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V The Omaha ' Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1!), 10012-TEN PAGES. SINOLH COPY THREE CENTS. ROOSEVELT IN WEST lacrtUrj CrUlvou Give Ickedule of Freeideat'i PrespeotiT Ttr, SATURDAY OF NEXT WEEK IN NEBRASKA ill Visit learney, Grand Mud, Hut inp, Linooln, Freaoit. PRINCIPAL STOP WILL BE IN OMAHA Arrives in the Afterneen aid Beviewt the Evening Parade. THEN KANSAS, MISSOURI AND IOWA Tnpeke, Kansas City, Ies Molars, ClKriala, Van Wert. Osceola, Os ktlnot and Ottumwa Mar Entertain Hint Awhile. OTSTER BAT. N. T., Sept. IS Secretary Cortelyou today made public tbe following outline of President Roosevelt's tour of tbe northwest September 18 to October 7: The president. Secretary Cortelyou and Assistant 8rrtary Lob will leave Oys ter Bay Friday. September 19. at 10:30 a. in. The first public atop scheduled l at Cincinnati at 10 a. m., Saturday, the 10th. Upon arrival there the president and party re to be escorted to the St. Nicholas hotel, where an Informal luncheon will be given by the general committee. In the evening tbe local committee will entertain the presi dent and party and others at the St. Nich ols hotel and after dinner tbe president will deliver an address at Music hall. Leaving Cincinnati at midnight, tbe pres ident and party will reach Detroit early tbe following morning and remain there until Tuesday morning, the 23d. Sunday will be apent quietly without public program. On Monday the president will be at tbe Spanish War Veterans' convention and will be taken later for a ride on tbe river. Later In the evnlng he will review a parade. A banquet will be given In the evening by the Spanish War veterans. With Spanish War Trterasi. On Tuesday three or four hours will be pent in Indianapolis, where the president will attend the third annual encampment of the Spanish-American War veterans and the party will be entertained at luncheon at the Columbus club. One hour will be pent In Fort Wayne late In the afternoon and Milwaukee will be reached during the Bight. The program for Milwaukee con templates a visit to the Soldiers' home, a drive In the afternoon and a banquet in tbe venlng. About two hours will be spent at La crosse, Thursday morning, the program In cluding a drive to tbe fair grouuds and an address by the president. St. Paul and Minneapolis will be visited later' In the day. At Minneapolis tbe president will ddresa the convention of employer ' and employe at the ex position bulldin. Tho party will then proceed by private electrlo car to 8t. Paul, where they will be en tertained at dinner-by tbe Commercial club ot Bt. Paul and cltliens. In the evening th sresldent wfll-siHrras the National Clvlo and Improvement league at lta con tention. On Friday the 2th Sioux Falls and Yank ton will be visited In the morning. Two hours will be spent In Sioux City in the afternoon and stops will be made at Arion aud Denlaon, la. Ia Nebraska. Several points in Nebraska will be visited Saturday, Including Kearney, Orand Island, Hastings, Lincoln and Fremont. Omaha will be reached late In the after noon and the president and party will be escorted to the Omaha club, where dinner will be served. In the evening the presi dent will review an electrical pageant. Sunday, the 21th. will be spent quietly In Topeka, where on Monday morning the president Is to addresa a public meeting In the Auditorium. A brief stop will be made lata In the morning at Lawrenc. Kan. Kansas City, Mo., will be reached about noon. The program there, covering about (our hours, includes tbe two cities ot Kan sas City, Mo., and Kansaa City, Kan? Leaving Kansas City, Kan., lata In the afternoon brief stops will be made at Leavenworth and Atchison. St. Joseph will be reached after o'clock. There lbs president will deliver an address and the party will dine at a hotel. Ia Iowa. A number of brief stops will be made on Tuesday, September SO, at points In Iowa Including Clarlnda, VanWert, Osceola, Pea Molncs and Oskaloosa. At Otturawa In the venlng the president will deliver an ad dress. Leaving Otturawa during the night the train will go by way'of Keokuk, Qulncy I1L. Hannibal. Louisiana and Clarksvlll, Mo., to St. Louis, arriving jft the last named place about I o'clock and leaving the following morning. In St. Louis ths president and party will be taken for a drive through the city. Forest park aud the World's fair grounds. They will be enter tained by tbe Mercantile club and in the venlng the president will deliver an ad dress at tbe Coliseum. From St. Louis the train will proceed to Springfield. 111., ar riving shortly after noon and leaving about midnight. In the afternoon a drive will be taken to the fair grounds and In the venlng tbe president and party wttl be en tertained at dinner at the governor's mansion. Ia Chicago aad Cleveland. Chicago will be reached Friday morning. October S, at I SO o'clock. The program tor the day Includes visits to Northwestern nd Chicago universities and to several or ganliationa, an open air meeting on the Lake front In the afternoon and a banquet In ths eveulng, attended by the various olubs and business assoclstlona of the city. Tbe president and bis party will leave Chi cago during the night and arrive at Cleve land at 30 Saturday evening. No public program has been arranged for Cleveland, as It is the president's Intention simply to spend 8undsy there as the guest ot Senator