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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1903)
TIIK OMAHA DAILY TlEE: MONDAY, JC7KE 15. 100.1. that the men were being unlawfully held by M.ijor Allen, as they were witnesses In the J-tt ar.d White case for the defense. Attorney Hyrd argued the case for the commonwealth and Majnr Alien, sgalnst Khorn the nabcss corpus vrocecdlngs were brourht. Judge lt(dwlne finally decided to rdmlt the men to ball In $3.00) each. County Judge Hsrgls nnd Sheriff Callhnn hnd bonds drawn up. bat after consultation tetwecn them and the lawyer they re fused to sign the bond and the two men were taken by soldiers inside their llnea and are tonight manacled In the military guard house, ml'h a heavy guard on watch and strong outposts. The frrand Jury meets tomorrow and Jndga Rodwlne aald these caaea could be taken before that body. The Hsddlcks boya and Luntz fully Identified the men and claimed aome mem bers of the Ewen family saw them come out of the house. It la supposed they watched their opportunity and while the family were In the dining room rushed up the hsckstairway and threw a lighted torch or ball of rog saturated In oil Into the garret and then mode their escape. The. men evi dently knw the construction of the house. There was no fire In any of the flues In that section of the building. Howard Fulks. n hoardrr, heard persons come up stairs hurriedly and run down again. Crawford and Thnrp have both stayed at Ewen's hotel and were familiar with the building and the habits of the family. Fire Race Know House. On close questioning Thorpe and Craw ford told conflicting stories, but denied having crossed the bridge until after the fire was In progress, The fire threw a community aocustomed violence Into unusual excitement, which continued tonight. Even those who have tried to be neutral In the Breathitt county troubles are apprehensive that their homes may bo the next to be fired. All dread the coming of night. The provost marshal has only a handful of men and should It be decided by the conspirators to burn other houses It ia believed there are many who would attempt to execute the order. All citizens are afraid to act on a vigilance committee. Until the killing of Marcum, when Ewen's look Into the corridor of the court house and the subsequent courage which Im pelled him to tell what he had seen, Ewen had large lumber contracts, which prom ised to yield a good revenue. When It be came unsafe for him to leave his home .these contracts had to be cancelled. The hotel then became hla sole source of In come and he Invested unemployed money In furnishings and Improvements. The plan. It Is believed, was to aasaslnate Rwen, as It was conceived he would break out of camp when he learned that his house was burning and run through the town, when men, stationed along the route, ceuld pick him off from the windows of houses. Ewen was detained In camp by the militia. Major Allen, fearing such a scheme might have been hatched, ordered him held until the militia had made a full Investigation. Much has been told about the assassina tions In the reign of terror In Breathitt county, but little has been said about the arson, though this has often cost life; In one case that of a woman. C. X. Bowling, shortly after the murder of Jim Cockrlll, let it be known that he was a Cockrlll sympathizer. One night his store was burned and with it the res idence and store of J. II. Atchison. Mra Atchison worked hard In a cold rain to . save some of her bedding and furniture and in a few days she sickened and died of pneumonia. There have been fourteen residences and stores, owned by Cardwell and Cockrlll sympathisers, burned In Jack son since 1900. Following is the list: J. E. Atchison's store and dwelling. Greenback dwelling, Bowling's store, Lee Hagin's dwelling, Bid Johnson's dwelling, William Combs' stable and three cottages, 8. 8. Talbee's dwelling. William Jett's - wholesale whisky house. Judge Parts' : dwelling, John Goff's dwell ing. 8. !.'. Mann's dwelling, William Has klns' dwelling, Judge Ever.iole's dwelling, B. J- Ewen's hotel and residence. WYOMING GROWING MILITARY Interest' Wakes Again la State Mllttle. Which Will Join Bis : tanp In Ana-ust. CHEYENNE, Wyo.. June U-(Speclal.)