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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 1), 1002. SINGLE COPY 1TVE CENTS. PLEASURE IS ENDED SCxcureion Train In Michigan Jumpi the Track with Serious Result. ONE PERSON KILLED AND FIFTY INJURED Several of the Injured Are Reported to ' Be in a Serions Condition. irlREE OF THE NUMBER LIKELY TO DIE Jlany More Receive Slight Outs and Erniiei at a Remit of Accident MAJORITY OF VICTIMS FROM ALPENA "Tender Jumps the Track and Sodden top Throw Three Coaches Into the Dlt?h and One of Them is Trleacoped. ALPENA. Mich., June 8. An excursion train on the Detroit Mackinaw railroad which left here this morning for Saginaw, consisting of an engine and twelve coaches and carrying over BOO passengers, was wrecked at Black river, while running at peed of forty miles an hour. i One man was Instantly killed, ihree were probably fatally Injured and nearly fifty others received Injuries of various degrees of severity, ranging from bruises and cuts to broken limbs. The killed: AUGUST QROSSINSKI, Alpena. Following are the most aerlously Injured: ' John McCarthy, Alpena, left arm broken nid serious internal injuries, will probably die. Ernest Legstskl, Alpena, right leg broken and probably fatal Internal Injuries. Jacob Mondorff, Alpena. . probable fatal Internal Injuries. ' Otto Knowski, head badly cut and breast Injured. ' Louis Peppier, Alpena, right thigh frac tured. . Oeorge Boyne, Buffalo, sprained back and lace and neck bruised. . Cary Beyer, right leg broken, three toes cut off and heed seriously injured. ; Ernest Desjardlna. Joseph Swallow. Thomas Connors. Christian Wolff, all of Alpena. Jerry Sherrette, Bad Axe. Jon Beck. , J. C. RorUon. Sylvester Klebba. Charles McDonald. Mrs. Charles McDonald. P. J. Goldsmith, Chicago, slightly. The excursion was under the auapices of (he German Aid society of Alpena. Whfn the train reached Black river the tendt-r jumped the track. Engineer Hopper In stantly set the air brakes and reversed bis engine. The sudden atop threw the first three coachee of the train off the track and Into the ditch. The first car was thrown half round and the next two coaches plowed through It and cut It la two. ' August Groslnskl, the only person killed, was seated In this coach, with forty other excursionists. His body waa terribly crushed and death waa instantaneous. The escape of the others in the car was well nigh miraculous. Groalnskl's little son occupied the came aeat with him, but the lad was uninjured. The three wrecked coaches were piled up In a heap and 200 feet of the track was torn up. , As soon as the occupants of the unin jured coaches recovered from the ahock and surprise they rushed to the wrecked cars nd began aiding the injured. They were extricated from the wreck with frantic haste and given all possible relief, pending the arrival of the relief train. ThU train brought eight surgeons from Alpena. After temporary dressings had been made of the most serious wounds all the injured Were brought back to this city, where the surgeons worked over them until late to tight. CANAL WEEK IN SENATE Bepporters of Nicaragua Route Will Try to Secure Vote on Bill Satarday. WASHINGTON, June I. The greater part ef the time of the senate the present week will be given to the lnteroceanic bill. An effort probably will be made by the sup porters of the Nicaragua route to secure an agreement to vote on the bill next Sat urday, but the probabilities are all against Success. Senator Harris of Kansaa will open the debate tomorrow in support of the Nicara gua route and he will be followed by va rious other senators for and against tho measure. Senator Fairbanks has given formal no tice of a speech on Wednesday. He will upport the Spooner bill. Tomorrow in the morning hour Senator Simmons of North Carolina will speak on the bill creating a national park in the Southern Appalachian mountains, and in ac cordance with the agreement reached yes. terday the morning hour of other days will be devoted to consideration of Senator Nelson's bill for the abolition of the Lon don dock change until a vote shall be takea upon It. Saturday after 4 o'clock the senate will listen to eulogies of the character of the late Representative 8tokea of South Caro lina. On Friday the nomination of General William Croxler to be chief of the ordnance bureau will be considered in executive ses sion. It ts probable that Senator Hale will call up the naval appropriation bill during the week, but he has given no notice or such intention. STOCK YARDS MEN WIN STRIKE Compear Gives la at Last Moment and General Walkoat le Averted. CHICAGO. June i The threatened strike tomorrow of all the allied unlona employed by the different meat packing concerns was verted tonight by the stock yards company Surrendering to the slock yards employes' union. All the demands of the union were granted snd the cattle drivers who were recently discharged after forming a union will return to work tomorrow morning In their former places. The settlement of the trouble was brought bout by Michael Donnelly, president of the butchers' and meat cutters' national organisation. Mr. Donnelly had held sev eral conferences with officers of the cora- -tny In an effort to adjust the dispute, and. " a last resort, had notified the company that unleee the men ahould be reinstated at once all the union employee at the Union lock yards would be called out on strike. The company's surrender came aa a great surprise to the men and there wsa general rejoicing that one of the riui trlb.a aoatemjpUtsd la Chicago had been avoided. UNITED STATES WAR POWER Government' Chances with First Class European Country DIs raased In Germany. BERLIN', June S. In the Deutsche Mon atschrlft for June an anonymous writer, apparently a naval officer high fank. discusses the possible sure y, V United States in a war with a flr 'V-.