THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
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TERMS: $125 IN ADVANCE.
NORTH PLATTE,
NEBRASKA.
BRIEF TELEGRAMS. J
Paul Alexis, the Ficnch novelist, Is
dead.
The broom trust will ralso prices 2G
to GO cents per dozen.
' Acting Adjutant General Warren lias
received a cable announcing tho death
of Major William E. Almy, Porto III
can regiment nt San Juan, from appen
dicitis. Pcoplo who aro In clone association
with Mr. Krugcr say that up to tho
present It has not boon decided that
tho Doer statesman will visit the Unit
ed States.
Bishop John Moore was burled at St.
Augustine, Fin. The funeral was large
ly attended and dignitaries . of the
church from all over tho United States
wcro present.
Prussian officials tako seriously tho
statement from St. Petersburg that
Russia will forbid Russian farm labor
ers to cross tho frontier for summer
work In Prussia.
Commander William Swift, com
manding tho gunboat Yorktown, has
been ordered to relieve Commandor
Scaton Schroedcr on naval governor of
the Island of Quam,
Tho bureau of admissions nnnounccs
tho attendanco at tho Pan-American
exposition at IJuffalo during tho first
thrco months ending nt midnight on
July 31 as 2,724,908.
Former Congressman Mount Is not
critically 111. Ho received n slight
touch of paralysis somo days ago, af-
fectlng tho muscles of his faco and
limbs, but ho Is steadily Improving.
Myron A. Dcckor, a well known Now
York plnno manufacturer, is dead, aged
83. Mr. Decker was born In tho Cats-
kills and began tho manufacture of
pianos in Now York about forty yearn
ago.
Tho navy department is about to es
tablish a private school for children on
tho Samoan Island of Tutulla. Tho
naval commander, Chaplain Tllloy, lion
mado an urgent recommendation to
this effect.
At Marlln, Tox., Porter Snwyor, aged
18, shot and killed his father and was
ovcrcomo by heat whllo trying to os
capo and died. Tho boy in said to havo
becomo angry nt his father for whip-
DlnC a horse.
Tho president has commuted to llfo
Imprisonment tho sontenco of death
pronounced by court martial upon
James W. Allen, prlvato, Company F,
Forty-sixth infantry. Allen was con
victed of rapo at Humlngan, Luzon.
Tho Cincinnati Prlco Current In its
weekly review of tho crop situation
Bays: "Important relief to corn by
rains, but indications not abovo CO per
cent, or 1,500,000,000 bushels'. Wheat
threshing maintaining expectations."
Court martlals aro tp bo held .In Ma
nila on Lieutenant Preston Brown and
Captain Francis P, Fremont, Second
infantry. Tho nontenant Is accused of
killing a natlvo who refused to recover
tho body of a soldier from the river.
Dr. Henry B. Horlbeck, for many
years health officer of Charleston, S.
C is dead. Ho was a confederate sur
geon or amiiiy, a lormor presuiem or
the American Medical association and
nn eminent aiunomy uu yenuw levor.
The weeKiy crop report snows mat
in me great corn siaics law corn
and, fortunately, a much larger pro-
tinal I ft M IlinM tmlinl r W lliln t rt Swrr
VU.UUU .. ui w..o ,...
was planted lato-has oxporlonced a
general and In somo ensca a decided
improvement, but tho early corn has
boen practically ruined.
Henry C. Payno, tho Wisconsin mom
bcr of tho republican nutlnnal commit'
tee, Is dangerously 111 In Berlin.
Shares In somo of tho Texas c-tl com
panies aro selling us low ns G cents
oneh. with a snlondld ehnnco of losintr
ovon that amount.
Tho comptroller of tho currency has
authorized tho First National bank of
Dysart, In., to begin business with n
capital of $50,000.
President McKlnley lias sent tho fot
lowing message to Emperor William of
Germany on tho death of his mother:
"I loam with deep Borrow of tho death
of your majesty's beloved mother, tho
dowager empress and Queen Frederick
Her uoblo qualities havo endeared her
memory to tho American people, In
vliouo name and In my own I tender to
your xunjeaty heartfolt condolence."
