Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 5, 1901, Page 1

ISTABLISHED JUN E 19, 1871, OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING 0 ALL UNIONS NAY JOIN Every Employe of Rtes] Trust Will Es Atke to Quiz Work. THERE WILL BE NO MOP Bitter Contest Between Laber au is Now On, ’ “RENCES BHAFFER DETERMINED TO WIN VICTORY Entire Management of Battle Placsd in His Hande, BATISFIED WITH PROGRESS S0 FAR Head of Amalgamated Association Clatms Strength in Many Milla= an and Will Call Out Every Man in Organization. PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 4~"Within a | week every union wman and every union | man at heart (n the employ of the United | Staten Steal corporation will be asked to join the strike now belng waged by the Amalgamated association. We must settle whether unlonism is to stand or fall There will be no more conferences with the United States Steel corporation, unless the meecting is asked for by the officials | of that corporation. The Amalgamated | association will not request a peace meet- | ing | These and several other significant state ments were made tonight by President Bhaffer of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers upon his return from the fruitless conference with J. Plerpont Morgan and others in New York. It 18 now a fight to a finish between the great billica-dollar Steel trust and organ- | ized labor. Mr. Shaffer says that he fs ready to ewploy every possible means | within the pewer of man to win a victory. No quarter i to be given and none wiil be requested. The entire management of | the battle has been placed In the hands | of Prosident Shaffer. He has absolute power to call out every man who is con- nected with the organization and he In- | tends to do i He ls satisfied with the progress of the fight to date. He finds that none of his battle lines have been broken. Promise is made by Mr. Shaffer that the trust will find the Amalgamated assoclaion 18 strong in many of its mill Mr. Shaffer, Secretary Williams, B. I Davis M. F. Tighe and John Chappelle of Wellsville came in from New York this evening. The president and advisers did not appear to be the least cast down. “There i not much that I can say about the situation at present,” said Mr. Shafter. “Will there be a meeting of the ad- | visory board tonight to order a general | strike?’ was asked. No. 1 always endeavor to prevent Sun- day meotings when I can. We held none on the (rain today,” was the reply. “Will there be a meeting tomorrow ?"* “None will bo needed. The fact of the matter is that we held one In New York last evening.” Shaffer Waw Power to Call Out Men. | Was there any action taken at that meoting about calling out all of the men | in the employ of the United States Steel corporation?” “I was given full authority to act. The meeting empowered me to issue a call whenever, in my judgment, 1 thought it time to act.” “When will that call be lssued?" “That depends upon a number of things. | It is dificult to say just the exact day that [ will be ready to exercise the authority vested in me." “Is the order likely to go out tonight?" “I hardly think so. 1 am of the opinion that I could not prepare myself to issue the order tonight." . “Will you do anything in this evening?" 1 will not. 1 am golng home to rest and will walt until tomorrow to resume the cares of my position.” “Cannot you fix some definite date when | Ihis order will be {ssued”" “You can say that within a week every | polon man and every union man at heart | In the employ of the United States Steel torporation will be requested by me to Join the Amalgamated mssoclation in win- aing this strike." “Do you think you will be able to close | all of the mills of the Steel corporation?’ “I am of the opinion thht every one of them can be closed. We have some | great surprises In store for the trust. The men have been organized in some of their mills that they never dreamed could be | touched. We have the sympathy of the workmen and they will not throw any straws In the way of our absolute vic- tory." Mr. Shaffer said Mr. Morgan had | the matter | that the storles been ugly during the | conference on Saturday were untrue. He | #ald tho gentleman had been courteous | and businesslike throughout the entire | meeting and It he had lost his temper it was after the adjournment of the gather- ing, | Doesn't Fear Importation of Newror you afrald of southern negroes being brought in to break the strike?" “Not In the least. The negroes of the wouth are thoroughly organized. We have | not b overlooking that detall. They make the best kind of union men. The 800 colored men brought from the south | to asslst in starting the plant of the Latrobe Steel company in Chicago were all members of the union. When they | @iscovered what was wanted of them they returned to thetr homes." Seeretary Willlams was not disposed to ) @iscuss (he situation at such great length as his chief. He did have this to say “All possibllity of settlement of this | Aifculty appears to be at an end. We carefully considered the propositicn of the trust. It was decided that the terms were | such that we could not