The Omaha' Daily Bee.
KSTAULISIIEI) JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1902-TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY Til 11 12 12 CENTS.
KILLED IN A BRAWL
Banker Nicholas Fiih Comas U Untimtly
End in Front of a Saloon.
MAN AND TWO WOMEN ARE INVOLVED
Private Defective Kame i Sharkey Alleged
te Have Struck Fatal Blow.
VICTIM SPENDING EVENING WITH WOMEN
Assailant Joined Thero Later and Quarrel
Ultimately Resulted.
LEFT LYING UNCONSCIOUS ON SIDEWALK
fish Was Member of One of
Families la Sew York and
loused to a. Prominent
. Banking Firm.
Oldest
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NEW YORK, Sept. 16. Nicholas Fish,
millionaire, descendant of one of the best
known of American families, died at the
Roosevelt hospital at 8:25 this morning, the
result of an Injury received In Ehrhardt's
aloon, 205 West Thfrty-fourth street, yes
terday. Whether he was murdered or fell
the police have not yet determined.
Conflicting stories, stirh as would nat
urally follow an event In which criminal re
sponsibility must be placed, are told, but
there seems to be no doubt that Mr. Fish
lad a quarrel with a private detective
named Thomas J. Sharkey, who joined the
banker at a table, where he had been for
nvtiai hours drinking with Mrs. Lilbby J.
rhllllps and Mrs. Nellie Casey.
Mrs. Lihby Phillips, 84 years old, Mrs.
Nelllo Casey, SO years old, and Thomas J.
Sharkey, 48 years old, a private detective,
were arrested early today In connection with
the case.
According to the police Mr. Fish entered
Ehrhardt's saloon, 25 West Thirty-fourth
street, yesterday afternoon with Mrs. rhll
llps and Mrs. Casey. The police say that
Mrs. Phillips knew who Fish was, but that
neither Mrs. Casey nor Sharkey, who sub
sequently joined the party, were aware of
Ms identity. Sharkey, who knew the
women, was not reluctant to Join the, party
When one of the women invited htm to.
The pollco say that Fish did most of the
buying. Fish then discovered that his
money was exhausted and he announced
that be would have to draw a check.
Sharkey, Ignorant of Fish's identity, ques
tioned his ability to make his check good,
fcis'n, it ts said, took orrenBe at this and
angry words ensued. Then, according to
the police, someone slapped Fish's face. One
of the women, clinging to Fish's arm,
dragged him toward the door of the saloon
and out to the sidewalk.
' Restrained by the Women.
The police say that Sharkey 'attempted
to follow Fsh, but was for a moment re
strained from doing so by the other woman.
He finally went out of the saloon and he
and Fish encountered each other on the
sidewalk. Sharkey's hat had been knocked
off and "he was bareheaded. There was a
' scuffle, by whom commenced It Is not
known. Fish fell or was knocked down, his
bead striking a flagstone.
. Just before the scuffle on the sidewalk
commenced Mrs. Casey, becoming alarmed
hurriedly left the party. After Fish fell, it
Is said that Sharkey re-entered the saloon
and then left It and went Into a saloon a
few doors away and a moment later left
that place and boarded a street car.
He was closely followed by Mrs. Phillips,
who was carrying his hat and who also
boarded the car. Fish was lying uncon
clous on the sidewalk and a lot of people
gathered about htm and some men carried
him Into the hallway of the saloon and
tried to revive him. Being unsuccessful,
they again brought htm to the street, think
ing he might revive there. He was lying
on the street when the officer arrived and
who called an ambulance from Rocaevelt
hospital. Fish's identity was not learned
until his clothing was searched. As soon
as this was learned ne was entered as a
private patient.
Arraigned la Police Court.
t
Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Casey and Sharkey
were arraigned today In police court and
were held to the ooroner. The police stated
to toe sitting magistrate that they were
held as suspicious characters in connection
with the death of Nicholas Fish. Mrs
Casey denied all knowledge of the case,
Mrs. rhllllps, when questioned about the
case, said: "You'll find out later."
Banker rlsn, who was 68 years or age,
was the descendant of one of the oldest and
moat distinguished of American families
His grandfather. Colonel Nicholas Pish
fought with distinction in ths battles of
Harlem Heights, Saratoga and York town
and his father, Hamilton Fish, was the first
secretary of state under President Grant,
After several years In the diplomat to
service he entered the banking business in
this city. In 188T. Of his brothers. Hsmll
ton Is former speaker of the New York as
aembly and Btuyvesant is president of the
Illinois Central Railroad company.
Coroner Jackson held Sharkey in $1,000
ball and Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Casey in
$500 ball each as witnesses.
Sharkey made the following statement
preliminary to his arraignment:
I went Into Ehrhardt's and saw there two
women with whom I was acquainted. They
called out when they saw me: "Come over
nd have a drink."
I went over and sat down with them, and
after I had talked to them some this
Hanker Fish seemed to take offense at my
being there. We had a few words and
all at on.,e he 1rew off with his arm and
struck me. Then we both not ud. I wen
out one door and he the other. He must
have stumbled down the steps and fallen
in going out.
Canned by a Blow.
