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TRACY ENDS HIS LIFE
Outlaw Barronidfid in Wlfat Tit'd and,
. Woundsd, Commit luioida.
FACES DEATH LIKE CRIMINAL HE WAS
Vainly Endeavoring to Bt&unch now of
Blood, Dial by Owi Hand.
BODY FOUND WITH DAWN OF MORNING
Battlse with Poaao on Sight Before ia
Effort to Escape,
REMARKABLE CAREER OF BLOODSHED
fees rait ratl Morder la Ortfa
4 fraa Tk t't1I End liar
All Who Com ' ,
Hit TVay.
BPOKANB. Wash.. Aug. I. Harry" Tracy,
lh notorious outlaw, who scapade
fcav filled tb nation for th pact sixty
daye, lie dead la Davenport, the county
aat of Lincoln county. Sheriffs' posses
fend others arc disputing the ownership
&f hi body. Sheriff Cud lbs of Seattle,
h cam across tb tat to take up the
Ions and baffling chase, positively Identi
fied the outlaw at the tttqaeat today.
Tha death was Intensely tragic. For
Iwo days Tracy bad terrorised, the occu
pants of the Eddy ranch, out In be Lake
Creek country, thee miles from the Lit
tle Biding of Fallows, on the Central Wash
ington railroad. Then Are determined cit
izens of Creaton, hearing of bis presence
there took their rifles and revolvers and;
Vent after him. They knew their busi
ness and did it without Cinching. When
Tracy ran they hung on hia flank as the
deer hounds hang to the hunted deer. Sight
ing the men, and securing hia rifle, Tracy
ought cover behind a hay stack, escaping
several rifle bullets. , The poate then
found cover behind large rock and for
while It looked like a siege. Then
Tracy broke for a large boulder lying on
the edge of a small wheat field and this
dash was his undoing for Just as he came
to the rock he full forward, a rifle bullet
having broken one leg. He plunged Into
the wheat and his bloody trail there shows
the savage determination of the man. For,
after receiving the wound he crawled
seventy-five yards on his hands and knees
In order to reach a spot that would com
mand the posse and suable him to pour a
merciless rlfls fire upon them. ... But once
only was he able to fire from this vantage
point. Then, weakened by loss of blood,
be tried to staunon ma wound, ranea, ana
with his revolver sent a bullet through
Ids brain.
Foe Waits for Daylight.
i
By this time dusk had fallen and the
Jose, unaware of the seriousness of hi
wound and fearing that bis silence waa In
tended to lure them Into a deadly ambush,
posted themselves to prevent his escape
and patiently waited for the dawn. Dur
ing the night others came on the scene
and Joined In the cordon. At daylight
they found the outlaw's dead body."
None of the posse was wounded, though
kit of them had narrow escapes. When
they were firing from the cover of their
rock, they had to lift their heads above
the cover and every time this was done
Tracy's rifle rang out and a bullet chipped
the rock. . .
The party made all possible haate In get
ting to the ranch. When within a few hun
dred yards of the farm they encountered
Farmer Eddy mowing In one of hia fields.
.While engaging him In conversation they
Saw a man Issuing from the barn door.
"Is that Tracy T" asked one of the party.
"It surely Is," replied Eddy.
The party separated, Lanter and Smith
accompanying Eddy in the direction of the
barn, while the other two men swung
around to the other side. Two of the man
hunters stepped behind the barn on a
slight eminence, from which they conld
watch everything that went on, and Eddy
continued en up to the door. Tracy came
from the barn again and began helping his
host unhitch the horses. He carried no
-rifle, although he had his revolvers In
place.
Farltlve Be Fimen,
The fugitive finally saw the men carry
ing rifles and, turning sharply to Eddy,
said: .
"Who ars those menf
"I don't see any men," said Eddy.
Tracy pointed out the two men on the
hill. Eddy Informed his companion who
the men were and the outlaw made a leap
for the barn door. The pursuera. stepping
a bit closer, commanded,-"Hold up your
hands." The outlaw Jumped behind Eddy
and placed first the farmer and then his
horse between himself and the pursuers
He cowmanded the farmer to lead hia
horse to the barn and, remaining under
cover, moved toward sbeltsr. When near
the stable he broke and dashed Inside. Ha
quickly reappeared, .rifle In haad, and
started on a dead run.
Turning on the two men nearest him the
desperate man fired two shot, but without
hU usual luck, neither bullet taktng effect
Without waltlug for further fighting Tracy
made a daeh down the valley leading south
from the barn and headed tor the brush.
Tracy' Lack CliMffi.
In an Instant the tuaahuuter were off In
pursuit, firing m they ran. Couilug to a
rock Tracy do.il behind It and. resting
t s gun on the rock. t-8a a fusillade. Eight
ots in all were fired by tfie outlaw, not
cue hitting Its mark. Seeing he was not
succeeding b bolud for a vheatceld closs
lj. At the eflg of the field he stumbled,
falling on his face, and crawled Into the
grain ca his Lands and sue.
It waa growing dark aud the pursuers, not
daring to move in closer, d:lded to sur
round the plaoe and wait for daylight.
