The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING; AUGUST 22, 1902 TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COrY FIVE CENTS.
SHIPS IN SUSPENSE
Bin Iquadron Expect! ths Whits to Be
Sighted at Any Minute.
WAR CONDITIONS WELL SIMULATED
V
Ifsci le-lligereicy Looks Jait Like the
Genuine Article.
MOONLESS NIGHT FAVORS THE INVADER
Eigginion it Prompted to Bedsuble Hii
Effort to Guard.
SIGNAL SYSTEM PLAYS STAR PART
9
Modern Hfiii of Communication Pot
to Tests That Pot Their Merits
rare Are Man? and
Frequent.
riOCKPORT. Mass., Aug. 22. At midnight
thirty-six hours bad patted of the MO for
the attacking aquadron under Commander
PllUbury and the defending aquadron com
manded by Rear Admiral Hlgglnaon to
come together. The anticipated meeting
between the hostile fleet! had not come to
pass up to a lata hour. On the whole, the
day had been devoid of many aensatlons, but
the night, thick and cloudy aa It was, with
the moon quite obscured, developed so many
confusing situations and so many extra
ordinary report that the Hlgglnaon aquad
ron had just cause for grave uneasiness.
Somehow the feeling grew that it would
not be such a difficult attainment for the
three crulaere of the White squadron to
lip In and anchor at some harbor, pro
tected aa they would be by the darkneaa.
Perhapa the greatest danger that came
to Admiral Hlgginson was that of yielding
to the temptation to withdraw Kearsarge
and leave Alabama and Massachusetts to
go In search of the enemy, reported to
have been sighted at either this point or
at some point along the coast. Such re
ports were, In fact, made. In the early
part of the night, the atatton on the Isle
of Shoals notI04 the nearest mainland
point, by the uss of the torch and the secret
code of the navy, that a large two-masted
craft had been sighted outside the shoals.
Signals Work Perfectly.
Admiral Hlgglnson's wonderful system of
slgnala worked to perfection. Almost in
a moment, It seemed, the destroyer De
csur was rocketed from Portsmouth to
puraue ihe tuyjaierieui confer, &nd In &
moment Decatur, with the smoke belching
from lta four great atacks, waa ploughing
furiously through the heavy seas. The
stranger turned and fled at full speed, and
this fact led to the decision that It may
have been one of the attacking fleet pass
ing onward on scout duty. At a late hour
Decatur had made no report.
At 11 o'clock came another report of a
strange ship sighted south of Eastern Point
Light, Gloucester. Admiral Hlgglnaon at
once ordered the torpedo boat Bagley to
Investigate, but Bagley found, to Ha sur
prise, that It waa the cruiser Brooklyn,
which had come down from lta northern
station pursuant to the privilege extended
by Admiral Hlgglnaon. N
Is Protecting; Rock port.
The reason that .the admiral ateadfaatly
refused to leave hit anchorage in the harbor
here was that he dared not leave Rockport
exposed to the enemy, which, taking ad
vantage of needless passage of the defend
ing battleship to another port might eaaily
creep In and drop anchor at the very heart
of the operations of the Blue squadron. It
was these considerations that forced Ad
miral Hlgglnaon to the conclusion that on
none but the aureat authority would he
leave the Rockport atatlon to Join other
battleships In the work of putting the
enemy out of action.
The complications which occurred during
the day In the shape of undoubted news
tbat Admiral Plllsbury had secretly landed
some of his officers ashore to spy, served
only to increase the perplexity of Admiral
Hlgglnson's position and this reported shore
system of spying was one of the things
which led the admiral to establish the new
signal station off Straltstnouth Point, and
alao move bis ships to a point Just Inside
Thatchers Island. In the early morning the
position of tbeae boats had not changed.
Day of Vlallance.
Not for a moment during yesterday after
noon did the battleships give up their
watchfulness. Soon after the noon hour a
heavy storm came on, 'the aky being de
cidedly black. la the driving rain the im
pression obtained by the sailors waa that
probably Commander PllUbury would atrlke
his blow on such a night as this promised
to be. But the adverse weather made tho
stations of the defending squadron along
the Atlantic coast line all the more active
nd alert. Messages came In from various
points, from Portland to Provlncetown,
with remarkable quickness.
In an hour the rain had paased, but the
thick weather remained and aa duak came
on a mist crept over the surface of the
water. It waa a dark night The darknesa
waa just coming on when Admiral Hlggln
aon gave the order to his battleships to
weigh anchor.
Hlgginson Evidently I'neaar.
8o hurriedly had the messages been com
Ing end so many trips did the dispatch
launchee make between the shore and Kear
sarge that it waa thought the move was to
be out to sea. The admiral allowed the
aquadron to pass, but a little to the south,
In fact, nearer In shore and within hailing
distance of Thatcher's island.
