The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JOE 11), 1S71,
OMAHA, "WEDNESDAY :IOim"0i.
SEPTEMBER
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OIL OX THE BIERS
Toakr Bi'p- of title u Bettli Anuria
liar Etill Tini Quiet.
UNCLE SAM POINTS OUT WISDOM Of PEACE
ExpretMt Etrrtt Hit "Wtr it Itnpflndii g ii
tit Wcitcra Hernispbcra.
DIFFERENCES KAY STILL BE WAVED ASIDE
So Ofcr of MedUrJon to Be Ke.it Unless
Both Hitiost Concur,
ACKK0WUD2MENT FROM VENEZEULA
Cbr.rcr 1 Made Tim I Colombia Ila
luvnilrd the rrnntler n Ileply
i So rnr nfffhd
from Mnsiotu. B.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ?.. H If ascertained
lhat on August 31, during Secre try Hay's
recent visit to Wushingtcn, a telegraphic
xnrs'SBe sent to the ministers ut
Cu eiai nod Bogota directing them to In
form the foreign secretaries of Venezuela
iitid Colombia of the distress with which
the president bad board ot the likelihood
rf a disturbunce of the relatione between
those two republics.
AdvertAig to the- liability o! Influence
being exerted to compose the pending ques
tl'.us the minister More directed to say
that while the relations of this govern
ment with both nation are equally intl
mute and friendly and everj opportuuliy
Is l alien to Lhuw the good will we b(i
them, an offer of the president' kindly of
fice lo ami net any dlfie.rencez which mi)
nit between Venezuela and Colombia
would be Ineffective without the acquies
cence of both.
Nevertheless. Inspired by the sentiments
vhit h are common to all the governments
of the American republics, the Uni.eJ
Status would sincerely deplore a breach of
the amicable relations that at this time
linpplly exist between the sister nations of
the western world and would elncrrely re
prtt anv action by either of them whi h
might u-enacc the socurity of the relations
with the United States or the mutrallty of
Its ttrritiiry and thereby constrain the gcv
unirr.tnt of the United States to consider
Its responsibilities and functions under ex
isting treaty cngngemcntB with Colombia.
1 ener.ucla Make Arknun ledniiient.
The text of Air Hay's telegram has no'
1een made public. It It known tout an
acknowledgement of Its receipt has been
sonde by the "Vcucruclan government, but
Its purport has not been made known, al
though It Is said to be friendly in tone and
while charging Invasion by Colombian
Iori.es on the Venezuelan border and re
ferring to the temporary suspension of
diplomatic Intercourse whjoh ha occurred,
tho way appears to be open for explana
tions. Venezuela has not ic direct war
against Colombia. .
No acknowledgement has been received
tfrom Bogota, but this is supposed to be
!u"c to the reported delay in telegraphic
communication between Bogota ami the
CUlf states.
Hejilj- to l!aj"B Note.
Colombia also. It is said ton.'ght, has
ruadc response to tbo note of Secretary Hay.
While its contents are not obtainable, the
i.tRtcnii'nt Is made that It 1b conciliatory
In character and expresses an earnest wish
that war with Venezuela may be avoided.
Such a rtnult, it is mated, may be a cause
of genuine regret to the people of Colombia.
Colombia, It Is stated, stands ready to
ucccpt :he friendly intervention of the
United Stales to avert war and reposes full
confidence In the latter country.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 3. Senor I'ulido, the
Venezuelan charge d'affaires, today received
budget of official mall from Caracas up to
about August 22. A letter of that date states
that the government has repelled all the
Invasions which have threatened the border,
and has 10.000 troops concentrated at paints
on the border, with large equipments of
artillery oud stores. Except for these pre
cautionary measures of defense the country
Is described on being in a state of complete
peace
rrnnrU Mill at Lnrcr,
KANSAS CITV. Sejit. 3. A desultory
pcurch Is still being made for "Bossle'
rrumis the negro who murdered Miss
Wary Hnderson a week ago todny near
Columbus. J!o. A siK-clal to the Star from
riyette. two counties east of Columbus,
ways the negro is believed to be In hiding
at a river settlement called "Tug Town.'
It is snld that be has been seen und posi
tively Identified by two men who know
Mm well onircrs will be sent to verify
the story, but us they have been dlfaje
polnted so repeatedly they do not plate
rreut faith In the new clew. Another
special sbjs Franels has been seen neur
Green wobd, not far from Kansas City. Two
clues In Kansas City have been run dowi.
and found to be empty.
Mounting Gllli on IlUKulun Ship.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept S -The work ot
Installing the gtms of the KuaBlan haul--thlp
Relvlzan. preliminary to its first trial
off the Delaware cupes on September 11. Is
progressing nt Cramp's ship yard under the
sup rvtsion of General Anthony Brynic and
Captain Alexander Morllir. who urrhe
In thin country a few days apo The
pevetit'-flve mllimetor and six-Inch guns
mi alteady In rondltlnn lor the tests, an i
tnda the fortj-s.von ml 1 mter, the
thirt-even millimeter and the much n
runs wsri mounted.
General Brynk expresses hlmsU nr
lilgLlj pleased with the crulstr Varlag, rt
rei Hy turned out frura Cramps, and with
the Kttvtzan. so far as lie has seon it.
Governor of G unlit Return.
SAN TRANCISCO, Spt. 3. Cominnd r
peuton Krhrur. I. S N.. guwrnor of
the islnnrt ol Guam, arrived h.re on ttie
stesmer Chum, eumute to Vt'unlilngton. He
doitimJ it) dlwur nndlHons o; the lsb'nrt
or to state the object of his visit to the
liatl" lie! repHul
Anotlitr pusKiriFer nt the Ch.na v us Prof.
