Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 1, 1902, Page 1

., We Ocowrs at V THE OMAHA! DAILY BEE. TABLISHED JUNE 19 OMAHA, SEPTEMBER 1, TAFT LOOKS AHEAD Makes Prediotion Comoorning the Future of the Philippine Islands. WILL BE HELD UNTIL READY TO DECIDE Jay Then Ohowse Between Independence and Oolonial Allegiance, GOLD STANDARD AGAIN RECOMMENDED Fluctuating Silver Standard Disadvantage- ous to All Uonoerned. CAPTIVE SULTAN IS SHOT AND KILLED Attempts Escape and Sentry Promptly Fires Fatal Shot—Cholera is In- ereasing and Agriculture is Seriously Depres SMANILA, Aug. 31.—Governor Taft was #iven a banquet by the American Chamber of Commerce of Manila last Saturday night. In an address, replying to a toast, the ‘governor discussed the future of the Phil- ippines. He said the United States would ‘retain the islands indefinitely, with the view of educaling the Fillpinos to a state {of self-government and other conditions ‘which would enable them to decide whether they desired to become independent or be ‘made into a state like Canada or Austra- lia under Great Britain. Governor Taft #aid he belleved the relationship between the two peoples would be continued and that the Americans were here for the ben- (efit the Filipinos. He sald the Americans ‘did not desire the islands for selfish pur- poses, but promised that American capital would get fair treatment her Continuing, the governor expreseed his Delief that commercial interests must ulti- mately rely upon Filipino labor, although & temporary relaxation of the immigration Testrictions was possible. He sald the United States civil commlission would again ,fecommend congress to give the Philippine islands a gold standard of currency, as the present fluctuating standard was a disad- vantage to everybody. Depends on Trade Regulation. Luke B. Wright, who acted as civil gov- ernor during the abserce of Judge Taft, spoke at the Chamber of Commerce din- mer. He expressed the opinion that the true future of the islands depends upon ‘tha admission of thair pradunts tn Amer- R markets. Commissioner Wright re- gretted that the Philippine question had been made a football in American politics. ‘The cholera is increasing. Last Satur- day 340 cases were reported in the prov- inces. The totals reported up to date aure $37,920 cases and 1,064 deaths from the dls- |ease. y ‘The sultan of Binid: , who was held }- a hostage by th loan forces Camp Wickers, island of Mindanao, a ted to escape from his guards last isentfy. The sultan had been arrested after the recent murders of American soldiers in Mindaneo and was being held pending |the surrender of the murderers. ' A a result of the war, rinderpest among the cattle and’ the epidemic of cholera, agriculture is seriously depressed in the (Philippines. Governor Taft estimates the ‘area under cultivation this year half that ‘of an ordinary year. Many districts are impoverished. BOER GENERALS IN LONDON Meach There During Rat Recelve No Demonstration— Fischer is with Them. torm and LONDON, Aug. 31.—Generals Dewet, "Botha and Delarey and Mr. Fischer arrived ‘here today from The Hague. A heavy rain was falling when they arrived and they ‘yecelved no demonstration. + LONDON, Sept. 1.—The papers this morn- ing ‘published editorial articles strongly urging the government to refuse further to megotiate with the Boer generals or at least to decline to grant them any further con- ceasions, It 1s understood that Joseph Chamberlain, the colonial secretary, is eoming to confer with the generals. ENGLISH HUSTLE BUSINESS Ofter Free Transportation to Anyonme ‘Who Proposes Booming Can- ada Trade, LONDON, Aug. 31.—Elder Dempster & company have offered free passage from o Liverpool to any person whose t in coming to England is the develop- of trade between Canada and South The Allan Line steameér Ontarian leave Montreal October 19, to start the | monthly service between Canada and| South Africa. e TISHOMINGO, I. T. Aug. 31.—Tho po- Jitical situation here on the eve of th> call- ing to order of the legislature remains practically unchanged. 8ol Schoentelt, In- dlan agent, arrived this evening and is in command of the Indlan police, who are here to the number of about twenty-five, United States Marshal Colbert, with a force of the capitol bullding today. There excltement. Govermor Bayard arrived morning and Governor Johnson came in this evening. A number of legislators have © arrived and it is exrected there wiil be a quorum present when the two houses ‘called to order tomorrow. Governor Mosley §s expected to reach Tishomingo in the R TROUBLE BETWEEN THE RACES burg a: Calls Out Light Artillery, —_— VICKSBURG, Mass., Aug. 31.