Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUXE ID, 1871.
OMAHA, S AT lT K D A Y MOHNIXO, SEPTEMBER 25), UWO -TWELVE PAGES.
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END IS NOT FAR OFF
All Signs Point to Early Termination of
Coal Minors' Strike j&fc'.Mi,,.
PRESIDENT MITCHELL IS
EVASlVL
Labor Leader Saya Ten Per Oent Wago In
crease Would Bo a Great Victory.
MEN THEMSELVES TO PASS ON ALL OFFERS
Probable Plan ci Settlement Outlined in
Dispatoh from Hazleton.
OPERATORS WILL NOT RECOGNIZE UNION
If Mine Owner Iimlt mi Intrrtlnn of
Slltllnir Scale Ciuiinc llcpnrlcil
Itulwc In Wnnrn Will .Not
A in on nt to Much,
HAZLETON, Pa.. Sept. 28. Notwlthstaud
lng tbc rumors of settlement anil of ron
ccsnlon upon the part of the operator!)
thcro was no thango la th grout conl Ktrlkw
situation here t oil.iy.
It wa probably the most Innetlvo ilay
that President Mltcholl anil IiIh olllrlul staff
hnvo spent since tho slrlku began. Thai
President Mitchell was waiting for Informa
tion from New York runuot tic denied, ns U
intimated several times during tho day that
flouiflthlng might develop before ulKhi. In
tho forenoon he had two loupt liy conversa
tions over tho loug-dlsluiici) telephone and
between 4 and ft o'clock this afternoon ho
was at tho wire "for more than half an hour.
To whom lie talked ho derlfned to eny.
When bo was pressed to haw something on
the general strike situation he shI(1:
This has been the greatest Industrial con
test be tr.ee n labor and capital In the his
tory of America, If the 10 per cent In
crease! mentioned In the newspapers Is
correct, while fur from satisfactory, It Is
the greatest victory ever achieved by
organized labor and won undo'- the most
adverse circumstances. I, of course, have
no t 111 UK to say us to what action wt'l be
taken us to thf accept. in-,, or rejection of
nuy proposition; this must lie determined
by the whole body of anthracite miners
thnmselves. Our organization will not make
tho mistake which lias wrecked many other
organizations or assuming the power to
determine through Its otllcer.i the liiipp.neei
or misery, the weal or woe, of the COO.WW
men, women and children dependent upon
the anthracite coal Industry for u liveli
hood. In discussing tho reported 10 per cent
advance offored to the men by tho operators,
Mr. Mitchell said:
Under the sliding scale such an Increase
would prnctlcally amount to nothing; what
tho men would gain In one day they might
losu tho next.
11 y the sliding scale Is meant that the
wages lire fixed according to the market
price of coal. If thcro Is an advance In the
prlco tho miners share In It, and should
thero ho a decreudo the miners correspond
ingly chare BUch a decrease.
If an Increase of 10 per cent In wages Is
offered tho miners It will probably he deno
ly muam of pouted milieu und the. persuua)
visitation of representatives of the mian
owners nnd not to the United Mine Work
era, because tho operators will not reeng
nlzo thu organization. If the meu so In
formed desire to consider tho proposition
they would have a meeting of their union
called for tho purprso of having tho olilcm'a
of thoso bodies notify tho three district
presidents. Theso presidents would Inform
tho national president. As Mr. Mitchell Is
not empowered to accept anything less than
till tho minors' demands, ho said he could
do nothing hut Instruct tho men lo refine I
tho offor.
If thu strikers should still feel that they
ought to entertain this proposition they can
nsk tho national president through a local
union meainj.; and then a district conven
tion to call n joint convention for throe dis
tricts. The request, however, would not he
rompulbory, the national president being
allowed to use lib Judgment.
Tho demands of tho men Is llxed by n
Joint convention of the threo districts.
They cannot accept anything less than
these demands without a two-thirds veto
of the three districts In Joint convention,
which alone ran settle any (mention on
cernlng the strike.
Quietness continues to prevail throughout
the whole Lehigh valley region. The J. S.
Wrntz & Co.'s colliery at Hazel Hrook shut
flown today, n body of 100 men having
marched from Froolnnd to Hint placo and In
duced tho men working In the Wentz col
liery to quit.
A lurgo parndo of miners from tho sur
rounding towns was to he held In Hazleton
tomorrow, but the mayor refused to per
mit It to tuko place, lie would glvo no
teasnn, hut It Is believed ho took this step
to avoid disturbances.
ONLY ONE COLLIERY RUNNING
.Mlnrr (io to Wiirk Vnilcr Stronu
Cunril .n Attempt to Oiler
Tliem VIoIpiiup.
SHAMOK1N. Pa.. Sept. 28. Contrary to
expectation of strlko leaders most of tho
employes of North Franklin colliery, near
Trovorton, opernted by tho Philadelphia &
Heading Coal and Iron company, reported
for work this morning under protection of
a big force of deputies nnd coal and Iron
police. Another carload of theso guardians
of tho pcaco arrived last night from Phila
delphia and Srhujlkill valley towns. It
wns thought by the strikers that the action
of tho men at Locust Springs colliery lu
censing work yesterday would havo In
fluenced tho North Franklin employes to
stop work today. Since rumors of a
settlement are nlloat, however, the men at
tho latter operation will likely remain at
work for a short tlmo nt least.
Thero was no sign of a clash botween
the deputies and tho small crowd of strlk
rrH that gathered as tho colliery resumed
nt 7 o'clock. Tho strikers agreed last
night to keep nwny from tho company's
property. Not n colliery In this section ex
cept the North Franklin Is at work. Op
erntors nro doing a lot of canvassing to
influenco miners to return to work on
October 1. The mine workers In this
vicinity oro overjoyed becauso of tho ex
pected concessions by tho operators.
