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IOWA WILL GO SOUTH
Ug Battleship to Huto a New Afalnmsat
When It Reaches Land.
' "'"MIMW I VII I W (HUM Klb
Order lo Prepare at Onco for Sea h Now in
Readinen &t Washington.
CRUISER RANGER TO GO AHEAD
Little. Vsial Will Be Road; to Sail fr the
Iuhmui Withtat Delay.
k FIFTEEN DAYS TO REACH PANAMA
PInUlnR Six Knot nn Hour the Trip
Will Ho n Slow One nnil the
Iown Will Follow nn
Soon nn Hendy.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. A telegram Is
.waiting at thH Navy department to go for-
ward to tbu lown Immediately upun Its
orrlval nt San Frnnclsco, ordering It to
prepare nt ouco to go to sun. When it
jadvlsei tho department thnt It Is ready
on order will follow for It to proceed ut
onto to rnnnroa,
Tho littlo urulscr Hanger, which Is at
Ban Diego, was ordered to Hall today. It
Is not bciluved that lharo will bo any delay
In Its departure, as It hns had eovcinl
days' notice In which to prepare for sea.
lit Is very slow, however, making not
inore than six knots, nnd as the distance to
ynnama is at
.quire almost
'! .Inatlnntlr
about 2,700 miles It would re-
fifteen days lor It to reach
iln destination. The department, there-
lore, decided to dlspafch the Iowa ns soon
as tho battleship arrives nt San Francisco
nnd can prepare for tho trio.
SAN DIEGO, Cal Aug. 16. Tho United
States ship Ranger, under orders to pro
ceed to 1'iinamn, hns been taking on sup
j piles today and will sail ut 3 p. m. to
morrow. . SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16. Tho battle
ship I own nrrlved from I'ugct sound this
afternoon.
Tho gunboat Pennington, which has been
In Oriental waters for about two years, ar
rived In port today after a run of fifty-two
days from Hong Kong, thlrty-soven from
Shanghai, thlrty-flvo from Yokohama and
seven nnd a half from Honolulu. The lion
lilugtou spent somu time nt Manila nnd
then returned to the Chinese station. It
will bo repnlrcd hero. Mnny of the crew
will bo discharged, as their terms of en
listment nro about to expire.
COMBINE AGAINST COLOMBIA
iVeiiczucln, Mciiruicuit mill Keunilor
Inrolvcil In General L'rllic
Urlhc's Scheme.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16.--Ncws has been
received in this country Involving Venezue.a,
Nicaragua nud Ecuador In tho attempt of
General Rafael Urlbe-Urlbe, tltu Colombian
rebel leader, to overthrow the government
of Colombia, snys the Tribune. A year ugo
It was known to tho Colombl.in authorities
that tho rebels under Uribo weru receiving
material assistance from thuse republics
nnd recent developments nud iniormaMon
received by Colombian secret sorvlce agents
conllrm the belief that theso countries aro
preparing open and simultaneous uttacks
on Columbia. It has runner been learned
that tho plan of attack lias practically
been ogreed upon. Largo numbers of
Nlcamguaus have already joined I bo reliuls
In the department of Panama und It will
be theso marauding bands '.ho United
States will have to deal with If It lic(.om:s
necessary to land mnrlnus at Colon or
l'an a ma to protect Amurfcun litlurests fn
tho Isthmus.
Vencr.iielii l'olnt of Attack.
Venezuela's point of utta'.-n will naturally
be from tho Coloniblm-Vonuzuelun bord-jr,
where tho recent battles nre repotted to
have taken place botween Veur.uclan regu
lars und nn Invading army, commanded, ac
cording to Venezuelan authorities by Oon
cral Gonzales Valencia. It la snmuwh.it
doubtful, bowuvcr, If General Vnlencla had
anything to do with this movement iinWs
war has already broken out between Vun
czueln and Columbia. If the protein plans
nro carried out the remtesvous of the
Kcundorean rebels will Ic in tha southern
part of tho department of Cnuca, where
two Colombian rebel zeuurnls aro now said
to be encamped with 4,00 troops.
A dispatch to the Herald from Carnc.'S,
dated Thursday, says that ho invaders uu
the Venezuelan frontier have again disap
peared. FRENCH PAPER IS SARCASTIC
Until Columbia mid Yctiesucla
Will n. Sorry of United
States Interference,
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NEW YORK. Aug. 16. A dispatch to the
Herald from Paris quotes the Matin as
6aylng: "It is In Its possible consequence
that almost dramatic interest of tho Vens
ruelan and Colombian conflict lies. It Is
this that ought to fix the interest of the
public on this operatta war. Venezuela Is
not on. tho eve of war with Colombia; it Is
on the eve of war with the United
States. It is not. impossible that the
Venezuela-Colombia war will end In a bit
of land grabbing, and that hero and there
a bit of land will bo taken that will teach
President Castro thnt it Is dangerous to
attack the United States, and Colombia
thnt It Is dangerous to get the United States
to defend them."
Colombian Minister Leaves Cnrucas.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. The State de
partment today 'ssued the following:
"The Department of State is advised by n
telegram from Mr. Russoll, charge d'affaires
In Venezuela, that the departure of the
Colombian minister from Curacas was vol
untary and that he has the intention of re
turning to his post. Mr. Russell has taken
charge o." tho Colombian legation property
nnd archives during the minister's absence.
