The Omaha . Daily Bee
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING. MAY 26, 190STEN PAGES.
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U1CII WATER IN TEXAS
Trinity River at Dallas Passes Flood
Mark of Fifty-Two Feet
FOUE . THOUSAND HOMELESS
Property Damage Estimated at Orer
Million Dollars.
AT LEAST FOUR LIVES LOST
Only One Street Car Line it in
Operation.
RECORD RAIN IK OKLAHOMA
Principal Streams Continue to
: .Slowly na . Train Serric
' Practical! 'suspended
: on ' Vine.
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LiALLAS. Tex.. .f.
28. Four lives
known to be lost, mo.y, a million dol-
lars north of property
-y art. A.fHii no.
pie rendered homeless a sy graph and
telephons wires, west ana. '( west, put
out of commission. Is the res.. 'if," record
breaking overflow of the TTln. last
night and today. The flood V. ,tfall
passed the record made by ths r. in 1866,
fifty-two feet. ' (
Only one street csr tins la operating to
a part of North Dallas. Ths water works
plant la out of commission and the light
plant Is swamped. Mayor Hay has Issued
a. proclamation closing all business houses
from 7:80 tonight until 6 o'clock tomorrow
morning. Funds wer raised this after
noon for the relief of the homeless.
The village of West Dallas, serosa the
Trinity river, la partially inundated and
hundreds of families ar being forced to
seek higher placea. The Commerce street
bridge that spans Trinity river has been
partially washed away and there is no
travel between the city proper and suburbs
on ths west bank t the river.
Street car bridges are under water and
traffic over theso lines has baen suspended.
Traffic on the Interurban between this
city and Fort Worth ha been discontinued.
A section of the Texas & Pacific railroad
bridge baa been washed away and service
to the west has been abandoned.
In the city proper there Is likely to be
much distress, as the water and light com
panies have been closed down, their plants
having been flooded.
Financial Loss Hearr
A section of the . Santa F railroad bridge
has gone down and trafflo over thla line
has been temporarily discontinued.
The financial loss will be heavy. People
living along the river below the city, were
not prepared for the sudden rise. It came
without warning and during the early hours
of ths morning there were, many narrow
escape . from 4 rowing. Owners of live
stock were forced to remove their animals
from the river bottom. A number of cattle
and horse was swept away by the flood,
... This section of the city I peopled by the
. poor els and there 1 already much dis
' tress anwntFfc(K. .',, ;"" .
, The ' Nellie Maurlne, a river steamer,
,Vv eught under the Commerce street bridge
today and lost , It pilot house. '
.Ten Dead at Fort Worth.
FORT WORTH, Tex.. May 2&.-The rood
which descended upon Fort Worth Sunday
reached Its crest today and Trinity river
and Its tributaries have receeded two feet.
The police department estimates that ten
person met death In Fort Worth and vi
cinity, and that tt, 000,000 damage has been
done.
Record for Braaoa at Waco.
WACO, Tex., May 26.-The Brasos river
Is" higher here by two feet than ever known.
Thousands of acre of land have been over
flowed and the damage to crops Is heavy.
People living In the lowlands have been
driven from their homes. Five Inches of
rain tell In ten hours. Railroads have been
washed out badly. Tributaries of the Bra
sos river - are extremely high and crops
along these streams hsve been damaged.
Record Rain la Oklahoma.
GUTHRIE. Okl.. May 26. Flood condi
tion In Oklahoma were still serious to
day. Notwithstanding there was no further
hesvy rain In the state since late yes
terday, all the principal streams continued
to 'rls slowly, spreading out and cover
ing additional territory, and it nai pre
dicted that the water would not begin to
fall any before twenty-four hours. No ad
ditional loss of life wss reported up to
early today, but several points were still
Isolated and full details were lacking. Rail
road over the entire state are practically
out of commission. While hundreds of
persons have abandoned their homes In
the bottom and are camped on the hills,
no real distress ha been reported,
the rainfall has broken all Oklahoma
records.
Railroad gaffer Heavily.
Tii railroads most seriously affected
are the- fit. Louis & Ban Francisco, the Mis
sourl, Kansas it Tsxas, Midland Valley,
Rock Island and Bant Fe. All the prlnci
pal streams are out of their banks at
some point along their length. Th towns
tht hsv suffered the greatest damage
ana inconvenience are Weat Gutherle,
TUisa. Jenka, a amall town near Tulsa
Muskogee, Shawnee and Sapulpa. West
Guthrie, parts of Tulsa. Jenks and Sapulpa
ar Inundated. - Shawnee la surrounded by
water and Isolated aave for telegraph and
telephone communication; Muskogee has
suffered considerable damage to outlying
property and Its gs plant was flooded
last night nd closed down, and much
lowland In ether part of th state Is under
water,
The streams ar higher than for Years
and are bringing down much wreckage
of various dlscrlptlon. Bridges and various
placea on the Cimarron, Cottonwood, Can
man ana Arkansas rivers, ss well aa on
most of the tributaries of these streams,
have either suffered damage or been
wtshed out entirely. It will be a week or
nor before train service ha been restored
to It normal condition.
