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OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 6, 1902-TWENTY PAGES.
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IS SLAP AT MILNER
probable that British Cabinet Will Uphold
Constitution of Cape Colony.
QUESTION OF IMPERIAL DEFENSE PUT UP
Thii Ooniidsred ai Being Least Angmentiye.
but Here Difficulties Ansa.
CANADIAN CIRCLES APPEAR DISSATISFIED
Declared that Sir Wilfrid Laurler Doea
Hot Get Jast Treatment.
PRESTIGE OF LORD MILNER SLIPPING
(trained Relations Between Sir John
Cordon prig; a; and Man Who
Tried to Get Constltu
tloa Suspended.
LONDON, July 6. It la understood thst
the rsblnet has decided not to accede to
tba suspension of tbe constitution of Cape
Colony, but endesvor to compromise tbe
conflicting Interests there.
After two meetings the colonial pre
miers did not (tft "much farther" (to quote
one member) nor doea It here seem to be
a prospect of reaching any concluslona In
the Immediate future. The question of
Imperial defense was put up first as being
the least argumentlve, but even here diffi
culties have arisen.
Sir Wilfrid Laurler, the premier of Cape
Colony, appears to differ materially from
Edmund Barton, the premier of Australia,
nd Richard J. 6eddon, prime minister of
New Zealand, as to what the colonies ought
to do. Mr. Seddon la being constantly em
ployed as spokesman, both In and out of
councils and thla has given rise to no little
Jealousy among his brother premiers.
Canadian circles openly express dissatis
faction and declare that Sir Wilfrid Lau
rler la not being treated with the deference
due to a man whoae Imperial statesman
ship Is so universally admired. Tbe elab
orate manner In which Sir Wilfrid's forth
coming reception In Parts has been her
alded In the English press, was to no little
extent due to a desire to emphasize Cana
dian dlsgruntlement.
In the fight against the suspension, of
the constitution of Cape Colony, Sir John
Gordon Sprigg had tbe tacit support of
all the colonial premiers, who feared that
the auspenslon might create a condition
most dangerous to their constituencies. It
Is atated that before the premier of Cape
Colony attained his purpose unusually
sharp passages occurred between himself
and Mr. Chamberlain, colonial secretary.
Tbe decision of the British cabinet not
to suspend Cape Colony's constitution la
taken to be a serious blow to Lord Mil
par's prestige. The latter openly opposed
the premier, and Sir, John's victory la
not likely to Improve relatione which were
already strained. Some Interesting results
nay be anticipated from the visit at tba
. beginning of Augunt , of Lord Alvrstone,
the lord chief Justice'., and Sir John Big
ham, Judge of the queem'a bench dlvlaloa
of the high- court of Justice, who was a
member of the 8outh Africa committee
Of the House of Commons, 1896-97, South
Africa. ,
Mllner la Notified.
Lord Mllner, the British high commis
sioner In Bouth Africa, haa received tbe
dispatch announcing that the Imperial gov
ernment decided against the proposal to
auapend tbe constitution of Cape Colony.
The reply of tbe colonial secretary. Lord
Chamber, to the petition tor the sus
pension ef the constitution of Cape Colony
was published In a parliamentary paper this
evening.
H says there Is no precedent for the
suspension of tbe constitution of a re
sponsibly governed colony. Tbe suspen
sion should be effected only by an act of
tbe Imperial' Parliament and the govern
ment believed such a step Is not called
for, unleea It la proven that the constitu
tion la a positive danger to the colony's
peace, or that a great majority of the
whites desire that the authority be ab
solutely transferred to the Imperial gov
ernment. Such a desire could only be con
stitutionally expressed by a resolution of
the Cape Parliament.
It will be neceeaary to pass an act of
Indemnity on account of violations of the
constitution, and It may alao perhaps be
needful to confer special powers on the
Cape government for carrying out the
pacification of the colony and the main
tenance of British Interests.
The government waa satisfied that tbe
Cape Parliament would take tbe necessary
steps to provide for the security of tbe
colony and to discourage the racial and
political controversy which waa Interfer
ing with Its prosperity and which can
serve no good purpose among members of
a community having common Interests in
the peace and prosperity of Bouth Africa.
Sir John Gordon Sprigg, the premier of
Cape Colony, was interviewed today re
garding the decision of the imperial gov
ernment not to suspend tbe constitution
ctf Cape Colony. He said:
"If the petition had been granted It
would have cauaed apprehension regarding
the position of every self-governing colony.
tnee it Involved the whole question of
free constitutional government. Tbe de
clalon will promote peace and reconcilia
tion In South Africa. The suspension of
the constitution would have had a reverse
fleet."
SPURS IRISH TO UNITY
Joan Redmond Telle Hla Brethren
to Jela Forces ta Oae
Oreat Effort.
DUBLIN. July 5. Addressing a meeting
of the United Irish league at Limerick this
afternoon John Redmond, chairman of the
league, called on the Irish to unite for one
great effort, Coercotn, he said, should meet
coercion, and the land schemes of Mr. Wynd
bam, the chief secretary for Ireland, who
waa oue of tbe worst representatives of
English rule ever sent to Ireland, ahould be
defeated. It rested with tbe Irish to win
their liberty.
