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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
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03! AHA, SAT l'K PAV aiOUNIISG, AUGUST 3, 1001-TWE1.VE PAGES.
SINGLE COlV PIVI3 OEXTS.
IS A MUSHROOM TOWX
Lawton, Oklahoma, Asrumoi Broad Proper
liom in Sinjle Da;.
ALREADY MAS TEN 1 IIOUSAND INHABITANTS
.Tlsj Flcok in from 1 Reno After Lind
Lottorj is Concluded.
FOUR HUNDRED BUSINESS HOUSES, TOO
lank and Newspaper Included in List of
Enterprise).
GAMBLERS, FAKHS AND INDIANS MX IN
Prospective Tnnn I" I'lol u reitie iih
J Id ii ii Curul vol anil Ciiiiiilly
Wlilr Oiii'ii l.iiwl .S inulifi n
ilolim 1)11111 11.
TOUT SILL, Okl., Aug. 2. A town of
10.000 pcoplo, to he kuown us Lawton, liua
grown up Juki outside tho (nrt limits within
a night, following the close of tho land
lottery yesterday at Kl Reno thousands of
homo seekers who drew blanks started for
tho three points picked out by the federal
government for townsltcs In the new coun
try, namely Amidnrko, llotart nod Lawton.
A majority of the people favored Law ton,
Which In twcnty-llvo miles Inland, and to
night thousands aro camped In and about
tho proposed townslto awaiting tho salo
of lots AUgUBt 0.
Already Lnwton hnii 400 temporary busl
ncr.H houses, Including a Krocvry llrm nnd
ft uewspapor und three streets havo been
laid out. A national hank has been .pro
jected. Every form of Rambling known on
tho frontlor Is being run wide open, Ride
by sldo with fake shows of various kinds
and to ndd to tho pleturejquo scene 1,000
Comanche Indians havo pitched their tents
ecarby.
EL ItENO, Okl., Aug. 2. After tho last
pf the 13,000 names were drawn from the
wheols last night tho great boxes con
taining tho 151,000 names of unlucky ap
plicants woro tnkrn to the school house.
Thcro tho work of drawing was continued,
but no record other than numbering tho
envelopes and notifying tho owner of tho
uumo therein Is being made.
It Is thought no loss than 20,000 names
a day will bo drawn from now on. Tho
last numbers giving a homestead to their
owners were drawn In the 131 Reno district
by C. II. Halbrook of I'ortland, Mich., nnd
by Harvey F. McLaughlin of Arkansas
City, Kan., In the Lawton district. Tho
closing Bccno was tnmo and unmarked by
any kind of demonstration. The streets
today nro lined with prairie schooners
laden with household goods anil nil nro
headed south. Tho town which last Mon
day accommodated about 10,000 visitors Is
nearly deserted today. Last night's nnd
this morning's trains havo carried away
hundrods who remained for tho close of
th drnwlngs, .The commissioners who
ivlll -havo-xhfirge of selling townsltes will
leavo today or tomorrow for their districts.
Tho sales will begin on August C.
SHUTS OUT AN OIL COMPANY
Trinn I" After Hie Will rrn-1'leri'e Cur
lioriitlini A tin I n fur 1'ulluri' In
File Alll.lnvll.
AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. 2. Suit Is to bo
tiled by tho attorney general of Texas to
cancel tho pormlt of tho Watcrn-l'lerco Oil
company of Missouri to do business lu
Toxas.
About thrco years ago suit was brought
'against tho Waters-I'lorce Oil company to
cancel Its pormlt on tho ground that it
hod vlolnted tho Texas nntt-trust law of
1895. Early In last year tho supremo court
of tho United States sustained tho Judg
ment of tho lower courts cancelling the
permit. Tho compauy was dissolved nnd
a now company with tho same namo or
ganized. Tho now company was admitted
to Texas and aulto n political sensation
resulted.
Under tho nntl-trust law of 1890 cor
porations nro required to (llo on affidavit
each year stating in effect that they havo
not ben guilty of restraint of trade. Tho
last dnv for filing theso affidavits Is July
31. Yes'orday tho Watcrs-Hcrce Oil com
pany wai, awanled tho contract to supply
nil stato Institutions with n largo quan
tlty of oil. Subsequently It wns discovered
that It had not filed Its nntl-trust nffldnvlt.
Thereupon tho governor ordered tho con
tract cancelted nnd furthermoro ordered
that suit he brought to cancel tho per
mit of tho company. The attorney gon
cral says ho will lllo tho suit us soon
ns he can prepare the papers.
Tho secretary of stato has transmitted
to Attorney Oenoral Hell a list of 103 for
eign corporations authorized to do business
In Texas which havo failed this year to
file un nntl-trust allldnvlt. Mr. nell says
ho will tile suit against nil of theso corpo
rations, each of which nttemptcd to comply
with tho lnw, but whoso affidavits wcro ro
Jected. CLERK M'CAULL DISAPPEARS
Qnnrlerit'nulrr rrnroKe on Trnniiirl
Iltcliert I" Minna AkhIhIiuiI unit
TlmunlllltU In fluid.
BRATTLE. Wash.. Aug. 2. Word was
received from Victoria today of tho nl
Vcged defalcation of Quartermaster's Clerl;
John McCaull nnd his disappearance from
the United States transport Egbert, on
which he was assigned to duty. Tho Eg
bert sailed fiom Seattle . for Alaska on
July 31. In tho hurry of departure McCaull
wns not missed. When It was found that
McCnull was not on board Captain (leorge
II, Penrose, tho quartermaster In com
mand of tho Egbert, luimcdlntoly made nn
Investigation and as ho could not open
the safe-, for some reason, ho had It blown
open. He found that all of tho bills ami
most of the gold, except o few stray pieces,
were missing. Tho shortage Is said to
bo $.",4G3. There was silver In tho safe
to tho amount of $915. A certificate of
deposit on a Seattle bank for $1,002 to the
credit of Captain 1'. H. MeCnull was found
, In n sealed envelope.
