Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 10, 1901, Page 2

s THE OMAHA DAILY DAY , JULY 10, 1901 Telephones 618 and 6 Bee,/July 9, 1901 =% Parasols Parasols made from the choicest silks of patterns—shapes that casily distinguished from any past season's this season’s are VT style, Coaching effects made with beautiful combination colors, boue tips and pretty wood stic this i the season’s most pop- ular shape. Preity trimmed ones if you want them. Black silk carviage shades, made jointed sticks, at greatly reduced prices, UMBRELLAS, Our new line of 26-inch colored umbrellas ave the best values we have ever shown, Prices £2.50, 00, £4.00, £5.00 and $7.50 each. Have you seen our $3.00 black silk umbrella? It is called T, B. & Co's. special, and is made up of the best materials, Wea close Sa July and Augw days at 1 p. m. dn THoMPSoN, BELDEN . Co. . M. €. A. BUILDING, COR. 16TH AND DOUGLAS & ADIUST FREIGHT TROUBLES tem, famillarizing the and its workings The office of assistant to the president was tormerly held by H. E. Huntington When C. P. Huntington was alive the ac- tive management of the Southern Pacific was vested in the hands of B. H. Hunting- ton, This afternoon H. J. Herburt was named to succeed Mr. Fillmore as manager of tha Southern Pacific Railroad company, the appointment being announced In a eircular issued by General Manager Kruttechnitt and becoming effective tomorraw. Jerome A. Fillmore has resigned his posi- tion as manager of the Pacific system of the Southern Paciflc company. When ques- d on the subject, Mr. Fillmore said himself with road Waestern Lines' Presidents Approve Equit- able Division Pian. SOUTHERN OFFICIALS YET TO HEAR FROM They Are Not K Objections and New Arrangemen is Likely to Bec Bf- 0 nteriain fective mt H his retirement bas been under cc . der- CHICAGO, July 9.—Presidents of western ' atlon for several months and that his Moes fovolved in the rate dificulty bave Fesignation will take effect tomorrow. He added practically reached an agreement and are awalting only the assent of a few scuthern lines to put it into effect The plan which has been agreed to by the chief officials of the lines centering in Chi- cago I8 termed an “equitable division of trafic” and will be cartied out at all the gateways which have been affected by the alleged secret rate making. All known opposition to putting the plan into effect was removed today, when P. G Stohr, general traflic manager of the Great “President Hays and myself have made an arrangement that {s satisfactory to both ot us. In fact, 1 have a verbal arrange- ment with him as to the future.of myself that shows a falr and just spirit on his part to me. I am not at liberty to divuige the nature of this arrangement and mus decline to talk further on the subject. The relations between President Hays and my- sclf are of the friendliest character and will continue 30." Mr. Fillmore has been at the head of the }“"'.T.f'.l “‘;}"'(“:“r;“";;:":‘:":::“;:‘:om':“": operating department of the Southern Pa- resident Stle ved . cific on this coast for nineteen years. party to the arrangement. So far as _.._"*.J i known nope of the absent lines, those con- CANETS ARE IN HIGH SOCIETY tering In St. Louls and three Kansas City lnes, have any objection to the proposed agreement, but before it can be officially promulgated thelr votes are necessary. To- day telegrams werc received from several of the lines giving consent to the agreement. Although the plan has been tried before and fafled. this time 1t will be put into effect, with some alterations, which, It fs thought, will result in the malntenance ot | Hamlets Succeswor Asks 'Em to D | ner After the Scoteh Cheer Them Away. | COPENHMAGEN, July 9.~The crown prince has invited the commanders and officers of the United States training ship Hartford and the Massachusetts school the agreement. The detalls of the plan ship Enterprise to dine with the royal and its operation will be enginecred by family tomorrow. The Enterprise will George Ristine and it s understood the leave for St. Petersburg July 13. WASHINGTON, July 9.