This change of anchorage was brought
sbout for two reaaona. The admiral wished
to keep his ships la varying locations and
to pusile the spies of the White squadron
who it waa firmly believed were atrung
along the coast. Again the admiral wished
to get la touch with the Straltamouth Point
lite saving atatlon, where waa established
tonight an elaborate system of rocket slg
nailing. Aa the night wore on the aky
lost little of Its blackness aad the fact that
a constant stream of measages from the
. north aad south showed clearly enough that
the defending aquadron feared the approach
Of Commander Pillebury.
ANNAPOU3, Md.. Aug. 21. The United
Ftatea battleship Indiana with a portion of
three upper claasea of midshipmen aboard
arrived In Annapolis roadstead today. It
will leave early In the morning to take
part la the naval maneuvers off the Massa
chusetts coast. Chesapeake la expected In
about a week. The cadets, who have been
away oa their summer cruise, will be given
a vacation until next meats..
frames of Kansas Ueee stoma.
EMPORIA. Kan., An 11. Dr. Cramer.
sstor ot the Lutheran church la this city,
tta SCCfDted tha lirMuMa.fM'V i Htiirai- nnl.
l-ee at biurals, Ky. H will alao act as
president of the Lake bids Chautauqua at
Lake bids, U
REMINDER HASTENS PORTE
Turklah Government Shows Some 1 -
dlcatlon of Carry-In Oat Agree
ments with Inltrd States.
yx'STANTINOPLE, Aug. 11. The sharp
of the United States minister.
Jon. 'Vy Tyelschman, to Ihe Porte Is
having t , '' effect of hastening the
carrying o. letter's engagements
for the settlem. 'in questions.
One of the miu lean demands.
heretofore disregarded,- rtely the return!
of a package of Insurance policies seized
by the authorities, was complied with yes
terday. Indications point to the Porte being de
sirous of preventing further friction by
settling the other matters, including the
rebuilding of the American mission bouse
at Kbarput, Turkish Armenia, destroyed
nt the time of the Armenian massacre
there, and the granting of permission to
Armenian women and children to join their
husbands and fathers who are naturalized
Americans.
SHAH FIRES A MAXIM GUN
Then Proceeds to the Persian Lega
tion and Gives a Fifteen-Thousand-Dollar
Dinner.
LONDON, Aug. 21. Tho shah paid a
lengthy visit to the Maxim works this
morning. He showed keen Interest In the
latest inventions in artillery and electrical
appliancee.
On the Invitation of Sir Hiram Maxim, the
Persian monarch got astride of the seat of
a Maxim gun and fired three belts of blank
rartrldgea. Hla majesty waa considerably
ahaken by the recoil at his first attempt,
but he stuck to his. poet and finished up
like an experienced gunner.
The abah and his suite pvsed for moving
pictures before leaving. He subsequently
proceeded to the Persian legation, where
he gave a atate luncheon which cost $15,000,
so sumptuous were the decorationa and
arrangements.
BOTHA ENROUTE TO BRUSSELS
Boer General and Wife Start for Bel
gians Capital, hot Government
Opposes Vlalt. ,
THE HAGUE, Aug. 21. General and Mrs.
Botha started for Brussels today. The
general expects to return here within a
week.
LONDON, Aug. 21. It Is announced here
in a special dispatch from Brussels that
the Belgian government has requested, the
noer generals, uotha, Dewet and Delarer.
to not enter Belgium, and that the station
maeter at the Northern railroad atatlon
has been instructed to summon troops to
keep order in the event of his receiving
notification of the presence of the generals
on board a train from Holland.
Mpton Closing Hla Contracts.
LONDON, Aug. 21. The Associated Press
learne that according to the present ar
rangements contracts for building Sham-
rock III will be signed next week. Sir
Thomas Ltptoa expects to arrive in the
Clyde then on board Erin to make final ar
rangements with the Dennys. The - con
tracts will provide for the early launching
of the next challenger for the America's
cup, thus giving more time for tuning up
man eujoyea oy previous competitors.
Largest Liner Afloat Lannched. .
BELFAST, Ireland, Aug. 21. The steamer
Cedrlc. of 21,000 tone, the larrest liner
afloat, waa successfully Isunched at Harland
Wolff's yards here today. It Is 700 feet
long, has 75 feet beam and draws 49tt feet
of water. Ua carrying canacitv la is inn
tons end It has accommodation for 8.000 pas
sengers. It la expected that Cedrlc will
be ready for service in autumn.
Approaching Vlalt Pleases William.
ROME. Aug. 21. Emperor William has
sent a letter to King Victor Emmanuel ex
pressing the pleasure which he anticipates
at their approaching meeting In Berlin,
adding tbat he desires to pay him a re
turn visit in Rome on the occasion of the
unveiling of the monument to Goethe, which
the emperor has presented to this city.
FIRE AT C0RNF1ELDGUARDS
Porty Negroes Tako Revenge on Two
Mississippi plant-
TUPELO. Miss., Aug. 21. A telegram was
received here early today by Sheriff Long
from Deputy Sheriff Sam Young at Shannon,
asking that the sheriff come Immediately to
that p!ace. A report waa current here that
three- negroes had been killed and that
James Randolph, one ot the beat known citi
zens of the county, who had assisted In the
arrest of other negroes, had been ahot. This
report cauaed considerable excitement and
fears wers entertained that further trouble
might follow.
