Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, August 17, 1902, PART I, Page 2, Image 2
telephones flt-m. W Closs Saturdays at 1 An oocurrance that comes Ladies' that appreciate good CnVlftt. Ul iniB great onering. uome early and secure big bargains It's your last chance this season. Special Sale of Suits on Monday The balance of our stock sold Monday at the following reduced prices: ' All $25 tailor mad suit reduced to $10. All $35 tailor made suits reduced to $15. They are mostly navys and Jr. una jo oniy; At these special prices we Thompson, T. M. O. A. BVIUUMO, COB. THOUSANDS GREET GOMPERS - Prsiident of American Federation if Labor Talks at Chautauqua. ' DISCUSSES LABOR AND CAPITAL QUESTION Takes the- -Workman's Bids of the Story- ana Bars There Are Maajr Evils In System Keed ' laa; Reformation. MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, Ma., Aug 1. Several thousand persons greeted Samuel Oompers, president of the American Feder ation of Labor, who delivered an address today before the Chautauqua assembly on "Labor and Capital; the Workman's Side t the Story." - Prealdent John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers, who was also to hats spoken. was unable to be present because of the sit uation in the anthracite fields. dMr. Oompers prefaced his remarks by saying that the average mind looks contrary en labor's side of the question. "The newspapers, without attempt on lay part to charge them with unfairness, usually present the labor question from the standpoint of the employer. They either get their information from employers or their representatives. It Is the same old atory, the men and women, the representa tives of labor who suffer from the same old wrong. There Is no short cut to emanci pation." . . Mr. GompeTs declared that the evil Of labor of children needs reformation. "Many states,- particularly in the south, have no laws whatever to prevent the prac tice." . "Men get rich," be declared, "from too labor of children whose bones are ground Into almighty dollars. It la a sad com mentary. Men walk the streets In Idleness In ths textile districts while the mills are tiled with busy children. Instead of labor being crowned with honor and dignity, Its rightful heritage, It Is a question of how much labor can be aqueezed out of ths laborer and how little wages he can be forced to accept In return. Talks of Shorter Hoars. Mr. Oompers discussed the question of shdrter hours at length, declaring ths coun tries of long hours were decidedly backward and denied the allegation that shorter hours would mean the decadence of the United States aa a great producing power. Ha de clared that there was no greater conservator f ths people than the labor organisations. "One hundred and fifty thousand men In ths anthracite region have bean engaged In a silent fight tor three months and there has been less violence thaq Is committed st a picnic of ordinary people on ordinary occa sions. Ths men struggling today had been reduced to a stats of serfdom, but In ths last three years they have been recast. Their manhood Is aroused, and I believe; as Ood. Is my Judge, the worst the miners have to confront Is past." (Great applause.) . Mr. Oompers declared that ths lawyer Is Incompetent to discuss the Industrial ques tion. "Ths lawyer Uvea In and studies ths past," ha said. "While he la faolng phys ically forward hs Is mentally In the dark ages." Thia observation waa brought out by the alleged remark of a Mr. Rooe. ths legal representative of the Delaware, Lack awanna A Western that there "can be no arbitration, that the miners must first re turn to work and ths companies will dis cuss ths matter with them." "We demand ths right to bs heard by counsel," declared ths speaker. ' "Just imagine tha miner being forced back to. work with an ths grievances hs may have had squeesed and starved out of him!" Mr. Oompers declared against ths pro posed government compulsory .'arbitration, Hs predicted the success of the anthracite strike. ' TROOPS QUELL DISTURBANCE Threatened Riot at Shenandoah Is '. Prevented by tha Soldiers Raid In. of Farm. Continue.. ' 6HENANDOAH. Pa.," Aug. 16. Thla town, after a night of excitement, U "again aa met as It has been for ths last two weeks. After midnight the streets were clear of all perse ns except ths sentries. The quickness wl;h which ths troops were marched Into the foreign quarter, where the alsturbaace occurred, opened ths eyes at ths people of ths town. They feel that Dragged'Down Feeling In the loins. Nervousness, unrefreahlng sleep, despon dency. Xi la Urns yda were doing something. The kidneys were anciently called ths reins In your case wey are itulding tus reins and driving yoa Into serious trouble. Hood's Sarsaparilla Acts elth ths most direct, baneficlsl eflect on lbs kidneys. It contain the best and sale. I suosiauoettwf ourreaLog and totdng Umm orgaua. B, Aug. 17, 1903. P. 11. During July anil August. The Final Closing Out of Summer at 5c per yard. Commences Monday morning at 8 o'clock. only once a year. material will take advantage of fine tailor made suits will be black, all are silk lined, sizes 31 can not make alterations. Beldeh sXo. 10TB AJUD Danoi.it no matter what occurs ths troops will bs able to promptly quell any disturbance. The. raiding of farms- In - tha Catawlssa valley by strikers continues. The sheriff has been appealed to by ths farmers and a a result ths brigadier general today sent ths governor's troop on a march through that region. General Oobln today officially Inspected the Twelfth regiment. It was expected thst the Waj-nke washery i uuryea wouia resume operations today ana a crowd collected anticipating trouble, Sheriff Jacobs and a lar. innw e An. ties were present, but none of ths former employes of ths washery reported for work uu no attempt waa mads to resume. Strike Firm as Ever. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Aug. l."The strike in the anthracite region la firm as the everlasting hills. Confidence and quiet icigu supreme. Buch Is "the strike synopsis" of ths situ ation In the anthracite field, as published In this WMk's Issua of tha Mln Wiw Journal, ths official organ of ths United anuti iromers or America. The fourteenth week of the strike has cloned and th. agers declare that the strikers, are stronger iuu mica in. sinae wss declared. "The fact that 179,000 men remain , on atriks for that period," said W. B. Wilson, secretary-treasurer, today, "without a sign of a break In ths ranks, la the strongest argument that I know of la favor of ths luetics of their claims. If sven a portion of that, number had been receiving even living wages before the strike It would be next to Impossible to keep them from re turning to work. "While tho. strikers are being cared to. In the best possible manner, there Is noth ing In the provision made which would make a man prefer to live In idleness If it were possible to earn a living In the mines." Wilson says there Is no fixed arrange ment for the distribution of tha money and supplies which srs provided by ths national organization. The census bureau saya ths average family consists of five members and on this basis the miners' organization Is caring for 893,000 men, women and chil dren. N , "I do not believe there Is any way to whip the striking miners unless It Is to starvs them out." Wilson said. "And I do not see any very grave danger of that com ing to pass." Largs sums srs received dally by Wilson for ths strikers' fund. This Is all sent to the strike region as rapidly aa received. CLARKSBURG. W. Vs.. Au inrm. the signing of the seals by ths Merchants' uoai company of Tunnelton It la thought that tha miners' strlks In this Ai.iyi t... corns to sn end. The miners gained all they asked for. KNOXVILLE. Tenn.. Au. is TV- ! committee of the district Mine Work ers and tt.e Coal Creek and Jellico oper atora reached an agreement toAav. i. vance of 1V4 cents per ton on screened coal ana i cent per ton on run-of-mlns was granted by tho operators. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Two Substitute Clerke Appointed for South Omaha pM(taet- Other Festal News. (From Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Aug. 18. (Special Ts!e gram.) B. C. Borders Is innnint ..j -- - frwv master at Etock, Jerauld county, 8. D., vice Amelia L. Fairfield, resigned. Ths comptroller of the currency has ap proved the application of 8. L. Moors of Boone. Ia.; C. C. King, J. I. Hoetetter. V. O. Ollger of Colorado, la., with $25,000 capital. , The National Punk of Commerce of Kan aaa City has been approved as reserve agent for the Centervills National bank of Cen terville. Ia. Claude E. Verry of Genoa. Neb., has been appointed tagger In connection with tba Bureau of Animal Industry. Justin F. Badgerow and Reuben A. John son are appointed subatltuts clsrks In ths postofflce at 8outh Omaha, Neb.; Clara N. Lloyd and Olenn A. Deloy, clerks at Tank ton, 8. D., and Charlea R. Ingram, sub stitute clerk st Ottumws, Ia. SAY THEY WERE "KIDNAPED Shopmen Taken from Indiana to Cheyenne by lalou Paelne Tell Remarkable Story. CHETENNB, Wyo.. Aug. U.-The Union Pacific railroad received twenty-two shop men from Fort Wayne, Ind.. today, soms of whom claim they were engaged to work la the shops of ths Milwaukee road at Omaha, but that upon the. arrival .of the train there the car waa locked and guards placed at the doors and ths men kept prisoners until Cheyenne was reached. Upon their arrival here aome of the men engsged an attorney, who demanded return transportation tor them, and they left for the east tonight. Railroad officials deny ths kidnaping story and aay that If ths doors of ths coach were locked at Omaha and guards placed on ths csr. It was dons to prevent strikers from Interfering with company employes snd aot for ths purposs of keeping the new men prisoners. A number of ths Fort Wayns tnsa have accepted positions la ths shops here. TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, I1ITCI1C0CK FOR CONGRESS Herdman-Bowell-Mercer Bargain Ratified tsj Democratic Convention. R. ENSOR GETS ONLY FOURTEEN VOTES Lack of Enthusiasm the One Featare of the Convention Prearranged Plans of Bosses Go Through Smoothly. Ths democratic conanetslonal convention of the Second district yesterday carried out tne piune of party leaders as outlined Id The Bes several days ago, and placed In nomination Gilbert M. Hitchcock. The ses sion occunled less than a half hour anil the only name other than Hitchcock's that was proposed was that of Dr. T.' H. En sor of South Omaha, whose atrength proved to be the twelve vote In South Omaha and two In the First ward of Omaha, against 74 for Hitchcock. Smyth had told his friends he couldn't afford