Coroner Jackson made an examination of
Mr. Fish's body. He ssld no fracture of
the akull had been found. He believed
death bad been due te paralysis of th
cram, causea ny a mow on tne left side o
the face or head. He thought that It Mr,
Fish had fallen on a stone or pavement and
been Injured the skull would probably
have been fractured. The coroner said
that a knockout blow usually caused paraly
is or concussion of the brain. The pupil
of Mr. Fish's right eye was dilated, while
the left waa contracted, and the coroner
sail this wss a symptom of paralysis
ths brain.
of
Dr. O'Hanlon, coroner's physician, per
formed an autopsy on the body of Mr. Fish.
He found that death was caused by cerebral
hemorrhage, due to violence.
Ballet Intended (or Aantber.
DILLS BORO, Ind., Sept. Mrs. Minnie
Robinson, aged 36, of Elrod, Ind., was shot
today by her fsther-in-lsw, F. A. Reabm
nd will die. About two months ago she
married a man named Robinson In Bt,
Louis. Reahm and Robinson quarreled over
the woman's board bill and the bullet that
truck Mrs. Roblofcoa was Intended for her
bus bead.
FOLK GETS WRONG TIP
Hears that Alleged Boodler Kellr
at I. Idle Hnrk. but Mopes Do
Kut Materialise.
Is
ST. LOUIS. Sept. IS. A rsther uneventful
day passrd In the boodle Investigation. Ten
members of the house of delegates who
failed to appear before the grand jury yes
terday were examined today In regar to
the city lighting bill and the street r-
legislation. The grand jury Is looklu.
all phases of lighting scandal In an
',
deavor to secure enough evidence to indict
the millionaire givers of the $47,000 bribe
paid to the members of the house combine.
There were several false clues as to the
whereabouts of Charles F. Kelly brought to
the attention of Attorney Folk, but none
turned out to be of any value. On tele
graphic announcement that the much wanted
an was In Little Rock, Ark., the circuit
ttorney wired the chief of police there to
take him into custody. It soon transpired
that the man was not Kelly and that his ap
prehension wss due to the desire of an In
dividual in Little Rock to earn the $500 re
ward offered for the arrest of the mlSBtng
delegate.
The police and deputy sheriffs are still
looking for Delegate Charlee F. Kelly and
former Delegates Eralle Hartmann, Louis
ocker, John Sheridan, Julius Lehmann and
dolph Maders. The last named is thought
be In Colorado, where he has been for
some time.
There have been numerous reports during
the last few days to the effect that Delegate
Kelly was ready to surrender but nothing
has been seen of him by the authorities.
mportant developments are expected when
comes before the grand jury, as he la
the one charged with being cognizant of the
source of the bribery.
All the Indicted men in the boodle cases
ho are out on bond have been notified to
call at the Four Courts and renew their
ecurlty as a result of the Information la
ued against them by the circuit attorney.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 16. For three
hours today It was thought that Charles
F. Kelly, wanted In the St. Louie boodltng
ases, was In hiding in Little Rock, and the
entire police force was looking for him. Con
nolly, a local lawyer, wired the Post Dis
patch that he would produce Kelly for $50.
Through that paper the police here were
notified and Connolly was shadowed. When
man answering Kelly's description, except
i to age, joined Connolly, both were taken to
police headquarters. The suspect proved an
libt, but Connoly stuck to his story that
he had spent last night with Kelly, who,
while drunk, told who he was, and said he
would return to St. Louts tonight. He
now claims Kelly left town this afternoon.
Chief of Police McMahon does not believe
Kelly has been In Little Rocki,
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Civil Service Examinations for Postal
Service In Iowa, Nebraska
and South Dakota.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. (Special Tele
gram.) Civil service examlnationa will be
held at the following places for the posi
tions of clerks and letter carriers In the
postoffloe: In Iowa, on October IS at At
lantic, Cedar Falls, ' Clarlnda, Decorah,
Fort Dodge, Fort Madison, Orlnnell, lews
City, Mason City, Mount Pleasant,- Web
ster City. On October 18 at Creston, Du
buque, Newton. - In Nebraska, October IS
at Nebraska City. In South Dakota, Octo
ber 15 at Aberdeen, - Deadwood, Huron,
Sioux Falls.
The postofllce at Lamont, Union county,
South Dakota, has been discontinued.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska, Charles
B. Kepllnger, Colchester, Sheridan county,
vice, H. Colchester, resigned; Threshley B.
Buckaer, Oconto, Custer county, vice, O.
W. Thurman, resigned. South Dakota,
Frederick W. Boettcher, Arts, Campbell
county, vice, A. J. Hezel, resigned.
Additional rural free delivery service will
be established on October 16 at New Hart
ford, Butler county, .Iowa, route embraces
an area of nineteen square miles, contain
ing a population of 495.
Melvln D. Williams of Saratoga, Wyo.,
has been appointed assistant engineer in
the geol6gical survey.
WHITE HOUSE PAINTERS QUIT
Tronble Is Between Rival Lano Or
ganisation and Not Because
of any Grievance,
WASHINGTON. Sept. 18. Thirty mem
bers of the Brotherhood of Painters, Deco
rators and Paper Hangers affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor, em
ployed at the White House, which Is in
course of reconstruction, were called out
on a strike today by Daniel Lear, Washing
ton representative of the Brotherhood.
