Daily Bee.
ESTAIJLISIIKI) JUNE 10, 1871.
OMAHA, MONDAY MOUSING, SErTEMHER 1, 1902.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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TAFT LOOKS AHEAD
X&kei Pradiotion Concerning tn Tntur
of tha Philippine Ialand.
WILL BE HELD UNTIL READY TO DECIDE
etfay Than Choas Between Independence
tod Colonial Allegiance.
COLD STANDARD AGAIN RECOMMENDED
Xluotoaticg Eilrer Standard DisadranUge
oui to All Concerned.
CAPTIVE SULTAN IS SHOT AND KILLED
Attempt Escape and Sentry Promptly
llrti Fatal "hat Cholera la In
rla and Agrlealtnre ia
Serloasly Urprrncd,
MANILA, Ang. II. Governor Taft was
given a banquet by the American Chamber
of Commerce of Manila lait Saturday
Sight.
In an address, replying to a toast, the
'governor discussed the future of the Phil
ippines. He said the United States would
retain the Islands Indefinitely, with the
View of educating tha Filipinos to a state
I of self-government and other conditions
'which would enable them to decide whether
(hey desired to become independent or be
'mado Into a state like Canada or Austra
lia under Great Britain. Governor Taft
aid be believed the relationship between
the two peoples would be continued and
that tha Americans were here for the ben
efit the Filipinos. He said the Americans
oia not aesire tne isianas lor seinsn pur
poses, but promised that American capital
would get fair treatment here.
Continuing, the governor expressed his
Belief that oommerclal interests must ultl
mately rely upon Filipino labor, although
a temporary relaxation of the immigration
restrictions was possible. He said the
United States civil commission would again
recommend congress to give the Philippine
Islands a gold standard of currency, as the
present fluctuating standard was a disad
vantage to everybody.
Depends aa Trade Reawlatlon.
Luke E. Wright, who acted as civil gov
ernor during the absence of Judge Taft
poke at the Chamber of Commerce din
ner. He expressed the opinion that the
true future of the Islands depends upon
'the. m1mtft f thlf rrA'1", Kmfr
,lcan markets. Commissioner Wright re
gretted that the Philippine question had
been made a football in American politics.
The cholera ia increasing. Last Satur
day 140 cases were reported in the prov
inces. The totals reported up to date are
k27,29 cases and 1,964 deaths from the dls-
'ase.
I The aultan of Blnldayan, who was held
las a hostage by the American forces at
I Camp Wickers, island of Mindanao, at
Jempted to escape from his guards last
..YlniMd." .indnuia ..bnt -nl. JUIIod .b . a
entry. The sultan had been arrested aftor
the recent murders of American soldiers
la Mindanao and was being held pending
the surrender of the murderers.
As a result of the war, rinderpest among
the cattle and' the epidemic of cholera,
agriculture Is seriously depressed In the
Philippines. Governor Taft estimates the
'area under cultivation this year halt that
"of an ordinary year. Many districts are
impoverished.
BOER GENERALS IN LONDON
Reach. There Dorlasr Italaatornt and
Receive No Demonstration
Flaeher is with Them.
LONDON, Aug. 31. Generals Dewet,
Troths and Delarey and Mr. Fischer arrived
'here today from The Hague. A heavy rain
was falling when they arrived and they
deceived no demonstration.
LONDON, Sept. 1. The papers this morn
ing 'published editorial articles strongly
urging the government to refuse further to
negotiate with the Boer generals or at least
to decline to grant them any further con
cessions. It is understood that Joseph
Chamberlain, the colonial secretary, Is
coming to confer with the generals.
ENGLISH HUSTLE BUSINESS
Offer Proa Traasportatlaa to Anyone
Who Propoaea Booming; Caa
ada Trade.
LONDON, Aug. 11. Elder Dempater
company have offered free passage from
Canada to Liverpool to any person whose
object in coming to England Is the develop
ment of trade between Canada and South
Africa. The Allan Line steamer Ontarlan
Vlll leave Montreal October 19, to start the
new monthly service between Canada and
flouth Africa. .