-oesn power. He says: ,t '',. " The United 8tstes' taste and enormously widening relation '' part of the world multiplies the of controversies with any one of the gr. powers, though It Is quite Impossible to predict the cause of a quarrel. What can be measured Is the United States' offenslvs power. Land operations in Europe are Im poselble because of the difficulties of the organization of a government. United States transportment and lodgement in Europe and Its maintenance here are too vast for consideration; blockade with Its present fleet is likewise impracticable. The time may come when the United States will have the greatest fleet in the world, except that of England. No lack of resources exists, but the problem of man ning such a fleet is a difficult one. The in dications are that the United States will be unable to obtain the 35,000 seamen re quired for her ships in 1904. The United States being unable to at tack the continent, must, therefore, turn to the colonies of Its adversaries. To at tack them an expeditionary force must be organized. In the meantime, the European power could easily reinforce Its garrisons, though In widespread possessions. The Americans could And vulnerable points, but the difficulties of supplying the expeditions would be almost Insurmountable. Here the paper concludes that for some years to come the United States' offensive power offers little danger to a European state. REVIVES TALK OF ROCHAMBEAU Old General Made Member of Levlon of Honor by the Flrat Napoleon. the (Copyright. 1902. by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, June 8. (New York World Ca- uiegram tspeciai Telegram.) The Ro cbambeau celebration has revived the cnarming story of how the great man was admitted Into the LeaIon of Honor. The order was Instituted by Napoleon 100 years ago. me nrst great council of the lecion unanimously decided to send the old hero a letter of admission, but Rochambeau, by a gesture, refused It, begging that it might oe conierrea on bis son. General Rochaxn dbu. wno was defending at that time Martinique against the English. Time passed. When Napoleon was crowned em peror he recalled the great charges of the ancient court and distributed several grades of the legion. He remembered the marshal and sent him a brevet of grand office, with a letter lnformlne- him that hv his rank of ancient marshal of France he conferred on him this grade without mak ing him pass by the Inferior grades. The old marshal wae obliged this time to ac cept. He waa for that matter in bed on his property of Rochambeau and he wrote on this occasion these beautiful and simple words: "The device of the cross Is 'Honor and native land.' I have always professed these sentiments with loyalty during my military career.' PAUNCEF0TE JURNS TABLES Makes a Neat Retort to a Diplomat Who Had Criticised the Ambassador. (Copyright. 1902. by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS. June 8. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) A story illus trative of Lord Pauncefote s wit has been told since his death. Lord Pauncefote was at the peace congress at The Hague as the representative of Great Britain and took notes with a pen whose handle mart. of a dumdum bullet case. One day a rep resentative or a rorelgn power said to him: "My lord, you are wrong to use that mur derous capsule in writing at this con gress. Objects employed by a person are often symbols. They can become had and such la the Vase here like an avowal of the person's Ideaa and manner of being." Lord Pauncefote smiled, but mada ha an. swer. Next day the moralist of the day Derore wanted to do some writing and, turning to the English diplomat, requested him to lend him a Den. Lord Pannoefni gravely produced a goose quill from his pocket and handed It to the man. Then when the latter was writing Lord Paunce fote said to him: "8lr, you are wrong to use tant Kind or instrument. Objects employed by person are often symbols. Thev ran become and such Is the case like an avowal of the person's Idea and manner of being." KRUGER TO REMAIN IN HOLLAND Declarea He Will End Ills Days In Country Which Gare Him Asylum. BRUSSELS. June 8 Mr. Kroger de clares that he will end hie days In Hol land. CORLISS FEELS CONFIDENT Author of Taclfle Cable Bill Assured that Meaaure Will Pass the House. WASHINGTON, June 8. The house nro- gram for this week Includes consideration of the Pacific cable and the senate Irriga tion dims, watch the rulea committee Is anxious to have disposed of before the time set for taking up the first