Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 2, 1901, Page 1

"HE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISIED JUNE 19, 1871, OMAHA, FRI' AY 1901 -TEN PAGES. SAYS BOERS MI'RDER Kitohoner Reports Mery Alloged Atrociti of the Enemy. NATIVE SCOUTS AND A YEOMAN SUFFER Are Shot Town fn Cold Blood After an Ambuscade. KRITZINGER WILL SHOW NO MERCY Warns French that All Native Employes thall Die, BRITISH ARE COLLECTING EVIDENCE Pecure Sworn Testimony of Wi Who Claim to lave Scen Some of the Vioiations of Humane Precedent, LONDON, Aug. 1 Kitchener, dated suys “French reports that he has recelved a Tetter from Kritzinger (a Boer commander) announcing hie intention to shoot all na- tives in Britlsh employ, whether armed or | unarmn Many cases of cold-blooded | A dispatch from Lord trom Pretorfa today, | they will never murder of natives in Cape Colony have re- cently occurred.” Another dispatch from Lord Kitchener from Pretoria, dated today, says: 1 “On July 28 an officer’s patrol of twenty yeomanry and some native scouts followed | two carts and a few Boers fifteen miles | from the rallway at Doorn river, Orange | River colony, where they were cut off by 200 in a small bullding they surrendered when their ammunition was exhausted. Three yeomanry were wounded. After the sur- render the Doers made the native scouts throw their hands up and shot them in cold blood. They afterward shot and wounded a yeoman. The remalnedr were released. The Boers gave as a reason for shooting the yeoman that they thought he was a Cape ‘boy. Evidence on oath has been tuken of the murders LONDON MAIL IS VICTORIOUS Wins Ita Fight with British War Of« fice for Privilege of Printing News, LONDON, Aug. 1.—The contest hetween the War office and the Dally Mail has term- inated In a victory for the paper. The War office had not only cut off the Daily Mall's Bouth African casualty lists and other offi- clal news, but had also ordered the various mews agencies not to. supply the Daily Mall with any official information distrib- uted from he War office. Thereupon the Daily Mail sued the news #gencjes under Its contracts to compel them to dellver the news. The War office then beld back bulletins until mear the hour for the morning pupers 1o g0 to pres This Yalsed a storm of protest from the pro- winclal papers and the War office finally capitulated and called off the boycott. The experiment at press-gagging aroused bitter criticlsm among all classes of pa- pers at a time when the government was not too popular and could not afford to ag- grivate populor discontent. Mr. Broderlck's personal bereavement in the death of his wife precludes a journalistic celebration of bis defeat, but there is much quiet satie- faction over the result in Fleet stroet. KEEP UP FiGHTING AT COLON Rebels Meet with cean and Feople Boers and after defending themselves | © of the Town Are Stricken, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 1.—The Brit- ish steamer Texan, Captain Lund, from Liverpool, July 11, for this port, by way of Colon, has arrived here and brings con- firmation of the reports of severe fighting along the railroad ten miles out of Colon on Sunday and Monday last. The rebels attacked the government troops with de- termination and forced the latter back. ‘When the steamer left there was great excitement among the residents of Colon, who were leaving the city In alarm, The Colomblan government has found ft imposaible to get a crew for the gunboat Namouna, but is placing guns on board of it. Its English and American crew has deserted to a man. HEARS OF MURILLO ESCAPADE German [ Forelgn Office Now Awalts lars Concerning Selzure on the Allegheny. BERLIN, Aug. 1.—With reference to the reported forcible removal by the Colombian authorities of the insurgent colonel, Abel Murillo, from the steamer Allegheny, fly- ing the German flag, at Cartagena, the Berliner Tageblatt, in the course of an in- spired article, sa “The matter has already been submitted to the German forelgn ofice, which does | not regard the information on the subject | a8 conclusive and awaits further reliable reports. The lnformation already received, however, leads the foreign office to belleve that the matter will be amicably settled.” ieport of Stranded Ship Fa HONG KONG, Aug. 1.—The naval au thorities here contradict the report of the stranding between here and Shanghai of the new British battleship Glory, flagship of the British-China squadron. They re- fuse o furnish any information regarding the sudden departure from this port of the British war ship lipse, Daphue and Plgmy except that they sailed under secret orders after taking on board coal, ammuni- tlon and provisions. Many rumors are in circulation about the movements of the war ships, but nothing definite is known LONDON, Aug. 1.--The admiralty of- ficlals here say the departure of the three war ships from Hong Kong has no signif. cunce. They salled in the ordinary course of duty. Roers in Portugucse Territory, LOURENZO MARQUEZ, July 81.—A Boer commando with two guns bas entered the Portuguese territory, encampiug at Guanetz. Flve hundred Portugudse troops are already at Guanetz and artillery left here for that place this morning. Three hundred troops In addition are in readi- ness to proceed unless the Boers surren- de Lords Vote Donation Unanimousl LONDON, Aug. 1.