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Daily ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 18T1. OMAHA, FRIDAY MOKNIXO, OCTOBEi; D, 1903 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. Ruiiia Floi War Veisoli is Waters Hear the Disputed lmitory. ANCHOR NEAR THE JAPANESE BOATS Latter Country Already Hm fleet in One Harbor of Corea, TROOPS ALSO MOVED TO BOUNDARY Army of Ruitia Camp on Border of Hermit Kingdom. HAS AMPLE FORCE TO RESIST JAPAN la spite ( Belligerent Preparations - .leautlatlons Are "till la Prosrress at Toklo Looking; to Stllf. sent of Trouhle. PA RIB. Oct. 8. Official Information re ceiver! here shows that a formidable Rus aiau fleet, comprising ninety war shit of all classes, haa left Port Arthur and haa arrived at Ma San Pho, south of Corea, where, the Japanese fleet had already ar rived. The Russian ahlpe have anchored within the Mn Ban Pho harbor, alongside the Japanese ships. Hi-veral briiiiHs of Russian troopa have bun moved forward to tha Coresn boun dary and are now encamped on the border. Diplomatic negotlotlons are mill In prog ress at Toklo. These negotiations do not relate to the evacuation of Manchuria by the Russian troops, but to the future of Corea. Kaoagh Resist Japanese Forces. The Pa trie today In a special dispatch from Darmstadt gives an Interview with Alexandre Savlnsky. the secretary of For eign Minister Lamsdorf, who spoke It Is claimed on the authority of his chief upon lttisso-Jananeee relations. M. Hsvlnsky la quoted as saying: Our agents at Toklo have Informed us that Japan desires war and ta prepared for It. v have enough troopa in Siberia to resiat a'l the Japanese forces. Regarding Turkey and Bulgaria, M. Sa vlnsky aays that the accord between Rus sia and Austria was stronger than ever and that he did not believe war between those countries would occur. '. London Haa 'ho Ztevrs. LONDON. Oct. The Foreign office In forms the Associated Press that It haa heard nothing of the reported gathering of j Russian war ship at Ma-San-Pho. . The Foreign office reiterates that government advices give no Indication of the possibility of a Russian-Japanese outbreak. The Japanese minister here. Baron Hayashl, today denied the announcement made by the London Dally Mall's corre spondent at Kobe, , Japan, that Baron Rouen, the Russian minister to Japan, had presented a note to the Japanese govern ment contending that Japan had nn light to Interefere In the question of the evacua tion of Manchuria and proposing the par tition of Core between Russia and Japan a -Mi'f : "jfeiuaatffp., artd unworthy--of consideration." flay a Rumor ! I'nrellahle. The news "from Kobe, the minister says, "Is about as unreliable as news from Shanghai." He reiterated .that there waa nothing in the situation In Corea to occasion uneasl- "I hare not heard, and do not believe," Added the Japanese minister, "that Russia lias Intimated her refusal to evacuate Man churia 'and that she has refused to allow Japan to Interfere with her occupation. I see nothing In the situation at the present moment that supports the reports of a warlike attitude on the part of cither Rus sia or Japan." - ' The Associate.! Press learns that thedls patch of the British minister to Japan, Sir Claude M. MacDonald. while detailing many requests made In Russia on the present negotiations attToklo, In connec tion with concessions In Corea relating chiefly to wharves, make' no reference to any possibility of an Impending crisis. ' China. Plays for Time. VICTORIA. Oct. B.Tha steamer Olymp'a arrived here today from Yokohama and the Orient bringing news that China had replied to the new Russian demands, seeking a postponement of the evacuation of Manchu ria. China answered alt the clauses, ex cepting that relative to a duty Imposed on Russian goods entering Manchuria, the re I lies being evasive efforts to delay action. Japanese correspondent telegraphs from Peking that prior to responding. Prince Ching endeavored vainly to secure news from the Japanese minister regarding the direct ' Rurro-Japanese negotiations and China has now arrived at the conclusion that war between Russia and Japan is in evitable. Hold Positions In Maachrla. TIEN TBIN, Oct. I A telegram from Yin Kow under date of October 'I. states that the Russians are taking no stops to evacuate New Chwang. Reports front the north show that they are holding their po sitions everywhere. INVESTIGATIONJSEEMS CERTAIN Cm ad Jarr Mill Prohahly Bo Called to Pro he Into school Board Affairs. KANSAS crTT. Oct. i.