The Omaha Daily Bee. JSSTAHLISIIJSI) JL'XE JJ), JS71. OMAHA, FHIDAY MOJiXI'Ci, SEPTEMBER 0, I HOI -TEX PAtrES. SIXCJLE COPY EIVE CENTS. ECUADOR TAKES PART .Intmcsec In South American Trouble is Gppond to Co.orabia. WAKES CONSIDERABLE DISPLAY OF POWER Puts Out a Wall Equipped Armj and Borne Veiao.a ef War. ITS FIRST OPEN BREACH OF NEUTRALITY Evidently Intends U Be Aotlre in Rebels' Ioterttti. COLOMBIA'S TROUBLES STILL TO MULTIPLY Oullircnk nl IIim'iin ilrl Torn Indicate u (iiMu-riil .spreml r Truiilili nml u .cri'illj for llxtrmlutl (iiiiril I.I lies. WASHINGTON, Sept. 5. A cablegram van tecclvcd here today from nn author itative HOiircc In Callao, Colombia, near tho Hcuadorenn border, stating that Ecuador liad Intervened as against Colombia with nn army well equipped and with vessels of war Under these circumstances the ca blegram states that It will bo necessary to meet tho niovo of Ecuador by having Colombian wnr vessels In 1'aclflc waters nonr tho Colombian-Ecuador frontier. The Information In the cablegram Is con sidered clear ovldcnco of Ecuador's Inten tion to Join forces with tho rebellious elo mont on the Isthmus of Pnnama. Until now Kcundor has maintained strict neutrality, but the cablegram received today lndl catca that tho llrst overt move against Columbia haB been made. At tho Colomblnn legation the arrival of 1,000 Colombian troops at liarranqullla Is regnrdrd as n move to strongly fortify the Isthmus and prevent tho disorder which lias prevailed then.'. Up to this time the Kovcrnment has directed Its attention to tho disturbance In tho Interior nnd only a few troops wcro sent to tho Isthmus, fifty men being considered sufficient to garrison linens dol Toro. Now, howovor, tho re ports of trouble around Ilocas del Toro liavo shown the need of a strong force nloitg tho Isthmus nnd troops aro being Bent from Ihci south to liarranqullla. From thin point they are within easy water com munication with tho Isthmus and the Co lombian war boat (ioncral Plnneon Is In that locality prepared to tako forward largo ro Inforscments. Tho outbreak nt riocaa del Toro shows the nlde extent of tho disturbance, that point being nt tho oxlremo west of tho Isthmus ndjolnlng Costa Kirn unci a part of Costa Klra until tho recent awnrd of President 1-oubet of Franco giving Hocaa del Toro to Colombia. Thoro Is no ronton to bolleve. however, that Costa Illra Is giving any aid or comfort to this last outbreak, reports to tho Colombian authorities indicating that It In 'duo to Colombian refugees from Nicaragua. COLON, Colombia, Sept. 6. Tho tempo rary scare caused hero by tho activity of the rohels at Canton, on the outskirts of Colon, has passed. Everything has been quiet today. Nn r iirlm-N WimhliiKtnn. Consldorablo surprlso Is expressed nt tho news of tho Intention of Ecuador to Invado Colombia, as disclosed by tho dispatch from Call, which Is the most Important of tho cities of tho department of Cauca border ing on Ecuador. Hcuor I'lazu, the new president of tho latter country, who has Just HHHUined office, horctoforo has given cvldenco of his Intention to observo strict neutrality between Colombia and Venezuela In their pending dlfllculttcH. The Impression privulls that the Invading fnreo lu under the direction of tho Intervening party m Kcundor, which probably has a force of men near tho border lino and Is taking nn early opportunity lo act before tho new presi dent can successfully Interfere. Tho real objective point Is bellovcd to be Panama, where the Invaders may assist tho Colom bian revolutionists and those who may bo brought from Nicaragua. Ilellanco in placed, however, by tho Colombian offi cials on tho prcsenco tif the United States men-of-war nt Panama to prevent any at tack on tho place. Tho Iowa Is expected at Panama In a day or two and with tint Itnngor will be able to land a conslder tililn force of marines should this bo necos nary to prevent attack. Krnin the governor of Panama word was received today that conditions were not so rioiiB In tho Isthmus. Open truffle was being preserved by tho Colombian govern ment. Colombian officials horo profess nn fear ol any serious illlllcultlos nn tho Isth mus, iwiylng that In addition to the forces itlrendy there to preserve tho peaco 1,000 rorn now rt Harrnnquilla are under orders to proceed to tho vicinity nnd should reach there In u couplo of dayb. REFUSE TO HEAR MESSAGE li'll)iiillti i)l London Will .ut I.ImU'u 'I'd Until Inn f A roll Itlxhup'n .Vote. LONDON, Sept. 5, Tho ccumnnlcal Meth odist conference today unanimously de clined to hear tho secretary read the mos fcago of tho archbishop of Canterbury, lu which he expressed u hope that somo day the Methodists would bo united with tho Episcopalians, and on similar Import tho message of tho bishop of London on tho ground that they had been addressed to th editor of a religious newspaper and not to tho conference. nisctiHKlng the present position of Meth odism Kev. T E. Duckies of King Wil liams Towa, Capo Colony, Haiti the war would purify y administration of the na tives. Illshop Hart?cll, inlssionury bishop of tho Methodist Eplmipnl church in Afrlcn, said tho war was merely an Incident of Anglo Saxon civilization's expansion, I)r Leonard of New York thanked Ood for what (treat Ilrltaln was doing In South Africa and expressed tho hopo that tho war would soon end with tho union Jack floating. KITCHENER NOT GOING HOME Pretoria