SHOT BESIDE THEIR GRAVES
Jti'mlirr nf Vlulluiii'o rum ml I lee Tell
l Another Story of I lie Knte of
' the Homier I'linilly.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 2. A special to tho
Jrurnnl from Guthrie. Okl., says that
Daniel W. Mnrttn of that city, who was
a. member of the vigilance committee that
pursued, overtook and executed tho Ilender
family In tho Verdigris rlvor country, says
tho Menders wcro shot beside Graves that
had boen dug for them.
HOW TO QUALIFY '''CUBA
.VMilritnti for llluli Ollloe .Huk . ?
.NnlKlt.v or lltuhl Venr' .Vutli.
nllxcil it l'llll'IHM-.
HAVANA, Aug. 2 The Cuban constitu
tional convention today began to consider
separately the provisions of the electoral
bill, taking up first the qualifications of
candidates for tho posts of pro lncl.il gov
ernor, provlnrlal councillor, senalorlal
elector and presidential olector. Thes-j
provisions were adopted as embodied In
the project submitted, except thst In order
to become the governor of a province or a
provincial councillor It Is not necessary
that the candidate be the father of n
family, or n taxpayer lu the province, or
the possessor of a degree, or that ho should
have held public ofllce by virtue of popular
election.
The question wns raised as to whether
lh" convention had tho right to settle an
electoral dispute. Sonor Snngullly main
tained thnt this function helongcd to the
military government. Tho convention did
not voto on this matter.
Thero was also some discussion regard
ing the freedom of presidential electors to
vote for whom they choose. Scnor San
guilty maintained that It would be better
to elect the president by tho dlrpct vote
of the pcoplo than to have tho electors
bound to voto for a special candidate. Ho
favored a change In the constitution In
this respect.
As n result of the discussion of the quali
fications of a governor, representative,
provincial legislator or presidential elector
the convention decided that candidates
must be cither of Cuban birth or natural
ized, with a residence of eight years In
Cuba after tho naturalization.
A in it I en n Iiiiirlonei! In llnllvln.
RAN JUAN, I'. IX., Aug. 2. Prof. Kiddle
of tho San Junn Normnn school, who
1ms been sojourning In South America In
the Interests of the United States Fish com
mission1, has nrrlved hero from Venezuela.
He tells a story of Imprisonment. While
ascending the Orinoco, accompanied by an
asphalt official, his launch wns held up
at Tukuplt by n smalt Venezuelan gunboat,
tho General Hernandez, which made pris
oners of tho passengers nnd crow. They
wcro held In custody nt Cludad Bollvln for
live days and then released.
AGAIN THE END IN CHINA
I'miniMil Cunuulllee AImmiI Iteiul)- In
lienor! iiml Hccclvc MlnlMeiV
A in vn I or llevoriil.
l'EKIN, Aug. 2 The protocol commit
too of tho ministers of the powers has
virtually finished tho draft of the protocol
and will submit tho same for approvnl to
tho other minister. All questions will
be signed lu tho course of n fow days unless
there should bo some disagreement ns to the
phraseology, resembling the discussion that
arose over tho word "Irrevocable" lu the
early stages of the negotiations. Should
such n hitch occur the signing may be In
definitely delayed.
SIGN0R CRISPI IS WEAKENING
lllx .Vitvoiik Trouble Rrown, TIioiikIi
Otherivlne Tliere 1 .o ,Vi
preclnlile ChniiRe.
NAPLES, Aug. 2. Slgnor Francesco
Crlspl, according to a bulletin Issued to
night, suffered no chnngo for tho worse
during tho day, except tho nervous pros
tration which characterizes his malady Is
steadily Increasing.
JuilKineii! AkhIiin! Stt-iinixlilp I.lnr,
LONDON, Aug. 2. Justice Jlathew, In tho
king's bench division of the high court of
Justice today, rendered Judgment in favor
of tho plaintiffs In tho case of Macklc, Dunn
& Co.. who sued Donald, Currle & Co., and
Hucknall Bros, for delay In tho delivery
of a cargo of foodstuffs shipped on the
Ilroth steamer Mnchonn, from Now York,
October 18. 1899, consigned to Pretoria.
Tho court found thnt tho agents of tho
defense knew that tho goods were liable
to confiscation nn tho Strand, and tha'.
delay was probable. A stay of execution
wns granted, ns six other actions nro pencK
ing.
Ci-i-iiinu Siiiimlron nt Ciullz.
CAD155. Aug. 2. Tho German squadron
from China arrived hero today. Hear Ad
miral Oelssler and his captains reported on
board the flagship of Prince Henry of I'rus
sla. Prlnco Henry, in tho namo of Em
peror William, warmly welcomed tho re
turning officers In a brief speech. The
squadron of Rear Admiral Gelesler and the
ono commanded by Prlnco Henry of Prus
sia, which arrived hero some days ago, will
remain hero for several days.
Tim ell Portrait of ICulncr.
KIO HE JANEIRO, Aug. 2,-Tho largo
portrait of himself which Emperor William
of Germany presented to the Naval club
hero (as a token of his nnjeity's apprecia
tion of the condulences of the cluh nt tho
tlmo of the loss last Docomber of tho Ger
man training ship Gnclscuau) was formally
unveiled yesterday. The officers of tho
United States cruiser Atlanta participated
Jn the ceremonies.
Iliitlnh l.enve Clilmi In AiikiinI.
