The Omaha Daily Bee
ESTABLISHED JUXE 19, J 871.
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L00RT0 PEACEMAKEP
Colombians Expeot TJnole lam to Iitorfere
in Oas of Trouble.
ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR HIS BOATS
Colon Prompt to Report Arriial of the
Machias,
REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT FLOURISHES
Liberal! Well Supported and Likely to
Succeed,
ALBAN'S ABSENCE CAUSES UNEASINESS
Hold a Free Ilntul nntl Government
la Tint liy I.nrk of Fncllltle for
Co til in ii n lent lo n l,n I'opn'a
J.o Keenly l'oll.
COLON', Aug. 20. A report Is circulated
hero to tho effect that tho rcbcU now
threatening tho town of Hocus Del Toro,
hall from Illucflolds, Nicaragua.
Tho Machtua anchored today In Colon
harbor.
WASHINGTON", Auk. 20. Tho Novy de
partment was advised this ovenlns that tho
Muchlas hnd arrlvcil nt Colon, where It wtia
ordered In view of tho threatened Injury to
our lutcroatB owing to the rotolutlouary
outbreaks near that port,
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COLON, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 23. (Via
Kingston, Jamaica, Auk. 20.) Tho arrival
of American .warships U expected. The
ImpreKslon prevails that In enso of troublo
tho United States will Interfere.
The government's decree dated July 18,
reUes tho talk of tho possibility of a forced
loan from tho foreigners In Colombia. The
ilocico shown tho government's severe finan
cial extremity
Tho liberal revolutionary movement In
Colombia Is well supported throughout tho
country and It lb generally believed that It
will eventually succeed. Tho government
lias about 100 soldiers on the Isthmus, whllo
the wholo army amounts to from 25,000 to
35,000 men.
Tho Namouna, now called tho Ooncral
Plnzoii, Is useless because It lacks a crew.
Tho natives seem Incapable of properly
handling it,
Jl'ho loss of tho gunboat La I'opa, the
remainder of whoso crew Is now reported
eafu, was a blow to tho government which
now has only two small gunboats on tho
'Atlnntlo mnl three on thu Pacific.
Interior communication, traffic und trans
portation aro had, especially between tho
Isthmus and the rest of tho country.
Central Albnn's abstneo causes uncnslncgj
In government circles. Ills position gives
him unrestricted power over the Isthmus,
und the lack of communication with Bogota,
tho capital, renders him more Independent
of tho government.
Itehci-M ..Mure Auurrailvr, .
Tho cousorslilp hore prevents th& trans
mibiilon of political nows or news unfavora
ble to tho government.
The revolt of tfce Colombian robels, now
two years old, lately assumed a mora seri
ous aspect by tlu liberals' concentration on
the Isthmus, It is believed they uio con
templating aggrcsilve action. Cotequen ly,
unciulncss prevail nt l'anama, tho liberal
objective, which wns nearly captured n
year ngo. It Is not 'believed tho rebels will
inolost tho tallroad or Interrupt tho truffle.
Tho recent rebel raids nlong tho rnllriad
amounted to bloodless rnldlng and tho run
,bory of Chlneso storekeepers, which tho
jireEcnco of u few government troops ap
parently stopped. Thero Is u report that
tho government ft bringing troow to pro.oit
tho minima. This will bo dlfllcull, wt.hout
exposing to rebel attucks tho points wheuco
they are taken. The urcu of (ho revolt Is
extensive.
A noticeable, distinguishing feature of tho
revolution Is tha actual, moral support ths
liberals arc receiving from Venezuela,
Ecuador und Nicaragua, In which countries
liberal governments prevail. Colombia's
couscrvatlvu government Is not popular
with tho governments of tho countries men
tioned, hut Id popular with tho revolu
tionary elements In tho samu countries. Tba
puliation can bo likened to a dlsrupto 1
federation, In Venezuela, Colombt'i
tnd Kcuadur. In which llbtr.l
und conservative parties tiro helping each
other und Intriguing together. Hut, being
separate governments, tho armed lutrlgu-s
threatened International trouble. It Is re
ported that tho couscrvatlvu revolt In
Venezuela agalnm President Castro Is re
ceiving actual support from tho Colombian
conervtttlVs, Nicaragua's threatened revo
lution will probably be similarly aided en
,tlio occasion arising. Tho conditions lvJ
ground for the report of tho actual or
threatened International complications be
tween tits countries mentioned, In which
thu liberals .ire generally opposed to
Colombia's conservative administration,
whoa prophesied downfall Is uccompanlul
hy talk of a federation or consolidation of
eonio or all tho countries mentioned, under
tho Idea of a "Grand Colombln,"
In Ilml Stroll Fluiiiicliilly.
The Colombian government Is In straits,
financially, At present forty Colombian
paper dollais ore equivalent In value to ten
gold dollars. The Fovernmcnt Is printing
paper money Indiscriminately, and lately es
tablished heavy export duties, paynbio to
gold, and has sold monopolies und privi
leges of all kinds, all of which lmo greatly
Injured commerce,
The conditions In tho Interior Is bad. Tho
government Is well supplied with ammuni
tion and this week trie tl to btcomo p s
feCasod of conslgnmento of tliu mine to
llcuudor nnd Nicaragua In trantlt over tin
raniima railrcad.
Tho rebels on the Isthmus are hampered
by n li.ck of suppllos and ammunition and
reported to bo awaiting tha urrlval of ship
iuhhIb and tho presence In tho Held of cer
tain leaders before commencing activities on
tho Is'hmiis. General Alban, governor of
Panama, who wits recently grunted extraor
dinary civil and military powers on both
tildes of tho Isthmus, Is now absent nt
Savnnlllu. Ho Is supposed to bring troops
for the protection of the Uthmus. Iln
lately Invited a number of friends at Pan
ama to his house, put a guard nt the door
mid forced his guests to contribute liber
ally to tho government before releasing
them. A Colombian holding monopolies
under the conservatives Is being forced lu
contribute liberally toward ttio payment of
thu soldiers and police of tho Isthmus,
WASHINGTON. Aux. ,23. Tho little gun
Iniat Hanger, which left San Diego, Cel.,
August 17 for Panama, rlved at Ac
npulcn, Mexico, today. As soon as It coals
It will proceed on Its Journey. Tho Hanger
has made about 1,100 miles In nlno days,
tin uverago of almost six ami ono-half
knots an hour. This Is considered remark
ably good time as Its normal steaming
power Is only six kuots. When tha depart
ment closed today no word had coma from
the Maculus, which Is duo at Colon.
