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Omaha Daily' Bee The OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1906-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. VOL. XXXVI-XO. 80. r r STORM AT-HONG ROM .arbor Itrswa with Tricki and Btreets Blocked with Debris. TYPHOON RAGES FOR OVER TWO HOURS Innumerable NatW Craft Cent to Bottom 'ofthoBay. I UNDREOS OF PERSONS PROBABLY DROWN eMo-n-npamon-aa. 1 ii of Lifo it Greatest Amone House boat! in Hirer Pearl MANY MERCHANT SHIPS DAMAGED French, British, Germaa and Jap- nimi4 la CpIMdosFJcrs Arc Demolished. HONO KONGi Sept. II. A terrific ttorm broke suddenly hero thlo afternoon. listing two houro and destroying Innumerable na. tlvo craft and causing much loss of life The harbor It literally atrewn with wreck age and the streets of the cljy are blocked with debrla. . . " An unidentified steamer- Hided with the Rrltlsh ateamer Strs. ' , . eerloualy ih. latter. i UiinSH . w . Tha Brltlah ateamer Loomv t collided ith the British ateamer KJtv'Y, wltn allaht damage. Tha river boat Fatshang 1 the French mall boat Polynesian. .', The Brltlah ateamer Monteagle. tffo. V. man ateamer Btgnal, the German atev':-y Emma Luyken, the Brltlah steanViv Cbangshn. the German ateamer Bexta, thC Kowloon ferryboat and a water boat were driven ashore. The American ateamer Boraogon and the German ateamer Johanna are awash. A Japanese ateamer Is stranded on Kel let'a island. The British river gunboat Moorhen la leaking badly, one, French torpedo boat destroyer is ashore and two other dragged their anchors tha entire length of the harbor. The British steamer Empress of Japan waa saved by tha dock company's tuga keeping It ateady. Tha American steamer B. P. Hitchcock waa driven high and dry on shore. Tha British river ateamers Kwong Chow, San Cheung and Bun Ire foundered. Tha French ateamer Charles Hardouln waa damaged. Tha little Chinese ateamer Wing Chal was beached. Humorous at earn . launches and llghtera foundered and moat of the wooden plera on the water front are demollahed. La) estimates snow tnat m uvea were ago waa dona daring tha typhoon. . Stoma Comes Wlthawt Waralag.' Although tha barometer waa low thla tnornlnaT there waa nothing to presage a hurricane. Under ordinary precautions, the nauat harbor work waa In progress whan tha storm struck the shipping with out warning. Vessels pitched ashore along the-water iron end iba'dooka and sea waJls were strewn with wreckage. Ooeaa liners, junks, sampans and ferry boats were piled Up tn tha streets and tha flooded high ways blocked with the w reca st. Tha greatest loss of life was among the natives. Pearl, river waa crowded with boata and tha storm aant hundreda to tha bottom. Among tha few ahlpa in the harbor which escaped damage la the Empreaa of Japan. Tha British steamer Monteagle la ashore, but no casualtlea on It have been reported. The French torpedo boat destroyer Froude, waa damaged in a collision and twenty persons were loat. : The American sailing ahlp 8. P. Hitchcock, waa thrown high and dry, The Brltlah government offioiala Im mediately started to clear away tho debrlo and aoldlera and sallora are try lng to aare tho drowning and succor the homeless. Description af Ships. NEW YORK. Sept, IS. The British steamer Monteagle arrived at Hong Kong September 14 from Vancouver and Hono lulu.' Tha ateamer regiatera 3,0)3 tons not. is feet long. 12.1 feet beam and 27.1 In depth. It waa built at New Castle la 189i. The German ateamer Johanna sailed from Dell, an ialand oft Java, August L Tha Johanna waa built at Lunbeck,' Ger many, In 19M, regiatera 162 tons net, is St feet long. 36.1 feet beam and U.l feet la depth. It is owned by M. Jebaen. Tha British ateamer Fstshan waa built at Lelth in 1887 and is owned by tha Hong Kong, Canton and Macao Steamboat com pany and tha China Navigation company of Hong Kong. The steamer regiatera l.tat tons net, la BO feet long, M feet beam and W.I feet In depth. Tho Brltlah ateamer San Cheung waa built at Hong Kong In ISO is of Da) tons register, IS. 8 feet long, 3S.I feet beam. t.l feet depth and la owned by tha Cheung' On Steamboat company of Hong Kong. Tha German ateamer, Emma Luyken, had recently arrived at Hong Kong from Mauri' tlua. It waa built at Flenaburg In 1891 and Is owned by the Hanseatlache Dampfcr company of Hamburg. The Emma Luyken ia of l.W net tona regiater, 20. feet long. 37 feet wide and 17.1 deep. Hong Kong la an Island situated In tha China aea. off the coaat of China, from which It la separated by a narrow strait. It waa deeded to Great Britain by treaty in imi. i ne rocitwin na a wen pro tected anchorage, Victoria, the capital (itself commouly called Hong Korigl, is situated" on a itntgiiineent bay of tha earns name, aeittng up into the north aea of the Island. Horn; Kong la a great center of tha fereltfn trade of China. Total sx ports are roughly eHtlmated at il2,000,Ott and imports at l'M.W..(Vy As a British colony' on Chinese soil It Is the most Im portent In Its polltlrtii and defennlva post tlon and la the hadi,if fere of the mill tary. naval and mercadtllo es'shUafinumts, The population of Hong Kong, the city, Is about ITS. 000. WABASH WAITING ON MEN With Three Haadrea Warkaeaa Idle, SO Ear Is Made ta Kaa ley Others. PKRIV tnd.. Sept. l.