accept. To accept would have meant practically the disrup- | tion of our orsanization. We could not | bave agreed and returned to face the men | we represented “I' Is now a case of fight contest will be the greatest ndustrial bat- tle the world has ever kmown. I am | thoroughly convinced that we will the that “'Are 1 think the | Reverting to the failure of the strike set- tlement, Mr. Shaffer sald *“No explanation was offered by the com- pany for Its refusal to grant any better terms or (o consider the propositions of the | Amalgamated association in any form. They seemed to have made up their minds sud- denly to give no consideration to the men and would not vary from this determina- tlon. “Don't " (Continued on Second Pag~: blame Mr. Morgau for all thi; | Investigating | a certatn portion of it, | GENERAL GRANT | fighting, July 20 and 30, | mel, DRIVE INSURGENTS BACK Amerienn Deserter, Who Is Leader of Filtpinos, Chared Moun- ol The towna of Calapan Naujan and Pola, on the northeast coast of the island of Mindoro, were occupled by a battallon of the Thirteenth Volunteer in- fantry and Maccabebe scouts after a slight resistance. The insurgents, numbering 250, fled into the Interior. Their commander, Howard, who Is a deserter, is hiding in the mountains and the Americans are In pur- suit Adjutant ral Corbin, who has re turned to Manila after an eloven days’ tour of the island, including a visit to the sultan of Jolo, with whom he exchanged presents, says “The trip has considerably broadened my views as well as affording me great pleasure personally. What I have seen should be of considerable benefit to the government my opinion the changes now being made in the Philippines could not be carried out by | abler bands than those of Governor Taft and General Chaffee. Both have had wide experience. Both are men of tact and ability. Thelr dutles are entirely separate and yet in many ways co-operative. One could not very well go forward without the other. I am gratfied to observe the firm friendship established between them and I am confident that under their guidance the Philippines will get out of trouble lnto peaceful waters.” The adjutant general Shanghal this afternoon « The civil commisslon has chartered a steamer for a trip among the northern islands in the interest of<the establishment of civil government. The journey will begun In about ten days. Congressman Shafroth of Colorado, who has been closely the question of public in the Philippines, urges the commission to take steps to cstablsh the homestead laws, allowing any persons doing work to the value of $100 on government land to occupy and it possible as- Similar arrangements mining claims MANTLA, Aug. 4 left Manila for Vil Commission Wil Trav sist in improving it are made in reference to The troubles botween the sultan of Jolo and | other mative chiefs, which have resulted in some fighting and considerable loss of lite, are being closely watched by the military authorities; who ure ready to should occasion demand. The civil adminietration of Manila under the new charter will probably go into effect next Tuesday, when most of the appoiut- ments will be made. T IN VIENNA He nks Philippine Ialands Will Be Speedily Pacified Now. Says LONDON, Aug. f.—The Vienna corre- spondent of the Times telegraphs at length an Interview he has had with General Frederick D. Grant of the United States army, who is now in Vienr~ on his way from Russia, where he visited Princess Cantacuzene, his daughter. “General Grant takes a hopeful view of the speedy pacification of the Philippines,™ says the correspondent, “although there is no question, in his opinion, that the hu mane principles now governing the con- duct of the military operations greatly increase the difficulties of suppressing | guerrilla warfare. “He is convinced, from a political stand- peint, that severity is not desirable, delay occasioned by generosity being more than compensated for by the better feeling among the native population.” General Grant, according to the corre- spondent, is now golng to Manila, INVADERS ~ ARE DEFEATED Rebels Under General Garhirns Forced to Hetreat by Venesuelan CARACAS, Venezuela, Aug. 4.—The Vene- zuelan government announces that a force of invaders, under General Rangel Garbiras, Including twenty-five battalions of the Co- lombian army, wos repuleed by the govern- ment troops and compelled to fall back across the frontier after twenty-eight hour: fighting July 28 and 26 It is oficially asserted that the invaders lost 900 men, the government troops losing 300, The government has sent reinforce- ments to the froutler. LONDON, Aug. 4.—The Reuter Telegram company has received the following dis- patch, dated August 4, from Curacao: “A | dispateh from Caracas says that 6,000 revo- lutionists were defeated after thirty hours’ with a loss of 800 men, the government loss being 300." AERONAUT TRIES FOR PRIZE Attempts Reach er, hut Guide Rope Gets Caught, Santo mont Eiftel To PARIS, Aug. 4.