The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
CKMAUA, TIESDAV JIOltNING, AUGUST 13, 1901 TEN PAGES.
SING L 13 COPY" JjTVE CENTS.
YACHT HAS BAD LUCR
Constitution Loses to Columbia hj Miking
Wrong Tack Near Finish.
DIFFERENCE IN TIME FIGURES IN SECONDS
Old Beat's Allowance li Juet Bnfficieit for
Another Victory.
CADILLAC LOSES IN WESTERN RACE
Invader from Canada Ohanjei Saturday'!
Result
AMERICANS UNEASY ABOUT THE CUP
Detroit Clnlt'n Hunt fem" to Slnnil
Chillier of I.orIiik the 1'rUeil
Tinphr 'rlll c"n"
tlnent. f 1
NEWPORT. II. I., Aug. 12.-Constltutlon
covered tho triangular course of thirty
miles today In thirty-three Bcconds less
time than Columbia. Tno champion of '!0,
howover, wlna tho race on time allowance of
nbout thirty seconds. No corrected time
can he given, an the boats have not yet been
romunsurcd ns requested. In previous races
Constitution had allowed Columbln ono
mlnuto nnd seventeen sccon's.
What change In measurement tho new rig
ging of Constitution has made Is not known,
but It Is estimated that It should alllow tho
old boat only n few seconds less time If any.
Tho llnish today was noteworthy and the
only cxeltlnK feature of tho contest. When
within li mllo of tho lino, Constitution made
a short tack which undoubtedly lost It tho
rare. Uoth boatfl wore coming In close
hauled on the starboard tack, Constitution
irnil. Tho light wind
hended them a bit and It was found Unit
they could not fetrh between tho commmoo
boat and the lightship. Constitution waB
pointing fairly well nnd ranking good speed,
with a No. 2 Jib topsail. Columbia with a
mailer Jib topsail was cumins iai. imauj
astern and for tho Inst forty minutes had
been slowly creeping up. Hut the line was
now near at hnnd nnd. barring mlstnke. Con
stitution looked a sure winner, woll within
tho allowance. Not willing to leavo well
enough alone, however, Captain Rhodes sud
denly put Constitution about on tho port
tnrk, crossing Columbia's bow and Im
mediately tacked again. Whllo tho new
boat's sails wcro twice Bhaklng In stays.
Columbia with a good till, still on tho star
board tack, was bowling along nt good speed,
headed only a few hundred yards to tho loo
of the lino. In tho short tltno that Constitu
tion was gathering headway, after tho last
tack. Columbia reached through and went
ahead, though still slightly In tho lco of tho
new boat.
Thrill" Spoetntorw.
It was an exciting moment and every eye
vns strained to watch what promised to bo
a finish full of sonsatlon. Nor could Con
stitution fetch tho line. A quick change
was made from the largo Jib topsail o tho
baby nnd for a fow moments Captain Rhodes
worked up on tho weather quarter of Co
lumbia. Captnln Uarr could not como
about, so both boats overstood the mark.
Captain Rhodes slowly coming down on his
weather and thUB regaining part of his lost
advantage. Suddenly Constitution put
about and made for tho lino. Co umbln
followed at onco. but tho now boat having
a better Hpoed at tho time was quicker n
ntnys nnd was well nway whllo tho old
bont was tacking. It luffed under tho bow
of tho commltteo boat exactly a mlnuto
ahead of Columbia, nut It had started
twenty-seven seconds ohend and thus In
actual time only beat tho old boat thirty
three seconds. In corrected time It was a
loser, however, and It Is tho opinion of
many experts tonight that the fatal tack.
Just before tho llnish. cost it tho rocc.
On tho contrary tho people on Consti
tution aro Inclined to think the tack mado
little difference nnd attribute Its failure
to win to shifting winds and nn error of
Judgmont of carrying tho larger Jib top
sail on thu last and windward leg.
Id nn comlnt: ashore that ho
thought Constitution would allow Columbia
nbout ono mlnuto and five seconds on tho
new measurement, which would give the
race to Columbia by about thirty seconds.
Independence l moorings ort
here today, as It has done for a week, no
move being mado to tako It out for a sail.
Tho rumor that tho Lawson boat had been
Invited to meet Constitution and Columbia
In tho Lnrchuiont races In tho sound has
jirovcd to bo without foundation. In fact.
It is said hero tonight that if Independence
had been invited by either Lnrchmont or
Bcnwnnhaka clubs neither of tho other two
boats would have raced against It. Consti
tution will go to tho races on tho sound
Thursday without any further alterations
In Its rigging, ns Its manager declares that
It will round Into shapo better In its
present form.
CANADIAN YACHT WINS ONE
Iiivmlrr'K Slum Inn; 1 Si Oooil Hint
I'nillllne'M V'rleniW Grim Un
vnny Aim 11 1 Cup.
CHICAGO. Aug. 12. In a twelve-knot
breeze and a smooth sea Invader, the ltoyal
Canadian Yacht club's challenger, won tho
second of tho serlea for the Canada's cup
almost as easily as tho defender, tho De
troit Hoat club's Cadillac, won the first
race Inst Saturday.
Invader gained four minutes twenty-soven
rrconds on what was intended to be a beat
to windward of nine nautical miles, but
wJiieh. by reason of tho wind hauling be
fore tho yachts had mado two miles to
weather, beenmo a close hauled reach and
on the run home ort the wind, the chal
lenger lidded nearly two minutes more to
Its lead.
Though tho shift In tho wind spoiled
what was to hnve been a beat to weather,
Invader had sullliicnt opportunity to dem
onstrate that In light airs It cau beat Cad
illac to windward. The Canadian yacht
clearly outpointed tho defender when both
wero footing equally. This was In a faint
hreozo of barely live miles an hour and
during the llrst hour the race threatened
to become a drifting match with little
probability of being finished within the
time limit. Fortunately a fresh breeie
npruug up at noon anil though It defeated
tho Judges' purpose of n race dead to wind
ward and leeward, it proved very accept
nblo and showed off Invader to great advan
tage at certain points of sailing.