—According to a report from Captain Hawley, commanding the traloing ship Hartford, the visits of that ship to Edinburgh and Leith were roads will have an accredited agent In the shipping yards of every gateway affected, whose duty it Wil be: (o see that all freight leaving the yirds.fs distributed among the 1ines in such & way as 40 pres rve the.per- Ovations. The Scotch people welcomed the centage, agreed upen...Daily tabulations American sallor hoys warmly, threw open will bemade o @llifrelght dnpvad pnd the . thelr homes to them and gave them din. amount each road carrles and in thfs way the fraffi, ean be . ‘“‘cquitably diverted” ac- cording “to (he expresséd ‘wishes . of the presidents. the provost of Lelth extended officlal cour- tesiex in behalf of the cltixs. A most hadpy impression was made upon the Hartfcrd'a HAYS HAS NEW. ASSISTANT cemilon in Seotland. QUEER ACTS BY THE CHINESE Posthumous lonors for Those Who Fell in Attacks on Le- sations. Southern Pacitic Presdent Formally Announ E. H. Fitshugh's Avpointment to Ofice, SAN FRANCISCO, July !\v—Pruldrnl! Hays of the Southern Pacific has Issued the 9—A dispat tollowing bulletin: “Mr. E. H. Futzhugh ,,sf";;?f;;"fllu’;" h,’,‘m,,”h:\.",";:'l’np"::‘f i& hereby appointed assistant to the presl- | giowed upon a large number of clvilians ant dent with offices In San Francisco.” Mr. i golqjers who were killed In the attacks upon Fitzhugh came to this city three months foreiguers, their deeds being commended by ago, having resigned the vice presidency | (ne court. Honors are likewise bestowed and general managership of the Vermont ypon (heir famiMes. In, this and other Central rafiway. He has since his arrival waye tne court still shows its belief that on the coast spent much of his time in (he war agalnst foreigners was. legltimate, froveling over the entire Pacific coast 8y8- notwithstanding - iorelgn condemnation of the outrageous methods. .employed. The progressive officials are doubtful as to what treatment they will receive when the court Wood’s Pih; returns. Do not gripe ugr trritate the alimen. 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Conntersigned by Agent 0000000000000000C000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000C00000000000000000 officers and crew by the warmth of their | ners and dahces, while the lord mayor and | EACH CHAIR IS SEAT OF WAR MODERN MaN_LIVES LONGER|(JTY (OUNCIL PROCEEDINGS[SHAFFER'S New Yorkers Raise Usne with lmrvad' Park Accommodations. | | PUGILIST M'GOVERN WANTS TO UPHOLSTER ose Who Stana st Terry, Belng Among Firm in Thel Down, Offers to an Attendant's Resolve d Ou NEW YORK, July 9.—The demonstratior againet the reserved park chairs for the use of which a fee is charged were con- tinued in Madison Square park today. A mob of several hundred took the poiice by swrprise and began a wholesale destruction of the chairs at the north end of the park. The attendant in charge was swept from his feet and carrfed down with his prop- erty. The chairs were scattered over the pathways and the police reserves were un- able to quell the rlot for a time. They charged with drawn clubs and several men were arrested One of the occupants of a pay chair to- day was Terry McGovern, the pugilist, who called upon one of the attendants to “come and collect.” The attendant, however, did uot accept the invitation In the carly evening in Madison Square the crowd kept growing larger and larger and blocked the path where the pay chairs were. The police were practically unable to clear a passageway, Two men sat down. One of the chairmen attempted to collect from these men. They only laughed at him and another attendant without further parley, walked to the rear of the chairs and dumped the occupants out. This precipitated ia a squabble and as the cheer- ing crowd encouraged the men to “stand | by thefr guns,” the police interfered and the men and the second attendant were marched to the police station. The at- tendant was not held, but one of the men war on a charge of disorderly conduct. Late tonight Park Commissioner Clawson announced that owing to the storm of op- position that had arisen he would revoke the privilege granted to Oscar F. Spate to place pay chairs in the park FREDERICK WHITE A SUICIDE Holds Inquest Over Body—Neurasthenia, the Cauxe. Coroner the SYRACUSE, N. Y, July 9.—Coroner Matthews today officlally reported Freder- fck D. White's death a case of suicide due to neurasthenia. No answer to the cable- gram sent his father, Ambassador Andrew D. White, bas yet been received. Funeral arrangemtns will be made this afternoon, when word is recelved from Mrs. S. B. New- berry of Sandusky, O., and Mrs, Ferry of Peru, Tnd., sisters of F. D. White. The coroner's investigation of the man- ner in which Mr. White took his life ehows that after he entered the bathroom ho re- moved the shoe from his right foot and, standing the rifie on the floor, placed his mouth over the barrel. With his great toe he pressed the trigger and sent a 44-caliber bullet through his brain. The ball came out through the top of the head. Portions of the brain tissues were spattered on the wall nearby. New Corporations South Dakota.. PIERRE, 8. D., July 9.