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NEWS GOES W1RELBSS
Communication With Luciania Kept Up
for Nearly Four Houra
MANY MESSAGES fROM THE SHORE
Passengers of Stoamer Aro Given a Sum
mary of Worlds Happening Since
They Iicft Qutenstown Several Hays
Aro
NEW YORK Aug 17 The Cunard
line steamship Lucanla Captain Mc
Kay which sailed from Liverpool for
Now York August 10 was spoken
through the medium of wireless teleg
raphy by the Nantucket lightship
shortly after C oclock this evening
The Herald shore station to which
came the wireless message from the
lightship is at Siasconset a favorite
summer resort on the island of Nan
tucket On the highest part of the
village known as Bunker Hill is
erected a mast built in three sections
with its truck rising 165 feet in the
air At its upper end is a spar known
as a spirit or yard which carries a
vertical wire of the Marconi system
180 feet above the ground The in
struments which complete the install
ation are in a cottage 100 feet distant
from the base of the mast and be
tween it and the sea an uninterrupted
moorland stretches for a mile or more
Forty sea miles away bearing about
south the Nantucket lightship is
moored as a safeguard to vessels
crossing the dangerous shoals of this
vexed area and as a point of departure
and arrival for vessels crossing the
northern Atlantic or coasting along
the western seaboard On board this
vessel a spar has been fitted to the
original mast and from the tip of
this 106 feet above the sea plane a
wire is suspended similar to that on
shore
At the Siasconset wireless telegraph
station the instruments near 6 oclock
this evening recorded ne signals that
were being sent out from the light
ship searching tor Lucania Finally
about 6 oclock it was demonstrated
that the two vessels were in commu
nication To make absolutely certain
their circuit was temporarily broken
to ask the lightstip if Lucania had
been heard from The answer came
back that the steamship had been
reached From that time until 940
messages were sent in a stream from
Lucania There were occasional in
terruptions for adjustment but in a
general way it may be said that the
conditions were favorable and that
communication for nearly four hours
was unbroken
From the Nantucket lightship to Lu
cania was also sent a summary of the
news events of the world that had
happened since the steamship left the
other side
The following message was among
those received at the lightship from
Lucania and then transmitted to the
land station It is signed by Captain
McKay in command of Lucania
All well on boara We are 287
miles from Sandy Hook and with clear
weather expect to reach New York
harbor Saturday Please inform Cu
nard agents MKAY
SCHLEY AT WASHINGTON
Consults With Several Friends Regarding
the Court of Inquiry
WASHINGTON Aug 17 Admiral
Schley who arrived here with his
wife last night will remain until the
court of inquiry which is to investi
gate the Santiago campaign completes
its work The interim between now
and the opening of the sessions of the
court September 12 will be devoted
to his side of the case Today he
had his first consultation with Judge
Jere Wilson of this city former Rep
resentative Raynor of Baltimore and
- Captain James Parker of New Jersey
Admiral Schley wil go over every
thing relating to the matter with his
counsel and place them in possession
of every fact pertaining to a thor
ough and complete understanding of
the events of the campaign which are
in controversy Admiral Schley Yle
clines to talk about the case
Gaiur TRW Ttolat on Charged
DES MOINES Aug 17 William
Wagner of Vandalia has been arrested
on a charge of violating the stae
game law by shipping quail out of the
state Geonre A Lincoln of Cedar
Rapids state game warden has insti
tuted proceedings against Wagner He
will have a hearing in Justice Dun
cans court in Des Moines at an early
day
British Farmers Fear Americans
LONDON Aug 17 There has been
a recrudescence on the part of the
Irish and British farmers against what
they term the practical monoply of
the London meat market by Ameri
cans and the Board of Agriculture
has promised to inquire into the mat
ter The agitators assert that the
American importers of cattle have so
influenced a corporation in London
Which controls the markets that they
absolutely control the trade
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GRANT MAKES GOOD CAPTURE
Icsdorof Insurgents lu Province of Ba
tangas Surrenders
MANILA Aug 1G Second Lieuten
ant Walter S Grant of the Sixth cav
alry while scouting with a detachment