The Canadian yacht's decisive victory to
day came ns a great surprise ta tho ma
jority of the talent and many are already
apprehensive that if hreezo of fifteen miles
. an hour or less prevails during tho next
two or three days Invader will win and
tako back to Cunada tho cup which Genesseo
ICoutlnued on Second Page.)
SHAPELY IS SECOND SHAMROCK
llr Fnr flic He nnd .Mint
Graceful Crnft n '.''"If jf( "I
leimed tli t'n it
NEW YORK, Aug. 12. Shamrock II a
lay at anchor off Staplcton, S. I., today,
had many visitors. It was examined by the
critics nnd nautical experts nnd tl.9 general
verdict was that It looked handsome. Hut
tho easy, graceful lines of a racing yacht
above tho water line are not tho factors
Hint produce the speed that wins prizes,
say the expert. It Is the form of tho croft
below tho water line, tho shape of the under
body, In fact, that does successful work In
tho way of lifting cups.
That Shamrock II Is by far tho hand
somest nnd most graceful yacht that has
ever challenged for America's cup must bo
conceded by nil. It easily outclasses tho
first Shamrock. Shamrock I had an ugly,
coarse bow that used to pound and batter
tho water whenever tho slightest substance
of n head sea was raised. The bow of
Shamrock II reminds one of that of Colum
bia. It has vast penetrating power and will
illvldo the water with ensc. Tho whole foro
body of the challenger shows a clovor
adaptation and skillful modification of tho
forward sections of all tho good parts of
the Watson and Fife and Horrcshoff crea
tions. Tho stern, too, tapers beautifully. Tho
graceful way In which Mr. Watson has dis
posed of tho great beam of the challenger,
tho factor which, In combination with its
ninety tons of lead, gives It Immense sail
carrying power. Is, Indeed, a wonder of
naval architecture. Tho beauty of tho lines
nnd the facility of tho curves lead ono to be
lieve that tho underbody haB somo surprises
In store.
From tho water lino to tho rail, or rather
the covering board, for rail It has not,
Shamrock II has nil tho attributes of n rac
ing yncht. It will cut the wntcr clearly nnd
It will lenvo little fuss behind. That is all
that can bo predicted of a boat whoso
mysteries of underbody havo been concealed
from the vulgar gaze. When It was launched
a pontoon disguised It. Dvcr Blnco 'special
efforts hnve been mado to hide it from tho
profane vision.
There nre n few things, however, that can
not bo hidden. It hns tho samo powerful
bowsprit fittings that chnrocterlzed tho two
Valkryries, tho same deck purchases for
flattening in sheets, tho same turnbuckh3
for setting up tho standing rigging that
havo been fentures of tho Watson boats
from the dny of Thistle down to date. It
steers with n tiller and from all that can bo
gathered from the conscrvntlvo men aboard
It it is an excellently balanced boat, nl
ways under Hb helmsman's control and
never showing a tendency to take tho charge
of Itself In a brisk squall.
Cnptaln Sycamore says It has been Im
proving all along. The skipper Is a modest
man and when tho tug Lawrcnco towed
Shamrock II Into tho ISrlc Ilasln a little
after 4 o'clock this afternoon a big crowd
welcomed the Irish yacht. Mr. Dorrle. who
looks after Sir Thomas Upton's Interests
In tho United Stntes, was In chargo of tho
challenger. Arrangements wcro mndo for
taking out tho Jury mast of Shamrock to
morrow morning. Then the racing mast
will bo stepped, that gigantic spar, lower
mast and topniaBt combined, tho llko of
which never before has been seen on a
slnglo-mastod craft. After this tho yacht
will bo put Info drydock and the accumu
lation of seaweed and barnacles removed.
Judging from superficial observnttonK thero
Is little marine growth on Its hull. On
Kb starboard bow thero Is a big patch
where tho bright green paint of Its side
has slipped off aa clear ns though a sharp
scropcr had been nt work. Otherwise tho
craft seems to bo clear.
Tho Jury rig. under which tho yacht
crossed, was evidently Intended for tow
ing. The gaff topsail, loose footed at that,
had littlo putting power. Tho stump top
mast was only capable of setting a mere
rag of n sail nnd the square sallyard lashed
on tho port side of tho deck had never
a snll bent to It. No bowsprit nnd no
Jigger-mast were thero to olTer obstacles to
tho crew. All sails wcro set and taken In
without dllllculty.
Aftor tho steam yacht Erin haB been
put In drydock Shamrock will bo haulod
out for cleaning. Then, nnd not till then,
will tho shnpe of tho challenger bo ro
vcnled to tho public eyo.
AGREE ON FINAL PROTOCOL
Hml of I.niiK IMploninwo Contrn
n'r)' lit l'cUIn l In
Slulit.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. Tho Stato do
partnient has received a cablegram from
Mr. Itockhlll, at I'oklu, reporting that tho
draft of tho final protocol has been agreed
upon. A tariff of 5 per cent, ad valorem,
effective, will bo put In force two months
after tho signing of tho llual protocol, ex
cepting on goodB shipped within ten days
after signing, nnd will continue until the
conversion to specllle rates has been ef
fected by tho expert commission. The
Chinese free list will includo rice, foreign
cereals and flour, gold and silver bullion
nnl corn. This Inclusion of flour In tho
freo list Is of much Importance, particu
larly to Pacific coast shippers.
liniMirlii.it to I'ncle Sum.
