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The Omaha Daily Bee. EST A IILISII.ED J UXE OMAHA. SAT fit DA V MOHXIXCJ, SI5PTBMHKR 8, 1H00-TW13LVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE TEXTS. WU GETS HURRY CALL Ohineso Minister Hastens from His (Jape May Outing to Washington, LONG TALK WITH ACTING SECRETARY HILL Belief That Government Will Soon Make Important Pronouncement. WHO MAY NEGOTIATE PEACE FOR CHINA Not Likely That Ex-Secretary Will Serve as Amorican Representative. GENERAL CHAFFEE PRAISES HIS MEN Colnnrl DnRurtt Is Hrrninmrnilril li III Mtiprrlnr for Promotion to ltmiU of llrlunillrr fipiiprnl on Account of (iiillimlr). WASHINOTON', Sept. 7. Minister Wu ar rived In Washington from Capo May thH afternoon and. although It svas near tho close of the oinclal day, ho proceeded di rectly to tho Ktate department. It Is un derstood that ho hail received nn Intima tion that tho department nniclals were de sirous of conferring with hltn. honeo IiIh return to Washington. For nearly an hour tho minister was closeted with Acting Sec retary lllll nnd Assistant Secretary Adee. tho door being locked meantime and not even tho messengers allowed ent ranee. None of tho parties to tho tonforenre were communicative an to the Hitbjeet of dis cussion, hut at Its conclusion Dr. lllll re paired to the White IIouho with a port folio well lllled with papers. For Heveral hours preceding tho minis ter's visit Acting Secretary lllll and As ftlHtnnt Secretary Adee had been engaged In short confcrenceB and It wan gathered that tho negotiations relative to China wcro npproaehlng another phase and that another pronouncement of some kind wan In preparation. Atlllmli- of lite I'nstrr. Tho fact Is recalled that when the United States made Its respnnso to tho Russian note on tho 28th ultimo the officials here exprensed the belief that about a week's tlmo would bo required to determine upon the next Htep and at tho end of that time it would bo dellnltcly known whether or not tho troopa were to bo withdrawn from I'ckln. That period of tlmo has now elapsed. The reportH from tho Kuropean chancellories Indlcato that, oftlclally at least, this Important Rtibjert Is being treated with tho greatest deliberation and lit leant another week, and probably even moro time, may bo consumed In framliiK tho last of the nnswers to the Russian note. Mcansvhllo our government has pretty well satisfied Itself as to the atti tude toward this last proposition of each nnd nil of tho powers Interested In the Chinese problem. It may be that this knowledge I regarded as sufficient upon which to base another forward movo and perhaps In this caso an Independent move, mcnt by tho United States toward the ul timata withdrawal of the troops and the settlement with China which tho govern ment has had lu mind slnco the beginning of tho trouble Tho consultations with Mr. Wu are be lieved to hnvo been inspired by a dcslro to learn something of tho personality of tho Chinese notables whoso names have been r.uggcsted ns proper to constitute tho Chi nese side of any commission which may bo named to arrange n settlement of the illlllcultleH. Mr. Wu Is an anient adherent bf Karl M. I'onsIIiIi- American CnniinlMNlnnpr. There Is much speculation hero as to Iho personnel of tho American commission ers In caso tho peace neKotlatlons should lio entrusted to such a body and the names nf men prominent In International affairs in recent years all have been canvassed. Included In tho list Is the name of Ocneral John W. Foster, but It Is regarded as much moro probable that If ho appears at nil in theso negotiations It will bo In his old jtlncn as a representative of tho Chinese government. Ho was associated with A Jlung Chang during tho pcaco negotiations which closed the Chlno-Japancso war and it Is sntd that Karl LI has n high seuso of appreciation of his work for China then. It seems to bo regarded ns highly probablo In official circles that when tho tlmo arrives for tho actual negotiations looking to a settlement with China tho gov crnrcont will appoint n commission for that purpose rather than place tho negotiations in tho hands of a single Individual. As to tho numerical strength of such a commission tho genernl Impression scums to bo that It would not consist of moro than Ave members, moro likely three, and possibly of only two. It can be stated upon the highest uuthority that there will bo upon tho commission soma American of pro-eminent nullity, whose reputation would bo an Immediate- guaranty to the American people that American Interests would bo safo In his hands nnd whose standing beforo tho world would bo such ns to glvo htm and those associated with him prestlgo abroad. It Is believed that tho administration is now casting about lor such a man to head tho commission when it Bhall bo ready to appoint It. Tho names of ex-I'resldent Harrison, Rocretnry of State Hay, and John Ilassett Mooro, who ssub secretnry of the peace commission at Paris, have been mentioned lu this connection in addition to that of General Kostcr. .psv Xole Xot Yel Prepared. No Information Is obtainable today regard ing tho now note, which It has been rumored tho government was preparing for transmis sion, to tho powers. Tho only thing definite concerning it was tho positive statement to day that It had not been Bent cither today or up to a Into hour tonight. No representa tions havo been made by this government looking to a return of the Chinese imperial nutborlttcs to I'ckln. Such a course on the part of the Chinese authorities, however. would be deemed highly desirable by this government, because It Is believed hero that h resumption of the reins of power at tho capital of tho omplro would Inevitably hasten and facilitate tho peace negotiations. ()i'i'Uilltlnn uf I'eLln. If the Chlno.