The Omaha Daily Bee.
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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