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(TMAIIA, TJUDAV MOKXINU, AUGUST. 10, 1 00.1 TEX tAG KS.
six(;lh couv elve cunts.
PACE SET FOR WORLD
Oretcem Fcorea a New Mark far Ambitions
Trotting Steeds to Emuku.
ABBOT BEATEN AFTER FAITHFUL EFFORT
Champion Stallion Oovtn Mile in 2:03 1-4
Eefora an Immenst Crowd.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND PEOPLE WITNESS TEST
In Bpitt of Recent Illness The Abbot
Makes a Sturdy Showing.
GELDING COMES IN HALF LENGTH BEHIND
In Second liner IJIsiitrnn Hrrnk
Oltp t'rrceii Pronounced Ad-
viiiiIiikc, Willed He Mollis llli'li
. Purse Heniird Victor.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.. Tho trotting In
teresta of tho Empire city have not ro
crlvrd hiicIi Ijoohi In a vmrter of n ren
tury as wns developed toilay nt thu llrlgh
ton Reach track, when, under tho nusplccs
of tho Now York Trotting association, tho
champion stallion ami champion gelding,
CroscoiiB nntl Tho Abbot, camo together
for a purao of $12,000, Tho Abtiot, with
his record of 2:03',i of Innt season, anil
Crcsccus, with Ills mark of 2:02ti. mado nt
Columbus, were to decide tho question of
which was tho one to no down In history
us th fastest troltliiK horse now living.
Thero was a larger crowd present than
ever Keen on n New York trotting track.
Tho grandstnrid was simply packed and this,
despite tho fact that reserved seats with
ndmlsslon cost $1, while boxes holding four
liersons wero nil disposed of nt $30 each In
mill It Inn to tho regular admission. While
tho seating capacity Is but 3,500, It was un
'double illy a fact thnt close to G.O00 persons
'were Jammed Into tho structure.
Every available spaco between the stand
niul the track was packed to Its utmost
capacity and tho paddock, lnlleld ntid
cheaper admission field contained n legion
of peoplo. It was estimated that fully 13,
000 people wero present. Tho weather was
wlmply perfect for the great trial and the
track wns llko velvet, though probably a
second slow. Several times during tho nft
nrnoon both horses put In some prelimi
nary work and each tlmo they passed the
"crowd thero was great enthusiasm.
Crccrii Secure Hie Pole.
It was about 3:30 o'clock when tho driv
ers, Kcleham and (leers, appeared before
the grandstand and obtained their positions
for a start by tho flip of a coin. I.uck
wns with tho driver of Cresceus as ho se
cured the polo, n decided advantngo when
two horses so nrarly equal In point of
record aro considered. When a little later
tho horses came from tho paddock they
wero wildly cheered and they looked Dt
for tho work beforo them. Fortunately,
too, tho wind had died down to a dead
calm, no thero was no obstaclo In that line.
Each champion was driven up nnd down
the strotch for u warming-up. When tho
two reached tho starter Cresceus was
fdlghtly In tho lead and they were called
back. Tho noxt llmo down, however, they
wero noso and nose. Then Crcsccus rushed
to tho front nnd had a lead of a length,
which he held to tho quarter, making that
mark In 0:30?4. This lead The Abbot had
fdlghtly reduced at tho half, which was
reached in l:01',i, and ho was a very close
second at tho three-quarter polo in 1:32U-
'Tho vnBt crowd realized that a world's
record was about to bo mado and the
grandstand arose to Us feet, while the
multitude which was In tho spneo between
the Bland nnd tho track cheered wildly.
Untile Hnynl In Stretch.
Coming down tho stretch it wns a battle
royal, with Tho Aoboi very clnso up, but
Crescous with his bulldog grip kept on
with nostrils oxtended and Just managed
to beat his opponent by a half length In
;03li tho world's trotting record In n
race. To sny that the announcement
created tumultuous upplnuso only faintly
conveys the meaning of the expression
A little over halt an hour hnd expired
when the. two grand horses enmo out for
their second trial and wero started under
thn samo conditions that existed In the
first heat. They were sent awny beau
tifully, but The Abbot had not traveled
100 yards beforo ho made n disastrous
break nnd beforo he could recover his gnlt
CreBcous was In front.
Tho Abbot, onco settled, mndo u grand
effort to oortnko his opponent, but tho
son of Robert McOrcgor was out for vie
lory and kept on, passing the quarter In
3B4. tho half In 1:02, tho three-quarters
in 1 35 and came rushing homo tho last
quarter In 31 U seconds, doing tho mllo In
with The Abbot hick of the flag.
As tho nice was best three In live
Ketcham consented that Cresceus go an
other heat. This he did shortly before i
o'clock, accompanied by a runner for tho
first half, where ho wns Joined by another
runner, and ho did the mllo In 2:05, th
quarter In 0:30, tho half In 1:01 and
tho three-quarters lu 1:34. To tho credit
of Tho Abbot it should bo said that, not
only was this his first race of the season,
but ho has nlsn beci sick and his best
mllo since his recovery was In tho vicinity
of 2 '00.
The betting before tho race wns (100 to
?30 on Cresceus and It was lively, there
being ninny of the followers of The Ab
bot and of his driver, fleers, who wero
willing o take the short end.
Kneli trotter pulled a twcnty-nlno-pound
ulkv The stallion woro a alderhcck,
"two-mlnulo" harness, without breeching
or breast collar, and wjs protected to the
knees and hocks with whlto felt boots.
