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DECLINES THE PLACE
Lord liilner Befuses to Accept 0
v. A..
Vacant by Resignation.
WHY SECRETARY RITCHIE STEPPED OUT
Chancellor of Exchequer Refused to Adro
cata Taxation of Food.
FEARS POLICY OF PROTECTIVE TARIFFS
Lord George Hamilton Resigns Before He
Knows Opponent Quit
CHAMBERLAIN PUBLISHES A PAMPHLET
Former Colonial Secretary a
Manifesto In Which He Beta
Forth the Views Preri
. essly Announced,
LONDON, Sept. 30. The Associated Press
Uii1" stxmls that Lord Mllner ha refused
tl nccept the colonial office portfolio.
Premier Bnlfour In expected to make an
announcement to this elTect at the punch
eon n? Sheffield, October 1.
I.ONUON, Sept. 99. The t-xt of C. T.
Ritchie's letter of resignation of the poet
of chancellor of tho exchequer was made
public, tonight. It la dated September 15,
and runa as follows:
My lear Balfour: I am afraid after
what occurred at the cabinet meeting yes
terday, It la not possible fur me to re
niHln n member or the government with
any advantage to tnyxelf or to It. I have
therefore, to ask ynu to place my resigna
tion In the handa of the king.
1 Hin In entire sympathy with the desire
to tinlte the mother country and the col
onlra nn up closely, but I know of no
method by which preferential treatment
can lie accorded to the colnnlea other than
that vblt'b la advocated by the colonial
secretary, namely the taxation of food,
which Involves mr a consequence an In
crease of taxation. To thin policy 1 am
V opposed,
Itltrhle in the Dark.
We are alxo naked to abandon the policy
of this country from which we have de
rived so much advantage, but are not told
what Is tin proposal. I would gladly give
consider Hon to any practicable scheme ror
obtaining better access to foreign markets
or fur meet lug the evils of which we com
plain, but we Ian vet had no such scheme
placed before ua. 1 fear however, un
intentionally.' any nroDosal for retaliatory
duties would Inevitably lead to protection
and produce fur greater evils than It wai
Oeslren to prevent.
I cannot tell yon how much I feel the
parting from my old colleagues, especially
- yourself, from whom I have received so
Tniuth kindness and consideration.
xours very iruij,
C. T. RITCHIE.
V.l'he letter of resignation of Lord George
f: the Iota secretary Tor incua, was
llshed tonight, accompanied by a
the chairman of the conservative
f Ealing, which borough he rep
In rarllament, In which Lord
ivi thnt He wrote Ma resignation
K ' ivs inai
';ilflernooi
I F(.fid.the ci
flernoon of September 15, In
r. Chamberlain's reslgna-
coneequent eliminating ot
I . AMilng
t ifi tho i
relating to preferential tariffs
ifi tho government
program. 'f' first
" .imntlnw of which H
h rough
. which
ri),s morning papera't' Beptetn1r i
Blo contained the announcement lorn the
Iingo london Giisette of the sTeptance
of his own resignation. The f-tter of
resignation commencing "My Dear. Bal
four," aays.
"After the recent discussion In the
cabinet and the knowledge I hae obtained
of the propositions you propose to publicly
advocate I have no alternative than to re
sign. " )
Chamberlain Issaea Manifesto.
Termer Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
h.kfl prepared a pamphlet, which Is In the
nature pf a manifesto, and which will be
Issued Monday, on the subject of hla fiscal
policy pronouncement.
' It Is said that It seta forth definitely
Mr. Chamberlain's views and adheres to
the, points he emphasized In his Rlrmlng
lmm speech, Including Imposing a duty on
breadstuffs, I
The Midlothian Liberal association of
Kdlnhiirgh, Scotland, haa adopted Lord
Ialmeny, eldest son, of the earl Rose
bery, aa lie cTTiTlidata for ?H-lli4tneut at
tils next general election. Lord Dalmeny
ta hla address, accepting the nomination
aid fie was unalterably opposed to Joseph
Chat. "jH Iain's preferential trade proposals.
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- Rlet at Bad Pest.
If A PKST, Sept. SO. A sanguinary en
roM er between the striking car men took
plu.-i here today. Revolver were used on
iotlt' aides and many persone were wounded,
H'vmii mortally. Fifty arrests were raada.
The oillslon was due to an attempt of the
atriklrs, totalling about S 000 men, to pre-veiitnon-strlkera
from working and to
re attacking tne yaxus oi me car-
lets!
ftilna-'a Vacht Strikes Trawler.
fiHTKND. Belgium. Sept. 30. Tho royal
yacht) Alberta, wllh King Leopold on
boari. collided at the entrance of Ostend
Imrli.y- this morning with a eteam trawler.
The Ji lllsion was of little Importance. The
Albrint only lost all anchor and part of
lta i l 'ni cable, and proceeded without de
lay f tovr,
Kill ED MOTHER OF LOVER
naiifc-'etlent woman la Ulven an lade-
inilsate Sentence for Crim
inally I slag Poison.
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"NAM, Conn., Sept. 30. A Jury In the
y.nr court looay returnea a veraict oi
slighter agulnat Mrs. Mary Manaon,
'- been on t riu 1 charged with the
4 of Mrs. Julia. A. Wilson by poison
In indeterminate sentence of not less
!ght t-nr and not more than ten
'. t In state prison was Imposed.
a motive for the crime the state al
that Mrs. Mauson desired to get poa-
.'ii ft Mrs. Wilsons property through
)iiiers son, George Wilson, whose at-
.1:1 to Mrs. Manson were frowned upon
nwther.
