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The Omaha Daily Bee. r, ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, Til U USD AY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1902 TEX PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. BODIES ARE MANGLED ItrocltiM Beparted oi Part of labali ea tha Iithmui. COLOMBIAN TROOPS ARE DEFEATED Imlntiaaiiti Occupy the Banana DUtriot f Senega. ATTEMPT TO WRECK THE RAILROABS Building b last Mart In lee. U Be Ablate. CRISIS NOW BELIEVED TO BE AT HAND General Belief Expressed that Rebels Will Attack Panama, Aided hy the Ganhoets Culebra Already Occupied br Troopa. KINGSTON, Jamaica. Bept. 10. The Dermaii ittimtr Valencia, from New York August S3, for Cape Haytlen and other porta, which arrived here today from Santa Mart a, capital of the Department of Mag dalene, Colombia, brings news of a victory At Banta Marta by the Colombian revolu tionist! over the government troops. Captain Gronemeyer of Valencia aays that last Friday the revolutionists made a desperate attack on the outskirts of Banta Marta. The government forces withdrew, leaving 100 dead, the rebels then starting to destroy the railroad tracks. They de railed several trains at various points, de mollshlng engines snd cars the latter being principally fruit vans. Today the revolu tionists occupied the banana district of Senega, where they tried to wreck the rail road, at the same time advancing toward Eanta Marta. When Valencia sailed Monday the revo lutionists were so near the town that Cap tain Gronemeyer could ses the flashes of their guns. Several buildings In Santa Marta were then ablase, having been fired by the evacuating troops. The town was expected to surrender shortly. Valencia usually gets its cargo of fruit at Santa Marta. Outrages by Rebels. Officers of Valencia say horrible outrages were committed during the fighting by the rebels, who used chiefly machetes. All the government troopa were found along the railroad tracks, their bodlea being terribly mutilated. They were covered by branches of banana trees. Santa Marta Is entirely cut oft from communication with outside points and the residents ot the port have sent an appeal by sea to Colon for pro tection. It Is feared the revolutionists will sack Banta Marta when they capture the town. The attack of the revolutlonlsta was en tirely unexpected and owing to their supe rior numbers the resistance of the govern ment troops was half-hearted. The officers of Valencia do not think the government can get reinforcements Into the town In time to aavs It KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept. 10. The Brit ish ateamer William Cliff reachsd here to day frtim .Colen.- Its-officers reported con siderable activity on both aides of the Isth mus, which the vessel left Monday, and that the revolutlonlsta bsd occupied Cule bra and were advancing In atrength. Concentrating the Troops. General Benjamin Htfrera la said to be In command of the revolutionary forces, which seem to be concentrating at a point midway between Panama and Colon. There are atrong government forcea at each end of the railroad. Owing to the fact that the government doea not know where to ex pect an attack it keeps the soldiers moving along the forty miles of railroad. The rev olutlonlsta gained possession of Culebra without opposition. The government I maintaining an attitude of defense, and a desperate engagement Is expected shortly. Business on the Isthmus Is suspended. One of the officers of William Cliff said to a representative of the Associated Press that ha had been Informed by a reliable person at Colon that the government con sidered the situation serious snd that a crisis was at hand. When William Cliff left the prevailing opinion was that the revolutlonlsta would attack Panama first, because of the support tbey would get from their gunboata on the Pacific aide in an at tack on the first named city. The revo lutlonlsta have no gunboata oa the Atlantic side. Will Push Their Work, It la believed tha revolutlonlsta will push their operations as qulokly as possible, be cause of the problem of provisioning the large government force that surrendered to General Herrera recently. It la thought that aome of General Herrera'a prisoners will fight with his forcea. The government la said to be chafing -at the delay at arriving In Panama ot the sew gunboat Bogota, recently purchased at Seattle, Wash., by Minister Concha. Lack of transportation facilities for the government Is said to be largely respon sible for , the present situation on the Isthmus. PANAMA. Sept. 10. The censorship maintained by the Colombian government over press matters makes It Impossible to cable many details concerning the surren der of Ague Dulce, where the government forcea under General Morales Brrtl re cently surrendered to the Insurgents. The Insurgents toqk possession of Agua Pulce In January of this year, after hav- ' !ng defeated the government forces under Oenertl Castro, who managed to retreat with nearly 400 men and reach Panama General Bertl waa sent to recover the place. When he arrived there he found that the strong forces under Oeneral Her rera had retired from Agua Dulce, which la altuated between two big rivers, the Santa 1 Maria and the Nats, and General Bertl en tered and took possession of