Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 9, 1901, Page 1

[———— THE OMAHA e — DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUN MEETING MEANS MUCH Thursday's Conferetce to Pe Wost Impertant in Histery of Indnatry, PRESIDENT SHAFFER SO ANNOUNCES IT Head of the Arelgamated Association s at | High Tension. ALL VICE PRESIDENTS ARE SUMMON[D' Each Hurrien to Pittaburg in Respouse to Telegram. CAPITAL'S COMMITTEEMEN NOT KNOWN Prestdent Schwab of the Steel Core portion Said Be Among Who Wil Meet Represen tives of Assoclation, to Those PITTSBURG, Pa., July 8.—"“That which I belleve will be the most important ference in the history of capital and labor will open In Hotel Lincoln, Pittshurg, next Thursday morniug at 10 o'clock, when the highest officials of the Amalgamated asso- | clation, gathered from all parts of the country, will meet with officials of the fron and steel industries to settle grave ques- thons very vice president of the Amalga- mated assoclation from Alabama north is burrying toward Pittsburg tonight on my telegraphic order. I have considered it best that they be called to confer at this timo lustead of the regular conferees who have usually met with us to adjust differ- ences “As yot I am in ignorance as to who will constitute the committeo representing the steel people, the employers. 1 have been informed that President Charles M. Schwab of the United States Steel corporation will be present In person, but do not know this to be a fact. The laboring man ls at present confronted with some peculiar con- ditions, which I hope will he adjusted at the coming conference. 1 belleve the strike will be specdily settled. (Sigued) THEODORE J. SHAFFER.” The above is the statement made by President Shaffer of the Amalgamated asso- clation late this evening as he emerged from the Carnegiec bullding with a party of Amalgamated ussociation officials and officers of the American Sheet Steel Co. inaries. Aunpictons el It was at the end of one of the moet eventful days I the history of organized labor and was made so by the decided stand taken by President Shaffer fn the Wells- ville case. The couference tbday lasted al- most two hours, bat what was sald or done as not given out, except as in the above statement. It was apparently decided that the best interests of both sides demanded that the wage conference be held at as early a day as possible, In spite of the trouble at Wellsviile, 1648 understood that on hearing the statement of Vice Presi- @ent Chappell regarding the Ohlo associa- ation urance was given that it could easily be adjusted aud would be. This be- ing the case the conference was quickly arranged. President Shaffer sald tonlght: “I did announce that I would not treat with the employers until matters were ad- Justed at Wellsville and that I would de- claro a general strike on Thursday if mat- ters were not flxed, but I later changed my mind. 1 am not at liberty to state what brought this about, but it will come out In good tim Under the present arrangement the Wellsville men will remain at work pend- ng a settlement or disagreement on Thurs- day. None of the combine representatives who could be seen would talk on the strike troubles. It is known, however, that Vice President Arms of the American Sheet Steel company received President Shaffer's tele- gram containing his ultimatum at Youngs- town, where he was attending the funeral of his mother-in-law, and that immediately after the funeral he came to Pittsburg and the conference was held shortly after his arrival. The Wellsville Trouble. . PITTSBURG, Pa., July 8.—The peremptory dismissal on Saturday of twelve members of the Amalgamated assoclation at the Wellsville plant of the American Sheet Bteel company may seriously affect the ex- pected settlement this week of the fron and steel strike. President Shafter of the Amalgamated as- soclation was very much exercised over the turn affairs had taken. "I cannot eay wh or where the conference will take plac #ald he, “but one thing Is certain, there will be no conference until the men discharged at Wellsville are reinstated. These men come to us. They violated no law of the land and we shall protect them. If they are not reinstated and the conference held, the general strike will come. This s a repetition of what the sheet manufacturers did last year. They elgned the scale for Saltsburg and Old Meadows and then stole these mills from us. bave been organized for months. I sent word for them not to come out, as 1| wanted a peaceable settlement. 