Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 16, 1901, Page 1

TARLISHED NEARLY ALL ARE 0UT ES JUN Bteel Workers Gererally Chey Pr lllu..’ Shaffer's Créer to Btrike COMMENCE WITH GOOD ORGAMIZATION | ' Cfficers Eave Afuirs Well in Hand Long Fight MANY PLANTS ARE SHUTTING DOWN | First Order Kesnlta in Comsid o i of Lires. Avma Wil Talk to Manus Warner facturers Decii ferent Attitade, PITTSBURG, July 15.—Reports recelved from all sources connected with the groat strike of the ers today indie that the members of the Amalgamated as- soclation have mut well in haud and that the strike order was generally obeyed Telegrams from various points whe the mills of the American Tinplate com- pany, the American el Hoop company and the Amerlean ol company are located tell of the shutting down of these plants in large numbers. In many cases the plants had been shut down by tho first strike order, which affected the Bheet Steel and the Steel Hoop companies only. The last order brought out all the union plants of the American Tinplate company with the single exception of new mill at Monessen, which is still run ning At the Amslgamated quarters it is stated that the figures given out Saturday night regarding the number ot men who would be aciually idle in the mills steel wor e of the three compantos bave been proved | ed at 74,000, Are. This number was pla 1ie M Of the 74,000 men tdle, 2,500 are in l’l!ln- burg, 00 in Allegheny and 1,500 in Keesport. President Shaffer has it in hll power to closc many more Pittsburg mills, but it 1s not thought that he will do any- thing of a radical nature until he is com- pelled to The correct teel Hoop company's will known as the merican supposedly nonuuion Painter mill in West Carson street was closed this morning in all its branches. The tieup at this mill was said been 4 surprise to the mill owners officials in charge of it. The plant known #s the Lindsay & McCutchen mill in Alle- gheny was shut down completely in the pudcling and bar mills, All the skilled workmen refused to enter the mill this morning and ithe company did not operate the five furnaces. The finishing depart- ment of the mill was working during the day, as the men are not in the union, but ¢ 1« ~lnimed by the workers that the em- ployes in that department will not go to work In the morning. The American Steel Hoop company's mill at Monessen was not closed tolay. It has been nonunion since it was vullt two years ago, and the company says the men there will remain loyal. The Amalgamated | people will not discuss the situation in that | mill at present. Eapecting While all the mills of the United States Steel corporation are included in the gen- eral conflict the three companies are the first attacked. What the next move will be the workers do not say. It is sald to- night that the circular expected to be sent out today calling on the mills of the Fed- eral Steel company and the Natlonal Tube company to come out will not be issued at present. The most interesting report to the Amal- gamated association toduy was this dis- patch from New York, which sald that a conference of the manufacturers was to be held in New York tomorrow, at which War- mer Arms, president of the American Tinplate company, was to present a detailed account of the experlences of the committee (hat met the Amalgamated as- sociation In this city last week. It was stated that the question of again extend- i0g the olive branch to the strikers or of taking up the fight and crushing the as- sociation would be determined. Generally speaking the workers, from President Shaffer down, seem to be looking for some sort of a settiement. The general offices of the American Steel Hoop com- pany are in this eity, but it was stated there today that President W. E. Corey, who s also executive head of the National Steel company, had nothing to say. The policy of the manufacturers, it was sald, is to remain quiet for the time and awalt developments. The officials of the American Tinplate company are all In New York 1n me S Secret Meeting. offices of the American a meeting of man- the district Bhoeet Steel company agers was held today. It was a closcly guarded meeting. It was sald, however, that men in the Old Meadow mill in Scott- dale would not go out on a strike. Th Beottdale Iron and Steel mill is also work- ing and no signs of a strike are visibl there. The alleged attempt on the part of the association to attack the forces in the big Vandergrift mills in Vandergrift, Pa was not regarded seriously, though the company s watching closely all such mo ments When President Shaffer was informed of the granting of the advance to the Me- Keesport tube workers he said: “I anti- clpated such action on the part of the manufacturers and have warned our men to guard against being blinded by such dust throwing methods. The tube men In McKeosport are unorganized and thie ad vance coming with the beginning of the strike of the employes of the three com panies with which we are at issue is an indication that the Steel corporation ap preciates the strength of the Amalgamated assoclation and {s trylng to thwart it aims and growth by such action as re- ported from McKeesport. 