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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUKE 19, 1871. (XMAIJA, TUESDAY MOILING, JULY 0, 1901-TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY E1VE CENTS. nnt1Ttt rt m T -m m -w r m f ' ' ' ' """" t I ' t . ' , , , ,,, ,,, . '. MELILMi MLAib MllUAUTH0RS ofjbewey-s order oflio DEMOCRACT'S TICKET Thunddj'i Ccnftrecco to Fe Wott Imptrtant In Hittcry of Indnitrj. PRESIDENT HAFFER SO ANNOUNCES IT Head of thi Arnalgtrnattd Atsooiitltn is at High Ttniion. ALL VICE PRESIDENTS ARE SUMMONED Each Hnrriii to Pittiburg in Riponn to Telegram. CAPITAL'S COMMITTEEMEN NOT KNOWN President .ScIutiiIi of tlic Steel Cor purtlnn Snlil tn He Annum Those Who Will Sleet Ileprcaciitn tlica of Association. PITTSUUltO. Pa., July 8. "That which I believe will be tho most Important con ference In the history of capital and lnbor will opon Id Hotel Lincoln, Pittsburg, next Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, when the highest officials of thu Amiilgamnteil asso ciation, gathered from all parts of the country, will mrot with officials of tho Iron and Btecl industries to settle grave ques tions. "Every vlco president of tho Amalga mated association from Alabama north la hurrying toward Pittsburg tonight on my telegraphic order. I have considered It best that they bo called to confer at this tlmo Instead of the regular conferees who havo usually met with us to adjust differ ences. "As yot I am In Ignorance as to who will constitute the cominltteo representing the steel people, tho employers. I have been Informed that President Charles M. Schwab of the United States Steel corporation will bo present In person, but do not know this to be a fact. Tho laboring man Is at present confronted with sotnn peculiar con ditions, which I hope will he adjusted ut the coming conference. I bollcve the strlko will bo speedily settled. (Signed) THEODORE J. SHAFFER." The above Is tho statement made by President Shaffer of the Amalgamated asso clutton late this evening as ho emerged from tho Carnegie building with a party of Amalgamated association officials and offlccrs of tho American Sheet Steel Co. Auspicious lrellmlnnrlen. It was at tho end of one of tho most eventful days In the history of organized labor und was made so by tho decided stand taken by President Shaffer In tho Wclls vlllo cake. Tho conference, tbday lasted al most two hours, tut what was said or done was not given out, except an In tho above tatemcnt. It was apparently decided that tho best Interests of both sides demanded that tho wago conference be held at at early a day as possible. In spite of the tremble at WcIUvllla. It-Is" Understood that on hearing tho statement of Vlco Presi dent Chappell regarding tho Ohio associ ation assurance was given that It could easily bo adjusted and would be. This be ing tho case the conference was quickly arranged. President Shaffer mild tonight: "I did announce that I would not treat with tho employers until matter were ad justed at WcllBvlllo and that I would de clare a general strike on Thursday If mat ters were not fixed, but I later ehanged my mind. I am not at liberty to state what brought this about, but It will come out In good time." Under tho present arrangement tho Wcllsvlllo men will remain at work pend ing a settlement or disagreement on Thurs day. None of the combine representatives who could bo seen would talk cm the strike troubles. It Is known, however, that Vlco President Arms of tho American Sheet Steel company received President Shaffer's telo gram containing his ultimatum at Youngs town, whero ho was attending tho funeral of his mothcr-ln-law, and that Immediately after tho funeral ho camo to Pittsburg and tho conference was held shortly after his arrival. The Wellxvlllo Trouble. PITTSBURG. Pa., July 8. The peremptory dismissal ou Saturday of twelve members of the Amalgamated association at the Wollsvlllo plant of tho American Sheet Btcel company may seriously affect the ex pected settlement this week of tho 'Iron and steel strlko. When seen this morning, President Shatter of tho Amalgamated as sociation was vcr much exercised over the turn affairs had taken. "I cannot f ay whoa or whero the conferenco will take place," said he, "but one thing Is certain, thcro will bo no conference until tho men discharged at Wollsvlllo nro reinstated. Theso men come to us. They violated no law of the land and we shall protect them. If they aro not reinstated and the conferenco held, the general strike will come. This Is a repetition of what the sheet manufacturers did last year. They elgned tho scale for Saltsburg and Old Meadows and then stole thcsemllls from us. The men at Wollsvlllo i havo been organized for months. I sent word for them not to como out, as I wanted a peaceable settlement. 