Mr. KockhllPs ndvlce that cereals and
flour havo been Included In tho free list
of tho new Chinese tariff 1b regarded ns an
Important provision, owing to the growth
of American exports of wheat nnd flour to
China. In ISttO these amounted to J2.29S.
033, which was almost double the shipments
of the preceding year. The trade has con
tinued to Increase and tho Pacific coast
Interests have looked forward to supply
ing China with a considerable part of Its
consumption of wheat nnd flour, most of
which heretofore has gone from Atlantic
ports nround the Horn. Recently tho com
mercial organizations on tho Pacific co.ist
forwarded representations to Washington,
showing that n fi per cent effective tnrllf
on flour would work considerable Injury to
this trade. It appears now, from Rockhlll's
dispatch, thnt the I per cent tariff on this
article has been wiped out nnd hereafter
It will go to China free of duty.
Tho American shipments of rlco and the
other nrtlcles mentioned are not very largo
and tho Inclusion of rice on the free list
Is chiefly dun to China's needs of this Htnplo
food. Owing to the frequency of drouth
ond famine In Chlnn tho local product of
rice often has been curtailed and It has
been necessary to meet the tremendous de
mand by allowing rice to come In froo of
duty from Slam and other rice producing
countries.
.Movi'tniMilft of Ocpiiii V''l, Ann, 1'J.
At New York Arrived: Zenlunl, from
Antwerp; Cevlc, from Liverpool.
At Sh mgh.il- Arrived: Steamer Suther
land, from Port Hl.ikoly.
At Movllle Arrived: Mongolian, f on
New York
At Yokohama Arrived: Nippon Miiru,
from Sun Fri'nelsco vli Honolulu, for Hong
Kong.
At Liverpool Arrived; Uike Ontntbi,
from Montreal; Curie from New York
At Suez-Arrived; Ping Huoy, from Seat
tle via Mnnlln, etc., for Loudon.
At Glasgow-Sailed: b'nrillrUn, for Nmv
York.
At llnmburg-Snlled: 1'atrUia, for New
York.
MAY ACT FOR COLOMBIA
American KtpreientatWs in Venezuela
Allowed to Use Good Offioe.
Battleship iowa displaces Wisconsin
Xiiry Dcpnrtment Determine on Se
lection of DIfTrrritt llont fur I'll
utile Const VIkIIiiiici- If I'll ti
ll in u AfTnlr Darken.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. Tho Stato de
partment has authorized the American
charge d'affaires at Caracas, Venezuela, to
uso his good ofllces for Colombia, in case
the Colombian minister nt thu Venezuelan
capital leaves thnt country.
Mr. Russell telegraphed last week seek
ing Information as to his courso of action
In caso of tho withdrawal of tho Colombian
minister which nppnrently was in contem
plation nt that time. Ho did not, how
ever, indicate that this would ho prelimi
nary to nuy tupturo between tho two re
publics, but simply asked if ho would be
authorized to act temporarily In looking
after Colombia's Interests in case of tho
withdrawal of the minister. Tho Stato de
partment has no Information as to whether
tho Colombian minister has withdrawn or
whether Mr. Russell Is fulfilling this tem
porary duty.
There may bo no additional developments
ns to tho situation on tho Isthmus of Panama,
where the trouble Is far removed from that
nlong tho Venezuelan border. Consul General
Gudgcr's cuursc In looking after thu Inter
ests of Chinese along thu Isthmus Is not In
pursancc of nny specific Instructions from
Wnshlngton, but follows a procedure es
tablished somo twelvo years ago In con
nection with points at which tho Chlneso
wero entlroly without olllclal representa
tion. Tho Navy department has now defi
nitely decided to make use of tho battle
ship Iown lnrtcnd of Wisconsin for use on
tho Pacific side In caso nffalrs become
serious there. Iowa Is the flagship of tha
Pacific station nnd as such flies the flag of
Rear Admiral Silas Casey. At last reports
received here tho admiral was on board
Iowa, but It Is hardly probable that ho will
proceed further south than San Francisco."
The gunboat Mnchlas has reported Its ar
rival at Norfolk nilS will probably sail fof
Colon tonight or tomorrow.
1 If mil linn .Not Ilenrit.
Mr. Iloran, tho Colombian chargo
d'affaires at Washington, Is still In olllclal
lgnornnco of tho momentous events which,
according to the press reports nre trans
piring on the Isthmus of Pannma and along
tho Venezuelan border. Ho nttrlbutcs his
Inck of Information to a break In cable
communication with his country, tho line
from Iluena Ventura north having been re
ported to bo In very bad working order.
Mr. Heran characterized tho situation In
thu t-outh as most bewildering. Tho ofilclnl
ndvlcca concerning tho probnble withdrawal
of tho Colombian military from Venezuela,
he regards ns significant, though ho points
out that tho report distinctly Btntcd that
Sonor Rlco, tho minister there, had not de
manded, nor had he been presented with his
passports, and thus the matter has been
robbed of tho Fcrlnusncss which would havo
been given It by a step of this sort.
Mr. Heron will leavo for Now York on
Wednesday to bo gono a week on private
mntters. He expects his official mall from
Colombia tomorrow nnd hopes this will on
ablo him more correctly to gauge the situa
tion In his country.
.MiicIiIiin In l.onilnl.
NORFOLK, Vn., Aug. 12. Tho gunboat
Mnchlas en route for Colon has been loading
coal, provisions nnd ammunition in Hamp
ton RoadB Blnco Saturday. Tho supplies
enmo from Urooklyn navy yard and a great
deal of thu ammunition wns prepared at thu
St. Helena magazine here. Tho vessel will
carry a full complement of men. A num-
bcr of graduated npprcntlces from the train
ing ship Lancaster, now In port, havo been
transferred to tho Mnchlas. It Is not prob
nblo that the boat will put In nt another
port between hero nnd Its dcstlnntlon.
