I THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2. 11)01. Telephones 618 and 6?1 Lace Novelties Mm ter pieces, Finger Howl ,and Plate Doilies, Tray Cloths, Tea Cloths,, Hureau and Sideboard Scarfs. The Doilies and Center pieces are mostly in the round shape, all to match. This is the Vp,ltost'collt'(,,ion 1,m llilH (?Vt'1' 1h'uu snoWn in Omaha. I'rice from 1.(10 to 05.00 each. Wr inc Snturiln) nt 0 I. M. Thompson , Beldeh St Co. y. m. c. a. BVivmna, con. itm and uouat,At nrt. each bout In turn striking dead calms. After the showing mado thus far by both boat I should not hesitate, If I were a betting man, to lay even money on Sham rock. Iloth boats were handled today to the best ability of tho best men each could produce, I don't think there's a bettor skipper In America than Captain Charlie liarr of Columbia." Sir Thomas cxpretsed himself as per sonally In favor of racing every day, pro vided any suggestion looking to that end should bo made. Captain Hob Wrlnge. who stands by Sir Thomas on the bridge, when asked If ho considered Shamrock's chances better, ald; "I can't say Its chance aro better, for they wero never bad." MliniiiriM'lf linn imv Hnllft. When the string of signals was hoisted Indicating tho course the rival boats wero katlng about the lightship. Shamrock was clothed In n brand new suit of light weather sails, admirably cut and of marvel ous fit. Columbia, however, was obliged to content Itself with tho same oil suit that rairled It to victory Saturday. Beforo tho start Shamrock hoUted a tiny Jib topsail, perhaps the smallest ever car ried by a cup yacht. It answered Its pur poie as a steering sail and proved of great ndvatitage In a day so full of flukes. The preparatory gun was fired nt 10: ID, At that time both yachts were on port tnck Handing to the southwnrd, with Shamrock In tho lead and Columbia following In It wake. Ten minutes later the bang of tho warning gun was heard and Columbia, wear ing sharply round, trimmed ltd sails on tho other' tnck, Shamrock crossing Its bow. ' Columbia took good rare to secure tho weather berth and ten weconds nflor tho starting gun, which was fired at the dot of ' 11, It -crossed tho lino on the stnrbowd tack ahead and well to windward. Sham rock luffed over tho lino a few seconds be fore the gunfire and was recalled ny the; Judges' boat. Tho time of start was: Columbia 11:00.01, Shamrock 11:00:2:. Fortune Smllr l-'lrat on YitnWre. Luck was with the American boat at AwL for a fortunate catspaw struck It and en abled It to head up a couple of points higher than Its opponent. This gave It a commanding lead, Shamrock meanwhile j scarcely moving. 8hamrock went on tho port tack fifteen minutes after tho start. Tho American boat showed Its superiority In coming about nnd gathering way as soon as Its head sheets wero trimmed down. At 11:30 both yachts wero. pretty nearly becalmed. Co lumbia having a lead of about a quarter of a mile. At 11:35 Shamrock went on the starboard tnck, Columbia followed, and then a lucky streak filled Shamrock's sails and gave It nn appreciable lift. At noon both yachts w ere, on, the port tnck,r almost becalmed. Tho ciiiti topsails nudj Jib" top sails wero the only sails that puffed out rcipnnslvo to the stray stroaks of nlr. Thn big mainsails flapped na the yachts rose and fell In the long easterly roll and the luff of tho head sails quivered. Tho result wns that the yachts barely had steerage way. WhlMlne Wind Spoil, llnrr'n Plan. Then the unexpected happened. Wafted along at a ftno clip by n stray puff. Sham rock overhauled Columbia and nt 1:15 (t was so closo that Captain liarr boro down on It In order to kill Its wind, as he had so often killed tho wind of Constitution. Shamrock went on tho port tack lmmc- j dlntely, followed by Columbia, and In an other minute the Britisher was ahead and to windward. The wind now became moro southerly. Doth yachts set Jib topsails and eased off sheets, steering a dlroct coiirso for the mark. Then Shamrock forged ahead and got Into thn doldrums, while Columbia got nslant of wind nnd at 1:55 passed Shamrock. Then It was Sham rock's turn to get the benefit of a breeze and It enmo along and planted Itself on Columbia's weather quarter, crawling up on It until at 2:0S they wero neck and neck, with tho Drltlsh boat to windward, blanketing Its opponent. To cscnpe from this blanket Captain liarr sent Columbia on the port tack at 2:12 p. m., but luck was agulnst It nnd It lost every breath of the flcklo wind, as well as steerage, and It was fully Ave mlnutca be fore It got away and by that tlmo Shamrock was too far ahead to bo overtaken. The first mark wns then closo at hand and the rachts tacked around U'ns follows: Sham rock, 2:41:30; Columbia, 2:44:41. Shamrock had beaten the defender 3 min utes nnd 20 seconds In the first ten miles and try as Columbia would ft wnB unahlo to lessen tbe gap between It nnd Shamrock, It held Its luff hunting for wind, but