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The Omaha Daily Bee CLEAN AND CONSERVATIVE THE BEE. CHEAPEST BECAUSE BEST THE BEL OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, KEPTEMER is, lpn,,. SINGLE COPY TUPLE CENTS. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. t TAFT STARTS HOME Secretary of War and Party Bail from leioum cn the Korea. RECEPTION AT THE AMERICAN CONSULATE Uiu Alice BooneTelt and Fri i'a Will Re torn on the Biearr- ?ia. F.IOTS ARE , NOT Mr. Tali Saya the TI-AMERICAN ! tioai Are L' jrated. EFEECT OF THE CHINESE BOYCOTT Natives Want American Ooodi Badly and Merchants Hare Lost FH Itrii Millions by the Movement. YOKOHAMA, Sept. 17. -Secretary nf War Tart anil party nailed at 3 o'clock this after noon for San Francisco on the steamer Korea amid Japanese enthusiasm. Secre tary Taft was given a reception this after noon at the American consulate by the local merchants. Before sailing Secretary Taft said that he thought that reports of . 1 1 . . . ...... nntl-rAir.o rtOnirtfl flt lH t IOOM . . . ., , . . . had been greatly exaggerated In America. ' He and his party had travelled all trhough Japan and had found no trace of any antl forilgn or anti-American feeling. While a prominent American party had been In a Toklo mob he thousht that It was because the parly happened to be caught In the mob ; and not because they were Americana, Other churches besides American churche. ! had been burned. There was a special reason In each case, but no general anti foreign feeling- was responsible. Secretary Taft said that he had examined the Chinese boycott closely. The Chinese, he fcald, want American goods badly and lavli g already lost $15,400,000 by the boy cott a.e finding that trley are cutting off their nose to spite their face. Miss Alice Roosevelt will return home on .he steamer Siberia. The local situation continues quiet. Sntlafaetlon In Toklo. TOKIO. 8ept. 17.-4:40 p. in. The resig nation of Minister Youhikwa has been re ceived with satisfaction by the Intelligent class. The J1J1 deems his action proper as the minister of a constitutional govern ment. The thoroughfares and government build ings remain under military guard but there a no sign of disorder anywhere. . Japanese .Naval Paymasters Minrt. TOKIO, Sept. 177 p. m. The Informa :ion has been m ide public that three naval paymasters have einUzzleu $l'i5,auu of gov ernment funds. The announcement has been calmly re ceived by the public, but the knowledge that the commission of the crime extended . . ... . . over the period of a ear without d.s- covery may. It is said, cause a feeling of , distrust and uneasiness toward the naval' administration and furniBh a weapon lo the political parties that are opposing the government. D1aV Mantua of Treaty. ' ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 17. Emperor Nicholas with the empress and their chil dren and Grand Duke Alexis started to day on a cruise In Finnish waters. They are ex pec tea to return luwaru me enu oi , the week, inciuueu in tne emperors suue are General Huron Fredericks aide-de-camp to his majesty, and Admiral BirllefT. min ister of marine. The cruise Is to be simply a p.eaaure trip. The emperor's absence from St. Petersburg will probably delay the signing of the peace treaty. The Russian losses In ships at Port Arthur, Vladivostok and the Sea of Japan according to official statistics published this inornlnar. amount to 1113.000.0UO ' ' ' I j j h, i t. to a lyvrtDi Lr.i i i j ilia, llie iUI publicly explained by Mr. Wyndhani in the folk navy yard will in future get more work NEW YORK, Kept. 17. What effect the i House of Commons, was practically j than it Is now securing. This of course war in the far east will have upon the , approved and accepted as sufficient and I will hold good at all government navy propagation of the Christian religion In i satisfactory by both landlords and tenants, j yards, where there Is depth of water suf Japan was the subject of a lecture at the . The reason why the arrangement was ! ficlent to float a large vessel from ths ways West Branch young Men s cnnstian asso- elation by Dr. lbuka, president of an In- titutlon of learning In Toklo and himself a j with third parties the big financiers of ! of naval vessels employed by the govern Chrlstiaa. j London whose co-operation was always ment at its various yards and those under That tbe recent outbreak In Toklo and I sought and waa Indeed necessary in such j assignment and working under private con the attack upon the churches was the re- transactions. The present position seemed tract as in the test case now In progress suit of merely a local feeling and did not j to be that the government could not ob- In the construction of the two great battle represent any widespread anti-foreign or ! tain more money for the purposes of the ships mentioned Ms attracting the liveliest antl-Christtan sentiment in the empire was the assertion of the lecturer. Dr. Ibuka said: For more than 800 years the practice nf . Christian relivion in Jnruin waa nm. the Christian religion in Japan was pro hiblied under tha death penalty, and It has been only about thlrty-Ilve years since this law was repealed. Is it surprising that there are still a few fanatics in the capital who are prejudiced against Christianity?' When the war which Russia first forced iinon Japan beaan 1 and my fellow Chris tians In Japan were uneasy for fear that j the struggle should result in a lasting ani mosity toward the Christian