WILLBMSTAD, Curacno, Aug. 12. The
Colombian legation loft Caracas today.
HE IS TO RELIEVE SAMPSON
Xnvy Oepnrtiiieiit Seleeln Henr Ail
ii I nil .Inliimon for Conininiiiler of
lloHlmi Navy Ynril.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. Tho Navy (lf
partment has selected Rear Admiral M. L.
Johnson, now In command nt the Tort
Roynl station, to succeed Admiral Samp
son In command of tho Hoston navy yard,
when tho hitter officer shall retire. Tho
formnl appointment has not been made, as
It Is not known how roon Admiral Samp
son may wish to bo relieved or whether
ho will wait until his retirement from
tho scrvlco next February. However, It Is
usual wheu the retirement of an officer
Is ahead to look nbout for those nvnllablo
to succeed him nnd this led tho department
some weeks ago to delermlno upon Admiral
Johnson's prospective service.
I It hns been known for somo time to
Navy department ofllclals that Admiral
Sampson Is not In robust health and that
' he might desire to lay aside his duties nt
1 th i ynrd before tho time of his retirement.
As to this, however. It Is stntod nt tho
I Navy department that there Is no doftnlto
I Information from Admiral Sampson. Ho
hnJ not naked to be relieved or Indicated
when he would like to be detached.
It Is Btated that the action of tho Navy
department has no connection with the
Schley court of Inquiry. Officials nt tho
' department were unable to say today
whether Admiral Sampson would bo sum-
I ....... .1 n a ..lnn-a n urttil.l rt n n . ntlmr.
Ilium u tin , . imi-o.-. v. . ,i ....... .!'.'. . ....v -
wise before tho court, although It was
said to bo altogether probable that he
would be among tho witnesses.
APPOINTMENTS ARE ILLEGAL
("li II Service ('oiiiinlNvtoii Illxiiiiriivi'H
of Ai'tlon of AiirnlMir
Will nil ii i.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. The secretnry
of the treasury a few days ago received
tho response of the committee from tho
Hoard of Trade nnd Transportntlon of New
York to the reply of Appraiser Wakemnn
to tho charges which had been filed by
them against him In connection with cer
tain changes and appointments made In
his office. The matter was referred to tho
civil service commission, which has taken
action by disapproving of tho temporary
appointments of Examiners Grove, Mc
Donald, Mretzfeldor, Jerome and Michaels.
Tho commission held that tho appoint
ment of theso ftvo men was Illegal because
they wers not qualified under section 29 10
of the Revised Statutes. Secrotary Gage
has approved tho action of tho civil serv
ice commission, nnd tomorrow will direct
Appraiser Wakeman to dismiss these men
and probably will direct him to return the
men recently transferred from his offto
to the docks for tho examination of bag
gage to their original posts.
REQUESTS OF CRISPI'S WILL
One Ik (lint lie lie llnrleil Without
ltellulim Cr reinon , lint (lie
Pope I'rnyi.
NAPLES. Aug. 12.-SIgnor Crlgpl feared
he would die 1 debt. He named Slgnora
Crlspl ns his sole heiress, subject to a
small annuity to Rosalie Montmasson, to
whom he Is said to have been married In
1S."I. Ho leaves two volumes of memoirs,
tho first of which Is complete, and he ap
points Senor Dumlan.i to examine his
papers and supervlsu their publication.
Slgnora Crlspl has received n teligram of
cotidolenco from King Victor Emmanuel
and Q ii ecu Wllhelmlna, saying: "Your hus
band was a venerable and valuable pa
triot." Tho funeral will tako place August IS
and the interment will probably be In the
pantheon of Sandomenlco In Palermo.
In his will Crlspl requests that he be
burled without religious ceremony nnd he
declares that his money was lost during
tho campaign In Sicily.
Tho body of "Slgnor Crlspl was removed
tonight from the death chamber to tho
drawing room, which had been converted
Into a chapello ardente. It lies enveloped
In the ling of Garibaldi. A guard of vet
erans is In nttendanco and the roads lead
ing to the residence nre guarded by troops,
to prevent tho approach of tho crowds.
Tho entire garrison of NapleB will pnrtlcl
pato In the funeral procession. Tho body
will bo borne on a guncnrrlagc, and tho
highest military honors wlil be rendered.
ROME, Aug. 12 Tho pope was only In
formed of tho death of Slgnor Crlspl this
morning. He exclaimed: "Providence hos
evidently really decreed that I shall be tho
last of my generation to go. Well, Crlspl
wns a good fighter." A fow moments Inter
the pope wns on his knees nt his prle-dlcu
praying for tho soul of his ancient enemy.
DERLIN, Aug. 12. The papers tonight
comment sympathetically upon tho death
of Slgnor Crlspl, but they do not Ignoro tho
great defects of his character. The strong
est emphasis Is laid upon his unvarying
good will toward Germany, his fidelity to
tho trlplo alllnnco nnd his friendship for
Dlsmnrck.
Tho Herllner Post snys: "Germany must
not forget that In 1870 It was chiefly owing
to Crlspl's energetic action that Italy did
not support France."
Tho Vosslscho Zoltung and other Journals
make the bame point. The Nord Dcutscho
Allegemclno Hcltung closed n brief and
cordial review of his career In this strain:
"Thus It Is befitting us gratefully to honor
tho memory of the man who was n zealous
promoter of tho central European alliance
and a friend of Germany from conviction."
Tho National Zeltung consldors It charac
teristic that tho fact of Crlspl's death was
wired to Count von Iluclow after It was
sent to the king of Italy.
FUNERAL TRAIN TO POTSDAM
Stnrl from CrnnlierK nt .MkM After
Public Iln Pnlil Ucpeotn to
Dniviifier lOiniiienn.
