r&sffi-5EEfnisnitIPIJJa PAGES 1 TO 10. jj I PART I. ESTABLISHED JUXE 10, 1871. OMAHA, SUNDAY M OH XIX '.J, AUGUST 1, 1 5)01 -TAV EUST Y VAG KS. SINGLE COPY 1MV.E CENTS. J The Omaha Sunday Bee. BRITAIN'S NEW ENEMY Malts, for a Ctntnrj a Lejal Depeidenej, Drim Into Bullet Revolt. CHAMBERLAIN'S ARROGANCE TO BLAME Metheds that Bring on Eoor War Gtlr Up Thii New Hostility SOUTH AFRICAN AFFAIRS ARE DESPERATE Baraga Blaoka Oponly Enlisted for Eoer Extermination, WHITE MEN'S BLOOD BOILS AT BARBARITY Mrnixilille till llllllllrc Wastes Ten .Millions a Wed; ntnl the Illicitly flcls ,Nenrcr to Cnpetinvn Tim ii liver tlcfoi-u. fConvrlcht. 1901. by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. Aug, 3. (New York World Ca blegram-Special Telegram.) Colonial Sec retary Chamberlain has succeeded ln bring ing tho long smouldering Maltese language question to a dangerous crisis. After nt- gotlatlops extending over wo cars w 1th ton local Maltese authorities, marked by I l i i n r-n n ftl llirt I "" ' " ,:, dealings wiin irugur, n- English Khali In future be tho only language tho Maltese courts, and mat ine m Ii..tHinl system In the schools shall bo rfbol- 1-U...1 As one of tho chief grievances of the Ultlnnders was that Dutch was tho only language of the Transvnal courts, Mr Chamberlain's Inconsistency Is startling Tho Maltese assembly has retorted by re fusing supplies and Mr. Chamberlain, as In South Africa, Is raising money by uncon etttutlonal expedients. Malta, which for n century has been a loyal dependency of the British crown, has been driven Into a passive revolt after two years of dealing with Secretary Chamber Iain. . i i 1 1 Africa's IllneU- Outlook. Tho South African outlook continues to bo unrelieved of gloom. Chancellor of the Exchequer Deach has been forced to admit that the war Is costing $10,000,000 a week, not .ijo.uuu. as was csumnicu u- wiu ..r ofilce recently, nnd'ho cannot hold out tho slightest encouragement that It will end bo- fore Christmas. It Is believed In military circles that the subjugating of the Doers will cost England H.uuu.uvu.uuu. ino operations u.ivu entered upon their most obstinate stage. The rebellion In Capo Colony Is steadily be- coming more desperate, owing to exaspcra- tlon caused by tho Inexorable treatment of tho rebels. Tho Boers havo beon nearer Capetown ln the last fortnight than at any lime during too war. Civilized Wurfnre Abandoned Though Commander Krltzlngor's shoot ing of General French s native scouts arouses a furious protest hore, tho avowal that England has enlisted savages to aid ln exterminating tho Doers has given tho I nation a pause. This is not only a viola- lion oi ino wnr, uui ii ib vuuirury iu uu rlvlllrerl usnMs. Still tho natives havo, rendered service after their kind to the Hrltlsh forces on the Swaslland border. They wcro employed LONDON, Aug. 3. (New York World Ca both In tho relief of Mafcklng from tho blegram Special Telegram.) Thcro will north and by Oonoral Dadcn-Powcll ln de- fenso of that place. Nono know better than the British In South Africa that when you put arms Into tho hands of tho natives and send them to flght It menns that every rulo of civilized warfaro will bo abandoned, that no quar- ter will bo given, that tho wounded will bo murdorcd and that other nameless nor- rors will bo perpetrated. For Thin Prrneli Was Shifted. General French himself sent Zulus to harass tho nocrs ln northeastorn Trans vaal by raiding their cattle. IIo was shitted from that command In consequence of It, owing to the protest from tho Natal government. Both sides have used natives with their transport trains, but General French has been the first to acknowledge that ho em ployed them as scouts. The Boers think they havo enough to fnco England's 250,000 men without being placed at tho mercy of hordes of black barbarians. Another Hrltlsh llluniler. Tho British policy of replacing regulars by yeomen proved disastrous. Lord Kltch- cner has sent homo a largo percentage ot the yeomen recently shipped to him because they cannot ride, shoot or tight. Among tho regulars tho Imperial yeomanry aro known ns tho "I'm your brigade." from their Inveterate habit of surrendering. CARNEGIE PAYS PARENTS' DEBT Two Dnllnrs I.oaaeil Ills Mother Be comes Verltalile Ilreuil Cast I'lion Waters. (Copyright. 1901, by Press Publishing Co.1 LONDON, Aug. 3. New York World Ca- blegrnm Special .TelcEram.) When An drew Cnrneglo's parents emigrated to tho linito.i smtes his mother borrowed J2 from a friend In Dunfermline. Scotland, to help nay tho fare. This loan was never repaid, nut when tho circumstance was brought to .h. n,minnnlr' nntln hv 11. TV Lennox of Glasgow, Mr. Carncglo called personally on i. ..,u cu.. .... , friend and not only made hem handsome l.ll.t.A.. .... l.lu ntnlh..1. ireBl'illO, Ull MIDI! lUtlllVII lUWWtlia If n..")' them in comfortable circumstances for tho remainder of their lives. Ono is a humble Jolnor at Dunfermline, the other Is n spln- tser with n small drapery business In Edin burgh. Forest Fires In l.eriuuiiy. BERLIN, Aug. 3. A tetrlbto firo Is rag ing In tho extensive pine forests near Kalden Klrcheu, on tho Dutch-Prussian frontier. Firemen from all tho neighbor- -lllni... nl.lo.l 