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The Omaha! Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871. OMAHA, SATUHDAY MORNING, BEPT SMllER 13, 1002 TWELVE PAGES. JSINGLK COPY THREE CENTS. KILLS FORMER WIFE Gertlieb Keigenfield Takei a Terrible Be renge for Eing Bejectcd. FIRST MURDERS THE WOMAN'S FATHER Mother ii 11m Wounded, bat Vuegee U Give Alarm to Heighben, SISTER OF WIFE ASSAULTED BY FIEND ifter Gemmltting Thau Crimea Heigeniield Completely Disappear, POSSE WITH BLOODHOUNDS AFTER HIM Ccmmiattr Greatly- Stirred Ip and la Cue He U Canght ThM la a Possibility of Speedy Justice. TCRCE. Neb., Sept. 12. (Special Tele gram.) After murderlifg bis former wife and her father, wounding her mother an-1 attempting criminal assault upon her sis ter, Oottlleb Nlegenflnd is at large In Plercs county, with bloodhounds and a posse of men hot on bis trail. Prominent farmers of the section comprise the band that ac companies Sheriff Jones In the search, and the feeling la such that the criminal may meet summary punishment It captured. The tragedy occurred at the farm of Al bert Briar, the man killed, Thursday even ing. After an absence of a year from his former wife, Mrs. Anna Peters, Nlegenflnd returned to Pierce from South Dakota early this week and went to the Briar home, where she was staying with her parents. He asked to sea the child born alnce their sep aration. Being refused, he called again on the same mission, and the third time he re turned with a revolver and left a trail of blood behind him. Mr. Briar, the father, met NlegenAnd at the barn, according to the atory of Mrs. Briar, and on being refused admittance to the bouse the latter began to shoot. His first bullet struck Briar In the back and felled htm. Then Nlegenflnd sent Ave more Into the prostrate man. Meanwhile Mrs. Briar ran toward the two, screaming, and Nlegenflnd looked up, turned the weapon on her and shot her in the shoulder. Then be rushed behind the barn aud uiel Ms tor- ' mer wife running around from the other aide. He shot her down, and then fled. Mrs. Briar was able to run to the neighbors and give the alarm. Attempts to Assault Slater. But the murderer's gamut waa not yel run. In fleeing from the acene be met Lena Briar, the 19-year-old sister of Mrs. Peters. He promptly attempted to aasault her, but she fought him off, and he continued hla flight Sheriff Jones and posse started to work the same night, and this morning blood hound arrived from Lincoln. Moat of the men of the countryside are out Joining in the' search. It Is expected that Nlegenflnd wfll be caught. The murderer is a man IS years of age. In April. 1901, he married Anna Peters, then a widow with four children. Five months later Mrs. Nlegenflnd secured a dl orce on ground of cruelty. Nlegenflnd dis appeared and has not been seen around here until this week, when he returned to the neighborhood and stopped with a farmer living near Briar's place. Thursday morn ing he made hla first visit and another in the afternoon. At dusk he came for the last time. KILLS HIS DIVORCED WIFE J. F. Harrington of Stoux Falls Fol lows Vm Crime hy Taking? Hla Own Life. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D.. Sept. 11. (Special Telegram.) One of the worst tragedies In the history of Sioux Falls was enacted on one of the principal business streets tonight when J. P. Harrington, a local sign painter shot and almost Instantly killed Ines Borst bis divorced wife, and then fired a bullet Into his own heart, dying Instantly. The couple were married seven years ago. They lived together until about two years go, when she left htm and procured a di vorce on the grounds of drunkenness and cruelty. Since that time Harrington has persistently attempted to induce her to re marry and again live with blm. These' ef forts were unsuccessful and terminated In the tragedy of tonight. So annoying be came his Importunities that the woman evaded him, rendering It very difficult for blm to aee her. In order to meet her and commit the crime, which evidently bad been carefully planned, be this evening sent her by messenger boy a purported telegram, Which read: lnes: Meet me at the corner by the Hat- tons', Just opposite the court house, as I am going to Ka'l MiHa at : in morning. Meet me ly o clock. J. P. HARRINGTON. She met him as requested, and at Just t ie o'clock their dead bodies were lying on the sidewalk within 200 or 300 feet of the county courthouse. Scores of peopls were on the street at the time. Deputy Sheriff Crooks was only a short distance away when the first shot was fired, but before he could reach the scene the murder and suicide had keen accomplished. The woman was shot three times, in the shoulder, heart and head. After the first shot was fired she attempted to push the murderer off the sidewalk. AMERICA AT A DISCOUNT Commissioner Sharretts Has Time la Chinese TarlsT Fight. Hard AN FRANCISCO. Sept. 12. General T. V. Sharretts. commissioner of the United States In fixing the customs duties for China, retarned borne today on the ateamer China. Mr. Sharretts said: 1 found myself much in the minority and also soon found that the other nations scorned to be mainly dralrous of giving the I'nited States the worst of it. 1 was alone from the United States and the other powers were each represented by three commissioners. My one vote looked small. 