Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 28, 1903, Page 2

Telephones 615-694 Bee, Auguit' ¥, 1908 % PURING JULY AND AUGUST WE CLOSE SATURDAYS AT 1 P. M Autumin - - 3 ress Goods The new Autumn Dress Goods are here—this is the one place to see the newest, freshest weaves from dutumd dress goods so extremel The handsome-all avool zibeline at our “special price”, 50¢ a yard to the Parifian mirror faced zibeline at $4.00 a yard. The new Beot®h ‘mixtures, 50c¢ to $2.25 a _autumn voiles and eolines, from 50¢ to $2.00. The new dainty #ilk WHA"W6ol érepe de chires from $1.00 to $2.00 a yard. Our gpecial value in colored and black broadcloth for tailor gowns dat $1.00 a ynrd,v\mimnt be duplicated for less than $1.25. A look amples are now ready for our out ¢f town shotuld order at once. will tell you moge. customers. You Tuomnrsen, BeLoem 4Ca [¥. M. C. A. Building, Corner Neyer were the y pretty as they are this season. yard, are beauties. The new Sixteenth and Douglas Stg basements all over town. 1 hesitae o put any estimate on the damage, it is so great.” City Hall Saffers, Repairs that are in progress on the roof at the clity hall caused a great destruction of plaster and much inconvenience in the Board of Bducation rooms on. the top floor. The latge -auditorfum, which was refitted and placed ihigood condition this spring, 1s as full of.liquid as a sponge might be, while the assembly room of the boar committee rooms and the secretary’s offics| are soaked. Much of the plaster is ex- pected to fall from. the. celling and walls. The repairs to the copper roof had required the removal' of considerable of the old cov- ering and the precaytionary tarpaulins tafléd to hold back the water. Hig Paplo Rears Up. Beports recefbelt ¥ ¥he courity’ commis- siqners show that the rain worked injury ingthe country outside of Omaha as well as.in the city. Three bridges are reported in ;dangerops, congition. They aye wooden sifuctures, located in the south end of Jefferson précinct over the Big Paplo and the napth-brangh of the west ‘Paplo. Roads 18 Yhe vicinity of Seymour lake are covered wigh water to the depth of a buggy and other plages are described as belng simi- lagly wateglogged. Parks Get Off Easy. Kccordifig to Park Superintendent Adams, the damage to the parks was comparatively Ughit] being estimated at $200. The worst effacts of the heavy rains were found-at Ouftis: Turger Park where much filled nd Was washed away. " Water at/ Auditorfum. *Not only aid the rains prevent the resumptiort of brick and stone work on the Auditoffum, for which il preparations had Been miade, but the water flooded into the enélosed spaces on the east and south of the bullding, where will be the Jement. n:‘x‘l6 and the boller and engine y ‘JAshed around . the retain. hxnhf‘km souli-side O the buflding with ‘considerable force, but the damiugh slight, and will be repaired as soon as fground s dry. RASKA STREAMS;OVERELOW afes. TP = PAPILLION,. Néb., Aug. 27.—(Spectal Tel .)~The Papplo creek is again out of its banks and has flooded the entire lower part of town, The water s still rising, The Union, Pucific track was badly washidd tof bffl!llmpe of 3% ° reat ¢ lagt :1( + lald hers all nighf, but the rack has beéen iMclertly, alred’ for | traing o | “é‘,,g,luwfy. w{":g; foyers the m!. ‘considerado distarfred near Bai 8 4ds are not phssable thére, T e R uble anticipated. ' 5% 53 " Wik Doés M olfim BEAVER ' G17Y, . 'Ne A (Bpecitt * Teley LK Y breog i és o) age’ "in " Behive Cfty 7 u “morn- ing. ["Thé torm ‘goproaghed From the west at ;‘L'g‘oex 3 o8 of 1t struck the wofithb lmmw town. The resi- of Dr. ‘0. "M 5P wak unroofed,’ the were blown out, and the deluge or rumed the furniture, houséd of R. Fietherington, A.'Shal- lenberger, Dr. A. D. Gardner, P. Royce and . Noss wire damaged. ¥ tall chimney on the Methodist Epls- copalfchurch ~was wrecked. The storm tra: ‘edst of town, and the barns at of C. D. Freas wore destroyed . stock injured. uMlings on the Furnas county falr fi-.n blown down. The wind qid | to gtowlng crops. Two and | Ahches df rain has fallen. here in . BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. 27.—Special Tele- gram.)—Telegraphlo communication, which has beerf cut off between this city and Manhatfan, Kan., for the past few days on Unlon Pacifio line on account of tha ‘regent cloudburst'and e'ectrical storm, ‘Was opened today, but trafic on the south ond 1n.d¢ a standstill because of high water. Three tralns which were laid out at Oketo, Kan., the night of the storm, managed to reach Barneston foday. Trains will prob- ably not be running regular before Mon- day. The damage to corn and grain fn shock along the Blue valley by the flood NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. Aug. °7.—(Spe- olgl Telogroum)+A sheavy reinstorm visited Otoe county lastimight the precipitation being 1 dnohes.: During the storm lght- ning -styuck the ‘electrio light wires and the olty.was §n: darkness. FREMONT,: Neb., Aug. 21.