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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1901)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE lliA I IJAItE, Proprietor. TERMS: $125 IN ADVANCE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. BRIEF TELEGRAMS. Bishop John Moore died at bla home in St. Augustlno surrounded by nil the priests of Florida. I. M. Piatt, for forty years a leading clothing merchant of Dubuque, died on a train near Warren, 111., of apoplexy Gcorgo W. Yenowlnc, one of tho best known newspaper mon In tho west, died suddenly nt Milwaukee, Wis., aged 4G. Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, widow of tho lato president, and her daughter, Elizabeth, are spending a season In tho Adirondack. Richard B. Taylor, aged 80, and Mrs Margnret Houston, nged CO, wero mar ried in Lincoln. Tho couple met only six months ago. Thirty-four Insurgents, a majority of them armed with rifles, huvo been cap-, turcd by the First cavalry in tho Ba tnnzaa province, P. I. At Elko. Nov., n heavy shock of earthquake was felt. Tho vibrations wero from north to south and lnstcd threo or four minutes. At Fairmont, W. Vn., Fountain Gor don, a negro, shot and killed Ilcllo Campbell and fatally wounded Mat tic Simpson, both white. Tho comptroller of the curroncy has authorized the First National bank of Alexandria, S. D., to begin business with a capital of $25,000. Governor Savago of Nebraska has granted requisition papors for Drldgo A I lend or, who is being hold In Holt county on a charge of stealing horses in Idaho. Tho stnto department has received a mcssago from Consul General Stowo nt Capetown, stating that ho will lcavo there for tho United States on a steam er sailing August 7. Major Frank L. Dodds, Judgo advo cate of the United States army ut Omaha, arrived at army headquarters to relievo Captain Erwin, who has been acting Judgo advocate. Mrs. Carrlo Nation, in Jail under thirty days' sentence- and fine of $100 nnd $48 costs, refused freo pardon from Governor Stanley, because- tho flno wac not remitted. A forest flro in tho province of Jet land, Sweden, has assumed great pro portions. Threo thousand troops have been ordered to assist the men who are combating the flames. Hear Admiral John Irwin, retired, died at his rcsidenco at Washington, D. C, after an illness of sovorul months, due to 'a complication of dis eases. Ho was 69 years old. Tho St. Frances mill, owned by the Canada Paper company, nnd its con tents, valued at a quartor of n million dollars, wore totally destroyed by flro at Windsor, Ont. Tho plant was well Insured!. Edward J. Kolloy, commodoro of tho Nov Rochello Yacht club, who was to have entertained Admiral Schley on bis yacht, died suddenly nt his cottage on Premium Point of homorrhaga of tho lunge. El Vcrdo Rio Oil company filed ar ticles of incorporation at Ogdon, Utah. The paid-up capital is $1,500,000, tho company owning nearly 3,000 acres of pctroloum land in tho heart of the Green River, Utah, oil fields. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Ycrkcc has ruled that in cans of es tates coming within tho legacy tax law, tho assessment of tho government tax must bo mado on tho valuo of tho cs tate on the day of tho testator's death Acting Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Conrad directed tho establish ment of a first poBtofflco on tho island of Guam. It Is locatod at Guam, tho chief point on tho Island, ranks as fourth class and Antnnaslo Turano Perez has been appointed postmaster. Capt. H. N. Roydon of tho Twenty sixth infantry, now at San Francisco, has been ordered to Omaha to relieve First Lieutenant Hcrry from recruit Ing duty. The Philippine insular government has saved $250,000 by- tho passage of an act virtually declaring tho stono quarries at Marlvales, in the Dntaan province, public domain, and nuthorlz ing the utilizing of tho stono in the harbor Improvement. A Spanish com p&ny claimed to have established title to tho quarries. The announcement is mado that Mark -Bennett, superintendent of the picss department of tho Pan-American bureau of publicity, a well known newspaper man of Buffalo, will go to St. Louis for tho Louisiana Purchaso Exposition company Tho president has granted n pardon to John F. Johnson, former president of tho State National bank of Logans port, Ind., who was convicted of mis appropriating funds of the bank and other violations of tho national bank inn act Mlss M. A, Hawley, Miss D. D. Bar low and MIbb Wltherbce, Baptist mis ulonarics, who havo Just arrived from Yokohama, report that for tho flm tlmo In tho history of Japau thoro buj Tecontly been a great revival of all do nominations in that country. STRIKE WILL GO ON. Amalgamated Asociatioh Turned Down by Corporation's Chief, PEACE PROPOSAL IS NOT REVEALED Executive Hoard Mnkrs nerjuest After Shaffer's Heport Kery Mill Wheel li Threatened Ketallatlou la to He Com plete Tleup. 