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TURKS ROUT REBELS
fiulUa'i Forces Pot Eerentecn Hundred
Bulgarians to Flight Near Sororitch.
INSURGENTS BURN FODDER DEPOTS
Band of Three Hundred Appear Tw Hours
Journey from Sa'oaici.
BRITISH OFFICIALS ARE REASSURING
Discredit Wu Humors, Beiie?iug Power.'
Disapproval Will Reitrain Forte.
REVOLT SAID TO HAVE COME TOO EARLY
Conialar Dispatches Say Abdul's Yla
cross Preparations Precipitated
1prlslna- Before Plaaa
i Were Ripe.
8ALONICA, Auk- 7. Four battalions of
Turkish troops, supported by artillery, yes
terday met and routed a body of 1,710 Bul
garians near Sorovitch.
A band of SOO Insurgents has appeared
near the railway bridge over the river
Vardar, two hours distant from this city.
The treat fodder depots at Samanll,
Ayderll and Vanmall have been burned.
Situation Is Not Serious.
LONDON, Aug. 7. Confidential official
reports received at the foreign office re
garding Macedonia have caused the Br.t
inn government to adopt the view that the
Situation Is not very serious for the mo
ment, although sufficiently so . to warrant
precautions.
- British officials do not believe that Tur
key contomplates an attack on Bulgaria,
In view of the known attitude of the pow
ers, especially Russia and Austria.
LONDON, Aug. $. The Times this morn
ing prints & dispatch from Sofia which
, says the insurrection Is spreading. The
Bulgarian patriarch being Invited by the
grand vlaler of Turkey to pacify his flock,
declined to accede on the ground that his
' admonitions were certain to be disregarded.
The Bulgarian government has asked the
' great powers to Induce the porte not to
employ Baahl-Baiouks In the suppression
of the rebellion,
Another dispatch from Athens says of-
. flclal reports there show that Bulgarian
bands have occupied Fossldlcff and are
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besieging other villages near Monastlr
The situation Is growing worse and mili
tary action Is slack. The result has been
to embolden the Insurgents who are being
helped by peasants. Troops are concen
trating near Krushevo, which is about ten
miles north of Monastlr.
Revolt Comes Before Time.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Thursday. Aug. 6.
(Delayed in Transmission.) News re
ceived here as . to the extent , of the
Bulgarian revolutionary movement In the
vilayet of Monastlr Is conflicting. In con
sular dispatches from Monastlr, which were
received this morning, the opinion Is ex
pressed that the Insurrection broke out a
fortnight earlier than its chiefs -Intended,
and before the bands were in readiness, pre
sumably because the leaders were discon
certed by the active measures adopted by
the authorities. "".;"
The Bulgarian Inhabitants 'In' a number
of villages have fled to the mountains for
refuge. The railways have asked that the
troops guarding the lines be quadrupled, but
this would entail the employment of 10,000
soldiers, and In view of the Impoverished
treasury the government will find it diffi
cult to comply with the request. .
In spite of reports to the contrary, it is
confidently believed In well Informed quar
ters that the porte, In conformity with its
formal declaration, will employ only regular
troops" to suppress the Insurrection, as It Is
well aware how Important it is for Turkey
to avoid excesses such as certainly would
be the outcome of the employment of the
undisciplined Albanians or other Irregular
soldiery,
The diplomats hers entertain no doubt
that the porte will continue Its present
policy of fighting the bands with regulars,
Eight Battalions Are Dispatched.
Of the eight battalions dispatched to Mon
astlr four will remain at Monastlr, three
will go to Perlstert. to the westward of
Monastlr, and one will go to Florin, a town
of 1,100 Inhabitants, seventeen miles south'
west of Monastlr.
. The porte has sent categorical Instructions
to the vails of the Armenian provinces of
Asia Minor, holding them personally re
sponsible for any Kurdish excesses and or
dering vigorous measures to be taken to
prevent fighting.
The British consul at Bttlls has been or
dered to proceed to Murh. eighty miles
south of Erterum, where the Armenian
massacres by the Kurds and Turks occurred
tn ISM. to investigate the situation there.
sonsular dispatch from Erierum, re
ceived here this morning, says the excite
ment In that district is going down, but
that the vilayet of Erierum reports that
(00 armed Hultchaklsts from Russian terri
tory have compelled the Armenians In the
Milages of Bassun vilayet (also the scene
of Armenian massacres in 1894) to take
refuge in the mountains.
The vail has sent four battalions of
troops against the Hultchaklsts, who es
caped to the mountains.
The porte has communicated thla Informa
tion to the Russian embassy, calling at
tention to the fact thaftbe bands came
from Russian territory.
Bulgaria Molds Tnrks Guilty.
80FIA. Bulgaria, Aug. 7. The fresh In
surrectionary outbreak In Macedonia,
which was believed to be Impossible, haa
produced a sensation everywhere. It Is
held that the latest provocations by the
Turkish troops drove the Insurrectionists
to despair.
The Bulgarian government is resolved
to maintain friendly relations with the
porte, and to prevent bands from crossing
the frontier, but a popular movement is
feared In the event of a massacre of peace
ful Macedonians by the Turkish soldiery.
Meetings of prominent Macedonians
were held here yesterday and today, and
measures for succoring the sufferers from
the insurrection were discussed, but no
decision was reached.