The reason given is that four painters be
longing to the Amalgamated Association of
Painters of New York City, a rival assocla
tton, are employed on a part of the Interior
painting, under a subcontract with a New
York painter named Marcot. This tight
between the Brotherhood and the Amalga
mated association Is of long standing and
the outcome, so far as the work on the In
terlor finish of the White Houae is con
cerned, la problematical.
The strike may prevent the president's
family from occupying the White House as
soon as they had anticipated. The Amal
gamated men have telegraphed their agent
In New York, Mr. Healey, to come to Wash
lngton. .
NATIVES THREATEN MURDER
Missionaries Warned If They Do
Not
Leave at One They Will
Be Killed.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 16. The Depart
ment of State baa requested the Mexican
embassy here to use He good offices in pro
tectlng the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Morgan and Miss Sarah Linley, residents of
Plalnfled, Ind., who are missionaries at
Cotovol, Mexico.
It is learned by the department that the
natives of the place have threatened to
take the lives of the party unless they
shall leave by tomorrow. The missionaries
have been In Cotovol about a year, having
been sent there by the Board of Foreign
Missions.
Ths Mexican embassy has forwarded the
request to the authoritiea at Mexico, ask
ing that steps be taken to protect the par
ties In question.
May lit Small tluaatttles.
WA8HINOTON, Sept: II. Commissioner
Yerkee of the Internal Revenue bureau haa
decided that where borax, or similar pre
servatives, are used la butter In extremely
small quantities for preservative purposes
only, the product will not be subject to
tax as adulterated butter.
I'mplre Breaks Dead Lark.
BCRANTON. Pa.. Sept. It Ths repub
lican deadlock in ths Fourteenth congres
sional district baa been broken by the
nomination of c C. Pratt. An umolre au
pointed by State Chairman Quay cast the
voia wuioa Droaa me aeaoiooa. .
THROWS DOWN A GAUNTLET
French kiiiiter ef Marine Makes Remarka
ble 8peech at Eittrta,
FRANCE IS READY TO MEET ANY ENEMY
Expresses Sentiment that Mar Keen
Foreign Minister Delrasse Busy
Explaining in More Diplo
matic I.nnsruage.
BlZfc. . . 8pPl- H. M. Pelletan,
French mlu marine, made a remark
able speech k. an entertainment of the
municipality yesterday evening, which. It
Is expected, will cause the French foreign
minister, M. Delcasse, some trouble In ex
plaining. After pointing out Bizerta as a
bulwark of France, M. Pelletan proceeded:
We do not SRy we want to make the
Mediterranean a French lake. We have
been cured of the dreams of the great man,
who wished us to dominate the world.
But Part of the Mediterranean is French
and will remain French. With this power
ful rampart, so well situated for defense
and aiso for attack, and with Corsica and
Toulon, we can hold the open door be
tween the two halves of the Mediterranean
In spite of Malta and Gibraltar.
Certainly, I do rot desire a conflict of
people against England any more than
against Italy, but an we do not know
what others are doing It Is part of our
duty to prepare for the holy war; for the
French fatherland against its enemies,
whoever they may be.
I am convinced, thanks to the fellow
workers by whom I am surrounded, that
we can face every eventuality. Security
hardly exists any more for the civilized
world. At the end of the nineteenth cen
tury after the defeat of France by the
barbarism of old Germany, we saw an
offensive return of the law of brute force.
The whole world seemed to be dominated
by the maxim, "Might before right." We
must then, devote all our efforts toward
keeping intact that focus of light French
genius.
M. Pelletan concluded with remarking'
that he would not say mora at present. He
had not yet become accustomed to being
a minister and feared he might be carried
away into expressing his opinion of mat
ters which exclusively concerned the
foreign minister.
France has at Blzerta a powerful mili
tary and naval stronghold, which, with
Toulon on the north of the Mediterranean,
French mlltary and naval men assert that
France's naval power in the west of the
Mediterranean Is unassailable and all that
Is required to consolidate the position of
France is the construction of the so-called
Canal of Two Seas, which Is to unite the
Mediterranean with the bay of Biscay and
thus render it Independent of the straits
of Gibraltar.
Ills Government Is Vexed,
PARIS, Sept. 16. The needlessly offensive
allusions to Italy, Germany and Great Brit
ain, made by M. Pelletan, the marine min
ister at Blserta have caused considerable
surprise here and are generally deprecated.
The only explanation offered by Frenchmen
is that M. Pelletan has forgotten that be Is
now a minister and not a Journalist. Mr.
Delcasse Is said to have been extremely
vexed at M. Pelletan's utterances, which are
calculated to considerably irritate Italy, at
moment when the government had suc
ceeded in alleviating the 111 feeling In that
quarter.
M. Pelletan chose, a very . unfortunate
moment for his AJacclo remarks, as It
coincided with the telegram of the count
of Turin to the French ambassador at Rome,
paying homage to the French soldiers wbo
fell at the battle of Solferlno In the Italian
cause. M. Pelletan s lurther blunder yes
terday in again using Insulting language,
regarding Germany and Great Britain has
Increased the annoyance felt against him,
and the French foreign office is visibly em
barrassed to explain it away:
An official this afternoon said. "M. Pel
letan's remarks must be taken as strictly
personal, and In no way reflecting the gen
eral spirit of the French government toward
the powers mentioned. He spoke In his ca
pacity as minister of marine and as treat
ing of the defense of the coast and not as the
mouthpiece of France's foreign policy."
