The Omaha Daily Bee
KHTAKLIHHED JUNK 19, 1871.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOKNINO, HKPTEMBEIl 2, 1903 TEN PAGES.
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ARRESTS AT BEYROOT
lira Persons Taken Into Custody Because
f' of Assault on Bfaralaian.
SAY NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO KILL
Turkish OSaials Claim Shots Were fired
Celebrating Marriage Ceremony.
LEI3HMAN MUST BE GIVEN PROOF
JUfuses to Aocept Snoh Statement Uoleu
it is Oonolnsirelj Confirmed.
PROMISES OF PORTE ARE NOT KEPT
American Minister Pressing for Def
inite Settlement of Xiiibrr (
Matters Whert Arrmi
liar Bhi Reached.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Bept. l.-The porta
haa notified Minister Lelshman that Ave ar
rests have been made at Beyroot la con
riectlon with the shooting which lod to the
report that William C. Magelssen, the vice
consul there, had been assassinated.
The Turkish officials continue to Insist
that no attempt was made on the vice con
sul's Ufa and they reassert that the whole
toty originated In a feu-de-Jole fired on the
occasion of a marriage and In accordance
with cuntoms.
Mr. Lelshman, however, refuses to accept
an explanation without conclusive proof
that the Judicial Investigation continues.
Attempt to Bura College.
The attempt to burn the American college
at Harpoot occurred five weeks ago and ap
parently was the work of an Individual who
considered he had a grievance against the
college authorities. When Mr. Lelshman
was Informed of the attempt he demanded
t that the porte protect the American lntltu
tlon and In consequence Instructions were
sent to the authorities at Harpoot to try In
the regular courts the charges against
fifty Armenians, accused of trafficking In
arms and engaging in other seditious acta.
Among the accused Is Prof. TenekedJIan
ol the American college.
Promises Ar Not Kept.
Mr. Lelshman Is pressing for a definite
settlement of a number of matters on which
agreements were reached with the Turkish
authorities last year, but which In spite of
r" frequent promises on the part of the porte
have never been executed. For Instance, a
, naturalized American is still In prison at
Tripoli, although the porte has frequently
Informed Mr. Lelshman that the authorities
at Beyroot, who have Just taken over
Tripoli, have orders to liberate him.
Mr. Lelshman received a' telegram from
Rear 'Admiral Cotton, dated from Genoa,
Italy, Sunday evening, announcing that the
United 8tatea war ships Brooklyn and Ban
Francisco would arrive off Beyroot at the
nd of this week.
The American officials here attribute the
dlgpsch of the wHMkps to Turkish water
not, solely to tha Magelasen affair, but to
the general dissatisfaction of the author!
ties of Washington at the nonfulfillment of
the porte's promises on pending questions
and to the determination of President
Roosevelt to show Turkey that It cannot
trifle with American representatives.
' Action of Vnlted Mates Approved.
Diplomatic circles here generally approve
cf the energetic action of the United States,
Which, It Is pointed out. Is amply Justified
by the. bad faith of Turkey, and K la felt
ttiat the appearance of the United States
war ahlpa In Turkish waters will lead to
the Immediate settlement of the pending
disputes.
Nothing so Impresses the porte aa a naval
demonstration and the diplomats claim that
this will be specially noticeable In the pres
nt caae, as tha Americans are not fettered
Ilka other powers by agreements regulating
the International and political affairs of
Turkey,
Ma a who Fired Is Arrested.
WASHINGTON. Mept L Cheklb Bey, tha
Turkish minister has received from the
minister of foreign affairs at Constant!
: nople a dispatch giving the Turkish version
Of tha reported attempt on the life of
' United Etates Vice Consul Magelssen at
Beyroot. It Waa dated August SO and orlg
tnally waa sent to tha minister's summer
home at Bayvllle. L. I.
After declaring that tha report of tha
assassination of Mr. Magelssen was ab
solutely false, tha dispatch gives a version
of the affair practically tha same aa haa
been told In the dlspatchea from Turkey,
It aays that the pistol waa fired by a man
1 returning from a marriage fete, that the
f shot waa fired in the air and that it hap
pened Just aa Mr. Magelssen was passing
In his carriage. This, tha dispatch aays.
Jed tha vice consul to believe that an at
tempt had been made agalnat his life,
The man who did the shooting already haa
been delivered to tha Judicial authorities
Cheklb Bey'a dispatch also asserts that
order and tranquillity prevail at Beyroot
The Information contained in the cable
aicuu nu uwn lurnmnfa 10 uniiea oiaiee
Minister Lelshman at Constantinople by
the Turkish minister of foreign affairs and
to Secretary Hay by the Turkish minister
her.
Warships oa tho Way.
MESSINA. Slcllly, Sept. 1. Tha United
States cruisers Brooklyn and San Francisco
passed through the Straits of Messina a
11:20 a. m. today, bound south. The sema
phora saluted the war ships wishing them
good luck.
Olllelal News from Beyroot.
