The Omaha Daily Bee.
JMTA!ILlS.UJi! JL'XIi I!), 1871.
OMAHA, JIOXDAY JlOJtJSaXC;, SE1'TEJ1JJ3U 2, 1001-TJ5X PAGES.
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CHINESE MAY GO BACK
Humor New i that Zia'at- Expedition
Will Lever Eucj Ir.in.
CEREMONIES WOULD BE TV0 HUMILIATING
Cliuan'u AtteuianU You'.d Ea.her Die
Thau Perform Ihem.
KAISER ASKS EQUALLY WITH EMPEROR
Powinj to n.a Would Bo Dblo.-a ty
Eomo Ruler.
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FORM OF APOLOGY ALSO IMPOSSBLE
Celestlnts Wish .Merely to Mny They
Ait hurry mi Keltelcr Win
Killed, lint tlrriuiins
Muhe It Mt'iinurr.
RERUN. Stpt. 1. It l now doubtful, ac
cording to it dlipalrh to tho I.okal Anzilgor
from Hfisil, Suitzetland, whether Prince
Chuan will come to llcrlln to m.iko formal
np'losy for tho murder of Huron von Ket
teler. Members of tlio oxpirntory cxpedl
tlon say: "Under tho conditions wc r
never go to Hcrllu; wo would rathe'
thiin nceept them "
It nppenrs that they object to Prlu.
Chuan's nttendants pt nitrating themselves
before Emperor William, Inasmuch this
U n special honor reserved for the. emperor
of China and would Involve, a recognition
of tho kaiser's equality.
Tho following Information Is Riven re
garding Prince Chtlnn'B speech to tho
kaiser. I'rlncn Chuan Intended to say:
"The Chinese government regrets that
Haron von Kettolor was killed," but tho
Cicrman government dictated tho following,
form- nhc Chinese government begs pardon
for tho murder of tho German minister
llaron von Ketteler.' "
The Chinese tn Hanoi oro trying to gtvo
the case International Importance by em
phasizing the fact that one of the digni
taries selected for prostration was made a
baronet by Queen Victoria while another
has the cross of tho Legion of Honor.
It Is alleged that Emperor William Is de
termined thnt the protocol shall be signed
before ho receives Prince Chuan anil that
ho will Insist on an npology for the murder
of llaron von Ketteler. Heyond that the
ceromony will be deprived of everything of
n humiliating character, full honors being
awarded to Prince Chunn. as a brother of
Kmperor Kwang Su, on his way to tho
palace. i
Feel It nt IV U I n.
LONDON, Sept. 2. "Tho delay in tho
promulgation of tho edicts necessary to
complete .the protocol is duo to tho Chuan
dlfllculty," says a dispatch to tho Times
from Tekln. Tho Chinese version Is that
Kmperor Wllllnm insisted on Prlnco Cbuan
kotowing and when this was refused wanted
lils-ntHe-to kotow Kor n century pnst all
envoys to Pckln have refused to perform
this barbaric ceremony and there Is great
nstonlshmc nt hero that Germany has raised
the question, as the Gorman minister Is so
nnxlous to get the. protocol signed that ho
has today, for tho second time, urged the
ministers not to wnlt for tho edict, but tb
get tho protocol signed nnd to trust tho
Chinese envoys for securinc. tho edicts
afterward.
In view of the unsatisfactory nature of
tho alms of tho edicts It Is Impossible for
Sir Ernest .Satow and Mr. Hockhlll to as
sont, nlthough a majority of the ministers
are willing. Mr. Hockhlll has been com
pelled to decline tho French nffor of a pas
sage tn Japan on tho cruiser Pascal.
IRISH PEOPLE ARE SECURE
Ileilinnnil Slljn They .Mny Stiffly I ig
nore Tli rent" of Reduced
lleprrseiitntlnii.
I5NDON, Sept. 2. John Redmond. M. P.,
speaking yesterday In Westport, Ireland,
took up tho conservative challengo and
characterized tho policy of reducing Ire
land's representation In Parliament, as
hinted at by Mr. Dnlfour nnd Mr. Chamber
lain during tho recent unionist demonstra
tion nt Blenheim pnlncc, as absurd, He de
clared that tho Irish pcoplo "can absolutely
dtsrogard uch threats and rely on the pr -visions
of tho act of tho union, which sit
tlcd the question of representation."
Dilating on whnt ho called tho rollitp o
of the parliamentary system during the i'e
cent session, he said It proved that wllh n
little prcssuro tho united Irish pnrty could
get anything It wanted. Conservative pa
pom comment on Mr. Redmond's speech as
Justifying the government "In taking prnt
tlcal measures to mitigate tho nulsanca of
lrUh obstruction,"
BATTLE SCENES AT PANAMA
TtrltUli milt'crn Tell of VlnltliiK
Just After KiiuuKemeiit .
.Sliurk C.'rln Snllnr.
lelil
VICTORIA. 11. C, Sept. t. II. M. S.
riiuetnn returned this morning from '
Pnnunm, where It has been protecting
Ilrltlsh Interests, Its officers tell of nn
engagement which occurred three mlls
from the city while thu vossel was there.
They went over the Held next day nnd snw
muny dend nnd wounded. A stretcher was
seen In n ditch covered with blood nnd a,
little farther ulong the road they saw ui
carriage tn wnicli wns u wounded govern-
ment officer and his escort with two'
prisoners. One of tho officers visited the
prison nnd miys that innny nro dying there
becnuso of tho unrnnltnry condition of tho
prison. While tho cruiser was nt Panama
one of the seamen, named Ilnughton, waa
lust overboard and was dragged down by
a shark.