-Thero will be an election of regimental of ficers of the Wyoming National Guards in the near future. Adjutant General Stttzer has called a meeting of the officers of the several nillltla companies In the state for aome time in July, Wyoming Is now entitled to a regimental organization for the first time since the close of the. Spanish war. At that time the state troops were badly disorganized, four companies having served in the Philippines and the young men of tne state having had enough soldiering for awhile, but interest has been on the Increase for some time, and now there are ten or twelve companies ia the state. The adjutant general has also requested reports from the commanding officers of the several companies relative to the strength of the companies and their equipment. Thia Information la desired in order that the military authorities of the state can co operate with the commanding officer of the Department of th Colorado In arranging for the encampment to be held here during the latter part of August. It has been decided that the encampment shall be held to the north and west of Cheyenne, near Sloan's, Mapaulta and Min nehaha lakes, while the maneuvers will be held north and west of the camp and be tween It and the Silver Crown mountains. The state troops of Colorado, Wyoming, I'tnM, New Mexico and Arizona , will Join, with every regular from the department that can be spared from post duty, making between I.OflO and 10.000 troops in camp here for ten or twelve days. Fleeing- Felon Hard Pressed. LOOKOUT. Wyo.. June 14. (Special.) Deputy Sheriff MrFadden of Rock River has been hot on the trail of Pedro Lara, the Mexican sheep herder, who is alleged to have murdered John Kepplar, another herder In the employ of the. Warren Live Stock company and who was seen here yesterday. ' Pedro camped at a well known ranch, and at last accounts McFadden was close up to his man. It is believed the Mexican can not escape. Captain Declines tlvll Post. MANILA. June 14. The government, which Intends to appoint an army officer to be governor of Cavlte province, offered the poet to Captain Shanks of the Eighteenth Infantry, but he haa declined. stranger Taken la. A stranger from out In the state com plained to the police Inst evening that he had been relieved of IJ0 In a colored dive t Tenth and Dodge streets. Officers Mc Carthy and Ring brought Lula Tyler in as the suspected person. Safe and effective GORHAM : Silver Polish This novel preparation produces an immediate brilliancy, but does not injure the turfacc of the finest silver reiUiT casts, package BOY SOLDIERS IN CAMP Cadets Bleep On JTigLt in Open Air Before Delayed Tenia Come. CORPS BAND ENTERTAINS AUBURN PEOPLE Strenuous rrocram Arraastea for Vontkfnl Troops Dnrlag Each Day Spent lader Canvas l.aetlac Over sixteen Honrs. AUBURN, Neb., June 14 (Special.) The battalion of cadets arrived here on Fri day and immediately went Into. camp. Owing to the delay In sending the tents, which did not arrive untH morning, many of the cadets were forced to sleep in the open. However all have been provided for now. The detail for yesterday was: Officer of the day, Csptain Harris; senior officer of the day, IJeutenant C. Robertson; Junior officer of the day. Lieutenant Neal. Serv ices were held today at the camp and be sides a number of cadets attended the sev eral churches in town. Two doctors were brought down from Omaha and are In camp with the hospital corps. The cadet officers of the battalion dined In a body at the Byers hotel. The signal corps obtained a heliograph before going to camp and excellent signal work Is being done. The cadet band gave a public concert down town Friday night, which was greatly appreciated by the town folks. The camp has been named Camp Culver in honor of the adjutant general of the state. The following order has been Issued: CAMP OF OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL CA DETS. AUBURN, Neb., June 12, 1903. Gen eral Order No. 2: Commencing June 12, 1903, the following calls will be observed at this camp until further orders: Reveille, first call, 6:30 a. m.; march and reveille, 5:35 a. m.; assembly, 6:4ft a. m.: revellee roll call will be followed Immediately by drill In the setting up exercises, all or- fanizattons participating; recall from drill, a. m.: fatigue call, :0 a, m.; recall from fatigue, 6.20 a. m.; sick call, :28 a. m.; mess call, breakfast, 6:) a. m.; drill, first call, 6:66 a. m ; assembly, 7 a. m. ; recall from drill, 8 a. m. ; parade, first call. 8:10 a. m.: assembly, 8:15 a. m. ; guard mount ing, first call, 9 a. m.: aseembly, :10 a. m.; drill, first call. 9:66 a. m. ; assembly, 10 a. m.; recall from drill, 11 a. m.; first aorgeants' call, 11:30 a. m.; meas call, din ner, 12 m band concerts will be given dally at S p. m.; retreat parade, first call, supper, m. ; assembly 6:35 p. m. : mess call, supper, t p. m.; call to quarters, 9:45 p. m.: taps, 10 p. m.: church call, Sundays, 10 a. m. The old guard will be excused from all duties until 12 m. of the day on which they march oft. By order of Captain Wassell. JOHN DUMONT. Cadet Lieutenant and Adjutant. JUDGE UNTIES SIX KNOTS Falls City Court Kept Boar All Week with Matrimonial and Other Squabbles. FALLS CITY, Neb., June 14. (Special.) Judge Stull hasbeen holding an adjourned term of court here this week. The follow ing cases were cleared from the docket: Bessie Cole, divorce from Charles F. Cole. . . .. - , John A. Adams, divorce from Martha C Adams. . Guy O. Smith was granted an order changing hla name to Guy O. Wheeler.. Fred Meyer against Mat Schulerberg, a suit on bond, Judgment of $320.41 tn ftYor of Meyer. ' The case of Eliza McClcllan against the Chicago, Burlington and Qulncy Railroad company for damages