Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, May 28, 1903, Image 1
The Omaha: Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871. OMAHA,. THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 18 1903 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPV THREE CENTS. 1IAC11EN IS ARRESTED Buper ntendent of Boral Delivery Matt Aniwer to Bribery Charge. BRISTOW ISSUES OFFICIAL STATEMENT Accused of Haying Stood in with Finn of Contractors. BOND IS PLACED AT TWENTY THOUSAND Authorities Assert the Evidence Against Uaobeo is Conclude. SUSPECT PROTESTS HE IS INNOCENT Refuses to Answer Many Qitlo Asked Him and Suya Ilia Arrcat la Marcl? a Oraad lt4 Play. WASHINGTON, May 27.-A. W. Machen, superintendent of tha frea delivery, who waa removed fiom duty aome time ago, vii arrested today at the Instigation of tha Foatofflca department charged with receiv ing brlbea from contractors. These bribes axe supposed to aggregate 120,000. Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Brlstow this afternoon Issued the following statement: M. W. Machen. general superintendent of free delivery service, waa arrested at 1 vink trxlav. He la charted with receiv ing bribes amounting n all to about 22.uoo In connection witn a, contract nnu ujr ui"u Bros, of Washington, D. C, for a patent fastener used on street letter boxes, known aa the Groff fastener. The PostofTlce de partment In the last ten yeara haa used knnt tinrina nrih nf these fasteners, ana It la shown by ample evidence that for the last three years, at least, Mr. Machen haa been receiving 40 per cent of the amounts paid to the OrofTs. The transaction of the nusiness waa conumim t ""- who controla the patent of his brother, Samuel M., a policeman. The arrest of Mr. Machen waa the con cluding act of an examination of him which waa conducted for three houra today by Fourth Aaslatant Poetmaster General Bris tow. Inspector Fosnes, .who relieved Mr. Machen as chief of the free delivery system, and Poatofflce Inspector Meyer. At the conclusion of the Investigation Deputy United States Marshal Spring-man i called Into Mr. Brlatow'e office and made the arrest. Other Arrests Mar Follow. Tha warrant on which Machen waa ar rested charges him with receiving a bribe, It la understood that other arrests are to follow. Machen wilt Immediately be dis missed by the postmaster general. Tha amount of Money paid during the last ten yeara to Groff Bros., In Fourth Assistant postmaster Oeneral Brlatow's statement, waa subsequently changed to 1140,000. Mr. Machen waa taken before United States Commissioner Taylor and through his attorneys, Douglas dc Douglas, de manded an immediate hearing. Tha dis trict attorney said ha waa not ready to Brooeed and asked for a postponement for tea las.Tlie.. preJlmlruLry bearing waa aw for Friday, Jono 15. Mr. Machen said: "This will 'com out all right. My arrest la merely a grand stand play." i Mr. Machen waa released on 120,000 bond, given by the Union Security and Guarantee company of Philadelphia. Poatofflce In spector Foanes is trying to locate D. J. Groff. one of the members of the contract ing firm. The other members of the Groff concern were subjected to a severe examination to day by the police of the city and the post- offloe Inspectors at police headquarters. It Is stated that they furnished little informa tion, but the questioning continued through' out tha morning hours. When tinder examination by the poatofflce officials Mr. Machen made a general denial money whatever from the concern. He de clined to answer many of the questions propounded to him on the ground that they related to his private affairs. Mr. Machen was notified laat night to coma )o tha office of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Brlstow this morning, He was not informed as to tha purpose of the visit When ha appeared he was immediately taken into the private office of Mr. Brla tow, where he waa put through a severe rigid examination. Meantime Colonel Coch ran, tha chief poatofflce inspector, and sev eraj of his men, were busy and the. office of the district attorney waa communicated with and Deputy Marshal Springman die patched to the Poatofflce department to affect the arrest of Machen. Thla waa done at 1 o'clock. The postal authorities assert that the evidence in their possession Is complete and conclusive, but deqllne to go into details. Tha speclflo evidence in the possession of the department covers four yeara, but it la alleged by the authorttiea that the re latlons : between Machen - and the Greft concern have existed for nine or ten yeara. No charges formed a bails for the Inves tlgatlon of the contract. The discoveries were made by Poatofflce Inspector Mayer In the court of the general Investigation of the affairs of the division over which Machen haa had charge tor many yeara past. Tha discovery of the alleged bribes was made by Mr. Mayer about three weeks ago and since then the efforts of Acting General Superintendent Foanea of the free delivery system and Poatofflce Inspectors Mayer, McKee, Thorpe. Rolfe, Williams and Farrow have been concentrated on thla caae. The Investigation developed very rapidly late yeaterday afternoon. Poatmaster Gen eral Fayne waa notified by Fourth