Ilanna, leaving during Sunday night for the east. Monday, October 6. two hours will be pent at Columbus, where the president will deliver sn address at the state house. The train will reach Washington Tueaday morn ing. October 7, at 1:30 o'clock. The president will be accompanied dur ing a part ot the trip by Secretaries Shaw nd Wilson. In addition to three Secretary Cortslyou. Assistant Secretaries Loeb and Barnes the party will Include Dr. Lung and others of his personal stsff. representative ot the press assoclstlons, of several of ths large papers of the section pf country trav ersed and for the two telegraph companies. The party will Include also two photog raphers. Eartbajaake at San Frnnelsea. BAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18 -A slight earthquake shuck was ten In this city at I tl o'cUk this morning. No damage waa awe. CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Wrm Friday; Saturday f'urtly rloudy. Frnbable Showers snd Cooler In Northwest Portion. Temperature at Itaur. K a. m 42 a. m 41 T a. m 40 H a. m 43 It a. tn 44 1U a. at M 11 a. m BH 13 m.. AT Omaha lenterdoyt Hoar. Dear. 1 p. m M 3 n. m tft 3 p. n T 4 a. m B p. m n T .'., .... 9 P. ff. T QUEEN'S CLAIM IS P RES EN . mate Commission la Hawaii Permits Her Attorney to Reopen the Old Controversy. HONOLULU, Sept. 12. (Via San Francis co, Sept. 18.) The claim of ex-Queen Lll luokalani for the crown lands tsken from her at tbe time ot the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy has been presented to the senate commission on Hawaiian af fairs by ex-Judge A. S. Humphreys. The petition reopens the old question of whether the Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown with the assistance of American troops, charging that the revolt against tbe queen was aided and abetted and assisted by the minister plenipotentiary of the United States. The queen asks that she be paid for her lands, which she values at 120. 000.000. The senators composing the commission have also listened to a statement from Humphreys, In which the territorial admin istration was attacked and Humphreya an nounced that he would present a statement which will contain charges against tho ad ministration. Circuit Judge Gear also had a hearing before the commissioners. The nsvy transport Solace arrived here on September 10 from Manila, enroute to San Francisco. It will coal here and con tinue Its Journey in a few days. NOW IFS A STEAMER TRUST Managers of Ciersnun and British Lines May Raise Rate on South American h1pp?n. OSTKND. Belgium, Sept. II A confer ence of the managers of ths German and British steamship tines plying between Eu rope and South America has begun bore. The purpose of the conference Is to estab lish uniform freight rates In the South Amerlcsn trsde. The rumors that the con ference bad in view the creation of a trust for tbe purpose of retaining a monopoly ot the trade between Europe and South Amer ica in the hands ot European ship owners cannot be confirmed. It is said, however. that tho conference has practically decided to make a general Increase of 20 per cent on outgoing ftcis'ul Lo La. Flaiia. A similar increase will be made by the lines plying between New York and La Platta. LORD SALISBURY AGAIN ILL London Alarmed by Report from Swltaerland of Hla Confine ment to Red. LONDON. Sept. 19. The Tlm this morn ing aays: ...."We .much, regret, to learn that Lord Salisbury, who Is in Swttserland, Is ill and confined to hla bed. An English and a Swiss doctor have been attending blm and It Is understood that his lordship's own attendant in London has been sent for." Lord Salisbury has been touring the health resorts of southern Europo tor sev eral weeks. Visitors to Switzerland have seen blm riding a bicycle. He always kept much to himself and attracted little atten tion. For some time past his lordship's health has been gradually falling and the announcement of the Times, although care fully worded, causes alarm. HAYTIAN TORcIs" DEFEATED Wir Minister Abandons Position, Leaving Many Dead aad Woanded on the Field. CAPE HAYTIEN. Haytl. Sept. II. The forcea of the provisional government of Hsytl, commanded by the war minister, Oenersl Norde, have austalned a severe de feat at Llmbe. General Norde, at the head ot 8.000 men, attacked Llmbe at 9 o'clock yesterday morn ing, and after desperate fighting, laating three hours, the general abandoned his position, baggage and war munitions and left a great number of dead and wounded, including several generals, on the field. The population of Cape Haytlen is tn a stste of anxiety. The enemy, to the num ber ot 4.000 well armed men, is advancing on the place. Another battle before the town la Imminent. BOERS WISHJN0 FIREWORKS Botha Telegraphs Brassele Not to Pre pare Antl-Brltlsh Domonstrsv tlon tor Them. BRUSSELS, Sept. 11. The Boer recep tion committee here has received the fol lowing telegram from General Botha: "We shall be glad If you Inform tbe population of Brussels that we desire no anti-English demonstration to occur upon the occasion of our visit to Brussels, our mission being non-political and purely charitable." Dr. Lcyds, the Boer representative In Europe, has issued a denial of the report that the Boer generals Botha, Delarey and Dewet would abandon their tour. He de clares the generala to be in complete agree ment with himself and tbe other European Boer delegates. USE OF SWORD IS ABOLISHED t'smadlen Moaated Troop