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THE O FAIIA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , , TUJsTE Hi ; Tclephonc-ii GIS 604. HOP , June 15 , ' 03. 604.Any one can Show you wash fabrics that were bought early , received early and that have been mauled over and mussed all the season , but we are opening today as choice a stock of new wash goods as ever graced our store. They were all bought last week and are the late styles not shown early. Among them are many dark grounds , in stripes an.d small , figures , Come at once and make your selection. It cannot be said of this year that no choice goods could be found in June. AOBNTB FOn FOBTBU KID OLOVKS AND McCAI.I/9 PATTEHNS. THOMPSON , BELDEN &Gx THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA. V. M. C. A. BUILDING , COR. 1UTH AND DOUQI.AS STS. OUT OUT THIS COUPON. Omaha Bee Single Summer Vacation coupon ONK VOTE for the most popular young lady in Omaha who earns her own living. ftnmv at Young Lady. MISS WORKS FOR. OUT OUT THIS COUPON- Omaha Bee Subscription Summer Vacation CO P ° - COUPON , if accompanied hy cash prepaying n THIS new or old subscription to The Bee , counts 12 votes for each week prepaid , if paid at The Bee office , for the most popular young lady in Oinalm who earns her own living. ( NO. ) VOTES FOR MISS WORKS FOR SEND THE BEE TO ( Name ) FOR WEEKS ( Address ) , N. B. This Coupon must be stamped by the Circulation L Department of The Bee before it is deposited. J ( mafia Bee Vacation Department. ICE BREAKS O'N THE 'YUKON ' ' Erst Tidings in- Six Weeks Are Brought from Interior of Alaska , BIG CLAIMS ARE WORKING NIGHT AND DAY Gooil Supply nf Water Available niitl Inniicime DiimpM of ( Snivel Mailc In Winter Are Now IlcliiR SMilce.lI Out. SEATTLE , Wash. , Juno 15. The first nowa from Daneon nnd the Interior of Alaska to bo received since travel over the trail closed about six weeks ago reached hero today. It covers the period. between tbo big fire , April 26 , and the opening of navigation , May 25. A revised estimate of the losses caused by tbe fire places the total amount at $500,000 , about one-half the amount previously estimated. The Yukon broke away from Us Icy fetters in front of Dawson May 7 , or nine days later than lost year. The steamer New York was carried ashore by the ice and nearly destroyed. The wheel of the Wllllo Irving was crushed. Tbo Ice jammed at the foot of Third street and blocks of Ice were piled up mountain high. For a time Dawson - son was .threatened with a flood. After a ehort tlmo the Ice broke with a crash and the river was open for good. The breaking of the ice marked the graduation of the Clieooharkoa , or tendcrfeet , into the ranks of the Sourdoughs , or old-timers. The event was celebrated with the firing of guns and a general rejoicing. The Flora was tbe first steamer to arrive from the outside. It was followed In a feu- hours by the Bonanza King. Reports had been received from all the creeks and every , thing was satisfactory. There nas no evi dence of a shortage of water , which caused so much trouble last year. On Bonanza and Eldorado hundreds of men were at work sluicing out gold , The benches are show ing up well , Some enormous dumps of grnvel wore made during the winter. These are now being washed out and are panning much better than was oxpoctcd. Dominion and the other creeks on Indian river are also being cleaned up with more than satisfactory results , A great deal of summer work will bo done this year on Eldorado if the flow of wftter will permit , Double Shlfta oil Duty. Work Is going on night nnd day on many of the big claims. The Berrys are working three hlfts. They will bo among the flrsf of the big owners to complete Uio cleanup. There have been a number of sales during the last two months and prices have held up wonderfully well. A large number of Mg and peculiar nuggets have been found , One valued at $142 was recently taken from claim No. 32 below Upper Dominion. The first week In May taw the commence ment of the collection of the crown royalty of 10 per cant. Every effort Is being made to compel the miners to pay up the full percentage. The Hit of mining accidents Is unusually large ; Frank Julbcrtl was crushed to death on May 22 by a cave-in on claim No. 17 , below Bonanza , on Ma get gulch , His part ner , Crsarra Pusatta. was badly Injured. L. Avrto of fit. Louli , Mo. , was suffocated Your Liver bo roused to its natural duties and your biliousness , headache and constipation be cured If you take Hood's Pills Bold by oil druggists. 