NO POPE AS YET TWO BALLOTS TAKEN WITHOUT DECISIVE RESULTS. FUTURE APPEARS UNCERTAIN Conclusion That Strength of the Lead ing Candidate Remains Unbroken— A Large Crowd Packs St. Peter’s Square. ROME.—No successor to Pope Loo, XIII has yet been chosen. From the smoke (hat has issued from the chimney on the Sistlne chapel a vast , multitude gathered around St. Peter’s learned that the second day of the conclave had been fruitless. The con clusion is drawn that the strength of the leading candidate remains un broken and that no compromise can didate has yet appeared, and there is no indication of how long this condi tion of afTairs will continue. The pro longation of the contest has aroused tremendous public Interest, If Indeed, It cannot be called excitement. Every trace of that apathy which followed the death of the lalo pope has van ished and Instead there now exists a burning interest In everything pertain ing to the election of his successor. Tills culmi nated Sunday night in the appearance of a large crowd, which packed the great Bquare of St. Peter’s and presented a spectacle seldom seen at the site of so many historic cere monies. The Impenetrable seclusion which shrouds those engaged in de ciding who shall be at the head of the Catholic church heightens the fev erish curiosity of those who await, their decision. Princes, princesses, archbishops, bishops, monslgnors, priests, well-to-do business people—In short, people from every walk of life, from that of nobleman to street beg gar, talked of nothing but la fumata (the signal smoke). But this morn ing and this evening this was the lodestone which drew thousands to the square of St. Peter’s. There for hourB, with strained eyes and craned necks, they waited In the hope of see ing a tiny little stream of smoke, to insignificant that it was almost Im possible to realize that a great Issue was involved in Its fleeting appear ance. The scene at St. Peter's was far the most Impressive that has oc curred In Rome since the late pope became 111. After the fruitless morning ballot a report spread that a new pontiff would surely be elected In the even ing. All roads during the afternoon led to the Vatican. Carriages and vehicles of every description rattled into the plaza of St. Peter's. The reg ular Sunday leisure was forgotten in the anxiety to see the new occupant of the holy see. The streets converg ing Into St. Peter's plaza were black with the thousands who entered the square with the ceaseless regularity of an incoming tide. From the bar racks came reinforcements of troops, who marched across the plaza and lined up at the steps of the basilica, leaving small spaces between the companies to prevent a sudden rush to get Inside St. Peter's to witness the new pope give his blessing to the Catholic world. VOLCANO IS IN ERUPTION. Clouds of Black Smoke Issue from Colima. MEXICO—A dispatch from Colima Sunday morning states that the Cr lima volcano is In eruption. Great clouds of smoke are Issuing from the volcano and are being carried to the northeast by a strong wind from the sea. It is believed that another overflow of lava has occurred, but the dense smoke that surrounds the mountain makes It impossible to de termine exactly what has happened. The outbreak has been accompanied by loud detonations. Information from the surrounding districts Is to the ef fect that rumblings and underground shocks have been felt during the past twenty-four hours. No reports of se rious damage have been received, but the people in the nearby villages are greatly alarmed and many have left for other districts. Honor First War Secretary. THOMASTON, Me.—A handsome ttronze table in memory of General Henry Knox, the first secretary of war under President Washington, was un veiled Saturday evening. The tablet was purchased by General Knox chap ter, Daughters of the American Rev olution. Dr. Vanderlip Dies. NEW YORK—Rev. George Mairs Vanderlip, D. D., througn whose in strumentality the Young Men’s Chris tian association was established in America, also one of the founders of the Metropolitan museum of art and for a long time president of the American Baptist Publication society. Is dead at his home in Brooklyn. His death was due to heart disease. Dr. Vanderlip was born in Argyll N. Y., In 1832. LAND OWNER WANTS MONEY. Commission Company Attached on a Claim of $40,000. ST. LOUIS, Mo.