Most Ot pend tor Efficiency Upon the Use at the Ride. MONTREAL, Sept. 18 The earl of Dun don, the new commander ot the Canadian military, has Just issued a aweeplng ordor abolishing the sword aa a cavalry weapon. Mounted troops. Lord Dundon declares, must depend tor efficiency on the rifle, and he recommends that offlceis and men fit themselves to obtain musketry certificates. Tbe carbinea now In use will ba replaced gradually by rifles. EDMUND IS NO PETTY THIEF He Decamp After Losing the Leader Bask of Vienna More Than .1oo.OOO. VIENNA, Sept. 18 Edmund Jelllnek, an official ia the raahier'a department of the Lender bank, disappeared hurriedly from Vienna today. It was discovered thst be had defrauded the bank ot 1315. WW by falsifying checks. The money thus ob talned was spent by Jelllnek In specula tion. He baa not yet been apprehended, ROUMANIAN JEWS THANK HAY Thoie of Milwaukee Bend Him Gommeida tiea ef Eii Protest GERMANY IS INCLINED TO APPROVE IT Roeharest Correspondent states. How ever, That the Persecuted Do Sot Try to Secure Work la the Fields. Al'KEE. Sept. 18. Roumanian Jew jere heartily erprove of the protest against the Injustice and barbarity ot the Roumanian government which haa been sent to the powers by Secretary ot State Hay. At a meeting today ot the Roumanian re lief committee of Milwaukee this telegram was forwarded to Secretary Hay: "In be half of outraged humanity, as well as the persecuted Jews of Roumanla, we hereby extend to you, and through you to our be nign government, out profound gratitude for the timely protest conveyed by you to other nations against the cruel and In human treatment wilfully practiced upon the Jews of Roumanla by their govern ment in denying them every opportunity of employment, whereby to gain an honest livelihood. An all-wise Providence will bless our nation for acts like this." Germany Is Favorable. BERLIN, Sept. 18. The German foreign office has received a note from the British government defining some action of tbe j signatory powers of the treaty of 1878 re- , gsrdlng Rnumanla's treatment of Jews. The British note Is similar to the United States' note on tbe same subject and it has the same tone. The United States' action Is regarded as being quite within the nation's rights In seeking the assistance of the- signatories In preventing an influx of Indigent immi grants which Is recognized as a substan tial grievance. These two notes will re sult In an Interchange of vlewa between the powers aa to what action Is feasible. In the meantime It Is expected that Rou manla will take cognizance of the United States' protest and defend Its case upon its own Initiative before the signatories. The foregoing represents tbe views of the German government, but the press, knowing nothing of tbe British note, seems to consider the United States' ac tion as simply chivalrous and aa not likely to result In practical measures. The Vos slsche Zeltung says that while thinking Germany will do nothing it still believes the United States' note cannot fall to have a' strong moral effect, adding: "That, perhaps. Is Its purpose. The United States does not need the protection of Europe against pauper tmmiarstlnn. as It already has legislation sufficient to keep out un desirable immigrants. What tbe United States aimed at, therefore, was an expres sion of Its feeling of humanity, which, notwithstanding Its novelty, is an agree able thing to see." Human Promise lafulfllled. The Vosslsche Zeltung publishes a letter from Bucharest, Roumanla, saying that emigration continues and that the Rou manian government. In passing ths law on. the subject, promised to.adopfaajlaiinis- trativ measures that would mitigate harsh ness, but this, tbe correspondent affirms, was not fulfilled. The Post aay- "The Roumanian Jews have mighty protectors. It is not long ago that certain financial circles threatened to depress Roumanian securities unless the government was more pliant toward tbe Jewa. This failed and now the Jews have the support of the United States. We do not know what attitude tbe signers of the Berlin treaty will take toward the note, but we know that all talk of persecution of the Jews comes from incorrect suppositions as to what the new law Is." The Post also as serts that this applies equally to all aects and races. Another Side of the Cane. LONDON, Sept. 18. In a dispatch from Bucharest, Roumanla, dated September 14, a correspondent of the Daily Express says the emigration fever among tbe Jews of Roumanla still continues and that within the last three months 4,000 Jews have left tho country. "Tonight," the correspondent goes on, "a party of 850 left for Canada and the United States and small parties of Jews leave the larger towna ot the country almost dally. Although the reason given by the emigrants for leaving Is their inability to obtain work, the Jewa ateedlly refuse to take up farm labor. Proof of this Is found In the fact that within the laat three years Roumanla has psld for outside Bulgarian labor some thing like 13,000,000, which might have gone to the Jewa If they would only turn their bands to the light labor of harvesting. Bul garian laborers are well housed and excel lently fed while working on Roumanian farms." PROGRAM FOR G. A. R. REUNION Beartnnlnsr flaaday Special Featare Are Provided for Each ( Day. WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. The official pro gram for the week of the Grand Army en