The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTAJlLlSIHiD JVKJ2 10, 1S71.
OIAIIA, WEDNESDAY WOKNIlfG, JULY 17, 1!)01-TW.1'L"E PAGES.
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I AT PERK
Miniittn efGrtat I'ritah find Euu.il Still
fiUrJ Negotiations
THEIR GOVERNMENTS MAKE THEM DO IT
i
Heithtr Will Approra ihe Other' Pirn lor
China1! rajmaut.
LI HUNG CHANG PERSISTENTLY ADVISES
Waiti Thtm to Frueat Proportion in
Ctmpltted irm.
NEWSPAPERS' PLAINTS ARE POORLY AIMED
df-iiri'iKMi tad t -n ii( I'ekin Sny They
Arc IIoIiik All Tlic)' Citit mill Arc
Kul to lllnmc for Time
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PEKIN. July 16. Tlio ministers of tho
powers now freely admit that the prospect
of u conclusion of negotiations Is growing
darker Tlic situation Is most serious, as
tlio deadlock has continued for tnoro than
a month. Tho meeting arranged for today
was postponed because It was apparent that
the proceedings would be fruitless. It was
at the meeting of June 15 that tho minis
tors reached something In the nature of
an agreement us to thu Indemnity, but al
most Immediately a radical difference Je
velopcd between Great itrltaln and ilussla
s to the plan of payment. All the minis
ters were In accord with the scheme curly
in June, subject to the approval of their
governments, but Or(ut Ilrltaln disapproved
tho arrangement on the ground that It did
not adequately protect bar commercial In
terests. The ministers assort that cither Great
Ilrltaln or Russia must make concessions
before o settlement in possible Mean
time ths committee of the ministers Is
working on comparatively unimportant de
tails, such at Improvements In navigation,
but If the financial question were settled
tho negotiations would be closed In a
day,
LI Hung Chang keeps sending strenuous
requests to the- ministers of tho powers
to present a complete plan. He'Hpre
scnts that China Is willing to accept any
reasonable terms and Is chiefly anxious to
know definitely what the powers require,
bo that It may begin compliance with tho
terms.
The ministers regard newspaper accusa
tions of i rorrnstlnatlon on their part as ex
ceedingly unjust. Tho governments and
not the ministers, they say, arc responsible,
for the deadlock.
LORD ROSEBERYDEALS A BLOW
Iswne MnnfjfrMo ItltUeulInu; l.llirrnl
' ifar'ty'N DIorKnnlid Conditio it
KueiTHHiir In TnlKrd'.Of.
LONDON, July 17 Lord ncsobcry has
Issued a manifesto on the division In the
liberal party. ' It la contained In a letter to
the City Liberal club, which had Invito!
him to deliver an address. He disclaims
any desire to re-enter politics, but speaks
out J'under tho remarknblo charter" agreed
upon by llbernl members of the House of
Commons of "hearty and undisputed al
legiance to the leader and complete lib
erty of action to dk'sent with regard to one
vltnl question before tho country."
"The liberal party can become a power,"
bo continues, "only when It shall have made
up Its mind on the Imperial questions which
nre at thli moment embodied In tho war."
After nssertlng that "tfca wholo .empire
has rallied to tho war," ho discusses the
Bttltudo of the liberal party.
"What Is tho attitude of the liberal
party?" ho asks. "Neutrality and an open
mind? Now I contend thnt this Is nn Im
possible attitude and spells Impotence. No
party can exist on such conditions.
He declares that the difference would net
ccaso to operate when the war U over, "bf
canto statesmen who disassociate them
selves from n nation In u great natlonnl
question such as the war in which we nil
trlvo to suffer together, disassociate them
selves for much longer than they think."
Ho thinks tho sovernnce "Is an equitable
antagonism of principle with regard to tho
empire at largo and our consequent policy.
As there Is this "honest and lrreconcll-
ublo difference of ( opinion on questions of
tno nrst importance, wo can see no iavor
ablo Issue.
C'uiiuIiiiIch with a tJlotiuty To a oh.
Lord noscbory concluded with a gloomy
touch, "It Is a matter of sorrow and anx
iety," ho says, "to see a weak government
fa:ed by a weaker opposition at a Juncturo
of foreign hostility and International com
petition which needs all thu vigilance,
power and ability at our command,"
He believed that Great Ilrltaln Is at a
crisis which may have unlimited effects
upon Its future.
Lord Uoscbery's pronouncement Is con
sidered by tho Pally Telegraph as "sever
ing his last connection with a hopeless op
position." '
Tho Dally Chronicle sayB: "It Is des
tined to have a profound effect on the
country, pointing to the formation of a
natlonnl liberal party, numerous materials
for which are scattered within easy
reach."
Tho Dally Chronicle meaningly asks If
Lord Resobery will taku his part toward
realizing tho desired end.
Tho Dally News regards Lord Hcsebory
ns standing nutsld'i the vineyard and
throwing stones at the workers," Going
on to analyze tho letter the paper defines
It as "a deliberate and mischievous elton
to prevent reunion."
The conservative papers generally com
mend tho lottor.
RUSSELL TO PLEAD GUILTY
Advised by III" I.nvryem (lint thin
Will Tend to Mltluntloit
of Sf it If lift".
