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VOL. XXXVII NO. 280.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORXIXO, MAY 1 003 SIXTEEN' PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
WHEAT CROP IS OFF
Estimate for May 1 Showi 4.2 Per
Cent of Acreage Abandoned.
CONDITION ALSO SHOWS DECREASE
Decline of 2.3 Per Cent During Month
J of April it Noted.
SPRING PLOWING IS BACKWARD
Acreage Broken May 1, 4.9 Per Cent
Lest Than Same Time Last Year.
MARKET ADVANCES SHARPLY
Hub- of etr York Short (0 Over
aitae a Rise of Three Onto
exporter Buy "enrly
Million Bushels.
WASH INGTON, May 8. The Department
of Agriculture in Its nummary of the May
crop report Issued today, places the total
area of winter wheat standing on May 1
yn be harvested at SJ.7M,ono acre whlnh la
4.2 per cent, or 4,818,000 acres less than' the
area reported as sown last fall and S.8 per
rent or 1.(19.000 acres more than the area of
winter wheat harvested last year.
The . average condition of the (rowing
winter wheat on May,l was 89 per cent of
a normal as Compared with 91.3 per cent on
April 1 and 82.9 per cent on May 1, 1907.
In rye the average condition of the crop
was 90.3 per cent of a normal as compared
with 89.1 on April 1 and 88 per cent on May
1, 1907.
Of the total acreage of the spring plow
ing contemplated, 66.8 per cent Is reported
as actually completed up to May 1 as com
pered with 71.6 per cent at the correspond
ing date last year. Of spring planting 61.7
per cent was completed on May I, against
4" per cent on May 1, 1907.
The following table shows for the prin
cipal winter wheat states the per cent of
the area sown last fall which has been
abandoned, the area remaining on May 1
and the condition of winter wheat on the
dates Indicated:
Condition of Winter Wheat.
1 Con.
Slates
Per cent Area dttlun
aband- remain- May I,
one Ing. 9ii. Av.
... 2.5- ' S,7VM ' K4 87
. .. 2.1 8.721 .IKO H4 78
... 2.4 2.4. ') ' M ft")
... 4.0 2.2Sfi.0O) 87 93
. .. '.'.0 ?.22ii.CiO S.' XH
. . 2.0 J.OhS.ono PI 80 -
Kansas
1rtlana
Illinois
Nebraska ....
Vrac.url
Olio
IVnnaMvmla .1
a'ifoi nln .Til.
OVen-ma . .. S.3
United Hlatf 1.2
l.fiWI.OM)
97.i il
1.S47,flOO
29.7S1.OO0
"88
Ml
92
9
88
82
88
86.8
The averuge condition of meadow (hay)'
lands on May 1 was 93.S per cent of normal
an compared with 84.8 per cent on May 1,
lfK7. and Sft.i per cent, the mean of the
averages on May 1 of the last ten years.
The avciage condition of pastilles on May
1 waa 92.S per cent of a, normal, as com
pared Willi 7?.8 per cent cu May L. 1907. and
7.8 per cent of the mean of the averages
' May 1 of the lut teu years..
! lienor! I it set a C'alcnUttona.
.NEW YORK. May 8.-The government
crop report today upset all calculation in
tile Ideal wheat market, causing a rush of
shorts to buy to protect their contracts.
Prices jumped about 8 cents a bushel in
the last hour and exporters bought every
thing In sight, taking nearly 1,000,000 bushels
on the fear of . a small crop of'wlnter
wheat.
Owing to light stocks here, May com ad
vanced to M cents per bushel, it gain of 3
cents over last night's closing and a new
high record for the p'resenl crop.
MRS. FINK IS '. NOT INSANE
i
Former County Treasurer Loses ".nit
to Have Wife Placed Is
Asylum.
PHILADELPHIA. May 8.-Bpecial.)-Roticrt
Kink, former . city treasurer of
Omaha, lost his suit here to have his wife
declared Insane. Kink gave as one reason
why the should be declared Insane that she
kept the ashes of 'her second husband In
the room where lie, her third, slept. The
Jury declared this did not show Insanity.
. Former Count and City Treasurer Kink
now has suits pending In the local courts
hi regard ' to tnV property which he deeded
to his wife afler their marriage and which,
lie says, she- refused to deed back to him
when she luft for Philadelphia, where she
lid been living for some tlmu. He began
Hie proceedings to have Jier placed in an
Insane asylum some time ago there.
ROLLS. MUFFINS. CORN BREAD
Army Men Will Not Be Deprived at
These, bat Plain Mroaa
Is Tabooed.
WASHINGTON. May g.-Tht solders
will not he deprived of'the solace of bis
cuits, hot rolls, muffins and corn bread
Is the assurance given the army men by
the secretary of war hi a decision. Just
published. The paragraph cf the army
regulations forbidding the baking of bread
by companies aj various posts Is construed
by the depsrtmcnt to apply only to hak.'ry
brrad or loaves baked at the post bakery
for Inane td troops.
It Is not, however. Intended to prevent
organizations from baking other kinds of
bread, such as biscuits, rolls, muffin an I
corn bread for (heir own use.
BANKER PLEADS 'NOT GUILTY
Head of First National of Kxrelelor
prlaas. Ma.. Denies Making
Falsa Statements.
