Daily Bee.
031 AHA, I'Bll AY aiOKJN'JXG, JljLY 2(5. 1901 TEK PACKS.
JiSTA'fclJfcllKn JUJsE 19, 1ST J.
SINGLE COLT FIVE OKXTS.
PERSONNEL OF COURT
Memben Are Selected for Board of Inquiry
in the Schley Cat.
KIMBERLEY AND BENHAM WITH DEWEY
Lone Thinlci the Makeup ia One to
t Eatiifj All.
SESSIONS OF HEARING ARE TO BE OPEN
Widest Latitude Permitted ia Matter
of Wittemi.
THEY BEGIN TH HEARING SEPTEMBER 12
Detail or tin; Public Inquiry Will
.i lie .Mil ill- lCnomi Until
an UllU'lnl Order W
Out.
Washington, July 2.1. The board of
Inquiry whlrh Is to Investigate the con
trovrrslnl point In connection with Ad
miral Sfbloy's conduct during tho Spanish
war will be composed of Admiral Dewey,
president of tho court, nnd Hear Admiral!
Lewis A. Klrnberly anil Andrew B, K. Hen
ham. The court will meet at tho Navy de
partment In Washington September 12, Tho
precept to thu court, which Is being pre
pared by Captnln I.cmlcy, Judge advo
cate general, has not yet been completed.
The scope of the Inquiry will bu known
when tho precept nnd the order for con
vening the court will b received. It Is ex
pected that It will be promulgated by tho
department tomorrow. Secrctnry Long
nays, however, that tho proceedings of tho
court wilt bo open nnd tho widest latttudo
will bo pormltted In the matter of wit
nesses, and that Hear Admiral Schley will
be allowed to bo represented by counsel.
Tho secretary hod nothing to say about
thn composition of tho court except he
thought It spoke for Itself nnd to express
tho hope that the members chosen would
be satisfactory to all concerned. He pointed
nut that none of tho ofllccrs chosen had, so
for ns he knew, expressed an opinion con
cerning what Is known as tho Sampson
Echley controversy, nnd It was therefore to
he presumed that they would enter upon
their work In an Impartial and unpreju
diced spirit. Tho members of the court
are distinctly fighting men. Each ban been
connected with a celebrated event In naval
annals. Of Admiral Dewey, tho hero of the
battle of Manila bay, It Is unnecessary to
upoak. His record la familiar to all. His
associates, Hear Admiral Klrnberly and
Hear Admiral Henhatn, are both retired
officers.
The formor was retired In 1892 and the
latter In 1891. Admiral Klmbcrley Is 71
years of age and Admiral Dunham 69. Each
taw over forty-flvo years of active scrvloo.
Doth had flno records during the civil war.
The groat ovent with which Admiral Kim
berley's name Is .associated U tho destruc
tion of the American ilrv In tho harbor of
Apia, Samoa, during tho terrific hurricane
which occurred In 1899.
Admiral Klmberley had been sent to
Samoa at the head of an American squadron
during tho trying period of our negotiations
with Germany there and hnd conducted
himself beforo tho storm with marked abil
ity and dignity. When tho hurricane oc
curred his entlro squadron was wreckod
Tho Vandalla and the Trenton were com
pletely destroyed and the Nlpslc was cast
nshoro. Tho story of that great disaster
nnd the great heroism displayed by tho
American ofllccrs and men undor tho direc
tion of Admiral Klmbcrley thrilled tho
whole world and mado an Impression never
to bo forgotten. Admiral tlenbam played a
dramatic part at Hlo de Janeiro during tho
great naval revolution In 1S94, the partlcu
lara of which wcro recounted In theao dls
patches a fow days ago.
I.niiK F I ml HI" Man.
All day Secrotary Long was engrossed In
the consideration of the details of tho court,
nocking particularly for a suitable Judgo
advocate, realizing that upon this officer
would devolvo the largest measure of re
sponsibility for the conduct of tho Inquiry
to a successful lssuo. It was thought that
such a man bad bcon found In tho person
of Commandor John B. Plllsbury, a nallor
who has the brightest reputation nnd Is
regarded as of n Judicial temperament. In
fact It was announced early In tho day at
tho department that ho had been selected
for tho place, Hut later, on more maturo
consideration, IiIh nnmo was abandoued. It
was recalled that as commander of tho
dynamite cruiser VeauvluH ho had served
tinder 8ampon off Santiago, nnd, moreover,
ns equipment officer of tho Boston navy
yard was again n subordlnato of tho samo
admiral, In his desire to escapo all crltl
clsm on tho point, of bias, Secretary Long
felt that these woro rensonB sufficient for
looking out for new material and for some
man who was absolutely disassociated from
tho great controversy In any phase.
Cap tn I ii I.enile)- 1'IIU the lllll.
Ijito this afternoon ho decided that ho
had found such an officer In tho person of
Captain Samuel C. Lemlcy, the Judge ad
vocate general of the navy, n selection cal
culated, becauso of tho rank of the officer,
to lnstltutu a full recognition of tho dig
nity and tmportanco of tho forthcoming
court of Inquiry. While It ennnot bo said
the mntter Is absolutely settled, Secretary
Long went so fnr as to ask Captnln Lemley
If ho felt frco to accept the assignment It it
were offered hlra, and It Is belloved Captain
Lemley will decide to answer ntUrniattvely.
