The Omaha Sunday Bee.
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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, J 87 J.
OMAHA, SUNDAY 3HHyiyG, .IDA" 1, J 5)00 TWENTY PAUES.
SiyiLH .COPY E1VE CENTS.
RUSSIA HAS WON OUT
Bt. Petersburg Govornraent Startles Euro
pean Diplomats with a Note.
CONTROLS THE CHINESE SITUATION
Intriguo at tho Oourt of Pokin Gives the
Ozar tho Inside Track.
HAS AN UNDERSTANDING WITH JAPAN
Announces an Arrangement to Provide for
Settling the Boiors.
MIKADO'S ARMY WILL DEAL THE BLOW
(Itpii Vrrr llnnil lo Oprrnlr In China
ok the I'rMvrr llcl Fitted to Tnke
I In- I'rii in t( Action Deemed
tu'vrnnnry.
(Copyright. 1900, by I'rosM Publishing Co.)
LONDON', June SO. (New York World On
blegram Special Telegram.) Tho Urltlfh
foreign office nnd tho diplomatic renrcsentn
tlves hero of the other powers received from
St. Poternburg tintlllratlon that tho foreign
legations stntloned at Pekln wcro safe up
to Juno 25 (last Monday). This Information
reached IlliHsIn through a very Important
Chinese official at Pekln. by whono good
offices tho Russian foreign ministry expect
further Important Intelligence. Through this
samn oftlclal the Russian government la In
communication with tho dowager empro
She l represented n being completely under
tho Influence of her chief eunuch, who Is
fanutlcal but avaricious. It U suspected In
diplomatic circles hero that tin Is hi Rui-
Klan pay. Hut this Information nbout tho
envoys Is only ono of tho coups with which
tho Bt. Poteittburs foreign ministry startled
tho chancellors of Europe today.
I am In a position lo also stato positively
that ntiHsln. who maintains eomplcto con
trol of International action In China, has
notified tho powers that she has agreed to
glvo Japan a free hand to deal with tho
disturbers, as Japan Is best nblo to deliver
n rapid, cffectlvo blow.
Though tho powers, and notably Oroat
Ilrltatn, have been working for this end,
tho fact that ttussla has como to nn lndo
pendent arrangement with Japan, as hor
circular noto Indicates, has been received
with dublouB feelings here. It Is a stroko
marked by nil tho resourcefulness and as
tuteness of Itusslan diplomacy.
TROUBLE IN SOUTHERN CHINA
Kntlrr Around Clinton Are Making
IlcinniiMtrntlnn nnd Tlircntculiiir
the Mlaalounrlm.
(Copyright. 1900, by Press Publlihlng Co.)
HONO KONO, Ilrltlsh China, Juno 30.
(New York World Cablegram Special Tel
egram.) The United States armored cruiser
Hrooklyn sailed today for Taku. near Ad
miral George C. Remoy is on board, having
been ordered by tho government at Wash
ington to tako command of tho United States
forces In Chinese waters. Tho Hrooklyn left
Cavlto Juno 27. Shu took 300 marines from
tbo Philippines.
Advices from Canton 'nnd Fatshan (an im
portant manufacturing town known as "tho
Rlrmlngham of China," nlno miles southwest
of Canton) report that tho anti-foreign feel
ing In those places Is growing In intensity.
A mob assembled yestcrdcy nbout tho Wos
leyan hospital in Fatshan, threatening to do
itroy that establishment and all other for
ilgn property there. Highly inflammatory
placards have been posted throughout the
town.
BERLIN'S THOUGHT IS CHINA
Ofllelnlfl nmt NewNiinper Absorbed In
Issue 'J'lint Oriental ImltroKlto
SI n j- Make.
(Copyright, 1900, by tho Associated Trees.)
IIERLIN, Juno 30. A high foreign official
nald today: "Tho old theory of 'no war' Is
still upheld. Tho understanding between
tho powers Is still Intact. No exchange
of notes is going on. Jnpan some tlrao ago
asked tho powers for their program, which
communication was nnswered. Tho press
exaggerated tho sharo which diplomacy has
hitherto had In tho matter. Thero has not
been uny talk of dismissing tho Chlnoso
ministers in Europe."
Lord Gough, tho Ilrltlsh chargo d'affaires,
said he thought tho powers wero keeping up
the Action of no war as long as possible
out of fear of tho difficulties that might
nrlse botwecn themselves in China if war
was once officially admitted.
Tho Chinese mlnistor, Lul Hal Houan,
bald:
"Thoro has been no question hitherto
in Europe of handing tho Chlncso ministers
their passportB. No ono knows whero tho
Xoroign ministers to China nre. if they
wont to Shanghai Kwaii, it was a step
taVu by tho Chinese govornraent for their
protection nnd was not their dismissal.
"Tho sending of troops hence to China Is
useless. U will require six weeks to cot
them to Tien Tsln nnd LI Hung Chnng will
have suppressed tho Hoxers In three weeks."
Thero Is growing dissatisfaction through
out Germany with the attltudo of tho gov
ernment regarding China, especially because
tho government publishes llttlo ofllelal news
nnd oven Bomo of this Is erroneous. It is
cortnln, however, that thu omneror could
lmvo all tho volunteers for China ho wanted
for tho army, if Inrger forces wero needed
there, for tho popular sentiment against
China Is Quito strong.
A number of papers, including tho Tnge
blatt, express astonishment nt tho meagre
and lll-consldored reports from Vice Ad
miral Hondcman. saylug the other nutlons
havo been better served In this respect.
Regrets are expressed by the liberal
newspapers that tho Ilclchstag's summer
adjournment deprives tho nation of tho
chnnco of obtaining detailed Information re
gardlng tho extent to which Germany meaus
to participate In the Chlncso adventure.