-o authorities nre deterred from returning by tho military occupation of I'ckln, It Is pointed out that this fear would not be removed, except by the with drnwnl of all tho rowers. In this connec tion tho suggestion which Is being madn of ft possible limited occupation of I'ckln by the powers as a compromise does not seem to meet with favor here. Tho total force of tin allies In I'ckln is now about 30,000 men and it la pointed out that the situation at the Chinese capital might mako It unsafe for a rorco much smaller than that to attempt to preserve order. The Immense population of I'ckln and tho disturbed condition there pro- (Continued on Fifth Page.) RUSSIA APT TO LEAVE PEKIN I'iikIIkIi Opinion Incline to the lilrn 'Hint tin Crnr Will Art on III (Inn I'rnpnnitl. LONDON, Sept. S. 4 15 a. m. Tho Chi nese crisis presents no new feature this morning. The balance of opinion lends to tho belief that Russia Is still Inclined to ad here to her decision to quit t'okln, what ever tho other powers may be. Tho studiously moderate tono of Emperor William's speech at Stettin Is marked. There was nothing of tho "mailed fist" or revenge In his speech. According to the Standard's Moscow cor respondent Russia's program mainly con cerns Manchuria and sho needs troops from I'ckln to assist In the seizure of that prov ince, which Is looked upon ns another Kgypt. Her withdrawal from I'ckln Is considered an attempt to pose, as a sincere adherent of the principles of Tho Haguo conference. It Is ascertained at the Austrian foreign ofllce, according to the Vienna correspond ent of the Dally Mall, that HuksIh has agreed to n compromise, leaving a portion of the troops In Pekln and sending the main body to Tien Tsln, which will be the military headquarters. Tho London Chamber of Commerce has received a telegram from the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce with a request Hint It bo communicated lo iho Hrltlsh foreign ofllce, advocating a continuance of the occu pation of I'ckln until a proper government has been established and the guilty officers punished and pointing out that nn earlier withdrawal would bo disastrous to foreign prestige in China. This dispatch, together with a spnial letter from the London Cham ber of Commerce recommending it ns de serving of consideration, has been sent to Lord Salisbury. REPORT ON MISSIONARIES I'rpsli.t (erlllll llonril of I'orrlltn Ml lnn ll-eeltc I ii for mil I Ion from the Mnti- Ocpiirlmcnt. NHW YORK. Sept. 7. -Robert K. Speer. one of the seiretorles of the Presbyterian Hoard of Foreign Missions, received n letter today from David .1. lllll, assistant secretary of state, dated Washington, Sep tember 7. Dr. Hill Rays: Voir letter of the llli Inst . nuking In formation conrernlnir Hie missionaries at I'ao Tlnij Km. and particularly rnm-cniliiK ir. i. v noitge anil ms svito, wno are thought to be In I'eklu. bus been received The department has had no detinlte In formation concerning the missionaries at Pao Tine Kn since Hie telegram from Con sul General (tuoitiinw ut Shanghai, dated July 27 last. In his telegram Mr. Ooodnow Htuteil that all olIliTil telegram received at Shanghai on the ldth reported all foreign ers anil tunny native Christians killed at Pao Ting Fit; mission burned; the Amer icans named wi re Hie Sltncox family, Tay lor. Pitkin. Misses Gould anil Morrill. In view of the many urgent Inquiries) of the fr'etids of Dr. and Mrs. llmlzp not mentioned In Mr Onodnotv's telegram- ilie department telegraphed on August 22 to .Mr. conger. asKiug wneiner mry were in IVKIn To thin telegram no reply lux been received On August 2S the reports received from China from various eoureo concerning the Pan Tin K Ku inlsHlnniirie Doing conflict ing, the department again telegraphed to Minister Conger, directing him to ascertain their fate. If possible, nnd If any were alive to endeavor tn send relief. There lias not been HiiMiclent time as vet to havo received h reply to this Inquiry. CABINET DISCUSSES CHINA Dclliiltrly Stntcil that No I.nte timolol Inforniiit Ion linn llppit llr I'ob ril from I'liu'ern. WASHINOTON, Sept. 7 Only threo mem bers of tho cabinet were present at to day's meeting. Attorney General Griggs and Secretaries Hitchcock and Wilson. It was definitely stated ut the conclusion of tho meeting that no lato official Informa tion had been received from the powers regarding the Russian proposal to with- draw troops from Pekln. It Is understood that nothing official has been received either from Orcnt Ilrltaln or Japan on the subject and this government Is now waiting for Information, particularly from theso two nations. Tho note from Oermany Is not considered altogether satisfactory nor entirely detinlte, nnd It Is thought that something further from that govern ment may bo soon received. It Is authoritatively stated that Russia, bo far as thlH government knows, has not modified Us original position nnd has not consented to leavo a detachment of troops In Pekln. l.iiiulipr for Troops In Cliinn. SKATTLH. Sept. 7. Tho govornmont transport Ooodwln, now at Tacomn, Is loading building lumber for the troops lu tho Orient. It will como to Seattle to complete Its enrgo of 2.C00.O0O feet, taking also COO doors and S00 windows, and then will sail for Taku, China. Tho War de partment Is to establish n enntonment or temporary post at Taku. Local officers of tho