ADDS BRILLIANCY TO DIAMONDS
Mew System at ratlins Which It la
Hoped Will Revive ladaa.
try la Belgians.
fCuprfl.hU 13. by rraa rublishlng Co.)
ANTWERP. July (.(New York World
Cablegram Specie! Telegrsm.) An obscure
dlamsgd cutter here baa Invented a new
.system of diamond cutting, giving te the
gem eighty-four faceta and nearly a spher
ileal form. This treatment redoubles the
jbrtlliaucy of the gems and, as the patent Is
Jiepl a secret. It la hoped that It may re-
Vive the diamond cutting Industry, which
,U luisA U01 n Lata. , ' .
STILL TALK OF THE HUMBERTS
Latest Gossip le of the Superetltloa
of the Noted French
Swindlers.
(Copyright, 1!2, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS,. July 6. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) As In the
case of all gamblers with fate, superstition
seems to be the distinguishing character
istic M me. Humbert, the lady of the
"Phantom fortune." According to an ac
count of her sentiments and interests as
given by aa Intimate woman friend In
Figaro, Mme. Humbert waa an Intense be
liever In dreams and attached great Im
portance to the vletona ahe had In her
sleep. In proof of this the following anec
dote le told by a friend: "Therse (Mme.
Humbert) was very superstitious. She be
lieved In dreams. I remember a foolish
episode. One day she came to my house
and said, 'I am very unfortunate, a terrible
thing has Just happened to me. I feel that
a ratasthrope la hanging over my head. I
need to divert my mind to confide in aome-
one. come with me. we win aine to
gether, we two. at a restaurant'
"It waa In the summer. I was to leave
for Dieppe the next day. My trunks were
wide open. I, objected. But no one could
long resist hej and Anally I obeyed. I
passed by her house. She asked Mme.
Gauhert for a cloak. The latter told ber
some people were waiting for ber. 'I do
not rare,' ahe said; 'let them wait. I shall
not dine here.'
'She conducted me to the Pavilion of
Armen on Vtlle. She gave this order to
the mattre d'hotel: 'I want something
that is good. I hsve money there it Is,'
and she drew from her pocket a bill of
1,000 francs, which ahe placed on the table.
'I asked myself anxiously what could
she have to tell me. Thla la what she
said: 'When I was quite young the cure
of Beauiellea was madly tn love with me.
I did not encourage him and he had a
grudge against me because of It. The day
of my marriage with Frederick at the mo
ment I entered the church a choir boy
slipped a note In my band. I read It un
der my veil. It read: "Presently In plsce
of blessing you, I am going to curse you."
It waa from the cure of Beauiellea. I said
nothing, as you may well Imagine, but I
remained thunderstruck.
' 'The priest Is dead. Since his death I
have observed that each time he appears
to me In a dream there Is a -death in the
family. Eight days before the death of my
father-in-law, a month before the assassi
nation of my nephew, son of Marie Louise
and Luclen Humbert, he appeared to me.
This night I have seen him again. I am
afraid.' "
The arrest of the Humberts promises to
cost the French government, if not ss
much as they obtained, at least a very con.
stderabls fortune. Descriptions of various
members of the family were sent at a cost
of $6,000 to the ends of the earth, even to
Abyssinia, immediately after the d'aclosure.
A second description followed thla, the ex
pense footing $30,000. But this Is merely
the beginning. Special detective service
throughout France and on the frontlera Is
costing $1,000 a day, and so far all clues
have failed to unravel any thread of the
mystery of their disappearance.
AMERICAN WOMAN TRIUMPHS
Outahlnes All Rivals at the Tarty
Given ly the Meronla ot
Lanedowne.
(Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. July 6. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) Mrs. Edmund
L. Bayllea of New York was the sensation
of the marquis of Lsnsdowne's magnificent
party thla week. All the "amart" women
were there, vlelng with one another In dis
playing diamonds and In the latest finery
from the Parisian artiste In dress. It
was known that Lady Sarah Wilson, aunt of
tbe duke of Marlborough, had had created
especially for her by Doucet a costume, the
secret of which she guarded with the ut
most Jealousy In order to obviate Imitation.
The gown was ot sapphire blue tupl, unique,
exquisite In effect. But picture Lady
Sarah's cbagrln on sailing Into tbe room.
anticipating a buss ot admiration, to And
Baylies already arrived with a far more
effective eoatume of the aame material and
color. It was a tragic moment. It took
the Marlborough blood In her velna to
enable Lady Sarah to brave such a catas
trophe. According to gossip, both women
paid heavily tor the assurance that no one
would be allowed to wear this material
until they had stunned fashionable London
by first appearing In It.
QUEEN CAUSESMUCH WORRY
Coart OIBelala Worn Oat by Her In
decision and Changing;
Notions.
(Copyright, 190. by Preea Publishing Co.)