—Trouble be- tde races is reported today at Red | 'ood. Mr. Hughes, & white man, w beaten almost to death by a party of n groes. This aroused the whit who a tempted to arrest the ringleaders. About thirty negroes headed, it is sald, by a white man, took refuge in & freight car, de- alining to allow any of their number to be taken. Deputy Sheriff Scoit, with a posse and a @etachment of the Warren Light went to Red Wood and the lat @re to the effect that quiet prevalls. ) LITTLE GUNS STILL POPPING From Willem - Col Come More Reports of Flerce Fighting, with Few Deathi WILLEMSTAD, Island of Cureao, Aug. 31. ~~News from an offictal source hae reached Willemstad confirming prtvlnu/‘ xts that last Friday 660 men of the Vi revolutionists. equipment with them and carried chief, General Castillo, a prisoner to enemy. The 600 government soldiers who have been trying to re-establish traffic on the German rallroad from Car to Valencia were repeatedly interrupted by the insur- gents during Thursday and Friday of last Teques. The town of Los Teques is now in the bands of the insurgents. The vice president of Venezuela, during the abzence of Castro at Cua is domiciled 1s situated on a bill in Caracas and com- mands the city. Last Thursday night th vice president's guard heard a shot in the firlng their rifles on the palace The people of Caraca very much alarmed for some time, It h eral Anguren, to turn the state over to General Olivares. | General Anguren h: cations are feared. N, under on board arrived here today. was formerly the Beschir Es Salameh. twelve guns, namely, six machine one. twenty-four hours. isthmus shortly. PANAMA, Au has caused recelved from the Agua ground against the Iinsurgents. of Agua Dulce and wi Santiago. This report, been confirmed. General Herrera will not be able to send against him. zuel tin!, would I tionists. killed or wounded. fired into the city. Cludad Bolivar have ed requs protection. Satisfied with the Imperial Decree. SHANGHAI, Aug, 31.—The Anglo-Chinese treaty has not yet been signed. Sir James L. Mackay, representing Great Britain, and the other commissioners met August 30 for the purpose of signing the treaty. It was then fcund that the imperial decree em- powering the Chinese commissioners to sign the treaty was unsatisfactory and the British representative refused his signa- {ure. This postponement has caused sur- prise a sottled and Sir James L. Mackay had ar- ranged to leave Shanghal. He has now communications from Pekin, Ukin wi had been completed. The Chinese are also will enable them to repudiate this treaty Sir James L. Mackay today ured a rep- resentative of the Assoclated Press that the terms of the treaty were not questioned, but the matter at issue was the interpre- taticn of the treaty. LONDON, Sept. likin stations throughout the Chinese em- the Times in a dispatch, “refers the ques- and it fails to ratify the Sheng-Mackay agreement regarding the appropriation of surtax funds, and the stipulation that these funds shall ot be pledged for future for- elgn loans.” el of Italy Says Goodhye to Willlam of Germany at Po: a Station. POTSDAM, Prus Aug. 31.—King Vietor Emmanuel of Italy, who has been visiting Emperor Willlam, started for home today. The king and emperor drove together to the Wildpark staton. Here the monarchs parted and the parting was most cordial. Prince Frederick Willlam and Prince Wil- llam Eitel Frederick and Count von Buelow, the imperial chancellor, were on the sta- tion platform to bid farewell to the king of Italy and & large crowd of people cheered | the departing guest. The king stood at a | window of the rallway carriage waving his hund to the emperor as long as the traln was in sight. It is said that as & result of King Vic- tor's visit to Emperor Willlam, Italy, has | already secured certaln concesslons it de- sired for & commercial treaty with Ger- many. . FRANKFURT-ON-MAIN, Aug. 31.—King Victor Emmanuel arrived here this evening. He inspected the Thirteenth Prussian Hus- | colonel, and later dined with the officers. His majesty resumed the jous at a late hour. Prof. Virchow May Raiiy. BERLIN, Aug. 31.—Prof. Virchow, tamous sclentist, the who is gravely il and today from Harzeburg in an ambulance. Hopes are still entertained that the pro- fessor may rally from his present illness. He s over 80 yoars of age week and the latter day they were defeated | by o detachment of Insurgents near Los|the old organization was overthrown by vieinity of Miraflores and at once began the city from their position on the stone platform surrounding were been learned here that the Vene- zuelan government has given orders to Gen- of the state of Maracaibo refused and compli- Aug. 31—The Colombian eruiser command of Captain Christiansen, with 600 government troops Cartagena Moorish war vessel It is a smart-looking gunboat mounting, pounders and six Armstrong twelve-cen- Cartagena made the trip ena to Colon in Further government reinforcements are expected to reach the 31.—The arrival of gov- ernment reinforcements from Barranquilla t enthuslasm among the conservatives here. Judging from the news Dulee district, General Bertl is belleved to be holding his A tew days ago it was reported that the insurgent general, Herrera, had abandoned the sioge retreating toward however, ' has_not The troops which have reached hers have been dispatched imme- diately to Agua Dulce, and it is belleved the attacking force the government will PORT OF SPAIN, Trinldad, Aug. 31.