Tho Abbot carried tho old-stylo harness,
nn overdraw check nnd was rigged with
Knee nnd quarter booU forward and with
too boots behind. Cresceus moved per
ceptibly rough In his first work, his hand
action lacking the smooth, free, easy swing
(hat Is characteristic of tho champion
trotter. Later ho warmed out of it to a
great extent and stepped with his usual
grace.
AllllOt .Mlllil'H iillllll .KIllMVlllK.
Every horseman on tho grounds admired
The Abbot's condition and action as Geera
let him go at half speed in the warming
tip nnd good Judges pinned their fnith to
Gcers' horso on the strength of bin np
pearanco beforo tho race.
After the result of tho first heat the
betting was ended, It was a foregone
conclusion that Cresceus would win and
nn one appeared anxious to hack thu son
of Chimes. After Tho Abbot's break In
the second heat he seemed tired, He
could not get Into his stride. Ah thu
horsrB trotted down tho back stretch the
horsemen in tho grandstand began to
shouf "Ketcham is driving to distance
Tho Abbot." That was Just what ho wiu
doing. Whrn tho brown horso came pound
ing down the course, in good stylo, although
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D0liV", COLOMBIA
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liy llnlder Arn.
mitlr
Aceunipiiny All 'I'rnln.
COLON", Colombia, Aug. 15. Raids con
tinue almost dally or nightly along the line
owing to the entire absence of military
protection. Last night Mntachln was again
raided nnd rattle belonging to sympathizers
with the government were stolen. Two
women were klt'nnpcd nt Oorgona Station
Sunday night and tho Chinese thero wero
pillaged. On most occasions of this char
acter the Chinese are tho chief sufferers.
Consequently they are dully transferring
provisions nnd merchandise to Panama,
thus Intensifying want and suffering all
along tho line.
Armed gunrds, consisting of Rbout fifty,
still nevompany each pnsfitigct train. The
presence of tho French cruiser Sucha tends
to allay uneasiness nnd the nrrlval of tho
United States gunboat Marhlas Is anxiously
awaited. It is hoped that It may get here
by Sunday. Ileyond the low of dynamite
and powder tho railroad 1ms huxulIooI no
Injury nnd traffic arros c's ?sthmuB con
tinues without Interruption, although far
fewer local passengers nre now crossing.
The government Is concentrating troops
from the more remote provinces. Tele
graphic communication with const points I
Interrupted and hence nothing is known
here regarding the situation nt Cartngetin
and Harranqiillla. Oencral Alban has not
yet returned to Colon, but ho Is expected
at any moment with reinforcements. Troops
continue to patrol both ends of the isthmus
nt night.
OBJECTS TO NATIVE TROOPS
llnreoiirt Condemn Kitchener' Prnc-
liiiuiitlou un ."nl In Aoenril nUU
Cl Hired Mrllnid.x.
LONDON. Aug. 15. Tho waning session
of tho House of Commons wns relieved today
by a vigorous tilt between Sir William Ver
non Harcourt. liberal, nnd .Mr. tmnmoennin.
the colonial secretary, over Lord Kitchen
er's proclamation. Sir William character
ized It iih "a mischievous document, too in
splra.lon of neither Lord Kitchener nor
... ... ... v.1 .'
Lord Mllner, but or tne ministry ui .-.ui.u.
He declnrcd the government In nrmlng the
nntlvts was ri verting to n practice which
had made the darkest kind ot history in mo
wnr between England nnd America, riiu
now policy of the government promised to
bo neither crcdltnble nor effective, nnd was
In contravention of nil the fundamental
nrlnclnles of the St. Petersburg convention.
The country would welcomo an nnte-nd-Journmont
statement on the stntus of the
war on which they were still spcnuing
iI5.000.000 a month, although it was de
clared elided nt the closo of the Inst session.
Mr. Chamberlain said the war status was
clearly Indicated by Lord Kttcliener s
weekly reports. lie, hlmeelf. had gono om
of tho prophccylng business, but ho assured
the speaker that the government's nttltudo
was tho only method of ending the war.
The colonial secretnry declared thnt tho use
of native troops was no now policy. It had
been pursued without adverse criticism In
tho past. The Indian troops In China had
been co-operating with the troops of live of
the hjghest civilized powers. ,
C.'.NAL BUSINESS DAMMED UP
KorelKii Olllee I Unnlile to Itcport
Any Heeent Proere (u llrlllnh
limine of Commiiiin.
LONDON. Aug. 15. In tho House of
Commons today, Mr. Perks (liberal) sought
Information regarding tho course of the
Nlcnrngua canal negotiations, but the under
secretary ot tho Foreign ofllco, Lord Cran-
borne. was only able to confirm tho dis
patches of the Associated Press on the sub
ject, lie said that unolnclal communica
tions were passing between Washington nnd
London, through Lord Pauncefote, but no
formnl reply had yet been received to Lord
Lansdowne's dispatch of February 22 ot tho
present year.
Pimcr lime Sltfncil Proloeol,
PEICIN, Aug. 10. Tho ministers of the
powers have signed tho preliminary draft
of tho protocol In order to bind their
governments nnd to prevent further ex
changes. They expect to sign with the
Chlneso plenipotentiaries next Tuesday.
GRANT MAKES GOOD CAPTURE
Lender or liisurKcut In Province of
Hutu n Kim .Surrender Others
liUc In.
MANILA, Aug. 15. Second Lieutenant
Walter S. Grant of the Sixth cavalry, while
scouting with a detachment near Taal,
ilatnngas province, has mado what the mili
tary u.ithoritloH consider to bo tho most
important capture slnco Agulnnldu was
ma Jo pilsoucr. Grant captured Colonel
Martin Cabrera, his adjutant and six other
Insurgents. Cabrera had been growing In
power for somo time. Ilo controlled all
the InsurgentB in southern natnngas nnd
also those west of the city of Datnngns.
