THE OMAHA DAILY THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1000. Telephones dl8601. Lightweight New comforters, size 72x72, nt $1.00 and f 1.23 each, Slzo 72x78, nt $1.35, $1.60, 11.65 and 1.85 each. Slzo 72x84. at $l."fi and' $2.00 each." Crib comforters, 60o and 75c each. Mattress covers, slzo C0x76, at $1.10 o ach. We Clone Our Store Saturdays nt OP, N. AflBlfTa FOR FOITCIl KID OLOVBS A-fD MoCAI.t''PATTRn.X. ' Thompson, Beldeh &.Co. Tilt ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA. Ti 1L O, A, nUILDlflO, COn. 10TI1 AND DOt'ULAS ITS, president Is clothed with nil necessary power to deal with tho existing situation tn the orlont und unless there is a serious chaogo for tho worso thorn Is nothing that congreis c Id accomplish by assembling." Tho foregoing statement was mado tonight by Senator M. A. Hannn, chairman of tho republican national committee. Sonator Iliinna jirrlvcil hero this morning nnd was in consultation most of tho day with Nntlbnnl Committeemen Henry C. Payno of Wisconsin, Hlchard C. Kerens ot Missouri nnd Orocmo Stewart ot Illinois, and left for his homo la Cleveland at 9 o'clock. Senator Hanna declined to discuss tho general political situation beyond ex pressing tho belief that tho republicans will win without any trouble this fall. Tho headquarters of the republican na tional commltteo will be located nt Nos. 223 nnd 225 Michigan nvcnuo nnd Nos. 19 nnd 21 Congress street Tho selection wns mado by Mr. Hannn and members of tho national commltteo Just before tho senator left for home. Terry Heath will reach Chicago next week and nssumo nctlvo management. Chinese McrchnutN Applnud Power. SAN KHANC1SCO, July 18. Tho lending Cblneso merchnnts ot this city hold n mass meeting' this afternoon nnd pnsBCd resolu tions expressing their nbhorrenco ot tho nttnek on foreigners In 'China nnd also ex pressing sympathy with tho efforts ot tho allied powers In subduing nnd punishing thoso. responsible for tho present situation In Chlnn. 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Yon will admire them if you eeo the line. from Nan King I'o, In a district whero mis sionaries hnvo been horribly Ultrcntcd. Mr. Cnssum Ib tho missionary who nttrnctcd at tention tlirco years ngo nt n national Bnp tlst mission convention at Pittsburg by pro testing against the ncccptnnco of contri butions from John Rockefeller, becnuso his money, ho said, had been produced In spec ulation. Tho minister's nttltude created n sensation nnd tbo Baptist Missionary union did not return him to Chlnn, where he hnd been stationed n number of years. After that ho went back to Chlnn ns nn Independ ent missionary. llrror In List or Wounded. WASHINGTON, July 18. Tho following dispatch has been received at tho Navy de partment: "CHE FOO, July 18. Latest reports do not Indicate that nrmy ofllcers, Major Lee, Captain llrewstor, Lieutenants Naylor, Hammon and Wnldron, are wounded. Captain Q. O. Long, marine corps, wounded; Second Lieutenant L. It. Lans. army, wounded. An nlilo has gono to"Tlen Tsln to get ac curate Information. (Signed) "ItEMEY." Trie to Kill Mr. Sun Willi. FOND DU LAC, Wis., July 18. Chnuncey Rlchnrds, a young dentist of this city, got Into nn altercation with Sun Wah, a Chinese laundryman, tonight. Richards secured n re volver nnd fired nt tho Chlnnmnn's head. Tho powder burned tho celestial's face, but did not hurt htm. Hundreds ot pcoplo gath ered on tho street, but tho police arrived In tlmo to prevent a riot. Richards was ar rested nnd furnished $1,000 bonds to appear on a chargo ot assault with Intent to mur der. Artillery Ordered to Orient. SAN FRANCISCO, July 18. flattery D. Third nrtlllory, Captain Charles 'Humphreys commanding, Is to go to tho far east. Noti fication was received Today from Gcnoral Shatter saying that tho battery hnd been se lected for Immediate service In Chlnn or tho Philippines nnd directing the commanding officer to put In n requisition for clothing, etc. Tho bnttory consists of '113 men and thrco officers. . . .Milliliter Wn CiiltM on Hay. . WASHINGTON, July .18. Tho , Chinese minister called on Secortnry Hay this morn ing nnd had n tcn-mlnute talk with him. Mr. Wu said ho hnd received no additional In formation, but said the situation looked much brighter, na a rrault of dispatches re ceived yesterday. There Is n possibility that Secretary Hay requested Minister Wu to sco to allowing tho urgent desire of tho administration to secure news from Pekln. C B C Nans. fittt. .Agent ft: t ft: ft ft Naiuo. Stats, offlio or mail ta "Vocation Omaha, Neb. HAS NO LEGAL EXISTENCE Stato Eoard of Transportation Wiped Out by Judge Mungor. INJUNCTION PRAYED FOR IS GRANTED Court Flics n