v The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUIS'E 10, 1871. CXMAJIA, THUnSPAV IMOliNlNG, AUGUST 1, 1901 TWKLV.E PAGES. SING-LB COL'V FIVE OKXTS. 1 STILL IN SUSPENSE Steal Strikers Hoir Nothing Dcc!i!ti from the Conferenos. CORPORATION MEN THE MOST CHEERFUL They Appear to Hare Some Hope of Good Besults. MORGAN PLAN MAY.. BE ADOPTED YET It leemi to Hare Better Ehotr Than at Tint. IHAFFER SECRETLY BUSY AT TELEPHl, Anaorlntlon Prmlilent Called Often, lint Drclllirn to Hrvrnl Whnt In Hnlil Conferee1 Meet A M In Toil n j riTTSnUHO, July 31. "Hopo deferred maketh the heart nick" Is expressive of tfce feelings of tho majority of Pitts uur,&r tonlRlit outside of tho Inner clralo of tho Amalgamated association oxccutlvo beard, which has been considering the pro poaMs for n aettlement of tho stcol strike for two days without agreement. How tho mentbera of tho board feol Is known to no man on the outside. The second day of tho executive board's .deliberation was notahlo for many rumors !ln circulation and fur the conspicuous dearth of rcBUlts. The absence of three of ths principal members of tho board from the sessions today gave rlso to tho atory that tho members wore divided In their 'ideas of tho peace proposals and that In ndrr to satisfy all Secretary Williams had hccn sent to Now York to seek modifica tions at tho hands of Messrs. Morgan and Schwab, whtlo Assistant Secretary Tlgho nnd Trusteo Morgan had received a com mission to visit Senator Hanna to securo 'his aid In bringing about an amlcablo ar rangement. Nothing tnnglblo could bo lotrnod concerning theso supposed trips, 'however, and nil tnlk In relation to them must renin I n mere coujecturo until tho members' lips nrc unsealed. It wns oftcr 11 o'clock this forenoon when tho committee met. Thrco of the olllclals, Secretary John Williams, Assistant Sec- 'rc.tnry M, V. Tlghe and National Trustee John Morgan, wero not present. It was subsequently Icorncd that tho threo ah Kontccs wero out of tho rlty and had taken , th: Ir departuro on early trains. It wuo said later that thoy were expected to be present when the boord shall bo called to gether tomorrow morning. Where they had gono ond what their mission Is could not bo learned. President Shaffer wos called to a secret conforencc with someone, sup posed to be a representative of tho United States Steel corporation, during tho early morning hours. At noon the officials adjourned for lunch. Thoy remnlncd, uwny until nftor 2 o clock and tU 'rv4 . lit took Sptbo . conference. President Shafter wan called repeatedly to tho telephone and talked long and earn estly With someone at the other end of the line. Itcccssos token at frequent Intervals t.bawcd that most of tho tlmo of thq meet ing was dovotcd to tho killing of tlmo dur ing tho absenco of the officials, who wero on mystcrlotis missions. Joseph Illshop, tho secretary of tho Ohio Poard of Arbitration, was present nt th) discussions today. Ho left the htadquartcrs Into In the afternoon without 'making any stntomcnt. Slmffrr Mill Mute. At 4 o'clock President Shaffer and Vice President Davis Hccse left tho house. Pres ident Shaffer Informed tho reporter that no statement would bo given out today. Tho two oftlclaU went to tho Carneglo building, where they hold a brief conference with Joseph 12. Schwab nnd Vleo President Stone, who eptnt most of tho day In tho Carneglo unices. Within an hour Messrs. Shaffor nnd Hccse returned to tho general offices of the association. Another hour was spent In tho conference room and thon tho meet Ing adjourned. When President Shaffer camo down to go homo ho was ngaln asked for some statement as to tho condition of tho confereneo and tho probability of a DOttlomrnt. Iu reply ho said: "Thoro will ho no statement given out today. I expect to call another mooting of tho board to morrow at 10 o'clock. I will bo present at this meeting and will not bo out of the city tonight." With this statement President Shaffer left for his home. All of tho otlmr olllclals who were at tho meeting during the after noon declined to talk strike. Thoy hurried away from tho building to avoid meeting newspaper men. About tho entrance of tho hendouartors building in Seventh nventio groups of men wero gathered all nfternoon. Homo wero members of tho Amalgamated association who were on Htrlko and Inter ested In tho proceedings. Others wero private detectives who wutched every movo niado by President Shaffer and other load ers of tho Amalgamated association. Pres ident Shaffer said ho know of no reason for his movements being watched, but becamo deeply Interested In the statfl of affairs when told at It. Confidence .vos felt In somo circles today that tho Mrlkn would eventually bo settled on tho propositions made by Mr. Morgan. Tho olllclals of the Htccl companies who have been acting for tho United States Steel corporation In this matter wero apparoutly hopeful and llghtheartcd. lliiinui Dnenn't Know of It. CLKVKLAND. July 31. Senator Hanna said tonight that there had been no con fereneo between him and representatives of tho Amalgamated association, nor did ho Know anything of a conference between himself ond tho Iron workers as Is quite generally reported. WILL BLOW UP LANDMARK KamnN City Firemen to Itemove