-Oeorge W. Smith master tnechanlo of the Wabaah railroad with Jurisdiction over the Peru. Chicago and Buffalo divialona, said today there are 04 machinists, boiler makers and black smiths out an his prt of the system. Ho haa received no orders to employ other men and does not look for any change In the situation for several days. The strtkeia will hold a conference lata today at Fort Wayne. DOZEN SPEECHES BY BRYAN Ttebraekaa Closes Twt Days' Cam palga la Xorth rarallaa at Charlotte. CHARI.OTTE, N. C Bept. IS.-Clooing a two days' tour of North Carolina In which he made speeches In a dosen towns and rear platform addresses In half as many more, William J. Bryan closed his engage ment in this state tonight with a half hour's talk In Charlotte, and passed on to Columbia. 8. C, where he speaks tomorrow. Four thoussnd persons heard the Ne lirankan here. The special train provided by the state democratic committee bearing the Bryan party arrived here this evening. After a reception at the Southern Manufacturers' club Mr. Bryan was escorted to a stand tn Vance perk, where he spoke for an hour. At 9:50 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Bryan, ac companied by a special committee of Colum bia, B. C. cltlrens. left for the South Caro lina capital. He will continue his Journey south from that point tomorrow. Noticing the great number of laboring men Ih his audience at High Point Mr. Bryan said: "I shall never forget that In my campaign of 190t there was Inserted In my platform a plank that I wrote myaelf. "It was a plank for arbitration between labor and capital. Soma will tell you that the sliver plank drove away from ma tha most of the support, but I tell you It waa not the silver plank, but the clause for ar bitration that drove them away, far more than WIver. Again, I Insisted that there should be an arbitration plank, and would not leave my party to take a backward atep when I believe they were right, aa It la now." Ha favored arbitration between labor and capital, declaring that every state should have a board of arbitration, that the dif- vences between corporation Interests and e of the laboring men might be ad- .jkted without the cruel necessity of strikes, The free silver question waa prominently brought forward also, and Mr. Bryan de clared he believed In the paat that he was right on the question and he still be lieved so. ' Tha special train arrived at Salisbury In downpour of rain. In spite of the rain, owever, 10,000 persons gave him a royal welcome. Mr. Bryan spoke for mora than an hour. He discussed the trusts, Philip pine and tariff questions at length. WILDER'S BRIGADE REUNION Veteraas of A rear of Cnmherlnad Hold Meetlag Wednesdny oa Chiekn mange BattleBeld. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn ... ept. IS. Mem bers of Wllders' brigade, a famoua or ganisation in the Army of tho Cumber land, are arriving in large numbers to at tend the annual reunion which begins to morrow, tho forty-third anniversary of tho battle of Chlckamauga. Tho brigade waa made up of Infantry regiments"' from Indiana and Illlnola, was armed with breech-loading rifles, then vary rare in the field. The celebration waa to have begun today at Hoover's Gap, where tho brigade waa hotly engaged in the bat tle of Chlckamauga, but the program was changed, and a business meeting will bo Jteldw Brat-, a the Wilder monument- on Chlckamaaga battlefield. ; These will bo a Joint eampflre of ' tho blue and gray to morrow night at the Auditorium In Chat tanooga. Although 111, General Wilder ia expected to bo present at tho reunion. hi ILL AND HARRIMAN CLASH Beeoatd Move - la War - of Railroads far Coatrol of Ceatral Orearea. ' SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 11 The second move In the great war of two railroads has been made. The Hill Interests have gathered their forces and are contending with might and main to wrest from Harri man the control , of the rich districts of central Oregon. The purchase of the Cali fornia Northeaatern by the Southern Pa- clflo waa the first move and was designed to forestall the plan of tha Hill interests. who had announced the Intention of build lng a road from Butte, Mont., to Boise. Idaho, down through central Oregon and finally ending at San Francisco. News has now been received here that the Hill interesta are not asleep. The officials of tho San Francisco, Idaho tc Montana road have announced large contracts for bridge work and structural steel and say that tha whole route haa been surveyed and cross-sectioned, and that actual con traction work will begin In a few days. PACIFIC CURRENTS CHANGED OfBeers of Esspreaa of Chtaa Makes Startllaa- Report oa Arrival at Tokto. NEW YORK, Sept. 11 Shipping men ware moch interested today in a cable dis patch from Toklo which stated that tho steamer Empress of China, on arriving at Tokto Sunday, reported that considerable changes have taken place in Pacific ooean currents. They regarded thla as accounting for the stranding of ao many steamers' recently in the Pacific in the vicinity of tho Hawaiian islands. Tho steamers Manchuria and Mon golia and the United States transports Tttoraaa and Sheridan have met this fate. The Toklo dlspstch adda that report of the tidal changes harmonises with the Kobe obeervatory'a report of a great earth quake In .mMparlfle, which preceded the convulsion at Valparaiso by several hours nd la believed to have made Important changes