WlAN POLICE TAKECAPITAL
They aad tha Depaty Sheriffs Will
' Have Charge at Tlahomlngj
.Thle Week.
TISHOMINGO, I. T.. Aug. II. The po
litical situation here on the eve of thi call
ing to order of the legislature remains
practically unchanged. Sol Schoenfelt, In
dian agent, arrived thle evening and is la
command of the Indlua police, who are
here to the number of about twenty-five.
United States Marshal Colbert, with a force
of well-armed deputies, arrived today. The
Indian police and deputy marshals tcok
charge of the capltol building today. There
la no excitement. Governor Bayard arrived
this morning and Oovernor Johnson came in
thle evening. A number of legislators have
arrived and it la expected there will be a
quorum present when the two house are
called to order tomorrow. Governor Moeley
Is expected to reach Tlehomlnga la the
morning.
TROUBLE BETWEEN THE RACES
t Oeoars at Yleksbnra; aad a Depaty
herlff tails Oat Llht
Artillery.
VICKSBURQ. Mass., Aug. II. Trouble be
tween tile races ia reported today at Red
"Wood. Mr. Hughes, a white man, was
beaten almost to death by a party ot ne
groes. This aroused the whites, who at
tempted to arrest the ringleaders. About
thirty negroes headed. It la said, by a white
man, took refuge la a freight car, de
clining to allow any of their number to be
taken.
Deputy Sheriff 8cott, with a posse and a
detachment of the Warren Light artillery,
went to Red Wood and the latest rennrts
gxe to the affect that quiet prevails.
LITTLE GUNS STILL POPPING
From Wllleanatad aad Coloa Came
More Reports of Fierce Fighting,
with Few Deaths.
WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curcao, Aug. 81.
News frcm an official source hps reached
Wlllemstad confirming previous' rts that
last Friday 650 men of the Vet army
wio formed the vanguard of v, ' en
ment forces near Oemare desert., i
revolutionists. They took their arV .
equipment with them and carried
chief, General Castillo, a prisoner to
enemy.
The 800 government soldiers who have
been trying to re-establish traffic on the
German railroad from Caracas to Valencia
were repeatedly interrupted by the insur
gents during Thursday and Friday of last
week and the latter day they were defeated
by a detachment of Insurgents near Los
Tequca. The town of Los Teques Is now
in the hands of the Insurgents.
The vice president of Venexuela, during
the abence of Castro at Cua te domiciled
In the presidential palace, Mlraflores, whlchl
Is situated rn a hill in Caracas and com
mands the city. Last Thursday night the
vice president's guard heard a shot In the
vicinity of Mirafiores and at once began
firing their rifles on the city from their
position on the stone platform surrounding
the palace. The people of Caracas were
very much alarmed for some time.
It has been learned here that the Vene
tuelan government has given orders to Gen
eral Anguren, of the state of Maracalbo
to turn the state over to General Ollvares,
Oeneral Anguren has refused and compli
cations are feared.
COLON, Aug. 31 The Colombian cruiser
Cartagena, under command of Captain
Christiansen, with 600 government troops
on board arrived here today. Cartagena
was formerly the Moorish war vessel
Beschlr Es Salameh.
It is a smart-looking gunboat mounting
twelve guns, namely, six machine one-
pounders and six Armstrong twelve-centimeter
guns. Cartagena made the trip
from the port of Cartagena to Colon in
twenty-four hours. Further government
reinforcements are expected to reach the
isthmua shortly. '
PANAMA, Aug. II. The arrival of gov.
ernment reinforcements from Barranqullla
has caused great enthusiasm among the
conservatives here. Judging from the news
received from the Agua Dulce district,
General Bertl Is believed to be holding his
ground against tha insurgents. A few
days ago It was reported that the Insurgent
general, Herrera, had abandoned the siege
of Agua Dulce and was retreating toward
Santiago. Thle report, however, has not
been confirmed. The troops which have
reached here have been dispatched Imme
diately to Agua Dulce, and it Is believed
General Herrera will not be able to resist
the attacking force the government will
send againet him.
port OF SPAIN. Trinidad. Aug. II.