— News reached here from Carupano, Vene- that the government gemeral, Volu- ve Carupane with three gun- boats and 500 men to bombard, for & second | gomething be done In this direction, time, Cindad Bolivar, on the Orinoco river, which is still in the bands of the revolu- BALK ON CHINESE TREATY Representatives of Other Powers Not | in the presidential palace, Miraflores, which! for the letter carriers, and at the coming Ctudad Bolivar, capital of the|pginly through the efforts of Represe: - Calforsita; cheirmaz of. (an gunboats Bolivar ai lestaura- and many persona were About 600 shells were|yp yous has taken the ground that the British eublocta, s |letter carriers are better pald for their warship of Great Britain be sent for their | nors 00 €U (00 Pand until the sal- everything was supposed to be|fused to pay and left the organization cancelled his passage and is awaiting further | ventilated in the prese and all hope of se- The foregolng complication is partly due| wes abandoned. o the fact that a decree abolishing the|vention J. C. Keller, a letter carrier of issued before the arrangements| Cleveland, was elected president on a re- for the imposition of a surtax In its stead | form platform. Mr. Keller was so afrald understood to be seeking & loophole which | been put in charge of the affairs of the later should they find it necessary to do so.| dertaking to “lobby” the bill through con- ~The edict (abollshing | Dever brought home to the members pire), says the Shanghai correspondent of | bill. tion of the surtax to the Board of Revenue | e, it will not appeal sars, of which organization he is honorary | any special fund at the disposal of the y to Italy | would be very pleased to learn of bardly expected to live, was brought bBere | cers MEETING OF NAIL CARRIERS| Progress of Reolassifiation Bill the Prin- sipal Topio of Interest. LOUD HAS BLOCKED MEASURE UP TO DATE ey in Tr with Which to Keep U Fight at the National ital. mom a Staff Correspondent) TON, Aug. 31.—(Special.)—Dur- ing ¥ t week in September the annual convenfon of the National Association of Letter Carriers will be held at Denver, Colo. At the convention in Chattancoga last year \ those who had become dissatisfied with the methods employed by the officers in charge and the progress which they had made in the effort to secure increased compensation convention the officers elected last year will be called upon to give an account of their tewardship. For a number of years the letter car- riers have striven to have congress increase their maximum pay from $1,000 per annum to $1,200 per annum, but as yet without success. They do not ask that necessarily every man must recelve $1,200, but they maintain that $1,200 a year is not an ex- cessive amount for a letter carrier to re- celve for the service performed, and that In the course of time a letter carrier should be given the privilege of mounting to that salary Instead of as at present, being con- fined to $1,000 per annum. There are, of course, many other matters in which the assoclation s interested. Several years ago it seems that the assoclation was about to split upon a rock and might fall to pleces altogether.. Happlly this danger was averted and in all respects except financlally the association appears to be better off than ever before. Little progress has been made towards the passage of the reclassification bill by congress. For this, however, the officers of the association are in nowlse to blame. Several bills were introduced last session, the one most discussed being in- troduced by Representative Willlam Alden Smith of Michigan, raising the limit of pay in citles of above 75,000 population to $1,200 and fixing the limit in citles below 75,000 population at $1,000 per annum. Two Champlons of Carriers. The letter carriers have two earnest champlons in the house, the foremost on the republican side, being Representative Cromer of Indiana, who is a member of the house postoffice committee. Representative Sulzer of New York has taken the most active Interest in this matter on the demo- cratic side. The efforts of the letter ear- riers have met with the approbation of the press in every direction, and thousands of petitions have been recelved by members of the house from business men, commercial organizations and other sources asking that Dur-~ Ing the last session of congress the bill was held up In the postofice committee committee on postofices and post roads, who 1s unalterably opposed to the measure. work than either the postoffice clerks or arles of the latter are placed on the level with those of the letter carriers he will not support any bill to increase the pay of the letter carriers. The letter carriers ad- mit that the rallway mail clerks are under- paid, but see no reason why, because con- gress refuses to give them justice, the let- ter carriers should not be permitted to secure their proper deserts. Drop Lobby Scheme. Some years ago an attempt was made to raise a fund to be placed at the dis- posal of such parties who represented they could lobby the bill increasing the pay of the letter carriers through con- grei The attempt to collect this fund met with great opposition at the hands of many of the letter carriers, who re- Others pald, but made vigorous protest: the results of which was the matter was curing passage of the bill by this scheme At the last national con- that he and his assoclates, who had just ociation, might be charged with un- gress that he probably went to the other extreme and trusted entirely to the merits of his case. A hearing was had by the committee on this bill, but the matter practically ended there, and as it was of congress nothing was ever done with the Experts in legislation say that no matter how meritorious & measure may o legislators by 1902 SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS STORM JUST FITS THE TRAIN [ o | % Wreoked Northwestefn Passe Seems to “.'z'»- Siugled Out 2 rn. $1.