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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. FORGET SUNDAY RULE Maachugstti Crowd Cannot lUfr&in from Chring EooierelU DEMAND TO SEE HIM AT EVERY STATION Ha Appsan, but Only U Briefly Bow Hit ' Acknowledgements. CHANLER BABY IS DULY CHRISTENED i Xrtnt Goes. Into Newport History as an Important On. MRS. ROOSEVELT MAKES BRIEF CALL Comes on Sylph for Few Hours with Her Husband He Speuka To duy at the Nahant Library NAHANT. Maai., Aug. 24. President Roosevelt left Newport thla afternoon in a sumptuous train of four cars. Accompany ing him to tbe train were Mr. and Mrs. Cbanler and Senator and Mrs. Lodge, the two latter journeying with the party to Na bant, the borne of the Lodges, where the president will spend the night. A more quiet day could not have been pent by tbe president. As is bis custom, lie rose early and after eating a light break fast, left tbe Chanler house about 9 o'clock and went out to meet Mrs. Roosevelt, who had come up on Sylph during the night. Tbe president was aboard the ablp for about two hours. Mrs. Roosevelt accompanied him ashore and spent about half an hour at the Cbanler residence, taking a look at the baby, but did not remsln for tbe christen ing. She left shortly before the event for Oyster Bay. The president remained at the Chanler villa, where the ceremony of christ ening tbe baby was performed by Rev. John Diamond of the Episcopal church In the presence of the president, who acted as god father; Senator and Mrs. Lodge, the latter acting as godmother; Mrs. Julia Ward Howe gnd a large number of the personal friends of tbe family. Christening; la an Event. The affair was regarded as one of the most auspicious events of the season at that fash ionable resort, due not only to the national prominence of the Chanlere, but to tbe fact that the president of the United States acted aa godfather. . Traveiiug uu Suuumj t ms awutatMr HC for the president, but In thla Instance he was obliged to depart from bis custom as lie went to Newport for no other reason than to attend the christening, and It was neces sary to reach Nahant today in order to main tain his schedule. Lieutenant Governor Bates and Adjutant General Dalton of Mas sachusetts met the president at Newport and completed, the arrangementa for enter taining the president In Boston. The tact that, the. interest In the presi dent's Journey shows- no abatement ' Vas made evident today by the crowd gathered bout the depot at Newport, which cheered bit arrival and continued cheering until the train was loat to view. Stonebrldge, R. I., Fall River, Taunton and Mansfield, Mats. J turned out In force to greet the executive, and aa each place was reached the train was lowed down, the president appearing on the rear platform and bowing bis acknowledg ments. Even Boit.n Whoops. At Boston the entire psrty entered the peclal train which was standing on an other track, the crowd In the meantime keeping up a continuous cheering. Upon arriving at Lynn, where carriages were In waiting to take the party to Nahant, the sight was one long to be remembered. Stretched from the station through tbe city nd across the peninsula to Nahant, a dis tance of four miles, were fully 60,000 people, who cheered again and again aa the presi dent passed. There were two miles of car riages on either side of the road. The pres ident rode with Senator Lodge and was es corted from Lynn to Nahant by a troop of cavalry. Tbe arrival at Nahant waa signal for another outbreak of applause and the two -'places seemed to Tie with each other aa to which should be the more .cordial In Me greeting. Tomorrow afternoon the president will de liver an address from the steps of the li brary building In Nahant. ' The most extraordinary precautions were taken by Senator Lodge for the presldent'a afety. Tonight the entire house Is sur rounded by a number of policemen. NARRAOANSETT PIER, R. I., Aug. 24. Mm. Theodore Roosevelt, with her son, Theodore, Jr., arrived in Saunderstown, In Harrengansett bay on the Sylph today, and waa entertained by C. Grant La Farge of New York. MACARTHUR TO ARRIVE TODAY How London ta Expecting Hint and Randolph nnd Greeley Hourly. NEW LONDON, Aug. 14. Major General NacArthur, who is to be In command of the army maneuvera In the coming war games with the navy, la expected to arrive here tomorrow to assume personal direc tion of the preparation In tbe forts at the eastern entrance of Long Island sound. With him will be General Randolph, chief Artillery officer. General .Gillespie of the Engineer corps and General Greeley, chief Signal officer. COOKIES TROUBLE COLLIER lie Is la Jail at lied ford. Accused of . Poisoning Then for Family t'se. BEDFORD, Ind. Aug. 24. Msrt Collier, aged (2 year, the husband of Mrs. Mart Collier, who, with her children, grandchild ren, aona-ln-law and several boarders, were seriously poisoned with arsenio Thursday, waa arrrated today and placed In Jail on a charge of poisoning with macule the flour from which cockle were baked and aerved to the household. Collier and bla wife have been separated. BEATS ALL STOCK SHIPMENTS Dominion Uner Starts Across front Portland with Three Thon. and Head