Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, July 04, 1902, Image 1
The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871. OMAHA, FltlDAY MOKNlNli, JULY 4, 1002 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. PEACE IS DECLARED Wtr Endi In Philippine! Under Proclama tioa of Preuiiout Kooiovelt. AMNESTY EXTENDED ALL FILIPINOS Only the More Tribei Ira Exempt from This Giiidfci Order. PARDON EVEN INCLUDES AGUI V ronn of Oath to Which Hativei on ' j. .i t TJJ ' BnUcriba Before Pardon. CHAFFEE MADE SUPERIOR AUTHORITY pffie ef Military Graf of the Arehlpelaso la Terminated and m Civil Governor Relgna la Hia tead. . WAffHINGTON. July 8 The president tat formally declared tbe restoration of peace In the .Philippine archipelago. He haa placed the islands under complete civil control and haa extended general amnesty to the Filipino who have been In rebel lion. Theae three thing, marking one or the moat Important chapter In Filipino blatory were accomplished through the ls aue of three aeparate orders and proclama tions, one by tbe president over his own signature, eiiending amnesty; one through Secretary Hoot, by the president's order, relieving General Chaffee from hla duties as military governor, and third which takes tha shape of a general order ad dressed to the entire army of the United States, In which Secretary Root takes oc casion to express the president's high ap preciation of tha word It has accomplished, both In Cuba and In the Philippines. , The amnesty Is aa follows: "By the President of the United States. VA. Proclamation: Whereas, many of the Inhabitants of the Philippine archipelago Were In insurrection against the authority and sovereignty of the kingdom of Bpalu, at divers times from August. 18f6, until the cession of the arrhlrelago by that king dom to the United Slates of America and since such cession many of the persons have .been engaged in Insurrections, have until Wently resisted the authority and sover eignty of tbe United States and, "Whereas, the insurrection against tbe authority and sovereignty of tb3 United States Is now at an end and peace having established in all parts of the archi pelago, except in the country inhabited by the Moro tribes, to which this commission dots not spply; and, ' "Whereas, during tbe courae of the In surrection against the kingdom of Spain and gainst the government of tte United States, persons engaged therein or. those in sym pathy with and abutting them, committed many acts In violation of the laws of civ ilised warfare, but it Is belieWed that such Wets were generally committed through ig norance of those laws, and tinder orders is sued by tbe civil or military Insurrection ary leader, and, Hat HeM TOusponalMe. 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' "Whereae, It 1 deemed to be wis and humane In accordance with the beneflclent purposes of tbe government of the United State toward the Filipino people, and conducive to peace, order and loyalty among them, (hat the doer of such acts who have not already suffered punishment shall not be held criminally responsible, but shall be relieved from punishment for 'participation In these Insurrection and for -unlawful acts committed during the courae thereof by a general amnesty and pardon; "tew, therefore, be it known that I, Theo klore Roosevelt, president, of the Unttrd ."States of America, by virtue of the power and authority veated In me by the consti tution, do hereby proclaim and declare, without reservation or eonditlon except as hereinafter provided, a full and complete pardon and amnesty to all persons In the Philippine archipelago who have partici pated in tbe insurrections aforesaid, or who have given aid and comfort to persona participating In aaid Insurrections, for the offenses of treason, 'or sedition, and for all offenses, political In their character, com mitted in the course of such Insurrections, pursuant to orders issued by the civil or military insurrectionary authorltiea or which grew out of Internal political feuds or dissensions between Filipinos and Span lards, or tbe Spanish authorities, or which resulted from Internal political feuds or dissension among tb Filipinos themselves during either of said Insurrections. "Provided, however, that tha pardon and amnesty hereby granted shall not .Include such persona committing crimes since May 1, 1901. to any province of tbe archipelago la which at the time civil government was established, nor shall It Include such per sona as have bean heretofore finally con victed of the crlmea of murder, ' rape, ar son or robbery by any military or civil tri bunal organised under tha authority of Spain or of the United State of America, but that apeclal application may be made to the proper authority for pardon by any person belonging to the exempted clas. and such clemency as la consistent with humanity and Justice will be liberally ex tended: and, further, "Provided, that thla amnesty and pardon hall not affect the title or right of the government of the United Statea or that at tha Philippine Island to any property or property right heretofore used or appro priated by tha military or civil authorltiea of the government of the United Btatea or that of tha Philippine Islands, orgsntied tinder the authority of the United States, by