1... .V... Inhnt.lnnl. headed bj- their burgomasters, nro at work trying to check tho flames, but so far with out success. Several thousand acres of valuable timber have been destroyed. Train service through tho district has been sus pended, as tho fire has reached the railway track. Tho damage so far amounts to about 1,000,000 marks. A stiff north wind Is blow ing and It Is feared that tho fire will reach the extensive forests In tho Alx-U-Qhapello district. Shipwreck jnir rnii mice. ST. JOHNS, N. F Aug. 3. A second shipwreck hns been reported nine miles LONDON, Aug. 3. The West Indian com west of Capo Ilace. It Is an eastbound ship, mtttee announces that the government has probably from the southern states, laden with cotton and a general cargo. The mes- aenger who brought the news forgot Its name, but tho captain's name Is Talt. HIGHEST EVER IN A BALLOON lixcciit In Chnrlol of Fire, l.ltliiit Mnn ctcr Ascended So l-'ar Above Fnrtli. (Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.) BERLIN, Aug. 3. (New York World ca- blecram Special Telegram.) Drs. Dcrsch and Snoring have Riven a statement of their record balloon ascension to the World cor- respondent as follows: "Our balloon, which Is seven times the ordinary tlze, was charged with compressed hydrogen. Tho ascension at first wbb rapid. We reached a height of a mile and a quar- lap In Inn mlntltn nnrl n little nVPf three mlUs ln rortyflve minutes. At 6.4 miles, tho highest altitude ever at tained, wc became unconscious. First there was a faint pressure on our enrs, then a numming, men insensimuiy, dui no pain. "From three miles we discharged ballant. There was scarcely any wind and the view of tho towns, winding rivers and mountains below was Indescribably grand and beauti ful. Up nearly two-thirds of n rallo wo could distinguish the cries of men and of geese. The rumbling of a railway train was audi ble at about three and three-quarter miles. "Freezing began at not qulto a mllo nnd a half. At n little over three miles wc put on fur wraps and used the newly In vented thcrmaphoro to keep off the cold "At five mllca and a half we began to feel sleepy, but healthy, assisted by breath Ing bottled oxygen. "Just as ho was fainting Dr. Dersch had prcMncc of m,m, am, Jun 8umcll g, ,h t0 th(J va,V(J con, aQ ,ho b o(m foMhwh b an ,0 (,egceml, We w mclcnt bal began to descend. We were a little over threo miles high when con sclousness returned. "Tho lowest temperature recorded was 10 deferens (Fahrenheit) below zero. "Wo nro now qulto well ngaln, but think we have reached tho greatest height at tolnablo by man." CROKER LOSES AT THE TRACKS Mi ll ml Ills friends Put In n Hail Wrpli ul thi Ducal (inoil uniiil Itiiees. (Copyright K.01, by Pross Publishing Co.) LONDON, Aug. 3. -Now York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) Hlchard Croker has made engagements up to the end of Auguat, but his friends In London say ho will leavo for some water euro. probably Ems or Vlchv. enrlv nvxt u-nnlr. jr, croker's favorite race track Is tho ,Ucni Goodwood. But It does not repay hls affCcton, f0r he has Just had a bad wcck tnere He r(ln h:)raes ln tcn racc3i winnini? nniv nt. .mnii .... Thn.v. h. backed most of his horses at short odds, ho nmi his frle nd3 nlunecd hcavllv nn Hrnlnnno ',inn,inv fnr thn ihm .mbn. i. . nfterward rumored that tho ring took nearly $12,000 of Mr. Crokor's money. He ...n. fnp ,, ..,,, ,u sincleton stakes, but the veteran run fmir.h nml , Croker parly. nBJl,n t bn( ,oft Ho , , nt th(J ou, sh, , , Ilrlghton during tho week, going over to Goodwood encn ,jay. Hut hu came to London last night nnd will go to Wantago this after noon. He lb strenuously pushing on the work at Wantage, THREE AMERICAN CARDINALS Arelililslions CoitIkuii nml Irclnml Arc Son , ,Je KllUell "" "" Me. (Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.) soon bo three cardinals In the United States, Cardinal Gibbons, nt present the only red-hatted American prelate, who Is returning from n series of conferences with tho popo In Borne, says tho sovereign pontiff Intends to raiso Archbishop CorrI gan of New York and Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul to tho cardlnalato ere long Cardinal Gibbons Is credited by the Dally Express with saying: "Tho pope deplores tho continuance of tho Boer war, believ ing that the vanquished should lay down their arms." Ho Is also quoted as remarking that "the popo Is convinced that the gathering of populations in towns and cities Is ono of tho greatest menace; to religion In tho future; that rural populations arc healthier and happier in body, mind and morals." FOREIGN ENTRIES AT HENLEY I'ennsylviiiilnn Oarniuen Tnki Little Stock In the AnKntlon Amilnst Them (Copyright, 1001, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. Aug. 3. (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) Captain Fllck- wr of tho Pennsylvania university crew sa(i t0 tho World correspondent before sailing for homo Wednesday: "Wo don't tako much stock In tho agitation to bar foreign entries from Henley, ns compotl tlon Is good for both English and Amcrt can rowing. We hnvo been well treated and nro qulto satisfied with our trip." Stroke Oar Gardiner Indorsed tho state