Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUXJ3 19, 1S71.
OiMAliA, TUESDAY aiOKNTXG, JULY 1G, 11)01 TEN TAG KS.
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NEARLY ALL ARE 0UT!CONSOLIDATIOLNOT 0PP0SED
Etcel Worken Ocncrallj Obey Pres'.derA
ShrfTcr's Crder to Strikt. .
COMMENCE WITH GOOD ORGANIZATION
Officii EftT Affairs Will in Hand for
Long Fipht.
MANY PLANTS ARE SHUTTING DOWN
First Orair Ktsulti in Coiiidorabli Esklnr
of lire.
HOPE OF SETTLEMENT IS BORN AN. W
Warner Arms Will Tnlk to Munti
fnetiircrs Today nml They May
Deride to Assume "
frrcnt Attitude.
riTTSBURO, July 15. Reports received
from ull sources connected with thu grnt
strike of tho steel workers today Indlcnte
thnt tho members of tho Amalgamated as
sociation novo matters well in hnud and
that tho strike order was generally obeyed.
Telecranm from various points where
tho mills of the American Tlnpluto com
pany, the American Steel Hoop company
and tho American Sheet Sloel company
ore located tell of thu shutting down of
those nlants In largo numbers. In niuny
cases the plants had been shut down by
tho first strike order, which affected the
Sheet Steel and the Steel Hoop companies ,
only. Tho last order brought out all the
union plants of the American nnpiaio
company with tho single exception of the
new mill ot Monesscn, which Is Htlll run
ning. At Hie Amalgamated association heart
quarters It is stated that tho figurea given
out Saturday night regarding tho number of
men who would bo actually Idle In the mills
of tho threo companies iiave been proved
correct. This number waB placed at 74,000.
Whore the Idle Men Art-.
Of tho 74,000 men Idle. 2,500 aro In Pitts
burg. S00 In Allegheny and 1,500 In Mc
Kcesport. President Shaffer has It In his
power to clwe many more l'lttsburg mills,
but It Is not thought that he will do any
thing of a radical nature until ho Is com
pelled to.
Tho American Steel Hoop company's
supposedly nonunion mill known ns the
Painter mill in West Carson street was
closed this morning In all Its branches.
Tho tlcup at this mill was huld to have
been i surprise to the mill owners and
officials In chargo of It. Tho plant known
as the Lindsay & McCutchen mill In Alle
gheny was shut down completely In tho
puddling and bar mills. All tho skilled
workmen refused to enter tho mill th
morning and tho company did not operate
thu live furnaces. Tho finishing depart
ment of tho mill was working during tho
day, as the men aro not In tho union, but
It Is -Julirvyl, by the workoro that thu em
ployes in that department will not go to
work In the morning.
Tho American Steol Hoop company's
mill at Monussen was not closed tolny. It
has been nonunion since It was uullt two
years ago, and the company says tho men
thero will remain loyal. Tho Amalgamated
pepplo will not discuss the situation In that
mill at present.
Hxiit'Ctllii; Some Settlement.
While nil the 'mills of the United States
Steel corporation aro Included In tho gen
eral conflict the threo companies aro tho
first attacked. What tho next movo will
bo the workers do not say. It Is said to
night thnt tho circular expected to be sent
out today calling on tho mills of tho Fed
eral Steol company nnd the National Tubo
company to come out will not bo Issued at
present.
Tho most Interesting report to tho Amal
gamated association today was this dis
patch from New York, which said thnt a
conference of tho manufacturers was to bo
held In New York tomorrow, at which War
mer Arms, president of tho American
Tlnplnte company, was to present a
detailed account of tho experiences of tho
eoramlttoo ihnt met tho Amalgnmnted as
sociation In th's city last week. It was
tntod thnt tho question of again extend
ing tho ollvo branch to tho strikers or of
taking up the fight and crushing tho as
sociation would be rtotcrmltud.
Generally speaking I ho workers, from
President Shaffer down, seem to bo looking
for somo t.ort of a settlement. Tho general
offices of tho American Steel Hoop com
pany are in this city, but It was stated
there today that President W. E. Corey,
who Is also executive hoad of tho National
Steel company, had nothing to say.
Tho policy of tho manufacturers, It was
said. Is to remain quiet for tho tlmo and
await developments, Tho officials of tho
American Tlnplato company aro all In
Now York.
In Secret McrtliiK.
At tho district ofllcea of tho American
Sheet Steel company a meeting of man
agers was held today. It was a closely
guarded meeting. It was said, however,
that men In the Old Meadow mill In Scott
dale would not go out on n strike. The
Brattdalo Iron and Steel mill Is also work
ing And no signs ot a strike aro visible
thero Tho alleged attempt on tho part of
tho association to attack tho force In tho
big Vandergrlft mills In Vnndergrlft, Pa.,
was not regarded seriously, though the
company Is wntohlng closely all such move
ments, When President Shaffer wns Informed of
tho granting of the advance to the Mc
Keesport tube workers ho said: "I anti
cipated such action on tho part of the
manufacturers nnd have wnrned our men
to guard against being blinded by such
dust throwing methods. Tho tube men In
McKecsnort nro unorganized und tint ad
vance coming with the beginning ot tho
strike of tho employes of tho threo com
panics with which we aro at Issue Is an
Indication that tho Steol corporation np
predates tho strength of tho Amalgamated
association and Is trying to thwart Its
alms and growth by such nctlon as re
ported from McKeespovt. I hear that
slmllsr advances will be 6lven In other
mills of tho United States Steel corpora
tion that have not been affected by the
strike order, In the hope that tho workers
may refuso to come out, should we dccldo
to extend tha strike to all tho plants ot
the corporation."