—The House of Lords today unanimously vated the grant of £100,000 for Lord Roberts, recommended by King Edward, 4 token of the na- tion's appr servicez in South Africa. BOXERS POSTING PLACARDS Call on the Government to Make War Lpon Forelgners and Exter- minate T . CANTON, Aug 1.--Violent anti-foreign | placards emanating from the Boxers have been posted on the Christian ehapels. The placards protest against the imposition of the house tav, saying it s only exacted in order to meet the Indemnity to be pald to the powers, and proceeds: “If money can | be obtained why not make war on the for- elgners? China Is not yet defeated. It is| only the government's eyes which are blinded by disloyal ministers. 1f we refuss | to fight, then it s a case of being too| greedy to live, yet fearing death. How can the steadily studied military arts be used except against foreigners? How can we otherwise employ cur regimenis? During| 1901 much money will be collected through lotteries, gambling and general taxes, but | be satisfied. Therefore | should the house tax be collected we will | demolish the chapels and drive out (he! Christiana. If the emperor is unable to pay, we Boxers have an excellent plan to | gain a victory over the foreigners. Unless this policy is adopted a great rebellion is | certain.' MINISTER OF WAR RESIGNS enor Pulido Withdraws from Venes- | aelan Cabinet After Violent Scene with Prealdent Castro, PORT OF SPAIN, Island of Trinidad, Aug. | Kimberly | partment 1.—The Venezuelan minister of war, Senor Pulido, who is the leader of an imvortant | political party, has resigned, after a violent scene In the cabinet, during which the min- | Ister refused to accept the orders of Presi- dent Castro to recognize the revolutionists in Colombia as belligerents and to deliver a passport to Senor Rico, the Colombian min- ister. Senor Pulido denles that the invad- s of Venezuelan territory are Colombians as President Castro claims, but insists that they are revolutionists. The resignation of the war minister has caused a profound impression here. The situation {s more critical. The government troops have been defeated in their encoun- ters with the rebels near San Cristobal. Other uprisings are taking place In the in- terfor of the country. Senor Guerra suc- ceeds Senor Pulido as minister of war. NEW YORKERS CONTRIBUTE Cham rof ¢ ce Delegntes Send ounds for Vie- n Memorinl Fund. LONDON, Aug. 1.-Lord Mayor Green has recelved, through J. S. & Co. of London, & contribution of to the Queen Victoria memorial fund. The contribution 1s made “on behalf of the delegates of the New York Chamber of Commerce” who recently vieited London. The letter contalning the contribution alluded to the “universal esteem and rev- erence with which her graclous majesty was regarded by the people of the United States.” The lord mayor returned a cordlal ac- knowledgment. LOADED CAN AT 20LA'S DOOR Parin Police Think the Infernal Ma- chine Put There as a Prac- tieal Joke. Frank Morgan £5,000 PARIS, Aug. 1.—A small tin can, con- taining several cartridges and with an un- lghted fuse attached to It, was found yes- terday evening at the door of the apart- ment house in which Emile Zola, the novelist, resides when In Paris. The police who examined the can say that even if the fuse had been lighted it would only have produced a detonation resulting in no damage. The officials regard the matter as a practical joke. M. Zola is at present stopping in the country. KRUGER WILL GO TO CHICAGO No City Farther West in Schedule Cab Drussels. v Mentioned from LONDON, Aug. 2.—"Mr. Kruger's Ameri- can tour,” says the Brussels correspond- ent of the Dally Mail, “will include visits to New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Wash- ington and Chicago. Negotiations are about to begin tor his reception by President Mc- Kinley. Prince Henry CADIZ, Aug. 1—The authorities, in- cluding Port Commandant Eulate, gave a luncheon to Prince Henry of Prussia and afterwards assisted fu the evolutions of the German cruisers. Prince Henry, speaking of the Spanish officers, recalled his visit to Cadiz after the defeat of the Spaniards at the time when he addressed sympathtic words to Captain Eulate, who commanded the Viscaya at the battle of Santiago. ondotes Spanish. Goen High In a Uall BERLIN, Aug. 1.—Dr. Suering Berson, a member of the Meteorological nstitute, has Just completed a balloon ascent during which he reached a height of 33,600 feet. The lcwest recorded temperature was 40 aegrees below zero, Fahrenheit. MARS COLORADO CELEBRATION Ac Denver Artillery- man Oceurs During Drill at Noulder Festivities, atal dent to Aug. 1 BOULDER, Colo During the fir ing of a salute the quarto-centennial celebration by the Chaffee Light Artillery of Denver Corporal H. V. Palmer, who was assisting in working one of the pieces, was fatally shot, recelving the full charge at a distance of only a few feet. He stepped in front of the gun just at the moment of it discharge Fully 2,000 attended the opening exercises of the celebeation today. The program was opened with a parade by the National guard and many civic societies, which was re- viewed by Governor Orman and other nota- ble guests. A mass meeting at the Chau- taqua suditorium was addressed by Gov- ernor Orman, Senators Teller and Patter- «on, Congressman Bell and others. The program for tomorrow will consist largely of athletic contests, AFTER ST. JOSEPH BRIBERS | Mayor Conhe Appoints Committee of nvestigate Made, s, Councllm n t the Charg ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Aug. 1.