1 do not blame the chief officials. As usual, the trouble comes from eome middleman, who cannot realize that he may be undoing the conservative work of thoughtful men on both sldes, or that this action may involve the commercial world.” Although as yet no word has been re- celved officially by the officers of the Amalgamated association from the Ameri- can Sheet Steel company and the American Steel Hoop company requesting that the wage conference be reopened it s expected that such a note will be received during the day. If the Wellsville matter can be settled, the conference will then, it s be- Meved, be quickly arranged, an agreement reached and the strike declared off before the end of the week There was a resumption of work in many fron and steel mills today. The mills have been idle for two weeks for repairs. It i supposed that fully 12,000 men returned to work today The following concerns signed the Amal- gamated scale today: Standard Chain com- pany, Columbus; Niles Iron and Sheet com- pany, Niles, O.; Lake Erle Iron company, Cleveland; Empire Rolling Ml company, Empire, O, and the Pittsburg Forge and Iron company of this eity All the independent companies in the Pittaburg district have now signed the scale but A M. Byers & Co. and their signature 15 oxpected as plant are comples Depurt Store Fall VELAND, O.. July $—Greenwald & i department store, failed to- | with schedu Habllities of $%,000 and ts of $%,000, Members of the sam firm doing business at Corning and Cam- bridge have also fled individual assign- ments, thelr agkregate labillties being with assois of §ib,0m, When seen this morning, | The men at Wellsville | n as the repairs to the E 19, 1871, AUTHORS OF IZE_WEYS ORDER Admiral a4 and cretary Long Both Distinetly emember Who Wrote It Rear Crowninw Rear Admiral A dlately upon the declaration of war I had of the bureau of S .« formal statement 2 the author of the Admiral Dewey order to, , ftrom Hong Kong to and « 7 or destroy the | | Spanish feet , 1 Crowninshield | ates that he w ¢ o dispatch in the White House and Atted it to both At- torney General Griggs and the president | nd that the only change made In the dlspatch as he wrote {t was the addition of cither the word ‘“capture” or the word destroy." The dispatch, according to Admiral Crowlnshield, was then handed to Lieuten- ant Whittlesley, who took it to Secretar Long and after the latter had signed it, sent it to Admiral Dewe: In conclusion Admiral Crowninshield says { that whatever credit comes from having glven the order belongs to the president and Secretary Long Secretary Long said on this subject: My recollection is entirely distinct. Imme- 0HI0 DEMOCRACT'S TICKET Kilbourne and Hewe' s Now Seem Likely ! to Hoad It j TAXATION PLANK IS BONE OF CONTENTION | Johnson Men Wiah Ont and Say Element to Come Right Things, bat Me Insints on More Con- servative Attitude, | COLUMBUS#0., July 8.—The outlook to- night is that the ocratic ticket in Ohio will be headed by Colonel James Kilbourne for goversor and Anthony Howells for lieutenant governor. The platform will be | conservative. None of the predicted dra- matle scenes in the convention will come | ort. | John L. Zimmerman s being urged to- { Dlght to withdraw as a candidate for gov- ernor and to move that Colonel Kilbourne be nominated by acclamation. But under no circumstances will Zimmerman accept second place tonight to the many persistent appeals from conferred with the president about an or- | the Kilbourne men for him to accept the der to Dewey to attack the Spanish fleet | nomination for lieutenant governor, it was | at Man'la. On Sunday, April 24, 1 went to | Praciically se that Anthony Howells, the White House, sat with the president | Who was formerly state treasurer and con- on a sofa in corridor and carnestly ad- | #u1 to Cardiff under President Cleveland, !\']4"\] the & ch an order, But | Will be nominated for the second place for Admiral Crowninshield's statement I| While the uspirants for other places on | unhesitatingly should have said I had with [ the state ticket are hustling tonight and | me the dispatch which bad been prepared | their friends are yelling, there are twc in his bureau of navigation that, the | 9Pposing conferences in session on the plat- president approving, 1 returned to the Navy | form. In the conference of the conserv | department and sent it in to the bureau | !Ives, ex-Attorney General Judeon Harmon, of navigation to be put in cipher. 1 then [ Harland Cleveland and others are explain- went out to drive. As I drove out be-|!ng their platform. The other conference | tween 11 and 12 o'c | Admiral Crowninshicld. As to what trans- pired later at the White House at the meeting which he describes I, of course, "hn\'v no knowledg It seems to be probable that the presi- dent, after his interview with me sent for some of the cablnet and Admiral which, according to my recollection, { already been prepared and gave it final con- sideration. Probably also there had come | in Dewey's dispatch of the day before ad- vising us that he had been ordered to get a-vay from Hong Kong." RESTORES FOREST TO PUBLIC President Opens Up Large Sece tion of Big Horn Renerve. (From a Staft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, July 8.—~(Special Tele- gram.)