Later In the day It was ascertained that
Mr. Randolph had been shot seriously. The
trouble grew out of the stealing of aome
corn from the field of Messrs, Eubanks,
three miles west ot Shannon, by a negro
named Davenport, who was caught in ths
set and made to pour the corn out of hla
tack. The following night the Measrs. Eu
banks went to the field to look out for the
thieves and upon returning were fired on
by a squad of about forty negroea who were
Hoed up along the road. None of the shots
took effect.
Messrs. Randolph, Rogers and Barnett
were sent to arrest those Implicated In the
shooting and followed three negroes Into
Chlckaaaw county. The negroea barricaded
themselves In a barn, armed with ahotguns.
When they refuaed to open the door or come
out the door waa broken In and Randolph
atruck a match, when the negroes Immedi
ately opened Are on him, htning him la the
bead and ahoulder. The negroea ran out and
one of them waa atruck by the shots fired in
the darkness. It Is reported by the persons
who came here this afternoon from the vi
cinity that three negroes have been killed.
Deputies brought to Jail tonight eight ne
groes. Sheriff Long haa returned from
Shannon and reports everything quiet.
TOWNSHIP TO OPERATE ROAD
Owners Attempt to Abandon Kaaaaa
at Northern and Receivers
Are Appointed.
ONAOA. Kan.. Aug. 21. Ths Kansas
Southern railway, operating between Blaine
and Weatmorelaod, a distance of ten miles,
haa been placed la the hands of receivers
on application of the Rock Creek township
board because the owners, Kansaa City
capitalists, had discharged Its employes and
given notice that operations would be aus-
yauuvd ludcfiultvl.
Ths township bosrd, which bought 131.500
In bonds la the road when It was built,
taking stock In sxchaogs. purposes to op
erate the line. Both sides are guarding the
property.
MUSICAL FESTIVAL OPENS
Annual Fall &enion of Concerts Begins
Under Auspioious Angary.
SOCIETY FAY0RS THE FIRST CONCERT
F.llery's Royal Italian Band Gets
Generons Welcome nnd In Re
tarn Gives an Evening
of Pleasure.
That Omaha still appreciates a band con
cert and will give liberal patronage to such
entertainments was shown last night on the
first appearance of Ellery'a Royal Italian
band for the benefit of the Auditorium com
pany. The box office reported the receipt
of about 3,600 paid admissions , and the
crowd inside of the grounds numbered about
500 more. For the first time the decorative
lights were turned on and the scene waa
one of exceptional beauty. The tastily dec
crated booths added much to the attractive
ness, but the space within the walla was
Inadequate for the crowd, which attempted
to promenade during the Intermission.
Not only the musical contingent, but up
perdom In general was scattered sbout
through the tent In couples and groups,
contributing that element of success to the
first night performance that so largely de
termines the popularity ot such affairs. It
was not the dressy audience that hsd been
expected, however, but that was due) to the
threatening clouds rather than the Inten
tion of the women who Jiad planned to
make the opening night at least, a memor
able occasion. There were plenty ot amart
toilettea, however, also an admirable array
of men from the younger set, scattered
about the edge of the tent, evidently appre
ciating each other's company more than the
music and discussing the events of the
week at the Field club with an enthusiasm
that directed In another channel might have
been valuable to the Auditorium enterprise.
Boom Night for Booths.
During the Intermission the promenade
fairly swarmed and the various women's
organizations of the city who had taken the
refreshment conceralons reaped the harvest
of their enterprise. In gaily decorated
booths, all in different colors, but chiefly
in Japanese design, several scoro of women.
Hn Jap costumes, dispensed iced drinks, pea
nuts, popcorn, chewing gum and coffee at
so much per dispense, with plenty of smiles
thrown in. all of which the crowd over the
counter seemed to appreciate, Judging from
the receipts, of which, by the way, the
Auditorium company geta 25 per cent of
the gross and the women the rest of the
net, which will at leaat amount to the honor
of having helped In the cause, and the
abandon with which they consumed every
thing that waa for sals. .
In a sixty-five foot booth on the Capitol
avenue aide, gay with bright colored lan
terns snd festoons of colored bunting, the
women of the First Baptist church called
out their wares to the paaslng crowd, and
not In vain, according to Mesdames O. W.
Clarke, H. K. Burket, Edward Johnson, J.
H. Dumont and S. V. Full away, who were
in charge.
Several Attractive) Places.
Unity -church haa the spaoe adjoining and
here all the attractiveness of the " first
booth "Is repeated, only In different colors
and flowers' and women, Mesdames H. I.
Bottle and H. D. Heed supervising the sales
which are being made by the young women
ot the church. St. Matthias' auxiliary has
the booth at the end of the; walk, but they
were not in operation last night, owing to
the failure of "the man" to materialize
with the stock of peanuts and popcorn, they
had expected to sell, but they assured their
friends that they will do their share In
future. Mrs. Constance Wilson and Miss
Fayette Cole are in charge.