—Mayor Conbe of this city today appointed & committee of the city council to investigate bribery charges that have been made by President Gates of the upper house. The mayor says {atlon of the fleld marshal's | he will suspend any member designated by the findings of the committee, KIMBERLY NEED NOT SERVE Rear Admiral is Officially Exoused from Oourt of Inquiry, PRECEPT IS NOT TO BE MODIFIED Navy rtment Cannot Request Change Wording Cone ng Diso- bedience of Orders, Accede to for ot o WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.—Rear Admiral will not be member of the Schley court of inquiry. His request to be ved from the detall on the ground of alth has been granted by the Navy d. and the department is now con sidering the question of his successor. It is Quite likely that a selection has been made a already, but the official announcement will be withheld until the officer selected has been heard from. It fs explained in con- nection with the acceptance of Admiral | Kimberly's declination that this is the first time in thirty-nine years that this officer has requested the departicnt o ex~nae him from a duty to which he has been as- slgned The cede Navy department has refused to a to Admiral Schley's suggestion that | the language in the fifth specification in the | precept to the court be modified, The admiral in his letter challenges that specification, which states as a fact that he had disobeved orders and suggested that it be modified. The department in its reply declines to make the sugested modification on the grounds that according to the official records Admiral Schley himself acknowl- edged that he had disobeyed orders. The disobedienec of orders was an established tact, whether unwillingly or willingly The following are the letters which have passed between Admiral Schley and avy department respecting the precept: REAT NECK, N July I have the honor to acknowledgs of the depurtment’s communication of July 26, enclosing copy of an order ‘‘con- vening, pursuant to the request containing (my) communication of 224 Inst., & court of inguiry."” Inasmuch as the court is directed to “in- vestigate,” and, after such investigation, re- port “a full and detalled siatement of all ¢ pertinent facts wh it may deem to stablished, together with Its opinion and recommendation in the premises,” 1 would respectfully suggest to the depart- ment that paragraph 5 of the depart- Y which 1s as follows, viz., attending and the disobedience by Commodor orders of the departm its dispatch dated May propriety of his conduct the in i be modificd so as to omit ‘s expression of opinion and thus leave the court free to express its cwn opinion in that matter. Very respectfully, W. 8. SCHLEY, Rear Admiral Hon. John D. Long, Secretary of the Navy. Departme Answer, Sir: The department has received your letter of the 2{th ultimo, in which you ac- knowledge the receipt of a copy of ihe order convening, ut your request, u court of inquiry to_investigate your conduct in the war with Spain, and suggest that paras- graph & of sald order, directing the court to inquire into the “‘circumstances attend- ing and the reasons for the disobedi nc: by Commodore Schley of the orders of the department,” be so modsied as to omit the department’s expression of opinion, and thus leave the court free to express its own opinlon in that matter, In reply you are advised that the pre Pt calls for’ an inquiry hf the court, and the ascertainment of pertinent facts.” For the purpose of setting on foot tnis inquiry the frecept treats tain matters as estab- Ished, for instance in the arrival of the “fiying squadron’ off Clenfuegos and off Santiago, “the retrograde movement west, the turn’ of the Brooklyn July 3, 150 the fact that you disobeyed orders ported by ou in your telegram, date <ingst n which you say, “Much to bs regretted, I cannot obey s of depart- ment.” Inasmuch, how as it 1s the department's purpose, shail| be absolutely free to report, It such shall be found to be the e, that you did not wiltully disobey the orders or that you were just fied in” disobeying them, and that this ma: be clearly understood, your letter of th: 27th ult, with copy of this reply, wil be duly forwarded to the court. Respect- fully, Y'F. W, HACKETT, Secretary Acting Rear Admiral Winfield 8. Schiey, U. 8. 