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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
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7 a. I IIS ft p. m Tit
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to a. in T." 0 P. to Tl
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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