LONDON. Aug. 2. The under secretary
of tho foreign ofllce. Lord Cranborne, In
tho House of Commons today, announces
that tho official dnto fixed for tho evacua
Hon of Pekln by the British- troops,
August 15, was subject to a fow days' ex
tension If noccssnry. Tho evacuation of
tho other portions of China depended on
circumstances.
Ueellui'N lleiwii'il.
LONDON. Aug. 2. Thero Is a curious an
nouncement In tonight's Gazette to the
effect that King Edward has accepted tho
resignation by Major Knrrl Davles of tho
companionship of the bath, "thnt officer
hnvlng expressed tho wish that ho might
bo permitted to serve his mujeety without
nny reward." Major Davles received the
decoration for conspicuous services in South
Afrlcn and especially In connection with
tho relief of Mafeklng. Such a retrocession
of n decorntlon is unprecedented.
.11 nil ii mined it ii Deeoruleil liy Wllllmn,
BERLIN. Aug. 2. Tho latest notable re
clplent of a decoration nt the hands of
Emperor William Is n high dignitary of
Mohammedanism. The Rclchsanzelger this
evening nnnouuees that the order of tho
crown of tho first class has been con
ferred on tho Aga Khnn of Bombay, tho
spiritual head of tho Indian .Mohammedan
Koja sect.
1'uUo lli'imrl About 1,1 llunir riiiinu'.
LONDON, Aug. 2. Tho dispatches from
Pekln to tho London Times nnd other news
papers, under yesterday's date, refor to
LI Huug Chang ns conferring with the
ministers and do not mention his Illness.
Presumably they are better Informed than
tho Shanghai correspondent of tho London
Olobo, who today reports Ll Hung Chang
dying.
BOERS WILL PAY PLNALTY
. ..atnborliin Promises Execution of Tbote
Who 1'urJer British.
LIBERALS AROUSE COLONIAL SECRETARY
Their Lend it Cnlln on Mr Janrpli for
in. Wnr Inforiiiiilloti nnd In
(Ii imi II In House u(
Cu in hi i im.
LONDON, Aug. 2. A discussion arose In
the House of Commons tonight over tho
colonial office appropriation and It gave
the opponents of the government nmptc
opportunity to halt Mr. Chamberlain, while
making a motion pro forma to reduce tho
appropriation.
Sir Henry Campbolt-Hannernian, the lib
eral leader, said that, In view of the pa
tience with which the nation had endured
for twenty-one months Mr. Charmbcrlaln's
policy In South Afrlcu, ho thought It op
portune to securen stntcment from tho
colonial secretary" as to the war situation.
He went on to point out that Capo Colony
wns now Invaded nnd overrun with IJoora
nnd he asked what prospect thero was of
repelling the Invaders; what the condition
of Cape Colony would bo after the war;
what tho prospects of famine as a result
of the government's "policy of devasta
tion" and where wns Capo Colony's con
stitution, which appeared to him to be
under lock and key Blnco the declaration
of martial law.
I'liiiinlicrlnln Itfiillf.
Mr. Chamberlain replied that farm
burning had been entirely abandoned and
replaced by tho policy of construction of
camps. Ho contended that these wero hu
mane and satisfactory Institutions, ns had
been shown by the fact that thousands of
IJocrs come Into them voluntarily. "Tho
government has the best rensons to be
lieve." continued the colonial secretory,
"that a vast majority of tho Boers ac
knowledge themselves binten and would
gladly surrender nnd resume peaceful pur
suits but fori tho comparative handful of
Irreconcllables who are carrying on n guer
rilla war that Is rapidly degenerating Into
brlgindago and absolute murder. Lord
Kitchener Is adequately dealing with the
problem by establishing blockhouse cor
dons, within which tho peacefully Inclined
can safely settle and bo protected."
Regarding tho announcement by Lord
Kitchener thnt Commandant Krltzlnger has
doclnred his Intention to shoot all nntlves
In British employ, whether armed or un
armed, Mr. Charmbcrlaln said tho govern
ment hnd telegraphed Lord Kitchener to
Inform the Boer leaders that such acts
wero contrary to civilized usages nnd that
nil guilty persons of this class, If cap
tured, would bo court-martialed and exe
cuted. Mr. Chambcrlnln's declaration was
received with loud cheering.
.Miml lie .More Mrvpre.
"There seems to bo an Impression that
wo havo como to somo sort of nn agree
ment with tho Boers," said Mr. Chamber
lain In another portion of his speech, "that
natives aro not to bo employed In this war.
Hut there is no such agreement.
"Incursions Into .protected districts must
bo moro severely dealt with If thero Is to
bo 'sniping' of soldiers from behind hedges
nnd even of women."
"Rubbish," cried nn Irish member.
Mr. Chamberlain retorted thnt he had
met somo ladles that had been assaulted In
this way.
"If things have changed from bad to
worse in Cape Colony." ho continued, "It
Is becauso tho Capo rebels havo found re
bellion a chenp.Mnterestlng and oven amus
ing performance. Then thero has been mis
taken leniency, and this was tho policy In
tho past.
"Botha, Dcwet and Schalk-Burgcr do not
say that tho war was caused by tho raid.
They say thoy nro fighting for their Inde
pendence. It is nonsense to speak of offer
ing terms to men who say It must be n fight
to the finish. This Is now the policy of the
government."
Sir Edward Gray, liberal Imperialist, ex
pressed bitter disappointment at tho tono
of Mr. Chnmberlaln's speech, although he
agreed with tho general military policy of
tho government. He snld tho colonial secre
tary had dealt carelessly with tho subject
of employing native troops and had not
distinguished between Africans and highly
trained Indian troops.
