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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, JULY 14, 1902.
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Striken Differ with Officials u to If amber
of Men Out.
SAY PUBLISHED STATEMENT IS WRONG
They Deny that Company Eu 65 Per Cent
of Formal Force.
TALK OF FLOATERS AND UNSKILLED MEN
UnloniiU Declare Only Few Competent
Ifacbinista Are at Work.
CONDUCTORS AND BRAKEMEN COMPLAIN
Trainmen oa Freight Dlssatlsfled
with Arrangement of Their Time
Bohedalea and The? Will
tabmlt Demand.
Union Pacific striker take exception to
the figure! and statements the officials
gare out regarding the number of men
employed In the various shops. The
strikers assert that In moat caaea the
atatlstlca are Inflated and the claima un
fair. Referring to the statement! of the
company, as published Sunday morning, 3.
H. Orare, one of the strike leaders and a
member of the machinists' executive com
mlttce, said:
"The statement Is made by the officials
that they hate a force In their Omaha
ahopa equal to 65 per cent of their full
force, or practically the same-sized force
that was at work prior to the last reduc
tion, Just before the walkout. They also
atate that they have In all departments,
Including Council Bluffs, 875 men, aa com
pared with a normal force of 975 men In
busy, times.
Bay It Is Misleading.
. "This statement may be correct so far
a the number of employee la concerned,
but It certainly la erroneous and mislead
ing when compared with the facts. In
the first place, the men did not walk out,
but were discharged and paid oft without
a moment's warning. In the next place.
the 675 men now employed out of a normal
force of (75, are not bollermakers, ma
cblnlsta or blacksmiths, but men employed
In other branches of the railway service
and, therefore, a atatement of this kind
made by any official of the Union Pacific,
company la Intended to mislead and bood
wink the public The atatement that they
hare a force at present working equal
to 65 per cent of their normal force of
bollermakers and machinists Is to use no
atronger expression also misleading.
Striker Gives Fl ft a res.
"What are the facts?"
"They bare no blacksmiths, two ship
yard rlvetere that tbey call bollermakers.
and four men that the claim to be ma
chlnlsts; all the rest they may have are
floaters men who have been cast out of
our organization
"At Council Bluffs they have none and
are dependent upon the. clans of men I have
"If this Is 65 per cent of the normal force
tbey cannot have employed more than
about ten men when quite busy. Can the
' publto be declved by the garbled state
ments of these officials T I think not.
"The statement by the official aa to the
Dumber of employed at different polnta on
their aystem la oh a par with their state
ment from Omaha. The facta are:
"Omaha six. Council Bluffs none, Colura
bus one. Grand Island three, two ma
chinists and one bollermaker on car gang,
North Platte haa three floaters, Denver
four, Kansas City six, Cheyenne four,
Rawlins three, one capable man, Evanston
five, one bandy man, four mechanics;
Green River two and Ogden none. This
la the stock In trade of mechanics In the
Union Pacific shops.
Fight for Exlsteare.
W are engaged In a fight with the
Union Pacific for the very existence of our
association and to preserve the life of
unionism. Our fight If won meana the
abolition of piecework, a aystem that
wherever Introduced haa worked destruc
tion to us aa mechanics. When piecework
la Introduced In these shops there Is an
end to any sort of united action among
the workmen, for each man will be dealt
with Individually and the price of hla labor
will be fixed by bla employer through him
alone. This will result In an admixture of
prtcea for the same article and end In a
fiat reduction. After a time another com
plication of prlcea will occur, for I believe
the employer will, by the Introduction of
special machines endeavor to make
apeetalty of different classes of work and
thereby Intrtduce the helpers to the placea
oi the skilled and thorough mechanics.
"Our theory Is that thla process will
continue until the prlcea pt labor will be
below living wagea and render It possible
for the man who la prepared to earn a
good livelihood eking out a mere exlatence.
Declares Men Will Resist.
"We propose to resist this miserable
policy Just aa long aa there la a mite of
strength left In us, for we will not be
dragged to such an end or become the
' means of dragging our fellows there If w
caa helo It."
The strikers, especially the bollermakers
are deriving much satisfaction from report
that the bollermakers on the Great North
ern and one or two other roads have won
tbelr fight, having been given every eoa
cession aaked. While the argument baa
be -a advanced by some of the trainmen
that the shopmen have aa good aa lost
their battle alnce they have failed to gain
a complete tleup of the shops, the strikers
maintain that they are bound to win and
sxpreea themselves aa thoroughly satisfied
witn the progress of affaire.
me company polnta to the fact, that
It la getting eome very capable and skilled
men rrom Chicago, who have left good
positions io accept work from the Unlo
Pacific while there was a chance to ge
more money than they were making, a
proof that the strikers are gradually losing
out ana win eventually be conquered an
left to look for other plsces unless they
decide soon to accept the company'a offer
of their old positions.
Hoaemas Addressee Carrara.
