Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 15, 1902, Page 1

= Dot THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 15, 1902—TEN PAGES. HICKS-BEACHRETIRE Redigastion of English Premier Opens the Way for Others to Leave. CHANCELLOR OF EXCHEQUER POLITIC Antlotpates Time When Oolonial Beoretary May Be the Leader of the Commons, SXPECTS A CLASH WITH CHAMBERLAIN Satter Likely to Drive Hard Bargala with PBalfeur as the Prioe of Peace, THE TREASURY BENCH SOMMAY GO TO Now Premier Announces He is to Do " Pwemiter in Pact and Will Have $iis Own Men and Own Polley. yright Press Publishing Co.) (C&gm.?:lly ;’e—mw York World Ca- plegram—8pecial Telegram.)—Arthur J. Balfour stated tonight that he intends to be prime minister not merely in name, but in fact, and that he intends to have his own men and his own polioy. The easy- going system carried out by Lord Salle- bury 18 to be abolished, and Balfour's is to be the real, working ministry, This herofo talk has not caused much impres slon because it 18 counting without Cham- berlain, who, it is belleved, will either rule or ruin the ministry. ¢ Chancellor of the Exchequer Beach's pesignation is due to his anticipating trouble betore long between Balfour and Chamberlain, with the probability that Bal- four will go to the House of Lords, leaving him under Chamberlain's leadership in the Commons, & position which would be in- tolerable to him. Austin Chamberlain’s name is mentioned as the principal alter- native of his father's for the chancellor- ship of the exchequer, as the colonial sec- rotary always drives a hard bargain for his friends in these crisis. It is Balfour's ob- jJect to postpone the reconstruction of the cabinet until the reassembling of Parlia- ment in October. Formally Greet Balfour. LONDON, July 14.—A. J. Balfour was today formally greeted as Great Britain promier and the new regime began its work. The momentous change was marked by only one really dramatio incident, namely, the resignation of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach grom his post of chancellor of the ex- chequer. Yet this lack of outward show and public prelude to a mew chapter in English history is by no means representa- tive of the disturbance which the sudden transition created among the under cur- rents of political life. 1t is safe to say Sir Michael Hicks-Beach was the first of meveral whose names have largely before the public in the last balf century and who mow will dis- appear from the political arena. Nothing absolutely definite s yet settled, but the unlonlst party expects shortly to hear of . Lard uchy of Lancaster, and C ord lleutenent of Ireland. “'For Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's place, arl Hanbury, now president of the Board of Agriculture, is the favorite. In the pending reconstruction, which may not be completed for some time to come, Mr. B four, much to the delight of the unionists, swill remain the leader of the House of ,Commons and first lord of the treasury, with Mr. Chamberlain still in command of ghe colonies, as his first lieutenant. It Earl Halsbury, on account of his great age, fulfills predictions by retiring, Baron Alverstone will succeed to the Woolsack, Bir Richard Henn Collins becoming lord chiet justice, Sir R. B. Finlay succeeding him as master of the rolls, Sir B. H. Car- son, now sollcitor general, becoming at- ‘torney genmeral and probably Charles Al fred Cripps attorney general to the prince ot Wales, suucceeding to the solicitor gen- eralship. On one point the members of the House of Commons, who throughout the day ani- matedly discussed the new state of affairs seeemed practically unanimous and that ‘was that Austin Chamberlain, financial sec- wetary to the treasury, would be promoted, majority mentioning him as likely to ceed Mr. Hanbury should the latter take the chancellorship of the exchequer. Friends of Mr. Balfour also sald he was certain to require the advice in his cabinet counclls of his great friend, George Wyndham, now chlet secretary for Ireland. Much Other Go There s no little gossip concerning some ‘change in position of Lord George Hamil- ton, secretary of state for India, one well known member of the house of commons saying he had heard that Lord George Ham- 1iton was among those who would throw up thelr portfolios. Lord Hamilton's brother- In-law, the marquis of Lansdown, is re- garded as certain to remain in the forelgn office, where he is carrylng out lines laid down by Lord Salisbury. There I8 apparently no serious apprehen- slon of a general election, though in some quarters it is thought the desire attributed 1o the king to have a new parliament after his coronation might cause an appeal to the country, though the new premier s not be- Meved to see any necessity therefor. Mr. Balfour's first appearance in the House of Commons as prémier was charac- teristic of the man and of the assembly. From the party meeting at the foreign ©oMce the members trooped over enbloc and shortly after 2 c'clock the house was packed. Both front benches were filled with ministers and former ministers, ex- cept for a vacant place opposite the mace, where Mr. Baltour was such a familia figure. Peers came into the strangers’ gallery and leaned expectantly upon the ralls. Amid a nervous, ceaseless chatter of questions, which were rattled through, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach sat gloomy among the colleagues he was so soon to leave. Suddenly the clatter ceased and there stole from behind the epeaker's chalr the long, thin figure of the prime minister. From all sides of the house there arose a chorus of “Hear, hear!" The mem! rose and kept up the applause until Mr. Balfour, who sidled along the treasury bench, nearly falling over Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's feet, reached his seat and buried his head in a voluminous question paper. He was blushing like a schoolgirl. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the Viberal leader, stopped further business by ‘waking such & feeling personal reference to Mr. Balfour as is seldom heard in legis- Jative bodies and which was delivered with w0 emotion that quite unnerved the pre- fmler. When Mr. Balfour rose to reply the wvation w ewed, but his volce fal- tered and he was only just able, hesitat- — - Oontinued on Becond Page.) TELLS STORY OF COLLAPSE Former Managing Director of Grain Drying Company Gives Evie dence on Big Failure, BERLIN, July 14.—Adolt Schmidt, for- mer managing director of the Treber- Trocknung (grain drying) company, whose collapse brought about the failure of the Leipsiger bank about a year ago for 200,- 000,000 marks ($50,000,000) dominated the court at Lelpsig today, which Is trying the bank's directors. Schmidt, who was searchingly examined for hours, dealt with the Intricate accounts of the Treber-Trock- nung company with an air of openness, truthfulness and almost injured innocence. His nimble mipd had an answer ready for every questic Though & prisoner, he was a8 much 'q,,” sase as anyone in the courtroom. He “yy 1 various irregu- larities, Itke back™hu " Ml# otes fn books, but aMrmed that all of . % = =a simply devices to save the compu the eftects of newspaper attacks an.' © sed that the unusual measures were pé.. stly legitimate. In the end Schmidt admitted with a smile that for a time the Leipsiger bank had unfortunately been the com- pany’s only source of revenue and sald his confidence in the final success of his alcohol-distilling tnvention was based dur- ing the critical period before the collapse on an agreement with his American com- petitors, going into effect on New Year's day, 1902, under which he was to have control of the International market. Schmidt, who is 43 years of age, has for five years been a noted figure in central German business. His vast operations had behind them, as it appeared from the evi- dence submitted in court today, his per- sonal fortune of 4,000,000 marks and the fortunes of the other directors of the company aggregating 28,000,000 marks. TO REMOVE KING EDWARD Speciai Ambulances Have Beem Ar- ranged and Men Who Are to Do Work Are Being Drilled. LONDON, July 14.—Following is the bul- letin on King Edward's condition posted at 10 o'clock this morning at Buckingham palace: The king continues to progress satlsfac- foniy, His general condltion is excellent aling well, and ‘the wound ls g it ol LAKING, BARLOW. Speclally constructed ambulances in which King Edward is to be removed from Buck- ingham palace to the rallway station was taken to the palace this afternoon. Six blue-jackets who have been selected to remove the king, went through a rehearsal by removing the couch on which the king has at times been resting to the ambu- lance, under the direction of the nurses. His majesty, when he is taken from the palace tomorrow, will be accompanied by Queen Alexandra, Prince and Princes: Charles of Denmark, Sir Francis Knolly the king's private secretary, and the at- tending physician. It is understood that no bulletin regarding the king's condition will be issued until his majesty shall be safely on the Victoria and Albert tomorrow even- ing. HOLE STOVE IN ILLINOIS - T T Bt B tleship in Accident at Chris- tiania, Norway. CHRISTIANIA, Norway, July 14—The battleship Illinols, flagship of Rear Ad- miral Arent 8. Crowninshleld, and the United States cruisers Chicago and Albany have arrived here. While Illinols was standing into the har- bor, leading the squadron, its steering gear falled and its helm jammed hard to star- board with the ship headed straight for the shore. Both anchors were let go and its engines were backed promptly, but the port anchor chain parted. The ship struck an obstruction and a hole was punched in its bottom. Two small compartments filled with water. The crew were piped to colliston quarters and the water-tight doors were closed. The rest of the squadron stood into the Inner harbor. Illinols was eventually backed off and anchored safely. Rear Admiral Crowninshield will prob- ably shift his flag to Chicago and the re- mainder of the proposed Baltic cruise may be abandoned. LIPTON TO TRY ONCE MORE Englishman Making Arrangements to Challenge Again for American Cup. LONDON, July 14.—Sir Thomas Lipton's arrangement to challenge again for the |the Erle road sent & communication to American cup will be practically complete in a couple of months. The plans for a working model of the challenger are fin- ished and In a safe at the Fairlle yard Draughtsmen are now preparing the work- ing drawings and the officers of Sham- rock IIl. are already engaged. There has been strong pressure on Sir Thomas, re- cently, on the part of influential sharehold- ers of his company, to induce him to aban- don the idea of challenging in 1903, and | devote himself to improving the affairs of Lipton, limited, but, thus far, he has shown no indication of abandoning his personal desire to contest for the America’s cup in 1908. REVOLUTIONS CONCENTRATING Venesuelan Rebellion Little Signs of A other Town Shows But ing and An- in Danger, WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacao, Sun- day, July 13.