SMITH DECLINES TO BE JUDGE
Michigan Uwrir Refuses President's
Offer of Slew Mealen i.
pnlntsnent.
SANTA F12. N. M . Aug. 7 -Clement M.
Smith wires from Hastings, Mich., that
lis has declined to accept the appointment
of chief Justice of New Mexico, tendered
him recently by President Roosevelt.
Mr. Smith gave no reason for his ac
tion, but It Is believed here that he was
Influenced by tha sentiment against ths
appointment of a nonresident,
RUSSIA IN STRIKE TURMOIL
Troops Fire on Artisans, Who Conrt.
Death While ferklng
Whisky.
KIEFF, Russia, Aug. 7 Three workmen
were killed and twenty-four wounded yes
terday when the Cossacks fired on the
strikers who were attempting to Interfere
with railroad traffic. The rioters numbered
2,000. A magistrate, an officer and several
soldiers were Injured by stones.
The disturbances were renewed today,
the stril.vrs parading the town, breaking
windows. Invading workshops and com
pelling the workmen to join them. The
Cossacks fired on a crowd at the Bank of
the Dnelper after they had been assailed
with a shower of stones. Several were
wounded. The tramways have suspended
and the bakeries are closed. The price of
bread is rising.
LONDON, Aug. .- The Standard prints
a dispatch from KlcIT, dated Wednesday,
which says the day before all the factory
hands at Ntkolleff struck and serious dis
turbances ensued. Twenty were killed and
sixty wounded, a police officer mortally.
The governor sustained a scalp wound.
All bread and provisions were bought up
the previous evening. The tram cars were
stopped and overturned and a desperate at
tack was made on the government spirit
depot, the mob literally hurling itself on
the bayonets of the military guard. It
was here that the most fatalities occurred,
Half a battalion of Cossacks summoned
from Odessa helped to suppress the tumult,
Although roughly handled and wounded.
the governor, with praiseworthy restraint
declined to permit the troops to fire. The
Franco-Belgian works are closed, throwing
6,000 men out of work. The port is now
under effective control by the local author
ltles.
The Times prints a dispatch from Kteff,
dated Thursday, which says the dlsaffec
tlon among the workmen la widening and
that disturbances have occurred at Khar
koff, Ekaterinoslaff and other centers.
Work over a vast area Is stagnant and
the situation Is becoming dangerous, the
anti-government party being furnished with
an excellent handle for their whip by the
military rigors shown In the suppression
of the. right of free speech.
The correspondent computes that during
July In various parts of Russia 200 strikers
were killed outright and fully 200 seriously
wounded, and says It Is agreed on all hands
that M. von Flehve has a labor question
which will tax all his strength. A con
siderable portion of Industrlnl Russia Is
already In a condition bordering on whole
sale anarchy.
The Morning Leader's Odessa correspond
ent asserts that M. von Plehve, Russian
minister of the interior, has availed himself
of - the labor troubles to Institute a system
of .wholesale arrests of political suspects
by the secret police In all -Russian Indus
trial centers, and that 600 were arrested in
Odessa alone.
VIENNA, Aug. 7. An Odessa dispatch to
the Trieste II Piccolo describes the sltua
tlon as alarming. It says the dockers were
attacking shops and throwing their con
tents Into the sea. The rioters put the
chiefs of police to flight, tore down antl
strike proclamations and threatened to
set the city on fire. At the first shot by
the troops the Jewish population became
pania-Btricken end many fled' afoot, sea
ward, as the railroads were stopped.
REFORM EDITOR IS SAFE
British Consul Prevents Bis Surren
der1 Cpon 'the Warrant for' '
1 " 1 Arrest. '
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PEKING, Aug. 7. It Is understood that
the editor and staff of the Chinese reform
newspaper Supao, published at Shanghai,
Issued on the charge of publishing seditious
matter, can be surrendered only by the
unanimous consent of the foreign consuls
at that port.
This cannot be obtained, as the repres-n
tatlve of Great Britain has Instructions not
to grant his consent. It has been reported
here that the foreigners In Shanghai were
organising to prevent the surrender of the
accused men by force In cose such action
had been attempted.
Five reformers were arrested In Peking
yesterday, one of them being a brother of
the ranking viceroy. All the gates of th
city are being closely guarded to prevent
the escape of suspects.
RUSSIA EXILESMORE FINNS
Opposition to Military I'kuse Visited
with Severe Punishment on
Absorbed People.
BT. PETERSBURG. Ausr. 7. Orders
were Issued yesterday for the expulsion
. n. . . n , , , .
from Finland of Baron von-Trail; Michael
l.lnaen, cnsirman or tne city council or
Ekenaea; Count Gustav Kreltz and his
family of seven, and some other prominent
Finns. '
The vice provincial secretary of Vasa
has been dismissed because ha opposed
the military ukase.
The Finnish cadet school has been abol
ished because the graduates refused to en
ter the Russian military service, only II
of 841 officers, formor Finnish battalions,
having accepted service with Russia.
EMPEROR DINES HEDERYARY
Hungarian Premier LJkely to Be
Succeeded by Coant Ap
ponyt. VIKNNA. Aug. 7. Premier Hedervary of
Hungary had another protracted audience
with Emperor Francis Joseph at Isrhl to
day, and dined with the emperor this even
ing. He then returned to Buda Pest to
consult with his colleagues as to his resig
nation. A solution of the crisis Is not expected
until next week, but It Is believed the
premier's resignation will be accepted and
that possibly Count Apponyl, president of
the Hungarian Chamber of Deputies, will
be instructed to form a new cabinet.