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S WORD TO THE CAPITAL
In
4 uTorela District Attorney Tells e(
Unions of Inspector lnvolr
( lg Other Persons.
PRANCISCX), Sept. 30.-Ui
J J District Attorney Woodworlh
nited
haa
1 -,licd to the I' lilted Suites dlirnt
-.uc
w.
i Coi
t ,cy ut Washington the testimony that
W. Erwtu divulged at his hearing
Commissioner lleaoock, to the effect
l. 8. Itlchkrdrton told him that gifts
In the Postal Device and Improve
1 i umiuiy had been made to Augustus
ichcn snd George W. He vers, heads
lliree delivery and the aalary allow
1 1 1'ree delivery and the
JitHiuiia. reerwM'ttvely.
'.nssi":i r llc.noi k aaid today that he
,,v w vmiIJ not render hla decUiou la
I' u na utt week. (
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LONDON MARKET STRONGER
Better Feeling in Sfw Vork Haa aa
Inflame the Other
Side.
pt SO. The Improved tone
pf close of tho Stock ex
change iay afternoon was fully
malntalriPv. Is morning. Consols were
firm. They opened at W. above yester
day's rinsing quotations. Thfre was a
substantial rally in most of the depart
ments. Americana opened firm and higher
In response to the recovery In New York.
The failure of J. J. Irons, a broker con
nected with the Olasgow Stock exchange,
was announced. The failure Is not an Im
portant one. Mr. Irons waa connected with
the Grand Trunk and Kaffir markets.
The settlement on the Ixindon Stock ex
chance Is progressing satisfactorily. t"p to
S o'clock no difficulties had been dlsclfmed,
the alarmist rumors had ceased and no
failures were anticipated.
Iord Rothschild, in an interview with a
representative of the Associated Press, said
that so fs'ias he knew the settlement has
ont any troubles. There was
provement in tbe situation and
iect of a speedy recovery.
to the statement made by a
aper that a suggestion had been
madcl'f financiers to the government thrtt
the latter convert all the outstanding se
curities Into a uniform British 3 per cent
stock, Lord Rothschild declared the state
ment to be nonsense. No such suggestion
has been made and It would not be con
sidered for (. moment by the government
If made.
RUSSIA WANTS MINING RIGHTS
Ash) Other Concessions Before Erse.
r
aatlnar Chinese Provinces as
Promised Next Week.
PEKING, Sept. 30. Attention here Is con
rentrated on October 8, the date fixed by
Russia for ita evacuation of Mukden, and
New Chwang. Russia's action in fulfilling
or Ignoring Its agreement to evacuate will
be the chief factor. It Is considered in de
terminlng Its relations with Japan.
Prince Ching, the president of the foreign
board assures the foreign ministers that he
Is continuing to resist the Russian pro
posals. Prince Chlng told Mr. Iessar, the
Russian minister that Russia should carry-
out Its agreement first,, and then the. other
concessions it requires In Manchuria
would be discussed. Chinese, papers as
snrt that M. Lessar Is pressing for Russian
control of the customs and mining rights
in Manchuria, in addition to the proposals
embodied in the last Russian evacuation
scheme.
I'ehlde Taauya, the Japanese minister Is
opposing the Russian demands. Sir K. M.
Batow, the British Minister and Vnited
States minister Conger, have limited their
pretensions to friendly advice.
HURRICANE SWEEPS BERMUDA
Banana. Industry Badly Injured and
Mark Other Damage Also
Oecnrs.
NEW TORK, Sept. SO. The hurtteane
which swept the Island Monday last reached
a velocity or vn miles a.i hour, Says a
Herald dispatch from Hamilton. Bermuda.
Great rollers from the southwest to the
east showed the disturbance on the ocean
and the Inhabitants rushed In terror from
the streets. The full force of the hurricane
waa not realised until reports began to
come from the partly Isolated districts.
Only one person is known to have been
killed. He Is George Harris, who met death
underneath a falling wall at SL Georges.
Hundreds oi nouses were damaged, muny
losing their roofs.
The banana Industry' was badly injured.
The streets -re filled with debris and the
Islands present a battered aspect. The
losses amounted to several hundred thou
sand pounds.'
FRIAR NEGOTIATIONS HALT
Pone Derides to Take I p Philippine
ttaeatlons Direct with Wash.
Ington.
(Copyright, 1!)3. by Press Publishing Co.)
ROME. Sept. 30.-(New York World Cable
gramSpecial Telegram.) The negotiations
In the Philippines between the Vatican and
the Vnited States government regarding the
ale of the' laud held by the friars and the
removal of the native monks from the
Islands have been called off by Flue X
Mgr. Guldl, the Roman prelate sent to
Manila as apostolic delegate to conduct the
negotiations, has been recalled to Rone. It
has been decided at the Vatican that here.
after Philippine Islands questions must be
dealt with directly by the pontifical secre
tary of state and the government at Wash
Ington. or, what is still better, through
special representative or the holy see sen
to the I'nlted States from Rome.
WAGNER FESTIVAL A SUCCESS
Rl! Keeling- Haa Changed and All
Official (.irili Are Present
at Opening.