for death of William McClellan; Judgment for $3,000 was entered for plaintiff. . Elmer Benedict, divorce from Viola Bene dict. Hugh Phillips, an . Englishman, . was granted naturalization papers. Anna N. Horstman, divorce ttpm Thomas J. Horstman, with alimony and custody oX a child. . D. N. Sears, divorce fron Pearl Sears. Alice Geizlcr, divorce from Joseph Gelz ler. . ' Tne appeal from the village board of Shubert in granting a license to McCJary & Martin was tried and the court sustained the board. First National Bank against S. V. Bears, decree of foreclosure entered. Peter Frederick against Cornelius Horan and James Murphy on a note, court de cided in favor of Murphy and against Horan and Judgment entered for $150 against Horan. Eugene Boyle against C. Wisdom for damages over a saloon quarrel; Jury gave plaintiff $50 damages. MANY ARE WILLING TO RUN Pierce County Has Chance to Pick Candidates from Anton Host. PIERCE, Neb., June li (Special.) The members of the Pierce county central com mittee met at the office of Thomas Chil vers yesterday and decided to hold the county convention on Monday, July . The primaries will probably be held the Salur Minr. Althouah somewhat early , - it la thought the county ncaei wm i placed in nomination at that time. , , Quito a number or genuemen iran un .t nri of the county are willing to be itH for office. Those mentioned for treasurer are O. E. Davis of Osmond, N. M. xi.i.., .nd k. C. Hammond or Plainview v u. nrunwald of Logan. For super intendent the candidates are L. P. Tonner of Osmond. C. W. Vest or Plainview ana W. M. Ellis of McLean. Among those men i,.j tnr sheriff are J. C. Saunders of Osmond and Alexander Macklln of Eastern. Judge Williams will be renominated for county Judge, "while Walter, O. Hlrons of ri.n ia the nnlv candidate mentioned (or county clerk. The name of E. D. Pulcifer of Plalnvlew haa thus far been the only one mentioned for county assessor. York Prepares to Pare. TORK, Neb., June 14. (Special.) The paving committee selected at the mass con vention organized and elected Dr. T. J. Hatfield president and Alexander Stephens secretary. Three committees were elected. One on area H. B. Harrison, Robert Arm strong and Alexander Stephens; committee on material, W. Belcher, T. E. Sedgewlck and D. J. Colling; committee on methods of procedure, George R. Reed, George H. Jerome and I- N. Miller. The question of paving is the principal toplo of conversa tion. For nearly a year the streets have been In such a deplorable condition that the public and business men felt convinced that It was necessary to pave. ' Ico Plant far Palls City. .' FALLS CITY. Neb.. June 14. (Speolal.)- As soon as Hlnton & Minnlck's lc houses, with 2,000 tons of ice, were swept .away by the flood a few weeks sgo, they set to work making arrangements to install an art if! clal Ice plant In Falls City. A contract has been let for a plant of twelve tons' capa city per day, besides the cold storage room at a cost of about $16,000, to be completed and In operation In two months. The plant will be located near the Burlington depot. where splendid shipping facilities can ba had. Masons l.leet Officers. FALLS CITT. Neb.. June 14 -(Speelel.) At the last meeting of Falls City lodge. No. 9, Ancient Free and Accepted Maaons, the following officers were Installed: W. H Plllsbury, W. M. ; Charles R. Kirk wood. 8. W.j T. U Hall, J. W.; . K. Metti, treasurer; A. E. Guntt. secretary; E. W. Cole. S. D. ; A. W. Beff. J. D. ; B. C. Mettz, 8. 8.; J. W. Parker. J. g.; 8. Prste, T. A special meeting was raled for Monday, June 2, at which time work will be done In the entered apprentice degree. FREMONT MANGETS DEGREE Johns Hopkins Klvra Albert Johana. en Ills Doctorate In t Phllosoph) . BALTIMORE. Mcl., June M.-(fipeclal) Albert Johannsen of Fremont, Neb., 8. B. University of Utah, 1, was created a doctor of phllosopliy by Johns Hopkins university. The subjects of his study were geology, mineralogy and chemistry. The dissertation was on the theme: "The Ser pentines of Hartford County, Maryland." Fraternal Graves Decorated. FLATT9MOUTH, Neb, June 14-iSpe-elal.) The members of the Knights of Pythias Ioi)t" decorated the graves of their departed members with flowers and then, attended divine service in the First Methoo'ls church this forenoon. Rev. Asa Sleeth preached an able sermon, taking for his text. I Samuel. 8-2, "Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head forever." There was excellent music by the choir and a solo by Miss Street, and the closing hymn was "Blest Be the Tie that Binds Our Hearts In Christian Love." The members of the Odd Fellows lodge and the Rebeckas, headed by the B. A M. band, marched, to the cemetery this morn ing and covered the graves of former mem bers with flowers. After returning to this city memorial services were held In their lodge room. Falls City More Valuable. FALLS CITY, Neb., June 14. (Special.) The Richardson county assessors' returns have been tabulated. Total valuation of the county in $3,636,762.31. This Is about $7,500 higher than last year. Total per sonal property is $1,101,217.31. Total city lots. $139,174. Total real estate, $1,908,271. Total valuation of the city of Falls City Is $S7.2, about $6,000 higher than last year. The county board has been In session all week as an equalization board. Little other business has been done by them. Husband Retrains Girl Bride, TECUM9EH. Neb., June 14.