Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, September 16, 1900, PART I, Page 2, Image 2

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    Till: OMAHA DAILY 1113 K: SI XI") AY, SEPTRMUEK 1(5, 1000.
T l.-phor Is i
The
First
of dry
We sell for cash only
The Beautiful
New Dress Goods
are Here
KxcluHivonuss in
;i wpman'tf dress
one of its most
i h t i n c t i vo
charm. These
aro good days to
pick up t li e
choice things
n i! west, line.-t
weaves from every leading
Ares? good ft manufacturer.
' New Venetians, new l'anuo Dress Oooils,
new Novelties, new Prunellas, new
Vchrt Finished Mctrose, Cheviots,
'sideline, Pebble Cheviots, Uroadcloths.
' More women buy their dress fabrics
' hero than at uny other store. They
liavo proved the stocks and the store's
' MJtem' of doing business' right.
Therefore It Is the best tlrean goods
Btoro for you. J .
Flcxilionc
Moulded Corset
A first- rate
corset for peo
ple who like
strength and
a n d don' t.
mind a
little
extra
weight.
So strong that the makers Rive us tlv
strongest kind of n guarantee as to
wear which guarantee we pass on to
you. For nvernge purpofes It may or
'may not be better than the usual cor
set but for stout people we know of
"nrf corset thnt resists Irregularities of
the figure with more firmness imd, In
splto of all the strain, wears so well.
A ronitilele Hue of Floxll.nne Corsets
fiom $1.60 to $.' CO each.
beach In front of the hotel Mte nearly
ICO feet wide. Thro Is n pcsslblllty of any
of this land being rectatmcd.
('Ill, tlnril Cnsh In Needed.
Tli great Immudlate need of tho city at
present 1b money not subst rlpllons, but
cold, hard cuah. It needed In every
direction ami for ,n mult"ud,o of purposes.
The most Important of these is to pay the
men who aro cleaning up the streets. Ad
jutant Scurry said today:
1 have not a dollar to pay the men who
are working In the streets all U.iy lonjt.
nm not able to say to a slni:le oiip of
these men: "You shall be paid for your
work." I have not the nioiiev to make
good the promise, and I hup" "'id believe
thnt the eountry will relieve the situation.
AVe must have this city cleaned up at any
Vest, and with the gmitenf speed pos
sible If It 1m tiot done with all haste, and
at the same time done well, (hero tuny be
a pestilence, and It' It mire breaks' out here
It will not be Galveston ii'one th.it will
suffer. Such things spread, and It Is not
nnlv for the sake of tills cltv. bit for
others outside of thin plnee that 1 urge
nbiivc all things we want money. The
tuition has been most kind In lt!i response
to. the Appeals of llnlvostoti, and from
w;lmt I hear, food and dlHlnlectants suf
ficient for temporary purposes at least are
lier- or nn the way
The country does not understand: It
cannot understand. uuIpnh It visits dal
verttmi, the awful destitution iil'evnlllli'i
here. Of nil the poor people here, not
one has nnytlilm;. A majority of them
eoulil not lurnlsh a single mom In vh
to begin housekeeping, even though v
hud tlit money to rebul'd the room. These
people have absolutely iiolh'ng except wh it
t given them by the relief committee
i'hev nro In a condition of absolute want,
thev lack everythlnu, and save for the
solendld generosity of the nation, they
would be utterly witholt hope.
Tho city wntcr, which was turned on yes-,
tcrday afternoon for a short time, wan on
again this morning In full force nnd will
romaln on from now on. The water works,
never badly damaged, have been put Into
a condition that affords an abundant supply
of good water on every hnnd. The m'.ilns
wero thoroughly Hushed this morning and
for soeral hours (he hydrants were allowed
Vo play Into tho gutters, the effect being
ouo. of,greit Improvement. Ever since tho
btnrm there has been u mass of dark, foul
Kindling slltuo over parts of all the streets
and Its presence was n menace to publls
health as loug n It was allowed to exist.
Tills has now been almost entirely cleared
way, and tho Inteuso odor that lllled the
44 Little Strokes
Fell Great Oaks
Ut giants of the forest must yield at
fast to the. continual blows of the woods
man, When the human Hood has become
clogged and impure the little drops of
Hood's Sarsaparilla, properly taken, to
fell the oak of bad blood.
Thdhpsoh, Belden & Co.
Send this coupon and
Only 10c
to The Bee Publishing Co., Omaha, Not
For part
Paris Exposition Pictures.
Scut postpaid to any luldrcas,
Stay At hnmn nnd enjoy the great exposition, 18 to 20 vluus
every week, aovoring ill points of interest. Altogether there will
bo 2(1 parts containing- 350 views. Tho entire set mailed (or 82.00.
Principle
goods merchandising is to think and deal justly.
and stand back of everything wc sell.
Hand
some New
Dress
Skirts
We fire
now
all
the new pretty tilings in
handsome dress skirts.
Now Is n good tle to make your selec
tion. Tho beauty of tailor-made
clothes Is In the fitting. This l one
thing wo prldo ourselves on. Hand
some skirts from $7.50 to J 10.00.
New Tatlor-made Suits. Every express
Is adding to our stock of beatltlful
lllack Suits. Our styles being ex
clusive and so much dllferent from the
common kind shown In so many stores,
yrn will find It to your Interest to
carefully examine what e h.ivo to
show. Ilnndfome Illaek Tailored Suits,
In fine Cheviot, nil silk lined, at J25.00,
(30.00 nud $35.00.
A ehnleo selection of new Cents Is now
ready for your approval at $7.50, $10,
JIG. $:o, $25.