In, the bed of the ocean. TROOPS LEAVING FORT RILEY Two rlntta liens of Thirteenth Infantry Will Start oa Marrh to Fort Crook Today. FORT RILEY, Kin., Sept. 1 The Tenth sod Thirteenth batterlea left here for Fort Knelling, Minn., today and tomorrow many other troops will lfave. The headquarters band and the First and -Third battallnna of the Thirteenth Infantry will start on their march to Fort Crook, Neb., tomorrow. There waa a continuous fall of rain here today and the troops had nothing to do. The Fourth battalion of Held artillery, consisting of the Second, Twenty-second and Twenty-fifth batteries, which are sta tioned regularly at Fort Riley, commences Its march tomorrow to Republic City, Ksn., where it will participate In the one hun dredth anniversary of the unfurling of the first American flag In Kansas territory. These troops will march M miles. Cotton Urowers to tlslt Toaeaa. TEXARKANA, Tex.. Sept. .A,t tho recent meeting or tne rnrmera r.ducaiiniuu and Co-Operative union au trganlaation having over 700,00 twmbera In the south western states. It waa decided to aend delegatea to the Farmera' Co-Operatlve buslnvra euncraea, which meets at Tojttaa oa vciooer as. PEAVEY HEARING CONTINUES i. B. Jaqaith Sayi Elevator 0a. BeoeWed Rebate tnd Divided it with 8eller. PRESIDENT STICK NEY ON THE STAN! Head of Great Westera Tells of Two Dealers Who Were Drlrea Owt of naslaesa by Die-erlaalaatlea. CHICAGO. Bept. II. E. P. Peck, manager of the Peavey Elevator company at Omaha, was the first witness today In the hearing of the Peavey Elevator companies before the Interstate Commerce commission. At torney Marble, acting for the commission, elicited from the altoees the Information that a strong prejudice existed between elevator men and track buyers of grain. The witness denied that there waa any discrimination against farmers. "Why did you discriminate against tha smalt track buyers?" asked Attorney "We do not care to deal with the broom and shovel." "In otheV- words, you boycott the man With the shovel and broom?" was the com ment of Commissioner Clark. Testimony of A. B. Jaejalth. A. B. Jaquith of Omaha, formerly mnna. ger for the Peavey Elevator company at that point, declared during the course of his testimony: "Omaha will never amount to much as a grain market unless tha elevators, allow it to. The broker cannot live when a rebate la paid for the handling of the grain. I, myaelf, have put In a claim for the repayment of money paid by men for . the handling of grain, but tho Union Pacific would not allow it." "Could there be a grain market without the elevator?" asked Commissioner Prouty. "The elevator Is not necessary," replied the witness. "Payment of rebates in the past has been a detriment to the Omaha market. Wo chased some of the discrimin ations away, but othera remain. The Union Pacific has helped the market by bringing in grain, but the other roada have carried It around." After Mr. Jaquith had been cross ex amined he was further questioned by the commissioners. During the eaamlnatlon Jaquith admitted that ha knew of an in- lance wuere ine ife-ceni allowance lo the Peavey company had been divided be tween the grain ao that a greater price had been paid for the grain than competing companies could psy. He also admitted that with this additional allowance from the railroad, the dealer may go Into tha country and defeat his competitors because he has the allowance to aid him In over bidding the competitor. Btirkaey oa the Btaael. During the afternoon session President Btickney of tho Chicago Great Western, the man who Is bsck of the fight against the Union Pacific company, gave the details of an alleged trust, augmented by the Union Pacific and of how two men were crushed financially. One of these Is Bmos Lefllng, a former grain dealer of Lexington1, Neb., who haa written . the commission that he wishes to testify In the present inquiry, Mr. Btickney did not divulge the. name of the other . man. The ; reason given by Mr. Btickney for withholding ..the man's Identity wae that he waa aXrald that if ho disclosed the name , the man -would suffer the loss of a clerical position he la now holding In Chicago. According to Mr. Stlckney this . man. whose name Is withheld. Invested 130,000 In the grain business In Nebraska. He waa having a hard time, when he received a check for $5,000 for the Peavey Elevator company. He saw it was a mistska and asked tha Union Pacific, which aent the check, to give him a rebate of the same kind. The man also found a letter accom panying the check addressed to the Peavey Elevator company. The railroad, Mr. Btickney declared, told the man he would bo taken care of If he gave them back the letter he received by mistake. The letter and check were then both returned to the railroad. Shortly after. Mr. Stlckney de clared, the man was put out of business and left Nebraska penniless. Adjourned until tomorrow. ' MONEY MAKERS IN' COURT Mew rhara-ed with Planning to Con a terfelt Veaeeaelaa Cola Are Arrala-ned la Coart. NEW YORK. Sept. 1. The details of an alleged attempt by Captain George B. Boynton and Lewie M. Thompson to finance a Venesuelan revolution by the manu facture of the bolivar, the standard silver dollar of Venesuela, were disclosed In court today when the two men were arraigned before United States Commissioner Rldg- way on a charge of