MARCHERSNTHEIR POINT
Induce Miners Whit II nil llecn WorU
Intf .Vol to Upturn to flip I'll
t:er) tlitnu Orderly,
HAZLETON. Pa.. Sept. 28. There was a
match of strikers from Kreeland to Hnzlo-
hrook early this morning nnd us a result of
the efforts ot thoso men to get out mluers
working at the colliery of J. S. Wontz
Co. thuro tho operation was practically
shut down. The marcjiors numbered iibout
100 and they left Freelond at 3 n. m. They
reached lluzlnbrook, five miles distant, be
foro, daylight. Here the strikers dlstrln
uted thfiuolves through the town und
.(Continued on Scpnd rage.)
INCREASE IS ALMOST SURE
Operator of t.ncknn mum mid Wjn.
I ti k nllfj Unlit linpor
(aiil (.'(inference.
WILKESHARHH, Pa., Sept. 2S.-An Im
portant meeting of tho cool operators of tho
IlUl&oml I.orknwantin valleys was held
e Lehigh V alley Coal com-
r-"'T TOKHrVf"li,y- All the rcprejen-
tntlves ot t&MiWcoal companies with col
lieries In this section were present. The
only Individual coal producers represented
wero Coxe Ilros. & Co.
W. A. I.nthrop, general superintendent of
the Lehigh Valley company, tho chairman of
tho Join' association ot coal operators of
the Wyoming nnd Lackawanna regions, pre
sided. After tho conference was over several op
erators were asked for Information, but they
were very reticent. Superintendent Lathrop
said:
"Wo discussed a scheme of advancing the
wages of all the men throughout the re
gion nt least 10 per cent. The powder ques
tion was also discussed, hut wo oro not
prepared -to give out any Information re
garding our deliberations on tho subject."
From another reliable source It win
learned that the presidents of tho coal
companies In New York sent n drnft of the
proposed settlement of tho strike to their
representnthes here, with Instructions to
meet In conference nnd discuss whether It
would be advlsnble to mako terms with the
strikers on the basis stated. This Involved
n great deal of labor anil rawed endless
dlccusslon. Some of the superintendents
thought tho Increase could not be granted
without loss or on advance In the prlco of
coal.
The president of one of the big companies
In New York, who was called upon by long
distance telephonu for his views on this
point, is said to have stated that ho did not
think an Increase In the price of coal could
be entertained. Hltumlnous coal Is too
rhnrp a competitor now and an Increase In
anthracite would bo to tho advantage of
tho bituminous article. The conferenco was
asked to examine into the cost of mining
roal and see If there could not be a saving
made FOmewhero In operating expenses.
It Is reported that the representatives of
tho Lackawanna company, after going over
the operating expenses of their mines In
this district, were of the opinion that they
could stand tho Increase.
From whut could be learned the operators
were not opposed to granting a reduction In
tho price of powder, but thcro was a strong
feeling expressed against an out and out
ecognltlon of the miners' union. A
stenographic report of tho meeting was dis
patched to New i'ork in charge of u spo
clal messenger.
The olllccrs of the United Mine Workers'
assemblies heie say no agreement which
leaves the union out will bo acceptable to
tho strikers.
CREDIT DUE TO MARK HANNA
Scrniitoii Operator Sny I'ronirctl e
Settlement of Strike Win Kn
ulnccrril by Oblo .Senator.
SCHANTON, Pu.. Sept. iS. Operators
hern udmlt that Senator Hanna lu thu
central figure in the negotiations for tho
settlement of the strike and they piofcss
to ho at sea In regard to tho details, but
tn e iot',lden' that V fnnvs beMrellcnd
what will be acceptable to tho minora und
that whatever conditions he has exacted
or is exacting from the coal meu In Now
Ycrk will be nothing less than what avIU
be fully satisfactory to tho minors. This
confidence Is heightened by a generally
credited story that the delay lu Issuing
the strike order wns to glvo Prcsidout
Mitchell tlmo to accept Senator Hanna'a
offer.
Nothing would bo given out by tho op
erntors ns to what transpired at the
WllUcsbarre conferenco today, further than
taht they discussed the proposed settle
ment. If they were considered In the mat
ter at all, they Bay, It would ho only out
of courtesy. "Where New York leads, wo
must go," one of thorn declared.
Tho strikers are Jubilant over the new
turn of affairs nnd will gladly second any
reasonable concessions by way of con
ciliation. John Jennyn was th only ope-ator
found willing to bo quoted In the settlement
matter.
Ho said It wns Mark Hauna who wns en
gineering tho settlement nnd that he
(Jrrmynl did not npproc of allowing poli
tics to Interfere, no matter how inti.h the
politicians had at stake. "It Is useless
to kick, though," he added. "Tlnsc New
Yoik fellows have tho power. Wo must
simply fall in line."
SETTLEMENT OF THE STRIKE
Prominent Operators Decline to Talk
on the .Negotiations In
I'rofircHs,
NKW YOItK. Sept. 2S. Nothing could bo
learned at tho New York olllces of the
various antbrnclto coal railroads today to
Indlcnto that tho miners' strike was neater
n settlement than It was yesterday. Presi
dent Truesdalo of the Delaware, Lacka
wanna & Western, who said yesterday that
negotiations for ending tho strlko were In
progress, said today ho had nothing what
ever to glvo out concerning the situation.
John Markle, one of the most prominent of
tho Independent operators, arrived here
from Hazleton today It Is said tho object
of his visit Is to take part In a conference
of Independent operators to be held nt the
ofllcu of J. P. Morgan & Co.
At the Morgan hanking houses It was
denied that n conference of tbo mine op
orators was to bo held and It wns said the
firm had not heard of such a meeting. No
member of the firm was willing lo he quoted
on nny phase of the strlko situation today.
According to a Wall street news agency a
movement Is on foot to have the men go to
work at advanced wages nt various mines
without i formal settlement.
