy from Ma hanoy City to Ashland Is idle. This Is a gain of throe largo collieries. In the Le high valley region Eckley, Derringer, Tom hlcken and Gowen were closed today and wo made satisfactory gains at other mines where tho men havo been working. It Is gcnernlly conceded that the strike In tho Schuylkill district will soon embrace overy man employed there. On tho whole we are well satisfied with tho status of the strike." Coxe Bros. & Co, admitted this afternoon that their collieries nt Dorrlngor nnd Gowen wero slightly affected this morning, but asserted that thoso men who did not go to work wero Intimidated by tho march ers. Tho operators at other collieries said as usual that they were In better shapo to day than at any provlous' tlmo during tho strike. General Superintendent Kudllck of tho Coxo Bros, a Co. mines was arrested today on a charge of assault and several minor charges. Ho waived a hearing on two of the charges this afternoon nnd will bo given a hearing on the other chargo tomor row. Potcr Gallagher, a striking miner of Froeland, Is the prosecutor. Ho charges that Mr. Kudllck deliberately drove his horse Into hlra on tho public road. LOOK FOR GENERAL TIEUP Strike Lenders ut Shniuiikln Coutlilcnt thnt Short-llumlril Collieries Will llnve to Shut Dunn, SHAMOKIN, I Sopt. 25. Local strike leaders say that from Information received tonight tho Locust Spring colliery at Locust Gap, operated by tho Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron company, will be completely tied up tomorrow. It has been working shorthanded for several days. They claim tho .Ashland mines will also be shut down In a few days. Mlno officials here aro particularly Jubilant over the re sumption of work at the North Franklin mine. No, 1, nt Treverton, also a Phila delphia A Reading company operation. (Continued on Fifth Page.) GEN. JOHN M. PALMER DEAD Wns Apiinrentlr In the Heat of Hciilth the KvruliiK Itefnrc llenrt I'll 1 1 lire the Cnimr. SPRINOFIKLD, 111.. Sept. 25 -Oeneral John M. Palmer. ex-United States senator from Illinois, died at his residence lu this city at 8 n. m. Ho died from heart failure. He was an honorary pallbearer at General McCler nand's funeral last Saturday. Last night Genoral Palmer was on the street viewing tho stato fair Illuminations until n late hour, apparently In tho best of health. He was about 83 years of age. General Palmer complained yesterday of a pain In his chest. He slept uneasily last night nnd about 3 o'clock this morning Mrs. Palmer called n physician, who did not think the general's condition alarming. The general nwoke about 7 o'clock this morn ing, still complaining. He talked to his wifo for n short time, then fell Into a doze and expired soon after. John MeAuley Palmer was born nn a fnrm on Kagle i reck Scott county, KentUi K.., September 1.1, W". The fmnllv removed to Illinois in lffii ami settled upon a farm on Wood river. In Madison rmintv. Senator Palmer received eucli cdil'ullon as the lim ited school t'liellltles of the time mul eoun trv afforded. He worked his way tlnmuh one year of Shurtleff colleg. at t'pier Alton unit then went to work in learn lb" cooper's trade lie then in turn was a clock peddler and school teachtr, devoting his evenings lo reading law His determin ation to become u lawyer was strengthened by n chance meeting Win Stephen A. Iiougbis unit he went to Cnlilnville ni'd entered ii law olilce. tn December, isii. br went to Springfield and wns admitted to Hie bar. On the samo evening he met Abraham Lincoln nnd from Hut tlmo ui Lincoln' dentil they wore warm peron il friends. On December 2!', 18)2. lie married Miss Mellndii Ann Nenly Ten children wero born of tho marrlnxe. six of whom urn living. In 1813 he was elected proline Itl.'tlce of his county In lMfi he wns electc 1 county Judge nnd In UM tn the state sal ute. In 185K he was chairman of the Ural republican state convention nnd n delecuo to the national convention In