Heavy Loaa la Oil Fields
TULSA. Okl., May 16 Th Arkansas
river at Tulsa, after reaching its height
shortly after midnight last night, began at
uvuu iuUjr to fevod eluwlj. Rrpvtta fiuiu
surrounding town alio tell of a fall In
th streams. All trains on th Missouri,
Kansas Texas. St. Louis & Ban Fran
cisco. Midland Valley and the Santa F
ar tied up at Tulsa. No trains have com
In from th west since Sunday morning.
Tb Midland Valley and Frisco bridge ar
tinaaf and th track on th weat side of
Tulsa r waahed out for hundred of
fsrds. Both approach to th wagon
hrldg her have been damaged.
At th town of Jenka. in th oil field fif
teen mile south of here, four feet of water
taoda la tb Midland Valley yard and th
elation oa that road ha been abandoned.
IConUiuted oa Second I'M
SUMMARY OF THE DEE
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THE WXATIE1.
For Omaha, Courjcll Bluffs and Vicinity
Fair Tuesday; not much change In temp
erature. For Nebraska Partly cloudy Tuesday.
For Iowa Showers and thunder storms
Tuesday.
Temperature at Omaha:
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DOMESTIC.
Dr. William A. Quayle and Dr. Charles
W. Smith were elected bishop by the
Methodist General conference. Pag 1
Water In the Trinity river at Dallas,
Tex.. I the highest ever known and many
deaths and a heavy property loss ha re
sulted. P8" 1
Court finds that Harry Thaw Is Insane
and must remain In an asylum. Page fl
Mae Wood Is given, her release from the
Tombs on bond. Pag 1
An unidentified tramp' assaults two
farmers near Yankton with the purpose of
robbery. Page 1
Omaha road's fine for rebating is up
held by the circuit court of appeals.
Pag 1
Presbyterian assembly discusses the
value of denominational college education
for preachers. Pag X
Southwestern miner and operators sign
up new wage scale. Pag"
FOBrioar.
Th banns for the Gould-Sagan mar
riage will be announced next Sunday,
Pag 1
KBRAfKA.
Omaha trade booster have a welcoma
reception throughout western Nebraska,
Pag 1
General Solicitor J. E. Kelby of the Bur
llngton road cross-examines State Senator
C. A. Sibley as to his right to secure re
duced grain rates. Pag 3
W. J. Bryan return to Lincoln, where
he will remain until starting on his trip
through northern Nebraska. Pag 1
COKMX&CIAZ. AID UTDUSTKIAX.
Live stock markets. Pag T
Grain markets. PagoT
Stock and bonds. Pag 7
HGTCKIVTS OP OCBAJr STEAMSHIPS.
Port. Arrived.
NEW YORK ... Caledonia
Ballad.
...St. Louia.
, Zealand.
NSW -YORK
, ....w,.. ...... rratorla.-
NEW YOHK ..
Germanta.
NEW YOHK
. Ra. ' Italia.
PHILADELPHIA. Prleilaod. . .
LIVERPOOL ... Camilla
SOUTHAMPTON. New York..
QLKKNSTOWN
riUMS
, Campania.
Blavonla.
CLUBMAN'S TRIAL IS CALLED
Millionaire Who Killed Cabman Be
fore Conrt at Washington on
Chars of Mnrder.
WASHINGTON, May 25,-The trial of
Gaston C. Phillip, the millionaire clubman
of New York and Washington, and scion
of a prominent family, who a year ago
shot and killed Frank B. Macaboy, a cab
driver, was begun before Justice Job Bar
nard, In criminal court No. 2. - Vigorous
effort will be made by counsel for the
young clubman to substantiate his plea
of self-defense, and sensational testimony
will. It Is said, be brought out by the prose
cution. I
REUNION OF RAILROAD MEN
Mora Than Four Thousand Old-Tlmers
Expected at De Moines
far Session.
DES MOINES. Ia., May 25.-The great
reunion which for months haa been planned
by the officials of the Iowa Railway club
will be held here In full blast with more
than 4.000 old-timers to participate In the
program. Men, who twenty years ago were
connected with Iowa railroads and who are
eligible to attend th reunion will be here
from every state in the union. They are
on their way here from every part of th
country.
OMAHA FINED FOR REBATING
Circuit Court at St. Panl I'pholds
Conviction and Twenty Thou-sand-Dollar
Penalty.
(ST. PAUL, Minn.. May 28. Th United
States circuit court of appeals today af
firmed the conviction and th fine Im
posed on the Omaha railroad and its gen
eral freight agent, H. H. Pearce, In the
grain rebate cases tried hs.it year In Min
neapolis. The government's contentions In
th lower court are austained in every par.
tlcular. The railroad waa fined ,000 and
Mr. Pearce 82,000.
IT'S MAE C. WOOD-PLATT NOW
Western Woman Who Ha Been Salng
New York Senator Use
HI Name.
NEW YORK? May 26.-Mse C. Wood, ths
woman from Omaha, who sued Senator
Thomaa C. Piatt for divorce, alleging that
she was secretly married to him In 1901
was relessed in 83,000 bail today. Miss Wood
Is charged with perjury In the testtmony
heard In the case In court last week.