In the. meantime Banns Gardner, with
Policemen StaBer and Gemmertm of (Spo
kane. Jack O Farrell of Davenport aud other
reinforcements, had arrived on the scene
and they went Into camp around the field
during the nigbt.
ftUortly after Tracy disappeared a shot
was heard from the direction of the wheat
field. No Investigation was a-iic, nowever,
until this mornlug. As soon as dawa
v an eutrance wad niaJa late the wheal
field. Tracy's, dead tody waa found lying
amid ths grain with his face turned toward
the sky. His left baud, thrown over his
fcead. hlt A r.vUup m. I W W.J 1 X . . .
' w wil u uatu mumpq
the death wound. The thumb of his hand
aas on ths trigger of the platel. His right
Will, thrown across the lower part of hia
body, firmly grasped the barrel of the, (a.
saoua rifle.
Head Badly Shattered.
Death wss liifllctsd by a revolver held
clove to the forehead. The top of bis
head waa baaly shattered.
Two bullet wounds on ths left leg showed
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GT.EAT BRITAIN IS CRITICISED
Ifeatbar f Honse ( Censsaaa
Make Seana levers
Remarks.
LONDON, Aug. .During the discussion
of the aprpoprlatlon bill la t' x.Houao f
Commons today the govern .; -as se
verely criticised by various - re
garding lta policy In Europe aw ,
It was alleged that Lord Fallabui. f
quarreled with France and Spain, had
lenated Turkey, had driven Italy Into thi,
arms of France 'and had failed to resist
Russia, while persistently courting Ger
many with obsequious compliments and
one-sided secrea treaties.
In the course of a gearal reply Vis
count Cr an borne, ander secretary for the
Foreign office made an illuminative refer
ence to the treaty with Germany, by say
ing that If a secret treaty existed it waa
secret, therefore It followed necessarily
that the government could not publish ths
terms thereof. He denied the alleged quar
rels with European powers, declaring that
the position of Great Britain was In no
wsy Insecure and In that Its influence
was high.
The government was striving, said Vis
count Cranborne, to restore a normal state
of affairs In China as speedily as possible.
He thought the sooner Shanghai was evac
uated by the International forces the bet
ter, as there was no reason why they
should stay. The government had proposed
evacuation to other powers, hut It was
quite Impossible for Great Britain to evac
uate alone. In that as In all other respects
Great Britain must have the most favored
nation treatment. The government had
hoped thrt negotiations for a commercial
treaty would be, successfully concluded' be
fore now. The abolition of the llkln was
the most Important object. It waa hoped
said the viscount that a solution would bo
fnund for all points of difference.
In moving the bill, the chancellor of the
exchequer, 8lr Michael Htcks-Boach, ex
plained that he thought It desirable to alter
ona clause of the bill so as to enable the
chancellor to borrow funds when necessary,
In. temporarily financing the exchequer pend
ing the gathering of taxes by the issuing
of treasuery bills instead of borrowing on
no better security than an "I. O. V." of the
chancellor. He added that the government
expected to have to borrow 15,000,000 to
meet a deficiency In the next quarter and
unless the suggested better security should
be forthcoming the money market might be
seriously discomposed.
Replying to J. Edward Beeley, conserva
tive, who deprecated the lack of modern war
appliances by the British army and navy
and who urged ths establishment of a de
partment responsible for the adoption of
every Invention necessary to the army or the
navy, the premier, A. J. Balfour, denied
that Great Britain waa behind other na
tions. He said the government . would
grapple with the urgent question of a Joint
strategical department to the beat of their
ability.
IREX WINS EMPEROR'S CUP
Flnlshe in Fifth Place, bat Tine
AUovraa.ee Hakes t' (or
Dlffercaa.
' COWES, v Aug. 1 The weather was
gloomy today for the royal yacht squad
ron's racing. Emperor William's Meteor
III. and Myles B. Kennedy'! Sybartta
started eastward over the queen's course
in a match, race. '
Both yachts carried Jackyarders and
every stitch of canvas was spread. A rain
squall almost entirely bid the contestants
from view soon after ths start. Sybarite,
Isd at the first, but Meteor won the race.
The chief rape of the day for the em
peror's cup, la which Meteor was not en
tered. The contestants were Leander,
Cetonla, Glory, Cicely, BrynhUd, Navahoe,
Lygla, Columbine, Flonia, ' Leandsr II,
Fionia II, Clara, Palmosa, Irsx, Namara,
Creole and Bona. '
The emperor's cup Is a massive piece of
polished silver, with the handles Inscribed
"Royal Tscht Squadron Regatta. 1903."
Emperor William personally ' supervised
ths execution of the design.- The yacht
got away at 10:15 In a driving rain, with
Boca leading.
Irez won the emperor's cup on time al
lowances. It finished fifth.
FRIAR LANDS SOLD BEFORE
According- laforaaatlaa Reeelvea
by Vatleaa that tees) Baa X
Hnl Estate.
ROMS, Aug. (.According to Information
received by the Vatican almost all the real
estate belonging to 8panih friars In ths
Philippines was sold before American occu
pation to syndicates and corporations duly
registered and legally reoognleed, hea&ed
by Americana living in New York. It is al
leged by the same authority that although
the friars hold some shares In these cor
porations, they do not own controlling in
terests. The vatleaa Is surprised at tt: la
formation, in view of Governor Teft'a
osttlon to buy the friars' lands, which ap
parently are no longer la their control. It
Is considered remarkable that Governor
Tart, fresh from the Philippines, waa not
aware of the situation. .
