TOE OMATIA DAILY BEE: MODAT, JUXT 7, 1002.
FREIGHT HANDLERS TO QUIT
Kiao Thmand ia Chicago Rtolv to
Deert Placaa at Warehouses.
STRIKE MAY INVOLVE TEAMSTERS
Takes EsTeet Within Forty-Elfat
Hoar Reaalt of Railways' Rf
fa.al ta Recoale tnlon
Strikes la Marrlaad.
CHICAGO. July . The freight handlers,
numbering nearly 9,000 men, employed In
the different railway warehouses and depots
to Chicago, at a cpecial meeting tonight
decided to go on a sirlke within forty-eight
bovra to enforce t:.ir demand for higher
wages.
Several days ago the freight handler'
union aubmltted a proposition to the gen
eral manager of the railway asking for
an Increase In the scale of wages. The re
quest wat refused. The railroad officials,
however, offered to rotifer with committee
from their own men in an effort to effect a
compromise, but they refused to recognize
the officers of the union. This was unsatis
factory to the men, as recognition of the
union was one of the principal demanda
made In the proposition aubmltted to the
railroada.
Chairman F. W. Job of the State Boaid
of Arbitration has been using hla best ef
forts to prevent a strike, but the men
claimed they were tired waiting for the '
railroads to take some action and the de
cision at tonlght'a meeting wa the reauU.
The etrlke In all probability will Involve
the teamsters, aa the latter have declared
that they will not deliver freight to the
railroads if it 1 to be handled by non
union it en.
It 1 extremely probable that an ulti
matum will be put to the roads tomorrow.
The decision reached at tonight meeting
provides for the calling of a strike any
time within forty-tight hours and this may
mean some Umo tomorrow or any hour be
fore Tueaday evening. The decision 1 that
there thall be no delay after that time.
Twenty-sit li. 11 roads centering In Chicago
are Involved in the trouble.
According' to President Curran of the
freight handlers' union, who Issued a
tatement after the meeting adjourned, the
roads will not be compelled to treat di
rectly with the union. All that Is asked
la that they ahall comply with the demand
for the precise advance specified in the
unlon'a seal of wages, submitted June
2, and there will be no complaint It a
united agreement on the part of the rail
way managcra shall be presented to their
.Individual working force in the various
freight houses in Chicago.
Carpenter and Pants Maker Strike.
BALTIMORE, July 6. Pursuant to the
ultimatum given the contractors and build
er three week ago, about 600 carpenter
will lay down their toola tomorrow.
Six hundred others employed by twenty
three firm will remain at work, their
employer having signed a modified agree
ment. The original demand of the labor
unions was that the men be paid $3 for
aa eight-hour day; aa modified the pay
will be S3 for nine hours, as at present,
and eight hours on Saturday. Those who
trlke tomorrow will demand that the
modified acale be agreed to by their em
ployer. Five hundred paats maker and pressors
will strike tomorrow. This wis the de
cision of tie executive committee of the
pant makers' union today. Th strike will
tl up 200 shop, many of them ao-called
sweatshop. The strike 1 - over the f ur
oUhlng of machine and tool by the men.
The sewing m-tchlne coat the men $75,
which they pay In Installment, and they
are compelled to pay for the hauling of
the machines from abop to shop. The men
claim they r ct.T.pelled to work vlfhtcen
hour a day anl earn but 18 a week. The
preeters are compelled to furnish their
toel
The union men v.snt the contractor to
furnish the machines and all toola here
after MITCHELL LEAVES QUIETLY
Miner' President Blip Away to Saw
Yark an Secret Blla
lan. WILKE8BARRE, Pa.. July 6. President
Mitchell of the miners' union left her at
noon tody for New York. He ellpped
out of town ao unexpectedly and so quietly
that only two or three persona araund
atrlk headquarter knew of hi departure.
As he did not announce h waa going to
New York, there U an element of mystery
about hla journey, but the Aaeoclated
Press learn on good authority that he
went to the metropolis for the purpose
of meeting leader et other labor organisa
tion. Th purpose of the meeting la not defi
nitely known her, but It ia understood to
nave a direct bearing oa the question of
labor organizations , affiliated with the
.Americas Federation ot Labor asalatlng
th miner' union financially. It la known
that aom of these rganltatloai, through
their national officer, have expressed their
wUJlngaaaa to help the mine worker in
Shis wy.
Mr, Mitchell, while la New York, may
mast th officials of railroad union or
ether organisation that ean assist hla
people by other thaa financial means. The
miner' president, It la expected, will ra
' turn here tomorrow. He had aa engage
ment tor Tueaday to addreea th delegates
of dlatrlot No. 1, which will open it an
Dual convention at Nantlcok tomorrow
morning.
