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OMAHA, MONDAY 31011X1X0, SEPTEMBER 21, 1J)0().
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USE STRIKE AS TEXT
Frioats and Preachers in Anthracite Region
Counsel with Parishioners,
PULPIT DIVIDED IN ITS SYMPATHIES
Sunday Passes Without Any Incident Except
Unusual Quiet.
SERIOUS TROUBLE IS LOOKED FOR TODAY
Bhonandoah is Approhensivo of a Repetition
of Friday's Riotous Scenes.
OPERATORS CONFER WITH GENERAL GOBIN
till nr. I of Mlllllii Will lirorl lo nml
I rum llii- lolHi-rlo .Miner Who
Are A ti 1 1 hum to II I it r it
lo U'orU.
HAZLETON, Fa., Sept. 23. There In ab
solutely no change In llic cool strike sit
uailon In tlie Lehigh valley today and the
uistomnry Sunday quietude prevailed. Thin
afternoon tho employes of the Calvin Pnr
iJ c nunc mot at I.iittlmrr and the United
Mln Voii"T8 held muss meetings at Eplcy
uml Heaver Minions. Tonight the pres
lilrnlH or the threo anthracite districts,
comprising the entire hard coal Holds of
Pennsylvania, had it conference with Pros
lilrni Mitchell for the purpose of discussing
the situation us It now prevails In tho an
thracite region.
During norninl times n colliery hore nml
thero works on Sundny. hut today not a
pound of toal was mined In Ihc Hnzlctnn
region. To.lay tho twenty-live or more
towns In this region were quiet.
Many miners, accompanied hy their fam
ilies, vlHited neighboring villages to see
relatives or friends, as Is their custom on
Sunday, wlillo most others remained in
doors at their homes.
All the mining towns hud their full quota
tit tho churches and It wns a subject of
remark hy strangers now In tho region
that nn unusually largo proportion of the
population attended church. The women
and children, however, were In a vast ma
jority. The Catholic faith Is the dominat
ing denomination in tho coal region.
Jlcpiillcn Hemmed for Nifoty.
Threo of the deputies who were sworn In
by Sheriff Harvey of Luzerne county and
who aro sons of prominent Wllkcsbnrre fam
ilies wero nrreftcd last night at Frooland
on tho charge of highway robbery. They
nro Hamilton Fnrnum, Vnnlluren 1!. How
ard anil A. It. Shoeninker, Jr. Tho men are
licensed of robbing a Polish liquor dealer
of J1G7 In cash. There are two sides (o the
Htory. Tho Polundcr says ho wns delivering
beer nt Highland and that tho deputies
nsked him aud he consented to let them ride
In his wagon Id Frcelnnd. At tho outskirts
of that place, ho claims, the men assaulted
him and look tho money from his pocket.
Tho other story Is to thp effect that tho
Polnndcr demanded a fen for bringing tha
deputies to Krceland and not getting It he
Hot up a cry that ho had been robbed. A
crowd soon gathered and the deputies wero
takun Into custody and given a hearing be
fore a Justice of tho peace, which lasted
until 2 o'clock this morning. Tho "squire
committed tho threo men, but Instead of
locking them tip nt Frcelnnd tho uccused
wero driven thirty miles oer tho mountain
to Wilkpsbnrre. where they nrrlved nt dny-
llght this morning. This was done In order
lo provont tho possibility of the men being
taken from the local lockup by a crowd,
which was still waiting to hco what dlspo
Mllon wns to be tnndo of the deputies.
'I Hero Is nn exceedingly strong feeling
ngntnst deputies In this region, bo they ac
rused of crime or not. Tho three men wero
released on ball after their arrival at Wll
licsbnrre. M I no full cl it In Work Kuril,
rho l ulled Mlno Workers' organizers
Fpeut tho day In various parts of this ills
trlct looking nfter tho lntercs s or their
organization. They consulted the lender.!
of local unions nnd urged mlno workers
vho huvo not yet struck to lenvo their
Vork.
Benjamin James of tho national executive
hoard said today that ho expected tho num
ber of strikers will bo greatly increased to
morrow. Ho predicts that a uumbor of
mines which have been running pretty full
during tho last week will bo tied up com
pletely tomorrow.
McAdoo. from which town moro mnrch
lng of strikers Inn taken placo than from
all other towns In the region combined, wns
full of strangers today, drawn thero by
rumors that troops would arrive nt the
place. It was learned today front an nu
thorltntlvo sourco that a request has been
made to Governor Stono to send n battalion
to McAdoo, tho nearest point in Schuylkill
rounty to Huzloton. which Is In Luzerne
county. Tho request was granted, but some
hart of n misunderstanding uroso and the
order was countermanded.
Operator.. Confer ivltli (iolilu.
This afternoon a delegation of South Side
Operators went to Shenandoah, where they
mot Sherltf Toole of Schuylkill county and
(lenernl Oobln, and nfter n short conference
(ienernl Oobln decided to send a br.ttallon
of Infantry to McAdoo early tomorrow
mm .ling. They will reach that place at
nbout o'Uock. 'I ho object In plnclng
troops there Is that in cnto of trouble In
JUuleton which the sheriff of Luzerne
county could not quell the soldlets would
bo thrown into Hazleton In less than an
hour Tho railroad cars will be kept In
readiness for a quick movement. Sheriff
Harvey has sixty deputies In this city who
nro in const a u t readiness to go to any sec
tion, llesldes these three score of mined
jn.ti the shorlff has several deputies dis
tributed throughout the vo'inty.
The Pinchers' association, which Is com
Hosed of all meat dealers In Hazleton and
m. Inlty, has glvon notice that beginning
tomorrow only a cash business will bo done
lie. -a use of tho strike.
