Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, August 16, 1902, Image 1
Omaha B ft A TTT7" I i:STAULIS1li:i JUNK 10, 1871. OMAHA, SATURDAY HORNING, ALT.UST 10, 1902 TWXLVE TAOES. BIN OLE COPV FIVE CENTS. HK TROUBLE IS BREWING Ssjaliits Aocnted of Directing AgiUtioi Against French Catholio flchools. LEADERS INDIGNANTLY DENY THE CHARGE Claim VoTtxect ii Entirely Bpsntansoui a tbs Prt sf the Psopla. GOVERNMENT MAKES SOME THREATS Jliiditerialist Organs Await That ths Irs ton Fsaaants Wsrs Dsludsd. EXPELLED MEMBERS WOULD COME HERE Application Being Mode to Vatican Asthorlties by Many Sisters for Ptrmlatla to Settle la United States. PARIS. Aug. 15. The semi-official an nouncement, made after yesterday's cabinet mealing, tbet the royalists are directing ths agitation against the closing of re ligious school In Brltanny bai evoked con siderable comment. Catholic leaden and th Catholic prees deny that ths movement la actl-republicsn. Count Albert de Mun. who, with Abbe Gay raud, la llie guldlug spirit of the resist ance In Flntsterre, declare that the more meat U entirely spontaneous on thi part of the people tbemsolves, and that not an act nor about hae occurred In Drltanny to Justify the allegation that royaliat conspiracy exists. Count Albert dfl Mun aya the "Marseillaise." hae been sung every where and that it la trident the govern tnent la embarrassed by the situation and tas Invented the royaliat acara in order to create a diversion. Francola Coppee In an interview ex pressed a alrallar opinion In, more violent and picturesque language. The Patrle aaya Jt la rumored that tho government Intended to arrest the royalist senator from Finis terre, M. de Chamalllard. Ministerialist or gans aasert that the government poaseaaes Information as to the manner In which he Breton peasants were deluded Into a belief that they could successfully reslat the re public. The situation at St. Meen 'and Folg?et femaina unchanged. An . Important pil grimage to Folgent took place today, on the occasion of the Feast of the Aasump t'on. 15,0f0 people gathering from the sur rounding country. Proccsnlens from nearby tillages arrived during the morning, headed ly priests bearing croaaea and banners and ttianMnar Admlrat Ds Curet-vllle, Abbe dayraud, a-ho la a member of the Chamber of Depu tes, and Councillor Boub'gon hive ed (reesed a protest to the premier, M. Combes, n account of ths allegations of royallsm, laying: We protest egMnst the attempt to give a rolltlrnl character to th demonstrations f an Indignant public conscience. While applauding the legitimate protend of the population who are grmeful to the elatera, we shall contlnuo to strive to prevent acta Of vlolit)c,e. . , Lons llvs the -liberal -re-public. i .' ' 4 . Slaters tVant to Cosne Here. v Members of religious orders expelled from prance, especially slaters, are applying to hs vitlcan authorities for permission to letile In the United States. . Several of them have come to Rome per sonally for the purpose of urging their re fcuosts. A reply has been sent to them Minting out that there are no vacancies In tie United States and, besides, calling at tention to the difficulty arialog from the ct that the expelled sisters do sot apeak ;he English language. Canada was suggested as a better field, as listers are comparatively scarce there and )eoauaa French is spoken in a large area t ths Dominion. The applicants, however, lid not take kindly to the suggestion and persisted In their requests to go to the tfnlted States. KING EXPRESSES GRATITUDE Edward Repllie to the Consrratuln- tlons of tho City at Ports ' month Over His Recovery. COWES. Aug. 15. King Edward's reply o an address from the city of Portsmouth yesterday was handed to the mayor of fortsraauta todfty. Cn behalf of himself and Queen Alexandra lis majesty thanks the city for Its con gratulations on his coronation, ths recovery if bla health and ths conclusion of peace, ind adds: We are unfelftnedly thankfil for the arerrln will, h It hue pit-used AlmlKhty Rod tc vouchsafe to tia and to our pt-ople Ind we miHt now, lhat we are happily at psre with ait the world, that the recent rejolclr.gs wherein the whole empire ifirw mi m v ftfiitl um forward. smcS In his Iwn atatlin, o work with renewed earnoet ftces lor the inainft-nahr-e und Improvement if our nobis heritage and the accnmplmh Sient ot tii entia that become a great am-il. For mvself I shull ever be stimulated In ry mp; nuns for the. rifHre ot the empire Y thr !