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the Shops to Uit three r four months. It It doing the company tn Injustice to tsy that lta affairs are seriously menaced by the strike. At to the boiler falluret they re not unusually numerous. Our motive power li being veil preserved, of course, It If not what It might be If the ttrlke wii tot on, but we are running our tralnt 11 right and carrying Juet ai much too cage or more than before." . The officials admit that thtaga are la bad condition at North Platte. But one of them aara the etrikers are half-hearted la their action and would return to work If ther could reconcile their eouree vita their obligations to the union. The com any Is devoting much attention to this field. Matter Mechanic Barnum spent all dar Sunday trying to Indue the men there to break away from the strikers and Su perintendent McKeen put In some strong words with the men. Condition at North Platte. The strikers, however, are confident that their men at North Platte will not weaken. 8. H. Grace, one of the executive commit tee, returned from there yesterday and spoke In glowing terms of the situation. There era fourteen shopmen there In all and they are out, on the strike. The officials of the road hold that at Armstrong and Cheyenne large forcea of shopmen . are at work and that eighteen are working in Evanaton. Nonanloa Men Working:. Kansas CITY. Mo.. July T. Today 281 men were working In the Union Paciflo shops at Armstrong. The force has been gradually Increased day by day since Wednesdsy, when 263 men were employed Inside the fence. All the gates to the big yard are guarded and watchmen see all who enter or leave. The union men have- an equally strong picket system. These pickets watch the gates as closely as the railway's guards, and If nonunion man Is seen he Is at once approached and asked to Join the strikers. Thus far there has been no violence at Armstrong and no threats. STRIKERS TO BE ARRESTED Sheriff Swears Oat Warrants for Ten Leaders at Williams- town. HARRISBURO, Pa., July 7. Sheriff Relff swore out warrants today for the arrest ot ten strikers at Wllliamstown, this county, tor Inciting to riot and Interfering with hla deputtee In protecting non-union men going to and coming from work in the mines at Lykena and, Wllliamstown. The sheriff saya the situation In tha region is critical and that If there Is another outbreak like that of last Wsdnea day, whan hs and hla deputies were as saulted while protecting nonunion miners, he will call upon Governor Stone tor pro tection by the mil Ufa. Twenty of the rioters were arreated on Thursday at Wllliamstown and held in ball for court, but this does not seem to have Improved the situation and the sheriff concluded to bring suit here and compel ths rioters come to Harrlsburg for a hear ing. The sheriff came here this morning to make Information against the rioters and returned to tha Lykena region at noon to assist his deputies in arresting the strik ers for whom warranta have been Issued. Klnth Week at tha Strike. WILKESBARRB, Pa., July 7. The ninth week of the anthracite coal miners' strike opened extremely quiet. Condltlone around the collieries remain unchanged The strikers ot this district, which Is composed of all the territory from Foreat City to Sblckshlnny, sixteen miles south of here, were Interested In the annual con veatlon which opened at Nantlcoke today. MM. I The nesting 1n point ot numbere is the .u iui uuiui; ui uio amrici. as i far as known no very Important business a come oetore tne convention. PTeal- dent Nichols Is surs of a unanimous re-elec- lion, aa la aiao moat of the other officers, vice rrcsiaent Adam Ruscavage and Sec- " retary John Cempsey are being oppoaed for re-election. President Mitchell's sudden departure for rew ior yesterday continues to excite interest among the miners here. Outalde of a atatement made by one of his lleuten ants last night that the mlnera' chief went , 7 purpose pi meeting soor lesaers. no inrormation can be had ,,. . . 