-A grand Jury to Investigate alleged boodltng on the part of members of the Board of Education of Kansas City. Kas., seems a certainty. Bach day develops further evidence of crooked work and today It was asserted by M. A. Waterman, chairman of the Investigating committee, that a member of the board had demanded money from a Chicago firm to Influence the awarding of the contract for books. Mr. Waterman said: We have gone far enough to know that nobody can longer uppuoe the calling of a Kiaml Jury. Certain members of th Board ft Kduoution have tven conducting a reg ular holdup gsme. The boldest schemes have been promoted to get boodle. A rep reeiitutlve of a Chicago text book publlHh lug company told a member of this rom mittve that a memlMtr of th Hoard of Edu cation demanded that he be paid a large a .in of money for his vote as a member i f the school b.u rd when the contract to luniiah text bonks was before the board laxl year. A contract to that effect was made and the member of the board was to act the monry provided tho board accepted ' the books. flick Welles and Met'hesner Hatch. CHICAGO. Oct. t-The News today says tlikt secretary Hopper ia prcMing the pro posed match between Dick Welles and ktc I'heaney during thu race meeting at the l.sloiila track and has offered a lo.ioO purs. Jvtr tluin-r baa secured the coneent of "Rome' Knpwiowiiai of Dick Welles, to niter Welles. KeSpuoa U at prerent In Chi io u(id It is turlleved her that E. K "niathers, wttwoini McChesney, will phlp Mct'haaney to Latoula lor the match. Ttis Cistance la one mile. wWgal fur age or ten I'ouniis below tae s ale. TREATY WITH CHINA IS SIGNED Document la Effect So Far As China la Concerned Two Porta Opened in Manchuria, WASHINGTON. Oct. The State de partment waa Infoir A;, 'y toat tn American- Chinese t , reaty has been signed at 8 ha. ' - ',f vat the Japanese-Chinese treaty T' t . ' this afternoon. kf . '& The cablegram announcing "- of the treaty was aent from Sha. was signed by Minister Conger, General Uoodnow 'and Mr. Seaman. RriUsh commissioner, who negotiated U. instrument. The Imperial decree by Ike Chinese gov ernment haa made the treaty effective so far as that government is concerned, but It must be approved by the United States senate before ratifications can be ex changed and the treaty put Into operation. Great satisfaction Is expressed at the State department at the outcome as It makes j certain that the two ports In Manchuria ; will be opened to the United States, no matter what the outcome as to the negotiations for the evacuation of that territory by Russia may be. The assurances that Russia haa previously given, and to which this government would Insist upon adherence, is that the treaty arrangement made' with China covering Manchurian ports will be binding upon the Russian government. The principal points of the treaty are briefly as follows: First Settle nent of the long vexed ques tion of Internal taxation In tlilna. Second Recognition of Americans" right of resl.lence throughout the empire for mis sionary woi k. ThirdProtection of patents, trademarks and copyrights. Fourth Mining rights. Fifth Opening of new localities to In ternational trade on the part of the em pire In which the United States has vast Commercial Interests. Sixth Right to carry on trade. Industries and manufHctnres in all parts of China. DYNAMITERS KEEP UP WORK Rumor of Mori her a Purine Rrldge Rlonn Vp Is, However, Denied. HELENA. Mont., Oct. 8. Northern Pa cific officials have Just received word that a bridge on the line near here has been blown up. It Is believed that It Is the work of the blackmuilers who, for two months, have been demanding $j0,09) from the road, carrying out their threats by wrecking trains and destroying property with dynamite. ST. PAUL., Minn.. Oct. 8. General Man ager Cooper of the Northern Pacific, when shown the dispatch stating that a bridge on tha )lno near Helena had been blown up, said: "I have no information here of any thing of that nature, and so far aa we know nothing of the kind happened." A dispatch to the Dispatch from Helena, Mont., says: A report was received here last night that dynamiters had wrecked a Northern Pacific bridge. Later It was learned that the bridge had been destroyed by Are starting from an engine. A special dispatch from Helena, Mont. says that Northern Pacific oflicluls In Helena and authorities of Froudway county have been notified by Nicholas Rovlck. farmer, that he ound two large sticks of dynamite under the hay !n his barn. Ro vlck said that one morning several weeks ago on going' to his barn early he found a man sleeping on the hay, who upon being discovered, mounted hi horse and rode , away. The two circumstances are looked upon by officers as va'uable clues to the Northern Pacltlo dynamiters. BUTTE, Mont., Oct. 8.Dan Glltnore, an Inmate of the county poor farm found a stick of dynamite on the Northern Pacific tracks near Butte this morning. A fuse and cap was attached. He removed the ex plosive in time to prevent the wreck of the North Coast limited, the fnM passengttr train of the road, which was about due. FOURTEEN AREHURT BY CAR Daahea Into a Loaded W ason, Throw ing Occapnnts to Pave ment. KANSAS CITY, Oct. 8. A Chelsea park trolley car struck a wagon containing fourteen persons In Kansas City. Kan. The front wheels of the wagon were torn In spllnters and all the occupants of the wagon were thrown to the pavement The Injured arc: Mrs. Edna Barker, Welborn, Kan., may die. Mrs. Otto Breuner, Wellborn. Kan., cat and bruised, rendered unconscious. Otto Brenner, Welborn, Kan., cut end bruised, rendered unconscious. Knox Barker, Welborn. Kan., cuts. Neva Barker, Welborn, Kan., cut ani bruised. Addis Wilson. Kansas City, Kan., cuts rendered unconscious. Mrs. Bertha Wilson, bruises, rendered unconscious John Wilson, -i years old, Kansas City. Kan., bruises. Lottie Wilson, 12 years old. Kansas City, bruises, rendered unconscious. Dottle Wilson, 10 years old, Kansas