3 Great Neck, N. Y. Acting Secretary Hackett's letter to Ad- miral Dewey transmitting Rear Admiral Schley's letter and reply is as follow: NAVY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D, C., Aug. 1, 190l—8ir:i-1 transmit heres with,'for the 'Information of the court of fnquiry of which you are president, a letter dated the 27th ultimo from Rear Admi Winfield . Schley, asking that moditi tlon be made In paragraph five of the pre- cept convening the court, together with a copy of the department’s reply of this date. ‘ery Respectfully, a- ADMIRAL GEORG! Washington, D. Capaln Parker, of counsel for Admiral Schley, continued his work at the Navy de- partment today, scanning the log books and other records bearing upon the operations of the West Indian fleet. He hopes to finish this week. He is maintalning a close silence on his discoveries, if he has made any, and is evidently an object of great interest to the naval oficers in the depart- ment, who watch him very closely and use every precaution to prevent the newspaper men from coming in touch with him. The log bocks are ponderous volumes and are watched with the most jealous care at all times. young lieutenant watches the turning there shall he no alterations or excisions. Captain Sehley Rebuked. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.—The War de- partment has taken cognizance of the pub. lished interview of Captaln Thomas Schley regarding the court of inquiry upon bis father, Rear Admiral Schley. It is sald the War department Informed the captain that such interviews are con- trary to army regulations. It is not be- lioved that a general order directing army officers not to talk for publication on such matters will be necessary. From Schley's Son. SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 1.—~When shown the Washington dispatch ehowing that the War department would take cog- nizance of the published Interview regard- ing the court of inquiry upon his father Rear Admiral Schley, Captain Thomas I Schley, who is stationed at Fort Douglass in this city, today stated that the interview as published was wholly unauthorized “All T sald in the matter,” continued Captain Schley, “was that I was naturally a Schley partisan and hoped that my father would be fully vindicated. Surely there is nothing improper in a son wishing his tather success. I positively declined to enter into & discussion of the merits of the controversy. In the first place 1 am not competent to discuss the case because | | T know nothing of it. My father has never spoken of the matter to me and has never mentioned it in his letters. has anything ‘up his sleeve' notified me of the fact.” If my father he has not In Honor of Dix. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.—The acting sec- retary of war has named the freight trans- port Samoa the Dix in honor of General John A. Dix, who Issued the famous order “It any man attempt to haul down the American flag shoot him on the spot.” The Samoa Is now in use on the line between San Frapcisco and Manlla. the | ceipt | In the present instance a keeneyed | of | every page of the volumes to make sure | MYSTERY OF CUT-OFF LAKE Agricaltural Department Tellx Extent, Thele Avernge ¥ Other Part and So inrs, ics Fail to Find What Becomes of Woman Reported Murdered. Aug. 1.~The Agricultural department has issued a bulletin concern- | ¢y ' ing the wheat growing conditions of the | SHE'S SA'D TO BE BERT MITCHELL'S W FE Pacific coast, in which the question of | wages, farm methods, cost of LiVINE, ¢t | patie tn a Moat with Three Men, is are discussed at length. The states in-| cluded are California, Oregon, Washington | Left Unconsclons on the Bank and and Idaho When Alarm Is Given She's There are on the average 4,313,801 acres Spirited Away. of wheat harvested in the Pacific coast region each ye An average for the past | s ten years shows that this section of the | [ country ordinarily will yield about fittecn Enraged because his wite asked for a part bushels per acre and produce a total annual | of his wages, Bert Mitchell drugged her in | crop of 65,017,552 bushels, valued on the | & rowboat on Cut-Off lake and left her for dead on the bank. peared and neither it nor Mitchell had been found at an early hour this morning, though polico officers searched the banks and sur- m at $41,641,8 Calitornia le the state of largest acreage and production of the group, the averae | for the past ten years being acres, producing 33,308,218 bushels of wheat, with | roundings thoroughly a total value of $23,183,206. The largest| Mitchell, accompanied by his wife and by | acreage planted in that state during its| Miiton J. Bilby, a teamster living at Elev entire history was in 1884, when a little | enth and Fowler streots, and Hans Verbish more than 3,250,000 acres were | rented a boat at Larson's landing on the | harvested for grain. The small- | west bank of Cut-Off lake at the foot of est acreage harvested in the state since | Ames avenue. They rowed out a mile to 1870 was harvested in 1896. Values bave | the steamer saloon | fluctuated according to supply and demand |13.30 and stayed there until The barkeeper says Mitchell and his from $43,249.700 in 1878 to $8,301,570 i | wife quarreled about money and he threat- | 1898, The average farm price per bushelleneq her. When the party left they wera | decreased from $1.03 In 1868 to 53 cents in | g4y 1o be sober. | 1893, Increasing from that to §3 cents il| ‘\atchers on the shore saw Mrs. Mit- | acres in 1900, and the average for the last | o gy o U THCE | ten years was 830,753 acres. The average | yleld per acre during the ten-year period | bas been 17.7 bushels, the years of largest average yield during that time being 18 with and 1898 with 20.5 bushels, result- a total yield of 24,708,260 bushels on His two compan- fons disappeared and away for a time. He came back and shortly | after that his wife's body disappeared | Where it went or whether she is still alive is a mystery. The police were notified by Joseph Gary | 1,205,281 acrcs “harvested. The total value [ 4y 47y P T o0 agin pinckney stroot, ;| of the wheat product of this state Bus| .y, y.g seen most of the strange affalr | averaged during the past ten years 8,914 400 poliovad the woman to bo dead. Her The police could find 053, oa | fACE wa In Washington the acreage averages 703 a nothing Mitchell fs a laborer emploved at Ham- . mond's ice house on Cut-Oft lake. He lives 68, with a yield of 2,366,00 lm:al?