The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTAJJ-LISUEI) JUXJO 10,
OMAHA, TIITHSDAY MORXIG, AUGUST i2, J OOl-TAVEL VE 1AGJES.
SI2CGLH COL'V FIVE CEXTS.
lipton is m mm
Ownor of Bkamrock II Hachii Nw York
Ready for Ycht Rich.
AMERICANS GIVE HIM GREAT OVATION
Teutonic is Oheered from Sndy Hook
to Its Landing.
THINKS HE MAY LIFT CUP THIS TIME
Is Mnoh Eetter Eatitfisd with Hit Yiobt
Thin at First.
CRITICISES ONLY PULE OF MEASUREMENT
Xn All Other Thlnu He Consider"
American Sportnmon to He About
Itlaltt nnil Ik Hum of Knir
Treatment.
NEW YOltK, Aur. 21. Sir Thom.iB Lip
ton, owner of Shamrock II, challenger for
tho America's cup, arrlvcl In thin city to
night. Ho met with tho mont cordial
Aniurlcnn reception Indeed, tho stenmshlp
Teutonic, on which ho was n passenger,
received ono continuous ovation from
Bnmly Hook to Its dock. Sir Thomas and
liU party were driven to tho Wnldorf
Astoria for dinner. Tomorrow morning ho
will tnko up his quarters on thn. steam
yacht Erin, now anchored off Stnpleton.
Included In tho party of Sir Thomas
Worn George Lennox Wntson, designer of
Ehamrnck, Charles Hussell, who will
represent tho Itnyal Ulster Yacht club on
tho American cup defender; J. II. Hllllard,
n prominent Clyde yachtsman; C. O'Mally,
John Wcstwood and William M. Duncan.
Sir Thomas comes to America for his
cccnnd attempt to lift thu cup, cheerful
und resolute. Mo said: "I think I can
tlo better this time, for I havo In Sham
rock II a boat at IcaBt nlnu minutes faster
over u thlrty-mllo course than Shamrock
I, and the old boat, during tho trials on
the other Bide, was certainly flvo to ten
ri I mi ten faster than when It raced In
America In 1830. At any rate, wo cxpoei
to mako a good raco against tho American
dofemlur, whether It be Constitution or Co
lumbia. I am hoping for a good breeze
during tha races, for certainly Shamrock
II Is something better than a light weather
boat. Whatever the outcome, I shall bo
thoroughly satisfied thai tho bettor boat
Iius won; for I havo a good opinion of
American sportsmanship and tho fairness
of tho Now York Yucbt club.
In (JiiIiiIiik CoiiHdr nee.
Speaking of tho mishaps of Shamrock II
on tho other side, Sir Thomas snld: "I
must own that at llrst I wus n bit disap
pointed in tho lew boat, but after the ac
cidents und the chango In sail, spars and
eomo other features. It ha been qulto n
tllffcront racer."
The only thing that Sir Thomas has to
crltlolso la American yachting Is the rule
f -rucasuroiucnti' ,. ,....
"The English method," Bald he, ''is much
to bo preferrod. It results In more beauti
ful, healthful and comfortable boats, whllo
tho American farm tonds to produce racing
machines only. Many American yachtsmen
with whom I hnvo talked agrco with mo
In thlB."
Judging from the conversation with Sir
Thomas nnd mornbers of his party, It Is
hot likely that Shamrock II will engago In
Dependence. Sir Thomas feels Uiat this
rhallongo applies only to the defender se
lected by the Now York Yacht club and
that It would not bo well for him to sail
other matches. Designer Watson, who ac
companies Sir Thomas, when asked If ho
were satisfied with Shnhirock II, said;
"I am not untlsfled with It as a boat, but
ps a racing machlno I hopo It will give a
good account of Itself. Under tho tonnage
ruin nothing Is developed so far ns marine
architecture is concerned In building racing
inaehlnes, but as an experiment in fast
boats propelled by tho wind,, It Is perhaps
Interesting. Wo hopo to be successful."
Sir Thomas nnd Designer Watsdn hopo
to boo the raco at Oyster Hay tomorrow
between Constitution ami Columbia,
run lull hum Mure Aplrnt Inn.
A special' from Montreal says: The syn
dlcute of Sidney ynchtsmon for whom Mer
rick Duggau designed tho Clbou, winner of
the I'linco of Wulcs cup at Halifax, has de
cided to challenge for the Amuilcn's cup in
the event of Sir Thomas Llpton rnlltn to
lift It Diiggan will be nuked to dfs'gn tho
clmlletifior. A Cnundlan yacht has not been
tillered for tho America's cup elrce 1881,
when thy Atlanta raced tho Mischief and
Was lic.itrn.
WIND SPREADS FATAL RUIN
;ri l,lc l.nnf In IIiiIIiIIiikh Illnivil
Down llurliiK Heavy Storm
In Oklahoma.
, EL RENO, Okl., Aug. 21. A special to
tho American from Anadarkn says: A honvy
wind and rainstorm swept through th s
town about 8 o'clock p. m. All the larger
buildings In tha course of construction
were blown down and n large number of
tents and small houses. Two persons wrrc
killed nnd many Injured. Tho full extent of
the damage will not ho known until dny
llght. The dead nro:
JOHN ANTONE. recently of Lamar
county. Texas. ,
N I'. TKVI8, recently of Wenthrrford,
Tex.
Alitnne w.tB struck by n heavy timber
from tho postofllce building as It collars d.
TevlB wsb In a tent near ,a saloon bul'dlng
Just erected, which was torn to pieces by
the wind. All tho buildings nnd touts In
the new town were destroyed.
