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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MOUSING, AUGUST 29, 1903 TEX PAGES.
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OISSUL m KILLED
Unknown Van Shot at Magelsian, but
Ballet Mined the Hart
MISTAKE IN CIPHER CAUSED REPORT
Minister Leiihman Explains How Error
Came to Be Hade.
CORRECTION RELIEVES THE TENSION
Washington OffloiaU Now Think Diplomacy
Will Be 8oocsifnL
SHIPS WILL 60 TO TURKISH PORT
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Iteattoa of Missionaries Causes Onv
trimcnt tn Decide Naval Dem
onstrutlon at This Tina la
Turkish Waters.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S. A decidedly new
turn in the caso of United State Vice
Consul William Magelsaen at Beyroot,
Syria, who was reported to have been as
sassinated last Sunday, developed tonight
whrn It became known that the report waa
Incorrect and that, although Mr. Magelsaen
had been shot at, he had not been Injured
This report came to the State department
tonight In a dispatch from United States
Minister Irishman at Constantinople, who
said the mistake In making the original
announcement was due to a mistake In
translating the cipher message to the min
ister. The dispatch from Mr. Lelshman
followed closely on the Associated Press
bulletin on the same subject which had
been shown to the prominent officials of
the government. The dispatch of the roln-
ister was communicated to the president at
once at Oyster Bay. but up to a late hour
tonight nothing had been heard from him
m tne suojeci at tne tstate department.
Report Relieves Teasloa
A
Its ronlAtiti worn TtrAmlv srrs.tlfvlnsr to
in officials of the government here, as It
relieved the situation of Its extreme ten
sion and leaves the way open for an
amicable and peaceful adjustment of the
Incident. Whether or not orders will be
Riven calling off the proposed cruise of the
Buropean squadron to Turkish waters Is
a matter for future determination.
Acting Secretary Loomls declined to make
public the text of Minister Welshman's dls-
natch tonlaht. but he save a summary of
Its contents I
Aa stated In the nress dlsnatch It showed
that Mr. Mairelssen had been shot at by
some person at the time unknown to the against the republlo of Salvador because
officials, but that he had not been hit. the government s treatment of the Trl
Th. local Turkish officials were nromnt to unfor company. The court of arbitration
express their regret at the occurrence and
were exerting themselves to apprehend the
assassin, but thus far had been unsuceess-
ful.
The minister's dispatch also said that
Consul Ravendal had reported to him that
some of the consuls located at Beyroot had
reported to their government that the situa
tion at that plaoe had become exoeedlngly
unsafe; that this condition of affairs had
existed for some time and that something
ought to be done to relieve the tension.
The opinion was expressed that the at
tempted assassination of Mr; Magelsaen
would probably bring matters to a focus,
and some effort be made to avoid further
trouble.
Ships Will Go to Turkey.
The latost report from the Turkish situa
tion was discussed In official circles, where
the view Is held that the denial of the
report of the killing of Mr. Magelssen re
lieves the situation of Its Immediate awk-'
ward and embarrassing feature, but will
not prevent our naval vessels continuing
to the east. Minister Letahman In one of
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that conditions were such that It might
be well to have some naval demonstration
In those quarters.
Reports also come to
the government from the missionary In
teresta of the threatened destruction of
their property at Harpoot. and because
of this, Admiral Cotton. It la expected, will
he allowed to proceed with one or more
of his vessels to Beyroot
Acting Secretary Darling tonight received
a cablegram from the admiral dated Vllle
franchn. saying that he had left that plans
with the cruisers Brooklyn and Ban Fran'
Cisco for Genoa on the way to. Beyroot.
President I. Gratlfled.
OTSTER BAT. Aug. 28. President Rooee
velt was notified tonight by a represents'
tlve of the Associated Press of the In
correctness of the report that Vies Consul
William C. Magelsaen at Beyroot, Syria.
had been assassinated.
The president expressed gratification that
Consul Magelsaen had escaped without In
Jury from the assault of the would-be mur
derer. He announced, however, that ' no
change at present would be made In the
plans of this government and that the
European squadron which he last night
ordered to proceed Immediately to Bey
root, would continue to Its ordered dU
nation
It can be said that the president and
Secretary of State Hay both regard It ad
visable in view of the present state of un
rest in Turkey, to have American war
vessels In Turkish waters.
For several hours today President Rooee-
velt and Secretary ot State Hay were In
conference at Sagamore Hill. They dls
fussed every suggested phase ' of ths sit
uation In Turkey. At the conclusion of
the conference Secretary Hay announced
his Intention of returning Immediately to
Washington.
Secretary Hay Takes Serloa. View.
The fact that Secretary Hay considers
bis presence In Washington necessary at
this time Indicates the serious view hs
takes of the Turkish situation. He had not
expected to return to Washington for sev
eral weeks, but the developments In . the
Ottoman empire during the past few days
Induced htm to come to Oyster Bay for
a conference with the president, after
which it was deemed ' desirable . by both
that he should returi lo Washington at
least for a couple of weeks.
The secretary arrived here from his sum
mer horns In New Hampshire early this
afternoon. In a driving rainstorm he was
conveyed to the president's horns In time
for luncheon. During the greater part ot
the afternoon he was In conference with
the president. He left Sagamore Hill about
4:80 o'clock and took the I o'clock train
for New Tork, from where hs will go to
Washington tonight.
