The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESIVAJJLI&HED JUKE , 1871.
CXMA1IA, l?m AV jMOHNING, AUGUST 2, 1001 PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
SAYS BOERS HHRDER
'"Hill,
Kitchener Report? Men Allojed Atrocities
of tho Tntrnj.
NATIVE SCOUTS AND A YEOMAN SUFFER
Art Shot Down in Cold Blood After an
Ambuscade.
KRITZINGER WILL SHOW NO MERCY
Warm French that All HatWe Employes
thalll)ie.
BRITISH ARE COLLECTING EVIDENCE
Bectire Sworn Testimony of Wl(iirf
Wlio Clnlnt to lluve Seen Some of
the Violation of Iltliniuie
Precedent.
LONDON, Aug. 1. A dispatch from Lord
KltclicDcr, dated from Protorla today,
ays:
"French rcportH that ho has received a
letter from Krltzlngor (n llocr commander)
announcing his Intention to shoot nil na
tlvra In IlrltlMi employ, whether armed or
unarmed. Many enncg of cold-blooded
murder of natives In Capo Colony havo ro
ccntly occurred,"
Another dispatch from Lord Kitchener
from Pretoria, dated today, says:
"On July 28 an officer' patrol of twenty
yeomanry and some native scouts followed
two cartn and a few Doers fifteen miles
from the railway nt Doom river. Orange
Illvcr colony, where they were cut off by
SOD liners and after defending themselves
in a small building they surrendered when
their nmmunltlou was exhausted. Three
yeomanry wero wounded. After tho sur
render tho Uocra made the nattvo scouts
throw their hands tip and shot them In
cold Mood. They afterward shot and
wounded a yeoman. Tho rcmalnedr were
released. Tho Doers Rave as a reason for
hooting tho yeoman that they thought ho
was n Capo 'boy.' Kvldenco on oath has
been taken of the murders."
LONDON MAILJS VICTORIOUS
IVIiin It l'llit with Iltltlxli AViir Of
fice for PrlvllcKc or Printing
.VfWII.
LONDON, Aug. 1. The contest between
tho War ofuco and tho Dally Mall has term
inated In n victory fur tho paper. The War
office had not only cut oft the Dally Mall's
South African casualty lists and other offi
cial nows, but had 'also ordered the various
sews agencies not to. supply tho Dally
Mall with any official Information distrib
uted from iho War offlce.
Thereupon tho Dally Mall sued tho nows
genets undor Its contracts to compel them
to deliver the news. Tho War offlco then
held fcack.bujjc.tjns. until near the -hour (or
. tho mbrnhiR-papern to go to press. This
raised a storm of protest from tho pro
vincial papers and tho War office finally
capitulated and called off tho boycott.
The experiment at press-gagging aroused
bitter criticism among all classes of pa
pors at a time when tho government was
not too popular and could not afford to og
grlvato popular discontent. Mr. Ilroderlck's
personal bereavement In tho death of his
wife precludes a Journalistic celebration of
bis defeot, but thero Is much quiet satis
faction over the result In Klcet street.
KEEP UP FIGHTING AT COLON
IlebeU Meet nltli Siiccchn and People
of the To vii Arc Pnnlc
Strlukcn. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 1. Tho Brit
ish Bteamcr Texan, Captain Lund, from
Liverpool, July 11, for this port, by way of
Colon, hau arrived here and brings con
firmation of tho reports of bevere fighting
along the rallioad ten mllos out of Colon
on Sunday and Monday last. The rebels
attacked thu government troops with de
termination and forced the latter back.
When tho steamer left there was great
excitement among the resldcots of Colon,
who wero leaving the city In alarm.
Tho Colombian government has found It
impossible to get a crew for tho gunhoat
Namoumt, but Is placing guns on board
of It. Its English and American crow has
deserted to a man.
HEARS OF MURILLO ESCAPADE
German 1'orrlurii Ofllcc Xovc Avtnltft
Particular Conccrnlnit HcUure
on the Allegheny.
IlERMN, Aug. 1. With reference to tho
reported forclblo romovol by tho Colombian
authorities of the Insurgent colonel, Abel
Murillo, from tho steamer Allegheny, Hy
ing tho German Hag, at Cartagena, the
Berliner Tugeblatt, In the courso of an In
aplrcd article, says:
"The matter has already been submitted
to tho German foreign offlco, which docs
not regard the Information on tho subject
as conclusive and awaits further rcllablo
.roports. Tho Information already received,
however, leads tho foreign offlco to bcllevo
that thu matter will be amicably settled."
cport nf Stranded Ship I'nUe.
hjNO KONG, Aug. 1. Tho naval au
thorities hero contradict the report of the
stranding between hero und Shanghai of
tho new British battleship Glory, llagshlp
of tho British. China Bquadron, They re
fuse to furnish uny information regarding
tho sudden departure from this port of
tho British war ship Eclipse, Daphue and
Pigmy except that they sailed under secret
orders after taking on bost.t coal, ammuni
tion and provisions. Many rumors are In
circulation about the movements of the
uir ships, but nothing definite Is known.
LONDON, Aug. 1. The admiralty of
flcluls hero say the departure of tho three
war ships from Hong Kong has no slgnlft.
canco. They sailed in tho ordinary courso
of duty.
MorrH In I'orliiKiirie Territory,
LOUKKNZO MAUQUEZ. July 31.-A
Boer eomnmndo with two guns has entered
tho Portuguese territory, encamping at
Guanotz. Five hundred Portuguese troops
aro already at Guanetz and artillery left
here for that place this morning, Three
hundred troops In addition are in readi
ness to proceed unless tho Boers surren
der. '
I.nrdu Voir Donation riiuiiluioiialy,
LONDON, Aug. t. The House of Lords
today unanimously voted tho grant of
100.000 for Lord Hoberts, recommended
by King Edward, as a token of the na
tion's appreciation nf the Held marshal's
servicer In South Africa.