City, Kan., bruised. George Gray, 30 years old, Welborn, Kun., cut tn leg. Douse Gray, T years old. Welborn, Kan., bruises and cuts, rendered unconscious. The occupants of the wagon had been to this city to witness the Priests of Pallas parade and wre returning home when the accident took r-lace. CONVICT CUTSR0N FLOOR Daring Man Almost Makes His Uses pa front Prison at San daeattn. SAN QUENTIN, Cal.. Oct. S.The plot of one of the most daring prisoners confined at San Quentln to cut his way out of one of the cells and escaje has come to light. The floors of the cells, are covered with three-iuarter Inch boiler Iron, and the con vict had almost completed rutting a hole through it. This would havs given hint entrance to a storeroom below, where lie could have procured a rope end hook to aid him In his attempt to scale the walla. Harry Hammel, serving a aentenoe of twenty-four years, l the uame of the prisoner concerned. TELEPHONE SHARES DECLINE Derision la Bait by Western Vnlon Has Bad EBeet on Boston Market. BO8TON. Oct. I.-A sharp decline lit American Bell Telephone shares attributed to the adverse decision of the United States court yesterday lu the litigation with the Westeru Union Telegraph coinptny, marked trading on the H iston Stock Exehunge to day. On sales of Stfl shares the lock broke 6S points to 1144. rallied to 117V where it held for an hour, and afterward rose to 1:11. TREATY TO AVOID WARS Fraaoe and Great Britain Agree on a General Arbitration Flan. HAY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY THE MODEL Flan Rejected tr lulled States Senate nreomes Baals for Ending- Dt- trnst mad Bad Feellag of Crnterlea. PARI8, Oct. It was learned In au thoritative quarters this evening that the terms of the general treaty of arbitration between France and Great Britain have been concluded between Foreign Minister Delcasse and the authorities In London. All the substantial terms of the treaty have now been settled. There only remain minor questions of detail .and the signing of the treaty. These formalities are so far advanced that the treaty Is considered to be an accomplished fact today. The advanced stage of the negotiations haa not yet been communicated to the public. The treaty follows the general lines of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, which to a considerable extent served as a model. It la pointed out that the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, although rejected by the United States senate, now serves the useful pur pose of giving a basis for thla Important Anglo-French treaty. The officials also view the negotiations as evidence of the sympathetic attitude of the United State', France and Oreat Britain on the practical doptlon of the theory of arbitration. Ends IMstruat of Centuries. The treaty. Is mainly suggestive In being the culmination of the approachment be tween France and Oreat Britain after centuries of warfare, the maintenance of defensive armaments and the recent ani mosities growing out of the Fashoda Inci dent and the South African war. It Is also significant of the tendency toward a rearrangement of the European political alliances. The treaty Is mainly the outcome of the exchange of visits between King Edward and President Loubet and the visit of Baron d'Esteoumelle de Constant and the French parliamentarians to London. Official pour parlers followed. French feeling heretofore has been rather skeptical over the realisation of the treaty, and when Its advanced stage is known it will occasion widespread attention and dis cussion in France and throughout Europe. ARGUMENTS ARE CLOSED Discussion of Alaskan Boundary Question Ends and Matter Is Submitted to Judges. LONDON, Oct. . The arguments In the Alaskan boundary arbitration were finished at 3:40 p.m. today. Mr. Dickinson concluded with an eloquent peroration, referring to the bonds of amity between the United States and Great Britain. John W. Foster, the agent for the United States, . thanked the British ' government in the name of the American government or Its courtesy, Lord Chief Justice Alver stone paid a tribute to Mr. Dickinson and the section broke up. V lis closing moments were marked by an Intensity of Interest hitherto sacking In the proceedings. As Mr. Dickinson finished his argument and commenced his references to International relations and the possible effect of the verdict thereon, the members of the tribunal and other listeners appeared to grasp , the true Im port of the proceedings,- which has almost been lost sight of In the punting technical details in which they had been shrouded. MAY PAY THESALA CLAIM Domlnlcnn fiovrrnment Appoints an Arbitrator to Hear the lose. SAN DOMINGO, Santo Domingo. Oct S. The Dominican government yesterday ap pointed M.-lrio Ceballoa arbitrator in the case of the Sala claims. The Sala case la that of a Frenchman who lent money and supplied munitions of j war aggregating about 116,000 to the hen preh)aent Heuroteaux of Santo Domingo, Th(, Domlnlcan government at first recog- j nUea tUe cIiin, but afterwards contested It. M. Sala died leaving his claim to his wife, an American. Minister Powell was in structed to endeavor to effect a settlement. Hawaiian Volcano Active. HONOLULU. Oct. (.