Colooel Pangmibnu, a captain und twenty
men, with twenty-nix rifles and consider
able ammunition, havo surrendered to Lieu
tenant Smith of the Twentieth Infantry near
Luzos. Ihey formed n portion of General
Malvar's (ommand. After taking tho ontli
of nllrplancu they wero released.
Captain Pollcnrplo, a lieutenant and flvo
men from the Sixth company of Malvar'a
n.'oiuniaud also surrendered to Colonel Bald
win, rjfuslng at the same time payment for
their rifles and revolvers and Baying that
thoy surrendered for peace and not for
money.
Lieutenant Evans reports that ho has not
seen or henid of any Insurgents recently on
tho Island of Mludoro. Ho reports tho
burning of a camp, however, and Bueeoodod
In capturing thirty tons of rice. Ho says
the people In tho valley of Rljnn reside In
tho fairest farming country of the Islanns.
I Tho district U thickly settled nnd plentl-
fully supplied with cattle and rlco.
General Chaffee H greatly pleased by
theso accounts from tho province of Ilatan
gas and the Island of Mludoro.
COMMISSION HAS EASY TASK
Philippine Inlanders Creel t'nele
Milii'n DelemiteM und Civil (Jov
ernineut I Aiipi'oved.
MANILA, Aug. 15. Tho United States
! Phtllnnlnn nnmnilanlnn wns nrevonted hv tho
weather from landing nt Iba, province of
Zambales, nrd arrived nt San Fernando,
province of Union, todny. The commission
ers met with an enthusiastic recoptlon,
Joaquin Ortegas has been appointed
governor.
Tho residents of that provlnco aro
unanimous n to the advisability of estab
lishing a clv.l government In that district,
The commlsnloners left San Fornaudo
this evening.
WILD
Wo in e n
Stolen
CORN KING MUST BEGIN OVER
Phillips' Insolvency Said to Amount to
Hundred Thouiand Dollars.
MANY WORTHLESS ACCOUNTS ON BOOKS
Manipulator ot (Jriiln MarUet Face
the World n llroUeu Speculator
lleoclier In lliiukruptcy Is
I'n mm 1 1)- Appointed.
CIHCAC.O, Aug. 15. On the petition ot
the creditors of Oeorgo H. Phillips com
pany, a petition in bankruptcy has been
filed tor tho company in the United States
district court. Oeorgo II. Phillips and two
other directors of the company filed their
consent that the petition be allowed and tho
Chicago Title and Trust company has been
appointed temporary receiver.
The filing of the petition and tho ap
pointment of the receiver will enable the
company to continue In business. One of
the directors, W. K. Sackett, will be ap
pointed by the receiver to manage tho busi
ness nnd the affairs of tho company will
proceed under the new management. Tho
threo creditors who signed tho petition aro:
J. A. Greenlee, II. F. Uabbltl and W. 11.
ilutchlus. Tho claims of theso gentlemen
range from JS.Ooo to $23,000. Meanwhile,
tho statement Is nearly complete nnd tho
exact cot'dttlon of the company's finances
will be known.
Since the middle of July, when the tangled
condition of the books of tho lompany was
discovered, every effort has been mado to
straighten out its affairs. Expert ac
countants have overhauled the books, and
have, In some degree, brought order out of
chaos. It Is now estimated that tho assets
of the company will aggregate $2."0,000 and
thu liabilities will not exceed (200,000.
Tho two directors of tho company who
Joined with Mr. Phillips In consenting to
filing tho petition nre C. H. Mooro and
K. Sackett. Tho remaining director Is
John P. Collls.
Shortage In Cminldcrnhlc,
Tho Record-Herald tomorrow will say:
Mr. Phillips when seen tonight mado an
effort to nppcar composed, but It was evi
dent that he deeply felt tho final step In
tho disentanglement of his affairs, which
had been forced upon him through tho
action of three of his company's creditors.
Ily his own statement the company Is
Insolvent. The liabilities ho places nt
about $200,000, with assets, taken nt their
face vnlue. amounting to $223,000 or $250,-
000. Of this ho believes $100,000 Is In worth
less accounts, so that the company will
fall short, approximately, $100,000 In tho
settlement. This, Mr. Phillips declares, he
will maku up to tho creditors to tho last
cent. He snys he has lost or given up all
of his money and real estate, but that,
accepting tho offers of Ilnauclal assistance,
hu will resume business individually. Vol
untarily ho proposes to give for the benefit
ot the creditors uvery dollar of profit he
makes In his transactions over and abovo
$2,500 a year, which he will keep for him
self and family.
TWO STATES NAME TICKETS
lleiuoeriita or IVinm) Iviuiln nnd Vir
ginia (iinoNe Parly l.eailem
for l'n 1 1 Cn in li a Id a.
HARRISDURG, Pa., Aug. 15. Tho demo
cratic state convention today nominated
Judge Harman Yerkes of Doylestown for
supremo court Judgo nnd Representative
Andrew J, Palm of Meadvlllo for stato
treasurer. Tho plutform makes no refer
ence to William J. Uryan or national affairs,
being confined entirely to stato Issues. In
tho closing moments of tho convention
resolutions wero adopted without debate
and by praetlcnlly n unanimous vote which
will havo tho effect of blocking any effort
that may bo contemplated looking to tho
withdrawal of the candidate, for stnto treas
urer and tho substitution of nntl-Quay re
publicans on n fusion ticket.
Tho contest betwen tho rival Philadelphia
factions for recognition by tho convention
resulted in n harmony agreement between
the recognized leaders of tho two clemeuts.