army bellovo that this shipment of lumber Indicates that ro gardloss of tho settlement of Chinese nf fairs or tho continuance of war American troops aro to bo kept In China for at least six months. I'.iniieror on Chlucne Problem. STETTIN, Sept. 7. The emperor nnd empress of Ocrmnny arrived hero today to attend the Imperial navy maneuvers. In reply to an address of wolcomo from tho burgomaster his majesty declared his con viction that success would attend tho ef forts being made to establish In tho far cast n stable government and orderly con ditions under which tho Oerman merchants can carry on trade undisturbed and with out risk. In conclusion, his majesty said he felt no nnxlety for tho futuro and was satisfied his plan would suceed and servo tho best In terests of tho fatherland. Wlirrcn ItcuclicN NohiiniiUI, WASHINOTON, Sept. 7. Tho Wnr de partment has been Informed of tho arrival of tho transport Warren fit Nagasaki yes terday with two battalions of the Ninth cavnlry and recruits aboard. Tho health of the troops Is reported to be oxcellcnt. Tho department also Is advised of tho ar rival of tho unlmal transport Aztec nt Kobe, with horses for tho Third cavalry aboard. WhIUi'mpc ut Colombo, COLOMllO. Sept. 7. Count von Wnlder see, coramander-ln-chlef of tho allied troops In China, arrived hero this morning. After spending a few hours ashore the count resumed his oyngc. Trillliorl Leave for (illlln. HRK.MEUHAVKN. Sept. 7. Three tran ports, convoying troops to China, sailed from hero this afternoon. Tho departing soldiers received enthusiastic farewells from tho assembled crowds. Money to I'ny Solillero. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7. Tho steamer China, which has Balled for Hong Kong, carried nearly M.500,000 in gold and silver currency for tho United States troops In Coins. Mlniatcra Arrlir In IVUIn, I1KRL1N, Sept. 7. An undated dispatch from Shanghai announces the arrival there of Dr. von Rosthorn. Austro-HunKarlan charge d'affaires In China, nnd Dr. P. M Knoblc, minister of the Netherlands. EARL LI FAVORS AMERICANS Aaks that Unitod States Soldiers Escort Him to Pekin. G00DN0W IS CONSIDERING THE REQUEST Hrltlsh I'orelRii Oilier lln Allotted It to Heroine Dellnltel.v Knott II dim Innil I'nsor Kcrplnit Allied Force In Chinese Cnpltnl. LONDON. Sept. 7. A special dispatch from Shanghai says LI Hung Chang has mudo a request for on American escort to accompany him on his Journey to Pekln nnd that t'nlted States Consul Ooodnow Is con sidering his request. Now that a proposal more In conformity with the original American recommendation has apparently met with the approbation of al Wast a majority of the powers, tho Brit ish foreign ofllce has allowed It to becoms dellnltcly known that the llrlllsh govern ment la of the opinion that It Is advisable for the allied force) to remain nt Pekln until satisfactory nrrangcmenls for peace, etc., are concluded with the Chinese government. PARIS, Sept. 7. -Active negotiations nre In progress looking to some compromise arrangement with Russia regarding the position It has assumed toward Pekln. The communications exchanged between the powers now have better promise of success. The compromise suggested. It Is asserted here, is the withdrawal of the forces of nil the powers from Pekln. leaving an Interna tlonnl guard to prolert the legations, which. It Is further asserted In Paris, will be allowed to repialn al the Chinese capital pending a peace settlement. The main body of troopa. It Is nlsn suld, will-retire to the neighborhood of Tien Tsln, leaving sufficient forces along the road to keep open the route and railroad between Pekln and Tien THln Russia's attitude Is interpreted here ns meaning that it will withdraw Its troops outside the walls of Pekln. but not neces sarily a great distance from that city. RUSSIA MAY NOT WITHDRAW tirrinimy Hellene i'hnt Crnr'j) lro IiomiI Won ot In thr Vol n re nf nit lit I mil tu in. nKRLIN. Sept. 7. evidently the German foreign office reckons with the possibility that Russia will yiold to tho arguments of tho powers nml will not withdraw her troopa from Pekln. Discussing this ques tion today a high official of tho foreign office said: "Oermany does not understand Iho Wash ington dispatches to mean that tho United Stales intends to withdraw their troops. As far as Russia Is concerned It must be borno In mind that sho did not put forth her proposition of withdrawal as a sine qua non, but only tentatively Hnd for tho pur pofco of discussion." On attention being called to the sharp criticisms of Russia's nttitudo In a uoctlou of tho Oerman press, the foreign office officinl remarks: "Our press Is discussing the question for tho most part in an amicable spirit and those papers that are attacking Russia are pursuing a policy of thrlr own." - Kmperor William's speech at Stottln to day is interpreted hero to mean that tho plan of overcoming tho present difficulty in China will bo adopted by the powers. This goes to show as has beeu claimed all along thnt Oermany is following tho personal policy of the kalsor In the China mntter. A number of leading Journals con demn such a course as In contravention of tho constitution of the empire. Tho Oegeu wart, u high clnss periodical, concludes an article signed "Apolltlcs" as follows: "Surley It Is high tlmo to determlno tho question whother our political life can still be Justly called constitutional, or whether wo are steering toward abso lutism." From the present Instructions of tho naval department, Oermany will make the strongest naval demonstration ever mado at