1 bear that similar advances will be given In other mills of the United States Steel corpora tion that have not been affected by the strike order, in the hope that the workers may refuse to come out, should we decide to extenda the strike to all the plants of the corporation.’ From Other Places At a Following are extracts of reports from mearby towns up to § p, m.: New Philudelphia, O.—Three hundred an’ fiftty employes of the New Philadelphis rolling mill are idle Carnegle, Pa.—-No attempt was made to start work at the Chartiers Steel works in Carnegle today, as the mill is well organ- (Continued on Secoud Puge.) the | assoclation head- | THE OMAHA CONSOLIDATION NOT OPPOSED Kansas Clty's Pro phis R, t Absorption Agalust Mem- o w Fal to Materinlize, ", oy, " AN A ! Railroad » hea op ot sod The State Board « met here toda + shippers and net the pr Kansas Cl'y. Louie & San remarkable that no one protests Kansas consoll O, dation of the phis and St of the meeting was | REESER toipR i the raflroad board penly wafd that the sentiment in Kans ® City was ently different from what it to understand. At the 3. Flournoy, attorney, the 10 meet here agaln nex Thureday to hear test that the ‘Frisco and Memphis railro r intended to onsolidate. Subpos be served to { bring the officials of both railroads before the hoard to tell what they know | the consolidation. A state law akainst th consolidation of competing rallroads Is the cause of the investigation. zn ature | has been led quest w | board agre a as will ILLINOIS CENTRAL LIGHTS UP Plant Chicago urn Night Into Day for | Thirty Miies. | n win CHICAGO, July 15.—~Soon the entire right of way of the Iliinols Central rafiroad fn Chicago and as far south as Matteson, I will be as light during the nights as dur- ing the days. The company hae just finished & big electric plant at the foot | Twenty-seve which will furnish power for illuminating all the tracks, s.a- | tfons and yards for a distance of nearly thirty miles The new plant .s said to be one of the largest and most complete In the country, The wires for the lighting are lald in ca- bles in stonewire conduits underground street |{SAY IOWA MAN DROWNED HIM Watlins of Shel Accuned hy Still- water People aning Death of W 1 | ohuson. Minn, July 15.—Will Johnson, aged 16, an employe of a trained animal show, was drowned im Lake St Croix toduy. It is alleged that one of the circus employes named Watkins picked Johnson up and threw him into a deep part of the lake, where the men were swimming. The boy could not swim and was drowned Watkins was pursued by one of the cir- cus employes, armed with a revolver, but he succeeded in eluding pursuli. John- son's home was in Bloomington, Iud., while | Watkins came from GIVES TO VETERAN TEACHERS ewisn Elkin of Philndelphin Leav Most of Two Milllon Dollars to Them. STILLWATER, 5 | l | to have | and | PHILADELPHIA, July 15.—Under the provisions of the will of Lewis Elkin, who was well known In financlal and railroad circles, wdmitted to probate today the bulk of his $2,000,000 fortune is left in trust to create a fund for the benefit of disabled female teachers who have taught In the public schools of Philadelphia twenty-five years and have no means of | support. The testator was a member of | the Board of Education. The beneficlaries | of the fund are to recelve an annuity of $400 a yrar. HANNA Rep VISITS PRESIDENT enader Calls at the White Pay His Respects. pilcan CANTON, 0. July 15.—Senator Hanna | spent the afternoon with President McKin- ley. He arrived at Cleveland at 1:35 p. m. and was met at the station by Secretary Cor- tolyou. He expects to return to Cleveland It is said there is no significance in his visit —that he had not secn the president for a long time and that he came here to pay his respects and talk over some personal matters, CROWDS WAITING FOR GOMEZ Stenmer in Delayed So that None but His Family Meet Him, HAVANA, July 15.—All day crowds lined the wharves awaiting the arrival of General Maximo Gomez, Intending to give him a grand reception when he landed, but owlng to the delay of his steamer only his family was present when he disem- barked. General Gomez expressed himselt as well pleased with the result of his trip to the United States, MUST TEAR DOWN TAKU FORTS onal Government of Tien Tein Recelves Orders and Asks Guard for Workmen, TIEN TSIN, July 15.—The military com- manders have directed the provisional government of Tien Tsin to undertake the destruction of the Taku forts and the gov- ernment has promised to comply on receipt of a military guard to protect the work- men engaged in the task Mate LONDON, July 15.