BERLIN, Sept. SO. The Wagner festival
was begun tonight with a reception at the
Reichstag building. It win a brilliant offl
cial and social event, many members of the
cabinet. Including Foreign Secretary Karon
von Rlchtofen, being present. Profs. Paine
and Kelley represented the I'nlted States.
It waa thought that the opposition to the
management of the festival would keep
prominent people away, but the emperor's
approval of the festival resulted In all the
official guests attending.
The eniporor today appointed Her
Lelchner, prudent of the Wagner commit
tee, a privy councillor The reception was
preceded by a concert In which Mme. Schu
mann-T.ieinke was greatly applauded.
SAYS BISHOP CAUSED RIOTS
tieraum Professor Hakes Charge
Against Compatriot in High
Place la China.
BERLIN. Sept. SO.-Prof. Nlppold of Jena
university, at the general conference of
the Evangelistio Missionary society of Ger
mi.ny, at Goerlltx, Saxony, today, charged
that Bishop Anser. the German bishop of
South Shanghai, was largely responsible
tor the outbreaks In China, because of hi
arogance and an.ltion. The professor
even accused the bishop of Intemperance.
Declared Free of riagae.
BAIST1AQO. Chile. Sept. 30.-The whole
of the province of Tarapaca, Including the
port or iqulque, the capital, haa been de.
dared free from bubonic plague.
r.dlakargh
11 N DON. Sept
Broker spends.
W - The suspension of P.
M unningnain wee announced on th
Edinburgh Slock exihange. U waa ot an
lwf"e '"I failure.
passed wl wi
a distinct n
every pr'
Rcfcrrl Ig
flnam-l.il B
tECElYE CZAR IN SILENCE
Vienna Docs Not Greet the Russian Buler
with Bhow of Pleasure.'
COMPARED WITH VISIT OF KING EDWARD
Troops Are een In Great Force aad
Line Streets Orcr Which Two
F.mperors Pass Through
I
Town.
VIENNA, Sept. 30.-The arrival of the
czar here todty was not marked by the
same popular enthusiasm as was shown
during the visit of King Kdward and Km-
peror William. This was probably due to
he military and police precautions, as both
sides of the streets were lined with Infan
try, cavalry and artillery, and behind the
hedge of soldiers was a thick line of police
facing the populace.
The emperor's reception, however, was
respectful. If not as enthusiastic as might
have been expected. The thoroughfares
through which the czar and emperor Fran
cis Joseph drove on their way from the sta
tion to Schoenbrunn castle were officially
decorated, but tho city proper showed al
most no evidence of welcome. This may be
accounted for by the fact that the roya'.
procession did not touch the main section
of Vienna.
The cxar on his arrival seemed tired and
on the way to Schoenbrunn castle gave
little evidence of Interest In the arrange
ments for his reception. The police precau
tions were extraordinary. Almost half the
Vienna force was concentrated along the
route from the station, where a great num
ber of detectives weie gathered.
At tho state luncheon Kmperor Francis
Joseph proposed the health of the czar and
expressed his pleasure at welcoming his
majesty.
Touches on Balkan Situation.
He said he accepted It as a fresh proof of
friendship which he greatly appreciated. He
hoped, continued the emperor, that their
perfect accord of views and considerations
concerning the regrettable occurrences In
the Balkan peninsula would again contrib
ute to the success ot the action the two
countries are taking In the interest of Euro
pean peace.
The czar In replying anld that the em
peror's words of welcome had touched him
deeply. He had accepted the Invitation
with exceptional pleasure and was happy to
be able to express his personal feelings
The cordial understanding between Russia
and Austria and the complete harmony in
the action of their governments const!
tuted a .valuable pledge for the success of
the great work of pacification on which
they were mutually agreed.
The humanitarian aim expressed, con
tinued the czar, must be sustained with
firmness and perseverance by methods
which were most fitted to ensure a real and
permanent pacification. He hoped, he said,
that these efforts would contribute 'to the
strengthening of general peace.
After luncheon their majesties, accom
panied by Grand Duke Francis Ferdinand
and a number of guests, drove to the sta
tion near Vienna, where they took train
for Muerzsteg on a hunting expedition. In
the course of which, t ia xpor-.tad that the
Balkan situation will bo diacusaed. '
The remark of the Austrian premier,
which has most Irritated the Hungarians,
consisted of his statement In the Relchsrath
that Austria was prepared to go to war
In defense of Emperor Francis Joseoh's
declaration against the demand that the
Hungarian language be used In orders
given to soldiers of the Hungarian con
tingent of the Austro-Hungarlan army.
Francis Kossuth, the opposition leader. Is
In favor of a peaceful policy, but Herr
Barabas, who heads the majority of Kos
suth's followers, is Inclined to push the
agitation to extremes. .
The German merchants at Buda-Pest are
going about in fear of their lives, on ac
count of the threats of death leveled at
them as a result of the language agitation
in Hungary.
Count Hedervary. as the result of an ad
verse vote In the lower bonne of1 the Diet
yesterday, again submitted his resignation
and telegraphed Emperor Francis Joseph
begging for lta acceptance, and today
maae the formal announcement of his
resignation In the Diet.
OS for the Rant.