Shanghai, namely, ten war ships with 3,200 men and 16fl guns. Of theso vessels four will be largo cruisers, four others will be some smaller and two will jio gunboats. A special dispatch from Amoy says that both the Japanese and English marines were withdrawn today nnd that everything thero Is quiet. Special dispatches to tho Cologne Ga zette announce that nil classes of tho Chlneso population believe that tho Chlneso havo been victorious over tho allied troops. Striking Illustrations of this aro given. ROBBERS KILL WATCHMAN Attempt to Capture Men Who Until I i Muht Openitor i;mU I 'll lull; . ST. LOUIS, Sept. 7. A special to tho Post-Dispatch from Marshall, Mo., says: lletween 1 and 2 a. in, H. II. Mowrey, night operator of tho Chicago & Alton railway, was held up by threo masked robbors, who ontored tho station nnd commanded hltn to open tho safe. He did not know tho combination and refused. No attempt was mado to blow open tho safo, but ono of tho robbors cleared out the money drawer at tho ticket window, securing a fow dol lars. S. C. Aulgur, night watchman, on his rounds, discovered tho Intruders and point Ing his pistol through the partly open door commanded the men to surrender. The man at tho cash drawer, who was nearest to Aulgur, jumped toward the lat ter and shot him through the right eye, Aulgur also fired ono shot nt his an tagonist', but It Is not known that It took effect. Aulgur fell back in tho wultlng room nnd died soon after. Tho robbers escaped and thero Is no clue to tholr whereabouts. ll'MioiiMltlly for HcnilliiK Wreck. LANSDALK. Pa., Sept. 7. Tho coroner's Jury which has been Investigating the cause of the wieek on the Philadelphia & Heaillnu railroad ut Hntlleld hist Sunday morning. In which thirteen persons were killed outright and over fifty Injured In a collision between a milk train nnd a crowded excursion train, today nndered a verdict llxlng the responsibility upon the railroad comoanv. Knglncer John Davis and Conductor Thomas Shelby of the col liding oxcursluii train, V. H. Meldler, tele, graph operator at Souderton. which Is next to ll.ittleld. and W S. droves, train dis patcher In the Heading terminal station at Philadelphia. o Double Mnuiliiril In (itlrc nlili, SOUTH M'ALKriTKIl. I. T, Sept. 7. The county court of Tolmeksy count has decided that persons admitted to citizen ship by the United Stntes court are not entitled to exercise the privileges of Choc taw citizenship. Somo I.OiX) persons have tlus been admitted by the United States court nnd this decision affects them all as a class and Is n declaration by the Choctaw authorities tint they will not be ullnwed to partake of any of the bonetlts and privileges of Choctnw- citizenship at thH time. Killed Uy I, It.. AVI re. YOUNHSTOWN. O, Sept. 7.-IMward Meyers was Instantly killed this afternoon hy contact with n live wire while work ing on the cros.sarm of a tlfty-foot pole The body fell on the wires where It was burned for liftccn minutes before It could b removed. , OUT OF THE FROZEN NORTH tie m hers of Diilir of Alirtir.J.I' niprdl tlon fo North Pole llntp Mime iiirllllntr i:pcrlenee. CHR1STIANIA. Sept. 7. Further details regarding tho Arctic expedition of the duke of Abruzzl, on board the Stella Polnr, whoso safo return was reported yc3tcrday ftom Tromsoo, Norway, show that the ex pedition Inst year through Nightingale sound and tho Hrltlsh canal reached as far north as 82.1, but finding no wintering harbor It returned to Kplltz bay, Crown Prince Ru dolph's land, where the Stella Polar was frozen In about September 1. Tho duke of Abruzzl's lingers were frost bitten on n trial sledge nt Chrlstmas,aml two Joints wcro amputated, obliging him to ro mnln for several months In his tent. Tho cold Increased to 52 degrees CcUIus. On March 11 the advanso was renewed and leu men slarted north. After ten days marching threo started to return to the ship, which, however, they never reached. Their fate H unknown. A second party of three men passed tho S3d parallel after a march of twenty days and then returned to the ship. A third party, led by Captain Cngnl, with two Alpine guides and nn Italian sailor, reached latitude and was then obliged to return through lark of food. It started with six sledges and forty-flvo dogs and re turned with two sleiiges nnd seven dogs. ha Ing subsisted for seventeen days exclu sively on dog tlesh. On Auguit 8 the Stella Polar started homeward. Sho' traversed tho Hrltlsh canal in a single day and then drifted for a fortnight In a .'severe strug gle with drift Ice before reaching the open sea. NEWS BUDGET FROM ORIENT lln Million Court llnliti CnnMltittlnti I'ollnttN linn In Cnxc of Mnn l ontlcteil liy Mnjiirlly, VICTORIA. II. C, Sept. 7. The steam ship Warrlmoo brings the following news: The Hawaiian court. In the caso of George Kdwards. ronvletcd ot nn unnatural offense after the American flag wns raised in Hawaii, has decided that the constitu tion follows the Hag. Kdwards was con victed on n verdict of ten to two nnd tho court grants an appeal, as a unanimous verdict Is necessary under tho constitution. Tho steamship Coptic is quarantined at Kobe, Chlneso on board having had the bubonic plague. TAKE NO AMERICAN COTTON .llniii'hestiM' .Mills Likely la tior for l.ni'k nf tloterlnl to AVortt On, MANCHESTER, Sept7. At ti meeting of the cotton spinners hero today It was de rided, practically unanimously, not to pur chase American spot cotton during the month of September. Tour-fifths of the employers !n the trade wero represented. It la anticipated that the decision will lead to the closure of scores of mills