Petticoats Never have we shown such
'a variety of protty Petticoats as we
dn this season. All our skirts aro cut
after tho best French models imd aro
beautiful, nrilttlc creations prices
from $1.25 to $15.00.
New Walking Skirts In black. Satur
day's express brought us some pretty
new Walking Skirts our own styles
at $7. no.
Men's Shirts Our line for fall
1900 comprise?
the latest patterns in fancy
laundered percale shirts.
Mado with all striped bodies, striped
bosoms, with combination plain and
figured bodies some are mado coat
style, open all the way others open
bosom and back -lit, workmanship und
materials are tho best.
We close our store Saturdays nt 6
AGENTS rK KDSTKIl !CI1 CLOVES XI McCAI.I.'S
The Only Exclusive Dry Goods House in Omaha.
Y. .M. C. A. IlUII.DINn, COU.VKIt 1UT1I AM) UUIGLU b'I'S.
city during the early part of tho week has
In consequence been greatly reduced.
No Attempt lit lilcntlllciitloii.
Tho work of burning bodies Is still going
on, they being hurried to the llrei as toon
ns possible after being taken from the
water. All of last night and all of today
there were numerous Arcs along tho shore
and In every ono of them there were from
three to twenty bodies. There Is no longer
tho slightest attempt nt Identification. No
effort Is made to ascertain whether the
body !s that of a white or colored person.
All of them havo been so long In the water
under n blazing sun that It would bo ex
ceedingly dllllcult to determine the Iden
tity nt tho body unless by tho clothing nnd
In most cases the bodies nro destitute of
garments.
"Pull them out of tho water us soon as
seen nnd throw thum Into tho Humes ns soon
as taken frcm tho water" Is tho order nnd It
Is effectively carried nut.
Tho residents of (ialvcston are of the
opinion that there nro moro dead than the
outsiders coming in aro generally willing
to admit. It Is beyond all possibility that
any actual count will ever bo had, but thu
best evidence obtainable, and allowing for
those bodlo3 which havo been cast up by
tho waters after being oilco thrown Into
tho gulf and twlcu counted, nnd for the
number that wero carried out to sen and
will never bo heard of, n total list of tho
dead cannot bo far from S.000. Tho people
of (Jalveston say that they know that It
will amount anywhere from 5,000 to 10,0no
nnd tho estimates are for the most pint
In the neighborhood of tho larger figure.
(leneral McKlbben gives tho estimate of
1,000 In tho city of Galveston alone. All
up and down tho coast there has been loss
of llfo that will not bo learned of for
weeks nnd mouths, if over. The total
number of dead from the storm In this stnto
cannot bo far from 1.000.
Adjutant General Scurry, who Is a most
capable and elllclent officer, has succeeded
In placing tho gangs of Uborlng men Into
something like order nnd tho work of clean
ing up tho city Is progressing upon a much
more systematic manner than nt any time
heretofore.
Forngo for the horses Is badly needed.
There hao been tons and carloads of sup
plies leeched from nil parts of tho coun
try for tho suffering residents of flalvestnn,
but not n wisp of hay or a bushel of oats
has coma in for the animals.
.11 1' Kill lie ii l'enr resilience,
General McKlbben said before leaving this
morning for San Antonio: "I am not an
alarmist nud I do not predict n pestilence,
but I think things are coming to that point
where pestilence mny bo possible unless
prompt measures are taken and there Is
nothing that will be so effective is lire.
Tho water mnlns nro working now and there
will bo no trouble In controlling tho Humes."
Piovisions continue to como in from all
points, but there Is need for It nil. Sup
plies nro handled In nn nn excellent man
ner and thero Is no waste. Stringent orders
have been given thnt nil people who ot
temDt to iiroeure mnro tli.in ilinlr Hi-liir,,)
' proponlon of tho supplies shall bo pun-
Her, ?fpt. 16, nou.
Kid Gloves
$1.50 pur pair.
We have a line of
Indie.-' kid gloves.
Trefoussu make,
pique, two-clasp,
suitable for street
or dress wear, in
(.olois tan, brown,
red, green, black
and white.
These are Just the right weight glovf
and aro serviceable.
Flamiclctlfi We rue showing
the choicest line
of lleece lined wrapper goods.
In Persian effects, stripes, dot and (lg
tires all colorings nt only 10c per
yard.
Our lino of Outing Flannels Is very
completo nnd Judging from the quail
titles wo are telling people nro pleased
with tho styles and prices.
Ilest grade Twilled Outing at I24c.
Plain weave, 10c. .Good quality at
S'fcc.
New Hosiery
Two new num
bers in women's
fail weight hos
iery which we
consider extra
values.
'S'S vV
Women's Hlaek Cotton Hoie high
spliced heels, dntiblo so!i3, mnco split
foot 33c pair three for f 1.00.
Women's lllnek Cotton Hoar double
heels, solos nnd toes extra long 2,'c.
per pair.
WANTED WOMAN to spin ll.ix on
fcinell wheel. Apply at store at once.
p. m.
IMTTIHlJf9.
Ishcd nnd there already have been several
aiiests for the offense. Several cars of
supplies came in this morning for points
in Texas and two barges laden with govern
ment stores came In this afternoon.
KiiM-risuue- llo-Mlltlll Everywhere.
Hmergency hospltnls havo been es
tablished lu every ward for tho treat
ment of tho sink and wounded. The
L'rsullne convent has been converted Into
a great general hospital for tho reception
and care of tho more serious patients, with
a full corps of physicians and trained
nurses. All public nnd private hospitals
aro lllled to their capacity with suflerers.
Medical supplies are still much needed.