Ciirrmpoiitlrut .H t.rncriil Will Slit)' There Until Ilia TnsU In VIiiInIiciI. LONDON, Sept. 6,--"I am authorized to state," sitya tho Pretoria correspondent of tho Dally Tclegrah, "that Lord Kitchener Is not going home, but will finish tho task I nsslgncd him here, General Lyttleton will v replace General lllldyard. who Is going to leave Lieutenant General Thomas Kelly-Kenny lias been appointed adJuUnt general to tho forces Id succession to Sir Kvclyu Wcoil, GETS LETTb'VOM SCHLEY Xavy l)eiiirlmrnl l ' i .Vitc front Atliulrnl AkUIiik In ' ;" .SlIOII 111 Poftllt. WASHINGTON. Sept. C The . ' "e partmcnt today received two lettoi i .om Admiral Schley relating to the coming court of Inquiry. Ono of these was in reply to Acting Secretary Hackett's nolo of yesterday, which stated that If Ad miral Schley would furnish a list of tho Important witnesses ho wished to hac brought to Washlngtou at once his wish would be acceded to as rapidly as the Interests of the service would permit, by bringing several of the wit nesses at a time. Although tho reply of Admiral Schley was not mado public, It Is In tho nature of a respectful rcmonstranco against tho course suggested, coupled with a specific request that all of the witnesses enslly available shall be summoned for pur poses of conference. The other communi cation Is understood to relate to a formal detail of tho trial. Later In tho day It was stated nt the Navy department that Admiral Schley's latest request as to the summoning of wit nesses had been granted. This will havo the effect of bringing here all of the Schley witnesses at nn early day In order thnt conferences may be held between them and It Is also understood that Nuner., the Spanish pilot who was a r.Ioio observer of the battle of Snntlago bay, having piloted Admiral Cervern's squadron out of tho bay on tho day of the memorable sortie, Is to bo requested by the Navy department to come hero as n witness. Telegrams were sent by the Navy depart ment today to about fifteen of the witnesses asked frr by Admiral Schloy In tho coming court of Inquiry to proceed to Washington for a conference with tho admiral's attor neys, These witnesses aro located nenrly all In the oast, mainly Newport, Philadel phia and New York. After the conferonco they will return to their respeotlvo homes anil will bo ordered to Washington again when Admiral Schley's attorneys aro ready to call them before the court. MAIL CARRIERS' CONVENTION Hi. I.ooln I'ootiiinstor Invite DrlPKMea nt ClinttminiiKii to Vlmlt l.oul Mlnnn Pnrchnar Kxpuiillioii. CHATTANOOOA. Tenn., Sept n. Tho fourth day of tho National Association of Letter Carriers' convention was devoted en tirely to business, F. W. Daumhorf, post master at St. Louis, made an nddrcss, in which he Invited the 1003 convention to visit tho Louisiana Purchase fair. The president of the Letter Carriers' Uetiellt association made tho annual roport for tho M. L. I. A. this afternoon. It showed notable progress during the year. .During tho year ending July 1, 1901, tho ntnount or Jl,&ri5.a0 wns paid In benefits and the total amount since tho institution of tho association in 1S01 is $3t0,319.30. The nfternoon wan set tislde for debate on the ualary bill, two and f. half hours belng allowed each side. The larger cities desired Iho convention lo end the bill now pending, which provides that In flrBt-class cltlea the pay shall bo 11,200 and in second-class cities $1,000. Tho uecond proposition was known as the equalization hill, which cquallztd (ho pay of the carriers all over the country nt S1.000. The delegates from tho first-class cities fought the equalization bill on account of the fact that It did not entertain a raise of their pay. The vote stood: For the en dorsement of iho Dunphy hill, M7; against. 4811. Tho contest wnt spirited and tho titi llates were heated In the extreme. Tho delegates wero given nn excursion on the Tennessee river tonight. KAISER WILL NOT INTERVENE Grriiinn tinier AiIvIipn Turk t Sol tlr .Minrp .nlp Sent to .11 it it I r Hi-)-. CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. S. The Her man ambassador on Monday communicated to the porte tho kaiser's declination lo In tervene, advising tho palace to corao to an undorstan ling with France. It nppenrs that M. Dolcasse'a letter re quiring Munlr Hoy to leave tho country ex pressed astonishment that Munlr should 11 lumlnatn the embassy urn! glvti a banquet on tho anniversary of the sultan's acces sion, In view of the rupture In rolutlons between Franco and Turkey. LONDON, Sept. fi. A dispatch to the Times from Vienna Bays the French gov ornmuut'a enurso In tho dlsputo with Tur key meets with the approval of a majority of the powers and also of publlo opinion In Europe. Powers having Mohammedan subjects aro pleased with tho vigorous courso Franca bus taken, 'lhey believe tnat tho rupture, of diplomatic relations between Franco nnd Turkey will servo as a warning, CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. P. Ihj Turk ish ambassador in London, CostakI An thopulo Pasha, has hccil Instructed to In form Grcnt llrltnln that the action of tho commander of n tlrltish war ship In tho Persian gulf In preventing the Turkish corvette Sehob from entering Kowcyt Is In compatible with friendly relations. The British sldo of the controversy Is that tho Sehob was trying to land Turkish troops on tho territory of a sheik who Is Inde pendent of Turkey, SANE ENOUGH TO BE FREE Dr. I'ollcr of Knnnna IIckIiis I'rci. rrolliiK to Sroirr Minn It r iioIiIk' Ilrleimc from Aiiim. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Sept. .r.. Habc s corpus proceedings to secure tho ro'eise'of Miss Ltda Reynolds from a local sanitarium were begun here today by Dr. J. A. Fuller of Lane, Kan., the woman's undo, who in his petition asserts that she Is being held against her wishes, Miss Reynolds U nn orphan, 32 years of age, She attempted to drown herself last May by lumping Into the lake at Washington park, wan pronounc d ln?an by the court nnd ordored sent to tho sanitarium. Her relatives quarreled as to who should become administrator of her estate, which consists of valuable Cnllfornli land, nnd tho court appnluted tha putdlo administrator to look nfter her affairs, Tho petition for hor releaBQ aasorU that MU Heynolds has regained her snntty and It able to mannge her own affairs. Tho caso will be heard tomorrow. SWIFT WATERBILL RUNS ON la Itrlrnaril on ,o One Sl'ciuh In I'llortl lo I'roarrntr tlte Offender. SAN FHANCISCO, Cal Sept. 5. Word having been received from the chief of police of Tacoma that as no ono In the northern city was willing to prosecute "Swift Water Itlll" dates the latter wai released from custody and II Is believed that he started for the east today with his youthful bride. Ho was recently divorced from his former bride. COLUMBIA THE DEFENDER 01dOhapion Will Qntrd America' Cup Against England Again. CONSTITUTION'S SAILING TOO ERRATIC Committee Drrldrn thnt the Club Must Dt'tieoil on tin- Knou it Uttnntlty Sir TIioiiiih Nit ft 'lit l fttilta II lot. NEWPORT, R, I., Spt. fi. The yacht Columbia, champion of ISO'.i, has been chosen to race against 'tiumrook It in de fenso of tho America s cup. This declf Ion wou rt.ui'cd today nfter a conference last ing two hours between tho memhers of tho challenge committee. All tho member.') wcro present. Comtnodoro Lewis Cass I."tl yard prcilded. It was held that while the decision might be disappointing to the syn dicate which owns Constitution, tho com mittee w-os compelled to choose Columbia, whoso races have not shown tho errattc form manifested by Its rival. The formal notion announcing tho selec tion of Columbia wns posted at the Yath club station shortly nfter 1 o'clock. It read as follows: At it meeting of the committee on chal lenge of the Royal I'lster Yacht club held on the llagshlp at ll;:w it." in., Columbia wan (elected to represent tho New York Yacht tlub. J. V. S. OUDIK, Secrotury. W. Ilutler Duncan, Jr., manager of Con stitution, expressed disappointment that his boat had not been selected as tho cup de fender. He said everything possible had been done to get tho best speed out of It and he had no fault to ilnd with olllcers or crow. Mr. Duncan luld much blame on the sails of tho boat for Its erratic racing. Ho said that It was it mistake to change tho first niuln sail, with which It wns doing such good work In Its early performances. The announcement of the selection of Columbia was received hero with expres sions of npprovul among yachtsmen. It has shown Itself Mich a rnllablo all-around yacht that the decision of tho challenge (.ommlttee Is held to be strictly Just and impartial. As Interested yachtsmen view the situa tion Columbia lias been tuned up to the point of perfection. Its erew are enthu siastic believers lit its capabilities. Their drill nnd tllsclpllno are beyond praise and nobody who bus wntched them has nny doubt that they will make a gallunt de fense of the cup. Urrrt'MliofT M In lit llitvc Muvril II, At the same time It is pointed out that Mr. Duncan, manager of Constitution, has had n great deal lo contend with. It Is the opinion of many of his friends that It Nat Hcrreshoff hail not been confined to his room by Illness ho could have remedied the faults of Constitution and brought It out a winner. After tho challenge committee's meet today It was learned that there will bo no moro racing of thu ninety-footers at New port. The time between now und the cup raco at Sandy Hook on September 21 will bo spent in putting Columbia In tho best possible condition lo defend the cup. NEW YORK. Sept. 5. Tho uown of, tho selection of Columbia In meet Shamrock II whrn announced at the Stock exchange apparently caused no great amount of Shamrock money to uncover. Nor did It affoet the odds formerly obtained by backers of tho visitor, tint llttlo betting, howovor, wns recorded during tho day. Ono wagor of $.'00 on Columbia to $100 on Shamrock wub made. An offer of $1,000 even money on Columbia was made, with no takers, shortly before tho exchange closed. Drfeniln t'niinlltotiou. Mr. Duncan wns Interviewed at length this nfternoon nnd repeated that ono of tho gravest mistakes of the season wns the taking off of tho old mainsail of Constitu tion under which the yacht wns winning races, nnd trying a new ono which did not suit It at all. He reiterated that ho wan perfectly satisfied with Captain Rhodes and the entire crew and had no erltlclsm to make as to their work. Constitution ho believed to ho an able boat, much faster than Columbia, aud ho wna only sorry that ho had not had further opportunity of proving It. Mr. Dunrnn refused to criti cise thn handling of Columbia, but It was learned ftom Homo of thopo who have been on board Constitution during tho racing that In a number of Instances the