Frank L. Ronemus, secretary and trees
nrer of the Brotherhood of Railway Car
men, addressed the car builders last night
In Fuller's ball at the secret session field
by the latter. He counseled peace and
forbearance of the carmen, assuring them
that tbey had been given all they could
aak of the Union Pacific and Insisted thai
there was no occasion for a strike. The
car builders have apparently dropped all
thought of striking. .V i Ronemus left
the city for the west to make a thorough
Itinerary of the Union Paclflo ahop towns.
While there has been more or less Idle
talk and speculation alnce the beginning
of the ahopmen'e strike of the tralnme
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CHINESE MINISTER NAMED
lr l.laa Chen, Secretary of Embassy
to Coronation, Appointed Repre
sentative to t ailed States.
PEKIN, July 13. Sir Lien Chen, secretary
of the Chinese embassy to he coronation
of King Edward, waa today 'ited Chin
ese minister to the Unltei ...
New ministers to Russia, '',,
"Oil
taly have aleo been named. Th ' i,
for these posts show that the dowag t
press continues to regard the diploma.
ervlce as unimportant. None of the ap- ,
i Intees are higher then the blue button
rank.
All of them, except Llan Chen Tang,
re unknown to the foreign countries.
Llan Chea-Tang's appointment pleases the
Americana here. He la a graduate of Tale
university and la able, dignified and hon
est. He Is the first of the body of stu
dents sent to America In the '70s to re
ceive recognition befitting their accomplish
ments. The Chinese have disliked them
because of their progressive views.
WASHINGTON, July 13. Mr. Wu. the
Chinese minister at Waahlngton, was not
surprised to bear of the appointment of a
uccessor to himself, aa he haa been ex
pectlng an announcement of this kind for
ome time. He had received notice thai
his services would be required In another
capacity and for thla reason haa been
prepared to hear of a successor being ap
pointed. Sir Llan Chen, the newly appointed min
ister, la a comparatively young man, being
only a little over 40 years of age. Ltka
the present minister, be Is said to be a
man of progressive Ideas, whose opinions
have been formed from hla education,
which was received partly In the United
States, from hla former connection with
the Chinese embassy here and from his
contact with European civilization In the
course of several special missions.
Chen was one of the four parties of
Chinese boys who were sent to the United
Statea about twenty yeara ago for the
purpose of completing tbelr education. The
Idea of the Chinese government waa to
have each of the boys spend fifteen yeara
In thla country, ten years In the prepara
tory achoola and the remainder in the uni
versities. Before Chen had finished his
course waa discontinued and be returned
home.
While Chang waa minister to Waah
lngton aome yeara ago, Chen aerved as In
terpreter during the three yeara of hla
Incumbency. Later he waa secretary of a
special mission aent to Japan, and when the
Jubilee of Queen Victoria was celebrated
he filled a similar position to the embassy
which went to London. It was from his
connection with the latter mission that
he obtained bla knighthood and received
the title of "air."
Last year, when China dispatched a spe
cial mission to Germany to make formal
apologies for the murder of Baron von
Ketteler, Chen waa a member of the party,
Minister Wu haa not been officially ad
vised of the appointment of bla successor.
The retiring minister, Mr. Wu, baa been
at thla capital since 1897. Hla relations
with the administrations of Presidents Mc-
Klnley and Rooaeveit have been of a most
cordial character. The ordinary term of
ministers In the Chinese diplomatic aervlce
la three yeara, and they are not reap
pointed. Mfr -'u'.i .."
Mr. Wu'a term, however, baa been con
tinued indefinitely from time to time. He
waa of great aaslstance to bis government
during the Boxer troubles. Several months
ago the waa appointed a member of the
commission to codify the existing Chinese
lawa and prepare a aet of modern lawa for
bis country, and It Is this business which
In all probability the Chinese government
baa In atore for blm when be returna to
hla native land.
Mr. Wu la alao minister to Spain and
Peru.
FRENCH BEGIN CELEBRATING
Fine Weather Start National Fete
One Day Ahead of Schedule
Time.
PARIS, July 13. While the official ob
servance of the Fete Nationals, on the an
niversary of the fall of the Bastlle does
not begin until tomorrow, Parisians today
took advantage of the fine, cool weather
to begin the celebration with pilgrimages
of the Alsatian and other patriotic aocletlea
to place wreaths on the statue of Straa-
burg in the Place de Concord and upon
the monuments to Jeanne de Arc and Oam
betta. The city everywhere is gay with
bunting and numeroua American and Rua
alan flags are mingled with French trl
color. The principal streets and boule
vards were thronged throughout the af
ternoon and upon the approach of evening
the proprietors of many cafea and wine
shops set tables in the streets, which were
aoon occupied by diners. Aa darkness gath
ered open air balls were started around the
band atands, which bad been erected In
every available place and these are now
In full awing, with every prospeot of con
tinuing until morning.
MONT PELEE IS IN ERUPTION
Volcano Belches Btaaes and Cinder,
Rendering Three Town
Uninhabitable.
PORT DE FRANCE. Island of Martin
ique, July 13. Last night and today Mont
Pelee was In eruption, the activity being
aa great aa that of Saturday and Wednes
day last. Morns Rouge AJoupa, Bouillon
and Maconla were covered with stones and
cinders and were rendered uninhabitable
for several hours.