LONDON, July 6. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) English court
officials are becoming subject to a new and
tiresome malady which they call ."Alexan
drills." It Is a species of nervous break
down from work and Irritation caused by
the Impossibility ot getting Queen Alexan
dra to make up her mind on any matter
until the very last moment, and her ten
dency to alter it when everything has been
aettled.
The first victim waa the lord chamber
lain, the earl ot Clarendon, who went abroad
a, wreck after four months spent In un
availing efforts to Induce the queen to com
plete her arrangements for the coronation.
There have beeq other victims of lees note.
snd in court circles It Is Insisted that the
king's collapse waa largely due to the same
cause. His patience with the queen under
the moat trying conditions has excited
amazed admiration. Tbe queen Is so sweet
herself that the officials all like her, even
when In the process of being driven crazy
by her vagaries.
LIPTON TO CHALLENGE AGAIN
Report that Fife le te Design the
Kew Baat and Captain
Wrlnge Sail It.
(Copyright. 19ns, by Press Publishing Co.)
CO WES, July s. (New York World Ca
blegrara Special Telegram.) The World
correspondent learns on reliable authority
that sir monies Mpton nas decided to
challenge again tor the America's cup. The
new boat will be designed by William Fife
and have Robert Wrlnge for skipper. There
Is a wide belief that the boat is already oa
paper and that contracts have been algned
tor Its construction at aome yard en, tbe
Clyde.
The announcement that Robert Wrlnge
Is to be the skipper of the new craft la of
great Interest. His experience tn Amer
ican water haa been considerable since his
connection with the first Shamrock. He la
now thoroughly familiar with prevailing
conditions of weather there and other mat
tare which should be ef service to him In
another cup contest. He la a smart and
able aeajockey. who may give Charley Barr
Qoftt tittubju JAaay U4 Gapiaia 6yaiaore
ARNOLD CASE ENDS
Lieutenant Tried . by Gourt-Martial on
Cruelty Chargs it Acquitted.
HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF FILIPINO AFFAIR
Charge of Ei-Prirate Weir Made on
Hearsay and Hot Responsible.
OFFICER REBUKED FOR CERTAIN ACTS
Secretary sf War Holds Some Abuse
Should Have Been Prevented.
SERGEANT EDWARDS THOUGHT GUILTY
Investigation Discloses Fact that He
Assisted la Crneltlea and Later
Deserted the Army for
Parts Unknown.
WASHINGTON, July B. The War de
partment today gave out the resulta of
the inquiry made by Colonel Crowder into
the case of Lieutenant Frederick T. Ar
nold, Fourth cavalry, acquitting him ot
direct knowledge or complicity in the Ill
treatment of Filipinos by United States
soldiers.
This Is the case referred to by Senator
Culberson on the floor of the senste some
time ago. The rase grew out of charges
made by ex-Private Weir against Lieu
tenant Arnold, alleged cruel treatment of
prisoners of war occurring within his com
mand while serving in the Philippines. It
was under that that General, Mllea had
recommended to Secretary Root that the
charges were of a character to Justify a
court-martial. The action of the War de
partment Is embodied In the following ex
tract from a letter to Lieutenant Arnold
through the commanding general of the
Department of the Missouri:
'The secretary of war, while concurring
In the conclusion expressed by tbe in
spector that tbe evidence acquits you of
direct knowledge of or complicity In the
Infliction of the punishments shown to
have been practiced by members of your
command. Is of the opinion that thess
abuses were preventable and could scarcely
have occurred had you exercised that high
degree of vigilance which waa Impera
tively demanded by tbe unusual conditions
under which your command was operating;
that your failure to do this Is only meas
urably excused by the numerous snd ex
acting civil duties Imposed upon you, and
Justly exposes you te official censure for
neglect ot duty, the direct result of which
has been that, becauas of the few in
stances of cruel treatment of prisoners.
which were of undoubted occurrence within
your command, the military aervlce gen
erally has Incurred unjust criticism.
Commendation of Gallantry.
"That such neglect has not been made
the subject of charges Is due to the con
siderations above quoted and to the fur
ther fact, ahown in evidence, that in your
neraonal and official' relations with na
tives, you uniformly exhibited kindness
snd consideration for them and worked
assiduously and with excellent 'results for
the betterment ot conditions among them.
In the establishment of municipal govern
ment and in the maintenance ot punuo
schools. In this connection, and as fur
ther influencing the sction taken, the sec
retary of war la pleased to recognise the
special commendation for gallantry in ac
tion extended you by your regimental and
division commanders."
The War department furnishes the fol
lowing statement ot the facta developed:
"Tbe evidence taken In tbe courta of tbe
Investigation show that the punishment
charged by Private Weir of the native
prisoner at Pasay was administered by
three native policemen of the town of
Pasay, directed and assisted by Sergeant
James C. Edwards, Troop H, Fourth United
States cavalry, In the quarters of the de
tachment, alx ot whom testify In substan
tial corroboration of the more material
allegations by Weir, but state that no seri
ous injury resulted from this punishment.