ECUADOR HAS NEW PRESIDENT
I'luxn Heller en Alfiirn nnil Order nnd
(Jooil Feelluiv I'revull
K erjMlieri-,
OUAYAQUIU Ecuador. Sept. l.in ac
cordance with tho constitution of Ecuador,
President Alfara at 12 o'clock hit 'eI ht
gavo over tho presidential olllce to his sue
ceisor, General l.eonldas Plaza. The f.um-r
president It expected to nrrlvo here wl h n
a few days. Order and good feeling pie.
vnll throughout the country.
Tho Chilian protected cru'ser Minister
Zinterno, now nnchonvl here, has bet) well
r.celvcd Its officers time been entortalnrd
by xhc govt-nmeut T:day Governor LuU
A PHlon to-jk them on nn excursion up
th River Guyus. whldi proved a pleasura
ble experience nnd is described as "belplni;
to ci-mrni the friendship existing between
Ecuador and Chill."
PARADE FOR KING CHRISTIAN
KlKlit Thousnnil Fuss In Iteilew nmt
Depiitutlnn Than Us Mini fur
1,1 ho ra I A pirn I n t in c n ( .
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 1. -At noon today
King Christian witnessed from Arnlclen
bnrd castle, the ordinary resilience of tho,
Danish royal family, a notable demonstra
tion, by the liberals, In his honor. Might
thousand persons passed In review. Tho
king. In the presence of Queen Alexandra,
King George, the dowager czarina ntid
other royal personages, received a special
deputation, who thanked him for reposing
confidence In the people and appointing a
liberal ministry.
In the cotirrc of n gracious speech of
reply. King Christian said the ministry
mlsht rest nssured of every support on
lils part and he trusted the majority of tho
people, who had culled tho leaders of tho
opposition to olllce, would support them In
a much more difficult task as responsible
government lenders. His majesty then pro
eeeded to one of tho balconies and pro
posed a cheer for "our beloved father
land." At the state banquet there wcro 2,3)0
guests. Dr. Duentzcr, the premier, In thu
prcsenco of all the, other members of M13
cabinet, outlined his political program, In
cluding tax reform and reforms In tho
system of Judicature. He characterized
the appointment of tho new ministry as n
practical proof that self-government by I
the people will now bo carried on through
'cir elected representatives.
.tTTING READY FOR THE CZAR
French Ouielnls Put Their Heart To
uether tn Plan n Hrnl
fin ml Tlmr.
PARIS, Sept. 1. The premier, M. Wal-dcck-Rousseau,
was In conference today with
tho minister of foreign affairs, M. Delcasso,
and tho forthcoming visit of tho Russian
emperor was discussed. As a result of tho
conference it wa
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September 17, and embark tho following
day on the torpedo boat destroyer Casslnl
to meet the czar. After the landing and the
luncheon In the hnll of tho Chamber of
Commerce, M. 'ubot nnd their Imperial
mnjcstles will start for Complegne. Sep
tcmber 19 will bu devoted to the review at
Ilethany nnd to tho visit to Rhclms. Noth
ing has been nrrnnged definitely for Sep
tember 20, except the state banquet .it Com
plegne nnd tho opera performance In tho
Cnstlo theater. It Is still hoped tho czar
will come to Paris on tho morning of tho
20th, but It Is moro probable that ho will
visit tho environs of Comptegno nnd leave
tho following morning.
Tho Eclnlr says It Is not unlikely thnt
a couple of Italian warships will go to
Dunkirk during tho vl3lt of tho czar.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 1. Tho Russian
Inperlal yacht Standart, hearing Emperor
Nicholas and Empress Alexandra, dropped
anchor In KJobe bay tonight.
There Is great disappointment In Dun
kirk at the nhortness of tho czar's stay
there, especially as the quay will be Isolated
from the public, which will thus scarcely
get a glimpse of tho Russian emperor. It Is
understood that tho Russian embassy and
tho czar's entourage settled the details,
M. Dclcassc told tho mayor of Dunkhk
that It would be impossible to arrange for
a modification of the program.
CUBAN TRADEIS FALLING OFF
Vnnkees Dint-aver They Arc Xot Get
tliiK the Ilusluess There They
Ilia I.iint Year.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. Some figures re
latlng to tho export and Import trade of
Cuba for the first seven months of this
year as compared with a similar porlod lait
year. Just published by the division of In
sular affairs, War department, Indicate that
radical changes are going cu In that trale
and tint the United States and other North
Ameili.in countries are the sufferers in thU
turn of trade. Thus it Is shown that I ho
exports from Cuba for the period mentioned
thin venr wero valued at $38,033,930, as
against $43,300,065 for tna samo period last
year, whllo the Imports for the same porlod
were worm .o.vvi.aii, as pgainsi i,aoa,t
for tho corresponding otlod In 1900. Tho
Imports from the United Stales diminished
6.1 per cent nnd that of other North Ameri
can countries 16. C per cent, while Cuba
shipped to the United States during tho
snmc period 11.1 per cent moro goods than
the preceding year nnd to tho other North
American countries it ft per cent more.
TRY TO THRASH THE EDITORS
Ofllprr of .SpnnlMli Siiiundi'on Meek lie
Venice mill I'reelpltnte Some
Lively HnliiKii.