1 had an arduous time In bringing the ether commissioners to recognise the rights of this country, even so far as has been done. To show the attitude of the other com missioners, let nie speak of the duty on cotton goods. One prlt-e waa put on goods thirty-seven Inches wide and other higher amies on goods ot 1-hs width. Cotton goods of the I'nited States are of torn width and cotton goods from England are forty Inches wide. Probably, too, A mer kan cotton goods, being narrower, are worth leas money, and yet were to be compelled to pay higher daty. This was In ixirt remedied. Mr. Sharretts will leave foe Washington Within a day or two. POOR CHANCE FOR SUCCESS British Association for Advancement of Science la Not Impressed with Ship (nubia. BELFAST. Sept. 12. At today's session of the annual meeting of the British Asso ciation for the Advancement of 8clence R. P. Porter read a paper in the economic section of municipal trading. He pointed out that American experience showed there was no wls-'om In this form of civic enterprise, which v .o rapidly in creasing municipal d.' ' '' "gland. He advocated a wisely arrav. ' tV": eys tem, which would secure stea ' . for the local treasuries and Ineurv ' cheap public services. Some of the papers touched on the Jects of mercantile trusts and shipping combinations, and doubts were expressed iu the subsequent debates as to the final success of the Atlantic shipping combine. The opinion was voiced that such trusts and combinations held little chsnce of eventual success In such a free trade ooun try as Great Britain. It was held that the system of protection gave fuller scope to the evolution of trusts, but that the experience of America waa tending to show that Increases of monopoly had resulted In lower prices than the en emies of trusts apprehend although trades unions under trust employ were not likely to be In such strong positions to enforce their demands. 8lr Bosdln T. Leeth, director of the Man chester Ship canal, predicted that free ships would eventually predominate be tween England and America and said he believed the day was not far distant when the United States, led by President Roose velt, would do something to check com mercial combines. In fact. Sir Bodsln said. be feared that some day the United States would adopt free trade and that would be most disastrous to Great Britain. RADICAL MEASURE IS VETOED Laymen nt St. Johns, New Brunswick, Vote Against Prohibiting Dl orced Persona Remarrying". ST. JOHNS, N. B.. Sept. 12. Marriage and divorce regulations caused a lively discus sion at the session of the general synod of the Anglican church, which la sitting at Montreal. Several delegates from this section pro posed new legislation on the 'subject, but no decided changes were made. The synod, however, voted to prohibit a man from mar rying bia deceased wife's sister or deceased wife's sister's daughter. This action will be binding upon all priests of the Anglican church In Canada in the solemnising of matrimony. ' The house of bishops declared In favor of prohibiting the remarriage of divorced persons. The bishops sent the following message to the house of deputies, asking that it be adopted: 'No clera-rman within the jurisdiction of the Church of England In Canada shall solemnise a marriage between persons, either of whom shall have been divorced from one who is living at the time et such solemnisation." The clergy la the synod supported the bishops, Jl to 7, but the laymen declared against It, 15 to 9. To confirm the message, aa afflramtive vote was necessary from both orders. SCANDAL IN ITALIAN MURDERS Will Known Physician Openly De- nonncea His Nephew jae the . Assaaatn. ROME, Sept. 12. A tremendous sensa tion has been caused In Italy by the latest development in the murder of Count Bon Martini, who same days ago was found as sassinated in his bouse at Bologna. A large sum of money had been stolen from the house and robbery was thought to have been the motive. Prof. Murri, a university profeasor and one of the best known physlciana la Italy, was Count Bon Martini's father-in-law. Today Prof. Murri denounced his own son Tulllo aa the murderer. Tulllo Murri Is a well known socialist and lawyer of Bo logna. He admits having murdered bis brother-in-law and says the crime was com mitted after a brawl, provoked by a family quarrel. Other reports say that a love af fair la at the bottom of the mystery. Count Bon Martini lived apart from his wife. Tulllo Murri has written his father from Scrvla aaylng he committed the murder to avenge the ill usage of his sister. The police are unable to touch the murderer, aa he cannot be extradited from Eervla. TO REBUILD THE CAMPANILE Corner of New Structure- to Be Laid with Much Ceremony . April 23, 190S. VENICE, Sept. 13. The cornerstone of the new Campanile will be laid April 22, 1903, and the authorities are projecting much ceremony for the occasion. All the debris will have been cleared off a month hence. At present the court yard of the doge's palace la entirely oc cupied by fragments of statues and bas- reliefs saved from the ruins. Some of them will be employed In rebuilding the Campanile, while the others are destined for a museum which Is to be established in the Lochia Sanao Vino. The Venetians are much gratified at the contributions which have been received from the United States and which are promised from that country. The sub scriptions from all sources aggregate 3296. 