CRONRERG, Aug. 12. Uy special com
mand of Emperor William tho residents of
Cronberg wcro admitted to tho church
prior to the removal of tho body of the
Dowager Empress Frederick. The peoplo
moved In 'long procession !'.? rho chancol
to pay a last tribute to one whu-was Identi
fied with so many good causes. Almost all
had reason to remember personally her
charities and kindnesses. Many wept, many
others uttered expressions of deep regret.
Flowers continue to arrive In profusion
nnd the tokens includo wreaths from the
Ilrltlsh-Amerlcan Homo for Governesses In
Ilcrlln.
The body of tho downgcr empress was
removed by torchlight tonight from tho
church to tho railway station with a cere
mony similar to that of Sunday. The coflln
was homo from tho church by twolvo non
commissioned officers, tho organ mean
while playing.
Following tho coffin were tho crown
prlnco and princess of Greece, Prince and
Princess Charles of Hesse and a number
of court ofllclals. A crowd of townspeople
jloscd the procession. Tho cortcgo was
accompanied on either sldo by torchbearers
and troops lined the whole route.
Tho coffin wns deposited In a car spe
cially prepared and draped for Its recop-.
tlon. This dono tho drums sounded a
muffled roll, tho troops presented arms and
tho funeral train started for Potsdam at
9:50 p. m.
KITCHENER GLAD TO TELL IT
llnm Iteport Slum loir lleeent Opera
tion AunhiKt Iloem to Hnve
lleen JInre KITeellvp,
LONDON, Aug. 12. In a long dispatch Is
sued tonight, reporting tho operations of
various columns, Lord Kitchener Bald: "I
um glad to ho nblo to send you tho largest
return I hnvo yet had for one week. Since
August R, the columns report thlrty-nlno
Hoers killed, twenty wounded. Including
Commandant Moll, dangerously, CSS prison
ers, Including Wolmarans, lato chalrmon of
tho J'lrBt Volksrnnd, eighty-five surrenders,
Including Commandant Devllllcrs, nnd tho
capture of 21,100 rounds of nmmunltlon, 75!
wagons, 3.580 horses nnd lnrge quantities
of stock. Most of tho captures were mado
In Orange River colony."
In the courso of a description of tho
operations, Lord Kitchener says that General
French. In Capo Colony. Is "gradually driv
ing tho enemy's scattered bands north
ward "
URl'SSELS. Aug. 12. Mr. Krugor's
friends here say ho has received report that
there aro now 17,000 burghers and 12,000
rebel Afrikanders under nrms nnd woll
supplied with wenpons and nmmunltlon, al
though provisions nre scarce.
BOERS AGAIN JTRY TO ESCAPE
Tito (iel Gnml Slnrt. tint Aro Ite
eiiiitui'Pil nnd ltct iirnri! to
the iNlnnil.
JAMESTOWN. St. Helena, Aug. 12. Two
Iloer prlsoner, Hollanders, mado a des
perate nttcmpt to escape Saturday evening.
They swam to a fishing boat far out In tho
harbor, captured It and set Ball. All their
clothing was lost and they were captured
In a nudo condition by the British wnr
sloop lleaglo. They wero returned to tho
prison camp clothed In coffeo bags.
Seiinlor rtiMeiiilKP rienelieji Pekln,
PEKIN. Aug. 13. United States Senator
Revcrldgo has nrrlved In Pekln for a two
days' visit, after traveling extensively In
Manchuria with tho Russian commander In
chief. E. Hurton Holmes Is with tho
Heverldge party. Siberia wns crossed by
Mr. Hovorldge. Tho Russians refused him
permission to land from tho Amur steamers
on tho Manchurlsn sldo of tha river.
Vole I'lii'iiecle Freedom of City.
GLASGOW, Aug. 12. Tho Corporation of
Glui-s-'i- at a meeting today decided to con
fer tho frt-o ""-'i ffce city on Andrew Carnegie.
MORE GOLD IS RECOVERED
Direr Dig Up $65,000 Worth ef Selbj
Smelter Lcot.
detectives contesting for the reward
Mnr.p I 'WIIIIiih: l Slmiitil lie 1)1
ililnl lletvieeii MierllT mill Win
ter' Itooniiuiite. lint 11 ii U
ei'tmiN Olijeet,
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 12. It wns stated
at tho ofnee of thu Selby Smelting company
nt noon today that a force of divers under
tho management of tho Plnkertons had to
day taken JS5.O00 worth of gold from tho
spot where It wns hidden by Winters, mak
ing nearly $200,000 already recovered. It
Is said that the remainder of the stolen
treasure, amounting to JS0.O00, will bo
recovered Inside of twenty-four hours,
Winters Is still detained by tho officers
In this city, but has not been formally
charged with the crime. Tho fact that ho
has not been charged with nny crlmo lends
additional weight to tho belief entertained
In somo quarters that he will be leniently
dealt with by tho officers of tho law for
confessing tho crime and locating tho spot
where ho secreted tho bullion.
There promises to be a lively fight be
tween detectives over the reward money
and the matter may eventually be taken
Into court for settlement. Detoctlvo Morse,
who it is stoted definitely fixed upon Win
teiB tho authorship of tho crime, states
that ho got his tlrst information from
Donaldson, nn employo of the works who
formerly roomed with Winters. Acting
upon this Information Morso gathered suffi
cient evldenco against Winters to war
rant the arrest of tho latter. Morse, who
Is n detective for tho Selby people, does
not clnlm any of the rewnrd. but stntes
that a large portion of It should be divided
bntween Donaldson nnd Sheriff Veal of
Contrastn county. Tho lawyers of tho
last nnmed nre drawing up papers setting
forth tho claims of Donaldson and Veal.
Tholr claims aro opposed by tho other de
tectlvo agency In tho case.