fall ing to And It dropped slowly astern until the guu from tho committee brought tho contest to an end, with nearly half a mile of blue wator between It and tho golden boat of Upton. Glimmer of Hope for London. LONDON, Oct. 2. The morning papers Indulge In little comment on tho perform ances of Shamrock II and Columbia yester day, altbougb thcoo performances am hold to conllrm the Impression the challenger would show better on the triangular course and Is apparently Improving Its form, Ita work In yestetday's light airs giving great satisfaction, "It looks as It it wero only beginning to how Its beat form," says tbo Dally Graphic. "If that la so the abortive races may provo In the end to have been stepping stones to Ylctory." It Is generally conceded that Sir Thomas Upton's chances of lifting tho cup look brighter. Llnrmrn' Strike Spread to Splmrhnn CHICAGO. Oct. l.-Tho ntrlkc of tho telephone linemen has nprend to the suburbs and outlying towns Included In the toll servlco of the Chicago Telephone com pany, Tonight the linemen estimated the totnl number of striker nt too. Among the towns Included In the order were: umin. Aurora, jouet. itocKtoni. Evans ton, LaOrnnge, Plnlnllcld, Lnke Forest, iiignianu turn, hukcrbu nno. i-;vanston. Code Inventor Killed, ELMIRA. N. Y Oct. l.-John Neville of Now York, a prominent newspaper writer nnd Inventor, wns killed liv un Erin freight train six mllea south of here today. Neville wns tlic inventor or tne international crib nud tclCRrnphlo codo In use In nil purls of tne worm. Hoadaoho Biliousness, sour stomach, constipa tion and all liver Ills are curfd by Hood' Pill The non-Irritating cathartic. Price 26 cents of all druggists or by mall of CI. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mai. nee, Oct. 1, 1901. We arc .now showing one of the greatest col lections, just arrived from France, of real hand made Chmv Torchon, Slavin Duchesse, Lace Cen CONVENTION TO BE NOTABLE Epiicopalitu in San Fraaoitoo Face Largt Problems Todaj. PIERPONT MORGAN AND OTHERS ARRIVE III I'nrt.v Among; the llny'a Influx of Prominent. Illnhoua nnil l.nynirn from the Knal. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1. Everything l In readiness for the opening of tho gen oral, conference of the Episcopal church tomorrow. The convention will be opened with Impressive communion services In Trinity church, where the main convention Is to bo held. Tho convention will continue In session for nineteen days with various mtetlngs. Prominent among tho delegates who ar rived todny were: J. IMerpont Morgan, Dlshop I'otter and a party of eastern bishops and laymen, the guests of Mr. Mor gan. Tho convention will bo largely attended. Ninety bishops, 400 clergymen and 2,600 laymen aro expected to be here. Tho con ventlon promises to be the most notable since the orlglnnl convention, 112 yean ago, Muny Important questions aro scheduled for consideration. I'oremost nmong them nro tho final acceptance of tho constitution drafted by the convention at Washington In 1898 nnd since carefully scrutinized by cery diocese In tho country: tho canons, or laws of tho church: tho spe cial report on the canon on marrlago nnd divorce, as understood by tho Episcopal church, and the rjiurch's courso toward I'orto Itlco, the Philippines, Hawaii and Cubn. According to the rules of the church, the convention Is presided over by the bishop of longest service present. Aocordlng to this rule, Bishop Tuttlo of Missouri will bo presiding bishop. SEYMOUR IS THE NOMINEE Xcnnrk'a .Mnjnr llecomea Democratic C'nndlclnte for Aew Jeraejr Gov ernor After lilvelr Wramajle. TRENTON, N. J., Oct. 1. Mayor James M. Seymour of Newark was nominated on tho second ballot today as tho demo cratlc candidate for governor of New Jer sey In n convention that at times was turbulent- In, the extreme. , State Chairman William CJourley was per manent chairman of tho convention. In tho first voting the Seymour and the' antl Seymour forces were nlmo'st evenly divided rtnd had the antl-Soymour leaders been able to concentrate their vote on n single can didate they mlgt Hive won. Howover. there wns a strong undercurrent among the delegates for Seymour and It wns only through tho generalship of tho leaders of tho antl-Seyraour forces that tho latter were kept In line. Tho nomination of Mayor Seymour was a defeat for former United States Senator Smith and his forces and a victory for E. F. C. Young nnd Robert Davis of Hudson county and Colonel E. L. Trlco of Essex county. Tho antl-Seyraour people made an effort to concentrate their strength on ox-Con gressmau Ferrell of Gloucester county and succeoded to the extent of securing 4S0 votes for him on tho first ballot, which waj only eight less than the vote given to Seymour. Thero were 1,143 delegates In the con vention nnd on tho second ballot the scat tering vote went largely to Seymour and accomplished his nomination. Ex-Judge Robert Woodruff of Mercer, temporary