It apears that wlh the exception of Ser
geant Edwards none of these men bad any
thing to do with the administration ot the
punishment, all except him being there aa
spectators.
Weir's Evidence Hearsay.
"Private Weir's allegations of severe pun
ishments resorted to by members ot Lieu
tenant Arnold's command at Calaca, Luzon,
were stated by him upon hearsay evidence,
he disclaiming all direct knowledge as to
these punishments. The evidence taken
completely' refutes the charges, but doea
establish tbe fact that punishments ot a
lesser degree of cruelty, but wholly un
justifiable, were secretly Inflicted by Ser
geant Edwards and the native acouta In
the quarters separately occupied by tbem
at Calaca and behind closed doors.
"The evidence of guilt sgalnat Sergeant
Edwards and of the native scouts who, un
der his direction, administered In greater
part all tbe punishments sbove referred to
is reported as conclusivs by Colonel
Crowder, who expressed the view that their
trial therefore. If now possible, would of
necessity be followed by conviction and
severe punishment. He also reporta that
such action In the case of Sergeant Ed
wards cannot be had for the reason thst
upon publication In the dally press ot the
fact that such chsrges had been made
agatnat him and that an Investigation had
been Instituted and preliminary action look,
log to his trial ordered by the aecretary
ot war, he deserted the service on May 29
at San Francisco and has not alnce been ap
prehended" INFLUENCEbOESNT GO NOW
President Isaacs Order Relative to
I'ee ot Recommendations la Pro
motion at Havel Employes.
WASHINGTON, July S. The president
haa Issued an order prohibiting tba exer
cise of outside influence in securing promo
tions In the classified civtl service. The or
der la an amendment of rule 11 of the civil
service code and is aa follows:
"No recommendation tor the promotion
of any employs In the classified service
shall be conaldered by any officer concerned
in making promotions, except It be made
by tbe officer or officers under whose su
pervision or control such employs is serv
Ing. snd such recommendstlon by sny other
person, with the knowledge sad consent ot
the employe, shall be sufficient csuss for
debarring him from tbs promotion pro
posed sod a repetition of the offense shall
be sufficient cause for removing him train
the service."
President Proctor of the Civil Service
commission stated that while ibis ruls met
tbe hearty approval of ths commission. It
did aot originals with It, but with prom
inent members of congress, who had gone
to the president and urged the meeesslty
lot sues. a ruls
WHITELAW REID CHANGES PLAN
Owlag to Unexpected Recovery of
Kin He Will Remain
Awhile In Earope.
(Copyright, 1901 by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, July 6. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) Whltelaw
Reld I .-changed bis plans, owing to the
uaexp rapid recovery of King Edward.
He b r jr decided to remain In London
until - In July, when he will go lo
the I ? . ent of Europe, probably to Horn
bur) " e Is no longer tbs United States
spe JJ nvoy, but plain Mr. Whltelaw
Ref I ft tbe transformation haa in no
wlr nlnished the .Invitations, private
an lal, which are showered upon him
at rats of about twenty a day.
orelgn Secretary Lord Lansdowne's
I reception on Wednesday Mr. Reld
wreated with marked cordiality, and
with Mrs. Reld was included in ths royal
procession to supper, which was confined
to thirty-two gueata out of a company of
500. Including all of the most eminent
Englishmen and most distinguished foreign
visitors.
Nothing has created more malicious
amusement In society tban the sad fate ot
those persons who hurriedly cancelled their
parties early last week when the king's
case was considered hopeless. They are
principally of second-rate social standing
and acted thus precipitately to gain a lit
tle added Importance, because they thought
It the right thing to do. Now that the
season has resumed Its merry swing, they
are left out In the cold, and their days
have been snapped up by their more astute
rivals.
"Tbe season will continue as long as the
king remains in London," said a leading
social authority to the World correspond
ent. So that, instead ot being brief, this
season will be exceptionally long. It Is
the desire of the king that it should be so,
as he feels acutely the losses threatening
London tradesmen by the collapse of tbe
coronation.
In the ordinary course the season dies
away from the middle of July, but this
year It will conclude the beginning of
August with tbe meeting of Parliament
and the possible coronation. This will
save the Immense class of luxury providers
In the West End from the risk of bank
ruptcy. Yet still they will lose heavily.
One Job-master of Mayfalr dropped $40,000,
which he has no prospect of recouping, as
prices have fallen 200 per cent in ths last
week.
MORGAN MAKES TRIP TO BERLIN
Goes from Kiel to Berlin in Salon
Carriage In Company with
Party of Friends.
BERLIN, July B. The trip of J. Plerpont
Morgan from Kiel to Berlin was made In a
salon carriage usually occupied by mem
bers of the royal family, which was ob
tained for Mr. Morgan by Herr Albert Bal
lin, director general of the Hamburg
American line. Accompanying Mr. Morgan
were Clement A. Griscom, P. A. B. Wldener,
William L. Elklns and several women. In
cluding Miss Wet more'.,. Ths party were
guests of Herr Ballln until they reached
Berlin, where they arrived at 4:30 p. m.