GET SULTAN'S PROMISE TO PAY
'terferenrc with lun) Contract In
''. . Kmpeiilvc If It In Kier
V Uiillltlntcil,
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COi' -INOPLE, Aug. 26. The
amounts ... Indemnity which the sultan
agrees to -,s Quays company for Inter
ference wlu V ; glita Is 700,000 f.nncj.
Tho sultau wT. .Jo pay 600,000 fruncj to a
Frenchman on nccount of the seizing of his
lands In Albania. The Quays company re
nounces for a year the clause In Its conces
sion regarding tha transfer of tho Quays
to Turkey, only It Is believed to save ap
pearances for the sultan.
M, Constans, tho French atnbasead.-r,
after making farowell calls on his col
leagues yesterday, left ro today on board
tho Vautour, for Stamboul, whro cv will
take tho train,
LONDON, Aug. 26. The dispatch front
Constantinople- announcing that tho Kronen
ambassador, M Constans, left thero today
Is not understood cither In London or Paris,
though It Is not believed It means n further
dlffcrcnco between Frencu nnd Turkey. Tho
supposition Is that M. Constans Is taking n
holiday.
Mtltiin Still rrocmntluiittt.
PAHIS, Aug. 26. Sultan Abdul Hamld's
pcrslstonco In procrastinating methods con
tinues to disturb tho Turkish relations with
France. Ills trade, giving satisfaction
In the quays question, was taken as Indi
cating that ho would accept tho entire
French claims, but M. Constans telegraphed
yesterday that tho sultan wns still hotdlng
out against tho claims payment of the
threo Frenchmen, dating back many years
nnd amounting to several million francs,
for which M. Constans demnnded a settle
ment nnd declared ho would leave Con
stantinople today unless tho matter were
Bottled.
This nctlon, however, will onjy bo n
manifestation of dissatisfaction, and not n
rupture of relations, ns the councilor of tho
French embassy will take over tho affairs
of tho embassy and continue tho negotia
tions. AI. Constans ostensibly will leavo
on a vncatlon. No word has been received
from him yet regarding today's develop
ments. FRANCE FRIENDLY TO RUSSIA
I'rcnlilciit l.oiiliet Spcnlcn of Oiiulim
Visit of t'rnr mul the Hunt
Alliance.
PARIS, Aug. 20. La Patrlo today quotes
President Loubut, In conversation With an
important person two days ago, ns making
the following runarks:
"I always considered tho Franco-Russian
alliance exceedingly useful and fruitful to
our country. I thought tho moment op
portune to obtain the czar's presence at the
maneuvers. We first intended Inviting him
to tho western maneuvers, which nro of
greater importance, but tho czar preferred
tho eastern."
Asked whether tho czar himself sug
gested the visit, M. I, oubet replied:
"ThcSo visits nro not decided on without
n previous exchange of vtows, which havo
boon proceeding for somo time. I, per
ronally, Inspired tho negotiations which led
to th result now, known. When learned
that tho czar intended' to rovlow Uio Ger
man (loot lu tho Ualtlc 1 deemed It more
Important than over to securo a visit to
Franco and I myself, with tho co-oporatlon
of M. Delcasso, prepared this great ovent,
for which tho negotiations wore pursued
with the sreatost secrecy."
M. 1. oubet Is further reported or say
ing that, thanks to tho Franco-Husslnn
nlllanco, war was averted with China nnd
nlso that up to now the program of thu
Jo'urnoy accepted by tho Russian chancellor
docs not Include n visit to Paris.
SHIPS COLLIDE IN MID0CEAN
Simiilnli mid German .Steamer Come
TouctliiT mill Nil ill n in ii .Sliiku
mul Four DriMvn.
HAVRE, Aug. 26.--Tho Spnnlsh steamer
Amtioto, Captain Munltz, from Now Orleans
August 2, via Norfolk, August 0, for this
port, collided last night with tho German
steamer Lusltanta, from Hamburg for Med
iterranean ports, off tho Cosquot rocks. The
Lusltanla sank In an hour. Four of Its crow
woro drowned. The remainder, twenty-ouo
men, wero picked up.
Tho Lusltanla was an iron vessol of OS I
tons. It belonged to A. C. De Freltas & Co.
and hailed from Hamburg. It was built in
18SI.
SPRING HELPS RUSSIAN CROPS
(ruin Output in III Imiiicimc llccniiMc
of .llntu (iriiiliinl WrntluT
I'llllIlUI'H.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. Russia hod n
spring this year, an unusual occurrence In
that country, and as a result Its harvest
of coreuls will ho the largest for man
yeais past. In n report to tho Stoto depart
ment Consul Hcenan at Odessa said:
"General rlso In temperature Instead of
the sudden ehnugo from cold to heat has
been most fnvorablo to most crops, and
wheat, rye, oats nnd bnrley will glvo more
than tho avcrago yield this pear.
STONE STILL A BRYAN MAN
MUhiuirl Governor Sn .Vi'lirnxknu It
Moxt I'llUlTflll .ttllll llflllll-
itii tie Tiirty Toilny.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 26. Former Governor
William J. Stone, vlco chalrmon of tho
democratic national committee, who lias
been seriously Jll, appeared ut his ofllco to
day for tho first tlmo in several weeks.