Mr. Russell does not say he has assumed
charge of Colombian Interests, as ho wn
authorized to do so If requested and with
tho asucnt uf 'ho Venezuelan government.
It Is Inf-rred that he has not been usked
to do so,"
Colon In Quiet nw.
COLON, Colombia, Aug. 16. (Via Gal
veston.) The situation yesterday was quiet
everywhere, tho government offices being
closed In commemoration of tha feast of
the assumption,
Slnco yesterday trains have been crossing
the Isthmus without military escort. Sev
eral stations along the line have again
been garrisoned with small detachments
;'W troops.
INDIA'S FINANCIAL REPORT
'III Stnmlnrd Has Helped Country
llrsplte Fiitultic nnil A ..Mite
l)cprcliiu.
LONDON, Aug. 16. The Indian secretary.
Lord Georgo Hamilton, In the Houte of
Comir today presented tho financial
stnt v 'or India. He said that in spite
of till.'',, of famine and acute de
pression it . ' "-ce agricultural stnplcs,
tea, Indigo ati. j he was able to pre
tent the most fnv -linco sheet since
Indian came under ti. '
Tho relief expenditurt , .hreo years
totaled XMB.OOO.OOO, but thi. same period
showed a surplus of 677.000. Tho rain,
though below the normal, has been
sufficient for agricultural purposes. Tho
crop outlook was fnlr and there was a
prospect of material reduction in the re
lief. Tho results of the gold Btnndard polio
had more thnn realized the government's
expectations.
Referring to the railway department,
Lord Ororgo Hamilton Bald thnt n special
provision of the sinking fund would, during
tho next fifty years, gtve the government
posesslon of the rolling stock now valued
at 85.000,000. This, he contended, afforded
conclustvo proof of nn upward economic
movement. Ho nnnounccd that It was tho
government's intention to appoint a trained
expert to assist the government In develop
ing tho railways of Indln on the most mod
ern practical lines. This expert would visit
tho United States nnd would prepare an
exhaustive report upon the railway system
there, especially concerning light railways,
with n view of determining how far the
American system would" be applicable to
conditions In India.
Lord George toneltidcd with praising tho
administration of Lord Curzon of Kcdleston
In tho government of India.
In the emirso of his stntoment, Lord
Georgo Hitmllton snys hp expected that be
fore long tho production of steel would
bo begun In India.
SHORTENS ROUTE TO EUROPE
l'rpinrrii IMnn for llcrcliu veil llnrlior
Where Stcitnicr Will Connect
Willi Itiillroiut.
LONDON, Aug. 1R.-S. C. Fraser, the
Dublin engineer who hns prepared tha
plans for the new harbor nt lierohavcn,
uantry bay, Ireland, in connection with
tho proposed steamship line which Is to
have steamers capable of crossing tho At
lantic In four nnd n half days, Informed
a representative of the Associated Tress
today that the lino will consist of six large
steamers, four for tho New York and two
for the Canadian trade. It Is the lntcn
tion to burn Texas oil. The Canadian port
will be Sydney or Halifax.
Ily building slxty-flvc miles of railroad
and connecting Ilerchaven with all tho
Irish lines tho new company will bo able
to tako passengers and malls from Ilere
haven to London In twelvo hours, thus
landing passengers in New York and Lon
don in five days. Tho English port will
bo Liverpool or Southampton until the new
works nt Dover are completed. Austin
Chamberlain, Gernld Balfour nnd Georgo
Wyndham (respectively tho financial sec
retary of tho treasury, tho president of
tho Hoard of Trade and chief secretary
for Ireland), besides Lord James of Here
ford, chancellor of tho duchy of Lancas
ter, nctlvoly supported tho bill and ad
vised silence on this sldo of tho Atlantic
until the bill was passed. Fraser says
that much American capital Is Interested
In tho scheme.
FRENCH'S SCOUTS SURROUNDED
Fifty llrltlsh Surrender to the liners,
One Melius Killed mill Tlirve
Woiiiiileil.
LONDON. Aug. 16. The Wnr offlco has
received the following dispatch from Lord
Kitchener, dated Pretoria, August 16:
"While n party of fifty of French's
scouts were proceeding to Join a column
near Ilothesda they were surrounded In
tho hills by n superior force under Thcron
nnd surrendered. One wns killed nnd
threo wero wounded, Captain Dethelhctm
dangerously."
Lord Kitchener does not glvo tho date,
but tho casualty list Indicates August S.
DURBAN, August 16. Lord Kitchener,
with .i strong force, ' moving on Hond
wcnl, on the border of Zululand, where
General Ilothn Is reported to have con
centrated 1,000 Uocrs. An Important en
gagement Is expected to ensue.
Reporting upon tho engagement between
Colonel Oorrlngo and Commandant Krlt
zenger at Middlnburg, Lord Kitchener says
that the llrltlsh commander drove tho Rocrs
north to Vontcrstad In confusion, He as
serts also that General French's other col
umn In Cape Colony Is gradually driving
tho enemy northward.
STILL OCCUPY THE TEMPLES
Tronim of tlie 1'imopi Will ot
Withdrawn I Mill the Pro
tocol l SIkiiciI,
lie
PEKIN, August 16. Tho troops of the
powers havo not yet ovacuated the public
buildings. The Dritlsh nnd Americans
propose to occupy the Tcmplo of Heaven
nnd the Tcmplo of Agriculture until their
barracks are ready.