—(8pecial)— ‘Within e past . thirty-six hours five inghes ohraln have fallen here and con- wequently everything is soaked, The water filled the wellar of -the Windsor hotel last night axud 4e up to the steps of the bulld- Wy s m was 815 inches. The lightiing struck the houses of Adam Rodel and a Mr. David residing near the city limits, doing con- siderable damage, but injuring no one. All trains on both roads were delayed, those from the Bouth, east and west not arriv- Ing here until late this afternoon. The Black Hills passenger, due here at 6 p. m., is reported twelve hours late The depot bullding at DeSoto station was washed from Its foundation and onto the rallroad track. Fish creék, which caused s0 much damage to crops this spring and last season, is now Righer than at’any previous time this year. The Mar- tin & Nyrre canning factory, which started in on its annual pack last. Monday, was obliged to “shut down for several days. he, (akaar-old son of Theodore Biffer, who lives. on & farm near Cummin City, accoripanfed by his brother, 10 years old, was, returning late last night with the cows from pasture, when they undertook to jump over a small gulch that had been suddenly filled by the heavy rain. The older boy landed safely across, but the smaller one was carrled down into & pool of water about ten feet deep and drowned. FULLERTON, Néb., Aug. 21.—(Special) —This locality was visited yesterday and last night by a very heavy rainfall, &nd it is estimated that several inches of water fell and tho indications are that it will continue raining today. Forced to Abandon Home. SCHUYLER, Neb., Aug. 2%.—(Special Tel- agram.)~The rains of “the present week have caused untold damage to grain in shock and stacks, hay down but not cured sufficiently to put up and that in unsettied sticks, and corn that should have dry weather to mature it Instead of wet to keep it growing. Four inches of water has fallen here sincé Monday and the high stages of water during the wspring are reached neafly everywhere! and' in some places exceeded. Shell and Dry creeks have not had as much water in them in upwards of fifteen years, their waters covering adjacent bottoms, floating away May and grain and surrounding stacks. of ARy~ and grain -that: Wil Ve poiled. Trus man Coman, who lives on Shell creek bot- tom, nine miles aorthwest, had to vacate his home today on 'acdount of the high water, mmofij’ s in, the history ot the coutty ] % soth an occur- rence, that Being ‘atiott” twenty-five years ago at the imé 6f & idlofdbubst farther up the creek valléy, £ v A LAWYERS TALK OF TRUSTS (Continued from Fifst Page.) jcommon control or agreement. Congress can enagt. that any,cerporation or indic vidual who engages in ifiteratite commerce {must ’ furnisis dte servicés’ of - supply’ its {fpods atlower vates wherever by any com- ination, competition, {8 prevented than left free. where competition is Third—1f necessary, the'state itsélf can enter the industrial fibld as a praduter.and 9 force of compatitiqn tq ita for- wne:, Sipterdacy” by becoming itselt'a com- petifof bf great trusts: ¢ ’np-t Apiatise’ followed the veedtiing of Ithe' report. &The fréport 18 signed ‘by” all 'mémBers "ot the' comimitteey: cohsisting" of WhAlter 8. Logan,* Henry Budd, Gardiner Lathrop, ‘George Whitelock and Joha' Mor- gyt Pt ok A resolution was offered by Mr. Busby of ‘Nofth' Carolina providing that the- re- port be reccived and filed, accompanied by @ note that it 'did not express the views of the assoclation. Julge Hammond of Georgla spoke briefly, indorsing the re- port. Willlam L. Royal of Richmond, Va., ot~ fered as a substitute for the report a paper, the essential ideas of which were that ‘the Injury done the public by trusts was through unreal competition, that is, the giving away of goods to destroy weak rivals, or by ‘selling goods below cost for the same purpose. Stop this, he said, and the trust's power for,evil is ended. His remedy was that congress pase & law.es- tablishing, & corporation commission. in each state and territory, having complete authority, on complaint of any person that his rival is trading dishonestly by giving away his goods or selling them below cost, for.the purpose of discharging the com« plaint, to fine the offending corporation to such an extent as will make it offer its €00ds for sale In fact instead of in. pre- tense, if it chooses to enter:into trade, He. found authority for this. act in the commerce clause. and the fourteenth amendment to the constitution, giving congress power by appropriate legislation to suppress and prevent dishonest compe- tition fn trade. There was very animated discussion over % motion to table the report. There was | sreat excitement on_the floor, and finally it was agreed the report should be taken up at the nighe session. At the night session William A. Glasgow of Roanoke, Va., read a paper entitled | “A Dangerous Tendenoy of Legislation."” The paper endeavored to show that state legisiation had a tendency toward pater- nalism and cited many instances in sup- port of his position. At the conclusion of the paper discus- ing: ‘The deMur of the Nye-Schnelder-Fow= ler company offices is also filled and there inia lot of water between the two depots. There have boén no tralns from Omaha overithe Northwestern. Very high water is reported at Arlington and It rose so rapidly there last night that the family of one of the section men. lving just east of the depot had to be taken to a places of safpty. in & poat. The Superior line of dflm’hm 18 4lso reported in baa abape and ajso the Black Hills Upe, Tralns are runping on the Unlon. Pacific. last night and consequently & part of the clty’ was in darkness. Boy Drowned Near Blair. BLAIR, Néb, Aug. 27.