Citptaln Lomlcy would feel hurt If It were
Intimated that ho had any personal fooling
In tho Sampson controversy. All the time
he has been tho legal branch of tho navy,
dating back to 1892, ho has never had any
occasion that involved either Sampson or
Schley In any personal aspect. Ho has
known both men Schley hotter than Samp
son, pirhaps, He was ono of Schley's per
sonal friends when he (Lemley) was In ac
tlvo lino service. Ho accompanied Schley
on tho famous Grecly relief expedition and
ho rendered valuable services tp him on
that occasion, which service tho senior
officer recognlied.
On tho other hand, Captain Lemley has
known Sampson ofllclally In tho Naval de
partment, when tho admiral was at the head
of tho ordnance bureau, and they wero thus
thrown Into closo contact from a business
point of view for soveral years.
Will Not Have to Do It .ill,
Captain lemley nan arranged to depart
from Washington on his annual trip through
Canada In August. Should ho accept th
trust ho will arrange to leave ou an earlier
date.
Meanwhile the clerical force of tho Judge
advocate's office can prepare tho documen
tary evidence necessary for uso before tho
court and witnesses at distant points may
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
ARE GOING BACK TO ALABAMA
.ciroe HmhikIiI to Illinois by
irohe Compniiy Are ever Un
loaded front Curs.
CHICAGO, Jul' 25. General Manager
Ai-rtzen of the Lntrobe Steel and Coupler
works at Melrose park, gavo out a state
- 'i evening declaring that the com
i -i', ' irloueil the effort to bring the
cu, '"i5 Melrose park and that
they ...
1 ,ir
k to their homes in
Alabama.
All day tho 300 negroes sat In their cars
at Lagrange, twenty-eight miles from Chi
cago, In fear. A committed of five cltl
zc.ns of Melrose park called on thim dur-
J"- the morning and used their beat en-
ui'itiu. . 10 uiuucu me men 10 rumm m
their homes In Alabama. They Informed
the eolortd mun of the actual state of af
fairs in Melrose park, where 300 armed i
men were awaiting the arrival of ttialr I
.ruin, ueicrminc.i mat tney nnuia urn. . u
nl H.....J I. lu. it... .,111..... ThnlH '
,u I" uiu ......sc. ."v..
siuiuiiit ii in iiinriiicii in n-Bro" 1
ever and finally flvo of them stepped on
tho train and made their way Into Chicago,
where they sought an Interview with Chief
of l'ollco O'Nell, asking protection, which
ho could not give, ns the trouble was not
within the city limits.
After tho five men had left the train to
como to Chicago the fears of those left on
the trnln lncrensed greatly and it was with
difficulty that the trainmen managed to
keep them from running off In a panic.
Nearly all of tho men declared that they
would not go to Melrose park and that It
taken there on tho train they would re
fuse to get off. At 2 o'clock Marshal Hail of
tho town of Lagrange ordered the trnln
bearing tho colored men to movo nut of the
village. It did so' and was placed on a
siding nt Salt Creek, two miles north of
Lagrango,
In tho meantime attorneys for the steel
company cnlled upon Sheriff Mngerstadl
and asked thnt tho company bo given ample
protection against tho mob violence which
wns threatened. They stated positively
that tho laborers would be landed In tho
shops of tho company late this afternoon
whether the sheriff furnished any aid or
not.
"I have Just received a telegram from
Adjutant General Hcese, offering mo the
aid of tho state mllltla If I need It," snld
Sheriff Magurstadt after his conference
with tho attorneys, "but I will not need
It. I have sent half a dozen men to Mel
rose park simply to make a report to mo
on tho condition there. If they say that
a mob of 300 nrmed men nro patrollng tho
streets, as the officials of tho company In-
rorm me, I will swear in a number of depu.
tleH and will preservo the peace at all
hazards. However, I nm not going to cnll
upon the mllltla, as the county Is capable
of preserving the peaco whatever happens.
uut at .Melrose park tho armed citizens
remained on watch until assured the
negroes wcro not coming, when they dis
persed.
GRANT TEAMSTERS NOTHING
Emiiloyrra In Snn I'rancUco Tell the
M)or They Will aire
S'o Qnartrr.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25. The most Im
portant development In the tcamstors'
strlko today waB the reply of tho Em
ployers' association to a communication
from Mayor Phelan, stating that he had
been asked by labor leaders to bring about
a conference between representatives of
tho Employers' association and Brotherhood
of TeaniHters. The Employers' association
told Mayor Phelan that It would not bo
a party to such a conference.
In addition the employers submitted to
tho mayor tho following proposition as tho
only one they would consider:
"The union will not Insist on unionizing
urms or iiictntlng who or where Its mem
bers shall work. In case of n disagree
ment over hours and wages, as between
nu employer and his employes, the men
win ngreo invariably to submit to arbltra
tion ana abide by tho result. In no case
snail tno men go on strike.
ELKS DECIDE TO WAIT AWHILE
I'liNtpiuir for One Yenr Action on
Qurntlon of Selcetlnir Site
(or thr Home.
MILWAUKEE, July 25. Tho question of
selecting n city for the erection of a Na
tlonnl Elks' home for aged nnd indigent
members has been laid over for another
year. This was the recommendation of
the committee having the matter in charge,
Tho resolution was presented to tho grand
lodge at this forenoon's session nnd was
ratified by tho convention without debate.
Tho grand lodge Increased tho committee
on Elks' home by the election of Jerome H.
Fisher, past grand exalted ruler. This com
mittee meets with the grand board of trus
tees, of which Joseph T. Fanning of In
dianapolis Is chairman.