-(Spectal.)- W. H. Harrison, the young man who had quite an experience In getting his wife from her parents tn Beatrice, has been success ful In his efforts nnd the couple are now housekeeping In this city. The girl's par ents took her away from Harrison and took her home, claiming she was too young to leave them. Harrison employed a lawyer and later his father-in-law decided' to let the girl wife Join her husband here. Mrs. Harrison is only 16 years of age. Husband Flees Wife and Debts. FALLS CITY, Neb., June 14.-(Special.) A short time ago a man by the name of Douglas and his wife came to the city. One evening this week Douglas moved without his family and left no word as to his whereabouts. The next morning the household goods were seized to satisfy a debt and Mrs. Douglas wss left with trunk and a sack of flour. After learning of her destitution Chief of Police Fergus sent Mrs. Douglas to her parents at Re serve, Kansas. Bohemias Goea Mad. PIERCE. Neb., June 14. (Special.) Anton Kaplr.n, a yrung Bohemian laborer, who has been In these parts for many years, has been adjudged insane by the Board of Insanity. Some of his friends had noticed that he had been acting rather strangely lately, and a day or so ago he told some of them that he was going to kill himself the next time he went Into a bathroom. He haa been troubled with a running sore on his rlghi leg for many years, but lately had It cured in the hospital. Odd Fellows Hold Service. YORK. Neb., June 14. (Spcclal.)-The Odd Fellows held their memorial services in the Baptist church today. The sermon was de livered by Rev. Green, minister of the Bap tist church in York. After the services the members of the order marched to the ceme tery and there decorated the graves of the deceased memters of the order. The tribe of Ben Hur of the York court also held Its annual memorial services at the Fraternal hall at 2 p. m. this afternoon. Teachers Go to School. TECUMSKH, Neb., June 14. (Special.) The Johnson County Teachers' institute will be held in Tecumseh all this week. Among the instructors are Dean Charles Fordyce of the Wesleyan university. Prof. W. W. Carnes of Chicago and Miss Lucy Hltt of the Peru Normal. County Superin tendent Adklns Is expecting the attendance to be large. Dean Fordyce and Prof. Carnes will lecture during the progress of the meeting. "s Graduates' Benefit Performance. TECUMSEH, Neb.. June 14.-(Special.)- The operatta, "The Merry Cyclers," by home talent was quite a success. It was well attended and the financial outcome was satisfactory to the graduating class of the high school, for whose benefit It was given. - Methodists Hold Teat Meeting. TECTTMSEH. Neb.. June 14. (Sneclal 1 The Free Methodists are holdlnr tent meet ings in Tecumseh this week. Rev. J. O. Hoeckett and Miss Kertna Animer, evan gelists from Boulder, Colo., are In charge. Bnrllna-toa - Repairs Flood Damage, TECUMSEH. Neb., June 14. (Special.) All the Burlington trains are again run ning through Tecumseh, the St. Louis Portland flyer making Its first trip over this track since the floods. Dakota Schools Get Bond. PIERRE, 8. D., June 14. (Speclal.)-The state school fund has secured the late is sue of Springfield municipal bonds, amount ing to $4,600. A Bora Never Barns. After Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil Is ap plied. Relieves pain instantly and heals at the aame time. Fcr man or beast. Price, 25c. Initiation Postponed. The Board of Governors of Ax-Sar-Ben gives notice that the first Initiation, which was to have occurred at the den tonight, has been postponed until Monday, June 2. Hair Vigor This is what Ayer's Hair Vigor does: Re stores color to gray hair, makes the hair grow, stops falling, cures dandruff. Isn't Avers J that enough? lsaw IMPROVING AT ST, LOU Flcod Victims Bee Hope of Eeturning Home vPo;iibly bj Tuesday. FORCE NEEDED T0CURB CURIOUS CROWD MnKlfaile atrlves to Enter Stricken District aad Are Only Restrained by Military, Who Threaten Punishment. 