~The wreck stern road, five N OWATONNA, Mi on the Chicago & milos west of hered probably was the worst that ever hs in this section of the state. Three are dead, four are fa- tally injured and thirtg-four others re- celved Injuries, some of fhem of a serious character. Those kiljed fatally injured were: 8 . Dead: - DELMAR PETERSON, Waseca, Minn. ) ETHEL RICHARDS, UNKNOWN WOMAN, age, supposed to have com Mills, Ia. i Fatally injured: Mrs. Almira F. Biekford, Albert Lea, Minn, >k A. . McConna]), Brook!ied, 8. D. Caroline McCune, Worthington, - Minn. Conductor W. H. Kensts, badly bruised; head cut; may dle from shonk. Investigation shows | the storm which wrought such damage the train wi but 100 feet in width, m all reports it Is evident that the o escaped the fury of the tornade by a few feet, for it remained standing on the track while the six coaches in the trals ‘Were picked up as it they were feathers #nd rolled over and over down the steep embankment. Four of the coaches caught “full fury of the storm and were carried much further than were the other two In thése four coaches occurred all of the deaths and the ma- jority of the injuries. Eagineer Mitchell aprarently was unaware of the approach ot the storm cloud, but many of the passen- gers state that they saw a funvel-shaped cloud approaching, but had scarcely time to move in thelr seats when It struck the irain. fhe fact that the brakeman upon the ill-fated train was a mew man is prob- ably responsible for the fact that the baggageman escaped alive. The baggageman was in one of the rear coaches fnstructing the brakeman how to light the lamps when the storm struck.. The baggage car was one of those that received the storm's full force and was literally smashed to splint- ers. . reat credit is glven by the passengers to Conductor Kensle for his herofe work in rescuing the injured. Although himselt suffering from severe injuries refused any aid and set to work with great grit and beroic courage to- relieve the infured from their perilous positions and not until the last passenger was out of the wreck did he recelve medical attention for his own wounds. It s feared that he cammot sur- The storm destroyed the m stacks of Thomas Raiks, upon whose the wreck occurred; then passed dirdotly between his house and barn, leaving them unharmed. It then passed northwest Medtord, a town on the Milwaukee road, where a num- ber of barns were demolfshed and meveral houses and other buildings b Senator T. V. Knatvold, Congressman James A.. nomination, was resting 5 years old, New Ulm it 30 years of from Lake that it will be a week or more before he can hope to get out. WINONA, Minn, Aug. passed over Cochrane, Wis., last night, de- stroying a dwellitg house and six barns. No one was killed, but a number are re ported injured. DIE UNDER WRECKED ENGINE Engineer Wallace and Fireman Rob- inson Are Victims of Northwest- ern’s Second Mishap. 81.—A tornado FAIRCHILD, Wis., Aug. 31.—The fast mail eastbound on the Chicago & Northwestern road ran into a washout near here about midnight last night and two enginemen were killed. The dead: ENGINEER IRA WALLACE, Altoona, Wis. FIREMAN ROBINSON," St. Paul. The train was running at a high rate of speed and the first mail car followed the locomotive into the ditch and was badly splintered. The mall clerks escaped with but slight injuries. The passenger coaches and sleepers left the track, but dld not turn over and beyond a severe shaking up none of the occupants was hurt. The track was blocked until late tonight. The bodles of the dead tralnmen were extricated from the wreckage and taken to Eau Claife on a speetal train. MILWAUKEB, Wis., Aug. 31.—Bastbound train No. 4 on the Chicago, Milwaukes & St. Paul road arrived almost twsive hours late, due to & washout at Tate City, Minn. The trainmen reported that the Mississippl was out of its banks at that point and that the smaller streams which feed Lake Pepin were raging torrents. The washout on the mew Princeton branch of the Northwestern, near Marsh- fleld caused traffic to remain at a standstill force of its own merits alone. It must be presented to them in such forcible manner that they cammot overiook the merit of the proposition. Have No Fun Representative Loud has labored under EMPEROR AND KING PART|the impression that & large part of the special fund ralsed by the letter carriers ome years ago was still in the posses- sion of the officers of the association for the purpose of “lobbying.” In this respect Mr. Loud appears to be mistaken, for whatever fund