Aboard. PORTLAND. Me.. Aug. 24. The largeat shipment of cattle ever -taken arrcas the Atlantic lift last night on Norseman of the Dominion line. In all there were 1.179 bead of cattle and 1.3'jS ahsep. Tbls, ac cording to Dr. Huntington, cattle Inspector for the port, breaka all recorda from tho new to the old world. TAFT DEFENDS HIS COURSE Informs Court that Flllptnns Appoint ed Were Better Than Their War Records. MANILA, Aug. 24. The defense In the Freedom sedition-rase has called Governor Taft aa a wltnes ' show that many former Insurgent learfi -.were guilty of va- of war have been -v ' to civil poal tlons. -x Governor Taft gave He., ' o the f fect tbat many such form. ts had been appointed, but that , the, "ived honest, straightforward and e .le said that some of them hsd heen V nf murder from American standards, bu tbat from their own standpoint they undoubt edly believed their conduct of the war to have bren legitimate. Governor Taft said that he had found these appolnteea to be loyal and that they were not chosen be cause they happened to be Insurgent gen erals, but because they were men of Influ ence among their own people. He said the experience of the civil authorities Amnnar theae men had been moat satisfactory. uovernor Taft has resumed the governor shin of the archl nelasn. relieving T.tik W Wright, who has been acting governor dur ing larte absence. Commissioner Wright is preparing to visit the United States. Mrs. Chaffee Is Rate. MANILA, Aug. 24. Mrs. Chaffee, wife of General Chaffee, who has been seriously 111 for the past week, is now improving and ia out of all danger. ABDUL'S 0RDER IS SIGNED Turkish Sultnn Instructs that De mands of United States Be Con ceded at Once. CONSTANTINOPLE. Aue 24. An Im perial order haa been Issued, commanding that all tbe demands made by the United Statea on Turkey be conceded and the rela tions between the porte and the United States lgatlon here have assumed their nor mal condition. The noh-executlon by the Turkish govern ment of agreementa reached, long ago on several questions affecting American citi zens led to somewhat strained relations between the United Statea legation and the porte. Last week Mr. Leiscbman Informed the porte that he would not discuss other matters until the terms of other matters already decided were carried out. The de mands made by the United Statea de manded the rebuilding of the United States mission house at Khaput, destroyed at the. time of the Armenian massacre jthere, and granting permission to Armenian-women and children to Join their husbands and fathers who are naturalised Amer cans. Mr. Lelschman also had difficulty In negotiating with a responsible Turkish authority. His Intercourse haa been with the minister of foreign affairs, whose agreements have been annulled by the grand vlcler. CHOLERA AND LADRONES KILL r ii i Two Fatal Agencies la , Philippines Continue to Destroy at s-v-- ; intervals,;" ;f" MANILA, Aug. 54. Official cholera sta tistics show a total to date of 25.664 cases and 18,040 deaths. The actual number of cases and deaths is greatly. in excess of the official list. There were but eight cases reported last Saturday. In soma of the provinces of Luzon the cholera situation is baa. Four hundred and fourteen eases and 217 deaths were reported from tbe province of Hocus Norte last Saturday. Ten members of tbe native constabulary wore ambushed laat Tuesday at a point near Magdalena. In the nrovlnce of Sorao. gon. Luzon, by a band of alxtv lad rones. The latter were armed with rlfl..s and bo- los and a desperate fight at close range took place. One member of the constab ulary waa killed, two were wounded and three were captured. Seventy constabulary nave taken the Held In pursuit of the la- drones. SUPERSTITION WILL NOT SAVE Chinese Who Murdered Missionaries In Preasy of Fear Are Or dered Punished. PEKJN, Aug. 24. An edict has been Is sued ordering the murderers of an English missionary named Lewis, and an Australian missionary named Bruce to be punished. The crimes were committed at Chen Chou, In Ho Nan province. Tbe government ex presses deep regret at the occurrence and promiaea to make reparation. It ia teported that the murders were the outcome of an outburst of superstitious frenzy on the part of the populace, based on tbe idea that the missionaries in question had caused an eptdeinlo of cholera, which Is raging at Chen Chou, by poisoning drinking water. Tbs mob wrscked Xhe mission build ing and killed the missionaries, who had but recently arrived at Chen Chou, where they were cordially welcomed. BALDWIN MUSTHUNT FOR IT Supply Boat FrlthJof Haa Rat Been Heard from ail Zelgler Worries. LONDON, Aug. 24. Cabling from Copen hagen the correspondent of Dally Expreaa says William Zelgler of New York, who financed the Evelyn B. Baldwin exploring expedition, has ordered Mr. Baldwin to proceed to Franz Joseph land on the Amer ica, in aearch of the boat. FrlthJof, which haa not been heard of alnce July, when It was dispatched to take relief to Mr. Bald win. The boat America reached Hanangsvsag, Norway, from the north and paaaed Frlth Jof at sea. FrlthJof waa commanded by William C. Cbamp, secretary of the expedi tion. YANKEE PLANAJ FRANKFORT Post Graduate School Patteraed After Those ta America Apt to Be Established, BERLIN. Aug. 24. The Loksl Aazelger says aa evidence of the growing American ization of tbe world Is shown In a plan to establish a post graduate medical school at Frankfort after an American model. A private person baa contributed SSOO.iiuO for tbe establishment of this school. LONG GERMAN CONVERSATION It Brains at Sussnlta, Ends at Koi ne ra- nnd Is hr Wireless BERLIN, Aug. 24. Experiments In wire less telephoning were conducted successfully between SassnUs and Kolberg, distance ef miles. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 25, 1002. MAKEUP OF NEXT CONGRESS Many New races Scheduled for the Benito After the ronrth of March. MORE CHANGES IN MEN THAN IN PARTY Congressional Campaign Has ot Progressed Far Enough to Make a Forecnst of the Lower House. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Aug. 24. (Special.) Of the thirty senators whose terms of service expire on March 2 1903, at least halt of them and possibly more will bare difficulty to retain their aeats In the upper branch of congress. Thla condition of affairs haa not existed for a generation and Is much com mented upon by old-time polltlclsns about the capital. William B. Allison, who heads the list of those to retire by reason of expiration of service on March 3 next, has been re-elected and his credentials have been filed 'or an other term of aix yeara. Alexander S. Clay of Georgia, democrat, will undoubtedly suc ceed himself, the primaries in his stato having declared for hlra. William J. Deboo'a successor has already been elected In the person of Mr. McCreary. William P. Dil lingham of Vermont, it is thought, will suc ceed himself, as will Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana. The credentials of Joseph Ben son Foraker are on file, the Ohio legislature having re-elected him last spring. Senator Gallluger of New Hampshire has no fight on his hands and will succeed himself, as will Henry C. Hansbrough of North Dakota. Senator William A. Harris of Kansas, It la believed, will be succeeded by a republican, and indications point very atrongly to the defeat.of Henry Heltfeld of Idaho, who will be succeeded. It Is believed, by a republican. Jamea K. Jonea of Arkanaas is out of the running and John P. Jones of Nevada, ac cording to Senator Stewart, will be suc ceeded by General Hawley, a republican and a wealthy mine owner, who, It la understood, will have the republican support now that Senator Jonea 'has declared that he will take no band In the fight. Senator Klt tredge of South Dakota has been endorsed by the state convention, and, It Is believed, will be elected unanimously. Samuel D. Mc- Enery of Louisiana will succeed himself. John L. McLaurln of South Carolina will be succeeded by a straight-out democrat. Stephen B. Mallory of Florida will aucceed himself. William B. Mason of Illinois, it Is thought, will be , unable to command atrength enough to Secure hla re-election. It la not, however, certain that Congress man Hopkins, notwithstanding the endorse ment of th tte? contention v!!l land ths prize. Boles Penrose of Pennsylvania will In all probability be re-elected, although there Is a considerable fight being made upon him Inside the ranks of tbe stalwarts. Senator George C. Perklna of California haa a fight on his hands. It Is, however, believed that be will be able to elect enough leglslatora to Insure his re-election. Edmund W. Pettus of Alabama will aucceed himself, aa will O. H. Piatt of Connecticut. Chaotic In Hew' York. Conditions in New Tork state are- soma. what chaotic, although the wiseacres pro- met tne re-election of Thomas C. Piatt. Senator Prltchett of North Carolina haa the fight of his life on his hands and the elec tion Is clothed In doubt and uncertainty, with the chances against his rerrrrn. Jo senh L. Rawlins of Utah. It la rnnflrtontlv believed, will be succeeded by a republican. Joseph Simon of Oregon cannot read his election In tbe stars. Senator Mitchell la against him, as Is also ex-Senator McBride, and aa the Mltchell-McBride forces are In the aaddle In Oregon, Senator Simon will In all nrobabtlltv be aucceeded hv who wears the Mitchell badge. The fight being made on Senator John C. Spooner of Wisconsin la known throughout the coun try. Just what will come of the bitter strucsle coin on between tha T .a jTntt and anti-La Follette forcea It Is Impossible to say. although the senate would Iran nn of its ablest and most brilliant members sbould John C. Spooner fall of re-electtnn. The fight In Colorado grows In Intensity, but the chances point to the re-election of Henry M. Teller. George Turner of Wash ington, who haa been acting with the democrats, but elected hv fuainn of populists and democrata, it Is pred'eted. win ne succeeded by a republican, advices received la Washington tbe last few weeka Indicating this conclusion. Senator c. G. Vest of Missouri returns to the shades of private life at the conclusion of hla term on March I. bavins: begun his senatorial career on March 4. 