--l?.lnr" s . Nofth Thl”_":m mp‘p: “hm The average ValUe | ,.\ino. he nor his wife was there early | this morning. Persons who talked with the two men who were with Mitchell say that they both admitted the drugging of Mrs. Mitchell by her hushand. They claim that he put some- thing in a glass of whisky and got her to drink it before they left the steamer sa- loon. Neither of the men was at home when the police called to make an investi- gation pale and flesh cold thorough search, but 0.8 bushels, with an average value of $8.- The average acreage of Idaho is 103, 22.8 bushels per acre. for the past ten years was $1,348,724. Speaking of the effect of irrigation, the report says: “The chief factors in cur- talling the area of wheat have been the introduction of fruit, papticularly in the | Sacramento valley and ihe attention r cently given to dairying which s rapid! | gaining a stronghold in several sections of | this region, notably in the Willamette val- ley of Oregon, where wheat is being | abandoned more rapidly than in any other { portion of this region. The diversification of crops which naturally follows the introduction of irrigation probably will be extended in time even to the great wheat | valleys of this region, where wheat long | has been considered the only possible crop; but as the more arld sections of the Jand undoubtediy will receive the first at- tention of the promoters of irrigation | plants, it is pot probable that the great | wheat area of the Pacific const will be ma- | terlally lessened by erop diversification for many years to come.” ’ THREE HORSES BURN TO DEATH Fire Destroys n Barn and Its Contents on North Sixteenth Street. Fire at 2:15 o'clock this morning totally destroyed a barn in the rear of Edward Al- len’s blacksmith shop, 314 North Sixteenth, belonging to J. J. Brown and occupled by Max Wintroub. ‘Three horses, five sets of harness and a quantity of hay and feed were consumed. Mr. Wintroub places his loss at about $400 and has insurance of $200. He was asleep on his rear porch when he was awakened by the fire, and it was too late to save anything. As to the origin 1it- tle information could be gleaned, but It is conjectured that someone in passing through the alley dropped a lighted cigar near the barn. IN BEAUTIFYING WASHINGTON Commission Returns from Abroad De- termined to Fo UNCLE SAM'S OFFICE SAFES Officinls Report Wit Has P and Out of Thom During the Month. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.—The secretary of the treasury today purchased $4,000 short term 4 per cent bonds at $113.0092 and $2,000 o8 at $109.994. The 'mnmhly statement of the public debt issued today by the Treasury department shows that at the close of business July 51, 1901, the debt, less cash in the treasury, amounted to $1,369,1 a decrease for 9, Original the month of $2,038,657. The debt i3 ro- capltulated as follows: Interest-bearing| . ! ‘:'E'l “;' 60.474,000; debt on which interest | NEW YORK, Aug. 1.—Frederick Law Olm- e cased since maturity, $1,400,820; debt | Stead of Boston, D. H. Burnham of Chicago ::am(::'no Interest, $3,820,342,840; total, | and Charles F. McKim of New York, who were appointed & commission to deviee means for beautifying Washington, D. C. returned today on Deutschland. They vis- ited the principal European citfes in search of suggestions for their work. Mr. Olmstead said: “Broadly speaking, we intend to go back to the plan made a century and a half ago by Charles Peter I'Eufant, under the direction of George Washington. It is an extraordinarily good plan and we shall attempt to bring about $1,300,17! 9, This amount, however, does not include | $772,901,680 in certificates and treasury | notes outstanding, which are offset by an | equal amount of cash on hand; which is | held for thelr redemption. The cash is classified as follows: Gold reserve, $150,- 000,000; trust funds, § 3,991,680, general fund, $160,389,969; in national bank depos- itorles, $101,961,736; total, $1,186,342,004, against which there are demand liabilities | outstanding amounting to $858.074.117, | 4 realization of it in a general way eo far which leaves a cash balance on hand of | ag possible. $327,368,876. e LSRR The monthly circulation statement of the | comptroller of the currency shows that at | the close of business July 1, 1901, the total | circulation of national bank notes was | $856,152,903, an increase for the year of $36,057,012 and an increase for the month of $£2,410,716. The circulation based on United States | bonds amounted to $327,039,373, an increase Vv and an increase DEUTSCHLAND GOES FASTER Hamburg - American Liner Raises Western Averake for Hourly Runs on the Pond. NEW YORK, Aug. 1.