—M. Santos-Dumont, the Brazilian aeronaut, made another unsuc- cessful attempt this afternoon to win the prize of 100,000 francs offered by M. Deutsch of the Aero club for a dirigible balloon. He started from the grounds of the Aero club, tho Parc d'Aerostation at 8t. Cloud, and headed for the Eiffel tower. When over Longchamps the gulde rope caught in a tree. M. Santos-Dumont got clear, but finding he could not cover the course within the lHmit he returned to 8t. Cloud, elght and one-half minutes after the start, havidg covered about half the distance to the Eiffel tower. | TORPEDO BOAT STRIKES ROCK shi Reel and is Totally Wreeked, time Bri Viper Crashes Into LONDON, Aug. 4.-—The British torpedo boat destroyer Viper struck a rock off the island of Alderney, In the English chan- and is @ total wreck. There was no loss of life The Viper British navy During its speed was the only vessel in the fitted with turbine engines trials in May and June | 1t attained thirty and a half knots and was pronounced capable of doing thirty-one knots. At that time it was handled by an fnexperienced crew and its bullders be- lieved it would yet attain thirty-four knots. Royal € PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Avg. 4.—The British royal yacht Ophir, bearing the duke and duchess of Cornwall and York, has ple Coming. | been sighted Prince Henri el PARIS, Aug. 4.-Duc d'Chartres, father of Prince Henri d'Orleans, has recelved the following dispatch from Salgon regarding the prince, who is Iying dangerously iil there: “Slightly better. Hope again felt.” in| be | lands | intertere | TALK ONLY OF THE INQUIRY Washington Oivilians Abserbed in Feature: of Bobley Investigation. SAMPSON'S FRIENDS SEEM IN MINORITY Men of ANl th Parties Appenr to Side the Man on the Brovk- Iyn=Virg Next in Line, | n Contest (From a Staft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.—(Special.)—The Ohio platiorm, the Virginia gubernatorial contest and the Tillman-McLaurin row in [ South Carolina are no longer absorbing | topics of discussion in Washington. KEvery- thing in the way of a mild summer sensa- | tion 1s relegated to the rear for the present Sampson and Schley hold (ke boards today | Just us they did three years ago. | It 1s just a little more than thirty-six | months since Sampson, by the sin of omis- sion, made Schley the factor in naval politics that he has been for the pust three ‘)Mrw A commendation of the course of the second in command off Santiago bay by the commander of the naval forces would | probably have been sufiicient to have made both men vice admirals. But that com- | mendation was withheld and Schley will certainly retire from the active list hefore | he will be entitled to add one more star to | the small galaxy on his shoulder knots Sampson, too, I8 likely to retire as a rear admiral iustead of being promoted to the | higher grade, which, by the way, must be created before it can be filled. Secretary's Loag's order to “batten down | the hatches of comment” fs being rigldly | enforced in his department. The Schiey court of inquiry is absolutely tabooed. Naval officers will not talk on the subject and | eivilians employed in the department dare not. Even in the Army aud Navy and Metropolitan clubs, which organizations are largely made up of men “Iin the service,” nearly all talk on the controversy is con- fined to the army officers. Majority Swears by Schiley. But Secretary Long has no control over the general public, and it is the great body of the people in Washington which s fur- nishing naval talk just now. If two men get to discussing the fluctuations of stecl | stocks they invariably wind up with a few rasping comments on Maclay or Sampson Of course the general public has no actual knowl as to the merits of Schley's claim to consideration. But everyone knows that | Schley was on the Brooklyn when Cervera surrendered and that the Brooklyn was “in at the death. On the other hand it is equally well known that Sampson was on board the New York and that the New York was somewhere between the mouth of the bay, trom which the Spaniards emerged, and Guantanamo. They don't care a continen- tal ubout thetactical value of the loop. They believe in Schley and nine out of every ten men one meets in Washington swears by him. Schley 1s supposed to be a democrat and Washington Is a democratic city. But politics has nothing whatever to do with tho feeling In his behalf. Republicans are fully as vebement in upholding hic cause as Qewocrats are in denouncing Sampsou. It is not lkely that the court will be autumn. The precept prepared by the secretary of the navy indicates that the in- quiry will be thorough and complete. It is the evident purpose of the secretary to have the whole matter of the misunderstanding between Sampson and Schley fully investi- far as the Navy department is concerned. O course no one expects to live long enough to see “finis” written in cougress. After the War department had disposed of the case of General Fitz John Porter, accused like Schley of cowardice and disobedlence of or- ders, congress wrangled twenty years before the end of that case was finally written and the findings overturned. It can be asserted positively that on the first day of the coming session of congress there will be at least a score of