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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1002-TEN TAGES.
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TALK OF CORONATION
Eeport that Ger-emonj Will Be Pei-feraed
About Middle of Angtut.
COMES FROM PEER HIGH IN AUTHORITY
Bpid Booreiy of the King Apparently
I Warranta Bach Arrangemeit.
, CEREMONIAL TO BE MUCH CURTAILED
AfiBonooement la Common that Ceronatloi
8taada Would Not Be BemoTed.
SOCIETY DOES NOT TAKE KINDLY TO IDEA
London Considered by Them to B
Intolerable at that Benson, bat
Tradesmen Consider It
a Godsend. ,. '
(Copyright. 1602, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, July 7. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) The Worlds
correspondent heard tonight from a peer
blah In the confidence of the king that the
present Intention la to have the coronation
ceremonial in a much curtailed rorm oe
'tween the 14th and 21st of August. The
Drat commissioner of worka announced In
the House of Commons thai the official cor
onation stands would not be removed at
present, as It waa hoped they would be used
for the purpose originally Intended. The
prolongation of the season until past the
middle of August will be a goasena 10 me
West End tradesmen, but exceedingly un
popular with the votaries of fashion, who
regard London as impossible at that period
of the year.
The king Is reported to hare aald that he
did not care how small the crowd la and
hoped the ceremonial would not Interfere
with the holidays.
It is rumored that he waa privately
crowned by the archbishop of Canterbury on
the morning of the operation.
It 4s denied that another operation la
planned after the ceremony, It being as
serted that the king la making a complete
recovery.
At 10 o'clock this) morning the following
bulletin on King Edward's condtlon was
posted at Buckingham palace:
The king had r ne houre' natural sleep and
his progress continues to be uninterrupted.
The wound Is discharging freely and Is less
painful to dress. TREVES,
v LAKINQ.
BARLOW.
SANTIAGO RESIDENTS MAD
Eater Complaint Aboat Alleged Dru
tal Treatment at One of the
Hospitals.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. July 7. The Amer
ican and British residents of the place are
I Indignant at the alleged brutal treatment
t one of the hospitals here of a Bcoch
man named William Houseman, who died, as
: asserted, of alcoholism Sunday morning.
Houseman was a dry goods clerk here, a
man of good family and not a habitual
drunkard, He U alleged to have drank
to excess during the recent celebrations
held here, and last Saturday he became de
lirious. A friend took him to the hospital
and left him there. That night Houseman
became violent; he was put Into a straight
Jacket, thrown Into a cell and left without
attendance and the next morning he waa
dead. No treatment whatever was given
him.
This la the second ease of thla nature
which has 'resulted In death within the
past month. The other esse was that of an
American named Cooper, who waa taken to
the hospital suffering from delirium trem
ens. He waa removed from the mission
' and taken to the Jail, where he died In a
few hours.
Mr. Mason, the British consul here. Is la
vestlgatlng both these casea.
CADETS LOSE THEIR PLACES
lteselt of "Rastteatlon" at tho Sand
huret Military Academy la
Baa-loud.
LONDON. July 7. Winston Spencer
Churchill, conssrvatlve. In the House of
Commons today, raised the question of the
'"rustication" of tha cadeta of the Royal
Military college, Sandhurst, as a result of
their failure to denounce the persona
guilty of atarting the recent fires at that
Institution.
, The war secretary, Mr. Brodrick, after
narrating the facts already known, aaid
the rusticated -cadets would lose terms of
seniority. No charge had been formulated
against Individuals, but ths cadets who had
left Sandhurst all belonged to companies
whose Quarters had been aet on fire.
Some of the them had been aeen entering
a room shortly before one of the Area.
There wss, .therefore, good reason to be
llsvs that several cadeta were implicated
In the unfortunate business. The com
mander-ln-chlef. Lord Roberta, considered
that the safety of the college demanded
the adoption of stringent measures.
VALEDICTORY OF KITCHENER
After Estonia Caadaet of British
Soldier Oeaeral Haada Boqoet
to Boer Veterans.
PRETORIA. July 7. Lord Kitchener's
valedictory to the troops, dated June 25,
after extolling the conduct of the British
soldiers In ths face of great hardships and
difficulties and against dangsrous and elu
sive antagonists, commends the kindly and
humane spirit displayed In all ranks, and
conrli des;
This message would be Incomplete if no
reiereiue were maae to tne soldierly nuan
ties disnlaved throughout the camnalan by
our quondam enemies and the admirable
pirn ommayea In -urring out the sur
render. Uftnv of IhoM who cnntAmlerf
until the end have expressed the hope that
hey may have In the future an oppor
tunity to aerve aide by aide with his maj
esty a lores.
M0R0S GROW AGGRESSIVE
Ambush of . Paces Trala by Armed
Body Averted by Amerlcaa
bell.
MANILA. July 7. A lsrgs body of Moros
from Masieu, Island ef Mindanao,' armed
with twanty-one rifles, recently planned
to ambush, a pack train of the Lake Lao a
columna, but ths Americans were warned
In time and anticipated tha attack. One
hell from a mountain gun dispersed the
Moros.