CZAR MEETS THE EMPEROR
William Leaves His Owa Yacht sad
B.COHM 'a Oneat aa the
Tsar's Yacht.
REV AX Russia. Aug. I. Emperor Wil
liam of Germany arrived in the roadstead
today. The shipping in the harbor was
brilliantly decorated with bunting and gar
lands and a spacious reception hall, UvUhly
furnished, had been erected on a quay.
The Russian merchant squadron anchored
in the harbor waa dressed with Gaga. The
czar on ths Imperii! yacht sailed early to
meet Hohensollern eud the Gersuaa ta
per or was transhipped to Btandart, which
returned to port with the two emperors
aboard, followed by Hohentollcm and
the German, cruisers Prtns Heinrtch- and
Nymphe. Btandart passed down a Hue
of Russian war ships, which fired salutes
snd manned sides.
VATICAN IS WELL -PLEASED
Agree that Archbl.aop, Ireland Set
Forth Trae Spirit la la-
' tervlew,
ROME, Aug, ( The vsticsn has shown
much interest la ths Assoclsted Press in
terview with Archbishop Ireland In 6t.
Paul on July tZ, in which ths archbUbop
said tt-s pops and other Koman authorities
ers drlighted with Governor Taft aud
with the course of the negotiations between
him and the Vatican.
The Vatican otflciala agree that Arth
bikfcop Ireland cluarly and happily set forth
the true spirit of the lntvrrcuraa b.loeoa
the Vatican a&d the I'&ited bis tea.
ROBBERS nOLD UP A TRAIN
6iz lfuatd Van Bob Bnrliegton Express at
' Karens, Elinsis.
ONE OF THEM IS INSTANTLY KILLED
Other Kaetly Rerape After Hlftlaa
tae Contents af the Express Car
' V aad OhtaialasT a Caaeldera
v hie laas af Henry.
MOTj. , CARROLL, 111., Aug. . A dsrlng
and successful train robbery occurred at
Marcus, on the Chicago, Burlington A
Quiney railway, five miles north of Savan
nah, about midnight, '
The fine vestlbuled passenger train . of
eleven conches. Conductor Emerson la
charge, was Sagged at the little station and
six masked men boarded the engine. The
engineer and fireman obeyed ths impera
tive orders of the robbers and at once un
coupled the engine and express csr from
the train and ran them a quarter' of a mile
up the track.
They then blew up the express car with
dynsmlte, ran the engine north a distance
of a mile from Hanover and, the locomotive
becoming dead, the robbers abandoned it
and escaped.
One of the highwaymen was killed,
being shot above the eye and slso in the
leg. He met Instant death while en the
engine and his body wss dumped to the
ground by his companions as they sped
away. Express Messenger Eyl claims to
have done the shooting.
The deed was done quickly, the trainmen
and passengers making no defense. 8lx
sacks of money were secured, but the
amount Is nst known. The passengers were
not molested.
There was no way of telegraphing news'
of the toldup. and a flagman walked back
and gave the alarm. A special train of cltl
sens and several policemen at onoe pro
ceeded to the scene, but, as the track runs
along the Mississippi and the' country Is
Well adapted to a successful flight, the rob
bers easily escaped. The work waa evi
dently that of experts, as they went at It
coolly and methodically.
The train attacked Is qne of the finest
In the world and usually carries consid
erable money, which must have been known
by the robbers.
Ahoat the Dead nighasymsa.
The dead highwayman waa a stranger in
this vicinity. He was a middle-aged man
and well dressed.
In hia pocket was found an Iowa Central
mileage credential from Ortanell to Oilman,
la.. Issued In the name of A. I. Jacobs.
Four explosions were required to com
plete the destruction' of the safe and the
car was badly wrecked. The robbers were
six In number, all masked. They evidently
were railroad nan, ou .wmi c
gineer. Messenger William Bi fired five
shots at the robbers, but without avail, and
an attempt waa made to blow him up In
his car.
The bandits had arranged to ditch the
entire train had not the signal to stop
been heeded. Several passenger in the
buffet ear, Including the porter, were held
prisoners during the struggle to crack the
safe.
It la thought the dead robber was killed
by a comrade by mistake. The body was
put on the tender and run by the others
a short distance and then thrown Into the
weeds.
Official announcement was made by the
officials of both the Burlington road and
the Adams Express company that a purse
of $1,000 would be made tip by the two4wer which the defendant corporation do
companies and given to Express Messenger
Byl for his bravery.
Official Aeeaaat af Rebhery. ,
CHICAGO, Aug. . Following Is the offi
cial account of the robbery, Issued by the
general manager of the Chicago, Burling
ton t Quincy railway:
Train 4? was held up lsst night about
11:30 at 'south switch Marcus, about ten
miles north of Bav&nnah. 111. The switch
wss turned for passing track and the train
flagged. Ths two head cars, consisting of
a mall and express car and a composite
cars, were cut off and taken to the north
awltch, where the safe In the express car
was blown open with dynamite and con
tents taken, after which the engine waa
cut off by the robbers and started north.
