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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MOKNIG, JULY 1, 1903-TEN PAGES.
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Omaha;
HINT WAR Willi BEAR
Britain sad Japan Tell ( China Busiiani
Matt Quickly Leave Manchuria.
PROTECTIVE STEPS THE ALTEP '.r'vE
Protesting Powers View Huoorite Occu :a
tion M Menace to Peace.
ANY TREA1Y WITH CZAR MUST BE SHOWN
, CYeitials Ordered to 8ubm.it Protocol for
Approyal Before Signing.
CHING ASKS CONGER TO SUPPORT ALLIES
I'ltlmatam Received as Friendly Aot
hy Peking Goveran'tali Which
Straightway Seeks" Another
iron Vailed States.
ODESSA, July S.-Accordlng to advice
received by the St. Petersourg newspaper
Svlet from Japan the British and Japanese
ministers at Peking have presented a Joint
note to the Chinese government in the fol
lowing terms:
1. Russia's occupation of Manchuria
threatents the maintenance of peace In the
ar East and Injures the Interests of Eng
nd an. Japan. ,
8. If the departure of the Russians from
Manchuria la Indefinitely postponed Eng
land and Japan must proceed to protect
their Interests.
I. China must demand from Russia the
Immediate evacuation of Manchuria.
4. Japan and England acknowledge no
treaty between China ond Husala which
docs not require Russia to evacuate Man
churia. 6. If after the evacuation of Manchuria a
treaty between China and Russia with re
spect to the civil administration of Man
churia Is deemed necessary such treaty
ran only be concluded with the approval of
Great Urltaln and Japan.
. A reply to this note Is demanded within
-Ke days.
V Prince Ching. president ef the Foreign
board, adds the Svlet, has counseled the
empress dowager to accept the Anglo
Japaneso demands and has also requested
United States Minister Conger to give them
bis support.
Japan Negotiates with Russia.
TOKIO. July 8. The Peking correspond
ent of tha Nlchl Nlchl says the Chinese
minister at St. Petersburg has informed
Vthe Chinese government that Japan la ne
gotiating direct with St. Petersburg.
Inquiries here have failed to elicit any
official confirmation of the statement, al
though It Is not denied that a communica
tion has pass ad between Tcklo and St.
Petersburg. .t
Washington Mas on Matter.
WASHINGTON, July i-If the American
government has been . made acquainted
with the latest phase pf the Manchurian
question the) official have - succeeded In
keeping It from the public Owing to the
late hour at which new was received here
It was Impossible to obtain any informa
tion from State department officials on the
subject
There have been conferences recently be
tween Secretary Hay and Count Casainni,
""tn"-BusaJa,n .,ahjMsdnr.t.rgBJUier Maj
churla, and soma lnHoa lions had appeared
t. , that the Russian government hod found It
"possible to shape Its policy Jceiiaecttng Man
churia so that it might be more acceptable
to the United Btates.
But the recent official statement regard
ing the presentation to the Russian gov
' ernment of the Jewish petition Indicated
. that the administration felt Russia has
ought to Induce China to Join in breaking
the plighted faith of all the powers as to
the open door In Manchuria and so has
, acted adversely to American Interests.
While the United States has contended
(or the open door in Manchuria Its policy
has been to act Independently of the pow
ers, but frequently along the same lines.
It is quite possible that the government
has been sounded as to Its attitude on the
subject of the Anglo-Japanese note and it
la also within the bounds of possibility that
..yse protesting powers may have Mia uiotal
Jppprt of the United States.
FINDS SUPPORT FOR SLIGHT
Raaalan Foreign Offlce Points to
Refusal of British
Protest.
BT. PETERSBURG, July 8. President
I Roosevelt's decision to forward to the
Russian government the petition In behalf
of the Russian Jew la not published here
1 The foreign office has mads the following
I statement :
i The ciar alone can decide whether the
I petition will bo received, but Alexander III
would never have tecelved such a petition.
The petition form the Oulldnall meeting
called by the lord mayor of London In 1891,
was returned through the foreign office,
as belns Inconvenient.
The foreign offlce hopes the Americans
will not Invite such a slight. They would
resent an nntl-lynchtng petition. The
foreign offlce has no special Interest In tha
tiucsiion except a desire that International
relations remain ui harmed since the
matter Is purely domestic and belongs to
t another ministerial deportment.
In an article which. In ofl'clal circles. Is
' declared to be Inspired, the Novo Vremya
eorabate tha "ulalra of the United Btates
government that Russia puould grant
American Jews free aocess to Russian
territory."
The Novoe Vremya declares that if all
American cltlsena were admitted to Russia,
"it would not be long before thousands of
Jews who have left Russia for various
reason would flock to Russia In the guise
of American clt liens Just as they are doing
In Roumanla, Bulgaria and Turkey. If
Russia acceded to the United States' wish
It would not refuse to grant similar
privileges In the case of other countries
and would soon undergo a perfect Invasion
of foreign Jews."