the office, snd Oeorge W. Shields was mentioned only with a smile. Fred H. Cosgrove, chairman of the con gressional tommittee, pounded the table at 8:85 o'clock, and averred that tha conven. tlon was on. Nobody took Issue with this ststement, snd the speaker ventured fur ther, announcing Clark O'Hanlon of Blair as temporary chairman, and H. R. Becurd nf Sarpy county as the same kind of a secre tary, still unopposed, he moved that the accredited deleratea be seated aa the lar delegates .of the convention, snd the meeting sustained him by unanimous vote. Then Frank T. Ransom' got a chance. He moved that the temnorarv oraanliatlnn ha made permanent. Nobody objected. The chairman asked as to a platform committee. Ed P. Smith said that In lieu of any auch, be would propose tha adoption oi certain declarations or faith, which. he presented to be read. His motion prevailed me aeciaration read: We reaffirm the" pledges and principles of the Kansas City platform. We point to the tremendous growth and milltlnllnn Hnn t I . . 1. 1 1 ... ........ .aw., u.iH uuuer rpuuiRHII rule end to the enormous tribute those .iuia nan wrung irom ine American peo ple. We' voice the general demand for re lief, and to secure It we favor legislation nv rnnor... V. I V. V. 1 1 . . - - ' ...... . " ... v . . .nan iriiiuva unii duties on trust made goods and place under mil-Mil supervision ana control corpor ations which have acquired monopoly hnWMM In th, hu.tn... 1 ,3 Recent events have emphasized the de- uu.a.isu'Bvs Sti UllIALIUll 111 U1B" I putcs between capital and labor In all-J vamcm wiiciv me jjuuiiu uccuintfi a, BUTierer. ittli WA fflVAr s1irH lAtwte.lt tine at at wJ neceaeary to secure this reform. . X! . . .. w uppuae ana conaemn tne pending Fowler currency and banking bill, designed to build up a glgarUlc banking trust and the control of the banking facilities and W m aAnrl f rian il It. .M.tln. n nn Rtlnn. nnllllnAl .inH nth or... I -a, 777.. . dorse these principles and Invite their co- Nominations were called for. Fr.mk i. Weaver., on behalf of the Fourth war,, named O. M. Hitchcock. A. A. Artvr, on behalf of tha Fifth ward, seconded the nomination. A. J. Webb, on oehaif of the Sixth ward, moved to make It unanimous, but Ed Halnln of South Omaha. Imme diately proposed Dr. T. H. Ensor of that city. It was moved and carried that tha nominations close. The chair appointed as teller John ir Grossman of Omaha and John Ooss of Bellevue. Each Omaha ward voted Ita full atrength of five for Hitchcock, except ine f irst, wnicn voted thr for witoh. cock and two V for Kmnr flmith fim.k. voted lta twelve for Ensor. The iotes of tne six deiegatea at large were all given to Hitchcock. Sarpy gave him lta nine and Washington . Its - twelve. Duudee, Douglas, Chicago and McArdla were the only country precincts represented and these each gave Hitchcock Us slnela int. James Bulla of South Omaha moved to make the nomination unanimous nnt i carried with only one dissenting voice. F. L. Weaver was sent to brine- tha ran. dldata to ths convention room. Ed P. Smith moved that the r.nai.i.t- be allowed to select his own congressional committee and the motion earrled vaani mously. The convention adopted the usual roan. Iutlon empowerlne: the commute t en any vacanclea that may occur. ' The nominee arrived and ' ?,-.. t.. with cheers. After shaklna hanria .it v. the chairman hs said: . "I cannot aay that- I am entlmlv ap prised at your action, but a few days ago I certainly would have been surprised. My regret la that I wobblud so mucn in rescning a conclusion and placed myseu in a somewhat embarasslng tosl tlon. "We wsnt down to iWw h i but I believe your action todav is an Indi cation that you do not consider me solely to blame and that you now consider lhat i now nave oennite and ressonable pros pect of success, and In looking over ths Held I conclude that I am not going too far In saying that the fuslonUt. r ,1,1. district havs an excellent chance of elect ing a member of congress. The candidate It not important. We are stronger from local causes and stronger from national causea than ws wers two yeara ago or four yeara ago. There Is a distinct split In ths republican party, but I have nevar known Our forces to be more firmly unlt)d "I am a business man, but I will go int0 thla campaign to verify your expsctstlon of success. I will make aa energetic fight under the direction of ths committee and the psrty leaders. After next Monrt.. .- until this csmpalgn Is over you will And ma raif bi any time and at all times to listen to the reasonable inrmMnii n man. Besides my own success, which I naturally covet. Having had my appetite whetted, I wish to give vou of thla hi...... the long-sought onnortunltv tar celebration." When the nominee flnfahaA hi. - - ivw re- marks 'the convention adjourned. As Mr. Hitchcock baa been authnri.. name the congressional campaign commit tee It Is likely that he wfH alr h. gentlemen who conducted his campaign fcur years ago, tne cnairman of the committee tavlng been Frank Burkley. Tha. lAnt.lAAha.faa -.11 , iur a meeting or the republican congressional committee was Issued by Chairman Blackburn yesterda'y afternoon. Aernrdlnv In tha. 11 . v. . " va... m, uieei- Ing Is to bs held at the office of Mr. Black burn next Saturday aftarnnna "t .. . - - w ii,uct such buslnees aa may corns before