When the ball bond had been made out
Mis Wood signed It "Mae C. Wood-Piatt."
Conferene Report A arced To.
WASHINGTON. May 28. The confer
ence report on th sundry civil appropria
tion bill today was agreed to by the houae
In It entirety. Tb report furnished th
text for a number of speeches from th
democratic aid charging extravagance In
appropriation.
Three Men Swept Over Falls.
PORTLAND. Ore.. May 38 A special to
the Oregonlan from Spokane eaye that
John Sharpies. John Miles and a young
Englishman named Richmond of Nelson,
B. C. were swept over the falls in the
Kootonal river today and perished. Their
bodies ar missing. It Is believed th men
either miscalculated the force of th cur
rent and an oar broke, fcharplea and
Mile wer well kuown man.
IN FAVOR OF CHURCH UNION
Move to Unite All Presbyterian Bodiei
Given Great Impetus.
ACTION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Heartr Fraternal Greeting U Sent to
Other Presbyterian Bodies Plan
for Federal Conncll of
Churches Approved.
KANSAS CITY. May 25. Co-operation
and closer relatione leading ultimately to
union with other churches of the Presby
terian faith, the duty of the church to the
negro and religious education wer the Im
portant subjects considered by the general
assembly of the Presbyterian church In the
United States today.
Rev. Dr. William H. Robert of Philadel
phia, In reading the report of the com
mittee on church co-operation and union,
submitted resolutions which were adopted.
recommending th heartiest response to
any movement inviting union with the
reformed church In America, the Presby
terian church In the United Statea, the
United Presbyterian and other churches
of the faith. The sembly was told by the
report of the fraternal relations which al
ready exist between Its church and every
other Presbyterian church, and the resolu
tions of the committee called for action
which will induce closer relations. A mes
sage of fraternal greeting waa sent to the
genersl synod of the reformed church In
the United Slates In session now at York,
Pa., "Inviting action with a view to fur
ther consideration of the subject of closer
relatione between the two "denominations.
In harmony with the resolution adopted In
1906, by the Joint committees representing
both churches.
Plan for Federal Council.
The assembly adopted a resolution ap
proving th plan of the federal council
of the churches of Christ in America,
which Is composed of twenty-seven of the
leading protestant and evangelical churchea
In the country with the hope "that the first
meeting of the federal council will result
In the adoption of plans of co-operation
which will manifest more clearly the unity
In Jesus Christ of the churches and the
advonce In a noteworthy manner of the
interests of ths kingdom of Christ in the
United States and- throughout the world."
The work of the counsel of the Reformed
church In the United States In advancing
the cause of church co-operation was ap
proved by th general assembly.
Speaking on the report of the committee
on education Dr. Leslie French of th Uni
versity of Michigan said the church should
make great efforts to reach atate unlver-
slty students. He said that one-seventh of
the student body of the Michigan university
were Presbyterians.
Dr. George S. Bumfield of Philadelphia
said that the educational work of the
church was of the most vital Importance,
Negro Member Speak.
Four negroes were among the speaker
who supported the report of the committee
on freedmen. Rev. E. M. Clark, a negro of
birmlngham, Ala., made an eloquent speech,
the burden of which was that tb same
agencies should be at work In the Interest
of hi race trmt were working for th Tiet-
termrnt of the white race. Rev. A. D,
McCoy and Dr. O. A- Williams of Okla
homa, both negroes, expressed their ap
preciation for th interest the assembly
took In their race. Rev. Thomas K.
Bridges, a negrd whose field is in the Choc
taw nation In Oklahoma, told of his ex
periences there trying to uplift a commun
ity of superstitious negroes who are domi
nated by Indian thought.
Dr. E. P. Cowan, secretary of the board
of freedmen, - said that th church had
been doing missionary work among the
negroea of th south for forty-three years
and during that time illiteracy among them
had been reduced 40 per cent.
The discussion developed the fact that th
negroes lack ministerial leadership and It is
the purpose of the board to establish local
academies of primary grades and industrial
branches. It Is not the purpose to interfere
with the denominational relation of th
student. Clcse co-operation of all Fiesby
terlan churches is encouraged.
Committee oa Education.
The report of the committee on educa
tion was aa follows, in part:
The work shows that 809 candidates were
accepted by the board last year, eiahtv-
three in academic, 354 in collegiate and 372
in meoiogicai courses. Of these 25a were
new men and 658 "renewals." a decrease
of fifteen In the former and an Increase ntf
thlrty-slx In the latter. This unusual con
dition Is due probably to the fact that the
increased cost or living haa constrained a
number of csndidstes who had believed
themselves able to pursue their further
training unassisted to renew their appllca-
UUJJB.
A notable dearth of candidates is ob
served in a number of presbyteries east of
the Alleghenles, seven ot the strongest
avtriaging uui one canaiaate to 6,137 church
members. In the large centers of wealth
and population comDarativelv few ranrti.
aaiea are Deing raised up to face with a
mastery born of intimate experience the
complex prooiem ot urban life. Th re
sult la that th churchea of the aat 4r
heavily upon the ministerial forces of the
west, struggling aa it is with it vast
stretches of unevsngelised territory, into
which immigration Is pouring with ever a
widening stream.