Several leading papers demand that tho
Reichstag meot In extra session, The Jingo
newspapers advocate Germany's acquiring a
largo army for trans-marine uses, One of
these papers, the Schleslcho Xcltung, Jus
tifies this demand by tho nrgument that
some tlmo a mns?aero of Germans mny oc
cur In tho United States, "In which case
Germnny would be forced lo throw largo
bodies of troop's upon American soil."
A leading diplomatic hern, who has had
an extensive oxperlouce In China, said that
he condemned tho present nntl-Chlnese
course pursued by the powers, claiming that
the naval demonstration with which the
hostilities begun was unjustified, as also
was tbo marching of troops toward Pekln
In time of actual peuco. Ho considers the
subjection of tho Chinese nation Impossible
and says its paciQcutlou 1b also impossible.
(Continued on Second Pdge.)
FRANCE IS SEEING THINGS
Mnklna Hurried Preparation lo I'nr-
ticlpnle In ii General Kuropcnn
War .Vext Your.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
PA It 19. June 30. (Now York World
uiDiegram spcuai Telegram.) AJ1 tho jro
munition factories In Franco arc working to
their full capacity. Special Inspectors havo
been sent to Inspect all tho arsenals. Orders
have been given to push the work on all the
men-of-war and torpedo craft now building.
Officers, actlug as envoys extraordinary
arc constantly being dispatched to the
colonics to report on the condition of the
forts, armaments and garrisons. Tho news
papers dally discuss tho likelihood of n
general European war over the settlement of
the Chinese problem.
Tho French people at first woro strangely
Indifferent to tho troubles In China, but the
public Is manifesting great uneasiness now
in consequence of the rcvclatlon of what
took place at tho last secret cablnot meet
ing, nt which President Loubct presided.
General Andre, tho minister of war, and M
do Launesan, the minister of tho navy, wero
Instructed lo sec tho houses of Parliament
and the budget commission and obtain an
emergency appropriation. In tholr Inter
views with legislators, both ministers, It
now leaks out, admitted that tho French
government, though bound to bo exceedingly
prudent until tho olid of tho World's fair,
means lo act vigorously afterward In Inter
national affairs. They said It was useless
to blind one's self to tho probability of a
conflict of tho European powers In consc
quenco of the Chlnewo muddle, nnd there
fore It was of tho utmost Importnnco that
Franco should be ready, down to the min
utest detail, both at homo nnd In the
colonies.
I'nninilsslniirra Promise Mnppnrt.
Several Important communications were
mado In strict confidence, showing tho real
relations between tho powers in the light of
which tho present harmony seemed o pro
carlotiH, that when asked to support the
government tho whole commission, to a man,
signed tho pledge to do so. Several In
fluential political writers affirm that a con
lllct is inevitable. They uro spurring the
government to tin utmost endeavor In the
way of preparation.
Ono of tho most powerful French crulsors
left Thursday to rclnforco tho Asiatic fleet
with orders to proceed nt a twenty-knot
speed ull tho wuy, touching only at Oran,
Algeria, for troops and coal. Then she Is
to steam direct to Tnku without a stop.
Orders have been sent to Suez to clear tho
canal to avoid delay there. Tho swift trans
port Nlvo Is nbout to leave Toulon with nr
tltlery, troop, ammunition and a eomplcto
staff of surgeons. After landing her cargo
tho Nlvo will stay In Chinese waters, ar
rangements having been made to transform
her Immediately Into tho finest of hospital
ships.
Foreign Minister Dclcassc's threats cabled
through tho Chlncso minister to Paris lo
tho viceroy of Yunnan that his (the vice
roy's) head nhould answer for tho French
resident In his province, provo effectual.
Consul Francois and his staff havo Just
reached Tonklng under Chtneso escort after
having been held prisoners three weeks and
often threatened with murder.
OREGON IS FAST AGROUND
nis; Dnlllrsliln ANhore Fifty Miles
from Tnku-Ilcllrf Ship
vilth It.
WASHINGTON, Juno 30. Tho Navy de
partment has received a cablegram from
Captain Wilde of tho Oregon, dated Chefoo
yetorday, confirming tho report that his
ship Is nground fifty miles from Taku. Tho
Iris nnd another relief ship are now -with
tho Oregon.
Tho following dispatches were re?c:vod at
tho Navy department this morning relative
to tho grounding of tho Oregon:
CHEFOO, Juno 29. Secretary Navy:
Anchored yesterday, dense fog In seventeen
fathoms, three mllfa south of How Ke, Gulf
of Po Chi I.l. Sent out two boats and
bounded, least water flvo and one-half fath
oms. Weather clear. Got under way and
struck pinnacle rock. Much water In for
ward compartment. Perfect smooth. Shall
charter steamer If possible nt Chefoo and
lighten the Bhlp. Hock through sldo of shin
above double bottom about frame 19. Small
holes also through bottom of ship.
"WILDH."
'CHEFOO, June 29. Secretary Navy.
Washington: Iris gone to assistance of the
Oregon. RAYMOND ROGERS.
"Commanding Nashville."
"HONG KONG, Juno 29. Secretary Navy.
Washington: Princeton arrived. Brooklyn
leaves for Nagasaki. SCaflro at Chefoo has
been sont to nsslst Oregon, reported by
Rogers on a rock south How Ko light. Iris
going to Its assistance. REMEY."
Tho point where the Oregon grounded Is
fifty mllos west-northwest of Chefoo. Taku
Is 1G0 miles west of Plnnaclo rock, whern
It struck.