The volcano emitted a dense column of
flame and at the same time electrical phe
nomena were observed. The eruption waa
accompanied by a deep rumbling, resem
bling contlnuoue thunder.
There were no fatalities reported, but
the Inhabitants of the northern part of the
island were panic-stricken,, all residents
of Port De France remaining calm. The
French scientific mission has been re
called from Guadeloupe by the governor
and atarted thla morning for Mont Pelee.
KING WILL BE OUT TUESDAY
Edward to Be Traasportert to Royal
Yacht at Portamoath at Koon
Tomorrow.
" LONDON, July 13. The progresa of King
Edward toward recovery Is maintained and
It la reported that be will be transferred
to the royal yacht at Portsmouth at noon
next Tuesday.
Knoek Oat German Middlemen.
BERLIN, July 13 A private dispatch
received here from Warsaw aays the ag
ricultural aocietles of Poland are negotiat
ing with American manufacturer direct
for the purchase of machinery, excluding
the German middlemen. Thla step la be
lieved to be aimed also at German ma
chinery. Several newspapers publish the
above dispatch as Illustrative of the efforts
of Americana to supplant German manufacturers.
BOTH SIDES STAND FIRM
Freight Handlers to Make Final Overture!
for Bthke Settlement Monday.
PROLONGED CONTEST IF EFFORT FAILS
Fight to Finish Probable If
Attempt at Adjustment le
, Vain, and Other Unions
This
in
V, Will Participate.
CHICAGO. July 13. Final overtures for
the aettlement of the strike of freight hand-
lera and teamsters were made at meetings
of the two unions tonight. At the instiga
tion of the members of the Chicago Board
of Arbitration, the freight bandlere agreed
to Bend commltteea to all the rallroada to
morrow morning. Thla agreement was
made after the board bad announced to the
union men that eight of the largest rall
roada entering Chicago had agreed to pay
17 cent per hour to truckers and pay for
overtime and to do away with the demand
for a probationary period of service.
The general managers of two of the rall
roada declared they had agreed to no auch
proposition. They declared that when the
commltteea shall visit the railroad officea
tomorrrow morning the roada will offer
them the aame terms as those which were
rejected by the union men yesterday. The
statement from the general managera de
stroyed the hope of a aettlement of the
strike tomorrow on the basis of the terms
suggested by the general managera of the
railroads.
fcftort 1 to Please Teamsters.
Even If the general managers had not In
sisted upon maintaining their position It Is
not probable that a settlement could be
effected. The freight bandlere agreed to
make another effort to reach a aettlement
with the rallroada only to please the team
ster who previously had indorsed the at
tempt of the Board of Arbitration to aettle
the strike.
There is lack of evidence of their at
tempt to make a aerloua effort tp aettle the
controversy. President Curran of the
Freight Handlera union atated tonight that
the committees tomorrow morning will in
sist on the payment of 18 centa an hour In
stead of 17H cents, which the railroads are
reported to have offered.
He also stated that the freight handlera
will make no more overtures and hereafter
will reject all proposals which shall not
stipulate for the payment of the wage
acale aa formulated by the union and the
recognition of the organization.
Look Like Fight to Finish.
With the general managers and the union
both maintaining these respective positions,
It is believed that there la alight chance
for a aettlement tomorrow and that when
that ODDortunlty shall have vanished, it
will be a fight to a finish.
Every teametera union in Chicago that
haa membera handling freight voted today
to refuse to take teams to the freight
depots.
Longshoremen of Chicago who have been
only In a partially organized condition were
formed Into a union today. They are out
now. in sympathy with, lb Jilght hftHfl,
lers, but tomorrow may Inaugurate an In
dependent strike of their own, if a higher
acale of wagea for loading and unloading
the big lake boats shall be refused.
The ice teametera alao have agreeed not
to ice refrigerator cara nor to visit the
railroad yards. This la virtually a aym
pathetic, atrlke and until the rallroada shall
settle the trouble with the freight handlera
the ice storage polnta along the railroad
lines will have to be closed.
The coal teamsters at a meeting today
determined that co member of the union
shall go near the railroad freight aheds
during the strike. While there Is little
likelihood of the coal teamsters being asked
to haul from the freight houses, they de
elded to be prepared for auch a contingency
by resolving not to touch any artlclea un
loaded from freight cara by nonunion la
borers.
Policeman Wonnds Striker.
Though Sunday is a day of rest for the
freight handlera and teamsters there were
several clashe between the police and
atrikers. The most serious disturbance oc
curred on the Randolph atreet viaduct over
the Illinois Central, freight yards where
Nell Brown, a special policeman, clashed
with several strikers. Brown waa badly
beaten and In the affray he fired several
shots, one of which wounded John Setter
del, a striker, in the knee. Brown waa ar
rested.
, W. F. Kelly, a teamster who waa attacked
by atrikers on South Water atreet, fired
several bdois into me crowa. Kelly waa
arrested.
a large aetaii or reserve police waa
massed at the city hall and at the Harrison
atreet atatlon to be in readlnesa for possl
ble rioting. -
STRIKE CRISIS THIS WEEK
Oatcom of Anthracite Tleap Will
Probably Be Decided at Indian
apolis Convention.