—Advices received here today trom Venezuela say that 900 revolutionists, under General Penaloza, Puerto Cabello (a city of the state of Caracabobo, Venezuela) and that 400 men from the local bands are now concentrated near El Palito. The Venezuelan govern- ment has fortified and entrenched Puerto Cabello. An attack on that place by the revolutionists is expected shortly. If this occurs the city will be shelled. The German crulser Falke and the Dutch cruiser Keningin Regentes have left La Guayara for Puerto Cabello. FINDS BIG BUNCH OF MONEY German Laborer Picks Up Package Belonging to an American Con- taining 87,500, BERLIN, July 14.—A laborer walking on the beach at Ekernfoerde, Prussia, on an inlet of the Baltic, recently picked up a pocketbook contaluing 30,000 marks (37,500) in notes, which an American had dropped in the water from a yacht during the re- gattas. The fnder learned that the Amer- ican was still stopping at Kiel, returned the money and was rewarded. IS CRIPPLING ~ BUSINESS Mochants of Ohicago Make Oomplaint Abeat Strike of Freight Handlers. ROBBERS HOIfi_UP A TRAIN Passengers on Denver & Rio Grande Victims of Bandits Near Mare s Made on a Just Basis. SALIDA, Colo., July 14.—A report was re- ceived here shortly before noon today to the effect that the Denver & Rio Grande narrow guage passenger train, which left here early last night, was held up and robbed by sev- eral men near Sargents' west of Marshall Pass . The robbery occurred at 8:50 o'clock to- day at Chester, Colo,, 250 miles west ot Denver. The engineer was compelled at the point of a revolver to stop the train, by CHICAGO, July 14.—While the wholesale | '\ b 4 oh who had climbed over the business of this city is almost completely | (i iBE REL TR R B e AT wore paralyzed and while its business men are |y 1ottt CEe BHER U K0 EERrE e etanding a loss of $1,000,000 a day the strik- | 50 4,0 Ris Grande Express ‘company that Ing freight handlers and the railroads are | . ;. hhers fafled to secure any plunder in a deadlock and announce their determina- | o!® FOVMCTS I ;‘;’:u‘:h"_!l‘:".":e'::p"!';“h“o::';;'“:n:x"::“x | The passengers were compelled to alight total of $500 for every twenty-four hours, | (TOM the cars and line up alongside the " |tracke in the canyon and they were re- PR A “’:0‘::;0":":"::;";;? lieved of all their money and valuables. o e o o i ot | MaDy of the passengers threw away their serfous than at any time since the com- ;";::y‘m;::h;,.‘::mj,::.“:y.;:::!m::‘a mencement of the trouble and at no time Sace The wakoul, bavs the slaa 3 lawus | [T e P L0 Smone b 2 been 80 obstinately maintained. Three times (4 todAy the frelght handlers eent dommitiess \E';ihléz‘];ii:“:e:“;:::’ e to meet the general managers and three | ‘7L (RO lomes wero meavR o times they came back without results. The | fret call was made without, siving warning | EAUS® Passenger which left Denver last THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BEING LOST ‘Wholesalers Assert the Trouble Aftecting Them More Than Either the Strikers or the Rail- rond Company. s Secretary Shaw Will Take Up Ques tion of Public Building Sites in Iowa on His Return from His Vacation. (From a Staff Correspondent.) ‘WASHINGTON, July |states as contemplated bill which passed congress shortly befor its adjournment. ‘“According to figure: “‘there are nearly $5,000,000 avallable, bu it is not the purpose of the interior de partment to proceed to divide this mone: amongst tho sixteen arld and states and territories until we know jus good. We have set apart $165,000 out of th total which I have found available for th be the business of the Interlor depart Distribution of Funds for Irrigation to Be | NEBRASKA TO HAVE CONSIDERATION 14.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Secretary Hitchcock sald that there was to be no polities in the distribution of the fund available for the irrigation and reclamation of arid land in the semi-arid in the Irrigation which T have prepared,” said the secretary, seml-arid exactly where the division will do the most purpose of preliminary surveys and it will Forecast for Nebraska—Fair and Warmer Tuesday and Wedneaday. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday: Mour, Dew. ». N1 . 87 s~ 8N . teeses 89 - . M Meiiiase DO “o B0 . 8? .o INTEREST - OF GOOD ROADS Managers of National Assoclation Ar- ranging to Equip and Send Out Special Train. ST. PAUL, Minn., July 14.