Pinnacle Rock, -whero the Oregon ran
aground, Is about twenty-tlve feet high and
lies three and two-thirds miles south of
How Ko Island and about a mllo and a quar
ter north northeast of the Island of Slao Lu
Shnn. The rock Is encircled by a shoal and
should not be npproached nearer than three
cables. According to tho hydrographlc
nureau officials thero Is a strong current
from three to flvo knots speed always prfva-
lcnt In this vicinity, and this fact, togcthor
with the denso fog that provallcd at the
time, greatly enhanced tho danger of nav
igating tho Oregon. The officials of the
naval hydrograpber's office say thero Is a
great rlso and fall of the tldo at this point
(about ten feet) nnd It Is possible that tho
Oregon may bo lifted off In this way and
set afloat without assistance.
Captain Wilde's statement of the Injuries
sustained by tho Oregon Is scarcely suf
ficient to enable tbo naval constructors here
o form n dellnlte opinion as to the prospects
of saving tho famous ship. They say, how
ever, tho ship probably can be saved, If the
wcnlhir does not become rough, but un
fortunately this Is tho season of storms In
Chtneso waters,
CRISPI'S NOTE OF WARNING
Itnllnn Premier Snyn China In Neltlu.-r
in Africa Xor Iuilln for Kuropc
In Handle.
LONDON, July 1. A special dispatch from
Rome says that Slgnor Crlspl has been in-
crvtowed on tho Chlncso situation aud that
ho has made the following statement:
"China is neither an Africa nor an India.
Europe, which has never been nblo to lm-
poso Itself upon the Immonso Chinese empire,
the oldest civilization in tho world, may yet
awake tho dormant Hon. If China should
arouse Itself all tho resources of Europe
would hardly suffice to conquer that rnce.
The missionaries aro responsible for all that
may happen."
Tho warships Vesuvlo und Strombnll have
ailed from Venice for China. According to
the clerical ordinance tho Vatican has re
colved from tho Catholic missions in China
telegrams stating that the Boxers are di
rected chiefly against the Protestant mission-
urles, who nro known to rely upon the armed
Intervention of their governments.
EIGHTEEN TOO MANY
Fronch President's Opinion of the American
ui WUUliUkOOlUUUiOl
HE WOULD BE HAPPY WITH PECK ALONE
Doesn't Seem to Appreciate tho Kindly
Spirit Eesponsible for Them.
GOES SO FAR AS TO MAKE FUN OF THEM
u
Discourteous Enough to Twit Them on
Their Ignoranco of tho Language.
ATTENDANCE AT THE SHOW GROWING
Wood Went her Favor the rnlr nml
People Tnke Advantage Of (lip
rirnnmit CiiihIIIIiiiih to
Pay Their Vlllln,
(Copyright, 15(0, by Tress Publishing Co.j
PARIS, Juno 30. (New York World
Cablegrum Special Telegram.) Dcsplto nil
tho efforts of tho eighteen national com
missioners to tho exposition appointed by
President McKlnlcy, and tho support given
them by Commissioner General Peck, their
claim to attention Is Ignored by French
society ns well as by tho French nnd
foreign officials, who rcservo all tholr recog
nltlon for Messrs. Peck, Woodward und
Rrackett as tho effective representatives of
tho American nation, These eighteen com
mlssloners-at-largo, together with somo 200
stato commissioners, all clamoring for
favors, Invitations and honors, have qulto
bewildered tho French authorities and
foreign commissioners until tho thing hns
become n sort of International Joke. Gen
oral Peck, who has nlwnys done all in his
power lo conclllato all these useless ap
polntecs without bringing rldlculo upon our
country, succeeded tho other day In obtain
ing permission to lntroduco tho national
dclegntlon to President Loubct, but ho
simply Indulged his lovo for quiet sarcasm
at their expense.
Krrncli i'rt-nlilriil'N Ttnlllrry.
"Gentlemen," he said, "I am pleased to
say, after somewhat lengthy negotiations
with tho peoplo in chargo of theso matters
at the palnco thnt your request has been
granted nnd nil your names havo boon placed
upon tho list of guests invited to tho
Elysce official function."
As nono among tho commissioners under
stand French they failed to tasto tho
acidity of this compliment.
After the departure of tho "famous use
less eighteen," ns they aro called In tho
American colony here, President Loubet
was mildly rebuked by hlB master of cere
monies for his shaft, whereupon ho added
with his usual good humor: "Don't you
think it just as well to let our oelovcd sis
ter republic understand that thero was no
noed to appoint half its population to
officially represent tho other half hero?
Where would we be had all tho nations
been so intemperate?"
President Loubut this week visited tho
American section of mines and metallurgy.
He was merely passing through until he mot
General Peck and his staff, when tho presi
dent stopped long enough for a few pleasant
words. While standing with General Peck
his attention was attracted by some
extraordinary samples of Klondike ore, which
ho examined curiously, saying to General
Peck with a smile: "No wonder your people
are wenlthy If their land yields gold In such
chuuks."
Good Week for the Shnir.
The week's weather has been pleasantly
mild and exposition attendance continues to
Increaso dally. The most popular sections,
such as the Trocadero, tho Colonies, tho
Street of Paris, the Street of Nations nnd
the group of attractions clustering in the
gardens at tho foot of the Eiffel tower, aro
so crowded that it Is Impossible to movo
around comfortably.
Regimental bands hnve begun giving con
certs regularly afternoon and night in the
different parts of tho grounds, which, with
hundreds of private orchestras, fill tho
atmosphere with gaycty.
Many objrctlonablo features havo been re
moved, und all details have been gradually
adjusted. Green plants and shrubs have
been banked in all tho bare corners, until
tho exposition is much Improved nnd is
hardly rccognlzablo In comparison with what
It was during tho first two months.
CHANCE FOR THE ICE MAN
Itef rlRcrntor In the American Kx-
hlblt In Udui'iitlnK Kiiroirnim
lo Itn lined.
(Copyright, 1500. by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Juno 30. Ono of tho American ex
hibits which Is attracting tremendous
crowds Is a hugo octagonal refrigerator now
shown In tho Agricultural building.
