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t THE OMAIIA DAILY TtEE: MONDAY, JULY 7, 1902. FREIGHT HANDLERS TO QUIT Kiss Thousand ia Chicago Resolvs to Deceit Placas at Wareuousai, STRIKE MAY INVOLVE TEAMSTERS Takes T.Wnt Wtlkli Forty-Eight Hoirl Resalt of Railways' Rf fatal ta Reeoalse Vnlou Striates la Mnrylaa4. CHICAGO, Julr I Tbs freight handlers, numbering Dearly t,000 men, employed in the different railway warehouses and depots la Chicago, at a tpecial meeting tonight derided to go on t strike wtthla forty-eight bovrt to enforce t.'.vlr demand for higher vages. Several diyt ago the freight handlara' tin Ion submitted a proposition to the gen eral managera of the railway asking for an Increase In the scale of wages. The re quest was refused. The railroad officials, however, offered to confer with committees 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 railroads. Chairman F. W. Job of the State Boaid of Arbitration has been using his 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 tonight's meeting waa the result. The strike in all probability will Involve the teamsters, as the Utter have declared that they will not deliver freight to the railroads If It ia to be bandied by non union rren. It la extremely probable that an ulti matum will be put ta the roads tomorrow. The decision reached at tonlght'a meeting provides for the cslltng of a strike any time within forty-eight hours and this may mesa some '.imo tomorrow or any hour be fore Tueaday evening. The decision Is that there Shall be i.o delay after that time. Tweoty-aW lsllroada centering In Chicago are Involved la the trouble. According' to President Curran of the freight handlers' union, who issued a statement after the meeting adjourned, the roada will not be compelled to treat di rectly with the union. All that Is asked la that they shall comply with the demand for th precise advance specified in the union's Scale of wages, submitted June 2, and there will be no complaint If a united agreement on the part of the rail way managers shall be presented to their .individual working forces in the various freight houses In Chicago. Carpenters and Pants Makers Strike. BALTIMORE, July 6. Pursusnt to the ultimatum given the contractors and build ers three weeks ago, about 600 carpenters will lay down their tools tomorrow. BU hundred others employsd by twenty three firms will remain at work, their employers having algncd a modified agree ment. The original demand of the labor unions waa that the men be paid S3 for an eight-hour day; as modified the pay will be 13 tor nine hours, aa at present, and sight hours on Saturday. Those who trlke tomorrow will demand that the modified scale be agreed to by their em ploye ra. Five hundred pants makers and pressors will strike tomorrow. This waa the de cision ol . the executive committee of the pants makers' union today. The strike will tie up 200 shops, many of them so-called sweatshops. The strike is -over the fur nishing of machine and tools by the men. The sswlng machines cost the men $75, which they pay In Installments, and they are compelled to pay for the hauling of the machines from ahop to shop. Tba men claim they r c.i.pelled to work eighteen hours a day an I earn but $8 a week. The pressers are compelled to furnish their tools The union men v.snt the contractors to furnish the machines and all tools here after MITCHELL LEAVES QUIETLY Miners' President Bliss Away to Sew York an Secret Mis lea. W1LKESBARRB, Pa., July 6. President Mitchell of the miners' union left here at noon today for New York. He allpped out of town ao unexpectedly and so quietly that only two or three peraona around trlke headquarters knew of bis departure. Aa , he did not announce he was going to Nsw York, there ia an element of mystery about hla Journey, but the Associated Press learns en good authority that he went to the metropolis tor ths purpose of meeting leaders of other labor organiza tions. The purpose at the meeting Is not defi nitely known here, but it is understood to have a direct bearing oa the question of labor organizations , affiliated with the American, Federation of Labor aaslatlug tha miners' union financially. It ta known that some of these organisations, through their national officers, have expressed their lWUiingueaa to help the mine workera ia kbia way. lis. Mitchell, while la New Tors, may meet the official of railroad unions or other organizations that can assist his people by other than financial mean. The miners' president. It Is expected, will ra- ' turn her tomorrow. He had aa engage ment for Tueaday to address th delegatea of district