1879. He will, of course. be succeeded by a democrat, but It has been Impossible aa yet to indicate who that dem ocrat may be. Georgo L. Wellington of Maryland Is already preparing to leave the aenate, his successor having been elected In the person of Arthur P. Gorman. And so of these thirty men whose terms of office expire on March next at leaat one-half of them have bitter fights In front of them, and In a verr lars-e mlnHt tVoi- defeat ta confidently predicted Mimed on Lower House. In the absence of anything like authsntle Information upon which . to baae estimates of the probable result In the congressional electlona the political prophets of Wash ington are giving out prognoatlcattons based upon hopes. There Is absolutely no way to catch the real drift of political sentiment through out the country at the present writing, for the very good reason that neither party baa yet perfected tta organisation and no canvassea whatever have been made. There la. however, basis tor ths claim of tbs democratic congressional campaign man agers that large galna will be made by the minority party. The democratic representa tion la the preaent congress Is . far below the normal and nearly a score of seats now held by republicans attach to democratic districts. If the republlcana conduct an apathetlo campaign tbey will . lose many of these seats. But on the other hand, they have the advantage in tbe number of new aeata created under the latest re apportionment act. It Is not to be expected tbat the repub llcana can hold the heavy majority in the Fifty-eighth congress which they have In the Fifty-seventh. To secure control of the house, however, the democratic man agers must win Id at leaat twenty-seven districts' now represented by republicans and In addition muat carry a majority of all tbe new districts which will be rep resented for tbe first time after March 4. Whether or not the party leaders on ths democratic aide of the political fence really desire to obtain control of the -house In the next congress is an open question. Should they do so they will' have a de fensive instead of an aggrestve campaign on their handa two yeara hence. If tbe house in the Fifty-eighth congress is demo cratic, the democratic party will be held responsible tor all tbe alna of omission, ss well as commission which may be charged up to the popular branch of the congress (Continued on ruth Page.) SAVES HER 'AT CHASM'S EDGE , . Nashville Boy Rescues Young Woman After Nearly Losing Hla Life for Her. MOUNT EAGLE, Tenn.. Aug. 24. At First Point last night Vlnnle Tucker, a prominent young woman of Decherd, and one of a party on a mountain trip, stepped over the cliff. Sidney Cowan ot Nsshvllle sprang to her rescue and caught her, but to late to prevent her fall. Both were dragged over the precipice together and landed on the Incline thirty-five or forty feet below. . Though Cowsn was badly ahaken up be was still conscious as his body rolled down tbe ledgo snd caught In a bush which stayed his deecent. Miss Tucker, bleeding and unconscious, waa roll ing down the way he had gone. Aa she psssed he caught and held her. They were but three feet from the edge of 300-foot chasm. Their companions quickly organized a rescue party, descending to the ledge by narrow winding path. Cowan was found clutching the unconscious girl's clothing in one hand and a clump ot bushes In tbe other. Both were .saved. HIGHER PAY JFOR OPERATORS Northern Paclile Announces n Volun tary Cnlform Raise, Effective Next Monday. ST. PAUL, Aug. 24. Fonr hundred tele graph operators one-half of the force employed by the Northern Pacific railroad will get an increase In wages September 1. An order increasing the minimum sal aries In amount from 32.60 to $10 per month' was Issued by the company Satur day. ; This action, which was voluntary, will add 125,000 to the payroll of the company and affects operators along the entire sys tem. O. C. Greene, superintendent of telegraph of the Northern Pacific, when asked about the order stated that It was entirely vol untary on the part of the company and was decided upon without the least agita tion on the part ot the employee. The In crease of from $2.50 to 110 will be graded. Superintendent Greene said, according to tbe amount of business done at the re spective stations. ' MODJESKA HASTEDIOUS RIDE Ship on Which Sho ta Pnaaenger Is Crippled and. Proceeding Slowly. NEW YORK. AUST. 24 Tha HrlH.h steamship Shennv Allison arrived frnm Mid- dlesborough tcday and reported tbat on Sat- uraay wnen aoout soo miles east of Rnitnn It had aighted the Hamburg-American liner Feurst Bismarck, which signaled that ita starboard shaft was broken and that It waa proceeding under one screw, Captain Ber ends of Fuerst Bismarck trflri Tantain Wil liams of Sheppy Allison that all were well on board and that he was proceeding on his voyage at a speed ot about fifteen knots. Fuerst Bismarck sailed from No VnrV Thursday morning for Hamburg, via Ply- mouio ana uaerDourg, gcibJidaBjioard a. large number of cabin na them were Mme. Helene Modjeska. George Albert!, Henry Adler, Franz Joseph Freund. Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Remey, W. J. Simp son, Dr. and Mrs. C. Benjamin Kopf and George Waterbury. HUSBAND' HELD FOR MURDER James Masterson of New Albany In Jail ns Slnyer of Mrs. Masterson. NEW ALBANY, Ind., Aug. 24. Mrs. Min nie Masterson, wife of Jamea Masterson, was murdered here tonight and her husband Is In jail charged with the crime. He denies the charge. He says that be and hia wife were returning from Louisville to their home on South street, this city, and had Just gotten off a car when a man stepped from behind a post and grabbed his wife, who was a few steps ahead of him, and the woman screamed, "For Ood's sake, Willie, den't!" and three ahots were fired In rapid succession by her assailant. Masterson says tbe murderer of his wife fired two shots at him, one of which took effect In his arm. He was bleeding profusely from a wound in his arm when arrested. FRATERNAL CONGRESS OPENS First Meeting of Annnnl Convention Will Bo la Denver Today Maay Espeeted. DENVER, Aug. 24. The annual conven tion ot the National Fraternal congress will be in this city tomorrow. The con gress Is composed ot fifty-seven frater nal ordera and 300 delegates, representing 4,000,000 persons, will attend the conven tion. Many important questions for the r-etterment of the fraternal lodgea will be discussed. Prominent lodge men from all parta ot thla country, and Canada will at tend. LOSS LEAVES HIM HOPELESS Lawrence Slanor Kills Himself nt ' Terra Haute After Loalag His Savings. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Aug. 24. Lawrence Sianer, an Austrian miner aged 29, who was recently from tbe cosl fields of Pennsylvania in aearch rf employment, threw himself un der the wheels of a passing train today and was decapitated. He reported to the police yesterday tbat he had lost $160. The loss of the money Is believed to have been the cause of Slaner's self-destruction. ' PRESIDENT SHAFFER IS SICK Eminent Labor1 Leader Considered ta Bo la Critical Condition and Is Delirious. PITTSBURG. Aua. 24. Theodore J. Shaf fer, president ot the Amalgamated Associa tion of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers and prominent generally In labor circles, is seri ously ill. Tbs nature of hla nines could not bs ascertained, but hla condition Is consid ered critical. Mr. Shaffer was taken alck Saturday night During the greater part of today he waa reported aa dellrioua. TOM GARRETT DIEsTaUGHING Chlengo Drug Clerk rails from Boat While Merry aad le Drowaed. ST. J08EPH, Mich., Aug. 24. During a fit ef laughter Thomas C. Garrett. 27 years ot age. a drug clerk of Chicago, lost bis bal ance, fell out of a boat and though hla body was recovered la fifteen minutes life was sxUacU FUTURE OF THE GREAT WEST Prof. Bhaler of Harvard Draws Vivid Picture of Prosperity. WATER FOR POWER AND IRRIGATION Application of Existing Supply Will Solve the Food Problem nnd Make the Development of Latent Resources Easy. HELENA. Mont.. A nr. It HAiuoi.l n. N. S. Shaler, dean of the St. Lawrence Scientific school of Hsrvard unlvaraftv nhn Is visiting in Helena and who Is largely In terested In gold mining, says: "The domi nation ot the Pacific coast and the acquiring of the paramount Influence by the United oiaies in tne commercial and political af fairs of the Oriental nations is tntlmstely bound up, if not entirely dependent upon, the development of the Rocky mountain region by the means of irrigation. This Is the great national question of the future. It Is not by the tneana of ships, guns and armies that we will control the Paciflo coast, but by acquiring the trade of the teeming mllllona on the other side. It la manifest that this goal, for which the commercial na tions of the earth have been contending since the dawn ot history, cannot be suc cessfully won in competition with other nationa and the articles which we require to trade with these people be hauled across 2.000 miles-of unproductive country. "Land transportation is alwaya more ex pensive than water; thla being true, we must develop nearer the Paciflo coast a ourco or supply for the materials with which to trade with these people, so we can deliver them to the ships with short land hauls. Mv intimate pnnlnln OK the Rocky mountain region, extending over . i.noa ot oeany tnirty years, has con vinced me of Its wonderful resources, mln- crsis, timber, manufacturing tural. of which the thousand of millions in the precious metals which Montana has proaucta is a mere promise of what it will turn out in the future. It is manifest, how ever, that under present conditions you can not measurably increase the output and en large the variety of the mti. nmnx.i until you have cheaper Isbor. Cheaper iaoor in turn Is dependent upon cheaper living, and cheaper ltvinflr ran nnlv mrva a result of the development of the agrlcul- iur resources or the Rockies. Water Is the Key. "Water , ia the key that aolves ths nroh- lem; once turn upon tbe 160,000,000 seres of government land in Montana the water which now runs to waste past It. causlna- ue.ii ucii noods aiona the lower rearhna of the great streama that bead In your atate, and it will produce ot agricultural produce an amount equal to ' any In the United 8tates. Irrigation Is not an experi ment, it la older than history. We read of It In the hieroglyphics upon the temples of ancient Egypt; we find worka atlll in use in India that were created