1 do not ' blame tho chief officials. As usual, tho 1 trouble comes from eome middleman, who cannot rcallzo that he may be undoing the conservative work of thoughtful men on both sides, or that this action may Involve tho commercial world." Although as yet no word has been re ceived officially by tho officers of the Amalgamated association from tho Ameri can Sheet Steel company nnd the American Steel Hoop company requesting that the wage conference be reopened It Is expected ! that such a note will be received during . the day. if the Wollsvlllo matter can be settled, the conferenco will then, It Is be lieved, bo quickly arranged, an ugreoment reached and the ttrlke declared oft before the end of tho week. There was a resumption of work In many Iron and steel mills today. The mills havo been Idlo for two woeks for repairs. It Is supposed that fully 12,000 men returned to work today. The following concerns signed tho Amal gamated scale today; Standard Chain com pany, Columbus ; Nllcs Iron and Sheet com pany, Nllrs, O.; Lake Erie Iron company, Cleveland; Empire Rolling Mill company, Empire, 0 and the Pittsburg Forgo and Iron company of this city. All the Independent companies In the rittsburg district have now signed the scale but A ,M. Uyers & Co. and their slgnaturo Is expected nt- soon as tho repairs to the plant are completed. Deportment Store l'lill. CLEVELAND. O.. July S.-Oreeinvnld .t Co,, running a department store, failed to day with urhvduled liabilities of JW.OOO and assets of ,000. Members of tho name firm doing business at Corning iind Cam brldco hnvo also tiled Indlvldim! nxRlsn. meiitu, their aggregate liabilities being ! SC,tXO, with assota of J15.000. i Ilenr Ailmlrnl Cron nlnahleld nnil Seeretnrr I.oiik llotli Distinctly -member Who Wrote It. V "ON, July 8. Rear Admiral A. ld, chief of the bureau of naviga. Issued n formal statement to tbo e j famous di. Ing him to Manila and v Spanish fleet. he Is tho author of tho Admiral Dcwey order from Hong Kong to uro or destroy the . '.I Crownlnshleld btntcs that be t. V a dispatch In the White Ilouso and . jilted It to both At torney General Griggs nnd the president und thit the only change made In the dispatch us he wrote It was the addition of cither the word "capture" or tho word "destroy." The dispatch, accordlug to Admiral Crowlnshteld, was then handed to Lieuten ant Whlttleslcy, who took It to Secretary Long and after the latter had signed It, sent It to Admiral Dowey. In conclusion Admiral Crownlnshleld says that whatever credit comes from having given tho order belongs to the president and Secretary Long. Secretary Long said on this subject: "My recollection is entirely distinct. Imme diately upon tho declaration of war I had conferred with the president about an or der to Dewey to attack the Spanish fleet at Manila. On Sunday. April 21, I went to the Whlto House, sat with the president on a sofa In the corridor and earnestly ad vised the sending of such nn order. But for Admiral Crownlnshleld's statomcnl I unhesitatingly should hao said I had with mc tho dispatch which bad been prepared In his bureau of navigation and that, the president approving, I returned to the Navy department and sent It In to tho bureau of navigation to bo put In cipher. I then went out to drive. As I drovo out bo tween 11 and 12 o'clock I remember passing Admiral Crownlnshleld. As to what trans pired later at the Whlto House at tho meeting which he describes I, of courso, havo no knowledge. "It seems to bo probable that the presi dent, after his Interview with mo sent for some of tho cabinet and Admiral Crownlnshleld and took up tho dispatch, which, according to my recollection, had already been prepared and gave It final con sideration. Probably also thore bad como In Dewey's dispatch of tho day beforo ad vising us that ho had been ordered to get a'vay from Hong Kong." -r RESTORES FOREST TO PUBLIC I'renlilent Opens t'p Lnrge tlon of ItlR- Horn Heservr. See- (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, July 8. (Special Tele gram.) A largo section of the Big Horn forest reserve In Wyoming will bo restored to tho public domain August 24, by order of tho president. This land has been found to be more valuablo for agriculture and for grazing than for Its timber and after nu merous recommendations by the local forestry officials and members of tho Wyo ming delegation and reports by special jigents the secretary of the lutorlor con cluded theso tracts should be again oponed to entry:'"" Lieutenant Ashton Boyle, Fourth' Infantry, now In tho Philippines, has been granted un extended leavo of absence and will re turn to his homo at Kearney, Neb., to en joy a rest. The application of S. Conant Parks, G. M. SUncy, C. W. Barr, Ira E. Jones, Samuel C. Parks, Jr., and otjiers to organize the First National bank of Thcrmopolls, Wyo., with $25,000 capital, has been approved. Rural free delivery service will be estab lished September 2 In South Dakota as fol lows: Alexandria, Hanson county Route em braces thirty-two square miles, containing a population of 571; carrier, A. J. Stebblns. Groton, Brown county (additional serv ice) Area covered, t'hirty-Blx squaro miles; population berved, 522; carrier, C. G. Mof tlt. Waconda, Clay county (additional serv ice) Area covered, sixty-eight square miles; population served, 1,131; M. B. Rus sell nnd J. B. Knight, appointed carriers. E. H. Willis Is designated a member of tho Board of Civil Scrvlco for the post offlco at Yankton, S. D. The Iowa National bank of Des Moines Is approved as reserve agent for the First National bank of Bonne, la. Georgo D. Mclklejohn spent today In Washington and left tonight for Asbevllle, N. C, whero ho will remain several days. Ho says he expects to arrive In Omaha Saturday. THESE CANN0J GET LANDS 1'ersnns liiinlllleil from Maklnif Homestead Entry In Wichita mill Klovrn Country. WASHINGTON. July 8. Commissioner