MADRID, Sept. 1. EI Corrco de Oul
puzcon, n CarllHt Journal published In Snn
Sebaftlan, the summer residence of tho
Spanish court, recently printed nn nrtlcle
which the officers of the Spanish squadron I
stntloned off San Sebnstlan considered in-J
K'.iltlng, A scoru of the officers went lust i
evening to the offices of the paper nnd J
nttneked tho mnnagcr nnd two editors '
wllh sticks. A free ilulit followed. In
which n lieutenant was severely hurt nnd 1
two other officers were slightly Injur..!. 1
Tho manager of tho paper nnd one editor I
received severe Injury. Several of the olll- i
cers were nt rested, but wore liberated on
giving their word of honor to keep the I
pence. Tho excitement In the inwn
tlnues. According to El Liberal, fifty nfM-1
cers were concerned and three Biiccesfsive '
ntlncks wero made,
,
BODY MAY HAVE BEEN ANDREE'S
llllnolK Men llrliiK lliiek from
.-North liiiHium' Story of
Mtrnnne Find.
the
CHICAGO, Sept. 1. A dlspntch to 'he
Tribune from Kankakee, III., says that
Waller W. Cobb and G. W. Shields, well
known young men of Kunkttkee, who have
Just returned from u forty-five days' trip
through the Hudson bay region, bring back
a story told by lndlnns of the fur north ,
thnt may relnto to the missing explorer
Amlrro a ml ono of his two companions.
At Moose factory, a Hudson bay trading
post nt tho mouth of Mooso river, the
seven men stntloned there reported that n
party of Indians who camo down from tho
fur north last spring told of the finding cf
the bodies of two white men nt n point
about WO miles north of Moose Factory.
The story of the Indluns wns that tho
bodies wero found In u broken basket,
their description of which seemed to Indl
cnto a basket of u balloon and thnt tho
bodies h.d been burled by Indians. The
lndlnns brought no proof with them, bat
the men Ht .Moose Kerry wero Inclined to
believe the story.
FORTY THOUSAND FOR RELIEF
Amalgamated tn Pay $4 or Mere Per Week
to 10,000 otrikeri.
PICKETS MUST BE WIDE AWAKE TODAY
Olllclnl Suspect (lint Corporation
Mny Try to Hush In .Voiiiinlniilstii
While l.nlmr liny Cere
monies Are Oil.
PITTSDURO. Pa., Sept. l.-Tho principal
Interest In strike matters today was ecu
lered In the Duquesne plant, where It was
ixpccted the strikers would make a decided
move townrd closing down the entire works
The report from there tonight s.tys the
situation is critical. The two bt.ss inciters
nnd all of tho first helpers went to work
as usunl this morning and all twelve fur
naces were charged. Only one second holpor
went in and all ladle men stnyed out.
Tho strikers made n thorough house-to
house canvass of open hearth men nil day
At 4 p. m., tlmo for helpers and ladle men
tn go on, pickets wcc o" duty on the streets
and turned back three ladle men. Tho night
turn is badly crippled, but men wcro
hrought from tho Hessemer department to
help out nnd tho mill Is running full. Sixty
or tho dny turn men are off and tho strik
ers ray not a man will report tomorrow. If
tho open hearth Is shut down the four-Inch
mill must also shut down. Thl3 mill sup
plies Monessen nnd Vnndergrlft tin mills
henco tho movement Is Important to the
strikers. Mill olllclals admit today that a
striko Is on, but say no serious results will
follow. Thirty coal and Iron police were
brought from Urnddock and the night nnd
day borough pqHce, with four extras, aro-o.T
ouiy. livcrytning so rnr has been con
ducted in an orderly manner.
Steel offlclnls In Pittsburg tonight de
claru that, nil reports to tho contrary
noiwitnitunding, there Is no striko nt Du
qticsnc and will be none. They say nil
night-turn men reported for duty nnd tho
plnnt Is being worked to Kb full capacity.
iney are confident thnt tho entlro day-turn
forco will go to work as usual In tb morn
ing.
Forty Thoimmiit In Ilpnelltn.
A conservative cstlmnto of the amount of
strike benefits that are to bo paid by the
Amalgamated association to Its striking
members now Idle has been placed at $10,000
every week. This Is basing the number of
beneficiaries nt 10,000 and tho nverngo pay
ment to a member at $4 a week. Secretary
Williams of the association said that tho
payments wl'l bo mado every two weeks,
commencing September U, nnd will be con
tinued so long as the striko lasts. He de
clares there will be plenty of money to
enro for all the striking members and In
cases where $4 U not enough for the care
of a member nnd his family moro wilt bo
given. No statement of tho actual condition
of the Amalgamated treasury has over been
given out, but from the way contributions
have come In and the normal sum of money
there, It Is believed that the present bal
ance to the credit of the organization Is
quite Inrge. Mr. Williams Bys, however,
that the organization has recourses not.
known to the general public that enable It
to continue its strike for nn Indefinite length
or time.
President Shaffer, who Is to take a very
active part In tho Labor day festivities to
morrow, was not nt homo to callers today.
Huron Mute- lint Hopeful.
President Simon Hums, whoso reputed
Interview with President C. M. Schwab in
New York over tho long distance tolephono
is generally believed, said today that he bad
not heard anything now from Now York.
Ho remained nbsolutcly non-committal re
garding his phua for bringing about pcaco,
but ho is hopeful and evidently believes
that some solution of the present serious
predicament of tho Amalgamated associa
tion will ultimately be found.
Most of tho mills In Pittsburg wero do
sertcd durlug today. The attempt of tho
Star tin mill's ofllclnls to bring in additional
forces early this morning had tho effect of
keeping a larga force of strikers' pickets
about tho mill today. It Is reported that tho
company run In elcht men from PMlmlpI
phla, nnd that the strikers pulled out four
deserters from tho mill. There was noth
Ing attempted in the way of picket duty
about tho Painter mills during tho day.
Tho strikers spent n portion of the day
making personal calls at tho homes of the
men working In tho mills nnd who live In
the west end. These visits are repeated
every week and thus far have accomplished
but little. Reports from the other plants
show nn unchanged condition.