yacht has been kept away from Columbia when Captain narr wns coming down on It, rather than risk a foul or serious Injury. A foul actually took place Just at tho start of last Monday's races when, it Is claimed by thoso nn Constitution, Cnptaln Ilarr luffed Co lumbia Into the new boat and hit it. It has been tho policy of those handling Con stitution this year not to risk too much, though every effort has been mado to bring out the good qualities of tho boat. E. D, Morgan, tho manager of Columbia, said ho would make every effort lo place tho old cup defender in as perfect shape as possible, Ho said It. Is In excellent trim nt present. It Is too Into for a now main sail, but Alth a few alight alterations lo tho present ono It Is hoped that It will carry tho yacht through the cup races nil right. It Is suld that an effort will bo mado to havo two other old mainsails placed In condition so that they may bo used In an emergency. l.lUc True Sinrtamen, Mr. Morgnn seemed pleased with the challenge committee's selection, hut re fused to comment nn It, He expressed much sympathy, however, for Mr. Duncan, and praised his perfect work during the year. An Interesting feature of the affair Is the future of Constitution. Mr. August nelmonl endured the rojoctlon of the boat, of which he Is tho principal owner, with philosophic fortttudo. He will kcop It In .-mmlsslon bo that it any nccldent should befall Columbia, It would bo ready to fill the gap Mr. rielmont will do all in his power to help Columbia to keep tho cup on this side. He will lend It sails, spars or any other gear that may be neoded. There have been some nttackn on Cap tain Darr. His crow is largely mado up of men of Scandinavian nrleln, and there may bo a llttlo prejudice against them. Tho fact Is, however, that tho crew Is ono of tho best that over handled a nlnoty footer. Another factor of considerable Im portance. Is that J, P. Morgan, ownor of Columbia, stands by Captain Uarr In his aggressive sailing of tho yacht. Ho real izes that n man to beat such masters of sea Jockeying as Captains Sycamore and Rlnge muBt have plenty of snap nnd llro and bo able to outmanouver tho enemy. Mr. E. D. Morgan Is also back of Captain llarr. Mauy expels In Newport today aro con fident that Columbia was never so com petent to race as nt the present time. Upton lulU SntUtlol. NEW YORK. Sept. 6. After waiting throe hours for a breeze Manager Jameson of Shamrock II held a consultation with Sir Thomas Upton and Designer Watron nnd they decided not to tako tho yacht for a (Contiuued on Second Page,) WYOMING CADET" AT HEAD Unierj- I.iiinl N Lieutenant ('om nia niter nt .Ninnl Acini fiuy. (From a Stuff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Sept. 5.T(Spcclal Tele gram.) Naval Cadet Emery S. Land of Wyoming stands at tho head of the cadets at tho naval academy and will bo rank ing cadet olllccr during the current academic year. Ills title Is lieutenant commander of cadets. Commander Wain wrlsht, commandant of tho academy, yes terday announced the nppolntnient, It was based on elllclency during tho recent prac tice crul.o of tho cadet corps, Cadet Land's standing In his studies nnd his general conduct during tho time he has been lu tho academy. Cniititlti IMtllli it Kniriii') Mini. Captuln C. C. Pullis, who has been nom inated for a lieutenancy 'In the regular army, Is a Kearney man. 'He Is 27 years old and was with the Third Nebraska reg iment as llrst lieutenant and on tho muster out of tho regiment enlisted as a private In the Thirty-second infantry. He was promoted to sergeant nnd first sergeant and then transferred to the Fortieth In fantry ns lieutenant and yaa promoted to cnptaln in Jnnunry last. Shortly after the muster out of the last mentioned regiment ho took his examination for lieutenancy In the regular army and passed an exceedingly 'good mental examination, but received n rather low rntlng on his physical examina tion. The trouble alleged was but tem porary, however, und Captain Pullis came to Washington to see Senator Millard. The senator waited to see him and nfter ho learned hid mission nnd rcnllzcd tho merit of his cniiBo ho capoused It with vigor, took tho matter up with the department, secured favorable eoncldcratlon thereof and the case has been awaiting the return of tho secre tary of war to Washington. The latter en dorsed the recommendation of the acting surgeon gencrnl and tho Hoard of Review for favorable action and tho appointment will doubtless follow In a short time. Colonel Ki'iitl))- Injured, Colonel J. M. Keatloy, formerly governor of the Iowa Soldiers' homo and who Is now nn ollkial of tho Treasury department, wns run down by tin nutomobllo yesterday and sustained severe Injuries. Colonel Kent ley Is mi elderly man nnd fur this reason bis friends nro upprchenslvo as to tho out come. Edward Lindner of Ilaltlmnrc, Mil., wns todny appointed gardener at tho Indian school, Robiihud, S. D. A postohice has been ordered established at Edna, Lyman county, S. D., and William II. Minor Is appointed postmaster. RAIN FALLS ON NEBRASKA Jinny I.ociiIIIIi-n Itcpoi't tSrntlf ii)K NhfMt ith, Some to n Deptli of Tun Inclii'H. IMPERIAL. Neb., Sept. S. (Special.) Chaso county has had an unusual amount of rain tho last month. It had another heavy rain I'uesday night. Recent rains havo r.aveil lato corn crop,:) and millet and cane feed In the count;; ol Tho supply of winter