Past Grand Exalted Killer J. H. Flshor
was given a vote of thanks for the manner
In which ho conducted his office during the
last year and tho grand trustees were ap
pointed n committee to arrange for the pres
entation of some kind of a testimonial In
the near future. Tho convention closed
with the Installation of tho now officers,
Tho Calumet & Heekla band won tho
J1.00O prlzo In tho open band contest. To
ledo was awarded second prize, $500, and
Colorndo Springs third, $250.
The afternoon was given over to revelry
on tho "Corso" and tho funny pnrado. The
reunion closed tonight with a grand prom
enade In tho Court of Honor and a grand
ball nt the Exposition building.
WISH M'LAURINI TO RESIGN
nenineriitle Coiiiiiilttrenien I'nM lteo
lutlon Drnnuiif Iiik llliu Mini Awl
liiK III Itetlri'incnt.
COLUMniA. S. C, July 25.-The state
democratic executive committee late to
night adopted a resolution ruling Senator
McLaurln out of the democratic party. Tho
action was totally unexpected.
Senator Tillman supported the resolution,
which was unexpectedly offered as a substi
tute for a resolution on which there hai
been much debate concerning the oath to bo
takon by candidates for congress In the ap
proaching election to fill tho vacancy caused
by the death of Congressman Stokes of the
Seventh district. Tho resolution Is as fol
lovs: Whereas, Tho Hon. John 1 McLaurln,
Junior senator, elected to represent the
stnte of South Carolina In the national
congress, him by his ntllllutlons nnd votes
In that body, Ignored tho national demo
cratic platform nnd thereby misrepresented
his Btate and his democratic constituency
which elected him; therefore be It
Hesolved. That It Is the senso nnd convic
tion of the democratic state executive com
mittee that Senator John L. McLaurln,
from the standpoint of honesty and self
respect, xhould tender his unqualified resig
nation immediately
The tesolutlon wau adopted by a vote of
25 to 5.
DISCHARGE jtt'KEESPORT MEN
Slap at Unionism that Maj Strsnjthm
Strike Effort.
EYES NOW TURNING TO SENATOR HANNA
Secretary III Imp Tlilnln l'o-nllily He
Can Hciich dm Steel Corporation
TliruuK'i tlic Gentleman
from Ohio.
PITTSnUIlG, l'a., July 25. The peaco
mission of M, M. Garland, who went to New
York on behalf of tho conservative clement
In the Amalgamated association, has failed
Mr n,rlBn,, .,..,., ,,r ,pnm
Btec, ,cnnufncturcr8 any terms on tthlch ft
aetllonifnt could be reached. They would l
i
0t rccci,e an lnch fron ,ho nUUu()e they
have taken, holding that the workers' lead
era precipitated tho fight and peace nogo-
tlatlous are off,
At the same time a more powerful In
fluence Is being sought to carry the olive
branch to J. P. Morgan. Joseph Ill-hop,
fcecretary of the Ohio State Hoard of Arbi
tration, Is working as mediator, It Is
learned from high authority, and plans to
reach the combine people through Senator
Hnnna. Mr. Bishop Is acting with the ap
proval of the Amalgamated leaders and
carries credentials from President Shaffer
explaining the attltudo of tho association.
Thore Is little doubt that Senator Hannn
will receive tho association mediator
graciously and It Is expected he will promise
to exercise bis best endeavors toward a
settlement. About his success with the
comhlno people much doubt la expressed.
When seen tonight concerning his trip to
New York Mr. Garland refused to discuss
the mntter. saying "I am not talking." Ho
said he made many trips to New York on
official business nnd this trip was one of
them. President Shaffer said If Mr. Garland
had gono to New York on a peaco mission
It wns not with his sanction or at his solici
tation.
fhnfTer Indifferent to Crltlelni.
President Shaffer of tho Amalgamate aa-
soclatlon was In a more hop.'f- mood today
than ho has been for some tlmo. He de
clared ho was perfectly satisfied with his
Inspection of conditions In Wellsvllle nnd
apprehended no difficulty In keeping his
men In lino at that place. President Shaf
fer evinced no surprise when mention was
made of the criticism thnt had been offered
by other labor IcaderB regarding his bring
ing on this battle nt this time. He said I
that ho expected criticism from many peo
ple, but It did not alter his position nor tho
conviction he held that he was perfectly
riaht.
During this afternoon Organizer Flynn
of the American Federation of Labor was
a caller at tho offices of the Amalgamated
association. He held a lengthy conversa
tion with President Shaffer and set at rest
all stories to the effect that the federa
tion was not In sympathy with tho Amal
gamated association by saying that the
entire organization was ready and waiting
to assist the Amalgamated association, both
financially and morally,' tn this strlko
whenever this assistance was asked.
llegardlng tho methods being pursued
by the Amalgamated association In fighting
the Steel trust It was said by the offi
cials today that their organization was
completo; that they were fully prepared
for battlo nnd had equal facilities for
learning the movements of tho manufac
turers as the manufacturers had of study
ing their own movements. There was no
need of tho Amalgamated association hir
ing spies for this purpose. They had clever
men In their organization who are Just as
capable of learning all that was desired
as paid detectives were. Tho president
denied emphatically the published story
that hts mysterious mission to 'Wellsvllle
wa3 for the purposo of getting detectives
into tho mill In tho guise of nonunion
workmen.