RAILROAD SNOWSHEDS BURN
Three TIioiihuiiiI Fret of Track Pro
tection llrntriiycil ami I'nrt
of Itniiillird,
THUCKEE, Cal Aug. 21. Throe thousand
Icet of snowsheds were burned nt Lake
Vlow today. At 3 o'clock the lire waa com-
nils. They will work all night nnd will
hvn tho track fully repaired by 10 a. in.
(final row. The wind blew a gale during the
by, but touttfht Is calm nnd the forest
ib-'s, which started on the cast sldo of
tb) burning shedH, uro under control.
Another iHlmulcr Victim.
, lORTLAND, Ore. Aug. 21. -A. Hlumauer,
fill; of the survivors of the wrecked Kteum
H" Inlander, has rt-urhed lioinu nnd nays
Hi' Krcil Ittknto of Portland was itmimx
" - " .,. ....' u iiuiiii iiui nui uciuru
I'H'urcd III the list of lctlnis,
lieioiy miner coniroi, nnn oy u o'clock the
timbers had burned out nnd the rnidhed
c'lolcd down so thst tho 400 workmen began
CSarlni? llih rlnhrla nnd lnvlni? nnw iiu nn.i
in i
BERG
Slfnmrr Flossie linn .iirn.
from Fate that Otcrloou .'
Islander.
VICTOniA. I). C , Aug. 21. Mato Ncrout
sos of the Ill-fated steamer Islander this
morning filed with Captain Guudlna, local
agent of Dominion Marines ami Fisheries
department, a formal report of the disaster
to his vessel a week ago, upon which an
Inquiry will lie held. Tlie report Is practlc
ally a request for an Inquiry nnd contains
no new details beyond giving tho exact
spot the ship went down nnd nn estimate
of the Iojs of life nnd the number saved.
Mo estimates that the number lost wus
forty-two and the number saved 113,
An Interesting story Is told by the cap
tain of the Jeneau steamer Flossie, which
subsequently succored the survivors. He
says that the FIojsIc passed over tho same
wnter that the Islander was wrecked in
early In tho afternoon preceding the catas
trophe. They were looking for largo bergs,
when suddenly they saw right ahead a
low-lying ono with Its surfaco llttlo more
than (lush with the surfaco of tho sea. The
couro of tho Flosslo was altered In time to
savo it from contact with the submerged
mountain. Hardly dlscornablo In the day
time, It would be absolutely Invisible at
night. It Is the opinion of northern nav
igators that the berg which caused tho de
struction of the Islander was probably the
samo as seen by tho oltlcers of the Flossie,
as these hilgo bergs often linger In tho
snmo locality for dnys, drifting backward
and forward with the tides.
GET ARMS IN UNITED STATES
Colombian IIIncim crcil to Have Maile
Hxtcnlvc I'lirrhiiRC, Including:
Artillery 1'lccc at IJxpnltloii.
NEW YOltK, Aug. 21. Since tho visit
to this city of General Herbert 0. Jeffries,
the American who Is taking an active part
In tho warlike preparations being made by
the Colombian government, n couplo of
months ago, It has becu known In soma
quarters that military supplies were being
qulotly shipped from Amerlcnn ports to
Colombia, theso BiippllcH being placed on
tho manifests as machinery.
It was learned today that the Colombian
government had succeeded In purchasing
tho Drlggs-Scabury flftocn-pounder which
hns been on exhibition nt tho Pan-American
exposition. This modern piece of
rapld-flro nrtlllory was withdrawn from
tho exhibition without attracting atten
tion nnd on Saturday will bo shipped from
this port to Cartagena by tho Hamburg
American Atlas service liner Athos. It
will bo accompanied by &00 rounds of fixed
ammunition. The powerful pleco of ord
nnnco secured by the Colombians Is of the
typo which may bo used as a slogo gun,
mounted In a fortification or used on ship
board. Trnimpnrt Arrived tvtf li Teacher.
MANILA, Aug. 21. Tho United States
transport Thomas, having on board 600
teachers, arrived hero today, but tholr land
ing has been delayed by a typhoon. Tho
teachers will probably get ashore tomor
row. Preparations havo been made to give
them a great reception. .The government
has prepared n temporary barracks on the
exposition grounds for their accommoda
tion. No Fuiiil to ltrureent Chill.
SANTAIAGO DE CHILI, Aug. 21. (Via,
Galveston, Tex.) The committee on foreign
affairs of the Chamber of Deputies hns re
fused to grant the funds necessary for tho
representation of Chill at tho Pan-American
congress to bo held In tho City of
Moxlco.
Storm In .Spain,
8AHAGOSSA, Spain. Aug. 21. A hurrl
cano has swept over tho village of VII-larogo-Jllota.
Forty hiilldlngs wero razed
to tho ground, six persons wero Hilled nnd
a number were Injured. The dimago Is es
timated nt several million pesetas.
TO CONTROL SHIPBUILDING
Plan Are IIcIiik Worked Out for
Mlulitv Corporation tilth
'III 1 1. In View.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 21. Tho Liader to
morrow will say: When plans now being
worked out nrc fully dovcloped tho Amorl
ran Ship Building company will be a consti
tuent company to a great corporation, the
object of which will bo to control nil of
tho ship building plants of the United
Stntes. The backers of tho enterprise are
tho Interests behind tho Unltod State Steel
corporation and tho Pennsylvania railroad.
As toon as tho organization Is complatod,
which will he before tho opening of 1 002,
a commercial battle for tho conquest of tho
world will begin.
All Information concerning this new proj
ect of the community of Interests In tho
financial world has been so cnrofully
guarded that hardly an Inkling of tin se-pf
of tho project has beon allowed to git In
yond tho conlldonco of thoso who ore anx
ious to havo n part In It and the full scop-
of tho plan now under way will not be
known Until other projects which nro on
foot havo been developed.