News reached here from Carupano, Vene-
tuela, that the government general, Vola
tint, would leave Carupanp with three gun
boats and S00 men to bombard, for a second
time. Cludad Bolivar, on the Orinoco river,
which is still in the hands of the revolu
tionists. Cludad Bolivar, capital of the
state, of Bpllvar aa .bombarded by ne
Venezuelan gunboats Bolivar and ttestaura
dor last week, and many persona were
killed or wounded. About 600 shells were
HrmA nto tha cltv. British subject at
Cludad Bolivar have requested that
warship of Great Britain be sent for their
protection.
BALK ON CHINESE TREATY
Renreseatatl-ves ot Other Powera Not
Satisfied with tha Imperial
Decree.
SHANGHAI, Aug. II. The Anglo-Chinese
treaty has not yet been signed. Sir James
L. Mackay, representing Great Britain, and
the other commissioners met August 30 for
the purpose of signing the treaty. It was
then fcund that the Imperial decree em
powering the Chinese commissioners to
sign the treaty was unsatisfactory and the
British representative refused his signa
ture. Tbla postponement has caused aur-
prlje as everything was supposed to be
settled and Sir James L Mackay had ar
ranged to leave Shanghai. He has now
cancelled his passage and is awaiting further
communications from Pekln,
The foregoing complication Is, partly due
to the fact that a decree abolishing the
llkln was Issued before the arrangements
for the imposition of a surtax In its stead
bad been completed. The Chinese are also
understood to be seeking a loophole which
will enable them to repudiate thla treaty
later should they find It necessary to do so.
Sir James L. Mackay today assursd a rep
resentative of the Associated Press that
the terms of the treaty were not questioned,
but the matter at issue was the Interpre
ts tic n ot the treaty.
LONDON, Sept. 1. The edict (abolishing
llkln stations throughout the Chinese em
pire), says the Shanghai correspondent of
the Times in a dispatch, "refers the ques
tion of the surtax to the Board of Revenue
and it falls to ratify the Sbeng-Mackay
agreement regarding the appropriation of
surtax funds, and the stipulation that these
funds shall not be pledged for future for
eign loans."
EMPEROR AND KING PART
Emaaaaael at Italy Saya Goodbye to
William of Germaay at Pate,
dam Station.
POTSDAM, Prussia, Aug. $1. King Victor
Emmanuel ot Italy, who has been visiting
Emperor William, started for horns today
The king and emperor drove together to
the Wtldpark staton. Here the monarchs
parted and the parting was most cordial
Prince Frederick William and Prince Wil
liam Eltel Frederick and Count von Buelow
the imperial chancellor, were on the sta
tion platform to bid farewell to the king of
Italy and a large crowd ot people cheered
the departing guest. The king stood at a
alndow of the railway carriage waving his
hand to tha emperor as long as the train
was in sight.
It Is said that as a result of King Vic
tor's visit to Emperor William, Italy, has
already secured certain concessions it de
sired tor a commercial treaty with Ger
many. .
FRANKFURT-ON-MAIN. Aug. 11. King
Victor Emmanuel arrived here this evening
He Inspected the Thirteenth Prussian Hus
sars, of which organization he is honorary
colonel, and later dined with the officers.
His majesty resumed the Journey to Italy
at a late hour.
Prof.
BERLIN,
Vlrchow
May Rally.
Aug. 11. Prof. Vlrchow,
the
tamoua scientist, who is gravely 111
and
hardly expected to live, was brought hers
today from Harzeburg in an ambulance
Hopes are still entertained that the pro-
lessor may rally from his present Illness.
He la over 10 jreara of aga
MEETING OF MAIL CARRIERS
Progress of Reclassification Bill the Prin
cipal Topio of Interest.