Tomorrow will begin the third month
'of the great atrlke. There have been
many rumors and opinion published that
certain coal compaale would in a few
days attempt to atart up on or more
collieries. The officiate ot the big com.
pastes who are willing to talk deny all
knowledge ot aay attempt of their re-
apactlv companies to start work. They
say, however, that the number of men
applying for work la growing larger each
week. Many of tbem are given employ
ment and ths names of the others are
placed en th walling Hat.
The number of ulnars among the ap
plleanta who are applying lor work is very
mall, and so long aa ths minors there
elves refrain from going ta the collieries
e coal can be mined.
Of the liT.009 men and boya employed
about th mines, approximately M.000 are
niinsra. Uader th law ot th atate bo
company can employ a mas to cut coal
unleaa be has a miner's certificate, showlug
that he baa bad two years' experience la
tha anthracite mines. ' These certificates
are awarded by examining boards compose'
of mlaera appointed by the county court
Therefor. If 100.00ft man and boys were
willing to return, they could not lawfully
operate colllerlea unless th striking
miner also went to work.
BCRANTON, Pa., July . Th Central
The Non-Irritating
Cathartic
Easy to take, easy to opera to
Hood's Pills
Labor union today Inaugurated a fight
against the act of the assembly permit
ting the appointment of the coal and Iron
police. All the central labor bodlea In
the atate will be asked to secure from
every randldate for state senator or rep
resentative a pledge that he will. If elected,
vote for a repeal of th law.
The coal company superintendents her
are a unit In emphatically denying that a
canvaaa is being made among the striker
at the Instigation of the companies to se
cure enough men to start up a colliery
here and there. Superintendent Rose of
the Delaware Hudaon aald today:
We are not running after the men. When
they want to return to work, they will
have to come to ua.
Othera spoke in a similar strain.
At all three masses In St. Patrick's
church at Ollpbant today a letter algned
by District Board Member Stephen Reap
was resd, In which he made humble apol
ogy for his conduct of last Sunday, when he
led a body of strikers from the church
becsus of the presence of a nonunion
man. In hi letter Reap cay he was ao
enraged at the time that he lost his head.
GOMPERS SUFFERS DEFEAT
Hla Plea for Reinstatement of Typo
graphical lalon No.. 1 Tamed
Down by Chleaaro Awembly.
CHICAGO, July . President Oompers of
the American Federation of Labor suffered
defeat today when his plan for relnstatment
of Typographical Union No. 18 wa rejected
by the trades asnembly. The delegatea to
the federation refused by a rot of 114 to
101 to make any overtures to the printers.
They suggested, however, that If Typo
graphical union No. If admitted that Its
policy with regard to the federation
had been a mistake, Its delegates
wcu'd be tented at the next meeting
of the federation. Aa soon a the result of
the vote had been announced. President
Oompers left the federation meeting, re
fusing to comment on his defeat. Typo
graphical Union No. It waa expelled from
the Federation of Labor because the print
era failed to support the pressmen, while
on a strike a year ago.
NO INTENTION TO STRIKE
Acting Grand Master at Locomotive
Firemen Saya There la No Trouble
oa Rock Island.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., July J. J.
Hannahan of Chicago, acting grand master
of the United Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen of America, spent today In the
city, attending to business preparatory to
the meeting of the organization to be held
here in September. Mr. Hannahan was
qustloned regarding the rumor ot a coming
atrlke of the Bremen on the Rock Island
route.
Mr. Hannahan said:
"I waa astonished to read the Kanea
City report this morning. The Rock Island
route I one of the roads that I thoroughly
In touch with the workings ot locomotive
firemen and the greatest friendship exists
between the officials of the road and their
employe. There I not the slightest prob
ability of. a strike among the fifteen on
thr.t rood."
FLOODS IN NEW YORK
(Continued from First Page.)
brought down from the surrounding hills.
Th electric light plant Is under water and
the village Is In darkness. The city water
aupply for fire and domestic purposes is cut
off.
Railroad Tracks Washed Oat.
BATAVIA, N. Y., July 6. Scores of
houses on West . and South Main streets
were entirely surrounded with water and
rowboats were plying in the thorough
fares at 9 o'clock tonight. Both the Erie
railroad and the Attica branch of the
Central are under water moat of the dis
tance from Batavla and Attica and are
badly washed out. Several barns and
houses were struck by lightning and
burned
WELL8VILLE. N. Y., July 6. Shortly
after midnight tbls morning Wcllavllle and
vicinity were visited by a cloudburst. The
water In all the atreams 1 running rap
Idly. Madison atreet wa a raging flood
all the way to the Erie tracka, which were
soon covered with water and mud. The
water on Main atreet waa one foot deep.