It is beyond the Mississippi thst the ma
jority or our 3,zai vacant churchea lie. If
the eastern homes, churches and schools
cannot furnish enough ministers for the
needs or their own territory, but must
oram away some or tne Dest workers from
our destitute home mission fields, rh. iu.
of supply and demand In the church have
become seriously disturbed. The call for
men to man the fields in th south, west
and southwest ia stronaer and innHr
day than ever Ira our nation's history. Over
600 men could be used at once on home
mission territory If the money and the
wen nara avanuDie. mere ar county
mvmim in uo buuuhibi naving no evangel!
cal church of any denomination.
The board wishes to emnhaalza th. n..
on the part of presbyteries of exercising
.... . u,,u.v.u. vans in me examina
tlon of candidates.
A large share of the time and money de.
voted to higher education la hein
pended upon th development of technical
coursea even in the denominational
leges, and there is eminent danger that
in. a. d. uegro snau d allowed to
stand for less and less In th midst of an
ao wnen me reactions or material pros
perity an ieu so s.eeniy in our educational
The receipt were $178,742 and th expen-
,41,,,, leaving m paianco or abbe.
Aid Needed for Freedmen.
Th report of th board of mission for
freedmen w ubm:tt4 l the morning
session and Drought out much discussion
It waa in part as follows:
i ne income oi tne board waa not aa
large aa we had hoped for and planned
for at the beginning of th year. Al
though the receipts from church collections
ana me women s societies and other
sources amounted to 84,564 more than last
year, tins gam was mora than overbal
aneea Dy loss in other directions. Th
number of churches that helped In any
waa a.ais. a gain oi SLJ, and th num
ber that helped by congregational eolleo.
tions waa 4.17u. a sain of 1S1. Tha numhai
of Sunday schools contributing was 764. a
loss or ; or young people soctotles, 1.071,
a gain of el.
The total receipts fror all source wer
H73.Z2. using I1S.7U le than laat year.
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GOULD-SAGAN WEDDING SOON
Ban Will Be Published la Paris San.
day Next and Ceremony Two
Weeks Later.
FARI8, May SB. M. Cachard, attorney
for Mm. Anna Gould, who Is at present
engaged In preparing the contract for
Mme Gould's marriage to Prince Helle De
Sagan, authorlzea the Associated Press to
any absolutely the story that the couple
were ecretly married at Hoboken, N. J.,
on the eve of their departure from America
last month. As alresdy stated In these
dispatches, the Gduld family's opposition
to the marriage has been withdrawn. The
bana Will be published next Sunday and
the marriage will take place a fortnight
later, the French law requiring that the
bans be published ten days In advance of
the wedding. I
There will be both civil and religious
ceremonlea, the latter under the Protestant
rite. The couple will be married under
what is known In France aa the "separa
tion of property regime," each party to re
main In absolute control of his or her own
ortune, which In the event of death shall
not pass to the survivor, but to the heirs
of the deceased. After the marriage the
couple will reside' In France, the Idea of
selling Mme. Gould's tr.agnlflcent mansion
on the Avenue Malakoff and her country
seat, the Chateau Marals, and living
abroad, which was contemplated, having
been abandoned.
Count Bonl De Captellane, the divorced
husband of Mme. Gould, is prepared the
moment the bans are published to bring
suit to transfer the custody of the Cas
tellan children to himself on the ground
that Prince De Sagan la not fit to be their
stepfather. The count, however, evidently la
not yet apprised of the exact situation, as
he imagines that Madame Gould Is still
hesitating with regard to the marriage. He
counts upon the continued opposition of
George Gould, who, he says, is expected In
Paris within a fortnight.
There Is an intimation from sources
friendly to Mme Gould that Count Bonl
would not dare bring suit for the custody
of his children, as It would assuredly pro
voke the revelation of certain damaging
matters affecting him which heretofore
have been held In reserve.
NEW YORK. May 25. Justice of the
Peace William Rundenbender of Hoboken,
whose name had been mentioned in connec
tion with the report that Prince d Sagan
-fand Mme. Gould were married In New Jer
sey, denied positively today that he per
formed the marriage. The atatement from
Justice Rudenbender was brought forth by
a woman on a complaint directing him to
appear before the board of health and ex
pluln why he had not filed a certificate
within thirty days. If he had In fact of
ficiated at the marriage.
GREET FALLIERS AT LONDON
President of French Republic Re-
tarns Visit of Ensllih Rale
In State.
LONDON. May 26. King Edward, the
prince of Wale and other member of the
royal family. Including Prince Arthur of
Connaught, Sir Edward Grey, Premier A
qulth and Home Secretary Gladstone, wel
comed M. Falllei es, the president of
France, when he arrived at the Victoria
fetatlen this afternooi -ret jj-n the visits
which King" Edward and other members
of the British royal family have paid to
the head of the French republic in Pails.
The station, which was closed to the
general public, had been converted Into a
huge conservstory. As the special train
bringing M. Fallleres and the members of
his party from Dover arrived at the sta
tion the king, the prince of Wale and all
the army officers present stood at salute.