Bhortly after Z p. m. the emperors, in
hunting costume, took a train for the Im
perial shooting box at Muertzsteg, eight
miles from Neuberg, Styrla, accompanied
by a number of guests, going on a huntin
expedition. The monarchs were warmly
greeted by the spectators. Conferences on
the Balkan situation will be held during
the expedition to Styrla, where elaborate
precautions have been taken for the safety
of the czar.
The czar's drives to and from tho Schoen
brunn castle, were his only appearances on
the streets of Vienna.
YOUNG PREACHERS DEFICIENT
Chancellor of Kerr Tork Vnlrersity
Thinks They Shoald Know
More About Bible.
NEW YORK, Sept. SO. Chancellor Mac
Cracken of New York university deplored
the luck of church training shown by the
average student In his annual address to
the student body today. He aaJd:
i wian we could require from every
freshman a Sunday school diploma that
would certify that he knew by heart the
Ten Commandments, the Sermon on th
Mount, a church catechism of some kind, a
score of the scripture hymns. This univer
sity will Join any association or universl
ties and colleges that will demand this as
an entrance requirement. So much as In u
lies we will make the college a place for
preserving and strengthening reverence for
things divine."
Movrreata of Occaa Vessels Sept. Stk
At New York Arrived Hohenzollern,
from Genoa and Naples; Kaiser Frlederich
der liroMse, from Bremen and Southampton
Kron Pi l in Wilhelni. from Bremen, South
aniptmi and Cherbourg; Perugia, from
tapirs, etc.; Mongolian, from (llaxgow
Patricia, from Hamburg, etc. Bulled St.
Ixiuls. for Soulhaninton: Nordham. for Rut
terdam; Teutonic, for Liverpool; Main, for
Italllinore.
At Philadelphia Arrived Switzerland
from A nt erp.
At QueenMown Arrived Saxonla, from
Boston, for Liverpool, and proceeded. Sailed
Auranlu, for New Yolk; l ilouiu. Iron)
Liverpool, for Boston
At SouihaniDtun Arrived Philadelphia
from New Vork. Sailed leulscbiaud. from
Hamburg, for New York, via Cherbourg.
At Liverpool Arrived Oceanic, from New
York. Sailed BeltrenUnd. for Philadelphia
via Queeiislown; Kensington, tor Montreal
Mai'lc. for New Vork. via O.'ieenatown.
At Cherbourg Arrived Jmf Waldersee,
from New Vork via. Plymouth, for Ham
bur, and Droteeded. Balled Deulschlund
from Bremen and Southampton, for New
York.
At Marseilles Arrived Calabria, from
New York, fur Nnlra.
At Antwerp Mailed Rhynland. for Phil
adelphU
Al Hani Kons Arrived Emprens
China, troin Vi ".ver, via X wkuWOi,
k.ub, Kaiuakl antl Wl(bjM.
LENTY OF WILLS, NO MONEY
Late John CJ. Boha of Omaha One at
Several la 4eer Chain of
t Irramataacea,
NEW YORK. Sept. J0.-(Speclal Tele-
ram.) Behind the will of Mrs. Alicia. Arm-
trong, declared by Surrogate Sllkmsn of
White Plains to have been forged, which
was filed by Misses Kva and Georgina
Bradley of Cllffslde, N. J., there has devel-
pen a romance which dates back nearly
half a century, it i declared to be a ro
mance In which their father figured as the
lover of Alicia Armstrong when she was a
girl Just budding Into womanhood, but it Is
tragedy, too. In which their mother flg-
red when she was a young wife, when she
was a mother and now that she Is a widow.
Then there Is the will of John G. Bohn of
Omaha, Neb., who committed suicide in his
hotel, the Klondike, on April Inst. Five
days later Eva Bradley received a will sent
o her through the mails which made her
Bohn's sole heK. The witness to the will
was Andrew Lubrek. He Is now said to
be crazy and confined In an asylum. Wal-
nr. who represents the Bradleys, mother
and daughters In their civil actions, went
o Omaha to get the money for Eva, but
failed and returned. The money is still
xpectcd to como to Eva. The will of
Fmncls Bradley, the father and husband.
who died from a stroke of apoplexy In Now
Tork while here buylr
goods eight months
ago, was filed in IlacR
ensack, but has been
held up until more evIBenee could be offered
to prove the signatures. Then there Is a
will somewhere In rntana, made by a
great-uncle of the
radley girls, which
sole beneficiary, but
make Eva Bradley th
she has not received nliy money
DOCTOR GOES ON THE STAND
Telle of Trip to Hospital with Vic
tim of Tillman's
Ballet.
LEXINGTON, H. C, Sept. 30. In the
TUlmnn trial today Pr. F. H. Mcintosh
testified that he rode In the ambulance
with Mr. Gonzales to the hospital after the
shooting and that they were alone In the
ambulance.
Asked If Gonzales said anything to. him
on the way to the hospital, the doctor said
that Gonzales asked him to state frankly
If he was mortally wounded. Witness said
he told him he was afraid ho was and that
Gonzales said: "Yes, I think the fellow
got me."
The doctor then told of the course of the
treatment pursued and said be believed
death to have resulted from the gunshot
wound.
J. A. Hoyt of the editorial slaff of the
Columbia State saw Mr. Gonzales In the
State office about fifteen minutes after the
shooting. He was then suffering intensely,
witness said, but rallied. He was with him
continuously until he was removed to the
hospital.
Did he say anything about his condi
tion?" the solicitor asked.
