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Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-13
PEORIA SCANDAL SPREADING
Grand Jury Returns Indictment
Against o. J. Bailey of school
Board.

I. PEORIA. ILL.,, Oct. 10. j. Bailey. chair
man of the finance committee OF the Peoria
Board of Education, was this afternoon
charged with malfeasance in office by the
grand jury and by vote of 16 to It was
decided 10 return an indictment against
the school officer. The indictment will fol-
low the investigation of the conduct Of
former Superintendent N. C. Dougherty.
who is now in the county jail under indict-
ment for forgery and misappropriation OF
school funds. The grand jury will report
tomorrow morning and will return forty
three additional indictments against N. c.
Dougherty. 1t was figured up today that
the loss TO the Board of Education since
January l, 1903, amounted to S2SO,OOO The
bond will probably be raised to 100000 and
his attorneys state that no attempt will
be made to get bail Mr.. Bailey is promi-
nent in business circles and a director in
a number of corporations.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-13
SNOW FALLS IN PENNSYLVANIA
First of the Season is Reported
from Altoona and
PtttsburR.

ALTOONA, Pa, Oct l2.-A1 inch OF snow
fell last night at Cresson and other towns
on the Allegheny mountains near Altoona
and today there was a slight fall here.
PITTSBURG. Oct 12.-The first snow of
the season was reported today from various
parts of western Pennsylvania. At Green
vile a heavy snow fell for five hours,
causing hundreds of trees to break down
under its weight.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, oct. 12-Central IL
linois was visited by the first heavy frost
Of the year last night and all smaller vege-
tation was killed. The Thermometer reached
the freezing point. a drop of over hfty
degrees in two days.
CHARLES CITY, Ia, Dot. 12-(special)-
The first snow of the season fell here yes
terday morning.
HURON, s. D., Oct. 12.-(speciaI. THE
latest date on which killing frost occurred
In this part of the state was Tuesday night
October 10. The average date, as indicated
by records In the United States weather
bureau here, on which killing frost has oc-
CURED during the last twenty-four years,
was September 1S Last nights freeze will
do no harm. Corn is out of frost danger
and much of the crop is in shock; potatoes
are nearly all out Of the ground and there
are no garden vegetables to be injured.
DIES MONIES. Ia, Oct. IA killing frost
was reported last night from every section
OF the state. The frost will do no damage
except to late vegetables. The grain crops
are safe In this city the. mercury dropped
to 80 degrees the coolest point In the sta te.
MOBILE, Ala. Oct. l2.-The local weather
bureau has received reports OF light frost
from places in Mississippi and Alabama, as
far south as Jackson Ala. and waynes-
boro. Miss. and Thomasville, Ala.
WACO, Tex, Oct IA light frost, the
first Of the season, appeared here e-this morn
! ing In northern Texes the precipation was
heavier. What cotton remains in the field
will probably be damaged.
! LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct 12,-The weather
| bureau in its report of weather conditions
this morning says: The frost line extends
into the northern portions of the guilt
states, while heavy and some killing frost
| occurred in the Ohio valley and in the
Mississippi valley as far south as Memphis
| CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia, Oct. 12.-(Special
Telegram.)-The first snow and frost OF
the season was visible here today. Vegeta-
ton is killed. The temperature fell fifty
degrees in twenty-four hours. Corn and
all crops are out OF danger and no damage
was done.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-13
RAMSEY WILL CONTINUE FIGHT
DepOSed President of wabash Says
Struggle for Control of Road
n Not Over.

ST. LOUIS. Oct 12-Joseph Ramsey tr..
formerly president OF the Wabash railroad.
returned to st. Louis this afternoon, COM
Ing directly from Toledo after his contest
with George J. Gould for control of the
Wabash road.
I'VE were badly whipped at the meeting, &"
said Mr.. Ramsey, but the fight is not over.
There is very little to say further than the
newspapers have already reported on the
contest at Toledo. ] would have been
elected director II the proxies I held had
not been thrown out. But there is another
fight still on"
Mr.. Ramsey was accompanied by Colonel
A. D. Palmer Of New York 1t was stated
by Mr.. Ramsey that he would confer with
his attorney, F. W. Lehman, concerning
the situation, but declined TO say what
would constitute the subject of the con-
ference.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-13
ACCIDENT ON TORPEDO BOAT
Two Men Injured when Tubes Blow
Out on United States
Warship.

NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 11.-Michael Mara.
chief water tender. and Patrick saulsberry,
second-class fireman on the United States
torpedo boat Stockton. are at the Norfolk
Naval hospital seriously scalded as the re-
suit OF an accident on the Stockton while
that vessel was out from this yard on five
days cruise.
The two men were in the FIRE room. when
a tube blew out and a draft from above
caused the men to be both scalded by the
dry steam which enveloped them and
burned by the fire from the boiler which
was forced out from below.
Mara's condition is the more serious and
there are fears that he cannot survive.
The Stockton was but little damaged by
the accident
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-13
Temperature at Frsesing Point in Some
Sections Of Louisiana.
ALL oUARANTlNEs WILL Be RAISED SOON
Only Fifteen New Cases of Yellow
Fever and Two Deaths at New
Orleans Are Reported
Yesterday.
NEW ORLEANS. oct. 12-Report of yell
low fever situation to s D. m.

Colder weather, the mercury going to bS
here and under 20 in many other parts
of the state, with frost in the middle
section of the state, today increased the
probability of the early extinction of yell
low fever throughout Louisiana and Mis-
slssippi. the two states which have been
infected since August last. In both states
conditions are considered to be of the
brightest and with fear practically passed.
and people generally utterly tired of the
restrictions put upon travel, it is antici-
pated that the era of quarantine will soon
be over
The news was of exceptionally favorable
character for while the frost did not ex-
tend to New Orleans. which 1t would have
had to do to break all previous records,
1t touched points as near as thirty-five
miles north Of New Orleans. Crowley La.
reporting light fall. Aside from the frost
the temperature declined almost to the
freezing point in some sections OF Louisi-
ana, with the effect, undoubtedly, OF killing
or driving into Information all mosquitoes
that might have existed in exposed places
Frost in Alabama.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Oct. 12-There was
a heavy frost here and all over northern
Alabama last night. Cool weather contln-
ues today and It is expected that quaran-
tines I'm this section will be raised at once
The statement was made by state health
officers yesterday that II frost fell last
night the quarantines would be promptly
! lifted.
| LOUISVILLE, Ky, Oct. 12.-In response
/ to a telegram from President Miller ot
| the Natchez (Miss.) Relief committee, the
Louisville board of trade today began z
canvass of the business district of this
city for funds to aid the yellow fever suf
/ ferers in Natchez. President Millers tele
| gram read:
| The poor people Of Natchez who coulC
| not get away are without work and II
| dire distress. We have applied for as
! sistance Can your exchange help us?
Three Deaths fin Pensacola.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-13
HUMANE SocIETYS STAND
Wants No Change in Present Law
Governing shipment of Live
stock.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct 12.-At today's
session of the American Humane society a
resolution was adopted opposing any change
in the present twenty-eight-hour Limitation
for cattle transportation. This action by
the society was taken in an effort TO pre-
vent II possible any extension OF the time
limit, which II is claimed the western cattle
dealers are endeavoring 10 accomplish
through a change in the law. william o.
Stillman Of Albany was elected president
and Alfred Millard Of Omaha treasurer
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-13
Movements OF. ocean VesneIs Oct. u

At New York-Sailed: MoItke, for Ham,
burg; La Bretagne, for Havre; Main, for
Bremen. Arrived Deutschland from
Hamburg; Baltic from Liverpool; Bran
denburg, from Bremen.
At Queenstown-sailed; Teutonic, for
New York.
At Dover-sailed Amerika. for New
Yo-k
At Naples-Ssiled: Romantic, for Boston
AT San Francisca--Sailed: Memphis, for
Hong Kong. Arrived: Abydos, from Ham
burg.
Al Havre-Arrived: bordeaux from New
York; La Lorraine, from New York
At Hamburg-Arrived: Graf Waldersee
from New York; Hamburg, from New
York
At LiVerpool-Sailed: Dominion. fOI Mon.
treal; Parisian from Montreal
At AntwerD-Saied; Montreal. tor Mon
treaL
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-13
KENTUCKY NEGRO is LYNcHED
Man Who COnfesseE to Trying to
Enter Woman's Room
IL Hanged.