LctiKthy Opinion, llold liiK Hint tli LniV C'rcnlliiK the 1 on r il V" .Not Properly PlINSCll. "Tho State Hoard of Transportation has no legal cx.stcncc, and, therefore, the tem porary Injunction prayed for Is granted," Is tho closing sentence of the opinion cf Judge Munger tiled yesterday In the caso of tho Chicago, llurllngton & Qulncy Railroad company against Constantino J. Siu)th and others, which was argued In tho United States district court somo lime ngo, and which has been under tho consideration of tho Judgo for a month or more. Tho opinion Is long and enters Into the case In detail, covering all points raised by tho nttornoys and backing by decisions of other courts', every part ot the opinion of tho court In this case. It opens with a statement of fact showing that In 188.1 the legislature of the etato of Nebraska passed an act creating n board ot railroad commis sioners, consisting ot tho nttorncy general, tho secretary of state and tho auditor, ot public accounts, which nfterward becamo nrtlclo vlll of chapter 72, entitled, "Hall- roads," of tho compiled statutes ot tho state; that In 18S7 tho legislature passed ait act which, as shown by the cnrollod bill signed by the governor, was entitled "An act to regulate railroads, prnvent injurious discrimination, provldo for a beard ot trans portation and define Its duties, nnd repeal articles v and vlll ot chapter 72, entitled railroads," etc. By this act tho present board was created, consisting of tho attor ney general, the secretary of state, the auditor of public accounts, tho stato treas urer and tho commissioner of public lauds and buildings. SIiikIc Question Presented. "Upon tho Issuc3 a single question Is pre sented as to tho validity of the act," says the Judgo. "If tho tltlo thereof was not passed by tho legislature In tho manner re quired by the constitution, then tho com plainant Is entitled to tho temporary order of Injunction. A history of the net ns shown by tho Journals of tho two houses of tbo legislature Is In brief as follows:" Hero follows a history of tho bill showing that It was Introduced ns Scnnto File 41, under tho title ot an act to repeal certain parts of existing laws and with nothing In tho title to show what would tako the place of those laws. This title tho Judge denomi nates Tltlo No. 1. Under Tltlo No. 1, ns Bhown by tho Journal of tho sennto, tho bill was read tho first nnd Becond time, referred to tho proper commltteo and reported by It. Under tho same title It wns read tho third tlrao and passed. It went to the houso under the samo title. Tho houso Journal shows that It was passed under that title, but tho scnnto Journal shows that It was comparcd'and signed by tho govornor under Tltlo No. 2, or tho tltlo tho law now boars, while If shows that It was passed under tho original tltlo. Then follow certain conclu sions which tho Judge used In guiding hlm solt to n decision. Principle!! nt I.mr enunciated. First Tho suoremo court of the state of Nebraska has held that tho authentication and .enrolment of a"blllnrp pnly prima facie cMdencd of Its' naBRice.. nnd that tho Journals, may bo examined .for additional broof; Second That smrh decisions nre not mat ters ot tho ffencral Inw rnlntlnir tn denco, but nre constructions of tho con stitutional stututcs and nro binding upon inn lUUl'lill UUUIlf. Third To overturn the nrlmn fn.l ui. dence nfforded by the enrolled bill, it Is not enough that the Journal do not show that the bill ns enrolled passed, but must show ulllrmatively that such bill did not R8H, Fourth The Journals nrn nr.anmi.,1 i show tho tltlo correctly und other evidence will not 'bo received to Impeach them. .,1'lftli If the tltlo of nn net ns passed by the legislature Is materially changed after Its pnssase. and before Its enrollment nnd iippprovnl by the governor, the act Is In valid. In support of these conclusions h recites constitutional provisions and a num- Der or authorities, mainly cases In the su premo court of Nobraska, tho one most freely quoted being the opinion of Judge Sullivan In tho case of Webster agalnet tbo city ot Hastings. Ho concludes: "Tho lotirnnl x!in;v thnt the bill as enrolled and as slcned hv the governor did not pass tho house, and It re mains to determine the effect thrnf. Timt the creation of tho board of trnnoportation Wlin power to rORU ate and Ox reaaonahln rates for the transportation of commodities could not be had under n bill, the tltlo of which was one simply to repeal an existing law. needs no arcumcnt or citation nf nn. thorltles. It therefore follows from tho foregoing that tho board of trnnsnnrtntlnn has no legal cxtstenco nnd tho temporary injunction prayed tor is