"Yes, he said he was afraid he would die
before his wife got there," witness replied.
Atked If Goncalos mide any statement to
him, Mr. Hoyt said le had told htm all
about the shooting. '
Objection was raisel by the defense to
the ajlmirednn of .the 'f,itmenr which. Mr,
Hoyt said Mr. Gotizjte made to him re
garding the shooting and a lengthy argu
ment ensued.
NEW LINE OF GULF STEAMERS
Kansas City Southern Hallway Com
pany . Will Control Freight
Ships ta Korope.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 30. -The new ocean
freight service arranged by the Kansas
City Southern Railway company will go
Into effect tomorrow. The new line of
steamers will operate from Port Arthur,
Tex., to the principal ocean ports of Greut
Britain and the continent. There will be
twenty first-class freight steamers In the
service.
Stuart R. Knott, president of the railway
company, said that the number of vessels
assigned to this service Is sufficient to fur
nish prompt sailings as business may re
quire to any of the porta of the Ihilied
Kingdom or the continent. He said:
We believe that the facilities afforded bv
our new service will enable us to meet the
growing demands of the export trade from
the gulf and will be appreciated by ship
pers In our territory and along he lines
of the connecting railroads, with whom
close working arrangements have been and
wlf. be made.
The line will be equipped with the fol
lowing flrat-class freight steamers, of mod
ern construction, particularly adapted to
the gulf and transatlantic trade: Laura,
Winnlfred, Ralthwalte, IUikeby, Sandsend,
Membland, George Pyman, Conlston, Rose-
bank, Dunholme, Waverly, Jlolmealde, Dal-
mally, Vera, Bencllff, Huntcllffe, Meridian,
8c! mo, Montgomery and Horsley.
BEATS GARNISHMENT SUITS
Pennsylvania Ilallroail Company An
nounces Successful Hesolt of Liti
gation with Accoaat Brokers.
ALTOONA. Pa., Sept. SO. Tho following
announcement was made at the general of
fices of the Pennsylvania Railroad com
pany here today:
The PeniiHylvanla Railroad company has.
after a long contention In the courts and
considerable expense and trouble, succeeiie' 1
In defeating the collection agencies of W.
w. Kogers and U. O. Smith, in tbe attach
ment of wages of Its employes under the
laws of Weft Virginia, and Missouri, and
secured a releape from these people din
charging the railroad company frum all
lurllier liability hs garnishee In these cases.
All money therefore in the bands of the
company will 1 returned to the employes
as fast as It can be guthered In from the
dlnerenl departments. ,
During the time mentioned the wages of
1.1K2 employes ' garnisheed. the total
sum aggregating over SJu.poo. The old
claims were bought by Rogers and Smith
from merchants, 50 cents on the dollar
being paid for them. They were then sued
out In West Virginia and Illinois. Eight
hundred were duplicated In Missouri, but
the courts declared them illegal. Within
the next ten days the money will be re
turned to the men.
NO HOPE FOR TOM HORN
He Is Denied a Mew Trial and sen
tenced ta Haag No
vember ito.
CHEYENNE. "Wyo.. Sept. Ju.-i Special
Telegram.) Tom Horn. the celebrated
army scout, Indian fighter and range
detective, who assassinated Willie Nickell,
near Cheyenne two years ago, was today
denied a new trial, and was sentenced to
be hanged on November SO.
Horn la suspected of the murder of three
Iron mountain ranchmen, two Browns,
Park, Colo., ranchmen, and a Mexican army
officer.
He recently broke Jail and was reeapiurtd.
It Is expex-ted he will make a ronreeHion and
Implicate many wealthy cattlemen, who
employed him In tha assassinations.
FIND BODY OF TOM MADISON
Only Short Distanoe from Place Where He
Was Last Seen in Life.
MURDERER EVIDENTLY TOOK OWN LIFE
Empty Box Which Had Contained
Roaarh on lists Found ear Body,
bat -o Weapon Has Yet
Beca Discovered.
COWLES. Neb., Sept.
Telegram.) While mowing
on ths Emlgh farm ' four
west of Cowles, a son ot
30. (Special
hay today
miles north
J. W. Harp-
ham found the badly decomposed body of
T6m Madison, the Smith county, Kan.,
murderer, who on the night of September
!5, killed a Mrs. Williamson, her nged
mother and her only child, a little girl
12 years old by stealthily sneaking Into the
house while they slept and brained them
with the shank of a cultivator shovel, at
their quiet home twelve miles south of
Red Cloud.
The point where the body was found by
Mr. Harpham today. Is about a mile and
a half from where Madison was last seen
alive by the posse of a hundred
men under Sheriff Agnew of Smith
county Kansas. and Sheriff Mc
Arthur of Webster county, Nebraska,
about 1 o'clock p. in. September 18. Also
from where Detective Franklin tried to get
the Lincoln bloodhounds to take the trail
without success. The body would undoubt
edly havo been found the next day by the
Dosse, had It not been for the misleading
occurrence of two horses being stolen that
night only two miles south of that point
and the bloodhounds leading the posse to
the pasturo from which they were taken,
led them to believe Mudlson was the thief
and had escaped on horseback. Although
many discredited this Idea, no reliable
trace of him had been found until today,
when his remains were found.