Holy Family church haa a spacious booth
curtained off with pretty Japanese stuff
'that suggests a delightful little retreat
when it Is all finished, which will be this
evening. Miss Agnes Shannon Is in charge
of the booth. Over on the other side of
the grounds the women of Clifton Hill
Presbyterian church are selling a variety
of refreshments from a long booth trimmed
with flags and tissue paper of correspond
ing color, Mrs. F. R. Martin presiding there.
Built around the corner and the largest
booth on the grounds Is thst of the Salva
tion Army, and here, under the direction ot
Mrs. J. A. Salmon and Adjutant Dodds, a
dozen or more army lassies are disguised
as Japanese girls and serving tea from as
many prettily decorated tables. Plymouth
Congregational church haa a small tent,
where the women of Its Aid society will
sell refreshments after this evening.
Last, but by no means least. Is the booth
of the auditorium company, presided over
by Miss Lena Bellman, where cigars and
the like, and, Incidentally, auditorium stock,
may be procured.
What the Band Is Like.
It would be hard to give a comparative
idea of the merits of the band. The Amer
ican people are accustomed to the arrange
ment of programs and Instrumentation
known aa the German, illustrated well by
Innea, Souaa and Bellatedt. Sorreutlno with
the Banda Roaaa gave us the pure Italian
style of program and Instrumentation,
while Rlvela has conceded much to the
custom of America, retaining much that is
purely Italian. The result Is that he Is
better understood by the general public,
probably, than Sorrentlno, while there is
something gained In novelty 'over the bet
ter known masters.
The program opened with the march, ded
icated to the Auditorium company and en
titled. "The Festival." It waa heard for
the first time last night and proved to be
attractive to the crowd. The aecond num
ber was the overture from "Mlgnon," In
which Slgnor Carancl rendered a solo on
the French born. Signor Palma was un- i
able to appear In toe third number, a
trumpet aolo, a Schubert aerenade, and
thla was rendered by Slgnor DeMltris. This
was followed by the prelude from "Cav
allterl Ruaticana," and the first part
of the program closed with the sextet
from "Lucia," by Slgnorl DeMltris. Dl Na
tale, Marino, Curtl, Baatle and Dl Fulvlo.
The number which proved to be the moat
popular with the audience waa in the sec
ond half of the program. After a polka,
"Mlnnetonka," by Rlvela, and a harp solo,
"The Last Rose ot Summer," rendered by
Slgnor Setaro. had been presented, the
band gave a selection from "Carmen, 7
opening with a grand fantasls and closing
with ths finale of act vL In this finale
the power of the band was shown. Every
Instrument was la uss and the effect waa
electrical upon the hearers. The program
cloaed with a march, "The American Re
public." While there were nine numbers oa ths
program, seventeen selections were pre.
sented. each number but the last calling
for a return of the players In some selec
tion not upon the pros-ram.
Programs for Today.'
Thla afternoon the first matinee will be
presented sad tonight the second evening
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FIELD GUN TEST COMPLETE
Opinion of Army Officers that Choice
Lice Between Three Long
Rccoll Weapons.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. The tests of
the seven field guns subjected to trial at
Sandy Hook, N. J., and at Fort Riley,
Kan., with a view to the selection ot a
new weapon of this type for use In the
United States army, are practically com
plete. After the guns were tried at Sandy Hook
they were taken to Fort Ttlly and sub
jected to an arduous field test and then
brought back to Sandy Hook, where they
are now located.
The board of ordnance and fortifications,
under whose auspices the teats were con
ducted, will meet next Tuesday, either at
the army building In New York City or
at the Sandy Hook grounds, and begin
the preparation of its report and recom
mendations. It is the general opinion! of army offU
cers who have witnessed the jworklng of the
guns that the choice lies between the three
long recoil weapons the ordnance gun, the
Bethlehem piece, otherwise known as the
"Lewis gun," and the Ehrhardt gun.
The complaint agatnat the short recoil
weapone was that .they Jolted themselves
out of range, and thus demonstrated great
Inferiority to the long recoil guns, which
kept firmly In place and allowed the gun
ner, perched on each trail, 'a comfortable
and a. steady seat. It, therefore, appears
to be a foregone conclusion fhst the board
will recommend the adoption; ot one ot the
three guns mentioned. j
0'LEARY SC0RES HIS POINT
Brings About Readjustment of Rank
of All Marine Omctre Re
cently Appointed.
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i.-Jrh
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-The Navy de
partment has made a doclslo which affects
the rank of marine officers appointed from
civil life under the naval personnel act. .
Under tbat act the president Is author
ized to fill vacancies In tbej marine corps
from civil life, and several groups of ap
pointments were made, the' largest being
eighteen on May 23, 1900. The appointees,
after passing their examinations, were com
missioned by numbers snd took rank ac
cording to their stsndlng at the examina
tions. In thus ranking these officers the
Navy department followed the law and prac
tice In the case of cadets graduating from
Annapolis, who rank according to standing.