—A large section of the Big Horn forest reserve in Wyoming will be restored to the public domain August 24, by order of tho president. This land has been found to be more valuable for agriculture and for grazing than for its timber and after nu- merous recommendations by the local torestry officials and members of the Wyo- ming delegation and reports by special agents the secretary of the Interior con- cluded these tracts should be again opened to entry. Lieutenant Ashton Boyle, Fourth infantry, Dow in the Philippines, has been granted | un extended leave of absence and will re- | turn to his home at Kearney, Neb., to en- joy a rest. The application of S. Conant Parks, G. M. Sliney, C. W. Baer, Ira E. Jones, Samuel C. Parks, jr., and others to organize the First National bank of Thermopolis, Wyo., with $25,000 capital, has been approved. Rural freo delivery service will be estab- lished September 2 {n South Dakota as fol- lows: Alexandria, Hanson county—Route em- braces thirty-two square miles, containing a population of 671; carrier, A. J. Stebbins. Groton, Brown county—(additional serv- fce)—Area covered, thirty-six square miles; population served, 522; carrler, C. G. Mot~ fit. Waconda, Clay county—(additional serv- fce)—Area covered, sixty-elght sell and J. B. Knight, appolnted carrfers. E. H. Willls is deslgnated a member of the Board of Civil Service for the post- office at Yankton, 8. D. The lowa National bank of Des Moines 1s approved as reserve agent for the First National bank of Boane, la. George D. Metklejohn spent today In Washington and left tonight for Asheville, C., where he will remain several days. He says he expects to arrive in Omaha | Saturday. THESE CANNOT GET LANDS Persons Disqualifie: from Making Homestead Entry in Wichita and Kiowa Country, | WASHINGTON, July 8.—Commissioner | Hermann of the general lapd office has 1s- | sued a general order specifying the per- sons who are disqualified from making homestead entry fn the Wichita and Kiowa, Comanche and Apache ceded lands. Those disqualified are as follows Any person who has an existing home- tead entry, or after June 6. 1900, abandoned {or relinquished such entry; a married woman, unless deserted or abandoned by her husband; those mot citizens or who | have not declared such intentlon; anyone under 21 years old not the head of a fam- !ily, unless he served in the army or navy | fourteen or more days In actual war; pro- | prietors of over 180 acres of land apy- where: anyone who has perfected title to a bhomestead of 180 acres by proof of residence | and cultivation of five years or under sec- | tlon 2, act of June 15, 1880; anyone whose title acquired and now belng acquired by him under the public land laws, in pur- suance of entrics made since August 30, 1880, with the tract now sought to be en- tered, will ma An aggregate of over 120 acres of nou-mineral land | COMPTROLLER REFUNDS DUTY | Recent Decision of Supreme Court Returns Large WASHINGTON, July Mr. Tracewell, | the comptroller of the treasury, has de- {cided that the secretary of the treasury | has authority usder the law to refund to ascelles & Co. «¢ New York the duties | paid by them on sugar imported from Porto Rico between the date the treaty of Paris took effect and the app act. The dutles so paid amounte $470,000. This decision is based upon the | recent fnsular dec af the supreme | court. Other clalms are on flle for refunds | amounting to about $1,500,000. to over tsions ary Buys Bonds, WASHINGTON, July 8.-The of the treasury today purchased $6,400 short-term bonds at 112,972; $2,500 fives at 1109,222 and 34,000 threes at 104,011 lock I remember passing | | | Mayor Jones would not | tive and referendum Is conducted by temporary Chairman Salen Judge Blandin and fifteen other Johnson men, who came from Cleveland today to urge what is known as the Cuyahoga county convention platform In the intercuurse that took place between these conferences tonight the Cleveland delegates were In- sisting to the last one on their plank on Crowninshield and took up the dispatch, | taxation, but they were no longer pressing had | other “new departures.” Neither temporary Chalrman Salen nor the permanent chairman will make any un- usual utterance and the only differences over the platform are as to the verblage of the plank for a revision of the taxation laws. The Johnson men want to name the railways, while the McLean men want the phraseology in general terms. Will Keep the Past Daried. It s sald there will be no reference to municipal ownership or to the Kansas City platform. The platform as now drafted will say that the money question is settled and will demand reformations on new ls- wues, notably local and state taxation, home rule in municipalities, including muniei- pal ownership and opposition to all trusts. There will be no definite action taken cn the taxation plank until tomorrow night, but the platform of the conservatives on the f{ssues is considered as belng sure of final adoption. Val Fitzpatrick of Cleveland, vice pres- ident of the Rallway Tralnmen, came here from his work in New York to urge the nomination of Frank 8. Monnett for attor- ney general. Monmett was attorney general from 1896 to 1900 a republican. He sup- ported Bryan last year on the anti-trust issue and is now In full accord with “the proposed new departure” of Mayor John- son, who has written letters favoring Monnett. The McLean men are opposing Monnett openly and vigorously. The delegates and visitory who assembled here today for the convention, which does all its preliminary work tomorrow, were greatly disappointed because John R. McLean of Cincinnati and Tom L. Johy- son of Cleveland, who are most prominently mentioned for the United States senator- ship, wili not be here. Each of them Is ably and numerously represented from the other elghty-six countles, as well as from Hamiiton and Cuyahoga counties, but the delegates evidently wanted to see thess two leaders more than all the others. Me- Lean was their