The Omaha Daily Bee. JMTA!ILlS.UJi! JL'XIi I!), 1871. OMAHA, JIOXDAY JlOJtJSaXC;, SE1'TEJ1JJ3U 2, 1001-TJ5X PAGES. KIXcji.p. rnnv -i.-mvi nrvM. 1 . i CHINESE MAY GO BACK Humor New i that Zia'at- Expedition Will Lever Eucj Ir.in. CEREMONIES WOULD BE TV0 HUMILIATING Cliuan'u AtteuianU You'.d Ea.her Die Thau Perform Ihem. KAISER ASKS EQUALLY WITH EMPEROR Powinj to n.a Would Bo Dblo.-a ty Eomo Ruler. to FORM OF APOLOGY ALSO IMPOSSBLE Celestlnts Wish .Merely to Mny They Ait hurry mi Keltelcr Win Killed, lint tlrriuiins Muhe It Mt'iinurr. RERUN. Stpt. 1. It l now doubtful, ac cording to it dlipalrh to tho I.okal Anzilgor from Hfisil, Suitzetland, whether Prince Chuan will come to llcrlln to m.iko formal np'losy for tho murder of Huron von Ket teler. Members of tlio oxpirntory cxpedl tlon say: "Under tho conditions wc r never go to Hcrllu; wo would rathe' thiin nceept them " It nppenrs that they object to Prlu. Chuan's nttendants pt nitrating themselves before Emperor William, Inasmuch this U n special honor reserved for the. emperor of China and would Involve, a recognition of tho kaiser's equality. Tho following Information Is Riven re garding Prince Chtlnn'B speech to tho kaiser. I'rlncn Chuan Intended to say: "The Chinese government regrets that Haron von Kettolor was killed," but tho Cicrman government dictated tho following, form- nhc Chinese government begs pardon for tho murder of tho German minister llaron von Ketteler.' " The Chinese tn Hanoi oro trying to gtvo the case International Importance by em phasizing the fact that one of the digni taries selected for prostration was made a baronet by Queen Victoria while another has the cross of tho Legion of Honor. It Is alleged that Emperor William Is de termined thnt the protocol shall be signed before ho receives Prince Chuan anil that ho will Insist on an npology for the murder of llaron von Ketteler. Heyond that the ceromony will be deprived of everything of n humiliating character, full honors being awarded to Prince Chunn. as a brother of Kmperor Kwang Su, on his way to tho palace. i Feel It nt IV U I n. LONDON, Sept. 2. "Tho delay in tho promulgation of tho edicts necessary to complete .the protocol is duo to tho Chuan dlfllculty," says a dispatch to tho Times from Tekln. Tho Chinese version Is that Kmperor Wllllnm insisted on Prlnco Cbuan kotowing and when this was refused wanted lils-ntHe-to kotow Kor n century pnst all envoys to Pckln have refused to perform this barbaric ceremony and there Is great nstonlshmc nt hero that Germany has raised the question, as the Gorman minister Is so nnxlous to get the. protocol signed that ho has today, for tho second time, urged the ministers not to wnlt for tho edict, but tb get tho protocol signed nnd to trust tho Chinese envoys for securinc. tho edicts afterward. In view of the unsatisfactory nature of tho alms of tho edicts It Is Impossible for Sir Ernest .Satow and Mr. Hockhlll to as sont, nlthough a majority of the ministers are willing. Mr. Hockhlll has been com pelled to decline tho French nffor of a pas sage tn Japan on tho cruiser Pascal. IRISH PEOPLE ARE SECURE Ileilinnnil Slljn They .Mny Stiffly I ig nore Tli rent" of Reduced lleprrseiitntlnii. I5NDON, Sept. 2. John Redmond. M. P., speaking yesterday In Westport, Ireland, took up tho conservative challengo and characterized tho policy of reducing Ire land's representation In Parliament, as hinted at by Mr. Dnlfour nnd Mr. Chamber lain during tho recent unionist demonstra tion nt Blenheim pnlncc, as absurd, He de clared that tho Irish pcoplo "can absolutely dtsrogard uch threats and rely on the pr -visions of tho act of tho union, which sit tlcd the question of representation." Dilating on whnt ho called tho rollitp o of the parliamentary system during the i'e cent session, he said It proved that wllh n little prcssuro tho united Irish pnrty could get anything It wanted. Conservative pa pom comment on Mr. Redmond's speech as Justifying the government "In taking prnt tlcal measures to mitigate tho nulsanca of lrUh obstruction," BATTLE SCENES AT PANAMA TtrltUli milt'crn Tell of VlnltliiK Just After KiiuuKemeiit . .Sliurk C.'rln Snllnr. lelil VICTORIA. 11. C, Sept. t. II. M. S. riiuetnn returned this morning from ' Pnnunm, where It has been protecting Ilrltlsh Interests, Its officers tell of nn engagement which occurred three mlls from the city while thu vossel was there. They went over the Held next day nnd snw muny dend nnd wounded. A stretcher was seen In n ditch covered with blood nnd a, little farther ulong the road they saw ui carriage tn wnicli wns u wounded govern- ment officer and his escort with two' prisoners. One of tho officers visited the prison nnd miys that innny nro dying there becnuso of tho unrnnltnry condition of tho prison. While tho cruiser was nt Panama one of the seamen, named Ilnughton, waa lust overboard and was dragged down by a shark. ECUADOR HAS NEW PRESIDENT I'luxn Heller en Alfiirn nnil Order nnd (Jooil Feelluiv I'revull K erjMlieri-, OUAYAQUIU Ecuador. Sept. l.in ac cordance with tho constitution of Ecuador, President Alfara at 12 o'clock hit 'eI ht gavo over tho presidential olllce to his sue ceisor, General l.eonldas Plaza. The f.um-r president It expected to nrrlvo here wl h n a few days. Order and good feeling pie. vnll throughout the country. Tho Chilian protected