It," but euamees is generally understood to be te make arrangements for the nomi nation of a republican candidate for eon. areas. It will than h nin.,i.,.i . - republicans of tha district whether the nom ination It to be mads under tbs Crawford system Or by delegate convention. The republican eountv a..ii has also been called to maat na.t n.i... afternoon, the place being Waahlngton hall aa m uuir t o cioca. me can issued by Chairman Ooss says ths meetjng "is to arrangs for future primaries and conven tions, end such other bualnaaa aa maw .... ulaiiy coma befors It." . E. I. Morrow, chslrman. and Peter me wls, secretary, of the people a psrty county committee have issued tha call for ths county convention of that nan v. Tha aii is for a convention for September It, 102, at 1 p. m., la Washington hall tor tha pur DOiS of nominating tha following nflirara and such other business as may bs brought before the contention: County attorney, three ststs senators, nine representatives two county commissioners, besides ths se lection of delegates to congressional and Judicial convention. Primaries are' to bs held September 11, at the last polling places, from until 7 p. m., to select nine delegates from each ward In Omaha, twenty from South Omaha and' five from each country precinct. COMMIT SUSPECTS - TO JAIL Oeear Thompson and John Claffy Be. tare Freedom Only o Be Looked I'p Again. CHICAGO, Aug. 16 Oscar Thompson wss held to the grand Jury today by juage o. w. ration on ths chargo ot Having murdered Mrs. Anna B Bartholin. At the same time John Claffy, the old atableman, who Is better known as "Daddy," was held as an accessory after the fact to the murder of Miss Minnie Mitchell. Thompson also waa held on this charge. daffy's bond was fixed at $3,000. but the court declined to fix a bond for Thompson as the murder charge, on which he waived examination, does not permit of accepting surety for the accused. The two men were taken to the county Jail. No attempt was made to give bond .for Claffy, as the pri mary object of the attorneys acting for him and Thompson was to get the prisoners out of the hands of Inspector Hunt and free from his "aweatbox" methods. Shortly before noon Attorney Michael W. Meagher appeared before Judge Patton with a petition signed by Julius Aagard, Thomp son's employer, for a writ of habeas cor pus. Notice of the application was served on Inspector Hunt Immediately with or der to bring the prisoners Into court at S o'clock. " At that hour the inspector, ac companied by tftlef O'Neill and Lleuten ants Wood and Backus, appeared with the prisoners. Assistant City Prosecutor Hugh Murray represented the police and informed the court that Inspector Hunt was pre pared to "book the priuoneti" and make formal charges against them. On this understanding Mr. Meagher agreed to withdraw his application for the prisoners' release and said they could waive examination on the charges ' filed against, them. Prosecutor Murray Immediately filed for mal charges against Thompson and Claffy, which were Supported in each case by an affidavit by Joseph D. King, accusing ths two teen. King is a patrolman at tha Englewood station and he arrested Thomp son.' "There will b no attempt to give bond for Claffy at this time," Said Attorney Meagher. "Our desire Was ' to havs him and Thompson transferred from the Hyde Park station to the County Jail, -so they will not be Subjected to the 'aweatbox process longer." ' During the afternoon Edward Counselman was arrested snd taken to the Hyda, Park police station, where Inspector Hunt learned that the prisoner had received a letter-from William Bartholin,' July 11, begging him for money.. The lettet stated that .Bartholin "waa in a heap of trouble" and must raise $60 Immediately. .- The police Itiaiucd tsday that Bartholin bad sold some furniture on. July 16 to a second-hand dealer for $5.- The furniture waa taken away, the wagon driving up to the bouse about noon. This was eight days after Mrs. Bartholin was last seen. PYTHIANS SUSPEND HINSEY Former President , of Board of Con trol Removed from Grand : Lode. . a SAN 'FRAfcClSCO, Aug. 18. The conven tion of the Suprume Lodge ot the. Knights ot Pythias will contlpue in session for a few days, but the picturesque features of the national gathering have passed Into history.. Tho Rathbpne sisters havs finally adjourned, and tonight the tenia ot the uni form rank were struck. A number of vis iting companies have already departed for other parts, pf. the . Pacific, roast, and gen Francisco. is rapidly losing., the throng. , 'of visitor that came with the encampment. The entire session of the supreme lodge today was devoted to tho case pf John A. Hlnsey, former president ot the bosrd of control of the endowment rank, who has been accused of misusing a half, million dollars. When the supreme lodge met this morn ing Congressman K E. Watson of Indiana, who Is a' supreme representative, Intro duced a resolution calling for Hlnsey a ex pulsion from the supreme lodge, on the ground that Hlnsey violated his obligation as a Pythian when he enjoined the grand tribunal of Illinois from trying -the case, and acandallzed a number of members of the supreme Jplge in his complaint. Other supreme representatives, speaking to the resolution, demanded that even more dras tic measures be taken. Supreme Represent ative Ben