Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha- Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVII NO. (U.
OMAIIA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, Y.Q7 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE CX)PY TWO CENTS.
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RIVER HOLDS DEAD
Few Bodiet cf tie Canadian Bridge
Diuter Art BecoTered.
LIST 1AT JTUXBEE UGHTT-FTYX
JCabj Americans Are Cssg-ht Wneal
, Bir Structure GiTei Way.
CAUSE . OF . ACCEDEST EI DOUBT
Allegation it Made tlat Some Work
Wu Ik fee tire.
WOBJOmi CAUGHT El EUT5S
Mea la lUwWal See Bedle ef Men
Inder Water, Wat They Cae
aet Ba (leeched at
Present.
QUEBEC, Aug- n-WRh tbe tnt break
of 4. ball doten government and
Quebec Bride company tugs began a
eearch of th SU Lawrence river tor tb
vlcliaa cf lut night catastrophe.
The dead, caused ay the collapse of the
treat bridge, trabtr at least seventy-five,
and max reach eight y-Cve. t'p to aa early
Vow today is than twenty nodi bad
beeo recovered. Tbe terrific drop of tha
greet atel structure from IM feet above
he surface of the rtrer crashed th bodies
f many of tba workmen la a frightful
"toaacer. and K ta feared many mill never
Sa found.
Many of th dead ire Americana
Vrought bera by th Phoenix BrVi com
ieny of Pnoenixrllle, Pa, which bad the
on tract for th Iron work oa tba bridge.
Among tba known dead are:
B. A. GANSEL, foreman for the Phoenix
bridge company.
CHIEF ENGINEER BTRKS.
FIREMAN DAVIS, of tba bridge switch
"urine,
JOHN WHALLET. foreman.
JTM ID Ait Indian foreman.
ABOUT THIRTT CAIGHKAWAOA
INDIANS, employed as laborer.
VICTOR. JAMES AND HENRY HARDT.
brother, of New Liverpool. Qua.
WILFRED PROVLEX of New Liverpool.
Que
ZEFHRIAN LA FRANCE. Quebec .
Early thia morning row boats were sent
out to examine the superstructure showing
above tba water Bear tbe shore, to ascer
tain If any of tba workmen were im
prisoned In the mass cf twisted Ironwork.
Koa waa found sltr. Just below tbe sur
face of the water two bodies were seen, bat
It win be br. possible to reach them until
IS tide boos oat.
Bath tba local and tba Dominion autbort
tJae have taken steps to Invest gat tbe
cauoe of disaster and It possible fix tbe re
sponsibility. Some of tbe workmen x
' passed tbe belief that tbe anchor pier
I ra ts way under Abe tremendou strain of
the overhanging steel work- M- P. Davis
of Ottawa, tbe ooatractor who. built tbe
piers. made a hasty examination last night,
tarserver.'uoa Teportrt them to be In good
condition, although tbe steel eenwretrue
ture bad fallen upon tbem.
A toooaaoUve and several freight cars
loaded wltb steel girders were moving out
upon the bridge Just before tbe structure
collapsed. Engineer Jesa. who was on the
locomotive, went Into tbe river with his
engine, but was picked up KB feet below
tbe bridge. Fireman Darla perished. En
gineer Jesa was removed to Levis hospital,
where be rapidly recovered from the shock
of bis plunge Into tbe river. According to
bis story, tbe portion of the bridge over
hanging the river was tba first to show
signs of weakness. At tbe first sign of
danger Jess shut off steam, but his locomo
tive eoQltnued to move toward the end of
the bridge h!ch had begun to totter and
a moment later the engine went Into tbe
' rtver.
' V laetr Men at Werk.
, Tbe bridge waa about a mile and a half
ta length and half of It. from tbe south
shore to midstream, crumpled up and
dropped Into tbe water. Ninety men were
at work an this eectioa of the structure.
and the wntstie had blown at i for th of I. B. Rhinehsrt, an Implement dealer of
men to Quit work for the day. when there j Burlington. Ksa.. at tbe Harvester trust
came a grinding sound from the bridge In j hearing today told In brief bow the com
midstream. Tbe men turned to see what ' pany took Hs sgency away from Mm be
ha4 happened, and aa Instant later the j cause be bandied Kanaas penitentiary-made
cry went np. "Tbe bridge falling !" Tbe j binding twine. Mr. Rhinehart testified that
inea mad a rush shoreward, but th dls- j tbe company's agent had told him that the
tsar ma too great for tbetn to escape. J Bales bad been satisfactory and the notes
The falling eectioa of the bridge dragged ; taken were gilt-edge, but that be must
others after K, tbe snapping girders and handle their machine and twine alone,
rabies booming like a crash of artillery. , Rhinehart, prior to 1C lad handled other
Terrer lent fleet nee to tbs feet of the
frightened workmen a they aped shore
ward, bet only a few of them reached
safety before tbe last piece of Ironwork on
the sooth share was drarged Into tbe rtrer.