campment was announced from headquarters today. Beginning Sunday, October 5, with patriotic services In the city churches, all j iue louowiug aaya up to ana including Thursday are tsken up with vsrlous features Incidental to the meeting, with a display of fireworks nightly during the entire week on the Washington monument lot. Monday, October 6, there la to be a floral automobile parade, a parade of the Improved Order ot Red Men, the dedication of Camp Roosevelt on the White lot In the afternoon, at which Secretary Hay is to deliver the oration, a regatta on the Potomac river and a campfire in Convention hall. During the morning of Tuesday will occur the naval parade and In ths evening a public meeting of welcome at Convention hall. Wednesday will be the big day of the encampment, when the re view of the Grand Army by President Roose velt will tske place. On Wednesday nlxht there la to be a reception to tbe commander- ln-chlef of the Grand Army and his stsff ' and to the women'a patriotic organizations. On Thursday will begin the business ses sions of the national encampment and vsrl ous auxiliary organtzstlons. Tbe dedication of the cornerstone of the proposed memorial bridge alao will take place Tbursdsy. General Graat I Returning. WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 The War de partment has been advised of tbs sailing of the transport Logan from Manila Septem- ber 16 for San Francisco, with Brigadier ; General Frederick D. Grant, headquarter I and six troops of ths Ninth cavalry; 121 I atck, eight Insane, 1ST casusls and fifty , five discharged soldiers. General Grant , has been assigned to command tb Depart 1 meat ot Texas. ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS MURDER Wounded Body ot Mr. Palltser at Manhattan Fossa, Weighted, la Morris (ual. NEW TORK, Sept. II. The nude body of a young woman was today found In the Morris canal, between Newark and Jersey City, and was tonight identified by Joseph Pulitzer of 160 West Forty-sixth street, Manhattan, as that of his wife, Annie, who hsd been missing since Tuesday. The discovery ot the body was msde by the driver ot an express wagon passing along the plank road on the bunk of the canal along the meadows. An attempt had been made to sink It with a twenty-pound Iron weight attached to a long hitching strap, tho other end of which was tied around the waist. A long stab wound was found in the abdomen, and a later exami nation by County Physician Converse re vested the fact that the woman's ekull was fractured. Dr. Converse thought that per haps two days had elapsed since the woman was killed, but that the body had been In the wster only a few hours. The body wss removed to Jersey City and Chief of Police Murphy put all hla avail able detectives on the case. After tbe Identification PullUer was de tained by Chief Murphy, who telephoned to police headquarters in this city that he "regarded the case as suspicious'' and re quested the assistance of the detective bu reau. In response Captain Titus sent de tectives to the house and searched the room occupied by the couple. They de clined to state what waa revealed by their search. Later it waa announced at police headquarters that nothing had been found the Pulitxer room that could throw any liscbt: on the mystery. A man named Shields, who accompanied Pulitzer, was also de tained as a witness by Chief Murphy of Jersey City. OREGON LYNCHERS UNVEILED Haat !earo Assailant Two Days With oat Masks and Finally Shoot Him la n Store. MARSHFIELD, Ore., Sept. 18. Alonzo Tucker, colored, who assaulted Mrs. Den nis near Libby yesterdsy, was lynched to day. A body of coal miners, heavily armed, marched Into town last evening. The mar shal, who had Tucker In custody, attempted to take him from the Jail Just as the miners entered and a rush was made for tbe negro. He managed to give his custodians the slip and Jumped under the wharf Into the mud flats and eluded both officers and mob un til today. The miners stationed armed guards at every point of egress to the city. The pa trol was kept all night and at one time there was loud talk or lynching the officers who allowed Tucker to ossape. Every cor ner of th tnn - searched Cunily two boys located the fug'tlve under Dean ft Co.'s atore. The boys fired at him with air guna and drove him from hla hiding place. As he emerged a all from a rifle caught him In the right 1 jr. Tucker ran Into Dean , store and wa followed by the miners, who started to string him up 1n the stoi .'but they decided to take him to the scen(Sf tbe crime. A start was made, but U f (tegro died from hi wounds and the moj, Ringed blm to a beam on the South b,fletd bridge. There waa not a waeket til la the crowd nd everything was don to broad daylight. PERRY'S ASSAILANT ARRESTED Striker Assert Assanlt l'pon Hit the Osteons ot n Plot. Waa CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 18 (Special Telegram.) W. E. Price, the Union Pa cific blacksmith who assaulted President Perry of the local machinists union last night, was arrested in Eaton, Colo., today and brought back to this olty tonight. He refiised to come without requisition papers. It develop that the night attack upon President Perry was the result of a plot and some sensational disclosures are looked for. It la alleged that Trice was furnished with his club and pistol by Union Pacific guards, one of whom afterward escorted the strike breaker out of the city in