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    The Omaha Daily Bee
02.IAIIA, WEDXESPAY MORNING, AUGUST 7, 1901-TWELVJ3 PAGES.
S1XGLI3 COL'Y If I VIS CENTS.
ESTABLISHED Jt2sE 1J), 1871.
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ISSUES STRIKE ORDER
President Staffer M.i'.s the Decisive Ford
to the Vies Presidents.
HER FUNERAL IS ARRANGED
i:niprc Frederick to lip Hurled ns
Mitipt ns Mie
Wished.
MEN TO BE CALLED OUT NEXT SATURDAt
Adjustment, if Anv, Mnst Be Made Eefort
This Weik Endi.
HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN MADE IDLE
Are ExpieUd to Fijrht it Out with the
Corporation.
STRUGGLE SURE To' HAVE BAD EFFECT
Association's Chief Miiy Hi- Ilonllres
It Fully, bill eo .No Other
Wn- lo I'rrx'rvr U'lirU
mcii's IUkIiIb.
ntONIIERO, Auk. In accordanco
',... u expressed wishes of the deceased,
f li. I ..rv(f.. nf f'mnrrH Dowager
1 bo as simple as possible
unu. 'ances. The body will
remain ' , Ahere she died until
ready for t. ' The robes In which
It Is almost bui. are from her private
Harden, many of the blooms being from
bushes cultivated with her own hands. No
one will be allowed to view It except the
members of the Immediate fumlly and
household.'
Emperor William had n long Interview
with Count von Iluclow today. He drove
from Hamburg to Frledrlchshoff and soon
nfttr his arrival there the following of-
COLD THEFT CLEVEULY MADE
Celhj Smelter at Valleje Undermined and
Btbbed of Pnoioni Ericki.
TOTAL SUM TAKEN VALUED AT $280,000
MrntiK II on in lliitercd (runt llelnw
After .Much I'liiudostliic Toll mil
Lonl Curried In limit While
Wiitviiuutu Wonders,
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 6. The Selby
Smelting and Lead company has been
robbed of $2&0.000 worth of gold bullion.
The theft occurred some time last night
and was not discovered until morning.
Thn thlevps f linn l I.w1 frnm ntltftliln tho
flclnl announeement regarding the funeral j bUiuR umer thc vault nl thp gelt)J. wor,
PITTSMURG, Pa., Aug. 6. After weeks of
preliminary skirmishing at last the great
battle bctwctn the gigantic steel trusts and
the thousands of men mnrshnlllng under
thc banners of thc Amalgamated Associa
tion of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, is
fairly on. The long-talkcd-of general strike
order was Issued by President Shatter thli
evening, to take effect after the Inst turn
of the mills on August lu.
What the result will bo no man can fore
tell, but Judging by the expressed deter
mination of both parties to the controversy
tho battle will bo waged to the ery last
ditch. Much money will be lost, thousand
upon thousands of men will be Idle, great
Buffering Is looked for and even bloodshed
end death lire possible and feared.
Tho text of the cnll follows.
Ilrethren: The ntllclnl of the United
Htiiles Blcel trust have refused to recognize
on union men those who are now striving
for the right to organize. The executive
board ha.i authorized me. to Issue a cull
upon all Amalgamated nnd other union men
In name unci heart to Join In the movement
tu light for tabor's rights.
Wo must light or give up forever our pcr
nonnl liberties.
You will bo told that ycu have Hlgncd
contracts, but you never agreed to sur
render those contracts to the United Mutes
Hteel corporation. Its oltlcers think you
were old to them Just uh the mills were,
tontructs nnd nil.
Ilememlier, before you ngroed to any con
Irnet you took an obligation to tho Amal
gamated nsKoelatlou. It now calls you to
help In this hour of need.
I'nleHh the trouble Is settled on or before
Ui.inr.lnv. Annum in. l'ifll. the mills will
close when the hist turn Is made on that
d'llrcthren, this Is the cnll to preserve our
organization. Wc trust you and need you.
Come and help us nnd may right come to a
just cause. Krn.erna.ly Tj.slIAFF1,u.
President Shaffer added this statement
"The call goes to the vlco presidents of the
districts In which thero nre mills owned
and operated by the National Steel, Na
tional Tube and Federal Steel companies.
s well as to tho officials of tho lodges In
tha mills. No notice Is being sent to the
managers of the mills. We think their
notice has como from tho other side and
that- lliey. havqlHul warnlug of this over
Into innMhauhur'aHon oi tho strike. That
ought to ijc sufficient."
' Hundred Thnnsniul Idle .Men.
The order of President Shaffer Is ex
pected ,to swell tho number of Idle men to
over 100,000 nt the end or tno ween, rres
Jdcnt Shaffer was asked If the call was not
Intended to go to the union men In tho
Carnegie Steel company. Ho said that ho
answered no questions on that score.
The Amalgamated association has lodges In
the Upper and Lower Union mills of the
Carneglo Steel compnny and a foothold In
the Homestead, Duqucsne nnd Ilroddock
mills of the great bulwark of nonunlonlsm
In conformity to statements that have been
made by President Shaffer before, these
men will be expected to Join tho strike as
will all Amalgamated men and sympathizers
In nil nlonts of tho United States Steel cor
poratlnh. Tho other companies of the
arrangements was made:
"On Thursday tho royal family will at
tend tho funeral services lu thc castle, nt
which thc bishop of Hlpon. who was sum
moned by tho empress, will officiate. Only
the Immediate family will bo present.
"Saturday evening the coffin will be es
corted from FrledrlchshofT to tho Protestant
church in Cronburg by n torchlight pro
cession, followed by the royal family on
foot.
"Sunday afternoon a funeral service will
be held In thc prosencu of the family of
the empress, her household and a few of
her friends and other privileged persons.