SAY COMMITTEE REPORT CANAL
Panama People Declare Senate Body
Favorable to Dlteh
Treaty.
PANAMA. Aug. 7 It Is reported here
that on August 1 the senate committal
made a favorable report on the canal
treaty.
Confirmation of tha report, however, is
lacking.
French and Moore Fight.
MADRID, Aug. 7. According to a dis
patch from Helllla, Morocco, a fight has
taken place between French and Moorish
troops near the village of Benl-Fatt. The
Moors, who wore pursuing a body of Kabyle
Insurgents, entered French territory, la
spite of the protest of French frontier po
lice, and a conflict ensued. Three French
and two Moorish soldiers were killed and a
number were wounded,
IILES BIDS ARMY FAREWELL
Lieutenant General, Betiring Today,
Issues VsleJictorj to Military Forces.
ASKED TO PROTECT COUNTRY'S HONOR
Commander Declares Troops Repre
sent Ameilran Civilisation to
Many and Must Live I'p to
High Trust.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. -Lieutenant Gen
eral Nelson A. MUes, commanding the
army, will retire from active service ot
noon tomorrow, having reached the age
limit of M years.
The following order was prepared today
and will be Issued tomorrow:
WASHINGTON. A UK. g. 1903 The retire
ment from active service by the president
on August H. Iu3, of Lieutenant General
iNeison A. Miles, V. 8. A., by operation of
law. under the provisions of the act of
congress arproved June 30, 18S2, Is an
nounced. Lieutenant General Miles will
froeeed to his home. The travel enjoined
s necessary for the-nuhllp. service. Hv
order of the secretary of war.
II. J. L.UK1J1IN,
Adjutant General, Major General, U. S. A.
Several other orders resulting from . the
retirement of General Miles have been Is
sued, one assigning Lieutenant General
Young to the command of the army until
August 16, when he will assume the duties
of chief of staff; another assigning Major
General Corbin as president of the Soldier
Home board; another assigning Brlgnd'
General Gllespie as president of the BC
of Ordnance and Fortifications, and stin
another assigning General Young as a mem
ber of the Sherman statute committee.
Miles Bids Farewell.
General Miles has issued the following
address on the occasion of his retirement
from active service:
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 115-HEAD-
Qt'AHl't'KB Or' THhl ARMY, WASHING
'ION. Aug. 8. linXi. In accoraance with tho
provisions or the act of congress of June
oO, lstui, the undersigned win retire trom
me active service on August s, lata.
In relinquishing the command of the army
of the United folates, to which he was as-
slgnedby the president on October 21, lt5,
be expresses his appreciation of the ndellty
manitested by the oltlcers and soldiers dur
ing the past eventful years.
i'o those who were his companions and
associates during one of tho greatest of
all wars he takes pleasure In expressing
us graniicauon tnat iney nave uvea
throngfl thetrlsls and dangers of long serv
ice to witness tho results of their fortitude,
heroism and unselfish devotion to the wol
fare of their country. They have also In
a most commendablo manner exempunea
to th vourikt-r Melioration of soldiers those
principles of discipline and patriotism which
inaae me army me proiecior anu aeienuer
of the nation and its liberties.
The time and occasion are considered op
portune for exDresslne to the army a few
thoughts concerning Its past and that which
may anect its ruture weirare. it is irora
the best Impressions and Influences of tin
past that the most desirable results may
be realised In the future. Unswerving de
votion to our government and the principles
upon which it was established and has been
maintained is essential to me emciency or
the national forces and especially is this so
In a democratic government where the indi
vidual In order to be a perfect soldier must
first be a true citizen. The Doast mat
every soldier of a great nation carried a
marshal's baton In hi knapsack Is in a
higher sense more than equaled In slg
nltinnnee hv the fnct that everv American
soldier personifies sovereign cltlsonshlp and
may oy nis own conouci exempmy mamai
justice to those who hsve never experienced
It. and the results of the highest liberty to
those who nave -ween strangers to u,
thereby siding to secure for his country a
mnril Influence not otherwise attainable.
Tltirlnr the darkest hour of our history
the first commander of the American forces
demonstrated the grand purpose and no-
nutty or ins cnnrscier oy comDnmnsr i"
Influences then Invading the army and by
manlrmtlnar the strongest confidence and
faith In the ultimate Justice end Integrity
of his government. His- words of wisdom
uttered at' Newhurg 120 years ago had the
effect of inspiring unexampled patriotism
and patient virtue, rising sttnerlor to the
pressure or tne most complicated suiier
Inge.
Army Maintains First Principles.
It Is one of the glories of our country
that the army Has mainiainea taose pnrv
clpies tor more than a century. The com
mndnra of the armv succeeding; Washing
ton have, by their example, lmlutnce and
orders, engendered and maintained tha
l.i.hent CvgTee of efficiency, ulsiipline and
patriotism. Since Its organization . the
urmy has been charged with a great va
riety of responslbillt.es, all subordinate to
defending the country and maintaining
tha right of lis citizens. In the uischargd
of Its manifold duties the urmy h.is con
fronted) enemies representing every stage
of human development, fi'om the hiicti-St
civilization yet oDtair.tivi to savagery and
barbarism.