Sir Ernest Salow, tho Rrltlsh minister,
thinks It would not be wise to withdraw
beforo tho protocol has been signed In
conjunction with tho Chinese plenipoten
tiaries, ns withdrawal would remove tho
chief Inducement to tho Chinese to sign.
The Japanese still hold tho northern
section of tho city. It is considered signifi
cant of their relations with the Chinese
that a Japanese, colonel hnf been elected
to command nnd organize the Chlneso po
lice. The opinion Is growing thnt tho court
will refuse to return so long ns the pow
ers mnlntnln such large forces In tho prov
ince of Chl-Ll.
The protocol does not provide for the
destruction of the forls, the ministers of
the powers having failed to agreo on this
point.
ITALY'S CROP PROSPECTS GOOD
Wheat, Wine, Olive, llenii. Corn mid
Itlce All I'mnilNc Well
Tills Venr.
ROME, Aug. 16. Favorablo crop reports
throughout Italy Indicate tho wheat pros
pects slightly In excess of last season, The.
wlno outlook Is also promising, thero being
no dlsoaso affecting the vines. For the
first tlmo In several seasons the olive crop
will bo good and tho prospects for hemp,
corn and rlco aro uniformly bright.
Aiiierlenu Coal In lluropr,
LONDON, Aug. 17. "American coal has
ousted llrltlsh coal from the Swiss market,"
says a dispatch to tho Dally Mall from
Geneva, "and the American syndlcato Is
confident of eventually obtaining a'monop
oly of the entire Swiss coal market."
NEWS TO SHIP BY WIRELESS
Osmmanicatioi with Luonia Kept Up for
Nearly Four Hours.
CONTINUAL MESSAGES FROM SHORE
I'nssctiRcrs Are (llvrn n Summary of
World's llappc iiIiik Since
The)- Left lluccnstn wu
i Lust Sunday. '
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NEW YORK, Aug. 16. The Cunard lino
steamship Lucanln, Captain .McKay, which
sailed from Liverpool for New York August
10, was spoken through the medium of
wlrclew telegraphy by tho Nantucket light
ship shortly after 6 o'clcck this evening.
The Herald shore station, to which came
the wireless messngu from the lightship.
Is nt SUsconset. n favorite summer resort
on the Island of Nantucket. On tho highest
part of thu village, known a Hunker hll
Is erected a must built In three sections,
with Its truck rising 165 feet In the air. At
Its upper end Is u spar known as n sprit or
yard, which carries a vertical wlro of tha
Marconi system liO feet nbove the ground.
Tho instruments which complete tho In
stallation arc lu a cottage 100 feet dtstaut
from the bwc of the mast, and between It
and tho sea an uninterrupted mocrland
stretches for a mile or more Forty sea
miles away, bearing about south, tho Nan-
tucuet lightship Is moored as a safeguaid
to vessels crossing tho dangerous shoals
of this vexed cren nnd ns a point cf de
parture nud arrival for vessels crossing tha
northern Atlantic or coasting along tho
western seaboard. On board this vessel it
spar has been fitted to the original mnst
and from the tip of this, 106 feet above thu
sea plane, a wire Is suspended slmllnr to
thnt on shore.
At tho Slnsconsot wireless telegraph sta
tlou the Instruments near 6 o'clock this
evening recorded the signals that wero be
ing sent out from tho lightship searching
for Lucanla. Finally, nbottt 6 o'clock, It
was iiumonalrnted that the two vessels wcr
In communication. To mttko absolutely ccr
tain, their circuit was temporarily brok n
to nsk tho lightship If Lucnnla had been
heard from. The answer came back that
the steamship had been reached. From that
tlmo until 0:40 messages wero sent in a
stream from Lucanla. There were occa
slonal Interruptions for adjustment, but In
a general way It may bo (.aid thnt the eon
dltiotm were favorable nnil thnt communl-
cntlon for nearly four hours was unbroken.
From the Nantucket lightship to Lucanla
wns also sent n summary of the news events
of the world that had happened since tho
steamship left the other side.
As Lucnnla left the shores of Ireland
the passengers were kept in communication
with the world ashore by this mysterious
ngency of the nlr until Oueenstown had
dropped below the horizon. Tho event wns
made complete when communication wns
taken up ngaln this evening ot n tlmo whjn
Lucnnla had nearly 200 miles of occm to
travel before reaching Its pier In tho North
river.
Tho following message wns among theso
received nt the lightship from Lucanla
and then tranhmltted to the land station. It
Is signed by Captain McKay, In command of
Lucanla "All well on board. We arc
2S7 ndles from Sandy Hook nnd with clear
weatlnr expect to reach New York harbor
Saturday. Pleace Inform Cunard agents.
"M'KAY."
FIGHTER FATALLY INJURED
John Dion, Knocked Out In IIoxIiir
.tlntcli, Dies nn n Re
sult. LOWELL, Mass.. Aug. 16. John Dion, the
boxer who was knocked out in the ninth
round of a twenty-round hout with Charles
Armstrong at tho Knickerbocker club here
last night, died from his Injuries today.
Dion suffered from concussion of the brain
and never regained consciousness after tho
sudden termination of the contest.
Cornelius Desmond, managor of the club,
the referee and seconds are under nrrest.