Coasal Lelahmaa Baplalas.
At U o'clock tonight a telegram was
received Ly Bcretary Loab from Acting
Secretary of Stats Loomls at Washington
communicating the toat of a cablegram
from 3lnlster Lelahmen at Constantinople,
confirming the Associated Preas report of
the inaccuracy of the report of Vice Con
sul Wagalsecn's aiiasaalnatlon. Aa soon aa
(Coatiaued ea fteooad PagsJ
COLOMBIA WANTS THE CANAL
Report that Special Committee Has
Drafted Flaa to Satisfy All
Objectors.
BOGOTA. Colombia, Aug. 28. -Up to to
day the committee of three members of the
Colombian congress which had been ap
pointed to devise a plan which would sa.e
the canal treaty from rejection, hai lie t
reported. It seems that I. has not yit
been able to obviate the difficulties pa
tented by the conllt it:o.i, notwlthstani
Ing that the majority of congress now
favora granting perpetual control of tun
canal tone under some form acceptable to
t. United States, wr. cli will not offend
the sensitive patrlotlnm of the Colombian.
COLON, Colombia, Aug. In the i?sur;
of the Correo Naci in il 1 1 Bogota, of Aug
ust 8. which has bco.t ter ved here, it 's
stated that the majoil y of the senate com
mittee on the Panama canal treaty recom
mended the following rniong other amend
ments: That the French company must first ob
tain Colombia ifinu.wi'.n to transrer it.-i
rights, privileges ml com scions to the
United States; tha onl the xone neccj-sa-y
for the cnns'i'-ii m c uid be given 10
tin United States, mU would exclude tin
cities of Panama ti.il ( i.lon; that all the
waters reimlreil for IP? canal are to bo
placed at the dlsposHl of the I nlted Btaten,
dui noi miafl meir exclusive propn ;
that no mixed tribunals be allowed; thai
the United Vtates law be Inoperative at
J'Hinnia and that i nxU time ie given
to complete the cs.ia.1. ...Illng which the
concession would revert to Colombia.
It Is learned here that Ilego Mendoxa
and other prominent politicians are en
deavoring to Induce congress to Issue a
law of authorisation to the president
which should specify that Colombia agrees
on principle to negotiate with the United
States and that a new canal treaty should
be made by a plural committee In which
all political parties would be represented
The committeemen suggested are Pablo
Arosmena, a distinguished Isthmian lawyer
and a liberal; Marco Fidel Suares, former
minister of foreign affairs during? President
CMtro. administration, a nationalist;
Jmga Ro. or jmvultAo Posada, both noted
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SALVADOR
PLANS TO PAY
Special Seaaloa of Congress Called to
Provide Firmest ot Damages
to American
BAN SALVADOR, Republic of Salvador,
Aug. 28. Congress will hold extraordinary
sessions to deal with the payment of the
aurrell claim In accordance witn tne last
agreement arrived at in wasningion
tnrougn tne enorts or uenor ixpex, naiva
doran minister to the United States.
. A1"ea - nurreii prougm an ucuon
sitting In Washington In May. last year,
awarded Mr. Burrell $418,000 damages
in
The Baivaooran government
re
fused to make payment and efforts V
then mad" to arrange another settlement
WILL DIVIDE THE LAND
frwaala ana Beldam So Deelde the
..Settlement of Territorial
i . Uaestioau
BERLIN, Aug.' 28. The Foreign office In
formed the Asaoclated Press today that
the solution of the questions which had
arisen In connection . with the Altenberg
or neutral Moresnet (the district where
Holland, Belgium and Prussia met) agreed
on between Prussia and Belgium la a di
vision of territory between the two states
and not the surrender of Prussia's claims
to Belgium for a caah consideration.
Gambling in Moresnet will be suppressed.
The statement of two days ago that the
territory had been given to Belgium for
a sum In cash was made by the Cologne
I Gaxette, which Is usually strongly official
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SWELL ZIONIST CONGRESS
Doable tbo Namber of Delegates Will
Bo Admitted to Kataro
Meetings.
BASEL, Switzerland, Aug. 28. At the
cloalng sesBlon of the Zionist congress 2.000
peraona being present, It was decided that
In future the congresses should be attended
by 200 voting delegates Instead of 100, as
heretofore. , ,
The membership of the business commit
tee was Increased to flfy. the Americans
being Prof. Gottheil and Messrs. Jacob De
Haas, secretary of the American Federa
tion of Zionists, and Mayer of New Tork,
Messrs. Zolottkoff and Porlsch of Chicago
and Mr. Wlae of Portland, Ore.
DUKHOBARS OBJECT TO TAX
Peeallar Rasataa Sect Threateaa
March to Capital When Cattle
Are Seised. 1
to
TORKTON. Assa., Aug. 28-Premier
Haultaln was hers yesterday to investigate
the trouble between the school trustees of
the Devil's Laka district and the Dukhobars.
Three years ago, when the school district
was formed, the secretary-treasurer as-
I seared the Dukhobars as well as others. The
Dukhobars refused to pay the tax,, The trus
tees, after two years of waiting, enforced
the law and the Dukhobars' cattle to the
amount of the tax were se:sed and sold.