Recently one of the marine officers, Lieu
tenant Arthur J. O'Leary, questioned th
action of the department In view of sec
tion 1209 ot the revised statutes, which pro
vides that officers of the same grade, when
appointed and commissioned on the same
date, shall take rank according to previous
service. Lieutenant O'Leary, himself, like
most of the other marine officers appointed
from civil life, had aecn service as a vol
unteer during the Spanish war, and he
claimed the benefit ot the statute. The de
partment,, upon the recommendation of Act
ing Judge Advocate General Hanna, has
sustained his contention. This ruling will
Involve a readjustment of the rank of all
marine officers appointed from civil life
since the Spanish war. .: -;
MEAT IMPORTERS RAY OFTEN
Germany Haa Something for Them to
Pay at Every
Tnrn.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. The State de
partment has received from United States
Ambassador White at Berlin copies of the
official German proclamation with regard
to the fees to be charged for the inspec
tion of meats brought into Germany from
abroad. The fees embrace compensation
for the removal and transport of samples,
for notifications, registering the inspection
books, drawing of certificates and such trav
eling on the part ot the expert meat In
spector as may be necessary.
The postal officials of Germany have noti
fied the Poetofflce department that live
plants and fresh fruits cannot be Imported
Into Germany through the malls. The Ger
man authoritiea take thla precaution against
the Introduction of the San Jose scale.
While this Is not a new regulation in Ger
many it is the first time it has been called
officially to the attention of the department.
The notice was brought out by the fact that
recently grape vlnea have been sent to Ger
many by means ot the parcels post.
WATER DOCTOR THOUGHT SAFE
Friends of Captain Ryan, Who Ad
ministered the Care Bellevo
Him Acquitted.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. The papers In
the case of Captain James A. Ryan, Fif
teenth cavalry, who was tried bv eenersl
court-martial by order of the prealdent on
charges of administering the water cure
to nativea In the Philippines, have been
received at the War denartmcnt urM h,n
considered by Judge Advocate General Davis
will be forwarded to the president. Captain
Ryan did not deny administering the water
cure, but Insisted that It was necessary In
order to accomplish results. He had some
trouble wtth the civil authorities and made
a very tart renort res-ardlnv on of tha
Judges of the civil government. This was
a basis or the trial. On account of the pre
ponderance of the testimony in favor of
Captain Ryan It Is understood that the
court acquitted him.
RETIRED ARMY OFFICER SHOT
Major George A. Ames Wounded by
Former Tenant at Homo
. Near Washington.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Major George
A. "Ames, a retired army officer, was shot.
but not seriously injured, at his home, a
few miles outside of this city, today by J.
Doland Johnson. According to Major Ames'
account, Johnson was formerly one of his
tenants, with whom he bad some difficulty.
and who threatened to shoot him.
Major Ames ssys hs waa sitting on the
porch of his house when Johnson ap
proached and fired two ahots, the first tak
ing effect In the right breast. The second
shot went wild.
MARSHAL OF THE PARADE
Colonel A. Noel Blakemaa to Bo In
Command of the Veterans
on October 8.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21.-General ' Ell
Torrance, commander-ln-cblef cf the Grand
Army of the Republic, has aelected Colonel
A. Noel Blskeman, his chief of staff, as
chief msrahal of the parade of veterans
to be beid on October s, ouring tne na
tional encampment.
General Torrance's selection Is In accord
ance with the established precedent that
ths commander-in-chief's chief of stall shall
tctumand the encaamuent parade.
MARSHAL ARRESTS GUARDS
Union Pacific Hen Violate Proclamation of
Major ef North Flatte.
ARE FINED FOR VIOLATING THE LAW
Make Affidavits They Were Instructed
by Chief Guard to Go Armed and
Shoot Anyone Who
Touched Them.
NORTH TLATTE. Neb., Aug. 21. (Special
Telegram.) The first fruits ot John N.
Baldwin's, alias the mayor's, proclamation
are exactly the reverse of what was in
tended. Thla afternoon two ot the Union
Pacific guards, Charles West and H. M.
Hashberger, both of Schuyler, Neb., came
over to the city armed with revolvers.
While in a local atore the proprietor told
them If they wished to avoid trouble they
had better take their guns off and leave
them, which they did. The city marshal
upon notification went and secured the guns
and gavs thsra to the sheriff and later on
arrested the guard, who pleaded guilty
and were fined.
The Bee representative had an Interview
with the guards and has now In his pos
session affidavits from them stating that
the chief" guard had Instructed them to
carry firearms at all times and shoot down
any man who should touch them. They
also swore that Assistant Superintendent
Ware Instructed the chief guard to take
about twenty-five armed men and go over
and get tbe guna. On this account thu
men left tbe employ of the company.
Everything is quiet in tbe city.
All trains are from two to six hours late.
Several waiters and cooks left tbe com
pany's employ this morning.'
SEEMS TO SUSPECT MURDER
Edward P. Remington Implies Tbat
Brother Robert Did Not De
stroy Himself.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., Aug. 21. It was
reported tonight from an authoritative
source that Edward P. Remington la not
satisfied that his brother Robert died at his
own hand. It has become known that he
was entertaining a suspicion of foul play,
which originated before he left Newport
with the body. An Associated Press repre
sentative called on Mr. Remington and re
quested a statement. He replied tbat he
would neither deny or affirm anything with
reference to the brother's death, but that
the autopsy today revealed the fact that
the bullet iu the mouth cauaed death.