Aaslat ant Postmaster General Brlstow that the facts warranted the arrest. Thla afternoon Mr. Brlstow had another consultation with the postmaater general, at which Mr. Brlstow announced that Mr. Machen would be immediately arreated. The post, master general concurred in the vlewa ot the assistant and agreed that thla step waa neceasary. Several of the Inspectors were at work sll last night closing up the Investigation preliminary to Ita aenaa tional climax today. Poatmaater Oeneral Payns made the announcement of the ar rest at 1 o'clock thla afternoon In voice that trembled with emotion. Mr. Payne aald: I'Mr. Machen la now being arreated In thla building." He had little to add beyond stating that the charge waa "par ticipating In the profits of a concern with his office." Filler B. Groff. one of the partners In the firm of Oroff Bros., who are accused of having bribed August W. Machen for the purpose ot procuring the purchase by the government of their letter box fasten ers, called at police headquarters tonight, stating that he had heard that a warrant for hla arreat waa out. He waa served with tha wsrrsnt and waa released on SlO.flon bond pending appearence before the United Bute commissioner tomorrow. COLLECTOR ACCEPTS GIFTS Irregularities Arc Charged Against the Customs OBci at Bast Jess. SAN JUAN, P. R., Mr "-. As a result of the visit herb of Cub pector Cul- lum, charges have been . '', Washing ton against Collector Kruso. "'f 'ng lr regularltlea In the conduct of U. '' "Man office. f According to affidavits submlttea the charges, Collector Krusen received v lawful emoluments permitting steamers to vlitlt Island porta without an Inspector on board. In return for presents made to him. and unlawfully demanding cigars from shippers. The collector Is satisfied now, but on his leturn a reply from him la ex pected. WASHINGTON, May 27.-The Treaaury department today made the following statement regarding the report cabled from San Juan to the effect that Collector Krusen had been charged by Inspector Cullom with smuggling: The Investigation referred to at San Juan was the regular Investigation of the port of Ban Juan, ordered oy the Treasury de partment, as it orders Investigations of all other porta at least once a year. Ir regularities were reported by the agent. The collector was accused of receiving presents of tobacco and liquors. In ex planation to the agent he aald they were given to him voluntarily. The collector haa been severely censured by the depart ment for his Indiscretions and the Irre gularities of an agreement disclosed by the report of the Investigation. The report does not charge dishonesty. , ENGLAND SEIZES ISLANDS British Government Aanexes Three (.Inhabited Bodies of La ad with View to Future. TAHITI, May 15. Via. San Francisco, May 27. (Correspondence of the Asso ciated Press.) Information received on the best authority confirms the rumor that three email islands near Pttcalrn were seized by England recently. It appears that they were regarded by British Consul Simons at Tahiti aa valuable. He waa under the impresssion that sooner or later the French government might annex them and so, without waiting for definite In structions from hla government, sent Mr. McCoy, the English resident on Pttcalrn island, to take over the three Islands for the British government Later an Eng lish man-of-awr, at Mr. Simon's request, went from Tahiti to the new possessions and completed certain formalities. When the action was reviewed by the British foreign office, the consul received full ap probation for hla forethought Ducle Island has a safe harbor, and Elisabeth Island has many attractive features. There are no inhabitants In the group. Colonial troope are to be withdrawn from Tahiti in the near future. They are con sldered to be wholly unnecessary to thla colony, and are a great burden upon the treaaury. PASSENGERS G0 TO BOTTOM From Fifteen to Twenty Lose Their Lives la a Collision at Sea. ANTWERP, May 27. The British steamer Huddersflsld, which sailed from here yea terday for Grimsby. WWlldetf with the Nor weglan steamer Uto. Huddersfleld la re ported to have foundered. From fifteen to twenty of Ita passengers are aald to have lost their lives. The crew were saved. The pasaengera were mostly seamen, re turning, to England. It Is believed they were crushed In the collision. The bows of Uto were damaged. It was ascertained later that twenty-two Austrian and Italian emigrants perished when Huddersfleld sank. LONDON, May 87. A telegram from Grimsby says Huddersfleld carried twenty- nine emigrants and five other steerage pas sengers. Twenty of the emigrants are miss ing. The rematnder were taken ashore with the Crew of Huddersfleld. RENAULT DIES OF INJURIES Racer aad Maker of Automobiles Falls to Survive Accident. POITERS. France, May 27. Marcel Re nault, the well known racer and maker of automobiles, who was injured by the over' turning of his machine during the first stage of the Paris-Madrid race, died sud denly after midnight at Couve Verac. Re nault never recovered full consciousness from the time he was found beside the roadway. Exhibit of Irish ladastrlea. LONDON. May 27.