The conference between President Mitchell
nnd tho thrca district presidents was of
nbout two hours' duration. At Its comiu
moii Pnsldent Mlfhe'.l said there wns noth
ing of Importance to give out. He said
tho reports of tho dlstrlci presidents were
highly satlsfiictrry to him nnd that a num
ber of pinns for further spreading tho strike
were adopted at the meeting.
READY FOrTnTeMERGENCY
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HUIRISIU'RO. Pa'.T Sept. 23.-The sltua
lion In tho Schuylkill region is very sntls
f.utory to the clllcers on duty at the
National Ouard headquarters in Harris
burg. Their advices from thero today was
uuw cvcryiiuug was quiet and that no
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SHENANDOAH, Pa., Sept. IS. An air of
expectancy was noticeable among tho peo
ple here today and although It would be
dlilleiilt to llnd a more peaceful community
the opinion Is generally expressed that ,to
motrow morning will witness n renewal of
tho riotous scenes of Friday. The super
intendents of all tho mines In the vicinity
of this city nnd Shamokln today reiterated
their Intention of resuming operations to
morrow. The strikers, however, declare
they will not succeed, nt least In the Shen
andoah mines.
It was not until this nfternoon that there
was any noticeable activity on the streets.
In the morning churches of all denomina
tions were crowded nnd the subjects of tha
sermons wero invariably the mine troubled.
In the Church of the Annunciation Hov. H
P. O'Reilly (old his congregation that tha
mine workers could not win. He iidvls-d
them to refrain from acts of violence nnd
to return to work. He pointed out that
th" mines were their only means of sup
port, while the proceeds of the Heading
company from the mines were only a small
portion of Its receipts. The company would
not starve, he said, but the mlno workers
would. Father Peter Abramatls of the
Lithuanian church of St. (leorge said that
If tho men expected to win perfect organi
zation wns necessary. He believed that If
they were undivided their struggle would
meet with success.
D.'limilNlriitl.iii liy .State (imiril.
Dining tho afternoon demonstrations were
made Wy tho (lovernnr's Troop nnd Mattery
C, which marched through tho streets of the
city nnd along the roads lending to the
mines. Representatives of tho seven col
lieries about this city xlslted General Oobln
lit a body this nfternoon to arrange for the
protection of their workmen on their wny
to tho collieries. District Superintendent
lloyd of the Philadelphia and Heading Coal
and Iron company's workings Informed Gen
eral Oobln that ho had assurances that
many of his employes remained awny from
the collieries only through fear of mob vio
lence. Oencrnl Oobln early In tho day drove
through the district which will be the sccno
of the militia's operations tomorrow anil,
after his conference with tho mlno superin
tendents, ho completed his plan of action.
At tl o'clock tomorrow five battalions of In
fantry, the Governor's Troop nnd Mattery
C, will leave their camps nnd march out
on the roads leading to the collieries. Tho
troops will continue, on the move during the
time the workmen are going to tho mines.
It Is General Oobln's Intention to hnvo a
portion of tho troops proceed lo Mnhanoy
City, about three and one-half miles from
here, to suppress any disturbances that may
occur there.
TrooiiN AVmiteil at .Miiliniiny.
During tho nfternoon Captain Daniel
Christian of the Coal and Iron police, nnd
W. H. Richards, superintendent of the
Heading company's collieries at Mahanoy
collieries, called on General Oobln nnd
asked for troops. Captain Christian snld
tho situation nt Mahanoy City differed from
that nt this place In that tho foreigners
wero willing to return to work, but wero
Intimidated by tho dissatisfied English
speaking employes. Eighty per cent of the
forelguiro, Superintendent Richards said,
wero In favor of remaining at work. Gen
eral Oobln said ho could not promise to
locnto troops nt Mahanoy City, but would
ondsavnr to hnvo soldiers In that vicinity
early tomorrow.
Major W. A. Miller, brigade Inspector, was
today detailed by General Gohln as provost
marshal and he established headquarters In
tho postofllco building. Tho guard Is com
posed of over 100 men of tho Eighth In
fantry. Guards aro located nt all street
corners In tho central part of tho town nnd.
while the soldiers aro not expected to do
police duty, they hnvo been Instructed to
keep a shnrp lookout for disturbances. Chief
Ilurgess David Ilrown today caused to bo
posted throughout tho town proclamations
prohibiting the assembling of crowds on the
streets and calling on the citizens to pre
serve order.
(oliln Announces Ills linns.
General Gobin tonight announced his
plans for the protection of tho mlno work
ers when the collieries resume operations
tomorrow. The troops will leave their camp
at r a. m. A battalion of tho Twelfth reg
iment will traverse tho roads leading to
Turkey Run, West Shenandoah, Kobinoor
nnd Cnmbrldge collieries, southwest of tho
town. One battalion of the Eighth regiment
will make a circuit around tho northeast
end of tho borough, where aro located tho
Knickerbocker, Mnplo Hill, Ellngownn, St.
Nicholas nnd Suffolk collieries. Another
battalion of tho Eighth will go by rail to
McAdoo, about fifteen miles from here. Two
battailous of the Fourth regiment will pa
trol tho roads leading to Keeley Run, In
dian Ridge nnd Shenandoah City collieries
on tho north. Tho Governor's Troop will
march to Mahanoy City. General Oobln do-
cliled to hold battery C In reserve nnd will
not call on It except In case of absolute tie
cesslty.
Organizer George Harris of the United
Mlno Workers arrived here this afternoon
nnd addressed several miners' meetings
Ho Is hero for tho purposo of endeavoring
to perfect tho organization of tho mlno
workers in this region.
Just before sundown the Eighth regl
mont mnrched through Main street on dress
parade. For n half hour the soldiers stood
In regltuentnl line executing the manual of
arms. An Immense throng witnessed tho
drill.