25 centi. by gas in bis shaft on claim No , 77. Gold Run. Run.A German miner named Help' of San Francisco was suffocated in his shaft near the Cliff House on Gold Run. There hnvo been a number of narrow escapes from drowning in the Yukon river by luckless parties attempting to cross on thin ice. Gilbert Anderson of La Crosse , Ve. \ . , has reached the city , after a most exciting trip from the Copper river country through the dead of winter. Ho brings news of the safety of a large party of miners who started over the divide Into the Tanana country , nnd were believed to have been lost. Anderson says that one or two of the party were frozen in the mountains , but that the majority are building boats on Forty- Mile river to continue their Journey. Ho does not give tbe names of those who perished. Police UJcct Tcnniitn. The cllmpx In Dawson's water front con troversy occurred on May 16. Tbe tenants , who would not obey government warnings to sign leases or vacate , were summarily ejected by a band of police under Sheriff Harper. E. C. Allen , one of the proprietors of the Klondike Nugget , Is being tried on the charge of criminally libeling United States Consul McCook. Joe Juneau , ono of the pioneers of the Yukon , after whom the town of Juneau was named , died at Dawson. May 13 , of pneu monia. Ho made and lost several fortunes in Alaska. Arnold Bressmcr of Seattle was killed on May 17 by William Doggett , a fellow work- 'U n , In the Dawson brewery. They quar- teied and Doggett tilt Bressmer over the bead with a beer bottle , Inflicting fatal in juries. A deposit of limestone has been found near Sixty Mile and Dawson people are re joicing over the possibility of having plenty of disinfectant. After an exciting trial before Gold Com missioner Ogllvlo , Messrs. Wade , McGregor and Norwood were acquitted of the charge of accepflng bribes and the illegal use of official Information , Arbitrator to Settle Strike. TOPEKA , Juno 15 , Lee Johnson , secre tary of the State Society of Labor , left for I'lttsburK , Kan. , where he goes to act as an arbitrator between the mine owners and the "miners who are now on a strike. The posi tion which Mr. Johnson occupies under the new law , creating his department uuder anew now name , assigns him such work as this , although thla in the first time he has ever 'been ' called upon to assist In settling a strike. Colorado IliinU Clone * . MONTEVISTA , Colo. , Juno 15. The state bank , a private concern , has posted a notice : "Closed till return of president. " The bank also has offices at Hooper and Creede. Its nominal capital is $80,000 , Tha total liabilities given to the public at the last statement were $25,554. The assets were $1H , 469. The president of the bank Is J. D. iMabec. He Is expected to arrive tomorrow. The bank was Incorporated August 11 , 1890. Capital for Philippines. NEW YORK , June 15. According to the Brussels correspondent of the Herald a company has just been formed in Belgium for the purpose of developing the Philip pine Islands , the capital stock being fixed at 3,000,000 francs. Tbe board of directors Includes M , Melot , Burgomaster Nauraer de Brocquevllle and M. Thleupont , members of the Belgian Chamber , and M. Andre. Bel gian consul general at Manila , I'rliioiier * All Itolrnxi-il , CLEVELANP. June 16. A ipeclal from Xenla , 0. , saya ; A unique condition of affairs exists here , owing to the refusal of the city council to provide money for meetIng - Ing the expenses of the workhouse. The board of directors of the workhouse passed a resolution ordering that all prisoners con fined there should be released from custody and work suspended , Tweaty-eignt pris oners will bo released , NATIONS COME INTO COURT Tribunal Listens to the Hearing of British- Venezuelan Case , GIVEN LUXURIOUS QUARTERS IN PARIS Only n Few People Present In Addi tion to Tliofte Connected with the Tribunal French run-Inn Mlnlwtcr Welcome * Them. PARIS , Juno 15. The first formal meetIng - Ing of the Venezuela nrbltrntlon commission opened this morning. The weather was cool and the sky was clouded. The arbi trators , counsel and others began nsembllns In the foreign olnco shortly before 11. They were received by the minister of foreign af fairs , M. Doleasse , In the apartment In which the tribunal will sit. These are the rooms need at the meeting of the Spanish- American peace conference and during the Bering sea arbitration. The main room Is an oblong chamber luxuriously decorated , having rich mould ings on the walls and ceilings and heavy gilt ornamentations , relieved by frescoes In light tones. The cclllnr Is light blue , and In Its center are magnificent gilt chandeliers , On a raised dnls at the end of the room , facing the entrance , are five tnaealvo Kilt arm chairs for the arbitrators , with a table In front of them. Below the dais are half a dozen long tables , placed across the room , for counsel and the clerical staff. All the furniture Is upholatered In bright red , with gilt frames. A large colored map of the disputed territory hangs on the wall to the right of the arbitrators , with a smaller map of the whole of South America beside It. Altogether there were about forty persona connected with the tribunal present. The arbitrators and most of their staffs were dreeeed In frock coats. There wore less than a dozen spectators to the portion of the apartment roped off for the general pub lic , and a half dozen women , Including Mrs. Benjamin Harrison and others belonging to the American party. The arbitrators took their seats soon after 11 o'clock. Chief Justice Melville E. Fuller and Sir Richard Henn Collins , lord Justice of appeals , sitting on the right of Prof , do Martens , the umpire , and Baron nuasoll of Klllowen. lord chief Justice of England , and Justice David J. Urower slttlnc at his left hand. AVeleoniew the Arbitrators The forelcn minister , In welcoming the arbitrators , said It gave him special pleasure to welcome the high commission In behalf of the