David P Todd tll-vir of Amherst ro'
lege otwervaniry. wat t 'h D te.h
East Iudlpi to i !. alive the ec.lpse of the
sur on May is ial
E P Dole. Hawaiian attorney cenTa-.
and Justiet Prear of the Hawaiian supre t e
e urt arrived from Hono u u. At orn y
General Dole is to lie married htje to Albs
Gallagher of this city.
T'ren.PuH Itenuiiirk 1'iilillnit luu.
COLI'MWIS O.. Sept 2,-The Press-Post
resumed publication with u nonunion force
entire today, after a suspension of ten days
Trouble oeeurrrd between the management
and the New tVrltir union ner the til
leped rtpudistleti of the oontruct with the
wntert. a loeknut occurring, and the rne-
utilml di imrtmrnt followed the d'.s
tliLTfed men New nisli were finally se
cured and the paper made its appearuuoe
bain toda; .
pnrtor Ort Tourthej In eW 4frf),
ATLANTIC CITY. N J., Scj.L S.-The
thlru-elchih annual meeting of the Am r
sr. IJedlial uHsei'latlon began here today
The sesHlons will eunttnue until the o-d
ot the week. Several veterinarians from
ai ihe sine and territories are present
Prlum u surgical ellnli will be he.d In a
log tent erected on the Itwa of one of the
flOielk.
ARREST EX-BOER OFFICIALS
Dr. Kramr
in I,o ml on and field
to Ant 't'f ''""K' of
IllFi. I' ,
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LONDON. Spt S Dr. . -mer
govern ir ot Johannesburg, and . . it
official of the late Transvaal gov t,
ho wjk taken Into custody In London last
nirht. was .harced at tht How street police
court today with high treason In the )
Transvaal under the ftriilrr 9tndrri'
la and was remanded for a week without
ball. No evidence except as to Dr. Krause's
arrest being offered Sir George Lewis, on
behalf of the prisoner, asked It any depo
sition against bis client supporting the
charge existed. Prosecutor Mulr replied
that there was, of course. Information
against the accused in Cape Colony. The
police here K said had arted upon the
telegraphic instruction!..
The police testified that Dr. Krause, when
arrested, looked et the warrant and re
matked "The charge is absurd."
FOR DIVORCEFROM MAY YOHE
l.nrd rrnnrlt Iliir Onlj .(uillt the
Otitnltilnjc nf nvlilrner 111
A tnrrirn.
(Copyright. lKtt, by Pres Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Sept S. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Messrs. Mad
dison, solicitors to Lord Trands Hope,
have written to the Morning Express with ;
reference to a message from Its New ork
correspondent, crediting May Tohn with th
Intention of taking divorce procedingc
against Lord Trancls.
Wtesrs. Maddlson declare that in view o
the present position of affair su:.h a sug
gestion Is absurd. They, hoecr. l-a"e
been instructed to take immtdlate divorce
proceedings on behalf of Lord Tranolr, the
matter only having tccn delayed by rearoa
of the necessary evidence having le n ob
tained In America.
INVESTIGATINGKOCH'S THEORY
Klnc Appnlnt Committee' to Drter-
lulnr AVIirtber Animal and Human
Tohr rrnln-U Arr ldentlenl. !
LONDON, Sept. 3. King Edwatd bos sp
joluted a committee to Investigate Prof.
Kocb'e tuberculosis theory. The scope of
the Inquiry is officially said to be whether
oclmul and human tuberculosis are ldrn 1
cnl, whether animals and humane can be
reciprocally infected and under wnat con
ditions, If at all, transmission to man oc
curs and the means of combating It- 7h
commissioners are Sir Michael roster,
secretary of tht Itoyal society, Dr. Sims
Woodhead, professor of patbeology, Cam
bridge university. Dr. Harris Cox Martin,
Prof J. McPudyean and Prof P., W. Boyce
The commission has been granted the full
est power and facilities and the members
nave been urged to make a prompt report.
RECLAIMING AMERICAN GRANT
Mlnlatrr Ciinerr IInr RrjiatrltiB Title
to Conrenslon ut Tin Tln
TJOilch Jlr.d Laimrd.
PEKIN. Sept. S. Tbr United States m n
irtor. Mr. Conrer. is taklnr stetis to roclalm
the small American concession at Tien
TBln, the title to which has practically
lapsed of late years because of the govern
ment being unorganized and a majority ot
the American residents being srratverod
among the British and German conccss ons.
The American need for the concession to
chiefly for military uses, so as to avoid the
experiences ot last summer, vben the
t'nited States army had dlfflcu.ty In get
ting quarters and docking facilities.
Li Hung Chang Is becoming mere feebl"
and It Is apparent to all his visitors that
It is not probable that he will ever be able
to act an chairman ot the counrll ot state.
FRANCE KEEPS A BOLD FRONT
Itrfutr to Yield In lir Mlclilekt De
gree Its Drmnnndt l'iou
the Sultnn.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. S. Munlr Bey.
Turklbh ambassador to Prance, wired tbc
port on Saturday that he hud strong hopes
that a settlement of the Tranco-Turklsh
difficulty would be reached which would
preserve the dignity of both govern
ments. M, Delcasse. Trench minister ot foreign
affairs, on tho contrary, wired M. Bapst,
councillor of the Prench cmbazsy.categorlcal
' instructions to take no steps to bhow that
' , V. i. .Blotinnr l.r.u nu.i . V. . . . . , .........
were modified,
TIME ARRIVES TO DECLARE WAR
Vrnrrnelnn I'nprr Aiiuounrrn that
Troulilen Ilnre Pnsaed Diplo
matic Muisr.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Sept, S. (Via Hay
ticn cable.) The Hepubllcu, seml-offlclEl
organ of the government, published today
an inspired article, ending as follows.