—(Special.)—~These articles” of Incorporation have becn filed; American ~ Syndicate. _corporation, at Plerre, with a'capltal of $1,000,000; incors porators; C. C. Munro, C.' L. Flood and T. F. Eites. ¥ Union Investment company, at Pierre, with a capital of $100,000: Incorporators, E. G. Gunsalus, M. E. Gunealus, T. B. Estes. Investment Lists company, at Plerre, with a capital of $50,000; incorporators; H. W. West, H. C. Balcom and W. A. J. Seals. American Associated Exchange, at Sloux Falls, with a capltal of $100,000; incorpo- rators, Ira Brashears, Hugh H. Colquitt and Israel B. Youngblood. Missouri-Kansas Oil, Gas and Mineral company, at Plerre, with a capital of $500,. 000; {ncorporators, W. H. Winants, J. T Bdding and L. L. Stephens Workmen Overcome by Gases. LEAD, 8. D., July 9-—(Special)—Harry Hedge and Verne Johnson, two favorites of Lead, fell from a twenty-foot scaffold while working over the precipitates in the Home- stake cyanide plant. They were overcome with gases. Both were severely injured Thrown trom a Horse on Hix Face, LEAD, 8. D, July 9.-—(Special)—J. K Pollock, well known in this part of the Hills, had bis nose torn from his face as a result of being thrown from a wagon near the Spearfish crossing. It may be possible to graft new flesh and save the nose. | tavor ard not alone Incrensed Expectation of Life Makes enter Demand for Insarance, nvests menc NEW YORK, July 9.-—(8pecial Telegram.) After eight years of work on the mor- | ality records of 608,000 persons, the actu ries of England and Scotland declare that 10 average length of human life is increas- 08 This agrees with the conclusions of the great American companios. The Mutual Life Insurance company of New York by far the largest and strongest institution of the kind in the world onstrated some years ago (hat the av age duration of human.life has Increa | notably over what it was in America at the begianing of the nincteenth cenmtury. Of- fleers of the Mutual sy Its records of more than 1,000,000 lives on which the company has. written insurance if analyzed today would undoubtedly show the same result as 1s set forth by the British In- vestigation. The Mutual Life reports an increasing demand for {nvestment Insurance, par- ticularly for the & per cent gold bound poll- cies, which, apart from the protection they give, yleld a much larger net return than governmont bonds and are just as safe. The (ncreased expectation of lite lieved to be one reason for this popular the lower premiut rate and higher guaranties of the Mutual INDEPENDENCE STILL* IN W Boston Boat's Friends Remain Un- Shaken fu Falth—=Duncan Anstous About tution, NEWPORT, R. I, July 9.—None of the big raciug boats moved out of the barbor today. It was intended to take Constitu- tlon out for a ehort spin today after a couple of new fibs had been fitted, but a threatening squall vame up from the west and it was decided that the boat had better remain at moorings. On Columbla there was practieally uothing to do. It was rather expected that a little bal- last would be taken out of Independence today, but Mr. Adams, who Is in charge, decided to make no change until after to- mMOrrow's race at least. The managers and crew of Independence are till undismayed by the showing their boat has made thus far and are as full of hope and courage as ever. They feel that their craft has had an unusual run of hard luck in finding ail the bad spots possible In the two races fn which it has salled. They know that the boat has sailed fast In & good breeze and they believe that it will yet surprise those who have condemned it as & hopeless o didate for cup honors. It Is admitted that It has shown surprising weakness as a light-weather boat, but Its admirers hope that tomorrow may bring a good clubtop- sail breeze and give it an opportunity to redeem fteelf. In discussing yesterday's remarkable per- formance of Constitution, Mr. Duncan today sald he thought his boat had all the ad- vantage there was of better winds and did not belleve Constitution could beat Colum- bla by any such margin under ordinary con- ditions. He s perfectly satisfied with the qualities of the new sloop in light weather, but be is still a bit anxious to see what it will do in a good, hard breeze. When asked it he considered that yesterday's race set- tled the future of Independence he said: “Not by any manner of means. It Is imposible to tell what it may do under better conditions. Give the boat a chance. It has not had a really good trial and will surely do batsan: thas it has. Tomorrow's race, the third of the New- port Yacht !