Luropo has never suspected tbe uso wo
mako of refrigerators. Here meat is killed
from day to day and It Is Imposslblo to pro-
serve eggs and butter. Theroforo, the great
American Ico box excites great wonder. It
s constructed of plate glass on all sides
and all kinds of food are artistically dis
played.
The wholo refrigerator, though as big as
a house, revolves on a pivot so that its
contents are completely shown to every
bystander every two minutes.
FIGHT AGAINST THE ENGINES
French Mnnnf itcturera llrnrir Their
AtlnuU on the Amerlcnii
Locomotive.
(Copyright, WOO, by Press Publlrthlng Co.)
PARIS, Juno 30. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) The ques
tion recently raised in tbo Chamber of
Deputies over tbe American locomotives
purchased for tho French state lines and
exhibited alougstdo of French engines will
bo revived soon. Influential French firms
aro complaining bitterly and aro lobbying to
secure the expulsion of tho American loco
motives, The Intest defense of the minister of pub-
Ho works is that the engines have beon so
perfected by French engineers as to really
constitute a French product.
FOR STRIKING HIS SUPERIOR
Our of the .Muilnicnucnr ('nloninl Sol-
tilers Put Illiimelr In Jeopardy
While IM.trncteil.
(Copyright, 1500, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, June SO. (New York World
Cablegrum Special Telegram.) One of tbo
.uuuaguscar colonial soldlors this morning,
distracted by homesickness, refused to
maneuver. On being punished ho struck his
white officer in the presenco of hundreds
of visitors. He will be court-martialed.
ARMY HOSPITAL SCANDAL
II piiMirr of HiiriUll-('Hlf i of llorrur
of .Wrloiui Si'rtli stint Up
All r.nr.l '.
(Ci pyrlght. 1901'. by thi . chelated Preps, )
LONDON. June 30. Tlit spectacle of n
man of American birth, William I. Ashmcnd
Uartlctt Uurdett-Coutts. conservative mem
bei for Westminster, stundlnR In tbo IIouso
of Commons amid n etortn of Jeers nnd
cheers nnd oxpos'ng to thu world tho hor
rors and nbuses that follow In the wake of
Ilrltlsh victories, proved os dramatic ns It
was unprecedented. For over two hours
Uurdett-Coutts, once known us Mm "young
lni5liand'of the millionaire baroness," but
now growing gray with hla fifty eors, bis
faro bronzed by the sun uf South Africa and
his hands clenched ncn.'tiflly behind lilpi,
commanded the attention nt the hostile ma
jority of tho IIouso and.dtr w n succession of
ghastly pictures that in luresomeness of de
tail cc-llppcd the horrors "of ihc Crimean war.
The tnsk wns terribly difficult.
Durdett-CouttB hus suldoti spoken In Par
liament and ncyfmforn;'(U such length or
with tho wliolct)JEf wn Mug to heir wlmt
be had to snyFflis mulling of an orutor
nnd was obllffr urcsfn't u mass of do-
tall that noTmSFngaln urow tedious. He
novcrthelei)
hla .itidlence by the
strength
dcclaratl
vlty of b'.tt titatemcnts. His
At ovry statement that I
have tn
(stness
n" wns made with nn enrn
cd for all r;s rhetorical do-
fects.
tiHi..i
crrlblo arraignment of Grout
in .if
Inn ift
of her wounded, ti 'k n"'! dy-
IdRy night by far tbo mvt notu
of tho nrcsctil "h"n,t, i
bio o,
The spo-fh of tho parliamentary ocuetary
of tho Wnr office, George Wyndhnm, which
wns preceded by Uurdett-Coutts, nnd that
of tho govcrnmcu. leader and first lord of
tho treasury, A. 5. Hiilfour. that followed It,
wcro both efforts that nolthur man has
equaled this year, at any rate.
Tho government wns uwnkrt to the serious
ncss of the crisis nnd with stirpawlng
oratory and Imagery, Mr. "Vyndham took
its critics behind the sconm r.f the great
campaign. In graphic Inngunij,' '-e drRcrlbed
tho enormous difficulties of the Mnununlea
tloiiB and nxpcKcd for tbo first time tho
daring conception of Lord Hoberti,' plans
and tho risks ho run. '
Tho Times points out today nil this
crumbled away beforo tbo "dumiilng do
tails" presented by Mr, Burdctt-Coutts. who
spokii vlth tbe advautago of having seen
whereof ho spoke.
Mr. rialfour for on'co' lost his self con
trol. Flushed nnd trombllntr with passion
he denounced tho attanks, vhidi no ilocluud
morcly amounted to ungcncroim criticisms
of Lord Roberts. This the opposition de
nied nnd In point of fact the, wholo tenor
of Mr. Burdett-CouUs speech was an at
tack on tho mothods of Iord Kitchener, In
stead of Loid Roberts, though this was
not openly Mated. An a, result of tho dra
matic debite, public opinion e-ecms fairly
ovenly djded between two verdicts. First,
that tho iftv oillco Is guilty of criminal
neglect; second, to reserve all Judgmentc
till tho parliamentary commfttco reports.
nurdctt-Ccutls haj saddle Vcomo one of
tho most iromlnent men of the bnin and the
government has still to face Ibe ..itatlon
which haj stirred the country almost iq n
greater fxfnt than did tie iW-laratlon of
war ltsel!. .
Thanks partly to the Boxers and partly to
the Boc-s, coal Is golnv. jt. rapidly. Japan,
Huft.lt. und tho Unlton " t NrC all orcVr-
Ing largo quintltles ftotn Ensla.l's stock
which Is already depleted by tho mnionso
demands for tho transport bcivIco i- tb
cape. Coal promises to reach record p.-lco
tnie winter unices, as some merchnrts say,
Importations can bo had from America. Al
ready 100,000 tons of American bunker coal
havo been landed at Glasgow and sold
cheaper than the fuel could be got from
Scotland.