John Redmond said Mr. Chamberlain's
speech was "n candid, If somowhat brutal,
exposition of the government's policy," and
ho prayed to God that tho resistance of
the Boers might be strengthened.
Tho debate was continued for nnother
hour nftcr Mr. Chamberlain's speech and
the nmondment to reduce tho salary of the
colonial secretary was rejected. The house
then took up other subjects nnd was still
In session nt 4 o'clock this morning.
HrrnliU Wnr'n Third I'erloil.
Mr. Chamberlain's declaration on behalf
of tho government that greater severity
will bo used hereafter In dealing with cap
tives and that Boers shooting captured
black will, If taken, be executed, coupled
with tho nssuranco that considerable num
bers of troops will be brought home at tho
end of September, nro treated by tho
morning papers ns tho beginning of the
third period of tho war.
The Stnndard, Dally Chronlclo, Morning
Post, Dally Telegraph, Dally Graphic. Dally
Mall nnd Dally Express rejoice at "tho
government's resolute attitude." Tho Dally
News, on the other hand, regards It with
uneasiness and npprehenslon, and tho Morn
ing Lender ns "the opening of an opoch
of terror nnd shame."
Tho Standard says: "Tho pestilent ac
tivity of n small section Is keeping tho
who'lo vast area in a stato of tumult,
throwing nn enormous cost on the Imperial
treasury and postponing the resumption of
peaceful industry. Tho tlmo is clearly nt
hand, If we rightly construe Mr. Chamber
lain's words, when Lord Kitchener will be
Instructed not to treat as prisoners of war
British subjects captured with arms In
British hands. It Is n stato which every
guerrilla conflict ultlmntoly reaches, and
It Is to be deplored, slnco It may mean
torrlblo deeds, leading to tcrrlblo reprisals
on both sides, but tho brlgondngo Into
which the campaign lma degenerated must
bo stamped out nt nny cost."
The Times says: "Tho Boers havo an
nounced their determination to shoot every
nntivo who accepts servlco with the British
or assists them In nny way. Mr. Chamber
Inln has very properly telegraphed Instruc
tions that all who nro found guilty of such
practice shall suffer death. We -havo car
ried leniency very far, further than It has
ever been carried In the history of war
fare, and It is tlmo to think of the future
In a business like way and not In tho senti
mental manner of the opposition."
A dispatch from Standerton. Transvaal,
July B, which had been stopped by the cen
sor, has Just been received here. It readi:
"Walter Kitchener met Louis Botha and his
secretary, Dewet, by appointment near Piatt
Rnrjd a few days ago. They brought Kru-
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HAS ANOTHERJVIONTH'S LEAVE
l-'lrnt t.lenlennnl Knrlr IVnrce Gels
1'iirtlier Alisenee on Account
nf MeUncs.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho flck leave of nbsenco granted
First Lieutenant Enrle Pearcc, artillery
corps. Department of the Missouri, h.is
been extended one month.
The secretary of the Interior has affirmed
the land ofllce decision In the case of
Henry L. Stesens against ICels P. Nlckell
from the Cheyenne illsfrlct, Wyoming. Tho
laml In controversy Is awarded to Stevens.
Postmasters appointed J
Nebraska C. H. Albe'rs, Mahion, Polk
county, vleo J. T. Bonner, resigned; J. I).
Livingstone, Mnrtcl, Lancaster county, vleo
V. M. Wright, resigned.
Iowa B. 0. Henrn, Cloud. Mnrlon county;
William J. Wolfe, Smlthland, Woodbury
county.
Theso railway mall clerks were ap
pointed today:
Nebraska Otto I). Renecrunz of Green
wood. John W. Nllcs of Hcartwcll nnd
Harlan Mullen of Oxford.
Iowa Albert Blshoff and Charles W.
Siege) of Burlington, Newman D. Lcavltt
of Sallx. John A. Schmltz of Storm Lako
and Newton E. Smith of Laurens.
The American Exchange National bank
of Now York wns today approcd as a re
serve agent for tho First Nntlonnl bank
of Elk Point. S. D.
John Grlnstead of Iowa, assistant chief
of division In tl'io pension office, has re
signed. Lemuel J. Stanton of Iowa was today
promoted from clerk ut S1.200 to $1,400 In
tho pension office and Miss Fnnnlo JC. Os
burn ,of Beadlo count), South Dakota, wns
promoted from clerk nt $1,000 to clerk at
$1,200 In tho land office.
ANSWER TO THURSTON'S BRIEF
II Is for Itrjcctlon nf Anjilleiitlon for
lleiirvit'il l.rnsi- of liiillniin'
1)11 I.llllllN.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. An answer to a
brief filed at tho Interior department by
former Senator Thurston, representing tho
Cherokeo Oil Gas company, seeking a
renewal of valuable oil lenses In Indian
territory, has been filed by R. C. Adams,
icpresentlng the DclawHro Indians. About
11,620 acres of valuable land are at stako.
A hearing which had been set for August 11,
when tho question of renewing tho lenses
was to bo tnken tip, has been postponed
until September 11 and the Delaware In
dians will seek further postponement until
after congress meets. The brief of the
Delnwares asks the rejection of tho applica
tion of tho Cherokeo company In its en
tirety nnd claims that tho company does
not present u fair reason "why It should
havo eighteen sections of land, covering tho
homes nnd Improvements of persons who
have prior nnd pcrmnncnt rights."
MAY INTERRUPT TRAFFIC
Itpvoltif IoiiInIh Near IMlimun of Pnn
ntmi TliiTn'.,t lo Clone
Tirtilc KoiitR.