Rev. Luther Ilcss Waring, pastor of the
Evangelical Lutheran church, one of the
leading divines of tho city, preached a
strong nntl-atrlko sermon tonight. He char
acterized the proposition of the United
Mine Workers to have general arbitration
of tho grievances of the whole anthracite
region as absurd and snld he was llrmly
convinced thnt the whole trouble was fo
mented by the bituminous coal men for the
purpose of besting the anthracite operators
In the coal markets. He also contended that
many of the miners were only on strike be
cause they wero forced out by threats. Tho
sermon caused quite n sensation.
NEW HONORS FOR BOXERS
I'rlnec Tumi mill KniiK Tl to Hp Kir
n(ctl In II, en llluiu'r I'ooltlmiN
Aceonllnn to ltPioift.
SHANGHAI, Sept 2:1.- It is believed In
otllclnl circles here that Prince Tuun has
been or will be promoted to membership
In the gtand council nnd that the taotal of
Shanghai will bo appointed provincial Judge
with tho notorious lloxcr. Kang VI, as his
deputy here. Tho foreign olllclnls aro un
derstood to bo protesting to the Vang Tsc
Weoroys against these appointments.
SIpU Soldier In (iiluii.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 23. Acting Sur
geon General Ilache of the army received
indny the following cablegram from Surgeon
Perley, at Nagasaki.
"Will send forty-one. Including three
oftlcers, to the United States; olgbty-four
remaining. One hundred and forty-one sick
In hospital at Pekln. 123 at Tlcu Tsln,
tunny of them mild,"
AMERICAN REPLY IN LONDON
English Papers Think the United States
Values Ohiua's Goodwill Too Highly.
PRINCE TUAN ONCE MORE ASCENDANT
tniliprliil Court, Formerly of 1'pkln,
lint .Nun llntonr, Uiliirrs Very
Friendly l)lpulllon Tounriln
Murderous Hotm.
LONDON, Sept. 24.-3:30 a. m. The morn
ing papers aro too fully occupied with the
general election campaign to bestow much
nttcntlnn on tho Chinese problem. The
Standard, which discusses editorially the
replies of the United States government,
says:
"The policy thus laid down Implies the
existence at Washington of a very ex
aggerated estlmutc of tho good will of the
Chinese rulers. It Is to be feared that
tho action of the United States will tend
to weaken tho Inlluenco of tho allies nnd
for this reason It Is greatly to ho re
gretted."
According to the Pekln correspondent of
the Dally News, wiring September 16, the
Chinese declare most positively thnt tho
emrress dowager uud tho emperor will In
no case return to the Imperial palace In
Pekln. as they hold thnt It has been desc'
crated by the Intrusion of barbarians
This Irroeomilnble ntlltude receives con-
nrmntlon In many reports emanating from
Shanghai. One of these is that as a reply
to the denunciation of Prince Tunn and
others by the viceroys nn Imperial edict,
dated Setpember 17. denls moro leniently
with the lloxer movement nnd reminds the
people that both the Iloxers nnd Chlneso
Christians nro Chinamen, who shall receive
Imperial protection If they quietly dis
perse to their homes. The edict points out
that It Is Impossible for the Imperial gov
ernment to distinguish between good nnd
bad Iloxers. It says thnt If tho rebel
Iloxers still continue to assemble they
will bo dealt with summarily.
Inquiry Will .Millie.
Annther report says thnt the edict frankly
do. Inrcs that no executions can be sanc
tioned until an adequnte Inquiry has been
made.
Further Indications that Prince Tuan has
resumed his former nscendnncy are found
In tho Shanghai reports of his promotion
nnd in the statement from tho same quarter
that General Tung Full Slang has been ap
pointed gcnernllsslmo of the northern Chl
neso armies nnd Prince Chnilug, general
cnmmnndof-ln-chlcf of the Iloxers, has been
mndo n grand councillor. It Is nlso reported
that Ixh, former governor of Klnng Su
province, a Mnnchu nnd bitterly nntl-for-eign,
has been appointed to succeed LI Hung
Chang nt Canton.
According to vnrlous accounts of the Pel
Tang affair the Chlneso had nntlclpated
that the allies would attack In force. Tho
Ilrltlshers and others who left Tien Tsln
with tho Intention of cutting off tho retreat
of tho Pel Tang gnrrlson arrival too late.
They were only half wny to their destina
tion when the forts wero captured.
The Tien Tsln correspondent of the Stnnd
ard explains that the Russians refused to
provide trains for this force, but gave the
Germans nnd Austrlans ampin notice nnd
railway accommodations.
Advices to the Standard from Shanghai
placo the losses of the allies before Pel
Tang at 300, principally duo to the, explo
sion of mines, one of which, 200 yards
long, exploded like nn earthquake, killing
and wounding large numbers and literally
blowing two mounted officers to pieces.
IIpIitppii HiiKlnml nml HiiskIii.
The Standard publishes a belated tele
gram from Tien Tsln giving an Illustration
of tho International IIIIlcultlC3. It appears
that the Ilrltlsh at Feng Tal guaranteed
safety to the natives If the rnllwny prop
erty wero restored. Accordingly tho men
returned, but n few days Inter tho Russians
nrrlved and killed them all Just outside the
Ilrltlsh lines.
Dr. Morrison, the correspondent of the
Times, protests against what ho calls an
"unworthy net of vandalism on the part of
General Wilson's expedition," namely, the
attempt to destroy tho superb white pa
goda in tho temple grounds nt Lei Tnl
Chau. Fortunately, says tho correspond
ent, tho masonry wns too solid.
Dr. Morrison adds: "It Is said orders
sent to M. Plchon (tho French minister)
to withdraw will bo countermanded. Cora
muntcntlons aro still deplorably bad. Many
telegrams aro never sent nt all, some being
destroyed nfter they havo been nccopted.
"General Yung Lu Is returning here to
nsslst in the peace negotiations, although
tho foreign ministers have protested
against his participation."
Tho Shanghai correspondent of tho Times
confirms tho statement that tho foreign
ministers In Pekln nro protesting against
the nppolntnicnt of Uoxer leaders to high
positions.
