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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 171.
DEATH IN THE STORM
Instructive Gals Sweeps Late Superior
Bnnday and 8nnday light
EIGHTEEN OR TWENTY LIVES APE LOST
Three Veaieli Aw Wrecked and Many
Other May Have Baak.
HEROIC ACTION OF CREW OF SEVONA
Captain and 8ii Met Eemain on Wreck
Became of Shortage of Boats,
TWO OF THEIR BODItS WASHED ASHORE
Women Rrirbn Laud, Bat
Other Boat With FIT
Mem la Lost.
DULUTH. Minn., Sept. 4-Elghteen or
twenty lives were lost and property valued
If10.en0 sacrificed In the furious storm that
awept over Lake Superior Sunday and
Bunday night. The gale was the most
destructive to lake shipping: that has beei
experienced in many years. Besides the
wreck of the ateel steamer Sevona, which
broke In two on Band Island reef seven of
the crew losing thetr lives. It Is now be-'
lleved that two more shops were lost with
their entire crews. One of these Is thought
to be the chooner Pretoria of Bay City,
Mich., the largest sailing ship on fresh
water, and carrying: a crew of eight
men. The other Is believed to be the
schooner Olive Jeenette which carried a
crew of seven men. The Pretoria broke
loose from the stesmer that was towing
It during the storm, and today Captain
Wandlg of the steamer Mary Boyle, re
ported that the spars of a sunken three
masted schooner could be seen a short dis
tance east of the outer Island of the Apostle
group, about a hundred miles from Duluth.
The Olive Jeanette, It Is believed, went to
the bottowi about ten miles from Portage
entry. A mass of wreckage was sighted
by the steamer Juniata near that point,
and although the Identity of the ship has
not been completely established, there
seems little doubt that It Is the Olive Jean
ette. Awfal Force of atom.
The schooner was In town of the steamr
L. R. Doty when the latter vessel was last
with Its entire crew on Lake Michigan a
few yearn ago.
'The atorm at times reached the propor
tion of a hurricane and the atauncheet
new steel vessels were forced to run for
shelter In a more or less battered condition.
The new ateel steamer Btackhouse arrived
at the Soo on Its first trip with Its hatch
covers ao badly sprung that water poured
continually Into the hold. One of the crew
was washed overboard. The whaleback
steamer Banyie! Blather also lost one of
Its crew overboard. The terrific battering
the ateel steamers received In the storm
gives rise to the Bravest fears for the safety
of many, wooden ships which have not yet
reported 'and , record of death and de
st ruction may reach much greater propor
tVons thaat the present estimates. The
monetary loss of the Bevona Is placed at
$170,000. wnlle that" of the Pretoria is estl-"
' mated at, 1150.000.
SloklnaT. of the Pretoria.
ST. PAUL,. Minn.. Sept. 4 A Duluth,
Minn., special to the Pioneer-Press suys:
It was definitely learned here tonight
that the sunken schooner near Outer Is
lam? waa the Pretoria. Five of its crew
of ten were drowned by the capslxing of
the yawl In which the crew took refuge
when the boat began to flounder. The Ave
survivors were rescued by the heroic efforts
of John Irvine, keeper of the Outer Island
light and his assistant. The crew loet con
tiol of the yawl and all were spilled Into
the lake. Five were drowned immediately,
bu,t the others clung to the overturned boat.
They were 600 feet from shore. John Ir
vine, the Ilghtkeeper, observing the plight
of the sailors, launched his own boat In the
boiling sea with the help of his assistant
and saved them at great risk.
Gtvo Their Lives for Others.
DULUTH. Minn.. Sept. I. Searching par
ties tent out from Ashland late this even
ing discovered the bodies of Captain D. S.
McDonald of the wrecked steamer Sevona
and Nels Shuman, second mate of the
Buffalo, washed up on the shore at Sand
Island beach. The bodies of Ave others
who were left on the wreck were not loca
ted, but there was no no possibility of their
escape.
BAYFIELD. Wis.. Sept. 4-Eleven of the
crew of the steamer Bevone were drowned
by the wreck of the steel steamer on Sand
island reef on Lake Superior late Friday
night. Eleven others were rescued. Includ
ing the remainder of the crew and four
women. The story of the disaster is as
thrilling a tale of shipwreck on the Great
Lakes as has ever been told.
Seven of the dead offered their lives as a
sacrifice for tha rest of the twenty-two on
board the Ill-fated ship. Of these, four for
whom they gave their lives, are dead. The
rest reached shore after a night of buffet
ting by the wavee In an open boat and a
trip of more than twenty-four hours, cutting-
a roa1 through the wlderness of north
ern Wisconsin.
Those who gave their Uvea for their ship
mates were:
CAPTAIN E. & M'DONALD, Northeast,
Pa.
FIRST MATE LOUIB DARWIN. Medina.
O.
SECOND MATE, unidentified, shipped at
Cleveland last trip.
WHEELMAN, unidentified, shipped at
Cleveland, on last trip.
TWO WATCHMEN, unidentified, shipped
at Cleveland on last trip.
WHEELMAN, unidentified, has brother
named Denny at Buffalo, dry dock, shipped
at Cleveland.
Those who were probably drowned in the
rffort to reach shore were:
FIREMAN, not Identified, shipped at
Cleveland on August 73.