Phllade'phln, which nominated Fremont and Dayton. When the second call for troops was ma le he enlisted hk a soldier and wns Inter elected colonel of tho Fourteenth Illinois regiment of volunteers and afterward chosen by Oeneral Hunter to command a brigade. In the same year he was com missioned brigadier goncral. After tho wir he engnged In the practice of law In Spring field. In 18K8 he wns elected governor of the state on the republican ticket. Ho went to the United States senate In 1W0, GREAT STORM AT CAPE NOME 'ereritl I.Ives Lost, Veneris Wrecked nnd ViiM Amount of I'ro erty Ilestrojrrd. SRATTLK, Wash.. Sept. 15. The steamer Roanoke brings news of a most disastrous storm at Nome. It raged with unusual violence for nearly two days up to tho evening of September lit nud was tho se verest that ever visited northwestern Alaska. A number ot barges and lighters wero drlvan ashore nud totally destroyed. Along the beach for miles, both east and west of Nome, the wind and water have created huvoc with tents and raining ma chinery. A number of lives are believed to have been lost. It Is known that An drew A. Ryan of Los Angeles was drowned. Fully 500 people are homeless, while the loss to property and supplies Is over $500, 000. There Is not nn alley leading to the beach thai Is not tilled with debris! Many of the Front, itreo. bulliVgs 'abutting on the beach have been damaged. Numerous small buildings were swept completely awny. The Iargost Individual losers are prob ably the Alaska Commercial company and Wild Goobo Mining and Trading company. A serious loss Is the disappearance ot over 3,000 tons of coal. Captain French, In command of troops, has thrown open the government reserva tion to those rendered homeless by the storm and will extend such assistance as Is possible. The loss of life In tho great storm at Nome on September 11, 12 and 13 Is belloved to havo been small. The tug Islam, tho largest of S. D. Lane's fleet sank with Its crew of three. Tho launch America, whllo trying to aid tho big bargo Skookum, weut down with Captain Madison, Us com mander, and tho engineer. Three or four men working along the water front, In an effort to save something from the wreck age, arc said to have been swept out to sea, but their nsmes are not known. From Benny river camo a report of the wreck of the schooner Prosper and tho drowning of Captain Golser, together with one of his seamen. Tho shock of the storm brought ashore tho Alaska Commercial company's bargo York, heavily laden with winter provisions, An hour later tho mammoth bargo Skoo kum, after buttling the Rtorm, dragged Its anchors and started toward the beach and destruction. The North American Trans portation company lost the tug Bob, valued at $2,000. which was broken to pieces, Tho steam launch Stra sank at anchor nnd tho Holvidern Is a wreck at tho mouth of Snako rlvor. The llttlo schooner Zenith, which attempted to put to sea, was blown about two miles up the beach. TRAGEDY ON PARALLEL ROADS Locomotive of l'lmsuiiKcr Trnln It nu ll In If nt lllnth .Speed Crushes Into Another, Two I.Ives IIcIiir Lost. SPRINOFIKLD, 111., Sept. 25. A peculiar railroad accident In which two lives wero lost occurred hero this nfternoon on tho Chicago, Poorla & St. Louis and tho Chi cago & Alton pnrnllel tracks running to the state fair grounds. Two passenger trains wero running side by side on the two tracks nt n high rate of speed, when tho Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis locomo tive left tho track, turned over nnd crashed into tho Chicago & Alton engine. Knglneer John Ryan and Fireman Hall of tho Chi cago, Peoria & St. Louis crew wero crushed to death under their engine. Both lived In Springfield. Brakoman A. J. Mnck Jun.ped from tho Chicago, Peoria & St. Lculs train and was badly bruised. Both engines were wrecked and soveral of the ccaches wero damaged. Thero were but Jew passongers on the trains and all escaped serious Injury. LAST PLEA IN HOWARD CASE Fate of the Mnn Wlm Is Accnneil or KIIIIiik t.oehel Soon to lie .Settled. FRANKFORT, KyTsTpt. 