-Further advices st-.ite that Munolau's outbreak is heavy. The flowing lava makes a grand spectacle. Excursions are being arranged from Hono lulu. A wireless message from Hilo says that the lava flowing Is "going toward the Kaliuka cattle ranch. It la believed that the lava will break nut further down the mountains. C'hlnrne Minister Bays Arms. BERLIN. Oct. . The Chinese minister Is at Ef sen, where he Is buying arms and other war material. LANGLEY NOT DISCOURAGED gays that Airship Was Well Balanced, hnt a Clateh Did hot Work. WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. -Speaking of yes terday's experiment at Wldewater with his aerodrome. Prof. Langley said that Mr. M.iiiley's first Impression that there had been defective balancing was corrected by a :ninutr examination, when the clutch which held the aerodrome on the launching waya and which should have released it at the Instant of the fall, wag found to be Injured. Prof. Langley continued: The machinery was working irfectlv and giving every reason to untiripate a sucrexsful flight, when this accident, due wholly to the launching wavs. Urea- the aerodrome abruptly downmurd ut the mo ment of release, and cuxt it Into the water near the houseboat. The Ha lenient in it the machine failed for lack of power to jiv was wholly a mistaken one. The engine, the frame und nil the moru InipurUuii parts were pructicallv unin jured. The engine I actually in good working order. The damage done waa con fined to the slighter portions, like the can ui nines and propellers, and these can tie rexdily replaced. Whether the experiments mill 1m continued this year or not, has nt yet beetl determinod. SENTRY IS GIVEN FREEDOM oldler Who Kills Man Rear Arsenal Released by ConrL Martial. PITTSBURG. Oct. a.-Privte Jul,n Dowd. tbe United States sentry, who shot and killed William Crowley near the United States arsenal here, . a few weeks ago. was released from confinement, the vecdlct of the court-msrtlal being not guilty. The finding of the court wsu fully up IkM by Major Ceneral Chaffee. CHECKS ARE MUTE WITNESS . Held aa KrMrsee against Men Charged with Accepting a tribe, . CINCINNATI.' O.. Oct. 8.-Daniel V. Miller, late assistant attorney general for the Postoffice department, and Attorney Johns were Indicted by the United States grand jury today, charged with conspiracy to bribe. Daniel Milter was employed as second V sIMant to Assistant Attorney General Tyner of the Postoffice department. Joseph Johns was an attorney" at Rockvllle. Ind., where he was arrested May 27. Miller was ar rested the same day In his office at Wash ington. The allegations upon which the arrest was based was part of a conspiracy to bribe John J. Rysn of J. J. Ryun k. Co., turf commissioners. Prior to their srrest postoffice inspectors had recommended thai a fraud order be Issued against the Ryan firm, suspending all Its mall. Ryun and J. D. Outptlt went to Washington to argue their case. Attor ney Miller representing the other side. Ryan claimed his company had enough money to pay all depositors In full, and as a result of the hearing Acting Attorney General Chrlstlancy recommended that the post office inspectors make another Inveetigation. They did so, and a second time a fraud order was recommended. A few days later, according to telegrams produced before the grand Jury, Miller telegraphed Johns to deal with Ryan. A meeting was held at the Gibson house be tween Johns and Ryan, in which Ryan paid 84.500, of which t-'.M) was for a favor able decision on the scheme, allowing Ryan's continued use of the malls, and $2,000 was for revising Ryan's advertising matter so as to conform to the ruling of the attorney general. Ryan paid the amounts In checks, which are held as evidence agrainst Johns and Miller. Later both Miller and Johns appeared In court and entered pleas of not guilty. Johns made his plea conditional, rserving the right to change It after reading the In dictment. The defendants were allowed until Friday to file demurrers of motions, and their ball was fixed at 82.50O each, which was furnished. . WELL SUPPLIED WITH CASH Constabulary Officers Who Make Dra matic Halt from the Phil ippines. MANILA, Oct. . It Is now learned that George Herman and C. J. Johnson, the constabulary officers stationed at Mlsamis, Mindanao, now fugitives front Justice, not only took $8,000 In cash from the safe, but also turned moat of the supplies Into cash before their dramatic exit in the ves sel they appropriated. They took the steamer Victoria, of thirty. five tons register, and got sufficient coal from the steamer 'Irene, by threatening the captain at- the point of revolvers to carry them to Balangao, a town on' the north shore of the Island. There they pro cured wood and water before putting to sea again. They should have reached Sun dagau, Borneo, today. A cable was sent to the governor of Borneo, advising htm of their departure, and he at ones dispatched the coast guard steamer Ranger to lor.k. out for them Herman, who was TecenUy promoted to a captaincy, waa formerly a noncommis sioned officer in the Ninth Infantry. He came from Philadelphia. Johnson, a lieu tenant, wasr formerly a noncommissioned officer In Hie E'eventh Infantry. He Is a native of Mooalc. fe . Julian Laclrls, a leadar of Ladrones tn the province of Cavlte, has surrendered to the authorities. Norlel, a former officer of Insurgents, has been arrested. He ls charged with aiding and abetting the lad rones operating In Cavlte. TO TEST EXPRESS CONTRACTS Texas Attorney Mnys Honda Have o Legal HiaM to Create n Monopoly. AUSTIN Tex., Oct. ?. DiMrlv. Attorney W.irren Moore, on behalf of tho state, has entered r.ult under the, nnti-truf-t law against certsln rxilroad Hnd express com panies, alleging that certain corporations have entered Into .