LOUD HAS BLOCKED MEASURE UP TO DATE
Aasaclatloa Has .to Moaey la Treasary
with Which to Keep Ip the
Fight at the Rational
. Capital.
-om a Staff Correspondent.)
'fiTOS, Aug. 81. (Special.) Dur
t week In September the annual
ng 1.
convention of the, National Association of
Letter .Carriers will be held at Denver, Colo.
At tha convention in Chattanooga last year
the old organisation was overthrown by
those who had become dissatisfied with the
methods employed by the officers in charge
and the progress which they had made in
the effort to secure increased compensation
for the letter carriers, and at the coming
convention the officers elected lsst year will
be called upon to give an account of their
stewardship. '
For a number ot years the letter car
rlers have striven to have congress increase
their maximum pay from $1,000 per annum
to 11,200 per annum, but aa yet without
success. They do not ask that necessarily
every man must receive $1,200, but they
maintain that $1,200 a year la not an ex
cessive amount for a letter carrier to re
ceive for the service performed, and that
In the couree of time a letter carrier should
be given the privilege of mounting to that
salary Instead of as at present, being con
fined to $1,000 per annum. There are, ot
course, many other matters in which the
association Is interested. Several years ago
it seems that the association was about to
split upon a rock and might fall to plecee
altogether.- Happily this danger was averted
and In all respects except financially the
association appears to be better off than
ever before. Little progress has been made
towards the passage of the reclassification
bill by congress. For this, however, the
officers of the association are in nowise to
blame. Several bills were Introduced lsst
session, the one moat discussed being In
troduced bv Representative William Alden
Smith of Michigan, raising the limit of
pay in cities ot above 76,000 population to
$1,200 and fixing the limit In cities below
75,000 population at $1,000 per annum.
Two Champions of Carriers.
The letter carriers have two earnest
champions In the house, the foremost on
the republican side, being Representative
Cromer of Indiana, who Is a member of the
house poatofflce committee. Representative
Sulxer of New York has taken the most
active Interest In this matter on the demo.
cratlc aide. The efforts of the letter car
riers have met with the approbation ot the
press in every direction, and thousands of
petitions have been received by members of
the house from business men, commercial
organizations and other sources asking that
something be done In this direction. Dur
ing the last session of congress the bill
was held up In the postofflce committee
mainly through the efforts of Representa-
4 lta-Xoud,f California chairman, ot.the
committee on. postofflces and post roads,
who Is unalterably opposed to the measure.
Mr. Loud has taken the ground that the
letter carriers are better paid for their
work than either the postofflce clerks or
the railway mall clerks and until the sal
aries of the latter are placed on the level
with those of the letter carriers be will
not support any bill to increase the pay of
the letter carriers. The letter carriers ad
mit that the railway mall clerka are under
paid, but see no reason why, because con
gress refuses to give them Justice, the let
ter carriers should not be permitted to
secure their proper deserts.
Drop Lobby Scheme.
Some years ago an attempt was made
to raise a fund to be placed at the dis
posal of such parties "who represented
they could lobby the bill Increasing the
pay of the letter carriers through con
gress. The attempt to collect this fund
met with great opposition at the hands
of many of the letter carriers, who re
fused to pay and left the organization.
Others paid, but made vigorous protests,
the results of which was the matter waa
ventilated In the press and all hope of se
curing passage of the bill by this scheme
was abandoned. At the last national con
vention J. C. Kellor, a letter carrier of
Cleveland, was elected president on a re
form platform. Mr. Keller was so afraid
that he and his associates, who had Just
been put in charge of the affairs of the
association, might be charged with un
dertaking to "lobby" the bill through con
gress that he probably went to the other
extreme and trusted entirely to the merits
ot hla caae. A hearing was had by the
committee on this bill, but the matter
practically ended there, and as It waa
never brought home to the members of
congress nothing was ever done with the
bill. Experts In legislation say that no
matter how meritorious a measure may
be. It will not appeal to legislators by
force of its own merits alone. It must
be presented to them in such a forcible
manner that they cannot overlook the
merit of the proposition.