religion in the empire. At first the cry was raised that it was a struggle of Buddhism against Chris tianity and the Russians did many things to foster this sentiment, but It wss not long until this Illusion was dispelled and the people were brought to see that re ligion and religious beliefs had no part tn the war. Already China bas become aroused to the fact that It has much to learn nd It Is seeking this knowledge from Japan rather than from European countries. Hundreds of the young men of Japan are taking posi tions as Instructors In the Chinese Institu tions of learning and hundreds of the young men of China are coming to the colleges of Japan for Instruction. It Is vitally neces sary that the voung men should be taught the truths of the Christian religion If It Is to be spread In China. Dr. Ibuka aaid that tha reports which hsd been published that Admiral Togo had em braced the Christian religion were untrue and that the admiral had never professed Christianity. Taksklra to Visit Home. WASHINGTON. D. C. Sept. 17 -The Japanese minister. Mr. Takahlra, expecta to sail for his home in Japan tn a few weeks to Join Mmi. Takahlra. who haa been over there for nearly two year. FAIRBANKS AND HANLEY SPEAK Corneratone at Sew Pythian Tempi at Indianapolis Laid With In. ' poalna; Cereaaoalrs. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Sept. 17.-The lay ing of the cornerstone of tha local Knights of Pythias new building here this afternoon was Inaugurated with a parade. After the laying of the cornerstone. which took place at I U p. m.. addresses were made by Grand Chancellor George W. Powell, Mayor lloltsman. Governor Hanley and Vice President Fairbanks. Mr. Fairbanks received an enthuslastio reception when he arose to speak. Ha said ha was glad to be present to participate In this historic event of the local order of the Knights of Pythias in the laying of the cornerstone of their new building; that the order waa organised at a fortunate period. coming aa It did at tha close of a great con fiict. some two score years ago. At the conclusion of Mr. Fairbanks speech tha entire audieaoa Joined lo alnxing avnrT' - TURKISH TROOPS. SELL ARMS Mfa Sent Acalnat Arabian Rebel Mill Sot Flaht Aaalnst True CONSTANTINOPLE, pept 17-Ppeclal Cablegram to The Ree.i -Recent everts In the Yemen have had a painful effect upon the whole of the Turkish empire In general, but more especially upon Palestine. The troops that a few inon'h aao marched to the relief of Sara s, which after all was taken by the Insurgents, were principally Aravn from thei Xfnslem n.mlli :l t Ion nf Pal- estlne. Raxir reports, confirmed. It Is said, , by returned prisoners, whom the victorious I rebels allowed to escape Into the Aden ter ef DemOMtra- j rttory, and who have returned to their re spective villages, represent the troops from Syria as absoljtely refusing to light against their co-religionists. As they were liter ally starving, the Turkish commissary being of a notoriously unsatisfactory char acter. It Is alleged that they actually sold their arms In order to purchase food. In these circumstances the porte has been obliged to send new troops drawn from other provinces In order to fight the In surgents. The Palestine peasantry has been plunged into mourning on account of rela tives lost during the campaign. One vil lage alone containing about X souls, which sent forty-six men to the front, has re ceived word that eleven of the latter have fallen and nineteen are missing. The loss by death falls entirely upon the Moslem population, it having been the policy of the Mohamedan rulers to exclude Jews and Christians from the army. Of course the Jews and the Christians are heavily . ... taxed fur the support of the ami) , but this Is an entirely different matter. But as a result of this taxation many of the He brews and the Christians have been forced to leave the country. It Is reported that ' """ " f Jala hlrty-flve families left for America. Th.s emigration, however, until ... .......... .. ....... .- only Increased the burden that had to be borne by the special religious community to which the emigrants belonged and which was responsible to the government for the taxes, especially the military tax, payable for those who thus left their birth place. Although in his famous hatt-i-humayun, l!6. Sultan Abdul Medjld promised that all subjects of the pone should enjoy equal privileges, and that Christians should be permitted to serve as soldiers, yet the gen eral eflect of the edict was to rouse suspi cion and distrust amongst Christians and Moslems alike, and w the provisions of the Halt have never been carried out. PLANNING FUNDSF0R ifi ELAND Uutl Owners Hold Meeting to Dlacuaa the Operation of the I'ur vhnae Act. Dl'BLlN, Kept. 1". it-pedal Cablegram tu The, Bi'ii)-At the recent, convention of the illsn laud owners, the Duke of Aber corn presided. The chairman referred lo Ine report ot the executive committee, in ; which it was pointed out that the must pressing matter for consideration was to .,,,' " try and ascertain what could be done to - "" - u inni uiBjwiuj uvinccu me applications for advance under the land act ot IM. and the funds which had been provided fur meeting these advance., That Jit aid wa a moot serious problem, and it was up setting the calculations and estimates upon which many hundreds of estates had been practically sold. The necessity for deal ing with it had been recognized by the fovnnient. bat their proposals were un- fortunately of a