The refereo of tho fight was William
Kelcher of Lowell, Martin and Joe Fla
herty, tho well known boxers, wore Dion's
seconds; rillly Gardiner, Tommy Tully and
l'cter Allen acting In a similar capacity for
Armstrong. Armstrong Is also under ar
rest. Iloth boxers wero locnl man. Tht
blow that Injured Dion was an uppercut
wun tno right following a left swine for
the body. Dion sustained terrlblo punish
ment with little hope of winning after tho
mlddlu of the first round.
At a hearing on tho charge of man
slaughter nil the men arrested were held In
ball of various amounts,
DOES AWAY WrrHHELL0 GIRLS
Automatic Telephone to lie Adopted
In riilonRo 111k .MortKnKC
Filed for Record.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16. Tho Illinois Tele
phone and Telegraph company filed with
tho recorder today a Jb.OOO.OOO mortgage to
Mm Equitable Truit company as trustee.
The money will- bo used to complete tho
company s telephone syrter.' in Chicago.
The rcmpany will use an automatic tolc-
phono, doing nway with the employment of
telephono girls.
PRISONERS FOR SOUTH OMAHA
Governor of Missouri Grants llequlsl.
tlnn for fienrRp tit mini nnd
Annie Teiiipleuic 'er.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Aug. 16. (Spo
clal Telegram.) Governor Dockery today
honored n requisition for tho roturn to
South Omaha of Georgo Ultman and Annie
Templemoyer, who nre wnnted for felonious
assault on Mary Dryant. Officer Mitchell
left with tho prisoners this afternoon.
Movements of Oeenu Steamers Ausr. HI.
At New York Arrived: Lucanln from
Liverpool; Aller, from Genoa nnd Naples;
llekla. from Copenhagen; Columbia, (mm
Hamburg; Phoenicia, from Hamburg.
At Liverpool-Arrived: Germanic, fr m
New Aork. .Sailed: Ocorgle, for New York
At Ilrlsbiine-Salled: Mlowcra. from Syd
ney. N S. for Honolulu ond Van
couver At Qucenstown-Arrlveu: Campania, from
A,f,5v,ik' fnr Liverpool, and proceeded.
Sailed: Commonwealth, from Liverpool, for
Huston. '
At Lizard-Passed: La Normandie, from
New York, fnr Havre.
At llri.whend-PnHs.-d: Campania, from
New iork, for Quecnstown and Liverpool,
viVt. .M'""mirK-Arrlved: Ilulgnrla, from
At Cherbourg Sailed: Fuerst lllsmarck
from Hnmlniru, for New York. ",smnrcK
N,At 'amburg-Arrived: Deutschland, from
' At St. Vincent. C. V.-Arrlved: Dendemh,
from Montevideo. .
At Movllle-Salled: Ethiopia, from Gins
bow;, for New lork; Tunisian, from Liver
pool, (or Montreal,
At Southampton Sailed; Fuerst RIs
mnrrk. from Humburg, (or New York via
Cherbourg.
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JUAN BOYLE'S BODY IN CHAPEL
f
Widow FnllM to Arrive In Time for
Funeral nnil llenmltis Awnlt
Her Advice.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.4(Speclal Tele
gram.) The funeral of Juan Uoylo, who
iop intern yrrs or more made hU home
In Kearney, Neb., wns today. He died In
uarilcld hotpltal. this cltr. Tuesday uleht,
Requiem mass was celebrated this morning
al ll o'clock In St. Matthew's church on
Rhode Island avenue, Rev. Father Uucltlcy,
pastor, officiating.
Juan lloyle camo to Washington from
Nsbraska some weeks ago, suffering from
neart complications, and by advlco of his
physicians he was removed to Garfield hos
pltal, where he remained until his death,
which wos caused by fatty degeneration of
the heart. He Is survived by n wlfo and
six children, Lieutenant Ashton Hoylc, Cap
tain Junius lloyle, James Miles lloyle, Mrs
Cameron, Eleanor and Allen lloyle. Lieu
tenant Ashton Iloylo Is now on his way
nome from the Philippines, having been
ordered to the United States in order thai
ho might arrive, if possible, before his
father's death. Mrs, lloyle, widow of thu
deceased, was expected to arrive In Wnsh
lngton In tlmo to attend the services at
tho church, but sho was tinablo to get
here. Tho body of her husband will llo
In the chapel at Oakhlll cemetery until
her arrival.
Juan lloylo came ot a distinguished Mary
laud family, his father being Commodore
Doyle of tho navy, and ho wns In his llfty-
secona year, no wns n democrat aud a
stalwart friend of ex-Senator Arthur Puc
Gorman of Maryland, whom ho hoped
would bo president some day. Ho could
not follow Mr. Hryan In 1S96 and conse
quently espoused the cause of McKlnley
as a gold democrat. In tluftalo county
politics Juan lloyle was a prominent fac
tor. Lieutenant Ashton Doyle' son of Juan
lloyle, has the distinction' of being tho
first American soldier to capture n Spanish
flag In tlie Cuban war. He was then n
sergeant fn the regular army nnd served
through the campaign. Ills bravery won
for him n promotion to a commission,
Captain Junius Uoylo went to tho
Philippines ns u private In the volunteers
nd when tho latter wero mustered out
he was about to leave for thu United
States, when he was persuaded by his offi
cers to remain In tha Islands, his pro
ficiency being enrly discovered by his su
periors, and he was appointed a cnptnln
of the newly. organized scouts. James
Miles, Eleanor nnd Allen live with their
mother In Kearney. Tho other daughter.