—At a special meeting of the shareholders of Bryant & May, held this afternoon, the agreement to mequire the business of the Diamond Match com- pany of Liverpool for £450,000 to be pro- vided by a new lssue of Bryant & May shares was adopted. Chairman Bryant of Hryant & May supported the resolution on the ground that the corporation was not in & position to fght the Diamond Match company. Some of the shareholders in- Qignantly protested against the proposed smalgamation, saving that as the Diamoni Match company never pald any dividends SAW NOW recrom to buy off the Liver- ool company for fear of future competi- tion. President Barber of the American Match company spoke In favor of the amalgama- tion. Corporation, he Capture Boer Laager. GRAAF REINET, Cape Colony, July 16.— Colonel Schobel's column surprised and re- captured Scheeper's laager at Camdeboo July 14 taking thirty-one prisoners and apturing a quantity of ammunition and stores. Scheeper, with the bulk of his commando, escaped. There were no British casualties Most the prisoners are rebels, of General Wood Much Bette. HAVANA, July 15.—Governor Wood continues to improve steadily, about | OMAHA, TUI AMERICAN STOCRS DECLINE Have Bad Day in Lond Settiement. REAL REASON IS HARD TO DISCOVER | Befors the to Be Because of Report that | Brokers There Decline on to Loan Yankee Securitie |IOWA GIRL'S LONDON, today of July 15.—The Stock exchange | was engaged with the preliminaries he scttlement. There were marked and ments In the money anxiety prevatied market eepecially fn the market | for Americans. The rumor thai banker would not lend on American s curitics is @ gross exaggeration. Lenders, however, are chary all around where long periods | of time are asked for Consols have fal- | len another %, breaking the low record of | recent years. Prices of Amerlcans opened | with a general fractional recovery, but| later declined, United States Steel common falling 41 and Steel preferred 5. Since the last settlement many Americans have fallen from six to eight points and one or two dixteen to elghteen points. The depres- Ision in United States Steel I8 chlefly du { to the report that the London bankers re fused to loan money on stock of that cor | poration. The Associated Press, however, | learns that the bankers have not taken | | any such organized action. In a few casecs advances were refused on Steel, but this Was owlng more to the fear of the solveucy of the applicants than to the value of the | stock, though all around difficulty has been perferced In getting the usual advanc on this security. In this connection J We have bad no nks were making reason which can ¢ said the | P. Morgan, Jr., notification t dificulty. The only| plain the decline in Steel {8 that there are more sellers than | buyers. 1 do not belleve the strike to be serious; only a few mills are concerncd and the effoct cannot possibly be judg:d for a few days. When these matters have de- veloped, it the banks should decline to lend money on Steel we would be glad to do so | for wo have money available for such pur- poses.” London Broker's Explan One of the largest American brokers ‘n ndou, questioned on this subject, sald: | “It has always been rather difficult to carry over United States Stecl corporation stock | and today it is more than ever, but I don't| think any frst-class firm will find it im- possible.” Lord Rothschild sald to a representative | of the Associated Pri “There is no dis- | crimination against United States Steel | corporation or other American stocks; it | is simply @ business matter here that bank- |ers do not advance large amounts on one class of stock alome. If a man came to me and asked for £50,000 on one lot of stocks I would not give It to him. 1 should require several different lots of eecurities. The financial situation here, not excluding consols, depends entirely upon the United States. If. you send over good .prices. we will keep them up, but if you are as per- sistent as you have been today you cannot expect London to go on buying. The finan- cinl situation In Germany is all right. | Everything, as 1 have said, depends upon the United States. J. P. Morgan placed $15,000,000 of Steel stocks here. They have gone down considerably and it cannot be called surprising if the London market is despondent. But there is no real anxiety nor any llkelihood of any panics or things of that sort. I expect the situation in the United States—through drouth, bad crops and the reeults of the strike—to bo aggravated. Settle your strike and arrange your raflroad difficulties and you will find London as willing as ever to support Amer- fean securities.” The New York prices cabled over today were lower than the London prices and London promptly slumped In sympathy, but quickly picked up again. Steel touched 871 per cent, but rose to 9. Steel pre- ferred touched 87% and rose to 90%. New York Receives Con NEW YORK, July 16.