Tho man Winters who escaped from the
Kansns state penltentlnry nnd Winters
who robbed tho Selby Smelting works enn
not possibly bo one nnd tho samo man,
because tho Selby robber Is known to have
worked nt the smelting plant for tho pnst
seven years, with hut fow absences, nnd
those of but short duration. Ho claims to
have como from Los Angeles nnd Texas.
WONDERFUL WHEAT CROP
WnsliliiKton, Iilnlio mill Knstern Ore
K'on Slum- Grout Increiinu
Over I.nut Yenr.
TACOMA, Aug. 12. Tho wheat harvest
which is now in full swing In castorn Wash
ington gives nbundant evidence that ex
perts wore not Incorrect In estimating tho
wheat yield of Washington nt 25,000,000
bushels, nn Increase of 4,000,000 over last
year. This yield will bo divided between tho
three wheat-growing sections of tho state,
as follows: Walla Walla valley, 6.000.QOO
bushols; Palouso district, 10,000,000 biiBhels;
13lg Rend country, 9.000,000 bushels. Idaho
nnd caBtern Oregon will produco nbout 10.
000,000 bushols more, mnklng n total ylold
of 35,000,000 bushels to bo shipped through
tho grain elevntors at Tacoma, with tho ex
ception of that part of the crop used in tho
stato.
A largo part of tho yield will bo exported
from Tacoma In the form of flour, shipment
of which are constantly Increasing, A
noticeable chnuge is also taking place In tho
manner of shipping grain from this city. In
previous years practically all of It has been
exported by sailing vessels, until last year,
when steamers carried away about 50,000
tons. It Is estimated that during tho grain
year now commencing not less than 100,000
tonn of grain will be exported, chiefly to tho
Orient nnd Europo by steamships. Tho seven
grain exporting firms operating at Tacoma
aro now making charters dally. Over thirty
vessels have nlready been engaged and many
of them aro now on tho seas hound for
Tacoma.
ILLINOIS CROP CONDITIONS
Wlirnt nnd Onto 1 ionrlKhlnc, lint Corn
PriiNicetn Worst Kver Known"
AiiKiint 1,
SPRINGFIELD. 111.. Aug. 12.-Tho Illinois
department of agriculture today Issued a
nummary of tho reports of its crop corre
spondents bearing date August 1.
The area of wheat harvested is Bhown to
bo 1,870,000 acres; estimated yield 31,100,000
bushels, the largest crop produced slnco
18tM. Tho value of tho crop at 62 cents
would bo $19,230,000, tho best roturnB slnco
1S92. Area of oats, 3,775.000 acrofl; yield
estimated 110,500,000 bushels, valued nt $34.
SS0.000. This price has been exceeded but
twleo In thirty yenrs 1874 nnd 1882.
Tho corn nrea planted, 8,088,000 ncres, was
tho lnrgest Blnco 1878, but on August 1 tho
condition Is tho most disheartening over re
ported owing to unprecedentedly hot weather
nnd drouth. From tho reliable estimates
the department finds that on August 1 the
condition was 4t per cone of the seasonable
average.
DROWNS IN TANK OF MILK
In font DmiKliler of (ipnrnr Sehmlilt of
l.n C'rouhe Konml When Mother
IIckIiin I)IiiIiik.
ST. PAUL, Minn.. Aug. 12. A special to
the Pioneer Press from Lu Crosse, Wis,,
says: Ioulse, the 18-months-old daughter
of Georo Schmidt, residing near Arcadlu,
wns drowned today In a largo can of milk
whllo at play In tho mllkhouse. The child
had been playing about In tho yard when It
was missed and search was made. No trace
of tho littlo ono could be found. Finally Its
mother went Into the mllkhouse and began
to dip out milk. In one of the tanks sho
found what she thought to bo a bit of cloth,
but upon Investigation discovered It wns
part of her child's clothing. Tho body lay
at tho bottom of tho tank and llfo was ex
tinct when It wns tnkon out.
LOAD NO MORE FOR KAWVILLE
Oiirllniitiin AkciiIi In NelirnnUii anil
Iiiiiikiix Mnt Shut Off
the (irnln.
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 12.-Ofllclal notice
of a blockodo In the Ilurllngton yards hero
waB today served on Secretary Ed Blgolow
of the Donrd of Trndo and tho Ilurllngton
notified Its agents in KansaB and Nebraska
not to load grain for Kansas City or St
Joseph until further notice. Tho Ilurllngton
ofllclals say that thero are between 100 and
500 cars loaded with grain on their road
between Kansas City and SU Joseph.
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forecnst for NebruekH- Fnlr Tuesday ami
Wednesday; Variable VItHls
rriiiiernliire nt Oniitliii Yrntenlitt
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CRACKER MEN ARE SCHEMING
Independent 1'iielorlri to Flulil !mi
Culleil t'rneUer Truxt. lint
Without CoiiiIiIiiIiik.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Aug 12 -Representatives
of 115 of the largest Independent cracker
factories will meet In St. Louis the last of
September to form nn association Hlmllnr
to thnt of the wholesale grocer, their pur
pose being to light the Notional lllscult
company, known as tho Cracker trust, col
lectively und throughout all parts of tho
United States.
Hartwell H. Grubbs, manager of tho Union
lllscult company, St. IOUls, sent out the
original cull for tho meeting. In his letter
he stated that It was to bo "a social gath
ering," during which the delegates could
become acquainted nnd discuss affairs to
their mutual benefit. The letter stated
clearly thnt no pool was In contemplation or
any regulation of prices.
Mr. Grubbs snld todny that the plans
adopted by the biscuit manufacturers would
be not nt nil In lino with stcpu toward the
formation of a consolidation.
"Wo do not wish to combine," he said,
"but as the trust Is lighting one of in In a
certain territory, the others will fight the
trust In somo other territory."