(uql&l@’nn,pcll}jop sarfen, will be fitteén miréd’ Windward and ‘return 1t the breeze wiieallow. Yt il PIIVO LR TR R New Shamrock ta Better Form, ROTHESAY, Firth of Clyde, July 9.—In the first five miles of the tacing trial be- tween the Bhamrocks this-morning, both yachts apparently sailing for all they were wotth, “the challenger beat Shamrock I auite & half mile. The boats starfed to windward with a steady, gradually strengthening _breere, about 'sufficlent ‘to cover the America's cap course. The challenger had Just come out of dock, where its hull was cleaned, and it showed immensely Improved form, outsaliing Shamrock | on every tack. Tt led the latter by halt o mile off Little Cumbrae, five miles from the start, The Vachts beat out, past Cumbrae, fn long tacks, Shamr 11 still opening out_until its lead was increased to nearly a mile. The wind then softened and the cup challenger squared away and ran !ack to its opponent. ' Reaching up the firth the yachts were both hopelessly becalmed and “the trial was abandoned. The chal- lenger's exhipition of salling earlier in the day iy taken to indicate that the smooth- ing of its hull and slight alterations made in its trials have brought Shamrock 11 to its best and show its (rue qualities, More Surrender. MANILA, July §.—There have been a number of additional surrenders to Colonel Wint. In all, fitty-nine officers and 475 men, with 286 rifles and forty-six revolvers have surrendered to him. Of the Ninth cavalry deserters Dubois and Russell have surrendered. Hunter and Victor were brought In by Bellarmino. dem- | 18 be- | ] ‘Omlu Will Spead Fifteen Thonsand en | Asphalt Repairs, | RAILWAY COMPANY'S SHARE OF BURDEN City At Proceedings in G Open of Thirty-Third Street Amsmred. ney Inwtrac ed to Abandon rdon Case= The city of Omaha will spend $15,000 this year in repairiug asphalt streets. The long fight against the repair of asphalt paving at the expense of the city ended at last night's council meeting. The contract and bond of the Grant Paving company were | approved by a vote of 6 to 3. Counciluen Hoye, Zimman and Burkley voted in the negative Under this coptract the price of asphail resurtacing is §1.20 per square yard and the price of concrete work Is $450 per cuble yard Councllman Burkley explalned in voting against the contract that the expenditure of 80 much money for repairs will cause an overlap. He said that he would favor the contract If the money for the repairs could be taken from the general fund In voting against the contract Mr. Zim- man safd that about $2,000 worth of damage has been done to asphalt by the Omaha | Street Rallway compa He urged that steps be taken to force the company to bear its share of the expense in restoring | the asphalt streets which have been torn up by its employes. Mr. Lobeck introduced the following resolutton, which was referred to the com- mittee on paving and sewers 1 Resolved, That the cost of repairs on paved streets be made by Grant Paving company. as contract #d this ay. shall be charged to adja iy t prop- Resolution in Gordon .. The following resolution prepared by Councilman Zimman was adopted, Council- men Hoye, Mount, Whitehorn and Karr voting in the negative | Resolved, That the cf fnstructed to aban. taking to the supreme court which Samuel 1. Gordon secks from the city salary the to coll for the year of 1:0) at the rate of $2500 per year. case A resolution by Mr. Karr, providing that Police Judge Samuel I. Gordon be paid for the first six months of 1901 at the rate of $2,500 per annum, was defeated by a vote of 3 to 6. Members Hoye, Lobeck and Zim- man voting In the afrmative. The following resolution was by unanimous vote Resolved, That the Board of Works Is authorized to have the weeds along streets and sidewalks where neces sary and to purchase the tools and imple- ments necessary for dolng siuch work, the cost of same payable out of the general fund. An ordinance was passed which provides that the salary of the chief of police shall be $2,000 a year. Opening of Th adopted y=Third Street. Resolutions were adopted which provided for the sale of bulldings standing on ground neccmeary for the opening of Thirty-third street between California and Burt streets. This sale insures the imme- diate opening of the street. Clty Attorney Connell was granted leave of absence for six weeks. €ost of Npecial Improvements, City Comptrolier