FRENCH NOTIONS OF SPORT
Motor C'yclr Cnntmtn, Ttnllnon Ascen
sions AKnlnnt Iloeordn nnd Steam
Launch Competll Ions.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS. Juno an INvr Vni-t Wn.i.i
Cablegram Special Tolegram.) The sport
tumpeuuon nns continued all weok. Tho
Pelot Basque games were concluded In
favor of tho French team agulnst tho Span
ish. Tho motor cycle comnetltlon cl
won by a Fienchman, who raado 800 kilo
meters (about EOO miles.)
Tho balloon Drlzo for hplcht nt uunni
awarded to Tavaux. who ivnnt nn r. esn
meters (about three and ono-half miles)! as
wuh lesuneci Dy a scaled registering barom
eter. Tbo record of 8.000 mntern mmln tiv
Zenith yearn ago, whon two out of threo
ncronauts lost their lives, is seemingly un
approachable. Eight balloons took pnrt, one
landlns In tho center of Germany. The
competition lor length of tlmo in tho air
was not remarkable, the lnncnst imtnt.
twenty-one hours.
Tho motor launch comnetttt on ftfttnhtlaharl
a new record for ten-footers, with Lalglon's
performance of twenty kilometers (about
twelve miles) nn hour. His tiny craft usod
a ten-horso power potrolcum automobile
motor, which almost shook it to pieces.
YACHT SQUADRON AIR TIGHT
Kxcluitlvc KiirIImIi Cliih DriOTn Itn
Lines F.ven Clnarr, Despite
IVulcn' AVlHhen,
(Copyright. 1900. bv Press PuhlUhln, Pnl
LONDON, Juno 30. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) The princo
of Wales has experienced a severe snub from
tho Royal Yacht squadron of which ho Is
commodore. The squndron Is extremely ex
clusive, and the prince's nominees havo fared
no better In the balloting than havo other
unwelcomo candidates.
Tho prince had a special mooting called to
niter the rules, so that tho next election
would bo by a club committee Instead of by
tho whole membership, but the club not only
negatived the prince's proposal, but mado
tho conditions of election more stringent
than over by declaring that In future ono
black ball in flvo shall exclude Instead of
one In ten.
WHY THE PROTECTION FAILED
Mun UrsponMhle Won Imnllf nteil In
I lit- Thlnn; lie Wim to
Guard AKnlimt.
(Copyright, 1000, by Press Publlnhliiff Co.)
LONDON, Juno 30. (New York World
Cablegram Special Tclegrum.) Tho recent
failures among attorney flrmu of high stand
ing Involving heavy embezzlement of trust
funds have greatly shaken confldcnco In tho
legal fraternity. This week tho failure Is
announced, with liabilities of Jl.COO.COO, of
Benjamin Orneno Lake, ono of tho most res
pected members of tho profession in Eng
land. Lake was prosldent of tho Incor
porated Law Society and chairman of Its
dtsclpllno committee, Intrusted with tho
duty of "keeping tbo profession clean by tak
ing proctedlngs to removo from Us rolls
unworthy members. Tho slackness of the
discipline cpmmltteo is now explained. '
Great Ships and Mammoth Docks Burn to
Water's Edgo In Hobokcn.
FEARFUL LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE FEARED
Not Ono of 400 Persons on Saalo Known to
Ilavo Escaped.
SCORES PERISH ON MAIN AND BREMEN
Oharred Bodies Aro Found on Black and
Smouldering Decks.
HOSPITALS FILLED TO POINT OF OVERFLOW
I,on to SI en in ship Conipniilrn nml
OIIktk Will AitwrcBntp .Vol l,pi
Tlinn 15111,1)011,0011, with In
Niirimee I'nUiHmn.
NEW YORK, June 30. Almost $10,000,000
worth of property wan destroyed, many Uvea
were lost, many persons were Injured and
at least 1,500 jives wcro Imperiled by a
llro that started among cotton bales under
pier three of tho North German Lloyd
Steamship company In Hobokcn, N, nt 4
o clock this afternoon. In less than fifteen
mlnutcH tho Tames covered an area a quar
ut of a mllo long, extending outward from
tho uctunl ehoro lino to tho bulkheads, from
dOO to l,o0 feet away nnd had caught four
gient ocenn llnerB nnd a dozen or more
smaller harbor enft In Its. grasp.
Siorles In regard to the lotn of llfo arc
connecting, tho number being variously os
tlmatcd ut from Ufty to L'00. Up to mid
night ten bodies had been recovered, but
they wero all bo burned nnd blackened that
Identification was Imputable.
Tho hospitals In New York, Hoboken and
Jersey City aro crowded with the injured
'ind men nro being brought In by scores,
Those who gathered along tho shores of
the Hudson river to witness the great con
flagration naw a spectacle that they can
Mover forget nnd ono that always will havo
n conspicuous place In tho history of Now
York.
Tuenly-FI e neeeoverrd.
Up to 2 o'clock twcnty-llvo bodies had
been recovered.
Tho World estimate j tho number of Ilvos
lost at 300. Tho Journal places tho loss at
200. Other papers place tho number of
dead nt from 100 to 250.
There wcro hundreds of men on each
of tho dcstioyed steamships and a few
Momon. Crowds of .lock laborers and also
employes of the companion wero on nil tho
pleie. Men, women nnd children wirn on
tho canal boats and men on the barges und
lighters and when tho flro mudo Itn quick
descent upon them escape was cut oS be
foro they realized their awful position. The
pmplo on tho piers Jumped Into tho water
to mivo themselvf and scorm of men
huddled under the piers, clinging to tfie
support only to bo suffocated by tho flames
or to drop back Into tho water from ex-
haui-.fln:..
