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The Omaha Daily Bee. The Best Foreign News Service will be found in THE SUNDAY BEE. NEWS SECTION. Pages 1 to 8. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1905-SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. f CASH FOR CAMPAIGN Hew York Life Pays Large 8ami to Repub lican Katiosal Committee, STATEMENT MADE BY G. W. PERKINS aji Officials Feared Democratio Bnoceti Would Endanger Asset. M.N WHO SERVES TWO MASTERS Vice President New York Life Represents J. P. Morgan & Oo. in Sams Deal. PROFITS M.OE FROM JOINT ACCOUNTS Trmtrrr Randolph Submits State- f t Skowtag Earnings of Hr.'l,- 431 from This Source In Ten Iran, 17 YORK, Sept. 15. George W. Per lm. member of the firm of J. P. Morgan Co., ami first vice president of the New York Life Insurance company, wag the star witness at this afternoon s session of tl.e special legislative commute probing life Insurance companies' methods, and his testimony was replete with revelations in the development of finance as applied by Insurance companies. The climax of the day c.tme when Mr. Perkins was asked concerning an entry of $48,702 In a ledger i marked "ordered paid by the president." I The check was made out payable to J. P. Morgan & Co., and Mr. Perkins frankly stated It was a contribution to the national republican campaign committee and paid to Cornelius N. BUns. Mr. Per kins said: "This payment was made after very careful deliberation. It must not be considered an ordinary contribution to the campaign fund, (t was paid because we f!t the assets of the New York Life com pany would be Jeopardized by a democratic success." , He said they contributed in 1900 and 1904. This bomb was thrown when the room was packed with spectators, every one bent forward to catch the testimony. Finance Committee Mot Informed. Pursuing the check inquiry further, Mr. Hughes brought It out that this expenditure was never brought to the attention of the finance committee, the witness terming it 1 purely executive action." It was charged J against cash in the luniks of the Hanover bank office or financial department. Mr. Perkins here Interposed: "I would like to make one statement. The fact the check Is drawn to J. P. Mor lan & Co., has no significance. I paid sut the money and it was merely because nf a convenience of repayment that the i lean to Bell his labor, Is a demand for con :heck was made payable to J. P. Morgan j dltlons Intolerable, tyrannous and Illegal ! Company." , and clearly defined by various late court "What other contributions to political I decisions." The resolution also says: campaign funds have been made by the Tha Union demand for a material Increase New York I.lfe?" i In their already high wages (cloaked under "None to mv knowledge" tne disguise of an eight-hour day) would None to my Knowledge. i force the price of all printing to advance Sale and Repurchase of Bonds. hevnnd the present prices, already burden Mr. Hughes asked Mr. Perkins to ex- some to the public and this attack upon the , . . . .. , rrlntlng employers and the effort by the plain how on tne books the syndicate labor . trust io. lorce. highertrtces on. the tion by which $W,0nn on bonds was sold people Is a "trust movemerlf. axalnst the In- on December 31, 1901, and bought back Iinuary i. 1902, there was shown on the 4hlt side of the account $100,000 and on the credit side $SO,000 and Mr. Perkins re plied: "In that transaction we asked for jB.noo.orm of bonds snd only got $1,000,000. We made ip our minds to sell the JSOO.OOO of this sum ani "ur books therefore only j showed $3.20,OiO. When It came to the end of the year we sold the jsoo.ooo and In stead of taking a loss of $160,000 we only fok a loss of $00,000. I arranged with J. P. Morgan & Co. to sell It at a price and then I bought It back at the same price. After rebuylng I held on to It and finally sold It at 90. Our first Idea was to sell at SO but we finally got 90. The money was paid by check to J. P. Morgan A Co." "Were not the sale and purchase for the purpose of deceiving the commissioner of Insurance?" "No, It was rot, securities were de pressed at the time and It was considered a good deal." "Put the real ptirpose was to have your books read $3,200,000 Instead of $4.0on,ooo?" "Yes " Senator Armstrong here queried about the $48,000 check to the campaign fund. He atked: "If the president out of his own execu tive authority, without reference to the "nance committee, pays out such large sums as these, bow do they ever come , Th(, following bulletin relative to the before the officers of the company?" , 00ndltlon of Baron Komura'was given out "I have said the finance committee hasjtnrngbt: no authority over the agency accounts anfl general expenses. I think there should be a broadening of this authority." Mr. Perkins was then asked about the checks for $58,000 and $46,000 made payable to Andrew Hamilton, March 9. 