Ths Moros in the towns of Masieu and
Bocolod are growing mora sggresslvs
General Chaffee has advised General George
W. Davis to disregard tha insulting letter
received from the sultan of Bocolod and to
remain unaggressive unless attacked or In
te event of aa overt act being committed
CHAMBERLAIN SEVERELY HURT
Stumbling- of a Horse
Tloleatty Analaat
'wi Bias
Window of a Cab. '
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(Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing (V
LONDON, July 7. (New Tork World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) "There Is
nothing at all serloua in the accident to
my father," said Austin Chamberlain, M.
P., to the World correspondent at 9 o'clock
tonight In the House of Commons. "He has
got a severe gaeh across the forehead, but
his skull is uninjured."
This statement was elicited by the World
correspondent, as alarming reports were In
circulation. The only possible ground for
apprehension is the gouty condition of the
colonial aecretary'a blood. ' This may cause
complications, but even that Is happily re
mote. The colonial secretary, Joseph Chamber
lain, was somewhat severely cut on the
head thla afternoon as the result of a cab
accident In Whitehall.
The secretary's hansom was passing
through the Canadian arch when the horse
slipped and Mr. Chamberlain was precipi
tated forward with great violence. His
head struck and shattered the glass front
of the cab.
When extricated It was seen that Mr.
Chamberlain's head was badly lacerated
and bleeding profusely. A policeman helped
the secretary Into a cab and accompanied
him to a surgeon's office.
A member of aPrllament who saw the
accident says he thought Chamberlain's
skull waa fractured by the force with which
he was thrown forward. The window of the
hansom, in falling, was broken at the same
time. Chamberlain's forehead struck
against its jagged edge and the front of the
hansom was covered with blood. Chamber
lain lying with bis head over the door and
Ma race streaming with gore. He was
deadly pale and evidently weak, but quite
conscious. All his shirt front and waist
coat wese sodden with blood. When he ar
rived at Charing Cross hospital in another
hansom, the affair caused a great commo
tion, but no particular manifestation of
ympathy, comment being general on the
coincidence that accident should have hap
pened at the Canadian arch, it being no
torious that Chamberlain is having consid
erable trouble with the Dominion govern
ment. It Is also curious that today Is the
eve of his birthday, as he will be 67 tomor
row. It was rumored that his eye was in
jured by his monocle, but this sppeara to be
unfounded.
Hla injuries are likely to detain him
in the house for remainder 'of the week,
He haa already cancelled his engagements
until next Thursday, and it is extremely
doubtful if he will be permitted to at
tend the coronation banquet to be held
In the Guild hall, Friday, or the recep
tion to Lord Kitchener, Saturday, on his
return from South Africa.
Upon finding that he must remain in the
hospital, the patient asked if he might
be placed somewhere where he could
smoke. He was thereupon carried to a
room on the next floor. Mr. Chamberlain
treats the matter of his accident lightly.
He has Informed a political friend that
he hopes to Tesume his official duties Fri
day. King Edward and Queen Alexandra and
the prince and princess of Wales have
aent messages of inquiry to Charing Cross
hospital.
TO REORGANIZE . FORCES
President Castro Endeavors to Get
tho Government Troopa Together
and Assnme Offensive.
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, July 7. Presi
dent Castro of Venezuela left Caracas Sun
day, not for Valencia, aa had been pre
viously announced, but for La Guayara, tak
ing with htm his private guard of 600 vet
eran soldiers and General Ferrer aa chief
of ataff. The president reached La Guayara
at 5 o'clock In the afternoon and left there
at midnight on the steamer Ossun, his des
tination being Guanta or Barcelona, about
150 miles east of La Guayara. He Intenda
to reorganize the government forces at and
about Barcelona and assume the offensive
against the revolutionists at once. . Nobody
at Caracas can explain this change in
President Castro's plans and the atep is
considered to be as perilous as ths invasion
of the Valencia district by tha main army
of the revolutionists. This force will bs
opposed by the government army' under
General Seferlno Castillo.
PANAMA, July 7. Government advlcea
received here from Nicaragua are to the
effect that a revolutionary expedition of
over 1,000 men haa landed near Blueflelda,
Nicaragua, and haa been Joined by a large
number of conservatlvea. The landing of
this expedition Is said to bo tha beginning
of a strong movement against ths gov
ernment of President Zelele. Such a
movement would be of considerable benefit
to Colombia in that country'a difficulties
with ita revolutionists, as it would pre
vent help from reaching tha Colombian lib
erals on the isthmus from Nicaragua.
Later in the day newa reached here from
Venezuela to the effect that 1,000 govern
ment troopa under General Modesto Castro,
the president's brother, were completely
routed July S, between Barcelona and Ara-
gua by troops of ths revolutionary army un
der the command of General Rolando. The
government forces loat all their ammunl
tlon and equipment and many of the
soldiers deserted to the revolutionists dur
ing the engagement. After the battle
the revolutionary army moved on Barcel
ona and aurrounded that city. The lnhabl
tanta were panic-stricken, the shops wsre
closed and the atreeta were barricaded.