near Taal Batangas province has
made what the military authorities
consider to be the most Important cap
ture since Aguinaldo vii made pris
oner Gram captured Colonel Martin
Cabrera his adjutant and six other
insurgents Cabrera had been grow
ing in power for some time He con
trolled all the insurgents in southern
Batangas and also those west of the
city of Batangas
Colonel Panganiban a captain and
twenty men with twenty six rifles and
considerable ammunition have sur
rendered to Lieutenant Smith of the
Twentieth infantry near Luzon They
formed a portion of General Malvars
command After taking the oath of
allegiance they were released
Captain Policarpio a lieutenant and
five men from the Sixth company of
Malvars command also surrendered
to Colonel Baldwin refusing at the
same time payment for their rifles
and revolvers saying that they sur
rendered for peace and not for money
Lieutenant Evans reports that he
has not seen or heard of any insurg
ents recently on the island of Min
doro He reports the burning of a
camp however dnd succeeded in cap
turing thirty tons of rice He says
the people in the valley of Rjan re
side in the fairest farming country of
the Islands The district is thickly
settled and plentifully supplied with
cattle and rice
General Chaffee is greatly pleased
by these accounts from the province
of Batangas and the island of Min
doro
THE STRIKE COMES WEST
Throo Thousand Joliet Workmen Voto
to Obey Shaffers Order
JOLIET 111 Aug 16 The four
lodges of the Amalgamated association
employes of the Illinois Steel company
at the Joliet mills by a unanimous voto
decided to obey the strike order of
President Shaffer The conference was
in session from 3 oclock in the after
noon to 9 oclock at night before the
decision was reached
The steel mills were closed at noon
to enable the members of the associa
tion to attend the meeting which was
called by National Assistant Secretary
Tighe after his arrival here He was
accompanied by Vice President Davis
of the Fourth district Both men
presented the side of the association
to the local members It was argued
that in order to secure the organiza
tion of non union workers in the east
it was essential that the western men
would have to join the strike move
ment
Mr Tighe also appealed to the fealty
of the men to the association He
urged them to be men and stand by
their union His remarks were re
ceived with enthusiasm and caused the
vote that followed
This action will close the -entire
steel plant here throwing out of em
ployment nearly 3000
BRISK EIGHT1NG AT PANAMA
Rebels Are Gradually Closing lu on that
City and Colon
KINGSTON Jamaica Aug 16 The
British steamer Darien has arrived
here from Colon and brings reports
of heavy fighting Monday on the out
skirts of Panama and Colon The reb
els were steadily advancing on the5
towns proper A large number of men
had been wounded
A large number of wounded men
belonging to the government troops
were taken to Colon Monday This is
regarded as an indication of th per
sistency of the rebel attacks The
converted cruiser Namouna has been
found practically useless owing to the
bulging attempts to mount heavy guns
on her
The Darien brought forty passengers
who were obliged to leave Colon in or
der to escape the danger and to avoid
conscription The British consul at
Colon has entered a protest against
Jamaicans being compelled by the
Colombian government to fight against
the rebels
Powers Have Signed Protocol
WASHINGTON Aug 16 Chief
Postoffice Inspector Cochran was no
tofied by telegraph that Inspector
Houck of the St Louis division has
caused the arrest of Walter Strat
ton for complicity in the holdup of the
Missouri Kansas Texas train on
Wednesday morning near Caney I T
Stubbs Places Shumaker
SAN FRANCISCO Aug 16 J C
Stubbs has selected T M Schumaker
to be traffic manager of the Oregon
Short Line This is the first of the
prominent appointments that Mr
Stubbs has made since he took traffic
management of thq Harnman lines
Mr Schumaker had the general freight
agency of the Union Pacific on the
coast and will in all probability be
succeeded by Chas Clifford general
agent of Union -Pacific in Cincinnati
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CHARTER
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7e3tern Amalgamated Lodges Eofusing
to Quit Work Are Disciplined
SHAf f ER HAS NO HOPE OP THEM
Say Since They Disobey nim Expulsion
Must Follow They Wont Agree
Though Their Aid Was Expected In
Crippling Mills
CHICAGO Aug 15 There will be
no strike of the employes of the steel