WASHINGTON. Sept. l.-The flrat official
dispatch coming directly from Beyroot re
gardlng the Magelssen affair haa been re
reived by Secretary Hay. It la dated Au
gust 31 and la signed by Consul Ravndal
It saya: "The attempt on Magelssen's life
failed. A narrow escape, but the vice con
ml Buffered no Injury."
OFFERS TO PAY CREDITORS
Kebraskan Would Help Pat I'p f loo.
OOO to Tako Virginia Ceaeern
front Receivers.
NORFOLK. Va..'8ept L At a meeting
here today of the creditors of tha Oliver
Baflnlng company, which failed for over
a quarter of a million dollars, a propoat
tton waa submitted by the company to pay
It .liabilities dollar for dollar If the re
ceivers were withdrawn 'and tha company
allowed to raauma operations.
The proposition Is that Thomas Oliver of
Lockport, N. Y., and William Oliver of
Unroln. Neb., brothers of John Oliver,
president of the company, agree to fur
nish tl 00,000 eaah at onca and assume all
liabilities, giving secured notes at one.
two and three years. Tha creditors will
Sheet Friday In New York wkea. tho mat-
Mr fe"lV v "
CARNEGIE MAKES PROPHECY
Predicts that Kaalnnd. with Canada
aad lotted Mates, Will Become
Dominant Power.
BARROW-IN-FURNESS, Eng., Bept. l.-
The autumn conference of the Iron and
Steel Institute opened here today under
the presidency of Andrew Carnegie.
Mr. Carnegie In opening said that the rec
ord In Iron and steel of England, "the
great little mother of nations," had not been
equalled by any of Its children, although
Its oldest and biggest seems to Inherit his
mother's Indomitable spirit and the ability
to work miracles.
"In all matters of Iron' and steel, how
ever," continued Mr. Carnegie, "the child
has been borne upon the shoulders of the
parent. If the Atlantic ocean had been
prairie land, there would have been little
left In the world but the conquering old
lady and her family, all under one roof,
under one flag, a del f -sustaining empire
under free trade with probably two hundral
millions of our English speaking race, and
a home market ao big as to give control of
neutral markets.
"No question of protection or preferential
tariffs then to disturb us; beside all this
we should have been able to enforce peace
among, nations.
"Gentlemen, unfortunately an ocean
exists where we should have preferred
prairies, but it is traversed in about the
same time as the three thousand miles of
land between Montreal or New York on the
Atlantic and Ban Francisco and Victoria on
the Pacific. Who so bold as to predict that
never Is our race to succeed In converting
the ocean, hitherto a barrier to your exten
sion. Into the pathway to reunion of the
two once united branches. Not I!
"My faith la unshakable that come day
this will be accomplished and that Instead
of being two small Jslands here alien to
the European continent you will look
across the sea to your children m Canada
and the United States and become once
more the mother member of the dominant
power of the world."
HAYTI AFTER B00DLERS
Former Ministers of the Repablio
Have Been Arrested and Presi
dent Probes Mcanrlnls.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haytl, Bept. 1. The
commission of Inquiry Into the financial
scandals Is continuing Ita investigation. M.
Gedon and M. 8t. Victor, former ministers
nder the administration of President B:im,
have been arrested. There Is talk of the
Impending arrest of several persons of
prominence. President Nord Is determined
to vigorously prosecute all those implicated
In the frauds. .
Alleged extensive frauds in the Issue of
Haytlan government securities involving
about $300,000 were discovered several
rrcnths ago. It was charged that the se
curities were fraudulently issued with the
complicity of the Bank of Haytl. The presi
dent appointed a oommlttee of Investigation
In spite of the opposition of the ministry,
which, however, took similar measures. In
an address to tha soldiers of the guard on
June t President Nord vigorously de
nounced the action of the chaaahisn own
national banks aa being hostile to the gov
ernmant " .
ROOT TO VISIT LORD ROBERTS
Secretary of War Is to Be Gaest
of the Noted English
General.
LONDON, Sept. 1. War Secretary Root
of the Alaskan Boundary commission ha
accepted an Invitation to be the guest of
Lord Roberts Thursday night at the lat
ter'a country home In Surrey.
On Saturday the secretary will visit Chief
Justice Verstone at his country place.
which Is also In Surrey. Mr. Broderlck,
the British war secretary, has asked Mr.
Root to be his guest for three daya during
the .army maneuvers.
Ambassador Choate will give a dinner
tonight in honor of the American commls
slon, which will be attended by the com
missioners, counsel and their wives and
Captain Bentley Mott, the United States
military attache at Paris, and Marvin
Carter.
Henry White, secretary of the United
States embassy, will not be secretary of
the Joint commission.. The secretary will
be aelected from the Foreign office and
probably will be Sir Erlo Barrlngton Vll-
lera.
Lord Roberts Is Not Coming.
LONDON. Sept. 1. Although Field Mar-
ahal Lord Roberts Is still booked to aall for
Boston on Mayflower September 23, It
can now be definitely stated that he Is not
going to the United States this autumn.
The alteration In his plana was necessitated
by the postponement of the British army
maneuvers until the middle of September
because of the bad weather which haa re
tarded the harvesting of the crops, and the
situation In Somallland, the war office not
wanting Lord Roberta to be absent while
tha new eaat African campaign Is In prep
aration. Germany's Exhibit at Fair.
