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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
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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.
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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
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(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
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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.