No. 1. which will open Its an nual convention at Nautlcoke tomorrow morning. ' Tomorrow will begin the third month 'of th great atrlka. There have been many rumors and opinions published that eertala coal compaale would in a few days attempt to atart up on or more collieries. The officials of the big com pastes who are willing to talk deny all anewlsdg of say attempt of their re epectlve companies to start work. They ay, however, that the number of men applying for work la growing larger each week. Many of them are given employ meat and the names of th others ars placed en th watting IlBt. Th number of miner among th ap plicants who ar applying for work la very small, and so long as th mlnsr them selves refrain from going t th collieries a coal can be mined. Of the HT.000 men and boys employed about tha mines, approximately S6.000 ar miners. Uader the laws of the state ao company can employ a mas to cut coal unless he has a miner's certificate, showing that he has bad two years' experience la th aathraeite mine. These certificates sra swarded by examining boards composed of misers appointed by th county court. Therefor, if 104.00 man and boys were willing to return, they could not lawfully operate colliertea - unlaaa - the striking miners also went to work. BCRANTON. Pa., July . The Central Tho Non-Irritating Cathartic Easy to take, eaiy to opera ta Hood's Pills Labor union today Inaugurated a fight against the art of the assembly permit ting the sppolntment of the cosl snd Iron police. All the centrsl Isbor bodies In the state will be asked to secure from every candidate for state senator or rep reeentatlve a pledge that be will. If elected, vote for a repeal of the law. The coal company superintendents here are a unit la emphatically denying that a esnvsss is being made smong the strikers at the Instigation of the companies to se cure enough men to start up a colliery here snd there. Superintendent Rose of the Delaware ft Hudson said today: Wi sre not running sfter the men. When they want to return to work, they will have to come to ua. Others spoke in a similar strain. At all three masses In St. Patrick's church at Ollpbant today a letter algned by District Bosrd Member Stephen Resp wss resd. In which he msde humble apol ogy tor hla conduct of last Sundsy, when he led a body of strikers from the church beceuse of the presence of a nonunion man. In his letter Resp says he wss so enrsged at the time that he lost his head. GOMPERS "SUFFERS DEFEAT Hla Plea for Reinstatement of Typo graphical I'nlon Ho. 1 Turned Down by Chleasro Assembly CHICAGO, July . President Oompers of the Amertcen Federation of Labor suffered defest today when his plan for relnststment of Typogrsphlcal Union No. 16 was rejected by The trades assembly. The delegates to the federation refused by a rote of 116 to 101 to make any overtures to the printers. Tbey suggested, however, that If Typo graphical union No. 16 admitted that Its policy with regard to the federation had been a mistake. Its delegates wcu'd be tested at the next meeting of the federation. As soon ss 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. 16 was expelled from the Federation of Labor because the print ers failed to support the pressmen, while on a strike a year ago. NO INTENTION TO STRIKE Art In si Grand Master at Locomotive Flremea Saya There la Wo Trouble oa Roek Island. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., July 6. J. J. Hsnnahan of Chicago, acting grand master of the United Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen of America, spent today In the city, attending to buslnesa preparatory to the meeting of the organization to be held here In September. Mr. Hannahan was qustloned regarding the rumor of a coming atrlke of the firemen on the hock Island route. Mr. Hannahan said: "I waa astonished to read the Kansas City report this morning. The Rock Island route la one of the roads that Is thoroughly In touch with the workings of locomotive firemen and the greatest friendship exists between the officials of the road and their employes. There Is not the slightest prob ability of. a strike among the firmen on thr.t road." FLOODS IN NEW YORK (Continued from First Page.) brought down from the surrounding hills. Ths electric light plant is under water and tha village is in darkness. The city water supply for fir and domestic purposes is cut off. Railroad Tracks Washed Oat. BATAVIA, N. Y., July 6. Scores of houses on West and South Main atreets wer entirely surrounded with water and rowboats were plying In the thorough fare at 9 o'clock tonight. Both the Erie railroad and the Attica branch of