Miss Anna Doyle, married Dr. Cameron,
n well-known physician of that place.
Mrs. F. G. Aulsbrook of Omaha Is visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Knight
of 2900 Q .street.
Frank H. Croden was today appointed n
clerk In the pestofllce at Fort Dodge, la.
A building owned by C. F. Clark at Red
Oak, la , has been leasnd for ten yenrn
at $S50 a year for a postolTice, with com
plete equipment.
A. T. Joy has been appointed postmaster
at Nevlnvllle, Adams county, la.
Arthur L. Hnyward has been appolntod
substitute carrier nnd William It. Spence
substitute clerk In the Atlantic (la.) po;t
office. , ,
SCHLEY IS AT WASHINGTON
Consults with Mevernl iTrlenUs llo
KnrdliiK the Court of .
Intiitr'.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 16. Admiral
Schley, who arrived hero with his wlfo
last night, will remain until tho court ot
Inquiry which is to Investlgato tho San
tiago campaign completes Its work. Tho
Interim between now and tho opening of
the sessions of tho court, September 12,
will be devoted to his side of tho case.
Today ho had his first consultation with
Judgj Jero Wilson of this city, former
Representative Raynor of Daltlmora and
Captain James Parker of New Jersey. Ad
miral Schley will go over everything re
lating to. tho matter with his counsel and J
plnce thorn In possession of every fact per
talnlng to a thorough and complete under
standing of the events of the campaign
which are In controversy. Admiral Schloy
declines to talk about the case. He con
siders tint the order of Secretary Long
prohibiting officers of the navy from dis
cussing any phase of It applies to him ns
well as others and he Is olmylng it liter
ally. Admiral Schloy had not appeared at thu
Navy department up to noon todny. The
naval regulations provido that every ofll
cer of tho navy visiting Washington shall,
within twenty-four hours after his arrival,
register his name nnd city address at the
bureau of navigation, Navy department. It
Is generally customary for officers to com
ply with this regulation by appearing In
person, but under tho practice which ob
tains this is not necessary. Admiral
Schley, after his arrival here last night,
wrote n formal letter to the department
containing his notification of arrival aud
giving his address, and such a letter Is
considered a compliance with the above
regulation.
Captain Parker wns nt the department to-
day for n short tlmo examining the records
bearing upon the ense.
OFFICIALS CALL ON MR. HAY
Cnrter nml Frnncls of St. I.nnls Ex
position Cnll nt State De
partment. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. Former Sen
ator Thomas H. Carter of Montana, chair
man of tho national commission of tho
St. Louis exposition, and former Gov
ernor David R. Francis of Missouri, presi
dent of the exposition company, wore callers
upon Secretary Hay at tho State depart
ment today. They tnlked with Mr. Hay
concerning formal notifications which tho
exposition managers desire the department
to send to tho various governments of tho
world soliciting exhibits at the coming
exposition. Secretary Hay told tho com
missioners that tho department would pre
pare such letters and transmit them as
soon as possible.
INSISTS THAT HE IS INNOCENT
Former Rector ti. F. Wllllnnis Seeks
n Itererslou of Hcclc stnstlcnl
Court's Decision,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. Gilbert F.
Williams, (or ten years roctor of a protes
taut Eplscopol parish In this city and who
over three years ago was deposed from
tho ministry ou charges of violation of
ordination vows, conduct unbecoming n
clergyman nnd Immorality, today petitioned
tho suprome court for a writ of certior
ari to compel Illshop Satterlco of this dio
cese to certify to the court all the acts,
proceedings, etc., of the ecclesiastical board
that expelled him. The minister protests
his Innocence of the charges and asks for a
writ of certiorari with a view of a reversion
of the declilon.
HOW SCHOOL BOARD STANDS
All Members Ditolaim Having Any Knew
edje if Alleged Oorrnption.
NO ONE TO FATHER WELL DEFINED RUMORS
Althnunh CntnplnlnlnK of Alleged
Diversion of Fines, fin One Wnnts
Fines Itelintioseil for the
School nonril Trensnry,
Tho mysterious retlccnco of the secretary
of tho Doard of Educution In declining to
disclose by what authority he sent to tho
council Judiciary committee his letter In
the name of tho board, denying the commit
tee's power to luvestlitnto tho so-called
well-defined rumors on which the board
had asked for n grand Jury, hns prompted
Tho Dee to nsk for Information from tho
school board members themselves.
Coupled with this Inquiry. In view of tho
fact that the board seems to bo complain
ing about an alleged diversion of fines
upon Inmates of disorderly houses, nn
effort was also made to ascertain whether
the school board Is working for n restora
tion of the system. Tho two questions
propounded were-
First Did you sign or authorize the let
ter sent by Secretary Durgcss as coming
trom tho board In response to the Invita
tion of the council to appear and glvo evi
dence In Its Investigation?
Second Are you In favor of returning
to the flue system with reference to the
social evil?
Tho Interviews follow:
FiitikhmiMc r .oii-Coninilttiil,
M. F. Funkhouser I decline to atnte
whether I signed tho letter or not. In
regard to tho levying of fines upon tho
keepers and Inmates of disorderly houses, I
believe that the law should he enforced.
