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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JVlsE V 1871. OMAHA, FIJI DA V MOKNIXG, AUGUST 0, 1001 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COLT FIVE CENTS. LAST FROM M' ARTHUR War Deiartment EcceiTos Eeport of Affairs in Ihtllfp ne Islands. NATIVES' FRIENDSHIP IS DEVLLOPING TrtiaQt Trend of Event Endears American! to Their Hearts. EMPHAS'ZES THE AGUINALDO CAPTURE Eaji it Had Tendency to Disillnsioaizi Ijneraut. OTHERS CONTRIBUTE THEIR STATISTICS tStntt O nicer Cnmmiiiiillnic Vnrlim Departments Help Make the Hen uiui) mi Accurate mill Complete. One. WASHINGTON. Aug. 8. The nnnual re port of Mnjor General MnpArthur, dated July 1, 1001, th day he relinquished com mand of Ihi! Philippines, lms been received at the War department. The period cov ered by the report Is from October 1, 1000, when the last report from General MacArtluir wan dated. Ho says: "With the ntshandment of the Insurants' field armies the Filipinos organized desperatu resistance by banding tin; people together In support of tho guertlllas. This was carried out by means of secret committees which collected contributions, Inflicted pun ishments and carried on a considerable opposition to tho Americans." General Mac Arthur says ho hopes tho policy adopted will, lu time, conciliate tho natlvcB and make them friendly to tho United States. Tho education of tho people In times past made them suspicious of any governmental ncneflcenco nnd they evidently tooked upon tho lenient attitude of the United States as Indicating weakness, General Mac Arthur says the proclamation Issued on December 20 firmly declaring tho Intention of tho United States to hold tho Islands nnd have tho laws obeyed had n good effect nnd the secret reslstnnco was much abated. General MacArthur gives the following statistics from May C, 1!00, to Juno SO, 1901 (during which tlmo there wcro 1.0C2 con tacts betwnon American troops nnd Insurg ents), which show tho casualties on both sides: Americans Killed, 24(5: wounded, 400; captued, 118; mls3ing, 20. Insurgents Killed, 284; wounded, l,10;i; captured, 6.G72; surrendered. 23,095. During tho samu period tho following material was captured or surrendered front tho Insurgents; niflcs, 1K.G93; ammunition, 296,365 rounds; rovolvors, 86S; bolos, 3,516; cannon, 122; cannon ammunition, 10,270 rounds. SlKiilllenncc of Condition. At tho date of the present report thoro was no embodied rebel force In Luzon abovo tho I'aslg river. In tho de partment of VImtyas all was pacific excepting the Island uf Samar and In tho department of Mindanao and Jnlo all tho rebels had submitted nnd been disarmed. In southern Luzon disor ders still continued In several provinces, but wcro diminishing lu force. Serious quest tuns will arise from tlmo to time, General .Mac Arthur says, In Mludanao and Jolo, tho ad justment of which will depend largely upon facts ,and knowledge of Moro character. In this connection General MacArthur says: It Is respectfully submitted thnt tho very Stratifying conditions herein briefly re capitulated have not been brought entirely liy tho band of Providence. Neither must tho attitude of tho people who have de clared for pence, or even that of tho lead ers of tho federal party, lie attributed en tirely to unreserved pro-Amerlcnnlsni. It would, therefore, be unsafe to assume the conservative forces oh ednstnnt factors, the friendly operation of which can bo relied upon Irrespective of external Influence. In duo time, nnd beyond any question, If beneficent republican Institutions ar per mitted to operate with full force the Fili pino people will become warmly uttnoh'U to the United States by u sense of grati tude, lu the meantime tho molding force In tho Islands must be a well organized lirmy nnd navy. Anything In the Immediate future calculated to Impede the activity, or Teduco tlto elllcloney ot these instruments, will not only be a menace to the present, but put lit Jeopardy the entire future of American possibilities in tho archipelago. Auuliiulitu' Capture. General MacArthur say tho capture ot Agulnaldo may bo regarded as the most momentous slnglo event of tho year. Speak ing particularly ot Agulnaldo, lie says that the important Immediate results and tho re mote consequences tnako It the important event which ho characterizes it. Ho calls It a "unlquo, isolated military transaction." Tho capture dispelled tho growlug tendency to Idealize Agulnaldo's personality and to surround him with mythical legends of In vincibility, which thousands of natives be lieved to be true and which ultimately would Insure success for tho rebellion. Agulnaldo was tho Incarnation ot tho Insurrection. His death would havo' magnified tho legend which surrounded him while his capture has dispelled a great deal ot the fictitious value ho had, Gonoral MacArthur rovlows tho various supply departments ot the army and speaks ot them lu tho highest terms. Ot thu navy ho says! "The co-oporatlon of tho navy has been cordial, constant and effective Many Important transactions have been almost entirely dependout upon naval support and assistance." I'm or CroMiter'H Co Inline I'lim. General MacArthur speaks of tho great confusion regarding a money medium In the Philippines, which Is characteristic df the eastern world, and favors tho recommenda tions of Colonel E. II. Crowder, military secretary, for a colnago system to meet the conditions existing in tho Islands, which is summed up In the following: 1. The American gold standard to bo es tablished by authorizing tho coinage of n peso containing twelve unil nine-tenths grains, nine-tenths line; to bo represented in the circulation by coins containing such multiple of the standnrd peso as may bo regarded as most convenient of mintage. 