Wnll ntrnnt Ir urnntlv nlnrmnd nt M,n
waawv O w"""r H r1rf
loss of tho coarse grain crops and its
probable effect on tho railroads.
Tho president has mado tho follow
Ing appointments In tho navy: William
P. White, lieutenant commander; Al
fred A. Pratt, lieutenant.
An offor of $25,000, mado by H. M.
Hannn, president of the Clove
land Driving association, for Elcata
(2:08?4). who won tho M. & M. stakes
at Detroit, was refused by tho Uo,
Frank Jones of Portsmouth, N. 1
owner of tho mure.
T, Dabnoy Marshall, recently pardon'
ed by Governor Longtno of Mississippi
trnm aarvlntr n llfn cnfifminn In t.
state prison for the killing of Dlnklns1,
hi announced his cundldacy to sucr
ceed Judge 'Anderson as representative
tn fha 1.iVAf tinnan -J
rn
Jola Winters, Former Employo of th(
Shelby Co., Under Arrest.
DETECTIVES HAVE SOME EVIDENCf
Cap, Z.atli ntitl Tucks Fnnntl In Timnn'
Under the Smelter Correspond Will
Winter' Cabin Content. These Thlngi
Ho Will Have to Explain.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9.-Cnptalt
8oymour of tho local detective forct
has disclosed tho Identity of the mar
whom the pollco department has lo
custody on suspicion of being Implicat
ed In tho robbery of $280,000 worth ol
gold bullion from tho Sclby Smcltci
works at Vallcjo Junction. Tho sus
pect Is John Winters, 37 yearn old, a
formor employo of tho smelting corn'
pany. Captain Seymour also outlined
tho evidence on which Winters is being
held as follows:
"A man's cap, which was found in
tho railroad tunnel hist Tuesday morn
ing, has been positively Identified ns n
head-covering worn by Winters, and
to strengthen this fact Micro is the
further ono that tho suspect has been
wearing a now cap ever since the time
of tho robbery. Ho explains his loss
of tho old ono by saying that it blew
nway.
Tho cover of tho tunnel excavated
by tho thieves was constructed ol
laths, upon which some cloth was fast-
cnod with tacks of n peculiar pattern,
find tacks similar to theso wero found
today In Winter's cabin. Portions ol
laths similar to thoso composing the
framework of tho cover havo been
found nt tho Bamo plnco.
"A pistol owned by Winters and
found in his cabin is covered with
mud. which corresponds exactly with
tho earth taken from tho tunnel.
..n tho tunnoi woro foun(1 B0VCral
, nn(,llllnr phnUr wi,ih hn.l
been used to smother the grinding
sound mado by tho drill by which the
fioorplatcn had been bored, and pieces
of chnlk exactly liko them wcro found
in Winter's residence. In tho cabin
was also found an lmplemont designed
to cut gusplpo, a small electric battery
and tiny electric bulb, tho lnttcr being
covered with dirt similar to that in
tho tunnoi under tho vault. Wlntors
natl bcon B(-'en lttto ftt HGht ,n tho
vicinity of tho railroad tunnoi six or
seven times by porsons who had occn-
Blon to pass that way."
Winters stoutly claims that ho knows
nothing whatovor about tho robbery.
Tho theory upon which tho dotoctlvo3
nro now working on is that tho robbery
was executed by ono man only. It is
thought that tho two bars of gold
found nt tho water's odgo wcro placed
thcro designedly for tho purpose of
creating tho impression that tho gold
had bcon carried away in a boat. Oh
thin hypothesis a strict search Is being
mado near tho vicinity of' tho robbory
for tho stolen gold.
TO INVESTIGATE MARKETS.
Agricultural Department Will Guarantee
Salei to Dealer),
WASHINGTON, Aug. O.Mr. Trace
well, tho comntrollor of thn treasury
, ttoP t HOcrn,nrv , .,..
inn hoJd Umt tho AgrlcuUurtt, dopftrt.
mcnt may ng flUgKC8tcd ontor ,nto com,
narfttivo estimate with deair, of fn.it
wncroby ,ho K0vernmont shall ciinrnn
(oo to thom n tlofln,to Mt foi
I a
ucrcnB0 on fruU ku(, nn(, s,ppC(j
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promologist of the department through
tho ordinary channols of trado.