for several weeks. Auntniloiilnii Krdrrntlon, VICTORIA, II. C, Sept. 7. Lord Earmes ton, lato governor of Tasmania, and Lady Earmeslon wore passengers hy tho Warrl mop today. Lord Earmeiton-spys tho plan of federation haa now licoh ndoptcd nud will tako effect October 1. Over a dozun white settlers of Queens land havo boon murdered, several with gnat cruelty, by tho Queensland blacks. Trackers with bloodhounds arc pursuing tho murderers. CimIIUIi IIiiUh Will Coinr llluli. ST. JOHNS, N. V.. Sept. 7. Reports from northern Labrador reveal tho existence of great distress among tho fishermen owing to tho lco remaining on the coast so long. Many vessels havo been crushed In the floes, losing their supplies and fishing out fits. Tho others aro meeting with but poor success. The Labrador cod fishery Is a vir tual failure. Str!llr.I Iteef Conilemnnt. LIVERPOOL. Sept. 7. Today a corpora tion Inspector condemned a large portion of tho beef and mutton preserved hy tho sterilized air process, hrought by the Ilrlt Ish steamer Southern Cross. Captain Phlpps, from Ilucnos Ayres, August 5. The rest of tho cargo realized about half tho prices of American chilled beef. Unity It ni ii In .linonli-n. KINGSTON. Jamaica. Sent. 7. A terrine storm swept over this island last night. Tho rivers nro all flooded and great dam ago has been dono to the banana planta tions. Miles of railroad track hnvn been washed away. The torrential rains continue. The losses will amount to thou. sands of pounds. TURNING THE BOERS' FLANKS l.oril Holier! Kciiortn Minor Opera tion nf Army In the i'riiiiNt'itnl. LONDON, Sept. 7. Lord Roberts reports from Ilclfast, Transvaal, under dato of Wednesday, September fi, ns follows: "Ian Hamilton traversed Dulstroom yester day with slight opposition. "IJuller engaged tho oncmy's left this morning. Hamilton Is ondeavorlng to turn tho enemy's right. "Doers with two guns nnd one pompom this morning attacked 123 Canadian mounted Infantry guarding the railway between Pan and Wondersfonteln. Motion proceeded to their assistance, but the little garrison hnd beaten off tho enemy before he arrived. It was a very creditable performance. The wounded were Major Handcrs nnd Lieuten ant .Yloodlc, slightly, nnd two men. Six men aro missing. Amerlciin Un teriir Imc In South Allien, CAPETOWN. Sept, 7. American energy prumlbes to ho rewarded by securing ordurs for 300 largo coal trucks. Involving 160,000, about to bo placed by gold mining companies on tho Rand, In which quick delivery is vitally Important. Tenders wcro received from Hrltlsh nnd American manufacturers, but ,tho latter quoted lower prices and promised moro speedy delivery. Hrltlsh financial houses four that the English manufacturers will allow foreigners to reap tho commercial ben efits of tho war. HolierlN Prepare to ( nine Home. NEW YORK, Sept. 7. A dispatch to the Trfbune from London says: Thero aru many signs that tho military authorities regard tho end of tho war ns closo nt hand. Lord Roberts Is mnklng preparations to re turn to England and has nlready sent four of hH chargers down to Capetown. The general belief is that Oonoral Roberts Is coming home to take up the post of com-mnnder-ln-chlof of tho Hrltlsh army, which Lord Wolscley will vacate lu October. Ovntloii for lllldell-I'iMvell, CAPETOWN. Sept. 7-Gcneral Haden Powell arrived hero this morning. In spite of tho early hour of his arrival a great public ovation was given In his honor. Tho people carried him on their shoulders from tho railroad station to the govemtneat bouse, a distance of half a mile. MINERS MAY STRIKE TODAY Formal Order May Be Issued at Any Timo from Headquarters, NATIONAL BOARD IS NOW IN SESSION Illinois Miners llnvc n 1Mb Defense I'uuil mill Promised Aid In Workers In the Anthra cite field. INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 7. Under the con stitution of tho United Mine Workers ot America the executive board must decide beforo (5 o'clock tomorrow night upon the application of tho district embraced In the anthracite region for permission to strike. Indications tonight nre that beforo that time limit has expired messages will have been sent to tho presidents of three dis tricts In question, announcing that the permission has been granted. Following these messages will be olhers ordering the men out of the mines. The question of ordering the strike was not submitted to a vole at the meeting of the executive board which wns In ses sion here nil day, Imt President Mitchell said tonight: "I suld some time ago that In my opin ion there would be a big strike. After talking with my collengues all day I have no reason to change my opinion." In so far as actual results ate concerned tho situation Is practically the same as yesterday. The deliberations today were for tho purpose of putting the members of the exerullve hoard In possession of such facts ns must necessarily enter Into their consideration beforo a strike can be ordered. Tho facts embraced threo ques tions: Will all the men strike'.' How can tho half million people ho main tained during the strike? Can tho bituminous districts prevent coal from being diverted to aid the anthracite operators? All have been satisfactorily unswornl. If all the 1 13.000 men strike It Is argued by mlno workers' officials that tho strike can be won In thirty days. Thero Is, It Is said, plenty of aid lu sight to maintain tho strikers nnd their families. Tho or ganizers and otllclnls of tho bituminous dlstrlcta have been called here nnd all re port favorably on tho ability to prevent diversion of coal. ScnmIoo llchlnil Closed