ARE IN THE SHOVEL COMBINE
unii- of CoiiHtltueut Cniupnitlc Are
Aiiiioiineeil by the Xciv Con
no! Iilat Ion.
BOSTON, Aug. 21. The promoters of the
shovel combine, which was recently formed
under the laws of New Jersey, today Is
sued a statement which Is In part as fol
lows: A consolidation of tho principal Bhovel
manufacturers has been effected under the
nanio of the Ames Shovel and Tool com
pany of New Jetpcy. with a enpltal of
$5,000,000, consisting of $3.on0,000 preferred
nnd $2,000,000 common shares. The pro
moter was John H. Parks of floston nnd
New York. The company is a merger of
the Oliver Ames company, North Easton,
Mass.; Rowlands' Sons, Philadelphia;
Wright Shovel works, Anderson, Ind.; II.
Myers company, llenver Falls, Pa., and the
St. Louis Shovel works of St. Louis, Mo.
There aro nbout fourteen companies n
tho United States, but tho five forming
tho combination nro said to mako more than
three-fourths of all the shovels used In,
this country.
Movement of Ocean Vcm'I, Auk, Ul,
At Now York Arrived Teutonic, from
Liverpool. Stilled Oceunlc, for Liverpool;
cclaud, for Antwerp, via Cherbourg nnd
Southampton.
At Hung Kong Arrived Empress of
l ml a, from Vancouver, via Yokohama.
At Qui-eiiHtowu Arrlved-t'eltlc, from
New ork, for Liverpool, mid proceeded;
New LiiKlainl, from Boston, for Liverpool,
nnd Proceeded. Snlled-Ultonlu, for Huston;
pool ' Y"rk' b0,h ,rom lAvcm
At Scv.ithnmpton-Arrlved-Bt. Louis, from
New ork.
vAi i,0,!er',1am1rA,rrW,-u-tJ,,,tB"1,mi from
New lork, viu lloulogne.
JUST MISSES
COLOMBIA LOSES GUNBOAT
flu Popa Slaks Nur BaTanilU Through
Directive Repairing.
GUDGER REPORTS REVOLUTIONISTS NEAR
Consul nt Pn n ii inn Inform State Ile
Iinrtmetit that .o I'.rfort Hn llecu
.11 ii lie Vet to DIMoilKe Threat,
en I ii ir Force.
COLON, Colombia, Aug. 21. (Via Gal
veston.) News Just received here from Car
trgenn says that nn open boat containing
r.lno men has arrived there and reported
that tho Colombian gunboat La Popa sank
on leaving Savaullla for Curtagcna. Steam
launches were Immediately dispatched to
searcb for La Popa, but no trace of the
gunboat was found. It recently underwent
n thorough overhauling at Colon, the re
pairs costing 23,00U.
Details of the loss of Ln Popa were re
ceived later In the day. It struck on a
rock in the vicinity of tho harbor of Savan
llla Inst week, Injuring Its bottom, Its stern
and Its propeller. The gunboat managed
to get to Cartagena where temporary, faulty
repairs wore made. On returning to Sa
vanllln, tho bottom plates of La Popa must
havo given out Immediately, for It collapsed
and sank stern first. Four men arrived at
Cartagena ln an open boat, not nine, as
originally cabled. There were several pas
sengers on board. Their fate is not known,
but hope Is ontcrtnlned for their safoty,
as the gunboat had somo gigs, ln first
class condition, on board.
La Popa was an Iron, uuxlllnry gunboat,
built In 1SS7 at Wilmington, Del., nnd hnv
Ing one propeller. It wns 120 feet long, had
twenty feet beam and wns eleven foot doep.
CiiiIkit Heporl Itehel enr.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Consul General
Gudger at Panama Informs tho state de
partment, under dnto of August 12, thero
has been no change In tho political situa
tion on the isthmus so fnr an he can ob
sorvo since his last report. He stntes thnt
tho revolutionists are still within a short
distance of tho railroad line nnd that the
government has mndo no effort, so fnr to
dlslodgo them. For tho week preceding his
report n guard of fifty men hnd been sent
with each passenger train, but at tho time
of writing the guard had been wlthdrnwn,
owing to the objections raised by tho com
pany, the railroad olllclala fearing it might
Invito attack.
Grille WnutH Ammunition.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Dr. A. J. Restrepo,
diplomatic agent hero for tho Colombian
revolutionists, tho Trlbuno tomorrow will
say, received a long cablegram from Gen
eral Urlbe-Urlbe. Tho general asks that
moro nrras bo shipped to him at once for
his nrmy, nnd asks for cartridges for tho
rapld-flro guns captured from tho govern
ment forces nt San Cristobal. General
Urlbe adds ln his mcssago: "Enemy ro
treatlng Into interior. Will pursue. Have
not time to wrlto loiters now. Too busy
fighting. Clericals severely beaten in both
battles."
Tho dispatch was sent from San Cristobal
by way of Marncaibo. Dr. Ilestrvpo said
he would Immediately ship S00 rifles and
n. quantity of ammunition for tho captured
nrtlllery to General Urlbe. Ho would not
say whether tho shipment would be from
Now York.
Senor Tomns Horrnn, secretary of Co
lombia's legation ln Washington, now in
tho city, admitted today that the revolu
tion In Colombia is becoming serious, lio
hns received a. number of letters from vari
ous parts of tho country, telling of tho
situation. It Is the army of General Marin
which Is causing tho Colombians tho great
est concern apparently. This forco, which
Is operating ln the Department of Tollma,
consists of nbout 2,500 men. Senor Hcrrlnn
said of General Marin:
Certainly Look Merlon.
"It docs seem as though matters were
getting serious. General Marin is said
to havo qulto a command. The guerrilla
bands havo probably united and now form
tho semblance of un nrmy outwardly at
least.