Up to 8 p. m. no change had taken placo
at Wellsvllle. No new men wero Imported
and the mills are still at work. Develop
ments at that' point are being wutched
closely by both sides.
Trouble llrcn-lnir at McKerport.
Information from McKcesport today leads
to the belief that tho big mill of the Na
tional Tube company In that city would
shortly bo Involved in the strlko. This la
payday at the works and two now mem
bers of tho now Amalgamated lodge that
was organized there Saturday were no
tified that their services were no longer
required. It Is reported that other mem
bers of tho union there got, or will get, a
similar notice when they draw their pay.
That this will bring on a conflict at tho
mill thoro Is little doubt, for It Is n blow
at tho very prlvilego that tho Amalgamated
association Is striving for nt the othor
mills of tho Steel trust. While McKces
port has been quiet up to the present tlmo
there Is a feeling of repressed excitement
among tho men over the prospect of ex
tending the strike to the National Tube
works, The strikers, as a rule, do not
seem to feci that tho Wood plant of the
steel company will bo started for some
time.
Aoelntlnn' Important KiTnrt.
An Important move on the part of tho
Amalgamated association is reported to be
contemplated In the effort to win out In
tho present strike. It was asserted In the
city today that all the arrangements have
been completed for unionizing the River'
side plant of tho National Tube company
at Denwood, near Wheeling. This plant Is a
part of tho United Stntes Steel corporation,
and Is n most Important one, employing as It
does upward of 2,500 hands. Heretofore It
has employed only nonunion men and, al
though there Is on organization In the
plant, no nttempt has over been mado to
antagonize tho manngemont
Tho men, except the highly skilled work
men, are generally foreigners, nnd it Is
stated by a prominent labor leader today
mai me enure rorce, or n large majority, is
now ready to cast lots with tho Amalga
mated association, missionaries having been
lauonng wun them for some time nast
It Is said tha't a meeting will bo held m.
night or tomorrow, and the men will go
iiuo me Amnigamaiod despite the fact that
they may bo called out at any time to as
sist In breaking the strike in the Sheet
bteel cimpany s mill. The usual silence
oy tno combination officials on strike sub
Jects Is strictly maintained.
Will I'rfMf Ont lee Handler.
COLUMHUS, O., July 25,-The Columbus
ice neaiers today decided to reject tho
scale submitted hy the union Ice handlers
Tho companies will make an effort to start
their wagqn8 with nonunion men.
J. l. Collin IMuiiKen to 111 Death
CHICAGO. July U.-John L. Collins, said
to be a son of Admiral Collins, plunged
fourteen utorlti to his death In the Masonic
temple hern today, lie was caught between
the elevator and shaft and fell 2u0 feet to
the basement, The decedent was 53 veam
of age. He leaven a wife and child and two
uromeraun iumornia.
GRAND ISLANDER CRITICISES
i
Hcv. I- V. .lorilnn nrnonnoe Amine
incut unit Another Attack
Church Finance.
CHICAGO, July 25. "Tho .manner In
which money Is raised for our churches
Is often a disgrace and an abomination,"
said Rev. W. D. Nowiln of Lexington, Ky.,
tonight In addressing a meeting of the
llaptlsl Young People's union of the Sec
ond Baptist church. "When the church
learns to adopt business methods Instead
of holding people up wo probably shall
find cur finances In better shape."
Thomas Urquhart, who acted aa chair
man of the mccttnu, said tho small at
tendance was Indlcatlvu of the manner In
which the church people often Interest
themselves In finance.
It was accepted n the sense of tbc con-
ference that every church member ought )
to give one-tentn oi nis income to tiw
church, no matter what It amounted to.
While this conference was going on an
other was In progress nl Haven school,
which touclud on amusements. Rev. F. F.
Jordan of Giaml Island, Neb., declared
dancing, card playing and the theater as
wholly out of the question.
"In some of our young people's societies,"
said Rev. Mr. Jordan, "tho desire for
anviscment comes dangerously near sup
planting tho desire tor a higher spiritual
life. Our amusement tends to lead young
people to forget the high calling which Is
open to them." v
The convention proper opened today at
tho Coliseum with an attendance of 1,000.
Attorney Francis W. Parker delivered an
nddress, In which he made an appeal tor
a Christian citizenship league to defeat
tho corrupt politics of tho era.
At a meeting tonight In tho Coliseum
President J. H. Chap man delivered his an
nual address. J. D. Gambrlll of Dallas,
Tcx delivered an address on "The Way
to the Throno "
PRESS MEN GET A COLD DEAL
Union I'aclllo TnUr Them Where Ilnlu
Hit l'nllcn nnil the Air
I Chilly.
SPRING VALLEY, Wyo., July 25. The
Union Pacific press excursion left Rawlins
this morning. Rain had fallen throughout
tho night, the first of any consequence In
this section for many months, and tho air
was chilly. The observation car was
patronized, however, nnd the enthusiasm
of tho tourists was not dampened. The
first stop was at Rock Springs, where the
Union Pacific coal mines wero Inspected.
The party, sixty In number, was taken
Into mluo No. 8 and lowered, 200 feet Into
the earth and carried one nnd a half miles
on n train of coal cars drawn by an elec
tric motor.
A brief stop was made at Green River,
where the citizens welcomed the visiting
newspaper men with, a serenade and served
refreshments.
Another stop was made at Fish City,
mado famous by the discovery of many
Interesting fossils by Prof. Parah. Spring
Valley waa reached before dark and thero
the train was stopped for tho night.