the Central are under water most of the dis tance from Batavla and Attica and are badly washed out. Severs! barns and houses were struck by lightning snd burned WELL8VILLE. N. Y.. July . Shortly sfter midnight this morning "Wellsvllle and vicinity were visited by a cloudburst. The water In all the streams Is running rap Idly. Madison street was a rsgtng flood all the way to the Erie tracks, which were soon covered with water and mud. The water on Main atreet was one foot deep. Damage to property ia estimated at 150,- 000. All cellars are flooded, doing great damage. There was aald to be several cattle floating down the river at daylight and a team and wagon. No trains are running on the Erie or the B. ft S. rail roads. The turnpike bridges were csrrled away and crops In this vicinity suffered eeverely. Cloadbarst at Csssndstgss. BOLIVAR. N. Y.. July . One of the heavleat ralnfalla that haa occurred In year took place last night and early thla morning. Two Inches of rain fell In two hours. The main streets were under a foot and a half of water at noon today and at 8 a. m. the water was six Inches steep in the city building. CANANDAIGUA, N. Y., July 6. A $600,. 000 cloudburst is the extent of th storm that burst upon this section of th country slong the west shors of Canandalgua lake. At Oranger'a point a barn was carried half-way Into the lake. The vineyards are under from two to three feet of water. On the beach from Black point to Wood- vtlle the landslides have formed many points and peninsulas large enough to build cottages upon. At Vine Valley the bridge connecting the pier with the main land waa borne down into the lake. Gal atrlka Mllwaskes. MILWAUKEE. July (.After a swelter ing hot day Mllwsuke was visited tonight by a fierce wind snd rainstorm. Consid erable lumber 'in a yard located at North Milwaukee was scattered about and many signs were detached and tree broken oft around th city. Th wire of th Wis consin Central railroad, leading from Mil waukee north, ar demolishsd and the storm ia reported as sever in th northern part of the atate. A apeclal from Phillip ssys: A tor nado passed Just north of thla city Sat urday night, wrecking a portion of the mammoth tannery of the United Sates Leather rompany. On realdent waa se riously Injured during ths storm. At Jsaesvtlls, Wis., tonight, during a fieri storm, lightning struck the spire of St. Patrick's Catholic church and the edifice was destroyed. HOPE, Idaho. July 6. A cloudburst at Elllsport, cast of Hop, swept away twelve or fifteen bouses and washed out two miles of track on the Northern Pacific There waa n loss of life. For a considerable dis tance around Elllaport the country la oodsd. Ths crsek is wide snd awlft and all tha treaties are gone from Clerks Fork to Hop Passengers' aatbound ar trana- terred from Sand Point by boat to Hope and west from Hope to 8a nd Point. There are several slides along the road each way. WELL. Mlna.. July 6 A wind aad rain storm passed over thla section last night. doing great damag. Four miles w,et of town it demolished on of th largest barns in th county, killing B. R. Cook, its owner. His wife snd son were also la the barn snd were pinned down by tlmbere and unabla to atrlst Mr. Cook. A number of horses and ssttls In ths barn were also killed. WICHITA. Ksn., July . A vsry heavy rain, amounting at Anthony almost to a cloudburst, fell over tea counties In centrsl Ksness today. It will daisy harvest to a greater or less extent. PRETTY CniLD SAVES FAMILY Oregon Oatmct Tracy Bays Bwwt Face Prevents Murder. SLEEPS IN SEATTLE GRAVEYARD Fanltlv Sow Pnrsned by Sheriff aad Deputies In Tig Sea Lloa, Who Ar Handicapped by Fif teen Honrs. SEATTLE. July sHsrry Tracy, ths es- csped Oregon convict, has again eluded Ms pursuers after a display of great daring. His last act waa to Impress a farmhand Into embarking on th sound la a rowboat late esterday and at noon today Sheriff Cudlhee chartered the tug Sea Lion and with a posse started In pursuit. According to lnformstlon received at the sheriff s offlc here today, Tracy slept in a graveyard on the outskirts of Seattle after hla battle Thursdsy night with Seattle offi cers. On Frldsy morning he proceeded to the ranch of a man named Fisher, secured food and slept and rented In the woods all that day and night. Early Saturday morning he appeared at Meadow Point, on the water front thre mile north of Seattle, his original point of landing. There he compelled a Japanese fisherman to row him to Madison Point, twelve miles across and down ths sound from Eesttle. He dismissed the boy, de claring that the latter would be killed by Tracy's pal