It has ever been Its duty to absorb those
chlvalrlo and tiun.ii.ti8 principles by wnlch
Inevitable horrors are so gieally mulgateJ,
while by unyluliing prosecution of war
agulnst armed forces Its valor has been
demonstrated. AH honorable activity and
life for the army must exist within the
well-defined llnu of patriotism, untar
nished honor, sterling Integrity, impartial
Justice, obedience to rightful authority and
Inctksant warfare Agtinst armed enemies.
To maintain truth, honor and Justice re-
auires the hithtst rnorul courage, and J
t?"1!" ,"n.portS a?LVi ''.'i1.?;
i Drill, discipline and Instruction are but
preparatory for the perfection and efflcien-
cy ot an army
The events of recent years have placed
upon the army a new obligation, and an
opportunity lor a broader exemplitiixulon
of Its country's principles. The United
States army 13 now ui ought Into dally
communication with millions ot the people
to whom Its Individual members of every
f ;rade are the exponents of American civ
llzatlon. A serious duty and a great honor
are now presented to every officer and sol
dier, namely, to exemplify to those with
whom he comes In contact our country's
principles or equal ana exact justice, lm-
.nm iniAn. uDi i , ... . . ,
law, and the peaceful ute and pOewsssioa
of his own.
Marked changes at different times have
occurred In the strength and organization
of the army, resulting trom diverse in
fluences, and various experiments hive
been trlea. Time has shown errors In the
past, and will do so In the future. The
lieutenant general has faith that under
all circumstances the army will, maintain
Its high character, and that Its future will
b as honorable and trio; ions as Its pt.
His earnest solicitude and best wUhea
will ever follow the army.
NtCLSON A. MILF.S.
Lieutenant General Commanding.
The officers of the army on duty In
Washington will call upon Lieutenant
General Miles tomorrow to pay tholr
respects before his ratlrement, which oc
curs at noon tomorrow.
Canal Situation Is I'nehanged.
The State Department has been in
formed by Consul General Gudgen at Pana
ma that telegraphic communication be
tween Panama and Bogota has been re
sumed. No messages have been received
from Minister Beaupre at Bogota, but it
Is asserted that the canal treaty situation
Is unchanged.
Cabinet Members Return.
Secretary Hitchcock returned today from
his vacation trip in Canada and New
Hampshire, and Secretary Root returned
from Oyster Bay.
Sigma Ka Pi Electa Iowan.
The Sigma Nu PI, a fraternity made up
of law graduates, today elected the follow
ing officers: Milton A. Alles, formerly as
sistant secretary of the treasury, lord high
chancellor; William II. Dennis of tha
Washington bar, first vice chancellor;
Henry C. Lewis, special assistant to the
attorney general, second vice chancellor;
David D. Caldwell of Illinois. gTand mas
ter of the rolls; Arthur L. Fill of the Dis
trict of Columbia, grand custodian of the
seal; O E. Leach of the District of Colum
bia, grand registrar of the exchequer; and
A. D. Bumner ot Iowa, grand marshal.
STEALS METHODIST FUNDS
Treasurer ol Preachers Aid Society
Confesses Embrssllna- Eighty
Thousand Dollars.
BOSTON. Aug. 7.-In a letter written
last Tuesday, from Montreal, to Rev.
George H. Spencer, pastor of his church
In East Boston, Willard 8. Allen, treasurer
of the Preachers Aid sorlety of the New
England conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, confessed that he was
a defaulter to the amount of more than
tSO.000 of the society's funds.
Mr. Allen has been treasurer of the so
ciety for twelve years and clerk of the
East Boston district court for nineteen
years, and for sixteen years a prominent
member of the school committee of Boston.
He left homo about a week ago without
announcing his destination, and the first
heard from him was the letter to Mr.
Spencer. Mr. Allen said he had lost the
noney In speculation. He requests the
minister to notify the members of the Allen
family and the officers of the society.
Mr. Allen's accounts have been audited
each year and securities making up the
perman' fund have been examined. The
report, duly received and audited by
tho t S conference. It was not until a
year" .j ..hat a suitable bond as treasurer
wy' " ocnted by some members of the
sc a vote passed last May required
f ie bond be given. Until the receipt
. Allen's confession It was supposed
this had been done, but an examination
he vault where the securities were kept
owed that It was empty, with the excep-
on of shares valued at about $2,800.
CONVICT HUNTERS SLAY MAN
Deranged Work Seeker Huns from
Posse and is Shot
N Dead.
WOODLAND, Cal., Aug. 7. Another fa
tality has resulted from the pursuit of the
convicts. An unidentified man was killed
near Davisvllle tonight.
The man was seen acting queerly near a
farm house, and when called on by officers
to surrender, started to run. Tha officers
fired at him, killing him' Instantly. Since
his death the man has been Identified as
one who had been In the vicinity several
days, hunting work. He was considered
mentally deranged. The officers who
killed him have been exonerated.
AUBURN. Cal., Aug. 7. Albert fieavls,
the colored convict, regarded as one of the
most desperate of the men who escaped
from the Folsom penitentiary, was today
sent back to his old quarters. He freely
admitted that ho took a leading part In
the prison break, but would give no In
formation regarding the rubsequent move
ments of -his companions.
Five of the convicts are reported to have
been seen near the ' Crystal mine, headed
toward Dogtown, and a pose has started
In that direction. Pursuing officers are
confident that they are on the trail of
Howard, Miller and Fahey, and three con
victs who are believed to be not far from
Sacramento.