—An attachment Is sued by the United States circuit court was served on the Merchants’ Brok erage and Commission company by United States Marshal Dorsey, who immediately took possession of the commodious offices. The company oc cupied the office suites formerly occu pied by the John J. Ryan Turf Invest ment company, which failed early this year during the expose of the get rich-quick concerns. The suit on which the attachment was Issued was filerl In the United States court Friday by attorneys rep resenting William Wllmorton of Pre emption, Rock Island county, Illinois, a wealthy land owner, who is 83 years of age, to recover $40,000 alleged to have been invested. It is asserted that the operations of the commission company were similar to those pur sued by the turf invesment companies, which recently failed here, and that the company had customers all over the country. REQUISITION FOR TAYLOR. If Not Honored Governor Taylor Will Be Mandamused. NEW YORK—Colonel T. C. Camp bell, who has had charge of the pros ecution of Goebel's alleged assassins, and who for three years had lived In the Kentucky mountains preparing the evidence against the conspirators, left here Friday for Frankfort to ob tain from Governor Beckham a re quest to Governor Durbin to deliver Taylor to the Kentucky authorities. In case this demand is refused a man damus will be sought before the su preme court of the United States. Should one be granted and disobej/d, contempt proceedings will be begun. Mr. Campbell will also direct the pros ecution of Caleb Powers, ex-secretary of state, whose trial will be commenc ed Monday. THAT ARMY GLOVE CONTRACT Liteanuer’a Attorneys to Be Heard by Root. WASHINGTON, D. C.—Secretary Root on Saturday will heard Edward L. Lauterbach of New York, an at torney who represents Luis N. Lit eauer, and who has asked to bo heard before the secretary of war submits or makes a memorandum or order re garding the recent Investigation by Colonel Darlington Into the contract for furnishing gloves to the war de partment. John G. Mlllburn, by re quest, also will be heard before any conclusion Is reached. The findings of Colonel Barllngton were reviewed by General Davis, judge advocate gen eral, and he will submit his opinion to the secretary of war at once. Plans for American Tour. NEW YORK.—The plans for the American tour of Richard Strauss, un der direction of Henry Wolfsohn, have been completed. Mr. Strauss' first ap pearance In America will be in an or chestral concert in this city, which will Immediately be followed by a Strauss recital in conjunction with Mme. Strauss de Athne of Beyreuth fame, as vocalist, Richard Strauss presiding at the piano on this occasion only. He will then conduct a number of orchestral concerts throughout the United States for the leading orches tral managers, who have extended in vitations to the performer. Mr. Struuss will also appear in a limited number of recitals, together with Mme. Strauss de Athne, in the larger cities. Government is Sustained. WASHINGTON—United Slates Con sul General Gudger at Panama lias made tlio following report by cable, under Wednesday's date, of the termi nation of the disturbance on the Isthmus, caused by the erratic aetion of General Cohos: “General Castro arrived this afternoon and took com mand of the troops, fully sustaining the government. Commander In chief is to leave the department.” Hanna Get* Into Campaign. CLEVELAND, O.—Senator Hanna returned to Cleveland from Newport, unexpectedly, to be present at an im portant meeting of the Consolidated Street railwav directors. It is under stood Mr. Hanna will devote much of his time during the coming month to preliminary work in the state cam jaign. It is probable that the senator and Colonel Myron T. Herrick will stump the state together. Sugar Duties Continued. SIMLA—The levying of counter vailing duties on imported and boun ded sugar has been extended to March 31, 1904. The decision is based on the fact that most of the sugar avail able for export from bounty-giving countries up to March 31. 