If be told of the trip. They landed near the home of Rancher Johnson and Tracy watched the house for an hour to make sure of the number of men there. Finding but two he entered snd announced that he Intended to kill everyone on the ranch and take charge of the place tor a few days. He added: Prepares to Stay All Day. But after seeing your pretty little girl. 1 will kill no one If you all mind me. I will be here all day. The family prepared breakfast for "Tracy and one plate on the table against the wall. "This is not right,- declared the convict, "put the table In the middle of the room snd all sit down with me," which was done. Tracy then read Friday evening's papers and after learning how Mrs. VsnHorn had betrayed his presence in her house to the butcher, said he had been careless in not keeping everyone in that house constantly under his eve. - "My carelessness in this respect made It necessary to kill two oncers," he ssld. Binds and Cs 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 snd had the food, clothing and blankets msde Into bun dles. At 8 o'clock he bound and gagged the Johnson family, made their hired man, And erson, carry the bundlea to Johnson's row boat, put Anderson in the boat at the oars and started down the sound. Mrs. Johnson released herself snd the others two hours lster snd notified Deputy Sheriff McKsy, who live at Madison Point. McKay secured a boat and sent word to Seattle this morning. Sheriff Cudlhee was summoned from Bo- thell and at 10:30, with several men, started down the sound In the Sea Lion, sn electric. tugboat, looking for the desperado and the farmhand. However, aa Tracy had fifteen hours' start, it is believed he will make good hla escape. The supposition ia that he will row all night, probably kill Anderson, alnk the boat and disappear into the wild forests of north ern Washington, where he may live many daya on his supply of food. KING'S CONDITION Is GOOD Edward Continues Satisfactorily aad May Be on Royal Yacht tn a Month. LONDON, July 6. King Edward's condi tion tonight continues to be good. It is thought that if bis 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 water. A bulletin posted at 9 o'clock tonight say: The king' condition conttnuea In every way satisfactory. Soon after the bulletin was Issued Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria visited Marlborough House, where they attended di vine service with the prince snd prince of Wales. The queen stayed within Bucking ham palace for the rest of the day. Moat of the churches In the United King dom celebrated today the announcement that King Edward waa out of danger with informal thanksgiving services, special mu sic snd ths singing of the national anthem. The government baa lasued order that the Indian and colonial troops now In Lon don shall postpone their departure indefi nitely. These orders ar due to the strongly expressed desire of the Indian troops espe cially to see the king before they return home, and they also Indicate an intention to retain the troop here until the corona tion. The colonial and Indian troops will par ticipate In the reception to be given Lord Kitchener when he arrives In England about July 22. Ths lord mayor of London, Sir Joseph Drmsdale, received a letter tonight from Sir Francis Knollys, private secretary of ths king, to ths effect that hla majeaty had commanded him to convey to all concerned his gratification at and warm thanks for the energy and foresight which made th 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 th loyal and kindly feelings so universally dis played. SOLDIERS END OWN LIVES Captain Shollenbara-ev aad Llentennnt Ryan Commit Saleld la th Philippines. MANILA. July 6. Captain John Snellen- barger of the Tenth Infantry committed sui cide by shooting himself at Iligan. ia the island t Mindanao, July 4. He acted from deapondency. Becond Lieutenant Thomas Ryan of the Philippine scouts also committed sulclds by shooting himself on July t in the interior of the island of Mindanao. WASHINGTON. July 6. Captain John H. Shollenbarger, whoae suicide is reported In the Manila dispatch, was a native of Penn sylvania, from which stste he was appointed a cadet to th military academy in 1889, After his graduation from th academy he was saalgned to the Tenth infantry, with which regiment he aerved continuously, rls trig to the rank of captain In 1898. Adjutant General Corbln said tonight that the War department had not received any nwa t Captain 6hllenbarger's suicide, nor thst of Second Lieutenant Thomas Ryan, a lo reported I the Manila dis patch. Admits Jade Rhode' Report. MANILA. July . Ths