1 purPM of Mr- Mltl ' " , Mitchell Rafn.es to Talk. new York, juw i. PrM.n vu.k.u of the United Mine Workers who arrived In New York last night, said today that the purpose of his visit wss to see some friends who are to call tor Eurone tomorrow "la'lt.your purpose to aee certain, people with a view of settling the strike, or for the purpoae of effecting a compromiser' was asked. "I shall decline to discuss the strike," re- piled Mr. Mitchell. PROVIDENCE, R. I.. July 7. Having voted, after a atrlke of' two montha' dura- tioa. to return to work, the motormen and eonductora of the United Traction comoanv here lost no time today In making appll- ... rr I CftllOll lor tneir Old cUee. I At ths offices of the company the men w i round lest thsn 150 vacanclea for about 400 or (00 appllcanta. Ths railroad offl elala had announced their Intention of re employing only aa many of lta old men aa were needed without displacing those who had been taken on during the strike The number required todsy were taken back and others were plsced on the waiting list. Ia Pawtucket the atrikera have refused to abide by the decision of the Street Rail way Employee' anion and they will not return at once. The strike began early In May, when the Union Traction company, being com .Tisdt "rJ;::,;: lZrj,.T:L:mroa ..t today that be MI4 ak. under a saw labor law. refused t a-rant ha A-r-nrf r.t th. fn h. r... aa raoaivaA fn tha !... a.. ' ' " scads Mack of HI. Tim. with Hi. Children and Divaa Nat ' OYSTER BAT. la I.. July 7. Prealdent Roosevelt did not com. Into town today, but spent most of the time In playing tennla with the children. This afternoon Mrs. Roosevelt will give a tea to about forty ot her neighbors, at which the presl- dent will be pressnt. and tonight there rill be a display ot fireworks at Saga- more bouse and an informal reception. Secretaries Cortelyou and Loeb drove to the Oyster Bay bank shortly before noon and Immediately began the work of pre - paring the temporary executive offices. Scrofula Few tre entirely free from it. It toe? develop so slowly as to cause Itttlo U any dlstnrbanoa during the whale period of childhood. It may then produce Irregularity ot the ttomadU and bowels, dyspepsia, catarrh, and marked tendency to consumption before manifesting itself In much cutaneous eruption or glandular swelling. It Is best to be sure that you are quite rree from it, ana tor its couipiets eradica tion yon can rely on v Hood's Sarsapariiia Tits beat of all medietas tor all Humors. FREIGHT MEN ON A STRIKE Handlsri in Chicago on All Eallread Stop Work, Tjlng Us Basinets. EFFECT IS FEARED BY BUSINESS MEN I Ineaaerlenced' Men Betas Crowded! Iato tfce Work aa Fast aa Possible, bat h Bnslness la Prae tlcallr Blacked. CHICAGO. July 7.A strike of S.OOO freight handlera In Chicago waa called today and every freight house of the twenty-four railroads concerned la practically tied up. Business men fear that the atrlka will be the most serious which has affected their Interests in year. The strike was called by a committee ap pointed at a meeting of 1.000 freight hand lers held Isst night. The committee waa instructed to call a strike within forty-eight hours unless the railroads should meet the demanda of the men at once for an Increase In wages, extra pay for overtime and holt- I be for train use only, and had failed. Con daye and recognition of the union. I tlnulng the attorney explained that his Action on these Instructions wss taken aooned than had been expected. The com- I mlttee went first to the Michigan Central, I Illinois Central and Wisconsin central I freight houses oh the lake front. ThS men walked out with cheere and marched across I the viaduct on Randolph with their union carat tueuea in weir nats. y messenger ana teiepnone, according to the strike leaders, all other members of tha Interior Freight Handlers and Ware- housemen's union were called out. , - . w i e At noon President curran or tne union reported that his men were ail out ana that it was ail but impossiDia tor any freight to enter Chicago, or to leave It Many of the railroads had small forces of men, previously hlrsd, on band whan the strike waa called and by adding to It men rrom otner departments managed 10 oanaie peritnaDie commodities. In the hiring of nonunion men it la earn the rallroada run a aerious ristt or bring- lng about a strike of tha teamsters, who recently won their fight from, the packers, The teamatert, it la eaia, win refuse an- solutely to have anything to do with freight In any way handled by nonunion help. Ths men called out Include foremen, check, receiving and delivery clerks, seal- art, callers, welghmasters, stevedores. coopers and elevator men. Chief ot Police O'Neill, when notified that a strike had been called, sent orders to hla subordinates to make every preparation to preserve order. Two hundred and fifty men were called In from outlying stations to form a reserve force to be stationed at the down town atatlona. From the sta tions the men went In squads to the differ ent yards. There was no. marked demon strations aa they entered, although they naa to remain quiet unoer a running nro oi sarcasm. Railroad Men Make Statements. W. C. Brown, vice president ot the Lake Shore A Michigan Southern, said to the Associated Press ot the situation on his road: About AO tier cent of our