In uu Itttervlow the governor declared
hlnmelf n candidate for tho United States
senate, to succeed tho Hon. G, G. Vest, nnd
euld lie still believed that silver should ho
coined Into standard money. "Hlmotallsm,"
he said, "Is still an Issue, but the United
States Is bettor off than blhcr countries to
day with tho gold stnndard."
Speaking of tho proposed reorganization of
the democratic party, tho governor said
uono wns necessary. He declared W, J,
Ilryan to bo the most powerful man In tho
democratic party today
STORM DESTROYS PEACHES
Fifteen Tbofinuuil IIiixIh-In mi (he
(iriiuiiil vui' CVnlriilln,
llliuiiln.
CKNTRALIA. III., Aug. 26. A cyclonic
windstorm and cloudburst did thouiands of
dollars worth of damago In Ccntralla lat
night The Colored liaptlst church wns
wrecked, peach orchards wore destroyed nnd
15,000 bushels of peaches uro lying on tho
ground near town. In tho city the tele
phone and olecirlc light system cr4
seriously damaged nnd the street ate
blocked by hundreds of fallen trees. Many
residences were damaged by fulling troos.
Thu rain fall was 1U Inches,
SHAMROCK II LIKE A BIRD
fails an American Course 'Without Riffl'nc
the Water.
DESIGNER TAKES CONSTITUTION OUT
Mnkeii Flnnl Tet Ilrfore Piitllnir on
I,rmt Tutirliew I'ri-lliMhiar j to Trlnl
Itncen Our llrenton'a
, Ileef Course,
NnV YORK. Aug. 26.-Llght winds and
calms today spoiled what might havo been
on Interesting trlnl spin of Shamrock II oit
Sandy Hook. Tho cup challenger left Its
anchorage at 10:30 under mainsail, Jlbstay
sall, baby Jlbtopsall nnd working gaff top
sail, and with a light brcezo from the
northeast It stood out for Sandy Hook
lightship, conveyed by the steam yacht
IJrln. Sir Thomas Llpton, Designer O. L.
Watson nnd Commodore J. R. Hllllard of
tho Royal Clyde Yacht club, were on board
Shamrock, ns was Nnvlgator John Hamil
ton. As soon as tho yacht reached n point
nbout n mile south of tho lightship tho
baby Jlbtopsall was taken In and a larger
one hoisted. This was substituted In ten
minutes for a still longer ono, then a big
rcnchlng Jlbtopsall was sot nnd Anally a
ballooner. All of these looked well, fitted
well and seemed to do good work whHo
thoy were set, Tho water was smooth all
day nnd the yacht slipped nlong nt n five
knot gait, making very llttlo fuss nt the
bow whenever there wns wind enough to
nil nil Its nails.
One llnniiilii(iitrn t,
Thero was much disappointment because
Captnln Sycamore did not send up n club
topsail, but Sir Thomas explained later that
a new clubtopsatl nnd other sails wcro ex
pected by tho steamship St. Paul, which
nrrlvcd yesterday. Tho tug Lawrcnco wai
sent to the city for them, but It had not re
turned nt sundown.
At 2:10, when tho balloon Jlbtopsall was
sent up In stops and broken out, a light
brcezo camo out of the southeast. Tho
yacht swung1 nround to tho port tack, tho
grent mnln boom wns eased broad off to
starboard nnd under the Influcnco of the
new breeze the new yncht begnn for tho
first tlmo to movo olt nt a decent gait.
Trimmed Just right to catch every breath
of tho now freshening wind tho enormous
ballooner gleamed like whlto silk In the
sunlight. In strange contrast to tho big
yellow mainsail. Tho yncht, ns It traveled,
created scarcely a rlpplo In tho absolutely
smooth water.
For an hour nnd twenty minutes Sham
rock sailed u straight course for tho point
off Snndy Hoik, scarcely a ropo being
touched during that tlmo by tho crow. It
was stemming a strong obb tide, so mndo
slow progress. At 4:05 its ballooner was
taken In nnd nt 4:15 It was given a towllno
by Krln nnd brought to Its mooring buoy
In the bay.
t'liiintlliitliiu Under Survelllnner.
BRISTOL, R. I.. Aug. 26. Constitution
rnme up from Newport this afternoon, beat
ing, under mnlntnll, club topjill, font stay
pall and Jib, as far ns Sandy Point light, for
tho purpose of enabling tho designer who
wns on board to sec what changes' Alott wcro
necessary beforo It entered tho trial ruces
over tho Brcnton's Reef course Tho wind
was light and when abreast of Sandy Point
tho craft was taken to Its anchorage In tow.
Constitution will bo taken out on tho
Marino rnllway tomorrow. Then tho undor
body Is to bo brightened up, tho top Bides
painted nnd many small matters at
tended to.
Imlepeiuleiiee n Pcnil One.
NEWPORT, It. I., Aug. 26. The yacht In
dependence will leavo Newport tomorrow In
tow for Boston. Mr. Lnwson, tho owner,
has reiterated his statement that after Sep
tember 3 tho yacht will ho broken up.
Ho Is to havo It sailed on September 2 In
.Boston harbor to glvo Bnstonlans a chanco
to seo It nnd then It will go to tho Junk
hen p.
PLAGUE MAKES VACANT TOWNS
llmnlrriln In unit Aliout Cnnton, C'lilmi,
Have tn Flee to the
Illlla.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. Tho last Issue
of tho weekly publication of tho Marino
Hospital service contains a number of re
ports concerning tho prevalence of plaguo
lu tho vicinity of Canton, Chlnn, most of
which nre mado by missionaries and Amer
ican physicians connected with hospitals In
Canton nnd othor cities. Tho reports ngrco
that tho dlseaso Is epidemic In only n fow
places In Canton, but that It Is widespread
throughout tho provlnco of Kwnng Lung.
