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OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1905.
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VfU TIE FASC HURT
Bomb Exploded by a Ftntto Who Elowi
' Himtel? to Pieces.
AFFAIR HAPPENS AT PEKING STATION
trident Aim Was to Kill Members of the
Ee'onn CommiMion.
PERPETRATOR GETS INSIDE THE CAR
Former Mintiter to United States Only
Slightly Irjdred.
FOUR MINOR OffiClnLS ARE KILLED
Member of Rtforn Commission Were
on Tolat of Leaving Capital
City to Prosecute Tbelr
Work.
FEKINO, Sept. 24-At the Peking rail
way station today, aa a train carrying on
of the four missions ordered abroad to
atudy foreign political methods was leav
ing, a bomb was exploded inside a private
car, killing four minor officials and wound
Ing over twenty other persons. Tlie
wounded Include Prince Tsal Tohe, who
heads the most Important of the missions,
and Wu Ting Fang, former minister to tre
United States, both of whom received slight
Injuries. ' The perpetrator of the outrage.
who was in the. car, was blown to pieces,
The affair has created a profound sen
sation and causes apprehension regarding
the safety of members of the court and
leading officials of the government. The
government officials and railways are
strongly guarded.
ina eaici appointing ine minaiuiiB mmr
tloned In the foregoing dispatch was is
. . . ...t T .. I . A ... Dnllni in.
UtU U1J A UiniWlVII 1 I l 1 1 1 a rnniB
gust 29 said that the missions were ap
pointed to study foreign systems of gov
eminent because the dowager empress In
tended to issue a decree at the new year
for the establishment of a Parliament
twelve years hence.
Two Troublesome Klementa.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Jl.-When the dis
patch containing an account of the explo
sion of a bomb In a private car was shown
to Sir Chentu.ig Liang Cheng, the Chinese
minister here tonight, he expressed his
horror over the occurrence and said It was
doubly unfortunate, that is should occur
Just at a time when all things seemed
so auspicious for China and Its govern
ment. There Is doubt about the perpetra
tors, or rather to the party that Is re
sponsible for the deed. Then the minister
added: "There are two parties In China
the new reform party, which Is desirous
of having the people and government profit
by the adoption of whatever Is found good
In occidental civilisation and methods, and
the party that you call anarchists In thl
country. The leaders of the latter are
really devoid of any principles, whether
of government or anything else. Envy and
Jealousy are the mainspring that actuate
their every -mov. ' J-lk your president
killing anarchl'stsi'tTlsy-merely seek to de
stroy. The late action In regard to the
sending abroad of missionaries has espe
cially angered them.
CONGRESS OF ZEMSTVOISTS
Some Criticism Eapected of the Got.
eminent Rational Assembly
Project.
MOSCOW. Sept. 14. Owing to the fact
that there I no danger of police Inter
ference the congress of semstvolsts and
municipal representatives which opens here
tomorrow Is attracting less attention than
that given to previous congresses, but
f the. program for discussion Is extremely
Important, aa It embraces criticism of the
national assembly project, which had not
jbeen announced whin the previous con
gress met, and the formulation of a plan
of campaign for the coming elections.
Though the majority of the delegates are
apparently willing to accept the assembly
on the present lines as an earnest of
further 'reforms, a atrong minority will
present soma very aharp criticism of the
project. . The deputation from Kostroma,
for instance, has been instructed that the
assembly answer neither the wishes nor
the needs of th country and that the
elertons under the prevailing conditions,
Without freedom of assembly or the press,
are Impossible. A resolution will be pro
posed pointing out t the government the
Imperative necessity of granting liberty
of meeting and the press if the meeting Is
to b truly representative. The sentiments
of the people have been canvassed by the
delegates, who will present them to the
congress, which undoubtedly will act in
accordance with them.
FINNS ENTERTAIN EMPEROR
Tell Him Ha Shoal Com Often to
Learn of People for Him
self. T
HEt,6INGFOR8, Finland. Sept. W.-The
member of the Imperial family, on board
the imperial yacht Polar Star, are thor
oughly enjoying their vacation trip in Fin
nish mater around Vlborg. Receptions,
official visits to th ports, etc., hsve been
varied by many fishing and hunting excur
sions, during -hlch the emperor on several
occasions met parties Of peasants, who
cheered him and told him he ought to come
often. SO that he might learn to know the
Finnish peasant. A deputation representing
the local farmer and fishermen brought
glfta to the emperor 'and empreaa. consist
ing of farm products and fresh fish, and
the fishermen who wr engaged to assist
In th Imperial fishing excursions have been
presented with gold and allver watches by
their majesties.
The yacht will remain here for two or
three day longer and It 1 probable that
the Jmprlal party will not reach Peterhof
until th later part of the week.
CHOLERA CASES ' REPORTED
Rnealak-Polunu Not Yet Free
from th Drend
, Dlsenae.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 4.-Two ad
ditional rasas of cholera have been officially
reported In th government of Lomsa, Rus
sian Poland. There have been no nw
case at Wloolawek.
