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The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUIS'E 10, 1871.
CXMAJIA, THUnSPAV IMOliNlNG, AUGUST 1, 1901 TWKLV.E PAGES.
SING-LB COL'V FIVE OKXTS.
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STILL IN SUSPENSE
Steal Strikers Hoir Nothing Dcc!i!ti from
the Conferenos.
CORPORATION MEN THE MOST CHEERFUL
They Appear to Hare Some Hope of Good
Besults.
MORGAN PLAN MAY.. BE ADOPTED YET
It
leemi to Hare Better Ehotr Than at
Tint.
IHAFFER SECRETLY BUSY AT TELEPHl,
Anaorlntlon Prmlilent Called Often,
lint Drclllirn to Hrvrnl Whnt In
Hnlil Conferee1 Meet
A M In Toil n j
riTTSnUHO, July 31. "Hopo deferred
maketh the heart nick" Is expressive
of tfce feelings of tho majority of Pitts
uur,&r tonlRlit outside of tho Inner clralo
of tho Amalgamated association oxccutlvo
beard, which has been considering the pro
poaMs for n aettlement of tho stcol strike
for two days without agreement. How tho
mentbera of tho board feol Is known to no
man on the outside.
The second day of tho executive board's
.deliberation was notahlo for many rumors
!ln circulation and fur the conspicuous
dearth of rcBUlts. The absence of three of
ths principal members of tho board from
the sessions today gave rlso to tho atory
that tho members wore divided In their
'ideas of tho peace proposals and that In
ndrr to satisfy all Secretary Williams had
hccn sent to Now York to seek modifica
tions at tho hands of Messrs. Morgan and
Schwab, whtlo Assistant Secretary Tlgho
nnd Trusteo Morgan had received a com
mission to visit Senator Hanna to securo
'his aid In bringing about an amlcablo ar
rangement. Nothing tnnglblo could bo
lotrnod concerning theso supposed trips,
'however, and nil tnlk In relation to them
must renin I n mere coujecturo until tho
members' lips nrc unsealed.
It wns oftcr 11 o'clock this forenoon when
tho committee met. Thrco of the olllclals,
Secretary John Williams, Assistant Sec-
'rc.tnry M, V. Tlghe and National Trustee
John Morgan, wero not present. It was
subsequently Icorncd that tho threo ah
Kontccs wero out of tho rlty and had taken
, th: Ir departuro on early trains. It wuo
said later that thoy were expected to be
present when the boord shall bo called to
gether tomorrow morning. Where they had
gono ond what their mission Is could not
bo learned. President Shaffer wos called
to a secret conforencc with someone, sup
posed to be a representative of tho United
States Steel corporation, during tho early
morning hours.
At noon the officials adjourned for lunch.
Thoy remnlncd, uwny until nftor 2 o clock
and tU 'rv4 . lit took Sptbo . conference.
President Shafter wan called repeatedly to
tho telephone and talked long and earn
estly With someone at the other end of the
line. Itcccssos token at frequent Intervals
t.bawcd that most of tho tlmo of thq meet
ing was dovotcd to tho killing of tlmo dur
ing tho absenco of the officials, who wero
on mystcrlotis missions.
Joseph Illshop, tho secretary of tho Ohio
Poard of Arbitration, was present nt th)
discussions today. Ho left the htadquartcrs
Into In the afternoon without 'making any
stntomcnt.
Slmffrr Mill Mute.
At 4 o'clock President Shaffer and Vice
President Davis Hccse left tho house. Pres
ident Shaffer Informed tho reporter that no
statement would bo given out today. Tho
two oftlclaU went to tho Carneglo building,
where they hold a brief conference with
Joseph 12. Schwab nnd Vleo President Stone,
who eptnt most of tho day In tho Carneglo
unices. Within an hour Messrs. Shaffor
nnd Hccse returned to tho general offices of
the association. Another hour was spent
In tho conference room and thon tho meet
Ing adjourned. When President Shaffer
camo down to go homo ho was ngaln asked
for some statement as to tho condition of
tho confereneo and tho probability of a
DOttlomrnt. Iu reply ho said: "Thoro will
ho no statement given out today. I expect
to call another mooting of tho board to
morrow at 10 o'clock. I will bo present at
this meeting and will not bo out of the
city tonight."
With this statement President Shaffer
left for his home. All of tho otlmr olllclals
who were at tho meeting during the after
noon declined to talk strike. Thoy hurried
away from tho building to avoid meeting
newspaper men. About tho entrance of tho
hendouartors building in Seventh nventio
groups of men wero gathered all nfternoon.
Homo wero members of tho Amalgamated
association who were on Htrlko and Inter
ested In tho proceedings. Others wero
private detectives who wutched every movo
niado by President Shaffer and other load
ers of tho Amalgamated association. Pres
ident Shaffer said ho know of no reason for
his movements being watched, but becamo
deeply Interested In the statfl of affairs
when told at It.
Confidence .vos felt In somo circles today
that tho Mrlkn would eventually bo settled
on tho propositions made by Mr. Morgan.
Tho olllclals of the Htccl companies who
have been acting for tho United States Steel
corporation In this matter wero apparoutly
hopeful and llghtheartcd.
lliiinui Dnenn't Know of It.
CLKVKLAND. July 31. Senator Hanna
said tonight that there had been no con
fereneo between him and representatives of
tho Amalgamated association, nor did ho
Know anything of a conference between
himself ond tho Iron workers as Is quite
generally reported.