government of the republic , which , ho added , was greatly pleased at the fact that Paris had been chosen for the sitting of the tribunal , among whom he saw such eminent men , some of whom had occupied wlih dis tinction the highest positions. Under the presidency of M. de Martens , who waa uni versally acknowledged an authority on In ternational law , ho continued , their labors could only result happily in the interests of the disputanto and In the interests of hu manity , for It would constitute another step toward the realization , toward the noble project which , launched from an Illustrious throne , was making rapid way Into the hearts and consciences of the peoples , and had thus Imposed Itself with singular force on the solicitude of those who govern them. M. Delcasse concluded with thanking the arbitrators for having accepting the hospi tality of France. Prof. Martens replied , thanked the French foreign minister for his welcome and for the hospitality extended to the arbitrators. The speaker recalled the fact that he came hero several years ago to attend the Bering sea arbitration. Referring to the work done at The Hague In the matter of arbitration , ho said the peace c6nfdrence so'ught'not merely to arrange ft settlement Of conflicts , but the avoidance of conflicts , and expressed the hope that the present tribunal would have the result of promoting the welfare and prosperity of the two countries Interested. The professor announced the rufes of pro cedure agreed upon at yesterday's confer ence and said the arbitrators would meet every day excepting Sundays. Sir Richard Webster thereupon rose and said that In order to meet the views of former President Harrison and the other American counsel , In which the English representative concurred , he proposed that they only meet four days in the week , In view of the ex tremely bard work before them. Mr. Harrison said he thought there would be In four days work enough for ordinary men and he evoked a general smile as , lookIng - Ing around on the gathering of the most eminent Jurists of Great Britain and America , he added : "And we are all ordi nary men. " The work before them , ho added , would be a tremendous strain upbn the counsel. Meet Four Iny a AVeelc. 'Prof. ' .Martens thereupon agreed that four days' meeting per week would be suffi cient , arranging that the arbitrators would not meet on Fridays , Saturdays or Sundays. Sir Richard Webster asked : "As the learned Prof. Martens Is going back to The Hague tonight , what days does he propose to give us next week ? " The professor replied that he hoped to glvo them two days during the latter half of next week and that he would write from The Hague on Sunday , fixing the day of his arrival. After this. Sir Richard Webster announced that counsel had arranged he should speak first , then two Venezuelan counsel , next Great Britain , with possibly two counsel , then Venezuela , and next Great Britain. The final speech was to be made by Venezuela. Sir Rkliard then opened the British case and spoke until 1:15 : p. m. , when the com mission adjourned for 'luncheon. The British attorney general opened his speech by mentioning that be had the privilege , years ago , to appear In the eame room as Junior counsel In the Boring sea case. He was standing at the very desk which served at that time. It was a significant fact that Venezuela was rcprrfientcd by distinguished men of the American republic , while America was rep resented on the bench by two Judges of the very highest position. It was a grent honor for himself and his colleagues to address such a tribunal. The speaker then paid a tribute to Prof. Martens , whoso reputation was interna tional , and nald : ' "I shall probably have to say much with which my friends disagree- , but I am sure they will extend to us the courtesy of for- bcnranco which we desire to extend to them and which Is customary between counsel la tbeso cates , " AVoltnter Outline * IH Cane. ' Continuing , Sir Richard said he only in tended to touch today upon the general topics underlying the whole discussion and proceeded to glvo a brief geographical and historical review of the whole question , going back to the time of Columbus. In the course of his remarks he said he regarded the treaty of Munster as a mpst Important matter for the tribunal , as Great Britain asserts Spain was not entitled to claim the whole of the western world in view of the fact that it was established In the posses sion of the Dutch. He presumed American counsel took an utterly different view of the construction of both the -Munater and Utrecht treaties and thought the arguments advanced by American counsel were not characterized by that breadth -which might bo expected from such eminent counsel , The representative of Great Britain then took up the terms of the treaty of arbitra tion and laid great stress upon the British contention that the trcafy ia-a contract be tween Venezuela and Great Britain and not Between the Spaniards and the Dutch , Tit * tribunal , he contended , had to decide the boundary between Venezuela and Brt | Ish Oulann. at , the present llmo nnd no between the- Spaniards and Dutch In 1814. Omnsol then nald that In order to clea up any misunderstanding , he announced tha Great