VAN VLEEK. oiler. Erie Pennsyl
vania. OILER, not Identified, shipped at Cleve
land on laet trip.
DECK HAND, name unknown, from
Northeast, Pa.
Strikes Gal Friday.
The Sevona. a big ten-hatch vessel, was
bound from AJloues to Erie with ore. Four
women were on board. Including the wife
of the cook. C. H Clueky. The others were
aboard as guests of the owners and were:
Mrs. 8 F. Spencer and Mies Jones of Erie
and Mrs. William Phillips of Buffalo.
Friday the steamer ran Into the teeth of
the northeaster, which la still blowing a
tenino gale. Captain McDonald tried to
make the headway against the heavy eea,
but tha atorm became loo heavy and he
turned and ran for shelter.
Sand Island la In the center of a group of
dangerous reefs. One and a half miles east
of the light oa the Island Is the Sand Island
reef The atorm waa so severe that the
lookout did not see the Raspberry Island
light. When the Sand Island lighthouse
was sighted It waa too Ute. Captain Mo
Donald tried to put about and get out of
(Continued on fteoond httj
HUNDRED KILLED AT BAKU
Tartars Are Wounded la Flaht nad
Corpses Me Strewn About
the City.
6T. FETERSBURO. Sept. S, Advlren
from Baku My that the firing again com
i nred 8unday. the Tartars attacking
1 . troops with great deperatnn. Thus
the killed or wounded, acrordlng to
advices, exceed a hundred. Prince
f lertulsee was wounded.
snatches received by the ministry of the
m Mtrhee received by the ministry of the
rlnr estimate that fifty persons were
ed durlne- the fighting t Baku. Cau-
)a. September 2 with a relatively lrgei
nber of wounded, the majority of whom
re Tartars. No official accounts of Fat
Jay's casualties nor of the events of the
y has been received up to ( o'clock this
v.enlng but private dispatches report that
corpses are lying about the streets end
that Incendiary fires have already de
stroyed 1M buildings and are In prog
ress. Both factions, after the former dis
orders, supplied themselves fully with
arms and they are now almost as well
equipped for street fighting as the troops.
The sltustlon not only St Baku but also
throughout the Caucasus has been exceed
ingly tense for weeks. The disorders at
Shusha had Just ceased when the street
car strike at Baku furnished the occasion
for an outbreak.
A private dispatch from Baku, reports
sanguinary encounters between troops and
the Armenian employes of the street rail
roads whose positions had been taken by
soldiers. The disorders commenced Sep
tember 2. the Armenians firing first on the
soldiers on board the cars. F-ight Mussul
mans, three Armenians and one Russian
were killed. The encounters continued
until 1 o'clock the next morning. During
the evening of September 3 firing recom
menced but no casualties were reported.
OORI. Caucasia. Sept. 4 -Police com
missioner AvaloJT was shot and killed to
day. The assassin escaped.
TAFT PARTYVISITS CANTON
Secretary Makes Speech at Luncheon
Given by the Viceroy In
His Honor.
HONG KONO. Bept. 4.-The Taft party
arrived at Canton this morning and pro
ceeded to the American consulate, where
its members were met by a battalion of the
viceroy's guards. After a reception at the
consulate, the party became guests of the
New Canton railway, covering its entire
distance.
At 1 o'clock the visitors were entertained
at luncheon by Invitation of the viceroy,
who, however, was 111 and unable to be
present. His representative made a speech
referring to the friendly relations between
the Chinese nation and America.
Secretary Taft In responding, said by
direction of the president, he was pleased
to note the friendly relations of the two
countries. The United States government
did not want a foot or acre of Chinese soil.
He said he thought the boycott of Amer
ica was an unreasonable violation of treaty
rights and conditions between the two
countries and declared that he waa glad the
viceroy had ordered the boycott stopped.
The party's trip to Canton has had Im
mense effect, and It is believed that within
two weeks the boycott will end.
The viceroy on Monday morning gave
notice that he had ordered the boycott to
be declared off and all of Its leaders to be
arrested and punished.
Old residents of Canton say that they
believe the agitators are using the boycott
as an excuse for a demonstration against
all foreigners.
During their stay in Canton a few mem
bers of the Taft party visited the old city.
They made many purchases and were
treated with great respect, there being no
evidence of ill feeling. The entire party
returned to Hong Kong late tonight.
WAR CORRESPONDENT DEAD
Baron KnrI von Binder Krleglatein
Accidentally Shoots Himself
nt Harbin.
BERLIN. Sept. 4 Baron Karl von Bin
der Krleglsteln. war correspondent of the
Lokal' Anzelger, shot and killed himself
accidentally while cleaning his rifle at
Harbin on Saturday. He was In the for
ties, began service In the Austrian army
and wrote, when only a lieutenant, a three
volume work on "The Psychology of
War." that attracted the attention of the
German general staff. He was invited to
Join the Prussian army which he accepted
and was appointed first lieutenant In the
Eighteenth artillery. In IstB he was called
to the general staff where he did valuable
work In the historical division, particularly
In bis study of "Von Moltke as a Field
Commander." He was promoted captain
and later resigned In order to devote his
entire time to military writings and during
the late war served the Lokal Anzelger
with the Japanese and Russian armies.
MASSACRE AJ KISHINEFF
Soldiers Fire I pom Fnnornl Profes
sion Composed of Jewish Work
men and Several A re Killed.