Ono missionary says It Is much more
general than In yonrs past and that "In
stead of being contlned to n fow lurgo con
tcrs, It Is heard of In villages as well as
In market towns nnd cities. Another re
ports Hint the plnguo travols along tho
grent trade routes, and ho says that at
present "wo find tho plaguo from Hong
Kong, nil tho way along tho West river,
for 400 miles, and tho larger tho plaguo
center tho more tho plnguo oxlsts."
Tho reports generally agree that tho dis
ease, Instead of being transmitted from
person to porson, apparently Is transmitted
from place to place. Ono of tho reports,
mado by an American physician, recom
mends that morn attention be given to the
Chlneso methods of treatment, saying that
In one case a Chlneso physician saved 60
per cent, of his cases while othor physic
ians lost 94 per cent.
Tho reports ngreo that tho natives nro
exceedingly careless In disposing of tho
clothes and bodies of victims. Describing
tho effect of tho approach of tho disease
Rev. J. M. Foster, writing from Swatow,
says:
"Somo places aro practically depopulated,
all tho people having lied to othor towns
or temporary sheltors In the fields or on
the hillsides. In one town back of Swa
tow, numbering over 3,000 thero nro said
to bo only 200 or 300 people now
tn tho placo. Tho plain over across
tho bay Is full of mat sheds where
tho poor people nro tnktng refugo
from this dread Invader, Somo weeks ago
I passod a vlllago somo sixty miles from
hero, whoro tho pcnplo were living In tho
fields; Inst week a young man whom I sent
to tho town of Nam Leng where thoy tried
to persuade us to ojion n market and failed
camo In with the news that ho was tho only
person left In tho village. Ho urged them
to bury tho rats that died In their houses,
hut It Is absolutely useless to attempt san
itary regulations with a lot of unlnstructed
pcoplo hern: they throw tho rats Into tho
drains or any place that wns convenient,"
ChnrKea Aiciiliiat lluiuihre h Come,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. The formal
charges preferred by tho members of tho
Honolulu bur against Judge Humphreys,
who ts now In this country, were at tho
Department of Justice today nnd wero for
warded at qnce to Attornoy General Kuox
at Plttsbur,
LOOKS FOR CONSUL LANGER
Chief Clerk .Mlrluiel 13tiecta the Xe
lirnnknii Appointee to Cull In
n l'er Diivk.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. (Special Tele
gram.) Joseph J. Langer of Wlllwr, Neb.,
who has been appointed consul nt Sollngen,
Germany, to succeed Edmund Z. Brodowjkl,
deceased, Is expected In Washington In n
few days, as his commission wnissupd last
week. Chief Clerk Michael of the State
department said today that thirty days woro
allowed appointees to consular places to re
port In Washington for duty, nnd ho pre
sumed that Mr. Langer woutd tako cog
nizance of the regulations and report within
tho time specified.
Consul General L. W. Osborn who for
threo and n half years has served this coun
try creditably In Samoa, Is ill and while not
urging It upon tho Nebraska delegation In
congress desires an appointment to somo
othor field In tho diplomatic service. Ho
has served the United States longer than
nliy former consut credited to Samoa, nnd as
tho British nnd German governments per
mit their consuls to cumulate their leaves of
absenco, Osborn exprerscs tho hopo In n
letter to tho State department, that ho
mlht bo granted 100 days' leave, as It would
tnko Boventy-fivo days to go from and ro
turn to tho island. Ho snys his wlfo Is III
nnd for threo weeks ho has been unable
to attend to the duties of tho consulate
which occupied his attention day and night
for throe years.
Chief Clerk Michael of tho State depart
ment, a Nebrasknn of wldo acquaintance,
Is receiving many congratulatory letters,
on his appointment to roprescnt tho State
department on the government board which
will havo charge of tho government exhibit
at tho St. Louis exposition. Many, of tho
men who nro representing tho government
at Buffalo nnd who wero nt Omaha hnvo
already been designated hy tho heads of tha
portfolios to fill like positions on the Louis
iana Purchaso board.
These rural free delivery routes havo
been established October 1:
Iowa Wnukti, Allnmako county; routo
embraces twenty-eight squaro miles nnd
contains n population of 788; J. N. Wemetta
Is appointed carrier; postofllco at Ludlow
will bo discontinued.
South Dakota Arllngttn, Kingsbury
county; nrcn seventy-six squaro miles; pop
ulation served, 1,282; W. W. Pay nnd K.
L. Allen appointed cnrrlors; postqdlccs at
Spring Lnke, Kingsbury, Lakton and Slnal,
Brooking county, nro to bo discontinued.
Gnrrctson, MInuchnhn county, nioa covered,
thirty-eight squaro miles; population served
C10; carrier, John I. Howo; postofllco nt
Pennington will bo discontinued. ShcTman,
Minnehaha county, area covered, thirty-six
squaro miles; population served, 553; Pcder
Holm appointed carrier.
II. H. Maupln was today nppolntcd post
master nt Egan, Moody county, South Da
kota. Alvtn R. Scott of Albla was today ap
pointed tagger In tho bureau of animal In
dustry for servlco outsldo of Washington.
Tho Citizens' National bank; of Woon
sockct, South Dakota, was today authorlzod
to begin business with $25,000: capital.
Roy S. Ashton of Ncllgh, Notk., was today
appointed a copyist In tho Pension ofllco.
ARMOR PLATE ROYALTIES UP
ActlnK Attorney General Alvlen
Nnvy I)einrtineiit tn "Withhold
Approval of DcmniiUa.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. Tho Depart
ment of Justice, In nn opinion by Acting
Attorney GencrnI Beck, has advised tho
secretary of tho navy that ho Is justified In
withholding his approval of ccrtnln vouch
ers which have been submitted by tho
Bethlohem Steel company and the Carnegie
Steel company for royalties which these
companies paid to tho Harvey Steel com
pany for tho uso of the Harvey process In
hardening steel, nnd for which they claim
reimbursement from tho government under
a contract by which tho government ngreed
to repay theso royalties to tho stool com
panies If the steel companies wcro "re
quired to pay" thorn to tho Hnrvoy Steel
company.