investiga- tion resolutions Introduced in the house and the senate by the friends of Admiral Schley. If the court of inquiry exonerates him com- pletely, these resolutions will be unneces- sary. But there will be friends of the ad- miral who will not be satisfied, but will try to get the secretary of the navy impeached. | O course they will fall, but the effort will | afford plenty of opportunity to abuse the secretary and get that abuse circulated un- der a frank as “Part of the Congressional Record-—free." Solemn and Red Taped. Courts-martial of officers of high rank are solemn affairs. The court andthe ac- cused are all decked out in full uniforms, with plenty of gold lace, buttons and braid. Courts of inquiry are just like them, except that they bave no punitive powers. There have been only two courts-martial for gen- eral officers In this city In the last twenty years. And both of them dealt with army officers, General Swain, judge advocate general of the army, was found guilty of improper financial transactions and was senteuced to suspension for a long perlod of years. That was some sevemteen years | ago. General Egan's case ls more recent It grew out of the Spanish war and arose ever the bad language used by the com- missary general in commenting upon the criticisms of General Miles. Egan-was also sentenced to suspension from ramk, but was restored to his place a snort time ago and is now on the retired list The last naval court-martial tance which convened in Washington grew | out of the loss of the old Kearsarge on Roncador reef. But in that case it was a commander and a lieutenant who were put on the Inquisitorial rack. Still there was lots of gold lace and solemnity even in that affalr. No one envies Admiral Dewey and his colleagues. September is a very { hot month and a full dress uniform of an officer of rauk enough to entitle him to sit on such a court is about as cumbrous and uncomfortable a specimen of sartorial art as could possibly be created Virginia's 1 sting Montague and Willard be the democratic nominees for governor and lieutenant governor of Virginia when | the couvention meets next month. Strangely enough, it is upon the second place that interest, at least in Washington, centers Joseph Willard is, to all interests and pur- poses, a resident of Washington. His father was one of three brothers who came he years ago from New England and made fortunes in the hotel business and real estate speculation. The older Joseph Wil- lard was eccentric. That is putting it very mildly. He owned millions of dollars worth of real estate within a block of the treasury. Willard's hotel was his. He had w score of stores and ufices, which were almost variably vacant and besides owned one of the most valuable vacant lots in the heart of the business section, at the corner of Fourteenth and F streats On this the old gentleman would never bulld. He refused to modernize his hotel and he seemed to do everything i his power to drive tenants away from his of impor- e Contest, will undoubtedly (Continued on Third Page.) ready to submit Its findings until late in the | gated, o that the findings may be final so | | continuea WouLD JUSTlF LYNCHING Tilman Inl‘nrpnrnl % Plen for it an Address onithe Race Quest MILWAUKEE, Aug. 4.=A Sentinel special trom Marinette, Wis., says: United States Senator Benjamin F. Tiliman of South Carolina addressed a large audience here on | the race question from a southern stand point. Une of the fratures of his remarks was a plea in justification of lynching “In Wisconsin you have 5,000 black men sald he. “Why don't you try the bleaching process and exterminate them by inter- marriage? The ldea is repugnant to In South Carolina we have blacks | and 550,000 whites, The carpet baggers, the nigger' and the southern scalawngs and scoundrels ruled us after the war until they had stolen everything that there was in th state, th-n we went with our shotguns 1o the polls and took it away from them. All men are not created equal and the ‘niggers’ are not fit to vote. (ome what may, the white | people of the south will govern their own is you | country.” He condemned Booker Washington's scheme of educating the negro along in- dustrial lines as an attempt to place him on an cqual footing with the white artisan, something that would intensify race hatred In the south. He said that among the 4,000,000 of slaves during the rebellion there were more Christians than there ere today | among the 9,000,000 blacks in the south “I do not want to uphold slavery,' “I thank Goi there are slaves today under the stars and strip Mr. Tillman made an eloguent plea in Justification of lynching, saying that south- ern women could not be hought into court to testify to their shame and degradation before a jury for the purpose of convicting a beast. His reference to the sanctity of the southern houschold and the southern women and his remarks on lynching were heartily | applauded. He closed with an impassioned statement to the effect that the white people of the south would remain on top “In spite of the devil” and if necessary he and his brethren were ready to take down their shotguns again. | NO CHARGES AGAINST EVANS Secretary Long Suys Chander Merely Asked he no for Papers and Documents, Aug. 4.