BERLIN, Sept. 1. Germany'a exhibit at
the St. Louis exposition is taking form.
Some shipments have already been made
and it la possible to forecast the whole
with tolerable accuracy. It will adequately
lepresent Germany In all the lines where
collective exhibits are made, that a. where
like Industry la grouped by the govern
ment commissioner. For Instance, no man
ufacturers of porcelain are allowed to ex
hibit as Individuals Independent of the
otheis, but they must submit to being
grouped with others in the same class.
Sot an Open Port.
PEKING, Bept. 1 A telegram has been
received here announcing the ' steamer
Stanley Dollar (formerly a Danish vessel,
but now owned by an American) aent from
Tien Tsln to Yongumpo, at the mouth of
the Yalu river, for a cargo of lumber from
the Russian concession on the Yalu river,
waa prevented from entering the port of
Yongampo by a Japanese gunboat, whose
con rounder aald Yongampo waa not an
open port and that American merchant ves
sels had no right to enter.
Court Dlseassea Proeedarc.
THE HAGUE, Sept 1. The first session
today of the court which Is to decide the
Venexuelan claims waa occupied by tha dis
cussion of proceedure to ba followed. The
member of the council of arbitration, the
premier. Dr. Kuyper, and the foreign min
ister, Baron von Linden, were present Tha
press waa excluded from the court. Several
representatives of the Interested govern.:
menu have not yet arrived here.
peaklac Photograph a Saeresa.
BERLIN. Sept 1 Oskar Messter. who
haa Invented an apparatua combining the
phonograph and a moving photograph ma
chine, so as to produce a speaking photo
graph, gave a private view of hla Invention
Jodajr, jflUi aUsfacturx reiulta, f
DECLARATION OF REBELLION
Macedonian Revolutionary Committee Issues
One on Sultan's Jubilee
IT COVERS NORTHERN MACEDONIA
Fighting Continues la Dlstarbed
Provinces and Reports of Bar
barons Actions of Baaht Ba
soaks Are Received.
SOFIA, Bulgaria. Sept.
revolutionists awaited ,
the sultan's accession
anticipated general
-The Macedonia
'nnlversary of
aim the long-
etlon In north
.matlon of which
ern Macedonia, the
was Issued today a by all the mem
bers of the lns-v general staff. The
new outbreak
Macedonian
president c
and Color
aded by the famous
A, General Zentchlcff,
Macedonian committee,
koff, who waa wounded
In tm.
The ne' .-rltorv covers the districts In
the valley, of the Struma, at' the base of
the Rhodophe mountain chain and to the
north of the river Vardar. Colonel
Jankoff Is directing the movements of
tha bands In the southern portion.
Troops Kill Inhabitants
News of severe fighting is still coming
In. At the village of Armensl, after a
day's fight tha troops In the night time
massacred the entire population of 180 men
and 200 women. The Turks have also mas
sacred the Inhabitants of the village of
Velosl.
It is reported that Hllml Pacha, the In
spector general for Macedonia, refused to
leave his headquarters in the konak at
Monastlr. The Insurgent leader. Grueft, In
a letter to Hllml Pacha, demanded that he
prevent the barbarous acts of the Turkish
soldiers and Bashl-Baiouks, otherwise the
revolutionaries .would massacre all the
Turkish Inhabitants. The Insurgents have
occupied the mountain pass of Gergelo, on
the main Una, from Balonlca to Uskub, and
Turkish troops have been sent to dislodge
them.
Turks Massacre Women.
The town of Malkoternovo Is reported to
be In a state of anarchy, the Turks plun
dering the houses and committing un
speakable atrocities on the women.
A strong force of Turkish Infantry, cav
alry and artillery recently attacked the
village of Stollovo, northward, which
had been occupied by Insurgents. The
latter retired, after which the Turka en
tered tha place, massacred the entire pop
ulation and destroyed the village.
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria haa ar
rived at Euxlnograde, Bulgaria, where he
haa keen Joined by the premier. Tha prince
la expected to remain there' for soma time.
Sultan Celebrates Anniversary.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 1. Tha cele
bration here of the anniversary of the aul-
tan'a accession passed off without any
untoward Incident. The aultan held the
customary reception and received the con
gratulations of tha representatives of the
powers and the state dignitaries. ' This
aKarOagLlb.e city is lirlJUantly illuminated..
8 ALON1CA. Sept. , L-Accoraing to tha
latest Turkish estimate, about 1,500 Bui
gariana were killed In the recent fighting
at Bmllero, Va Nevska and Kllssura. Tha
Turkish loss la not stated. This loss does
not include the loss ' in the Smllero dls
trlct, where fighting was resumed August
30 and continued until yesterday. Barafoff,
the revolutionary leader, left Salonlca yes
terday.
MINERS BREAK AGREEMENT
dolt After Promising to Work While
Wage Scale la Under Con.
slderatlon.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 1. Blx hundred coal
miners In the Novinger district In north
eastern Missouri refused to go to work to
day, violating the agreement made between
the operators and John Mitchell, national
president of the United Mine Workera of
America, at Chicago, laat week, that the
men remain at work until tha end of the
Kansas City conference to meet, here Sep
tember 10. This conference is to discuss
differences affecting the 10,000 minera in
Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and tha In
dian Territory.