was raised completely dis- appeared, and when the present officers of the assoclation took charge of its affairs they claimed the treasury was practically empty. Only ‘& few hundred dollars re- mained in the treasury, and since the Chattanooga convention the headquarters of the association in this city have been opepated on the smallest amount of money possible. President Keller has been com- pelled to use his own funds and even to borrow money from personal friends in or- der to continue the work at headquarters. Shortly after Mr. Loud declared that the carriers had & large fund at their dls- posal for lobbying purposes Mr. Keller was compelled to return to Cleveland and resume his work as a letter carrier in that postofce—from which position he had been on leave while acting as presi- dent of the sssociation—in order that he might make suffigient money to support himself and enable him to visit the na- tional convention at Denver. If there is president of the assoclation Mr. Keller its whereabouts and how he can get at It. An sttempt will be made at the coming convention by the friends of the old ofi- cers of the assoclation to recapture the convention. This movement will be re- sisted by the friends of the present ofi- who expect to win out. Representa- tives Cromer and Sulser, the two leading advocates of the cause of the letter car- (Continued on Second Page.) ) all day. It is belleved at Madison that Theodore Roosevelt, jr., was on the train which was delayed all day by the wreck at Fairchild. HANG HIM AND RIDDLE HIM Georgin Lynchers Dispose of Jo Brown, Who Assaulted Johnnie Chafin, MONTICELLO, Ga., Aug. 31.—John Brown, & negro, who attempted to criminally as- ult Miss Johnnie Chafin, a 12-year-old white girl, near Monticello yesterday, wi lynched today. Brown was captured six hours after his crime and given a preliminary hearing be- fore a district justice of the peace, who ordered him sent here for safe keeplng. When seven miles from town the deputy having Brown in charge was surrounded by men, who demanded the prisoner. The deputy was powerless to resist and the men carried the negro Into the woods, hanged him to & tree and riddled his body with bullets KILLS ONE AND HURTS THREE Sacka of ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Aug. 81.—In a drunken fight on the streets in front of a aloon here sarly today Louls Sacka shot and killed one man and more or less seri- ously wounded three others. All are Hun- garians. Joe Spisak, jr.. was killed and Joe Spisak, sr., was shot in the neck Steve Spisak received a bullet in the right shoulder and Steve Motto was wounded in the thumb. The senlor Spisak is likely to dle. Sacka is i jail. His son, who was killed, was acting as peacemaker in & sa- loon Tow. OBSERVANCE OF LABOR DAY Btrikers to Parade and Then Attend Pionio at Oourtland Beach. NUMEROUS CHANCES FOR AMUSEMENT orate Ex- South Om Gets Line. ercises A and into Events of Labor Day. Forenoon— Parade of Labor Unlons, Headed by Union Pacific Strikers. Base Ball Game—Des Moines-Omaha. Afternoon-- Demonstration Beach. Omaha Gun Club 8hoot Base Ball Game—Des Molnes-Omaha. Royal Itallan Band Concert. “Hello Bill" at Boyd's Theater. The principal celebration of Labor day in this city will be at Courtland beach, where Central Labor union will give a ple- nic for the bemefit of the Union Pacific strikers. One-half of the proceeds will be turned over to the federated board of the strikers. The plenic will be all that the Central Labor union will undertake as they were too late in taking up the matter of a Labor day parade to make any elab- orate preparations. The striking rallroad men, however, have been preparing for a short parade which | 18 to leave Labor temple at § o'clock this morning. The line of march had not been definitely decided upon last night, but the strikers will probably pass down Douglas street and up Farnam and then take the cars for Courtland beach. They will be headed by a band composed from their own ranks, and which bas been drilling for the | occasion under the direction. of George | Green, and will be under the leadership of Peter Casey. The Union Pacific machin- ists will precede the other unions and will be followed by the striking boilermakers. The union teamsters will be in line, also, having probably the largest delegation, probably 1,100 men. Such other union men as are at the temple in time will fall in lne, but not as organizations. At 3 o'clock p, m., the speaking will com- mence at Courtland beach. Father Jobn Willlams, George J. Kleftner and Thomas L. Wilson will discuss labor topics. Im- mediately after the addresses there will be- gin a program of racing and other track athletics which will continue until evening. Speclal efforts have been made by the com- mittee having the arrangements in ‘hand to make the day enjoyable for those who attend, especially the friends and families of the strikers. Mayor Moores has issued a Labor day proclamation setting for the fact that it is | the duty of all good citizens to properly celebrate the day and asking that all places of business be closed at 1 o'clock. In South Omnha. Labor day will be