U.'.NtAS CITY, May 8. General Hoa
tutlir. t ashler of the First National bank
of Excelsior b'prirss. Mo., and a well
known banker In the southwest, apiieared
n tho federal court here today and pleaded
not guilty to an indictment returned lust
week against him. The lndlrtnati.1, which
was not made public until today, contains
fifteen counts. Nice of the counts are for
alleged inUaststementa In reports of the
hank's condition to the comptroller of the
currency. '
OHIO ME.1 TO VISIT PtIRVIKW
social Train Will Take Democrats
' to Denver Contention.
-nl.rvim'a. O.. May 8. Clark Ixxiiilitv.
assistant clerk of the Ohio senate, bus, ar
ranged a 4ixalal '.rain to carry the Ohio
delegates from Columbua to the national
democratic, convention. He expects to ob
tain at least 400 passenger so that the
train will be comimsed of twelve or four
teen Pullman coaches. The Ohio special
will atop at the bryaa farm is Nebraska
en Ue reiur lrl ,
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
eterdar, Mar . lf0.
1908 AAy loos
sr.' -mov TTz. Ufa im ffj &r
1 2
3 4 5 6 Z 8 9
10 12 13 14 15 16
1Z 18 19 20 21 22 23
25 26 2Z 28 29 30
Til WHATSIS.
VOn OMAHA. COUNCIL HI.ITFS AND
Vlf'INIT Y Fnlr Bnd warmer P.-iturdsy.
KOFI NKRRA8KA Saturday Increasing
cloudiness, with warmer In esnt pirtlon.
FOR. IOWA Fair and rising temperature
Saturday.
Hour. Der.
r a. m 41
. m 40
7 a. m 44
8 a. m 48
h. m M
10 a. m 55
11 a. ni 68
12 in 80
1 p. m
2 p. m..... 83
3 p. in... 84
4 p. m 85
R p. m 8
8 p. ni 85
7 p. in 4
8 p. m 8t
9 p. m 68
DOMESTIC.
Bishop Thoburn asks the general ebn
ference to relieve him from duty. Page 1
Two more bodies were" dug up on the
farm of Mrs. Oulnness at La Porte.
Page 1
Governor Sheldon presents the Nebraska
silver service to the men of the battle
ship at San Francisco. Page 1
Two blocks In the heart of the business
district of Atlanta burn, entailing a loss
of f 1.600.000. rage 1
Heroic efforts made Jo save the men oti
the oil steamer Bickers are at last re
warded by weather that permitted th
men to leave the vessel. Page
Prince Zueulenbtirg Is placed under ar
rest on the rharge of perjury. Page 2
Condition of wheat In the United Htates
Is better than last year. Page 1
roxEiair-
Ald from America la given to the widow
of the Lisbon asmissln. Page 1
VXBBABKA.
Heavy fire loss at Illger In a midnight
blase. Page 3
Miss Pearl Taylor, who was assaulted at
Mlndcn by her brother-in-law, dies of her
Injuries. Page S
Lumber dealers will not ask for a re
hearing of the case recently decided In
the supreme court. George D. Bennett,
secretary of the State Board of Assess
ment, dies at Lincoln. i Page 3
COKXXKCXAI. AMD I2TSUSTKIAX..
Live stock market. Page 13
Grain markets. Page 13
Stocks and bonds. Page 13
KOTEXIRTI OP OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
Port. Arrlred. Sailed.
KRW YORK Caronla Celtlr
NKW YORK Main Amrrlka
MHW- YORK Teutonic
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NAPI.KS
Qt.KKN TOWN
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HAMBUItO rrealdrnt Lisceht
JUDGMENT AGAINST THE TIMES
London Newspaper Must Pay P.nitll.h
Pabllahere Large Bum as .
Damages.
IJNDON. May 8. John Murray, the pub
lisher, has obtained a verdict of fcil.&lG
damages against the London Times because
the Tlms accused the publishing firm of
extortion in selling the letters of the lato
Quen Elizabeth at a liUh price. Tills cuso
has been an Incident In the war between
the Times nnd the book publishers of I.on
don which btssn when th Times Inaugur
ated a book club scheme In connection
with subscriptions to the paper, and has
attracted much attention in Ixndon.
AID TO LISBON ASSASSINS
Widow of Man. Who Killed Kiss Car
los llrana Money from
American Dank.
LISBON", May 8.-E1 Mundo declared to
day that the widow of Manuel Buissa, the
man who shot and killed King Carlos of
Portugal on February 1, has drawn 84.000
which waa deposited to her husband's order
In an American bank. The paper demands
that an Investigation he made to find out
who placed this money In the bank and
whether other funds have been deposited to
the credit of other members of the "Black
CroKS."
BIG ELEVATORS tb BE BUILT
(.raail Trnnk Railroad Will Balld Im
I mease Ptoraae Buildings on
Kam River.
WINNIPEG. Man.. May 8. -The Grand
I Trunk Railway company announced today
that the company will erect six lO.OOO.OnO
bunhel elevators on the Kam river at Fort
Williams. Work will be started this spring.
Plan to Lease Delaroa Bay.