2, A table of equivalents, to bo declared liy law, between Philippine; gold money and United Stntes money in nil Its various forma, Including national banknotes, on tho basis of 2 to 1; that is to say, one I'nltid Htntes gold dollar Is equivalent to two Phil ippine gold pesos, as herein prescribed. 3, A subsidiary Philippine coinage, em bracing such subdivisions of the peso ns are most convenient, conforming as much ns possible to tho subsidiary coin of tho united States, and with tin established rate of equivalents as In the case of gold; that Is to say, one United States coin Is equivalent to two Philippine coins of tho (.auto denomination. 4. Thu establishment of Filipino national banks, precisely the samo In nil respects n Dow authorized in the United States, in cluding United Stutes bonds. nB it basis of circulation, 0. All currency Issued under the foregolns nystcms to havo full legal tender functions lu the Philippine Islands for all public duties anil private debts; uud the equiva lent United States currency and subsidiary coinage, aa authorized In tho foregoing sections 2 and 3. to havo legal tender quali ties In tho Philippines to the same extent (.Continued on Second rage.) FUNERAL is SIMPLE t?mproi l)onnt. ' ich' lit. lirccil WIlici Af nt rrlcilrl'liiliv Out CRONHERG. Aug. S. The funeral serv ice at Frledrlchshof late this aftornotm was simple, but Impressive. It was pet formed, at tho request of the late dowager empress, by the bishop of Hlpon, her own chaplain, nsslstnd by the Hev. Thomas Tclgiimouth Shore, canon of Worcester. The coffin stood In tho death chamber covered with a long black pall and Btrewn with white roses. At tho foot, with bowed head nnd slightly In odvnnce of the other mourners, stood Emperor William In tho uniform of the Black Hussars, the regiment of the late dowager empress. Just behind him were all the other members of tho royal family, except Prince Henry of Prussia. The other mourners, who formed two lines In tho rear, Included Prince nnd Princess Christian of Sehleswlg-Holsteln. Colcncl Prlmelwltz, Crown Prince Frederick Wil liam's aide; Count von Soekendorff, who was the secretary of the deceased; the duko of Cambridge and grand duke of Htsso and a few court officials. The service was conducted entirely with out music. It consisted of a portion of tho burial service of the Church of Kngland. the XIX Psalm, n reading from Corinthians 1 and the benediction. The congregation rendered tho responses.' Immrdlnfely after Itn conclusion Kmperor William and the empress drove hack to Homburg. A few people standing near tho I' rledrlchshof gate saluted respectfully on their majesties' nrrlval and departure. The castle still presents tho appearance of a statu of elcge. Hussars arc bivouacked !n tho woods, cavalry pickets and mounted police patrol tho roads and a large force of detectives Is In ovidonco nbout the castle, ns well as In tho town, scrutinizing all comers. Count von Waldcrsee will nrrlvo here Saturday to report personally to the em peror and It Is expected that he will attend tho service on Sunday. In consequence of tho death of the dowager empress, Emperor William has de cided not to Invito foreign princes to attend the autumn maneuvers. Ono of the most affecting tributes Is a fllmplo wreath ot white heather and wild flowers, gathered and nrranged by them selves, with n sheet of note paper bearing tho childish signatures of Emperor Wil liam's youngest four children. Tho outer coflln, sent from Herlln today, was designed by the deceased herself. It Is of oak and lined with sntin. Tho lid bears n gilt Imperial crown and is orna mented with rosettes reproducing the rose of England. Ten henvy bronzo and gilt handles adorn the sides. COLLISION'S VICTIMS DROWN Seten I.lve I, tint from Sninll Hunt It u ii Down by (lie Steamer Oceanic. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. S. Tho liner Oceanic, which sailed from Liverpool yes terday for New York, via Quocnstown, reachod here this morning and reported having been In collision last night In tho Irish channel with the Klnknra of Water ford Islnnd. The KInkora sank. Seven per sons were drowned. Later details of tho collision wcro ob tained and it was then learned that tho only damage sustained by Oceanic consisted of a few dents to Its port plates. It pro ceeded at .1:50 p. m. