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Fhe Omaha , Daily Bee. ESTA11L1S1IED JUNK 1J, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, JULY 28, 1902. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. CONDITION IS SERIOUS Colonial Secretary Chamberlain May Nayer Baooyar from Accident CRAVE RUMORS ARC NOW CURRENT Has Ial Bacnrring Attoolci of Intermittent v Heart Action of Late. EXAMINED BY EMINENT SPECIALISTS Ii forbad to Reauma WoTk in Houte of OommoBi, u Intended. COLONIAL PREMIERS SHOCKED AT CHANGE public la Belnsr Prepared In a, Con servative War for Very Serloua Ken from Bedside of In fared Secretary. (Copyright by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. July 27. (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's condition la again giving serious concern to bla friend and grave ruraora are current. The World correspondent la Informed ttpon truetwortby authority that ever Ince Mr. Chamberlain waa hurt In cab Accident on July 7, he haa had recurring .Uacka of Intermittent heart action. The cardlae troubles are ao aerloua that list week be waa examined by three emi nent apeclallata In heart affection and after a conaultatlon they forbade blm to reaume work In the Houae of Common laet Thursday, aa be had propoed to do. It ta probable that the apeclallata feared the effecta of the exciting acene which would be certain to take place upon hie reappearance In Parliament. Mr. Chambsrlaln's aecretary today pub Itshed the statement that the colonial aec retary la "recovering more alowly than wa expected." ' Tbia la believed to be a conservative way of preparing the publlo lor more aerloua newa. ' Aa the colonial appropriation are to be discussed In the House of Commons on Tuesday It Is a matter of extreme In terest whether or not he will be there to take part In the discussion. .While heretofore the reports concerning bla health have been encouraging. It la certain that his apperaance Is greatly changed. It Is said that the eolonial pre miere who met him laat week were ahocked when they aaw how bo had changed. t I RIOTING SCENES IN PARIS Thousand Throng "treats aad Manr , Fight Take Place Over Cloo. Inst of Schools. PARIS, July 87. The demonstration made today In connection with Premier Combe's orders eloalng the schools proved quite aa much of a manlfeatatlon In sup port of the government A In opposition to Its antl-clerlcal measure. . ,r The crowd, which gathered -la the Place De le Concorde numbered 16.000 persona, while aa many more thronged the Champa Xlysees. ' . The clerical and antl-clerlcal force about equally divided the gatherings.. The former were distinguishable by the red, white and blue paper flowers which they wore, while the latter sported red eglan tines. Though many fights occurred they never became general, nor waa any person erloualy Injured. An Imposing force of police and mounted municipal guards had much trouble In keeping the mantfestanta constantly mov ing and at tlmea they were forced to charge to prevent the crowd becoming too dense. On the whole the crowde were good- featured and mainly confined themselvea to shouting "Liberty! Liberty!" "Long live the later!" and "We want the staters!" To which the antl-clerlcals replied: "Vive le republlque!" and "Down with the priest!" The occasional appearance of a priest waa a signal tor much hooting and several tights were due to their presence. A striking feature of the mantfeatatlona waa the large number of women, many Of them well dressed, who actively par tlclpated. " Nor were theae all clerical In .their sympathies, for the antl-clerlcal women were alao out In strong force and they occasionally made thing lively for their clerical elater whom the police bed aome difficulty in protecting. In one in stance a detachment of mounted guards bad to reaoue three well dressed wbmen from the hands of a group of aoclallet women who were bent on mobbing them. DECISIVE BATTLE IMMINENT 'Engagement Betwtea Huytlea Forces . and lafpsrters of rirals . Expected looa, i J PORT AU PRINCB. Haytl, July 27. A Command of 1.000 men under General Saint Foix Colin, military commander In ithls district, started today to oppose Gen ral Jean Jumeau, who. supports the can didacy of M. Firm in. It is expected that i decisive action will take place today. ' PARI8, July 17. A dispatch from Cape Jlaytlen announces tbat the troops from the department of Artibonlte, who support M. Flrmln for the presidency of the repub lie, hare entered Limbo and are marching to Cape Haytlen. St. Raphael la surrounded and Grande Rtvlere la threatened. The troop from Port an Prince, thla dispatch aye, have been beaten at Archabale. KING IS UNABLE TO STAND Edward Is Hick Batter, hat Conflned to His Invalid'a j ' Chair. COWES. Isle of Wight. July 17. King Edward la much better, but 1 not yet able to walk or stand. . Yesterday for the Brat time his majesty used his . new Invalid chair. LONDON. July 28. The Standard this morning, referring to the health of King Edward, expresses the opinion that his majesty will only be able to attend the coronation In a bath chair as an Invalid. EMPEROR EXERCISES CARE Posea Festivities Ordered Coslitd to trlel Character aa Result of Warsiaii to William. BERLIN, July 17. Various Berlin news papers