Under Dcmls and under Hroatch the en
forcement of this lnw brought into the
treasury of the Hoard of Education from
$10,000 to 30,U00 per year. Later, tho en
forcement of the law was dropped, as, I
understand, tho Ministerial alliance op
posed it. Under tho administration of
Mayor Moorcs lu 1S9S we received about
$20,000 from this source I cannot say that
I favor this plan of raising money for the
schools, but the law should either be en
forced or repealed. In regard to this In
vestigation which has been called for, I
havo acted In the matter lately ns the
acting president of tho board in tho ab
sence of President Hnyward. The secre
tary was authorized by a majority of tho
members to send tho letter, as their signa
tures to tho original letter will show.
In making the report to the board upon
which that body called for a grand Jury
tho commtttco did not bring charges
against any one, but Rlmply referred to
certain rumors which were current upon
tho streets and of which tho members
knew no more thnn nny ono eUo. The
entire mnttcr wns simply carrying out
suggestions mndo by a number of citi
zens purporting to be a committee from
tho Commercial club, which waited upon
tho school board nt tho time the tax levy
for tho current year was made. On that
occasion there were present Messrs.
Kountze, Popplctnn, Martin, Green, Ilruce,
Colonel Wellcr and otliors. Mr. Poppleton.
I believe, spoko for tho committee. He
sold that tho board should recclvo nt least
$8,000 a year from these fines and that If
It did not receive thnt much It would be
becouso something was wrong nnd that It
was the duty of tho finance committee of
tho Doard of Education to find out where
the wrong existed. In fixing our estimates
for tho year we placed tho probable in
come from fines nt $5,000. At the present
rate thero will be received about $3,500
an1, according to the statement of the
Commercial club committee, there should
bo more than twico thnt much. Acting
on the suggestion of that committee the
flnnnco committee of the board is now
trying to find out whero the balance of
tho money went to, nnd we know no more
about It than tho rumors which wero cur
rent on tho streets. I decline to say
whether I authorized the secretary to wrlto
the letter and transmit it to tho council
committee last Saturday. Tho men who
slgnod tho letter aro responsible for their
action. A majority of the board signed it
before It was forwarded. I know who
signed it and so do tho other members of
tho board. Tho secretary Is only acting
under instructions nnd cannot make the
names public until he Is authorized to do
so by a majority of tho board. There wero
enough signatures attached to make it the
action of tho board and it is childish for
members to now soy that they signed It
without first reading its contents, for tho
record Is against them.
Illnck Is n SlKncr.
C. E. Dlack Yes; I signed the letter, but
I nover read it. Mr. Uurgcss came down to
tho store Saturday when I was very busy.
Ho asked mu If I would sign a letter to tho
council committee, and I asked him what It
was. He said that It was,to support him In
his contention In icgard to the investiga
tion by the city council. I told him that I
would sign It to support him, and did so
without reading tho letter, which I have
not read at this time. I am absolutely op
posed to resuming the system of lovylng
fines upon the Inmates of disorderly houses.
Now I want to tell you all I know about tho
matter of the Investigation and tho ru
mors. One night during tho session of tho
board Funkhouser came over to my desk
and threw down n copy of tho resolutions
asking tho district Judges to call a grand
Jury. I read It and asked him If there
was anything in the charges, Ho replied,
"wo think there Is," and I signed tho reso
lution, knowing no morn about the affairs
than that. I helleve that we will never
get tho fundc we should In tho treasury of
the bonrd until we got a police Judgo who
will fine offenders and collect the fines.
Mr. Stnhhenilorf I'mlrc Idcil,
Fred Stubbcndorf I signed the letter. I
do not know whether or not I am In favor
of making regular fines upon disorderly
women or not. I would have to Investigate
the matter further. I have never boen In
favor of this policy, but if such fines are
being collected they should come to tho
treasury of tho school board. This inattor
of the diversion of fines had Its Inception
nt tho time tho school levy was made for
thts year. At that time n commltteo from
tho Commercial club visited tho school
board nnd asked that wo rcduco our levy.
We found that In order to pay curront ex
penses and get out of debt wa couldn't re
duco tho rate and so told the members of
tho Commercial club committee. At that
time ono of the members of that commit
tee, Euclid Martin, I bolleve, referred to
tho fines from the pollco court from these
houses. Ho said that In former years tho
board derived considerable revenue from
that source nnd asked where that money
was going at this time. This is nil I ever
knew nbout tho matter, except as wo rolled
upon the report of the commltteo of finance
which brought In tho resolution calling for
n grand Jur.
J. J. Smith I never signed the letter;
I never saw It. After the letter was sent
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SECRET NEW MOVE AT J0LIET
Mcctliiit of Four I.oiIkcs Culled for
Todny for luipiirtiiitt Action
Thousands 'ow Out.
JOL1ET, Aug. 16. When tho 2.B00 em
ployes ot tho Illinois Steel company. con
stituent company of the United States Steel
j corporation, Joined the ranks of tin' strikers
I I 'ZL n ZZ n V" 'in , , 00 7
I ,' .i! ' L , , AH tho Illinois Meel
it- viuarii uAucpi uie oinsi nirunces.
Those on strike In this city now nre: Illi
nois Steel company (various departments),
2.600; American Tlnplnto company, fiOOs
Pressed Steel Cnr company, P00.
Dy the closing down of tho Illinois works
Idleness from the lack of material Is nlmmt
certain to come upon the following: Ameri
can Steel and Wlro company, 2.000; Jo'lct
stovo works, 500; Phoenix Horseshoe com
pany, 700.
There wns no disorder whatever todny.