000. Tbe rebuilding of the Campanile. It la estimated, will cost 1500,000. PRINCESS STILL PERSISTING Lawyers Attempt to Prove There Was No Dispensation for First Hat rlage of Mlaa Reld. ROME. Sept. 11 The lawyers ot Prlncsu Rosplgllost, who was Miss Marls Reld of Washington, D. C, and formerly tbe wife of Frederick . Parkhurst of Bangor, Me., have requested the propaganda to have tbe original registers of St. Matthewa church, Washington, and tbe chancellory of Balti more brought to Rome la order to support her contention that no church dispensa tion for her marriage to Mr. Parkhurst was granted. JURY FINDS N0 EVIDENCE Prince and Officer la Anstrlan Army la Thereupon Released from Castody. LONDON, Sept. 13. At the Old Bailey to day tbe Jury announced that it found no evidence against Prince Francis Joseph ot Braganta, aa officer of the Austrian army, charged with misconduct under the criminal law amendment. That prince waa there upon discharged from custody. DEVOTE DAY TO SPEARING Ckngrssraan Stark Matee Priioipal Ad dress to the Veterans. COMMANDER THANKS HASTINGS PEOPLE Also Expresses Hla Illfth Appreciation of the Woman's Relief Corps and the Women Who (on. poae It. HASTINGS, Neb.. Sept. 12. (Special Tele gram ) The morning exercises opened with . hand concert, after which Commander ,j requested all Grand Army of the Re .is comradts present to come upon the put form and Join heartily in singing "The Battle Cry of Freedom." Congressman Stark addressed the crowd and expressed himself aa always pleased to attend a soldiers' reunion and hear of the sacrifices made and the battles won by the veterans of the civil war. Abraham Lin coln's life was mentioned, and he was called "A great International lawyer." When Great Britain issued a proclamation acknowledg ing the sovereignty ot the southern states, the government had a very serious question to face. Lincoln Issued a proclamation that every regiment at the front should read on February 22, 1862, Washington's farewell ad dress. Also that In the hall of the repre sentatives, Immediately after this farewell address was read, that the captured rebel flags be presented to congress to use as they saw lit. The burden of this farewell address being that this Is a nation and not a con federacy. It is obvious that the action taken by Great Britain was answered by George Washington's own words. When this and many other able arguments were presented by Lincoln every lawyer in Europe was com pelled to acknowledge their force. Upon an appeal being presented to the European powers to the effect that the negroes were as dangerous as the red men, Lincoln Issued proclamation embodying Lincoln's orders to bis soldiers. Giving out to the world the knowledge that the American soldier was to contend for the rights of his country and for liberty. Knowing that the American army had so high a standard European forces could but treat them with respect and refuse to interfere in the troubles of our nation. The oath of office administered to every officeholder of high or low degree Is a result ot the civil, war, as each one pledged his allegiance to his country and promised to support the constitution hereof. Thanks Department Commander Captain J. M. Lee of Oxford spoke freely sf the pleasure he found ia this reunion and the increased number of luxuries and greater facilities for making campers com fortable. He moved a vote of thanks for the department commander and his staff, as well as for any others who had contributed to the success of this reunion. This motion was carried unanimously. Department Chaplain Taylor then spoke to the old soldiers upon the topic, "The Last Battle," earnestly exorting them to "keep the banner floating." the banner of the cross, so as to all meet together in the city of eternal peace. Department Commander Steele expressed earnestly hla gratitude te the comrades for their attendancs and attention daring this meeting. Quartermaster Thompson ot Fair- bury made a brief address. In the afternoon Commander Steele and Assistant Adjutant General Mart Howe ex- Dressed their appreciation as follows: The commander takes this opportunity 10 thank the local reunion committee for Its Interesting and successful work. It has lahnreri In and out of season In ministering to the comforts and wants of the veterans and their friends. It has fulfilled every promise made to the department: your commander or nis omcers nave nnu no mmninint from any source. There has been no drunkenness nor gambling. Tour commander believes the veterans appre ciate the servli-es and I herebv tender you our sincere thanks for the loyal and honest work. To the veterans and their friends your commander wishes to thank you In dividually and collectively for