—It is proposed by the National Good Roads managers to ¢ |equip and send over the entire Great '8 | Northern system a special good roads train. The first formal conference (o that t | end was held today with Vice Presidents - | L. W. Hill and J. W. Blabon of that rail- Y | way. Martin Dodge, In charge of the divi- slon of the American train department for t | good . roads, was In the city last week making preliminary arrengements, and R. W. Richardson, secretary of the National © | Good Roads assoctation and special gov- ernment commissioner, and J. W. Abbott, road commisstoner for the mountain states, o SINGLE COPY ) POLITICS T0 CUT NO FIGURE|CONDITION OF THE WEATHER to the managers, and when the committee | arrived they were unable to find many of | them, for the reason that tho managers were having a meeting of thelr own and were not at thelr offices. The second call | produced more effect, as several of the | committees saw the managers, but nothing definite resulted. The last committees were sent out by President Curran of the freight handlers at the demand of the teamsters, who wanted something attempted toward a settlement. This time the committees were started o late in the afternoon that it was | night. The cars, as usual at this season, were all filled. There were four robbers. The scene of the robbery is in a wild, mountainous country, at the foot of Mar- shall pass, on the west slope. The bandits mounted borses and disap- peared in the ravines that lead into Marshall The sheriff at Salida and eheriffs of adjoining counties and a dozen posees are in | Pass. pursuit, DENVER, Colo., July 14.—General mana- ger Herbert of the Denver & Rio Grande, re- train | ceived the following report of the robbery: ment to ascertaln where the provisions of the bill contemplating the irrigation of the arid and semi-arid west are most likely to | be worked out. There has been widespread reports in circulation that Superintendent Newell of the hydrography division of the geological survey has stated that it would |take 200 years to irrigate the number of acres of land which the champion of the trrigation bill stated could be irrigated in the west should the bill become a law. I do not believe that Mr. Newell ever made such a statement,” said the secretary, “and am confident that with the wisest admin- are still the city and were with the party that saw the rallrond officlals today. Secretary Wilson of the Agricultural de- partment, {s very much interested and has secured the active co-operation of Semator A. Hanna, and it fs probable that both those gentlemen will be in Séptember for the good roads conventfon at the time of the Minnesota state fair. Final decision has not yet been announced by the Great Northern officials, but it 1s considered reasonably sure t posed special good roads train will be sent this city in hat the pro- a foregone conclusion that they would mot find many of the general managers at their offices. All the committees reported as be- fore that they had falled of any result. The committee that went to the Milwaukee & St. Paul road came back bearing the in- formation that they had been refused ad- mission and were informed that their form- er employers did not care to recelve them, that they had all the men necessary in thelr business, and that hereafter no depu- tations would be received from employes who had gone on a strike. The officials of the road declared later that they would malntain this position. Fight to a Finish. This had been reported at headquarters of the strikers, President Curran an- nounced that the fight was on to a finish and that hereafter when the rallroads had any overtures to make or wished to do any business with their employes they ‘would be compelled to transact such busi- ness through the officers of the Frelght Train No. 815 was held up by four masked men at a point known as Mill Switch, two miles east of Chester, at §:60 a. m.stoday. The robbers biew open two eafes in the baggage car and demolished (he sides and roof of the car. The express company ad- vises that no money was lost, the mall car was not molested. All the passengers were ordered to go to the rear of the train and get out onto the ground. After using three charges of dynamite the rob- bers eucceeded In opening the safes and took the contents. They then went back to the passengers and relleved them of thelr money and jewelry. Many of the passengers ‘hrew their ‘money, Jewelry and transportation into the grass and rocks. An engine and coach will- be returned to the scene with the passengers in order,that they may re- cover their property. One of the robbers addressed remarks to Engineer Ruland, who did not under- stand what was said and before Ruland could ask him to repeat his remarks the robber struck him a blow with a Win- chester_rifle, breaking the stock of the gun, Ruland will be able to handle his engine through to the terminal, but hi head is badly swollen. No passengers nor trainmen were hurt The conductor has been instructed to se- istration of the office we might do won ders for the west. of money for Irrigation will get the larges proportion of the sum avallable. its needs. It may be found that some o the states included in the arid and semi. arid belt will be found Impossible of along nature’s lines will be helped accord ingly. “r passed congress.” Nebraska Gets a Fair Show. tlon, Secretary Hitchcock The states most in nee: AMES BOUND Every state will have its proportion according to ir- rigation along the lines of the bill, in which event the states suspectible of Irrigation look upon the Irrigation problem as one of the greatest the interior department has had to deal with in a generation and we shall proceed slowly and carefully that the benefits of the bill may be felt alike amongst the states which directly are to recelve the most benefit from the bill as it Asked If Nebraska would get its due pro- portion of the fund available for irriga- stated that he out over the entire system. FOR EUROPE Assertion Made that " Police Superintendent s L N ing the United States. Minneapolis ave MINNEAPOLIS, July 14.