The hour for notes has passed and the
time for action has' nrrived Diplomacy bus
luld before the world the Just reasons which
Jt has had and ha" for asking compensation
lor the Grievances It has suffered. It hut.
nxnuusted all the means at its disposal for
settling threatening questions between na
tion and nation. we huve vtkltud lung
encugh. Now is the time lor reprisals.
Condemn Udueatloual SjMem.
LONDON. Sept. 2. According to the
Simla correspondent of the Times, Lord
Curzon, the viceroy. In speaking of educa
tion, condemns the slavish Imitation ot
English models und a great number nt
other forms. He also advocated religious
lm-tructlon, not by the government, but by
private Instructions aldud by government
grants.
IllMurltnuer In Mnro-en.
LONDON, Sept S. The Tanplor corrrr
xnni.dent of the Times says "The dlsnrderv
amonf the Ulbes are increasing Lart week
the mountaineers piuuaereo villages twwt
miles ftom here. The suflerers did not
complain because tbe officials require bribes
for assistance which the villagers cauuoi
give."
Auart'liltt Suspert Arreted.
FARIS. Sept, S. Two foreigners, said to
be anarchists, witb intentions ou the ciar.
were taken into custody here tcday.
COPENHAGEN. Sept. 3. Just utter Hit
czar's arrival the Russian police arrestes
two suspects who are believed to belong to
a Berlin group of anarchists.
lieixirtlnu liner CaxtialtleH.
LONDON. Sept. 3. A dispatch from Lord
Kitchener, dated Pretoria, today, aayi .
fiinee August 16 the columns report nine
teen Boers killed, three wounded. 212 made
prisoners and 127 surrendered and that 1M
rifle, ...MO rounds of ammunition. l."U"
horses and 7,M lieud of cattle have been
captured.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE OPFS
Bubj Dry Ararat Tficlm, Ckiidrer. .sd
Allien kotbtr.
MATERIAL INCREASE IN ATTEND AN CL
Crowded Condition if the High School
.totlcealile ut u tilnnrc-Miiiif of the
Trial Ctuifi oil iluu Suerln
tetideot mill Itistrnt-tork.
Oinnlio' I'ulillr Selmol ;lein.
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Omaha's annual output of humanity shows
the customary increase this year, the pub
lic schools opening with 1.00b more children
in attendance than were there on the first
dty of last year. A few more teachers are
employed, but no additional buildings or
rooms are in r.ervlce. The first day's at
tendance is not accurately known yet and
will not be until all reports arc In and tab
ulated, but the rough estimates received at
the superintendent's office show that more
than 1C.OO0 children assembled at the first 1
call to order yesterday morning.
In some parts of the city tbc school
houses were bombarded by boisterous
crowds early In the morning. But all
young Omahaus were not in such a hurry
to start In upon the long grind. The school
buildings v.ore unlocked at 5:45 and the
lively hordes began the Invasion of build
ings, which have undergone a transforma
tion during the summer.
To the aerage boy or girl the first day
of school Is scarcely less eventful than
Fourth of July or Christmas. To Superin
tendent Penrsc It Is decidedly the merriest
dty in all the year. At 7 o'clock his tele
phone began to ring and he was a hello
girl during the entire day.
Of the hundreds of little tots who made
their debut in the school world at least
i per cent are too good for a public school.
There are crrtaln buildings In the city
which are supposed to have a more fash
ionable clientele than others. The parents
of all the beginning pupils want their
children In these schools.
Mee Little Willie.
'"Willie Is a nice child and 1 can't bear
to have him hear the naughty words the
children use at school," one anxious
mother pleaded. "The people at that
school are not my social equa' and 1 must
have Willie transferred."
This request was not unllki 1,000 others
which came to Mr. Pcarsc. The same an
swer was given to all:
"The schools ore all equally good. We
ran't pay any attention tD social standing
and will not grant any transfers until nfter
Saturday. If you still want a change at
that tlms we will see what can be done
for you."
"YouH take especially good care of Nel
lie, won't j ouT" one woman requested.
"She Is such a sensitive child and I tremble
to think of what will happen to her among
such a Cock ot common children."
There is one man In "Omaha who Is not
worrying- much about how the way the
public schools will treat his children. He
Is a street cur conductor and started his
sixth child lr.to school this year.
"I used to get Into u rweut about my
children and think I had to tell the teach
ers all nbout bow they should handle them
It was s great event In the family when
the first child entered school," the man
remarked to Mr. Pcarse. "We all had to
go down to the school bouBe. But I'm not
losing any sleep these days over bow the
little folks get on. I've decided that I
know more about running street cars than I
do about teaching school."
IIIpli School Is Onndeil,
The crowded condition of the High school
was never more apparent than yester
day. Thirteen hundred young people
Docked Into the builclng when the doors
were thrown open. Most ot the pupils
had scheduled and went immediately to
recitation rooms. Recitation periods were
observed and lessons were assigned In all
work.
"We will have at least 1,400 pupils before
the week is ended," sold Principal Water
house. "Muny pupils have not roturnod
from their vacations. Our registration Is
slightly larger than It was for the first
day lust year. The Indications are that the
school will have ubout 100 pupils more
than last year. The number of new pupils
In the ilgh school will be ubout EiiO. Of
this number nbout 200 will take the com
mercial course."
ome Cumices Oreur.
