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Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY

A primary election to nominate
candidates for county offices on
both democratic and republican
tickets will take place next Tues
day, September 10.
The election will be conducted
by regular election officers and a
registration of voters for the No
vember election will I've had at
the same time and places.
The polling places which have
been designated i'm each voting
district will be opened as follows:
In Omaha .....Sa. III. To 8 p. m.
In South Omaha. 3 a. m. 20 81 p. M.
In country precincts
............l2 IL V-)n 10 y p. M
Separate official ballots for re-
publicans and democrats will be
furnished at each voting place,
each duly registered voter being
entitled to a republican or demo-
cratic ballot, according as he de-
clared his party Affiliations as re-
publican or democratic at the last
registration.
The names on the official ballot
under the respective headings will
be rotated i'm their order, so that
each name viii appear az the top
on successive ballots in turn. This
will require special care on the
part of the voters and the reading
of each name before making the
Y mark. Voters who cannot read
may have their tickets marked ac-
cording to their directions by the
election officers,
The candidates receiving a
plurality of the votes cast by those
afiliating with the same political
party will be the nominees of their
respective parties for the Offices to
which they are aspiring
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
HITCH IN THE NEGOTIATIONS
NOrweEian-SwediAh Conference MT
KRrIstad Has Trouble over
FOrtihcationa.

KARLSTAD, Sept. 1.-THE Norwegian n
and Swedish delegates sat in conference
today from noon until 2 o'clock and from 8
until ! o'clock, at which time they ad-
journed until Monday. The question of
fortifcations is still being discussed and
some Unforeseen difficulties have appeared
II is expected that the discussion will be
concluded Wednesday and the preliminary,
result will then be submitted TO the RIksdag Q
and the Storthing. The Riksdag's approval
OF the proceedings is certain, but that of
the storthing is doubtful. especially II the
Norwegian delegates yield on the questions
concerning the forts.
STOCKHOLM, Sept. lS-Nothing is
known here regarding the details OF the
compromise reached by the Swedish and
Norwegian commissioners at Karlstad but
it is reported that all the frontier fortresses
except that Of Kongsvinger will be dis
mantled. The newspapers echo the public
expressions OF satisfaction over the report
that a compromise has been arranged.
Reports continue to be published here
from travellers to the effect that Norway is
engaging in extensive military preparations
and in the construction Of temporary forti-
fcations, special activity being noted dur.
ing the past week.
CHRISTIANIA, Sept. 17.-Peace betweer
Sweden and Norway being assured. a
quieter feeling prevails here. News from
Karlstad. however, is still awaited with
the keenest interest and there is anxiety tc
learn the details OF the compromise The
press is unanimous in hoping for a speedy
settlement Of the questions There are som,
! misgivings entertained that peace ma,
have been bought too dearly. but all IN,
newspapers express relief that peace hat
been secured, provided it is on an endurinl
basis.
! The Aftenposten says there are still SOM
difficulties TO be overcome, but they canno
/ lead to a rupture.
The candidacy for the prince Of the hous
OF Bernadotte for the Norwegian throne /
now considered to be set aside.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
TURKISH TROOPS. SELL ARMS
Men sent Against Arabian Rebels
VIII Not FiEht Against True
Moslems.