a closed carriage. Strikers assert the Union Pacific authorized the attack, but It is generally believed the plot was hatched by the guards themselves. Perry was attacked by Union Pacific guards about a month ago and given a I beating. The. guard who assisted Price will be arrested tomorrow and he will be charged with complicity In the attack upon Perry. Sheriff Smalley returned at midnight from the Colorado line and reports that Price was released by the Colorado officers and Is now getting out of the country. It Is slleged that Union Pacific attorneys ap peared at Greeley In behalf of Price and secured hla release. TO ADMINISTERRICE ESTATE W. M. Rice' Son aad Two Other Are Granted Letter of Admin istration. NEW TORK. Sept. 18 William M. Rlc. Jr., John D. Bartine and James A. Baker, Jr., were today granted letters of adminis tration on tbe estate of William M. Rice, on the will executed by him In 1896. They are required to give a bond which Is ssld to be in the neighborhood ot $7,000,000. Albert M. Patrick, who was named as rcalduary legatee in a will alleged to have been executed in September, 1900. shortly before Mr. Rice's death, Is now In Sing Sing prison awaiting trial on his appeal from the conviction ot the murder of Mr. Rice, who left an estate valued at $8,000,000. Both wills were contested by Surrogate Fitzgerald, who admlited the will of 1896 to probate, holding that tbe latter will usually known as the Patrick will, was a forgery. The bulk of the cstste Is In Hovston, Tex. Surrogste Fitzgerald today granted also letters testamentary to Mrs. Virginia Vn derbllt. wife of W. K. Vanderbllt, Jr., on the estate of her brother, the late Cbarlea L. Fair, who waa killed with his wife In an automobile accident In France a month ago. Immediately after the news of Mr. Fair's death reached here hla sister, Mrs. Herman Oelrlcbs, secured an order authorizing a aearch for her brother's will In the vaults ot a safe company, but no will was found. BANK'S ACCOUNTS IN TANGLE Kansas Commissioner Take Charge ot Institution at Clmmarea ta straighten Matter. TOPEKA. Kan., Sept. 18 The state bank commissioner took possession of the Stats bank at Clmmaron. The books of the con cern bsve been badly kept and the bank commissioner will not be able to tell for some days what Its condition Is. The cap ital of tbs bsnk Is $5,000. The deposits are $45,000, over half of tba amount be longing to Cray county. ON VERGE OF AN UPRISING Chinee Boxer Situation Beoomiig Almost ai Serioni ai Aefere. CONGER IS TAKING VIGOROUS ACTION Prince Chins; Sends Copy ot Imperial Edict to Amerlrna Minister nad Promises to Qaell the Rebellion. WASHINGTON. Dec. 18. China Is en tbe verge ot another Boxer uprising which may equal that of 1900. according to mall advices received at the State department from Min ister Conger, dsted last month. The troubles appear to arise principally from extortionate taxation, combined with resentment against the presence of mission aries, thus justifying the Judgment ot the Department of State, which pointed out to the powers that, the demand for excessive Indemnities would result In serious lnternsl troubles tn China. Mr. Conger's first advice bears date of August 6, from Pekin, and be reports seri ous anti-foreign riots near chentu, In the province ot Czechuan, In wkicb a number ot native Christians had been massacred and chapels destroyed. Mr. Conger appears to have acted with energy upon telegraphic complaints from Dr. Canright, an American medical missionary at Chentu, not only ad dressing the Chinese foreign office by letter, but calling there tn person to Impress upon the officials the lmportsnce ot an Immediate and effective action, and finally succeeding In causing the removal of the local Chinese officials who had failed to repress the riots and preserve life and property. Mr. Conger Incloses with his report the communication that passed between him self, Dr. Csnright and the foreign office. Under date of June 20, from Chentu, Dr. Canrlght telegraphed: "Czechuan repeating (troubles of) nine teen hundred. Chapel burned, ten Chris tians killed. Boxers (hsve been) multiply ing (for) four months. Officials taxed." Conner Demnnds Protection. Mr. Conger Immediately telegraphed Dr. Canrlght to demand adequate protection for missionaries and the native Christians from the local official. He also addressed a note to Prince Ching at the foreign office, atating that there were severs! American missionaries and many chapels and con verts In Czechuan and that It was necessary that Immediate provision be made to stamp out these troubles et their very Inception. In hi answer Prince Ching encloses a copy of the following Imperial edict: "Some time ago a number of local out laws were banded together In the district of Tze Yang and made trouble, whereupon I dispatched troops to disperse them. The leading criminal, Li Kang Chung, and oth ers were arrested and executed, but now the magistrate of tbe place. Ma Cheng Cht, reports that at the T'Ch-Ku-Chiao in his district outlaws over 1,000 strong suddenly made a night attack and destroyed a church which the British or American society had built. The preacher, Cbu-Lu-Engwl, and tour church members were also killed. They also burned some bouses and killed two Christians. I aent troopa tn all hast and deputed besides an official, with rank of taoti, to prooeed with braves to attend to tula. ' -'- -- - - - Fierce and Lawless