8T. LOUIS. June 14 During the past twenty-four hours the river has fallen nearly one foot, the government gauge this evening reglsterlr.j M feet 1 Inch, The river la rocedlng slowly and according to predic tions the danger line, thirty feet, will not be reached for several days. Already proprietors of levee stores are paying daily visits to the river, In hopes of finding the water sufficiently low for them to reopen their establishments. Today every street 'from Chouteau ave nue to Washington opening Into the levoe was crowded with sightseers and persons whose property has been submerged. By far the best view of the flood In gen eral Is1 from the Kails bridge and from early morning until dusk this structure was packed with spectators. It was with considerable difficulty, nec essitating at times threats of punishment, that the armed guards stationed where the viaduct Joins the bridge proper succeeded In keeping the crowds from passing them and entering the floded territory of East St. Louis. The Inquest on the death of CllfTord Hambley, the young member of the St. Louis naval reserves, who was killed In East St. Louis last night by alleged -levee cutters, was begun today. J. 8. Brattan, the horseman, near whose property the fight took place, was brought from Belleville to East St. Louis to at tend the Inquest. A number of witnesses were examined, but no positive evidence as to who fired the fatal shot was adduced. Bratton was taken back to Belleville and locked up, pending action by the coroner, who will continue the inquest tomorrow. Conditions in East St. Louis are improv ing, the flooded portions south of Broad way and west of the southern portion of the railroad tracks showing a decided fall In the water that since tho break in the levee on Wednesday morning has covered tawitrv it la Ynected that inanv of those driven out will bo able tcV get back to their homes and places of busi ness as early as Tuesday. The lowlands behind the city are begin ning to resume, In places; their usual as pect. The water around the relay station Is receding and It will be but a short Urns before tae railroads can again enter St. Louis across the Eads bridge. A number of persons who lived In Mad ison. Venice, Granite City and East St. Louis orlor to the flood are missing. In quiries for twenty-seven missing ones have been received at the different reiiet head quarters. EL PASO IS THREATENED River ' Works 'Ronnd Lin nnd Threatens to . Overwhelm Town. EL PASO. Tex.. June 14. The flood con dition Is regarded as serious tonight by even the most conservative persons. The river continues to rise and Is striking the levee with great force". All available police men have been placed' along the river and the city engineer a 1 street commissioner have been busy since. morning with a large number of men fortifying weak spots. Before the city the river tore through all obstructions and entered Its old channel, which was abandoned when the cutoff was built -three years ao to strengthen the stream. Late this evening the chief of police re ceived a telephone message from John Miller, a merchant and ranchman at White Spur, eight miles above town, stating that the river had gotten' behind the levee and formed a lake five miles square and quite deep. This threatens to sweep away the levee and come down on El Paso with a rush. GRANDE OVERFLOWS BALSALT Cloudburst on Capital Creek Causes Serious Lan slide. BASALT, Colo., June 14. A cloudburst on Capital creek caused a landslide which carried away a section of the Colorado Midland railroad tracks and burled other portions under thousands of tons of dirt and stone. The flood caused the Grande river to rise several ' feet, Inundating the streets of this town. There was no loss of life. BIG TIMBER. Monti June 14. A cloud burst between Columbus and Park City today sent a solid wall of water twenty feet high down Valley creek, which carried everything before It. A Northern Pacific bridge was wrecked and several hundred feet of roadbed rendered useless. Another cloudburst near Reed point has flooded several miles of country along the North ern Paclflo and trains are tied up. RECORD IN COTTON EXPORTS (Continued from First Page.) passing over this highway, made it neces sary, In order to maintain it In passable condition, to eliminate the antiquated bull cart, and the Provincial Board made it obligatory to use carts with modern wheels movable on the axle and with a four-inch or greater tread. These restrictions crip pled the transportation facilities for a short time, but suitable wheels were quickly im ported. It formerly required three days for a cart, drawn by three bulls, to maks a trip over the full length of the road, while with modern carts on the new high way, the trip can now be made In one day, using only two bulls and carrying 60 per cent more cargo. When these facts became evident, no further aigumtnt was necessary to induce the cart owners to purchase modern equipage. It has been estimated that the saving In the cost of transportation over this highway, in pn year only, as contrasting with former con ditions, amounts to $720,000, local currency. This saving to the people of the province has been effected in one year through an expenditure, for the maintenance of this highway of about $07,889. local currency. There has been imported into the province during the last year about 6,000 cart wheels of modern construction. Transportation a Problem. The question of transportation, the gov ernor reports, still remains one of the most Important, problems to deal with. The greater portion of the year the average price for