KISHINEFF. Sept. 4-Durlng the pro
gress here today of a funeral procession of
Jewish worklngmen. following the body of
a poor woman who had been killed by
roughs, shots were suddenly heard and the
procession was charged by troops and po
lice. Many of the workmen were wounded
and fifty of them were arrested Several
are missing and are supposed to have been
killed.
The officers declined to give any explana
tion of the cause of the occurrence and re
fused to allow sympathisers with wounded
men to accompany them to the hospitals.
The ' Jewish hospital Is surrounded by
Soldiers and patrols are stationed at central
points In the town. Great alarm prevails.
SIX JHOUSAND ARE HOMELESS
Csslsersllss nt Adrlaaopla Rsvajeo
All Day lar-lou Five
Million Dollar.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept, 4 The fire
which broke out at Adrlanople Saturday
raged all day Sunday owing to lark of
water. The greater part of each of the
kail quarters of the city was destroyed, and
the damage Is estimated at S,on0.opQ. only
about one-fifth of which Is covered by
Insurance. Six thousand persons are home
lesa. Talking of Convlrta.
PUDA PK8T. Hungary, Sept. 1 At to
day's session of the international prison
congress Judge Simeon E. Baldwin of Con
necticut, professor of corstltutional law at
Tale unrrersrty, presented a report on the
question. "By What Principles and In
What Manner May Convicts Be Given
Work In the Fields or Other Public Work
la tha Open Alrf
WILL SIGN TREATY TODAY
Final Ceremony in Peace Negotiation!
Takes Flaee Thia Afternoon.
KNOWN AS TREAT OF PORTSMOUTH
Baron Rosen Will Make a Short Visit
to Harvard, His Alma Mater,
Before Going to Oyster
Bay.
PORTSMOUTH. N. H., Sept. 4-The clos
ing act of the peace conference promises
to be a very tame affair. There will be
no spectacular features. Arrangements
have been made for the signing of tho
"Treaty of Portsmouth" at 1 o'clock p. m.
tomorrow In the conference room of the
naval stores building. Besides the plenipo
tentiaries, only Assistant Secretary Peirce.
representing the president. Governor Me-
Lane, the mayor of Portsmouth, Admiral
Mead and Commander Winslow will be
present. The ceremony will be brief.
After the signing the members of the
Russian mission w ill go to Christ Episcopal
church, where a Te Deum will be sung. A
Russian orthodox bishop at New York,
accompanied by twenty priests and seventy
choristers, arrived today on a special train.
M. Wltte will leave for New York city
at 9 a. m. Wdnesday. Baron Rosen be
fore going to Oyster Bay will visit Harvard,
his alma mater.
The service at Christ church tomorrow
will be conducted Jointly by Rev. C. Le VT
Brine, the rector. and Rev." Hoto
vitsky of the St. Nicholas church. New
Tork. The "Festal Evensong" will be In
toned by Father Brine, after which there
will be a Te Deum.
The Japanese say they have no Infor
mation of the reported revolutionary out
break In Japan. Cable communication
with Formosa Is slow, but cables have been
received dated today.
Japanese Hold Reception.
Baron Komura, Mr. Takahlra and the
members of the Japanese mission held a
reception In the ball room of the hotel to
night. It was an exceedingly pleasant
affair, marked by the most friendly ex
changes between the Russians and the
Japanese. Governor McLane and his staff,
Rear Admiral Mead and the naval officers
In the harbor, the newspaper correspond
ents and all the hotel guests were present.
In the midst of the gaiety M. Witte and
Baron de Rosen, accompanied by the baron
ess and followed by the Russian suite, en
tered the room and paid their respects
to the hosts. The greetings and exchanges
between the erstwhile foes were very cor
dial. M. Wltte after he withdrew from the
line finding that he was becoming the cen
ter of a throng who desired to be pre
sented, quietly left the ball room. Supper
was served and there were many "Bansal"
toasts and toasts to President . Roosevelt
and peace. At the close of the reception
Baron Komura, speaking to the Associated
Press, said that he was very much satisfied
with the peace conference, adding that
what has been done here had been for the
best Interests of Russia and Japan. He
attached no Importance to the telegram
from Lldstapudze, saying that the Russians
were apprehensive of a Japanese attack.
He regarded it as simply an Indication of
the natural nervousness and tension that
existed on both sides and said he should
not be surprised if a similar telegram
came from the Japanese lines.
Belligerents Meet In Corea.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 4. General
LInevltch reports further encounters with
the Japanese in Corea. In a dispatch to
Emperor Nicholas dated September I he
sa s that the Russians In northern Corea
September 1 repulsed a series of lively at
tacks by six battalions of Japanese with
twelve guns. The Japanese simultaneously
J commenced
an offensive engagement
against the Russian troops near Klan
keregoul. in Petchongonllen Pass.
Fear Trouble In Japun.
NEW YORK. Sept. . It is reported in
Tien is I n. says a London dispatch to the
Herald that the dissent In Japan over In
concessions granted to Russia In the pro
posed peace treaty is so deip that it Is
feared a revolution will break out through
out the empire. This movement, It is de
clared has manifested Itself In Toklo.
All cables are cut.
Japanese Preparing to Fight.