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 8. Occnntc was going dead slow when the collision oc curred. All Klnkorn's boats were Jammed and rendered useless by the Impact. Four teen men, Including tho cnptaln, scrambled on board Oceanic with the aid of ropes lowered from tho liner. Among tho seven who wcro drowned was Fireman George Collins, who might hnvo saved himself, but went below to endeavor to prevent the boilers from hurstlng. A collection among tho saloon passengers of Oceanic for tho widows nnd orphans of tho drowned realized 160. MORE STEAMERS FOR FRUIT Influential (;nicr of Jamaica i'lim to KNtutiHili K-itrn Line to American Ports, KINGSTON, Jamaica. Aug. 8. At a meet ing of Influential merchants and repre sentative fruit-growers today tho prelim inary stops were taken for tho formation of a company with n capital of $200,000 to establish a line of fruit stenmors between Jamaica and American ports, not named. This action was taken In consequence of the great supply of fruit, which cannot bo handled by tho two existing linos trading with the United States and Europe. TAKE REVENGE ON CANNIBALS German of the Punitive Expedition Kill Ulnlity rr Mniiere of Or. Mencken. imiSHANE, Queensland, Aug. 8. Tho German ptinltlvo expedition sent to nvengo the massacre of Dr. Mencken and other members of tho first German South sea expedition on tho cannibal Islands ot St. Mathlas landed from the German cruiser Cornioran near the sccno of tho massacre, killed eighty natives and captured seven teen. KRUGER SAYS HE IS COMING To Member of llolliiuit Society of Clil ciiko He Confirm Humors of Aiiii'I'Ii'iiii VlHlt, BRUSSELS. Aug. 9. Mr. Kruger yester day received at llllvcrsum a representative of tho Holland society of Chicago. Ho con firmed the rumor of his intention to visit the United Stntes, but eald ho had not yet fixed tho date on account of "possible events In Europe." Itiitloonlnt Units AKiiln, PAUIS, Aug. S. M. Santos Dumont, the noronaut, this morning again attempted to circle Eiffel tower. Ho succooded in round ing tho tower with dlfllculty. Tho balloon wns then unable to make headway against strong winds and fell near a houso nearby, remaining suspended for soma time. M. Santos Dumont was not Injured. Limit JpwInIi Student. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 8. Tho gov ernment will hereafter limit tho numbor of Jewish students lu Russia universities to 3 per cent of tho total number of stu dents, except In tho University ot Moscow, whero they are entirely prohibited. French f'limmiiuilcr l ill In Clilnn. TIEN TSIN. Aug. 8, General Vlrou, com mander of the French forces, left here to day. A detachment of British troops was sent as a guard of honor to tho coast. Gen eral von I.esscl, tho German commander, leaves Tien Toln tomorrow. GETS ANOTHER BOAT READY Nary Depaitmiat Aots an Suggtstitn of Panama Kailraad President. BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN WILL PREPARE If Mneliln ln't Protection Iliiouuh Wurthlp Will Fnllovt In Or dered to Wnlt nt ?u u Un nelson. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Just heforo tho Navy department closed today nn order wbb sent to Captnln George 0. Hotter ot the battleship Wisconsin, now at Anncortes, near the Pugct sound naval station, to pro ceed to San Frnnclsco, from which point th battleship will be dispatched to Panama In ease the State department requests the presence of a war vessel on the Paclllc side of tho Isthmus. This action wns taken after Acting Sec retary Hackett had received n communica tion from J. E. Simmons, president of tho Panama Hallway company, setting forth tho seriousness of the situation on the Isthmus nnd suggesting that warships be sent both to the Atlantic and the Pacific side. Mr. Haikctt replied that a gunboat had been ordered to Colon, on tho Atlantic aide, but It was tho view of the olllclals that there was no present necessity for sending down a ship on tho Paclllc side. For this reason. Mr. Aileo made no request on the Navy department for a ship, but as a matter of form he transmitted the letter of Mr. Simmons to the acting head of tho Navy department. Whllo this was not a request for a fhlp. yet Mr. Hackett felt that It was quite desirable to have one In readiness to go ahould the reqoust be made. Ho there fore directed that the order bo sent to the Wisconsin to come down to San Frau clsco and thcro await further orders. ot So Unit an It Seem. Tho selection ot a battleship for this prospective duty apparently gives a gravity to tho situation which in reality It docs not possess. Unfortunately, most of tho smaller ships are In Asiatic waters and the department was obliged to choose be tween unserviceable old wooden shlpB and the fine new battleships on tho Pacific station. In view of Mr. SlmmonB' letter, which was construed to bo a request for the protection of American Interests, It wns deemed best to have the battleship at San Francisco, where It can proceed without delay to the Isthmus. Wisconsin Is ono of tho finest ships of the new navy and If It should bo sent this will bo practically Its first active duty, ns It has been In commission only a short time. It has a displacement of 11,500 tona, Is heavily armored and has a main battery of four thlrtcen-lnch brccch-loadlng rifles nnd four Blx-lnch rapid flro guns, which with Its second battery makes It one of tho most formidable ships alloat. Its com plement Is about 500 officers and men, In cluding nbout soventy-flve marines. Itcnult of (ii'iicrnl l'eiir. NEW YORK, Aug. 8. F. A. Drake, secre tary of the Panama Railroad company, said today that the communication whleh J. Ed ward Simmons, president of the company, sent to tho State department expressing ap prehension of trouble along tho Isthmus of Panama and suggesting that an American warship go to the Pacific sldo nt Panama as well as to tho Atlantic side at Colon, was sent largely as the result of the pressure which residents of the isthmus of various nationalities havo brought to bear on tho company. Since Wcdncsdny night