—(Special Tele- :m)—jn- worgt electrical storm experl- % _for_ years continued throughdut o night last night with a cortinuous ot faln The precipitation for twenty-four hours endlng this morning Light- | {pterfered with the electric light wires | slon of the report of the committee on commercial law was continued. Finally @ resolution offered by F. N. Judson of Missouri, directing that the report be com- mitted, with instructions to the committee to report remedies for illegdl. combina- tions which threaten commercial inter- course, was adopted. READY | Prot. Langley Will Launeh His Inven- ton Today if Weather is Faveorable, |BIG MRSHIP IS WIDE WATER, Va., Aug. #1.—Prof. Langley said this evening that he could not el just when the big alrship will be laurched, but that he hoped to see it oo cur Friday morning. All preparations have been made for the svent. (Good weather is tho desired condition. Prof. Langley ke- malned tonight at Clifton Beach. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAX RALN IN 10WA IS A DELUGE Heaviest Fall in History of Btate Within Bamé Length of Time %5 WATER SPOUTS Washouts Tie Up Des Moines Roads, While the Whole Country in the feinity of Burlington 18 Under Water, ! ’ IN SEVERAL PLACES * DES MOINES, Aug. 2.—What is be. lieved to have been the heaviest fainfall, considering its area, in the history of the state occurred within the Jast eighteen hours. Prééfpitation of from five té tén inches (s reportel <from a mumber f Idcalities widely separated. The government repar‘ #hows seven and three-quarters inches a Osceola, which was the only point officlally reporting ‘early this morning. s \ In western Iowa severe water spouts are reported, Numerous washouts have practically tied up all trains south and west from Des Moines. The northwestern, Milwaukee and Rock Island tracks are under water this side of Council Blufte. ' Hay stacks were destroved and much stock killed by lightning. The storm was the worst ever known in that vieinity. BURLINGTON, Ia., Aug. 21.—The worst rain of the season fell last night and this morning. The whole country is flooded and streams are out of their banks. Numerous small bridges ure reported out and It is feared much damage has been done to crops by washing out. ONAWA, Ia., Aug. #1.—(Special Tele- gram.)—From 1:30 yesterday morning to 8 o'elock this motning Observer Perkina re- ports 5.35 inches of rain. The day before it rained 115 inches and this morning half an inch, making seven inches so far this week, and there s more in sight. Gentry Broth- ers' show, billed here today, arrived,, but after gotting Its wagons stuck in the Wiud and having much trouble, decided not to sivo any performance. The north end of the bridge across the Little Bjoux river at River Bloux is washsd out badly and trains are having difficulty in crossing. Fears are entertained that the bridge will go out. Several vars of rock have been dumped in today. ‘Washout onm Griswold Branch. ATLANTIC, Ia., Aug. 27.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—The rainfall of 3% inches has sent all the streams in this section of the state out of their -banks and the lowlands are again flooded almost as bad as they were during the deluge early this— Bpring. Tutkey - creek, Troublesome creek and the Nishnabotna river are very high and much damage has been done to property. The Rock Island railroad tracks south and west of this city aré greatly damaged, 600 feet of track being washed out on the Griswold branch, while two other washouts are res ported Between here and Council Bluffs. Raflfond traffc is-almost suspended and what few trains that do move are not run- ning on schedule time. RESTON, "I, Auk.- 2.—(Special Tele- gram.)—A severe electrical storm, accom- panled by a- witerspout, passed over here last night. Ten and one-half inches of water fell in six hours, Cellars were flooded, crops damaged, bridges washed out and iive stock drowned, > A Creston and St. Joseph freight train, with an engine and seventeen cars, was, washed fnto the Platte river. The engineer afid fireman both escaped. The: track was washed out for two miles and rallroad traffic stopped from all directions' but the north, No tratn has reachod ' here for twenty hours. There are washouts and wrécks both east and west. Hay stdcks stock and outbulldings have been destroyed by lightning. . Mother and Children Drowned. NODAWAY, Ia., Aug. 27.—Mrs. Willlam Sanburn and two thildren were drowend here this afternoon and halt a dozen other persons had narrow escapes from the same tate. The waters of the Nodaway rose so rap- 1dly from last night's cloudburst that Mrs. Sanburn took the family to the roof of the house. . This aftefnoon an improvised raft was manned and sent out after the family, which consisted of the father and msther and four children. When the fanilly wis placed on the raft it’ was started tdward the shore, but the,cyrrent wis tod strong and, it, was cqrried into a tree, whers It was overturned, 3 Two, of the men each ook a child and swam to, the ,shqre, half § mile distant, the other men catching the limbs of trees and saving themselves, but the mother and two children were drowned and their bod- les have not yet been recovered. KANSAS CITY IS ALARMED RA in Rivers Missouri Causes Un KANSAS CITY, Aug. 2T.