Britain recognized Venezuela an th successor of Spain and ho submitted tha the boundary , as it might have been set tied In 1814 , was not the same as ought t < be defined today. Respecting the fifty years * title clause Great Britain submitted that It ought ti come back from the date of the conclusloi of the treaty of arbitration. Counsel wfli adverse to holding that fifty rears ought ti coHMltuto n tltlo , whatever might bo thi paramount tltlo of the other power , as thli \\ould cut both. ways. Where such a casi was proved , the matter could be settled It ono of three ways by deflectlnc the bound ary line with territorial compensation else where ; without territorial equivalent , or b ; the payment of compensation , adding tha the tribunal has absolute discretion In thi matter. Sir Richard Webster spoke In a clear volci and the arbitrators and counsel followed hli speech closely , making notes and occasion ally asking him to clear up a doubtful point Sir Richard occupied the remainder of thi day In an explanation , with the aid of th < map on the wall , of the geographical diffi culties of the dispute , and concluded thi opening stage of his speech ttiortly before 4 o'clock , when the tribunal adjourned , Prof Martens saying ho hoped to be able to holi' ' the next meeting on the coming Wednesday The members of the tribunal were photo graphed this afternoon , grouped on the steps at the entrance of lUe foreign office. The officials of the foreign offlco provided the commissioners and their staffs with n substantial luncheon In a hall adjoining the court room. LEAD WEIGHED IN WITH TEA Mliton Company | N Fliieil ( or .linking FiilMc Trndr Uem'Hntloii lit Vendliiu Itn IViircn. LONDON , June 15. A police court sum mons against the Llpton company , limited , on the charge of making a false'trade de scription , by Including the weight of read , paper and other \vrapplngs In the weight ol tea , resulted today In a fine of 10 and U costs being imposed. The summons was Issued at the Instance of another tea trader , who alleged 'that ' the profits of the Llpton company by this means were Increased 17- 000 per annum. Magistrate Cluer , In passing Judgment , said he thought the practice was not only a false trade description , but ngalnsl public policy. Counsel for the Llpton com pany have given notice of on appeal. TURKS ATTACKJTHE SERVIANS Severn ! VIllnKCN Are IlenleKed nnil ItcRiiliir Troopw Start from Cnnl- tnl to He.pel Invndcm. BELGRADE , June 15. A number of AN banian bands , assisted by 2,000 Turkish reg ular troops , are reported to have attacked a number of Servian villages In the Javlln- Uza district. It Is added that during the fighting a large number of men were killed and wounded on both sides. The Turks , It is pointed out , being in superior force , over powered 'the frontier guards und now block ade three villages. A force of Servian reg ular troops has becin ordered to the scene of the conflict wth ( orders to repulse the In vaders. TREAT FOR CAPTIVES' RELEASE SpuulHli Conin < lN ioii ut Manila Leave to Confer on Term * of Liber- ntlnc Prikoiinra.- MADRID , June . -15. In the Chamber of Deputies today. General Polavleja announced that the Spanish Commission at Manila-had gone to confer-a\vjth-Aeulnaldo regarding the SixinUh " prisoners \ tha hands of toe Filipinos. , . Owing to the policy of obstruction adopted by the republicans , the minister of < finance , Senor Villavcrdo , has been compelled to postpone the Introduction of important financial bills , and the bill approving the cession of the Caroline Islands , .the Ladrones and the Pelew inlands to Germany Is likely to be delayed. liefer * Cnnnl Rill to Comnilttoc. BERLIN , Juno IB. The lower house of the Prussian Diet today , by a vote of 240 to 1GO , referred back to the committee the Rhino and Elbe canal bill , after the Imperial chancellor , Prince Hohenlohe , had strongly urged Us necessity , saying the Prussian gov ernment regarded ( bo construction of the canal as urgently , necessary to pvomoto In dustry and to Increase the defensive pow.er of the whole fatherland. Herr von Heere- man then moved that the bill be referred to the committee which had previously re jected It , the government , he added , having promised compensation advantages to the portions of the country which would be prejudicially affected by the Changes In Uio existing conditions which would naturally follow the construction of the canal. T1ro t Exrltcil Over Droyfux. BREST , Franco , June 15. There is con siderable excitement hero at the prospect of the debarkation at this point of Captain Dreyfus , who left French Guiana Juno 10 on board the French cruiser Sfax , and little else is talked about. Posters announcing the decision of the court of cassation In the saeo have In many Instances been torn down and defaced with inscriptions hostile to the Jews and Dreyfus. There have also been Bomo conflicts between the rival factions. Famine In Runt Africa. LONDON , June 15. Advices received bore trom East Africa show famine is more pre valent In the German possessions , owing to the drouth , which also prevails alarmingly In the British protectorate , Hundreds of ivcinon and children are dying of starvation and the resident whites are wholly unable to cope with the