chairman of tho convention, made fecllne referenco to President McKlnlcy nnd when he finished speaking the band played "Nearer, My God, to Thee." The vast bb uemblage arose and sang the words of the bymn. Me, Freely I'Haaeil. The first real tumult of the convention broko out when both of the chnlrmen of contesting delegations from Es'iex county tried to name tho county's representatives on the several committees. After the con ventlon had been In an uproar for somo tlmo nud tho lie had been freoly passed Chairman Woodruff pormlttcd E. W. Crane, tho democratic candidate of throo years ago for governor, and nn nntUSoymourlte, to name tho Essex representatives on Kio committee on credentials and order of busi ness. .Finally n recess was declared and It was nearly 4 o'clock when the convention was called to order after the recess. Tho resolutions wore confined to state Issues and embraced a general condemna tlon of tho republicans In tho conduct of state affairs. The following nominations ror governor were then made: Ex-Congressman Thomas M, Ferrell of Glosboro, Mayor James M Seymour of Newark, ox-Judge Howard Car row of Camben, Senator Christian L'raun o Passaic nnd James E. Martins of Union, When the first ballot wat tnken it stood Seymour 488, Ferrell 480, Braun 01, Carrow 6S, Martins 22; neceosary to n choice, 674. On tho second ballot Seymour gained fifty-six votes, most of which came through his getting the vote of Morris and War ren counties. Ferrell lost only eleven votes, but Seymour was within thirty-three votes of tho nomination nnd then began a stampede, When tho vote was finally an nounccd It stood 779 for Seymour, with tho remaining for Ferrell. The convention ended as good naturally as It was stormy through tho early part of tho proceedings TAMMANY BOLTERS FOR LOW Convention of CJrenter Xevr York llemorrney .nmltiiitea the Mn nli'lpal Fualou Ticket, NEW YORK, Oct. 1. The Greater New York democracy, of which John O. Shechan Is the leader, held Its city convention to night and nominated the fusion ticket headed by Scth Low for mayor. Sh- nt Cnrneicle lllft, LONDON, Oct. 1. The London corre spondent, of tho Tribune says: Scottish students seem to hold aloof from Mr. Car negie's munificent university scheme in Scotland. This is the effect of the execu tive commlttce'a report. Just published. DECREASE IN PUBLIC DEBT It la due of the I'leimliin !lelotire .VI a do In the eptemtier Ntntement. WASHINGTON, Oct, 1. The monthly statement of the public debt Issued today shows that at tho close of buslnets Septem ber 30, 1901, the debt, less rash In the rcasury, amounted to J 1.031,524,365, a de rease for the month of $4,823,401. The debt Is recapitulated ne follows: In terest bearing debt, $64,966,120; debt on which Interest has ceased, $1,343,660; debt bearing no Interest, $383,206,664, Total, $1,351,616,244. This amount, however, does not Include $788,032,089 In certificates and treasury notes outstanding, which are offset by an equal amount of cash ou hand held for their redemption. The cash In the treasury Is classified ns follows: Gold reserve, $160,000,000; trust funds, $788,032,089; In National bank de positories, $259,293,356. Total, $1,197,327,475. Against this there aro demand liabilities outstanding amounting to $S77,i07,693, which leaves a cash balance cn hand of $319,919,879. The monthly statement of tho government receipts and expenditures shows that for Soptembor, 1901, tho receipts amounted to $44,454,422, and tbo expenditures $32,310,736, caving n surplus for tho month of $12,123,- 686. The receipts by Items nro given as follows- Customs, $19,100,013; decrease ns compared with September, 1900, $310,000; internal roveuuo, $22,433,053; decrease, $294,400; miscellaneous, $2,840,755; Incrcuse, $164,380. The disbursements charged to tho Wnr department amounted to $6,356,630; de crease, $7,750,000; navy, $5,631,641; in crease, $1,000,000; pensions, $9,691,992; de crease, $2,200,000. Tho net surplus since July 1, 1901, Is shown to bo $1,300,000, Tho monthly slatcmont for tho ivV order of tbo mint shows tho total colnago ex ecuted at tho mints of tho United States during September was $8,160,401, as fol lows: Gold, $4,100,177; silver, $3,899,524; minor coins, $160,700. The monthly statement of the comptroller of currency shows thnt tho total circula tion of national banknotes nt tho closo of business September 30, 1901, was $358, 830,648, an Increase for the year of $30, 414.121 nnd for the month of $1,471,390. Tho circulation based on United States bonds amounted to $328,845,067, an Increase ror tho year of $34,622,0S8 and for the month of $438,716. Tho circulation secuwd by lawful money nggrogatcd $29,985,480, n decrcaso for the year of $1,207,967 and an Increase for the tho month of $972,077. Tho amount of registered bonds on do- posit to socuro circulating notes was $330, 721,930 nnd to secure public deposits $108,- 209,730. MISSOURI STUDENT IS HAZED S. A. Tlinnipaon'a