—"1 am not for an inquiry or tion," sald Secretary of the D. Long at Hingham today reporter when asked about the Washing- ton report that former Secretary William E. Chandler had made charges against Rear Admiral Robley 1. Evans “The only thing I remember concerning the matter,” continued Secr tary Long. “is that Mr. Chandler wrote me about the | time Admiral Evans' book was published and asked for coples of papers and docu- ments relating to Evans. These coples were sent to him. Later, Mr. Chandler wrote a letter to me, in which he gave his version of the case. “That may be the letter referred to in the article which was published today. 1 would not feel at liberty to make that letter public without autho: ity from Mr. Chandler, but it is not th’ikely that he would give it out. “Did that letter constitute a request for an Inquiry?" was asked, “There' was no request, as 1 understand it, and there seems to be no necessity for an inquiry concerning the matter referred to." “Might 1t not be taken ate?” “That is not likely, for neither Mr. Chandler nor Admiral Evans is a member of the senate.' When asked regarding the selection of the third member of the Schley court of inquiry Secretary Long sald that so far as he knew no selection had been made. ‘If Mr. Hackett has made the selection I shall probably know it tomorrow, but he has not sent me word vet. He is prob- ably taking time to ascertaln if the man he selects can serve. I have left the mat- ter entirely with him. There are only a few who are eligible and any one of them would be a good man FARM REMAINS Settlement R Hen ana BOSTON, any request aware of investiga- Navy John to a Journal up by the sen- IN FAMILY hed Between Mrs, Al- he Lorillards Con- cerning Rancocay, NEW YORK, Aug. 4.—The Press will an- nounce tomorrow on what it calls “unim- peachable authority” that 4 settlement has been reached between s, Lilllan B Allien and the Lorillards. Rancocas will remain in the family and in return for he surrender of her rights to the famous breeding farm Mrs. Alllen will receive a large sum in cash. The amount will be fixed when the appraisers, who are now engaged on the work of estimating the | value of the horses and property here and in England, which were 1ot to Mrs. Allien under the will of Plerrs Lorillard, have completed thelr task. The farm in New Jersey will be controlled by Pierre Lorillard, jr., and for the present 'he horses will be raced by him under the name of the Ran cocas stable. Jack Boyncr, who trained for the late Mr. Lorillard, already has received orders to this effect #nd now has the Lorillard horses in trainiag in Saratoga. ST. LOUIS GETS SOME RELIEF Fall of Rain Brings Bl Drop in Since re peraty 1 ST. LOUIS, Aug. 4.—Raln visited St. Louis today for the first time since July 5 and although the fall was bit three-fourths of an inch it appears to precede further showers. Prospects fo' tomorrow in St Louis and vicinity are for continued cloudy weather, with a rising temperature and a possibility of rain The expected drop in femperature arrived today, the maximum beirg but 79 degrees at 3 o'clock p. m., or 16 degwes cooler than the same hour Saturday MARSHAL SHOOTS EX-CONVICT Morp wkkling fnry and Attacks Officer with Fatal Results, Aug. 4+-A special to the Aty '8 PUEBLO, Colo., Chieftain from Canyon John Dillon, who had ben & convict in the state penitentiury and vas discharged days ago, attempted to smugg quantity of morphine in® the prison was detected and the wirden turned him over to City Marshal Johi| Morrison, As he was being taken to the cify jail Dillon sud- | denly attacked the marsipl, struck him in the face and ran. The harshal shot and killed Dillon R ¥, CHICAGO, R. F. Malone Benger agent ern ralwas is announced, but Aug. 4 of TH¢ appointment ssispnt & i he Chgago Gren with headqubrters in Chicag | legation | and | vicense | Her 1901, b, SINGLE ¢ FOREIG Demeanor of TI'ekin Fopulace More Uu- friendly as Troops Derart. LEGATION DEFENSES NEARLY F|NISH£DI Consist of Thick el Walls 1 ed for Riftes — Ministers Wish to Avold Ireitating " Chinese, PE American and Buropean that the demeanor of the is eonstantly becoming and that as the allied the Chinese resume their old habits of jostling and cursing for eigners in the streets The legation defens Generally KIN, Aug nts assert P unfriendly troops depart Peki more & are now approach epeaking, they walls from fifteen and from three to four for rifies. The min ignored the plan for of submitted onsequently the gov independently. It ing completicn consist of brick twenty feet high feet thick, looph isters of the a uniform m by the generals and ernments are working is the policy of the ministers to avoid congpicuous work of defense, lest these Id prove an frritant, provoking in- ad of preventing hostilities Most of engineers e recommended stronger than the ministers will sanction. Edgar B, Robertson of the Ninth | antry, who commands the United States guard, has written to Mr. Rock hill to protest against what he calls “the defenseless