Communication With Lnciania Kept Up
for Nearly Pour Hours , '
MANY MESSAGES FROM THE SHORE
Passengers of Steamer Are Given a Sum
mary of World's Happening : * Since
They Left Qaeenstown Several Bays
ABO.
NEW YORK , Aug. 17. The Cunard
line steamship Lucania , Captain Mc
Kay , which sailed from Liverpool1 for
New York" August 10 , was spoken
through the medium of wireless teleg
raphy by the Nantucket lightship
shortly after 6 o'clock this evening.
The Herald shore station , to which
came the wireless message from the
lightship is at Siasconset , a favorite
summer resort on the island of Nan-
tucket. On the highest part of the
village , known as Bunker Hill. Is
erected a mast , built in three sections ,
with its truck rising 165 feet in the
air. At its upper end is a spar known
as a spirit or yard , which carries a
vertical wire of the Marconi system
180 feet above the ground. The in
struments , which complete the install
ation are in a cottage 100 feet distant
from the base of the mast , and be-
tweon it and the sea an uninterrupted
moorland stretches for a mile or more.
Forty sea miles away , bearing about
south , the Nantucket lightship is
moored as a safeguard to vessels
crossing the dangerous shoals of this
vexed area and as a point of departure
and arrival for vesselscrossing the
northern Atlantic or coasting along
the western seaboard. On board this
vessel a spar has been fitted to the
original mast and from the tip of
this , 106 feet above the sea plane , a
wire is suspended similar to that on
shore.
At the Siasconset wireless telegraph
station the instruments near 6 o'clock
this evening recorded ne signals that
were being sent out from the light
ship searching ior Lucania. Finally * . ,
about 6 o'clock it was .demonstrated
that the two vessels were , in commu
nication. To make absolutely certain ,
their circuit was temporarily broken ,
to ask the lightsu.p if Lucania had
been1 heard from. The answer came
back that the steamship had been
reached. From that time until 9:40
messages were sent in a stream from
Lucania. There were occasional in
terruptions for adjustment , but in a
general way it may be said that the
conditions were favorable and that
communication for nearly four hours
was unbroken.
From the Nantucket lightship to Lu- !
oania was also sent a summary of the
news events of the world that had
happened since the steamship left the
other side.
The following message was among
those received at the lightship from
Lucania and then transmitted to the
land station. It is signed by Captain
McKay , in command of Lucania :
"All well on board. We are 287
miles from Sandj * HOOK and with clear
weather expect to reach New York
harbor Saturday. Please inform Cu
nard agents. M'KAY. "
SCHLEY AT WASHINGTON.
Consults With Several Friends Regarding
th Court of Inquiry.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. Admiral
Schley , who arrived here with his
wife last night , will remain until the
court of inquiry which is to investi
gate the Santiago campaign completes
its work. The interim between now
and the opening of the sessions of the
court , September 12 , ' will be devoted'
to his side of the case. Today he
had his first consultation with Judge
Jere Wilson of this city , former Rep
resentative Raynor of Baltimore and
Captain James Parker of New Jersey.
Admiral Schley wil go over every
thing relating to the matter with his
counsel and place them in possession
of every fact pertaining to a thor
ough and complete understanding of
the events of the campaign which are
in controversy. Admiral Schley de
clines to talk about the case.
Ganio T.nuTiolat on C'harped.
DES MOINES , Aug. 17. William
Wagner of Vandalia has been arrested
on a charge of violating the sta'e '
game law by shipping quail out of the
state. George A. Lincoln of Cedar
Rapids , state game warden , has insti
tuted proceedings against Wagner. He
will have a hearing in Justice Dun
can's court.in Des Moines at an eax'ly
day.
British Farmer * Fear Americans.
LONDQN , Aug. 17. There has been
a recrudescence on the part of the
to
Irish and British farmers against what
they term the practical monoply of
the . London meat market by Ameri
cans , and the Board of Agriculture
lias'promised to inquire into the mat
ter. The agitators assert that the
American importers of cattle have'so
influenced a corporation in London
which controls the markets that they
absolutely control the trade.
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GRANT MAKES GOOD CAPTURE.
Leader of Insurgent * la Province of Ba-
tangos Surrenders.
MANILA , Aug. 16. Second Lieuten
ant Walter S. Grant of the Sixth cav
alry , while scouting with a'detachment
near Taal , Batangas province , has
made what the military authorities
consider to be ths most important cap
ture since Aguinaldo wu made pris
oner. Grant captured Colonel Martin
Cabrera , his adjutant and six other
insurgents. Cabrera had been grow
ing in power for some time. He con
trolled all the insurgents in southern
Batangas and also those west of the
city of Batangas.