25.-Judgo G. B. Williams, acting commonwealth's attor ney, this forenoon made tho closing speech In tho argument before tho Jury In tho case of Jim Howard, charged with being a prin cipal in tho assassination of William Goe bel. Tho case went to the Jury nt noon. Tho Jury reported at 5il3 o'clock this afternoon that tho Jurors had been unable to mako n vordlct. A hung Jury has-been genorally predicted. Judgo Cantrlll did not dischargo tho Jury, and It will report ogaln at 0 o'clock tomorrow. It Is generally believed the Jury Is hope lessly hung up and that a verdict will not be found, ns It Is supposed the Jurors are divided on the question hs to Howard's guilt or innocence and not ao to tho do grco of punUhment, VER MI1REN FAMILY FUSS Row Over Alimony Ends in Wifo's Attempt at Murder. ANGRY WOMAN SHOOTS HER HUSBAND tlunrrcl In Presence of Their ( It 1 1 -tlrcn nnd I'm lie r Is Tnken in lloxpltiit, While Hie .Mother Goes to .lull. Mrs. Sarah Ver Mehren, wifo of Herman II. Ver Mehren, the wholesale liquor dealer, went to his placo of business on lower Farnam street shortly after (5 o'clock Tues day evening and demanded it check for I3.V He refused to give It to her. A quarrel en sued, during which tho woman drew n pistol from her bosom and shot htm through the abdomen. Tho ball peuetrated tho liver n.nd the doctor thinks It may have Inflicted, a fatal wound. William Knufmanu, tho bookkeeper, who attempted to disarm Mrs. Ver Mehren, wns shot twice through tho right arm, but his wounds are slight. The shooting wns wit nessed, by the three young sons of the Ver Mchrens, by Kaufmnnn nnd by Lou Me Avoy. a shipping clerk. Mrs. Ver Mehren was nt once arrested nnd taken to tho police station where, with her three sons, she spent the night lu the police matron's rooms. She snys she is not sorry she shot her husband nnd hopes he will dlo. Tho wounded man wns taken to the Presbyterian hospital. Ills condition at last accounts was critical. Herman H. Ver Mehren Is tho head of the wholesale liquor firm of Ver Mehren, Frlck & Meyer, 1001 Farnnm street. The family residence Is at 1414 Dorcas street. .Story of Domestic. 'Trouble. Last March Mrs. Ver Mehren Instituted divorce proceedings against her husband, alleging Infidelity, neglect nnd abuse. Two co-respondents were named. Pending the flnnl hearing of the caso the court ordered that the defendant should pay his wife $70 a month temporary alimony. This, she says, ho never paid willingly and ndds that Biie had to "hound" him to get enough money to support herself and sons. "About 6 o'clock this evening," said she, "I took my boys downtown with me. In tending to get a check from him If possible When wo wero within a half block of the store 1 had Herbert and Johnnie wait with me and sent Rudolph, tho oldest boy, to his father to ask for tho money. In a few minutes he camo back saying his father refused lo write a check. Then, accom panied by tho three boys, 1 entered the store myself and asked htm why ho refused to give me money as the court ordered. Ho at once flew Into rage and ordered me out. " 'If you don't get out this minute,' ho said, 'I'll kick you out.' "I began to back up toward the door. " 'You know I'm nBklng no moro than Is my due,' I snld. "This seemed to make him even more nngry. He seized hold of mo and tried to drag me to tho door and, when I resisted, he suddenly turned to Mr. Knufmann and said: 'Kaufmnnn, call the police!' "Then it was thnt 1 drow a pjslol from my bosom and fired at him. I fully Intended to kill him and hope I've done so. I don't remember how muny times I shot five or six tlmos, I think but I was struggling all the time with Mr. Knufmann, who was try ing to tako tho revolver nway from me." Asked if she had gone to the store with the Intention of killing her husband, Mrs. Ver Mehteu said: "No; I didn't Intend to shoot him