A rommltteo was designated to co-opcrnto
with former Governor Robert E. Paulson,
chalrmnn of tho regular city commission, in
adjusting tho difference that may arlso in
reorgaulzlng the party In Philadelphia.
NORFOLK. Va.. Aug. 15. Tho democratic
st.ito convention is a thing of tho pant and
the outgoing trnlns aro loaded with dele
gates returning homo. It wns not until '
p. m. that tho platform ot the party was
submitted to the body, nlthough the tcb
olutlons committee had been out over forty
eight hours. Tho platform of Virginia
democracy expresses admiration for all the
leaders of tho party from Jefferson to
Ilrynn. This plank was not discussed by
the convention notwithstanding tho fair ap
plause which had greeted utterances ngalnst
Uryan and froo silver prior to tho submis
sion of the committee's report.
The ticket was completed this nftornoon
by tho nomination of Major W. A. Anderson
of Rockbrldgo for nttornoy general, over
Hon. J. L. Jeffries, tho recognized favorite
of Senntnr Thomas Martin, In one of tho
mo3t bitterly fought battles over seen In a
Virginia convention. Other candidates for
the nomination wero Judgo W. (I. Robertson
of Itoanoko and Judgo S. W. Williams of
Wuthe.
CALL TO THE THIRD PARTY
.attimnl Conference In Suinnioneil on
llriHln of Principle r.iiiiiu lateil
nt Kaunas lit)'.
CARTHAGE. Mo., Aug. 15. The following
invitation wns Issued to tho fusion popu
lists of tho United StatcB today by .1. II.
Cook, chairman of tho allied mini pnny
and also chairman of the fusion populltt
stnte committee of Missouri:
A muss nntlonnl conference has been
called ti. meet In Kansas Cltv, September
17, is and 19. ld. of all tho reform forces
of tho United States, Inviting the fusion
populists of the nation to participate in
harmony with all other national reform
forces in munching and naming u national
third party political organization In lino
with the principles enunciated at tho Kan
sas City conference of June IS nnd 10, 1901.
At this cumins conference It Is hoped the
people's party will be reunited and Join
hands with all reform forces In the nation
In the advanco of reform principles.
J. II. COOK.
Chairman of Allied Third Party.
CONVICT FOUR OF PERJURY
SwcurliiK one "Inn Out of Penlteiitliirv
l.nud 1 'on r Oilier lli-li 1 n i
the liar.
DEADWOOD, S. D.. Aug, 15. (Special
Telegram.) Tho Jury haB found George
Strohm of Lead guilty of perjury, making
the fourth man found guilty of this offense
in tho famous Caddy hold-up case. Tho
Jury recommended leniency. The other
three men aro P. C. Carberry, C. A. Whit
ford and V. R. Summers. They will be
bctit to the penitentiary.
WAR SHIP GOING TO PANAMA.
Dcllnltolj Decided to fend Hither tli
Inn a or the lliumer to
I Mil in us.
WASHINGTON. Aug. IB. It has been
definitely decided to have n war (hip pro
cced to tho Pacific sldo of tho Isthmus.
Thus far tho orders to tho Iowa do not
take It beyond San Krmclsco, but either
thnt ship or tho Ranger will bo sent.
Thus far the Ranger has been held In
readiness at San Diego nnd the Iowa Is
coming down to San Fianclsco to bo In
readiness to go south fium that point. Hut
while the formal orders havo not been Is
sued, one or the other of these ships Is to
proceed south to look after American in
terests. Tho probability Is that It will be
the Rnnger, ns It Is further down the coast
and the trouble does not appear to warrant
the presence of a battleship.
Tho State department Is without nny ad
ditional word from Colombia or Venezuela
concerning tho disorders.
At the, Venezuelan legation Senor Pulldo,
charge d'affaires, oxprcwd n firm belief
thai thero was no nctunl war between his
country nnd Colombia, fcr ho said ho would
bo Immediately cabled If war between tho
two countries had been declared or even
was Imminent
As to the casualty rep irts from tho bat
tles said to have been fe.'ight in Tnchlrn on
tho Venezuelan border, lie did not bcllcvo
them exaggerated to any great extent, for
he pointed out that a slnglo battle between
revolutionists In South America actually
left moro on thn field tl.tm did our wholo
Spanish-American wnr.
MINISTER WUCA'.LS ON HAY
lleruxcH to DlHeiiKK Detail of Protocol
After VImU to Mate
neimrtnie nt.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. Tho Chinese
minister was an early c .Her nt the Staio
department today nnd spent- a quarter of an
hour In conferencu with Secretary Hay. It
was the first opportunity for a personal cx-
chnugo lu somo weeks. When seen later the
minister was in his usual good humor. 1
havo como for news rather than to bring it,"
he said, "for 1 have received no advices ot
lato on the situation of affairs. This Is
probably duo to tho fact hnt negotiations
have been chiefly among tho foreign repre
sentatives. As L understand, they aro ar
ranging first to sec.iro n common basis ot
settlement satisfactory to them, nnd after
that it remains for tho Chlneso plenipo
tentiaries to Join In tho negotiations nnd
bring them to a conclusion. However, I
do not see thnt thero. should bo any delay
on tho final formalities."