(Copyright. 1001, by Press Publishing Cm
LONDON. July 16. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) It Is
learned tonight from high legal authority
that Earl Rumiell will plead guilty to thu
chargo of bigamy when arraigned before
tho House of Lords on Thursday. Ho wat
advised by his lawyers that this Is tho
most politic course and certain to tend
toward mitigation of tho sentence. The
proceedings In this event will consist
Blmply of a statement for tho prosecution
and a speech to lessen tho punishment
of the offense. Swift MacNoll, M. P., gavo
notice tonight or the Introduction of a
bill In Parliament to abolish (he privilege
of peers being tried by peers,
AT CRiPPLE CREEK CONGRESS
TncHi' Ittinilreil l)ule($iiten Attend
1'lrt.t Amnion of TriliiNiiilllil
Co in in i' re I n I ) ru it ii I it 1 1 u n.
CRIPPLE CREESC, Colo., July lfi. The
twelfth annual meting- ' the Transmlssis
slppl Commercial co opened today
with the largest attenu.'.,-,
ho largest
membership In the hlstoi. '' irganl
ziillon. Out of 2,000 dflcgat ' 'id
. ..V .
l,2ut) were In their seals today. .
Tho morning session did no bualnutt..
adjuurned on account of telegrams l
celved from several hundred delegates who
were unable to arrive In time. The aft
ernoon session was tailed to order by
I'resldent Walter Gresham of Galveston,
Tex. After Invocation by Hcv. Schofleld
addresses of welcome were delivered by
Mayors Crane of Cripple Crock nnd Frank
lin of Victor and Governor Orman of Colo
rado. Responses wero made by Governors
Klshback of Arkansas, Seay. of Oklahoma
and I'rlncc of Now Mexico.
Secretary Arthur Francis of Cripple
Creek made a report which strongly urged
the congress to arrange to make tho work
continuous Instead of having each meet
ing work on nn Independent basis. He
recommended that preparations for the
next congress begin Immediately after ad
journment of tho present one. He also rec
ommended that the executlvo olllclnls make
special efforts to secure permanent mem
bers, whose fees would furnish funds for
expenses.
Tho report of tho executive committee
followed In about the same lines.
President Gresham then delivered an
address on tho objects of the congress,
after which resolutions were Introduced In
favor of tho Louisiana Purchase exposition
and the Nicaragua canal. A resolution In
troduced by Senator Patterson of Colo
rado fnvorlng protection to beet sugar and
a speech made by him In Its support
brought forth witty remarks by Congress
man Long In favor of tho resolution.
A resolution In favor of a department of
mines In tho president's cabinet was Intro
duced by Itobert Graham of Cripple Crck.
The congress adjourned to pcntlt tho
members and their wives to attend a re
ception and ball at tho opera house to
night. Tomorrow's program Includes an ad
dress by Hon. John W. Noble of St. Louis,
ox-secretary of the Interior, on "Depart
ment Commerce and Industry." A strong
fight for tho next congress Is being made
by New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Seattle
Minneapolis and Sacramonto,
EL RENO'S HIGH WATER MARK
Xeurly Klrveu Thotmnutl HeitlNtrn
tloun for llnnieKtf mlit lit Single
liny ill tehoock'n Thnnka.
KL HENO, Okl., July 16. Registrations
for homesteads In tho newly opened Kiowa
and Comanche country continue here and at
I.awton without a hitch, tho government
clerks "being able to accommodate all ap
plicants. The high water mark here was
reached yesterday when 10,076 applications
wero received. Today's registration was
not quite up to Ibis figure, but still was
heavy, ,
Commissioner W. A. Rlcharda. .p Wash
ington, who Is In charge of, .-the- opening."
today received the following telegram from
Secretary E. A. Hitchcock:
"I congratulate ''and thank you and
nthcr members of your staff for tho ener
getic, self-sacrificing nnd uplendld work
you have dono and aro doing and fully ap
preciate the willingness of the horocscck
ers to comply with tho dcitlls of tho pres
ident's proclamation, tho purpose of which
was to give everyone a fair, and equal
chanro under tho lawa.j. Please con
vey to Major Scott, his officers and men
my sincere thanks for tho hearty co-operation
and assistance they have rendered
you."
WASHINGTON, July 1G. The telegraphic
report from Assistant Commissioner Hlch
ards of the general land ofllco, on tho prog
ress of the Oklahomu registration, dated
last night, says:
"Registered at El Reno todny 10,a"6. It
leaves about 300 unregistered.' If the rush
continues It will compel us to put on more
men. Everything Is working smoothly
hero. The commanding officer, Major
Scott, and nil the officers nro co-operating
most heartily with our men and aro con
tributing very materially to tho perfect
order which prevails hero.
"Lawton registered 3,370 Monday. Total
there and hero to last night, 42,181."
TALKING OF MILEAGE BOOKS
Iiitercliiinireithlr SyMeitt In Prlnt'lnnl
Topic nt Tritiiiu'onlliieiitnl I'mn
ritKer AsnoPlntlon MeetlnK.
DENVER, July 16. A special to tho News
from Glcuwood Springs, Colo., says: An
Important meeting of the Transcontinental
Pnssenger association began hero toduy with
James Charlton ns chairman and E. L.
Ilovlngton as secretary. Twenty-three rep
resentatives were present from nineteen
railroads.
Division to the various roads of the pcr-
centngo of expenses was agreed upon. The
time limit for tho sale of excursion tickets
to the Episcopal convention to bo held In
San Francisco was changed so ns to Include
September 10 to 27, Instead of 23 to 27, with
vrcturn limit to November 15 Instead of No
vember 5.