John N. Westbers anked for~isstructions concerning the proper \nethod of paying appraisers’ fees, costs of pubdlfdation” and “other expenses Incidental to,: Ahedlal lmprovements., A. - resolution passed by the counetf In' 1808 provided that all such expenses are to be included n levy ordinances. City Attorney W. J. Con- nell -maintains that such expenses are merely tneidental and cannot be held to be a part of the cost of improvements as In- tended by the charter. An ordinance was passed which regulates the charges which shall be made by the electrician for the inspection of wiring. Ordinances . were paseed which ereate street improvement districts for the pav- ing of the following streets: Pacific, from Thirty-second to Thirty-third; Nineteenth, from Corby to Pinkney; Nineteenth, from Ohlo’ to Pinkney; Thirty-third, from Pa- eific to Poppleton @venue; Twenty-second, from St. Mary's ivenue to Farnam; How- ard, from Twenty-second to Twenty-third. Amarillo Extefision Approv PHILADELPHIA, July 9—At a meeting of the stockholders of the Choctaw, Okla- homa & Gulf rafiroad held here today the action of the Board of Directors in de- clding to extend the company's line to Amarillo, Texas, was ratified. Two mil- ilons of the common stock of the company will be issued to pay for the extension and this will be allotted to stockholders at par at the rate of one new share for each six | bloe at @ couference at the Hotel 1 HOPEFUL VIEW Welleten Thursday's Meeting Wil set Differences with Steel Company. PITTSBURG, July 8.—A more hopetal atmosphore pervaded the headquarters of both the steel combine and the Amal gamated association today. As the result of a preliminary conferenc between Presidept Shaffer of the Amal- gamated association and Warner Arms representing the combine's interests, last evening, the Wellsville trouble, which yes terday threatened to undo all that been done taward offering & peaceable set- tlement of the strike, was not brought up todpy and everything pointed to an amicable adjustment of ail differences at the gencral conference arranged for next Thursday in this city, Prosident Shaffer sald he cousidered the questions to be cobsidered at the conter- ence to be most grave and for that reason e thought it wise to call in the general executive board, composed of the higher officers of the asociation, instead of con- sulting with the conferees, who usually meot to comslder such questions. This board has only been called together once before and that was during the trouble at the Woods plant at McKeesport last April. Tt s composed of President Theodore J. Shaffer, Vice President ¥ 1. Willlams ot Birmingham, Ala.; Viee President Clem Jarvis of Anderson, Iud.; Vice President Charles 8. Davis of Newport, Ky.; Vi President Walter Larkin of Wheeling, W, Va.; Vice Prealdent Jobn F. Ward of Youngstown, O.; Viee President John O Quinn of Granite City, 11l.; Vice President D. B. Rees of Pittsburg and Vice Presi- dent John Chappel of Youngstown, O.; Sec- retaries John F. “Willlame, M. F. Tigue and M. F. Davis and National Trustees Jobn Plerce and John H. Morgan “Our board,” said President Shafter, “will meet the cammiytee representing the com- oln In this city: at. 10 o'clock on Thursday morning. 1 am pretty well satisfied that the trouble will be settled at this meet- ing. There seems to be a spirit of fairness prevalling among those to whom I have talked officially on the subject and I think we will fix matters up. The meeting will be for the signing of the kcale of the mills as & whole." In response to the query as to who would make up the combine committee, Mr. Shaffer said that he did not know. “Do you think President Schwab will be one aE asked. " d6n't know,” was his reply. Among those en the outside who profess to kmow, however, it was sald that the conference would in this case be governed for the United States Steel corporation by general officers dnd not by any of the operating officiala” of the underlylng com- panies. Should this be the case it will mark a decided departure in the method of dealing with labor questions with the Amalgamated assoclation. The former determination of the officers ot the United States Steel corporation to remain out of such negotiations and allow them to be settled by the officlals of the various subsidiary companies will have been en- tirely changed and in place the general ofcers will undertake to settle the labor matters for the entire interests of the greatér corporations. Joseph Bishop, the first ‘president of the Amajgamated Assoctation, who is secretary of the Ohio State Board of Arbitration, ar- rived in Pittsbufg today and went at once to Amalgamated beadquarters. When seen by & represengative of the Assoclated Press and asked It the board ‘would joln in the efforts fo settle the strike he sald: “I am here to inquire into the situation and if our board can' be of any assistance in aqjifsting 'the difculty.we ‘will give our services.