llnre Ilnck Switched In Muliiirlia of Clnaalo Colnmliln. KANSAS CITV. Mo,. Oct. 1. A sneel.il to tbo Journal from Columbus, Mo., says: tno nrst case of hazing that has occurred nt tho Missouri university In many years was reportod to the disciplinary commlttoo of the faculty todny. S. A. Thompson was the victim. Under the supposition that he wns to be Initiated Into a secret fraternity, he was enticed Into tho woods, stripped of his clothing, tied ton tree and thrnshed with swltrhpn. imir wns clipped closo to Jils head by his tor mentors, who, nfter hiding his clothing, de served him. As It was very dark nnd cold tno victim Buffered sovcrcly, as he wan dered throuch thn lriP9 nnri t,Mh i. quest of his garments. Thompson reportod tin. luuini .mo iL-ut;Bieu an investigation, but, as tho victim was unable to Irientifv n single student Implicated, nothing Iihh yet been done toward punishing the malefactors. YATES PLEADS FOR BUFFALO Telia llllnola People They Should Ite- tnrn New York'n I'nlr-Tlme Cn urlesle. SPRINGFIELD, III., Oct. 1. Governor Yates tonight gnve to tho Associated Press tho following address to tho pcoplo of Illinois: In compliance with thp rrnnent nf mm. mlttees having in charge the arrangements for Illinois dny nt tho Pun-Amerlcnn ex position I hereby call tho -intention of the people of Illinois to the fact that the ex position authorities hitvo designated Mon day, October 7, 1901. as Illinois clay and mm.- iiiiiuu cxieiiMve preparations ror lta proper nbservnnce. It i liwnmhnni unnn us as people to return In nultahle manner in uuinuo too great consideration Miown u u nj- me people or jsew lorlt nt the time of our Columbian exnoaltlnn nt rn,i. cngo. Illinois dny should be made n: notable iM.iiiiifHimiuu oi tne interest naturally tnken by our Brent central ntntn i ti,c exposition of tho progress nnd the products of nil Amerlcu. To thli end a general In- milium m exienucu to our people to "ih semhlo at nuffalo on tho dny nbovo man- hunch io luirucipnio in the rormal cere monlal provided. isigneuj HICHARP YATES, Governor. nontnn KxprexNineii'n Htrlke Settled. tins hcen settled. The 2i0 drivers, helpers iiuii i ii in i n win remrii io woric tomorrow mm tin, I II i.l Wll-UU UlriKO Ol Z.UOO ineil ramnnliiir Mm ,,?lli.l .-...I,,.. T.J'!M' r, .... i, tunica milium, Wllicn nin iiii.-iii.-u i ku mm eieci tomorow. Is thereby averted. I'ndor the terms of executive committee of the Allied Freight Trnlisportntlon council thn enses of three men tllschnrged by tho Boston Dlspntch HNpresn eonipnny nro to he heard by the state board of arbltrntlon within throe ftiilldlnir Permit. The city inspector of buildings hns Issued I hn f nl lnti'lti ir norm 1 1 u ri n irn...i .'Pi"!0 ''welling-. Fifteenth and Castellar t!lX?.! .Pricr Mcl;.odn?-i framo addition: r. in -luini! nun i-oiiP!on avenue, $109: Spalding.' jii&TK k 'smith,1 fram'wetll Mb u t j -mill tun. nouicvarn, yx. COFFEE FOR MOTHERS. The Kind thnt oiirlahea nnd Supplies Food for .Mother and Child, "My husband has beon unablo to drink coffeee for several years, so wo wero very glad to give Postum Food Coffee n trial nnd when we understood that by long boll Ing It would bring out the delicious flavor, we have been highly pleased with It, "It Is one of the flnost things for nursing mothers that I have ever seen, It keeps up the mother's strength and Increases tho supply of nourishment for the child If par taken of freely. 1 drank It hotween meals Instead of water nnd found It most bene ficial. "Our five year old boy has been very doll cate since birth and has developed slowly. He was white and bloodless. I began to give him Postum freely and you would be surprised at the change. When any per son remarks about tho great improvement, we never fall to tell them that we attrlbuto his gain In strength and general health, to the; freo uso of Postum Food Coffee, and this has led many friends to use It for themselves nnd children. "I have always cautioned friends to whom I have spoken about Postum, to follow di rections In making It, for unless It Is boiled fifteen or twenty minutes, It Is quite taste less. On the other hand, when pro.terly made, It Is very delicious, I want to thank you for the benefits we havo derived from tne use of your Postum Coffee." Mrs, W, W. Earnest, 727 9th Ave., Helena, Mont, FINANCES OF THE ROADS Th7 Are 8hewi ! Statements Read at Annul Meetings. OLD MATERIAL IN NEW DIRECTORATES fircnt .Northern, Clilcngo A Alton nnd tho Cotton licit Stockholder lllapoae nf the Vannl Yenrl- llnslnesa. NEW YOniC, Oct. 1. At the annunl meet ing of the stockholders of the Northern Pacific Hallway company held hero today the retiring board of directors was re elected without change. Tho board la the one named by J. Pier- pont Morgan. at tho time of tho settlement of tho Northern raclflc-Unlon Pacific fight nnd Is mado up as follows: Ilobert Ilacon, E. II, Harrlman, J. J. Hill, J. S. Kennedy, Daniel S, Lamont, Charles