cru'ser Minister Zinterno, now nnchonvl here, has bet) well r.celvcd Its officers time been entortalnrd by xhc govt-nmeut T:day Governor LuU A PHlon to-jk them on nn excursion up th River Guyus. whldi proved a pleasura ble experience nnd is described as "belplni; to ci-mrni the friendship existing between Ecuador and Chill." PARADE FOR KING CHRISTIAN KlKlit Thousnnil Fuss In Iteilew nmt Depiitutlnn Than Us Mini fur 1,1 ho ra I A pirn I n t in c n ( . COPENHAGEN, Sept. 1. -At noon today King Christian witnessed from Arnlclen bnrd castle, the ordinary resilience of tho, Danish royal family, a notable demonstra tion, by the liberals, In his honor. Might thousand persons passed In review. Tho king. In the presence of Queen Alexandra, King George, the dowager czarina ntid other royal personages, received a special deputation, who thanked him for reposing confidence In the people and appointing a liberal ministry. In the cotirrc of n gracious speech of reply. King Christian said the ministry mlsht rest nssured of every support on lils part and he trusted the majority of tho people, who had culled tho leaders of tho opposition to olllce, would support them In a much more difficult task as responsible government lenders. His majesty then pro eeeded to one of tho balconies and pro posed a cheer for "our beloved father land." At the state banquet there wcro 2,3)0 guests. Dr. Duentzcr, the premier, In thu prcsenco of all the, other members of M13 cabinet, outlined his political program, In cluding tax reform and reforms In tho system of Judicature. He characterized the appointment of tho new ministry as n practical proof that self-government by I the people will now bo carried on through 'cir elected representatives. .tTTING READY FOR THE CZAR French Ouielnls Put Their Heart To uether tn Plan n Hrnl fin ml Tlmr. PARIS, Sept. 1. The premier, M. Wal-dcck-Rousseau, was In conference today with tho minister of foreign affairs, M. Delcasso, and tho forthcoming visit of tho Russian emperor was discussed. As a result of tho conference it wa ,,, ..",, ", nA ,,, u T C'V I",'!,.? flnn r m,I Ikn. tl 1 .1 1 , w,v( 'wvv.i:i tu J LI i J r 1 1 r, September 17, and embark tho following day on the torpedo boat destroyer Casslnl to meet the czar. After the landing and the luncheon In the hnll of tho Chamber of Commerce, M. 'ubot nnd their Imperial mnjcstles will start for Complegne. Sep tcmber 19 will bu devoted to the review at Ilethany nnd to tho visit to Rhclms. Noth ing has been nrrnnged definitely for Sep tember 20, except the state banquet .it Com plegne nnd tho opera performance In tho Cnstlo theater. It Is still hoped tho czar will come to Paris on tho morning of tho 20th, but It Is moro probable that ho will visit tho environs of Comptegno nnd leave tho following morning. Tho Eclnlr says It Is not unlikely thnt a couple of Italian warships will go to Dunkirk during tho vl3lt of tho czar. COPENHAGEN, Sept. 1. Tho Russian Inperlal yacht Standart, hearing Emperor Nicholas and Empress Alexandra, dropped anchor In KJobe bay tonight. There Is great disappointment In Dun kirk at the nhortness of tho czar's stay there, especially as the quay will be Isolated from the public, which will thus scarcely get a glimpse of tho Russian emperor. It Is understood that tho Russian embassy and tho czar's entourage settled the details, M. Dclcassc told tho mayor of Dunkhk that It would be impossible to arrange for a modification of the program. CUBAN TRADEIS FALLING OFF Vnnkees Dint-aver They Arc Xot Get tliiK the Ilusluess There They Ilia I.iint Year. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. Some figures re latlng to tho export and Import trade of Cuba for the first seven months of this year as compared with a similar porlod lait year. Just published by the division of In sular affairs, War department, Indicate that radical changes are going cu In that trale and tint the United States and other North Ameili.in countries are the sufferers in thU turn of trade. Thus it Is shown that I ho exports from Cuba for the period mentioned thin venr wero valued at $38,033,930, as against $43,300,065 for tna samo period last year, whllo the Imports for the same porlod were worm .o.vvi.aii, as pgainsi i,aoa,t for tho corresponding otlod In 1900. Tho Imports from the United Stales diminished 6.1 per cent nnd that of other North Ameri can countries 16. C per cent, while Cuba shipped to the United States during tho snmc period 11.1 per cent moro goods than the preceding year nnd to tho other North American countries it ft per cent more. TRY TO THRASH THE EDITORS Ofllprr of .SpnnlMli Siiiundi'on Meek lie Venice mill I'reelpltnte Some Lively HnliiKii. MADRID, Sept. 1. EI Corrco de Oul puzcon, n CarllHt Journal published In Snn Sebaftlan, the summer residence of tho Spanish court, recently printed nn nrtlcle which the officers of the Spanish squadron I stntloned off San Sebnstlan considered in-J K'.iltlng, A scoru of the officers went lust i evening to the offices of the paper nnd J nttneked tho mnnagcr nnd two editors ' wllh sticks. A free ilulit followed. In which n lieutenant was severely hurt nnd 1 two other officers were slightly Injur..!. 