Tho purpose of tho department Is to
Investigate tho foreign market condl
tlon with tho vlow of increasing tho
American sales In Europe Undor th
proposed nrrnngomont tho oxpartjr
wouW rccolvo tho nct Proceeds of sales,
K"" "u"u" uuuucung
la ll .-.!. . I
,K"1 n"u r tll nct
rot"rn. ouW bo less than tho guar-
iiiuccti nmouni mo iiirroroiy.o between
tho nct proceeds released and tho guar
anteed return would bo paid tho ex
porter out of tho appropriation for
"pomologlcnl lnvestlgat'ons."
Shot by n'Woinnn.
DENVER, Aurv 9. Mrs. Philip
Hitchcock, wlfo.uf a prominent rail
road man, shot' and sorlously wounded
Jic W. Rf borta nnd his wlfo In
t,,0,r candy tore on Slxtoonth street.
T0 WOmilU WIS BllOt Itl tllO fUCO and
tho man received two bullets, ono in
the mlddh of tho forehead. It was at
first thought tho man was killed, but
at tho "ospltnl bo revived and tho
physijlaiiB hope for tho recovery of
both.
More titcnineri Far Krnlt.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 8. At a
'timet I n C of liifltieiittnl mnrohnntH nntl
roprcsentntlvo fruit growers today tho
preliminary stops woro taken for tho
formation of a company with a capital
of. $200,000 to establish n lino of fruit
steamers between Jamaica and Amer
ican ports, not named. This action
waB taken In consequence of the groat
Biipply of fruit, which cannot bo ban
died by tho lines trading with tho
United States nnd Europe
mm
THE " LAST FROM M'ARTIIUn.
War Department Itocelves Iteport of Af-
tntmm In I.. tl. 1 1 1 - ..I ..
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. The annual
report of Major General MacArthur,
dated July 1, 1901, the day ho relin
quished command of tho Philippines,
hns bcon received nt tho War depart
ment. Tho period covered by tho re
port is fromjDctobor 1, 1000, when tho
Inst report from General MacArthur
was dated. Ho says: "With tho dls-
bandmcnt of the Insurgents' field nr-
micfl tho Filipinos organized desperate
reslstanco by banding the pcoplo to
gether in support of tho guerrillas.
Thin was carled out by means of secret
committees which collected contribu
tions, inflicted punishments and car
ried on a considerable opposition to
tho Americans." General MacArthur
says ho hopes tho policy adopted will,
in time, conciliate, the natives and
mako them friendly to tho United
States. Tho education of tho people
in times past mado them suspicious
of nny governmental beneflcenco and
they evidently looked upon tho lenient
attitude- of tho United States ns indi
cating weakness. Genoral MacArthur
says tho proclamation Issued on De
cember 20 firmly declaring tho inten
tion of tho United States to hold tho
islands and havo tho laws obeyed had
a good effect and tho secret reslstanco.
was much abated.
Genoral MacArthur gives the follow
ing statistics from May G, 1900, to Juno
30, 1901 (during which time there wero
1.0G2 contacts between American
troops and Insurgents), which show
tho casualties on both sides:
Americans Killed, 246; wounded,
490; captured, 118; missing, 20.
Insurgents Killed 284; wounded,
1,193; captured, C.G72; surrendered, 23,-
090.
During tho snmo period the follow
ing material waB captured or surren
dered from tho Insurgents: Rlflles, 1G,-
C93; ammunition, 29G,3CG rounds; re
volvers, 8C8; bolos, 3.G16; cannon, 122;
cannon ammunition, 10,270 rounds.
FACTS ABOUT CUMMINS.
I Ono of the Itepronentntlve Republicans
or Intnl.
DES MOINES, la., Aug. 9. A. B.
Cummins of Dch Moines, who was
nominated at tho republican stato
convention, Is one of Iown'n repre
sentative men.