granted." Tho caso will como un for flnnl bearing h- foro Judge Munger nt tho October term of the United States court. OFFICIALS DIVIDED ON VIEWS Court1 Order W Not Unexpected, but the Effect in Uncertain as Yet. LINCOLN. July 18. fSncelal Telner.im.l Among 'state ofllclals it Is belloved that tne uecision of Judgo Munger will bo a fatal blow to tho Stato Board nf Trnnnnnr. tatlon and that all efforts to resuscitate tho act under which the board was organized win be of no avail. Tbo news of tho de cision was p. surprise to one or two mora- ucrs or ino Doara, wnilo others expected me law to he declared unconstitutional. Auditor Cornell approved tho decision and paid ho thought tt would bo sustained by tho court of appeals'. That tho case will be carried up there Is no doubt, but oven those who mmnnrt thn constitutionality of the act aro not very nopejui mat tuo decision will bo reversed. "I am grratly surprised that a law so useful to tho neonlo Of Nebraska nhnnlrl h decided unconstitutional on a mero tech nicality," said Governor Poynter tonight. "I supposo tho caso will be appealed." Auditor Cornell, chairman of tho Board of Transportation, paid: "I am glad to htar of that decision and I hope it will be suptalncd. It would bo a good thing for Nebraska If a lot of thoso stato boards woro knocked out. They aro unnecessary ap pendages to our government. As to nn ap peal, tho board will be governed by tho ad vlco of tho attorney general, but I think tho caso will bo carried up." Deputy Attornoy General Oldham said: "That decision leaves us back to taw again and I can't say what wo will do. Of course tho caw will go to tho court of appeals. I nm satisfied that tho doclslon wns on honest decision, for Munger Is a good Judgo. How ever, that decision does not knock out the law, hecauso tho fedoral court has not tho Jurisdiction over tho stato laws that a stato court ban. Tho law Is still In offect and the board can go ahead nnd fix rates under penalty of being held In contempt by Judge Munger." Tho Hoard of Transportation constats ot tho treasurer, auditor, secrotary of state, land commissioner nnd attorney general. Tho board employs threo loerotarles at a salary of 3,000 each per year, tho present secretaries being O. L. Laws, Jamej C, Dablmau and Joo Edgertoot CHRISTIANS JN CONVENTION !e4iiloii nf Yiiiiiik IpiiiIp In London l Attended 1 l'lft Tlioiinimtl. LONDON, July 18. Fully 50,000 persons attended today's meetings of tho world's convention of the Young. People's Society cf Christian Kndeavor, the special featuro of the program being tho delivery of men sages from tho churches, ltev, Hugh I'rlco Hughes, president of Wcsleyan conference, said he conveyed from 30,000,000 Methodists of Great Britain tho desire to form an alli ance with every true soldier of Chrlrtt. Ut. Hcv. Mandell Crelghton of England ex tended to tho Christian Endeavor Boclety tho heartiest welcome of Ins dloccre and assurance ot sympathy with this work of tho large body ot Christians ho represented, Dr. Parker of the city temple urged American Christian Endcavorers to nomlnato tlev. Francis E. Clark and Hev. Charles M. Sheldon for tho highest oineea In the United States, as Christian men should bo at the head of things. Tho United States ambassador, Joseph II. Chor.to, and tho archdeacon of London sent sympathetic messages. Tho nfternoon meeting wns devoted to na tional rallies, which were characterized by Intense enthusiasm. Tbo lmmcnso crowds In attendance made tho grounds nlmost Im passable and a water famine, added to the Intcnso heat of tho day, caused many women to faint. President Clarke received a cor dial letter from tho United States ambassa dor, Joseph H. Choatc, which was followed by cheers for the ambassador. Germany, France, Holland, Belgium nnd Switzerland held nn International rally which President Clarke nttended. Afterward Mr. Clarko called tho convention's attention to the frnternlty of France nnd Germany. Itov. Mrs. Waddcll of Iowa, Hev. Spooncr of New Jersey, Hev. Straycr of Baltimore, Mason of California and Call of Massachu setts, nnd Mrs. Clarke and Bishop Walters were tho principal speakers. After ths stnto callB. to which the leaders of a scoro of delegations responded, thoro wns n Ave mlnuto devotlonnl servlco conducted by Floyd TompklnB of Philadelphia. Tho en tlro audience then Joined In singing "Amer ica." In the meantlmo n number of overflow meetings wero held out of doors. A final rally was held tonight. London .Still Sweltering. LONDON, July 18. Torrid heat continues throughout Europe. The mercury Indicated S3 degrees In tho shado this morning In London. Tho hospitals are busy caring for victims of heat prostration. Nine