R0CKHILL SAYS TO LEAVE
Siieclnl t'oninilsklonrr of t'nKrtl Hluten
to til I n H AiIvIicm Wltlulrnnnl or
Trunin from l'rklu,
(Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press.)
PEKIN. Sept. 23. (Via Tnku, Sept. 10.)
William WoodvUlo Rockhlll, special com
missioner of tho United States, has al
ready co-ferred with Mr. Conger, tho
United Stutes minister, but ho has not yet
met Ptinco Chlng. It Is understood that
ho will ndvlso Washington to withdraw
the American troops as speedily as would
bo safe. Tho plan to withdraw the Ger
man legation from Pekln has been tem
porarily abandoned, pending tho receipt of
further Instructions from llerlln.
Tho Russians report n Uoxer demonstra
tion ngalnst the railway yestorday and tho
Germans nro discussing nn expedition to
Pno Ting Fu nfter tho urrivnl of their
mnln force.
Oencrnl Chaffee will go to Tien Tsln soon.
PEKIN TO BE EVACUATED
Aiiiprli'iin nml Ilrltlsli Armies Arr
MnUliiK I'repnrn t Ions to Leave
('hint'! CniiMul,
CHICAGO. Sept. 23. Tho Record has tho
following from Pekln under date of Sep
tember 16 (via Taku, September 22, and
Shanghai, September 23):
Changes in tho plnns of the allied com
manders indicate the evacuation of Pekln
beforo tho winter sets In. The nrltlsh
leaders havo countermanded tho order for
extenslvo winter supplies and tho Amer
icans nro also making evident prepara
tions for departure.
At the samo time nil foreign residents
hnvo been warned to prepare to leave
Pekln.
The German legntlon will soon move
elsewhere and the Russians are nlrendy
withdrawing to Tien Tsln and dlftercnt
stations in Manchuria. It Is also cxceul
Ingly likely that tho Japanese will make
the town of Nagasaki their winter base,
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SALISBURY ON SOUTH AFRICA
In Ills MnnlfpNto to IIiikIIsIi Mtpptiirs
PrnnliT TrlW llopr 'litnt TIipj
liny Sonip Dny lip n Colony.
LONDON. Sept. 23. Lord Snlisbury's
manifesto to the electors of the United
Kingdom In anticipation of the parlia
mentary general elections emphasizes the
necessity that tho quefn's government
should bo supported by n strong pnrlla
mentnry majority as tho only means of
convincing tho Inhabitants of the con.
qtiered South African territories that there
Is no hope of diverting the government
from Its policy by persistent resistance or
agitation.
After remarking that nil "the recent
troubles In South Africa have been duo
to n shift of parllamcnlay opinion nt n
critical moment," the prtt o minister goes
on to sny:
"it will depend upon the disposition nnd
conduct of the Doors how long nn Interval
Is to elapse before their full position as
a Drltlsh colony Is attained. Tho brilliant
success of Lord Roberts' nrmy must not
blind us to the Imperfections disclosed In
our own defensive armor, Imperfections
which but for the wnr might have re
mained unnoticed. It will bn tho urgent
duty of parliament and the government
to remove theso defects, a duty which
certnlnly could not be discharged by a
ministry dependent upon a broken party.
lu conclusion Lord Salisbury refers to
China as "a difficulty, among others, eon
fronting the government and requiring that
the government should bo nrmed with a
strong majority In the House of Commons."
Ho urges that In view of nil these con
sldernttons there should bo no abstentions
at tho polls.
Mr. John Morley, liberal member for
Montroso burghs, In his manifesto declares
that his opinion has not changed; thnt
everything might hnvo been nttnlned In
South Africa without war. "In n single
year," be says, "tho work of n generation
In uniting the Dutch nnd English In South
Africa has been undone uml not even in
Irelnnd has tho difficult raco problem been
moro miserably mishandled."
Mr. Morley admitted, however, that It Is
Impossible to revoke the proclamations of
annexation.
Tho enrl of Rosohery, Issuing n manifesto
In tho form of a letter to n liberal candi
date, says:
"In tho present situation bf the world I
would vote for utmost any strong adminis
tration, but the present government aro
strong only In votes. In other respects they
nro tho wenkest government I enn recol
lect."
After enumerating the government's
"failures at homo and abroad," Lord Rose
bery criticises the conduct of tho South
African wnr, declaring thnt It, has "exposed
England to humiliation unparalleled In our
history Blnco tho American war."
He declares that nothing can he hoped for
from the government either In tho way of
urgent domestic reforms cr tho reform of
tho War office.
The chancellor of tho exchequer, Sir
Michael Hlcks-Heach. nnd the president of
tho Hoard of Trade, Charjes Thomson
Ritchie, ns well as other prominent men,
havo Issued manifestos, but these contain no
noteworthy features. ,
George Joachim Goschcn, first lord of the
admiralty nnd member of Mt House of
Commons for St. Oeorge'H, Hiwiover square,
London, announces thnt he will not seek re
election to Parliament.
Tho earl of Clarendon has been appointed
lord chamberlain In sucesslon to tho carl
of Hopetoiin. recently appointed governor
general of the Australian commonwealth.
Xew ("out of Arm for I'lirln.
PARIS. Sept. 23 General Andre, minis
ter of war, has reported to President
Loubct In favor of authorizing Paris and
Ilazellles to place the cross of the Loglon
of Honor In tho municipal arms, In recog
nition of their splendid defense In 1870
against tho Germans. Several other French
towns enjoy tho privilege on account of
courageous resistance, and the decision of
General Andre Is certain to bo popular
with Parlslnns and tho nrmy.