man went out. The remainder, with additional help, which we have hired, are handling our business as well aa could be expeoted. Our business is not tied up and will not be. J. T. Harahan. second vice president of the Illinois Central, said that about halt ot hla company's 4(0 men had atruck, but he had men close at hand to take their nlacea." Mr. Harahan aaid he thought the strike could have been avoided It the men had hMn wllllns to consult with tha roads " I through their own committees Instead ot tnrougn tneir union, "We have no trouble In adjusting differ encae with, our anaineera. . firemen Sad other employes." said Mr. Harahan. "but the fralsht handlera nrsaented a document through the officers of their union and we. buiuMBjtd laser uiuv s s vi sivas uaiavrg at u a I ot courae. could not deal with them through third parties." In reply to a question, Mr. Harahan said that the railroads were a untl In refusing to deal with the strikers through their union, but all of them were ready at any time to discuss grievances If presented by their employes He did not think there would be much difficulty In aupplyinf men. tb take the strikers' places. 1 Railroad. Affect. Th Prlnc,Pl rsllroad ayatema affected br tn tr,ke r: The Chicago, Cincinnati 8t' Louli' Chicago at Great Western, Baltimore Sc. Ohio, Erie, Atchison, Topeka 8nU Fe, Chicago Terminal Transfer company, Lake Shore as Michigan Southern, Chicago, Rock Island A Paciflo, Chicago Alton, the Monon, Chicago V Eaateru Illinois. Wabash, Grand Trunk. Chicago, Burlington eV Qulncy, the Pennsylvania, Chicago ft Northwestern. Chicago, Mil waukee St. Paul. Illinois Central. Mlchl- tan Central and tha Nickel Plate. These roads control over 100 warehouses in Chi- cago. . I Althnusrh AfflMal. of tha tAmfltrt.' iinlnn I s"- - - . i have declared that no Instructions have been given the teamsters aa to backing up the freight handlera, the sympathy of the teamaters waa made apparent today. When the men walked CuUof the Illinois Cen tral warehouse the teamaters who were receiving or unloading freight Immediately took their trucka awav. Expect Lone fltrncfla. That the railroads are expecting a atren- uoua struggle was made evident today when the chief detective of an eastern road bought 100 sillies, ths entire stock of a prominent firm. r-h airman Tnh tt tha Stata TknmrA nt 1,. I every possiDie snort to oring aooui peacs Between the men ano tneir emnioyera. I Two wstonlotds of new men were taken I to the Illinois Central warehouse unoer nolle, suard durlnc the afternoon. Offl. elala of tha Chleaao A Nortaweatern ra. fused to state what the situation la thslr warenouses is. is oeuevea. neweynT, i tnst an tneir men lert. I Officials of tha Pennsylvania claimed that of the 100 me a employed by them only I twelve walked out and that six of these returned. Mayor Harrison said that he I had planned to go on a vacation, but that if the strike was not aettled he would re- I main In the city. I The offer of Chairman Job of the State I Arbitration beard waa accepted by Presl I dent Curran of the freight handlers It was reported tonlahtVhat the Illinois I Central waa bringing 400 men from the south 1 to take the places ot strikers. Other roada were aald to be taking similar measures, bringing In men from the country districts, or other cities on their syttema, Chairman Job ef the State. Board of Ar bitration aald to the Aasoclated ' Preeer "I hava asnt letters to the managers of the twenty-tour roada affected and to President Curran of the Freight Handlera, offering the etrvlcee of the board In attempting to bring about a settlement. So far I have received no reply from any of them. BLOOMINQTON, 111., July t. The rail roade are rushing tact loo men Into Chicago to take the placet of ttrlklng freight head lert. The Chicago 4k Alton sent fifty, mostly colored, from this city on a special trala tentght. More are being soot for. Walkant la Baltlnaere. ' BALTIMORE, July T Twe strike orders weat Into sSot today and 1.40S unioa work- THE OMAHA DAILY IVEEt TUESDAY, men affiliated with the carpenters ana Garment Workers' unions quit work. The carpenters demand $3 a day and nine kAiipa wn.V tr9 Afar ilew evident Re 1 11 rA a . when the day shall be one hour shorter. I The number of garment workers on strlko I- . U .. atAA T1..I .elatta rm. lai . aM. I IV LVU V W A urn ivi Htaar m tuna n;u- ttlortri raulrfl them to uddIt their own w,n machine., tut ironi nd other im- pirmvnis. Trainmen Demand Recognition. WINNIPEG. Man.. July 7. Canadian Northern trainmen. Including conductors, presented a schedule today and demanded recognition inside of thirty-six hours. The engineers and firemen are meeting