having mad plana to counterfeit tho bolivar. Captain Boynton and Thompson were ar rested several weeks ago together with membara of tha firm of Kellar Bros., die makers or this city, who are alleged to have made the dies tor tho coins. Robert Moser, United States secret servioa agent testified today that he secured an intro duction to Boynton and Thompson aa being willing to advance tlO.OM to promote tha plan. He aald that 16.000 was to be used to buy a vessel to run to Venesnela from the West Indies and SR.ono to buy the first lot of sliver bullion. For this Moser waa to be paid 150,000, he aald. Tha money was to be coined in the delta of the Orinoco rtver so as not to conflict with the United States laws, and the Issue, Moser testified, waa to be legalised wtien a revolutionary party of which Captain Boynton said ha waa the agent, should secure control of the Vene suelan government. The plan waa to make a feint with revo lutionary aoldlera and draw the govern ment forces to the vicinity of the Andes mountains, snd while they were absent officers of the Venesuela navy, acting with the revolutionaries', were to seise the prin cipal Venesuelan ports. The hearing was continued until next Tuesday. . HORSES FROM AUSTRALIA Seaeral Wttlsa Says Cavalry Lsiss Is Mot Manatee, ta Propter Maaaor. la WASHINGTON. Sept. lL-MaJor Genera) Weston in his annual report of the Depart ment of Luson, Philippine Islands, refers to aa inspection of the troops of hla com mand, and says: Troops, Including aoouts, were found tn good conditions as to instruction for field service. Owing to the scarcity of horata many men of the cavalry were dismountl. Many horses were ton old. too large and weigh too much, which rendered them uo suited for cavalry, ao that arm of tha serv ice is not at its best. . The deficiency, as atated, is la the anlmsls, and not ia the men. I am of the opinion that horses should not exeeed fifteen and one-half hands high and weigh between (60 and 1.100 pounds. I think, too, it would be well to send a board of officers, composed of cavalrymen, to Auatrtlla, where I am told aa active, well built borsa. at a mods rale price la obtainable. CHURCHILL SCORES A POINT Reform CaaeVtitatf for Governor Sew Haeavshlte Forces Issaea la CasBaala-a. f CONCORD, N. H., Sept. IS. Every delo gate to the republican state convention In this 'city today waa prepared tor a long-drawn-ont battle and no one dlaputed tha assertion that the fight for first place on th ticket would be one of the keenest In the history of the republican party. The candidates for governor are: Charles R. Greenleaf of Franconla, Charlea M. Floyd of Manchester, both of whom are regarded aa "stand-pat tere;" Rnoecrnns W. Plllsbury of Londonderry, who has made charges of extravagance In the use of state moneys, and Winston Churchill, the novelist, candidate of the linroln Repub lican club of New Hampshire, whose plat form contains vigorous charges against the Boston Maine railroad. Mr. Churchill also demands reform In. several directions. Including direct primaries, the discontinu ance of railroad passe and the election of railroad commissioners by the people. Btephen B. Gale of Exeter waa still In the field today, but It was not expected that he would figure prominently In the convention. The Churchill delegates early today were In a Joyous mood because of a rumor, which waa not denied, that the Issues raised by their candidate In his cam paign occupied the major portion of the platform, wtilch was tentatively adopted last night by the committee on resolutions. When the convent lot was called to order the routine of organisation moved slowly and after the comnittee on credentials had reported, SOS bit of SOS delegates seated, the platform ft as read: The platform endoises the administra tion of President Hoosevalt. commends the "Industry of. work" of the fifty-ninth congress and congratulates the country upon the republican financial and Indue trial policies that have "brought unpro cedented proaperl ty ." It opposes any change In the tariff which would undermine the republican policy of protection and endorses the action of the United Btates senate in passing the Gal linger shipping bill. The remainder of the platform la de voted to atate Issues upon which the campaigns of tho contesting candidates have been largely based. It urges strict limitation to the issuing of free passes by . railroads; additional legislation to guard the purity of the ballot, and legis lation for the prevention of corrupt lobby ing. The platform recommends that the next legislature consider the question Of a ihange in the manner of nominations for office and also the question of placing in the handa of the people the direct elec tlon of railroad commissioners and some other atate officers created by atatute and now appointed by the governor and coun cil. The platform waa adopted unanimously. The nomination of candidates then pro ceeded. The first ballot for governor was as follows: Greenleaf, 212; Boyd, 200 Churchill, 1S7; Plllabury, 206; Gale, II. No choice. The second ballot follows: ' Greenleaf, 230: Plllsbury. 220: Fiord. 