Near tbe anore the bridge did not go be
low the surface of the wate and eight
workmta who remained abtve water were
rescued and taken to the hospitsl at Levis, i
Pw Mea Are) atewraea.
Tbe steamer Glenmont had Just cleared
tbe bridge wbea tbe sect ion fell. The water
thrown ap by the debris came clear over
tbe bridge of the steamer. The captain
at ance lowered boats and the email boats
plied backward and forward over the
sunken wreckag for half aa hour, out
liips m wu sa Blew of life TIm twisted bra
and steel had Its victims la a ternbl
death grip. A few Hosting timbers and ; peace between these republics. It is stated
the broken strands of th bridge toward the j that the responses viHjua'.ifledly approve
north rapport were the only signs that j u, movement toward a permanent peace.
anythlr.g uaasual had happened. There suggested by PreeiderU Roosevelt and Dias.
was net a ripple oa the smooth surface of , u u' not doubted that the other two
the Pt. Lawrence as It swept along toward Central Americaa governments rniU Jois
the gull. lhm movement.
Tn Quebec bridg was beg-on about I
h." :aZTZH HAS NOTHING TO SAY
tna uctninkoa ana provincial governments
and the city of Quebec aad the estimated
coat af tbe work was tiano.tx.
The Phoenix Till Bridge eoenpeny of
Penary tv mala a bad the contract for the
Racist radios ef the bridg and the crew
were working from tioth sides of the rtver. i
trala Te Great a Steel
Several eaaineera visited the ae. tod..
It was evidettt, they said, that there had ' lr " H aald:
been a miscalculation af the tenable ' "Tij Herahaa Incident was closed when
strength ta aome spot, that the weak spot ! I kn ,h Illinois Central oQoe oa Wednea
bad girca way under the strata of hua-. day. What he may now aee at to glv
dreds cf thousands of tons of steed.' aad ' out after hi retpra te Chicago doe not
that this had upset the balanced proper- , Interest me nor will ft lead roe to break
Uotta ec the street are aad caused the cot- the silence which I have maintained. -
JIlT4" mx?i'irnJzJa?:i
for sdis among the pilea of fa-oa which
fell en tbe ahora. Woanea were sitting oa
logs weeping, and as a body was brought
ashore there waa a mild rush to aee if at
waa that of a lost relative. As th bodte
were found they were carried ta one ef
the company' bwQdiaga.
Th general estimate of the number af
lead Is seventy. Tba number ec dead vic
unas, as etated at ths Sc of the Phoeaix
com pa ay today, la eighi
fOaerrmmed aa Swooad PagaJ
SUMMARY OF THE BEE!
ItUNiri Aegast SI, IPO?.
1907 august 007
Ma ssoa Tat wi r rt . mi
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4 5 6 7 8 9 10
II 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
'25 26 27 28 29 30 31
FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA Showers
and thunderstorms.
Temperature at Omaha yesterdxy:
Hour. tv Hour. 1.
a. m 7 l p. m H
s. m 74 I p. n
7 a. m 74 . I p. m .
a. m 77 4 p. m 1'
t a. m V t - m &
1 a. m 3 (p. m... K!
11 a. m ' p. m M
U m SS Ip. m M
p. m il
DOltUTia
Eighteen persons are killed and sixty
injured when electric car strikes express
train near Mattocn. 111. rags 1
Richard aianrceld passe away at bis
summer home at New London. Conn,
after a long lllnesa. rage 1
Steel structure of the brlife at Quebet
found to have c psed ty reason of the
frest weight I: upon It in construc
tion. . -7, 1-nge 1
Former Ooini(. -rbin of Indiana
atys that be waa c'fv bribe of tSI.9
cash to honor the r' "on papers fer
the return of the ref uk ernor. V. A.
Taylor, cf Kentucky. r Page 1
Last sacrament has be lnitered
to John J. Williams, areff " r-f th
diooeae cf Boston. ''ge 1
fceventy-six million dolls n ir " dis
tributed in September dividends. Faro 1
President Roosevelt has announced that
be will no longer puh tbe fight for Joint
ndmlarton cf Arlsona and New Mexico as
one state. Page t
Machinists of northern rallroada were
granted a nine-hour day, for which they
have long contended. Pag 1
Damage to the plent of the Louisvllie
Courier-Journal will amount to t2.099.
Page 1
San Francisco official think they have
tbe bubonic plague under control. Page X
rninfi.