RATES FOR rHt VETERANS
fttnnd Army' .Commander-in-Chief
Announce What It AV1I1 Cot
to Go to Clevelnnil.
ST. LOUIS, July 25. In general orders
Issued today by Commander-In-Chlof Leo
Rassleu of tho Grand Army of the Rcpub
lie In regard to the thirty-fifth national en
campmcnt, to bo held in Cleveland, Sep
tember 9 to 11, announcement Is mado that
the Central Passenger association has made
a rate of 1 cent a mllo to and from .Clovo
land. All other passenger associations,
cast, south and west, have made rates from
ono faro tor the round trip to a fare and a
third, plus $2, which will apply through
their respcctlvo territories, but when the
Centrnl Passeugcr association territory Is
reached the 1 cent a mllo rate only will be
charged.
Tickets will bo good going only on date
of sale. They will be made good for return
passage up to and Including October 8, pro
vlded they are deposited with tho Joint
agent on or beforo 12 o'clock noon of Sun
day, September 15.
CANNOT RIDE OVER THE BRIDGE
Uronklyn Ilealdrnt with Ilnlne In
New York Have to Ferry
or lllUe.
NEW YORK, July 25. No attempt this
morning was made to resume a full service
on the Ilrooklyn bridge, on which soveral
suspension rods seemed to be broken yes
terday. Engineers cxnmlned tho bridge to
day carefully and It Is expected full repairs
will bo made In a day or two.
Train and trolley traffic was still prac
ttcally at a standstill on the brldgo this
evening when the hour camo for tho dally
tralflc toward Ilrooklyn and kindred
suburbs, With tho majority of Ilrooklyn
residents whose business Is In the borough
It was a case of walk tho big brldgo or
take to tho ferries. At G o'clock thero
were ten trolley cars running, on tho shut
tle system at intervals of ton minutes, nnd
two elevated trains with a capacity for
about 1.000 persons. This servlco was
hopelessly Inadequate.
THIS IS LAST DAY AT EL RENO
ltCKlatrntlnn Ilooth There and nt
Linrton Are to Clowe nt Six
O'Clot'U.
EL RENO, Okl., July 25. Tomorrow even
ing at 6 o'clock the booths in this city
and Lawton will bo closed and registration
of seekers for homes In tho Klown,
Comanche and Apache reservations will be
at an end. Tonight at the closo of regis
tration 161,992 persons had registered in
the two districts. Today's registration: El
Reno, 11,196; Lawton, 871. Total, El Reno,
181,133; Lawton, 30,159,
A special dispatch to the American from
Fort Sill says: Saturday morning at 0
o'clock Major Scott will send out troops
to clear tho Fort Sill military reservation
of all persons This reservation Is not
ceded land and has no connection with the
land to be opened to settlement.
MINING CONGRESS PRESIDENT
13, h. Shaffer of Ohio I IHectrd to the
I'lnce Heed for Vloe
Prraldent,
ROISE, Idaho, July 25. E. L. Shaffer of
Ohio was today elected president of the In
ternational Mining congress. Fred R. Reed
of Dolee was chosen vice president and
Irvln Mason was re-elected secretary with
out opposition.
Order Half Million of Cold.
NEW YORK. July 25.-The National City
bank has engaged (500,000 in gold at the as
say ofllce. Its destination is not stated.
FIRES SWEEP IOWA TOWNS
Eienx Oity En a Property Lou of Bmnty
EiTen Thouund.
DRY GOODS STORE BURSTS INTO FLAME
Chief Owner limit) Hurt After Snlnit
Firm' CiinIi anil llnoU Many
Home Ihirneil In Daven
port. SIOUX CITY, Ia July 23. (Special Tele
gram.) The entire Btock of the John F.
Phelan Dry Goods company, valued at
(60.0U0. was destroyed by this after-
noon. The storo building ....ii lodge prop
crty on its uppei lloors were damaged
J16.S00 more, making a total loss of J78.S0O.
Tho blaze started mysteriously In a show
window nnd in a few minutes the entire .
nrsi noor was u iuusb ui nmuca. ...u
was wen lllieu Willi ciurnn uuu iubuiuioi
who were forced to run for their lives,
John F. l'helan, chief proprietor, who was
In n balcony at tho rear of he store, un
dertook to save the cash on tho cashier's
desk and the firm's books. When ho had
tiling teem into n saio no iohiiu mnumi
forced by the flames nnd smoke to the
second floor. Here ho leaped from a win
dow, breaking an arm and otherwise In
juring himself. Two clerks, Miss Roso
Dement and C. E. Esgot, also leaped from
Bccond-story windows, out they were only
slightly Injured. Two theories are given
for the origin of the flro: That electric
light wires became crossed In tho show
window and that tho heat of tho sun, pour
ing through glnsswaro In the window,
Ignited a lot of dress goods as through a
burning glass. The blaze waa a tierce one
nnd only the hardest work prevented wide
spread destruction.
if7OO,000 I.om In Davenport.
DAVENPORT, la., July 25. Fire laid
waste an arca of sawmill and residence
property here tonight equal to twenty ordi
nary city blocks. Tho flamca started nt
2:30 p, m. In big piles of klndllngwood be
longing to the Rock Island Fuel company
on tho levee.
A brisk brcezo carried the flames directly
ncross the Immenso lumber yards of the
Weyer, Hauser & Denkmann company.
which wcro soon a seething mans of flames.