Hanks and oomo other branches of busi
ness havo resumed. Others are actively
preparing to resume. Preparations for re
building havo been going on in the busi
ness part of the city. Tho railways and the
wharf front are being rapidly cleaned of
debris. The telegraph and telephone com
panies are rushing things. Tho Western
Union has live wires strung to Its down
town ofTlce. Tho Postal Telegraph com
pnny will have some wires up nnd the full
telegraphic service la expected to bo re
established by the close of tho week. Tho
Interment and cremation of human bodies
and carcasses of animals Is being vigor
ously prosecuted. It Is conservatively
estimated now that the loss o( hutnnn llfo
will exceed 6,000, with half that number
wounded.
Theodore IJoehl, who lives twelve miles
down the Island, reports the following
killed: John Schneider's whole family,
Henry Schneider's whole family. Kriti
Opper's wholo family, Wllllnm Schroedor
lost his wlfo and seven children, Sam Kemp
(rolored) lost nil his family, Fritz lloehl
and wife, Anslo lloehl lost wlfo and three
daughters and Oster Mnyer and wife.
Only about six houses remain between
South Galveston anil the city limits.
Df-ntlis Dimmi (In- Island.
Of probubly 1,000 living down tho Islnnd
at least ono-thlnl wero lost. Thero nro 200
bodies on tho bench between tho Mott
plnee and tho city limits. Eighteen peoplo
In this neighborhood got togother and
began burying the dead. They ure out of
provisions.
Illshnp (iallngher of the fnthollc diocese
states thnt not a member of tho islergy or
ono of tho sisters in tho city of Onlvoston
wns lost. Tho only losses of sisters wore
tho ten at tho orphanage, down tho Island,
which has heretofore been reported.
Dally papers and Illustrated papers have
been wild for photographs of the Onlvoston
disaster. Tho town Is under military law
and tho peoplo nro not lu condition to
brook photographers. Throe photographers
who ventured out had their Instruments
smashed and themselves prissed Into sorv
leo burying dead bodies
A. A. Moon of New Orleans has arrived
with relief for tho suffering members of
tho H'nnl H'rlth and states that New Or
leans has organized n relief socloty and
hns already dispatched a steamer with a
cargo of relief supplloa.
The Urltlsh steamer Induna In coming to
Quaruntlno fouled nn obstruction In the
Jetty channel and sustained slUht Injuries.
It Is supposed to bo a mlno enblng, carried
into the ehnnnel when the torpedo station
wns destroyed.
As (lalvestou is still a deep water port
the harbor work will have to bo repaired
nnd tho fortltlcntloiis rebuilt. This work
will undoubtedly furnish employment for
many of tho people.
Toms (i. . II. ApiieiilK fr l, l.
IIOI'STON, Tex. Se; ir,.-The following
appeal for aid for Texas storm sufferers
has been Issued by tho Orand Army of tho
Hepuhllc anil tho Woman's Hcllcf corps,
Department of Texas:
The appalling calamity that hns befallen
nilcstiin and the coast country has smit
ten huiidnils of our comrades In tho city,
villages and mi farms In many Instance!
portions of wholo families nro lost; in ,i
hundred others houses are wrecked, live
stock killed and crops destroved. Oeorgr
H Miiielland Post of this city Is dolus
what It can. tail Its efforts are nil liinde
.mate Systematic organized assistant
alone can avert distress and w, therefor.
appeal n the members of this department
in beh.ilf of these lOmrndeM Th. v hel
made their Inst stand In order m soi .m
for til 'injelves and families homes on
the i ' ,ist c'. lilies of T xus Th r all i
nuolwe Tar along in tin evei lug ,.f ili. ii
life they vnn.it rcni . r 1 .
If Hit wus lime t j make auotlv r cro
th. h.ne tlr.thlllil with v.iii. Il t.' mike it
I 'iless p help iliem thiv musi .it'iimlon
their hntnrs, thir nil If the principles ,.
nur order rr.tterutv . ehnriiv .iti.l lmoln -are
or m ,v, ,n t lime to show It Pr.i
ternliy mi ins organisation, rharltv mian
evrrvtliliiR and Is the pri.it,st of nil,
loalt means t.indlng by "'ir eomiailer as
well as the tl iu -', i wete o ir brothers In
ami: they ar r kindred lu mlversltv.
e colillriVntlv expect eer pout, every
member of everv corps to contribute some
thing. Hemitt.itie, and mipplli s from tho
OrBIld Altttv nr the llepuhlle should lie
tnmle to Colonel H. (1. Itust, assistant nunt
tcrmtst, r Retieral. and from the Women's
ltellef corps to Mrs. Minn Metcalf. both of
Houston. Tex
(Sinned) ritAP.I-KS H VV.CK,
Department emu tun inter.
ANNKTTi: VAN houni:,
Department Commander.
SOLDIERS ARE TIRED OUT
Mti, r llelnir m.ii( in (inl eMon )(,
Till.,- -(-!. I r- I'lnee l'e,il.
I.-ne,- N I'eniTil.
1
DALLAS. Pept. 1,1. There Is urgent call
fcr frtsh troops at llalveston. Thosj there
nre worn out with guard duty, burying the
dend and cleaning up the wreck or nre sick
from the unsanitary conditions. Governor
Payers last night ordered the Craddock
I.lKht Infantry of Terrlll to Oalvcstnn. Tho
company reached Dallas today and de
parted for the south.