assert that warnlnga to Emperor William agalstt going. to Poaen. Pruaslaa Poland, tor the army maneuvera to b held in September, have had the effec of causing an order to be Issued that the feetlvttles be eon lined tq a strictly pri vate character and tbat all wlndowa be closed along the line of march of the pro Ktsaloa ai P M CHINA PRACTICALLY ACCEPTS (nmmrrrlal Treaty Which Has Been reading vrlth Ureal Britain Con ditionally Approved. SHANGHAI. July 27. The draft of th commercial treaty between Great Britain and China has been conditionally accepted by the Chinese government, but clause S, dealing with the abolition of the likln. still awalta the approval of the -Ulsh government. This clause provide .. n return for a aurtax equivalent 11 'if,,, one-half tlmea the duty lettable unde. ' I protocol of 1901, China ahalt abolish llkln duties, stations and barriers and every form of Internal taxation on British good, guaranteeing them against exactions and delaya. .' Other articles deal -with the registration of trade mark, the navigation of the Yangtse and Canton rlvera, bonded ware house, tbe equalization of duties on junk and steamers, facilities for drawbacka, the establishment of a national currency, thu revision of the mining regulations, new reg ulations for the navigation of Inland watera, tbe opening of Kong Mun aa a treaty port on the West river and the appointment of Joint commissions to settle disputes. In article XII Great Britain agree to relinquish her extra-territorial rights wh-n the reform of the Chinese Judicial system and the establishment of an effective admin istration shall warrant so doing. By article XIII Great Britain agrees hereafter to participate In a joint commis sion, If such be formed, representing China and tbe treaty powers, with the object of Investigating the missionary queatlon and devising meana to secure peaceful relatione between Christians and non-converts. Ar ticle VIII shall become effective In Janu ary, 1904, subject to the other powers en tering similar agreementa, and China agrees on the same date to open tour new treaty porta Chang Sha, Nanking, Wan Hsten and Wal Chou. China retains unimpaired the right to tax salt, native opium and na tive produce for Internal conaumptlon. GERMAN SINGERS CONVENE Triennial Festival of Societies Opens la Grata and Cordiality Extended to United States. VIENNA. July 27. The sixth trlen- bla! festival of German alnging aocieties opened at Grata today. The attendance of members from societies throughout Austria and Germany exceeded 12,000. JL P. Frentel of Indianapolis addressed the gathering, bringing greetlnga from German societies In the United States. He said that though thousand of miles apart the aame.aong were sung on the banks of the Mississippi, the Missouri and the Ohio as on the banks of the Rhine. Mr. Frensel read verses written for the occasion by Pedro Ilgen of St. Louts. The speech and verses were enthusiastically cheered. The festival will last a week and the next meeting will be In 1905 and will be held at Frankfort. HARD GALE SWEEPS ENGLAND Storm Devastation Throughout Entire Kingdom aad Haves Wrought ... at Liege. . ' - ' LONDON. July 27. Tbe gale which pre vailed In England Saturday caused great destruction to crops throughout the United Kingdom. Incoming steamers report ter rlflo weather on the Atlantic. The rough weather continued ' around ' the British coaat Sunday evening and has been gen eral throughout Europe. A cyclone occurred at Liege and Maast richt canal was stopped by fallen treea and the greater portion of the crops were Injured or destroyed. Enormous damage was done In the town of Liege. Many peraona were Injured in Aix la Vaaao and Stottsberg, Prussia, by falling tiles and chimneys. LEO CORDIAL TO ROOSEVELT Pope Expresses Good Will la Letter to President Conveyed by Bishop O'tioraiaa. ROME, July 27. The letter which Bishop Thomas O'Oorman of Sioux Falls, 8. D., who left Rome yesterday, bears from the pop to President Roosevelt, thanks the latter for the congratulatlona and tbe gifts preaented by him to hla holiness and begs him to aocept in return a souvenir of the pontiff's good will. Ths letter . also expresses satisfaction with the result of tbe negotiations car rled on by Judge W. H. Taft, governor of the Philipplnea, which his holiness says haa augmented hla affection for the United States. Tbe entire letter Is couched In the most Cordial terms. DEFEAT GOVERNMENT TROOPS Reinforcements to President Castro Intercepted and Driven Back by Meadoaa'a Forces. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, B. W. I., July 27. The Venezuelan revolutionary general Luciano Mendoza, learning that President Castro was receiving reinforcements from Trujlllo, state of Los Andes, awaited near Alto de la Palma a body of these reinforce ments 1,000 strong under command of Lso roldo Baptist. An engagement enaued resulting in -the defeat of the reinforcements by Mendoza's trobpa and ths eapturs of their ammunition. The forces ct Baptist were driven back to Carache, state of Los Andes. SCHWAB'S ILLNESS SLIGHT President of Steel Corporation Aa. .ounces Almost Whole Recovery from Recejit Illness. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., July 27. Charlea M. Schwab, president of tbe United Statea Steel corporation, who Is spending a If w days with his family at hla cottags here, is somewhat annoyed by atories printed to day to the effect that he waa aelaed with a serious llloes last night. . ' ' Mr. Schwab arrived yesterday from New York. During the evening he became sud denly ill and the physician who baa been attending hla family was called. The patient remained In bed until ( about noon today, when he arose, and after dress ing himself sat for a whils on the porch of hie cottage. There were ao many telegram and personal inquiries regarding his condi tion, however, that be aoon retired Indoors and denied himself to newspaper reporters and other callers. Mr. Schwab expecta to return to hla New York office la two or three days. NEW YORK, July 27. Judge E. H. Gary of the United 8tates Steel corporation re ceived a dispatch from Preeident Charles M. Schwab today, dated at Atlantic City, saying he waa almost fully recovered from hla attack of 111 net yesterday. Mr. Schwab added that he had not been jery lick- RULE FAVORS SPECULATORS Men of Moderate Meant Shut Oat from , Buying Indian Lands. CHANGE WOULD BENEFIT INDIANS, ALSO Congressman Robinson Writes a Pertinent Letter to the Com mlaaloner of Indian , ' . Affair. "v Staff Correspondent.) Wa . July 27. (Special.) The com. - fier of Indian affairs has received a u.ter from Congressman Rob inson of Nebraska relative to the sale of the lands of deceased Indian allottees on the Omaha and Winnebago Indian reserve tiona in Thurston county. Mr. Robinson suggests that the department so amend the rulee recently promulgated a to allow these lands to be purchased upon the payment of one-fourth of the purchase price In rash at the time of sale and tbe balance to be "laid In annual Installments, bearing Interea" at the rate of 6 per cent per annum. The congressman claims that the men in tbe vicinity of the Omaha and Winnebago reservations who desire to pur chase some of these lands as homesteads aw deprived of the privilege on account of not being able to ralsn money enough to pay the full amount of the lands In cash, and tbat for this reason the large real estate syndicates In the vicinity of these reeervatlona are securing all the valuable lands for speculative purposes, much to the detriment of the men of mod erate meana who desire to become actual occupant upon the lands. It le not known what disposition will be made by the department of Mr. Robin son's suggestion and none of the officials here would express themselves on the subject. HI letter to the commissioner Is a follow: Shot Ont Homesteader. MADISON. Neh.. Jnlv SS 11 .Hnn W A Jones, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington: Sir 1 received copies of the rules Issued by the Department of the In terior for the conveyance of Inherited. In dian lands. I note by these rules that It Is necessary for the purchaser of these lands to pay the entire amount of the purchase price in cash. In the vicinity of the Omaha and Win nebngo Indian reservations, situated In Thurston county, Nebraska, there are a large number of farmer who desire to purchase some of these land for home steads, and they are willing to pay the luii mantel value mereror. Aa these lands are now oulte valuable. It la diffi cult for the ordinary buyer of moderate means io raise tne run amount of money In cash necessary to complete the pur chase under the rules of the department. Would it be possible for the department to amend rule 8. so as to rjermtt the pur chase of the land upon the payment of one-iourtn or ine money down and the balance In annual payments, to be secured by a mortgage on the land, bearing inter est ai me raie or or i per cent per an num? In my Judgment this proposed amend ment to the rule would be of benefit to the Indians, as they would obtain1 a higher rrice for their lands, and In event the ndians themselves did not desire to carry the loan secured by mortgage upon the land, there Is at present such a demand for Investment In flrst-clasa securities that no difficulty would be encountered In sell ing; the mortgage. - Another strong point in favor of. this manner of paying for the lands at least for these lands is that It has proven to be somewhat difficult to obtain the names of all the heirs, but If the land could be bought upon the plan suggested In this letter, the payments to run from one to three yeara, bearing Interest, ample time would be given to ascertain all the heirs before the full amount of the purchase firlce waa paid, and In thla way any heirs eft out on the first contract could be se cured In their share of the price obtained for the land and much litigation In thla way wojldbe avoided. Lands Are Valuable. I do not know whether the above con ditions will apply to other sections of the United States where there may be In herited Indian lands, but in this section, especially the Omaha and Winnebago lands, where they now command a high price for agricultural purposes. It would certainly be of advantage to the Indians and would give greater satisfaction to those who desire to purchase the land and would result In obtaining a much higher price for the same, could the department see Its way clear to amend rule S, as above indicated. Aa the matter now stand, the large syn dicate In the vicinity of the Omaha and Winnebago reservations, who are able to pay the full amount of the purchase price cash down, are securing all the valuable la ad for speculative purpose and slut ting out those men of moderate means who desire to purchase the land for actual occupancy aa. homesteads for themselves and their families. As these lands are situated In the Third congressional district of Nebraska, being the district which I now have the honor to represent, I have taken the liberty of calllne theae matters to your attention and ask that they receive your careful consideration.