NO SOFT COAL FOR NEW YORK
Health Department of Mctrninll
Tali e Out Warrant for Violation
of SinoUe Ordinance.
NKW YORK. Sept. 28. A large number of
warrants wero Issued today to olllccrs of
the health department for the nrrcst of por
sons charged with violating tho smoke
ordluame. President Murphy of the health
department snld:
"Tills smoke nuisance must be Btopped at
once. Soft conl would do millions of dollars
worth of damage In this city. Becauso wo
have UHed only hard coal and havo been
practically free from smoke millions have
been Invested In white marble bulldlncs
and pther white buildings. Soft coal smoke
would completely destroy their appearance
That U merely an instanco of what It would
do. It ulll have to bo stopped."
t
Price of Anthracite Drop,
NKW YORK, Sept. 28. Prices for an
thraclto coal In this city havo today
dropped CO or 75 cents per ton, Indicat
ing that the end ot thu strlko is In sight
and the rush of tho retailers to buy from
the wholesalers ti almost entirely stoppoJ.
LATEST MOVE OF RUSSIA
Rumor that Ozar Now Proposes to Blockade
Chinese Naval Ports.
ACTIVITY OF ENEMY'S FLEET THE CAUSE
Movement Will Probably Hp Ulreeteil
Amtlunt Hip Ii ('Illume Ports
Which Are .Not Within the
Sphere of I'orelKii I'liHfK.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. The report
from St. Petersburg, said to have been
tnado on the authority of the Husslan naval
staff, that, owing to the hostile nttltude of
tho Chinese Meet at Shanghai, Hussla pro
poses to blockade tho Chinese "naval
ports," crcntcd much Interest at tho Navy
department and In government circles gen
erally today. As there Is no statement to
the effect that It Is to be preceded by a
declaration. It Is assumed the blockade pn
posed comes under the designation In In
ternational law of "pacific blockade. '
A pacific blockade la considered some
thing of an unouialy, nnd though Its Justi
fication ts not recognized by some writers
on lnternntlcnat law, It has been resorted
to on several occasions during tho last cen
tury and tho majority of writers now recog
nize it us a miHsure of constraint short of
war. It has been Instituted sometimes by
the Joint action of several powers, Boma
tlmes of a slngio power in Borne ense.
against all vessels, and In other cases ihe
vessels of the nation cencerned. Tho pen
alties have generally been the seizure and
confiscation of the cargo and property of
tho offending nation, or seizure nnd deten
tion. Thu legal procedure of n legal block
ade Is so unsettled as to the attitude of
the blockade-rs toward tho vessels of Btaics
not concerned that their course has varied
In almost every Instance.
Cilllliplc of llloollliile.
The first pacific blockade ever Instituted
was In 1827, when tho coasts of Greece, then
nominally subject to Turkey, were blockaded
by tho English, French and Husslan squad
rons. New Granada was blockaded by Eug
laud In lSfitl, Mexico by Frauco In 1S38, La
Plata by Franco In 1838-(0, the Creek porta
by England In 1830. the coasts of Formosa
by Fiance In 1881, Greece by (Irent Britain.
Ocrtnany. Austria, Italy and Russia In 1880
nnd Crete In 1S97 by the six powers of
Europe.
When Formosa was blockaded by France
In U84 the blockade wan Intended to In
clude neutral vessels as liable lo capture and
condemnation, despite the fact that France
had not assumed tho nttltudo of a belliger
ent. This position was assumed because
Frauco continued to coal nt Hong Kong.
England refused on this occasion to admit
that under the circumstances that France
had tho right to capture and condemn neu
trals. In 1857 when the European powers block
aded Crete tho ships of neutrals were al
lowed to enter and discharge cargoes, pro
vided they wero not Intended for the uso of
Creek troops In tho Interior. Previous to
that, in 1SS7, the Institute do Droit Inter
national ndopted a declaration to tho effect
that a pacific blockade was only permissi
ble on condition that vessels und;r foreign
, . .
freely enter blockadart portn
and Unit vessel:; ot tho offending nation
which might bo sequestered when tho
blockade ceased should bo restored to their
owners without eoinpcnatlon.
Tho UnlteJ States Itself resorted to tho
expedient of the pacific blockade threo days
prior to tho declaration of war with Spain,
when by executive order certain of tho
Cuban ports wore blockaded.
If the roport from St. Petersburg should
provo correct the supposition Is that, as It
Is based on the alleged activity of the
Chinese fleet, the blorkndo would be dl
reeled against Chlnoso ports where thero
are uaval stares, dry docss or coaling stn
Hons. Thero are but six of these ports on
the Chinese roast not within tho spheres
of foreign powers, namely, Nluchang, whero
there Is a mud dock; Taku and Tien Tsln.
where thero are Chlneso government docks
and yards; Shnnghal. Foo Chow, Amoy and
Whanpoa, where thero aro granite docks
owned by tho Chlneso government.
TO OFFER NEW PROPOSITION
(ierninn, 1'rnncp mill Itnssln Aktpp
on Policy to Hp Purmieil ntlli
Hi'Niicct to (iilnn,
LONDON, Sept. 2'J. I a. m. Apparently
Germany's retreat from an untenable po
sition has been virtually nccomp.lsh. d.
Tlie Paris correspondent of the Minting
Post sayn:
"An agreement on tho Chinese program
has been arranged between France, Ger
many and Ilus3ln. It will bo submitted
to tho othor powers within u few days.
The action recommended will bo milder
than' Germany's original proposal and It la
expected tnat an tne powers will nccepi
the program.'"
Tho Cologne Gazette, In another semi-
ofllclul statement, apparently In. ended for
consumption In the United States and Kng
lnr.d. points out the serious position re
sulting from Prince 'loan's ascendancy.