Colonel Panganiban , a captain and
twenty men , with twenty-six rifles and
considerable ammunition , have sur
rendered to Lieutenant Smith of the
Twentieth infantry near Luzon. They
formed a portion of General Malvar's
command. After taking the oath of
allegiance they v/ere released.
Captain Policarpio , a lieutenant and
five men from the Sixth company of
Malvar's command also surrendered
to Colonel Baldwin , refusing at the
same time payment for their rifles
and revolvers , saying' that they sur
rendered for peace and not for money.
Lieutenant Evans reports that he
has not seen or heard of any insurg
ents recently on the island of Min-
doro. He reports the burning of a
camp , however , and succeeded in cap
turing thirty tons of rice. He says
the people in the valley of Rjan re
side in the fairest farming country of
the islands. The district is thickly
settled and plentifully supplied with
cattle and rice.
General Chaffee is greatly pleased
by these accounts from the province
of Batangas and the island of Min-
doro.
THE STRIKE COMES WEST.
Thrco Thousand Joliet Workmen Vote
to Obey 8halter's Order.
JOLIET , 111. , Aug. 16. The four
lodges of the Amalgamated association
employes of the Illinois Steel company
at the Joliet mills by a unanimous vote
decided to obey the strike order of
President Shaffer. The conference was
in session from 3 o'clock in the after
noon to 9 o'clock at night before the
decision was reached.
The steel mills were closed at no'on
to enable the members of the associa
tion to attend the meeting which was
called by National Assistant Secretary
Tighe after his arrival here. He was
accompanied by Vice President Davis
of the Fourth district. Both men
presented the side of the association
to the local members. It was argued
that in order to secure the organiza
tion of non-union workers in the east
it was essential that the western men
would have to join" the strike move
ment. '
Mr. Tighe also appealed to the.fealty
of the men to the association. He
urged them to be men and stand by
their union. His remarks were re
ceived with enthusiasm and caused the
vote that followed.
This action will close the entire
steel plant here , throwing out of em
ployment nearly 3,000.
BRISK FIGHTING AT PANAMA.
Rebels Are Gradually Closing : in on that
.City and Colon.
KINGSTON , Jamaica , Aug. 16. The
British steamer Darien has arrived
here from Colon and brings reports
of heavy fighting Monday on the out-
skirts of Panama and Colon. ' The reb
els were steadily advancing on the
towns proper. A large number of men
had been wounded.
A large number of wounded men
belonging to the government troops
were taken to Colon Monday. This is
regarded as an indication of th per
sistency of the rebel attacks. The
.
converted cruiser Namouna has been
found practically useless , owing to the
bulging attempts to mount heavy guns
on her.
The Darien brought forty passengers
who were obliged to leave Colon in or
der to escape the danger and to avoid
conscription. The British consul at
Colon has entered a protest against
Jamaicans being compelled * by the
Colombian government to fight against
the rebels.
Powers Have Signed Protocol.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 16. Chief
Postoffice Inspector Cochran was no-
tofied by telegraph that Inspector "
Houck of the St. Louis division has
caused the arrest of Walter Strat-
ton for complicity in the holdup of the
Missouri , Kansas & Texas train on
Wednesday morning near Caney , I. T.
Stnbbs .Places Shumaker.
SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 16. J. C.
Stubbs has selected T. M. Schumaker
be traffic manager of the Oregon
Short Line. This is the first of the
prominent appointments that Mr.
Stubbs has made since he took traffic
management of the Harninan lines.
Mr. Schumaker had the general freight
agency of the Union Pacific on the
coast and-will in all probability be
*
succeeded bj Chas. Clifford , general
agent of Union Pacific in Cincinnati.
Western Amalgamated Lodges Refusing
to Quit "Work Are Disciplined.
SHAf f ER HAS NO HOPE Of THEM
8 vs Since They Disobey Him Expulsion
Must Follow They Won't Agree ,
Though Their Aid Was Expected In
Crippling Mills.
CHICAGO , Aug. 15. There will be
no strike of the employes of the steel
mills in South Chicago. This point
was settled last night when the men
refused to reconsider the action taken
Saturday night , at which time they
-decided to stand by their contracts
with the mills and refused to join
the strikers. After they had declined
to reconsider , Assistant Secretary M.