- Very respectfully yours, JOHN S. ROBINSON. Get Ready for Campaign. - September and October will be exceedingly busy month for the spellbinders of the cabinet. The president. It la understood, ha quietly Intimated to his official family that he would like to have all the speech maker of the cablent appear on the bust ing during the month Indicated. ' Two of tbe members of the cabinet, however, will be excused from making any speeches for the very good and sufficient reason that they cannot All tbe bill. Reference la made to Postmaster General Payne and Secre tary Hitchcock. Unlike his predecessor In the Fostofflce department, Mr. Payne haa never attempted to make a apeech of any great length. He haa been willing to allow the spellbinding to fall upon other shoul ders while he looked after the more prac tical work of organization. In which he Is a past master. Secretary Hitchcock, too. Is not gifted with the speech-making habit and consequently he will be exempt from appearing on the lecture platform. Secre tary 8haw, whoae ability as an orator Is country-wide and whose quaint stories and the manner of their telling has made him a much sought-after speaker, will begin hi work In the Maine campaign. He has re ceived several very pressing invitations from friends to speak in the Pine Tree state and has consented to appear In two or three of the Important citlea of Maine. Later he will join the president on his western trip and divide time with the chief executive. 1 Attorney General Knox has never made a .political apeech, but at the peraonal re quest of the president he la to break his record. H will select some appropriate occasion tor his debut on the hustings and it Is expected will talk largely about the trusts. His speech upon this very vital question will undoubtedly be one of the moet Important utterance of the cam paign. Secretaries Hay, Root and Moody are all brilliant talkere and they will be heard from upon a number of occasions during the course of the campaign. "Tama" Jim Wilson, the-popular secre tary of agriculture. Is also an old cam paigner who will devote considerable of hi time with talks to ths farmers of the United Statea. The appearance upon the etump of all members of the president's official family during the campaign Just opening will be a Continued on Second Page.) FOR RELEASE OF MINERS Habeas Corpse Proceedings to Do Poshed for Men Arrested Under Judge Jsrknf Edict. Jachaofs TO T..I- 4T . INDIANAPOLIS, July '27. At the mine workers' national headquarters It Is an nounced today tbat no Vm he lost In pushing the habeaa corpus proceedings for the release of members of the organiza tion arrested under the" edict of Judgo Jackson of the United State diatrict court at Parkersburg, W. Va. Secretary Wilson today explained an other point In tbe miners' oase on which they will base their claim to be set tree. According to Mr. Wilson not one of tbe men arrested was proved to have made any speeches. Inflammatory or otherwise, after Judge Jackaon's restraining order was Issued. . v "The Injunction wai Issued on June 19," said Mr. Wilson, "and tbe meeting com plained of was held the next night. 'Mother' Jones was about the only speaker and none of the men arrested eak. a word publicly to the miners. The only thing proved sgatnet them waa that they applauded the remarks of 'Mother' Jones, They were ar rested tbe moment the meeting was over, so that they had no chance to speak if they had wanted to do so. I do not see how men can be committed to jail for such a trivial offense as this and I believe the habeas corpus proceedings will set them free." No charges will be filed against Judge Jaokson, Mr. Wilson said,, until the habeas corpus suits have been decided. Secretary Wilson was Iff national head quarters for a short time (today. No effort was made to attend to thV mall, however, although many letters which were known to contain money .had arrived. . "We have always made .It a rule not to transact any financial business on Sun day," Secretary Wilson said, "and we will not begin to do ao now,, even though It does give us much additional work on Mon day to make up the accounts." SAYS STRIKERSSTAND FIRM President Mitchell Declares Idle An thraclte' Workers Are Deter mined ns Ever. WILKESBARRH, Pa., July 27. The be ginning of tbe eleventh week of the anth racite miner' strike finds apparently no change In the situation, although the rumor has been revived that an effort will be made some day this week upon the part of the large companies to start up one of their collieries. The companies have a sufficient number of coal and iron policemen enlisted now to prevent