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-WASHINGTON, ACg. 2-A cablegram- has
boen received at the Stale department from
tho United Stall's consul at Colon stating
that if tho present revolutionary troubles
in that section become moro aggravated
the trnffio across tho isthmus will surely
become Interrupted. Tho United States
government Is bound by a treaty to keep
this traffic open to the world. No request
for a wnr ship ,to be ,ent to tho scene of
troublo has been mado.
Appoint men! liy tho Prenlilpnl.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. Tho following
appointments In the Indian service are an
nounced: George Butler, superintendent of
Irrigation: John Charles, Wisconsin, super
visor of construction; It. M. Prlngle, Mis
souri, superintendent of engineering. Cllvo
Hastings, Minnesota, has been appointed a
special agent of tho general land ofllce.
NOW AFTER THE SOFT COAL
Hnslern Cniillnllnln Knld In He l'lnn
iiIiik ConMoliilnllmi of I'lnnlN
AIoiik .11 ii I n Much.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2. Tho Mall and Ex
press says today: It was learned today that
an underwriting syndicate of possibly
$50,000,000 had been formed to finance tho
consolidation of tho bituminous coal prop
erties along tho Norfolk & Western, tho
Chesapeake & Ohio nnd possibly also tho
Hocking Valley, the Baltimore & Ohio and
other roads In West Vlrgluln, western
Pennsylvania nnd Ohio. The syndicate will
Include prominent banking Interests of this
city, Philadelphia and Baltimore and per
haps Pittsburg and other western cities.
Judgo E. H. Gary, chairman of the United
States Steel corporation, Is understood to
be ono of the leading splrltB In tho deal and
this Is Interpreted by somo ns meaning that
tho stcol trust will control tho output.
This, however, Is not true. Judgo Gary, It
Is believed by some, may represent J. P.
Morgan & Co.. but this Is not yet certain.
The design Is to run the soft coal business
in harmony with tho nnthraclto trade,
which Mr. Morgan, In a measuro, controls.
MODERATOR WINTON IS TIED
l'VelN UN I'.Ii-i-IIoii ii AVowtorn Mill
iliter ForhlilN .i'i'pptiiii( of
Cull (o Plilliiilelnlilii.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug 2.-Rcv. Dr. Henry
Collins Mlnton of California, moderator of
tho Presbyterian general assembly, havdo
cllncd tho call to the pastorate of Cham-bcrs-Wyllo
Memorial church In this city.
Further efforts are being made, although
probably with llttlo hopo of success, to havo
Dr. Mlnton reconsider tho matter. In his
letter declining tho call Dr. Mlnton said
ho felt thnt his position was such toward
tho church on tho Puclfic coast and tho
church at large for It was as representa
tive of tho wostorn country that ho had
been elected to the office of general moder
atorthat ho did not seo his way clear to
accept tho pastorate of tho Philadelphia
church. By vlrtuo of his office Dr. Mlnton
Is chairman of tho commltteo to revise the
confession of faith of the Presbyterian
church.
MnteuiPitlN of Ofi'im VeimeU, Aiiic. 2.
At New York Arrived Camponln, from
Liverpool; Bohemian, from Liverpool;
Llgurln. from Genoa nnd Naples.
.At Hnyro Arrived Lit Gnscogne, from
New York.
At Browhend-PnHseil-Georgln, from New
York, for Liverpool.
At Queenstovn Arrived Lucnnla, for
Liverpool, and proceeded. Sailed New
England, for Boston.
At Cherbourg Sailed Auguste Victoria,
from Hamburg nnd Southampton, for New
York.
At Alovllle Sailed Anchorla, from Glas
gow, for New York; Austrnllslan, from
Liverpool, for Montreal.
At Glasgow Arrived Sicilian, from
Montreal. .
At Liverpool Salted-Civic, for New
York. At Southampton Sailed Auguste vic
toria, from Hamburg, for Now York.
STRIKERS TURN TO NEW YORK
Their 0fficn Aro There Holding Another
Momentout Conforonco.
WILL SEND DEFINITE ORDER TODAY
l.oiiK-llriMttt ('onto! Ilelivreii AmiiU
Kitninliil AsNoelnllon unit Steel
CnniiinnlrH Amiln Serum lo
lie .Neur Ojien llrcneli.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 2. Judging by Indica
tions, that are practically facts, peace or
war in the stoel troubles will bo announced
from New York Clty tomorrow.
When tho Amntg.imntcd association ex
ccutlve board adjourned this evening Pres
ident Shaffer announced that another meet
ing chould be held tomorrow. Thcro will
probably bo a' meeting hero tomorrow of a
portion of tho board, but tho national offi
cers will bo In New York. They left for
that city tonight nt 10 o'clock. Tho cir
cumstances lending up to this unexpected
trip, whllo not officially mudo known, nro
evident enough to substantiate tho story
which follows:
During tho day many telegrams wore re
ceived nt the association conference rooms,
tho last coming Just before adjournment,
and It wns answered promptly. This answer
was In nil probability tho announcement to
tho New York people that tho trip would
bo mado by tho officials tonight, carrying
out nn arrangement entered Into nt Vcryl
Preston's rooms In tho Hotel Henry a short
tlmo before.
Cull on Prrslon.
At about 1:111 p. m. Messrs. Shaffer, Wil
liams and Chnppcllo wont to Mr. Preston's
rooms nnd wero closeted with him about
thirty minutes. Tho understanding Is thnt
nt this mooting Mr. Preston made known
the combination' only concession In the
mutter of reopening tho wngo conference
where It left off three weeks ago. This
concession wns In tho Bhapo of a demnud
that If a now conference Is granted It must
bo specifically stated beforehand what Is
expected to be accomplished, what ground
Is to bo covered nnd what companies nro to
participate.