F. Tighe , of tho Amalgamated "assoft
elation , who cams to Chicago with the
intention of securing a revocation of
the action of Saturday night , if pos
sible , declared chut ho revoked the
charters of bol.h lodges of the Amal
gamated association in the South Chi-
cago mills and declared the men out
side the organization. The men greet
ed his announcement with laughter
and cheers. Mr. Tighe arrived in the
city Wednesday and spent the day ar-
ranging for a secret meeting of the
two lodges cf the Amalgamated asso
ciation to be held last night. The
men gathered at the appointed time ,
but there were so few of them in the
hall that the end of the matter was
*
a foregone conclusion ! By far the
greater number of the members of
the'two lodges had gone to work in
stead of coming to the meeting and.
only a handful was present. Mr. Tighe
made a long address to the men , giv
ing them the story of the strike from
the standpoint of the Amalgamated
association and asking them to help
the men in the east by quitting tho
mills in South Chicago. Several
speeches were made by the local mem
bers of the association in reply to
Mr. Tighe , the 'general trend being
that the men considered themselves
bound by contracts with their employ-
ers and thatthey did not think that
it was their duty to turn their backs
on these contracts at the biddingxof
the association. At 11 o'clock a vote
was taken on the question of recon
sidering and by an overwhelming ma
jority the men refused to reopen the
question. Mr. Tighe then announced
that" the charters of both lodges were
revoked and the meetingdissolved. .
After leaving the meeting Mr. Tighe
expressed himself as greatly disap
pointed at the action taken this even
ing and said that he will go to the
Bayview mills at Milwaukee and also
to those at Joliet. He will repeat the
program at these places , explain to
the men the causes of the strike and
if they then decline to reconsider their
action in refusing to join the ranks
of the strikers he will declare the
charters of all their lodges forfeited
and rule the men out of the associa
tion.
HAWAII'S MAIL BAGS BULGE.
Oarr Says Volume Handled Has Increased
a Hundred Per Cent.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 15. G. W.
Carr , assistant superintendent in
charge of the railway mail service in
Hawaii , was in conference with acting _
Postmaster General Shellenberger to
.
day. He says the volume of mails in
Hawaii has increased fully 100 per cent
since the American regime began.
Save for himself , two inspectors and .
three clerks from San Francisco , the .
entire Hawaiian postal system is ad- ,
ministered by resident officials and ,
employes. The postmasters through .
the islands , , besides the native Hawa-
iians and the Americans who were.
there before the American regime was
installed , irfclude English , German ,
Portuguese and other nationalities.
.
Maker of Bad Money Caught.
TOPEKA , Kan. , Aug. 15. Hremari *
Johnson , an employe of a local print
ing firm , was arrested yesterday ,
charged with making small coins * > f
less than $1 denomination. The pris-
'
oner confessed and informed the offi- *
cers where the moulds and dies could c
be 1 found on East Twelfth street. 3 rfc
fc
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Ijyttlelon Succeeds Kitchener.
LONDON , Aug. 15. The Daily Mail
g
reviving speculation as to the date
"of Lord Kitchener's return from South ,
Africa and as to his successor , says'
it understands that he will return to
England about the middle of next
month , Lieutenant' General Lyttleton
assuming the chief command.
Arizona Gets Well Soaked.
EL PASO , ex. , Aug. 15. All the
southern portion of Arizona has suffer
ed from high water for weeks and the
destruction of property , especially of
railroads , has been enormous. The
Southern Pacific and the smaller mi
nor roads have suffered many wash
outs , The "Burro" roadrimning
from Benson to Nogales , has been un
fit for use for several weeks and near
ly every day fresh floods destroy parts
of the tracks. Repairs are being made.
CONDITION OF IOWA CROPS.
JBalns Have Helped Late Corn In All but
the Southeastern Portion.
United States Department of Agri
culture , Iowa Section , Climate and
ciC
Crop Service , Weather Bureau , Crop
Bulletin for Week Ending August 12 ,
Des Moines , la. The temperature of
last week was about normal , with in
lcci
creased humidity of the air and fairly
ciw
well distributed showers that came in
a maner to be very beneficial to all
growing crops. Drouthy conditions
of some severity still prevail in a
number of counties in the southeast
ern and east central districts , but in
01tl
the larger part of the state the sup
tlP tlCi of moisture has been ample to
cause considerable improvement in
pastures , late corn , potatoes and gar
dens. Reports indicate that late corn
has eared sufficiently to give prom
ise of a better yield than has been
anticipated if September is normally
fair and frostless. The early planted
portion of the crop is greatly damaged
and the ears generally show defective
fertilization. The crop as a whole
will be very valuable in quality of the
*
fodder and grain that matures and
much more than the usual acreage v/ill
be harvested with binders.