—The steamship Deutschland of the Hamburg-American line, 0,601 vhich ¢ rrived day. | for the year of $40.5 1norene |y crrived today, ralsed the western for the month of $3,148,630. The clrcula: | 4yarage for hourly runs to 23.07 knots, The tion secured by lawful money "“"K-“":;hm previous average was 23.02 knots and a decrease ::: :::‘ eth of | Was made by the same vess Its best | ;y;’d ll;;:nr‘v::'". SiataterbA T s day's run was 601 knots, which is also a ! e A ] ' v N0 new record The Deutschland, when pass- the on deposit to secure circulating notes Was | . .° \opeyckar lightship, signalled by $320,348,430 and to secure public deposits | niorooni gystem and obtained o reply. $106,881,450. bttt} S— 3 NT Only Forty-Seven Amendments. | APPOINTED BY GOVERNME . Aug. 1—The second day's | f f the Ladles’ Catholic Benevolent 5 Fepm— : | assoclation was “devoted to the considern- Sne City Man anaton Woman | 300000 even proposed. ame.giaorss Westerners [to the itation, seven of which wi Are Among 1 | adoptea at the morning session. The iy | Who Win Places. one of general interest adopted was ihat providing for the publication of the official — organ In German as well a8 In English WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.—(Special Tele- | T———————— g ol o Bl el il ‘Ilurlll.' runaport Broken Down, was today appointed as assistan br | & fimrl’ fllftf"lm“v"w :\H'H”\ l'l'h} | spector in the burcau of animal indus rom Manila, 18 broken down nt sea anot at $1,200 a year. | 160 miles from this port and the transport Mrs. Lola May Holley of Evanston, Wyo., | i Slocum has wone to it assistance. 1t | | was today appointed a clerk in the reg 10t believed that it is in any great dan- +[ Ister's and receiver's land office at Evans- | | ton. | Lead ¢ ny Incorporated, Postmasters appointed DOVER, Del, Aug. 1.—The Ameriean Nebraska—RBoelus, Howard county, Wil- | Lea Baryta compuny of St e iz o- | Capital of $10,00,000, was Incorpornted here llam Erickeon, vice R. R. Halgeiln, re-| (R0 Tno company 1 authorised oo ore signed, P mincs and operate the me in Mis- lowa—Crystal Lake, Hancock county, U, | fourl .;‘ ““’”"""’v Persla, Harrlson county, J.|y,yqmentn of Ocem wels, Aug. 1. eddon. o s . Hny | At ew York — Arrived — Deutschland, Wyoming—Hanos, Carbon county, T H.| .00, HRlnurg: State of Nebrassa fenas Henkell, | Glasgow: Pennsylvanta, from Hamburg Dr. E. J. Howard was today appoiated a | Germanic, from Liverpool, Salled-—Tuerat % Corydon, Ia. | Bismarck, for Hamburg, via Plymouth and padsion examining surgeon at Corydon, I8. | GiNRATER TOF GRITIUEE. Vie Slymoutl A postoffice is established at Howard, | = A ™y mplrg—Arrived—Patricla, from | Gage county, Neb., with J. B. Brethouwer New York postmaster; also one at Lohre, Roberts | At Genan=Arrived—frave, from New county, with Ole 0. Lohre postmaster. At Liverpool—8ailed—Cambroman, for Miss Alvina Haas of Lansing, la., 1s ap- | portland, Me wgland, for Host e grapher a typewriter in the ' via Q stown, pointed stenographer and L At jotterdam Sailed Potsdam, for bureau of animal industry Rt g g The postoffice at Nleyen, Charles Mix ~ At Plymouth—Arrived—Colambia, from o . 8. D., 1s discontinued. Mail will be | New York, for Cherbourg and Hamburg eounty, & D, 19-djasox At Hong Kong—Salled-Glenogle, for sent to Platt. Jiaabts At London—Salled—Menominee, for New Mouta Hottest of AN, | York. BERRA. 33 At Cherhourg—Sailed—Kalserin Ms MILE TY, Mont, Aug. L-The hottest | Theresa, from Dremen and Southamp weather recorded in Montana was reached | for New York at the government bureau in this city ves- | At Queenstown—Salled—Majestic, for New | terday, when the thermometer recorded 11 | York! Waesland, for Philadelphia (both degrees There were no prostirations, | from Liverpoo! Later the body disap- | 1806 and 1897, with a final decrease to 58| cheil topple from her sea: and fall to the cents in 1500, | bottom of the boat when about a halt mile | | Oregon has shown a steadily increasiig| oyt They kept on rowing, however, and wheat acreage, interrupted only occasion- | whop they reached the bank Mitchell car- ally from 06 acres in 1869 to 1,173,709 | rjoq hig wite up the slope and left her I later he also went | | vault in the CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for braska—Falr and Cooler Friday; 8a Falr; Northwesterlyy Winds. Temperature nt Omaha Yesterday: Hour, Deg. Hour. Dex. .12 1ML 04 | .2 2 g M., DO . T Bp.moiie OS . 1 1 Apomea. DD | . ™ S p.om . on 10 w2 @D DN 11 s T pom P 12 90 S M. D o p.om vee 80 SOCIALISTS PICK ST. LOUIS Destgnate that City as Notlonal Head- auarters for the Party. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 1.