thousands ot yeara ago and again la Arizona and New Mexico we find Irrigation canals so old that great forests have grown over them, de cayed and a-ga!n a hew forest haa -replaced the old. Long before the advent of the white people in the United Statea these Ir rigation canala supported a highly civilized people. We have an example in modern times, England reatorlng the irrigation worka of the Pharaohs and of the prehis toric races In India. , "Once wake tbe people of the United Statea to tbe Importance of Irrigation as unlocking thj treasure houses of the mines and aiding the United States in the acquiring ot ita true position on the Pa cific coast and tbe opposition, which con servative people naturally have to the un known, and, as they suppose, untried, and government appropriations for national ir rigation will come even more freely than they do for the Improvement of rlvera and harbors. 1 say to you from actual knowl edge that the land susceptible of irriga tion to capable ot supplying to the world as much of the necessarlea of life aa doea the great Mississippi valley. Tbe semi arid region ia about one-third of the entire area of the United Statea and of this area about one-third can be reclaimed; this pro vided the government undertakes the mat ter and carrlea it out on a scale com mensurate to the results to be achieved. So great Is the productiveness of tbe soil, undsr perfect conditions for agriculture, viz., long days of continuous sunshine dur ing the growing seaaon, fertile aoil , and water applied just when It la needed, that thla one-third will equal in aggregate pro ductiveness both In quantity and quality, the average productiveness of the whole aa compared with the Mississippi valley. In other words, the one-third, for which there Is water available for cultivation will produce from two and one-half to three times as much aa any similar area of land In tbe United States, making tbe production of the Rocky mountains fully equal to any other similar area of land. Natural Power In Plenty. "While the Rocky mountains are aome what deficient In coal, not in quantity but In quality. It has what ia better, a supply ot water falling from an average eleva tion of 2,600 feet, eonatant In quantity which la capable ot producing power suf ficient to turn the wheels of the continent. Now that electricity haa permitted the transmission of thla power to polnta re mote from where It ta generated and this, too, with excellent efficiency owing to tbe dryness of the climate, I am quite sure that I would prefer the water power ot the Rockies to the coal deposits of tbe Alleghanlea. My observation telle me tbat the climate of the Rockies will produce a race ot men and women capable of the very best things; It is Invigorating, stimu lating and Infinitely more mild than the Mississippi valley. It permlta, except at very high eievationa, the carrying on ot any sort of business during the entire year. It la free from destructive storms and to sum up. It is the best In ths United Statea. I predict for thla region a future ot in finite promiss. Once solvs the question of ths food supply and give consequent cbesper labor to tbe Rocky mountains and there la no- portion of the Untied States whose future is so great. Here Is the combina tion and I cannot aee now, though I have carefully sought for them, any flaws in the structure. Great fertility of aoil, mar veloualy atlmulatlng and perfect climate; mineral resources surpassing any similar area of country in tbe world and more readily acceaslble; unlimited power and peopled, aa It will be In the future by a auparior development of the beat races of northern Europe. What more could one ask tor any country? Harvard collega has recognized ths Importance of tbia prob lem by establishing a professorship to teach tbe young men that come to our school the Importance of the development by Irrigation of the Rocky mountain region. Prof. Elwood Mead is tbe teacher of thla science in our college, he having been for yeara In charge of tbe Irrigation worka In Wyoming and now connected with the government Irrigation department. SINGLE COPV FIVE CENTS. CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Local Rains Mon day and Tueoday. Temperature at Omaha Yeeterdart Hour. Den. Hour. Iar. B n. m ft l p. m it sw m Ml 1 p, n mm T n. m R( ft p. m TO An. m o 4 p. m , TX n m a 5 p. m T4 10 n. m 4 H p. an TJ 11 a. m tll T p. m TO IS an......... UT p. m hm p. m KM SCHURZ AT SIGEL'S COFFIN Attempts to Speak of Battles Tbey Fought Together, bat la Overcome. NEW TORK. Aug. 24. Taps were sounded today for Oeneral Franz Slgel. Simple and unostentatious was his tuneral. Surround ing ths flag-covered coffln wherein lay tbe general, attired In the well worn uni form he had usud during the war, stood the fe-v surviving comrades who had fought with the veteran in two hemispheres. Some ot thess spoks simple eulogies and then the body was carried to ita last resting place In Woodiawn cemetery, followed by a long line of scarred and crippled veterans bearing with them tattered flags. Conspicuous among those who paid tribute to the memory of General Sigel, waa Carl Schuri, his comrade as arms, first In the great uprising