State Railway rommliiloa issues sev
eral orders, one denying application for an
increase in cream rales and one fixing
minimum rate for small packages at ii
cents. Attorney general pre part- brief in
expresa case. Pag 3
Representative cf the Kansas Kail
may commission take testimony In Lin
coln as to topography of the state and
leave for borne. Railway Commissioner
Clarke favors the prosecution of railroad
agenta who still charge tbe higher mini
mum freight charge. Page S
POKXZOV.
Moors again attack the French and
alaughter result. Page 1
Cholera is spreading In China. Page 1
Many persons are Injured at Oporto,
Portugal.' and ten 'are killed by tbe eol-
riaps cT i platform. - - .Page 1
XrOCAi
Renomlnatloa of five cf seven present
district Judges' aald to be assured, as
fight is being mads only oa Judges Sut
ton and Sears. Political gossip. Page T
PestoSce department promulgates new
rules for tbe regulation of malls between
this country and foreign nation. Pag 4
President Cassidy of the Egg-O-See
company presents written proposition for
the erection of a large plant in Omaha.
Pagw 4
Omaha Jollier well pleased with new
rate schedule of Northwestern to Black
Hills points. Pngs 4
Customary Friday lull marks social
activities and events are few. Page 11
COMPANY PUT ON SCREWS
Harvester Trmet Eadeavareel te Force
Areata fa Step Selllag State
Twine.
TOPEKA, Kan Aug. . The testimony
machinery then that made by th Inter
national Harvester company. A Leaven
worth implement ' man and a number of
Topeka dealer lao testffled late todey.
It ia expected that tbe bearing will con
clude Batsrday.
DOVE OF PEACE SEEKS .PERCH
re-atral Aaerlea Repahltea Aaxlaaa
ta Cans ta t'aaeretaaelaa; at
Early Date.
WASHINGTON. Aug. JO Responses have
been received from Nicaragua. Costa P. lea
and Salvador to the messaae of President
Roosevelt, suggesting a conference of rep
resentative of the Central American states
as a means of brinring sbout permanent
, will
Make Xs tatrsaeat aa Bel eg
Shewn Aanoeec sweat by
Harssaa.
NEW TORK. Aug. M. President H are
na n s statemect respecting relations to
i muyvesant naa
. gentleman today.
mas shewn th latter
""" '7. ana u was aKe If
ROCKEFELLER GIVEN MILEAGE
ma e.u w.-- n
fer resales; te Chi rage
Trial.
CHICAGO. Aug. . The witness fee and
mileage of John D. Rockefeller claimed by
hum for Lis appearance tfore Judge Lea
da la ths federal court some weeks a ace
mere paid today. A check for HI was
mailed ta Mr. Rock ef tilers hos tn Cleveland.
EIGHTEEN DEAD IN WRECK
Electric Train Cmbei Into Expreti
Car in Elitcii.
i SIXTY PASSES GEES EJJTBED
fWn ef Party Getes; to Fair ear
Matteea Victims of Arr4til
Da te Cea testes la
Orders.
MATTOON. Ill Aug. S0.-E1gr.teen dead
and sixty injured have been taken from
the wreck of an electric train on th
Mattoon Ac Charleston Electric rai:way.
which occurred on a sharp curve hortly
i before noon today. Of the dead, nine have
! been identified. The bodies are at an
i undertaking establUhrnent fcere and the
J Injured are at a hospital. The train ron-
sisred cf a psasenrer motor car and a
trailer loaded with people going to Charles
ton to attend the county fair.
One mil west of Chsrleston. on account
of a conforion of orders, the train crashed
Into an express car on the road cominx
toward Mattoon. Both car were wrecked.
DES MCINES STORM DAMAGE
Extensive Lm Retilt ef Henvr Blew !
tbe ftate Fair
Grenada.
( From a Raft" Correspondent-)
DES KOINES. Aug. Ppecil r-Wlnd j
r.d rain dad much damage at the rtate '
fair munria TMlritiT Ti lnt vn1lt. !
j Ing the Knabrshne airship LleW over end '
i In doing so caught fire from a live wire.
The tent burned and in an trrtar.t tbe gas
In the airship exploded, doing an Immense
amount cf damage. The airship is a
wreck, with a loss cf sbout W.4W. The
balloon part cf tbe airship contained only j
about LKW cubic feet of gas. Some diffl- j
culty has been experienced in getting I
enough sulphuric acid gas to fill the bal- i
loon. It waa expected today to fill It- Its
capacity is 0e:a cubic feet. The explosion I
of 1.00 cubic feet was enough to blew an j
enormous bole in tbe ground, and had the ;
balloon been filled building and property j
would have been greatly damaged. As It J
was several person were badly burned, j
Tbe wind also blew down tents, includ- ,
ir.g the tent of the Waterloo Maaufactur- '
era- association, which was blown down
before when they mad each an exhibit
i here two years ago. The tent of tbe In- ;
temational Harvester romp any waa blown .
down, badly damaging Its property. Many
other tents were down and the campers
on the hai were driven cut and forced to .
seek refufe in the stock pavilion ai other ;
permanent buildings .