Moore Troopa for Finland.
HLLSINQFORS. Finland, Sept. 14-Large
force of troop hav already been drafted
Into Finland. Over 1 men arrived at
HelBlngfor today to reinforce th garrison
of Sveaborg. which la adjacent to Helalng
for and garrison at other points have
also been reinforced by between M) and
LOu ttwa,
NAVAL BASE CF GREAT VALUE
London Papers Comment on the
Decision to ttlllse Sins,
a pore.
LONDON, Sept. 26 The fact that the
British government proposes to establish
a vsst navel base at Singapore, which
was announced by the Sunday Observer
with th -n'estlun that this was the first
tangible of the new Anglo-Japanese
alliance the conclusion of the Russo
Japanei r, affords the newspapers an
opporti 5. for discussing a subject whloh
was p led without much notice at
the til e decision of the government
to use
some
lined
pa pet
rglc
ipore as a base was announced
go, when Admiral Fisher out
iaval reorganisation plan. The
or
t point out the tmmense strat
of Singapore as guarding the
f the Pacific and when open to
aval vessels ss giving Japan
gate
Japs
and Great Britain the whip hand over
other European countries where the far
east Is concerned.
Some of this morning's papers are Inclined
to dwell upon this phase of the acquire
ment of Singapore as though Just at this
time It were a demonstration of power
by Great Britain. But the government's
Intention to purchnse the docks at Sing
apore has been an open secret for many
months, and, according to good authority.
Great Britain Is now facing the effect of
the new strategic situation In the far
east and providing the navy with docks at
Singapore.
The Japanese alliance permitted the
withdrawal of five battleships from the
China seas and there Is no Intention In
times of peace to dispatch any battle
ship to the far east. The cruiser groups
the China, the Bast Indies and the Aus
tralia squadrons will remain as before.
Meanwhile the extensive docks of the
Tanjong-Pagar company will be pur
chased at a price to be fixed by the arbi
trators now In the fur east, of which
board Sir Michael Hicks Beach Is the
umpire, and Great Britain will have one
of the finest naval bases In the world,
and one which In the event of war would
be of the highest strategic value.
NORWEGIAN PAPERS MODERATE
Swedish Journal Speak la Kindly
Tone of Their Pnrilng
elhbor.
CHRISTIANIA, Sept. IM.-The newspapers
comment without bitterness on the result
of the Karlstad conference. The tone of i
the press Indicate that while some opposl- '
tlon Is probable the result will be accepted
by the majority as the best conclusion pos
sible. The Verdens Gang says:
We are convinced that our delegates ac
cepted only what was necessary for the
maintenance of peace and not what would
be prejudicial to the Norwegian people.
The papers warn the younger element
to avoid noisy demonstration when the
terms are published, as such demonstra
tions avail nothing and only damage the
common cause.
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 24.-Chrlstlan Lund-
e berg, the premier; Count .A, F. Wacht
melster, minister of foreign affairs; M.
Staaf, member of the cabinet without port
folio, and M. Hammarskjold. minister of
education affairs,, the commissioners ef
Sweden, who' have auooeaefully negotiated
an amicable agreement with the commis
sioners for Norway at Karlstad, arrived
here today and were met at th railroad
station by the regent. Crown Prince Gus
tave. the member of the cabinet, with
members of th Riksdag and a great out
pouring of the general public.
The State Council met In the afternoon
under the presidency of the prince regent
and decided to summon the Riksdag.
The newspapers discuss the result of
the conference at Karlstad with approval.
Tbe Svenska Dagbladet says:
It is to be hoped that the Karlstad con
vention will give us neighbor whose eyoa
will be opened by thulr newly won sov
ereignty and Isolated position to the great
dangers threatening their national exist
ence. When Norway proves by Its acts
that Its policy 1 at one with the nniv
policy possible for the Scandinavian peo-
!lea, having regard to their future, great
ny will reign in Sweden and September
-3 will be written in our history aa a great
national day.
The Dagbladet says:
The thanks of th whole nation are due
the whole government and not to It in
dividual member.
MOVE FOR PEACE IN CAUCASUS
Representative of Armenian
Tartar Race Are to
Meet.
and
BAKU, Sept. 24. A conference of repre
sentative of the Armenian and Tartar,
under the presidency of Prince Louis Na
poleon, governor general of the Caucasus,
has Just been concluded, during which the
principal conditions of an entente were
agreed upon. The conference decided to
summon a general congress representing
the inhabitants of the Caucasus to meet
In October for the purpose of considering
th causes of th enmity existing between
the Tartars and the Armenian, reeolved to
urge on the government the necessity for
the adoption of prompt measures to Insure
the safety of life and property and ar
ranged that Armenians and Tartars shall
become mutually responsible for all ma
terial damage In the event of maaaacr or
pillage by either side until January, 1907.