1904. He could not tell whether they had to do with Home Annex account on the requi sition of the Worth street property, neither could hs say why payment for property In New York should be made to a man living In Albany. Serves Two Masters, Assemblyman Rogers then expressed his desire to ask a few questions shout the sale of bonds on December SI to J. P. Morgan A Co. and the repurchase on January !. "Now, Mr. Perkins, you acted In the transaction for the life Insurance company and also for J. P. Morgan?" "I completed the transaction for J. P. Morgan Co. because that house was the only place where I could realize a fair sum for the bonds at that time. We lost noth Ing In that transaction, hut we made noth ing; but In financial transactions It Is some times Just as Important not to make a loss as to show a profit." Assemblyman Rogers: "Haa there been any other case In which you have acted for both the New York Life and J. P. Morgan A Co. at the same time?" "I recall no other transaction." Senator Armstrong: "Now, In the trans action, when did Mr. Perklas, an officer of the New York Life, give way to Mr. Per kins, an officer of J. P. Morgan Co.?" "I don't understand your point." "Well, you, as an officer of the New York Life, Issue one order, and. Perkins, as an officer of 1. P. Morgan A Co., receives It. When were you acting for the New York L-'fe?" "All the time." "When were you acting for J.- P. Morgan 4 Co?" . "That depends on the occasion." "Well. If you are acting for the New York I.lfe there la not much time left for J. P. Morgan A Co.," remarked Senator Armstrong. Mr. Perkins Protests. Mr. Perl.lns then burst Into a protena tlon. "Mr. Chairman. I act as I think right. I tliinlt hether J am acting for the New Yolk L'fe or J P. Morgan & Co. I follow iCooUoued en Second Pa) INDEPENDENTS GIVE UP FIGHT thirsts Printing llonees Outside Typothetae Are Manias; the Eight-Hour Contract. CHICAGO, Sept. 15. Developments In the controversy between the Chicago Typo graphical union and the master printers indicate that the Independent employers will agree to the demand of the union and the fight will finally simmer down to a struggle with the Chicago Typothetae. Hut one additional strike was called today be cause of a refusil to sign the eight-hour agreement, and this was In a shop em ploying only two men. Committees repre senting the union continued their visits to the Independent houses today and tonight It Is said that over 10 of these concerns, employing 1.200 men. had signed the agreement submitted to them demand ing an eight-hour day after January 1. 19W, and a closed shop. Among today's signers It was stated by officials of the union were several of the firms whose members attended the meeting called by the Typothetae yesterday and who had pledged themselves to oppose the demands of the union. There are still 200 Independ ent establishments employing about 1.000 men to be railed on by the union to sign agreements, and It Is declared by members of the typothetae that a large number of these concerns have pledged themselves to fight the printers' organization, ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Sept. 15. Seventy-five printers In thirteen local Job printing houses struck today when their employers refused to sign contracts for an eight-hour work day. Kfforts will be made to fill their places with nonunion men. ST. IOUIS. Sept. 15. President Joseph A Jackson of Typographical Union No. 8 un pounced tonight, after a meeting of the executive committee, that the firm of Perrln & Smith, employing twenty printers, had signed the eight-hour agreement and that their employes would go back to work at once. President Jackson further stated that ninety-one offices had signed the agreement, leaving thirty-seven to be heard from. HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 15. Job and book printers to the number of about 100 employed by firms which have declined to accede to the eight-hour demand left their work here today. Printers employed In the supply departments of some of the Insur ance coinpiinies also have stopped work. Many of the smaller Job printing plants In the city huve granted the demand. NEW YORK, Sept. 15. A resolution call ing upon the members of the National Association of Manufacturers to support the employing printer In resisting the movement of the Typographlal union for an eight-hour day was adopted today by the board of directors of the National Association of Manufacturers. The resolu tions declared that the "Typographlal labor union's demand for closed union shop con ditions, under which the labor trust seeks to make It Impossible for any free Amer- terests of the people and solely In the In terests of the members of the labor trust. The National Association of Manufac turers recommends to Its members univer sal support of the employing printer in re sisting these attacks, the purchase of print ing of the lawful open shops, and active j legal prosecution, of both employer and union members, parties to any unlawful closed shop egreements. and further, that I V.v.i.T ir- f,i., nn.... , f ! printing during Illegal attacks of labor unions. DOUBT IN KOMURA'S CASE Dr. Janeway I'nable to State Specific Disease Affecting; Japanese Envoy. the NEW YORK. Sept. 15.-Although Dr. Al bert D. Janeway was called Into consulta tion today by the physicians already at tending Baron Komura, the Japanese peace envoy, It was afterward announced that a conclusive diagnosis of the baron's illness was still Impossible. Mr. Sato gave the first statement after the consultation of the doctors: Dr. Janeway was called In this morning by Dr. Prltchard In the case of Baron Ko niura. As the result of the Joint conference of Drs. Delafleld, Janeway and Prltchard, could announce that no final conclusive ' diagnosis in yet possible. The baron nassd a quiet night. His condition indicates noth- Baron Komura passed a very comfortable day. His physicians report the patient's condition as being decidedly satisfactory at (I p. m.. the temperature range being ap preciably lower. SATO. CHICAGO, Sept. 15 Six of the Japanese peace party arrived In Chicago today. Con sul Slezabure Shlmlzu and his secretary, K. Saito Mato met the envoys at the Lake Fh:re station. The returning party consisted of EnJIro Yamaza and Mlnelchlro Adachl. envoys, and their suite, consisting of Colonel Tach Ibama. 