VlKllnuee Unrele iitliiK.
It Is given out that the ofllclnls of the
strikers will not permit any relaxation of
tho picket duty tomorrow In splto of tho
speclul ceremonies going on In the Interest
of orgnnized labor. The force of pickets
will bo maintained In every vicinity nnd all
mills will ho kept coustlnunlly undor the
eyes of the strikers and will be nhle to act
promptly should nonunion men arrive at any
hour of tho dny or night, It has been
generally believed that tho corporation
would take advantage of Labor day to rush
'n a larger force of nonuionlsts than usual
"titl this has been provided for.
Amalgamated headquarters will be de-
""ted most of tomorrow. President ShalTer
wl" bo occupied with tho pnrado and his
""urcss in uoss grove. All or tho other
r,mco"s of ' organization usually about
l'lttsburg will bo engaged In working up
'n'uslati lor the organization movement
""u ",e vmubu "i me niiiamaiuuieu associa
W"Q n" "10 ucncflt entertainments
anJ t,xcurslons tliat w'" ue heM during to.'
morrow, tho strikers expect their cause to
bo materially aided.
Between twenty and thirty nonunion
workmen arrived at Canal Dovor todny by
special train to go to work In the sheet
plant, Tho management claims that four
mills will be In operation in tho near
future. The strikers contlnuo to wutch tho
mill from a distance, but no one approached
It today
.Strike Cnrry Off llei-rutln,
Tho strikers stole n march on the manager
of thu Star tin plant about midnight tonight
and took from htm a party of twelve non-
unionists being taken to tho mill, Tho men
arrived over tho Pennsylvania railroad fro
Philadelphia about U.30 p. m., and were met
oj n lorge rorco of policemen who had or
ders to see thnt they wore safely landed In
an omnibus to be driven to tho mill at
Twolfth street. The policemen nt the union
station performed their duty successfully,
but after the vehlclo left tho stntlon It was
surrounded by a crowd of 330 strikers.
Stones and vile epithets were hurled at the
now comers and In spite of the efforts of
the driver of the 'bus to sped his team, tho
strikers reached the mill ahead of the non
unlonlbtB, completely overpowered the two
lono policemen atatloncd there nnd literally
carried off nine of the men and lodged them
In a hotel on Liberty avenue, the other
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
CLUB'S EMPLOYES MURDERED
Golfer' Hon nt VoiiUrrn Itcil iilth
lllooil of Cotoreit ' AVnlter
nnil Mennrd.
NKW YORK, Sept. l.-ho bodies of
David Scott nnd John Stevens, the one the
steward nnd the other thaj hend wnlter
of the Slwnnoy Oolf club, were found to
day In it room which the men occupied In
the nttlc of the clubhouse, which Is locnted
on the outskirts of Yonkers.
They hud been murdered with a butcher
knife, which wns found on the floor of the
room nnd which hud been repeatedly
plunged Into them, nit many its n dozen
cuts being located by the physlclnns who
were summoned. The men were negroes
nnd Wnrner Slmms, u. colored waiter, Is
held on suspicion of knowing of tho
murder, whllo frank Dunnlngton, another
negro, who called nt tho club vestcrduy
looking for work, Is under detention.
The police found In the room tho steel
portion of a cutter. It hud on it blood
nnd hair nnd this, tho pollen claim, be
longed to Slmms. The hnndlo was found
downstairs and this handle had the name
"Slmms" on It. The cnslt box, which wus
In the keeping of Scott, cannot be found.
The box contnlued nbout $160. SImm says
he believes that burglars-entered tho huu.io
nnd nftcr searching below sttilrs hnd as-
cended to the nttlc nnd (rled to rob Scott
nnd Stevens, thnt one of them was uwak
encd and thnt tho burglar used the knife.
Scott enme from llnltlinore, nievons from
Petersburg, Vu., and Slmms Is from this
city. The Slwnnoy Golf club Is nn eveln.
Hive organization and Its membership In-
.iimi-s j.iu oi mo rttsnlonablc residents of
Yonkers.
THREE ARE AFTER CARRIERS
Df-iMer, MlntienpolU nnil Cnliinihu
the Cltlen Alrenily llliliim fP
.Next Convention,
CHATTANOOGA. Tonn.. Rnnt i..ii,..t
100 delegates to tho natfnnnt nnmi ,
the Letter Carriers' association have ar
rived, Including President John N P,.rnn.
and all tho general officers of the associa
tion. More delegates are iirrlvlnc- nn
train. The visitors here epent today In seeing
unuui mountain, unicknmauga park and
points of scenic interest.
There Is spirited rivalrv nmnnAn,r,.
cities for the 1902 convention, Denver,
Minneapolis nnd Columbus. O.. bolne In thu
iul-b. uiaor cities may enter Inter.
One of tho most important nucHtlnnn tn
como before tho convention will bo Jho
uiuiii-r oi salaries for carriers.
bT. LOUIS, Sept. 1. Two hundred lnt
er carriers, clerks and postal nfflpinin fmm
points In the north nnd west, who nro on
wicir way to attend tho annual rnnvnntinn
of tho National Association of Letter Car
riers nt Chnttunooga, Tonn., stopped here
today nnd wero entertained by tho St. Louis
branch of the association. Accompanied
by the St. Louis delegation they left nt 4:15
p. m. over tne Louievlllo & Nashville rail
road for Chattnnoogu. The delegations
were irom umnnn, Chicago, Elgin, Jackson
vlllo, Springfield. Rock Island nnd nMvi
dere, HI., St. Paul, Minn.; Denver and San
Francisco., .1
STARTS TO SWIMsT0 NEW YORK
Peter Mc.Vnlly Tnlien First Stroke nt
ChnrleMon IlrlilKe, IloMoii
Thlrty Dny for Trip.