-ontraets, whereby ono express company (named In the contract between the road and the express com pany), was given a monopoly, and' that other express comanie and persons were prevented from doing an express businesa on the roads having the contracts. The attorney general prays for penalties and forfeiture of charter. The penalties In the suits filed aggregate t,000. The defendants are the Hock Island railroad and the United States Express company; the Texas Pacltlo ralTroad and the Texas Express company; the Mis souri, Kansas Texas railroad and the American Express company; the San An tonio tt Arkansas Pass railroad and the Wells-Fargo Express company. Attorney Moore atates his intention to file forty-nine other suits of a similar char acter embracing every railroad company In the stats. NO CAUSE JF0R SUSPICION Relatives of Dead Woman Cast Is-callcd-for Reflections I'pon 'Hnsbnnd. CHICAGO. Oct. s.-Dr. Joseph Low of this city, brother of Dr. Frank Low, for merly' of Clinton Junction. Wis., whose wife died a few months after their marriage and whose departure for Oklahoma nn the day of the funeral caused some comment, today denied that there was any ground for sus picion of foul play, as the action of rela tives of the dead woman might Indicate. Without the knowledge of the husband or his brother, it is said, the coroner was asked ta lnventlgate. the body was disin terred nnd a chemical examination made. "All this Is the work of the dead girl's stepmother," said Dr. Low. "My brother was heart-broken over his wife's death and that is the reason for his sudden departure. He is In Oklahoma and will return If nec essary. There were three physicians in at tendance when his wife died, and a certifi cate showing death to have resulted from uraemlc poisoning was iHsued." HOTEL BEAT IS SENTENCED Orrllle B. smith. Known to Many Inn. keepers. Conies to Grief at Cleveland. CLEVELAND. O.. Oct. .Or-1lli. B. Smith was today sentenced to pay a fine of tJ4 snd to serve three months iii tho work house on the charge of defrsullng cn Inn keeper. 8ml b contracted a c 111 at the Hoi lenden hotel snd presented '.. fraudulent check. The police produced conclusive proof that Smith, by an unparalleled series of impositions, had secured largo sums of money by fraud In many of tto latger cities. BIG BREAK IN HOC PRICES Almost a Ltollat on tha Areias;e Knocked Off Binos Monday Horning. IMMENSE LOSS TO BUYERS AND FEEDERS Declared to Be Intention of Packers to Force Roars Down to M.5n and Hold These at that Figure. CHICAGO. Oct. . (Special Telrgram.l- Wfth a crash that recalled the days of lSflft. the hoar market broke today and the mildest excitement prevailed. . A break of from 50 to 60 cents on light trades and from 40 to 60 cents on other grades wa registered during the day. It Is the first step to put hogs on a 4H-cent basis, ac cording to advices. It means a loss of hunderds of thousands of dollars to the shippers and farmers. Since Monday there has been a steady decline, which foreshadowed the break of today. Since Monday morning the whole market has broken from 70 to 90 cents on heavy hogs nnd an even II on lightweights. Furthermore, there were 11,000 hogs un sold when the market closed today. The condition o the hog market has not been so bad since the Cudahy failure in 1813. It is the direct result of the closing of the lard Hnd ribs corner operated by Swift and Company. In cleaning up that deal It was necessary to hold tip the high prices which have prevailed In the past year. During that time hogs sold as high as as and ranged between that price and 88. Now It Is the Intention. It Is declared, to put the market on a firm I4.B0 basis. In the market today Swift bought heavy packing hog for 84.75 to $4.80. while Cudahy bought them for $4.76. At that rate It means a loss of IliJO to 1130 a car to shippers who bought at the old rates. This will entail a heavy loss on the farmers If the plan succeeds. They have reaped a harvest from the high prices In the past year or two and the whole country has , gone craxy over the hog market. The country, H Is said, Is filled with hogs being fattened to take advantage of tho high prices. NEBRASKAN BUYS IN CANADA Peter Janern Pnrchasce Fifty Thou sand Acres of Farm Lands. CHICAGO. Out. a. (Special Telegtati. ) -Peter Jansen of Jansen, Neb., hn pur chased 50,000 acres of land of the Saskatche wan Land company (Limited) of Winnipeg, and haa secured an option on M.000 acres more. He- has also arranged with the Canadian government to locate 1.000 fami lies on homesteads adjacent t'; the lund purchased. Mr. Jansen is a Mennonlte. and Is planning to locate a Mennonlte colony on his new purchase, which 1h located In northeastern Asslnabola and southeastern Saskatchewan. In 1S73, a Mennonlte