LISBON, May S The Economlat today
announces that Delgoa bay in Portuguese
East Africa probably will be leased to the
Transvaal as an outcome of a conference
recntly held at Pretoria. Although this
would materially relieve the colonial bud
get of Portugal, the paper regards the
move as unnlee.
I'ralrle Fire Kmprnsive.
j tSIOCX FALLS. 8. U. May . (Special 4 -
1 1 liiitin.i'M, u pi iMiiiiieni tanner rcsiu-
ing near the little lu oft Manchester,
Kiiigaburv county. Iih.i Juit settled for
loMpea cauxi'd by. a fiaiiie fire which was
accidentally started by one of his sons,
and finds that the little accident cost him
I lie sum of 8W) in cash. The ho 11 set fire
to some e'.nbl.lc 111 a field where he was
operating a dlx- in:u .iiie, a fireguard hav
ing been plowed aiound the field. Whan
the fire hu't nearly burned itself out a
whirlwind rw pt over the field and riled
some of the live embers, rur the fireguard
and set .ire M I hi' praim
Blaek llllla Kpnrorth l.ragne.
STl'RtllS. 8. D.. May .-SM.cial Tele
gram.) The Rlack Hills district convention
of the Epworth league closed here last
night after a four days' session. Officers
elected are: President, William Rowden,
Hot Springs; first vice president, C. E.
Ciandall. Epearflsh; second vice president,
Mrs. WUliain Bradley, Sturgls; third vice
president, Mrs. hT. Holmes. Roubsix; fourth
vice president, Juliet Ilrown. Biurgia; secre
tary, Mrs, M. Wolamotii. Spearflsh; treas
urer. Prof. E. L. liaak, I -end lily.
I ) L'uelld Avenna Trnet AMlgaa.
CLEVEI-AND. O. May 8 Tho Jiuclld
Avvnue Trust company of thia city tudav
made an assignment to the Cleveland Trust
company In the insolvency court. No state
ment of assets or liabilities were given.
The last statement Issued by the concern
gave the assets i."00,Oj0, liabilities, Il.?uu,0u0.
TWO ATLANTA BLOCKS BURN
Los. of Million and Half Dollar, in
Southern City.
NO L0S5 OF LIFE IS REPORTED
Terminal Hotel and v
Hoaaea la lite'
Towa .jjr"e
Raalaeaa
Daws
r
.'C. OJ
bu sl-
nc - -as
l',
for h
the bit
haps w.
rfils today
i ..ch threatened
instruction throguh
.'rn'of the city and per
t" the entire downtown dis-
The fire loss may be conservatively esti
mated at p.ROO.000.
The Terminal hotel, one of the largest
In the city, la a mass of brick. It had
on Its register 200 guests when the fire
started a block away. Every one escaped.
Nearby there waa several other small
hotels, but In these there waa no lose of
life, nor waa there any in the Terminal
hotel.
The fire started In the Rchlesslnger
Meyer Baking company, Madison and Nel
son streets, at 8:80 this morning and within,
a few minutes the building was in flames.
The wagons had Just started away wltii
their early morning loads of bake-stuff
when the alarm waa given, and an attempt
waa made to start the electric elevator In
the Br.hleselnger building, to awaken the
employes asleep there. The elevator failed
to respond to the starting mechanism and
the fire authorities bellevo the fire may
have been due to some defect In the elec
tric elevator.
Flames Had BlaT Headway.
When the first fire company arlved the
building was a mass of flames. Chief
Cummlngs Immediately turned In a general
alarm. Flamea were shooting from every
window of the, big building that ran tho
entire block from Nelson to Mitchell street
on Madison, and were leaping high In the
air from tho middle of the building. The
water pressure was poor and try as they
could the firemen could not get a stream
that would carry above the second floor.
Half an hour after the fire atarted,
threatening walls made It necessary to
remove the engines on the Mitchell street
side of the building, and fifty firemen with
streams of water playing upon them drag
god the engines to a placie of safety.
Meanwhile high power trolleys and elec
tric light wire .were falling everywhere,
ruirta nf ...11. jt . . ...
uiijiiig oui ana witn
the high wind prevailing the flames were
shot across the street to the Terminal
hotel which acted aa a aort of a flue for
the fire.
Floor after floor of the Terminal hotel
was aoon ablaze. The firemen were fought
back unrtl they were In the rear of the
Terminal hotel, where lack of water again
retarded any effort to check the fire.
Within half an hoHr the walls and roof
of the hotel had fallen In.
Esolosloas Tonnle w.ti.
Spreading from Madison street to Nelson
'" " I,r i" way Into the Liquid
Carbonic company "structure, a ffve-story
building to the east and within a short
space of time there were two terr'.fie ex
plosions, which seemed to carry all retain
ing walls and the roof of this building to
the basement.
-Next to the Carbonlo company's build
ing waa the Inman block, which faced on
Forsyth street. This building was a three
story building extending from Nelson street
on Forsyth north to Mitchell, and con
tained nine or ten business concerns.
A narrow alley senarateH h t.
block from the fire and It waa soon a mass
01 names anrt nre company after fire com
pany was drawn awav from
- . DHui. 1 1 'J
their combined forces applied here, for it
was at thia point the fire was to be stopped
from crossing Mitchell and Forsyth streets
and burning further Into the city.