Tha mlnea affected are the John C. Tars
ney mine, R. E. Rombauur's two mines,
three owned by tha Manufacturers' Coal
and Coke company, ait adjunct recently
built by John W. Gates, and the mlnea of
the Sheridan Coal company, all locatod ut
or near Novinger, Mo., and tha Bolen
Darnall Coal company'a mine at Hlgbee,
They all are thln-veln mlnea and their total
output la relatively email.
The strike Is approved by James Mooney,
a mine leader who waa not satisfied with
the Chicago agreement The operators,
most of whom are In Kanaaa City today,
expressed tha opinion that the minera will
return to work aa soon as they thoroughly
understand the agreement.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 1. National Sec
retary Wilson of tha United Mine Workers
of America said tonight concerning the
action of the miners of tha Novinger dis
trict in Missouri:
President Mitchell and I conferred with
the Missouri operators In Chicago last
week and It waa agreed that the miners
should continue work until Hnptember 1,
when a conference would be held at Kan
sas City. Since these men have broken
their contract we shall doubtless be com
pelled to use stringent methods to :ivo
up to their contract. This district is 'the
the most dissatisfied in Missouri.
The anthractlte mine owners have worked
the mines during the summer in accumu
lating a great quantity of ooal that they
mleht meet the possibility of a recurrence
of any labor troubles which would cause
a closing of the mines. The operators are
merely antlolnatlng conditions that mlzht
arise by keeping on hand coiil to fill their
contracts snoum any condition develop
which would causa a cessation In the
mines.
ROOSEVELT T0 OPEN FAIR
President Will Go to Byracnao on
Moaday to Attend Now York
Btalo Fair.
OYSTER BAY, Bept 1 Arrangements
practically have been completed for the
president's trip to Syracuse to attend cn
Monday, September T. Labor day, the open
Ing of the New York State fair.
Accompanied by a small party, President
Roosevelt will leave Oyster Bay on the
night of the Sth, arriving at Syracuse Hon
day morning. At 10 o'clock he will review
a great Labor day parade.
Shortly before noon he will ba escorted
to the atate fair grounds, where he will
formally open the fair and deliver hla Labor
duy address. Returning to the city later
In tha afternoon the president will review
the parade of tha letter carrlera
In the evening Former United States
Senator Frank 8. Hitchcock will give I
dinner In honor of tha president Presl
deiit Roosevelt's party will return directly
to Oyster Bay, arriving hero oa tba morn-
llif vt th SO " ,
PHILIPPINE WAR VETERANS
Derldo to Mold Seat Meeting la St.
I.oala aad Listen to
4
Reports.
ST. TAUL. Bept. 1. The Army of the
Philippines held a two-hour session today
and selected Bt Louis as the place for the
next annual reunion. In an address of
some length General Irving Hale delivered
a glowing eulogy on the work of the .army
In the Philippine and then discussed pend
ing legislation of the convention.
General Hals scored a hit In his address
when he declared that the national society
of the Army of the Philippines was here to
stay and It must never allow itself to ba
absorbed. He said:
An Important matter for our considera
tion is the relation of this society to the
several other societies of the Spanish-American
war. We must co-operate with them
so far aa pomihle and no doubt In time
many of them will combine with others.
Bublt must be understood that we must
never merge, this society Into the other.
It has a distinctive character and Is des
tined to live and grow In American his
tory. General Hale took up the question of
his own succession In so direct a way th.it
it Is not likely he will be re-elected to the
presidency. Ha said that he did not believe
In the principle of ona man holding office
too long.
There is much talk of making General
Charles King president. IJeutenant Macrae
of Council Bluffs, first vice president, is
also prominently mentioned for the presl
dency.
General Hale. In his address, spoke In
favor of the retention of Secretary Schutte
He also favored a change In the consttu-
tlon which would admit contract surgeons
to membership.- Secretary Bchutte's re
port on new ritual whs adopted.
Letters from President Roosevelt, General
Miles and Admiral I.)ewey were read.
Tomorrow will witness the parade of the
veterans, preceding . which there will be
a Brief business session. In the evening
public meeting will be held, at which.
General Hale will deliver an address.
F0DREA SUCCEEDS GRIFFITS
Former Omaha Newspaper Stan Be
comes Advertising; Assent of the
Barllngton System.
CHICAGO, Sept. l."(PpetJal.) Penn. P.
Fodrea today took charge of the advertis
ing department of the Chicago, Burlington
& Qulncy Railway company aa acting ad
vertising agent, vies J. R, Grifflts, :
signed.
Mr. Fodrea Is a Nebraekan and resided
in the state until last January, when he
went to Chicago oa assistant advertising
agent Prior to that time he waa for one
year assistant advertising agent of the
Burlington ft Missouri River railroad.
Before' entering the railroad service ho
waa for several years connected with the
Nebraska newspapers. The department of
which Mr. Fodrea takes charge is one of
the most Important of ita kind In the
United States.