character which would , have ertailed a considerable loss of capital ; upon any vendors who accepted them, , and consequently a great majority of vendors naturally viewed them with dls- favor Worst of ail the government ulti- j nmuij uniiiu iint'ii ufiiit.ij iu it'i Uie fct'S- 8ion romc lo aa end wiilmut dealing with th nhttot at nil. cntral ,,,.,,., arrangement ..,nh .., ...... . . I puDiiciy eniDouieu in tne act. as tu v ami , practically ninaing on tne government was that they were made through the treasury , act before next January unless it entered ; into some new arrangement with the usual financial people there, and subject to the 1 same condition, it could not ask the city - . to agree to the raising of more than another $25,000,000 between now and Novem ber L 1. FRENCH OFFICER IN TROUBLE Anthor of Sovrl Faces Challeagea and the Scorn of Fair Women. PARIS. Sept. 17. (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) Lieutenant Huet, formerly of the Seventy-eighth line regiment, now re tired, seems to have drawn a hornet's nest about him with ' a book of his called Wooden Swords and Guns of Straw," a violent satire on garrison life. He haa al ready been wounded In one duel by Lieu tenant Cadlot. Now General Sahatler, for merly colonel of the Seventy-eighth at Limoges, Is waiting until M. Huet Is well again to challenge him In his turn. After that three officers of the Twenty-Hrst Light cavalry and four of the Twentieth dragoons will send him cartels. If he is wounded each time It will take him about twelve months to satisfy the honor of his adver saries. Finally the women are Joining In the hue and cry. The wife of one officer la bringing an action for libel against M. Huet and ac cording to appearances for some- time to come when he Is not fighting duels he will be fighting lawsuits. PICTURES WERE MISLEADING French Police Chief Arrests Fire Men Where but One Was Wanted. PARIS. Sept. 17 (Special Cablegram to The Bee. Anthropometry does not seem to be always Infallible. The Paris Scot land Yard, wanting a missing thief, had proofs drawn of six photographs of the man taken In different positions some time before. They were sent with careful speci fications of body measurements, marks, finger prints and so on to various parts of France. The head Paris office haa Just re ceived from the local chief of police In a small town the following complacent letter: Photographs of the accused persons, whom you desired m to trace duly at hand I am happy to be able to Inform you that I have succeeded In arresting five of them, whom I now have under look and key. My best detective assures me that he Is on the track of the sixth man and that Jte will certainly capture tlm before kin. RACE TO BUILD BIC SHIPS Louisiana and Connecticut G Hecl-and-Neck to Cemplelien. IMPORTANT ISSUE TO BE DECIDED (Juration InTnltrd la Whether fnclc Sam Can Bolld Warship More Advantaa-eonsly Than a Private Contractor. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. (Special.) Aa the work on the battleships Connecticut and loulslana grows nearer the finishing point, the rare that Is on between their builders aesinies more and more the characteristics of an eyelash finish In a hotly contested horse race The stake that is up is a big one and the spectators are the thousands throughout the civilized world who are in terested in matters pertaining to naval architecture. As has been told before congress wanted to decide whether a warship could be built more advantageously by private contract or by the government itself In Its own ship yards. To accomplish this it was decided to put out one battleship through private contract and to construct one other at a government navy yard. The New York navy yard was assigned the task of build ing, the Connecticut and the Newport News Shipbuilding company was awarded the contract to construct the Louisiana. It was understood there was to be a race from the first and both sides settled down to make the best showing possible. Louisiana Takes the Lend. For a while it looked as If the Ixuiislans, would be finished away ahead of the Con necticut, it was launched first and had a splendid lead. Then the Connecticut began making gains and about four months am it had overtaken and passed the Ixiulslana. Since then the race has been neck and neck, first one vessel being ahead and then fho other. Each monthly report of the htirean of construction and repair of the Navy de partment has shown a close contest. Last month the Connecticut was in the lad, having taken the place of the Louisiana during the month preceding the issuance of the monthly statement. At that time the Connecticut was 83.67 per cent completed and the Louisiana fl.Sl per cent, or nearly 1 per cent behind. Since then fhe builders of the Louisiana have got busy and have taken the lead away from the Connecticut again and lengthened It considerably In their own behalf since the last monthly statement was given out. The new statement issued today shows that on September 1 the Louisiana wan 86.10 rer cent completed and the Connecticut 86.15 per cent. The work of the Connecticut pro gressed 2.48 per cent during the month of August and that of the Louisiana 3.59 per cent. This shows that the Louisiana gained 1.11 per cent on the Connecticut during the month, or, In other words, that one and a half times as much work was done on the Louisiana as was done on the Connecticut. At that ratio the Louisiana would win out by a considerable margin. But It Is not safe to predict that this will be done. The outcome will be In doubt until the end. and even then it will require the ana'.. sis nf naval experts and the trying out of the boats, thenixolvea to tell just what tlia jt result has been. t nlon Labor Interested. There is much at stake In the contest. If the results of it shall show that the I government can build Its own battleships ! I itiiiva a .1 n t .1 cr..,i - I !