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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1902 TEN PAGES. single corv five cents. MSI IS PRESIDENT TrutmiuinJppi Oosgnsi Approves tha Texan for Execntm Head. HILL GIVES THE FARMERS A BOOST Ifag-naU Deolarei Their ProdaoU Are th Oommoditiea to Export. TRUST DISCUSSION GROWS WARMER 'Xnitii of ifinneapolia Takes Lura with ThurWr. URGES THAT THE RECORD BE DOCTORED Wnta Now Yorker's Dealal Beef Tnil'i Ealetcneo Eipff4 nud CoifrMi Decides to Debate th Point. BT. PATHj, Aug. tO. The trust question ras in evidence today In the discussions , of ths Transmlssisslppt congress, and number of resolution bearing on Its varl- out phases were Introduced and referred to the committee on resolutions: Colonel Moses C. Wetmore of Bt. Louis . introduced a aeries of strong anti-trust resolutions, which declared that trusts are ' a menace to a republican form of govern ment and to the hopes and ambitions of '.youth, and urged the president to enforce I existing laws against illegal combinations, and If those laws are Insufficient he Is asked to call upon congress to supply the deficiency. On the other band, F. B. Thur ber of New York Introduced a resolution asking the congress to suspend Judgment until It can be learned from experience whether or not trusts are an evil. Mr. Thurber In a speech said that after months of Inquiry he was 'enabled to as x sert that the so-called beef trust was a ' figment of the Imagination, and this called forth a resolution from William Henry Eustls of Minneapolis asking that this part of Mr. Thurber'a address be expunged from the records of the congress. The mo tion caused a lively debate and was made a special order for tomorrow's session. A number of notable addresses were made today, those of Lyman E. Cooley upon "Inland Waterways" and of president J. J. Hill of the Great Northern railway on "Oriental Trade" being of especial In terest. The commute on permanent organisa tion made its report, and by its adoption hf that nnnrraas John N. Klrbv of Hous ton, Tex., becomes the new president of the body. Tonight the delegates were ten dered a reception by the Commercial olub. Stat Oraranlsatlona Reported. The tople (or discussion at the morning esslon was navigation of the Mississippi liver,' the speaker being L. B. Cooley of , Chicago, engineer of the great drainage canaL State organisations for next year were -reported by the different allegations as follows: ' - Texas Chairman, Norman O. Klttrell, Houston; executive committeeman, F. F. Collins, San Antonio; permanent organisa tion, W, H. Gaines, Galveston; resolutions, .Walter Gresham, Galveston; Jeff D. Bry ant, Houston. Kansas permanent organisation, J. II. Churchill; resolutions, E. L. Harrison, 0. O. Jacobs; executive committee (two years) W. R. Moses; vice president, J. H. Churchill. Colorado Resolutions, Edward T. Browne, A. B. Gray; permanent organiza tion, B. C.t Tanberg; vice president, Bd F. frowns. United Commercial Traveler's Branch Chairman, George Rodgers. St. Paul; com mittee on resolutions, John J. Lelghton, St. Paul, James Morrow, St. Paul; vice pres ident, J. W. Thatcher, 81 Paul; executive committee (two years), J. M. Dresser, St. Paul. ' Artiona Resolutions, Andrew Kimball; permanent organisation, A. M. McFate; vice president, Andrew Kimball. Alaska Vice president, JohnW. Ivey, Valdes; executive committee, Julius Thomp son, Nome; A. G. Swlnford, Kilchlcan. Montana Resolutions, W. W. Woodrldge, Klngsdala; James Conlon; permanent or ganisation, W. M. Woolrldge, Jamestown; vice president. Parish Gibson, Great Falls; executive committee, J. D. O'Donnell, Bil lings. . Iowa Vice president, M. McDonald, Bay ard; executive committee, A. B. Johnston, Keokuk; resolutions, W. H. Corbcrt, Du buque; T. A. Krlng, Keokuk. Utah Resolutions, L. Holbrook. JY. W. Rlter, Salt Lake; vice president, John C. Cutler, Salt Lake; permanent organisation, Joseph W. Musser, Heber City; executive committee. Judge L. W. Schurtllft, Ogden. Washington Permanent organisation, Donald Fletcher, Seattle; resolutions, J. W. Ivey and George A. Brackett; vie presi dent, Douald Fletcher; executive commit tee. Judge Brownell and William Tlggott. Stat organisations were also reported from Minnesota, North Dakota and Louis iana. Trad with tha Orient, President J. J. Hill of the Northern Se curities company was Introduced to the Traoamlsslsslppl commorclal congress a little after t p. m., bis subject being "Our Trade With the Orient." a toplo on which be has com to be regarded as one of the authorities. He sketched briefly the trade of the Orient and the various movements directed toward securing It In time past. From the opening of Japan to foreign trade that country's trad has Increased tenfold. The population of the Orient with which w trad constitutes about one-balf the population of the country. He dis cussed the prospective trade with the Chi nese people, whom he regsrded as more en terprising and better business men than the Japanese. He paid a high tribute to the Chinese, saytng that no people on earth could drive an Intelligent Chlnamaa out of a commercial proposition. Lack of ade quate transportation facilities greatly1 