WILL BLOW UP LANDMARK
KamnN City Firemen to Itemove the
Old Kloltliiii llulldluK oC
Fair Fniue,
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. July 31. Tho old
exposition building In this city, which was
erected thirty years ago at a cost oi ;ou,
000 and which was the scene of tho big an
nual fair for Kansas and Missouri lor sov
oral seasons thereafter, will bo blown up
with dynamite by the firemen of thl; city
within tho next ten days. James T. 1 lines
today sold tho building with thirty ncros of
cround, Including tne exposmou oau pars.
in canltallsts who Intend to convert tho
proporty Into a fashionable residence dis
trict. Tho expedition building wan aban
doned ten yenrs after It was built, when tho
unnunl fair ceased to attract visitors, and
the dilapidated stmcture has for years been
nn eyesore. The base ball club will com
plete tho season on the grounds.
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AUSTRIA READY FOR TROUBLE
flarrlMiii on Albanian Frontier
I'liieed on AVnr Foiitlntt
Troop to tlic Front,
LONDON, July 31. A dispatch to tho
Pall Mall Gazette from Duda-Pesth says.
In consequence of the agitation In Albania,
Austria has ordered every garrison in
Ilosnla and Herzegovina to bo Immediately
placed on a war footing. Additional regi
ments leave Vienna this week for Serca
Jcvo and Danjaluka. All the officers on
furlough havo been ordered to rejoin their
regiments.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 31. Tho ex
citement among the Albanians nt
Prlshmlna Is becoming more acute. Tha
Christians arc reported to be In a despcrato
condition and tho foreign ministers hero
havo mnde renowed demanda at the
Ytldlz Kiosk that the government protect
! lives nnd property of the Christians.
ON. July 31 Nothing has been re
"."'t'-
ln",..U'
confirm tho news contained
, Min Pall Mall (lazetlo
from riudn
, Jldo of Vienna scant
.Ac alleged political
attention is pain nc
Intrigues which arc asserted to bo at tho
bottom of tho prcfcnt agitation In Albania.
According to a sensational Austrian news
paper Italy nnd Montenegro started tho
Murflulmons Ir Albania on their present
nntl-Chrlstlan campnlgn with tho view of
obtaining an excuse of somo kind for In
torventlon, tho object being to checkmnto
Austria's prior claim on Albania In the
ovent of Its separation from Turkey. Italy
has several times denied these alleged do
signs on Albania. Italian papers assert
that Italy's only object Is to prevent Ocr
many from using the Drclbund for the pur
pose of securing Oermnn predominance In
tho Ilalkans nnd to rc-cstabllsh tho equi
librium disturbed by Austria's supposed de
signs on Albania. There Is no Indication at
present of the Balkan question balng
brought up In a serlotm mnnncr In the Im
mediate future.
LORD ROBERTS VOTED MONEY
Aftor lllttrr DIkoiinkIiiii IIoiino of Coiu
ntniix .11 like I'lelil MnrHhul
Illu Pollution,
LONDON, July 31. In tho Houso of Com
mons todny, proposing a resolution grant
ing 1-iold Marshal Karl Roberts 100.000
for his services In South Africa, A. J. Hal
four, tho government leader, In the course
of nu eulogy of tho Hold marshal, said there
was no doubt that but for Ixinl Roberts'
daring ond strategy and tho rapidity with
which his plans wore carried out Klmberlcy
ami Mafcklng would have fallen, 11,000 Brit
ish would havo been starved into Htibmls
slon nt Ladysmlth nnd there would havo
been a general rising of disloyalists In South
Africi. Tho country was saved from this
by tho genius of tho man he now Invites
the house to reward by a unanimous vote,
Irrespective of political differences. The
statement called forth protests from tho
Irish members. Tho liberal lender, Sir
Henry Campbell-Uanncrman, concurred In
the motion. John Dillon, Irish nationalist,
strongly opposed tho voto. Mo declared
Lord Roberts tujd shown tho greatest tn
nr.uirillyln'S'duUi' Africa' nnd said ho hnd
employed barbarous methods and hud
proved hlmielf a dismal failure
Mr. Labouchero, radical, protested against
granting grntultles to military men while
nothing was given to civilians who wero
doing something for tho benefit of tholr
country.
Mr. Kolr Hardlp, socialist and Independ
ent labor, took a similar view. Ho do-
clared that in tho opinion of experts nt
homo and - abroad Lord Roberts' falltiro
wob primarily responsible for tho continu
ance of tho war.
Mr. Swift MacNell, Irish nationalist, said
he eonsldcted Lord Roberts' operations
wero conducted with a maximum of cruelty
nnd a minimum of humanity nnd that his
farewell speech at Capetown was horrible
hypocrisy and blasphemy.
After further debate for and against tho
mensuro Mr. Ilalfour moved the closure,
which waB carried by 257 to 103 votes. The
resolution was ndopted by a voto of 2S1
to 53.
GLOBE TROTTER IS AT HOME
Canton Ntoluler IlotiiniK to I'nrU When
the Crowd Will lie
Lament.
PARIS, August 1. Qaston Stelgler.
who has, been, trnvcllng around the globo
under tho patronage of a paper, was ex
pected to arrlvo hero yesterday on his re
turn and a .considerable crowd gathered
during tho afternoon nt the Nortborn sta
tion ond again nt 11 o'clock last night
awaiting his arrival. A special waiting
room had been profusely decorated with
tho trl-color ond palms and this was re
served for the reception.