TO HOLD AUTUMN SESSION
Balfoar Aaaoaneea that Partial
la to Be Reeoaveaed la
October.
lent
LONDON. July 7. In the House of Com
mons this afternoon A. J. Balfour, the gov
ernment leader, annouced that an autumn
session of Parliament would bo necessary
beginning about the middle of October, and
that the house would adjourn early in Au
gust.
Replying to a question on the aubject of
coronation atanda the first commissioner of
works, A. Akers-Dougiaa, said it was not
proposed to remove them, as It waa hoped
the stands would be required for ths pur
pose for which they were constructed.
HOW PIERP0NT SPENT TIME
snmwaa
Margaa ateera Clear ol Financial Men
at Berlin and gees tha
Maeeam.
BERLIN. July 7. J. Plerpont Morgan,
while in thl city, saw none of the financial
personages of Berlin. He spent hla time
looking over palaces and museums. Be
fore bis depsrturo yssterday evening for
ParU Mr. Morgan aeut a telegram to Em
peror William thanking him for his courtesy
and for the special opportunities given him
to see tho royal collections.
HIXCES ON THE FRIARS
Difficulty Over (Settlement of Land Liei la
Demand for BemoraL
M WANTS SOME TO REMAIN THERE
gaajareatloa to Be Made tbat Eaooajb
Bo Permitted to Stay to Teach
SpaalsM Lanauaue la tho
Universities.
ROME. July 7. A member of the com
mittee of cardinals which is examining the
propositions to the Vatican by Judge Taft
with regard to the religious affaire In the
archipelago, haa officially informed Bishop
O'Gorman of Sioux Falls, S. D., who Is a
member of Judge Taft'a party, that the
committee expects to be able to reply to
Judge Taft'a propositions submitted July S,
by next Thursdsy night.
The Vatican is priding itself upon the
expedition with which this business Is being
done on its side.
The note to be given by the Vatican to
Judge Taft directing Judge Taft'a note to
the Vatican contained a sort of contract
with clauses of agreement to be signed
by both parties.
Great difficulty contlnuea to arise as a
result of Judge Taft'a request that the
friars In the Philippines be withdrawn, the
cardinals especially Insisting that the friars
of other than 8panlsh nationality, al
though they may belong to the four re
ligious orders concerned, remain as well
sa a sufficient number of Spanish friars
to teach the Spanish language in the Unl
versltlea in the islands.
Horsco HIggtns, manager of the Manila
Dagupan railway, haa arrived here to con
suit with Judge Taft.
FRIGHTENED BY EARTHQUAKE
Large Portion of People of Salonlca
Living- in Tents In Opea
Fields.
(Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.)
SALONICA, July 7. (New Tork World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) After Sat
urday's earthquake thirty more shocks oc
currcd, eight being violent. One-third of
the city's lnhabitanta have left their homes
and are camping in open fields In tenta lent
by the military authorities. All factories,
offices, schcols and shops are closed, offering
a desolate spectacle. Last night an icy
north wind blew violently, causing much
suffering in the encampment. At 1 o'clock
a violent shock was felt over a large radius
and caused serious damsge in the villages
near Langaza and Berrea. In the village of
Guvezno about 160 houses were destroyed
end 800 people are without shelter or breed
A movement is now renewed hourly. The
population Is panlcstrlcken and the tern-
perature extremely low.
VISIT SULTAN OF TURKEY
Minister Le! woman and Family See
Noted Rnler and Receive
Souvenirs.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 7. John A. O.
Lelschman, minister of the United States
to Turkey; Mrs. Lelschman and their two
daughters, Secretary Eddy of the legation
and A. A. Gargqllo, Interpreter to ' tha
United Statea legation, dined at the Ylldlz
palace yesterday and were subsequently re
ceived In audience by the sultan. The vis
itors attended an operatic performance at
the palace. The sultan presented Mr
Lelschman with a aouvenlr of the visit; to
Mrs. Lelschman he gave the grand cordon
of the Order of Nlchan-I-Chefakat and to
the mlnlater'a daughtera be preaented
decorations of the second and third claaa
of the aame order.
ON GERMANY'S SEA POWER
North German Gaaette Review
Strength and Possibility of
BERLIN, July 7. The North German Ga
sette today reviews a number of pamphlet
treating on Oermany'a sea power and tho
possibility of an invasion of Great Britain
and concludea:
Such ldeae are fantastic. England's fleet
will remain the greatest in the world. It
Is quite impossible to land an army In
England of sufficient force unless her navy
Is destroyed. The remarks of such pam
phlets are outbursts from the new German
feeling of sea-power. They cause a very
delightful sensation, but facts must be
correctly measured or else there Is danger
ui illusions oeuig muuigea in.
RIOT DURING ELECTION
Socialists Start Troablo at Ort
Voting Booths Are
Wrecked.
and
LONDON, July 8. A special dispatch re
ceived here from Rome says that socialist
rlota occurred at Ort, on tha right bank
or the Tiber, during the municipal elec
tlona held there todsy. The polling place
waa wrecked and aeveral policemen were
stabbed. The police and the military fired
ms moo. uver rorty persons were
wounded in the affray and half of thla
number were among the Carbineers.