-The Irish Depart ment of Agriculture has decided to organize a special exhibit of Irish Industries for the St. Louis exposition. The secretary for Ireland, Mr. Wyndham, In making the announcement in the House of Commons today, said the department should be In formed that if it undertook the organiza tion of an exhibit a special pavilion would be provided from American sources. The department waa now In correspondence on the subject with the royal commission, whose co-operation In the project had been secured. ' Refuses to Accept Resignation. PORT AU PRINCE, Haytl. May 27. President Nord has refused to accept the resignation of the Haytlan cabinet, which was tendered Monday. The ministers re tain the portfolios with the understanding that the cabinet will continue the Investiga tion into the alleged extensive frauds in the issuing of Haytlan government securi ties amounting to $2,000,000. It waa the op position of the caDlnet to a continuance of this Investigation which caused the min isters to tender their resignations. C heat Sails for America. LONDON, May 27. A crowd of friends assembled at Waterloo station today to bid farewell to Ambassador Choate, who ia making a flying trip to America. Mi. McCormlck, the American ambassador to Russia, and Senator Scott are fellow pas sengers of Mr. Choate on the Kronpiins Wllhelm, which aalled from Southampton shortly after noon today. Albanian Chiefs Exiled. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 27.-Forty-seven Albanian chiefs who have been exiled to Aala Minor paased through the Bos phorus Monday bound for a Black aea port. Tha Servian legation has notified the ports thst the situation In Old Servla is com pelling families to seek refuge In Servla. , Kshlblt of Fish ladastrlea. LONDON. May 27. The Irish department of agriculture haa decided to organise a speclsl exhibit of Irish Industries for the St. Louis exposition. President of Liberia. IANDON, May 27. Advices received here today from Liberia announce that Arthur Pare' ay waa recently elected president of thai republic. MOB LYNCHES A MURDERER Slayer of Mr. and Mrs. Church Pays the Penalty. HE IS HANGED TO A HIGH BRIDGE Drop of Forty Feet Revere the Head from the Body of the Vic tim of the Outraged Cltlaene. NEW CASTLE, Wyo., May 27.-W. C. Clifton, murderer of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Church, was lynched by a mob from Gillette last night. The mob battered down the Jail door, holding up tho sheriff ana deputy while they hung Clifton to a bridge west of town. Clifton's head was cut off by the fall of forty feet. The mob, which was composed of fifty mounted ranchmen, waa perfectly or ganized and proceeded with methodical deliberation. The sheriff and his deputies were bound and confined: Clifton's cries were stifled with a gag. He was bound hand and foot and was roughly dragged to the scene of execution. The commands of the mob leader were given quietly and none of the townspeople were aroused by the lynchrs. When the body of Clifton was removed from under the bridge today the following message was found pinned to his clothing: We think the law ton ftlow In linnfflnir this most cold-blooded murderer, who took the lives of our dear friends and neigh bors, and we take It upon ourselves to re venge In behalf of the parents. Hoping that the action on our part will meet the approval of the community at large, we remain, . (Signed) THE MOB. DENVER, May 27. John W. Church and his wife, who lived on a homestead claim seventy-five miles southwest of Newcastle, were never seen alive after March 14 last Clifton, whose ranch adjoined Church's, was arrested April 7 on suspicion and on April 17 he confessed that he had killed Mr. and Mrs. Church. Their bodies were found at the place Indicated by him. Clifton claimed that he had killed the couple In self-defense. He had given Church a bill of sale covering personal property to secure payment of $600 advanced him by Church. He said he had repaid this sum and ob tained the bill of sale arid that Mrs. Church had then threatened him with a fix-shooter, demanding the return of the papers. He shot her, he admitted, and, being attacked by her husband, killed him also. This story was discredited, as Mrs. Church was a slender little woman 22 years of age. Church was formerly a stenographer in the Union Pacific offices In Omaha. His family and Clifton resided In Council Bluffs. About a year ago Church and Clifton made an agreement to go Into the cattle business in Wyoming together and Church then took up a homestead adjoining Clifton's. Clifton was 31 years of age. MEXICO MAKES CONCESSION National Railroad Company Profits hy Agreement with Soatherm Republic. NEW YORK,' May 27.