Stelgler, howover, In ennucquenco of tho
Whlto Star liner Oocnnlo from Now York
being three hours Into at Liverpool missed
tho trnln for London thnt ho had planned
to catch. Ho telegrnphed that he would
arrlvo In Paris early today, traveling by
tho night mall, but tho papor wired him
to lcavo London this morning and to ar
rive hero at 4:45 p. m., so thnt an elab
orate daylight reception might bo arranged.
Tho Journey will thus have beon accom
plished by Stelgler In sixty-four days and
four hours.
CRISPI FIGHTS FOR BREATH
Sounil of 111 Terrible MniKKle
AkiiIiihI Dentil Are Heard In
the .Street.
NAPLES. July 31. Tho bulletin Issued
tonight regarding Slgnor Francesco Crlspl
announces that lio has sunereii a relapse
and Is weaker.
Ills terrible struggle for breath con bo
heard oven In tho roadway of the street
where his residence stands. The members
of his family and his two secretaries are
at tho deathbed.
Tho last words pronounced by Slgnor
Crlspl before ho became so feeblo were, on
hearing tho telegrams from King Victor
Emmanuel nnd Dowager Queen Murghcrlta,
"Oh, good king, good queen."
EMPEROR ORDERS PROMOTION
Will Mnkr oneoiiiiuliloned Ollleern
or Thono tiernian Snlillem In
SIoko of Peliln.
nERLIN, July 31. Emperor William has
ordered that all tho Oerman soldiers who
wore In Tekln during the siege are to bo
promoted to tho rank of noncommis
sioned officers.
IUIIed hy Sultan.
CONSTANTINOPLE. July , 31. Chorlf
Safda Pasha, who was recently arrested In
his house, togethor with twenty-six guosts,
ull of whom were accused of an extensive
conspiracy against the sultan, was, with
thirteen other Mussulmans, dispatched Into
exllo yesterday.
MAY CARRY ARMS IN 'FRISCO
Hundred Noinnion Men Granted Privilege
bj Polloe Gcmmiiiion,
BAGGAGE WAGON DRIVERS CALLED OUT
llotrl OtioM Are to I'eol lJneet of the
Mrlke Sand Ten muter Also Ntini
liioneil mill II ii I Id I n HT Is
Chocked.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31. Tho police
commissioners have granted about 100 per
mits to nonunion men to carry concealed
weapons for tho purpose of self-defense.
Mayor Phclan still hopes that a compro
tnlso of tho trouble may bo effected. There
wero but tow changes In the local labor
situation today. Iloth employers and em
ployes are standing firm and each side
claims confidence In winning out without
drawing on Its reserves. No serious dis
turbance of tho peace occurred today. Tho
strikers are strictly ifliscrvlng tho Injunc
tion to nbstnln from violence,
Tho employers hold out no hope for a
speedy settlement of tho trouble, and say
there Is nothing In sight but a hard bat
tie. Two of tho big steamship companies
rfssert that they are getting nonunion men
to fill the places of some of the strikers
and believe they can, within a short tlmo.
sreuro all the men needed to operate their
beats. An Intimation was made that tbo
stcamsnip companies wouiii, if necessary.
bring men to San Francisco frotr. tier
points In the United States.
A few nonunion men were employed as
longshoremen on tho docks of tho Oceanic
company and tho Pacific Coast Steamship
company. On tho former n gang worked
half tho night putting cargo aboard tho
steamer Sierra, which is due to sail for
Australia tomorrow. Arriving vessels to
day wero deserted by tholr crews, who Im
mediately reported nt tho headquarters of
the sailors' union. Several foreign vessels
nro being loaded by their own crews, who
hnvo no connection with local labor unions.
Tho drivers for tho Paclflo Transfer
company were called out today. This will
have a serious effect on tho handling of
baggage. Tho sand teamsters were also
ordered out. This now development may
put a stop to building operations through
out tho city.
.11 n I lily Dependent on Conl Sttjiiity.
y the best Informed students of the
situation It Is declared that tho outcomo
of tho contention Is mainly dependent upon
tho coal supply. Only one largo bunkor
was In operation this morning and It I
said thoro Is not enough coal in tho city
to meet the demand longer than two weeks
A scarcity of fuel will not only cripple
tho manufacturing interests, but every
nouscliom in the city will feol It.
From rcmurks dropped by somo of tho
federation leaders this morning, It Is ap
parent that the Importance of preventing
tho uulondlng of conl Is fully realized by
thorn and that special effort will bo niado
to keep the embargo Intact.
Tho City Front federntlon granted per
mission this morning to a number of teams
to haul coal to the lighthouse tender, so
there will bo no stoppage of tho ltght-
IjouBo.-BervIcc. l'efTolssloiTIiaa hceli ground
also to the charitable Institutions nnd hos
pitals to receive supplies hauled by union
teamsters. While flvo steamers nro being
loaded todny tho general nppcoranco of
tho harbor Is ono of Inactivity, Thero are
scores of vessels awaiting cargo, which Is
ready to bo put aboard when men nro found
to handle It. Mayor Phclan held n con
ference with both sides to the controversy
today. Although no deflnlto result was
accomplished, the mayor said:
"Tho situation looks hotter than It did
yesterday. Tho employers seem willing to
relnstato the strikers If the latter will
ngrco not to engage In sympathetic strikes
and not attempt to force their fellow
workers Ino tho union."
SETTLE A STRIKE IN A HURRY
Altllllnnillllteil Moil MllUe ITiioxpeetctl
Stioviliiw: In One of tho
CnriiOKlr Mill.