1 PITTSBURG, Aug. 2. Tho Commcr cial Gazotto tomorrow will say: "Th Amalgamated cxccutlvo board last evening received by telegraph a flat refusal from J. Plorpont Morgna to re open tho wago confcrcnco whore It was broken off at the Hotel Lincoln nearly threo weeks ago. Tho powers of tho steel combine insist in this com munlcatlon thnt tho only basis of set tlement will bo on the terms which the financial backer of tho combine, Pres ident C. M. Schwab and Chairman El bert II. Gery laid down at tho meeting with tho Amalgamated executive In New York last Saturday. "A member of tho executlvo board said last night: 'Tho terms aro denom inated by thoHO who havo the best In terest of tho organization of the steel workers at heart as tho most unfulr, tho most unjust evor proposed to nny body of worklngmcn by a set of em ployers or a corporation. Tho terms aro such thnt the executlvo board of tho Amalgamated association cannot ncccpt nnd hns already gono on record to that effect.' "Tomorrow morning tho nnswor of Mr. Morgan is expected by mall. There Is scarcely n fragment of hopo that the Amalgamated association will back down from its well known position. Tho lenders of the workors will, liA re ply, outltna their plans to tho steel corporation for n continuation of tho great struggle They will Include the stopping of every wheel possible In tho works of tho comblno nnd tho exten sion of tho strlko In nil ponslblo di rections by tho Amalgamated associa tion. Today may dovolop much, but if tho comblno cannot bo mado to waver through tho Influenco that will ho brought to bear, tho great conflict will probably bo fought to a bitter end." After two days at patient waiting, nt about 5 o'clock Inst evening the Amal gnmntcd men In waiting nt headquar ters wore informed by telephone from tho Carnoglo Steel company's offices that tho answer from tho Now York headquarters of tho steel corporation vob awaiting them. Hasty prepara tions wero mado to adjourn and get ting1 to tho Carnoglo building without letting tho newspaper men know what was In tho wind. President Shaffer, In making his oxlt from tho headquarters, was nskod If ho would return. His reply wns, ''If It in nocossnry, I will." Shaffer, Williams and ono or two others, by making long detours, avoid ed tho roporters and reached tho Car- ncglo offices unnoticed. Tho roply from Now York wns shown thorn and without much comment tho mombors disposed with tho announcement thnt tho matter would bo presented to tho entire board and action tnken without dolay. NO f AVORS TO SCHLEY. ISayjr IJcpurtinant Decline to Modify Hpeollloatlons. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. Tho do pnrtmcnt has rotuscd to nccodo to Ad mlral Schley's suggestion that tho lan guago In tho fifth specification In tho procept to tho court bo modified. Tho admiral In his letter challenges that specification, which states as fact that ho dtsoboyed ordors, nnd suggested that it bo modified. Tho department in its roply docllnes to make tho Buggcstod modification on tho ground thut according to tho official records Admiral Schley himself ac knowledged that ho had dUobeyed or ders. Tho disobedience of orders was an pstublished fact, whether unwilling' ly or willingly. Failure! Decreased In July, NEW YORK, Aug. 2,Roports to R G. Dun & Co. show commercial fall urcs In tho United States during tho mouth of July 8G7, with an aggregated Indebtedness of $7,035,933. Compared with tho samo month lust year thoro appears most gratifying Improvement, nr. failures wero then 793 in number nnd $9,771,775 in amount. Tho do creiiKO occurred principally in tho manufacturing class, whero last month's Insolvencies numborod 155 for 53,240,128, against 183 last year, owing $5,177,092. Warmest .July In Kmiiiiii. LAWRENCE, Kan., Aug. 2. Tho weather roport of tho University, of Kansas my a of the month of July thnt It wns tho warmest month of nny named on tho thirty-four yoars' roc ord. Its mean tcmpurnturo was 30 do grcea, 8V4 dogroes above tho July av erage, Tho nearest approach to it was July, 1808, with a moan temperature of 85 degrees. Tho mercury reached 