F. Salinger ot lows and John C. Burns of Ohio opposed the resolution. . At noon a compromise was reached, that Hlnsey should be suspended from ths grand lodge until his case shall hare been finally disposed of by the. grand tribunal of Illi nois. The vote to suspend Hlnsey was 117 ayea and 12 nays. The session then ad journed until Monday morning. The aupreme tribunal held a brief session. and considered a number of minor cases. It is reported that In the case of W.' D. Kennedy tbs decision of the grand tribunal of Illinois in expelling him from the order has been sustained. Awards of prizes la ths competition drills were made this evening. In class A com petition Victor company, No. 8 of Colorado, Captain H. A. Naylor, won first prlxe of $1,600. The second prize of $800 went to Terrs Haute company, No. t of Indiana, Captain A. C. Dudleston. Vigo company, No. 83 of Terrs Haute, Captain Coombs. captured third prise, and Kokomo company, No. 9 of Indiana, Captain R. L. Jacobs, was awarded fourth prize. , In the cavalry drill, D. D. Burns com pany, No. 43 of Missouri, was given ths prize, there being no other contestant. In the class B competition. Riverside company won first prize and Liberty com pany of Oakland, second prize. Both are California teams. In class C, Furniture City company of Grand Rapids, Mich., Captain R. K. Moore, won the prize; also tbs long distance prize. In the class A contest the Judges de clared Captain A. C. Dudleston of Terrs Haute, No. 8, to be tbs best company com mander. , WAS HEIR TO VAST 'FORTUNE I'adertaker Learns that Former Col orado Hermit Mlsht Have Be come Wealthy.' DENVER. Colo., Aug. 18. A special to the Republican from Florence, Colo., says: Ths undertaker who had charge of tbs funeral of Thomas Whaley, who died recently In a dugout near Williamsburg, two miles from Florence, where he had lived for twenty years as a hermit, has discovered that Wha ley was ths heir to a vast fortune In Eng land. On account of a love affair Whaley left his hwuiv la Northwest Durham tweniv rears go and since that time his sister, Mrs. P. Wilson of Annefleld, Durham county, Eng land, has mads constant, though fruitless. efforts to find him. Remarks dropped shortly before bis death led to ths discov ery. AUGUST 17, 1902. EMPEROR CAUSES COMMOTION Tslfjraphio Offsr af William to I ataria Creates Sams Disttniisn. TREATED AS A CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION Rights of Herman Emperor to Inter vene In Loral Affairs of the Con federate States Are Involved. BERLIN, Aug. 18. Emperor Wlllism's telegrsphlc offer to the regent ot Havana, Prince Lultpold, to donate $25,000 from his prlvste purse for buying works of art, has caused a political commotion of extraordi nary proportions. It Is treated as a constitutional question, Involving the right of the emperor to In tervene in local questions of the Confeder ate states. The expression especially ob jected to Is his majesty's "displessure st the mean ingratitude displayed" by the Bavarian diet in refusing to appropriate $25,000 for art. The ecclesiastical feeling aroused adds to tha intensity of ths feeling, for It was tbs centrists who defeated the motion out of pique at the ministry for not supporting Dr. von Tandamann, minister ot educa tion. In appointing Prof. Chroust to a chair of Wuerzcburg university. The faculty ob jected to the professor, alleging that he was a czecb. This was purely a Bavarian question, but Instantly became an Imperial question through the kaiser's telegram, every news paper In the empire taking sides and fill ing its editorial page with Its constitu tional views, those in opposition averring that hit majesty's act was only one of a series of steps tending to increase the pre rogatives of the emperor beyond the limits fixed by the constitution, sssertlng that the constitution Is what the country permits the chief executive to Interpret, and claim his msjesty is weak in not withstanding the encroachments of the'erown. Certainly, half of the country shares the emperor's sentiments, but some of bis maj esty's defenders say that his public ex pressions wore injudicious. Others assert that Emperor William's telegram was merely a personal expression of what he regarded as being a slight to a brother monarch, and aay that his offer to contrib ute the money required was simply an ac tive expression of his love tor srt. Em peror William as a subscriber for a hun dred tickets in a lottery of "Friends of Art Society" at. $3.75 each has been a con tinuous winner of prizes, and an explana tion Is printed In the newspapers because of the frequency of his majesty's name appearing as a winner on the lottery list ot the society. It is pointed out that tha emperor buys one-tenth of all the tickets, and the proceeds are devoted to the pur chase of art works for public galleries. The crisis In German electrical Industry Is occasioning much discussion regarding finding a remedy tor the present ruinous competition and bringing the producing ca pacity of the works more In harmony with th rVpf demands. The bank for elec trical undertakings of Zurich, owned by ths Allgemeine Elektrlcltaeta Geseelsbaft of Berlin, discusses ths situation in Its yearly report, just issued, and concludes that tha European electrlcsl companies must adopt the American trust Idea, getting all tba works under one management and then shutting down the unprofitable ones till the situation improves. The Blelcbroeder family hare .caused the automobile that killed Baron George von Blelchroeder, ths well-known banker and sportsman, near Cologne, June 11 last, to bs burled beside his grave In the grounds of Schloss Duertn,' not far from Cologne, and all ths members of the family have given away or sold their automobiles, of which -they had several. Saron James von Blelchroeder disposed of a magnificent French racing machine that cost $11,000 for 11,600.'