PITTSBURO, July 31. A strike of thirty
men, members of tho Amalgamated as3ocla
Hon employed at tho Twenty-ninth street
mill of tho Carneglo Steel company, last
night because of tho discharge of ono man
Patrick Frey, n rougher, was settled today
by the reinstatement of Frey and tho strik
ers returned to work, Frey had been no
tlvo In organizing tho men In tho mill and
when tho officials discovered Frey's work no
was discharged. Tbo members of tho asso
elation nt onco quit work and tho company
was forced to close down two guldo mills.
The nctlon of tho men was a surprise to
the mill managers, as It was not known
that the Amalgamated association had
gained a foothold In tho plant. Tho mill
employs about 1,500 men and has been non
union slnon tho Homestead strlko In IS02.
NEW YORK, July 31. President Schwab
ond Chalrmnn Gary of tho United States
Steel corporation wero In confereneo with
Charles Steele of J. P. Morgau & Co.
LABOR THREATENS SEATTLE
May
Institute Coneral Walkout
Help Mac lilnlfitx In Their
Mrlko.
to
SEATTLE, Wash., July 31. According to
a widespread rumor In organized labor
circles, a general strlko of all unions,
which will be as fatal to business In this
city as In San Francisco, Is Imminent In
Seattle. It Is stated on good authority
that tho proposition is being considered
earnestly of all worklngmen belonging to
labor unions walking out simultaneously
In sympathy with tho machinists' union.
Tho reason Is given by tho mon readily
They state thai tho members of the Metal
Trades' association ha-c taken a stand
that will not nllow their former employes
to return to their work on any kind of
rcasonahlo basis and have simply iJono
this to destroy tho benefits of unionism.
HURRICANE NEAR T0PEKA
Tornado Around Kilmer Unroof
Mil 1 1 ill ii km Destroy Orehnrdii,
Windmill ami Out limine.
TOPEKA. Kan., July 31. A lively tornad
around Kilmer, ten miles northeast of
Topeka, did much damage last night. Scv
cral buildings wero unroofed, windmills do
stroyed and ono farmer's buggy wos carried
through tho air 200 yards and landed upsld
down upon a wire fence.
Farmer Weldllng suffered tho most loss
His lino two-story houso was completely
unroofed and wrecked by tho wind nnd
flood of water that deluged tho unprotected
rooms. Orchards and crops suffered so
vercly.
People In tho path of the storm rushe
to their caves and cellars and escaped
Injury. After the wind two and one-half
Inches of rain fell.
VITAL TO EX-SENATOR GORMAN
Maryland Driuoorntlo Convention Will
Frnmc Platform that Monns HI
Victory or Detent.
BALTIMORK, July 31. Tho democratic
state convention, which will meet at Ford's
opera house, this city, at noon tomorrow,
promises to bo thoroughly harmonious, In
tho prlmnrles, which closed yesterday, no
bitterness has been developed, except In
Montgomery county, where tho friends of
Senator llotilc are soro oyer his defeat by
Spencer Jones, the administration candi
date. The delegates to tho coming conven
tion, with unusually few exceptions, are
strict organization men and thero will be
no kicking over tho traces. Tho only nom
inations to bo made tomorrow are candi
dates for controller and clerk of tho court
of nppcals. At this tlmo thoro aecms no
rensoti to doubt that Dr. Joshua . King
will be nominated for controller nnd that
J. Frank Turner will got tho other place
on the ticket.
As ,to the declaration of principles It
seems clear that no mention will bo mado
of nntlnnnl Issues, Nothing will be said
about tho currency, the tariff, Imperialism
or anything of that sort, but every plank
In tho platform will bo confined strictly to
state Issues.
Prominent among these, It Is understood,
will be the negro voter problem. Although
tho lenders will not admit It, there Is
every reason for believing that a strong
declaration will bo mado upon this subject,
following closely along the lines laid down
by tho democrats at their recent conven
tion In Frederick county, tho homo of
Colonel L. Victor Uaugbman, ono of former
Senator Gorman's lieutenants, In which It
was decided that tho danger of tho negroes
ultimately holding tho bnlanco of power In
Maryland Is Imminent unlcjs something Is
done to check their right to vote,
The courso of tho state administration
In convening tho general assembly In spe
cial session last spring for the purpose of
passing laws to disqualify Illiterate, voters
and the taking of state census will be up
held. Tho platform Is being carefully
drafted with n view of getting every voto
pouslblo for tho democratic nominees for
tho legislature. Mr. Gorman has taken
part In many conferences upon this subject
and tho list of nominees In the various
counties has been carefully scrutinized nnd
revised by his friends, it; being n recog
nized fact that upon tho success or failure,
of tho party to carry their legislative
tickets this fall, so as to havo a majority
In tho coming legislature, will depend
Mr. Oormnn's future career as n politician
In so far ns the state of Maryland Is con
corned. That he will bo chosen to succeed
Senator Wellington In the event of demo
crntlc suocecs Is regarded ns certain.
PROF. HERRON'S SUBSTITUTE
It U Admitted n Curt of Their Plat
form by the NnclnllKta lit
IiidlnnaiiollH.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 31.--ftcr tho
election this forenoon of Max S. Hayes of
Cleveland, O., ns chairman for the day, tho
national socialist convention voted on tho
question whether "lmmed((a'to demands'
should be -eliminated r tr.platfo'rm re.
ported yesterday. Tho vnto resiil'ed Uv a
decision to retain tho words In the plat
form. Tho substitute offered by Prof.
Horron then coma up. On voto It' was ad
mltted as n part of the platform. Prof.