90 degrees on ovory day of tho month an unprecedented fact. SAYS THE DOERS MURDER. Kitchener Iteporta More Alleged Atrocl tie ot the Enemy. LONDON, Aug. 2. A dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dnted from Pretoria today, says: "French reports that he has received n letter from Krltzlnger (n Boer com mander) announcing his Intention to shoot all natives In British employ, whether armed or unarmed. Many cases of cold-blooded murder of natives In Capo Colony havo recently oc curred." Another dispatch from Lord Kitch ener from Pretoria, dated today, says: "On July 28 an officer's patrol of twenty yeomanry and somo "natlvo scouts followed two carts and a fow Boers fifteen miles from tho railway nt Doom river, Orange River colony, whero they were cut off by 200 Boers, and after defending themselves in a small building they surrendered when their ammunition wns exhausted. Threo ycomnnry wero wounded, After tho surrender the Boers mado tho nn tlvo scouts throw their hands up and shot them In cold blood. They after ward shot nnd wounded n yeoman. Tho remainder wero released. The Boers gavo as a reason for Bhootlng tho yeo man that they thought he was a Cape boy. Evidence on oath has been taken of the murders." BOXERS POSTING PLACARDS. all Upon the tioverninont to Mnke War Upon the foreigner. CANTON, Aug. 2. Violent nnti-for- olgn placards emanating from tho Box ers havo been posted on tho Chrlstlnn chapols. The placards protest against tho imposition of tho houso tnx, saying it !b only oxacted hi order to meet the Indemnity to bo paid to tho powers, and procosds: "If money can be ob tained, why not mako war on tho for eigners? Chlnn Is not yet defeated. It Is only tho government's eyes which nro blinded by disloyal ministers. If wo rofuBo to fight, then It 1b a enso of being too greedy to live, yet fearing death. How can tho stendlly studied mllltnry nrts bo used except ngalnst foreigners? How enn wo otherwise employ our regiments? During 1901 much money will bo collected through lotteries, gambling and general taxes, but thoy will never bo satisfied. There fore, should tho house tax bo collected, wo will demolish tho chapels and drive out tho Christians." SOUTH AFRICAN WAR EXPENSE Announcement of Coit Greeted With IrUh Cheer. LONDON, Aug. 2. In tho houso of commons today Lord Stanley, the financial secretary of tho war office, roplylng to a question, said tho cost of tho war in South Africa from April to July 31 was 35,750,000, partly chargoablo against tho deficit of last year. Tho actual cost In July wns 1,250,000 weokly. Tho statement wab greotod with Ironical cheers. Tho chancellor of tho exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, said if tho war continued at tho snme cost for tho next threo montliB it would necessitate spending tho wholo of tho resorvo ho had provldod for flnnncipring tho third quartor, but ho had reason to hopo that this would not bo necessary. I.nuded Can nt Zola's Door. PARIS, Aug. 2. A small tin can, containing several cartridges and with an unllghtod fuse attached to It, wob found yostorday ovenlng at tho door of tho apartment houso In which Emllo Zola, tho novollst, rosldcs when In Paris. Tho police who examined tho can say that oven If tho fuse had bcon lighted It would only havo pro duced a detonation resulting In no damage. Tho officials regard tho mat ter no a practical Joke. liefest the Ilerolutlonlsts. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. Sonor Don Augusto F. Pulldo, charge d'affaires of tho Venezuelan legation, received n telogram from tho Venezuelan consul gonoral in Now York, General E. Gon- zalea Estoves, confirming tho roport that the 5,000 revolutionists wero de feated In San Cristobal on July 29. Blajnr Wm. E. Almy. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. Acting Ad Jutant General Ward has recolved a cablegram announcing tho death of Ma Jor William 13. Almy, Porto Rlcan reg Imont. nt San Juan today, from appon dlcltlfl. Klniberly I Excused. WAbiumi i ujn, Aug. a. rno navy department has granted tho request of Rear Admiral Klmberley that ho bo ro Moved from duty on tho Schley court ot Inquiry, His successor has not been announced. Hunk Itolitier Heturn All. GOSHEN, Ind., Aug. 2. Private do tectlvea employed by nn Akron, O. banking Institution havo mado nn lm portant nrrcst in a gambling den hero They recovered about $10,000 In cur roncy and gold coin. Tho two mon who woro captured had rilled a vault In tho Akron bank ten daya ago nnd hud slnco bcon