government' bill. Special rules have been prepared for con sideration of both measures. The cable bill will be given two aud the Irrigation bill three days. The cable bill provides for an American built and an American laid cable to connect our Insular possessions in the Philippiuea. It carries a direct appropriation out of the treasury for this purpose. The prospects of its passage are not considered bright. Mr. Corliss, ths author of the bill, professes confidence that It will pass. The opposition to the measure be lieves the cable to the Philippines should be laid bg private enterprise. Some of the house leaders, Including Mr. Cannon, chairman of the appropriation com mittee, it is understood will oppose the irrigation bill, but the friends ot the mess, ure are very hopeful of Its passage. Tomorrow is District of Columbia day. AH tbe appropriation bills, except the gen eral deficiency, which will not be ready until next week, have passed the house. Drep Oae Deputy Meveaae Collector. SIOUX FALLS', S. D.. June 8. (Special.) On tbe first of next month the force ot deputy Internsl revenue collectors in this district, which embraces the states ot North and South Dakota, will be reducvd from four, the present tmber. to three.. POPULACE IS JUBILANT London Throngi Cheer Royal Party on Way to St. Paul'. IMPRESSIVE THANKSGIVING SERVICES Kins; and Queen Heartily Participate In Holy Expressions of Gratltnde tor Pence Which Reigns In South Africa. JN, June 8. The noisy jubilation with watch London has resounded for tbe last week was surrounded by the lees noisy demonstrations of thankfulness for the return ot peace in South Africa. The thanksgiving service held in London today were typical of the services held throughout the empire, but the presence ot King Edward and other members of the royal family at the principal devotional service in London, and the progress of the royal personages to and from St. Paul's cathedral through cheering thousands of British subjects and visitors in London gave thsnksglvlng day in the metropolis the added feature of a notable historic oc casion. The program of this morning was not Intended to be accompanied by special os tentation. Although the weather today was chilly, the streets for the entire distance from the palace to the cathedral were thickly lined with people, who bared their heads and cheered as the members of the royal family and other notabilities passed. Kins; Enthualaatlcally Greeted. King Edward, who wore the uniform of a field marshal, was greeted with enthusiasm, and his majesty, the prince of Walea, and the other princes were busily engaged In acknowledging salutations from the crowd. Lord Roberts, who drove with his wife and daughters, was one of the figures most conspicuously greeted with cheers. The royal personages were driven down the Mall to Trafalgar square and through the Strand and through Fleet street. At Temple Bar the officials ot London for the first time since the Jubilee of the late Queen Victoria awaited the sovereign in state. The king's carriage was stopped when it reached the city officials snd the lord mayor of London, Sir Joseph C. Dtmadale, presented the sword of the city 'to his majesty and uttered a formal welcome, Tbe king returned the sword, smiled, bowed and simply remarked: "Thank you very much." , Many Faint In the Crash. The streets leading to St. Paul's cathe dral were densely crowded with people and a number of persons fainted in the crush outside the barriers, which had been erected within tbe cathedral. King Edward and Queen Alexandra alighted at tbe west entrance of St. Paul's. Here they were received by the bishops of Stepney and London and by them conducted to their seata, which were under the dome of the building and directly in front of the pulpit. The members of the House of Lords and of ths House of Commons were seated on opposite aldns cf ths dome. Onward Christian soldiers." Their majesties entered tbe cathedral to the accompaniment of the hymn, "Onward. Christian Coldlers," by the organ and choir, and the throng of worshipers rose and heartily joined In the singing. The cathedral organ was reinforced with horns and other instruments A notable feature of the musical service was the rendition of a "Te Deum,'' composed by the late Sir Arthur Sullivan for a thanks giving peace service. Following the thanksgiving collects and at the request of King Edward the hymn "Oh, JBoG, Our Help in Ages Past," was sung to the tune of "Old Hundred." The sermon by the bishop of Stepney was short and simple and was preached on the effective text, "The Blessings of Peace." The service was concluded with the singing of the national anthem. The members of the royal family re turned from the cathedral to Buckingham palace by way of the Victoria embankment, and King Edward and the other royal per sonages received ovations all along the route from the crowd, which had by this time become greatly augmented. BOERS GLAD WAR IS OVER Majority Seem Elated Over Situation and Lay Down Arms In Good Spirit. LONDON. June 8. The War office has received the following message from Lord Kitchener under today's date: The disarmament of the Boers Is proceed ing satisfactorily and good spirit dis played