Hermann -of tho general land office has Is sued a general order specifying the per sons who aro disqualified from making homestead entry In tho Wichita anil Kiowa, Comanche and Apacbo ceded lands. Those disqualified are as follows; Any person who has an existing home stead entry, or after Juno 6, 1000, abandoned or relinquished such entry; n married woman, unless deserted or abandoned by hor husband; those not citizens or who havo not declared such intention; anyone under 21 years old not tho head of a fam ily, unless ho served In tbo army or navy fourteen or more days In actual war; pro prietors of over 160 acres of land any where; nnyono who has perfected tltlo to a homestead of 160 acres by proof of residence and cultivation of five years or under sec tion 2, act of June 15, 1SS0; nnyono whose title acquired and now being acquired by him under the public land laws, In pur suance of entries made since August 30, 1S0O, with tho tract now sought to bo en tered, will make an aggregate of over 120 acres of nou-inlneral land. C0MPTR0LLERREFUNDS DUTY Recent Decision of Supreme Court Itetlirnn I, nacelles A: Co, I.nrfte S ii in. WASHINGTON, July S.-Mr. Tracewell. tho comptroller of the treasury, has de elded that the secretary of tho treasury has authority udsr the law to refund to l.ascelles A Co. -t vw York tho duties paid by them on sugar Imported from Porto Illco between tho date the treaty of Paris took effect and the approval of the Foraker act. The duties so paid amount ' to over $170,000. This decision Is based upon the recent Insular decisions of the supremo court. Other claims are on fllo for refunds amounting to about $1,500,000. Srcretnry 1Iiin lioniln. WASHINGTON, July R.-The secretary of tho treasury todsy purchased 10,100 short-term bonds at 112,972; J2.500 fives at 109,222 and $1,000 threes at 1U9.011. KUbournt and Howe' t New 8eem Likalj to Hiad It TAXATION PLANK IS BONE OF CONTENTION Johnson Men Wish to Come Illbt tint ntul Sny Tilings, but Mcl.enn Element Insists on More Con ncrvntlvc Attitude. COLUMBUS. O.. July 8. Tho outlook to- night Is that tho democratic ticket In Ohio will bo headed by Colonel James Kllbournu for governor nnd Anthony Howclls for lieutenant governor. The platform will be conservative. None of the predicted dr. matlc scenes In tho convention will como off. John L. Zimmerman Is being urged to night to withdraw as a candidate tor gov ernor and to move that Colonel Kllbourne be nominated by acclamation. But under no circumstances will Zimmerman accept second place. After he gave his ultimatum tonight to tho many persistent appeals from the Kllbourne men for him to accept the nomination for lieutenant governor, It was practically settled that Anthony Howclls, who was formerly state treasurer and' con sul to Cardiff under President Cleveland, will be nominated for tho second place. While tho uoplranta for other places on the state ticket aro hustling tonight and their friends are yelling, there are two opposing conferences In session on the plat form. In the conferenco of the conserva tives, ox-Attorney General Judeon Harmon, Harland Cleveland und others aro explain ing their platform. The other conferenco Is conducted by temporary Chairman Salen, Judge Blandln and fifteen other Johnson men, who came from Cleveland today to urgo what Is known as the Cuyahoga county convention platform. In the Intercourse that took place between these conferences tonight the Cleveland delegates wcro In sisting to the last one on their plank on taxation, but they were no longer pressing other "new departures." Neither temporary Chairman Salen nor the permanent chairman will make any un usual utterance and the only differences over the platform are ns to tho verblago of the plank for a revision of the taxation laws. Tho Johnson men want to name tho railways, whilo the McLean men want the phraseology In general terms. Will Keep the Vnnt Dnrleil. It Is said there will bo no reference to municipal ownership or to tho Kansas City platform. Tho platform as now drafted will say that tho money question Is settled nnd will demand reformations on now is sues, notably local and state taxation, home rule In municipalities, including munici pal ownership and opposition to all trusts. Thore will bo no definite action taken on the taxation plank until tomorrow night, but the platform of tbo conservatives on tho Issues Is considered as being suro of final adoption. Val Fltzpatrlck of Cleveland, vlco pres ident of the Railway Trainmen, camo here from his work In New York to urge tho nomination of Frank 8. Monnott for attor ney general. Monnott was attorney general from 1896 to 1900 as a republican. He sup ported Bryan last year on the anti-trust Issue and Is now In full accord with "tho proposed new departure" of Mayor John son, who has written letters favoring Monnett. Tho McLean men are opposing Monnett openly and vigorously. Tho delegates and visitors who assembled hero today for the convention, which does all its preliminary work tomorrow, woro greatly disappointed because John R. McLean of Cincinnati and Tom L. Johq son of Cleveland, who aro most prominently mentioned for tho United States senator ship, will not bo here. Each of them Is ably and numerously represented from the other eighty-six counties, as well as from Hamilton and Cuyahoga counties, but the delegates evidently