—Police Superin- tendent Fred W. Ames, indicted a week ago in connection with the current municipal corruption expose ls reported to be on his way to Europe. The Police Captaln Hill is acting in his place. Mayor Ames left the city tonight for a vacation at West Baden, Ind., his bribery trial having been postponed until next Monday. John Fitchett, formerly the mayor's con- ntial police captain is authority for the assertion that the superintendent is on a transatlantic liner and that he has no in- tentlon of returning to Minneapolis for some time, Several bills charging the police chief with the acceptance of bribes were returned Handlers' union. Both sides now declare that they have reached the limit and that absolutely nothing will be conceded. The men demand 173% cents and the managers y they will not under any circumstances cure the names, addresses and losses of the passengers, and Speelal Agent Brown has been insiructed to go to the scene. Sheriffs In the county In which the rob- bery occurred and in surrounding counties have been notified. F. R. ROCKWELL, saw no reason why Nebraska should not share relatively as well as the rest of the states. He sald of course physical condi- tlons might operate agalnst the state and that it might be found as a result of sur- last Monday evening, but he has not ap- peared for arraignment. PORTLAND AND JEANIE SAFE pay more than 17 cents. The business men Superintendent. of the city, particularly those who deal in| The train {s the most fmportant train perishable goods, are growing restive and |operated on the narrow gauge line, carrying declare they can endure the situation but | passengers for Gunnison, Lake City, Oury, a short time longer. It is costing them | Teiluride and other mountody towns in the then either the strikers or the rail- | eastern slope " roads, and they say that if the strike shall not be settled within a week many of them | SPOONER VISITS PRESIDENT will be badly crippled. To bring about an arid belt. The the strikers and their friends, the team- sters, the commission men of Bouth Water street met this afternoon to take matters into their own hands. It was out of the question for the employers to look to the teamsters to drive to the depots, and they therefore decided to drive their own wagons to the depots tomorrow and re- move from them all the goods that had been consigned to them, much of which is being rapidly ruined. A message was sent to Mayor Harrison asking if police protection would be given them, and the word was received that am- ple protection would be afforded. Just at this time, however, word recelved that President Young of the Teamsters' National union had arrived fn the city and that a meeting of the executive officers of that body would be held tonight to consider the advisability of ordering the men now on strike to return or of calling out every teamster in the eity who is affliated with the union. The merchants decided to awalt the result of this meeting, and they decided if the teamsters did not come back Purchase of the Pa Canal. conformity with precedence. OYSTER BAY, N. Y., July 14.—Senator Spooner of Wisconsin arrived at Sagamore hill about 10:30 o'clock last night and after | a conference with the president and Secre- tary Root left for New York about mid- night. Mr. Spooner successfully eluded newspaper men, not one of whom saw him. His con- versation with the president related in part to the purchase of the Panama Canal com- pany's property. The senator has been in- vited by the Department of Justice to ac- company Atygrney General Knox to Paris to assist in the investigation into the title of the Panama Canal company's property. Whether he will go or not has not been decided, so far as can be learned here. | President Roosevelt, Secretary Root and the | president’s physiclan, Dr. Lambert, devoted | themselves a greater part of the time today to recreation. The President has invited General Leon- Waterloo, Muscatine, City and Boone, Marshalltown, the supervising architect's office. went to locate his family,” ‘cations offered for public buildings. sites offered. required space, 140x160 feet. veys which are to be made that it did not have such natural advantages for storing of water as other states, but he sald Ne- [* braska could rest assured of having as fair t a8 any of the other states and territories included in-the arid and semi- election of sites for new publio end to the blockade which is maintained by | Conference is Supposed to Relate to :;'u‘llld:nlf; l(nh,,h:::r:’[‘.liymof.':h:n:‘;::m:z :: Acting Super- vising Architect Kemper stated today that Secretary Shaw, being an Iowa man, would undoubtedly send some one of the treasury force to that state for the purpose of look- | ing over several bids offered for sites at Towa which were opened last Friday and which are still unscheduled in “Just as soon as the secretary returns from his trip to New Hampshire, where he sald Judge Kemper, “he will be given a list of bids for sites in varlous cities named and called upon to determine the fitness of several lo- Usu- ally,” continued Mr. Kemper, “it is the cus- tom of the