your pres ence and to you, the department officers, desire to extend our sincere thanks for your encouraging words and kind treat ment. A high compliment was then paid to the speakers, musicians and otbera who as sisted. Compliments the Women. Department Commander C. F. Steele paid the following compliment to the Woman'a Relief corps: Our recognlxed auxiliary, the Woman's Relief corns, Is ever present In Its good work snd the members are firm supporters of the Grand Army of the Republic. This order Is composed of the loyal and live women of our country, the finest and beat women of the nation, and merits recogni tion by any and all honorable bodies of men and women In this great republic. Possibly no body of women in the world has done so much to help build up, main tain and keep In good condition an or ganisation as has the Woman's Relief corps. Wherever a flourishing post of the Grand Army of the Republic is round there also is found a body of noble, true and loyal women maintaining an organisation of the Women's Relief corps one of the best auxiliaries in the world. Whenever the boys in blue faint or fall by the way side tender hands and loving hearts of these women come ready to minister to all their needs. No true, loyal Grand Army man may dare 1 for one moment lift his voice ugtilnxt these women. The depart ment commander has cause to feel proud of the fact that he Is commander of an army of men who are backed up by such s host of loyal ladles, whose Influence moves this entire nation, and would that all might know their deeds of kindness and mercy.- caring for the sick, relieving the suffering, burying the dead and caring for the orphans. Membership of Corps. Mrs. Annie J. Kenny of Blair, department president of the Women's Relief corps, is ,n attendance at tne reunion. She reports 130 corps, with a membership of approx imately 3,500. A number of applications for the organixatlon of new corps have been re ceived and great Interest in the order Is manifested throughout the state. . Chaplain Cole of tbe Iowa Soldiers' horns made a pleasant call at the Women's Re lief corps headquarters snd paid a high tribute to tho services rendered by the Relief corps smong tbe Grand Army posts, having found that more than two-thirds of the Grand Army posts depend upon their auxiliary Relief corps for their existence. Officers Elected. Officers tor tbe various state associa tions were elected as follows: New York association: President, A. E. Reynolds of Juniata; vice president, A. F. Benjamin of Hastings; financial secretary. A. L. Mancheater of Lincoln; color bearer, W. H. Cross of York; executive committee, E. G. Hanchett and James McKelvey of Juniata, and A. P. Wells ot McCook. Pennsylvania: W. W. Mannlngton of Mon roe; adjutant, David F. Stover of Lincoln; quartermaster, John W. Munich of Lincoln. Indiana: President, M. L. Mawhlnney of Hastings; vice president, W. W. Dye of Kearney; secretary and treasurer, Oliver Tburmaa of Lincoln. Illinois: Commander, I. B. Waubaugh of Kearney; first vice president, Frank Mal loney of Ord; second vice president, H. V. Hoagland of Lincoln; color bearer, Btod ard of Hastings; banner bearer, M. W. Miner of Cordova; adjutant, Josle E. More land of Juniata. Iowa: Prealdent, Ely A. Bamls of (Continued oa Second Page.) DEATH FROM AN AUTOMOBILE Mrs. Stewart. Wife of Nevada ator, Killed la Cali fornia. Sea- SAN FRANCI8CO, Sept. 11 Mrs. Wllllsm M. Stewart, wife of the United Suites senior senator from Nevada, was killed today at Alameda, Cal. Mrs. Stewart was riding in sn automobile with Henry Foote and a young man named Taylor. Through aa accident the machine ran Into a telegraph pole. Mrs. Stewart was thrown against the pole with great force and waa so seriously injured that desth soon followed. Her home was st Washington, D. C Mrs. Stewart was enjoying a ride with her nephew, Henry Foote. son ot W. W. Foote, an attorney, snd H. B. Taylor. They were going along Santa Clara avenue In Alamoda county, Taylor guld.ng the machine and sending It along at high steed. A vehicle approached and Taylor swerVtd the automo bile In order to avoid a collision. At that moment he lost control it the steering spparatus or made a miscalculation. The automobile ran Into a telegraph pole and the occupants were thrown out. Mrs. Stew art struck on her head and was carried In an unconscious condition tost sanitarium in the vicinity, whers she soiu died. Foote and Taylor escaped .with mldor bruises. Taylor Is a cousin of Frederick Benedict who recently was crushed tofleath under his automobile In New Tork. Iw: Stewart was visiting her sister, Mrs. Louis Aldrlch, who lives In San Francisco. ' WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. Senator Stew- art Is at present at The Hague In con nection with the Plus fund arbitration. In which he has taken a deep Interest. The case involved title to a large amount of money claimed by the Catholic church of j Lower California held by the Mexican gov ernment. It was due largely to the sen ator's effort that the claim was submitted to the distinguished European tribunal now engaged In its settlement. Senator and Mrs. Stewart since the sale of their old