The Dukhobars are very indignant and
threaten' to march to Winnipeg.
HAGUE HEARING MUST WAIT
Refasal of Two to Servo oa Arbitra
tion Board Causes Po.tpoao
ment ot Hearing.
ROME, Aug. 28. Dr. Lardy, the Swiss
minister at Paris, and Prof. Matsen of the
Copenhagen university, having refused to
be arbitrators In ths question of Vene-
uelsn preferential claims. Count Lamsdorf,
the Russian minister for foreign affairs,
telegraphed today to the Italian Foreign
office asking If Italy had any objection to
postponing ths first meeting so as to give
the caar time to choose the other two
arbitrators. Italy replied, raising no dlf
Acuities )n the matter.
English Liberals Gala Victory.
LONDON, Aug. 28. -The liberals gained a
victory in Argyllshire, where on Thursday
last was held the Arst election fought on
the ilscal question raised by Colonial Secre
tary Chamberlain. J. 8. Alnsworth. ths
liberal candidate who represented free
trade, was elected by the great majority of
1.6Mt over Charles Stewart, unionist, who
stood for protection. At the previous elec
tion ths unionist majority was 900. The re
sult la considered a dear Indication of the
feeling of the constituency on ths subject
of Mr. Chamberlain's fiscal proposals, oa
whlca ths campaign, was mainly fought.
TO RILL ALL BULGARIANS 1
Such Said to Be Orderi Iained in Case
InrargnnU Appear.
OFFICERS ARE ACTIVE IN ADRIAN0PLE
Porte Adopting Strongest Meaeaves to
Curb Spread of Rebellion Oat--.
side the Vilayet of
Moaastlr. ' ,
SOFIA. Aug. 28,-There Is r i Jetion
for the report published In v
,iat the
lei lead-
police here have discovered ,
Ins under the nnlnre of '
erdlnand,
. construct
ing up the
which was believed to h
ed with the Intention.
Konak.
The porte Is not 1 ne In adopting
the strongest mer . ,o suppress the
outbreak In the . of Adrlanople.
Maker Pasha, commit ding the artillery,
and Saldl Pasha, commanding the In
fantry, have started from Adrlanople for
the center of disturbances at Kirk-Kll-isshe.
Reports from the Interior Indicate that
Increased numbers of recruits are crossing
In small parties Into Maoedonla. The gen
eral situation in the vilayet of Adrlanople
continues alarming. The revolutionaries
have destroyed all the Turkish posts along
the frontier.
The Autonomy says the Turkish com
mander In the district of Seres has odered
his subordinates to kill and destroy every
body and everything Bulgarian as soon as
the Insurgent bands appear. The Turkish
population is fleeing towards Constantl
node. El Kht hundred men. women and
children have gone to YaslUkl and the 1899 the British government claimed Brlt
Turklsh government is arranging to send tanlo for use as a transport. In 1900 It
thara to Asia Minor. - was selected to convey the Imperial corps
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ln.ar.ent. Defeat Soldier..
A fierce fight has occurred at Passakul,
twenty miles from Adrlanople, wnere inree
Turkish battalions surrounaea a ooay ui
Insurgenta. A secona nana ot reueis uama
to the assistance of their comrades, who
thereupon broke through the cordon, killing
150 Turks. The Macedonian organisation
Is reported to be planning a big movement.
General Zontchef Is said to be organising a
body of 5,000 Macedonians to cross the
frontier. The Macedonian committee has
urgently appealed to Prince Ferdinand to
show greater Interest In the Macedonian
situation, saying If Macedonia Is not soon
- ... i in k..,
liberated tne . aituauon -u..-. .
come critical
The Dvenlk prints today what purports
to be the accurate details of the train out
rage near Kulel Burgas. It says a pack
age was placed In the restaurant car at
Budapest, containing the bomb, with a
clockwork attachment, which was timed to
i . v. . . , i n wo KrnMlnr the brldire
xiiiuuo o - I
at Marltsa It was Intended to aestroy tne
bridge and cut off communication between
Adrlanople and Satanic .
Report Action, of Inaargeats.
' CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 18. The porte
has communicated to the embassies of
Austria and Russia a memorandum do-
scribing the doings of the insurgents in the
vilayet of Adrlanople. .
The Russian -.squadron, which was re-
eently at Jndlada. European Turkey, "1ms
now returned ' to Odessa.
Macedonians Object to Resolntloas.
ATHENS. Aug. J8. Five thoussnd Mace
donians demonstrated here today as a pro
test against the action of the Bulg" irion
revolutionaries. The speeches were mod-1
erate and no disorder occurred. A mem
orandum embodying the protest of the
meeting was drawn up and will be sub
mitted to the Greek government and for
eign legations here.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
New National Bank Aathorlsed to
Transact Easiness at
Spencer, la.
.
(From, a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 28.-6peclal Tele
gram.) The Cltlsens' National bank of
Spencer, la., was today authorised to begin
business. Capital, 860,000. Franklin Floats
Is president and Ackley Hubbard cashier
of the new bank.
Postmasters appointed: Iowa Tetter. Cal
houn county, Jasper Tepson. vice E. A.