Born in Greene county, Pennsylva
nia, Gl years of, of Scotch-Irish pnront-
ugo, ho worked his way through tho
common schools and tho Wnynesburg
academy, and then, when his educa
tion was completed, followed the. ad
vlco of Groeley und camo west.
It was In 18C9 that ho located In
Elekador, In Clayton county, Iown,
and thero secured a clerkship in tho
recorder's ofllco. Somo tlmo after
ward ho engaged in carpentering and
still Inter ho was express messenger.
'In 1871 Cummins went to Indiana
and was deputy surveyor of Allen
county, a short tlmo afterward becom
ing division engineer of tho Cincin
nati, Richmond & Fort Wayno rail
road. At tho ago of 23 Cummins de
ckled to study law, and two years
later was admitted to tho bar in Chi
cago.
NO CHANCE FOR MEDIATION.
'Frlteo Striken Want All Demnndi Met,
or Mothln.ii
SAN FRANCISCCCft., Aug. 9.
Tho strlko sltur.'ion Is practically un
changed. Governor Gago has not
been asked to act as mediator, though
ho is willing to do what ho can to
sottlo tho trouble- by arbitration. Tho
City Federation has extended tho
strlVo so as to Include tho ports of
B'jnccla and Redwood City. Tho San
Francisco board of trado has under
tnlcen tho task of enlisting nil tho re
tall dealers' associations of tho city
In n united effort to bring about a
compromise.
Tho labor leaders, however, state
that tho struggle la not likely to bo
ended for somo time. A mass meet
tng to consider the situation has been
called for tomorrow night.
Col. llreathltt Dead.
MARSHALL, Mo., Aug. 9. Colonel
Cardwoll Breathitt d.cd suddenly nt
his homo near Nelson yestcrdny, aged
82. He was a son of Governor John
Breathitt of Kentucky and father of
John B. Breathitt, formor railroad
commissioner.
Iown I'lrin llankrupt.
DUBUQUE, Iu., Aug. 9. J.
Llndomnn & Co. of Lime Springs havo
filed a petition In bankruptcy. The
liabilities aro $40,000 nnd tho assets
$0,000.
Itiioarvvlt ! Overituylne;,
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug.
9. Vlco President Roosovolt and par
ty who loft Colorado Springs Monday
afternoon for a horseback rldo nnd
coyote hunt through tho southeastern
pnrt of El Paso county and wero to
have been back this afternoon has not
been heard from. This Is taken to
menn that they nro having nn enjoy
able and successful hunt. The pro
posed trip to tho Crlpplo Creek dlB
trlct haB been postponed until Friday,
STRIKE SO PAR IS EVEN
Glow of Wednesday Fipds Each Bide
With Something Gained.
THE NEWCASTLE PLANT IS CLOSED
Manufacturer Retaliate by Ilrcnklne
Strike nt the Clark Mills Ilotli Shaf
fer and Schwab Say that the Other
Unit Flnt Saggest l'cnce.
FITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 8. In tho
big- steel strike honors are oven in
this section tonight. The Amalga
mated association succeeded In closing
down the big steel plant at Newcas
tle and tho manufacturers partially
broke tho strlko at tho Clark mill in
this city. Neither sldo Is exulting,
nor is thcro nny expression of dis
couragement.
Up to this hour not tho slightest
trouble has occurred at any point In
this Immediate territory and tho Amal
gamated men aro corespondlngly hap
py, becauso this condition would seem
to bo tho carrying out of tho associa
tion's departure in tho handling of
strikes. Tho quiet waitlne of thn
strikers may bo one of tho surprises
hinted at by tho national officers.
From ono or two points tho strikers
aro reported as restless and eager1
for action, but so fpr they havo kept
faith with their leaders and refrained
from committing any breach of the
pence.
Tho United States Steel corporation
it was learned today from an ofllclnl
source, will nt onco proceed in a sys
tematic manner to Btart lta closed
Bheot mills, making the non-union
plants of tho KIsklmlnotaB valley tho
cradlo whero strike-breakers will be
trained and than sent out to tho mills
that aro closed.