wanted to see these two leaders more than all tho others. Mc Lean was their standard bearer two years ago for governor and many wanted him for permanent chalrrrn of this convention. Although he has been repeatedly Impor tuned to como to tho convention, he has never promised anyono that he would be hero. It Is understood that Hon. Charles W. Baker, who was such a successful presiding officer at tho last democratic Ohio con vention, will be the permanent chairman, and bo is a closo friend of McLean and chairman of tho Hamilton county delega tion. Where the Leader Are. Johnson was a striking figure In congress and as mayor of Cleveland Is attracting as much attention now as Mayo. Jones of Toledo with his views on taxation and other proposed changes. Johnson would have been here at tho head of the Cuyahoga dele gation but for the death of hlB brother last week In Now York. Johnson represents what Is called tho "radical reform" cle ment among platform makers and McLean represents the conservative element. It was thought that Mayor Sam Jones of Toledo would be here to assist the Johnson men In their so-called "now departure" on the platform, but N C. Cochran states that Mayor Jones would not attend any con vention or accept my nomination from any convention or pnrty. He does not bellevo In conventions or parties, but In the Initia tive nnd referendum. When Jones received 106,000 votes for governor two years ago he was on tho ticket by direct petition from the people. The friends of Johnson aro denying the report, started by General Isaac R. Sher wood nnd others, that there would bo a "reform ticket" In the field If the con servatives Ignored the Cleveland platform and dc not Incorporate tho views of Mayor Johnson In the declaration of principles. It Is stated that the Kllbourne men want concessions to the Johnson men, but that they favor tho platform of tho conserva tives from Cincinnati. DEFICIT OF THE PYTHIANS Connecticut Inmirniice Department Kevcnl .Mlxrc pre KcntfitlnuH of t'lilfiirinrtl Itnnk. HARTFORD, Conn.. July 8. Insurance Commissioner Sehofteld today mado public tho report of tha investigation by the Con necticut Insurance department, of the Uni formed Rank. Knights of Pythias, it ap pears that tho reports to the Connecticut Insurance department have not represented tbo true condition of the ord?r. On Decem ber 31, 1900, the reports of the Knights of Pythias officials gave a total admitted asset of $611,959. with liabilities of $119,161, leav lug a balance of $225,807. The Investigation bas showed tho assets on December 30, 1900, to bo $331,855 and the liabilities $560,12.1, making a deficit of $225,267 and a difference of $451,075. Tho report of the actuaries. nowever. aDsoives the present officials the order from blame. of PRESIDENTS TAKE UP RATES Solution of Wcfltem Sltnntlon Mny He Ileueheit Before the Week Is Out. CHICAGO. July 8. (Special Telegram.) Tho western rate situation has been taken In hand by the railway presidents and to night there was talk that tho cut rates promulgated by the Santa Fo would never go Into effect. This view was strengthened by tho fact that the presidents of the lines Interested held n conference today after which tho meeting of tho western trunk lino commit tee called for tomorrow wns postponed un til Friday. It was stated in this connection that It the Santa Fc management had held firm In tho presidents' meeting, to place the rates In effect no matter what was done, there would have been no reason for post poning tomorrow's meeting. In some quarters, howovor, a gloomy view of tho situation was taken and Presi dent Ripley of the Santa Fo stated that the presidents' meeting had not given him any hope of a settlement. It Is understood that President Stlckney of the Great West ern will nrrlve In Chlca-,0 tomorrow and will meet with the presidents for the pur pose of presenting bis Bldo of the story. It Is certain that tho presidents huve de termined that heroic measures must be taken to correct the evils that afflict the western transportation world. ILLINOIS CENTRAL INCREASE llonril of Directum Deelllen to Iteconi liieml Insue of Thirteen Mil lion of Mtock, NEW YORK, July S. At the mooting of the board of directors of the Illinois Cen tral railway hold today It was decided to recommend to the stockholders for action at tho annual meeting to be held October IS nn Increase of tho capital by tho Issuo of $13,000,000 in stock. It this proposition should be favorably acted on by tho stockholders It will en title each stockholder registered on tho books on October 31 to subscribe at par for one sharo of the new stock for every five shares registered In his namo and tho capital, which now amounts to $66,000,000, will bo Increased to $79,000,000. This step, it was announced, was taken In view of the steady and large Increase In the revenue and In view of tho fact that although there has been expended during tho year ended Juno 30, 1901, for new sec ond track nnd sidetrack $2,339,000 and in tho purchase of something like 100 new locomotives and nearly 5,000 new freight cars and In new shop machinery nnd tools about $4,000,000 the facilities of the com pany aro still overtaxed. J. T. Harahan, second vlco president of the company, was elected a director to fill tho vacancy occasioned by tho death of John W. Doane. DIRECTORS OF 'FRISCO LINE