the Old Kloltliiii llulldluK oC Fair Fniue, KANSAS CITY, Mo.. July 31. Tho old exposition building In this city, which was erected thirty years ago at a cost oi ;ou, 000 and which was the scene of tho big an nual fair for Kansas and Missouri lor sov oral seasons thereafter, will bo blown up with dynamite by the firemen of thl; city within tho next ten days. James T. 1 lines today sold tho building with thirty ncros of cround, Including tne exposmou oau pars. in canltallsts who Intend to convert tho proporty Into a fashionable residence dis trict. Tho expedition building wan aban doned ten yenrs after It was built, when tho unnunl fair ceased to attract visitors, and the dilapidated stmcture has for years been nn eyesore. The base ball club will com plete tho season on the grounds. 1 AUSTRIA READY FOR TROUBLE flarrlMiii on Albanian Frontier I'liieed on AVnr Foiitlntt Troop to tlic Front, LONDON, July 31. A dispatch to tho Pall Mall Gazette from Duda-Pesth says. In consequence of the agitation In Albania, Austria has ordered every garrison in Ilosnla and Herzegovina to bo Immediately placed on a war footing. Additional regi ments leave Vienna this week for Serca Jcvo and Danjaluka. All the officers on furlough havo been ordered to rejoin their regiments. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 31. Tho ex citement among the Albanians nt Prlshmlna Is becoming more acute. Tha Christians arc reported to be In a despcrato condition and tho foreign ministers hero havo mnde renowed demanda at the Ytldlz Kiosk that the government protect ! lives nnd property of the Christians. ON. July 31 Nothing has been re "."'t'- ln",..U' confirm tho news contained , Min Pall Mall (lazetlo from riudn , Jldo of Vienna scant .Ac alleged political attention is pain nc Intrigues which arc asserted to bo at tho bottom of tho prcfcnt agitation In Albania. According to a sensational Austrian news paper Italy nnd Montenegro started tho Murflulmons Ir Albania on their present nntl-Chrlstlan campnlgn with tho view of obtaining an excuse of somo kind for In torventlon, tho object being to checkmnto Austria's prior claim on Albania In the ovent of Its separation from Turkey. Italy has several times denied these alleged do signs on Albania. Italian papers assert that Italy's only object Is to prevent Ocr many from using the Drclbund for the pur pose of securing Oermnn predominance In tho Ilalkans nnd to rc-cstabllsh tho equi librium disturbed by Austria's supposed de signs on Albania. There Is no Indication at present of the Balkan question balng brought up In a serlotm mnnncr In the Im mediate future. LORD ROBERTS VOTED MONEY Aftor lllttrr DIkoiinkIiiii IIoiino of Coiu ntniix .11 like I'lelil MnrHhul Illu Pollution, LONDON, July 31. In tho Houso of Com mons todny, proposing a resolution grant ing 1-iold Marshal Karl Roberts 100.000 for his services In South Africa, A. J. Hal four, tho government leader, In the course of nu eulogy of tho Hold marshal, said there was no doubt that but for Ixinl Roberts' daring ond strategy and tho rapidity with which his plans wore carried out Klmberlcy ami Mafcklng would have fallen, 11,000 Brit ish would havo been starved into Htibmls slon nt Ladysmlth nnd there would havo been a general rising of disloyalists In South Africi. Tho country was saved from this by tho genius of tho man he now Invites the house to reward by a unanimous vote, Irrespective of political differences. The statement called forth protests from tho Irish members. Tho liberal lender, Sir Henry Campbell-Uanncrman, concurred In the motion. John Dillon, Irish nationalist, strongly opposed tho voto. Mo declared Lord Roberts tujd shown tho greatest tn nr.uirillyln'S'duUi' Africa' nnd said ho hnd employed barbarous methods and hud proved hlmielf a dismal failure Mr. Labouchero, radical, protested against granting grntultles to military men while nothing was given to civilians who wero doing something for tho benefit of tholr country. Mr. Kolr Hardlp, socialist and Independ ent labor, took a similar view. Ho do- clared that in tho opinion of experts nt homo and - abroad Lord Roberts' falltiro wob primarily responsible for tho continu ance of tho war. Mr. Swift MacNell, Irish nationalist, said he eonsldcted Lord Roberts' operations wero conducted with a maximum of cruelty nnd a minimum of humanity nnd that his farewell speech at Capetown was horrible hypocrisy and blasphemy. After further debate for and against tho mensuro Mr. Ilalfour moved the closure, which waB carried by 257 to 103 votes. The resolution was ndopted by a voto of 2S1 to 53. GLOBE TROTTER IS AT HOME Canton Ntoluler IlotiiniK to I'nrU When the Crowd Will lie Lament. PARIS, August 1. Qaston Stelgler. who has, been, trnvcllng around the globo under tho patronage of a paper, was ex pected to arrlvo hero yesterday on his re turn and a .considerable crowd gathered during tho afternoon nt the Nortborn sta tion ond again nt 11 o'clock last night awaiting his arrival. A special waiting room had been profusely decorated with tho trl-color ond palms and this was re served for the reception. Stelgler, howover, In ennucquenco of tho Whlto Star liner Oocnnlo from Now York being three hours Into at Liverpool missed tho trnln for London thnt ho had