Following are the estimates of crop
reporters as to the average condition
of crops : Corn , 55 per cent ; spring
wheat , 84 ; oats , 75 ; barley , 83 ; flax ,
74 ; millet , 62 ; potatoes , 34 pastures ,
45 ; apples , 35 ; grapes , 70.
The threshing returns thus far re
ceived ( indicate that the oats crop is
generally better than the estimates
made August 1.
ILLINOIS CROP CONDITIONS.
Wheat and Oats All Right But Corn
Prospects Worst Ever Known.
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , Aug. 14 The
Illinois department of agriculture to
day issued a summary of the reports
of its crop correspondents bearing
date of August 1.
The area of wheat harvested is
shown to be 1,870,000 acres ; estimated
yield , 31,100,000 bushels , the largest
crop produced since 1894. The value
of the crop at 62 cents would be ? 19.-
230,000 , the best 1-eturns since 1892.
Area of oats , 3,775,000 acres ; yield esti
mated , 110,500,000 bushels , valued at
$34,880,000. This price has been ex-
ceeded but twice in thirty years 1874
and 1882.
The corn area planted , 8,088,000
acres , was the largest since 1878 , but
on August 1 the condition is the most
disheartening ever reported owing to
unprecedented hot weather and
drouth. From the reliable estimate
the department finds that on August
1 the condition was 46 per cent of the
seasonable average.
GOES INSANE EROM BLUNDER.
Operator Gives the Wrong Orders and-
Reason Gives Way Under Strain.
FORT DODGE , la. , Aug. 14. James
Greene , station agent at Otho , a town
on the Minenapolis & St. Louis rail
way , a few miles south of Fort Dodge ,
this morning through confusion of or
ders sent out a gravel train to meet
a fast freight coming from the north.
When he discovered that a collision
was inevitable Greene lost his rea
son and became violently insane , be
ing prevented from self-destruction by
irtl
those around him. He is now under
tltl
the influence of chloroform. It is
feared his reason is permanently im-
paired. Greene received orders to let
the gravel train go to pass the freight
at Fort Dodge , but later orders noti
fied him that they would pass at Otho.
mistake he gave the first orders
to the gravel train , which had gone
too far to be recalled before he no
.
ticed the blunder. He wired Fort
. .
Dodge , but the freight had alreadyr
left. Then his mind snapped under
the strain.
The trains came together on a
heavy grade , but the crews jumped
and escape'd injury. The engines
were badly smashed , but aside from
this the damage was'slight. .
MAT I/ocate a Colony.
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DE WITT , Neb. , Aug. 14. At a pub
lic meeting held at this place , L. F.
Holloway and Henry Wayman were
elected as delegates sto go to Alberta ,
Canada , to investigate the favorable
reports < concerning that country , if
found to be as represented a colony
will be formed by "a company from
this community and will locate at
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some place in the new country.
. Tote Carnegie Freedom of City.
GLASGOW , Aug. 13. The Corpora
tion of Glasgow , at a meeting today ,
decided to confer the freedom of the
city on Andrew Carnegie.
Edict Issued Against Drlnkincr.
OMAHA , Neb. , Aug. 14. An edict
from General Manager Dickinson of
the Union Pacific road notified sev
eral thousand employes of that system
i
tha t either habitual drinking or the
mere frequenting of saloons on their
part would in the future be considered c
sufficient cause for their dismissal.
The first copy of the bulletin was
posted on the board at Union Pacific
headquarters and evoked a storm of
comment.
Growers Generally Do Not Consider the
Times favorable for Marketing.
CATTLE LOANS BEING EXKNDED
Nebraska Fruit an Important Feature at
the Buffalo Exposition The Case of
T. P. Kenuard Against the State Mis-
cellaneous Nebraska Matters. -
OMAHA , Neb. , Aug. 14. From re
ports received by Omaha bankers ,
stock growers throughout the state
who are operating with Omaha money
have decided generally to carry their
stock over , for another year and many
of the loans now held by the banks
in this city will be extended for
twelve months.
The bankers do not look on this ac
tion of their clients as any evidence
of inability to pay and in some cases
have recommended the extension of
the loans. There are a number of
people in the state who make a busi
ness of preparing stock for the packer
and butcher. They buy steers in the
fall as 2-year-olds , buy the corn to
feed them , and in the spring turn
them as fat stock into the markets.