—The Evening Post says cables recelved by forelgn banking houses In this city confirmed the above cable as to the difculty of obtaining loans in London on United States Steel corpo- ration shares. One of the best known for- elgn bankers in the city sald: “London bankers have never done quite the same thing before. Their attitude is wholly new, I think, so far as American stocks are concerned, Some time ago they declined to loan on mining shares, but under the circumstances that refusal did not amount to much. It must be remem- bered, however, that London has not the factlity of New York's call loan system and that whatever funds are tled up at this settlement day must hold over the! fortnight. For this reason they are natur- ally dlsturbed at the strike news and the apparent uncertainty of the situation But the discrimination, whatever it is, may not last long. After the flurry s over and the heavy drop in the price of Steel shares (part of which has been ealready made good) I8 over affairs will be adjusted Again, London has had its hands full all along without providing a market for these forelgn securities, 6o that the hitch {s not unnatural. Then ton, London bankers never require a margin on loans, letting the brokers have full value of the collateral of- fered, 5o that when a drop occurs around settlement day consequences are always apt to be embarrassing. Bourse Feels Effect. BERLIN, July 15.—The decline on the London Stock exchange today in American raflway shares and the shares of the United States Steel corporation was responded to here with heavy offerings of Canadians, which fell four points and then | recovered two, CHICAGO BREWERIES TIED UP F) en's Strike Results in Threatened Drouth—Companies Object to Recogn Stationary ing Unilon. CHICAGO, July 15.—~The stationary fire- men employed in Chicago's thirty-two large brewerles struck today on order of the International president, Joseph W Morton of the Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen. The walkout resulted in a complete tle- up of the beer-making industry through- out the city. SiIx of the breweries af- | tected signed the union agreement tonight | but as the men at the other twenty-six | brewerles are still out a beer famine |s | threatened unless & speedy sottlement is reached. Recognition of the union, an eight-hour day and 32 a day wages are the demands made by the firemen. It is the first of these demands which brewing companies [ she was beavy declines in piices and large move-| A feeling of | | central ! Whitney's story | prison in | hour. |BUFFALO WILL BE PROMPT | Promises to Make Exposition | his bride arrived here oppor MORNING, JULY 16 Man She Shoplif 8 with Arrested ng—Said to Be South Omaha, tor | from CHICA July (Special Telegram.) | —~Two months ago Miss Maude Whitney daughter of a well-to-do Jeweler i cleve, Ta, fell in love with Charles sirong while on a visit to Burlingto night Miss Whitney, who Is looked through the bars at street annex while Armstrong was oned In a cell below. She though an upright g man and eloped with him when he promised her. Today astonished to lea t he was a rious shoplifter known al tre ! He was arrested by detectives fn | Butler Bros.' store, where they caught bim filitng his pockets with cartridges This morning Armstrong took Miss Whii- | ney to walk with him and when thoy | reached Butier Bros' place he told her to wait outside until he returned, Afier waiting a short time she saw him come out | in the grip of two detectves “What are doing With him?" demanded of Sergeant Hanley, who the arrest “Are you geant When answered in the afirmative sergeant told her to come with them station the officers heard and then told hor tha believed was hers was a sh at one time served a term Kansas City. Word was sen her father of his daughter's prodicament No reply had been received up to a late Van- Arm pretty. Harrison mp.is very the he wu to marry not west over ehe | made with him?" asked the ser-| the At Miss he ™ n to prize she litter who Detective Sergeant Hanley sald tonight in regard to Armstrong: “I have known him | for some time as a shoplifter. He has | done work in Burlington, Omaka, Birming- | ham, Ala, Indianapolls and has served | time In Kansas City. Armatrong’s heme fe | sald to be in South Omaha, where he hss a wife and famil; Awards In Septemher—Governor Wells and Dride Arrive. BUFFALO, July 15.—Awaris for exhibits at the Pan-American exposition will be an- nounced in Scptember. The statement given out by Dr. Pritchett, superintendent of awards, was hailed with delight by the exhibitors for the reason that it marks a new departure on the part of the ex- position man gement in the early announce- ment of awards Heber M. Wells, governor of Utab, and today, unheralded and unattended. Governor and Mrs. Wells spent the day at the exposition | Two hundred and fifty members of the Missouri State Press association, which has just held its annual session in St Louls, arrived at the eyposition today Their purple badges bear the inscription “United we stand for. Missourl and the world's fair.” MINING CONGRESS NOW OPEN Firat Day's Seawion of Transmi appt Delegates Fi1'y Handreds on Hand. CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., July 15.