—Unprecedented heavy rains north and west ot Kansas City have caused the Kansas and Missouri riv- ers to rise suddenly to ufiusual heights and the results may prove grave. A bulletin tisued today by the local weather bureau announced that the Kan of Kaw river, would rise from five to seven fest at Kan- #as City In the next forty-elght hours and a rise of equal magnitude, it is stated, I8 coming this way down the Missourl. The fact that the Missour! will fisé also s causing apxiety here, as it ls believed if wiil retard the flow of the Kansas river at the' mouth of the latter stréam and en> danger the temporary bridges, as well a the rallway yards and heavy business in- terests in the west bottoms. Two of the temporary pfle bridges here were cartled 6ut 'by last week's rise and others were damaged. It Is feared that the expected rise may carry out more of them. The cur;!nt is swift and it carries much drift wood. It the bridges go out it would cripple the traffic of the big packing houses and other ostablishments across the Kansas river from here and eut oft communication ex- cept by boat between the two Kangas Citys. The Kansas river here today rose three teet in ten hours and is still rising rapidly. At Lawrence this stream rose four feet during the night, and at Topeka it is also up about four feet. At Manhattan, where the Big Blue emp- ties Into the Kanses, the latter stream h: risen seven feet in the last twenty-four hours. At that point the Blue has broken from Its banks and is cutting Across the country, taking & short course to the Kan- sas river. Many farms are deep under water. At Stockdale, elght miles north of Manhattan, the Blue is slightly higher than during the great June flood. Farmers con- tinue to move thelr stock and household eftects to higher placs Several small washouts are reported on the Union Pacifie east of Manhattan. A seven-foot rise in the rivers at Kansas City may be the climax of the present high water, but the conditions favor more rain in this section. TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 21.—The Kansas river at this place is slowly rising. On ac- count of the heavy rains a rise of five to seven feet is expected by morning. At Manhattan the Blue river is tonlght 16% feet ahove low water mark. The river is overflowing its banks and hundreds of acres of growing crops are rulned and farmers age being driven from their homes. The Union Pacific and Blue Valley tracks are uhder water and eafnot be used to- night, " TO RULE CHINESE PROVINCES ues Ukase Placing Enstern Alexierr, (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) BT. PETERSBURG, Aug. 12.—The follow- Ing s the text of the Imperial ukase plac- ing the Amur district and the Kwang Tung province under General Alexieff, who will Assume the title of imperial lieutenant of these territori . In view of the complex problems of ad- ministration in the Orlental districts of the empire, we have found It necessary 10 in- stitute'a power fitted to assure the peace- ful development of the country And satisfy the urgent local needs. Having, therefore, deemed proper that the Amur and Kwan Tung territories should form hencefort ShiCal lisutenancy, we order as tollows: rauly, our lleutenant In the far east is investsd' with supreme power in all mat- tefs appertaining to the oivil adminisiras tion of the country entrusted to him and this administration is removed from the jurisdictior, of the ministries. On the im- perial lietenant is also conferred supreme power with respeot to the maintenance of order and security within the zohe of the Chinese Bastern raiiroad, as well as_the care of providing for the needs of the Rus- an_population In the possessions and bor- deging on the imperial lieutenancy. condly, until the promulgamation of A law dealing with the administration of the far eastern territorjes, the limits of the imperial lleutenant's powers, " rights and obligations with regard to the higher institutions ‘a8 well as the 1oeal inatitu- tions, shall be determined in accordance with' the general principles set forth 4n the tmpepial vescript of January 30, 18, issued or the occasion of the institution of & lleutenancy for the Caucasus. The institutions and functionaries of the state, placed under the mperial leutenant, may enter into relation with the ministries and goneral \wdministrations solely througly the medium of the imperial lieutenant. Thirdly, diplomatic negotiations regard- tng the ‘affalrs of thess territories with nelghDoring states are piaced in the hands of the imperial lieutenant in the far east. Fourthly, the imperial lleutenant Is en: trusted with the ‘command of the naval forces In the Pacific and all the troops stationed in.the territory placed under his Jurisdiction. Fifthly, in brder that the measures taken by the supérior authorities in the far east may accord with the views of the gentral power and the acts of ministers there shall be intituted under our presidency a special committes composed of persons whom our confidence will call to these functions. gixthly, our aide de cafmy, General Alex- feff, whom we appoint at the same time chargel develop for the them to our lleutenant in the far east, is in developipg our Indications,’ to Measures for tha administration far casterf territories and submit our approval. Tne Fullng senate {5 charged with ths provision of what ls necessary for the ex- ution of the foregoing. " i3 NICHOLAS. (Bigned) LT ITALIAN - ARMY MANEUVERS Trieste Citisens Make Demonstration in Fienor of King and Queen on Frontler, ROME, Aug. 2Z.