foul never whs atifid; u& It Is this fall. Small grain Is goo'uid although the dry weather hat affectctl Iho quality of tho grain and tho yield, tho supply Is still up (o tho nvc:agc. Crass on the ranges never was In liter rendition than now. There will bo nn abundnucc of hay, as well ns pasturage. WEST POINT, Neb., Sept. 5. (Special.) Tho long dry spell was broken by a heavy rain Inst night. SILVER CREEK, Neb., Sept. 5. (Special.) -A heavy rain fell hero last night. It Is tho flrbt rain of any consequence slnco July 1. i NORTH LOUP. Neb.. Sept. S. (Special.) A good rain began falling yesterday at 1 o'clock In the afternoon and continued I two hours. It was followed bv another In thu evening. Ono inch and a half of water fell ullogothor. ULYSSES, Neh., Sept. 5. (Special.) A steady rain fell for two hours last night. It put the ground In good condition for fall plowing. ELWOOD, Neh.. Sept. a. (Special.) Yes terday l.til Inches of ruin fell here. This mikes 2.S.1 inches since August 30. Tho grouud Is boaked with water. SENATOR CLARK'S COMPANY Corporation Forineil by Prominent Men nl Cliej emir lo Develop Oil l.nmlN. CHEYENNE, Wo Sept. E. (Special Telegram.) Tho Inlrr-Mouutain Oil com pany wns Incorporated hero today by United States Senator Clarence D. Claik of Evans ton, Wyo. Thn company la capitalized at $10,000,000 nnd will develop a valuable tract of oil land In the fossil fields In Uin tah county, Wyoming. Thero nro asso ciated with Senator Clark several million aires and It Is proposed In carry on opera tions on a gigantic scale. The lnntl nn quired by the company was located ninny years ngo by Senntor Clark and froquont examinations havo shown that tho highest grado of Illuminating oil over found In tho world oxlsta there In paying quantities. Among tho stockholders of the now com pany nro t'ovsrnl experienced oilmen tnd tho operations of tho concern nro expected to causa a boom in tho oilfields of south western Wyoming, Directors of tho Intor-Mountaln company aro: Senator Thomas Kcarns of Utah, ox Congressman S. II. Elklns of West Virginia, Perry S. Heath of St. Louis, P, J. Quealey of Kemmercr, Wyo., Seuutor C. D, Clark of Evanstou, Richard Kerens, Jr., and Frank J. Westcott of Salt Lako and E. L, Doheuy of Los Angeles, MAIL CLERKS AT MILWAUKEE ,ak Hint Minimum Salary Limit (. liiid for All IIiIimv Chirr. MILWAUKEE, Sept. .'..The Nnllonnl United States Postollico Clerks' association today adopted the report of tho committee on tho classification hill. It asks that the minimum salary for clerks in first and second-class offices bo $000 and that tho ! maximum ho $1,200, with a yearly Increase of $100 until the salary reaches $1,100 per year. It further asks that bill clerks re celvo as a minimum salary $C00, with year.'y advances of $100 until they recolvo $1,000, This applies to all clerks below chief clerks, Tho eight-hour bill as the report of tho committee on that measure waB adopted provh'cs for forty-olght hours pep week, exclusive of Sunday work, and Sunday work not to exceed eight hours or more than the Interests of tho tervleu demands. This bill, with the classification bill, will be pushed at the next session of congress. Several changes of minor Importance wcro made In the constitution. The convention closed tonight with a banquet, to meet t,n tho first Monday lu September, 1002, In Kan sas City, Mo. FLIGHT OF THE SPECIAL MAIL Omaha is Aiktd to Maka Fhenomtnal Tims for John BulL'i Saki. PRECIOUS CARLOAD FROM AUSTRALIA ItnllrnnilN Implored to Itnnli It More 'I'll no n .Mile n Minute unit CnU'li tltr Mntiirtlny Stcnnixlilp. A carload of tho most Important mall that has left Australia in years reached Omaha last night and was attached to tuc Overland Limited, Union Pacific train No. 2, bound for Chicago, Special instruct!) ni were given to rush It acrces tho continent with tho utmost speed to catch the South ampton mnll steamer at New York at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. The mail would ho due to nrrlvo In Chicago by regular train at Si. 30 o'clock this morning, ono hour lato for the morning train over tho Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. In tha effort to mako that connection the special from Omaha wns sped toward Chicago duilng tho night with the right of WHy over every other train on tho road. In enso of failure to connect at Chicago n special will bo sent out from there to overtnke the regular train at Cleveland. To overcome tho advantage, of one hour It will have to average better than onp mile a mlnuto from Chicago to Cleveland. If the special train from Chicago Is found necessury, J. I), Spreckels' millions, the efforts of 100 rnllrond men nnd tho fn t.Mt engine on the Lake Shcrc road will hs com bined for the purpose of rushing tho mnll through to New York in time to cttch tho mull steamer which sails nt 10 o'clock Sat urday morning for Southampton. Thcro Is n full carload of this mall and for the last thlrty-slx hours the wires hnve been hot with messages about accelerating Its speed and delivery. The Oriental Stcntn shlp company brought the mall to San Francisco from Sydney. At best, It wns expected Inst night thnt It would havo nr rived In Chicago at 0:30 this morning, nn hour Into to cntch the Lake Shore fnst train, which leaves for Now York at 8:30. Then Mr. Spreckels derided to race a spe cial train out of Chicago In order to over take the regular