20T; Churchill, 159; Gale, 0; H. B. Qulmby or uaso rort, i. ? ANNOUNCEMENT IS PREMATURE Knhn,' Loch at Co. Say I'nloa Paclflo Hasa't Boaa-hifUITt eaora A , OhlotStoek. NEW YORK. Sept. IS. A representative of the firm of Kuhn, Loeb Co. said to day that the report that they have sold the Union Paclflo Railroad company the slock of the Baltimore A Ohio Railroad company, which that firm purchased from the Penn sylvanla Railroad company, la premature. Negotiations for the sale are under way, but not completed, Kuhn, Loeb At Co. an nounce. The announcement of Kuhn, Loeb A. Co, la the first official statement in conflrma tlon of rumors current in Wall street for some time to the effect that E. H. Harri- man was seeking a large Interest In Bat tlmore Ohio. With their large holdings In Chicago Alton and tha control of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific the ac quisition of Baltimore Ohio would give the Harri man interests control of a railroad lino from the Atlantic to tha Pacific.' Mr. Harriman and hla ..associates also would have a voice In the affairs of the Reading, a large block of that company's stock being held In the Baltimore A Ohio treasury. Wall street Is interested 'In the method to be adopted by tho Union Pacific Kali road company to provide funds, for the purchase of the Baltimore at Ohio road, It la estimated that complete control of tha road will cost about 2130.000,000. VCLIVA AT HEAD OF ZION CITY Snpplaater of Apostle Dowlo Elected Leader by Overwhelming Majority. . CHICAGO, Sept. lS.-Wllbur Glenn Vollva was chosen today by the people of Zlon City as their leader by the overwhelming vote of 1,911 to for hla opponent. A. N, Bills. Tha election waa held today - under the orders of Judge Landia of the United States district court, who waa asked some time ago to settle tha controversy between John Alexander Dowle. founder of the church, and Vollva, as to who should have control of Zlon City. Believing that the best way to settle the difficulty was to let the people of Zlon City choose their own leader, -Judge Landia ordered the election and today'a vote ia the result.- The action of the Zlonltes today prac tically makes John Alexander- Dowie an outoast from the religioua organisation which he established several .years ago and which haa now grown to large propor tions. Dowie, who is in feeble health, re fused to recognise the authority of the court in ordering the election and did not present himself as a candidate. -, Out of the total of 1.917 votes cast about half of them were by the women of Zion City, who went to the polls singing hymns, cast their vote and then knelt In prayer at the door of the voting place. ROGERS' PULL WAS 'SILENCE Hew Haval Paymaster Oaly Eligible Who Had Hot Asked for Plaee. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1L-Pay Director Rogers oftbo navy, who has recently been designated to succeed Paymaater General Harris, and who has been ordered to Waahtngton to familiarise himself with his new duties, ia said to be one of tho very few officers eligible to appointment aa chief of the bureau who did not have an applica tion on file asking for the place, or whose friends had not Interested themselves In his behalf. President Roosevelt, in looking over the list of ellglbles, waa Impressed with the faot that Pay Director Rogers had not ap plied for the piece, and at once caused a letter to be written to hlia asking if he would accept the place. The letter waa the first Intimation Mr. Rogers had thai be was being considered. CANNON'S TOUR OF THE WEST Opens Hit 8peakic Campaign at 8dalia, Mo., September 24. . OMAHA DATE THE TWENTY-SEVENTH a Tlma Set for Council Blaffa So Far aa Kaowa by Speaker's Sec retary, bat Arrangements May Be Made. (From a Stsff Cqrrespondent.) WASHINGTON. Sept lS.-l8peclal Tele gram.) Speaker Cannon begins a long and arduous swing "around the cirue," In be half of republican policies both state snd natlofiar-at Bedalia, Mo., September U A special car has been arranged for by the national republican congressional committee for the comfort of tho speaker, who wlil bo accompanied on his tour by Congress man Jan es E. Watson of Indiana, one of tho best orators In the house and the republican whip. In addition to Mr. Wat son, Speaker Cannon will be accompanied by his secretary, L. White Busbey, for merly Wsshlngton correspondent of the Chicago Inter-Ocean, and representatives of the press associations. After leaving Bed alia. Mo., Monday, Sep tember 24, "Uncle Joe's" Itinerary Is as follows: Tuesday, September 3, Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, 28, St. Joseph; Thursday, 27, Omaha; Friday, 28, Ottumwa; Saturday, 29, Burlington; Monday, October 1, Davenpor. In the Itinerary as given out today by Mr. Busbey there Is no provision for Council Bluffs, although It la understood Judge Walter I. Smith haa been Importun ing Chairman Sherman of the congressional committee to send the speaker Into his dis trict either for a day or night meeting. The dates here . given contemplate night meetings, tt being the desire of Speaker Cannon's associates to confine him to one speech a day, but circumstances may make It Imperative that he apeak at afternoon meetings enroute. Tn his Iowa Itinerary he will speak In the First district, now represented by Thomas Hedge, In Dawson's district and In Lacey's district. The speaker haa open dates from October 2 to 8. which will prob ably be filled by the congressional com mittee In district near to Chicago, hla eastern tour commencing there October I and terminating in Wadsworth's district