-Spey er & ' Co. of this city and Speyer Bros, of London have Notified the holders of the common stock of the National Railroad company of Mexico that they have entered Into an agreement with the - Mexican government whereby it will purchase a large amount of the company's securities. The government will transfer to the banking Interests for sale to the Mexican National at cost Its holdings of 11,000,000 at Vi per cent second debenture stock of the Interoceanlc Rail road company of Mexico, limited. This purchase by the Mexican National, with the preferred and common shares of the Interoceanlc already owned, will give it practical control of the Interoceanlc and a desirable outlet to the Gulf of Mexico. The Mexican government further pro cures for the Mexican National a conces sion which will cover for twenty years the construction of any line except a local in a narrow zone extending along the north easterly boundary of Mexico from Meta mores to a little beyond Eagle Pass, Tex. The agreement contemplates the conversion ot 133.350,000 common stock of Mexican Na tional into two classes, of which $22,233,333 Is to be known as second preferred and $11,116,666 as preferred stock. The second preferred Is entitled to dividends. If earned, not exceeding 6 per cent After payment in any year of dividends of 4 per cent on existing preferred stock and of 6 per cent on the second preferred, holders of the latter and of the deferred will rank on an equality on the distribution of any profits. The second preferred and the deferred stock will be Issued for and In conversion of the existing common stock of the Mexi can National at the rate of two shares of second preferred and one of deferred for every three shares of existing common. The government agrees to Include aa part of the purchase the total Issue of deferred stock, which may be offered for a limited period, at $10 per share cash. , Rights of existing preferred stock will not be af fected by the arrangement The concession to the Mexican National provldes for Its termination on January 1, 1907, unless the company, within three yeara from January 1, 1904, completes Its line from Monterey to Matamoras. It Is said that less than ISO miles remain to be built PEOPLE MUCHJN EARNEST Bremerton Takes Steps to Fully Com ply with Requirements of Government, SEATTLE, Wash., May 27. After six months of temporizing, the people of Brem erton have taken steps to comply fully with all requirements of the government regarding the closing of saloons. In a written communication to the com mandant of the Bremerton navy yard Mayor Croxton has notified that official that the council haa passed resolutions which will not only result in the removal f every aaloon within the near future, but which places the council on record as pledged against the Issuance of any more aaloon licenses. The citizens of Bremerton threaten a coat of tar and feathers and the forcible expulsion from town of several members of the council who are held responsible for an order of the Navy department practically closing the Puget Sound navy yard. Mayor Croxton la authority for thla statement and his sentiment Is voiced by many promi nent citizens. By yesterday's order the fleet of war ships now In California waters Is directed not to sail for Bremerton, where extensive repairs to the vessels were to be 'made. Besides this, work on the gunboat Ranger, now In the navy yard, will be discontinued and the vesael will be sent to Mare Island unless the wishes of the department are headed regarding the closing of a half doaea aaloona on Front street. MARTIAL LAY AT JACKSON Keatarky Tiwi Is Having; a Hot Time Daring; Oraad Jery laves titration. JACKSON, Ky., May 27. The special grand Jury this afternoon began Its In vestigation of the assassination of City Marshall James Cockrlll here last July. As In the Macrum case, the assassin was sta tioned In the court house, shooting Cockrlll with' a Winchester rifle from the court room window as Cockrlll stood In the street. It waa Immediately after this that the Cockrlll brothers had to flee the country for safety. With them waa Captaf0 John Patrick, who In a letter to Judge Redwlne soon afterward, said that he and others saw the assassins' and would come back and testify If troops were sent to protect them. Judge Redwlne declined to ask for troops and had an attachment Issued for Patrick, who, to escape going back to what he con sidered certain death, haa since had to live In seclusion. It Is said that he will appear tomorrow to testify, and, with others, will name the assassins. The assassination of Dr. Cox, uncle of the Cockrlll boys, will be taken up next It seem? certain new that to avoid a mistrial the trial of Curtis Jett and Tom White, accused of tha assassination of J. B. Macrum, will not be entered Into until next week, when the regular term begins. The special term enda Baturday. Seperate trials will be asked for the men. In the court room today when their cases were called and by agreement Jett and White werer'guarded by twenty soldiers. The prisoners were not Ironed. Judge Red wlne Issued an order for every one who enters the court room to be searched for weapons. He also gave Colonel Williams authority to make arrests In town for dis orderly conduct or any misdemeanor, which makes martial law In Jackson practically absolute. A detail of soldiers waa sent today into the Interior of Breathitt county to bring In as witnesses Captain Ned Strong and Henry Back. Strong was quoted as saying to a number of people, among them Mra. Mac- rum's father, that he overheard a discus sion of the plot to kill Macrum In a blind tiger, three miles from Jackson, the day before the murder. Being unable to go himself to warn Macrum, ha sent Back with a message, Back arriving Just In time to see Macrum