The Novo Vremya also refers to the
United States restricting Immigration and
concludes:
While Russia In no way assumes the right
of criticising the International measures
of the I'nlled Statea. it, on the other
hand, will not tolerate the least Interfer
ance In ita private affairs on the part of
Americans.
SAILORS DESERT AT KIEL
Amt
san Skips Lose Hundred
Daring Recent German
Festivities.
Men
BERLIN, July t-Th SHelnea Journal In
a dispatch from Kiel says that since the
departure of the American fleet It has been
ascertained that 105 American sailors failed
to rercrt for duty and It la supposed they
deserted.
Csar Pears Soelallatle Protest.
ROME, July 8 The new that th raar
ittl not return the visit of the king of
.:aly this year Is attributed to tha attitude
of the Italian socialists, who have openly
declared that they would, aelse the oppor
tunity of the rear's visit to protest against
the massacre of the Jew at KJahineff,
RENT FOR NAVAL STATIONS
lulled States Agrees to Pay
Caba for Ceded Coaling
Depots.
HAVANA, July 8,-The United States
naval station and the Isle of Pines treaties
were rm it iM k- - Mr...l
''"'o the committee on foreign relations with-
-
yimment. The text of both treaties la
' simple, the naval stations treaty
co.. -ven articles and the Isle of
Pines . articles. Both are to be
ratified at v. .gton within seven months.
In the navai treaty" the United States
agrees to pay $2,000 annual rent as long a
It occupies the stations. Article I provides
that Cuba Is to acquire forthwith all pri
vate and other realty within the required
areas, the United States agreeing to furnish
the money necessary for the purchase of
private propertlee, such sums to be advance
payments of the rent.
Article II requires the United States te
mark the boundaries by permanent fences
or other enclosures.
Under article III the United States agrees
to prevent the establishment of commer
cial. Industrial or other enterprises within
the areas. ,
Article Iv says fugitives from Justice who
are amenable to Cuban law and who 'take
refuge within the areas of the naval sta
tions shall be delivered to the Cuban au
thorities on demand and fugitives charged
with crimes and misdemeanors committed
within the areas who are amenable to the
laws of the United States shall be delivered
to the United States authorities from Cuban
territory.
According to article v all kinds of mer
chandise, stores and munitions of war im
ported Into the areas for exclusive use and
consumption therein shall not be subject
to customs duties or other charges, and
vessels carrying the same shall not pay
port tonnage or other fees unless they dis
charge outside the limits of the areas. It
Is sgreed that nothing Is to be transported
from the areas into Cuban territory.
In the Isle of Pines treaty the United
Btates relinquishes all claim to the Isle of
Pines In consideration of the grants of
coaling and naval stations.
RADIUM RAYS CURE CANCER
Remarkable Case Is Reported nt n
Meeting; of Physicians In
Vienna,
VIENNA, July S.-Medlcal circles here
are greatly Interested In a report communi
cated to the Viennese society of physicians
and read at a recent meeting of the Im
perial academy of science, to the effect
that a long-standing case Of cancer was
cured by radium rays at the clinic of the
late Prof. Oussenbauer. The patient, who
was 61, years of age, had long suffered from
cancer of the palate and .Up and had re
peatedly been operated upon fruitlessly.
In the autumn of 1902, when the physi
cians of tha Viennese hospital declared it
was absolutely useless to operate again,
one physician determined as a last resort
to try radium raya and treated the afflicted
parts by exposing them to the light of ra
dium bromide, the strongest radium prepa
ration In existence. Ha was rewarded
by a gradual and complete disappearance
of the tumor.
-Physicians at -the snfne -fneetftig reported
that radium rays have cured a'&ase of rnk
lanoaarcoma (a tumor containing a- black
or dark-colored matter) and several case
of red mole. '
SHIP BRINGS CABLE END
Will Be Ijanded nt Honolnln nt Once,
Making; Through Line to
Manila.
HONOLULU, July 8. (By Pacific Cable
to the Associated Press.) The cableshlp
Anglla arrived here this morning, bring
ing the Honolulu end of the transpacific
cable, now extending from Manila via
Guam and Midway islands to this port.
The cable will be landed at once and con
nected with the section of ltne from Hono
lulu to Son Francisco, already In opera
tion. Unless soma untoward event should
occur the complete ltne will be in opera
tion by tomorrow morning, in accordance
with the announcement made long since by
Clarence Mackay, president of the Pacific
Commercial Cable company. No hitch In
the arrangements is anticipated.- and the
first message over the new line will almost
certainly be transmitted by President
Rooselevt to Governor Taft promptly at
noon tomorrow.
RUSSIAN MINISTERS CONFER
Representatives of Can la Chin
and Coren Meet nt Port
Arthnr.
PORT ARTHUR, Llao Tung Peninsula.