court-martial which ia trying Captain James A. Ryan of th Fifteenth cavalry oa the charge of b lag unnecessarily sever with the nallv of th province wher h waa atatiened, ha admitted for purpose of croaa-examlnatloa th entire report of Judge Rhode, which , forms th basis of the charges against th captain. The order convening the court disregarded all tha allegations, except th on of cruelty to natives. BRITISH STEAMER WRECKED bannock Lies Disabled at Holyhead, Wale. LONDON, July 6. Th British steamer Rappahannock, Captain Buckingham, la aground st Holyhead, Wales. As a result of a collision "with tha British steamer Pslegarth, Captain Henry, ths Rappahan nock has a large hoi tn Its port Side, amid ships. Its second hold and Its cross bunk ers are full of wster snd there Is eight feet of water In He engine room. Th collision occurred In a fog off Southstack light oa tha island of Holyhead. One man waa killed and two Injured on the Dalegarth. Thla vessel was badly stov snd Its fore peak wss filled with water. It proceeded for Birkenhead. The Virglota line steamer Rappahan nock belonging to the Chesapeake sV Ohio Steamship company, limited, sailed from Liverpool yesterday for Newport News. The steamer Dalegarth belonging to th Clapham Steamship company, limited, of Newcastle, England, was from Llbau, Rus sia. Lakbaa' Followers Examined. MANILA. July 6. A number of th former followers of the Insurgent general, Lukban, who operated snd waa finally captured on the Island of Saroar, are being examined here on the charge of misappropriation of revolutlcnary fund. General Chaffee has permitted Lukban to go through the cap tured Insurgent archives In Manila for th purpose of obtaining document to show the lnnocense of his followers. Germany's Exports to United Itate. BERLIN, July 6. Th totsl of Germany's exports to th United States for th year ended June 30 Is $101,714,064, sa Increase of $1,837,060 over the amount tor th year ending June 30, 1901. The exports of this last yesr reach the record figure. In 1898 they amounted to $74,250,000; In 1899, $84, 000.000: In 1900, $98,800,000, and In 1961, $99,887,014. PLAN VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN (Continued from First Page.) Illness. The Ohio senator wka taken very 111 at the capltol and had to b removed to his home, where he remained for several days. On Monday, tha last day of the ses sion, he went to the senste, against the ad vice of his physician, and took part In ths final deliberations on the bill providing a civil government for the Philippines, and remained In the eenate chamber until ad journment. Mr. Foraker is one of the strongest men on the republican side of the senate. He is a very eloquent man and Is one of the most effective debaters In con gress. His speech on the Philippines Is re garded aa one of the most forcible speeches delivered at the past session. TO BEGIN PRELIMINARIES Charles W. Rassell Goes to Pari oa Canal Mission and Attoraey General to Follow. WASHINGTON, July 6. Assistant Attor ney Charles W. Russell Is completing hla preparations snd within a week will start for Paris to Investigate the ability of the new Panama Canal company to glvs the United States a satisfactory title to con cessions and property on the Isthmus. When this preliminary work snail aav proceeded to a certain point the attorney general, according to the president's 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 of his ability, and hope that he will go. POSTAL IS NOW IN CHARGE Has Begss 'Operation Uader Contract with Pennsylvania .Road at Laat. PHILADELPHIA. July 6. The Postal Telegraph company today practically begaa operations under Its contract with the Penn sylvania Railroad company, by preparing for the handling of messages st 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 the offices named. It la understood the Western Union compsny will share the wires with the Postal until December 1, when the contract between the Western Union and the Pennsylvania Railroad ter minates. NDIAN UPRISING MENACED Claah with Cattlemen Is Threatened for Aliened KllllasT ( Stock by Choetaws. ARDMORE. I. T.. July 4. Grave trouble between cattlemen and Indians in ths Choctaw nation is fsared becauss of th killing during th last week of Searly 400 cattle, . aupposedly by th Indians. Th trouble arlaes In th violation by th cattlsmsa of tha law providing that noncltixsns of th nation shall hav no more than ten head of cattle aplec. It is asserted that ths cattle owners hav violated the law with Impunity and arouaed the hostility of th Indians. BANDITS' PLUNDER FOUND ty f Rook Island Haldap Dis covered Farm ! Ch