train at Cleveland. William II. Jerome, western manager for tho Now York Central, advised the steam hhlp company to run Its special from Omaha to Chicago Inst night, so ns to make connections with Lako Shore No. C nt S:30 this morning. If this effort falls n special will start at !t:30 this morning over the Lako Shoro for Cleveland, with Instruc tions to nvcrtako tho regular train there. If tho malls miss the Southampton steamer, the Rrltlsh Parliament will not get Its Australian colonial mall for two weeks. TO WIN THE ORIENT TRADE IlencU of Pnt'llit' Hoiitl Plnn Vnut Improvi'nieiWx to Snrpnnx Competition. CHICACO, Sept. fi. (Special Telegram.) Slnco lust Monday the working heads of every rond embraced In tho Harrlman syn dlcato havo been holding secret sessions In Chicago and these meetings nro to con tinue till the cntl of next week. J. C. Stuhbs, general traffic director of tho Union Pacific, Southern Pacific nnd Central Pa cific ByhlemH; E. O. McCormlck, general passenger traffic mannger of tho Southern PtclIU': E. L. Lomnx, genernl passenger agent of the Union Pacific; Hen Campbell, general traffic manager of tho Oregon Rail way & Navlrntlon company; A. L. Craig, general passenger ngent of Iho same road, and D. E. Hurley, genernl pnssengcr ngent of the Oregon Short Line, met here Sun day night to map out the business to 1ms talked over at these conferences, which have lasted until Into nt night for tho last four days. When 't became known tonight In rail road circles that these representatlven wero holding tensions In Chicago only ono con htructlon wns placed on the fact. It was that a vigorous campaign In to bo started for the purposo of bringing to the Pacific coast and irom thero to Chicago and on to the eastern centers of commerre every dol lar's worth of Iralllc that can bo diverted lo this country from tho Orient. Tho projected Improvements In tho oper ation of every Hystem embraced In the combination nro bolleved to bo oven greater than anything hinted at In tho public an nouncements nnd are all to he made with tho object of fostering and holding tho business brought across tho Pacific ocean. WABASH ROAD BREAKS AWAY ."Mitllli'K PnHMier AkhooIiiIIoii Hint It In o I.ollKnr TlotllKl lo Unto Schedule. ST. LOUIS, Sept. B. General Passengor Agent Crano of the Wabash has notified Chairman MrLeod of tho Western PnsscnRcr association that tho Wnbash no longer con siders itself bound by tho ruling of Arbi trator Martin In tbo matter of rates lo bo charged from Kansas City to nuffalo and points thereof by Its fast mall train via Hannibal. Tho Wabash takce the ground that Its competitors havo not observed tho spirit of that ruling nnd aro not living up to tho agreed basis for rates castbo.und from Knnsna City. In self-protection, therefore, tho Wabash will charge tho differential rate from Kansas City by Its fast short line train to Duffalo and points beyond when tho clrcumstnnces Justify it. Snint' nnnril of Dlrei'torn. PORTLAND, Cro., Sept. 5. Tho stock holders of tho Orgeon Railway & Naviga tion company neld tholr annual mooting today. The only business transacted was tho election of a board of directors. Tho old board was re-olccted as follows: F. C. Benson, W. C. CrookH, Miles C. Moore, II. W. Corbett, W. M. Ladd, A. L. Mills, E. H. Harrlman. Mortimer L. Schlff, Wil liam L. Hull, H. W. Cannon, W. rlcrco, W. D. Cornish and H. W. Scott. Tho board of directors met this afternoon to elect officers. Yerlica In Control of Anotlie r llnitil, 'erkes to projected LONDON, Sept. fi. Charles T. 1 day secured control of tho Hrompton-Plccadllly (Tube) rnllw a capital of JU2.100.000. Work will monced immediately. Tho road worked In conjunction with Mr. Charing Cross-Hnmpstead lino nml trlct railway. ay, with bo corn will bo Ycrkes' tho DIs- l.inrK'a It on il lien nl. SALT LAKE, Utah, Sept. r.. Tho hearing of the condemnation suit of the .Oregon Short Lino against tho San Pedro, Is Angoles & Salt Iaku railway wns begun here to day by Judge Talbot of Nevada. Arguments on both bides were mado by counsel and tho matter went over until tomorrow. CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Cooler Frldav; Saturday Fair, with Cooler In Southeast Portion; Southerly Winds. Trmiieriiturr nt Ontnlin Vntoriln rt Hour. Den. Hour. Den. r. it. in nl) 1 p. nt S7 (t n. in tit) ii i. ui tut 7 n. in Til a p. in I I M it. in 7;t ! i. til I' ll u. in 77 p. in ltl n. n so II p. lit...... S7 II n. m 7 p. in k'1 1- III So S p. in M- II p. ill St ARMOUR IS HEAVILY FINED I'nyn Unolp Sum I'lvr Thoumimt l)ol lurn for III Wlfi-'n .Irnclry Illnpln y. CHICAGO, Sept. 5. (Special Telegram.) Flvo tlnuoand dollars tine, the limit al lowed by law, wns paid today Jjy J. Ogden Armour, according to trustworthy accounts, as the penalty for bringing Jewels worth $30,000 Into this country without notifying the eiiDloms olllcers. In addition to this sum It Is stnted thnt he has pnld the gov ernment duty on tho gems, nn am omit closely approximating $13,000. .Mr. Armour himself, head of tho greit Armour packing houso Industries ami son of tho late multl-mllllonalre. Philip D. Armoue, smilingly declines to discuss the ense. Ills wife, whose nnmo Is mciitloned lu connection with tho enso, profesaen Ignorance of Iho whole mntter. Olllclnla of tho local Internal revenue ofllco refuse to glvn out nny details, but ndmlt "there has beer a case of falluro by certain Chi cngonnn