WILHELMINA IN GOOD HEALTH
Queen of Holland Opens Session of
Staats General, Accompanied 1
by Prince.
THE HAGUE. Sept, 16. Queen Wil-
helmlna opened the Staats General in per
son today. She appeared to have com
pletely recovered from her Illness. She
was accompanied by her husband, Prince
Henry, and the queen mother.
The queen's reference to - foreign af
fairs In the speech from the throne was
confined to the etatement that the relations
of the Netherlands with foreign powers
continues very friendly. The rest of the
speech was devoted to domestic affairs.
TALK OF ANOTHER CARDINAL
Notwithstanding Pressure, However,
Vatican ts Not Likely to Aot
Soon la the Matter.
ROME, Sept. 16. Pressure for the ap
pointment of another American cardinal con
tinues to reach the Vatican from American
churchmen.
The correspondent of the Associated Press,
however. Is in a position to say that what
ever the future may bring forth, there
will be no American cardinal named at the
consistory, which will mark the close of
the papal Jubilee.
BOXERS ARE AGAIN ACTIVE
Some of Them Eater Cheng To Pa and
Stnrt Tronble Mllltln Now
on Gnard.
LONDON, Sept. 16. A dispatch to the
Standard from Shanghai says that a fores
of srmed Boxers entered Cheng Tu Fu,
capital of Szechur province, September 15.
Some of them were killed or captured In
the streets of the city and the shops there
are closed. The military authoritiea are
patrolling Cheng Tu Fu and the situation
there is reported to be serious.
PRESIDENT SARATOFF TAKEN
Anthorltles Finally Corner the
slve Chief and Maeedonlaa Coi
snlttee la Belgrade.
Eli
LONDON, Bept. 16. Cabling from Vienna,
the correspondent of the Dally Chronicle
says a telegram has been received from
Belgrade announcing the arrest of M.
Earatoff, president of tbs revolutionary
Macedonian committee, who haa 'been in
hiding for some time.
To Represent Philippines.
MANILA, Sept 1. Brewster Cameron
has been (.elected to represent the Philip
pine Islands', commercial Interests at Wash
ington, and will, during the meeting of con
gress, seek to obtain tariff concessions for
Philippine products, reduction in the Phil
ippine tariff, and that the United States
commission be grsnted permission to deal
with Immigration to the Philippine,
UTAH DEMOCRATS NAME KING
Salt Lake City Maa Is to Una for Con
gressSenatorial Debates
Proposed,
PROVO, Utah, Sept. 16 The democratic
state convention today nominated Judge
W. H. King of Salt Lake City for-congresa
and Richard W. Young, formerly of the
supreme bench in the Philippines, for Jus
tice of the supreme court, and adopted a
platform in which trusts and beet sugar
were prominent featurre. The platform
also extends the sympathy of the demo
cratic party of Utah to Mrs. MfcKlnley. No
mention was made In the platform of either
of Mr. Bryan or 16 to 1. but the Kansas
City platform was Indorsed and the cheer
ing which greeted Bryan's name when
mentioned by Chairman Powers showed
the feeling of the party toward him.
Both nominations were made by accla
mation and the platform was adopted with
out amendment and amid much enthusiasm.
A resolution offered by a Salt Lake City
delegate requesting the state central com
mittee to arrange. It possible, a series of
debates during the campaign between
Unltd States Senators Rawlins and Kearns
was carried with a yell of approval, and
it is slated that the challenge will be is
sued In behalf of the senior senator. For
mer Senator Frank J. Cannon, who was
selected as permanent chairman of the
convention, bitterly denounced the repub
lican party for Its friendship to trusts and
what he termed its tacit approval of the
"murder of the Innocents" In the Philip
pines. The platform Insists that the Filipinos
shall be given free government under
American protection, denounces the Philip
pines policy of the government; demands a
readjustment of the present tariff by
which all goods and products competing
with trust-made articles shall be admitted
free of duty; opposee pauper labor; de
mands a strict Immigration law; announces
its belief In the right of labor to organize,
and advocatee the adjudication of differ
ences between capital and labor by a non
partisan board, whose decisions shall be
enforced by the government. Anarchy Is
denounced and the demand made that all
anarchists be excluded from our shores.
NOMINATIONS JN MINNESOTA
New Primary I,aw Is Given Its First
Test There in Selecting
Congrefunmen.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 18. The new
primary law was given Its first test In a
general election today, when the voters
of the various political parties went to
the polls to register their choices for nomi
nees for congressional. Judicial, executive
and county offlctals. As a rule the repub
lican vote turned out to the primaries
more readily than did the democrats, but
this is attributable to the fact that the
contests for election among the repub
licans were keener than among the demo
crats. Only two of the congressional dis
tricts presented republican nominees who
were unopposed, while on the other hand
but two districts had democratic contests.
Congressman Morria in the Duluth district.
Congressman Heatwole In the Third and
Congressman Eddy In the Seventh -declined
to stand for a renominattoti.. Congressman
Tawney of the First district ahd Con
gressman Fletcher of the Fifth were both
candidates for renominatlon, but had con
tests for the honor, while Congressman
McCleary in the Second and Congressman
Stevens in the Fourth were renominated
without opposition.