and ill likely come to aome decision. Mr. MacKentle of MacKensle A Mann, owners of the property, says the road will spend $1,000,000 before any organisation will be recognized. The Northern has Imported sixty men from the south to replace the strikers. EQUALIZERS FINISH TODAY (Continued from First Page.) computation was based on the 11.000.000 selling price reported by Mr. Webster, and I on the lattere previous statement that I two - thirds the company's Property Is In I Douglas county. He proposed that the valuation of the company In Douglas county be taken as two-thirds of the $1,000,000, or ises.Sfl. which, divided by six, would make the assesed valuation $111,111. Action of Eanallsera jveeie movea vo maae me assessment &uu,vuv ctvu, uui no uufl acconaea ine mo tion. Connolly figured that It might be fair to assess the company aa havina- one-half its $1,000,000 valuo in this county, making the assessed valuation one-sixth of $500,000, or $83,833, but he moved to make it $90,000 anyhow. This motion also was lost and then Hofeldt moved the adootlon of tha original Connolly figure, $83,333. Harle sec- onded the motion and it carried with only o Keefe voicing an audible nay. . Asked afterward what he had to aav. Mr. Webster answered: "Why, what more can t say?" Asked what he proposed to do, his reply was: "It's never wise to tell before hand what you will or will not do." FIXING TO CARE FOR INSANE Violent Patient at the Hospital Calls Attention to Laek of Facilities An Inmate of tha county hospital has been so wildly demented for more than a week that it has been necessary to keep him strapped In bed and the cords have lacerated his wrists despite the most vig ilant efforts of the attendants. As a result. at' last night's meeting of the Board of Commissioners. Connolly nut through a motion to have the proper committee ad vertise tor bids on supplying the Jail and the hospital with either the paddings for a cell or a nadded cell comnlete. On behalf of Rosa E. Griswell. C. W. DeLamatre annealed to the board to .onolnt aome one to act In County Judge Vinson- haler'a place In hearing the proceedlnga In the matter of the John L. Miles estate. Judge Vlnaonhalcr has written his ap proval on the request, as he had acted as attorney for Andrew Miles, executor, before being elected Judge. The petitioner haa tw0 daima against the estate which amount to $4,686 and which were, ahe affirms, al lowed while Irving F. Baxter waa on the county bench, but never paid. The board decided to order. two carloada Of rock for culvert work. X IIDI aUJWUIUtU lUUlUb B, UU,1U V equalisation the cbmmlsslonere will lmma After' adjourning "tonight aa a board of dlately convene as a board of commis sioners and vote the levy. SYMPATHY PLEA FOR AMES . - . . i Co,", A,k" Mercr for Minneapolis Pollen Superintendent In the Bribery Case, MINNEAPOLIS, July 7. Half of the counsel for the defense had Included In their arguments a plea for merciful con sideration and the wife and the little boy of the defendant had been Introduced in the scene with an evident attempt at dra matic effect, when the bribery case of Po lice Superintendent Ames was tonight com mitted to the Jury. After two hours the panel informed Judge Simpson that no agreement had been reached and the court announced that no report would be ac cepted till tomorrow morning. The plea for mercy was a surprise. The police supsrlntendent in his testimony had disclaimed responsibility for the conduct of the force, declaring that hla brother, aa mayor, waa the executive head of the de partment and the absolute denials of all omPclty in the bribery and corruption " - "i1""' "" " "" u.p.v. muoc.nc. to tne ena. aamBjnMMBnnnBBnwnaBnM I nrrmrnn ry n n 11 m 11 n UrriUtnd aiUf 3UW UAIMUL Cheyenne Indian. Not Permitted to Carry Ont All the Features of Ceremony. GUTHRIE. O. T., July 7. The Cheyenne Indiana, near Calumet, In Canadian county, are reported to be holding a council of war, angry over an order issusd by Major Stouch, Indian agent, prohibiting them from practicing the tortures, so-called. In cldent to their sun dance The Indiana are excited and the whites near Calumet are bacomlnr frla-htoned. Major -tone. ha. apprise th. War d.J psrimem oi mi iiuno. adoui s.uvu I .nutans iuu pan iu me nance ibsi wees I In celebration of their religious festival! I a no mo loriures were 10 nave cieseq me doings. Thla Is the first time that ths dance of the Cheyennes have been atopped y the government authorities. Piles Carre Wlthoot tho Knlfa. Itching, blind, bleeding or protruding piles. No euro, no pay. All druggists are authorized by the manufacturers of Paso Ointment to refund money where It falls to euro any cast ot piles, no matter ot how long atandlng. Crea ordinary casee In alx daya; the worst caae. In fourteen days. One application gives eaae and rest. Relieves itching Instantly. This Is a new discovery and Is the only pile remedy aold on a poel- I tlve guarantee, no cure, no pay. Price 60o. It your druggist don't keep it In stock tend 1 us 60c In atampa and we will forward earns I by mall. Manufactursd by Parla Medloioe Co., SL Louis. Mo., who also manufacture the celebrated cold eure. Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets, Texaa Man Take. Morphias. BEAUMONT. Tex.. July 7.-F. W. Me Oowan, proprietor of the Beaumont Cycle r.or.;.mlm,i..a IS1"?-". t.A auade him. but h prevented Interference by displaying a pistol and afterward rnan - him" it. v'oUwe'd YwTweVk. .Yo Ihlt bTO lenaeoto aeairoy nimsair. Rearva Yonr Bertha . Early. Tha aleepifig car charta for the Lake OkoboJI excursion of next Saturday are bow open tor reservations. Milwaukee Railway City Ticket Office, 1504 Varaaoi BL Telephone Hi. SPEARS OF LABOR'S CAUSE Bamnel Ooitpsn Addresses Large Anditnct) 0f Omaha Workinrmen, PLEADS ONLY FOR EQUALITY OF RIGHTS Declares that tae Safety of tfce Kalian Bests Haw aad fa All Tim wltn Oraranlte Labor. President Samuel Gompera of the Amer ican Federation of Labor apoke to aa many people . aa could conveniently crowd Into Washington hall last night on thd subject of organised labor. At Interval throughout his speech Mr. Oompers was loudly cheered and when he bad finished round after found of applause Went up. W. D. Mahon of Detroit, International president of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes of America, and Fourth Vies President Wilson of the in ternational Association of Machinists also apoke. President Oompers dealt with orgSnlied labor upon a broad, national basts, tracing its remarkable development aad Influence from the old trades union as the ceaaeleas ttruaale of the men and woman who had produced the parent body and given It thd great sphere of usefulness In which he said It moved Refers to t'nlan Fncllle. Only briefly did Mr. Gompera refer to the strike of the Union Paciflo employes In progress In Omaha and other cltleS over the system: He said he had been asked to enter Into soma discussion of this sub- lect. and said "These men art engaged In a righteous atruggle. They were doing a good and honeat day's work when the management of the road sought to drive them bsyond their limit and nowar of endurance: sought to crush their very vitality by eyttem of piecework under which they could not help but atraln their bodies In order to earn a fair Urine. "Against this thesa men protest and I glory In their grit and manhood. Nothing can atand between you. men, and victory but yourselves. Stand together. I be a of vou. and beln Ana another! vmir causa la Ju" on D1 ths only queetl6n of your success is the proper assertion of manhood and determination. Extreme Physical Exertion Mr. Gompera said the American workman produced double what ' the workman of European countries did and In many cases he was forced to the very extreme of physical exertion Which ultimately' resulted In nervous collapse. This, In his mind. was the state ot affaire against which the Union Pacific strikers were combating. President Oompers described thd move ment of orgalnzed labor and Its effect In these terms T' movement that la sweeping over the ,Bna " lnB penauium or industrial progress swinging our wsy. urganizea laoor-is me Puct of yeara of ceaseless toll and strug- na " nKB com stay. This has been demonstrated beyond any question, and no Influence or mammoth wealth or political potency can stop or offset thla tidal wave ot reform. 'Industry within the last few decadea baa changed Its character. Now the Individual counta for nothing, a eompany cuts little figure, a corporation has some power, but tha Individual within the individual, com panics within - companies, the corporation within a corporation composes the glgantlo machinery which propells the wheels ot cap Itallstle Industry against which 1t Is the melancholy dvitv, for labor to battle. What Mast Labor Dor . ... "Now what must labor do In order to give the Individual any chance under such clr- cums'ancee aa these T We realise It there Is to be hope Of sue cessful fruition,' If there is to be enjoyment of our natural liberty aa cltltens. If we are w - t0 reach 0ut m4 obuln the frMaom wnicn Is Justly ours, we must stand together In one great central organization. Under this representative form of government In the United States the safety of the people rests now and tor all time with organised labor. In the face of these momentous facts