hin der trad. Our trade there Is capable of Infinite development. All the European countries go across two oceans to reach that trade, which they greatly desire, while we need croes but one. He gav briefly an Idea of the great de velopment in our trad there In recent years. The first American cotton went to Japan and China six years ago, lack of transportation having previously prevented Its use. The shipment of cotton has con stantly and greatly Increased every year since, and his road had been compelled to refuse orders for as much as 20,000 bales of cotton In one month, because of the lack of shipping facilities. The shortest and cheapest rout from the cotton fields to the Orient 1 by way of Puget sound. He told in some detail of the plana now Under way to handle this groming traffic. As low rates can be given across the Pa- (Continued on Boeoad Pag ) BOYACA FLIES REBEL FLAG Panama I.earns of Serious Fat of Government Gunboat Supposed to Have Sunk. PANAMA, Aug. 20. The former govern ment gunboat Boyaca, which left here July 29 to carry 300 soldiers to Agua Dulc and which was captured by the Colombian revolutionists. Is now at sea flying the rebel p ".The rumors that Boyaca bad been s .tlf - therefore refuted. Before re General Salazar, gov ernor of Pau ' . -lered the commander of Boyaca not ' . he guns on thst vessel because he v he bad condi tion of Boyaca woulo . -r those on board If guns were dtsv.. Revolu tionary reports of the captut. f the gun boat are that it fought two hours before being csptufed and It Is believed In gov ernment circles that some accident to It machinery or rudder forced the commander of Boyaca to accept unequal battle. Boyaca was a very old ship and Us ma chinery and keel were In bad condition. The hopes of the conservatives in Pan ama are now centered In the' steamer which Senor Concha, Colombian minister at Washington, Is supposed to have bought recently at ban Francisco. Should this vessel eall promptly for the Isthmus with good gunners on board it Is believed by government officials that with reinforce ment now here General Ealaxar could have no fear of an attack by the revolu tionary forces under General Herrera. The steamer Palena reached port this morning from the south, and its captain reports having met Boyaca flying the flag of the revolutionists oft the Island of Taboullla, about fifteen mile from Pan ama. , . COLON, Colombia, Aug. 20. Persons who have arrived here from Cartagena say that according to General Veles the government cruiser Cartagena will shortly leave that port for the Isthmus, bringing 800 soldiers and $80,000 in gold. Th government gun boat General Plnzon has arrived at Carta gena after a slow trip from Colon. This vessel will also bring reinforcements to the isthmus as soon ss possible. With the exception of the revolutionary army under General Herrera there Is at present no organized revolutionary army in any part of the republic. A few guerrilla bands exist here and there In the Interior. SHAH VISITS KNG ON YACHT Boat Berthed at Dock Yard So that Persian Monarch Need Not Cross the flolent. ' LONDON, Aug. 20. The shah proceeded to Portsmouth this morning for th pur pose of visiting King Edward on board tie royal yacht Victoria and Albert, which was berthed at the dockyard Jetty so as to obviate the necessity of th Persian monarch crossing the Solent, The prince of Wales and the shah's suit accompanied htm to Portsmouth. There was a gun accident today on board the old wooden battleship Victory (the flax- ship of Lord Nelson at the battle of Tra falgar). While firing a royal salute on the king's arrival at Portsmouth a charge ex ploded prematurely and. on f.th ancient muzxle loaders and a seaman were blown eloar through a port bole. Th body of tbs sailor was not recovered. Th shah insisted that the train travel so slowly that th king was kept waiting ror upward of an hour. As soon as the train was sighted his majesty landed from tho icyal yacht and proceeded to greet the Persian ruler. Th meeting between th rulers was most cordial. They heartily shook hands and walked to the yacht chat ting animatedly while the war ships fired royal salutes. After lunching with King Edward and Queen Alexandra the shah started on bis return to London. The shah wore the ribbon of the Order of the Garter and the Croes of St. Michael and St. George, which were conferred upon blcn by King Edward. TOWN TOTALLY DESTROYED Capltal of th Provlne of Los Rlos la Eesador Is Wiped Oat by Fire. OUATAQUILA, Ecuador, Aug. 20. The town of Babahoyo, capital of the province of Los Rioa. was totally destroyed yesterday. A fire steamer left her last night with fire men and engines to assist nghtlng the flamea, but the vessel arrived too lata. Much merchandise from Quayaqulla, In transit to tbs interior, was burned. Babahoyo or Bodegas is seventy miles from Quayaqulla, Ecuador, on the Ouayas river, on which Guayaqulla Is also situated. It baa a population of about 2,000. IT0 RETAINS HIS POWER Elections for Memhere of th Japa nese Rout of Representatives Favor the Marquis. BERLIN, Aug. 20. It Is announced here today in a dispatch from Toklo, Japan, that Incomplete returns of the elections for mem bers of the