Tho question of Interchangeable, mileage
system tickets took up the greater portion
of today's session. It Is proposed to Issu '
mileage books whlrh will be available en
all rends west of tho Missouri river to the
Pacific and to tho boundary lines on th
north and suth. The mat'er was finally
teferrrd to tho mlletge committee to nr
lange nil the details nnd report tomorrow
r ornlng.
DEMOCRATS OF OHIO
Their Ot'l-lnl full ix I-Mieil, ChnrnliiK
I. lite Citii venllon vtilh Iteiiiiillnt
Iiik National I'litlloi'iim,
CLEVELAND, O., July 16. Tho official
call of tho "llryan domocrnts" of Ohio oi
Issued today It Is addressed to "the
llraynn democrats of Ohio," and charge
hat tho Ohio convention repudiated tho
two last democratic national platforms and
that tho action of .thu convention was tho
rwult of a conspiracy "mapped put at the
headquarters In Now York." Tho platform
concludes as follows:
"It tho action of this convention ptands
unrebuked, then It must bo understood that
the democratic party, ns such, has repudi
ated the principles enunciated In tho Kan
sas City platform and ratified and approved
of the course pursued by the republican
party upon tho money question. If the dem
ocratic party abandons the principles laid
down In the platforms of 1S96 nnd 1900,
then It may as well close Its political ca
reer, for there Is llttlo else of Importance
to fight for."
HOGS CkOWD THE STOIKPLNS
Untxpected Eecaipta at Loci! Yardi Find
Buytri Waitiig.
PRICES HOLD FIRM DESPITE RUSH
orTei-liiK In Prime Condition nml lle
in nn it C.ooil HiiuiikIi to Abftorli
13vcr'thliiK " .Hnlc lit
SlroitK FlKtircs.
Llvo stock receipts at tho South Omaha
stock yards yesterday wero: 18,761 hogs,
4,031 cattle nnd 6,154 shcop, an amount al
most unprecedented In the history of this
establishment. While Tuesday Is always
thu huslest day of tho week and largo num
bers of livestock aro received, still the
stockmen say that they wero wholly un
prepared for this great number.
It was with the hogs that tho trouble,
If any, lay. To properly appreciate what
a great number this Is for this time of the
year, It must bo shown that It Is an In
crcaso of over 11,000, or almost three
times as many as were received on last
Tuesday, while It Is almost 9,000 moro
than wore received on June 16, 1000.
The stockmen say that whllo tho rush
Is undoubtedly caused by tho poor outlook
for the wintering of stock, still all the
livestock that Is being received Is In a
prime condition and is alt marketable
stuff. Tho principal stockmen at tho
yards do not regard this, however, so
much ns u result from tho lack of molsturo
over tho state as they do to natural con
ditions. .Stork In Cionil Condition.
One of the leading stockmen at tho yards
was askecd yesterday how tho receipts of
yesterday, compared with the receipts In
1804, tho year of tho drouth, and ho said:
"There Is simply no comparison. In 1831
the stock raisers over the state wero forced
to sell what they had or havo It dto on
their hands Some of tho worst looking
animals that I havo ever saw were that
year marketed, or attempted to be
marketed. Prices went to pieces nnd stock
brokers hero at tho yards nnd commission
men had to bo overly cautious what they
did. The hogs which were then received
were crovsnea into cars any way, just so
they reached here. But this year, nil
the stock Is In good condition, prices are
fairly good and steady and vie have at
least as yet no causa to complain."
Stockmen claim that a great deal of tho
stock which Is now being received at tho
yards Is coming In from Kansas and
Missouri, where they aro beginning to
feel the lack of moisture. When asked
as to the part ot Nebraska that the most
of tho stock was coming from they re
plied that the Nebraska stock was gen
eral, coming from no ono particular sec
tion, and that tho number that wero being
shipped frbm special points did not show-
any astounding Increase. They say that
the bulk of tho Increase comes from other
statoR than this and that Is what Is swell
ing tho market.
Heady for Any Rank,
The stockmen t& South Omaha regard
(ho situation, without any semblance ot
alarm, but, on tho other band, say that
they look for a good year In the stock
business. Prices are generally satisfactory
and the grade, of animals received good.
While tho amount of hogs received yes
terday was beyond all expectations, still
there was a demand, for all that arrived
and tho number that wore received did not
force tho market down to any material
extent. Everything on the market found
buyers and there was as much activity
In the bids as there has been on any other
day.
RECORD DAY AT KANSAS CITY
Drouth-Stricken Furnicrn nnult Over
Thirty-One Thotmnnil Hok to
the .Stock Yarns.
KANSAS CITY, July 16. Because of
tho drouth In tho southwest, which Is
causing tho farmers to rush their stock to
market to save It, the record reqclpts hero
were again broken today, when 31,500 head
of hogs wero received at tho local stock
yards. Tho hogs received from tho south
west this week have been of common grade,
averaging fifteen pounds lighter than tho
general run.
Tho highest temperature today was 100.
Light showers arc expected tonight.
D0LD PACKING HOUSE BURNS
Wlelilta I.oae One of ltd Chief Kh
tabllHlinientit, Kntnlllnir a homu
ot (11150,000,
WICHITA, Kan., July 16. The packing
plant of Jacob Dold & Sons of this city
was totally destroyed by fire this morning.