In New York. October 24. Arraaa-emewte with l.oeal Committee. Mr. Busbey, who Is In charge of the speaker's tour, haa not been advised as to any local preparations under way for Mr. Cannon' rneeting in Omaha on the 27th, but presumes that Congressman Kennedy and the committee will take care of that, Andrews Talks la Virginia. W. E. Andrews, auditor of the Treasury department, who addressed the republicans of the Ninth Virginia district at Abingdon yesterday, returned to Washington today greatly pleased with the situation. While the district . la represented by a republi can, Campbell Slemp, the only republican In the Virginia delegation, Mr. Andrews sees no i reason to expect a change. Mr. Andrews will address the Ohio associa tion of thla' city Friday night. ' Rev. Lather Kohnl-Trtbute. Rev, Luther M. Kuhns, formerly of Omaha, was In Washington today On .offi cial business' of his church on his way from New Tork to Richmond, where ha speaks tonight before the Luther league. Mr. Kuhns, speaking of the death of Mr, Rosewater, said: "The country has lost one of Its ablest editors and Omaha a citl- sen devoted to its welfare. He was char, itable to every good cause, and the suc cess that crowned hla life of struggle is an incentive to others for mastery In doing things. His wss a recognised ability and he was ever a power to be reckoned with in whatever he undertook." ' Minor Matters at Capital. Harry D. Purvlance has been appointed regular and Ralph B. Purvlance substi tuto rural carriers for route No. t at Ueneva. Neb. The Farmera' National bank of Garner, Ia., has been authorised to begin business with IX, 000 capital. C. K. Moer, president. and Isaac Baelgard, cashier. Charlea A. Hall of Valley, Neb., haa been appointed tagger in connection with the bureau of animal Industry. DAKOTA TICKET It THE FIELp Both Parties Hold Conventions Over State. All MILBANK. S D., Sept. IS. Special Tele gram.) The Grant county convention prac tically a pi It,- both sides electing part of the ticket. The convention fought from start to finish. Tho convention stood fifty. eight Insurgents, machine, fifty-seven dele gatea. BTURGIB, 8. D Sept. lS.-(8peclal Tele gram.) The Meade county republican con ventlon, held here today, endorsed the national administration, the republican state platform and the oandidacy of Sena tor Gamble, and the candidacy of Henry E. Perkins for atate senator. It- nominated I the following ticket: Clerk of tho court, (-Matt Flavin; register of deeds. Max Hoehn Judge, Charlea C. Polk; state attorney. Herry P. Atwater; superintendent of schools. Juliet Brown; representative, A. M. Anderson; commissioners. First district Frank Gardner; Third district. William Scott. The democrats of Meade county also held their convention here today, nominat ing tha following ticket: Theasurer. Fred Meyer; sheriff. Thomas Stewart; auditor, Arthur Bchnell; clerk of the court, Lee Forbes; register of deeds, O. J. Sherman; Judge, M. McMahon; state attorney', John D. Hale; commissioners. First district. Jesse Brown; Third district. John Stepnens. YANKTON. S. D., Bept. U -(Bpeclal Tele gram.) T. B. Price won out In the repub lican county convention against John Hol man for nomination for member of the lower houae from this district. The vote stood SB to 1, with sixty-four required to nominate. Mr. Price repreaented the origi nal insurgent wing of the republican party. A. L. Vanoadel waa nominated for the place of representative by acclamation. No other nominations yet made. Price was nominated on first ballot VERMILION. B. D.. Sept. IS. (Special Telegram.) Clay county republicans to day nominated O. W. Thompson for sen- j ator. M. J. Chancy and J. E. Johnson j iur reifrrivniuvv uj acclamation. I ne democrats head their ticket with A. 8. Anderson for senator, P. C. Cleland and Ralph Tire for representatives. Germany Hans Polish Meeting. . P08EN, Bept. IS. The meeting of the con vention of Polish Journalists, scheduled to take place here, he's been prohibited. Tho object of thla meeting la presumed to have been an effort to reach Identity of plana looking to tha promotion of the Polish na tional spirit. Boiler Manufacturers Meet. PITTSBURG. Sept. IS The eighteenth snnual convention of the America u Boiler Manufacturers' sssoriatlon of the United States and Canada opened here today with several hundred delegatea In attendance. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Wednesdny and Warmer Wednesday. Thursday Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayi Hoar. Den. B a. m fltt A a. m. , . . . . Mt T a. m ..... . l Hoar. Deg, 1 . m At a p. m aa S p. as...;.. AA 4 p. m ..... . A3 5 p. n is A p. at ..... . An T p. at A N p. as A p. m ....... u a a. m ..... . el a. m 0 in a. m..