"It is expected hero that King Edward
will be prohent.
"The royal family will go to Potsdam
Sunday evening and tho body will be taken
there Monday evening.
"The funernl service In the mausoleum nt
FrKlensklrrhe, Potsdam, will bo held Tuea-
I day. As It was tho empress' wish that
there should be no state ceremony, the
service will not bo attended by all the Her
man roynl personages. It will be as simple
ns possible."
Emperor William has received n prlvato
telcgrnm of sympathy from tho pope.
MERLIN, Aug. . Count vou Waldcrsce's
reception nt Hamburg will be simple In
consequence of the death of tho Dowager
I Empress Frederick. All the projected fes
tivities have been declared off with tho ex
ception of tho mllltnry reception at the
pier and the municipal reception at the city
hull. The Municipal banquet will bo
omitted.
Count von Iluclow has telegraphed his re
grets at not being able to be present, ns
Iiob nlso Crown Prince Frederick William.
It Is nBserted by n Ilerlin paper that the
count will be elevated to hereditary princely
rank nnd several other Journals regard this
as probable
The United States training ship Hartford.
Commander J. M. Hawley, Joined with Uio
Oerman warships at Kiel In saluting nnd
half-masting flags when the announcement
of the death of the dowager empress was
received here.
A special edition of tho Itctchsanzolger,
published this morning, contains an Imperial
cabinet order giving notice of the death of
Kmpress Frederick and ordering six weeks
national mourning, beginning today. Thc
order also directs that all public amuse
ments, Including concerts nnd theatrical
performances, bo suspended until after tho
funeral.- rxr- i
.According to dispatches from Cronbcrg
tho death ngony of tho dowager cmproM
was brief, lasting hardly a quarter of an
hour. When Prof. Itonvers Informed hra
ncror William that his mother's heart had
ceased to beat tho chaplain made a brlof
prayer and his majesty placed whlto lilies
In his mother s bnnrts.
Telegrams arc pouring In from nil quar
ters. The heads of all foreign states and
the sovereigns of Oerman states havo sent
messages ,of condolence couched In tho
wnrmest tones
Tho papers comment on the political side
of tho dowager empress' character with
reserve. The Post considers it enslly com
prehenslble that n woman of her nbllltles
should seek to Influence tho political views
of her husband, but the paper refrains
from criticism slnco she avoldod nil po
litical activity nftcr Kmperor Frederick's
which are located on tho bay about thirty
miles from San Francisco. They went
nwny with nearly 1,100 pounds of gold
worth $20 an ounce, without leaving a trace
of their identity behind. The robbery Is
tho most successful and remarkable ever
accomplished on tbo Pacific coast ami was
evidently tho work of skilled mechanics.
The whole nffalr was skillfully planned
and skillfully executed. It Is supposed
that when the robbers secured their loot
they loaded It Into a boat that was watting
and disappeared In thc tog that had como
over San Francisco bay. In their hasto to
get away they left two gold bnrs worth
nearly $flO,0GO lying on the bank at the
water s edge.
The police at all the bay cities wcro Im
mediately notified of the crime, but nil they
could discover was n few of the tools that
the robbers used.
Tho Sclby Smelting and Lead company Is
the largest concern of Its kind on the Pa
cific coast. Ores arc sent from all over the
western country to be smelted and refined,
nnd the gold Is then turned over to the
mint. A steamer makes special trips be
tween the smelter and San Francisco carry
ing tho ores one way and bringing back the
refined gold. This morning when tho work
men entered the vault to prepare tho gold
tor loading on tho steamer the robbery was
discovered.
Cleverly I'lisrlnrrrcd.
ministers fail to sign SEEM TO DIVINE ROBBERY
ntui Nnlllles Cnllentttir Unit (irrilt
Ilrltn In In .Vol llciul) for
Protocol.
Remarkable Timelines, of Ceteotiri Hans
and World-Herald Reporter.
DICK LATTA THROWS LIGHT ON THE CAS1
PEKIN, Aug. i5. The toreign ministers
had a' ranged to sign the settlement pru
tocol tj.lay. but tho Ilrltlsh minister. Satow,
notified his colleagues that Great Britain
was unable to sign. Ho gave no reasons ,nvnUp(, muicls Daniels, llrothcr-ln.
ana toe matter was inuennueiy poiponcu.
BtOOI Corporation noi menuuiii-u uj hid
Amalgamated president and whoso opera
tions tho association will seek to hamper,
aro the American Stool und Wire company
and tho American Ilrldgc company. In tho
wire company, tho Amalgamated association
ban only lodges in the Cleveland rolling
roll! plant and tho Jollot rod mill plant of
the company. Tbo former Is now Idle.
In the plants of the American nrldgo
company there Is no organization of tho
men, Tho outsldo men handling and
erecting the work of the American Ilrldge
company are organized as the International
Association of Ilrldgo nnd Structural Iron
Workers. They nre not nflillnted with the
American Federation of Labor.
Fnolnrlen Aro I'ltoortiiln.
The nttltudo of tho factories remains un
certain and tho president of tho Amalga
mated association Is unwilling to discuss
It, although support has been offered by
officials of thc federation. This has been
without concerted action on tho part of thc
Federation executive board. Many nfllllated
bodies of tho Federation havo annual or
long term contracts with their employers,
and beyond financial and moral support, it
is hard to tell how the federation may go,
It had been tho purpose of President Shaf
fer to glvo the operating ductals of the re
maining constituent companies of tho steel
corporation tlmn to anticipate the calling
out of their meu. ir H was inicnueu m give
these manngors any formal notice this plan
was waived today, although they will mill
have till the closing of operations on Sat
urday to prevent tho strike of tneir men.
ti, mil lo the men of tho three com
panics in which thn Amalgamated nasocln
inn is strongest Is expected to bo gen
erally responded to bn Saturday. Tho
move will. It Is expected, practinuu
r,nn,l operations of the Federal Steel com
pany and cut oft half of Jhc production of
the National Steel and National Tubo com
panies, and throw upwerd of 10.000 men
Idle. In tho most extensive plnnt of the
National Tubo company, at McKeesport, the
organization is new und the effect of the
etrlke order Is uucertnln. The works em
ploy upward of 8,000 men.