His majesty warf the first to greet the
French president, welcoming him like an
old friend.
After the usual Introductions and the In
spection of the guard of honor, a proces
sion of state carriages, with postillions,
was formed and proceeded to York house,
that portion of St. James palace where M.
Fallleres will reside during his stay In
London.
THIEF' NABS 0FFICER'S STAR
Add This Insult to Sleeping Detec
tive After Lifting HI
Valuable.
CHICAGO. May 26.-A burglar with a
humorous turn of mind who picked as his
victim a detective noted in his district as
n "expert thief catcher," Is oao of Chl
rago's latest acquisitions.
The midnight prowler broke Into the po
llct man's room while he lay asleep In bed.
appropriating diamond cuff buttons, stick
pins, other articles of Jewelry and 190 In
cash, which he found under the detective'
pillow
The thief added Insult to Injury: he left
the policeman's gun, not even removing
the cartridges before he left, but took his
star.
Detective Sergeant P. A. Reynolds was
the victim of the midnight raid. William
Levy, alias George Davis, a negro, under
arrest. Is said to be the burglar. .
Reynolds asserts he was chloroformed
before he waa robbed.
TRAMP ASSAULTS TWO MEN
Serious Injuries Indicted Upon Resi
dent of Yankton, with Rob.
bery aa Motive.
YANKTON. S. D., May 28.-(Speclal Tel
egram.) Felix Fenenga and Gottleib Burgl,
residing near town, were brutally assaulted
by a tramp Saturday night, who tird them
to posts after overpowering them. Fenenga
was thrown down cellar and secured.
Burgl waa stabbed with a knife in ths arm
and la In th hospital here In a serious
condition. The county is being searched
for the ruffain, who got no money after
ransacking the houae.
WOMAN'S BODJMN A BARREL
Fonad Floating In Little Hell Gate
Offlecra Believe She Wa
Murdered,
NEW YORK, May 26. The -body of an
unidentified woman, believed to have been
murdered, waa found today floating In a
barrel in Little Hell Gate, between Ward
and Randall' Islands. Th woman' eye
wr discolored and her noso was biui.oU.
Near by la Thomas Jefferson park, where
many Italian outings ar held.
JULY COTTON IN HIGH NOTCH
Prlc Dollar and Half Bale Higher
Than Saturday' Cloalng
Figaro.
NEW YORK. Mav 26.-Tne price of July
cotton option reached a new high record
for tha preaent movement today, when It
old at 10.25c, which waa tl.80 a bale above
Saturday' closing prlc and more tlian
S cents per pound highar than th lowest
record of last month. Th advaau was
mad amid xcUd trading.
TWO MORE BISHOPS ELECTED
Methodists Choose Dr. Quayle of Chi
cago and Dr. Smith of Pittsburg-.
NEW POSITION ON TEMPERANCE
Local Option and th Work of th
Anti-Saloon League I'nqaall.
edly Endorsed by Gen
ral Conferene.
BALTIMORE, Md., May 26. The general
conferene of the Methodist Episcopal
church today put itself on record aa en
dorsing unqualifiedly the work of the anti-
Saloon league and also favoring local op
tion. Both of theae position are new with
the church, as up to this tim no special
organisation has had the specific endorse
ment of the church, while It has stood on
the other hand for absolute prohibition
everywhere.
Rev. Dr. William A. Quryle, pastor of the
St. Jame church, Chicago, wa elected
bishop on the tenth ballot.
The vote, which was taken last Saturday
and counted today, resulted aa follows:
Total, 734; necessary to a choice. 488; Rev.
Drs. Wllllnm A. Quale, Chicago, 319; Yllson
8. Lewis, Sioux City, Ia., 483; Homer C.
Stunts, Madison, N. J., 458; Charles W.
frrith, Pittsburg, 444; Robert Mclntyre,
lrfs Angeles, 589; Edwin H. Hughes, Green-
castle, Ind., 37; David O. Downey, New
York. 317; Joseph B. Hlngeley, Minneapo
lis, lhS; Daniel Dorchester, Jr., Pittsburg,
160; Richard J. Cooke, New York, 144; M.
C. B. Mason (colored), Cincinnati, 183;
Henry C. Jennings, Cincinnati, 136; Charlea
L. Goodell, New York, 131; Frank M. Bris
tol, Washington. D. C, 107.
The eleventh ballot for bishops showed no
election and waa as follows:
Total, 752; necessary to election, 802.
Smith, 479; Lewis. 470; Hughes, 449; Stunts,
409; Mclntyre, 3&5; Downey, 356 Hlngeley,
170; Mason, 140; Jennings, 139; Cooke, 122;
Bristol, 117; Dorchester, 116; Goodell, 103.
Dr. Charles W. Smith Elected.
Rev. Dr. Charles W. Smith of Pittsburg
was elected bishop on the twelfth ballot.
Total, 744; necessary to a choice, 496;
Smith, 611; Hughes, 477; Lewis. 4n6; Mc
lntyre, 404; Stunts, 390; Downey, 328; Hinge
Icy, 168; Bristol, 159; Mason, 147; Jennings,
137; Cooke, CO; Dorchester, 82; Goodell, 81.