As the robbers left the express messenger
fired at them. One robber was found dead
about one mile north of Marcus and his
body was given over to the coroner. At
least six men were concerned in the rob
bery. Bo far as known only 12, KO in stiver
was secured. None of the crew was hurt
aad none of the passengers molested. The
express end of the rUled car was badly
damaged.
Engineer Relates His Experience.
LA CR0ES3, Wis., Aug. (.The Burling
ton train which was hsld up near Savannah
arrived here at 10 o'clock and a twenty
minute stop was made for breakfast. En
gineer John E. Mooney of Minneapolis told
a vivid atory of the holdup. He said:
The robbers stopped the train by swing
ing a white light. As soon as it stopped
two men lumped Into the cab snd cohered
Us with revolvers. One of them told the
fireman to cut off the engine. After this
was dune one of the men. who was point
ing a gun at my hud, told me to pull the
engine up a ways ami 1 ran her up half
a mile. Then liiy viuered inn Lo jump oil
and we 'a Iked back toward the train,
where we were Joined by the express men
senfrrr end another robber. They took us
to the rear of the buffet csr and told us
to sit there. One of the robbers lft us.
They worked for an hour opening the safe
and finally brought the engine down again
and nil of them got" aboard. A few feet
from the train they told me to lump off
and run, whi h I most aureilly did. They
ran the engine up seven tulles and left
her dead.
Mr. Mjouey said that hs had been run
ning on the Burlington for fifteen yearn
and this waa hia first experience, and he
sincerely hoped It would be ths last with
robbers. Blx guns staring one la the face
Is none too pleasant a sensation to experi
ence. Mr. Mooney believes . the robbers
killed one ef their own number, either pur
posely or accidentally. Several shots were
fired, some by the robbers aad the rest by
the express messenger. The dead man was
dumped off a short distance from where the
affair occurred, the robbers hsvlng taken
his body on ths engine before the start
away was made.
Mr. Mooney says that all the men wore
maska, but that while oue was holding a
gun in his face, the handkerchief which
concealed his entire face, except the eyea,
fell off, and that he managed to get a good
look at him. He could Identify him. he
says, as ths young man had a aandy com
plexion, waa about five fet eight inches
in height and wore good clothes.
FATHER AND SON REUNITED
Boy Rla Tea Years Aaa by Trasnpe
Meets aavd ReevsjnUca Parent
la PoataHc.
WICHITA. Kan., Aug. . Charles Gardner
ho waa kidnaped tea years ago at th age
of 11 from bis home Bear Quincy, 111., by
two tramps, met his father here today by
accident.
Recently Gardner's psrents moved to An
dover, Kan. Today father and son mat at
the pcatofnre aud recognised each other.
Young Gardner says that ths tramps took
blm to Port Worth. Tex., where he was
tiotueUed to beg, and hs finally escaped.
GRAVE MATTERS TO DISCUSS
Resolutions at Pabll Moment ta -Be
latradaeed la Cathode Con
vention at Chlraa;o.
CHICAGO, Aug. . Routine business oc
cupied the time of the morning session of
the convention of the American Federation
of Catholic Societies here today.
The convention went Into executive ses
sion, heard reports of committees on cre
dentials, and appointed other committees.
Delegates are largely taken up with ques
tions of grave church sod rlvle relations
and say they will Introduce a number of
resolutions of public moment.
The charge of alleged discrimination
against the Catholic Indian missions Is to
be discussed, probably at the same time
that the convention gives consideration to
the question of ths Spanish friars in the
Philippines. .
Delegates also have been lnetructed - to
seek to formulate a policy for Catholic
education. Borne of the members of the
convention favor working for a pro rata
sharing of publlo school funds to be used
for the parochial schools. -
Late in the morning session correspond
ence between the executive oomtnlttee ef
the federation and Secretary Root oa the
question of education In the Philippines
was read. Resolutions that bad been sent
to President Roosevelt charging discrim
ination In the selection of school teachers
for the Philippines were read and the re
sponse of Secretary Root to the effect that
no such discrimination had been made on
account cf religious belief.
A discussion as to the best course to
pursue In the Orient followed. The general
tenor of the convention seemed to be that
no intentional discrimination against Cath
olicism had been made by the administra
tion. Particular stress wsa tnads by the
delegates on the enactment of laws for
the islands by which certain hours hare
been set aside during school sessions when
priests may speak to the pupils of religion.
Dr. Ganna of Washington, r. O., ad
dressed the vonventlon relative to the work
of Christianising the Indians and the nec
essity of securing a renewal of former ap
propriations by the government for' school
purposes. He said that years ago when the
Indian problem was a very grave one, the
government had asked the Catholic -church
to go Into the Indian missionary field to
clvlllse the Indians by Christianising them,
and to aid ths church had given financial
aid. During the wave of anti-Catholicism ,
that swept over the country several years
ago these approprlstlops wers stopped.
juuen aid, ne eaia. naa been secured from
Bister Drexel of Philadelphia and the work
of the missions among the Indians was
progressing somewhat, but It waa the sense
of the convention that, the government
again help in the work. The question of
work both in the Philippines and among
the Indians was referred to the committee
V ft V W. M l I
MORE TIME FOR STEEL TRUST
Granted Extension la Which ta File
Additional Paper In aa la
Jaaetloa Salt. '
NEWARK, N. J., Aug. Counsftl for the
United 8 tat cs Steel corporation have se
cured a further extension of t1mf in which
to file additional papers In th autt brought
by J. Asplnwn.ll Hodge And ovhers to en
join the corporation from converting $200,
000,000 of lta stock into bonds) of that
amount.