I-'roni Other IMiiocs,
Following are extracts of reports from
nearby towns up to 9 p. m.:
New Philadelphia, O. Three hundred and
fifty employes of tho New Philadelphia
rolling mill aro Idle,
Carnegie, Pa. No attempt was made to
tart work at tho Chartlers Steel works In
Carnegie today, as the mill Is well organ-
(Contluued on Socond Page.)
Kiinsn Cll's I'rntcM AunliiM Mem-
phis Itfiiitl n Absorption Pulls
'UjA
to Materialize.
KANu Jj v 15. The State Dcard
of Railroad , - met here today
to hear protests . t shippers nnd
pcoplo of Kansas Cn. ' gainst the pro
posed consolidation of the Kansas City,
Fort Scott & Memphis and St. Loulo & Snn
Francisco sys'ems. Tho mot remarkable
featuro of the meeting was that no ono
appeared to protest and the railroad board
openly said that tho sentiment In Kans s
City wns apparently different from what It
has been led to understand. At the re
quest of W. 3. Flournoy, attorney, the
board agreed to meet hero, again next
Thursday to hear testimony that the 'Frisco
and Memphis railroads had or Intended to
consolidate. Subpoenas will bo served to
bring the officials of both railroads before
the board to tell what they know about
tho consolidation. A state law atnlnst tht
consolidation of competing railroads is tho
cause of tho investigation.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL LIGHTS UP
It I'lectrli; l'lii tit In ChlcitKo Will
Turn Mclil Into tiny fur
Thirty Allies.
CHICAGO, July 15.-Soon tho entire right
of way of the Illinois Central railroad In
Chicago and ns fur south ns Mnttcson, III.,
will bo as light during the nights as dur
ing thu days. Tho company hae lust
finished a big electric plant at the foot of
Twenty-seventh street which will furnish
power for Illuminating all the tracks, s.a
tlons nnd ynrds for a distance of nearly
thirty miles.
Tho now plant ,s said to be ono of tho
largest nnd most complete In tho country.
The wires for the lighting nro laid In ca
bles In stoncwiro conduits underground.
SAY IOWA MANDR0WNED HIM
WiitMiiN of Shrlil. ,n Accused !' Stlll
wnlcr People of CnusliiK Ueiith
if Will Johnson,
STILLWATER, Minn.. July 15. Will
Johnson, aged 1C, an employo of u trained
animal show, was drowned tm Lake St.
Croix today. It is nllcged that ono ot tho
circus employes named Wntklns picked
Johnson up and threw him Into a deep
part of tho lake, where the men were
swimming. The boy could not swim and
wns drowned.
Wntklns was pursued by ono of the cir
cus employes, nrmcd with n revolver, but
ho succeeded In eluding pursuit. John
son's home was In Bloomlngton, Iud., while
Watklns came from Sheldon, la.
GIVES TO VETERAN TEACHERS
Lewis F.I kin of Philadelphia Leaves
Moot of Two Million Dollars
to Them.
PHILADELPHIA, July 15. Under the
provisions of tho will of Lewis Elkln, who
wns will known In financial and railroad
circles, admitted to" ' tn-pbnte today tho
bulk of his $2,000,000 fortune Is left In
trust to crcato a fund for tho benefit of
disabled female teachers who have taught
In tho public schools ot Philadelphia
twenty-five years nnd have no means of
support. Tho testator was n memher of
tho Board of Education. Tho beneficiaries
of tho fund are to receive an annuity ot
(400 a year.
HANNA VISITS PRESIDENT
Itrimlillcnn Lender Calls lit the White
lliiiiNc to I'ny Ills
Itcspccts.
CANTON, O., July 15. Senator Hanna
spent tho nflernoon with President McKin-
ley. He arrived at Cleveland at 1:35 p. m.
and wns met at the station by Secretary Cor-
tolyoit. He expects to return to Cleveland.
It Is said there Is no significance In his visit
that ho had not seen tho president for n
long tlmo and that he camo hero to pay
his respects and tnlk over some personal
matters.
CROWDS WAITING FOR GOMEZ
.St miner In Delayed So I hut None lint
III Family .Meet
Him.
HAVANA, July 15. All day crowds lined
tho wharves awaiting the arrival of
General Maximo Gomez, Intending to gtvo
him a grand reception when he landed,
but owing to tho delay of his steamer only
his family wns present when ho disem
barked. General Gomez expressed himself
as well pleased with the result of his trip
to tho United States.
MUST TEAR DOWN TAKU FORTS
Provisional Government of Tien Tln
Ilccclves Order nnd Ask Guard
for Workmen,
TIEN TSIN, July 15. The military com
manders havo directed tho provisional
government of Tien Tain to undertake tho
destruction at the Taku forts nnd tho gov
ernment has promised to comply on receipt
of a military guard to protect the work
men engaged In the tnsk.