So far as President Schwnb Is con
cerned no overtures will bo mado to
tho workers. In a talk with a Pitts
burg man in Now York yestcrdny ho
said: "Wo havo mado our last propo
sition to tho Amalgamated associa
tion and will now proceed to start
our works."
President Shaffer mnkes this coun
ter statement: "Tho next proposition
must como from the United States
Steel corporation officials."
Thus tho two officials stand. It
seems as If only outsldo efforts can
bring thom together. Tho trust offi
cials havo decided to go nhend slowly
In tho matter of starting mills nnd to
do. so with na little publicity as pos
sible. Tho strongholds of tho sheet com
pany aro tho mills at Vandorgrift, tho
largest in tho country, Leechburg, Ap-
polo and Scottdalo. It has been de
cided to tako as many skilled men
nway from theso places as possible
without retarding operations thcro and
start tho mlllB -whore thero Is tho
least danger of an outbreak. Tho
places left vacant at tho mills men
tloncd will bo filled with men- deserv
ing of promotion nnd they will bo
given better positions. This move
will bo undertaken slowly and with
caution. Tho plan further contem
plates that after a time many of tho
strikers will return when they Bee
ono after another of tho closed mills
resuming. This plan wits tested and
was found to bo feasible so far as tho
mills nt Hydo Park and Wellsvllle
go, and It has been decided to adopt
It bo far .as the sheet and hoop mills
nro concerned.
CUMMINS ON FIRST BALLOT.
Republican! of Intra Nomlnato Him on
Flrit Ilullot.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Aug. 8. For gov
ornor, A. B. Cummins, Polk.
For lieutenant governor, John Her
rlott, Guthrlo.
For supremo court Judge, S.
M
Weaver, Hardin.
For rnllroad commissioner, Ed
C.
Brown, O'Brien.
For superintendent, R. C. Bnrrott,
Mitchell.
This Is tho ticket given birth by tho
republican state convention hero yes
tordny. Tho nomination of Cummins
wan n forcgono conclusion slnco tho
break up of tho Hcrrlott forces, which
culminated in a release by Hcrrlott
of his own Guthrlo county delegation
Tho fight wns none tho less n pretty
ono nnd close enough to bo Interesting
to tho end.
Tho nntl-Cummlns combination
managed to capture a majority of tho
district caucuses to tho extent of con
trolling tho credentials committee and
securing from It a report seating antl
Cummins contestants In Carroll nnd
Jackson counties.
Will Knlnrcr l'rlnn l'oM.
WASHINGTON, Aug. S. Extonslvo
improvements nro contemplated at tho
important military posts at Fort Mon
roe, Vn., Fort Leavenworth, Kan
Fort Sheridan, 111., and San Francis
co. Slnco the transfer of the mill
tnry prison at Leavenworth to tho
general government tho posts named
liavo been used for tho Imprisonment
of general military prisoners. Under
general plans of tho department prlsor
.1
facilities will bo enlarged,
REPORTS 0NCjt0P CONDITIONS.
Superintendent Ciiirert of the Uarllnc
ton Makes Encouraging Statement.
OMAHA, Aug. 7. General Manager
Holdrego of tho Burlington road has
rocolved from General Superintendent
T. E. Calvert a crop report covering
all divisions of tho line for tho week
ending August 3. It Is In tho mam
very favorable, corn being estimated
at from two-thirds of a crop down to
one-third In different sections. Hay
and wheat reports aro most favora
ble. Detailed summaries of tho yield
per aero and other facta aro given for
each division.
On tho northern division, extending
from Plattsmouth to Kearney, tho
chief trouble Is, that there aro cither
too fow ears to the stalk or that llt
tlo corn has formed on tho cobs. This
is truo of corn thnt tassclcd during tho
heated spell. Later corn will ylold
from t,cn to twenty bushels to tho
aero. Jn Bomo places tho crop will
mako from one-half to two-tnirdB of
an averago one. Tho general aver
ago for tho district will be, It is esti
mated, slightly less than' one-third of
a crop.