everywhere. Yterday 4,312 rifles hud been surrendered up to date. Dispatches received by the Associated Press from Pretoria confirm the statements made In Lord Kitchener's communication to the War office and say that the whole staff of the late Transvaal government, with a bodyguard of fifty men, surrendered last Saturday. The following formalities are observed when General Botha, General DeWet or any of the Boer commandants accompany the British who have been detailed to receive surrenders: The Boer leader goes out to meet a com mandant and returns at Ita head. The Boers who come In are generally dressed In dilapidated clothing, but have a smart and soldierly bearing. Those who are to surrender are these assembled and the Boer leader delivers an address to bis men. urg ing tbem to listen to the British officer who has been detailed on this work. The British officer then makes s speech to the men of the commando. In which he Informs them of the admiration of King Edward and the British nation for the gal lant struggle and the bravery of their peo ple, and promises that the British authori ties will do their utmost to help them re settle on their farms. A meal is then prepared for the Bocis, after which the formal surrenders occur. In many such instances the Boers have cheered King Edward and they have some times expressed surprise that no army was sent out to receive their surrenders. The Boers are allowed to retain their horses and saddles. The majority of them appear to be glad that tbe war is at an end and that they will now be abls to join thtlr families., Among, the men who surrendered to the British authorities at Balmoral, Cape Colony, were four Americans, who will be granted free passage to Delgoa, bay. A striking sign of the altered conditions In 8outh Africa Is that Lord Mllner. the British high commissioner, rode from Pre toria to Johannesburg last Saturday, ac companied only by two staff officers. A few of tbe Boer women still Inveigh against surrender, bur the general feeling among them is In favor ot making the best of the situation. STORM WRECKS BUILDINGS Fears Mrs. rennlnnstoa May Die as Result of Nervosa Shock and Esposare. HOLDREGE. Neb., June 8. (Special Tel egram.) The Bee correspondent this after noon visited the region ot the windstorm which occurred Friday night Just cast of Sacramento. All was desolation at the Pennington place. The One etory-and-a-half house and all outbuildings, with one exception, were torn Into kindling wood. Every piece of furniture was completely demolished and scattered about. The fam ily was left without an article of clothing to near. Nothing remains but rubbish to tell of the home. Mrs. Pennington and the three children were out In the storm for an hour with no protection but a blanket before they were found and taken to a neighbor's. Because of the shock, exposure snd Injuries, Mrs. Pennington's condition is giving her friends uneasiness, as fever has set In. Mr. Pennington had to go eighty rods for help for his family, barefooted and with but one article ot clothing on. At Nels Lubtson's tbe small house was Mown fifty feet, the roof and one end taken out. Tbe bouse is a complete wreck. At J. D. Watson's tbe large two-story house was moved from its foundation. It is so completely racked that it la prac tically a total loss. A pile of rubbish re mains of the sixty-foot barn. 8. H. Brown's large two-story house wss moved off the foundation. This building can be repaired, though racked and In jured. These farm houses were situated on adjoining farms. No one was severely injured except the one mentioned. The Watson family was penned In a stairway while making Its escape and had to break down the door to escape. For several miles around Sacramento, the windmills and outbuildings were more or less in jured, If not blown down. Small grain has Bbown a marked Improvement since the storm. BEATRICE, Neb.. June 8. (Special.) This section waa visited by another terrific rainstorm Friday night, the amount of rainfall being 2.55 Inches. As a result the Blue river and Its tributaries are badly swollen, although the flood situation re mains about the same as it did Friday. Railroad traffic in and out of the city has been badly Impeded since the high waters reached here Friday morning. The Union Pacific passenger train, which was laid out near Cortland Thursday night on account of the high water, reacted here yester day morning at 6:40 o'clock with a lot of belated mall, the washout near Pickrell having been repaired temporarily. Trains are running on the northern division be tween here and Valley, but as the track Is under four feet of water at Rock cut, near Holmesvllle, trains were abandoned on the south end yesterday. All trains are run nlng over the Burlington today, as usual, except on the line between here and Edgar a bad washout having occurred last night west of De Witt. Many bridges snd fences have been washed away by the flood and the damage to crops in this county will be heavy. A dlmtnutivo cyclone passed through a section of country four miles south ot this city Saturday. Several corn cribs on the Allison farm and a barn on tbe Ipson farm were blown down. Tho s'orra came from the southwest and bore