standard bearer two years square| 4go for governor and many wanted him miles; population scrved, 1,134; M. B. Rus-| for permanent chairwan of this conventon. Although he has been repeatedly impor- tuned to come to the convention, he has never promlsed anyone that he would be here. 1t is understood that Hon. Charles W. Baker, who was such & successful presiding officer at the last democratic Oblo con- vention, will be the permanent chairman, and he is a close friend of McLean and chairman of the Hamilton county delega- tlon. Where the Leaders Are. Johnson was a striking figure in congress and as mayor of Cleveland ls attracting much attention now as Mayo: Jones of Toledo with his views on taxation and other proposed changes. Johnson would have been here at the head of the Cuyahoga dele- gation but for the death of his brother last week in New York. Johnson represents what is called the “radical reform’ ele- ment among platform makers and McLean represents the couservative element. 1t was thought that Mayor Sam Jones of Toledo would be here to assist the Johnson men in thelr so-called “‘new departure’ on the platform, but N C. Cochran states that attend any con- ventlon or accept any nomination from any convention or party. He does not belleve in conventions or parties, but in the initia- When Jones recelved 106,000 votes for governor two years ago he was on the ticket by direct petition from the people. The friends of Johneon are denying the report, started by General Isaac R. Sher- wood and others, that there would be a “reform ticket” in the field if the con- servatives ignored the Cleveland platform Johnson in the declaration of principles. It is stated that the Kilbourne men want concessions to the Johneon men, but that they favor the platform of the comserva- tives from Clucinnati DEFICIT OF THE PYTHIANS nrance Department presentations of Uniformed Rank, HARTFORD, Conn., July S.—Insurance Commissioner Schofield today made public the report of the investigation by the Con- necticut Insurance department, of the Uni- secretary | makiog a de formed Rank, Knights of Pythias. It pears that the reporte to the Connectlcut al of the Foraker | insurance department have not represented On Decem- | the true condition of the order ber 31, 1900, the reports of the Knights of Pythias oficials gave & total admitted asset | of 544,556, with liabilities of $419,161, leav- | Ing a balance of $225,807. The investigation has showed the assets on December 30, 1900, |to be 8334835 and the llabilitles $360,12 it of $223,267 and a difference of $451,07. The report of the actuaries, however, absolves the present officials of the order from blame, OMAHA, TUESDA After he gave his ultimatum | and d'd not Incorporate the views of Mayor | MORNING, JULY 9, 1901—-TEN PAG Es PRESIDENTS TAKE UP RATES Solution of Western Sitantion May Ne Reached Before the Week is Out. CHICAGO, July S.—(Special Telegram.) The western rate situation has been taken in hand by the railway presidents and t night there was talk that the cut promulgated by the Santa Fe would never o Into effect. This view that held a conference today after which the | meeting of the western trunk line commit- tee called for tomorrow was postponed un- til Friday. that If the Santa Fe management had held firm in the presidents' meeting, to place the rates in effect no matter what was done. there would have been N0 reason for post- poning tomorrow's meeting. In some quarters, however, a gloomy view of the situation was taken and Presi- dent Ripley of the Santa Fe stated that the presidents’ meeting had not given him any hope of a settlement. It is understood that President Stickney of the Great West- ern will arrive in Chicago tomorrow and will meet with the presidents for the pur- Pose of presenting his side of the story. termined that heroic measures taken to correct the evils that western transportation world ILLINOIS CENTRAL INCREASE Hoard of Diree mend Issue of Thirte lons of Steek. must afict the the board of directors of the lilinois Cen- tral railway held today it was decided to recommend to the stockholders for action | at the annual meeting to be held October | $13,000,000 In stock. | It this proposition should be favorably | acted on by the stockholders it will en- title each stockholder registered on the books on October 31 to subscribe at par for one share of the new stock for every five shares registered in his name and the capital, which now amounts to $66,000,000, will be fncreased to $79,000,000. This step, it was announced, was taken fn view of the steady and large increase in the revenue and in view of the fact that although there has been expended during the year ended June 30, 1901, for new sec- ond track and sidetrack $2,339,000 and in the purchase of something ltke 100 new locomotives and nearly 5,000 new freight cars and in new shop machinery and tools about $4,000,000 the facilities of the com- pany are still overtaxed. J. T. Harahan, second vice president of the company, was elected a director to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Jobn W. Doane. DIRECTORS OF 'FRISCO LINE C. F. Pearce and Na Thayer Are Added to the Oficial Board. NEW YORK, July Thc. Sdtrectors of the St. Louls & San Francieco:railroad at & meeting today elected C. F. Pearce of St. Louls and Nathaniel Thayer of Boston di- rectors in place of J. Kennedy Tod and Henry Marquand, resigned. It was also de- clded to declare Eereafter quarterly divi- dende on the first and second preferred stocks of the company and there was de- clared today a quarterly dividend of 1 per cent on the second preferred stock, pay- able September 2. The declaration of this dividend today instead of in August was due to the fact that it was feared that no quorum could be obtained then. The sec- ond preferred stock is thus placed on a 4 per cent basls. NEW ROAD Charter for a Line Capital to C State: INCORPORATED ued at M s Several JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., July 8.