When sakeri f thm bi!!et found In the
dead man's brain fitted the revolver he had
In - his hand he declared he had nothing
further to say He said time alone would
tell as to further developments In the case.
' Mr. Remington and his attorney, Seth T.
McCormick, as well so the physician who
performed the autopsy, were together in
secret conference until late tonight and
their action Is surrounded by much mystery.
They refuse to glvs out any further In
formation.
NEWPORT, R. L, Aug. 21. The report
thut Edward P. Remington believes that his
brother, Robert R. Remington, was mur
dered in this city was received with in
credulity here tonight, Chief of Police
Richards, when interviewed by an Associ
ated Press representative, said It was ab
solutely impossible that Mr. Remington
could have been murdered. He said he had
thoroughly Investigated tbe affair soon after
it happened, with a view of learning If
there was a possibility of murder, and that
there could be no doubt tbat tbe man came
to his death by his own hand. He said that
while the body was lying here awaiting tbe
arrival ot tbe brother be examined the re
volver. He found tbat It was an old French
revolver and that It had not been bought in
this city.
IDAHO NOMINATES MORRISON
Aspirant from Canyon Chosen by Ac
clamation by Republican State
Convention.
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 21. The republican
state convention today nominated the fol
lowing ticket: For congressman, Burton L.
French, Latah; for supreme Justice, J. F.
Allfshle, Idaho; for governor, John T. Mor
rison, Canyon; for lieutenant governor,
James Stevens, Bingham; for secretary ot
atate, William H. Gibson, Fremont; for
stste auditor, Theodore Turner, Bannock;
for state treasurer, H. N. Coffin, Ada; for
attorney general, John H. Bagley, Bear
Lake; for superintendent of public instruc
tion, Mies May L. Scott, Bingham; for In
spector of mines, Robert Bell of Custer.
Ralph T. Morgan of Kootenau was nomi
nated for judge of the First district. Judge
E. C. Steele for the Second (renominated).
Judge Oeorge Stewart for the Third renom
inated), Alfred Budge for tho Fourth. No
nomination was made for the Fifth, It being
left for the central committee. Although
there has been a sharp contest tor the prin
cipal places all the nominations were made
by acclamation.
POPULISTS FEW AT T0PEKA
Only Seven Delegates on Hand for
First Day of Mld-Ronders'
Convention.
TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 21. Ths middle-of-
the-road populist convention met here this
morning with seven members present. Jo
Parker of Louisville, the national chair
man of the organization, telegraphed from
Dallas, Tex., that he could not get here till
tomorrow. At that time the regular bus-
ness of ths convention will begin. Tbe
executive committee will make the nom
inations and select a platform, which will
be sent to the committeemen In various
parts of the atate to be voted upon accord
ing to tbe Initiative and referendum sys
tem.
Chairman Lathrop expects to have the
platform and nominations decided upon
within a month. The ticket will be filed
with the secretary ot state under the name
of populist.
BEHEADING IS IN HIS RITUAL
James Hops Discourages Wife from
Joining Lodges by Chopping
Her In Two.
MUSKOGEE, I. T.. Aug. 21. Jsmes Hope,
a Creek freedman and farmer living seven
teen miles west of Eui'ala, waa lodged in
Jail here today, having confessed to the
murder of his wife. Hope, according to
his own story, had forbidden bis wife to
join. a secret society, but sbe Ignored his
command, and last night became a member.
When aba returned from the lodge meeting
Hop met bar at tbe door of their home,
attacked her with aa axe and chopped her
bead off.
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Iicsl Ttatns Fri
day; Kftlr and Warmer Saturday.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayi
Hour. . Den. Hour. Deg.
Hn. m ..... . tM tp. m ..... . no
a. m r a p. m T
T n. m OT 8 p. n "2
8 a. m H 4 p. m .HO
a. m TO IS p. m Ttt
H) a. m Ta Hp. m TM
11 a. m TK T p. m TU
12 m TT p. m TB
9 p. m...... T3
MRS. HILL HELDUP AT HOME
Two Masked Robbers Invade Twenty
Fifth Avenue Residence nnd
Extort Money.
Two men with their faces masked with
handkerchiefs entered the home of Mrs.
Burt W. Hill at 926 North Twenty-fifth
avenue between 1:30 and 2 o'clock this
morning and forced her, at the point of a
revolver, to tell where she kept ber money.
When she bad complied with the demand
one of the men remained as guard while
the other went to the place named and ob
tained 74.
ONE BETTER THAN DEUBERRY
Twenty-Second Infantry Sergeant
Finishes n Good Second in
Competitive Shoot.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21. At the close of the
four days' army Infantry competitive shoot
at Fort Sheridan today. Artificer Preston
B. Savage, Company B, Eighteenth Infantry,
was declared the winner of the first gold
medal, wtth a grand total of 629 points.