supervising architect’s office to inspect sites, but In this case the secretary of right, will be asked to pass upon the Marshalltown is in the mar- ket with nineteen bilds ranging from $4,000 to $15,000, all of them being within the The sundry Returning Passengers from Cape Nome Reports Both Vessels Get There Disabled. - VICTORMIA, B, €., July 14—Mensrn. terson and Glllesple, two passengers from Nome, landed hero today by the colller Melville Bauer, on its way to Ladyemith, reports the safe arrival at Nome of both Portland and Jeanife. The steamers, they say, arrived at the same time, Portland towing Jeanie, which was disabled, part of the way. No hardships were suffered by passengers and crew, the two steamers elng within hailing distance of each other. Portland getting free first, assisted Jeanie to get out. Masterson and Gillesple have been prospecting in Siberia. They say the country is rich enough, but there is no use of men going there unless they can get concessions from the Russlan government. DEED OF AN INSANE MAN Kills Wife, Arrays Her for Burial and Then Attacks Sons with an Ax. CINCINNATI, July 14.—Near Mason, O., twenty miles from this city, James Canover, a farmer, today killed his wife and seri- ously injured his son Charles. After beat- ing his wite to death with an ax, he care- fully shrouded her mangled body for burial. they would go for their own goods. m A mass meeting of commission men will be held at 9 a. m. tomorrow to take action. It is not likely that the teamsters will return to work, even if ordered by their officers. During the day the officers of Meeting Today. Chiet of Police O'Nell, saying they had been informed that merchants in the city were preparing to deliver freight tomorrow ard Wood to visit him at Sagamore hill early in August. Gemeral Wood is one of the president’s closest friends and he en- tertains a high regard for his executive ability on that account. General Wood Is mentioned as a probable member of the isthmian canal commission. It is sald to- night to be not unlikely that he will be appointed to the head of the commission. EXCHANGE SHOTS WITH TRACY civil appropriation bill carrles direct ap- propriation of $20,000 for purchase of a site and the commencement of the bulld- ing, $85,000 having been appropriated in the | omnibus public buflding bill for both site | and bullding complete. It is expected that | Secretary Shaw will take up the subject of Towa public bullding sites immediately upon | his return. The postmaster-general has allowed the | postmasters at Grinnell, Ia., and Cheyenne, Wyo., one additional letter carrier, to take next. the father escaped. is serlous. mIss Afterward he met his son at the gate and told him what he had done with his mother. Then plunging forth with his ax, the crazed tather told Charles that he was to be killed The blow brought Charles down and The son's condition Conover was recently released from the Dayton asylum. MORRISON IN PEN | small packages to the depot of the Penn- are approaching | to the freight houses of the Erie road and effect September 1. demanding that the police furnish them protection While It was betng done. The letter was referred to Corporation Counsel Walker, who declared that it was the duty of the police to furnish such pro- tection and the Erle peopla were informed that protection would be given them. The police say that it is impossible for them to place a man on every wagon that is seeking the freight depots, and say they will not attempt this. They declare they will keep the way to the frelght houses open and suppress all disorder around the depots. The danger to the men who deliver freight is not so much at the depot as it will be trom the men who will fol- low them when they leave the depot, and | attack them when they are not in the vi- clnlty of the police. There were but few such cases today, as nobody attempted to | deliver any freight. One driver took two Outlaw Again Furnishes Some eitement for Deputies on His Trail. Ex- Ia., has been ordered discontinued. SEATTLE, Wa July 14.—Outlaw Tracy exchanged shots with deputies near Palmer last night, according to the follow- ing message from Enumclaw, recelved at 11 o'clock today: Word has been recelved here that Tracy fought a battle with two deputles at the | Palmer school house last night. No par- ticulars or names are known. Almost any- | thing may be expected now. Tracy worked | a neat game on the officers in order to get | to Palmer. He was within a mile of that place yesterday morning, when he learned the officers were there. He then worked back toward Enumclaw, and showed him- self on the road to Buckley. He was in the woods, and while officers were stationing guards he ran a mile and boarded a_freight train on a grade and proceeded to Palmer, where he is no doubt making for the Stam: pede pass. This morning & posse with dogs made a dasl from Kanasaka to Buckley on a false clue. PRESENT SWORD TO WALLER Friends of the Major Gather in His Home Town and in Preity Cere- mony Make Presentation. been appointed a rallway mail clerk. MUST LEAVE THE Policy Concerning Frinrs in Philippines. WASHINGTON, July 14. here today that already been cabled to Rome. General Taft. tary Root left Washington, but sylvania road and at last accounts he was | till besieged there. - Rioting in Evening. The strike reached the rioting stage this