ment. Nevertheless It Is known that i majority of the Henley stownrds strongly favor barring foreign entries. nmperor Cannot Attend. HAMDUUG, Aug. 3. Eraeperor William has telegraphed from Bergen, Norway, to tho Senato here, announcing tho nbandon- mcnt hls Proposed visit to Hamburg oa nccouni ot me nems reganung nis roomer s condition, adding that be has charged the cro" l,rlllc ".'preseiH mm ill ine re ccptlon to Field Marshal von Wnldcrseo on his return from China, and thanking Ham- burg for tho extensive preparations L thp eUy whch hns bccn f Ions made oremost In demonstrating German patriotism. Shamrock's Kiiulpmcut Shipped. LONDON. Aug. 3. The American lino Steamer St. Louts, which sailed from Southampton for New York this ntternoon. has on board a duplicate outfit of sails and gear for Shamrock II. Tho Hon. Charles Russell will probably represent Sir Thomas Llpton on board tho cup defender. Sir Thomas continues hopeful regarding the challenger. Ho Is anxious to know which American boat will be decided upon as tho defender. American Ilanci In Turkey, THEBAPIA, Turkey, Aug, 3. John G. A Lelshraan, tho United States minister to Turkey, and Mrs. Lotshman celebrated their daughter's birthday yesterday even Ing with n most successful dance at the Summer Palace hotel here. There was a large attendance of diplomats and mem bers ot society. Aurccn to SiiKar Conference, nccepted the Invitation of Belgium to at- tend another sugar conference ln the au tumn to consider the question ot tho aboil I tlon of the bounties, TWO CROPS A YEAR Whale Vait Nil. Easin to Be Mada World'i Richest Garden Spot. ENGLAND'S GIGANTIC ENGINEERING PLAN Object Lesson for the Wait in Water Etoraga and Irrigation. BRITISH SLOW TO ADOPT ELECTRICITY Have Only Hundred Miles of Bailwaj Eun bj Current. YOUNG AMERICA HAS TWENTY THOUSAND Animosity Attains! Vnnl.ee Cup I (ill for I hi DcrelopliiK of Slciini Lines TutiiielliiK Puts HIk Oncks Into SI. Paul's Cathedral. (Copyright. 1MI, by Pre?s Publishing Co.) LONDON. Aug. 3. (Now York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Sir William uastln, under secretary of tho Public Work) department of the Ecyptlan government, has submitted to tho British Imperial gov ernment a gigantic engineering project, which, with existing dams and Irrigation canals, would enable the Itlvor Nile to be kept In constant flow and mako of the whola vast Nile basin the rlcheit agricultural area In the world, regularly raising two crops every year. The scheme Is to raise the levcf of Lake Tsana, which lies high on the Abyssinian plateau, flvo meters. By this means 132 trillion million cubic meters of water could be stored for the dry season. The assent of King Mencllk Is necessary to this work. which Lord Cromer does not deem Impossl ble to obtain, even In tho fact of strong i-ranco-Kusslan opposition. Kimliinil's l.uek of i:ii-i'trles. Sir Hiram Maxim says: "I designed some years ago an electric train that would cover the fifty miles between London nn.l Ilrlghton ln thirty minutes, at half a crown fare. "England Is sadly behind In such mutters Twenty years ago I saw 2S0.000 Now York ers go to tho seaside one morning, making a fourtecn-mllo Journey ln thirty minutes and returning In tho aftornoon. "Thcro aro only 100 miles of electric rail ways ln England now, while America has 20,000 miles. Believe me, electric rail ways and the like are going to be the big gest Industry ln England." It ii 1 1 run il m Scorn Ymil.ee Cnpltnl. Decided feeling ln England Is growing against allowing American capitalists to get control of English railroads. Tho Metropolitan Underground .company has not only refused nil of Mr. Yerkes overtures to Join the District Underground In an oltrlfl- catlon scheme, but has asked tho Great Western company, whose terminus adjoins tho Metropolitan line, to tako It ovtr. Even the bankrupt and mismanaged South eastern company's shareholders scornfully sniff at tho offer of an American syndi cate to put In (5,000,000 fresh capital and make tho lino pay. English railroads aro in for a hard time all around and later on will not be likely to prove so Independent In dealing with American offers. TutiiielliiK Proves Disastrous, Somcrs Clark, the architect of St. Paul's cathedral, has reported to tho chapter that "tho building is already cracked from top to bottom In Bevcral places." This does not mean, ns soma alarmists at first supposed, that tho edifice Is In any Immediate danger, but It Is a warning to tho government that steps must bo taken to prevent further tunneling ln the vicinity of Its foundations. Tho underground railroad on one side and tho "Tuppenny tube" on the other have undermined, It Is believed, the cathedral foundations. This discovery will present, possibly, an Insuperable obstacle to tunnel ing for two projected electric "tubes" from Plcadllly Circus and Charing Cross to tho bank, which J. Pierpont Morgan is finan cing. KAISER OPPOSES SPIRITUALISM Declares o Believer Can lie n Goml Soldier nr n True Subject. (Copyright, 1901. by Press Publishing Co.) BERLIN, Aug. 3. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Tho kaiser ha condemned what he terms as "mystic error," known as spiritualism, which has taken strong root In aristocratic and mili tary circles at Potsdam. Members of the Von Moltko family nro firm believers, as was lt Illustrious head. Tho kaiser thinks that no believer In spiritualism can be a good soldier or a good subject. Anuereil at Duke of Orleans. LONDON. Aug. 3. In great contrast with the favorablo comments caused by tho con tribution of 5.000 to tho Queen Victoria fund by tho delegates of tho New York Chamber of Commerce, who recently vis ited London, Is tho anger with which tho duko of Orleans' contribution of 100 has been received. Tho St. James Gazette terms tho duke's action ns astounding Im pudence and In common with tho Daily Chronlclo urges the lord mayor to reject this contribution on account ot tho part which tho duke of Orleans took In the carl caturcs of Queen Victoria which appeared In tho Paris newspapers. Tho same paper savs tho New Yorkers' gift "emphasizes ln a dignified and a graceful manner the feel ing which wo nro suro U general ln tho United States." liners Kald t'mie Colony, BLOEMFONTEIN, Orange River Colony Aug. 3. Commandant Hacrmancus Steyn. a cousin of President Steyn, was killed Au guet 1 whllo tlghtlng at Flcksburg. Boers and rebeU aro re-entering tho Barkly West district of Capo Colony. KriiKcr .Not (Jolnu to Itussla. ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 3.-Dr. Leyds tho diplomatic agent of the Transvaal, who Is hero on what he describes as "private business," snys there Is no foundation for tho report that Mr. Krugcr Is coming to St. Petersburg. Deiith ofi UiMvaiter llmpress Uipcctett BERLIN, Aug. 3. Tho Lokal Anzelger says the end of Dowager Empress Frederick Is expected at any momont. Prof. Rcnvcrs, who was suddenly called, has arrived at Fricdrlckshof. Cruiser CIiIchko ln Dryiloek. GIBRALTAR, Aug, 3. Tho United States cruiser Chicago has sailed for Southampton where It will go Into dry dock. THREE P0ST0FFICES DROPPED Itural Free Delivery Oils Out Neeei- slty So Mnn' Crossroads r Concerns. WAS iTON, Aug. 3.-(Spcclnl Tele gram,' cse postottlcea havo been dls contlr . N1 S xa Sandalla Boone county; mall to f ' h. 5 J" 'Mortimer, Ringgold county; Polcn. id county, mall to Diagonal; Sum- tfj- tory county, mall' to Gilbert Station. i " ,1s F. Schrader of South Dakota was C ' f promoted from $1,200 to a $1,400 clifrtshlp in the Treasury department. J. W. Swehla of Splllvlllc. In., was today awarded a contract for carrying tho mall from Splllvltlc to Conover, la. Edward M. Mocklcy of Cheyenne, Vyo., hns been appointed h railway mall clerk. S. J. Whlttcn nnd family of Edgar, Neb., aro spending n few days In Washington. The Des Moines National bank of Dos Motncs Is npproved as a reserve agent for tho First National bank of Brltt, la., and the First National of New York for tho South Omaha National of South Omaha. L. C. Goodelt Is appointed postmaster ot Butler. Day county, South Dakota, Tho corporate limit of the First National bank of Nevada, la., has been extended until August 4, 1921. APPOINTMENT IS ILLEGAL Comptroller of Treasury Holds tliut ('ofcraiher (iiiauelt N .Vol Un titled In Ciimiien-.nl Ion. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. Mr. Trarewell. the comptroller of the treasury ln a de cision rendered today,, holds that Mr. Henry Gannett, tho present gcosraphcr of the eleventh census, was Illegally appointed and hence Is not entitled to compensation. Mr. Gannett nlso holds the position of geographer In tho geological kurvey and the decision of the comptroller of tho treas ury Is based upon tho law which Inhibits any person from holding two positions under the government, the compensation of either of which Is $2,C0O or more per annum. Mr. Gannett was appointed to his position In tho census "without compensa tion" presumably with a view of asking congress to nuthorlzo the payment of the salary In enso the comptroller should de cide that ho was not entitled to It under tho present law. Although he docs not decide tho point, tho comptroller raises the question whether Mr. Gannctt's present snlary of $3,600 as geographer ln tho geological survey Is not $1,100 In excess of tho amount authorized by congress. TO PROTECT TRAVELERS Vote from I.I IlilllK Chuiiu Says .Mounted Pntrol Will (iunril Foreigners. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. Tho Stnto de partment has received through Mr. Squires, secretary of tho legation nt Pekln, a nolo from Lt Hung Chang, describing the regu lnttons for tho control of tho mounted patrol which lt 1b proposed to establish along tho road between Chlng-Ting and Pao-Tlng-Fu. Squires snys this Is tho first step on tho, part of the Chinese authorities toward tho reculatlon ot foreigners trav eling through the dClurbcd districts of tho provinces of San-Hl and Chlh-Ll. The reculatlons nro quaintly expressed, but ln substanco they prov 1e for the establish ment of military posts at nine stations on the road, tho commanders of which aro to furnish escorts for travelers. Tho escort Is to keep within twelve feet of the traveler whose pace must set theirs. It Is to dls perse peoplo who gather about tho travelor that are boisterous and Its members aro not to accept any pay from a traveler under pain of dismissal. A post will ho for warded every two days. l.nokliiK for Defaulter. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. John McCaull the alleged defaulting quartermaster s clerk of the transport Egbert, which sailed for Seattle some time ago, was appointed to this position ln April, 1899, from Mrginln upon the recommendation of his father, Captain P. M. McCaull, who was a volun teer nuortermnstcr during the Spanish war. Tho letter's accounts aro straight and tho auartermaster's department has learned that tho funds for which Captain Mcuauu was responsible have been deposited In tho treasury by John McCaull. captain Jic Caull was mustered out with tho other vol untccrs on Juno 30. Secret service officers are looking for John McCaull. fne Answers Uiirkce Claim. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. The secretary of tho treasury and tho treasurer of the United States today filed with tho clerk ot the supremo court of tho District of Co lumbla their answers to tho petition for nn accounting In connection with tho well known Durkcc claim against the govern ment for $79,000,000 and Interest. Thcs officials assert ln their replies that th claim Is "wholly Imaginary, false, fictitious and fraudulent and without foundation In law or In fact." They assert that tho records of tho Treasury department fall to dlscloso any basis for tho claim. .Major Doyen Cnurt-Mnrtliilcil. WASHINGTON. Aug. 3. The court-mar tial which recently tried Major Charles A. Doyen, licet marine officer of the North tlnntlc squadron at Newport, on thechargo of Intoxication and being nbsent without leave, found him guilty and sentenced him to loso two numbers nnd be reprimanded by tho Navy department. The papers In tho enso arrived here today and It Is probable that ino acting secretary oi ino navy win lssuo the reprimand bofore the closo of the department this evening. .Vew Italian Anihassailni-. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. In rcsponso to an Inquiry from tho Italian government tho State department has announced that It will receive .with pleasure as ambassador from Italy to tho United States E. Mayor des Plantes, at present Italian minister to Servla and a diplomat of long experience. Senor Mnlasplnl. tho Italian minister to Buenos Ayres. who was originally selected to succeed Baron Fava at Washington, will go elsewhere. CnurtsOInrtlul in .Mnnlln. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. Courts-martlal aro to be held in Manila on Lieutenant Preston Brown and Captain Francis P. Fremont, Second Infantry. Tho lieuten ant Is accuted of killing a native who re fused to recover tho body of a soldier from the river. The charge against Captain Fremont Is not known yet. Mnrtlnelll Will Take Vacation. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. Cardinal Mar tlnelll, the apostolic delcgato to this conn try, will go to Villa Nova, the Augustlnlan monastery near Philadelphia, about tho middle of this month and spend bis vaca tlon of two or three weeks there. Mlssniirinu Appointed Chaplain. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. Rev, Thomas J. Dickson of Missouri has been appointed a chaplain in the army. Mr, Dickson belongs to the Christian church. OTTO THE FINISH Steal Corparation Officii. I So Labels Strug gle with Amalgamated Association- LAST CONFERENCE ENDS AS FIRST DID Fails to Effeot Harmeny aud Leaves Farces Evan Widir Apart. NOW WILL COME THE TEST OF STRENGTH Allied Coini anies Purpose Rending Union- ism if Possible. DLE MILLS 10 BE STARTED AT ONCE (I lllc I nli lli'iillrc DaiiKcr of Thus Pre- clpltalliiu n Clash, hut Are De termined to Force the. Final Issue, PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 3. "lt will be a fight to the finish. No quarter wilt be given. Wc nro prepared to spend nil tho money nnd time necessary to wipe out tho Amalga mated association in all of our mills." This was tho meseage that camo over the wires from New York to locnl officials if the United States Steel corporation this afternoon. Officials were waiting long after the usual Saturday nfternoon closing time to get word from tho conference from New York, between tho Amalgamated association and tho general offictnls of tho big trust. fwo messages came. Tho first stated that the conference between the workers' nnd Mr. Morgan had adjourned after receiving Mr. Morgan's ultimate decision In the mat ter. About an hour after this time a sec ond mcssngo came to Pittsburg announcing to tho steel officials here that the executive board had decided to not accept Mr. Mor gan's terms. Tho second message contnlncd tho state ment also thnt appears above. Some of tho olllclals heard tho message with mis givings; others with unconcealed satisfac tion. Ono of tho officials left his omco declaring that he was glad of It. The flght would surely bo carried to a finish nnd the corporation would once nnd for nil bo freed from the lntluenco of tho union men. At the headquarters of tho Amalgamated association there was no ono about. All tho executive officers being In New York nt tho time, no ono was present to look nftcr tho Interests of tho strikers hore pending their return. Organizer Flynn, of tho American Federation ot Labor was about tho