-.,. . K - i traotor8 could do there 1. little room to doub, that npreafter there will be more i aI1(1 more v8els bullt by tne government. Rnn ,st a. nmnv le.. hv r,nvtt, .,,.. ! Vnlon labor Is interested deeply In the out- COIne, a9 government navy yards are essentially conducted on open shop princi' pies. If the result of the contest shall be to the advantage of the government navy ; n,--., i. - ..iu .... .... after It has been constructed. The out- ; come of the race between the constructors Interest among naval officers and naval '. constructors throughout the world. ! OPENS FIRE ON FISHINR Tllfi ! wl a. WIS IWIIII1U IUU Boat from Erie, Pa., Riddled with Small Shells by Canadian Crnlaer. ERIE, Pa., Sept. 17. The fourth of the fish tug incidents of the past week took place In midlake Erie today when the Can adian cruUer Vigilant riddled the big steam tug Harry B. Barnhurst with shells from the rifles of the patrol boat. Captain Nick Fasel of the tug admitted after he escaped that the Vigilant could hava sent It to the bottom If Captain Dunn had so de sired. They ran more than eight miles under full head of steam before they crossed the boundary line and escaped from the Canadians. More than thirty shots struck the ves sel, ar.d of these fifteen of the small shells landed with telling effect bn the upper parts, so that the boat careened to one side with the mass of wreckage when It came Into port. Two fishermen were cut in the face by splinters shot away by the bullets. The Barnhurst, according to Captain Fajel. was about five miles over the line, drawing nets, when the Vigilant appeared. The other Erie tugs, the Alma, Valiant and the Boyd, were closer to the line and ran away when the chase started. Captain Dunn ordered the Barnhurst to stop, but Instead of doing so Captain Fasel put on full steam and started for the line. He took a southwesterly direction and could not be headed by the Vigilant. FIRE RECORD. TABLE ROCK. Neb., Sept. 17. SpeclaI ) The building occupied by A. K. Tlllotson as a furniture and hardware store was totally destroyed by Are this morning. A small portion of the stock waa saved. Tbe lose Is about J1.SV There waa no Insur ance on the building and only $400 on the stock. High Prlee for Lambs. CASPER. Wyo.. Sept. 17 (Special. )J. A. Delfrlder. a member of the State Board of Sheep Commissioners, haa received the highest price ever paid for Wyoming lambs A few days ago he sold I.SW lambs that averaged sixty-eight pounds for f4 eente per pound, or a total of U.74 per head. This sale Indicates the strong competition which prevails at present in the lamb market, and the Indications are that feeder will be called upon to pay even higher prices for slock 10 Oil their yards thla fioiir, PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY. A primary election to nominate candidates for county ntticrs on both democratic and republican tickets will take nlace next Tues day, SeptrmlMT 1W. The election will bf conducted, by regular election officers and a registration of voters for (he No vember election will le lind at the sani'e time and places. The noUinti place which have been denienated In each voting district will le opened aa follows: In Omaha B . in. to 0 p. ni. In South Omaha. Ha. in. to 1 p. ni. In country iircclnct 12 ii to 9 p. m. Separate official ballots for re publicans and democrats will be furnished at each voting place, each duly registered voter being entitled to a rei"ibllc!n or demo cratic ballot, according as he de clared his party affiliations as re publican or democratic at the last registration. The names on the offlclnl ballot under the respective headings will he rotated In tlielr order, so that each name will appear M the top on successive ballot In turn. This will require special care on the part of the voters and the reading of each name before making the X mark. .Voters who cannot read may have their tickets marked ac cording to their directions by the election officers. The candidates receiving a plurality of the votes cast by those'' affiliating with tho same political party will be the nominees of their respective parties for the offices to which they are aspiring. DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN INDIANA Harry Hohman ot Hammond Shoot Woman Who Jilted Him and Takes Ilia Own Life. CROWN POINT, Ind., 8ept. lT.