A special from (lalvestou says: There Is
no concealment to be made of the fact that
n pesi Hence is feared. Efforts of tho local
and military authorities aro directed now
to minimizing this new danger. They nrc
sending tho women nnd children to the
Interior ns fast ns possible. All the ablo
bedlut men must remain for n time nt
least. There is work for thousands of
them nnd work that must be done. The
disposition of bodies continues to be one
of tho largest duties nnd besides this
there nro yet in the city and on tho Island
thousands of carcasses which need atten
tion. Tho stagnant water in the streets,
lllled with all manner of decomposing mat
ter. Is a threat against the living which
makes man tremble. In saying that 10.000
barrels of lime tnn be used to good ad
vantage no exaggeration Is made. Tho
community that will donate n fralnload of
lime nt oneo and get It there will render a
greater service than by giving twice the
value In money. Send nn nbundnnco of
lime nnd other disinfectants and help re
move a danger far moro Imminent than
starvation.
TELEGRAPH LINES RESTORED
I'olillillllileallon N unln Open villli
Hie W keil VHy ami Itall-
I'oiiiIn Will Soon Kilter.
OALVKSTON. Tex., Sept. 15. Telegruph
nnd railroad lines nro being rapidly re
stored. This morning the Postal Tele
graph and Cable oompany has four wires
working into tho city and within forty
eight hours will have Its system almost
completely re-established to the basis ex
isting before tho storm. The Western
Union is in even better shape, but with
both companies the stringing of wires has
been but temporary, time being tho all
Important consideration nt present.
Acting In conjunction with tho other
roads, the Santa Fe Is bending every energy
townrd the building of a temporary struc
ture across tho bay for tho running of Its
trains Into Galveston and to the wharves,
which will probably bo ready for tho load
lug of vessels before the first train arrives.
Tho wharves withstood the buffeting of
tho awful storm to n remarkable degree
and as soon as tho plies of debris are re
moved ships will be nblo to load and unload
with but llttlo Inconvculcti' e.
ADDING T0 RELIEF FUNDS
TIhiiimiihK of nollarn In .llonpj j.nd
Provisions Salmcrllif il
Dnlly.
MEMPHIS. Sept. 1.-.. This city has al
ready subscribed js.isij to the Texas relief
fund nnd the canvass of the city has not
been completed. Tho funds ure being sent
to Texas dally.
WICHITA. Sent. 13. Thr. HnL- iainr.,1
relief train from Chicago passed through
Wichita on tichedule time last night. One
car, lllled chiefly with food, was added at
this plate, making eleven cars. El Iteno,
Old., added another cnr.
SAN FHANCISCO, Sept. IS. Contribu
tions to thu Galveston relief fnml In h,Iq
city now- amount to nearly $1C,000.
:otlei- In KiiIkIiIn Templar.
ST. l.OUIS, Sept. 13. William n. Mnyo,
grand recorder of the crnnd pnnn nmmnttt
of Knights Templar of the United states,
wants it Known uy all grand and subordinate
rommnnderles throughout the United States
that tho address of Hon. Henry 11. Stod
dard, deputy grand master, Is at Houston,
instead of (lalveston, Tex., to whom nil
funds nro to be sent by New York exchange
Instead of by wlro, as heretofore ndvlsed.
Fori. Doily;,. Italic Funil.
FORT DODGE. I.i.. Rent. IB. iSn,.Mnl
Telegram.) Peoplo of this city havo started
n fund for tho benefit of Galveston suffer
ers. One hundred ilollars wns raised in
ft few minutes and tho fund will bo for
warded ns soon ns It hns reached friOO. All
churches In tho city will take up (;en
era! collections lor tho fund. Tho Masonic
lodge has forwarded HO to tho Masonic
lodge of Galveston.
Work Helot; Sm iitlzt-d.
AUSTIN, Tex., Sept. 1.. Reports reach
ing tho governor from Galveston Indicate
that tho relief work Is progressing well and
that the worst Is over. Advices reaching
the governor nro to tho effect that tho re
lief work is being thoroughly systematized
In Galveston and Morm-swept points all
alonri tho coast.
Appeals (o llir ll'Xnl llrltli,
MADISON, Ind., Sept. 1G. President Mar
cus H. Sulzer of the H'Nal Urlth tent ap
peals today to fifty lodges between Ohio
and Colorado to send aid to the Galveston
sufferers.
BURLINGTON IS HEADED WEST
Contractu for IIiiIIiIIiik fr Cuei-nacy
Will .soon Ho onereil
lor llldx.
(MIEVENNE, Wyo., Sept. 15. (Special
Tlegnim.) A member of a prominent con
tracting Hrm now in Choycnno says thu
tine of tho Hurllugton will bo extended on
west from Guernsey to Salt Lake at oneo.
Ho says tho representatives of several
largo railroad contracting concerns have
lust returned from n trip over the route of
the proposed road and aro arranging to sub
mit bids for tho work. The entire lino has
been surveyed, grndo stakes set and tho
building of tho road authorized from
Guernsey to a rpolnt near tho Wnsateh
nountnlns, where n largo forro of survey
ors Is now at work seeking u practicable
routo through tho range to Salt Lake in the
.iclnlty of tho crossing over tho Hlg Sandy
liver In Sweetwater county, Wyoming.
'.ranch lino has been surveyed to the
I'uckson's Hole country and on to tho south
rn limits of tho Yellowstone park. This
'ino will also be built at oneo nnd will open
o settlement ono of the largest tracts of
rrlgnble land to be found nnywhoro in the
-est, thero being upwards of S00.000 acres
Ixtenslvo eonl Helds and tho gold camps
f South Pass and Atlantic City will ho
uMietrntoil by this branch.