The Tien Tsln correspondent of the
Stnndurd says "I learn that LI Hung
('hang has declared thnt Rear Admiral
Alexlcff has gone to Port Arthur to avoid
meeting Count von Wnidorsec, who was to
hold a conference with him and with Vice
Admiral Seymour and Sir Alfred Gaselce."
Tho following dispatch, dated September
27, has been received from Shanghai: "It
Is reported that Central Mel Kung ex
pelled thu Boxers from Shan Tun and Is
now following them Into the province of
Chi LI. Sumo exeltemont has been caused
by a rumor that Chinese steamers living
tho British (lag nro conveying munitions
of war fioni the Shanghnl ntsrn.il north
ward. It Is reported that Russia has
ottered to advnnco money to China to ro
pay tho IlritlBh loan."
NOT PROOF ENOUGH OF GUILT
Courl-Murl Inl FhIIh lo Convict
VI-
IpkpiI .VknhnhIii nt Huron
Villi Ketlcler,
P12KIN. Sept. 22. The alleged Manchu
assassin of Baron von Ketteler was tried
by court-martial yesterday. No new evi
dence was presented and the court de
cided that It would bo unjustified In pro
nouncing sentence upon tho prisoner, who,
however, will be held in the hopo that fur
ther Information will bo obtained.
The Russian nnd Gorman legations are
still awaiting developments and the re
ceipt of further instructions. LI Huns
Chang Is expected to arrive within a week
Business Ib improving and the peoplo are
gaining contldence, tut no progress Is
being made toward tho return of tho fugi
tive government, the event so greatly de
sired by every one.
General Fukushlma has returned here
after spending twelve days at Taku.
Killed Little John anil Wife.
HUTTK, Mont.. Sept. 21-ThomHH Unoley
convicted of murder In ih.. Mocmul .1,..
gree today for shooting and klUliiK his
son-in-i.i. i.mio jonn. unu ins auugnter.
who wns uie wue oi i.unt John.
GOOD ARMY MOVE BY MILES
Order Issued Intended to lncrrnsp He.
inllttn to the I'lnft nnd I.im c
for .Native. t.uiuL
WASHINGTON. Sept. 28. Lieutenant
Oencral Miles has Issued n general order to
tho nrmy Intended to secure a general Im
provement In the morale and physical con
dition of the force. The order particularly
directs tho Inculcation of patriotic princi
ples, tho celebration of national holidays by
patriotic readings, strict attention to sa
lutes, respect for the flK and nttentlon to
good martial music, especially vocnl mujlc.
The Itnportanco of discipline is dwelt upon
nnd loyal and cheerful obedlenco demnnded.
It is directed that the three arms of in
service, whenever practicable, be assembled
for Instruction! in battle taction, nnd It Is
ordered thnt thero be frequent marches and
sports calculated to develop the military
spirit.
lpinrtiiientnl .Note.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 28. (Special Tele
cram.) Authority was today granted for the
organization of tho First Nntlonal hank of
Pocahontas, In. Cnpltal. JZo.OOn. w, s.
McKwen of Pocahontas, L. O. Thornton, W.
C. Holston are named ns Incorporators.
The Valley National bank of Des Moines.
In., tho Morchnnts National bank of Phil
adelphia and tho Flrat National of Chi
cago wero today approved ns reserve agents
for the Nntlonal Stnto hank of llurllngton,
In.
Add'tlonrtl free delivery sorvlce has been
ordered established nt Cedar Falls, Iliack
hawk county, la., to take effect October 1.
It will embrace nn nrca of 104 square miles,
with a population of l,Sli7. S. O. Olncy,
C. L. Stevens and C. L. Dood were appointed
carriers.
K. B. Kngelsrud was today appointed post
master nt Tenold, Worth county, la.
W. J. Wnrnko, carrier nt tho Lincoln
postofllce, has been promoted from third to
second clnss nnd his salary Increased to
$850 a year,
Itobert J. Prlco has Ijcen appointed sub
stitute carrier nt the Decorah (U.) post
olllce. Frank H. Bryant of Iowa has been ap
pointed to a clerkship In the Treasury de
partment, paying $900 n year.
A postofTIco Is established at Storm. Mar
shall county. S. D with Ole J. Dahl as post
master. The postofllco at Franklin, Neb., Mara
thon and Stuart, la.. Whlto Lake. S. D.,
Green ltlvor and Saratoga, Wyo., will be
come international money order ofllccs on
October 1.
DEEP CUT IN EARNINGS
New Schedule of drain Huten In Mlu
iicxutii Will CoNt Iliillroml
If IOO, 000, 0(10 Alilllinll).
ST. PU'L, Minn., Sept. 28. Having ac
cepted the compromise with tho railroad
commission, the seven railroads doing bus
iness in southern Minnesota will on Mon
day put Into effect the new rates, which
will then be ordered by the commission.
Tho now rates mean a reduction of rates
to the railroads on grain alono ot J 100,000, -000
a year. Tho merchandise tarft will
nlso cut very deeply Into railway enrnluga.
ir-rU ot lliillroilt i
PHILADELPHIA, l'n . t. 2$.-Ty.'Ttcll
wny World has obtatned in ndvancJ iguves
from tho roport of tho Pennsylvania com
pany for tho year ended June 30, 1900. They
Bhow tho remurkable growth In tho com
pany's business during the past year. Groas
earnings amounted to $80,301,331, against
$G7,110,D33 the preceding year; operating ex
penses, $53,916,171, ngalnst $43,026,925; In
come from operating, $20,388,1(10, against
$21,083,607: Income from other sources,
$.,CCS,372. against $5,312,712; total Income,
$32,050,532. ugalnst (26.436,320: deductions
for Interest, rentals, taxes, permanent Im
provements, etc., $21,844,790, ngamst $19,
623.371; 5 per cent dividends. $0,712,288.
against $6,165,252; surplus, $3,449,552. against
$315,696 last year. Thu surplus on June 30,
1P00, stood at $1,310,002, agalnkt $21,017,300
on June 30, 1899. Passenger rcvouuo In
creased $2.1S1,353. while revenue from
freight trnlllc lncteased $10,903,175.