—The twelfth annual meeting of the Trans- mississippl Mining congress will open here tomorrow and about 1,000 delegates from overy western state and terr'tory, as well as Hawail and Alaska, will be in attend- ance. Six hundred delegates are already in the city. The congress will close on Friday and on Saturday the delegates will be taken on excursions over the state. Among those attending will be the governors of Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Idaho, Arizona and Oklahoma. The list of delegates includes | many others of national reputation. Many | matters of importance to the west will be considered. The Interstate Mississipp! River assocta tlon will also meet here during the week. FIFTY THOUSAND FOR 'FRISCO Epworth League Convention Bring Golden Gate City Leglons of Strangers. SAN FRANCISCO, July 15.—Several thousand delegates to the Epworth League | convention arrived here today. It s caleu- lated that 10,000 delegates have already arrived and that 40,000 more are enroute. On forty speclal trains, which left Salt Lake City last night and this morning, are nearly 20,000 delegates. At least 6,000 are| traveling by way of Los Angeles and per- haps 4,000 by way of Portland. On th Santa Fe route the=s are sald to be 1,000 people journeying toward this city, From these figures, which the rallroad offclals and the local Epworth Leaguers say aro authentie, 1t s certain San Francisco will be called upon to entertain 0,000 strangers the next week or ten daya. EDISON PROTECTS HIS NAME Gets Chemienl Company Fnjoined from Using It for Business - Purpones, WILMINGTON, Del., July 15.—At the Instance of Thomas A. Edison Judge Brad- ford handed down a decree in the United States court today enjoining the Edison Chemlcal company from using the name ‘Thomar A Edison or the term ‘‘Wizard" In connection with fis business, unless setting forth that Thomas A. Edison is not connected with the company or its busi- ness. The company is chartered In Del, ware and has offices in New York SHOOTS A PAIR OF FISHERMEN Deputy Game Warden nt Grand Mesn Lake Killa One and Fatally Wounds Another. DELTA, Colo., July Warden F. A. McHaney, a half-breed In- dian, shot and killed W. Womack and fatally wounded A. L. Hinshman, who, It 18 claimed, resisted arrest for illegal fish- ing In Grand Mesa lakes. The fishermen claim the lakes are public waters, but the officers eay they are the private property | of Willlam Radcliffe, wealthy land owner of the vicinity Vie Smith Captured for Re BLAIR, Neb., July 15.—( gram.)—Late last night Sheriff Mencke and two deputies arrested Vic Smith on (he charge of stealing a valuable saddle from Harry Seltz of DeSoto. Smith has & bad record, having served a prison trm {n lowa and he wis sentenced frow this county fn 1895 for the burglary of Sas Bros.' store in Blalr. He gave the officers a lively chase and was captured at the point of a revolver. The property was found in a weed patch pear Swmith's bowme, —Deputy Game a bhery, pecial Tele- PREDICAWENT IV KILLED 0N THE KAI\ | came together in the middle . 1901—TEN PAGES, Trainmen and Tramps Fatally Cru Head-End velli INTO ARKANSAS RiVii d in ENGINES FALL Bridge Near Wymnrk, Crash O, 1. T, Where ars, Gives Way=Trains Burn Up=Three Are Badly Injured. AREONS, Kas collislon batween two local freight on (he Missouil, Kansar & Texas railrosd near Wymark, 1. T., killed five men. Thre others were probably fatally tnjured. The dead Je MORRIS TWO UNKNO JAMES sons, FRANK FITZGERALD, The fnjured Joe Maseey, crushed and fnjured nally; dcath expected any moment ~ Bean, fireman, Parsons, badly about head and leg broken — Killarney, fireman, crushed and hoad cut The colliston occurred on a bridge over the Arkansas river. There is a sharp curve near the bridge and when the engineer saw the danger the engines were too close to gother to be stopped. The two engines of the bridge, the bridge collapsed and both engines fell into the river. The two trains caught fire after the engines went Into the river and burned up the bridge as well as the cars. The two enginas are reported to be bur- fed In the quicksand in the river. The local freight was to have sidetracked at Wymark to let the other freight pass, but the conductor made a mistake in read- ing his orders. Three relict trains with repairing crews and material left here today and it s thought tht the road will be July 15.