SnelnllitN i'rnp to TrmlKlon,
PARIS. Sept. 23. The International so
cialist congress opened today In Wngram
hall in this city. The proceedings wero
far from harmonious, owing to a bitter
disagreement between tho socialist sup
porters of tho French Government, headed
by M. Jaurcs and other French factions,
following M. Guesde, Vnlllnnt and LaFarge
regarding tho election of officers.
l'n mo on ndltnr l'ne Awny.
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 23. Tho announce
ment of tho death of S. A. Hedlund, the
well known editor, has caused a widespread
feeling of regret. Deceased was for years
a mcmbor of Parliament and a lively do
bator and ho greatly assisted In the solu
tion of the labor problem.
1 1 1' 1 1 1 h 1 1 Occupy Knmiitlpnoi-t.
LOURENZO MARQUEZ, Sept. 23. The
Ilrltlsh have occupied Komntlpoort without
opposition.
YELLOW JACK DOWNS TROOPS
Tlilrl -One Npw Cnspn of Fpvrr llr
jiorteil In llnvnnn Sliipp
I.iikI Frlilny.
HAVANA. Sept. 23. Thirty-one new cases
of yellow fever havo been officially reported
Blnco Friday, making nenrly 100 now under
treatment. Captain Oeorgo S. Cnrtwrlght.
Twenty. fourth United States Infantry, quar
termaster's department, who was taken
down with tho fever last Monday at Camp
Columbia, is dead. Robert Thomas nnd
Alfred Kllbourn, Second United States ar
tillery, wero attacked yctterday.
Governor General Wood suggcMs that de
partmental clerks should not reside In Hn
vnna while tho fever 1b raging, nt. El Vo
vado and other suburbs are preferable.
I'orto Itlro'H A limning; Driiiiinil,
HAVANA, Sept. 23 Porto Rico's demand
on Cuba for tho repayment of more than
2,500,noo advanced to Spain to ronduct mil
itary operations against Cuba has been tho
source of considerable amusement. Cubans
nro asking why they should repay funds
lent to tho enemy for the express purposo
of subduing them. General Wood will re
turn tho documents forwnrded from Wash
ington to Governor Allen of Porto Rico,
together with a memorandum couched In
diplomatic language pointing out that ho Is
unable to take any action In the mntter.
ANNEXATION OF MEXICO
American In Artec Land Deny That
TUi-y Arc CmmplrliiK AftiiliiNt
Got eminent.
MEXICO C1TV, Sept. 23 An artlclo In a
Los Angeles paper advocating tho annexa
tion of Mexico to tho United States causes
tho Mexican Herald to deny that Americans
In this country nro conspiring apalnst the
political Integrity of Mexico.
I'rrxlilcnt Went lo (iiurcli,
CANTON, O . Hept 23 -ThlH whs n quiet
and uneventful dny at tha MeKlnley home
In the morning the president attended serv
ices nt the First Presbyterian cliiiri It A
few friends railed at this houso during the
day unit evening.
READY TO RECEIVE THE KING
Festivities in Honor of His Coming Will
Begin This Morning.
PREPARATIONS PRACTICALLY COMPLETED
All (ho WliUtlc lu tlio City to (Site
(hp MKiint Thnt Hip (IiiIm Are
Open nml (lir Fun
Una lli-Kim.
Men have labored during weeks to make
ready for the coming of the king nnd now
tho fruit of their labor lies before them
without a Haw. The gain week will open at
10 o'clock this morning nnd tho feudal lord
of Qtilvera will find tho populace wrought
up to a Joyous enthusiasm when he comes
Into his own on Friday night. Tho task
of preparation has been n colossal one and
freemen hnvo wrought In Its doing even as
100.000 bondsmen strovo for thirty years
In the erection of the pyramid of Olzeh.
Twentieth century appliances have done the
work of hands, however, nnd tho labor of
years has been done In as many hours.
The court nugurs have mado offerings and
hnvo piomlsed thnt the only wind to turn
men's steps will be the whim of the mo
ment nnd tho only rainfall fleecy showers
of confetti. Sunday afternoon, however,
banks of cloud of the long-lingering typo
obscured tho blue nnd apparently held In
mesh a burden of wnter for n fitting or un
fitting time. The court augurs nt once
fell from roynl favor and tho owners of
fragile wears sent hurriedly for tarpaulins.
In splto of the dash of rain In the after
noon tho festival grounds were thronged
during the day with interested spectators
and under the stress of necessity exhibitors
dug, hammered and decorated all dny and
night Sundny. In spite of tho delny occa
sioned by the weather of Saturday tho work
was well forward and most of the exhibits.
It Is said, will be In place at the opening
hour.
WhUllc Wlll'Gi! p OppnlttK slmint.
When the Hoard of Governors raise tho
portcullis at 10 o'clock this morning under
tho electric nrch n signal will set froo inn
untamed chorus of whistles such ns rarely
smite upon mortal cars. It will be the
dedication of tho city to the merrymnkcrs
who will Invade Its domain for six succes
sive days. The blast of trumpets will bo nn
Invitation for all to enter aud explore the
wonders within tho walls. Commerce has
brought Its portion and long lines of booths
will bo laden with dnlnty nnd substantial
wares. There are tiny pnlaces of gilt nnd
tinsel In pretensions nutnclghlng tho Mid
way whero unknown nnd strange beings or
things will bo seen. Tho attraction of tho
morning will bo Obrecht's Juvenile band, n
gifted group of llvo children with their
parents.
In the nfternoon the throng mny plunge
Into the midst of tho revel. Stiff rlslbles
will bo loosened hy tho first number, tho
Hrothers Lorbey, Funny Rttbo nnd Crnzy
Dutchman. Tho turn Is not unllko others
of Us kind nnd will bo given on the stnge
on Eighteenth street, north. The fnmous
collection of pigs owned by George Rice will
then dash Into tho arena and nsplre to exe
cute every ttnL. In a modern jplrqus. , Bal
anced on pedestals, up ladders nnd down. In
pulpits nnd baby carriages, the frisky pork
ers never looso their cue.