Have No Fa ads.
Representative Loud haa labored under
the impression that a large part of the
special fund raised by the letter carriers
some yeara ago waa still in the posses
sion of the officers of the association for
the purpose of "lobbying." In this respect
Mr. Loud appears to be mistaken, for
whatever fund was raised completely dis
appeared, and when the present officers of
the association took charge ot ita affairs
they claimed the treasury was practically
empty. Only , few hundred dollars re
mained In the treasury, and since the
Chattanooga convention the headquarters
of the association In this city have been
operated on the smallest amount of money
possible. President Keller has been com
pelled to use his own funds and even to
borrow money from personal friends in or
der to continue the work at headquarters.
Shortly after Mr. Loud declared that the
carriers had a large fund at their dis
posal for lobbying purpose Mr. Keller
was compelled to return to Cleveland and
resume his work as a letter carrier la
that poatofflce from which position he
had been on leave while acting as presl
dent of the association In order that he
might make sufficient money to support
himself and enable htm to visit the na
tlonal convention at Denver. If there Is
any special fund at the disposal of the
president of the association Mr. Keller
would be very pleated to learn of its
whereabouts and how be can get at It.
An attempt will be' made at the coming
eonventloa by the friends of the old offi
cers ot ths association to recapture the
convention. This movement will be re
slsted by the friends of the present off!
cers, who expect to win out. Represents
tlves Cromer and Bulzer, the two leading
advocates of the cause ot the letter car-
(Continued oa Second Page.)
storm just fits the train
Wrecked Northwesters Paaaeasrer
Seems to Have Bora "laffled Oat
(or Deadly Work. -
OWATONNA, Minn.. Aug. II. The wreck
on the Chicago Northwestern road, five
mil os west of here last night probably was
the worst that ever happened In this section
of the state. Three are dead, four are fa
tally Injured and thirty-four others re
ceived Injuries, some of them of a serious
character. Those killed and fatally Injured
were: . . . -( .
Dead: J
DELMAR PETERSON. 6 years old,
Waseca, Minn. ...
ETHEL RICHARDS, li.. New Ulm
UNKNOWN WOMAN, about 10 years of
age, supposed to have come from Lake
Mills, la. -
Fatally injured:
Mrs. Almira F. Bickford. Albert Lea,
Minn. r
A. C. McConneJl, Broofcl ies, 8. D.
Caroline McCune, Worthlogton, Minn.
Conductor W. H. Kenete, badly bruised;
head cut; may die from shock.
Investigation shows that the storm which
wrought such damage tn the train was
but 100 feet In, width." --From all reports
It Is evident that the engine escaped the
fury of the tornado by , but a few feet, for
It remained standing on the track while the
six coaches In the train . were picked up
as if they were feathers and rolled over
and over down the steep embankment. Four
of the coaches caught tha full fury of the
storm and were carried much further than
were the other two In these four coaches
occurred all of the deaths and the ma
jority of the injuries. Engineer Mitchell
aptarently was unaware of the approach of
the storm cloud, but many of the passen
gers state that they saw a funnel-shaped
cloud approaching, but had scarcely time
to move In their seats when It struck the
train. The fact that the brakeman upon
the Ill-fated train was a new man Is prob
ably responsible for the fact that the
baggageman escaped alive. The baggageman
was In one of the rear coaches Instructing
the brakeman how to light the lamps when
the storm struck. . The baggage car was
one of those that received the storm's full
force and waa literally smashed to splint
ers.
Great credit Is given by the passengers to
Conductor Kensle for his heroic work in
rescuing the injured. Although himself
suffering from severe Injuries he refused
any aid and set to work with greet grit and
heroic courage to- relieve the Injured from
their perilous positions ana not until tne
last passenger was out of the wreck did he
receive medical attention for his own
wounds. It is feared that he cannot aur-
vivs. I
The etorm destroyed tha grain stacks of
Thomas Ralks, upon whoea farm the wreck
occurred; men passed airociiy Deiween nis
house and barn, leaving them unharmed. It
then passed northwest through Medford, a
town on the Milwaukee road, where a num
ber of barns were demolish-l and several
houees and other buildings overturned.