1 Tho manager of tho paper nnd one editor I received severe Injury. Several of the olll- i cers were nt rested, but wore liberated on giving their word of honor to keep the I pence. Tho excitement In the inwn tlnues. According to El Liberal, fifty nfM-1 cers were concerned and three Biiccesfsive ' ntlncks wero made, , BODY MAY HAVE BEEN ANDREE'S llllnolK Men llrliiK lliiek from .-North liiiHium' Story of Mtrnnne Find. the CHICAGO, Sept. 1. A dlspntch to 'he Tribune from Kankakee, III., says that Waller W. Cobb and G. W. Shields, well known young men of Kunkttkee, who have Just returned from u forty-five days' trip through the Hudson bay region, bring back a story told by lndlnns of the fur north , thnt may relnto to the missing explorer Amlrro a ml ono of his two companions. At Moose factory, a Hudson bay trading post nt tho mouth of Mooso river, the seven men stntloned there reported that n party of Indians who camo down from tho fur north last spring told of the finding cf the bodies of two white men nt n point about WO miles north of Moose Factory. The story of the Indluns wns that tho bodies wero found In u broken basket, their description of which seemed to Indl cnto a basket of u balloon and thnt tho bodies h.d been burled by Indians. The lndlnns brought no proof with them, bat the men Ht .Moose Kerry wero Inclined to believe the story. FORTY THOUSAND FOR RELIEF Amalgamated tn Pay $4 or Mere Per Week to 10,000 otrikeri. PICKETS MUST BE WIDE AWAKE TODAY Olllclnl Suspect (lint Corporation Mny Try to Hush In .Voiiiinlniilstii While l.nlmr liny Cere monies Are Oil. PITTSDURO. Pa., Sept. l.-Tho principal Interest In strike matters today was ecu lered In the Duquesne plant, where It was ixpccted the strikers would make a decided move townrd closing down the entire works The report from there tonight s.tys the situation is critical. The two bt.ss inciters nnd all of tho first helpers went to work as usunl this morning and all twelve fur naces were charged. Only one second holpor went in and all ladle men stnyed out. Tho strikers made n thorough house-to house canvass of open hearth men nil day At 4 p. m., tlmo for helpers and ladle men tn go on, pickets wcc o" duty on the streets and turned back three ladle men. Tho night turn is badly crippled, but men wcro hrought from tho Hessemer department to help out nnd tho mill Is running full. Sixty or tho dny turn men are off and tho strik ers ray not a man will report tomorrow. If tho open hearth Is shut down the four-Inch mill must also shut down. Thl3 mill sup plies Monessen nnd Vnndergrlft tin mills henco tho movement Is Important to the strikers. Mill olllclals admit today that a striko Is on, but say no serious results will follow. Thirty coal and Iron police were brought from Urnddock and the night nnd day borough pqHce, with four extras, aro-o.T ouiy. livcrytning so rnr has been con ducted in an orderly manner. Steel offlclnls In Pittsburg tonight de claru that, nil reports to tho contrary noiwitnitunding, there Is no striko nt Du qticsnc and will be none. They say nil night-turn men reported for duty nnd tho plnnt Is being worked to Kb full capacity. iney are confident thnt tho entlro day-turn forco will go to work as usual In tb morn ing. Forty Thoimmiit In Ilpnelltn. A conservative cstlmnto of the amount of strike benefits that are to bo paid by the Amalgamated association to Its striking members now Idle has been placed at $10,000 every week. This Is basing the number of beneficiaries nt 10,000 and tho nverngo pay ment to a member at $4 a week. Secretary Williams of the association said that tho payments wl'l bo mado every two weeks, commencing September U, nnd will be con tinued so long as the striko lasts. He de clares there will be plenty of money to enro for all the striking members and In cases where $4 U not enough for the care of a member nnd his family moro wilt bo given. No statement of tho actual condition of the Amalgamated treasury has over been given out, but from the way contributions have come In and the normal sum of money there, It Is believed that the present bal ance to the credit of the organization Is quite Inrge. Mr. Williams Bys, however, that the organization has recourses not. known to the general public that enable It to continue its strike for nn Indefinite length or time. President Shaffer, who Is to take a very active part In tho Labor day festivities to morrow, was not nt homo to callers today. Huron Mute- lint Hopeful. President Simon Hums, whoso reputed Interview with President C. M. Schwab in New York over tho long distance tolephono is generally believed, said today that he bad not heard anything now from Now York. Ho remained nbsolutcly non-committal re garding his phua for bringing about pcaco, but ho is hopeful and evidently believes that some solution of the present serious predicament of tho Amalgamated associa tion will ultimately be found. Most of tho mills In Pittsburg wero do sertcd durlug today. The attempt of tho Star tin mill's ofllclnls to bring in additional forces early this morning had tho effect of keeping a larga force of strikers' pickets about tho mill today. It Is reported that tho company run In elcht men from PMlmlpI phla, nnd that the strikers pulled out four deserters from tho mill. There was noth Ing attempted in the way of picket duty about tho Painter mills during tho day. Tho strikers spent n portion of the day making personal calls at tho homes of the men working In tho mills nnd who live In the