Alen working In thu holds of the four
steam thlpR were thut In by walls of flame
:nd It waH Impossible to reach them. It
probably never will ,be known how many
mon perished In tho ships, as tho flames
wero so fierce they would leavo but fow, if
any, remnants of the human body.
Fearful I.onn of 1,1 fc.
Tho greatest loss of llfo appears to havo
boon on tho Sanle. It carried 150 people and
wns to lnvo sailed for Boston this after
noon. When tho police boat captain went
nboard of It with his rescue party ho saw
bodies lying nil about tho deck. Tbo steam
ship nremon carried a crow of 300 men, the
Main 250 and If ns many lives wero lost on
tho Bremen nnd Main as on tho Saalo the
number of lives lost will bo very great.
Then also many perished on tho piers, tho
canal boats und lighters.
Tho burning or smouldering remains of
canal hpata, lighters and barges nro scat
tered all tho way down tho river and bay to
Statcn Island and Governor's Island. Each
of theso craft will add something to tho list
of tho dead.
Tho loss to tho North German Lloyd docks
alono Is placed at $2,000,000. Tho value of
tho great quantities of cotton, oil and
vnrlous merchandise on tho docks has not
been estimated. Tho loss to tho German
Lloyd Steamship company nlono will prob
ably como close to $10,000,000, as tho Bre
men, tho Main and tho Sanlo woro almost
totally destroyed. Tho Kaiser Wllhelm der
Grosse was somewhat damaged. Tho flvo
storehouses of tho Campbell company wero
greatly damaged, tho loss on ono building
alone being placed at $1,500,000. Tho valuo
of tho Hamburg-American lino steamer
Phoenicia Is not known, but this will swell
tho amount of damage.
Tho Thlngvnlla pier was burned and the
dock of tbe Hamburg-American lino suf
fered greatly. A number of small buildings
In Hobokcn woro destroyed along tho
wharves, with tholr contents, but no idea of
tho valuo of theso can bo obtained.
Started In a Hale of Cotton.
From what can bo learned tonight tho
flames started among a largo pile of cotton
bales on Pier 2 of tho North German Lloyd
Steamship company nnd spread with such re
markable rapidity that in fifteen minutes tho
entlro property of tho company, taking In
over a third of n mile of water front and con-
slating of threo great piers, was completely
enveloped In flames.
Tho flames started so suddenly nnd gained
such hendway thut many of tho people on
the piers and on tho numerous vessels thero
dookoil wero unablo to reach tho street. As
all means of exit wcro cut off by tbo flames
thoy wero forced to Jump overboard and it
Is bolloved a great number wero drowned.
At tho docks of tho North German Lloyd
wero the Saalo, a single scrow passenger
steamship of 4,905 gross tons; tbo llremen,
a twin-screw passenger und freight steamer
of 10,528 tons, and tho Main, a twin-screw
freight and passenger steamship of 10,200
gross tons, They ull caught flro nnd wcro
burned to tho water's edge. Tho Kaiser
Wilholm der Grosse, which had Just come
In, was tho only ono of tho four big vessels
at tho dock that escaped.
Tho loss of tho crews of these vessels Is
said to reach 100.
Tho Are was first discovered by a watch
man at 4 o'clock. He saw n small streak of
llaino shoot from a balo of cotton oil Pier
2, nt which was docked tho steamer Saalo.
He Immediately sent in an nlurm.
In a few minutes the flames had extended
to tbo steamship and were communicated to
the adjoining pier on the north, Here were
docked tho Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse and
the Main. Tugs wcro' Immediately mado
fast to tho big Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosso
and sho wns gotten out Into midstream with
safety, although badly scorched nt the bows.
Tho steamship Main, however, was doomed,
as tho flames had ulrcady becomo so flerco
on tho north sldo of tho pier that no tug
could approach tho vessel.
Then, by a shift In the wind, tho flames
(Continued on Second Page.)
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for Nebraska
Cooler; Thunder Showers'; Wind Squalls.
Pare.
1 lltiNftln Shovtn Her llnnil In Ohlnn.
Paris I'miiiiilxliincr n (VimiiI.
llolocaiiNt on llohot.cn I'lcr.
Onitthit Lumbermen Do llunliic.
U Oninlm Woman lleiiorted Metres.
It AeliriiKkit IleleHiitei Fmor Tow no.
Poporrntlt! Count)' ( tun ciiIIohm.
I ICniimin ('!() IIckIiih to show I, Iff.
lira ml Inlnuil (ilrl Win a Mill inmitl
5 Omaha llenlen llnilly at lloin. r.
l'eiiiijH nuln Mnn nrnlty VkhIu.
I.iikI Week In Omaha Wnelcl.
7 lleelnlou In the lee Trim Cimr,
AfTulrn at South (Imiilin,
R Couuell mulT Local Matter.
Siortln(r Uveal or the Week.
Ill In the World of Wheelmen.
1- Woman r Iter Wnjn and Whim.
CI Aiiiunetaenl anil MiinIcmI Stutters.
II tentorial anil Comment.
IS Another Slmi of liooil Time.
Ilininhin a Kiillroiid In Kuropc.
III "The I tin pen lu til e TurU."
17 Co in in rro I nl ami I'liiiiuelnl e.
AQUINO GIVES UP SWORD
Filipino (ienerul Tired of l'lulilnK
Surrender to lieueriil Fred
erick (irnut.
MANILA, Juno 30. Midnight. A week's
scouting In northern Luzon resulted In fifty
rebels being killed and forty wounded. One
Amerlcun wns killed.
Troops operating In north Ilocos havo
burned six of tho barracks belonging to
General TIiio'm forces and captured Tlno's
correspondence. General Tino, with 200 of
his men armed with rllles, succeeded in
escaping.