LIDZIAPUDZ. Manchuria. Sept. 43 p.
m. The Japanese are continuing prepara
tions for a battle. This has caused as
tonishment, coming at the moment when
j the peace treaty la on the eve of being
I signed at Portsmouth.
I The Russian advance posts report that
the Japenese troops are very much dls
' katisfled with the peace agreement. Tha
; terms of peace are the subject of dlscus
j slon everywhere. In the Russian army the
prevailing spirit Is one of satisfaction and
even of lively rejoicing, though general
confidence la expressed that the Ruastan
troops would be victorious If they riad to
fight a battle. The feeling of many of
the officers may be summed up In the
words of an eminent commander:
As a soldier I am greatly chagrined, but
as a cltlxeii I rejoice at the conclusion of
peace.
Three thousand Japanese, who on August
' descended on Port Dekastiies (opposite
the Island of Sakhalin, and sixty miles
northwest of the Sakhalin town of Alex
androvak), set Are to a grass covered
steppe. The conflagration took on serious
proportions.
FORTY ARE HURT IN WRECK
Mora People Injnred Than at First
Reported In Arcldfat on
lasts Fe.
PUEBLO. Colo.. Sept. 4-It developed to
day that forty persons Instead of eight
were Injured in the wreck at Boone, Colo.,
late yesterday of the first section of Atchi
son, Topeka Santa Fe train No. a. bound
for Denver with Grand Army of the Re
public excursionists.
Most of the Injuries sustained are of a
minor nature, consisting of outs and bruises,
and none of those hurt will die. The In
jured were brought to Pueblo hospitals and
given medical attention.
Among those injured are the following:
A. V. Ilea. Uons. Ind. ; bruises.
Mrs. Fred B. Rlvars. Nashville, Tenn.:
back bruised.
O. R. Grant,
bruised.
Audubon, Minn.; side
J. C. Bandera. Chicago; knee Injured.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS WIFE
Dr. Coventry of Dendwaod Kills His
Helpmate While Hnntin Bob
Css In Montnna.
LIVINGSTON. Mont.. Sept. e.-Jr.
Coventry, known as Dr. A boo. a traveling
eye specialist of Dead wood. S. D , while
hunting bobcats near Clyde park today, ac
cidentally shot and killed his wife. Mrs.
Coventry had followed her husband un
known to him and waa approaching In the
brush when he mistook her for an animal
and fired. A bullet pierced her brain.
VETERANS BEGIN BUSINESS
E. B. Stilling? of Boston Chosen
Jnalor Vice Commander to
Fill Tneanry,
DENVER. Colo , Sept. 4. The first official
business of the thirty-ninth nnnnal en
campment of the Grand Army of the Re
public was transacted today when the na
tional council of administration met and
selected E. B. Stilling of Ronton for the
office of Junior vice commander-in-chief to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Commnnrter-ln-Chtef WHmon Bleckmsr and
the promotion thereby of the two officials
below Mm In line. The council also ap
proved the work of Its executive commit
tee performed during the Interim since the
last encsmpment. end audited the accounts.
The streets were thronged tonight and
the strains of martial music were heard
throughout the downtown districts. Drum
corps and hniee bands followed by grlenled
veterans marrhed to and fro between de
partment and national headquarters, while
sightseers filled the sidewalks and con
gested the street curbing. The streets
were brilliantly illuminated and the national
colors In all sorts of forms flew from every !
building In the business section. Visitors
say the decorations are the most elaborate '
ever attempted In honof of a Grand Army !
encampment. The program proper of the ,
encampment will begin tomorrow and will
Include a parade of naval veterans and
military organisations. Campflres will be
gin tomorrow. The national encampment
legislative body will convene in secret ses
sion on Thursday morning. The women's
auxillnry of the union ex-prlsoners of war
will also convene In annual session tomor
row afternoon.
Receptions and reunions marked the open
ing of the thirty-ninth encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic and the con
ventions of the various auxiliary organi
sations. It waa a day of preparation for
the many Interesting features to come
during the week. Incoming trains added
thousands to the host of union veterans
of the civil war who had previously ar
rived and 50.000 Is now regarded as a
conservative estimate of the number of
strangers who will be In the city this
week.
The old soldiers received enthusiastic
welcome from their local comrades and
the reception committee on paaslng through
the depot gates and express gratification
at the ample preparations for their en
tertainment. Various state headquarters were opened
today In the hotels and the Colonial Dames
society kept open bouse In commodious
quarters for the veterans and their
friends after holding a reception In honor
of General John R. King, commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
members of hl staff and the women of
his party. A reception waa also given to
distinguished visitors at the Woman's
club by the Women'a Relief corps of the
Department of Colorado and Wyoming.
The worklngmen'a parade In celebration
of Labor day was viewed with pleasure
by many of the visitors who will them
selves march In procession later in the
week. There were about 1,000 marchers
In the labor parade.
Indian dances In the clrjr -park were fea
tures of the day's entertainment.
PLAN OF THE-ROYAL ARCANUM
Official Statement Regarding Statna
of Member nnd Rnte Is
Mnde Poblle.