FRIENDLY. ENEMY 1 SIGHTED
Scouting; Destroyer Sees Hostile Ves-
, ..--? eel aail7rtrstr Its -
Plana..
BAR HARBOR, Me.; Aug. 7. Information
was received hers early today that a tor
pedo toat destroyer sighted ths "enemy''
off Bar Harbor last night.
The news, was brought In today by the
dispatch boat which camo for tho mall.
The vessels are all too far off shore for
their movements to be observed from land.
"The enemy's" vessel was sighted by a
torpedo boat destroyer, while on patrol
duty. Signals promptly announced the dis
covery and the vessel under observation
turned about and made oft.
Iater the matter was reported to Rear
Admiral Barker, commanding Kearsarge.
Heavy firing In the direction of Mount
Desert Rock, and continuing tor fully live
minutes was heard about 10:15 tonight and
It is the general belief here that the
"enemy" had been sighted by the defend
Ing fleet.
From the shore path, which commands
a view of the ocean, no ships were visible,
although the weather at the time was clear,
with a bright moon shining. It Is thought
the attack was a feint on the part of Ad'
mlral Barker's line, and that the main
ponton of the fleet might be expected either
In tlx vicinity of Cape Ann or Eastport,
CONVICT TO ACJ. HIS GUARD
Resembling- Superintendent, Prisoner
Was to- Aid in Murder and
Then Piny Part.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Aug. 7. The
recent plot to escape from the penitentiary
here was disclosed this afternoon by the
confession of a convict. Convicts Burkey
and Mitchell picked out a companion who
was a physical counterpart of Superln
tendent Meads. Meads was to be killed
and his clothes put on this man. The
trio were then to go through a hole in the
1 brlclc waI of th" u,e mm whlch they
had planned to make, and have the outer
gate opened by the guard on orders from
the pseudo superintendent. Operations on
tho hole through the brlok wall were re
cently stopped when the authorities found
brlckdust among thd Jute scraps.
LOWE SPECIAL BEAtTrECORD
Clips More Than' Five Hours Off Pre.
vlons Best Time from Chicago
to Loa Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Cel., Aug. 7. -At 1:06
this afternoon Henry S. Lowe's special
train completed a run from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, more than 3.2U0 miles In the
fastest time on record.
Mr. Lowe left New York on Tuesday,
Aug. 4, at 2:45 p.m. and arrived in Los
Angeles 70 hours and 21 minutes later.
The run from Chicago W4S made over
the Santa Fe, a distance of t,256 miles
In 52 hours, li minutes, an average speed
of 42.7 miles on hour, including all stops.
This run clips t hours and 5 minutes oft
the previous record from Chlcsgo.
CANNON ON ML WASHINGTON!
Future Speaker and Friends Visit
Famous Kew Hampshire
Peak.
MOUNT WASHINGTON, N. H., Aug. 7.-
Congresaman Joseph G. Cannon. James A,
Hemmenway of Indiana, W. F. Vreeland
and Lewis Emerson ot New York, and Jo
seph C. Sibley of Pennsylvania were on ths
summit of Mount Washington today.
it was their first trip and they had a
fine visit. They came from slcour. Mr.
Sibley's summer homo on Laks Champlaln.
They will spend tonight in the mountains
and return to Valcour tomorrow.
GIBBONS AT THE VATICAN
Amer'oan Cardinal Has Private Audience
With the New Pope.
OTHER AMERICANS THEN PRESENTED
Pontiff Expresses Murh Interest In the
Catholic In trrslt) nt Wsshlng
ton and Promises to Aid It
all He Can.
ROME, Aug. 7. Cardinal Gibbons was
received by the pope today In private audi
ence. . In a lengthy conference Plus X
ronewed his expressions of Interest In
America, already made manifest by his
reception We-lnesday to the pilgrims from
the United States.
The pope said he should like to have
had the cardinal remain In Rome for some
time In .order that he might become thor
oughly acquainted with all questions con
nected with the United States, but his
holiness did not Insist, being aware, he
said, of the cardinal's delicate state of
health and his suffering from hot weather.
In closing the audience, the pontiff
charged Cardinal Gibbons to carry the
apostolic benediction to all the faithful ot
America.
After his private audience Cardinal Glb
bona presented to the pope Rev. Dennis R.
O'Connell, rector, nnd Father Charles P.
Grannan, professor of theology at the
Catholic university at Washington, and
Father P. C. Gavan, the cardinal's secre
tary. The pope spoke most affably to each and
said to Rector O'Connell that he knew the
Importance of the Catholic vnlverslty at
Washington and would do all possible to
further Its Interests and rrestlge.
Cardinal Gibbons Is romewhat Indisposed,
the weather having become Intensely hot.
still he has been able to visit the churches
of St. Peter and St. Paul, which, with yes
terday's visit to Santa Maria dl Trastevere,
was obligatory during his visit, which he
must make tvery ten years.
The American cardinal Is merely suffer
ing from Intestinal trouble, d ie to exces
slve heat and fatigue. His Illness is not
regarded as serious.
New Secretary ot State.
The selection of a new papal secretary
of state is dally becoming more compll
cated, as there la a division In the sacred
college such as existed before the election
of Plus X. There Is a strong sentiment In
favor of the reappointment of Cardinal
Rampolla, because he is conversant with
all papal affairs, while Cardinal Ferrata,
who belongs to the Rampolla party, is
also suggested.