shot down. Friends of Macrum, who contradict the affidavits, say that both were Intimidated Into making the affidavits through fear of assassination. Owing to these clrcum stances, their testimony Is awaited with much Interest and may prove the connect ing link between the conspiracy and the assassinations. It Is believed that when once started testimony which will uncover the ring from which the numerous assas sinations have emenated- will be freely given and ample. The possibility of this and the desperate measures that might be undertaken to prevent It still makes the guardians of the peace and some citizens uneasy and apprehensive. It waa determined thla afternoon not to spend futher Investigation into the Mac rum murder until lb witnesses present m the Cockrlll case could be examined. Twelve witnesses Were examined in tho Cockrlll case. Seventy-five are to be heard. The Hotchklss , gutV and ammunition ar rived from IulsTtfle? this evening. A test of Its destructive work wHl be made on trees tomorrow. FREIGHT TRAINS IN A WRECK Come Together with Fatal Results on Southern Kear Bryan, Alabama. BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. May 27. A disas trous head-end collision on the Southern railway early thla morning near Bryan, twenty-eight miles west of Birmingham, re sulted In the death of three engineers, four firemen and one brakeman, the destruction by fire of twelve loaded freight cars and eight empty cars, and great damage to the colliding engines. The dead: HENRY ACTON, engineer. L. G. CHESTER, engineer. SAM J0HN8ON, engineer. ROLAND MADISON, colored, fireman. OTTO WOOD, fireman. DAVE INGRAM, colored, fireman. BOB HANCOCK, fireman. J. D. HILL, colored, brakeman. All were Instantly killed except Engineers Acton and Johnson. They were brought to Birmingham. Acton dying on the way and Johnaon dying at the hospital thla after noon. MICKEY POSTPONES ACTION Governor of Nebraska Will Make No Derision la Rhea Case This Week. INDIANAPOLIS, May 17. A telegram today from Governor John H. Mickey of Nebraska to Governor Durbln announced that there would be no action this week In the case of William Rhea, the Mount Ver non, Ind., young man now under sentence to be hanged for murder in that state. Con gressman Hemenway of tne First Indiana , district, Major G. V. Mensles of Mount Ver- non and Governor Durbln Interceded In tie- half of young Rhea and Governor Mickey has promised to make a thorough Investiga tion of the case before allowing the execu tion to proceed. ARCTIC EXPEDITION SAILS Party of Scientists Leaves oa First Stage of Trip to Far North. NEW YORK. May 27.-Part of the Zlegler a -n,. ..rruutmnn sailed todav on the iinm. ., ,,, rrh. k.,,. ship Pelllg Olav. They are bound tor Tronajreim, norwuj, wimuw j win iu In June for the Arctic regions, in the party were R. R- Tafel of Philadelphia, Charles L. Scltz of Evansville, Ind.; Wil- I liam J. Peters of the National Geo?raph leal society, Francis Long of the weather bureau. Dr. R. G. Sharkley. 3. Colin Vaugh, 1 Charles E. Rilletts. John Vortoe. Spencer W. Steward and H. H. Newcomb. MAN SEES HUMOR IN MURDER St. I. outs Contractor Laughs as He Kills Woman aad Him. self. ST. LOUIS. May 27 Laughing, as If murder and suicide were Jokes, Charles IJ. Wolz. a contractor, while talking to Mrs. Louis P. Nelson late today at the cornnr of Grand and Chouteau avenues, suddenly drew a revolver and shot her twice In the head and then sent a bullet Into hla own brain. Passersby heard Wolz pleading with the woman and then he suddenly laughed loudly and fired tho shots. At the hospital it is believed both will dlj. It Is stated that the tragedy waa the result of domestic troubles. BOILER MAKERS GO TO WORK Old Union Pacifio Implores Beturn to 8hops This Morning. SETTLEMENT SATISFACTORY TO ALL SIDES Machinists and Blaehsmlths Will Meet with President Bart oa Mon day aad Make Their Flaal Adjustment. After being out on strike for over eleven months. Union Pacific boiler makers re turn to work thla morning, at losst aome of them. Thla la the ultimate result of the conference In New Tork with President Burt whereby a settlement was effected and the Immediate outcome of a conference yesterday afternoon with Superintendent McKeen of the motive power department when minor differences arising since the New Tork conference, were dlspossd of. Forty-five boiler makers and their help ers went out of the local ahopa June 18, of last year. Thirty-six yesterday went down to the shops and reported to Master Mechanio Thompson and re-entered the company's employ. Many of them got leaves of absence for two or three days and therefore will not go to work this morning. Of the original forty-five some have better positions in Omaha and else where, and some will yet return to their old places in the ahopa Monday President Burt is expected to meet the representa tives of the machinists and blacksmiths, and it Is believed settlements will be made with them and the long controversy brought to a final termination. Deals Fairly with Men. Some talk was Indulged In yesterday over a notice which wsa posted at the company's shopa respecting the return of the old men. It was Interpreted by some of the union men to be unfavorable to them and tha matter was taken up at the conference with Superintendent McKeen and according to Martin Douglas, secretary ot the lo.