Clark, resigned. Nebraska Slocum, Holt
county. Matt Mechaley, Vice M. L. Erb,-
removed. Wyoming Ten Sleep, Big Horn
county. K. H. Stckafoose, rice Martha Bull.
removed.
These rural routes will be established
October 1 : Nebraska Wilcox, Kearney
county, two routes; area covered, eighty-
four square miles; population, 1.02O. Iowa
Indtanola, Warren county, two routes; area,
thirty-five square miles; population, 932.
Ths Western National Bank of the United
Btates of New York Is approved as reserve
agent for the Stock Growers' National of
Cheyenne, Wyo.
TROOPS FOR THE MANEUVERS
Twenty-Second Regiment Will Join
Others la Aaaaal Mohlltsatloa
at Fort Riley.
FORT RILET, Kan., Aug. 28. The War
department has designated the troops that
will be mobilised at this point during the
fall maneuvers. They are aa follows:
The First battalion of engineers, head-
quarters and band, and First and Third
squadrons of the Fourth cavalry, head-
quarters and band and First and Third
squadrons of the Eighth cavalry, head-
quarters and band and Third squadron of
ths Tenth cavalry. Twenty-elahth and
Twenty-ninth field batterlea, the Sixth,
Twenty-second and Twenty-fifth Infantry,
three regiments from outside the depart
ment, not yet designated, but probably the
Second. Twelfth and Twenty-first infantry.
Kansas will send one brigade of Infantry,
two batteries of artillery. Us total strength
oeing Between i.sw ana men. low jl.
Nebraska. Missouri and Arkansas will send
one regiment ach. Colorado will send one
battalion of Infantry, 400 strong. Nebraska
will also send Its signal corps, sixty strong.
These troops, with ths garrison at thla
post, which will also be encamped with
ths maneuvers division, will make a total
i strength of about 11.000 men. which is about
,ooo more man it was si nrst thought
would be mobilised.
0LDEST ENGINEER KILLED
James W. Hotraklss ot the Talon Pa.
clSe Dies at Deavev as Resalt
ot Acetdeat.
DENVER. Aug. 28-Engineer Jsmes M.
Hotchklss, who was Injured in a collision
on the Union PsclAc railroad near Brighton
between an excursion train and a runaway
Aatcar, died today. Hs was the oldest engl-
near tn point ot service on the Union Pa-
rifle system, hsrlng been employed by ths
company twaaty-thxse years ago.
brittanic to be broken up
Famons Old Steamer Leaves a Flae
Record of Service Be
kind It.
NEW YORK. Aug. 28. The announce
ment that the White Star steamer, Brittanlo
Is now on Its last voyage marks the pas
sage of one of the most famous of the At
lantic steamships. It has Just sailed from
Belfast for Bremen, having been sold to a
Arm to be broken up.
Biittanlc was built In 1874 and soon- after
being put In commission reduced the time
between Queenstown and Sandy Hook to
less than seven days. It established a
record for the -eastward voyage of sevsn
days sixteen hours. Brittanic was con
sidered a wonder In its day, not only for
speed, but for slxe snd luxury. It has
used the engines and boilers which were
put into It when It was built, never missing
a day through' accident or disability.
Brittanic mads better time after years
of continuous service than when first put
In service, making Its 418th trip In Septem
ber, 1850. In seven days, six hours and flty
flve minutes, breaking Its previous record,
made In 1888, of seven days, nine hours and
thirty minutes, afterward crossing in seven
days, six hours and fifty-two minutes. Its
best westward record wns made In August.
Ik;, seven days, seven hours and thirty
minutes. Twenty-nine years of servloe un-
der Its original engines snd boilers Is
record not likely to be approached by ocean
steamships for years to come. Brittanic.
between 1874 and 189. . made some 80
voyages between New Tork and Liverpool.
It traveled about 1.800.000 miles, or enough
to take It more than seventy times around
the world, and carried more than 3X1,000
passengers.
When the Brltlsh-Boer war broke out In
which escorted the prince of Wales on his
of co,onleB m(lMng the trlp of
SM milM. Tn.. wa- the end of Its mill-
, service and since then It has been
lying at Belfast,
CALEB P0WERS ENDS TALK
Claim, that Ho Had So Connection
with Yoalaey Makes
Strong; Plea.
GEORGETOWN. Ky., Aug.
Powers resumed arguments In
28.-Caleb
his own
defense before the Jury this morning. He
be foUowe, bjp Bute., xttorney
Franklin. Powers declared to the Jury that
the star witness of the commonwealth.
Wharton Golden, was swearing to keep out
of the penitentiary and that Henry Toutsey
was also awearlng to get out of that In
stitution. He denied that he ever had any con-
rxOTtlnr. aihmtmtrMw with Vmilnif snit nnlnted
the testimony shows that he had
not known Toutsey before the "hooting
He made a strong point on the fact that
tne testmony showed that he had no
personal communication with Toutsey the
day before the shooting. He concluded his
argument to the Jury at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon, one hour after the opening of
the afternoon session. ','
Commonwealth Attorney Franklin ' then
began tho closing argument 1tt-the ease on
behalf of the state. He declared that Pow
ers had made ths best speech on his side
of the case, but that 'it' was full of mis
representations of the facts and the tes
timony and that Powers had repeatedly
gone outside the record In his argument.