Thero wero four large buildings. It Is es
timated that 7,000,000 pounds of meat In
process of preparation wns destroyed,
Tho loss Is $650,000, with lnsuranco ot
about $400,000. Ono wall fell, Injuring four
men, but not fatally.
Thrco hundred and fifty men aro thrown
out of work. It Is said the plant will be
rebuilt at once. The fire originated In the
lard house and Is thought to have been
caused by spontaneous combustion. It
broke out at 5 o'clock a. m.
DENVER BALL GAMES ARE OFF
(rnnilMniiil llnrim mill AVoxtcrn
Lit-iivurrN Will Ilnve to Go
I'll He wit pre Atvlillr.
DENVER July 16. The grandstand at
Droadway park, where the Western asso
ciation base ball games nro played, was
destroyed by fire tonight. Tho cause of
tho lire Is not known, hut It Is believed to
have been Incendiary. The cost of the
stand was $3,000.
It Is expected tho remaining games of
tho series with Kansas City will bo In
definitely postpuned nnd probably all games
scheduled In Denver for tho remainder of
the season will bo played In other cities.
FIRE ENGiNERUNS OVER HIM
liiHlnnt Hen th Overtnkea AiiKiitt
Ctieiilillln, Tutor for JninpM J,
IIIII'm Children.
ST. PAUL, July 16, August M. Chenldltn,
75 years old, was tonight crushed to death
by tho wheels of a Are engine. As the
machine, which was going at top speed,
turned a sharp corner It swerved and
struck the aged man, who was crossing
the street, He was thrown beneath the
wheels and died within a few minutes
after being picked up, Mr. Chenldltn was
a man of much learning and for twenty
years acted as tutor for the sons of James
J. Hill, tho railroad magnate.
rtEJOICE OVER WHEAT CROP
.elirnkn I'ltrinern Aln I'rotnl of
Their Mum Inn In Alfnlfn, Tim
othy nml Clover.
LINCOLN, July 16. A fall of two de
grees In temperature In the absence of
rain brought llttlo relief to heat tsuitercrs
today. Thu maximum temporaluie was 102.
Rain reports nre more general to
night. There was a heavy fall at Hoi
drego and lighter rains at Hastings,
Grand lslnnd, Kcncsaw and Harvard. The
storm Is moving eastward.
YORK, Neb., July 16. (Special.) Kor tho
last seven days the temperature has been
very high In York county, ranging from 00
to 101 nnd only for the fact that York
county's corn Is backward farmers of this
couuty would have suffered considerable,
loss. Although no rain has fallen tho pros
pects arc good tor rain. Little of the corn
has begun to tassel. York county farmers,
by reneon of the fact that they can raise
two crops, are not as bad off ns farmors
In eastern states, whero they depend prin
cipally upon corn.
Winter wheat Is threshing out from
thirty to forty bushels an' acre ot tho best,
quality. It Is estimated that tho farmers'
of York county havo raised over 3,000,000
bushels of wheat, which, at a fair price,
will bring them In nearly $2,000,000. The
nlfatfa, timothy and clover first hay crops
yielded as much as In any other stato and
nro worth considerable to the fanners here.
Thu following Is nn estimate mndo by
grain dealers and Implement men ot this
year's wheat crop:
Number of ncres of wheat In York
county, 138,2J0; number of bushels per acre,
twenty-Dve: total yield of county, 3,456,000
bushels; value of crop, straw and wheat,
$2,000,000; number ofy pounds of twine used
In harvesting tto crop, 632,060; number of
binders employed, 2,301; number of horses
required, 7,000; number of men employed,
7,000.
GENEVA. July 16. (Special.) Yesterday
was the hottest for a number ot years 105
at 2 p. m. Today Is cooler and a little
cloudy.
CONCORD, Neb., July 16. (Special.)
Farmers In this vicinity aro harvesting
their ryo and barley. Tho yield will be
large. Wheat and oats are standing tho
heat fairly well, but corn is sutferlng and
must have rain within ten days.
SUPERIOR, Neb., July 16. (Special.)
All heat records In this portion of Ne
braska were broken yesterday nftcrnoon
when tho set of government thermometers
at the Burlington registered, 106.5. Street
thermometers registered as high as 112 In
the shade In some parts of town.
NELSON, Nob., July 16. (Special.) It
has been thrco weeks stneo tho last rain.
Tho extreme heat has becomo almost un
bearable for both man and beast. From
08 to 103 has been the record for the last
week nnd there seems to be no proepect
for Improvement. Tho wheat crop Is being
threshed. It Is of good tittlity and will
averago twelve buehels to the acre. Oats
aro a failure and aro belngj damaged every
day tho drouth continues.
IlrfrenltltiK Shovrer at Hunt limn.
HASTINGS, Neb., July 16. (Special Tele
gram.) A refreshing shower fell at 6
o'clock tonight and the Indications are that
much moro water will fall. Enough haa
already fallen to- briiee the corn crop
ana encourage an classes oteuizeus.
TABLE ROCK, Nob.. July 16. (Special.)
It Is still very hot and dry here and
thero U little to encourage people In tho
outlook tor moisture. A short distance
east and northeast thero was a slight rain
fall yesterday morning, but tho last rain
In Tablo Rock was two weeks ago. The
corn Is holding out well.