-al lodge of boiler makers, satisfactorily ad Justed. "The company promises that all of the old men who desire may return to work," said Mr. Douglas, "and that la all right Nothing final haa been done about the men now at work In the shops, but that matter is left to work Itself out and It will do It we think." An official of the company said regarding the Insinuations that It had sought to break' faith with the boiler makers: 11 . "The company will adhere' strictly to every provision In that agreement It haa no other desire or intention. It Is no time fur . Incendiary reports regarding what Is or what la not to be done. What every one who haa the real Interest of the commu nity at heart wants la peace and discus sion calculated to incite trouble will not give peace." GUARD KILLED BY STRIKERS Serious Trouble Is Now Looked For la West Virginia Coal Mines. THURMOND, W. Va.. May 27. The first serious outbreak since the late strike order was issued occurred last night at the bifc Q mines on Laurel creek. For several days the strikers at that point have been making an effort to Induce the nonunion men to Join their ranks. Last evening the strikers began marching In a body toward the mines. The guards on duty, half a dozen in number, at sight of the marching body opened fire. The strikers quickly returned the ftre, but as they were yet at long range the shooting waa nut effective, and only one person, Marshall Brown, a guard, was killed. Several received minor Injuries. Brown waa ahot through the stomach, the bullet being from a Wlncheater. More than 1U shots were fired before the strikers retreated. More trouble Is antici pated today. WASHINGTON SUBMITS REPORT He Tells Why Colored People Leave tha Country and Go to Cities. TUSKEGEE, Ala., May 27.-Booker T. Washington today submitted his annual report to the board of trustees of the Tuskegee Institute. It Is In part as follows: There sre several Influences that are constantly exacting themselves against the negro growing up on the soil at present. One Is the lack of public school facilities In the country district and the frequent and unwise agitation of the question about dividing the school fund In proportion of tsx paid by each race. in the cities and larger towns the negro parent finds a comfortable school house and a school In session eight or nine months. Another thing which semis a larger number of negroes to the cities Is the surety of getting police protection when I one la charged with crime. i 1 think 1 do not overrate the matter when j j v thBt for rvery iynPhns or attempt ; at lyncning inai laaes piace in tne country a score of colored people leave the country for tne city, inn wnoie uuesuon is one that should receive very serious attention. ! MILLIONAIRE'S WILL FILED Distribution of Immease Fortune of George G. Williams Is Announced. NEW YORK, May 27-The will of the late George G. Williams of the Chemical National bank was filed for probate today. It waa dated December 12, 1896. , esti mate of the value of the real estate Is male, but Is believed to be about $5,0u0.000. Tne bequests Included $1,000 to the Mei cantlle library, $3,000 to the American Board of Commisalcners for Foreign Missions, $6uu to the Bank Clerks' Mutual Benefit asso ciation. $3.i0 to the First Congregational church of Esst Haddam, Conn., and $,000 to the Congregational Church Millington society of East Haddam. T ie residue Is left In trust for the wld.iw, half the income to be paid to her and half to the only child. Mra Clara F. Keels, wlo is to receive the principal on the death of bar mother. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Fnrecaat for Nebraska Fair Thnrsdny and Cooler In West Portion; Friday, rair in West and Showers In East Portion. Temperature at Omaha 1'esterdayi Hoar. De. Hour. Dec. ft a. M IIM 1 p. m a. m A p. m 74 T a. m...... All 8 p. m 1 H a. lu 114 4 p. m 7 a. a t B p. m 7l lO a. m l A p. ....,. TH It a. m OS T P. m T1 111 m Tft p. m Til O p. n Tt HER CHILDREN WANDER AWAY Fremont Woman Has a Trying Ex perience While Shopping; la Omaha. Mrs. Jacob Ferrera of Fremont was driven Into' almost an hysterical condition yesterday by the temporary separation from her children, Florence and Jacob. The pair strayed ftoYn her while she was shopping In the Boston store and were lost In the crowd. Mrs. Ferrera remained at the police station while the police looked for the lost children. Florence, who Is only 4 years old. strayed away first from her mother and was missed In a few minutes. Mrs. Fer rera sent the boy, who Is S years older than his Bister, after the little girl. Jacob In turn seemed to get lost from his mother and not to And his sister. The mother was In a terrible state and hunted up a policeman to help her In the search. They In their passage were seen by Jacob, although not seeing him. The youngster seeing his mother In the hands of an officer evidently decided that the Jig was up and started out to walk to safe old Fremont Nothing was heard ot him until Elmore's grading camp at Thirtieth and Q streets. South Omaha, called up early In the even ing to say that