the town. The Insurgent gunboat Padllla captured the port ot Agua Dulce, severing General Bertl's communication with Panama by aea and the alege of Agua Dulca waa begun ITALY TO STAMP OUT DUELLING Army Officers Will Be Seriously Pas Ished for Following- the Code. MILAN, Sept. 10. As the result of a duel fought hers several days ago between two captalna of the Sixth regiment, the Italian authorlt'ea seem to be determined to stamp out duelling. The challenger has been ex pelled from the army, and bis sntagonlst has been sent to 3. fortress. The most striking features are other punitive meas ures taken. A colonel of the BlX'teth regi ment baa been suspended, a lieutenant col onel has been imprisoned for fifteen days and two major grnerala have been given ten days imprlaonmsnt Former captains who acted aa aeconds have beso aent to a fortress for al months. RUSSIA STAYS IN MANCHURIA ahjeeta ot tha tsar Evidently la tend to Held What They Have. PEKIN, Sept 10. According to advices received here from Manchuria the Rus sians are making no visible preparations to withdraw from the military occupation of the southeast portion of the province of 8hln King, aa was stipulated should be done within six months ot the signing of the treaty. Russian troops and emigrants are reported to be In Manchuria In large numbers, but none are leaving. TIEN TSIN, Sept. 10. Colonel Byron Kopp, director of the Manchurlan railway, General Baranoft, acting govenor, and 4ther acting Russian officers In Manchuria have gone to Pekln In connection with the with drawal of the Russian forcea from Man churia and th -toratlon of the railway. WASHING', '.--.ot. 10. While Mr. Laessar'a notice . Intention of the Russian governmeb. fy. -oel forelgnera from Manchuria has ' . " n formally brought to the attention a. 'te de partment, it can be predicted iv ,ee ent, at least, our government will on this matter as one Involving Russia,' tJlna and England and one in which It Is not directly cencerned. There are no Amer icans In that aectlon of China and It it should appear that thera are some Amer ican prospectors in that country It Is not probable the decree would be enforced in their case. While general In terms the decree really Is aimed at the British and marks a determination on the part of Rus sia to retain the control ot customs In Manchuria In its own hands, while nom inally recognising Chinese sovereignty. The British customs employes referred to are British by nativity, but are actually in the employ of the Chinese government and it may be that Russia will Insist that the question raised by Mr. Laessar'a orders concerns only Russia and China. It Is Im probable that the British government will take this view of the matter, and It Is fully expected the British minister at Pekln will call on the Chinese government to retain these British customs officiate, despite the Russian order. ' EMPEROR WILLIAM SETS PACE Rather a Tired aad Sleepy Crowd Follows the Kaiser to the Army Maneuvers. FRANKFORT-ON-THE ODER, Germany, Bead. 10. Emperor William's guests were a yawny and rather haggard lot thla morning. Prince Albrecht, as the emperor's represen tative, entertained all of them at dinner last evening, and It waa toward 12 when the party broke up. At I a. m., or a quarter past, they had themselves called, tha em iiir Lavliia directed that tha battle begin at 7 o'clock. The field of the maneuvers Is situated quite a distance by rail from Frankfort-on-the-Oder and the prlncea and generals- had to assemble at the railroad station at 4:30 a. m. to catch the special train. Even then the emperor waa afield before them. Tons of gunpowder were burned today. Sixty thousand Infantry and 200 plecea ot artillery were In action. The reports near and distant of the many thousands of rifles waa broken at Intervals by the tearing, rip aawlng effect of the firing of tbe machine guns. t - : ' .." '. ., ".. Emperor William, Major General Corbln, Major General Young Toung, Brigadier Gen eral Wood, Lord Roberts, General French and the other visitors and the numerous staff. In all 107, looked on from a hilltop midway between a portion of the hostile lines. On a rim of the borlson to the west flashed eleven batteries of artillery, under whose Imaginary shells the infantry of the Red Army advanced.' The scenic effect of the whole, especially of the aeemtngly lim itless number of troops, pleased the ob servers. Emperor William will accompany the cav alry tonight, occupying a wooden pavilion especially constructed for him. S0UFRIERE IS QUIET AGAIN !o One, However, Veatwres near Rained Estate at tbe Base of tha Moantala. KINGSTON, Island of St. Vincent, Sept I. The Soufrlere volcano on thla Island is quiet, but nobody ventures nesr Walllbou, Richmond or the obliterated estates, which are partially obscured by a vast cloud ot ateam extending from the aummlt of the Soufrlere to the south. Quantities of dead fish have been washed ashore on tbe lee ward coast. The matter ejected during tha afternoon of September S waa of sulphuric color. De scending the mountain it ran out to aea a distance ot about fifteen miles. A big upheaval at the base, la the same direction, waa witnessed from another mountain September I. The mineral grit waa different from the former either from the Soufrlere or Mount Pelee on, the Island of