CONsTANTINOPBE. Sept 17.-tspecial
Cablegram 10 The Beel-Recent events in
the Yemen have had painful effect upon
the whole OF the Turkish empire in general
but more especially upon Palestine. The
troops that few months ago marched to
the relief Of Sara's. which after all was
taken by the insurgents. were principally
drawn from the Moslem population Of Pal
estine Bazaar reports, confirmed. II is said.
by returned prisoners. whom the victorious
rebels allowed to escape into the Alden ter
ritory, and who have returned to their re-
spective villages. represent the troops from
Syria as absolutely refusing to iEht against
their co-religionists. AS they were liter
ally starving the Turkish commissary
being Of a notoriously unsa satisfactory char
acter It is alleged that they actually sold
their arms in order to purchase food. In
these circumstances the porte has been
obliged to send new troops drawn from
other provinces in order TO fight the in
surgents. The Palestine psasantry has been
plunged into mourning on account Of rela-
tives lost during the campaign. One VII
lage alone containing about 500 souls, which
sent forty-siX men to the front has re-
ceived word that eleven Of the latter have
fallen and nineteen are missing. The loss
by death falls entirely upon the Moslem
population, it having been the policy Of
the Mohamedan rulers to exclude Jews
and Christians from the army OF course
the Jews and the Christians are heavily
taxed for the support of the army, but this
! is an entirely different matter. But as a
result Of this taxation many of the He
brews and the Christians have been forced
/ TO leave the country. 1t is reported that
: from one Christian village alone, that Of
Belt Jala, thirty-five families left for
/ America. This emigration, however, until
quite recently, instead of bringing relief,
( only increased the burden that had to be
/ borne by the special religious community
I to which the emigrants belonged and which
/ was responsible to the government for the
/ taxes. especially the military tax, payable
/ for those who thus left their birth place.
| Although in his famous hatt-i-humayun,
! 1856. Sultan Abdul Medjid promised that
/ all subjects Of the porte should enjoy equal
| privileges, and that Christians should be
permitted to serve as soldiers. yet the gen
| eral effect Of the edict was to rouse suspi-
cion and distrust amongst Christians and
! Moslems alike, and so the provisions of
! the HIATT have never been carried out.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Forecast for NebrRska-Sh0wers Mon
dRyI Cooler in West Portion.
MURDER MYSTERY is SOLVED
Body of Girl Found Near New York
Identified and "A suspect Placed
Under Arrest

NEW YORK. Sept. S-Coroner O'Gor-
man late this evening issued a warrant
for the arrest Of Joseph Girard. a driver.
charging him with the murder Of Augusta
Pfelrer, the 22-year-old girl. whose body
was found in Pelham road. in the Bronx
Saturday.
Coroner OGorman said: we have
traced the movements Of Girard up to the
time Of the murder and up to 2o) feet Of
the place. We have also traced the move
ments Of the girl up to $50 o'clock on
Wednesday night when she boarded n
Throgg Neck car. The two undoubtedly
met. The mans clothing has been found
in the home Of Mrs Julia B. Mcmahon
Of Pelham road. near Eastern boulevard
and consists Of overalls and jumper. These
are smeared with blood The last seen Of
Girard was when he left home on Thurs
day morning at o'clock"
The warrant charges Glrard with homi-
eide. Edward Harmed. a hack driver, and
Julia Mcmahon have been committed to
the House Of Detention as witnesses.
The body Of the young woman found
under what is known as THE Haunted
oak" just of Pelham road in the
Bronx Saturday, was identified today
as that Of Augusta Pfeiffer. . years
old, whose home was in Pelham road. only
few hundred yards from the spot where
her body lay. She was the stepdaughter
Of William Pfeiffer. who was also her uncle.
her mothers first husband having been
Pfeiffer's brother Owing partly to a quar-
rel with her mother over trivial matter.
she left home three weeks ago and had been
living with a family named Breiner in the
lower part Of the Bronx For several win.
ters she had spent the cold months with
this family because they lived nearer the
place where she worked in Manhattan
Two weeks ago Augusta returned home
to get some clothing she had left She
took away part Of it and made an appoint
ment to meet her brother Paul. last
Wednesday evening in Pelham road. near
the place where her body was found, tc
get the remainder Of her belongings. Paul
kept the appointment, but his sister did not
appear. The girls family have lived In
this country twelve years.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
FRENCH OFFICER IN TROUBLE
Author OF Novel Faces Challenges and
the ScOrn of Fair
Women.

PARIS, Sept T.-(special Cablegram to
The Bee Lieutenant Huet, formerly OF
the Seventy-eighth line regiment, now re-
tired, seems TO have drawn a hornets nest
about him with a book of his called
Wooden Swords and Guns OF Straw" a
violent satire on garrison life. He has al
ready been wounded in one duel by Lieu
tenant Cadiot. Now General sahatier. for
merly colonel of the Seventy-eighth at
Limoges, is waiting until NJ Huet is well
again to challenge him in his turn. After
that three officers Of the Twenty-frst Light
cavalry and four Of the Twentieth dragons
will send him cartels. II he is wounded
each time Il will take him about twelve
months 20 satisfy the honor OF his adver-
saries.
Finally the women are joining in the hue
and cry. The wife OF one officer is bringing
an action for libel against NJ. Huet and ac-
cording 70 appearances for some time 10
come when he is not fghtlng duels he will
be ighting lawsuits.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
PICTURES WERE MISLEADING
French Police Chief Arrests Five Men
where hut One Was
Wanted.