Ten Armenians and ten Mussulmans, all
very wealthy, undertook to guarantee th
strict observance of the agreement.
The conference also resolved to organise
an arbitration court to consist of five Ar
menians and Ave Tartars who will draft
the details of the agreement, etc. The
agreement will become effective October 14.
M. WITTE REACHES BERLIN
Largo Crowd Assembl? Ontald
Hotel In Hope of Seeing
Rnaalnn Btnteeman.
BERLIN. Sept. 24.-M. Wltte, accom
panied by hi daughter Mme. Narychkln.
wlf of the secretary of the Russian
legation at Brussels, arrived at th Pots
dam railway atation shortly after ( o'clock
this evening and was received by the staff
of the Russian embassy. He proceeded im
mediately to the Hotel Bristol where he
will reside until Tuesday when he will go
to Romlnten, one of Emperor William's
bunting seats near the Russian frontier
where he will have an audience of hla
majesty. Large crowds aaaembled out
side the Hotel Bristol today with hope of
aeelng the Russian statesman.
BRITISH FLEET VISITS JAPAN
Squadron of Two
Aaaemble In the
nations
Bay of
to
Toklo.
LONDON. SVpt. .-The Dally Telegraph
Toklo correspondent says that th British
far eastern squadron will assemble In
Toklo bay early In Oi-tober after the raMB
catlon of the Ruaao-Japanee treaty and
that th Japanese fleet wlU also wnuhlt
1 at tbe game ilaca,
GASOLINE HAS A BUSY DAY
One Permn Killed and Eleven Injured it
the Record at St. Louis.
SEVERAL OF INJURED ARE LIKELY TO DIE
Kot All of the Resnlt of One Accident,
bnt icrles of Them Occnr In
Different Portion of
the City.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 24-A erle of acci
dents today resulted In one killed and '.n
the injury of eleven persons by fire, some
of them being probably fatally hurt.
A gasoline cleaning apparatus In the
Southslde Bteam Dyeing and Cleaning
works exploded and four persons were
burned, two of whom are not expected to
recover.
The Injured:
Frank Suess. aged 1. body and Interior
of mouth burned; may die.
William C. Schottel. Jr., aged , body
burned all over; will (lie.
William Schottel. manager, aged 28. face,
arms and breast burned; serlou.
Unidentified man, slightly burned.
The building and content were damaged
to the extent of t0.
Three freight men on the Iron Mountain
railroad were brought to the Missouri
Pacific, hospital here suffering from burns
received at Arcadia from an explosion of
gasoline early today. They had opened
a boxcar containing gasoline. Gas from
a leaky barrel ignited from a lighted
lantern and an explosion followed, burning
all three?. ,
Injured:
John Ryan, conductor.
Walter Dearlng, brakeman, serious.
E. D. Maddox, brakeman.
A -year-old girl named Becky Mlnflel
was watching a bonfire In a yard when
her clothing became Ignited. Max Rosen
blatt, aged 80, ran to her and was badly
burned in extinguishing the flames. He
was taken to the city hospital and It !s
said his hand may have to be amputated.
The little girl was not badly burned.
Mrs. Mary Klugmann. aged 46 years, was
burned to death by the explosion of gaso
line while lighting her kitchen fire today.
Her body was literally roasted and she
died In great agony. Her husband. Her
man Klugmann, and Henry Stahl, a neigh
bor, were badly burned In trying to save
her.
FIND BAD AIRIN THE TUBES
London Hopes for Better Thin;
When Electrical Power I
Generally laed.
LONDON., Sept. 24. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) London, like New York, has
been having Its troubles with the under
ground railway. The air has been so bad
that It waa almost sulphurous. - At last,
however, the long promised transformation
of the subway la In sight, and one by one
the new electric train have been displacing
the old steam engines, until now almost
the . whole surface ha been -electrified.
The new service Is not yet perfeot, how
ever, and many stoppages of the new elec
tric vestibule trains have oeourrrea, espe
cially in the vicinity of Black Friar sta
tion. , In aplte of occasional stops, however, the
new electric trains on the underground
in some of the sections of the city are
growing in popularity. Hundreds of passen
gers made a point of watting for the next
electric train, letting the Intermediate
steam train go by unheeded. One result,
therefore, Is that when London Is going
home In the evening the "electrics" are
overcrowded In a way to gladden the heart
of every shareholder. It Is now possible
to go from the extreme east of London
to the furtherest west by the district elec
trics. One set of trains runs from Ealing
to West Ham. another sel goes from Rich
mond to Whltechapel. The "electrics" go
much faster than the old steam trains, with
the result that when there is an "Inner
circle" In front the "electric" has to make
annoying waits In the stations In order to
allow the wheecy old steam trains to get
ahead. One long desired result of the
electrification Is already being achieved.
The atmosphere of the underground is now
often quite fresh.
FIVE INJURED IN A WRECK
Work Train C'raahe Into Rear of
Freight Which Had Stopped
on Mln Line.