East of the Terminal hotel, on Mitchell,
waa the Marlon hotel annex, and Chllds
hotel. -The fire stopped after ruining the
latter hotel. Across the street, postoffico
station "B," the most Important sub-station
in the city, the Southern Suspender
company and the Southern Handkerchief
Manufacturing company, the Georgia
Vehicle company, the PleHmr.ni xj, L
- - ii.i VIMII-
pany and MeClure's Ten-Cent store all fell
away like so many cigar boxes.
Plremea Raa for Lives.
Mitchell street from Madison avenue to
Forsyth was one great furnace, flames
shooting acrosa the street from either side
with falling walls everywhere and danger
to life and limb Imminent, but the firemen
stuck to' their work and did not draw bank
until they finally had to drop their !ioa
and run for their lives as the last wall of
the Piedmont Hat company came down
leaving a clear space across a whole block
where once was one of the business blocks
of the city.
VICTOR BENDER TAKES STAND
Conaell BlaJTe Editor Telle Congres.
aloaal Committee of Rise la
Price af Paper.
WASHINGTON. May 8.Vlctor K, Ben--der.
publisher of the Dally Nonpareil, Coun
cil Bluffs, la., was the only witness ex
amined today by the special committee
of the house that la Investigating the wood
pulp and print paper question. He testified
that ten years ago he paid 81.70 per 100
pounds for paper delivered In Council Bluffs
$"50 that h'" pr'"ont cont',et called for
The committee left wishlngton today
for Corinth. N. Y.. where they will Invest!
gate the Hudson Tsper mill and also ex
amine aome of the operatives there.
SENATOR'S CLAIM IS VALID
DIstTlrt Supreme Court Holds Okla.
noma Man and Uthers Entitled
to Money.
WASHINGTON. May 8. -Justin. n..,..
1 -- uiiuiu VI
j the district eupreme court today decided
mat acnaior uwen of Oklahoma, former
Menator Butler of South Carolina and
IVvlla t IW r. .n.i.1.4 ..... - ...
.., . .......... m a (ee or
WjO payment of which from the United
biaies treasury lis a been enjoined on com
plaint of the law firm of Shelley at Martin
of this city In a 85.000,000 claim of the Cher
okeea against the government. Justice
Gould held that no fraud had been shown.
BANK PRESIDENT . ARRESTED
Kderard Bockemohle of Kllinwood.
Kan.. Beer Ives Depoelte When
Institution la Insolvent.
GREAT BEND. Kan.. May a-EdarJ
Bockemohle. president of Ibe defunct bank
of Kllinwood. which waa, closed by a bank
examiner In January last, was arrested
here last night on a warrant charging him
with receiving deposits after be knew the
Institution waa InsolvenC
AMERICA WILL SEND A TEAM
Work of Pleklna Riper) Riflemen
Will Benin Soon In Open
Competition.
WASHINGTON. Ms$ P. The National
Rifle association announces with relation
to a team to represent the ITnlted States
In the Olympic rlfls matches at Bisley,
England. July 9. 10 and 11 this year that it
has been definitely decided to send a team
consisting of eight shooting members, six
principals and two alternates. Selection of
the team will be made by open competition.
to which any citizen shall be eligible, at a
place and a date to be announced later.
The t'nlted States magazine rifle, model
1903, with four-pound ' trigger pull and
pointed bullet ammunition, will be used at
distances of 2nn. ROO. son, 8n, 900 and 1.0(H)
yards, two slghters and fifteen shots at
each rana-e; position. Including 51 yards.
prone without artificial rest. Names of
candidates for positions on the team should
be forwarded at one? to the office of the
National Rifle association, Washington, D.
C, by competent authorities. .The team as
selected will be assembled on or about June
20 and return to this country about July 20.
No one should be certified to as a csndi
dste who Is not prepared to remain with
the team for that length of time. Expenoes
of the team will tie paidJfrom date of selec
tion until return.
This announcement has been sent to the
War department. Navy department, marine
corps and the adjutants general of every
state, state rifle association and rifle clubs.
MORGAN HAS HARVESTER STOCK
Testimony in Jefferson City Ilenrlng
Shows Xm York Syndicate
to Be Interested.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., May S. -Cyrus
H. McCormick, president of the Interna
tional Harvester companies of America
and New Jersey, today testified further
doncernlng the organization of the Inter
national Harvester cdmpany of New Jer
sey. He said that of the 1110,000,00 capital
stock Sl'O.OOO.OOO wss contributed by J. P.
Morgan & Co. of New York and the other
J100.000.OiX) by five Harvester companies
whose property waa sold to the company
and was appraised at 876,000.000. 11 said
the company had expended J15,O00,00O since
1903 In betterments and that dividends
amounting to 822,200,000 had been paid In
the last flva years by the New Jersey com
pany. Mr. McCormick said the International
Harvester company of America had not
paid any dividends, but lias a surplus of
8400,000. He further stated that prices re
mained the same after the merger In 11)02
until thia yer, when a general increase of
5 per cent had been made In the selling
price for li. He agreed to furnish all
papers that Attorney General Hadley may
require in the hearing.
MISS PEARL TAYLOR IS DEAD
Yonng Minden Woman Assaulted by
Brothrr-ln-I,av Passed Away'
from Injuries.