July 8. Mf Pavloff , the Russia minister of
Corea, has arrived here and is awaiting the
arrival of M. Leasar, the Russian minister
to China.
TIEN TSIN. July 8. M. Leasar, the
Russian minister to China, proceeded
yesterday to Port Arthur. The Japanese
political agent here declares the report to
the effect that hla government had recalled
all the officer of the Japanese reserves,
who are on leave of abaence in North
China, la unfounded.
He add that though Japan 1 prepared for
war It ha no Idea of paralslng trade
by recalling the Japanese who are In elvll
employment In China..
B0NI MUST PAY SOME DEBTS
Mur
Count Ordered to
Notes.
Settle
PARIS, July (.The first civil tribunal
today heard the arguments In the suit
brought against Count Bonl de Castellan
by a bolder of 8M,000 of bills drawn to th
order of the Marquis de Dion. .
Count Bonl contended thst a technical
Irregularity In drawing them up Invalidated
the bills. Tha tribunal adjudged that
Count Bonl and the Marquis de Dion must
conjointly pay the $1000.
PRAY DEFENSE FROM HAIL
Porto Rlenna Terrlfled nt ley Storms
Which Damage Insnlar
Crops.
SAN JUAN. P. R.. July 8. -The weather
bureau reports a fall of hall at Lares, In
the centar of Porto Rico, sufficiently heavy
to damage the crops.
Hall le extremely rare here. The natives
were frightened and prayed for protection
from harm.
Stndenta Are Rescued.
GENEVA, Swltserland. July 8. -The relief
party has rescued ail She seven student
of th university her who had been miss
ing since Saturday last, when they started
from Chamoulx to ascend Mont Blanc.
MOVE TO DIVIDE AGENCIES
Two Superintendents Needed on Omaha and
Winnebago Eeierra,
SPECIAL ACT OF CONGRESS REQUIRED
Commissioner Jones Will Make Sach n
Recommendation In Hla Annanl
Report to Secretary
Hitchcock.
(Prom a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, July 8. (Special Tele
gram.) There la a movement on foot since
the settlement of the bonded school super
Intendency on the Omaha and Winnebago
reservation to divide that reservation Into
two distinctive parts. On June 30 C. P.
Mathewson was appointed bonded school
superintendent of the Omahaa and Winne
bagos. His appointment was protested by
very strong Interests, these protests hav
ing been filed with the president and In
due course of business referred to the sec
retary of the Interior. A petition, however,
from the head men of the Omaha and
Winnebago Indians asking for Mr. Mathew
son's appointment as superintendent of
Indian schools on that reservation swung
the pendulum In his favor and he entered
the classified service with the new fiscal
year. Commissioner Jones, however, is not
satisfied that a bonded superintendent
should have control over as large a num
ber of Indians as are Included In the
Omaha and Winnebago reservations. He
has therefore thought It the part of wis
dom to divide the reservation Into two dis
tinct agencies, giving a bonded superintend
ent to each agency.
Of course this will probably require an
act of congress, but he will undoubtedly In
clude the subject In his report to the secre
tary of the interior, which the latter wllj
make a part of his report to the president
for transmittal to congress at Its next ses
sion. With a fewer number of Indians to
handle Commissioner Jone holds the school
superintendent will come Into more direct
oersonal contact with the wards of the
government than he could possibly do where
large bodies of Indians are directly con
cerned. The last census shows that there
were 1.173 Indians, men, women and chil
dren, of the Winnebago tribe, and 1,202 of
the Omahas. These Indians have taken al
lotments to the amount of 158,299 acres,
there remaining to be allotted on the two
reservations 92,053 acres.
Whether Senator Millard and Representa
tive McCarthy have been consulted along
the lines of division contemplated could
not be learned here. It Is, however, doubt
ful whether any - action on the part of
Commissioner Jones would be taken unless
they had given their sanction to the sep
aration outlined above.
It is not contemplated , that the reserva
tion shall, be changed, for that ha been
fixed by law, but it Is believed that better
result can be obtained with two superin
tendents looking after the Interests of the
two tribes than with one superintendent
looking after both.
Littauer Offers Aid.
The secretary of war today received a
letter from Representative Littauer of New
York offering to aid the department In
every way. .Id i hjapgwe In proaeeuttag-the
oikarge of Irregularities' In connection, .with
the contract for eupplyihg the army. with
glove. ;
Before going to New York today Secre
tary Root Issued formal Instruction to the
Inspector general to make a thorough and
complete Investigation of the Lyon com
plaint. The Inspector general may Inquire
as to every feature of the contract for
glove and report whether the congress
man was a party to - the . contract or
whether any officer of the army knew of
Mr. Littauer' connection with the glove
contract. ,
Warm Wenther Dress Allowed.