1904, will have received bounties. The govern ment reserves the power to reimpose a differential duty in case of any country restoring bounties directly or indirectly. NINE ARE CAUCHT 'I - i INDICTMENTS AGAINST ALLEGED POSTOFFICE CROOKS. : — NAMES OF THE TRANSGRESSORS Contractors Said to Receive Strap: from Government and Charge Them Up—Machen, McGregor and Tw< Lorenzes in the Deal. WASHINGTON—Seven indictments were returned Friday against nine per sons in connection with thee postofflce scandals. Of these several had beer previously indicted on other charges Those indicted: August W. Machen, formerly general superintendent of free delivery. John T. Cuppen, mayor of Lock Haven, Pa. William C. Long of this city. William Gordon Crawford of this city. George E. Lorenz of Toledo, O. Martha J. Lorenz, wife of above. Maurice Runkel of New York city. Thomas W. McGregor, formerly chief of the supply division of the rural free delivery service. Leopold J. Stern of Baltimore. With the exception of Crawford all the above are indicted for conspiracy. The indictment against Crawford is for presenting a false claim against the government. Crawford came into court voluntar ily in the afternoon and was released on $10,000. Long was brought in on a bench warrant. Arrangements for his ball are now being made. Machen, Cupper and Long are named jointly in one indictment for violation of the conspiracy section of the revised statutes. The indictment declares that between July 1, 1897. and July 1. 1901, Cupper induced Machen to give him the contract for painting letter boxes, package boxes and posts, and that Cupper painted these boxes in Reading, Albany. Scranton and many other cities, and in addition painted 17,711 boxes at the box factory at Reading. Pa., and 2,048 package boxes at the box factory in Cleveland. O.. Cupper paying Machen a commls: sion of 10 a box, Long acting as an Intermediary. Another Indictment against Stern. Long and Machen, based on alleged vi olation of the same statute, alleges that Stern entered into a contract with the government to furnish letter car riers and collectors satchels for the free delivery service, the satchels to be supplied in each case with a leather shoulder strap. The cost of each ol these straps to Stern would amount to 25 cents. The indictment says Machen. in his official capacity, was to procure shoulder straps at the expense of the United States and deliver the same to Stern to be used by him in the per formance of his contract, thus en abling him to save 25 cents on each satchel delivered to the government. It is further alleged that notwith standing this Stern was to charge the full contract price for each satchel and that a portion of his saving was to be retained by him and the residue paid to Long to be dvlded with Machen. NEGOTIATIONS IN PROGRESS. Treaty Looking to Opening of Man churian Ports Preparing. WASHINGTON—While there has been a lull in the Manchurian nego tiations during the last week, it. is stated that up to this point satisfac tory progress has been made and there is every reason to believe that before the first of September next a treaty will be ready for signature which wil ldefine the trade opportuni ties of the United States in Manchu ria. An authorized statement on the situation is as follows: The question of opening new locali ties to trade in Manchuria has been in substance satisfactorily arranged with the Chinese government and nothing remains to be settled except the date when said localities can be opened. This will be subject to the ratification of the treaty in which the opening is agreed upon. Tobacco Trust Gets it. LOUISVILLE, Ky.—A deal was clos ed in New York Tuesday whereby the Continental Tobacco company secures the rehandling plant of N. F. Dortsch & Co. of this city. The financial con sideration is not known. It is under stood that the acquisition of the Dortsch plant means the transfer to Louisville of the New Orleans plant of the Continental company. Take Out Four More Bodies. HANNA, Wyo.—The bodies of four more miners, all Finlanders, have been recovered from the Union Pacific mine. They were found in entry No. 16, which, with entry No. 18, is now occupying the attention of the search ers. Pumping will soon be commenc ed at the twentieth entry, where wa ter has been encountered, so work may be commenced there as soon as all the bodies have been taken out. * J PEOPLE’S PARTY CONFERENCE Ex-Senator Allen Makes the Principa Speech. DENVER—About fifty leaders ol the people’s party and other politica' bodies were present at the St. James hotel date Monday when the confer enco of political reform leaders was called to order. J. A. Edgerton, secretary of the pop ulist national committee, spoke brief ly, outlining the work it is hoped tc accomplish by. the conference in th« amalgamation of the various reform forces into one party. Mr. Edgerton was made the perma nent chairman of the conference with Milton Park of Texas as vice chair man and J. H. Calderhead of Montano secretary. The day was taken up by the work of organization and short addresses. The principal speech was made by former United States Senator W. V. Allen