Tho attitude of the man of the United
States Steel corporation, so far not af
fected by Hie strike, has been carefully
canvassed slnco the futile effort to arrive
at terms of peace in Now York last Satur
day. Meat of the nine vice presidents of
tho different districts have been among
their men and their representatives have
reached headquarters. In a general way
the tono of these reports Indicate that the
men will support tho stand of tholr offi
clals. An aggressive movo on the Carnegie
mills Is intended.
Wnnla Only llir WHIlnit.
rrezldent Shaffer said tonight: "We
want no one to como out with us unwlll
Innlv. If our people aro not In full sym
pathy with our tight we would rather they
would remain at work. They will not be
asked to decide hastily. They will have
until Saturday night of this week to think
death. Tho Kreuzo Zcltung wholly Ignores
Mr. Hockhlll and Mr. Muniru von Schwar
zenstcln have telegraphed Chang Chlh
Tung nnd Liu Kun Yi, the Hankow and
Nan Klu viceroys, requesting them to use
their inllucnce with tho government not to
ralso objections to tho protocol.
All tho ministers of tho powers except
Sir Ernest Satow nre anxious to finish up
tho business. The Urltlsh delay is not
explained nnd causes some uneasiness.
Genera! Voyron, tho Ffench commander,
and his staff, have departed nnd the French
troops arc leaving.
LONDON. Aug. fl. Lord Lansdowne. tho
foreign secretary, replying1 In the House of
Lords today to a question; of Earl Spencer,
liberal, said thc Chinese. negotiations had
recently made rapid and satisfactory prog-
ess. The Indemnity question was disposed
f with thc exception of a few minor points.
There was still some question whether the
matter of the commercial facilities In China
had not better be transferred to some other
place than Pekln and to some more wleldy
body than tho present conference. Qrcat
llrltaln was still In favor of the open door
throughout China. Thoy could not complain
that they did not havo equal commercial
advantages In thc Ynng Tc valley Tho
foreign secretary nlso said that tho finan
cial strength of tho legation guards at
Pekln will probably bo 1,500 men. and that
an additional force of 3,000 men would be
distributed nt Importnut points along tho
route to tho sea. Tho secretary regarded
the Anglo-German and Anglo-Husslau
agreements ns satisfactory and as tending
to thc maintenance of China's territorial
integrity.
TIS RUSSIA'S RETALIATION
Mnj- I'nrlild Fnrniliiiiul" from CronnliiK
the l.lno In Help In Primslnn
I'lrlils.
her politics. Tho NettDte Nnchrlchten says
sho brought from England political views
which wero suitable to n highly developed
solidly foundational country llko Eng
land, but which wero out of place In a
country like Prussia, "struggling for ex
Istcnce." Thc Deutsche Tngo Zoltung says
'It would be unseemly and repugnant to our
sentiments to recall the struggles In which
Bhe was drawn." The liberal papers de
scrlbo tho hopes Ocrmany Indulged 1
through Indoctrinating Emperor Frederick
with English constitutional views. Many
papers refer to her relations with tho lato
Prlnro nismarok nnd his opposition to her
"Englnnderel."
Tho Mag on tho United States erabaaBy
was half-masted today.
Tho remains of tho dowager empress
havo been embalmed by Prof. Ilenvers and
Ho embedded lu a maBs of tube and La
France roses,
COWES. Aug. C.-Tho time of King Ed-
ward'H departure for Germany is still unde
termined. Ho goes to London this after
noon. Tho roynl yacht Victoria nnd Albert
awaits his arrival at Port Victoria to con
vey his mnJcBty to Flushing.
Mthnugh tho king decided that the Cowes
yachting program should proceed, the own
ers of tho vessels entered for the king's cup,
which was to have been vnced for today,
have resolved out of rtspect for tho dow
ager empress not lo start.
TO HELP REINSTATE BOERS
Cliiiiiiliorlnlii Sii Million t'oiinil nf
l'riMifMMl 1,'rnnt In for tliilt
Piiriinxe,
(Continued on Eighth Page.)
LONDON. Aug. 6. The House of Com
mons Inst night discussed a vote of 6,R00,
000 as a grant In aid of tho Transvaal and
Orange Hlver colonies. Sir Vornon-Harrl
court und others criticised tho government's
measures. Mr. Chamberlain said that ho
quite agreed that the government's flrfct
duty was to the loyalist refugees and he
sab! money would not be spared for that
purpose.
"It Is also n matter of Imperial policy.'
continued the. colonial secretary, "to glvo
tho necessary support to those of our
enemies who come into our hands. One
million of the vote is for extra rolling
stock. A large sum would be devoted to
reinstating tho Iloers on their farms and an
experiment will be made In the direction of
agricultural settlements. There Is no Inten
tion of confiscation. We hnvo had oilers of
land nt reasonable prices and n portion of
the vote will bo devoted to thc purchase of
such land, with n view of enabling men who
volunteered for the wnr to sell when the
war Is over."
Mr. Chamberlain dwelt nt great length
upon thp natlvo question, which he de
scribed as most difficult and dellcnto, He
declared that anything in the nature of
slavery ought not to be permitted, that n
revision of the cruel and arbitrary native
labor laws was necessary, and that although
the natives must be taught to work, they
should bao Just and humane treatment.