—The na- | tional eocialist convention adjourne to uight after electing Leon Greenbaum of St. Louis national secretary and designat- | Ing St. Louis as the national headquarters of the sociallst party As the delegates filed from the hall they sang the Marseil laise | Much of the discussion during the night | session hinged on the effort (o embody in the resolutions a clause prohibiting so- clalists from holding office under the capi- | talist parties and from entering the ranks | of state militia. Both of these were finally adopted. The'judiclary of the country was | branded as “a servile tool in the hands of the capitalistic class wnd hostile to the | tnterests of labor." At the last moment a resolution was In- | troduced declaring the establishment of | unity. In every question that came before the convention the Chicago faction had { been voted down and when this resolution made its appearance Delegate Berger of Milwaukee, the Debs leader, signified his defeat by declaring the convention had ac- complished its purpose, that Chicago had surrendered and unity had been estab- lished. —— GOULDS ARE DIRECTED TO PAY Judge LaCombe Gives the Creditors of the Castellanes Hope of Imbursement. NEW YORK, Aug. 1.—Judge LaCombe in the United States circuit court today handed down an order directing George J and Helen M. Gould, as recelvers of the surplus income of Anna Gould (Countess de Castellane) to pay the installments of the principal and Interest past due upon three mortgages on property of the Cas- tellanes on the Avenue Du Bois de Bou- logne in Paris and their chateau, which was formerly the property of the duchess Des Naoilles, These payments amount to | $50,800. The court also directed the payment of certain installments upon two judgments held by Sussman, Rhelme & Co. and by Charles Manheim. The recelvers are fur- ther ordered to pay dividends of 10 per cent to 104 creditors who have intervened and become parties complainant in the suits againat Anna Gould, Countess de Castellane. The payments ordered by the court aggregate $230,000. Judge LaCombe alio handed down an or- der allowing claims of Bugene Fischoff and 106 other creditors of Countess de Castel- lane, amounting in all to $1,450,000. The largest of these claims are those of Isi- dore Seigler, $213,580, and Charles Eugene Leger, $170,073. ELOPING HUSBAND IS DEAD Hix Companion in Arrested and the Wife Seisen Her Prop- erty. Aug. 1.—A special to Scott, Kan., says: KANSAS CITY, Mo the Times from Fort Last March J. A. Garther, an undertaker and furniture dealer of Washington, Ind., converted his property into cash and dis- appeared. Miss Minnie Urbanks disappeared about the same time, Garther and Miss Ur- banks came here in May and bought a farm, which they stocked and improved. Garther's wife sent an attorney here to seize her share of the property. The at- torney, upon his arrival, learned that Gar- ther had died suddenly three days ago of cholera morbus. Miss Urbanks had sold some of the personal property and leased the farm. She was just stepping on a train to return to Indlana when she was arrested. She confessed that she and Garther had not been married and surrendered $800. Mrs. rther's attorney seized the remainder of the property and left Miss Urbanke penni- less. BANK ROBBERS RETURN ALL Detectives Are Apprehended by Akron and Made to Show Wi Money I ere GOSHEN, Ind., Aug. 1.—Private detec- tives employed by an Akron, 0., banking institution have made an important arrest in a gambling den here. They recovered about $16,000 in currency and gold coin. The two men who were captured had rifled a Akron bank ten days ago and had ‘since been shadowed. The bank di- rectors, fearing a panic, did not make the loss publicly known. After belng appre- hended in the gambling house the robbers led the detectives to the outskirts of the | city of Elkhart, where they had buried their plunder. Every dollar of the sum taken from the bank was recovered WILSON Secretary REACHES LINCOLN of Agric Iture is on Hand to Investigate ( tion of Western Crops. | LINCOLN, Aug. 1 tary of Agrl- culture James Wilson arrived in Lincoln | tonight on a late train. His mission Is to personally inspect the crop conditions, es- pecally in the corn belt. Secretary Wil- s0a sald that from the cursory examina- tlons made he was unable yet to estimate the extent of the drouth dsmage. His jtinerary will probably include the states | of Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. WILD OVER THE CORN REPORT New York Produce Ex ronr Over Miss nge in Upe url's Seant | Crop Promise. | B 25 NEW YORK, Aug. 1.--An announcement on the produce exchange that the Missourl | state report on corn was one of the worst in the state's history, indicating about one- | fourth of a crop, turned the corn market | Into an excited uproar this afternoon and | violently uplifted prices fully cents a | bushel ptember closing at 60% cen The reported trouble of Phillips & Co. at | Chicago had little eftect Lere. INGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. STRIKE T0 CONTINUE Amalgamated Association Turned Dewn by Oorporation’s Ohief. HE REFUSES TO REVISE PEACE PROPOSAL Exeoutive Board Makes Request After Bhaffor Reperte. NOW EVERY MILL WHEEL IS THREATENED Retalintion is te Be as Complete Tieup as Possible. UNION MEN STILL GUARD THE MILLS tation of Nom-Union Thelr Places, PITTSBURG, Aug. 1.