-Harry Hohman of Hammond, Ind., scion of a wealthy family, angered because his fiancee of five years had married Charles Jean nette of Steger, 111., today in the presence of many persons fired four bullets into his former sweetheart's heart and then killed himself. Miss Ida Taylor had been betrothed to Hohman for five years, but two weeks ago she was married to Jeannette. She was a beautiful woman and had been connected with a summer resort hotel before her mar riage. She and her husband lived at this hotel. Vowing vengeance, Hohman came to Crown Point Sflturduv anil secured a room at the hotel wherP le jPann,.t.8 stayed. j Thl, af(prnoon Mrs. Jeannette went to the bark VHrd and Hohman followed her. I As she turn(,d to face him. Hohman drew ja magailne revolver and fired four shots ' at tne WOman. As she fell dead amidst ; the tartled crbs of the summer boarders, who rush,i to see whence the shots came, ( Holimnn fired two bullets Into his breast and fell dead beside the woman's body. Aa Miss Taylor, Mrs. JeataieUe had worked at various summer resort hotels, always being remarked upon for the striking beauty of her face and the symmetry of her -form. Several persons say they heard Hohman lament the loss of his betrothed and vow to trill her unrt himself. All tile Slimmer hotel are rilled with persons on vacations and excitement ran high as new of the tragedy spread about the lake shore, FEVER STILL ON THE WANE Twenty-fonr Sew Caaea and Two Deaths Heported nt Men Or leans Yesterday. NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 17. Yellow fever report to 6 p. m. Sunday: New cases 24 Total to date 2,571 Iieaths 2 i,"1"' '. 2- . .,,.1 n 1'nder treatment 3i3 Cases discharged 1.913 The comparatively few cases reported to day was an additional encouragement to those In charge of the fever campaign. Among the new cases Is Dr. C. M. Shanely of Baratarla, the physician who 1 is In charge of the district of upper Haratarla. In Jefferson parish. He re ported the existence of the fever In that territory and waa placed In charge by the State Board of Health. He moved to that territory from North Dakota a few years ago and owns a smnll plantation there. He came to the city Sunday morning and was taken to the Emergency hospital. He has only a light case. Two cases were re ported from the Charity hospital, which came from Stardcr, La., which Is In Tanglpahoe parish. Just across the lake from New Orleans. The country reports were: ' Kenner, 7 new cases and 1 death; La Fourch Cross ing, i new cases; La Rose, 1 death; Tallulah. 9 new cases; Baratarla, 6 new caie, ierre none (two days), a new cases COMMISSIONS ON INSURANCE Board f Inqnlry Will Look Into Fees Alleged to Be Paid to High Salaried Officer. NEW YORK, Sent. 17.-A forthcoming phase of the legislative Insurance inquiry will be the Investigation of the percentages received by the high Insurance officials on business wrl'ten In addition to their sal aries and fees. The committee. It Is said has received communications declaring that It has been the custom of officers in large companies to receive such percentages and commissions. As regards the rumor that J. P. Morgan may be called to testify before the com mittee. Assemblyman Eira P. Prentice, the secretary of the committee, said todayi The committee will have no hesitation In calling on Mr. Morgan or any other man to testify if it believes his tesflmorti- Is essential to the Inquiry or if he is tne ihian best oualined to furnish the committee the Information It seeks. In the light of the Hearings up 10 nae. 1 see no reason why Mr. Morgan should be called. Asked as to the rejort that Cornelius Bllsa may lie asked to furnish a list of all contributions received by the Republican National committee from life insurance companies, Mr. Prentice said: I believe that a list of anv contributions so made will be furnished by the Insurance companies inemseives and tiiat there will be no need lo call on the treasurers of any Sons of Veterans Meet Today OETTYHIil'KO. Pa . Sept 17 -Tomorrow the national encanipmert of the Sons nf Veterans will liedn ( n every regular train entering tne city great crowds from a!l over the country, are arriving. This after noon a long special train of Pulln.an cars arrived from Chicago with about nr- rui"u.rlhe "lrU r' U Cked Uh JOHN RILEY A DEFAULTER Voce Order Cashier at Omaha Poit office Under Arreit. SHORTAGE OF MN. HUNDRED DOLLARS Left Office nt Nimii on Satnrday Gave Himself I p In f onnell lllnlTa on Snnday F.irilm, nd Jofvn Riley, who until Saturday was cashier of the money order department at the thnaha p'stofflce. Is under arrest, charged with the embezzlement of $S""X No explanation of his actions Is given by him. and the pitofnre authorities are at a loss to understand the situation. Klley was In company with a friend at the Elks' club house, in Council HlulTs. when placed under arrest. He appeared somewhat surprised, but declined to make any statement beyond admitting that there was possible shortage in his ae. counts. He was taken back to Omaha by Inspector Moore and Petectlve Rich ardson. Riley was carrying a 32-calibre revolver In his hip pock"t when taken Into custody. Ripley left the office Saturday at noon fur his usual lunch and did not return. When o'clock came Fostofflce Inspector Moore and Sinclair began to look Into the matter. Thfy found Riley's accounts short about fnon. An officer was sent to his house at Twenty-seventh and Hurt streets, but his wife had not s-en him since morn ing. His mother, who lives on North Sev enteenth street, was stunned to hear that he had disappeared. Every place in the city where it was thought he might have hidden was visited, but he was not found. Was WIIIInK to Return. Last night Riley telephoned over from Council Bluffs to Assistant Postmaster Woodward, being willing to give hlmseif up. He had been arrested by Petectlve Richardson of Council Bluffs, who had no tlced him and who later brought him to Omah.l. Inspector Moore took charge of Riley when he was brought to this side and placed him In the county Jail. Riley acted as though he wanted to give him self up and seemed In a rather dazed con dltlon. Ha made no explanation of his conduct beyond saying the money had gone for