C. r. l'enrce and Nathaniel Thayer Are Added to the Official Hoard. NEW YORK. July 8. Tlicdtrcctors ot the St. Louis & San Franclscbtrallroad -at a meeting today elected C. F. Pearce of St. Loufs and Nathaniel Thayer of Boston di rectors In place of J. Kennedy Tod and Henry Marquand, resigned. It was also de cldod to declare hereafter quarterly divl dendo on the first and second preferred stocks of tho company and there was de clared today a quarterly dividend of 1 per cent on tho second preferred stock, pay ablo September 2. Tho declaration of this dividend today instead of In August was duo to the fact that It was feared that no quorum could be obtained then. The sec ond preferred stock Is thus placed on a 4 per cent basis. NEW ROAD INCORPORATED Charter for n Line Inaned at MUnourl Capital to Crona Several Stntea. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo July 8. The sec retary of state today chartered the Arkan sas, Missouri & Kansas Railroad company with a capital stock of $2,000,000, The road Is to extend from the south state line in Stone county, Missouri, to the west state line of Missouri, In Jasper county, 100 miles. The Incorporators aro: Albert N. Hoxle, H. Roby and D. W. Spooner of Bos ton, Mass.; Aunle M. Johnson and Aravestcr A. Fuller of Foxboro, Mass.; Honry Clccr and T. D. Northcutt of Grangevlllo, Mo and O. G. Farwell, of Joplln, Mo. ERROR THAT COSTS MILLIONS Jacob Roger May Hnve Defended till Own 1'nrpone by Repeating: Word In Will. NEW YORK. Jlllv R. Tho .Tnlirnnl on.l Advertiser will say tomorrow; All tho pre cautions of Jacob S. Rogers to disinherit his relatives mav en for nauelif hv renann of an error, Intentional or otherwise, which ne mauo in his will, but which, according to lawyers, must stand as It reads,. Tho error appears In the codicil, dated October wuu. ino codicil reads: T hAPdtlll fnt.ll... ...Ill .. .1 . - nephew, Theodore B. Rosorx. Jr.. con of lirnlliAH TlAAln.A f it,,-..,. il. . ... "IJ " 1 'vimhi m n. nHt'i , Win HUH. of SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND THOU SAND DOLLARS. J. S. ROGERS. ThUH the codicil elves In his nnnhnu.. t7r. - 000,000, or about ten times tho amount of the estate. Necessarily It leaves no res idue for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Tho paragraph, ns Is tho entire will, Is In the handwrltlnir nf the testator. Tho nrrnr If an error It be, Is unerased nnd unchanged. uawyers say it must stand as it Is. ASKS TO MATURE THE STOCK President Springer nf the ntlnnnl Asuoc Intlon Wlren III tclicoek to Delay Oklahoma Opening-, DENVER, July 8. Tho action of tho president In proclaiming the opening for settlement tbo lands In Oklahoma In August Is causing great uneaslnes3 to cattlemon. It Is said there are 200,000 head of cattlo on tho ranges that havo been leased by Texas and Oklahoma stockmen. These cattle are Immaturo and unfit for tho market at the present time. If tbo order is carried out theso cattle will have to bo shipped Imme diately and sold for canning In tho eastern markets for what they will bring. It Is said that a delay of ninety or even sixty days would enable the owners to put the cattlo on tho market In a propar condi tion. To secure such a delay, If possible. tho following telegram was sent to Sec retary Hitchcock Saturday night: Livestock Interests In west and southwest will be seriously affected unless procla mation opening Klowu and Comanche res ervations can be delayed until herds of Immnture cattle can bo thlpped to market. On behalf of livestock Industry I respect- luuy jirwiiun lur buuu ueiity. n JOHN W SPRINGER. President rational Live Stock Association. TRAGEDY IN WHITE'S FAMILY Aabuuclor'i Only Con Oil Himself at Sjrracnu, DRIVEN TO IT BY CONTINUED ILL HEALTH Repented Returns of .Vervoum Tronblea Ovenaloneil hy Ancient Attack of Typhoid Kever .Make Death Seem Preferable. SYRACUSE, N. Y July 8.-Frederlck 1). White, son of Andrew D. White. Unltod- fatatcj ambassador to Germany, committed suicide at 5:30 this afteruoon at his homo lu this city. Prolonged 111 health and a persistent and exhausting nervous disease are glvtn as the only possible explanation of his act. Mr. Whlto had appeared to be In usual health during the day and had attended to matters of busluces In tho management of tbo Whites' estate. Ho was alone In tbo houso with tho servants during part of tho tfttrnoon. Mrs. Whlto returned shortly ntlcr 5 o'clock nnd found Mr. Whlto dead in the bathroom. A bullet from a riflo had ptssed through his brain and death had been Instantaneous. No ono had heard the shot. Pome eighteen years ago on completing his course ut Columbia law collego. Mr. White had a severe attnek of typhoid fever, from which he never recovered. Stomach and Intestinal troubles resulted. Later his nervous system became weakened and within a few years neurasthenia developed. About a year ago ho suffered a severe at tuck of the complaint. During the recent hot spell another attack ot tho disease came on, leaving him In u stuto of acuto nerv ousness. I'robnhly I'lipreineilltiitcd. Mr. White had been about town during the forenoon and appeared bright nnd hopo ful and It Is believed he did not promcdl tato suicide. From tho appearance of the body when found It Is supposed that he placed tho barrel of tho rlflo In his mouth and discharged It with his foot. Coroner Matthews made an