8. Ishluja. M. Hlrata, K. Ochljl and M. Abacha, clerical staff. The party left Chicago at S:30 p. m. over the Burlington railroad. President James J. Hill of the Great Northern has offered his private car for the party. .The first section of the returning peace commission will leave Seattle on September ?0 on the new Great Northern steamship Dakota. LIGHTNING STRIKES ART HALL Tn People Are Killed and Fifteen Injured on Fair Grounds at Briton, Mo. BELTON, Mo.. 8ept. 14 Lightning struck the old art hall and live stock sheds of the Beltpn Fair association today while they were packed with people seeking shelter from the storm, killing two per sons, seriously Injuring about fifteen others. some fatally, and set fire to the buildings. The dead: JOHN L. POST, a prominent retired farmer. MRS. CLEVELAND, a negro woman. W. O. Piummer of Peculiar, Mo , was probably fatally injured. Tho orriers seriously hurt are: John Theaton. Wlnny Moore, Pleasant Hill. Mo; Riley Nicholas. Jr.. William Huntly and W. N. Nevins of Belton. ZACH MULHALL MUST DO TIME St. l.ouls Coart Overrules Motion for Arrest of Judarment la Case of Man Charged with Homicide. ST. LOUIS. Mo.. S.pt. 16-Judge FVster today overruled the motion In arrest of Judgment made some time ago on behalf of Zach Mulhall, convicted last January of shootln? Ernest Morgan on the Pike at the World's fair. Charles Lemp. bonds man for Mulhall, was ordered to bring- hlr.i to be sentenced. THOMPSON DELAYS RETURN Remains in Brazil far a Time in Order to it eet Jndge Penfield. L00MIS SILENT CN MEXICAN MISSION Aaelatant Secretary of State Expert to Quit Ilia Position October 2 and Will Rest at Least Six Months, (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Sept. 15. (Special Tele gram.) Assistant Secretary of State Loomls stated today the departure of D. E. Thompson, American ambassador to Brazil, had been postponed until a later date by reason of the Impending visit of Judge Penfield, solicitor for the Department of State, who has been sent on a mission of Inquiry Into our trade relations with South American countries. Judge Penfield sailed last week for England and Is ex pected to reach Brazil within six weeks. As Ambassador Thompson desired to have a personal conference with Judge Penfield before leaving on his vacation, he readily agreed to postpone his departure until a later date. Mr. Loomls, when asked the direct ques tion whether Mr. Thompson would be sent to Mexico, as It has been generally under stood he would be. replied he had no per sonal knowledge of the matter whatever. He stated he would leave the State de- partment as soon as the new assistant sec retary could qualify, which he anticipated would be October 2, when Secretary of State Mr. Root Is expected to 'begin the active work of fhe department. Mr. IxKJinls will take at least six months' vacation before returning to the diplomatic service, although he refused to discuss that feature of his future. He stated that dur ing his connection with the State depart ment his business Interests had suffered and he really needed six months In which to get his affairs Into business shape. Henry T. Oxnard, 'the beet sugar king, arrived In Washington today direct from a vacation In Europe, where he spent the summer with his family. Mr. Oxnard left for his farm of 1.200 acres In Fauquier county, Virginia, where he will spend some little time. Mr. Oxnard will live In the east this winter, hut whether In New York or Washington he has not fully decided. Homes for Soldier Families. In his annual report. Brigadier General Frederick Grant, commanding the Army of the, east, makes the novel suggestion that the families of some of the officers and enlisted men transferred to the Philippines be allowed to live In the barracks and quar ters In a limited number of abandoned forts while the husbands are absent from' the country. He suggests Fort Trumbull, Conn., as an excellent place for such use. General Grant says that the maneuvers ! at Manassas last September and the Joint I army and navy exercises on the Potomac 1 and Chesapeake last . spring resulted In great benefit and expresses the desire that each year will see these exercises repeated on an Increased scale. Speaking of the trials by rourtmartlat. General Grant says that fully 75 per cent of these trials were due to the use of bad Metre- la dene-of ve near rmifttrry pout. Says the general: "It la distressing that the prosperity of the vile resort Is due to the activity of good and worthy, though misguided, citizens, who have succeeded In abolishing the canteen of the army." Charges Against Commander Younar. The Navy department today made public the specifications upon which Commander Luclen Young, who commanded the gun- 'boat Bennington, which was blown up by a j boiler explosion In San Diego harbor, will ' be tried before a