fatal caso aro reported today. Laborers are obliged to knock off work during the hot test hours of tho day. IIlK Strike ut Itotterdnni. BOTTEHDAM, July 18, Tho strike hero Is extending and over 12,000 men nro now Involved. There nro 170 vessels In the Maaj river awaiting discharge. Sew Hoiimnnlnii Cnlilnet. BUCHAREST, July 18. King Charles has authorized M. Carp to form a new cabinet to succeed tho Cantacuzena ministry, which resigned yesterday. BATTLE WITH THE BOERS a Determined Attut'k Upon the British 1'oMltloii Is HcpuUeil with Some Loan. LONDON. J0)y .18. The War ofllco has received ,tho follojivliig' dispatch from Lord Uoberts: ' ' "PRETORIA,, July .17 Yesterday the enemy mado a fletermnod attack, on the left of Pole-Carfcw's position and along our' left (link. commrlde(t.''by Hutton. Tho postB held by tho Irish Fusillem and Canadian mounted infantry, under Lieutenant Colonel Aldorson, woro most gallantly defended. The enemy mado repeated attempts to assault tho positions, coming In close range, and calling to tho fusiliers to surrender. The enemy suffered sqvorcly. They had fifteen killed and fifty wounded nnd four wore taken prisoners. Tho British casualties were sovon killed (Including tho Canadian lieutenants, Borden and Birch), thirty wounded and twenty-ono mlselng. "Ian Hamilton's column advanced to Waterval yesterday, unopposod nnd today proceeded to Hainan's kraal, "Flfteeen hundred Boers, with five guns, managed to break through tho condon formed by Hunter's and Rundlo's divisions, between Bethlobem nnd Flcksburg. They were making toward Llndley, being closely followed by Tadget'o and Broadwood's brig ades." a In a dispatch dated today Lord Roborts pays a tribute to Lieutenants Borden and Birch, whom, In his dispatch given above, ho reported killed. Lord Roberts says: "They were killed while gallantly leading their men In a counter attack on tho enemy's flank at a critical Juncture of their assault on ono position. Borden wnu twice before brought to my notice In dispatches for gal lant and Intrepid conduct." Leiidlnir Iloer Arrested. PRETORIA, July 18. J. M. A. Wolmarans of the Transvaal executlvo council has been arrcotcd at his houso within tho British lines near Hatterly. Bar gold worth 6.000 and a quantity of arms wero found cojiccaled iu tuu nouse. More Mnlen for British Army. NEW ORLEANS, July 18. Tho stoamor Magician clcarod today for Capetown with 1,000 mules for tho British army. BLUE AND GRAY WILL MEET Iteunlon of Civil Wnr Veternns Will ' Ui'Kln Tomorrow at Atlnntu. ATLANTA, Ga., July 18. Tho blue nnd gray reunion will begin tomorrow, when the visitors will bo shown over tho battlefields upon which thlrty-slx years ago they en gaged In conflict, Many distinguished guests havo arrived and every section of the country will be represented by ox-union and ex-confedorate soldiers. General A. P. Stewart, tbo oldest living general of tho confederacy, and General W. C. Johnson, past grand commnnder of the Grand Army of the Republic, arrived today. Commander-in-Chief Shaw of tbo Grand Army of tho Republic Is expected tomorrow. Addrcaied liy Venerable Founder, SPRINGFIELD, 111., July lS.-At today's session of tho crand lodgo of Illinois Knlahts and Ladies of Tabor Rov. Moses Dixon of St. Louis, International grand chief mentor. 81 years old, who founded tho order In ISIS, when It was known as Knights of Liberty and hnd for Its purpose the liberty of the negro race, made his an nual address. Movement! of Ouenii Vrurla Jnlr IK, At Southampton Arrived New York, from New York; Lahn, from New York. Snllod Steamer Grosser Kurfurst, from Bremen, for New York. At Liverpool Arrived I'ltonla, from Now York; Numlrtlan, from Montreal: Oceanic, from New York. Sailed Columbian for Now York: Michigan, for Boston; Wacs Innd for Philadelphia. At New York Arrived Ems, from Qenon, Naples und Gibraltar. Sailed steamers Deutschland, for Ilumburg: 8t. Paul, for Southampton; Cymric, for Liver pool; Frleslnnd. for Antwerp, At Yoknhnmn Arrived Steamer Qupoii Adelaide, from Tacoma: Vlctorlu, from Ta coma; Monmouthshire, from Portland, Ore, At Hamburg Arrived Steamer Hathor, from Han Frnnclsco. At Cherbourg Arrived Steamer Phoe nicia, from Now York. At J.ondon Arrived Odrenn, from Mon treal, At Olusgow Arrived Anchorla, from New York. At Olbrultnr-A'rrlved-Knlscr Wl'hclm II from New York, for Naples. At Doaton-Sallcd-Stuainer New Eng land, tor Liverpool. RUN DOWN BY FREIGHT TRAIN Crowd of Exour8lonUts at Jo'instown, Pa., Have Awful Expeiionco. SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED AND MANY HURT That More Were Xot Killed Seems .Mlrnculoiis In View of the Lnrue' Number of People Who Were In Trnok of