Troops have been ordered to Ort from
Rome.
TEAS TO DOMESTIC SERVANTS
First of a. Series Given by Queen
Alexandra at London Haa
Commenced.
LONDON, July 7. Queen Alexandra
teas to 10,000 domestic servants of London
commenced today. The local mayor and
officials presided at the various gatherings
and many prominent women gavo their
assistance. Each one of the queen'a guests
received girts from her majesty, consist
ing or a, box or chocolates and a silver
gilt brooch. The proceedings todsy were
very enthusiastic.
Snraeone aad Karsea Glvea Credit,
lonuon, July 7. In inaugurating the
Rsphael Nurses' horns of Guys hosnlts
this afternoon the prince of Wales said all
would Join blm In expreaalng unbounded
lhaakfulneaa to God for the merciful re
covery of hla dear father. Tbey had all
been cheered and aupported during the
severs trial by the deep sympathy of ths
whole empire and they who had watched
at the king's bedside realized how much
was dus to the eminent surgical and med
ical skill and to ths highly trained and
patient nursing of tha king.
Sis Killed la a Wreck.
LISBON, July 7. Ths Madrid express waa
derailed today owing to some unknown causs
near Guarda, Portugal. Nearly all the cars
were wrecked. Six persona war killed and
twenty-seven were Injured.
GOVERNMENT TO BUILD SHIP
no of the Battleships Authorised to
Be Coastrarted at Hew York
Sary Yard.
i
WASHINGTON, July 7. Secretary Moody,
fter consultation with his bureau chiefs,
gsve orders that one of the battleships u-
horlscd st the Isst session of congress be
constructed at the New York navy yard.
The secretsry wss under strong pres
sure In this matter. Besides New York,
Norfolk and Boston were strong competi
tors for the work. The secretary was
finally Influenced in hla decision by these
facts:
That no less than two years time would
be required to bring the plant at Boston
up to a point where It could undertake the
work of building a battleship; also that
the $175,000 authorized by congress to bs
expended in making ready for the con
struction of the ship would be insufficient
at Boston.
At Norfolk, which made a better showing
than Boston in figures, principally owing
to the fact that labor la cheaper and the
work could go on In the open air all the
year around, It waa discovered that the
freight charges on the raw material from
the Iron mills to the navy yard were about
10 per cent more than In the case of the
New York yard, and in a ship weighing be
tween 10,000 and 15,000 tons this Increased
cost would be considerable. Also in the
case of Norfolk, it waa feared that the de
mands for labor at tha nary yard would
have to.be met from the private ship build
ing works In 'Virginia and the result would
be to seriously retard the progress of work
at those yards upon government ships.
These considerations ware believed by
Secretary Moody to warrant the placing of
the work at New York. It Is the Intention
to start the working out the details of the
plans at once, and In the course of about
eight months the keel plates will be laid
at the New York yard for the new battle
ship.
GROWTH OF RURAL DELIVERY
Iowa Heads tho List In Xamber
of
Roates In Proportion to
Population.
WASHINGTON, July 7. (Special Tele
gram.) Some figures have been compiled
by Mr. A. W. Machen, general euperin
tendent of the free delivery system, show
ing the growth of the rural free mall de
livery. While the first route was estab
lished but six years ago, the aervlce has
grown until on July 1, 1902, there were
9,461 routes In operation. There has been
a total of 21,670 applications for the es
tablishment of the rural free delivery ser
vice in different parts of the country. Ad
verse reports have been made upon 1.475
of these, and 636 have been accepted, with
aervlce to be established on August 1,
leaving 10,198 petitions still under consid
eratlon by the department.
According to population, Iowa leads the
list in rural free delivery routes. There
were 954 routes In the atate on July 1, and
thirty-two additional routes will be placed
In operation on August L .
Willard McConnell haa been appointed
postmaster at Darbyville, .Appanoose
county, la., vice Anna Woodward, resigned,
Msrcellus D. Porter ef. Cumberland, la,
has been admitted to. praeviea before The
Interior department.
The comptroller of the currency bas ap
proved the Central National bank of New
York aa reserve agent for the First Na
tional bank of Lake City, la.
Tho contract for carrying mall from
Selby to Bangor, S. D., baa been awarded
to O. C. Clark of Selby.
Rural free delivery service will be es
tablished September 1 as follows: Iowa
Chnpln, Franklin county, one route; area
embraced, twenty square miles; population
to bo served, 875. Missouri Valley, Har
rlson county, two additional routes; area
forty-five aquare miles; population, 1,000.
THINK GOVERNMENT MENACED
Sooth American Diplomats Believe
Castro's Move In Taking Commnnd
Indicates Acate Situation.
WASHINGTON, July 7. The State de
partment haa received a cablegram from
United States Minister Bowen at Caracas
atatlng that the Venezuelan government
haa communicated to him the fact that
Preatdent Caatro bas decided to personally
lead his troops against the revolutionary
forces In the field and that Vice President
Gome baa assumed charge of the executive
branch of the government.