Minister Wu did not wish to discuss tho
details of tho protocol. Ho seems to feet,
however, thnt thero was an opportunity In
the hands of tlip Interested powers to nf
ford large benefits to China and that It
wus much to bo desired that tho negotla
tions (should be In n spirit of disinterested
ness, so that not only would the powers ro
eclvo their Just returns, but also that China
would be assisted along paths of progress,
SHARRITTS TO GO TO CHINA
Member of New Yorlc ApiirnlnliiK
Hoard Villi Oversee "oele Sam'a
Tariff In Uilmlt.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. The appoint
ment of Mr. Sharritts, now n member of the
Hoard of General Appraisers at New York,
to bo tho American representative In China
in connection with tariff affairs, is now
practically determined upon. In case an In
ternntlonal board Is organized by thn
powers, under the authority given by tho
protocol, Mr. Sharritts will bo the Amcr
lean representative on the board, otherwise
his services will be valuable for such other
plan of putting Into effect tho new tariff
system of Chinjis may bo ndopted. Mr
Sharritts Is nn authority on tariff questions
and beside his service on the General Hoard
of Appralscrn ho has served as a govern
ment expert, nsslstlng congress in arrang
Ing tho intricacies of tariff legislation.
THOMPSON IS CONVICTED
Former Piinl inaster nt llnvnna Wilt
He Coinpelleil to Pny Fine
or Ho to Jail.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. Fourth Assist
ant Postmnster General Urlstow has ro
eclved n cablegram from Inspector Genera
of Posts In Cuba Foftica stating that tho
trial of E. P. Thompson, formerly postmns
tor nt Havana, has been concluded am
Thompson convicted.
Ho was sentenced to pay a lino of $400
or servo six months in prison. Thompson
was accused of causing to bn iFsued In his
own behalf whllo postmaster four money
orders for $400 and putting a duo bill In
tho drawer in place of cash. It was further
charged thnt when ho learned that an In
spection of tho ofllco was imminent ho
placed $ 100 in tho drawer from remittances
ho had Just received, postponing tho entry
of these remittances until after thn inspec
tion, when ho withdrew tho $400, replaced
his duo bills and entered the remittances.
SCHLEY WATCHES HIS CASE
Hear Admiral UciicIicn Wanliliirtlon on
Illinium Connected with Couilnn:
Court of Inquiry.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. Admiral W. S.
Schley arrived In this city today on busi
ness in connection with tho court of In
quiry. Ho was accompanied by Mrs. Schley.
During his stny here tho admiral will con
bult with Hon. Jeremlnh Wilson nnd his
other attorneys ns to the conduct of tin)
case, it Is expected his presence will be
required here for several days.
CALL ON THE PRESIDENT
Tlioinn II. Cnrler nnd M-r;o vernor
I'rnncl Visit MeKlnley
nt ('union.
CANTON, O., Aug. 15. Ex-Senator
Thomas H. Carter of Montana, president of
the St. Loula exposition commission, and
ux-Govornor FrnnclB of Missouri, chairman
of the board of directors, arrived hero today
nnd called on tho president. It la under
stood that they officially requested tho
president to Issuo a proclamation inviting
tho nations of the world to participate in
the exposition. Tho visitors also presented
thn president with a beautiful souvenir
album containing scenes from the site of the
exposition.
Life Sentence for llarr.
ST. PAUL. Minn., Aug. 15. -The Jurv in
tho caso of William Harry, who has linen
on trial nt Lnngdon, N. D., for the murder
of Andrew Mellem. tonight rendered a
verdict of guilty of murder In tho il-st
degree and ordered him sentenced to 'Ife
Imprisonment. Tho trial has been In prog,
ress for the last two weeks nnd a brilliant
array of counsel has been engaged on bth
sides. The defense sought to establish tho
fact that Harry, who was subject to
epilepsy, was insane at the time of the
murder.
GALE ALONG THE GULF COAST
Tempest Rages Ofer Low Oinntrj from New
Orleans to Ftnsacola.
WIND INCREASES TO FORTY MILES AN HOUR
lllver OverflnviK nt Mobile, Mnronnlnn
.Member of 4'otlou IJtehnime
Location of Count Train
I Unknown.
ATLANTA. Oa., Aug. IB. Tho tropical
storm which has been raging along the
gulf coast for .two days has tonight com
pletely isolated me city of Moolio. Ala.,
from the outside world. It is known that
eojsldernble damage has been done along
thn water front In Mobile, but whether
there has been any loss of life Is mern
conjecture. Nothing had been heard from
the country south of Mobile up to th tlmo
the last wire to Mobile failed. At half
past 4 o'clock this nftcrnoon the Western
Union ofllco In Mobile was nbandoned, tho
water at that timo being three feet deep
In the operating room.
Two hours later communication was had
for a few minutes with Mobile. Thn Asso
clited Press opernlor thero had mado his
way to tho operating room In a boat. He
took up his position on top of the switch
board, soveral feet above tho flooded ofllco,
and, 'detaching tho Associated Press wire
from Its place In tho board, sent this
message:
"I nm on top of the switchboard hero
with a lineman. Tho water Is over three
feel deep In this room nnd It Is stilt rising.
Tho wind is blowing nt tho rate of fifty
miles nn hour und we look for worso things
tonight. Tho business district Is de
serted"
Hero tho wire failed nnd nothing more
could bo heard from him, nlthough the
most persistent efforts woro made. Tho
water nt 3 p. m. was reported ns high ns
in the great flood of 1393, although nt that
tlmo the wind was not as violent.
Slimmer Iteorl In UniiKcr.
From Mohllo to Fort Morgan, a. dlstnnco
of fifteen miles, and on both sides ot tho
bay summer resortB nnd summer houses
aro located. Theso wero, It Is believed, In
tho direct path of tho storm. The tele
graph lino to Fort Morgan runs around
tho bay through tho country nnd covers
eighty-nix miles before it reaches tho gov
ernment reservation. It Is feared there
has been loss of life on somo of tho Islands
In Mississippi sound located Just outsldn
tho bar below Fort Morgan. Theso Islands
aro Inhabited by French fishermen and
are only about four or flvo feet above the
water under ordinary stages.