S. Mellon, Sam uel Ilea, William Kockcfeller, Charles 8tcele, James Stlllmnn, Eben S. Thomas, H. McK. Thotnbloy and Georgo F. Baker. Nothing of unusual Interest took place at tho Northern Pacific meeting. Tho char actor of tho settlement which was reachod between tho Morgan-IIIll-IIarrlmau-Kuhn-Loch tactions was -not Indicated. All of tho proxies-of both factions wero voted by Hor crt Ilacon of the Arm of J. P. Morgan & O. nnd constituted nearly all of the outstand ing stock. It was therefore Impossible to determine how much stock la owned by each side. The total number of sharca voted wan about 1,000,000, out of a total of l'.OCO.OOO outstanding, so thnt tho two financial Inter ests lacked about 150,000 shares of havlnc the entire capital, t'hli'njfo Alton' .Shorrlna;. CHICAGO, Oct. 1. The nnnunl report of tho Chicago & Alton Hallway company shows tho most prospcroim year In the his tory of tho property nnd presents to the stockholders n. road practically rebuilt and ro-cqulppcd and in n physical condition to gain n big Increase In rnrnlngs at a greatly reduced cost of operation. The annual, meeting was held today, with nenrly all of the capital elocic represented. To fill tho place rnado vacant by tho death of J. W. Donne, P. S. Winston was elected to a position in tho directory. He will represent New York flnanclnl Interests. The directors whoso terms expired nnd who wero re-elected nro W. H. Chapel and Mortimer Schlff. The board Is now as follows: C. H. Chapel, F. S. Winston, S. M. Fcllon, James P. Morgan, James F. Mitchell nnd Norman n. Ream of Chicago. David 11. Francis of St. Louis, George J. Gould. E. H. Harrlman, Mortimer U. Schlff nnd James Stlllman of New York. Subse quota to tho stockholders' meeting the di rectors convened and rc-clectod the old officers of tho company. Tho statement of earnings shows an in crease in the gross amounting o $1,240,205, Tho total Increase in net receipts, taxes deducted, Is $134,532. The smallness of tho Increase in the net is accounted for by the fact that tho total operating ex penses increased by $1,054,649 as the re sult of spending $1,100,513 for maintenance of way and structures and $879,412 for maintenance of equipment. Cotton licit Mtntement. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1. At the annunl meet ing of the stockholders of tbo St. Louis Southwestern railway (Cotton Belt) com pany today -thq tenth' annual report was submitted, it showed tho operations dur ing the yfaracnillnj;, Juno. 30, 1901, as fol lows: GrosB-jtarnlngs,- ,$7,388, H4; operat ing expense, including betterments, $4, 632,892; net Earnings, $2,764,282; nil other recelptB,- $R2,19ii totnl Income, $2,836,177, nn Incrcnso of $988,681 over 1900; charges against Income, $1,281,503, leaving n sur plus of $1,654,974, an increase nf $924,682. Tho large majority of stockholders were represented by proxies and the result of the election for directors was nn follows: Edwin Gould, lrvlngton, N. Y.;, F. IL nrlt ton, St. Louis; I). M. Galiaway, New York; Thomas T- Eckert, New York; WIhbIow S. Plorce, New York; William S. Taylor, New York; Albert Loeb, New York; Mur ray Calcton, St. Louis, and Charles Par bons, St. Louis. The only new director is Charles Par sons, who was substituted for A. L. Wolff. Tho board of directors will meet In New York nt the call of President Gould, when odlcors for tho ensuing year will be olected. No changes are expected. SURPRISES COAST PEOPLE I.nteat Turn In Snnthern fuel Ho Affnlrn Not Prevtoualy Hinted At. SAN FIIANCISCO, Oct. 1. Tho announce ment thnt E. II. Harrlman had as'sumcd the presidency of tho Southern Pacific com pany, coupled with tho appointment of Julius Kruttschnltt as his assistant, was received In this city with considerable sur prise, for tho elevation of tho fourth vice president to bo tho chief administrative officer of the corporation had not been pro dieted. It Is understood that Mr. Kruttsch nltt will assume most of the duties nnd responsibilities of the prosldcnt, ns all omcers heretofore reporting to tho presi dent havo been ordered to report to him. E. H. FlUhugh, who was recently ap pointed nsslstnnt to President Hays, will soon return east. II. E. Huntington, first vlco president of the Southern Pacific, arrived hero from New York, aalfi In an interview thnt he would not again take an active part In Southern Pnclftc affairs. Although retain ing the tltlo of first vten president, ho was devoting his time, ho said, to his pri vate affairs. Mr. Huntington confirms tho report that tho Pacific Improvement com pany has- sold out Its entlro holding lii tho Mexican International railway to the Sneyors of Now York. TRAGEDY OF THE BURLINGTON .phcw of .1. M. Toneey Killed In HeeUlntt to Itlae on Ilia Merita. CHICAGO, Oct. 1. E.. T. Toucey, who two or thrco years ago left his home In St. Paul to follow In the steps of his uncle, the late J, M. Toucoy, many years general manager of the New York Central & Hudson Itlver Hallway company, was klllod early this morning by a Burlington train. Toucey wns thoroughly well educated, coming from a fine family, and could have had n chance to start nearer the top of tho ladder In tho railway world, but de clined tho proffered kindness of his undo nnd enmo to Chicago to stnrt at tho bot tom. Ho secured a pdsltlon as Bwttchman on the Ilurllngton road and about tho only person-who know of his relatlouHhlp to the man who served tho New York Central company so long and efficiently was Gen eral Superintendent Ilcsloy of tbo Hurling ton system. He took nn Interest in the lad nnd nt some future time would have seen to his advancement. I'relKht HnfN Perplex Them, ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1. Frolght traffic rep rescntatlvcs of southeastern, western and southwestern railroad lines met here today to discuss the grain rate situation. Thn principal object In view was to sccuro readjustment of prevailing rates from Mis souri river to Mississippi valley points, there being some vexing differences to settle between western and southeastern lines. The cntlte dny was spent In dis cussing tho matter and receiving sugges tions as to a rearrangement of tho tariff. MUCH CHEERING AT VICTORIA Dnke nnd Duelled Kreelte Otntlnu nt Hverr Turn Thoy .Mnlir There. VICTORIA. H. C, Oct. 1. The duke dud duchess of Cornwall nnd York arrived nt Victoria nt 11 o'clock today nnd a royal snhito from the ships of tho North Pnclflc squadron was the first feature of a long program of welcome. The royal party made the trip from Vancouver to Victoria on tho steamer Empress of Indln, which was convoyed by tho ships of the North Pacific squadron. Tho warBhlps wero dressed In bunting nnd tho flotilla was an imposing one as It steamed through the Gulf of Georgia and Into tho Straits of Fuca, Tho day was bright nnd warm nnd tho duko and duchets spent most of the time on deck. A great crowd gathered In Royal Hond nnd on the heights of Hencon Hill no the licet steamed Into tho outer hnrhor nnd tho Empress of India docked at tho outer wharf, Tho royal party, the countess of Mlnto and Premier Laurlor were formally greeted by Lieutenant Governor Sir Henry Jolly nnd driven through cheering crowds to the Parliament building, whero addresses of wclcomo wero presented by Mayor liny wnrd' In behulf of tho city, John W. Pratt of Senttlo for the Drltlsh-morlcnn citi zens nnd Presbyterians of Victoria. Tho handsome government buildings wero nt trnctlvely decorated nnd nssemblcd In n great square on the lnwn wero the school children of the city, who Bnng patriotic songs. Tho duko thanked the pcoplo for their welcome, saying In part: "I desire to assuro you of the grntltudo which the duchess and I feel for the kind words of welcomo nnd good wishes which nro ex pressed in tho welcome you have extended on behalf of tho citizens of Victoria, tho residents of Senttlo and other parts of the state of Washington and tho Hrlttsh-Co-lumbtn synod of tho Presbyterian church In Ganada. I shall hnve much pleasure In Informing my dear father, the king, with what special satisfaction I have noted your strong declaration of royalty to tho throno and pride In the herltngo of citi zenship. I know what proof of this spirit you havo already given In the blood of your sons which has been shed on South African voldt, I am confident the sacri fices you have mado have not been In vnln. They have forged another link In the golden chain which binds together the brotherhood of tho empire." After the presentation of raednls to the South African volunteers tho royal party wna driven through flag-lined streets, nmld great tumult, Tho duko lunched with Ad miral Hlckford, This afternoon the duko formally opened the Victoria exposition. Tonight thero will be n state dinner at Government house nnd a reception nt tho Parliament buildings, Tho ctty Is at tractively decorated nnd crowded with visitors attending tho reception. Tomor row tho duke and duchess will remain nt Onk Hay, reatlng for the trip eastward, which commences tomorrow night. AID FOR ESCAPING BOERS Three Ttelntlrea nf .lonliert'n Kind Drrmudn rt I'nrtlnlly llnapltnhle I'lnce nf Concenlmenf . HAMILTON, Bermuda, Sept. 12. (Corre spondence of tho Associated Press.) The pro-Hoers In Ilermuda havo been excell ing themselves this week, the occasion be ing the escape of some' prisoners of wnr whom they mndo every effort to nld In their attempts to regnln their freedom. Last Saturday night, under cover of darkness nnd a rainstorm nnd, ns one of tho Hoors asserts, with the electric lights playing upon them all tho while, thrco mon.i a nephew of the Into commandant Joubert. AlfredMartlinus Joubert, and two brothers, George and Hendrlck Indomnur, made their escape from the prisoners' pen Itentlory at Darroll's Island and swam over to tho Princess hotel, where they landed, dressed themselves In tho clothing which they had cnrrled over nnd mndo their wny