* 1 don't expreds ‘an opinion on the strikedtts oo 4w ‘When seen fater President Shaffer sald the conference on Thursday ‘must be final, ¢ the associatton will not waste any more time. He declared that there weuld be no compromise and nothing short of a complete surrender wit'be accepted. NOT A-MAN-RETURNS TO WORK Men "'on’ Reading Road Reject the Ofter of the Management—Clerks i ‘Demand’ a Ratne. READING, July’ 8=Not .a single Phila- delphja & Reading striking employe in this oty returned to work today. The men have_aLparently rejocted the latest propo- sition at acting President Welsh, 1% is sajd thal at the Sunday morning con- fterence between Mr. Welsh, Vice President Voorhees and the strikers' representatives the railrosd officials would give no assur- ance r& (o the busis of incroase which the men might look for, thus leaving the men in a state of uncertainty, ““That. >annot be considered at this time,” sald Mr_Welsh firmly. The situation af the Reading shops in this city confinues the same. The freight handlers are still out, but the old shares of stock. e ————————————————————————— ———————— Charms of Porto Rico An Offi cial Description. One of the officials of the government on the island, in a recent report sent to Washington, describes the beauties and chief characterietics of Pcrto Rico in this entortaining fashion “Porto Rico, the loveliest island ‘washed by the ocean's waves, lies hetween the Atlantic and the Caribbean, 1,380 miles from New York City It is geographically located between the parallels 17 degrees and 54 minutes and M degrees and 30 minutes north latitude and fhe meridians 65 degrees and 13 minutes and 67 degrees and 156 minutes west longl tude. It is In round numbers about 100 miles long from east to west, and about thirty-six miles broad from north to south, having an area square miles, in- cluding its adjacent and dependent islands, Vioques, Culebra and Mona and a score or two of smaller keys. An ilen of its size can perhaps Le gaived by some familiar comparisous. Porto Rico is approximately three times as large as Rhode Island, one and eight-tecths {darzor thau Delaware, three-fourths the size of Connecticut, arly ene seventy-eighth the size of Toxas, being almost exactly equal in area to four counties of regular dimensions in that gigantic state, It {8 the smallest of the greater Antilles and lies farthest to the east and south. It has a sea line of about 367 miles. Its shape is nearly a perfect parallclogram, having the southeast corner gently rounded off. “Its coast has a few indentations and is generally low, with only here or there a harbor or a headland. A range of lofty hills or miniature mountains runs through its entire length, tending toward the sov ©co1st, aud from Loquillo in the northeast to Cape San Franclsco In the extreme west The highest peak in the island is El Yunue (the anvil), which reaches an altitude of 2,600 feet above sea level. From (his cen tral chain branch out ranges of hills inter- spersed with valleys, trom which more than 1,000 silver streams and rivulets rush headiong to the sea. The lower portions of tha country are covered with fields and pastures and the higher regions In places abound with woodlapds, which increase in density with the elevation. Clothed in perennial verdure, the surface of bill and dale presents to the eye an ever delighttul picture of tropical teauty. The lights and shadows of the landscape, reaching from the hilltops to the sea, never weary the eye alike of the tourist and the native. Nature has here ‘planted a garden,’ ad man bas only ‘to dress it and keep it' to make It blossom llke another paradise. “The climate is perpetual spring or early summer. Lying well within the torrid zon« it Is needless to say that jee and snow are unknown in Porto Rico. The temperature is very mild and equable, Fahren! t's ther mometer generally standing at about 70 de- grees, the mean monthly temperature being 79 degrees at San for twenty years. It rarely rises above latter point -and the neyer or hardly ever gows beyond 08 degrees or falls below. 