trouble should it arlss, and ail that would be necessary to get a mine In operation would be a sufficient number of miners and laborer to blast the coal and load it on the cars. No doubt plenty of ordinary laborer - could be secured, but It Is a question whether the requisite number of miners could be persuaded to go into tbe workings. ' At strike headquarters the' belief is as strong aa ever that the operators cannot resume and that It Is Idle talk to even suggest such a thing. , ; ' ' President Mitchell simply Says that the situation Is about tbe same and the strik ers are as firm aa ever. A great deal of telegraphing passed to day between Wilkesbarre, Indianapolis and the headquarter of the United Mine Work ers In West Vlrglnie, the nature 'of which Mr. Mitchell would not make public. Three hundred delegates representing the 10,000 Polish and Lithunlan miners of tbe Lehigh valley met In convention here today and after discussing the strike ap pointed a committee of ten to visit New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Buffalo and other large cities and solicit aid from tbe Polish and Lithunlan people for their coun trymen now on strike In the anthracite region. President Mitchell has consented to sit on the board which will arbitrate tbe dif ferences between the Scranton Electric railway and Its employes. IRON MOLDERS' UNION ELECTS Names Eaecutlve Board at Meeting In Toronto nnd Delegates Depart. TORONTO. July 27. The convention of the International Iron Moulders' union closed Its sessions today. The following were elected to the executive board: John Bradley, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; P. Murphy, Richmond, Va.; James H. O'Neill, Provi dence, R. I.; George Dlgel, Memphis, Tenn.; A. R. Mitchell. Montreal; John Loaer, Pitts burg, and L. O'Keefe, Detroit, Mich. The new executive board met today and dlscuased the plan of campaign for the en suing term and decided upon each member's Itinerary. The officials spend their whole time traveling in tbe Interests of the Inter national Molders' union, reporting from time to time to the head offices at Cincln natl. Nearly all of the 640 delegates left the city tonight. HARTFORD TEAMSTERS STRIKE Nearly Five Handred Men Will G Ont Monday for Recogni tion of Union. HARTFORD, Conn., July 27. The Team ster' union; numbering 480 men, voted to day to atrlke tomorrow for recognition of the union. The conference between the teamster and the employers have been un der dlacusslon for aome weeks. y The teamsters asked .for an Increase In wages as well as union recognition, and the employers expressed a willingness to In crease wagea Individually, but declined to treat with the men a a union. TO TERMINATE REVOLUTION Negotiation to Effect Settlement of Colombian Hostilities Being Far aned In New York. WASHINGTON. July 27. It is learned here that renewed efforts are making for an underatanding between, the Colombian government and the revolutionary junta In New York that will result In a termination of the hostilities that have been in progress for so long a time In the republic Former attempts In this direction failed because the government regarded tbe demands of the junta as preposterous and refused to accede to them. Oeneral Vargas Santos, one of the leaders of the revolution, is now In New York. The scene of hostilities in Colombia la said now to be confined to the Isthmus of Panama, where the government haa about 7.000 trained soldiers and the revolutionists about 4,000 men. They are all veterana In aervlce, and a battle between the two arm lea, It is said, would be sure to result la a severe loss of men. CELEBRATE OLD HOME WEEK Nsbraikani Ira Being Handiomalj Enter tained in Their Native Bute. FESTIVITIES THROUGHOUT BAY STATE Sons of Mnsaaehasetts, Many of Whom Now Live In Nebraska, Go Home to Sit aa Gnosis of Honor t Celebration. BOSTON, July 27. (Special Telegram.) Nebraska, including the cities of Omaha and Lincoln, has a deep Interest in the Initial celebration of Massachusetts "old home week," which" opened throughout the state today. The reason for this Interest Is the fact that tbe state of Nebraska has 1,500 reel dents who are Massachusetts born, Includ ing' many men of note and prominence In various walks of life. For example, Prof. Morgan Brooks of the University of Ne braska Is a Massachusetts man, born In Boston. Many others could be mentioned. This Is the first observance of "old home week" Massachusetts ha ever had and thousands of natives of tbe "Old Bay State'" have returned to visit their birth places and renew old ties. Every town within the borders of the state has arranged a celebration In which returning sons and daughters occupy the place of honor on the program and It Is probable that a the yeara pass "old home day" will take on more significance and importance In the life of the state. WORK OF DRUNKEN"QUINTET Attempt to Stop Motor Train Reanlts in Collision, Serlonsly In juring Seven. ROCHESTER, N. Y., July 27. An at tempt by five men to wreck an Incoming trolley car at the rifle range, a short dis tance north of this city late tonight, re sulted) In a rear end collision, In which seven passengers were seriously and sev eral others slightly Injured ana two score narrowly escaped. The