observed in South Omaha by a parade and picnic in Syndicate park. The parade will form at 10 o'clock H st Twenty-six and L streets and after pass- %’“ through ncipal streets will pro- cenh- park where prominent and well known speakers will be on hand and ample accommodations have been provided. The Council Bluffs celebration will be the most elaborate and & number of organiza- tions from other towns will be present and participate in the parade. The Typograph- ical union of Omaha will be in line. The parade will etart from Pearl street and First avenue and will move in a round- sbout way to the Northwestern station where motor cars will be taken for Unlon Driving park. After dinner has been eaten at the park there will be a number of ad- dresses, the speakers being: Emmet Tin- ley, Rev. John Willlams, Hon. A. 8. Hazel- ton and Rev. Harry DeLong. After this there will be an athletic program of ten events and two ball games, between the East Ends and Quick teams and the Prin- ters and Cigarmakers of Council Bluffs against the Clgarmakers of Omaha. CHINAMAN TO ADDRESS LABOR Wau Ting Fang Will Be Orator of the Day at Binghamton, New York. BINGHAMTON, N. Y., Aug. 3L.—Wu Ting Fang, minister to the United States from China, arrived here tonight. He will make the Labor day address at Stow park tomorrow. Several thousand people met the minister at the station and cheered bim. He was escorted through the crowd by a score of policemen and to his hotel Sy & committee of labor, men. Mr. Wu wae accompanied by the secre- tary and intérpreter of the Chinese lega- tion at Washington. The program tomor- row includes a breakfast to Minister Wu by the Press club, a review of the labor parade, review of the Labor day sports and a dinner given to Mr. Wu by C. 8. Dickinson, consul general to Turkey. Al- though here as the guest of the Central unlon, the program is so arranged as to bring Mr. Wu in touch with every class of Binghamton's citizens KANSAS CITY, Aug. 3L.—Labor day In Kaneas City promises to be observed more thoroughly than on any previous year. Ac- cording to present arrangements the pa- rade, which will move through the down town streets in the morning, will be made up of 10,000 union workmen. United States Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of Indlana, who is to make the princip#l address of the day, arrived in tho city this afternoon from the east. Senator Fairbanks will speak at 2 o'clock in the afternoon at Electric park, where the main exercises of the day will take place. CATTLE BUTCHERS MAY STRIKE Houses in South Om: Elsewhere Affected by P Soon to Materialize. at Courtland { CHICAGO, Aug. 31.—Unless & compro- mise is effected the cattle butchers em- ployed by the various packers at the stock yards will go on strike next Wednesday morning, and the butchers in the packing plants in Kansas City, South Omaha, St. Louts, Sioux Qity, St. Paul and St. Joseph say that they will do lkewlse. The butchers' union has made fn all these cities a demand for an increase of 10 per cent in wages, and If the request is refused concerted action has been agreed upon. The charge was made tonight by some of the leaders of the butchers' union that some of the large packing houses here were taking cots into their plants to pre- pare for the monunion men in case there wi a strike. The packers say that there will be no strike and that all differeccos will be ad- justed when the time comes. The men d | valley ratiway. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska—Falr Monday and Tuesday; Warmer Tuesday Temperature at Omaha Yesterday: Deg. Hoonr. o ». 62 P 61 ». o1 64 o7 an 72 cracRanE~ FLORENCE IS IN A BAD FIX Strike Has Spread So Generally that Living Has Become a Difficult Accomplishment. FLORENCE, Aug. 31.—The employes of forty different callings have jolned the strikers of last Friday. The town appears to be In a state of siege. Troops have been recalled from mameuvers and every square in the city is occupled by soldiers. Infantry with fixed bayomets and cavalry patrols are on guard in Floremce. Six thousand troops in addition to & number of policemen and carboniers have concentfated in the city. Plenty of other soldiers are available should order be dis- turbed. The summer exodus has left the town partly empty and a number of other persons have left, fearing trouble. The regulations have been made more rigid since the strikers have been commit- ting acts of vandalism. All meetings of persons have been prohibited and hun- dreds of persons have been arrested. These measures have frustrated the efforts of the anarchist and socialist elements to profit by the etrike to ‘oment trouble. The tramway operatives and the gas men are among tho! movement. The troops have been ordered, as far as possible, to maintain the.public services Arrangements have been made for fifty tons of bread to be brought daily into Florence from outside thegcity and nobody will be allowed to purchase more than two pounds at a time. The troops are slaugh- tering animals to provide meat. The water supply of the city is assured. Owing to the cutting of the gas: pipes certain por- tions of Florence are now lighted with