58 degrees, making an ex- treme rango of 40 degrees. This is an ex- tremely small variation, when we considor that the temperature in Washington eity ranges through a scale of 118 degrees and at Pembina, N. D. @ scope of 150 degrees. The temperature generally in the daytime and falls at night through a range of only 10 degrees or 15 degrees. The covers rises mean monthly temperature scarcely varies 6 degrees through the whole year. Although tho atmo re s often damp it is never sultry, being ulways freshened by the ocean breezes day and night, even in the warmest weather. The hottest months are from June to September and the coolest from De- cember to ry, resembling in this rc spect ihe gulf s of the continent “The annual rainfall varies greatly in Qifferent parts of the island, being generally smallest in the west and south and greatest in the north and east. It ranges from 20 incheg on the west coast to the enormons igure of 120 inches In (e forests of Mount el Yunque. The annual precipitation at San Juan, ruaning through twelve years averages 50% inches. The greatest monthly mean {s given at 7.6 Inches and the lowest at 1.8 inches. No statistics in regard the rainfall will spply to the whole istand, the variation belng nearly or quite as great a6 between the lakes and the gulf. But no matter how violent the downpours they never last very long and run off rapidl and the skies which were weeping coplously at noon, long betare sunset, like children's faces, are smiling brightly again, as |t there had never been a cloud above the horizon. The heavens are clothed onre more in purple, geld and violet and the sun pours his slanting beams in radiant beauty on land and s “It is to the winds and mountains that the Island owes its great variety and range of rainfall, The trade winds, blowing from the north and east, generally, if not con- stantly, make their influence felt in tem pering the heat and bringing the rain- bearing clouds from the waters of the broad Atlantic, but they rarely touch this lovely island too rougnly. It s true that hurrieanes sometimes visit them and bring death and devastation In thelr tracks, but these occurrences lappen on an average of once in @ lfetime. Since the dlscovery by Columbus, over 400 years ARO, seven violent hurricanes ars recorded. They probably visit portions of the continent | Aimost as oflen, though the small area of and other islands make their com- ive effect the more disastrous. Dur- the last four centuties at least earth- quakes ave been practically unknown “The soll of this island is remarkably productive, and, although portions of it were under tillage long before the Pilgrims waded ashore at Plymouth, yet It Is not exhausted. “Parts of it have been changed h‘nm\ arable to pasture land, but this is largely from extreme causes. Broad plains of fer tile land, like those in lowa and Ilinois, can not remsonably be looked for in an | island which has an area only equal to four ordinary counties in one of those states.. But in this lttle island are almost countless valleys small in area, but as rich ds the delta of the Mississippl or the valley of the Nile. The hills are capable of cultivation to their very summits, and coffee, the principal crop of the country, thrives better on the lopes under the pro- tecting shades of the open forests than in the alluvial lands of the valloys. The mountains to their very crests are covered with a rich detritus, forming & soil well adapted to the growth of tobacco, corn, potatoss and all kinds of tropical fruits The alluvial plains along the margin of the larger rivers and on the sea coast fur- nish the best of all soils for the growth of sugercane, and it is ralsed there In abundance. With such a geographical situ ation and such a sofl and climate, surely this island has little to be vainly looked for by the continental seeking a winter residence, or an ideal spot for the success ful pursult of horticulture or agriculture in its most pleasing aspect.” places of. many of the men bave been filled. The clerks at tbe freight depot asked for an advarice, but received no reply to the request. The sdlaries range from $20 to $25 per month (he latter being for the chlefs.” The men work from ten to fitteen hours a ddy, without extra for overtime, Steals from B ish Crown. KANSAS CITY, July 9.