PUT-IN-BAY, O., Sept. 4-The following
statement concerning the final determlna
tlon of the Royal Arcanum convention.
which has been In session here, was au
thorixed today by Supreme Secretary Rob
ertson:
The laws were amended striking out
option "D" by a very decided vote. We
also made options "B" and "V" applicable
to the present membership only and re
stricted new members to a selection be
tween the regular rates snd option "A
An amendment was also adopted for the
reinstatement without new medical exam
ination of members suspended since June
1 if they applied for reinstatement before
November 1. The proposition to create a
fraternal fund by annual contributions of
20 cents from each member, to be uaed in
payments of assessments of aged members.
was referred to an executive committee
with power to procure the necessary atate
legislation, the proposition being contrary
to the laws or tne stale or Manbacnuxetis.
An amendment adopted providing that
members over bo years of age may pay
only one-half of their assessments, and
that the remainder r.ay be ihtrged against
their certificates, deduction to be
mude
when the benefits are paid.
The supreme regent was directed to act
upon the reading of unauthorised circulars
In the councils.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITOL
liiiasral Member - of Mosby'a
moos f'omuinnd Dies nt
Wnshlnn-ton.
Fa-
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 4 (Special Tele
gram.) Henry Clay Dear, youngest mem
ber of Colonel Mosby's famous band of
guerillas, died yesterday afternoon at Gar
field hospital, this city, after a long and
painful illness. Mr. Dear resided In Omaha
and waa employed aa traveling salesman
some time after the close of the civil war
and waa well-known to the older society
people at that time. Later he received an
appointment as post trader at Fort Robin
son, Neb., and from there waa transferred
to Fort Niobrara. Mr. Dear and a party of
officers were out shooting on a lake near
Frirt Niobrara. It waa In the heart of the
Nebraska winter and a crust of Ice covered
the lake. The Ice gave away under Mr.
Dear and he waa precipitated Into the freez
ing water, and so badly frosen before he
could be carried to the nearest house that
he developed acute rheumatism which was
the ultimate cause of his death. The re
mains were taken to Mlddleburg, Va., for
Interment.
HONOR FRANKLIN'S MEMORY
Two Hundredth Anniversary of Birth
of Pntrlot W ill Bo Observe
Nest Tear.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. i-An elaborate
celebration of the 2UDth anniversary of tho
birth of Benjamin Franklfn, in which Presi
dent Roosevelt Is to participate. Is being
planned by the American Philosophical
society, which Franklin founded in thia
city. The birthday anniversary will not
occur until next January 17, but the Im
portance of the event which la national
In character requires that considerable
time be given to perfect the plana. Three
dtlee, New Tork. Philadelphia and Boston
will simultaneously pay honor to the great
philosopher's memory and the state and
federal governments and the French gov
ernment will participate.
Governor Pennypacker will preside at the
celebration here and President Roosevelt
haa promised to participate In whatever
way the society desires. The society haa
ttO. at its disposal for the celebration,
half of which waa appropriated by the
legislatura
HOLIDAY IN OTHER PLACES
Twelve Thontand Workmen Mares in Line
Kenua City.
THOMAS LAWSON DISAPPOINTS PEOPLE
In the Fast and West Picnics nnd
' Parades Mark the Day Cele
brated by Organised
liShor,
KANSAS CITT. Sept. 4 Twelve thousand
workmen passed In parade here today.
Speech making followed. Thomas W. Law
son of Boston, was on the program for a
speech, but failed to reach the city.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 4 Labor day was cele
brated today by a. parade representing all
the lines of trade and Industry, and com
prising 17,om men. This may be the last
labor day parade here, as leaders of the
labor movement. It Is said, are not In favor
of the parade feature of the day's cele
brated, and the parade was carried out
this year by only a small vote,
CHICAGO. Sept. 4. Ideal weather condl
tlons prevailed here for the observance of
Labor day. The union labor parade, num-
berlng several thousand marchers, was the
chleJ attraction.
The parage waa halted when it was dis
covered that a teamsters' union was
marching behind a nonunion band. Com
mittees went Into a conference on a street
corner. The trouble was adjusted and the
parade resumed.
The efforts of the police to keep the
street clear for the parade resulted In the
accidental shooting of Mrs. Anna Hopkins
during an exchange of shots at Michigan
avenue and Madison street between the
police end a man who gave his name as
William Laska. When Laska was ordered
to get back into the crowd he drew a re
volver and began shooting. Men In the
crowd rallied to the aid of the policeman
on duty at the corner, and Laska, after
being severely beaten, was arrested. Mrs.
Hopkins was hit in the back by a stray
bullet and was taken to a hospital In a
serious condition.
The magnitude of the procession was a
surprise. The marchers started shortly
after 10 a. m. and the parade was three
nd a half hours passing a given point.
Among the notables near the head of the
line was Cornelius P. Shea, leader of the
recent strike of teamsters In this city.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 4.-Labor day
was generally observed In the south today.
Day In tho East.
BOSTON, Sept. 4. The parade of the labor
unions of the city was a feature today of
the observance of Labor day in Boston.
Several thousand men participated In the
procession which waa reviewed at the
State house by Governor William Douglas
and at the city hall by Mayor Patrick A.
Collins.
PITTSBURG. Sept. 4 Labor day was ob
served here today by a parade In the
morning In which It Is estimated 11,000 men
marched.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 4. The labor
union of thia city celebrated Labor day
by . a combined parade. More than 10,000
men paraded.