mills in South Chicago This point
was settled last night when the men
refused to reconsider the action taken
Saturday night at which time they
decided to stand by their contracts
with the mills and refused to join
the strikers After they had declined
to reconsider Assistant Secretary M
F Tighe of the Amagaruatcd asso
ciation who came to Chicago with the
intention of securing a revocation of
the action of Saturday night if pos
sible declared that he revoked the
charters of both lodges of the Amal
gamated association in the South Chi
cago mills and declared the men out
side the organization The men greet
ed his announcement with laughter
and cheers Mr Tighe arrived in the
city Wednesday and spent the day ar
ranging for a secret meeting of the
two lodges of the Amalgamated asso
ciation to be held last night The
men gathered at the appointed time
but there were so few of them in the
hall that the end of the matter was
a foregone conclusion By far the
greater number of the members of
the two lodges had gone to work in
stead of coming to the meeting and
only a handful was present Mr Tighe
made a long address to the men giv
ing them the story of the strike from
the standpoint of the Amalgamated
association and asking them to help
the men in the east by quitting the
mills in South Chicago Several
speeches were made by the local mem
bers of the association in reply to
Mr Tighe the general trend being
that the men considered themselves
bound by contracts with their employ
ers and that they did not think that
it was their duty to turn their backs
on these contracts at the bidding of
the association At 11 oclock a vote
was taken on the question of recon
sidering and by an overwhelming ma
jority the men refused to reopen the
question Mr Tighe then announced
that the charters of both lodges were
revoked and the meeting dissolved
After leaving the meeting Mr Tighe
expressed himself as greatly disap
pointed at the action taken this even
ing and said that he will go to the
Bayview mills at Milwaukee and also
to those at Joliet He will repeat the
program at these places explain to
the men the causes of the strike and
if they then decline to reconsider their
action in refusing to join the ranks
of the strikers he will declare the
charters of all their lodges forfeited
and rule the men out of the associa
tion
HAWAIIS MAIL BAGS BILGE
Carr Says Volume Handled Has Increased
a Hundred Per Cent
WASHINGTON Aug 15 G W
Carr assistant superintendent in
charge of the railway mail service in
Hawaii was in conference with acting
Postmaster General Shellenberger to
day He says the volume of mails in
Hawaii has increased fully 100 per cent
since the American regime began
Save for himself two inspectors and
three clerks from San Francisco the
entire Hawaiian postal system is ad
ministered by resident officials and
employes The postmasters through
the islands besides the native Hawa
iians and the Americans who were
there before the American regime was
installed include English German
Portuguese and other nationalities
Maker of Bad 3Ioney Caught
TOPEKA Aug 15 Hreman
Johnson an employe of a local print
ing firm was arrested yesterday
charged with making small coins of
less than 1 denomination The pris
oner confessed and informed the offi
cers where the moulds and dies could
be found on East Twelfth street
Iyttlelon Succeeds Kitchener
LONDON Aug 15 The Daily Mail
reviving speculation as to the date
of Lord Kitcheners return from South
Africa and as to his successor says
it understands that he will return to
England about the middle of next
month Lieutenant General Lyttleton
assuming the chief command
Arizona Gets Well Soaked
EL PASO ex Aug 15 All the
southern portion of Arizona has suffer
ed from high water for weeks and the
destruction of property especially of
railroads has been enormous The
Southern Pacific and the smaller mi
nor roads have suffered many wash
outs The Burro road running
from Benson to Nogales has been un
fit for use for several weeks and near
ly every day fresh floods destroy parts
of the tracks Repairs are being made
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CONDITION Of IOWA CROPS
Bains Have Helped fcato Corn In AU but
the Southeastern Portion
United States Department of Agri
culture Iowa Section Climate and
Crop Service Weather Bureau Crop
Bulletin for Week Ending August 12
Des Moines la The temperature of
last week was about normal with in
creased humidity of the air and fairjy
well distributed showers that came iu
a manor to be very beneficial to all
growing crops Drouthy conditions