-MINDEN,- Neb.. May . 8.-fepecial Telo
gratn.) Pearl Taylor died thia morning at,
7 o'clock, as the result uf j he shock c f the
assault, April 2S, by her brother-in-law,
Bert Taylor. The young woman waa 17
tears of age Thursday. She had been
choked and beaten about the head until
concussion of the brain resulted, death re
sulting Immediately from cerebral trouble.
The funeral will be held here tomorrow.
Miss Taylor'a death makes the third in
the family in a year. Her sister, the wife
of her assailant, died about a year ago.
Her brother, James Taylor, a young man,
who was In the prime of life and Just en
tering a prosperous career, died as the re
sult of an oprralion for appendicitis.
There Is no trace yet of Bert Taylor,
though the officials have not relaxed their
efforts to capture him. It is believed de
tectives have been for some time working
upon the case, but the authorities here will
not disclose the methods employed for Tay
lor's capture.
CASH I ERTlRREST SENSATION
Government OlMclaU Find "o Further
Shortage In Alleaheny Ka
tlonnl Rank.
PITTSBURG, Pa., May . According to
the United States government officials
there are no developments in the aliened
Irregularltlea of Hie Allegheny National
bank, which became public yesterday
through the arrest of Mr. Montgomery, the
cashier, on a charge of embezzling 8l'.0O0
of the bank's funds. National Bank Ex
aminer William ! Folds, who made the
charge against Caahler Montgomery, Is
making a further examination of the af
fairs of the bank today. The arrest of
Montgomery, who Is prominent in business,
social and political circles, continues to be
one of the greatest sensations that have oc
curred here In seral years.
The extent of We shortage caused no
alarm 1n financial circles nor among de
positors of the Allegheny National bank
and the Institution opened as usual today.
According to a report today, Cashlef Mont
gomery will restore the entire amount of
the shortage.
DEATH RECORD. s
A Ion so T. I.onx.
Alnnzo T. Long. 61 years of age, died Fri
day morning at his home, 2M8 South Thlrty
aecond Street, from diabetes. Mr. Long has
lived in Omaha about six years and is sur
vived by bis wife and three children. The
funeral probably will be held fTom the
family residence Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock, although this will not be definitely
decided until one of the daughters who Is
in the east is heard from. Interment will
be at Forest I,awn qemetery.
J. C. Morrorr.
J. C. Morrow died Friday morning at his
home, 122 North Twenty-sixth street. He
was bO years of age and had lived In the
city for many years. lie was for a long
time chief clerk In charge of the fast mall
service. Funeral services will be held at
the house Sunday, at 4 p. m. The body will
be taken to Newberg, N. Y., for burial.
Jerome Flannery.
NEW YORK, May 8. Jerome Flannery,
the leading authority on cricket In the
United States, is dead of consumption. For
fourteen yejirs he was the editor of the
American Cricket Annual.
Mrs. Jennie Colvln.
Mis. Jennie Colvln, 28 years of age, died
Thursday at Thirty-fourth and Meredith
avenue. The body will be taken to Shenan
doah, la., her home, where funeral services
Will be held 8111 (lav.
Anthrax In Herd of I'atlle.
STUROIS. 8. 1.. May 8 (Special Tele
grarp ) Anthrax has broken out among, the
cattle owned by John Fredericks, six miles
north of Biurgia. Fredericks today wired
J. P. Foster, state veterinarian, of the situ
ation anal he will probably arrive here
too a.
MORE BODIES ARE DUG UP
Eleven in All Found on Premises of
Mri. Guinness.
MYSTERY ABOUT HER DEEPENING
Measurement of Corpse In Darned
House Does Not Correspond to
Her Description One
Identlfleatln.
CHICAGO, May a. A dispatch from
X.a Porte, Ind., says that Mrs. Belle Ouln
ness is alive. This waa established be
yond a reasonable doubt yesterday. Care
ful measurements were taken of the head
less truck of the woman found la the mine
of the horned home, which at first was
thought to he the body of Mrs. Oulnness.
Thia resulted In the revelation that the
dead woman was not snore than half the
size or weight of the siren who 1 sup
posed to bar lnred a score of men to their
death.
In addition to the convincing testimony
of the tape half a doaea of the moat Inti
mate friends of Mrs. Guinness asserted
with the posltivsnese of absolnte convic
tion that the dead body was not that of
mistress of the castle of death on the
McClung road.
LA PORTE, Ind., May 8. Two more
bodies were unearthed at the Guinness
farm today In a grave rtear the spot where
three of the four bodies were exhumed
Wednesday. The first to be turned up Is
undoubtedly that of a grown male, and
the second la believed to be the bonc-s of a
woman.
A soft spot under a pile of refuse was
selected as the most promising place to
begin. The digger had not been long at
his task when he turned up a spadeful of
bones, and before 9 o'clock the body, that
of a full grown male, had been entirely
exposed. The skeleton, which was badly
disarticulated, was scattered, but the bones
were In a good state of preservation. It Is
believed that the body has been under
ground about two years. The second skele
ton was found In the same place, and di
rectly underneath the first, with an Inter
vening space of earth. The bones are much
smaller and thought to be those of a
woman. This skeleton waa tn an articu
lated state also, the tools of the digger
probably having to do with the breaking
and scattering of the smaller bonnes.