.Mil tell Corporation,
LONDON, July 15. At a special meeting
of tho shareholders of Ilryant & May, held
UiIb nflernoon, tho agreement to ncqulre
tho business of tho Diamond Match com
pany of Liverpool for 4SO,000 to be pro
vided by a new lssuo of Ilryant & May
shares was adopted. Chairman Bryant of
Bryant & May supported the resolution on
tho ground that the corporation was not
In a position to fight the Diamond Match
company. Somo of the shareholders In
dignantly protested against tho proposed
amalgamation, baying that ns the Diamond
Match company never paid any dividends
ho saw now reason to buy off tho Liver
pool company for fear of future competi
tion. President Barber of the American Match
company spoke In favor of the amalgams
tlou. Cn lit lire llorr I.nHKer.
GRAAF REINET, Cape Colony, July 16.
Colonel Schobels column surprised and re
captured Scheepcr's laager at Camdeboo
July 14 taking thirty-one prisoners and
capturing a quantity ot ammunition and
stores. Scheeper, with thu bulk of his
commando, escaped. Thora were no British
casualties Must ot tho prisoners aro
rebels.
General Wood .Much lletter,
HAVANA, July 15. Governor General
Wood continues to Improve steadily.
AMERICAN STOCKS DECLINE
Hm Bad Dij ii Londoi Sifin tha
Sett'iiinint,
REAL REASON IS HARD TO DISCOVER
Seems to He Ilecnuse of Itcpnrt thnt
Broken There Decline to
I.onn on Yankee
Securities,
LONDON, July 16. The Stock exchango
today was engaged with the preliminaries
of the stttlemont, Thero wero marked und
heavy declines In prices nnd Urge move
ments In the money market. A feeling of
anxiety prevailed, especially In tho market
for Americans, The rumor that bankers
would not lend on American s.curltlcs Is
a gross exaggeration. Lenders, however,
are chary all around where long periods
of time are asked for Consols havo fal
len another breaking tho low rocord of
recent years. Prices of Americans opened
with a general fractional recovery, but
later declined, United States Steel common
falling 4V4 and Steel preferred 5. Since tho
last settloment many Americans havo fallen
from six to eight points and ono or two
sixteen to eighteen points. Tho depres
sion In United States Steel Is chlclly due
to the report that the London bankers re
fused to loan money on stock ot that cor
poration. The Associated Press, however,
learns thu t the bunkers have not taken
any mich organized action. In a few cases
ndvancrs were refuted on Steol, but this
was owing moro to the fear of tho solvency
of the applicants than to tho value of the
utock, though all around rtlfllculty has been
experienced in getting tho usual advances
uu this Hcuurlty.
In this connection J. P. Morgan, Jr., said:
"We have bad no notification that tho
banks were making difficulty. The only
reason which can explain tho decline In
Steel is that there aro moro sellers than
buyers. I do not hcllevo the strlko to bo
serious; only a few mills are concerned
and tho effect cannot possibly be Judged for
a few days. When these matters have de
veloped, It the banks should decline to lend
money on Steol we would bo glad to do so
for wo havo money avallablo for such pur
poses." London Broker' Explanation.
One of tho largest American brokers fn
London, questioned on this subject, said:
"It has nlways been rather difficult to carry
over United States Steel corporation stock
and today It Is moro than ever, but I don't
think any first-class Arm will Hud It Im
possible." Lord Rothschild eald to a representative
of thu Associated Press: "There Is no dis
crimination against United States Steel
corporation or other American stocks', it
Is simply a buslnesa matter hero that bank
ers do not advance largo amounts on one
class of stock alone. It a man came to
mo and asked for 50,000 on one lot ot
stocks I would not give It to him. I should
require severul different lots ot securities.
Tho financial situation here, not excluding
consols, depends entirely upon the United
States. If, you send over food xprlccs, wo
will keep them up, hut if you are ail per
sistent as you have been today you cannot
expect London to go on buying. The finan
cial situation In Germany Is all right.
Everything, as I havo said, deponds upon
tho United States. J. P. Morgan placed
$15,000,000 ot Stoel stocks here. They have
gone down considerably and It cannot be
called surprising If the London market Is
despondent. But there Is no real anxiety
nor any likelihood of any panics or things
of that sort. I expect the situation In
the United States through drouth, bad
crops and the results of the strike to bo
aggravated. Settle your strike and arrange
your railroad difficulties and you will find
London as willing as over to support Amer
ican securities."
Tho New York prices cabled over today
wero lower than the London prices and
London promptly slumped In sympathy,
but quickly picked up again. Steel touched
374 per cent, but rose to 89, Steel pre
ferred touched 87 and rose to 80.
New York Ilccelve Confirmation,
NEW YORK, July 16. The Evening Post
says cables recolved by foreign banking
houses In this city confirmed tho above
cnblo ns to tho difficulty of obtaining loans
In London on United States Steel corpo
ration shares, One of tho best known for
eign bankers In tho city said:
"London bankers have never dono quite
the same thing before. Their attltudo is
wholly now, I think, so far as American
stocks aro concerned. Some time ago they
declined to loan on mining shares, but
under the circumstances that refusal did
not amount to much. It must bo remem
bered, however, that London has not the
facility of New York's call loan system
and that whatever funds aro tied up at
this settlement day must hold over the
fortnight. For this reason thoy nre natur
ally disturbed at tho strike news and the
apparent uncertainty of the situation.