The liability to pay those royalties has
been n matter of dispute for somo years
nnd while tho particular royalties only ro
lato to tho hardening of tho armor plates
for tho battleships Illinois nnd Wisconsin,
yet tho decision nftlrms nil of tho roynltles
upon tho various battleships which havo
been constructed since 1S93, or nre under
process of construction.
The opinion sots forth that on April 12,
1893. tho United ' States mndo n contract
with tho Harvey Steel company by which
tho government acquired the right to uso
tho invontlons described as tho Harvey
patents by paying n royalty of ono-half of
1 cent In the finished material. Subse
quently Captain Sampson, then chief of tho
bureau of ordnance, ndvlsed the Navy de
partment that no further royalties should
bo paid, as the process used by tho gov
ernment through Its contractors in tho
construction of armor plato wns not tho
same as that covered by tho Harvey pat
ents and for tho additional reason that tho
Harvey patents wero Invalid for want of
novelty. On this recommendation Secre
tary Herbert, In 1895, refused to pay fur
ther royalties.
In 1S97 tho Carnegie Steel company and
tho Bethlehem Steel company took out n
llcenso from the Harvey Steel company to
use Its process In tho face-hardening of
armor plates nnd tho contracts put tho
companies under no obllgntlon to pay nny
royalties whenever the Harvey Steel com
pany had previously granted n llcenso to
any government nnd tho royalties pro
vided by sold license had In fact been paid
by such government.
The agreement further stipulated that
the steel companies should submit to an
advorso decreo for an nllcgcd Infringe
ment of tho Hnrvoy patents and tho Is
suance of nn Injunction to restrain them
from tho iso of tho process exceit under
thts llcenso. Suit was commenced In tho
United States circuit court for tho Eastern
district of IVnnsylvnnla nnd a decreo en
tered as stipulated in the agreement. Sub
sequently tho two stcol companies In ISflK
made contracts with the government for
the manufacture of armor pinto for the
battleships Illinois and Wisconsin, which
provided that If tho steel compan'cs wcro
required to poy "royalty for tho ueo of tho
fnci-hardening process" tho government
should rolmhurso thorn nnd tho Hnrvoy
Steel company then drought suit against
the government In the court of claims for
an Infringement of tho patents, and the
government dofended on tho grounds Indi
cated by Secretary Harbcrl. The Bethlo
hem Steel company and tho Carneglo Steel
company having paid thw royalties for
hardening tho armor plate of tho Illinois
and Wisconsin to tho Hsrvey Steel com
pany, presented a voucher for tho approval
of the secretary of tho nuvy to secure re
imbursement nnd tho "ceretary requested
tho opinion of tho nttorney general as to
whether he was Justified In withholding his
approval until the .-aae In tho court of
claims, Involving tho validity of the Harvey
patents, was first detsrmlned,
Tho acting nttornoy general In the opin
ion Just sent to tho secretary of tho navy
advised him that ho Is justified In with
holding such apprnvnl to tho end that the
questions Involved muy bo judicially determined.
FIRST DELEGATES IN LINCOLN
Sheridan Rtpmmtativu Art Earlj on
Contention Ground,
MEN OF OTHER SECTIONS SOON FOLLOW
C'nlUInn of Kcnrnc)- Appear ns Cnn
itlilnte for JiulKeNhlp Attitude
uf (.'mint If mi the
llurtley I'nrole.
(From a Stnff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Aug. 26. (Special Telegram.)
Delegates to tho Republican Club league
nnd tho stnto nomlnntlng convention began
to nrrlvo In this city tonight. The first
on tho ground wero W. B. McQueen, C. C.
Waterman nnd E. Bond of Hny Springs, all
members of tho Sheridan county deleiatlon.
E, J. Davenport Is horo representing Cherry
county, C. C. Hudson ts hero from Chey
enne, and N, I). Jackson was a late arrival
from Ncllgh.
Tho only candidate for tho Judgeship In tho
city tonight Is E. C. Calkins of Kearney.
His friends assert that ho has tho support
of all tho delegates from his own Judicial
district, but Mr. Calkins ts making no
claims concerning his strength. N. D. Jack
son Is doing some talking for J. B. Barnes
of Norfolk, who Is expected to come to
Lincoln with a strong following from the
Elkhnrn valley.
C. A. Wntormon of Hny Springs says the
published reports concerning tho Shorldnn
county republican convention wcro orron
eous Insofar as they alleged that tho parolo
of Hartley had been condemned and that
Instructions wero given for nn effort to In
corporate a resolution of condemnation In
tho stato platform. He declares that tho
resolution covers Hartley's case, but he In
sists that no Instructions were glvon to
bring tho nintter up In tho stnto conven
tion. In brief tho menruro adopted In
Sheridan county expressed the sentiment
that persons who misappropriate public
funds should be punished and that thu chief
cxecutlvo should not mako too frco uso
of the pardoning power.
"Tho Bartloy matter may bo brought up
In the convention by some other county, but
It will not bo nt tho. lnstncco of tho Sher
idan county dclcgatloiii" said Mr. Water
man. Tho convention of tho Nebraska League
of Republican Clubs will bo tomorrow
afternoon In tho A.udltorlum, nnd In tho
evening Governor Shnw of Iowa will de
liver nn address In tho same building beforo
tho league.
Merrlek Oeminiiern Hiirdry Pnrole.
CENTRAL CITY, Neb., Aug. 26. (Special
Telegram.) At tho Merrick county ropubll
can convention hero today F. K. Sprngue of
Silver Creek was nominated for trensurcr
by acclamation; C. F. Newmcyer for clerk;
H. E. Ash was renominated by acclamation
for sheriff; Howard Thompson named for
Judge, nnd A. Holmes for superintendent.