Thero wore heavy Increases In expendi
tures for maintenance of way and structures
nnd equipment, hut notwithstanding this
tho percentage of operating expenses to
gross earnings was only 67.14. against 68.57
tho previous ye.ir. There wore lsstifd dur
ing tho year 435,019 shares of stock, but tho
funded debt was reduced about $30,000,000.
The par value of the stocks owned by the
company nmounts to $186,658,722, against
$131,902,022 In 1S99. Number of passengers
carried Increased 1.503,291; number of tons
of freight cnrrled Increased 30,080,899.
NEW HARD COAL FIELD FOUND
.North Dakota Mnn IllNeovern ( ixciiile
uIiim Hint Will Yield ti.,.
0(111,001) Tiiiix.
VALLF.Y CITY. N. D., Sept. 2R -Judge
J. M. Dennett has Just returned fiom tho
Cascade mountain district of W.ihlilugton,
bringing samples nnd news of tho location
of vast fields of puro anthracite conl. In
company with Prof. Burch, a mineral cxpeit
of Seattle, Judgo Dennett penetrated Into
tho Cascade range sixty miles from tho rail
road and after two days of prospecting lo
cated veins, showing nineteen feet of coal
ana located on 640 acres ot land. He estl
mates tho quantity of coal In sight at 25,000,
000 tons. Judgo Dennett flrat discovered the
roul on a prospecting trip In tho 60s, but
lost track of tho location until Ins recent
trip. Ho will form a company to work tho
veins. Tho samples shown are of he same
quality, but lighter than tho Srranton
product.
I.nrue (.'ii I tie Shipment.
RAPID CITY, S. D . Sept. 28.-(Special.)
Tho record of cattlo shipments for the
Black Hills has been broken ty Cortln
Morse of this city, who, is now considered
the cnttlu king of this part of tho range
On Sunday ho shipped from Breni'.an thirty
carleads of steers, on Monday Bittcon and
on Tuesday twenty more carloads, making
In all Hixty-stx carloads, or t x trains.
Morse owns the largest herds In this part
of the Hills. His yearly Incomr from his
cattle Is alJout $100,000. A few years ago
he was a cowboy on tho rangm, working
for a salary.
Tho heavy rains of tho InBt thieo weeks
havo started tho nrnss to growing again
and it is alrendy about threo Inches high
Cattlemen are hoping for a delay In the
frosts, hliould frosts como no-v tho feed
on the ranges would bo spoiled, for tho new
grrwth has not matured Buniclrn ly to
mako good feed when cured. There hae
been no frosts as yet In tho foothills.
Iteheknlm Cull on Pre hlilcut.
CANTON, t) . Sept. 2S.-For a time this
evening the McKlnlcy lnwn presented th
every day appearance of the campaign of
1MM. It wu Hied with a hniuishaklnst
delegation Tho members of the delegation
were women from all parts of the country,
who are meeting here ns del. gates to thf
district meeting of the Daughters of Re
bekah, the women's branch ut Odd Fellow
ship. The president met them half way
down tho walk and gave mch u warm
handshuko and a word of grentlnr. 'Women
lined up on the sidewalk out-dde the lawn
nnd ns the president waved ihem farewell
they gnvo tho Chautauqua talute.
KRUCER MUST SHOW HIS DLDS
England Tells Holland to Tako Good Peek
at Oom Paul's Baggago.
GOLD AND ARCHIVES MUST BE LEFT BEHIND
Dutch (Internment Warned thnt n 111
recnril of Great Britain's Wishes
In iiil Mutter Will lie Tnkpti
ui Drench of Xf ntrnllty.
LONDON. Sept. 2S.-rarent Britain has
sent u note to tho Dutch government, ac
cording to n dispatch from Amsterdam to
tho Dally Mall, which contains a warning
thnt If Mr. Krugcr Is allowed to carry
bullion or stnto archives on board tho
Dutch war ship which Is to bring him to
Kurope It will be regarded as a breach
of neutrality on tho part of the Nether
lands. Hnrrs limp .Soinp Fluht I.pft.
LONDON. Sept. 28, 12:20 p. m. Lord
Roberts reports to tho War oinco under
date of Pretoria, September 27, ns follows.
The Boers nttacked a portion of Paget'
forces at Pletiunrs river station this morn
ing, but were beaten off after llireo hours'
of fighting.
"Bullcr occupied Macmac river nnd the
eastern side of Burghers' pass on Septem
ber 26, after some slight lcslstanro. Hell
bron, Beltz and Llndloy havo been rcoc
cupled." (ierninn S inpiilh.i for Iloer.
BKRLIN. Sept. 28. The Tnges Zeltung
today publishes an article strongly ad
vocating the offering of Inducements to tho
Boers to settle In German Southwest AM.
WILL NOT FIGHT AMERICA
Cnptnln Dreyfn Denounce the Auon
clllo Proposition ns Alinnnl
lie; noil Iteimon.
(Copyright. W, by Press Publishing Co i
PARIS. Sept. 28 fNew York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.! Cnptaln Drey
fus, upon being Interviewed todny at Ge
neva, made nn utiqunlllled dental of tho
otory that ho had accepted an engagement
to reorganize tho Tngnl forces now In urms
agalnBt tho United Stntcs.
"Tho statement Is nbsurd." said the rap
tain. "Of course, slnco my release nflcr
tho Renncs trlnl, I have received an enorm
ous quantity of letters, proposing schemes of
lecturing nnd noting anil what not. Whether
among theso thero wns n letter from Agou
cillo offering mo the leadership of tho Fili
pino nrmy or not I cannot say, because I
never pay the least nttentlon to these com
munlcatlons. But nothing should Induce j
mo to accept this particular offer, what
ever tho Inducements might havo been, for
the reasons:
"First, I cannot forget how generously
tho people of the United States espoused my
causo and whnt powerful and unstinted
support the American press gnvo to the In
ternational campaign for Justice. I am too
deeply Indebted, too profoundly grateful to
the American people to ever draw tho
sword against them, however wrong I might
deem their' pause.