of some severity still prevail in a
number of counties in the southeast
ern and east central districts but In
the larger part of the state the sup
ply of moisture has been ample to
cause considerable improvement in
pastures late corn potatoes and gar
dens Reports indicate that late corn
has eared sufficiently to give prom
ise of a better yield than has been
anticipated if September is normally
fair and frostless The early planted
portion of the crop is greatly damaged
and the ears generally show defective
fertilization The crop as a whole
will be very valuable in quality of the
fodder and grain that matures and
much more than the usual acreage will
be harvested with binders
Following are the estimates of crop
reporters as to the average condition
of crops Corn 55 per cent spring
wheat 84 oats 75 barley 83 flax
74 millet 62 potatoes 34 pastures
45 apples 35 grapes 70
The threshing returns thus far re
ceived indicate that the oats crop is
generally better than the estimates
made August 1
ILLINOIS CROP CONDITIONS
Wheat and Oats All Right 15ut Corn
Prospects Worst Ever Known
SPRINGFIELD 111 Aug 14 The
Illinois department of agriculture to
day issued a summary of the reports
of its crop correspondents bearing
date of August 1
The area of wheat harvested is
shown to be 1870000 acres estimated
yield 31100000 bushels the largest
crop produced since 1894 The value
of the crop at 62 cents would be li
230000 the best returns since 1892
Area of oats 3775000 acres yield esti
mated 110500000 bushels valued at
34S80000 This price has been ex
ceeded but twice in thirty years 1874
and 1882
The corn area planted 8088000
acres was the largest since 1878 but
on August 1 the condition is the most
disheartening ever reported owing to
unprecedented hot weather and
drouth From the reliable estimate
the department finds that on August
1 the condition was 46 per cent of the
seasonable average
GOES INSANE FROM BLINDER
Operator Gives the Wrong Orders and
Keagon Gives Way Under Strain
FORT DODGE Ia Aug 14 James
Greene station agent at Otho a town
on the Minenapolis St Louis rail
way a few miles south of Fort Dodge
this morning through confusion of or
ders sent out a gravel train to meet
a fast freight coming from the north
When he discovered that a collision
was inevitable Greene lost his rea
son and became violently insane be
ing prevented from self destruction by
those around him He is now under
the influence of chloroform It is
feared his reason is permanently im
paired Greene received orders to let
the gravel train go to pass the freight
at Fort Dodge but later orders noti
fied him that they would pass at Otho
By mistake he gave the first orders
to the gravel train which had gone
too far to be recalled before he no
ticed the blunder He wired Fort
Dodge but the freight had already
left Then his mind snapped under
the strain
The trains came together on a
heavy grade but the crews jumped
and escaped injury The engines
were badly smashed but aside from
this the damage was slight
May Locate a Colony
DE WITT Neb Aug 14 At a pubT
lie meeting held at this place L F
Holloway and Henry Wayman were
elected as delegates to go to Alberta
Canada to investigate the favorable
reports concerning that country if
found to be as represented a colony
will be formed by a company from
this community and will locate at
some place in the new country
Voto Carnegie Freedom of City
CLASGOW Aug 13 The Corpora
tion of Glasgow at a meeting today
decided to confer the freedom of the
city on Andrew Carnegie
Edict Issued Against Drlnklnsr
OMAHA Neb Aug 14 An edict
from General Manager Dickinson of
the Union Pacific road notified sev
eral thousand employes of that system
that either habitual drinking or the
mere frequenting of saloons on their
part would in the future be considered
sufficient cause for their dismissal
The first copy of the bulletin was
posted on the board at Union Pacific
headquarters and evoked a storm of
comment
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Growers Generally Do Hot Consider the
Timea Favorable for Marketing
CATILE LOANS BEING EXTENDED
Nebraska Fruit ttn Important Feature at
the Buffalo exposition The Case of
T P Kemturd Against the State MU
cellauooua Nebraska Mutters
OMAHA Neb Aug 14 From re
ports received by Omaha bankers
stock growers throughout the state
who are operating with Omaha money
have decided generally to carry their
stock over for another year and many
of the loans now held by the banks
in this city will be extended for
twelve months
The bankers do not look on this ac