Tha body, although badly decomposed,
has been posltiv-iy Identified as that of
Madison. As yet no weapon haa been
found near the body, which lay on its
hack in a washout at the bottom of a ra
vine, beside It lay an empty rough on rats
box, and the general supposition Is that
Mudjson committed suicide by taking
poison when he was hard pressed by the
posse September 18.
Coroner Hall has gone to the scene to
take charge of the remains. Every one Is
Jubilant over Mr. Harpham's fortunate
find, because it clears up the whereabouts
of Tom Madison, and renders certain that
the murderer has not escaped.
Dog Discovers Body.
HASTINGS, Neb., Sept. SO. (Special
Telegram.) The last phase of the tragedy
south or Red Cloud in which Mrs. Ada
Williamson, her daughter and mother were
murdered on the morning of September 17
occurred at noon today, when the remains
of Tom Madison! who has been a fugitive
since that time, were found In a ravine six
miles north of Red Cloud, and within
three miles of Cowles. Madison's body Is
badly decomposed and it Is thought that
he has been dead eight or ten days.
The first to discover the body was the
J sr of 'Virtim Harplu. n, f aimer. The!
man was rutting hay upon the west slope
of a hillside, below which Is a deep ravine
overgrown with sunflowers and thick, tall
swamp grass. The dog started a rabbit
from the hillside and ran into the ravine
In pursuit, but soon gave up the chase and
emitted a long howl, which Mr. Harpham
heard but did not particularly regard. The
dog, however, continued returning to the
ravine and coming back to the farmer, so
well indicating that there was something
there that he left his team and followed
the dog to the ravine, thinking to find some
animal or fowl. The dog led him to the
grewsome sight of a man lying in the
ravine dead. He lay at the bottom near
some stagnant water and well hidden by
the rushes. ,
Air. narpnam saw tnat tne man had a
bullet hole In his throat and on the ground
near his extended arm lay a revolver. Mr.
Harpham left the body ,and came Immedi
ately to Cowles, where he notified Coroner
Hall of the discovery. The news spread
through Cowles rapidly and everyone
thought Instinctively of Madison, The
coroner went at once to the scene, accom
panied by most of the population of Cowles.
The dead man was at once Identified by
many of these as Tom Madison, the alleged
murderer and fugitive. The decomposed
remains were tuken to Cowles In a wagon.
thence to Red Cloud 'under charge of
Coroner Hail, where an Inquest will be
held as soon as the Smith county, Kansas,
officials arrive.
It is thought now that much of the time
that the supposed murderer was hunted by
the revengeful posses the fugitive was lying
dead at the bottom of the ravine, driven
to his death through fear and exhaustion
The weapon he killed himself with was a
33-calihro revolver, two chambers of which
were empty, signifying that his first shot
missed. It Is now thought certain that
Madison did not steal McConkey's horses,
as was at first testified by the officers.
There Is a feeling of general relaxation
In the vicinities of Cowles and Red Cloud
that Madison lias been found. A letter was
found in tbe dead man's pocket which posl
tively Identities the man to be Madison.
Case of Mistakca Identity.
BONESTEEL. S. D., Sept. 3"). (Special
Telegrdm.) Marshal Lewis arrested a man
last evening who answered the description
of Thomas Madison, charged with a triple
murder near Red Cloud, Neb. He is cer
tainly a bad man. He gave the name of
Johnson and also James McGee. He Was
very quarrelsome and started trouble sev
eral times. He drew a revolver on a man
by the name ot Gray of Sioux City, who
took the weapon and pounded him with it
He had skeleton keys, flies and a bottle
containing laudanum. ,IIe will be held for
Identification.
DESIRE ENLARGED POWERS
Iutrrstate Cammlasloa Issues C'lrcala
to Commercial Badles Calling A ti
tration to Defective Law.
CHICAGO, Sept. SO. The Interstate Com
merce commlaslon, with a view to obtaining
further powers than are conferred upon it
by law, has issued a circular to the various
commercial and mercantile exchanges of
the country calling attention to the need o
further legislation to make Its work effec
live.
The circular declares that the Elkins bill
"contains no provision for the prevention
of unjust discrimination In tariff rates be
twuen different localities or sections, or In
the classification of freight, or between car
load and less than carload rates, nor for
protection against the continuance of rates
unreasonable In themselves."
- The aim of the tommliution Is to secure
the authority to the committee prescribed
In Ihm first section of the bill, for the pur-
poss ui curiecimg the alleged, abuses.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Thursday and
Friday.
Temperature at Omnhn tratcrdayt
Ilonr. Dev. Hnnr. lea.
It a. mi Ml 1 p. m )
A a. m l it p. m...... Tl
7 a. m ll'J rt p. to Tl
M a. m W 4 p. to Tl
1 a. m vt ft p. in l
HI . n ;l H p. m
II a. mi M.t T p. m
U M tUl M p. HI HI
II p. HI UI
TRYING TO KEEP IT. DARK
Jadge Vlnsonlialer nefuaea to C.lTe
Information Heaardlng Trust
Funds In Ills Possession.
County Judge Vlnsonlialer affects to be
greatly offended at the mild criticisms oi
his official conduct which recently ap
peared in this paper, and now positively re
fuses to give out any Information con
cerning the affairs of his office. A repre
sentative of The Bee called on Judge
Vlnsonhaler yesterday morning and made
another attempt to ascertain from him the
amount of money turned over to him by
his predecessor, Judge Baxter, represent
ing money paid In by corporations in land
condemnation cases Where an appeal from
tho award of tbe appraisers had been
taken, money held In trust for estates In
probate, unclaimed witness fees, etc.