"But the discrimination, whatever It Is,
may not last long. After the flurry Is over
and the heavy drop In the price of Stoel
shares (part of which has been already
made good) Is over affairs will be adjusted.
Again, London has had Its hands full all
along without providing a market for theso
foreign securities, o that the hitch Is not
unnatural. Then too, London bankers
never rcqulro a margin on loans, letting tho
brokers have full value of the collateral of
fered, so that when a drop occurs around
settlement dny consequences nre always apt
to be embarrassing.
Bourse Keel KfTeot,
BERLIN. July 15. The decline on the
London Stock exchange todny In American
railway shares and the shares of the
United Slates Steel corporation was
responded to here with heavy offerings of
Canadians, which fell four points nnd then
recovered two.
CHICAGO BREWERIES TIED UP
Stationary Firemen' Strike Ilrsults
In Threnteueil Drouth Cumpnule
Object to IlecoKtilzlnif Union,
CHICAGO, July 15. The stationary fire
men employed In Chicago's thirty-two
large breweries struck today on order of
tho International president, Joseph W.
Morton of the Brotherhood of Stationary
Firemen.
The walkout resulted In a complete tie
up of the beer-making Industry through
out the city. Six of tho breweries af
fected signed the union agreement tonight,
but as the men at the other twenty-nix
breworles aro still out a beer famine Is
threatened unless a speedy settlement Is
reached.
Recognition of the union, an eight-hour
day and J2 a day wages are the demands
made by tho firemen. It Is tho first ot
these demands which brewing companies
oppose.
IOWA GIRL'S PREDICAMENT
.Mini She Klnpcs tilth Arrested for
ShopHttluu Said to lie from
South Oniuhn.
CHICAGO, July 15. (Special Telegram.)
Two months ago Miss Maude Whitney,
daughter of a well-to-do Jeweler In Van
clee, la., fell In lovo with Charles Arm
strong whllo on ft visit to Burlington. To
night Miss Whitney, who Is very pretty,
looked through tho bars nt the Harrbun
street annex while Armstrong was Imp. Is
oncd In n cell below. Sho thought he wns
an upright young man and eloped with him
when he promised to mnrry her. Today
sho was astonished to learn that he was a
notorious shoplifter known nil over tbo
west. He was arretted br detectives In
Butler Brcs. stare, where they caught him
filling his pockets with cartridges.
This morning Armstrong took Miss Whlr
ncy to walk with him and when tlvy
reached Butlot Bros.' place ho told her to
wait outside until ho returned. After
waiting a short time she saw him come out
In tho grip of two detcctves.
"What are you doing with him?" tht
demanded of Sergeant Hnnley, who made
tho arrest.
"Are you with him J" naked the ser
geant When answered In the affirmative tha
sergeant told her to come with them. At
central station tho ofllcors heard Miss
Whitney's story nnd then told her thnt iho
prize sho believed was hers wns a shop
lifter who nt ono time served n term In
prison In Knnsns City. Word was stni to
her father of his daughter's predicament.
No reply hnd been received up to a late
hour.
Detective Sergeant Hanley raid tonight In
regard to Armstrong: "I havo known him
for somo tlmo ns n shoplifter. Hp haa
dono work In Burlington, Omnha, Birming
ham, Ala., Indianapolis and has served
tlmo In Kansas City. Armstrong's heme In
said to bo In South Omaha, whero he hss
a wlfo nnd family.
BUFFALO WILL BE PROMPT
l'roml-.e to Mnke HximMtlun Aivnrdi
In September Governor Wells
nnd Ilrlde Arrive.
BUFFALO, July 16. Awnrls for exhibits
nt the Pan-Amerlcnn exposition will be an
nounced In September. Tho stntement given
out by Dr. Prltchott, superintendent of
nwnrds, was hailed with delight by tho
exhibitors for the rensoni that it marks
a new departure on the part of the ex
position man gemcnt In thcicnrly announce
ment of uwards. I
Hcber M. Wells, governor of Utah, and
his brldo arrived here today, unheralded
nnd unattended. Governor nnd Mrs. Wells
spent tho day at the exposition.
Two hundred nnd fifty members of the
Missouri Stato Press association, which
has Just held Its annual flexion In St.
Louis, arrived at tho exposition today.
Their purplo bndges bear -ithe inscription:
"United we stand for, Missouri and tho
world's fair."
MINING CONGRESS NOW OPEN
First IJny'n Session o Trntiamlnnls
n!pl nel?Rnte Mnny
Ilnndredn on Hnnd.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., July 15. The
twelfth annual meeting of tho Trans
mlsslsslppl Mining congress will open here
tomorrow and about 1,000 delegates from
every western stato and territory, as well
as Hairall and Alnska, will bo In attend
ance. Six hundred delegates are already In
tho city.
Tho congress will closo on Friday and
on Saturday the delegates will be taken
on excursions over tho stnte. Among those
attending will bo the governors of Kansas,
Nebraska, Minnesota, Idaho, Arizona and
Oklahoma. Tho list of delegates Includes
many others of national reputation. Mnny
matters of tmportanco to the west will
be consldored,
Tho Inturstato Mississippi River associa
tion will also meet hero during the woek.
FIFTY THOUSAND FOR 'FRISCO
npvrnrth T.rnjcne Convention Tlrlnir
Golden Gnte City Legions ot
StrnnRcr.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 15. Several
thousand delegates to tho Epworth League
convention arrived hero today. It ts calcu
lated that 10,000 delegates have already
arrived and that 40,000 moro nro enroute.