FELLOW WORKMEN HANG HIM
11 1 it mt Mnn'n Cnnf esulon Given Differ
ent A op cot to Dentil of IMnnril
(iroumtitii.
MIDDLETOWN. O.. Aug. 12. Edward
Grossman of Manchester, Mich., who met
his death on April .11, Inst, was supposed
to have been struck by n train. A different
story la told by a man named Medlar,
who Is dying from consumption lu n Cincin
nati hospital. Ho stutca that Grossman
was working In n paper mill at Franklin.
O., and Incurred tho enmity of other em
ployes, who placed a rope nbout his neck
r.nd raised and lowered him from a benm,
flnnlly hurling his head against tho Iron
shafting, fracturing his skull. Grossman
was then placed upon tho railroad tracks
to cover up tho crime. A dctcctlvo from
Cinclnnntl hns nrrostcd Georgo Stng, liv
ing near Franklin, presumably In connec
tion with tho affair.
FOR GREAT LAKES FREIGHTING
Klve lliiiulreil iiiniixnuil Tlnllnr Coe
porntlon For in I ii it Fleet of
Venae! Orilereil.
SYRACUSE. N. Y., Aug. 12. rians for
the organization of a company to carry
frolght over tho Grcnt Lakes wcro com
pleted today In this city and the company
will bo Incorporated at once In New Jer
sey. Th company will bo n $500,000 cor
poration and will be known ns tho National
Transportation company. Contracts for tho
fleet of vessels havo been let to tho Ameri
can Ship company and thoy will have a ca
pacity of 25,000 tons. Chtcngo, Duluth and
Intermcdlato points will bo tho ports
visited. A number of tho stockholders nre
Interested in tho Globo Navigation com
pany, which a fow months ago organized
a big company to operate similar vessels
on the Pacific coast.
DUELING AS 'TS DONE WEST
In Stnte Line n Miner nml n II nil Mnn
1'Iuk Aivnj- nt Clone
HniiKF.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 12. A
special to tho Nows from Stato Line, Utah,
says that Jim Hedgo wns killed In a street
duel yesterday by Jim Olendcnlng, a miner,
who was aftorward nrrested and placed In
Jail. Hodge, during his twenty years' roal
denco In tho border town, killed three men
In street encounters. Yesterday Hedgo and
Glendenlng got Into a controversy ns to tholr
respective merit as revolver shots nnd ns
a result Hedge challenged Glendenlng to
fight. Hedgo went after hla revolver nnd
shot Glendenlng through tho arm before tho
latter wob aware of his presence Glenden
lng returned tho flro and put two bullets
through Hedge's heart within two Inches
of each other.
EXHUME SPANISH TREASURE
Pernlnlent Senrclirrn Xrnr 1'nrteri
vIHp llewnnleil mIIIi I'lml of
SI nny 'liiiniiiiind Dollnrx.
MERIDIAN. Miss.. Aug. 12. News waB
received in tho city today of tho finding of
$32,000, mostly In Spanish gold spoclo, bu
rled In a chest about five miles from Por
tcrsvllle, on tho Mobllo & Ohio railroad,
Friday night by four men who have had a
chart of tho burial placo nnd havo been
searching for the .treasure for somo time.
This section was onco the rendezvous of tho
notorious Copelnnd gang and It hns been
long known that they burled most of their
Ill-gotten wealth there. Thero Is said to
bo7 another sum of something over $50,000
burled In Sucurnocheo hwamp.
ST. JOSEPH ROBBERS MURDER
Xdnlpli llorey In Victim of MiihKciI
Men Who Attempt to llolil
l p Snloon.
ST. JOSEPH, Aug. 12. Adolph Moroy. 21
years old, wob shot In tho back of tho head
early thlB morning In the saloon of J. W.
Italian! In South St. Joseph by robberB, who
attempted to hold up tho saloon. Moroy
died throe hours later. Moroy, J. W. Hal
lard and his brother, Henry Mallard, wore
playing pool when two masked men entered
tho saloon. Thoy told tho men to throw
up their hands. At that Instant tho robbers
fired. There Is no clue.
WILLING TO DIE FOR SCIENCE
f'nlornilo State Onlr- ('ninniUxIniier
Wlnlien to Tent A nl in li I Tuber
euliiNlR i'riiiinnilniloii,
DENVER. Colo., Aug. 12. In view of the
Interest taken In tho question of whether
or not animal tuberculosis can bo communi
cated to human beings, T. L. Monson. state
dairy commissioner of Colorado, offers him
self as a subject for a thorough test of
tho matter, provided n sultahlo annuity for
his family 1b assured In case of fatal re
sults. Mr. Monson has mado a study of
the matter und Is a strong believer In Dr.
Koch's theory.
MASTERS IN THE LEAD
Second Day of Strike Ehowe Them Still
Stronger Than Asicciation.
SIXTY THOUSAND MEN ONLY ARE OUT
Of Theso 45,000 Wtro Out Before Lnt
Call Wm Itsned.
APPEAL IS MADE FOR FINANCIAL AID
Amalgamated Execntires Hope for Liberal
Re.'poate.
WESTERN MEMBERS ARE BEING DENOUNCED
Prenlilent Slmffer I Grleinl nt Tltrlr
iKiiorliiK' lit Orilrr nml I'nterti
.Meiuliern of the .ftneliitloii
. Are AtiKereil.
PlTTSllURG. Pa., Aug. 12. The struggle
for mastory between manufacturers nnd
men In the steel Industry Is now fairly
launched und on tho first show of strength
ndvantago Is with the former. The gen
eral strike order Issued by President Shaf
fer of tho Amalgamated ossoclntlou has so
far been obeyed by only about H.000 men.
according to the best figures obt.nnablo
here. Tho first two preliminary calls wero
answered by about 15.000 men. so thnt
tho totul number now out Is In the neigh
borhood of CO.000.