tion of their clients as any evidence
of inability to pay and in some cases
have recommended the extension pf
the loans There are a number of
people in the state who make a busi
ness of preparing stock for the packer
and butcher They buy steers in the
fall as 2-year-olds buy the corn to
feed them and in the spring turn
them as fat stock into the markets
This season the scarcity of corn has
driven many of these feeders out of
business and many farmers who have
fed their own cattle find that they
will have to sell as they cannot raise
grain sufficient to fatten the stock this
winter
These causes have combined to
make the price of feeding stock lower
than the men who are in the business
of raising cattle feel will repay them
for their work so they have decided
to carry the steers through the win
ter on hay and fodder and place them
on the market as grass fed steers next
fall
Reports received by bankers from
their Nebraska correspondents on the
condition of the corn crop are begin
ning to come in and while they do
not confirm the fears of the most
pessimistic they are far from as good
as the optimistic hoped for One
banker is not satisfied with one re
port he received for the reason that
it is too bright but an investigation
by others shows that it is not incor
rect This report shows that Boyd
county in the northwestern part of
the state has probably passed through
the drouth better than any other part
of the country and that it will pro
duce more corn this year than it did
in 1900 There are two causes which
unite to produce this result The first
is that while other portions of the
state were forgetting what a thunder
storm looked like Boyd county was
visited by local showers at the most
opportune time The other cause was
the increased acreage of corn
Nebraska Fruit at Buffalo
LINCOLN Neb Aug 11 Nebras
ka home grown fruit now constitutes
an important feature of the states ex
hibit at the Buffalo exposition The
products displayed are collected from
various farms in eastern Nebraska un
der direction of the officers of the
State Horticultural society and fresh
shipments are sent daily to Buffalo
We get the best specimens from
Douglas Nemaha Dodge and Pawnee
counties said Secretary C H Bar
nard There are over 250 places in
our exhibit and it is no small task to
keep these constantly full of fresh
ripe fruit We have no difficulty
however in finding first class apples
plums and peaches that would surprise
most of the people who live here in
Nebraska Most of the plums come
from Douglas county but we get good
apples from all of the counties I have
ment The guards are delighted with
the new armament
Evidence in the Konnard Cane
LINCOLN Neb Aug 14 Attorney
General Prout has received a tran
script of evidence in the case of T P
Kennard against the state which will
soon come up for consideration in the
United States supreme court Mr
Kennard was appointed special agent
to dispose of th lands belonging to
the Pawnees and afterward sued the
state lor 13000 in commissions He
was appointed by the legislature and
received authority to sue the state
from the same body
To Illustrate Nebraskas Resource
LINCOLN Neb Aug 14 The State
Printing board has contracted with
the Fremont Tribune Printing com
pany for the printing of 15000 copies
of the map now being prepared by
the State Bureau of Labor and In
dustrial Statistics The cost is fixed
at 620
For Kunninc Away With Team
FULLERTON Neb Aug 14
Clarence Durrell of this place and
Tom Vizard of St Edward hired a
livery team from Snyders livery barn
to take Ollie Chrisitanson and Carrie
Anderson girls of 13 and 14 years
of age for a ride As the team was
not returned Snyder started in pur
suit and overtook them at Columbus
where he got possession of his team
arrested Vizzard and seat the girls
home
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THE LIVE STOCK MARKET
Latest Quotations From South Omaha
and Kansas City
SOUTH OMAHA
Cattle A dry lot of cattlo predominated
with a fair supply received Outside ot
a string of southern cattle going through
to tho rango the major part of tho run
contested of beef steers No special
ehnnra in the irencral market for steers
wns noted tho demand equaling tho num
ber on salo and prices throughout on uen
stock holding steady Buyers wero out
In good seuson and while tho market was
not especially lively trade was in fair
shape and a good clearanco was effected
early in tho day top beeves selling at
500 Tho heavy decline In prices on cows
and heifers tended to cut oft the run In
that direction and with a limited number