He said that the reason he did not attempt
to correct Powers on these errors was be
cause he wanted the defendant to say
everything to the Jury that he pleased,
so that he would have no cause to com
plain of the treatment of him by the com
monwealth In this matter.
Mr. Franklin closed at 9:30 end Judge
Robblns gave the case to the Jury with di
rections to retire and consider it for an
hour. The Jury- at 10:35 o'clock reported
that no agreement had been reached and
was excused until tomorrow morning.
PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS
American Bar Association Recom
mends Congress to Enact New
Law. oa Sabject.
HOT SPRINGS. Va., Aug. 28,-At the
morning session of the American Bar as
sociation today the following officers were
elected:
John Hagerman, Kansas City, Mo., presl
dent. John HlnCKiey, Maryland, secretary;
Fred F. Wsdhams, New Tork, treasurer.
Among those chosen on the executive com
mittee was Piatt Rogers of Colorado and
Everett P. Wheeler, chairman of the com
mittee on international arbitration, which
dealt chiefly with the award made by
arbitrators of the Pius fund.
The report of the committee on patent.
trade-marks and copyright laws recom-
mended the establishment of court of pat
ent appeals by congress for the determina
tion of patents, trade-marks and copyright
cases. Ha decisions to be final, subject only
to sucn power oi review oy me supreme
court as shall be necessary to preserve the
Jurisdiction vested In the court by the con
stltutlon.
After a debste of more than an hour the
association Anally adopted ths report of
the committee, recommending the establish
ment of the patents court with an amend-
ment that the subject of trademarks be
eliminated from ths Jurisdiction of the pro-
posed court. Resolutions Indorsing the Lou-
Islana Purchase exposition were adopted,
A committee was appointed to-report on
ths feasibility and advlslblllty of ths for-
matlon of an International bar association.
the committee to report at the meeting next
y w. which will be at St. Louis In con
nection with the International Lawyers
congress.
Many distinguished lawyers and others
spoke at the banquet which marked ths
close ol the convention' tonight.
CHECKS GET MAN IN TROUBLE
William Herrmaa Arrested la Deavev
at Instance of New York
Police.
NEW TORK, Aug. 28. The detective bu
reau tonight received a telegram from the
1 chief of police at Denver announcing the
arrest of William Herrman, who is wanted
I to answer an indictment charaina him with
securing 820,000 from the Metropolitan Al-
l,ancs Tru,t cmPany and the Jarmulowskl
Dana on wortniess cnecsa. Tne police au-
thoiitles here were notified of the alleged
transaction last Monday, but It was found
that Herrman had shipped his furniture to
Samuel Goldstein at Denver. They then re
quested the Denver authorities to keep a
itch for Herrman and this resulted In his
being arrested there today.
DENVER. Aug. 28.-WUUam Herrman.
who was arrested by the local police today,
claims to have failed In the banking and
brokerage business sftar conducting Jt
twenty-Ave years. Ha aays hs cams to
Dsnvsr for tbs .benefit ot bis wife's health.
SIX MASKED MEN ROB DEPOT
Blat on at HoFarland, Eantu, ii Easily and
Quickly Looted.
RAILROAD MEN ARE SOON SUBDUED
Passenger, at Laneh Coaater Rash to
aa Vpatalra Room and Save
Themselves by Blocking
tho Entrance.
MTARLAN6, Kan.. Aug. . At 1 o'clock
this morning six masked men, heavily
armed, appeared at the Rock Island depot
and started to enter the office door.
Conductor Monnehan of freight train No.
48, which had Just pulled in, and Night
Baggageman Charles Toler saw them and
hurriedly attempted to block the door, but
the robbers forced an entrance and, after
taking their money and watches, beat the
railroad men Into Insensibility.
They then rifled the depot of Its contents
and, going hurriedly to the eating house.
held up and took all -the valuables from
half a dosen men on the platform, employed
at the round house, and a part of the train
crew. Passengers at the lunch counter
scurried upstairs and blocked the entrance
effectively. The bandits then looted the
eating house cash register and silverware,
doing their work In a cool and collected
fashion after the manner of veterans.
Then, apparently as a Joke, they marched
and carried six of the Rock Island em
ployea, Including the night hostler and Bag
gageman Toler, and locked them In a re
frigerator car and disappeared In an east
erly direction
During the thirty minutes of their pres
ence not a shot was fired and only Monne
han and Toler injured.
Two hours after the robbers disappeared
Sheriff Fry had organised a posse, released
the prisoners from the refrigerator car and
galloped In pursuit. The bandits were
headed toward Topeka.
The bandits seoured eight watches and
probably 1160 In money. They left Mc
Farland on foot. The night agent at
Paxlco, four miles east of McFarland, saw
them pass by along the tracks on toot at
2:80 o'clock.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon there la a
report from Paxlco that Sheriff Fry and
Chief Cuaty of the Rock Island detective
force, aided by four county deputies, have
the robbers located in a patch of timber
near Paxlco.
Advices from Paxlco at 2:80 this afternoon
show that the bandits eluded the possn In
pursuit and passed on through the trick
brush.