The latter's opponents Indicate that as
he was nuncio at Paris, he might not be
agreeable to some ot the powers, and be
sides, it is pointed out that he voted
against the pope In the conclave, except
on the last ballot.
Plus offered the position twice to Cardi
nal Agliardl, who declined to give up the
vice chancellorship, of the church. Cardi
nal Satolll .also, declined, on the ground
that 'he was not sufficiently acquainted
with French, and that he knew too little
of foreign questions geierally..xcepilng
those relating' to America. He suggested
Cardinal Vlncenso Vannutelll. Negotia
tions are proceeding to have Cardinal Agli
ardl, , while retaining the vice chancellor
ship, ossuma the secretaryship pi state
temporarily.
Prepare for Coronntlon.
St. Peters is closed while the prepara
tions for the coronation are proceeding.
Pope Plus has expressed a desire to have
as many humble members of the faith
admitted as possible, and 50,000 tickets will
be distributed by the parish priests. Catho
lic clubs and association's, seminaries, ec
clesiastical colleges, monasteries and con
vents. The remainder of the seats will be
for distinguished guests.
Only two'gar.etles have been erected, one
for the diplomatic body and one for the
Roman aristocracy. , Ths body of the church
will ho divided into compartments with
sepurate entrance). Thousands are already
leaving the Venetian provinces to attend
the coronation of "their pope."
The apal master of ceremonies has Issued
Invitations to the archbishops and bishops',
who will participate in the procession from
the Vatican to St. Peters. They are re
quested to be at the Vatican at 7 a. m. on
Sunday.
The government, to avoid untoward Inci
dents, has ordered the neighborhood to be
occupied by the military and has forbidden
an antl-clerlcal manifestation proposed by
the socialists and republicans. The pope's
first allocution to be delivered at the next
secret consistory is looked forward to with
great Interest.
Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender, who Is
a personal friend of Plus X, has told his
followers that he would not now have the
papacy against him as he did under the
pontificate of Leo, who was the godfather
of King Alfonso, and has even gone so far
as to say that he hoped the accession of
the pope would help him to the throne.
Dr. Laponnl said today Cardinal Horro
y Esplnosa was out of danger.
Apostolle Delegate Kotlded.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-M0nslgnor Fal
conlo, ths apostollo delegate to this coun
try, today received the following cable
gram from Rome:
I confirm the election of Cardinal Sarto
to a supreme pontiff (Plus X) according to
a telegram sent Dcxore.
MERRY DEL VAL.
This Is the first official notice that Mgr.
Falconlo has received of the election ot
Cardinal Sarto as pope.
The first cablegram mentioned by Mgr.
Merry del Val has not been received at
the delegation here.
Address to tho Bishops.
Immediately on receipt of the above
cablegram Mgr. Falconlo Issued the fol
lowing address to ths bishops within his
Jurisdiction:
WASHINGTON. D. C. Aug. 7, 1903-Your
Lordship: After the painful announcement
of ths death ot Leo XIII I am happy to
bring you today tidings of greaC Joy. The
most r-minem iurainni josepn carlo, patrt
arch of Venice, has been elected pope ant
has assumed the name of plus X. buch Is
the consoling Information I have Just re
ceived from Mgr. Merry del Val through a
cablegram. With the election of the new
Done a new link has been added in i.
golden chain of the succession ot Roman
pontiffs which stretches uiihroken across
the broad and historic field from St. Peter
In the first century o the newly elected
pastor in me iweniiem.
Let us rejoice and return thanks to
Divine. Providence for having so speedily
provided the church with another worthy
rastor. Guided by our faith, we recognize
n him the successor of St. Peter, the
virar of our divine lord, our spiritual
father, the supreme pastor of the church.
As such, hs claims our obedience, love and
Venerstlon, and I have no doubt that the
Catholics of America, faithful to J heir
glorious tradition, will equal those of any
other nation In their fidelity and attach
ment to the new pontiff.
May God grant him a long and prosperous
reign for the welfare of the church and
the honor of the apostolle see.
In making this announcement to you I
have the honor to remain, moat faithfully
yours In Christ. D. FA LOON IO.
ArrhbUhop of Lsrlaaa, Apostollo Delegate.
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CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for NebraskaFair Saturday;
Warmer in Eastern Portion; aunusy,
Fair.
Temperature at Omaha yesterdnyt
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BET AGAINST THE PADLOCK
lovrn Cltlsrn la Saved from tho Game
by Police, Who Get the
Artists.
Charles Clausen of Minneapolis and Wil
liam Roberts of San Francisco are in the
city Jail for attempting to swindle J. O.
Johnson of Forest City, la., on the pad
lock game.
According to Johnson, Roberts accosted
him at the Webster street depot and began
a conversation. Then the stranger . sud
denly found a padlock. As they were ex
amining It Clausen came up and the three
began to talk. Finally Clausen said he
could- open It. Roberts quickly accepted
the challenge to bet $30. He offered to put
up a check In .tohnson's hands, but Clausen
refused to bet against a check, men oo
erts asked Johnson, so the latter said, to
put up the t'X, and then they could go
together and cash the check.
But Johnson was wiser than he looked
"Not me," he said. "You fellows may be
swindlers. Cams near being caught once
In Chicago."