Tho thieves had taken the precaution of
fastening tho door of tho safe from tho In
side so that It would be hard to open In
case they wero interrupted. Probably pre
paratory engineering extending over sev
eral weeks was dono before the robbery
could be accomplished, Close to thc wall
of thc building In which thc vault Is lo
cated a shaft was ttunk below the founda
tion. Then a tunnel was run to tho vnult
and holes wcro bored In the Iron floor until
a hole sufficiently large to admit a man
was made. It was then easy work to pass
down tho treasure into the tunnel nnd load
It Into a boat. The robbers even took tho
precaution to sprinkle red pepper In tho
tunnel In order to make things as uncom
fortable ns posslblo for anyone who might
attempt to pursue them.
Thero were four fine gold bricks In tho
vault which thc robbers looted. 'Each was
ten Inches long, five Inches wide and four
Inches In height. They were all stamped
With number, weight and fineness and ran
thus: No. 1236 containing 1,119.37 ounces;
No. 1237 containing .1,127.43 ouncts No. 1235
containing 1.123.22 ounces, and No. 1239 con
tntntng 1,073.79 ounces. All these bricks
were 99S flno and worth $20.60 per ounce
In addition to this there wero stolen from
the bullion vault crudo gold In all shapes
nnd sizes and some of It In bars of different
lengths.
UnprriTilcntrdly Hold.
"It Is the boldest robbery In tho history
of tho state," said Chief of Dctcctlv
Seymour this afternoon, "and from all tho
Information that can bo stained thero Is
no clue to tho robbers, In fact, wo do not
know whether the crime was committed by
ono man or five. The probability Is that
more than one man wns concerned In It.
"Wo have taken all precautions to cap
turo tho robbers. Telegrams have been sent
to every sheriff in thc central part of th
state ordering him to search for thc missing
gold; to overhaul every boat nnd stoame
within his Jurisdiction; to search every
railroad train and stago coach passln
through his county and to examine every
ono tcklng passage at the different railroad
stations throughout the atnte. Wo can d
no more than this and I think, that with th
precautions wo have taken, no stranger ca
leave the state uninspected. Surely, if any
nttPmpt la mado to ship the bullion by nn
of the ordinary modeB of conveyance w
will discover It. On the whole I believe th
chances aro good for capturing the rob
bers."
VALLEJO, Cal Aug. 6. Thc Sclby
Smelting works were robbed last night of
$340,000 In gold bricks. The robbers had
evidently teen working on thc case for two
or three months.
Thoy had dug a tunnel from outside tho
house, digging a tunnelshaft first about
three feet deep. Then they tunneled In
under tho vault and striking upwards,
bored a hole in tho strong room floor.
Tho holo was In tho shapo of a manhole.
Part of tho holes had been bored two
months ago. It Is thought, and the last one
was bored last night. Through that hole
they took tho gold bricks and carried them
to a bank near the tunnel cast of tho
works, where they were evidently placed iu
a boat. In their hurry they left two of
the bricks on the bank.
During tho night one of tho workmen re
ported to his fellows that he heard a
noise In the strong room and he thought It
must be a ghost. Thc others ridiculed htm
for his HUperstftlon. but no Investigation
was made to see what caused tho noise.
The entrance to the tunnel was covered
with n frame, over which the employes of
the smelter passed repeatedly every day,
but no one seemed to nntlco anything out of
the way. Sheriff Vealo of Contra Coatn
county, and his deputies nnd Chief of Police
Sinford of Vallejo wero notified and aro
now at tho works.
Not the SIlKlitful Clue.
I.uvt of Hun, nnd lll Vlnry lllnlft
ill .Mine InlrrrslliiR HM-cliltlous.
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Showers nrnl Cooler
Wednesday, Thursday Fulr, Westerly
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BERLIN, Aug. fi. Prussian officials tako
seriously (ho statement from St. Peters
burg that Russia will forbid Russian farm
laborers to cross thc frontier for Bttmmcr
work In Prussia. It Is considered proba
bio, the Horllner correspondent asserts,
that tbo Russian government Is taking this
step ob retaliation for the German tariff
bill.
CONDITION OF OMAHA BANKS
(iovrrnnirnt'fl Oltlclnl flcpurt for the
Clour nf Iltinlnena thr
Middle of .lfilj.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 6. (Special Tolo
gram.) An abstract of tbo. condition of the
national banks of Omaha at the cloao of
business July IS shows: Loans nnd die
counts, Xl5,ll,i$2: gold coin, 1813.867; totnl
specie, $1,490,780; lawfulmaney reserve,
$2,895,652; Individual depOits.. '$17,609,810;
1.-1,1 iMAnM,.'Lnl
PostransterB appolntPlVtfrfjM r'i
Nebraska Agncw. Lamatcr county, A.
W. Wlckham, vice J. W. Kinks, resigned.
South Dakota Oldham, Kingsbury county,
R. D. Packard.
W. A. Daehr lifts been appointed subatl
tute letter carrier In tho postofUce at
Omaha.
Dr. A. J. WllBOn is appointed a ponslon
examining surgeon nt Niobrara, Neb.
Sidney J. Robinson has been appointed a
clerk In tho Grlnnell, la., postofflce.
Wlllard Robinson of Huron, S, D Is ap
pointed ns observer In tho wentber bureau
for service outalde tho District of Columbia
Tho First National bank of Dysart, la.
has been authorized to begin business, with
$30,000 capital.
Rescrvo agents appointed: First National
bank of Now York for Grundy County Na
tlonnl bank of Grundy Center, First Na
tlonnl of Iioono and First National of
What Cheer, la., and First National of
Rapid City, S. D.; Commercial National of
Chicago for South Omaha National of South
Omaha.