An order was Issued at the War depart
ment today directing that officers on duty
In the department may wear any clothing
suitable for the warm weather. Hereto
fore all officer were obliged to wear the
regulation uniform.
Stolen Money Refunded.
The Postofflce department allowed 814,448
to postmasters during the fiscal year Just
ended for the loss of money order funds,
postal funds and other postofflce property
resulting mainly from burglary and fire
or other unavoidable causes. Claims were
made for much larger sums, but most of
them were disallowed owing to the con
tributory negligence of the postmasters.
Petty Loses Auditor's Post.
The Board of Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia today notified James T.
Petty, auditor of the district, that he can
not longer serve In that capacity because
of his negligent methods that made Wat
son' recent defalcations possible, but ha
offered him a .place on the Board of Per
sonal Tax Appraiser at 8600 a year less
salary. Alexander McKensle of that board
and a former deputy auditor under 'Petty
la slated a Petty' auccesaor.
Postofflce Is Patriotic.
Almost the entire personnel of the Post
offlce department Joined today In a patri
otic celebration In trie postofflce building.
Acting Postmaster General Wynne excused
all th employes of the department from
duty at 8, when the ceremony began.
Kipling's recessional was recited and patri
otic air were aung by the audience, -
FIFTEEN PERSONS INJURED
Two Cars Filled with Passengers
Come Together In St.
Louis.
8T. LOUIS. July 8. Fifteen person were
Injured this morning In a collision between
two street cars at the intersection of Ollvn
street and Jefferson avenue,
A. G. Klllu, motorman on the Olive street
car, is not expected to recover, but most
of the other will. It I believed.
Both car are filled with passenger. Th
Oltv street line has the right of way, but
the Jefferson avenue car. Instead of slack
ening speed at the crossing, sped on and
crashed Into th other car. When It waa
seen that a collision was Imminent th
passenger became panic-stricken.
The Impact waa so violent that the f-llve
street ear was hurled completely over on
It side and all the passengers piled In a
heap.' All the Injured were taken In am
bulance to their home or to th city
hospital.
DEFENDS DAUGHTER WITH GUN
Kentucky Farmer Sheets Comrade
' Dead Who Slanders Hla
. Child.
HOPKINSVIIXE. Ky.. July t-James
Grant shot and instantly killed Harrison
Hamby near here today.
Grant says Hamby slandered his daugh
ter and when an explanation was demanded
acknowledged the charge and attempted to
assault him. Grant then shot Hamby and
gar felmaeU up.
STEAL LETTERi FROM TUBES
Arrest aad Confession of One
Leads to .Arrest of.
Man
PHILADELPHIA. July S.-Bertrm and
Albert Lay cock, brothers, and Charles
Fournler, employe of the Pneumatlo Tran
sit company, are under arrest here, charged
with conspiracy to embezzle and open and
destroy letter In the UMted States mall.
Bertram Lay cock, who waa stationed at
Broad street station, th end of the pneu
matic service, was first arrested and after
a hearing before a United Statea commis
sioner he was held In 81,000 ball.
At the hearing he confessed and Impli
cated his brother. Albert, and Fournler,
who were stationed In tho central post
offlce. They will be given a hearing today.
Postal Inspectors say the men' confessed
to having taken special delivery letters
from the carriers of the pneumatic tubes,
among them being letters from A. J. Cas
sett, president of the Pennsylvania Rail
road company, John Wenamaker and the
Trust Company of North America.
Bertram and Albert. Laycock and Charles
P.' Fornler Were held to ball, the former
In the sum of $1,000 and the other two In
$1,200, by United States Commissioner
Cralg today for trial, charged with steal
ing registered letters. The men admitted
their guilt. ,
The amount of money taken fron the let
ter Is not definitely known, but the postal
Inspectors eay the trio have appropriated
several hundred dollars (at least.
BREAK BREAD, THEN MURDER
Mexicans Accept Miner's Hospltnllty
Before "hootlnaj Him from
Behind.
TUCSON, Art.. July 8 M. L. Dawson
of Lynchburg, Va., who for a year ha
been aaslstant superintendent of the 8.
Mlrias Prietas mines, in the state of So-
nora, has been foully murdered. This news
was brought by Alexander Grant, a min
ing man of Bis bee, who has Just returned
from Chihuahua, Mex.
Dawson and a. partner named ' Norrls
were prospecting In the Ocampo district
of Chihuahua, and had separated for a few
days before. Dawson was camping In a
small canyon on the oecond day after he
separated, when he was approached by a
party of three Mexican who he Invited to
stop and eat with him. During the meal
one of the Mexicans walked behind Daw
son and shot him twice, once In the back
and once In the iead. He waa then robbed
of all his belongings.
A few hours later the body was found by
two Mexican boys. The case was reported
to th commissariat at Ocampo, who sent
officer in pursuit of the murderer Two
of them were captured fifty miles from the
scene of the murder, and Dawson's gun
was In their possession. They were taken
to Ocampo and are now . In Jail.