"Secondly, my llfo now has: but one ulm-
my legal rehabilitation batora my ow.i
country nnd tho civilized world. Every
mluuto of my tlmo and every faculty of my
mind is solely devoted to this ono purpose
and when I have accomplished It I shall
nut Beck new adventures. I shall await
death with my wife and children. My suf
ferings havo been too severe. No ambition
is left within me."
Agonclllo. whoso locnl address has been
mysteriously concealed lately, cannot be
found In Paris. One of his closest friends
told your rorrcpondent that ho seriously
louhted the genuineness of trm letter sent
o the Philippine junta at Hong Kong.
NEW MINISTRY IN JAPAN
rpinlri' YniniiRnln UpsIkiik nml Is
I.ll.ely to Be Sueeeeilrd by thp
MuniiilH of Ito,
LONDON, Sept. 28. "The Yamngata
ministry has resigned," cables thu Yoko
hama correspondent of tho Dally Mall,
and Marquis Ito will probably succeed to
the premiership. Such n change would not
affoct Japan's policy In China. Marquis
Ito favors hearty co-oporntlon with Great
Britain nnd strongly opposes the partition
of China or Russian asceiidency there."
I" lint of I'IikIImIi Klcctlonn.
LONDON. Sept. 28. John Peun, con
servative, has tho distinction of being tho
first member returned for tho new Parlia
ment, having been today ro-oloctcd without
opposition for Lcwisham, which ho has rep
resented since August, 1391. W. F. I).
Smith, son of the late W. II. Smith nnd n
partner In the great news business, n
liberal-conservative, was nlso ro-elected
today without opposition to represent the
Strand district of London. A few days ago
Mr. Smith was threatened with opposition
on curious grounds, namely, tho censorship
oxerclsed by his firm, which several times
has refused lo sell well known works in
Its hook stalls owing to their alleged Im
propriety. But tho Independent conserva
tives eventually decided that sufficient en
thusiasm could not be worked up on this
basis nnd the son. of the millionaire, who
started an a newsboy onco more repre
sents tho Strand in tho liberal-conservative
Interest.
Stamp Out Yellow 1-Vver.
SANTIAGO K CUB , Sept. 28 Thanks
to the efforts of Colonel Samuel .M. Whlt
sido, tho commander of the Department of
Santiago and Puerto Principe, and the other
ofllrers in charge, no caBe of yellow fever
has hern reported here since December.
One hundred miles of streets nre swept
dally, and previously Infected houses have
been threo times disinfected. A house-to-house
Inspection Is made by the surgeons
and thousands of gallnus of carbolic ncld
nnd tons of cholorlde of Umo have been
used.
ICwniiK S11 iii nn U Crnr,
SHANGHAI, Sept. 28. Emperor Kwans
Su has issued nil edict thanking Emperor
Nicholas for his decision to withdraw the
Russian troops from Pckln and also an
nouncing his own willingness to perform
a memorial ceremony over the gravo of
Baron von Ketteler, tho murdered Ger
man minister to China.
It Is announced from a Chlneso oOliinl
source that the imperial court has ordered
that the palaco at SI Ngan Fu bo prepared
for Its reception.
Killed In 11 Quarrel Over n Do if.
CKILLICOTHi:. O., Sept. 28. David
Brooks was killed, today by his brother
Amos. The men mm gone minting no'sr
the city und quarreled over 11 dog. Amm
relzed tne gun 111 uuvnrs lianil and I lr-'l
killing him Instantly. Amos ran to iln
woods and attempted to kill himself, nut
was arrested.
Situation nt Cult colon,
GALVESTON, Sept. 2S. Today 2.220 men
were employed elenrliiB tho streets of
riebrH and disposing or ileuil bodies from
the wreckage. Thlrty.one bodies weri
fn.ind. making h toUI of 2,ail so far knowi
to have been recuered.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair; Warmer; Southerly Winds.
Tpntpprnlnrp nt Onutlin Yestrriln? I
Hour. Ucir. Hour. lieu.
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WRECK ON SOUTHERN PACIFIC
PnnHciiKrr Trnln In the DKcli One
Woman Killed unit Several
Pennn Injured.
SALT LAKE. Sept. 2S. A sperlal to the
Tribune from Ogden, ftah, says; A dis
astrous wreck occurred on tho Southern
Pacific at Gnrtnor Siding, near the Utah
Nevada line. Train No. 4, due to arrive
at Ogdoti at 6 o'clock last evening, went
Into the ditch nnd one person wns killed
and about fifteen others more or less in
jured. Tho doad:
MRS. LOW KM. of Trenton. Mo.
Seriously Injured:
Mrs. J. C. Allen, Cleveland, O., bend
severely bruised and back tprAlncd.
Nelson Nelll, Shelby county, Illinois, leg
fractured.
Mrs. Gross. Tulare, Cal., collar bone
broken.
Mrs. Keefo. Pan Francisco, collar bono
broken nnd leg fractured.
Mrs. McGnmmou, (address not given),
arm broken.
STOCKTON. Cal . Sept. 2S. Mrs. H. M.
Lowell, who was killed In tho railroad wreck
near Ogden, left here on tho Rock Island
excursion. Sho was enroute to Trenton,
Mo., to visit her son, Clark Lowell, whom
sho had not seen for savors! yonrs. The
deceased was tho mother of Mrs. A. 11.
Hopkins, whose husband Is in the printing
buidnesa here.