The ticket Is considered a strong ono. Dele
gates to state convention: John Patterson,
J. C. Martin, W. T. Thompson, E. E. Ross,
P. Sweet, W. J. Vlcregg. W. E. Kerr, C. S.
MInlch, W. II. Balrd, C. "Blttlnger, J. 0.
Holdon, R. W. Campbell nnd J C. Jeffers.
Resolutions woro adopted npprovlng the na
tional platform of 1900; that tho Interests
of tho citizens of tho stnto will be best pro
served by a nonpartisan supreme court; and
urging republicans to strive to maintain It
by tho election of n supremo Judge. It was
further resolved:
That tho repuhllcnn party hns , always
stood nnd still stands for the enactment
of wise nnd wholesome laws nnd for tho
enforcement of tho name, und we, ns re
publicans, believe In tho enforcement of the
laws und the punUhmcnt nf wronsd o s
nnd criminals, whether they bo footp.il
or embezzlers. AVo therefore denounro and
condemn the nctlon of Governor Savapo
in paroling Joseph Hnrtley, tho chief of
embezzlers of tho Htnto of Nebraska.
Dr. W. N, Hunt, who Is soon to leave for
tho const, was given a vote of thanks for
his labors In behalf of tho party In this
county during tho Inst nlno years.
Oneeolit Itchiikeii Snvnure.
OSCEOLA, Neb., Aug. 26. (Special.) Tho
republicans of Polk county had their con
vention nt tho courthouso horo Saturday.
II. C. Beebo was chairman nnd C. E. Darrow
secretary. Tho convention was harmonious.
Resolutions wcro passed condemning Gov
ernor Snvago for tho paroling of ex-Stato
Treasurer Hartley. Theso woro elected del
egates, to tho stato convention: J. H. Mlckoy,
S. W. Gushee, H. Wlllltts, Charles Hnrlls,
D. E. Smith, D. C. Worts, Dr. L. M. Shaw,
Charles C. StuII, Peto Llndberg. J, P. Smith,
John McBoth. Tho county officers aro to bo
nominated at a future meeting.
Knox County IleleKntlon.
NIOBRARA, Neb., Aug. 26. (Special.)
Ono of tho largcBt nnd most harmonious re
publican conventions ever held In Knox
county wns hero today. Ono hundred
delegates were In attendance. The con
vention was called to order at 2:15 p. m.
by Chairman K. Nelson. Theso delegates
to tho state convention wcro olocted: S.
Saunders, W. H, Ncedham, M. O. Lanam, O.
W. Rico, George A. Brooks, W. A. Messerve,
F. E. Anderson, Calvin Keller, T. A. An
thony, D. M. Cunningham, B. F. Chambers,
H. C. Balrd, C, W. Jones, W. L. Wood
bury, S. D. Watson, D. A. Matthews, Georgo
R. Hodson.
F. Nelson was re-elected chairman of tho
county central committee and W. H. Need-
ham, secretary.
Tho convention then nominated this
county ticket: For county clerk, Charles
nuden: for trensurcr, Joseph H. Stoddard;
for Bhorlff, O. R. Robinson; for Judge, Cap
tain A. C. Logon; for superintendent of
schools, J, E. Baggstrom; for surveyor, Cj
A. Nlppell ; for coroner, Dr. F. C. Oenung
All nominations wero mado unanimous.
Otoe Count' Nmiiliiii tliiim.
SYRACUSE, Nob., Aug. 26. (Special Tel
elgarm.) At tho Otoo county republican
convention hero today theso nominations
wero mado: R. W. Kelly for treasurer,
Charles C. Hrant for register of deeds,
Frank Cook for clork; William Hayward
for county Judgo, Charles E. Schrader for
sheriff, R. C. King for superintendent, C.
N. Korston for coroner, and John Fredericks
for commissioner Second district. The con
vention was harmonious and tho nomina
tions glvo general satisfaction. Twenty
eight delegates wero elected to the stato
convention. Tho four delegates at largo aro:
Ben Arends, Judgo Jesscn, Hon, Charles
Marshall and Tom Murray.
It IrliiirilHiin limtrnctM for nnvliUon,
FALLS CITY, Neb., Aug. 26. (Special
Telegram.) Tho Richardson county republi
can convention today npmlnated theso candi
dates: For treasurer, Martin Sook; for
clerk, John Tanner; for register of deeds,
William Rleger; for county Judge, J. It.
Wllhlte; for superintendent of public In
struction, Georgo Crocker; for coroner, J. R.
Wells; for surveyor, George Timmerman.
Tho delegates to the stato convention aro;
M. Worner, H. E. Williams, J, II. Overman,
J, L. Stoum, John Powell, L. II. Allison,
John Ciook, bf. Miles, Boyle Hantz, K.
Samuelson, EV!'. Shorts, E. A. Tucker,
Henry Mey.sfs, G. W, Huttertleid, William
'Lefcvere, fJyda Lumm, Peter Smith, Jesse
(C.oetlnuerf on Third Page.)
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecnst for Nebraska Fair, Continued
Wurmer, Tuesday nnd Wednesduy;
Vnrlablo . Winds.
Temperature nt Oliinliu Vmtorilny i
Hour. IIpk, Hour. lieu.
1 ii. in..,,.. 11(1 1 p. in ,S7
On. in...... (Ill '2 p. in MS
7 it. ni 117 !t p. in Ml
N ti. in 7(i . p, in...... lilt
O ii, in Tit ri p. in W
III ii. m' 77 tl p. n
II n. in .St 7 p. m Sll
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CAPTAIN SW0BE IS AT HOME
Ilettirtm In Oliinliu After Tivn Veiim'
Army Servlee In the Philippine
Jilnnri.
Captain Thrylias Swobo camo Into Omaha
last night after a llttlo more than two
years' scrvh in the Philippines. He was
stationed mlch oj tho time aV Jolo, servlug
on OenerarBatoV staff. Mrs Swobo ac
companied hlin hohW nnd will remnln In
Omaha, while tho captain goes to Wash
ington to attend to affairs In connection
with his service.