- -ollect'on of a tribute of loyally Ind B5-ctton which has louched me deeply. The kitij and the prince of Wales landed It F.uBt Ccwes today and visited Osborne ouse. During the morning the king marked the tpot occupied by the comn containing Queen FlctorU's b.Jy on ths deck of the royal facht Victoria and Albert. A brass croaa ta set luto ths deck, boring the words: Here rested the beloved remains of fcura V''iu;i(. fi'jtn Fc:;iihrv 1 to Frbru fry t. Vn. Born May 24, 1S:9. Died J&n pary 22, Jw'l. LUST PROTECT THEMSELVES taaadtaaa Advised to ?la Leuttr See 1'hetr Uttkrtt SJnaterea t, tutted Staters Prodaieta. HALIFAX. N. S., Aug. 15. Hon. John I. taxtt, CDai:in n.lnlster ot pulllc works, lo a speet h before ths Cauadlan Manu facturer' a.x Uti-m, declared that Can sdlAna ciuat no lonser see their markets liaughtered by American manufacturers Ind the great tiaie of tba continent carried through Amcrlian chaunels. The remedy I proposed was lmproveoient of the Cao tdlaa waterways und a higher tariff. "V'e a.u! (, be aald. "trac.oort froia vent lo east tb rough Canadian c:ii!u!s. Tut tountry utual be united by cteepir tisns ortatloa and a strong Canadian tarl3. rhs shortest route to the st-aboard Ii leatlned to b the great carrying highway, lot only ot the Canadian wheat fieUs. but If the nhole American ccotluent. We have I route froon Georgian bay to Liverpool, 100 Hies shorter than via New York. Tb Cauadiaa Pucifio railroad ind tba graud trunk tuuat oik together to carry that trade via Ctuiadtaa rom. The c. 'l ister stated that Canada woulj looa hava a taut Atlantic Hue and that Halifax lu winter and QjeLeo In summer Sere Ua L.ta.ai tct!i.iula. GRAVE FEARS FOR BOYACA rolomblan Onnhnat Thonsrlit to Have Besi Captared or Foan. dered ait Seau KINCSTOV, Jamalra, Aug. 15. The British steamer Florldan, from Liverpool July 14 for Weat Indian and Central Amer ican ports, arrived here todsy from Colon snd reported conatdersbls Insurgent, activ ity Id ths neighborhood ot the lathmus An attack on Panama was fcaM-. the Columbian government was mSAiu tren uo ' efforts to largely reinforce the garrl v -e and at Colon. 4 ''.., recent battle at Agtia Dult ,,t ofBcers ti ported that the gov r"0iomi,a dtaimed the lnsuriintH . ' ut that It was be lieved at Colon . undecisive. 'gagement was . When Florldan Jet. olon no news had been received concerning the Colom bian gunboat Boyaca. which left Panama July 19 for Agua Dulce, and It was feared that It bad either been captured by the In surgents or had foundered, with th inn soldiers which it had oa board. BAN J08B DE COSTA RICA, Aug. 15. News has reached here from the.ramn nt the Colombian revolution a Ir the Agua uuice oinirici mat alter a havsl engagement the CoTnmblan government gunboat Boyaca was captured bv the CnlnmMsn r.vMnt ins ists. Tbrse hundred government soldiers and Generals OrtU and Heano and supplies of munitions of war and provisions were csptured with Boyaca. The Colombian revolutionists are also aald to have secured gasoline launch which was in the government aervlea. According to advices received br fmm tho isthmus Boyaca left Panama July 33 With SCO trOODS Of the I'nlomH.n inr.rn. ment on beard destined to reinforce ths command of the government general. Mor ales Bartl, at Agua Dulce. Boyaca was said to have been attacked bv the revolutionary fleet and obliged to retreat, since when notning has been beard ot the venae! on the Isthmus. MARIETTA AT LA GUAYRA lotted States Warship Arrives at Vrneaaela. Port Mark Sooner Than Bswea Anticipated. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. Tie only Infor mation from Venezuela received by the au thorities here today was contained In a ca blegram from Commander Kodgers of Mari etta merely announcing bla arrival at Lo Guayra. He reported yesterday from Port cf Spain the results of his trip up the Ori noco. Minister Bowen, In a cablegram to the Elate department yesterday, was solicitous for ths presence of an American warship i uusyra. - ihe arrival jmere oi aaart- etta probably relieves his anxiety. WILLEMSTAD, Curacoa, Aug. IB. A cor respondent of the Associated Press has bad an Interview with General Crus Monagas, chief of the Venezuelan revolutionists at Barcelona, In which General Monagas said foreigners might be sure no coercion would be applied to them. According to General Monogaa the revolutionists have divided their forces Into two sections, each taking 1,004 men and upward.. One divi sion of 8,000 men, commanded- by Genera Matos and General Domingo Monagas, Is at Orltuco, awaiting an attack by President Castro, who Is at San Caatmiro. General Monagas added that the revolutionists' tel egraph lines reached to many points, en abling them to keep themselves .better in formed than the government, and claimed that Culdad Bolivar and two-thirds of the country were still lo the possession ot the revolutionists. Ths United States gunboat Marietta has returned to La Guayra from the Orinoco river. THOUSANDS VIEW THE ABBEY Opened to Olvo tho Pnblla an Oppor tunity of Seeing tho Coro nation mttlasra. LONDON, Aug. 15. The plan of opening Westminster abbey, to give the public an opportunity to view the coronation fittings. has Involved the authorities immeasurably and Is proving to be a much mors trouble some task than had! been Imagined. Wednesday the admission fee tu tl.25 and yesterday It was reduced to CO cents. Oreat crowds inspected the building during these two days, but this morning ths rata of admission was further reduced to U cents and throngs past all ' calculations congregated long before the doors were opened. , By noon the line extended a mils to the westward of ths abbey, in closely packed ranks. A small army of police was called out to keep order. The people passed through the turnstiles at the rate of J. 600 an hour. Although