can you not -understand, wage-earaera, that It Is sbiolutely essential for you to unite and maintain an Indissoluble union 7 "If men of millions upon millions realize the good of co-operation how much more is It essential (or you, whe have nothing, to stand together! , "Men tell us we have made progress. We have, but not oommensurate with our dues We are not content and will never be con tent until we have acquired an equal foot log with the powerful forces with which we must contend. . We want equality of rights and nothing more and that we are going to Insist on until we get it." Aboat Street Railway Men, President Mahon of the street railway men's organisation made this asaertlon In speaa.ug oi me persistency oi organized ,aDor a enoni: "We will not stop until we have gained anntunl a- anla i (ka I . A 11 Si ( m 1 alli.atUa ivs - s., t, vi t.uv iuUyuwi tu.uvu i a t nn..i - la" BOU"7 DUl m ponucai suue tton aa well. Mr. Mahon told of the progress among the etreet railway unlona. From a day of from twelve to eighteen hours at 14 cents ah hour he said organized labor had evolved a nine hour day at from li to 25 cents an hour, Someone In the audience cried out: "Not In Omaha." It not In Omaha," aald Mr. .Mahon." theu it la your own fault and not that ot any union." Mr. Mahon made the assertion that "cap Ital knows no boundary line, reapects no Bag and worships no god except that of gold." He pleaded with union men to not 08 0,UML- re,1,ou' MCtl8nU Mr. Wilson spoke on "The Strike."' eon I uuins am ruiiri cumui ui im aiiuaviou on ths Union Paciflo. He declared that the men would never quit until they had ob tatned 35 cents an hour and n piece wonfc, and that none would return to the shops unless all want back. BUCKETSHOP LOSES CASE Decision of Jaffa Book is In Pave t Chicago Board ot Trade. KANSAS CITY, July 7. Judge Hook, In the United Statee .district court today. Id handing down a deolslon in a suit brougbt by the Chicago Board of Trade against the Christie Grata and Stock company of Kansas City, to prevent the use ot the Chicago board't quotations, held agalnat the bucket ,nop on )nMt point An appeal to the United States supreme court will be taken. In its suit filed a year ago the Chicago Board of Trade claimed proprietary right In lta quotations and under the new bucket ahop law aought to compel grain speculators in different States to pay for the use of them. The Christie company fought the eas oa I tha ground that the Chicago Board ot Trade IU!" W'' .b"k! J"1""" '"'l? and further that lta quotatlona were publla property. The suit was tn the farm of aa application by the Board ot Trade for a tern corary Injunction. Judge Hook granted the temporary tn Junction. Christie's attorneys anaouacsd that a 'superaeadat bond woijld be gives which would operate to stay the execution JULY 8, 1002. of the decree pending appeal. With the Injunction delayed, It will be possible for Christie to continue getting his quotations by secret means, as be has been doing, without rendering himself liable for con tempt of court.' The suit still enjoins the Western Union Telegraph company and the Postal Tele graph company from distributing or giv ing the Chicago board's quotations to the Christie company. RAMPS CRUSHED BY A CAR ack Shelter Under It frana Rain ad It Is Afterwards Moved. ONEIDA, N. Y., July 7. George Morman of Syracuse waa Instantly killed on the New York Central early today and Nor man Hill of Tltusville, Pa., was probably fatally injured. They dropped off an eastbound freight la the western part of the city and went to Bleep on a pile ot tlea. When It began raining Morman auggested crawling under boxcar standing on aiding and they went to sleep there. Shortly before S o'clock an eastbound freight threw some cara Into the awltch which ran over Morman and Hill. Mor man waa about 35 years old and carried a cobbler'a kit of repair tools. BUFFALO, N. Y., July 7. A message re ceived here last evening from Belfast, be low Portagevtlle, on the Rochester branch of the Pennsylvania, says the flood there equaled tha deluge In the year ot the Johns town flood. Loss ot life at Belfast had been reported, but the message made do men tion of any casualties. BUFFALO. July 7. At the offices ot the Brie railroad the following atatement waa given to the Aasoclated Press: On our main Una between Buffalo and Hornellavllle our eastbound track waa allahtly damaaed between Dale and War saw and our westbound tracks between Swatnt and Canesarga. We are getting our trains through at those points by using a single track, we expect to nave botn tracks open for tramc this afternoon. At the office ot the Pennsylvania it was atated that all their