BOSTON, Sept. 1. Iu a drizzling rain nnil
a strong northeasterly wind, which made
me water choppy, Peter McNally. a well
known swimmer, started from Charleston
bridge at 2:lfi this nf'ornoou on his attempt
to swim to New York In thirty dnys. There
wero about 2,000 pcoplo on tho pier. When
ne caruo to the Btirfaco ho wns cheered.
McNally kept close to the wharves. ..mil
after he had passed tho ferries, then struck
ncross 10 tne commonwealth dock. Mc
Nally was making good time when last seen
In the distance. Having tho tldo with him.
ii is prounuio no reached Lovell's Island
nine miles below. Two frlenda in a boat
Kept near nun.
TRIES TO LYJNCH M0T0RMAN
Mt. I, Kills Moll r.nrilKetl liy flic Kllllnu
of n Two-Ycnr-Olil
Hoy.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1. Tho killing of 2-
year-old Willie Kopejtko by nn electric
enr this afternoon, precipitated a riot nt
ourtctnth street nnd Lafayetta avenue. In
which nn attempt was made to lynch Motor-
man W. n. Duff. Officer Usher, who ap
peared on tho scene rescued Motormnn Duff
nt tho point of n revolver and locked him
up to await the coroner's Inquest. Within
tho past few weeks a numbor of persons
havo been run down nnd killed or Injured
Transit company cars nnd much In-
donation Is felt townrd tho company and
lt3 employes, who are charged with running
cars faster than the law allows.
HATCHETER W AGAINST IT
Hven In Nnuulity Xev York They
Cheek Her AVniulerlnKn
with Arrest.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1. Carrie Nntlon, who
arrived In this city today, was arrested
at Twenty-ellght street and Eighth nvon'uo.
charged with "raising a crowd and crcitlng
a disturbance." She wns released, however,
upon the assurance of her escort that she
would go direct to her hotel, Ileforo being
arrested Mrs, Nation entered three saloons
and two concert hnlls and In strong
language threatened the bartender and the
persons engaged In tho different resorts. A
crowd followed her from plnco to place,
constantly growing large and more bols
terlous and finally tho police Interfered nnd
arrested Mrs, Nation.
PULLING EARS PROHIBITED
Grriunny Finds l'rni-llie I'roiluctl ve
of Uenfness ami Other
Ills,
FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN, Sept. 1.
Teachers In Gorman schools have been pro
hibited from pulling the ears of pupils, it
Is declared that many children have thus
been rendered permanently deaf. It hns
beon established also that a woman 3r years
old, whose ear was pulled by a consumptive
teacher during her childhood, has sufferel
from a clear cbbo of lupus ever since.
KILLED IN BOERS' WRECKING
Kltehruer Iteporls Los of .Vine Men
In HlmrliiK I'p nnil De
struction of Triilu,
LONDON, Sept. 1. Lord Kitchener re
ports to the War office that nine persons
were killed and seventeen others wounded
by the blowing up and derailing of tho
train which the noers destroyed yesterday
between Waterval and Haarnan'a kraal.
THIS IS LABOR'S OWN DAY
AH Prelimlmry Arrangements Complete for
Proper Celebration.
ROUTE OF THE STREET PARADE
I'litni for n IIIk Plcnle nt Mi ndlt-nte
1'nrU, Where There Will He Mpenk
Iiiki MtiNlo mill Athletic
Amusements,
This Is Labor dny and Indications are
that Mayor .Voores' proclamation, rnlline
upon employers mid employes to observe
the occasion, will ho generally followed.
A big feature of tho celebration of the
labor unions will bo tho parade. Harry
Sago has been selected ns grand marshal,
with L. C. Ouyc as aide. The parade, start
ing at 10:30 n. m will move from Seven
tejnth and Capitol avenue east to Tenth
street, south to Douglas, went to Sixteenth,
south to Leaenworth. At Sixteenth nnd
Leavenworth tho parade will disband nnd
tho marchers take cars for Syndicate park.
South Omaha. Thero a big picnic will bo
held, with speeches by promlnont men,
good music and a program of sports.
i no program of sports Includes a free-for-all
foot race; 100-yard dash by union
men only; fat men's race, 200 pounds or
over; married women's rnco; young wom
en's egg race; bos' race, 10 years or un
der; girls' race, 10 years or under; high
Jump; broad Jump; tug-of-wnr by union
men only.
History of the Dny,
Labor day originated In the United States
In 1SS2. On September 5 of that year, tho
general assembly of tho Knights of Labor
convened In New York City and on tho samo
day the various local lnbor organizations
had a big pnrudu and held a picnic at which
addresses were mado by prominent men.
It will bo seen that today's celebration Is
modeled on tho snmo plan.
The next year the labor organizations of
New York City again paraded, this tlmo on
tho first Monday In Srptemhor. Tho fol
lowing year, 1887, tho central labor body
adopted a resolution declaring the first
Monday in September to be Labor day.
Steps wero at once taken to have the Now
York legislature ennct a law making Labor
dny n legal holiday.
The Idea and its agltntlon extended to
other states until, prior to tho passage,
of the federal statute by congress in 1&94,
tho flret Monday In Septetnbor had been
made a lcgnl holiday by twenty-two states.
In 1895 the legislature of Ncbrnska dropped
Into lino nnd tho holiday has been ob
served In tho larger cities of the state ever
since.
LABOR SOCIETY MEETS TODAY
Mtnte (intherliiR Will Hold Ilrlel Mes
slon and Adjourn Until
Tomorrow.