examination of tho body and It was at first given out that death was due to cerebral hemorrhage. The announcement of Mr. White's death was received with great sorrow In this city, where ho occupied a prominent posi tion In social circles. A cablegram an nouncing his death was sent to Ambassador Whlto at Berlin tonight. As yet no ar rangements for the funoral have been made. Frederick D. White was the only eon of Ambassador White. Ho was born In Ann Arbor, Mich., December 15, 1859. He was educated at Cornell university and also In tho University of Berlin, Prussia. Ho also studied In Columbia law college, New York, from 1882 to 1884. In tho latter year ho was admitted to the bar at Blnghamton, N Y., and afterwnrd practiced his profession In this city. Much of his tlmo In later ycarB has been dovoted to the manage ment of property owned by himself and his father. NEW YORK. July 8. Rev. W. P. North rup, who was an undo of Mr. White's wife, stnted that young Mr: White was booked to Ball on the steamer Doutschland next Wednesday on a visit to his father and In search of health. LINCOLN CHARTER DECISION One la Expected Today Sustaining City Attorney's Con tentions. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, July 8. (Spoclal Telegram.) From intimations given tonight by mem bers of tho supreme court commission It may bo said almost positively that unless thcro is a disagreement between tho su preme judges an opinion will bo handed down tomorrow evening sustaining all ot tho essential contentions of City Attorney Strode In the case Instituted by the Lincoln Traction company and Lincoln Gas company to annul tho tax commissioner section of tho new Lincoln charter. Tho case wan argued beforo Commis sioners, Hastings, Klrkpatrlck and Day at the last sitting of court. Tonight a mem ber of this division of the commission In formed the correspondent that tho opinion had been prepared and would be handed down at tho closo of tomorrow's confer enco If It meets with no objection from tho Judges. Tho outcome of this case Is of vital Im portance to the taxpayers of both Lincoln and Omuba. A decision favorable to tho gas and traction companies would In effect Invalidate tho effleo of city tax commis sioner and place the taxation of city prop erty for city purposes back In the hands of the county commissioners, and aa tho tax commissioner law was practically a copy of the samo relative section of tho Omahn charter, It probably would open the way for litigation designed to destroy the Omaha office of tax commissioner. Tho ono feature of the Lincoln charter that Is admittedly weak provides that tho tax commissioner shall accept tho valuation of railroad property as fixed by tho State Board of Equalization. This was attacked on tho ground that It provided for unequal taxation. City ofllclals would gladly have this pro vision declared void, for then all railroad property would come directly under the jurisdiction of the city for purposes of taxation. It is not known what position tho court will take on this particular point, Tho attorney for tho corporations that are backing tho suit refused to say whether or not he would continue tho con test. Compromise In (he Una Klfrlit. An amendment to tho ncetyleno gas ordi nance now pending before tho city council was Introduced tonight ns a compromlso of the fight between tho acetylene promot ers and the Lincoln Gas and Electric Light company. It requires tho former, beforo It will be permitted to enjoy the rights of franchise, to adopt candlo power rates of 25 per cent less than thoso charged by the gas company. A resolution was adopted authorizing tho Halo of city lighting bonds to Lincoln bid dors who offer not leps than par. They aro in $500 denominations, DEFER MILITARY INVESTIGATION Lieutenant Colonel Ilelatnnd Mu tloned nt Nun I'riuielsco I'end Iiir Semite Iniinlry. WASHINGTON, July 8. Lieutenant Colo nel Hetstand has been assigned to tem porary duty at San Francisco until the War department ascertains the desire of the committee on military affairs of tho senate which Is to make an Investigation of cer tain charges against Lieutenant Colonel Helstand concerning the Manila bemp trade. It has been determined to postpone the In vestigation until some time In October, and It Is probable the committee will so Inform the War department. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska; Generally Fair, Continued Wiirm Tuesday; Wednesday, Knlr. Probably Cooler; Southerly Winds, Becoming Variable. Temperature ut Omnhn Voaterdnyi Hon r, lleK. i . III! . IIS Hour. 1 p. in Den. . . ss .. Ml a. in II a. in 7 ii. in , .... . 