1'TrpniPii (o (ilvr Complcr Drill,
Tho Omaha tire department, a thing of
Interest to boys grown tall or those yet In
knickerbockers, will show how to get to a
tire. The pompier ladder drill will ho ex
ecuted on tho tall frnmo tower and there
is a mock but realistic rescue. Tim tower
reaches to the perilous height of sixty-five
feet and Is made up of four stories. With
their notched poles the firemen will scale
the tower nnd dash Into the windows lurid
with red fire.
Tho next event will be tho midair evolu
tions of the St. Holmos, n man nnd woman,
who take liberties with tho law of gravita
tion. They are said to execute several top
line events, first among which Is a lenp
through a hoop barbed with daggers nnd
wrenthed In lire, from ono nerlnl trapczo
to another. The closing number In this
varied program, without price, will be- Prof.
Otis Ryan's wild dash down a 100-foot In
cline. The bicycle Is set free nt the summit
of a towor nt Nineteenth and Douglas
streets and speeds down a blopo of seventy
degrees.
Tho program for today Is In detail as fol
lows: Gin nil Opi-iiliiK l)ny.
Kev of tho city already In tho hands of
the knights of Ak-S,ir-llen, who welcome
nil to tho Land of Cjulvera.
FREE SHOWS.
10:30 n. m. Concert uud Specialties by Ob-
reeht h Juvenile Hand.
1:45 p.m. The Hrothers Lorbey, Funny
Rubo nnd Crazy Dutchman.
2:30 p. m. George Rice's Famous Pig Cir
cus, the IIiiin-Fnl Actors.
3:13 p. m. The Pompier Ladder Drill by
omiilm Flro Department.
4:00 p. m. The St. Ilelmos, the World's
GroutiKt and Most Dating
Aerlnl Artists.
4:30 p. m. Prof, dus Hyun'H Hide for Life
Down ii Hundred-foot Incline.
5:00 p. m. Obrecht's Juvenile Hand.
7:00 p. m. Obrecht's Juvenile Hand.
7:15 j). m. The Hrothers Lorbey, Great
Horizontal Har Act, Funny
Hubo and Crazy Dutchman.
8:30 p. m. Oeorgo Rice's Pig Actors.
0:15 p. m. The Great Pompier Ladder and
Life Saving Drill.
10:00 p. in. The St. Helmos, Thrilling Mid-
air Performance nnd Leap for
Life.
10:30 p. m. Prof. Ous Ryan's Orent Rldo for
Life.
Hand Concerts Afternoon nnd Evening.
Confetti Hattle on Midwny nnd Arena.
sTitniyi's ii.wn m:ux thasfoumi:i
M
rtcrlp of Comntprcp anil Travel
llloi'kpil liy llnotliN mill Mioux,
Tho familiar streets diverging from the
enrnival center nro nltogethcr transformed
uud citizens must look for tholr bearings
In a new geography. A striking light ef
fect has been arranged for ono who enters
at tho electric nrch. Overhcnd 500 bulbs
shino from n purn whlto setting nnd nt
tho end of tho nvenuo to tho west uro ns
juany moro Illuminating tho front of tho
animal show.
To tho left of tho cntrnnco Is "Nows
pepor Row," n series of booths papered
with matrixes and bearing other evidences
of tho business thoy are meant to exemplify.
A little further Is the German Village, more
or les3 surrendered to rag-tlmo In splto of
Its Teutonic tltlo. At tho right of tho arch
aro tho offices of Ak-Snr-Ilen's ngents nnd
tho space to tho corner of Eighteenth street
Is occupied with attractive mercantile
booths.
Running south on Eighteenth streot nrc
booths without end to tho Farnnm street
limit and on tho west sldo tho exhibit of tho
Douglas County Agricultural association.
To tho north on Eighteenth n Inrgo stage
makes a break In tho succession of booths
and from this platform all of tho free shows
will bo displayed. Further north nro tho
quarters n? the Omaha flro department and
nt the Dodge Btreot limit Is tho four-story
tower to bo made into n pillar of flame.
Halfway on the block botweeii Douglas
and Farnnm Is the er.traneo to the Midwny.
sacred to strange sights Hero In a rapid
succession aro Zarn's Oriental theater. Sul
(Continued on Fifth Page )
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebntskn-
Showers; Cooler; Vcsterl Wind
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III 7.1
LIFE LOST IN CLOUDBURST
Shepherd nml (IIIipi in Xeiiec nl
lej, Tcn, lli-poi'lct! (o llnti
Hern Killed.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. Sept. 23 A cloud
burst In tho valley of the Nonces river Sat
urday night did much damage to property
and also, n-cordlng to reports received here,
resulted In loss of life on the ranches lu
thnt vicinity. The Notices Aide rosr
twenty-five fret In two hours' time nnd
broke telegraphic communication. A num
ber of ranches were Inundated nnd one
English sheepman, Elhclbert McDonald, to
gether with some Mexican shecpherdcrs,
aro Mid to havo lost their lives on a ranch
In the mountains near Hrnckctt.
From reports of a colony of nomadic
Italians It Is thought thnt two lost their
lives in tho flood that went down the
Neures.
CHICAGO. Sept. 23. A dispatch to tlie
Tlmes-Hoiuld from D.illns, Tex., says n
cloudburst lu the Notices river country,
ninety miles west of the Southern Pacific
road, resultted In a terrlllle flood nnd much
loss of life Is reported tonight. Meager de
tails havo been received, but It Is claimed
thnt from thirty to forty Italians
employed on the sheep ranches wero
drowned and all the ranches swnmped. Many
flocks of sheep havo been lost nnd a large
amount of property destroyed. From the
most rellnhlo Information obtainable tonight
extenslvo storm damages havo been Inflicted
on tho upper Colorado and tho Concho
river valleys, particularly nt nnd near
Hrownwood, Blanket nnd Snn Angelo.