Martinique. WORK OF MORMONS ABROAD Two Tbonsand Missionaries Spreading Doctrine of Polygamy la Germany. LONDON. Sept. 11. The Dally Express publishes a dispatch from Its Zurich cor respondent saying that for aome time there has been a great Increase In the number of Mormon missionaries In both Germany and Swttierland. Germany haa nearly 1,000 such missionaries, while there are several hundred In Swttierland. In Zurich and Berne a systematic mission bureau la in operation and the propaganda la being re ligiously spread among the simple Swiss. Bermons are given In English and Inter preted by a Mormon apostle. The official church journals of Switzerland remain silent on thla subject, excepting one or two, which complain bitterly that tbe Mormons sre allowed to continue their mission work. TEST WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY Marconi, the Noted Italian Inventor, to Come to Capo Breton. ROME, Sept. 10. It la announced that William Marconi will sail on the Italian warsMp Alberto for Cape Breton, where tests of wireless telegrsphy will be made be tween American aad Italian station. The Carlo Alberto ia now at Spesxla, Italy, where frequent messages are received from England. Tbe Carlo Alberto, as previously cabled, bas been placed at the disposal of the In ventor by the king of Italy. Grants Favors to Meslre. VIENNA. Sept. 10 Ths Neus Wiener Zel tung announces today thst ths joint Austro Hungarian ministry had agreed to grant the most favored natloa treatment to products of Mexican origin. PRESIDENT'S NEBRASKA TRIP Tim Schedule for Beotevelt'i 8ptcial Train ii Definitely fiied. STOPS AT GRAND ISLAND AND FREMONT Arrives at Omaha at Five O'clock la Afternoon and Remains t'ntll After Electrical Parade of Ak-Sar-Ben. A telegram to Senator Millard from Private Secretary Cortelyou gives the re vised and official Itinerary of President Roosevelt and his party on their visit to Nebraska. The revision made from the Itinerary first prepared permits tbe train to stop at Fremont and Grand Island in addition to other placea on the schedule. It will stop thirty minutes st Grand Is land and twenty minutes at Fremont. It has been decided by the persons hav ing the matter in charge that no recep tions In the ordinary sense of the word would be held, the time usually devoted to this to be taken up with carriage rides over the towns. Reception committees will only be received by the president at the towns which they represent. The Itin erary as given Is not subject to alteration, as the officials of the railroads over which the train will run have been given the schedule and have made arrangements for handling It according to the time given therein. At Hastings Senator Dietrich will have general charge of the reception plana and will be assisted by the city officials. At Lincoln the governor and Congressman Burkett will be on the local reception com mittee. Senator Millard Is in close touch with the Board ot Governors of the Knights ot Ak-Sar-Ben, and this committee will, now that the correct Itinerary has been received, prepare for the reception and entertain ment tn this city. Correct Schedule at Last. The revised schedule Is: Leave Kearney September 27 at I a. m., via Union Pacific railroad. Arrive at Grand Island at 9 a. m.; leave Grand Island over tbe St. Joseph d Grand Island at 9:30 a. m. Arrive at Hastings at 10:10 a. m.; leave Hastings at 10:40 a. m., over the Burling ton railroad. Arrive at Lincoln at 1:10 p. m.; leave Lincoln at 1:40 p. m., over the Elkhorn railroad. Arrive at Fremont at 8:15 p. m.; leave Fremont at 1:85 p. m., over the Union Pa cific railroad. Arrive In Omaha at B p. m. The party will remain In Omaha until the conclusion of the electrical pageant, when It wlll leave for Kansas over the Missouri Pacific rail road. ROOSEVELT SAFE AT HOME President Returns to Hla Snmmer Residence at Oyster Bay. OYSTER BAT, N. T., Sept. 10. Presi dent Roosevelt arrived here at 4:50 p. m., aboard Sylph. The president waa accom panied by Secretary Cortelyou, Assistant Secretary Loeb, Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel Roosevelt The president wss pretty well tired out and retired at an early hour. Secretary Cortelyou went to his home In Hempstead. It waa authoritatively denied tonight that the United States government had sounded the German government aa to the appoint ment of Bellamy Storer, at present min ister to Spain, as the successor of Andrew D. White as American ambassador to Ger many. It can be stated by the same au thority that the successor to Mr. White baa not yet been selected. The name of Mr. Storer is being considered aa well aa that of Mr. Tower. It Is expected that the new ambassador's name will be announced shortly. President Roosevelt will make no more appointments before going on his western trip September 19. He will devote the time between now and then In preparing for the trip, and dis posing ot accumulated business. This will not Interfere with the reception of his friends and neighbors of Nasssu county, arranged for September 15. The hours of the reception will be from 3 to 6 o'clock in the afternoon. The cltixena are making l 8Tat preparations for the event and a meeting will be held here tomorrow night. at which committees will be appointed and the details perfected. WASHINGTON. Sept. 