The spread of tho Are was so rapid that
tho workmen barely had time to desert the
yard and somo lost their coatB and dinner
palls. The flames rushed Into the adjoin
ing realdcnco district, closely settled with
mlddlo-class homes of an average value of
n tew thousand dollars each, from which
the occupants escaped only with their lives
and the clothing on their backs.
Over fifty homes wero thus burned, somo
of them tenement blockw, resulting In a
hundred families being rendered homeless.
Others deserted their homos In the threat
ened district. Vacant houses all over town
are filled with furniture removed from the
Imperiled district.
The fire was fought heroically by tho
fire departments of Davenport, Rock Island
and Mollne, HI., tho latter cities respond
ing promptly to an appeal for aid from
he re
Efforts to check tho flames were unavail
ing until they spread to the north on the
spacious grounds of St. Catherine's hall, a
boarding school for young women, which
was saved after the tower was burned off.
Gradually tho battle waged on the edges
of tho flaming district told ae tho less
thickly settled portions of tho city wero In
vaded, and by 10 o'clock the conflagration
was under control. The mill and yards of
tho Weyer, Hauser & Denkmann company
wcro destroyed. Their total Jobs Is $400,000.
Tho loss on residences nnd other property
la (300,000 more.
It is believed there were no fatalities.
Not n drop of rain having fallen hero In
three weeks tho lumber yards furnished
food for tho flames that quickly put tho
conflagration beyond the control of tho flro
men. Had tho wind blown from the cast
tho entlro business portion of the city
would have been nwept away. Fortunately
a southeast brcezo carried the flames
toward tho bluffs, and as soon as thoy were
out of tho thickly settled district tho ef
forts of tho firemen and hundreds of vol
unteers finally brought tho fire under con
trol. The entlro district from Federal street
to Brldgo avenuo and from tho river to
Soventh atreet was swept clean.
The heat was Intense and two ambulances
were kept busy hauling away persons who
wero prostrated by it. In a fow instances
persons living in the burned district have
not been located by their relatives, but It
is ucucved that they escaped.
Probably a hundred families were ren
dered homeless by tho flro and homes and
hotels were turned over to them for the
night. Hundreds of others moved temno-
rarlly from their homes and vacant lots
over n largo portion of the town were filled
tonight with household goods nnd tho refu
gees from tho burned district.
It Ib believed the flro wns caused by bovs
omoklng cigarettes on tho levee. Groups
oi mem nan necn chased away durlnir the
day from tho district whero tho flro brokn
out.
Store nf Itepnlillf nil City.
REPUHLICAN CITY, Neb., July
(special. j firo broke out this morning at
1 o'clock In the rear of a storo belonging to
A. A. Maloy und occupied by F. C. Poor for
general merchandise. Only a small portion
of the stock waB saved. Estimated losa on
stock (1,000, with Insuranco for (SOO; tho
Iobb on the building Ib (600, with Insurance
for (350. An adjoining building belonging
to a Diiiiaing and loan company of Has
tings was also burned. Ha lots Is (250.
Wheal Slack nt Stella.
STELLA, Neb., July 23. (Special.)
About 11 a. m. Harney Estes, living three
miles southeast of Stella, set flro to a
Htnall patch of weeds. The flameB spread
to (200 worth of stacked hay. which was
destroyed. Neighbors kept tho fire from
spreading. Mr. Estes was overcome by
heat ana had to be taken to the house,
Cincinnati I'ertlll.lnif I'lnnt.
CINCINNATI, July 25 The plant of the
Cincinnati Desiccating company, manufac
turcrs of fertilizers at Jones Station, seven
miles weBt of this city, was destroyed hy
Are tonight. Two dwellings were destroyed
The loss Is (80,000, partly Insured.
llnrnelt Cnrrlnnr Company,
CINCINNATI, July 25. Tho four-story
building occupied by the Harnett Carriage
company was destroyed hy fire tonight
The building wns stocked with finished
goods, Lous, (75,000
Captain Smith to He Governor.
MANILA, July 25, Captain Harry A,
Smith of the Flfteonth Infantry has been
appointed military governor of Laguna
province, Luzou.
The establishment of provincial govorn
ment In this province has been deterred un
til next February.
CONDITION OFJTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Friday, Pr b
ably Warmer In Western Portion; Satur
day Fnlr; Variable Winds.
Tcmpcriitnre at Omaha Yeatcrdayi
Hour. Dck. llotir. He.
5 a. in 78 t p. in I'"
(I a. in 7l It !. "I ,,s
7 a. in SO it p. in ...... '"1
S a. in Mil . i. ni to
ll a. in...... hit R p. m
10 n, in NS tl it. ni I"1
11 a. ni Wi T ii. in
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GENERAL DROUTH SITUATION
TluimlernlioTrern Follo-vcd hy Hot
Sun Are Little 11 rue lit to
Crops,
WASHINGTON, July 2S, Oftlclal reports
, ,., ,hn ..,. rrEin continues
hot an(, dry w(tn no j)rospcct of Immediate
chanB0 ,n the80 conditions. Showers have
... (n thf (.'orthQ-r, hnlf of tho corn
l)cjt arca 8inee night, including casi
em Nebraska, Iowa, northern Illinois,
northern Indiana and Ohio. Most of tbeso
rains, which generally were light In
amount, fell last night. Today there were
somo light rainfalls In western Nebraska
TIipka nreclnltatlons. how-
cyer jn forecast officials say, arc not nl
ways couduclvo of the best results to tho
growing crops, as they aro mostly thunder
showers. Immediately followed by a hot
Bun. Showers, It Is said, possibly may
occur In the drouth-atrlckcn region to
morrow, as they usually aro inseparable
from visitations of Intense heat, but no
general occurrence of them Is predicted.