—~A head-end Parscna, N TRAMPS LEVELLE, head brakeman, Par- nead brakeman inter- cut Parsons, use by Thursday. Trains are now over other roads by way of Fort Smith, Ark., and from there to the “Katy" at Bouth MeAlester. ANOTHER HEAD-END MEETING ey Express and Two Deaths Result. PARKERSBURG, W. Va., July 15 persons were killed outright, one tally Injured and several others were less seriously injured in a head-end collision on the Ohio River rallroad at Paden's Valley this evening. The Ohio Valley express on the way from Cincinnati to Pittsburg was run into at full speed by a loose engine southhound and both engines were almost totally demolished. The dead are: ENGINEER A. L. COURTRITE of the Ohto Valley express, Wheeling. WILLIAM BOOTHBY, fireman, Parkers- bur; William Day of Parkersburg, engineer of the loose engine, was fatally injured and will probably die before morning. Fire- man Carter of the loose engine was se- riously injured. Several of the passengers were more or less severely brulsed, but none was seriously hurt BLOOD ON ROCK ISLAND TIES Fifteen Negroes Said to Be Killed in Battle with Mexicans in New Mexico. HEREFORD, Tex., July 15. — Word reached this place today of a pitched bat- tle and wholesale killing between Mexicans and negroes who are working on the new Rock Island extension in New Mexico, 100 miles west of here. The trouble originated in the killing of a Mexican by a negro some weeks since. The authorties undertook. to arrest the ae- eaflant, but his friends interfered and they were obliged to withdraw. Last week thirty-five or fitty Mexicans armed them- selves with Winchesters and went after the negro. A battle took place, in which fif- teen negroes were killed outright and sev- eral wounded. The casualties among the | Mexicane cannot be learned. The trouble occurred at Spencer's railroad camp, near Liberty, N. M., in a sparsely-settled por- tion of the territory where peace officers ure few and the law is not rigidly en- forced. ROBERTS’ COMPLIMENT TO LEE English Campaigner Wri to Show Respect to One of World's Greatest Soldiers, of Destre RICHMOND, Va., July 15.—In a letter Just recelved by Miss Mary Curtis Lee, Lord Roberts, commander-in-chlef of the British army, says: “It may be that I shall never be able to carry out my wish of visiting your great country, but I hope that some day I shall do 8o and that I may see the monument in the college chapel at Lexington. I shall consider 1t a privilege to be able to show my respect and admiration for one of the greatest soldlers of any age—Lee of Vir- ginla “With kindest erts and myself, Lee, Yours sincerely, WINNIPEG IS STORM SWEPT Manitobs Reports Hundred Th Dollars Damnge by Wind and Ral regards from Lady Rob- belleve me, dear Miss LORD ROBERTS."” WINNIPEG, Man., July 15.—A terrific storm struck.the Fleasant Folat distriot on Carberry plains Saturday night, dolng $100,000 damage to crops and farm build- ings. At Rat Portage and Norman a tor- nado scattered lumber In all directions and damaged the big mills. Austin Me- Innis was killed by lightning near Holsse- van, Mana S Swelters, LAFAYETTE, Ind, July 15.~The intense heat of the last two weeks still continues. The temperature at noon today was from 99 to 101, according to locallty. Pastures are burning up and corn {8 badly shriveled The loss at present in this county on the corn crop is fully 20 per rent Movements of Oc At New York—Arrived asgow: Sietlia, from Nap Maasdam, from Rotterdam; Geork from Liv r- pool; Manitou from London; Georgle Liverpoof Gibraltar Vessels Furnessia Arrived—Aller, from New Antwerp—Arrived—K; v York. Cherbourg—Barbarossa, nsington, from New York At Bremen—Arrived—Barbarossa, from New York, via Cherbourg. traine chest | | brightly, cleared and | the bridge repaired &0 as to be ready for | having a break in the torrid monotony running | from | | | Locat | ety DAILY BEE. NGLE «© () OMAHA GETS GOOD SOAKING Thunder Showers Ass the Night Drench and the City, Thoroughly rec Partly Cl sday, Probably Thunder Showers | stern Portion; Wednesday, Fair, Ex it Pre y Thunder Showers in South east Portion; Varfable Winds ast for Nebraska Omnha " 1 Tempernty Yesterdny, Dew. " nt Dew. i Omaha’'s long period witds was broken at | ing, when rain b Thunder clouds gathered all around the shortly after midnight and gradu.diy closed in At 1:30 the euges of the hung over the city and a few ra drops rewarded watchers by winiow shils, who had found the night, like so many of its predecessors, too hot for The | of 00l gan fali worn heat ok an bi louus | | gentle patier was soon succeeded by generous downpour Directly overhead the stars still but from the gathe:ing clouds wind brought the rain in gue nd fow belated people on the s drenched before they could refuge doorways. The storm Iucreased rapidly and for an hour ‘and a half a soaking rain fell. The wind blew with sufficlent city to sweep the raln In sheets along over a shone h the str were tak in velo | shutters | uly 15, | from | | has no relatives except a sister, the dry roofs and the thirsty pavements | and everything that w out doors got a thorough drenching. things indoors wera soaked as well, during the dry spell the people had got into the habit | of going to bed with all windows and open and many a houscholder awoke to find cold spatters of water play- | Ing & tattoo