Damage to property Is estimated at 150,-
000. All cellara are flooded, doing great
damage. There was said to be several
cattle floating down the river at daylight
and a team and wagon. No tralna are
running on the Erie or the B. it S. rail
roada. The turnpike bridges were carried
swsy and crops In this vicinity suffered
severely.
Cloadbarst at Caaandala-aa.
BOLIVAR, N. Y., July . On of the
heavleat rainfall that haa occurred In
year took place last night and early thl
morning. Two Inches of rain fell In two
hours. The main atreet were under a
foot and a half ot water at noon today
and at S a. m. the water waa alx Inches
sleep in the city building.
CANANDAIGUA, N. Y., July 6. A 1600,.
000 cloudburst I the extent of the storm
that burst upon this section of the country
along the weat shore of Canandalgtia lake.
At Granger's point a barn waa carried
half-way Into the lake. The vlneyarda are
under from two to three feet of water.
On the beach from Black point to Wood-
vlUe the landslides have formed many
points and peninsulas large enough to
build cottagea upon. At Vine Valley the
bridge connecting the pier with the main
land was borne down Into the lake.
Gal Strlkas Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE. July . After a welter
ing hot day Milwaukee was visited tonlgnt
by a fierce wind and rainstorm. Consid
erable lumber 'in a yard located at North
Milwaukee was scattered about and many
Igna were detached and tree broken off
around the city. The wire of the Wis
consln Central railroad, leading from Mil
waukee north, ar demolished and the
atorm is reported as sever in the northern
part of the atate.
A special from Phillips ssys: A tor
nado passed lust north ot this city Sat
urday night, wrecking a portion ot the
mammoth tannery of the United Satea
Leather company. On resident was se
riously Injured during the storm.
At Janeavtlle, Wis., tonight, during a
fierce storm, lightning struck the spire
of St. Patrick' Catholic church and the
edifice waa destroyed.
HOPE, Idaho. July 6 A cloudburst at
Elllaport. aat of Hope, swept away twelve
or fifteen aouaea and washed out two mile
ot track oa th Northern Pacific There
waa na loaa of lit. For a considerable dis
tance around Klliaport the country la
Hooded. Th creek 1 wide and swift and
11 the trestle ar goa from Clarka Fork
to Hop. Paeaenger eaatbonnd are trans
ferred from Sand Point by boat to Hope and
weat front Hope to Sand Point. There ar
everal elide along the road each way.
WELLS. Minn.. July (.A wind and rain
storm passed over this section last night,
doing great damage. Four miles w,et ot
town It demolished one of the largest barns
In ths county, killing B. R. Cook, its owner.
His wife end son were also In the barn and
were plaaed dowa by tlmbere and unable to
asrlat Mr. Cook. A dumber of horses and
eattls In the barn were also killed.
WICHITA. Kan., July .A very heavy
rain, amounting at Anthony almost to
cloudburst, fell over tea counties In central
Kansas today. It will delay harvest to a
greater or Was extent.
PRETTY CHILD SAVES FAJIllT
Ongm Oanrict Tracy Bajt Bweet Face
Prevent Murder,
SLEEPS IN SEATTLE GRAVEYARD
Fosltlre Sow Pnrened by Sheriff and
Deputies In Tub; Sea Lion, Mho
Are Handicapped hr Flt
teen Hoar.
SEATTLE, July I Hrry Tracy, the es
caped Oregon convict, haa again eluded Ms
pursuers after a display of great daring.
His last act waa to Impress a farmhand
Into embarking on the sound In a rowboat
late yraterday and at noon today Sheriff
Cudlhee chartered the tug Sea Lion and
with a posse started In pursuit.
According to Information received at the
sheriff's office here today, Tracy slept In
graveyard on the outskirts of Seattle after
hie battle Thursday night with Seattle offi
cer. On Friday morning he proceeded to
the ranch of a man named Fisher, secured
food and slept and reeled In the wooda all
that day and night.
Early Saturday morning be appeared at
Meadow Point, on the water front three
mllea north of Seattle, hla original point of
landing. There he compelled a Japanese
fisherman to row blm to Madison Point,
twelve miles across and down the sound
from Besttle. He dismissed the boy, de
claring that the latter would be killed by
Tracy' pal if be told of the trip.
They landed near the home of Rancher
Johnson and Tracy watched th house for
an hour to make sure of the number ot
men there. Finding but two he entered
nd announced that be intended to kill
everyone on the ranch and take charge
of the place for a few days. He added:
Prepares to Stay All Day.
But after seeing your pretty little girl. I
will kill no one If you all mind me. I will
be here all day.
The family prepared breakfast for Tracy
nd one plate on the table against the
wall.