BOXERS POSTING PLACARDS
Cull on the Government to Mnkr Wur
loon I'urclKiicr nml Kxtcr
mliinlr Them,
CANTON, Aug 1. Violent anti-foreign
placards emanating from the Boxers have
been posted on tho Christian chapels. Tho
placards protest against tho Imposition of
the house tn, saying It Is only exacted In
order to meet tho Indemnity to bo paid to
the powers, and proceeds; "If money can
bo obtained why not mako war on tho for
eigners? China Is not yet defeated. It Is
only tho government's eyes, which nre
blinded by disloyal ministers. If wo refuses
to fight, then It Is a caso of being too
greedy to live, yet fearing death. How can
tho steadily studied military arts bo used
except against foreigners? How can wn
otherwise employ cur regiments? During
rjui mucn money .will bo collected through
lotteries, gambling and general taxes, but
they will never bo satisfied. Therefore
should tho house tax bo collected wo will
demolish tho chapels and drive out the
Christians. If tho emperor Is unablo to
pay, we Boxers have an excellent plan to
gain a victory over tho foreigners. Unless
this policy Is adopted a great rebellion Is
certain,"
MINISTER OF WAR RESIGNS
Senor Pnlldn Withdraw from Venez
uelan t'nhlnct After Violent
Scene with Prcnldciit Cnntrn.
POUT OF SPAIN, Island of Trinidad. Aug.
1. The Vrnczuclnn minister of war, Scnor
Pulldo, who is the Irader of an Imnortant
political party, has resigned, after a violent
scene In tho cabinet, during which the min
ister refused to accept the orders of Presi
dent Castro to recognize the revolutionists
lu Colombia as belligerents and to deliver a
passport to Senor Klco, tho Colombian min
ister. Scnor Pulldo denies that the Invad
ers of Venezuelan territory ore Colombians,
a3 President Castro claims, but Insists that
they aro revolutionists.
Tho resignation of the war minister haB
caused a profound Impression hero. The
situation is more critical. The government
troops havo been defeated In their encoun
ters with tho rebels near San Cristobal.
Other uprisings are taking place In tho In
terior of tho country. Scnor Ouerro suc
ceeds Senor Pulldo as minister of war.
NEW YORKERS CONTRIBUTE
Chniiilirr of Commerce Dclcft'itcH Send
Five Tlumsniid Ponmln for Vlc
torlmi .Memorial Fund.
LONDON, Aug. 1. Lord Mayor Frank
Grcnn has received, through J. S. Morgan
& Co. of London, a contribution of 5,000
to the Queen Victoria memorial fund. Tho
contribution Is mado "on behalf of the
delegates of the Now York Chamber of
Commerce" who recently visited London.
Tho letter containing tho contribution
alluded to tho "universal esteem and rev
cienco with which her gracious majesty
was regarded by tho people of tho United
States."
Tho lord mayor returned a cordial ac
knowledgment. LOADED CAN -AT ZOLA'S DOOR
Pari Police Think the Infernal Mn
chlne Put There nn a Prac
tical .folic.
PAniS, Aug. 1. A small tin can, con
taining several cartridges and with an un
limited fuse attached to it, was found yes
terday evening nt tho door of tho apart
ment houso in which Emtio Zola, tho
novollst, resides whon in Paris. Tho pollco
who examined tho can say that oven If tbo
fUBo had been lighted It would only have
produced a detonation resulting In no
damage. Tho officials regard tho matter as
a practical joko. M. Zola is at present
stopping In the country.
KRUGER WILL GO TO CHICAGO
No City Further Went In Mentioned
In Schedule Cnlilnl from
llrimxrln.
LONDON, Aug. 2. "Mr. Krugor's Ameri
can tour," fays the Brussels correspond
ent of the Dally Mall, "will Include visits
to New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Wash
ington and Chicago. Negotiations aro about
to begin for his reception by President Mc
Klnley." Prince Henry Condole Spanish.
CADIZ, Aug. 1. The authorities, In
cluding Port Commandant Kulate. gave a
luncheon to Princo Henry of Prussia and
afterwards assisted in the evolutions of tho
German cruisers. Princo Henry, speaking
of the Spanish officers, recalled his visit
to Cadiz after tho defeat of the Spaniards
at tho tlmo whon he addressed sympathtlc
words to Captain Kulate, who commanded
the Vlscaya at the battle of Santiago.
(!o' lllith In n lliilloou,
BERLIN, Aug. 1. Dr. Suerlng Bcrson, a
member of tho Meteorological Institute, has
Just oompletcd a balloon ascent during
which he reached a height of 33,600 feet.
The If west recorded temperature was -10
degrees below zero, Fahrenheit.
MARS COLORADO CELEBRATION
l'ntal Accident to Denver Artillery
man Occur lurliK llrlll nt
lloulilcr FcHtlvlflc.
BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 1. During tho fir
ing of a salute at the quarto-centennial
celebration by the Chaffee Light Artillery
nf Denver Corporal H. V. Palmer, who was
assisting In working ono of tho pieces, was
fatally shot, receiving tho full charge at a
distance of only a few feet. He stepped In
front of tho gun Just at the moment of Its
discharge.
Fully 2,000 attended tho opening exercises
of the celebration today. The program was
opened with a parade by tho National guard
and many civic societies, which was re
viowed by Governor Orman and other nota
blo guests. A moss meeting nt the Chau
taqua auditorium was addressed by Gov
ernor Orman, Senators Toller and Patter-
con, Congressman Bell and others.