House of Representatives Indi cate that there has been no material change In the balance of the parties and that th Marquis Ito's followers retain pre dominance in the house. EUROPEAN NATIONS PROTEST Germany, Franc sal Great Britain Object to Venesnelaa Blockade. WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacoa. Aug. S!, Advices have been received her that Germany, France and Great Britain, In joint conference, protested yesterday (Tues day) against the blockade of Venezuelan ports. Ths Veuczuelan government w.ll make a reply. Recommendations and Protests. ROME, Aug. 20. The Vatican officials have been inundated with recommendations of and protests against the various randl dates for the successorship to the late moat Rev. Patrick A. Feehan as archbishop of Chicago. Hlgh'church circles consider that a young and energetic man la required and the nam of Rt. Rev. James Edward Qulgley, bishop of Buffalo, N. Y., Is fre quently mentioned. Moors Attack French taravaa. PARIS. Aug. 20. A telegram received here from Oran. Algeria, says that a party of Moors recently attacked a French mill tary supply column near Aln Delkelll and that numbers were killed or wounded on both aides. Troops have gone in pursuit of the Moors. Yehc and Strong- Go to .argentine. LISBON. Portugal. An ?nPuin., Bradleo Strong of New York and May Yohe nea ror Argentine today under the name of Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson. NS PLAY AT WAR Funoit af th Whit by the Bin Befini Near Bockport. FIVE DAYS TO FIND A HIDING "LACE Hlgsrlnaoa Mast Hold Sheltered Port Six Honrs Before Neat Monday or Be Branded with Defeat. ROCKPORT, Mass., Aug. 20. The unique war game In which the rival fleets of Ad miral Francis J. HIggtnson and Comman der John E. Plllebury are pitted against each other began at noon today. The north Atlantic coast Is now threat ened by a theoretically powerful squadron of hostile ships, from the attack of which an equally able fleet will attempt to de fend. This is the first series of maneuvers in vi'ulch the ships will participate and it will b under the direction of the Navy department alone. ' S ich practice as follows the conclusion of this first contest will be the joint work of the Army and Navy departments. Com mander Pillsbury's fleet, which Is known as the White squadron, sailed from Provlncetown on Monday and Is now at sea. Its present whereabouts Is unknown to Admiral Hlgglnson, whose force is known as the Blue squadron. The first series of maneuvers is purely technical and there will be no semblance of an engagement between the ships. No shots will be fired except possibly upon tne discovery of the hostile fleet at nlitht. when the firing would be entirely for sig naling purposes and to announee the dis covery of Pillsbury's squadron. Admiral Hlgglnson lost no time In getting under way after the hour agreed upon for the beginning of the contest had arrived. During the forenoon the ships were getting up steam, and at about 12 o'clock they began to weigh anchor, and half an bout later all except the flagship Kearsarge started out' On the Move. First Mayflower and one of the torpedo boats headed outside the breakwater, bear ing toward tho north. A second torpedo boat followed toward the northwest. Brook lyn and Olympla moved out together, with Alabama astern of the latter and Massa chusetts at the end of the line. These ships seemed to make directly east. Just before noon a torpedo boat came In from the south and after joining another vessel of the same class both steamed out together, accom panied by Scorpion. Thornton and Glouces ter went out by the southern passage just before 2 o'clock. At about the same moment Montgomery, accompanied by Leyden, moved out to the southwest. This lett Kearsarge and one torpedo boat inside the breakwater. All the searchers, after going two miles off shore, dropped their speed and lay to, ap parently waiting for Kearsarge to join them. Commander Pillsbury's squadron Includes the auxllllary cruisers Prairie, Panther and Supply. Rear Admiral Hlgglnson has his flagship, Kearsarge, and two other battle ships, Massachusetts and Alabama, and the cruisers Brooklyn, Olympla and Montgom ery, besides seven torpedo boats, two un armed gunboats, two tugs and the converted yachts Mayflower and Gloucester. The tor pedo boats are the Shubrlck, Decatur (de stroyer), Thornton, Stockton, Bagley, Bar ney and Blddle. Th gunboata are Scorpion and Peoria. Flasrahlp Under Steam. The flaashlD Kearsarce weiahed anchor at 2:15 p. m. and slowly steamed out of tne harbor, proceeding by the north pass age from the harbor of refuge. Outside it joined Massachusetts, Alabama and Gloucester. The ships formed In line, led by Massachusetts. Alabama belns- second and the ' flagship last, with Gloucester alongside, and moved slowly southward. The three battleships returned to the bay this evening, but did uot anchor. All the evening they were kent under steam. Ing conditions, moving slowly , northward for a short distance and then to the south ward, the moving serving as a patrol of Massachusetts bar from a nolnt ntt Mlnnti to within a short distance of Tbachers. It was evident that when Kearsarge returned much of Admiral