GENEVA, Neb., July 16. (Special.)
Corn Is still king in this vicinity and de
splto the heat is doing finely. There Is
Btllt plenty of moisture In the ground and
rain within a week with the right sort of
weather tho balance of the season will as
sure a good crop. Oats and spring wheat
hnvo been damaged to somo extent, but
winter wheat Is turning out the best crop
ever raised In this vicinity, the yield being
from thlrty-flvo to forty bushels an
acre.
FRANKLIN, Neb., July 16. (Special Tel
egram.) A light rain fell here this even
ing which will do great good to the corn
nnd pastures. Indications are that rain
will fall during tho night. Lightning struck
In tho wheat field of II. Treckor and started
a Are, but luckily tho rain began falling
hard und saved the field. Three acres
were burned and there were 100 acres In
the Held. Tho wheat was In the shock.
SCRAMBLE FOR BROOM CORN
Drouth CnmpA a Shortnuc thnt In
tlinnteil nt I'lfteen Thou
Hnuil Tons.
MATTOON, III., July 16. Tho scramble
between the Union Broom Supply company,
or trust, and tho agent of tho big eastern
manufactutcrs not In tho combination for
possession of tho broom corn yet In
growers' hands reached a climax today
when $123 a ton was offered. The Kansas
crop Is a failure and It 1b estimated that
thero will be a shortage of 15,000 tpns.
Fifteen thousand dollars worth of brush
wns bought In this vicinity Sunday nt al
most any price demanded. Broom corn
men of experience say tho brush will rise
to $250 a ton nnd broom manufacturers
are arranging to raise the price ot brooms.
SOUTH DAKOTA GRASSHOPPERS
Thry InfrNt Some I'lelili (lint the
Ilent linn Left Un
nrittheil. SPEARFISH, S. D.. July 16. (Special.)
Grasshoppers aro doing a great deal of
damage to hay and small grain In this
vicinity. In sorao places the flolds are
eaten off as bare as n floor and tho grass
hoppers are In countless numbers. They
wero hatched In this vicinity, and It Is
believed they will not sprond to other
parts of thi illlls. They are a native
variety with long black legs.
NEBRASKA GIRL. SHOCKED
(Srnnil IhIiiihI iiiiimler Short vv
1'rovfn All hut Tutnl to Seven.
Vcur-Olil Child.
GRAND ISLAND, Nob., July 16. (Spo
cial Telegram.) A slight shower fell hero
at 5 o'clock this afternoon, with prom
ises for more. A llttlo daughter of Henry
Staack, aged 7 years, was struck by light
ning while playing In the back yard. Her
hair was badly burned and tho llttlo girl
seriously shocked, but there aro good
chancrB for her recovery.
Corhlu nml Stern Ihtk til .11 it tt 1 1 it.
MANILA. July 16. Tho United States
army transport Hancock has arrived here
with Adjutant General H. C. Corbln and
Surgeon General George M. Sternberg on
board. Tho Hancock made the record trip
from San Francisco in twenty-one days.
KANSAS IS STILL PARCHED
Com Crsp Kt th Only Intirtit tUt
Olaintn for Bail.
WATER NEEDED FOR STOCK AND FIRE
Mtovtorft Thin Pnr Are Siunll nml
l.oenl Ktifttem Section Suffers
l'rultn Dry Up nml Pull
from Trcca.
TOI'EKA, Kan., July 16. While rain has
fallen the last iwcuo-four hours In vari
ous purls of Kansas, tile drouth Is not yet
bruivt'U and llttlo iieuent uhs uecu experi
enced by the crops. The rains havo been
Biuull local alluliu and tuelr only eilect
lias been to cool tne atmosphere and
ireatieu egetutlon to a certuln extent.'
This has been a moderately cool tay.
Iho relrtbutng breeze from tho south made
thu weather more bearable than any dur
ing tho last month. Two places In thu
stutu report a temperature of 107, but the
uverago haj been b'J.
Reports of blighted crops continue to
comu In. A hopeful tone pervades most of
tho reports, however, und the determina
tion Is generally expressed to maitu the
best of tho situation.
In the eastern division of the stato crops
aro sutferlng more than In any other. The
damage dono In thu central part Is loss se
vere, whllo In the western part tho con
ditions are the most favorable.
The corn crop Is not the only thing nt
stake. To obtain water for stock and for
fire protection is u much studied problem
and one that will not be solved until thu
coming ot rain. Previous estimates of halt
u. crop oi com this year will still hold good
In case more rain comes within the pres
ent week.
Lute upples have been hurt but little,
while peaches nre damaged moro nnd small
fruits have failed almost entirely. Apples
und peaches are falling from the trees on
account of lack of moisture.
KANSAS CITY, July 16. Rain fell over
an urea of eighty miles around Kansas City
early this morning and reports from differ
ent parts ot the southwest lndlcute thun
derstorms and lower temperatures during
tho day or tonight. At Lawrence, Kan.,
this morning enough rain fell to effectively
lay tho dust, clear the atmosphere and
freshen vegetation, but not enough to do
any permanent good. It Is the first fall
In that vicinity for twenty-six days. At
Ottawa and Wellsvllle, In the next county
west from Lawrence, about bait an inch
of rain fell. At Wellsvllle 'hero has boon
no rain for more than throe months, and
coming now it will do late corn great good
If followed by more, otherwise the corn
crop in that county will prove an utter
failure. Some fields are now too far gono
to bo revived by any amount of' rain. Over
one inch of rain Is reported at Toronto,
Kan., two counties further west. Thero
was a fairly good shower In Kansas City
early this morning, but at 11 o'clock the sky
was cloudlesB, and the weather bureau re
ported a temperature of 93. A good rain
fell at Camden Point, Mo., three counties
east of Kansas City, and It will result In
much' good to corn, which. InVbat vicinity
IB still i dark green.' '
Miami county, Kansas, two counties
south from Kansas City on tho Missouri
lino, experienced a good rain last night, tbn
tlrst since April I. It came too late and
early crops In that county are reported a
total failure.