naval court-martial or- courts regarding their marriage settle dered convened at Snn Francisco today. j ments. Much bitterness haa resulted from The charges and specifications, as an- I this litigation, nounred by the department, are as follows: About two weeks previous to the arrest Charge 1 Neglect of duty. Specification, j of Watt the parties appeared In a police first, that Commander Young failed to en- I COurt, Watt charging the woman with hav force paragraph . article l.inW, United I . , , , . . . . , States Navy Regulations, which provides s"""1'1"''' ar"l violently ejected him that nil valves throughout the engine de- from her house, where he said he .went for part men ta are to be moved at least one each the purpoe of trying to compromise their week; second, that he failed to enforce I paragraph 1, article l.fiusi. providing thnt the safety valves will be partially lifted bv the handgenr at least once each week, when not under steam, to Insure their good working order; third and fourth, that he failed to enforce other provisions of the regulations (article 5iV), under which It was his duty to see that safety and sen tinel valves were kept in good condition nn-1 efficient working order; fifth, that he failed to comply with provisions of the regula tions found in article 437 and article (?70, re quiring the commanding officer to approvo the log. and. sixth, that he failed to give such orders and precautionary Instructions as were appropriate and necessary to In sure the efficient condition of the engineer department of the vessel under his com- mind, for the efficiency of which he was charged with responnihillty. General Funston on Desertion. General Funston. commanding the De- 1 Nn attempt has been made to pnss partment of California, quotes from the re- on thfl nuPB,on at any of the board meet port of his Judge advocate concerning de- ,nfrSi hut ,n(, fart that n n,a1or,v of sertlon. The latter attributes the deser- j (ne foreign delegates, who have been closely tlon to the poor pay received by enlisted ! studying the vast amount of data collected men compared to what men receive in civil an(1 ialrt before the board by the canal enm occupatlons. General Funston says tho j mission, are at present of the opinion that buildings at Presidio, San Francisco, are j a sea-level canal would be better than a not a credit to the I'nlted States and should lock canal. be replaced. There Is no further reason j The board met today for the first time In a for maintaining the post at Fort McDowell. WPPk n Washington and talked abiut dams. It should be abandoned or new buildings j Engineer Stearnes, a member of the board, erected. explained at great length the details of Seismograph Records Italian Quake, i construction of the dam erected for the en- The destructive earthquake which devas tated Calabria, Italy, September 8, was recorded on the seismograph of the coast and geodetic survey magnetic observatory at Cheltenham, Maryland. The tremors at the latter place began a few minutes after t o'clock on the night of September 7, and lasted for nearly an hour. Allowing for the difference in longitude the tremors In Mary land and the) shocks in Calubria occurred at the same time. Episcopal See In Oklahoma. The apostolic delegate today received documents from Rome by which the vicari ate apostolic of Indian Territory has been erected to a bishopric, with the episcopal see at Oklahoma City. Mgr. T. Meer chaert, the present vicar apostolic, has been appointed the first bishop of the new diocese. Western Matters at the Capital. Postmasters appointed: Nebraska Grant, Perkins county; Ezra C. Hoffman, vice I. Babcock, resigned. Iowa Boone vllle, Dal las county; Frank Baldwin, vice 8. M. Cook, resigned. South Dakota Dean, Hand county; B. 8. Parme,ly, vice Thomas H. Klntlgh, removed. Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska Virginia, route 1. Andrew W. Lilly, car rier; Edwin E. Wlison. substitute. Iowa Dayton, route 2, Harry E. Hall carrier; Ray Pointer, substitute. Master Bakers la Convention. WASHINGTON. Sept. 15.-The eighth an nual convention of the National Associa tion of Master Bakers was concluded today with ths selection of New York city as the place for the meeting in 1. B. Howard Smith of Kansas City was elected president and John E. McKlnney of 8t. Louis and Simon Hublg of Cincinnati were elected members of the ntcuU board. PRIMARY ELECTION FORUM An important primary election will bf held in this city and county next Tuesday to noiuina' " dates mi ull tickets. That the voters may their franchise intelligently re quires them to be fully informed of the character and records of the men seeking their suffrage and of the issues or policies in volved. Only a few days remain for this campaign of education. To help the voters weigh the claims of different candidates. The Bee will open its columns to a primary election forum. The Bee herewith invites con tributions from reader in the shape of short signed articles not to exceed 800 words telling why candidates should or should not be fpvored. The articles must contain noth ing libelous and real name of writer must be given, although it may be for good reason withheld from publication on request. SCANDAL IN HIGH LIFE Former Member of British Parlia ment Charited with Attempting to Kill Divorced Wife. LONDON, 8ept. 15. The Marlborough police court today