PARIS. Sept. l7.-(special Cablegram to
The Bee.)-Anthropometry does not seem
70 be always infallible. The Paris Scot
land Yard. wanting missing thief, had
proofs drawn OF six photographs OF the
man taken in different positions some time
before. They were sent with careful speci-
hcations Of body measurements. marks.
finger prints and so on 70 various parts OF
France. The head Paris once has just re-
ceived from the local chief Of police In a
small town the following complacent letter:
Photographs OF the accused persons.
whom you desired me TO trace duly al
hand / am happy 70 be able 10 inform YOU
that / have succeeded in arresting i've OF
them, whom / now have under lock and
key. Ny best detective assures me that he
Is on the track OF the sixth man and that
he will certainly capture him before long.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
WRECK, NEAR ARCADIA, MO.
Fast Train on Iron Mountain Leaves
Rails, killing TWO and In
jurinE Fifteen.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, Sept 1.-THE fast pas
senger train for tho southwest which left
St Louis last night over the Iron Mountain
route was wrecked today near Arcadia,
Mo According to reports received here,
two trninmen were killed and fifteen pas
sengers injured The wreck was caused.
It is stated. by the train, which was un-
usually long and heavy, leaving the rails
on a sharp curve, the engine turning over
down an embankment. Three OF the for
ward cars left the rails. but only one Of
these was badly damaged The occupants
Of the Pullmans we're only slightly incou-
YenienCed.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
FAIRBANKS AND HANLEY SPEAK
Conversions of New PythiRn Temple
at indianapolis Laid with I'm
postnE Ceremonies

INDIANAPOLIS Ind, Sept. 1.-THE lay
ing OF the cornerstone Of the local Knights
Of Pythias new building here this afternoon
was inaugurated with q parade.
AFTER the laying Of the cornerstone,
which took place at $50 p. m, addresses
were made by Grand Chancellor George W.
Powell, Mayor Hoffman. Governor Hanley
and Vice President Fairbanks.
Mr. Fairbanks received an enthusiastic
reception when he arose 10 speak He said
he was glad 20 be present 10 participate
in this historic event OF the local order OF
the Knights Of Pythias in the laying OF the
cornerstone OF their new building. that the
order was organized at fortunate period.
coming as it did az the close OF great con-
fict some two score years ago.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Fairbank'I
speech the entire audience Joined in singing
'aAkaATtea.'
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18

CASPER, wyo., Sept. 17.-Cspecial.) ~. A
Delfelder. a member OF the State Board OF
sheep Commissioners. has received the
highest price ever paid for Wyoming lambs
A few days ago he sold SaOO lambs that
averaged siXty-eight pounds for 81 cents
per pound, or total OF tS74 per head This
sale indicates the strong competition which
prevails az present in the lamb market. and
the indications are that feeders will be
called upon 10 pay even higher prices for
stock 70 al their yards this winter.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
BODY IS AGAIN IDENTIFIED
Man Found Hanging to Tree Near
New York Now Said to He
otto SchuIIOmann.

MAMARONECK, y. Y, Sept. 1.-THE
body of the young man who was found
hanging from the limb OF a tree near here
was positively identified tonight by w w.
CasweH New York broker, who lives at
Quaker Ridge. as Otto Schullomann, his
former butler.
Schulomanns friends say ne was de-
spondent and told several persons he in
tended to kill himself. 1t was believed
yesterday that the man was William King,
son of a cotton mill owner OF Augusta, Ga.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
FEVER STILL ON THE WANE
Twenty-fOur New Cases and Two
Deaths Reported at New Or
leans Yesterday.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept I7.-Yellow fever
report TO D. m Sunday:

Aalf N'lil lldl dNlNtlA lew cases reported TO-
day was an additional encouragement to
those in charge of the fever campaign.
Among the new cases is DR.. c. NJ
Shanely OF Barataria. the physician who
is in charge OF the district Of upper
Barataria. in jefferson parish. He re-
ported the existence OF the fever in that
territory and was placed in charge by the
State Board Of Health He moved to that
territory from North Dakota a few years
ago and owns a small plantation there.
He came TO the city Sunday morning and
was taken TO the Emergency hospital. He
has only light case. Two cases were re-
ported from the Charity hospital which
came from starder La, which is in
Tangipahoe parish, just across the lake
from New Orleans
The country reports were: Kenner 7
new cases and / death; La Fourch Cross
ing, ? new cases; La Rose, death;
Tallulah, new cases; Barataria, new
cases; Terre Bone 1.-TWO days.. q new
cases.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
Fatally Shot at Target Practice.