colony "ettlcd In tha vicinity of Jansen. Neb. They proved to be good farmers and excellent citizens, ac quiring property and raining large families The overflow from this settlement Is seek ing new, rich land, and chjeo northwestern Canada as the most promising location. Mr. Jansen, who Is now In Chicago, la en thusiastic concerning this country. . YELLOW FEVER INCREASING Report from Laredo Is ot Kneonr aging, Althoaajh Doctors ToUe llopcfnl View. LAREDO, Tex., Oct. 8. The numocr of new cases of yellow fever which developed today shows a slight increant as compared with tho past three days. The doctors, however, still maintain that there Is no need of alarm. There was one tiebth from the fever today, the victim being an old Mexican woman. The. official bulletin. fol lows: New; cases -5. deaths I. total cases to date 113, total deaths to date 7. Twelve sus picious cases were found today ut Minerva. Dr. Alonxo U. Garrett, the United State consul ut Nuevo Iaredo, Is 111 of a fever, but the raso has not yet been diagnosed as yellow fever. Two additional cases of yellow fever nno three suspicious cases have Deen reported at Monterey. At Tamp.co he latest tltath from yellow fever was that of fcldney. IL Frood of Swansea, Wales, operator for the sable company. EARNINGS 0FTHE WABASH Fourteenth Annual Report Continues to Show Growth nnd In provrsnent. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 8. In the fourteenth an nual report of the Wabash Railroad com pany, which will be submitted at a meeting of stockholders at Toledo, October 1:1, President Ramney says in his report to the board of directors: The annual report for the year ending Juno 3(1, !!i.', like all annual reports since June 3d. IW,. shows a continuous growth tn 1 the earnings of the system and grtat ini- 1 provenienta In the coi.ditlon of the property ; und In lta equipment and facilities tor lian- i tiling traffic economically and promptly. The report, which covers the year's opera tions to June 30, 13, shows a total revenue from all sources of tL1.608.7M; operating ex rentes and other charges, 117,3.7)605; net revenue after payment of interest on bonds. 1.2i-.,4A; and a surplus of HiK.liO to profit and lots account, after the payment ef sinking fund charges and dividend on debenture A bonds. GUN IS QUICKER THAN KNIFE ttooth Dakota Rancher Staps Career of Man Who Asantled Him. STURU1S. 8. D.. Oct. 8. tSpeclitU W ord hat been received here of a shooting sorapo Monday at the ranch of C. K. Howard, a stockman in the eastern end of Meade county. As near as can be learned, James Entllck. who Is working for Howard, was imoxicated, and it is suid, look to beating his wife. Mr. Howard Interfered and wa.i knocked down by Estllck. Mr. Howard then went Into his, own house and Kt-Uh k followed him and broke In the door. He had an ugly looking knife and was sbout to use it on Howard, who took down bis shot gun and fired. The shot took effect and may prove filial. The wounded man was taken to Rapid City. PlalntlsT Ulves Mora Partlcnlnrs. DEH MOINES. Oct. 8 An additional ab stract lias been filed In the Iowa supreme court by the appellee in the case of James Doyle asaipst James F.' burns, involving the Portland gold mines in the Olpp.e t'reek dint net. which have made Burn, the Colorado base ball magnate, many timet s millionaire. The shstract reviews the circumstances of the alleged partnership by virtue of which Dovle claims Hums ones him t.OU0. He obtained Judgment tur $t S3 and Burns appealed. CONDITION OFJTHE WEATHER Forecast fur Nebraska Fair and Warmer Friday; Saturday, Fair in Kast, Haiti in est Portion. Temperatare at Omaha Yesterday I Hoar. Dear. Hoar. lira;. II a- m. 4T t a. a 4 H n. m 4U 3 n. m ll T i. m 411 p. en l a a. m 4H n. m ! I a. an...... Ait A p. in...... lit to a. tn flit ff p. an HI II a. an ..... . It.1 7 p. as oH ta an 86 ft p. m RM W p. an B WANT SIGN LANGUAGE TAUGHT Dcnf nnd Donah Association Favors Teschlna; Its Mode of Expression In Pshllc Schools. The Nebraska Association for tho Ad- ' vancement of the Deaf closed Its tliref . days' session n' the Board of Eduo;itl.v ' rooms in the city hall last evening. '. Representatives were present from tlinVi- j ent parts of the state and tho meeting was j a most interesting and Instructive one. The proceedings were all carried out in the sign language and the extremely grucrful movements of the hands of tho speakers was an Interesting sight. The association was organised last" year at Lincoln and has already a largn mem bership. Matters pertaining to the Inteiert and education of the deaf were discussed and numerous papers upon these subjects were presented before the assembly und elicited much enthusiasm and Intrrcsl The address of welcome Tuesday made by Mayor Moores verbally und tru nu tated as rapidly as spoken Into the sign 7::zn 'j 'the vr i mcers of the assoc,a- j language for the edi bers by one of the officers tion. Numerous resolutions were Introduced and unanimously adopted. Among them were resolutions recommending that the association take active measures upon tho sugKestlon made In the addresa of tho retiring president that a committee bo selected to tnk,o measures toward securing the adoption of compulsory education laws for deaf children; expressing