10. President Roosevelt arrived here at 6:30 o'clock thla morning In hla apeclal train over the Southern railroad and left at 7 o'clock via the Pennsylvania railroad for New Tork. The president snd his party traveled from Washington in two cars attached to the regular train. From there Sylph will convey the presi dent to Oyater Bay. During the half hour hla car was In the depot a number of rail road men, newspaper men and travelera gathered around it In tbe hope of getting a glimpse ot the president. Tbey were dis appointed In this, however, tor the almost continuous traveling for the past three weeks had taxed hla strength snd he was enjoying the 'sleep and rest afforded by the long run from North Carolina. No Inci dent worthy of note marked the journey during tbe night. oeverai wnice House omclals were , hand to meet the train and for aome time were engaged In conversation with Secre tary Cortelyou. The aouthern trip which virtually ended here, covered a distance of 1,668 miles, over two systems, the Balti more aV Ohio and the Southern, and was under the personal direction of 8. B. Hege of tbe former road, and Colonel L. 8. Brown of the latter. The schedule for the entire trip, prepared by D. B. Martin, manager of passenger traffic of the Baltimore aV Ohio, was maintained throughout. ESCORT SARGENT TO TRAIN Convention of Firemen Adjonrns thnt Members May Pay Honor to the Late Master. CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. Sept. 10. The only matter brought before today'a ses sion of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Ftremen wss the departure ot Past Grand Master Frank P. Sargent for Washington to resume his duties as commissioner ot Immigration. The convention then adjourned for the morning and, forming a procession, es corted Mr. Sargent to the depot. As the train left the atatlon cheers for the retir ing grand master were given. The ladles' society ot the Brotherhood was addressed todsy by Hon. W. C. Edeos, chief ot the rural delivery department at Washington, who felicitated the members upon the growth ef the society. Delegations from Milwaukee, Indlanapo lia, Buffalo and St. Louis ara working hard to secure ths next convention. CARNEGIE'S GIFTS ARE LAUDED Declared to Be of More BeneBt to the World Than Rhodes' Brqncst. t BELFAST, Sept. 10-The seventy-second annual meeting of tha British Association tor the Advancement ot Science commenced here tonight. The attendance was larger than at any former gathering of the asso ciation, with the exception of that of 1901 at Glasgow. The address of James R. De war referred to the recent munificent bene factions to science and education and es pecially to tbe glfta of Andrew Carnegie and the late Cecil Rhodea. He said he thought the means chosen by Mr. Rhodes were not the most effective which could have been selected, but that It muet be remembered that Mr. Rhodes' alms were political as well as educational. "He bad a noble and worthy ambition to promote the enduring friendship of the great English speaking communities of the world." said Prof. Dewar, "snd he wss probably Influenced by the hope that a large Influx ot strangers would brosden Oxford's notions." Referring to Mr. Carnegie's endowment of Scottish universities and the founding of an educational institution at Washington be said were a more direct benefit to edu cation than the benefits from Mr. Rhodes' founding cf scholarships. Prof. Dcwar said that the founding of the institution at Washington meant a benefit for the old world as well as to the new. Reviewing the meager contributions to the Royal Institution of Great Britain dur ing the past century rtof. Dewar reached the conclueion that wl hout such endow ments as Mr. Carnegie n tbe outlook for disinterested research w is rather dark. Tbe Carnegie Institute, he said, could dis pose In one year of as much money aa the Royal institution bad expended In a cen tury in its purely scientific work and It would be interesting to note how far the output of high class scientific work cor responds to the hundredfold application of money to ita production. Speaking on the subject of applied chem istry. Prof. Dewar made a scathing criti cism of "the deplorable backwardness" of Great Britain In thla field aa compared to foreign countries. Taking Germany as an example, the professor declared that notwithstanding tho Immense range of chemical aclencea the United Kingdom bad once been Interested In, Germany em ployed a chemical staff three times as large and aa superior In training aa It was su perior numerically. He said tbe Germans had a monopoly which enabled them to exact tribute from tbe rest of the world. , Prof. Dewar said it was the failure of schools to turn out and manufacturers to demand properly trained men which ex plained Great Brltain'a loss of valuable Industries and the country's precarious hold upon others. "To my mind." eald he, "the really ap palling thing la not that the Germana have seised upon thla or other Industries, but that the German population has reached a point of general training and specialised equipment which It will take ua two gene rations of bard and Intelligently directed educational work to attain. ASK FOR A FOREST RESERVE Wyoming People Hopejby that Means to Pnt a Stop to. Forest Fires. ' I (From a Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. (Special Tele gram.') The general land office today re ceived a numerously signed petition from citizens of Fremont county. Wyoming, ask ing for the creation of a forest reservo embracing 550,000 acres along the conti nental divide south of the Shoshone In dian reservation and west and southwest of Lander. It Is within this srea that the most disastrous forest fire in the his tory of Wyoming has been raging for two or three weeks and, although the depart ment baa put forth every effort, it has been unable to extinguish It. The people have asked for the creation of this reserve in the belief that by no other means can these fires be prevented or controlled. Once the reserve is created it will be sup plied with an adequate force of super visors . and rangers constsntly on the ground. Now there Is difficulty In gettiug men to the scene of the fire. The depart ment will at once send representatives to Investigate and report on the advisability of withdrawing these lands with a view to ultimate creation of the reserve. In view of the fact that the major portion of the tract Is mountsinous and heavily timbered, the ultimate creation of the reserve eeems assured. Dr. E. 8. Furay haa been appointed pen sion examining surgeon at Valentine, Neb. Frank Phillips has been appointed dis bursing agent of the postofflce building at Creeton, la.. In place of Myron D. Smith, who declined the appointment ' MIsa Anna E. Carroll of Chicago haa been appointed atenographer and type writer In the land office at Broken Bow, Neb. Tyler 8. Overpeck of Rapid City, S. D., haa been appointed clerk in tbe land office at Pierre, S. D., and Miss Annie W. Draper of Cheyenne, Wyo., stenographer and typewriter at the Great Falls (Mont) land office. Bank Circulation at Highest Point. WASHINGTON, Sept 10. The total na tional bank circulation outstanding at ths present time exceeds that of any period in the history of the national banking system. At tbe close of business yesterday tbe cir culation outstanding ,as shown by the books of the comptroller of the currency, wss $363,628,20,. The highest point resched at i any previous period was In October, 18S2, when the total circulation outstanding wss $362,889,134. DOORS AGAIN OPENED TO HIM King- Edward NOtlfles Dae d'Orleans London Will Receive Him. LONDON. Sept 11. For the first time since the incident ot the objectionable car toon of the late Queen Victoria. Due d'Or leans bas returned to England. Yesterday evening he received a notification from King Edward that, to quote the Morning Post. "The doors of England are reopened to blm." The due goes to offer up a prayer at the grave ot the Compte de Paris. TEN YEARS IN PENITENTIARY Onco Prominent Cltlsen of Albany, Mlssonrl, Pleads Gallty to Charge of Forgery. ALBANY. Mo., Sept. 10. George W. Shoe maker, ex-postmaster and a prominent cltl sen, wss arraigned in court today on eight aeparate cases of forgery of the county school fund and entered a plea of guilty la case number one and waa seuteoced to tea years U tha penitentiary. GOVERNOR'S DAY AT REUNION Present Executive and Two Who Ira Will ing to Fill tha Plaoa Are Present. SPEAKING IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY Attendance the Largest of Any Day In to Date and the Weather Renders It Possible for People to Be Happy. HASTINGS, Neb.. 8ept. 10. (Special Tele gram.) Governor's day at Camp Sherman wss a glorious success, as the weather waa favorable, a large crowd was in attendance and the speakers were tn good voice and In good humor. The program began at 10 o'clock with a concert by Bond'a military band, which was followed by excellent ad dressee from Hon. E. A. Gilbert and Hon. E. O. McGilton. Both were frequently ap plauded. At 2:80 the gubernatorial party waa escorted to the camp grounds by Sen ator Dietrich, Mayor Miles, i H. Fleming. L. J. Capps and other distinguished citi xens. The speakers were welcomed to Camp Sherman by Commander 8teele and Mar'. Howe. Senator Dietrich was accorded thu honor of presiding over the meeting. The first speaker Introduced was J. It. Mickey, republican candidate for governor. Mr. Mickey began by taking the old soldiers bark to the old days of '61 and '62. Hi agreed with General Sherman that war is hell, and especially when there waa ao many hardships to endure as there was dur ing the civil war. He gave statistics ot the great loss of life during the war. The Second Wisconsin regiment headed the list with the greatest number of soldiers killed and wounded. These statistics be compared with foreign battlea and showed that tho percentage of loss there was small com pared with Gettysburg and other big battles during the civil war. He called attention to the fact that 98 per cent of the union soldiers were of the laboring class, and then bs paid the farmers and day laborers a high compliment. The war la over and It haa brought a united country, a country stronger and better. It bas made the north and south all one and caused the blue and the gray to love the Stars and Stripes for ever. Thompson Follows Mickey. W. H. Thompson, the fusion candidate for governor, followed Mr. Mickey, and began his address by telling a story Illustrating the point that the man who speaks last has the advantage. Then he began to get se rtoua and eulogized the