Outbreaks. "Such fierce and lawless outbreaks should certainly be quickly put down. They must on no account be allowed to spread. We command Kwel Chun to strictly order the troopa to disperse the rebels and their fol lowers, to seize the ringleaders and to pun ish them according to the rigor of the law, and so nip the rebellion in the bud. "We feel a great pity for the missionary or preacher and others, who, through no fault of theirs, have lost their lives, and command that adequate relief may be at once given. , "As for Ma Cheng Chi, the -magistrate of Tze Tang, who, it la said, has not long been In the office, because he waa remiss in taking precautionary measure we de mand that be be removed from office and that he be given a limited time within which to capture the criminals. "As there may be outlaws in other places, who rouse the suspicion of people, spread rumors and make trouble, the local au thorities should be sternly Instructed to make careful search and put a stop to all such things, to take special precaution so as to get rid of bad Chinese and to en courage tbe law-abiding people. They must give protection to the chapels and mis sionaries without the least remissness. "Besides sending a telegram to the vice roy of Szechuan that he should at once carry out the Imperial will as In duty bound, we have reverently copied the edict and sent It for your excellency's informa tion. With compliments of the season, cards of PRINCE CHINO. "Ministers of the Board of Foreign Af fairs. "Dated 21st dsy of the fifth moon (June 26, 1902.)" Baser Captured and Punished. Another dispatch from tbe Foreign office to Mr. Conger, dated July 15, states that the viceroy reported that the missionary killed wss a Chinese, and that quit a num ber of leading Boxers bad been captured and punished, and a sharp lookout was be ing kept for those still at large. Mr. Conger again had occaalon to addrass the Foreign office on July 30, Informing them that Dr. Canrlght had again reported that robberies and massacres were occur ring dally, that all were in great danger and that he bad demanded protection In vain. The minister urged the Foreign office to take more effective meaaurea. "In order to avoid the fearful responsibility of a further loss of life and property." The Foreign office replied that several edicts had been Issued directing the viceroy to suppress tbe trouble. It had received a telegram from that official stating that the rebel, Hslung Ching He of Jen Chou Hslsn, made his appearance, suddenly st the head of a crowd and burned a chapel and some thirty odd bouses early In that moon, and also killed a Christian. They also committed other outrages, whereupon the viceroy dlspstched troops to the scene, who killed soma twenty or more people. The leader of the riot waa also raptured and orders were given to bsve him be headed and bis head exposed. The rebel at other points were also at tacked by tbe government troopa snd routed. Three or four hundred of them were killed. The Judge ot the province reported that there was no need for the missionaries to seek temporary refuge. From Pekln. PEKIN. Sept. 18. Tbe Boxer attack on Cheng Tu Fu, capital ot Bze Chuan prov ince, In which 50,000 Boxers msds an inef fectual attempt to take the city, began September 14. Whea the rebels endesvored to enter tbe city a conflict ensued. Tbs at tackers were driven back and the gates ot the city were closed and guarded by troops. Soldiers quelled the disorder within tb city. Fourteen Boxer leader and several ether rebel vera executed. LOOK FOR FRAUDULENT VOTING Mererrltea nld tn Have Arrnnaed tor Wholesale Importation of Men from Council Bluffs. $50.00 REWARD. The Bee will pay $50.00 reward for the arrest and conviction of any person fraudulently voting at the republican primaries in this city Friday, September 19, 1902. As a result of Information concerning the movements of certain Mercer worker, The Bee has decided to make thle offer of re ward for the detection ot fraudulent vot ing done tn the interest ot the non-resident randldate for congress. It hss been reliably ascertained that tbe Merceritea, who have had possession ot tbe primary enrollment books, hsve been going through them for namea of people who hsve moved away, with a view to having other persona vote on these names. It is also known that tbe Merceritea era contemplating awearlng tn large numbers of men before the city clerk, who have no right to vote at the prlmariea. In order to throw their votes Into the wards where they think they have a chance to win out. The principal part of their scheme tor de frauding the ballot box contemplates the importation from Council Bluffs ot non-rea-Ident voters to come to tbe rescue ot the non-resident congressman. Emissaries ot the Mercer campaign man agers were In Council Bluffs Wednesday and Thursday trying to arrange the detatla of thlB conspiracy. It will be remembered that similar importation of voters from Omaha to Council Bluffs was charged a few years ago during the hotly-contested primary fight there for a convention In the Interest of the re-election of Senator Gear, tn which John N. Baldwin was actively Interested. The same men who engineered the Impor tation of votera from Omaha to Council Bluffs at that time are said to be engaged in similar work in behalf of the Baldwin Mercer alliance now, only with the direc tion of the movement reversed. One of the Mercer recruiters, who went to Council Bluffs from Omsha on this mis sion, asserted that they had all the money they wanted and Intended to use It where It would do the most good. He repre sented that Mercer expected to win in the First. Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth warda, with a fighting chance in the Fourth ward, admitting the losa of the Second and Third wards. He declared that lb money as to be )BQl.Jn.tliPCj.nj votes Into the contested wards and that the bridge motor Itne between Council Bluffs and Omaha would do a big business on Friday. Tbe city clerk baa kept lists of all voters to whom certificate are being Issued and copies will be eent to the election officers to check off renewals. Private detectives have also been employed to check up aworn-ln votes to make it difficult to per petrate fraud at the primary except at the risk of criminal prosecution. WRECK ON THE BALTIMORE Forty-Two Injured by the Derailing ot si Trnln Near Chllll eothe, O, CHILLICOTHE, O., 8epL 19. No. 2. the Royal Blue flyer on the Baltimore ft Ohio Southwestern, was wrecked at Leeeburg at 8 o'clock tonight, the train having run Into an open awltch while running at the rate of fifty miles an hour. To add to the dis aster, the engine exploded and Engineer Philip Roe and Fireman Charles Studer, both of this city, were killed outright. Every coach on the train left the track, but advices from the scene of the wreck were that none of the passengers was seriously Injured. General Manager I. G. Rawn was In bis private car on tbe rear of the train and he superintended the care taking of the In jured. He ordered the Injured brought to the Warner house tn this city. He asked for room for forty-four persons Injured. Their namea cannot be obtained here, aa all Is In confusion. The following la a partial list of the in jured: Mra. John Sellers, Wellston, O. Miss Sylvester, Wellstoa. Charles Mosber, Chllllcothe. Mrs. George Warner and Mabel Warner. Mrs. Otto Wlssler, Chllllcothe. Henry Oreenbaum. W. S. STRATTON IS BURIED Funeral Service Held urr the Re main ot Colorado Millionaire at HI late Home. COLORADO SPRING8. Colo., Sept. 18 The funeral aervlces over the remslns of the late W. S. Stratum were held from his late home at 10 o'clock today and were wit nessed by the relative, members of tbe city council and officers ot the Colorado 8prlngs Mining Stock association. Rev. Benjamin Brewster, D. D.. rector of Grace Episcopal church, conducted the services. The clergyman made a touching reference the life and unselfishness of the departed millionaire. The body lay In atate at the house until 2 o'clock, when It wae taken charge of by the Maaonio fraternity. This order es corted the body to Evergreen cemetery, where Interment wss made at 3 o'clock. It I believed that there are two wills In existence, and that the second one was ! drafted within the last three days. Evsry street car In the city stopped for five min utes while the funeral cortege waa leaving tbe Stratton homo. Movements of Ocean Vessel, Sept. IN, At New York Balled: Fuerst Rlsmark. for HamburK, etc.; 1orralne. for Havre; ilri vr Kurfurat, for Bremen. Arrived: Manl tou. from lindon. At Hamburg Arrived: Serapls, from Ban Francisco, etc. At Btwtlii Sailed: Nauplla. for New York. At jm-entown Hal'ed : Majestic for New York; Khynland. tor Philadelphia.' At London Arrived: Cambrian, from Bos. ton. At Plymouth Arrived: August Victoria, from New York. HOLDS FOR RAILROADS AMeumeit Made by Stat Beard f Eqaal izatiei it to Staid. WILL NOT MANDAMUS TO CORRECT ACTION Tax Evasion by tb Railroads Receives Ju dicial Countenance. FRANCHISES TAXABLE THOUGH NOT TAXED kuit Be Takes Inte ensideration as Well aa Tangible Prepertj. MARKET VALUE AN IMPORTANT FACTOR Opinion at Court In Effect Says As sessment I All Rlaht, but Do Mot Do It That way Affala. (From a Staff Correrondent. LINCOLN, Sept. 18. (Special Telegram.) , In a alxty-psge opinion filed this morning the supreme court denies the application for a mandamus asked by the Bee Building company against the State Board of Equal isation. The court holds that aa the board la legally constituted a special tribunal for the purpose of assessing railroad and tele graph property It Is clothed with quasi Ju dicial powers, and when It has once acted on sufficient Information and expressed an honest Judgment as to valuation its Judg ment cannot be controlled by the writ ot mandamus, which Is a writ to compel action and not to correct action. The court holds that in the case at bar under the evidence the Inference la not warrantable that tbe respondents acted with Improper motives and fraudulently In mak ing the assessment complained of. with tbe wrongful Intention of discriminating In favot of the railroad and telegraph com panies whose property was assessed. An assessment may be treated as fraudulent when well known rules ot valuation are dis regarded, where reliable and pertinent in formation la declined and an arbitrary as sessment at groasly Inadequate flgurei made. The court holds, however, that the Board of Equalization must Include and assess the value of franchises with the tangible prop erty, but that where it assesses the prop erty of a railroad as a unit and considers the purposes for which It Is used, the fact that It Is earning an income and exercising the rights ot such corporation, such assess ment would Include the intangible property also and be an assessment ot Its franchise. Iii llila Inee tli f i a.ucltiet) vie seavBsed.. It Is held, too, thst the market value of a railroad's storks and bond are an Important factor to determine cash value of the prop erty represented by those stocks and bonds. and that the earnings Is evidence of a moat Important character in determining the true value of the property, Is one of tbe chief elements that give it value and should be considered in making the final assessment. Syllabus .'r tho Case. Following Is the syllabus ot tb opinion t State of Nebraska ex ret The Bee Build in. Compnt-. et el aaltist IHn-n P Sav age, Governor, et a I. Original: ,. 