Many Sightseers Visit Farm.
As early as 7 o'clock this morning bug
gies, backs and wagons carrying curious
sightseers, started for the farm, and by 8
o'clock more than 1,000 people had gathered
upon the beautiful sloping scene of the
crimes. Farmers, merchants, clerks, towns
people of adjacent towns and villages and
visitors from, far away cities made up the
crowd that morbidly watched the monoton
ous turning of earth.
When It wns learned In this city that
more bodies had been found, many more
repaired to the scene ot death. l,-
That more bodies will be found today Is
confidently believed.' This expression of
Opinion is expressed by the authorities and
causes renewed excitement.
New evidence connecting Ray Lamphere
wlib the more recent deaths at the Guin
ness farm and the possible discovery of
additional graves 6n tho premises were the
chief developments expected In today's ex
poundings of the mysteries.
It was predicted by the authorities that
further discoveries would be made Tills
view was shared by all who have followed
the case and it was strengthened by more
or less tangible evidence which has lien
drifting Into Pa Porte sinco early yester
day. One of tho outside camniunlcail jns
which arrived yesterday was from Provi
dence, R. 1. A message from the eastern
city said Dial one of the victims of the
death farm may have been from that city.
Confirmation of this Is not obtainable, but
In the present state of development of evi
dence it Is given aonio consideration.
Evidence Agnlnat Lamphere.
What the inquiries of Prosecutor R. N.
Smith into the alleged connection of Ray
Lamphere with the crimes will develop l.i
exciting Interest, l'eputy Sheriff Boy Marr,
who is aiding the state's attorney In this
line of work, claims that he will today
produce witnesses to strengthen the testi
mony of Louis Roule, Bessie Wallace and
Nettie Shoemaker, who yesterday told the
authorities that Lamphere hud asserted
that he knew enough concerning Mrs.
Guinness to convict her of serious crimes
and had threatened to reveal this evidence
In revenge for her prosecutions of him.
One of theso new witnesses, It Is sa'd,
took part In the conversion between
Roule and Lamphere, and, It Is fuither
reported, Is of unquestioned Integrity and
standing in the community.
When more bodies were found on the
Guinness farm today fresh mysteries con
fronted the authorities. Thus far only
three of the eleven bodies have leen iden
tified. The known victims are Jennie Ol
seu, the lfi-yoar-old foster daughter of
Mrs. GulnneBs; Andrew Helgelcln of Mans
field, S. V.. and Ole O. Budsberg of Iola,
Wis. One female corpse and those of five
males yet remain unidentified, beside the
two found today. Despite the searching in
vestigations of the sheriff and state's at
torney there Is as yet almost no clue to
the Identity of these bodies. Their task Is
complicated by the fact that tho bodies
have been In the ground for at least
eighteen months.
Plakerfon Men at Work.
That the Plnkerton operatlvea who were
brought Into the affair yestetday may be
able to discover fresh evidence Is the hope
of Sheriff Smutzer and Prosecutor Smith.
The outsider! are In cliarxe of C. J. Smith
and he Is said to have four asslstanta.
Two of these, It is said, have been de
tailed to search neighboring farms for In
formation regarding Mrs. Guinness' estab
lishment. The others are working under
the direction of the sheriff.
The woman frequently changed her sig.
nature, some times signing "Gunneas" and
often writing It Guinness." The gener
ally accepted spelling of the name, how
ever, in La. Porte is "Gunness."
The rain ceased early this morning and
digging was begun early by Sheriff Smut
ger, who departed from his usual cuatom
of having several men at work with spades
and put only one man at It.
The sheriff was too busy this morning to
talk to newspaper men. Prosecuting At
torney Smith also refused to say anything.
It Is said that the Piukertona are picking
apart whatever evidence they have gath
ered. Conorer Mack was engaged until an
early hour this morning taking the de
positions of the Budsberg boys and Edwin
Chapin, the iola. Wis., merchant, who ac
companied them. These reveal no facta not
already publlshed
Another important witness against Lamp
here, the suspected, murderer. Is said to
have been found tn a person named Pur-
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FEW TO WELCOME NAVAL HERO
Only
a Smell tnmli.r
Admiral Sehler
Depot.
Recognise
at
Nnt even the keen eye of a Spanish ca
valC''J'ouM discover anything but good
natu. and mild manners In the face of
Admiral Winfleld Scott Pchlry, hero of
Santiago, when he stepped from the North
western train at I:.) jesterday afternoon
and greeted General Charles Manderson,
whose guest he will be until Sunday after
noon. The admiral greetod General Manderson
with a hearty handshake, while Mrs.
Schley, who accompanied her. dlstlngulsht d
husband on his trip, bestowed upon the
general apostolic greeting, and led the
party from the train.
Tn her arms Mrs. Schley carried two large
bouquets of roses, one presented to her by
the school children of Yankton. S. !.,
where Admiral Schley attended a meeting
of the high degree Masons. Another bou
quet wss presented to Mrs. Schley at Slong
City, the gift of the Eastern Stare snd Ma
sonic bodies.
With the courtesy of an American naval
officer the admiral allowed Mrs. Schley to
pass the first pleasantries. As he handed
one. trunk heck to the transfer agent, Mrs.