"This I not right," declared the convict,
"put the table In the middle of the room
and all sit down with me," which was done.
Tracy then read Friday evening's papers
and after learning how Mrs. VanHorn had
betrayed hla presence In her house to the
butcher, said he had been carelesa in not
keeping everyone in that house constantly
under his eve.
"My carelessness In this respect made It
necessary to kill two officers," he said.
Binds and Gs(i Whole Family. "
He forced the Johnsons to give him a
bundle of clothing and hats and six days'
supplies of food, cooked for him; put on
Johneon's suit of Sunday black and had the
food, clothing and blankets made into bun
dle. At 8 o'clock he bound and gagged the
Johnson family, made their hired man, And
erson, carry the bundles to Johnson's row
boat, put Anderson in the boat at the oars
and started down the sound.
Mr. Johnson released herself and the
others two hours later and notified Deputy
Sheriff McKay, who lives at Madison Point.
McKay secured a boat and aent word to
Seattle thts morning.
Sheriff Cudlhee was summoned from Bo
then and at 10:30, with several men, started
down the sound in the Sea Lion, an electrlq
tugboat, looking for the desperado and the
farmhand. However, as Tracy had fifteen
hours' start. It la believed he will make
good hla escape.
The supposition is that he will row all
night, probably kill Anderson, sink the boat
and disappear into the wild forests of north
ern Washington, wbere he may live many
daya on his supply of food.
KING'S CONDITION IS GOOD
Edward Coatlnaes Satisfactorily and
May Be on Royal Yacht In
a. Month.
LONDON, July 8. King Edward'a condi
tion tonight continues to be good. It Is
thought that If his Improvement continues
at the present rate he will probably by the
end of the month be well enough to be
transferred to the royal yacht in Southamp
ton waters. A bulletin posted at 9 o'clock
tonight says:
The king's condition continues in every
way satisfactory.
Soon after the bulletin waa Issued Queen
Alexandra and Princess Victoria visited
Marlborough House, where they attended di
vine service with the prince and princess ot
Wales. The queen stayed within Bucking
ham palace for the reet of the day.
Moat of ths churches In ths United King
dom celebrated today the announcement
that King Edward was out of danger with
Informal thanksgiving services, speoial mu
sic and the ainglng of the national anthem.
Tbe government baa lasued orders that
the Indian and colonial troops now in Lon
don shall postpone their departure indefl
nltely. These orders are due to the atrongly
expressed desire ot the Indian troops eape-
lally to ses the king before they return
home, and they aleo Indicate an Intention to
retain tbe troops here until ths corona
tion. Ths colonial and Indian troop will par
ticipate in the reception to be given Lord
Kitchener when he arrive in England about
July 22.
Tbe lord mayor ot London, Sir Joseph
Dfmsdale. received a letter tonight from Sir
Francis Knollys, private secretary of the
king, to the effect that hla majesty had
commanded him to convey to all concerned
his gratification at and warm thanka for
the energy and foresight which made the
king's dinner to the poor Saturday such a
great success and to repeat how sincerely
his majesty regretted his Inability to be
present and how touched he waa by the
loyal and kindly feeling so universally dls
played.
SOLDIERS END OWN LIVES
Captain Shollenbararer and Lieutenant
Ryaa Commit Suicide ta th
Philippines.
MANILA. July 8. Captain John Snellen
barger of the Tenth Infantry committed sui
cide by shooting himself st Illgsn, in the
Island et Mindanao, July 4. He acted
from despondency.
Second Licutensnt Thomas. Ryaa of ths
Philippine scouts also committed suicide
by shooting himself on July 6 in the interior
of the island of Mindanao.
WASHINGTON, July . Captain John H.
Ehollenbarger, wboae autcide ia reported In
the Manila dlapatch. waa a native ot Penn
sylvsnla, from which stats he was appointed
a cadet to the military academy In 1889.
After bis graduation from the academy he
was assigned to tbe Tenth Infantry, with
which regiment he aerved continuously, ris
ing to the rank of captain In 1898.
Adjutant General Cor bin said tonight that
ths Wsr department had not received any
news et Captain Shollenbarger's sulclds,
nor that of Second Lieutenant Tbomaa
Ryan, also reported In the Manila dis
patch.
Admits Jedce Rhode'a Repart.
MANILA. July (.The court-martial
which Is trying Captain James A. Ryan ot
the Fifteenth cavalry on the charge ot be
log unnecessarily severe with tbe natives of
ths province where t was stationed, baa
admitted for purposes of croas-eaaminatloa
ths entire report of Judge Rhode, which
forms ths basis of ths charges against th
eaptain. The order convening the court
disregarded all the allegations, except the
one of cruelty to native.