The party breaka up here.
Mr. Morgan affirms that Berlin la only a
waystatlon for blm between Hamburg and
Paris, whither he starts Sunday evening
or Monday. He says he baa no business
objects whatever In Berlin.
Herr Ballln will give the party a dinner
in the Zoological garden restaurant to
night. Mr. Morgan apends most of tomorrow at
Potsdam, seeing ths palaces. Emperor
William haa telegraphed to the court mar
shal to properly guide Mr. Morgan and his
party and show them apartments which are
inaccessible to the general public.
LONDONERS ARE SUSPICIOUS
Fear Morgan and Yerkea Will
Get
Transit Franchise and Then
Combine.
(Copyright, 1902. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. July 6. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) The schemes
of J. Pierpont Morgan and Charles T.
Yerkes to monopolise London's underground
transit system have at last caused great
alarm here. Tbe London county council la
taking atepa to Induce Parliament to post
pone giving assent to ths Morgan and
Yerkea "tubes" bills until the whole ques
tion of rapid transit for London can be
considered by a royal commission. It Is
believed that If the Morgan and Yerkea
schemes go through a combination between
them la certain and that thsn London will
be placed almost absolutely at their mercy
aa far as internet communication la con
cerned. It has been customary in all such
undertaking to provide that they may be
purchased on easy terms after completion
by the public authorities, but this clause
waa omitted from the bills promoted by
the American financiers.
JEWELS BRING A BIG PRICE
Widow of Crasy Earl of Dadley Pats
His Colleetloa oa the
Market.
(Copyright. 1902. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, July 6. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) In less tban
seventy minutes $450,000 wss bid in Chris-
te's auction rooms yesterday tor ths con
tents of a casket of Jewels which had been
tbe property of a peer, now dead, who waa
a great Jewel expert. There was much mys
tery about the name of the present owner,
but tbe World's correspondent lesrned tbat
it is Georgians, Countess ot Dudley, the
widow of ths crazy earl, one of whose fada
was collecting Jewels. Ths choicest article
in the casket waa a pearl necklace weighing
1.090 grains, for which a Hatton Garden
dealer paid $111,000. A rope of 221 exquisite
pearls brought $85,000. Everything was
bought by dealers and the proceedings wet
remarkably quick, the sum realized being
for the time a record.
EFFORT TO PEOPLE SIBERIA
Russia Offering; Special Inducements
to Induce Immigration to
- that Country,
(Copyright. 1902, by Press Publishing Co.)
ST. PETERSBURG, July S (New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram.)'
Ths Russian government Is tsklng steps to
divert from the United 8tates to eastern
Siberia tbe stream of Russian, especially
Polish, emigration. Extraordinarily favor
able terms are offered to those who choose
to go to Siberia, including s free grant of
land, a house free, traveling expenses for
families and Other encouragement and as
sistance. Then the cost of a passport te
leave the Russian dominions has been In
creased from $4 to $22 a person, a rate ab
solutely prohibitive except for well-to-do
EMPEROR TO MORGAN
German Baler 8ayt Hi Country Learns
Much from the Americana,
COMPLIMENT GIVEN HIM IN RETURN
J. Pierpont Asserts America Hat Long
Been Debtor sf Germany.
BEGINNING OF A LONG CONVERSATION
Emperor Decides to Adopt Gosd American
Telegraph! for Prussia.
TO INTRODUCE BAGGAGE CHECK SYSTEM
Commission Appointed to Thla Conn
try, to Investigate Telegraph and
Telephone, with View to
Securing; Information.
. BERLIN, July 5. "1 am not one of those
who believe that we can learn nothing
from other countries. I think we can learn
something from all the peoples and most
from the Americans. We desire to know
the things, you do better thsn others and
make them our own," said Emperor Wil
liam to J. Pierpont Morgan.
"The United States has long been the
debtor of Germany In science and German
methods," replied Mr. Morgan. "I should
be sorry to think we could not give some
thing in return."
This is the fragments that began the long
conversation between Emperor William and
Mr. Morgan while sitting on the deck of
Mr. Morgan's yacht Corsair Thursday.
The talk took wide range from yachting,
a congenial subject to both, to bualnees.
His majesty saw Mr. Morgan three times
during two days.
Mr. Morgan, P. A. B. Wldener, Clement
A. Griscom and party of twenty-one. In
cluding eight women, went to Hamburg
yesterday. Herr Albert Ballln, director
general of the Hamburg-American line,
with several prominent citizens, met them
at the railroad station, took them to the
Hamburgerhof and showed the travelers
various other objects ot Interest In the
city.
Herr Ballln also gave the Americans a
luncheon at the restaurant Pforde, to which
thirty guests sat down. Later Herr Ballln
entertained tbe party at his villa.
In pursuance of Emperor William's de
sire to adopt good American telegraphs, the
Prussian railway minister haa ordered tho
extension of the American baggage check
system which has been experimented with
on the Hamburg-Berlin line, and the im
perial postofflce has Just appointed a com
mission to go to the United States snd
study American postal, telegraphic and tel
ephone arrangements. Special attention
will be given to the tubular mall service.