( ... HO 1 a. m AO IS m no QUIET DOUGLAS PRIMARIES Rata and l.laht Vote the Features of tho Day Devoted to geleetloa of a County Ticket. i Rain added to the general lack of Inter est dlrplayed In the Douglas county prl- mary on Tuesday and a light vote waa tha result. The rotated ballot was again In evidence, and Its effect Is noted In the slow return of the count. At 2 o'clock Wednes day morning the returns were still Incom plete. Enough figures were at hand, though, to indicate the composition of tho republican ticket for the legislature. For senators, Ia C. Gibson, Charles A. Saunders and B. F. Thomas are renomi nated. For the house of representatives the can didates appear to be N. P. Dodge, Jr., Michael Lee, Edward Ieder, Henry T. Clarke, Jr., F. C. Beat, John O. Yelser, S. C. Barnes, A. R. Harvey and F. C. Tucker. The contest between tho1 lower men on the ticket la going to be close and 1 may take the official count to decide. For county attorney W. W. Slabaugh Is renominated. For county commissioner M. F. Kennard j la renominated. The labor unions of tho city resented tho action of tho Board of Fire and Police Commissioners in dismissing Leeder from the fire department because of his candi dacy and rallied to hia support. They car ried tho day. N. P. Dodge, Jr., carried on a moat ag- greasive campaign on his own account and landed high man on teh representative ticket. The county officials and employes put In full time working for Kennard and suc ceeded In defeating Joe Hummell. LONG CHASE FOR LITTLE GIRL Mrs. Hathaway of Kansas City Re covers Danghter After Parsait . . , of Thousands of Miles. MILWAUKEE, Sept. IS. A Sentinel spe cial from APPlton,- Wfs., says: After traveling thousand -of miles through tho northwest and spending hundreds of dollars la search of her little -daughter,. Mra -H. Hathaway of Kansas City today recovered her child in the possession of Hn. Nettie Plumer, , who la a guest of relatives In Appleton. Five years ago the child was born In a Chicago hospital. Immediately after the birth of the child the woman's husband deserted her and she was left penniless. Two months afterward the hospital au thorities Informed the woman that she would have to turn the child over to a friend or give it to an orphan's home. The child was given Into the care of Mrs. Plummer. The mother left the hospital, procured a divorce and soon after married H. Hathaway, a laundryman In Kansss City. Three years ago the search for the child waa begun, and since that time Mrs. Hathaway haa followed Mrs. Plummer from city. to city, covering practically the entire northwest. Mrs. Plummer denies that she wsa trying to evade the mother and claims that she was In pursuit of her husband, from whom she was desirous of obtaining a divorce. The mother and child left Appleton today for Kansas City after the former had agreed to give Mra. Plum mer 1200 for the keeping of her daughter for three years. s HARVEST OF NEW MEMBERS Several Reernlts In Commercial dob Resolutions Adopted oa Lnte Edward Rosewater. The Commercial club reaped a harvest of new membera at the meeting of Its exe. cutive committee Tuesday. These were taken Into membership: Thomas B. Cole man, John C. French, T. M. Shelton, Sam uel Bums, Jr., H. E. Patterson, C. W. Reynolds, L. V. Haskell and Albert L. Schant. These resolutions In memory of Edward Rosewater, offered by the memorial com mittee, were paased: Whereas, It haa pleased Divine Provi dence to call from ua our honored and distinguished member and co-worker, the Honorable Edward Rosewater, one whose work In his chosen vocation has not only built up a Journal of recognised national Influence, reflecting great credit upon thia community, but one who has at all times labored persistently and eucceasfully along intelligent lines for the betterment of our city, slate and nation; therefore, be It Resolved. Bf the Commercial club of Omaha that in hia demise the club. In com mon with all commercial Interests of the olty, has suffered a greet loss, one that will only be fully known and appreciated aa time passes. Be It further Resolved, That a copy of theae resolu tions, with sympathy and condolence, be sent to the members of the bereaved fsm- iiy- MAN WEDS BROTHER'S WIDOW Henry aad Mrs. Marararet Wernes Bo Married Tonight, Com. pletlaa- Romance. Will A romance la connected with the mar riage of Henry Werner and Mrs. Margaret Werner, which will be celebrated tonight at the home of the bride, Sine Sherman avenue. The bride ia the widow of tha groom's brother, who died sometime ago. Mr. Werner has seen service In the navy and has traveled much. He recently came to, Omaha and renewed1 his acquaintance with hla sister-in-law, the wedding being the result. The ceremony will be per formed by Rev. Leonard Greh of St. Mark's Lutheran chut" i. Steel for Baa Franc-tee. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. IS Contracts for all the structural steel required for the New Palace hotel in this city have been awarded, with the assurance that the ma terials will be delivered within four months after the specifications have been placed In the handa of the eaatern manufacturera. The expedition In the delivery of this ma terial will. It la believed, permit of be buudik? boing nnlaned wlthfa twa yaaoo,- EIGHT DIE IN WRECK Book Island Faiseocef Train Goes Intt Cimarron Bherln Oklahoma. TWENTY PASSENGERS ARE MISSING ea-asTaaansnsaa About tha (am h umber Are More or Lest lejvred. eaahnaao-oaan VICTIMS IN DAY COACH AND SMOKER Number of Persons Ceen Floating Down Stream oa Driftwood. ACCIDENT IS DUE TO HIGH WATER Bridge In Pushed Oat of Lino aa Strikes It Crew Escapes by lamping or Swimming. GUTHRIE, Okl., Sept. lS.