NEW YORK. Sept. 4. Fifteen thousand
workers marched under streaming um
brellas In New' Tork a Labor dy parade
today. ' Although the rain poured with
tropical profusion only strict orders from
the union leaders prevented an even larger
number of workers from walking through
the deep puddles which collected on the
asphalt of upper Fifth avenue. The mem
bers of the Waitresses' union, who had
prepared to march attired In white dresses
and shoes and carrying parasols, were so
determined to march In the parade that It
required a decree of the Central Federal
union that It was unbecoming for women
to tramp in slushy streets.
In the men's union not only did the
workers march, but many of them were
followed by small sons uniformed like their
fathers.
An Interesting part of the Labor day
observance waa the laying of the corner
stone of the new Temple of Labor on
Eighty-fourth street, between Second and
Third avenues. The new temple la to be
an Imposing structure, rive, stories In
height, and will cost ll.n.OO.
Seattle Labor Temple Dedicated.
SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. 4. The newly
completed l&O.OU) labor temple was dedl-
i cated In this city today Immediately fol
lowing the Iibor day parade, the largest
affair of its kind ever witnessed iu Seattle.
After the dedicatory exercises the building
was thrown open to the public and l.fluO
persons passed through the doors.
Observance In. Nebraska.
GRAND ISLAND. Nebv Sept. 4. (Special
Telegram.) Labor day waa celebrated by
all the labor organisations in the city. In
cluding cigar men. Brotherhood of Car Re
pairers, Union Pacific shopmen, carpenters
and Joiners, and Jointly therewith with an
Ancient Order of United Workmen picnic
and ball game. A parade, with several
fine floats, tha two local bands and the
various organisations represented was held.
The Hastings and Grand Island Ancient
Order of United Workmen drill teams com
peted for the cup and gave a fine exhibi
tion. A lurge attendance was expected
from outside cities, but this did not mate
rialise. BEATRICE. Neb., Bept. 4--(8peclal Tele
gram.) The labor unions of Lincoln and
Beatrice observed Labor day by holding
a picnic at the Chautauqua grounds this
afternoon. About 1.000 members of the Lin
coln labor unions and their families arrived
la the city at 11:00 a. m. on a special train
over the Burlington and were met at the
depot by the Beatrice unions and the
Beatrice military tend. After a parade
through the principal streets of the city
the procession halted In front of the Markle
hotel, where Mayor Shults delivered a brief
address of welcome and turned over the
keys of the city to the visitors. President
Cstor of the Lincoln unions responded,
after which the laboring men and their
families assembled at the Chautauqua
grounds, where a splendid basket dinner
was served' and the remainder of the day
devoted to outdoor sports. It was one of
the most successful affairs eaf the kind
ever held In the city. The visitors returned
home thle evening about I no o'clock.
Omaha Men at West Point.'
WEST POINT. Neb., Bept. 4 -(Special )
Labor day was celebrated here by the Neb
raska Deutscher Landr.ehr Vereln of
Omaha, who took possession of the city to
day. This organisation, while composed
primarily of veterans of the Franco-Prussian
war. yet embraces In its ranks all
those who have at any time seen service
In the military or naval establishments of
the German empire. As about P per cent.
' of the population of Cuming county Is
Oerman or of German descent the reunion
held today was of the utmost Interest
During the morning two special train loads
of excursionists reached the city from
Omaha, containing approximately 1.600 peo
ple. The two trains running from the west
brought Lk more. The regular trains
each way were nine loaded with visitors.
(Continued en Second Page.)
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair In F.at. Showers In West Por
tion Tnesday. Wednesday Showers.
Temperature nt Itmnhn Testerdayi
Hoar. Dear. Honr. Pen.
R a. m r2 l p. m
An. m fia 8 p. an H
T n. nt nt 3 p. m TO
n. an flV 4 p. m 72
n. us IM 5 p. sn T;
1 n. nt nt n p. m To
I n. m H4 , T p. a
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9 p. m rt
BRUTAL MURDER OF CHILD
Little ;lrl Beaten to Death In Kew
York Tenement Bernnae Sho
W'ns In the Wny.
NEW TORK, Pep4.-A confessed accom
plice In the murder of her 2-yesr-old daugh
ter, whose mutilated body was subse
quently bathed snd clad In Its best clothes
and then tossed Into the open doorway of
a west side tenement house. Agnes HylanJ,
aged 26. was locked up tonight. Ouster
Denser, a plumber with whom the woman
lived as housekeeper. Is also under arrest.
The mother fold the polloe that Denier
killed her baby girl Gertrude "because It
was in the way" and she helped to dispose
of the body.
The Janitor of the tenement this morning
stumbled over the body, which, wrapped
In a newspaper, lay In a corner of the dark
stairway. Physicians found ft mortal wound
on the temple, while the face bore nine
stab wounds, apparently made with a pen
knife. Later in te day the body waa
Identified by the Janltress of a tenement
on West 145th street and the home of the
Hyland woman. The arrest of the mother
and Denser and the confession of the for
mer followed.
According to the mother, the child, which
was a robust youngster, with light curly
hair and blue eyes, was beaten to death
the previous night, because Denser, who
has three children of his own. objected to
her presence In the home. Later the mother
washed the body to remove blood stains
and dressing It carried it to the doorway
where it was found. Denser denied the
murder of the child, to the support of
which he. however, had objected.
He said at the request of the mother he
had punished Gertrude Sunday night and
afterward left the house. When he re
turned the mother told him that the child
was dead and he went with her to dispose
of the body.