According to advices received In At
lnntn, the Loulsvlllo & Nashvlllo railroad
has had washouts near Lake Catherine,
Lookout nnd Rlgolots. Two miles of
Loulsvlllo & Nashvlllo track through tho
Texas swamp west of Mohllo Is reported
under wnter. All trnlns havo been aban
doned for the present. Several brldgos aro
reported out of plumb.
Tho weather olllclals here sent out spe
cial warnings tonight, forecasting high
winds for Alabama tomorrow'. Tho West
ern Union Telegraph company hns gangs
of mot), and spoclal engines wusklng nt.
r.overal points to movo toward Mobllo as
soon as tho tracks aro clear of wnter.
It is posislblo that they may restore com
municntlon from this sldo within twenty
four hours, but from reports of damngo
done between Now Orleans nnd Mobllo it
1b belloved that several days will elapse
beforo tho wires aro restored.
Up to midnight no communication hnd
been cEtabllshcd with Mobile. Tho Western
Union hero haa hundreds of messages for
that city, consisting mainly of inquiries ns
to tho whereabouts and safety of peoplo,
from all parts of tho country. Hut tho telo
graph company Is unablo to movo ono of
them.
The ono remaining wiro from Atlanta to
New Orleans, routed via Jackson nnd Meri
dian, Miss., failed at 11:30.
Advices from Flomuton, Ala., nt midnight
wero to tho effect that tho gulf storm struck
that plnco at 9 o'clock on Its flight to tho
north. At midnight the storm was raging.
with no signs of abatement. No damago
had been done In tho city of Flomnton up to
that hour. Flomaton Is sixty miles south
of Mobllo and no trains on tho Loulsvlllo &
Nashvlllo havo gono south of that placo
today.
lllver Out nf Ilnnk.
MOBILE, Ala., Aug. 15. A furious Btorm
Is raging this afternoon along tho gulf, thu
innin force of It being expended between tho
Mississippi delta and this point. Thu
tempest will undoubtedly result In great
damago to property nnd loss of life Is
feared. A galo Is blowing nnd rlvora In
tho flat country approaching tho gulf aro far
out of tholr banks.
At 1 p. m. tho wind was blowing forty
miles nn hour with frequent spurts ton
miles faster, showing great strength.
Tho river has overflowed tho cotton
wharf and Front and Commerce streets.
Water strict is flooded two foot deep be
tween St. Mlchnol and Congress streets
Rowboats were employed to bring out mem
bers of tho Cotton exchange at noon.
Wires aro down between Mobllo nnd all
points west.
Nothing enn bo heard of Loulsvlllo &
Nashvlllo trains duo this noon nnd after
noon.
Storm Continue Two Day.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 15. Tho storm
which developed here yesterday aftornoon
continued throughout tho night and a heavy
wind was still blowing today. Thn wind
and rain was general along the coast and
many trains aro belated, Reports from
thu Mississippi sound Indicate that con
sldernble damage has been dono to smnll
bridges, bathing piers and wharves. Somfi
small boats wero damaged, but no lives
woro lost. Tho wires running to Port
Fades aro still down nnd communication
vlth that section Is difficult. Tho back
Ing up of the water in tho river caused
tho overflow of much land lying nlong Its
banks around and below tho forts, Much
of tho rear sections of Now Orleans Is
under water. A number of manufactories
havo been flooded and forced to siifspend
business temporarily. There Is a foot of
water In many homes. Tho Tremo market
Is flooded and scows hnvn been brought
Into requisition to enable people to get from
their homes to the higher portions of tho
city. Tho hard and steady wind backed
up Lako ronchnrtraln Into the old nnd
now cauals and both overflowed their banks
tor a considerable distance,
Suburbanite Are Wiilerlmiind
Hundreds of business men of Now Or
lenns Ilvo along tho gulf coast during the
summer nnd have thus far been unablo to
roach the city.
Reports from Mllnohurg say that tho big
excursion steamer New Camelln, which wa
lying at tho wharf there, capsized during
the ktorra and Is pounding heavily agalnu
the plor. Tho tugboat Neptunn Is also re
ported to havo capsized. No lives aro ro
ported lost.
Much apprehension is felt in the olty o
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CAPITAL MAY WED LABOR
Mo run a Snlil to llnr Conceit rd lMim
to 'lake t:iiiiloe nf Trust
Into Partnership.
NEW YORK. Aug. 15. Tho Tress will say
tomorrow: J. Plcrpont Morgan hns planned
thn greatest labor union of tho age, a
union of labor and ot labor's ally capital.
According to his plana, stock of tho United
States Steel corporation, valued nt several
millions of dollars at par, has been set
asldo for purchase nt Inside figures by the
165,000 men employed by the companies
thnt make up the great Steel trust, it Is
contemplated to form this co-partnership
between tho shareholders nnd tho employes
of tho United States Steel corporation.
Tho plan was conceived before tho strike
wns thought of and then It wns expected
that It might ho put In operation In two
years. It required time to formulate tho
details of such a tremendous undertaking.
For this renson announcement was with
hold. At a recent conference, however, be
tween the executive board of the Amalga
mated association nnd Charles Schwab, the
president of tho United States Steel cor
poration, It enmo out that Schwab, under
tho direction of Morgan, had formulated
n profit-sharing scheme whereby It wns
proposed to make every employe of the
steel corporation a co-operator In tho
business.