—The king and queen today arrived at Udine, the chiet town on the eastern frontler, sixty miles north- east of Venice, for the Grand Army ma- neuvers. They met with an enthuslastic reception, the significance of which was heightened by many Inhabitants of the Itallan provinces still subject to Austria, who, with flags, flowers and leaflets, demon- strated in, fayor of a union of the Trieste proyince with Italy, Cries were ralsed of “Long live Italtan Trieste!” while & num- ber of women from the Austrian towns came specially to Udine and surrounding tlie earriage. of the king cried: “Long live Vietor, the Jord of Trieste!” and “Long liva our liberator kin Marshal von Steininger has been sent ex- pressly by the Austrian emperor to present his homage to his ally on his arrival on the' frontier 8¢ the Atstro-Hungarian em- pif®, A ruimor‘is current that Marshal von Bteininger has also been entrusted to ne- gotiate a visit of Bmperor Francis Joseph to Rome: P ————— WANTS AN UNBIASED REPORT (Contiriued from First Page.) fied. instructions to the commissioner in charge ot the Alaskan:exhibit at, tho Lou- isiana Purchase exposition. They direct that the exhibit shall not be in the in- terest of mny partioular business or en- terprise or of one section of the terrl- tory againsy another or of one class of people .as . against another, but must be arranged alang broad lines, 'lludtrating the products, resources and industries of all sections and all people. Adds to Forest Reserve. The, commiseloner of the general land office has withdrawn from entry for forest reserve purposes the following lamd in South Dakota: 23,640 acres at Cave Hill, 63,760 acres at Slim Buttes, and 18,920 acres at Short Pine Hills. No Reference to Miller Case. Public Printer Palmer today made the statement that the order for the taking of the oath of alleglance by all employes of the government printing office was neither directly nor indirectly the result of the controversy between the bookbind- ers' union and Assistant Foreman Miller. VAST SWINDLING SCHEME Detectives Arrest Men Charged with Vigtimising Merchants of the Country. LOUIBVILLE, Aug. 21.—A Yfake direc- tory" swindle of natlonal proportions and by means of which $1,000,000 has been takeh from merchants, bankers, etc., all over the country, fs alleged by the local detectives as the ground for the arrest of Jacob W. Gelst. Gelst, who claimed to represent the Na- tional Gaszetteer of New York and Chicago, was taken Into custody here today, charged with having obtained money by false pre. tenses from five local firms. According to the officers the men go 1o merchants to solieit advertising in & na tional business directory and rating book. A bona fide order signed by the merchant fs raised in amount and so changed as to provide for payment at a date before de- livery of the directory and advertisement. It the merchant refuses he is persuaded to sign a blank application for a sample copy, which later appears as a contract for payment over the victims signature. It is sald that many merchants have pald rather than betome involved in legal AiM- oulties. The officers claim the scheme is being” worked all ‘over the: United -States and Europe with a eentral office where the papers are altered by means of acids and printing appliances. WILL 'RETIRE FROM WORLD Daug! of General Sturgis to Enter Catholie Convent at George- town 8T. PAUL, Aug. #1.—Miss Mary Tyler Sturgis, a well known young soclety woman of this city, will enter the convent of Georgetown, D. C., tomorrow to take the vows of a novitate)\ Miss Sturgls is the daughiter of General 8. D. Sturgis, one of the heroes of the civil war and is a sister of Colonel Samuel L. Sturgis, U. 8. A Another brother was killed while serving with Ouster. AW After Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oll 18 ap- plied. Relieves pain instantly and heals at the same time. For mah or beast. Price, %¢. AUGUST 28 RELIANCE COMES 1§ FIRST Winner Fails to Oover Oourse Intide of the Time Limit. FOURTH RACE ENDS WITHOUT RESULT Cup Delender Shows Superiority in Every Way in the Light Wind Which Prevalled During the Race, The summary: Start. A1 IR TET) Turn, 1:06:10 PRI Rellance .. Bhamrock Ili.. . *Did not finish, 88145 NEW YORK, Aug. 2I.