With a few exceptions the teachers at
the High school met their classes. Miss
Inn HIbbard of Cedar Rapids, la., who was
offered a position as assistant in the com
mercial department, refused the position.
Mr. A. E. Berry of the High school corps
has resigned his position and will leave In
a few duys for Seattle. Wash., where he
will touch mathematics In the High school.
Tne board will endeavor to fill these posi
tions at once.
Sickness among grade teachers made It
necessary to call In a number of supply
teachers. Miss Alberta Tunncll of Central
school, Miss Be'le Beedle of Central Park
school and Miss Lucy Evans of Central
school ure among the teachers whe were
unable to resume their work on account
of sit 'iest.
"We hope to have the High school build
ing ready for use by January 1." said Su
perintendent Tearse while discussing the
crowded condition of the High school.
"Meantime we will do the very best we
can In handling the clttsses. It will be
necessary to give the teachers larger
classes aud the work will be hampered "
FOR KILLING A RANCHMAN
tleorue Ilrov n field Chnrced tvltb Mnr
deiliiK tolm Vnticnu for u
Iler:l of Cattle.
DEADWOOD. S D. Sept. 2. (Special.)
George Brownfield, n ralnonkeeper at
Hculuh, Jur' aenss the line In Wyoming
s In jail charged with the murder ot John
Vaughn, a cattleman, who had about
seventy-five bend of stock. Brownfield came
o town one day with all of Vaughn's cattle
which he snld he had purchased for 11.600
Vaughn has not been seen since and Brown
odd is charged with murdering Vaughn fo
nts ccttle It is not believed that Brown
neM had that much money.
Clinrl Slop lu ettlcatloit,
CHICAGO. S-ept X -Judge Hneev temio
rarlly put u stop to further sctl m nr the
civil service ecmmltiion m Invest. gating he
dtj detective bureau scandals here toda
by Issuing u writ of crtorarl in 'he fuse
of Lieutenant Joer Tne writ orders -b
records of the commission brourht Int
court and that the commission dsist from
further proof elings The petition tets rp
that the eororalKSlon hu exceeded the p"W
es granted it by law in ordering tht db
churge ot Lieutenant Joyce 4
last speechjsto soldiers i
Ilooseielt Addresses Veterans Defore
lie I.eiMe Minneapolis for
Calrngo and East.
MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 2 The visit ot
the Gopher state Is over. It has been a ;
continued ovation from beginning to end.
highly complimentary greetings having been
accorded him on hit every public appear
ance. Many women mid ehllHran stood In
line tor hours for an opportunity to grasp
bis hand. PolMcnl men and business men
alike have vied with arh other to do him
honor and receptions, dinners and drives
have follow eJ In quick rotation during hit
two days' stay.
Broakfaetlng rather later than 1 hit
usual custom, bis first appearance toiny
was at the Fourth ward Wigwam, where
he spoke to "the men who wear the but
tons." His audience was not large, only a
limited number of cards havinr been limued.
but It lacked nothing ot appreciation and j
responsiveness. He cpoke only briefly, per
haps a quarter of an bonr, and took his
text largely trom tbo lessons furnished
by the courage and fortitude and patriotism
of the men before him in tht txrar ot the
nation's peril, at times, however, talltng
into reminiscences of bis own brl"f. but
eventful experience In war. He was fre
quently interrupted by vociferous applause
Speaking of the erents at the Spanish
war. Colonel Roosevelt snld "I have been
glad always that my regiment In the cav
alry division ct Santiago wus under Joe
Wheeler and that 1 had In It hundreds ot
young follows whose fathers had fought
In the armies ot the confederacy. Just as 1
had In It hundreds of men whose fathers
had sprung to arms when Abraham Lin
coln called thorn."
It Is likely that Vice President Roose
velt will remember lor pome time to eome
the reception tendered him this afternoon
by the Minneapolis Commercial cluh.
Colonel Roosevelt arrived at the club rooms
shortly before 2 o'clock and was Intro
duced to the members ot the club by
Thomas H. Shcvlln. whose guest he had
been during his stay hern. Shortly after
? o'clock the doors were thrown open, and
until E o'clock a continuous line of friends,
club members and admirers hied through
the club rooms, tbe last receiving the same
hearty handicaps as the first
The vice president departed for Chicago
at C:2S this evening.
EFFORT TO SAVE HARDING
Another listen of Testimony In 111 j
Fauir 1 Forwarded to In
terior Department.
'From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 3. (Special Tele
gram.) Another butch ot testimony In be
half ot Indlun Agent Harding of Yankton.
S. D., wus today received nt the interior
department. Great pressure ltio be brought
to bear on tbe officials for tb'e retention of
the agent In office, and It Is probable Sena
tor Klttredge will make another visit here
before Secretary Hitchcock makes public his
doc Is Ion. The ugent docs not stand well
with the secretary or with Indlun -Commissioner
JoncB. and it Is evident from state
ments made at the department today that
unless an exceptionally stro'cr.' cnse Is made
In Mr. Harding's behalf bis -official sculp
wilt bo lifted.
The application of the State Bank nt
Gothenburg. Neb., to be converted into the
Gothenburg National bank, with 25,000
capital, has been approved by Comptroller
Da wen;
Tbe First National hnnl: of New York has
been approved lis u reserve agent for the
First National bank of Columbus. Neb.
O. Lapbam has been appointed postmastor
at Turtow. Spink county, S D.