W1LKESBARRE. Pa., July 13. The
tenth week of the great anthracite miners'
atrlke may witness the crisis. Everything
now depends upon the national convention
which meets at Indlanapolla on Thursday.
If the convention votes solid sjpport to
the hard coal miners now on strike the
conflict with the operators may be pro
longed indefinitely. On the other hand,
ahould aubstantial support not be forth
coming, it may have a discouraging effect
on the strikers and the operators, taking
advantage of It, may attempt to resume
operatlona at some of the collieries. Thla
Is the consensus of opinion aa expreased
In operators' and atrlke circle.
No effort will be made by any of the
coal companies to atart up any of their
mines this week. Indlanapolla must speak
first before any move is made In that
direction.
Many of the local assemblies of district
No. 1, United Mine Workers, held meetings
tcdsy to give final Instruction to their
delegatea who will represent them In the
national convention.
Just whst the Instruction are ia not
kndwn. It Is expected, however, that all
the delegates from the anthracite region
will vote as a unit In the convention.
Sheriff Jackson statea that the whole re
gion is unusually quiet.
ALTOONA, Pa., July 13. Reporta from
all the sub-districts of district No. I.
United Mine Workers, show that the dele
gatea elected to the national convention at
Indlanapolla from this field are unlu
structed aa regarda voting for a general
sympathy strike.
All of the eight men chosen are conserv
ative miners, selected especially to avoid.
If possible, bringing the , central bitu
minous field Into a sympathy strike.
The delegates will urge the convention
to donate a day's pay weekly to the an-
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SHEEPMEN GREATLY EXCITED
Assert Additions ta Yellowstone Park
Take Away Their Winter
Range.
CODY, Wyo., July IS. (Special Tele
gram). This entire section la excited and
promise of no little- future trouble caused
by the recent forest reserve extensions.
Ever since the president Issued his proc
lamation about alx weeks since quiet meet
ings among' the sheepmen have been In
dulged In but no action waa taken until the
arrival of A. A. Anderson, the artist of
New York, who has a large summer ranch
on Wood river. The extension takes In
many township of land adjoining Yel
lowstone park which have heretofore been
the winter ranges for thousands of sheep.
Mr. Anderson waa appointed special
superintendent of the Yellowstone park
and empowered to employ sufficient
force to carry out the law and upon
his arrival last week hevsnnounced that
he would compel the withdrawal of all
sheep now on the extension. This has
created a fever of excitement, not only with
the flock masters, but with all the people
of Big Horn and Sun Light basins. Mr.
Anderson, who is personally very wealthy,
s charged with being the instigator of the
law and already he has beeen threatened
with assault. A mass meeting of the stock
men and others la called to meet at Meet
eetze next Wednesday, and today riders
are out notifying flockmaaters and others
to be present.
Resolutions will then be adopted and
sent to the president by a committee ask
ing the suspension of the act until they
can have a hearing. If carried out it la al
leged It will nearly ruin the greatest In
dustry of this entire region, because the
winter range of sheep, which is of the
greatest necessity, will be taken away and
the present low ranges In the crowded
condition will not be anywhere near suffi
cient. The meeting next Wednesday will
doubtless be largely attended.
YOUNG PROTESTANTS MEET
Union of America Holds Sabbath Sea.
alon In Providence. Rhode
Islaad.
PROVIDENCE, R. I., July IS. The Prot
estant Young Peoples' Union of America,
after having been in sees Ion here today,
terminated Its meeting with exerclsea which
consumed morning, afternoon and evening.
The morning waa devoted to prayer meet
Ing In Infantry hall, and In the First Bap
tist church, Rev. Walter Calley of Boston,
speaking in the hall on the source of "Mis
sionary Enthusiasm," while Rev. E. P.
Tuller of Detroit conducted aervlcea in the
church, taking for hla theme "Open Win
do we."
A Swedish conference in the ball closed
the forenoon exercises, but the work was
again taken Up at 3 o'clock, when Presi
dent N. fi. Wood of Newton Centre, Mass.,
preached what was termed the convention
sermon.
Reev Everett D. Burr of Newton Centre,
Mass., conducted a vesper service at sun
down on the campus of Brown unlveratty.
The order of services in the evening in
Infantry hall was duplicated at the First
Baptist church. Rev. J. A.' Bennett of Phil
adelphia at tha hall, . Rev. J. N. Field
of Fort- Wayne, Ind., at the church, dealt
with the topic, "Words of All Recitation."
ARRIVAL WILL BE SIMPLE
Advent of Prince of Slam to United
State to Lack Demon
stration. NEW YORK, July 13. It la learned from
authorltlve aources that the crown prince
of Slam will come to the United States In
the aame simple manner that he has visited
King Edward and the various continental
rulers, accompanied only by hla brother.
the noxt in auccesslon to the crown prince
and two aides-de-camp, officers In the
Siamese army.