Polls were kept open throughout the
state until 9 p. ra.. and the returns were
late In coming to hand. The nominations
for congress so far returned are as fol
lows: First district: Democrat. Peter McCoy
em of Waseca. Second district: Repub
lican, J. T. McCleary of Mankato; demo
crat. C. N. Andrews of Mankato. Third
district: Democrat. C. C. Kelars of Leseuer
Center. Fourth district: Republican, F.
C. Stevens of St. Paul; democrat, L.
Gieske of St. Paul. Fifth district: popu
list, Andrew Nelson of Minneapolis. Sixth
district: Democrat, J. A. Dubois of Sauk
Centar. Seventh district: Populist, Au
gust of Fossburg of Wlllmar; prohibition
ist, Knute Johnson of Stoney Brook. Ninth
district: Democrat, Alexander McKlnnon
of Crookston; populist, Nels T. Noel.
LOOKS LIKE BILL DEVERY WON
Reports from New York Primaries
Iadtcate that Goodwin and
Sheean Are Beaten.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16. Democratic
and republican primaries were held In
the "various assembly districts In
the boroughs of Manhattan and
the Bronx today. There was keen
Interest in the contest In the Ninth asaem
bly district, where William 8. Devery, ex
deputy- commissioner of police, bad for
weeks conducted a picturesque campaign
as the candidate for the Tammany leader
ship as against Frank J. Goodwin, Tarn
many leader, and John C. Sheehid), leader
of the Greater New York democracy. At
11 o'clock tonight Louis Munzlnger,
Sheehan's campaign manager, conceded the
election of Devery. An unofficial table
shows that the vote cast in the Ninth
district (with one district approximated)
la: Devery, 1,684; Goodwin, 728; Sbeehan,
1,319.
Among the republicans th.ere were few
contests and all were of a more or less
mild nature. Abraham Gruber, in the
Twenty-first district, John Etrtebllng, In the
Twelfth, with Dock Commissioner Hawkes
In the Twenty-fifth, were all successful
against their opponents. Lemuel E. Qulgg
won In the Nineteenth district for the re
publicans over Moses G. Byers. The reg
ular factions of the two parties were suc
cessful In both party primaries in Rich
mond borough. In Brooklyn the regular
republican ticket in the Seventeenth die
trict won over that favored by Walter B.
Atterbury. The regular democratic ticket
won in all districts but ons.
ROOSEVELT FOR PRESIDENT
Connecticut Convention Has Resole
tloa of Endorsement Awaiting
Its Conslderatloa.
HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 16. The repub
llcan stats convention assembled tn the
Auditorium tonight to transact the business
preliminary to the more important progrsm
of tomorrow, which calls for the nomina
tion of candidates for the high state offices,
An Important feature of the session was
a resolution, offered by State Senator
Knealy, endorsing President Roosevelt for
the presidential nomination in 1904. The
resolution was referred to the committee
on resolutions.
Andrew r. Gates, cnairmaa or the re
publican state central committee, called
the convention to order and in a few words
Introduced Senator Orville H. Piatt as tern
porary chairman of the convention.
The convention adjourned at 15, after
having been la session about aa hour.
STAND WITH THE PRESIDENT
Conferriif leaaton Eaiie No Objectiea to
His Fublio Declarations.
WESTERN TRIP, ALSO, IS DISCUSSED
Meeting at Oyster Bny Is Most Har
monious and Political Conditions
Are Freely Gone Over Coal
Strike Not Mentioned.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Sept. 16.-Senators
Hanna, Spooner, Allison, Aldrtch and Lodge
and Postmaster General Payne spent sev-
ersl hours with President Roosevelt today
and discussed with him the entire political
attuatlon, having special reference to the
conditions In the western states, which the
president Is to visit on his approaching
trip.
The parties to the conference were very
reticent after they returned from Sagamore
Hill, but it can be stated on reliable au
thority that it was decided to make no
attempt to revise the tariff at the coming
session of congress; that the president is
to maintain bis position as to the trusts,
and further, that he is to insist on his
demand for reciprocity with Cuba. It Is
said he will fully outline his policy with
regard to the latter in some of his western
speeches. It can be stated on excellent
authority that the coal strike was not
touched.
The president's object In having this
conference waa to learn if there had been
any marked political changes In the differ
ent sections of the country during the
last year. The conference today. It is said,
showed that there has been none. "The
conference was entirely harmonious," said
one of the participants, who declined to
permit his name to be used. "No differ
ences of opinion occurred and the presi
dent's position on the different questions
was endorsed. We talked over the entire
political situation, particularly that in the
states through which the president Is to
pass. The coal strike was not talked
about."
The senatorial visitors arrived here
about 1:50 p. m. The senators refused to
see a number of newspaper men who were
on the train. On their arrival they were
driven to Sagamore Hill In the presidents
trap. They left In the private car In which
they arrived for Long Island City.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt rode
through the village this morning apd In
spected the decorations which had been
placed on the buildings for yesterday's re
ception. The president waa very much
pleased with the lavish display.
Theodore, Jr., and Kermlt Roosevelt left
this morning tor uroton, Mass., where they
will attend school. This is Kermlt's first
year there.