distress. Into Arctic Zone , STOCKHOLM. June 15. The International ilydrcgraphlo and Geological congrefs to llficuss arrangements for periodical ro- joarches In the North Atlantic and theTorth 3ea opened hero today. Sir John Murray , tr. Nansen and other explorers were among : bose present. Seek Co ii n net vrltli the People. PRETORIA , June 15 , Both chambers of , ho Volksraad have adjourned to allow their nembers to consult their constituents on he franchise proposals of President Kruger , Out \V r Inmirnnee , LONDON , Juno 15 , Some war Insurance YOB effected at Lloyd's today at 15 per cent 'or ' three months and at 2 per cent for In- mrance for buildings at Johnnesburg. I'untp Maker * IIiilno I'rlccn , CHICAOO , June IB. The National Asso- ilatlon of Wopd Pump Manufacturers met icre today with representatives in attend- mco from an parts of the United States. [ "he object of the meeting Is to arrange for in advance In prices of their product , it > elng claimed that such action Is necessary in account of the greatly increased cost of naterlal. Truit Will Mke lloiirliou. PEORIA , III. , June 15. The American Iplrlts Manufacturing company has decided o manufacture Bourbon whisky on an nor- nous scale , and for this purpose has com- tienced building in this city a warehouse tlih a capacity of 14,00,0 barreli. Kill * u 1'euoeuiuker. MIDDLESBORO , Ky. . June 16. While ctlng as peacemaker between John Moore nd Chris Oraft at Ilockhpusc. Letcher ounty , William Maggard was nhot dead by 'raft , who fled to the mountain * with an Dfurloted potte in pursuit. ATTACKS TRAIN CREWS Tour Street Oars Aio Stopped During Da ; end Inmates Assaulted SEVERAL NONUNION MEN SENTTOHOSPITAI Striker * from Aniliiinli Itonilmrd Witt with Stniipn Without UeRitril to Women 1'nnneiiKer * He- for Their Arrent. CLEVELAND , Juno 16. While the elxt day of the street railway men's strlk started peacefully enough there was serlou rioting before nightfall and three nonunlo men were taken to hospitals In consequence The trouble began ehortly after noon nea the Lakovlew car barns on Euclid avenue A crowd attacked a car on which Severn nonunion men were riding and the con ductor , James Murphy , who came from St Louts , was hauled from the platform Murphy drew a revolver and llred Into th Air and took to his heels. The mob then assaulted saultod some of the other nonunion men a ; the car , Injuring them quite severely , bu the rioters had disappeared when the pollc arrived. Soon afterward another car In which \vor several women passangersvM attacked Bricks and stones were hurled through th windows , but the women escaped Injury. Th conductor , Anthony WUcrst , from Mllwau kee , was struck by a brick , and a ston which hit him on the head rendered him tin conscious. 'Motorman Fox , also of Mllwau kce , was hit by n shower of brick and ston and was so badly hurt that ho trnd to b carried with Wuerst to the car barns. Botl men were subsequently sent to a hospital In this case , as In'tho other , the mob hat been dispersed when the police arrived. A little later a third car was stopped by i crowd of men who had .been . concealed It bushes at the side cf the strcol. Fifteen o twenty men boarded the car and a dcspcrati fight ensued between them and E. W. Newman man and C. W. King , the conductor am molorman , both from Buffalo. Doth met were chased from the car and were beater with clubs and kicked in a brutal manner Newman was eo badly injured that it wai necessary to spnd him to a hospital. Thli mob disappeared before the police arrived. Conductor In llailly Hurt. About 5:30 : o'clock a car left the Lnkcvlov barns for town. At the corner of Annadali and Wade iPark avenues It was stopped by i crowd of men , who began to hurl bricks am stones. The motorman , Schryvcr , from Cln ; clnnatl , was hit with a brick nnd badlj hurt , but managed to escape and has nol been fieen since. J. T. Leatherwood of Cin cinnati , the conductor , was hit In the temple with a brick and dropped to the floor of th ( car. The crowd then dispersed. Leatherwood - wood ran the car back to the barns , when he became unconscious and is now In a serious condition. The police think this mob was the same as that which attacked the othei cars , and they are convinced that It IB as organized tend , whose purpose is to make systematic attacks upon the cars. There were two other Incipient riots dur ing the day. One occurred on Wlllsoii avenue , where a crowd of men with twr furniture vans proceeded to hlock the cai tracks with barrels , tree trunks and all sort ? of rubbish. Two men -were arrested. Tht police also dispersed a mob on Prospeci street which -was obstructing the passage ol a. suburban car , and two arrests were made , The company has offered a ruward of $50C for Information which will lead to the ar rest of the men who attacked the cars to day. FACTS ON SUGAR INDUSTRY for ArliucUIc * Related < Ue llldt'ory and J'rcxent Situation. ut WASHIINGTON , Juno 15. The industrial commission held only an afternoon session and heard but one witness today , J. N. Jarvie of the firm of Arbuckle & Brother , and manager of the firm's sugar refining business. Mr. Jarvle's testimony was brief. He was easy and courteous in his attitude toward his inquisitors , refusing to answer only one