wsy of confiscation or otherwise; and. Oath to Be Taken. Provided, further, that every peraon ... .... .. ... who shall seek te avail himself of this proclamation shall take and subscribe the following oath before any authority in the Philippine archipelago authorised to ad ni meter oaths, namely: " 'I. . solemnly swear (or affirm) that I reoognlie and accept th supreme 'authority of the United Statss of America In ths Philippine Islands and will maintain 1 true faith and allegiance thereto; that I Impose upon myself this obligation volun tarily, without mental reservation or pur pose of evasion, so help m God.' "Given under my hand at the city of Washington, thla fourth day of July, tha year of our Lord, oae thusand nine hun dred and two, and in the hundred and twenty-seventh year of the independence ct tbe United Statea. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. V, IUHU ROOT, Secretary of War. CkaaTee In Authority. General Chaffee Is relieved of his civil duties and th Philippine commission Is 'mad tbe superior authority In the follow ing order: Tha insurrection against the sovereign authority n the Philippines archipelago having ended, and provincial civil o ern Cnents having Leva saieblUhud throughout the entire territory ef the archipelago not .(Continued an Fourth Pag.), KING EDWARD ALMOST WELL Sleeps Soundly nod ltothlna; Oeeura to Mar Prearesi to Early Recovery, LONDON. July I. The following bulle tin rega.ding King Edward's condition was Issued at 10 o'clock this morning from Buckingham palace: The king has slept well, and nothing has occurred To mar the excellent progress his me t. Hy g now making. (Signed.) TREVES. LAKINO. EAR LOW. LONDON, July I. Everything points to a satisfactory. If somewhat prolonged. tvalescence of the king. It Is expected tn9 bulletins regarding tit condition ' on be reduced to one a day. Only v wds haunt tha board at Bucking- ban. - which la an Indication that public nee haa been restored. Only one ph. . remains at the palace throughout night and all of the doe tors are able to attend to the mora press ing portion of their private practices. Sir Frederick Treves absented himself from tbe palace today to attend the wedding of his only daughter to Major Delma Rad cllffe. A number of coronation guests left Lon don today. Including the crowu prince of Norway and Prince Komatsu of Japan. Gatherings of distinguished persons said goodbye to them at the station, where everyone seamed to be in high spirits with regard to tha condition of tha kttig. Crowds of soldiers now In London make dally pllgrlmagea to Buckingham palace to gaia at the window of hla majesty's apartment, while people gather to stars at the slrange uniforms and stranger facea of the native soldiers from distant quarters of the empire. A striking scene was witnessed today, r A big brake leaded with Fijian soldiers drew up in front of the palace. The men wars bare-lugged and bars-beaded, their frlasy hair was long and dyed and with their white cotton skirts and quaint tunics tbsy presented a strange spectacle, even in coe mopolttan London. In front of the palace and to tbs amasement of tha assembled crowd the Fijtana solemnly Intoned a hymn of Intercession in their native tongue, which had been oomposed for tbe oocaslon by one of their number. CHOLERA WORSE THAN BULLETS Two Thousand Soldiers Die from Drlnklna; Infected Water. (Copyright. by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, July 4. (New Tork World Ca Blegrara. Special Telegram.) The Express publishes the iollowlng from Singapore, dated July S: A terrible fate has overtaken the army of native soldier in Sarawak, who have been sent against headhunters In an interior expedition, consisting of 10,000 men, and waa sent In 700 long boats up Batang Lupar river. On the first night out tha men In one of the hindmost boats were attacked by cholera, which quickly spread, until nearly all the vessels were affected. The men had been drinking the foul river water. which was infected with cholera germs. On the second day the ravage of cholera were even worse. Hundreds of men ware lying In. boat dead and dying. On the third night there were over 300 death and fifty of the boats were sent adrift. Then the commander decided to return to bead quarters, but before this waa accomplished the disease had claimed over 2,000 of tha men, and the bank of the Batang Lupar river were strewn with dead and dying soldiers. The Dally Mall haa a similar story, but prints It under reserve. POLES GROWING" DEFIANT Officials of Pnsen Will Not Attend Ban quets or Functions In Honor of Emperor William. BERLIN. July, 8. Eight Pole holding official positions in the province of Posen have derided to take the aame attitude toward Emperor William during the ap proaching maneuvers aa the nobility have previously ben reported to bave assumed. They are determined not to accept invita tions to banquets, receptions or the Gala opera, or to any funrtion planned in honor of his majesty. Tha recalcitrant pupils of the Wreschen (Prussian-Poland) achool, with the exception of six, have now de clared their willingness to accept religious Instruction In tbe Oerman language. They had all been punished by longer hours and extra tasks for eight montha alnoe the Prussian ministry ordered the