The program for tomorrow will consist
largely of athletic contests.
AFTER ST. JOSEPH BRIBERS
'Injur Coolie Appoint Committee nf
Coiincllui' n to IiivcmtlKntc
the rhnrKcn Mndc.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Aug. 1. Mayor Conbe
of this city today appointed a committee of
tho city council to Investigate bribery
charges that have been mado by Presldont
Gates of the upper house. The mayor says
he will suspend any member designated by
the findings of the committee.
K1MBERLY NEED NOT SERVE
Hoar Admiral is Officially Excused from
Court at Inquiry.
1 l
PRECEPT IS NOT TO BE MODIFIED
.Vnvy Department Cannot Accede to
Schley' ltr.iut for ChntiKc of
Wording ConccrnltiK Diso
bedience of Order.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. Hear Admiral
Klmbcrly will not bo n .member of tho
Schley court of Inquiry. m8 request to be
relieved from tho detail on the ground of
lllhcalth has been granted by the Navy de
partment and the department Is now con
sidering tho question of his successor, it is
quite likely that a selection has been raadu
already, but the official announcement will
bo withheld until the officer selected has
been heard from. It Is explained in con
nection with the acceptance of Admiral
Klmberly's declination that this is the first
tlmo In thlrty-nino years that this officer
lias requested tho department ia 8i""mo him
from n duty to which ho has been as
signed.
Tho Navy department has refused to nc
cede to Admiral Schley's suggestion that
the language In the fifth specification In tho
precept to tho court bo modified.
The admiral in his letter challenges that
specification, which states as a fact that
hu had disobeyed orders and suggested that
It be modified. Tho department In Us reply
declines to make the sugested modification
on tho grounds that according to tho official
records Admiral Schloy himself acknowl
edged that ho had disobeyed orders. The
disobedience of orders was nn established
tact, whether unwillingly or willingly.
Tho following aro tho letters which havo
passed between Admiral Schley and tho
Navy department respecting tho precept:
OH13AT NECK, N. Y., July 27. 1001,-Slr:
I nave the honor to acknowledge receipt
of tho depurtmcnt'H communication of
July se, enclosing copy of nn order "con
vening, pursuunt to tho request containing
(my) communication of 2zd inst., u court of
inquiry."
Inasmuch as tho court Is directed to "In
vestigate," nnd, after such investigation, re
port "a full and detailed siutement of all
the pertinent fucts which It may deem to
be established, together with its opinion
und recommendation in the premises," 1
would respectfully suggest to tho depart
ment that paragraph B of thu depart
ments precept, which Is as follows, viz.,
5 Die circumstances attending und tho
reasons for the disobedience by Commodore
Schley of the orders of the department
contained in Its dispatch dutcd May 23,
1S9S, and thu propriety of his conduct In
tho premises," bo modllled so ns to omit
the department'!) expression of opinion nnd
thus leave tho court freo to express Its own
opinion In that matter. Very respectfully,
. , W. S. SCHLEY. Bear Admiral.
Hon. John D. Long, Secretary of tho Nuvy.
Department' AiiNwcr.
Sir: Tho department has received your
letter of tho 2th ultimo, lu which you nc
knowledge tho receipt of n copy of lha
order convening, at your request, a court
of Inquiry to investigate your conduct in
the war with Spuln, nnd suggest thut paru
grupn 5 of said order, directing the court
to Inquire into the "circumstances attend
ing and the reasons for tho disobeilKncJ
by Commodoro Schley of the orders of tho
department." be so modified as to omit tho
department's expression of opinion, and
thus leave the court freo to express Its
own opinion In that matter.
In reply you aro advised that the precept
calls for an inquiry by the court, and tho
ascertainment or pertinent facts. For tho
purposu' of setting on foot tnls inquiry the
precept treats certain matters as estab
lished, for Instance In the arrival of Dip
"Hying squadron" off Ctenfuegon and off
Santiago, "tho rotrogrndo movement west,
the turn of the Brooklyn July 3, 1W8, nnd
tho fact that you disobeyed orders as re
ported by you in your telegram, dated
Kingston," In which you say, "Much to ba
regretted, I cannot obey orders of depart
ment." Innsmuch, however, as It Is tho
department's purpose, shall be absolutely
freo to report, If such shall be found to
be tho case, that you did not wilfully
disobey the orders or that you were justi
fied In disobeying them, and that this may
bo clearly understood, your letter of th
27th ult.. with copy of this reply, vl 1
bo duly forwarded to tho court, Ilespcct
fully, F. W. HACKKTT, Secretary Acting.
Bear Admiral Wlntleld 8. Schley. U. S. N
Great Neck. N. Y.
Acting Secretory Hackott's letter to Ad
miral Dewey transmitting Hear Admiral
Schloy's letter and reply Is as follows:
NAVY D 13 PA HTM E NT, WASHINGTON,
D. C, Aug. 1, 1901. Sir: I transmit here
with, for tho Information of tho court of
Inquiry of which you nre president, n letter
dated the 27th ultimo from Ilear Admiral
Wlnlleld S. Schloy, asking that modifica
tion bu mado in paragraph live of the pre
cept convening the court, together with u
copy of the department's reply of this date.
Very Kespectfully,
Acting Secretary.
EWEY. V. S. N.,
ADMIRAL GEOnOE DF
Wusnington, u. u.