This Information -Judge Vlnsonhaler posl-
Ively refused to give. Nor wo he wil
ling to state how much money from such
sources he has In his keeping at present.
While- the records of the county Judge's
office are In such shape that It Is difficult
to tell Just how much money Judge Bax
ter turned over to his successor. It is
known that It must have been a consider
able sum, and much of this money still
remains In Judge Vinsonhaler's hands. One
Item alone, .being for $15,104, paid Into the
hands of the court by the I'nion Pacific
In a land condemnation case on March 1G,
18!i, still remains In the custody of Judge
Vlnsonhaler, pending a decision of the
case which was appealed to the supreme
cburt. It is known that there are many
similar land condemnation cases where
considerable sums of money are tied up In
the hands of the county Judge awaiting
decision of the higher courts, which
moneys according to Judge Vinsonhaler's
statement are deposited In bank to hla
credit as county Judge, but draw no in
terest. Why Judge Vlnsonhaler should refuse In
formation on these points Is something the
taxpaying citizens of Douglas county can
not understand, and they are earnestly de
manding that a strtrt business admln'stra
tlon of the affairs of the county Judge's
office be substituted for the "keep it dark"
policy pursued by the present Incumbent.
HOFELDT ANDPARTY RETURN
Germans Back from Fatherland and
Deny the Story of Being
Arrested.
County Commissioner Peter O. Hofeldt
of Elkhorn and party arrived home Tues
day night at 10:30 from a six-weeks' tour
of Germany, coming In over the Wabash
from St. Loi.ts. The party littioiied, buddes
Mr. Hofeldt, Jacob Sap ; of Benson,
Jatchlm Bull of Elkhorn, Henry Riismus
and Christ Moedring of Chalco, Henry Kruse,
Miss Mary Kruse and Jensen Hagge. Th
time was spent visiting their former homes
at Bunsdorf, Juvenstedt, Dorsstedt and
several minor places, after which they
sailed from Cuxhaven on Moltke, Septem
ber 17, and arrived In New York last Sat
urday evening at 8 o'clock.
Mr. Hofeldt positively and unequivocally
denied the rumors, some of which were
published, to the effect that Henry Rasmus
and other members of the party. Including
himself, had been arrested and confined In
Jail for three weeks, more or less, on
charges of being German citizens who had
failed to perform the three-years' military
duty required by law. On this point all
of the travelers agreed. One of them, under
promise that his name would not be used.
stated that there was considerably more
than a good foundation for the reports of
Imprisonment especially In the case of one
member of the party who waa so foolish as
to run away wearing a uniform belonging
to tho fovernment but that on the way
home a solemn agreement had been made
not to tell anything about the matter.
County Commissioner Hofeldt was the
hero of the party from start to finish in
Germany. He was the only one who bore
a title, and It was an entirely new title to
the Germans. They had heard of presi
dents, congressmen and mayors, but this
was the first "county commissioner" to visit
them. Several very warm debates were
held In different places, Henry Rasmus
stated, as to whether the president or the
county commissioner occupied the highest
office In America and as Mr. Hofeldt was
on the ground, and Is physically a much
larger man that President Roosevelt, the
advocates of the county commissioner's
claims had the best of the srgument.
SECOND GOES TO FORT RILEY
Only One Nebraska Keglmeat of Na
tional Gaard Will Participate
ia the Maaenvers.
i
The only Nebrasku National Guards rrgi
ment that will participate In the army
maneuvers at Fort Riley will be the Second
regiment. Two companies from Omaha
Company I, Captain G. W. Sues command
Ing (Millard Rifles); Company G, Captain
A. V. Falconer commanding (Omaha
Guards), of the Second regiment, and Com
pany E, Captain John G. Cameron of Te-
kamah, constitute the companies of the
Second regiment In this vicinity that will
participate In the maneuvers. The bat
talion will leave here October 17, under
command of Major O. G. Osborn of Omaha.
The other companies of the Second are A at
Kearney. B at St. Paul, C at Nebraska City,
D at Falrbury, P at Lincoln. II at Aurora,
L at Norfolk and M at Albion. The train
conveying the regiment will go In four sec
tions, the entire regiment mobilizing at
Lincoln. A coffee car will accompany each
section. In order that the regiment may be
fed enroute. The signal corps company
from Fremont also will accompany the
train.
MISS JULIA GRANT INJURED
With a Companlaa the Daagbter af
I'. , Graat Is Thrown
frem Baggy.
SAN DIEGO, Cal.. Sept. 30-Miss Julia
Grant, daughter of U. 8. Grunt, and Miss
Isabel Ingle liave narrowly escaped serious
and possibly fatal Injuries In a runaway
accident on Eighth street Miss Grunt's
spirited horse overturned her light buggy,
throwing both young women to the ground.
They were bruised sbout their heads slid
sides and were removed to their homes in a
carriage. It Is hoped serious result may
be a veiled. -.
BUSINESS OF NATION
Treasurer of the United States Hakes
Publio His Annual Beporfc
GOLD HAS BECOME THE MONEY OF TRADE
Customs Receipts' Bring Yellow Metal in
Very Large Quantities.
MILITARY DEPARTMENTS COST MONEY
More Bpent for Them Than for Any Other
Single Purpose.