until hs tried to call the police. That made mo mad. This evening was tho first tlmo I ever carried the pistol." Mrs. Ver Mohren, whoso mnlden name was Feenstre, was married to her present husband In Arcadia, la., twelve years ago. They moved to Omaha almost Immediately after the marriage and havo lived hero over since. They have threo sous, Ru dolph, aged 12; Johnnie, aged 10, and Hu bert, aged 9, For the last two years their domestic re lations have beon unpleasant, Mrs. Ver Mohren being very Jealous of her hiiBband. They had frequent quarrels, during which, she says, he often pointed a pistol at her and threatened to shoot. When Mrs. Ver Mehren was seen nt tho Jail last night she was engaged in serving hor sons with some cold victuals. Shu ap peared calm at first. Her hand was steady and there was no Indication ot nervousness. She wns assured that her huabaud's wound whs not necessarily fatal. How Over Ills Descant. "He always wanted to give out the 1m prcsBlon that ho was of French descent," said she, "and wns very much afraid peo ple would think he was of Teutonic extrac tion. Onco he wrote his father, who lives In Germany, to find out something about his ancestors nnd the reply camo buck that his great great grandfather was a native ot Holland. Well, he thought I didn't know about this correspondence, but I did and 1 knew whero he had hid his father's letter. "Ono day at tho supper table tho ques tion of his nationality came up and I said something about his boing Dutch. " 'I'll havo you to know that I'm French!' ho oxclalmcd. " 'You're not,' I answered. 'Your an cestors camo from Holland.' "Then ho Jumped up, kicked over the tablo with all the dishes on It and screamed: 'By , I won't he Dutch!' " 'But I have a letter proving It.' I says. "He dared me to produce tho letter and I produced It. Then ho became white with rage and drawing a revolver ho thrust It In my face and threatened to blow my brains out If I didn't glvo tho lotter to him. As the children begged me to glvo It up and nvold trouble I did bo. Mrs. Ver Mehren Is a brunette, slender, well preserved and solf-possosaed. Sho Is apparently about 32 years old. Dr. Porter was called soon after tho Bhootlng nnd at his direction Vor Mehren was removed to tho Presbyterian hospital The bullet fractured tho tenth front rib, pateed through thu abdominal cavity, pene trated tho liver and tho eleventh back rib, lodging In tho muscles of the back. An operation for tho removal of the bullet was successful. Tho wound is considered very serious, but Dr. Porter thlnkB that there nro good prospects for recovery. At a Into hour last night ho was reported as rest Ing easily. Ver Jlehren'n Story In Ilrlrf. Ver Mehren was averse to talking of the evmts which led up to the shooting. Ho said his wifo entered tho store and de manded a check, which ho declined to glvo her. The demand was repeated and ho told her to wait a day or two. Her reply wns, "Oivo it to mo now or I will shoot you." Thon she drew a revolver from her bosom and opened lire. Ver Mehron thought five or six slnts were fired, tho first of which went above his head and the others also weux wido of tho mark with the exception of the last and that struck him In the abdomen. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast of the Weather: Fair. CoJler. Northwest Win d. I ciiiierii t lire nt Omnhn etcrilii, Hour. lli'K, Hour. Hi n. . n. tn 7." l II. m Tit 7 II. Ill T I S n. m Tit It ll. n Ill It) n. m lit I I n. in lit V2 III tl.i I p. m a ji. in :t ii. in.:.... t n. m. .... . .