Capatn Parker, of counsel for Admiral
Schley, continued his work at the Navy de
partment today, scanning the log books and
other records bearing upon tho operations
of the West Indian fleet. Ho hopes to
flnlsh this week. He Is maintaining a closo
silence on his discoveries, If he has mado
any, and Is evidently an object of great
interest to tho naval officers In the depart
ment, who watch him very closely and use
every precaution to prevent tho newspaper
men from coming In touch with him. Tho
log books aro ponderous volumes and aro
watched with tho most Jealous care at all
times. In the present Instanco a kecneyed
young lieutenant watches the turning of
overy page of the volumes to mako suro
there shall bo no alterations or excisions.
Cnptnln Schley llehnkcd,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. Tho War de
partment has taken cognlzanco of tho pub
lished interview of Captain Thomas S.
Schley regarding tho court of Inquiry upon
his father, Hear Admiral Schley. It la
said tho War department Informed tho
captain that such Interviews aro con
trary to army regulations, It Is not be
llovcd that a general order directing army
officers not to talk for publication on such
matters will be necessary.
From Sehley'n Won.
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 1. When
shown tho Washington dispatch showing
that tho War department would tako cog
nlzanco of the published Interview regard
lug tho court of Inquiry upon his father,
Hear Admiral Schloy, Captain Thomas F.
Schley, who Is stationed at Fort Douglass
In this city, today stated that tho Interview
aB published was wholly unauthorized.
"All I said In the matter," contlnuod
Captain Schley, "was that I was naturally a
Schloy partisan and hoped that my father
would bo fully vindicated. Surely there Is
nothing improper In a son wishing his
father succo3s, I positively declined to
enter Into a discussion of tho morlts of the
controversy. In tho first place I am
not competent to discuss tho case becauso
I know nothing of It. My father has never
vpoken of the matter to me and has novcr
mentioned It in his letters. If my father
has anything 'up his sleeve' ho has not
notified mo of tho fact."
in Honor of nix,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. The acting sec
rctary of war has named the freight trans
port Samoa tho Dix in honor of General
John A. Dix, who Issued the famous order:
"If any man attempt to haul down tho
Amorlcan flag shoot him on tho spot." The
Samoa Is now In ubo on the line between
San Francisco and Manila.
PACIFIC COAST WHEAT CROPS
Attrlciilttirnl Deiiiirtmeiit Tello Their
Eitent, AvcrnRc Yield nnd Sonic
Other l'art Icnlnrs.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. The Agricultural
department has Issued a bulletin concern
lug tho wheat growing condltlous of tho
Puciflo coast, In which tho question of
wnges, farm methods, cost of living, etc.,
uro discussed at length. Tho states lu
eluded are California, Oregon, Washington
and Idaho.
There are on the average 1,313,501 ncres
of wheat harvested In tho Pacific coast
region each year. An average for the past
ten years shows that this section of the
country ordinarily will yield about fifteen
bushels per acre and produce a total annual
crop of 63,017,552 bushels, valued on tho
farm at $11,C41,S12.
California Ir the state of largest acreage
and production of tho group, the average
for tho past ten years being 2,705,621 acres,
producing 33,308,218 bushels of wheat, with
a total value of $23, 183,200. The largest
acreage planted In that state during Its
entire history was In 1881, when a little
moro than 3,250,000 ucres wero
harvested for grain. Tho small
est acreage harvested In tho stato since
1870 was harvested In 1S96. Values havo
fluctuated according to supply and demand
from JI3,21,700 lu 187S to $8,501,570 In
1808. Tho average farm prlco per bushel
decreased from 1.03 In 1858 to 53 cents lu
1803, Increasing from that to S3 cents lu
1S0G and 1807. with a final decrease to 08
cents In 1000.
Oregon has shown a steadily Increasing
wheat aoreago, Interrupted only occasion
ally f i oiii 02,105 acres In ISC'9 to 1,173,709
acres In l'JOO. and the nvcrago for the last
ten years was 830,753 acres. Tho average
yield per aero during tho ten-year period
has been 17.7 bushels, tho' years of largest
nveragu )leld during that time being 1893,
with 20, and 1S98 with 20.5 bushels, result
ing In a total yield of 21,708,260 bushols on
1,205,281 acres harvested. Tho total value
of the wheat product of this state has
averaged during tho past ten years $8,911,
033. In Washington the acreage nvcragos 703,
560 acres annually, tho average yield being
20.8 bushels, with on average valuo of $8,
203,739. Tho average acreage of Idaho Is
103.SG8, with a yield of 2,366,095 bushels, or
22.8 bushels per acre. Tho average valuo
for the past ten years was $1,348,721.
Speaking of tho effect of Irrigation, the
report says: "Tho chlcr factors In cur
tailing tho area of wheat have been tho
Introduction of fruit, particularly In the
Sacramento valley and Ilia" attention re
cently given to dairylngi which is rapidly
gaining a stronghold in several sections of
this region, notably In the Willamette val
ley of Oregon, whero wheat Is belug
abandoned moro rapidly than In nny other
portion of this region. Tho diversification
of crops which naturally follows tho
Introduction of Irrigation probably will bo
extended in tlmo oven to tho great wheat
volleys of this region, vhero wheat long
has been considered the only posslblo
crop; but ns tho moro arid sections of the
land undoubtedly will receive the first at
tention of tho promoters of irrigation
plants, it Is not probahlo that tho great
wheat area of tho Pacific coast will be ma
terially lessened by cmp diversification for
many yeara to corao."
UNCLE SANTS OFFICE SAFES
OfllcInU Ttcnort What linn Fanned In
nnd Out of Thorn IJurlliK
the Month.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. Tho secretary
of tho treasury today purchased $4,500 short
term 4 per cent bonds at $113.0992 and $2,000
Co at $109,994.