Door. Tho national board of the United Mine Workers of America went Into closed ses sion early this morning. Tho full board took up tho anthracite situation. John Mitchell, president, was in communication Into last night with llazlclon. Pa., by long distance telephone. No encouragement was received. "We will certainly lssuo the order for n gcnprnl strike, and tho country may as well bo satisfied with this statement." said one of the board members. "Wo care little what the operators havo to say as to tho Impending distress In tho Wyoming or oilier valleys. We aro running things from Indianapolis now. Tho statement that thero will be great distress does not worry us: wo will tako care of our men If they go on a strlko and will not ask the operators for nny financial aid." llcfeiiDe I'nnil nf $200,000. It was announced today that the large defense fund held by the Illinois miners cannot be used without the consent of tho local unions In that state. One of tho features of the conference Is the nttendance of several prominent men who are not bonrd members. W. D. Ryan, secretary treasurer of tho Illinois miners. Is on the ground. Tho Illinois men have a defense fund of nearly J200.000 nnd It Is reported that Rynn Is hero to pledge tho Illinois orgnnlzntlon In behalf of financial support In caso a general an thraelto strlko Is ordered. Tho Illinois miners have bfen contributing lo the strlkors of the southwest, but their defense fund Is tho larsest ever accumulated by a state organization of coal miners. J. M. Huntor, president nf tho Illinois miners. Is In Englnnd nttendlng the convention of the British Labor congress. W. D. Vanllorn's presence here lends color to the reports that the national board Is carefully preparing to "whip" tho bltu mlonus operators Into a position where no relief can bo given tho anthracite oper ators when a strlko Is on. ASK FOR ARBITRATION District Ollleor. nf United Mine Workers Itendy to Submit Their llHTereners. HAZLETON. Pa., Sept. 7. A statement prepared with tho liopo of clfcctlng an urbl tratlon eonferenco and averting a strlko In the anthracite region wnH issued by tho district ofllcers of tho United Mine Work ers of America. The statement is as fol lows: We, tho district ofllcers of tho United Mlna Workers of America, of the anthra cite coal Holds of Pennsylvania, having exhausted every tifort to Indues the opera tors to meet us in friendly eonferenco for the regulation of a fair day's wages for a fair day's work, and all other points at Issue, do hereby ugrro to submit our case in every respect lo honest arbitration, ns enjoined by tho constitution of our organi zation, as follows: "To use all honorable means to main tain poaco between ourselves and employ ers, adjusting all differences, so tar as possible, by arbitration riul conciliation, that strikes may become vnnecessary.' T. D. NICHOLS, President District No. 1. THOMAS DUI'KY. President District No. 7. JOHN FAIIY. President District No. 9. PROSPECT OF LONG STRIKE .til ne Operator Itefiime tn Confer ttilh .Miners Must Strike or llui'k Doit ii, WILKESHARRE. Pa., Sept. 7. The re fatal of the coal companies at tholr eon ferenco in Now York to confer with tho miners only mnkes tho belief among tho people of tho Wyoming valley tho stronger that there will Hurely bo a strike. Tho miners will bo compelled to go out now or back down Ignomlnlously. Tho demand for coal hero Is very large. Those nt tho head of tho big plunts are of tho opinion that If n strike is ordered It will bo a long drawn out nffatr. The amount of money paid In wages In tho anthracite region a month Is now $3, MO, 000. Colllerlr tiny Clone Dott ll, HAXLETON. Pa.. Sept. 7. Tho only now development In tho strlko situation here tonight Is tho unconfirmed rumor which hns gained general circulation that If a strike Is declared by the national cxecutlvo board of tho mlno workers tomorrow nil the operators in tho region will close I heir colliers down for nn Indefinite porlod on Suuday night. Operators nnd superintend ents, when asked about the nut iter, pro fessed entire Ignoranco of tho alleged gen eral understanding In effect among the (Continued on Fifth Pace.j CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Showers. Cooler: East Winds Tp ill pern In re nt Oninlin Ventrriln.t I Hour. Den. Hour. lieu, . n. ni . l ii. in. 7 11. Ill . S II. ni, tl II. tu . (10 on It'.' Ill IK I l. in II til it i. ni I p. in r p in t p. m ! l. Ill S' Sit sn XII s s:t M 70 10 ii. in 71 It n. in 7 1 12 III TO I) fl in . LOOKING INTO RACE TROUBLE (illiruc tiled Auillll! ll I of llrtriy nml ."ctrritl of III Miliordlniite In .ctv orL, NEW YORK. Sept. 7 -Former Police Commissioner Frank Moss, on behalf of the recently organized Citizens' Protective league, lato this afternoon preferred charges against Chief of Police Devery, Inspector Thompson and Ailing Captain Cooney of the West Thlrly-soventh street station. He areuses thorn of brutality, neglect of duly and Incompetency In their method of treat ing the lecent race riots In the West Side. Frank Moss will act ns counsel for the league. The invest tgat Ion of the charge of club bing made by negroe ngnlnst the police of the West Thirty-seventh street station after the recent race troubles which tho police commissioners wero asked by the mayor to hold began today, President York presid ing. The first complainant, W. J. Elliott, appeared with his counsel and tho Society for the Prevention of Crime was alto lep resented by counsel. Elliott, who had been arrested In a pawn shop whllo pricing some revolvers, asserted that utter he had