thouaanda turned away, giving up hope of entering, the Una was Mill growing up to the middle of the afternoon. THIRD REID ARBITRATOR Peter Archibald Named 1st Adjnat anent of Railroad Contractor's ( latin Against Newt oandland. ' ST. JOHNS, N. P., Aug. 15. Justice Em erson of the supremo court today named Peter Archibald to be third arbitrator In the adjustment of ths Reld railroad claims Mr. Archibald waa formerly chief engineer of the Intercolonial railroad of Canada. The claim of Mr. Reld, a railroad con tractor,' against New Foundland is for 3, 0C0.C0O. A dissatch from St. Johns last night quoted a prominent member of the colonial government: "The solvency of the colony dVpends upon the outcome of this arbitration." A St. Johns dispatch on August 12 said public feeltug there favored the appoint ment of an Englishman rather than a Cana dian as the third arbiter. THOUSAND PERSONS DROWN Floods In Kwana; Province, Chlaa, Do Terrible Damage to In habitants. LONDON, Aug. 1. Iu a dlapatch from Hong Kong the correspondent of the Dally Exprca aaya there have been terrible floods in Kwang province In which l.ouO persons were drowned. Several huu.es collapsed at Hong Kong and twenty persona wera drowned. Danger is Kow Over. BANGKOK, Aug. 15. Great aoilety pre vails hers because no teltgratns bavs ban received from Europeans in the north since ntue days ago, when the 8hacs attacked Lakon and were repulsed. Tae lelejraph Hue la open. Offlclal reports are reassurlug. I atctr Vrenrh Ifmim aft hmM 4m ney, occupied Fbrao and it Ls reported the baae were defeated with a loss cf Zoo. Ihe danger la believed to le over aud tUs Furopeaat are uauio!kt. FIFTY DROWN IN TIDAL WAVE Dispatch from Oali&c&n Tills of Fearful Loss of Life at AltaU, Iftxics, SMALL COAST TOWNS ARE DESTROYED Death List 1st These Smaller Ports la Believed , to Be Very Heavy and Utollef Is Being; Sent ST. LOUIS, Aug. 15. A special to the Globe Democrat from Austin, Tex., says: A dispatch from Culiacan, Mex., says the lower .portion of ths city of Altata on ths Pacific coast. Just west of Culiacan bas tieen completely destroyed by tidal wave and no leas than fifty people are known t" .have drowned. The loss of life may be 4 ' eral times that number. Ths propel ty loss Is heavy, it is reported that several smaller coast towns situated above Altata were completely washed away by the small tidal wave and that ths loss of life lo these smaller ports Is very heavy. Relief for the sufferers of Altata will bo cent from Culiacan. MEXICO, Aug. 15. A telegram received hers tonight stated that a rumor waa cur rent in the United States that fifty persona were drowned In a tidal wave at Altata, Mex. Nothing la known hers of such a happening. Altata Is a seaport town. CARTER MAKES AN APPEAL Asks American People to Snsnend Judgment In Hla Caao and Likens Himself to Drey fas. DULUTH, Minn., Aug. 16. Captain Ober lln M. Carter appeals to the American people to suspend Judgment against blm and. likens himself to Captain Dreyfus of France In a letter written to his chief counsel, Judge H. O. Stone, who Is now In Duluth. Carter asks that his desire be made through the press to his fellow countrymen. The letter follows: I wish to say that all ths evideriro showa that I have never stolen a single cent from the government or ever received a cent paid Cy the governor to Oaynor and Greene, nor to any other contractor. I am prepared to show where 1 got every cent of money 1 ever had or ever spent. Under such circumstances I ask- the American people to suspend Judgment against me until I can have a regular trial and be given opportunity to prove my entire inno cence and honesty and clear myself of the outrageous and ruinous charges filed raint me. 1 ehall be sble to prove be yond a doubt that 1 did my duty without f-ar or favor and that the government never lost a single cent through any work done under my charge. I feel thai I have suffered an unjust and -disgraceful lm prtxoninent without being guilty of any wrongdoing whatever. I propose to fight aa hard to Captain Dreyfua fought and even witn an overwneinuna- pumio opinion against me. This Is ths first statement Carter haa Issued since bis Incarceration, according to Attorney Stone. . PREVENTS CORONER'S INQUEST Undertaker Denies Body of Charles J. Allen to Jory at : . . " s ,- Tevnano. ... : -. -r'- TAMPA, Fla.. Aug. 15-Ths preliminary hearing' which was to have been granted today to Manuel Chavsse, ths Cuban who yesterday killed Charles J. Allen and dan gerously ' wounded Mrs. ' Allen, has been postponed. Mrs. Allen's condition Is crit ical, but aha Is under the surveillance ot a detective. A coroner's Jury, organised to bold an Inquest on Allen's body, waa refused ad mittance to - the ' undertaking- establish ment, the proprietor declaring the sheriff had ordered bin to prevent an Inquest be ing held. An autopsy was beld by several physicians, but no report bas . bsen mads public. Cbavess Is confined in Jail . here. In a statement be says he waa assaulted by Allen, whom, be claims, bs owed for a buggy. He states Allen called blm Into his house and assaulted blm. In ths alter oation bs