BRITISH STEAMER WRECKED
A Result at Calllnloa th Rappa
hannock Ilea Disabled at
Holyhead, Wales.
LONDON, July 6. The British steamer
Rappsbannock, Captain Buckingham, la
aground at Holyhead, Wales. As a result
of a collision with the British steamer
Palegarth, Captain Henry, the Rappahan
nock haa a large hole In ita port aide, amid
ships. Its second bold and Its cross bunk
ers are full of water and there Is eight feet
of water In Its engine room. The collision
occurred In a fog off Eouthstack light on
the Island of Holyhead. One man waa killed
and two Injured on the Dalegarth.
This vessel was bsdly stove end Its fore
peak wa filled with water. It proceeded
for Birkenhead.
The Virginia line steamer Rappahan
nock belonging to the Chesapeake Ohio
Steamship company, limited. Bailed from
Liverpool yesterday for Newport New.
The steamer Dalegarth belonging to th
Clapham Steamship company, limited, of
Newcastle, England, wa from Ltbau, Rus
sia. Lakban's Followers Examined.
MANILA, July 8. A number of th former
follower ot the Insurgent general, Lukban,
who operated and was finally captured on
the Island or Saraar, are being examined
here on the charge of misappropriation ot
revolutionary funds. General Chaffee has
permitted Lukban to go through th cap
tured lnsurtent archive in Manila for th
purpose of obtaining documents to show the
lnnocense of hi follower.
Germany's Exports to United ttatea.
BERLIN, July . The total of Germany's
exports to the United States for the year
ended June 30 is $101,714,084, an Increase ot
$1,817,050 over the amount tor tha year
ending June 30, 1901. Tbe exports of this
Inst year reach the record figure. In 1898
they amounted to $74,250,000; in 1899, $84.
000.000 r In 1900, $98,800,000, and In 1901,
$99,887,014.
PLAN VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN
(Continued from First Psge.)
Illness. Tbe Ohio senator wka taken very
111 at the capitol and had to be removed to
hi home, where he remained for several
days. On Monday, the last day of the ses-
lon, he went to the senate, against the ad-
Ice of his physician, and took part In tbs
final deliberations on the bill providing a
civil government for the Philippines, and
remained in the senate chamber until ad
journment. Mr. Foraker Is one of the
strongest men on tbe republican side of the
senate. He is a very eloquent man and la
one of the moat effective debaters la con
gress. His speech on the Philippine is re
garded a one of the most forcible speeches
delivered at the past session.
TO BEGIN PRELIMINARIES
Charles W. Rasaelt Goes to Pari on
Canal Mlseloa and Attoraey
General to Follow.
WASHINGTON, July 8. Aaatstant Attor
ney Charles W. Russell Is completing his
preparations and within a week will start
for Paris to investigate the ability of the
new Panama Canal Company to give the
United States a satisfactory title to con
cessions and property on the Isthmus.
When this preliminary work shall hsv
proceeded to a certain point the attorney
general, according to tbe presldent'a ex
pressed wish, probably will go over and
personally look ' into the matter. He has
invited Senator Spooner to go along and as
sist, in view of the senator's well known
familiarity with the matter, and ths at
torney general's opinion ot bis ability,
and hope that he will go.
POSTAL IS NOW IN CHARGE
Has Begun 'Operutlonn Under Contract
with Pennsylvania .Road
at Last.
PHILADELPHIA, July . The Postal
Telegraph company today practically began
operations under Its contract with the Penn
sylvania Railroad company, by preparing for
the handling of messages at Jersey City,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Har
rlsburg and Pittsburg. Instruments were
installed In the Pennsylvania railroad offi
ces at these points, and according to Su
perintendent Lemon of the Postal company,
business will be commenced tomorrow at
all of tbe offices named. It ia understood
tbe Western Union compsny will share the
wire with tbe Postal until December 1,
when the contract between the Western
Union and the Pennsylvania Railroad ter
mlnates.
NDIAN UPRISING MENACED
Clash with Cattleman Is Threatened
for Alleged Killing ( Stock
hy Choetawa.
ARDMORB, I. T., July 4. Grave trouble
between cattlemen and Indians in ths
Choctaw nation la feared because of th
killing during the laat week of nearly 400
cattle, aupposedly by th Indian.
The trouble arises in th violation by
the cattlemen of th law providing that
noncltliene of th nation ahall bav no
more than ten head ot cattl aplsc. It
la asserted that the cattle owners have
violated the law with impunity and arouaed
the hostility of the Indians.
BANDITS' PLUNDER FOUND
Booty af ftaek Island Haldapa Dls-
covered "arm Hear
Chlaa.