UniiKer. JOHNSTOWN. Pa., July 18. As tho result of an accident at tho Pennsylvania rnlhoad station In this city, when a freight train plunged Into a crowd ot 2,700 pcoplo waiting to board nn excursion train bound for Al toona to spond tho day, five persons wero Injured, two of whom aro dead and two probably fatally Injured. Tho dead: LUTHER BEGLEY, aged 18 months. FRANK URBACH, aged 13 years. Tho Injured: James Beglcy, editor of tho Windsor Jour nal, seriously. Annlo Begloy, probably fatal. Frank Urbach, sr., of Upper Yoder town ship. It was tho occasion ot the annual outing of tho Ancient. Order of United Workmen and a crowd ot over 2,700 persons had gath ered to tako excursion trains for Altoonn. Tho first section had stopped In front ot tho depot and a general rush for tho train wns In progress when a fast freight dashed nround tho curve a short distance from tho station, A wild scene followed tn tho scram -bio for plnces of safety, but before all could get out of tho way tho freight train was upon them, catching those mentioned. TERRIBLE HEAT IN NEW YORK Store Tlinn Seventy Dentils Canned or Contributed to by Continued Hot Spell. NEW YORK, July 18. The hot weather today caused or contributed toward tho death ot moro than seventy persons tn this city and vicinity. As many moro btrlcken ones aro In tho hospitals and dome of them will succumb befora tho night Is over. Moro than half of tho fatalities were among babies and little children and there arc now about forty bodies of tho llttlo one3 lying at tho morguo at Bollevuc. This wns tho third day of tho spell ot Intcnso heat. Lato tonight tho temperature moderated. Early this morning the sun began Its deadly work nnd before the day wns fairly well started tho hospitals wero busy. On tho streets tho tempcrnturo ranged from 93 to 105 and tho official record from the weather 'bureau, high above ground, waa 94 degrees shortly before G o'clock tonight. Ono death was duo from an attempt at suicide, mado when tho subject wns crazed with heat. Many of tho children woro hurt by falls from tho flro escapes on to which they hnd crawled for relief from tho heat. Tho list of dead, asldo from tho forty bodies ot babies at the morgue, Is as fol lows: 'CHARLES T. LAFFOR, 34 years of tfge. OTTO HENKE, 35 years. JOHN HARTFORD, 32 years. JOSEPH LAWRENCE, 63 years. RAMEAU JACQUES, 34 years. SARAH GOLDEN, 21 years. J. RUNAX, 40 years. JOHN MORAN, 45 years. ELSIE GOLPFRIPK, 1 year. MAltTIN-CONHEENEY, 26-years. -J JOHN M'OUIRE, 31 years. CATHERINE TOOLE, El years. PATRICK KELLY, CO years. DENNIS BUCKLEY, 40, years. JAMES WEIGLER. 2C years. TIMOTHY SINGLETON, 24 years. MARIA M'CAULEY, 23 years. JOHN LENNON, 35 years. JOHN OEHON, 35 years. UNKNOWN MAN, 45 years. ANTHONY BIENICH, 22 years. ARTHUR DOUGHERTY, 01 years. ANN S KELLY', . THOMAS GREY, 40 years. JOHN WO II AN, 40 years. MRS. MARY F. KELLY (In Elizabeth, N. J.). RICHARD SICOMER (In Hoboken). J. ENKEN (in Jersey City). JOHN A. PLE (In Hempstead, L. I.). JAMES RAFTER, E5 years (In Newark, N. J.). WILLIAM MOORE, CO years (In Nowark, N. J.). THOMAS OGILVIE, 47 years (In Brook lyn). PATRICK M'CABE (In Tarrytown. N. Y.). HENRY A. HAGE, 52 years (committed sulcldo at Port Richmond, S. L). JOHN M'DONALD. 42 years. DANIEL MILLIGAN, 40 years (In Pater son, N. J,), Terrlna llent In IHillndelphln. PHILADELPHIA, July 18. Tho excessive heat today caused the death of six persons In this city and two in Camdon, N. J. Up to a late hour tonight forty cases of prostra tion wero treated at tho various hospitals. According to the report of tho local fore cast oIMco this was the hottest day ot the summer. Tho humidity was 63 per cent during tho day, but decreased at night to GO per cont at 8 o'clock, nt which hour the thermometer registered 90. Heat KIIU Three In nonlon. BOSTON, July 18. Tho hospital reports tonight show that betweon thirty and forty persons woro prostrated by heat in this city today, threo of whom havo slnco died. MANY FAMILIES ARE MISSING Dniem of Caniplnir I'artlcn Atonic Overflowed It 1 vers of Teini Ifnve Xot Been Heard Irrom. CHICAGO, III., July 18. A speclalWo the Record from Austin, Tex., says; Thrco hundred families from Austin, Snn Antonio. Fort Worth, Houston nnd other towns of tho stato wero camping- aluiig tho unner courses nf tho Llano, Oundaloupe, Nueces and Colorado rivers "When tho se ries of wntersuoutB occurred In that roelun two days ngo. But few of these outing parties hnvo been heard from since the terrlblo Hoods and friends of tho missing ones nro alarmed for their safety. Search ing parties have mado every effort to dis cover tho fato or whereabouts of the camp ers, but as yet without success. w Colorado