Tho first day's session of tho State So
ciety .of Lnbor nnd Industry will bo brief
nnd llttlo business will be transacted until
Tuesday, when tho entlro day will bo de
voted to the work of tho organization.
Tho society will bo caller to order at
8 o'clock this morning In hnll No. Z, Labor
temple. Committees will be appointed nnd
adjournment will then be taken until Tues
day morning to permit tho delegates to
take part In the Labor day exercises. It
Is expected that nil delegates to tho con
vention will tnke part In the parndo in n
body and u place has been assigned them
1., , 1... renr nt the lleleentes to till! Central
Labor union, who will march In n body I
distinct from tho organizations they repre
sent.
Tho principal matter to come beforo the
........ I n . I a l,n nrnnriiiArl nh.lTlfrn 111 I nil
constitution to make identical with he ,
Dnnlnlt, na It nvlulct in ITnllirnfln. 1 Herts '
There
the state organization comes Into close
relations with nil unions and nets In tho
capacity of u central body, which considers
tho condition of constituent unions. It
Issues charters to tho separate organiza
tions nnd In nil matters affecting their
InterestH takes nn active part, nrbltratlng
troubles and enforcing demands.
The election of a legislative' committee
will probably bo considered und members
mny bo elected ut this meeting, although
thero Is a number of delegates who believe j
that tho present committee should bo con- j
tlnued until next year nnd the now com-
mltteo elected upon the eve of the session
of the legislature. The members who favor ,
tho election of tho committee nt this ses-1
fllon and the re-election of the same mem-'
bers next year if necessary say that In
tho time between now and the next ses
sion of tho Btnto legislature the committee
can consider matters of Interest to lnbor
irid prepare bills to lo presented for enact
ment und that they enn by having ho much
tlmo be In position to better presont the
claims of the laboring men to tho law
makers.
Will Review I.eRlMlnture,
The report of tho presont committee will
show the positions tnken by tho different
members of tho last legislature on subjects
of Interest to tho wage earners and or
ganized labor In general. It will go Into
the matter In detail, showing tho voto of
each member on each bill favored or up-1
posed by the committee nnd will sum un
win report oy recommenning notion on thu
part of organized labor townrd tho mem-
bers of that legislature should they usk 1
for further political honors. The report
will bo submitted to tho convention ami '
after being passed upon by that body will !
ne pun iisneu in pamphlet form nnd clrcu- .
....... ..uuh , luunmuuill uniOIlS Und
! KUII1A.1UUHH,
Thero promises to be a lively scramble i
nir uiuce ui uio election, wh ch will hr.
held on the second day. Omaha nrcsei.ts
several candidates who would not reject
tho presidency, while other towns have
candidates who hope through the rivalry
of tho local candidates to secure tho plum.
The office of recrotary Is not so much In
demand, but several would like to succeed
uiq present incumbent,
The income of the association win h
subject for careful consideration. At tha
Inst convention a per capita tox of 10 cents
per member wns placed unon ll Bin.
entering the society. This tux hos not been
Benernny paid during thu year und It Ic
said that Bitch a tux would produco an
Incomo In excess of the needs of the
society If It were to be collected In full
so nn effort may be mado to reduce the
tax and to provide measures for Its coilcc
tlon. What these measures hnii i... i-
be tho subject of much discussion, us thero
nro nlmost un many opinions on the subject
us thero nro delegntes to he convention
Approves 'I'renty with I lllli-.l .States.
MANAOl'A, Nicaragua. Kent. 1 fvln. nnl.
veslon)-The Nlcvuragtian congress mrtnv
approved the Merry-Sansnn commerelnl
treaty with the Fnlted Htntes nnd art-
Journed. It will probably reassemble In the
latter part of January next.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair nnd Warmer
-Monduy, Tuesday Fair, Southerly Winds.
Tf tuporittiirt- In Oiiiuhii Vt-stertln i
Hour. l)e. Hour. l)i-u.
n. in. . . A .III 1 p. in ,vj
I u. t li:t M p. in m:i
" n. iu t::t :t p. i.i m
s p. ni nr. -i p. iu m
I iu (Ill . p. in
HI 11. in 72 II p. Ill Ml
1 7.1 7 p 711
1- II. in 7f S p. in 77
11 p. III. ... 7
IS STILL HUNTING FRANCIS
iloh of Missouri!!!! Keep After Sup
posed Mtii-iK-rcr of Ml
Mnry lleiidersou.
KANSAS CITY, Sopt l.-llossle Francis,
the alleged murderer of Miss Mary Hen
derson at Columbus, Mo., last Tuetday. has
not yet been apprehouded. and many peo
ple ncueo thnt he Is no longer in the
vicinity of Johnson county. There Is no
concluMvo evidence that the man whom
tho posse was ufter last night near Strns-
mirg mid Pleasmt Hill tuts Francis. The
only persons who saw hl.n were some sec- !
Hon hands, nnd today they tola Deputy
Sheriff Temple of Johnson county that they
law a man running from the railroad track
to tne woods, but lli.'y could not tell
whether he wns n negro o- a white man. A
negro was taken off u freight train at Har
rlsonvtlle late laot night, but he wus not
tho man wanted. Sheriff Koch at War
rensburg wns today notified that a negro
was nrrcBtcd early this morning at Clin
ton, Mo., nnd a photograph of tho prisoner
will bo sent to the sheriff for Identlllrntlmi.