Winter wheat on tho northern divi
sion is threshing out well, with good
quality. It Is ranging from twenty to
twonty-flvo bushels to tho aero. Spring
wheat and oats are scheduled na
poor" and potatoes aro considerably
damaged. Tho pastures aro- reviving
somowhat slnco tho rain and tho cool
er weather.
Corn conditions along tho southern
division aro similar to thoso In tho
northern, although they aro more fa
vorablo In places. This flection ex
tends from Blue Hill to Atchison,
Kan. Tho yield will bo from fifteen to
twenty-five bushels per acre and in
many places, constituting a consider
able section of tho whole territory,
thero will bo from one-third to one-
half a crop. In other spots nearly
all tho corn will bo cut for fodder.
Wheat In tho southern division is
proving all that it promisod. Pastur
age is not In very good, condition and
necdn frequent heavy rains to mako
good fall feeding. Hay Is a llttlo
short and tho potato crop Is poor,
whilo apples and peaches aro badly
damaged by tho dry weathor.
CONDITION OF IOWA CROPS.
Rains Unvo Helped Corn Exoept Where
It Wiie Too Fur Gone.
United States Department of Agri
culture, Iowa Section, Climate nnd
Crop Service, Weather Bureau, for
Weok Ending August G, Des Moines,
la. Tho week averaged from 1 to 6
degrees dally above tho normal,
though as compared with tho preced
ing weok thero wns a fall of about
12 degrees in tho daily mean temscra'
turo. Tho cooler weather, increased,
humidity land copious rains of July 27
and 28 broke tho drouth effectually
except in quito limited areas, whero
tho rainfall was very light.
Tho reports generally indicate fair
Improvement In tho condition and
prospects of the corn crop, though in
n considerable portion of tho early
planted area it is damaged beyond
recovery except for fodder. Much of
tho late planted corn Is caring, with
healthy show of tassels, nnd tho yield
of Bound oars will depend upon favor
able weather for tho balanco of the
Eooson without frosts to the end of
Soptembor. With normal conditions it
may yet bring forth more merchanta
ble grain- than lias been estimated and
It tho fodder is all saved tho valuo of
tho entire crop will fall but little, If
any, bolow tho amount realized from
the grain alone In somo recent seasons.
FIRST CLAIM IS ELONGATED.
Wood ot Wentherford Uhntes Choicest
Acrei Along- Totrntlte.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 7. A special
to tho Star from Fort Sill, Okla., says
John Wood of Wcatherford, Texas
who drew No. 1 In tho Lawton land
district, created n sensation at tho
land ofllco when, in filing his claim
he choso 1C0 acres running tho on-
tlro length of the townslto on the
south. Acordlng to tho government
pint' tho two most valuablo sections
In tho wholo reservation were mado
to adjoin tho townslto on tho south.
Miss Mattlo Beals, tho Wichita, Kan.
telophono girl, who had drawn No. 2
from tho wheel, had counted on so
lectlng one of these, but when Wood
made tho selection noted sho had to
content herself with n tract south of
Wood's and two sections nway from
tho townslto. Wood's claim Is valued
at about $50,000.
Jeffries' representative states that
tho story that ho and Sharkoy have
agreed to a match is untrue.
Afraid of "Yankee Scheinei."
VIENNA, Aug. 7. At a largely at
tended meeting Qf Bhoomakers here It
was decided, In splto of tho announce
ment that nn American firm would
not open a branch In Vienna, that
tho shoemakers would continue the
antl-Amerlcnn crusade, with tho vlow
of guarding against a ro-crudescenco
of "Yankee schemos." No definite
decision waB arrived at as to what
form tho next action of the shoemak
ers will take.
HIKE
ORDER
President Shaffer Mails the Decisive Word
to the Vice Presidents,
MEN TO BE CALLED OUT SATURDAY
Adjustment, If Any, Muit lie Mode be
fore Thl Week Endi One Hundred
Thouiund Men Made Idle Are Ex
pected to Fight It Out.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 7. Aftei
weekB of preliminary Bklrmlshlng at
last tho great battlo between tho gi
gantic steel trusts and the thousands
of men marshalling under tho banners
of tho Amalgamated Association of
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, is fairly
on. Tho long-talked of general Btrlke
order was issued by President Shaffer
thlB evening, to tnko effect attor tho
last turn of tho mills on August 10.