PARIS, 111., Sep. -An extra work
train on the Cairo division of the Big Four
railroad ran Into the rear end of an extra
freight train at Swango Hills, Ave rallea
south of here tonight. Five men were in
jured, one fatally. The engine of the work
train was demolished and the caboose and
ten cars of the freight train were reduced
to scrap Iron and kindling wood.
The Injured:
William Bean. Leford, 111., freight brake
man, skull fractured, will die.
Bert Knight, Mount Carmel. Ill,, engineer,
head and shoulders Injured.
James Beat! Danville, III., fireman, back
and head bruised, Internal Injuries.
Berney Younger, Paris, III., brakeman,
head and body bruised.
The freight train hsd stopped to put out
a Are on a bridge and had Just called in
the flagman and was pulling out when the
work train crashed Into It.
MISS ROOSEVELT TOURS COREA
Wltaeaaea Rport of Jnpaneae School
Boy nnd View th
Conntry.
SEOUL. Sept. 24 -Miss Alice Rooaevelt
and party today attended the athletic sports
of Japanese schoolboys. The party was re
ceived by the Japanese educational commit
tee. The entire party Is now resting after
the strenuous weeks spent In Japan, Manila
and China.
The visit la largely losing an official char
acter and the party will apend aome time
picnicking and riding In the hills of Seoul
and vicinity.
Cnlhonn I at Work.
I CARACA8, Sept. 24. Judge W. J.
Cal-
houn, who la charged with a special miasion
to Venesueia, la studying th situation
brought about by th closing of th lsnd
station of th French Cable company, th
expulsion of th manager of the company,
M. Brun, and th refusal of Venesueia to
deal with th French government through
It charge d affaire. M. Talgny. Judge
Calhoun conferred for two hour today with
M. Talgny.
Meslran Brunch of Y. St. C. A.
CITY OF MEXICO. Sept. 24. Th Mex
ican branch of the Young Man' Christian
association ha been Inaugurated with
Vice President Corral aa honorary presl
dent of th association. There la alao
ajai.t'B for fcpgllah-syeaklng yeung man.
AFTER SOME CONTRACTORS
Goi-eminent Charge Them with In
porting; Help front Foreign
Countries!
I
NEW YORK. Sept. 24,-After eight
months of careful preparation the United
State district attorney of this district
will tomorrow, according to reliable au
thority, cause the arreet of eleven heads
of manufacturing and contracting concerns
of this city on warrants charging them
with having conspired, through the me
dium of a employers' association, to vio
late the contract labor law by the Impor
tation of foreign workmen. The penalty
of conviction Is a fine of not less than
11. Ann nor more than trO.OPO. or imprison
ment for not more than two years.
It is understood that th Department of
Commerce and Labor I directing the
prosecution and ha through its own agents
assisted by operators of the secret serv
ice prepared the case again the ac
cused. This has Involved many months
of nvestlgatlon and also the keeping since
January Inst of four men, English tile
setters, at Ellis Island. It is upon the evi
dence of these four men, backed by an
array of corroborative depositions, that
the government chiefly relle.
The evidence In the case goes back to
the lockout by the Tile, Grate and Mantel
association, an employer' organisation, of
the men of the Mosaic and Encaustic Tile
Layers and Helpers' union of New York
and vicinity on August 8 of last year.
To make the lockout a, success, It Is
charged, the employers' association sent
one of its number to Engind and caused
advertisements to appear In paper in
England and Germany offering tile masons
15 per day for eight hours' labor In the
United States.
Fifty workmen. It Is alleged, were Im
ported to the United States at the In
stance of the eleven accused men and
were instructed to swea falsely when
questioned at Ellis Island by the Immi
gration officials as to their reason for
coming to America, and especially to swear
that they had as yet no employment in this
country. It is also said that they were
furnished with addresses of one of th
accused an J ordered to report to him.
Two weeks after the men were Imported
the lockout, not being a success. It Is al
leged, the accused caused the English
workmen to be discharged on the ground
that they were not familiar with Amer
ican tocla or the method of working In
this country and were therefore useless.
Some of these men got home as best they
could, but four of them carried their
grievances to agents of the Department of
Commerce and Labor and gave information I
on which an Investigation was based.
Since then they have been under deten
tion at the Immigrant station' at Ellis
Island.
COPY DRESS OF THE KING
Dandle at Mnrlenbad Rnah Order to
Tailor When Edward Make
Appear nee.
PARIS. Sopt. 24 (Special Cablegram to
la C
The Bee. 1 Reports from JMarlenbad ar
to th effect that there weap no more per
sistent watchers for Klng'-Jward'a daily
appearance at the waters -ef Marienbad
than the representatives of certain French
and Austrian tailoring Arm. His majesty
served as a model for some of the best
Paris and Vienna houses, both cities
claiming to net fashions In men's attire.