No effort wus mnde to find Francis In
Johnson county today. Ho is believed to bo
in Cass or Henry county, nnd n few united
men are searching 'for him In those coun
ties. Posses loft Plcaiant Hill and Lees
Summit this nfternoon to prosecute tho
mint between those towns, ns thev had
heard thnt a negro nnswcrlng the descrip
tion of Francis had beon Been in that neigh
borhood today. All rumors nro being In
vestigated, Information against Charles nnd Frank
Rrlscoo and Emmet Davenport, charging
them with being ncccstorles after the fact
of the murder of Miss Henderson, havo been
filed nt Wnrrensbiirg, Their preliminary
hearing will be held Wednesday.
NAPHTHA TANK'S AWFUL WORK
Its IlpliiNlOn on Viwht Itesults
l'ntal lliirulnu: of Three Per
sons nnil limit.
Iu
ALIIANY, N. Y Sept. 1. A frightful fate
befell tho family of Wilbur Alexander, n
large contractor of this wlty, tonight. A
naphtha launch exploded on the Hudson at
"Tho Abbey," n mllo nnd a half below this
city, killing .Mrs. Alexander and her llttlo
daughter an.l burning Wilbur Alexnnder and
bis Bon, Wilbur Alexander, Jr., horribly.
Mr. Alexander took tils wife and their son
und daughter for a trip south from this
city. On tho Journey homo Mr. Alexander
was taken 111. Ho ran tho launch Into n
sldecut nenr "Tho Abbey." The lnunch waa
tied near the shore. Tho son, 12 yenra old,
went to gtvo some medicine to his father,
who was lying In tho storn of the launch.
Tho boy carried a lantern and ns ho passed
the tank containing tho naphtha, nn ex
plosion occurred scattering the blazing fluid
In every direction, setting llro to tho lauueh.
Mrs. Alexander nnd her dnughtcr wero near
the tank and their bodies were completely
covered with tho burning oil. The son
Jumped Into tho water when the explosion
took place. Mr. Alexander rushed to tho
assistance of Ills wtfo nnd daughter, but
they wcro burned to death before his oyen
"' i coripoiieu 10 jump into
the river to save himself. Tho bodies of tho
wifo and daughter were burned to n crl3p
nnd the launch was entirely consumed, Mr.
Alexander nnd his boh wero severely burned
Alexamer wu , TnJ0 b
" '
believed Mr.
thuugh badly
burned, will recover.
SWIMMER ATTEMPTS TOO MUCH
(Sconce Ileleher of lli-onklyn Drowns
While Mt-ekliiK to Cnrry
Daughter on Ills Iluck.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1. Ocorgo Relchor of
Brooklyn, well known nu an expert nnd
fancy swimmer, was drowned at Hroad
channel, Rocknway Reach, today. Ho was
giving nn exhibition In deep wntcr of how
n swimmer could carry a person on his
back, and IiIb daughter, Evn, 18 years of
nge, wnB tho one ho carried,
Hundreds of people wero watching the
two when neleher nnd his daughter began
to flounder In the water. Tho crowd thought
this was part of tho exhibition and no one
tnnile- a movo to help until nolcher's wifo,
who wns among the spectators, began to
scream that something must bo wrong,
Roth swimmers Bnnk.
Flnnlly a man In tho crowd rushed Into
the water and nfter diving brought tho
girl's body to tho surface. She was re
vived, but when her father's body was re
covered life was extinct.
FINED FOR N0JHELPING SAVE
Mtenmer Alex .MeDnimall Must I'ny
Thniisiiml Dollars ns Itesult
of Collision.
DULUTII, Minn.. Sopt. l.-Port Collector
willlottH today fined the steamer Alex
Mc-Dougall $1,000 for not stopping to nsslst
the passengers of the ferry bnnt Steubcr.
which the steamer recently sank nt Fort
nmii,n --.,, mi,, win,,, ...,,in
got his boat nut of tho way quickly to
give tho small crnft nearby nn opportunity
tn nerfnrm Mini nnrvlen
The law iIoch not
recognize action of that kind. Tho lino
mny bu remitted by tho Trensury depart
ment. FIRST STAKE ON FAIR SITE
Hiirveyors Are to Drive It Tomorrow
In Forest Purl;, Mt,
I. mils,
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1. Uder tho direction
of Chief Architect Isaac S. Taylor a party
of surveyors, whose duty It will bo to run
tho lines of the hulldlngs crocted on tho
World's fair Blto in Foiest park, will drlvo
the first stako of the Louisiana Purchneo
Centennial exposition Tuesday. This sur
vey is necessary to determine accurately
tho space available for tho structures.
MOTORS 0USTL0C0M0TIVES
President Hill Mnlil tn Hove Drelded
In Try Xew Power on Ciih-f-nilo
Division.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1. President J. J. Hill
of tho Gr?at Northorn. It Is said, has or
dered that steam locomotives bo superseded
by electrical motor3 on the Cascade division.
It Is said If thin works satisfactorily elu
trie motors will no Introduced on other divi
sions of the road,
RAIX COSTS MILLION
Cleveland, Ohio, f utTere Damage Iitimattd
at that Figure.
HEAVIEST FALL IN THE C.TY'S HISTORY
Honsii Are Wrecked and Rinr Made a
Pacing Torront
MANY CITIZENS IN GREAT DANGER
No Livo:, Kowtvor, Aro Reported to Have
Been Lest,
TnAINS AND STRELT CARS AT STANDSTILL
Wnshoiits unit (leuernl Coudltinu or
1'iiNiiret) HlTeetunlly lllin-U
Tin llle, Until I. oral n,t
Interstate.
CLEVELAND. O., Sept. l.-Wlth tho
breaking of dawn this morning the cltlzois
of Cleveland nwnke to look upon n sec in
of utipnrallcled devastation nnd dcutru'ilm
caused by raging lined Whllo tho mur
city wns more or less affected, the great
volumo of raging water vented Its anger
over miles of the eastern portion of ihe
city nnd caused nn amount of damage np-
IMii.Minuicil nt 1,000,000.