question , viz. , how much it cost his company to refine sugar. Ho said he did not give Information of that sort to Ula business competitors. Mr. Jarvie put the necessary margin be tween raw and refined sugar at between fifty and sixty points , to allow a profit on the business. He bald when his firm started business in 1898 this margin was about ninety. It iad dropped as low as thirty-two and was now about fifty. His firm , he said , bad never cut the price of sugar , except to meet the rates of the American Sugar Re fining company , commonly known as the Sugar trust. When asked If the Arbuckle's would continue to meet their rival's figures , he replied decisively that his firm was In the refining business to stay. Beyond that be- did not wish to speak. Ho explained the entrance of the Ar- bucklcs into the sugar field by saying that In 1893 they secured a machine for weigh ing and packing sugar and undertook to sell package sugar to the wholesale trade. They bought from the American Refining company , but found they could make no profit In that way and so started their own refinery. He said the tariff differential of one-eighth of a cent a pound on refined sugar had not figured In the business lately. Domestic competition was so sharp ns to keep out all foreign fciigar. Asked If the removal of theoneeighth of a cent would effect the business now , ho said he did not know enough about the foreign trade to lay. lay.Mr. Mr. Jarvie said there had been many jvertures from the Sugar trust to settle : he differences with Arbuckles , but they iftd nil been made "for stock Jobbing pur- io es , " nnd consequently there had been inthlng In them. Witness , In speaking of tha coffee himl- ies In which the American Sugar refinery lad Invaded the Arnuckles' territory , said hat while there had been a decline In prices hat It would not be fair to lay It all to com- letltton , as there had t > een a great Increase n coffee production all over the world , last rear's crop going from 11,000,000 to 15,000- 100 bags. Asked If ho could suggest any plan that vould Jereen the present destructive com- letitlon In thn sugar business witness said hat the fight cruld etop only when the ono ) Ig concern decided to be content with les * nan 100 per cent of all the business In the lountry , When asked how long the rival companies ould keep on selling sugar at a loss Mr. urvlo replied cheerfully that ho thought a oncern supplying 90 per rfnt of the sugar old In this country would lre more under ho conditions than the firm supplying the thor 10 per rent and that he bad the 10 per ent end of the ibargaln now. HNSIONS FOH WRSTCHV VRTBIIANS iiirvlvnrH of ( lie Civil Wnr llenieni- liered liy the fiovi-riiinent , WASHINGTON. June 16. ( Special. ) The ollowlng western pensions have been [ ranted : Issue of June 2- Nebraska : Increase Charles F. Tcrwll- Iger. Soldiers and Sailors' Home , Hall , C to $8. Iowa Original Nathan L. Babcock , Washington , $8 , Florentine W. Barren , plrlt Lake , J8. Restoration and Increase rphonso M. 'House , Mrclianlcevllle , ti to $8. ncreaee Thomas Mitchell , Corning , )14 to 17 ; Allen Cotten , Bonaparte. 112 to * 17 : ohn Brady , Mount Auburn. 124 to $30. Ill-- sue and increase Samuel J Dolllson. Bed- > rd. 112 to HI- Original widows , etc. Minor ( Benjamin L. Salisbury , Wintered , { U ; minor "ot Albert n. Stanton , Mnnthc * ter. MO. South Dakota- Original widows , etc- Minor of Hamilton Mitchell , Alcester , $10. ARRAIGN FRENCH RIOTERS Contte de Dion Conic * In tor the .Men Liberal Scoring liy the Judge. PAhlS , Jur.o 15. The persons arrested li connection with the riots at Autrll Juno I when President Loubel wai assaulted on tin race course , wore arraigned In the tenth cor rcctlonal court today. Many representative of high toelcty were present , Including i number of women In rich toilets. The presiding judge. In the course of Hi address , recalled tha fact that Comte d Dion , one of the prisoner * , was mixed up li a similar affair in 1SSO. After asking thi accused percono to reply , the Judge turnci towar-l Comte do Dion , who , he said took the principal part In the affair. The comte In replying amrmed that ho wo not n royalist , but n republican , adding that however , ho desired "another kind of a re public. " He added that he had 30 Idea o going to Autell with the object of cngaglm In a demonstration , but claimed he had tin privilege , like any other French oltlzen , o cheering for the array. He denied havlni struck Director Touncy and asserted that hi had taken lessonn In fencing , boxing nm kicking and that If he had struck any om the person struck would not have beei capable of coming to court and prosecutlni him. him.Comto Comto de Dion also said that not being i senator or a deputy , his only chance ti speak was In public places and he wlshci to prove to President Loubet that all thi world hated him. The other defendants denied the charge ! made against them , saying they merel ; cheered for the army and were thrown t ( the ground , pounded outrageously nnd other' ' wlso Ill-treated. Witnesses then testified that Police Dlrec * tor Touny was unable to Identify his as- sallant and that the police were unable U say the prisoners were their assailants. POINCARE ACCEPTS THE TASK AntKinien the "U'nr Portfolio lit Addi tion to the Presidency of the Council. PARIS , June 15. M. Poincare Informed President Loubet this morning that hi would accept the tnsk of forming a cabinet He vll Itako the war portfolio , In addltlot to the residency of the council. M. Mollne , In an Interview with M. Poin care , strongly urged the latter to form i cabinet whose main plank will be the set tlement of the Dreyfus affair. It Is now Believed a majority of the mem bers of the Chamber of Deputies , including many socialists , will be contented with ar order of the day censuring General Morcler the former minister of war , for the parl which he has taken In the Dreyfus case , In stead of his prosecution. If this could be done , it would remove one of the mosl serious causes of friction between the fac tions. M. Poincare conferred with Prcsldenl Loubet this evening , reporting the accept ance by M. Gullllnat of the colonial port folio , M. Delombre of the portfolio of finance and M. Ulbot of the portfolio of public In struction. He will report more fully to morrow. GALVESTON A COMING PORT Iiuiucnfte 1. 1 nc of Steamer * "Will Cfirry I'roiluctH of "VVt-iit to Coimumci-H. 'ST. ' LOUIS , June 1C. The Interstate Com- merCQ commission jnet here today to heai testimony relating to shipping rates , bolt domestic and foreign. Mr. Knapp , chairman of the commission , presided , and the other ; present were Members Prouty and Calhoun , Nearly every railroad company in the soutb and west Interested in the question before the commission was represented by prom inent officials , as were also several commer cial bodies , Including the Chicago and Kan sas City boards , The most important feature of the eeeslon was the statement of F. A. Drew , general freight agent of the Missouri. Kansas & Texas railroad , to the effect that negotiations were now in progress for the cstabllshmenl of an Immense line of steamers to run be tween Galveston nnd all foreign ports. Tht statement was brought out under questioning by James Haggeman , policltor of the "Katy" road , -who contended that under the present arrangements the company's foreign export business was not conducted at a profit. Ml-1. Drew " " testified that the "Katy" was obliged tp cut rates In order to meet the competition at Atlantic seaboard points. He said there was a sllg'ht ' dlffcronce between the export rate on wheat and Hour , but that the domestic charge was the sume. He at tributed the variance to the causes stated. "l > o ycu export grain ata loss ? " Mr. Drew wao asked. "No. . I can't say that- ; but wo are not mak ing 'money. " "If a uniform rote , instead of the cut rate now in effect on your road , were Introduced could your line still live ? " " \Vell. such action would drive us out of the export 'business. ' " Mr. Haggeman then took the witness. What , " he asked , "is the future of Qal- veston as a distributing point for grain ? " "There Is no question that It Is the com ing point for export business. " "What la Its strongest compel Itor ? " "New Orleans , but OalvcUon hns been growing In importance right along. The southern Pacific proposes to build two large 3lovators there , and other Improvements are 3ontemplatcd thai will make Its exporting Facilities unsurpassed. " Kullnim IIU Hi other ( o Moulin. COFFBYVILMC , Kan. , Juno l.--Amonfi the men enlisting for service in the regular > rmy today was Dnnlol McTaggart , Jr. ' tnn ; Jf the late Senator Dnnlel McTaggart and brother of Second Lieutenant W. A. McTag- sart of Company 0 , Twentieth Kansas rcgl. nent , wh-j was killed a short time go ivhlle In a charge near Caluinplt. Young MeTaggart will o to tha Philippines to ivenge his brother's death. \iirii < ! lrl DI > NITICM Alnlmif Jon. NEW YORK , Juno 15. Bella Anderson. illas Carrie Jones , the nurBo girl , was sailed to the stand today In the trial nf Jeorge Barrows for the kidnaping of Marlon Jlarkp. The girl told of the trip from irookl'yn to Sloatesburg with the batiy. The larrows were In the same car with her , she aid , hut they did not bit with her. In other Mpects she testified to the facts of the ibductlon and ( light S Hhu had confessed ifter her arrest. Mini * Prnorfii ] I , lit Dclrriiiliieil. nUDOINO , Cal . June IB. The Btrlklns uliifrs are orderly. They declare that they dll not return to work In the mines until ho wage scale submitted by them Is doptcd , but the company gays It will re- umo work tomorrow or the next day. An gent of the Wordner , Idaho , mines , IB ffi-ring free transportation and $3.60 a day a miners to eo to Wardner. It la not likely lany will accept. Ciilnrlileiift * . ST. Louis Republic : "Somehow I am aw. ully stupid tonlsht , " remarked young lorum , languidly , the other evening. "Indeed you are , " retorted MUs Cutting , omowhat ImpuUlvely. "Do you ready mean that ? " asked the oung man In surprise. , "I merely endorsed your remark. Didn't ou Just now assert that you were stupid ? " he queried. . v "Yes , " he responded , "but I only eald so Ithqut thinking. "And up to the time you epoke of It , " she spiled , "I only thought so without say- i It. " SIMS LAV DOVfS PICKS No Use for Ore Products When fmoUo Tires Are Out. RAILROAD MEN ALSO FEEL THE' EFFECTS GunriU IMaeeil A round SiueUer Proy- t-rty , lint No MKH f UUliirluinco