they were harboring and had fed a small boy who had wandered in footsore and bewildered about 6 o'clock. asking the road to Fremont. An officer was sent for the boy. Florence meanwhile had been picked up at Twentieth and Pierce streets, In which neighborhood, she hoped to And mamma. The reunited fam ily, each child in a firm grip, escaped from Omaha by the 11:30 train. JEWS ORGANIZE TO AID sum r Thoae of Omaha Will Make Sys tematic Effort to Relieve Per aecated of Russia. Thirty prominent Jews of Omaha, two from each of the Jewish local organizations. met at the office of C. 8. Elgutter lost night and effected a permanent organisation to manage and direct local efforts in relief of the persecuted of Russia. Rabbi Simon was made chairman, Martin Sugarman secretary and Morris Levi treasurer. To these were added for an executive commit tee, with power to aot, Harry B. Zlmman, E. Fleischman. 8. Ravltz, A. Ferer and Mrs. Kettleman. A total of $700 was reported already col lected from various Jewish organisations. exclusive of individual subscriptions, and at a meeting of tha executive committee, held after the general meeting, one repre sentative from each local Jewish organiza tion, was chosen to fufnlah the. names ot all members of his lodge.' Later different mem bers of each will be appointed to canvass districts ot the city for contributions. Those at last night's meeting dlscuased, but did not decide, the question as to whether It would be best to send the col lected money to relieve the persecuted at their homes or to reserve it as a fund to provide temporarily for them after they reach here. Thla will be acted upon, prob ably, at the next meeting, to be In the Russian synagogue at Twelfth street and Capitol avenue next Wednesday evening. DR. GORDON T0 GO HIGHER Former Omaha Paator, Now at Tabor, Iowa, Elected President of Howard University, Rev. Dr. John Gordon, In past years pas tor of Westminster Presbyterian church and for a time professor of ecclesiastical history In the Omaha Theological seminary, waa elected Tuesday to the presidency of Howard university, the great Institution for the , higher education of colored people at Washington, D. C. Friends in Omaha received the newa last evening with manifest elation. Dr. Gordon went from this city to Tabor, la., there to occupy the chair of history In Tabor col lege, a Congregational school, and later, on July 1, VOZ, was made president of the in stitution. In this capacity he Is still serv ing. , Dr. Gordon Is now in his 64th year. He waa born lu Pittsburg, Pa-, and his educa tion Included a classical course In the West ern University of Pennsylvania, where be received his degree of bachelor of arts and later master of arts; graduate work at Yale university by which ho was awarded the master ot arts degree, and a complete course at Union Theologloat seminary. He filled pastorates with the Fourth Presby terian church of Pltts)urg ' and the Flrat Presbyterian chuich of Lincoln before com ing to the Westminster Presliytorlan of Omaha. KANSAS ANXIOUS TO LEAD Governor Bailey Wants His State First to Endorse President Roosevelt. TOPEKA, Kan-, May 27. Governor Bailey said today that he favored an early state convention next year. In order that Kansas may be the first state to declare for Moose velt. "We ought to meet in February, If necessary," he said. "We ought to be the i "t state to Instruct our delegates for the ; president, we are uii earnenuy ana nearmy for Roosevelt, and the thing to do Is to set the pace for thu rest of the country. Movements of Ocean Vessels, May 27, At Liverpool Sailed: Canada, for Mon treal; Noordland, for Philadelphia, via Uu.tenslown; Teutonic, for New j'oik, via uueenstown. Arrived: Fiicaland, from Philadelphia. At Naples Arrived: Lahn, from New York, and Hailed for Genoa. At Hamburg -Sailed: Batavla, for Bos ton and New York. At Genoa Sailed: Cambroman, for Bos- n t.iiard I'ssiwd: I A Lorraine, from ' New York, for Havre; St. Paul, from New xora, ioi Dimiii.un'.wii- At Southampton .Sailed: Kron Prina Wll helm. rr.ui Cherbourg. fr.irn Bremen, for New York, via At New York-Baiiea: rew York, for Southampton; htatemlam, for Rotterdam. Arrived: Oceanic, from Liverpool; liohn zollern, from lienoa. At Cherbourg Sailed: Kron Prlnz Wll helm, from Bremen and Southampton, tor New York. At tiiHhgow Arrived: Anchorta, from New York. At hrlsbone Arrived: Mlowera. from Vancouver, via Honolulu, for Sydney, N. 8. W. At Hong Kong Arrived: Empress of China, from Vancouver, via Yokohorar BAD STORMS IN IOWA Wires Down in All Directions sod Details Are Difficult to Obtain. BUILDINGS WRECKED ALL OVER STATE Number of Fatalities Beported, but List Bmaller Under Oiroumstanoes, BUSINESS PORTION OF BROOKS WRECKED Heavy Bains Accompany the Winds and Add to DtEoomforU. RIVERS AND CREEKS OUT OF THEIR BANKS Damage Done to Buildings aad Crops by Wlad aad Watea Will Amount ta Largo Sum. DE8 MOINES. Ia., Muy 2V.