home on Dupont circle, known as Stewart's castle, to Senator Clark of Montana and Its subsequent destruction bad lived in the winter time in an old-fashioned residence on F street, near the State, Navy and War department building. In the sum mer they spent more or less time at Ash burn, a village In Virginia, where the sen ator had established a large dairy farm which he ran on scientific and sanitary principles. Of late years they had not taken so much Interest in social affairs aa for merly. Mrs. Stewart before her marriage was a Miss Foote, the daughter of Henry Stuart Foote, governor and United (States senator from Mississippi before the civil war, and who during the '50s spent some years in California. Senator and Mrs. Stewart have several daughters, one of whom lives in New York City. FATAL ACCIDENT ON A TRACK Several Persons Badl Hart In Baltimore Blejfc-le Race. BALTIMORE. Sept. 12. Beanie Monroe received probable .fatal injuries and three others were more of let siously Injured tonight by a spill at the Cojukjiuu during a motor-paced bicycle race. George Leander had won one of three heats of the three five-mile trials and was In the lead in the fourth mile ot the second heat. The handle bar ot his wheel loosened as Jimmle Hunter, pacer for Monroe, was about to pass Leander and his pacemaker. Leander's wheel swerved, resulting in the smashup of the wheels of Leander, Monroe and Hunter. In the spill Monroe was thrown Into the grandstand against Mrs. May Klrby. Monroe's skull was fractured snd he re ceived other Injuries which physicians at Johns Hopkins' hospital hope may not prove fatal. Hunter was injured about the head, face and legs. Leander was cut snd bruised on the head, arms and legs. Mrs. Klrby waa thrown against a post and received serious fractures of the head. Leander had won the first best of the five- mile race In 7:16, with Monroe second. Joe Nelson, the other participant in the race. escaped through Pacemaker Bennett'a clev erness. WHEELER IMPLICATES NO ONE Man Indicted In Chicago for Con spiracy Does Not . Tnlk as Much as Expected. CHICAGO. Sept. 12. Luke Wheeler, In dicted by the grand jury for conspiracy In the Masonic Temple tax-fixing scandal, and who has been wanted for some time by the police to explain the matter of the forged tax receipt ot 326,000, appeared In Chicago today and was in conference with State's Attorney Deneen. Wheeler waa expected to tell a story that would implicate many prominent Chi cago Interests In a conspiracy to dodge legitimate taxes. Mr. Deneen said after the conference that Wheeler had not dis cussed the merits of the case with him aud that probably Wheeler would not go be fore tbe grand Jury. Mr. Deneen, however, would not confirm or deny that Wheeler had named promi nent men aa Implicated In ths scandal. County Treasurer Raymond, in whose office the big tax fraud was discovered, will go before the grand Jury today to give details of the forgery. Wheeler gave bond and was released from custody. STOP WATCH USED BY POLICE How Antomohlllata Arc Caaaht While Speed Ins; at Too Fast n Clip. MANCHESTER, Mass , Sept. 12. By secretly holding stop watches en auto mobiles speeding over an inviting half-mile stretch of road, tbe police today succeeded In catching three machines going at a rate of twenty miles an hour. Arrests followed Immediately, the victims being Charles Frick, son of H. C. Frlck ot Pittsburg; W. F. Harrington, jr.. in a machine owned by Henry Clay Pierce of St. Louis, snd William R. Oars and Roy Pierce, In another of Mr. Pierce's ma chines. Mr. Pierce, who was riding with Mr. Harrington, was not arrested. All gave ball and will appear in tbe Salem court to morrow. BODY OF WOMAN IS FOUND hows Marks of Beating aad Chok ies; , bnt Police Have No t ine as to Identity. NEW YORK, Sept. 13 The body of a young woman, who it Is believed was mur dered, was found on pier thirty. East river, today. Bbe had beea beaten and choked until her face was almost black. Tbe police have found no rlus te ber Ideality or sny trace of her murderers. She was about U years old. OIL FIRE NOW QUENCHED Comparitivelj Email Damage is Dsns in the Text Fields. ONLY FOUR WELLS ARC NOW BURNING Dlase Cansed by the Carelessness of a Workman Handling; a Lighted Lantern Crowds nt the Scene. BEAUMONT, Tex.. Sept. 12. At daylight this morning the lire In the oil fields burned Itself out snd touigbt there are only four wells snd two tanks burning. Oua of the well Is a big gusher and there will be much trouble experienced in extinguish ing It. The smaller wells csn be easily handled, aa the fire is principally fed by gas. The oil Is drrwn from the tanks as rspldly as possible and they will probably burn them selves out tonight. There Is a breexe blow ing, but It is sweeping across the field toward the fire. Even if It changes thers will be little danger. There is a large force ot workmen on the ground and a spread of the Are can now be checked In its lnclp lency. Preparation, are going forward ia the work ot extinguishing the burning wells and it is believed that an effort will be made toward that end tomorrow. Loss la ot Great. The loss caused by the fire la variously estimated. The