—With Reliance less than ' third of & mile from the finish and Shamrock 11l hull-down on the horizon, fully two miles astern of the gallant de- tender, the fourth race of the present series for the America's cup today was declared oft because of the expiration of the tlme limit of five and one-half hours, us hap- pened on Thursday last. Although ofclally it was no race the defeat administeréd to the challenget was €0 ignominious that what ever lingering hope remained In the breasts of tlie friends of Sir Thomas' boat vanished. Rellance's victory was in overy way more decisive than that of last Batur- day. Shamrock was outsailed, outpolnted and outfooted from start to finish. Rellance beat Shamrock hopelessly in the work fifteen miles to windward, rounding the outer mark twelve minutes and thirty seconds ahead of 1t, &' gain In Agtual time of eleven minutes and twenty-nine scconds. Down the wind it steadily increased its lead. The real Interedt of the day was not against Shamrock, but was fn the exciting struggle of Rellance In the last half hour to reach the finish line before the regatta committes fired the gun which should an- nounce the éxpiration of the time llnit. Shamrock Badly Handled. Had ‘Rellance finished fifteen minutes earlier than it did it would have been three stralght wins for the defender, and Sham- rock would have gone back to England one of the most disastrously defeated chal- lengers in the history of the cup contests. Fully as discouraging as the sailing quali- ties displayed by the challenger was the manner In which it was handled. The Yankee skipper not only out-maneuvered his rival in the spectacular battle for his positibn at the start,’ which he has done every time they have met, but, worse still for the downhcarted supporters of Sham- rock, Captain Wringe repeated his blun- der of Tuesday. He crossed the line in the wake of Rellance with a handicap of sixty-one of the preclous seconds for which Designer Fife has sacrificed to much in sailspread for time allowance. Both boats, it is true, went over in the smoke of the handicap gun, but where both are handi- capped, it is only the sternmost craft which actually suffered. New Flag on Ocean. It was not a pleasant day on the water, and the observation fleet, which put out 1o sea to- witness the race, was hardly more than half as large as on the preceding days. It was notable for a strange flag on the ocean, the combination of the French and Spanish colors of the 8t. Louls exposition, flying from the peak of ihe stéeam yacht Reva. There was a chill in the atmosphere. Low, wect clouds ‘shut out the sky and the mist wreaths on the sea made every: thing look ghost-like and indistinct, The dark water of the otean was as smooth as a floor andl & lght breeze of about four knots blew out of thé southwest. Tl courge was laid fifteen miles dead into ‘the wind and. return. .. . D At the end of. tne first hour Shamrock was -beaten and the iuterest waned. After_rounding, the float for the run home and settling big ballooners, the wind which had strengthened to six or seven knote. on.the beat, died down. and . the towering clouds of -eanvas drifted lazily down an ocean lane a mile wide between the two .divisions of the- excursion. fleet. Reliauce Good fn Light Wind, Even fi light alr it was astonishing how the defender slipped through the piacid reak. ‘'With the' geiitle breeze distending thé surface of 'fts pure white sails and its stern crowded with bars to hold its head up, It “moved along, gs serenely and peacefully ‘as”it (n a dreamless sleep. Yet the ‘kap betwedn 1t and the challenger steadily « widened <until two miles sepas rated them, . Hadf au. hoyr. from home when the spectators had 4bandoned - any idea that the finish line, cquld be. teached . in time, the wind suddenly freshened and Rellance dame bowling down at a merry clip. But the wind had come too late and when still a few hundred yards from home the gun on the. tug Navigator boomed across . the water. The excursion boats held on until. Reliance crossed the line to give it a rousing welcome and then scam- pered for New York. Sir Thomas, who heretofore, has always followed his gham- plon Into_the- Hook, .sent his steam yacht Erin ahead at full speed as if to drown out the memory of the Inglorious licking he got today. The next race, which will be 1iké the one attempted today, fifteen miles to lee- ward or windward and return, will be iled on Saturday. Defeat for Boat and Skipper, Not only Shamrock III, . but Captain ringe, whom 8ir Thomas Lipton had pro- nounced the best racing skipper in Great Britdin at getting his boat over the start- ing line, was defeated today. The prelim- inary jockeying and stqrt was the prettiost exhibition of #kill and"seamanship in the seri It wds a gontest for the windward position. Only once did Captain Barr loge it and then he promptly regained it. For fifteen minutes preceding the start he held the British boat tucked neatly under the lee wing of the defender, despite Captain Wringe's best éfforts to clear his boat When it was over and the boats slipped across the line Barr had & splendid victory to his credit, The wind, which was from the southeast and blowing at four knots, was just dimpling the smooth sea when the committee tug flew the course signal indicating a fifteen-mile beat to windward and run home, When the préparatory gun sounded at 10:46 the racers were salling parallel to the starting line and to windward. of it with Reliance to the windward, where Barr wanted It. At the end of the line Shamrock luffed and tried to force Barr about, but the Yankee would not yfeld and Wringe had to fill up and go away. Shamrock soon dropped Back and luffed to windward of Rellance. That was the only time Barr was caught to léeward, Barr Makes Go Luffing hard he