west end. These visits are repeated every week and thus far have accomplished but little. Reports from the other plants show nn unchanged condition. VlKllnuee Unrele iitliiK. It Is given out that the ofllclnls of the strikers will not permit any relaxation of tho picket duty tomorrow In splto of tho speclul ceremonies going on In the Interest of orgnnized labor. The force of pickets will bo maintained In every vicinity nnd all mills will ho kept coustlnunlly undor the eyes of the strikers and will be nhle to act promptly should nonunion men arrive at any hour of tho dny or night, It has been generally believed that tho corporation would take advantage of Labor day to rush 'n a larger force of nonuionlsts than usual "titl this has been provided for. Amalgamated headquarters will be de- ""ted most of tomorrow. President ShalTer wl" bo occupied with tho pnrado and his ""urcss in uoss grove. All or tho other r,mco"s of ' organization usually about l'lttsburg will bo engaged In working up 'n'uslati lor the organization movement ""u ",e vmubu "i me niiiamaiuuieu associa W"Q n" "10 ucncflt entertainments anJ t,xcurslons tliat w'" ue heM during to.' morrow, tho strikers expect their cause to bo materially aided. Between twenty and thirty nonunion workmen arrived at Canal Dovor todny by special train to go to work In the sheet plant, Tho management claims that four mills will be In operation in tho near future. The strikers contlnuo to wutch tho mill from a distance, but no one approached It today .Strike Cnrry Off llei-rutln, Tho strikers stole n march on the manager of thu Star tin plant about midnight tonight and took from htm a party of twelve non- unionists being taken to tho mill, Tho men arrived over tho Pennsylvania railroad fro Philadelphia about U.30 p. m., and were met oj n lorge rorco of policemen who had or ders to see thnt they wore safely landed In an omnibus to be driven to tho mill at Twolfth street. The policemen nt the union station performed their duty successfully, but after the vehlclo left tho stntlon It was surrounded by a crowd of 330 strikers. Stones and vile epithets were hurled at the now comers and In spite of the efforts of the driver of the 'bus to sped his team, tho strikers reached the mill ahead of the non unlonlbtB, completely overpowered the two lono policemen atatloncd there nnd literally carried off nine of the men and lodged them In a hotel on Liberty avenue, the other (Continued on Fourth Page.) CLUB'S EMPLOYES MURDERED Golfer' Hon nt VoiiUrrn Itcil iilth lllooil of Cotoreit ' AVnlter nnil Mennrd. NKW YORK, Sept. l.-ho bodies of David Scott nnd John Stevens, the one the steward nnd the other thaj hend wnlter of the Slwnnoy Oolf club, were found to day In it room which the men occupied In the nttlc of the clubhouse, which Is locnted on the outskirts of Yonkers. They hud been murdered with a butcher knife, which wns found on the floor of the room nnd which hud been repeatedly plunged Into them, nit many its n dozen cuts being located by the physlclnns who were summoned. The men were negroes nnd Wnrner Slmms, u. colored waiter, Is held on suspicion of knowing of tho murder, whllo frank Dunnlngton, another negro, who called nt tho club vestcrduy looking for work, Is under detention. The police found In the room tho steel portion of a cutter. It hud on it blood nnd hair nnd this, tho pollen claim, be longed to Slmms. The hnndlo was found downstairs and this handle had the name "Slmms" on It. The cnslt box, which wus In the keeping of Scott, cannot be found. The box contnlued nbout $160. SImm says he believes that burglars-entered tho huu.io nnd nftcr searching below sttilrs hnd as- cended to the nttlc nnd (rled to rob Scott nnd Stevens, thnt one of them was uwak encd and thnt tho burglar used the knife. Scott enme from llnltlinore, nievons from Petersburg, Vu., and Slmms Is from this city. The Slwnnoy Golf club Is nn eveln. Hive organization and Its membership In- .iimi-s j.iu oi mo rttsnlonablc residents of Yonkers. THREE ARE AFTER CARRIERS Df-iMer, MlntienpolU nnil Cnliinihu the Cltlen Alrenily llliliim fP .Next Convention, CHATTANOOGA. Tonn.. Rnnt i..ii,..t 100 delegates to tho natfnnnt nnmi , the Letter Carriers' association have ar rived, Including President John N P,.rnn. and all tho general officers of the associa tion. More delegates are iirrlvlnc- nn train. The visitors here epent today In seeing unuui mountain, unicknmauga park and points of scenic interest. There Is spirited rivalrv nmnnAn,r,. cities for the 1902 convention, Denver, Minneapolis nnd Columbus. O.. bolne In thu iul-b. uiaor cities may enter Inter. One of tho most important nucHtlnnn tn como before tho convention will bo Jho uiuiii-r oi salaries for carriers. bT. LOUIS, Sept. 1. Two hundred lnt er carriers, clerks and postal nfflpinin fmm points In the north nnd west, who nro on wicir way to attend tho annual rnnvnntinn of tho National Association of Letter Car riers nt Chnttunooga, Tonn., stopped here today nnd wero entertained by tho St. Louis branch of the association. Accompanied by the St. Louis delegation they left nt 4:15 p. m. over tne Louievlllo & Nashville rail road for Chattnnoogu. The delegations were irom umnnn, Chicago, Elgin, Jackson vlllo, Springfield. Rock Island nnd nMvi dere, HI., St. Paul, Minn.; Denver and San Francisco., .1 STARTS TO