Tbe newa conveyed In Minister Bowen'
dispatch la regarded In different light
among South American diplomats In Wash
ington. The prevailing view Is tbat notn
Ing but a most. acute situation would cause
President Castro to drop the reins of gov
ernment at Caracaa and take personal
charge of the Venezuelan army at Valencia,
and in those quarters it Is firmly' believed
be is to lead a forlorn hope and must surely
succumb to the threatened heavy onslaught
of revolutionary forces.
In other quarters, however, confidence Is
expressed that Castro will repel the im
pending attack Just aa he haa done many
othera that have confronted hlra in tbe paat
yeara or hla administration and further en
hance hla record as a fighter.
Valencia ia a town second In importance
only to Caracaa and lies about 100 miles
from the capital almost directly west.
is the base of military operations, has a
large population and in many respects I
the most Important town in ths republic
It is regarded here aa open sesame to the
capital itself and It is believed Its capture
would herald the early eapltulatlon of the
seat of government and tbe occupation of
tbe ' Yellow house" at Caracas is antic.
lrated.
TO REDUCE NAVAL FORCE
Department Contemplates Making
Materlal Redaction oa
Asiatic Station.
WASHINGTON. July 7. The Navy de
partment contemplates making a material
reduction of the naval forces on the Asiatic
station in tha near future. While our In
teresta in the esat are most Important it
is thought here that the large number of
American warships gathered In Chinese and
Philippics waters is considerably above th
proper ratio. The plans, it is ssld, content
plate ordering at least one of tha Sag com
mandera on the Asiatic station to otbe
duty.
Rear Admiral Rogers, at present ths com
mander-ln-chlef of the station, has been
Asiatic waters about a year and a half,
while Rear Admirals Evsns and Wild, ss
nlor and Junior squsdroa commanders, re
spsctlvely, have been on the station only
about half a year. The ships brought to
the Coiled Btstes probably will included
only a few If any of our larger vessels now
statsd there. A considerable number of
.1
smsll cruisers and gucboala will bs ordered
to thla country.
EQUALIZERS FINISH TODAY
County Board Expects to Vote the
Lery Tonight
HRESHES OUT A BIG GRIST MONDAY
Coaatry Preelnets, Belt Llae, Terminal
Compaay, Beet Saajar Mrs aad
Many Smaller Ones
Are Raised.
The County Board of Eqaltzatton confi
dently expects to end its sitting tonight.
Of the large assessments there remain only
those of the bsnks, which promise to be
Increased about 1100,000 over the 1901 as
sessment total of $575,258, and the lumber
dealers who are to be recalled.
There Is good reason to believe that
The Bee'a forecast of a total assessed
valuation of $25,500,000 and a levy of 15.5
mills, exclusive of the atata levy for 7
and a fraction mills, will prove quite ac-
urate.
In view of the nearness of tha end, the
board threshed out a grist of the big ones
yesterday, which are included in tha table
of raises printed below.
Work of the Day.
In the morning the Omaha Bridge Ter
minal company, returned by the assessor
at $64,350 waa raised $18,983. or to $83,133.
In the afternoon the American Beet Sugar
company, which appears to have eluded
the assessor, waa placed in the list at
$27,500. In the evening the landa and lota
of the fourteen country precincts. Includ
ing village property, were raised from the
assessors' total of $1,656,828 to $1,913,712.
This Is an Increase of $257,884, or nearly
$58,000 more than the board had promised.
Hofeldt thought it pretty steep, but was
overpowered.
At the evening session the board also
assessed the Belt Line railway at $12,500
per each of Its alxteen miles and a half u
Douglas county determining to ignore the
state assessment of $10,000 per mile. At
torney Mcintosh wished the figure made
$15,000 per mile and Ostrom and Connolly
were willing at first, but the other figure
prevailed.
Table Tells tbe Tale.
The following table Includes the gist of
tbe day s work:
Assessors' Raised
Return,
1903
by
Board.
Country precincts (realty). $1,655,828
$367.S4
Belt Line Railway Co 165.00i)
Omaha B. & T. Co 64,350
41.250
1.3
27.5U0
2.500
2.!5
500
400
1, tX)
330
125
2. M0
8,000
650
430
1,000
250
18.02$
19.600
6.250
7,020
3.2!5
MX)
7fO
1.470
840
Amer. Beet Hupar Co
iving & smeacl l.vm
Adams & Kelly 2,075
Hurkley Printing Co 1,000
aimer H. iarnsley
A. I. Root nn
Continental Cigar Co 470
Bwani b Alexander .... I2S
Megeath Stationery Co.... 2.600
Omaha News Co 8,000
A. rlchall & Co 40
Rocheford A Oould 570
Nat. OH & Paint Co.... 725
C R. I. & P. Ry 150
Charlotte Turner 1,075
Iew W. Hill 400
People's store 6.7SO
Pee Puhllshlnsr Co T.9S0
World Publishing Co 4.025
Daily rews to l.ooo
Voegele-Dinnlng Co 2,600
D. J. O'Brien i Co 3,0)
Omaha Milling Co
820
-Country Precincts New Ratlngv.