members of the Grand Army of the Republic. His defini tion of patriotism was that of home love. It Is the foundation and inspiration of all that Is good and just. It was the spirit ot patriotism that brought the first settlers on Plymouth Rock. It waa this spirit that caused the thirteen colontea to brefk away from English rule and It was this spirit that brought free speech and a frte press. He reviewed the atruggle betwen Lin coln and Stephen A. Douglas and tild how, after the battle waa over, Douglas walked up to President Lincoln and sail: "You are my president and my love for patriot Ism la atronger than ever. I offer you my aervlcea." Here he eulogized Abraham Linnoln and pointed with pride to tbe tact taat Ne braska's stat capital la named after thla great statesman. Nebraska Is the center of the United Statea and the United lltates is the center of the world of Intelligence. Savage Gets Into Tight Place. Governor Savage thanked Senator Diet rich for making the Introductory state ment that he la not as Savage as he looks and then he said that while politics was barred from these meetings, yet It waa the best place he knew for a candidate to go vote hunting. He denied the statement made by Thompson to tbe effect that the last speaker would always tell the biggest lie, and attempted to prove It by Baying that Mr. Thompson knows what he raid in that respect was anything but true. He told a couple of Jokes which caught tbe orowd, but the best one was when be said that "thla is Qovernore' day and we have with us a past, present," and turning toward' the chair supposed to be occupied by Mr. Mickey, be was about to say future governor, but the place waa occupied by Mr. Thompson, and when Mr. Savage rea lized thia position be came to a dead stop, while the crowd howled and cheered. State Superintendent Fowler waa also present and. being called for. delivered a most pleasing address, In which he ad vocated the Importance of the school teachers and school children attending dis trict and state reunions ot the Grand Army of tbe Republic. It waa hla opinion that they would learn more about tbe his tory of the wsr and get better Ideas of what war meant by attending reunlona of thla kind than they could get In any other way. Women la Charge at Night. The program for tonight was la charge of the Ladles of the Grand Army ot the Republic. The address of welcome was delivered by Mrs. Ruby Stout and was re sponded to by Mrs. M. E. Richmond. Miss Helen Thorns of Mlnden rendered an in strumental selection. A recitation by Mrs. F. Oxon followed and an original solo dedicated to the wlvea, mothers, sisters and sweethearts of the boys In blue, com posed by Mra. Cassell of Hastings, was rendered, also a recitation by MIsa Mabel Bailey and an addreea by the department president, Mrs. Mattle Vaughan. Judge Linton ot Lexington closed the evening's program with a brief but excellent address. Tomorrow the Women's Relief corps will hsve charge of ths program, which follows: Band concert at 10 o'clock; speaking at 10:30. Captain Henry and A. Shallenberger and othera will speak. At 2:30, prayer. Rev. T. C. Hunt; address of welcome, Mrs. Ada Hesea, president ot corps No. 9; response by Mrs. Almee J. Kenny, department president of Women's Relief corps; musical duet. Miss Edith Brown and Miss Blanche Copper; address, C. 8. Steele, department commander Grand Army of the Republic; recitation, Mrs. Mayne H. Cleaver, department Inspector Women'a Relief corps; musical solo, Miss M. Belle Rann; address, Mrs. Mary R. Morgan, past deputy president Women's Relief corps; music; recitation. Miss Lucia Dillenbcck; address. General A. V. Cole, past department commander Grand Army of tbe Republic. At 7 o'clock p. m. there will be a band concert and at 7:30 a free-and-easy campfire, consisting of songs and short talks. Oldest Soldier oa Gronnds. Chaplain Henry Masterson of Lincoln Is the oldest and most unique soldier on the grounds. He is an intelligent and interest ing old gentleman who enjoys quits a dis tinction. ' He served eight years in tho British army, during which time be atood guard at Windsor castle wben Queen .Vic toria was married, and naa a member of the Royal Guards at the time of Queen Vic toria's coronation. He came to America In 1800. snd In 1862 enlisted In the Twenty eighth Iowa, the oldest member ot the regl- (Continued on Second Page.) CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Cooler Thursday and Friday. Trmperatnr at Omaha Yeaterdayi Hoar. Den. Hoor. Den. ft n. ru...... n.s 1 p. m T, a. m .HI S p. ni 74 T a. m R4 A p. ni 7tt N a. m 112 4 p. m Tit f a. m ls n p. ni 71 lo a. m To p. m iim It a. lu Til T p. m u" 12 m 72 p. n U W p. in 112 FOR THE M'KINLEY MEMORIAL Mayor Mooren Issues a Proclamation Asking; People to Observe Next "uuday. OFFICE OF THE MAYOR. OMAHA. Sept. 10. 