suspension of corporal punishment. This and other administrative Incident constantly taking plnce In the Polish prov inces are increasing the sullennesa and bitterness of the Inhabitants. AMERICANIZATION OF FIRMS Report that Provision Firms ( Uv. erpool Are te Chance Control Causes Kisllrmeat, LONDON. July . ExMtement has beea caused In Liverpool reports pointing to tb "Americanization of th leading local provision firms. Tbe shareholders of Fow ler Pns., one of the largest wholesale concerns, have received circulars Inviting them to confirm a provisional agreement to aell their bi siuttes to Guatavus Frankltu Bwlft, president of Swift and Compaay of Chicago. Tbe agreement with Mr. Swift was made by Anderson Fowler of New York and in elude the sale of the company's Interests in the stockyards and warehouse company of Chicago and the packing company of Kansas City. Among the condltiona la a ' .i wl.lrn nMvfitlnv fur th ItntiUatlna mwA provision providing for the liquidation and dissolution of Fowlsr Bros. DRIVE CHINAMEN AWAY Bona of Orient Start Brickyard la British Columbia, but Are Forced te Leave. VANCOUVER. B. C. July t. Five Chi nese, who recently went-north to Whits Horse t operate brickyard there, were forced to leave that town and arrived here thla afternoon on the steamer May from Bkagway. These Chinese reached White Horse on the night of May 27 and on the following morning a committee of White Horss cttlsens ordered them to leave town at ones and return whence they came. The Chinese demurred, but they and their baggage were forcibly placed on train bound for Bennett, to which place their fares were paid. At Bennett, United Statee customs officers conveyed them to 8kagway, where they were placed on board the steamer. Morajan Lanckea with Emperur. KIEL, July I. Empsror William today received J. Pierpont Morgan and invited hint to remain tor lunch. WHERE THE NOISE WILL BE Omaha's Ponrth of July Celebration Will B All Over Its Map. ATTRACTIONS ARE MANY AND SCATTERED I Elk Will Make tniiptra of Tbem- aelves at Vlaton street Park and Letter Carriers Vt 111 D- Spe cial Delivery Act. Promised for the Fourth. Fair, cooler weather all over. Thurston Rifle' drill. Lake Courtland. La Psloms s air Uanrea. Krug Park. Musical festival. Lake Marntwa. Elks' ball erama, V.nton Street park. Ferris Btork company. Boyd s theater. Lt'tter carriers' celebration. Waterloo. Mutes' cclebistlnn. Elmwood park. Young Mens Christian association out ing. Elmwood rrk Socialists picnic. Kimwoon para. South Omaha P. E. O.. Child' Folnt. Maennerchor, Reed's park. 9t. Peter's society. Twentieth and Dor cas streets. Tabernacle meeting. Eighteenth and Cass streets. "When In the course of human events It becomes necesssry" for a thrifty prodigal to celebrate tbe day he declared his Inde. prndence of an Intolerant parent and de termined to take bis place among the self governed, it "accords with the decent respect to the opinion of mankind" that he give soma evidence of the way he feels bout It. Hence and therefore, Friday Is to b the busy day of tbe Blng-Bang chorus, and the street car conductor, of the patriotic orator and the Iceman, of the amall boy and tbs family doctor, of the plcknlcker and the Ufa line, of the habitual oelebrant and tha corner policeman, of the optimist and tha pessimist, and of those staid old frlenda. Vox Popult, Sic Semper Tyranus and B. Plulbus Unum. Omaha has scheduled no central "grand celebration," but Its cttlsens will ramble at will and make tbetr strange noises In as many different places as the geography provides. Tbe sporting editors have announced that society will be entertained at the Country and Field club with contests In which ath letic persons will determine which can pound a rubber ball over ICS era of hilly territory with tha fewest number of stroke, or which can keep tennis sphere on tha opposite side of the net with the least perspiration, these encounter to be followed with dance after dark. Elka Will Pla-y Ball. The Elks of Omaha are to play the Klka of Council Bluff at tbe Vinton street bass ball park at 2 p. m., or as soon thereafter as the sun appears to be as hot a Its going to be. The Omaha letter carriers are going to make a special delivery of their families and friends at Waterloo, where F. W. Fitch will read the Declaration of Independence In a loud voice and Nelson C. Pratt will tell what he think of the same. Afterward they will dance. Th first excursion train leave over the Union Pacific at 9:30 and tbe next at 12:30, reaching Waterloo before the ice 1 all .gone. At the amusement resorts there will be nook for tbe blaze and special entertain ment In the open for those who still have an- interest in what, other people-can da Covalt's Concert band will be the' principal Joy at Manawa and there will be additional feature of no mean merit. The manage ment announcea that by apeclal arrange ment tt Is In position to guarantee that the water In the lake will be wetter than ever before. At Courtland Beach there la special budget of frollo in readiness. There will be a reproduction of the historic naval bat tle between Monitor and Merrlmac and. as an added attraction the Thurston Rifles have been engaged tor drill In the afternoon. They went out last night and thla morning are to play base ball