-. p. m ti p. n . ti. m ...... S l. Ill P. ni . us tin iir, tii i:t l.t lit) TORNADO IN TAMA COUNTY Severe Morm Dock Much ttnmiiKC In lovin Town. KIIIIiik Four. TAMA. la.. Sent. 23 (Sneelnl Telecrnm 1 Meager word Is had from n storm vvhl.ii pasred over this county tonight. The town of Fergusou was blown nway. Four persons are reported killed. DKS MOlNF.S. In.. Sept. 25. Four per sons were killed anil several others se verely Injured In n waterspout nnd tor nado at Ferguson this evening. The Mil waukco agent nnd the telegraph operntor Wero baillv hurt. The rutlwitv ulnllnn wim badly wrecked, several cars were blown from the tracks and more or less damaged and mnny houseB woro destroyed. Wire connect ions with Ferguson nro Interrupted and It Is Impossible to learn the names of all thoso killed nnd Injured. The par tial list Is: Killed. CHILD OF JOHN LOVLADV. hotel pro prietor. Injured: William Robinson, Milwaukee agent. James Mullen, Western Union telegraph operator. John Lovelndy. hotel proprietor. A severe wntersnont and wind nml rnln aro reported from the vicinity of Redflcld and Madrid, where the tracks arc washed out in mnny places. Trains nlong the Great Western road also rennrt n hard wind and rain this side of Mnrshalltoun. Ferguson Is on the main line of the Chi cago. Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad, and about forty miles cast of Madrid In Mar shall county, fifteen miles cast of Marshall- town. It Is a comparatively new town, with a population of between 400 and COD people. texas Towns ""all right Report thnt Mnrhlc Knltn unit Sun Snhn lluil lleen Wiixhcil Avvn.v Prove I iiloiinileil, AUSTIN, Tex., Sept. 25. The rcportn of tho destruction of the towns of Marble Falls and San Saba, sent out Inst night, prove to be Incorrect. Chief Trnln Dispatcher Fischer of the Austin & Northwestei n railroad personally communicated with Mnrblo Falls and San Saba today, and both towns were reported safe, with no loss of llfo or city property, but thero has been great destruction of farm property all nlong the valley. A telegram tonight nt 7 o'clock from M. Henry of San Saba to the head quarters of tho Austin & Northwcsturn rail road In this city, says. "Colorado river on a fifty foot rise nnd still rising. Soveral bridges washed away. San Saba river twenty-two feet rise. Cotton on lowlands ruined." Olliclnl reports from points west of San Saba to the same headquarters are to the effect that great dsmuge has been done to crops all nlong both the Colorado and San Snba rivers. At noon today the Colorado was reported falling at Marble Falls, abovo here, but reports tonight say that It is ris ing again, showing that the waters of tho San Saba and Llano branches, as well as from tho upper Colorndo, are Just beginning to be felt there. Tho river began to fall at this point this afternoon. There has been an Immcneo quantity of debris floating by all day, Including trees, sections of fences, fragments of small frame houses und some dend cattle. From reliable reports from all sections of tho flooded valley abovo It would seem that whllo there has been considerable damage to crops nnd farming property generally, thero has been no loss of life reported up to tonight, as most of the people lu the vicinity rocelved timely warnings. Re ports from south of here Indicate that tho valley wns Inundated and much damage dono to farms, but no loss of life. DIVIDING UP RELIEF FUNDS Governor Snyers itl iVii Will llnve .N'othlliK to Dn Willi Money Given for Storm SullereiN. GALVRSTON, Sept. 25. -Governor Snyers arrived here today In respoiiBo to n request from tho Galveston Central committee for n conference In regard to several matters. The governor expressed himself as unwilling to have anything whatever to do with the distribution of any relief funds. He says ho will apportion tho funda In hla hnnds among tho various communities which havo suffered from tho storm, nnd that tho citi zens of each of these communities must en trust tho distribution to tlio local com mittees, composed of the best citizens of their respective places. Tho railroads aro finding It exceedingly difficult to procure sufllclent labor to restore their tracks In and around Galveston to good condition, to rebuild ynrd.s, pick up wrecked enrs and handle freight. APPLES ARE BADLY DAMAGED llllth AVInils Have Illnvvn n I.iitkc I'nrl of the