here values llrmed un considerably and n
strong active trade resulted There was
also a better demand for stock cattle and
handy grades were free sellers at stronger
prices Coarse heavy and all undeslruble
stuff was hard to move at uneven Hg
ures The market was also steadier on
bulls stags and calves
Hogs Receipts wero again moderate
less than 100 fresh loads received Tho
quality and weights show little difference
the supply consisting largely of light and
light mixed hogs The market was rather
slow In opening as buyers were little dis
posed to strengthen prices notwithstand
ing supplies wore below the normal and
for light stuff especially that showing
grass prices were no better Good hogs
those showing weight and quality sold
better from the opening some of the best
fetching 1c higher than yesterday
Sheep Fifteen double deck loads of
sheep from tho ranges constituted todays
supply Tho number while small was sut
flciently large to meet the moderate In
quiry and no Improvement In price fol
lowed The trade was rather dragging
and weak at recent decline The trade In
Iambs was lso dull and market weak
The quality of the offerings was only fair
KANSAS CITY
Cattlo Best beef steers MIlSc higher
stockers and feeders strong cows
steady choice export and dressed beef
steers 5340 fZ390 fair to gpod l70f530
stockers and feeders 2731X423 western
fed steers 440X3rO western range steers
3301X430 Texans and Indians 52fiO fI420
Texas cows 24Cf210 native cows J250 fi
423 heifers 273fi310 canners Jl73 fj240
bulls J250Jil30 calves J300 fj323
Hogs Market VfilOc lower top
bulk of sales 37011012 heavy JGOOf
0124 mixed packers 370 ftG07 light
5333 fJ393 pips Ji00TX423
Sheep and Lambs Sheep steady antl
Iambs lOfjloc lower lambs J440Ji3O0 na
tive wethers 323 0330 native yearlings
J3401X375 western wethers J313rfh340
western yearlings 3231X350 ewes J273fj
323 stock sheep J1301i223
UNITE AGAINST COLOMBIA
Venezuela Nlcancna and Ecuador In
volved in Gen Urlbe Urlbes Schemen
NEW YORK Aug 17 News has
been received in this country involv
ing Venezuela Nicaragua and Ecua
dor in the attempt of General Rafael
Uribe Uribe the Colombian rebel lead
er to overthrow the sovernment of
Colombia says the Tribune A year
ago it was known to the Colombian
authorities that the rebels under Uribe
were receiving material assistance
from these republics and recent devel
opments and information received by
Colombian secret service agents con
firm the belief that these countries are
preparing open and simultaneous at
tacks on Colombia It has further
been learned that the plan of attack
has practically been agreed upon
Large numbers of Nicaraguans have
already joined the rebels in the de
partment of Panama and it will be
these marauding bands the United
States wil have to deal with if it be
comes necessary to land marines at
Colon or Panama to protect Ameri
can interests on the isthmus
Venezuelas point of attack will
naturally be from the Colombian
Venezuelan border where the recent
battles are reported to have taken
place between Venezuelan regulars and
an invading army commanded ac
cording to Venezuelan authorities by
General Gonzales Valencia It is
somewhat doubtful however if Gen
eral Valencia had anytning to do with
this movement unless war has already
broken out between Venezuela and
Colombia If the present plans are
carried out the rendezvous of the
Ecuadorean rebels will be in the
southern part of the department of
Cauca where two Colombian rebel
generals are now said to be encamped
with 4000 troops
Editor Ends His Troubles
JOPLIN Mo Aug 17 E W Carle
ton city editor of the Joplin Daily
Globe shot himself through the heart
at 8 oclock tonight and died almost in
stantly He was an authority on min
ing matters in the Missouri and Kan
sas zinc fields and was 56 years old
Corbett Gets the FIjjht
DENVER Colo Aug 17 Young
Corbett of Denver was given the de
cision a tthe end of a ten round go
with George Dixon ex featherweight
champion at Coliseum hall here to
night The fight was the fastest seen
here in some time
Urce More Forcible Action
CLEVELAND O Aug 17 It is
said on good authority that a number
of prominent labor men will meeet in
this city In conference relative to
more forcible action on labors part
in its fight against the steel trust
Representatives from the Federation
of Labor will be present it is said
and President Gompers will be urged
to ask the various unions In alliance
with the Federation of Labor to refuse
to handle steel corporation - products
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