leaT. CHICAGO, July 6. Watches, knives, spoens snd Jewelers supplies, pert of the plunder secured by the bandits who robbed ths express safe in the Rock Island train at Dupont Thuraday night have been found and th Indications ar that the desperadoes ar near Chicago. A aack containing ths plunder wss dis co verei todsy on the farm of H ry Bchults three mllea and a half north of Tlnley para by Dexter Manard, a farmer who lives within a half mil of th place, wher th train was held up. GORED TO DEATH BY BULL Yoansr Wamaa Meets FrlsThtfal End by Beast la Odemah, Okla homa. OUTHRIE. Orl., July I. Miss Effi Har rison was gored to death by a bull at Odemah. In Greer connty, today, the ani mal knocking her down and running its horns back and forth through her body. Means Direct Lin to Onlf. GTTTHRIE. Okla.. July 6 At a meeting ef the directors of th Woo4wsrd st Qua nab Railroad company, it waa voted to push the survey snd construction of ths road as rapidly ss noasttile to buanah. a distant of miles, whens connection will be mad with th Houston at Trias Cn tral, thus giving a direct line to th Gulf, The Houston dt Texas Central is Supposed to t back oi in extension. WATER FLOWS IN STREETS Town of Ps pillion Flooded u Remit of Becant Heavy Rains, FOURTH TIME WITHIN LAST MONTH Hailstones Fall at Harvard After Downpour of Rain, bnt Dam ns Proves Very Slight. PAPILUON. Nab.. July . (Special.) Another terrific rain storm visited this section last night, snd about three Inches of water fell. The Papplo creek Is clear out ef It banks snd both sides of th bridge are flooded and th water Is running nearly three feet deep across the streets. The south side people csnnot get over to town, unless driving across. This makes the fourth tlms within a month that the Pspplo creek has been out of Its banks and today'a rise Is ths highest It hss been for severs! yesrs. Hall Fall at Harvard. HARVARD, Neb.. July 6. (Special.) Yesterday afternoon about 8 o'clock a heavy rain storm cam 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. Ut ile serious damage has been reported. further than 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 A-ntoa Votava Adopt Thla Plan to Bad HI Earthly Troables. 8CHUTLER, Neb.. July 6. (Special Tsl egram.) Anton Votava committed suicide st An early hour thla morning by throwing himself under a passing westbound fast freight. He was at a small culvert Just weat of the city. The engineer saw him make a move as It to throw himself under the train and sounded the whistle, which frightened him momentarily from his pur pose, watching to see what he would finally do, the engineer saw h:c: plunge under the train at the third car back of the engine, where he met Instant death by being cut In two. Votava waa about 60 years of sge, leavea a wife, with whom be is ssld to have had trouble, and this Is considered a probable cause of his suicide. 1 AGUINALDO MEETS CHAFFEE Filipino Has Interview with Amer ican General for th First Time. MANILA, July 6. As a result of the oroc- lamstion of amnesty of July 4, the guard of American soldier has been withdrawn from the house wher Agulnaldo lived in Manila and Lieutenant Johnson, Agulnaldo's custo dian, brought the Filipino today to see Gen eral Chaffee. It was the first meeting be tween the American general and the leader of the Filipino revolution. Lieutenant Wil liam E. McKlnley of th Ninth acted a In terpreter. Agulnaldo was told that he was free to go anywhere h pleased and General Chaffee asked him If he had any complaint to make of American discourtesy or harshness. Agulnaldo replied that hs had no such complaint to make. He told Oeneral Chaf fe that he waa going to visit friends at his home In Cavite Viejo, In Cavite province, and Inquired what protection the American authorities would afford him. He seemed to be afraid to venture out. General Chaffee replied that Agulnaldo would get the aame protection as any other cltlsen. The former Filipino Uader then asked General Chaffee to prevent the courts from requiring him to testify in civil suits. General Chaff said he had no authority to grant thla request, and advised Aguln aldo to maks a special call upon Acting Civil Governor Wright. This, Agulnaldo said he would do, but that he would go at night, as he was timid sbout sppearlng on the streets in daylight. The releaae of the former Filipino leader has renewed speculation as to possible vengeance upon him by friends of Luna and bis other enemlea. Luna was a Filipino lender, whom Aguln aldo caused to be killed In 1889. May Yet Be Saved. All who have severe lung troubles need Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. It