Near Manqulrls tho Americans nttacked
and defeated a largo body of bnin men, who
were strongly Intrenched. Eighty of the
bolo mon wero armed with rllles, while tho
remainder, estimated at several hundred,
had only bolos In their possesion.
At AtiEcles General Aquino surrendered
to General Grant. General Aquino, nccord
lng to testimony of survivors, ordered tbo
execution of several American prisoners
last yonr at Aruyat. This execution was af
fected in tho faco of a rescuing column.
Tho restriction clauses In tho aimesty proc
lamation recently issued by tho American
authorities nro said to havo been inserted
principally to cover Aquino's action In this
caso.
At Tnrlne three ofllcers and fifteen I'll
Ipplnos, armed with rllles, surrendered to
Lleutcnnnt Hums' scouts. They destroyed
6,000 pounds of powder nnd twenty Ions of
ordlnanco stores, which woro cached in
tho mountains west of Mnbalno.
At Pampango tho rebels liberated n
prisoner named Aiken, who wns sick. He
reports that Captain Charles I). Roberts of
tho Thirty-fifth rclgmont Is well.
The Filipinos attacked tho town of lea
gued twlro on the morning of Juno 25. Tho
garrison succeeded In driving off the Insur
gents, killing seven of them. The Bamc
nlgjt tho Insurgents nttempted to burn San
Qulntanabra, Dxchanglng shots with tho
garrison. Twelve houses wero burned, but
tho soldiers succeeded In preventing tho
flames from spreading throughout tbo town,
STRANGE SUICIDE IN PARIS
H.luurd ftoerli.K Cut m. T;.tu.
While Himnliitr from the
Police.
PARIS, Juno 30. Kdward Gocrlng, form
erly employed at No. 30 Cornhllls street,
Boston, Mass., fatally Injured himself this
morning In a sensational attompt to commit
tuilcldc. Hla queer actions on the Avenno
do la nourdonnals attracted tho attention of
C. J. btllwell of Snn Francisco, to whom ho
spoko In un erratic manner and, drawing a
razor, ho said ho intended to tako his life.
Mr. Stllwcll calmed Gocrlng and sent for
the police. On arrival of the latter Goerlng
bucked into the mlddlo of tho avenue, which
Is a prominent thoroughfaro running
through ono sldo of tho exposition. Ho thon
slashed his throat with tbo razor and,
bleeding profusely, started running down
tho avenue, followed by tho gondarmcs. As
he ran Goerlng continued slnshlng his
throat. After a chase of threo blocks tho
man was overtaken, weak from Ions of
blood, nut ho fought tho gendarmes llorccly.
It took six men to hold him. Whllo tho sur
geons of tho ambulanco station, to which ho
was taken, attempted to administer ethor,
Goerlng caught bold of his own throat and,
Inserting his hand in tho wound, toro tho
vital portions. Tho physicians say this
makes It imposslblo for the sufferer to ro
cover. Ho had lost money and began drink
ing absinthe.
EXPRESS HAS ANOTHER FIT
London' Yellow .Tournnl Complain
of American Artlntn Who llnve
Won Ilrltlnli Honor.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Juno 30. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho J. S.
Sargent and Kdwin Abbey exhibits In tho
American section of tbo Paris exposition
havo been mado tho subject of complaint by
tho Dally Express, which argues that bo-
causo theso artists are Royal Academicians
they should exhibit in tho Rrltlsh sections,
Tho Express also sugesU that tho fact of
their being American gives them an unfair
advantage, as their work is Imported into
tho United States at a lower rate than Is
tho work of English painters. Such Is not
tho case. Both Sargent nnd Abbey havo re
trained from renouncing their American
citizenship, which, the Express Inaccurately
contends, disables them from being Royal
Academicians.
GIRLS TAKING BOYS' PLACES
London Mcaseimer Service I1lpensrM
lrlth the Lull In Tutor of
the I.iihuIc.
(Copyright, 1000, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. Juno 30. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tbo mes
senger service of London has been carried
on tho last two months with tho aid of
girls, and girl messengers havo now rnnu
to stay. Thoy havo been Introduced becauoo
oi tno ueartu or hoyB, tho greator dllllculty
experienced In keeping boys, in order nnd
tbo superior reliability of clrls. Their hour
aro from 9 a, m. to C p. m., and tholr pay Is
J2.50 a weok. Tho change has answered sat
isfactorily and will doubtless) bo gradually
extended.
SIDEWALK PROVES A DANGER
Three Merlon Accident Diirlnjr the
Week, One of Them I .inl
ine I'atnllr.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Juno 30. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Thero wore
three more accidents on tho rolling side
walk this week. An old man broko his
lee. a woman broko her wilst and ur.other
woman fell und struck her head imatnst u
poet, producing concussion of tho brain,
from which sho died.
LUMBER TRADE RISE
Prosperity of Last Four Years Brings Ur
prccetlented Inorcaso.
AREA OF BUSINESS IS LARGELY EXTENDED
Aggregate Sales Largor In 1000 by Sixty
Por Cent Ovor 1890.
OMAHA AS A WHOLESALE LUMBER POINT
Ooutluues to Hold Its Own Agalust Direct
Sawmill Competition,
REFLEX OF GREATLY IMPROVED CONDITIONS
lleinaiiil foe l.umher In AKrlrallurnl
hlnte Trlhutiiry to Till .Market
ltrult of lletler Time llu
Jojed Uy the Farmer. '
Whnlenle I.iiniher Sale In Oninhn.