Tree delivery service has been ordered
established at Shenandoah, lu.. December 1.
with two regular curriers, one substitute
and thirteen letter boxes.
Tbe postofllec at Holstrln. la., has been
moved to the building owned by tbe Hoi
stein Savings bank.
Emma Nicholson of Desoto, Kan., was to
day appointed laundress In the Indian
school at the Omaha and Winnebago reser
vation. The postofllce at Ludlow, Alamakee
county, la., ho been ordered discontinued
and mall sent to Waukon.
John C. Prosple of Wachlngton was to
day appointed shoe and harness maker at
the Indian school ut line Ridge, S. D.
A brut dividend of 2F per rent has been
declared In favor of creditors of the Lemurs
National bank ot Lemars. la., on :lalms
amounting to tlll,171.rf.
COTTON IS BETTER THIS YEAR
Arerniie Condition Three I'nlnt
llleber Than Same 'lime
In 11X11.
WASHINGTON. Sept. S. The monthly
report of the statistician ot the Department
of Agriculture shows the average condition
of cotton on August 24 to have been 71.4, as
compared with 77.2 on July 26, CB.2 on Sep
tember 1, 110, CS.D on September 1, 1893.
and a ten-year average of 74.9.
There was nn Impairment of condition
during August, counting to IB points in
Texas, 10 In Oklahoma and i In Arkan
sas On the other band there was i.n
Improvement in Indian Territory end Mis
souri ot 1 and 4 points respectively.
A condition below the ten-year average is
reported In a majority of the states. In
Oklahoma the condition is 10 points below
the average of the Hve years, In Missouri
C points below tbe average of the eight
years, and In Indian Territory 1 point above
the uverage for five years
The averages of condition In the different
states are reported as follows: Virginia, S2:
North Carolina, 72; South Carolina, 80;
Georgia. SI; Florida. 76. Alabama, 75; Mis
sissippi. (.$; Louisiana, 0 Texas, f.6; Ar
kansas, CI; Tennessee, 78, Missouri, 75,
Oklahoma. CE. Indian Territory. 76.
Appointment I15 the President.
WASHINGTON. Sept 2 The president
today made the following appointments
Treasury William A. O'Maljey. tb rd
lieutenant, revenue cutter service
War Lieutenant Colonel David P. Hnp
and First Lieutenant Robert P. Johnson,
engineer corps to be members of the Cali
fornia Debris commission
Navy Joseph Foster, pay director, rank
of captain, Reah Trnzer, pay lnspo-tor,
rank of commander, Edmund W Bonnn
fon. paymaster, rank of lieutenant; John D,
Barber, atslstant paymaster, ran ot en
sign. Interior Francis M. Elsey of Mukcgee,
Okl.. to be chairman of referees to ass e
and appraise damages for right of way of
Fort Smith & Western rallrcud thougb tho
Choctaw nation. Indian Territory.
nryan lluj VeMpoper Plnnt.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. The National
Watchman Publishing company today filed
a bill of sale transferring to William
Jennings Jlryan the plant and newspaper
known as the National Wat, hman. successor
to tbe Sliver Knight Watchman. The con
sideration was V.
MILITARY DRILL COMPULSORY
Eifi EcLoel Zoje ifnit Lttrc Tr.ct-.ct u
i) it Mtihtmiticv
iCHOOL BOARD CHANGES ITS RULE
Commandant Given Power to ncne
In lUtreme C'iie from Attend
ance on the Ilaj-Pont Straw -Pool
Itecltntlon.
vii eiiori lil or mum- iuir jtiu u - .
all High school boys take military drill.
Tbe rties governing military Instruction
wore changed by the Board of Education nt
its meeting last night Only In extreme
cases will boys be excused trom drill here
after. The board made tbe changes In the
hope of doing away with the nsn-unlfBrmed
companies.
Division 1 of section fif of tbe rules and
regulations of the board was amended so us
to read as follows
Ail High school boys shall drill two hours
per week and shall procure the regular
unttrrm au'horlzwd by the Board of Uducu
'tlnn an provided for In the rules and reg
ulations of the Board of Education, and the
rules and regulations governing the codet
liatlallon. Excuses from the purchase of
uniform and irom military drill may be
granted by tbe commandant of the cadet
iHittallon. hut only upon projier showing 01
thf necessity for such excuse and with the
approval of the principal of the High
ex-hook
Paragraph A of dlv'slon 111. section CP, of
the board s rules was amended so as te
read us follows;
All cadets shall prorure their uniforms
from the Prm which has been grunted the
privilege of furnishing them.
Mrs. Jeunctte L. AVoodwurd, principal ot
Forest school, wus named to succeed Miss
Ida E. Mack, resigned, as principal of Vin
ton school. Miss Clara Cooper, principal of
Shrrman school, was assigned to the prlncl
palshlp of Forett school snd Miss Ellzubctb
Rooney was chosen principal of Sherman
school.
The board refused to appropriate t200 to
be used in making u display ot school work
at tho Ak-Sar-Ben carnival.
Cost of HLsfc School Tuition.
High school tuition for the current year
was fixed at S47 per pupil, the actual cost
of giving Instruction. The amount of tuition
the county will pay under tbe free High
school law Is S2K.50. This will leave IlS.r.f
to be paid by nonresident pupils attending
tbe High school.
The resignations of Mrs. Luclnda Gamble
Williams. Ida E. Mack, lna HIbbard and
A E. Barry were accepted.
Miss Myra Lu Rue wus granted a leave of
absence for tbe first half of the presen
year. Alice M. Fawcett and Emmn D. Little
Sold were granted leavet of absence lor the
present school year.