This season the scarcity of corn has
driven many of these feeders out of
business and many farmers who have
fed their own cattle find that they
will have to sell , as they cannot raise
grain sufficient to fatten the stock this
winter.
These causes have combined to
make ihe price cf feeding stock lower
than the men who are in the business
of raising cattle feel will repay them
for their workso they have decided
to carry the steers through the win
ter on hay and fodder and place them
on the market as grass-fed steers next
fall.
Reports received by bankers from
their Nebraska correspondents on the
condition of the corn crop are begin
ning to come in , and while they do
not confirm the fears of the most
pessimistic , they are far from as good
as the optimistic hoped for. One
banker is not satisfied with one re
port he received for the reason that
it is too bright , but an investigation
by others shows that it is not incor
rect. This report shows that Boyd
county , in the northwestern part of
the state , has probably passed through
the drouth better than any other'part
of the country and that it will pro
duce more corn this year than it did
.
in 1900. There are two causes which
unite to produce this result. The first
1t
is that while other portions of the
1g
state were forgetting what a thunder
storm looked like , Boyd county was
visited by local showers at the most
opportune time. The other cause was
the increased acreage of cora.
, Nebraska Fruit at Buffalo.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Aug. 14 Nebras-
ka home-grown fruit now constitutes
an important feature of the state's ex
hibit at the Buffalo exposition. The
products displayed are collected from
various farms in eastern Nebraska un
der direction of the officers of the
State Horticultural"society and fresh
shipments are sent daily to Buffalo.
"We get the best specimens from
Douglas , Nemaha , Dodge and Pawnee
counties , " said Secretary C. H. Bar
nard. 'There are over 250 places in
our exhibit and it is no small task to
keep these constantly full of fresh ,
ripe fruit. We have no difficulty ,
however , in finding first class apples ,
plums and peaches that would surprise
most of the people who live here in
Nebraska. Most of the plums come
from Douglas county , but we get good
apples from all of the counties I have
ment. The guards are delighted with
the new armament.
Evidence In the Kennard Cane.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Aug. 14. Attorney
General Prout has received a tran
script of evidence in the case of T. P.
Kennard against the staje , which will
soon come up for consideration in the
United States supreme court. " Mr.
Kennard was appointed special agent
to dispose of the lands belonging to
the Pawnees and afterward sued the
state ibr $13,000 in commissions. He
was appointed by the legislature and
c
received authority to sue the state
from the same body.
To Illustrate Nebraska's Resources.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Aug. 14. The State
Printing board has contracted with
the Fremont Tribune Printing com
pany for the printing of 15,000 copies
of the map now being prepared by
the State Bureau of Labor and In
dustrial Statistics. The cost is fixed
at ? 620.
For Running Away With Team.
FULLERTON , Neb. . Aug. 14.
Clarence Durrell of this place and
Tom Vizard of St. Edward hired a
livery team from Snyder's livery barn
to take Ollie.Chrisifcanson and Carrie
Anderson , ? .wo girls of 13 and 14 years
of age , for a ride. As the team was
not returned Snyder started in pur
suit and overtook them at Columbus ,
where he got possession of his team ,
arrested Vizzard and sent the girls
home. "
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THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
'
latest quotations From South Omaha u
and Kansas City.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Cattlc-A dry lot of cattle predominated.
received. Outside of
with a fair supply
cattle going - > &
a string of southern
ac at the range the major part of the run
consisted of beef steers. No special
change In the general market for steers
demand equaling the num
was noted , the
ber on sale and prices throughout on beet
stock holding steady. Buyers were ou
In good season , and while the market was
trade was in f Ir
not especially lively ,
shape and a good clearance was effected
early In the day , top beeves selling at
$5 90. The heavy decline In prices on cows
ftut off the run In
and heifers tended to
that direction , and with a limited number
here values firmed up considerably anil a
strong , active trade resulted. There was
also a better demand for stock caitle and
handy grades were free sellers at stronger
prices. Coarse , heavy and all undesirable
stuff was hard to move at uneven fig
ures. The market was also steadier on % '
bulls , stags and calves.
Hogs-Receipts were again moderate.
less than 100 fresh loads received. The
quality and weights show little difference.
the supply consisting largely of light and
light mixed hogs. The market was rather
slow In opening , as buyers were little dis
posed to strengthen prices , notwithstand
ing supplies were below the normal and
for light stuff , especially that showing
grass , prices were no better. Good hogs.
those showing weight and quality , sold
better from the opening , some of the best
fetching 5c higher than yesterday.