Senator T. V. Knatvold, who la opposing
Congressman Jamea A. Tawney, for re-
nomination, waa restlna easily tonlaht and
says that he will be able wurae his ling through the principal streets will pro
fanvasa at one. but hla iX.Sil.-Una aaya I o" rk where prominent and well
that It will be a week or more before he
can hope to get out.
WINONA. Minn., Aug. II. A tornado
passed over Cochrane, Wis., last night, de-
atrovlne a dwelli. house and six barns,
No one waa killed, but a number are re
ported Injured.
DIE UNDER WRECKED ENGINE
Knftlaeer Wallace and Fireman Rob-
iaaon Are Victims of Northwest
era's Second Mishap.
FAIRCHILD, Wis., Aug. 31. The fast mall
eastbound on the Chicago Northwestern
road ran into a washout near here about
midnight last night and two englnemen
were killed.
The dead:
ENGINEER
IRA WALLACE, Altoona,
Wis.
FIREMAN ROBINSON, St. Paul.
The train waa running at a high rate ot
speed and the first mall car followed the
locomotive Into the ditch and waa badly
splintered. The mall clerks escaped with
but slight injuries. The passenger coaches
and sleepers left the track, but did not I
turn over and beyond a severe shaking up
none of the occupants was hurt. The track
was blocked until late tonight. The bodies
of the dead trainmen were extricated from
the wreckage and taken to Eau Claire on
a special train.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Aug. II. Eastbound
train No. 4 on the Chicago, Milwaukee it 1
St. Paul road arrived almost twelve hours
late, due to a washout a Tate City, Minn.
The trainmen reported that the Mississippi
waa out of Us banks at that point and
that the smaller streams which feed Lake
Pepin were raging torrents.
The washout on the new Princeton
branch of the Northwestern, near Marsh-
field caused traffic to remain at a standstill
all day.
It Is believed at Madison that Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., was on the train which waa
delayed all day by the wreck at Fairchlld.
HANG HIM AND RIDDLE HIM
Georgia Lynchers Dlapoaa of John
Brawn, Who Aaaanlted Johanle
Chaffla.
MONTICELLO, Oa., Aug. II. John Brown,
a negro, who attempted to criminally as
sault Miss-Johnnie Chaffln, a 13-year-old
white girl, near Montlcello yesterday, was
lynched today
Brown waa captured sis hours after bis
crime and given a preliminary hearing be
fore a district Justice of the peace, who
ordered him sent her tor safe keeping
When seven miles from town the deputy
having Brown In charge was surrounded
by men, who demanded the prisoner. The
deputy was powerless to resist and the
men carried the negro into the woods,
hanged him to a tree aad riddled his body
with bullet
KILLS ONE AND HURTS THREE
Loala Saris of Rock Sprlaera, Wyo.,
Nearly Aaalhllates the Splaak
Family.
ROCK SPRINGS, wyo.. Aug. si. in a
drunken fight oa the streets In front ot a
saloon here early today Louis Sacka shot
and killed one man and more or leas seii
ously wounded three others. All are Hun
garians. Joe Splaak, Jr., waa killed and
Joe Splsak. sr., was shot in the neck,
Steve Splsak received a bullet In the right
shoulder and Steve Motto waa wounded In
the thumb. The senior Splsak Is likely to
die. Sacka Is In Jail. His son, who waa
killed, waa acting aa peacemaker In a sa
loon row.
OBSERVANCE OF LABOR DAY
Striken to Parade and Than Attend Pionio
at Otortlaad Beach.
NUMEROUS CHANCES TOR AMUSEMENT
Coaaell Blaffe Plans Elaborate Ex
ercises aad Soath Omaha
Also Geta lata
Line.
Eveata of Labor Day.
Forenoon-
Parade of I,abnr unions, Headed by
I'nion Pacific Strikers.