of Nebraska. Mr. Allen favor ed a reorganization of the reform forces which should embrace the var ious factions now holding practically the same political doctrines and dif fering mainly in regard to methods. At the evening session a commit tee was named to draft resolutions and an address to the people and re port to the conference Tuesday after noon. , The committee is as follows: Ex Senator W. V. Allen, chairman: J. S. Fetter of Illinois, J. M. Mallett of Texas, Judge Frank W. Owers of Col orado, Dr. R. H. Reemelin of Ohio, H. B. Hewitt of Kansas, 'W. A. Poynter of Nebraska. CONSUL GENERA LONG DEAD. Falls from Steps of House and Frac tures His Skull. LONDON—John J. Long, United States consul general at Cairo, Egypt, died Tuesday morning at Dunbar, Scot land, where he had been visiting friends. His death was the result of an accidental fall. Mr. Long, whose home was in St. Augustine, Fla., was appointed consul general at Cairo in October, 1900. He was 57 years old. The accident occurred Monday even ing. In the dark Mr. Long missed his footing and fell from the steps of the house where he was stopping, fractur ing bis skull. He succumbed during the night. Mr. Long was touring Scotland, pre paratory to returning to the United States. CABLE TO THE PHILIPPINES. Chamber of Commerce Congratulated from Washington. WASHINGTON—Secretary of War Root has acknowledged a cablegram to the president of thq Filipino cham ber of commence, conveying respect ful greeting to President Roosevelt and Secretary Root in the following cablegram to the president of the Fil ipino chamber of commerce, Francisco Reyes: “The president joins me in sending to the Filipino chamber of commerce acknowledgement of courteous dis patches and congratulates you on the important step in advance which they have taken for the interest of their country. We look for the most benefi cent results from the intelligent treat ment of questions affecting the pros perity of the archipelago by this rep resentative body,” INDORSE CONFERENCE ACTION. Executive Committee of the People’s Party Holds Meeting. DENVER. Colo.—The national exec utive committee of the united people’s party met Wednesday and indorsed all the proceedings of the conference of the reform parties which has been in session in this city for the past two days. The proclamation issued Tues day was also indorsed. A resolution was adopted calling a meeting of the national executive com mittee of the united people’s party to be held at St. Louis, February 22, 1904. It was also resolved that it was the sense of the committee that the nominating convention should be held early in 1904 before the convention of either the republicans or democrats. A permanent organization was effect ed, of which J. A. Edgerton is chair man, to organize the reform parties in every state in the union. To Abolish Duty on Molasses. LONDON—In the course of a state ment in commons on the remaining business of the session, Premier Bal four informed the house that a cus toms bill would be introduced abolish ing, among other things, the duty on raw molasses. Warrant for Wright’s Extradition. NEW YORK—United States Marshal Henkell received from Acting Secre tary of State Adee the original war rant for extradition of Whitaker I Wright, the London promoter who has been confined in Ludlow street jail since April on charges preferred against him by the shareholders of the London and Globe Finance association. Inspectors Wallis and Phillips of the London City police will be on board the steamer Oceanic to receive Wright. I HI 11 IIII I I 11 H IIII 111| | » :! THE LIVE STOCK MARKET, i ! Quotations From South j | Omaha and Kansas City. * ++H « 11 I I I I I I I I IH IHH I it SOUTH OMAHA. CATTLE;—There was a small run of cattle and for the week receipts have been moderate. Taking the month ot July as a whole, however, there is an increase over July, 1902, amounting to about 8,500 head. This increase has been brought about by the large sup ply of corn-feds coming forward, as there were a good many range cattle marketed the last half of July a year ago, while this vear there have not %een enough range cattle on sale to make a market. The beef steer mar ket could safely be quoted fully steady. In a good many cases the more de sirable grades sotd a little higher. As high as $5.30 was paid, as against a top of $5.35 yesterday, but the cattle sold were not as good. The top price a week ago was $5.25. The cow mar ket was quite active, and the more desirable grades sold readily at steady