The heaviest loss is to the Knsbenshoe
airship, which aside from th Hi. dam- ,
ace results In tbe necessity of cancelling ,
i Mfl.M erorth of cor. tracts to appear la i
other places-
A big row is on In tbe hand-painted j
china division of tbe exhibits at tbe state j
fair. A pupil of D. B. AulV-h cf Chicago ,
discovered some of bla work. Sarprtsed ;
that a professional should enter a contest .
where only amateurs are allowed shs looked
th matter up. only to Sad the piece were j
entered by De M otr.es society women, j
Then she called tbe attention of th Judges ,
to th matter. Th Jwdge accused the
society women, the society women denied .
th aUegatlJ. hot. acrimonious words
paseed and the row 1s on in dead earnest, j
TRUST CONFERENCE TrOGRAM;
Every Fan.
f Cesabiwatlen win sse
Di
aaaew at Chieag ta
October. j
NEW YORK. Aug. President Nicho
las M- Butler of Columbia university an
nounced the program for the Trust con
erenoe to be held in Chicago October a to
. under the auspice of the National Civic
iteration. Tbe first day will be devoted
to the problem Involved in the controver
sies between state and federal government
respecting Jurisdiction over Internal com
merce now waging in Minnesota, Missouri.
North Carolina. Alabama and Arkansas.
On th second day the corporation In gen-
eral wiil be the subject of debate. The
j third and fourth days will oe devoted to a
i discussion of the Just and practicable limit
j of restriction and teg-ulation. federal and
' state, of combinations in transportation,
i production, distribution and labor. Tbe
j sufficiency of the Sherman anti-trust act
! will be gone Into.
! BREWERS SCORE ON MINISTERS
Latter Maet Star Oat af Labar Pa
raae Becawae af Tesaper-
aace Fight.
LA CROSSE, Wis.. Aug. m-Tbe Min
isters' onion, organised only a few weeks
ago. and soon after affiliated with the
Trades aad Labor association, was officially
cast out yesterday by that body and re
fused permission to march In the Labor
day parade.
This action was the result of complaints
by th Brewery Workers, who claimed that
the recent agitation against ths saloon
had resulted m aa injury to the Brewery
Workers' union.
The city labor body took tip the com
plaints and after a bearing decided that
the crusade by the religious workers was
to th harm of their fellow unionists and
the official casting out followed.
STRIKER GIVEN THE LIMIT
Telegrapher at Kaaaa City Piaed
Five I Haadrrd Dollar fer
AsMsltlaf Repeater.
KANSAS CTTT. Aug. 90 la poltr court
ber today Leroy Dotsoa, a striking West
ern rnloa operator, waa fined .vift. the
limit, for asaa'tlng F. G. Galley, a cews-
j paper reporter, whom h took for a strike-
breaker. Dotson testified that he tad
knocked Galley down because the reporter
; would aot say whether or not be was a
' strikebreaker. Acting Judge Young, who
passed the sentence, lectured Dotson. 111-
lng hint he was a disgrace to the union
! The local branch of the Telegraphers'
! unloa have adopted resolutions denouncing
Dotson.
STRIKERS HAVE NOT SETTLED
Dig eve ace wrlth Mia Operates at
OeJdaeld, Nevada, ttU
E a lata.
GOLD FIELD. , Nev.. Aug. M. Manager
Finch of the Gsldneld Coasohdated Mine
aid today: "If th strike is settled, we
know not-hlag of u" Da via. leader of the
W it era Federatloa of Miners, said: "It
la a fake rumor. So far as w knew. It is
not a suika anyhow. Th mea simply qait
as individuals. I think that ths talk tit ,
th strtaa la eelUed ts a aute-jUag
Richard Mansfield and Edward Rosewater
-x fl-T frSZ"
W
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I
A coincidence worthy of note 1 that Mr.
Mansfield's deatn occurred on the anni
versary of the death of Mr. Edward Roae
water. a yer after Che sndien calling
away of the latter. i"Jietwen the great
actor and the great erfHor existed the
closest of personal friendship, which found
its expression Is confespocderto and per
sonal rlstts whenever, possible. Usually
when Mr. Mansfield was In Omaha he and
Mr. Rosewater dined together, and Mr.
moors attackjhe French
Trtaeeaaeai Lay la .Vs fer Native
Trees aad KMl K was Wr
f
CASABLANCA. Aug, 3 During th
fighting between th French forces and the
Moor yesterday near Abe French camp, th
Moors at first retreated and It was believed
that the engagement was over, when sud
denly the enemy reappeared In great force
In two direct ior.e. The Span!, an irregular
Algerian cavalry, found tlH-mselvt-s almost
surrounded, but forrred a square anfl
slowly fell back ur.fJ reinforcements ir
rived. In the means lie the French war.
ships showered shej
among the hillt
Tbe engagement
sheltering the
lasted three hours-
i lm cf battle ex-
tended over two
and it is estimated
that about li.'TJO Moor:
mere engaged. Tbe
loss of the latter U
1Uv4 ia Y.m-vr been
kt known, hot is e-
e-avy. a French cf-
ficers counted the bodes of twenty Moors
In one roadway. The Preach Joes was
fifteen men killed or wounded.