with the old member of the company those who "veteranized' themselves in the recent war. The Gatllng gun will be kept hot. In tbe even rug there will be a big display of fireworks. Will Dance on Air. From K rug's park, at t o'clock and T o'clock. La Paloma 1 to ascend in bal- i loon and dance on air aa thin aa her skirts. Snatches from vaudeville will occupy a part of the day; an exhibition drill by the crack team of the Woodmen of the World will be on in the afternoon and at night the Pas sion Play. There are to be picnic without number. The Sllentlum association la to celebrate elaborately at Elmwood park for the ben efit of the church fuodw Waldo H. Roberts will speak In the language of the mutea and a dosen athlstlo contest are on the card. The Young Women' Christian as sociation goes to Elmwood park also. The P. E. O. of South Omaha go to Chllds point; the Maennerchor of the South Bide to Reed' park. Twenty-first and Mar tha; the St. Peter's aocloly to Twentieth and Dorcas, and numerous others to tha local parks. Quite a number of gentlemen have arranged to camp In amall parties down on the Cellar bottom near Cork acrew point. The fans well, tt ia estimated that there are two ball games elated for every vaeant lot In Douglas county, and the Darlings of the Northeast Corner will be everywhere In evidence, pitted against the Idols of the Southwest Section. At Bight ball of an other kind will be almost aa numerous, the one to be given at Washlngtoa ball to have a special feature In tbe Ancleat Order of United Workmen drill contest. Those of devout tendencies will find Evangelist J. T. Hatfield of Indiana con ducting an all-day tabernacle meeting at Eighteenth and Cas etreetsr Several South Omaha blood, with few j from Omaha, have planned to go to the ! races at Fremont. Ths party formed at the court house to go to Kansas city lor th Omaha base ball game disbanded when It member discovered the error of th re port that the fare waa te be $2 for the round trip. "There ia really good chance for fair weather on tbe Fourth," said Weatherman Welsh yesterday. "The storm center hangs ever the upper valleys and the northwest. but will probably pass to tbe north of us, It is clear to the weet and southwest, and cooler ia tbe western diatrtet. In fact, thsr Is a drop of 38 degrees st Salt Lake City and In southern Utah ths lead went dowa to freeslng point Hit night. HONEY BEES KILL THE DRONES Alee Deetrey ftea Cells Be There Will Be Food Bstsfk far the Beee Left. NEW TORE, July I. A World apeclal from Warsaw, N. Y.. says: Frost, rain and prolonged cold have been disastrous to the Industry of the honey bees. Inesasant rain has washed the flowers clean of nectar and pollen, and millions of bees bave starved to death. Tbe beea have killed all the drones and destroyed the queea cells, thereby pre venting any Increase la number. TESTIFY AGAINST DISBR0W Wlfaeaaee Tell of Circumstances Pointing? Toward His Oallt aa a Doable Murderer. NEW YORK. July I. The hearing In the case of Louis A Dlshrow, accused of th mur'er of Sarah Lewr-nce and Clarence hosier, was leoumed before Justice Foster In Good Ground, U I., today. George D. Al drlch testified thit be bad assisted In put ting Foster's body luto a coffin and that he saw an abrasion an Inch and a half long over the right eye The head, he said, waa black and blue Three other witnesses tes tified as to the wound on Foster' face. Including Thomas D. Chattel, who exam ined Foster's body at the request of the dead mans father. William Walton, a painter, told how, with Dlbrow, he went to Qjiogue and Kastport, Dlnbrow paying the expenses and both drinking at se"versl places. They slept In the same bed at an Fast port hotel. Walton testified that at about 2 o'clock In the morning he was cwakeued by Dlshrow crawling over blm In the act of getting out of bed. Witness asked whst wss the matter and Dlebrow replied: "My hesrt la nearly broke." The witness then continued: "He told me that he ana Foster and Dimple Lawrence had been over to ths Hampton Pines club. All thr-'e had gono from there to Terrlll's, where he and Fester had a fight on the beach. Foster took him. by the throat and threw him down. He also told me thst Frster and Dimple hsd been In the" same rrom together In Terrlll's." On the way to the depot, where Dlsbrow, witness said, took tbe train for New York, Dlshrow told him that he had been going with Mies Lawrence for about a year, and that she was bis girl. He also snld she was a good girl. Tbe witness went on: "He told me that on Friday, while the three of them were down on the beach, 'Dtmp' ssid she loved Clarence Foster and that Clarence said he loved 'Dtmp,' and they were going away together." Walton ft niched hi testimony by saying that Dlsbrow told him Foster snd Dimple Lawrence went out In a boat, but did not say what he had done when they did so. On cross-examination Walton admitted he had been arrested and convicted of theft. Court then adjourned till Monday. INTEREST AT FEVER HEAT Detective Himself Under Indictment Telle ef Corrupt Practice a In Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS, July I. Interest in the trial of Superintendent of Police Fred W. Amea for bribery reached a feverish In tensity today, when Christopher C. Nor beck of the detective