planned to catch. Ho telegrnphed that he would arrlvo In Paris early today, traveling by tho night mall, but tho papor wired him to lcavo London this morning and to ar rive hero at 4:45 p. m., so thnt an elab orate daylight reception might bo arranged. Tho Journey will thus have beon accom plished by Stelgler In sixty-four days and four hours. CRISPI FIGHTS FOR BREATH Sounil of 111 Terrible MniKKle AkiiIiihI Dentil Are Heard In the .Street. NAPLES. July 31. Tho bulletin Issued tonight regarding Slgnor Francesco Crlspl announces that lio has sunereii a relapse and Is weaker. Ills terrible struggle for breath con bo heard oven In tho roadway of the street where his residence stands. The members of his family and his two secretaries are at tho deathbed. Tho last words pronounced by Slgnor Crlspl before ho became so feeblo were, on hearing tho telegrams from King Victor Emmanuel nnd Dowager Queen Murghcrlta, "Oh, good king, good queen." EMPEROR ORDERS PROMOTION Will Mnkr oneoiiiiuliloned Ollleern or Thono tiernian Snlillem In SIoko of Peliln. nERLIN, July 31. Emperor William has ordered that all tho Oerman soldiers who wore In Tekln during the siege are to bo promoted to tho rank of noncommis sioned officers. IUIIed hy Sultan. CONSTANTINOPLE. July , 31. Chorlf Safda Pasha, who was recently arrested In his house, togethor with twenty-six guosts, ull of whom were accused of an extensive conspiracy against the sultan, was, with thirteen other Mussulmans, dispatched Into exllo yesterday. MAY CARRY ARMS IN 'FRISCO Hundred Noinnion Men Granted Privilege bj Polloe Gcmmiiiion, BAGGAGE WAGON DRIVERS CALLED OUT llotrl OtioM Are to I'eol lJneet of the Mrlke Sand Ten muter Also Ntini liioneil mill II ii I Id I n HT Is Chocked. SAN FRANCISCO, July 31. Tho police commissioners have granted about 100 per mits to nonunion men to carry concealed weapons for tho purpose of self-defense. Mayor Phclan still hopes that a compro tnlso of tho trouble may bo effected. There wero but tow changes In the local labor situation today. Iloth employers and em ployes are standing firm and each side claims confidence In winning out without drawing on Its reserves. No serious dis turbance of tho peace occurred today. Tho strikers are strictly ifliscrvlng tho Injunc tion to nbstnln from violence, Tho employers hold out no hope for a speedy settlement of tho trouble, and say there Is nothing In sight but a hard bat tie. Two of tho big steamship companies rfssert that they are getting nonunion men to fill the places of some of the strikers and believe they can, within a short tlmo. sreuro all the men needed to operate their beats. An Intimation was made that tbo stcamsnip companies wouiii, if necessary. bring men to San Francisco frotr. tier points In the United States. A few nonunion men were employed as longshoremen on tho docks of tho Oceanic company and tho Pacific Coast Steamship company. On tho former n gang worked half tho night putting cargo aboard tho steamer Sierra, which is due to sail for Australia tomorrow. Arriving vessels to day wero deserted by tholr crews, who Im mediately reported nt tho headquarters of the sailors' union. Several foreign vessels nro being loaded by their own crews, who hnvo no connection with local labor unions. Tho drivers for tho Paclflo Transfer company were called out today. This will have a serious effect on tho handling of baggage. Tho sand teamsters were also ordered out. This now development may put a stop to building operations through out tho city. .11 n I lily Dependent on Conl Sttjiiity. y the best Informed students of the situation It Is declared that tho outcomo of tho contention Is mainly dependent upon tho coal supply. Only one largo bunkor was In operation this morning and It I said thoro Is not enough coal in tho city to meet the demand longer than two weeks A scarcity of fuel will not only cripple tho manufacturing interests, but every nouscliom in the city will feol It. From rcmurks dropped by somo of tho federation leaders this morning, It Is ap parent that the Importance of preventing tho uulondlng of conl Is fully realized by thorn and that special effort will bo niado to keep the embargo Intact. Tho City Front federntlon granted per mission this morning to a number of teams to haul coal to the lighthouse tender, so there will bo no stoppage of tho ltght- IjouBo.-BervIcc. l'efTolssloiTIiaa hceli ground also to the charitable Institutions nnd hos pitals to receive supplies hauled by union teamsters. While flvo steamers nro being loaded todny tho general nppcoranco of tho harbor Is ono of Inactivity, Thero are scores of vessels awaiting cargo, which Is ready to bo put aboard when men nro found to handle It. Mayor Phclan held n con ference with both sides to the controversy today. Although no deflnlto result was accomplished, the mayor said: "Tho situation looks hotter than It did yesterday. Tho employers seem willing to relnstato the strikers If the latter will ngrco not to engage In sympathetic strikes and not attempt to force their fellow workers Ino tho union." SETTLE A STRIKE IN A HURRY Altllllnnillllteil Moil MllUe ITiioxpeetctl Stioviliiw: In One of tho CnriiOKlr Mill. PITTSBURO, July 31. A strike of thirty men, members of tho Amalgamated as3ocla Hon