Hlaalnaon's work hail been accomplished. He had cruised sea ward for a considerable distance with his fleet, had dispatched the cruisers Brook lyn and Olympla. with aeveral tnrnsiin boats, to patrol the waters off Portland and sent several other vessels to stations off the tip end of Cape Cod to serve as sn outer picket line for Massachusetts bay. Thus Admiral Hlgglnson had guarded the extreme points of the coast line in danger. After the flagship Kearsarge bad como into the harbor Gloucester cams in. was later sent oft In a southerly direc tion. Naval Base at Roekport. The naval base Is established hem In Roekport and the station Is in charge of n-nsign Berry. One of th Incidents was the construction by the navv of a temnor. ary telephone line frop a grocery store to a uea. inn leiepnone is tne center of the naval Intelligence service, which Ttnrf for this occasion from Portland tn Tr. incetown with main stations at Portsmouth and Boston. The night was not favorable for anv at. tempt on Commander Plllsburv'a nart it was clear, with a brilliant monn. At midnight tbs battleships could be discerned moving about In the bay. and the nrnhahu. Ity was that an attack by the hostll fl might not be expected until tomorrow night. Sighted at Famoas Points. KENNEBUNKPORT. Me.. Aug. 20. Brooklyn, Olympla, Mayflower and Shubrlck arrived off Cape Porpoise just before 3 o'clock this afternoon. The larger vessels remalnod well off shore, but ths torpedo ran In and anchored near the cape, remain ing there about half an hour. Just before leaving a marine Was put ashors and ths little vessel steamed out to where Its com panions were lying and th four proceeded to the eastward. PORTLAND, Me.. Aug. 20. Two large warships and a torpedo boat were off the harbor just before dark. Th warships turned and proceeded toward the south ward while the torpedo boat ran into the harbor. The large veasels were well out side. PROVINCETOWN. Mass., Aug. 20. The torpedo boat Stockton, representing the blue squadron, arrived here tonight. The officers and sailors landed and one officer went direct to the Race Point station and another to Highland light. The life savers on the ocean side report a warship running down the coast off Highland light at dusk. Tbs vessel wsa bound south. Plan of tho Maaeavrrs. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Th mimic naval war began at noon today. Admiral Hlgglnson and Commander Plllsbury In command of the rival fleets, designated "blue" and "white," the la'. tor. under com mand of Commander Piiiabury, being the (Continued on Second Pag.) ROOSEVELT URGES HARMONY Tells Lyon of Texas That He Neither Promotes Nor Favors Factionalism. OTSTER BAY, N. Y., Aug. 20. President Roosevelt today In no uncertain terms ex pressed his disapproval of factional differ ences In the republican tarty. Cecil A. Lyon, chairman of the republican slat com mute of Texas, called on him and repre sented his side of the controversy which has arisen among the republicans of the Lone Star state. The president stated to him with the ut most emphasis that no man had any author ity to speak for the president as regards Texas matters; that the president was tak ing no sides for or against auy man or any faction among the Toxas republicans; that as a matter of fact the president was ex ceedingly impatient with those republicans who went into factional divisions and that in any such states as Texas or Virginia, or In any other states where the republican party is in - the minority and yet had a chance to do something, the president thought the credit would fall to those re publican leaders who were able to make a good showing at the polls, especially for congressional candidates, and not to those who spent their time plotting how they could get delegates or receive offices. He told Mr. Lyon that he should explain this to all Texas republicans of every faction. The president also told him that If ever, In any such southern state, a republican congressman was elected it would amount to far more in the president's mind than anything which could be done la tho way of offices and he felt there was little need of recognition for any organization which ex isted only for offices and delegates. Mr. Lyon was the president's guest at luncheon, the other guests being George E. Roberts, director of the mint; Frederick W. Holls of New York, who was secretary to the American embassy at The Hague con ference, and Dr. Albert A. Shaw, editor of the Review of Reviews. Before leaving for New York Mr. Rob erts stated that his call was of a social na ture. He said he had discussed Iowa poll tics with the president and had informed him that the action of the republicans of Iowa on the tariff was not of a revolution ary character. The republicans of the Mate, be said, believed that certain changes in the tariff were necessary and that it would be better to make th movement now than to wait until later and be forced Into it. Mr. Roberts stated that he had not made up his mind just when he would relinquish his office to assume charge of the paper he has purchased In Iowa. He said that he was going to give up bis position, but that he might not do it this year. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Treasury Asrent Retsrsi from Ex- amlalnsr Bnlldlnsi Sites la Iowa Cities. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. (Special Tele grsfto.) Special Ageat Wheaton of the Treasury department today returned from a trip to Iowa, where ha has been exam ining sites offered to the verntaont' for pnblic buildings. During bis trip Wheaton visited the following cities: Msrshalltown, Muscatine, Boone, " Atlantic, Centervllle, Iowa City, Ottumwa and Osceola. It was said today that Wbeaton's report upon his investigations would not be made public for some weeks. Supervising Architect Taylor will leave Washington next Monday to visit Des Moines and Waterloo, la., to examine public building sites In these cities. A call has been Issued by the National Colored Personal Liberty league to meet In this city October 10 and 11, during tho national G. A. R. encampment. The call for the meeting Is signed 'by H. Clay Hawkins, president, West Virginia; L. A, Wiles, secretary, Iowa; .C. J. Pickett, chairman executive committee, Illinois; L. Johnson, Nebraska; W. F. Everett, Penn sylvania; C. Versels, Virginia, and Charles C. Curtis, Maryland. George II. Miller has been appointed postmaster at Hanover, Buena Vista county, la., vice L. C. Plog, resigned. A postofflce bas been established at Otto, Roberts county, S. D., with Charles Otto, as postmaater. M. L. Ducher, Lincoln, Neb., has been appointed a stenographer and typewriter in the land office at Devils Lake, N. D. Thomas K. McQonagle, Wichita; Henry Brodgers, Newton; Ernest B. Rhine, San- tor, Kan.; Frank E. Pugh, Burlington; Chark Kurllsh, Tottersvllle; Francis N. Olry, Whiting, la.; Herbert B. Bryson, Adams; Frank B. Seelay, Peru; Roy E. Bmlth, Btromsburg. W. C. Orr, Bennington, Neb.; Ulysses A. Buckingham, Cheyenne; Granville M. King, Cheyenne, and Milton C. Pounds, Lusk, Wyo., bav all been ap pointed railroad mail clerks. HEAVY ON THE 0LE0 DEALERS Internal Revenue Commissioner's Ruling; Imposes Higher License on Most of Them. WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. The commis sioner of internal revenue has made a rul ing that retail dealers who sell oleomar garine which paid a tax Of 2 cents a pound must take out a license costing $480 a year for wholesalers and $48 a year for retailers Instead of $200 and $6, respectively. The new law provides that dealers in oleomargarine who have paid a higher tax than one-fourth of 1 cent a pound must pay the higher license rate, and as all oleomargarine was taxed 2 cents a pound prior to July 1, dealers must pay the maximum license rate. The only deal ers who pay the minimum license rate of $ and $200 a year are those who deal ex clusively In oleomargarine which has paid the tax of one-quarter of 1 cent a pound. TROLLEY ACCIDENT VICTIM Dies In New York Hospital aad Card Bearing; Nam of F. W. Keys . Is Fosai la Pocket. NEW YORK, Aug. 20. Ons of the men In jured In a trolley accident last night on Jerom avenue, borough of the Bronx, died early this morning. A card In one of his pockets bore the name of F. W. Keys and it Is supposed that was his name. A policeman named J. K. Palmer lies un conscious in the Ford ham hospital. His skull Is fractured and he will probably die. Th other injured persons were reported to be doing well today. Th car was sn open ons of the Union railway line and the accident occurred in Jerome avenue at Moshulu parkway. The car ran down a long hill approaching the parkway and as it ncred the bottom of the bill it left th track and struck an iron Uiiiey pole. Th fore of ths crash against the pole caused th car to turn over en Ita side. All th passenger were stunned snd nearly all were mors or laa Injured. QUICK DEATH FOR PULP MEN Steel Digesters in Milla at Wilmington Kill Nina. MANY OTHERS INJURED BY EXPLOSION Only Explanation of Catastrophe Is That th Vats Became Too Fall of Steam and Bant, WILMINGTON, Aug. 20. Eight work men sre known to have been killed, six are missing and three others are badly injured by the explosion of two steel di gester in the Delaware Pulp mills of the Jessup A Moor Paper company on the Christiana river this afternoon. The known dead are: FRANK HARRIS. WILLIAM BURKE. JOSEPH HENRY. JAMES NAGLE. JOHN M CORMICK. ZACHARIAH COLUNS (color-.! . JAMES 8TOKES. JOSEPH LUMBACHER. ORANVILLE WATERS. The mlsslne are: William Scott, fireman. Joel Hutton, fireman. William Ruth, fireman. E. H. Mousler. James Sweeney. The Injured: Tliomas Reeves, skull fractured, may die. James Jester, recovery doubtful. John Collins, burned and Inhaled flames. George Durham, burned and scalded, re covery doubtful. Destruction la Instantaneous. The digesters were located in a two- story building. There were ten of them in the building, each resembling a vat and about six feet in diameter. They were used for reducing wood pulp. Eighteen men were at work in the building. There were two terrific reports and the next In stant the building and tho mills about the structure were completely wrecked. One digester was blown into the air and fell to the ground 250 feet away. A dense volume of smoke for a time prevented the outside workmen from going to the res cue. Several men made their escape