Wlro communication with nil these places
Is out off and the railroad lines ho damaged
that no trains can rench them.
Reports Indicate that tho heaviest dam
age wns nt San Angelo. although many
bridges In Hrownwood havo been wrecked
or Injured. It Is nlrn feared that ninny lives
havo been lost. The Inst telegram from
Hrownwood, sent out nt nbout 10 a, m..
stated Hint the town was flooded nnd en-
tltely surrounded by wnter nnd thnt people
nnd goods were being removed to plnces
of safety In row-boats nnd lafts.
Hullctins from Temple stnte that tho
tracks of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fo
nro under wnter to tho depth of fifteen
feet south of Hrownwood nnd thnt nothing
can be heard from places up tho line. The
rain is pouring down and streams still
rising.
Tho country districts cannot be henrd
from, it Is raining hnrd for approximately
lou miles in all directions from Ilrown
wood nnd as the streams In that part of
Texas nn now very trencherntis In the mnt
ter of sudden rises a disaster is feared.
IlrnxiiM I'iimnpn Dnnucr 1'olnl.
HOUSTON. Tex.. Sent. 2.1 A unoelnl frm
Waco suys: Heavy rains on tho upper
tirazoh orougnt uovn n flftcin-foot rlno In
the river toduy. At C o'clock this evening
me river showed signs of tho flood, hut nt
10 p. m. It wns rising very slowly nnd
incKcu six or eight feet of leaving its banks
Residents of the tints In Mnni u'nnn nr.
moving out tonight, fearing that later rains
reported today may cause an overflow
Cisco nnd tlie adjacent country wero visited
ny a nenvy ra n this mornlne nml tin, Tor.
Central lost Its bridge across Deep creek
north or Cisco. Advices from Hrownwood
are to tho effect that n wiiti-i-snont wn
precipitated on thnt city and Its vlelnltv
louny anil mo rtso n Pecan h.-ivnn nwmii
crops, fences nnd farmhouses nwuy. The
water got up threo feet In tho city of
Hrownwood nnd much damage was done,
but nn lives were lost. Tho rain was ac
companied by n high wind, which wrought
much destruction to crops nnd Improve
ments. NOVEL NOTION OF PRINCESS
Tiiprenn of llnvnrln 'Will Millie n Tour
of (iiliui nml TIipii Write
ii Hook,
(Copyright, 110. by Press Publishing Co.i
RERUN. Sept. 23. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) While men
nnd womon nro Ileelng from China, ono
woman Is on her wny thero to witness tho
events which are bound to como this year.
Sho Is Princess Theresa of llnvnrln, daugh
ter of the prlncn regent, sister of tho heir
to tho throne nnd ono of tho most remnrlt
ablo women In all Germany. She Is clever
and very accomplished, but she In likowiso
ono of the most eccentric personages ro
eolved at Emperor William's court. The
princess travels Incognito to China,
accompanied only by a lady In waiting nnd
two servants. Sho has Just sailed from
Genoa by way of the Suez cnnal for China
nnd sho hopes to be thero boforo tho fight
ing Is done. She will wtito n book nbout
her experiences when sho gets home uguln.
Princess Thoresa Is unprepossessing In ap
pearance, masculine In dress and strong
minded In demeanor. Sho looks anything
but royalty. Her clothes would never be
tray her. Sho has traveled, however, and
under tho nom do plume of Theodor von
Hnyer sho has written many things, hor
chief work being n romnrknblo book on
Hrnzll. It gained for her the distinction
of being tho only woman elected to the
Roynl Academy of Sclenro nt Munich. The
princess is very fond of wild beasts nnd
with her to China she takes several pots.
Moro thnn onco her affection for a tamo
monkey or n lion cub, or n snake or two,
hns cuused hor to bo requested to leavo a
hotel. The princess is stern and unbend
ing and no man has ever offered her his
hand.
H0BS0N DEEPLY GRIEVED
m nl CoiinI riii'tor Snyn That 111m llc
iiinrLa ( oiicernlni; Deucj ere
Misquoted,
MONTREAL. Sept. 23. Lieutenant Hob
son nrrlved In this city this ovonlng. Ho
was shown the nnswor tnndo by Admiral
Dowey to tho Intervlow with tho lieutenant
sent out from Vancouver. Ho snld ho was
deeply grieved that Admiral I)ony bad
taken tho matter up In tho way roportrd.
He declared that ho waH not responsible for
tho statement mado In tho Vancouver Inter
view. Ho had been approached hy n re
portor nnd In tho course of n conversation
had stated that the Spanish ships hud been
sunk because tho plugs were drawn by tho
Spanish. He explained that It was Impos
sible to sink a ship by hitting It nbovo thn
water line. Admiral Dewoj had, however,
lompellcd tlie Spaniards to sink their ships
nnd that was Just ns effective ns sinking
them with shells. Personally he hud the
highest possible respect for Admiral Dewey
unit his great ai-hieemcnt nnd lie greatly
regretted tint anything had been attributed
' to htm whlrh might tend to destroy the
glory of tho Admiral s deeds,
NINETY-SIX AND NOW
Romnrknblo Contrast with Bryan's Cam
paign of Four Years Ago.
APATHY AND NOT ENTHUSIASM GREETS HIM
His Manngors Aro Decidedly Dissatisfied
with tho Outlook,
EXPLANATION OF BRYAN'S CALL HOME
Hotel Hon Declare Fusion Headquarters
Hardly Worth tho Caudlo.
PRESS CORRESPONDENTS DESERT BRYAN
.Mhiih V. prj vi licrp Thnt Putillc Inter
cut In I lie (.nlnuiKy Cmullilnle
Ik Mciiillly nn (lir
Wimp.