to the northeast. FAIRBURY, Neb., June 8. (Special.) A severe electric and windstorm occurred last night, accompanied with about an inch of rain. No damage was done in this vi cinity, but the St. Joseph & Grand Island road had a washout several miles west, so trains were laid out, snd a washout is re ported on the B. & M. at Dlller. The ground is thoroughly saturated from late rains and small grain is growing finely. SCHUYLER, Neb., June 8. (Special Tel egram.) During the last three days of rain 2.6 Inches ot water have fallen, thoroughly soaking the ground for the present and reviving crops that were In dire need of moiBture. END OF SCHOOL FOR THE YEAR Graduating Exercises Held In Many Xcbraika Towns and Cities. BEATRICE, Neb., June 8. (Special.) The graduation exercises were held in the Paddock opera house last night and were largely attended. Dr. Fletcher L. Wharton of Lincoln delivered the address to the graduating class, which numbers thirty three. GRETNA, Neb., June 8. (Special Tele gram.) The alumni of the Gretna High school held its annual banquet and recep tion ot new members at the residence ot Mrs. D. L. Horn. The rooms were beauti fully decorated with purple and white, the colors of the class of 1902. About thirty members were present and addresses were made by Prof. S. V. Garrett and others. The officers elected were: President. Miss Ollle Horn; secretary, Miss Alice Weeth; treasurer, Robert Bishop. LIGHTNING STRIKES A CHURCH Sets Bnlldlntr on Fire, Severely In jures Several and Interrupts Graduation. OPELL, Neb., June 8. During the gradu ating exercises of the High school, held at the First Methodist church last night, light ning struck the edifice, demolishing s tower In the fore part of tbe structure and render ing several spectators and graduates un conscious. Tbe building was soon afire and the lives of many people were in peril. A large tank of water afforded prompt and effective means of extinguishing ths fiamss. It is believed no deaths will result, although several women were removed from the church to their homes, suffering severely from shock. Shoots Brother In the Leg. TRENTON, Neb., June 8. (Special Tele gram.) McKlnley Flansburg, 7 years old. accidentally shot bis younger brother Rob ert In the leg this morning with a 22-callber revolver. The ball passed through the fleshy part of his leg. The wound is some what painful, but not serious. Odd Fellows' Memorial Day. HIMBOLDT, Neb.. June 8. (Special.) The local Odd Fellows this afternoon ob served their annual memorial day with services at thtt Presbyterian church, the sermon being delivered by Rev. W. B. Alex ander of Falls City. The day Is a fine one and the order was largely represented. Alleged Deaperadoes Jailed. CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo., June 8. Pug Ryan, said to have been the leader ot a gang of deiperadoes who In a fight several years ago with a poase of Breckenrldge offlcera killed two of tbe latter, has been arrested here. Ryan escaped from the Leadvllle Jail week ago nith several other prisoners. Hs will be tried foe n,,.r. der. j STRIKERS' FIRST VICTORY Bituminous Workers An Granted Demands by Colonel Bend. SCHUYLKILL TRAINMEN ARE IN REVOLT Itefuae to tj'arry Special Offlcera or Xon-l nlonlata Sabbath Calm Is Inbroken In Strike Region. THURMOND, W. Va.. June 8. This la the center of the New river coal field. It has been raining here today. Notwith standing the rain, the miners have been parading the narrow valley of New river and much drinking and agitation prevailed. Yesterday 85 per cent of the miners In both the New and the Kanawha river dis tricts were out and it is thought that to morrow not 6 per cent of the miners in these fields will be at work. The daily shipments of coal from these two fields amounted to 600 cars, but yes terday less than 100 were sent out, and part of these were loaded Friday. Colonel W. P. Rend, who employs more than 1,000 miners here, announced today that be will concede to tbe strikers' de mands, but it is doubtful if the miners employed at his works will resume to morrow, as they will stay out with others. There has been no violence in this field. Trainmen Tnrn Down Deputies. HAZLETON, Pa., June 8. At their meet Ing at Freeland today the employes of the Delaware, Susquehanna & Schuylkill rail road absolutely refused to handle any trains carrying special officers or non- unionists. The following resolution, addressed to Superintendent Smith of tbe road, was adopted: Resolved, That owing to the strike of the anthracite miners, we. the employes of the Delaware, Susquehanna & Schuyl- Klll railroad, will refuse to Haul any trains carrying deputies, police or non-unionists during the continuance of the present irojDie. It Is understood the company will not ask the men to continue doing this work but will depend on the Lehigh Valley rail road in the future to take these men from one colliery to another. Some of the Le high Valley trainmen declined during the past two days to handle these trains and crews were recruited with some difficulty. The Lehigh Valley trainmen held a secret meeting here thla afternoon and decided that they will not handle any coal mined at the collieries or any soft coal sent