Base Ball Game Dee Molnes-Omaha.
Afternoon-
Labor Demonstration at CourtlanJ
Bench.
Omaha Oun Club Shoot.
Base Ball Game Pes Molnes-Omaha.
Koyal Italian Band Concert.
"Hello Bill'' at Boyd's Theater.
The principal celebration of Labor day
In this city will be at Courtland beach,
where Central Labor union will give a pic
nic for the benefit of the Union Pacific
trlkers. One-half of the proceeds will be
turned over to the federated board of the
strikers. The picnic will be all thst the
Central Labor union will undertake as
they were too late In taking up the matter
of a Labor day parade to make any elab
orate preparations.
The striking railroad men, however, have
been preparing for a short parade which
Is to leave Labor temple at 9 o'clock this
morning. The line of march had not been
definitely decided upon last night, but the
strikers will probably pass down Douglas
ItrMt ,B(1 up rarnam and tben take the
cars tor Courtland beach. They will be
headed by a band composed from their own
ranks, and which has been drilling for the
occasion under the direction of George
Green, and will be under the leadership
of Peter Casey. The Union Pacific machin
ists will precede the other unions and will
be followed by the striking botlermakers.
The unlon teamBteI.s w!U b6 la i,ne n)BOi
having probably the largest delegation.
probably 1,100 men. Such other union men
as are at the temple in time will fall in
line, but not as organizations.
At 1 o'clock p. m., the speaking will com
mence at Courtland beach. Father John
Williams, George J. Kleffner and Thomas
L Wilson will discuss labor topics. Im
mediately after the addresses there will be
gin a program of racing and other track
..hi-tlcs which will continue until evening
snerlat efforta have been made br the corn-
jttee having the arrangements in 'hand
t0 make the day enjoyable for those who
.Mend, eaneclallv the friends and families
0 .). strikers.
Mayor Moores has Issued a Labor day
proclamation setting for the fact that It la
the duty of all good citizens to properly
celebrate the day and asking that all place
of business be closed at 1 o'clock.
In Soath Omaha.
Labor day will bo observed In South
Omaha by a parade and plcnto in Syndicate
Para. Tne paraae win lorm at iu o cioca
at Twenty-alx and L streets and arter pass
known speakers will be on hand and ample
accommodations nave been proviaea.
The Council Blufls celebration will be the
moet elaborate and a number of organlza-
tlons from other towns will bo preeent and
participate in the parade. The Typograph
ical union of Omaha will be in line. The
parade will start from Pearl street and
First avenue and will move In a round
about way to the Northwestern atation
where motor cars will be taken for Union
Driving park. After dinner has been eaten
at the park there will be a number of ad
dresses, the speakers being: Emmet Tin
ley, Rev. John Williams, Hon. A. S. Hazel-
ton and Rev. Harry DeLong. After thla
there will be an athletic program of ten
eventa and two ball games, between the
East Ends and Quick teams and the Prin
ters and Clgarmakera of Council Bluffs
against the Clgarmakera of Omaha.
CHINAMAN TO ADDRESS LABOR
Wa Tla Fan sT Will Be Orator at the
Day at Blnsshamton, New
York.
BINOHAMTON. N. Y., Aug. II. Wu Ting
fang, minister to the United .States from
China, arrived here tonight. He will
make the Labor day address at Stow park
tomorrow. Several thousand people met
the minister at the atation and cheered
him. He was escorted through the crowd
by a acore of policemen and to his hotel
by a committee of labor, men.
Mr. Wu wa accompanied by the secre
tary and interpreter of- the Chinese lega
tion at Washington. The program tomor
row includes a breakfast to Minister Wu
by the Press club, a review of the labor
parade, review of the Labor day sports
and a dinner given to Mr. Wu by C. S.