with out any Injury. An alarm of Are was sounded and the entire Are department and a large force of policemen were soon on the scene. Sev eral workmen were taken out unconscious. only to die in hospitals. The wreckago was pilled up for more than thirty feet and the escaping steam made the work of rescue difficult. Those who were not killed outright were mangled and burned by tncapiug acid t'ual Sowed uver i'ueir bodies from the broken digesters. The officers of the company think that too much steam was generated in the di gesters and that this was the cause of the explosion. The monetary loss Is esti mated at $35,000. UP GOES WARREN B. KNISKERN Northwestern Road Makes Him Pna senator Traffic Manager, Bcsjln-' nlasr Daty Today. CHICAGO, Aug. 20. Announcement was made today of the promotion of Warren B. Knlskern, general passenger agent of the Chicago & Northwestern railway, to the position of passenger traffic manager of that company. The appointment Is ef fective tomorrow. Mr. Knlskern began his railway career on October 1, 1869, occupy ing various positions from messenger to clerk in the general passenger depart ment of the Illinois Central railway until 1873. From 1873 to 1875 he was in chararo of foreign reports in the general ticket department of the Chicago ft Northwestern railway, from 1875 to May 1, 1876, chief ticket clerk of the New Orleans. Jackson ft Great Northern railroad at New Or leans, May 1. 1876, to 1878 with th gen eral passenger department of the Louis ville ft Nashtllle railroad, 1878 to Sep tember 1, 188$, city ticket agent of the same road at Louisville and New Orleans, excepting for six months in 1883, during wnicn time he was city ticket agent of tho Chicago, St. Louts ft Pittsburg railroad. On September 1, 1886 he re-entered the service of the Northwestern line as as sistant general agent and upon th con solidation of the general passenger and general ticket departments on January 1, lew. was appointed assistant general pas senger and ticket agent and on January 1, isj, was promoted to tba position of gen eral passenger and ticket agent. REDUCTION IN GRAIN RATES General Scallna; Dowa of Tariff In Minnesota anal th Two Dakotas. ST. PAUL, Aug. 20. The rener.l r.fl,,. tlon In grain rates from Minnesota, North uaaoia ana Bouth Dakota to Minneapolis, St. Paul and Dulirth, Milwaukee and Chi cago, according to an arreement r,.j today at the Great Northern building, will su mm cneci August ZS. The Milwaukee and tbs Northwest. agreed to print a Joint tariff on th of rates which Mr. Hill proposed for the ureat Northern, which was approved by me jMonnern racinc. The reductions average from 8 to 12 ner cent inn pounds of grain shipped. Tbs reductions were not horizontal, but fluctuated accord ing to conditions. IDAHO REPUBLICANS WAIT Stat Convention Is Delayed by Res- olatloas Committee Preach Seems to Lead. BOISE. Idaho. Auk. 20. The r.m.hii... state convention organized this morning wnn me election or Lyttleton Pries of Blaine as temDorarv chairman it afternoon session Colonel Thomas R. Hat ter or rremont was selected aa permanent chairman. The convention then adjourned until tomorrow morning, the committee on resolutions not beicg able to report. A feature of ths aesalan this mnrnin. ' h reading of a letter from Former Senator &noup. -ine letter said In part:. "We are now on the threshold of a omnalm in m,-k In my judgment, victory is assured and ooming except lack of harmony can defeat us. Conditions are such that w .h,,M carry th state by from $,000 to 6,000 ma- joruy. The situation with reanect tn th nH.- natorlal nomination has not changed. Mor rison appears to have a good lead, though the fight is so determined that a change may be brought about. The sharpest con test is between Beale and French for con gress. Lit iaut It seemed thai Beaia aOUld SO through With Mnrrlvin h,i. hl. evening there are indications that French may win. tie Das great Independent strength throughout th south part of th slats. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Warmer Thursday end Friday. Temperature at Hour. Dear. Omaha Yesterday Hoar. Des a. m, a. m. 4 1 p. m on a p. m T 8 p. m. . . . . . tn 4 p. m . . . . . Til B p. m Ttt p. m TN T P. m NO at p. m f p. tn T ft 9 1U a. na a. m a. m 11 m . , . , . , a ..... . 13 PANA TOO WET AND WINDY Illinois Town Is Flooded After Being; Nearly Blown Oat of Existence. PANA, 111., Aug. 20. A cloudburst and tornado struck Pana this afternoon. Thou sands of dollars' worth of damage was done and several persons were injured. The Catholic church steeple was blown down and with it the four-ton bell. Ho tels and business blocks were unroofed. Windows were broken and shsde trees are almost a total wreck. The $25,000 Young Men's Christian association building was almost demolished. The Baltimore at Ohio depot at Mlllerville was blown away. The loss will reach $150,000. STERLING, 111.. Aug. 20. A cloudburst near Fenton, twenty miles southwest of here, today deluged several hundred acres of land, destroying the corn crops. Two miles of track on the Mendota branch of tho Chicago, Burlington A Qulncy railroad was washed out and a freight train ran into the washouts and was ditched. George