over the Hazleton division to displace anthra cite during the continuation ot the miners strike. WILKESBARRE, Pa.. June 8. The house-to-house canvass ot miners' committees, In an endeavor to bring out those who have refused to strike and also those who have taken the places of strikers, is still being vigorously prosecuted. Many of the men who are still working complain that their houses are stoned at most nightly. These assaults are made usually between 9 p. m. and midnight. The method ts to gather a small body of men and boys and at a signal send a storm of stones against the dwellings, breaking win dow panes and frightening ths Inmates. Among the reports sent In -were several to the effect that additional engineers bad stopped work last night and that several fire bosses who had taken the places of strikers had also quit. At a meeting of en gineers at Plttston last night thirty en glneers who had not obeyed the strike order decided not to go to work tomor row. ' The coal companies have been favored by a long spell of dry weather. Now and then there has been some rain, but not enough to do any damage in the way of flooding the mines. The strikers are wishing for a heavy fall of rain. They are of the belief that most of the lower levels of the mines are filling because the companies are short handed and that the pumps cannot keep up with the water that Is draining into the workings. A heavy rain, they say, will send a correspondingly heavy volume of water Into the mines, which would over whelm many pumps. Tomorrow begins the fifth week of the suspension of anthracite coal mining and a settlement of tbe dispute seems to be no nearer than when the strike began May 12. Kon-l'nlonlsta Burned In Effigy. SHAMOKIN. June 8. The homes of Charles Albert, Robert Thomas and William Rodin, nonunion employes of the Mineral Railroad and Mining company, were sur rounded by a crowd. of strikers early this morning and effigies of the trio were burned on bonfires. Women furnished the effigies. Rodin, tiring ot the demonstration, faced the mob and threatened to shoot If anyone ventured on his premises, whereupon the crowd dispersed. Acting under orders of Burgess William Thomas, the' police last night and today destroyed a number of effigies which had been hung around town. DAVY, W. Va., June 8. There has been no serious trouble here yet. but the oper ators announced today that tomorrow morning they will operate their mines with nonunion labor. Tbe strikers say that no nonunion men shall enter the mines. The operators are putting guards, armed with Winchesters, about their property and serious results are expected tomorrow. NORTH FORK. W. Vs., June 8. The coal operators here have given notice that all strikers must vacate company houses to morrow. Several hundred nonunion men were at work here yesterday. Strikers May Resort to Violence. The strikers met today and it is be lieved violence will be resorted to if tbe nonunion men attempt to enter the mines again tomorrow. Tbe operators say they will protect the nonunion men who desire to work. , MONTGOMERY. W. Va., June 8. While many miners worked here yesterday it is now believed that the strike will become general in this district tomorrow. Deputy United States marshals are at tbe McDon ald mine to enforce an injunction made per manent In 1896 by Judge Backaon against Interference with the property of men. MONOAGH. W. Va., June 8. This was a quiet day In the coal region of northern West Virginia. A meeting was held here and addressed by Mother Jones ajd other agitators. The audience was comprised ot striking miners who marched from near ClarkBburg. Fifteen hundred miners here sat' upon their porches and watched the procession pass by, but did not attend the meeting. One hundred and fifty Fleming ton miners were expected at this meeting, but failed to arrive in time. KEY8TONE, W. Vs.. June 8. There have been no dlsturbancea throughout tbe coal fields of tbe Norfolk Western district today. A lew collieries in the Tug river and Simmons' branch fields that operated yesteraay win dc completely tied ud to- morrow. Ths operators ignore the appeal of the United Mine Workers for a joint mowing at Bramwell, June 1L St vara! CONDITION OFJTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Warmer Monday. Tuesday isir. Ten llnnr, d a. a. T a. 9 a. n. It) a. 11 a. 12 n, prrature at Omaha Yesterday! Dear Hour. Den". 1 P. a p. S p. 4 p. It p. H p. T l. p. O p. . i B4 M ns uo uu ni ui ..... . m ..... . m m IM 71 Tl Tt 12 tl TO . J. .... . operstors here are now arranging for Hun garian miners and it is said that 1.000 will be here by the middle of next week. NOBLES' CARAVANS ARRIVE Many Shrlnera Complete Pilgrimage to San Franclaoo and llecrlve Hearty Ovation. SAN FRANCISCO, June 8. When the call of the Muezzin floated from the stee ples of Islam temple tonight many cara vans of the faithful had arrived to attend the Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of tbe Mystic Shrine, which convenes Tuesday. All had per formed their ablutions and refreshed them selves with the fig, the date, camel's milk and sweet zem-zem. During the day twelve trains arrived snd others are. scheduled to reach here early tomorrow. The