Temperatures In tho torn belt, while a
few degrees lower today than yesterday,
wero again high, ranging from 95 degrees
to 100 degrees and higher.
WINDS COOL ST. LOUIS
Fall of Over Klitht Detcrre Make
Life In MIonrl Store
Undurnlilc.
ST. LOUIS, July 25. Winds thnt pre
vailed last night and alt day today ma-Vo
their presenco decidedly felt on tho super
heated atmosphere and brought glad relief
to suffering man nnd beast. A maximum
of 99 degrees was recorded at tho govern
ment weather bureau, which point was
reached at 4 o'clock this nftcrnoon. This
Is eight and one-tenth degrees below yes
terday's maximum temperature 107.1
which shattered all known records for this
vicinity.
Tho diminution In tho Intensity of tho
heat was shown by the marked reduction
In the death and prostration Hats for the
last twenty-four hours. For tho period
of time ending with 11 o'clock tonight
thirty-three deaths and twetfty-scven cases
of prostration wero reported, as against
forty-threo deaths and sevcnty-flvo pros
trations In the previous twenty-four hours.
Most of today's deaths wero of persons
stricken when the heat was at Its height.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., July 25. Arthur Dry
ant, for several years a Job printer of
Kansas City and St. Louis, committed sul
cldo by shooting himself at the home of
his parents in Cavannah, Mo., today be
cause of the Intense heat. Thero wero
four deaths here nnd fifteen prostrations,
three of which will prove fatal.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 25. The pros
pects today In tho southwest nre for
slightly cooler weather, but still with no
rain In sight. In Kansas City at 11 o'clock
the weather bureau reported 93 degrees,
which was 6 degrees lower than at tho
samo hour yesterday. Sprinkles of rain
ast night are reported from parts of Ar
kansas .-.ml Oklahoma, and Drunswlck, Mo.,
four counties northeast of Kansas City nnd
at Hays In central Kansas. A good south
brcezo laM night Improved conditions
locally.
Tho maximum temperature was 100.
Thero wero one death and thirty prostra
tlons.
J. 11 Jayne.s, 35 years old, formerly
financial secretary of Jay Gould, was found
dead in tho railroad yards of Kansas City,
Kan., today, having been prostrated by the
heat. Ho was a son of Colonel A. D
Jaynes, at different times treasurer and ro
celver of tho Missouri, Konsnn & Texas
railroad.
KANSAS IS ALL ATHIRST
Corn Crop Wore Off Thnn liver, lint
Whnt Wnrrte Mont U Where
to Get Drinking Water,
TOPEKA, Kan., July 25,The tempera
tures were not so high In Kansas today
averaging about 100 for the entlro state
However, not tho least relief has been ex
porlenccd from tho drouth. The atraoaphero
has been humid and numerous prostrations
are reported from various parts of tho
state.
The corn crop la In a worse condition than
ever and It will bo surprising It one-third
of a crop Is obtained. Many of tho farmers
aro cutting corn for fodder. If It were not
that thero were many thousands of bushels
of last year's corn In the stato tho outlook
for the stockmen would bo serious. At
tho beet It Is not encouraging.
Now that the corn crop Is blasted, tho
peoplo of the stato havo stopped consider
ing thnt part ot tho drouth situation and
are devoting their attention to obtaining
water to drink. Some towns aro In sore
straits. A week ngo they reported scarcity
of stock water. Now somo report that some
ot their drinking water la almost exhausted.
Streams, ponds and wells are going dry and
It Is hard to Imagine what tho peoplo of
many localities will do for water If rain
does not como soon.
Towns having waterworks systems havo
hardly a sufficiency of water for everyday
purposes, and aa the water plants aro de
pendent on the streams for their supply
this, too, will soon bo shortened.
LONDON'S FOGS CONDENSED
I'henomeiinl PrrcIiltntlon Soak In
terior of IIIk IIiiIIiUiik and
Stop Tronic.
LONDON, July 25. A phenomenal thun
derstorm, accompanied by hall and Inces
sant lightning, raged two hours In Lon
don this afternoon. Tho streets were turned
Into rlverB, Tho water, overflowing the
sldewalkb, entered dwellings and poured
down every opening. The underground rail
way was flooded and trains wore stopped.
The storm flooded Mrs. Langtry'a new
theater, the Imperial, Several public build
ings wero damaged. The crops in tho
country surrounding Loudon wore laid low
and tho telegraph wires torn down, fiev
eral suburban transportation lines are tem
porarily blocked as a result of the down
pour, tno water In some cases reaching
over the footboards of tho trains.
Kentucky Still SUsle.
LOUIBVILLB, July 25,The maximum
temperaturo today was 100, Thore wero
tour deaths and twelve prostrations.
RAIN IN NEBRASKA
Pertitn of the Con Belt Reptrt Qd
General Cowiptnr.
BROWN AND ROCK COUNTIES SOAKED
Keith, Kiox and CniUsr Rejoice it Ei.
cttdinf TTatnen,
iOrES FOR BREAKING DROUTH REVIVE
a din TerriUrj aid Texai Bepert Oettoi
Orep Eared.