which swept Europe in 1848 and later in tbe civil war. As Mr. Schura stood by the bier of his dead friend and recalled the battlea In which they had fought together he gave way to emotion and had to lean heavily on the lid of ths coffin. For three hours the body lay In atate and during that time at least 10,000 persons filed paet. There were several relatives, the chief mourner being tbe widow of General Slgel, his sons, Franz, Jr., Paul and Robert, hla daughter, Mra. Lela Schehl and members of their respective families. Following them came the orators of the occasion, 'Carl Schurz, Dr. A. Jacobl and George von Skal. CROWDED ENGINE EXPLODES Crew's Guests Mnimed and Brakemaa Killed on Alton Rood nt ' Mexico, Mo. MEXICO, Mo., Aug. 24. One man waa killed, three fatally Injured and one seriously hurt at midnight last night by the explosion of the boiler of the big mogul engine draw ing the first section of the Chicago A Alton train No. 86, eleven miles esst of tbls city, while going thirty-five miles an hour. Killed: HARRT C. MARKWELL. brakeman. Sla ter Mn Fatally Injured: M. L. Stevenson, fireman. Slater, Mo. L. C. Ebatlenberg, Slater. Mo. J. T. McMaban, Springfield, Mo. Seriously Injured: M. O. Pag. Slater. Mo. All of the men were riding on tbe engine when the accident occurred. Engineer Page and Fireman Stevenaon were running the engine and the others were visiting them. The boiler was blown 200 yards and nine cars. ware "'-r--' - , , , , SHARON HAS HARD SHAKING Molten Iron Gets Into Water Guard and Five Heavy Explosions Quickly Follow. SHARON. Pa., Aug. 24. Sharon waa ahaken from end to end today by five suc cessive explosions at the National Steel company'a furnace north of town. Tbe explosions were caused by the molten Iron breaking out ot the stack and running into the water around the boeh. The shock was so great that houses were rocked aa if by an earthquake. Great damage re sulted to the furnace, and the stack has been forced to close down and will have to be partly rellned. Tbe plant will be Idle probably a month and the loss to tbe company will amount to tbousanda of dol lars. WHAT AWAKENED WICHITA Orient Rood's Construction Gnnga Knocked Hnrd In the Center of Town. WITCHITA, Kan., Aug. 24. WItchlta peo ple were awakened tbls morning by 600 railroad laborers building a track for the 'Frisco road on Moaeley avenue, on which a right-of-way waa granted recently to the Kansss City, Mexico A Orient. Until daylight thla morning no Intimation had been given that the 'Frisco Intended to occupy ths street. The police remon strated with the men, but no heed waa paid to them. There is talk of tearing up the new track tomorrow. This Is the only available atreet tbat the council can give the Orient road. ANOTHER TALE FROM KANSAS Thle Tlmo . It's tho Emporia Corre spondent Who Hna Distressing Things to TelL EMPORIA, Kan.. Aug. 24. Hundreds ot farmers are fleeing from tbe waters ot tbe Cottonwood river, leaving behind tbelr deluged farms and flooded homes. Tbe river baa been rising steadily for a week and great damage Is now resulting. Some farma have been under water twenty-six hours, causing certain deatructlon to crops. The Neosho river is entirely out ot Its banks below ita Junction with tbe Cotton wood. The Santa Fe railroad la troubled much with washouts and has discontinued running some of Ita passenger trains. DREADFUL DREAM IS TRUE Bryant Schick of Chicago Awakens to Find His Wife and Chil dren Dead. CHICAOO, Aug. 24. Bryant Schick waa awakened thla morning by a dream that a mishap bad befallen hla wire. He found the bouse filled with escaping gas, and his wlfs and two children, a girl of 2 years and an Infant, dead. It la aupposed that Mrs. Schick turned on tbe gaa while tem porarily Insane. She left a note, but It waa ao poorly written that no one could read it. Movements of Ocean Vessels Aug. 84. At New York Arrived: Bovlc, from Liverpool: La Gascogne. from Havre; Min nehaha, from London; Zeeland, from Ant werp. . . At Queenstown 8alled: EtrurLa, from IJvrrMol, fur New York. At Southampton Sailed: Koenlgen, from Bremen, for New York. At Movllle Arrived-: Sardinian, from New York, for Glasgow, and proceeded. At Hamburg Arrived: Pennsylvania. from New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg. At St. Michaels Arrived: Cambroraan, from Boston, for Genoa and NspKs. At fit. Johns, N. B. Arrived: Siberian, from Glasgow and IJvsrpool, for Halifax, N. eua Philadelphia. BLOCKADE IS VICTOR Blug Equadroi Captured Whit Off ilia cheiter, lazachnietU MAKES SUPERIOR SHOW OF STRENGTH Surroundi ths Enemy aad PilUbury Eat to Surrendar. CAPITULATION COMES AT 5i40 A. M. Higfinwn's Vigilant aid Quick lotion "Ba? Ooait" GLOUCESTER IS THE POINT OF ATTACK Three Ships of the White Squadron Attempt to Capture Harbor, but Are Cnptlvea Themaelves Within Two Hours. ROCKPORT, Mass., Aug. 24. The naval aesrch problem on tbe New England coast wss terminated at 6:40 thla morning by the signal "Surrender; demand uncondi tional" from Rear Admiral Hlgglnson'a flag ship and the reply "Accept surrender," from the foretruck ot Prairie, Commander Plllsbury's flagship. The battle between the Blue, or defend ing squadron, and the White, or