The v misers Oiotr awl Ourydon today
bombarded th twreyd Casablanca,
where a force of Moorish cavalry gathered,
but was soon dispersed by the warship
ftr.
PARIB, Aug. . The report that France
Intends to Insist that Monx shall pay
the heavy expensea resulting froia the
French military and naval action in th
latter country appears to be correct. Th
expenditure is Increasing steadily, and Ger
many. Great Britain and the otner power
cf Europe are understood to be ia sym
pathy with Franc' attitude.
It is also stated in well-informed circles
that the other powers intend to demand
payment for losses sustained by their sub
jects In Morocco. According to the latest
advices the French losses August were
three men killed and twelve mounded. The
killed included a cavalryman of the irreg
ular Algerian force, who mas decapitated
and whose head was carried off by the
Moor.
A detachment of the Aerostatic cone has
been ordered to start from Meuaon
Morocco.
to
STEPS TO SAVE ST. PAUL'S
s-aaaeas Us Cathedral Will Be
Preserves, Daaner Sat Ihoaaht
la Ba lssssedlate.
LONDON. Aug. XL The committee of
architects appointed to inquire Into the
condition of St. Paul s cathedral baa is
sued a report which declares that while the
cathedral 1 in no immediate danger, elab
orate precaution are sececsary to preserv
lit from disaster. 1 rie caiuearsi j
' sinking for two centuries, and the expert
I committee recommends that th condition
!f is suhsail and the stile water level
be periodically recorded, also that the largd
amount cf structural work required in re
pairing th fabric be proceeded with at
once.
EFFORT TO SELL CHILDREN
Peasant aad H is Wife at Avelltaa,
Italy, Tried te Dispose ef
j Bsby Twins.
LONDON. Aug. A Rome dispatch
brlr-gs a story of an attempt to sell children
In the market at Avellino. A peasant and
his wife brought two of their children,
twin, four months eld. sad in opea mar
ket offered to sell them fcr HO each. Th
bebie wer plump and healthy, and were
bought by a man who cSered th price re
quired. He was taking lb children away
when the polk-e stepped In and arrested
both buyers and sellers
TEN . KILLED BY COLLAPSE
F.lshty Pereeae lajared Alae kr Fall
ef rialferns la Osert,
PertagaL
OPORTO. Portugal Aug. A platform
erected by a local newspaper oa the occa
sion of a lottery drawing eoiiepsed today,
hurllr.g to the ground about i persons,
of sons ten wer killed and eighty In
jured. ! Later It became known that IM persons
were hurt, msny of them seriously. King
Cnsrle has telegraphed hi oor.iolei.ces 1 1
the mayor. The city ia in mourning as a
result of the diaaeu-r.
CHOLERA SPREADS IN CHINA
Ts H aad red Pereeae Are Drtag
Dally la tbe Streets ef
M w Ha.
SHANGHAI. Aug. J The epiOen.rf of
ehc-lera among the Chinese U the lower
Tangtae pnti is spreadmg. About
persons die daily tn the streets tf Wu Ha.
ia the province of Ngaa H4 -ud aLdk
Kiuir.i. prevuMi i4 Kuwcg ns
J7T - J
iS-0
R(" er was one cf th few men wfco
were permitted the privilege of visiting
Mr. Msnsfield in his elresslng room. The
editor.al room of The Bee were familiar
ground to Mr. Mansfield, and be never
plaved In Omaha but he spent some of his
time in the editor's c ffloe. Her he always
d.spayed the liveliest interest la the events
of the world, from the sffaira of which
tls own work cut him off so completely.
He showed himself always to be quite tbe
reverse cf the roan pictured by so man;
of the sensational papers.
BK BRIB OFFERED DURB1N
Former Gorernor Turned Down a
$33,000 Cub Proposition.
EFFORT TO GET BEFUGEE TAYLOB
likiswa Keatachlaaa seaaht a Ii
dace Haaarlas; af Reaatsltlea
Papers la the Gaeee-1
CHICAGO, Aug. 89. A dispatch to the
Tribune from Indianapolis says: Wlnfieid
T. Durbin, governor of Indiana from 131
to IS 6, made the sensatiosal statement last
night that soon after his Inauguration as
governor attempts were made to bribe him
to turn over William A. Taylor. Kentucky
refugee governor; ta th authorities of that
state for trial bo the charge of conspiracy
to assassinate Senator Goebel. The sum
offered former Governor Durbin. according
to bh own statcTaect. was fa. as tn cash.