officers of the company In New York havo received mall advices from the Isthmus showing IncrenBed activity on tho part of tho Insurgents In tho shape of depredations by bands of from forty to fifty guerillas. As yet these guer illas havo no organization. They havo raided outlying towns In tho neighborhood ot tho stations on tho railroad, such ns Ilohlo and Gatun, looting property and cap turing citizens for ransom. The largest body of them Is near Chorrcra and tho gov ernment force there Is said to be not strong enough to leavo the town. The company's superintendent ha not re ported tho destruction of any of Its prop erty as yet and the uneasiness felt In this city Is duo rather to tho statement of the United States consul general and to prlTOTo citizens. Traffic, however, even In the absence of any depredations along the railroad line, Is clearly tending, In tho opinion of officers, to become unsafo and tho movement of the rebels, they think, Is a revival of the In surrection that was supposed to have been suppressed last year. RAISES A NEW POINT OF LAW HlnilliiK Hffect of Trrutli'K Upon Stated of the Union luvnlvecl In ClIHF. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Tho case re ported from Denver, in which tho Italian authorities, complained thnt the local courts have refused to consider tho case of an Italian on iho ground of bolng a non resident alien, presents some new nnd rather novel features, although tho State department has not had occasion to con sider tho matter, as the papers havo not been received. Article xxlll of the treaty between the United States and Italy re cites that "Tho citizens of cither party shall havo free access to tho courts ot Justice In order to mnlntnln and defend their own rights without any other con dition, restriction or taxes other than such nB are Imposed on tho natives. As u gcu ornl principle the provisions of a treaty are binding upon stntes as well as on the seneral government. Whether, however, tho treaty guarantee of "freo access to the courts of Justlco" Is sufficient to overcome any specific local laws has never boforo been brought In Issue, und It may require mature consideration of tho various In terests Involved to determine how far tho local statutes or the treaty provisions are paramount. MILLIONAIRE N0W PENNILESS American HcMlilcnt In Cuba Flic IIIk Wnr Clnlm nut! Tells I. our Tale, WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. The second largest claim yet filed with the Spanish treaty claims commission has been pre sented by Francis S. Elgle, an American citizen, resident In Cuba. His claim amounts to $872,427. Elglo says that In 1S9S his plantation was worth $1,000,000, but by reason of the depre dntlons of tho Spanish troops he Is now reduced to absolute want. He stntes that he himself wat compelled to leave the Island and went to Now York. Later his family, owing to the persecutions of tho Spanish troops, were compelled to accept the courte sies of the British consul who spirited thum away, they finally Joining him In Now York. NEW SOUTH DAK0TA WAITS Work on the Cruiser I Ilctiijetl hy Labor Trouble In San rrnnelsoo. WASHINGTON, Aug. S. (Special Tele gram.) A report of progress on tho sev eral new naval vessels during July shows that the armored cruiser South Dakota Is not started. This vessel, -Ilka others build ing or nbout to be built at tho Union Iron works, San Francisco, has been delayed because of existing differences with work men nt that yard, although tho builders huvc been assembling materials with which to take up tho work when operations aro resumed. i Rural free delivery wlll.be established at Geneva, Fillmore county, Neb., October 1, The service will cover olght-elght square miles, with a population of 1,075. G. II. Hydo nnd Pert Bradley) have been ap pointed carriers. Tho scrvlco will nlso bo established at Wavcrly, J.ancnstcr county, Neb., October 1, covering thlrty-Ilvo square miles, with a population of 600. C. E. Glllham was appointed carrier. Postmasters appointed: Nebrask.t Omaha agency, Thurston county, O. O. Mnryott, vlca J. N. Peebles, resigned. j lowa Primrose, Leo county, Henry Ilolllngcr; Washta, Cherokee county, A. D. Robertson. jft South Dakota PltrodleJB Clark county; Edwnrd Retry. ft The First National hanlr of New York Is approved as a reserve agent for the First National of BuffalojKWyo, The postolllcc at St. Pete?. Dixon county, Neb., has been moved flvqlind a half miles northwest Into Cedar county nnd Viola M. Mncklcm Is commissioned postmistress. Civil service examination Is to bo hold September 4 at Fort Dodge, Orlnnell and Mason City for clerks nncV. carriers In tho postofllces nt those places!. SHARK BITES OFF HIS LEG tltiiirtc nunntcr Molvce' of Guiihniit Amiiipoll Suffer Itiiituli Aniputu tluu While MitIiuiuIiik. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-Admiral KcmpK has forwarded to tho Navy department an official report, thrilling In itn dctnlls, of tho biting off of tho leg of Quartermaster McKee of the gunboat Annapolis by a shark or other mammoth Bca monster. Annapolis has been stationed of lata at Hollo, and on Juno 24 last a party was sent out for rlflo target practice. Commander Rhocr, lu command of Annapolis, states that permission was given to several of the men to go wwlmmlng while others were en gaged In fishing. McKeo Joined two and nskod If they had been able to touch bot tom. Being nnswered In the negative ho made a dive and was gone for severl sec onds. One of the senmen says ho heard a gurgling sound beneath tho water. A mo ment later McKee appeared on the surface nnd shouted: "Shark! Shark!" Tho surface of the water was covered with blood near where ho came up. McKee started to swim and, although crippled, reached thu boat nnd was pulled In by his companions. A horrlblo sight met their eyes, tho quartermaster's iojf having been bitten off near the knee. Wi& all dispatch he was taken aboard AnseMA 'wlifero iho surgeon found It necessary to amputate tho limb between tho kneo and hip. The Bur geon In his report states that whllo tho accident wns not In lino of duty It was In cident ,tn the ecrvlce. Admiral Kcmpff, however. In Indorsing tho papers, holds that ns tho quartermaster had received permis sion from tho officer In chargo to go In bathing the nccldcnt occurred In the lino of duty. Under theso circumstances Mc Keo will recclvo a pension. TO INVESTIGATE MARKETS AKrlcnlturnl Deportment Will Gunr nntoe Sale to Denier to In crease Sale in Europe. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Mr. Tracewcll, tho comptroller of tho troasury, In n let ter to the secrotary of agriculture, held that tho Agricultural department may as suggested enter Into comparative estimates with dealers of fruit, whereby tho gov ernment shall guarantee to them a definite net return per ncreage on fruit packed nnd shipped and sold under the direction of tho pomologlst of tho department through the ordinary channels of trade. The purpose of tho department Is to Investigate the foreign market condition with tho view of Increasing the American sales In Europe. Under tho proposed ar rangement tho exporter would rccelvo the not proceeds of snles, that Is all proceeds after deducting freight and other charges. If the net return should bo less than tho guaranteed nmount the dlfferenco between tho net proceeds released nnd tho guar anteed return would ho paid the exporter out of tho appropriation for "pomologlcal Investigations." RECEIVER MAKES REPORT lldsar Van Klin Snyw 1'lnanec of City .National lfiink of ItulYulo Arc Had. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Edgar J. Vaughan, receiver ot the City National bank of Buffalo, presonted his report today on the character ot the assets ot that In stitution.' It Is still impossible to state tho exact amount of loss which will ac cruo to the depositors ot that institution. Tho Investigation has developed that the capital, surplus und undivided profits havo been entirely lost and thero will bo somo little loss to tho depositors, Upon tho recommendation of tho receiver the comptroller approved the paymont of a 45 per cent dividend to the creditors, which will be paid within tho next thirty days. The total liabilities of tho bank at the tlmo of Its failure was $3,834,619. TRIGGS AS AN ICONOCLAST II Srfhn to Destroy Two Popular Idols, l.oiiKfelliMV anil llnlmrs. CHICAGO. Aug. 8. Oscar L. Trlggs, tho University of Chicago professor who com pared Rockefeller with Shakespcaro and characterized church hymns as doggerel, told his class In English literature today that tho poetry of Longfellow Is trivial and unworthy of consideration. Prof. Trlggs mado similar expressions with reference to tho poetry of Oliver Wendell Holmes. MRS. NATION IS RELEASED Temperance People ItnUc Money Knoimh to Pay Fine and .Secure Her I'l'ocdnin. TOPEKA, Kan,, Aug. 8. Mrs. Carrlo Na tion was released from Jail tonight, enough money having been raised by the temper ance people hero to pay her fine. Mrs, Nation will go to Atlantic City next week. SUSPECTED COLD THIEF HELD John Winters, Formir Employ of Eelbj Oompanj, Under Arrest. DETECTIVES HAVE CHAIN OF EVIDENCE Cnp, I, nth anil Tacks Uouiiil In Tunnel t'niler tho Smelter Correspond with Winters' Cabin's C'ontentN. PAN FRANCISCO, Aug. S. Captain Sey mour of tho local detective force has dis closed tho Identity of the man yhom tho police department has In custody on suspi cion ot being Implicated In the robbery of J280.000 worth of gold bullion from the Selby Smelter works nt Vallejo Junction. Tho suspect Is John Winters, 37 years old, a former employe of tho smelting com pany. Captnln Seymour nlso outlined tho evldenco on which Winters Is being held ns follows: "A man's cnp, which wns found lu tho railroad tunnel last Tuesday morning, haa been positively Identified as a head-covering worn by Winters and to strengthen this fact thero is tho further one that the suspect has been wearing n new cnp ever since the tlmo of tho robbery. He explains his loss of the old ono by saying that It blew away. "The cover of the tunnel excavated by tho thieves was constructed of laths, upon which some cloth wns fastened with tacks ot a peculiar pattern, nnd tncks similar to theso wero found today In Winter's cabin. Portions of laths similar to thoso composing the framework of tho cover have been found nt tho samo place. Name Kind of Dirt on It, "A pistol owned by Winters and found In his cabin Is covered with mud, which cor responds exactly with tho earth taken from tho tunnel. "In the tunnel were found several pieces of peculiar chalk, which had been used to smother the grinding sound made by tho drill by which the floorplates had been bored, nnd pieces of chalk exactly like them wero found In Winters' residence. In tho cabin was