~The Commerclal Gazette tomorrow will say: “The Am mated executive board last evening ro- | celved by telegraph a fiat refusal from J. Plerpont Morgan to reopen the wage con- ference where it was broken off at the Hotel Lincoln nearly three weeks ago. The powers of the steel combine insist in this communication that the only basis of set- tlement will be on the terms which the flnancial backer of the combine, President C. M. Schwab and Chalrmun Elbert H. Gery laid down at the meeting with the Amalga mated executive In New York lust Saturday “A member of the executive board said last night: ‘The terms are denominated by those who have the best Interest of the organization of the stecl workers at heart As the most unfair, the most unjust ever proposed to any body of workingmen by a set of employers or a corporation, The terma are such that the executive board of the Amalgamated assoclation cannot accept and has already gone on record to that effect, “Tomorrow morning the answer of Mr, Morgan is expected by mail. There is scarcely a fragment of hope that the Amalgamated assoclation will back down from its well known position. The leaders of the workers will, in reply, outline their plans to the steel corporation for a contin- uation of the great struggle. They will include the stopping of every wheel possi- ble in the works of the combine and the extension of the strike in all possible di- rections by the Amalgamated association. “Today may develop much, but it the combine cannot be made to waver through the influence that will be brought to bear, the great conflict will probably be fought to a bitter end.” After two days at patient waliting, at about 5 o'clock last evening the Amalga- mated men in waiting at headquarters wers informed by telephone from the Carnegle Steel company's offices that the answer from the New York headquarters of the I corporation was awaiting them. Hasty preparations were made to adjourn’ and gettiug to the Carneg'e bullding without letting the newspaper men know what was in the wind. President Shaffer, In/making bis exit from headquarters, was asked if he would retarn. His reply was, “If it Is necessary, I wil" Shaffer, Willlams and one or two others, by making long detours, avolded the re- porters and reached the Carnegle offices unnoticed. The reply from New York was shown them and without much comment the members dispersed with the anpounce- ment that the matter would be presented to the entire board and action taken without delay. STORY OF LAST DAY'S WAIT Executive Board Has Tedlous Session Before Receiving Morgan's Re- fusal to Reconsider, PITTSBURG, Aug. 1.—The third all-day sesslon of the Amalgamated assoclation exccutive board has passed without action being taken on the New York conference peace proposals. Another session will bLu beld tomorrow. The executive board of the association 1s, in fact, walting for a word from J. Plerpont Morgan. After the board had heard from President Shaffer concerning his trip to New York last week, it was declded to request a change in the propositions of Mr. Morgau, and a message was sent to Mr. Morgan au- vouncing their decision on this matter. In explanation of this message the Amal- gamated Journal says: “The executive board desires another conference with the representatives of the constituent company and will remain {n the city until an answer Is received. Upon the recelpt of this answer will depend whether the strike will be prolonged indefinitel In the same statement of the result of the conference of the executive board the Journal has this to say: “The ptrike sltuation as we go to press 18 about the same as it was one week ago, so far as the working conditions of the closed mills are concerned. No attempt has beeu made to start any of the closed mills out slde of the Wellsville plant of the Amer- fcan Sheet Steel company and the effort i this instance has been a faflure.” ul M to the Corporation, The message sent to Mr. Morgan, while not 5o stated, ls believed to be an ulti- matum to the head of the United States Steel corporation. It is viewed as such by the labor leaders about Pittsburg. If the steel workers do not get their demand for this conference the strike will go on in- definltely. None of the officials of the organization would discuss this point toduy. They still maintained their silence sald they bad nothing to give out. At noon, after the executive board had been in sesslon all morning, and in a formal man- ner waited for a reply from Mr. Morgan, the members decided to make an officiul denial of the report that there was a lack of harmony iu thelr ranks. To the re- porters present they gave out the following “We, the members of the geperal execu- tive boerd of Amalgamated association, desire to deny emphatically the reports published expressive of a disagreement among us. We are disposing of the work before the committee as fast as Its im- portance will permit. No member has ex- pressea any opinion of giving any statement of the business, or of the attitude of other and members. Nothing has been made public; neither will any report issue from us until definite conclusion is reached. We are simply trying to reach a settlement which shall be honorable and satisfactory to all concerned.” Any differences that might have existed are sald to have djusted satisfac- torily and the board nds as a unit in ity dem d for the renewal of the confer- ence with the manufacturers' representa- tives, To accept Mr. Morgan's proposi- tious as they mow stand would omly com-