Ilnllrond, DENVER, July 18, The Rio Grande Railroad company has been Incorporated hero with a capital otock of $2,000,000. Tho Incorporators are E, T. Jclferys, J, W. ailluly, J, F. Valle, C. W. Waterman and J. B. Andrews. These men and George Coppell, C. C. Beaman and It. T. Wilson, all of New York, are tho directors. Tho new company proposes to construct at onco a road through tho Wet mountain valley and contemplates building several other lines, nil of which will bocomo part ot the Denver & Rio Grande system. Klitht-Hour Lnw In Colorado, DENVER, July 18. Tho executlvo coun cil of tho American Federation of Lnbor today decided tn donntn tWW to the locked out clgarmnlsers of New York. Tho ques tion of lovyliiK an assessment for them has not yet been flnnlly passed upon. Tho labor unions of Colorado wero ad vised to mnke every effort to hnvo nn amendment to tho constitution nf tho sluts passed making fight hours a legnl maxi mum limit of dnv'n lnbor In dangerous or unhealthy calllncs. This decision was ren dered after a Iccnl opinion hail been re ceived that there was nn appeal from the decision nf the supreme court declnrlni; thn eight-hour law unconstitutional, as no federal question was Involved. J KOREA AND JAPAN AT OUTS AsftHRftlnntlntt of the r.ntpre nt Seoul Two Year Ami CatMea Some I'rlutlun. VANCOUVER. B. C.,' July 18.-0rlcntal advices today by tho steamer Empress of India brings tho news o fanother political crisis In Korea. According to the Kobo Chronicle, tho Japanese prince, LI Chun Yo, was Implicated by tho confefslons of Kl vong and An, who wero barbarously tor tured and strangled nt Seoul for having been concerned In the assassination ot tho Korean empress two years ago. Tbo em peror of Korea demanded of the Japanese mlnlftcr that Prlnco LI and his father bo delivered up for vengeance, but tho Japan cso minister declined to accede to this re quest. Then, according to tho Chronicle, Kim Yung Chlng, drscrlbed as tho oftlclal asrassln of tho Korean court, was sent to Toklo to kill Prlnco LI Chun Yo and his father. The plot was frustrated, howevor, nnd tho assassin was nrrcstcd, but escaped back to Korea. Tho Japanese princes nre undor protection of special guards, Tho Hang Kong Press says that ns tho steam launch Kwnng Yok wns proceeding up tho Canton river with a, number of pas songers, Including three California mer chants traveling with vnluablo Jewels, money nnd luggage, pirates suddenly made their nppcaranco In largo numbers, brand ishing their swords and pistols. They fired n fow shots as a warntug and tlion went through tho ship, confiscating tho Call fornlans' belongings. Tho names ot tho al leged Callforulans are not given. Tho American mission at Nagoya has been attacked by a Jnpaueso mob and tho mis sionaries so severely beaten that they were left for dead, although they subsequently recovered. The prime causo of the trouble was the Interference of the missionaries In tho trafficking In young girls, who, It Is said, have been openly sold. A mob sur rounded the mission stntlon and would have destroyed all tho buildings but for tho somewhat tardy arrival of tho native police. MUST BE ON EVEN FOOTING Hnvnnn Papers Demand Tlmt All Unl verslty 1'rofessorn lie Selected Competitively. HAVANA, July 18. Tho recent decree of Senor Verona, socrctnry of education, re forming tho Unlvcralty of Havnnn nnd re ducing tho number of professors, met with gcucral approval, as placing tho university upon n practical working basis. Now, how ever, all tho papers aro protesting against tho method of choosing the professors, which Is that nil who obtained their positions by competitive examinations are to remain, as well as theso who havo demonstrated un doubted ability. All others are to bo com pelled to resign. Those who criticise this arrangement say that tbo practice of deciding who have and who have not displayed "undoubted ability" is Invidious and la liable to be abused. The assertion Is made that men actually unfit have been retained. All tho papers aro urging Senor Verona to place all professors upon the same fooling and to hold a gcnoral competltlvo examina tion. The Cubans also object to Senor Verona nnd threo other secretaries holding pro tectorships, pointing out that, If the de cree Ls to bo administered on such principles, It will open the way to Just such favoritism and abueo of power as distinguished the management ot tho university under the Bpanlsh regime. ADDS TO BLACK FLAG FORCES ,Lln Yce Obtains Permission tn In crease Ills Army hy Knllat inic 7,000 Men. HONG KONO, July 18. Liu Yec. the Black Flag chief, whoso forces probably number 15,000, has obtained permission to enlist 7,000 more. A