to, strong prices. The common kinds were more or less neglected the same as usual, with prices uneven, but still on the average they sold to fully as good advantage as they did yesterday. Everything on sale was disposed of in good season. Bulls, veal calves and stags were in light supply and the market could not be quoted anything but steady. HOGS—Heavy hogs sold largely at $5.00 aud $5.02%, with some very heavy weights going as low as $4.95. The mixed weights went largely at $5.02% and $5.06, with the choice light weights and the late sales selling largely from $5.05 to $5.10. Trading was not very active at the start, but the close of the market was quite brisk and an early clearance was made. The supply of hogs during the month of July has been very liberal, as there is an increase over the same month of last year amounting to about 36,500 head. SHEEP—Quotations for grass stock: Good to choice lambs, $5.50@5.75; fair to good lambs, $4.75@5.25; good to choice yearlings, $3.75@4.00; fair to good yearlings, $3.50@3.75; good to choice wethers, $3.40@3.60; fair to good wethers, $3.15@3.40; good to choice ewes, $2.50@2.75; feeder lambs, t».50@4.00; feeder yearlings, $3.00@ 3.50; feeder wetners, $2.75@3.25; feed er ewes, $1.50@2.50. KANSAS CITY. Cattle—Receipts, 2,000 head, includ ing 300 head Texans; steady; native steers, $3.75@5.25; Texas and Indian steers., $2.40@4.60; Texas cows, $1.50 @3.00; native cows and heifers, $1.75 @5.00; stockers and feeders, $2.80® 4.35; bulls $2O0@3.75; calves, $2.00@ 5.25; western steers. $3.60@4.95; west ern cows, $2.15@3.30. HOGS—Receipts, 6,0vQ head; 5@10c lower; bulk of sales, $5.10@5.20; heavy, $5.02%@5.15; packers, $5.10@ 5.20; medium, $5.10@5.25; light, $5.20 @5.30; yorkers, $5.25@5.30; pigs, $5.25@5.35. SHEEP — Receipts, 1.000 head; strong; muttons, $3.00@4.85; lambs, $3.15@5.90; range wethers, $3.00@ 5.00; ewes, $3.00@4.75. COLONEL WORTH MILLIONS. Among the Property Discovered is Tl ties to Lend in Nebraska. CHICAGO—Three million dollars worth of property has already been unearthed by Executor Edwin A. War field as belonging to the estate of Col onel George T. Cline, the eccentric Chicagoan who died on July 7, and whose will has recently been admitted to probate. Until the examination of Colonel Cline’s thousands of letters and papers is complete it will not be known how much more the estate is worth, but it is said to be possible that it will approximate $6,000,000. Property has already been located in Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, Mis souri, Wisconsin, Ohio, New York, Virginia and Maryland. It is princi pally in large tracts, with much farm ing acreage. Colonel Cline left his entire estate to his relatives in California and Maryland. MONEY OF THE POPE STOLEN. Big Sum Said to Have Disappeared From a Chest. HOME—The scandal over the re ported mys*erious disappearance from the pope’s chambers of the fisher man's ring was quickly hushed up. It was revived Thursday night, however, over a report that a sum of 20,000,000 lires ($4,000,000) has disappeared. The amount was understood to be in a treasure chest and largely composed of 1,000 lire gold pieces. It was last known to be in the secret repository in Pope Leo's private chambers. To this place necessarily few persons had entry and they were for the most part personages of the highest rank at the Vatican. Sometimes a man makes a fool of himself because his wife lets him have his own way. Was Going to Texas. WASHINGTON, D. C.—Seth E. Tracy, a native of Texas, but at pres ent living in this city, was arrested on Friday by local detectives for the authorities of Houston, Texas, where he is wanted on an indictment charg ing an alleged shortage of $20,000 in the funds of the school board of which he was secretary. The Texas authori ties were notified of his arrest. He regretted that the arrest had occurred just now. Given Thousands by Strange Woman. Without leaving a clue to her Iden* tlty an elderly woman left a package containing $11,110 in greenbacks at the door of James Healey of Schuy lerville, N. Y., a few nights ago with no explanation save that it was “from a friend.” Hr. Healey has been in financial difficulties, and recently went* through bankruptcy, his store and stock being sold to meet his obliga tions. Try One Package. If "Defiance Starch" does not please you, return it to your dealer. If it does you get one-third more for the same money. It will give yon satisfaction, and will not stick to the iron. Secretary Shaw is Esthetic. Secretary Shaw, of