resumed the trial of Hugh Watt, a former member of Parlia ment, on the charge of attempting to hire a private detective to assist him In mur dering his former wife. The prosecuting counsel, Mr. Sims, presented two new wit nesses who, he snld, would swear that Watt Incited them to, murder the former Mrs. Watt and her present husband, 8lr Reginald Beauchamp. The first of these witnesses, a man named Warley, who sells newspapers on the streets, testified that he received various sums of money from Watt, who wanted him to kill the woman by chloroforming her or by using any other violent means and who gave him Instructions as to how to gain access to her apartments. The witness also swore that Watt Incited him to kill Sir Reginald Beauchamp, suggest ing that ha run over htm on a bicycle or follow him to Algiers, where he could get "blacks to do the Jobs." The witness de scribed various Interviews he had with Watt. He said he finally became alarmed because he thought Watt was going mad and might shoot him, and that therefore he ceased visiting him. The hearing was then adjourned for a week. A dispatch from London August IS. said that a great sensation would be created by the arrest of Hugh Watt, a financier and ex-member of Parliament of Glasgow, on the charge of attempting to bribe a private detective to assist In the murder of the former wife of Watt. Detective Marshall today in a police court testified that Watt offered him $26,000 If he would induce the woman to go to Watt's Flat, where he proposed to kill her by the administration of chloroform and then to remove the smell of chloroform with pep purmlnt. The police fomd both chloro form and peppermint fn "Watt's apartmetirs. Watt was remanded for trial on ball of $3,000. Watt was prominent In the divorce courts some years ago, when his wife sued for di vorce, the corespondent being Iady Violet Beauchamp. daughter of the late I,ord and I ady Roden, and the divorced wife of fir Reginald Beauchamp, whom Mrs. Watt has ince married. Since the granting of the divorce Watt and his former wife have been in the business disagreements. FAVOR SEA LEVEL CANAL Majority of Board of Consulting En gineers Seems to Be of This Opinion, WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-A majority of the foreign members of the consulting board of engineers of the Isthmian canal appear to favor a sea-level canal. This . rnrt ... become of the (rreaiest Im nnt'tfl urn : . , . ,, , ! If ,h'"lr votes shall bect.me necessary to de cide that, which is the principal question requiring ratification at the hands of this largement of the water supply of Boston, a structure which was regarded as In many was meeting the conditions which obtain on the Isthmus. A decision on this ques tion of dams was. however, postponed until the board has viRited the Isthmus. The members expect to sail from New York with the canal commission September 26 or 27. Next Wednesday Mr. Bunau-Varllla and Linden W. Hates will explain to the board their respective plans of canal con struction. TURF SCANDAL AT MILWAUKEE Allegation that Advancer Is a Rlaaer Parse Held I p for Investigation. MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Sept. li.A turf sensation developed at the state fair grounds today when it was announced that the Citizens' Buslnesa league purse of $5,000 given for the :21 trot yesterday, would not be distributed until the Identity of the winner, Advancer, was established beyond doubt. The money was tied up in response to directions from Secretary Knight of ths American Trotting association, who said that representations had been made to him that Advancer was a "ringer." The horse was entered by I. N. Chase, representing the Fort-st Park farm, of Brandon, Vt., and was driven Jy Carpenter. Those who claim the horse was a "ringer" declared the animal was campaigned three or four years ago as Major Chew, and that he has a record of t:14V BRANDON. Vt , Sept. 15 -At ths Forest Park farm tonight It was stated that Ad vancer was a new horse on the race truo this year and that he had never been en tered under another narue In au event. FATAL TORNADO AT KURWELL One Ferton Known to Be Killed and One Seriously Injured. l .,, E BU1LD,NGS WRECKED Telephone Lines Are Down and It la Impossible to Secure .Mews from the Surrounding- Country Districts. BCRWELL. Neb., Sept. 15-(Special Tel egram.) A tornado passed over here at 6 o'clock this evening and completely de stroyed the north part of town. Mrs. E. B. McKlnney Is dead and Frank Hennlch la In a critical condition. Mrs. Leeper and Mrs. Dlnnell were also severely Injured. A number of persons are seriously injured. Several stores were completely de stroyed. Loss unknown, but will be sev eral thousand dollars. The storm came from the northwest. All telephone lines are down and Information from the country Is hard to get. Tracks Are Out .Near Beatrice. BEATRICE, Neb., 8cpt. 15. (Special Telegram.) Additional reports of the dam age wrought by last night's storms con tinue to pour In. The Union Pacific had a mile pf track washed away al Rock cut. below this city, and six feet of water Is running through the depot at Holmesvllle. The Rock Island lost 2,000 feet of track at Bear Creek, and washouts are reported on tho Burlington between here and Nebraska City. Trains eaat on the Rock Island and Burlington and south on the Union Pacific have been abandoned. East and southeast of here the Blue valley is flooded. Many bridges have been washed away and the loss to property will aggregate thousands of dollars. The rainfall at Virginia, east of here, was 6.50 Inches, aud at this point 5.15 inches. Streams Out of Bank. TECUMSEH. Neb., Sept. 15.