living expenses. It Is said In his defense that he had always supported his aged parents, and since his father's death has supported his mother, while he has lived In a separate home with his bride. Mr. Woodward said last night that Riley's flight had probably been hastened by the ftct that he was to have gone on his annual vacation on Monday, when It was certain that his shortage would have been discovered. It Is uncertain how long the shortage has existed, and It may be that he took the money all at one time, but this is not thought likely. He had ac cess to many thousands of dollars each day. as all the money order cash passed through his hands. A more detailed In vestigation will be made today. Old Employe of OfDee. Riley Is about 35 years of age. He bas been in the employ of the Omaha post office for seventeen years, and all that ! time 1n the money order department. He was considered absolutely trustworthy. As sistant Postmaster Woodward declared himself at a loss to understand the man's actions of Saturday, for he had always thought him one of the most trusty men In the po'lcnT"- ha been married only a year. His father Is dead. When his aged mother heard the news she be came almost heartbroken. Neither she or the wife knew of any circumstances which might hava Impelled Riley to take the money. BODY IS AGAIN IDENTIFIED Man Fonnd Hanttlntr to Tree ear Sew York ow Said to Be Otto Srhnllomann. MAMARONECK. N. Y., Sept. 17-The body of the young man who was found hanging from the limb of a tree near here was positively Identified tonight by W. W. Caswell, a New York broker, who lives at Quaker Ridge, as Otto Schullomann, his former butler. Schullomann's friends say he was de spondent and told several persons he in tended to kill himself. It was believed yesterday that the man was William King, son of a cotton mill owner of Augusta, Ga. DEATH RECORD. Mrs. J. W. Wndsworth. BLAIR. Neb.. Sept. 17. iSpeclal.) Mrs. J. W. Wadsworth, aged SO years, died at her residence In this city at 10 o'clock last evening. With her late husband she moved to Blair In 1SS2. She leaves two sons and two daughters, C. W. Wadsworth of Kan sas City, and J. G. Wadsworth of Council Bluffs. Mrs. W. H. Martin of Blair and Mrs. A. A. Wilcox of Vinnvrota, Minn. Mrs. Wadsworth had been a lifelong mem ber of the Congregational church and the funeral services will be conducted at the church by Rev. J. W. Tarkln, aaslsted by Rev. O. A. Axtell of this church, and In terment will made in the Blair cemetery at 3 30 o'clock on Monday afternoon. Samuel Dewey, one of the old settlers of Wahoo. Neb, died at the Wise Memorial hospital, Sunday afternoon. His death was due to malignant cancer of the stomach. His burial will occur In Wahoo. One of ills daughters was formerly a nurse in the Meihodlst hospital in this city. Mr. Glle Mead. BLAIR. Neb., Sept. 17. (Special.) Mrs. Mead, aged 78 years, wife of the late Giles Mead, died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. C. B. Bunn, five miles north of Blair on Friday evening. The funeral services were held this afternoon from the Meth odlst church In this city. Rev. Duholm of tha Herman Baptist church officiating. 8h came to Nebraska In 1A66 with her hue band. John W. Shaw. TEKAMAH. Neb. Sept. 17 (Speciul.i- jonn w. diisw. as-., . ...u ..e. imunni of this county, died this morning of p?raly sis. The deceased was taken sick Friday and had been unconscious up to last night General Daniel W. Benham. TIFFIN. O., Sert. 17. Brigadier General Daniel W. Benham, V. 8. A . died suddenly of apoplexy here today aged OT. He en listed as a volunteer In ISril and was placed on the retired list in July, lifts. Mr. Sell Bnrgeaa. NEW YORK. Sept. 17. -Mrs. Nell Bur gess, wife of the actor and niece of J. H. Stoddard, died early today at her home In Highlands. N. J. Glanders at Saratoga, Wyo. CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Sept. 17 (Special. ) Glanders ha broken out among horses at Saratoga and also In Crook county. Stat Veterinarian Deabury will tak prompt measures to si amp out tha dis j eaM. ju Saratoga over fifty horse hav 1 b Uled auxin, tbe past few w-k. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Forecast for elmkn shower Mon day fooler In West Portion. Trmperntnres nt Omnhn Yeaterdayi K a. m tt p. ni 74 la. m ltd 2 p. tn T T n. m K1 .7 . ni 77 tn T 4 . m 7! n. in ft p. nt TS lOn.m fti n, p. til 71 11 . m Tl 7 1. m TTt 13 m 7.1 p. ni 7ii n p. m 71 MURDER MYSTERY IS SOLVED Ilorir of filrl Fonnd ear fw York Identified nnd a Snspert Placed t nder rret. NEW YORK, Spt. 1 Coroner O'Gor man late this evening Issued a warrant for the arrest of Joseph Girard. a driver, charging him with the murder of Augusta Pfelffer, the J.' year-old girl, whose body was found In Pelham road, in the Bronx, Saturday. Coroner O'Gorman said: "We have traced the movements of Girard up to the time of the murder and up to Ji feet of the place We have also traced the move ments of the girl up to 8:30 o'clock on Wednesday night, when she hoarded a Throgg Nock car. The two undoubtedly met. The man's clothing has been found In the home of Mrs Julia R. McMahnn of relham road, near Eastern boulevard. and consists of overalls and Jumper. These j are smeared with blood. The last seen of Girard was when he left home on Thurs day morning at o'clock." The warrant charges Girard with homi cide. Edward Harned, a hack driver, and Julia McMahnn have twen committed to the House of Detention as witnesses. The body of the young woman