. The German police are Just becoming ac quainted with the criminal possibilities of ,'Dfederate notes. A person calling him self Charlea von Hess, has been swindling extensively in 10, SO and 100 Confederate bills. He has operated by advertising In agricultural papers for a large' estate In Illinois, commenced negotiations with those who applied for It, and found opportunities for getting Confederate bills converted Into German money. He la still at liberty. CRITICISING THE ADMIRALTY Claim Made that Transports Return. Ins from Capetown with Troops Are Overloaded. LONDON, Aug. !. The admiralty la coming In for scathing criticism on account of the overcrowding of transports. Re turning colonial troopa from Capetown on ths steamers Brlttanio and Drayton Grange, going to Australia, were devastated with measles, pneumonia and pleurisy. , The stories of filthy quarters and Inadequate medicine and food rival anything charged n connection with the "fever ships" which arrived at Camp Wykoff, Montsuk Point, L. I., after the war with SDaln. Official statements from tha admiralty all deny overcrowding, but the fact remtns lhat after Indignant protests from Aus tralia the transport' Auranla, then on t'he eve of sailing from Capetown, before pro ceeding disembarked 620 officers and men, thua admitting that the ship waa crowded te this extent. Even more serious from a national point of view than the transport, remount and commissary scsndala is the problem ot caring for the hordes of discharged soldiers now clamoring for employment. There It no question but the various relief organi sations accomplished a vast amount of good throughout the war and they are still doing so. They disbursed literally millions of pounds sterling In aid of widows, orpbana and Invalids, but now ths workhouses of ths United Kingdom are filled with time expired men and in all the big towns masses of. volunteers snd reservist are vainly seeking fresh situations in place of those their employers promised to hold open till after the war, but who did not do ao. Strangely enough, while the cities are glutted with men out of employment, ths farmers in all aectlona ot the country are reported to be lamenting the wearth of fleldhands. PUBLIC. SHY OF SOUTH AFRICA Apathetle to Settlement and Develop ment of Conntry and Scarcity of Workmen Prevalent. LONDON. Aug. It. There Is a decided lack of publlo Interest in the settlement snd development of South Africa. The pub lication of a number of tentative schemes, official and otherwiae, has not resulted thus fsr In -any rush of Immigrants. In fact, the United Statea embassy seems to have sap plied the Foreign office with k large propkr tlon of the applicants for South Afrlcsn passes, many Americans having registered sppllc&tlons during the psst month. None, however, could be properly classed ss em mlarants. Ths pro-Boers ars quits gleeful at the ap parent fulfillment of their prophecies that the wages of the whites would bs lower un der the British than under the Boer regime. The alwaya acute problem of working ths mines is now mors difficult than aver. It Is said that ths snpply of workmen It tOO.OOO short ot the demand. Tba Kaffirs, Ilka ths Filipinos, are strongly disinclined to settle down to ttetdy work after ths compara tively large pay and easy life of army em ployment. The lack of agriculturists Is equally marked. CASTRO UAS PROTEST (Continued from First Page.) the extent ot difficulty met by American steamers, including those ot ths asphalt company, which operate in ths region re ferred to. At' Cludad Bolivar la the only place where ths blockade It effective and the revolutionists are showing magnani mout treatment of forelfnera there, ths tit ustlon Is relieved ot sny critical aspect a these points., Marietta Leaves l.aOeayrn. WILLEM8TAD, Islsnd Of Curacao, Aug !. The United States gunboat Marietta hint loft LaOuavra for Caoiana. atats of Bermudas, Venetuela, to protect American interests. Cincinnati la anchored St La Guayra. PUERTO CABELL0 IS SAFE Town Has Not Been Capteren or Even Attacked hf Bevolo (loatsts. PUERTO CABELLO, Venezuela, Aug. it, Puerto Cabello has not been captured nor even attacked. Monday, August 11, at 1 a. m., a marauding party of 160 men. who had been looting the adjacent village ot San Estaban, attempted te cross ths Sa vsnnah in the rear ot Puerto Cabello with their booty of cattle and horses on their way to Patanemo. They wers observed and fired on by the government outposts. Ths return Ore waa dssultory. All tha tiring waa at long range. Tha affair lasted two hours, and, although several thousand shota were Bred, there were no casualties, nor was ths slightest damage to ths city re ported. Quietness has reigned hers sines thla event. BERLIN, Aug. 10. A dispatch fecelaved here from Caracas. Venetuela, says - ths commanders