Dr. Smith I editor of th Pittsburg
Christian Advocate and chairman of the
Judiciary committee of the conference. He
la an eminent authority of the law and
history of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Another ballot wa taken and will be an
nounced tomorrow.
President Murlln of Baker university
Baldwin, Kan., who Is visiting the general
conference, has received the promise of
420,000 for the completion and equipment of
the new gymnasium at Baler.
CLAIM MRS. GUINNESS IS ALIVE
Attorney for Lamphere Say She Haa
Written, Letter Since Sup
posed Death.
LA PORTE, Ind., May 25. Mayor Dar-
row and his lat partner, H. X. Worden,
who represents Ray Lamphere, charged
with the. murders of Mrs. Belle Guinness
and three children, ar greatly excited over
the receipt of a letter from a man In
Arkansas, whose name they decline to
make known, who gives Information which
they consider of Importance. The . writer
is known, to. Mayor Darrow, having for
merly lived In Marshall county, this state,
and therefor credence la placed In his
statement.
This man positively declares that Mrs.
Guinnesa escaped In man' clothing and
that he, not later than May 8, five days
after she wa burned to death, according
to the official statement of Coroner Mack,
received a letter from her. He saya he will
produce this letter and turn over to officers
other letters and will also give additional
information regarding her, if he Is person
ally Interviewed by the officers either In
La Porte or at his home In Arkansas.
That the body of Miss May O'Relliey, who
disappeared ' from Rochester, N. Y., last
fall, was substituted by Mrs. Guinness for
her own In the fire is the latest theory
advanced by Attorneys Darrow and Wor
den, attorney for Lamphere. The attor-
nys claim to have secured evidence to sub
stantiate euch a belief.
POWER OF BOARDS OF TRADE
Member Cannot Be Expelled for Vio
lating Rule Where Ground for
Court Action Exists.
KANSAS CITY, Msy 25. Th Kansas
City Board of Trade cannot expel a mem
ber from the floor for refusing to abide by
the arbitration board' decision In th set
tlement of a dispute when the member haa
grounds for an action in court. This de
cision was handed down by th Kansas
City court of appeals today.
In 1903 Moffatt & Ayleaworth purchased
a car of grain from Goffee, s,uca & Cark
ener, grain dealera. The car of grain waa
caught in the flood and delivery waa not
made. Th dispute was referred to the ar
bitration committee. That committee sought
to compel them to pay; The board haa a
rule that all members must abide by the
decision of the arbitration committee. To
enforce the rule the board wa about to
expel Moffatt & Ayleaworth from the
floor. They obtained an Injunction In the
circuit court, which wa affirmed today by
the Kansas City court of appeals.
NEW WORKING SCALE SIGNED
Operator and Miner in Southwest
ern Field Definitely Com
to Term.
KANSAS CITY. May 25,-Representatlve
of th aouthweatern coal operators and
miner met here today and formally signed
the working scale and agreement govern
ing condition in th mine for two wears
to come. Th term ar practically the
same aa exlated last year. The signing haa
th effect of lending 35,000 coal miner of
Kansaa, Missouri, Oklahoma nd Arkanaaa
fields back to work, and In anticipation ot
the final cloalng of the controversy many
mine were prepared to begin work to
morrow.
CLYDE LINE STEAMER ASHORE
I.lacr Seminole Said to Have Struck
Rock Near Point Pleas
ant. N. J.
LONG BRANCH. N. J.. May 25. -The
Clyde Una steamer Seminole, bound for
New York from Ban Domingo and West
Indian ports, went aground off Pleasant
Point today. It la lying in an easy posi
tion In about twelve fathoms of water closa
up to the beach. The sea Is calm and the
steamer Is believed to be In no present
danger. Two llfesavlng crews have gone
to It assistance and th big wrecking tug
Rescue Is standing by waiting for a favor-
abl opportunity to attempt to float It,
PLAN FOR ACURRENCY BILL
Little Chance for ton areas to Agree
at This I.ate Dr oa Money
Measure.
WASHINGTON. May 2S.-Th potpcrt
ment of the flnsl adjournment of congress
haa had the effect of causing a renewal of
the efforts to bring about an understsnd
Ing between the two houses on the currency
question. There were no formal confer
ences todsy, but there have been some ex
changee In vlewa among Individual mem
ber of the senate committee on finance,
and the house committee on banking and
currency with the result that an Informal
proposition has been made for adjust
ment which would Include some of the
provisions of both the Aldrlch and Vreeland
bills.
It Is realised that It would be quit im
possible to secure sctlon In the case of any
very stubborn opposition by even one or
two senstors, and It would be necesssry
to secure In advance practically unanimous
consent to the passage of the bill. It also
would be necessary to secure almost all
the republican members of the house In
support of the measure and it remains to
be seen whether this can be done.
The plan Is still In an Incipient state, but
th next day or two will 'serve to demon
strata whether It can be put Into execu
tion. When the attention of Senator Teller,
who Is one of the conferees on behalf of
the senate, waa brought to the proposition
for a compromise on the currency bill, he
declared that he would not agree to It and
expressed the opinion that It would require
a month' time to get such a measure
through the senate.