The crown prince Is in his twenty-second
year and for more than eight years
haa lived in England, speaking and writing
the language. He baa been educated In
Oxford, Is president of the Cosmopolitan
club of that university and ia most simple
and unaffected In hla manner. He Is said
to be thoroughly Imbued with western civ
ilization, aa also la his father, the king of
Slam.
He will call on the president and sec
retary of atate officially either In Washing
ton or such other place aa the American
authorities may designate.
CATHOLICS RAISE PROTEST
Meet In Grand Rapid and Drnft Reso
lution Championing Philip
pine Friar.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.. July 13. A
meeting of Catholics was held here today
to protest against the United Statea forc
ing the friars out of the Philippines. All
the Catholic clergy attended.
Resolutions were adopted In part aa
follows:
Wheress, As the fralra aa a class are un-
Ji'Ftly maligned and are even threatened
with expulsion and the spoliation of their
property, therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the bishop, clergy and
Catholics of the city of Grand Rapids,
Mich., as citizens of the United States, pro
test against sll ths wrongs and unjust acts
rerpetrated on our fellow Catholics In the
'hillpplnes.
That we appreciate the effort of Secre
tary Root to Investigate and remedy the
evils complained of.
That a copy of these resolutions be sent
to the prettldent of the United States and
to all senators and representatives and to
all Catholic organizations in the United
States and In the Philippines.
HIBERNIAN FORCES ASSEMBLE
Delegates ta Convention of Ancient
Order Benin to Gather la
Denver.
DENVER, Colo., July 13. Delegatea to
the convention of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians, which will meet In this city Tues
day, began to arrive tonight. John T. Keat
ing, president of the order, and a large
delegation from Chicago and aurroundlng
cities, arrived at 9 o'clock tonight.
The New England delegation, one of the
largest expected, waa due tonight, but ow
ing to delayed trains will arrive in the
early morning.
M'BRIER'S BODY RECOVERED
Remains la Water Forty-Five Day
aad Salcldal Evidence Is
, App-r.at.
8AULT STE. MARIE, Mich., July IS.
The body of J. H. McBrler, son of James
McBrler, a wealthy ahlp owner of Erie, Pa.,
was taken from the river this morning by
dockmen. It had been in the water forty
five days and waa badly decompcaed.
The words. "My name Is J. H. McBrler,"
which were written on an envelope. Indicate
au'.cide, McBrler ha been missing from home
In Erie two months. His father traced him
to tha Boo.
CONSIDER THE MINE SAFE
Pennsylvania Mine Inspectors. Permit Be
mmption of Operations at Johnstown.
KLONDIKE SECTION TO REMAIN CLOSED
Scene of Awfnl Explosion Mast Be
Deserted Until Perfect Security
by Battlclasr the Openings
Is Assured.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa., July IS. "We know
where the explosion In the Rolling Mill
mine occurred. We know what caused It.
We know who caused It. It he were alive
criminal action might reach him. He Is
dead undoubtedly. There Is nothing sen
sational about the case. I will only aay
that the explosion waa not caused by a
blast"
Three poignant statements were made by
John A. Roderick, chief of the atate bureau
of mines, tonight, some time after hearing
the report of his four district Inspectors
who made an official examination of the
mine today.
Mr. Roderick said: "There Is nothing to
conceal and everything known to me will
be made public at the coroner's Inquest,
which will not be held for several daya, or
at least until Mine Bosses John Hotalick,
Harry Rodgera and Thomaa Foster are
able to testify."
JOHNSTOWN. Pa., July 13. After a con
ference this evening with the four atate
mine inspectors summoned here to make a
thorough Inspection of the Rolling Mill mine
of the Cambria Steel company, Jamea E.
Roderick, chief of the atate bureau of min
ing Inspection, dictated a notice to Gen
eral Manager C. S. Price of the Cambria
company, granting formal permission to
resume operations In all sections of the
mine except the Klondike, In the morning.
The Klondike workings will likely be
closed for several days until perfect se
curity is assured through the brattlclng
of openings and repairs necessitated by the
explosion.
At 9:30 a. m. State Mine Inspectors Joseph
T. Evans of Johnstown, Joseph Williams of
Altoona, C. B. Robs of Greensburg and
I. G. Roby of Unlontown left Chief Rod
erick and the mine officials at the mine
office and entered the mine. They went all
through the Klondike, making air tests
and noting the conditions controlling ven
tilation. They found many openings which
retarded the proper course of air currents
and noted them. The Inspection lasted for
hours. After finishing the Klondike sec
tion the experts went through all the other
sections which have never manifested dan
geroua symptoms. There they found mat
tera in ordinary shape and at 4:30 p. m. the
men left the mine to report at the hotel
to Chief Roderick. '
Mete as to Discoveries.
This talk went over all the men knew of
the mine before and alnce the explosion.
the effects of the explosion and all pertain
ing to the prospects of future Immunity
from a similar catastrophe. The men paid
particular note to the ferreting out. It
possible, of the cause of the explosion, and
thafact whether the blame rests ou any
one now living,, lipon'Wboui heavy 'pirntoh
ment would alight. Of course the Inspectors
would aay nothing aa to their discoveries.