Wells fireman of Fulton, III., and Frank Murray, engineer of Culton, 111., were killed. One of th cars was loaded with horses, which were killed and maimed. The loss to ths farmers is estimated at $150,006. SEVERE STORM STRIKES I0LA Buildings Wrecked and Man Se riously Injured by Wreck of Foundry. IOLA, Kan., Aug. 20. A (evere wind storm struck hers tonight, doing thou sands of dollars damage, but causing no loss of life. The worst damage was dons in the factory district in East Iola. Two brick buildings of the Aurora foundry were demolished and three buildings of tbe New Jersey Zinc company smelter were un roofed. Two passenger coaches of a Mis souri, Kansas ft Texas train were turned over. The passengers escaped with slight bruises. D. C. Wlllman, a foundry em ploye, was the only person seriously hurt. His shoulder was broken by falling brick. Many frame dwellings were blown down or uuruufed auu faliuu tTiti HZi tclcphSSS poles litter the streets. Ihe heavy rain which accompanied the storm added much to the damage. SCHWAB MAKESS0ME CALLS Visits Corporatloa Headquarters aad Moraran'a on Ev of Sailing. NEW YORK, Aug. 20. Charles M. Schwab, president of the United States Steel corporation, who arrived here last night, took breakfast today at the Lor raine, where he has apartments. He said he was feeling very well and that he ex pected to visit his office during the day. It Is expected that Mr. Schwab will sail for Europe on Saturday. Mr. Schwab went to the office of the United States Steel corporation, where he remained some time, when he went to the banking house of J. P. Morgan ft Co., where be had a conference with Mr. Morgan. The conference lasted about an hour. Nothing concerning It was made public. F. H. Gary, chairman of the executive committee of the Steel corporation, made the following statement today: "Mr. Schwab is looking well and hearty. There la no doubt that he will be restored to health soon. We are merely Insisting that he take a much needed rest. During tbe last Afteen months he has had more responsibility than one person should as sume. He will sail probably within a day or two and will take with blm the best wishes of all bis associates." CALMLY WRITES OF DEATH Physlclaa Takes Morphine by Mistake and Leaves Note Describing; Last Experience, KANSAS CITY. Mo., Aug. 20 Dr. S. L. N. Foote, sged 80 years, died at his office at Argentine, Kan., a suburb, during ths night from morphine, apparently taken by mistake.. The drug had been taken in the after noon yesterday and the physician was not found until several hours after he had died. Hewlett a not describing his death struggles and giving directions for the dis position of his property. "I feel all right at tbe present time," says the note, "but know that the poison Is doing Its work. I burn, but feel a sort of soothing sensation flow over me and a desire to go to sleep. I am sure that I have not much longeV to live. "It is now after 8 o'clock and I feel I am dying. My head is clear and my brain works perfectly but now I feel the spasm coming and then I will be gone. Goodbye." Dr. Foote came to Argentine from Ohio and bad a daughter, Mrs. M. E. Reeve, at Wllloughby. that state. DUEBERRY TIED FOR SECOND Fort Crook Infantryman Keeps I p His Good Work la Rlfl Competition. CHICAGO, Aug. 20. Artificer Preston B. Savage, Company B, Eighteenth Infantry, with a total of 499 out of a possible 600 points, was well in tbs lead at the close of tbe third day's shooting in tbe army Infantry competition at Fort Sheridan to day. First Sergeant Archie Dueberry, Company B, Twenty-second infantry, and Private Frank Weik, Company I, Twen tieth Infantry, ars tied for second place, with 471 points each. Movement of Oeeaa Steamers, A a sr. SO At New York Arrived Patricia, from Hamburg; Oceanic, from Liverpool. At Liverpool Sailed Weslemland, for Philadelphia, via (jueenstown. At Qutenstown Arrived Commonwealth, from boston, for IJverpool, and proceeded. Sailed Haxonia, for Uoston. At Yokohama (August IT) Arrived In drasamha, from Portland, (ire. Balled (Auguat 17) Iniirvelll, for Portland, Ore. At Hong Kong (August ;) Arrived Em press of India, froni Vancouver. At l!asuw (August ISO Arrived Furnas sia, from New York; (August 20) Nor wt:g!?p., frm Hof?n. At London (August 19) Arrived Meaaba, from New York. At Antwerp b rflsd "wltaerland. for Phil adclihta. At Southampton Arrive! St. Paul, from New York uasd Hurst Castle at 7 p. m.). MUTINY IN A PRISON Thrae Convicts Great Wild Exoitamant in Xantnokj Fanitentiarj, DESPERATE MURDERERS MAKE A VlGHT Barricade Themselves it Boom aid Daft Warden and Aisistanta. USE OFFICER AS SHIELD AGAINST SHOTS Bold Plan to Obtain Liberty Oemei to Naught In th End. ONE OF THE DESPERADOES IS KILLED Cool Conduct of Warden Results la Deatk of m Convict aad Re capture of tho Other Two, FRANKFORT, Ky., Aug. 20. Fired by a desire to gain their freedom, Wallace Bishop and Thomas Mulligan of Kenton county and Lafayette Brcoks of Morgan county, all murderers and desperate crim inate, made a futile attempt to escapo from the state penitentiary here this morning and as a result Bishop is dead at the hospital with a bullet wound In his breast, Brooks Is shot through