—The sec- retary of state today chartered the Arkan- sas, Missouri & Kansas Railroad company with a capital stock of $2,000,000. The road is to eatend from the south state line in Stone county, Missouri, to the west state line of Missouri, in Jasper county, 100 miles. The incorporators are: Albert N. Hoxie, H. Roby and D. W. Spooner of Bos- ton, Mass.; Annle M. Johnson and Aravester A. Fuller of Foxboro, Mas: Heary Cleer and T, D. Northcutt of Grangeville, Mo., and G. G. Farwell, of Joplin, Mo. ERROR THAT COSTS MILLIONS Jacob Rogers May Have Defeated His Own Purpose by Repeating Word in WilL NEW YORK, July 8.—The Journal and Advertiser will say tomorrow: All the pre- cautions of Jacob S. Rogers to disinherit his relatives may go for naught by reason | of an error, intentional or otherwise, which he made in his will, but which, according to lawyers, must stand as it reads., The error appears in the codicil, dated October 2, 1900. The codicil reads T hereby further will and bequ | nephew, “Theod B. Rogen my brother, Theodore B. | f SEVENTY-FIVE THOL AND DOLLARS J the sum ND THOU- ROGERS. S Thus the codicil gives to his nephew §75,- 000,000, or about ten times the amount of the estate. Necessarily it leaves no res- idue for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The paragraph, as is the entire will, is In the handwriting of the testator. The error, |1t an error it be, is unerased and unchanged. | Lawyers say it must stand as it is ASKS TO MATURE THE STOCK Prestdent A Springer of the National ciation Wires Hitcheoek to Delay Oklahoma Opening, DENVER, July 8—The action of the president In proclaiming the opening for settlement the lands in Oklahoma in August is causing great uneasiness to cattlemen, It is sald there are 200,000 head of cattle on the ranges that have been lecsed by Texas and Oklahoma stockmen. These cattle are immature and unfit for the market at the present time. If the order s carried out these cattle will have to be shipned imme- diately and sold for canning in the eastern | markets for what they will bring. | It s said that a delay of ninety or even sixty daye would enable the owners to put the cattle on the market in & proper condl | tlon. To secure such a delay, If possible, the following telegram was sent to Sec retary Hitchcock Saturday night Livestock Interests in west and southwest will be serlously affected unless procla- mation opening Klown and Caomanche res ervations can be delayed until herds of | tmmature cattle can be shipped to market | On behalf of livestock industry I respect: | tully petitton for such ¢ Y JOHN W SPRINGER | President National Live Stock Assoclation, was strengthened by the fact | the presidents of the lines interested | 1t was stated in this connection | It is certain that the presidents huve de- | be | NEW YORK, July $.—At the meeting of | 15 an Increase of the capital by the Issue of | iTRA[‘.EDY IN WHITE'S FAMILY Ambassador's Only Een Kills Himself at Byracuse, | DRIVEN TO IT BY CONTINUED ILL HEALTH | Repeated Returns of Nervous Troubles Oceastoned by Anclent Attack of Typhold Fever Make Denth | Seem Preferable, | | SYRACUSE, N. Y., July 8.—~Frederick D, | White, son of Andrew D. White, United States ambassador to Germany, committed sulcide at 5:30 (his afternoon at his home {fu this city. Prolonged fll health and a persistent and exhausting nervous disease | are given as the only possible explanation | of hix act Mr. \White had appeared to be fn usual heaith during the day and had attended to matters of business in the management of | the Whites' estate. He was alone in the| | house with the servants during part of |the efternoen. Mrs. White returned shortly after § o'clock and found Mr. White | dead in the batbroom. A bullet from a rifle | | had pessed through bis brain and death had | been lnstantaneous. No one had heard the shot ! | Some elghteen years ago on completing his course at Columbia law college, Mr. White had a severe attack of typhotd fever, from which he never recovered. Stomach and intestinal troubles resulted. Later his| nervous system became weakened and withia a few years neurasthenla developed About a year ago he suffered a severe at- tuck of the complaint During the recent | hot spell another attack of the disease came on, leaving him in a state of acute nerv- | ousness. Probably Unpremeditated. Mr. White had been about town durlug the forenoon and appeared bright and hope- ful and it is belleved he did not premedi- tate suicide. From the appearance of the body when found it is supposed that he placed the