VeaS i:,n,K J,,,,,. :t0i ,NfMI...$,l7IJ,i:iO
J'"1' I.nillnu. .Inn,. ;t(i, moo,., a.lMKI.S.1 4
liicrciiNc, 1MHI-IIMIO to per Cent
Lumbermen will tell you that their bus
Iness is ono of tho first lo bo affected by
hard times and tho Inst to icvlvo nfter
conditions improve, that trndo In that line
furnishes nn absolute test of tho general,
solid proepcilty of tho country, as It Is
not affected by sudden (lurries except In a
disastrous way.
According to this ntntement, tho terri
tory of tho Omaha wholesnlo lumbermen
bus experienced almost unprecedented pros
perity In tho lust four years. Tho terri
tory of the Omaha wholesaler extends
through Nebraska Into western Iowa, South
Dakota, Colorado. Wyoming aud northern
Knnsns, tho gloat agricultural belt of tho
traiiB-Mlssourl country and touching upon
tbe mineral and stockrnlslng sections.
Tho lumber business is peculiar in thnt
it line dlHlnct seasons when no business
Is transacted, followed by months of rush
onletn From IMt.l until 1S97 tho qulot
times wore the largest part of tho yenr, but
now conditions hnu Improved to such nn
extent that the busy season extends well
Into what was formerly tho dull time.
Wholeuler Particularly Fortunate.
OniaUa v hoIosaluiH mo Durlluularly for
tuiiato in this lospoct. however, as In the
territory covet od by them tbe Intercut.-, a-o
diversified and tv Irado opens Eevernl
months sooner and closes tovornl months
later thun at houses sllu.iied in parts of
the country affected by tho bnrn local ron-
hlltlons. In tho distinctly farming mm.
munltlcs tho lumber trado sturts wlrn tbo
crops aro garnered and censes Just boture
seeding time. Tbo Kansas harvests aie
nearly over and Omaha wholesalers uro now
shipping to Kansas points. This trade will
bo nt lis height when tho Nebraska und
Iowa season opens nnd when this attains
Itn Rrratost proportions the Dakota trade
will begin. Tho Colorado and ,Wyulni?
trid' -loos not depond r.g much upoiwMhoi
crop conditions nnd is steady throughout
the year.
Tho Colorado trado of tho Omaha houses
Is particularly notlceablo because of Us
growth In tho last four years. It has been
but a short tlmo slnco every person in tbe
Centennial stato believed that the free
colnngo of silver was essential to the pros
perity of tho commonwealth and whon the
Shermnn law wns repealed It was freely
predicted that Colorado would be prostrated
forever. Tho fact has developed that Col
orado's prosperity and tho whlto metal were
not lndlsBolubly linked and that Colorado's
trado with Omaha, especially in tho whole
sale wny, has increased boyond anything
known before. Ono manager states that
his bouse, which has been In tho Colorado
trade for many yenrs, has sold more lum
ber to dealers In that stato In tbo last sis
months than it bus sold In as many years
before.
Chnrncler of rtiiliirn Glmnicrd.
Tbe character of tho lumbor business has
changed with changing conditions In other
lines and today Omaha Is practically tho
only Missouri river point huvlng wholesale
lumber dealers and is tho only town where
the wholesalers carry stock in local yards.
Tho reason for this is that tbo sawmill
operators havo to a largo extent gone Into
tho Jobbing trade nnd less firmly estab
lished bouses than tboso of this city have
been forced out of business. The Omaha
houses have had an established trado for
years and have not only held it, but have
increased, in splto of the competition of
tho mills.
It would bo Impohslblo more than to touch
upon the Omaha retail lumbor buius, but
that has never been better than In the yeg.rn
of 1S99 and 1000 except In the so-called
"boom" time. AVhtle tho diattitbances In
the building trades havo reduced tht output
of tho retail houses to somo extent, there
troubles did not occur until May 1, and be
cause of tho mild winter work In building
lines started in January and hv that Hm
tho salra bad amounted to almost as much
as thoy do In ordinary seasons by Juno 1,
practically giving tho retailors an average
spring trade.
Tho figures presented nt the beginning of
thin artldo aro tbn riwlllt nf rennrla nim.
piled from every wholesalo lumbor dealer
In tho city nf Omaha. Thoy aro actual
figures, n shown by tho books of tho con
cerns.
Interviews with tho man:ii7ra nf Inrol
bouses show that tho outlook nf ilm mhr.ii.
salo lumber trade Is better than It hn been
for yearn. Tho year of 1892 was tholr bigh
water mark In Omaha, hut It. Imn nlmn.i v,u
ovortakqn, and tho lumber men nro naturally
uuwu.niuowu over ineir prosperous condi
tion. Wlint the Lumber Men Hny.
W. J. Foyo Of tho Georcn A. Hnm-lnnH
Lumber company Bnid: "Trado this year
was almost doublo what It was for the vmr
1 890. Tho prlco has advanced unmcwhat.
but (t Is kept down by the crop falluros In
tho Dakotas and Minnesota with th mn.
sequent shortage In tho demand. Our Coin-
rauo irauo nan prohably equaled any six
years' previous bimlncss."
"Our bUHlnesg Is getting back to what
It should bo," suld O. W. Dunn for C. N.
Dlotz. "We probably will not In vn.irn
equal the trndo of 1S92, aa general con
illtlonti havo chanced, but wn will nnnrnYl.
mate it. Our trade in Wyoming la tho be3t
tnai ii over uas Been in the titotory of tbo
houso and wo nro looking forward to a good
tan trade."
II. N. Jowctt for C. L. Chaff en sild; "Wn
are having much larger sales now than
wo havo had for sovornl yearn. Trade con
ditions havn chuneed somewhat and wn urn
working on a narrower margin, but our sale.t
nro now rescuing a piucn wnero wo can
begin to compare, thorn with good tlmts In
tho past."
J. 13. White- of tho H. F. Cady Lumber
company: "Our wetcru trado lu guod and