on his fovered skin. The was little scramble, however, to cork the holes in the houses. Everybody glad enough to get wet for the sake no for up was of Largely cal Shower, Much sharp lghtning and heavy thunder accompunied the storm. It was largely & local shower, gotten up especially for | Omaha's benefit. The Unien Pacific offices at 3 o'clock this morning reported no rain along their lines, though prospects of It The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and Omaha offices reported local showers ex- tending from Omaba to Emerson, covering a stretch of about 100 miles. The Missouri Pacific offices reported a pretty good shower at Weeping Water, some rain at Plattsmouth, but uorth of these points no rain. At both of these places the rain began atter 2 o'clock. Lincoln reported no rain | there, but had heard of showers at Utica | and Aurora. At 3 o'clock the storm slackened at Omaha. The lightning put the arc lght- ing circuit of the city out of business. Rev. Merton Smith has asked that all clergymen of the clty unite in a prayer service to be held this evening at his tent, Twenty-fourth and Locust streets, for the purpose of petitioning for rain. NEBRASKANS PRAY FOR RAIN of Specinl Supplication Providence to Avert Disaster to the Crops. Season to LINCOLN, July 15.--This was the hottest day of the year In Lincoln and south- eastern Nebraska, the maximum tempera- ture being 1044. No rain fell except the slight showers early this morning, amount- ing to slightly over one-tenth of an inch. Reports on crop conditions received today confirm the previous predictions that in that section of the state cast of a line drawn 100 miles from the Missouri river the damage to the corn has been slight, while west of that the stalks lack a trifie in eap and substance sufficient to glve the ear proper growth. Heavy raine are re ported in the extreme northwestern part | of Nebraska and castern Wyoming. WEST POINT, Neb., July 15.—(Special.) —A season of special prayer for rain was tnaugurated in St. Mary's church yester- day and will be continued daily. The in- tense heat continues and vegetation is suf- fering, Corn is standing the hot weather better than any other plant, no injury to the crop being apparcnt. Early potatoes are suffering, the tops being dried up. The crop of early potatoes will be light Thermometer at noon today stood at 101, RAVENNA, Neb., July 15.—(Special.)— There has been no rain here since the Fourth and hot weather has made every- thing dry as a tinder box. Crops are suf- tering GENEVA, Neb,, July 15.—(Special.)—Yes- terday was one of the hottest days, 103 In the shade. The weather cooled off con- siderably before morning. Oats are almost a ftallure, failing to fill on account of the dry weather. Some wheat went as high as twenty-five and more bushels an acre, It has been too dry for potatoes and other vegetables M'COOL JUNCTION, Neb., July 15 (Spectal.)~Harvesting is nearly fnished in this vicinity and the farmers are in the midst of threshing. Wheat vylelds from thirty-two to thirty-five bushels an acre and 18 of guod quallty. Corn and pastures need rain, WOOD RIVER, Neb., July 16.—(Special.) —In this locality winter wheat and rye are the finest crop In years. Oats and potatoe arc about half a crop. Corn Is looking and dolug well, but must have rain. IOWA DRINKS IN COOL DROPS t for the and Heat, but Are nder Showers, PACIFIC JUNCTION clal.)—The section of this place as favored with shower early this morning and the weather is much cooler. The crops have not been | hurt by the drouth, but the hot weather was beginning to tell. This section is good | for & week yet without any raln, though a | soaking rain would do thousands of dol- | lars' worth of good. The small grain fs | ylelding well and the quality is Al, es- pecially fall wheat | DES MOINES, July 15.~—There was an ap- | parent k in the hot spell here today for at 10 o'clock the ¢ 1al record was A2, Light clouds floated with a light breeze. which In a measure tempered the rays of the wun. The local Weather bur dicts that the da will be cooler than yesterday. ATLANTIC ! John Landgan by beat Sun la., July 15, country (Spe- north of heavy | v 8 ily 15.—(Spectal.) 7 years old, was prostratel afternoon the str and died last eveniug without regainin conaclousness. He has been boarding at | the Towa house here for the last two years | and was well fixed financially. He | Mrs. Johu on fairly | McMan, living two wiles south of Winta. ! heat { morning falfa | PY FIVE S RAIN GIVES RELILF | | Crops Drink in Erief Showers and Grate- fully Look Up fer More ALREADY BESTOWED | MUCH BENEFIT | Thousands Upen Thousauds of Dellars Baved to the Farmens, | WISSOURI AND KANSAS SPRINKLED Lebold What Great Good s Little Water +ootu at Times. WLlKS OF DROUTH AT LAST BROKLN People Bure Thelr He. and Hold J rostratio to the Clonds Some s WASHINGTON, July 15, f belt t weather bur Rellet for the stricken corn morrow is pie ted