CHICAGO, July (.Watches. knives.
spoons and Jewelers supplies, psrt of ths
plunder secured by the bandits who robbed
the express safe In the Rock Island train
at Dupont Thursday night have been found
and the Indications ar that th desperadoes
are near Chicago.
A sack containing tha plunder wa di
cover el today on tbe farm of Ha iry Bchultie
three mllea and a half north of Tlnley para
by Dexter Menard, a farmer who lives
wlthtn a half mile of the place, where the
train waa held up.
GORED TO DEATH BY BULL
Yoaag Woman Meets Frlghtfal End
hy Beast la Odemah, Okla
homa. GUTHRIE, OH.. July I. Miss Effl Har
rison was gored to death by a bull at
Odemah, In Graer connty, today, the ani
mal knocking her down and running Ita
koros back and forth through her body.
Meaaa Dlraet Llaa ta Gall.
GUTHRIE. Okla.. July $.-At a meeting
ef the directors of the Wool ward a; Qua
rtan Railroad rornpany, It waa voted
to puah the survey and construction of the
road as rapidly aa pnss'lile to Quanah, a
distance of 2a miles, where connection will
be made with the Houston At Tessa Cen
tral, thus giving a direct line to he Oulf.
The Houston Texas Central Is supposed
to be back ot th extension, ,
WATER FLOWS IN STREETS
Town of Ptpillion Flooded u Remit of
Becant Heavy Rains.
FOURTH TIME WITHIN LAST MONTH
Hailstones Fall at Harvard After
Dowaponr of Rain, but Dam
ns; Proves Very
Slight.
PAPILLION. Neb., July $. (Special.)
Another terrific rain storm visited this
section last night, and about three Inches
of water fell. The Papplo creek Is clear out
of Its banks and both aides of ths bridge
are flooded and the water Is running nearly
three feet deep across the streets.
The south side people csnnot get over to
town, unless driving across. This makes
th fourth tlms within a month that the
Pappio creek haa been out of Its banks
and today'a rlss Is the highest It baa
been for several years.
Hall Fall at Harvard.
HARVARD, Neb., July 8. (Special.)
Yesterday afternoon about I o'clock a heavy
rain storm came up from the west, and
between this time and 8 o'clock about
two Inches of water fell. In the com
mencement considerable hall fell, the
Stones being of flat ragged shape, many
of them being fully two Inches across by
one Inch through, but as the amount was
not very Urge and the wind not heavy, lit
tle serious damage has been reported.
further then a general 'breaking down of
grain standing and well wetting of that In
shock and delaying until the ground dries
out further cutting.
JUMPS UNDER MOVING TRAIN
Aston Votara Adopta Thl Plan
to
End HI Earthly
Trouble. SCHUYLER, Neb., July 8. (Special Tel
egram.) Anton Votava committed suicide
at in early hour tbls morning by throwing
himself under a psssing westbound fast
freight. He waa at a small culvert Just
weat of the city. The engineer saw him
make a move aa It to throw himself under
the train and sounded the whistle, which
frightened him momentarily from his pur
pose. Watching to aee what ha would
finally do, the engineer saw h'n: plunge
under the train at the third car back of
the engine, where he met Inatant death by
being cut in two. Votava was about 60
year of age, leavea a wife, with whom he
is tald to have had trouble, and this is
considered a probable cause of hla suicide. 1
AGUINALD0 MEETS CHAFFEE
Filipino Has Interview with Amer
ican General for the First
Time.
MANILA, July 8. As a result of the nroc-
lamatton of amnesty of July 4. the guard of
American soldiers hss been withdrawn from
the houss where Agulnaldo lived In Manila
and Lieutenant Johnson, Agulnaldo's custo
dian, brought the Filipino today to see Gen
eral Chaffee. It waa the first meeting be
tween the American general and the leader
ot the Filipino revolution. Lieutenant Wil
liam B. McKInley of the Ninth acted as In
terpreter.
Agulnaldo was told that be waa free to go
anywhere he pleased and Genera Chaffee
asked htm If he had any complaint to make
of American discourtesy or harshneaa.
Agulnaldo replied that he had no such
complaint to make. He told General Chat
fee that he waa going to visit friends at his
home in Cavlte Vlejo, In Cavlte province,
and Inquired what protection the American
authorltlea would afford him. He aeemed to
be afraid to venture out. General Chaffee
replied that Agulnaldo would get the earn
protection a any other citlsen.
The former Filipino leader then naked
General Chaffee to prevent the courts
from requiring him to testify In civil suits.
General Chaffee said be had no authority
to grant this request, and advised Aguln
aldo to make a special call upon Acting
Civil Governor Wright. This, Agulnaldo said
he would do, but that he would go at night.
a he was timid about appearing on the
streets in daylight.