1902. To the Citizens of Omaha: On September 14, 1901. occurred tho death cf our beloved late president, William McKlnley, an event which brought sorrow to every loyal Ameri can citizen and to the. people of all lands where an honorable life and a noble character are esteemed. The governors of the various states of the union have requested that the people of the nation observe next Sunday September 14, the anniversary of his death, as a memorial day. I trust that the various churches of the city will observe the day with appropriate ser vices and that all our citizens will attend and do reverence to the memory of that Ideal American. Mr. McKlnley. I would suggest also that flags -be dis played at half mast during the day. Respectfully, FRANK E. MOORES. Mayor. OLD TELEGRAPHERS' MEETING Veterans In the Service Hold Reunion at Salt Lake and Talk Over i Old Times. SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 10. Over 500 telegraphers of tbe long ago, Including a few who served In the military telegraph corps during the civil war, met In Salt Lake City today In the annual reunion of the Old Time Telegraphers' and Historical association, and the Society of the United States Military Telegraph Corpa. The veterana were welcomed by Rev, Siropklns of the Plymouth Congregational church. Mayor Cochran of Montreal re sponding on behalf ot tbe old tlmors. Mil waukee was decided on as the place for the next reunion, to take place in Septem ber, 1903. The election of officers resulted ss fol lows: President, U. J. Fry, Milwaukee; vice president, W. J. Lloyd, Chicago; secro tary and treasurer, John Brandt, New York. An amendment to tho bylaws waa adopted increasing to twenty-five years the limit of service necessary to become a member. The military telegraphers will elect officers tomorrow. ENDORSE MEMORIAL SERVICES Governors, Members of Congress and Church Dignitaries All Favor Pro posed Tribute to McKlnley. CINCINNATI, Bept. 10. Additional responses to the Times-Star's inquirtea have today been received from governors, members of congress, church dignitaries and othera endorsing the movement for Mc Klnley memorial services In the churches next Monday. Rev. John K. Schick, President Roose velt's pastor at Washington, and Rev. Frank M. Bristol, pastor of the church Mc Klnley formerly attended In Washington, both telegraphed that they would speak on the life and character of McKlnley next Sunday. Archbishop Elder today issued an order that the litany of the saints be publicly recited next Sunday after high mass. TESTIMONY INJMERGER CASE Special Commissioner In New York Will Begin to Hear Evidence on Monday. ST. PAUU Minn.. Bept. 10. F. G. Inger soll, special commissioner to take the testi mony In the government action against tbe so-called rsilroad merger, will begin his work in New York on Monday. It is understood that In the taking of tes timony the government will be represented by Solicitor General Richards, while F. B. Kellogg and C. W. Bunn will represent the railroad companies. The special commissioner will make no rulings in the case, but will simply report the testimony with any objections that may be made by the attorneys on either side to the United Statea court. CHICAGO TEAMSTERS TO STRIKE Renewal of tho Bis Struggle Last Snmmer ts Looked For. of CHICAGO, Bept. 10. Packing house team sters renewed their fight against tbe stock yards concerns tonight at a meeting of tbe union. It la the avowed Intention of the union to begin a etrlke with the 600 driv ers employed by Swift and Company. A atruggle which may reach the dimensions of the strike of three months ago is said to be one of the probabilities of the near fu ture. Tbe trouble la tha result of the alleged refusal of Swlt and Company to live up to the agreement established last May estab lishing a minimum wage of 18 cents an hour. BULLET PENETRATES BRAIN Prominent Man of Pennsylvania Killed la Trying to Take Re volver from Hla Wife. PITTSBURG. Pa., Sept. 10. Major Wil liam D. Wllklns, a well known accountant of Pittsburg, waa shot and almost Instantly killed early today while trying to wrest a revolver from his wife, Adeline. Crazed from the effect of the excessive use of morphine, the woman tried to shoot herself, and in tbe struggle for the posses sion of the revolver it was discharged, the bullet entering Wilklns' brain. Wben tbe police arrived Mra. Wllklns again attempted self-destruction, but was frustrated by the officers. Movements of Oceaa Vessels, Sept. 10. At Bouthampton Arrived-Bl. Paul, from New York. At Hong Kong Arrived Empress of Japan, from Vancouver. At New York Arrived Pennsylvania, from Hamburg; Kaiserln Maria Theresa, from Bremen. Sailed 8t. LouIh, for South b?ntin; (jermantc, for Liverpool; Meno minee, for London. At Gueenntnwn Arrived Majestic, from New York; Khynland, from Philadelphia, for Liverpool. At Glusguw Arrived Ethiopia, from New York. At Plymouth Arrived Blueher, from New York, for Cherbourg and Hamburg, and proceeded. At Liverpool Sailed Canadian, for New York; Noordland, lor Philadelphia. FOLK'S LIFE IN PERIL 8t Louis Circuit Attorney ii Threatened with AssMiinatien, POLICE ON GUARD AGAINST B00DLERS Dttectivai Watch tha Home and If aramenU f tha FrosacuUr. SIX ALLEGED CRIMINALS ARE STILL FREE Minioipal Malafactora (Jiabla t lecur Heavy Bail Required. RESORTS TO WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS Cltlaena of City Thoroughly Aroused and Determined to Bring- Utility Parties to Justice t'onfpr slons lone Too Late. ST. LOUIS Sept. 10. Clrruit Attorney Joseph W. Folk's life has been threatened. This Information came to Chief of Police Klely and Chief of Detectives Desmond today. Since that time Detective John McGrath bas been guarding tho circuit attorney i. gainst possible attack. The In formation that