It la believed that the consent of the con
feree of the houses may be procured, but
there I no certainty regarding the general
membership of the two houses. Much,
however, depends upon the pressure from
the outside, which Is Increasing with the In
creased prospect of final adjournment with
out action on the currency question.
The proposition now Is to retain the com
mercial paper prevision of the house bill
as applied to associations and as an al
ternative to Incorporate In It the senate
provision authorizing the Issuance of
emergency currency on state and munici
pal bonds. i
NEBRASKANS GO TO SHERIDAN
lorn Who Will Bo Guests at Time of
Carrlngton Reunion In
Wyoming.
SHERIDAN, Wyo., May 25. (Special.)
Samuel Gibson of Omaha and O. F. Hamil
ton of Mullen are two Nebraskans who will
be guests at the Carrlngton reunion In this
city July 8 and 4, at which time the Sher
idan Chamber of Commerce will enter
tain the surviving members of the- Fort
Phil Kearney colony of 6tv-7 With an elab
orate reception and military demonstra
tion, attended by many prominent military
officers, the Wyoming state officials and
congressional delegation. The Carrlngton
reunion will surpass In historic Interest
anything of the kind ever attempted In
this state, and will probably be the ' last
opportunity for the Nebraskana to meet
their commanding officer and surviving
comrades who faced death a thousand
times to protect the old BoiemanaraJl to
the Pacific.
The general and those of bis command
who attend will b guesta of the city dur
ing their atay, and July S will witness a re
production of the Fetterman masacre on
the old site, participated in by soldier
from Fort MacKenile 'and Indians from
the Crow reservation. After the sham mas
sacre there will be a big bsrbacue, clos
ing In the evening with a campfire, at
which the survivors will relate early-day
experiences. The Fourth will witness a
special patriotic program of particular in
terest to the distinguished visitors.
General Carrlngton and wife, and as
many of the survivors as atted are expected
to remain throughout the following week,
when excursions will be made to places of
Interest to the veterans of the earlier In
dian campaign. These will Include a trip
to the famous Custer battlefield and to
several noted camping places used by Gen
eral Crook and other noted Indian fighters.
DECREE FOR MRS. VANDERBILT
Wife of Multimillionaire Is Granted
an Absolute Divorce by Justice
O'Gorman.
NEW YORK, May 25 Mrs. Ellen French
Vanderhllt was granted an Interlocutory
decree of divorce from Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbllt by Justice O'Gorman In the au
preme court today on the report of David
McClure. the referee, who was appointed
to take testimony and determine the find
ing In the cult Instituted by Mrs. Vander
bllt. Justice O'Gorman confirmed the the
report Of the referee that Mr. Vanderbllt
had been guilty of misconduct and di
rected that Mrs. Vanderbllt be granted a
Judgment of absolute divorce.
The dlvorc decree provides that Mrs.
Vanderbllt may marry during the lifetime
of Mr. Vanderbllt, but prevents him from
marrying during her lifetime. The custody
ot William H. Vanderbllt, the orJy child
of th marriage, was awarded to Mrs.
Vanderbllt. No provision waa made for
alimony In the decree nor waa tha subject
alluded to In the report ot Referee Mc
Clure.
Mrs. Vanderbllt was Miss Elsie French,
daughter of th lata Francis Ormond
French, president of the Manhatton Trust
company and a member of the directorates
of several railroads. She was married In
January, 1900, to Vanderbllt, who had In
herited upwarda of S60,000,0u0 from his
father, the late Cornelius Vanderbllt.
TRIAL TO BRING OUT FACTS
Sensational Lampblack Swamp Mys
tery to Be Cleared by Mur
der Hearing.
NEW YORK. May 25. What 1 expected
to be the final acene in the ao-called
Lampblack awamp mystery waa begun In
Jersey City today, when Theodore S.
Whltmor of Brooklyn, wa placed on
trial charged with th murder of his wife,,
Lena, whose nude body waa found In the
swamp flv month ago and lay unidenti
fied for more than a week. ' ,
The teatlmony la expected to develop a
sensational story regarding Whitmore'a life.
William Bartlett, who claims to have an
intimate knowledge of some of the details
of Whltmore's life, has been held, together
with four other Important atate witnesses.
In the Hudson county Jail for some months.
BRYAN RETURNS TO LINCOLN
Nebraskan Will Stay at Horn
He Begins Trip In the
Krth.
Until
LINCOLN. Neb.. May 25-Wllliam J.
Bryan arrived In Lincoln today and will
remain until Friday, when he leav s for a
six-day tour of northern and weatern Ne
braska, He will return to racoln June 4-
BELLS FOR BOOSTERS
Trade Excursionists Given the Glad
Hand in Southwestern Nebraska.
REACH M'COOK IN THE MORNING
Good Crop Prospect Puts Red Willow
People in a Good Humor.
RAINS BRINGING OUT THE WHEAT
Culbertson Women Bring Out a Band
- to Greet the Visitors.