Hcrron's substitute embodies:
1. Tho public ownership of all means
f transportation and communication ar.i
all other public utilities, as well as all
Industries controlled by monopolies, irusts
nnd combines.
2. Thu progressive reduction of tho
hours of labor nnd tha increnso of wages.
"3. Stato or national Insurance of work
ing people In enso of accldontB. lack of
employment, sickness and want In old
ago.
"4. Tho inauguration of a system of pub
lic Industries, public credit to bo used for
that purpose tn order that tho workers bo
secured the full product of their labor."
The Springfield nntl-Debs faction scored
another victory nt tonight's session. Tho
argument of tho day hinged on the ques
tion of stato autonomy In party affairs.
This camo up when tho constitution for
tho national party organization was pre
sented. Aftor a long and heated debato
tho autonomy clauso was finally ordered
Inserted. It detracts from tho powers of
the national cxccutlvo committee ond
gives the control of stato affairs exclu
sively Into tho hands of tho stato central
committees.
Thero was llttlo discussion on tho matter
of selecting a new namo for tho organiza
tion, Heroafter It will bo known as tho
socialist party. It wns practically assured
tonight that tho natlonnl headquarters
would bo taken to Chicago, whero tho na
tional committee and secretary will bo es
tablished.
ANOTHER F0SBURGH REWARD
Father of Murdered Jlrl Mow Milken
Fifteen Hundred Ilollnrn
Amount of Offer.
PITTSFIELD, Mass., July 31. R. L. Fos-
burgh, tho father of May Fosburgh, who
was shot ond killed August 20, 1)00, todny
withdrew all rowards previously offered and
substituted ono of $1,500 for tho arrest and
conviction of tho guilty.
NEW YORK. July 31. William Lewis
Orny, tho Fosburgh murder suspoct. was set
free today. Captain of Detectives Titus de
cided that ho waa Innocent of any connec
tion with the crime.
REVOLUTIONIST AGGRESSIVE
Are llonortoil to Have Attnokoil Co
lombian Ton n k, Killed, Cap
tured anil Looted,
NEW YORK, July 31. A dispatch from
Colon, Colombia, says that on Friday night
ths revolutionists attacked tho towns of
Ilohlo, Onlun and Parnlso. took the town
officials prisoners ond captured tho public
funds. Tho dispatch also says that tho
revolutionists killed n woman and sacked
tho Chinese stores.
Movement of Oeenn Vi-mkoIn, .Inly III
At Liverpool Arrived Noordland, from
Philadelphia ; Oceanic, from New York.
Hulled Waeslnnd, for Queenstovvn und
Ph ado nh a.
At Glasgow Arrived Furnessla, from
New York.
At Rotterdam Arrived Mansdam, from
New York.
At London Arrived Mnnltou. from New
York.
At Yokohama Sailed Knlslto, for
Seattle.
At New York Arrived Harbarosa. from
Bremen. Sailed Mongolian, for Glasgow;
Teutonic, lor Liverpool; b'outhwnrk, for
Antwi rn.
At Naples Arrived Trave, from New
York, via (llbrultnr. for Oenoa, and pro
eeeded.
At Hong Kong Arrived China, from San
Frnnclhcu, via Honolulu. Yokohama, Naga
saki und Shanghai; Empress of China,
from Vancouver, via Yokohama. Kobe,
Nagasaki and Shanghul; Knight Com
panion, from Portlund, Ore, via Yoko-
llUlllife
FEW SILVER MEN APPEAR
Qreot's Private Roem Accommodates Ohio
Bute Cenvcntieiii
DEMOCRATS ARE DECLARED NON-EXISTENT
Xevv Party Say" It I the Whole Tlilim
anil There Imi't .Mtioh of It Its
.Nomine en Are Already
llaeUliiK Out.
COLUMBUS, O., August 1. It Is custo
mary for conventions always m umu m
authorize their state committee to All vn-
cancleu, but this was not done yesterday.
After Chairman flroot and others left last
night Dr. Rcemlln positively declined the
nomination for governor nnd 11 was re
ported that others would not accept.
nni I'litntu n i,,!., nt "Tim tirnirn.
slvc democratic party" wns organized hero
today. Tho attendanco was so small that
many doubted up to 2 p. m. whether any
nttempt would bo mndc to hold n stato con
vention.
During tho week following the recent
democratic etato convention n conference
wns hold at Cleveland and a protest was
Issued against the nctlon of tho democratic
convention In Ignoring Ilryan, freo silver
and other Issues, and tn not reaffirming
either of tho national platforms on which
Ilryan made his contest for president. At
that confereneo n call was Issued for a
stato convention of "Ilryan democrnts" and
others opposed to both tho democratic and
tho republican platforms, to meet here to
day. Circulars containing copies of tho
call nnd tho platform of tho proposed new
party were sent out by mall and wero
widely published. However, less than a
dozen persons responded today to partici
pate in the christening of the new party.
George A. Oroot, who called tho confer
onto nt Cleveland nnd presided over It on
July 17. was both temporary and permanent
chalrmnn today and was mado chairman
of tho stato committee of tho now party.
Hie nnmo was presented for governor, but
he said ho did not want nny nomination.
He wns nfterwnrd put on tho ticket for su
promo Judgo, but declined to accept tho
nomination. Tho convention was held In
his room at the Oreat Southern hotel nnd
In thnt small room ho delivered his key
noto speech, holding the lloor hnlf an hour.