Mill,' 1'nlr shows llellelrnej,
YANKTON, S. U., Sept. 15 -(Special Tel
pram i Had weather yesterday reduced
he iiitctidnme at tho state fair so low that
Curiae. ir.eenng shows Jl O.'O de
ft. un. Mont) was raised this morning
among Yankton iitt7ons and nil elnitus
' against the nssoiintloti will be llii!datcii
inside of ten days
The following have been elected members
of the Hoard of Agriculture for the follow
I lug year: C. E. Twalley, Hanson county;
II. ('. Warner, Snnburn, II. S. Fletcher.
I Hoberls; John Armstrng, Kingsbury: tl.
D. Cole, Charles Mix; E. M. Dennett, Clnrk.
Hint (J. H. Whiting, Yankton.
The South Dakota implement dealers
elected John Colvtn president nud W. II.
Hill secretary.
Colli Weather nl lleaitvv onil,
DEADWOOD. S. 1).. Sept. l.V-i Special
Telegram. I The thermometer dropped
suddenly this morning. At Lend there Is
snow and rain ulul two luetics of snow
Is on Hnld mountain. There Is a heavy
frost tonight.
BIG PURCHASE FOREIGN LOANS
.New Yorli t,lf liiHiirnnee I oiniiiiiiy
.Sri-tire l.urue Mloc of llnullMi
mill tieriniiii lliinils,
NEW YOHK, Sept. IS, lfiOO.-Some high
grndo financiering has been done In this city
within recent years and ono of the con
spicuous eases has been that of tho New
York Llfo lnsuratiro company. It will be
remembered that President John A. Me
Call of the New York Llfo went to Wash
ington nt the time when this country made
Its Inst govcrnmentnl loan In January, lSliO,
nnd put In it bid on behalf of his company
for $10,000,000 of the loan. Fortunntely for
tho policy holders of the company tho bid
happened to bo ut exactly the right llRtiro
und the company obtained tho entire $10.
nOO.fOO. It Is understood thnt tho company
has told these bonds from time to time nt
an average profit of 15 per cent. At the
ptcsont time, when American government
bonds nro selling on a 2 per cent basis,
President McCall. evidently foreseeing that
the Euiopcan governments would tills sum
mer bo in nbout the same condition llnan
elnlly that tho United States was four or
live vears ago. has gone to Europe nnd
through his negotiations secured for his
company $:'.300,000 of tho new Hrltlsh ex
chequer loan, which has already ndvanred
SVj per cent. He has also secured JVOOO.OOO
of tho new Imperlnl German 4 per cent gold
loan, which, It Is understood, tho company
Gets at liar.
All this U considered pietty good busi
ness and as there nre about EOO.000 holders
of the company's policies It Is easy to tin
dcrstnnil their sntlsfuttlon with this show
ing. Their losltlon Is tho most Interesting
because their company Is a purely mutual
organization, In which tho policy holders
nto tho only stockholders.
ELECTION DAY IN CUBA
Illl'Oliiplelc llelin iiH lliillenlo Thnt the
.National IMirl.v Has .Soured
n Victory,
HAVANA, Sept. 15. At this moment,
when tho definite result of the most im
portant election ever held in Cuba Is In the
balance, tho demeanor of the public Is un
expectedly placid. The undercurrent of
keen Interest Is demonstrated only by occa
sional outbreaks of oratory among excited
groups in the streets. Otherwise, today
being n national hollda;-. Havana Is even
moro unlet thiin usual.
Conveyances were busy all day carrying
votcta to the polls. It seems n foregone
conclusion thnt the national party will have
a majority of the delegates to be chosen
lu io Havana province. There Is no tele
graph communication with several of the
rural districts and the results will be
brought In by mouted mcssengets. The gov
ernor of Santa Clara was notified todny that
tho postmaster at Clenfugos did not rcc
ognlzo tho day as a nntlomil holiday. Gov
crnor General Wood ordered him by wlro
to mako It u holiday nud Rlvo the Cuban
postolllco employes nn opportunity to vote.
In other places coercion of the samo sort
was nttempted. but was prevented fiom
being curled Into effect by tho governor
general. Somo corruption was uttempted
but It wns neutralized' by the vigilance of
the executive.
I'KVSIO.VS K()lt wkstcmx vi-.Tint ANS.
AVnr .Survivors Iteineniliered ,y M.
Goiic-rnl (,o eminent.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-(Hpeclal.)-The
follow-In;; pensions have been granted:
Issue of August 27:
Nehraski: irlglnal-Alvin Porter. Sol.
tilers and Snllors' home, itrand Island,
til: Joseph II. Austin, dead. Union, tl.
Increase-J,, in Cussnday. llimboldt. $11.
original widows, ete Harriet P. Rote
Arago, JS; (spoolal accrued. September ll
minors of William K. Rvuii. Hi-atrlce. Jll
'." "V'i'.'," ('Y'ls'onli-Oeorgp Hoover.
Tort Crook, JIO; Charles A. Neary, Lyons!
' lowu: Orlglnul-Itleliard H. Jackson, Fort
M."1 son, '!. Original widows, ete.-EIVn
Sterling, New- Hartford, s.
Departmental .NiiIck,
WASHINGTON. Sept. 15. (Special Tele
gram.) Order has been Issued today estab
lishing rural free delivery at Falrbury,
Jefferson county, Nob., to take effect Oc
tober 1. Servlco will cover an area of
thirty-four Bqyaro miles, with a population
of C75. Charles W. Hroek was appointed
carrier. Service will bo established at
Kcainey, Huffalo county, Neb., on October
1. Tho nrea to be covered Is thlrty-nlno
square miles, the population GoO. Fred li.
Hastings is carrier. Rural free delivery
will also bo inuugurnlcd nt threo points In
Dallas rounty, Iowa, on the same dato
Adel. nrea covered thirty-one suunro miles,
populntlon served 1.230, J. E. Snyder and
C. A. Ferguson, cnrrlors; Dallas Center,
thlrty-slx square miles, with a population
of C20, J. H. Schlosser, uirrier; DeSoto,
thirty Hquaro miles, population .'CO, w. 11.