Here Is the new standing of the country
precincts:
No. of Asses'ra Boa'ds Amt. of
Acres
Total. Total. InorV.
121.728 $ 152.064 $ 30,336
16S.824 195.2"0 21.J76
108.864 141.523 8259
141,561 178.224 37.6VI
33O0 4.125 25
174,720 192.192 17,472
119.040 130,944 11.904
145,920 175.104 Z9.1R4
122.301 140.608 18,304
83.200 83.200
129,744 1 29.744 ... .
161. 200 I77.40g 16,128
71.232 78.400 7,168
103,104 134,978 SI, 872
Jefferson .. 19.200
McArdle .. 19.520
Elkhorn ... 20.160
Chicago ... 25.2SO
Clontarf ... 25
Douglas ... 9.fi0
Dundee A.. S.R40
Valley 24.330
Millard .... 16.640
E. Omaha. 4.160
Benson .... 5.440
Vnlon 19.200
Florenje .. 8.960
Waterloo .. 19,200
195.545 ll.655.S2S $1,913,713 $?57.84
Average amount of Increase $ 18,420
Increase Per Acre.
The following table showa the per cent
of increase, based on the average price
per acre:
Assessors' Board's P.Ct.
Average, Average, of the
Name of
the Precinct.
per sere, per acre. mer e.
Jefferson ....
McArdle
Elkhorn
.$ 34
$7.92
. 8.70
. 6.40
. 6.60
. 1.32
,. 18.20
. 31.00
. e .oo
. 7.85
. 20.00
. 23.85
. 8 .40
. 7.95
. 5.37
10.00
7.02
7.05
1.65
20.02
84.10
7.20
8.4K
. 20. 00
23.85
9.24
8.75
7.03
16
80
Chicago
26
10
10
10
20
15
Clontarf
Douglas
Dundee
Valley
Millard
East Omaha .
Benson
T'nlnn
Florence
Waterloo ....
10
10
81
213
. 16
Average per cent of increase ...
Webster Dlseoants Purchase Price.
In the debate on the Terminal company's
assessment Mr. Webster insisted that every
foot of the company'a property had been
liberally assessed and that to add mora
would be an Injustice. Referring to his
previous testimony, hs said: "The pur
chase of the Terminal company In 1898 was
for $1,000,000, but understand I do not con
sider it worth that. We took a great deal
of real estate In part payment and even
then I considered the deal a very good one
and congratulated myself on it. As for the
purchasers, I told them, and I honestly be
lieved what I said, that I thought the
$50,000 per year that the Illinois Central
would pay us for the uss of the bridge
would pay the interest on the bonds and
that other business of the company would
pay the running expenses. I waa mistaken
We are earning only enough to pay about
$30,000 on our bonds, and when I put their
value at 75 cents on tbe dollar tbe other
day I put it high.
Says Valuable Part lb in Iewa
"As for the bridge, there is only one-balf
of it in Douglas and the valuable half, the)
draw apan, is In Iowa. If measured on the
basis of value, or money Invested, nine-
tenths Is in Iowa, although the boundary
line ia the middle of the river. My state
ment of the other day, that two-thirds of
the company'a property la In Douglas county
should be understood to be not Inclusive of
the bridge. Put the assessment that Mr
Mcintosh proposes on ths bridge aa per
sonal property and I'll go into tbe courta
aad knock out your tax; make It realty and
In a year it will be gone and you can take
the property.
Declares Franchise Valueless
"As for tbe franchlss. It isn't worth any
thing. I would undertake to get, within
thirty days after congress opens, a bridge
franchise for sny man in thla room. Fran
chtses of thst kind are lying around loose.
to be had for the asking. Tbe atreet rail
way company's and other similar fran
chises are bard to get and are worth some
thing, but it Isn't so with Missouri river
bridge franchises."
Replying to this. Attorney Mcintosh re
minded Mr. Webster that" not so very long
ago he had tried to renew the franchise
with the stipulation that ths bridge should
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CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Cooler
mesday; eonesduy Fair and Warmer in
Western Portion.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday!
flour. Oesr, Hair, De.
B a. sn . . . . . . HH p. m,,..e 7H
a. m W p. m T
T a. m 1 8 p. m.' TM
a. as OS 4 p. m TM
a- na a B p. ni Mi
ID a. n...... M p. m M
it a. 6N T p. m H
II ,, TS l p. m H
p. m 7T
TRACE OF TRACY IS LOST
Orearoa Convict Eladea Parsnlt aad
ttrely Away.
SEATTLE, Wssh., July 7 Nothing defi
nite is known today about the whereabouts
of Harry Tracy, the Oregon convict Three
posses are at Anacortet, eighteen miles
below Whatcom and their leaders express
the belief thst the outlaw waa in ths vi
cinity of Deception Pass about t o'clock
lsst evening in a sailing boat.
Deception psas la a very dangerous spot
for craft the size of Tracy'a boat, but tho
officers believe thst he went through on a
favorable tide and has either effected a
landing on the mainland on this side or has
put through tha straits of San Juan de
Fuca.