Tim iippalllng overflow was caused hv n
terrific- rain that commenced lo fall hIioiHv
j ? ' , clock' 'V"01' "lto 11 Perfect cloud-
""ln- ui.-mre.il mo nours oi 3 ana 6 and
then continued with great force until lunrl -10
o'clock. The torm. according to iho
weather olllclals was the heaviest that ever
swept over Cleveland since tho estnbl h
mcnt of the government bureau In th a
city over forty years ngu.
That no Hvcb were lost Is nothing short
of a miracle, as many Btorles of thrilling
escapes from the water on nevernl of tho
principal resident sf.-cets of tho city un
told. The surging waters spread over r.n
area In tho east part iieirly eight mlloJ
long nnd nearly n mile wide. This extinded
from Langdon Hills avenue to East C ova
land nnd back to East Madlion avenm.
Grent volumes of water pouroii over from
Donn and Oiddlngs brooks down Qulney
street, swumptd Vienna btrcet. rushed ever
Cedar avenue, back over on East PrcspHt
Btreot, rushed like a mllltnco down Lin
coln nvenue to Euclid uvenue nnd then on
to Glen Pnrk place, where houses were un
dermined us though built of Btrnw nnd al
most Incredible dnmnge done to streets nn l
property.
One to Mt Feet Deep.
Over a largo share of this exccluslvo res
idence territory tho water rushed with
terrific forco, varying in depth from one
to Blx feet. Culverts, trestles and brldgcn
were torn down nnd for hours nothing
seemed cnpablo of stemming tho tldo of de
struction. Hundreds of residents who wero Impris
oned In thcr beautiful homes llko strandeil
Islanders, were nlmost panic Btrlcken, ex
pecting to he. called upon to wndo out Into
tho swirling waters at almost every min
ute. Danger signals were flashed nbout tho
city as speedily as the disabled telephone
system would allow and the work of rescue
commenced. RowbontN plied back and
forth, nsslstlng whole families from per
ilous positions, but theso proved inadequate
und It was found necessary to go to thu
extraordinary precaution of calling the llfo
Buvlng crew from tho rlvor, a distance of
Bcveu miles. Tho lifeboats wore quickly
loaded on wagons nnd hurried to the scene
of destruction.
Tho torrent surged with awful force for
hours in Dccrlng street from Fnlrmount
iu mo nuuiuvaru unu over n uozen rnmlllcs
wero penned In like rats In n trap with
water five and hIx feet deop surrounding
their homes. At this point tho llfcsnvlng
crew worked valiantly and assisted by
squads of firemen nnd policemen finally
succeeded In landing tho torror-strlcken
people to places of anfety. Their fears
wero greatly onhancod by tho momentary
oxpectatlpn that tho great Shaker holghls
dam would break loose and belch forth
terrlblu destruction.
Washes Undies from fJnives.
Shortly beforo noon tho torrent suc
ceeded In undermining n score of graves In
St. Joseph cemetery, nnd the bodlea wero
soon being tossed nbout In tho waters.
Fully a dozen of the corpses were wnshei
Into gutters und had not been recovered lalo
tonight.
Tho great flood boiled over tho banks of
Doau brook all along the Uoulcvard and
caused ilnmago that It will take mouths to
repair. Great Jagged holes nro torn In tha
beautiful driveway and tho look of ruin
stretches in every direction, Gordon nnd
Wndo parks on tho east Bide and Dronksldo
park In tho south snln whore tho water also
did grent damage as It leapod over tho
banks of Dig crock nre damaged to tho
amount of $100,000.
Through Gienylcw tho flood wvs terribly
destructive. Many houses are swnmped, cul
verts torn out and streets turned Into seeth
ing qur.gmlrcs. Tho loss in tho vlllago Is
estimated at 1100.000. Tho stro't rallwais
will suffer an Immcnso loss. The Hlg Con
solidated will have to rebuild Its tracks over
various parts of tho east end district and
tho Iohi Is placed at $10,000. Tho Superior
street trestle of the Llttlo Consolidated la
practically mined, nnd this with other aer1
oub damages on the lines of the system run
their loss up into Hie thousands. Tho offi
cers wero not rtndy to make a statement of
tholr losses irn'rht.
All Itouils llloekfil.
The train servleo on nil roads was blocked
from four to six hours from the effect of
tho Hlorm and flood. Every road entering
tho city was terribly handlcnpped by sand
and dirt, which was swept over the track.i.
Several washouts occurred, tho worst being
on tho Lake Shorn, near Gordon park, whero
Iho trestle waa buffeted nbout by Ihe form
of the water until rendered altr.oBt wortn
lens. The dumniso to iho railways, which
yill also bo grrat, cannot bo even eitlmated
until ' thu largo force of track hands sent
out on emergency rnlla ran be henrd from.
The mall service from tho east was com
pletely tied up from 10 a. m. until 8 o'clock
tonight, when a train got through pn tha
L'ke Shoro.
Hut iho vast amount of dnmnge falls upon
the householders within the flooded district.
The great sea of water reached n depth ot
one foot on tho first floors of scores of tho
p.iBt end homes, boiling up from the sewers
and pouring in off from the Btreeti, carry
ing everything that came In Its path ulons
with It, In innny cases fear-stricken resi
dents bnttered down cellar wnllg In order
to give tho torrent an outlet nnd prevent tho ,
swamping of their entlro homes. Up until
C o'clock this mnrlng hnidly a drop of rain
fell west of U'lllson nvrnuo, whllo during
the morning hours tho cast end was belnH
fairly swamped in n perfect deluge of rain,
Auolher remarkable thine la that no thun-
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