the treasury, has distanced all endeavor in beautiful covers for reports to congress. His annual statement was topped by an ex quisite creation in morocco, with gilt filigree work, as fine as the bookbind ers of the government could supply. The daintily prepared pages, detailing treasury transactions and policies Mr a twelvemonth, were tied up In equal ly beautiful red ribbon with the love liest kind of bowknots. ARE TOUR CLOTHES FADED? Use Red Cross Ball Blue and make them white again. Large 2 oz. package, 6 cents. .Chances for Young Deweys. Never in our history, in times of peace, was there such a chance for the budding Paul Joneses, Deweys and Farraguts. The academy at Annapolis is yawning for 307 young men who will become the captains cf oceanic war in case we ever come to another conflict. This is a situation that is absolutely unparalleled. Usually the demands on West Point and Annapolis cannot be accomodated, but the latter institution wants more young men than are ap parently available. Plso‘8 Cure is the best medlolue we erer used for all affections of the throat and lungs.—W*. O. E.ndslby, Vanburen, lnd„ Feb. 10, 1900, Number of School Days. In 1840, the year in which the Unit ed States census began to enumerate the number of persons that had attend ed school the previous year, the total amount of schooling for each Inhabi tant was 208 days, and, according to the census of 1850, the average amount of schooling had increased to 420 days, for this decade wps a period of agi tation on the part of Horace Mann and his disciples. In 1870 the number had reached 672 days, and in 1890 1,023 days. Some men take what is in sight and hustle for more. If you don’t get the biggeeS and best it’s your own fault. Defiance Starch is for sale everywhere and there is positively nothing to equal it In quality or quantity. Happiness can only come in where it goes out. Edward’s Modest Daughters. King Edward’s three daughters seem to be devoid of personal ambi tion and to be quite willing that their sister-in-law and their aunts. Helena, Louise and Beatrice, should represent royalty in their stead. So far from profiting by the risk in rank which their father’s accession gained them, the Duchess of Fife and her sisters prefer to stay away from functions where they would precede Queen Vic toria’s daughters, so it is not often that these illustrious ladies meet in full state array. One parliament opening and the coronation have seem ed about enough for them. It is scarcely likely that the Duke of Fife’s daughters will make royal matches, and in all probability they will be come British peeresses and have a far more pleasant life than if they turned into German princesses and had to (follow a foreign spouse to his own country. Irving and Diraeli. Fifteen years ago a rather grewsome sensation went round the Duke of Wellington’s drawing room at Strath fieldsaye on the appearance of a dis tinguished and expected gue3t (Henry Irving). As the tail, thin, impressive figure with the cadaverous counte nance, seemed to totter rather than walk across the floor to his host and hostess, the murmur passed along, "It is Dizzy risen from the dead.” The likeness had, in fact, been noticed long before by Lord Meaconsfleld him self. Watching from Mr. Alfred Roths child’s box the play on the Lyceum stage, the statesman, to the question what he thought of it, replied: “It re minds me of my own career, and in person I should think Mr. Irving might be taken for myself.” What Was ItT Friarpoint, Miss., Aug. 3rd.—One of the strangest cases ever reported oc curred here recently. The son of Mr. G. L. Butler was very ill. The doc tor said he had some disease of the spinal cord, and treated him for two months, but he grew worse all the time, and finally the doctor told Mr. Butler that he did not know what was the trouble. The boy would wake up in the night and say that he was dying. He would be nervous and trembling and want to run out of the house, saying he saw ugly things which frightened him. His father was very much discour aged till one day he saw a new rem- t edy called Dodd’s Kidney Pills adver Used, and he at once bought some and began to give them to his boy. He used altogether eight boxes be fore he was entirely cured.' He has not been troubled since. Mr. Butler says: “I feel it my duty to tell what Dodd’s Kidney Pills have done for my boy. All thi6 remedy needs is a fair chance and it will speak for itself.” True merit is like a river; the deep er it is the less noise it makes.— Hazlitt.