E. E. Frisk and Allan Congdon were
elected to positions In the High school at
a salary of tf'O each per month.
The following persons were placed upon
the list of UBFigned grade teachers. May
Seaman, Lola Tlllotsou, Nellie A. Felton
Eulaliu Overall, Jeanette New) can, Claudia
Gallaway.
Lnneh Cotinter Privilege.
The Woman's Cbr.stlan Temperance union
was authorized to conduct n lunch counter
nt the High school during the current
school rear.
The board's hour of meeting was changeJ
from B p. m. to 7.30 p. m.
The persons represented In tbe recent ex
amlnatlons by numbers 1. 2, 3, E. 15 nnd 1J
were granted certificates as assistants In
primary and grammar schools
ENGINEERS IN CONVENTION
One Tlionand Itepresentntl ve of tlie
Men tVlio Hetmlnte the
Power in Selon.
ROCHESTER. N. Y . Sept. 3. Over 1.000
delegates and alternates were present when
President P. E. Leahy of New York City
called the twentieth annual convention- of
the National Association of Stationary En
gineers to order. The most Important sub
ject to come up tor discussion will prob
ably be the question of whether tbe asso
ciation shall be resolved Into a big labor
organization or maintain Independence and
freedom from labor entanglements. There
are 3f7 lodges, with u membership of 20,000
In the assoclutlon. Lodges as far west as
Tacoma, Wash., south to Galveston, Tex.,
and cost as tar as Augusta, Me., reinforced
by a fraternal delegation trom Canada, are
In attendance at the convention.
In connection with the convention thert
is a machinery exhibit on a grand scale
In Fltzhugh hall und roost of the big ma
chinery manufacturers In the I'nlted States
have sent exhibit!..
MORE BANK NOTES CIRCULATE
Comptroller of Currency lleport
Over Million Inereiie for
the Last Month.
WASHINGTON. Sept. S. The monthly
clrctilaion statement of the comptroller of
the currency shows that at tbe close of
business August SI, 1001, tbe total circula
tion of national bank notes was jnr.7,41S,ir,r.
an Increase for the year of J23.114.R30. and
an Increase for tbe month ot tl,20C,2S2.
The circulation based on United States
bonds, J22R 40G.2C1. an Increase for the year
of J37.7C4.'.iP4. and an Increase for the month
of Jl.SGG.lCE. The circulation secured by
lawful money amounted to J29.O12.fi01. t
decrease lor the year of J4.C50.1C4, and a de
crease for the month of 1100.728.
The amount of United States registered
bonds on deposit to secure circulation notes
was 330.27P,fi20 and to secure public de
posits, J10C.4S0.550.
Morcnn of Illlnoi Central Called,
LOCISVILLE. Ky.. Sept. 2. O. P. Mor
gan, superintendent of the Chicago division
of tbe Illinois Central, was todny appointed
general manager of the Gulf & Ship Island
railroad. H. V. Scherlng. trainmaster under
Mr. Morgan, resigned today to oocpt a
similar position at the Gulf L Ship Island.
At tbe annual meeting ot the Louisville
Hondeison & St. Loulf Rallwuy company
today. Rldgely Cayce wes elected secretary,
vice E. M. Prost, resigned.
Inreline of llnnd Still Doubtful.
WASHINGTON. Sept. R. The State de
portroent has had no word from Minister
Newell of the successful dosing of negoti
ations looking to the acquisition by tbe
rmted States of tbe Danish West Indian
Uliinds It the treaty Is drawn, as seems
now probable. It will require action on the
port of both branches ot congress, unlike
ordinary treaties. Inasmuch as the house
must provide the necessary appropriation.
Srvr Head of Industrial Couunlioii.
WASHINGTON. Sept. S. The Industrial
commission today unanimously e'ected
Colonel Albert Clarke of Boston to succeed
the late Senator Kyle as president ot that
commission.
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Ir. Eaate-r
Sh"wets anf Cooler )n est err Porti. I
Wednesday . Thuru) PartU loudt an. 1
Pri.'.iHbU iihewers utid Cooler In the JSae.
en Portion. Soutb-rlj Wttids
1 etiipernture in Omaha teterdn;i
Hour. Dec. Hour, Dei;
fl a. m !- 1 . 111 Ml
41 a. m ...... ; S p. m. ST
7 a. in n 11. m Ml
S 11. 111 (1(1 4 p. 111 Ml
! u. 111 TO R l. 111 ..... . Si
10 11. 01 7,'t II 1. m...... ST
11 11. 111 TT T 1. m s-
12 m si S u
tt p, in TO
PACKERS MENJN SUSPENSE
nuteher' Demnnd lor Ten Per Cent
lnereae Not Anwerel and
Strike Imminent.
CHICAGO. Sept. S A strike of 17.000
sktlled worklngmen in the packing trade
throughout tin ooumry it threatened Tbe
last day for the packing firms to give an
answer to the recent domand ot the butchers
und meat dressers tor an Increase of 10
per cent In tbe present scale of wages ex
pired tonight. In tbe labor circles affected
there Is consequently much uneasiness The
Ignoring of their demand was rgarded by
tbe butchers of the local pocking firms as
foreboding a struggle If tbe demand h to be
vrged.
President Donnolly ot the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters' association announced to
night thai he would try to secure a definite
reply from J. O. Armour ot Armour Co
and Gustav Swift of Swift and Company.