This brings tho matter tip to tho Amalga
mated association, nnd the mission of Its
high omcinls to New York Is doubtless to
convince tho steel people there that a new
conference Is essential to peaco nnd nn am
icable settlement of tho strlko trouble.
Tho conferenco today was a ropetltlon of
yesterday, tho strictest kind of secrecy be
ing mnlntalncd as to tho happenings Inside
tho room.
Striker lMokrl OutTvlltcil.
A telegram from Wcllsvllle, 0 tonight
says: At tho close of tho third week of
tho strike among the steel workers In tho
Wollsvlllo plant of tho American Sheet
Steel company tho Steel trust has tho
better of the argument. Nino now men
from Scottdalo. Pa., wero token into tho
'mill today. Tho men were In tho parlor
cor of tho afternoon train and the doors
wero locked at ,East Liverpool and tho
strikers' pickets rofusoif permission to
cntor. When the mill was reached tho
train was ntopped and the men wero rushed
under tho stockade before tho pickets
could speak to thorn. Tho strikers nro in
nn ugly mood tonight and aro much cha
grined over tho company getting tho men
111 tho mill. Mayor A. P. Dennis hnd to
interfere personally tonight with a body of
strikers and provent them from taking
David Almnn, a machinist of Brooklyn,
N. Y forcibly to tho camp across tho
rlvor. The mayor took tho man to tho
train nnd paid his faro out of town to pro
tect htm.
RoportB nro In circulation tonight that
moro men are coming on the midnight
train. Organizer Griffith said tonight:
"It is pretty near tlmo for tho American
Federation of Labor to tnko part in this
strike. This afternoon their men locked
a car door on us and would not allow us
In whero tho strike-brenlcors wero. I pro
poso to enter n protest about this matter
whero It will count."
Striken) nt Clnrkn' MIIIh Giving Up.
Tho strikers at Clarks' mills in this city
aro very much discouraged at tho turn af
fairs have taken with regard to tho settle
ment of tho troublo, and as a result sev
eral of tho most enthusiastic strikers havo
Intimated tholr intention of returning to
tho plant at tho earliest moment on tho
most favorablo terms possible.
The strikers at Painter's mill nnfl n,.,
.Lindsay & McCutchoon plant nro still cn-
musiasiic nnu say tney will stay out until
the lenders notify them to return to work.
At Wellsvllle, 0 tho feeling Is growing
that there will not bo an early sottlement.
Tho strikers nro not relaxing ono iota of
their vigilance. Every nvcnuo of entrance
to tho town Is being closely guarded.
A McKeesport dispatch says: "Tho pres
ence of three supposed strlko brenkcrs was
tho causo of considerable excitement hero
Inet evening. Tho first supposed Htrlko
breaker wns discovered about 1 o'clock In
tho afternoon and gavo his name as Edward
Meyers.
He frankly announced his intention of go
ing to work In tho Dowoes-Wonil mill nml
was told Just as frankly by tho patrol which
was questioning mm tnnt such n movo
would result In somo accident occurring to
him. He wns put on n street car and taken
to Pittsburg by sovoral strikers.
Two moro men wero found In tlm ovnnlni-
and after considerable questioning wero ro-
qucsicci to leavo town. Thoy promised to
leavo and then gave tholr guards tho slip.
Patrols mado a search for them during tho
night, but could not locate them. Tho
strikers threaten to handlo tbera without
gloves when thoy aro found.
Attnek .Voiiiinlmi .lien.
Fifteen striking structural Iron workers
attacked a number nf nnnnnlnn mnn n
loading Iron at Wllklnsburg, Pa this morn
ing ana i-iiarics r orce, one of tho workmen,
was seriously injured. Tho workmen, re
Inforced by a numbor of policemen and
nbout 100 citizens, attacked tho strikers,
who rotrcated and disappeared In Fern
Hollow. Search Is still being mudo for tho
men nnd If caught thero will bo troublo.
President Shaffer, Secretaries Williams
and Tighu and all the vim r,rf.Mnti r...
turnod from lunch at 2 o'clock nnd a fow
minutes inter tho conference resumed.
A Wellsvllle, O., dispatch Just received
says: Assistant M. F. Tlghe, at tho national
olllco of the Amalgamated association,
called up Organizer Harry Griffiths, who
remains in charge hero In tho continued
nbsenco of Vleo President John Chappell,
by long distance telephone, and notified him
tbnt tho national officials still hoped to
avert tho breaking off of tho present nego
tiations with the combine. Tlghe denied
the reports thnt negotiations had been
already severed. Ho urged Griffiths to
keep his men woll In hand and to provent
any possible chance of an outbrenk.
3 p. m. The meeting was stilt In progress.
Tho sentinel guarding the door said there
was nothing new. Secretary Nutt of the
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CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska-Fair Saturday and
Sunday; Cooler In Eastern Portion Satur
day; Warmer Sunday; Variable Winds.
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PHILLIPS HAS MUCH FAITH
Deponed Corn Ulitw llxprrlo Over
paid I'll Mil hit I' will
I'll) llneU.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2. George H. Phillips
will Issue n circular tomorrow addressed
to the customers of his firm, announcing
that ho will bo able to resume nctlvo
operations on the Board of Trade by next
Tuesday or Wednesday nt the latest, pos
slbly on ...ondny. The statement will also
promlfe patrons of tho company that be
fore any new trndes nro mado n complete
and satlsfnctory summnry of what his
books show will bo given to the public.
Phillips asserts that the experts' ex
amination of tho firm's books mnko It rer
taln that tho worM has been told and that
tho firm Is not n loser to a larger extent
than $300,000. His faith In tho loyalty of
his clients is unshaken, nnd even carries
him to the point whero ho believes that
90 per cent of thoso who nro found by ex
amination of the books to havo been over
paid ss n result of the May deal will gladly
refund the balance duo him. Tho total
amount of this overpayment Is estimated to
bo n llttlo under $250,000.