ahot Allen and Mrs. Allen, who attempted to separate them, was also shot. ELKS LEAVE SALT "LAKE CITY Hake Their Oet-Away from Utah City by Train Loads, Majority B- y tnrnlag Homo. SALT LAKE CITT, Aug. 15. This was "get away" day for ths delegates to ths Benevolent Protective Order of Elks' con vention, which came to a close last night, and all day members ot ths fraternity bavo been leaving the city by train loads. Many of the delegates will extend their pleasure trip to California and the north Pacific; others have arranged to . tour Colorado enroute east, while not a few will remain In Utah resorts until ths middle of next week. , At tbe Elks' club toiiiglil ag lixfuruiil re ception waa tandered to the grand officers. Past Grand Exalter Ruler Charles E. Pickett and party left this morning In their special train for Ban Francisco and other California points. After a trip through California the party .will go to Yellowstone National park, after which they will return to their homes In Iowa. PHILIP D. WATKINS AGAIN Man Who Eloped with Hand Shonfeld Tnrna Up In Seattle, Washington. SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 15. Philip D. Watklna, who Is being looked for by Plnk erton detectives in every part of the United States snd whose sensational marriage to Mies Maud Bhrnfeld. daughter of an Omaha man, a few weeka ago, preceding that young woman's complete disappearance, boldly cauie Into Sealtlo about a week ago and reg istered at a leading hotel uudrr his own name. He waa la this city two dnys. Dur ing that time be went to the National Bank of Commerce and ' presented , a check for 1100 signed and endorsed by himself and drawn on a bank of Amesbury, Msts., which the Seattle bank cashed. A few days after ward the National Bank of Commerce learned that ths check was worthless. A complaint was sworn to charging Watklna with obtaining money under false pretenses. All efforts to locate the man have failed. INDIA FAWNERS SERIOUS Reports Indicate Hick SoSerlag la Entlro Coaatry for Lack of Stain. LONDON, Aug. 15. Official and other rs porti from India declare the famine altu tloa there is becoming more serious owing . a K . t . W Mf . 1 . W V . - . . - - .... v ufetawMb klWIMb 11' entire country and especially la the Bom bay presidency. There has ben a great Uicrease la the number of natives to te Oive tUL GUESTS OF THE PRESIDENT Prominent Meat front Yarloos Sretlot of tho f'oontry Take I.nncheoat . t ft'aaramore Hill. OTSTER BAT, Ai:g. 15 . Tbe president today gave orders that bereafter the names of enlisted men of the stiny who dls In ths Philippines be cabled lo this country ones In every two Weeks. When ths vol unteer army was la the archipelago it was the custom to cable 'hs casualties, but on ths withdrawal ! I bat army ths practice waa discontinued. Ths subject waa dlncussed while the pres ident was entertaining a number ot vis itors at luncheon today. Amnng those who sst at bis table were: Valor Generals H. C. Corbin and 8. M B. Young, Henry Loomla, the author; Jacob A. Rlls of New Tork; Robert A. Morris, chairman of the New Tork County Republican club; for mer Governor David R. Francis of Missouri, president of the Lou'a'ana Purchase Ex position company; Henry M. Warren of Philadelphia, son of Bishop Warren of ths Methodist church, sod ('oi.cressman Mer cer of Nebraska. Tbe suMnct of cabling tbe names of the dead soldiers was broached by Mr. Rlls., He mads ths point that under the present system tho rela tives of enlisted men who ;. la the Philip pines are kept In ignorance vt this fact for eight or ten weeks, while the families of officers who' succumb are informed at once. The president was greatly interested in ths matter, and as soon as it was explained to him ordered General Corbta to Instruct Oeneral Chaffee at Manila to cable bis full casualty list twice a month. Whlls it coats on an average of tl.oO to uaoIm news to this country of tbe death of an oQcer In the Philippines, It costs sbor.t fO for each en listed man. This difference ls due to the fact that the War dernrtmrnt has code numbers for all Ita officers, while ths names of the enlisted men, loR't'ar with their company, regiment, etc., n.uBt bo sent In full. Former Governor FYancts discussed St. Louis exposition affairs with the president. Ha informed blm that the dedicatory cere monies would occur April CO next, this being the 100th anniversary of the transfer of ths ceded territory from tbe French gov ernment to tho United States. President Roosevelt promised to attend these cere monies, and further stated that he would bavs our representatives al road Instructed to uss tbelr best endeavors to induce for eign governments to bave exhibits at tba exposition. He instructed Oenerals Cor bin and Young, , who sail tomorrow on Fatherland tor Germany t3 become the guests of Emperor William during tbe maneuvers of tbe German army, to do all they could to further the Interests In Germany of the exposition. v The two army officers came today to pay their respects to tbs president befors sailing. Mr. Hereer discussed ths political situ ation in tho northwest, and hs Informed the prealdent that his