Mr. Fodrea Is well known In Omaha
where ha did newspaper work for some
time prior to his Identification with tha
Burlington. Ha was on ifte reportorlal
StafiMst " The '3c; "ddlng' police anut rail
roads' up to January, ISOi, when lie be
came assistant to Charles S. 7oung, then
advertising agent for the B. A M., and
also previously of Tha Beesta(T. Mr.
Fodrea's advancement, manifestly, haa
been ateady and unbroken and his rise to
his present position In so short a time
is remarkable in the railroad annals of
tha west and doubtless of any other sec
tion. Only about 80 years of age, Mr.
Fodrea has a bright future in a channel
of employment which o Iters such wide
range of opportunities.
STEALS HALF A MILLION
Thief with I.ona- Criminal Record
Robs Bank, bat Booty Is
Rocovered.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sept. 1. Tho Ger
man National bank was robbed of $600,000
by a daring thief who gave hla name as
George P. Johnson. The money was ex
tracted from the paying teller'a desk with
the aid of a short piece of ccjper wire
while the teller was engaged at the tele
phone. The thief was captured and the money
recovered In a few minutes. Johnson to
night acknowledged that his name la Joe
Shea and the Bertlillon measure estab
lishes this fact. He is credited in police
circles with having robbed the Metropol
itan National bank of New Tork of 110,000
on July 28, 1899, for which he aerved a term
of two and a half years in Sing Sing and
was identified at that time by Captain
Colleran of Chicago aa Philip Bailey, who,
several yeara before, had been under in
dictment for stealing a 11,000 diamond pin
from a Jeweler In ChlcHgo. The prisoner
appears to be about SO yeara old.
AFTER CLEVELAND'S MAYOR
Attorney General of Ohio Attacks Law
Under Which johason, Wishes
to Act.
i
COLUMBUS. O., Sept 1. Attorney Gen
eral Sheets 'filed a quo warranto caae in
the supreme court today that attacka a
section of the Longworth bond Issuing ac
count Tha primary object Is to oust the
election board from office. The Cleveland
election board has called a special election
under tha Longworth set to approve the
issue of $1,500,000 of bomls for sundry city
Improvements, the election to be held naxt
Monday. Tha board Is attacked ' on the
ground that It la established under a spe
cial act.
It la suspected that the real object of
the litigation la to prevent Mayor Tom
L. Johnson from proceeding with Improve
ments In which large numbers of em
ployes will be engaged. The report of the
committee of the council Investigating the
matter will be made public next week.
JUTAH WOMEN FORM BUREAU
Will Disseminata Information la Op
position to that Given Oat
by Mormons.
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. l.-A general
bureau of lnformatiop la to ba established
In this city by the Woman's Missionary
union of 8a It Lake City and the Utah
Ministerial union. A circular has been aent
out to ministerial associations and mis
sionary and church orguniaatlona all over
the country calling attention to the bureau,
explaining ita objects. For some time the
Mormon church has had a bureau of In
formation on the temple grounds for the
benefit of tourists, and It la to furnish these
visitors with Information from tha Gentile
point of view, especially on the question
I of polygamy, the churches in politics and
I kindred matters that the bureau la ta be
jtabllnhed. (
KEARNEY GETS THE NORMAL I
State Board of Education Puts in large
Part of Pay Balloting.
SELECTION MADE LATE IN AFTERNOON
W hen Keiva Is Received la Kearney
Whistles Blow and People (
, Town Oommeare to Havo
a Jablleo.
(From a Staff Corespondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb. Sept L-8peelal.)
Kearney geta the new state normal school
for the erection of which tha lata legisla
ture appropriated $50,000. Ord and Broken
Bow also ran. Tba location was decided
upon on the 111th ballot, after the board
had discussed for some time the advis
ability of adjourning. Tha proposition
made by the Buffalo county towa was a
20-acre site for the school, a large three
story brick building that can be used aa
a dormitory and a water power privilege.
In all valued at 190,000.
On the winning ballot Kearney got 4
votes, Ord 1 and Broken Bow 3. Treasurer
Mortensen remained true to hla home town,
but who made the flop la not known,
neither Is It known at this time, how the
Individuals on the board voted. The Aua
tralian ballot system was used all through
the contest
The balloting for the location began this
morning and up to the last there was no
Indication as to which would be tha lucky
town. Manv complimentary votes were
cast and nearly all of the fifteen owns en
tered received as high as three votes, lack
ing one of being selected. At noon the
contest was between Hastings, Central City
and Kearney, though Ord never failed to
get Its one vote. Gothenburg and St. Paul
came In for their share of votea along
about the noon hour. Adjournment . was
taken after tha fifty-seventh ballot until
1 o'clock and when It was resumed with
out a choice. After the sixty-fifth ballot
an adjournment for an Indefinite time was
talked of. The members Anally got to
gether, however, and Kearney landed the
prlxe about S.30 o'clock.