gratification over the splendid progress of the Nebraska School for tho Deaf under the superintend ence of Mr. Stewart; to have the single hand deaf alphabet incorporated into the school text books and rccders of the pri mary grades of the public schools in order that hearing people might become familiar j with the manual language for the mutual ' Interest uf both deaf and hearing people; thanks to Prof. Ktewort. the Omaha Board of Education, the 8 leutltim clerk and other deaf residents of OmAha for special courte sies and favors; to Incorporate the asso ciation and condolences over the death of Rev. Job Turner, one of the first deaf muto PUi'llx of the mother Institute for the deaf at Ilart'ortl, Conn. These officers were elected for the ensu ing yea-: I. A. Divine of Omaha, presi dent; Chat-lex A. Flood of South Bend, first vice president; Mrs. J. M. Chmfinn of Lincoln, .euond viae president; Pusoll Smith of Omaha, fecretary, and J. M. Chowln uf Lincoln, treasurer. MAY ASK mjllFF TO HELP City omylnU ( onteiliplatc Rigid DIs. cipline fur Derelict Hen 11 rn- HosV A Appointers. Seventy-five resident freeholders of the city of Omaha are threatened with arrest and flnes if they do not ut once signify their intention of performing their duty as cltlsens or give a good reason for not doing so. They are men who have been appointed supervisors of registration and who have neglected to apjiear before the mayor and quulify within live days after notification. Deputy City Clerk Slmonaon says that radical measures will havs to be taken If full registration facilities ore not provided by October IS. na there U nardiy time for new appointments except in. cases of real emergency. He has consulted the sts lutes and finds thot supervisors of registration must serve as appointed unless excused by the mayor Two hundred and twenty eight supervisors were named by tho coun cil more than a week ago. About U of them have qualified, but the others hBvc Ignored the summons und have allowed tho five days to elapse without going near tha city hall or sending word. Tomorrow ! i tha lout Ho., At .V, L-i 1 ' "ii '""'" 1 " , ! "am d'culty oomes up once ,1 yea". I """",, 7- " " The preliminary preparation for the regis tration always means a lot of work for t't t city clerk's office and thut department t-on- ! slders its hands full without personally urg ing derelict cltlsens lo do their duty, or kindly finding substitutes for them. Hence the decision to appeal to tho sheriff's tfllce for aid. The registration dates are October 15, a and SI. All voters must qualify If they wish to, exercise their prerogative at tho polls. COUNCIL AFTER "GRAFTERS" Chicago Committer OrsanUt-a -- t Public to Unbuilt liar nnd Proofs. CHICAGO. Oit. S. Tin- co.u:i.!. pointed by the city council tc li,.., ii;ii charges of "Brail" In the city ,ai; I ..-a its work t-,d:i-. In calling togcthr-.i- th. committee, wh'cli !s conipo c 1 i f al.l " n. Chairman Ilcirmunn promised n ' and Impartial investigation." The commit' ee hud no soour riilw, ; a brief ex";' :!:1- eslon than Jhpum v'uiiiii, city sealer, r- - red on the scene, nnd In dignanUv ; -id that he w.uile.1 , be invent, kii i 1 -e referred to tisaspaper chargea tn ' li hi other drew a salary from lclr. c i it tmeiit although doing nn work, at U tliitt 1.-- pioRH'ted handbooks and alleged Hint tin. ciiuigi-s constituted a po litical move, iu'ic- u.id simple. nulldltig I11., pt tor Williams was the fir! official aent toy by the committee. The public has lieen Invited to submit charges and If possible submit evidence nf official wrongdoing. ' DOCTOR DEFIES A CROWD Recovers Mental Faculties After Killing Policeman nnd Cnnslns; Pl'EBLO, Colo.. Oct. t-Dr. C. O. Rice, a prominent physician, who, erased with liquor, lust night shot and killed Police man Silas Marts, who was trying to arrest him, drovw the clerks from a drug store and defied a crowd of 3.O0O people for more than two hours, Is slowly recovering his mind in the county Jail. . All talk of lynching has diod out and thu coroner has ordered a Jury and will In vcMilgte the crime. Policeman Sinter, who ass accidentally wounded by the attempt tu spture RU, Is linprovlrg and will probably recover. KING ON HIS THROVE Ak-Sar-Ben IX at Brad of Kojal fageaul Uarcbei Icto Qumra. THOUSANDS ON THOUSANDS RCCCIVt KIM Imperial City ia Ablaia with Giorr oo Advent of Mojaatio "Euler. ELECTRICAL DISPLAY IS GORGEOUS Nmr Before I)oa Great City Disport Itaolf Mora Magn ficenilj. RU... BALL TONIGHT AT COLISEUM t:cr slain Points to the Perfect . Success nf This tha Crowning social Fonctlon of the , Carnival. Weather. Kat and warmer. Paid C'nralval Admissions. tm rirst day .914 Second dy 1,JJJ Third day. , li.lrtti Fourth day 11, try Fifth day UI.HJR Sixth ilay -J4.l2 Seventh day iJ.'Jbi Jlhi J7.l" 1 1.0R? It.'tV Ak-Sar-Uen Pates. Fridu Ak-8ar-Uen ball. .. : k, S.u, ;:' ana :iiu p. m. Rtihseii, Hign Bicycle Diver ElghteciiUi and Douglas, 4:i& and 8:30 p. m. r . lionet Ia.ki' r.quumrtc Marvel Xittv teenth ami loug.iis. B:H and p. m Captain Hardy, Quick Shot Champlon-- .Ni ill way ent. unci, and 8 V- m- Thicugh highways by Incandescent giit: ler fairly rivalling the losnods of the bright elty paved with gold, highways ruunlris; bs Vwe.?i levee banks