significant passage tn tho appeal pre sented to LI Hung Chang by tho Chlneso merchnnts and gentry ot Canton requesting him not to leavo the city mentions that Canton only has provisions for four months and urges the formation ot a company to buy rice abroad and to prepare to resist for eign Invasion and to protect tbo frontier. Pope Sorrows Over Mnsancre. ROME, July 18. Popo Leo has addressed a letter to the vicar cardinal, in tho courso of which ho says the sorrowful events in China, besides filling his soul with sadness on account of tbo spilling ot so much Christian blood, lnsplro him with the doep est fear as to tho situation of tho apostolic vicars and tho dangers to which Christians and missionaries are exposed In serious trials, 03 well as sacrifices of lives. His holiness, therefore, asks that all communi cants pray ardently that God Inspire thoughts of concord and peaco and that Ho will end destruction nnd massacres. Anierlenn Chinamen Want Peace. SEATTLE, July 18. The Chinese reform' party of this city, with representatives from Idaho and Montana, met hero and decided to send a cablegram to tho Tlceroy of Nankin, nsklng him to aid the powers In restoring order and afterward establishing a protectorate over tho empire. The aim of tho party ls to restore the emperor, Kwang Hsu, on the throne nnd to place the country as far as Individual freedom ls concerned on a footing with the civilized nations of tho world. IlecmltlnHT Men nt Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, July 18. For several days tho. local recruiting station has been busy onliatlne men who want to ko to tho Orient. Tho men aro being sent to California, where they will bo used to fill up tho different regiments now thoro or enroutc. I.lNeuin'n llody Burled. WASHINGTON, July 18. The War de partment today rocelvcd a cablegram from General MacArthur, dated Manila, July 18, saying that Colonel Llscum's body was burled nt TOng Ku on tho 17th Inst. Texas Jlllltln lleiidj. FORT WORTH, Tex., July 18. Six com panies of the State Guard havo tendered their services to the government in caso they aro needed In the Chlneso war. Double Trnsrcdy on Kaidn Creek-. SOLOMONVILI.K, Ariz,, July 18.-J. Vv Wheeler and W. II. Howe, employes of tho Detroit Copper company of Morencl, loft on n fishing expedition on Eaglo creek two weeks ngo. After ten days elapsed search Ing parties woro sent out. Tho bodies yvcro found covered with brush nine miles aboyo tho pumping stntlon on Eagle creek Both men had been shot through tho heart. Thev had no money. Both wero mon of good reputation. Howe leavcB u wlfo and two children Train Huns Into Crowd. JOHNSTOWN. Pa.. July 18-Whlle 2.EO0 persons woro waiting at he Ponnsylvanla stntlon hero to go with the Ancient Order of United Workmen excursion to Lnke mont Park, nenr Altoona, today, a fast freight ran Into tho crowd, Injuring nvo persons. Tho Injured nre: J. C, Begloy, Winners: Mrs. Beg ey, will die: Bcgley child, 1 year old, will die; Frank Urbaugh, sr.; Frank Urbaugh, Jr. Murderer Shot to Denth. BENTON VILLE. Ark.. July 18,-eorge Fisher, who shot and killed Sheriff Gar rett of Southwest City. Mo., on July 16, wns located In a rornlleld by a sheriff's posse today ami, resisting nrrest, was shot to death. Fisher'" father 1mh bpn ar rested, ilmrccd with complicity In the kill ing of Sheriff Garrett. Is the easiest tonic In the world to tako and tho most beneficial and lasting In Its results, The AnheUser-Busch Browing Ass'n pre pares It, henco Its merit. Sold by all druggists. LAYS DOWN LAW OF LABOR Xew York .Indue Announces the Itls,ht ot llmployer nnd Em ploye In Strikes. NEW YORK. July 18. The appellate di vision of tho supreme court has reversed tho decision of tho lower cojirt In the caio ot tho National Protective Association ot Steam Fitters and Helpers and Charles' McQueM against tho Enterprise nw.oclatlon and -Its omclals, Impleaded with William J. O'Brleu as president of the board of delegates. Jus tice Truax gavo Judgment perpetually en joining tho defendant from Interfering with tho work, or tho employes of tho plaintiffs. The Injunction forbade tho coercing and obtaining tho discharge by any cmployo ot McQucod or other cmployo by demands, threats, strikes, etc. Justlco McLaughlin In his opinion says: "It cannot bo seriously questioned but thnt every workman has tha right, In tho first Instance, to say for whom nnd with whom ho will work. This right Is guaranteed to every person of legal ago and competent to contract under our laws. An employer has the absolute right to say whom ho will employ nnd tho cmployo hart the right to say by whom ho. Will bo cm ployed and with whom he will work. Tho right Is