One of the costumes in which the king
appeared on the promenade at Marienbad
has created a sensation. He wore a dark
blue short coat, white trousers, gray top
hat, brown shoes and colored shirt, with a
double collar. Before the day was out
there was a rush to the telegraph office
and King Edward had the slncerest flattery
paid him by orders being wired to the
Austrian capital for exact copies. One
Arm received seventeen and another ten
of these orders, with frantic Instructions
to rush them off to Marienbad as soon a
they were completed. Other orders were
received here In Paris equally large In
numbers and demanded with equal Im
petuosity, and if all who have ordered
them wore them on the dally promenade
there was a surprising uniformity about
male dress at this watering place. The
continental dandles did not wholly ap
prove of the costume, but King Edward
Is their law. Generally on the continent It
Is considered that brown shoes and double
collars are not quite good form except
when traveling. His majesty has now
broken this prejudice completely. He is
as much the model for male attire as
waa the Empress Eugenie In her happy
days, and now sets the fashion for all
fashionable Europe.
TOURISTS WOULD COME HOME
Visitor at Parts Pay Premium for
Paaaage to the United
Stntea.
PARIS, Sept. 24 (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) Pari 1 Jut now full of Amer
ican who are anxious to get back across
the Atlantic and cannot do ao. Europe has
never before been Invaded by ao many cltl
sena of the United States, and the return
ing ahlpa are crowded at every sailing.
TKn,. . . V. a V. - V.n 1 1 ,
i-""--
in advanne are forced to welt wmIt. tn
accommodations on the steamers, and those
who must return at any cost are offering
large premiums for a passage.
Two women who had Intended returning
last week sold their cabin a few days ago
for a price which cover the cot of their
trip from New York to Havre and back
again. If they had only waited until the j
oay or the Bailing or the ateamer they could
have obtained a far higher price.
German Force Successful.
BERLIN, Sept. 24. The government today
received Information from German Eaat
Africa that attacka by the rebels on Ml
henge have been successfully repulsed, that
the Morrogo rebels lost thirty killed and
that the Gra worth column had arrive ut
Kllwa after Inflicting aevere losses on the
rebels in six fights.
Toklo Paper Resumes.
TOKIO, Sept. 26. The decree of suspen
sion Issued fifteen days ago against the
publication of the newspaper, Asahl, was
removed this morning.
DAKOTA YOUNG MAN DROWNS
W illi H. Bonhon nnd Young. Wsmas
Companion t'pset While
Canoeing.
INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 24 Willi H.
Bonham. aged 1. at present residing In thl.
city, but who father I th publisher of
th Dally Pioneer of Deadwood, 8. D., and
Lucy D. Mile of thl city wer drowned to
night at Broad Ripple park, eight mile
northaaat of thl city, while out canoeing.
a (The boat upoet and before aaelatanc could
b rendered bulb, ware byon4 half.
DISASTROUS FIRE AT BUTTE
Million Dollars Worth of Buildings and
Blocks Destroyed.
fUBLIC LIBRARY IS PARTLY BURNED
Fire Departments from Surrounding;
Towns, Well as Prlvnte Com
panies from Mines and
Smelter, Render Aid
BUTTE, Mont.. 8ept. 24.-Flre causing a
loss estimated at about Il.on0.000, today con
sumed the entire business portion of Butt,
lying between the Shodnlr block and Ren
shaw alley, on the south side of West Park
street, and half destroyed the public
library.
The fire call waa turned In at 1.40. At
noon the four story Symons store was a
mas of flames, and the public library and
other placea were burning almultaneously.
At 1 o'clock Mayor MacGlnnlss announced
the fire under control. Had the b.aae once
crossed Main strset Into the om buildings
on the north side of Park street, or had It
not been checked at the Renshaw building.
Butte would have suffered today from a
$5,000,000 fire.
A clgnr company occupied part of the
ground floor and basement of the big
Symons Dry Goods company's building. At
once the men realized that to keep the
fire confined to the basement and away
from the elevator shaft was the only hope
of saving the block. The men could not
reach the seat of the flames but several
went through the rear sidewalk windows
and held the hose as close as they could
to the origin of the smoke. Finally, with a
favorable change In the wind, which kept
the smoke back temporarily, the firemen
broke In three doors on the ground floor
and poured the water In the direction of
the elevator shaft A perfect geyser of
sparks and burning shingles spouted across
the roofs of other buildings, starting flames
In the RenBhaw hall and away to the Park
building. From 11 o'clock until noon the
Symons building burned free as a bonfire
and the firemen confined their labor to
saving adjacent property. The Renshaw
building seemed doomed, as did the Lewis
and Clark buildings.
Aid from Other Town.
The Miner. Broadway, Harvard, Argyle,
and other buildings were licked by the
flames, but good work on the part of the
owners and the firemen prevented what
seemed for a time a general conflagration.
as a stiff wind wss blowing flaming embers
everywhere.