cures or no psy. 60c, $1.00. Shampooing and halrdresslng, 2Se, st the Bathery, 216-220 Be building. Tel. 1716. THOUSANDS HEARD HER WORDS. Mr. Eddy' Meaiage to th Christian toUntlata. A religious gathering rarely seen any where. In point of number and suetslned Interest throughout, reports the Boston Herald, was the annual communion service 8unday tn Mechanics' ball of the members of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, the mother church of Chrlsttsn Science. Under this somewhat modera title is Included, however, all the Christian Scientists of the world who are openly and professedly such. In the message during th service of Mrs. Eddy, the pastor emeritus, It was announced that these now numbered 24,415, of whom 2,784 were admitted Sunday. Not all of these were at th communion necessarily, but a great many were. The large hall bad been packed with all the cbalra and benches available, on which E.000 people could sit. Every ens of thee chairs wss taken long before th ssrvlc began Bo far th count 1 fairly exact. It waa esti mated that all of a thousand mor stood throughout the service, both In th morning and afternoon. Th storm had not delayed many who bad lotended to come, evidently. and it was therefore probable that all of one-third of the members of the church were present, allowing svsn for a generous attendano of the general public who were not of th faith. Th service was "congregational" In the aense that all had a voice in the choruses. Judge Septimus J. Hanna, the first reader of th mother church, led the meeting, as sisted by Mrs. Eldors O. Grsgg. Ths sing ing waa led by Miss Ela Marshall, and Prof. Albert F. Conant provided ths piano accompaniment. Prof. Richard Wood Cone read the message from Mrs. Eddy, tha cen tral feature of the meeting. The aervice at I p. m. waa an exact repe tition of th morning service, the device btlng obviously designed to afford all Cbrla tlon Scientists ia town, numbering about 12,000, at the annual gathering, an oppor tunity to participate In Its privileges. An nual meetings of th church hav ben held In Mechanic' hall before, but thla Is the first communion service, derosodlng the spa clous srsaa of the ball for comfortable par M:B-Q "BEERS Guaranteed Pure. None So Good. Ordsr frans H. Mar at Compear ticipation of those desiring Its benefits This fact wss urged ae a remarkable testi mony to the growth of Chrlst'sn Science, In the numertral strength of Its followers. Judge Hanna called attention to what was doctrlnally the chief reason for the meet ing, saying: "The time baa come In our order of ser vice when we should bow our heeds snd hearts by kneeling in deep and sacred com munion with our ali-lovln. all-present an l all-powerful Father and Mother Ood." The communion service, a simple cere mony of silent eelf-communlon by all Sci entists present, followed by the recitation In unison of the Lord's Prsyer, was sn Im pressive moment Indeed, sn entirely ade quate expression of religious belief by a large assemblage. I MO IF. DF-CIMO. Jnde Tnrna a Stream of Hamor oa the Law of Contracts. It is not often that Judges of supreme courts permit their sense of humor to tsks form tn opinions from the bench on weighty questions, but In the case of Judge Marma duke H. Dent of the West Virginia supreme court it Is different. The Judge has handed down an opinion in the case of Ell Moore, from Randolph county. Moore made an assignment for the benefit of creditors, but, hoping to reserve something for hlmsolf, he got his father-in-law. Rev. Anthony Mustoe, to Invest this secret reservation In lands tor 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, but lost. She appealed to the supreme court and won. Judge Dent opens thus: "This is a suit from the peaceful ahadea of Randolph county, instituted by Clara, Intermarried with Ell Moor of Montrose, against her pa. Rev. Anthony Mustoe of Brlets, near the happy land of Canaan, the neighboring county of Tucker." Referring to the contract between Clara and "pa" the court says: "Her pa agreed to purchase for her at such sale thre tract of land, and did purchaae them. On the purchase price, the $630 note was to be credited and the residue pa wss to take In timber, tanbark and rent. Bue he became dilatory, for some resson, snd she decided that pa must toe the mark. Ell, like a faithful helpmate, seconded the mo tion to th extent of his skill and ability. He says he knew creditors always wsntsd something to kick st, so he put In the $500 note to furnleh them the necessary ex ercise." Touching th part "Pa" Mustoe played, the court ssys: "The evidence tende to show that, while