torches. The cafes are closed. The populace condemns the strike as out of proportion to the small question In- volved. It is estimated that 40,000 men are idle in Florence. The municipal newspapers have ceased to appear as a result of the strike. Certain workmen who were repairing the belfry of the English church, on Minchili street, refused to join the strike. The strik- ein ihrew pelroleum over the board fences surrounding the building and set it on fire, The flames were extinguished before seri- ous damage was done. Numerous arrests were made and the jalls were filled to over- flowing. Large numbers of prisoners have been transterred to neighboring towns. What 1s most feared in Florence is that the strike contagion may spread to Milan, Genoa and other industrial centers. GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 3L—All the employes of the tramway lines of this eity went on strike today because the manage- Twent of the electrical workshops whe ts en American, dismissed forty men employed in the shops and offered them: positions a conductors, It is feared the strike will extend to the men employed on the steam- ers plying on the lake of Geneva. STREET CAR STRIKE IS ON Not a Wheel Turns on Hudson Valley Railway for Lack of Motor- men. SARATOGA, N. Y., Aug. 31.—Not a trol- ley car is moving tonight on the Hudson A strike of the motormen began yesterday. The 200 men out are members of the Troy division of Amalga- mated Assoclation of Street Rallway em- | ployes, which has & membership of 700. SWIM THROUGH LOWER RAPIDS Graham Takes it at Niagara Falls with a Life Preserver and No Result. NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., Aug. 31.—Car- lisle D. Graham swam from the whirlpool below Niagara Falls through the lower rapids to Lewiston this afternoon. Graham made & better swim than he did on Sep- tember 9, 1901, when Maude Willard at- tempted to navigate the upper rapids in Graham's barrel and was suffocated. Gry ham today wore a life preserver about his walst and a neck float. He entered the water at 8:17. The swift running current { whirled the swimmer to the cented of the * stream and for nearly half an hour Graham | battled with the waves. As far the Devil's Hole it appeared comparatively easy for Graham and then he plunged into rough water that masy times kil rom eight. Orily once, however, was he in danger. A current suddenly tossed him toward the shore, dangerously near the big boulder that showed threatentngly above the sur- face. By desperate swimming he just avoided the rock and was carried on down stream. Below the Devil's Hole where the river narrows Graham had another hard battle. For a time he was completely hidden from view and the hundreds of spectators on the bridge and along the banks grew greatly excited. Graham soon appeared In the smoother water, where the river widens and the crowd cheered him heartily. He declined to enter & boat and swam to the shore just below the new trolley bridge. After a rub down Graham said he felt no bad effects from his ha- zardous swim, THEY DECIDE ON BOND ISSUE Stockholders of the Denver, western & Pacific Rallro: to B DENVER, Colo., Aug. 31.—At a special meeting the stockholders of the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific rallroad decided to issue $22,500,000 of fftyeyear 4 per cent first mortgage gold bonds and ratified the contract with the Colorado-Utah Construc- tion company to bulld the road. The con- tract provides that work is to begin Sep- tember 1. Movements of Ocean Vess At New York—Arrived: Glasgow and Movill At Naples—Arrivi s Aug. 31 Astorla, from Cambroman, from , for Genoa. ‘olumbia, from New York, trom Mon- treal and Que r ‘pool, and both proceeded At London—Sailed: Minneapolis, for New York At Hamburg—Arrived: Neko, from San Francisco via Valparaiso, Montevideo and Gla % i, clare that they were promised & reply by Labor day and that they have mot re- cefved one. If they do mot receive it by Tuesday night there may be & strike. Havre. At Lizard—Passed: New York, for London. At Gibraltar—Passed: Lombardis from Genoa and Naples, for New York. Minnetonka, from been | who have joined the | STRIKE BLOWS OVER Btreet Railway Oompany ard Men Get Together and Bettle Differences. COMMITTEE CALLS UPON OFFICIALS Neither Bide Really Anxious te Foros Matters to an Issne, DISCHARGED MEN ARE TO BE REINSTATED New Bchedule of Rums Prepared by Oom- pany is Alse Withdrawn, NO RECOGNITION OF UNION AT PRESENT All Men Will Be on Their Cars as v Today Withont a Griews ance, and Everybody is Happy. | | There will be no strike of the employes | of the Omaha Street Rallway company. At a conference between the officials of the company and a committee of the men yesterday every difficulty was amicably set- tled. The company agreed to reinstate the twelve men who quit their work Saturday rather than withdraw from the new union, {and the new schedule of runs made out to 80 into effect on September 1 was called | back to make provision for placing the reinstated men in thelr old places. Furthermore, the company agreed to rec- ognize the union when two-thirds of its employes become members. At