Before the voting began routine matter
was taken up and disposed of by tha
board. The plans for the new library
building at Peru, for which the late legls.
lature appropriated S43.C0O . drawn and aub-
mltted by George A. Berllngof. with soma
modifications were adopted. It was voted
to require bidders to give a guaranty bond
for S6.000 or a certified check for tt.OOO
for the faithful performance of" the work
and should It lie not completed In the time
etecitted a forfeit of 10 a day Is to be
charged for each day over time.
KEARNEY. Neb.. Sept. 1. (Special Tele
gram.) A telegram was icelved In this
city this afternoon from Lincoln which
states that after 111 ballots the State Board
of Education aelected Kearney as the loca
tion for the normal school. The last bal
lot gave Broken Bow 2, Kearney 4, Ord 1.
The selection was made at S:15 o'clock.
Within a few mlnutea after the receipt of
the last bulletin the newa waa pretty well
over town and then eomethlng broke Idbso,
The steam laundry whistle and the Kearney
Flourlngrmffl w ti mten -wtw tvol going
and soon every noisy contrivance that
could be gotten hold of was used to make
more noise. The city tonight presents a
holiday appearance and tha community la
in good spirits.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK JAIL
Masked Men Try to Reach Prisoner,
hat Fall, as Noise Wakes
Jailer.
INDIANOLA, Neb.. Sept. 1. Four
masked men before daylight this morning
broke Into .the county Jail here and at
tempted to blow off the locks of the steel
cage occupied by Charles H. McMillan, the
slayer of Lee Jones, wno is waning inai
on a charge of murder. They succeeded In
getting two of the locks off, but the noise
rouaed the jailer and tha men fled. Tha
Identity of the men Is unknown, aad
wnemer ineir purpose w w i.uci.io
Millan la equally a mystery.
County Asked to Pay.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Bept. l.-(Spe-clal
Telegram.) On August 15 two wagons
and their drlvera were precipitated to the
bottom of "Fable creek by the giving away
of a bridge and aa a result Cal Chapman,
the owner of the teams, haa filed a claim
for $690.50, and one of the drlvera, Alex
Gibson, has presented a claim for $2,600
against the county. The other driver so
far has filed no claim, but It Is expected
that he will tomorrow.
DIETRICH DELAYS
SUPPLIES
Revenue Cotter Walts for Senator So
Long that It Cannot Reach
Northern Missions.
CHICAGO, (Sept. 1. A special dispatch
from Seattle to the Chicago Inter Ocean
says :
The revenue cutter Thetis failed In Us
effort to reach Point Barrow thla summer
with mall and supplies for the missions
and the whaling atatlon at tha most north
erly point of Alaska.
Thetis arrived at St. Michael July 14, but
lay there until August 1 waiting ror ben-
ator Deitrlch of Nebraska, whom it was
to take to Nome. It reached Noma August
I and the day following started on the trip
northward.
At the icy cape, nearly 1,000 miles rrom
Nome, and about 200 miles from tha gov-
ernment rescue ' mission, where the mall Is
left, the cutter encountered a solid Ice
pack In that froien aea that never ylelda
to the onslaughts ol any anjp man nas
yet built.
Thetis hugged the shore In hope that
shifting winds might open a way. but In
that It was disappointed and finally turned
back. The mall waa left to be taken by
Esquimo canoea or whalers, but it will be
roontha before It gets there.
ONE WIRE TAPPER SHOT
Officials of Delmar Track Fight Men
Who Would Get I'nauthorlsel
Reports.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 1. Superintendent
Matthewa of the Delmar track discovered
"wire tappers" In operation at tha track
thla afternoon. In a fight between the
"tapper" and Matthewa' men one of tha
former waa ahot In the face and Is thought
to have been badly wounded.
The wires extended from the belting ring
north to Olive street. It waa Just ready
for work when the discovery was made.
Tha other end of the wlro waa in Delmar
garden. There were alx men In the gang.
They carried away their wounded com
rade on a street car and all traca of them
waa loaU
condition ofthe weather
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Wednesday
and Thursday.
Temperatare at Omaha Yesterday!'
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FIFTH WARD REPUBLICANS
Voters Hear from Candidates Who
Will Be Voted for at tho
Primaries.
A meeting of Fifth ward republlcnna was
held In Young's hall, Sherman avenue and
Corby street, last night for the purpose of
hearing from candidates, and a preliminary
warming up for the campaign. President
Christie of the Fifth Ward Republican club,
at the request of a number of those pres
ent called a meeting of the club for Thurs
day evening, September 10. ,
James B. Bruner was elected chairman
and O. C. Bchwerln secretary of the meet
ing. Chairman Bruner' spoke of the new
primary rules, and expressed the hope that I
republicans would not be as Inconsiderate
and foolish aa tbey have been a number
of tlmea In the past and give the best
offices in tha courthouse to democrats when
there are more than enough republicans In
Douglas county to elect the entire repub
lican ticket.
Joseph Redman made the hit of the even
ing by stopping A. C. Troup when he was
called on to speak, and asking him whether.
If elected district Judge, he would issue
injunctions the same aa the present occu-
pants of the bench. The people of the
Fifth ward and of the entire city. Mr. Red
man declared, are tired of having the mu
nicipal government run by tho district
court, and of electing cnuncllmen who art
not allowed to do anything except by or
der of or with the consent of the district
court. As Mr. Troup has never been on the
bench or Issued any Injunctions Mr. Red
man proposed that he tf given cordial sup-
port, coupled with a warning to go slow 0
the Injunction business.