Two steamers are actively engaged In
petroling the shores of Fuget sound In the
neighborhood of the pass, while the posses
are guarding vantage points on the main
land In the neighborhood where he would
naturally land.
It la believed that Tracy Is making for
Whatcom county, where he bas friends
who would aid him to escape either In
a foreign vessel or into Canada by train
Tracy ia aald to have worked formerly In
Alberta, Northwest Territory, as a cowboy.
and It is thought by some tbat he la dl
recting his course thither.
After a fruitless cruise, covering 125
miles. Sheriff Cudihee and posse returned
this . morning to Seattle on the tug Sea
Lion.
Sheriff Cudihee says that hie posse ex
amlned with tbe aid of a powerful glasa
every . bay and cove, carefully scrutinizing
every email boat encountered. Finally, afVer
passing practically the whole of the west
shore of Vashon island, the tug returned to
Seattle. As a net result of ths search,
Sheriff Cudihee believes that Tracy either
debarked at the Madison reservation and
securing a horse, mads for tbe Hood canal
country, or else ia In biding north of Bain-
bridge tslsnd.
A dispatch from Port Madison says that
it is believed the two men were at Case
Horn, two miles west of the reservation, at
noon yesterday.
STEAMERS JN COLLISION
Thick Post In Boston Harbor Causes
Serious Accident, la Which Com.
. berland Is Wrecked.
BOSTON. July 7. In a thick fog the
Eastern Steamboat company a steamer
Cumberland and the t'nlted Fruit com
pany'a ateamer Admiral Farragut were in
collision in tbe harbor today and Cum
berland, in a sinking condition, put back
to Its dock and landed aafely the passen
gers with whom it had started for Maine
ports only half an hour before. When
the tide came in Cumberland filled rapidly
and tugs could not float it. At high tide
only the top of its saloon deck and two
smokestacks were visible. The damage to
the cargo will be heavy. '
The loss to the Eastern Steamship com
pany will approach $100,000. Farragut will
require a few thousand dollars for repairs
Its stem is bent and it is otherwise badly
damaged forward.
LEAPS OFF BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Unknown Maa Commits Suicide by
Jumping; to His
Death.
NEW TORK, July 7. A man committed
suicide thts afternoon by jumping from
the Brooklyn bridge. A rope waa thrown
to htm from a passing tug, but be evl
dently was bent on dying for he refused
the rope and soon sank. The body wss
not recovered.
Before making tbe leap the man asked
the driver of a wagon about to cross the
bridge to let him ride, and the request
was granted. When In the middle of the
bridge be Jumped oft the tailboard, re
moved a black derby hat, laid It on th
roadway. Took four $1 bills from his
pocket, placed them by the hat and aprang
to the top of tbe rail and plunged over.
The hat had the mark "South Norwalk,
Conn," on the inside band.
FIVE ARE KILLED IN STORM
Three White Men aad Two Negroes
Meet Death front Lla-htntngr
la Geeraria.
OFFERMAN, Oa.. July 7. Three white
men and two negroes were killed and one
white man and a negro Injured in a severe
thunder and lightning-storms here today.
The white men killed ara:
M. C. Hawkins, F. B. Studer and A. H.
Rymer of Alexander, N. C. The names of
the negroes are not known. Tho men were
employed In the construction department
of tbe Southern Bell Telephone company
and were stretching wires. They were
working in two sections about five miles
apart, but one lightning bolt killed the
five and Injured the two.
HEAT CAUSES SIX TO DIE
core of Othera Prostrated In Pitts
bora Darlaar Last Twenty
Four Hoars.
PITTSBURG, Pa., July 7. Six deatha and
a acore of prostrations is ths heat record
for the past twenty-four hours.
At 10 o'clock this morning ths thermome
ter registered 85 degrees, with ths mer
oury still rising ini promising to pass ths
year's record. Last night wss ths hot
test of ths season.
There was much suffering among the
mill workers, and many wars forced to re
turn to their homes.
Movements of Oeeaa Vessels, Jaly T
At Gtbrsltsr Arrived Aller, from New
vnrk for Oenoa and Naples.
At Liverpool Arrived Umbrla, from New
Tork.
At Bremen Arrived Frledrlch der
Groaae. from New Tork.
At Plymouth Sailed Patriarcha. from
Hamburg for New York. Arrived Kron
Prince Wilhelm. from New York.
At New York Arrived Anehorla, from
Glasgow.
At Glasgow Arrived Austrian, from Bos
ton; Carthagenian and Columbia, from New
York HBilei.-Orcadlan. for Montreal.
At Movllle Arrived Numldlan, from Mon
treal and Quebec for Liverpool, and pro
ceoded. At Cherbourg Arrived Fmn Prlns Wil
helm, from New York, via Plymouth, for
Bremen, ana procesaea.
NOT TO JOIN STRIKE
Union Facifio Car Bnilden Decide to
Remain at Work.
ACCEPT PIECEWORK WITH A GUARANTEE
New Scale Allowi Premium to Host
Eapid Workmen.
COMPANY CLAIMS TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE
Offlciali Ear Operation Are Going
oa
at Usual.