Th'o monthly statement of tho public debt
Issued today by tho Treasury department
shows that at tho closo of business July 31,
1901, tho debt, less cash In tho treasury,
amounted to $1,309,179,339, a decrease for
tbo month of $2,928,057. The debt Is re
capitulated as follows: Interest-bearing
debt, $9,069,474,000; debt on which Interest
has ceased slnco maturity, $1,400,820; debt
bearing no Interest, $3,820,382,890; total,
$1,309,179,339.
This amount, howover, does not Includo
$773,991,689 In certificates and treasury
notes outstanding, which, nre offset by an
equal amount of cash on hand," which is
held for their redemption. Tho cash Is
classified as follows: Gold reserve, $150,
000,000; trust funds, $773,991.6S9; general
fund, $100,389,969; In national bank depos
itories, $101,961,735; total, $1,186,342,994,
ngalnst which there aro demand liabilities
outstanding amounting to $858,974,117,
which leaves a cash balanco on hand of
$327,308,876.
Tho monthly circulation statement of tho
comptroller of tho currency shows thnt at
tho closo of business July 1. 1901, tho total
i,, ittr,,. nf nntlnnnl bank notes was
$350,152,903. an Increase for tho year of
$30,057,012 and an increase ior ine inunui
of $2,410,710.
Tho circulation based on United States
bonds amounted to $327,039,373, an increaso
for tho year of $40,591,939 and an Increuso
for the month of $3,148,639. The circula
tion secured by lawful money aggregated
$29,113,530, a decreaso for tho year of
$4,534,827 and decrease for the month of
o-o Ttin nmnnnt nf rpelstered bonds
M...WM... --n
on deposit to secure circulating notes was
$329,348,430 and to secure pumic aeposiis
$100,881,450.
APPOINTED BY GOVERNMENT
Sue City Mil ii nnd F.vniinton Woman
Are Anions the WexternerH
Who Win 1'lnccn.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. (Special Tele
gram.) Harry H. Freeman of Sac City, lu.,
was today appointed ns assistant In
spector in the bureau of animal industry
at $1,200 a year.
Mrs. Lola May Hollcy of Kvanston, Wyo,,
was today appointed a clerk In tho reg
ister's and receiver's land ofllco at Evans
ton. Postmasters appointed:
Nobraska Poelus, Howard county, Wil
liam Erlckson, vice H. H. Haigeln, re
signed. Iowa Crystal Lake, Hancock county, C,
M. HJerleld; Persia, Harrison county, J.
Scddon.
Wyoming Hanna, Carbou county, T. H.
Henkell.
Dr. E. J. Howard was today appointed a
pension examining surgeon at Corydon, la.
A postoffico Is established at Howard,
Gago county, Neb., with J. H. Hrcthouwcr
postmaster; also one at Lohre, Roberts
county, with Olo O. Lohre postmaster.
Miss Alvlna Haas of Lansing, la., Is ap
pointed stenographer and typewriter In tho
bureau of animal Industry.
The postoffico at Nleyen, Charles Mix
county, S. D., is discontinued. Mall will bo
sent to Piatt.
Mmi tun ii UnttcM or All,
MILES CITY, Mont.. Aug, l.-Tho hottest
weather recorded In Montana was reached
ut the government burt-au In this cltv yes
terday, when the thermometer recorded 111
degrees. There were no prostrations.
MYSTERY Of CUT-OFF LAKE
Police Fail to Find What Btcimci of
Woman Reported Murderid,
SHE'S SAID TO BE BERT MITCHELL'S W F
Fnlla In n Ilnnt with Three Men, Is
Left I'nronnrloiiii on the Hank nnd
When Alnrni l Given She'
Spirited Awuy.
Enraged because his wife asked for a part
of his wages, Ilert Mitchell drugged her in
a rowboat on Cut-Off lake and left her for
dead on the bank. Later tho body disap
peared and neither It nor Mitchell had been
found nt nn early hour this morning, though
pollco officers searched tho banks and sur
roundings thoroughly.
Mitchell, accompanied by his wlfo, and by
Milton J. nilby, a teamster living nt Elev
enth nnd Fowler streets, nnd Hnns Verblsh,
rented n boat at I.nitjon's landing on tho
west bank of Cut-Ofl lako nt the foot of
Ames avenue. They rowed out a mtlo to
tho steamer saloon nnd stayed there until
11:30. The barkeeper says Mitchell and his
wife quarreled about money nnd ho threat
ened her. When tho party loft they wero
said to bo sober.
Watchers on the shoro paw Mrs. Mit
chell topple from her seat and fall to tho
bottom of the boat when about n half mile
out. They kept on rowing, howover, nnd
whon they reached the bank Mitchell car
ried hU wife up tho slope nnd left her ly
ing thero, as If dead. His two compan
ions disappeared and later ho also went
away for a time. Ho came back nnd shortly
after that his wife's body disappeared.
Whero It went or whether she Is still allvo
Is a mystery.
Tho pollco wero notified by Joseph Gary
and J. F. Kelly of 2813 Plnckncy street,
who hod seen most of tho Hlrango affair
and believed tho woman to bo dead. Her
faco was palo and flesh cold. The pollco
mado a thorough search, but could find
nothing
Mitchell is n laborer employed at Ham
mond's Ice houso on Cut-Off lake. He lives
at 2520 North Thirteenth strcot, but
neither ho nor his wlfo was thero early
this morning.