Under an order granted last Thursday by
v ice cnnncenor nmery me amended - an.
sired to put In and an affidavit by Henry
C. Frlck should have been filed today at
Trenton.
It was learned, however, that subsequent
to the signing of the order on Thursday
counsel for the steel corporation rep
resented to the rice chancellor that it
would be Impossible to get the papers Into
shape by today and asked the court to give
blm more time. This waa finally consented
to by the complainant's counsel and the
vice chancellor fixed next Monday noon as
the limit.
FLOODS DAMAGE RAILROADS
Cloadbarsia la Colored Entail Loai
af Bridges aad Tracks ta Rla
Grande aad Midland.
DENVER, Aug. 8. The cloudbursts
and heavy rains of yesterday caused a loss
to the Rio Grande and Colorado Midland
railroads estimated at f 100,000. ' It may ex
ceed that amount.
Seven bridges are gone along the Rio
Grands and msny miles of track have been
washed away. On the Colorado Midland
three bridges were destroyed and the track
Inundated or washed out between Manltou
and Cascade.
General Manager Bchacks of the Colo
rado Midland and General Superintendent
Egan of the Rio Grande have gone out to
personally superintend repairs.
DARING CLIMBER IS KILLED
Falls treat Don Which B Is Paint-
In ST ta Pavement Ninety.
Elajht Feet Below,
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. . Daniel Barry,
a daring climber known as'"EteepIe. Jack,"
fell ninety-eight feet while working In the
city hall tower and was Instantly killed.
Barry placed the electrio lights around
the brim of the ststue of William Penn,
which caps the city ball tower, 510 feet
above ths pavement, and occsslonally would
lower himself over the edge of that and
hang in midair by his hands.
When he met death he waa sngaged in the
prosaic occupation of painting the Interior '
of the dome.
DIES WHILE THE BAND PLAYS
Prof. Innaael Pryar Bantnaone Maal
elaas ta Condnet Concert While
His Lit Ebb Away.
8T. JOSEPH, Mo., Aug. . 8amuel Pryor,
noted bandmaster and father of Arthur
Pryor, the celebrated trombonist, who
while touring with Bousa waa personally
complimented by King Edward, Is dying
at his home in this city. This afternoon
when It became evident that death was
near Prof. Pryor summoned his band and
erdersd the leader to conduct a concert of
lively airs. The band plays beneath ths
sick man's window.
SALE OF STOCKYARDS STOCK
Fifty Sharee Dlspasvd af at Aaetlon
ia Bostoa at Flgare
Av Pnr.
BOSTON, Maaa.. Aug. I. (8peclal Tele
gram.) Among the features ef today's auc
tion sales of securities here wss the sals of
fifty shares of tui.n Stock Yards, Omaha,
at 10L
INSULT TO ORGANIZED LABOR
t
Iferoer, Baldwin aid Baraga Blap UnioBlnn
in tbs race.
WORKINGMEN QUICK TO RESENT AFFRONT
Mercer Held Responsible far Catting
Organised Laker's Repreaeatatlea
OnT Board at Flra aad Palie
Caaa na 1 ss tea e rs.
The flagrant dlsregsrd of organised labor
In the makeup of the new Mercer police
commission appointed by Governor Savage
Is stirring labor circles in Omaha to their
very depths and the feeling of resentment
Is likely to msolfest Itself soon in various
forms. ,
Labor leaders hsd every reason to expect
that labor would have one place oa the
board. Governor 8avage had given them
a direct promise to appoint one of their
number should ths supreme court favor
hia appointment of a new board. Harry
McVea, president of the Central Labor
union, had called on Governor Savage as
late as a week ago aad was assured then
that a representative of organised labor
would be given one of the places.
Governor Savage-, Promise.
1 Last winter, when It becam..known that
the supreme court might authorise ths
governor to appoint a fire and police board,
the Central Labor union adopted resolu
tions respectfully requesting a representa
tive on the board. To a copy ct theae res
olutions sent to Governor Savage he re
plied: LINCOLN. Dec. , 1901. Ben Maylard,
Secretary Central Labor Union, Omaha.
Dear Sir: The resolutions passed by the
Central Ibor union of Omaha December
T at hand and the same meets with my
approval, out inasmuch ss you mention no
one snd I have the names of severel from
different labor organisations which they
wlh appointed on the commission and riot
being able to appoint all, would prefer
that the several unions get together and
agree upon some one or give me the names
of four or five people from whom to belect,
as I am desirous of riving labor one mem
ber on that commlBBlon.
EZRA P. SAVAGE, Governor.
Promises Qnlckly Broken.
Acting on this suggestion the Central
Labor union submitted to Governor Savage
the names of Harry McVea, Louis V. Guye
and J. H. Saunders aa its first, second and
third choices for the prospective police
board. Since then the laboring men have
kept in close touch with the governor and
he has frequently expressed himself as
desiring to appoint .ne of these men to the
board.