lowest figures by those competent to Judge place the total loss st about $$5,000 to 1250,000. So far as can be ascertained thirty der ricks were destroyed. The loss on theso was comparatively small. Fif teen tarks, some of them filled with oil, wera burned out and will have to be re paired before they are again serviceable. Several pumping plants were put out ot service and In these the greatest loss lies outside of the oil destroyed. The fire was started by the carelessness of a workman whose name has not yet been ascertained. He went into the tank which was partly filled with oil with a lighted lantern acd there was an explosion of gas which Ignited tbe oil. The man es caped, though he is ssld to have been badly burned. The Wood's gusher had been left open and It was Ignited within a few minutes. Before an alarm could be given to control the burning tunk the flames leaped high In the air, tho derrick caught fire and so di.1 the oil which waa standing aicusd the well. The Ignition was comparatively slow, but the fire once started spread rspldly over the Keith-Ward tract, which Is on the outer edge of the field. Immense volumes of smoke were created end gave the Impression that the sea of 'fire ras greater than It really was. The flames shot up through the smoke, forked gid Jagged like lightning In some Instances and In great sheets In other portions. Everything was soaked with oil and until this was burned off the smoke obscured everything, even creating a warlike condi tion in the city, four miles away.-. -- -Te Look at the Seene. Almost the whole .population of Beau mont rushed to the field, although there was nothing to be done but look st the fire. Special trains were sent early In thn morning from Port Arthur and Nederlund with picked workmen to aseist In smother ing the flames, and these have been at work today chopping down derricks, cov ering wells and draining sway the oil that had not been reached by the fire. These men are at the field tonight keeping guard. COLONEL GARNETT A SUICI0F Distinguished Southerner Takes a Fatal Dose of Carbolic Acid. NEW YORK, Sept. 12. Colonel John G. Garnett, one of the most prominent south erners In New York, a West Point graduate, colonel of artillery under Robert E. Lee in the confederate army and a native of Walkefleld plantation, Westmoreland county. Virginia, waa' found dead today in the Ross hotel. He had committed suicide by taking carbolic acid. The body had been lying In the room two days before it waa discovered. Several days ago Mr. Garnett was visited by his. brother. Dr. Garnett of Hot Springs. Ark., and It Is supposed they .quarreled. A note which stated that the writer had beea contemplating suicide tor five days was found beside tbe body. Mr. Garnett was head of the St. James Publishing company and was at the time of his death engaged In writing a history of the West Point military academy. Among the letters and papers found was one from President Roosevelt endorsing a plan to establish a benevolent order of Spanish war veterans. Colonel Garnett was an Intimate friend of R. T. Wilson, Mrs. Cornelius vanderbllt a father. He was a member of tbe confederate camp ot vet erana. MAY INCREASE THE POLICY Inanrance Committee of B. I.. Favors to Make It Donble the Present Amoaat, CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. Sept. 12. At to day's session ot tbe Brotherhood of Loco motive Firemen several resolutions In re gard to the constitution were referred to committees for report. W. B. Carter, editor of the Locomotive Firemen's Magaxlne, completed the reading ot hla biennial report, which was beguu yesterday afternoon. At the session of the women's society Mrs. Emma Ford, chairman of tbe salaries committee, recommended that salaries of grand president and grand secretary be in creased to 3SO0 a year. "The society created the office of editress ot tbe Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen's Msgailne snd board of local and grand examiners for ths so clety Mrs. Maude Moore of Stratford. Ont.. chairman of tbe Insurance committee, rec ommended that the membership Insurance policies be Increased from 3200 to 3100. DENIAL BY YOUNG ROOSEVELT President's Bon any Popnllst Farm, ers Treated lllm Politely. OYSTER BAY, Sept 12. Young Theo dors Roosevelt returned home from his hunting trip in the west tonight. He said that he bad a very pleasant trip, that be bad shot a great many prairie chlckena and caught aome fish. He denies that ths populist farmers were disagreeable to him. On tbe contrary, he said, they treated him with the greatest kindness and hospitality. He added also that there had been no accident nor any thing approaching aa accidental discharge at hla son. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Warmer Saturday; Kalr Sunday. Temperatare at Omaha lesterdayt Honr. Dear. Hoar. Urn. It a. m 4i l p. an ..... n.1 J a. an ." X p. ni d T a. m :' H i. m RH N a. m 42 4 p. m IH p. nt 4T It i. m R" 1U au m IIO M p. m A 11 n. m Mi 7 p. i" INI 13 m 54 ft . m M ft p. m flU M0T0RMAN WORKED HARD Testimony Taken In Rra-ard to the Aeeldent to President Hoosevelt. PITTSF1ELD. Mass.. Sept. 12 Governor W. Murray Crane testified today at the In quest Into the death ot William C. Craig, the secret service officer. His sppearance was somewhat la the nature ot a surprise. In his evidence the governor said that In company with President Roosevelt and Gorge B. Cortelyou be was driving on South street. on ths day of the accident and was approaching the foot of Howard hill when he heard tbe gong ot the approaching car. At the time the leading horses were on the track and he Immediately rose to his feel to st e how close the car was. He was dum founded to see that tbe car was only a short distance away and was approaching at a rapid speed. The governor could not tell Just exactly how the accident occurred. He remembered nothing as to how he was thrown, snd only remembered assisting tbe president from the carriage. Among the other witnesses was Mrs. Helen H. Horton, a passenger on the car. Mrs. Horton said the car was running at a fair speed when the collision occurred. She sat on the front seat directly behind the motor man. As the car approached the president's carriage the greater portion of the passen gers stood up to get a good view ot the oc cupants of the carriage. Suddenly she heard Motorman Madden ex claim: "Oh, my God!" He then Jumped to the brakes and worked, she said, aa she never saw a man work before. MILES STOPS IN CHICAGO General of the Army o to the Philip pines. Hli Way CHICAGO, Sept. 12. Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles snd party passed- through Chicago tonight enroute for San Francisco. While bis special ear was being switched o the Northwestern tracks Qeser?! M!! called on Major General MacArthur, com manding the Department of the Lakes. I shall not sail for the Philippines until the end of the month," Bald General Miles, as I Intend to make a trip down the Pa cific coast. There Is no special sign flcance In my visit to the Philippines. It will be nothing more than an ordinary tour of In spection of the different army posts, such as I might make here In the United States and I will report on the conditions I find existing. My tour probably will extend over three or four months, as I hope to visit every post." To all questions regarding the policy ot the administration In tbe Philippines Gen eral Miles declined to make reply, further than to say he did not wish to be Inter viewed. He said he was acting under or ders and that his mission was strictly military. PLATT IS F0R ROOSEVELT New York Senator Says President Deserves tbe Nomina tion. NEW YORK. Sept. 12. There will be a conference between Senator Piatt and sev eral republican leaders hee tomorrow. It Is expected that Governor Odell will at tend. The question ss to whether the re publican state convention will endorse Pres ident Roosevelt as a procidentia! candidate In 1904 was asked Senator Piatt today. After some hesitation he replied: "The state convention will certainly en dorse his administration, but I cannot say that the convention will pledge the support ot tbe sttte to the president two years In advance cf the nomination, as there Is nj precedent for such a course In this state. i uo uov anuw wUe,ur mo yir-ucuw ..Ui, such an endorsement. I bad a talk with him recently and he did not mention the subject. I will say this, however, I think the president deserves '.be nomination." TWO SOUTHERN EXECUTIONS Danarhler - of Mnrdcred Man Cnts Down .'Dead Body of Mnrdercr. NASHVILLE. Ga., Sept. 12. Bolsy Bryant was banged here today for the murder ot Town Marshall Hynds at Adel. Ga. Mrs. Etta Hynds Parker, daughter of the murdered officer watched the proceedings of the execution from ths scaffold and as soon as Bryant was pronounced dead, Mrs. Parker with her father's knife cut tbe body down. MARION, Ga., Sept. 12. John Green San ders, colored, was hanged here today for the murder of Road Overseer Mullen In 1890. The execution took place on the ssme scaffold used In the execution of Sanders' brother Luke, who was hanged for ths same crime in March. GIBBONS ISSUES A CIRCULAR Catholics Aakcd to Commemorate the Death of Mc Klnley. BALTIMORE. Sept. 12 Cardinal Gib bons Issued the following c'rcular to tbe diocese: Next flundav, September 14. will be the first anniversary nf the sudden and un timely death of Preoldent McKlnley. We all remember how the nation was bowed down with grief by this sad and unlooked f.r event. It is eminently proper that we should In some appropriate manner renew OUT atTCt!OTl lor llie cniei rm'uiiie "i the nation and manlfect our abhorrence of aseasinatloii. You are therefore Invited on next Sunday r commemorate the day In the way in hlch your Judgment Is best calculated to UHiify our admiration for the civil virtues whlih adorned the life of our late presi dent. Movements of Ocean Vessels Sept. 12. At Hamburg Arrived Blucher, from New York. At New York Arrived Philadelphia, from Southampton and Cherbourg. At liong Kong Balled H jades, for Ta- CAt Queenstown Sailed New England, for Boston. At Houthampton Sailed Columbia, for New York, via Cherbourg; Kensington, tor New York At Movllle Sailed Anchorla, for New YAt Copenhagen Sailed Ilekla, for New AtNew York Arrived La Torralne, from Havre. At Boulogne Bur Mer Sailed