What tho result will bo no man can.
foretell, but Judging by tho expressed
determination of both parties to tho
controversy the battlo will bo waged
to tho very last ditch. Much money
will bo lost, thousands upon thousands
of men will bo idle, great suffering la
looked for and even bloodshed and
death nro possible and feared.
Tho text of tho call follows:
Brethren: Tho officials of tho Unit
ed Stato steel trust havo refused to
recognize as union men thoso who nro
now striving for tho right to organize.
Tho executive board has authorized-
mo to issue a call upon all Amalga
mated nnd other union men in name
and heart to Join in tho movement to-
fight for labor's rights.
Wo must fight or glvo up forever our
personal liberties.
You will bo told that you have signed.
contracts, but you never agreed to sur
render thoso contracts to tho United.
States Steel corporation. Its offlcers
think you wero sold to them Just as.
tho mills were, contracts and all.
Remember, beforo you agreed to any
contract you took an obligation to tho-
Amalgamated association. It now calls
you to help in this hour of need.
Unless the troublo Is settled on or
beforo Saturday.. August 10, 1901, tho
mills will closo when tho last turn Is
mado on that day.
Brethren, this is tho call to preserve
our organization. Wo trust you and-
need you. Como nnd help us and may
right como to a Just cause. Fraternal
ly yours, T. J. SHAFFER.
President Shaffer added this state
ment: "Tho call goes to tho vlco pres
idents of tho districts in which thero
nro mills owned and operated by tho-
Natlonal Steel, National Tube and
Federal Steel companies, as well as to
tho officials of tho lodges In tho mills.
No notice Is being sent to tho man
agers of tho mills. Wo think their
notice has como from tho other sldo
and that thoy have had warning of
this over slnco tho inauguration of tho
strike. That ought to bo sufficient."
LUCKY ONES FILE ON CLAIMS.
Inftt Act of Government In Disposing of
, Indian Reservation Lands.-
EL RENO, Okl., Aug. 7. Tho last
act in tho opening of the Indian
lands in tho Kiowa-Comanche reser
vations began today, when the win
ners in last week's lottery were per
mitted to file on their claims. Tho
filing began 'in El Reno for tho El Re
no district and nt Fort Sill for tho
Lawton district. At each placo 12G of
tho lucky ones woro permitted to filo
in tho order that their names wero,
drawn from tho wheels. Tho filing at
the rato of 2G0 will continue dally
until tho entire 13,000 claims havo
beon disposed of. It Is estimate that
at least 2,000 or 3,000 claims drawn
at the lottery will never bo filed on.
Thore will undoubtedly bo a lively
scramble for them by tho thousands
of pooplo who did not win in tho lot
tory. Today also tho auction salo by
tho federal government of town lots
at Anadarko, Hobart and Lawton be
gan. At each placo thousands of pco
plo have awaited for days tho opportu
nity to purchaso lots and begin busi
ness. Can't Cse Chlnntnen.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 7. A
slstant Secretary of tho Treasury Tay
lor received telegrams from ship own
ors and masters of vessels latbly ar
rived In San Francisco, stating that,
owing to tho strlko thero, they nro un
able to unload their vcssols and ask
ing thnt Chinamen employed on tho
ships bo pcrmlttod to unload tho ves
sels, tho masters and owners guaran
teeing to tho government that they
would not bo permitted to go beyond
the wharves and prevent their es
cape. 4
lilts Civilians Hard.
MANILA, Aug. 7. Secretary Root's
order cutting off tho use of commis
sary supplies by civilian employes Is
causing consternation among tho
minor clerks, whoso oxpenses aro
thus doubled. Many of them claim
they had an nbsoluto understanding
before leaving tho United States that
they would be entitled to uso commis
sary stores. Tho ordor became effect
ive August 1. Unless tho salaries are
raised many resignations are llkelr.