Persons who talked with tho two men
who wero with Mitchell 3ay that they both
admitted tho drugging of Mrs. Mitchell by
her husband. They claim that ho put some
thing in n glass of whisky and got her to
drink It before they loft tho steamer sa
loon. Neither of the men was nt homo
when the pollco cnlled to mako on Investi
gation. THREE HORSES BURN TO DEATH
Fire DrHtroyn n Ilnm nnd Itn Contents
on Norlh .Sixteenth
Street.
Fire nt 2:15 o'clock this morning totally
destroyed a barn In tho rear of Edwnrd Al
len's blacksmith shop, 314 North Sixteenth,
belonging to J. J. Brown nnd occupied by
Max AVlntroub.
Three horses, five snts of harness und a
quantity of hay anri feed wero consumed.
Mr. Wlntroub places his loss at about $400
and has Insurance of $200.
Ho was asleep on his rear porch when ho
was awakened by (ho flro, and It was too
lato to save anything. As to tho origin lit
tle Information could be clenneil. hut I) Ik
conjectured that somcono in passing
through tho nlley dropped a lighted cigar
near tho barn.
IN BEAUTIFYING WASHINGTON
Cniiimlxiilnn Ilctiirnn from Ahrnnd Ile
tcrmlneil to Follow Out the
OrlKlnnl Finn.
NEW YOItK, Aug. 1. Frederick Law Olm-
stoad of Boston, D. II. Burnham of Chicago
and Charles F. McKIm of Now York, who
were appointed n commission to dcvlso
means for beautifying Washington, D. C,
returned today on Deutschlnnd. They vis
ited tho principal European cities in search
of suggestions for their work.
Mr. Olmstead said; "Broadly speaking,
we Intend to go back to the plan made a
century nnd a half ago by Charles Peter
I'Enfant, under the direction of Georgo
Washington. It Is an extraordinarily good
plan and we shall attempt to bring about
a realization of it In a general way eo far
as possible."
DEUTSCHLAND GOES FASTER
llninhnrK'- American Liner Italic
Weiitern Avernne for Hourly
rtnim on the Fond.
NEW YOItK. Aucr. 1 Thn
Deutschland of tho Hamburg-American lino,
which trrtved todav.
ftverago for hourly runs to 23.07 knots. Tho
oesi previous overago was 23.02 knots nnd
was made by tho same. vpkspI. itu hai
day's run was 601 knots, which is also a
new rccoru. ino jjeutscniand, when pass
ing Nantucket lightship, signalled by tho
Marconi system nnd obtained n reply.
Only Foi-ty-S;vcii Ante ndmciitii,
ni!TRf)IT. Ann- 1 T-1, r. i
seshlon of the Ladles Catholic ncnevulent
association was devoted to tho consldcra-
nun 01 loriy-Hcyen proposed amendments
to tho constitution, seven of which wero
nilontotl nt thn mnrtilmr mtualnt. rri...
- ..." n ... u.i.w... , iiu I'liiy
ono of general Interest adopted was that
n,i me iiuiiiicauon oi ine nutcl.il
orgnn In German ns well us In English.
Ilorxe TruiiHiiort llroUen Do vt n.
SAN FrtANCISCO. Aug. l.Tho horsn
transport U-nox, now out thirty-llvo days
iC?m .Mal,J1"- ' broken down nt sen nbout
li) miles from this port nnd tho transport
tug blocum has koho to Uh assistance. It
bMiot believed that It is lu any great dan-
Lend f'nmiinny Incorporated,
DOVEIt. Del., Aug. l.-Tho Amcrlrnn
Lend Darytii company of St. Louis, with n
capital nf $10,000,0(10, was Incorporntsd hero
.......J. ...V, .WM.J,,,,. ,3 tlllUlUI II lO OX-
plora mines and oporato the same in Mis-
fimirl
.tlovcmentN or Ocean VcnncN, Auk. I.
At Now York Arrived Deutschland,
from Hnmt.urg; Stato of Nebraska, from
Glasgow; Pennsylvania, from Hamburg;
Germanic, from Llvernnol. KntlnlT.-iini-u.
Ulsmarck, for llnmhurg. via Plymouth nnd
Liieruourg; Lnrnnmpugno, for Havre.
At Hamburg Arrived Patricia, from
New York.
At Genoa Arrlved-Trave. from New
York, via Gibraltar and Naples.
At Liverpool Sailed Cambroman, for
Portland, Me.; New England, for Boston,
via Qupenstown.
At Rotterdam Hailed Potsdam, for
Boulogne and New York.
At Plymouth Arrlved-Columbla. from
New York, for Cherbourg nnd Hamburg.
At Hong Kong Sailed Olenogle, for Ta
coma. At London Sailed Menominee, for New
York.
At Cherbourg Hailed Knlserln Maria
Theresa, from Hremcn and Southampton,
for New York.
At QueenMown Sailed Majestic, for New
York; Wnesland, for Philadelphia (both
from Liverpool).
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair nnd Conlor
Friday; Saturday Fair; Northwcstcrlyy
inus.
Hour. IIck. Hour. Den.
n ii. ni 1 it. in ll
tl n. in Ti: i: p. in. .... . !HI
7 n. m 7." !l p. in...... th
n. m 77 I . in Ki
ll n. m Til r. ii, m Ill)
10 n. oi K O p. in DM
1 1 n, in Ml 7 ii. m tm
I'-t in no s p, m o:i
l ii. n St
SOCIALISTS PICK ST. LOUIS
UcnlKiintc thnt City nn .Vntlonnl Itcnd
(itinrters for the
Pnrty.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 1. The na
tional socialist convention adjourned to
ulght nfter electing Leon Grccnbaum of
St. Louis national secretary and designat
ing St. Louis ns tho natlonnl headquarters
of the socialist party. As tho delegates
filed from tho hull they sang tho Marseil
laise. Much of the discussion during the night
session hinged on tho effort to embody In
tho resolutions a clause prohibiting so
cialists from holding office under the capi
talist parties and from entering the ranks
of Btnto militia. Both of these wero finally
adopted. The'Judlclary of tho country was
branded ns "a servllo tool lu tho hands of
tho capitalistic class and hostile to the
Interests of labor."