While the strike leaders and company offi
cials wer.' equally reticent, It wns stated by
one of tho latter that tho furnace fires
havo not been drawn In the hope of an
early settlement.
General Superintendent Sheldon of the
Illinois Steel company 'said plana nre be
ing made which probably will put a new
phase on tho situation, What these plans
nro he refused to soy.
Samuel Adams, vice president of tho
Amalgamated nssorlntlon In Jollet. returned
this afternoon from Pittsburg, whero he
has been lu conference with President Shaf
fer. Adams at onco Issued a call for n
Joint conferencu of tho four steel mill lodges
tomorrow. Ho declined to tell the object
of the meeting or to discuss tho strike situ
ation In any particular. It is reported a
movement Is on foot to unlonlzo nil labor
In the steel mills outside tho Amalgamated
nssoclatlou, bringing Into tho organization
1.C00 skilled men not now in tho union and
all common laborers.
SCHWAB WILL TAKE CHARGE
llethlehein Steel Coiiipiiuv Ilujs Ileth
lehein Iron Ciiiiipnny nnil Iloth
Mny .ow tin Into Trust.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 16. At a meeting
of the stockholders of the llethlehem Steel
company today It wns decided to ratify
tho purchase of tho Dcthlehcm Iron com
pany -Mid to Issue $7,500,000 of bonds, tho
purchase price of the iron company. Thero
was not a dissenting vote, 236,143 shares
out of a total of 300.000 being represented.
The meeting was the result of tho re
cent meeting at which tho stockholders of
tbo Bethlehem Iron compnny voted to sell
their holdings In tho company. It was de
nied that tho purchase was a part of the
Vlckers-Maxlm-Crnmp deal to secure con
trol ot the two companies narand.
It was authoritatively announcod today
that within ten days the control of tho
llethlehem Steel company and tho Rethlc
hem Iron company will be assumed by
President Schwab of the United States Steel
corporation. Mr. Schwab holds nn op
tion on tho stock of tho company at $24
a Bharc, which expires August 26. Moro
than 240,000 shares out of a total of 300,000
nro now in the vaults of tho Olrard Trust
compnny, which acts as trustee In tho
transaction.
Joseph Wharton, one of the principal
owners of the stock, said today: "I do
not think tho United States Steel corpora
tion will get control of the properties.
Neither do I believe that the plants will
go to the Vlckers-Mnxlm-Cramp Interests.
I do not think Mr. Schwab himself Is cer
tnln yet what he will do with tho plants.
A capitalist often buys such properties
without having any one etso waiting' for
thorn."
SETTLEMENT IS NO NEARER
Twenty-Five Thtiusnnil Unemployed
In Sun Frnnelsco ns Result
of Strike.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16. The efforts of
conservative persons to bring about n r.et
tlems.nt of the strike appear to be Ineffec
tive. It has been nnnounccd by the em
ployers thnt no concessions will bo made to
men who left their employment and the
strikers themsolves seem to hnve come to
the conclusion thnt they ennnot consistently
conc.'do anything more. Therefore, as tha
sltuntion now stands, the prospectH of n set
tlement nro no nearer than they wore a
fortnight ngo.
Doth factions seem to realize this and tro
preparing to carry on the struggle Indefi
nitely. The labor leaders, through tho
Lnbor Council, hnve cnused ttioubnnds of
circulars explaining the situation to be sent
broadcast over tho country. Attention Is
cnlltd to tho tfforts of the employers to
root out unionism hero and the request Is
made of all labor unions that they extend
aid to tho workmen of this city.
It Is asserted nt this tlmn that thore nro
25,000 men unemployed In this city on ac
count of the strike. It Is asserted by the
Labor Council that if the employers here
succeod In destroying the unions similar
tactics will be adopted In other cities and
ns a result organized labor throughout tho
United States will suffer untold damage.
In anticipation of a long continuance of
tho strike tho employers' association Is
making arrangements to fill the places of
men on strike. Circulars have been sent
out offering employment to nonunion men.
While some of the larger steamers aro
moving on schedule tlmo thero is almost a
complete paralysis of th coasting trade.
URGE M0RE70RcTbLE ACTION
Prominent l.nlinr Men to Call on
Guiiipers fnr Aid for the
Strikers,
CLEVELAND. O., Aug. 16. It Is said on
goad authority that a number of prominent
labor men will meet In this city tomorrow
In conference relative to more forcible ac
tion on labor's part in Its fight agninst
tho Steel trust. Representatives from the
Federation of Labor will bo present, It Is
said, and President Gompern will bo urged
to nsk the various unions In alliance with
the Federation of Labor to rofuso to handle
In any manner steel corporation products.
The mildness of the co-operation of the
Federation of Labor thus far Is said to
bo disappointing. The conference will bo
held at tho Hollenden hotel tomorrow
afternoon.
Teddy Is In .ew Viirli,
NEW YORK. Aug. l.-Vlco President
Hoojevelt returned to the city today fr m
tbo west. He will go to Oyster bay tomorrow.
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WILL DECIDE TODAY
Strong Preimra Exerted to Ewtof Mil
wankee Into Lino of Striken,
MEN EXPECT TO WIN CHICAGO OVER
Steel Operates Saj Fnblio Sympathy is
Being; Withheld.
SEVENTY THOUSAND ARE NOW OUT
Fonr Dollar Strika Pay it PromiiW fram
Amalgamated Fnndi,
MANY ARE EMPLOYED ELSEWHERE
Tleun nt McKeesport Is Xow Cotn-lilete-OrKnnlirr
Clnlm to llo
ItiilliliiK nt HoiuestenilAII
Tit Ik of Fence Dropped.