Among tbe signs regarded as significant
Is the fact bdmtttod tonight by Mr Don
nelly that a large hall Is being sought In
the stork yards district as a headquarter
for tbe seven local unions, numbering S.000
men.
That no ultimatum has yot been Issued
was made clear by Prctldent Donnelly but
he did not conceal that be has been dis
appointed at the failure of the packers to
answer within the stipulated time the de
mund tor n revisloa of the wage scale on
the basis of tbe l' per tent Increase.
GREAT WESTERN MEN STRIKE
One 11 nnd red Helper In Itnllroud
Shop at Oelneln tVnnt
More Pnj.
OELWEIN la.. Sept. S All tbe helpers
to tnuzhinlsts. bollermukers and blacksmiths
In the Chicago Great Western shops, num
bering 100. struck today. They usk for an ,
'ncrease trom tl.fiii to ji.m a any iney art
organized und nfiilluted with the American
Federation of Labor.
START ON THE EXPOSITION
niulmrnte Ceremonle Mni-U the
DrlviiiK of the l"lrt Stnue
nt St. I.ouifc.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2. Just four months
Irom the date of the organization of tho
exposition ceropauy tbe first staVe of the
World's fulr, to be held In this city In 100S
to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the
Louisiana purchase, was driven today on
the site at Forest park. Officers and di
rectors of the Louisiana Purchase Exposi
tion company, municipal officers and others
assembled this forenoon on the ite near
the structural center of the grounds and
there the stake wns driven by William H.
Thompson, president of the Bank of Com
merce, In his official capacity of chairman
of the committee on grounds and build
ings. President David R. Francis of tbe Louisi
ana Purchase Exposition company, C. W
Walbrldge, representing the committee or.
ceremonies, end President Hiram Phillips
of the Board of Public Improvements made
addresses. At the conclusion or the cere
monies the stnkc. which had been specially
prepared for tbc occasion, was withdrawn
for preservation nnd n stake ordinarily
used by surveyors substituted for It.
According to the plans adopted by tbe
commission of architects, the principal
buildings agricultural, mines und min
erals, fisheries, transportation and fine
artwlll he built on foundation lines
radiating from the point where the first
stake was driven.
SANTA FE'S ST. LOUIS ENTRY
PokSllilllty of MnUlnfc Connection In
Time -.ir the World'
Fnlr.
KANSAS CITY. Sept. 3. A railway deal
thnt may mean tbe Atchison, Topoka &
Santa F's entry to St. Louts. Is said lo
be under consideration. Since tbe pro
motors of "he St. Louis. Kansas City &
Colorado railway, now building west from
St. Louis, announced thut Clinton, Mo., is
to be the line's destination, there are ru
morB that the company has arranged for the
old Blnlr line from Kansas City to Clinton
This niHd Is now owned by the Trlsco
system, which owns another line parallel
to this one.
Tbe St. Louis, Kansas City 4- Colorado
used to be a Santa Fe property, but the
extension is In the hands of a company In
which John Scullin and R. B. Francis of St.
Louis are moving spirits. Whether it Is
still a Santa Fc propcry and will make a
Santa Te connection for St. Louis in time for
the world's fair. Is a matter about which
there is no end of speculation.
JESSIE MORRISON'S" CASE
IIIIl of KK-eptloii Now- Goen to
the Stole Supreme
Conrt.
ELDORADO, Kan.. Sept. 3 The bill of
exceptions In tbe Jeoslc Morrison cuse has
been signed by Judge Alkman and filed with
tbe clerk of the court The case will be
submitted to the stnte supreme court at
nnec and Miss Morrison probably will be re
leased Xrrm the Kan- as penitentiary on bond
pending a hearing.
' Miss Morrison was trlod and ronvlcte-"
of tht murder of Mrs CUra Wiley Castle
whose throat she cut with u razor. Tb
first trial resulted In a bung Jury, the sec
ond Jury sent her to prison for five years
for second degree manslaughter.
MncArtliur to Sneceen Merrlnin,
DENVER. Sept 3 General H C. Mer
rlarn of the Department of Colorado will
probably be succeeded upon his retbement
by General Arthur MacArthur. late com
mandt r-ln-cbief of the American forces In
the Philippine suvs the News. Genera
Merrlurn retires fmm command of this de
partment next November, on account o
tbe age limitation.
Movement of Ocean Veel, Sept. I..
At New York Skllea-Servla. for Liver
pool Arrived Hohenzollern. from Naples.
At Liverpool Arrived Sicilian from Mon
treal At Manila (August a i Sailed Chlng Wo,
from Tacomu. eti . lor Liverpool.
i At Gttiraltar Sttllod Wrotiu. for Liver
, pool
, At Plymouth Bulled Pennsylvania, from
Hamburg unci Ht u.ngne
At Glasgow-Arrived Furnessta frorr
I New York
I At Brow Head-Passed Teutonir frorr
JNiw Tort, Jot wueeiistown and Liverpool
COMES MASTERS' WAY
ttti fcifikt Dmloft Wore Gilts fotlie
Trcit Optrttois.
lARLY RESUMPTION SELMS TO BE POSSIBLE
Lttj lilli Gst IttoLine and Otbin Llkt.j
u Do Eo.
M'KEESPORT 1$ A PUZZLED OLD TOWN
Mtrtr Ultict fioldi 1'r.cfc Anwtxu Deau
for Gtitrtk
SHAFFER RECEIVES MANY ENDORSEMENTS
111 Mali Pull of Letter from People
Wlio nelleve He 1 Doing
tVlelj nnd Snj Go
Ahead.