"Colombia enjoys peaceful relations with
her neighbors. The report that Colombia
helped the attacks on tho Venezuelan fron
tier Is ridiculous. Venezuela has a fron
tier of nearly 1,000 miles and It Is an utter
Impossibility for our government to guard
this to prevent filibustering. As for
Ecuador, Senor Emlllano Isaza, Colombian
minister nt Quito, writes mo that ho has
been very well received by tho Ecuadorcnn
government. It Is truo that tho most of
tho troublo In tho province of Pannma has
como from bands of guerrillas who havo
comn from Nicaragua, hut there docs not
scorn to be a llkllhnod of war."
In ono of the letters received by Senor
Hcrrnn wns tho story of an Invnslon from
Ecuador into Colombia. The filibusters
raided Tunmnco, but General Palaclos, with
n government force, defeated them, took
many prisoners nnd a quantity of war sup
plier. Tho captured rebels are confined on
tho gunboat Gnltnu. Senor Herran said
thnt tho Colombian government had no
definite knowiedgo that this invasion was
aided by tho Ecuadorean government, but
tho Impression wns that tho raiders had Us
help.
Flllhulf rem CJet TliroiiKh.
Further Information a to tho movements
of tho Colombian revolutionists Is as fol
lows: A report has been received that
Colonel Andreas Marquez, with a filibuster
ing expedition from Trinidad, reached
Royaea by way of the river Orinoco, Mota
and Arnnco, landing 5,000 rifles nnd 000,000
cartridges. General Vnrgos Santos, one of
the commanders of the rebel army, Is now
nt Curacao directing the reorganization of
tho revolutionists. He reports that every
thing Is going satisfactorily. Dceplte his
75 years ho will soon return to Colombia
and fight.
According to further Information General
Carlos Alban, governor of Panama nnd Gen
eral Joaquin Velez, governor of Iloltvnr,
have had a bitter quarrel over the policy to
be pursued against the Insurrectionists. As
a result It Is said General Velez, who has
been considered ono of the government's
best generals, has resigned his post.
(lenprnl Alban has taken most of tho sol
diers from Cartagena and sent them to
Panama, leaving the former port poorly
protected.
RESENTS ARMED INTERVENTION
I'rexlilent of nciimlor Warn Vnlloni.
to Keep llaiiil tin Trnual
tory Hinv.
NEW YORK, Aug, 21. Tho following dls
patch, nddressed to tho Associated Press,
has been received from General Alory Al
faro, president of Ecuador-
QUITO, Ecuador. Aug, 21. War between
Colombia nnd Venezuela Is Improbable. The
union of the conservatives In both repub
lics with a view of exercising absolute con
trol has led to conflicts of n transitory char
acter. Tho president strongly condemns
any armed Intervention In the Internal af
fairs of the republics. ALFARO.
NEGROES KN0W NO SAFETY
HcfiiKer from IMcrce City Flint
."prliiKtlril a ImtiKerou
I'lnre, Too.
SPRINGFIELD. Mo.. Aug. 21. Pierce City
Is quiet today, although a tclcpliono mes
sage from there says It would still be dan
gerous for any of the negroes suspected of
tho murder of Miss Wilds to be taken there
for n hearing, Springfield negroes fear that
the mob at Pierce City may be reformed
and come here after Lark, the porter ar
rested yesterday. Tho Springfield authori
ties say that he could not bo taken. A
warrant for Lark, charging him with cut
ting Miss Wilds' throat, was received here
this morning, but he will not bo given up
at this time.
Some ono posted a notice In a negro set
tlement here last night ordering all blncks
to leave Springfield by Saturday night and
as a result the negroes ore greatly ex
cited. Negro porters are flocking horc from the
west. They say they tried to locate in
Marlonvlllc, but were ordered to leave,
They hope to get tho railway company to
locate tho woslcrn end of their division
here.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl.. Aug. 21. Wil
liam Favors, tho negro porter tinder arrest
here, charged with the murder of Miss
Wilds nt Pierce City, Mo., today refused to
go back to thnt place without requisition
papers. Ho insists thnt ho can prove nn
alibi. A hundred or moro negroes of this
city have Interested themselves ln Favors'
behalf and will aid in keeping him hero
until tho likelihood of n lynching at Pierce
City has passed.
ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 21. Judglpg from a
telegram received this evening nt the ox
ecutlvo department from Tstnall county a
raco riot Is Imminent ln that nnd the ad
joining county of Liberty. Governor Cand
ler Is visiting relatives In Alnbnma nnd the
matter was taken up by Adjutant General
Robertson. Another telegram from Lleu
tennnt Worrell nt Hagen stated that 1C0
nrmcd negroes had rescued nrlsoncr from
Constablo Rutlcr In Liberty county. Fur
ther, It Is snld that the negroes were gath
ering from all parts of that, section, pur
chasing nil available arms and ammunition
nnd making gravo threats ngalnst tho
whltos. ,
CHARLOTTE, .V. C. Aug. 21. Luke
Hough, a negro, wns hnngeA nenr Wares
boro, N. C, tonight by a crowd of enraged
citizens. His body wns then riddled with
bullets. Illo crime was criminally assault
ing Miss Lena Keith. Ho slipped up on his
victim while sho slept, broke n chair over
her head and attempted to cut her throat.
The negro ndmlttcd his guilt. The Keiths
aro prominent people nnd ns soon as tho
crlmo became known the entlro community
started after tho negro, who was found In
a few hours.
FUEL COMPANY'S DIVIDEND
nonril of the Colorado Declare One nt
Aliont Two Per Cent on
Common Stock.