-(Special Telegram.) Heavy rains throughout the week had filled- the ground with moisture and when a three-inch rain fell during last night It caused the Nemaha river, Badger creek and Y'ankee creek to come out of their banks. Miles of lowlands along the streams are under water today and many fields of corn have been ruined. In South Tecumseh several families have been driven from their homes and the water has come up Into their houses. This condition pre vails on Yankee creek. The farmers along these streams have worked hard all day to remove their stock and other property to points of safety. Numerous bridges on the public highway are reported washed out. The Burlington Nebraska Clty-Holdrege train was unable to proceed west from this station today and it is reported that over 1,000 feet of track on the Burlington be tween this city and Beatrice is washed out, including one culvert. The rains of the week put the county fair out of business and today ths grounds were In very bad condition. During the four days of the fair not a race wu run, the trs-c,c being entirely unfit for same. Heavy Ratu at Schuyler. BCHUYLER, Neb.. Sept. 16.-(Spec.lal Tel egram.) A heavy rainstorm, accompanied by a stiff breeze, visited here tonight. About an Inch and a half of water fell In an hour, flooding the streets. This makes about seven Inches of water that has fallen here In the past three days. AUBURN, Neb.. Sept. 15. (Special.) Con siderable damage has been reported wrought by the lightning In the storm of yesterday morning. One stroke hit the home of James A. Asher. It hit the chimney In the center of the house and did great damage to It and the roof. It entered the house and shattered the plaster In several places. Mrs. Asher was knocked unconscious by the stroke. The lightning passed from the house to the barn, where there were five head of horses. One wns killed. No scars were left on the body, but the mane was shaved as clean ts If cut by scissors. The hair from the mane was driven Into the side of the doorposts, five feet away. Lightning also struck the home of Wil liam M. Crlchton, tearing one corner off and doing considerable damage to the In terior. WAYNE, Neb, Sept. 15. (Special Tele gram.) A heavy rain fell here tonight, ac companied by lightning, but no particular damage resulted. FATAL ST0RM IN KANSAS Woman and Three Children Drown In Destrnctlon of a Rail road Camp. KANSAS CITY. Sept. 15 An unusually heavy rain storm, amounting almost to a cloudburst In proportions and accompanied by a high wind. In western Missouri and eastern Kansas early yesterday caused serious damage to property and the loss of at least four lives. An average of four Inches of water fell. All streams are ris ing rapidly, but no great damage from this source Is feared. At Mawson, Kan., a woman and her three children, names not given, were drowned In the destruction of a railroad ramp. A man and another child, members of the same family, were forced to Spend the night In a tree, from which they were rescued today. At Leavenworth, Kan., several store fronts were blown in, the grandstand at the race track was demolished, the roof waa torn off the grandstand at the base ball park and other minor damage was done. At Lawrence, Kan., the river rose three feet in a short space of time, several cul verts were washed out, railway tracks were submerged and Bowersock's dam was damaged. At Gralnvllle. Kan., the Union Pacific bridge was washed out. Dozens of telegraph and telephone -poles between Kansas City and Leavenworth and Lawrence were blown down, stopping wire and train service for many hours. Near Lawrence several freight trains are stalled. The damage in Kansas City was slight. RAILWAYS OFFER SAME TERMS Demands of Freight Handlers Will Probably Ue Settled oa Basis -of Last Year's Scale. CHICAGO. Sept. 15-Efforts to bring about an amicable adjustment of the trouble existing between the Chicago freight hand lers and the railroads were continued today. The officials of the railroads who were visited today by the committees stated that they were not offering concessions of any kind, hut were willing to agree to the work ing conditions which existed last year. The general belief tonight Is that the matter will be adjusted along ths llnea suggested by the railroads. THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for brnska Showrra and Thondrrstorms Saturday. Sunday Fair. Paae. 1 In veattaa I Ina Insurance Affairs. D. F Thompson Delays Ills Rrtnrn. Fatal Tornado Strikes llnrwrll. Severe Storm Sweeps Over Ity. 3 Fire In Fnse Factory la Fatal. Rev. Gladden la Turned Down. Indiana Ottlclal I'nder Arrest. :t ea from All Parts of braaka. 4 Council's Dlanbedlence Chief Point Fever Refusers Reach the orth. 5 Prisoners Escape from County Jail 41 Affairs at South Omaha. T Tramway on the Kalhah Plain, f) Man Who Has Won Many Wives. Cost of Killing In War Is Heavy. O Sew Yorkers Flarhtlna; Beef Trust. Hungarians Demand the Suffrnae. 10 Editorial. 11 ftoaslp in the Political Field, f.as Man Will Remain a Few Days. 13 Sportlna Events of the Day. 1 Financial and Commercial. IS Council Uluffa and Iowa ewe. Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayi "nr. Ilea. Hour. Ilea. B a. m mm 1 p. m Tl a. in (17 2 p. in fill 7 a. in 7 p. in tut H a. m 7 4 p. n, 7f a. ni till rt p. ni TO 1 a. m Ti A p. m 7: 11 a. ra 7 4 T p. m 73 1 T7 H p. m (Ill 9 p. in 417 AUTO FALLS FROM BRIDGE Four Members of Party of Governor Glenn of North Carolina Badly Hurt at Wlnchendon, Mass, WINCHENDON, Mass., Sept. 15-An auto mobile containing members of the party accompanying Governor R. B. Glenn of North Carolina, plunged over a bridge on the road to Royalston here today and landed at the bottom of a ditch, pinioning the occupants underneath. The Injured are: J. C. McNeill, member of staff nf the Charlotte, (N. C.) Observer; badly cut abojt tne ncaa. Guy Townsend of Wlnchendon; seriously hurt. Selectman Henry A. Raymond of Wln chendon; head cut and bruised. Owen Ilnhan. lawyer of Wlnchendon: knee Injured and back sprained. The motor car containing Governor Glenn was directly behind the automobile which met with the accident and only the prompt action of the chauffeuf avoided a colllsslon between the two cars as the first automobile swerved from Its course and crashed Into the ditch, capsizing In Its passage. It Is believed that all the Injured will re cover. Mr. Townsend was the most se verely hurt, having three broken ribs and a badly bruised head. " ENGINEER DIESJN HIS CAB Heart Disease Takes Employe of Erie aa Train Reaches New York. NSW YORK, Sept. U Engineer Merrltt Turner dropped dead In the cab of his loco motive early today Just as he was about o apply the brakes to stop the Erie rail road's Chlcsgo train known as the Pacific Express at Deposit, N. Y. Fireman Ijtnd saw the engineer's head suddenly drop to one side of the cab window, out of which he was leaning to peer through the dark ness toward the switches of Deposit, which were Just ahead. Immediately afterward the engineer slid to the cab floor dead. The big engine was already passing a switch tower when the fireman reached the throt tle, but he stopped the train at Its proper place beside the station. A physician said Turner died of heart disease. Another engineer took his place Immediately and the train proceeded. FIGHT FOR SCHANDEIN ESTATE Jacob Heyl, One of Iara-eat Heirs, Arrested on Charae of Securing Property Illra;ally. MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 15.-Jacnb Heyl. one of the largest heirs of the estate of Mrs. Llsette Schandein. daughter of" Phillip Best and sister of Mrs. Frederick I'ahst. was arrested by Sheriff Cnry on a writ of ne exat Issued by Court Commis sioner Hugh Ryan upon an affidavit of Ella Frank and Emll Schandein, also heirs of the estate. Heyl Is charged with secur ing a large part of the estate through un due Influence. The bonds were fixed at $2V,000. Heyl Is quartered at the Hotel Pftster, guarded by two deputy sheriffs. He expects to be able to give bond tomorrow. HONOR FOR THE PEACEMAKER Public Square In Canton of Mnove, Belgium, Named Place Rooaevelt. NEW YORK. Sept. 15. The public square of the Canton of Nlnove in Belgium has been named Place Roosevelt by order of the canton's legislative body, In admira tion for Mr. Roosevelt's share In conclud ing the peace treaty between Russia and Japan. Announcement cf this honor to the president will appear In tomorrow's Issue of the Army and Navy Journal. The new Roosevelt square, or Place Roose velt, was formerly known as the Place Communale de Nlnove. DYNAMITER MELVIN CONVICTED Ml a Who Blew Ip Saloons at Iola Kansas, Found Guilty of Steal. lusT Explosives. IOLA, Kan., Sept. 15 C. L. Melvln, who blew up with dynamite three saloons here July 10, was convicted today of robbing the magazine of the Kansas-Portland Ce ment company of the dynamite with which he blew up the Red Light, Blue Front and Eagle saloons. Melvln Is liable to an In determinate sentence of twelve years. Movements of Ocean Vessels Sept. IS. At New York Arrived: Campania, from Liverpool; Philadelphia, from Southampton; Pretoria, from Hamburg. Sailed: Cedric, for Liverpool: Numldlun. for Glasgow. At Manchester Arrived : Caledonian, from Boston. At Liverpool Arrived : Sylvanla and Re public, from Boston. Sailed: Celt!.- and Teutonic, for New York. At Olascow Arrived: Carthaginian, from Philadelphia. At Antwerp Arrived : Marquette, from Philadelphia. At Dover -Sailed: Hamburg, for New York. At Copenhagen Arrived: Oscar II, from New York. At Movllle-Sailed: Parisian, for New York. At Queenstomn Arrived : Lucanla, from New York. At Genoa Arrived: Koenlg Altiert, from New York. At Plymouth Arrled: Blucher, from New York. TORRENTS OF RAIN Wont Storm of the Beaton Strikes Omaha Shorily Af er Ttrk. HIGH WINDS ACCOMPANY THE RAIN Dodge Eotel is Unroofed end Enilding ii Badly Damaged. LIGHTNING STRIKES ARLINGTON BLOCK Many Plate Glasi Window! Blown in and Stecki Damaged. STREET CARS ARE STOPPED FOR A TIME aa-aasaaaaaBaai . As I anal Durlnsr lllah Winds BUN boards Are Blown Down and Lives of People En ' d.n.ered. Omaha and surrounding country were treated to another souse from the rain god last evening. It was a million-dollar rain marked down to about two-six-bits. Conditions during the day were such as warranted the Oldest Inhabitant and the Careful Observer in agreeing that rain was likely, and along about 5 o'clock In the evening the clouds broke