On forty special train, which left Salt
Lake City last night and this morning, nre
nearly 10,000 delegates. At least 6,000 nre
traveling by wny of Los Angeles and per
haps 4,000 by way of Portland. On tho
Santa Ko route thtr aro said to be 1,000
peoplo Journeying toward this city. From
theso figures, which the railroad officials
and the local Epworth Leaguers say aro
authentic. It Is certain San Francisco will
be called upon to entertain 50,000 strnngers
tho next week or ten lay3.
EDISON PROTECTS HIS NAME
Get Chemlenl Company Unjoined
from I'ntiifc It for nimlnra
I'lirpniirs,
WILMINGTON, Dol., July 15. At tho
Instnnco ot Thomas A. Edison Judge Brad
ford handed down a decree In tho United
States court today enjoining tho Edison
Chemical company from using the name
Thomnr A Edison or the term "Wizard"
In connection with Its business, unless
setting forth that Thomas A. Edison is not
connected with tha company or Its busi
ness, The company Is chartered In Dela
ware and has offices In Now York.
SHOOTS A PAIR OF FISHERMEN
IJejinty Onnie Wnrrten lit Grnnd Menu
I.nl.e ICIlIn One nud Fntully
Wnundn Another.
DELTA. Colo., July 15. Deputy Game
Warden F. A. McIInney, a half-breed In
dian, shot and killed W. A. Womack and
fatally wounded A. L. Hlnshman, who, It
Is claimed, resisted arrest for Illegal fish
ing In Grand Mesa lakes. The flshorracn
claim tho lakes aro public waters, but tho
officers eny they aro the private property
of William Radcllffe, a wealthy land
owner of tho vicinity.
Via Smith Captured tor Itohhery,
BLAIR, Neb., July 15. (Special Tele
gram.) Late last night Sheriff Mcnckn and
two deputies arrested Vic Smith on Iho
charge of stealing a valuablo saddle from
Harry Seltz of DoSoto. Smith has a bad
record, having served a prison tjrm In Iowa,
and he wic sentonced from this county In
1S95 for the burglary ot Sas Bros,' store
In Blair. He gave tho officers a lively
chaso and was captured at tho point of a
revolver. Tho properly was found in a
weed patch near Smith's home.
HVE KILLED ON THE KA1
Triinmi and Trsmpi Fatal!)' Crushtd in
Hikd-End Ulliiui.
ENGINES FALL INTO ARKANSAS RlVLR
llrldRe Xi'tir Wjmnrk, I, T Where
Critfth Ooenrs, Given Wny Trnlim
lliirn Hit Three Are
llndly Injured,
PARSONS, Kns., July If,. A head-end
collision between two locnl freight trnlns
on the Mlssouit, Kansas & Ttxns railroad
near Wymark, 1. T., killed live men. Three
others were probably fatally Injured. The
dend:
JOE MORRIS. Parsons.
TWO UNKNOWN TRAMTS.
JAMES LEVELLE, head hrakeman, Par
sons. FRANK FITZGERALD, nend brakeman.
Tho Injured-
Joe Mnssey, crushed and Injured Inter
nally; dmth expected nny moment.
Bean, fireman, Parsons, badly cut
about head and leg broken.
KUlnrney, fireman, Tarsons, chest
crushed nnd hond cut.
The collision occurred on a brldgo over
tho Arkansas river. There Is n sharp curve
ntnr the brldgo and when tho engineer saw
tho danger tho engines wero too close to
gother to be stopped. Tno two engines
enmo together In tho middle of tho bridge,
tho bridge collapsed and both engines fell
Into tho river. The two trains caught fire
after tho engines went Into the river and
burned tip tho bridge as well as the cars.
Tho two engines nro reported to bo bur
led In the quicksand In the river.
Tho local freight wns to havo sidetracked
at Wymark to let the other freight pass,
but tho conductor made n mistake In read
ing his orders.
Three relU'f trains with repairing crows
and material left hero today and It )s
thought tht tho road will bo cleared and
the brldgo repaired so ns to bo rendy for
use by Thursday. Trains nre now running
over other roads by way of Fort Smith,
Ark., and from thero to tho "Katy" nt
South McAlostcr.
ANOTHER HEAD-END MEETING
I,ooe KiiKlnc Collides with the Ohio
Valley Kxprcnn nnd Tno
Denthn Iteanlt.
PARKERSBURG, W. Vn., July 15. Two
persons wero killed outright, ono was fa
tally Injured and soveral others were less
seriously Injured In a bend-ond collision on
the Ohio River railroad at Padcn's Valley
this evening. Tho Ohio Valley express on
tho way from Cincinnati to Pittsburg was
run Into nt full speed by a loose engine
southbound and both engines were almost
totally demolished. Tho dead are:
ENGINEER A. L. COURTRITE of the
Ohio Valley express, Whoellng.
WILLIAM BOOTHBY, fireman, Parkers
burg. William Day .of ParkersburR. engineer of
the looso engine, was fatally injured and
will probably dlo before morning. Flro
man Carter of tho loose engine was se
riously lnjurod. Several of the passengers
wero more or less sovoroly bruised, but
none was seriously hurt.