a bull cart per day was $40, local currency, while the average cost of a carromata wss $26. The great demand for transportation Is for moving the hemp from the interior down to the seaports and taking rice and merchandise from the ports to the interior. There were shipped from the port of Legaspl this year about S44.270 plculs of hemp and 4&5.770 plculs of rie entered the same port. This great de mand for transportation and the exces sively high price charged has induced out side capital to bring into the province modern traction engines. These have sn tightecu-lnch trtad while the cars used In their trams hsve an eight-Inch tread causing therefore but little damage to the highways. One of these engines has been known to transport st one trip 20 plculs of hemp, or sn amount that would require about forty bull carts to transport. The pressing demand for trap. sports tlon has re sulted In the establishment of stage lines, nd the Introduction of bicycles and auto mobiles which sre now running on the public, highways. Four hundred of the former have been Imported Into the prov ince during the year. Civil Proceedings Aa-elast Watson. The government of the District of Col umbia, through Its corporation counsel, ha Instituted civil proceedings against James M. Watson, now In Jail for allesed defalcation of District funds, estimated at $73,000. The suit Is for the recovery of the moneys alleged to have been taken by Watson, but the aggregate sums mentioned In the civil suit Is only $10,182. Wilson's automobile and a bulletin sheet of which he Is Joint proprietor were at tached today. His counsel next week will move to quash the attachments on the ground that the case is neither one Of debt nor obligations fraudulently Incurred. Wat son has not yet been able to furnish a sat isfactory ball bond and Is still In Jail. Canal Bothers President. The president today sent for William Nel son Cromwell, attorney for the Panama Canal company. Mr. Cromwell spent half sn hour with the president In the forenoon and the conference was resumed' by ap pointment at 3 p. m. It is understood the president Is consid erably concerned over the canal outlook. The administration Is not In the least dis posed' to be impatient with Colombia, but is willing to allow It a reasonable time to execute Its obligations. At the same time, the Washington authorities regard the. obligations as more binding than those of nn ordinary treaty and cannot admit the right of the Colombian government to re cede from them. If not carried out by rat. Ideation of the canal treaty, which comes before the Colombian congress at its meet ing this month, the United States hopes Colombia will find some other means of executing Its obligations to this country as regards the Panama canal. Mr. Cromwell declined to see callers after his conferenco with tljo president. Turks Kill American. United States Consul Hcenan, at Odessa, Russia, reports that Quarektn B. Chltjlan, an American citizen, was killed today In that city by a number of Turks, tfho have been captured. Chltjlan was born in Harpoot, Turkey, In 1863, and came to the United States when a child. He was naturalized and ordained as a clergyman, returning to Europe lost September. DAKOTA CORN LOOKS BAD Pioneer Fortrlla Bumper Small Grain Crop Around Sioux Falls. SIOUX FALLS. S. D.,''June 14.-(Special.) -Charles E. Hill of Valley Springs, a pioneer resident of the state, who has annu ally made a careful study of crop conditions at this season of the year, peredicts that especially this part of South Dakota will this, year raise a bumper crop of small grain, but that the outlook for a good corn crop Is by no means encouraging. "So far as quantity and quality Is con cerned," said he, "the small grain crop will this season be the best for many years. Corn, however, will have a hard time to mature before killing frosts come In the fall. "I have noticed that the direction from whlrh the wjnd blows when the seasons change from winter to spring Invariably gauges the direction . of . .the prevailing winds for the 'entire summer. "When spring commenced this year the wind blew coldly from the northeast and has since continued In that direction the greater part of the time, indicating on unusually cool summer. "The frost on the night of the 10th inst. alro bears out the belief that this sum mer will be similar to last, when frosts were experienced every month except -July, and that corn, generally speaking, will lihely be caught by frost before It ma tures. "You have probably noticed that the frost this month came almost to a day at the same time as the frost in June of last year." Two Divorces Granted. HURON, 8. D., June 14-(8pecial.)-In circuit court here yesterday, Judge Whiting presiding, two decrees of divorce were granted. One to Mary Kleo Nicholson from her husband,. William R. Nicholson, on grounds of desertion. The other was to Elmlra May Gans from her husband, Frank Gans. The hearing of this case attracted much attention because of the large acquaintance of the parties conceme'd. The plaintiff alleged cruelty. During the progress of the trial a large au dience assembled to hear the testimony, which was less sensational than antici pated. 