—Alfred Thomas nt in the British army, erly statloned at Hamilton, Scotland, Is under arrest iiere on a charge of steal: ing $500 from the erown. Gamage, who had gone under the alias of Sidney Thomas of Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, was ar- rested at the Instance of Frank Stanley Young, British vice consul in Kansas City soluntarily surrendered stealing the money,. de the army and fle Gamage's fall was aK Lo Amer. a result of disap. pointment in I he sald, and he wished oW Lo ke ation mage was tiken before 1 States Commissioner Nuchols, who ordered him held In the ity fail untll extradition papers. from inglund could reach here, ¢ mage is 29 years old avid saye he deserted and came to America In November, 190, PSR B Ame¢ na Scoure Nest Pictures, SAN FRANCISCO, July 9. W. Dyson, an’ ast wer rom the 'Gréenwich ohe servatory, England, who went to Sumatrs to take views and make observations of the ecltpse there in May, has areived > being the first’ member of the virlous | eclipse parties to reach this country. He saye the best photographs of the eclipse werg obtained by American astronomers fe will mitke & tour of the observatorie of this country. N — On South 13th Street What.. This Resident Says is of Infinite Value. When old-time residents and highly re- spected people of Omaha make statements like the following, they must carry convic- tlon to every reader. Mrs. A M. Hascall of 2507 South 13th street, sayw:—"Doan’s Kidney Pills were & pertect success in my case and did wonders for me. My trouble was mostly with the kidney seeretions which were milky white, and had been this way for a long time. | took other remedlos but they falled to do the work. Procuring Doan's Kidney Plils at Kuhn & Co.'s drug store and taking a course of treatment, it cured me.' 80l4 for 50 cents per box by all dea Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., agents for the United Statee Remember the name—Doan no substitute, had | Why a Woman s Ablo to Help Siok Women Whan Doctors Fail. How gladly would men fly to wo- man's aid did they but understand s woman's feelings, trials, sensibilities, and peculiar organic disturbances. | "'Ihose things are known only to | women, and the aid a man would gi is not at his command. . To treat u case properly it is neces. sary to know all about it, and full | information, many times, cannot be given by a woman to her family phy- sician. She cannot bring herselt io tell everything, and the physician is Mes. G H. CRAPPELL. at & constant disadvantage. This {8 why, for the past twenty-five years, thousands of women have been con- fiding their troubles to us, and onr advice has brought happiness and health to countless women in the U 8. Mrs. Chappell, of Grant Fark, Iily whose portrait we publish, advises all suffering women to,use Lydia E. Piaks ham's Vegetable Compound, it cured her of inflammation of the ovaries and womb ; she, therefore, speaks from knowledge, and her experience onght togive others confidence. Address Mia Pinkham's Laboratory, Lyun, Mast Tolegram from Rugsia: ‘SEND TO ANITCHKOFF PALACE ST. PETERSBURG, IMMEDIATELY ANOTHER CASE OF VIN MARIANI FOR HER IMPERIAL MA) EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.” Ordered by the Co t Physi.ians. MARIANT WINE, WORLD FAMOUS TONIC, Prominent People Everywhere Ude it, Bold by all druggists. Retu batit Mariani & Co., 52 W. 15th !-li‘. '.ul'):' \Elfl‘;‘; publish a handsome book of fndarsement, of Tmperors, Empreas, Pritices, Cardii s, Arenbishops i othpe lstingiiunel fer: a sonages. It is sent I8 and all who write for it. T berppcito EOrOA Vo, Wit Fll,‘l.:h qi,.,w.w.ex §oSmuing the 17 GlT Chronic Dlsensen. Ip. s ace Harob oo 18 the only perfeot. i gonovat feonn oles und book. Dr. stem renovator, Fre Saratora, Dramatic School KIMBALL HALL, 243 Wabash av, Chicagolil, Fall term opens Sept. 9. Send for Catalogue. EDWARD DVORAK, Director, AMUSEMENTS, C.HAOS. TUESDAY, July 9 Extraordinary Program FLOWER PARADE at 4 p. m. lead by the CARNIVAL' QU Malids of Honor. WEDNESDRY, July 10 GOVERNOR'S DAY TARY AND CIVIC by the Governor and his Staff escorted by Federal and Etate (roops and civic socleties gnd citizens in carriages SKOOTING TOURNAMENT th, 10th and 11th—-Open to all-Liberal g MEXICAN BULL FIGHTING, sharp, BN and Grand MILI- PARADE, headed ROUGH RIDING and Scientifio ROPING, At the Arena, July 9 at 7 p. m., and K ay, ‘July 10, at and 7 p. m nce Lo Afena Admission to Midway. .. veryhody ( K WoW, CoL Manager, K The ldeal Summer Resort for Women and Children—JF Attractions ;Every Day The “PASSION FPLAY,” tha world-tamed religlous drama. Celebrated Cone ert BAND. | ores of other free A SION attractions, BOYD'S | fimann’ «:2 8. M._BEAR Presentdee— FERR STOCK COMPANY Tonlght— STREETS OF NEW YORK. nmencing Thursday Night— THE HOUR OF HIN N 5 BASE BALL Vinton Street Paik. and Price Minneapolis vs. Om aha JULY 9, 10 and Games Called at 246 p m ’ —— e, . ~ o m