leen taken Inlo custody he had been taken to the police station, where, as he was being led thtough the muster loom, he hnd been beaten almost Into Insensibility by a crowd of ofllcers. He wns corroborated by two other negroes. A number of ofllcers, being questioned by Pres ident York, denied the iitlark In tho sta tion. Elliott wns represented by Attorney Lud low, but President York refused to let the lawyer examine his client or cross-exainlno Iho policemen. Inking the ground that ns the attorney represented a number of clients who havo brought a suit ngnlnst the city for Injuries rccchod In the riot, he did not purpose allowing the investigation lo he Iho mentis of furnishing evldcnco against tho city In these suits. Attorney Frank Moss, who conducted tho recent Investigation of vice In Ibis city, also nppeared at tho pollro Investigation. lie represented the Society for the Prevention of Crime, the City Vigilance league nnd the Citizens' Protective league. Mr. Moss, not satlslled with the way tho Investigation wns proceeding, iisked If 'ho would bo al lowed to examine his witnesses and cross examine the policemen. President York de clined to glvo him this privilege. There upon Mr. Moss entered protest and filed with tho president the formal charges against Chief of Police Devery. Inspector Thompson nnd Acting Cnptnln Cooney. The Investi gation will ho resumed on Friday next. VESSELS GO ASHORE IN STORM Lumber I. mien Crnft tlrnl.cn nn Hie Itcrf I'nmiil ttltli L'rrtt .MIhsIii u- MIAMI. Fla.. Sept. 7. The tropical hur ricane which has done considerable dam age ou the Island of Jamaica nnd Cuba struck the Florida roast Wednesday, tho wind nt ono tlmo rcnchlng a velocity ot nearly 100 miles nn hour. It is feared that the crews of nt least two vessels were swept overboard, about thirty miles south of here. Telegraph wires wero blown down and this pnrt of tho country was shut off from tho outside world from Wednesday until this evening. The barkentlno Cul boott, Captain Rlchter. nf St. John. N. H laden with 330,000 feet of line limber. Is ashore llvo tulles south of Casy Footlights, about thlrty-llvo miles south of Miami. Sho Is waterlogged. Tho Culhoon was driven by the force of the waves over ono of the feefs In tho Inner passage and Is lying In twelve feet of water. Nothing has been heard of her crow. Tho Culboon encoun tered the hurricane Wednesday morning. At 1:20, after losing her rudder nnd nearly nil her canvas, the vessel wns hurled upon the rocks. The vessel nnd cargo may bo saved. The Culboon snlled from I'nsca goula. Miss., August 23 nnd was bound for Rosarlo, Argentine Republic. Threo miles south of tho Culboon Is a deserted lumber-laden bark which stranded during tho night of tho Cth. Tho crew. It Is feared, was swept overboard during tho storm. Tho vessel has n windmill and Is consequently thought to bo Norwegian. CONIACKERS RUN TO EARTH Secret Service OIIIcIiiIn nt Clilenuo ( upline tin n nml Woniiin nt Their Ai'loiioii Work, CHICAGO, Sept. 7. United States secret sorvlco officials mado an Important capturo of counterfeiters hero today. At No. 237 Illlnos street they found a man, said to bo John Wllllnm Keys, nnd his wife who hnd n complcto counterfeiting outfit. The metal was still hot, showing that they had been Interrupted In their work. A dozon plnstcr of purls molds for dol lars nnd half dollars, nnd quarter dollars, a number of files to finish the coins and a largo number of coins In various stages wero found. Common solder was the chief metal lined, hOjt brnt.8 was iwfd to harden It. The dollars wore of tho lS'JI lssuo from the New Orleans mint, whllo tho half dol lars and quarters wcro ot tho 18is3 Issue. Kiys, it is said, eluded the authorities for several years. Mile In ortli Diiholn. M l NOT. N. U . Sept. 7.-t!enoral .Miles and parts' arrived here this morning In thulr special car. Those comprising tho party are: Lieutenant Onernl Nelson A. Miles, Colonel F Mlchener, aide do rump: Major J. D. Illack. Valley (itv; ,1 V. Fos ter, F.vanston. Ill : Thurmnn Miles and Mrs. Miles. Tho party left lu carriage!) for the hills this afternoon for a duck shoot. From Mlnot they will journey weatwnril to the coast via the flrrut North ern, Inspecting the different military posts on the svuy. Mut fluent of Ocenn eel Sept. 7, At Ness' York Arrived 1 lekl.i. from Stet tin, etc.; Lady Armstrong, from Stettin, etc.; Hurger Mdster Petersen. from Shields; Trave, from Koutb.impton; Au gusto Victoria, from Hamburg. At lioHton Arrived Ultonla, trotn Liver pool. At Southampton Sailed Fuerst Ills murrk. from Hamburg for New York, via Cherbourg At Urowhend Passed Umlirla. from New York for Queenstowu and Liverpool. Al Havre Arrived L'Aqultalne, Irom New York. At Queenstowu Arrived Uinhrla. from New York for Liverpool, and procieded. At The LlzardPassrd-Iielgravla, from Nesv York for CherbourB and Hamburg. At (lenoa Arrived -Alsulla, from Now York. At Hamburg Arrived Knlsor Frlederloh. from New York. , Al Liverpool Sailed -'ntinthhin, for Montreal. At Mosille Sailed Laurf ntt.m for New York. Vstortu, for N't w . York, both from Glasgow. in) It is Hotly Contested Throughout tho Oity of Omaha, ROSEWATER DELEGATES WIN EVERYWHERE Webster Loses in His Home Ward by Over Ono Hundred. ORDER AND QUIET PREVAIL GENERALLY Result Reflects Drift of Sentiment of Party Rank and Tile. PREFERENCE FOR SENATOR THE ISSUE Convention Meet Toilny rtlth lrr tlenllv A, ii red lliiriuoiiy Aiooiik All the Drlrmite Who Are lllcetril. Although fiercely contested In ovary wnxd of Omaha, republican county primaries were among tho most