At the last moment a resolution was In
troduced declaring tho establishment of
unity. In every question that enmo before
the convention tho Chicago faction had
been voted down and when this resolution
mado Its appearance Delegate Bcrger of
Milwaukee, tho Debs leader, signified his
defeat by declaring tho convention had ac
complished Its purpose, that Chicago had
surrendered nnd unity had been estab
lished. GOULDS ARE DIRECTED TO PAY
JikIkc I.nConilie Given the Creditor
of the Catcllanc Hope of
Iinlinrncinciit.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1. Judgo I.aCombe In
tho United States circuit court today
handed down nn order directing George J.
nnd Helen M. Gould, as receivers of tho
surplus lncomo of Anna Gould (Countess
do Castellane) to pay tho Installments of
tho principal and Interest past duo upon
three mortgages on property of tho Cas
tellanos on tho Avenue Du Bols do Bou
logne in Paris nnd their chateau, which
was formerly tho property of tho duchess
Des Naollles. These payments amount to
$50,800.
The court nlso directed tho pnymcnt of
ccrtnln Installments upon two Judgments
held by Siissman, Ithclmo &. Co. nnd by
Chirles Manhelm. The receivers aro fur
ther ordered to pay dividends of 10 per
cent to 104 creditors who have Intervened
nnd become parties complainnnt in tho
suits agnln3t Anna Gould, Countess de
CaHtellane. Tho payments ordered by tho
court aggregate $230,000.
Judgo LaCombo alio handd down an or
der allowing claims of Eugono Flschoff nnd
103 other creditors of Countess do Costel
lauo, amounting In nil to $1,450,000. Tho
largest of theso claims are those of Isl
doro Solglcr, $213,580, nnd Chnrlcs Eugone
Legcr, $179,073.
ELOPING HUSBAND IS DEAD
IIIn Conipniilnii U Arretted nnd lie
Wife Seine Her Prop
erty. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 1. A special to
tho Tlmo3 from Fort Scott, Kan., says:
List March J. A. Garthcr, an undertaker
nnd furnlturo dealer of Washington, Ind.,
converted his property Into cosh nnd dis
appeared. Miss Mlnnlo Urbanka disappeared
about tho same time. Gartner nnd Miss Ur-
banks came here In May and bought a
farm, which they stocked and improved.
Garther's wife sent an nttorney horo to
solzo her share of the property. Tho at
torney, upon his arrival, learned thnt Gar
ther had died suddenly three days ago of
cholera morbus. Miss Urbanks had sold
Borne of tho personal property and leased
tho farm. Sho was Just stepping on n train
to return to Indiana when sho was arrested.
She confessed that bIio nnd Garthcr had
not been married and surrendered $800. Mrs.
Garther's attorney seized tho remainder of
tho property nnd loft Miss Urbanks penni
less. BANK ROBBERS RETURN ALL
Are Apprehended by AU'roii Detective
nnd Made to Show Where
Money In.
GOSHEN, Ind., Aug. 1. Prlvalo detec
tives employed by on Akron, O., banking
Institution have mado an Important arrcBt
In a gambling den hero. They recovered
nbout $10,000 In curroncy and gold coin. Tho
two men who wero captured had rifled a
vault In tho Akron bank ten days ago and
had slnco been shadowed. The bonk di
rectors, fearing n panic, did not irmko tho
loss publicly known. After being appre
hended in tho gambling houso tho robbers
led tho detectives to tho outskirts of tho
city of Elkhart, whero they had burled their
plunder. Every dollar of tho sum taken
from tho bonk was recovered.
WILSON REACHES LINCOLN
.Secretary of AKi'lciiltnre l on Hand
to InventlKiitc Condition
of Western Crupi,
LINCOLN, Aug. 1. Secretary of Agrl
culturo James Wilson arrived In Lincoln
tonight on n late train. Ills mission Is to
personally Inspect tho crop conditions, es
pecially In tho corn bolt. Secretary Wil
son said that from tho cursory examina
tions mado ho was unablo yet to estlmato
tho extent of tho drouth dfmago. His
Itinerary will probably includo the states
of Nebraska, KansaB nnd Missouri.
WILD OVER THE CORN REPORT
New York Produce KxcliniiKc In Up
ronr Over .Mlnsoiirl'i Scant
Crop I'ronilne,
NEW YORK, Aug. 1. An announcement
on the produce exchange that tho Missouri
stato report on com was one of tho worst
In the state's history, Indicating about ono
fourth of u crop, turned tho corn market
Into an excited uproar this afternoon and
violently uplifted prices fully 2 cents a
bushel, September closing at 60i cents,
Tho roportPd trouble of Phillips & Co, ut
Chicago had little oflect hero.
Amalgamated Asiooiatlen Turned Dowa bj
Corporations. Chief.
HE REFUSES TO REVISE PEACE PROPOSAL
EnoutWe Board Makes Bequest After
Bhafler Beperts.
NOW EVERY MILL WHEEL IS THREATENED
KeUliatlon it te Ba u Complete Tieip ae
Possible.
UNION MEN STILL GUARD THE MILLS
Are Made, to Continue Their Vlullanen
by Humors of thn Proponed Impor
tation nf .on.UnloiilL for
Their 1'lncm,
PITTSBUKO. Auk. 1. Thn rmn.,.i.i
Gazcttfl tomorrow will say: "Tha Amnlga
mated ctecutlvo board last evening ro
eclved by telegraph a. flat refusal from J.