They will remain mute to the public on
the eubject until called upon to testify at
the inquest, the date of which Coroner Mil
ler will not fix until tomorrow night
"I decline to Bay what my conclusions are
alnce I have talked with the onea who were
in today," said Mr. Roderick. "But I will
say I consider the Rolling Mill mine a
well conducted Institution."
Two more deaths of rescued victims have
occurrerd since last night. Early this
morning John Sehr and Yasante SIbolla died
at the Cambria general hospital. These
men were among the six living last brought
from the mine Friday afternoon, of which
four others have died. These deaths raise
the total fatalities to 114, although th.
company records hsve It one lees. Much
confusion baa attended the compilation of
the record.
Mine Superintendent G. T. Robinson said
thla evening:
I would not like to assert that there are
no more bodlea in the mine, but 1 don't
think there are. There may be a few.
It is generally regarded as certain that
the full extent of the dlsaater ia now known.
State mine Inspectors ssy tonight that the
condition of all the workings are now tree
of gaa and that the almost perfect ventilat
ing apparatus is rushing currents of pure
air into the uttermost recesses of the sub
terranean workings. There has not been a
single place outside of the old abandoned
chambers that has not undergone the
scrutiny of experts to pronounce everything
In aa good' condition aa could be asked or
demanded.
Most Interest centered today in the fu
neral obsequies, which were scattered
throughout the V'ty. The black cloud of
mourning waa hoisted over Cambria City,
where the foreign population dwells.
Scenes of Saturday In thla section were
repeated, but only with sterner force. It
waa a grim fete day, in which the number
of participant waa augmented by throngs
the morning tralna brought In. The out
siders came from towns within a raduls of
fifty miles or more. These visitors spread
themselves out in squads and took In the
varloua points of interest associated with
the tragedy. The foot of the tramway
leading up to the main pit mouth all paid
a viBlt to. Hundreds gathered there at a
time In the vain hope of aeelng newly
discovered bodies brought forth to gratify
their curoua gaze.
Collectloa for Dcatltate.
All the churchea of Johnstown paid more
or less attention in their morning aervlcea
to the disaster. Collections were left In
many for the benefit of the bereft families
of the poorer victlma. Special maaaes were
said In the Catholio churchea.
The afternoon waa devoted to funerals.
Incessantly processions moved out and
along Chestnut street toward the Catholic
cemeteries near Morrrellville.
The funeral of Mike Sabot, one of the con
spicuous self-sacrificing beroea of the dis
aster, took place from St. Mary's German
Catholic church. The large church was
packed with friends and thoae who did not
know the little dead felllow, but who had
heard the noble story of his achievement
which brought him glory, but only at the
expense of bis life.
Sabot was about 17 yeara old. He was a
trap boy and knew the mine like a book.
He waa out at the mouth of one of the
headings when the explosion came. He
found himself unscathed and Immediately
rushed to the rescue of the falling men
beyond him.
Die Wbll Having Life.
He had dragged three into a working
that the afterdamp bad not reached and to
his help they owe tbelr lives todsy. Back
be plunged Into the mine besdlng after
more bodlea. Faintness overcame blm and
he toppled over and died
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CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Orcaslonsl Showers
and Thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday.
Tempcratare at Omaha Yesterdayi
Itonr. Dev. Hoar. Desr.
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T a. lu TS 8 p. m H
a. m T3 4 p. m HI
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MAN HUNT MORE ZEALOUS
Pnrsnlt of Convict Tracy Grows More
Enthnslastlc, bat Fagltlve
le Elusive.
SEATTLE, Wash., July IS. Notwith
standing the general belief that Tracy Is
on the verge of collapse as the result of
buckshot wounds and Illness resulting from
exposure in the wet brush he managed to
keep hidden from the officers all day. Thla
was especially disappointing to the four
sheriffs now on hla trail, as they had led
him an exhausting chase up to last night
and hoped to push the pursuit to an ac
tual encounter today.
Vigilance haa been redoubled and the
encircling cordon about the district where
it waa almost certain the man was hidden
waa atronger than ever. The deputies
scoured the neighborhood all day long, but
beyond discredited reports of the convict'
appearance near Rnumclaw nothing was
beard of the desperado.
The offlcera, however, have not wavered
and the hunt la being pushed with greater
seal than ever. The hunt is to be con
tinued through tonight and tomorrow with
out cessation. The sheriffs are convinced
that the convict la within the territory
guarded by the deputies and possemen.
SEATTLE. Wash., July 13. A special to
the Post-Intelllgencer from Enumclaw,
Wash., says: The manhunters are once
again hot on the trail of Harry Tracy. At
8:30 tonight the bloodhounds were placed
on his track and after following It for
three-quarters of a mile lost it in a dense
swamp that borders the road leading from
here to Buckley. The wires have been kept
hot for two hours. with messages to aur-
rounding.towns, and It Is believed that
Tracy will be either killed or captured by
noon tomorrow.
Tracy was' seen at S o'clock this after-
coon one and a half miles east of Enum
claw.
FEEHAN TO REST IN CALVARY
Dead Prelate Will Re Burled
Thursday from Holy Name
Cathedral.