employed at tho Twenty-ninth street mill of tho Carneglo Steel company, last night because of tho discharge of ono man Patrick Frey, n rougher, was settled today by the reinstatement of Frey and tho strik ers returned to work, Frey had been no tlvo In organizing tho men In tho mill and when tho officials discovered Frey's work no was discharged. Tbo members of tho asso elation nt onco quit work and tho company was forced to close down two guldo mills. The nctlon of tho men was a surprise to the mill managers, as It was not known that the Amalgamated association had gained a foothold In tho plant. Tho mill employs about 1,500 men and has been non union slnon tho Homestead strlko In IS02. NEW YORK, July 31. President Schwab ond Chalrmnn Gary of tho United States Steel corporation wero In confereneo with Charles Steele of J. P. Morgau & Co. LABOR THREATENS SEATTLE May Institute Coneral Walkout Help Mac lilnlfitx In Their Mrlko. to SEATTLE, Wash., July 31. According to a widespread rumor In organized labor circles, a general strlko of all unions, which will be as fatal to business In this city as In San Francisco, Is Imminent In Seattle. It Is stated on good authority that tho proposition is being considered earnestly of all worklngmen belonging to labor unions walking out simultaneously In sympathy with tho machinists' union. Tho reason Is given by tho mon readily They state thai tho members of the Metal Trades' association ha-c taken a stand that will not nllow their former employes to return to their work on any kind of rcasonahlo basis and have simply iJono this to destroy tho benefits of unionism. HURRICANE NEAR T0PEKA Tornado Around Kilmer Unroof Mil 1 1 ill ii km Destroy Orehnrdii, Windmill ami Out limine. TOPEKA. Kan., July 31. A lively tornad around Kilmer, ten miles northeast of Topeka, did much damage last night. Scv cral buildings wero unroofed, windmills do stroyed and ono farmer's buggy wos carried through tho air 200 yards and landed upsld down upon a wire fence. Farmer Weldllng suffered tho most loss His lino two-story houso was completely unroofed and wrecked by tho wind nnd flood of water that deluged tho unprotected rooms. Orchards and crops suffered so vercly. People In tho path of the storm rushe to their caves and cellars and escaped Injury. After the wind two and one-half Inches of rain fell. VITAL TO EX-SENATOR GORMAN Maryland Driuoorntlo Convention Will Frnmc Platform that Monns HI Victory or Detent. BALTIMORK, July 31. Tho democratic state convention, which will meet at Ford's opera house, this city, at noon tomorrow, promises to bo thoroughly harmonious, In tho prlmnrles, which closed yesterday, no bitterness has been developed, except In Montgomery county, where tho friends of Senator llotilc are soro oyer his defeat by Spencer Jones, the administration candi date. The delegates to tho coming conven tion, with unusually few exceptions, are strict organization men and thero will be no kicking over tho traces. Tho only nom inations to bo made tomorrow are candi dates for controller and clerk of tho court of nppcals. At this tlmo thoro aecms no rensoti to doubt that Dr. Joshua . King will be nominated for controller nnd that J. Frank Turner will got tho other place on the ticket. As ,to the declaration of principles It seems clear that no mention will bo mado of nntlnnnl Issues, Nothing will be said about tho currency, the tariff, Imperialism or anything of that sort, but every plank In tho platform will bo confined strictly to state Issues. Prominent among these, It Is understood, will be the negro voter problem. Although tho lenders will not admit It, there Is every reason for believing that a strong declaration will bo mado upon this subject, following closely along the lines laid down by tho democrats at their recent conven tion In Frederick county, tho homo of Colonel L. Victor Uaugbman, ono of former Senator Gorman's lieutenants, In which It was decided that tho danger of tho negroes ultimately holding tho bnlanco of power In Maryland Is Imminent unlcjs something Is done to check their right to vote, The courso of tho state administration In convening tho general assembly In spe cial session last spring for the purpose of passing laws to disqualify Illiterate, voters and the taking of state census will be up held. Tho platform Is being carefully drafted with n view of getting every voto pouslblo for tho democratic nominees for tho legislature. Mr. Gorman has taken part In many conferences upon this subject and tho list of nominees In the various counties has been carefully scrutinized nnd revised by his friends, it; being n recog nized fact that upon tho success or failure, of tho party to carry their legislative tickets this fall, so as to havo a majority In tho coming legislature, will depend Mr. Oormnn's future career as n politician In so far ns the state of Maryland Is con corned. That he will bo chosen to succeed Senator Wellington In the event of demo crntlc suocecs Is regarded ns certain. PROF. HERRON'S SUBSTITUTE It U Admitted n Curt of Their Plat form by the NnclnllKta lit IiidlnnaiiollH. INDIANAPOLIS, July 31.