Thoso who mot with Chairman Oroot
were: J. V. Lindsay of Delaware, Dr. Abner
L. Davis of Flndlny. liernord Hubort of To
ledo, Richard Inglls of Youngstown, R. II
Connell of Columbus, Ooorgo W. Moore of
Greenville nnd II. M. Huber of Now Rich
mond.
Even tho promoters of the movement did
not disguise their disappointment over tho
smnll attendance. It Is snld that a fow
other persons who camo to Columbus In re
sponse to the call wero unable, to find tho
meeting place.
.More ltoiortorn Thnn DeleKatex
Tho reporters, who were perched on nnd
about tho bed, outnumbered tho delegates
two to ono. A few spectators stood at the
open door. The; -total attendance did rot
c,acd thirty, though .the-formalities of
stato convention were carried out' between
tho hours of 2 and 4 p. m.
Bernard Htibart called tho convention to
order and nt once announced George A
tiroot ns temporary chairman. Order was
restored at onco and Groot was Introduced
ond spoke.
When Chairman Oroot had concluded it
wns announced that tho platform sent out
from Clevelnnd on July 17 In circulars and
published at tho tlmo In tho newspapers
had already been adopted on tho referen
dum system by many subscribing to tho
same.
The features of this platform aro lauda
tion of Ilryan and reaffirmation of the
Kansas City platform. Planks wero also
inserted calling for tho public ownership of
all publle utilities; that all money of vvhnt
over kind shall bo Issued by tho govern
ment without the Intervention of banks;
thnt tho "money trust, tho parent of all
trusts," should be destroyed, for "without
a money aristocracy thero can bo no lm
porUllsm." Tho destruction of all trusts is
demanded. Such democrats ns approve n
gold standard and who supported McKln
ley for president are Invited henceforth to
alllllato with tho republican party.
Tleliot In .Nominated.
For governor tho nnmc'j of Dr. Rudolph
Recmlln of Cincinnati nnd of Gcorgo A.
Groot of Cleveland were presented, but bo
torn a ballot waa taken Messrs. Inglls,
Davis nnd Mooro wore appointed a commit
tee on nominations, and with tho adoption
of their report this ticket was nominated:
Governor, Dr. Rudolph Recmlln; lieutenant
governor, Henry C. Cordcry; suprcmn
Judge, Rial M. Smith; stato treasurer, J. C.
Shopard; attorney general, S. L. Clark;
clerk of supremo-court. Charles Rnnsnll;
member of tho Hoard of Public Works, P..
R. Connoll. Tho only ono of tho nominees
In attendance at tho convention was Dr.
Connoll, who lives In Columbus.
It was decided to call tho new organiza
tion the progressive democratic party. J.
W. Lindsay, who mot with throo other pop
ulists In tho state conference Inst night.
wanted to call tho organization tho Inde
pendent party, so na to Includo nil "who
were opposed to Hannalsm." Ho insisted
that tho democratic stato convention In
Ohio "had veered around Into Hanna's
lines."
When Chnlrman Oroot announced that
tho convention had voted to namo tho or
ganization tho progressive democratic
party Lindsay snld that ho would not co-
operato any furthor. Lindsay wanted tho
populists nnd tho convention today to sup
port Mayor Jones of Toledo for governor on
such Independent lines iih In tho campaign
two years ago,
It was decided to havo a stole contral
committee of ono from each congressional
district. A stato executlvo committee of
nlno members was selected, with Gcorgo A.
Oroot as chairman and Iiernurd Hubort as
hecretary, ond this committee spent the
evening In arranging for campaign work.
It Is understood that It will pay special at
tention to tho counties whore It may bo felt
In tho election of legislators and thoretoro
havo some bearing In tha election for tho
United States Bcnate.
Dr. Rcemlln, who heads tho ticket, has
betn n llfo-long democrat and a radical
free sllvor man. Ho Is president of tho
nimetnlllc league of Hamilton county and
entertained Urynn during the campaign last
year.
MUST CLOSE NEXT SUNDAY
MoclliiK of Hoard of IllreotorN He.
eldH Midway NIkivvn MiiMt
Iteniieut Hahhiith.
nUKFALO. July 31. At a meeting of tho
board of directors of tho Pan-American ex
position held last evening It was decided
that the Midway nt tho exposition should
bo cloned tight next Sunday.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
forecast for Nelirasko-Fnlr Thursday and
Friday; Southerly winds.
Temperature nt Omaha Venterdayi
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PROF. J. M. HOWIE IS SHOT
limtruetor of .Vi-lirimkn State Normal
Wounded hy a (inmlilcr'n
Ilullot.
DENVER, July 31. (Special Telegram.)
During a street fight tonight ut 6.30 o'clock,
started by throe gamblers, throo men, all
bystanders, wero shot. The wounded:
Prof. J. M. Howie, Nebraska Stato Nor
mal at Poru, bullet wound In calf of loft leg,
Nicholas Schwelger, Denver.
C. It. West, Crowllo, lud.
Adam Caspar, a dtsuppnlntcd gambler,
started the trouble by drawing hU rcvolvor
and striking Ilamoy lloyco and his brother,
Sam lloyce, over the head. Tho Iloyces
drew revolvers und nil threo began llrlng.
They were standing nt Seventeenth and
Curtis and the streets were crowded. None
of the men doing tho shooting was In
jured. Schwelger und West wero across tho
street from tho place whero the shooting
occurred nnd Prof. Howln was three blocks
inwty at Seventeenth and California. Har
ney lloyce Is manager of tho gambling
houses owned by Joe Gavin nnd Is assisted
by his brother, Sam Hoyeo. It Is supposed
that Caspar had boon refused employment
by them and for this reason attacked thorn.