DAMAGE IN J3THER STATES
Ilit In Are of Innnlllclent Volume nnd
ForecBfttern Give Jio
Hope.
CHICAGO, July 16. Tho reports to tho
government weather bureau from points
over the west Indicate no decisive
changes. Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa
and tho Dakotas report no rains of suf
ficient volume to affect the crops. Nor did
tho official forecasters discover any Indi
cations to warrant a belief that, the general
drouth would soon be broken.
Unless rain comes within a tew days the
cotton crop of western Teuncsseo and Mis
sissippi will bo greatly damaged. Experts
of tho Illinois Central road report great
damago to cotton, tobacco, corn and sugar
cane In many southern states.
CHICAGO, July 16. At 10 a. m. today
the temperature was 85, the hottest In
some days. The humidity added to the
general discomfort. Tho morning forecast
predicted still hotter weather for this vi
cinity. As a result of tho continued hot, dry
weather vegetables, are attaining prices
which to poor people are almost prohlbi
tlve. Potatoes show an Increaso of 25
per cent, products of oats and corn 10 to
25 per cont and fruit and vegetables 10
to 50 per cent.
Many points which Inst year shipped to
Chicago are now on tho market buying for
the home account. At 11 a. m. the tem
peraturo was 90, but by 1 o'clock had de
clined to 86.
ST. LOUIS, July 16. A cool wave and a
lowering sky that threatens rains this
afternoon, caused a temperature lower
than recorded nt any similar time during
the prc.-unt hot spell. At 2:30 p, in., the
government thermometer showed 91 degrees
In the shade.
CINCINNATI, July 16. Today was a
scorcher, tho temperature hovering about
the 97 mark during tho afternoon. The ex
trcrao humidity makes tho heat almost un
endurable. Ten prostrations wero re
ported today, one of which 1b expected to
prove fatal. Among those prostrated was
ox-I'ollco Judge Edward Schwab,
HUNTINGTON, Va July 16. The thcr
momoter registered 100 degrees today.
Many p'ostratlons among farmers nnd mill
hands wore reported. Carl Cartwrlght and
Homor Goodln of Gyan will die.
DALLAS, Tex., July 16. No rain fell In
nny part of Texas last night or today, Thero
were a fow local thowera yesterday and
five hours' rain last night at Texarknna,
but It did not reach 'the Texas cotton region.
Tho scarcity of water Is alarming tho
ranchmen.
JACKSON, Miss., July 16.-At the closo
of nnother sultry day tho rain Is coming
down steadily and apparently over a wido
scopo of country. Tho drouth Is broken
and thero Is general rejoicing. Tho ra'n
Is too Inte to save nny lato corn, but
means much for cotton, potatoes, rnne und
Gardens.
FATAL TO STOCK AND CROPS
Hull Siwep" the Territory Nenr .tlim
. Iioki'Oi hut ("refit nml rhor
iiKitm Art" Henr filed,
MUSKOGEE, I. T., July 16. A severe
bnllBtnrm three miles north of Miml:ni?n,i
last night killed somo stock and completely
detitroyed crops for a long distance. The
pain oi lite storm was over a mnn wide.
Heavy rains fell all over the Creek and
Cherokee nations, generally saving ciops.
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebrnskn Generally Fair
Wednesday and Thursday, Continued
Warm; Vurlable Winds.
Teiupcritturc nt Oniithit YeMertlnyi
Hour, Dei;. Hour. Pen.
ft it, in,,,,., M I . lit till
II ii, in si U )i. nt. . , . . . lit
7 n. in Ml it p. in...... till
S ii, nt 71 I p. in...... 111
t n, in St n p. III 101
10 n. nt s;t (I p. in !"
11 it. ill S7 7 p. in 11(1
IS in si S p. in I'1
II p. in "
PRAYING FOR A DOWNPOUR
CliTKy unit l.nlty Apprnl for Itilln
McetlitK ut Hcv. Smith'
Tent.
An Inspiring service of prayer for rain,
participated In by a number of clergymen
and fully 600 people, was held nt Rev.
Merlon Smith's big tent last night.
Rev. Smith opened with a short nddress
outlining tho purpose ot tho service. Ho
asked for a brief prnycr from every ono
who felt moved to call upon tho Almighty
for relief from tho prevailing conditions
ot heat and drouth. Rev. D. K. Tlndall
led with u fervent petition nnd was fol
lowed by several others, whllo the large
congregation bowed heads In silent prayer.
The season of prayer was broken only
by tho singing of "Jesus, Lover of My
Soul" nnd "Saved by Grace."
The service closed with a hrlef talk from
each of the ten clergymen on the plat
form.