safled’a circle around the challanger, blanketed it as the starting gun sounded, and bore off under the stern of the lightship and luffed across the liné with a handicap of forty-one seconds. Shamrook 111 followed, handicapped by one minute and forty-two seconds, one minute and ore second of which "was dead lovs. The official starting- time for both boats was 11:02, but their actual start as timed by the regatta committee wa, Rellance, 11:02:41; Shgmrock 111, 11:08:42. Captain Wrings had lost the best part of his. time allowance. Rellance leading by about 800 yards. s the line they held the port tack & few minutes and them went about headed eastward. ‘Rellance was a good bit up to windward and hanging on to its wind- ward position, while Shamrock I tried to make up‘for It Uy ‘fovling the faster. In the hext tick, twenty-five minutes after the start, Shamrock had lost ground, and a8 they laid About' the same course was ‘hout & quarter of ‘s mifle Asterr of the Amerioari crdft. The bokts were heeling gently, slipping along at a - remarkable pace, cortsfdering-how light the air was, and foot by foot Rellance was working away from its rival Rellance Shows Sup tey. Barring accidents or flrke the ‘race had beea won at 12:2 when the red lightship was not more than Gve miles ales, and Rellance three-quarters,of a mile dead to windward and persistently outpointing Sir Thomas Lipton's forlorn hope. Ten min- utes later, when about six miles of ihe course had been covered, Rellance tacked, but as Shamrock III kept on, promptly wont about again. Then Shamrgek 111 went about And Relfance followed. Barr was unwilling to spiit tacks, as he had Shamrock beaten and only needed to hold it whefe it was. At 1:02, when the tufning mark was rising above the horizon five miles away, Rellance appeared to be a good mile ahead of Shamrock 111 andegaining. Both boats began to make short hitchea for the mark, Shamrock 111 following suit whenever R llance went about. Three legs brought Re- liance within a few hundred yards of the turn at 1:46 where it laid a straight course for the mark. As it went about Shamrock III was coming on at & slow pace in a soft wind. The Ume at the turn was: Rellance, 1:66:10; Bhamrock IIT, 2:07:40. It was evi- dent that the yachts were covering about five miles an hour. Little Hope for a Race. They had been three hours in beating fifteen miles and unless the wind should freshen there was small prospect of their covering the fifteen miles home in the hour and o half remaining. Once head- Ing homeward balloon jib topsalls were broken out and spinnakers set to port on both. They dawdied along in exasperating fashion while an hour slipped away. Not a change took place on elther of the yachts, nor did there seem to be any relative dif- ference In thelr positions. Rellance was losing its race against time, and at 4 p. m. had little hope of getting across the lihe by 4:32, when the time limit of five and one-half Hours would expire. The de- fender was six miles from the fnish when its salls felt a slight wind from the south- west. Its spinnaker was smothered and it lald a reach homeward. Hope revived only to be dashed. Five minutes afterward when the wind again backed to the south- east, Its spinhaker was again set. The wind freshened a bit as the defender neared the line. It was still a quarter of a mile distant from the line when the navigator gave notice that the race was off. Rellance kept on and crossed at 4:88:45, six minutes and forty-five seconds behind the time limit. Meantime Shamrock III had caught a freshening southwest breeze, taken in Its spinnaker and was reaching for the line at a better clip than at any time during the race, but when the finish gun was fired the challenger began to take in salls and before It reached the lightship was carrying nothing but a bal- loon §ib topsall. It did not cross the finish TAKES PRESIDENT TO TASK Lutheran Comference Objects to O Death of Pope Leo. UTICA, N. Y., Aug. #1.—The New York and New England Ministerial conference of the Evangelical Lutheran synod of Mis- sourl, Ohlo and other states, in wession here, adopted the following resolutions: Wherehs, the spirit of our Ameriean in- stitutions and the very letter of the con- Btitution of the United States and its amendments demand a clear separation of the church and state. Whereas, the principles always upheld by the Roman papacy are diametrically op- posed to thess our governmental prinef- ples, and were mainfained by ILeo XIII 88 consistently as by any of his predéces- Bore, a8 appears from his encyelicals. Whereas, it is clear that the president in oMcially sending condolences to the papal secretary of state on the oeath of Leo XIIT and other officiale in similarly paying their respects have taken it upon themselves, without any authorization whatsoever, to speak In behalf of all Christianity of this country, without distinction of bonfession, and have thereby and actually and pracs tically denied the aforesaid governmental principles, for. which the fathers of our country bled and- dled, abused their office. and violated the trust and confidence fe- posed in_them by the people. Be 1t Resolved, Thal we. satisfied that In this we are volcing the sentiment of all loyal Americans, do most earnestly and emphatically protest agalngt any action taken by the president and other publia officials with reference to the demise of the late pope wheraby they accorded off- elal recognition to the papacy, and fur. thermore we protest agninst any act of move on the part of government ofelale, high or low, irrespective of party amlia- tions, whereby the traditional lines Sep- arating churah and state might be oblit- erated and the very pillare on which rest the glorious liberties of this country be shaken. Coples of these resolutions slgned by the committes were sent to President Rooms- velt and Becretary Hay SAYS HE BLEW UP BRIDGE Spokane Man Arrested at Missoula, Montana, Makes Confession to ome BUTTE, Mont, Aug. 27.