ELRToN. KY. Oct, 12-shortIy after
midnight mob supposed to be from Tren-
ton took Frank Leavell a one-legged negro
from jail here and lynched him in a nearby
wood.
Leavell was arrested on the charge OF
attempting to enter the room OF a young
woman at Trenton last Saturday night He
confessed.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-13
ALDERMAN PLEADS GUILTY
Kansas City OmciRI Fined for SELL
inE whisky without
License.

KANSAS CITY. Oct. 12-wiIliam Abel
alderman from the Ninth ward. pleaded
guilty in the criminal court here today to
selling whisky at his drug store without
license, and was hned $40 ana costs In
pleading Abel said all druggists sell more
or less whisky without a license. I've
been selling IL without a prescription" he
said, $50 there Is nothing for me 70 do but
plead guilty."
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-13
LEONARD ACCUSED OF LARCENY
New York Bank Clerk Who Secured
ssB0.OOO by Means of Forged
Checks Indicted.

NEW YORK, Oct. HILARY A. Leonard.
the young bank clerk who took 1853 900
worth OF securities from the National City
bank by means OF a forged check today
was indicted for larceny W the nTst degree,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-13
Lincoln well Represented.
GORGEOUS GOWNS IN EVIDENCE
Women Display Unusually Fetching
Costumes on the Promenade.

More than previous nights beautiful
costumes were shown last night to ad-
vantage. People began TO use the prone
made earlier and the horses were forgotten
a times for the beautifully gowned women
who passed before the boxes or leaned on
the arena railing. Three boxes on the left
OF the entrance were singularly attractive
because of the fact that nearly all their
occupants were women. wearing pretty
gowns and exquisite creations OF millinery.
Mrs. c. d. Mclaughlin was a most con-
spcuous figure. She wore a stunning gown
OF white spangled net over white silk and
black hat with long sweeping white
plumes.
Miss Edna Keeline OF Council Bluffs wore
beautiful pink silk gown with white lace
trimmings and black picture hat.
Miss Mildred Merriam's gown OF blue
radium silk was covered by white even
; ing coat She wore blue picture hat.
Mrs. Joseph Barker wore a pink liberty
silk with white lace and a black hat.
! Mrs. J. II. Pratt wore an odd-shaped blue
/ silk and hat with blue plumes.
Mrs. Ed Swobe was dressed in blue
chiffon with white lace trimmings, and she
wore a white evening coat. Her hat was
white with white plumes.
! Mrs. ]. c. French's gown was OF green
foulard with white trimmings, Size wore
Il Wnlte nat.
Mrs. Squires wore a black grenadne and
black picture hat.
! Miss Ruth Brandeis drove In the same
costume In which she appeared one other
evening. It was a gown OF cream cloth
with an empire coat of cream broadcloth
and a black hat with long ostrich plumes.
Miss Viola Calm wore a pale blue silk
and white hat with wings and ermiDs
trimmings
List of Those Occupying Boxes.
BOX No. 2-Mrs. Ewing, Miss Isabelle
| French, Mr.. and Mrs. j r. French
| Box No. 2A-Mrs. William Hayden, Mrs
| L. w. Hayden, Mrs. NJ. H. Sweeney. Miss
Helen Hayden,
Box No. S-Mr. and Mrs. David Cole. Mr..
and Mrs. s. W Lindsay, Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
Uhl.
BOX No. I-Miss Mccormick. Miss Alice
Mccormick. Mr. and Mrs. Charles w. Mar
| tin.
BOX No l3-Miss Webster Miss Moore
Mr.. A. S. Rogers, Mr.. A. J. Cooley.
Box No. 1i-Miss l.. Prick, Mr.. Herman
| Metz. Sir. and Mrs. A. Y. Smith
| Box No. l5-Mrs. Gannett, Mr.. Earl Gan
nett Mr. and Mrs w W MOrsman, Mrs
Thomas Creigh, Mrs. H. S. Coe, Mr.. and
BOX No. iS-Mr. and Mrs. d. A. Baum
4 NF, and Mrs, Clement Chase. Ar, Rad AFA
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-13
BOTH SIDES ARE SATISFIED
Markell Contract is Cancelled by
Mutual Consent of PARTIES
90 Agreement.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12-Governor Ma
COON today cabled the insuar bureau as
follows:
The Markell contract was cancelled by
mutual consent Hotel and boarding camps
will be operated by the commission.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-13