Mr. Durbin said that Taylor had been ad
vised ef the attempted bribery after it was
made, and was cognisant of all that bad
trancptred at tbe meeting at which the
Kd.ii6 was offered.
Former Governor Durbin said the first
efforts to bribe him came m the shape of
Invitations to meet -certain gentlemen In
Cincinnati" to discuss th connection of
Taylor with tbe Goebel murder. He de
clined the Invitation, saying that he would
give no consideration to the case outside
of bis own efflce.
State Senator Pink ley. since dead, was
then asked to come to Cincinnati. He met
a number cf Kentockians !n a hotel, there
by sppolntroent. Tfcey told him they were
anxkms to hav Taylor retarned to Ken
tucky for trial, that there then remained
a total of tn tbe SIOQ.OW appropriated
by the legislature. AH this, they said,
would be cheerfully paid to the Indiana
executive If be would surrender Taylor to
the Kentucy authorities, or make it possible
for them to get him across the Ohio river
Into that state.
According to Blnkley's report to the
governor, they were not particular bow
the thing was accomplished as long aa they
succeeded In getting Taylor in custody, but
they made plain the entire tSkUX would be
pajd for such a service.
Binkley is said to have left the room as
soon as th proposition was made, thereby
indicating that be would have nothing to
do with It..
DENISON, IA HAS A FLOOD
East Beyer Overaewe Baa
aad Many Have
ha at Night
DENISON. Ia. Aug. (Special f-In con
nection with a severe electric storm on
Wednesday night there was a cloud burst
above Vail, the first station east of her.
The portion of that town about the depot
was badly flooded. The large amount of
water at Vail, together with the drainage
for nine miles to Denison. caused tbe East
Beyer to overflow Its banks At midnight
the fire alarm called all the able-bodied
men of E'en i son to the vicinity of th North
western depot, to rescue from tbelr homes
tbe people residing between the North west
ern track and th river. Twenty people
wer In need of immediate reUef from
drowning. Only two leaky beau were at
hand, so ropes belonging to the fire de
partment and from hardware riore were
brought In use. Tbe current was very
swift, and many were found up to th neck
In water when rescue came. Gee man was
holding the head of bis cow above th
w,,er and d13 not want to go without her.
He was forcibly lifted into a boat. A Ger
man woman would not be separated from
her feather bed and dog. A twvatory
house was a refuge for many. By good
work of cttisena. headed by the mayor, no
persr was drowned. The shooed section
of No t en the Northwester was stopped
her and did not get out for eighteen hours
Three freight trains inerod-ng a fast fruit
train, were held Th track to badly waahed
between her and Vatl No rural carrier
could get out of town.
KELLOGG DENIES THE RUMOR
Says There Is . Trmta la Kepert
He is te secreed Attorney
CeaeraL
NEW TORK. Aug. H-Th published re
port that Attorney General Bonaparte to te
resign and he succeeded by Frank B
Kellogg of Minnesota, who la at present
acting as special causae for the Depart
ment of Jusuce la the pros eutioa of th
anti-trust and an u -rebel cases, was given
aa emphatic denial teday by Mr. KoUogg.
Wbea the re pert war called te el ,rtsa
Uoa ta aaid Lfcat k had M tea whatever.
TaV
fr(xr 1
Ma.
Mr. Mansfeli loved to rant: about the
city, poking into such odd corners as h
migM discover, and nothing pleased him
better than to have the company of a
reporter on these trips. He was as eager
as a school boy about the thirg tht took
his fancy, and these were many. He did
not seek publicity beyond what came to
him a a natural result of his work, but
th Oir.aba newspaper men. at least, found
him to be very different from the "Roaring
Dick," pictured as a man-eating terror by
Jthe yellow Journals cf the country.
WATTERSON'S PLANT BURNED
Balldlag af Lealsvllse rearler-Jear-aal
Da wis sea, with Law af
Two Haadred Theasand.
LOdSVILLE. Ky., Aug. JO. The Couner
Journal building, at Fourth and Green
streeta In which are located the plant cf
the Courier-Journal and Evening Times, I
was destroyed by fire early today. The
structure was five stories high and occu
pied half a block. The fire started at the
top of an elevator shsft, supposedly from
defective Insulation of electric mires, and
spread with great rapidity.
Tbe editorial and reporterial forces of the
Courier-Journal rtuck to tbe building In
the hope that the blase would be sub
dued and that they could issue a paper.