Appear * Tu > > n-TruHt Mueller * DRNVEK , June 16. Thirty thousand men In Colorado will bo out of work within the next three days unless steps are takeu to end the strike of the smelter employes. The Omaha & ( Irant nnd the Olohc la Denver , the Bimetallic and the Arkansas Valley at Lcadvllle , the Ktttra and the Colorado smelters at Pueblo are Closed. The Argo smelti-r In Denver has compiled with theeighthour law and Is still running. The Guggenheim smelter at PueblO ftlno la running. The closed works are under guard , but now hero have the men made any demon stration. At Central City the men employed In the stamp mills are expected to strike today. Those mines have already closed : The Commodore. Amethyst , Bachelor , Bachelor No. 2 and Ixist Chance In the Credo dstrlet | ; the- Calliope and UaRerty at Ouray ; the Caribbean and Montczumn , near Ophlr ; the Iron Mask and Black Iron at lied Cliff : the Smuggler at Aspen. The Porter Fuel company at DuraiiKo has closed , throwing 150 mon out of work From all parts of the flUte come reports that mines are reducing forces. At Lead- vlllo 000 men have boon discharged and In view of the orders to ship no more ore to the closed smoltcrs little , except development work , Is going on. The loss In wages to the men at Duraugn by the twelve days' clos ing of the smelter Is $50,000. ' Should the mines close all over the stntn' 5,000 railroad mon will bo thrown out of employment. Four mines of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company , throe near Canon City and ono In Pltkln county have been shut down on ac count of wage differences. "The real crux of the situation seems to bowith Uio trust and Its employes , " said Governor Thomas today. "Tho mines will have no trouble If they can dlspcso of their product ; they must suspend because their market Is affected. The mon In charge of the trust plants In Colorado have always been public spirited and progressive and If they refuse to participate In the effort to remove the -pending embargo upon our pros perity It will be because they have no dis cretion In the premises. The men they hava heretofore employed will not decline to oc cupy middle ground with their employers , for they are doing o at Argo nnd In Pueblo. The public has a tremendous Interest In the controversy and It should Insist upon a speedy and peaceful compromise. " Governor Thomas said them can bo no good reason why the eight-hour law should not be tested without delay nnd he added that the people will acqulceco in the de cision of the courts. KANSAS CITY , Juno 15. Samuel Gomp- ers , president of the American Federation of Labor , who Is In the city , says that the American Federation of Labor may lie called 'upon to help the smelter men who have struck In Colorado. This meunu that the man who stands at the head of 11,500 local labor unions In the United States , the strongest combination of labor In the coun try , believes that a general sympathetic strike of unions not connected with the smelters and miners' unions Is not Improb able. Proton ! IN Overruled. The city council finished Its sitting as n Board of Equalization Thursday afternoon atJ > o'rlticki 'having- ' been in session three successive days. ' Only ono protest hod hoen received at the time of closing and that was overruled without much ceremony. It was made by M. G. MacLeod , agent for Frank Inman. The cost of constructing .1 permanent sidewalk on a lot belonging to Inman , amounting to $87 , was the Cbjectlon- able assessment. The grounds on which the protest was based were that the owner had not been notified of. the intention of tha council and the resolution ordering the m provement had not mentioned brick a material allowed by law. ROOTBECR H ° . ° A TUB iniriLEi t. junta iuni-A.it , ri.i u.Ki , r in , . , coudfo.oi uut. AMt'SKMIS.VJ'N. ' Special Benefit Matinee Today ( Entire proceeds given In our unfortunate neluliliorn loft liomelenN anil ( IcMtlliite liy the lerrl- lile ileiilli-ilealliiff ojrlonc at Ilerliliill , NebrnxKii. Come I ml ll J' for ( meet elm rlty'n killln Aity Meat - . " > ( > , Children lOu , Gallery * ( Ou. KHCAMIM.OS , Marvelous Hend-to-Head Ilalnnora. IIIM > A .MI IIIOIIAIION , lomcdy Star and Eccentric Trick Tumbler * . AI.MO.Vr A.M > riL'MONT , World's Greatest Instrumental Hussar * . i.ouK.vy. AND AIM-N , Eccintrlc Comedy Dancers. II I ( ill .1. IIMMKTT , In "A MUSICAL COUHTSHIP. " I.OMJY II ASK KM. , The Famous Dialect Humorist MIll-3. TVM4II , Tha Creole Nlehtlncole. Prices never changing. Kvcnlno , rv * erved seats. 25c and Wo , gullTy. ie. latlnees , Wodncwrtay. Saturday and 6un ay Any scat 2Sc. children lOo , allery , JOo. TROCADERO W. W. CO LIB. Lemee nnd Manager. Tolenhons , 2.100. flllAI'ISWI.V ANU I'HAtiCK , Amcrlca"i Foremost Oc-rman Comedian , CIIAUM-N : A. iouin , . European Grotesque Musical Artlsti. 'run iii.Tiiui.i.iK : : , 5 CAIl.VAI.I.AH 5 Lady and Gentlemen Acrobats. . UMTS IIUMI2 , lonologue and Hac Tlmo "Yiddish" - I'AllKlTll HIVrKIlH , In Up-to-Date Specialty.- icbut nf Omaha's Talented Young Violinist ! ' , V , P. HAU't'MFF. Grand free concert In the garden after very poiformunce , Refreshments nerved. Tlceo. 25c. 35c , DOc. THE MILLARD 13th nnd Douglas StH.Omahu. -AUUIUCAN ANb UVIlOPBAlt PliAN CBNTJIALLY LOCATED.