Incoming nobles were met at the ferry by Islam temple's Arab patrol and escorted with music to headquarters. Among those arriving today were the Toledo and Detroit delegations and Al Koram temple of Cleveland, Damascus and Ismalla temples ot Rochester and Buffalo, N. Y. Imperial Potentate Philip C. Shaffer Is expected In the morning. By ; tomorrow evening all the nobles will have arrived. Of the eastern Shrlners the first to arrive was tbe Lulu temple of Philadelphia, who came In last night, making the pilgrimage in ninety-one hours. The city has assumed a holiday appear ance. Streets, business houses and resi dences sre bright with flags and bunting and the insignia of the order is seen every where. Twenty thousand electric llgbta will be used In Illuminating Market street. The grand parade is scheduled for Tues day night. Tbe festivities will close Sat urday night. 0DELL PRAISES NEBRASKA People Too Bnay to Spend Much Time In Dlacnsslon of Politics. NEW YORK, June 8. (Special , Tele gram.) Governor Odell talked at. length to day about his trip through the country. He visited twenty-five states. He says he was surprised at the prosperity of the country. Whtle he discussed every state visited he paid particular tribute to Ne braska, probably because it is Bryan's state. Of Nebraska he said: "Prosperity is universal In Nebraska, where there Is promise of . munificent crops. People sre not paying much attention to politics. It Is all business with tbem. They sre inter ested in the Cuban sugar proposition mainly because of the cultivation of beet sugar. On this Issue there Is some division ot opinion as to tbe proper policy of the ad ministration. In other respects the admin istration is generally indorsed. I did not find very many Bryan democrats during tbe trip. I made special inquiries in Ne braska concerning Bryan and came away with the impression be ts not as strong with his own people ss he was a year ago." Odell also discussed irrigation, improvement of railroads and his meeting with former Governor Boyd. CATHOLICS RAISE PROTEST Complain to President thnt Philippine School System Weans Cathollo Children from Fnlth. CLEVELAND, June 8. The advisory board of tbe Federation of American Catho lic societies met here today for the pur pose of fixing the date for the next an nual meeting, the discussion of progress snd other matters. Chicago, August 25, was the plaee and date named. Letters of commendation of the federation's work were read from Bishop Spalding of Peoria, Bishop Forrest of San Antonio, Bishop Glorleux of Boise City, Idaho, snd Bishop Conauty of tbe Catholic university. A resolution that was ' adopted at the meeting and which will be sent to the president at Washington, embodies a pro test sgalnst tbe conduct of the Philippine school system, the claim being made that it is a proselytizing system which seeks to wean Catholic chuldren from their faith. TWO MURDERSJN MISSOURI Harvey Gibbons Killed at Chllllcothe and 'William Moore Shot at Oaceola. CHILLICOTHE, Mo., June 8. In a street fight here, Harvey Glbbona waa shot and fatally wounded by his brother-in-law, John Oalvln, the result of an old grudge. Galvin recently secured Gibbons' arrest on tbs cbsrgs of stealing a bible from him. Galvin is under arrest. OSCEOLA. Mo., June 8. William T. Moore, a furniture dealer of Lowry City, near here, was shot five times today by Thomas J. Prosies, on ths streets of that town and fatally wounded. Prosies was arrested. An old quarrel had existed be tween the men. PLOT CAUSES SIXTY ARRESTS Scheme to Blow Ip Government Building and Kitchener's Resi dence Inearthed. LONDON. June 8. In a letter from Pr. torla. dated May 18. the corresonndent nf the Dally Mall says that the Dravinua Thursday sixty arrests were made there aa the result of the discovery of an exten sive plot to blow up the government build ings and Lord Kitchener's residencs snd to spike tbe guns in the artillery barracks. The parties concerned in this plot, accord ing to the correspondent, were lawyers. cnemists ana Boer and Dutch prisoners on parole. NEGRO KILLS WHITE WOMAN Reataarant Employe at Lawrence, Kan., Breaks Mary Coop's Xeck aad Is Arrested. LAWRENCE. Kan.. June t. Vr a white woman, was killed at her house In the lower part of town today by Charles Anderson, a aetro restaurant tmr,in There were no witnesses to tbs crime. The women s neck was broken. Auderton a as arrested. POLITICALJUR HAZY Conntj Conventions Throw Little Light on Probable Republican Boruinces. GOVERNORSHIP IS THE MOST IN DOUBT Large Field of Entries In Four of thft Six Cougretsional Districts, NO APPARENT LEADER EXCEPT IN SIXTH Fourth Apparently the Most Complicated of Any of Those Contests, STUEFER HAS A CLOSE SHAVE AT HOME Scrnrea an Endorsement by a Harrow Margin After Home Careful Manipulation of an Ad verse Convention. (From a Staff Correspondent.) UCOLN. June 7. (Special.) Most ot the county conventions to select delegatea to the republican state and congressional conventions have now been held and the. few remaining counties will select their delegates the coming week. Despite all this, however, the situation with respect t the contested offices Is but little clearer than it has been for some