BLOOD ON RC-CIUSLAND TIES
Fifteen XritroM Snld to lie Killed In
Battle with Mexicans In
Ncvr Mexico.
HEREFORD, Tox., July 15. Word
reached this placo today of a pitched bat
tlo and wholesale killing botween Mexicans
and negroes who are working on tho new
Rock Island extension In Now Mexico, 100
miles west of here.
Tho trouble originated In the killing of
a Moxlcnn by a negro some weeks slnco.
Tho nuthortles undertook to arrest tho ab
sallant. but his friends Interfered and they
wero obliged to withdraw. Last week
thlrty-flvo or fifty Mexicans armed them
selves with Winchesters and went after tho
negro. A battle took place, In which fif
teen negroes were killed outright nnd sov
oral wounded. Tho casualties among the
Mexicans cannot be lenrncd. Tho trouble
occurred at Spcncor'a railroad camp, near
Liberty, N. M., In a sparsely-sottlod por
tion of the territory whero peaco ofllcors
hto few and tho law Is not rigidly en
forced. ROBERTS' COMPLIMENT TO LEE
EnKlfah Cnmpnlnner Writes of Delrc
to Show nespect to One ol
World' Greatest Soldiers.
RICHMOND, Vn., July 15. In a letter
Just received by Miss Mary Curtis Leo,
Lord Roberts, commander-in-chief of tho
British army, says:
"It may be that I shall nevor bo nblo to
carry out my wish of visiting your great
country, but I hope that somo day I shall
do so and that I may sco the monument
In tho college chapel nt Lexington. I shall
consider It a privilege to be able to show
my respect and admiration for ono of tho
greatest soldiers of any age Lee of Vir
ginia. "With kindest regards from Lady Rob
erts and myself, believe mo, deor Miss
Lee, Yours sincerely, LORD ROBERTS."
WINNIPEG IS STORM SWEPT
Manitnhn Itepnrtn Hundred ThnuNtind
Dollars Dnmnce hy Wind
and Itnlii.
WINNIPEG, Man., July 15. A terrific
storm (struck tho Pleasant Point district on
Carherry plains Saturday night, doing
$100,000 damage to crops nnd farm build
ings. At Rat Portage und Norman a tor
nado scattered lumber In all directions
and damaged thn big mills. Austin Mc
Innts was killed by lightning near Bolsso
van. liidlnnii Still Swelters.
LAFAYETTE, Ind.. July 15. Tho Intense
heat of tho last two weeks Bt 111 continues.
Tho temperature at noon today was from
99 to 101, nccordlng to locality. Pastures
aro burning up nnd corn Is badly shriveled.
The loss nt present In this county on tho
corn crop Is fully 20 per rent.
Movements of Oreiin VokhcIk July 15,
At New York Arrived Kurncniln, from
Glasgow; Slcllln, from Napes: Maacdnm,
from Rotterdam; Georgian from Liv r
pool; Mnnliou. from Iondnn; Oeorglc,
from Liverpool.
At Gibraltar Arrlved-Allcr, from New
York. At Antwerp Arrived Kensington, from
New York.
At Cherbourg Ilarbnrossa, from New
York. At Bremen Arrived B.irbarossa. from
Now York, via Cherbourg.
OMAHA GETS GOOD SOAKING
Locnl Thunder ShiMicri AnM-iuhlc In
the MKht und Thoroughly
Drench the City.
Forecast for Nebrnskn -Partly Cloudy
Tuesday. Probably Thunder Showers In
Eastern Portion; Wednesday, Fair. Ex
cept Probably Thunder Showers In South
east Portion; Vwrlablo Winds.
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Omaha's loug period of heat and dry
winds wns bioken at 1 :J0 o'clock thU morn
ing, whun ruin bigan to fall.
Thunder cloud gathered all around the
city shortly after midnight nnd giuiltnliy
closed In. At 1:30 tho ciiges of tho cloiiutj
hung ovor the city and a few soft raiu
drops rewarded watchors by window Mils,
who hud found the night, like so many ot
Its predecessors, too hot for sleep. Tho
gentle pnllcr was soon succeeded by a
generous downpour.
Directly overhead tho stars still shone
brightly, but from the gntheilng clouds :h..
wind brought tho ruin In gusts, and tho
few belated pcoplo on tho streets were
drenched before they could taku rofugo In
doorways. The storm Increased rapidly
and for an hour nnd a half a soaking rain
fell. Tho wind blow with sulllclcnt velo
city to sweep thu rnln In sheets along over
the dry roofs and tho thirsty pavements
and everything thnt wns out doors got a
thorough drenching. Somo things Indoors
wero soaked as well, for during the dry
spell tho people had got Into tho habit
of going to bed with all windows nnd
shutters open nnd mnny a householder
awoke to find cold spatters of water play
ing a tattoo on his fevered skin. Thero
wns little scramble, however, to cork up
tho holes In tho houses. Everybody wns
glad enough to get wet for the sake of
having a break In tho torrid monotony.
Lamely a I nl Shower.
Much sharp lightning nnd heavy thunder
nccompunled the storm. It wns largely h
local shower, gotten up especially for
Omaha's benefit. Tho Union Pacific olllces
at 3 o'clock this morning reported no rnln
along their lines, though prospects of it.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul nnd
Omnha olllces reported local showers ex
tending from Omaha to Emerson, covering
a stretch of about 100 miles. The Missouri
Pacific offices reported a pretty good
shower at Weeping Water, somo rnln lit
Plattsmouth, but north of theso points no
rain. At both of thofco places the rnln began
after 2 o'clock. Lincoln reported no rulu
there, but had heard of showers nt Utlca
and Aurora.