attacking squadron, waa thus quickly ended, eight miles south of Thatcber'a Island. Ths enemy bad most signally tailed to make a harbor, having for Ita objective Salem. A preponderance of fighting atrength, rela tively (4 polnta, represented by the battle ships Kearsarge, Alabama and Massachu setts, Scorpion and a torpedo boat, bad overwhelmed the 45 polnta represented by the auxiliary cruisers. Prairie, Panther and Supply. To speak from a tbeorstto atand point tbe White squadron was entirely de stroyed by the guns of the defending bat tleships. Thus on the fourth night tbe game of naval strategy waa brought to an end. It having covered a period of unceasing toll, sleep less nights ot anxloui, and wearing vigil and grave uncertainty to Ita partlclpanta. Story of the Test. The destruction ot Plllsbury's squadron occurred at a point Just within the outer limit of Gloucester harbor, not over eight miles southerly from Thatcher's island, off which It had been anchored since Wednea- day, when the war game waa declared opened. The surrounding and "putting out of no tion" of the aquadron In command of Com mander PUlsbury waa the culminating in cident In one ot the most Interesting chap ters In the peace history of the American navy. For tbe placing in operation of the maneuvera of the war ahlps oft the coast ot New England the navy had long pre pared Itself and bad looked forward with keen anticipation. . Aa planned by the na- rtrr- vrrtHTrtt 'M'; -f asM a pr9twea?nd'- a ' .... ... , m k. ..., 4..... , V - ' '"t.t the blue, tbe defending fleet, and ths other the white, to be a hostile fleet bent upon effecting an anchorage In aome unprotected harbor in the coast from Cape Elizabeth to Cape Cod, opposed all the time by the ' defending fleet. Tbe anchorage bad to be maintained against tbe defenders for. period ot aix hours. Boats Engaged. Commander Plllsbury's White aquadron ' consisted of auxiliary cruisers Prairie (flagship), Panther and Supply. The two former boats were each assigned twenty polnta of fighting strength, while Supply waa assumed to represent five points. Ad miral Higglnson's fleet waa actually su perior in the number of Its members, and by tbe same arrangements made as to the PUlsbury fleet It represented a total of ninety-seven polnts of strength. Kear sarge, Alabama and Massachusetts battle- . ahlps were given twenty, the cruisers Brooklyn and Olympla eight each, Leydon and Montgomery, Gloucester, Mayflower and Scorpion three each, while a number of tor pedo boats mads up the remaining numbers. To win in the mimlo war tbe Blue squad ron had to bring against the attacking ves sels, aa 'it did early today, warships su perior In their combined aasumsd fighting power. Each aide bad the right to cap ture Individual craft ot tbe other fleet br overcoming them In point ot atrength, an under the rulea ot the game tbe oaptured vessels were to retire altogether from the field of action. In tbe defeat of PUlsbury tbe defense, with three battleships. Scorpion and with a single torpedo boat, had sixty-four points ao that the balance was sgalnst tbe at tacking squsdron. Throughout the mimic war there waa placed in Operation aystem of coast defense which waa admittedly of credit to those who engaged In 1L Experience ProBtable. The problem waa ao complicated that on the war vessels here tonight the week's work la viewed with satisfaction for ths ons reason, if for no other, that the aquad ron has bad Invaluable practice. The final event of these war moves waa the aequence om many complicating developments. The capture came at the end of a night filled with rumors aa to the location ot'tbe attacking squsdron. At 1:20 o'clock last night three battleships of tbe Blue aquadroo got under way In a hurry and aalled to tbe eastward. Tbs Intention waa to move on to Portland and If tbat bad been carried out Admiral Hlgglnaon, aa It later devel oped, would have awung tbe balance of his fighting force to tbat end ot the coast llns, aa PUlsbury had Intended he sbould, but which was not done on account of heavy seas running outside Cape Elizabeth. Hlg glnaon, however, deflected his course back to Olouoeater after a awing aeaward, in response to a report that the enemy had not been aighted when It was believed he bad been, but In the last boura ot the night, PUlsbury sailed toward Cape Ann from the outside and, aa It proved, right under the very guns of tbe defending aquad ron. Commander PUlsbury when still out to aea, after maneuvering beaded atralght for Salem harbor. Sighted at Slgnnl Station. But the desired vantage point was never reached. When bla boata had arrived off Magnolia tbey were aighted by the signal station on Baker's Island. A message waa aent to the station at Rock port bare and tbe torpedo boat, Barney, waa aent to notify the Blue aquadron. The atatloa here had been informed before Higglnson's bat tleships had been sighted off Gloucester and that later they bad returned to their bertha under the lee of Harper'a Island. Barney's commander was mystified there fore wben after rounding Stralgbtsmouth he esw no evidence of ths presence ot Kearsarge. On a hazard Barney waa eteered southerly. AfWr Hlgglnson'a ahipe bad cruised up i