position of our legation,” rep resenting that It s exposed to attack on four sides. Mr. Rockhill it is not intended to malintain a but merely a wall for protection unexpected mob viclence The made of brick, out of deference nese pride. The P to pow syst defense sh st the defenses Major inf fort against wall s to Chi- 88 neh and Ttalians here. The non-fulfillment of the agree- ment to evacuate public places In a fortaight causes some inconvenience to the military authorities. Only the German barracks have been completed. The Frernch barracks have hardly been begun. The troops are grumbling over being com. pelled to give up comfortable quarters and to find temporary camps still remaln |TOO HANDY _WITH HIS GUN Idaho Man Shoots Severnl Before He Is Corne and Killed MOSCOW, 1daho, Aug. 4.—Dr. W. W kins was shot and instantly killed moraing while riding in his buggy in the strects of Moscow; George Creighton, a prominent merchant, was shot through the arm. and Deputy Sheriff Cool was shot In the &houlder and the thigh by Willlam Steffen, a resident of Moscow, who, It is be- lieved, became suddenly insane. Steffen was afterward killed. Steffen was on horseback when he shot Watkins and Creighton. He was at once pursued by the deputy sheriff and a large posse. As he neared bis house, about two miles southeast of the town, his horse was shot from under him. Steffen took refuge in his house, which was surrounded fmme- diately. Here, armed with a Winchester, he Kkept the besiegers at a distance. However, they kept growing in numbers and Increas- ing thefr armanent and a fusillade was kept up from every side of the structure, the at- tacking party taking refuge in a field of tall wheat. Steffen would occasionally appear at the windows, fire a shot and then disap pear. About 11 o'clock he appeared at the Kitchen window oft some one Wat- this s in a party of four who had {erawled up to take an advantageous posi- tion. They were looking for him, volley from their rifles ended the A bullet had pierced Steffen's killing him instantly. however a tragedy forehead, ARMED MOB KILLS NEGRO | ing Taliaferro Neighbor- s Will Price After Con- ' of Murder. Poxse Seare! hood ¥ fenn! NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 4.—The Plcayune's Carrollton, Miss., special says: Your corre- spondent has just learned that the armed mob which has been in the Taliaferro neigh- borhood for two days looking for Sallle Lay- ton and others some time during the night killed Will Price, the for Mr. Taliaferro and lived within 200 yards of his residenc He was found dead in | the road on Duke's place this morning some | distance from any to which to haug any one, his neck and mutilated by gunshots. Es- quire John Irving held an inquest over the body. The verdict was “came to his death by the hands of unknown persons.” It is residence yesterday and told Jack Taliaferro all about the murder and said that the plan | was to kill both the old people and Jack, the youngest boy, while Lynn was away and shoot him when he returned Your correspondent cannot learn particulars of the killing of Price or whether the mob has killed any one else. It is understood that the mob has quit work now and {ts members have gone their homes. No arrests have been made of parties who engaged in the lynching. PCLICEMAN SHOT BY NEGRO trees or anything the with the ur i of th CHARLOTTE, N. C., Aug from Shelby, N. ., to the Observer that Chief of Police Jones of that was shot and instantly kil by Jim Lowery, a negro, employed the South Carolina & Georgla depot. at 1 o'clock this morning. es had a warrant charging Lowery selling whisky without a and went to serve {t Lowery ran, firing at Jones, the bullet taking effect in the lung. Jones followed and caught the negro as he struck a lamp post. In the scuffie Lowery fired again, the bullet going through Jones' heart. Four bloodhounds and over 1,000 people are on the negro's trail. One of the Wloodhounds was shot by the fleeing negro. It is quite likely that the negro is caught he will never reach the jatl DIES « 1.~A special place with FROM orgin Woman with Fatal Hitten Re- GAINESVILLE, Ga., Aug. 4.--Mrs. Dick Chatham died at her home In this city this morning of hydrophobla. She was bitten by a mad dog several days ago. She suf fered intensely until death relieved her daughter was bitten by the same dog it the same time and today it 13 feared that she, t0o, will Lave bydrophobla. as replied that | evidently intending to pick | negro who worked | with a rope around | HYDROPHOB‘A\ for Nebras rature at Om Dew Vesterdny Do, » "0 " Suek of Rewistercd Matter Taken from wek in Un Stas tHon at Portian PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 4 | mail pouch from Omaha for | stolen last night from a truck | station. The A reglstered Seattle was at the Union rallway clerk ‘m‘-d the thieves, but they disappeared in darkness. It {s not known what the m n | pouch contained. Oue hour previous a letter pouch was from u truck Oregon Rallway was about to leave f mail stolen u near an the east. The loss Troutc twenty miles from Portland When the postal authorities at Omaha received word