DENVER, Aug. ML At the nnnual meet
ing of the Colorado Fuel stod Iron company,
held hero today, several changes wore' made
In the directory of the romrnny. Thoso
dropped aro: Henry WJUoliUisf Denver.
Ernest Thnllman of New York, Ren T.
Cable of Rock Island, III., and John T. Kob
ler of Denver. Their places aro filled by
John J. Mitchell, John Lamber and John W.
Gates of Chicago, and James A. Blair of New
York.
The directors ro-elected arc: James Ii.
Grant, William II. James, A. Koblor, A. C.
Cass, D. C. Beaman of Denver, J. C. Osgood
of Red Stone, Colo., and J. B. Homcrdlnger
of New York.
Of the 250,000 shnrcs outstanding 208,519
shares wore represented.
At n subsequent meeting of the board of
directors these officers wero elected: J. A.
Keblcr, president; A. C. Cass, first vlco
president; Dennis Sullivan, second vlco
president; John T. Jeromo, treasurer; D. C.
Beamnn, secrctnry.
J. C. Osgood, formerly president of the
company, was 'mndo chairman of tho board
of directors.
Tho new executlvo committee consists of
J. C. Osgood. J. A. Kebler, J. A. Grant, J. J.
Mitchell nnd John Lamber.
The board also declared a dividend of 1.73
per cent on the common stock for tho quar
ter ending Juno 30, 1601, from the surplus
earnings of the company, payable October
15, 1901.
CAN SLEEP AFTErTyNCHING
lliixlinnil of .Mnrilereil Woman Tnke
Siitlnfactlnii n IluruliiK
Xcitro.
SHERMAN, Tex., Aug. 21. Numbers of
people who witnessed tho burning of Abe
Wlldner at Rod Branch In this county yes
terday afternoon havo been In Sherman to
dny. The negro confessed to the crlmo of
murdering Mrs. Caldwell. Wlldner was
chained to a olm treo, dried sorghum hay
was piled about his feet and limbs and
wood wns plied to his shoulders. Mr. Cald
well, the husband of the victim, applied tho
mntch nnd Wlldner was burned. Accord
ing to eyewitnesses ho burned twenty-one
minutes boforo llfo wns extinct.
When Caldwell applied tho match and was
turning to the crowd, about 1,000 ln num
ber, ho snld: "Gentlemen, I have not slept
since this brute murdered my wife, but I
bellove I can sleep peacefully tonight." Ho
then thanked the men for their ntslstance
In his capture Wlldner only once asked
to be shot, and ho then snld: "God, you
have stood by mo In times pnst, I ask you
to do so now."
Wlldner's legs wero burned off and hh
body charred. The officers did nil In tholr
power to protect the man, but were not
equal to the nrmy of men bent upon lynch
ing tho negro.
CITY OF G0LC0NDA RIGHTED
SunKhnat WnoilrnfT ltrveaU Full
tent of namiiKe to WrecUeil
Illver Stenuier.
PADUCAH, Ky., Aug. 21. The United
States snagboat Woodruff this afternoon
went to tho wreck of tho City of Golconda
and righted the boat, leaving It with tho
top of tho hurrlcano roof above water not
far from the bank. It Is n bad wreck.
It Is thought tho remainder of the bodies
will be recovered tomorrow. John Mohan,
a peddler, Is added to tho list of dead.
KANSAS FARMERS PAINT MAN
Farmhand Suspected of Flrlnir Wheat
Glteu Coat of Tar nnil
Feather.
PARSONS, Kan., Aug, 21, A fnrmhand
working seven miles cast of here was
tarred and feathered and driven from that
locality today by a crowd ol farmers who
charge.) him with having set fire to stneks
of wheat on tho farm of James Mahoney,
the mart's former employer.
SHAFFER PLANS A FINISH
Astooiitiin Pruldent Thinks He Cn End
Steel Strike.
WILL FIRST BRING ABOUT A CRISIS
Hint of Forcing nn Agreement h
TnkltiK Some l)rnIlc lint M)te
rlou McnRtirc Ilnyvlcw
Men I'nlil Off.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 21. President Shaffer
said tonight that ho has well-defined plans
to bring the great strike to n close. This
Is to be done by bringing nbout such a
crisis ln tho differences between the steel
corporation and the Amalgamated associa
tion as will force a settlement. Just how
all this Is to bo accomplished Is n mystery,
but It will not bo by nrbltrntlon or litiga
tion, ln answer to questions nbout the
numerous stories going the rounds of me
diation or arbitration Mr. Shaffer dismissed
all by saying:
"We have not heard from the other side.
Wo havo not placed nnythlng before them
and know of nobody acting for either sldo
or on any side. We nro not hunting for
arbitration. Arbitration, representing both
sides, might be worse than the strike
Itself. Two willing champions, one for
cither side, might havo a worse fight In
choosing a third party and in settling the
differences than wo In the continuation of
thn strike.
"I have told the othor sldo that, person
ally, 1 would consent to disinterested nr
bltrntlon In tho hands of such public men
as Archbishop Ireland, Bishop Potter and
Seth Low. Although I did not, as nn olll
cer of the association, suggest such a
move, I was willing to advise It."
A squad of nonunion tin workers nro
HChedtllcd to nrrlvo In Pittsburg at 1:50
In the morning, their destination being
either Demmler or the Star Tlnplatc works.
Seven strikers wero arrested near the
gates of tho Pennsylvania Tubo works ln
Soho. When the whlstlo blow nt 5:30 a
crowd of nbout 1,500 gathered to give n
warm reception to any workers who might
como from tho mill. None came, but tho
crowd became noisy nnd the largo force
of policemen on hand rnn tho leaders, all
foreigners, into tho mill office and called
for tho patrol.