seriously Injured, all of whom reside in Rochester, are: Horace D. Bryan, head badly cut In be coming jammed in a window. Miss Nellie Rltter, back seriously in jured. Mrs. John Haley, badly bruised. William Brodle, back Injured. W. P. Hamlin, back wrenched and side bruised. Frank Farley, back sprained; condition serious. Joseph Webster, several painful bruises about head and shoulders. Several others whose names could not be learned were also Injured. Shortly before 10 o'clock car 167 left Sum- mervllle, on Lake Ontario, bound tor the city, crowded with passengers, with orders not to stop at the rifle range, which is a flag station' only. As the car approached this point the motorman discovered an ob struction on the track and brought his car to a stop just In tbe nick of time. The obstruction,-which consisted of ev- eral lengths of picket ' fencing and other material, had been placed on the track by five men under the Influence of liquor, be cause, as they said, they bad attempted to flag other Inbound cars without success and determined to make sure of the next at tempt. While the crew was trying to clear the track in order to proceed car 4S4, alao In bound, came along at a rapid speed and crashed Into the rear of the car ahead. The vestibule on both cars were smashed and tbetr ibteriors were wrecked. Most of the Injured were caught in the wrecked ves tibules and between broken car seats. The police are making every effort to ap prehend the five men who placed the ob struction on the track. They disappeared Immediately after the wreck and have not yet been captured. WINDSTORM VISITS DETROIT Large Hoist Used to Lift and Carry Heavy Plates Is Total Wreck. DETROIT,' July 27. Aa the result of a terrific windstorm about 1 o'clock this aft ernoon the large Brown hoist, used to lift and carry heavy plates used in shipbuilding, lies on the deck of tbe Michigan Central car ferry at the shipyard a total wreck, while the upper works of the car ferry are for the most part smashed to kindling wood. The Brown hoist Is an immense piece of machinery which runs on a track forty feet high and about 500 feet long. Just before tbe storm broke the holat was safely an chored about 400 feet up the track with two chains. The Michigan Central car ferry transport lay at the dock directly In front of the Brown hoist track. When the storm broke the chains snapped. The Immense hoist ran to the end of the track, and jumped thirty feet to the car ferry. The damage Is estimated at $50,000. Other towns within fifty miles of Detroit report considerable damage to property, but' no lives lost. OXFORD, Mich., July 27. The worst storm ever known In the history of Oxford swept over a strip of country reaching from Thomas to Rochester, a distance of eighteen miles, this afternoon, beginning at 1 o'clock and lasting twenty-five minutes. In this village several houses were unroofed. The residence of Harry Humphrey, which was not quite completed, was blown to the ground. The corn crop Is levelled, while wheat and oata are lying in a tangled mass. Orchards are stripped of their fruit and the losses to farmers will amount to thousands of dollars. OVER THE THEFT OF A DIME Shooting Affray Takes Place In Louis ville and One Man Is Dead as Result. LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 27. A shooting affray over tbe theft of a dime, followed by an accident to an ambulance bearing one of tbe victims to a hospital tonight, reaulted in tbe death of one man aad tbe wounding of two others. The dead man la George Seaboldt and the wounded are James Clark and William Seaboldt. Clark, wbo is a machinist, sent his boy to a stors with 10 cents, but tbe lad was held up and robbed by one of the Seaboldts. Seaboldt was shot through ths right lung, but it Is not known whether his death reaulted from the wound or from the Injuries re ceived in the collision of the ambulance with the street car. , Death Reanlts from Lnwsnlt. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 27 Berry Donahue, a justice of the peace and a well-to-do farmer living near Luttrell, Tenn., ahot and killed Sherman Dyer, at an early hour this morning. Both men at tended a dance last nlttlit and It was while they were returning home that the tragetly occurred. Bad feeling had existed between them over the outcome of a lawsuit. ona eacaped. I CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Warmer Today, with Probable Showera Tuesday. Temperatare at Omaha Yeaterdayi Honr. Dear. Honr. Deg. B a. m i tl.1 1 p. an 7tt a. m...... us a p. m 7t T . n 84 a p. m TH n. m ...... AM 4 p, m ...... 