By 11 o'clock every piece of fire apparatus
In Silver Bow county was at the acene of
the fire. Fire departmenta from the Rarua,
Cora, Parrott, Original, Gagnon, Anaconda
and other mines responded and rendered
great service. The Are battalion from the
Centennial brewery from Walkervllle, from
Williamsburg, the Butte Reduction work
and other places answered the general
alarm and lent valuable assistance. Some
of the losses follow:
Blocks totally destroyed:
Maule, York, Barrett, Wood worth, Ogden
The following are among the estimated
losses:
Symon's store, Moule and York blocks
owned by the New York Realty company.
JtWO.000.
Library building, $70,000.
Walkover Shoe company, 1,000,
Ogden block, total loss.
Atlantic Saloon, 111.000.
Mlsaoort Conrt Hons Bnrn.
NEW MADRID, Mo.. Sept. 24.-The court
house here was burned at an early hour
this morning. . The fire Is thought to have
been Incendiary. - Many tax and drainage
recorda are destroyed, but the other
records were saved. Six murder trials are
pending, but all Indictments returned at
this term 'were burned, which' may "make
contlnuancea necessary.
YELLOW FEVER SITUATION
Twenty-Fonr New Caaea nnd Only
Two Death nt New
Orlenn
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 24. Report to
P- m : .
New cases ;.. 24
Total to date X.831
Deaths
I Total 867
iiiv fnnl S
Under treatment 288
Discharged 2.17
' The ,0w Sunday record is almost a dupll
i cste of that of laat Sunday. The cases
were brought Into the city, one from Ablta
( Springs, and one from Grand Lake, In the
! Barratarla country. Ablta Springs case
i excited some interest, berr.use that Is one
of the resorts of 8. Tammany parish whither
many of the people of New Orleans went
when the coast ports were closed to them
by quarantine. ,
Dr. White returned this sfternoon from
his trip to the quarantine station, whence
he went to take over the business of the
steamships bound for American ports.
Country report from Loulaana were
Patterson, t new cases; Kenner, . t new
cases, 1 death; La Fourch Crossing
new case; Baton Rouge, 2 new cases; Ta-
luiao, 1 new cases; Alexandria, J new cases.
NATCHEZ. Miss.. 6ept. 24. -Today's yel
low fever report shows Ave new cases,' of
which three are whitea. Total cases 58
total deaths to date, 2; total eases under
treatment. 80.
!
VICK8BURG, Mlaa., Sept. 24. Four new
caaes of yellow fever were reported today
Two of them are business men of some
prominence.
PEN8ACOLA. Fla.. Sept. 24 -Seven new
casea of yellow fever were officially re
ported by the State Board of Health to
night. Thirty are now under treatment
ANOTHER DES MOINES MURDER
Body of Frank Callnhnn, with skull
O-eshed, Pound In th
River.
DES MOINES. Sept. 24 With hi tem
ple crushed In from .a heavy blow from
some blunt instrument the body of Frank
Callahan of Peoata, who haa been missing
alnce laat Tueaday night, waa found In
the Da Molnea river eight miles south
of this city this afternoon. Th body waa
Identified by papers found In ths pockets.
The pcck.'ts of his clothing had been cut !
open and nl watch and money wer miss
ing. The discovery, following closely upon the
mystery attending the death of George R.
Griswold. the Insurance man whoae body
wa found In th river recently, baa cre
ated a sensation her.
Convention of Army Surgeon.
DETROIT. Sept. 24. Soldiers and aallora'
ills and wounds will be dlacuaaed by dla-
, ' .""hV" 'o'ur'teth"".n"T
meet Ins of the Association of Military
Burgeon of the 1'nlted Statea which beg-lna
here Tuesday, September 23. Distinguished
medical men from the armies of Mexico,
Japan. China, England, France, the Io
m'lon of Canada and surgeon from th
Cited States army and navy and matin
hospital servlc a well a many nattona
uard airiaut' will attean tbe aaamnilwa
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair In East, ghower and Cooler In
Western Portion Monday. Tuesday
Fair. .
Temperntnre nt Omaha Yesterday!
Ilnnr Dear. Hoar. leg.
5 a. m ta l p. m Mf
6 a. m M.1 2 p. m M
T a. ra 4 S p. an M
a m...... AT 4 p. m M
A n. ra TO S p. m PS
1 n. m T1 tt p. ra M
II n. ra o Y p. m "ft
U m K4 8 p. m Y
9 p. m TS
GETTING READY FOR BANKERS
Washington Propose to Grv th
Visitor n Prontnhl
WASHINGTON, Sept, 24. -Government
officials are co-operating with the local
committee In arranging for the local con
vention of tbe American Bankers' associa
tion. October 10 to 14. An extensive com
mittee, composed of prominent Washing
ton bankers, has been busy for several
weeks preparing an elaborate program for
th entertainment of the visitors.
John Joy Ed son, president of the Wash
ington Loan and Trust company and chair
man of the executive committee, says It
Is expected fully 4.000 bankers will be here
and that preparations are being made to
entertain all who come If they should ex
ceed that number.