All threo were nt once arrested.
Prof. Howie was taken to St. Luke's
hospital, whero his wound was dressed. Ho
Is reported resting well nnd It Is not bo
llcved ho will bo long disabled,
POSTMASTER IS DETECTIVE
Trull Letter from llviiiinton to Mln-
ueiiiolln ami HlTootN Capture
of John Willi.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 31. John Willis
was arrested hero this evening whllo at
tempting to havo a money order enshed
at a postoffico substation. Willis Is said
to havo escaped tho custody of officers
who wero taking him to tho stato prison
at Jacksonville, Tcnn., to servo a llfteen
year term.
It Is said that, although manacled, ho
leaped from tho window of a trnln moving
forty miles nn hour. Willis Is charged
with tho abduction of a young woman
whoso parents aro wealthy nnd who llvo
nt Evanston, Mo. He claims ho was en
gaged to thu girl and that his conviction
was procured to provont her marrying
him. Tho arrest la duo to tho dctectlvo
work of tho postmaster nt Evanston, who
discovered that a letter directed to WIIIIb
had been deposited nt his office and fol
lowed tho letter to Minneapolis In order
to obtain tho JS00 reward offered for tho
young man's capture.
GAMBLERS TRY NEW DEFENSE
. r
Will Seek to llnve New Ynrk'n I.htvm
Declared llnenimtltulloiinl, Mnk
lur SelKoneex IIIoriiI.
NI3W YORK, July 31. Tho gamblers and
pool room proprietors of New York havo
Instituted through their attorneys nnd John
R. Dos Pnssos, counsel, a proceeding to
tnko tho cuso of Charles Dennett, an alleged
aBSocluto of "Tho" Allen, to tho United
Stntcs circuit court on tho ground that
sections 343 nnd 3.11 of tho penal codo of
thlH state In regard to gambling aro "con
trary nnd repugnant to tho constitution of
tho United States and tho nmcndmontR
thereto nnd tho laws of tho United
States."
Mr. Dos Passos said If tho United Statea
circuit court sustained tho allegation that
tho state laws wero unconstitutional It
would havo tho effect of making Illegal tho
sentences of all tho gamblers who wero
raided nnd afterward convicted by tho com
mittee of fifteen and would necessltato a
revision of tbo laws as they pertain to
gambling Ih the Btnte of New York. This Is
tho first tlmo a step of this character has
bean taken In this stato.
ROOSEVELT GOES ON WEST
Leaven Chlenno for Colorado SnrliiKN
After Loiik Ilronkfimt with
Covernor Ynti-x.
CHICAGO, July 31. Vice President
Roosevelt, who arrived In Chicago last
night from tho east, departed for the west
tonight, enrouto to Colorado Springs, Colo.,
where ho Is to bo tho guest of tho quarto
centcnnial celebration of Colorado's admis
sion to Htntchood. Tho trip, ho says, Is
to be a rest for him and ho goes unaccom
panied. During hla stay In Chicago tho vice presi
dent met Governor Yates. In fact, they
breakfasted together, passing ono hour und
forty-fivo minutes at tho tablo, and when
tho menl' wos finished Governor Yntes had
successfully hroken In on the vico prcsl
dent'x visiting program and had secured
his promlHc to visit Camp Lincoln during
tho latter part of tho month, to bo tho na
tional und mllltnry gucit of tho National
Guard of Illinois on ono of tho governor's
days.
WILL NOT PAY THE SHORTAGE
(in a in uty Compiiny DoiiIoh l.lahlllty
for Tux Man, AIIi-kIuk Cuuiity'a
XoKllftonoo,
ROMK, Ga.. July 31. V. T. Sanford, tax
collector of Floyd county, was Indicted by
tho grand Jury this afternoon on charges of
embezzlement It Is alleged In thn Indict
mont thnt Sanford Is short $34,210. in,421
being due tho atato of Georgia and 118,825
to Kloyd county. A gunranteo company of
Ilaltlmoro Is on Mr. Sonford's bond for
$12.ri,000. Tho bond company clonics Its 11a
blllty on tho bond, claiming that tho
county authorities wore negligent In not
chocking Mr. Sonford's books,
KILLS KANSAS BOOTLEGGER
CoiiNlable 1,1 verniore I'iiIm l,ou
demon Out of the lliiNliieNii
to htay.
lien
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., July 31. In a fight
with bootleggers at Wathenn, Kan., thla
afternoon Constable A. M. Llvermoro shot
and Instantly Killed Lou Henderson, ono of
tho bootleggers, who hnd been arrested
ond captured John Williams, un accnmpllc
of the dead man. Tho bootleggers aro both
colored and havo given tho officers much
trouble,
TRY TRAIN ROBBERY
Five linked Men Halt Baltimore & Ohio
Flyer Near Chicago,
BLOW UP TWO MAIL CARS BY MISTAKE
Misi Express Dipirtmsat Utoiuis of Its
Unusual Position.
ENGINEER COLLINS IN DANGEROUS PLACE
Robbers Threaten to Take Life for Their
Mistake.
POSSES PROMPTLY BEGIN THE PURSUIT
Mart from rhleiiKO Within nn Hour
After Haitian Heeum MrinciiRi-r
.ipleMte I, our Chnnee for
CotirnKcnua Action.