CLEVELAND, o., Sept l7.-James W.
Mayhan Of q Lorain court was fatally shot
In the head today while members OF Com
pany r Of the Fifth regiment, Ohio Ma
tional Guard, were having target practice
al White villa, In the western end OF the
city. The shot was fred by First Sergeant
Frank T.. Locke. Mayhan and another
member Of the company were in the pit
marking tho score. The manner IN which
Mayhau received his injury Is something
OF a mystery. II Is not certain whether
he raised his head too far or whether the
bullet glanced back from the target
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
FIRE RECORD.

TABLE ROCK, Neb Sept II.-(special.)
The building occupied by A. X. Tillotson
as furniture and hardware store was
totally destroyed by fire this morning. A
small portion Of the stock was saved The
lose is about Sl.aOO. There was no insur-
ance on the building and only 500 on the
stock
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
GIanders at saratoga. Myo.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. l7.-CspeciaL)- -
Chambers has broken out among horses
at Saratoga and also in Crook county
state Veterinarian Desbury will take
prompt measures 70 stamp out the dis
ease. Al Saratoga over fifty horses have
been killed during the past few weeks.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
sons of veterans Meet T,oaav

GETTYSBURG. Pa, Sept l7.-Tomorrow
the national encampment OF the Sons OF
Veterans will begin on every regular train
entering the city great crowds from al
over the country, are arriving. This after
noon long special train Of Pullman cars
arrived from Chicago with about 40 uer-
sons. The streets were tonight packed with
visitors.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
Mrs. GiIes Mead.

BLAIR, Neb., Sept. H-lspecial. )-Mrs.
Mead aged IS years wife Of the late Giles
Mead died at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs c. B. Bum. ave miles north Of Blair
on Friday evening. The funeral services
were held this afternoon from the Meth
odist church in this city, Rev. Duholm OF
the Herman Baptist church ofhciating. She
came 20 Nebraska in 1856 with her hus-
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
Moxement. oi oeean Xe..eIs sent. lI

Movements OF Ocean Vessels sept. II.
Al Moville-Arrived: Columbia, from
New York.
Al Havre-Arrived: Sandman. from
Montreal
At Sailed: Umbris, for New
York.
AT Diversified: Grosser KuTfurst. from
New York
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
DEATH RECORD.
Mrs. j. w. wadsworth.

BLAIR Neb., Sept. l7.-(Special. Mrs.
]. w. Wadsworth, aged so years, died at
her residence in this city at 10 o'clock last
evening. with her late husband she moved
to Blair in 1882 She leaves two sons and
two daughters, c. w Wadsworth of Kan
sas City, and J. G. Wadsworth OF Council
BLUFFS Mrs. w. II. Martin OF Blair and
Mrs. A. A. Wilcox OF Vinnvrota, MINI.
Mrs wadsworth had been a lifelong mem
Der OF the Congregational church and the
funeral services will be conducted at the
church by Rev. ]. w. Tarkin, assisted by
Rev. G. A. Axteu OF this church, and in
terment will made in the Blair cemetery
at 2:SO o'clock on Monday afternoon.
Samuel Dewey. one Of the old settlers OF
Wahoo, Neb., died at the Wise Memorial
hospital, Sunday afternoon. His death was
due to malignant cancer Of the stomach.
His burial will occur in Wahoo. One OF
his daughters was formerly a nurse in the
Methodist hospital in this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
Union Labor Interested.

There is much at stake in the contest.
II the results of II shall show that the
government can build its own battleships
more advantageously than the private con-
tractors could do there is little room to
doubt that hereafter there Will be more
and more vessels built by the government,
and just as many less by private contract.
Union labor is interested deeply in the out
come, as the government navy yards are
essentially conducted on open shop princi-
pies.
II the result Of the contest shall be to
the advantage of the government navy
yards there is a possibility that the Nor
folk navy yard will in future get more work
than It is now securing. This of course
will hold good at all government navy
yards, where there is depth of water suf-
ficient to float large vessel from the ways
after 1t has been constructed. The out
come OF the race between the constructors
OF naval vessels employed by the govern
ment at its various yards and those under
assignment and working under private con-
tract as in the test case now in progress
in the construction of the two great battle
ships mentioned is attracting the liveliest
interest among naval officers and naval
constructors throughout the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
John w. shaw.