recepti' (a Omaha next month would-not be coollned to one political party, but would bs participated In by all tbe citizens Irrespective ot political affiliations. ' PLAriS CF PACKING COMBINE Oms KF Firm . Absorbed la tbe . P.rooeso of Merging Alt ..... tho Companies,.' NEW TORE, Aug. 15. Nekton Morris ft Co. of St.' Leuts and Chicago are re ported to bavo. bougnt for f 5,000,000 the buslncsa of the-United Dressed Beef com pany of New Tork, which bas an extensive plant at Forty-first street and East river. This ls said to be a move in conjunction with tbe consolidation of all the dreeaed beet companies In ths west. Ths plan Is to bave Nelson Morris ft Cb., Swift ft Com pany and Armour ft Co. acquire all tbs In dependent packing establishments In . the west, and after practically all bavs been absorbed, It Is said Swift will take over tbe business of Nelson Morris ft Co., leav ing In tbe field only Swift ft Company and Armour ft Co. The plan is then to merge Swift ft Company and Armour ft Co. Into a Ingle eoncorn, which will complete tbe plans for the consolidation of ths packing house business of the United States. It ls tho preeent plan to capitalize tbs consol idated company at $500,000,000. In connection wltb tbe report that Ar' mour ft Co., Swift ft Company and Nelson Morris ft Co. are working In barmony, It Is said tho three concerns bave Just bor rowed Jointly $6,000,000 from a prominent Chicago trust company. Ths entire loan was taken by this slngls trust company, and It la understood that It was afterward di vided and ls now beld by a half doten prom inent banks In Chicago. NEGRO CONFESSES HIS GUILT He Is Threatened with Lynching and After a Desperate Straggle Hannges to Escape. MILWAUKEE, Wis.. Aug. 15. A special to tbs Journal from Lodl, Wis., says: A negro brutally assaulted Anna Zimmermen, daughter of a farmer living about a mils east of ths village of Dane, last night, and after leaving her In a senseless condition, returned after several hours to the scans of bis crime and confessed to ths woman. A poaso waa formed and the negro caught, but after a desperate struggle bs managed to escape and is now at large. Lynching ls threatening if bo is captured. Ths girl's condition ls serious. DECLARES BEATTY A EEAT Balvanern Mining Company Chnrgoa New York Broker with Con. flscatlon of Stock Pnnds. NEW YORK, Aug. 15. Herbert B. Bratty, aged 2 years, a broker, waa arraigned In the Tombs police court tenia y, charged by W.' T. Wblie, secretary and treasurer of ths Balvsnera Mining company, with not accounting for funds and a took of the com pany amounting to tlT.ttK). Beatty was put in cuotody of his counsel tor exami nation on August IS. Tbs complaint alleged that Beatty bad at various tlmea disposed of four blocks of ths company'a stock and bad failed to go count for tbe proceeda. PRICE OF COAL GOES UP Advanced to Nino Dollars for Aalhra. etto In Indianapolis with tho Bnpply Nearly Gone. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 15. The pries of anthracite coal bas Jumped to 19 In In Idlanapolls. Tba price waa flxc i of ttta month at $7.50 a tc fixed tbs first on bv the oo&l exchange and bas been beld ' at that usv, uui wivsb ui vt. u,ii, iM-i um V sold all tbelr hard coal and tbe supply is In ths hands of a few. It ls estimated that there ars not over l.OoO teas ot actbrncits in ths city fur sals. ITINERARf OF PRESIDENT Dasirsi to Kales as Fsw Epsoclss is Fscsi- lie Dsring Eis Trip. NO CHANGES FROM THE DATE ANNOUNCED Plying Trip Throngb Nebraska September ST nnd Arrive In Osiska In Time to Review as riitts, (From g Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. (Special Tele gram.) President Roosevelt's Itinerary tor his northwest trip ls about completed, al though there ars gaps bers and there to bs connected op which may prevent Its official promulgation for some little time. Enough Is known, however, to state on authority that there have been no changes in bis plans, so far aa Nebraska la concerned, as published In The Bee of a fortnight ago. Hs will arrive in Omaha late In ths even ing September it and during tbs night bis special train will bs pulled to Kearney on the Union Pacific. On ths morning of September 27 he will make g flying trip through tbe South Platto country, witb short stops at division points, arriving in Lincoln between 4 and 5 o'clock. After a short rest at the, capital be will go to Omaha In time to review the Ak-Sar-Ben parade, but be does not deslrs to Bosks a speech on that occasion, although hs may be persuaded to deliver a short address. A gentleman connected wltb tbs Whits House stated today that It was not tbe president's Intention to make many speeches on his northwestern trip. That while bo was scheduled to make speeches at various reunions throughout ths coun try, be would husbsnd his strength as much as possible, because bs recognised what an enormous amount ot country ho contemplated covering witbln ths Urns sst for the trip. The president will enter Iowa from South Dakota on tbe morning ot September 28, making short stops at Arlon and Denlaon on his way from 8loux Falle. S. D. to Sioux City, la. Ho will spend