headquarters during tho morning and one or two of the striking steel workers, but they only remained a short time. Strikers Are Determined. Thn onlv recrct heard among tho strikers who were about was that President Shnffcr had temporized with tho trust officials so long. While the workers are themselves lonnmnt nf tho ccnoral plan of tho organl- tt.tlonyregnrdlng the extension of tho utrlko throughout tho mills of the trust, tney aro confident that tho general strike order will hn issued In a short time. That the officials of tho United btates Steel corporation havo been preparing for thl battlo was made apparent during m afternoon. It was learned, on tho best au thority that an attempt Is to bo mado at once to reak the strike by tho importa tlon of nonunion men Into all the mio mills. Ono of the officials of tho compa nies now Involved said that so far as fur nlshlnc skilled men for tho Idlo plants was concerned lt is only necessary to distribute the skilled workers In the present nonunion mills In all tho plants and mnko tnem general Instructors of green hands to soon develop moro of this class of tradesmen. Tho American Sheet Steel company, which decided to start the Hyde Park mills last week, but postponed nctlon pending the re sult of the conference ln New York, has Issued orders to preparo to start the mill early next week. The officials renllzo, howover, that they have a difficult program on their hands nnd express fear of tho outcomo when they try to start these Idle mills. They declaro, however, that they will mako the attempt and with Just as much hasto as possible No plans nro known concerning the Amcrl can Tlnplate company. It that company Intends to utilize- nonunion men It Is not known where they will get them. It Is said that fancy prices aro being offered to a few really skilled laborers to tako a ban with the trust In getting tho plants In opcr ntlon. In somo Instnnces nt least It Is said that tho offers have been refused be causo tho men havo fear ot personal vlo lenco from tho strikers: Conferees tit Srw York. NEW YORK. Aug- 3. Another effort to perfect n permanent truco between tho great army of steel workers and the glan corporation which employes lt has failed and tonight tho conflicting sides are as widely dlvld'd as ever. Tho leaders on cither side met hero again this morning and after a day ot fruitless conference and discussion parted In n spirit that shows no tinge of conciliation. Nei ther Bldo would surrender n position or concedo a point In tho dispute In which they nro Involved and present Indications point to a renewal with vigor of tho trugglo. Tho first conferenco of tho day was be tween President Shaffer nnd twelve of his associates on tho executive board ot tho Amalgamated association and a group of officials of tho United States Steel corpora tion headed by J. Pierpont Morgan and President Charles M. Schwab. At tho end of nn hour tho conferees parted, having failed to reach an agreement. Tho second conferenco was participated In only by the officials of tho Amalgamated association. It was a secret session, last ing over two hours, nt tho close of which the following statement was given to tho press. Wo, the members of tho executlvo board of tho Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, considering it In cumbent upon us to enlighten tho public and tho press with reference to tho present relations between our association and tho United Stntes Steel corporation, present the following statement: i:eculle llourd's Statement. The officials of Hit United States Steel corporation. Instead of resuming negotia tions where they wero suspended nt the conferenco held on July 11. 12 nnd 13. have withdrawn the propositions made nt that tlmo nnd are now offering much less thnn thoy agreed to sign for then. The follow ls tho proposition which the United States Steel corporation gave us today as Its ul timatum. It will be observed that the pro amblo states (.Imply that tho United .States Steel corporation ofllrlnls will advise set tlement by the underlined companies: "Preamble, conditions under which we are willing to advise a settlement of the labor difficulties: "Tlnplate Company Company should pro ceed under contracts signed with tho Amal gamated assorlatlon as of July 1, 19 d. "American Steel Hoop Company-Com (Continued on Second Page.) THE BEE BULLETIN. Forecast for Nebraska Fair nnd Warmer Sunday; Monday Fair; Variable Winds. Page t Britain .Mul.es Illicitly of Malln. Tun Crops n Venr hy Irrluntlon. Strike Conference At nils olhlnU'. (luuiha's I'nmrcss In IIiiIIiIIiik. J Itcxiills In llnsc Hall I.eiiKiies. Itulii Fulls In .Many Place). .'I liism aiicc Cnmiuiny Suspended. ItaliimaUcr (iiilms Credit. I rnelc Sam After orfolk Pcopte. I'iims lilt, i I'ormnldch) ilc. . lniuc Wardens Busy In elirnska, llomcsccLcrs suiTcr Manner. II Last Week In Omaha Society. 