Germany at present la using only small
tubes for individual letters and contem
plates introducing tbe American system of
transmission in bulk by mall to and from
the branches of the central poatoffices. The
commissioners are Past Counsellors Wer-
neke ot Lelpslg and Braum of Hamburg.
They will be accompanied by a telegraphic
engineer and another engineer ot Berlin.
COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY
Revolutionary Generals Who Were
Recently Sentenced to Die Will
Be Imprisoned Instead.
PANAMA, Colombia, July 5. Confirma
tion has been received from a reliable
aource of the report that the revolutionary
generals, Ramirez, Payan and Porras, who
were recently made prisoners by the rebel
chief, Hererra, for Insubordination and
who were tried by courtmartlat at David,
were aentecced to death. The penalty im
posed was, however, commuted to fifteen
years' Imprisonment.
The prosecution was based upon the find
ing by General Hererra of letters written
by General Porras protesting against vio
lent acts committed by the rebel chief.
General Porras waa then Imprisoned and
General Payan. who waa In command of
ths revolutionary forcea at Darlen, and
General Ramirez, commander of tbe revo
lutionary gunboat Padllla, who sided with
him, were accused of plotting with him
against the supreme authority ot General
Hererra. It la said that many foreigners
who enlisted in the revolutionary forces
are abandoning the liberal cause, owing
to the tact that they have received no
pay for a long time.
OSCAR APPROVES CABINET
KlusT of Sweden Affirms Formation as
Reconstructed by Erik Gnstav
Bostrom.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 5. King
Oscsr haa approved the formation of the
cabinet as constructed by Erik Oustsv
Bostrom, who was Invited to undertake
the task Juns 28, after the resignation of
ths ministry presided over by Admiral
Baron von Ottenus. The new ministry Is
constituted ss follows: Premier, Erik
Gustav Bostrom; minister of foreign
affairs, Carl H. T. A. Lagerbelm; minister
of Justice, Bergen; minister of war, J. I.
Cruse BJon; minister of marine, A. A. L.
Palander; minister of the interior. West
ring; minister ot finance, Meyer, who Is a
merchant at Calshaum; minister ot wor
ship, Carl von .Frtesen; minister of agri
culture, A. T. Odelberg. The ministers of
foreign affairs, war, marine and agricul
ture held tbe aame positions In the Voa
Otter cabinet.
SEE PERSIA ON HORSEBACK
Mr. and Mrs. Grtseoas Retnrn from
Thoasaad Mile Overlaad
Trip.
LONDON. July $. Private advlcea from
Teheran, Persia, under date of June 13
announce the return of Lloyd Grlacom, tbs
United States minister to Persia, and Mrs
Griscom from a 1,000-mile ride on horse-
bark through central and west central Per
sia. The trip waa undertsken to secure
information with the view of building up
American commerce in Persia. Ths great
Persia trade routes, the Kerun river and
tbe old highway from Teheran to Bagdad,
were closely Investigated.
Kins la livif Out of Daasrer.
LONDON. July E. 10:20 a. m. Ths fol
lowing bulletin regarding King Edward's
condition was posted at Buckingham palace
at 10 o'clock thai morning:
His majesty hsd another excellent night
snd he Is cheerful and feels much stronser.
We are gUd to b able to state that we
consider the king now out of danger. The
evening bulletin will, tberefore. be " dis-
cobiiuueo. incvca,
- - - . LAKING.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for Nebrafka Fair in West,
Showers and Cooler in EsM Portion Sun
day; Monday Fair aud Warmer In West
Portion.
1 Canlaet Gives Mllner n Slap.
Charaes of Cruelty Dismissed.
Rnpemr William Talks to Morgan.
I slvs PurlSe Strike Situation.
Churchill Reports on Reservation.
Half Million Fire at Swift's.
Complete Combine of Peckers.
S News of Nebraska Towna.
4 Week In Omaha Society.
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay.
ft Laying Aadltorlutn Cornerstone.
Sonth Omnba News,
fl Council Blaffa nnd Iowa News.
8 Sporting; Events of a Dsy,
9 Weekly Review of Sports.
lO Vatican Points Out Difficulties.
Mitchell Addresses Mlnera.
China Apprala to 1 nlted Stntee.
12 In the Domala of Women.
13 Amusements and Musical Notes.
Poor Are Guests of KlngT Edward.
14 Editorial.
15 Tli.a on Telephone Polee.
Etchlna-a t Troplcnl Islands.
. New Cathedral for Omaha.
Food Roate to Happiness.
lO Story, ''Barbara 'of CHerton."
17 Murketa and Financial,
lft Romances While Yoa Wnlt.
a Mnkea Work for Railroad Clerka.
Hoar. Dec. Hour. Dec.
ft a. m h l p. m e4
a. m TO a p. m rift
T IX 3 p. m HB
8 a. m 7 4 p. ra HH
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TRACY IS STILL AT LARGE
Fugitive Oregnn Convict Continues to
Elude Officers Who Are
Pursuing; Him.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 6. Harry Tracy,
the fugitive convict, is still unlocated.