barrel of the rifie in his mouth and discharged it with his foot. Coroner Matthews made an examination of the body and it was at first given out that death was due to cerebral hemorrhage. The announcement of Mr. White's death was received with great sorrow in this city, where he occupled a prominent posi- tion in soclal circles. A cablegram an- nouncing his death was sent to Ambassador White at Berlin tonight. As yet no are rangements for the funeral have been made. Frederick D. White was the only son of Ambassador White. He was born in Ann Arbor, Mich., December 15, 18 He was educated at Cornell university and also in the University of Berlin, Prussta. He also studied In Columbia law college, New York, from 1882 to 1884. In the latter year he was admitted to the bar at Binghamton, N. Y., and afterward practiced his profession in thie city. Much of his time in later years has been devoted to the manage- ment of property owned by himself and his father. NEW YORK, July 8.—Rev. W. P. North- rup, who was an uncle of Mr. White's wife, stated that young Mr. White was booked to 1l on the steamer Deutschland next Wednesday on a visit to his father and in #earch of health, LINCOLN CHARTER DECISION One is Expected Today City Attorney's tentions. Sustatning Con- (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, July 8.—(Special Telegram.)— From {ntimations given tomight by mem- bers of the supreme court commission it may be sald almost positively that unless there is a disagreement between the su- preme judges an opinlon will be handed down tomorrow evening sustalning all of the eesential contentions of City Attorney Strode in the case Instituted by the Lincoln Traction company and Lincoln Gas company to annul the tax commissioner section of the new Lincoln charter. ‘The case was argued before Commlis- sloners, Hastings, Kirkpatrick and Day at the last sitting of court. Tonight a mem- ber of this division of the commission in- formed the correspondent that the opinion had been prepared and would be handed down at the close of tomorrow's confer- enco if it meets with no objection from the judges. The outcome of this case is of vital Im- portance to the taxpayers of both Lincoln and Omaba. A decision favorable to the gas and traction companies would in effect invalldate the office of city tax commis- sioner und place the taxation of city prop- erty for city purposes back In the hands of the county commissioners, and as the tax commissioner law was practically a copy of the same relative section of the Omaha charter, it probably would open the way for litigation designed to destroy the Omaha office of tax commissioner. The one feature of the Lincoln charter | that is admittedly weak provides that the | tax commissioner shall accept the valuation | of railroad property as fixed by the State | Board of Equalization. This was attacked on the ground that it provided for unequal taxation | Clty oMcials would gladly have this pro- vislon declared vold, for then all raliroad property would come directly under the jurfsdiction of the city for purposes of taxation. It {s not known what position | the court will take on this particular point. The attorney for the corporations that are backing the suit refused to say whether or not he would continue the con- test. Compromise In the Gas Fight, An amendment to the acetylene gas ordi- nance now pending before the city council was introduced tonight as a compromlise of the fight between the acetylene promot- | ers and the Lincoln Gas and Electric Light company. It requires the former, before it will be permlitted to enjoy the rights of tranchise, to adopt candle power rates of 25 per cent less than those charged by the gas company. A resolution was adopted authorizing the sale of city lighting bonds to Lincoln bid- ders who offer not lese than par. They are in $500 denominations. DEFER MILITARY INVESTIGATION Lieutenant tioned at 8 Colonel Helatand Sta- Franeisco Pend- e Inquiry, | July 8.—Lieutenant Colo- | nel Heistand b assigned to tem- porary duty at San Francisco until the War department ascertains the desire of the committee on military affairs of the senate | which is to make an Investigation of cer- | tain charges against Lieutenant Colonel Helstand concerning the Manila hemp trade. | 1t has been determined to postpone the ip- vestigation until some time in October, and |1t is probable the committee will so Inform | the War department, j at noon i tures are CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska: Generally F itinued Warm Tuesc W esday r. Probably Cooler; | Jming Varlable Temperature at Om Hour, Dex. 5oaom.. [y Ga m...... U8 NEARLY A THOUSAND DEAD Heat in New York ¥ Peo- ple Like Grass in Field, wa Down the NEW YORK, July §-The ¢ to the bureau of vital statisti from heat for the week ending show that the tual number in the boroughs of Greater New York was For the boroughs of Manbattan and the Bronx the number was 899, for Richmond , for Queens 24, for Drookiyn 244. The ords cover the days when the heat was most {nter fal reports of deaths | July 6 | five o8, Six at Trenton, One Hundred TRENTON, Neb, July 8.