The releaae of the former Filipino leader
baa renewed speculation as to possible
vengeance upon htm by trlenda of Luna and
his other enemies.
Luna was a Filipino leader, whom Aguln
aldo caused to be killed in 1899.
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THOUSANDS HEARD HER WORDS.
Mr. Eddy'a Message to tha Christian
Scientists.
A religious gathering rarely seen any
where. In point of numbers and sustained
ih'erest throughout, reports the Boston
Herald, waa th annual communion aervlce
Sunday In Mechanics' hall of the member
ot th First Church of Christ. Scientist, tbe
mother church of Christian Science. Under
this somewhat modern title is Included,
however, all the Christian Scientists of tbs
world who ar openly and professedly such.
In th message during th service of Mr.
Eddy, the pastor emeritus. It wa announced
that these now numbered $4,415, of whom
1,784 were admitted Sunday.
Not all ot these were at th communion
necessarily, but a great many were. The
large hall bad been packed with all the
chairs and benches available, on which B.ooo
people could alt- Every on of these chairs
was taksn long before tbe service began.
Bo far the count Is fairly sxact. It waa esti
mated that all of a thousand more stood
throughout the service, both In tbs morning
and afternoon. Ths storm had not delayed
many who had Intended to come, evidently.
and it was therefore probable that all of
one-third of the members of the church
were present, allowing sven for a generous
attendanoe of the general public who were
not ot th faith.
The service waa "congregational" In the
aense that all had a voles In the choruses.
Judge Septimus J. Hanna, the first reader
of ths mother church, led the meeting, as
sisted by Mrs. Eldora O. Crags- The aing
lng was led by Miss Elea Marshall, and
Prof. Albert F. Conant provided the piano
accompaniment. Prof. Richard Wood Cone
read the message from Mr. Eddy, the cen
tral feature of tbe meeting.
Tbe service at $ p. m. wa an exact repe
tition of the morning service, the device
bi log obviously designed to afford all Chris
tton Scientists in town, numbering about
12.000, at the annual gathering, aa oppor
tunity to participate in its privileges. An
nual meetings of th church have been held
in Mechanic' hall before, but tbl ta ths
first communion service, demanding the spe
cious arena of the ball for comfortable par-
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This fart wss urged s a remarkable testi
mony to the growth of Chrlat'an Science, In
the numerical strength of Ita followers.
Judge Hanna called attention to what was
doctrlnally the chief reason for the meet
ing, saying:
"Tbe time baa come In our order pf eer
vlce when we should bow our heads and
hearta by kneeling in deep and sacred com
munion with our all-loving, all-present and
all-powei fill Father and Mother Ood."
The communion service, a elmple cere
mony of silent eelf-communlon by all Sci
entists present, followed by the recitation
In unison of the Lord' Prayer, was an Im
pressive moment Indeed, an entirely ade
quate expression of religious belief by a
large assemblage.
ISiqiR DF.C1SIO.
Jndae Tarna Stream of Hamor en
the I. aw of Contract.
It Is not often that judges ot supreme
courts permit their sense of humor to taka
form In opinions from the bench on weighty
questions, but In the case ot Judge Marma
duke H. Dent of the West Virginia auprerae
court It la different.
The Judge has handed down an opinion
It: the case of Ell Moore, from Randolph
county. Moore made an assignment for the
benefit of creditors, but, boplng to reserve
something for himself, he got" his father-In-law,
Rev. Anthony Mustoe, to invest
thle secret reeervstlon in lands for bis
daughter, Clara, wife of the assignee. The
reverend personage bought the ground at a
ridiculously low figure and kept it His
daughter sued him in the circuit court for
the property, hut lost. She appealed to tha
supreme court and won. Judge Dent opens
thus:
"This Is a suit from the peaceful shadea
of Randolph county. Instituted by Clara,
Intermarried with Ell Moore of Montroae,
against her pa. Rev. Anthony Mustoe ot
Brletz, near tbe happy land of Canaan, tbe
neighboring county of Tucker."
Referring to tbe contract between Clara
and "pa" the court eaya: "Her pa agreed
to purchase for her at such sale three tract
of land, and did purchase them. On the
purchase price, the $630 note was to be
credited and the residue pa was to take in
timber, tanbark and rent. Bue he becamo
dilatory, tor some reason, and she decided
that pa must toe the mark. Ell,
like a faithful helpmate, seconded the mo
tion to the extent of his skill and ability.