ODD FELLOWS ELECT OFFICERS
Only Contest Is Over Depnty Grand
Sire, la Which Robert
Wright Wins.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DE3 MOINES. Sept. 16. (Special.) The
attendance thus far at the meeting of the
soverelgu .lodge .of Odd Fellows has
men a tune uisappuiuiiug. mere an
large crowds in - the city, but not such
overwhelming crowds as had been antici
pated. However, on Wednesday, when the
parade is to take place, there will be many
from the state who will be here for but
one day. The election of sovereign officers
occurred this forenoon, and this Is regarded
by many as the most Important business
before the lodge. The following were se
lected :
Grand Sire John B. Goodwin, Atlanta,
Oa.
Deputy Grand Sire Robert E. Wright,
Allentown, Pa. ,
Grand Secretary J. Frank Grant, Balti
more, Md.
Grand Treasurer M. Richards Muckle,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Assistant Grand Secretary Elvln J.
Curry, Baltimore, Md.
Grand Chaplain J. W. Venable, Hopklns-
vllle, Ky.
Grand Marshal John B. Cockrum, In
dianapolis, Ind.
Grand Guardian John Welsh, Startford
Ontario.
Grand Messenger Charles H. Lyman, Co
lumbus, O.
The work outside of the sovereign grand
lodge, which is all secret except the matter
of election of officers, consists of tbe prize
drills by different organizations of the Pa
triarchs Militant. These are in progress
at the state fair grounds and will continue
for several days.
It is expected that the parade tomorrow
will be one of the largest ever participated
In by the Odd Fellows. It will be reviewed
by the governor, by the grand sire, by
city officials and distinguished visitors.
An open event of great Interest was the
reunion of past grand representatives this
evening, addressed by Robert T. Daniel of
Georgia and Major John F. Lacey of Iowa
Major Lacey took tor his subject the
"Louisiana Purchase" and gave a historical
review of the addition of the territory to
the domains of the United States.
According to the custom of the order
of the sovereign grand lodge, tbe retiring
grand sire, Alva Curtis Cable of Covington,
O., is succeeded by his former deputy, John
B. Goodwin of Atlanta, Ga. At today's
business session of the lodge Mr. Goodwin
was elevated to the position of grand sire
without any opposition.
For the position of deputy grand sire to
succeed Mr. Goodwin there were five candi
dates, one having come into the Held to
day In the person of F. M. Huffaker of
Virginia City, Nev. Tbe Ave candldatea
nominated for deputy grand sire were:
Robert E, Wright of Allentown, Pa.; E.
8. Conway of Chicago, 111.; W. G. Nye of
Minneapolis, Minn.; Msssena Bullard of
Helena, Mont.; F. M. Huffaker of Virginia
City, Nev. With this list the nominations
closed and the roll of representatives was
called for election. Before the first ballot
could be taken Mr. Bullard of Montana
nd Mr. Huffaker of Nevada withdrew
from the contest, leaving a three-cornered
struggle between Wright, Conway and Nye.
The first formal ballot resulted as fol
lows: Wright, $9; Conway, 72; Nye, 25.
Inasmuch as It required 107 votes to
nominate the first ballot was futile. Be
fore the second ballot Mr. Nye of Minne
apolis withdrew and the majority of his
votes went to Wright of Pennsylvania, who
was elected on the second ballot, with the
following vote: Wright. 109; Conway, 78.
Mr. Wright was present in the building
when he was elected and being called upon
tor a speech briefly thanked the repre
sentatives for tbe honor bestowed upon
him.
Ituspeeted Mra Are Heleased.
CHICAGO, Sept. 16. The grand Jury to
day voted "no bills" against Oscar Thomp
son, Joe Claffey and Edward Counseluian,
who were arrested and held to that body in
connection with the Bartholln-Mltchell mur
der mystery. Immediate release of the men
la expected.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebrnfka Cooler and Show
crs Wednesday; Warmer In West Portion
Thursday.
Temperntnre at Onmha Yesterday!
Ilnnr. Dew. Itonr. Dear.
R a. in M) 1 li. m T.I
II a, ni Rtl 2 p. m 7
T a. m Alt a p. ni 7t
a. m Ht 4 p. m 7I
l a. m 4:t It p. ni T
ll a. m 1KI H p. m 77
11 a. m UN T li. m 7.1
13 m 72 N p. in 74
O p. ni 7U
TESTIMONY IS AGREED UPON
Old Straw la Not to Be Threshed Over
In the Hallway Merger
Cases.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16. Hearings were
begun here today of tbe United States
against the Northern Securities company.
Frederick O. Ingrrsoll of St. Paul, thu spe
cial examiner appointed by the Minneso-a
court, where the action originated, to take
the testimony, explained that '.he narl.i;rs
were to be held by stipulation of the par
ties Interested and not by hi titration.
The attorneys In the ease, Including Soli
citor Oeneral Richards, then held a confer
ence and at its conclusion the following
stipulation, which had been drawn, was
read by Mr. Richards:
It has been Stipulated by counsel for the
United States and counsel for all the de
fendants in this cause that certain testi
mony and documentary evidence hereto
fore taken shall be considered as taken in
the present case. I, therefore, request that
you spread upon the record a minute to the
effect that all parties stipulate and agree
tnat tnc testimony or J. j. mil. i. . aiei
lln, J. S. Kennedy, O. W. Perkins, W. P.
dough, Jacob H. Kchlff, Charles Steele
and J. P. Morgan, tuken In the case of
Peter Power against the Northern Pacific
Railway Company, and also the testimony
of E. f. Harrlman, taken before the Inter
state Commerce commission at Chicago,
111., on January 25, 19112, In regard to the
consolidations and combinations of car
riers subject to an act to regulate com
merce, including the method of association
known as the community of Interest plan,
shall be considered as testimony In this
case.