Prince Troubetskoy was considered the
foremost liberal in Russia. For a long
time he was president Of the zemstvo con-
gress of the government OF Moscow and
headed the delegation which in June last
presented the petition of the all-Russian
congress- of zemstvos and municipalities 10
Emperor Nicholas. On September IS last
he was elected rector of the University of
Moscow by large majority. being the
first elected head of a Russian university
since 1880 when the government assumed
the right OF nomination.
The election OF the prince removed him
from the list of candidates for the national
assembly. in which II was hoped he would
be one of the prominent leaders, and per-
haps it's president. Prince Troubetskoy
was a marshal of the nobility.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-13
Three Deaths I'm PensncoIa.
PENSACOLA, Fla, Oct. 12.-Summary o
the yellow fever situation tonight;

The deaths were in different sections of
the city. The efforts of citizens to secure
suffcient money to fight the disease have
been successful. Every available, man in
the city will be employed tomorrow in
fumigation work which will include every
house within 300 feet OF every infected
point
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-13
PRINCE TRoUBETsKoY is DEAD
Leader of Russian Liberals stricken
with APOpIexy while in Confer
euce with Minister.

ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. l2.-Prince Ser
gius Troubetskoy was stricken with apo
plexy tonight while attending a conference
of M. Glassoff minister Of education, and
he died in two hours.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-13
sharpe Succeeds weston.

The president today directed the appoint
ment of Colonel Henry w, Sharpe to be
chief Of the commissary of subsistence, with
the rank OF brigadier general. to succeed
Brigadier General John Weston, promoted
to major general.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-13
Bridge Case CominE Up.

f. b. Kellogg, general attorney for the
Great Western of st. Paul, is in Washing
ton for the purpose of representing that
companys side In the controversy over the
Union Pacific bridge. which is scheduled
! for argument next week in the supreme
court.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-13

&sBslPRea % Third Pase,l
The sun., 1905-11-19
Sunday Amusem cnts.

The Hippodrome will have Walter Dam
rosch and the New York Symphony Orches-
ira tonight in a concert at popular prices.
One Of the sololsts will be Nine. Ada Soder-
Hueck, mezzo-soprano, who will be heard
in America for the first time. The instru-
mental soloists will be David Names,
violin; Leo Schulz, cello; George Barrere,
flute, and Leon Leroy, clarinet.
Victor Herberts concert at the Majestic
will include numbers by Wagner, Gounod
and Ponclnelli, as we'll as selections from
MIR. Herbert's own operas. A new soloist is
Miss Edith Decker, young soprano from
California.
The New York Theatres Sunday night
vaudeville concert is headed by Barlow's
elephants. The Grand Opera House has
Edna Aug as headliner. Other entertain
ments will be given at the Proctor theatres,
the Alhambra and Colonial, the New Star,
Murray Hill and Third Avenue. the Metrop-
oils, the West End and the Gotham and
Dewey.
The sun., 1905-11-19