force, himself under Indictment for bribery, described ou tbe witness stand the whole system of "graft." With tbe manner of Joe who waa finding relief In unloading a guilty conscience, he told of his relation with the system of corruption. Involving tbe superintendent In hia disclosure, and before he could be beaded oft by an objection from the defense implicating tbe superintendent's brother. Mayor A. A. Amea. Norbeck said he had received order di rect from the mayor to tell the chief that he had been Instructed to take orders from Inspsctor Irwin Gardner and "Billy" Bd wsrdsvra fortheTauL."ef the uudevatandlng reached with ' the administration for the swindling of unsophisticated strangers in the city. He was instructed to take care of "suck er" who made holler, and Induce them by persuasion or threats to leave the city, and be had done such work for a year and a halt. Th other witness of the morning wa Roman Miex, who had been swindled out of draft of $766. of which be got 2400 back by "squealing" bard. Ho said Chief Ames had advised him to leave town and the po lice would get after the swindler when he had gone. The chief, he said, had advised htm that It was useless to try to stop pay ment on the draft, aa be had Indorsed It for tbe swindler and tt wa now aa good a money. Mlex gave the story to the newspaper and th chief told blm he had "flushed the game," as the swindler had undoubtedly Jumped ths town when they had read the tory. TO TALK 0N IRRIGATION Call leaned for Next Meeting; ef Tiaas- Mississippi Congrreaa at Cripple Creek. CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo., July . Secre tary Arthur P. Francis of the Transmla tsslppl congress today Issued th call tor the next meeting of the congress. It an nounoea the representation accorded to state, cities, countlea and business organ lxationa and makes a strong appeal for a large attendance. The congress will be called to order at St. Paul at 10 o'clock a. m. August 19, and continue at the will of the member present. A. single tare rate for the round trip will be made by the rail road. Among the Important subject to be discussed are the Irrigation of arid landa, river and harbor improvements, a department of mines, a Pacific cable, the Isthmian canal, the extension of trade with the Orient and with Mexico, and other mat ters of tntereat to the west. UPHOLD KILLING OF ELWIN Cerener'a Jary at Paeble Depleree Fact that Buslneaa Men Are Not Protected. PUEBLO, Colo., July I. The coroner's Jury which Investigated tbe killing of George Elwln, the Cooks' and Walters' picket, by Jacob Dodgson of tbe Riverside restaurant, which had been declared unfair by the union, found "that Elwln came to his d-ath by a gunshot wsund at the handa of Jacob Dodgson. who, being continually harrsssed and aggravated by the presence and arrogance of aaid Elwin and others picketing before his (Dodgson's) place of buslneaa, was under great excitement and mental strain. "We further deplore that citizens are re fused protection in the pursuit of their le giilmato business by tbs police depsrtment." SHIPS YOUTH BY EXPRESS BIghtera-Year-Old Lad Found la a Box Tagged to Cheney, Waahlngtea. KALAMAZOO, Mich., July t-r-Just before tb through American express train from New York to Chicago arrived here tonight an 11-year-old boy waa found concealed in a dry goods box In tbe Boston express car. The box was tagged to Cheney, Wash. The box waa put off her and tha boy taken to jail. He gave bis name a William Ed mondson of Boston. Hs said that he bad a friend ship him from Boston aa express. Tbs box contained two loaves of bread and bottle of water. Edmondaon waa la x celleat spirit when released. NEBRASKA'S GOLDEN FIELDS Despite Heavy Rainfall in Jons Crop Outlook ii Very Bright. YIELD EXPECTED TO BREAK ALL RECORDS Per Cent ef Losses 111 Re Peal- tlvely Insignificant When Com ' pared with Per tent Notwithstanding tbe heavy rainfall dur ing the month of June tbe ercp outlook over the state, as a whole, Is most encouraging Careful Investigations have been made along the routes of the Union Pacific, Bur lington snd Elkborn, and In general th farm products are In good and promising ccnlltlon. Corn certainly needs the ordinarily bright dayu of June and the small grain, approach ing time for harvest, likewise requires dif ferent climatic conditions than have been had. Fears have been entertained of dwarfed corn, a late harvest and rust on the osts, but no such apprehensions are warranted In tha fsce of the facts re vealed by the reports from the three rall rosd lines mentioned. On Burtlnartea northern. On the northern division of the Burling ton cobl and cloudy weather la reported. Winter wheat, which Is now being har vested. Is turning out abundantly and spring wheat will yield a great deal heavier than expected some days ago. Corn generally Is good, though In some plscea on the low lands tt Is marred by a yellowish hue which Indicates delicate health. Just a little heat and a few sunny days will start all the corn to developing rapidly and will. it Is maintained, even redeem most of that which Is suffering. Oats will exceed all expectations. Rye, alfalfa and potatoes are In good condition. On Southern Division. On the Burlington's southern division not so much rain has fallen, although there