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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1902 TEN PAGES.
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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-
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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
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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
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Omaha Yesterday
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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