also found an Implement de signed to cut gaspipe, a small electric battery and tiny electric bulb, tho latter being covered with dirt similar to that In tho tunnel under the vault. Winters lnd been seen late at night In tho vicinity of tho railroad tunnel six or seven times by persons who had occasion to pnss that way." Winters stoutly claims that ho knows nothing whatever about tho robbery. Tho theory upon which the detectives aro now working on Is that tho robbery was executed by ono man only. It Is thought mat tne two bars of gold found nt the water's edge wero placed there designedly for tho purpose of creating tho Impression thnt the gold had been carried away In n boat. On this hypothesis a strict search Is being made near the vicinity of the rob bory for tho stolen gold. CONTEST 0NW00DS' FILING Clnlninnt for I,nurl Alonic I.awton TiMTiiMltn Mint FIkM for 111 Kromitl. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 8. A special to tho Star from Fort Sill, Okl., Bays: John I, Calvert of Guthrie, Okl., ono of the oldest established nttorneys In tho ter ritory, today filed contest papers at tho local land office against tho entry by James H. Woods, tho winner of tho first number In tho Lawton district land lottery. Ac cording to tho government plan, two claims wero mado to adjoin tho southern part of tho Lawton townslte. This was considered the most valuable land In tho whole coun try thrown open to settlement, and In filing Woods claimed 1G0 acres running tho entire length of the townslte. This shut out Miss Mattlo Heals, the Wichita. Kan., telephone girl who won No. 2 In tho lottery, nnd who was thus compelled to lllo on a claim of much less value. Five hundred Lawton business men havo signed th con test papers, which reclto thnt Woods vio lated both tho spirit and the letter of tho homestead act. Horace Speed, United States district at torney for Oklahoma, when he heard of tho Woods selection, was quoted as say ing: "Any good lawyer can defeat AVoods If a contest is Instituted. The law con templates no Btich perversion of homestead rights. If n contest Is Instituted thoro can be only ono result." Buildings hnvo already been begun on tho Woods homestead. Persons who havo established themselves in business along tho south border of tho town, called McCoy avenue, havo received tho tip not fo movo and to pay no attention to Woods. Ho will, tt is said, have to Institute legal pro ceedings to eject them. Word has also been received from Wash ington that Emmet Cox, son-ln-lnw of Quannh Parker, has Instituted a contest boforo tho Interior department for ono of tho quarter sections adjoining tho town site, the north half of which Is In tho Woods claim ond tho south halt In Miss Deals'. The contest of Cox Is not regarded se riously, but will mako trouble Tho salo of town lots Is proceeding so slowly thnt McCoy avenuo will bo an es tablished business street before tho lots In tho main business streets are reached by the auctioneer. AFTER REMAINDER OF LAND Settler Think Cattlemen Clin Uually Get Out of tin- Iteservo liy Sprlnpr. LAWTON, Okl., Aug. 8. A movement has been started here among tho home seekers who lost to have tho government open up tho throo reserves In tho land lot tery which It set asldn In tho Lawton dis trict before tho opening. At a meeting of 100 or moro of them It was decided to petition tho Interior department at once to tako such nctlon. Theso reserves em braco 032,500 acres, or about 3,300 quarter sections, Tho land was held In reserve, It la believed, because tho government an ticipated thnt tho cattlemen, who had all of tho Klowa-Comancho country lensed for pastures, would not bo ablo to find pastures In Texas or other cnttle-grazlng sections readily. If tho cattlemen can round up their cattlo and get thorn to the govern ment reservations this fall, tho homesetk ers argue, they can Und pastures somi whore else by next spring. The home seekers aro willing to buy tho land out right from tho government. I,et ForolKii Nation Kunvv, ST. LOUIS, Aug. S.-Prcsident D. It. Francis of the Louisiana Purchase exposi tion today sent a telegram to Chairman Carter of the national commission stntlng that everything Is In readiness for tho president to notify the foreign nations nnd requesting him to notify the president In person. In case ho can do this Chairman Carter will como to 8t, Louis nnd receive the regulations which are to accompany the president's proclamation and take thorn with hjm to Washington. CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska- Probahlv Showers nnd Cooler Friday; Snturday Fain North westerly Winds. Temperature nt Omaha Ventcrila i Hour. lli'K. Hour. Deu. .