The deposed "corn king" says that thero
Is no legal process by which theso people
enn be mndo to refund tho money, but ho
Is confident thnt nearly all of them will
do so so soon as they understand tho cir
cumstances. For his own part, he promises
to pny every cent of customers' credits
tho moment ho ascertains what they are.
The firm paid out over $20,000 today to
brokers for current trades, but will not
settle with nny customers ntil nfter tho
oxamlnat ou of tho ledgers Is completed.
Abdul D. Osmon resigned tho secretary
ship of tho company today. Phillips was
undaunted by tho action of tho secretary.
He took over all Mr. Osman's work himself
and Is now secretary as well as general
manager.
KN0WLES RELEASES SUSPECTS
I'roKoctitloii for AIIiriiI Timber
FritliilN In .lloiilmin Tnken nn
Unfnvornlili Turn.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 2. A special to
tho Pioneer PrcBS from Helena, Mont., says:
On motion of District Attorney Rogers,
who announced that ho was acting on tho
orders of United Slates Attorney General
Knod, Judgo Hlrnm Knowlcs In tho United
Stntes court today dismissed the charges
against Chauncey Grlswold and Albort
Jameson, Indicted recently for subornation
of perjury. In connection with alleged tim
ber land- frauds In MIshouIh- county. Judge
Knowles said In court ,thnt he regarded
the proceedings as "very reprehensible,"
as ho considered the two men tho chief
offenders.
Out of court, tho Judgo stated that word
had como from Washington Immediately
after tho grand Jury hnd returned 102 In
dictments for timber frauds In this state
that theso two men woro not to bo nr
rested. However, tho court had already
ordered their arrest and they wero tnkon
Into custody. Ho also stated that subse
quently an attempt had been mado to got
tho men out on "straw" ball, but that ho
would not hear to such proceedings. He
wns compelled to grant tho motion to dis
miss, he said, because Justice Flold had
ruled that n district attorney might dis
miss Filch proceedings nt his discretion.
Tho men will bo used as witnesses for
tho government In othor prosecutions.
HOLE IN SHOE BETRAYS HIM
Atiihnnin Murderer In Trucked lo HI
House noil llniiKvd for llln
lUeil.
' BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 2. With a
ropo around his neck and death heforo
him Charley Bentloy, a negro, confessed
to tho murder ofJIm Vnnn, alias Williams,
a whlto man, and was hanged by n mob
In Leeds, St Clair county, Ala., today.
Tho murderer's body was riddled with bul
lets and left hanging to the limb nt a tree.
Tho coroner's Jury hnd Just returned a
verdict fixing tho responsibility of tho
murder on Bentley. Members of tho mob
lenrnod of the verdict nnd n crowd quickly
gathered around tho prisoner and, unheed
ing his plends for mercy, hanged him to a
tree. Tho murder was committed In tho
morning while Vunn and his wife nnd
child wero asleep In a camp three miles
from Leeds. Vnnn's f,kull was crushed
with a stono, nnd his slnyer then grabbed
Mrs. Williams around tho throat, but sho
screamed for help and tho negro ran Into
the woods. Farmers living In tho vicinity
of tho place answered tho appeals for help
ond began n search for the murderer. By
n hole In tho bottom of Bontlcy's shoo
they followed his tracks to his houso near
by nnd Into the wood somo distance away,
whoro they found him. Bentloy nt first do
nlod his guilt, hut confessed when taken
to tho tree to bo hnnged. Ho gnvo no rea
son for his crime nnd tho citizens ftiuld
assign none, except an intended assault on
tho woman.
HOLD UP HARVEST HANDS
lIlKlivtnyiiipn Knler llnvenr nut! Huh
Klevrn .lien of Their
Viiliiiihlex,
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 2. A special to tho
Star from Arkansas City, Kan., says: Two
hlghwuymen last night held up elovon
harvest hands In the rallwa yards hero and
secured $t0.r, seven watches nnd somo othor
Jewelry. The harvesters had been In Okla
homa nnd woro on their way to work In tho
Kansas fields. Thoy were usleep In an
empty freight cnr. The highwaymen forced
them at tho point of revolvers to stand up
In n row, with their hnnds up, whllo thoy
were searched. The robbers escaped to the
Territory.
UMPIRE JEVNE BADLY HURT
Oltl-Tlmo Hull I'luyer PiilU from
Thlnl-Stury Window of
Denver lintel,
DENVER, Aug. 2 At. midnight Fred
Jevne, nn old-time ball playor and umpire,
who has been umpiring the Western league
games hero this week, fell from a third
story window of the Victoria hotel und was
probably fatally Injury.
CRESCECS CUTS AGAIN
Trotting Uumyon Lowers Kit Own World'!
Eicord One-Half Eoond.
GOES IN 2:02 1-4 OVER COLUMBUS TRACK
lull Sicoud Bitter Than Tho Abbot'i Mil
nt Torro lUuto.
COULD DO BETTER ON WINDLESS DAY
Is lluught to Huts Lost Considimblo
Owing to Brocze.
FIRST HALF BETTER THAU ONE FLAT
l llelnrileil In Hie Irt hy the f!itl
He Huh to Knee 1 1 In Hue I. em
lie! l.lheritl lliliU, hut
Loners Clio it.
COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 2.-Crcsecus, cham
pion of tho trotting turf, added moro laurels
to his fume today by trotting a mile In
-:02i. reducing by half a second his week
old record of ,J:u:'. mado nt Cleveland last
Frlduy. Tho Hist half was trotted lu -59 3-..,
tho fastest time ever made. Tho tlmo by
quartern was :lWit 69, 1:30'1, 2:02t4. A
stiff wind blowing directly up tho stretch
kept him from stepping faster.
Moro than 12,000 people Journeyed to the
driving park to sou the greatest trotter
ever foaled In action. It wns n brilliant
assemblage and Intense Interest was mani
fested. Tho weather at noon was un
promising to a degree. Thi iky was lower
ing nnd overcast and n fow drops of rain
fell, though not enough to hurt the track,
which wns In excellent condition, or kcop
tho crowd nwny, but a strong wind wnH
blowing from the south. About 2 o'clook
tho ficavens cleared and tho sun came out
wnrm nnd bright, hut the wind did not
Increase In force.
In tho over-night pool soiling n great
deal of money went Into the box nt odds
of $25 to $17 on tlmo against the Hotter.
At tho track, owing to tho fierce wind, tho
odds against tho horso Increased to $23 to
$8, but the backers of Crrsccus wero game
und took tho short end ns long as pools
wcro sold,
Home mill llrlirr Cheered.
Georgo Kctcbam appeared on tho track
with Crescous n llttlo before 3 o'clock.
The horso nnd driver wero royally received
as they passed tho stand. Tho champion
Jogged three miles slower than three min
utes and ono In 2:22. An hour Inter ho
como out again and after scoring several
times stepped a mllo In 2:25. At 4:30 ho
worked out for tho last tlmo In '2:154.
Ho evidently had great power In reserve
and tho vast throng waited patiently for
tho grcnt test.
It was evident that tho wind would not
subside before dark nnd at 6:10 tho stallion
was brought out for tho trial. Tim Murren,
hla tralnor, wns ready to accompany him
.with a runnlngmiUo and Ditn LaownJteil
nt tho hnlt-mllo pold to" Mm' Kim on fr'qm
there.
On tho fifth scoro Kclcham nodded for
tho word, but Cresceus was not In his strldo
nnd ho pulled up nt the first turn to try It
again. Down to th wlro he rushed, tho
runner two lengths behind, nnd this time It
wns a go. Gamely facing tho brcezo the
champion started on his Journey moving
with a perfect eneo and nt his greatest
speed. Tho runner caught him nt tho quar
ter and n sigh went from tho breathless
throng ns thu tlmo went up, n quarter of n
second less thnn thirty. Now tho wind was
at his back and. realizing tho advantage,
Keicnam Kept mm nt n great clip. The
half-mllo polo was reached In 59 seconds,
a record nuver beforo attained, and hero
tho second runner caught him up.
An liiilne Mercury.
Into tho fnr turn and nround It tho great
stallion thundered, his mighty muscles nnd
innchlne-llko stride carrying him ns If on
wings. Tho three-quarter polo was reached
and passed in the wonderful tlmo of 1:30.
men came tho great trial, for as Cresceus
turned Into tho strotch tho bitter wind beat
him In tho fnco nnd held him bnck by force.
ror tho fraction of a second ho seemed to
falter, but his driver' voice was In hU
ears and on ho enmo. With thnt Indomlln-
blo courage which makes him what he is
ho plunged In townrd tho finish with un
weakcnlng strldo nnd, In splto of weariness
und tho buffeting of tho breoze, flashed un
der tho wlro a winner against time. But
for tho wind against which Cresceus strug
gled Itjs believed that his time would
havo been a second faster. It was tho most
wonderful mllo ever trott:d on any track.
r.ninusinsm broko looso ns soon it,
horso had pr.ssed tho wlro. Tho -crowd
rushed on tho track to greet tho champion
nnd n huge wreoth of flowers was hung
nround his neck. Mr. Ketehnm. nunnr
driver, was carried to tho Judges' stnnd and
wiiicu on mr u speech, in n few words hu
expressed his appreciation of tho Interest
taken In tho attempt, his trust In Ohio
horses and his confidence In his own great
trotter. Cresceus wns not unduly fntlgurd
by his effort and half an hour Int.r .m.i
ready for another mile,
QUARANTINE AJ DAKOTA LINE
Monliinn Velerliuirlnn Wishes I'reenii.
IIoiih Tnkeii lu lUeluile Itennrleil
Cnllle IHihoiimo.
HELENA, Mont., Aug. 2.-8tato Veterin
arian Knowles h.iR nuidi.
Governor Toolo to have a quarantine estab-
uoiimi ui uio uaKota lino to prevent the
spread of anthrax. It has been reported to
I)r. Knowles by the stato veterinarian of
South Dakota ns existing niuong tho cnttlo
of several countleH nf that inu ii-
Knowles said that this Is the first tlm'o that
niunrax huh ever been reported ns existing
In the northwest.
SPRINGI'MELI), III., Aug. 2.-Tho Slate
Board of Llvo Stock Commissioners today
established a nuaruntlnn nf thn imr.i
cattlo In Lako county thnt Is Infected with
antnrnx. uuring tho last fow days twenty
ono cattlo havo tiled and a man nanieil
Cox, a butcher, contracted tho disease
whllo skinning a dead steer nnd died.
PLAYS UNCLE TOM TOO OFTEN
Thulium Mnlley, Vetrrnn Aelnr, In
Drliun I n n ii r liy the
llunry llnle, '
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 2,-Thoinas Mul
ley, an old-time actor, who hud for years
played In "Uncle Tom's Cabin." was today
committed to the Rochester Insano asylum.
Malley had seen so much of Uncle Tom that
It affcrtcd his brnlu and now ho Imagines
that Klmon Ligrco Is constantly pursuing
him w 1th bloodhoundB,