loose. With mo mentary lapses the deluge continued until nearly 11 o'clock. No accurate measure of the amount of water that fell could be ob tained last night, but it waa certainly the heaviest and wettest rain of the season locally. Numerous meetings throughout the city were broken up by the storm, which was most vigorous about the time folks were getting ready to go out. Shortly before 11 o'clock another terrific downpour ensued, apparently exhausting the supply for the time at least, for then ensued the longest time between showers of the even Inn;. During the early part of tho storm tho wind varied from southwest to south, but the latter end brought the rain from the north on the wings of a gale, and dashed It with frightful fury against all exposed objects. Along with the rain was a most Impressive display of lightning, accom panied by deafening peals of thunder, the wholo making the storm a terrifying spec tacle. Travel was greatly Impeded by the storm, although the trolley cars were kept going back and forth on nearly schedule time except for a short time. Not many people ventured out, and they were drenched In every Instance, for the wind and rain defied raincoat and umbrella alike. Tho unraved streets suffered quit a little from washouts. Excavations for buildings were flooded, and quite a little minor hurt was done In this way. The telegraph lines to the east of Omaha were seriously Interrupted at times by the llght nliia Dodge Hotel t'nroofed. The roof of the building occupied by the Dodge European hotel. Thirteenth and Dodge streets, was almost entirely blown off, and people occupying the rooms of tho hotel were compelled to flee for their Uv. The fire department was called, and the police put up ropes around the building, as It Is feared the structure will collapse. The Megeath Stationery company suffered the loss of a large plate glass window In the front of Its place at 1421 Farnam street. The window on the Sixteenth side of the Sherman & McConnell Drug company. Six teenth and Dodge streets, was blown in and a considerable amount of goods dam aged. The windows of the Omaha Pack age Creamery company and the Omaha Tent and Awning company also suffered the less of plate glass. The Huteson Optical company Is also the loser of a plate glass window, and the Red Lion sa loon at Fifteenth and Dodge streets la out a window. A large window was also blown from the Millard hotel barroom, while the door of the Moran saloon at Thirteen and Dodge streets was blown In. At the M. E. Smith A Co.'s shirt fac tory at Eleventh and Douglas streets sev eral windows on the north side were broken by the wind snd rnin and considerable damage done to goods. The large sign of Joseph Frenzer, Jeweler at Fifteenth and Dodge was blown down and narrowly missed a pedestrian. On Cuming street belween Twenty-fourth and Thirty-fourth streets, sign boards, trees and other things Uttered the streets. Mud on Car Tracks. Of the car lines perhaps the most serious damage was to the Harney line on Thirty, third between California and Cuming streets, where the rain washed mud over the tracks making the line at this place almost Impassable. The mud on the track waa fully four lnchs thick and It was with difficulty that the cars were finally able to proceed. Out on North Twenty-fourth street cars werr stopped by trees and signs blowing on the tracks. The Dodge line on North Thirtieth and on Ike street west of Twenty-fourth was abandoned, and ears were not run over this tine until after midnight. Nearly Drowns la Bed. Mrs. Marguerite Dillon, an old woman who lives In a hut down a hollow near Thirty-third and Cass streets, had tha novel experience of being nearly drowned In her own bed while she lay sleeping after the storm last night. Mrs. Dillon Is 74 years old and says that she has lived In this one house for over eighteen years, but the rain of last night was too much for the unsubstantial little shack. The water came Into her house and stood fully four feet deep on the outside, the water literally floating the bed upon which Mrs. Dillon lay. Some of the neighbors ran to the place In the thickest of the storm, but Mrs. Dillon absolutely refused to lesve her little home. Borne one telephoned to the police station and Officer Davis was sent to In vestigate. When the officer arrived he found Mrs. Dillon peacefully sitting on the edge of the tied and absolutely refused to be taken away. Officer Davis waded Into the water and carried the woman out and she was taken to the police station, where she Is being cared for. Tl.e old women fought the officer and said that she would not leave her home. She Is 74 years old and makes a living by raising chickens. Conrt House Flooded. At the courthouse the rain flooded the en trances to the basement and poured in umler the doors until an Inch of water stood on the floor The clerks In the as sessor's office were working at the books when the water began to cover the floor. When the storm was at Its height the elec tric lights went nut and left the building In total darkness. The clerks and the watch man fcklrmlshed around In the dark until they found the gasjets In the halls and lighted them. The top floor of the Arlington block. Six teenth and Dodge streets, waa struck by lightning and a great deal of damage done to the building and contents. Ths fire de partment ls called, but Uksir aervicce