'When the testimony for the plain tiff was about all in the court was ap pealed to and a settlement effected whereby the plaintiff Is given a decree of absolute divorce and permanent alimony to the amount of $S00. and Is restored to her maiden name, Elmlra May Chapman. Fol lowing the disposition of a number of mo tions and orders the regular March term, which has been continued at intervals since March 24, was closed. Plan Caraea-le Library. PIERRE. 8. D..v June 14 rHrtoi Mayor Ewart has reoelved notification that the Carnegie fund for the library at thla cltv Is now available ni v.. drawn uoon as needed for nnrnm.. construction. The local commission Is con sidering plans ana materials for the build ing ana as soon as ii aeciaea upon these matters will advertise for bids. Th nrn. mission is strongly in favor of the use of native granne oouiaers wnich, when dressed, make a fine material for building. This material Is easy to secure and the only question is m uuvisaDimy or us use, Aberdeen Receives Library. ABERDEEN. S. D., June 14 (Special.) The Alexander Mitchell library building has been formally turned over to the city by the library committee, together with Its final reports. The building Is the gift of Andrew Carnegie, who stipulated It should be named after his old friend, Alex ander Mitchell. The site was donated by Charles H. Prior of Minneapolis and Is lo cated close to the business center of the city. The total cost of the building, fur nishings, etc., was $16,693.89. PRELATE TO TOUR AFRICA Bishop Hdrtsel Must Cover Thirty Thousand Miles on Visit to His Diocese. NEW YORK. June 14.-Blshop J. C. Hart sel of the Methodist Episcopal church will sail from New York ou the Germanic on Wednesday to begin his seventh episcopal tour on the continent of Africa. The mission centers under his super vision are on both coasts of the continent snd extend several hundred miles Into the Interior. The Journey will require about Sft.OOO miles of travel. Bishop Hartzel expects to return to the United States next April, to be present at the opening of the quadren nial general conference of his church at Los Anreles In May. Rev. Wilson 8. Nsy lor of the Wisconsin conference wOl ac company him at ass 1st du JEWS PERFECT PROTEST Will Present Statements Oonceriinjr lish ineff Maasaore to Prei dent and Hay. POOR HEBREWS hELPED TO BETTER LIFE Thousands Are Assisted to Lenve Slum and Seaboard Towns for Cities Offering; Chances of Self Government, WASHINGTON, June 14,-The massacre of the Jews at Klschlneff and their repre sentations to the president and socretary of state In connection therewltfc occupied the greater portion of the time of the annual meeting here today of the executive com mittee of the Independent Order of the B'Nal B'RIth. The Committee met in the morning and continued its work until late this evening. The statements to be presented to the president and Mr. Hay were reduced to con crete form, but the members of the com mittee declined to reveal their character before presentation. The committee will probably have a statement to make pub llo after the conference tomorrow. The committee will meeet Mr. Hay at 10:46 a. m., and by him will be escorted to the White House, where the members will have their conference with tho president. Those present at today's meeting were: Louis N. Levy, New York, president of the organization; Louis Bien, New York, chancellor of foreign affairs; Jacob Furth. Cleveland, vice president and treasurer; Solomon Sulsberger, New York; Simon Wolf, Washington, D. C. and Adolph Moses, Chicago. Reports submitted showed that the mem bership In the American districts of the order now approximates 17,500, an increase of 600 during the year. The European lodges have a membership of 7,000, while in the Orient unattached lodges have about 1,200 members. Some interesting statistics have been pre sented showing the success attained in the Introduction of the "removal" movement. This movement, carried on under the aus pices of the order, aids Jewish Immigrants at seaboards and those Inhabitants from the congested East Side in New York to sections of the country where conditions are better and where they may become self-sustaining. During ten month? r.f 1901, 1,800 persons were removed M various por tions of tho country; during 1002. 