"A week ago Monday night I went to
Lincoln and had an Interview with the
governor in his private office," said Harry
McVea last night, "and at that time he
made a direct and unconditional, promise
vv nypuint a repr3neaiai.iv t urgBuiaou
labor on th new Fire and Police board.
'I have been Importuned by the railroads,
by the church people and by nearly every
body' elee,'. said the governor to me, 'to
appoint some one on the board, but I want
to tell you that In any event I shall appoint
a representative of the labor unions.' He
has broken his word to me and to the Cen
tral Labor union. 1 understand Congress
man Mercer had a great deal to do with
making those appointments and organized
labor will now have something to do with
Mr. Mercer.' , . .......
Th ranch with "Oar Dawa." .
"1 have worked harder for Dave Mercer's
election than I have to win the : strike
agalst tho Union. Pacific and I am putting
In my best licks at this, but I never will
work for 'Our Dave' again nor vote for
him," said W. W. Richelieu, a machinist
and one of the most active strike leaders.
Mr. Richelieu said he hsd been sent for by
Mercer to reconcile htm ahd through htm
other organised labor men, "but I have not
been to see him and I don't think I want to
see him," he continued.
Falling In his attempt to bring Mr. Rich
elieu, his former supporter. Into his pres
ence so he might try to explain away his
part in the Fire and Police board appoint
ments, Mr. Mercer's next move waa to have
Tom Blackburn send for Richelieu to see
if his art would prevail. ....
"I did not go to see Mr. . Blackburn to
day," said Mr. Richelieu last night, "but
I guesa I will respond to his request to
morrow, Just to see what sort of a plea
they can put np. The thing has been doae.
It will take better argument than I can
conceive of to explain away Mercer's snub
of the laboring men- About two weeks ago
Mercer said to me: 'Richelieu, we want
yon men to have a representative on that
new .Fire and Police board and now I'll
tell you what you do. You union men get
together, appoint a committee and send
that committee down to Lincoln with us
next Monday (which would have been last
Monday) . and I promise you that your
wlshe and Interests will be recognised.'
Mercer Forsake Worklagrnaea.
"Wl did meet and , appoint the com
mittee aa recommended by Mercer, but that
committee was net even asked to go to
Lincoln after it was appointed. The fact
Is I have not seen Mercer since that day
and I never heard another word about
the promise he made. He told me dis
tinctly that nothing would bs done about
the appointment of that Fire and Police
board until our folk had been consulted.
How has he kept his word? We wslted un
til Mondsy, having made all arrangements
for our commutes to acompany Mr. Mercer
and the rest of 'us' to Lincoln to 'confer'
with ths governor, but Monday passed and
we beard nothing of them. Tuesday cams
snd we did hear something of them, but
it was not until after the new Fire and
Police board hsd been named by Governor
Savage at the tnjunce of 'us' and had
ukdo meir eeaia.
"So there you ars. Not a representative
of crgsnlsed labor on the board, organised
labor Ignored absolutely, the bosrd named
without sven consulting organized labor.
Well, all I have to aay further Is that
Mr. Mercer seems to have gotten along
very nicely in this little matter without
the help of organised labor; now let him
go the rest of the wsy without us. It
Mercer can do without us we can worry
along somehow without him. '
"I am a strong repuDllcan, have always
supported the ticket and always expect to
vote the republican ticket, but I'll not
support Dave Mercer and I don't believe
n.o, I know that no other organised labor
man will, or If he does he is a traitor to
organised labor. Ws are a unit and we
will continue so. Our wishes and Interest
are as good as our votes and when these
are ignored we aball not caat our ballots
for men who ignore and trample upon us."
Caasldar It Deliberate Blap.
President Edwsrd Kennedy, bead of tbs
local and district orgsnlxations of tb
I'nlon Pacific boiler makers, declares:
"I wsnt to say for ths union men I rep
resent that wa feel tnat Mr. Mirrer h.
Vleliberately slapped us In tb face. I
might stop right there, for It Is scarcely
necessary to comment upon our attitude
(Continued oa Second Page.)
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Forecast for Nebraska flenerally Fair;
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Railroads Meet Groat Western Cat Oat
at Kaaaaa City an Packing
llaaee Prodaet.
CHICAGO, Aug. I. (Special Telegram.)
At a i general meeting of western trsffie
officials today It was decided tha cut In
rates made by the Great Western on pack
ing house products and dressed meats must
be met. Telegrams were accordingly sent
by each of the officials notifying ths Inter
state Commission of the new tariffs, whloh
go into effect Friday. No action has been
taken by the Santa Fe and no expression
given. It was also generally arret d that
no reduction will be made In livestock rates
and that there would be no reduction In
rale from Omaha.
This decision will immediately precipitate
an Investigation by the commission, whose
ruling is to the effect that the raw material
sbsll not take a higher rate than the manu
factured article. Railroad offices will
take the position before the commission
that aa the cut rates were forced upon them
they are not compelled in equity to disturb
the livestock rates and the same argument
will be used with reference to their failure
to place Omaha on parity with Kansas
City. '
By long standing custom all Missouri,
river points have taken the same rate,
and the Omaha packers will probably ap
peal to the commission upon the ground
that the Kansas City rates are dlscrtmlnst
lng. Ths railroads find that they are In an
exceedingly peculiar position and the pack
era are jubilant over their success In break
ing the rates.