to a livery stablo In Hamilton, hired a trap and directed the driver to take them to the recidence of Dr. Oterhrldgo at Halloy's Hay and then repaired to n place of concealment In the neighborhood. By that time nn alarm had been raised nt tlje enmp and military police wero on the track of the escaped Doers. Tho search continued for two daya and nights, soldiers, sailors, mlllttnmcn nud civilians taking part In It. One prisoner was re taken Monday morning while Incautiously Inquiring on the public road for the house of Dr. Oterbrldgo and tho other two were recaptured late that evening. AH three wero Immediately lodged In the military prison nt St. Georges. Tho affnlr has ereated great excitement here, not merely because of tho attempted escape, which is something to be antici pated at any time, but because of the ap parent exhibition of pro-Uoer spirit here. nnnlah finnlinnt I'oiniilpra, COPENHAGEN, Oct. 1. Tho Danish gun. boat Moen, while nt gun practice today with Prlsnnt shells, foundered to the east ward of the middle grounds. Its masthead can be seen a few yards abovo the water. The crew of tho vessel wns saved. The Moen was on Iron gunboat of 356 tons displacement. It was 111 feet long, had twenty-eight feet ten inchen beam and 523 Indicated horsepower. It had a crew of thirty-flve men. firrmnii Hunk Will Quit. nERLIN, Oct. 1. Suormondt & Co,, pri vate bankers In Anchen, have resolved to go Into liquidation owing to the losses In connection with tho recent failure of tho Terllnden company of Obcrhnusen. Tho concern Is nn old one and has alwnys stood high. It has been Intimately allied with West German industries, In which a large part of Its capital is Invested. The creditors will get full payment. Krnpp II uyii He r 1 1 ii llealdenee, BEnLIN, Oct. 1. Herr Krupp. gunranker, has bought a residence in Berlin. DEATH RECORD' Mr. Patrick Wiilxh. SHELTON. Neb,, Oct, 1. (Special.) Mrs. Patrick Walsh, 63 years of nge, died nt tho family residence at 2 o'clock yesterday aft ernoon. Sho and her husband wero early settlers of Sholton. They came here before the country was settled and took up land, mi(ch of which Is now In town lots. Tho funeral will be held from tho family resi dence by the Catholics Thursday at 9 o'clock and interment will be at Grand Island, All business houses will be closed during the funeral hour. linn .mIIIIiik. IOWA CITY, la., Oct. 1. (Special.) Dan L. Zwllllng, a sophomore In the Univer sity of Iowa, whose home Is In Nevada, la., dle( hero last night of appendicitis, 7,wlllng wns an Industrious student and a hard worker In the llternry society. Less than a wetk ago he was training for tho fall field meet. The societies and the .class of which ho was a member hold meet ings to arrange a memorial program. WAR SITUATION CONFUSED Colcmbin nd Venezuela Trj tt Give Tru bl International Aipect. GUAJIRA FRONTIER GUARDED ZEALOUSLY Venezuela !eiida Itelufiii-eciuelil to I'o I nt Where They Will He llendlly A nlliihle-rrlho-I'rlhe Ik l'ulte. W1LLEMSTAD. Island of Curncoa, Oct. 1. (Via Itnytlau Cnble.) Advices received hero by runll from Mnracalbo under dale of September 2S eny Venczueln U protecting tho Gunjlra frontier by reinforcements. An expedition composed of about 1,500 recruits from Ln Vela de Coro, ou tho gulf of Coro and Merlda, with Vlccnto Sanchez In com mand, left here today for some point near Gunjlra, when they will probably move In land toward the frontier. Tho foregoing covers the facta In tlu case. Numberless rumor nro being In dustriously clrculattd, but n careful weigh ing of all Information from vnrlouii source lends to tho belief that the forces of Dnvlla after their defeat, September H, wandered to tho mouutalus pursued by Indians nnd Colombians. Eventually Dnvlla. with live companions, eucceeded In reaching Fort San Carlos, thirty miles north of Mnracalbo, n Veneuolnti huso and political prison, whence ho naked that reinforcements bo sent to rcscuo his command, reported to bo ln distress and danger from tho Indians Inhabiting Gunjlra, who under the leader ship of their cuclqune, Juan Dolores, nre fighting un the side of tho Colombian gov ernment. Clodomlr and Juno Cnstlllo, tho Colombian llbornl lenders, appear to be nt Trlrntn on the ColomhUn etde of Gunjlra with followers estimated to number from 600 to 2.000 mon, It is reported, nlthough without reason, thnt tho forco under Dnvlln's command if rescued from their predlcamont and tho Sanchez expedition will attempt to unite or co-operate In n movement against 11 Hacha. It Is more conservatively thought that Venezuela will not assumo tho ng gresdlve. Purees Confused, Both the Venezuelan and tho Colombian governments show a tendeucy to play at tho head of their forces tho revolutionary leaders of the other country In order to give n color of political revolution to the differ ences between their respective troops. For example, Venezuelan troops under tho lend orshlp of n Colombian liberal