SIR THOMAS IS DISAPPOINTED
Says That Reliance Is Best Boat and
He Has No Chanoa to
Wla.
NEW TORK. Aug. 28. Sir Thomas Lip
ton, aboard Erin, declared today In an In
terview that he would never challenge again
for Americas ' cup until a man had been
found In England who equaled Nat
Herreahoff In yacht building. The baronet
admitted his disappointment at bis failure
Ana finally said be had. no hope qZ winning
even a single racta . He said: x
American brains and development havt
us beaten. If tne day ever comes wnen
England produces a Herreshoff, then 1 will
challenge for the cup again. It will not
be until then. It Is unpleasant to be com
pelled to admit It, but the brains In boat
building are on this side of the water. '
Herreshorr Is a wizard. His worn is won
derful. None can have admired Reliance
more than 1 have, it is tne nest Doai py
all odds and has won on strict merit.
I am a most disappointed man. My hopes
were high when I left home, for 1 surely
believed we would carry bark the cup.
Yesterdays nuke only prolonged: tne
agony for me. I do not want to win In any
slips and I regretted Reliance's failure to
get over tne line aa mucn as anyone
could.
Sir Thomas was asked why It was that
Shamrock lit was not given more sail
area. He replied that he trusted every
thing regarding construction and design to
the best of English talent. He compli
mented Captain Barr and said that he had
no fault to find with the way in which
Shamrock had been handled. -
"I hope," he said, "that we will get a
good twenty-flve-knot breese and a heavy
sea tomorrow. Then we will have all the
chances on the calendar to try out Sham
rock's qualities."
The baronet praised the hospitality and
generosity of Americans and expressed the
belief that many of them wanted to see
htm to take the cup. "They would push
Shamrock over the line ahead if they
could, I believe."
FAVORS A NEBRASKA IDEA
Delaware Judge Talk, on Lynching
and the Crime Which Cause
Them.
MTSTIC. Conn., Aug. 28. Hexeklah But-
terworth of Boston made the opening ad
dress at the Universal Peace union's ses
sions today. His topic dealt with the ef
fect upon the world of the opening of the
pan-American canal. He said the canal
would wed two oceans and make all man
kind one family.
Supreme Justice Charles B. Lore of
Delaware, who at the time of the lynch
ing at Wilmington, Del., denounced such
practices, made an address. Ha recom
mended the Falls City method of dealing
with criminal assault. Alfred H. Love of
Philadelphia, president of the Universal
Peace union, and Henry W. Wilbur of
New Tork, editor of the Defender, also
gave addresses.
Ths object and alms of ths Straight
Edge Co-operative industries were ex
plained by their organiser, Wilbur F. Cope-
land of New York.
FALLS CITY WOMAN DESERTED
baad aad Is la Pitiable
Coadltloa.
ST. JOSEPH. MO.. Aug. 28.-(Speclal
Telegram.) Deserted by her husband, who
Is a deacon In ths Christian church
Falls City. Neb., Mrs. J. L. Dixon Is st
the central police station In a hysterical
condition and threatens suclde.
She asserts that her husband-ran away
a few days sgo and that shs came to this
city searching for him. If she does r:ot
And him shs inalats that she will end her
Ufa. ;
"We ran away laat New Tsars day and
ws were wedded," said Mrs. Dixon this
morning. "The laat I heard from my
husband was thres days ago, when hs
wrote me from St. Joseph saying he was
never going to return.."
Vardamaa Gets Nomination.
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. Aug. 28. Returns re
celved tonlxht by the Commercial-Appeal
from the Mississippi democratic primary
election ni yesieraav leave no anuot re
sardlng the nomination of James K. Vard
man for governor of the state over Frank
frits. The official count probably will
give Vaxaaman a majority close to 10.000.
CONDITION OFJTHE WEATHER
Kor?ct for Ktbra-ka Fnlr Puturdny and
Wa rmor in Vnrthwpst Portion: Sunday
Fair and Warmer.
Temperature at Omaha Yeaterdayi
Hoar. Dm. Hoar. !'
ft a. m ta 1 p. m T-4
H a. m 4UI a p. tn T4
T a. m ta a p. ..... f t
N a. m MI 4 p. m T
u a. m Hl Bp. m.. .".. TS
10 ft. tn. . .1 . . Ta p. m Ti
11 '. T4 T P. m
111 na , TO M P. a T
t p. m MB
BOYS GO DOWN TOGETHER
One l,ad Gives Ip Life In Vain At
tempt to Resene Other from
Drowning.
Jeff Keep and Francis Hannaher, two
small boys, were drowned yesterday after
noon tn a gully at Sixth and Martha
streets, which had been turned Into a lake
by the rains. They could neither of them
swim. Keep got out of his depth and
Hannaher tried to rescue him when both
went down. Warning was given by two
little boys who saw the nccldent and after
more than an hour the bodies were re
covered and thecoroner notified.
Jeff Keep was the step-son of H. L.
Winters who lives st 1703 Sduth Ninth
street, and Francis Hannaher was tne son
of John P. Hannaher, an electrician living
at 1733 South Ninth street.