The plans of the Washington bankers
have been so laid thai everyone of the
visitors will have opportunity to partici
pate In all the event arranged. To do
this several of the most Interesting fea
tures of the program will be repealed at
east once after the original performance
nd aome of them will bo given two repe-
tlttona. The government departments will
be open until 4:30 every afternoon for the
benefit of visitors.
By special Invitation from Secretary
Shaw, the visiting bankers will be af
forded unusual opportunity to view the
workings of the Treasury department.
Every nook and corner of the department
building and the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing will be thrown open to them.
and experts In the various branches of
the force will be on hand to explain the
manner In which business Is conducted
There will be excursions to Mount Vernon
and Alexandria. Va.. each day of the
convention, both by trolley and boat
Throughout the convention addresses on
subjects relating to hanking will be made,
E. F. Swlnney, president of the First Na
tional bank of. Kansas City, Is president
and James R. Branch of New York sec
retary of the association. New officers will
be elected during the convention.
PRESIDENT WILL BRAVE FEVER
Chief Executive Kot Inclined to Cnt
Kew Orleans Oft? His Visit
ing List.
WASHINGTON, Sepi. 24. In spite of the
fact that the friends have advised against
It, President Roosevelt, It Is expected, will
take . chances with . the yellow fever and
visit New Orleans. HI southern trip,
.WhtaU. .wIlLjtnJc. blia .through, nearly every
tat arrayed against th union during the
civil war, will begin on the morning of
October-18. -
President Roosevelt has his heart set on
a visit to New Orleans. H) wishes to enter
the city' even If the yellow fever has not
disappeared under the Influence of the early
frosts.
The president holds the danger lightly, as
he holds all danger, and It la the belief In
Washington that he will not be deterred
from carrying out his promise to be the
guest of New Orleans at the first oppor
tunity. If he enters the fever stricken place, the
cttltens will give him a welcome which
probably will throw into the shadow all
welcomes which the president ever before
has received In any city on the continent.
The courage and the sentiment attaching
to the visit will conquer the hearts of the
New Orleans people.
On his southern trip the president will
break a precedent. He will pay every cent
of the railroad expenses out of his own
pocket. He has laid down a hard and fast
rule In thia matter, and it will be followed
to the last cent.
TRAIN COLLIDES WITH ENGINE
Two Knglnemen Are Killed, bnt Kone
of Pnaaenger Suffer
Injury.
BINGHAMTON, N. Y.. Sept. 24.-An Erie
train (No. 14), east-bound, was wrecked in
a collision with an engine about a quarter
of a mile east of Susquehanna, Pa., at 7
o'clock tonight. Both engines were turned
over. . As the train had Just left the station
It waa not going at a high rate of peed and
no cars were derailed.
The collision wa caused by an engine
from a coal pocket making an attempt to
cross the main Una.
Frank Robbina of Susquehanna, engineer
of the wrecked train, waa killed. His Are
man, whose name la O'Rourke, and who
also lived in Susquehanna, 1 thought to be
under hi engine.
An Erie detecllv named Henstead was
fatally Injured by being thrown from the
baggage car. Susquehanna la about twenty
mllee east of thl city.
PLATT DENIES BEING ILL
Peraonnl Appearances, However,
Rot Bear Out Rla
Denial.
Po
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Sept. 24. United
State Senator Thomae C. Piatt of New
York arrived In thia city thia afternoon
from Denver over the Rock Island road In
his private car Courier, and left over the
same road for the eaat at (:80 tonight.
Senator Piatt denied that he waa seriously
111 or had been, and denounced In vigorous
language the reports which have been cir
culated about hla health. Notwithstanding
hla denial, the senator appeared quite feeble
and he waa wheeled about In hla car lu an
lnvalld'a rhalr.
Senator Piatt also denied that he has any
Intention of retiring from politic. He
ild
that future development would prove that
he will continue to be a factor In New
York and national politic.
Th senator said that he would visit
President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay on his
way east.
Movement of Ocean Vessel Sept. 24.
At New York Arrived: Perugia, from
Maraelllea, Leghorn and Almerta; Ham
burg, from Hamburg, Dover and Boulogne;
Cltta dl Torra, from Naplea and Alinera;
Ia Oascogne, from Havre; Sultonla, from
Trieste, Flume and Palermo.
At Glasgow Sailed: Fretortan. for Mont
real, and passed Inlstrahull.
At Liverpool Arrived: Btrurta, from
New York via Queenatown.
At Southampton Arrived: St. Loula.
from New Vtfrk via Plymouth, and Cherbourg.
I WORKING ON MESSAGE
President Put in Last t)ji of Stay at
Sagamore Hill oa the Document.
FAS ALREADY MADE MUCH PROCESS
Several Highly Important Topic to Be
Ditcnued ia Miiiare.
DELICATE RELATIONS WITH VENEZUELA
Federal Begnlation of Life Iiinraoot and
Eailwaj Rate.