Anthony J. Donahoe, the Fifth ward can
didate for sheriff, and familiarly known as
'.Tony" Donahoe, waa called for and briefly
annmmce(, h candldacv , and BsUM the
support of the ward. The support of those
present was evidenced by their applause.
He responded negatively to a question from
the audience, "Will you want a third
termT" and waa asured that neither will
John Power after election day, though he
now thlnka differently.
A five-minute rule waa adopted and the
chairman announced that all candidates
present were invited to address the meet
ing. The following responded: William
Altstadt. candidate for Justice of the peace;
H. P. Stoddart, for county Judge; Robert
Smith, for clerk of the district court;
Charles S. Elgutter, for county Judge; E. F.
Bralley, for coroner; Chris - Boyer, for
county assessor; Henry E. Ostrom, for
county assessor; A. C. Troup, for district
Judge; Fred w. MeGlnnls, for constable;
Charlea M. Bachman, for Justice of tha
peace:' Alvln ilensei,' for' constable; Jo
seph Morrow,, for constable; James W. Kln-
kead, for Justice of the ' peace; Charlea
ITnltt, for county clerk, and D. M. Haverly,
for clerk of the district court They re
ferred to the new primary rules, the fights
within tke party In the past, predicted har
mony hereafter and pledged support to tha
republican nominee.
Aa the audience was not yet satisfied
with the amount of oratory furnished, K.
F. Morearty, Charles W. Fear and C. E.
Watson were called for and made short
talks, urging harmony In the republican
ranks.
PRIVATES SEEK COMMISSIONS
i-or(TJgne Enlisted Men Report
to
Army Board for Exami
nation. FORT LEAVENWORTH. Kan., Sept. 1
(special.) Forty-nine enlisted men re-
ported today to Major C. G,
Morton,
Sixth Infantry, president of a board
of officers to examine candidates from
the ranka for commission In the army.
These men have been undergoing In-
structlon since July 1 and It la ba-
lleved that a greater percentage of tho
class will pass the board than did last
year. There are now ninety-three vacan-
clea In the grade of second lieutenant In
the army. When all of these candldatea
who pass the board are commissioned civil-
tan candldatea will be examined, those who
are honor graduates from military achoola
of the country to receive the preference.
An order waa recently Issued to the eff rt
I that In future the department will select
an honor graduate each year from the six
military colleges which show the highest
state of proficiency according to the re
porta of the army Inspectors.
MISSOURI COUPLE KILLED
Anonymous Letter Leads to Discovery
of Mardered Man aad
Wife.
WARRENTON, Mo., Sept. L Mr. and
Mrs. Yeater. aged reaneotlvelv AO and r.l
were found murdered at their home on a
farm few mne, out t,y officers and neigh,
bors who went to the house today. In-
formation of the murder was found bv the
rurai maii cftrrier by an anymous letter
left In the box In front of the farm house.
The carrier at first thought tha letter a
anj aid not Investigate at once. Tha
bodies when found were badly mutilated
and Indicated that there had been a fearful
struggle between tha aged couple and their
I assassin.
Suspicion la directed against William K.
Church, an adopted son of the murdered
couple, who haa disappeared, and tha most
diligent search haa failed to disclose any
trace of him. All hla personal effects have
teen removed from the house. Tha hand-
writing on the note la believed to be his.
( ,ot oce.. ve..ei. i.Pt. ,.
At New York Arrived: Potsdam, from
Rotterdam ami Boulogne; Kron Prlns Wil-
neim, rrom iiremen ana boulhumpton.
Bulled: Kaiser Wilhelm der Urosxe. fur
lili-mnn via j'lymoutn and Cherbourg
Cevic. for Liverpool: Carpeathia. for I.lver.
pool: f'ltta di Napoll, for Naples and Genoa.
ai vjueensiown jirnvea: nanorna, from
Honioii, ror uveipooi. rni.k proceeded
I Oceanic, from New York: Nurdlund, from
Philadelphia for Uverpool.
At Glasgow Arrived: Zungarlan, from
Montreal; fsuraiuia, rrom jsew xora.
At Hamburg Arrived: Armonla, from
Philadelphia.
At Naples Arrived: Hesparla, from New
York via Mederla.
At Bremen Arrived: Kaiser Wilhelm II,
from New York.
At Plymouth Arrived: Pennsylvania,
from New York.
At Antwerp Arrived: Vaderland, from
New York.
At IJverpool Arrived: Ottoman, from
Portland. Me.
At Yokulima Arrived: Kmpress of Japan,
from Vancouver. B. C., for lUugo, Shaug-
cat ana nang nuag.
FIRE OF REVOLUTION
Indians Arise on Isthmus of Panama, Join
ing New Insurgent Leader.
HAVE SECURED ARMS FROM COLOMBIA
Gnus Taken from Former Bfbels Appear in
Hands of New Ones.
AMMUNITION FRESH FROM FACTORIES
Equipment of Force Shows Insurrectionary
Movement to Be Well Planned.