1,300 and during the present year tho number prob ably will reach 5,000 or 6, TOO. Reports show that fully M per cent of these people have settled where they are self-supporting and that they are Influenc ing their relatives to move to the country districts. SELECT RISC TODAY (Continued from First Page.) the opposition papers should be arrested before the opening of Parliament and Inter tried on the charge of lese majeste. or dis turbing public order. M. Marcovitch did not oppose the arrest of these mn. but objected to the after procedure and therefore re signed. On returning hopio he told Ills wife that he brought good news, that he had resigned his post. Many persons visited the cemeteries and the royal vault this afternoon and at the graveside persons were heard saying that what had happened was good and neces sary for the nation. Twenty graves were dug by the troops Immediately after the assassinations, but ririly the bodleji of two officers and that of General Petrovftch were buried therein. At his widow's request the remains of General Petrovltch were after ward removed by right to his family vault. The bodies of the late premier. General Marcovitch, and his son-in-law. Captain Mllkovlcs, were also burled In their own graves. Various reports are in circulation regard ing the value of the late queen's estate, which was said to amount to $2,200,000, chiefly invested in her sister's name In Switzerland and Belgium. A commission Is engaged in making nn investigation of the property of the royal couple, and it is thought their total private estate will not exceed half the sum mentioned. The au topsy on the king's body showed that he had a skull of the extraordinary thickness of eleven millimetres, whereas the skulls of the strongest men usually measure only six millimetres. The brain was found to be in a catarrhal state and the liver un usually large and surrounded with fst. In dicating that the king was an excessive eater and drinker. SEER TELLS JDF HER VISION Describes Servian Murders Three Months In Advance, but Says DaarsTers Were laed. (Copyright, 1903. by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, June 14. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Mrs. Burchell of Bradford, the clairvoyant who foretold the Servian massacre last March in the presenoe of William T. Stead and the Ser vian minister at London- was interviewed today. She Is a handsome, plump and fair woman with nothing mystical about her. She has clear blue eyes and sneaks viva ciously and with a great appearance of sincerity. "When I saw the scene," she said, "I seemed to be in a beautiful palace. I saw a king and queen, surrounded by many whose faces I described. There wss much commotion. I saw them killed. 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Asked to explain how she came by the faculty of second sight. Mrs. Burchell could give no reason,, saying It came in tuitively snd got clearer by practice. NEW YORK. June 14-Hr. Isaac Funk, who is a close student of psychometry. said of Mrs. Hun-hell's alleged probpesy that he believed It was suggested to her by telepathy. "The women was In a so-called trance." lie said; "her mind was sensitive to tho thought of those about her. She wns the receiver of the waves of thought th.it without doubt pussd from one soul to another without the uo of the seii!e. She was much like the sensitive mechnu leal receiver of a telephone that makes It possible for one to recognize the voice oi a friend hundreds of miles a way." PRINCE IS STILL WAITING May Leave for Vienna Today Heady for Hla Proclamation as King. GENEVA, June 14.-Irince Peter Kara georgovitch Is In the constant receipt of telegrams Informing him of the situation In Belgrade. According to his present ar rangementa, he will remain here until no tified of the action taken by the Skupehlim. Prince Peter was seen walking at 6 this afternoon In Rue Corraterle with tho Mar quis de Rose, a friend rrom Paris. The prince was talking and gesticulating In an excited way, while the marquis was trying to calm him. The prince's cousin, Nanatomtoh, ia ex pected In Geneva this evening from Bel grade. It Is believed he Is the secret leader of the Karagenrgevltch movement In er vla. He was Imprisoned during the life time of King Milan for an attempt to assassinate that monarch. There is reason to believe that Prince Karageorgevitch will Btart secretly for Vienna tomorrow sfter noon. PETER DOWN ON ASSASSINS Says Xatlon Should Punish Murderers but Declines to Pledge Himself. IX)NDON. June 16. The Geneva corre spondent of the Dally Express asserts that Prince Karageorgevitch In an Interview de clared emphatically that the nation ought to avengo the assassination of the king and queen of Servia. "A king," he said, "who could receive I crown from the hands of assassins wouN be their accomplice." Asked If he would punish the assassins, he replied, "I have no power." In reply to the question, "But when yot are king?" Prince t"eter gave as answer "That may never be." In both the pleasures and praises of Hires Rootheer. It delights and benefits both old and youiig. Hires . Rootbeer Is pre-eminently the home bever age for hot weather healthful bracing, cooling and refreshing. And you can drink all you want, the more the better. A pecksfte makes At smlloni. Bold STBrrwlirre. or tent by mail upon receipt of at oenu. Book let free. CHARLES t. HIRES CO., Malvern, Pa. AMI SKMfeNTS. A GENUINE NOVELTY AT LAST. GENTRY BROS. 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