--ftcr tho election this forenoon of Max S. Hayes of Cleveland, O., ns chairman for the day, tho national socialist convention voted on tho question whether "lmmed((a'to demands' should be -eliminated r tr.platfo'rm re. ported yesterday. Tho vnto resiil'ed Uv a decision to retain tho words In the plat form. Tho substitute offered by Prof. Horron then coma up. On voto It' was ad mltted as n part of the platform. Prof. Hcrron's substitute embodies: 1. Tho public ownership of all means f transportation and communication ar.i all other public utilities, as well as all Industries controlled by monopolies, irusts nnd combines. 2. Thu progressive reduction of tho hours of labor nnd tha increnso of wages. "3. Stato or national Insurance of work ing people In enso of accldontB. lack of employment, sickness and want In old ago. "4. Tho inauguration of a system of pub lic Industries, public credit to bo used for that purpose tn order that tho workers bo secured the full product of their labor." The Springfield nntl-Debs faction scored another victory nt tonight's session. Tho argument of tho day hinged on the ques tion of stato autonomy In party affairs. This camo up when tho constitution for tho national party organization was pre sented. Aftor a long and heated debato tho autonomy clauso was finally ordered Inserted. It detracts from tho powers of the national cxccutlvo committee ond gives the control of stato affairs exclu sively Into tho hands of tho stato central committees. Thero was llttlo discussion on tho matter of selecting a new namo for tho organiza tion, Heroafter It will bo known as tho socialist party. It wns practically assured tonight that tho natlonnl headquarters would bo taken to Chicago, whero tho na tional committee and secretary will bo es tablished. ANOTHER F0SBURGH REWARD Father of Murdered Jlrl Mow Milken Fifteen Hundred Ilollnrn Amount of Offer. PITTSFIELD, Mass., July 31. R. L. Fos- burgh, tho father of May Fosburgh, who was shot ond killed August 20, 1)00, todny withdrew all rowards previously offered and substituted ono of $1,500 for tho arrest and conviction of tho guilty. NEW YORK. July 31. William Lewis Orny, tho Fosburgh murder suspoct. was set free today. Captain of Detectives Titus de cided that ho waa Innocent of any connec tion with the crime. REVOLUTIONIST AGGRESSIVE Are llonortoil to Have Attnokoil Co lombian Ton n k, Killed, Cap tured anil Looted, NEW YORK, July 31. A dispatch from Colon, Colombia, says that on Friday night ths revolutionists attacked tho towns of Ilohlo, Onlun and Parnlso. took the town officials prisoners ond captured tho public funds. Tho dispatch also says that tho revolutionists killed n woman and sacked tho Chinese stores. Movement of Oeenn Vi-mkoIn, .Inly III At Liverpool Arrived Noordland, from Philadelphia ; Oceanic, from New York. Hulled Waeslnnd, for Queenstovvn und Ph ado nh a. At Glasgow Arrived Furnessla, from New York. At Rotterdam Arrived Mansdam, from New York. At London Arrived Mnnltou. from New York. At Yokohama Sailed Knlslto, for Seattle. At New York Arrived Harbarosa. from Bremen. Sailed Mongolian, for Glasgow; Teutonic, lor Liverpool; b'outhwnrk, for Antwi rn. At Naples Arrived Trave, from New York, via (llbrultnr. for Oenoa, and pro eeeded. At Hong Kong Arrived China, from San Frnnclhcu, via Honolulu. Yokohama, Naga saki und Shanghai; Empress of China, from Vancouver, via Yokohama. Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghul; Knight Com panion, from Portlund, Ore, via Yoko- llUlllife FEW SILVER MEN APPEAR Qreot's Private Roem Accommodates Ohio Bute Cenvcntieiii DEMOCRATS ARE DECLARED NON-EXISTENT Xevv Party Say" It I the Whole Tlilim anil There Imi't .Mtioh of It Its .Nomine en Are Already llaeUliiK Out. COLUMBUS, O., August 1. It Is custo mary for conventions always m umu m authorize their state committee to All vn- cancleu, but this was not done yesterday. After Chairman flroot and others left last night Dr. Rcemlln positively declined the nomination for governor nnd 11 was re ported that others would not accept. nni I'litntu n i,,!., nt "Tim tirnirn. slvc democratic party" wns organized hero today. Tho attendanco was so small that many doubted up to 2 p. m. whether any nttempt would bo mndc to hold n stato con vention. During tho week following the recent democratic etato convention n conference wns hold at Cleveland and a protest was Issued against the nctlon of tho democratic convention In Ignoring Ilryan, freo silver and other Issues, and tn not reaffirming either of tho national platforms on which Ilryan made his contest for president. At that confereneo n call was Issued for a stato convention of "Ilryan democrnts" and others opposed to both tho democratic and tho republican platforms, to meet here to day. Circulars containing copies of tho call nnd tho platform of tho proposed new party were sent out by mall and wero widely published. However, less than a dozen persons responded today to partici pate in the christening of the new party. George A. Oroot, who called tho confer onto nt Cleveland nnd presided over It on July 17. was both temporary and permanent chalrmnn today and was mado chairman of tho stato committee of tho now party. Hie nnmo was presented for governor, but he said ho did not want nny nomination. He wns nfterwnrd put on tho ticket for su promo Judgo, but declined to accept tho nomination. Tho