Amerlcnn Federation officials offered ball
for the prisoners, who nro charged with
disorderly conduct, but tho magistrate re
fused to aceopt It. Tho men will have n
hearing In tho morning.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 21. Tho Illinois Steel
company, at Its Uayvlcw plant In this city,
today paid off tho strikers and thoso
affected by tho strike In full nnd they are
considered no longer ns employes. Those
belonging to tho Amalgamated association
wero paid the extra 5'4 per cent, ns pro
vided under tho new scnlo agreement nnd
which was signed a few days before tho
strike. Everything Is quiet at the mills.
DOLAN'S STRANGE FUNERAL
I'roceNMlnn FnlloninKT Wenlthy New
Yorker Comprise Mlllliinnlrc
nnil Xeccroe.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Henry Dolan.
bachelor multimillionaire, was burled today
In Greenwood cemotery, his funeral being
tho most remarkable ever held ln New
York. His body was followed to tho gravo
by ono millionaire and thirty negroes, all
of tho latter being former personal ser
vants of Mr. Dolan. Tho ono white mnn
was a prominent member of tho Union
cluh, to which Mr. Dolnn belonged.
Services wero hold nt tho dead man's
mansion, tho principal mourners being tho
ncgroo retainers ho had about him. After
tho funeral the will was road by Attorney
Georgo Dowltt. The vast estato Is to bo
divided up among the chlldron of tho
testator's dead brother, Goodwin Dolan, all
of whom live In tho west, nnd several
cousins. It Is nlso hinted that his servants
nro all remembered ln tho will nnd that
ho left largo sums to charity.
Besides Mrs, Mary Frances DeForrest of
Irving, Kan., who Is at present ln this
city, thero are four other sisters who aro
to como In for a share of the estate as
daughters ot Goodwin Dolnn. They are:
Mrs. dishing of Chicago, Mrs. Coleman of
Buffalo and Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Stownrd
of Irving, Knn.
BATTLE IN JUSTICE OFFICE
Three Men Itecelve I'rnhnhle Death
Wo n nil While .Inillelnry I
WcIkIiIiik Kvlileuce.
WATER VALLEY. Miss., Aug. 21. A
desperato shooting nffrny occurred nt Rey
nolds, In Panola county, ten miles north
of Water Valley, thlft nfternoon, in which
three men wore wounded, two of them
fatally. Otto Johnson was being tried be
fore Justices Shelby and Wnrner on a
charge of seduction. Ben Smith, n witness
for the state, gavn testimony against John
son, who hnd n number of friends on tho
ground. The evidence wns nil ln nnd tho
justices had retired to consldor their ver
dict. Moro than 100 men wero present In tho
room at this time. Suddenly a shot wns
fired, supposedly by Otto Johnson. In
stantly other shots were fired, fully fifty
In all, nnd when the smoko cleared away
Otto Johnson hud three bullets through
the body. Len Smith wns shot through tho
breast. J. W. Dawson through tho breast
nnd tho fnthor of Smith through the arm.
Johnson, Smith and Dawson are probably
fatally wounded.
LEDERER'S MONEY TROUBLES
Petition to Have Theatrical .tlnn
ncr Declnreil n
llaiikriiit.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. A petition to lnvo
Georgo W. Lcderer, theatrical .ntuMpor, de
clared an Involuntary bankrupt, vas filed
today ln tho United States dlstvlct court
by John T. Llttlo as attorney for W. C.
Cubltt nnd Frederick Englaner. Iho peti
tion alleges that Lederor committed nn net
of bankruptcy within tho last weeks, In that
ho nllowed Judgments to bo obtained against
him by Herman Frommo for professional
services to tho nmount of $6,150, and Judg
ments In favor of other creditors not named.
TEXAS TREASURER TO SUFFER
llnnk Fnllure lteul In Introduction
of Itenolutlnn Cnlllnir for III
Imiienchmeiit.
AUSTIN. Tex.. Aug, 21. In tho lower
house today Representative Henderson ot
Lamar Introduced a resolution for tho Im
peachment of State Treasurer Robhlns, In
connection with depositing stato funds In
tho First National bank at Austin, which
failed on August 3, and which had moro
than $300,000 of the treasury funds on de
posit In violation of the state law. The
resolution went over until tomorrow.
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska I'nlr Thursday and
Friday; Northerly Winds, Becoming Vari
able. Temperature at Omaha YcMcnlnyi
Hour. lli'ii, Hour. I)c,
fi n. in,,,.,, 7 1 1 ii. in ...... tc
l a. I TO 1! l. in Ill
7 a. m 71 it p. in IIU
ll. m Ti 4 p. Ill M
I' a. m 711 n i. ill...... 711
HI a. n 7N II p. m 7(1
II a. in...,,, VI 7 1. m ?.
I- III Ml S i. ill 7.1
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KILLED IN ATTACK ON WOMEN
I'eililler Fought to the Death Ii)' Tlinne
Whom He yeck to .Make
HI Victim.
PITTSBURG, Pa.. Aug. 21. -Robert Nog
ler, a Hebrew peddler, was killed today
while attacking two women In the homo of
Osborno Woods, 12 Camp street. Mrs. Atlol
Lees nnd Mrs. Grace Woods, wno were de
fending themselves ngnlnst the man's as
saults, aro under nrrest on tho chnrge of
murder.
For n week past Noglor has beon seen try
ing to enter tho Woods house, wevernl times
Into at night. This afternoon, It Is alleged,
ho burst into tho room where Mrs. Woods
nnd her little son were and mndo nn as
sault on the woman. Mrs. Lees, who lives
next door, rushed In nnd Interposed. The
man turned Ills attention to her und after
following the woman from one room to
another, seized n bread-knife, It Is nllegrd,
to enrry out his throats of murder. Tho
woman fought frantically In n narrow stair
way. Nogler was stabbed and staggered to
n chair, whllo the blood gushed from his
neck. He died before medical assistance
arrived.