to declare dutiable Jewels," addlug that everything hns been settled nnd Iho Incident Is closed. Desplto all this secrecy, both here and In Wushlngton. It Is known tho Jewels wcro seized by J. J. Crowley, special agent of tho Treasury department of the city. They wero bought In Pnrls, It In slated, anil worn by members of the Chlcagonn's family when landed In New York recently upon their re turn from Europe. Pearls constitute tho bulk of the ,'ewelry. Tho prize of the col lection Is n magnificent necklace of theso gems. Thero Is nn clement of humor In the event. Had not a member of tho family boasted of the purchase and tho fact that they esenped duty by being worn openly at the port of entry It is likely Undo Sam would have, failed to receive, tho $18,000 duty. A treasury agent henrd of the Inci dent nnd tho seizure followed. Asked today If the atory wus true Mr. Armour re sponded: "There Is nothing I care to Bay. flood dny." IOWA MAN ROBBED OF $29,000 Inhu K'inp1p of Fort Doilitr l.onei (hp. Proceed of 1 1 1 m I'nriu Snle. LOS ANOELES, Cal., Sept. 5. Flvo park ages ot $100 bills, amounting to $20,000, wero stolen today from a trunk In a cot tage at Iong Urauch, a seaside resort twenty miles from this city. Up lo n lato hour tonight no trace of th missing money hail been found. Tho niohViy was the prop erty of John Kcm,)ley, who enmo to Long Heach from Fort Dodge, la., flvo months ago, accompanied by his wife nnd married daughter, Mrs. Hnnnnh Wonders. Kempley concluded to soil his 210-ncro farm In Iowa and remain lu southern Cali fornia. Ho had concluded the bargain with Dr. O. L. Woodworth and a deed was pro pared to ho delivered to trjo doctor upon the payment of $20,000. YcHtnrdny morning nn ndvcrtlnement ap peared In a Los Angeles paper Inquiring for John Kempley. The advertisement stnted that a childhood friend wns desirous of meeting him anil appointed the follow ing morning as tbo time nnd a newspaper olllee as the placn of meeting. Komploy was nnxloiiH lo greet the anonymous friend of his childhood and enmo to Los Angcloa this morning for that purpose. He failed to find anybody awaiting him. Shortly after his departure Dr. Wood worth called at tho rottago and asked for tho deed to tho Iowa farm, which wns glvon upon tho payment of tho money. Mrs. Kmploy and her daughter placed the money in a trunk and both woro called out or tho houso shortly aftorward. They wero absent only a few minutes, but on their return the money was missing. A warrant was Issued nt Long Reach for tho arrest of Dr. Woodworth, WEIR COFFMAN BADLY HURT Omtthn Mnn llreukn n Lett In W m I o tt Itnnntvii)' it ml Sliovm lli'litn i knlili .Verve, LARAMIE. Wyo.. Sept. f.. (Special Tole gram.) Weir Coffman of Omaha was brought In from hla Iron Mountain ranch, thirty miles northeast of this city, tonight, with a fractured leg anil a dislocated anklo and will bo taken to Omnha. Ills Injuries wcro received In Jumping from hla moun tain wngon when tho harness had broken and his team had hecomo unmanageable. Ho was nctompanled by his father, Dr. V. II. Coffman, and his uncle, F. II. DoVoto, who alighted from tho wagon after a run nwny nnd boforo the harness broko nnd tho team again escaped control, Dr. Coff man was slightly bruised. When young Coffman was overtaken ho was sitting on tho ground, had twisted his foot back Into placo and was putting splints on his frac tured limb. ALL DONE BETWEEN SNEEZES i:irellon Aeeompllnlii'il null Other lltinlnt'ftk Attended In li" llu IV ve I' Anocln t Ion, MARQUETTE, Mich., Sept. fi. Tho first annual business meeting of tho Northwost em Hnv Fever association wns held hero today. The sestlon wus opened by a short address of welcomo by President Roe, fol lowing; which tho reports of tho officers woro road nnd npproved. Officers were re-elected as follows: Presi dent, W. A. Roe; first vlco president, O. O, Oadson; secretary-treasurer, M. D. Good man; master of location and transporta tion, T. W. Cosgrove, Mnvi'ini'iitN of lleenii VchscIh Sept. ri. At New York Sailed Deutschland, for Hamburg, via. Plymouth anil Cherbourg; Lo Champagne, for Havre, At London Arrived Olenosk, from Ti coma, via Yokohuma, etc. Sailed Meno minee, for New York. At Sydney, N. S. W.-Saled-Slerra, for San Francisco. At Olasgnw Hailed Norwegian, for nos t on. At Hottertlam-Salled Potsilani. for New York. At Queciistown-Salled Wnosland, from Liverpool, for 1'hlladulphlu. At Cherbourg Arrived. Fuerst Illsmarck, from New York, for Hamburg- At Liverpool -Arrived Georgian, from New York; Teutonic, from New York; Noordlnnd, from Philadelphia, Common wealth, from Iloston Hailed-Cumbronian, for Portland, Mo At Iliivrc Arrived L'Aqultalnc, from Now York. AS GOOD AS SETTLED Grast Ettel Strike is fie Coniidired b; Most Pittsbnrc Peeple. NOTHING POSITIVE, HOWEVEfl, OBTAINABLE Amlgimnted Advisor Btard Ksopa All EeporUrs Ahr Off. SHAFFER AND WILLIAMS ARE ABSENTEES AsuoittioD President Still Mute About Pideratlon. DAY FULL OF LOSSES AND CONFERENCES Aililltlnniil Men Quit .MrlUrr' Itnnk to Itrturn to Work unci r.ouilero Arc Working llnril on Prnee Plnn. FITTSflURO, Pa., Sept. fi. Tho prevail ing opinion In Pittsburg tonight Is that tho great steel strike Is prne.tlcally set tled, but Absolutely nothing posltlvo can bo learned from eltlujr sldo to tho con troversy. Tho dny was spent by the Amal gamated ndvlsory hoard In secret conference behind doors thnt were guarded clnor thnn ever before. Tho nowspaper "dead lino" was drawn most effectually. When tho flnul ndjournment for tho dny came at nbout 6;R0 p. in., thoso who had been Inside headquarters refused to say a word In answer to Inclatent questlona, nor volun teered any statement. When tho meeting was over It wns learned for tho first time that President Shaffer had net been with his colleagues during tho nfternoon session nnd his where abouts up to 11 o'clock tonight aro. un known. Secretary Williams also disap peared shortly after tho adjournment and he, too, could not for uwhllo bo located. Ant III ,ew Vorl.. nn Su iiniril, Rumora wero current all nfternoon that tho two gentlemen had gone to New York, but at a late hour tonight both Mr. 