8 it. m I P. lit II. Ill lit! n p. m tut t p. in hi n p. m i it p. m tin 7 p. in i S p. m ! p. Ill M 11 II. III,. .St I'i. in st NEARLY A THOUSAND DEAD llent In .civ York .Horr Dawn l'eo pie Like tints In the rirtil. NEW YORK. July S. The offlclal reports to tho bureau of vital statistics ot deaths from heat for the week ending July 6 show that the actual number lu tho five boroughs of Greater New York was PS;. For tho boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx the number wns 699, for Richmond 12, for Queens 24. for Brooklyn 264. Tho records cover tho days when tho heat was most Intense. tine Hundred nnil Six nt Trenton. TRENTON, Neb.. July S. (Special Telo gram.) Dry, hot weather continues. To day the thermometer registered 10C, At no time tor ten days bas It been less than 100 at noon. Harvest Is In full progress. Pas tures arc getting short, but stock Is In good condition, It has been three weeks since a good shower fell. MlKhty Hot In Kaiin. TOPEKA, Kan., July S. This has boon a day of unprecedented temperature In Kansas, In Topekn for two hours tbls afternoon the mark reached was 104. In Maryvlllo 108 degrees was the record. Fort Scott reports 106 degrees. IMerre l'eraplrea I'rnfnuely. PIERRE, S. D., July 8. (Special Tele gram.) Today Is the climax of tho hot wave here, Tho government record Is 101 and It Is much hotter on tho streets. Busi ness Is practically suspended. TO INVESTIGATE GOVERNOR United Mtnten Philippine Commission Will Look Into Whltmnrah'a Affnlra. MANILA, July 8. The United States Philippine commission has ordered II. Phelps Whttmarsh, the govcrnot of Bcnguet province, to come to Manila and submit to an investigation, owing to tho allegation that he has been using his po sltlon to his personal advantage In ac quiring land and mining rights from tho natives. He Is at present charged with In discretion and violation of his Instructions Tho commission particularly Instructed Governor Whltmarsh to cultivate the friendship and. protect the interests of tho igurroii.es, woo sunerca irom spanisn ex tortlons and exploitations. Colonel Duval of the Forty-eighth regi ment, which formerly occupied 'th . jirev lnces ot Union and Bucguct, and Dr. Kief for, ihe regimental surgeon who was prominent In the civil administration ut the province, complained of Governor Whlt marsh's' methods of administering bis office. Tho committee Is Inclined to attribute the feeling existing to military opposition to civil organization In Benguet. Several state ments mado by natives to Commissioner Worcester while on a visit to Benguet formed the basts of tho Investigation. General Bell has forwarded several al legations to Manila, Two friars, who wcro Invited to Cnlattoo, province ot Pangnsl nan, to celebrate a holiday were mobbed. A native priest denounced tho action of the people, whereupon the mob attacked the prlfBt nnd refused to attend the church. The friars fled. Tho natlvo papers have since Inaugurated renewed attacks on the friars. Generals Chaffee and Wndo are at Batan gas. Tho removal of tho military head quarters In southern Luzon from Manila to Llpa In Batangus province Is contem plated. Pardo de Tavera, who has been announced as a future member ot tho civil commission, and General Calllcs, the In surgent leader, who recently surrendered In Laguna province, are going to that prov lnco tomorrow In order to organize munic ipalities. IS O'CONNELL'S PROPOSITION Metal Tradea Asaoclnt Ion Receives the Overtnrea that May llrinif About Pence Moon. NEW YORK. July 8. Members of tho National Metal Trades association In this city announced today that they had re ceived tho following proposition from James O'Conncll, president of the Na tional Association of Machinists, for a settlement of the strike. 1. Tho question of wages to bo arbi trated by districts. 2. All machinists on strlko to be re instated without prejudice to their former position, pending settlement by arbitra tion. 3. Tho hours of labor shall be fifty-four hours a week, which Is not submitted to arbitration, tho award nf tho arbitration bo.ird to date back to the tlmo tho men return to work, 4. Articles ot agreement shall bo signed by both sides agreeing to tho above basis of arbitration. G, The above basis for a settlement of the present strike shall not apply to firms, members of tho National Metal Trades association and others who havo mado settlements. It Is believed that an agreement will be reached within a few days, TEXANS TO TAKE THEIR PICK Another I)uy of Deadlock RuconraKea I'lan to Let Voters Have, the Whole Field. DALLAS, Tex., July 8. The Sixth con gressional convention, which met here today after a four days' session a Meridian last week to nominate a candidate for congress, remained In diadlock all day, ns none of tho aspirants for the honor Is willing to withdraw There Is talk of placing all before the voters at the election next Saturday. Movements of Occitn Vcselj .Inly 8. At New York Arrived Steamer Ancho rla. from GIhhuow and Mnvllle: Ccvlc. from Liverpool; Minneapolis, from Lon don, At Greenock Arrved City of Home. from New York. At Glasguw Balled Australia, for Mon treal: Sardlnan, for New York: Sicilian, for Montreal. Arrived Sarmatlan, from Montreal, At Montreal Arrived Steamers North western, from Liverpool, for Chicago; Northman, from Antwerp and Hamburg, for Chicago. At Naples Arrived HohenzoIIern, from New York. SAME YACHT WJSS IT Eictsd Trial af Oop Difiadin ii Oonti tution'i Stctid Eiij Viotery, COLUMBIA LEFT THREE MILES TO REAR Gallant Old Cefudtr Caantft Hup tht Youngitir'i Paot. INDEPENDENCE IS MERELY AN "ALSO RAN" Traill Kin aad a Half Witt Bthiud the V?intr. FUTURE CONTESTS SEEM EASY TO GUESS Men- Aaplrnut .MnUes Uven Better ShoMlnir Thiin Before nnil Wise Men Wonder Where There la Worthy Khnl, NEWPORT. R. I., July S.