evening and it was only after the police had charged on the crowd repeatedly and arrested eleven men that a semblance of order was restored. Elght policemen who were sent with two teams from the West- | ern Electric company to the St. Paul freight house at Carroll avenue and Union avenue were unable to extricate the drivers from the pocket into which they were forced by angry teamsters. A riot call sent to the | statlons was responded to by several wagon | plicity. Mayor Riddick introduced Hon. Al- loads of patrolmen and after a fierce con- | fred P. Thomas, who made the presentation flict with the obstructing crowd the wagons | speech, and Major Waller replied feelingly. were rescued and the drivers, bruised by | Several hundred people were in the audi- missiles, were enabled to reach a place of | ence, while on the stage were Admiral Cot- satety. ton, Mr. Thomas, Paymasters Galt, Phil- lips and Woods, Lieutenants Stickney and Snyder of the navy, Captaln Keiling and Lieutenants Keville and Toms of the Nor- tolk light artillery blues, Colomel A. M. Higgins of the Seventy-first Virginia regl- Rome are adhered to in every essentlal remains firm. NORFOLK, Va., July 14.—The presenta- | tion of a sword to Major Lyttleton W. T. Waller of the marine corps by the citizens of Norfolk, his native home, in the Academy of Music tonight, was marked in its sim- will be a continuance of the negotiation Clowes His Hav! Reached Statutory Retiring Age. Submits New Propo: CHICAGO, July 15.—At 2 o'clock this morning a conference between the national | executive board of the Teamsters' union, the Team Owners' association, the Frelght Handlers' union, the Chicago Federation | of Labor and the truck teamster's commit- | tion. | career today, having reached the s retiring age of 64 years. the Marine corps, who were with the detall which traversed Samar under Waller's com- mand bk a General Jobn C. Ba (Continued on Becond Page.) The postoffice at Palsville, Wright county, Edward E. Fleming, Mason City, Ia., bas ISLANDS Administration Remains Firm in Its It was learned the reply of Secretary |She was very much downe Root to the dispatch of Governor Taft has It 1s In the nature of instructions as to what rejoinder shall be made to the vati- can in answer to its first general reply to These instructions to Gov- ernor Taft were prepared before Secre- were deemed of such importance that submis- slon to the president was thought desira- The position of the United States is un- changed and the instructions of Secretary Root issued before Governor Taft went to The important point of those instructions | were that the friars should be withdrawn and upon this question the administration The rejoinder is a diplomatic document and couched in such language that there | GENERAL WHEATON RETIRES Active Military Oareer, WASHINGTON, July 14.—Major General Lloyd Wheaton closed his active military tutory He is at home in this country, where he recently arrived from the Philippines. The vacancy caused ment and Captains Porter and Harding of | by his retirement has already been an- ticipated by the appointment of Brigadier now commanding the Department of the Missouri at Omaba. Begins Serving Twenty-Five Sentence for Murder of Mra. Olin Castle. Year LEAVENWORTH, Kas, July 14.—Miss Jessle Morrison arrived at the state pen- tentlary at Lansing at 11 o'clock this morn- ing to begin her twenty-five-year sentence for the murder of Mrs. Olin Castle, at El- dorado. She had started for Lansing at midnight last night after being taken to her home, where she bid farewell to her parents and brother. At the penitentiary taken immediately to the women's depart- It 18 not known what work will be assigned her. SOAKS CEDAR RAPIDS FIRM Man Files Petition Bankruptey and Leaves Debts in Many Places. Galveston in GALVESTON, Tex., July 14.—Frank A. Umstead, formerly of Cuyashoga Falls, O and connected with the Halman Manufac- turing company, today flled a petition In | bankruptey here with labilities of $970,466 and no assets. In the schedule banks of ew York, Cineinnati, Dresden, Steubenville and Miamisburg, O., Bloomington and Men- dota, Ill., and Cedar Rapids, Ia, are down for large amounts. Movements of Oc Vessels July 14, At New York—Arrived—Lahn, from Genoa and Naples; Ethiopla, from Glasgow At Yokohama—Arrived—City of Peking, from gan Francisco At "Bt Vincent—Arrived—Wilhelmina, ftrom Tacoma. At Glasgow—Salled—Carthagenian, New York; Sicilian, from Montreal At Boston—Arrived—Buenos Ayrean, from Glasgow. At St. Johns, N. F.—Arrived—Siberian, for Halifax and Philadel’ from’ from Glasgow, phia. At _Bremen—Arrived—Koenigen from New York. At _London—Arrived—Minnehaha, New York. At Kobe—~Arrived—Victoria, coma and Victorla, tor Hon, At Hong Kong—Satled Zacomi. Luse, from from Ta- Kony lenogle, trom She was | CENTS. TEST OF ENDURANCE HAS APPEARANCE OF WAITING GAME NOW Oompany Not Bupposed to Be Anxions for Early Settloment. MAY WAIT UNTIL NEW SHOP IS FINISHED Then Mtrikers Will Expect Big Demand for Bkilled Mechanics. NO MORE NONUNION MEN BROUGHT IN Six More Strike Breakers Quit at Omaha Shops and Three Leave the Roundhouse at Conn= cil Blufts, With no excitement tenor of its progress the Unfon Pacific strike drifts slowly on to the polnt of stagnation. Both sies apparently are en- deavoring to block the process and resolve the fight Into a simple