about two hours at Bioug City,., arriving there late In ths afternoon of September 28. Later be Mil go on to Omaha and thence to Kearney for his daylight run through tbs South Platte country on September 17, arriving at Omaha about 8 o'clock. From Omaba he will go to Topeka, Kas, and after two days In Kansas and Missouri be will again enter Iowa, taking ths southern route, bis first stop being at Ciarlnda. From there be will go to Vanwert, thence to Osceola and Des Moines, where he will stop for an hour or so. ' From Des Moines tbe presi dent's itinerary calls for stops at Oska locea and Ottumwa and bs will leave tba atnup ni bwiiuia oa ine . morning: oi Octo ber L " ' . While tbs president's Intention Is to stop only at Bloux Falls In South . Dakota, efforts are being made to get' blm to stop at Yankton, and the South Dakota delega tion is g unit to. this snd, having Jolnad In g telegram asking, the president not-to leave out Yankton. .- - WESTERN MATTERS AT CAFITAL Several Appelntmente Made la the In terior ail Poetofltce De- ' ' part me sis, (From g Stall Correspondent) WASHINGTON, . D. C, Aug. ' 16. (Special.) Tbe comptroller of the cur rency bas authorised tba First National Bank of Toronto, S. D., to begin business with g capital ot $25,000. ' Tbe St. Paul National bank of St Paul, Minn., has been approved as reserve agent for tbe First National banks at Brltton, Yankton and ' Toronto, 8. D. Mlsa Ruth Cooper,' of the Dalles, Oregon, has been re-Instated aa teacher at Genoa, Indian school, Nebraska. Miss. Helen M. Eaton, of Omaba, bas been appointed stenographer and typewriter at the land office at Broken Bow, Neb. . Charles B. Wlneger and George E. Davis have been appointed clerks in tbe post office at Watertown, g. D. , William Smith bas bsen appointed sub stitute letter carrier at Kearney. Nab.; Alfred W. Stubbs at Des Moines, la., and Oliver F. Chapman substltue clerk at Sioux City. ' Jesse M. Mullen, of Columbla'City, M. L. Ely of Adair and Frank E. Loenr ot Lone Tree, la., bave all been appointed railway mall clerks. ' Postmasters appointed: Iowa Homer 8. Olds, Ralston, Carroll county. South Da kota; John Y. Kennedy, Blackhawk, Mead county; Nlles Stovern, Crawford, Roberts county, ' IMPERIAL DECREE ISSUED Minister Conger Transmits to State Department Deeantsl Concern ing; Indemnity Fonda, WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. Minister Con ger, at Pekin, bas transmitted to the Stats department the Imperial decree concerning the raising of funds la ths eeveral prov inces tor tho payment ' of Indemnity ex acted by the powers aa g result . ot i tbe Boxer uprising. Ths decree directs that there shall be no extortion and that ths people must not be irritated. The viceroys are commanded to do away wltb what will causs frletion and needlesa severity.' Tbs decree de clares that it any are "found out In their old tricks" and "filling their own pockets," they will be severely dealt with. Minister Conger also sends g proclama tion ot tbe viceroy of Cbl LS. In which ths peopls ars warned against carrying arma. Reference ls made to the Boxer troubles and tbe viceroy ssys old scores must not be rsked up. "The people ad ths Chris tians must not retaliate against each other." concludes the proclamation, "but forever be at peace wltb each other. Trem ble and obey." PLANS FOR PEKIN BUILDING Expert Architect Is to Be Seat to China t by the Treaaary Department. WASHINGTON. Aug. 15. Complying wltb the request of ths secretary of stats, tbs Treaaury department will detail an expert architect to go to Pekln, China, to com plete ths plana and apeclflcatlons for tbe new United States legation buildings there and superintend their construction. Tbe French architect who performed a like service for bis government and who was engaged to plan and construct the buildings for ths United States baa gone to Francs and will not return. As bis piaus u tuv Vituatu fiVutau'iv, lilu- uter Conger bas aaked that a competeiit architect be sent from ths United States. Tbe selection ot a tuaa will be made very soon. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forereat for Nebraska Fair Saturday and Sunday. Temperatoro at Omaha Yeaterdnyi Hear, Dear. Hear. 'Dear, fl n. ....... e4 l p. ra TSI su m..'. ... ) p. m T T m. m T S p. m TS ft aw an f)T p. an T.I at. TO Bp, ra...... Til to su ta Tl p. ra...... TH It su n Tl T p. m Tl 1 sn ... TS ft p. we TO 9 p. m...... tts STORM STRIKES KENTUCKY Street Railway Trafllo Interrdpted nnd Many Residences Damaged. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Aug. 15. A severe storm prevailed bers this afternoon. The wind blew at tbe rats of fifty-eight miles sn hour, nearly an Inch of rain fell la g quarter of an hour, while the temperature dropped 20 degrees In as many minutes. A number of telephones wers burned out by lightning and shads trees were blown down In all parta of the city. Street car traffic was Interrupted la sev eral places for more than an hour. Several residences In the suburbs bad windows blown In and damage dons to furnishings. CHARLOTTE, N. " C, Aug. 15. There bave been a sertee of severe electrical, wind, ball and rainstorms In this section of ths stats for three nights past At Statesvllle a hotel was struck by lightning and destroyed. At Concord St Andrews' Lutheran church waa blown down and Its timbers scat tered. Ths Odcll cotton mills were dam aged to the extent of $8,000; the Llpbard mill was unroofed and the Cannon Manu facturing' company wag damaged to the extent of $2,504. Tbe property damage In the town Is estimated at $25,000. Fetsor Morris, colored, was drowned la a swollen stream. REDUCTION ON GRAIN RATES Prealdent Hill Saye They Will Go Into Effect Within a ,Wek, ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 15. Tbe reduction In grain rates promised Minnesota and tbe Dakotas by ths Great Northern and North era Pacific systems will go Into effect. President James J. Hilt of the Graat North ern sutd tonight within a week. Mr. Hill and hla party returned hero from tbelr four weeks' western trip this evening. "Ws wilt lower grsln rates In the north west within g week," Mr. Hill said. "Ws want tbess . rates to benefit northwestern ??r?? "r "" Ibam Wactlea In titna to move the immense crop of the northwest VTbS reduction will cover tbe entire northwest, and other linos than the coast Unas will Join In them. Farmers every where will get benefit" ' Tba railways agreed to reductions both of merchandise and grata rates which, offhand, will amount la ths aggregate to a saving to the producers of $2,2X5,000. This; saving Is represented ta th total ot the reductions la grata and msrcbandiBO rates which, havo been made alnoe the first of the year. RAILWAY MEN MAY STRIKE Employee of Chleavgo City Roast to Ask Permission of Fedcra . ttoat to Go Oat. , CHICAGO, Aug. It Aa attempt will bs made tomorrow to get the permission ot tbe executive committee ot tbe Chicago Federation of Labor for strike ot tba employes of ths Chicago City railway. This will be done at a Joint meeting of ths officers of the federation and ths executive committee of the union, composed of the Union Tractiou and Chicago Street Railway companlea. After this tneetlng tbe Chi cago City men will report to a . general meeting. - At both gatherings tbe matter will be thoroughly thrashed over. Should the federation officials sanction a strike tbs men opposed to such action will carry the matter before tbs meeting of the gen eral federation oa Sunday and make a final light. " . BLIZZARD UNDER ARREST Mast Who to Wanted for Doaea Crimes Caaght at Battle, Wye. mine. DENVER Aug. 15. A special to the "News from , Battle, ..Wyo., saya: Frank Bltszard, against whom cbargea of at tempt to murder, horse stealing, robbery and other crimes are made, and who has been sought by the officers for a year or more, was arrested hers today and taken to Rawlins to Jail. Bliitard was hero last night, and in a saloon a Mexican claimed to recognise him as the man who killed bis brother.' Tho Mexicans present sur rounded Bliitard, when tbe Americans In the room interfered, and after g brief flgbt. In which BHnard waa wounded in the leg, he escaped. His wound proved so serious, however, that be returned to Battle for medical attention, when bs was ar rested. ' HOLD TRADE CHECKS ILLEGAL United States District Attorney ot Kansas Makes Haling on . Their I'aage. KANSAS CITY. Aug. 15. According to g ruling mads by tbs United States dis trict attorney of Kansas, trads checks are Illegal their issuance and circulation are punishable by a tu ot 1500 or Imprison ment for five years. By trads check ls meant the bit of metal which bears tbe Inscription: "Good for cents In trade." Tbe aecret will prosecute persons who Is sue such checks. Movements of Ocean Vessels, Aag. IB. At New York Arrived Fuersf Bismarck, from. Hamburg-. . At Pont t'enarla Passed Aller, from New Yolk, fur 4Jlbralir, Qcuoa and Naples. At Cherbourg Arrived Graf WaMcrsee, from New York, im Plymouth, fur Hatin burg, and protedfd. fcntted C'olumliia, from Hamburg and Houthuuiplon, tor New York. At Boulogne Si.r Mer Bulled Noordam. from Hottrtanm. for (New York. At Oiieenalown Kepurted ttrurla, from New York, for this port and Uverpool, twenty-riv iiul-s went ot Fustnet at 1 a. m. by wlrelefi telegraphy, fched New Eng land, for iioetou. At fchlmineski Arrived Ping Buey, from OUsgow and Liverpool, via r:napore, Hoi.g Konic. etc.. for Yo&ohsm. lcturla, B. C., and Tacoma. At Huuihaitipton Wallsd Columbia, for New York. Ai rived oouthwark, from New York. At Plymouth Arrived Graf Walderaee, f-nn, Naa Vl.rlC "At Havre Arrived LeBretagna, from New York. At Liverpool Arrived Celtic, from New York. r?aUr4 Htiiiovei tun. for Boston. At aiwvtile bailed ttUlopla, tut New York, , HALE IS RE-ELECTED Army tf Philippines Imiifs oa Preaidint Serving Seoofid Term. ENTIRE TICKET CHOSEN BY ACCLAMATION Each Hams in E?psrt of Komissting Com rcitUs Hiartily Ohsersd, ST.. PAUL GETS REUNION OF NEXT YEAR KinnuoU Capital Wins Oat Over liil wsnies, Pittsburg aid PsrUsnd. VETERANS LEAVING FOR THEIR HOMES Every Visitor Register Appreciation of Coaaell Bluffs Hospitality and Vote of ConSdenee la tho Society's rataro. National Society Officers Elected. President - ?