lines were open ex cept the Rochester division, Hinsdale and Rochester. COMPLAINT AGAINST MEYER Cathollo Priest of Denver to See President Abont Ambassador - to Rome. OYSTER BAY. July 7. The first official caller on the president since his arrival here was Rev. John Hay Cuahlng, a Cath olic priest of Denver, Colo., who went there today to tile a complaint against Ambssssdor Meyer at Rome. . Mr. Cusblng claims that he and twenty- eight other priests were driven out of the Denver diocese by Blabop Mats tor no other reason than their failure to vou for him for the bishopric. He said he waa the fourth to go. Protests were sent to Rome and later the twenty-nine priests, as well aa Bishop Matz, went there to state their case before the Vatican. The fight has continued without success ever atnee 1888. In 1901 Bishop Mats Is alleged to have had Mr. Cushing arrested in Rome for forcing himself Into his pres snce and It la etld Cushing wss put In Jail by the Italian authorities, who openly admitted that it waa la open retaliation for the lynching of Italtana in New Or leans. He claims that be was treated to great Indignities and Ambassador Meyer and Con sul de Castro were negligent In protecting him at an American citizen. Mr. Cushing claims further that three New York men furnished Bishop Matt with $30,000 with Which to fight the priests in their claim to restoration to ecclesiastical functions. WheU Mr; Cushing called the president was not at "home, but he left certain ptpere and will return here on Thursday. FINISH ANNUAL ELECTION Independent Order Sons of Benjamin Is Getting; Down to Bn.lnc... PHILADELPHIA, July 7. The Independ ent Order of Sena of Benjamin, In annual convention here today, completed the elec tlon ot officers, which wss not finished yes terdey owing to a dispute over the candi dacy for grand eecretary of Adolph Stlber stela, who haa held the office for a number of years, hla opponent being Louis StrauBS Of New York. Today Mr. Strauss withdrew and Mr. 811- bertteln waa re-elected. Other officers were wlected aa follows: Assistant Grand secretary, Louis Franklin; grand treasurer, Philip Freunde, New York; grand sexton, Samuel Otcher, New York; chairman of the endowment fund, David Reggel, New York. The report of the grand secretary showed the total recelpta for the last two years to be (31,731 and the disbursements $30,892. BEYERIDGE NOT A CANDIDATE Indian Senator Asserts that Ho Has No Aspirations (or Vlco . Presidency. INDIANAPOLIS, July 7. Senator Albert J. Beverldge, who Is In Indianapolis, wss to day asked about ' a Washington dispatch printed In a Chicago paper stating that ths senator waa being urged as a candidate for vice preeldent in 1904. Senator Beverldge (aid: "I will under no circumstances be come a candidate for vice president and at no time have I been considering the mat ter. I am content with my work In the aenate. 8enator Beverldge aald he had heard hit name used before tn connection with the vice presidency, but he repeated emphati cally that he had no Idea of becoming a can didate. Among the senator't callers today was S. W. L. Penfleld, solicitor ot the State department at Washington,' In whose defense he caused the wrath of Senator Bailey. FARMER IN DEADLY QUARREL Kills ftearro Farmhand, Wonnda Macro Wesaaa nnd la Himself Shot Twleo. AMERICVB. Oa.. July T. A farmer named Owyaee, residing on the Btapey plantation, near Amerleus, killed a negro tarmhaad, daageroualy wounded a negro woman, and was himself ahot twice as ths result of aa altercation with the negro man. After a quarrel Qwynee shot at the negro aad Just aa he fired the woman atepped In range and received a load of shot In the abdomen. The negro returned the lire and wounded Owynes, but the latter finally succeeded in killing hie adversary. Owynet elalmt he acted In self-defense. UNIDENTIFIED MAN SHOT DEAD Bates Honso of Pennsylvania Mean, talaeer, Evidently Talaklnc Only Wontnn Wai There. CONN ELLS VILLE, fa., July T. During the night an unidentified man entered the house of Lud Pritts, a mountaineer living asar Rockwood, Pa., and -procaeded te tht tpartmenta ot Pritts' young wife, evi dently tuppoalng her te be alone. Her acreamt aroused her husband, who wat In another room, aad hastily grasping hla Winchester, he ahot the Intruder dead at he ttarted to run from tht houss. STORM DAMAGE IS GREAT floods that Bweop New York Prove Oreattet in History, WRECKAGE GENERAL THROUGHOUT STATE Many Town Sabmlt Rcporte fhovr- tmm Damaoe Dona to Meases, Barna, Crop, and Stock. ROCHESTER. N. T.. July 7. Newe from the flood-devastated districts In thla sec tion of the state Is coming in slowly. Re ports from Medina show that a