-Hlgh water In the Des Moines river Is causing appre hension here tonight and reports recelvi from the upper river Indicate a repeti tion of the disastrous floods of last June The river at 8 o'clock stood sixteen and one-half feet above the low water mark. Tho highest stage reached In the flood ot last year was twenty-four and one-hal; feet Basements in the wholesale auction ars flooded, butt he tops of the levees In the southern part of town are sllll threr feet above the water. The levees are belnt patrolled for the purpose of repairing breaks If any occur. North of here the Des Moines river Is rising rapidly. At Boone the river Is the highest ever knowi and the same report comes . from Lehigh. At Webster City the Boone river, tributary to the Des Moines, Is two feet eight Inches above last year's high water mark. The Raccoon river Is rising rapidly. From all parts of the state come reports of rising waters. Wires are down In all directions through out the state, owing to the storms of laat evening, and aa reports are being received it la believed that last night' experience was even worse and more fatal than tht of yesterday. In South Des Moines the storm waa espe cially severe. The dead number two, but the list of Injured never can be compiled. The damage to property will reach fully $60,000. The Des Moines riv'er Is rising an inch every two hours and with every pros pect of exceeding the high water mark of a year ago. Two miles north of Gray, Audubon county, Charlea Leslie, a telephone re pairer, reports two children dead In the wreckage of a farm house. Five other per sons were seriously Injured in the same nouse. Another death has been added to the list of victims of the tornado In Dea Moines laat night. The home of Richard Wallace, a carpenter, waa completely de stroyed and the lire In the kitchen started a blase among the rulna. The S-year-old daughter of tha family , was pinioned In the debris. Before assist ance could react . iter' she was burned to -' Disastrous Btorm at Atlantic. ATLANTIC. Ia May 27.-(SpeclaI Tele gram.) The most disastrous atorm ever visiting this county has just passed over. All day yesterday and all last night it raged. Two and fifty-seven one-hun- dredths Inches of water falling added to the two Inches of Monday sent every creek and other stream In the county out of their banks and over the entire low lands of ;he county. In this city the Nlshnabotna river Is the highest It has been for twenty years and thousands of dollars worth ot damage has been done to houses and furniture; barns, outbuildings and fences, while a large amount of stock has drowned and crops almost beyond value have been destroyed. The Atlantic Canning company alone estimates I'.s loss at $10,00), nearly 125 acres of Its growing pea crop having ben ruined. The roads over the county are nearly all Impassable and tha damage to crops will be very heavy, corn especially being severely Injured. MARSH ALLTOWN, Ia., May J7.-A se- vere storm damaged the hospital of tho Iowa Soldlei-s' home last night. A large brick smokestack was blown down, crash ing through the roof, the inmates narrowly escaping Injury. Trees were blown down and houses wrecked. Heavy rains cauaed the Iowa river to leave Ita bank and floods are threatened in the lowlands. Town Completely Demolished. AUDUBON. Ia.. May 27. (Special Tele- gram.) The latest reports from the Botna tornado are that one waa killed and sev eral Injured. The town waa completely de molished. CRESTON. Ia.. May 27.-(Speclal.)-8lx people injured, one of them poaslbly fa tally, and a great amount pf damage to property. Is the result of the storm which vlxlted this city last night. The Injured are: Miss Maud Toopa, possibly fatally. Mrs. 8. Toops, bruised. Mr. McLaughlin, hurt by falling timber. MIhs Elizabeth Kelley, back Injured. Floyd DeHaven, thighs crushed. Mr. Flemmlng, shoulder blade broken. The home of Mrs. 8. E. Toops was the only building entirely demolished, though there is scarcely one which Is not damaged to a greater or less extent This houne was picked up and carried by the wind for a distance of thirty feet and then dashed to pieces. Both Mrs. Toops and her daughter were burled in the ruins. The DeHaven boy was Injured by wreckage from a barn which was partially destroyed. Reports are coming In slowly from th country which Indicate that the property loss there will be heavy, though no los of life haa been reported as yet. The heavy rains which have fallen for the last several days, together with the downpour of laat night, have rendered the roadbed of the Burlington, both main line and branches, aoft and trains are run jlowly and with extreme caution. No actual washouts are reported, however At Pacific Junction, which Is. low and flat, tt Is reported the town resembles a float ing village. Among the buildings badly damaged were the Methodist church, the creamery, ten residences and about fifty barns. The storm waa accompanied by brilliant lightning, which struck two buildings and many trees. The storm traveled In a northwestern direc tion and did about $30,000 damage. This Is the first time In years that Crest on has been visited by a like storm. WEBSTER CITY, Ia.. May 27. Special Telegram.) The Bojne river at thla poml haa risen ten feet In the last alxteer, hours. Many homea on the east side flats are flooded and people are moving out The watera are still rising and the rain continues. several Injured at Brooks. CORNING. Ia.. May 27 (Special.) The villa of Brooks was visited by a tornado