weeks. As preliminary skirmishes to tbe state convention the republican nominees for congress will be chosen within the next eight days. Congressman Uurkett has al ready been renominated in the Flrat dis trict without a light, while in the Second district the call has not even yet been Is sued, awaiting the pleasure of Congress man Mercer, who owns the chairman and committee. Nominations will be mads Tuesday for the Third and Fifth districts at Fremont and Hastings, respectively; for the Sixth district on Thureday at Craw ford, and for the Fourth district next week Monday at Breatlce. In the Third District. At the Fremont convention ths leaders will doubtless be J. J. Mc Carthy of Dixon, who has served con spicuously twice ss a member of the legis lature; W. W. Young of 8tanton. a proml nen figure in the last state senate, and Dr. Hanson of Platte. Each of these can didates has the solid backing of his own county and some in addition. Besldea these candidates there are H. C. 'Vail, a young lawyer of Boone; George Brooks' of Knox, or rather Bazlle Mills; Jule Jenal. for years county clerk of Cedar; William P. Warner of Dakota and possibly one or two others. The question marks in the convention are to be found in the delega tions for several counties that have can didates for state offices In whose Interests they sre expected to trade. Ths Dodgs county delegation therefore will be planted where it can bring strength to W. D. Hol brook for lieutenant governor, Madison and Burt counties will try to make capital tor Robertson and Sears, respectively, for gov ernor, and Cuming county will try to keep an eye open for tbo btneflt of Treasuror Stuefer. Fifth Congressional District. For the Hastings convention tbe leaders seem to be Captain Clare Adams of Nuckolls, who made a courageous race to represent the Fifth district four years ago, and Judge O. W. Morse of Furnas county, whose ponularltv has v.nf m. the district bench several terms. Neither of them have a walkaway, however, as they ( will have to divide the field also with wi. Hot Lowe of Harland. who proved a useful member of the last legislature; W. P. McCreary of Adams, who has bee n rnuntv clerk for his county, and last, but not least. W. A. Prince, the brilliant lawyer of Hall, whose legislative record was made In the session of 18D9. The best Informed ob servers insist that it is still anybody'a race. Klnkald Leads the Klxth. . - ' The Sixth district convention att Craw, ford ought to have a mors slmpllflwi choice. Judge M. P. Klnkald nf ui, .. . questionably the strong man. with tbe advantage of having twice canvassed the district as congressional nominee. He has to contest the nomination with Judge Grimes of Lincoln county, A. E. Cady of Howard. George Beeman of Buffalo. George B. Darr of Dawson county and F. M. Currle of Custer countv. all nf m-h v.... , before the peopls In various publlo ca pacities. Fourth District Complicated. Ths problem presented by the . Four'b. district, which Is to be solved at Beatrice, Is the most complicated of all. The race has a host of entries, with apparently equal running abilities snd remarkably closely bunched at the post. Here Is tbe list: " Charles Sloan of Fillmore county, fresh from a decisive victory in his horns con vention snd with s legislative experience to attest his qualifications; E. H. HInshaw of Jefferson county, tbs unsuccessful nom inee of 1898; John D. Pops of Saline county, who carried the party banner In ths dis trict last time and would like a renomlna tion; E. J. Halner of Hamilton, who rep. resented the district twice before It turned to fusion favorites; M. E. Bchultze of Gage, who claims the backing of several fra ternal organizations; George W. Post of York, banker and politician. When the convention was located at Beatrice it wss understood that Gage county would have no candidate, but tbe understsndlng was apparently misunderstood. The projection of Post has come about only during the last few days with the evident design to take tbe county sway from Sloan of rill more, with which it is hooked up in tbs senatorial district. state Campaign Slow. In the stato campaign interest continues to center about the governorship. Nearly all the gubernatorial candidates have been chasing from one end it the stste to the other and In and out of Lincoln la the hope of catching aa elusive delegate. Each has bis own county aud. aa already stated, some have been presented with the con- , gressional delegations from their counties to trade on. It may be Interesting to give for what it Is worth some Information volunteered by John N. Baldwin of lews, who was here this week trvlnv in e. tbe railroad tax case for the Union Paclfio. In whose law department be Is retained. In a loquacious mood. Judge Baldwin de. clared: "We are not lotberlng about tbe gov ernorship any more. That's all been set. tied. We had a conferencs a day nr w ago and we all agreed on Mickey aa our man. Another political sidelight overlooked Vy the papers was ths closs sasvs encoun tered by Treasurer Stuefer in the Cuming county convention at bis borne. A ma jority of the delegatea who were elected to that convention were against kUuefer and his crowd, but by clever manipulation.