found under what Is known as "The Haunted Oak," Just off Pelham road. In tho Bronx Saturday, was Identified today as that of Augusta Pfelffer. Z: years old. whose home was In Pelham road, only a few hundred yards from the spot where her body lay. She was the stepdaughter of William Pfelffer. who was also her uncle, her mother's first husband having been Pfelffer's brother. Owing partly to a quar rel with her mother over a trivial matter, she left home three werks ago and had been living with a family named Brelner In the lower part of the Bronx. For several win ters she had spent the cold months with this family because they lived nearer the place where she worked In Manhattan. Two weeks ago Augusta returned home to get some clothing she had left. She took away part of It and made an appoint ment to meet her brother. Paul. last Wednesday evening in Pelham road, near the place where her body was found, to get the remainder of her belongings. Paul kept the appointment, but his sister did not appear. The girl's family have lived In this country twelve years. HITCH IN THE NEGOTIATIONS Xorvrea-lan-NTredlsh Conference at Karlstad Has Trouble Over Fortifications. KARLSTAD, Sept. 17. -The Norwegian and Swedish delegates sat In conference tortnjr from nool unt" 2 o'clock and from 6 ...... uwum, 1 winen time tney afl- Journud until Monday. Tbs question of fortifications Is still being discussed and some unforeseen difficulties have appeared. It Is expected that the discussion will bo concluded Wednesday and the preliminary result will then be submitted to the Riksdag and the Btorthlng. The Riksdag's approval of the proceedings Is certain, hut that of the Storthing Is doubtful, especially If the Norwegian delegates yield on the questions concerning the forts. STOCKHOLM, Sept. lS.-Nothlng Is known here regarding the details of the compromise reached by the Swedish and Norwegian commissioners at Karlstad, but It Is reported that all the frontier fortresses except that of Kongsvlnger will be dis mantled. The newspapers echo the publle. expressions of satisfaction over the report that a compromise has been arranged. Reports continue to be published here from travelers to the effect that Norway Is I engaging In extensive military preparations and In the construction of temporary fortl flea lions, special activity being noted dur ing the past week. CHRI8TIANIA, Sept. 17.Peaee between Sweden and Norway being assured, a quieter feeling prevails here. News from Karlstad, however, Is still awaited with the keenest Interest and there (s anxiety to learn the detalla ot the compromise. The press Is unanimous In hoping for a speedy settlement of the questions. There are some misgivings entertained that peace may have been bought too dearly, but all the newsnariers evnrena rellof Ihaf n. t, been secured, provided It Is on an enduring basis. The Aftenposten says there are still some difficulties to be overcome, but they cannot lead to a rupture. The candidacy for the prince of the house of Bernadotte for the Norwegian throne la now considered to be set aside. SHIP BURNS IN LAKE SUPERIOR Mate of the V. B. Ketrhom Drowned In Attempt to Reacae Woman from the Ware. SAt'LT STE. MARIE, Mich., Sept. 17 The schooner V. H. Ketehum, bound from Duluth to Cleveland, burned last night off Parisian Island, Lake Superior, and two members of the crew were drowned while attempting to leave the burning vessel in a life boat The fire was first discovered In the after cabin, and made such head way that It was soon beyond control. The schooner was Immediately headed for shore and was beached In twenty-three feet of water off the Island, where it burned to the water's edge. When it was seen that the fire was be yond control the nine member of the crew. Including Mrs. B. Ames, the cook, launched the life boat and prepared to row to the steamer Nottingham, which had linen wie zv ri i-11 urn in iuw. in Brfiempling' to lower the woman safely Into the life Doai tne cratt was capsized and the nine people were tnrown into me water, in the ,wo trclnmen were killed and fifteen pas struggle to save themselves the eight men j ...ers injured. The w reck was caused, forgot the presence of the woman and she j lt ls gI11,ed. by the train, which was un was carried some distance away. Mate j u8uaiiv .1(r :.d heavy, leaving the rail Andrew Anderson went to her rescue as I on a sharp curve, the engine turning over she was going oown tor tne last time. Seizing her clothing. Anderson turned and1 attempted to return to the ship, but tbe high waves carried him further away. Tired cut from his exertions and borne down by the weight ot the helpless woman, he was unable to make any headway, and the two sank before the eyes of the other member of the crew, who could offer no assistance. Movements of Ocean Vraaela Sept. 17. At Mo vlll" Arrived: Columbia, from Km York. At Havre Arrived: Sardinian, from Montreal. At Queenstown Sailed: I'mbrla, for New York. At Dover Sailed: Grosser Kurfurst, from Now York, RIVERS OX A RAMPAGE Eltvtn Inches of Kain in Western Missouri Since Thnnday. FLOODS WORST FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS Carrollton Cut Off from Wabaih Station Zxcr pt by Boat. MISSOURI PACIFIC BRIDGE WASHED OUT Traffio on the Main Liae Snipended for the Present. SITUATION AT KANSAS CITY BETTER n rtamaue by the Rainfall of Snndar nd Karr nnd Missouri Itlvrra Continue to Kail. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sert- IT. Hearr rains still continue In western Missouri, forcing streams up and causing much dam age to railroads and other property. Car- j rollton Is experiencing the worst flood since i itwv A. l,n ..l.,..A a.'n ln,.ta rtf Wfllur ,.,,. , , ,as, ,.,,, v-fr hours an . p. .,.,, ..,. T.,.lr.,,ay. W,- kend.i creek Is on a rampage and Carrollton is cut off from the Wabash depot except by boat; all residents in the lowlands are moving out and the Standard Oil works, the city waterworks and the electric light plant are threatened and may hava to shut down. The water Is rising at the rate of four Inches an hour. The damage to crops In the Wakend.i and Turkey creek bottoms Is already heavy. Six Inches of rain has fallen at Marshall since yesterday and the Salt Fork river near that city Is over a mile wide. The Missouri Pacific tracks are floded for a considerable distance and much of the tracks has been washed away. A Missouri Pacific steel bridge 130 feet long, over the Lamlne river at Ottervllln, went out today and traffic on the eastern division of the main line will be Impeded for a day or so. Missouri Pacific trains to day from Kansas City were sent north over the Missouri, Kansas & Texas road, but on reaching the Lamlne bridge near Clifton the tracks on the latter road were found to be four feet under water. The tralna wer sent back to Kansas City. While rain again fell at Kansas City to day, no damage was done and the Kaw and Missouri rivers continued to fall. Jefferson City Isolated. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. Sept. 17. As a consequence of the heavy rains. Jefferson City has been Isolated for the last twenty four hours as far as train communication with the outside world ia concerned. Many persons are detained here through their In ability to make connections for points east and west. Knw Stationary at Topeka. TOPEKA. Kas., Sept. 17. The Kaw river rose gradually all day today, but tonight Is stationary. The weather bureau reports that all danger of further damage la passed. Flood Damage In Johnson Connty. TECI MSEH. Neb.. Sept. 17 (Bpeclal.) The flood conditions In Johnson county are much Improved today. The Nemaha river, Yankee creek and Badger creek are again In their banks. The. Burlington has had 100 men at work all day today putting track back on the grades between Vesta and Crab Orchard. The wjrk train was able to get Into Vesta last evening. Another crew is at work in the vicinity of Fllley, and the trains will probably be able to get through again tomorrow. The track was washed worse than at first reported, and In some places considerable grade was washed out. The train from Nebraska City did n'W get through to this point yester day, a waterspout being reported at John son. Along Yankee 'creek, in the vicinity of Crab Orcr.urd and Vesta, a great deal of stock was lost and several barns were washed from their foundations. Some stock was lost along the Nemaha river in this vicinity. The people who were com pelled to move from their houses along the bottoms are now at work cleaning out their residences and preparing to again occupy them. In one house the water got up even with the kes of the organ, and not an article of furniture was removed from the building, the family barely hav ing time to save themselves. The county will suffer great loss In bridges and culvert along these streams, to say nothing of the inconvenience lo the traveling public which Is Wound to prevail until the bridges can be replaced. Balloonist John Morrlssey, who dropped i ln, ,1P Nemaha river from a parachute Friday, has been at work the past two days locating his balloon and parachutaV He has brought them in and will now clea them up for future business. Both CUT down In the water. Church Slrorlt by l ightning. STELLA. Neb., Sept. U.-tSpeclal.) Dur ing a heavy storm yesterday evening light ning etruck the Baptist church at Pratrl Union, four miles east of Stella burning It to the ground. The building was Insured In the Richardson county Mutual for 11.000 and CO on the contents, which were prac tically all carried out to a place of safety. The building Is one of tha old land marks, having been built thirty-two year ago. Rev. D. L. McRride is the pastor at the present time, living In the parsonage, which Is forty rods east of the church. During the stoim last night hall stonea fell meas uring fix Inches In circumference, but a It was not accompanied by any wind did not break much window gloss. WRECK. NEAR ARCADIA, MO. Fast Train on Iran Mountain Leavea Ralls, Killing Two and In. Jurlng Fifteen. ST. LOl'IS. Mo.. Pep' 17. The fast pas senger train for th" siuthwest which left jf Louis last night ov r the Iron Mountain 1 route was wr'iked today near Arcadia, Mn Accrdinu to reports received here. , wn ... embankment. Three of the for- I Bard oarl if.fi the rail, but only one of these was badly damaged The occupants of the Pullmans were only slightly looou venlenced. Fatally Shot at Target I'raetlc. CLEVELAND. O.. Sept 17 James W. Mahan of 27 Ixiraln court was fata.lv shot ! In t tie- head today while meinhcjs .,f Com- I any F of the Hfth regiment, Ohio Na tional cViard. were having target practice at Wl ite Villa. In the western end of the It y. TI.e shot was fired by First Sergeant Frank E. Ixxke. .Mjihan and" another nieii.l-r of the cinppmy were In lh pit marking the ,ie. Tne n.anner la whicn Mavhai. received his Injury is Something if a mvstery it ls not certain whether he raia-d his head loo far or whether lu builei glai.ced tack Xroia Ue lavrgsu