-If the victory of Constitution over Columbia and Inde pendence In tho first of thu first threo cornered races ou Saturday and definite. Its wlntlng todny may well bo characterized as overwhelming nmi ih - . . . . jj , ...... ...u defeat of Independence ns positive und nl- most nopriess. Tho approach of ovcnlug again found tho committed boat anchored iar out in rsarragansctt bay, along with tho catboat, which marked tho other end of thu finish line, tediously waiting for tho Boston boat to cross, while its rivni. mp well up tho harbor on tho way to their moorings. Tho new Herresehnrr 1m.ii i,..i,. Columbia by nearly half an hour over tho thlrty-mllo course, while tho record against Independence waa almost a full hour. Con stitution camo near travollng around tho inangio wntic the Crownlnshleld crea tion was covering two legs of It. ttrnitest of Thla tienerntlon. Today's raco establishes tho flour Tlrlatnl sloop as n record-breaker In light airs. It iias accompiisncu what yachtsmen consid ered Impossible. In thus h while Its performance has put Indepeildenco' enureiy out ot tno tunning In conditions llko thoso of today. What Its showing may bo In heavy weather Is still a matter of conjecture, ns It Is with Independence, but the experts are now almost ready to ac cept any achievement of Constitution with out surprise. Of nil the contests In tho history of tho ronowncd races for the America's cup that of today Is the most remarkable, not only of the races proper but of thoso Incident to the solectlon of a cup challenger or a cup defender. Constitution has proved It eelf tho best light weatht.- craft of this generation. Volunteer. Vigilant, Defender and Columbia havo in tha past achieved wonderful and glorious things In tho rauio of defending the cup, but Constitution to day, caps the climax. Ilovr the Itnec XVmu flailed. The wind wn light from the southwest at the start and there was a long and greasy ground swell from tho southwest when the start was made from a point flvo miles east southeast of Brenton's reef lightship. The first leg of the triangular courso of thirty nautical miles was a dead beat, to windward of ten miles, the courso being southwest. The start of Constitution was notable. It did not seem to want to tako tho windward position, hut being In n hurry to cross, started from pretty nearly tho lcownrd end of tho line and luffed up to cross Just as the gun sounded. This would havo been the cause of n borth further to leeward, but a little whllo after Columbia and Independence had crossed Constitution showed Its haughty disregard for the pair of them by proceeding on tho starboard tack with n llttlo Jibtopsull de fiantly shaking Its luff nt everything nfloat, thon going about and crossing tho bows of Its opponents and, when satisfied with tho load It had obtained, tacking nnd occupying a commanding hrrth In thn windward and a lead which It maintained to tho end of tho race. Tnoro wns a hazo and dampness and an unprepossessing outlook generally, but Constitution overcame every obstacle with tact nnd skill and won out at tbo first mark, ten minutes nnd thirty seconds over Columbia. Tho great yacht ncvor beforo had such a humiliating experience. On the Second I.rjt, On the next leg, a reach of ten miles, with only a gentle zephyr blowing on the starboard beam, with a lino reaching Jib topsail set to whatever airs might como Us way, It sailed faster than tho wind and by raro skill and superior ability worked Itself through what seemed an almost In extrlcablo tanglo of humidity and haze, greasy ground swell nnd dead calms to an other extraordinary achievement. It rounded tho leeward mark eight minutes nnd forty seconds ahead of Columbia and then, scurrying faster than tho wind, which never during tho racing today exceeded the force of a six-knot air. It made thn crown ing record of Its history by sailing over tho ten knots In 49:16, Then camo tho cheering and notes of acclaim from whistles and sirens In honor nf the great boat. What It might do with topmast housed Is another narrative. It Is up to this time superb In light alra, but a stronger breath may conquer It. In writing of Iho brilliant work of Co lumbia mention should bo mado of the val iant efforts tho old ship mado to escapn from the hoodoo of greater merit on tho part of Constitution. The bravo and de termined efforti of F. D. Morgan, tho plucky amateur: Barr, tho ablo skipper, and a crow whose like can never bo sur passed, who kept up the great fight to the finish nnd In tho smart handling of the sails never lost a point, woro nil recognized by appreciative spectntora. That It lest was owing to tho same reason that De fender lost In the contest. It was out classed as a vessel. Kill lit Hope for Independence, Independence was not handicapped by Its personnel, but etmply by its. Inability to sail fast under tho conditions that pre vailed. It made a fairly good start and ex perienced no particularly bad luck. In fact In the reach to the second mark It had the greatest bit of luck In Its llfo, as It made faster time over the leg to tho tuno of two minutes and twenty-flvo sec onds than Columbia. That Is the only satisfactory episode con nected with tho raco of Independence. In two trials In light weather It has not proved to be anywhere near Its rivals, Whit may happen In strong breezes con not bo predicted. Thn statistical story of tho contest Is told ns follows: Htart. Finish. Ela'd. Cnr'd. Constitution ., 11:55:26 4:M:3) 4:J9:M 4:53:01 Columbia n;w;o, 5:24:36 &-.28:2t) 5:27:11 Independence. 11:56:23 64:40 C:1S:1S 6:17:35 Constitution wins, beating Columbia twenty-eight minutes and eight eocondt I