Rotterdam, from Rotterdam, for New York. At t neroourg naiieu tuiumma, irorn MA BE HOLOCAUST Fereit Tiree Art Devartatinr; Psrtleni of Oregon tod WaabinrUn. MANY LIVES ARE IN DIRE PERIL Men Rhot Off from Oemmonioatioi with the OnUide Werld. FIRE EXTENDS HUNDREDS OF MILES Big Oitiee ia Oemplete Dtiaien ea A oouit of the Smoke. TOWNS IN DANGER OF DESTRUCTION Flames Extend from British Colnmbln, Way Down to the California Line Lives Known to Have Been Lost. PORTLAND, Ore.. Sept. 12. Forest flres are burning over the Cascade and coast ranges from British Columbia to the Cali fornia line, destroying millions of feet of timber, many farm houses, barns snd much live stock. Two people are known to have lost their lives, others are missing and scores are hurrying to placea of safety. At Bridal Veil, Ore., today ths Palmer sawmill and the Brewer mill were burned. Elsie Palmer, proprietor of the Palmer mill, was burned to death and a man named Trickey Is miming. About forty mill hands are in danger of being surrounded by Are. On Mill Plain, near Vancouver, eight farm houses were destroyed and Mrs. Hendrlck sen and her two children are missing. Tillamook, Ore., which was threatened with destruction yesterday, is no longer In danger. In Washington the town of Enumclaw, on the Northern Pacific In King county, ia In great danger. Running; for Safety. Forest flres of the most serious nature are pressing upon every side. Every team Is being pressed Into service to take people to places of safety. Water rupply Is -ut off by the burning of the mains, but every effort Is being made to protect mill prop erty. Word cannot he reirej fres S'sa or Aberdeen, the wires to those points being down. It Is known, however, thst sis Urge lumber mills and ten houses have been burned about six miles south ot Elma. Many similar reports are being received from Washington points. Towns In Darkness. At Dueora, forty-five miles south of Ta coma, the town was in total darkness st noon. Many people refused to believe that the phenomenon resulted from forest flres and congregated oh street corners, predict ing dlrs disaster. ' At Centralis darkness caused all business to stop. The last report from Shelton. at Boon, was to the effect that nearly all ot the mills In Mason county were on fire. The town of Mltlock. that county, was la Im minent dsnger when last heard from and timber 100 feet high waa burning. Sixteen miles from Olympla the Bordeaux string of camps In the Black Hills dis trict are In great danger. Forty men on horseback have gone to rescue women and children. Tacoma Dark aa Egypt. In Tscoma a heavy darkness settled down. Boats could not pass The Narrows on ac count of darkness snd at Olympla tbe elec tric light plant shut down and at noon It was aa black as the blackest night. TO BE MANNED BY AMERICANS Newspaper Man Will Be .Esecntlve Officer of Jessie Ban ning. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 12. There Is every prospect that the steamer Jessie Ban nine, v n it sails from this nnrt u niter , (ne Colombian flag, will have on board an out UDi out Amerlc.n crew offlcer, Bna ... Seymour Dutton, a reporter on a Sao Francisco morning paper, has shipped as executive offlcer of Bogota, as ths con verted steamer will be called. Dutton, who Is a grandson of Admiral 8eymour, was educated at the Annapolis academy and wss sn offlcer on Gloucester during the naval operations In Cuban waters. Captain N. H. Msrmaduke will be In command. Just when Jessie Banning will leave this port Is uncertain. It Is supposed to be refitted here, but the vessel can put to aea In a week If necessary. At Acapulco the steamer Is to pick up a big bow gun. Whlls here It wilt get its small guns, including a Gatltng and ammu nition. NEW MEAT COMPANY STARTS Independent Concern Ontalde tho Trust la Ineorpo. rated. CHICAGO. Sept. 12. Ths Hately Packing company was Incorporated today with a capital stock of 31,500.000. The incorpor ators are William Hately, John 8. Level of the banking Arm of Level aV Co., sad Daniel L. Lufkln. Most of tbe stock of the new concern has been placed in Chicago, though soma eaat ern capital Is Interested in tbe enterprise. The Arm will be Independent of the Pack ing trust. "We shall do an Independent bualneaa." said Mr. Lufkln. "We shall not associate with the trust In sny wsy. It is our pur pose to keep clear of any such afflllst on." A large four-story brick and atone plant will be erected by the company on a tract of land at Thirty-ninth atreet and Weat Forty-eighth avenue, just outside the city limits, oa the drainage canal. TO DISCUSS STATE AFFAIRS Senator Ilannn Will Visit Boose veil nnd Grlaeoaa nt Early Date. CLEVELAND. Sept. 12. Senator Hanna left here this afternoon via the Lake Shore road for New York, where be tomorrow will become tbe guest of President Grlscom ot the International Navigation company, on the latter'a private yacht. On Tuesday Senator Hanns on Invitation of President Roosevelt will go to Oyster Bay to attend a conference at which Senators Allison and Plstt will also be present. It ia understood that legislation In con nection with Cuba and the lnteroceanla tor Ban Francisco. at the conference. I