shadowed. Tho bank directors, fearing a panic, did not mako tho loss publicly known. The robbers returned all tho money, TRY TO ROB A TRAIN Five Masked Mon Halt Baltimore 6s Obio Plycr Near Chicago. THEY BLOW UP TWO MAIL CARS Miss Express Department llecaute of Its Unusual I'otltlon -Itobbera Threaten to Take the Life of the Engineer for the Mistake Made. CHICAGO, Aug. 1. Tho Baltimore & Ohio passenger train from the cast', -which was duo to arrive in tho Grand Central depot, Chicago, at 9 o'clock last night, was held up by five masked men nt 8 o'clock between Edgmoro nnd Grand Calumet Heights, Ind., thirty ono miles out from Chicago, Ono of tho mall cars, which contain ed no money, was wrecked with dyna mite. The attempt at robbery wan mado after the two mail cars had been detached from the train and run a quarter of a mllo ahead. Tho failure of the robbers to mako a rich haul was duo to tho fact that the express cnr, which contained tho train's treasure, was In an unusual place. It was tho third car In the train. After wrecking tho mall car and obtaining no booty the robbers disappeared in tho dark ness without nttompting to rectify their, mistake. The only loot thnt they cnrrled awny with them ns a result of tholr ndventuro wns the gold watch of tho engineer. Tho train wns tho Now York and Washington vcstlbulo limited. Most of tho trainmen wero shot nt and had nar row csenpes from tho bullets. No per son wns Injured, either by tho dyna mite or firearms. Just before climbing into the cab tho three men commenced to flro with their revolvers to frighten away nil assistance. Tho shots produced tho liveliest kind of n panic In the Bleeping cars, whero tho passengers mado every effort to hldo their money nnd valu ables beforo tho robbera could get nt them. No attempt, however, was mad? to rob nny of tho passongors. After mounting tho cab of tho en gine tho robbers, covering tho engineer and fireman with their revolvers, made them step down and go back the length of two cars. They ordered the men to uncouplo tho first two cars, which was done. They then lniBtled tho two trainmen back Into tho cab and, still keoplng tho engineer covered with re volvers, directed him to pull up somo distance from the rest of tho train. Engineor Collins ran up 200 feet and wnB then directed to stop. Ho did so, and whilo one of tho men remained to guard him the others Jumped off, and hurling dynamite at the door of the car which thoy Judged to be tho ex press car, burst open tho door. Hastily climbing in to get at tho safe, they woro astonished to find that thoy had broken Into a ronll car. Thoy threat ened tho engineer with death for not telling them that tho cars which ho had uncoupled were not express cars, nnd ordered him to return nt once nnd uncouplo tho next behind tho baggngo cars. Climbing onco more Into his cnb Collins backed his engine down, coupled on to the third cnr, which the fireman wns mado to uncouple at the rear end, and still with tho muzzle of tho revolver nt his bend Collins was ordered to run down tho track as bo- foro. Ho drew awny from the bnlnnco of tho train about tho same distance ns pn the first ocenston, and the robbers still leaving him under tho chnrgo ot ono of tholr numbor attacked tho other car. Whon thoy reachod it thoy found to tholr great wrath that they had opened nnother mnll car and that It contnlned no money. The train hnd bcon dolayed now fully thirty minutes, nnd, fearing that It thoy delayed nny longer, help would bo coming to tho train crow, tho robberB gave up their attempt to rob tho train and ran into a thicket ot scrub oaks at tho side of tho train and disappeared. Kenturkr Drouth Euda. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 1. Tho drouth In Kentucky wari broken lost night and this morning, when thero wero heavy rainfalls In Frankfort, OwIng8vllle, Danville, Paducah, Shel- byvlllo, Paris, Carlisle, ancestor, Nlch olasvllle, Burgln, Versailles and Hop klnsvlUo. Siege of llueuoa Ayres Ended. WASHINGTON. Aug. 1. Tho stat department has recolved from tho United States legation at Buenos Ayrce telegraphic Information to tho offoct that tho state of slego declared In that capltol nn July 5, by reason of politi cal disturbances, hns been raised. Attempt on Life of 4)iirt-n. NEW YORK, Aug. 1. A dispatch to the Herald from Alx-Lcs-Balns says: Mnrln Pla, queen downgcr of Portugal nnd mother of King arlos, has had a narrow escapo from assassination. Her majesty wns taking a courso of the baths hore, but was so porturbed by tint