has been an abundance. Wheat harvest Is pro grerslng well and showing a yield of fif teen to twenty-five bushels to the acre. Corn 1 said to be excellent In stand, but re tarded in growth by the cool weather. Oats except in the western extremity of this division, promise a big yield. Hay will turn out more than ordinary. Wheat la being cut and farmers are slated over the yield. Tbe Union Pacific reports rain to excess In the counties of Nance, Boone, Madison and Platte. Corn cultivation has been serl ously delayed In these counties, but It la believed that a good crop will yet be real ized. In these sections such winter whest aa there Is will be late enough so aa not to be seriously affected by the constant rain. Oare and Lancaster Countlea. Very heavy, but not a excessive rains. are reported In Oage and Lancaster coun tlea, but no damaging effect have been produced on the crope In general. Butler, Polk and Saunders countlea show excellent eonditlon and tbe Platte valley reveals a moat satisfactory stats of af fairs. Corn Is Buffering nowhsr. Little If any damage is reported, to It in Nance county. ' - - Considerable difficulty has been met In cutting and harvesting alfalfa. Ralna have beaten the grars down, especially in places whert the stand was heaviest snd the grass tallest, snd the ground in low places Is very soft,' so as lo check the speed of tbe mower and make the task of cutting a more ardu ous one. No report of serious damage trom rust on oat are made from any of the Union Pacific's divisions In Blkharn'a District. Tbe Elkhorn report absolutely no dam age to crops on the main line. In parte of the Platte valley 6 per cent losses to crops have been estimated, but these are not officially returned. Tbe losses are estimated as a result of wheat lodging in so many place. This la a natural, but not nec essarily fatal obstacle with which wheat that haa attained both a heavy stand and great height must contend, but It 1 urged that only a few sunshiny day ar necessary to restore it and place It beyond any dan ger whatever. Rust is aaid to be a minus quantity along the Elkborn. There haa been aome damage to tbe grain no doubt from the heavy rains in those places where the grsin was furthest ad vanced snd on the verge of ripening when the worst of the rains set in, but tbe re ports show that the percentage of losses over the whole system will be positively Insignificant as compared with the percent age of increase In tbe estimated yield of the crops this year as compared with that of preceding years. ROSTAND WANTS A HEARING Aaks Court to Reopen Case la Which lie Waa Declared a , Plagiarist. CHICAGO, July 8. Edmond Rostsnd de clines to stsnd In the light of a plagiarist. He wanta the court ruling declaring him a copyist of the author of "Th Merchant Prince of Cornvllle" set aside. To this end an attorney appeared for Rostand In the United States court today and pre sented a petition asking leave to reopen the case. Judge Kohlsaat said he would consider the matter further on July 10, when he expects Samuel Gross, author of "The Merchant Prince," will be prepared to contest the motion. The decree in favor of Gross declaring Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac" to be stolen from the work of Mr. Gross was entered May 21 on the rec ommendation of Master In Chancery Sher man, who reported that the evidence gave good grounda for entering an order against the further production of Rostand's play. OFFICER BOUND TO GET MEN Shoots and Kills Two Men and Is Himself Fatally Injured. PINE BLUFF. Ark.. July 2 In fight today at New Edinburgh, Cleveland county, between Arthur and Garfield Kllgore snd s man named McRutb, who had been dep utized by a Justice of the peace to ar rest the Kllgores, the two latter were shot and killed by McRuth, who received at their bands knife wounda that will cause his death. The Kllgores had be come boisterous In the little town and when McRuth waa aent to arrest them they resisted and the fight followed with ths above result. v. McRuth Is at his room, barred in, which Is surrounded by Kllgores friends, and shooting was general at laat reports. Officer and men from Klngsland. a nearby town, were telephoned for and half th population of that village la hurrying la. All ot th partis ars well knows. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Not So Warm Friday; Saturday Fair. Temperature at Omaha Yeaterdayt Hour. Dear. Hoar. I)f I. ft a, m 7B 1 p. m r)T a a. m T4 Bp. m T a. m T B p. m m a. m TT 4 p. m m a. m. . . . . . TM It p. m...... SUt lO a. tu . no tt p. m . aw II a. a M T p. m rW IB m M FIRST OF BULL FIGHTS Five Thousand People Wltneae Can- teet at Lswtss and Governor Takes Ho Action, LAWTON. Okl., July . The first of the series of bull fights billed for this place was held here today, despite the protest to Governor Ferguson made yesterday by John P. Haines, secretary in New York of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The fight waa witnessed by 6,000 people. It wss devoid of cruel fea tures and none of the animals were killed. The fight will be repeated every day until and Including July 7. GUTHRIE, Okl., July 8. Governor Fer guson baa received many telegrams ssklng that he atop the bull fighting at Lawton. The governor, who Is 111, Is reported to