the shoul der and Alfred Ransome, colored, a Louis ville murderer, who for a few moments essayed to follow the three daring leaders. Is suffering from a wound in the shoulder. The mutiny, which lasted for four and a half hours and ended In an Ignominious surrender by the convicts, caused great ex citement wlthlu the prison and among the people of Frankfort. The convicts chose what they considered most propitious time for their outbreak. Selecting the breakfast hour for their danh for liberty, when they hoped to stam pede a large number of prisoners, they overpowered the guards with their pis tols, captured Charles Willis, a foreman of the reed department of the chair fac tory, and, using him as a shield, en trenched themselves In a room, where they defied the officials. It was not until they discovered that Warden Eph Llllard in tended to starve them out that they de cided to surrender. Ransome was shot by Eph Llllard, Jr.. while the men were entrenched. Blsbop was wounded as he was surrendering, be cause when told to hold up his bands he attempted to put one of them In his pock ets as though reaching for a weapon, and wuntj nas nuuuuru uy a stray Dan at e time Bishop fell. . Bishop's Wound Kills Him. Wallace Bishop Is esld to be only the alias of the convict shot In the mutiny. His name is said to be Burns and it is also said that he Is a member of a well-to-do family in St. Louis. He died to night. At his request Father Major of the Catholic church was sent for and bap. tlzed him shortly before he died. Brooks made a statement to the warden thla afternoon. He places the responsl: blllty for the attempted outbreak on Wal lace Bishop. He says that he and th other two men had worn shackles con stantly for months for bad conduct and that Bishop assured them that bs could get them out. The rioting started while Brooks, Mulli gan and Bishop, one of whom had a pistol concealed about his person, were oomlng out of the dining room to answer a hos pital call. Suddenly ons of the convicts drew a weapon and compelled Guard A. H. Gill to give up his arras. Guard F. T. Hurst, who rushed to fllll'a aai.t.n. was also captured oy the convicts. captain Mat Madlgan, acting warden, then rushed forward with six guards and fired on the bunch, but no one was wounded. The convicts then ran across the yard and at the entrance to tho reed department of the chair factory captured Charles Willis of Clark county, a foreman. Thev covered him with their pistols and, placing blm be tween them and tbe guards, retreated to the rocker department in th chair fac tory, from whence they could command a good view of the entire vir. . m,i- dow they stationed WI11U; and Brooks, wiiu a revolver in bis hand, took a posi tion Just beside the captive, resting the muzzle of the weapon on the foreman's left side. Th convicts then defied Warden Llllard to attempt to capture them, shout ing that they would kill the foreman at the first move made against them. Prisoners Hurried to Cells. By this time several hundred citizens, many of them heavily armed, had gath ered aty the prison gates, but the warden denied admission to all. He issued orders for all the shops to close snd for all tba prisoners to be returned at ones to their cells. He then placed a guard of sixty men around the building In which the desperadoes bad barricaded themselves and called on them to eurrender. Tbe con victs' only reply was a taunt. For the protection of Foreman Willis, the warden then determined to starve the' desperadoes Into submission. In about bait an hour a nots was dropped from ths win dow of ths room, where the convicts bad taken refuge, asking Warden Llllard and Deputy Warden Madlgan to come up under a flag of truce and deal with them. This demand was Ignored. Shortly after this James Bucklsy, former city workhouse keeper, and Morgan Brewer, a former guard at the penltontary, climbed to the roof of a residence overlooking the building In which the convicts had taken refuge and fired several shots into ths room whers the desperadoes were entrenched. They wsre compelled to desist, however, as Foreman Willis wss forced to the win dow in tbe line of fire. He called to the men to stop shooting und Informed them that a negro convict whom the desperadoes had forced into service bad been shot in ths shoulder. At o'clock another not was dropped from the convict's window offering to sur render if the men were Insured safe deliv ery to the cell house. This request also was Ignored. The convicts asked that Cap tain Llllard and Captain Madlgan come id person to escort them, but it waa believed that this was merely a ruse to kill the offi cials. Later another letter waa brought from ths desperadoes by Frank Brooks of Bond county. Tbe not stated that if the warden would corns to ths bead of tbs statrs leading to the reed department tbs convicts would surrender, first sending their weapons down by Frank Brooks. Teraa Only a Ras. Warden Llllard prepared to accept tbe terms of this note snd as a matter of pre caution a half dszen gu&rd. st pUccd In th hospital overlooking tne reed de partment. Warden Llllard accompanied by (tgbt men then proceeded to the foot of tbe stairway. Suddenly tAe oracs of a Win- t