Schley said: "We've only got one trunk:
that proves that T am not a bride even If
1 hsve been earning flowers on the trsln.
Some people have thought we were a
young couple, but I could prove that I am
not a bride If I Just had some of my grand
children here."
Admiral Schley was met only by hla host.
As the party passed along the depot plat
forms few If any except a few detectives
knew that the dapper little man, with the
smiling face and unnecessary gold headed
cane, was one of the greatest naval heroes
of the nineteenth century. All eyes were
centered on the party because of those two
big bouquets of roses.
An automobile In waiting took the party
to the home of General Manderson, 510
Sotitb Thirty-eighth avenue, where Admiral
and Mrs. Schley were given an opportunity
to rest after a tiresome trip from Yankton,
S. D., where they left at an early hour
Friday morning. For newspaper photogra
phers the admiral lifted his hat Mrs.
Schley held up her flowers. To the union
elation assistant the admlrnl gave his usual
half-dollar from a little black purse which
was Just large enough to hold "tip" money
on a trip of 110 to 200 miles on the ordinary
American railroad.
"I believe In tips." said the admiral, a$
the automobile started off. "It makes
every one feel good and I always carry
change to pay those who make It so com
fortable for me to travel."
Admiral Schley recalled at once his last
trip to Omaha, when he was a guest of
General Manderson on a trip through tho
west. It was on this occasion that General
Manderson sought to give the naval hero
a rest by taking out a special train and
running to Denver, then to Salt Lake City
and back over the Union Pacific through
Wyoming. But there was no rest on the
trip. The admiral had achieved too much
for his country and enthusiasm and patriot
Ism ran high.
VALVE OF BIG NAVAL CRl'ISR
Admlrnl gphley "ays It Will Roaae
Public Interest In Anvy.
"As a result of the trip of the American
fleet around the world and such receptions
as have ben accorded the grer.t boats nnd
their officers by the Pacific coast cities, the
enthusiasm of the people of the United
States will reach a high point and they
will be more willing to urge Its Improve
ment and maintalnaii.ee at that high point
of efficiency, when; it has stood from the
time of John Paul Jones to 'Ninety-eight.' "
In reply to the question as to what effect
the trip of the fleet would have at home
and abroad. Admiral Winfleld Scott Schley,
made the answer quoted.
"Abroad, I do not know of any questions
now ope.n which would cause comment be
cause of the movement of the fleet around
the world." said the admiral.
"It Is perfectly proper that the great
boats should make the trip and my predic
tion is that they will make It successfully.
"Less than this no boat In the navy
should be able to do. i They should all be
cquHl to any distance and any teat of
endurance." '
Asked as to the differences between
con vi hs and President Roosevelt, the ad
miral replied:
"Well, experience has been my best
teacher, and I saw the time In 1S98, when
we would have given a great deal for a
few more ships but we did not have them.
"Now If the time" ever comes and I pray
God It will be remote when we need ships
and the navy must demonstrate its ef
ficiency. It will be better for us to have
four ships than to need two. There Is some
difference, of opinion as to whether we
should enlarge the navy, but it is always
Is'bt to be safe."
Speaking of the recent crltlciams of the
American navy. Admiral Schley said:
"It is simply nn academic question as to
where the armor belt should be, and
whether It should be higher or lower de
pends on the conditions.
"If we were allowed to choose the
weather each time when the ships are to
be in action, it might be possible to settle
Just where the belt should be, but aa I
say It la purely academic and the criticisms
of this kind are not unexpected. They are
criticising the Bible now and It is 2,000 years
old. No wonder aome criticise the battle
ships.' which are only 2 years old. But
no man ever built a house one year, but
what be could have built another better
next year.
"I do not have any use for the criticisms.
I believe our navy, ship for Bnp man for
man and gun for gun. la the equal of
any navy in the world, and If I et my
own feelings get away with me, I might
say it waa better than that."
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Two Contrarte Let for Cnnal on
Belle Fourrhe Irrigation
, Project.
fFiom a Staff Coriespondent.)
WASHINGTON, May 8.A(Speclal 'Tele
gram.) In connection with south canal of
the Bello Fourche Irrigation project in
South Dakota, the follow iig contracts
have been awarded. Mr. Leonard 8elt
of Vale, S. D., for the construction of sec
tion two A, 88.06J; J. W. McNeel of North
Platte, Neb., for the conatructlon of sec
tlon two B. SO.OKit.
Malcolm Hayden, Alexander Acblsher and
Nelsou K. iJifferty have been appointed
letter carriers and Andrew McMinlme.
substitute carrier at Ivnlaon. Ia,, effective
May 15, when city delivery will be estaV
liblicd.
PRESIDENT CUTF0R STROLL
Despite Rain .Ksrcullie nnd Prof,
nurrouaras Take l.onaj Walk
at Plan Knot.
CHAIU.OTTESV1LLE. Va., May 8.-De-spile
the rain which fell during the night
'resident Roosevelt and Prof. Burroughs
went for a long stroll through the woods
of Pine Knot early today
SILVER FROM STATE
Governor Sheldon Present! Service to
the Battleship Nebraska.
BRIEF FORMAL SPEECHES MADE
Toasts to Health of State and 600 j
Luck to the Ship.
CALIFORNIA ALSO REMEMBERED
Silver Service is Presented to Ship by
Governor Gillette.