Mrs. I,eo rushed from tho houso nnd ran
Ii quarter of n mllo to the office of Dr. J. G.
llurko for nsststnnce. While the doctor was
going to tho scene of the killing tho woman
went to her home, hastily changed hfr
clothes nnd went downtown to meet h r
huibnnd, R. C. Lees, n telegraph operator,
who was to go with her to Atlantic City to
night. She was arrested shortly afterward.
HUNDRED PERSONS BURNED
C'olliii of Mliir.liiu till Tank Injure
Firemen it ml Spec
tator. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21. By tho col
lapse of a burning oil tank today at tho
Atlantic OH Refinery plant nt Point Breeze,
where n fire has been raging since Mon
day afternoon, nbout 100 persons, firemen,
employes of tho company and spectators,
wero moro or less severely burned. Most
of the cases wero treated on tho ground
by ambulance surgeons, but n few of Jhem
were sufficiently serious to necessltnto re
moval to the hospitals,
When the tank careened nnd fell tho
heavy Iron sheathing separated, precipitat
ing grcnt quantities of blazing petroleum
Into Pnssyunk avenue. Thero wbb a wild
stampede among the people in tho vicinity
and many of them were badly burned.
Late tonight the firemen and olllclala of
the company snld tho fire was under con
trol. Only one tank Is now burning nnd
unless the wind changes from the south
west tho flro will burn Itself out within
a few hours. It Is difficult to securo an
nccurato Idea ot the loss. President Lloyd
of the Atlantic Refining company said that
even tho officials of the company did not
know how mnny tanks had been destroyed.
Ho estimated tho loss nt $300,000 or $400,
000. HIGHWAYMEN AND LIGHTNING
They Unite In nn HrTnrt to DlNcournKe
StnKliiK In Oreicon ami
Arizona.
ASHLAND. Ore., Aug. 21. The stage on
the Ager-Klnmath Falls route was' held up
by highwaymen ten miles east of Agcr,
Cal., this morning. They secured tho Wolls
Fargo Express trcasuro box and tho United
Stntes mall. Tho location of tho holdup
was a flat country nnd ln a neighborhood
not heretofore Infested with stngo robbers,
who havo so frequently opornted on this
line.
PRECOTT, Ariz. Aug. 21. Word has been
received hero thnt tho stage between Camp
Verde nnd Dnwoy wns struck by lightning.
One horso was Instantly killed and tho
driver badly burned by tho bolt. His shoos
and stockings were torn from his feet. All
tho pnsscngers were morb or less shocked,
but nono fatally Injured,
TORN TO PIECES BY A BEAR
tiiime CoiiimlNlouer'n Holly Found In
the Heart of MoiiKollau
Mountain,
DENVER!! Aug. 21. A special to tho
Nows from Phoenix. Ariz., says: The re
mains of John MeCnrty, fish and gamo
commissioner of Arizona, who has been
missing for some time, were found in tho
Mongolian mountains near Flagstnff today
by a searching party. Ho had beon literally
torn to pieces by a bear, presumably, that
ho had tried to kill.
McCarty was a prominent Arlzonlnn, com
ing to this territory twenty years ago from
Utah and originally from Missouri. Ho
was n professional hunter and know every
Inch of the country In which ho disap
peared two months ago. A largo party of
friends havo been In the mountains search
ing for him ever slnco.
ASSIGNMENT AND SUICIDE
Crltchet. Slhley & ., Shoe Firm of
lloloii, Fall anil a .Mcmlicr
Kill lllitifcclr.
BOSTON, Aug. 21.-Critchet, Sibley &
Co., boot and shoo manufacturers of this
city, mnde an assignment today for thn ben
efit of creditors. Tho liabilities aro bo
Jleved to be henvy.
BELFAST, Me., Aug. 21. A sensation wn3
caused today when It beenmo known that
A. Cutter Sibley, a well known shoo mrn
ufacturcr. who was found dead In his stable
hero yesterday, had committed suicide. It
was nt first reported that death wns dun
to heart disease. It hn been learned that
Just befnro his death Mr. Sibley had writ
ten to friends announcing that ho hnd made
an assignment n his Intorest In the shoe
factory of Crltchet. Sibley & Co. for tho
benefit of creditors.
WRECK CAUSES A RELAPSE
Former 'iiirriiiini HlnrleliNcii
Critically III Since Suinnh
on t'lilcnuro X- Alton,
JACKSONVILLE, III., Aug. 21 -William
M. Hlnrlchson", former secretary of stnto
nnd former congressman, of t)ils oity, who
had Just recovered from a critical Illness,
was a passenger on tho Chicago & Alton
train which was wrecked at Prontlco last
night. The Bbock occasioned a relapse and
Mr. Hlnrlchsen Is critically ill,
rnrr ait imitt t Tnn
Air K IX m I'MLLIFN
Iowi Demooriti Nnme Him fsr Governor
in Exciting Convmtlon,
G. E. FERGUSON RANKS NEXT ON TICKET
fchortley for Judge, Johisoi for lupirln
tendtat of School;.
A. C. BRICE FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
Kmias City PUtform Rsifflrmid by
Deciiit Vol.
FOUGHT OUT BITTERLY ON THE FLOOR
Conllileiit Gold Men Control Commit
tee on HeMilutloti, hut Minority
lleport t)vcr IicIiiiIukI)
Defeat Them,
For Governor Thomns J. Phillips, Ot
tumwa. For Lieutenant Govornor G. E. Ferguson,
Missouri Valley.
For Judge John Shortloy, Perry.