TWO ITEMS ONLY SHOW A DECREASE
With exception of Pensions aad lae
terest All Departments nf tiorern
laent Have Received Mora
Money Thnn Ijist Year.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ;. Ellis H. Rob
erts, treasurer of the United States, has
submitted to Secretary Shaw his report on
the condition of the treasury June SO, 1!J8.
and Its operations during the last fiscal
year. Tho total net revenue for the year
was loWU'.Kt.tiit, nn increase of SSS.SSij.tSs
over the year preceding, and the total ex
penditure:) $."06,0ii!.0"7, an Increase ot 135.-
K!,(WI. The surplus was $.".4,297,687, com
pared with S91.28;,57u In 1102. In the receipts
there was an increa.se of upward of
OOO.OUO from cuMoms and a fnlling off of
over S41.0u0.iKn from Internal revenue, the
latter being the result of legislation en
acted with that object. On the side of the .
expenditures there was an Increase In
every Important account except pension
and Interest, in which there were slight
decreases. The expenditures for the two
military departments, which amounted to.
S191.237.G54, forming by far the heaviest out
lay for any single purpose, wero upward
of $21,0110,000 greater than the year befote.
The aggregate Income,. Including, besides
the revenues, the receipts from bonds.
notes and coin certificates, was $1,211,394,-
097, and the aggregate outgo $l.l2,8bi.Otj5.
At the close of the year the treasury held
$KK;,(.!tf9 In gold and silver on deposit
against outstanding certificates and treas
ury notes besides the $150,000.0110 In gold
which forms the reserve against United
States notes.
Treasurer Roberts places the monetary
stock of the country on June 80, 11)03, In
cluding gold and sliver. United Stile
notes, treasury notes and national bank
notes, but not certificates, at $2.6M,149.&!1.
an increase of $124,882,963 for the year. The
Increase In gold was t),137.401, and In na
tional bank notes $56,998,669.
Stock of Gold Large.
The total estimated stock of gold was
$1,252,731,990. constituting nearly 47 per cent
of the whole. The gold in the treasury .
amounted to $31. 420,789, a gain ot $71,220,40
In twelve months. During tha year $126,
715,723 in gold was deposited at the mint
and assay offices.
Of the roceipts .'mm customs at the port
of New York, constituting 7 per cent of
th whole. M per-eeut were. In gold. The
proportion of Kdd at other port is about
80 per cent. The Imports of gold were
$14,982,047. and the exports $47.090i6.
The increase of the money In circulation
fiu-ing the year waa $121,740,lii2, of which
$'i9.65i.6Ti2 wbb in gold certificates and $64,
620,193 in national bunk notes. The s Ita re
of money for each person increased M
cents and tho proportion of gold to the
whole rose to 42 per cent, the hlgheet ratio
ever recorded.
There haa been a continual Increase In
the proportions of paper currency of the
denominations of $10 and under tit circula
tion, but the growth hardly keeps pace with
the demand. The supply can be increased
if congress will authorize the Issue of gold
certificates for $10, and remove the re
striction on the lssuo of $5 notes by na-'
tionnl banks. To meet the constant pres
sure requires strenuous effort In the prepa
ration cf the currency Issue.
The national bank notes presented fur
redemption during the year amounted to
$196,429,621. or 51 per cent of the average
of those outstanding. Of the $5 notes the
redemptions were 5K per cent; of the tens,
46 per cent; of the twenties. 49 per cent;
of tho fifties, 61 per cent, and of the hun
dreds, 73 per cent. These flgurea.ihow' thV
the tens and twenties remain In circulation
longest.
GETTING READY FOR FAIR
Passenger Agents Meet to Con si da
Matter of Handling Peopla at
St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. : Passenger agents
and traffic managers of railroad entering
St. Louis met In the Terminal association
rooms today to discuss and recommend
plans for the improvement of the ticket
buying and baggage-checking facilities at
Union station preparatory to the World'
fair rush. All of the roads were repre
sents. TORONTO. Sept. SO.-It was ennounced
here today that arrangements have been
completed for Queen Victoria's Jubilee
presents to be shipped to the St Louis ex
position tomorrow night.
BERLIN, Sept. 80-The city council of
Dusseldorf Rhenish. Prussia, ha appro
priated $15,000 for Its exhibit at th St.
Louis exposition.
ARCHBISHOP KAIN VERY ILL
Physicians Hold Consaltatlon aad gay
that He Is la Serious
Condition.
BALTIMORE. 8. pt. SO.-At midnight
Archbishop Kaln was reported to be resting
quietly. While It is admitted that hie grace
Is very weak, hla secretary. Father Byrne
of St. Louis, hopes that he will recover.
The physicians In attendanee upon thiV
prelate agreed after this evening's consul
tation that the prelate Is In a very serious
condition. Another consultation win be
held tomorrow forenoon. No visitors wer
permitted to see the patient during th
day.
BRYAN ONE DAYn IN OHIO
That is U the Time
Spare for tha Can
palgV
tan
COLUMBUS. O., Sept 30. It la anneur
today that Hon. William J. Bryan wl"
In Ohio on October I to lend assistant f
the democratic cause. j
He will speak at Napoleon stJ
HsrlKir during the day and In f'
at night. He had promlaed to t.
dis to the Ohio commit!, bu
tlons for tjie European tip re
number to on. '
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