METCALF REVIEWS BIG FLEET
Secretary of Navy Sees Assembled
Flahtlng. Machines from the
Quarterdeck of lianboat
Vorklonn,
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8.-Seirctry of
the Navy Metcalf. on the quarter deck Of
the trim little gunboat Yorkiown, today re
viewed the forty-four assembled . ships ot
the combined Atlantic and Pacific fleets at
anchor In Oakland fairway of the harbor.
Rear Admiral Hoblcy V. Evans, who is
closing his last day of command, was not
able to go aboard his old flagship, as hs
had Intended, to participate In the review.
The admiral was much fatigued by lit e
long ride yesterday In the land parade.
He probably will leave for the east tomor
row morning and will not again set foot
on the bridge of the flagship Connecticut.
The day of the review was" brilliant with
sunshine and the harbor was crowded with
launches' and excursion craft. As the
Yorktown steamed out of the Oakland
mole with the secretary's flag flying the
ships began a salute of seventeen gun
In unison. Then as the little gunboat
turned down the first lane between tho
battleships of the second Atlantic squad-,
ron and the armored cruisers of the Pa
cific fleet the ships began to fire Indi
vidual salutes as the reviewing bjat
cleared their after gangways. The Tork
towu then passed between the battleships
of the first Atlantic squadron and the tor
pedo flotillas. After the review the flag
and commanding officers were received
on board the Yorktown, which cast anchor
near the Connecticut.
Sliver services this afternoon were pre
sented to the battleship Nebraska snd the
armored cruiser California. Governor
Sheldon of Nebraska made the presentation
speech on board the Nebraska.
The service was accepted, by Captain R.
F. Nicholson, amid the cheers of the of
ficers. At the conclusion of the brief for
mal speeches the health of the state and
a hearty good luck to the battleship In lime
of peace or war were drunk. Governor J.
N. Gillette made the presentation speech
on the cruiser California and the service
for that ship was accepted by Captain W.
L. Cottman, the commander. .' .
T A K A II I R A SKND CORDIAL NOTE
Japanese Ambassador Remembers "aa
Francisco Committee.
BAN FRANCISCO, May 8. The fleet com
mittee received yesterday a cordial not
from Baron K. Takahlra, Japanese am
bassador to the United States, In which lie.
took occasion, while expressing regret at
his Inability to participate In San Fran
cisco's festivities, to state his belief that
the approaching visit of the war vessel)
to the orient would Inaugurate s new epocr
In the friendly relations between the two
powers. He referred to the great servlc
rendered mankind by Prsldent Roosevell
when he brought war In Manchuria to an
end, and closed his communication by draw
ing a parallel between the famous mission
of Commodore Perry to Japan and the pro
jected voyage of the united squadrons to
the shores of bis country.
DEPOSITIONS IN PRATT CASE
Friend gays Mrs. Pratt Complained
of Lonaevlty of the
Colonel.
In support 'of his allegation that Mrs
Julia Montgomery Pratt married him foi
his money and not In good faith. Colonel
James H. Pratt Is gathering deposition
from friends who have visited bis homi
during bis married life. One of these
filed Friday was, given by Ralph Stebbln?
Greenlee of Chicago, president of the.
Greenlee Foundry compuny and vice pres
ident and treasurer of the Northwestern
Stove Repair company. He nays he visited
at the Pratt home In October, 190, ami
while he, Colonel Pratt and Mrs. Pratt
were talking together Colonel Pratt fell
asleep and at Mrs. 1'ratt'a suggestion they
went out on the front porch. There they
discussed Colonel Pratt.
"I said he was quite an old man." aaya
Greenlee In the deposition, "and that there
was quite a difference In years between
them. She said" there was. Among other
things she said that she had only married
htm for his money; that at the time she
married him she did not think he would
live over three years, but from the way
it looked now It seemed he might live
another ten years."
Greenlee says she also complained that
the colonel drank a great deal and was
not cleanly In his habits. He said he was
greatly surprised at this, as be always
considered Colonel Pratt temperate in hit
habits. ,
"The next day," he continues. "I aKlned
her not to gel a divorce. I told her the
colonel was a very old man and that it
was best to go easy alth him and that
sho had better watt."
FAINTS AT SIGHT OF MOTHER
Young Woman Is Overcome at Their
First Meeting In Twenty
Years.
When Augusta Nelson of Benson saw her
mother for the first tinrto In twenty yeara
Friday morning, she fell In a faint On the
sidewalk at Sixteenth and Farnam streets,
but a few minutes later was enabled to
take the car with bur mothar for her home.
Miss Nelson came to America many yeara
ago from Sweden. Fur years It had been
plar.ned to have her mother Join her In
Omaha, but she did not arrive until Friday.
Other members of the family met the
mother at Union Ma'lon and she came up
on the Farnam car. Atigiibta Nelson was
wailing on the corner of Sixteenth and
Farnam sti'-els wlo-n lor mother alighted.
She blarled forward t greet her, but fell
lir a faint. h was so excited.
Miss Nelkon said when she recovered that
she iiud anticipated her mother's coming
so long that alio simply could not Stan 1
up when at'liist her eyca fell upon her
parent, whom she could scarcely reuieuv
ber.