PROGRESS ON CANAL It OUTLINED
President Retnrn to Washington)
totnrday. When Remainder of
Meaaar Will Be Taken Up
with Cabinet.
OTSTER BAY. Sept M.-Prsldan
Roosevelt will complete his summer o
Journ at Sagamore Hill and return to
Waahlngton next Saturday. The president
and Mrs. Roosevelt and their family. Sec
retary and Mrs. Loeb and members of
the executive force will leave her Satur
day on a special Long Island railroad
train. They will go by boat from Long
Island City to Jersey City and thence by
the Pennsylvania railroad to Waahlngton,
reaching the capltol ahortly after
o'clock.
The president Is devoting considerable
time each day now to work on his an
nual message to congress. For some time
he has been assembling data for the mes
sage, but since the adjournment of the
peace conference he has been writing the
data Into deflnite form. The message will
not be completed until some time early
In November, because each member of
the cabinet will have to aupply materiel
for discussion with reference to his de
partment. This information will be con
tained In the annual reports of the cabi
net officials, which have not been com
pleted. Three Important Topics.
Three topics, highly important at this
time to the American people, will b dis
cussed by the president In his message.
They are the federal regulation end au
pervtslon of life Insurance, the relations
between this country and Venesueia and
America's Interest In the fiscal affairs of
the government of Santo Domingo. Other
Important subjects naturally will be con
sidered, among them the acandala dis
closed In the Departments of Agriculture
and the Interior; the work of th Depart
ment of Justice In the beef cases; the
regulation of freight rates; the progress
made in the construction of the Panama
canal and the conclusion of peace between
Russia and Japan.
Much of the matter for these discussions
President Roosevelt now has In hand,' and
the last days of his stay at Sagamore Hill
are being devoted to the preparation of
that part of his message which will deal
with them. Few visitors have been , re
ceived since the arfjournoieo xf -Uie peace
conference, , th. president . desiring to be
as tre as .possible from Interruption while
working on his message. HI last week
here is practically devoid of engagements.
The consideration tof all matter except
those of Immediate Importance is being'
postponed until the president shall hav
reached Washington ,
RIOT AT A JEWISH MEETING
Animosity of Russian Jews tu
Xetlve Conntry Cause th
Trouble.
' CHICAGO, Sept. , 24. The police were
called to quell a rlpt yesterday In the
Russian aynagogue .where Adolph Kraus
was stressing a Jewish meeting. Several
pereoi s received slight ' wound and ten
men and women were arrested. . Mr. Kraus
was glvng an account of his Interview
with H. Wltte, the Russiun envoy at
Portsmouth, at which he asked for Jus
tice for the Jews through M. Wltte'a good
offices.
"We may trust the word of M. Wltte
that he will do all In hla power to amelio
rate the suffering of the Jews," Mr. Kra.ua
waa saying, when suddenly a member of a
Jewish soclely sprang to his feet.
"Do you trust a Russian politician t"
he shouted.
Before Mr. Kraus had time to answer
there were shouts from several hundred
men and women In the audience, "Down
with Wltte," 'T'own with tyranny," cam)
the shouts.' While the excitement waa at
lta height the doora of the synagogue were
locked and aome one telephoned for th
police. In a few minutes several patrol
wagons Ailed with officers were on hand.
The leaders were arrested and the meet
ing waa dispersed by officers with drawn
cluba.
ARRIVES IN TIME TO SAVE WIFE
St. Loots Officer Shoot
Who Had Aaaanlted
Her.
Jfegr
ST. ions, Sept. 24 A negro attempted
to assault the wife of Deputy Sheriff A. J.
Shores at Clayton tonight and waa shot by
Shorea and badly wounded. The shooting
attracted a mob of negroea from the con
gregation of a colored church, who at
tempted to lynch the negro, Robert Taylor,
but were prevented, and Taylor waa aafoly
landed In jail.
- Deputy Shorea had alighted from a street
car and hearing a woman'a acream and see.
lug a negro running, he Ared and the negro
fell. Later he discovered It waa hi own
wife whom the negro had arlsed aa she waa
on her way home front a neighborhood
visit. He found her in a faint lyluc on Ih
sidewalk.
CUBAN LIBERALS THANKFUL
Esprea Their Gratitude for Pro
tection of the Folic nt
Clenfuego.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 24 -The Cuba
minister today received the following dis
patches from his government t Havana:
The members of th exreutlve board ef
the literal party at Clenfuegoa hav ad
dressed a communication to the mayor, who
1 a moderate, aaklng hlin to express their
gratitude to the munirlpul authorities,
police and customhouse f uurtlon'irles for
the way their llvrs wer protected during
the occurrence Friday, which csused tha
death of the brave chief of police while
doing his duty.
There ha been no dlaturhancea alnce
th local one at Clenf uegos. There Is perfect
order throughout the republic and th
government ha ample means to guard It.
Ths elections for the boards were held
yesterday with strict legality and without
any disorder. In almost all lit boara
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