CORPORAL O'BRIEN ARRESTED
Charged with Perjsry by Testlt
iay
Be for Beaat Con.
snlttee.' .
NORTH ADAMS. Mass.. Aug. 7.
Shortly after midnight a special officer
from Washington, D. C, awoke Corporal
Richard O'Brien at his home In this city
to place him under arrest on the charge
of perjury in his testimony before the sen
ate committee last May regarding affairs in
the Philippines orl a bench warrant from
the supreme court of the District of Co
lumbia. ,
O'Brien took his arrest quietly and said
he expected to prove every statement he
had made be 'ore the senste committee and
would call ssveral witnesses to confirm
what he had ssid. O'Brien waa a comoral
of Company M, Twenty-sixth regiment, of
wnicn captain McDonald of Boston' was
commanding officer, and O'Brien made ss-
vere charges against hia captain, to which
Captain McDonald replied In a vigorous
denial. Senator Lodge was quotsd at 'he
time a aaymg the prosecution of O'Brien
would follow. v
OATS SHORTS AGGRESSIYE
Cans Elevea Mora lajaaetloa Re-
straining Payment of Margins
aa Jaly Corner.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6. Eleven more Injunc
tions developing out of the corner in July
oats were issued her today. Judge Cbyt
raus granted six in favor of H. C, Avery
ds Co. and Judge Chetlain issued flv on
th complaint of J. H. Norton.'
The petitions aver, as have former ones,
that the plaintiffs sold July oats "short"
to the defendant and that If they are com
pelled to settle under Board of Trade rules
they will suffer by reason of fictitious set
tlement prices.
The writs run against commission bouses,
President Warren of the Board of Trade
and the Bank of Montreal, to stop collec
tion of margins. The first Injunction suits
that were to bo heard before Judge Chyt
raus today were postponed until tomor
row. Forty-five Injunction cases developed
out of th corner to date. t
BRYAN COULD NOT SAY NO
Aaaart that Shoald Democrat Nona
laata Bint Ha Woald Nat
Refase.
CLEAR LAKE, Ia., Aug. .William J.
Bryan addreassd an audience of 2.000 per
sons at the Cltar Lake assembly today. He
waa asked If he had been correctly quoted
when- it waa reported that be refused to
sgaln be a candidate for president. He re
plied that only a part of the interview was
used. He eaid he was not a candidate In
the light of aeeklng to again lead the dem
ocratic party, but if the party should declds
that he was the proper man to head the
ticket he ceuld not honorably say "No." 'Ha
said he believed the money Issue to still be
prominent, but thst the republican adminis
tration In the Philippines and the trust
problems' were sufficient Issues to maks a
campaign on.
GOFF RENDERS HIS DECISION
Remands Miner aad Agitator Baek
ta Jail ta Serv Balance
ef Sentence.
CLARKSBURG, W. Va.. Aug. aWudge
Goff this afternoon. In a lengthy opinion,
decided tbs habeas corpus caa against
th miner and agitators and remanded
them to the custody of th marshal and
sheriff and they will be removed to Par
kersburg to serv th balance of their sen
tences. Ths judgs said tb only question
was as to ths jurisdiction and that ths
Guarantee Trust company of New York was
entitled to a standing in court and It wss
not absolutely necesssry for the fuel com
pany to be made a party to the suit. Ths
decision Is a greet disappointment to
the miners and thefr counsel say that no
other action can be taken at present at
least. I
Movement af Ot-eaa Vessels, Ana. tj.
At Bt. Michaels Passed Hohensollern,
from C.noa and Gibraltar for New York.
At Urowhead Passed Rhynland, from
Philadelphia for Qu-enlou and Liver
pool; AlaJeeUc, from New tork for Liver
pool. At Hong Kong Arrived (previously)
China, trom Han Francisco, via Honolulu,
fur Yokohama, etc.
At Antwerp Bailed Pennland, for Phil
adelphia. At ttuuthamnton SMied Kalaerin Maria
Thrrera. for New York.
At .Ww York 6ailfd-ltlc, for Liver
pool; Philadelphia, fur Knuihampton.
At Queenatown Arrived- Mb Imtic, from
New York for Liverpool, and prui-eeded.
Cherbourg Bailrd-Kalaertii Maria 1 her.
'. from cJrciuou and Southampton for
fcw York,'
MANY DIE IN WRECK
Way rrttgnt and Work Train on Milwanke
Collide Kaai MarthallUvra.
ELEVEN KILLED AND THIRTY-NINE HURT
rout of the Lattar Art TaUlly Hurt and
Liable ta Die at Any Time.
MOST OF FATALITIES ON WORK TRAIN
Craw of Work Train Are Eaid to Have
Ignored Their Ordan.
TRAINS MEET ON CURVE IN DEEP CUT
Were Both Going- at High Speed and
Eaclneer Conld Rot Sea Each
Other la Ttss to
r I
PERRY, la., Aug. 6. (Special Telegram.)
Eleven dead and thlrty-nla hurt la the
result of a head on collision on the Chl
csgo, Milwaukee dt Bt. Paul railway between
Rhodes and Collins, fifty mile esst of
here, at 1:15 today, between a work train,
in charge of Conductor W. S. Craig, and
way freight No. 92. Conductor Newell.