TEKASiAH, Neb., Sept. 17.-(speciul. -
John w. Shaw. aged As. and an old resident
OF this county, died this morning of paraly-
sis. The deceased was taken sick Friday
and had been unconscious up TO last night.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
RACE TO BUILD BIC SHIPS
LOuisiSns and Connecticut Go Neck-and-
Neck 10 Completion.
IMPORTANT ISSUE TO Be DECIDED
Question Involved IL whether Uncle
sam Can Build a wRrship More
AdvantaEeously Than
Private Contractor.
CFrom a stan Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Sept. L-(special.)-As
the work on the battleships Connecticut and
Louisiana grows nearer the finishing point.
the race that is on between their builders
assumes more and more the chara cteristics
Of an eyelash finish in a hotly contested
horse race The stake that is up Is a big
one and the spectators are the thousands
throughout the civilized world who are in
terested in matters pertaining to naval
architecture.
As has been told before congress wanted
to decide whether a warship could be built
more advantageously by private contract or
by the government itself in its own ship
yards To accomplish this it was decided
to put out one battleship through private
contract and to construct one other at a
government navy yard. The New York
navy yard was assigned the task Of build
ing. the Connecticut and the Newport News
shipbuilding company was awarded the
contract to construct the Louisiana. II
was understood there was to be a race from
the first and both sides settled down 20
make the best showing possible.
Louisiana Takes the Lend.
For a while It looked as il the Louisiana
would be finished away ahead Of the Con-
necticut. 1t was launched first and had a
! splenulu ledu. linen Jle connecticut DeEdu
making gains and about four months ago
| it had overtaken and passed the Louisiana.
| Since then the race has been neck and neck,
| first one vessel being ahead and then tho
| other Each monthly report Of the bureau
/ of construction and repair of the Navy de-
| partment has shown close contest. Last
month the Connecticut was in the lead,
! having taken the place Of the Louisiana
during the month preceding the issuance of
/ the monthly statement. At that time the
| Connecticut was S3.67 per cent completed
| and the Louisiana s2S1 per cent. or nearly
! l per cent behind. Since then the builders
! Of the Louisiana have got busy and have
| taken the lead away from the Connecticut
again and heightened it considerably in
| their own behalf since the last monthly
| statement was given out.
The new statement issued today shows
that on September l the Louisiana was S6.4t
per cent completed and the Connecticut S5.1i
per cent. The work Of the Connecticut pro.
gressed 2.4s per cent during the month OF
cent. This shows that the Louisiana gained
Ill per cent on the Connecticut during tho
month, or, in other words, that one and
half times as much work was done on the
Louisiana was done on the Connecticut
At that ratio the Louisiana would win ou
by a considerable margin. But II is no
safe to predict that this will be done. Tn,
outcome will be in doubt until the end. anC
even then 1t will require the analysis o
naval experts and the trying out of thu
Z boats themselves to tell just what the ne
! result has been.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18

TIFFIN, O.. Sept 7.-Brigadier General
Daniel w. Benham, L. S. A, died suddenly
OF apoplexy here today aged IS. He en-
listed as a volunteer in 1851 and was placed
on the retired list in July, 1898.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
Jefferson city Isolated.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Sept. H-As
consequence of the heavy rains, jefferson
City has been isolated for the last twenty
four hours as far as train communicated
with the outside world is concerned. Man,
persons are detained here through their in
ability to make connections for points cas-
and west
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
TaknhIra 90 visit Home.

WASHINGTON, d. C, Sept. 1.-THE
japanese minister. Mr.. Takahira, expects
10 sail for his home in Japan in few
weeks 10 Join Mime. Takshira, who has
been over there for nearly two years.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18

NEW YORK. Sept. l7.-Mrs. Neil Bur
CESS, wife Of the actor and niece OF J. II.
stoddard died early today at her home in
Highlands, n. J.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-13
II r II T II.

And far across continent they run,
cen to the heart
OF fellow who is homesiclx for an
other sight of thee;
Who's longing for the time to come,
the day he'll make start
For the country where thy engines
snort and whsle in their glee.
Oh, rails of Lackawanna! should the
summons from above;
The great subpoena from on high,
be nearer than it seem,
If, unexpected, am called to the great
land of love,
May | ride to my resting place
where undisturbed by dream
Ger thy smooth surface, and when |
in the long sleep am laid,
May the green turf that marks my
couch be very close to you,
For, Rails Of Lackawanna, l am sure
it's truly said:
From Gods county, one of Heav.
ems shore can get the nearest
view"