'Grant says the prisoners have confessed
to having been In the party, but they as
sert that a third man, who ha not been
captured, did the shooting. ?
rAs( CjAM
PRESIDENT HA
BAKE
Rows Mrs. Rooaeve Across Hunt-
' ''"ljigton Bay'nnd, l Joined"" .
by Children. .
OYSTER BAY.' N. Y July 3. President
Roosevelt enjoyed today hi flrt clam
bake of th year. It waa preceded by an
Invigorating tow of several mile in a
small boat so that the president, hi fam
ily and friends were quite reaay lor me
feast.
I'.riir in tha forenoon the "resident and
Mr. Rooevelt entered a light skiff at the
Roosevelt pier below Sagamore Hill,- ana
started for a point on Huntington Bay,
l nr Aven miles distant. Arriving at
their destination they were Joined by their
children, their house guest and some mem
bers of the family of Mr. William tmim
Roosevelt, who followed them on the yacht
Sylph.
Old-fashioned clam oven were aug in
the and and a rare picnic dinner wa oon
In readiness for the party, the 'clam bake
being supplemented by a hamper luncheon
brought from the president s nouse.
if., a rinllarhtful outing the president
and Mrs. Roosevelt returned to Sagamore
Hill In their boat. Tne remamaer oi me
party returned on Sylph. No visitor wer
received by the president today.
JUMPS INTO HUDS0N RIVER
Truckman Attempts to End Life, hut
is Rescued In Time to
Save It.
NEW YORK, J'lly 8. A man who Jumped
Into the Hudson river from the private
dock In front ot the Ardsley club, near
where John Heffernan was murdered, was
identified today a a truckman employed by
a resident of Ardalty. He waa rescued and
taken to th hospital, where It was said he
would recover.
At first It waa believed the man might
have had some connection with the Heffer
nan case, which la s:lll a mystery, but his
Identification and the fact that he waa
tntoxloatod when he Jumped Into the river
showed that it waa unlikely he knew any
thing of th case.
GOVERNOR REFUSES FORTUNE
Turns f'own Offer ot $130,000 Ten
dered hy Missouri Boodle -Gang.
,
&T. LOUIS, July 1. -Evidence gathered by
Circuit Attorney Folk In the boodle inquiry
today discloses that while governor of Mis
souri, Lon V. Stephens, now vie president
of th Missouri Trust company of St. Louis,
waa offered $100,000 in transit stock after he
signed th bill legalising the consolidation
of all St. Louis street railways, with tbs
exception of the Suburban, and $20,000 If
he would appoint James J. Butler, son of
"Colonel" Ed Butler, excise commissioner
of St. Louis.
Mr. Stephen declare he refused both
proposition.
DOCTOR GETS A GOOD FEE
But It la Only Small Part of Uls
Bill Against Magee
Estate.
PITTSBURG, July J -Executor of th
state of the late C. L. Magee have settled
ths fight with Dr. Walter C. Browning of
Philadelphia over fee for services rendered
the sick politician by paying Attorney Wil
liam B. Rodger, counsel for the doctor, a
warrant for $34,000, th amount of th re
cent award of the Allegheny county
orphans' court Judges.
The amount settle the original claim of
Dr. Browning that the estate of Mr. Ma
gee owed Mm (130.000 for medical services
hs had rendered. The fight ha bn under
way. for about two year a.
HEAT WAVE SLAYS
Seven Die in Chicago and Fonr in New
York's Glare.
OLD SOL DRIVES BALTIMORE MAN MAD
Mercury Climbs Well Over Hundred
Mark In Washington nnd Pnsses
Ninety In Several Other
Places.
Fatalities Are Common.
Chicago Temperature, 94; deaths, 7.
New York Temperature. ; deaths, 4.
Philadelphia Temperature, 93; dtatha, 8.
Washington Temperature, 102V4; deaths, 1.
Baltimore Temperature, 92; deaths, 1.
CHICAGO, July 8. This was the most
uncomfortable dav of the present heated
term and the prostrations and deaths in
creased accordingly. Seven people died
during the day as a result of the heat and
eighteen were prostrated. The mercury
stood, cn the street level, at 94, and the
humidity wa 70 per cent. It was the most
distressing day Chicago has experienced
since the record-breaking heat in July,
1901. ' '
It 1 predicted that tomorrow will be
even warmer, but some relief may be ex
pected by evening.
Famous Actor Prostrated.
NEW YORK, July 8.-Four death and a
score of prostrations were the result of
today's hot weather. George Sllddleton,
an old-time actor, who played with Booth,
Barrett and McCullough, waa taken to the
hospital suffering from the heat.
Philadelphia Gets Relief.
PHILADELPHIA. July 8. The hot spell
which began here on July 1 waa at least
temporarily broken by a heavy thunder
storm late this afternoon.