At 3 o'clock the storm slackened at
Omnha. Tho lightning put tho arc light
ing circuit of the city out of business.
Rev. Merton Smith hns usked that all
clergymen of tho city unlto In a prayer
service to bo held this evening at his tent,
Twenty-fourth and Locust streete, for tho
purpose of petitioning for rain.
NEBRASKANS PRAY FOR RAIN
Senson of Speclnl Siippllentlnu to
Providence to Avert Disaster
to the Crops,
LINCOLN, July 15. This was tho hottest
day of the year in Lincoln nnd south
eastern Nebraska,, the maximum tempera
ture being 104.4. No rain fell except the
slight showers early this morning, amount
ing to slightly over ono-tenth of uu Inch.
Reports on crop conditions received today
confirm the previous predictions that. In
that section of tho state enst of a lino
drawn 100 miles from the Missouri river
tho damage to tho corn hnH been slight,
whllo west of that the slnlks lack a trifle
In eap nud substnnce sulnclent to give the
car proper growth. Heavy rains aro re
ported In the extreme northwestern part
of Nebraska nnd eastern Wyoming.
WEST POINT. Nob., July 15. (Special.)
A season of special prnyer for rain wns
Innugurntcd In St. Mary's church yester
day and will bo continued dally. Tho In
tenso hent continues and vegotatlou is suf
fering. Corn is standing tho hot weather
better than nny other plant, no Injury to
tho crop being npparont. Early potatoes
aro suffering, tho tops being dried' up.
Tho crop of early potatoes will bo light.
Thermometer at noon today stood nt 101.
RAVENNA, Neb., July 15. (Special.)
Thero has been no rain hero since tho
Fourth and hot wcathor hns mado every
thing dry ns a Under box. Crops aro suf
fering. GENEVA, Neb., July 15. (Special.) Yes
terday was ono of the hottest days. 103
In the shade. Tho weather cooled off con
siderably beforo morning. Oats are nlmost
a failure, fnillng to fill on account of tho
dry weather. Some wheat went as high
as twenty-live and moro bushels an aero.
It has been too dry for potatoes and other
vegetables.
M'COOL JUNCTION. Neb.. July 15.
(Speclnl.) Harvesting Is nenrly finished In
this vicinity and tho farmers are In tha
midst of threshing. Wheat yields from
thirty-two to thlrty-flvo bushels an acre
and Is of good qunllty. Corn and pasturoj
need rain.
WOOD RIVER, Neb., July 15. (Special.)
In this locality winter wheat nnd ryo arc
the finest crop In years. Oats and potatoes
aro nbout half a crop. Corn Is looking and
doing well, but must have rain.
IOWA DRINKS IN COOL DROPS
Grains Withstand the llent, hut Arc
Gi-liteful for the Thunder
Showers.
PACIFIC JUNCTION. la., July 15. (Spo
clal.) The section of country north of
this placo wnh favored with it heavy
shower early this morning and tho wcathor
Is much cooler. Tito crops havo not been
hurt by tho drouth, but tho hot weather
was beginning to tell. This oectlon Is good
for a woek yot without any rain, though a
soaking rain wou'.d do thousands of dol
lars' worth of good. The small grain Is
yielding well and the quality Is Al, es
pecially fall wheat.
DES MOINES. July 15. Thero was an np
paront break In tho hot spoil hero tndny,
for at 10 o'clock tho offlttnl record was 82.
Light clouds floated with a light broezn,
which In u measure tomporcd 111" rays of
tho sun. The local Weather burenu pre
dicts that tho day will be considerably
cooler than yesterday.
ATLANTIC. In.. July 15. iSpeelnl.)
John Lnndgau, 07 yrara old, was proitrn'ed
by heat Sunday nftornoon nn tho street
nnd died laat evening without regaining
consciousness. He has been hoarding ut
tho Iowa house here for the last two year?
nnd wns fairly woll fixed financially. Ho
hns no relatlvn except a Bister, Mtb, J'lin
McManu, living two miles south of Wloto.
HI II' H
Cropi Drink in Eriif Sbsirm ind Qrte
fnllj Look Up fir llore.
MUCH BENEFIT ALREADY BESTOWED
Thouundi Upon Thouunda of Delln
Uvea to the rrmn,
MISSOURI AND KANSAS SPRINKLED
Jjshold What Qrtat Good s. LittU TV'nUr
ioitu t Timit.
WLLKS OT DROUTH AT LASf BK0KIN
People llure Their 11 ends to the Clouds
nml Hold .lulillee In llie Streets
Prostrations Continue lu
Somo st'oilim.
WASHINGTON, July 15. Relict for tho
hent-strlckcu corn belt tomorrow Is pre
dicted by iho weather bureau tuulght.
No general rains, npparcutly, nro yet
in sight, but thunder showers, with con
sequent lower lemucrnturo, ure probable
In Nebraska, Knnsus, Missouri, Iowa uud
Illinois and possibly Indiana.