of the robbery they looked up the records and found that none of the registered packages or letters in the pouch belonged to Omaha p s, “They all came from eastern points, sald James 1. Woodard, assistant post [ master, “and were bere placed into | pouch and forwarded to Seattle, their desti aation, leaving here Thursday morning. It | i1 tmpossible to tell the value of the pack | ages. Wo have a record of the postoffices | of origination, however, and the post | masters of these will be notified of the loss and directed to make inquiries of the | senders as to the value of each parcel or | letter. Until we hear from these it will ot he possible to know the value of th stolen property.” GIVEN KNOCKOUT DROPS Newton d Lylng by Road- Ny ndition. CHARLOTTE, after b -Last Friday C., Aug. 4. | unconsclous condition. He was brought [ the city hospital, where he died an later. The coroner’s inquest has developwd a case of murder and robbe The dead | of Fort Mill, 8. C., a voluntoer in the Span- ish war who went to Cuba in a company from this city. Lanfer was glven knockout drops at a sandbagged and robbed of his watch and $30 in cash. It is alleged that he was lured (o the house by three men, one of whom gave his name as Charles Lyle of Knoxville, Tenn. The police are looking for them. DROWNED WHILE BATHING Three Women Sink in Deep Hole and Pull Companion with Them SAILSBURY, Md., Aug. 4--Four persons were drowned while bathing yesterday afternoom at Queponeo, on Sinepuxent bay. They were MISS ETHEL L. PHILLIPS of Baltimore. MISS J. PHILLIPS of Baltimore. MISS JENNIE WHITE of Whitesburg, Md G. G. RATCLIFFE of Sailsbury. | The four unfortunates became separated from other members of a party and sud- denly found themselves in a deep hole. The women became frightened and on finding themselves going down grabbed Ratcliffe, who was a good swimmer, and dragged bim with them. They were drowned before assistance reached them. ORE TRAIN IN ST. LOUIS RIVER Breaks Through Wooden Bridge on Minuesota Rallrond, Killing One and Injuring Four, WEST SUPERIOR, Wis., Aug. 4.—The first ore train over the new Stony Brook cut-off of the Eastern Minnesota railroad | went through the bridge over the St. Louls river, just above Stony Brook, fifty-two | miles from here, this afternoon. Jerry O'Reilly, head brakeman, was killed | and four other trainmen were badly hurt | The engine and sixteen cars went through | the bridge and are now in the 8t. Loul: | viver. The bridge was 300 feet long forty feet abowe the water. It was built of | timber. aid that he went to the Taliafterro| WRECK ON NEW YORK CENTRAL | mysteries, and sayiug, ! n-Ame d Regular Killing g One, Passenger Colllde, | Two and In | LOCKPORT, N. Y., Aug. 4.—A Pan-Amer- | fcan special, heavily loaded, and a regular | train collided & few miles east of this city ly this morning on the New York Cen- tral. Thomas Hyland, an engineer, and | George Webb, trainman, were killed and | a fireman was severely injured. The pas- | sengers of both trains were thrown intg & | | panic by the shock, but none was seriously {njured. A mistake lu carrylng out meect- fog orders caused the collision ACTS ONLY IN FRIENDSHIP Ex ator Thurston Denles Offering Professionnl Services to Ad- miral Schiey, ATLANTIC CITY, Senator J. M day that the published statement that he had teudered his professional services to Admiral Schley 18 jncorrect & his warm friend and admirer,” said the senator, “1 wired him a message indi- | cating my friendship and desire for complete vindication, but nothing in the line T, Aug. 4.—Ex- thought of." INSPECTOR First BANK Goew CLOSES A ae of Exces- Natlonal stin, Tex. tn ayve Loanw, AUSTIN, ector M. Logan bank of this eity Tex Bank Insy 1 la e I"irst National Alleged excessive loans are eald to he the cause of the Inspector's action stute Texas Is sald to hav about on depesit in the First Na osits of the bank are re £200,000. No officlal state | pending the arrival of $75,00 tonal. Tot ported to he over | ment will he A tbe chlet luspecion arm ,.‘ OMAHA MAIL POUCH STOLEN\ and Navigation train which | was not discovered until the train reached | yesterday | one | n 4 young man was found lying by the roadside two miles from Charlotte in an 0 hour body was identified as that of Newton Lanfer questionable house here and was afterward | and | 8 Thurston of Nebraska said to- | his | of professional assistance was suggested or | WY FIVE TRAGEDY ENDS PLAY I Thad Brookie hoets Millie Lighthawk and Then Kills Himself, JEALOUSY PROMPTS THE DESTRUCTION CLENTS, sjured Woman is an Actreis and Writer of Lurid Meled DEADLY SHOTS FIRED DURING REHEARSAL "'Arisona Female Eandit" is the Title of the Preduction, | CURTAIN DROPS ON GRUESOME S$CENE \ | Brookie, Inf tunted with Woman, We. nely Jealous Because t Pluy She Accepta Lovas of Anothe comes Fu | nn Part One dead; another dylng. This, In brief, is tho havoe wrought yes- | terday morniug by a madly jealous | Who armed himselt with a pistol and went out to get even with the world, Thad Brookle, the man who wielded the | pistol, lies dead Mrs. Millie Lighthawk, playwright and actress of the cheaper strata, known