7U 9 a. m...... TO 5 p. m TH 10 a ai Tl p. m TH 11 a. m...... Ta T p. m ?n Ua T4 p. m T3 9 p. Bt TH OPPOSE HUNGARIAN PLAN People of Cleveland Not In Favor of Statno of Kossnth In Pnh- llo Park. CLEVELAND, July 27. The plan of the Hungarians of Cleveland to erect a etatoo to their patriot, Koesuth, on the pub; to square Is being vigorously opposed by at leaat one other body of foreign-born peo ple, the Slavonians. The director of pub lic works, Salen, recently gave permission to do so. Since then a, number of meet ings have been held to protest against the proposed location of tbe statue. At a meeting today of Slavonians plana were dlscuased to fight the matter in the courts aud a fund of $2,000 waa pledged for legal talent. No opposition is made to the erection of a statue; the location Is tbe point disputed. The fact tbat the statue to Commodore Perry, the hero of Lake Erie, occupies an obscure poeltton in a city park was brought forth a a good reason for not placing a statue to Kossuth in the publlo square In the center of the city. The Slavonians ask assistance in their fight from other nationalities. MINE EXPLOSION IS FATAL Combustion of Gas In Indian Terri tory Kills Two Men and In. 1 Jnres aa Many More. M'CURTAIN, I. T., July 27. Two men were killed and two others seriously burned by an explosion of gas today In one of the Sans Bols Coal company's mines, one mile west of here. The dead: ANDREW DALZELL. JAMES BROWN. The names of the two injured men have not been learned. The four men were In the mine, 900 feet from the opening, when the 'explosion occurred. It was followed a moment later by another of less force. It Is presumed the gas was Ignited by one of their lamps. Brown was the son of Bennett Brown of Huntington, Ark., the southern manager of the Central Coal and Coke company, and was also a nephew of Superintendent Brown of the Sans Bols mine.. The men were engaged in placing tim bers to support the roof of the mine at the time. KILLS GIRL AND HIMSELF Missouri Man Shoots Former Sweet heart and Than Tarns Gna ' ' Hla' Own Way. ' "' SPRINGFIELD, Mo., July 27. Charles Weyley, aged 25, of Norwood, Mo., late last night shot and killed Miss Josephine Sheridan, his former sweetheart, at' her home here, and then shot and killed him self. Miss 8herldan and her sister were en tertaining friends In the back yard when Weyley rang the doorbell. Miss Sheridan went through the houae to the front door and almost Immediately four shots were heard. When members of the family reached the spot a minute later both the girl and Weyley were dead, stretched olde by side on tbe porch. Miss Sheridan had been shot through the heart while the top of Weyley's head had been torn off. Jealousy probably prompted Weyley to shoot Miss Sheridan and - then himself. They had known each ottyer tor four years and up to a month ago had been en gaged to be married. BRYAN SAILS FOR NEW YORK Eminent Nebraskan Leaves Bridge port In Yacht of Lewis Nixon. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July 27. Willram J. Bryan left Bridgeport late this after noon on a yacht owned by Lewis Nixon of New York, whose guest he will be for the next two days. The yacht will put into New Haven harbor tonight and wtll cruise to the eastward through' Long Island sound to morrow. It is expected that on Tuesday Mr. Bryan will land at Block Island, where he will rest for several days. JEWISH CHAUTAUQUA ELECTS Natlonnl Orgaalaatlan Names Execu tive at Meeting la Atlantlo City ' and Adjourn. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 27. The Jewish Chautauqua of the United States ad journed after the election of the following officers: Preeident, Jacob Glmbel of Phil adelphia; chancellor, Rev. Dr. Henry Berk owlti of Philadelphia; treasurer, Louis Wolfe of Philadelphia; secretary and di rector, Isaao Heasler of Philadelphia. About twenty vice preeldents were also chosen. MAD DEED OF . YOUNG WIFE Nineteen-Year-Old Bride Kills Youth, fal Hasband aad Then Shoots Herself. WOODSFIELD. O., July 27. Mrs. Ever ett Spence, aged 1. this morning killed her husband, aged 21, and then killed herself. She shot her husband while he was asleep and then used the same weapon on herself. They had been married leas than two months and were both well con nected. It Is thought that ahs was tem porarily deranged. Movements of Ocean Vessels July ST. At New York Arrived: Astoria, from Glasgow and Movllle; Cevlc, from Liver pool; LeQaacogne, from Havre; Zeeland, from Antwerp. At Southampton Arrived: Barbarossa, from New York, for Bremen, and proceeded. Ballad: Orosier Kurfurat, from Bremen, for New York. At Lisard Passed: Barbarossa, front New York, for Southampton and Bremen. At Bcllly Passed: Minneapolis, from New York, for London. At iueentown Arrived: Cymric, from Liverpool, ttaliea: ttruru, rrom fjver pool, for New York. At Gibraltar Arrived: Lahn, from New York, for Oenoa and Naples, and proceeded. Sailed: Alter, from Genoa and Naples, for New York. At Movllle Arrived: Laurentla, from New York, for Glasgow; Tunisian, from Montreal -and Quebec, for Liverpool, and both proceeded. At Londun Sailed! Leseb. for New Turk. TRAINMEN MAY. QUIT Dsmaidi for Isertueil Far and Few Working Bchadules Ira Comlnc. INVOLVES PRACTICALLY ALL RAILROADS Mot Will Inohde Kaarly E7 Lina In North America, MACHINISTS. CENTER ON UNION PACIFIC Officers of Union Bring All Torca to Bear on Overland. ORDERS COME DIRECT FROM WASHINGTON Men Now Out Are rorblddea to Ac. cent Employment Elsewhere t'ntll Tronblo with Company Haa Been Adjnstcd. The Union Paelflo by August 15 will find Itself confronted by a new and more coiu pllcsted phase of labor trouble which will extend to every large trunk lino In the country weet of the 8t. Lawrence river. The new element of trouble Is that re ferred to by The Bee some cwo or three weeks ago that the freight conductor and brakemen will present grievances for which they will demand immsdiat settle