GOLD SEEKERS IN TROUBLE
Part' thai (Jocx to the llli-nk Mmre
of Mhprlii IIUIiIpn Aunlnit ltnelf
on llllollilt l.lllen,
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28. The steamer
Samoa nrrlvod todny from Siberia, via Cape
Nome. The Samoa left this port last Juno,
having on board n number of Kngllsh nnd
American mining engineers nnd Russian
miners, employes of tho KnBt Siberian syn
dicate which had an Imperial concession to
mine for gold along the roast of Siberia.
When Siberia was reached troublo arose be
tween the Russians on tho one hand nnd
tho Americans nnd Lngllsh on the other
While the Russians were asleep one night
Captain Johnson, headed tho Samon for Capo
Nome. Bofore tho Rutslnns knew where
they were going the vessel wnB under tho
American ling nt Cape Nome. Tho Rub
slntis demanded that they be returned to Si
beria. Colonel F.vnns. n United Stntes
treasury nfllclal, wau detailed to go tho Sa
moa to sco that the Russians committed no
overt net. The American mining engineers
remained nt Nome. Wt Is charged that when
tho Snmon again nuched a Siberian port
the Uuislai.ij, ejerp'-ij tho preimncri of Kvans,
looted the Samoa ol JU cargo, consisting of
mining machinery, prjiwsloni and $20,000 In
gold.
A member of tho expedition sa"lil that the
Samon's trip would cost tho English stock
holders of the Fast Siberian syndicate J250,-
000.
ALASKAN T0VVNSWEPT AWAY
Population of Solomon City Destitute
nml Without Miplter Ap
peal for A Id.
SUATTLi:. Wash., Sept. 28. News has
been received here that Solomon City, at
the mouth of Solomon river, wns devastated
by the recent storm on the roast of Alaska.
All bulldltiBS wero either swept away by
tho waxes or were wrecked by tho wind.
Tho town hnd u population of 200, all of
whom nre destltuto and homeless.
A message from tho sea was picked up
on the bcuch by u soldier on September
10, near the military reservation. The
bottle wits tightly corked und a mossage
was written on n common Japanese paper
napkin and read ns follows'
"OFF PORT SAFETY. 11. 1900 Who
finds this pleaso report to authorities eight
of us left Port Clarence three days ago
and nro now sinking fast with no hope.
Signed: Jnck Dehiney, G. L. Myers, Sam
Mitrk (or Mack), John Dolrtn, George
Thomas, A. M. Dean."
Tho message was turned over to Cnptaln
Jurvls.
POPULATION OF ST. JOSEPH
special Agent Nmv In vcMluntlni Al
le,;eil I'rnlldH In Work of t'en
hiin llniinieintoiH.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Sept. 28 -Victor II.
Olmstead, special agent of tho census de
partment nt Washington, Ib In tho city und
tiday began an Investigation of alleged
frauds In the taking of tho census in this
(Ity. Figures turned In by tho enumer
ators show tho population of tho city to
have considerably moro thau doubled In
tho last deendo. Ten years ago tho city
had 51,000 souls. It Is now estimated to
havo lOil.OOO. Tho census returns show
moro than tho latter figures, but how 1m1.i1
more tho special agent declines to state.
Many witnesses wero secretly examined
today.
Spol.nne (.'imltiiiicM to Increase.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. The population
of the city of Spokane, Wash , as elltelnl'y
announced today. Is: For 19 0. 20 818: 1890,
19,922. Those figures show for the city as
h whole an Incrcuso In pnpu'ntlin of 16,92(5,
or 81.90 per cent, from 1890 to P..00.
Work lit lilll eoii,
GALVESTON. Tex.. Sept. 2S.-Tho re.
celpts of cotton today were fl.ono bales. The
grain receipts are only modeiaiL Seven
teen hundred men are working along tbo
wharves and l.V) uro clearing away the
debrli. There Is need for as many inur".
('oriihcH aro being found dally and burned.
Tho number discovered is twenty-ilvo a
day.
Body AVaxlien Axlnire.
CLEVELAND. O., S'pt. 2S.-Thn body of
Jane ('orrlg.111, tho hut nf the lx victims
of the yncht Idler, widen sank In Lakn
Erie, last July, was recovered today, bein;t
found on thu bench a few miles east of
the city.
Movement" of Occmi VesxcU, Sept. its,
At Queeiistown Arrived LucnnlB. froei
New York, for Liverpool nnd proceeded.
Sailed New England, from Liverpool, for
Boston. . . . ,
At New York Arrived Columbia, from
Hamburg. ,
At Liverpool Arrived Gormiinlc, from
New York. . . ,. - ..
At (JiiiHgnw Arrlved-Corcnn, from Phll-
uiiellllliu
At Yokohama Arrived Victoria, from
Tacntnu, for Hong K"iis'.
11 1 1 ,,..hi,rr Arrived -FlieiHt II Ninurck.
from New Yoik. via Plymouth nnd Cherbourg-
Pairlet.i, from New York.
At Movllle-Salled-(ity of Homo, from
Glasgow, for .New lorn
At Soot hamiiton-Sal oil AllKllsle Vlrr
torla from Hamburg, for Now York, via
Cherbourg.
At London Hilled Michigan, for Nw
rork.
ROYAL BALL IS HELD
Oliinax to Week's PcstWitics Occurrod at
Oastlo Last Night.
ALL PREVIOUS FUNCTIONS WERE OUTDONE
King and Queen Consort Lend Their Pres
ence to the Occasion,
FLOWERS, MUSIC, BRIGHT COLORS ABOUND
Gloomy Oastlo Transformed Into a Beautiful
Eownr of (Moty.
GREAT CROWD WATCHES THE DANCERS
Itenntlfitl Woiiipii, DlRiilllprt Mpii,
llniiilnotui CnMiiines niiH HhvIOi
IllK Mlllo .MilKe Nernr One
Apver to Hp Forut 1 ten.