In conversation last night Ciiifaln Swobc
told of the movements of several No
brnsknns In tho Philippines. Ho mot,Scnn
tor Dietrich at a reception given by Com
missioner Taft nbout July IS, Senator
Dietrich and Miss Dietrich both said they
had had a very pleasant voynge across and
wero both In excellent henlth and spirits,
Tho senator accompanied General Corhln
on his tour of Inspection through tho
archipelago. When ho will return to Ne
braska Is not known, but it will bo soon,
ns he Intended to stuy but n month.
Charles Marplo Is practicing law tn
Manila and Is doing woll. Guy Donne, Wal
lace Taylor and Will Cowln wero all well
when Inst seen by Captain Swotye. Lieu
tenant Shelton has left tho servlco nnd In
tends to tuko up teaching In tho Island,
Colonel Colton Is still In charge of tho cus
toms houso at Manila and seems tn enjoy
tho climate nnd tho wotl;. Dnvo Mercer
had nqt yet arrived when Captnln Swobo
left.
Captain Swohe's personal appearance
bears out his stntcmcnt that tho cllinato
ngreed with him. Ho says ho had n four
day wrestle with n low fever, but that was
all tho sickness that allllctcd him during
his sejvlco over there. Colonel Enoch II.
Crowdcr, who came on tho transport Sheri
dan along with Captain Swobo, has gono to
his home In Missouri for a short visit with
his parents, beforo going to Washington,
where he will bo billeted at general head
quarters. BRIDGE GIRDERS KILL FOUR
IMn Three Mrs flown Tinier ImnietiMc
WclKht mul Knock Four Others
. Into Hirer.
COLUMBIA, S. C. Aug. 26. An accident
at the new brldgo which tho Southern rail
way Is constructing across tho Congurce
river, today caused tho denth of four men.
One othor was fatally und two more ser
iously injured. Tho accident was caused by
tho foiling of two steel glrda.'s nbout seven
foot long, weighing fourteen tons each.
Tho two girders wcro hoisted nbout midway
of tho rlvor above tho bridge. The rains
of the night previous probably had caused
tho ropes holding thorn In placo to slip.
Tho crash " camo without tho slightest
warning. Thero wero 'seventy-flvo people
on tho bridge, spectators and workmen.
Threo of tho men wero pinned to tho bridge
nnd killed Instantly, nnd four moro wero
knocked Into tho river, two of whom were
rescued by a government tug which enmo
up from tho Congaroo locks, a quarter of
a mile away.
Dead:
S. J. CASTLEBERRY,
RUEBEN ALSTON,
JACOB DERAIS,
JIM REECE.
Injured:
David Stiles, fatally.
A. T. Thornton, seriously.
' Sam Wllllfred, seriously.
NOW COMES THE FAIR'S TEST
Kxpoxltlon Hoard nf Director Ar
rmiHCH to Cnll for Flrnt Vay
nient nn Stuck.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug.' 26. At Its mooting
today the cxecutlvo committee of tho Louis
iana Purchase Exposition company author
ized tho subcommittee having tho mnttor In
char go to proccod at Its discretion with
tho proceedings for tho condemnation of
additional ground noar tho World's fair
site. Tho 660 acres In tho Forest park slto
hnvo been found inadequate for tho build
ings planned, and several hundred acres
adjoining will bo secured by condemnation
if equitable arrangements cannot bo made
with the owners. An opinion by General
Counsel Blntr says that tbo exposition com
pany has full power to secure hy con
demnation proceedings whatever additional
ground Is necessary for tho World's fair.
A mooting of tho bonrd of directors has
been called for next Friday to arrango for
a call on subscribers to make a 20 per
cent payment on their stock.
B0NINE PISTqL IS MYSTERY
Detective Muller Itetiirnn from Saint
Joseph I.lttln Winer Than
lie "Went.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Dotectlvo Mul
ler, who went to4St. Josoph, Mo., In con
nection with tho work of Identifying tho
pistol used In tho killing of young James
Seymour Ayros at tho Kenmoro hotel lost
spring, and for which Mrs. Ida Donlno has
been Indicted, has returned to Washington,
His report indicates that tho weapon has
not been fully Identified. Tho dealer who
was nllcgcd to have sold tho weapon to Mrs,
Bonlno's brother denied that he had sold
him tha ono shown by tho Washington
officer, but tho man who claimed to havo re
plated it declares It did belong to Mr.
Hcmoy, Mrs. Bonlno's brothor. It Is likely
that the dotectlvo will make another trip to
St. Joseph beforo tho trial of Mrs. Uonlne
takes place.
F0RSYTHE ASKED TO EXPLAIN
Xttvy Department Wlnliea Hint tn Tell
Why He Illxeusiieil Schley' ,
Wiir Hecuril, ,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. Tho Navy de
partmcnt has written a letter to Captain
Korsytho asking for an explanation of the
Intervlow with him bearing upon tho ap
proaching Inquiry Into Admiral Schley's
conduct In the Spanish war, published today.
Movement uf Oeeuii VeielM, .Vmr. -O.
At New York Ariivedi Trttve, from
Genoa: Oeorglc, from Liverpool,
At Gibraltar PusKed i Durli s.t do Oe
novu, from New York, for Nuplos nnl
Genoa Bulled: Ilnhenzollcrn, from Genoa
und NitPles, for Now York,
At Philadelphia Arrived: Ithynland, from
Liverpool vlu Queoimtown.
At niusgow Hulled; Surmutluii, for Mon
SHAFFER HOLDS BACK
Dtelaris Himielf Not Implicated in Preunt
Scheming for Settlement.
CIVIC FEDERATIONISTS WORKING ALONE
Hm N.ithir Aid Nor Authority frcm
i the Association,
STRIKE LEADER STILL CLAIMS UPPER HAND
Insists thtt Pretended Rssnmptioi of V ill
ii a Bluff.