The score made by Savage was the best
sver made on the range.
The other men who won gold medals and
the scores made by each follow: First
Sergeant Archie Deuberry, Company B,
Twenty-second infantry, 611; Private Frank
Welk, Company I, Twelfth infantry, 611;
First Sergeant John R. Rauhuff, Company
C, Porto Rico provisional regiment, 674.
The six sliver medals were awarded to
the following, who are named in the or
der In which they stood: Sergeant James
Schafer, Company M, Seventeenth Infantry;
Corporal James H. Vanscolke, Company F,
Seventh Infantry; Sergeant Richard N. Da
vidson, Company G, Seventeenth infantry;
Private Emll P. Yager, Company H, Eigh
teenth Infantry; Private Frank Rich, Com
pany D, Twenty-third Infantry; Corporal
Thaddeus R. Hyatt, Compaqy K, Eighteenth
Infantry.
When the scores of Welk and Deuberry
came to h rt tied up It waa found that
the two men stood even at 611, as they
had tied the day before at 471. In a tie
the first place ia awarded to the man who
made tbe most points In the skirmish firing,
and thus Deuberry was given second place
and Welk third.
BLOODHOUNDS ON THE SCENT
Posses Continue Their Determined
Search for Aaanllaut of
Zoda Vlek. '
RUSSELL VILLB, Ky., Aug. 21. The
search for the unknown assailant ot Miss
Zoda Vlck, tha daughter of Charles Vlck,
a prosperous farmer residing near here,
who was assaulted and . killed near her
home yesterday. Is being pushed with re
newed vigor. Bloodhounds are on the trail
of the fugitive and a large posse is scour
ing the surrounding country. A reward of
$500 was raised today by citizens to supple
ment the $500 offered by Governor Beckham
for the capture of the assailant.
An unknown negro was arrested on sus
picion by members of tbe pursuing posse,
but It Is not thought he Is the guilty man
and be probably will be released.
FRANKFORT, Ky.. Aug. 21. In reeponse
to a request from the sheriff ot Logan
county, Governor Beckham has ordered out
the Russellvllle militia company to pre
serve order and prevent a lynching In tbe
event tbat 'the murderer ot Miss Vlck is
captured.
NEBRASKA MAN UNDER ARREST
Cnnght nt Worcester, Mass., and Held
on Charge of Embes
alement. WORCESTER, Mass., Aug. 21. (Special
Telegram.) Dr. James P. Romlne of Mitch
ell, Neb., waa arrested at South 'yorcester
today. He is charged with the embexile
ment of about $11,000 In Mitchell, Neb.,
where he resided until recently.
It Is alleged that he sold his business
for $20,000 cash and $8,000 In notes, bor
rowed $11,000 from banks and other funds
snd from a nephew and left for the east.
The charge la based on the discovery that
tbe property waa mortgaged. Dr. Romlne
has been watched for by eaatern police for
some time and once last week escaped the
Worcester police by. Jumping Into a cab.
He was caught by watching his wife who
went to meet him at the South Worcester
station. He answered at once to his name,
but his wife created a scene, clasping him
in her arms In 'a futile endeavor to save
him from arrest. He will be held pending
papers from Nebraska.
RATES FOR THE VETERANS
Central Passenger Association Thinks
One Cent Per Mile About
Right.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21. Representatives of
the Central Passenger association today
adopted the report of the special commit
tee appointed soma time ago to fix a plan
for Issuance of excursion tickets to New
York during the period when the Grand
Army of the Republic excursion rates are
to be effective. This report recommended
thst a 1-cent-a-mile rate be made from all
points within the Central Pasenger associa
tion territory to New York and return.
Tbe ratea have been offered to tbe roads In
the Western Passenger association terri
tory for basing purposes. The cheap rates
to New York were demanded by the roads
having western connections which do not
reach Washington directly.
Movement of Ocean Vessels, Aug. S3.
At New York-Sailed Fuerst Bismarck,
for Hamburg, etc.; Barbaroaia, for Bre
men, via Cherbourg.
At Queenslown stalled Westernlsnd, for
Philadelphia; Majestic, for New York.
At Naples Arrived Aller, from New
York.
At Liverpool Arrived Commonwealth,
from HoBton, via Queenstown; Pn-torlan,
from Quebec and Montreal, via Movllle;
Bohemian, from New York. Sailed Bo
hemian, lor New York.
At Hrrmen rialled Mains, for New York
arid tialtlmore.
At the Lizard Passed Pennsylvania,
from New York, for Plymouth and Ham
burg. At Plymouth Arrived AuRuste Victoria,
from New York, for Cherbourg and Ham
burg, and proceeded.
At Ha re Arrived La Touralae, from
fcaw uxk
CORN MARES A JUMP
Goes Four and One-Third Cent Abort
Wednesday's. Closing Tig nra.
SEPTEMBER FINISHES AT FIFTY-SEVEN
Ascends Exoitsdly, but Appear to B
Bunding Firm.