-I,,A1yER GENERAL "iRVINd It ALE, Denver. First Vice President ilISHTf!.NANT "URUKON DONALD MACRAE, Council iilufts. Second Vice Preolrlent BREVET BRlOADIEK GENERAL ' -T-v. S-lltHiiP B- FROST, Evanaton, III. Third Vice President wRi(,AI?Ih:H GENERAL. CHARLES KINO, Milwaukee. Fourth Vice President , -ie.hCSfAi,EL,,JO,IN w- POPE, Denver. Fifth Vice President MFTrVi1 GENERAL W1IJJER g. METCALrK., Lawrence, Kan. Sixth Vice President C,A,PT.AIN H- CROW. Connelle vllle, Pa. Secretary F. M. BCHUTTE. St. Pa'ul."Minn;" ' Treasurer " FIRST LIEUTENANT C, a LEWIS, Denver. Chsplaln REV. JAME9 .MAILLEY, Nebraska, Reunion City, 19ul Bt. Paul. Mlna Nebraska Society Officers Elected. President CAPTAIN LINCOLN WILSON. Lin coln. First Vice President LIEUTENANT C. M. RICHARDS, Omaha. Second Vice President CAPTAIN MARTIN HERPOL 8HEIMER. Lincoln. , Third Vice President . LIEUTENANT MLAUGHLIN, Bea trice. Secretary LIEUTENANT A. T. PACKWOOD, Unco n. Treasurer LEE H. 6TONER, Lincoln Place of Meeting Left to the Kxecutlve Committee. L!;bU .cut! Sttcp, ;cjj!;r, rtttpt ScsJ- 1 aesa knows, you need to, for It's something you haven't done to any considerable ex tent since you reached Council Bluffs last Tuesday to attend the third annual re union of the National Society, Army of tba ' Philippines. You captured the town, bad its people at your feet and rained the deuce wltb the plans of Its eligible young men, for the . time being, so, what more can you waatT ' Besides, -you are to do tho same thing at St. Psul next year and you aeed to rest . , between times. Today It's oft with the khaki and on with tbe workaday uniform. You're out ot tba ranks of ths military and back In tbe ranks of tbe tolling, with only a memory to cherish. . But It's probably a right pleasant mem ory, for It was a successful meeting. Vis itors snd entertainers conspired to make It so. . Tbs business was finished yesterday at noon and for the rest ot tbe day the vets bad nothing to do but roam the parks, bold tete-a-tetes tn the hotel cor ridors or home parlors and get ready to depart. General Halo Goes Homo. General Hale, the re-elected, after a drtvc with Lieutenant Macrae, took a $ o'clock train for Denver, but some of tbe others of the Colorado delegation remain, until Sunday. The Iowa men and tbe Nebraikana ' left on tbs afternoon and evening trains, some of the latter going first to Omaha. Generals King of Milwaukee and Frost of Evanaton Isft for home on an early evening '. train. Tbe twenty-live Mlnnesotans left at 1:05 over tbs Illinois Central. Ths regulars returned oa their ' special to Fort Crook at I o'clock yesterday morning. Tbe business session bad been brief. It ' didn't convene until nearly 11 and final ad journment was taken within aa hour. Tho only business transacted was tbs election ot ths officers named above, ths selection ot St. Paul for 1803. tbe adoption of Captain Cosgravs's resolution thanking Lieutenant Macrae and Council Bluffs people In gen eral for the splendid entertainment at- . forded and the adoption of a resolution Instructing ths secretary to mail to all members printed reports of tbe proceeding ., of tbs present meeting, togetber witb cop ies ot tbs rsvlsed constitution snd bylaws. Election 1 Hoeklr e. The election of officers was accomplished in three minutes. The nominating commit- . tee made the report, and, wltb cheers for very name, ths secretary was Instructed to oast tbe ballot ot tbe society tor ths . ticVet. General Hale protested and waited long for other names to bs proposed, but very one was mute. Next year's reunion was Invited to Mil- ' waukes by General King, to Pittsburg by Captain Crow of Connelisvllls and to Port- -land. Ore., and Sioux Falls, but sentiment was all for St. Psul. Oa mottoa ot Colonel Pope tbs meeting reconsidered the report of th committee oa revision cf constitution and bylaws aud struck out ths clauss admitting sons ot member. . This was dono because it was desired by tbo Philippine islsnd veterans who ars to be absorbed. Ia future years tbsre is likely to be another change, ad mlttlag aona. 4 8t, Paul aaked that the reunion date be ' ebanged from August 13, tbe anniversary of the fH ot Manila, to aoms time In Septem ber. TtU would maks necessary a suspen sion ot a clauae in tbe bylaws and the mat- .-. tsr was left with ths sxecuttve com rait tee. Nebraska Society Affairs. Previously ths Nebraska society met at tbs Grand and elected officers. Tbs only other business wss the passing of a reaolu- , tton Instructing ths executive committee to do whatever is best for ths promotion ot tbe society's intsreats. , Tbs Nebraska stats society now has local camps as follows: Geneva, O company, first Nebraska, 51 members: Lincoln, D, 132; Omaha, L, 140; Grand Island, detached. 16; Columbus, F, 45; Beatrice, C, 72; Madi son, II, 60. Additional camps ars form ing at South Omaha (detAchad), Broken Bow, M; Nebraska City, detached; Fuller ton, B; York, A; David City, E; Beunett, I. It is expected that by next year's meeting h';br-' ; win he thorouahlv organised, with all companies in. This year's showing was not representative, because It bas bsea Impossible lo get financial matters Into proper snaps. Tbs per sapltg Us paid