He says he knew creditors always wanted
something to kick at, so he put in the $500
note to furnish them the necessary ex
ercise." Touching the part "Pa" Muatoe played,
the court says: "The evidence tends to
show that, while Pa Mustoe does a little
preaching, trying to gather the lost sheep
into the fold, and baa one eye on the peerly
gates, where the wicked ceaae from trou
bling and the weary are at reat, he keep
the other to windward to make friends with
the mammon of unrighteousness. While
trying to serve two masters he gives his
present allegiance to the one he can ses,
taste, hear, fell and smell, and puts the
other off with a little preaching and the
promise of a more convenient season. Pa
Mustoe 'acknowledges that his son had him
arreated like poor old Bunyan and thrown
Into Jail for burning down the Mustoe barn,'
He makes a big effort to outawear the other
witnesses. His efforts in thts direction will
hardly win blm a crowd when he presents
his credentials at tbe gates ot the new
Jerusalem."
In conclusion the court says: "If pa Is
to continue preaching and It Is to be hoped,
for, from the conduct ot this suit and th
testimony of ths witnesses, Ell is not ths
only ons in need thereof he should culti
vate a greater regard for the truth and try
to overcome hla lust for th fleshpot of
Egypt.".
BLIND MAN RL'KS A MILL.
Hla System of Weighing Grain 'With
Little Sticks.
Hugh Lee, sealer ot weights and measures.
a few days ago. In his tour ot Inspection,
tumbled onto oneof the most remarkable
business men in Connecticut, D. F. Dicker-
man, who owns a grist mill on the West
field road, near Merlden, which he conducts
In a very successful manner. He Is blind
In both eyes, but has been at the mill so
long that he knowa every plank In the
building, and, without assistance, Is able to
grind the grist of tbe farmers, as well as
aell grain and feed to others.
One of the most interesting portions of
his work Is the weighing of the grain and
feed which he sella. He has devised a
system whereby be can weigh out any
quantity with accuracy. He has a number
of little sticks, which are cut Just the
length to mark off on the arm of tbe scale
the different weighta. By selecting his
fifty-pound stick which he can pick out by
feeling of its length he places it against
the end of the arm of tbe scale, and then
moves the pendant up until it reaches the
other end of the stick.
He has sticks for weighing from five to
fifty pounds, end If bs wanted to weigh
eighty pounds hs would take his twenty
pound stick and placs It at the opposite
end of tbe arm, which Is graduated for 100
pounda. After getting the scale to weigh
what he wanta, be puts the goods on the
platform, and, by putting bla hand lightly
over the arm, la able to tell when the scalea
balance, and thua he weigh accurately any
amount he desires.
All the different grains are kept In sep
arate bins, and he knows wbers to find
every article In his place. He handily
waita on the farmers who drive up to the
big front door to buy feed for their stock.
In operstlng the mschlnery of tbe mill be Is
Just as methodical as clockwork, and any
one watching htm would not dream, that ha
could not aee. Only those who are per
sonally acquainted with this blind miller
know that auch a man exists.
Ol'R OW1T VOLCANOES.
Many Eatlnet Conea la tha Rookies
and a Dangerona One In Hawaii.
It will be comforting to a great many
people, aay the New York Sun, to learn
that the United State I comparatively
free from volcanoes, extinct or otherwise.
With the Philippines we have acquired
fifteen or twenty, but they are a long way
off. Then there are volcanoes in Hawaii
and Alaska.
Our own volcanoes, according to an expert
opinion In a recent scientific paper, are
to be found almost entirely west of ths
Rocky mountains. In New Mexico there are
several old volcanic conea and miles ot
country is covered with lsva wblch once, at
a period earlier than Is resched by legend
or history, ran In a molten flood all over
tbe valley, devastating great tracts.
One of the most beautiful ot our volcanic,
mountains Is Mount Shasta, which rears
magnificent twin cones In California. Then
there are the beautiful Mount Helena In
Oregon, Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson,
Mount Adama, Mount Rainier, Mount Baker
and Mount Lassen, all of volcanic origin.
Tbe most dangeroua volcanoes we poasesa,
apparently, are in Hawaii. Mauna Loa,
n,70 fef t high, I one of the most remark
able volcanic cones In the world. It hss
Several craters Kllauea. on It southern
slope, had an eruption In 140 In which It
ejected a river of lava forty mile long,
which would have covered a square mlla
to a depth of 800 feet. Kllauea' lateft
outbreak was In 1HM. but that wa milder.
Woman Ilurned to Death.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, okla . July 8-Mrs.
Ft. H. Yatt-n of Ontario. Cnnsila, was
burned to ilrnth here tndav, w hile Httemi-t-lug
to liirht the kitchen tire with kerosene.
Her father-In law wn burned severely In
trying to save her. Mm. Ynte was mar
ried recently, roinlnij with her mother.
Mrs. Wlliiiniin. from Canada.
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