Pa Mustoe does a little preaching, trying to gather the lost sheep Into the fold, and has on eye on the peerly gates, where the wicked cesse from trou bling and the weary ar at rest, 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 see, 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 hla son had htm arrested 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 this direction will hardly win blm a crowd when he presents his credentials at the gate of the new Jerusalem." In conclusion the court says: "If pa Is to continue preaching and It is to bs hoped, for, from the conduct of this sutt snd ths testimony of the witnesses, Ell is not the only one In need thereof be should culti vate a greater regard for the truth and try to overcome his lust for the fleshpots of Egypt" BLIND MAN RUNS A MILL. HI System of Welshing; Grata "With Little Sticks. Hugh Lee, sealer of weights and measures. a few days sgo. In his tour of inspection, tumbled onto onaof 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 ao long that he knows every plank In the building, and, without assistance. Is sbls to grind the grist of the farmers, as well as sell grain and feed to others. One of the most Interesting portions of his work is the weighing of the grain and feed which he sells. He haa devised a system whereby he 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 the scale the different weights. By selecting his fifty-pound stick which he can pick out by feeling of lta length he places it against th end of the arm of the scale, and then move tha pendant up until it reaches the other end of the stick. He has sticks for weighing from five to fifty pounds, end if he wanted to weigh eighty pounds he would take his twenty pound stick snd place It at the opposite end of th arm, which Is graduated for 100 pounda. After getting the scsle to weigh what he wants, he puts the goods on th platform, and, by putting bla hand lightly over ths arm, is able to tell when the scales balance, and thus he weighs sccurstely sny amount he desires. All ths different grains are kept In sep arate bins, and he knows where to find every article in his plsce. He handily waits on th farmers who drive up to the big front door to buy feed for their stock. In operstlng the machinery of ths mill be la Just as methodical as clockwork, snd any one watching him would not dream- that b could not aee. Only those who are per sonally acquainted with thla blind miller know that such a man exists. OUR OWJT VOLCANOES. Many Extinct Conea la th Rookie and a Dangerous One In Hawaii. It will be comforting to a great many people, says the New York Sun, to learn that the United States Is comparatively free from volcanoes, extinct or otherwise. With the Philippines ws have acquired fifteen or twenty, but they are a long way off. Then there ar volcanoes in Hswall and Alaska. Our own volcanoes, according to an expert opinion In a recent scientific paper, ar to be found almost entirely west of th Rocky mountains. In New Mexico there are severs! old volcanic cones and miles of country Is covered with lavs which one, at a period earlier than ia reached by legend or history, ran tn a molten flood all over the valley, devaststlng great tracts. One of the most beautiful of 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 Jefferaon, Mount Adams, Mount Rainier, Mount Baker and Mount Lassen, all of volcanic origin. The most dangerous volcanoes we possess, apparently, ars in Hawaii. Mauna Loa, 1S.760 feet high, Is one of the most remark sble volcanic cones In the world. It hss several craters. Kllauea, on Its southern slope, had an eruption In 140 in which It ejected a river of lava forty mile long, which would have rovered a square mil to a depth of 800 feet. Kllsuea's latest outbreak was In ISM, but that wss milder. Woman llnrnrd to lenh. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Okls , July 6-Mrs. It. II. Yst.-K of ()iitnrli, Canada, ws burned to ilrnth hero tnrinv, while uttempt Ina to lltrht the kit. hen tire with kerosene. Her father-In law whs burned severely In trying to ssve her. Mrs. Yates was mar ried recently, mining with her mother, Mrs. 'Wlldiniin. from Canada. EAU do COLOGNE 3obnn Aaria 3 a tin Bternen gaesa ' 0-tt in Eoln. It tbs Genuine, Ask Connolttiurt. tor sals by W. R. BENNETT CO. S. W. Cor. 16th and Harney Sis. DIME (16 cents by mail.) secures in 24 weeks each section of "Living Animals of the World" the most remark able work on Natural History ever published. More than a thousand Animals Photo-, graphed, including Fishes.' Birds and Beasts. 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