convention was held In his room at the Oreat Southern hotel nnd In thnt small room ho delivered his key noto speech, holding the lloor hnlf an hour. Thoso who mot with Chairman Oroot were: J. V. Lindsay of Delaware, Dr. Abner L. Davis of Flndlny. liernord Hubort of To ledo, Richard Inglls of Youngstown, R. II Connell of Columbus, Ooorgo W. Moore of Greenville nnd II. M. Huber of Now Rich mond. Even tho promoters of the movement did not disguise their disappointment over tho smnll attendance. It Is snld that a fow other persons who camo to Columbus In re sponse to the call wero unable, to find tho meeting place. .More ltoiortorn Thnn DeleKatex Tho reporters, who were perched on nnd about tho bed, outnumbered tho delegates two to ono. A few spectators stood at the open door. The; -total attendance did rot c,acd thirty, though .the-formalities of stato convention were carried out' between tho hours of 2 and 4 p. m. Bernard Htibart called tho convention to order and nt once announced George A tiroot ns temporary chairman. Order was restored at onco and Groot was Introduced ond spoke. When Chairman Oroot had concluded it wns announced that tho platform sent out from Clevelnnd on July 17 In circulars and published at tho tlmo In tho newspapers had already been adopted on tho referen dum system by many subscribing to tho same. The features of this platform aro lauda tion of Ilryan and reaffirmation of the Kansas City platform. Planks wero also inserted calling for tho public ownership of all publle utilities; that all money of vvhnt over kind shall bo Issued by tho govern ment without the Intervention of banks; thnt tho "money trust, tho parent of all trusts," should be destroyed, for "without a money aristocracy thero can bo no lm porUllsm." Tho destruction of all trusts is demanded. Such democrats ns approve n gold standard and who supported McKln ley for president are Invited henceforth to alllllato with tho republican party. Tleliot In .Nominated. For governor tho nnmc'j of Dr. Rudolph Recmlln of Cincinnati nnd of Gcorgo A. Groot of Cleveland were presented, but bo torn a ballot waa taken Messrs. Inglls, Davis nnd Mooro wore appointed a commit tee on nominations, and with tho adoption of their report this ticket was nominated: Governor, Dr. Rudolph Recmlln; lieutenant governor, Henry C. Cordcry; suprcmn Judge, Rial M. Smith; stato treasurer, J. C. Shopard; attorney general, S. L. Clark; clerk of supremo-court. Charles Rnnsnll; member of tho Hoard of Public Works, P.. R. Connoll. Tho only ono of tho nominees In attendance at tho convention was Dr. Connoll, who lives In Columbus. It was decided to call tho new organiza tion the progressive democratic party. J. W. Lindsay, who mot with throo other pop ulists In tho state conference Inst night. wanted to call tho organization tho Inde pendent party, so na to Includo nil "who were opposed to Hannalsm." Ho insisted that tho democratic stato convention In Ohio "had veered around Into Hanna's lines." When Chnlrman Oroot announced that tho convention had voted to namo tho or ganization tho progressive democratic party Lindsay snld that ho would not co- operato any furthor. Lindsay wanted tho populists nnd tho convention today to sup port Mayor Jones of Toledo for governor on such Independent lines iih In tho campaign two years ago, It was decided to havo a stole contral committee of ono from each congressional district. A stato executlvo committee of nlno members was selected, with Gcorgo A. Oroot as chairman and Iiernurd Hubort as hecretary, ond this committee spent the evening In arranging for campaign work. It Is understood that It will pay special at tention to tho counties whore It may bo felt In tho election of legislators and thoretoro havo some bearing In tha election for tho United States Bcnate. Dr. Rcemlln, who heads tho ticket, has betn n llfo-long democrat and a radical free sllvor man. Ho Is president of tho nimetnlllc league of Hamilton county and entertained Urynn during the campaign last year. MUST CLOSE NEXT SUNDAY MoclliiK of Hoard of IllreotorN He. eldH Midway NIkivvn MiiMt Iteniieut Hahhiith. nUKFALO. July 31. At a meeting of tho board of directors of tho Pan-American ex position held last evening It was decided that the Midway nt tho exposition should bo cloned tight next Sunday. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER forecast for Nelirasko-Fnlr Thursday and Friday; Southerly winds. Temperature nt Omaha Venterdayi Hour. lieu. Hour. lieu. .", a, in (Ill 1 ). lit Ml I a. in 07 a i. m 7 a. m 71 H p. in s" M a. m 71 1 l "1 1,(1 II a. m 711 r . in.'