SWIMsT0 NEW YORK Peter Mc.Vnlly Tnlien First Stroke nt ChnrleMon IlrlilKe, IloMoii Thlrty Dny for Trip. BOSTON, Sept. 1. Iu a drizzling rain nnil a strong northeasterly wind, which made me water choppy, Peter McNally. a well known swimmer, started from Charleston bridge at 2:lfi this nf'ornoou on his attempt to swim to New York In thirty dnys. There wero about 2,000 pcoplo on tho pier. When ne caruo to the Btirfaco ho wns cheered. McNally kept close to the wharves. ..mil after he had passed tho ferries, then struck ncross 10 tne commonwealth dock. Mc Nally was making good time when last seen In the distance. Having tho tldo with him. ii is prounuio no reached Lovell's Island nine miles below. Two frlenda in a boat Kept near nun. TRIES TO LYJNCH M0T0RMAN Mt. I, Kills Moll r.nrilKetl liy flic Kllllnu of n Two-Ycnr-Olil Hoy. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1. Tho killing of 2- year-old Willie Kopejtko by nn electric enr this afternoon, precipitated a riot nt ourtctnth street nnd Lafayetta avenue. In which nn attempt was made to lynch Motor- man W. n. Duff. Officer Usher, who ap peared on tho scene rescued Motormnn Duff nt tho point of n revolver and locked him up to await the coroner's Inquest. Within tho past few weeks a numbor of persons havo been run down nnd killed or Injured Transit company cars nnd much In- donation Is felt townrd tho company and lt3 employes, who are charged with running cars faster than the law allows. HATCHETER W AGAINST IT Hven In Nnuulity Xev York They Cheek Her AVniulerlnKn with Arrest. NEW YORK, Sept. 1. Carrie Nntlon, who arrived In this city today, was arrested at Twenty-ellght street and Eighth nvon'uo. charged with "raising a crowd and crcitlng a disturbance." She wns released, however, upon the assurance of her escort that she would go direct to her hotel, Ileforo being arrested Mrs, Nation entered three saloons and two concert hnlls and In strong language threatened the bartender and the persons engaged In tho different resorts. A crowd followed her from plnco to place, constantly growing large and more bols terlous and finally tho police Interfered nnd arrested Mrs, Nation. PULLING EARS PROHIBITED Grriunny Finds l'rni-llie I'roiluctl ve of Uenfness ami Other Ills, FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN, Sept. 1. Teachers In Gorman schools have been pro hibited from pulling the ears of pupils, it Is declared that many children have thus been rendered permanently deaf. It hns beon established also that a woman 3r years old, whose ear was pulled by a consumptive teacher during her childhood, has sufferel from a clear cbbo of lupus ever since. KILLED IN BOERS' WRECKING Kltehruer Iteporls Los of .Vine Men In HlmrliiK I'p nnil De struction of Triilu, LONDON, Sept. 1. Lord Kitchener re ports to the War office that nine persons were killed and seventeen others wounded by the blowing up and derailing of tho train which the noers destroyed yesterday between Waterval and Haarnan'a kraal. THIS IS LABOR'S OWN DAY AH Prelimlmry Arrangements Complete for Proper Celebration. ROUTE OF THE STREET PARADE I'litni for n IIIk Plcnle nt Mi ndlt-nte 1'nrU, Where There Will He Mpenk Iiiki MtiNlo mill Athletic Amusements, This Is Labor dny and Indications are that Mayor .Voores' proclamation, rnlline upon employers mid employes to observe the occasion, will ho generally followed. A big feature of tho celebration of the labor unions will bo tho parade. Harry Sago has been selected ns grand marshal, with L. C. Ouyc as aide. The parade, start ing at 10:30 n. m will move from Seven tejnth and Capitol avenue east to Tenth street, south to Douglas, went to Sixteenth, south to Leaenworth. At Sixteenth nnd Leavenworth tho parade will disband nnd tho marchers take cars for Syndicate park. South Omaha. Thero a big picnic will bo held, with speeches by promlnont men, good music and a program of sports. i no program of sports Includes a free-for-all foot race; 100-yard dash by union men only; fat men's race, 200 pounds or over; married women's rnco; young wom en's egg race; bos' race, 10 years or un der; girls' race, 10 years or under; high Jump; broad Jump; tug-of-wnr by union men only. History of the Dny, Labor day originated In the United States In 1SS2. On September 5 of that year, tho general assembly of tho Knights of Labor convened In New York City and on tho samo day the various local lnbor organizations had a big pnrudu and held a picnic at which addresses were mado by prominent men. It will bo seen that today's celebration Is modeled on tho snmo plan. The next year the labor organizations of New York City again paraded, this tlmo on tho first Monday In Srptemhor. Tho fol lowing year, 1887, tho central labor body adopted a resolution declaring the first Monday in September to be Labor day. Steps wero at once taken to have the Now York legislature ennct a law making Labor dny n legal holiday. The Idea and its agltntlon extended to other states until, prior to tho passage, of the federal statute by congress in 1&94, tho flret Monday In Septetnbor had been made a lcgnl holiday by twenty-two states. In 1895 the legislature of Ncbrnska dropped Into lino nnd tho holiday has been ob served In tho larger cities of the state ever since. LABOR SOCIETY MEETS TODAY Mtnte (intherliiR Will Hold Ilrlel Mes slon and Adjourn Until Tomorrow. Tho first day's session of tho State So ciety .of Lnbor nnd Industry will bo brief nnd llttlo business will be transacted until Tuesday, when tho entlro day will bo de voted to the work of tho organization. Tho society will bo caller to order at 8 o'clock this morning In hnll No. Z, Labor temple. Committees will be appointed nnd adjournment will then be taken until Tues day morning to permit tho delegates to take part In the Labor day exercises. It Is expected that nil delegates to tho con vention will tnke part In the parndo in n body and u place has been assigned them 1., , 1... renr nt the lleleentes to till! Central Labor union, who will march In n body I distinct from tho organizations they repre sent. Tho principal matter to come beforo the ........ I n . I a l,n nrnnriiiArl nh.lTlfrn 111 I nil constitution to make identical with he , Dnnlnlt, na It nvlulct in ITnllirnfln. 1 Herts ' There the state organization comes Into close relations with nil unions and nets In tho capacity of u central body, which considers tho condition of constituent unions. It Issues charters to tho separate organiza tions nnd In nil matters affecting their InterestH takes nn active part, nrbltratlng troubles and enforcing demands. The election of a legislative' committee will probably bo considered und members mny bo elected ut this meeting, although thero Is a number of delegates who believe j that tho present committee should bo con- j tlnued until next year nnd the now com- mltteo elected upon the eve of the session of the legislature. The members who favor , tho election of tho committee nt this ses-1 fllon and the re-election of the same mem-' bers next year if necessary say that In tho time between now and the next ses sion of tho Btnto legislature the committee can consider matters of Interest to lnbor irid prepare bills to lo presented for enact ment und that they enn by having ho much tlmo be In position to better presont the claims of the laboring men to tho law makers. Will Review I.eRlMlnture, The report of tho presont committee will show the positions tnken by tho different members of tho last legislature on subjects of Interest to tho wage earners and or ganized labor In general. It will go Into the matter In detail, showing tho voto of each member on each bill favored or up-1 posed by the committee nnd will sum un win report oy recommenning notion on thu part of organized labor townrd tho mem- bers of that legislature should they usk 1 for further political honors. The report will bo submitted to tho convention ami ' after being passed upon by that body will ! ne pun iisneu in pamphlet form nnd clrcu- . ....... ..uuh , luunmuuill uniOIlS Und ! KUII1A.1UUHH, Thero promises to be a lively scramble i nir uiuce ui uio election, wh ch will hr. held on the second day. Omaha nrcsei.ts several candidates who would not reject tho presidency, while other towns have candidates who hope through the rivalry of tho local candidates to secure tho plum. The office of recrotary Is not so much In demand, but several would like to succeed uiq present incumbent, The income of the association win h subject for careful consideration. At tha Inst convention a per capita tox of 10 cents per member wns placed unon ll Bin. entering the society. This tux hos not been Benernny paid during thu year und It Ic said that Bitch a tux would produco an Incomo In excess of the needs of the society If It were to be collected In full so nn effort may be mado to reduce the tax and to provide measures for Its coilcc tlon. What these measures hnii i... i- be tho subject of much discussion, us thero nro nlmost un many opinions on the subject us thero nro delegntes to he convention Approves 'I'renty with I lllli-.l .States. MANAOl'A, Nicaragua. Kent. 1 fvln. nnl. veslon)-The Nlcvuragtian congress mrtnv approved the Merry-Sansnn commerelnl treaty with the Fnlted Htntes nnd art- Journed. It will probably reassemble In the latter part of January next. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair nnd Warmer -Monduy, Tuesday Fair, Southerly Winds. Tf tuporittiirt- In Oiiiuhii Vt-stertln i Hour. l)e. Hour. l)i-u. n. in. . . A .III 1 p. in ,vj I u. t li:t M p. in m:i " n. iu t::t :t p. i.i m s p. ni nr. -i p. iu m I iu (Ill . p. in HI 11. in 72 II p. Ill Ml 1 7.1 7 p 711 1- II. in 7f S p. in 77 11 p. III. ... 7 IS STILL HUNTING FRANCIS iloh of Missouri!!!! Keep After Sup posed Mtii-iK-rcr of Ml Mnry lleiidersou. KANSAS CITY, Sopt l.-llossle Francis, the alleged murderer of Miss Mary Hen derson at Columbus, Mo., last Tuetday. has not yet been apprehouded. and many peo ple ncueo thnt he Is no longer in the vicinity of Johnson county. There Is no concluMvo evidence that the man whom tho posse was ufter last night near Strns- mirg mid Pleasmt Hill tuts Francis. The only persons who saw hl.n were some sec- ! Hon hands, nnd today they tola Deputy Sheriff Temple of Johnson county that they law a man running from the railroad track to tne woods, but lli.'y could not tell whether he wns n negro o- a white man. A negro was taken off u freight train at Har rlsonvtlle late laot night, but he wus not tho man wanted. Sheriff Koch at War rensburg wns today notified that a negro was nrrcBtcd early this morning at Clin ton, Mo., nnd a photograph of tho prisoner will bo sent to the sheriff for Identlllrntlmi. No