'Shaffer and Mr. Williams wero found at their homes. Mr. Williams stated that neither Mr. Shaffer nor nny other odlclnl of tho association was going to New York. While no odlclal statement was mado re garding nny further movements tonight. It wna learned on good nuthnrity that a meet ing of tho executive board of the Amalga mated association would bo called to take up tho peace question, nnd that this meet ing would bo cnllcd tomorrow or Saturday. Nono of thy memhera living out of Pltta burg. howovor, arrived In tho city tonight. If thla meeting convenes soon, It Is be lieved Homo proposition or a settlement of tho striko would bo decided upon, that will be possible to meet tho United States Steel corporation with. Ponding such n decision on tho part of tho Amalgamated associa tion President Shaffer- declined to ,rnnku any statement and porslstcritly declared that pence tnlk enmo only from those out side of tho organisation. A i liltriitloii Xnl Kwn .Mnitloitcit, Ho had no objection to the nrrangement of any arbitration scheme, hut none had boon mentioned. Ho declined to commit himself on the woik of tho (.ivle federa tion In behalf of thn steel workers nnd declared that thrro was not any dissatisfac tion among tho strlketa over the delay on settling tho strike, lie said tho men ex pected to ntny out for a long tlnio nnd wcro not disturbed by tho npparrnt de termlnntlnn of the trust to light tho matter out. The officials of tho association nro believed to havo submitted a counter prop osltlon. which enme the nearest to what they believed could bo accepted with honor to themfolves. This proposition wns sent to New York nnd In reply word came thin evening that It was unsatisfactory and all negotiations wero off. This Inn Information comes from iifflr-lal sources and It waa further slated that lu view ot tho total fnlluro of the peace ne gotiations the olllclnls of tho Amerlcnn Tlnplate company will plnco additional men In tho Demmler tin mills tomorrow. They worn rendy today. It wns snld, hut hold off In order to await possible ilevolopmcntn for pence, which might make it unncccs Bary to plnco them there. Another lliinilri'il tio Hack. Further breaks in tho ranks of tho shilling Mtool wnrkort) occurred nt McKersport todny. Five hundred men. or 100 moro than yesterday, wont o work nt the National Tuba company's plant and nearly 100 mon reported for duty nt tho Demmler Tlnplate works, which wns lo resumo thla morning, undor prrinctlnn of deputy sheriffs, A stnrt was put mado during tho early hours of tho day, how ever, hut everything was In readiness for resumption. The fires woro lighted in tho furnaces nnd a start wr.c expecfd boforo tho close of tho day. Tho Rill property was surrounded by a largo forco ul deputies, uui mcro wns no disorder, although quite a crowd of btrlkors woro loitering In thu vicinity of tho plant. Tho Uoston rolling mill was the Bceno of great activity this morning nnd tho strikers aro closoly watch ing It, as they fear an attempt 1 fo bo mado soon to resumo operations. A forco of men was at work cleaning up and proparlng tho plant for work. Probability of early peaco Is again being dUrussed hero ns thu result of ycsturdny'B conference lu New York between President Schwab of tho United States Steel corpora tion and members of tho National Clviu federation, Hopo wns revived yesterday afternoon that tho meeting might result In something tangible on which to bnso a settlement proposition, and disappointment was expressed on all sides. It Is hoped that tho conferees, nut having left New York, would got together again today nnd nrraugo n settlement before final adjourn ment. IlltS AllllllKIIIIIMtlMl lllll'll. The proposition from Mr. Schwab, said to have been submitted to President Shaf fer of tho Amalgamated association, through President GomptTS of tho American Federa tion of Labor, virtually domands a con cession of the Clark, Painter, Lindsay & McCutcheou and Moiicsbuu hoop mills. These planta wero nonunion when tho strike stance! nnd all aro now running (initially or lu full. Thu association would also lose, by thu acceptance of tho proposition, tho Crescent tlnplate plant at Cleveland, tho Star tlnplate works in this city, tho Canal Dover mills and tho works at Dommler. Theso havo been mi Ion for a long lime. Tho tubo plunta at McKecsport In thla city and at Ilcnwood, W. 'm., would also bo ex empted, Tho acceptance of tho terms, It is said, would reduce thu strength of tho Amalga mated association nearly 00 por rent. .Mi'ftlitK of Ailtimr)- llourtl, Flvo juombcrs of tho advisory board of the Amalgamated ntsnclutlon went Into ses sion thla morning for tho purposo, it 1