With that he left the men and shortly
efter met Officers Ronk and Barnes. To
them he gave a c'escrlptlon of the two
supposed swindlers. Chortly after ths offi
cers frund Roberts In a' saloon. As he
was standing at he bar Clausen came In
and remarked that he had missed his train,
As (he two started to drink the officers
arrested them. Johnson Identified both
men.
While they were In Jail a lawyer came In
and lnoulred what the amount of a bond
for their release would be. Detectives
Drummy and Madsen were behind the desk
and heard the conversation. When, the
lawyer left the two detectives left with him
and followed him to his office. He went In
side and stayed some time. When he
camo out he was accompanied by a man
who Is supposed to be the third party to
the game. When taken to the station he
gave his name as Martin Jackson and his
address as Texas. The last man arrested
answers the description of a' party for
whom the police have been looking since
last spring on the charge of securing
money In two cases by the padlock method
This Is the first time a padlock artist
has been arrested In Omaha for a number
ot years. Last summer the game was
worked several times successfully, but in
no Instance could tho guilty men be found,
Chief of Detectives Dunn believes that
both Clausen and Roberts are good men to
have in Jail.
Johnson told the police that In Chicago
last summer two men robbed him of $150
on a confidence gams. .
BAKER - STATES HIS POSITION
Be Takes Exception to th State
neat Made la the Shlvorlek Pe
'tltion for Receivership.
J. I Baker of the Baker Furniture
company, who was cut of the city while
Arthur Shlverlck was fi'lng his petition
asking for the appointment of a receiver
for the company, returned yesterday,
"I don't cars to talk about the matter,'
said Mr. Baker. "It hasn't bothered ms
In the least. In fact, I have not even read
the petition clear through. I saw the ac
counts in the papers, and that is all,
If
Mr. Shlverlck feels so much concern for
the creditors of the company. If he wl
notify all the creditors and have them
bring their bills to the store every one o
them will be paid In full. As to his hold,
lngs, he had $2,875 worth of stock, and has
never held any more. All of this has at
ways been subjeci. to a lien of many times
more than its value, and Is now decreed
in the district court to be sold, the pro
ceeds to be applied on a $20,000 Judgment
I hold against him. This certainly dees
not leave him a very largo interest in the
business. I hold $3S,O0O worth of stock In
the company, which is over four-fifths
of It, and I hold a Hen on another tent
of It.
'As to the charge that I am Inexperi
enced in managing the business, I per
sonally have nothing to say,, but as pres
ident of the Baker Furniture company. If
the showing he made was worth the $3,000
a year he was allowed to draw as man
ager, and Is to be compared with the
allowing made by the inexperienced Baker,
the lutter's services are worth-2),0CO, and
the company would profit by the change."
Mr. Baker has not yet filed his answer
to Shivcrick's petition. He left In ths
afternoon to return to Boston, where lie
has been with his family for ths last four
weeks.
WHITE COOKS READY TO WORK
Notify Hotel and Restaurant Keepers
of Withdrawal from Union
Affiliations.
Testerday afternoon a committee from
ths former White Cooks' union, which wns
affiliated with the waiters, bartenders and
cooks helpers In what was known as "the
big four," valted on the Hotel and Restau
rant Keepers' association, with a statement
that they had withdrawn from membership
In tha union and had formed a club of their
own with a membership of thirty-eight.
They are now able and willing to serve ths
hotel and restaurant men without regard
to any union. The hotel and restaurant
men agreed to report the fact to the execu
tive committee of the Omalm Business
Men's sssoclatlon and to arrange a confer
ence between the tatter body and the cooks
at a time yet to be fixed upon.
Mors Race Trouble Threatened.
CHARLOTTE. N. C, Aug. 7-Srious
trouble between negroes ana whiles is
threatened at Henrietta, the location of one
of the largest cotton mills In iNorth caro
Una. Two negroes were shot last niaht and
on-i of them will die. The cause was the al
leged disturbing of a colored meeting by
whites and the cursing of a white boy by
a negro. An untied crowd of negroes was
dispersed by the extra force of policemen
on duly, out more iroutue is expecieu.
Movements of Ocean Vessels Ai, T
At New Tork Arrived: Germanic, from
Liverpool; J'rtnce Hlgltmunit. from Ham
burg and Boulougne. Hailed: Arable, for
Queenstown and Llverpjol.
At Havre Arrived: La Bretagne, from
New York.
At Sydney, N. S. W. Arrived: Previous
ly, Sonoma, from Ran Francisco, via llotio
lulu end Auckland.
At 8llly Passed: Rotterdam, from New
York, for Boulogne and Rotterdam.
At LI verpool Arrived: C'evlc, fiorn New
York.
At Southampton Railed: Bluecher, for
New York, via l hernourg.
At San Francisco Arrived: Telltis. from
Newcastle, N. B. W.; Orion, from Antwerp.
iVRECK SLAYS SCORE
Wallaoe Bros.' Circus Trains Co'.lido, Kill
ing Twenty-Threa Persons.
INJURED NUMBER THIRTY, SOME FATALLY
Performers Mostly Escape, Though Show
Employe! Figure in List.
THREE IOWA MEN AMONG THE MAIMED
liiohigan Citiiens Hasten to Rescue,
Though fright tned at Menagerie.