ment. For soma time trouble haa been brewing among the trainmen on the t'nlon Paelflo as well as other big road throughout Ui country. The complaint chiefly with to Union Paelflo mea has been over the dis arrangement' of their schedules, which they lay to the mismanagement ef sub ordinate officials and by which they claim that their monthly incomes are greatly Impaired. A short time ago the con ductors and brakemen decided to present a demand for the correction of thla sys tem, but not until the matter had been more thoroughly conaldered t -d called to the attention of grand lodge author ities and trainmen on other roads was the national movement decided upon. This national or rather International movement, for Canadian lines as well are included In It, will Involve a more sys tematic arrangement and preservation of chedules merely as a subordinate Issue, the paramount demand being a general in crease In wagea. This information comes directly from a trainman on the Union Pacific who was one of the originators of the movement and who is in closest touch with all tbe details of It. Includes the Whole Country. ' "All necessary preparations for this gen eral demand have been completed and the great roads of ' the country Including all west of the St. Lawrence river, or you might say, all except those that run In and out of New York City, will . act simultaneously In presenting their claims for higher wages and . will demand im mediate action .from tbe railroad com paniea. . . ;; v "Do we think we wlll'geV what we a'st" for? Well, I should say so," said this gen tleman to a reporter for The Bee. "And here Is another thing we Intend to do: If every road in the oountry except one grants these demands the trainmen will wait on that one until it yields, in this way asaurtng the success of our efforts. For In stance, if every road except the Union Pa elflo should come to the demands of their men, the employes of all other road would (till refuse to return to work until the Union Pacific give In. This concerted ac tion positively will be adhered to and we depend upon It to win our fight. However, I may say that we really do not expeot much of a fight, for we believe the juatlce of our propositions will readily be admitted and that the various companies will not hesitate to grant them." On the Union Pacific freight conductors get 8 cents a mile and brakemen 2 cents a mile and they are allowed ten - miles an hour for overtime. They will ask for IVk cents a mile for the conductors and 3 for the brakemen and fifteen miles an hour tot overtime.. "After our demands are made the engi neers are to follow with demands," said- a trainman Sunday. It Is known now that the efflclale of the Union Pacific are aware of the unrest pre vailing among their trainmen, but whether they are informed as to tbe exact nature of the contemplated movement is not known. Several of the officials whose duties bring them ' in touch with the trainmen have thrown out "feelers" of late. It is said, to locate the seat of discontent and see it some moderate remedy could not be applied and a strike averted. One of the officials la quoted bs saying thut If the trainmen are not receiving proper treatment at the hands of ths dispatchers and assistant division superintendents,' matters would be speedily sdjusted if referred to headquarters. But now that tbe grievances have outgrown thoee of disarranged scheduled and centered upon the wage proposition tbe trainmen realise that It would be futile to act upon the advice of their superiors until matters are thoroughly In shape to bo formally brought up all over the country, as planned and already outlined. What Machinist Kxpoet. "We have centralized our wbol effoits on the Union Paelflo strike." This la the word that came from the ma chinists' grand lodge authorities at Wash ington Sunday. District Secretary Grace received a letter from the officials at tbe national capitol yesterday aasurlng the ma chinists here of absolute support and ask ing If there is any means of assistance that the men here can suggest which hss not been offered from Washington. The bead office has aent out Third Vice President George Mulberry of Chicago to Cheyenne, It bas B. F. Schelzer, business agent, in charge of the force at Kansas City, Third Vice President Wilson at work work In various places over the system and President O'Connell begins a campaign at Salt Lake City this week, working east. With this quota of leaders In the field tbe grand lodge officers write that sufficient pressure ought to be brought soon to war rant a conference with the Union Pacific officials. It has been decided by the machinists to levy a fine of $250 on any member of that craft who leave 'his home town and aocept work anywhere else while the present strike Is In progress. This is don to keep the strike forces Intact Plans of Boilermakers. Ths bollermakers yesterday held .a lnug meeting, at which their grand president. John McNeil of Kansas City, addressed them. Steps were taken to organize the bollermakers' helpers Into a union and pro vide financial aaalatance for them during tbe strike. Adequate meaaa of support will be rsised. It is said. Preeident McNeil perslatently dnl the allegations of the Union Pscino official that