The report was brought In that Tracy
tad breakfasted with a man named Johnson
this morning about four miles north ot
where Tracy shot Policemen Breeze and
Rawley. Another report waa that Tracy
bad spent all day Friday with a man named
Fisher, living Just north of Woodland Park.
He made Fisher's wife cook enough pro
visions to last for several days and threat
ened with death any member of the family
who left the house for forty-eight hours
after be departed himself. Poseea are to
the north, south, east and west of where
Tracy Is supposed to be. but Sheriff Cudlhee
himself says there Is absolutely no reliable
Information as to his whereabouts. Search
ers In the cabin near where Tracy killed
ths officers at Bothell Thursday found some
blankets and provisions hid In the loft. A
chunk of fresh veal affords- tbe theory that
the convict killed a calf In order to get
fresh meat and that he spent Friday night
n the cabin.
All the searchers are working hard, but
in the absence of any definite Information
as to Tracy's location ths search Is neces
sarily haphazard. If he Is found It will be
by accident.
WAR CLAIM CHECK MISSING
Indiana State Officials Worried Be
cause It Has Not Yet Arrived
from Washington.
INDIANAPOLIS, July E. Indiana state
officials are worried as to the whereabouts
of a check for $635,000 drawn by the United
Statea In favor of Indiana In payment ot
Its war claim. The check was mailed in
Washington two days ago, but up to thia
time It had not been seen by the state
officers. The fsct tbat tbe checks mailed
to Illinois and several other states In pay
ment of similar claims have been received
has Increased the anxiety of the Indiana
officials. Governor Durbin is out ot the
city today, but the other officials took the
matter up with the local postal authorities
and with the Treasury department at
Washington.
PROSTRATIONS FROM HEAT
Weather Is Hot In Milwaukee and
Three People Succumb
aa Resalt.
MILWAUKEE, July 5. Ths extreme heat
of the last two days had its effect upon
Milwaukee citizens and todsy three pros
trations from this rsuse were reported to
the police. Their names follow:
Max Muth, aged 39.
Robert Krueger, aged 45.
Mrs. -Nicholas Scott.
All will recover. Ths highest registered
temperature waa 90 degrees.
RIOT AT INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Rochester Institution Scene of Mutiny
Among Some of tho
Inmates.
ROCHESTER. N. Y., July B. The State
Industrial school was the scens last night
of a mutiny, in the course of which one
boy was shot and three escaped. The
wounded boy is Joseph Clever, aged 19,
of thla city. He will probably recover.
The riot was started while tbe officers
and many visitors were watching a dis
play ot fireworks.
BATTED BALL KILLS PITCHER
Teaas Player After Being: Hit Puts Out
the Runner and Thea
Drops Dead.
DALLAS, Tex., July 5. A dispatch from
Midlothian, Tex., aaya that Pitcher Charles
Harrington waa killed by a batted ball
there today. Tbe ball, which was batted
straight to the pitcher, hit blm In the
stomach. Harrington fielded tbs ball, made
the sssist, putting the runner out and then
dropped desd.
Movemeate of Ocean Vessele July S,
At New York Arrived: Ryndam. from
Rotterdam; Norge, from Copenhagen;
Etrurla, from Liverpool; Philadelphia, from
Southampton. Sailed: Minnehaha, for
"London; HohecEollern. for Naples and
Genoa: Potsdam, for Rotterdam, Zeeland
for Antwerp; Furnnaata, for Glasgow; Lu.
canla. for Liverpool.
At Genoa Arrived: Trave, from Kew
York.
At Hamburg Arrived: Blucher. from
New York; Fuerst Bismarck, from New
York.
At Louduit Sailed: Minneapolis, for New
York.
At Antwerp Sailed: Vaderland, for New
York.
At Liverpool Sailed: Campania, for New
Tors.
At Hnne Kong Arrived previously: Amer.
lean Maru from San Francisco, vli Hono
lulu and Yokohama; Shlnao MaruQ from
Suattle.
At Quenstown Sailed: Cymric,, from
IJverpool. for New York. Arrived: I'm-
brta. from New Torn.
At Cherbourg- flailed: St. Paul, for
BouUtamptOB aod fesw. Xora. ,
h
Blacksmiths Swell Bait Termed Three
Weeki Ago by Boilermakers.
TIEUP ON UNION PACIFIC TIGHTENS
Both 8idei Stand Firm, with 5o ligi of
Offering Ooncestiena,
CAR BUILDERS TAKE CENTER OF STAGE
Vital Besnlts Depend oi Kew Conferenoe
with the Officials,
ALL REFUSE TO ACCEPT PIECE WORK
Company Continues to Import Non
union Men, Mho Desert Shops
aa Result of Influence by
the Strikers.