effort wus mnde to find Francis In Johnson county today. Ho is believed to bo in Cass or Henry county, nnd n few united men are searching 'for him In those coun ties. Posses loft Plcaiant Hill and Lees Summit this nfternoon to prosecute tho mint between those towns, ns thev had heard thnt a negro nnswcrlng the descrip tion of Francis had beon Been in that neigh borhood today. All rumors nro being In vestigated, Information against Charles nnd Frank Rrlscoo and Emmet Davenport, charging them with being ncccstorles after the fact of the murder of Miss Henderson, havo been filed nt Wnrrensbiirg, Their preliminary hearing will be held Wednesday. NAPHTHA TANK'S AWFUL WORK Its IlpliiNlOn on Viwht Itesults l'ntal lliirulnu: of Three Per sons nnil limit. Iu ALIIANY, N. Y Sept. 1. A frightful fate befell tho family of Wilbur Alexander, n large contractor of this wlty, tonight. A naphtha launch exploded on the Hudson at "Tho Abbey," n mllo nnd a half below this city, killing .Mrs. Alexander and her llttlo daughter an.l burning Wilbur Alexnnder and bis Bon, Wilbur Alexander, Jr., horribly. Mr. Alexander took tils wife and their son und daughter for a trip south from this city. On tho Journey homo Mr. Alexander was taken 111. Ho ran tho launch Into n sldecut nenr "Tho Abbey." The lnunch waa tied near the shore. Tho son, 12 yenra old, went to gtvo some medicine to his father, who was lying In tho storn of the launch. Tho boy carried a lantern and ns ho passed the tank containing tho naphtha, nn ex plosion occurred scattering the blazing fluid In every direction, setting llro to tho lauueh. Mrs. Alexander nnd her dnughtcr wero near the tank and their bodies were completely covered with tho burning oil. The son Jumped Into tho water when the explosion took place. Mr. Alexander rushed to tho assistance of Ills wtfo nnd daughter, but they wcro burned to death before his oyen "' i coripoiieu 10 jump into the river to save himself. Tho bodies of tho wifo and daughter were burned to n crl3p nnd the launch was entirely consumed, Mr. Alexander nnd his boh wero severely burned Alexamer wu , TnJ0 b " ' believed Mr. thuugh badly burned, will recover. SWIMMER ATTEMPTS TOO MUCH (Sconce Ileleher of lli-onklyn Drowns While Mt-ekliiK to Cnrry Daughter on Ills Iluck. NEW YORK, Sept. 1. Ocorgo Relchor of Brooklyn, well known nu an expert nnd fancy swimmer, was drowned at Hroad channel, Rocknway Reach, today. Ho was giving nn exhibition In deep wntcr of how n swimmer could carry a person on his back, and IiIb daughter, Evn, 18 years of nge, wnB tho one ho carried, Hundreds of people wero watching the two when neleher nnd his daughter began to flounder In the water. Tho crowd thought this was part of tho exhibition and no one tnnile- a movo to help until nolcher's wifo, who wns among the spectators, began to scream that something must bo wrong, Roth swimmers Bnnk. Flnnlly a man In tho crowd rushed Into the water and nfter diving brought tho girl's body to tho surface. She was re vived, but when her father's body was re covered life was extinct. FINED FOR N0JHELPING SAVE Mtenmer Alex .MeDnimall Must I'ny Thniisiiml Dollars ns Itesult of Collision. DULUTII, Minn.. Sopt. l.-Port Collector willlottH today fined the steamer Alex Mc-Dougall $1,000 for not stopping to nsslst the passengers of the ferry bnnt Steubcr. which the steamer recently sank nt Fort nmii,n --.,, mi,, win,,, ...,,in got his boat nut of tho way quickly to give tho small crnft nearby nn opportunity tn nerfnrm Mini nnrvlen The law iIoch not recognize action of that kind. Tho lino mny bu remitted by tho Trensury depart ment. FIRST STAKE ON FAIR SITE Hiirveyors Are to Drive It Tomorrow In Forest Purl;, Mt, I. mils, ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1. Uder tho direction of Chief Architect Isaac S. Taylor a party of surveyors, whose duty It will bo to run tho lines of the hulldlngs crocted on tho World's fair Blto in Foiest park, will drlvo the first stako of the Louisiana Purchneo Centennial exposition Tuesday. This sur vey is necessary to determine accurately tho space available for tho structures. MOTORS 0USTL0C0M0TIVES President Hill Mnlil tn Hove Drelded In Try Xew Power on Ciih-f-nilo Division. NEW YORK, Sept. 1. President J. J. Hill of tho Gr?at Northorn. It Is said, has or dered that steam locomotives bo superseded by electrical motor3 on the Cascade division. It Is said If thin works satisfactorily elu trie motors will no Introduced on other divi sions of the road, RAIX COSTS MILLION Cleveland, Ohio, f utTere Damage Iitimattd at that Figure. HEAVIEST FALL IN THE C.TY'S HISTORY Honsii Are Wrecked and Rinr Made a Pacing Torront MANY CITIZENS IN GREAT DANGER No Livo:, Kowtvor, Aro Reported to Have Been Lest, TnAINS AND STRELT CARS AT STANDSTILL Wnshoiits unit (leuernl Coudltinu or 1'iiNiiret) HlTeetunlly lllin-U Tin llle, Until I. oral n,t Interstate. CLEVELAND. O., Sept. l.-Wlth tho breaking of dawn this morning the cltlzois of Cleveland nwnke to look upon n sec in of utipnrallcled devastation nnd dcutru'ilm caused by raging lined Whllo tho mur city wns more or less affected, the great volumo of raging water vented Its anger over miles of the eastern portion of ihe city nnd caused nn amount of damage np- IMii.Minuicil nt 1,000,000. Tim iippalllng overflow was caused hv n terrific- rain that commenced lo fall hIioiHv j ? ' , clock' 'V"01' "lto 11 Perfect cloud- ""ln- ui.