. . . I'd III a. m 7H ll l. m wl II a. in M 7 . in la m Nt .s p. tu N ! i. in M PROF. J. M. HOWIE IS SHOT limtruetor of .Vi-lirimkn State Normal Wounded hy a (inmlilcr'n Ilullot. DENVER, July 31. (Special Telegram.) During a street fight tonight ut 6.30 o'clock, started by throe gamblers, throo men, all bystanders, wero shot. The wounded: Prof. J. M. Howie, Nebraska Stato Nor mal at Poru, bullet wound In calf of loft leg, Nicholas Schwelger, Denver. C. It. West, Crowllo, lud. Adam Caspar, a dtsuppnlntcd gambler, started the trouble by drawing hU rcvolvor and striking Ilamoy lloyco and his brother, Sam lloyce, over the head. Tho Iloyces drew revolvers und nil threo began llrlng. They were standing nt Seventeenth and Curtis and the streets were crowded. None of the men doing tho shooting was In jured. Schwelger und West wero across tho street from tho place whero the shooting occurred nnd Prof. Howln was three blocks inwty at Seventeenth and California. Har ney lloyce Is manager of tho gambling houses owned by Joe Gavin nnd Is assisted by his brother, Sam Hoyeo. It Is supposed that Caspar had boon refused employment by them and for this reason attacked thorn. All threo were nt once arrested. Prof. Howie was taken to St. Luke's hospital, whero his wound was dressed. Ho Is reported resting well nnd It Is not bo llcved ho will bo long disabled, POSTMASTER IS DETECTIVE Trull Letter from llviiiinton to Mln- ueiiiolln ami HlTootN Capture of John Willi. MINNEAPOLIS, July 31. John Willis was arrested hero this evening whllo at tempting to havo a money order enshed at a postoffico substation. Willis Is said to havo escaped tho custody of officers who wero taking him to tho stato prison at Jacksonville, Tcnn., to servo a llfteen year term. It Is said that, although manacled, ho leaped from tho window of a trnln moving forty miles nn hour. Willis Is charged with tho abduction of a young woman whoso parents aro wealthy nnd who llvo nt Evanston, Mo. He claims ho was en gaged to thu girl and that his conviction was procured to provont her marrying him. Tho arrest la duo to tho dctectlvo work of tho postmaster nt Evanston, who discovered that a letter directed to WIIIIb had been deposited nt his office and fol lowed tho letter to Minneapolis In order to obtain tho JS00 reward offered for tho young man's capture. GAMBLERS TRY NEW DEFENSE . r Will Seek to llnve New Ynrk'n I.htvm Declared llnenimtltulloiinl, Mnk lur SelKoneex IIIoriiI. NI3W YORK, July 31. Tho gamblers and pool room proprietors of New York havo Instituted through their attorneys nnd John R. Dos Pnssos, counsel, a proceeding to tnko tho cuso of Charles Dennett, an alleged aBSocluto of "Tho" Allen, to tho United Stntcs circuit court on tho ground that sections 343 nnd 3.11 of tho penal codo of thlH state In regard to gambling aro "con trary nnd repugnant to tho constitution of tho United States and tho nmcndmontR thereto nnd tho laws of tho United States." Mr. Dos Passos said If tho United Statea circuit court sustained tho allegation that tho state laws wero unconstitutional It would havo tho effect of making Illegal tho sentences of all tho gamblers who wero raided nnd afterward convicted by tho com mittee of fifteen and would necessltato a revision of tbo laws as they pertain to gambling Ih the Btnte of New York. This Is tho first tlmo a step of this character has bean taken In this stato. ROOSEVELT GOES ON WEST Leaven Chlenno for Colorado SnrliiKN After Loiik Ilronkfimt with Covernor Ynti-x. CHICAGO, July 31. Vice President Roosevelt, who arrived In Chicago last night from tho east, departed for the west tonight, enrouto to Colorado Springs, Colo., where ho Is to bo tho guest of tho quarto centcnnial celebration of Colorado's admis sion to Htntchood. Tho trip, ho says, Is to be a rest for him and ho goes unaccom panied. During hla stay In Chicago tho vice presi dent met Governor Yates. In fact, they breakfasted together, passing ono hour und forty-fivo minutes at tho tablo, and when tho menl' wos finished Governor Yntes had successfully hroken In on the vico prcsl dent'x visiting program and had secured his promlHc to visit Camp Lincoln during tho latter part of tho month, to bo tho na tional und mllltnry gucit of tho National Guard of Illinois on ono of tho governor's days. WILL NOT PAY THE SHORTAGE (in a in uty Compiiny DoiiIoh l.lahlllty for Tux Man, AIIi-kIuk Cuuiity'a XoKllftonoo, ROMK, Ga.. July 31. V. T. Sanford, tax collector of Floyd county, was Indicted by tho grand Jury this afternoon on charges of embezzlement It Is alleged In thn Indict mont thnt Sanford Is short $34,210. in,421 being due tho atato of Georgia and 118,825 to Kloyd county. A gunranteo company of Ilaltlmoro Is on Mr. Sonford's bond for $12.ri,000. Tho bond company clonics Its 11a blllty on tho bond, claiming that tho county authorities wore negligent In not chocking Mr. Sonford's books, KILLS KANSAS BOOTLEGGER CoiiNlable 1,1 verniore I'iiIm l,ou demon Out of the lliiNliieNii to htay. lien ST. JOSEPH, Mo., July 31. In a fight with bootleggers at Wathenn, Kan., thla afternoon Constable A. M. Llvermoro shot and Instantly Killed Lou Henderson, ono of tho bootleggers, who hnd been arrested ond captured John Williams, un accnmpllc of the dead man. Tho bootleggers aro both colored and havo given tho officers much trouble, TRY TRAIN ROBBERY Five linked Men Halt Baltimore & Ohio Flyer Near Chicago, BLOW UP TWO MAIL CARS BY MISTAKE Misi Express Dipirtmsat Utoiuis of Its Unusual Position. ENGINEER COLLINS IN DANGEROUS PLACE Robbers Threaten to Take Life for Their Mistake. POSSES PROMPTLY BEGIN THE PURSUIT Mart from rhleiiKO Within nn Hour After Haitian Heeum MrinciiRi-r .ipleMte I, our Chnnee for CotirnKcnua Action. CHICAGO, July 31. The Ilaltlmoro A Ohio passenger train from tho cast, which wns duo to arrive In tho Grand Central depot, Chicago, at 0 o'clock tonight, wna held up by five masked men at S