TWO PROSTRATED BY HEAT
Temperature In ot HrninrUHhly HlKh,
hut Humidity In Above
the Avoritur.
Two prostrations resulted from tho hu
midity of Tuesday. Tho temperature only
reached 100, but tho humidity was great.
Patrick Condon of Eighth and Castollar
streets, a laborer In tho employ of John
Rowc & Co., plumbers, wus overcome at 5
p. m. while working In a trench at Eight
eenth nnd Ohio streets. Ho was taken to
tho police rtatlon and uttended by Surgeon
Borglum. Later he was removed to St.
Joseph's hospital by order of Health Com
missioner Coffman. His condition Is con
sidered serious.
S. B. Buchelder, n farmer of LaPlatte,
Neb., was overcomo by tho combined ef
fects of drink and hent at tho cornor of
Tenth and Farnam strocts at 4 p. m. He
was found by Patrolman Russell and his
condition yielded to treatment at the hands
of Police Surgeon Borglum.
ASK PURCHASER BOUNDARIES
St. Lou I b Exposition I'ronintrrn "Wnut
Settlement ot Their PrrplrxInK
tienfrrnpltlcnl l'rohlenm.
ST. LOUIS. July 16. A letter has been
addressed to Hon. Thomas II. Carter, chair
man of the national commission, by Presi
dent D. R. Francis ot tho Louisiana Pur
chaso .exposition, requesting an official def
initional vtb.e' boundaries of the Louisiana
purchnse. Iho letter In part Is as followsf
' "The Information Is desired to Insure
uniformity In tho maps and historical ac
curacy In the literature pertaining to the
World's Fair. Wo ulso desire It In order
to perfect tho Louisiana purchase organi
zation for co-operation In the exposition.
"In this connection I wish to call your
attention to the differences In the mnps
Issued by tho government within a few
years, some of them projecting tho Louis
iana purchase territory through to the Pa
cific, others limiting It to tho watershed
line between tho Mississippi and the Pa
cific. "A report made to congress several years
ago by tho government commission Bccms
to afford somo basis for the claims of those,
who think the Loulslnna territory extended
to the Paclflu. An official expression on
tho weight to be given this report Is con
sidered desirable."
SENT TO THEJDMAHA POST
Mnjor Stitiiton nml Cnptnln Grithnni
Ordered to the Deportment
of the Mlftiiourl.
WASHINGTON. July 16. (Special Tele
gram.) These changes have been ordered
in tho stations ot paymasters of the United
States army: Major Charles E. Stanton,
now nt Manila, will proceed to Omaha for
duty In tho Department of tho Missouri,
relieving Captain Uradncr D. Slaughter,
who has been ordered to duty In tho Phil
ippines; Cnptuln William R. Graham will
bo relieved from duty In the division of tho
Philippines August 15 and will then pro
ceed to Omaha for duty In tho Department
of the Mlbsouri.
M, E. Lofllngwoll has been appointed
postmaster at Canning, Hughes couuty,
S. D.
TO DUTY m NEBRASKA
Colonel John S, Mlftby, Fitmoim Con
federate, In Spet'lnl Aent of
Lund Olllee.
WASHINGTON, July 16. Colonel John S.
Mosby, confederate leader during tho civil
war, has been appointed a special agent of
the federal land oftlce. He claims his pres
ent residence In California. He has been
assigned to duty In Nebraska.
CORN KING IS EXONERATED
llonrtl of Trmle'M llouril of Director
linilft I'litliitirr Dlilu't Know
the lliiftliienii.
CHICAGO, July 10. Charges of Irregular
practice mado against "Corn King" Gcorgo
II, Phillips have been dismissed by tho
directors of the Hoard of Tradu. At a
meeting of the bowl of directors today
the subcommittee which had been appointed
to Investigate the charges mndo by Boveral
of Phillips' former customers made Its
report exonerating hlro from tho charges.
According to tho committee the charges
were mndo by customcrH who wore Igno
rant ot board ot trndo dealings.
.Movement of Oeemi VeNnelx, .Inly 10.
At New York Arrived Grosser KurJurst,
from Bremen nnd Cologne; Oceanic, from
Liverpool mid Uueenslown; Grown Kuerst,
from Bremen. Hailed Cevlc, for Liverpool,
Victoria and Marseilles via Olbrultnr.
At niaKow-Arrlvcd Ahtorla, from New
York vln Movllle
At Lizard Pnssrd St. Puul, from New
York to Southampton; Murquctte, from
New York to London.
At Rotterdam Arrived Htntendnm, from
Now York, via Boulogne.
At Boulogne Arrived Statendam, from
New York to Rotterdam nnd proceeded.
Sailed Bulgaria, from Hitmlmrg to New
York. At Movllle Arrived Astoria, from New
York to OliiHRow and proceeded.
At Liverpool Dominion, from Portland,
Me.; Parisian, from Montreal.
At Leghorn -Arrived Calabria, from New
York, via Marseilles,
MANAGER IS DEFIANT
Smith f Amirlcan Bhttt Sttil Compitny
Starts W.lliTill. Will Todvr,
PEOPLE WONDER HOW HE WILL DO IT
OldEmpltjM It Out f Ttnn aad Maw
Onei Siem Scare,
AMALGAMATED OFFICIALS ARE SATISFIED
Th.j r.il That Their luooiation Hti th.
Upvtr Hind.