nttack upon her that sho loft Aix hastily for Roma. Details of tho at tempted assassination nro not obtain ablo nt present. Tho pollco nro said to havo no clew up to tho present time. IMPROVEMENT FUNDS SHORT. Missouri Itlrer Commission Complains of tthortage of Funds. WASHINGTON, July 31. Tho an nual report or tho Missouri river com mission was received it the war de partment todny. For last year tho sundry civil act carried $250,000 to preserve existing Improvements and to prevent threatened damage at RulO, and other points and $140,000 to com plcto tho lock nnd dam at Osage rlv Missouri. The committee in its re port complains of tho Inadequacy ot appropriations for accomplishing . use ful results on tho Missouri river, or for making progress toward an ulti mate improvement. The fact that thero Is littlo commerco on tho river tho commission attributes to the con dition ot tho river, which' Ib such that It is hazardous to run boats and Im possible to obtain insuranco at rca eonablo rates. No commerco of con sequent can be expected until the rlvor is put in navigable condition nnd opened to tho mouth." Tho completion of the work from tho mouth of tho river to Jefferson City, tho report says, would demon strate that tho commerce would spring up and in ndditlon millions would bo added to the valley by pre venting destruction caused by the river. The commission estimates that this result could bo completed for f3, 000,000 to $3,500,000, and recommends $1,000,000 for this work during the next fiscal yenr. For tho Osage river $50,200 Is recommended. WOOD'S STAY TO BE SHORT. Expects to Iteturn to Ilnvann as Boon na Ills Health Will Vcrmlt. NEW YORK, July 31. General Leonard Wood, mllltnry governor of Cubn, accompnnled by Mrs. Wood nnd their three children, arrived here to dny on tho steamer Morro Castlo from Havana. General Wood said to a re porter at tho quarantine station: "I am feeling much better. I have not hnd any fever for ten days and hnvo an excellent nppetite. I intend going on 'board the steam yacht Ka nawha for a short trip along the Now England coast, where wo hopo to en Joy a spell of cool weather. I expect my stay to bo brief, ns I intend to ro turn to Hnvnna at the earliest possible moment "Whon I left Havana everything was remarkably quiet. I am highly gratified by tho kindness shown me by tho wholo Cuban people- during my ill ness. Mrs. Wood and family -will re main In quarantine until August 5 ns tho guests of Health Officer Doty and wife, after which Mrs. Wood will prob ably Join mo on a visit to friends." General Wood left the Morro Castlo at quarantlno and went on board tho Kanawha. TOO MUCH LIVE STOCK. Philadelphia Yards Jammed With Un saleable Cattle. PHILADELPHIA, July 31. The amount of live stock received this week breaks all records. Every stock ynrd in tho city is Jammed to the doors and cattle havo to bo 'killed al most faster than they can bo taken enro of for lack of room. Meat prices nre dropping and threaten to go to un known depths. Tho causo of all this congestion is tho recent drouth in tho west. Nebraska, Kansas nnd Texa3 aro simply packing up and sending to tho cast so largo an array of cattle that the most exporlonccd men In tho trado can think of no way to work it ol?. Strike on In Han Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., July 31. Tho labor trouble In this city reached a crisis today nnd ns a result marl tlme traffic nnd labor along the shore nro nlmost nt a standstill, and in dustry is. almost totally paralyzed. The order for a general walkout of tho City Front Federation was mado ef fective this morning. The City Front Federation comprises fourteen unions and organlaztlons with a full member ship of about 15,000. 1'syne Tleturnlnc Home. MILWAUKEE, July 31. Friends of Henry C. Payne, national republican committeeman of Wisconsin, received advices by cable today stating that Mr. Payno 1b at Nuremburg, not Ber lin, and that ho will Ball for home from Cherbourg. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, uJly 31. Today's statement of tho treasury balances in tho genoral fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold resorvo In tho di vision ot redemption, shows: Avail ablo cash balance, $170,078,982; gold, $98,650,698. Missouri Mllllouulrn Dies. ST. LOUIS, Mo July 31. Informa tion has been received In a telegram from Bnltlmoro of tho death of Col. John O'Day, of Springfield, Mo., from tho effects ot pnralysis. Ho was millionaire. In tho early days of tho St. Louts & San Francisco railroad Col. O'Day was first vlco president and general counsolor. Ho was chair man ot tho democratic state central committee In 1884 when his pnrty la Missouri sent a solid delegation. PEACE STILL WAITING lint Day's Conference Palls to Sottlo tlw Great Steel Strike. UNIONISM APPEARS IN THE WAY Association and Corporation Men Differ About Its Meaning Kegular Men Ask Their Discharge, but Companies Thu Far Itefuse. PITTSBURG, July 31. Disappoint ment and apprehension pervado tho- air of Pittsburg tonight bccauBo ot tho failure of tho executlvo board of the- Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers to ratily tho peace pro posals arranged nt tho conference lit Now York Inst Saturdey between tho national officers of tho Amalgamated association and Messrs. Morgan. Schwab nnd Gary, representing tho United States Steel corporation. When tho conferenco opened today it was confidently expected that an agreement would bo reached in a short timo, but after n sosslon, last ing from 9:50 a. m. until 6:30 p. m.. tho conferenco adjourned without ar riving at any conclusion, so far as known. It meets again tomorrow. Tho protracted session Indicates that tho board is not satisfied with the provisions of tho compromise measures and unless somo modifica tions aro mado its ratification in doubtful. Tho opening of union mills to non-union workmen is tho point on which tho board hesitates, and tho long distanco telephono between Now York and Pittsburg was worked fre quently todny to got n modification of this clause. The workmen hold that this would give tho mill owners full opportunity of crushing tho union without a strike, by finding excuses to discharge union men and then fill their places with non-unionists. Another rock of dissension is said to bo the retention in their present Jobs of the men who worked as "strlko breakers" at tho various mills during tho strike. It is said that theso mon havo been promised the protection of tho mnnufneturers in ense of a set tlement nnd thnt the mill owners will not concede their dismissnl nt tho ro- quest of tho organization. Tho work ers, It is said, aro willing to declare the mills now working non-union open mills, but strenuously object to hav ing nil the mills of the combine classi fied an open mills. All is conjecture, however, as it is Impossible to get any definite state ment ns to tho day's conferenco from nny of tho parties Interested. When tho board dispersed at 6:30 every member was waylaid by persistent newspaper men seeking information, hut every question was answered by tho stereotyped phrase, "Wo can say nothing; thero is absolutely nothing to glvo to the public at this tlmo." It Is doubtful if tho members of tho general executive board of tho Amal gamated association wero over so un communicative nnd reserved as they aro slnco tho meeting of today. Tho full board was present, with tho ex ception of National Trustee John Pierce, who was away on official busi ness. HE DOES NOT CARE TO SERVE. Admiral Klniberly Aks to lie Excused from Court of Inquiry. WASHINGTON, July 31. A lottor has been received at tho navy depart ment from Admiral Kimberiy asking to be excused from tho Schley court of inquiry on account of tho state of his health. Tho admiral is undorstood to be suffering from heart trouble. Tho application was placed in the hnnds of Secrotary Long, who will dispose of tho matter from his homo in Hlghnm, Mass. Admiral Schley has mado answer to the precept. Tho letter was mailed by his counsel last night, but navy de partment officials say it has not yet been received at tho department. Cristobal Colon liaised. WASHINGTON, D. C, July 31. Captain C. A. Flagler has reported to tho chief of engineers thnt ho has completed tho work of removing tho wreck of tho Cristobal Colon from tho entranco to San Juan harbor, Porto Rico, where sho was sunk in an ef fectual effort to close' tho harbor. Freighted With Oold. SEATTLE, Wash., July 31. Tho steamship Cottngo City reached port at noon from Lynn Canal with forty passengers and $155,000 in Klondike gold. She left Skagway July 2G. Accident on the Hock Island. KREMLIN, Okl., July 31. The northbound Chicago, Rock Island I Pacific passenger train No. 2, which loft El Reno nt 7 o'clock, threo hours lato, crowded with departing home seekers, wns wreckotl whilo going tie full speed two miles south of hero at 1:45 o'clock. C. L. McLaln of Enid, Okl., was killed and twenty-four other passongors recolved cuts and bruiser. It Is believed, howoror, nono woro fatally hurt.