o'clock tonight between Ddgmoro nnd Grand Cal umet Heights, lud., thirty-one miles out from Chlcngo. Ono of tho mall ears, which contained no money, was wrecked with dynamite. Thu attempt at robbery was mado after tho two mall cars had been detached from tho train and run a qunrtrr of u mllo nhead. Tho failure of the robbers tn mnko a rich haul was duo to tho fact that tho express car, which contnlncd tho train's treasure, was In an unusual place. It wns the third car In tho train. After wreck ing tha mall car and obtaining no booty tho rohbora disappeared In the dnrkncRs, without nttcmptlng to rectify tholr mis take. The only loot thnt thoy carried away with them ns n result of tholr adventure was tho gold watch of the engineer. Tho train was tho New York nnd Wash ington vestibule limited. Most of tho trainmen were shot at and had narrow es capes from tho bullets. No porson wns In jured, either by tho dynamlto or flrcnrms. The place whero the robbery occurred Is a lonoly district where houses nro far be tween. Tho train wns running nt a high rate of speed as It passed Cnlumot Heights nnd Immediately aftor passing out of sight of tho station Knglneor Collins snw di rectly In front of his englno a largo fire, on which somo rails had been placed. Ho slowed down and as ho did so threo men. wearing masks over their faces, Jumped Into thu rnb and covered Collins nnd his fireman, James Whipple, with rovolvors. I'rlKhten nHNCiiRerH with Xliot. Just beforo climbing Into tho cab tho threo men commonced to tiro with their re volvers to frighten away all assistance. Tho shots produced tho liveliest kind of a panic In tho sleeping cars, whero tho pas sengers mado ovory effort to hldo tholr money and valuables beforo tho robbers could get at them. No attempt, howdver, was mado to rob any of tho passengers. After mounting the "cab .of' tha onglno tho robbers, covering tho engineer and fireman with their revolvers, mado them step down and go back tho length -nl two cars. They ordered thu men to uncouple the first two cars, which was dono. They then hustled tho two trainmen back Into the cnb and, still keeping tho engineer covered with revolvers, directed him to pull up somo dlstonco from tho rest of tho train. Knglnecr Collins ran up 200 feet and waa thon dlrpctcd to stop. Ho did so, nnd whllo ono of tho men remnlncd to guard him tho others Jumped off, nnd hurling dynamlto nt tho door of tho enr which thoy Judged to bo tho express car, burst open tho door. Haatlly climbing lu to got nt tho eafo they wore astonished to find that thoy had broken Into a mall car. Thoy threatened tho engineer with death for not telling them that tho cars which ho had un coupled wero not express cars, and or dered him to return nt onco and uncouple! tho next behind tho baggago cars. Climb ing onco mora Into his cnb Collins backed his englno down, coupled onto tho third cor, which tho fireman was mado to un- couplo at tho roar ond, and still with tho muzzle of tho revolver nt hU head Collins was ordered to run down tho track as bo- foro. Milken ItohberN Wrntby. Ho drew away from tho balance of tho train about tho soma distance oh nn tho first occnslon nnd tho robbers still leaving him under tho churgo of ono of their num ber attneked tho other car. Whon they reached It thoy found to tholr great wrath thnt thoy bad opened another mall car and that It contained no money. Tho train had been delayed now fully thirty minutes, nnd. fearing that If thoy delayed any longer, help would bo coming to tho train crow, tho robbers gave up their attompt to rob tho train and run Into a thlckot of scrub oaks nt tho sldo of tho track and disappeared. Tho train camn on to Chicago nnd officers wero at onco sent nftcr tho robbers. Within an hour after tho robbery a largo poaao was on tholr trail. Charles A. Cross, conductor of tho train, brought Into the city tonight eovoral sticks of dynamite that had been left by tho rob- bcrB at the sldo of tha track. Heady to Defend. W. W. Applegato of Newark, O., was tho express messenger, and was alono In his rur. Ho had no Idea that a robbery wan bolng attempted until ho heard tho shoot ing on the outside. Ho thon aolzcd a Win chester rifle and climbing on tho top of tho safe awaited developments, determined to make tho boat of tho light. Ho whh not molested In nny way, however. Ho nald that thoro wos considerable gold and Bllvor In tho car and that tho robbers might havo mado a rich hnul lu his oar. Local express officers refused to say tonight how much money there was In the car. It Is estimated that $50,000 was stored In tho express car and It Is believed tho rob bers know of tho largo amount of money and valuables nboard. After leaving tho train tho robbers turned toward Lako Michigan. It Is believed they mado tholr final cscapo In a boat. WOUNDED IN SHAM BATTLE I'rlvnte Wrlubl of Denver Itecelveii Cartridge Wad that .tiny L'ONt llliu an Arm, riOULDKR. Colo , July 31. During a sham battlo between companies of tho Colorado Natlonnl guard hero today, Prlvato Wright of a Donvor company received a wad from a blank cartridge In his right forearm and will probably lose his arm If not his life. Lieutenant Rico Means, who served as an officer In tho Philippines, was burned In tho faco with powder,