James D. Gallup of Buffalo, Wyo., ha
been appointed clerk In the land office at
that place at $900 a year.
HILL IS PROUD OF RECORD
Orrnt Xorlhrrn' President Sny
llonilx Nenrly Keep 11 on, Deopllr
I'nrtlnl Crop Fiillurr.
NEW YORK. Aug. fl. James J. Hill, pres
ldcnt of tho Great Northern railway, wh
has returned from the northwest, said to
day that tho wheat, barley, flux, hay and
most of tho crops along tho Great Northern
and Northern Pacific roads are looking ox
tremely well and promlso to bo much ahead
of last year.
"To show the growth of our general traf
flc," said Mr. Hill, "i need only call atten
tlon to what wc have accomplished in spit
of a partial crop failure last year along tho
C.rcnt Northern nnd Northern Pacific. Tho
Iocm was 40.000.000 bushels of grain. In
transportation and purchasing power this
meant a loss of $:.000.000 to tho Great
Northern railway, all of which loss was
mado up within $430,000 by tho Increase of
other tratno and retrenchment of ex
penses." "How will tho Durllngton show up with
so great a falling off In tho corn crop?" Mr.
Hill was asked. This Is known as one of
tbo great corn roads.
"That Is a question that nobody can an
swer definitely nt this time." replied Mr.
Hill, "but I expect tho Iturllngton will glvo
a good account of Itself as good. In fact,
as tho Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific havo following the partial failure of
tho spring wheat crop of last year. It may
bo better."
(From a Stuff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Aug. C (Special Telegram.)
The remarkable perspicacity shown by De
tective Hans of the Elkhorn railroad, who
ucently won considerable notoriety by his
opportune appearance at the robbery of a
freight train on thc Omaha road in Harri
son county, lowu, Is given a new Interpreta
tion by Dick Lattn of Omaha. Hut whllo
the skill displayed by Hans Is tho subject
of much attention by Laita It Is not subor
dinated to the zealous enterprise of a re
porter for tho World-Herald, who appeared
on tho sccna simultaneously with the de
tective and scored a "boat" tho next day
by tho exclusive publication of a confession
by ono of tho robbers.
This latest version is told under oath.
attn tays that Hans ami tho World-Herald
Journalist deliberately allowed ono robber
to escape when ho could have easily been
recaptured. Ho says further that tho man
who escaped Is Francis Daniels, nnd whllo
till under oath ho avers that Daniels Is n
brother-in-law of the dotcctlvc. Tho lattor
assertion Is supported by several other per
sons.
Latta Is now under arrc.it In Harrison
county. He says that ho waB lured Into
ho plan to rob thc train for tho purpose of
giving the detective an opportunity to get
good standing with bis employers. Ac
cording to the story told by Latta the news
paper man had n confession already pre
pared and Latta signed It when .I3kcd to
o so.
Sheriff Skelton of Harrison county pre
sented theso facts to Governor Savago and
a requisition from Governor Shaw of Iowa
for the return of Frnncls Daniels, tho man
who was allowed to escape, was Immedi
ately honored. Tho Iowa sheriff found the
man In Omaha and took him back to Logan
where ho will bo charged with complicity
In tho crime.
Several months ago Dctcctlvo Hans dls
Unfinished himself at thc robbery of nn
Elkhorn train In northwestern Ncbraskn, In
which ono of tho robbers was shot. Ex
plaining his timely appearance, he said he
had obtained tho confidence of a gang of
outlaws and learned from them the plan to
rob thc train.
I.llttn'n Coilfrxnloil,
Latta'n story of tho robbery In Harrison
county follows:
On thc evening of July C, 1901, I, In com
pany with and nt tho Invitation of one
Francis Daniels, left Omaha over tho
Omaha railroad. I was Invited by Francis
Daniels to accompany him for the solo pur
pone of visiting with Daniels' folks, who
reside about a mile and a. half fouth of
. . ... . t ' . ....
lliair, r.ci., nnu to spena inn nexi any
fishing with him at Cut-Off lake on the
Iowa sldo. of- tho Mlwourl river. left of
California Junction. Spending tho riYght at
the home of Danlcl'B folkB, wo left early on
thc morning of July 6 for the Iowa sldo of
tho Missouri river, proceeding directly
east to tho river and thon following the
bank north to the Illalr bridge.
Detwecn tho point whero we first struck
tho Missouri river and the bridge Daniels
stopped and made nhort visits at a couple
of dwellings 3ltuated close to the bank -of
tho river, tho occupants of which seemed
to bo acquainted with him. We crossed
the Illalr bridge on foot In compnny with a
watchman. Wo then visited with R. Dillon
a half brother to Daniels, with whom wo
took dinner. After dinner wo went to a
placo called Cut-Off lako and fished until
about 6 o'clock In tho evening and then
left for California Junction to wait for tho
train to go back to Illalr.
Dnnlrl Direct Oprrn tlonn.
HIGHWAYMEN KEEPING BUSY
Lome Trull of llenlli nnd Hnnk
riipli'y Around
I. u v Ion.
LAWTON. Okl.. Aug. 6. Two meu killed
by highwaymen, one seriously wounded,
$1,600 In money and nlno watches taken, I
the criminal record of thc Law ion district
for twenty-tour hours.
Irwin Rogers of May county, Oklahoma,
was shot and killed Instantly by ono of
three men who last night attempted to
hold up a party a mile south of the town
alte. All but Rogers ran nud tho robbers
thought ho Intended light. Another gang
of highwaymen robbed nlno different
prairie schooners near Rush Springs Sun
day night. Tho telegraph wires were cut
and thc cc.vb did not reach here until to
day. The gang was composed of three
men, all of whom rode thoroughbred horses.