7 Caiiulure as a Nebraska Crop. Ihlltui-s on n .Intiritcy Out West. . Council 1 1 1 ii IT nml Iimmi II IIimv l.ocs the Vcstcru l.eimuc. loir us an Inilc. of the Weather. Ureal Itc. ImiI of the Tennis (iumc. Ill ItnosiMcIt on I II ll I ll u the West. Cuilllliie's Defcimc Auulust Cauailn. II ThiillliiK Souks of Christian Fallh. Fun Crops Ip In Dltorcc Cases, I Womuiii Her Ways and Whims, 111 Amusements mill .Musical Notes, I llilllorlal anil Comment. I." I'll crs of the .Mall Scr Ice. .Nnruiu's Wonderful Cuplm! Clt. , llacllliis as llasln of Tuhc rculosls, 1(1 "The I'lichraiid." CoiiiIIIIiiii of Trade In Otuahii, ('mimic I'l'inl nml I'luaiiclal .cn. II To Sec I iltf nrilV Crown In Place. llchucs of Local Ante Itooms. luilciic intend' t insu Alter Columbia lemperatui-c at oniahii Vestcrditj I lour. leK. . . Ill . . IIS . . UN . . 117 . . I7 . . nr. . . no . . lid Hour. I p. m. U p. m. :t ii. in. -i p. in. r. i it p. m. 7 i. in. Den. ." ii, m . ll a. in. 7 a. m. S a. m. II a. m. Ill ii. in. 1 1 a. m . 1U in... LENNOX IS TOWED TO PORT Dlsatilcil Transport lor Which Slociiui Sci.ichcs Benches Xew Vork it llh Huhki-v Pnsicnucrs. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3. Tho disabled transport Lennox was towed in port mm morning by the steamer laqua, which picked It up Thursday night nine miles west of Pledras Blancns. At that time tho Lennox was still drifting down the coist and met tho Inqun as tho latter vetsel was on Its way tip from Santiago to Eureka. I'Vom tho time It broko down until picked up by tho laqua tho Lennox drifted nnd sailed over 100 miles. Nothing was seen of the transport tug Slorum, which went out Thursday afternoon to tho rescue of tho trnnsport. Tho passengers on the j Lennox were: Captnln Wllllnm Yates, Fourteenth Infantry; Lieutenant B. H. D. Dorcey. Fourteenth cavalry; Surgeon C. G. O. Scnparoni, Lieutenant Sam Rlggs (lato Forty-seventh Infantry), Lieutenant E. E. Phllbrook (Into Forty-sixth infantry), thir teen clerks ot tho quartermasters and com missary departments, four privates of tho hospital corps, seven discharged teamsters and blacksmiths and nine stowaways from Nagasaki. Lieutenant Dorcey' says thcro Is no truth ln tho report that tho transport ran short of supplies and that tho men were on tho vcrgo of starvation. Ho fed them on halt rations ns a matter of precaution and kept tho Horses In reservo to kill In enso they wero pushed to tho last extremity. But they had enough provisions to hold out for three months. ROOSEVELT GIVES THE GRIP Flte Thousand People Shake Ills llnuil la CIonIiik deception at Colorado Springs. COLORADO SPRINGS. Aim. 3. Tho quarter-centennial celebration closed today. Toduy's program was Informal In character, the only event of Invportnnco being tho public reception In North park, at which about 5,000 peoplo shook tho hand of Vlco President Roosevelt. Tho vlco president will visit the Crlpplo Creek district early next week nnd will bo present nt tho laying of the corner-stono of tho new Young Men's Christian association building ln this city. Hound to (.'ha rue lllm wllli Snmcthliiu', KEARNEY. Neb.. Aug. 3. (Special Tele gram.) Samuel Whlteaker, residing east of this city, was arrested nt Minden Fri day by officers from this city and lodged in tho Buffnlo county Jail on 'complaint of relatives and neighbors that ho hnd threatened them violence during tempornry fits of Insanity. After somo deliberation this complaint was withdrawn nnd the chargo of adultery placed against him. Falls from llrokeii ScafVolil, HOLDREGE. Neb., Aug. 3. (Special Tel egram.) I. E. Austin, n enrpenter working on, n grnnnry of tho Central granaries, fell from a broken scaffold Into a grain bin twelve feet below. He was consid erably bruised and was unconscious a few minutes. Ills shoulder wns sprained, but no bones were broken. Itediicc Price of SiiKiir. NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Tho American Sugar Retlnlng company todny reduced all grades ot refined sugar 10 points. NEBRASKA WEATHER" TODAY Forecaster ill Washington Sns It Is to lie I'll I r nnd Warmer, tvllh Variable Winds, WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. Forecast for Sunday and Monday: For Nebraska. North Dakota and South Dakota Fair and warmer Sunday; Monday fulr; varlablo winds. For Iowa Fair Sundny. with warmer In central west portions; Monday fair and warmer: northeasterly 'winds. For Illinois Generally fair Sunday, ex cept showers and cooler in extreme south ern portion; Monday lair; ugni noruieriy winds. For Missouri Showers and cooler Sun day; Monday probably showers; north to northeast winds. For Colorado Showers In eastern, fair in western portions Sunday; cooler In southeast portion. Monday, fair, with warmer In eastern portion; northeasterly winds. For Wyoming Fair In western, thowora ln eastern portion Sunday; Monday, fair, with warmer In eastern portion; northeast erly winds. For Montana Fair Sunday, with warmer In central nrjd eastern portions; Monday fair: westerly winds. Westorn Toj.as, New Moxlco, Indian Ter ritory nnd Arkansas Showors Sunday nfternoon or nlghtj cooler; Monday prob ably fair; southerly winds, becoming northeasterly. Tor Kansas Showers Sunday, with cooler In southern portion; Monday fair nrd wartier, northeasterly winds, bccoin Ing variable. TT""- Official Records Show a Netable Increas Over One Year Ajo. FIGURES TELL A STORY OF PROSPERITY Building Permits for Three Months Shew that Omaha is Grewies;. DWELLING HOUSES ARE IN THE LEAD Hare acd There All Orar the Oitj New Homes Are Coming Up. MAJORITY INCLINES TO MODEST