present only 247 out of about 500 employes belong to the unlon. General Manager Smith of the company was seen immediately after the meeting, which was held in the company's general offices, and sald: “Everything was settled amicably.” ‘Then the men will not strike,” ked. “‘No,” sald Mr. Smith, “there is no da ger of that. General Manager Smith, as well as the committees and a large number of em- ployes who congregated at Labor temple, manifested grea’ pleasure over the outcome of the controversy and no one seemed to have any reason for complaint at the re- sult. M was Only One Grievance. The only grievance which the employes had against the company that the company discharged twelve of the car men who had joined the union, become agitators and refused to separate themselves from the union when a choice of doing this and giving up their positions was prosented to them. This grievance led to the demand on the part of the car men that these twelve men be reinstated or a strike would ensue. The sole grievance which the com- pany had against the employes, naturally, was their formation of this union, which the company belleved, or at least feared, would breed dangerous discontent among its men. Immediately after the disposition of the case with the officials a meeting of the ¢ar men's unlon and those interested «du- the settlement was held In Labor temple, where the report of the conference was enthuslastically received. There was such general and unmistakable satisfaction over the outcome that it was entirely evident that the men gained their demards that the twelve men discharged be ’elnstated and the antagonism to the upion with- drawn. While not given out offictally, it was thoroughly understood tuat the union will live and grow so far %s the company is concerned and that th: men turned oft Saturday will be back ra their cars today and thus every possibility of a strike will be done away with Both $idos Change Fron There probably is no doubt that each side to this controversy had reason to feel insecure 1a ite.original position. When the car men first launched their union they were all filled with enthusiasm and many of the older men jolned the movement. Up to a week ago the membership of the union reached 224, and it was heralded on all sides that by the next meeting night, which was Saturday night, the membership would reach 300. But In the meantime the officials got busy, little heart to heart talks between them and some of the employes were held and an undercurrent of appre- hension began to penetrate the councils of the car men, with the reusit that some of those who were the most aggressive in forming the union took & back seat, and when the meeting Saturday night was held a corporal's guard was all that could be mustered. On the other hand the company is sald to bave discovered a mistake in its dras- tic step of discharging the twelve men who refused to desert the union when con- fronted with the officials’ ultimatum. This change of conception, it is sald, was due largely to the fact that some of the old employes who had been opposed to the unfon up to this time took exception to this act of the compan: which they are sald to have looked upon as arbitrary, and avowed their intention then of throwing their Influence and sympathy with the men and the union. All these things taken to- gether are sald to have worked to the mutual advantage of both the men and company and made the settlement possible. Printers Offer Support. At a regular meeting of the typograph- ical union yesterday notice wi received of the discharge of the etreet car em- ployes by the Omaha Street Railway com- pany for no other offense than that they had met and formed a union, the following resolutions were adopted: ‘Wherea: This unfon having reliable in- formation that the Omaha Street Rallwa company has taken upon itself to become the censor of its employes’ conduct and having discharged a number of same for no other offes for the betterment of their condition; Omaba Bireet Hail aha Btreet Rallway company has over- stepped its bounds and that we do mos earnestly condemn itg acts and by 1 dorse the conduct of the employes. Al reminding the Omaha Street l{u{w-y com pany that the best and most clear-sighted employers of American labor have on more the union organization; and, street car officials have shown by’ their action of Saturday that they will not recognize men who have the manhood to organize for thelr mutual pro- tection; therefore, be it Resolved, Thai the Omaha Typo- raphical union No. 10, do hereby extend o the men who are striving for the rights, not only of themselves, but of all men who labor for their dally bréad, our most sincere wishes for their ultimate success in thelr ighteous undertaking; and, be it further egolved, That we ledge them our moral, and, If need be, financial support. Must Have Key to the Code. NEW YORK, Aug. 31.—The Commercial Cable company has sent out the following “The - Portuguese government announces that telegrams in secret language for Loang and Benguela are accepted, subject to the conditions that coples of the codes used be posted with the authorities at those places.