They were caught napping with fire at ail
exits and had to be taken out on ladders.
" The linotype machines and preseee are
located In a reinforced section of the
building and tbe damage done to them waa
comparatively light.
Tbe loss Is estimated to be about C0Q.UH1.
The machinery, while damaged to some
extant by water, can soon be put ta shape
and It was stated by Mr. Bruce Haldeman,
president cf tbe Courier-Journal company,
this morning that there would be no Inter
ruption to the business, the other papers
of the city havir.g offered the Courier
Journal the use of their plants.
Tbe principal damage was done by water.
The Courier-Journal and the Times were
Issued from the Herald plant today.
MACHINISTS' JINE-HOUR DAY
Kertnwe. Railraeae Make Cea res
ale Mea Have lasg Bee
righting Far.
CHICAGO, Aug. Pi-Machinists and
other workers tn the railroad shops of the
west are rejoicing today over new that
the nine-hour day, for which the men have
been fighting for years, is to be tried on
several of th larger rod. The change
mill affect about i.W machinists and ulti
mately. If adopted by all the road, lift
or .VJ employes in th shops. The roads
which are arid to hare decided to Intro
due the nine-hour schedule are tbe Great
Northern, the Northern Pacific and the
Chicago. Milwaukee A SU Paul. The first
two named roads have also granted the
machinists mage advances amounting on aa
average to X1 cents an hour.
SACRAMENT TO ARCHBISHOP
Beeten'a Aged Prelate, Jena J. Wil
lie ass, le Dylag at His
Hons.
j DOSTON. Mass . Aug. Xi-The venerahle
! archbishop. John J. WUIiama. c f the
j Roman Catholic archdiocese of Boston.
I who returned from R--chester. N. T, &st
j week, where be had been taken ill, was In
. such serious condition today that the last
! sacrament was administered to him. and
this afternoon he was reported to be fail
ing rapidly. The archbishop s iUneas Is
due to stomach trouble. H Is years old
and has been la the ministry since IMS and
all the time In this city.
STATEHOOD FIGHT IS OVER
President Will e Lea rev Fere Ad
sstaelea ef Artaeaa aad
51 ew Mtilee.
OTSTER BAT. N. T . Aug. W -By au
thority of President Roosevelt, James R.
J Garftyld. secretsry of th Interior. n
I noanced today that no further effort would
be made by tbe administration toward
bringing up again In con gT ess the question
j of th Joint statehood of Arlsona and New
! Mexico.
The verdict of the people recently ex
pressed la ths territories will be a reef-ted
by the president as final. Mr. Garfield aaid
SHAREHOLDERS GET BENEFITS
Dlvldeade te Be Distributed Neat
Msalk Tial Over Seventy.
Is M lllleaa.
NEW TORK, Aug. aa Total Interest and
divldenda pa able by leading corporations
la September will represent J7t.v7 Jvl. t,f
which dividend disbursements mill contrib
ute et4.M7.lU. or sa Increase over the aame
month a year ago of tZ.JStl.yji. The in
dustrial dividends aggregate Ci.J77.M7
J Steam railroad contribute tJ Wi,6. and
street railway. K3.7ta.
NO NEW CASES OF PLAGUE
Health Authentic at Praaelere
Believe Disease Will Xet
eread.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 1 There hart
been no new cases of plague discovered,
and the health authorities express the ut
most eonadeece that there Is ao danger of
tba spread of the d 'aese.
M.NSFIELD IS DEAD
Tcremort American Actor Fusti
Away at Sammer Home.
E5D EXPECTED FOB THE EE DATS
Public Xot Told ef Seriom Condition
Since Beaching Home.
FAMILY WAS AT HIS BEDSID1
Member Sot Beeognized, m Greai
Actor Wsi Unconicion.
SKETCH OF XAJrSFTELTJ'S CABEE1
ttsrted as Printer, hat Latet
Learned Hie Artistic Feeltac
Cemid Beet Be Expresetd
sa Stage.
NEW LONDON. tor.n . Aug. r-Rlchn
Mansfield, the best known actor on th
American stage, passed away this momml
at his summer residence. Sewn Oaka.
Ocean avenue. Death was directly due I
disease of the liver, aa-cravated by com
plication Dr. A. H. Alln. a local phy
sician, who has been In charr since Mr.
Mansfield arrived her from Saranac Lake.
N. T, states that death was not entirely
unexpected, although this fact had not
been rrarle public.
Mr. Mansfleid conc'illor! had been re
ported as being excellenl. It was stated
that he stood the Journey well from Sara
nac Lake and that he was up and around
his heme here until three dy agj. Then
s turn for the worse set In snd Mr. Mans
field was confined to hi room. On Thurs
day Dr. McClelltn of Pittsburg was sum
moned. It. Alen raid tody that he had
feared the worst for several reys,
There were quit a number of ceriditlons
that prevented his getting well. During
J th great actor last moments he was
j birg In a condition of coma and did not
recognise the loved one at his bedside.