CHICAGO, July IS. The funeral of Arch-
bishop Feehan will be held In the cathe
dral of the Holy Name at 10 o'clock Thurs
day morning. The Interment will be
Calvary cemetery the aame day.
The body of the dead prelate will remain
at the episcopal residence tomorrow and
tomorrow night, guarded by priests. It
will be taken to the cathedral on Tuesday
morning to He In atato until Wednesday.
During those two duys the church will bo
open to all comers and those who may de
sire to take a view of the dead archbishop
Wfir lave the opportunity..
The aervlcea on Thursday will be the
moat impressive in the ritual of the
church. Pontifical mass, participated in
by bishops and archbishops from all over
the country and with more than 1,000
priests forming the congregation, will be
celebrated.
Telegrams and messages of condolence
were received today by the officers of the
diocese from every part of the world, from
every dloceae in the United Statea and
from Rome.
STEAMER PORTLAND IS SAFE
Overdue Vessel Arrives at St. Michael
Jaly a In Good Condi
tion. CV A TTT V TT" o 1. T.ilv 14 Th- ,(.am
Portland arrived at St. Michael July 2,
according to a special dispatch received
by- the Post-Intelligencer from Dawson.
The news was telegraphed up river to
Nualto, where the steamer Sarah brought
It on to Eagle. There It was wired to Daw
sbn. Portland Bailed July 3 for Port
Townsend. The voesel is In good condition
and the passengers and crew are well.
Vjirtiln. hi, hjtun rennrteil hv RnrAh which
brought the newa regarding Jeanle. Sarah !
U due at D.weon tonight but It Is not ex-
pected to have turther advlcea. Two more
lower river steamera are due tomorrow.
J. B. Tyrrell, the northern Canadian ex-
porter now in Dawson, saye the Instruments
found near Great Fish river a few daya ago ,
are not hla He thlnka they were Andre'a
ana inni mo bDiuiuiuuj, tvi-icu nuuo.
BELIEVES PEACE SHORT LIVED
Delnrey Adjutant Say Boer Hare
Good Arm Secreted aad Strug
! Will Revive.
COLORADO SPRINGS, July 13. H. C.
De Rooy, an adjutant In the Boer war
under Delarey, is In the city on a visit.
He says, in his opinion, peace will not
last two years. The arme turned Into the
British are worthies and the good ones
have been burled in aecret places. He
says England Is trying to make English
men of th Boers, and when they put on
the acrewa too bard the latter will rebel.
TWO BOYS SINK WITH BOAT
Drown Im Lake Near Detroit, bnt
Girl Companion I
Rescned.
DETROIT, ' July 13. Two boys, Anthony
Rukanp, aged 16, and Adolpb Budeller, aged
18, residents of this city, were drowned to
day In Cass lake, a amall body of water
about twenty-five milea from here.
In company with May 'Wlesler they were
rowing. The boat began leaking and final
ly tipped over before they could reach
shore. Th girl was saved but both boy
aank before rescuera could get to them.
Movemrats of Ocean easrla, Jaly 13.
At New York Arrived Pslatia. from
Genoa and Naples; Canadian, from Liver
pool; Rotterdam, from Rotterdam nn.t
Hculngne sur Mur; Minneapolis, from
London: Cymric, from Liverpool and
Queenstown.
At Philadelphia Arrived Noordland,
from Liverpool and Queenmown.
At Yokohama Arrived Gaelic, from San
Francisco via Honolulu, for lilogo, Shang
hai and Hong Kong
At the l.lsard Passed Zeeland, from
New York, for Antwerp.
At Liverpool Arrived Celtic, from New
York via Queenstown.
At Hamburg Arrived Graf Waldersee,
from New York, via Plymouth and Cher
bourg. At London Arrived Menominee, from
New York.
At gucrtiHtown- Sailed L'mbrla, from
Liverpool, for New York.
At Southampton Sailed Kaiser Frlede
lich der Grornte, from Bremen, for New
York"; blu her, from Hamburg and Bou
logne, fur New York.
LORD SALISBURY OUT
Tendera Hit lesignation u Premier of
Britiih Cabinet te the ling.
HIS NEPHEW A. J. BALFOUR SUCCEEDS HIM
Shrewdly Timed When Chamberlain ii
Unable to Flay in the Game,
RESIGNATION IS TENDERED FRIDAY
Had Been Expected for Soma Time and
Cauiei No Surprise.
POOR HEALTH AND OLD AGE THE REASONS
Specalatlon I Now nif a to Reor
ganisation of the Cabinet
Irish Leaders Like
the Chance.
(Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, July 13. (New York Cable
gram Special Telegram.) Lord Salisbury's
resignation and Arthur Balfour'a advance
ment to the premiership at the moment
when Joseph Chamberlain waa stricken by
accident and Is incapacitated from fighting
for bjs own hand, is regarded in all po
litical circles here as one of the cleverest
and most cynically unscrupulous pieces of
political Intrigue In English history.