EQUITABLE LIFE FILES REPLY
Densnra to BUI of Policyholder Brown
Clam I nar Action Brought Will
Sot Lie.
NEW TORK, Sept. 4 The Equitable
Life Assurance society today filed Its re
ply to the recent stilt which was brought
to have the Equitable put Into the hands
of a receiver by J. Wilcox Brown, a policy
holder.
The reply is a demurrer asking that the
defendant society be not compelled to
make any answer to Brown's bill of com
plaint.' Eleven points are made In this
demurrer, which asserts among other
things that Brown's suit, which waa in
equity, doea not contain any matter of
equity, that the suit cannot bo maintained
except upon either application or approval
of the attorney general of the state of
New Tork, that the subject does not dis
close facts sufficient to entitle Brown the
relief prayed for. that there Is a want of
proper parties plaintiff and that other
policyholders and also annuitants, officers.
directors and stockholders should have
been made defendants, since they are to
be affected by the Judgments asked by
Brown.
Sixty witnesses have been called to at
tend the first session of the legislative in
surance Investigating committee which will
be held here Wednesday. Unusual efforts
have been made by the committee and Its
counsel to keep secret the plans for the
opening session. All that any of the com-
mltteemen would sav today was that it
was probable witnesses would be examined
the first day and that thev would be repre-
aentatlves of pot one but several Insurance
companies.
PACKERS WILL PLFin TflnAY
rrturvtno WILL, "LtMU I UUAT
Men Charged With Vlolatlna;
- - -
Traat Iw Will Appenr Before
Jadge Humphrey.
CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-Packlng firms and In-
divlduals connected with them will be ar
raigned before Judge Otis Humphrey of
Springfield in the United States district
court here tomorrow morning on the charge
of breaking the anti-trust laws. Five cor
porations and nineteen Individuals are to
plead to ludlctments.
Attorney General Moody Is anxious to
have the . hearings taken up as promptly
as possible, while the Indications are that
the defense will not make any effort to
delay.
"The government Is ready for trial." de-
c la red the attorney general today, "and
we will do everything possible to expedite
the hearings. We have not been advised
. . .. ... , , ' .
what action the packers intend to take
when arraigned, but we are prepared to
meet them on any Issue thsy may raise."
Attorney John 8. Miller, after a con
ference of several hours with other at
torneys for the packing Interests, declared
that nothing definite had been decided.
ABSCONDER WILLSON CAUGHT
Former Iowa Politician Charged
With Forgery Is Takes by
Chicago Police.
CHICAGO. Bert. 4. A search which
had lasted for over a year and was ex
tended through Europe, Mexico and the
United States culminated here today In the
arrest of D. R. Wlllson. formerly a prom
inent politician at Shenandoah, la.
Wlllson Is charged with forgeries amount
ing to 140.000 of which the First National
bank of Shenandoah, la., is the principal
loser. According to the police, Wlllson left
Iowa over a year ago after securing by
means cf a forged check RE.OOO from tha
First National bank of Shenandoah. After
Ms disappearance other forgeries were dis
covered. Wlllson was followed through
Europe and to the city of Mexico, where
he wss arrested. Friends In that- city
furnished bonds for him and he was re
leased. He Immediately left Mexico and
his whereabouts wVre unknown until the
police located him In Chicago. Wlllson
made desperate resistance when arrested.
He denied his Identity saying his name
waa Johnson.
Movement of Oeenn Vessels Sept. 4.
At New Tork Arrived- Helllg Olav.
from Copenhagen; Vaderland, from Ant
werp. At Glasgow Arrived: Siberian, from
Philadelphia: Caledonia, from New Tork.
At Dover Arrived: Zeeland. from New
York
At St. Johns Arrived: Laurenllan. from
Glasgow.
At Plymouth Arrived: Kron PlinS Wll
helut, front New wra-
OMAHA'S LABOR DAY
Typographical Uaion Condncti Big Cele
bration at Conrtland Beach.
TWELVE THOUSAND PEOPLE TURN OUT
W. J. Bryan and Leading Fewipaper Mea
of City Are Speakers.
DR. N. H. BURDICK ACTS' AS CHAIRMAN
Bryan Adrocatei Compulsory Arbitration,
Whose isdom E. Eoeewater Qnettiona,
SOCIALISTS HOLD FORTH AT KRUG PARK
Clan Gordon Go to Blair to Snend
Day sad Military German
Societies to West
Point.
Under the auspices of OmaTia Typograph
ical Union No. 190, the formal obeervanoa
of Labor day took place at Court
land Beach In the presence of 12,000
people. Long before the hour tor the
beginning of the formal speeches or tho
starting of the set program of games tho
picnic grounds of the Bench were crowded
with the women and children of the labor
unions. Not one bunch came but waa
loaded down with babies and a basket
and most pleasant anticipations. One of
the most famous orators of the forty-five
states was to open the oral fireworks, to
be followed by the editors of The Bee and
World-Herald and the manager of the
News.
Courtland Beach, however, represented
but one phase while the main one of thle
particular holiday set aside for the1 hosts
of tabor. Out at Krug park some of the
cleverest crusaders of the socialist prop
aganda were holding forth, backed by the
women of their belief, with heart and soul
engaged In what they are pleased to call
the battle of the classes. And the young
sters of the socialistic families were there,
too, for these propagandists of a radical
faith are beginning their campaign at tha
cradle, even If they never finish it at tha
legal age of the voter.