In one wagou, containing Dr. llenblosaom,
his 11-ycar-old son and two other persona,
young Uenblussom was killed and a man,
namo unknown, riding n horse nearby was
shot hnd wounded seriously. Tho high
waymen In each Instance escaped.
After waltlnij In vain for tho authorities
LOOKS LIKE CUMMINS
Defection of Herriott Pcrces Adds to Hii
Chances in Iowa Convection.
WHO WILL BE GOVERNOR STILL IN DOUBT
Depends on Ontoomo of Two District
Caucuses find the Convention.
CUMMINS NEEDS TO WIN BOTH DISPUTES
Either that or Defeat Oredeitlals Committee
in Open Etnion.
BREAK IN NINTH DISTRICT HELPS HIM MUCH
UIkkpM TIkIH In ,nrn liiMtlr llir
llrpiilillenn Orxntilintlon of limn
nnd lliirniiniy llrlmtdo Will lie
Ilu- Afler Coin rutliin.
(From Start Correspondent )
CEDAR RAPIDS, In., Aug. 6. (Special
Telegram.) Tho question as to who will
bo tho next governor of Iowa Is still In
doubt. It will depend upon the outcome of
two district caucuses and tho action of to
morrow 'h republican convention. Cummins,
to win, must carry both the disputed dls
trlct caucuses or defeat the reports of the
credentials committee in open session. Thc
antl-Cuminlns men, to win, must capture
ono or tho disputed district caucuses and
to net, tho citizens of Lnwton tooK llie m lumiuun secure an enuorscmont or tho
gnmblliig question In their own hands last j report of their committee when It Is made.
night. Tho suro-thlng gamblers, enibold- "is complicated situation grows out of
ened by tholr successes Saturday and Sun- the regular prnctleo of Iowa republicans
day, stopped nt nothing Monday. Peoplo " selecting members of their important
were openly robbed. A crowd of home- committees by caucuses of delegates from
seekers finally organized and served formal congressional msinci mceiing sepa
notice that no morn unlicensed gnmbllng rately. With us In Nebraska theso com
would bo permitted In or around Lawton. miuces aro always appointed ny tho
It was n business organization, which did temporary chairman and tho tight for con
uot mluco any words, iui.1 this morning trol comes over the choice of tho presiding
iw nrn nn .iir.i.thlne ilevlees In s cht. "lwu ""uung m nn lowa
LUCKY ONES FILE ON CLAIMS
I.nnt Ai't nf Oovrrninonl In lHnpoluu
of Indlnn lloxrrvnllon
l.iimln.
EL RENO. Okl., Aug. 6. Tho last act
convention turns"on tho temporary chair
man, tho recommendation of the stato
committee Is generally accepted without
protest, even though at variance with tho
complexion of the convention majority.
rrom a source which is unquostlnnnbly
on tho Insldo, I havo present conditions
summed up as follows: "You can say that
unless now nnd unlookcd for developments
on tho ndoptlon of tho credentials commit
tee's report. Hoth sides have made care
ful Inquiries nnd of tho 1,600 delcgntes they
know to a ccrtnlnty whero nil but less than
In tho opening of the Indlnn Inuds In tho eonio beforo morning thc test vote will bo
Klown-Comancho reservations began today
when tho winners In last week's lottery
wero permitted to flic on their claims. The
mini- heunn In El Reno for tho El Reno
rti.irirt ..n.1 nt Fort Sill for tho Lawton 100 Bland. On theso doubtful votes do
district. At each placo 123 of tho lucky l'pnl the supremacy of ono sldo or tho
onca wero permitted to flic In tho order omir.
that their names wero drawn from Uio
wheels. Tbo filing at tho rate of 2o0 will
Tno ninlrlct In Doubt.
"The chances ate that tho credentials
continue dally until the entire 13,000 claims commtteo will bo antl-Cummliu. Five of
have been disposed or. it is osumaisu tho clcven districts nre known to be so,
that at IeaBt 2.000 or 3.p00 claims drawn nm, of tho two , douM( the s,xth am,
at tho lottery wtll novor bo filed on. There Nnthi ono n(?t both ,enn tho game way
wRl undoubtedly bo a lively scramblo for Tbe quniltlon tbon deV0Vea. whether thc
thera by the thousands of people who did nns can muglfr tho maJorty neeieA to
not win In tho lottery. Today also the ndopt thl) comnjltUe rnort, u , MS1
auction aale by tho federal government of concelvab)o that cummins might loee in' "a
town lots at Anadarko. Hobart .nnd Law- mftJorlty of ta) nl8lrct caUcUa nna 8ll
ton began. At each place .thousands of wn out ,n ,he n convcnUoh Tno cgt
people have awaited for days ho Pr'tun. csUraatl,8 on tho choco o delrgatC8
ity to purchaso lots and begin business. for KOVernor g,VM Cummln(l not fo
CIDOT PI AIM IQ PI firMRATPn excc;'l 760 vl- Including all hie reserves.
MHbl oLAIIVI IS rZLUNUKICM while tho opposition would divide somo 860
AVnod of Woiitliorfnrd Clioour Cliolc
cut Acres AIoiik Kntlrr I.rnKth
of n I.niTlon Towimllr.
between them, that Is, assuming nil the
candidates stay In tho field. There Is seri
ous doubt whether Herriott will bo able to
maintain his position, but should bo he
ellmlnntcd, then all tho nntl-Cummlnn
KANSAS CITY, Aug. C A special to tho nicn will be divided among Conger. Trewin
Star from Fort Sill, Okl., says: John ami uornman. ir tney arc in control they
Wood of Weathcrford, Tex., who drew No. would still havo difficulty In centering on
1 In tho Lawton land district, created a mo or incno men unioss uummms- ronowcra
sensation at tho land office today when. In Bhould Indlcato a preference by breaking to
filing hia claim, ho chose 160 acres running ne or mem.