Dillon, carrier.
The Corn Exchange National bank of
Chicago has been approved as reserve
agent for Pelln (In.) National bnuk.
Indian Commissioner Jones has returned
from a visit to Nebraska and other north
western stutcs. Tho commissioner estab
lished tho olllco of tho warehouso ut Omnlia,
whllo In thnt city, and tho appointment of
n superintendent will soon w announced.
Seth II. Morton has been appointed post
master at Helolt. Lyons county, In.
Conseeiiillnu; li lUxliop.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. Right Rev.
O'Reilly, assistant bishop of Teorln, 111.,
will be consecrated by Archbishop Martlnelll
next Friday at Peoria cathedral. Illshop
Shaldon will take part In the ceremonies.
Archbishop Mnrtlnclli has been Invited to
proHlde at the dedication of tho cathedral of
Savannah, Ga., and tho Installation of Ardi
blshnp Kenno nt Dubuque, ho in of which
events will occur In Ortober.
th t run a t:ni,n i o.h niv
Take Lnxatlvo Ilromo Qulnlno Tnblots. All
druggists refund tho money If It falls to
cure. E. W. Grove's signature Is on each
box. 25c.
.Vlov emeiilN of (leenii YrsirM .Sept. ,-.
At New York Arrived La Lorraine, from
Havre; Hollvln. from Marseilles, etc.; New
York, from Southampton. Sailed Mar
uuette, for London: Etrutin, for Liverpool;
Trave, for Hremen, via Southampton;
Amsterdam, for Rotterdam, via Iloulogne:
Patricia, for Hamburg, via Plymouth ami
Cherbourg; Werr.i, for tleiioa, etc.; An
chnrla. for Glast-ow.
At .Southampton -Arrived Grosser Kur
furst, from New York, for Hremen.
At Cherbourg Sailed St Paul, from
Southampton, for New York. Kaiser Fried
rich, from IlnmburK and Southampton, for
New York.
At Antwerp Salled-Frlosland, for New
Yorh.
At Kobe Arrived Klntuck, from Tn
eomn, for Manila.
At llambuig-Arrlved Columbia, from
Now York, via PI v mouth.
At Havre -Arrlwd-Lu Tour.ilue, from
N"W Yoik' I, a fi.isi oifne from N, w York
At Liverpool rrv ed ( '.imiMiila audi
(Uorgls. fr an Nw Y irl Sailed I'lnbrl i. I
for N, vv York
At UeiKa ArrntA-Lms, from New Y.jrk i
FEEL EFFECTS OF STRIKE
Railroads and Business Men in Lackawanna
Region Notice Trade Decrease.
ACTION OF UNION MEETS WITH SUCCESS
President Mitchell, vvllli Portion of
Olllee St n IT, Is Uvpeeted nl
llnrtetou to in he Personal
(iiarwe of the sirU,
SCRANTON, Pa., Sept. 15. The position
i of the United Mine Workeis wns today fur
I ther strengthened In the lickawntina legion
I by the going aul of tho mlueM nud laborers
at o half-duzeti other collerlcs - prim Ipmly
Delaware .v Hudson operations in th.s city
thu Northwest mine of the Temple Iroti
company, the Clinton collieries of the Dela
wore & Hudson ut Vandllhg, as well ns the
Clifford and Forest City collieries of the
Hillside Coal and Iron company at Forest
City.
Tho day will close with ns near u com
pleto shut down lu tho entire Lackawiiuun
vulley ns cuu be Imagined, for It Is almost
rertalu that not a colliery lu this district
can withstand tho uppnretit determination
of tho mlno workers to maintain their de
mands by n strike. At tho headquarters
of district No. 1 today Fred Dllcher. Hit
national committeeman in charge, had as
suring reports from the president of the
local union, thu men having decided, ac
cording to reports, that whero work was
not already suspended It would be today.
In recent years many coat washers have
been erected hereabouts und they nro
handling thousands of tons of coal dnlly
at a trilling expense for labor, none or
them employing moro than thirty men and
boys. These all will bo closed, too, shut
ting off n large tonungo of fuel that has
been going to the eastern states for factory
use. Tho number of men and boys Idle to
day In tho district covering the Lacka
wanna und Wyoming vallcjs Is estimated
at headqiiurters to be fully 10,000.
The strike Is already having an effect on
the railroads, which aro laying oil many of
their train crews, especially the Delaware
& Hudson, tho Ontario k Western and the
Lackawanna. It Is given out today that
thero Is a general dctcrmlnattcu among tho
engineers and trainmen of the latter road
to haul no coal mined by non-union men.
It is said t licit the engineers of the Lacka
wanna may even refuse to draw coal from
tho Port Morris yard and from other plnces
along the lino where coal Is stored. The
business community Is feeling moro gloomy
tcduy than ever ovur the situation and
already there Is talk of tho closing up of
mnuy stores.
S u ii-lin tend on In Confer.
The superintendents of the different
mining companies here wero again In con
ference today nud from now on will
meet regularly. They have thoroughly re
viewed th- situation, and while deploring
generally the strike of their . ..ployes, they
do not see how It Is possible to change
from the decision heretofore made, namely,
tho Impossibility of granting any Increases
In wages und tho determination not to
recognize the United Mlno Workers of
America. General Superintendent Loomls
of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
company Is looked upon ns tho head of the
superintendents' organization. Today lie
said:
"The position of the companies is thor
oughly dellncd and there will be no de
viation. We have conferred and while we
think the men havo been Ill-advised wo
are decided that none of their demuuds
shall bo met. A lino of action has been de
termined upon, und this will begin on Mon
day morning with tho blowing of the
breaker gongs calling the men to their
work. Thoso who respond will be given
pUces and proterted In their work. If
necessary, these men will be placed In ono
of the central mines, so as to bo em
ployed together nnd their working safety
the better assured. The supply of stock
coal now in Right can meet the market
demands for upwards of two weeks. After
that thero must come n coal famine, or
the Inrush of bituminous coal that will
vvlpo out a largo part of the anthrnclto
market unless tho men now deluded by
false hopes return to work."