CHICAGO, July 31. The Ilaltlmoro A
Ohio passenger train from tho cast, which
wns duo to arrive In tho Grand Central
depot, Chicago, at 0 o'clock tonight, wna
held up by five masked men at S o'clock
tonight between Ddgmoro nnd Grand Cal
umet Heights, lud., thirty-one miles out
from Chlcngo.
Ono of tho mall ears, which contained
no money, was wrecked with dynamite.
Thu attempt at robbery was mado after
tho two mall cars had been detached from
tho train and run a qunrtrr of u mllo
nhead. Tho failure of the robbers tn mnko
a rich haul was duo to tho fact that tho
express car, which contnlncd tho train's
treasure, was In an unusual place. It wns
the third car In tho train. After wreck
ing tha mall car and obtaining no booty
tho rohbora disappeared In the dnrkncRs,
without nttcmptlng to rectify tholr mis
take. The only loot thnt thoy carried away
with them ns n result of tholr adventure
was tho gold watch of the engineer.
Tho train was tho New York nnd Wash
ington vestibule limited. Most of tho
trainmen were shot at and had narrow es
capes from tho bullets. No porson wns In
jured, either by tho dynamlto or flrcnrms.
The place whero the robbery occurred Is
a lonoly district where houses nro far be
tween. Tho train wns running nt a high
rate of speed as It passed Cnlumot Heights
nnd Immediately aftor passing out of sight
of tho station Knglneor Collins snw di
rectly In front of his englno a largo fire,
on which somo rails had been placed. Ho
slowed down and as ho did so threo men.
wearing masks over their faces, Jumped
Into thu rnb and covered Collins nnd his
fireman, James Whipple, with rovolvors.
I'rlKhten nHNCiiRerH with Xliot.
Just beforo climbing Into tho cab tho
threo men commonced to tiro with their re
volvers to frighten away all assistance.
Tho shots produced tho liveliest kind of a
panic In tho sleeping cars, whero tho pas
sengers mado ovory effort to hldo tholr
money and valuables beforo tho robbers
could get at them. No attempt, howdver,
was mado to rob any of tho passengers.
After mounting the "cab .of' tha onglno
tho robbers, covering tho engineer and
fireman with their revolvers, mado them
step down and go back tho length -nl two
cars. They ordered thu men to uncouple
the first two cars, which was dono. They
then hustled tho two trainmen back Into
the cnb and, still keeping tho engineer
covered with revolvers, directed him to
pull up somo dlstonco from tho rest of
tho train.
Knglnecr Collins ran up 200 feet and waa
thon dlrpctcd to stop. Ho did so, nnd whllo
ono of tho men remnlncd to guard him tho
others Jumped off, nnd hurling dynamlto nt
tho door of tho enr which thoy Judged to bo
tho express car, burst open tho door.
Haatlly climbing lu to got nt tho eafo they
wore astonished to find that thoy had
broken Into a mall car. Thoy threatened
tho engineer with death for not telling
them that tho cars which ho had un
coupled wero not express cars, and or
dered him to return nt onco and uncouple!
tho next behind tho baggago cars. Climb
ing onco mora Into his cnb Collins backed
his englno down, coupled onto tho third
cor, which tho fireman was mado to un-
couplo at tho roar ond, and still with tho
muzzle of tho revolver nt hU head Collins
was ordered to run down tho track as bo-
foro.
Milken ItohberN Wrntby.
Ho drew away from tho balance of tho
train about tho soma distance oh nn tho
first occnslon nnd tho robbers still leaving
him under tho churgo of ono of their num
ber attneked tho other car. Whon they
reached It thoy found to tholr great wrath
thnt thoy bad opened another mall car and
that It contained no money. Tho train had
been delayed now fully thirty minutes, nnd.
fearing that If thoy delayed any longer,
help would bo coming to tho train crow, tho
robbers gave up their attompt to rob tho
train and run Into a thlckot of scrub oaks
nt tho sldo of tho track and disappeared.
Tho train camn on to Chicago nnd officers
wero at onco sent nftcr tho robbers. Within
an hour after tho robbery a largo poaao
was on tholr trail.
Charles A. Cross, conductor of tho train,
brought Into the city tonight eovoral sticks
of dynamite that had been left by tho rob-
bcrB at the sldo of tha track.
Heady to Defend.
W. W. Applegato of Newark, O., was tho
express messenger, and was alono In his
rur. Ho had no Idea that a robbery wan
bolng attempted until ho heard tho shoot
ing on the outside. Ho thon aolzcd a Win
chester rifle and climbing on tho top of tho
safe awaited developments, determined to
make tho boat of tho light. Ho whh not
molested In nny way, however. Ho nald that
thoro wos considerable gold and Bllvor In
tho car and that tho robbers might havo
mado a rich hnul lu his oar. Local express
officers refused to say tonight how much
money there was In the car.
It Is estimated that $50,000 was stored In
tho express car and It Is believed tho rob
bers know of tho largo amount of money
and valuables nboard.
After leaving tho train tho robbers turned
toward Lako Michigan. It Is believed they
mado tholr final cscapo In a boat.
WOUNDED IN SHAM BATTLE
I'rlvnte Wrlubl of Denver Itecelveii
Cartridge Wad that .tiny L'ONt
llliu an Arm,
riOULDKR. Colo , July 31. During a sham
battlo between companies of tho Colorado
Natlonnl guard hero today, Prlvato Wright
of a Donvor company received a wad from
a blank cartridge In his right forearm and
will probably lose his arm If not his life.
Lieutenant Rico Means, who served as an
officer In tho Philippines, was burned In tho
faco with powder,