—A dispatch to the Inter-Mountain from Missoula &ays that Sam Cohen, a middle aged man who says he {s from Bpokane, confessed today that he blew up the Northern Paclfio bridge at Livingston last month. Whon ar- rested yesterday near Arlee he was trying to buy dynamite. Cohen says it is his mls- sion on earth to correct certain evils and destroy raflroads wh'@W, ho says, are trusts, Trolley Oar Collides with Truak. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 27.-Wi running to a fire in the west bottoms tod a hook and ladder truck was struck by W& \ trolley car. Three firemen and two pas- sengers were hurt. The injuries of the passengers were slight. The following fire- men were injured: John O'Rellly, face cut; John Redmond, back sprained; Bryant Fitsgerald, arm’ sprained and ouf. = line. Owners Talk of Fluke, SANDY HOOK, N. Y. Aug. 21.—Both boats came up quickly to the Hook after the faillure to finish and took up their anchorages. Sir Thomis, speaking of to- days affalr, said: “I am willing to repeat what I sald this morning. 1 still' have hope, slight though it is. Let us hope for a spanking good breeze. Saturday. - I called my friends around me this afternoon and was about to express my, resret at my fallure when I happened to look at my watch. Then I reserved decision, and 1 may never have to. make the speech. Mr. Iselin and Captain Barr declined to talk, except that My, Isolin regretted that the wind was not. sufficlent to bring the boats in on time, ‘Want to Contest at Home, GLASGOW, Aug. 27.—In yachting circles here up to the présent nothing definite has been done concerning the proposal to offer an international cup for competition In British waters and to Invite Americans to compete. Such a project, however, has been under discussion. CHAFFEE TELLS OF WAR GAME Commander’ Makes of Forces Report Departmen of Defense to War WASHINGTON, . Aug. 21.—The following ispatch was received today at ‘the War department from General Chaffee: FORT PREBLE, Me., Aug. 2.—Last even- ing the énemy's fleet ‘was off Small point, moving southw At 1 a. m. a torpedd boat _attempted to cut the cable near Fort Teavitt_and was destroyed. The fleet wa. then off the entrance to the harbor an within range. The enemy enigred appar- ently to destroy searchlight and raige-find- ing statiol ‘ollowing th up with the destruction of the forts and bombardment of the city. 'The battleships Kearsarge ‘Alabama and Illinols p in by Leavit Williams and Preble, while the other ships and torpedo boats wént up Hussey channel, All wero put out of action by the fire of the forts and mine flelds, Colonel Mills and his officers are active, zealous and enthuslastic. Tha fire control system and all materigl are working effec: tively. An attempt of the enemy to land on Long island was repulsed. A feint was made to land off Jordan's poini. The fleet {s now In Luckey sound and preparing for another phase. IDE TO BE VICE GOVERNOR st Announces Successor Luke E. Wright, Who Takes Governor Tatt's Place. OYSTER BAY, Aug. 21.—President Roose- velt announced tonight that Henry Ide, at present a member of the Philip- pine commission would be designated as vice governor of the Philippines in succes- sion to Luke E. Wright when the latter assumes the office. of governor general Mr. 1de has been a member of the com- mission for several years and is held in high esteem by the president and the offi- clals of the War department. The presi- dent has selected a man to flll the vacancy made In the personnel of the commls- slon and has proffered the commissioner- ship to him. No answer to the offer has been recelved, however, and until this is at hand the name of the man pelected will not be .known. PHYSICIANS UNDER ARREST St. Louis Doctors Charged with Rob- bing City Institution of Drugs and Instra 8T. LOUIS, Aug. #1.—-Dr. Emanual Ur- ban, & physiclan at the poorhouse, and Dr. T. ¥, Knapp, formerly physician at the fe- male hospital, were arrested today by Bpe- clal Ofcer Durney of the health depart- ment. They are charged with stealing drugs from the poorhouse drug store and are held at the Four Courts until a further investi- gation ls made, and until another physician at the poorhouse is arrested For some. time appliances and expensive drugs bave been missing from the poor- house. Requisitions for drugs and. instru- ments which were not used at the institu- tion have been sent to Health Commi sioner Bimon. He noticed this and began an investigation Henator Hanna is Better. CLEVBLAND. 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