reciprocal and onco that right la destroyed personal liberty Is destroyed nnd chaos reigns. And If one has tho right, act ing tn his Individual capacity, ho does not loso It when nctlng with others clothed with nn equal right, ho that employers may eomblno nnd say they will not employ per sons who nro members of labor organiza tions and laborers may combine and say thoy will not work for employers who engage any but members of labor organizations." Justice McLaughlin says the principle Is not different where labor organizations aro concerned. , THINK JAMES WAS DRUGGED I''rlcndn of Kniifnn ClerRynmu Are Suspicion of III Alli-Ketl TrntclliiK Coiiipiintoii, M'PHERSON, Kan., July IS. Friends of Rev. T H. James, tho Kanssn minister who returned from London, England, last week In a dazed condition, after wandering In England for two months, aro Investigating tho record of the Episcopal clorgyman who accompanied James across tho ocean. An other consultation of physicians has resulted In a reiteration of the bollef that James wa drugged while on shipboard on tho way to claim his fortune, and suspicion Is directed against his companion. James' companion represented himself as having a church In California, but word from tho bishop of California received tcday states that no ouch man Is rector there or has been In years. This londs still further color to tho claimed had record of the alleged clergy man. James remains In an exhausted condi tion and his mind ls still clouded as to his movements abroad. KAWAIIANS ARE SATISFIED Write to the President to Kxprrns Their Appreciation of Ills l.lheriillty. WASHINGTON, July 18. The president has received tho following letter': "HONOLULU, II. I., June 30, 1900. To His Excelloncy, William McKlnloy, Presi dent, and Congress of tho United States ot America, Greeting: We, tho natlvo Hawai ian citizens of tho territory ot Hawaii, send their greeting. They wish to express to you their appreciation and thanks for tho liberal laws which tho congress has en acted for the territory of Hawaii and which your excellency has approved on tho 3d day of April .last? t" "' "We further extend our good wishes' to your excellency, to tho congress and tho peoplo of America. Respectfully yours, "D, KALAUOKALANI, "JAMES K. KAULIA. "ROBERT W. WILCOX. "National Committee." CAPTAIN PUT UNDER ARREST Cliurne of MnnNlmiRhter Maria Asnlnst Commander of Ill Fated Yacht Idler. CLEVELAND. 0 July 18. Captain Charles J. Holmes, tho master ot tho schooner-yacht Idler, which capsized off Avon Tolnt with all her standing canvas sot on July 7, drowning five women nnd a baby, was arrested today by tho United States marshal on the chargo ot manslaugh ter. Ball was fixed at $1,000, which was fur nished. At tho coroner's Inquest today tho mats of tho Idler testified that he suggested to tho captnln that ho shorten Ball when tho squall was approaching, but that Holmes said not to do bo, ns tho squitll would not bo heavy and they would havo a llttlo ex citement with tho canvas up. It was tho testimony of tho mnto which led to tho ar rest ot Holmes. Yniiul Defeat Mexican Troops, PHOENIX, Ariz., July 18.-Harry Thar aldsen of Now York received here today a message from the manager of one of his mines near Hoduo, stato of Durnngo, Mex., telllnir of n tight there Monday between a company of Mexican troops nnd n strong hand or laqui lnuinns. Tho troops wro defeated In two engagements, losing llvo killed nnd Fnvernl wnundod. It Is not nos- slblo to ascertain tho Indian losses. It Is believed that the Indians are too well scattered to again get together In force. Shocked hy .Unlit nlnr. Tho family nf Mrs. C. II. Johnson. Fifty nm, niui r'onter Htrents. wii severely shocked during tho electrical storm last Sunday, run houve was smir unu unmy uTurl Tim nldest d.itichter of Mrs. Johnson was tho -most seriously stunned nnd did not regain consciousness for sev eral hours. Sho Is still partly paralysed, but will recover. The houso caught lire, but tho damage wns slight. Wires Should lie Hurled. I'Uinm thorn Ik so much addition of the ovorhend wire problem the elty should n ninil examnlc by burvlnir Its tiro and pollen telegraph wires In the buslnes Portion or ino cuy, nam i..ny I'-iccinciau chtirlg. "For several yenrs I havo been ndvocntlns tho removnl nf these wires from noles and thu tlmo seorns rlpo for thu chance." VIENNA HOTElvO Klll-lll-ir. l uriiam HI. rteitaurant. ladles' cafe reading room. newly furnished rooms, bath rooms. Every- tmng nrsi-ciass. American anu uurupcun plan. Rooms with board. CII. F. IIOUFFII3II, Prop. Bowling alley In connection. TtCUItKS all Kidney Kldneycura. 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