TRUNK JUGGLERS' COUNCIL
Tho police of Son Francisco and nil the
bay cities are at work on the case, but so
far tbcro Is not the slightest clue to the
robbers. The work was that of skilled
men nnd evidently elaborate plans had
been carried out without a hitch. The
thieves got all tho bullion In tho vault,
leaving behind only two bricks, which they
dropped on tho shoro In their haste. Only
one day's accumulation of refined gold was
kept at tho works. Yesterday's run was
unusually heavy and tho gold was to have
been shipped back to San Francisco today.
Tho tunnel that the robbers excavated
waa about three feet In diameter and gave
them plenty of room in which to work. It
Is supposed that tbo dirt from the tunnel
was taken out at night and dropped into
the bay.
Tho first report stated that the tunnel
was 200 or 300 feet long, but ac
cording to Into advices it Is only about
ten feet In length. Tho shaft was started
close to tbo wall and was sunk below the
foundation. From there It was only
short distance under the floor of the vault
It is thought that the men who committed
(Continued on Second Page.)
Illiieiint Xmv I'Iioi'KIiih: nielli for
Shipper' ( nn vriili'iii'i- iinil
Oilier I'rolileiiin.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6. Daggage agents of
tho Western Passenger association lines
met hero today and entered into a discus
sion of plans for tho handling nf baggage,
their instructions being o formulate rulos
which can be made uniform on all tho
roads concerned.
Checking baggage direct from the home
of a shipper, who thus saves local express
charges, was a mattor which carao up for
consideration. This plan has heon put In
practice by ono or two roads, but It Is
thought probable that thc rules now being
formed will bar it.
Denier A- Hlo (irnmlr'n lleporl.
NEW YORK, Aug. fi The report of tho
Deliver & Rio Grande Railway company for
tho year ending June 30 shows: Oros earn
ings, $11,452,403, Incrcaso $1,206,324; operat
ing expenies, $7,123,897, Increaso $C3S.05S;
total net Income, $1,437,371, Increase, $SS4.
517, surplus after all charges and dividends,
$730,923, Incrcaso $192,622.
"Whllo waiting for tho train at that
placo tho subject of throwing off tho goods
was first proposed. When tho train came
In wo looked for a car and coming up to
one, Daniels handed mo his knife, directing
mo to break tho seal, becnuso I was taller
than be. At this point I noticed a man
coming along toward us and I told Daniels
that wo had better not do It. Daniels re
plied It was only a hobo and It did not make
any difference. I walked away and Daniels
came to me nnd told me to go abend and
open tho car while ho took the follow to
tho head end. When ho got back ho told
me that he told tho fellow there wore lots
of hoboes on tho train and wc had better
spread out.
"I broke tbo seal on thc car and Daniels
and myself got In. Daniels told mo that as
ho was ncqualnted with tho country ho
would tell mo when to throw tho goods off,
which ho did at a curve about half a mllo
cast of the bridge. There wore three pack
ages .thrown off. I throw off a box of
cunned goods and Daniels tho other two
packages. When the goods wore thrown off
wo left tho train nnd started back nn tho
track to whore thoy were. We had gone
about half way when we wero stopped by n
couple of men.
Woiid-llernld Reporter Appenm,
"Ono was & runaway detective, named
Fred Hans, and thc other said that ho was
a Wot Id-Herald reporter. They Bald that
wo were tbe ones they wanted and started
with us toward the place whero tho goods
lay. They held mo all the time, giving
mo no chanco to escape, but let Daniels
walk by himself all the time. When wo
camo to whero the goods were Daniels
Btartcd down the track on the run. Tbo
man who claimed to bo a newspaper re
porter could easily have stopped him If
had wanted to, but he let him go and told
me If I rnn ho would stop me. Fred Hnna
turned around to tec him. Hans shot
toward him n number of times, but did
not hit him. Daniels was seventy or 100
yards away bctoro Hana fired tho first shot.
HanB remarked and laughed about him as
he went into the timber, saying that ho
did not want to kill him, but ho thought
the flrBt 6hot would stop him.
"Hana took mo to California Junction
It was there tint I told him who tbo other
fellow was. Ho replied that ho would
have him In Jail within twenty-four hours.
I told 'aim that he was Francis Daniels nnd
that Daniels was bis own brother-in-law.
Hans replied that It was not so, Wo then
went to Missouri Valley. '
Iteiul) -Mmle t'on frklon,
"In the railway office nt Missouri Val
ley tho man who claimed to be a World
Herald reporter nanded me a paper to sign
saying that It was a memoranda that Hans
kept and that It would never show up. I
real part of It and round u to do a con
fcsslon of my part In tho transaction and
I signed it. I was taken to Iogan and
placed In Jail at about 8:4D a. m. On July
7 I was 'aken beforo a Justice of tha peace
In Logan and on the morning of July 8
I pleaded guilty to tho charge. Hans sug
tho entire length of the townsito on tho
south. According to tho government plat
the two most valuable sections In the wholo
reservation wero mnde to adjoin the town-
Bite on tho south. Miss Mnttlo Heals, thc
Wichita, Kan., telephone girl, who had
drawn No. 2 from the wheel, hnd counted
Dm rk Homes SiiKMTontrd.
"Aro any dark horses being talked of?"
"Well, yes, thero has been some talk of
renominating Governor Shaw for n third
term nnd such an Outcome la within rango
of possibility. A genora! breakup, how
ever, on the floor might seo any ono of n
on selecting ono of these, but when Wood ., .,,nM . nnm.a -, ,
made tho selection noted sho had to content h d fc h fa .lnmpedo, A UU may
herself with a tract south of Wood's nnd . .,,,,, ' , ' A, ,hm ,.
two sections away from the townslte.