The temperature was not as high today
as on the two prevloua days, the maximum
being 93 degree at 8 this afternoon. ' Dur
ing the storm the temperature fell 20 de
grees In twenty minutes.
Three deaths and about a score of pros
tration due to the heat were reported.
Washington Hotter Still.
WASHINGTON, July 8. Intense heat
prevailed again In Washington, the street
thermometers registered 102H degrees, on
degree higher than yesterday. The veather
bureau record showed a maximum of 95
degree. One fatality occurred, the first
of the season. The victim was the driver
of an express wagon. Another driver waa
sunstruck and will probably die.
Goes Mad In Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, July 8. The heat In thl
city I severe, there being seven prostra
tions, one of them fatal and another prob
ably so. Of the other victims one Is in
sane. The thermometer marked 92 at 8
p. m.
Rolling Mill Shots Down.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 8. The mercury
reached 94 this afternoon the hottest of
the year. At M uncle, after a few work
men had fallen before the furnaces in the
American Rolling mill plant, the leading
workmen quit. They went out against the
will of the management who had a hurry
order" to fill In sheet Iron, and for the first
time- this season the big. plant closed. ." V
FOUR INCHES 0F SNOW FALLS
Storm Is Reported nt Eldora, Colo-
redo, and Along; tho
Range.
BOULDER, Colo., July 8. Word waa re
ceived from Eldora this morning that four
Inches of snow fell there last night. At 9
o'clock today snow waa falling along the
range.
CENTRAL CITY, Colo., July 8.-A heavy
rainstorm started here last night and
changed to snow during the night. Today
there waa a heavy hailstorm here.
LEADVILLE, Colo., July 8. The snow
storm Which usually reaches Leadvlll on
July 4 arrived one day ahead of time. It
has been snowing hard here nearly all day
and there la an Inch of snow on the ground.
It has turned considerably colder, ' the
thermometer tonight standing at the freez
ing point.
WRECK ON THE ROCK ISLAND
One Mnn Fatally Hurt nnd Another
Badly Braised In Peoria
Yards.
e
PEORIA, 111.. July 8flhortly before 8
o'clock this morning a through freight on
the Rock Island & Peoria, coming in from
Rock Island, a..d a switch engine of the
same road, hauling a long train of cars,
collided with terrlflo force In the upper
yard here.
George Fisher, fireman of the through
freight, sustained fatal Injuries, while his
engineer, Btchael Cuahlng, was badly
bruised. Both engines were completely
wrecked and many cara were crushed to
piece.
The - financial loss will exceed $50,00t
Traffic was delayed for several hours, while
the wreck was being cleared away.
TWENTY-ONE ARE RESCUED
.
Taken In t'neonselous Condition from
Burning Building; rn Jersey
City.
NEW YORK, July 8. Twenty-one per
son unconscious from smoke were rescued
by firemen from a four-story frame build
ing in Newark avenue, Jersey City, at day
break.
Tha blase was so hot that tha firemen
could not work fast enough with their lad
der and several of the rescued were tossed
safely Into the life net Two of the victim
are In the hospital suffering from burns
and the Inhalation of smoke.
The fire, which the police say was of In-
csi.Jlary origin, caused only a small money
loss.
SNOW FALLS AT CHEYENNE
Cold Snap Delnys Grass Growth nnd
Is Followed by Wintry
Blast.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 8. Snow fell
here today for several minute. Th
weather has been cold for forty-eight hour
setting back all vegetation.
A cold rain baa been tailing for twenty
four hours.
K0UNTZ ESCAPES HANGING
Pound Gnllty of Voluntary Mas.
slaughter for Killing',
Wnlsh.
PITTSBURG, July 8. Dr. Walter P.
Kountx, charged with th murder of Con
tractor Walsh, waa today fund guilty of
voluntary manslaughter.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
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BANCROFT SAYS IT IS TRUE
General Manager of Oregon Short
Line Conflrm Reported Sale
of Callentes Rond.
General Manager W. H. Bancroft of the
Oregon Short line went through Omaha
on the Union Pacific last night on hi way
home to Salt Lake City from New York,
where he ha been In connection with the
sale of the branch of the Short line run
ning south from Salt Lake City to Cal
lentes, Nev. In speaking of the sale of
the 350 mile of track he said:
"The newspaper reports to the effect that
the branch to Callentes has been sold are
correct. Senator. Clark's road, the San
Pedro, Lo Angeles & San Francisco, ha
acquired It and the formal transfer will be
made within a few days. This will be made
a portion of their road through . to Los
Angeles and San Pedro on the coast. The
road has already built something under
100 miles of the line at tne other end and
they are pushing the work northward as
rapidly a possible."