1. Pleading construed and held to present an laftue ot fraud in regard to the man ner of making the assessment complained of. 2. It In the duty of the State Board of Equalisation to value ana nesees for pur poses of taxation all railroad and telegraph properties of nil kinds within the state, with the exceptions mentioned In sections 38 and to of the revenue act. 3. In HSKessIng property for taxation the dominant Idea of the organic law Is that needful revenues shall be raised by levy ing a tax on property by valuation In such manner that every owner of property sub ject tn taxation snail pay taxes In propor tion to the value ot tn property ownee. 4. The word "property" ns uaed In the constitution la a generic, term and Include all property of whatever description, whether taimlhle or Intangible. 6. While the revenue act provides for the aeseanment for tax purposes of all prop erty at Its fair ranh value, the court will take Judicial notice nf the fact that for general reveenje ptirpoite th standard of valuation generally prevailing Is far be low the actual cash value of ths properly assessed. 6. In observing the constitutional rule of uniformity, property which eecapes taxes altogether en not be taken Into account In determining the standard of valuation of properly actually listed, returned or assessed on which taxea are levied. 7. The Htate Hoard of Kquallsatlon. In the e-aseasnx nt of railroad and telegraph properties ahouU Include in its assessment the value of th- franchise with the tangi ble property assessed. What to Consider. 8. In the eseesHment of railroad and tele graph property, the- Htate Hoard of Kuuall- sailon may consider not only the returns required to be made by sections 89 and , but also all other information of a reliable character obtainable, which may tend to eatabilsli the true value ot the property asaeeaed. V. The provisions of section 13 of the revenue act requiring the assessment of the capital slock of ih corporations therein named, at Its actual value, after deducting therefrom the value of th real estate and personal property of such cor poration asaeased as such, are not applic able to the assessment made by the Stat Hoard of Equalisation, of the properllt of railroad and telegraph companies. 10. Sections 3V and 40 of the revenue act embrace the legislative plan and method ot assessing railroad and telegraph proper ties which are complete within themselves and capable of enforcement independent ot the provisions of sec tion 32. 11. In assessing railroad and telegraph property, it Is the duty of the Stste Board of Equalisation tn secure all reasonable and uvceasary reliable Information relative to the value of the entire property of each corporation assessed snd assess such prop erty as a unit or one property. 12. In determining the value of the prop erty assesaed, It Is the duty of the board to consider all factors having the elements of property, whether tsngthle or Intangible, which enhance the value of the corporate estate, and value such property for assess ment purposes sn that the valuation placed thereon shall harmonise with ihs constitu tional rule ot uniformity. 1.1. Where railroad and telegraph prop erties are situated In more than one stste. It is neiessary to coiiHlder and determine the value of the whole property wherever situated as an entirety, and then determine, what proportion of the whole properly Is situated and used In this state and subject to taxation therein, the relation such purl bears to the whole property aa to Its value being the basis on which the assessment Is to be made. stocks aad Bond. 14 The market value of the stocks and bonds of a railroad corporation la an Im portant factor with other pertinent In formation by whU'h tn determine the fair cash value of the property assessed which is represented by such stocks and bpnds. 15. The earnlnas of a railroad company la evidence af a moat Important character tn determining the true value of ths prop erty from which the earnings accrue and Is one of the chief elements which give value to the property and should e con sidered In determining the value for as sasment purposes of the entire corporate properly which la assessed. 1. Where tho property of s rsllroad cor. rotation Is aasesaed ty the State Hoard of Kqvialltatlon as a unit and In fixing the value thereof the hoard takes Into con sideration the fart that the property la being used for eflecluallng the ohjects of the corporation, la earning an Income In Die transportation of passenger and carry ing of frilsht for hire, and that such cor poration la exercising the rlihl. powers snd privileges of corporations organised for the purpose of engaging in business ss common carriers, such assessment so mado would Include and cover the Intangible a well aa tbe tangible firuirty ot tke cVr-