For Superintendent of Schools William
D. Johnson, Cntroll.
For Railroad Commissioner A. C Ilrlco,
Bedford
(From n Stall Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, In., Aug. 21. (Special Tel
egram.) The democrats of Iowa today hold
one of the most exciting conventions lu
their history nnd nftcr realllrmlng the Kan
mh City platform by a declstvo vote nom
inated this ticket!
A desperate effort was made to shedvo
tho silver question and tho gold men so
cured control of the organization and oil
thn committees nnd then failed. Tho light
for renlllrmatlon of tho Kansas City plat
form was tnken to the convention and
fought out. Although u majority of the
dclegntcs present were apparently opposrd
to keeping Bllver boforo the people, by reason
of the unit rulo thoy were beaten In tho con
vention. Tho members of tho committee on
resolutions who woro gold men were to con
fident they could control tho convention thnt
they would yield nothing. At ono tlmo tho
commltteo had agreed on n modernto course,
but this wns reconsidered and tho silver
men decided thoy would go to tho conven
tion. Tho nomination of Phillips wns mado
reluctantly, efforts hnvlng boon repeatedly
mado to got a new candidate In tho field.
Sells, Redmond, Bnll nnd others refused
positively to allow their names to bo used.
Vote for .Minority lleport.
Tho vote for tho minority report was CGI
to K5S nnd the minority report was declared
to be tho platform. An effort wns again
mado to get tho Hamilton substitute be
fore the convention, but t failed. Coto Sells
ottered a substitute In regard to railroad
taxation, but It was ruled out of order.
Thoro was great commotion and many left
thn hall.
On tho first ballot for governor T, J. Phil
lips ot Ottumwa got E62, II. J. Stlger of
Toledo, G26; Oeorgo W. Ball of Iowa City,
10; James U. Weaver, 13; John N. Red
mond, 20.
On the second ballot Phillips was nomi
nated, fi02V4 to B89',4 for Stlger.
A mudnlo ensued whon the lieutenant gov
ornor was nominated. G. E. Ferguson of
Harrison county wns nominated and sov
oral other men brought ln, but nil declined
but Ferguson. Ho was nominated by ac
clamation. For Judge John Shortloy was nomlnnted
by acclamation.
For superintendent of schools tho voto
was: Sam D. Whiting, Iown City, 323;
Wllllnm I). Johnron, Carroll county, B24V&;
Logan Steese, Dos Moines county, 84. John
son wns nominated.
A. C. Bryco of Taylor county was named
for railroad commissioner.
ProcccilliiK In Detnll.
Tho convention was a llttlo Into In getting
together. Tho caucuses had consumed moro
tlmo than usual nnd the delegates had been
up lato tho night before. Tho Auditorium
was far from being filled whon tho conven
tion was called to order at 10:30 a. m. Chalr
mna Huffman forgot to open it with prnyor
nnd nftor he hnd introduced tho temporary
chairman, thnt official asked Rev. Dr. Mo
Cash to dcller tin Invocation.' E. M. 8haron
of Davenport, tempornry chairman, de
livered his address. Mo snld:
The democratic party must not be n nega
tive party a pnrty of moro opposition. It
cannot bo n pnrty of calamity which draws
vitality and success from Industrial pr
financial depression.
Imperialism und trusts nrc the two great
domlnuut evils of our national life. Th'ey
product) 1 1 10 two great Issues which tlio
democratic party must meet.
There can bo no solution of the trust
problem, thero can bo no breaking down
of monopoly until government favor is
withdrawn from them, Destroy monopoly
and tipecliil class privileges nnd you kill tho
trusts. Commence In the pntent office, tlto
fountnlnhead of legalized monopoly.
If tho government at Wnshlngton would
demand that tho Htock of every corpora
tion licensed by It represented money or
property at Its actual worth If It
will take cure thnt It gets no
unduo itdvantngo from transportation
that It used no unfair means to
dfstroy legitimate competition thnt It sells
Its products for n fnlr price that It treats
Its employes honestly nnd pnvs fair wages
for n fair dav'o work It It will oblige it to
pay nu Income tux upon Its possible
earnlngs-wi) would find a sroat many
Nnpoleons of finance losing interest In whut
urn now tho viiHt monopolies and trusts or
the world und honest business men could
use their methods of operation for the bene
fit of our Industries.
If congress persists In rcfuslm? to submit
necessary nmendments to the constitution
of tho t'nlled Htutes It Is tho duty of tho
stntes to call a convention for thnt purnoso
nnd revise lie constitution bv adding to It
the grants ncccssnry to enable congress to
control the trusts, destroy monopoly, pro
vide for tho election of United Htates sena
tors by tho people nnd provide for nn In
come tnx on persons nnd corporations suf
ficient In times of peiico to pay tho greater
part of nil tho expenses of tho national gov
ernment. The most significant part was that re
ferring by name to President Clovolnnd.
Not only did ho havo the courage to refer
to Cleveland, but his words were roundly
applauded, something which would not havo
happened In the convention n your ngo.
After announcement of committees, recess
was taken.
Permanent Orunulsn tlou.
On reassembling at 2 p. m. tho commltteo
on credentials reportod thero wero no con
tests. John N. Redmond of Linn county mi
mado permanent chairman. In a brlot ad
dress to the convention he boastod that ho
had voted for both Cleveland nnd Bryan,
and counseled a conservative course with
regard to tho platform. Ho would put away
tho family uunrrols and light the common
enemy. He wns well received, Whllo wait
ing for tho commltteo on platform to roport
speeches wero In order, C. A. Wlndlu uf
Chicago nmiisnd tho convention somu time
with witty remarks. Slam T. Wright of Tip
ton, a gold democrat, spoke nt length, D. J,
O'Connell of Burlington was called on and
spolte briefly,
At 3;30 p. iu. thn platform commute r-
