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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ministry were withdrawn from Pekin "wo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
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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.
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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