-. a. m IIS t p. m ;t (I a. in lilt '-' p. m TO 7 a. I IIS ft p. m Tit S a. m TO -I p, i Tl O a. m 71! Tt p. m. .... . Til to a. in T." 0 P. to Tl I I a. n 7S T p. m T l f-' in H p, in T l t) p. m THIEF DISGORGES TO PRIEST tllio I'atlivr Murphy In (iilcauo the Dlamouil He Mnlo lu Auilcr miii, I it il In II . INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Aug. S -A specltt to the Sentinel from Anderson. Ind.. says: Three weeks ago the Jewelry store of J. A. Wnshbum wns robbed of J1.500 of dlatt'onds, The stones were in the show window and the thief entered the store nt noon nnd took them out. Yesterday Mr. Washburn was notified by the pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic church nt Chicago that the diamonds were lu his possession. Mr. WnBhbnrn roturncd from Chicago to night, having recovered tho stolen property. The thief went to tho Chicago priest a few days ago nnd whllo In the confessional told the story of tho robbery nnd turned over the stolen property to the priest, who Immediately notified Mr. Washburn. CHICAGO. Aug. S. Father E. A. Murphy Is pastor of St. Mary's church, which Is located on Wnbnsh avenue, not far from tho auditorium. Father Murphy was reluctant to discuss the story, saying that aa a priest he could not becomingly do so. Ho ad mitted tho truth, however, of the entire story and expressed his belief that the re form which had been worked would bo last ing. "I hnve the namo and address of tho penitent," he said, "but of course I shall never disclose It." KANSAS HAS A PRIZE FIGHT Governor Nlunloy Fnrlililn Ciinti-nt, hut It In f nunniiimutril on n Niinillmr. TOPEKA, Knn.,, Aug. 8. Governor Stan ley today wired Sheriff Kvorhardy of Leav enworth tho fallowing message: "I notlco by tho papers there Is o be a prize light In your city tonight. Stop It or proceed ings will be instituted ngainst officers fall ing to do their duty." The Leavenworth lodge of Eagles had scheduled a ten-round contest tonight be tween Pat Early of Boston and Joo Cur tin of Chicago, besides chicken fights nnd vaudeville turns. Kansas has a stringent nntt-prlzo fight law and tho governor Insists that It bo observed. LEAVENWORTH. Kan., Aug. 8. This afternoon a deputy sheriff notified tho man agers of the prize fight scheduled to come off at Korman's park that tho fight could not bo held. Arrangements wero then raadu to have the fight on a sandbar In tho river, whoro the ring was formed and a battle fought between Joo Curtln of Chicago nnd Pat Early of Boston. Early was knocked out In tho tenth round. Ono thousand peo plo witnessed tho fight. VICTORY FOR THE OIL FACTION Texan Hollronil Cmunilftftloii Hand Dimtii Drclnlon Mllklupr Illir Hr iluctloii lu KrrlKht Tariff. DALLAS, Tex., Aug. 8. Tho Stato Rail- road commission today handed In a decision on rates on crude and fuel pntroloum mak ing a big reduction from tho present tnrlff. Tho decision Is a sweeping vlrtory for tho oil men and tho consumers of oil. The maximum rato on crude patroleum Is re duced from 15 to 12 cents per 100 poundB In common point territory. Tho mntcrlnl point In tho decision Is the reduction of tho Joint mnxlmum rates. Tho present rato on tt carload of crude potroleum from Beaumont to Dallas Is $60, which Is reduced to $48. The reduction from Beau mont to Austin Is $14 per enr, which means thnt nil state Institutions will bo able to uso oil Instead of coal nt a large saving to tho state. Tho reductions In rates aro graduated and grow lower with the dis tance. No reduction In coal or lignite rntcu Is made. WINDSTORM FATAL TO TWO Xeiv llnmpah I re Srncoant IIhn a Hloxv that Wreck Navy Con true tor' HiillilliiK. PORTSMOUTH, N. II., Aug. 8. A dis astrous windstorm passed over hero this afternoon, causing tho death of two per sons on Seaver's Island and Injuring hnlf n dozen others. Thoso killed aro: MRS. M. L. MEALEV of Now York, wlfo of a member of tho band nt tho navy yard. JOEL PEARSON, a stonecutter. Tho greatest force of tho wind was ex erted on Senvcr's island, whero tho big rhod of Contractor John Plerco of Now York, who 1b constructing tho new dry- dock nt the navy yard, was converted Into a mass of debris. Thoso killed and Injured were In or near tho shed at the tlmo of tho Btorm. ALTON FREIGHTS COLLIDE IOiiKlneer ICenlej, Fireman Hum and .lame WIImoii Arc Injured .North of .lai'knonvlllp, SPRINGFIELD, III., Aug. 8.-An extrn freight nn tho Chicago & Alton railroad was run Into by a regular freight train to day at Grccnvlow, thirty-flvo miles north of Jacksonville, nnd threo men seriously Injur."!1., as follows: W. I. Burns, fireman, Columbia, 111,, both legs run over, necessitating amputation. James W. Wilson, painter for tho Alton road, Wellsvllle, Mo., Jumped from englno of regular freight; leg badly broke. John S. Kenley, engineer, Bloomlngton, 111., dislocated shoulder and bnd wound In skull. Tho accident was caused by a misplaced Klgnal. MAY REC0VERJFR0M WOUNDS Hubert anil Wife, .Shot by .Iriilou Woman, Aro Likely to Got Well. DENVER, Aug. 8. Mrs, Philip Httchrock, wlfo of a prominent railroad man, today shot and seriously wounded James W. Roberts and his wife in their candy store on Sixteenth street, The woman was shot In the face and tho man received two bullets, ono In the middle of tho forehead. It was at first thought that the man wtia killed, but at tho hospital ho revived and tho physicians hopo for tho recovery of both, Jealousy was tho caueo of tho shooting, GOMPERS ON GROUND Labor Federation Friildeit Fenanally Inepeoti litnatlon at Pittsburg. HAS LONG CONFERENCE WITH SHAFFER Remit of Tboir Oonfab is Still Subjiot tt Publlo Oanjeoture, BOTH SIDES PRETEND TO BE OPTIMISTIC Autoiatitn and Corporation Mei Eaob Olalra the Upper Hand. MILLS START UP WITHOUT MOLESTATION I'rnre In Still Preserved, TIiourIi hlrlker unit IJmployer Are Strnln Iiik l-3wr;- Muscle to Gnln nml Hrtaln Control. PITTSBURG, Aug. fi.The contending sides In the steel strike nro centering their energies for n show of strength on tho day that tho gjneral strlko order becomes directive. Tho United States Steel corpo ration Is ro-openlug mills clo"scd by