--(8 fal Tele- ¥ )=<Dry, hot weather continues. To- | day the mometer registered 106, At no | days has it been less than 100 Harvest is in full progress. Pas- | getting short, but stock Is in good condition. It has been three weeks since a good shower fell time for ten Mighty Hot in Kansns | TOPEKA, Kan., July 8—This has beon a day of unprecedented temperatures in | Kansas. In Topeka for two hours this afternoon the mark reached was 104. In Maryvlile 108 degrees was the record. Fort Scott reports 108 degrees. Plerre Perspirel PIERRE, 8. D, July $.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Today is the climax of the hot wave here. The government record is 104 and 1t fs much hotter on the streets. Busi- ness is practically suspended. TO INVESTIGATE GOVERNOR United Sta Philippine Commiasion Will Look Into Whitmarsh's Protusely, SAME YACHT WIXS IT £econd Trial of Onp Defenders is Comstic tution's Becend Ensy Victery, COLUMBIA LEFT THREE MILES TO REAR INDEPENDENCE IS MERELY AN ‘ALSO RAN" Traile Nine and o Half Miles Behind ti Winner, FUTURE CONTESTS SEEM EASY TO GUESS New Aspirant Makes Even Betier Showing Than Before and Wise Men Wonder Where There fa Worthy Rival, NEWPORT, R. L, July 8.1t the victory of Constitution over Columbiu and Inde- pendence in the first of the first three cornered races on Saturday was significant aud definite, its winting today may well be characterized as overwheling, and the defeat of Independence as positive and al most hopeless. The approach of eveniug again found the committee boat anchored far out in Narragunsct( buy, along with the catboat, which marked the other end of the flnish line, tediously walting tor tho Boston boat to cross, while ita rivals wore well up the harbor on the way to their mooriugs. The new Herreschoff boat had beaten Columbla by nearly half an hour over tho thirty-mile course, while the record against Independence was almost a full hour. Con stitution came near traveling arouna the triangle while the Crowninshield crea- tlon was covering two legs of it Greatest of This Generatiol Today's race establishes the new Bristol $loop as a record-breaker in light airs, It has accomplished what yachtsmen consid ered impossible, In thus beating Columbli, while its performance has put Indeperdence entirely out of the running in conditlons Iike those of today. What {is showing may be in heavy weather is still a matter of conjecture, as it is with Independence, but the experts are now almost ready to ac Aftairs. MANILA, July 8.—~The United States Philippine commission has ordered H. Phelps Whitmarsh, the governor of Benguet province, to come to Manila and submit to an investigation, owing to the allegation that he has been using his po- sition to his personal advantage in ac- quiring land and mining rights from the natives. He 1s at present charged with in- discretion and violation of his instructlons. The commission = particularly instructed Governor Whitmarsh to cultivate the triendship and protect the interests of the Igorrottes, who suffered from Spanish ex- tortions and exploitations. Colonel Duval of the Forty-elghth regi- ment,” Which formerly occupled tha prov- inces of Union and Betguet, and Df. Kiet- fer, the regimental surgeon whd was prominent {a the civil administration of the province, complained of Governor Whit- marsh's methods of administering his office. The committee is inclined to attribute the feeling. existing to military opposition to civil organization in Benguet. Several state- ments made by natives to Commissioner Worcester while on a visit to Benguet formed the basis of the investigation. General Bell has forwarded several al- legations to Manila. Two friars, who were invited to Calastao, province of Pangasi- nan, to celebrate a hollday were mobbed. A native priest denounced the action of the people, whereupon the mob attacked the priest and refused to attend the church The friars fled. The native papers have since inaugurated renewed attacks on the triars. Generals Chaffee and Wade are at Batan- gas. The removal of the military head- quarters in southern Luzon from Manila to Lipa in Batangus province is contem- plated. Pardo de Tavera, who has been announced as a future member of the civil commission, and General Cailles, the fin- surgent leader, who recently surrendered in Laguna province, are going to that prov- ince tomorrow In order to organize munic- ipalities. IS O’CONNELL'S PROPOSITION Metal Trades Ansoclation the Overtures that May Bring About Peace Soon. Recelven NEW YORK, July $-—Members of the National Metal Trades association in this city announced today that they had re- ceived the following proposition from James O'Connell, president of the N tional Assoclation of Machinists, for settlement of the strike. 1. The question of wages to be arbi- trated by districts. 2. All machinists on strike to be re- Ipstated without prejudice to their former position, pending settlement by arbitra- tion 3. The hours of labor shall be fifty-four hours a week, which 15 not submitted to arbitration, the award of the arbitration board to date back to the time the men return to work. 4. Articles of agreement shall be signed by both sides agreeing to the above basis of arbitration 5. The above basis for a settlement of the present strike shall not apply to firms, members of the National Metal Trades aesociation and others who have made settlements. It is belleved that an agreement will be reached within a few days. TEXANS TO TAKE THEIR PICK Another Day of Deadlock Encourages et Voters Have Whole Fleld. DALLAS, Tex., July 8.