The original proposition of th Clark road
was to build a short line from Lo Angeles
to Salt Lake City. After the road wa
started the Harrlman Interests became con
vinced that It would be the better wisdom
to sell their Callentes branch rather than
have the new road parallel It. The Cal
lentes branch 1 of little benefit to the 8hort
line, except a a feeder, and runa from
no large point, while the new line would
catch all of the through business and prove
a dangerous competitor. The territory
could aupport but one local railroad, so
the sale wa mad to Senator Clark' road.
RURAL CARRIERS TO ORGANIZE
Hnndlers of the Farmers' Mall Will
' Form Stnte Association at
Lincoln.
The rural free delivery carrier of Ne
braska will meet In Lincoln thla afternoon
to organize into a state association. The
gathering, which Is called the first state
convention, la scheduled for July 4 because
the day is the only week-day In the present
year that the carrier are not on duty. No
provision Is made by the department for
holidays, but last month the postmaster
general Issued a special order directing that
the men be released from work Independ
ence day. There are 480 rural carriers In
the state and the attendance at the con
vention Is anticipated to aggregate two
third of this number. There la but one
rural route out of Omaha, one from South
Omaha and two from Benson. District or
ganisation have been under way for some
week in. various counties of tha state. -
JUSTIFIES STRIKE MURDER
Coroner's Jury Holds Mnn Rightly
Slushed Mnn Who Blurted
False Rumors.
RICHMOND. Va.. July S.-Th first fa
tality of the street car strike occurred
today when Charles E. Graham, a striking
motorman, died from a merciless slashing
at th hands ot W. H. Lowery, another
trlklng motorman.
The attack waa due to a rumor, alleged
to have been started by him, that two of
the striker were trying to get their posi
tion back.
, The coroner' Jury held th case to be one
of Justifiable homicide.
HANNA WIDOWS DESTITUTE
Charity 1 Asked for Those Bereaved
by Terrible Mine DIs
nster, HANNA, Wyo., July 8. Great destitution
prevail among the families of the men
who lost their lives In the mine-disaster
on Tuesday.
Charitable people In the western state
are urged to send liberal assistance to the
mayor of Hanna without delay. '
Everything possible 1 being dona to re
cover the bodies still entombed, but fire,
smoke and gas make progress slow. It
may be Monday, or later, before any more
corpses are removed.
FIGHT FOR M'CANN'S ESTATE
Widow, Brother and Brother-lu-Law
Seek to Bo Mardered Man's
Administrator.
BT. LOUIS, July I. Mrs, Jessie McCann,
widow of the late James P. McCann, for
whose murder "Lord" Barrlngton ha been
held, applied to th probate court' today for
letters .of administration of her husband'a
estate. Her application waa contested by
B. T. Hume of Lexington, Ky., a brother-
in-law, and John McCann of Grove, I. T
a brother of the dead man. A compromise
waa finally reached by the appointment of
Garrard Strode, public administrator.
BISHOPS NOMINATE PRELATE
Meet In Serret Conclnv to Pick
Man for Columbus
See.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.. July 8.-The
bishops ot the Cincinnati Roman Catholic
province met Bishop Rlchter thla afternoon
to nima three candldatea for the vacant
see of Columbus, O. The deliberations were
secret and the result was not announced.,
One of the persons prominently men
llonea, outstae ot tne conference, was
Father O'Mara of Columbus, who head
the list of candidate choaen by the priests
of the Columbus diocese. '
Movements of Ocean Vessels, Jaly 8.
At Nantucket
Llghtshln Passed
Lu-
canla. from Liverpool
ana Wueenstown
At Liverpool Arrived: Auraiila, from
New York. Sailed: (Velrlc, for New York;
Victorian, for New York.
At The Lizard Pnssed: Friedrlch der
Oroese, from New York, for Plymouth,
Cherbourg and Bremen.
At Brow Head Paaxed: Celtic, from New
York, for Liverpool; Civic, from New York,
for Liverpool.
At Movlile Sailed: Bavarian, for Mon
treal.
At Plymouth Arrived: Bleucher, from
New York.
At Havre Arrived: La Gaacogne, from
New York.
At Goiioa Arrived: Konig Albert, from
New York, via Gibraltar and Naples.
At Quemmtown Halltd : Mayflower, from
Liverpool, fi.r Iloslun; Fuerxt Blsrnsrck,
from Hamburg, Ivr M lork, via Cher'
bourg.
TEXAS FLOOD SWEPT
enmammumm
Fifteen MexicAn Tarm Hands Cmied to
Death In Swirling Water.
PROPERTY LOSS REACHES MILLIONS
Eailroadi Buffer Most, Though 8mal Build
ings and Gardens are Destroyed.
HORSES SWIM IN GAINSVILLE STREETS
Depot and Main Street of Town Inundated
Many Feet Deep.
INDIANA CLOUDBURST SWAMPS SUBURB
Cleveland Families Compelled to Flee,
Leaving- Torrent Free Posses
sion of Their Houses for
' n Time.