Crop from the i'reeN, NEW YORK, Sept. 25, Whllo first ro ports of serious apple losses, following tho September gales, wero tn somo Instances exaggerated, latest advices to the Amorlcan Agriculturist still show beyond question enormous quantities wero blown from thu trees. Sholtored orchards nnd thoso on tho eastern nlopes of hills escaped uerloua In Jury, nccordlng to that authority in Us Is' sue of Soptomber 2!i, but udvices Indicate that all the way from 10 per cent up to 60 and i5 per cent, and occasionally more, of tlio apples nro on tho ground. Tho report of tho flax crop of 1000. ac cording to tho American Agriculturist places tho acreage 50 per cent over last year's harvest, now 2,5(t5.noo acres. The total crop of flaxseed of tho United States Is placed at 23,413,000 bushels, compared with 20,088,000 bushels one year ago. Movement of (leenii VcnhcIh, Sept. 25. At New York Arrived Kaiser AVllhelrn dcr Grouse, from Bremen; FrlcHlund. from Antwerp; Hpaarndam, from Rotterdam; Cevlc, from Liverpool. Sailed Cymric, for Liverpool; Doutsrhlund, for Hnmburg via Plymouth nnd Cherbourg. At Plymouth Arrived Patricia, from New 'iow for unertiiiurg nnd Hainburi: und proceeded. Hailed Pretoria (from Hamburg), for New York. At London Arrived Montevidcnii, from Montreal. At Liverpool - Arrived Vancouver, from Montreal; Numldlan, from Montreal. At Southampton Arrived - Kitlserln Ma ria iiicresa, rrom jnow vnrk via Che bouri. lor Bremen. A l Sidney, N S. W Arrived Previously, htenmer Mariposa, from Sun Francisco via Honolulu, Apia and Auckland. The Llzutd pnHsed Amsterdam, from New York for Bulgaria and Rotterdam At (juecnstown- Atiived I'lionlu, from Huston tor Liverpool nnu pioceeucu. RAIN FALLS ON FAIR Carnival Crowd Driven Homo by a Most Untimely Shower. GROUNDS THRONGED EARLY IN EVENING Eleven Thousand Peoplo Bravo Threatening Storm to Attoml. AK-SAR-BEN BOARD SEES ITS SUCCESS Committees in Chargo Working Hard to Improve Conditions. MUCH THAT IS NEW DOWN FOR TODAY I't'Oltrnm tiiniiBcd hy Addition of !cvi I'l'iitui-CK nnd ArrniiKumcnts Muilc for t li I tl i-i-ii DurliiK he Afternoon. The rain nnd the darkness worked to gether for bnd on the carnival grounds last night and 10,000 people were more or less hindered In their holiday. Not onco during the week hnve the elements shown a kindly face to the carnival, and when the throng wns wedged tighter than brothers between the booths tho 111 feeling broke out Into positive hostility. The board of governors, whldi bnd entrenched Itself to receive the assaults of the confetti storm ing party, was routed by the damper mis siles nnd Incontinently fled. Thousands of skirts wero drenched above shoelops nnd milliners' products fnded Into phan toms of their former hcIvcm. The disaster of darkness enme about through some mischance to the wiring dun tn the heavy requirements mado nn tho II vi Id and was not remedied during tho evening. The strings uf Incandcsceiits re doubled their efforts, however, and tho Incident was not serious except on tho midway, where the arch lights were tho sole reliance. This spot of gayety took on a distressed appearanoo also after tho rain. Tho tinpaved quadrangle In tho cen ter was a morass of clinging clay. Car loads of cinders, however, will speedily furnish a sure footing. Happily for tho high lord of the treas ury tho rain held off until nn unprece dented throng had crowded Into tho grounds. The total paid admissions for tho day wero dose to 11,000. Four nddl tlonal ticket boxes wero erected outside of tho central urch and the threo turn stiles were choked with the flow. Many took warning from the preliminary drops and escaped tho downpour, while more hardy visitors crowded Into tho gates with raised umbrellas. When the rnln came lu earnest through, Its own private gntevvnys, however, thero was a merry iicramble. Muddy feet crowded Into Im maculnte booths nnd tho owners tried with n good grace to make the strangers wel come. Cost