of the German cruiser Falka the United States gunboat Topeka and tho Dutch guhboat Surinam, now at Puerto Cabello, have resolved In- agreement with the commandant ot Puerto Cabello, aa tol lows: In the event of the town being captured by the revolutionists the forts shall not nre on tnat portion or me town wnere ine inert v of the forelsners Is situated. emphatic protest will be made against tne bombardment or tnat quarter ny yen puifllnn WAXflhlnH. Twenty-four hours' notice must bs given or intended DomDarament. The foreign warships ars ready to em bark persons of their respective nation alitles and If necessary will aend guard ashore for their protection. LONDON EXODUS IS HEAVY Departure of Coronation Onests nan Pleasure Seekers Depresses Popu lation to Low Water Mark. LONDON, Aug. IS. Since cuivut!o ii.? the exodus from London has been continu ous, and ths population of ths city l now probably at the lowest water mark tor the whole year. Tha foyal guestt have nearly all departed, and ths American ' migration is only limited to the carrying capacity of the' Atlantic tines. A general wall la go lng up from ths hotels and boarding bouses, which have not profltsd to the extent ex pected by the coming of coronation visit oral and which are now all mora than half empty, owing to- the belated vacation' rush to the country In ths meanwhile, King Edward la hold ing a floating court on board the royal yacht Victoria and Albert at Cowes, where a number of distinguished persons dally visit his majesty. Two big receptlona have been planned to take placs on board tha yacht next week In honor of the shah ot Persia and Raa Makonnen, tha Abyssinian general. ' FIGHT FOR A SLIM REWARD Brothers tEsgsgs la Duel Over Who Now Refuses to . Marry Either.. Girt (Copyright, 190C, by Press Publishing Co.) BERLIN, Aug. 1.t-(Nsw York World C a b 1 e g r a m Special Telegram.) Two brothers named Yanslk of Eszsk, Slavonia, loved the same girl - and aha refuted to choose either and aa neither would give up his suit thsy determined to fight for her. They agreed to have no asconds, no witnesses and to fight to ths death. One pitch black night tha brothers entered a wood with lanterna, which they hung on treea fifteen paces apart, and under them they stood with revolvers. They fired Ths younger fell with a bullet through his chest and la not' expected to aurflvs. Ths elder hat a eevere flesh wound. When asked about the duel tha girl aald aha knew nothing at it, cared less and Would not have married either tor Wealth un told. ... QUEEN PAYS HOSPITAL A VISIT Finds Conditions Not te He Llklnat and Refers Them to the ' Wnr Office. , (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, Aug. IS. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Queen Alex andra and ' Sir ' Frederick Treves recently paid a surprise visit to ths Nsttley Military hospital, and at a result have aeverely crlt lclsed the treatment of ths patients. Soms of ths csuses of complaint are that tha hos pital has no aeparate wlnga for lnfeotlous esses; that gunshot convalescent! In 'tba crowded dayt ot two yeara ago were put In hutt which have been uted by fever pa tlenta; that the staircases and corridors were dirty and that parts of the hospital tmelled very offensive. Ths matter It be ing brought to ths notloe of ths Wsr office. NO FOUNDATION FOR REPORT Iavestlaatloa Shows No Attempt Was . Made to Blow. V German Im perial Yaeht. BERLIN, Aug. 16. Inquiries mads In every official quarter hers tbow that tbsrs Is no foundation for tbs report! published In ths Unltsd States by a newt agency that aa attempt was made to blow up tha Im perial yacht Hohsnzollern, off Raval, Rus sia, recently while Emperor William and the csar were on board, and that letters containing notst seemingly referring to a plot ' to atsassinata Emperor William dur ing his stay at Homburg have been found on a criminal la court la Frankfort. POULTNEY BIGEL0W HAS FALL Anther-Traveler Sustains Broken Cellar Bone si Result of ) Bicycle Accident. (Copyright. 11Ki2. by P.ss Publishing Co.) LONDON. Aug. !. (New York World Cablegram Special . TUra..) NiT has been received In London that Poultney Blgelow recently met with, s severe bicycle sscldent la Austria, as ths result of which bs Is laid up In a hospital with a broken collar boat and soma fraetursd ribs. FROM POPE TO PRESIDENT Bishop 0' Goran Pmstits Oemmtnication to BomstsU from Loo. SENDS MOSAIC PICTURE OF GARDENS Aeka that It Be Kept mm Souvenir a aa an Expression of Ills Friendly Regard for Pres ident of tutted Stntes. OYSTER BAY. N. Y.. Aug. 11-Blshoe O'Oorman of Sioux Falls, S. D., todty pre seniea to rrssident Roosevelt an autefgraph letter from Tops Leo, together with a beautiful mosala picture ot the Vatican gar dens. Tha fetter la In French and la aa follows: Mf. President; 1 am much pleased with the congratulations you addressed to ma 12 5"U'.ri.'1',,er. of Lne th ot M!"- and since, in addition to the good wishes also ex KT.TrM. hrnua:n the government of the Philippines you havs added a present of y0vI..0W.n. W0.1 m bly grateful. .L Mr will surely remem- klt- .. mn expressions of goodwill I KiU!t'r'diSon.crnlnJn Vnlled StsU Nothing could to me be more sgreeable assure yon of my continued good r.rr.'M-".'