At the suggestion of the commissioner (in
adjournment was taken that coumel Might
agree upon the particular testimony to be
received and get the testimony in shape.
and set September 26 for a continuation of
the hearing.
DATE IS WORRYING ST. LOUIS
Fair Board Wishes Everybody to Tell
It When Gates Should
Be Opened.
ST. LOUIS, Sept 1. World's Fair Com
missioner Barrett's official report of hit.
visit to three of the most powerful viceroys
of Cliium was received tuduy. He Wwi
ceived with honors by Viceroy Chang Chlh
Tung, at Hankow, and by Viceroy Yuan
Shih Kai of the Metropolitan province of
Chlh Li. In which Pekln is located. The
viceroys all assured him that they would
recommend liberal appropriations for ex
hibition purposes by the imperial govern
ment. Numerous suggestions have been received
by the World's fair officials that there be
an earlier opening of the exposition than
May 1, 1904. Whether the opening aball
be early in April. 1904, or be deferred to
May-1 will dependJarcely on public opinion.
The exposition authorities announce they
will be glad to hear not only from the
government board at Washington and state
commissioners, but from the national com
mission, the board of lady managers, the
state governors and also from exhibitors
and others specially Interested in the en
terprise. LINCOLN MANPR0P0SES AID
S. J. Kent Introduces Resolution Bind
ing Cnrpenters' Brotherhood to
Give Miners f lO.OOO.
ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 16. The principal
feature of today's session of the convention
of United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America was the introduction
of a resolution by Delegate S. J. Kent of
Lincoln, Neb., urging an appropriation of
$10,000 to assist the striking miners of the
Pennsylvania coal region. The resolution
was referred to the committee on resolutions
and probably will be adopted by the con
vention tomrrow when it is understood the
appropriation may be Increased to $20,000.
Favorable reports In regard to the condi
tion of the brotherhood were submitted by
President Huber and Secretary and General
Manager Duffy.
FIVE CHICAGOANS ARE HURT
Receive Injuries In Collision of Ele
vated Train at Sixty-Third
and Madison Avrnne.
CHICAGO. Sept. 16. Five persons were
seriously Injured and three train loads of
passengers were thrown Into a panic In a
collision between three South Side elevated
trains tonight at Sixty-third street and
Madison avenue.
The Injured :
Robert Colbert, motorman, both lege frac
tured. H. C. Otter, legs crushed and body
bruised.
Isadora Phillips, severely cut about tb.e
head and body.
Belden Briscoe, guard en train, hip dis
located and body bruised.
Mrs. George Clark, face lacerated.
MUST LIVE ON DECAYED CORN
Victims of Mlmbres Valley Flood Are
la Most Pitiable Plight latll
Relief Comes.
DENVER, Sept. 16. A special to the Re
publican from Santa Fe, N. M., says: Gov
ernor Otero today received harrowing de
tails of tbe suffering caused by tbe recent
Mlmbres valley flood. A letter from the
relief party says: "Rations have been
distributed to 836 people. Crops are laid
waste. People se living on decayed corn
and beans."
Missouri, Kansas dt Texas Report.
ST. LOri8. Sept. 16. The annual report
of the Missouri, Kansas A Texas Railway
company for the year emllng June 3o, 19u2,
just Issued, makes the following showing:
Grosn earnings $l,8Hl,8:iS. compared with
$1d.3.0&3 for 1)1; operating expenses und
taxes $21,871,564. compared with $11,114,146
for 1901: showing net receipts of $4,619,836,
compared with I4.2tt,t36 far l&ml; payments
of Interest on bonds and rentals $3,644,708, a
slight increase over the previous year;
surplus, l'Ji.fU9, being an Increase.
Movements of Ocena Vessels Sept. 18.
At New York Arrived Ocesnlc, from
Liverpool and Queenatown; Kron Prins
Wilhelm, from Itremen; Laiirentlan, from
Glasgow. Sailed Kaiserln Maria Thereso,
for Bremen; C'evlc, for Liverpool; Pennsyl
vania, for Hamburg.
At Qiieeiiatown Arrived Weaternland,
from Philadelphia, for Liverpool.
At Antwerp Arrived Friesland, from
New York.
At Bremen Arrived Kaiser WlJhnlm der
Grouse, from New York.
At London Arrived Mesaba, from New
York.
HENDERSON IS OUT
Speaker of the Horn of Sepreientatirei
Deolines te Make ths lace.
SENDS LETTER TO COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
Delaj in Aiiwering Due te Seutding
Conditions in Hit Distriot
ASSIGNS DIVERGENT VIEWS AS REASON
Deti'Not Believe Lowering th Tariff
Will Cure Trust Evils.
PROTECTION GOOD fOR WHOLE COUNTRY
Not Being In Harmony with Plat'em
and Many People of Ills District,
He Therefore Declines to
Make Race.