The gully where- the drowning occurred
Is to the west of Ninth street, north of
Martha and does not usually contain
water. The first heavy rain caused a foot
or two of muddy water to cover the bot
tom and, this became a source of con
siderable pleasure to the neighborhood
children. The later rain Increased the
depth so that at the point of the accident
It stood about nine feet deep with a sud
den decline of the bottom about three feet
from the bank.
Early in ths afternoon, about 1:30 o'clock
ths two boys who were 12 and 13 years of
sge. respectively, decided to go to the
pond and were warned by a young woman
who told, them the rain had made the water
too deeD. But thev went taking wun
them two little boys Alphonse Lleber, llv
ing at Sixth and Center streets and Eskel
Kronholm, living at 1748 South Ninth street.
According to these little fellows, who ran
shrieking up the slippery path of the gully
to give the alarm, Jeff Keep had waded
In and gone beyond his depth at the step
off. Young Hannaher went bravely to his
assistance and the two, clinging to each
other, went down. Joseph Llnlnger and
W. O. Gould were among the first to en
counter the bearers of the sad story, and
hurrying down they began to search for
the bodies. By diving this was accom
pllshed, the Keep boy being brought to
land about 2:46 o'clock and the other shortly
afterward. The bodies were taken to the
morgue.
Mrs. Winters, mother of the Keep boy.
was In a dangerous .condition, and was
already mourning the death of an Infant.
An attempt will be made to keep the
knowledge of the drowning from her.
The Inquest will be held this afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
LIBRARY BOARD COMMITTEES
Work Apportioned 'Among .Members
for the Coming Year Bad New
- Plans Discussed.
At last evening's meeting of the Public
Library board new committees for the en
suing year were chosen. Some little time
was also taken up tn discussing a plan for
duplicate collection of Action, designed
to mako It easier for readers ot current
Action to obtain the desired Wks quickly
The second collection would be loaned only
to those paying a slight fee for the earlier
service. At the same time the patrons of
the library would have the regular num
ber of works to select from and would
wait no longer for new books than under
the old order, while the period of waiting
for new books might even be decreased by
this new system. Nothing definite was
done In the matter and action was held over
until next month's meeting.
Tho committees appointed are:
Executive Victor Rosewater, P. L. Per
lne and F. L. Haller.
Judiciary Judge Ives, John Rush and C
E. Morgan.
Books F. L. Haller, Alfred C. Kennedy
an H. P. Deuel.
Museum II. P. Deuel, John Rush and
C. E. Morgan.
The board approved bills for the month
to the extent of 81,099.28.
TAKEN IN ON DUNN'S CHARGE
V. L. Coeovlteh Is Arrested a. Alleged
Owner of Gamblluar Resort on
Douglas Street.
V. I,. Cucovltch, charged tn a complaint
Aled August I by I. J. Dunn with "keeping
gambling fixtures," was arrested yesterday
and arialgned before Judge Vlnsonhaler.
He pleaded not guilty and was released on
bonds of 8600 after having his hearing ret
for September 7.
Cucovltch Is said to be the proprietor cf
the Douglas street poolroom, raided several
times with poor success by Sheriff Power's
men. He was not there when the ofAcers
called ths last time and arrested a lot of
Inmates. He returned to the city, how
ever, and the warrant was served upon
him.
WANTS EVANSVILLE RIOTER
Governor Darbla laaaes Refelaltloa
t'poa Governor of Illinois for
Suspect.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 28-Oovernor Dur-
bln haa Issued a requisition upon Governor
Yates of Illinois asking for the return to
Indiana of "Doc" Martin, who is under In
dictment In Vanderburg county for riotous
conspiracy.
MartlV was ona of ths ringleaders of the
colored faction in the Evansvllle riots that
occurred In July and with "Bud" Fruit,
another colored man, fled from that city
at the calling together of the grand Jury.
Martin was arrested In Chicago. He re
fused to be brought back to Indiana with
out a requisition.
Mavemeats of Oeeaa Vessels Aug. 88.
At New Tork Arrived: Philadelphia
from Southampton and Cherbourg; La
Lorraine from Havre; Lucanla from Liv
erpool. Sailed: Clmrlc for Liverpool.
At Movlle Balled: Furneasia from Glas
gow for New York.
At Oenos Arrived: Lehn from New Tork
via Naples.
At Queenstown Sailed: Mayflower, from
IJverpoil for Boston. Arrived: I'ltonla
from Hoeton for Liverpool; Campania from
New York for Liverpool and both pro
ceeded .
At Cherbourg Sailed: Fuerat Bismarck,
from Hamburg and Southampton for New
York.
At Plymouth Arrived: Blucher from New
York.
At Southampton Sailed: Puerst Bis
marck f--nra Hamburg for Nsw York via
uiarpoujtf.
MODS ARE GENERAL
Towns Alon; ths Kaw and Other Streams
Threatened with Inundation.
MORE RAINS CAUSE ADDITIONAL ALARM
No GerlouB Damage at Kansas Olty, but
People Are Growing Uneaiy,
NEBRASKA AND IOWA GET THEIR SHARE
Railroads Having s Hard Tims of it to
Keep Trains Moving.
MAKING DETOURS TO DODGE WASHOUTS
Rot a Road Rannlng Into Omaha from
Any Direction Which Has Jlot
Trouble of Some Klad
oa Its Line,
KANSAS CITT, Mo., Aug. 28,-Tha pre
dicted rise tn the Kansas river at this
point Is being realised. From midnight
to 8 o'clock this morning the river hss
risen three feet, when It continued to rise
at the rate of two inches an hour.