At strllio headquarters today Committee
man Dllcher said the financial statemeut of
the United Mlno WorkerB for July nnd the
comments thereon distributed by the oper
ators In circular form does not show the
defense fund of the organization. The
statement Is regularly printed for public
Information, but tho condition of tho de
fense fund Is never made public prop
erty. "It is suHlclent," ho said, "to assure
tho strikers that wo havo tho means on
which to keep up the struggle for Justice."
Collieries Hun Shoil-llanileil.
HA.LETON, Pa., Kept. 15. Some of tho
collieries in thlb region are running short
handed today. President Mitchell Is ex
pected hero tonight and ns soon as he ar
rives ho will take personal charge of the
strike. Ho will bo accompanied by a por
tion of his ofllco staff.
Tho men employed at the Collornn and
Heaver Meadow collerles of the A. S. Van
Wycklo company will nold a meeting to
night to decldo whether to strike or not.
Tho men wero warned this week by I.
Pardee, ndmlnistratur of the estate con
trolling tho mines, that If they were so ills
pored thoy could go out on Monday morn
ing, but that tho collieries would bo aban
doned ns soon as the strike was setild.
What effect this will have remains to be
seen. As some nro inclined to strike and
others not, a spirited meeting Is antici
pated,
TNo local mine workers' leaders arc busy
rivaling for the Inauguration of ihe
strike. A meeting will bo held lu this
city tonight nnd another In Freeland. To
morrow another opon air mass meeting Is
booked for Freeland, at which President
Mitchell and P. J. Mugulro, president of the
Carpenters and Joiners' union, will speak.
Meetings have been nrranged In every
town in tho district and a final appeal will
bo mado to the men to obey tho order of the
national president. I. Pardeo & Co. is
Ilkoly to meet a committer of their men
fomo time today for thu consideration of a
list of grievances.
Detectives aro gnld to bo arriving on
every train and fully 250 nro reported in
various mines In this neighborhood. An
ngent for n barbed wire company stuted to
day that ho had told thousands of pounds
of wlro to tho operators. This Indicates
that tho mines will bo fenced In and bar
riers erected around tho breaker houses,
beyond which no Intruder would daro ven
ture. Tho decision of tho men employed by G.
H. Marklo & Co. to not strlko until the ex
piration of tho ten days which the company
lias been allowed for making answer to
lis demands, which It submitted Inst night,
means that the Jeddo and Oakdalo collieries,
employing about 1,500 hands, will bo op
erated .Monday morning, despite the strike
order.
Tho Obervnlo colliery of tho samo com
pany will probably not bo closed down be
cause tho Mlno OwnnrH' union i
not btrong In that town and onb
a rew miners irom inni pini i
wero present at last night's meeting. P
appears from this that tho strike cannot be
mado general throughout the Ilnzletnn dis
trict, but Henjamlu James, who Is In chargt
of the heudquarteis of the mice workeis
unit lu close Intercourse with the men In
every hamlet within a radius of fifteen
miles dcinrcs that there nre many union
men at both Jeddo und Oakdalo, among
them the forelgn-spcnklng clement, nnd
they are determined to quit He claims
that the Mine Workers' organization '
strong enough nt Jeddo nnd Oakdalo to seri
ously cripple operations nt both mines.
A committee representing Ihe miners em
ployed at the Cranberry colliery of A. Par
dee Co. held n conference today with A.
Pardee, at which they presented n number
of grlevnnces directly ufferllng them. Ono
of the demands made was that the price of
powder be reduced. The committee was
told thnt If a reduction was granted on
powder tho price paid for certain kinds of
work would be cut down proportionately
The conference wns unproductive of direit
results nnd another meeting will be ar
ranged for. The men. following the refusal
of the company to make a concession on
powder, are now divided on the strike ques
tion. A prominent fuetor In tho situation
Is Ihe fcrclgn element. If the Hungarians.
Poles nnd Italians quit work it is certain
that there will be n tie-up, despite the
stand taken by the English-speaking
miners.
The first Important conference of strike
lenders was held at mine workers' head
quarters today. Henjamlu James, Organiz
ers Courtrlght and Detnpsey nnd President
Duffy of District No. 7 were present.
At tho conclusion of tho conference,
which took place behind closed doors, Mr.
James miu
"On the basis of the numerous reliable
reports recilvcd by me from all parts of
tho Hnzleton region I assert that thero will
bo a complete tie-tip on Monday morning.
Various statements have been given out I
the operators for the purpose of deceiving
the men, but you can state positively that
nil hands will go out."
VI ii ii j Collieries Shut llinvn.
Many collieries were shut down ut noon
today. Hundreds of men removed their
tools and are ready for tho strike. Orders
wero Issued nt the ronl company olllccs to
night to the elfcct that nil cnllhrles would
bo operated on full time next week. If
not enough men reprrt, then work will
be shut down until tho strike Is settled.
No attempt will be made to replace
strikers with other men and precaution
Is being taken not to Itnlte irresponsible
strikers nnd outsiders to nets of violence
A great ehnnge has taken plnee within
the last twelve hours and a general strike
seems Inevitable. Today wns pav day
at most of tho collieries and the miners
havo enough cash on hand to see them
through several weeks.