by No he AU tonigh gencrul rains thunder temuerature, Missouri, nd possibly Indiana pr of a continuance of howers Wednesday in the Ohlo and sippl valleys and m the upper lake reglons, bringing cooler weather for the time being Today throughout the lower luke reg but temperatures tell the early evening over under the influence storms Thunderstorms also occur Dakota, northern Illinois, portions of Ohio, Missouri and Arkansas and afforded sume rellef from the heat. parently, are with con ve in sight, but showers, sequent lower are probabie in Nebr: Ilinois ska, Kansas, Towa aud is a spect the hot corn and weather continued belt and over the upper Ohlo valley, considerably during the latter district ot local thunder In South [MORE HOPE FOR THE CROPS Showers Allen Are o f Heavier Rains to Come. 8 CITY, July 15 drouth-stricken -A portion of the southwest has been re- { lieved by rain during the past twenty-four hours. Great good has already resulted (o crops and as there are prospects tonight of a further downfall, it 1s belteved thousands upon thousands of dollars will be saved farmers on stock and crops. Nevertheless much greater quantities of rain must come before a lasting benefit 1s done. In the portions of central and western Missouri, western Kansas and the territories still untouched by rain conditions remain un- changed, the temperature ranging from 98 to 106, the latter at Hutchinson, Kan. ‘The ralas, which come at the end of a drouth of from four to elght wecks' dura tion, covered southwestern Missourl and portions of one-third of Kansas, taking in the southeast corner of the Sunflower state from Riley and Dickinson counties down to the Oklahoma line. The first break came last night when fairly good rains fell in Barton and Green counties, Missouri, and on the Oklahoma border in Kansas, fn Cowley and Chautauqua counties, and along the Union Pacific railroad In Riley county. These rains while good were not sufficlent to place the burned crops out of danger. This morning a heavy rain fell fn the vicinity of Joplin, Mo, and travellng west, covered portions of Mont- gomery, Butler and Sedgwick counties Kansas. Around Joplin there was a heav fall for ten minutes. At 1:30 a soaking rain fell in Cherokee county across the line In Kansas, preceded by hail, benefiting pastures and small grains immensely and bringing relief to the crushing plants in the zine mining district. During the after- noon a heavy rain fell in the vicinity of Cofeyville, Eldorado and Wichita, Kan. At Coffeyville the people held a jubllee on the streets during the rain. Two countles west from Kansas City, in Jefferson county, Kansas, a full fuch of rain fell this after- noon, while In Kansas City a temperature of 101 prevailed and hardly a cloud was visible, lu iansas City today Mrs. Martha C. Mu.tett, wife of a prominent business man, dicd of heat prostration, and Edward B Shillito. ~ contracting agent for the Traders' Dispatch fast frelght line, was overcome and taken to his home in & critical condition. Near Leavenworth, Kan, on his farm last night Oliver s Hiatt, a well known Kansas pollticlan, died from the effects of the heat. REPORT SHOWERS IN KANSAS Light Rat d a Heavy One Along the Sunta Fe Ro Near Topeka n te. July 15,—~The government reports a slight rain enst morning, with threatened local showers. Sunday was Intensely hot, the mereury registering 107 at 5 o'clock and 86 at midnight. Sunrise of Monday showed A reglatration of 77 degrees, which gradu- ally crept up to 95 at noon, with slight breeze and clouds. The Santa Fe ofices In this elty report an hour's rain this long their Ottawa branch at osho Raplds, Clare and Gardiner, but the reports show no indication as to h heavy the prectpitation was TOPEKA, Kan, July 15 In drouth-stricken Kansas is favorable tonight. Rain has state today und a much hopeful air pervades. The intensely dry conditlon s A cast sent out covering the entire says that raln may now be generous quantities. Crops greatly helped and distros lieved. Southern ana cefved the most benefit day. In no case was much good resulted Cofteyville, Eldorad ley Falls, Wellington Oskaloosa, Manhattan 2 ains. In Welllng accompanied by high buildings and injuring some the rain late but will be of great nd Kafir corn In Valley Falls half an inch of rain fell accompanied hy hall. A heavy rain this morning extended from Emporia to Ottawa. A rain i also reported from Laws rence The showers (hat oceurred in the viclnity of Arkansas City and bhotween Newtou and Hutchison are described as being too small to greatly help the crops Today has been the coolest TOPEKA. Kan., weather obsery of Topeka this The outlook much more fallen in the ooler and more alr shows the gone fore slate expected In have been has 1 re K re to- but enstern 15 rain rain fr it & hard Independence Wichita Val- Wamogo Abllene report n the rain was wind, wrecking people. There rescue the corn ta pastures, al to help i in most of