CHILDREN ARE OUT AT STRATTON
Every Town Visited Vie with One
Before in Showing Good Will and
Everywhere the Sheep Bell
Tinkle for Omaha.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
SANBORN. Neb., Msy 25. (Special Tele
gram.) Good cheer was exchanged at Me
Cook when the trade excursion arrive!
ssfe and on time Monday morning., the
party being glad to get off the train and
the people of McCook and Red Willow
county being In th best of spirit bicsus
of the rain, which haa Insured a 05 per
cent wheat crop and promises a perfect
stsrt for the corn, '
Three weeks ago farmers were plowing
up winter wheat, which was turning yel
low at the roots, but abundant rains have
fallen and the trade excursionist found
promise of thst which Is their ultimate eni.
Passing through Lincoln Sunday night,
the band played to an empty platform, but
It Is probably the only vacant depot which
the excursionists will see. Superlntene.it
Ed Blgnell accompanied the train to Mc
Cook, where Superintendent E. K. Younr
met the party and will look after opera .Ing
needs to Denver. H. H. Swearlngen, con
tracting freight agent of the Burlington,
came out from Denver to meet th party.
In McCook, Culbertson, Trenton, Strat
ton, Halgler and Sanborn the party was
met by large crowds, and, passing up the
streets, headed by the Dimlck band, no
trade excursion ever made a brighter ap
pearance. Sunshine met tha party Ju;t
out of McCook.
Hospitality of Cnlbertann.
It was a genuine women's welcome for
the parly at Culbertson. where a score of
members of the Woman's club met tho
train with a band In uniform, taking the
cntite party to town, three-quarter of a
mile from the depot, In buggies and autos.
They distributed clever verses of greeting.
Trenton offered another Innovation, school
being out and hundreds of children at thtt
depot waving flags.
Down the hill at Btratton school teacher
and children marched to meet th party.
A stop was made at Otis, though It was
not on the schedule
President George Scott of th McCook
Commercial club addressed th party and
ome 600 cltlsens of the busy town of S.oJO,
saying that Omaha and South Omaha war
muklng 'possible the prosperity of the slate
to a great extent. A. W. Jetferla, official .
orator -of the excursion, replied to Mr
Scott and the 810 bells passed out by the
party rang for Omaha, aa they have all
along the line from McCook to th Colo
rado line.
TESTIFIES GIRL KILLED SELF
Samuel Whitlow Say on Witness
Stand Mia Sapp Cut Hr
Own Throat.
IOLA, Kan., May 26 Samuel Whitlow,
testifying In his own behalf In his trial on
the charge of murdering Miss May Sapp,
today denied positively that h killed the
girl, declaring thai she had committed aul
clde because he had told ber their rela
tions mubt cease. Later he, for th first
time during the trial, showed '' Amotion,
teara coming to his eyes as he swore that
when he prepared his first written state
ment It waa to protect hi nam and that
of hia family.
Whitlow detailed how he had gon to th
Sapp home on th night of th tragedy.
called the girl out Into the yard and told
her he had told his wife all. "She did
not believe It." testified Whitlow. "I tried
to reach some underatandlng. She wa
angry. "I've told you what I'd do and now
111 show you,' she had said. Then In th
dark ahe made aome sort of motions and
screamed. I caught her by th right hand
and she . started to fall. I heard a door
slam and I ran. I didn't notice I held th
rasor until I waa almost horn."
Whitlow told how he washed th raxor
and returning to the Sapp horn dropped
it near where the girl's body had lain.
STRIKERS CONFESS VIOLENCE
Four Men Admit They Dynamited
Car In Cleveland Peace De
pends Upon Vol.
CLEVELAND. O., May 25. According to
a statement given out by Chlet of Police
Kohler, four striking conductors and motor
men have confessed to taking part In the
dynamiting of street cars In various parts
of the city last week. These men. are now
In custody. '
It Is also said that a number of other ar
rests In connection with the dynamite out
rages will be made today.
Cars on nearly all lines were operated
on practically normal schedules today. No
trouble of any kind haa been reported.
Peace now hangs upon the result of the
vote of the non-union employes now at
work, which waa taken early today. The
result doubtless will be announced before
night and If the vote Is favorable th
strike will be stopped Immediately, under
an armistice. This will continue until
all mattera finally are aettled by arbitra
tion. ANNIVERSARY FOR BIG BRIDGE
Seventy Million People In a Year Now
Cross from New York t
Brooklyn.
NEW YORK, May 26. Twenty-fiva
years ago yesterday there occurred on of
the wonders of th world. Jt wss th
rpening on May 24, 1&C3, with a great de.
menstratinn, of the Brooklyn bridge. In
commemoration of that event, American
flags were flung to the breez yesterday
from the top of the great stone towers.
Between S.Ooo and 4,0t'X) cars now cro-s the
bridge every day and each car sent sixty
persons, therefore the passengers In thes
alone would be about 100,000 per day, or
over 70.0000 a year.
In tha first year that cable road oper
ated, a total of 8.5.3.(00 passenger was
considered enormous. Ten time lr twt-n-ty-fiv
yeara 1 th measure of th Increase.
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