orderlj and quiet la tho history of the party. Tho drift of sen timent, however, as disclosed by the r tutns wns pr.irtlrally one way throughout tho city. As n result the delegations put up In tho Interest of Mr. Webster's candi dacy for the United Stntes senatorshlp were defeated all around by decisive ma jorities and tho convention today will be. made up of tho delegations who wero roll testing lu the interest of Edwnrd Rose water for United Stales scnalor. As wns to havo been oxpected, the fovrr point of the election centered In the Fourth ward, where the two principal aspirants for senatorial honors both rrsldo. In this ward tho voting was almost continuous front the moment the polls opened at noon to the close at 7 o'clock, when a score or more republicans, anxious to record them selves, wero shut out hy the expiration of tho time. In this wnrd each of tho con testants had put up the strongest possible delegation that could be made up from his respective followers. The wnrd Is counted the most conservative, nnd at the same time the most Intelligent. In Its make-tip In the whole city and the stream of voters that passed through tho booth Included tho most substantial business nnd professional men of tho community. When Iho volo was counted It showed that the Rosesvnter delegation had won out all the wny through by moro than ino majority. The high mnn on the Rosewaler delegation was C. M. Wllhelm with 421 votes, svhlle the high mnn on tho Webster delegation was W. A. Foster with .108 voles. An Interested crowd of spectators refused to leavo Iho polling pluco until every bal lot was counted, nil hough many nf them hail gonn without eating since breakfast. Mi nip 'I'll I oii lit cry v hi'rp. Whnt was seen In the Fourth ward wan to bo found on a scalt more or less tho snmn in nearly every other ward. The inversion during the day, during which somo Webster followers undertook lo secure court Inter ference with the porforinnnce of the duties of tho election hoards In several wnrds whero their delegations wore incomplete, fell short of Its purpose nnd the contest wns carried through without Interruption. Tho returns, may he gathered from the follow ing table, svhlch Indicates a majority In tho neighborhood of L2U0 In tho city for tho del egations favorable to Mr. Rosewntcr for tho s'cnntorshlp: Ilose- Wnhs- Mn Wnrds. Total, svnler. tor. Jorlty. First :i.v.i 22n 107 11.1 Second 170 Sul lf.2 1M Third . . -I'M tu .n:: Fourth i:i nut in Flflh 101 2Trt IW 121 Sixth 7.V. 111 3.11 XI Seventh 517 2i0 i7 1' Klghth O 270 SI Ninth Mi MSI 21.1 'II Greene delegation. Tho totnl vote cast for tho Rocewator delegations was, according to tho abovo figures, 2,CSt; for Webster delegations, 1,'J.IG; Greene delegation, 284. Koscwator over Webster, 748. Tho defeat of tho Webster delegation In tho Eighth svard Is also a defeat for ths aspirations of A. W. Jofferls for county at torney and leaves his two competitors, John W. Parish In the Fourth ward und Clurlc.i F. Tuttlo In tho Third ward, apparently with the Held to dlvldo between them. .Tho re nomlnntlnu of A. C. Harto for commissioner Is practically assured by tho success ot delegations pledged to him In tho Second, Fourth and Seventh wards, which make up tho commissioner district that, under ths call, Is to determine tho nominee. Iirt W1111I. In tho First ward the onslaught was led in behalf of tho Webster forces by four al leged candidates for tho lower houso of tho legislature, .1. C. Ilarnard. Fred Koottler. Frank Hrnmndka and John Ilautnan, and ono candidate for stale senator, John II. Hut lor. nil harmoniously laboring for the sumo delegates nnd urging voters to support It on tho pretense that they wanted n First ward man In the legislature; they did not seem to euro which one. "They had nil kinds of monoy," remarked ono observant tepubllcan who lingered around tho polls all day. The total registered republican vote of the. ward Is 712 nnd .139 svero cast, or a trifle more thun 60 per cent. Thero wcro 20! straight votes for tho Rosowater delegation, 100 for the Webster delegation and II for tho third ticket that wns put up tn that svard. Thero svero twonty-four mixed tick ets, two svero blanks and thirteen were rejected. Tho volo on tho Rncowatcr dele gation tan from 211 to 220. while the Web ster ticket got from 102 lo IOC. Second W'nril. In tho Second svard 101 votes wero cast, tho Roscwator delegation running from 211 to 301 and tho oposltlon from 1,18 to 162, a majority of 13. Seven votes were throw 11 out In this svard under the ruling of the court on tho rlrcle for voting the straight ticket. 'I'll I ril Wiiril, Tho Third svard was the only one In the city In svhlch there wui. not tho semblance of a rlose tight during Iho sotlng Iiouib, it svas very much one-sided In that ward, the opposition to tho Roscsvater ticket manifesting in their skirmishing nil the olemcnts ot a sham battle, svhlch ontsvard appearance svas not by tiny means dissi pated by tho result. Thero svero rr,0 vote cast, of whit h 110 wero straight, 301 of the latter being for tho Rosowater tlckot and 05 for Webster's ticket. Quito a number of ballots cast during thu first fow minutes svero thrown out beeatiso of the order of tho court affecting ballots with tho circle thereon for voting a straight tluket Tho Rosewaler tlckot ran from 101 for R. S. Ilorlln dnsvn to 3&, svhllu tho Web ster delegation rrcelsod from 8.1 lo fi.i. leaving tho Rusnwntor majority 313. Fourth W i I'd. Tho light of tho day was In tho Fnunh ward, which is the homo of Iho rival aspi rants for United biatc senator, each ut