KENTUCKY GETS GENEROUS DRENCHING
Minnesota and Ohio Have Heavy Pre
cipitation Storm I Violent In
Wisconsin, srltli DnmnKc hy
Cloudburat and LlKUtntnu.
Rain fell In Nebraska last night over a
considerable arca and in sufficient quantity
to improve tho crop conditions and create a
hope that the drouth is almost at an end.
Special dispatches to Tho Heo Indicate gen
eral and heavy rains from the southwest
section ot tho stato to the northeast and
every point henrd from along the pathway
of tho storm reports that It Is no light or
local shower, but a generous and gencrnl
rain.
Dispatches follow one another from Ogal-
lata, Urokcn Bow, Long Pine, Dnssett and
Niobrara, reporting Keith, Custer, Drown,
Rock nnd Knox counties liberally soaked
and more rain In alght. From tho Inter
vening counties reports wero unobtainable,
but tho evident direction and general char
acter of tho storm Indicate that they, too,
received their sboro of ralntnll.
Grand Island, which had a good rain two
nights ago, again reported slight showers
for a radius ot flvo miles around tho city.
Other states reporting more or less rain
fall and consequent relief from drouth are:
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Texas, Kentucky
and Ohio. Indian Territory waa well
watered.
Haiti Aero thn Slate.
OGALLALA, Neb., July 25. (Special Tel
egram.) A good general rain fell over
most ot Keith county this afternoon, from
half an Inch to one Inch, and It Is still
cloudy and raining.
BROKEN I10W, Neb., July 25. (Special
Telegram.) This locality was visited to
night with a fine, rain. Moat ot the corn
baa stood tho long dry Bpell remarkably
well and this rain has helped It out. Tho
precipitation was forty-one-hundredths ot
an Inch and the Indications are favorable
for moro rain before morning. Tho rain
was general In this part of the state.
LONG PINH, Neb., July 25. (Spoctal
Telegram.) After a drouth of thirty-four
days b flno .thunderstorm this afternoon
brought an Inch of rain, with proipecta for
more, Tho corn crop will bo fair.
BASSETT, Neb.. July 25. (Special Tele
gram.) A copious rain fell throughout tho
central and southern portions of this county
today and tho indications are that It will
rain again tonight. The northern part of
tho county had a good rain last night and
tho drouth seems to be broken. Corn has
not suffered much thus far from tho dry
weather and It will probably bo a fair
crop.
NIOBRARA, Neb., July 25. (Special Tel
egram.) A big rain fell at 6 o'clock tonight.
There was somo hall, but nothing was dam
aged and tho corn crop Is savcd.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. July 25. (Spe
cial Tclogr-m.) Slight showers fell early
tonight over this city and for a radius of
five miles outside.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., July 25. (Spe
cial,) Rain fell In this locality Tuesday
night for ono hour, but it failed to reduce
tho temperature Thrco prostrations woro
reported from the hoat: Petor Raunds, n
wagonmoker, whlle working In his shop; J.
H. Thrasher, a real estate man, and tho 5-year-old
son of B. L Klrkham.
Salvation to Cotton Crop.
ARDMORB, I. T July 25. Heavy rain
fell in tho enstern portion of tho Chlok
asaw nation this afternoon. While cotton
Is greatly benefited the rain comes too
late to prove of much benefit to corn, which
was practically burned up, 65 per cent
being affected. Cotton men assert that
there will bo a largo crop as a result of
today's heavy rains. In this city water
full In sheets for two hours.
MUSKOGEE, I. T., July 2C. A good rain
fell hero last night nnd the temperature
fell twenty degrees.
DALLAS, Tex., July 25. Reports re
colved hero tonight aro to the effect thn't
rain fell at many places In Texas and
Indian Territory today. The rain was tin
heaviest of tho season. It will bo of grent
benefit to the crops, particularly cotton.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 25.-Raln fell In
soveral sections of Kentucky today, the
downpour being heavy In aomo places
after a drouth extending over n month.
Storm I Violent In WUcnnnln.
LA CROSSE, Wis,, July 25. After two
weeks of temperature ranging from 96 to
105 tho heat was broken tonight by a hard
storm, accompanied by lightning. A largo
barn at tho county Insane asylum near
West Salem was Btnick and destroyed by
flro, cauBlng a panic among tho 150 In
mntes of the asylum.
ANTIGO, Wis,, July 25. During n ter
rifle cloudburst lightning struck nnd In
stantly killed Mrs, Martin Cherek. Her
baby waa severely burned. Another woman
in tho same house was aevorelv hnmori
Tho members of tho family of Mlltnn
Bacon wero shocked by lightning which
entered their house, hut wcro not seriously
hurt.
ST. PAUL, July 25. A heavy nnd general
rain throughout this section early this
morning has greatly rellovcd tho heated
spell.
CHILLICOTHE, O.. July 25. A heavy
rainstorm occurred here this morning.
Several buildings wero damaged by tho
lightning,
NEBRASKA HEAT VICTIMS
Mnrtnp McMndnn Goc to lied "Well
and Perlhe of IIIkIi Tempern
tnre In Vhe MkM.
NEBRA8KA CITY, July 25. (Special Tel
egram.) Murtap McLlndon, an old resident
of this city, was found dead In bed this
morning. Phjslclans say his death was
caused by the Intense heat. He retired
last night In his usual health. He was 65
years of age and unmarried.
Several other partial prostrations oc
curred yesterday and today, but It t be
lieved tho victims will recover. Corn stands
tho hot, dry weather well. Tho best In
formed Era la men say that 80 per cont
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