Sheep Fifteen double-deck loads of
sheep from the ranges constituted today's
supply. The number , while small , was sut-
ficiently large to meet the moderate in
quiry and no improvement In price fol
lowed. The trade was rather dragging
and weak at recent decline. The trade in
Iambs was . lso dull and market weak.
The quality of the offerings was only fair.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle Best beef steers 515c higher ;
stockers and feeders. strong ; cows. *
steady ; choice export and dressed beef ,
steers , So.-10S5.90 ; fair to good , $4.70@5.30 : >
stockers and feeders. $2.754.25 ; western-
fed steers. $4.40(35.50 ( ; western range steers.
S3.50SM.50 ; Texans and Indians. $2.SO@4.20 :
Texas cows , $2.40fl2.90 ; native cows. $2.5Q@
4.2.1 ; heifers. ? 2.75@3.10 ; canners , $1.75@2.40 ;
bulls , $2.aC4.50 ; calves , $3.00@5.25.
Hogs Market oWlOc lower ; top ,
bulk of sales. $5.7006.12 % : heavy , $8.00 ®
G.12& : mixed packers. * $5.70@G.07 ; light ,
$3.35 ( @ > 5.95 ; pigs. $4.00i4.23.
Sheep and Lambs Sheep , steady and
lambs l 10 < gl5c lower ; Iambs. $4.40@5.00 : na
tive : wethers. $3.2553.50 * ; native yearlings.
$3.40 3.75 ; western wethers. $3.15(0)5.40 ( ) ;
western yearlings , $3.25 < ? T3.50 ; ewes. $2.75@
3.23 ; stock sheep , $1.50@2.23.
UNITE AGAINST COLOMBIA.
Venezuela , NIcar > gua and Ecuador In
volved in Gen Uribe-Uribe's Schemes.
NEW YORK , Aug. 17. News has
been received in this country involv-
ing Venezuela , Nicaragua and Ecua
dor in the attempt of General Rafael
Uribe-Uribe , the Colombian rebel lead
er , to overthrow the government of
Colombia , says the Tribune. A year
ago it was known to the Colombian
authorities that the rebels under Uribe
were receiving material assistance
from these republics and recent devel
opments and Information received oy
Colombian secret service agents con
_
firm the belief that these countries are
preparing open and simultaneous at
tacks on Colombia. It has further
been learned that the plan of attack %
has practically been agreed upon.
Large numbers of Nicaraguans have *
already joined the rebels in the de
partment of Panama and it will be
these marauding bands the United
States wil have to deal with if it be
comes necessary to land marines at
Colon or Panama to protect Ameri
can interests on the isthmus.
Venezuela's point of attack will
naturally be from the Colombian-
Venezuelan border , where the recent
battles are reported to have taken
place between Venezuelan regulars arid
an invading army , commanded , ac
cording to Venezuelan authorities , by
General Gonzales Valencia. It is
somewhat doubtful , however , if Gen
eral Valencia had anytning to do with
this movement unless war has already
broken out between Venezuela and
Colombia. If the present plans are
carried out , the rendezvous of the
Ecuadoreanrebels will be in the
southern part of the - department of
Cauca , where two Colombian rebel
generals are now said to be encamped
with 4,000 troops.
Editor Ends His Trouble * .
JOPLIN , Mo. , Aug. 17. E. W. Carle-
ton , city editor of the Joplin Daily
Globe , shot himself
through the heart
at 8 o'clock tonight and died almost in
stantly. He was an authority
. on min
ing matters in
the Missouri and Kan
sas zinc fields and was 56
years old.
Corbett Gets the Fight.
DENVER , Colo. , Aug. 17. Young
Corbett of Denver was given th
cision a tthe end of a ten ; round go
with George Dixon , ex-featherweight
champion , at Coliseum hall here to
night. The fight was the fastest seen
here in some time.
Urge More Forcible Action.
CLEVELAND , O. , Aug 17. It fs
said on good
authority that a number
of prominent labor
men will
-
meeetin
this city in conference relative to
more forcible action on labor's part
in its fight against the steel trust.
Representatives from the Federation *
of Labor will be present , it is' said ,
'
and'President Gompers will be urged
to ask the various unions in alliance
with the Federation of Labor to refuse ,
to handle steel corporation
products.
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