If human emotions sometimes rtlr In
kingly breasts n Bweet, proud moment canui
lust night Into tho life of AH.-S.u-Hon VI,
scion of a noble line. On Thursday thu
ducal realm of Cibola, In tho kingdom of
Hulvera, fertile ns tho valley of the Ganges,
had rendered unto Caesar all that was his
and had ushered tho king along 11 tlowory
path to tho city's Inner sttougliold. A moro
near nnd touching compliment was onerod
his majesty Inst night through tho hotnago
paid his queen, n, ringing and sluccro ac
claim, with every Hp n heart behind It.
When pomp and ceremony wero douo and
the flaxen beard In which tho king has been
wont to disguise his kindly deeds was put
nsldo thero was revealed tho genial coun
tenance of Fred A. Nnsh, well known in so
cial and cotumcrclnl circles. Ono voice with
the vulumo of n thousand uppiovcd tho royal
choice when tho queen Issued from her
apartments and was rccognUcd as Miss
Mildred Lomax, a debutante nntlvc to tho
city.
Tho throng, which lllled each scat In the
great coronation hall, had long been waiting
for tho enactment of u scene which might
be described to Us sons' suns. At 8 o'clock
tho 2,000 chairs lu the galleries were oc
cupied und hundreds were turned away at
tho doors. Eighteen hundred men nnd
women were on tho dancing floor, the whole
making up a gathering such ns never before
wltncbsed thu crowning of Ak-Sar-lU'ii's
queen. Cars, cloak rooms and every facility
wero overtaxed, but the k.ilghts gave up
ihelr holiday to labor und all went merrily
Scene of IteK'll Splendor.
And the sight was well worth tho hours
of waiting: It wns an unexampled trc.it
In sound nnd color and, for the night, ltfo
wub worth tho living. Tho roal gardens
had been robbed for tho banks of ferns,
tispnrugus, and ovorgrccu and cliGHen ar
tlhts had spread on generously' their-iriRht-est
lints. The ueat otvtho Ulpg watt ra
diant undo) i circlet of red fire, two
bronzo Moraurles at tho bnsn liolillun aloft
lldming beacons. Illuminated Lankii nt
vcrlui'b formed screens for tho ladies of
tht court. Tho celling arches wero hidden
In tinted hnlf circles of the trl-color. Va
cant spaces between neknowiedged a higher
nllrglaneo in adornments of red, whlio nnd
blur. Tho lights which studded the celling
nnd left not a lingoring shadow In the
vast hall were In shades of red, yellow
and green.
In the center of tho parquet Blood n
mammoth fountnln, roft lights find ug their
way through the leaves and tendrils of
tropic plants. On nil sldcH was a solid
background of spectators, ranged tier on
tier, and on tho llnor glided and chattel
and reclined tho fnlrest decoration .f them
all tho women of Ihe feudal renlm.
Promptly on tho stroko of 9 a blnst of
trumpets announced tho coming of tho
king, preceded by his colonial suhjcit
from tho Isles of tho Sea. All wore at
tired in tlioir native raiment, in the en
semble a brilliant tlaro of color. As a
guard of honor advanced t ho Bcnul of Gov
eriiors In gauntletH and riding hoots, for
they nro men of affairs and had r.ililon far
and haul. Their garb wub spotless wh.tc
KIiik'h llnliy unit the (liiocn'n.
Then the king, enveloped In his olonk of
ermine, his hereditary crown upon his
brow, ontcred with Mutely atop nnd alow,
for thuro wore hundreds scarce nblo to
bco tho glint of Ills crown 111 tho vast un
semblngo. Ho lespondeil to 110 greeting
until ho had mounted thn throno ami re
vealed himself lu his actual p.rs.nallty.
Then he mndo continued and grncloun ac
knowledgment until tho storm had In .1
mensuro waned.
Tho fourteen chosen ones, highest in the
queen's esteem, then proceeded lo the
npartments of their mistress to notify her
of the royal pleasure. The glad approval
of Ihe king's cholco was a token to thoso
11 tho streets afar that tho queen had
been seen nnd recognized. Miss Lomax
entered behind her maids, pages support
lng the rich folds of her train. Hnr gown
was of whlto watln, with pcnrl trimmings,
nnd u cloak of blue. With gontlo dignity
alio mounted thn throno and knelt nt tho
klng'n feet. Her sovereign quickly raised
her and led her to tho beat nt his Bldo.
Lifting the di'idem sot with gcniB from Its
satin pillow, he rested It on her brow and
deafening shouts approved tho deed.
After saluting tho reigning monarch,
tho gayly dressed knights, 200 strong
formed In n grand march and filed from
tho chamber. Then thoso high In au
thniity approached und on bonded kneu
touched their Hps to tho queen'B hand nnd
In their train tho mtiltltudo renewed nn
nlleglnncn which haH brought them bleBS
Inga Hweoter than any bestowed by a
wnrld-conquorlng Alexander, for theirs M
a tlmo of pcaco nnd plenty.
So Then iitey Danceil.
Then the two lmndH which furnished
melody vied with each other In alternate
praisu and tho coronation ball was opened.
In thn Intervals thero wero solos by Rollln
W. Bond, coronntlst, and Georgo C. Erot,
euphonium soloist. Mr. Bond also coil
ducted his military band from Ord, tho
Hecond group of musicians bolng thn Me
Cook Mllltury band. Tho dances wero
twenty In number, tho conventional walu
and tho two-step having each their turn
In thu progress of tho program, which
brought on Its conclusion earlier than in
other years, although there wbh still a
length of Interlude and brevity of dance
numbers which tho younger generations
might have wished reversed. Tho floor,
under n spread of canvas, furnished ude
quale footing for light feet, In splto of
occasional rldgn und furrow. But stub
matters wero trifles and banished not one
smile from thn lips of nny morrymaker
From tho opening of the gates to the last
dying strain thn music was sweeter, tho
lights brighter and the company u more