The opera is on for tomorrow night, 90
that there will be no drop after the week g
excitement. All Of the leaders of society
who can make marvellous displays Of jewels
will be in their boxes in the horseshoe.
Mrs. Astor is in the lead az having the great
est collection Of diamonds in town. She
has kept on adding some marvellous orna-
ment each year, ana will no doubt tomorrow
night be glittering from girdle to coifrure.
Mrs. John r. DrSxel is particularly noted
for her sets of diamond stars and turuuoises
with, diamonds, and Ms. Perry Belmont
for her unrivalled collection Of emeralds
with diamonds. Among the matrons who
are expected to be in evidence tomorrow
night who have diamonds that represent
fortunes are Mrs. John Jacob Astor, Mrs.
II, A, c. Taylor, Mrs Lloyd Bryce, Mrs,
William Douglas Sloane Mrs; H; Nick.
Gerry, Mrs. Vanderbilt Mrs. j, Pierpont
Morgan. Mrs. Harry Payne Whitnev, Mrs.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Frederic Nelson,
Mrs, Reginald C, Vanderbilt, Mrs ,ames A.
Burden, Jr.. Mrs. Starr Miller, Mrs Luther
Kountze, Mrs William X. Vanderbilt, Jr.,
and Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs.
The sun., 1905-11-19
THE BROOKLYN THEATRES.
"Mrs. Temples Telegram" and "AIrs.
Lefilngwell's Boots" This Week.

"Mrs. Temples Telegram" and "Mrs
Lefnngwell's Boots" This Week.
Augustus Thomas's comedy Mrs. Lef-
flngwell's Boots" will be at the new Montauls
for week, beginning tomorrow night.
IT had long and successful run at the
Lyceum Theatre in Manhattan last year
The weekly change of bill at the Shubert
Park brings Mrs Temples Telegram, :
a farce which was played last spring at
the Madison Square Theatre. v illiam
Morris and Harry Conor are among the
well known actors in the cast.
E. s. Willard, the distinguished English
actor, will be at the Broadway this week
in selection from his best known plays.
THE Belle of the West. one Of the seasons
new musical comedies, with Florence Bindley
as its star, will be at the Majestic for the
week.
The Grand Opera House offers -Me.
Him and L. in which Sullivan, Watson and
Whitelaw are featured.
Thomas E. Shea will be at the Folly in
a reBertory including THE Bells, ""Othello"
and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"
FRED harno's pantomlme company, in "A
Night in an English Music Hail. head the
bill at the Orpheum. The extra feature Ia
Hermann, the magician, in his palace OF
Enchantment Anna Laughlin, Billy Van
and William Gould and Yaleska Suratt are
other attractions.
Hyde q Behman's Theatre has an unusual
vaudeville feature in The Shamrooks,
-Irelands Own Band" with Lillian Powell
as the soprano soloist. Coralie, Parisan
singer makes her first American appear
ance, Dolan and Lenha'r will be seen in a
new travesty, and Josephine Gassman and
her picks will sing and dance.
Keeney's Theatre offers bill headed by
the Eight Vassar Girls and including Eva
Williams and Jack Tucker in "Skinny's
Finish Eddie Leonard and the Sharp
Brothers; the Kitamura Japs, and Gavin,
Platt and Plaches.
Al Reeves's Big Beauty Show is the
burlesque attraction at the Star.
The sun., 1905-11-19
Popcorn n Years Old still Good.

Rockville CORES spondence Hartford Courdnt.
The oldest popcorn in this section is in the
possession OF Legrand King. He has several
ears left from barrel lot that he brought TO
this city with him from his farm at Scnico
In 1873.
He and his folks have had all the popcorn
they waN'"' each winter, and still there are
a few ear. Il. They are as sound as ever,
and the kernels pop as fresh as any.
The sun., 1905-11-19
vaudeville Bills.