From 8 o'clock Thursday morning to
midnight last night the rise recorded five
feet, making a total of eight feet In twen
ty-four hours. It Is expected that the
water will continue to come up at the
present rate for another twelve hours at
least.
Further rains west of here last night
are reported, with the Kansas river at
Lawrence, Topeka and Manhattan still ris
ing. As yet no serious damage has te
suited here, the water still being confined
within the banks.
Early today big gangs bf men were put
to work at the temporary bridges here dis
lodging Hie driftwood that had begun to
clog the stream at these structures. The
work of replacing the James street bridge.
the main wagon bridge between the two
Kansas Cities, has been stopped and efforts
are now being put forth to save that part
of the bridge already constructed, which is
threatened by driftwood.
The lack ot transportation facilities is
working great hardships to the people of
the two cities.
The Missouri river at Kansas City at
10 o'clock today had risen nearly two feet
In the past twenty-four hours, the guage
at that hour marking 14.5. The danger
mark Is twenty-one feet.
Thousands of Acre. Under Water.
CORNINO. Mo.. Aug. 28. (Special.)
Thousands of acres of land are under water
In this section of Missouri as a tesult of
the cloudbursts to the north and two men
have lost their lives.
While trying to rescue people tn the
flooded districts M. II. leRue, one of the
most prominent men In this place, lt
his life and his body was not recovered
until late last night.
In a wreck on a freight train aa the
result of the heavy rains an unknown
tramp was so bsdly Injured that hs could
not get out of the water Into which he
was thrown and drowned before help could '
reach tiling j y.,.."S.4,''.;.v,.
Thousands of head of stock were drowned
yesterday tn the flood which swept down
the valley with terrific force. Chickens '
also suffered from the flood.
At several points along the Burlington
tracks the water is still standing over the
tracks, delaying traffic. In many places
the corn Is ruined.
Heaviest Rain In Trenton.
TRENTON, Mo., Aug. 28. Reports from
various points on the Rock Islsnd north
of Trenton and on this side of the Iowa
line say that Orand river is higher by sev
eral Inches than It has been at any time
this year and that all previous records
have been brokem At Princeton the
water Is up around the Rock Island sta
tion and Is flooding the bottoms of the
Splckard worse than ever before. Seven
and a half Inches of ratn fell Wednesdsy
between 8 p. m. and 6:30 a. m.. and 2.28
inches1 fell at thla point during thst time,
the heaviest rainfall that the government
gauges have ever registered here. Orand
river at this point has risen four feet since
6 o'clock this morning.
-Pennsylvania Dam Bursts.
BUTLER. Pa., Aug. 28. Boydatown dam,
several miles north of here, burst today,
letting out 2,000,000 gallons of water and
Inundating portions of Butler and the low
lying districts for miles. Great damage
was done to property, but so far ss known
no lives were Inst, the residents of the
Aooded district sbandonlng their homea and
fleeing to the hills. '
Many culverts on ths Pittsburg. Sttcemer
and Lake Krle road were washed out
and a ' thirty-foot bridge of the Pittsburg
A Western railroad over Bear Creek ' wss
swapt away.
Woman aad Child Crovraed.
UPEARFISH. B. D.. ug. 28. (Special
1 elegram.) The bodies cf Mrs. W. W.
Parker and her year-old son . were
recovered from False Bottom creek yaster
lay evening.
On Wednesday evening, In w-npany with
George Pvrker. a brother-in-law, they at
tempted to cross the stream which had been
swollen by the rains of that afternoon.
When they entered the water the team
which they were driving was -taken from
thetr feet, and with ths buggy and oc
cupants wea carried down ths creek.
Parker succeeded In clinging to a fence
post and wss rescued from his position
sfter having been In the water several
hours. The woman and her baby wers
swallowed up In the waters.
When found Mrs. Parker was wrapped
sround with barbed wire, so that It would
have been impossibles for her to havs made
an effort to save herself and child.
im tu tho Black Hills.
DEADWOOD. S. D., Aug. 28. (Special
Telegram.) The storm which on Wednes
day did so much damage In Deadwood was
severe In the country outside or the city.
A great deal of live stock wss drowned
and ths damage to ths railroads will
amount to several thousand dollars.
The big bridge over Whltewood creek, on
the Northwestern, was badly damaged and
rendered unsafe, while a r. umber of cul
verts will havs to he replaced. In Dead
wood the damage from the storm will
amount to over 840,000. The rain still con
tinues and the trains on all the railroads
entering the Hills are from sight to . ten
hours lats. The storm wss general
throughout ths Hills.
ABERDEEN. 8. D.. Aug. 2B.-(8peclsl
Telegram.) Heavy rainfall followed by
cloudy and cool weather for several days
Is causing damage to grain In shock snd
stxek. Boms grain still uncut will be a
partial loss. ,
Trains Tied Is at Schuyler.
SCHUYLER. Neb.. Aug. 28-(SpeclsJ Tel
egram.) The unprecedented volume of
water from the northwest which Shell
creek is unable to take car of and which