Twenty-live Iinkerton detectives are said
to havo arrived tonight from Philadelphia
This Indicates that the companies will
mnke every effort to guard the'r property
In case of trouble. The , oal and iron p lire
will not consequently take nidi an in live
part In this strike as tiny did three vears
ago.
STATEMENT FROM WORKERS
fulled Miners Mnl.e ll I'll 111 i- Slnte
liienl from lleiuliiiiirliM'N lle
Kiirillni; tin- Mi-lK,.,
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Sept. 15. The fol
lowing statement to the public w,ir Issued
from Ihe lulled Mine Woikers' head
quarters today:
In view of the lingering In pusilnn th.i,
seems to exist In the public mind that we
ate Hying to ore the .oil companies ut
recognize- the United Mine Walkers t
America, we deslie to stale that pi lor tn
the offer of nrbltratloii made ttv us. ah I
before the strike nrdr "as Issued, ye
made the following' .tnpn.-tlon to the coal
companies through the rvli nf an In
termediary, who voluntarl'' olTeri-l to net
In that eapuellv:
1. That t lie coal compunl-s meet eominl -tee.s
-if their own empl .ye In Hie same
town, on ihe rame .late, place und dato
to be mutually ngiecd ipeii.
2. That, fallli-g to ai'i-pt the first propo
sition, the companies to post notices simul
taneously, no' later than September:", tint
on and after Oitoher 1 the lia 'ease In waq:e'i
asked for he granted and the other evl'fl
comnlfili.ed of remedied
I!. Concerning the propo'ltlon to arbitrate,
nn offer was made by ihe emplojis nf the
coal compnnhs and sent out from Ilnzletnn
on September 7, nnd l'.d'ovvlnn ihat. tho
olllerrs of the United Mire Workers, oil
behalf of the employes Kent a telegram
to each of the railroad eoni.i.inles controll
ing anthiaelte mines, offi ring to Mibmlt the
whole question to at bltraiioh
The telegrams were sent from the Postal
Telegraph olllee at Itnll.ii ni' lis .it 12:1s
nild-ilay, Wednesday, S-,einlier 12, ilul
no answer has yet been rerelvd. while
the order to strike vvo i. n"i lake effect
until Monday. Sep'emher :". ghlij; ampin
time to accept any propotit m to ni nitrate.
JOHN .MITCHELL. I'n sld-lit.
Vv'. II. WILSON. Secretin -Treasurer.
United Mine Workers of Ani"rlei
At tho hendqunrters today Mitchell and
Wilson read eagerly every telegram from
tho leaders In tho anthracite fields. The
reports of board members and district presi
dents wero highly pleasing. Mitchell and
his prlvnto secretary, Miss Elizabeth C.
.Morris, will leave Indianapolis nt 7:10 o'clock
this evening, over Ihe Hlg Four, for Hnzle
ton, Pa. They will arrive there tomorrow
evening. Wilson will not go to the an
thracite fields, ns he will be required to
remain in charge of the heudqutirtois in
this city.
Tho strike In the Jellleo, Tcnu., district
wns settled yesterday. About 5,000 men
have been Idle for a good while.
Refuse to Meet Ihe Unfiles.
MUNCIE, Ind., Sept. 15. George M. Hard,
formerly president of the Indiana Iron
company, now an n 111 i-la 1 in tho Republic
Iron company, is hero from Chicago and
asked tho Amalgamated men to meet with
him that he might address them on tho
conditions that prevent the mills of this
company from resuming.
Tho men unanimously decided that not ,i
man accept Ihe Invitation, but wait for the
adjustment of differences through their
olllcers
Price of Colli .lumps I p.
CHICAGO, Sept. 15. Alarmed by tho
magnitude which tho strike of nnthracltn
coal miners baa assumed nud with tho be
lief that It Is likely to patalyze operations
throughout nearly all the mining belt, one
of the largest coal firms lu Chicago an
nounced today that It would advance the re
tail price of nut coal to 7 a ton Monday.
This Is an udvuin e of 75 cents nt one Jump.
It Is snld the advance will become general.
TRAINIil)NURSIi,
Iteiiillliis About .Noll r I nil I UK I'nod.
"A physician's wife, Mrs. Dr. Landon,
guvo mo a packet nf Grape-Nuts about a
year ugo, with tho remark that she was
sure I would find tho food very bunulhlul.
both for my own use and for my patients.
I was particularly attracted to tho food, n.i
at that lime the weather wus very hot and
I appreciated the fact that tho Grape-Nuts
required no cooking.
"The food wus dellclously crisp, and
mo.it inviting to the appetite. After mak
ing use of It twice a day for three or four
weeks, I discovered that It was a most
Aondcrful Invigorator. I used to suffer
greatly from exhaustion, headaches and dc
pris.ilon nf spirits. My work had been
very trying at limes and indigestion had
set in.
"Now I nm always well and remlv for
'iny amount of work, havo uu ubiindaiiua
of active energy and choorfulntBS and montal
poise. I havo proved to my entire satis
faction that this chng has beon brought
about by Grapo-Nuts food.
"Thu fiat that It Is preaigested Is a very
InslrnblH feature, I have Imd many re
mai liable results In feeding drape-Nuts, tn
my patients, and I runuot speak too highly
of the food. My friends coiut.mtly coin
nenl on the change lu my appearance. l
'mie gained uiiio pounds siun b ginning
he use of lht-4 food.'' Eleanor Miller,
r.iilm I Medbal und Suit'eiil Nurao, &H
K-ff jj., Hay C:iy, Mich.
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