-Elght pee-Plo ara dead, twenty more or leas Injured and aa many more are missing, as the result of the wrecking of a Rock Island passenger train three miles from Dover, Okl., at .3v o'clock thla morning. The engine, tender, baggage and mail cara, smoker and day coach of passenger train No. 12, northbound, left the high bridge that spana the Cimarron river and plunged Into the current flanked by treach erous quicksands. The locomotive dlsap-' peared from alght almost Immediately. The mall clerka and baggagemen escaped from their conches and swam to the shore. The accident waa due to defective con ditions of the bridge, which was swerved out of line by the pressure of driftwood carried down by the swollen stream. Train Rnnalaa- Fast. The train was an hour late and was run ning at high speed to make up time. Tha onglne driver did not aee the condition of iue unugfj until ne wne wunin m ivw jhiui of it, when It waa too late to atop. Ha shouted to his fireman, threw on the air brakes and Jumped. Ho landed on tha very verge of tho river bank and escsped unhurt. . The . fireman was less fortunate and sustained several injuries. When the engine struck the bridge, tha i whole structure suddenly collapsed, pre cipitating the engine, smoker and day coach Into the water. The two heavy Pullmans were not pulled In, but remained on the track. The scene was one of Indescribable con fusion. The shrieks of those imprisoned In the partly submerged coaches were added to by the shouts of those on the bank. The current whirled the day coach down stream, and lodged It against a sand hank. The occupants were helped out through the doors and windows. The smoking car floated down stream, submerged all but tha middle of the river, and four men were seen to clamber through the windows and pull themselves on top of tho car, calling loudly for help, but those on shore were . unable .to reach them on account of tha high water. Whlla they were beaalne assistance a large R)aaa of omtwootrawrpt. , aown ana cmea Tnem otr tneir fragile footing-.. ' 'V ''V ' -!i,u..;a.,. . Tljree . other men Jumped through the rear door of the amoker before It sank and ; , struck out for the shore. They were car rlr I down the current for perhaps a quar ter of a mile, when they were pulled out. They were almost exhausted from strangu lation and exposure. , Thirty Men la Smoker. The most authentic accounts place tho number of paasengers in the smoker at be- . tween twenty-five and thirty.- With few exceptions these have not been accounted for. The only hopeful news Is contained In messages received from rural districts. Men on bits of driftwood have been seen going down stream at various points, but attempts at rescue have in most Instances proved futile. v One man, whose name is not known, waa fished out of the Cimarron at Cashion, twenty miles from tho scene of the - dis aster. He was almost dead. Others hava ' been reported floating down the river. , Those who were Injured and taken from tha river at the bridge were hurried to Kingfisher. Six physicians left that place immediately after the first news of tho wreck was received. ' They have been work ing without cessation since early morning. The people of Kingfisher have thrown open their homes for the succor of the in jured. Enough clothes and supplies hava been donated to provide an army. It will be Impossible to ascertain the exact number of dead for several days. Many Of those reported missing may show up safe at some point down the Cimarron. Search for the Dead. Tonight the derailed cars ara lying near the bank of the river. A party of aesrr bi ers Is working with torches and lanterns to lend aid to any who may be within the coacbss or recover the bodies. Jt Is tho opinion of people who are at the scene of the wreck that a few bodlea will be found Inside tho smoker. Sheriff J. P. . Love of Kingfisher, who. wsa In the omoker of the w recked "train, experienced a marvelous escape. Ho aald: Just as tha csr was turning on Ha side I fought my way to the rear and . forced my body ' through the door. . The . water then waa over my head. When ; came to the surface I waa swept down stream by the heavy current. Just aa I had given up all hope and waa tn the last atsgs of exhaustion, I touched bottom snd drew myself upon the bank. There were thirty othera In the smoker. I saw only two beside myaelf escape. "f Learning of the wreck, Governor Franta this afternoon ordered out the engineer corps of the Oklahoma national guard. In encampment here, to the b'g bridge over the Cimarron river, three miles north of Guthrie. Reports reached here that sev rral bodlea havs been acen floating down tho river. Story of Sarrlvor. Clyde Oiest. of Dover, Okl., who eacsped ' from one of the cara that went Into tha river, says: "We were running very slowly and care fully when we could feel the track giving away and heard the engineer whistle for emergency brakes. I started for tho door with the porter and Just as we got outside the door of the oar I felt tha track give entirely away and we fell Into the river.' The porter and I managed to stay on top of the smoking car and floated down tho Stream several hundred yards, when waves and driftwood dislodged us and wa wore oast out Into the main current. In the meantime I had taken off my clothes and that ald. d me much In getting ashore. Ilia porter weul . dewa a few minutes after being dlelodged. I immediately started for. the railroad atatlon, where I notified the agent." ' ' . , W. U Moore, 'the Rock Ialand station agent at Dover, was the first person to reach the wrsck. Ho aaya: "Tho only thins X could see ec tfce an