stubborn test of endurance. Not the slightest evidence of concession fs yet apparent on elther side and the indications are that the fight will be on for some weeks There {s a popular theory that the Union Pacific does not intend to make any spe- clal effort to bring about a settlement of affairs until its new shops are completed. This will be some time during August probably. The contract called for comple- tion by August 15, but owing to unfavora- ble weather, which made it impossible for the outside work to be done with facility, this date may be passed and the work not completed until near or at the end of the month. It is thought that the company does not care to go to extra trouble and expense of re-employing its normal force here in Omaha in the old shops, which would involve considerable difficulty, and as it would not be profitable to take strik- ers back Into other shops until those of the Omaha shops could return also, it is belleved to be the object of the company to allow matters to take care of them- selves until the new shops here are finished and ready for use. New to mar the even Locomotives Coming. The company has ordered eighty new locomotives, as was published some time ago, and the first instaliment of these is to arrive during the latter part of July. The last lot probably will be on hand by the latter part of August. One of the of- ficlals sald recently that the company would make no effort to get these engines into service Immediately upon thetr ar- rival, but soon thereafter. Some work by skilled mechanics would be necessary to get these engines in shape for operation, and the strikers hold that the company would rather wait until normal conditions are restored and the old men are at work before undertaking work on thess gines. » President Burt, General Mechanto tendent Baxter are all out of the city on different sections of the road, so that no information could be obtained from rail- road headquarters yesterday regarding the company's side of the fight. No More Importations. The bellef that the officials are disposed to allow matters to pursue thelr own course for a while grows in the face of the fact that no more nonunion men have been brought into Omaha for several days, while at the same time defections are oc- curring daily in the ranks of those em- ployed at the shops. Yesterday six of the recent nonunion recruits left the Omaha shops, one left Saturday night and another Sunday, while at Council Bluffs three deserted yesterday aud joined the strikers. It has been the custom of the company to send the best mechanics it could pick from those imported to the Council Bluffs roundhouse and the acquis| three Is regarded by the strikers as a victory well worth achieving. Many of these men brought from Chicago, it is in- sisted, are “floaters,” who do not care to work long anywhere. Strikers Find Encouragement. Two of the men who left the shops yester- day were seen by a reporter for The Bes and sald they looked for the entire number to join the strikers within & day or two, They sald about sixty still remained there. In view of these defections in the local shop force and those at other places the strikers are finding much encouragement. They claim incidental victories every day, and assert that within a week condition: will have undergone such & perceptible change as to present a most assuring aspect tor the strikers. The report that thirty-five, the total number of bollermakers and machinists’ helpers, had gone out at North Platte aroused much interest in local circles, As North Platte had been considered a pivotal point by both the strikers and the railroad, this break causes the utmost concern. It is being used by the strikers as & demon- stration of their influence and power as against those of the company. The strikers are devoting zealous efforts to the work in the North Platte and Grand Island sec- tions. Strike Breakers Quit. 8. H. Grace, who is directing the strike here for the machinists, recelved word yes- terday morning that nine of the fiftesn men shipped by the Union Pacific to Cheyenne last Friday night deserted upon their ar- rival there and joined the strikers. It is urged byth e strikers that many of these importations are men awaiting just such an opportunity as this to get west, and do not hire to the company with any iatention of going to work. A report was current at Labor temple yesterday that & large number of coal cars had been sidetracked at Rock Creek, Wyo., on account of the strike. While this report was not confirmed, it is generally reported that the company is doing as little coal bauling as it can and keep up its motive power, Up to Saturday officials insisted and offered proof that thelr motive power was in good condition, and since then mo notable or confirmed reports of fallures havo been received, although dafly the strikers are claiming blg foroads on this department of the service, which is & vital point. Leader Grace Talks. €. H. Grace of the executive committee, insists that the test of the strikers' strengt has not come yet. He sald “Within the next thirty days I look for some final development. But I am not surprised or disappointed that it has not come thus far, for it generally takes this long for a strike of elmilar proportions te really essume shape und give the opposing sides time to array thelr forces. But if &