MORE GENEROUS TO THE SOUTH
firnnd Army Will CoiiNhler Admit
tance of Confederate Who Served
Under Stre of .Veeelty.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 13. At the thirty-fifth
annual encampment of tho Grand Army of
the Republic to bo held next month In
Cleveland a number of Importnnt amend
ments to the constitution will bo presented
for adoption. Among them is one nmcndlng
tho last clause of article Iv of chapter 1 ot
tho constitution by inserting tho word "vol
untary," and making It rend: "No person
shall bo eligible to membership who has at
any tlmn voluntarily borne arms against
tho United States."
This amendment, which has been certi
fied to by tho Department of Arkntisaa, Is
proposed to enable thousands of southern
men, loyal to tho union, who wore com
pelled to tako up arms ngalnst the north,
but when opportunity offered esenped and
enlisted In the northern army, to become
members of thn Grand Army of tho Repub
lic.
CONGER'S NEPHEW SETTLES
Arretted on Kvi of Mnrrlnirc, fie Ad-
jut Mittiei'M with OliiiuuL
ou Creditor.
SAN FnANCISCO, Aug. 15. (Special Tel
egram. ) Roy W. Conger, nephew of tho
American minister to China, waR arrested
today on a charge preferred by a local
agent of tho Gilbert Publishing company
that young Conger was nbout to leave tho
stato to defraud his creditors. Conger
camo hero from Honolulu to marry Miss
draco Fitch, daughter of Colonel Henry
Fitch, and then to go east. Ho hnd been
ngent of tho publishing company In Hono
lulu, but when the bill wns presented hero
was then Issued nnd young Conger wns
It Ib alleged ho ignored It. A warrant
brought Into court. Ho paid $283, gavo
his note tor tho balance and was released.
CRUISER IS SAFE IN PORT
I'lillndelphln I'nter Gnlden Onto
After Trip from I'ngn PiiKO,
PiiiinIiik nt llonoluln.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15. After a voy-
ago of twenty-two days from Samoa tho
cruiser Philadelphia camo into tho harbor
today and cast anchor off tho transport
dock. Phllndolphia left Pago Pago July
24. It mado a leisurely trip, stopping at
Honolulu for coal.
Soventy-flvo men from tho government
supply steamer Aharendn at Pngo Pago aro
on Philadelphia Their terms of enllstmont
havn expired and they will bn sent to Mare
Island to bo dlschargod.
On Its trip down to thn islnnd Phila
delphia took sixty mon and n largo qunn
tlty of storos from the government station.
REUNION AT COUNCIL BLUFFS
Third Auniiiil Mcetlwr of Army of the
Philippine Will He Aero
the lllver.
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 15. The second
annual reunion of tho National Society of
tho Army of the Philippines ended today
with a short business meeting. Next year's
reuu'on will bo held nt Council Rluffs. Ia..
where, If plans ndopted ore brought to a
successful conclusion, the society will bo
united with tho Philippine Islands Veterans'
association. A proposed chnngo In the con
stitution which will undoubtedly be adopted
permits nil men who saw scrvlco during tho
war lo beenmo members.
THOUSANDS MOVE TO KANSAS
Kunllower Slnle Scores Sulistnntliil
Gnlu UnrliiK' Yenr, Wyiindnlte
("on n I j- I.endliiK.
TOPEKA, Kan.. Aug. 15. Thn population
of Kansas according to the assessor's cen
sus Is 1,467, SOS, a not Increase In ono year
of 23,100. The largest gain was fi,519, In
Wyandotto county; tho largest loss, 2,059,
In Cherokee county.
Movement of Ocenii Veel, Auk, 15.
At Quernstown Sullnd: Teutonic, from
Liverpool, fur New York: Ithynland, from
Liverpool, for Philadelphia. Arrived: Ger
manic, from New York, for Liverpool, and
proceeded.
At Glasgow-Sailed: Siberian, for Phila
delphia via Ht. Johns, N. F.
At Antwerp Hailed: Ponnland, for New
York.
At Rotterdam Sailed: Steamer Rottor
dain, for Houlugnn, Hur Mer anil New York.
At LlzardPnssed: Steamer Vaderlnml,
from New York, for Cherbourg nnd Ant
werp. At Liverpool Hailed: Steamer Common
wealth for Quecnstown and Hostnn. Ar
rived: Westernland. from Philadelphia.
At New Ynrk-Hollnd: AuguHte Vlctor'n,
for Hamburg via Plymouth and Cherbourg;
La HrelHKiie for Havre: Koenlgen Lulse,
for Ilrcmen via Southampton
At Hoston Arrived: Snxonla, from Liver
pool. At Yokohama Hailed: Glenogle, from
Hong Knng. for Tacnma.
At Mojl -Sailed! chlng Wo, from Tucoma,
etc., for I-omlon.
STRIKE COMES WEST
Threa Thomand Joliet Warknun Vet U
Obey Shaffer's Order.
CONFERENCE IS IN SESSION FOR SIX HOURS
Contract Idettieal with that U Whieh
Chicago Worktnsn Adhmd.
PLEA OF TIGHE AND DAVIS WINS THE DAY
Fealtj to Unioniim Appealed to and Ea
rning VoU it Unanimous,
OFFICIALS NEXT MAKE CALL AT MILWAUKEE
Amiiluiiuinlcil .lien Hope thnt Kxnnttiln
or Juliet t'lilonn Will Affect sit
lint Ion In llreners' I'll)
nnd South Chlcnuo.