COST Taliilar Stittcmcut SIiimiIiik Volume of Construction for May, June unit .Inly, HUM, nml the Sami Period of Last Venr, Nineteen hundred and one Is a year of Homebuilding In Omaha. During tho months ot May, Juno nnd July building permits were Issued for nearly 100 dwelling houses. Tho estimated cost of tho houses begun In the three months named Is $2.15,120. During the corresponding months of last year work was begun ou only llfty-threo dwelling houses and the total cost of tho buildings was $$2,336. The number c dwellings for the present year is twlco as many as were erected for tho sanio period last year and the coat of construc tion Is trebled. Most of the homes now In course of con struction are of inoilcsl price. Their cost varies from $5t)0 to $30,000, but tho high priced buildings nro few nnd the $2,000 homes show on tho records by the score. Juno of tho present year was tho ban ner month for residences. During tho thirty days of that month tho permits for dwellings issued amounted to $9S,0T5. May had $7",S0O worth of dwelling house per mits to its credit and tho July records show residence, permits amounting to $38, DS5. I-Tuiircs Tell the Story. May, Juno nnd July of tho' present year surpasscdthc corresponding months of 1900 ln all sorts of building permits. Tho valuo of buildings ot all descriptions begun dur ing tho three months which havo Just passed was $303,455, as ngalnst $200,971 for tho corresponding months of 1900. Tho vnluo at tho buildings commenced during Juno of the present year Is $212,4S5. This amount Is almost twlco as great ns that for nny other month of 1900 or 1901. Tho building permit record dwellings and business houses for tho threo months named Is as follows: 1900. 1901. May $111,010 $ 85,33i) Jtmn .10.0X1 212,4S."i July 110,217 C5,tll0 Totals $200,971 $363,135 Tho following tablo shows tho record for residence construction, exclusive ot buslncsu purposes: 1900. 1901. May $ 22,000 $ 77.MV1 June 12.9S3 9S.073 July 47,330 i 6S.5S3 Totals $ 82,335 $233,120 Residences I'reiloiiiluatp. A glance nt tho total amount of building permits for tho threo months nnd thn amount ot dwelling lion so permits for tho samo period shows that tho permits for residences mako up two-thirds ot tho cntlro amount. For tho corresponding months ot 1500, tho valuo of tho resilience permits was only ono-thlrd of tho vnluo of nil permits Issued. The new dwellings nro not confined to nny pnrtlculnr section of tho city. A ro sumc ot tho Improvements shows that tho growth Is qulto uniform throughout ths residence sections. Kountzn Place, Ilcmla park, tho Hanscom park district, Walnut Hill nnd other well known localities, nil show n marked lncrcaso In tho amount of niprovemcnts that Is going on. Thcro Is nn unusual activity, however, In Insldo property nnd many lints aro building within walking distance of tho postolllco. Within tho Hro limits tho residences In course of construction nro few. A chango In tho fire limits Is contemplated that cer tain districts which aro now at a standstill may bo Improved. PEACE REM0TE IN 'FRISCO I'll I ill re of .Mayor Plieliin's ICITorts u Present Strike .Mokes the Wuy Appeal- I.iiiik, SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3. A settlement of tho labor troublo In this city seems re mote tonight Tho efforts of Mayor Pholau to bring tho Employers' association nnd tho City Front federation togothor has heen thus far without result. Tho labor council has placed Itsulf In a position to extond tho strike, and If no ponco basis Is estab lished before Monday that body will as Biituo control, with the power of calling out every union In tho city, Involving nearly 40,000 men. The Employers' association in firm In its determination to deal with em ployes directly and not through tho unions, nnd tho employes Insist on a full recog nition of their unions. Tho difference over tho question of unionism seems lrrecon cllablo and tho Indications aro tonight that the controversy will be prolonged, sottllng down at longth to a question of physical endurance. ln neenrdanco with tho recommendations of tho Typographical unldn tho president of tho council has been nuthorlzcd to appoint a commlttco to ascertain tho names of tho members of tho Employers' nssoclatlon and to Instltuto boycotts against them. Tho at- tltudo of thn Draymen's nsaoclatlon toward tho Brotherhood of Teamsters Is unchanged nnd unless tho striking tenmsters ylold to tho association tho privilego of Ignoring tha union nt any and all times tho hopo of a reconciliation seems slight. Tho 'Longshoremen's union has appointed fifty extra pickets and ndopted resolutions censuring all persons who havo engaged In quarrels with nonunion men or tho pollco during tho strlko and calling upon all union men to do all ln their power to prescrvo tho peace. LOADED WITH TREASURE Humboldt Arrlies from Sknttuuy u llh Half Million In Klon dike (iold. SEATTLE. WaBh., Aug. 3. Thi Humboldt arrived from Skagway this morning with $500,000 In Klondike gold. According to nd vlces brought down by tho Humboldt tho Newport reached Juneau July 30 and re ported that five men had been killed by tho Indians about 200 miles west of Valdej; Island. No particulars could bo learned.