cloudburst struck that place Saturday night and early Sunday morning, doing great damage. To day there are evidences of a great flood and wreckage Is plied up along waterways which have beeu dried up for a month. Lightning destroyed barns at Shelby, Tyn donvllle and other points north of Medina. Lightning atruck the house of George Benns, southwest of Medina, wrecking It and burying the family In the debrla. A boy was taken out of the ruins, so badly Injured that It la doubtful if he will sur vive. Between Medina and Mlddlcport, the railroad track Is washed away In several places and all trains are abandoned. The Genesee rlvor, which at this time of the year la generally but a mere race way. Is today a raging torrent. Great quantities of driftwood and trees are com ing down. From up river points come , reports that lowlands are under water and that the flood Is as high or even higher than known for any spring freshet. Cloud bursts have Interfered with railroad traf fic on the Buffalo, Rocheater A Pittsburg railroad and the western New York di vision of the Pennsylvania system. Neither company was able to get trains out today. The Erie tracka between Attica and Ba tavla are washed out, but trains on this division are running on slow time. From Churchvllle come reports that Black creek Is the highest known la any spring freshets. It Is out of Its channel and causing great damage to growing Crops along Its banka. Hundreds of acres of peas, corn, beans and potatoes, sugar beeta and other crops are under water and ruined. The dam at Byron is reported broken and the creek is still rising at a great rate. , Honeyer ' reports six bridges. Including an Iron structure on Mill creek, washed away and heavy damage to crops. Pennyan says that many thousands of dollars ot damage hat been done to real denta along the course ot the creek flow ing through. Hammondsport and cattle were rescued from flooded pastures with great difficulty. Beats the Record. Mount Morris reports the Genesee at that point easily two feet higher than the high est previous record at any time of the year. Early yesterday It broke through lta banks east ot the village and has ruined thou sands of dollars worth of crops on the fer tile flats below here. Many fine farms have been entirely ruined. Nunda reporta the greatest flood In the history of that section. The state foot bridge over Klshlqua creek has been washed away and the town it In darknesa. Large fields of growing cropa have been washed away, ground and all. Dalton has also Buf fered greatly. Portagevllle, Pike, Lamont, Roseberg, Fillmore and many more towna have been under water since Sunday morn ing. The farms all about Portagevllle are laid waste and no field crops can be saved. Houses, barna and livestock are being swept down the river. The tracks of the Penn sylvania are washed away and a new road will have to be laid at many placea before trains can be moved...- - Pike reports the loss of a large Iron bridge, the postofflce building. Powers' store and opera house, - a meat market, cheese factory, drugstore, two dwellings and the village warehouse. Many Cattle Drowned. At Lamont the mill dam baa gone out, washing away a bridge. Large numbers ot dead cattle were seen floating down the river during the day. Stafford reporta heavy damage from the flood. The embankments of Godfrey pond, a large aheet ot water owned by the New York Central railroad and which furnishes Its large standplpes at Byron, waa unable to aland the strain and with a roar, heard for miles around the large mass of water departed upon. Its destructive course,, car rying bridges and everything movable be fore It. '. Mlddleport reports all dams swept away In Johnson's creek with damage of hun dreds of thousands of dollars and all bust nest tt a standstill. The crop damage Is also Considerable. Five brldgea In the town are gone. Bliss reports the Iron bridge of the Buf falo, Rochester ft Pittsburg over Wlscoy creek gone, ' leaving a gap of seventy-five feet; also that aome 2,000 or 3,000 feet ot the bank are washed out from under the track from two to twenty feet deep between here and Eagle, and every email bridge and cattlepaea from here to Hardya la gone. Five Iron bridges' on the highways In this town are In the creek. Every Iron bridge between here and Pike, eight In number, is down, almost every small bridge and sluice it gone and highways are torn up, making travel Impossible, B. W. Orova. The aame must appear on every box ot the genuine Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tab lata, the remedy that curea a cold la one day. 35 cecta. Hostler's Head Cnt. 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