Plerpout Morgan to reopen tho wage con
ference whero It was broken off at tho
Hotel Lincoln nearly threo weeks ago. Tho
powers of tho steel combine insist In this
communication that tho only basis of set
tlement will bo on tho terms which tho
lluam-lal barker of thn rmnhinn iif,mi
C. M. Schwab nnd Chairman Elbert H. Gcry
lain uown at tbo meeting with tho Amalga
mated executive In Now York last Saturday.
"A member of tho executive board said
last ulght; 'Tho terms nro denominated by
those who havo thu best Interest of tho
organization of tho Btcol workors nt heart
as tho most unfair, tho most unjust evor
proposed to any bodv Of wnrklnrmxn hv
sot of employers or a corporation. Tho terms
aro such that tho cxccutlvo board of tho
Amalgamated association cannot accept and
mis uircauy gone on record to that effect.
"Tomorrow morning tho nnswer of Mr.
Morgan is expected by mall. There is
scarcely a fragment of hope that tho
Amalgamated association will hnb Hnm
from Us well known position. Tho leaders
of tho workers will, lu reply, outllno their
plans to the steel corporation for a contin
uation of the great struggle. Thoy will
include tho stopping of every wheel possl
blo lu tho works of tho combine and tho
extension of tho strike In all posslblo di
rections by the Amalgamated association.
"Today may develop much, but if tho
Comblnu cannot bn mniln tn waver thrnnnh
tho Influence that will bo brought to bear,
tho great conflict will probably be fought to
a bitter end."
After two dnvn nt nnllnnt wolilnir nt
about 5 o'clock last nvenlne thn Amalrn.
mated men In waiting nt headquarters wero
informed by telephone from tho Carnegie
Steol company's ofTiccs that the answer
from tho Now York headquarters of thn
steel corporation was awaiting them.
Hasty preparations were mode to adjourn
and getting to the Cnmcglo building without
lotting tho newspaper men know what was
In tho wind.
President Shaffer, in 'making his exit
from headquarters, was asked If ho would
return. His reply was, "If It is necessary.
I will."
Shaffer. Williams nnd nnn nr wn nthnr
by maklnir lone detours, avoided thn rn.
porters nnd reached tho Corneglo offices
unnoticed. Tho reply from Now York was
Bhown them and without much comment
tho members dlsporscd with tho announce
ment that tho matter would bo presented
to tho cntlro board und action taken without
delay.
STORY OF LAST DAY'S WAIT
Kxei-ntlve llonrd Hum TciIIoiih NcnhIoii
llefore llcccl vIiir Jlurguu'ii He
fuxiil to lleuoiiNldcr.
PITTSnuitG, Aug. l.-Tho third all-dav
session of tho. Amalgamated association
cxccutlvo board has passed without action
bolng tokon on the New York conference
pence proposals. Another session will bo
hold tomorrow.
Tho cxccutlvo board of tho association Is.
in fact, waiting for a word from J. Plcrpont
Morgan,
After tho board had heard from President
Shaffer concerning his trip to New York
last week, It was decided to request a
change In tho propositions of Mr. Morgan.
und a messago was sent to Mr'. Morgan uu-
uouncing their decision on this matter.
In explanation of this messago tho Amal
gamated Journal says: "The exocutlvo
board desires another conforenco with the
rcprescntatlvea of the constituent company
und will remain In tho city until an answer
is received. Upon the rereipt of this
unswer will depend whether the strike will
be prolonged Indefinitely." In tho sumo
statement of tho result of tho conference of
tho executive bonrd tho Journal has this to
say: "Tbo Htrlko situation as wo go to press
is auout i no same as it was onu week ago, so
far as tho working conditions of tho closed
mills nro concerned. No attempt has been
made to tfturt any of tho closed mills out
Bide of tho Wellsvlllo plant of the Amer
ican Sheet Steel compuny and the effort lu
this instanco has bocn a failure."
Mtliiuit inn to thu CoriMirnlliiii,
Tho message sent to Mr. Morgan, while
not so stated, is bolloved to be nn ulti
matum to tho head of tho United States
Steel corporation, It lu viewed as such by
tho labor leadura nbout Plttihurg. If tho
steel workors do not get their demand for
this conforenco the strike will go on In
definitely. None of tho olllcluls of tho
organization would discuss this point toduy.
Thoy still malntulned their sllcnco and
suid they hud nothing to give out. At
noon, after the exocutlvo board had been lu
session all morning, and lu u formal man
ner wulted for a reply from Mr. Morgan,
the members decided to muko an olllclal
denial of tho report that thero was a lack
of harmony lu their ranks. To tho re
porters present thoy gavo out tho fallowing:
"We, tho members of tho goocrnl oxecu
tlvo borrd of tho Amalgamated association,
doslro to deny emphatically tho reports
publlBhed expresHlvo of a disagreement
among us. Wo nro disposing of tho work
befortj tho committee ns fast us Its Im
portance will permit. No member has ox
prcssca any opinion of giving any statement
of tho business, or of tho attitude of other
members. Nothing has been made public;
neither will any report. Issue from us until
a definite conclusion is reached. Wo aro
simply trying to reach a sottloment which
shall bo honorahlo nnd satisfactory to all
concorned."
Any differences that might have existed
aro said to have boon adjusted satisfac
torily and tha board stands as a unit In
Its demand for tho renewal of the confer
ence with tho manufacturers' representa
tives. To accept Mr, Morgan's proposl
tlouu as they now stand would ouly com-