threats had been made to. kill the circuit attorney came to the police department from a source ro reliable that Chief Klely declared It positively Impera tive to take every precaution to prevent an attack from an assassin. Circuit Attorney Folk when told that threats had been made to take hla life ex pressed no surprise. Several times since he began the Investigation of boodltng hints have been made to him that he should be careful to protect himself. "I have been trying to do my duty with out malice or lllwlll and to enforce ths laws Impartially without fear cr favor." said Mr. Folk, "and all the blackguarding or threats of the gang have no terrora tor me." Detective McGrath will remain on duty as guard to tbe circuit attorney aa long as the boodle cases are under investigation. The police In the vicinity of Mr. Folk's residence have been ordered to keep cloee watch for suspicious persona in thai neighborhood. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 10. All but alx of the nineteen members of the alleged combine ol the house of delegates who are under indict-. meat on various counts charging briber) and perjury In connection with the passage of measurea granting valuable IraucbUsa to public corpoiationa are or have been under arrest. Those who sre still at large are Delegati Charles F. Klly and former Delegatel Emlle Hartman Iwls Decker, John A. Sheridan, all resting under two chargea oi bribery, and one of perjury; former Dele gate Julius Lehmann, charged on two counts with bribery, and already under sen tence of two years In the penitentiary for perjury, and former Delegate Adolph Mad era, charged on two counta with bribery , and one of perjury. The last named la sup posed to have been located- In Colorado, but the authorities will not say where, jt la currently reported that a member of the local detective force has been sent to that state to bring Madera to St. Louis. Former Delegate William M. Tamblyn, who waa arrested yesterday In Cleveland, Is expected to reach here soon In tha cus tody ot an officer from that city. Leaves Hotel In a Hurry. It was7 learned today that Sheridan, who lived at the Hurst hotel, was last seen there Monday. He left hurriedly on that day, when the Murrell confession was made public, and the clerk says he la not ex pected to return tbere very soon. The whereabouts ot the others is not known to the authorities, who are watching tha homes ot the missing men snd guarding all tbe avenues of escape. Circuit Attorney Folk Is confident ha will soon have them all In cue tody. Tha friends of Messrs. Hannlgan, Schnet- tler, Gutke, Helms and Schumacher, who were aent to Jail yesterday because of their Inability to furnish bonda to the amount ot $15,000 each, are making strenuous efforta to secure their release. It sufficient surety cannot be secured today It la stated that the matter will be taken to the supreme court, which body will be asked for writs ot habeaa corpus. Tha grounds on which these write will be asked ara sot known. Attorneys John A. Gernei and Chester H. Krum have been retained to appear before the supreme court and secure the wrlta of habeaa corpus, it possible. Gernes haa gone, to Jefferson City and Krum to Springfield, Mo., to lay tha matter before Judge Sher wood. Offer Comes Too La. to. Delegate Faulkner's proffer to turn state'a evidence and make a clean breast of all tha actlona of the bouae combine came too lata and haa been declined by Circuit Attorney Folk. In addition to being under indict ment on two chargea ot bribery, Faulkner stands convicted ot perjury in connection with the suburban deal. Edward E. Murrell, apeaker of tha house In the daya of the lighting and auburban bills, was released from custody today after his bond tor 115.000 had been algned by Emtl O. Woltchek, a contractor. Only one charge, that of bribery. It la new stated, rests against Mr. Murrell. He baa made a confession to Circuit Attorney Folk and will be a atate'a witness. "I have made a full atatement to Mr. Folk," said tha former apeaker, as ha left the Four Courts building, "but I am not at liberty to say anything for publication." Day Passes Quietly. The day around the four courta, where the municipal boodle Investigation la be ing held, waa comparatively quiet, the de velopment being ot less importance than on Monday and Tueaday. Judging from what Is expected tomorrow. It la but tbe calm before the atorm. Delegate Harry A. Faulkner, who waa out on bonds aggregating 140,000, oama tn and gave additional surety to the amount of $16,000. His bonds now equal $55,000, a sum without precedent In the history of the criminal court of Missouri. Dele gate J. J. Hannlgan waa released from Jail In bonds of $45,000 and Delegate Ed ward E. Murrell, who turned atate'a evi dence, waa released from custody when friends became surety In the sum of $18, 000, covering ths one charge ot bribery un der which ba rests. Ex-Delegate J. K. Murrell, whose recent confession following bis return from Mex ico resulted In the issuance of bench war rants against eighteen of bis fellow mem bers tn the house, was also set at liberty. He furnished a bond In tbe sum of $15,006 In the judge's chambers, where be waa taken secretly to avoid any possible trouble, the courtroom being crowded with accused delegates and their friends. Ua- i I