PITTSBURG. Pa.. Sept. S. Developments
today In the steol strike shew doc hi HI gains
for tbe manufacturers. The accession of
thirty-two skilled men to the Star plant,
the Imtreased production at the Painter
und the Lindsay & McCutcboon u.ltls. th
defection trow the striket" ranks of irv
enty-flve machinists and pipe cutters u
the Continental Tube works and fifty nt the
Pennsylvania Tube works, the importation
ot twelve men to tbe Muncsaon SUt-1 Horp
mill and tbe Installation at three mill on
tbe nlgbt turn at tbe Clark mill all po nt
to nn early resumption nil alcms tbe line,
as viewed by tht steel utDctals.
The Amalgamated officials, however, make
the claim that everything Is progressing
suttsfuctorlly und say thut murh nt th
supposed udvautage of the munvlRCturcr 1
bluff und cannot be made good. As un
Instance tbey cite the Lindsay A- Mi
Cutcbeon plant, where the company claims
to huve as many men nt work as they can
aecommodnte.
Pliifl It a Illnfr.
The Amalgamated people claim tha'
James Hurley, vice president ol the firs
district visited ihe Lindsay k. McCulcheon
mill today in tbe gutae of a roilrr pce
lug work He mudc an ttisport'on cf tic
mill und. boeordlng to his repor there nr
thirty men at work, rd of ham a e
skilled Tbe strikers also Malta that at tbe
Monesscu plant the product .urned out las
week amounted to 250.000 pouuOs, while lo
fore the strike the dally jurput wus ioO -
000 pounds.
Matters at McKeesport tonight are quiet
und to all jppearanres unchanged. Strtk-
ers point to the fact that the machinists
who wore persuuded yesterday to leave the
National Tube works did not go in todsv.
The much-talked of start of the Dcmmler
plant la still being discussed and the at
tempt tt start is now scheduled for tbe
latter part of the week. The managers
claims that the only thing holding them
buck is adequate protection for hc work
ers, a full complement of whom they say
are reidy to go In. Mayor Black Is still
holding back his final answer to tbc request
for jioi.ee protection. It was reported
thnt the strikers at Duqucsne intend to
make ..nother effort to close thut plant by
getting tne open hearth men out, but
nothing drnnlte on the subject cue. be
Warned.
At Wheeling tbe Btrlkers are holding
their own and there Is no Indication of an
attempt to start any of the shut-down
plants.
Kline Pull to Show Them.
Tbe report from Canal Dover Is to the
effect tliat although District Manager Kline
promised yesterduy that four mills would
be fired up this morning, only one mill, a
small 24-iucb sheet mill, was fired. The
strikers claim this was caused by tbe de
sertion of nine of the nonunion men who
returned to Vandcrgrlft, trom which place
they camo last Suuday, Mnnnger Kline will
make no statement, except to deny that
there -cre any desertions and to i-.ay that
the situation was unchanged.
Amalgamated leaders in Pittsburg do not
believe tbut there will be any Investigation
of the eburges made by Mr. Hickcy at Mil
waukee Secretary Williams suld today
thnt if u committee should come here for
the purpose, it would not be received by tho
Amalgamated oftlrials.
President Shutter, it Is said, today re
ceived many endorsement of his course and
encouragement to remain firm. The presl
ldent himself Is confident and professes to
be satisfied with the progress of the strike.
Tbe tin workers of Sharon today .forwarded
to Amalgamated headquarters JB00 tor the
strike fund.
StiiUer' DUcoiirtiKrliii; lleport.
Trom nearly every point In this district
;he reports wore of a discouraging nutuie
to the strlkors. Thirty-two new workmen,
all said to be skilled, entered the Star Tin
plate works without molestation, 125 n:n
chinlBU returned to work in the Peons !
vnnia and Continental tube plants and
twelve Imported men went to work at tbe
steel hoop mill in Moncssen. At Duquesne
no further efforts were made to get men out
and the works were in full operation.
Painters' and Lindsay 4- McCutcheon's mills
were ugaln running, with Increased torcrs.
while tbe conditions tt McKeesport were
without material change.
The thirty-two men talen Into tbe Star
plant today came trom Philadelphia and are
said to he skilled workmen. Tbe coming
of the new men was a complete surprise to
tbe strikers and pickets and when they saw
a small army of workers accompanied by
another army of policemen msklng for tbe
main entrance of tbe plant so great wus tbclr
surprise thnt not u MnGle picket made an
effort to Intercept tbem. They htmoly
stood by and watched the largest body of
imported men Hlnce tbe strike march Into
the plant to take their pieces. The manage
ment was In rare good humor and an
nounenfl that tbey expected to have seven
of the eight mills In tbe plunt In operation
before the olose of the day.
When the whistle blew at the Continental
tube works In this city this morning seventy-five
machinists und pipe cutters en
tered the plant, and nlmultaneously fifty
others returned to vnrk at the Pennsyl
vania tube works, adjoining. No trouble
resulted and the vicinity ot the mills was
serene nnd peaceful. General Manager
Uatschaw of the Pennsylvania company
slated that when tbc machinists completed
the new furnace the componj expootod to
, start the plant In full. Hr anticipated no
' trouble whatever
Presldtnt Shatter wus late In roachtng his
office this morning aud wus a very tired
, man after the parade and speech muklns
f yesterdy. Ii was 2 o'clock this morn
1 og. be sld wb'-t) he retired, having been
cpt trp attending to his mail Referring
ihe truth of tbe statement attributed to
1 1 HP I y of Milwaukee, tbat Mr Morgan
iud oOrred is consideration ot acceptance
.f the trims proposed tor this jear that in