STRIKERS STILL HOPEFUL FOR SUCCESS
Machinists, Boiler Makers and Black.
smiths Disappointed, bat Xot
Dlscouraa-ed by Action of
the tar Bollders.
The csr builders over ths Vnlon Paclfie
system will not strike If those of the
Omaha shops can prevent them. The local
car men decided yesterday afternoon to
accept the company's proposition and con
tinue at work under Its provisions for
one yesr. Their srtlon will be communi
cate! all along the line and It Is believe.!
will be indorsed and followed by the car
builders In other shops.
This rather unexpected turn In affaire
has aroused considerable Interest as a vic
tory for the rsllroad. For days the strik
ers expressed themselves ss absolutely
confident the csr builders would refuse
to sccept the company'a terms and Join
the other shopmen, thus effecting a com
plete tleup of the system. On the other
hand the officials have displayed no un
easiness of this result snd the csr build
ers dlacretly kept their own counsel, al
lowing others to prophesy for tbem. The
strikers maintain tbat the action of the
Omaha car builders, even If Indorsed by
the craft all over the system, will not
weaken their cause.
Car Bnllders' Agreement.
The proposition which the car builders
agree to and propose to work under for
one year Is the same as thst entered Into
with the officials some two weeks ago,
except that It contains a piecework pro
viso. The company guarantee tbat every
man shall make at least ss much aa he
did under the old daily wage scsle and
will get a premium for all over $3 a day.
The aystem la properly termed a premium,
rather than a piecework e-ale.
The committee of car builders mst Su
perintendent W. R. McKeen st his office
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock and re
mained in conference until about noon,
when a recess waa taken until I in tha
afternoon. F. A. Jack, chairman of thla
committee, at once arranged a meeting
of all the car builders at Sixteenth and
Cuming streets, where the result of the
conference waa laid before the men for
their approval or rejection. Tbe hall waa
crowded, all the local car builders and,
their helpers being present.
Dlscusa the Proposition.
The entire agreement, which contain!
the signatures of ths highest officials of tho
road, waa read. Several of the more promi
nent car builders discussed tha proposition
and the sentiment waa plainly in favor ot
accepting It and remaining at work. Ona
of the committeemen who met with Mr, Mc
Keen assured his fellow-workmen that tho
company bad pledged itself "In white and
black" to stand by "this agreement for one
year," and tbat under this provision no man
would suffer sny reduction In his earnings,
but on the other band would exceed hla
former Income In many cases. Naturally
enough less rapid and skillful workmen
would not surpass their original wages, but
this waa considered no injustice.
The committeemen urged their associate
to accept this agreement and devote th
coming year to perfecting a thorough or
ganization. There are many of the car
builders not members of the union and it
was thought best to get all these In before
undertaking a atrlke.
Admit Oraranlsntlon Is Weak.
"We all know," ssld one of the speakers,
"that our organization in this city Is Weak
and that It Is wesk all over the system, and
we cannot help but know that it w went
Into a general strike w would stand poor
chances of bettering our condition. Let
every nonunion msn In this ball eome into
the anion and mako the union strong and
endurable, then if on the 7th of July, 1903,
the company bas failed to live up to this
agreement or ;rve think w are not getting
fair treatment, we will be In a better po
sition to press demands."
There were cries of "Good!" "That's
right!" and then there was aome expression
of displeasure at these remarks, but In the
majority ot cases tbey were approved.
A motion was made to put the question
to an open vote, but some objected so
strongly to this tbat a secret ballot wss
taken. It resulted In tbe acceptance of tbe
asTeement. The car builders. thrtnrm
will proceed with their work today as usual
and In the meantime F. A. Jack, chairman
of the executive committee, will communi
cate with the car builders over the system
and will be in a position within a few dsys
to announca the ultimate action of the' car
men.
Official Talks of Itua(lon.
An official of the Union Pacific aald after
tha conference with the ear men:
"We have guaranteed the men that they
will make aa much undsr the piecework
system as under their former scale and aa
a matter of fact the best workmen will go
fsr beyond their old wages. They will not
regret it if they accept our proposition. . It
would have been better for all tha ahopmen
to have accepted thla kind of a proposition.
However, we bave no dealre or Intention Of
crowding these men, the machinists and
blacksmiths. In making a final decision.
We want them to have sufficient tlms to
find out Just where they ara In thla affair,
and when they determine this we believe
they will be ready to make terms."
"How long will the company wait on
these men for their ultimatum," was asked.
"Oh, we can't exactly tell that," the offi
cial replied, "but It la possible that, if by
next week tbey bsvs not come to soms de
cision something will bs done. If by that
time they are not ready to make terms tbe
company' may take steps to fill their places
on a larger acale than bas yst been done.
Of course new men are gradually being em
ployed and w bave more on band now than
Is generally known. We bava at least
about fifty men in all In our Omaha shops.
Facilities All Right.
"I want to say regarding th reports
that our equipment and facilities ara de
moralized aa a result of ths strike, that
it Is not true. We have ell ths facilities
and equipment tbat we need; tbsre are
enough engines to meet all demands, our
trains are running In good soaps except
where they are Interfered with by th high
waters and there ar enough casting la