All of the German societies of Omaha, or
at least a large part of them, were con
gregated at West Point, Neb., under the
auspices of the Omaha Landwehr. Tho
particular event celebrated was the battle
of Sedan, and to a real German thia dead
and gone scene of blood, eamage and
victory stands for something to rejoice
over. There the diminutive Islander who
upset Europe and for a while stood on lta
crest met a backset which many hold waa
the top of the toboggan elide for him.
Clan Gordon Is Ont
Early walkers of the streets of Omaha,
plodding along without mind set on any
specific thing, may have wondered at
i peculiar looking costumes decorating the
upper two-thirds of many hand so trie men,
who gave evidence of belonging to tha
fighting races. These were enthusiastic- de
votees of tr.a clans that erotwhlW made
Old Scotland famous. With kilt, sporan
and phllabeg, with rakish cap and cocky
feather, they were out to lend eclat to an
excursion of the Scottish clans to Blair,
I whereat they were to revive memories of
the brave days of old when clansmen
i walked with a chip on their shoulder or.
j ,lke tne 'rdly stag of the wild mountains,
awaited their enemies among the heather
and tne bracken, where plaid and bonnet
aIlk furd surroundings suitable to their
colorings. Many and many a Scotsman.
Scots lassie, married and single, and brave
faced balrnle took train for Blair, where
Clan Gordon had planned a picnic that waa
most successful. The old-time Caledonian
i 'm'" wr' featured, even to the tossing
j of ,he caber. lant ' of the strong men
i ot ol1'
! Wn,le the formal parade feature waa
1 ,ackilaT- an1 ,ne waiting crowds were
! m,B8ed ln ,he "treets, everywhere about the
! c,,y " vle"ce of a day the character
I of wh,ch wa" out of tn9 ordinary. City
i ha" and "nly court house were cloeed
j to all business but that of necessity. Aa
' adveTtlaJ tor daya ahead, most of the
, business houses-all of the big. substantial
' ones were t-loHtvi at I. at afiar tv
, ' v - - IIIKJH
i j
capitalist as well as laboring man waa
; given pause to think of what the state en
actment nation-wide means which says
! that the first Monday In September of each
I " " " ,UDOr " own """day. dedicated
to hope for tho future and confidence In
the present.
Mr. Bryan First Speaker.
Mr. Bryan begun epeaaing at Courtland
Hunch at 1:30 and waa followed by G. M.
Hitchcock, KdwarcJ Rosea ater and O. E.
McC'une. Rev. Newman Hall But.'dick, pas
tor of the Second Presbyterian church, and
a member of Omaha Typographical union.
at the request of the Typographical union.
acted
cnairman. introducing each
of whom Mr. Bryan waa first.
speaker
Mr. Bryan was greeted with applause. He
! said:
Instead of delivering a set speech, I
oeb,le. lo eubmit a few suggestions which
beem to me appropriate to tne day. In In
tint ula.e. l mo ia ... .'...?7.:l. n.lnT
i-aixir aay celebration whicfe 1 believe It
to lie the duty of all of us to emphasise
in every poxnible way, because of the
dignity of labor. No sentiment la more
oangerous to the nation or more deatruo.
j tlve to the morals of the people generally
man ujv ueim miti laiKtr is uisnonoraule
thing from which men should seek lo
divorce themselves and their families.
We should lose no otioriunily to pro
pagate the Idea that laour la respectable
and that Idleness ought to be despised.
The young man who, with brain and
niuscle. ados something to the wealth of
the country and contributes to the welfare
of his fellows Is engaged ln a worthier work
than the young man whose only ambition
Is to spend the money that some one else
has left him.
Our schools have sometimes lent them
selves to the theory that education ought
to leave one above manual labor. The re
sult has been that many have gone out
from school ashamed to come into contact
with dirt and duht and have sought only
that kind of work which enables them to
wear gimd clothes all the time.
A contempt for manual Utor la naturally
followed by lndlffeience toward those who
engage ln manual labor. The ea'ablish
menl of classes in society is largely due to
this antipathy toaard labor. Carl VMIte.
an eminent Swiss statesman. In a book
recently published, presents tha theory tlil
labor la nec s.ary to health: and Tolstoi ts a
champion of ttie doctrine that bread labor
In actual contact with the soli Is neces
sary to restore sympathy between man and
man. The first siiKgesilon. therefore, that
I deire to leave with ou Is that the doing
of something useful ought to be the am
bition of every lite and that the Idler should
be shunned rather than envied.
Believes In Orgnnlsed Labor.
I am glad to take part in your exer rises
today because 1 believe In organized labor.
1 do not mean to say that I believe (hat
organized labor will always abstain from
niiKtakea or will always be wise In Its
decisions. To expect that would be to ex
pect perfection, and perfection is not within
tne reach of sny nt us. But 1 believe that
organisation 1 not only necessary for the
protection of labor a rights, b'jt useful for
tne advancement of the interests of those
,lho toll.
While It may be the object of members,
of labor oi ganlaatlon to secure bene
f.ts for themselves, it Is impossible for
tnem to confine tha benefits of their
organisation o themselves. Those outside
cX U.e iatxir oigauiaatiun, even thus law?
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