The strike in the Union Pacific ahopa en- '
ters upon its fourth week, with the rsnks of
the union men larger and more formidable
tban at any atage ot the contest. The ad
dition yesterday ot the blacksmiths swells
the total number to its maximum and glvea
the strikers greater potency. It Is difficult
to give the exact number ot shopmen of the
various crsfts now out, as It Is not known
even by the strikers themselves what pro
portion of the blacksmiths ever the entire
system left their shops yesterday. Count
ing the Journeymen and their helpers It la
estimated that there are about 225 In all
the shops. If all this number struck It will
bring the aggregate number of strikers up
to about 1.400.
Tbe boilermakera, machinists and black
smiths are the component elements ot the
strike. The boilermakers went out June
18. being tbe first to take thla action. They
were followed shortly by the machinists,
who did not strike, however, until tbe com
psny had discharged most of their number
in the various shops of ths system.
Troubles of Cnr Builders.
About the same time the car builders be
came Dissatisfied with their wage scale and
applied to the company for conferences to
adjuat matters. A series of meetings waa
held at tbe headquarters In this city for
a period of five days, at the end of which
the car builders and officials announced
their mutual satiafaction with an arrange
ment which bad been effected and the men
returned to their work. The blacksmiths
then stepped (a tbe center of the stage,
reaching their climax Saturday.
Every blacksmith and helper in the
Omaha shops, seventy-five In all, went on a
strike yesterday." The direct cause wss the
company's action In Importing nonunion
men Into the shops, but the primary griev
ance waa against piecework. It had been
predicted for several dsys tbat the black
smiths would strike and on Thursday last
they formed a three-day true with the off)-
clals, agreeing to remain tn tbe employ of
the Union Pacific for that length ot time. .
pending possible developments which might
remove their sources of complaint and as-
able them to avoid atriking.
Kot m Blacksmith at Work.'
At 7 o'clock Saturday morning, however,
not a blacksmith or his helper appeared at
the shops and within an hour a formal
statement was issued declaring the strike
on. Tbe men bad intended waiting for
the arrival of their supreme officer. Pres
ident Slocum of Moline, III., but his fail
ure to reach the city did not deter them.
The blacksmiths at Armstrong. Kan., went
out with the boilermakers and tbua have
been on a strike for over three weeks.
The report gained circulation yesterday
and was even confirmed by many of the
bricklayers who have been engaged on the
new shop buildings in the Union Paclflo
yards, tbat all the bricklayers were on a
strike also. Thla report is now denied
and the men say they will go to work
Monday morning unlesa some unforeseen
condition arises to change their mlnda.
When the first Jot of nonunion men
arrived In the yards the bricklayers mani
fested decided displeasure at the presence
ot tbe "scabs," aa they called tbem, and
threatened to strike If tbe newcomers were
not taken out of the yards. Thla waa
Thursdsy and ot course on tbe Fourth the '
bricklayers did not work, and as It Is their
custom to put In only a bait day Satur
days, they did not report for duty yes
terday. This led te tbs report, wbiaa
many of the bricklayers confirmed, tbat tba
men were on a strike and would not re
cede until the company removed Its re
cruits.
Nonunion Men Desert.
. There have been. three lota of nnnnntmt
men shipped into Omaha from Chicago.
In tbe first car there were nineteen, twenty
having been employed, but one escaping
before he reached this city; the second
car contained sixteen and the third, which -
arrived late yesterday afternoon, held four
teen. Of thla Dumber only thirty are now
at tbe ahops, or were there last night. Six
ot the first lot made their escape within
a few hours after their arrival, eight
"struck" Saturday morning when they were
told to go to work at piecework wagea,
and later In the day five made their exit
from the yards. Ths strikers are claim
ing that all of these men will be gone by
Mondsy and tbat it will be Impossible for
the company to keep nonunion men.
'Similar efforts have been made by the
company tn other clttea to fill ths places
of the strikers with nonunion msn, but
their success thus far baa not been emi
nent. Nowbere is there any considerable
number of men at work except la Evaneton,
where none of the machinists have struck,
and possibly at Cheyenns. Whsthsr tbe
men hired by ths company at Cheyenne
are at work or not la not known outside
ot official circles bars, but It is stated at
tiBtmirtrs thst a laraa BumW ta t
least available.
Waiting; for McKeea.
Interest centers now on the ear builders,
who, sines ths company's decision to In
troduce piecework throughout the system,
bavs declsred their opposition to the plan
and demand a new bearing with the offi
cials of tbe road. Their dissatisfaction
became so strong Thursday as to lead to
the belief tbat they would atrlke within
day or two. Word was thsrefors sent
to Superintendent McKeen, who was the
leading factor for tbe company In tbe
conferences with thess men, and Mr. Mc
Keen, who was at the western extremity
of tbe road with General Manager Dickin
son, wired that be would start for Omaha
ss soon ss possible. He Is expected hers
Mondsy, when be will reopen matters wltb
the car builders.
Much depends upon ths result of this
conference. If tbs car builders strike It
practically 'will deplete the ahops and tie
up ths construction and repairing depart
ments of tbs Union Pacific. Tbey maintain
their determination to atrlke if tbe com
pany insists upoa Us piecework seals, Ja