Salisbury tendered his resignation on
Friday and recommended to the king to
send for his nephew, who went and accepted
and took up the reforming of the ministry,
which was dissolved by Salisbury's sur
render of the seals of office.
Having accepted, Balfour went to Cham
belaln, on hla alck bed under the Impera
tive injunctions of his doctors to avoid alt
worry and excitement. Informed blm of
what had happened and asked for his co
operation. If Chamberlain had been oa
his feet he wou d certainly have made a fight
against the arrangement, which, In view
of hla age, virtually puta the magnificent
prize for which he has been scheming all
these years, beyond hla grasp. But under
the malign circumstances In which be waa
placed he had nothing to do except to ac
quiesce. It is said he has written a cor
dial letter to be read at tomorrow'a meet
ing of the unionist party, in which be prom
ises most loyal support to Balfour. Ha
could do nothing else. His son, Austen
Chamberlain, now financial secretary of the
treasury. It Is believed, will be taken Into
the cabinet aa postmaster general thla aa
a salve to the colonial secretary's disap
pointed ambition. It Is equivalent to at
tempting to satisfy the blood hunger of
a tiger with a lump of candy.
There la no reason for a change in th
premiership at this precise' moment, ex
cept that Chamberlain waa at a disadvant
age, and the action of Salisbury in subject
ing the king to possibly dangerous excite
ment merely to insure easy promotion for
his nephew Is naturally much criticised. But
It la said that the king dreaded the possibil
ity of a Chamberlain premiership ao pro
foundly that it was a relief to blm tbat thla
particular danger to the country had been
averted. "" ' - "-r- -r-
Salisbury's retirement means" no change;
of policy, but Balfour will have great diffi
culty In resisting outside pressure for the
reconstruction of the cabinet and tha cast
ing out of several useless membera. Other
wise the cabinet would be weaker than be
trre. and a general election cannot be
staved off for another aesslon.
t'aased Ka Surprise.
LONDON, July IS. The fact of the resign
nation of the premiership of Great Brltalq
by Lord Salisbury, as foreshadowed In tha
dispatches of the Aseoclsted Press, was
officially given out this evening. The prims,
minister laid down the responsibility of hla
office July 11. Within twenty-four hours
hi majesty elevated Mr.. A. J. Balfour, the
government's chief representative In tha
House of Commons, to the position of pre
mier. While It was expected In official and
political circle, tbut Ircl Saltabury'. retire
ment would be coincident with the corona
tlon or King Edward, It waa ecarcely looked
for prior to that event. Consequently abouj
the only surprise expressed aa the newt
spread through London concerned tha data
rather than the fact of the rraolution. The
Interest was not so much in the withdrawal
of Lord Salisbury as it waa In the appoint
ment of his successor.
The liveliest speculation la rife aa th!
personnel of the new cabinet. The mosl
, dlecUi ,ed fc(Uure of the fl chn
the ,tlon of chamberlaln th; j.
.,., .B-r-,BPV wh , .. '
I '.,. , .
dldate (or the premig-.h,
A representative of the Associated Press
! ,ealn. lhat prfor to the acceptance of h
new office Mr. Balfour first bad an Inter,
view with Mr. Chamberlain and then con
suited with his other cabinet assistant)
This is regarded aa assurance that the fu.
ture rela'ive positions of Messrs. Balfoul
and Chamberlain will be aatlafactory te
both. Mr. Chamberlain' friends say he al
waya recogntzed the reversion of the prei
mlershlp to Mr. Bslfour' right aa leade
of the House of Commons.
Arranged a Month Abto.
Hla retirement waa practically arranged
at an audience of Lord Salisbury with tha
king a month ago, to be coincident with:
his majesty's coronation, but the king's
Illness Interfered with these plana and
compelled Lord Salisbury to wait until
hi majesty waa sufficiently recovered U
attend to atate business.
Though alert mentally, the retiring pre
mier's physical condition, especial!! since
the death of hla wife, haa not been sat
tsfactory. That loss seemed to affect hlrq
greatly and alnce that time he haa don
little entertaining beyond purely official
annual dinners and receptions. In a social
aspect, however, Mr. Balfour' accession 1
not expected to make much difference,
neither Mr. Balfour nor his sister, who
sets aa his hostess, being very fond ol
society.
Although Lord Salisbury's resignation
does not necessarily Involve the recon
struction of the cabinet. It Is believed th-r
will be some changes. It Is not considered
unlikely that some of the ministers will
be made peers In order to make room for
new blood in the cabinet. It baa been tb
Idea that Mr. Balfour would be elevated
to the peerage, leaving Mr. Chamberlain to
had In the House of Commons, the notion
being that thla arrangement would be th
best to conciliate the divergent Interest!
of the cabinet; but It la understood that,
at any rate for the present. Mr. Balfoul
will continue to lead the Commons.
The Associated Press learns tbat Lord
Salisbury In resigning expressed th de.
sir that no new title or honors should
be conferred upon blm.
The retirement of this last great states
man of the Victorian age 1 universally re
garded as tha transition from ons genera
tion to another and aa marking th close
of an era In the national life.
The main reason of Premier Salisbury'!
withdrawal la considered by all the boa)