nro appearing against the Colombian government forces and tho movement will bo qunllfled n nn lntcrnnl nnd not ns an International dis turbance. This greatly confuses the sit uation. Tho Venezuelan disaster September 14 Is fully confirmed. Few prisoners were tnken. Tho retreating Venezuelans were caught on both aides of a river, with tho bridge broken, and tho Colombians overwhelmed them from three sides, scattering the Vcnczuclwui, who wero nmhiished by the Indians. Letters received from Tachlra nre to tho effect thnt Oenorn) Urlbe-ltrlbo Is collect ing nnd manipulating his forces ln a small way, hut no action of Importance Is being tnken by blm. A credltnble report received hero Is to the effect that 1,200 Colombian conservative- troops are nt s hamlet cnllcd Slnlmlcn, about threo days' march from Marncalbo. The Colombians may attempt to prevent the union or concerted ai'tlon between thu Snnchez-Da,vilii-Ca8tlllo forces. MINISTER REPORTS VICTORY (.'oloinlilan I.eKtttlon lleeelves Wnr Cnhle Thnt Mhj- He ev nud Iinpnrtnut. WASHINGTON. Oct. l.-The following cablegram wns received at the Colombian legation ln this city tonight; BOGOTA. Oct. 1. -Colombian Minister, Unshlngton: We hnve obtained n signal victory over Venezuela troop thnt In Milled (JnnJIni, under Venezuelan olll cers and under the Venezuelan (lug. with out u previous declaration of wnr. Signed AHADIA MKNDHZ, Minister of Foreign AfTnlrs" Somo uncertainty exists In the minds of tho officers of the legation ns to whether this victory over tho Venozuelnns Is Identi cal with thnt heretofore reported by wny of Curucao ln tho press dispatches or Is the re sult of another fight. Dr. Sylvn, the minis ter, Is Inclined to the former opinion. Somo utress is laid on the statement thnt this Invnslon wnn without a previous dcclani tlon of war on Venezuela's part. This. Dr. Sylva says, shows the Irresponsibility of the course tho latter country has taken. Dr. Mcndez, who signs the dispatch, is tho new mlnlslcr of foreign nflairs, whose appoint ment followed the Colombian cabinet crisis reported trom Bogota yesterdny. A leaflet sent to the legation by the Co lomblan consul nt Cnracao gives some de tails of tho recent fight at Cnracua, about fifteen miles from La Hachii, on the GuaJIra pcnlnsuln, nnd which probably Is Identical with that referred to by Minister Mendez In his dispatch to Dr. Sylvn toduy. It shows thnt the victory over tho enemy was com plete, tho Colombians taking four batteries of. nrtlllcry, gatllng guns and a consider ablo amount of ammunition. General Eche verrla, who led a portion of tho expedition, the report states, wns killed, contrary to previous advices, which said that ho had fallen captive Into tho hands of tbo Co lombians, INFECTED INDIANS REBEL tlrlte Off .(annrds Who KnuHy to Keep Smnllpoz Trllie Herded, ST. PAUL, Minn. i Oct, 1. Sheriff Clag gatt of MUle-Uiken county reported to tho State Hoard of Health today a serious con dition of affairs among tho Indians nbnui Mtllc-Lnkes. Smallpox ! prevalent thero and thero hnve been several deaths. No attempt Is made to regulate the disease, and the local health authorities ore power Icsi. There arc. 500 Cblppewns squatting on tho shores of Mlllo-Lakcs and owned by a nyndlcate. Tho village nuthorltles of Robins tried to keep tho Indians from circulating unions the farmers nnd sot n guard over them. Tho braves turned out In forco, armed, and mado such n demonstration that the guards went home, leaving tho Indiana to roam at will. A c I noli between settlers and Indians Is porslblo nt any time. MINE WORKERS ARE SECRETIVE Their llepresenlntl ves Y.enve. I'lirk ershurK Without Kxpliiliilnw I'ur poHe of the Conference. PARKER8HURO, W. Va.. Ocl. 1. The leading representatives of the United Mine Workers of America from all the coal jnlnlng states havo been In session at tho VanWInkle hotel hero for two days and left tonight. All tho socrots of their ses sions are well kept. Nothing can be learned hero as to what matter was under consid eration, though It, Is generally bellevod here that plans were considered for tho re lief of thn Thncker district, In West Vir ginia, where tiouhle between tho miners and operators has existed for some time, WE LEAD OTHERS FOLLOW Hospe Always Up-to-date In Every Thing In the Music Line, Pianos Not Be ing the Least. Our Piano Parlors Are Full of tha Very Finest Up-to-date Styles of Artistic Instruments From the Oldest and Most Reli able Piano Factories in the World. It Is a conceded fnet that this house ha the reputation of having tho most nrtlstlo stock of pianos to bo found anywhere in the west. Not only from the standpoint of tho cases, which me patterned to nult und mutch tha highest quality nf furniture, but tho tone nnd uctlon work entitle them to the court denco nnd esteem of tho most exacting lover of music. NOWHERE 18 SUCH A VARIETY OF NATURAL AND FANCY WOODS DIS PLAYED. 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