The work train was going out with lxty
llve men lrom dinner at Rhodes and mat
train No. 92 on a curve In a deep cut
wher neither could see the other mora
than 100 feet Both trains were running
fast. The work train, engine and four
Bat cars were reduced to scrap Iron and
kindling wood, and th engine of tb freight .
was badly damaged, together with several
cars of merchandise.
Engineers Denny Msrckres of the way
frelghfrNsnd Fred Bramsn, of tbs work
train were both killed at their posts and
Fireman Thorp of the work train had hia
right Irg crushed so badly It had to bs
amputation near the hip.
List of Killed aad Injared.
The complete Hat of th killed and In
jured at the Roadea wreck today la as fol- 1
lows:
Killed:
8. D. MARCKRES, engineer of 2. Perry.
FRED B RAMAN, engineer on work train.
Perry.
JACK RICHARDSON, residence not
known.
BIG BUM, residence unknown. ; 1
JAMK3 ROLAND, residence not known.
8IX UNIDENTIFIED MEN.
The injured: - "
Thomas Casey. Worcester, Mass.. badly cut
and bruised, may be fatally.
Two men, names not known, Internally
in j urea, win a is.
William Thorp, firemen on work train,
Perry, leg badly crushed, amputated abort
knee.
Thomas Ryan, Chicago; badly bruised,
ankle sprained.
Thomas Kneo. Pittsburg, Pa.s left knee
broken.
John Miller, back Injured. . ,
' Frank Harmon, Cedar Rapids, Ia.; head'
cut:'' " " " ' ...
' Donnls Kllmy, badly brulad ' -: - ri ;
Charle Kei:,7, Kansas Cltyj brulssd and
cut about head and shoulders.
George Kesscler, Rock Valley, la.) In
ternally Injured. - .
Peter Yager, Belolt, Wis.; body badly
bruised. t ' i .
John Hart, Chicago; badly cut , and
bruised, hand crushed. , '
Robert Kane, Custer, B, D.; head cut.
Perry Collins, Omaha: right collarbone
broken. Injured Internally. '
James Rollen, Jollet, 111.; head cut, in
jured Internally.
Joe Patrick, Omaha; head and shoulder
cut.
A. H. Miller, Ehenango, N. T.; body '
bruised.
W. H. Bartel. Ogden, la. 1 left shoulder
broken, head bruised. -
Louis Nodlne, Brldgsman, Mich.; head
and back injured.
John'Hart, Kansas City; body badly cut
and bruissd.
George Hoffman, St Louis; left aid out
John Kelly, Kansas City, bead cut and
bruised.
SUaa Harmon, Collins, Is., right side par
alysed. John Mohl, Chicago, body badly bruised.
Albert Miller, Toronto, Canada, back In
jured. John Walker, Moberly, Mo., fraotured col
larbone. Tom Hannegan, back and aids Injured. . -John
Amen, foreigner, back Injured.
John Bmlth, Kansss City, left collarbone
broken.
Charle Werner, Kansas City, body
bruised.
Aaron Hula, Carthage, N. T badly
bruised. ,
Herman Huls, Csrthags, N. T., body and
legs cut and bruised. -
8. H. Wadsworth, tlmekepar oa work
train, Chicago, collarbone broken.
Mike Cooney, 9? Ontario street, Chicago, '
badly bruised.
Henry Blackwood, Beilevlew, Ky., body
bruised and cut.
James Dsoy, Cblcsgo, back. Injured and
scalp wounds. -
Two men, unconscious, names unknown;
Injuries fatal.
It la understood th wounded r to b
taken to Cedar Rapids to a hospital In th
morning.
The laborers were on the flat cars and
were caught In the wreckage. Eleven were
killed or have sine died sod soms thirty
mora injured, some of them seriously.
It Is impossible at present to get th
names of the dead or Injured.
Passenger train No. I went via th Chi
cago V Northwestern from Bister to Tama.
Freight traffic ta blocked. Ths officials
expect to get the track dear by midnight.
Engineers Msrckres and Bramaa lived hsr
and will be brought her for burial. Both
leave families grown and well provided
tor
DES MOINES. Aug. . Part of th In
jured war left at Collins and th re
maln.de. were brought here, , ,
Dr. Trout ssld: "Ws lava been so busy
caring for ths Injured thatch (stalls of
tb wreck were not gathered. , About thirty
Injured were left at Collin. Thar ars
none so seriously hurt aa th nln brought
to Des Moines tonight. Eleven were dead
when I left the scene of the accident."
Statement af Oauelalsf
CHICAGO. Aug. . Ths following state
ment was Issued front the oMce of the
general superintendent of the Milwaukee A
(it. Psul road In tbia city, regarding the
accident at Marihalltows;
At 1:20 this sft.rnoon a work trstn and
a freight train collided on th Omaha
dlvlnlon f th Bt. Paul road two mlUs
wri of Khodta, la., killing both engineers
Inatamly, aa well as seven laborers.
Twenty others laborers, were Injured.
! rom the Information In- the poaneaslon
of the general superintendent's om-e It
appears that ths work train, In charge of
Conductor Craig, slartad eat from C'ralx
without order and notwithstanding that
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