of . jrcwding men .and women, the imposmit ;voirit of .rtam Uutd pcutry and r; uuu re passed last n.glu, honoring the vtluth :t the Ak-S.r-Bfn make believes, -.eiime . soen, U. vnkms hours, bits ..r sunset -b;ud. a ratr.U-.v I I neat sections, whatever .vmit fancy iru . the electric par ado netma al'iin. 1 ltn, not jn sslblo ftx-m paldt and tlti-it'l -i work. Apt this work ct illuminated art wa viewer by a multitude, coming net j'one from this city, b'Jt front every slaUot:. lit Nehrasku, and eastern Iowa. The .gay be liever en the fl?ats had a shew fjr them selves to fee .Imp the wlwle route of tl. parade, i.::ro than three miles, th peopU lined the wiys A. first .isr of tllt.ng tlie.r, women and children, another row standing and a crush '.ehltid wUb windows anl bat-con-ae,, all truquet 'if hen.s. The greatest. f tho crowd was In the central stcJat of the t jMness district, but the a-hols ro-.tte was 'lined. The rrs nomine; lawntown were crowjed by 6 o'clock. ThVtanltltvdtt can hurdly be estlmulod, but It tt( safe to ay there Ivjs t,ldora been such a gathers In the elty. .. ", ' ' The cien was-the seen nvts'erly ac tivity nrly. the nphontWwJ'genUeinerf hr" tug gathered there at S:S g'efjek. . Vhi. Monte were all ;m the way by I.DTi 'clock. j going north to Spruce hj jion by esy of I Nineteenth snd Grace to HUteenth. whti i 1,IHt forth of Cumlfg the line was fennel. t 8.10 the governors r.ioved. fprwarL. hut It was p:'2S bforo the c.:iy oo.ll was Crtachea. The crowd was lmpsrtlf.1 ar to the flats they were all of a nigh 'of r-iCiel- 'ence. PrlHcllla was ho-n.-ly enough ts-ax'. nlte-derision, Hiawatha. -Rcfo4 fKvua popultr rolo and the hcrsg vt AtM could I'.avi! grown little w.k.'r' he.f Jre reaching the bell, filse hsd lie not Ven b to rsJst the noise. With Titer and his ..eloc trio hammer and the good nld village black smith, the pa-de was rnady for the MgA chorus. Ilrnmnds City's Cash, Ak-Sur-Uc-n IX, despite his benignant countenance and tawny whiskers, la by fl , account, tho most grinding and tyrannical ntoua'rh who lias ever made triumphal entrance in tha Seven Cities of Cibola. Tins was sliown In front of the city palace, w! ore our own lordly ruler; the mayor, whs huii-l'lod by a free display of tho mailed 1,1,1 ' ,1st. and ordered to psy tribute. When th? .mperlal car stopped before the high : ,a (1 v.)pre , ,)(1orab,e nl.yor waited lo tecelve Mm, the hard-vlsaged lord I chuiiccJIor read in his harsh and carrying , voice th's merclleh demand: OMISOPl-iniPHOH! -To' His Honor, Frcnk K. Moores. Mayor of Omaha: Know ye: 'That our Illustrious prede cessors, when knocking at your gates, ' have been presented by your honorsh!" elf. lit sign of fealty, with various an' sundry large keys to the city, some of which worked Hnd some of which didn't. On this occuslon our demands must needs so further. It takes rash to keep our kinglv crown, to run this royal retinue, lo put these parades upon t'.. pavement. We, therefore, demand of you the sur- iider of the city strong box. Let It con tain In gold, coined or uncoined, a sum , eouiviilenl to whatever amount nuiv nt this , time remain in spy ft ml nil funds In thr , ei wury, 1 - i,n-.- to comply vtith thin demand will ... ,.., jn jeopardy. We ipit ,-,r hai . ir, :-i.y AK-SAR-RKN IX. King of Qnlverii. SAMSON., Lord High Chamht.-- 'vi . ':'i.c:i. replacing the satin scroll in lis cfiskct of onyx surmounting Russian tnaU if hitc. tills official, bowing nona too humbly, placed the same In the hands of tbe Hott 'oruMe Moores. The mayor of the greatest ; city In all Qulvera was amaited at the heavy nature of the demand made upon him, and at first angry. 'As an American." he cried. "I tuke ir.v hat off to no king"" ' Mayor Makes Honible Response, ' This noble if somewhat academla send-' ment, however, died on his Hps In an un derstanding of Its uselessness, for thero never has beii a urd mayor In the realm who dared stand against the .slightest whim of our noble master, Alc-Sar-Bon. So tlw mayor, like the diplomatic und concliinMt- utiderlord that he is, KKHiuurf another tone, and mhlie his underhntpi hatei,iil jor the treasure box. he relic t tii .strain with oily subtlety: ' ' To His Majesty. Kin 'A'K-Si:r-r;M- 1 Your Koyal Highness lit the nume of the city of Oin thu. and by virtue of my official position, t welcome you with ope'n arm -May! your reign be s long und prosperous one and may your loyal subjects ever re gard you in loving affection and esteem We note, sire, with keen regret that yen speak of your Illustrious predecessors hh "knocking at our gates." Never, vour highness, has an Ak-Sar-Ben king been a 'knocker, and We cannot but feci thai, the limpid English of your address in tr present instance lias become kinked No gift of a key was this yr contem plated, your hlKhneMH. bwcauae there ut no longer in the city 'any locks to Ut. yourself or any loyal knight of Ak-Sur-Beu In response to your demand I trem blingly bund you the dtv's strong box an.' all the moneys therein. This Is a bold pro ceeding on my poirt, In a lund and t lunni -so fruitful of Injunctions, but I have sialic.! up sll patiwrs beforehand as'a pietauiiou May I. In conclusion, express the hope that any amount over ami beyond whm your majesty need may be expended uu-