The strikers made gains here today over
the showing last night and their prospects
for further accessions at both McKeesport
and Wheeling during the week are favor
able. The action of the Amalgamated men
at Chicago. Jollct ond Hayvlew In refusing
to como out nnd their failure to securo
tiny recruits In tho Carnegie group through
out the Klskltnlnotaa valley aud the big
plants nt Youngstown nnd Columbus, O.,
have been markedly disappointing to them.
They nre keeping up tho fight, however,
In a spirited mnnncr nnd claim that they
havo strength In reserve which will sur
prise their opponents. They nssert thnt
they have gained a foothold In tho Cnr
neglo mills In this city nnd nt tho tlma
desired tho men will come out. They nro
pressing their advantages at McKecspoH
and Wheeling und their organizers nro still
nt work In thoso two cities. President
Shaffer haB decided to personally visit
Wheeling and will go there Wednesday to
address a mnss meeting of his followers.
Ho plans to spend tomorrow here direct
ing tho fight and conferring with' his assist
ants as to plans for tho future.
Appenl for I'lniincliil Aid.
An appeal for financial aid has been mado
to organized labor nnd tho general public
and it Is expected that the responses to It
will be liberal. Tho Amalgamated leaders
wero not disposed to do much talking to
day. They would not discuss tho desertion
of their western fellows, although Mr.
Shaffer mado what was evidently Intended
for a brlof referonco to them In a short
statement ho gave out at noou. Another
declaration In tho samo lntcrvlow was re
garded ns highly significant here. It was ta
tho effect that no effort would be mado
to call out members of tho American Fed
eration of Labor and that nny action on
their part must bo voluntary.
Tho appenl for aid 1b as follows:
To thu MomberH of Organized Labor:
Hrethreii As you nro undoubtedly uwnro
tho United Stntes Steel corporation Is wag
ing u wnr ogulnst organized labor by mak
ing tho Amalgamated association tho huIi
Ject on which to begin operation). At our
lust convention It was unanimously decided
to .isle the United States Steel corporation,
when settling their annual scalo with tlm
Amalgamated itssoclutlon, that they sign or
recogulzu thu scnlu of the Amalgamated as
sociation In all their mills. When the mnt
tcr wns broached It wne peremptorily ro
ftlHetl. After holding of tho several confer
ences tho demand of our organization wan
modlllcil no iih to tako In the mills of only
three of their constituent companies, viz.,
the American Sheet Steel company, tho
American iinplale company nnd the Amer
Icun Steel Hoop company, whom local
lodges had been tormed and where the men
wcro very ilenlrouH of being union men, and
we aro now out on strike for recognition.
1'iulit of lixteriiiliiiitloii.
At tho conferences which wcro held by
the representatives of tho Steel corporation
and thu Amalgamated association the rep
resentatives ot tliti United States Steel com
pany's only argument was that they did
not desire tho Amalgamated association to
become too powerful nnd that thoy should
hold tho biilnnco of power. Later confer
ences wore held with tho heads of tho
United States Stool company, who sub
mitted n proposition that wo Hlgn only for
tho mills signed last year, with the excep
tion of the shoot mills In Haltsburg and
Scottdiile, which were signed for the year
provlously. Their proposition was rujectcd,
us it meant thnt tho Amalgamated associa
tion would merely havo to remain in a
tiulopcent atnte, whllu thuy were expanding
and adding to their nonunion possessions
Thoy aro waging a light for thu extermina
tion of thu Amalgamated association una
against tho right of tho worklngmen to
combine, n principle which thoy have dem
onstrated to the peoplo of tho United Stntea
they cleHlro thouiNelvrH and ho persistently
refuse to grant uh. This blow Is not alone
directed at the Amalgamated association,
but nt organized labor in general, ami
nhould they micccetl In defeating tha Amal
gamated association It will affect every or
ganized body In the I'nltcd .States.
To succeed In this struggle It will bo
necessary to seek iho aid ot every organ
ized budy as well as the general public,
whose sympathies wo know aro with us.
To this end we nsk thnt you give iib your
financial aid. A liberal response financially
will materially assist us In conducting a
victorious I'uiupalgu for a principle which
Is tho Inalienable right of every American
treeman.
If you desire to aid tho Amulgamotcrt as
sociation in the present strugglo financially
all money should he forwarded to John
Wllllnms. secretary-treasurer, Hlssell lilouk
Pittsburg. I'n. Fraternally yours,
T. Jt SllAFFi;it. President.
JOHN WILLIAMS, Secrotary-TreaBurer.
M. F. TKiHK. Assistant Secretary.
1I1CN I. DAVIS, Journal Manager.
Tho appeal for financial assistance was
proparcd on Friday lust, but was not sent
out until todny.
Tho Amalgamated association also iFBiied
an appeal to its local lodges urging tho
members who nre employed to give liberally
to tho causo. Continuing, tho call snys:
"Much financial assistance could be ob
tained oh we could In our largo titles start
a popular subscription through the medium
of tho local nowBpapers. Publlo sympathy
Is with us and will support uh. Tho above
plan would bo on excellent ono If placed In
operation.
"Do what you can In this direction, as It
will enablo nil fair-minded peoplo to
dcmonBtrnto their practical sympathy. If
thero aro other plans you think of then
placo them operation, ns It Is absolutely
necessary that wo havo practical results
along this line."
f'oriioriitloii'N (iiilim nml I,iie.
Tho men who aro directing tho fight In tho
Held for tho steal corporation and Its
constituent companies would give no Indica
tion of their plans for tho future und would
only discuss the situation genorally. A
Btntement alleged to huvo been given nut
ofllclally by ihem nt noon waa ropudlatod
later In tho dny. Their reports showed
that tho Carncglo group, South Chicago,
, Dayvlcw, Jollot, Vouugstown, Columbus, the