DUBUQUE. la., Sept. 16. Speaker Hen
derson, finding that hie views in respect
to the treatment of trusts by reducing the
tariff, in whole or in part, are not in ac
cord with tho views of many of his party
In Iowa, has this day declined to accept
the nomination for congress and has with
drawn from the race.
Speaker Henderson has addressed the fol
lowing letter to Hon. C. E. Albrook of
Kldora, la., chairman of the notification
committee:
My Dear Sir I have never answered the
kind notice communicated by you and your
associates advising me of my nomination
for the eleventh lime by acclamation ae re
publican candidate for congress ot the
Third dlRtiicl of Iowa.
Kt'pirtcd conditions In the public mind In
my uistrlct upon puollc uillcies Induced me
to make this delay. Since my return to the
district 1 have made a caretul study as to
tha sentiinent In the district and state, and
1 believe that there Is no little sentiment,
and growing sentiment, among republican
that 1 do not truly represent their views
on the tariff question. Believing this con
dition to exist und knowing that 1 do not
ugrec with many of my iieople that the
u us's, to which I am unci have been up
posed, can be curbed or the people bene
fited by rree traoe in whole or In part, 1
must decline to accept the nomination so
generoiii-'v and enthusiastically made. 1
have devoted twenty of the best years of
luy liiti to the service of my people and my
country and have fought for what 1 Re
lieved to be best for the farmer, tho
laborer and the business Interests of this
district and state. 1 am grateful for the
devotion that has ever been accorded me
and to the hour of my death will hold in a
grateful heart the memory of thut devo
tion. I will later on give In some detail my
views ami convictions on our conditions and
or. public quesiloni, and state my reasons
why ihe repubiicc - jmriy and lis inmcit-a
rhould continue li. the confidence of the
voter ol the United Btates, and why the
doctrines if the democracy should tlnd no
lodgtnient In the faith and teachings of the
republican party. Very truly yours,
L. B. UENDKRBON.
Talks Concerning Withdrawal.
Speaker Henderson announced his with
drawal after a conference of several hours'
duration with Chairman Glasser of the
congressional committee and friends this
afternoon. Speaker Henderson has been
contemplating this action for two- weeks,
but had Intimated nothing ot it to bis
friends untij yesterday. At the conference
his friends Implored him not to take the
action, but to no avail. He said he had
made up his mind and no argument could
cause him to change his decision. When
asked for his reasons for withdrawal
Speaker Henderson said:
'My letter to Chairman Albrook is the
whole thing in a nutshell. You cannot
kill the trusts by applying free trade with
out killing our own industries. The for
eign trusts are fighting the American
trusts, and I do not believe that for the
purpose of controlling American trusts we
should make a market for foreign trusts,
thereby crushing out the interests of this
country.
"After the conference at Waterloo, hear
ing the sentiments of the chairman of
my district, I concluded my tariff views
were at variance with thoae of many of
my party, and I did not wish to appear In
a false position."
Speaker Henderson gave out an address
this evening which states his views on
the tariff and trust questions and because
these views, in bis opinion, are not in ac
cord with the state platform and with
the opinions of prominent members of his
party, ne declines to accept the renomina
tlon. Address to Voters.
The address is to "The Voters of the
Third Iowa District.'.' He says, being a
republican, he is a protectionist, and if he
ever entertained a doubt as to the wisdom
of the protection policy, comparison be
tween the present and the past would blol
out such doubt. He then epeaks of the
tariff planks of the last two national con
ventions. Continuing, be said: "For three years
I have advocated giving control ot trusts
to congress. In my judgment proper su
pervision can never be had until congress
has power to treat with them. I am glad
to aee by speeches made by our, fearless
and upright chief executive that he Is ad
vocating federal control over these cor
porations and, while in some quarters they
may anecr at It. I have not seen any propo
sition yet, except this, that seems at all
likely to bring relief. No proposition has
ever been made by the democracy except
ing to put everything on the free list and
to give the country free trade. In other
words, they proposed to kill the child
deed In order to cure It
"In other words, they propose to slaugh
ter every Interest In the United States,
whether capital or labor, in a wild and
blind effort to provide a remedy for trusts.
In my opinion, if combinations could bs
regulated and controlled we would have
very little demand for changes In ths
tariff law. To show how strongly tbe re
publican party feels on the subject. In its
state platform this year it declares for
any modification of the tariff that might be
required to prevent affording shelter to
monopoly.
Apply Wrong Remedy.
"Our democratic friends treat this a
moving Into free trade ground. It Is noth
ing of tbe sort. It la a bold declaration
tbat If modifications of the tariff are re
quired to prevent monopoly from shelter
ing Itself under the wings of protrctlon,
then the tariff laws shall be modlfled to
prevent that condition. For my part, If any
great interest in this country Is prosper
ing through protection policies and Is us
ing Its advsntage, growth and prosperity
to plunder tbe American people, I tor one
am ready to strike It by whatever legal
means we may be able to adopt, providing
that by so doing we will not hurt Innocent
persons. I am not prepared to say we will
strike down American combinations and
let outside corporations come In and do
the work, but I would like to control our
own corporations. I have been moro
smused Joan hurt at the suggestions that
I have been against any cbsnges in the
tariff. While I have been against general
revision, recognizing tbe wNdom of rresl-