The Omaha! Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871.
OMAHA, SATUHDAY MORNING, BEPT
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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.
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