GAINESVILLE. Tex .T,.l Tk. a...i
situation was serious early today. The
uier rone rapidly and It was feared that
till greater flood
the direction of St. Joseph. All around the
urpoi ana along the main street of tho town
the . water waa so deen that vn v.........
were compelled to swim.
It 1 reported that R.nt v ...
train ha been ditched three mile nut nn
account of washed out tracks.
The engineer, fireman and nr., .,
enger on the wrecked train nr.. rnnnrH
missing. A relief train has been sent out.
UALtAS, TeX.. JulV 8 Tho flnn.1 .!,,-
Hon at Gainesville tjii i ...,.., .i .v..
.... ,lllrU,Ctl llll.l
forenoon. The rain baa etopped and the
waiera are rapidly receding. There Is no
loss of life reported from Oalnesvllle and
the property damage la confined to small
stores, outhouses and truck gardens.
.KeportS from th Southwestern nxrllnn r
the state Indicate that yesterday's storm
wa most severe. Probably fifteen Mexican
farm hands lost their lives and the damage
to farming Interests, railroads and country
roads and bridges will be heavv. Tho
water are falling.
The Santa Fe northhnumt nr...
Denver to Chicago went through a brldgo
ten mile aouth of Gainesville during tho
nignt. JohnUoyca was killed nnd .r.i
passengers are reported hurt.
Loss Amount to Millions.
ST. LOUIS, July 8. A special from Dnl-'
las, Tex., says:
The storm situation over Texas I still
serious, but not so bad a yesterday and
last night. The flood at Gainesville and
vicinity, that started about midnight In a
series of cloud bunts In the Red and
Trinity river valleys, ha subsided beyond
the danger point. A number of house In
the vicinity of Gainesville were wrecked,
but all the occupant were rescued by fire
men, policemen and citizen without the
loss of life.
A report has Just reached Dallas that a
passenger train on the Gulf, Colorado dt
Santa Fe road, between Gainesville and
Valley View, - was turned over from th '
known whether i the passenger have been
rescued.
The loss generally over the etate to rail
road and other property damaged amount
to million of dollar. Nothing of the con
dition In southwest Texas ha been re
ceived today, but It is known a dosen or
more live were lost there yesterday.
Much Daunage in Indiana.
CLEVELAND, Ind., July J. A cloudburst
In the hills Just north of the city early
today did much damage In this city. The
water backed up to the Wabash railroad
tracks and entirely submerged th north
point.
The greatest damage wa at Elmwood,
under six feet of water In ome places and
In some of the homes the water stood two
feet deep on the lower floors. The people
ware driven from their homo. In Cans
county much damage waa don by the
storm.
Near Logansport several buildings were
wrecked. ,
LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 8. Heavy rain
have forced the Wabash river out of It
banks. Hundred of acre of corn and oats
are under from one to -six feet of water.
The river has risen fifteen feet In twenty-
four hours.
Heavy Rain lu Mlnnesotn.
PAINESVILLE, Minn., July 8. The
heavy rain and wind storms which struck
this town yesterday, took the Great
Northern station from it foundation. The
roof wa alao blown off and 760 bushel of
wheat and a large amount of flour waa
destroyed.
At Bellgrad and Georgeville, several
buildings wer blown down. No lives are
reported lost.
Pennsylvania Houses I'nroofed.
CHESTER, Fa-, July 3. A terrlflo wind
and electric storm swept over this city
this evening, unrooting some small build-.
lngs and doing great damage to the tele
phone, telegraph and electric light sys
tems. The United Telephone exchange was set
on fire and many wires destroyed, entail
ing a loss of 85,000. The front of L. E.
Schmerber's bottling warehouse was
knocked Into the street and the roof of
hla stable ripped by the bolt. The loss
In th city la estimated at $20,000.
Lightning struck a tank at the Pure OH
worka at Carcua Hook settlement, which
took fire destroying the tank and 80,0u0
gallons of oil.
Wisconsin Aso Involved.
MANITOWOC, Wis., July 8. The torm
of last night and today both In th city
and country was severe, barley and rye
being badly damaged.
Thompson creek overflowed its banks, th
water rushing down Madison street to the
lake, tearing out street crossings and flood
ing cellars.
At Hudson, Wis., a tremendous rain
storm caused a number of washouts and
bad landslides on the railways entering
that city. Much damage waa done to the
crops.
KANSAS GAMBLERS ATTACKED
Mayor Gilbert Decides on Cleansing
Kaw Side City for Two
Years.
KANSAS CITY. July 8.-Kanas City.
Kan., the rendesvoas for the gamblers of
the middle west, waa the scene today of
an active raid by the police, when more
than 800 slot machines were turned to the
wall and seven gambling houws clocd.
Mayor Gilbert said later that thl wua the
first act in clearing the city.
The present administration would, lie
said, be rid of gambling for at least two
years. The pool rooms, several of which
ore being operated, were not molested.