LINCOLN, Sept. 23. (Special.) Colonel
Hrynn nnd his managers nro decidedly
alarmed over the outlook, not only In the
general election throughout tho country,
but particularly In Nebraska.
While Vice Ch.ilrmuti Edmlsten of tho
populist national committee, who hai
charge of the Hrynn Interests nt thla point,
continues to give it out that Hrynn will
enrry Nebraska by 20,000 majority every
lime he says so ho winks tho other eye and
his actions prove that he has uo faith In
his own nssertlons.
At the opening of tho campaign tho
Hryanltes here pretended to believe thnt
Nebraska was safe for the fusion candi
date without the turning of n hand, The
original program wits for Hrynn to stop
hero at Lincoln and make a front porch
lempalgn -not for Nebraska, but for dele
gations expected to visit him from otlirr
states. When It wns discovered that tho
delegations from other states were not
forthcoming tho program was roverscd and
tho front porch nbandoncd.
Mr. Hrynn started cast, lenvlng word that
ho would spend us much time as possible
on the stump In doubtful states and that
Nebraska would not hnvo the plensuro of
his company until the clone of the cam
paign. Scarce had he started out with this
object In view than ho wnB called back to
his home by frantic appeals from friends
convinced that unless something wero dono
ho would be n candidate without an elec
toral vote from Nebraska, whoso loyalty
to fusion he had been so loudly bonstlng.
Ilrjun'M I'rlcnds Alnrinril,
A prominent populist, high In tho conn
ells 6f tho pnrty, when nsked ycstcrdn
nbout tho sltuntlon, replied:
"Wo nro not satisfied at all with tin
conditions us they nro. Tho worst fenturo
we hnvo to contend with Is the-pronounce.!
apathy of our people. I do not think tho
republicans aro showing much moro Inter
est or enthusiasm than our own people, but
they have bad ono or two good inoetlngs
hero wlillo all of uuru havo bcj-'U 6t nn lu
dllferent ehnrncter. The republican meet
ing addressed by Senator Uurrows a week
ago. for example, was well attended, al
though. In my opinion, the enthusiasm
manifested wns not what ono would expect
lu a presldentinl election,
"Hrynn seems to havo lost a large part of
his drawing powers hero In Lincoln, Ho
comes and goes without attracting appre
ciable attention. It Is true that ho Is hav
ing fair audiences on his speechmaklng
tours outsldo the state, as well as In Ne
braska, but compared with tho great crowds
Hint followed In his wako four yenrs ago
tho spectacle Is depressing, to say tho least.
"Why Is Mr. Hryan devoting so much
time to speeches In Nebraska? I presume
because he wants to mnko Hiiro that bis
own stnto does not get awny from him, es
pecially ns ho can feel It slipping con
stantly. Ab to Mr. Ilrynn's plan of cam
paign that Is difficult to understand. I can
not conceive why ho should havo devoted
three or four days to Missouri, becauso if
Unit state wero not safely democratic all
our hopes of success would bo dissipated.
From hero ho Is going up to South Dakota,
Montana, Idaho, although those states have
only ti few votes In the electoral college
and altogether would not cotinterbnlanco
the electoral vote of Indiana alone.
(iifiNliiK I'liiiiidinift for Others.
"Whnt Hrynn Is trying to do, however, Is
to help some of his friends regnrdloss of
tho disastrous effects to himself. Ho
thinks that his work In tho First district
mny possibly pull our congresslonnl nom
inee, Ilergc, through. Up In South Dakota
ho has to ledeem promises made to assist
Senator Pettlgrew In his ambition to be
re-elected nnd In Montana ho Is paying
back tho campaign contribution of Senator
Clnrk, wlillo in Idaho he Is giving tttnglbln
recognition to tho long personal devotion
of Senator Dubois. This Is nil very nlro
so far as the recipients of these nttcntlons
nro concerned, but whero Is It going to help
Hrynn himself?
"Why don't the campaign management
lay nut tho work for Hryan? That Is not
easy to answer. Hryan Is running his own
campaign utterly regardless of consequences
and unmindful qt our Interests. As I snld
before the populists view tho sltuntlon, es
peclnlly in Nebraska, with considerable
alarm mid I would not want to shoulder
responsibility for the outcome"
Other Indications hero In Lincoln confirm
this view of tho situation. Lincoln Is prns-
i perlng ns never before. Every house nml
I store building Is occupied nnd the ctowtls
of street Idlers, so nnttceablu In 18D8, hnvo
I completely disappeared. Pictures of tho
j presldentinl candidates In the windows
' (live a iiood nrennnilnrntiro in Mclvlnlnv nvr
Hryan, nlthongh two or threo pictures of
Woollcy. tho prohibition candidate, may bo
seen. One of the attaches of the hotnl In
which the fusion headqtiurtors Is located un
bosomed himself In this fashion:
Hotel IIiinIiicnm a ii Slrinr,
"Our hotel Is doing n fine business; there
Is no question about that, but It Is not ow
ing to any political ndvnntngo wo enjoy.
Tho husliicFs Is the regular tradn of trav
elers and transients. Although the fusion
headquarters aro on the top floor wo nro ac
commodating more republicans thnn dem
ocrats nnd populists. There seems to bo
comparatively few peoplo coming Into the
headquarters to consult with tho fusion pol
iticians that Is, as compared with tho num
bers drawn In to transact business with tho
republicans four yeara ago when thoy were
located In our hotel. So far ns pooplo com
ing to sen Hryon Is concerned, wo hnvo
none of them at all. Even when Hryan whs
here nt the opening of the campaign vety
few came to see him. We got Information
dlrei t from folks In his hnushold that ho
Intended to stny In Lincoln through the cam
paign, or during tho greater part of It. nl
any rate, nnd made preparations accordingly
Hut he has hanged his plnns completely
and wo have reaped no benefit worth speak
ing of from htr nomination "
Equully mnlllcant is tbu desertion of Mr,