the (inventor Fire Hundred. When the rain doclnred n truro tho gut ters were running deep with water oud the moro prudent went their ways homo. There wero still n thousand or two left, how ever, nnd the merriment went on to tho usual tlmo ot closing tho temporato hour of 11. Orators of the ballyhoo urgod the pnssersby to scorn a little matter ot rain nnd to enter Instead their bright nnd cheering inclosures. None of tho booths wero Injured, the only dnmngo to tho Hoard of Governors being the enforced Idleness of two largo midway attractions which aro guaranteed $250 dally apiece. The board Is getting a full return from Its booths, however, uh every one of the 300 Is let, each laden with Its burden of things to eat, or see, or drink. Tho most brilliantly lighted private booth ou the grounds Is thnt of Tho Hco, which pro claims Itst presence with nn electric sign ten feet long studded with brilliants. A hundred lights throw radiance on n rare photographic collection of notable things and persons gathered by tho staff artist. Thero aro also reproductions of the Ak-Sar-Hen number on n solid background of papier macho matrices. An Interesting feature Is two rolls of paper used In the hugo Hoo presses, each roll weighing 1,800 pounds. Ciirnlviil Crowd (nine Kurly, The wind of the enrly morning caught up tho silken bIubIi of confetti on tho car nival grounds and hurried It away to out-of-the-way corners; the lights ot tho night wero faded to lusterlesH bulbs, and thu merry throng was In dressing gowns or ollico Jackets. Tlio carnival, In short, boro n sedate demeanor; Ak-Sar-llen avenue, Hohemlan terrace and nil tho others won) again the pathway for a workaday world. The weather, which has mingled threats with blessings In a way to keep brave knights' hearts a-flutter, opened for the day with nn austerity which kopt early vis itors at a distance. Tardy exhibitors and showmen took advantage of this privacy to trundle, In with their carts nnd hurry their waret- Into place. Hammer and nnlls beat a tlual chorus and tho city of glided ahncks, a mirage of yollow and green, red nnd white, mounted with Aladdln-llko sud denness. Whon tho threat of tho skies gave way to blessings tho workaday world solzed its brooms and hammers and hurried awny, for tho crowd of tho wecond day was at the gates. Tho visitors arrived In forco before noon, attracted by tho real merit of the booths, which woro too serious a matter to admire In tho whirl of the night before. Most of the trade exhibits have been set in placo by experts In decorating with a really artistic effect. Tlio camera man pin in an appearance for the first time and scores of the booths porpuluutcd thorn solves In the morning sunlight. Then thorc wero counters whero ono might eat or. rather, taste taking In return a moral ob ligation to remember tho brand. In one spotless oilcloth kitchen an Alabama mam mle served grlddlo cakes, crisp and dellc Iouk, whllo olsnwhero ono might Blp ni cocoa or nibble at patent food products. Tho solo entertainment provided for the morning was a double concert In dlrfertnt portions of the grounds, .lust wltbln the central nrch Obreiht's child band gave u number of creditable selections, and on thu Eighteenth street platform tho morb numerous and mature musicians of Kip llngor's military band attracted a good crowd. During tho afternoon tho Obrechi children held a continuous reception. The regular program for the day began at 1 p m., Including all tho portormors who gave their Initial performance on Monday, The brothers Lorbey wont through their gym nastic antics and Gus Ryan", Oeorgn Rice's pigs and tho St. Hclinna all Old their part toward enlivening tho scsne, CmicertM nnd Oilier Thin. Today one of tho most eventful days, tho visitors aro Invited to lose their Identity behind masks and other dlifiilies and "Who's who'" will be an unanswered qurstlon from 10 until fl. In anoordanef with the school board's action In declaring