ENGINEER AND COMPANY DISPUTE CAUSE
Driver Declares Air Brakes Wonld
Kot Work, While Grand Trnnk
Officials Sny He Never
Applied Them.
DURAND, Mich., Aug. 7 An air brake on
the second section of Wallace Bros.' circus
train refused to work in the Grand Trunk
railway yards here today, causing a col
lision between the two sections, in which
twenty-three people wero killed and thirty
Injured.
Partial List of Dead.
JAMES MCARTHY. trainmaster of the
Grand Trunk road, his division embracing
Port Huion and Battle Creek.
A. W. LARGE, special officer of the
Grand Trunk, Battle "reek.
JOHN PCRCELL. Peru. Ind., boss can
vass mar..
LAFK LARSON, Cambridge, O., driver.
O. THOMAS, residence unknown, laborer,
HARRY ST. CLAIR, residence unknown,
ticket seller.
JOHN LEARY, Springfield. 111., boss ot
ring stock.
ANDREW HOWLAND, New York state,
canvass man.
FRANK THORP. Dundee, Mich., train
master of circus train.
ROBERT RICE, residence unknown.
harness maker.
GEORGE SMITH, residence unknown,
blacksmith.
CHARLES SANDS, Peru, Ind-, driver.
JOE WILSON. Pittsburg.
W. J. M'COY, Columbus, O., canvass
man.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN. driver.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN, rider in circus
races.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN, driver.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN, driver.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN, suffocated to
death.
-TWO UNIDENTIFIED MEN, at tho hos
pital.
EDWARD TORK, Terrs Haute, Ind. '
Seriously Injured.
James 8. Foley, special officer of tho
Grand Trunk, Detroit, shoulder dislocated
and badly bruised about body.
Josoph F. Benton, New Mllford, Conn.,
Internal injuries.
W. H. Roe, Armstrong, 111., internal In
juries. -
Frank Tllley, Rising Sun. Ind., hip dis
located, bad bruises and Internal Injuries.
Bole Abrams, Sandusky, O.
Burt MeGrath, Connellsvllle, O.
John W. Koons, Balrdstown, O.
George Bartley. Los Angeles, Cal.
W. L. Cone, Dubuque, la.
Joseph Patterson, Grand Rapids, Mich.
James CofTellmlre, Orlo, la.
John Collins, Des Moines, la.
J. R. Stewart, Denver, Colo.
Travels In Two Sections.
The circus travels In two trains of about
thirty-five cars each. After last night's ex
hibition at Charlotte the two trains left for
La Pere, over the Grand Trunk road, the
second section leaving a half hour after the
first. It was 3:45 when the first section
pulled Into the west- end of the Grand
Trunk yards here. A red light was hung
on the rear car to stop the second section.
Engineer Probst of Battle Creek, who was
running the engine of. the rear train, says
he saw this light and applied the air brakes.
To his horror they refused to work. He re
versed his engine, but the momentum of
the train behind him was too great and
with a crash that aroused ths town ths two
trains met.
Three cars of the stationary first section
were telescoped and the engine nnd five ears
ot the moving train were demolished. Ths
rear car of the first section was a caboose
In which the trainmen were sleeping and
the next two cars were filled with sleeping
circus employes.
Occnpnnts of Caboose Killed,
The greatest loss of life was in tho ca-
lioose. One ot the wrecked cars of ths sec
ond section wss occupied, by five elephants
and several camels. One of the elephants
and two of the camels were killed outright,
whllo the other elephants and their trainers
escaped. With the exception of this car
none of the nffenagcrle was wrecked, tho
other wrecked cars containing wagons.
As soon as they recovered from ths first
shock ths trainers rushed among the osgns
quieting the beasts that were excited. Tho
elephants in the wrecked car behaved with
surprising calmneas and were led out of tho
wreck without trouble.
The escaping steam and screams and cries
pf those pinned In the wreck was a horri
fying spectacle In the gray of the early
morning, when the trainmen in the yards
and the aroused tc wnspeople first reached
the scene. Many feared at first that some
of the animals had escaped, as they could
be heard crlng. The fire whistle was Im
mediately sounded and the whole Uwn was
aroused. The rescuers could see the un
fortunates through the tangled wreckage. ,
A wrecking crew la kept In the yards here
and it was on the scene In a very few min
utes.
Physicians nnd Nurses Summoned.
All the physicians and trained nurses in
town were sent for and the Hotel Richelieu
was converted Into a temporary hospital.
Scores of conveyances with stretchers were
soon In readiness to tarry the Injured there
as fast as the rescuers could extricate them.
The dead, many of them so terribly man
gled that Identlflcutiun seemed Impossible,
were laid on the grass a short distance
from the scene.
By I o'clock a corps of twelve physicians
was operating on the injured and dressing
their wounds in the temporary hospital.
Four of the Injured died at tha hospital be
fore S:21 o'clock. When the wrecking crews
had finished pulling to pieces the tangled
snd broken cars, seventeen dead men were
lying on the grass awaiting removal to
the morgue. A majority ot them were killed
while ssleep.
The cirrus performers wero on the rear of
the moving train and escaped Injury. Wal
lace Eros, say that their loss will be very '
heavy; but ran give nu estimate yet. This
Is the second wreck that the Wallace chows
have suffered within a month. . '
Agree so to Cause.
Engineer Propst, Firemun Colter or.d
Head Brakcman Benedict, who was alao au
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r