The Six Musical Cuttys head the bill at
Keith's with their picturesque act Novel,
ties from abroad are the Eight Allsons,
acrobats, and the Brothers Durant, gym
nasts Others in the bill are the Zancigs,
in their Thought transferrence" specially;
Ward and Curran, in The Terrible Judge;
George Wilson and Augusta Close, who
bills herself as -pianologuiste.
The bill at Proctor's Fifty-eighth Street
Theatre is headed by james 7. Powers and
his company in Dreaming" Others in
the long list are Josephine Cohan, in Fri
day the 18th; Fred Niblo, Felix and Barry
Kitty Traney and the Four Musical AVOIDS,
The Twenty-third Street Theatre has
Williams and Walker and their company
as torli liners. With them will be the Empire
City Quartette, John and Harry Dillon,
Clayton White and Marie Stuart.
Arthur Dunn will make his first vaudeville
appearance in Harlem in years at the
Alhambra Theatre. Assisted by Marie
Glazier he will present his skit The Mes
senger Boy" Another star on the same
bill is George W. Monroe in his my Aunt
Bridget" Harry Tate's English comedy
company in their automobile satire Motor
Last Rehearsal" Stuart Barnes trio, and
Abdul Kader and his Three Wives, are
other features.
Joseph Hart and Carrie De Mar in THE
Other Fellow" head the bill at the Colonial.
Frank d. Bryan will be on the same pro-
gramme with his sixteen girl singers in a
costumed ensemble, Human Flags" Other
attractions include Frank Lincoln, Aida
Overton Walker and her Abyssinia Girls,
Snyder and Buckley, the Six Conellas and
Gillette's dogs.
Hammerstein' novelty at the Victoria
will be Mile. Loubet in a new thriller called
Diving the Loop" Other feature acts
are Bessie Clayton, the dancer; Josephine
Cohan and her company, ,Artie Hall, the
coon shouter, and Paul Sanders troupe
Of trained dogs
The Williams and Walker Glee Club tops
the bill at Hurtig Il Seamon's, and Barrows,
Lancaster Il Co. present their sketf h -iac-
tics" Others are the three Crane Brothers,
Girard and Gardner and Caron and Far
mum.
Pastors Theatre has Mr.. and Mrs. Gene
hughes in "A Matrimonial Substitute;
Matthews and Harris; Fiske and Nc Dom
ough; Laura Comstock with the Orr heus
Irio IN new singing and dancing act, and
Miss Lily Seville, an English serio-comic.
Henry Lee is in his fourth week at the
Eden Musee and is introducing new charac-
ters every night. Other attractions are the
The sun., 1905-11-19
Electric Tramwavs In England.


Annual railway reports from Great Br,,,,n
indicate that the electric tram car is growing in
popularity. In 1908 there were only Ave and one
half millions more third class railway trnven,.r,
than the previous year while the tramways showed
an increase OF ?s'+9O,ooo passenger. The gain In
1904 In third class railway passengers was little
over six million but the tramways gained over
COO passengers.
The sun., 1905-11-19
Knlaen Van Renssclaer's Bachelor Dinner.

Kiliaen Van Rensselaer,, Jr.. gave his
bachelor dinner last nj yht at Delmonicos g.
where he entertained Charles Edmund
Fairfax. Stephen Van Renssel aer, his
brother; Clarence P. Wyckor, Thomas
Lincoln Manson, Jr.; Vance S. Man
son, LOWS H. Hosmer, William Van
Rensselaer, Erving, Joseph Laurence Myers
and Henry Pendleton Ro2ers. Jr., who
are, to be his attendants at his wedding
with Miss Dorothy Manson next Thursday
afternoon. The ceremony will be per-
formed in St. Bartholomew Church by
the Rev. Dr. Heber Newton, at $50 o'clock.
The brides attendants will be Miss Julia 4,
Misses GLADYS Drrant Rice. Anita l..
Peabody, Emily Foster, Clara Ellsworth,
Ellen Mercer Atterbury and Mary Barton
Atterbury bridesmaids. Afterward the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas J..
Manson, will give reception at their home,
% East Sixty-ninth street.
The sun., 1905-11-19

Karahanze Troupe Of Japanese Acrobats
and the cinematograph pictures.
The Dewey begins the week tomorrow
afternoon with the Gay Masqueraders Bur-
leeque Company.
The Gotham has the World Beaters In
burlesque and vaudeville.
The High Roller is the attraction billed
for the Circle. Friday is amateur night.
Col. Schultz's educated dogs are a new
attraction at Huber's Museum.