tho first strike call to show Its independeneo of unionism, nnd gathering strength wher ever It mny to lighten tho effect of tho general strlko order, and tho Amalgamated association Is bending lt energies to the extension of Its membership nnd tt. obtain tho support nnd co-operation of tho Ameri can Federation of Labor. Tho general strlko order becomes effec tive on Snturday night nnd the claims put forth on cither sldo as to the results that will accruo from It nro widely nt variance. Officials of tho steel companies admit that thousands of men will obey tho order of President Shaffer and go out. hut thoy positively deny thnt tho tleup will be gen eral. They point to their bucccss In reopen ing four mills thnt woro closed and say that they havo strongholds at points whero tho Amalgamated claims tho greatest btrength. Tho steel officials aro Inclined to minimize tho sympathetic nsslstaneo which tho Amalgamated association will get. President Shaffer and his associates, on tho other hand, Insist that tho strlko order will bo generally obeyed and that they will obtain moro than sufficient support to crlpplo tho steel corporation. "Wo havo these people licked to a stand still already," was tho way that Vlco President-elect Gibson of Pittsburg voiced tho feelings of tho Amalgamated people. Still Predict Settlement. With both sides arming for tho conflict and n general strlko hut forty-eight hours away, many ordinarily well Informed por sons hold tho belief thnt thero will yet bo a settlement of tho strike. Vcryl Preston enme horo yesterday and his presence started tho rumor today that ho wns hero to ask for another conference In behnlf ot the steel corporation. Mr. Preoton pointedly denied that ho was doing anything of tho kind nnd during the day mado no effort to sco any of tho strike leaders. Somo of tho men who predict settlcmont bollovo thero will bo outsldo Intervention from powerful Interests and n submission of the dlsputo to nrbltratlon. Different mon of national reputation, Including Archbishop Ireland and Senators Hanna and Scott, havo been nnmed In this connection, but tt efforts nro bolng put forth In that direction thoy havo not yet nppcared upon the surface. President Shaffer devoted today to a con ference with President Gompora ot tho American Federation of Labor, who camn hero for n personal study ot tho situation boforo committing himself or his Immonso organization In any mnnnor. Tho confer ence renched no conclusion nnd unless thcro Is an alteration of plana will bo resumed nt 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Presi dent Gompers camo horo In company with Frank Morrison, secretary of the federa tion, nnd wnB met nt Amalgamated head quarters by President Shaffer, Secretary Williams, Assistant Secretary Tlghe, Vlco Presidents Rccso and Chappello, National Trusteo John Plerco and Ben I. Davis. They sat In executive session from 11 o'clock till 1:30 o'clock, when they wont out for lunch. They returned to tho strike headquarters shortly boforo 5 o'clock and after a brief talk parted for tho day. Goniper I'.xpllilim HI MUMlnu. President Gompera declined to Btato tho result of their deliberations and would say nothing other thnn that ho had como hern to look the situation over and consult with President Shaffer. President Shaffer also declined to talk about tho eonforonco. Tho strikers nro anxious to securo tho active co-operation of tho fodoratlon and many of them express their tonfldonco In got tine It. Tho Steel corporation succeodod today In getting tho Farm mill at tho Lindsay & McCutcheon plant and another mill nt tho Clark works In operation. Thoy ulso re ceived rcporta that at Hydo Park laBt night four of tho mills did perfect work and another communication from Wellsvlllo that tho strlko was virtually over thero. Thoy met with no opposition at any of tho four plants whero thoy havo opened mills nnd express their satisfaction at tho prog ress made. Tho strikers Insist that thoro arc not enough men at tho Lindsay & Mc Cutcheon establishment to opnrnto tho ons mill started and predicted that It would close down during tho day. It was kopt going, however, until night. It Is planned to open another mill nt Lindsay . Me Cittehoon'B und nlso to start tho Painter mill and the Chartlers plant at Caj'ncgle, but Just when they will be started remains to bo seen. Tho Steel rorporatlon Ib evidently put ting forth Hh greatest effort at Plttshurg, tho headquarters of the strike, for the moral effect elsewhere. STRIKERS' FIRST VIOLENCE Are Believed to lime Flrcil the Shot that Wounded Laborer at Nnlrloiia. PITTSBURG, AiiH. 8. Tho first act ot violence In this neighborhood occurred nt Natrlona when a forelgnor whose tiarao could not bo learned wns shot, presumably by strikers, Ho was employed In tho cop per extraction department of tho Pennsyl vania Salt Manufacturing company and waa Btruck by shot In threo places, but not seriously Injured. Thero wore six or eight shotK fired from tho hill hack ot the works, Tho company has succoodod In filling the striking furnaeemen's places and tho strikers nro trying to frighten tho new men away by throwing rockB and shooting at them while at work. A heavy guard of Hpetial officers has been put on for tho protection of the workmen. Tho strlko leaders plan a series of rallies for Snturday, the closing ,day of the pre liminary campaign, Tho largest will bo