Thero Is a prospect of a contluuauco ot
these showers Wednesday In tho Ohio nnd
Mississippi valleys and in tho upper Inko
regions, bringing cooler weathor for thn
time being,
Todny tho hot weather continued
throughout tho corn belt and over tho
lower lake region nnd upper Ohio valley,
but temperatures toll considerably durlns
tho early evening over the Intter district
under the influence of local thunder
storuiH. Thunderstorms also occurred In South
Dakota, northern Illinois, portlonw of Ohio.
Missouri und Arkniibos and afforded sumo
relief from tho heat.
MORE HOPE FOR THE CROPS
Showers thnt Have Fnllcn Are n
Promise of Ileuvler Itulns to
Come.
KANSAS CITY, July 15. A portion of tha
drouth-stricken southwest has been re
lieved by rain during the puBt twenty-four
hours. Great good has already resulted to
crona and n& them nre nrnniuif.ru tnnlnl.t .-.r
a further downfall, It Is believed thousands
upon mousandB of dollurH will be saved
farmers ou stock and crops. Nevertheless
much greater quantities of rnln must como
beforo a lusting bcnollt Is dono. In tho
portions of central and western Missouri,
western Kansas nnd the terrltorlea still
untouched by rain conditions reinulu un
changed, tho temperature ranging from SS
to 106, tho latter at Hutchinson, Kan.
The, rains, which come nt tho end ot n
drouth of from four to eight weeks' dura
tion, covered southwestern Missouri and
portions of ono-thlrd of Kansas, taking In
the southcn8t corner of the Sunllowor
stato from Riley and Dickinson counties
down to tho Oklahoma' lino. Tho llrst
break camo last night when fairly good
rains fell In Barton and Green counties,
Missouri, nnd on the Oklahoma border in
Kansas, In Cowley nnd Chautauqua counties,
and along tho Union Pacific railroad In
Riley county. Theso rains while good woro
not sufficient to place tho burned crops
out of danger. This morning a heavy ruin
fell In tho vicinity of Joplln. Mo., und
traveling west, covered portions of Mont
gomery. Butler nnd Sedgwick counties,
Kansas. Around Joplln thero wns a heavy
fall for ton minutes. At 1:30 a sonklng
rnln fell In Cherokee county ncrnss tho lino
In Kunsas, preceded by hull, benefiting
pastures and small grains Immensely and
bringing relief to the crushing plants In
the zinc mining district. During the after
noon a heavy rain fell In the vicinity ot
Coffeyvllle, Eldorado and Wichita, Kan.
At Coffeyvlllt, tho pcoplo held a Jubilee on
tho streets during tho rnln. Two counties
west from Kunsas City, In Jefferson county,
KansaH, n full inch of rnln fell this nftor
noon, while in Kansas City a temperature
of 101 prevailed nnd hurdly n cloud was
visible.
Iu Kansas City today Mr, Martha C.
Mu.lott, wife of n prominent business mnn,
died of heat prostration, nnd Edwnrd B.
Shllllto. contracting agent for tho
TrudcrH' Dispatch fast freight lino, wua
overcomo and taken to his homo In a
critical condition. Near Leavenworth.
Kan., on his farm lust night Oliver S.
Hlatt. n well known KnnsaH politician, dlod
from tho effects of tho heat.
REPORT SHOWERS In KANSAS
MKht II n I ii Xenr Topeua nml n lleny
One AIoiik the Suntit
Fe Itoute.
TOPEKA. Kan., July 15. Tho government
weather obbcrvor reports n slight rnln onst
of Topekn this morning, with threatened
local showers. Sundny was Intensely hot,
thn mercury registering 101 at 5 o'clock and
80 at midnight. Sunrlao of Monday showed
a registration of 77 degrtos, which gradu
ally ctept up to 05 nt noon, with Blight
breczo nnd clouds. Tho Santa Fo olllces
In this city report an hour's rnln this
morning nlong their Ottawa branch at
Neosho Rnplds, Claro und Onrdlnor. but
the reports show no Indication as to how
heavy tho precipitation wnt,.
TOPEKA. Kan., July 15. The outlook
In drouth-atrlcken Kunsas Is much moro
favorable tonight. Rnln hns fallen In thu
stato today and a much cooler nnd moro
hopeful nlr pervades. Tho ulr shows tho
Intensely dry condition Is gone. A fore
cast sent nut covering the entire Hluto
says that rain may now bo expecttd In
generous qunntltleH. Crops have been
greatly helped and distress hns been in
Hi; veil. Southern ann enstrrn KnnujK ro
celvrd tho most benefit from tho rain to
day. In no case wan It n hard rnln, but
much Kond resulted.
Coffeyvllle. Eldorndo, Independence, Val
ley Falls, Wellington, Wichita, WamoRo,
Osknloosa, Manhattan und Abilene report
good nilns. Iu Wellington the rnln wns
accompanied by a high wind, wrecking
huildlngn and Injuring Home peoplo. There
Iho rnln was too Into to rescue the corn,
but will be of great help to pastures, al
falfa and Kalllr corn.
In Vnllcy Palls half nn Inch of rnln fell,
accompanied by some hall. A heavy rain
this morning extended from Emporia to
Ollnwa. A rain Is also reported from Law
rence. The showers ihat occurred In the vicinity
of Arkansas City and hutween Newton and
Hutchison arc described ns being ton small
to greatly help tho cropii.
Today hua been the coolest In moat of