CORPORATION SAYS IT'S NO SUCH THING
Point tn Jinny .Mill Already Golan
null Declared Oilier Alimil to
Mart Up, All fur Itcnl
'limine.
PITTSBURG. Aug. 26. neportod pracA
negotiations for tho settlement of the strlko
through the mediation of disinterested
parties onitials and members of tho Na
tional Chin federation received n Jolt when
President Theodore J. 8hnffer of tho Amal
gamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
workers tonight declared absoltitel" that ho
had no olllclol knowledge of such proceed
logs end thnt if such n move had been
started, it did not have tho olllclal sanction
of tha organization.
Nevertheless tho subject will not down,
and tonight the concllllnry committee of ,
tho Civic federation, already prominent In
tho matter, Is prepared to carry on negotia
tions, mid will, If necessary, endeavor to
secure tho good olllces of Archbishop Ire
land, Bishop Potter. Daniel Hnnna nnd Scth
Lowe, members of their organization, to glvo
such prominence to the committee tha. tho
proposal will bo received by the steel cor
poration. In tho menntlmo both sides to tho con
troversy moke clnlms to it victory. The
stool pooplo point to the gains thoy hnvo
made all along tho lino In the way of secur
ing men nnd starting men and plnnts, whlla
the Amalgamated officials say that instead
of losing ground the association Is gaining
every day and thnt whllo tho combine mem
bers havo succeeded In starting n few plants
thoy nro not turning out merchnntnblo
material and nro losing money nnd break
ing valuable machinery nnd In the end will
havo to nsk their old men to como to tlu
rescue.
Corporation I.iiukIin nt Them.
Tho steel pcoplo rldlculo tho claims of th
association, and point to tho fnlluro to ln
duco tho South Chicago nnd tho Duquesuo
men to go on Htrlko ns nn evidence that
tho strength of the. Amalgamated association
has dorurted.
Tho olllclals say the only plants at which
they exporlcnco difficulty nre nt tho Star
and tho Lindsay & McCiltcheon. hut they ex
pect to overcomo all tho troubles thoro nnd
havo tho mills running full ut nn early
date,
Tho surprlso of tho day wns tho Painter
plant, with six mills, tho samo mills thnt
wero running when tho strike began. Not
n striker could bo found nnywhoro near tho
mill.
"Wo started thts morning with six mlllB
running full," sold Superintendent F. L.
Harper. "Weok beforo last wo began with
two mills, which wo kept running nil that
wcok on day turn. Last week wo ndded
two moro mills, nlso keeping thorn running
on dny turn. This morning wo added two
moro mills, making six In all. About 90
per cent of tbo men now working In tho
plant nro old men, quite a .lot of thorn
rtrlkers."
Tho report from Wheeling tonight Is that
tho manager of tho Aetna Standard Shoot
plant of tho American Sheet Stool company,
rccelvod orders from tho general offices to
dismantle sheet mill No. 1 and ship tho
machinery to Vnndorgrlft, Pu. Tho work
of dismantling will bo commenced at onco.
Wellnvllle .Striker .liihllnnt.
Tho strikers nt Wollavlllo nro Jubilant
tonight over tho ofllclnl nows coming to
them from Irondule. Those reports say that
all of tho men have been working In tho
mill except Ira und Harry Householder, who
refused to go buck to work and wero. rein
stated In tho Amalgamated lodge. Theso
two men with tbo addition of James and
Hnrry Hlndmnn constituted tho antlro
working force of tho mill today. Theso four
men make ono-half of one crow, It requiring
eight men to man a tin mill. Ono mill wns
working today with thts partial crow, tho
remnlndor of tho plant lielng Idlo.
Muyor Hluck of Me.Keesport today fined
John Sheridan, u workman In tho Dcwces
Wood mill S25 nnd costs and Shorldnn will
huvo to servo thirty days In tho workhouse
In default of ball. Sheridan has boon spotted
for flomo time by tho strikers becauso ho
said tho Btrlko would not succeed and that
ho wanted to return to work. Ho was drink
ing hard Suturday night and waa locked up.
Today at tho hearing no Information ap
peared against him, but Mayor Black fined
him becauso ho heard ho had called him
names, Ho then refused a bond for tho fine
nnd refused to let reporters Inspect tho
docket or transcript of tho case unless thoy
would guarantee tho lino and coHts. When
asked his reasons for such treatment of a
prisoner ho said:
"I Just sent him up for his henlth."
Over twenty other cases woro tried, show
ing that tho mayor Is apparently determined
to get rid of nil strlko breakers. Superin
tendent D. M. Pltcock, of tho Demmler tln
plato mills, said tonight tho mill would bo
started this week with tho old men. Ton
city police nnd strikers nro guarding tho
plant tonight.
Sny They lluvn No Trouhlc.
Officials of tho upper and lowor Union
mills of tho Carneglo company today
claimed thero wns no difficulty In oper
ating their mills. Thoy denied that tho
refusul of some of their men to return to
work had affeoted thu plants In any way.
To nil outward nppeurnnccs tho lower mills
wero running ch usual today, though tho
company had issued strict Injunctions
against entrance to tho mills or tho offices
by uny one not employed twero.
At Amalgamated headquartors thoro was
llttlo of Interest transpiring. Tho mall
for tho officials was heavy and Secretary
Williams received a number of chicks repre
senting contributions from tho Amalgam
ated Kdges In Independent mills for tho
strike fund. .Trustee John Plsrco und
Vice President William Gibson of the asso
ciation Vnudo a tour of the plnnts supposed
to be operating und reported that thoro
was no truth In the report that so much was
being accomplished by the plants.
Tbo pickets about tho Star mills claim to
havo bccured nineteen desertions, all told,
from tho plant slnco mon were taken there.
It was also claimed that of tho total number
In tho mill nearly it fifth uro mudo up of
managers and foremen of other plants.
Hegard'ng tho Painter plant It was said
that-thu blrlkors wero lioeplnn away from