Wood's claim 1b valued at about $50,000.
bo precipitated on permanent chairman If
tho Issue Is not settled soon. Tho Cummins
men will propose ex-Speakor Dyers, while
tho antl-Cummlns men will try to make tho
temporary organization under Jim Davis
permanent. If Cummins wins, the Btatc com
mittee wtll bo reorganized with n new
chairman, possibly S. X. Way, a brother of
his present manager. If Cummins Is de
feated Chairman Weaver will bo Invited to
QUINCY, III.. Aug. O.-Dr. Frederick Wll- r,"milln ln cn"rRc of t,,c machinery."
Ham Taylor, formerly of Springfield, wn HlKuest riwiii In Yvnr.
consecrated bishop coadjutor of tho Qulncy Tn ,mg bt.cn tho biggest fight Insldo tho
dloccso of the Eplscopul church In the ca- rBmJbllcan organlzotlon of Iowa for venrs.
thedral hero today. Illshop Seymour of u lf) a aKnt for tho control ot thn party
Springfield was consecrator and was as- orKan, ,atl on na much nn f or tho office now
Istcd by n shops Nicholson of Milwaukee. to be fl)u,d, ronnlctlnB mtoreBts of rival
QUINCY'S BISHOP COADJUTOR
Dr. Frederick Wllllnni Tnjlnr In Cnn-
eornted, HImIiiip Wllllniim of
Xelirnnkn .VksIniIiik.
Francis of Indiana, WIlllamB of Nebraska,
Grafton of Fond du Lac, Anderson of Chi
cugo and other church dignitaries.
(Continued on Second Pago.)
GOVERNOR YATES IN KANSAS
(iiir with Con I n lo f'elelirnte Coldcn
Wedding of I ncle nnd
An lit.
railway corporations nro no doubt cutting a
great figure. Every ono of the 1,641 dele
gates In good health will bo on the spot in
person.
"Wo ought never to havo uch a bitter
contest bb this," I overheard one grny
halred delegato remark.
Tho harmony brigade will have to ho
called out right after tho convention, which
ever way It goes.
Lato tonight Cummins claims fifty-four
votes nut of the Ninth district. Herriott la
on the point of pulling out. Tho Potta-
SPRINOFIELD, III.. Aug. fi.-Govcrnor
Yates, accompanied by his cousin, William
VnlA, nf th.i atftlA Inunrnnro ilnnnrlmpnt
nn.l ,, l,llr, u.lf nnrt tmr unnn 1fl In. " " 1 "'IS' I "" "ten imailljr Bum-
day for Yates Center, Kas.. whero they ,nonPl ",r " mnmigni HBBsinn 10 oeiermin
u-lll nltom! Inmnrrow the eelohrntion n i fibuc, . u.
the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Abner
Yates, parents of William Yates and undo
and aunt of Governor Yates.
CUMMINS MEN MORE HOPEFUL
DEATH STOPS A WHIPPING
Terns Hoy Kills I'nilior for Ilrntlnu n
Horse nnd Is hunstrneU
While IciiiIiik.
.Vet llesnll nf (he L'nnviissliiur of
liny Adds to Their Au
Kressl veness,
I he
(From a Staff Correspond' nt.)
CEDAR RAPIDS, la., Aug. 0. -(Special
MARLIN. Tex.. Aug. 6.-Porter Sawyer. Telegram.)-Tho finest body of men that
nPrt IK ahnt nnd killed his father and ovur gamereu ul u mum ru.ive.iiiUU ...
was ovorcomo by heat while trying to es
cape and died. The boy Is said to havo
beromc r.ngry nt his father for whipping a
horso and, slipping up from behind him
Iowa Is now In Cedar Rapids and, wilh
weather Ideal and arinngcments perfect.
tho convention tomorrow promises to bo
tho moit Interesting and delightful of any
killed him with a rifle. Father and son vcr held. For each one of the 1.00 dele
wcro buried In tho same grave.
Movement" of lleenn Vessels, Auk. S,
At Now York Arrived Koenlgen L'llse,
rrom iiremen. nnuea i auric, lor Liver
nool.
At Plymouth Arrived Oraf Wtildersee,
from Now York, and nroceeded.
At Movtlle Arrlvcd-Ethlopla, from Now
v
gates thero nre tnreo or rour visitors.
Every county in tho state will be repre
sented by a full delegation. Today wan
Bpcnt in lobbying and caucusing. Tho
Btrong men of tho party aro hero, All of
tho congressional delegates that are In
tho United States aro In attendance. Gov
ernor Shaw nnd ox-Governors Jackson and
Iarrabec, with ex-congressmen and former
fork, for Cilnsgow. and proceeded,
At Bremen Arrived Kaiser Wllholm dor . . .... a, .
--;... f-... v. . v.i, ,.i nk.i.,; ,i l oiueers. arc .i i"""".
Hnuthnmiiton d cat ons would show that good feeling
At Rotterdam Arrived Rotterdam, from prevails on all hands, but underneath thlo
NaT ''IvVn'ooVWd - fiaxonla. for U the tltteresi rivalry that has mark
QuoenHtown and fioston. any convention In years. It has been hr,
At Sydney, N. S. W Arrived Ventura, M during tho entire contest tho past six
from ?.a?.irif"'K;i .."JhI from month. Cummins and nntl-Cummlns, and
Now York, for Rotterdam. Halled'-Phoe. tho party has so divided Into factions on
nlcla, from Hnmburg, for New York tnl!l H-ibject, Ith no great principle In-
Antwcrp-Arrlvcd-l'cniilnnd, from vohe(, blU ft raatler o porl(0na,ly ont