SHORTS ARE IN A PECK OF TROUBLE
Attempt to Cover Their September Con
traoU Fail
EARLIER MANIPULATION RESPONSIBLE
Collapse that Followed the Gates
Crowd's Booming Imposes "ever
Hardships on tho Short-Sighted.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21. Shorts In the corn pit
were squeeied badly today and raised a
tumult that closely resembled the recent
scrimmages when John W. Gates and his
clique had July corn cornered.
The action In the pit today was largely
the result ot the earlier manipulations.
When the Gates crowd was pushing prices
skyward tbe farmer took a hand In tbe
business by sweeping his bins clean ot
corn and flooding this market with millions
of bushels. As a result, the corner col
lapsed and prices fell headlong until Sep
tember corn recently sold at 60 cents. '
From rsmpant bulla, the crowd had turned
bears to a man and sold short many bushels.
Now, the corn to fill September contracts
is not In sight. The bad weather has re
tarded ' the maturing of corn crops until
there has been talk that crops may not bo
harvested until hurt by frosts. Under such
conditions shorts want to cover their con
tract, but holders of the grain are lota to
sell.
All Torn Bulls.
At the opening ot trade today everybody
turned bulls. English markets wsre ad
vancing strongly. Cash stuff was leaving
this market at a good premium over Sep
tember options. Stocks of eontrsct corn oa
hand were rapidly diminishing. There
seemed no relief for the shorts other than
getting stuff In tbe pit at tbe best figure.
As a result almost 6 cents was added to the
prlee during the morning. September started
started to 1H cents higher than yester
day's closing price at 'ihi to 64 cents and
In leaps and Jumps rose to 674 cents.
hixcitement continued throughout the
session. The old bull crowd was buying
and ths shorts had little or nothing offered
to help them out In their plight Bears
tried to comfort each other with the talk
that there are 2,600,000,000 buahels of eorn
slowly ripening In the fields one of ths
biggest yields In history but this had no
Influence. At top prices aome ot tbe longs
let go in drib lots for profits and prices
sidled off a little. September, however,
closed strong and excited, 4)4 cents higher
than yesterday at 67 eeqta. - , .
Other 'markets on 'change respondsd to
the flurry in corn. Wheat had a good
bulge, September selling as high as ; 72
cents, but closing only cent higher at
71H cents and 71H cents. September oats
sold at 34 H cents and closed 1 cent to 1H
cents higher at 34 H to ii cents. Septem
ber provisions felt ths corn strength mate
rially. Hogs were higher on the prospect
of higher fodder prices and September
pork closed 70 cents higher at $19.85, Sep
tember lard 40 cents up at $10.97 and Sep
tember ribs 22 V cents higher at $10.12.
SEEK TO PREVENT CORNERS
Illinois Grain Dealers Aro Discussing
Menns of Cheeking tho
Evil.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21. In an effort to de
vise a plan for preventing a recurrence of
corners In oata and corn such as those of
last month, directors and officers of tbe
Illinois Grain Dealers' association held a
conference here today. The members M
that some satisfactory arrangements would
do made Derore tbe end of the meeting.
The consensus of opinion seemed to be
tbat the aasociatlon should ask the direc
tors of ths Board of Trade to assist ths
grain dealers In their crisis by making a
commercial basis of difference la prices
"by which grain grading below contract
grades mar be applied at a uniform dif
ference on such grain grading below such
contract grades."
The system of grain Inspection as ap
plied la Illinois wus condemned by several
of the members.
CHICAGO FEARS COAL FAMINE
Its Bnpplr In Bins Is Lower Than
I'aual and Prices Start
t'pnsr.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21. An immadlata hard
coal famine threatens Chicago. In ths en
tire city there wss not more than 60,000
tons on hand and as one-halt ot that has
already been contracted for or bought out
right, the public has only 25,000 tons of tho
bard fuel available for purchase. Usually
at this time of year there are $00,000 tons
of hard coal within tha corporate limits.
Heretofore unlimited quantities could fce
purchased at $7.26 a ton, but today the ma.
jorlty of the dealers were asking $8.60 a ton,
and some of them wanted $9.
DIVINE HEALER IS FLOGGED
Whlteeappers Cut Hla Hair nnd Giro
Hint Thirteen Minutes to Leave
Arkansas Town.
TEXARKANA, Ark., Aug. 21. A man
named Perkins, an alleged divine healer
and prophet, who has been poalng for the
paat ten days as an angel of CUrist, whom
be declared would appear In a few days,
was taken out of town last Sight by
whlteeappers, flogged, his hair cut short
and then given thirty minutes to Iwavo
town. A notice left on Perkins' door
red: "Same fate to sympathisers."
TORNADO STRIKES BOX BUTTE
Hack Damage Don Along Niobrara
River In Vicinity of Hem-
ingford. I
HEM INGFORD, Neb., Aug. 21. (Special
Telegram.) A tornado, accompanied by
heavy rain kuil Uii, luU enmliit pasaeil
along the Niobrara river eight miles north
of town. It was a regular twlstsr. Is ths
thickly settled district much damage was
done. Hailstones two and a halt Inches
through fell. Ho damea was dooa la Iowa.
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