have aaid: "If there Is say eruelty I will stop the exhibitions. If it Is necessary to call out the militia to do so." It is doubtful, however. If any action will be taken, as Sheriff Painter of Lawton explains that nothing brutal Is Involved In the fight. "They are not to the death, and there Is no Injury or cruelty to the bulls," he said. It is simply an exhibition of tbe skill of cowboys, on foot snd on horseback. In avoiding the onslaughts of the bulls." CATTLE GET ON A DRUNK Maddened and Hull-Iatoilcated Bl Herd Stampedes In Chicago . Stockyards. CHICAGO. July 8. Maddened and half Intoxicated from alcohol used In "distillery slop" fed to them a big herd of cattle stampeded In the stockyards today. More than a score of "the animals met death In tbe rush. Scenes were enacted that for terror and blood made old stockmen and cowboys turn their backs. One man nearly lost his life. The herd stampeded nam bered more than (00 of the kind that Is known aa distillery cattle, and are fattened on the refuse from liquor mill. A closed gat caused the trouble and be fore It was over twenty-one animate lay In a heap, aome Impaled on born, other with broken necks and other frantically climbing over the squirming mass, while some of tbe aurvlvor leaped fences and es caped to various parts of the yards. A dead wall of cattle waa what finally brought tbe rush of animals to a halt, the herd only stopping when tbe pressure be hind gave way because of tbe lessening numbers. TWO KILLED IN ACCIDENT Doable-Reader on Michigan Central , Railroad Ditched by . Washout. ROCHESTER, Mich., July I. Two men were instantly killed and three ware In Jured In the wreck of a double-header Michigan Central freight near Thomas early today. Th train ran into a washout. The dead: ENGINEER WILLIAM S. M'OREOOR. Detroit. A TRAMP KNOWN AS JOHN O'GRADY, Last night's heavy rainstorm, which flooded this section of Oakland county and Inflioted heavy loea everywhere, waa re sponsible for the wreck. In this village the foundation of the Western Knitting mill haa been washed out, other buildings ars damaged and the power house of the Detroit United railway ia threatened. The power house Is located on ths bank of ths river and tbe river la higher than ever known before. PACKERS FILE APPEARANCE Possibility that They May Make No BaTort t Bet Aside Injunction. CHICAGO, July 4. The packers made defendants by the government In proceed lnga under the anti-trust law some time ago, filed an appearance In he office of Clerk Campbell of the United States clr cult oourt today. Ths next Important atep in the litigation will be taken on or before August 4, when ths packers will hsve to file their answer, plea or de murrer. Persons who sre acquainted with the altuation say it la possible that -the defendants may take no steps to have the temporary Injunction aet aside. A far a tbe government can learn, tbe packer are obeying tbe temporary order lasued by Judge Groescup, June 20, and If this la ao, there 'may be no objection to con tinuing the temporary order In force. DROWNS, HER OWN CHILD Mr. Margaret Lyman Throw a Three. Year-Old Daughter Into a Mill Pond. NEW YORK. July 8. Mr. Margaret Ly man, wife of Oeorge Lyman, a bookbinder in the government employ at Washington drowned one of her children tonight In Brooklyn, where sb waa visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Farrel. Late this evn lng Mr. Lyman took her two children, Margaret, aged 8, and Loretta, aged 7, for a walk. She wandered to MU1 creek noar Bergen beach, and, taking Margaret in her arms, threw bsr into the creek The little one quickly drowned. Mr. Ly man then elxed Loretta and tried to throw ber into th water, but the child escaped. Mrs. Lyman wa later arrested and aent to a hospital. Her husband ar rived In Brooklyn shortly after Mr. Ly man had been arrested, having com on a visit to ber. Hoveswsti of Ocean Yeaeula, July V. At Cherbourg Arrived New York. Biucher, from At Havre Arrived: LaSavole, from New York, At Bremen Arrived: Kalserin Maria Theresa, from New York. At New York Railed: Koenlgen Lulse, for Bremen, via Southampton, Columbia, for Hamburg, via Plymouth and Cher bourg: La Bretagne for Havre. At Boston Arrived: Saxonla, for Liver pool. At Naples Arrived: Trave, from New York, for Genoa. At Liverpool Arrived: Pretorlan, from Montreal; lvernla. from Boston. HaUod: Mai man for Montreal. At Plymouth Arrived: Fueret Bismarck, from New York, for Cherbourg and Ham burg. At Queenstown Sailed: Noordland, for Philadelphia; Teutonla, for New York, both from Liverpool. At Rotterdam Sailed: Rotterdam, for New York. NEW MEN IN SHOPS TVnty-leYn Workman Imported from Obnage by Union Pacifio, FIVE QUIT "THE JOB" BEFORE WORK TIME Eat and Bleep on Oronndi Under frotsotkra' of Private Guards. UNION REAFFIRMS ITS POLICY OF PEACE Will Prevail on Men to Leave, but Abstain ' from Violence. j BURT SAYS "EVERYTHING IS LOVELY" ' Fiction About Importation nf Piakeau ' tone Furntahce Amneemeat to Both Strikers and Rail road Officials. Tbe flret tangible evidence of th TJnhvn . Pacific replacing It Omaha ahopmen who ar on a strike with outsiders materialised yesterday sfternoon, when ' twenty-seven 1 strsngers, imported from Chicago, reached ths city snd were taken to the shops. Be fore the me had time to sssume