on the stage as Millie Allen, was (he victim | of Brookle She is at Clarkson bospital, the shadow of death gathering about her | As it to add a tinge play, “The Arizona Female ten by Mrs. Lighthawk, curred duriug rehearsal at 150 man, a sulcide lousy of reallsm to a Bandit,” writ- the tragedy oc- A boarding house Capitol avenue was the scene The woman is shot through the lungs and is suffering internal hemorrhages, which the doctors say may result in death at any moment. Brookie's death was instantaneous, the bullet plercing his heart It was all done so quickly that those who heard the shots cowld hardly realize that it was not a part of the play, which, s its B suggests, ls of that varlety known as “thrillers.” Only As the full cast of characters had not arrived for the rehearsal, the tragedy was witnessed by but two persons, Bert Adams and Steve Lighthawk, the latter a 7-year- old boy, believed to be the woman's step- son. A dozen or more persons who were in the house at the time rushed to the sceno to find Brookle dylng and the woman par- tally unconsclous. They carrfed her to a bed in an adjoining room. Comparatively little is known of either of the principals in the affair, as neither had been in Omaba but a short time. The woman was an actress and a playwright about 2 years old. For the last three years, under the stage name of Millle Allen, she had been a member of various third rate dram fic companies, and had given considefable ot . her time to dramatie composition, an art in which she displayed great perseverance and come skill, One of her trunks Is half full of scenarios, librettos and the dog-eared manuscripts of speaking parts. Little is known of her husband, Earl Lighthawk, who 1s not living in Omaha. Mrs. Light- hawk came from St. Juseph a month ago, and has since been drilling a company of semi-amateur thesplans In her lntest play, The Arizona Female Bandit,” {stending to take them on the road in the fall. Brookie Thad Brookle, an ardent admirer of Mra. Lighthawk, was a painter and paper hanger, who for several weeks has been boarding at the Metropolitan hotel. He has a crimi- nal record, but had given the Omaha police some trouble. Nothing {s known of his fam- ily connectione. Jealousy seems to have been the motive for Breokie's double crime. He was in love with Mrs. Lighthawk and because she spurned him he had frequently threatened her with death. Yesterday his ejection from the house brought matters to a crisis and in a moment of insane fury he made good his threat. An inquest in both cases will be held today or tomorrow. Desmond I8 the K The personnel of the company up for rehearsal follows: Bert Adams.... ... ....... Willlam Dcsmond Millle” Lighthawk .Noma_Schul'z | Thad Hrookie LU Bam Queas er Steve Lighthawk ' 3 < Rolly | The scene of the play Is laid partially in t. Louis, partially In Kansas City and partially on the plains of Arizona. William Desmond is a detective of the Sherlock [ Holmes school, who 1s always ferreting out Just walt a minute! Just walt a minute!” Noma Bchults, the | heroine, of course plays the title role, but | being & cripple and only 12 years old, scems to be s.rangely handicapped for the part. However, this all comes out right fn the last act, for one of these “divine healer' chaps with long whiskers appears, makes a few passes and she steps forth whole and sound as a dollar. Then the spectator is permitted to know that she hasn’t been a cripple at all, but has been making belleve all this time, which explaius her ability to ride bucking bronchos, engage in hand-to-hand fights with the villain and finally to scale a prison wall to rescue her friends. Desmond knew this all the while, but being In love with Noma, it suited his purpose to kee still about it. fam Queakler is a grouchy old million- aire of St. Louis, who is also In love with Noma, but she 3corns his gold as in real Iite she scorned his love Rolly, dressed as a girl part Two Witnew: Leaves a Record. ro. ® It lined plays a soubrette Strangely Significant. It that was in the heginning of the third aet yesterday morning's tragedy was pr cipitated. Here are the words of the play copled from the manuscript which was in the woman's hand when she fell, mortally wounded Rolly (entering, thought I heard a shot! ( Why! What s this? Bill Desmond? \What can it mean? Here by the bank with this sk, wig and revolver! ((Looking at the Oh' 1 sve it all now. Twas he m blamed! Bill Desmond a 1t cannot be! He was the And yet, it must be! sking around) But I swear! (with hand sed to heaven) | shall never bear witi against him. Because I love him! (K nie) Dead ! Good God! Too impos- Oh 1K to 1 Hay you are ng annot bear It! Biil! looking around)—I otices Desmond.) D Bl to die' 1 mond wag not a thief; | neither was he golng to dle. He was simply acting hie part of u detective aud in the next three minutes thwarted a bank rob- { bery and foreatalled & Jail delivery, all with one fell swoop. Then Noma ran to his arms with u ery of joy, waylng: “Ob, Bill, BIl! This 1s the happiest moment of my life!” and Bill embraced ber It was at thls Juncture that stern reality Of course Hill De )