-mre.il mo nours oi 3 ana 6 and then continued with great force until lunrl -10 o'clock. The torm. according to iho weather olllclals was the heaviest that ever swept over Cleveland since tho estnbl h mcnt of the government bureau In th a city over forty years ngu. That no Hvcb were lost Is nothing short of a miracle, as many Btorles of thrilling escapes from the water on nevernl of tho principal resident sf.-cets of tho city un told. The surging waters spread over r.n area In tho east part iieirly eight mlloJ long nnd nearly n mile wide. This extinded from Langdon Hills avenue to East C ova land nnd back to East Madlion avenm. Grent volumes of water pouroii over from Donn and Oiddlngs brooks down Qulney street, swumptd Vienna btrcet. rushed ever Cedar avenue, back over on East PrcspHt Btreot, rushed like a mllltnco down Lin coln nvenue to Euclid uvenue nnd then on to Glen Pnrk place, where houses were un dermined us though built of Btrnw nnd al most Incredible dnmnge done to streets nn l property. One to Mt Feet Deep. Over a largo share of this exccluslvo res idence territory tho water rushed with terrific forco, varying in depth from one to Blx feet. Culverts, trestles and brldgcn were torn down nnd for hours nothing seemed cnpablo of stemming tho tldo of de struction. Hundreds of residents who wero Impris oned In thcr beautiful homes llko strandeil Islanders, were nlmost panic Btrlcken, ex pecting to he. called upon to wndo out Into tho swirling waters at almost every min ute. Danger signals were flashed nbout tho city as speedily as the disabled telephone system would allow and the work of rescue commenced. RowbontN plied back and forth, nsslstlng whole families from per ilous positions, but theso proved inadequate und It was found necessary to go to thu extraordinary precaution of calling the llfo Buvlng crew from tho rlvor, a distance of Bcveu miles. Tho lifeboats wore quickly loaded on wagons nnd hurried to the scene of destruction. Tho torrent surged with awful force for hours in Dccrlng street from Fnlrmount iu mo nuuiuvaru unu over n uozen rnmlllcs wero penned In like rats In n trap with water five and hIx feet deop surrounding their homes. At this point tho llfcsnvlng crew worked valiantly and assisted by squads of firemen nnd policemen finally succeeded In landing tho torror-strlcken people to places of anfety. Their fears wero greatly onhancod by tho momentary oxpectatlpn that tho great Shaker holghls dam would break loose and belch forth terrlblu destruction. Washes Undies from fJnives. Shortly beforo noon tho torrent suc ceeded In undermining n score of graves In St. Joseph cemetery, nnd the bodlea wero soon being tossed nbout In tho waters. Fully a dozen of the corpses were wnshei Into gutters und had not been recovered lalo tonight. Tho great flood boiled over tho banks of Doau brook all along the Uoulcvard and caused ilnmago that It will take mouths to repair. Great Jagged holes nro torn In tha beautiful driveway and tho look of ruin stretches in every direction, Gordon nnd Wndo parks on tho east Bide and Dronksldo park In tho south snln whore tho water also did grent damage as It leapod over tho banks of Dig crock nre damaged to tho amount of $100,000. Through Gienylcw tho flood wvs terribly destructive. Many houses are swnmped, cul verts torn out and streets turned Into seeth ing qur.gmlrcs. Tho loss in tho vlllago Is estimated at 1100.000. Tho stro't rallwais will suffer an Immcnso loss. The Hlg Con solidated will have to rebuild Its tracks over various parts of tho east end district and tho Iohi Is placed at $10,000. Tho Superior street trestle of the Llttlo Consolidated la practically mined, nnd this with other aer1 oub damages on the lines of the system run their loss up into Hie thousands. Tho offi cers wero not rtndy to make a statement of tholr losses irn'rht. All Itouils llloekfil. The train servleo on nil roads was blocked from four to six hours from the effect of tho Hlorm and flood. Every road entering tho city was terribly handlcnpped by sand and dirt, which was swept over the track.i. Several washouts occurred, tho worst being on tho Lake Shorn, near Gordon park, whero Iho trestle waa buffeted nbout by Ihe form of the water until rendered altr.oBt wortn lens. The dumniso to iho railways, which yill also bo grrat, cannot bo even eitlmated until ' thu largo force of track hands sent out on emergency rnlla ran be henrd from. The mall service from tho east was com pletely tied up from 10 a. m. until 8 o'clock tonight, when a train got through pn tha L'ke Shoro. Hut iho vast amount of dnmnge falls upon the householders within the flooded district. The great sea of water reached n depth ot one foot on tho first floors of scores of tho p.iBt end homes, boiling up from the sewers and pouring in off from the Btreeti, carry ing everything that came In Its path ulons with It, In innny cases fear-stricken resi dents bnttered down cellar wnllg In order to give tho torrent an outlet nnd prevent tho , swamping of their entlro homes. Up until C o'clock this mnrlng hnidly a drop of rain fell west of U'lllson nvrnuo, whllo during the morning hours tho cast end was belnH fairly swamped in n perfect deluge of rain, Auolher remarkable thine la that no thun- nfefc.jj--w