their . labors, however, five quit, leaving twenty- two to start with this morning. These men reached Omaha during the afternoon. At J o'clock President Burt wss asked by a reporter for The Bee If any new men had been imported or were being Im ported. "I haven't heard of any," was th emphatic rely. It la not known how the new men are pportloned among tbe various crafts. Some of them are said to be unskilled la borers. Machinists and bollermakers ap parently are little disturbed over the pres ence of tbe new men. "Will any effort be mad to keep these twenty-two from continuing at work?" was asked of Vice President Wilson of the machinists last night. "Most assuredly," he said. "But no vio lent means will be employed to bring about thts result. Tbe company has sur rounded the new men with a large contin gent of private guard, picked up here In the city, but no Infraction of the law la contemplated by any of the strikers that will call for police protection of the work men. Rat and Bleep at Bhopa. The company has provided a car for tha men to eat In and a tourist sleeper for them to occupy at nights. They will not bave occssion to leave the yards unless they do so of their own volition. The blacksmith held a meeting late yes terday afternoon, but aside from saying that tbe advlalbtllty of striking unless the compsny reoeded from Its determination to enforce the piecework system was con sidered nothing was given out. A leader of tbe blacksmiths waa seen late laat night, who aaid that hts fellow workmen posi tively would, not submit to the piecework basis. Thts msn waa among those dis charged a week ago Saturday. The com pany Informed him and other that their discharge waa due to a scarcity of work, but Tuesday the foreman aent for this man to return to work. He declined to do so. however. Ha says be cannot understand why there I any demand for hla services now If there waa not enough work to keep blm busy a couple of week ago. The carbulldera ar still at work, but very dlssaatlsfled with the present condi tions. They and the blacksmith will In sist on an early conference with President Burt. Burt la Happy. "Everything la lovely." Thla la tbe way In which President Burt of the Union Pacific summed up the progress of the strike yesterday to a re-' porter for The Bee. "There positively Is nothing new that I know of," said tbe president. "No I have held no conference today with any of the ahopmen and will hold none before night that I am aware ot. The men down there aeem to be getting along all right without any dissatisfaction and I apprehend no new trouble. The Union Pacifio railroad la wtlll In operation and no plana have been made for suspending business," tbe presi dent remarked Jocularly. President Burt seemed to be enjoying ompsratlvs freedom from the anxiety which might overcome a man for whose mortal safety a tralnload of Pinkerton detectives had been aummoned. He goes to and from his office without the protection ot a body guard and laughingly said be thought he would get through the whole affair without any bodily harm. "No," he said, "I have heard nothing au thoritative of any vlolenoe In the west or anywhere else on our road, nor of the de mand for police protection, nor do I expect to hear ef any such thing." Mo Word from Wast, There wss nothing new from General Manager Dickinson or Superintendent Mr Keen, said tha president, and so far as he knew things In the west were practically ' unchanged. Blacksmiths and ear builders have the center of the atage In the Union 'Pacifio 1 strike situation. Neither craft baa yet de clared a walkout, but both may do aa within a day or two unleaa matter can be i patched up with tbe company. ' The ear builder, with whom th officials entered Into an agreement only last week, are now claiming that notice of thla agree- : ment has never beea poeted on the bulletin , where such documents generally appear and that tbe company now proposes to abrogate : the compact by Introducing piecework. The i blacksmith ar also complaining against th enforcement of the piecework syetem and aerloua trouble la brewing. Blaeksmltas Are Ready. The blacksmiths are ready to strike any tima it may become necessary from tbelr atandpolnt, as they already have obtained the sanction for such action of their na tional organisation. 8me of their fellow workmen are out now. Many of those at Armstrong went out when the bollermakera struck. This being the case ne time need elapae between tbe conference of the presi dent and th blacksmith before the latter decide upon a definite course. If they fall to make terms with Mr. Bart for the elimination of piecework, according to their statement a strike will follow forth with. But th car builder ar not prepared to take such prompt action. They have not yet obtained final word from their supreme official and K they fall to reach a satis factory understanding with th company they will not be able to declare a trik until approved by headquarters. The uprising of tbe car builders 1 a sur prtoe to th officials, who believed that when the agreement of last week waa effected their trouble with tb carmen were at aa end and they would have been, tbe ear builders, assert, had th company not sought to thrust piecework upon them. They were given to understand at the coa- I 1