CORPORATION MEN ONLY KEEPING MUM
Neither .Mormm, Sehtvnh Xor Any One
Klsc Will Consent to Tell What
l'ln n it Arc HelitK .Mnile
by Them.
riTTSIlURO, July 16. Tho occond etriko
day closes with tho Amalgamated olllclals
In a satisfied mood nnd claiming to have
mado good every promise ns to results. On
tho other hand, the manufacturers wilt nut
say a word concerning tho strlko nnd re
fuse to bo quoted In any way. Repeated
efforts to eccuro statements from President
Corey of tho American Sheet Stool com
pany nnd General Manager I. W. Jenks of
tho Hoop company huve boon met with the
responso that there was no change and
nothing to be given out.
Tho Amalgamated people say that nothing
has been said to them of nny plan for me
diation or arbitration and that they will
continue to carry out their program as
orlglnnlly announced. Tho closing down of
tho Clark mill and of tho Monesscn sheet
mill are looked on as telling victories and
an an almost complete tteup of the three
compaules In the district. Uut one tin mill,
that nt Moneseeu, nnd ono sheet mill, at
Duncanvlllc, remain at work. Tho fact that
tho National Tube mill received a substan
tia! advance In wages has caused dlsconteut
among tho men employed by the .National
Tube company at Its Second avenue plant
nnd at the Republic mill on the south side.
Tho men here think they nro entitled to a
similar tncrciutc. To consider the matter
meetings wero held tonight on the south
sido and it Is said a demand will bo mado
tomorrow.
MnuaKcr Smith Delimit.
Tho following telegram was received to
night: WELLS VI LLK, July 16.-Tho WoIIbvIIIo
rolllugmlll will bo run itnd It will he l uii
nonunion, it win murt tomorrow, it it
could not be run nonunion It ncvor would
bo run at uli.
This statement came from F. Smith of
Pittsburg, district manager for the Amer
ican Sheet Steel company. He was here
this morning and made an address to the
striking mill men. Ho told them tboy bad
no grievance that they had been well cared
for In the past and would bo In the fu
ture. The announcement that the mill
will be started tomorrow and started non
union has given rlso to no llttlo specula
tion and uneasiness among tho citizens.
Many of the strikers, expecting prolonged
Idleness, havo left tho city for hunting add
fishing enmps. No new men have been
brought In and how Mnnnger Smith ex
pects to start tomorrow Is a matter for
conjecture. Today, as yesterday, only u
few laborers were working.
Tho foregoing Is the first Indication ns
yet given by tho manufacturers that they
wero other than passive participants In tho
big strike. What tho result may be ot
an attempt to operate tho Wellsvillo plant
none of tho local amalgamated people
will predict. All they will say Is: "It
cannot bo accomplished." Wellsvillo Is
looked upon by both sides as an important
point nnd development!! nro anxiously
nwaltcd by all.
Tho position of tho Tin Workers' Pro
tective association In the strlko was set
tled today by the following telegram to the
Leader:
"KLWOOD, Ind., July 16. Our associa
tion is bound by an ngrecment with th
company to work providing It lives up
to Its contract. If the company Intro
duces black plato worked by nonunion men
our men will bo cnllcd out. Tho amalga
mated people will have our full support If
necessary.
"GEORGE POWELL."
Ciiriiornttoii Men Are Muni.
NEW YORK, July 1G. At tho close ot
thu day today a representative of tho high
est Interests in the .United States Steel
corporation nuthorlzed the statement that
no conference concerning the steel atrlku
had taken placo during the day and that
none Is likely to take place until tho Amal
gamated nsEoclatlon rcccdos from Its pres
ent uttltudo. Tho additional statement Is
mode that on this point thero can bo no
compromlsn and that tho heads of tho con
stituent companies will not unionize such
mills as have up to this time employed
nonunion men.
J. Plerpont Morgan would not be quoted
nt all about tho strike nor would any of
his partners. In fact all other offlcora of
tho United States Steel corporation wero
most reticent on tho subject, bo much ho
that thoso who talked relative to It on
Monday refused even to seo newspaper re
porters todny,
HehtTiih nml .Miirxnu Confer.
Charles M. Schwab, president of tho cor
poration, Is reported to havo held a long
conference with Mr. Morgan in tho latter's
olllee at midday.
When the question whether an attempt
would ot once bo adopted to operate tho
closed mills with nonunion labor waH sent
In to Mr. Schwab, ho sent back word that
ho was too busy to bo Interviewed. The
telegraph department of tho United States
Steel corporation has direct wlrcH running
to Pittsburg. Thcso wires were kept busy
ull day and thim tho ofllclals wero kept In
formed of any developments, If any oc
curred. Tho report from Pittsburg that there
would be a conference whbii would result
In some offer to the union men was not
borne out by the day's events. Yet an
other rumor of tho day waft that ofllcors of
tho Steel corporation had arranged for a
foreo ot dntectlven from a well known
agency for safeguarding the mills should
an effort be made nt them to resume busi
ness, Tho local superintendent of tho
agency refused to discuss this report in
j any manner.
I He in ei' llnilt'itrrlerx Ilemiine,
DENVBIl, July 16. Tho striking hodcar
rlers and mortar mixers will return to
work tomorrow nt the same wages paid bo-
I fore they struck for an Increase, Tho
Stale Ronrd of Arbitration, after hearing
I both sidea of tho controversy, decided that
' the contractors could not afford to pay
higher wages.