1 There were present at the time cf hi
death his wife, his brother Felix, his
! young son. Glhba. and the physicians and
I nurses.
Inherited Leve ef Art.
j NEW YORK. Aug. 'i Richard Mans
j field was bom on the little island of
Heligoland on My J4. His mother
j was Mroe. Mansfield Rudersdorf. a famous
j prima donna, and it was from ber that
Mansfield Inherited his love for th aria
i The actor studied at several school on th
continent and then went to Enrland to
j study art In the South Kensington mu
; seum. London. The young sritrt made a
; precarious Using painting pictures and
1 msny times his only meal In those eativ
days tn' London was a hot potato bought
: from a street peddler.
' I used to bold the potato to warm my
hands." said Mansfield In relating Ms ex
periences, "and then eat ft." His atrmggia
tor a living proved csootiraging to Mans
field and he cans to Boirtom. where for a
time be entered business life a salesman
in a dry good house. Commercial fife
was not congenial to the temperament of
the young man and he returned to Eng
land. He then turned his talents toward
the stage. A a singer and ccmcdlan h
Joined a traveling company t a salary of
R5 a week. Even In thoee early day of
hi stage career he did splendid charac
tertstcs and mannerisms, which marked
his work and stamped It as his own many
years after. Mansfield turned his whole
artistic bent to tbe study cf the stage ana
m aited for an opportunity to show - what
he could do. Several years were spent
playing email parts In tours of the Eng
lish provtneea. and then Mansfield ram
to thia country, where his first appearance
mas made in "Le Manteux Nolris" at
the Standard theater. Later he played
the part of Nick Vedder In "Rip Van Win
kle." MaasSeld's First Strekr.
Mansfield's genius had so far failed ta
make Itself manifest to his associates, but
In 1K3 bis opportunity came w hen A. M.
Palmer put on the "Parisian Romance.'
J. H. Ftoddart wis cast for the part of
Baron Cfcevnal In tbe play. Stoddart at
the last minute declined to f lay the part,
with winch he said he was not in full sym
pathy. Mansfield, who had seen cast for
a small part in the flay, ste;ped forwarm
j ana teggea erroission to pixy the part of
! the lalsned. dissolute old French nobleman,
j Mansfield lifted what at first seemed a
j small eccentric part to one of si absorb
j ing interest. The public and the critics
forfot Die play to talk of Mantfieid'a
; Paron Chevnal. and from that day Mana
; field lecem a leading acior en the Ameri
can stag.. After several years cf acting
, Is various plays which be carried to a
j degree of success by bis powerful peraon
i ality, he became a star in l&Z. when ha
I appeared ta "Prince Karl."
Mansfield then returned to England,
where hi Baron Cbevrlal. "Dr. Jekytl and
Mr. Hyde" and "Prir.ce Karl" were de
clared masterpieces of character painting.
H produced "Richard III" whU la Erg
land and then returned to this country.
: mhere he played uninterruptedly season
j after season.
j Mansfield produced Rcaiand s "Cyrano da
Dergerac" in America ani scored a great
i success. The last effort of i is genius was
displayed In a remarkable prod .action of
Ibsen's "Peer Gict..
His Private Life.
Mr. Mansli d inirr.ed Beatrice Cameron
in le. E!,e had been for several year
hi leedirg lady, but snsrtiy after ber
marriage she retired permancmly from th
stag. Mr.n-li s jcurg son ha never
been permitted 1 J see his father act, aa
.1 aaa tfi aitut mu-b that his child a
mind should not be too tariy Impressed
with stage life.
Th intense nervous strain under which
Richard llar.sfieid worked caused a com
plete breakdow n last s; ring whU he mas
playing an engagement 1c S ratten. Pa,
thouja r- ri -e? is p"r !.eHh for eom
time. He recTvered suftcently to enatl
him to make a voyage to England. Th
Ergliah climate fi-iled to benefit the actor
and several meek ago he returned ts this
country and sent to Ampersand, in the
Adircndacka Mr. Minefield longed to be
St his summer home In New London,
Conn, ar.d several day ago fc was taken
there nn ti irivate car.
Mr Wr.r 1 ral a hrne on R'versid
Drive in New York
Meeaace free Mrm. Msstfelt.
WASHINGTON. Aug .-Paul WUstach.
lo for cany r-ra Las bu Mr. Mans
field persoaal repree f.ti-. e and mho now
I resid.i lemporkr.'y in thia city, re
ceived a ultgrarn from Mra. Macace.d to
day read. eg, "Kutard has passed away."
N eta-ls hat beta received By Mr.