CHICAGO. Aug. 16. With tho Jollet mill.
of the Illinois Steel company cloed dnun
and 2,700 mm Idle, tho nrirnnlTf.ru nf m...
Amalgamated nssoclntlon turned their at
tention this evening to Uayvlew. wis..
whero a determined effort was made to
Induce tho steel workers to leave ih i.i-
plant. At midnight1 sentiment srnmed In ,.i
against a strike. No definite action had
been taken nnd a mnss meeting hftd been
culled lor tomorrow afternoon to taUo a
vote on tho question.'
Assistant Secretary Tlghe was In confer
fnco with the llayvlew leaders all evening
and seemed hopeful that ho would be able
to sway them as he had done their fellows
at Jollet. Those of tho workers who wero
opposed to a strike declared not more thnn
30 per cent of the union men were In fuvor
of going out.
There also will bo a meeting tomorrow
In Jollet. its object Is not known.
At South Chicago tonight there wns no
Indication of any deslro on the part of tha
members of tho Amalgamated association
to roconslder their nctlon of last Sunday,
when they refused to strike. "There is
absolutely nothing new In the sltuntlon."
said Deputy Vlco President Fair of tho
fourth district. "I know that up to tho
present tlmo I have soon no Indication of
a desire to roconslder the nctlon of last
Sunday. The statement that somo of the
men nro calling on Mr. Tlghe to come back
Is untrue,"
MILWAUKEE T0DECIDE TODAY
Michael TlKhe and W. C. Davis lu the
Clt) Conservative Men
Oppose Strike.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 16.-The members
of the Rayvlew lodge of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron, Stod and Tin Workers
will tomorrow decide (or a second tlmo
whether or not they will oboy the strike
order of President Shaffer.
Michael F. Tlghe, representing President
Shaffer, accompanied by W. Ct Davis, vlco
president of the fourth district of tho
Amalgamated association, reached Mil
waukee this afternoon, but not until late
tonight did he havo a conference with
President Rcdfcrn of tho local lodge rela
tive to tho date of tho meeting. As tlmo
goes on tho chnnces seem to favon a
strike, tho sentiment in that direction
seeming to have gained strength slnco the
men nt Jollet decided to go out. There
are, however, mnny conservative, members
of the Dayviow lodgo who favor remaining
nt work. These aro men who hsvn mn
through strikes heretofore and before an
other such Btep Is taken the question will
be weighed very carefully.
Should tho men decide to remain at work
nnd should Mr. Tlghe declare their charter
revoked the matter will be takon to the
next national convention for settlement.
Old members of the association sny that
President Shaffer In calling tho utrlke acted
Illegally and violated tho constitution and
further that a charter cannot bo ruvoked
without n hearing beforo the district board.
Superintendent Georgo Rels of the Illi
nois Steel company's plant in this city says
that in case the men remain at work and
tho lodge's charter Is revoked his compnny
will agree to continue to pay the scale tha
samo as has been signed, and, furthermore,
that If tho men lose their charter tho scale
will be Blgned with the mon fiB Individuals.
The situation Is grove. If Jollet had con
tinued nt work tho Hayvlcw men would un
doubtedly havo followed their example, but
slnco the Joljct lodge changed front, It
would not he surprising If Milwaukee should
tako the same course.
STRIKERS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
Confidently Declare Themselves Mas
ters of the Sltuntlon In the
Steel Trade.
PITTSDURO, Aug. 16. The center of In
terest In the steel strike today shifted to
tho west, where Jollet finally Bwung Into
lino with tho strikers and Milwaukee ap
pointed tomorrow for a final vote on tho
question.
Tho news that enrqe out of the west
cheered tho strikers throughout the dis
tricts in this vicinity as no other devel
opment slnco tho lnbor war was declnred.
In their enthusiasm thoy count on favora
ble action at Milwaukee tomorrow nnd,
carrying Iholr hopeB still farther, sny thoy
will yet win Chicago over. These suc
cesses, they declare with apparent confi
dence, will mako there masters of the
situation and win tho strike.
The steel operators, on the other hand,
say tho strikers aro nearly nt the fioodtlde
of tholr success nnd whon tho obb sets In
It enn never be stopped. Thoy aro not dis
turbed by recent nveuts and, with a confi
dence equal to thnt of the strlkors, talk
of certainty of ultimate success, They
assert that popular sentiment has nevor
been behind the strikers and that the In
terest which was onco aroused by the con
testants is quickly waning, They claim
they nre holding their own In the non
union plants that were unaffected or have
been started since the strike began and
aro perfecting plans for reopening several
plants now Idle. They also claim that
many of their men, espoclnllv at Mc
McKersport. Wheeling and Dellalre, were
forced out by Intimidation and will come
back as soon as tho excitement dies out
and their safety is assured.
Talk of peaco hns been dropped for tho
time being nml It Is agreed that In Its
present aspects tho sltuntlon Indicates a
long contest.
The 600 men employed In the National
Galvanizing works of the National Tube
company nt McKeesport struck today.
They wore the remaining workers In that
city and the tlcup Is pnw complete.
Many of the tubnworkers, although on
strike, hav refused to Join any union and
the opinion Is expressed that there will
soon bo a break among the strikers. Tho