ONE GENERAL ESCAPES FROM PRISON
Believed that Herrrra and l.orrni
Are on Way to Join Army Op
posed to Vnlted States
of Colombia.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1. Travelers In
Panama report the Isthmus alight with
fires of a new revolution, according to a
Times dispatch from San Jose, Costa Rica.
The Indians have arisen and the late
followers of General jjenjnniln Horrera
are mustering In the mountain village.)
preparatory to iolt:lng an crganlied revolt
caused by the i ejection of the Panama
canal treaty.
Hundreds of stacks of arms confiscated
by the Colombian government at the close
of the lato revolution have reappeured
from some mysterious source. With the
arms goes t inmunltlon fresh from fac
tories, showing tho movement Is not
spasmodic, but carefully planned.
Travelers from Panama to Plonta say
that It Is reported General Horrera has
dlHappeared from hla homo neur Hogoti
and Is presumed to be on his way to tha
Isthmus.
New Rtr. olntlouary Commander.
If this is true, llcrrera probably will
again assume command of the revolution
ary forces and cast his lot with the
Isthmus people, as waa hla Intention had
the late revolution terminated In favor of
tha liberal party.
General Vlcotonlano Lorenso, who waa
banished ta Coucau after tho surrender of
the liberal forces last December, has
escaped and Is presumed to be In tha
marshes making his way back to tha
Isthmus.
Lorenso had 7,000 Indians in hla follow
ing and it is believed he will have little
difficulty In rallying the old forcea If ha
succeeds In making hla way back to San
Carlos or to any contiguous point. From
Chorrerra comes the report that he Is In
that locality mustering the Indiana. At
Boujouka, Colonel Arcouca la In commar.d
of well mobilised forces.
Rejection of tho Treaty,
Dispatches from a Bogota correspondent
assert, aays a Panama dispatch to mo
Herald, that the Panama canal treaty waa
rejected by tho senate because of tha
Imperative nature of the notes recelvod
from Secretary of State lty and United
Statea Mlniater Beaupre. These notes. Lie
correspondent declares, were regarded aa
offensive.
The main question now discussed la
whether the United Statea will ba willing
to enter Into ' new negotlatlona or will
almply let tha matter drop and take up
the Nlcaraguan route.
SHAW INSPECJS BUILDINGS
Secretary la Preparing to Tarn -Money
Over to World's Fair
Directors.
ST. LOUIS, Bept 1. Leslie M. Shaw,
secretary of the treasury, arrived In 8U
Loula this morning from Chicago and In
spected the buildings at the World'a fair,
preparatory to beginning tha disbursement
of the $6,000,000 appropriated by tha ftderal
government.
After breakfast Secretary Shaw, cacorted
by a committee of World'a fair directors,
was taken In the car Electra to tha admin-
Iteration building on tho World's fair site.
where he Ws welcomed by President
Francis. An Inspection that Included every
building and all parta of the ground than
followed, the company being driven over
.the great elte In carrlagea.
None of the buildings were entered by
Secretary Shuw and hla party except that
being erected by Iowa. He tarried there a
short time and thon hurried on.
1 From the. top of the art palace, where no
waa next taken, the secretary waa afforded
a view of the main picture of the ox posit Ion,
I showing the great exhibition buildings,
several of which are now completed and
I waiting the Installation of exhibits and
I the dccorntlve features In the course of
construction.
Secretary Shaw was impressed with tha
alght, for he aald: "Gentlemen, It la a gem.
It la the finest thing I havo ever seen. Tha
view from thla point cannot be surpassed."
After finishing his inspection of tha
World'a fair. Secretary ffhaw was escorted
to the Mercantile club, where a luncheon
waa spread In his honor. Among those
present were a number- of prominent busi
ness and newspaper men.
It la expected that Secretary Shaw before
leaving will appoint an agent to handle
the $5,000,000 government fund. Charlea II.
Huttlg, president of the Third National
bank, and Charlea Parsons. " president et
tha State National bank, nro spoken of
prominently In that connection.
TAKES A GIRL FOR CROWS
Farmer Fires Into a Patch
Cora nnd Kills ' Hla
Dauahter.
OTSEGO, N. Y.. Bept. 1 John. Swan ac
cidentally ahot and killed his daughter.
Mary, yeaterday.
Swan had been troubled with crows In
hla corn and yesterday he saw the stalks
moving, and thinking crows were In the
patch again, discharged hla ahotgun at
the moving corn.
To hla horror hla daughter screamed and
he found that he had shot her In tha
breast. She was gathering corn for din
ner and her father did not know It. Swan
la nearly erased.
PASSENGERS ARE IN A PANIC
Jump from Swiftly Movlag Car aad
Three Ara Seriously
Hart.
KAX8AB CITY. Bept. l.-The passengers
on a crowded cable c-ar hecume panic
stricken today on the Twelfth street via
duct that spans the railway yards, fearing
a collision, and several Jumped from tha
swift moving train. Joseph Trower, gen
eral aales agent for a slock commission
firm, James Mansfield and Richard Dayton,
colored, ware seriously hurt. ,
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