JOLIET. 111., Aug. IB. Tho four lodges
of tho Amalgamated association employes
ot the Illinois Steel company nt tho Jollot
mills by u unanimous vote decided toulght
to obey tho slrlko order of President
Shatter. Tho conference was In session from
3 o'clock this nftcrnoon until It o'clock to
ulght beforo tho declulon was reached.
Thu steel mills wero closed at noon to
enable tho members ot tho association to
attend tho meeting which was cullo.l by
National Assistant Secretary Tlgho after
his arrival here this morning. Ilo was .ie
companlcd by Vice President Davis ot tha
Fourth district. Roth men presented lln
sldo of the association to thu local mcmborj.
It was argued that In order to secure thu
organization ot nonunion workers In thu
east It was essential that tho western men
would tuna to Join tho strike movement.
Mr. Tlgho nlBO appealed to tho fealty ot
tho men to tho association. Ho urged them
lo bo men and stand by their union. His
remarks wero received with enthusiasm and
caused the vote that followed.
This action will close tho entlro stcol
plant here, throwing out of employment
nearly 3,000.
The Jollct men had tho samo contract
with thu Illinois Steel company us the South
Chicago workers, who last night refused to
listen to thu arguments of Secretary Tlgho.
Mr. Tlgho will Icnvo for Milwaukee tonight.
PEACEMAKER JTAKES A HAND
KfTort of II. M. Culdwell Hay Hear
Fruit lu SeltlliiK Strike o
I'orniHl Proposition Mailc.
PITTSUURO, Pa., Aug. 15. Onco moro
thero aro cflorts afoot to settle tho strlko
being waged ngalnst tho United States
Steel corporation by tho Amalgamated As
sociation of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers,
but their success Is problematical. Neither
sldo will admit that thero has been a
single step townrd bringing about a rap
prochement or that thero is any prospect
ot an oxchango of peace proposals.
1). M. Caldwel), formerly a mill ownor
ot Mingo Junction, Is known to havo con
ferred with tho strlko leaders with a view
to sketching a basis of settlement which
ho pinna to plnco beforo tho officials of tho
Btecl corporation. Ho Is belloved to bo
tho myHterlqus mnn who conferred with
President Shaffer for moro than two hours
nt tho strlko headquarters today, nlthough
tho latter said later that he had not seen
Mr. Cnldwcll for months. Doth sldos vigor
ously denied thnt thoy had either mado
overtures or received proposals, but It Is
known positively that tho plnn Is under
consideration. Mr. Cnldwcll Is nctlng In
dependently nnd does not represent either
tho manufacturers or tho men.
No oxprcsslon from him was obtainable
nnd no lino on tho terms that havo been
considered can be had. It is belloved hero
that under tho circumstances tho contend
ing sides could bo brought together and
n settlement effected, but whothcr such
will como to pnss remains to ho seen.
President Shaffer, In u significant state
ment made at noon today, said that person
ally ho wns for peacn and that ho was
fighting only because ho was on thn do
fonBivo nnd forced to fight.
Context Kvenly WnReil,
Meantime, thn contest between tho great
interests is being waged with vigor nnd
slightly varying fortune. Tho steel corpo
ration seemed to bo somewhat stronger at
tho lower Union mill of tho .Cnrnrglo com
pany In this city, nlthough tho strikers uro
Btlll working hard to crlpplo or closo It.
Tho corporation iiIbo added to the forco at
Wellsvlllo and announced that at last It
had tho plnnt running to lis full capacity.
It had been anticipated that the day
would show somo move on thn part of tho
American Tlnplnto company townrd open
ing ono or moro of Un plants with non
union mon, but nothing was dono and thero
was no nttempt at extensions In other di
rections. Thrro hundred men employed nt
tho Seamless Tubo plant at McKensport,
an auxiliary of tho National Tubo com
pany, threw down tholr tools and Joined
tho strikers. It Is said thny quit because
thny would not handle nonunion mado ma
terial. During thn day tho strikers kept a closo
watch nn tho plants that nro being oporated
with nonunion men nnd nlso kept alert
pickets around the Carneglo plants nnd
tho works that nro completely closed down.
Thero were few development and except
In tho Instances enumerated theirn havo
been nn changes In the general situation.
Good order was general throughout all the
strike districts.
President Shnrfor and his nsBnclntes hid
a busy day at strike headquarters. They
were on hand early nnd with a "dead Hup"
that kept tho third floor of tho nissell block
clear of all Intruders went Into conferonco
with tho mnn who Is bellevtd to be Mr.
Caldwell, who has come Into Ihs breach
with a pence plan.
.No Pi'iipiisllino Suliiultleil,
President Shaffot of tho Amalgamated as
sociation left strlko headquarters nt 12:15
p. m,, and mado tho following statement to
nowBpaper men In waiting: "I will say
ofllclally thn Amalgamated association has
suhmltted no proposition to tho- Steel
corporation nor has tho Steel corporation
offered any proposition directly to the
Amalgamated iiBsoclatlon. Wo havo not
heard from the corporation officially slnco
our last conference in Now York.
"I will say, however, that certain men
formerly connected with tho Amalgamated
association aro Intefnrlng in this mattor
and liiteiforing with our flghi. Thny had bet
ter keep nut of It or thoy will got tho worst
of It. Personally, I wish ttjo fight were snt
tlcd, but now that we aro forced Into it un i
called to defend ourselves, wo are lighting
on successfully. 1 know ot no plan nf a
settlemont and ran assure you that no
representative of tho Steel corporation has
been to theso headquartors. Tho itatemunt
In a morning pnpnr that there 1b a move to
doposn mo and that wo nro not working
In harmony Is a Ho. It Is moro than false;
it la a lie."
.Mr. Shaffer did not name tbo men whom