—The Sixth con- gressional eonvention, which met here today after a four days' session at Meridian last week to nominate a candidate for congress remained in deadlock all day, as none of the aspirants for the honor is willing to withdraw. There 15 talk of placing all before the voters at the election next Saturday. Movements of Ocean Vessely July S, At New York—Arrived—Steamer Ancho- rla, from Glasgow and Moville; Cev from Liverpool; Minne from Lon- don At Greenock—Arrived of trom New York At Glasgow—Satled—Australla, for Mon- treal; Sardinan, for New York; Sicllan, for Montreal. Arrived—Sarmatian, from Montreal At Montreal-Arrived—Steamers North- western, from Liverpool, for Chicago; Northman, from Antwerp and Hamburg, Do Rome, City es—Arrived—Hohenzoliern, from cept any achievement of Constitution with- out surprise Of all the contests in the history of the revowned races for the America's cup that of today fs the most remarkable, not only of the races proper but of those incldent to the selection of a cup challenger or a cup defender. Constitution has proved it- eelf the best light weathes craft of this generation. Volunteer, Vigllant, Defender end Columbia have in the past achieved wonderful and glorious things in the oause of defending the cup, but Constltution to- day caps the climax. How the Race Was Safled. The wind was light from the southwest at the start and there was a long and greasy ground swell from the southw when the start was made from a point five miles east southeast of Bremton's reef lightship. The first leg of the triangular course of thirty nautical miles was a dead beat to windward of ten miles, the course being southwest. The start of Constitution was notable. It did not seem to want to take the windward position, but being in a hurry to cross, started from pretty nearly the leeward end of the line and luffed up to cross just as the gun sounded This would have been the cause of a berth further to leeward, but a little while after Columbia and Independence had crossed Constitution showed its haughty disregard for the pair of them by proceeding on the starboard tack with a little jibtopsall de- flantly shaking its luft at everything afloat, then golng about and crossing the bows of its opponents and, when satisfied with the lead 1t had obtained, tacking and occupying a commanding berth to the windward and a lead which {t maintained to the end of the race. There was a haze and dampness and an unprepossessing outlook generally, but Constitution overcame every obstacle with tact and skill and won out at the first mark, ten minutes and thirty seconds over Columbla. The great yacht never before Lad such a humillating experfence, On the Second Leg. On the next leg, a reach of ten miles with only a gentle zephyr blowing on the starbourd beam, with a finc reaching Jib- topsail set to whatever airs might como its way, it salled faster than the wind and by rare skill and superior ability worked ftself through what seemed an almost in- extricable tangle of bumidity and haz greasy ground swell and dead calms to an- other extraordinary achlevement. It rounded the leeward mark elght minutes and forty seconds ahead of Columbia and then, scurrylug faster than the wind, which never during the racing toduy exceeded the force of a six-knot air, it made the crown ing record of its history by salling over the ten knots In 49:46. Then came the cheering and notes of acclaim from whistles and sirens in honor of the great hoat. What it might do with topmast housed is another narrative. It Is up to this time superb In light aire, but a stronger breath may conquer it In writing of the brilllant work of Co- lumbia mention should be made of the val- fant efforts the old ship made to escape from the hoodoo of greater merit on the part of Constitution. The brave and de- termined effort: of F. D. Morgan, the plucky amateur: Barr, the able skipper, and a crew whose like can never be sur- passed, who kept up the great fight to ihe finish and in the smart handling of the salls never lost a point, were all recognized by appreciative spectators. That it lost was owing to the same reason that De- fender lost In the contest. It was out- classed as a vessel. Faint Hope for Independence, Independence was not handicapped by its personnel, but simply by its_ inability to sall fast under the conditions that p vailed. It made a fairly good start and ex- perlenced no particularly bad luck. In fact in the reach to the second mark it had the greatest bit of luck in its life, as it made faster time over the leg to the tune of two minutes and twenty-five sec- onds than Columbia That s the only eatistactory eplsode con- nected with the race of Independence. In two trials in lght weatber it has not proved to be anywhere near its rivals What may happen In strong breezes can- not be predicted, The statistical told as follows story of the contest Is Start, F 1, Cor'd Constitution .. 11:65:26 4:54:30 4:59:04 4:5% Columbla 11:56:07 5:24:38 5:28:20 § Independence. 11:36:22 6#4:40 0:18:18 6:17:3 Constitution wins, beating Columbia twenty-elght minutes and eight seconds