?1 "ment when the negotlst one f Governor Taft htvln ended In a satisfactory result for both elde have come to strengthen the good understand ing between the . church and the United States authorities. ,?!,-? XrFL. "faction -1 have charged Mgr. O Gorman to bring you a Mosaic picture from the workshop of the Vatican, representing our gardens; May I ask you to keep it as a souvenir and as an apresslon of my friendly regard? (Signed) " i,p;o XIH Rome, ths Vatican, July Is, 190J. Bishop O'Oorman returned several days ago from Rome, where be had been during tha progress ot ths negotiations between Ooyernor laft and the Vatican regarding the Mara' lands in the Phlllpplnee. Upon hit departure from Roma bs was Instructed by the popt to present the letter and pic ture to President Roosevelt., Tba plot a re la about two feet square., haa a hear .fit 1 frame and reaemblea aa oil painting. Dines with tho President. Bishop O'Oorman arrived here at i n o'clock and -wat driven direct to Sagamore Hill in tha president's carriage. Hs dined with ths president and left for New York on a late train tonls-ht. Before leaving Bishop O'Oorman said th.t among the questons to be settled by Gov ernor Taft and the apostolio delegation la manna are! fimdTti.2!iiJ,,0; ',PuSl! charitable Hinds held lYi charge by the church The point to be settled f which sti the chuwi Beeend. The division of property formerly held In common between th.. ,k..K .i foT-fKT..0' th prlC6 to w occupied" CompenBt,oa fo' friars' lands Bishop O'Oorman aald that both the nri. ident and ths pope are satisfied with what nas Teen accomplished thua far. Tbs president and bia famllr anion an outing today. The president and the chil dren roweo over to Eaton light, where they picnicked all day. They carried their luncheon with- them and did not return to Sagamore Hill until 8 o'clock thla. even- ua , Mrs. Roosevelt and the children iolned tha party later in tba day. going to Eaton nh In a launch. . . It Is authoritatively denied that Preald.nt Roosevelt baa taken aides one wav ar h othsr la the factional fight of the repub licans ot Delaware over the United Statea tenatorahlp. No visitors are ezneetad at Sagamore Hill tomorrow,- - Colonel J. D. Hill. sugar nlanter f New Orleana, talked with the president o nlgbt regarding the action on sugar and lta waring on uuDa. Colonel HUI told tba prealdent that a proper countervailing duty under the Dingley law would protect both Cuba and thla country until the bounties are abolished In 1908. , The question will be taken ud with tha seoretary of the treasury. FUEL AND IRON' LITIGATION John W. Ontes Is Being; Arrned in Court. DENVER, Aug. 18. Tbs snnllcatlon f John W. Gatea and othera for an Injunction against tha officers of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company came up thla afternoon before Judge Rlger, Judge Hallett being out of tbe city. In relation to tha ault, In which eharcea are made of conspiracy by the fuel com, pany't officers to keep tbe Oates faction from voting, D. C. Beaman, general counsel for the fuel company, aald: "Although tbe Jilll In the case looks formidable, it is nothing more than a rivu let of truth meandering through a meadow of falsehoods. It Is merely fcnother of tba phantoms that have been recently troubling tbe dreams of the Oates faction." Judge Riner this afternoon granted coun. el for the plaintiffs permission to ale aa ' amendment to their bill based en the tol lowing talegram from H. D. Mason at Chi cago: "Have you aeen minutes of directors' meeting of July 80, modifying bylaws so thst president, vice presldsnt or chslrman may preside, appoint tellers, eto.T" Judge Rtner gave defendants until 10 'clock Monday to file a demurrer, should they so elect, or until neon Monday to file aa answer, and aet the eaas for hearing at p. m. oa Monday, TEN THOUSAND TO LOSE JOBS Had leal Reduction In the Runsber of Ksaployes by the Kow liar , Taster Trust. . CHICAGO, Aug. 16. Tbe Inter Ooeaa says: Following tbe International Harvester company's publlo declaration that economy In tbe manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery was ths motlVt' for effecting the $110,000,000 merger, several 'of tbe Chicago cOmpanlss that maks up the combine yesterday Issued letters to their general agents throughout ths country, ordering a reduction of about three-fourths of the total number of employee repre ssing these eompanlea In the field. Tha other companies in the combine are' pre paring to follow their example. Equally radical reductions In the office forces, are being planned by all, it te aald, for tha near future. Tea thousand men In all are expected to lose their positions. PARRY IS NOT A CANDIDATE President of Manufacturers' Aaaoela tlon Does Mot Want to Bo Vise President. INDIANAPOLIS, lad.. Aug. 18. David M. Parry, preeident of tbe National Manu facturers' association, today issued a formal statement regarding tbe recent ute of bis name as a candidate for tbe republican nomination for vice president. In which, after aaylng that be felt flattered by talk of bla candldaey la tbe association. It sug gested with President Roosevelt, he de clared: I have neither the time nor the desire 'tn enter the political Held. My ambition te commercial In every respect, aad does not lead me Into the political arena. ,1 am toe -much Interested In business snd commercial i life to turn aside for the allurlng but uu csrtaln rewards to be encountered In a po m v- vans wwm e -