Dickinson, consul general to Turkey. Al
though here as the guest of the Central
union, the program Is so arranged as to
bring Mr. Wu in touch with every clasa
of Blnghamton'a citizens.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. II. Labor day In
Kansas City promises to be observed more
thoroughly than on any previous year. Ac
cording to present arrangementa the pa
rade, which will move through the down
town atreets In the morning, will be made
up of 10. 000 union workmen. United States
Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana,
who la to make the principal address of
the day, arrived in the city thla afternoon
from the east. Senator Fairbanks will
speak at I o'clock in the afternoon at
Electric park, where the main exercises of
the day will take place.
CATTLE BUTCHERS MAY STRIKE
Parkin Hoaaes ta Soath Omaha aad
Elaewhera Affected by Plaaa
Soon to Materialise.
CHICAGO. Aug. IL Unless a compro-
mlae is effected the cattle butchers em-
I Dioya(i hv the various packera at the stock
I rar(ia wm g0 on strike next Wednesday
morning, and the butchera In the packing
plants In Kansas City, South Omaha, Bt.
Louis, Sioux City, Bt. Paul ana ei. josepa
say that they will do likewise.
The butchers union has made in ail
these cities a demand for an Increase of
10 per rent In wages, and if the request
is refused concerted action has been agreed
upon.
The charge was mads tonight by soma
ot the leaders ot the butchers' union that
aome of the large packing bcuses here
were taking cola into their plants to pre
pare for the nonunion men in case there
was a strike.
The packers say that there will be no
trlk and that all differences will be ad
justed when the time comes. The men de
clare that they were promised a reply by
Labor day and that they have not re
ceived one. It they do not receive It by
Tuesday night there may be a strike.
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Monday and
Tuesday; Warmer Tuesday.
Temperatare at Omaha Yesterday!
Hoar. Dear. Hoar, Dev.
d a. m ..... . lt 1 p. m 74
6 a. m . . . . . tt:l Bp. m ..... . TT
T a. m U 8 p. m TT
8 a. a l 4 p. m ..... . TT
a. m...... 4 5 p. m TM
10 a. aa T 6 p. m TT
11 i. T p. ia T4
12 m. T2 8 p. m Tl
p. m tin
FLORENCE IS IN A BAD FIX
Strike list Spread So Generally that
I. Ivies- Haa Become a Difficult
Accomplishment.
FLORENCE, Aug. II. The employes of
forty different callings have Joined the
strikers of last Friday. The town appeara
to be In a state of siege. Troopa have
been recalled from maLeuvers and every
square in the city la occupied by soldier.
Infantry with fixed bayoneta and cavalry
patrol a are on guard In Florence. Six
thousand troops In addition to a number
of policemen and carbonlera have been
concentrated In the city. Plenty of other
soldiers are available should order be dis
turbed. The summer exodua has left the
town partly empty and a number of other
persons have left, fearing trouble.
The regulations have been made more
rigid since the striker have been commit
ting acts of vandalism. All meetings of
persons have been prohibited and hun
dreds of persons have been arrested. These
measures have frustrated the efforts ot
the anarchist and socialist elements to
profit by the strike to 'oment trouble.
The tramway operatives and the gaa
men, are among those who have Joined the
movement The troops have been ordered,
as far as possible, to maintain the. public
services.
Arrangementa have been made for fifty
tona of bread to be brought dally Into
Florence from outside thnclty and nobody
will be allowed to purchaae more than two
pounda at a time. The troops are slaugh
tering animals to provide meat. The water
supply of the city is assured. Owing to
the cutting of the gas pipes certain por
tions of Florence are now lighted with
torches. The cafea are closed.
The populace condemns the strike aa out
ot proportion to the small question In
volved. It Is estimated that 40,000 men are Idle
In Florence. The municipal newspapers
have ceased to appear aa a result of the
strike.
Certain workmen who were repairing the
belfry of the English church, on Mlnchll!
street, refused to Join the strike. The strik
ers threw petroleum over tue buaril fences
surrounding the building and set It on fire.
The flames were extinguished before seri
ous damage was done. Numerous arrests
'Were made and the Jails were filled to over
flowing. Large numbers of prisoners have
been transferred to neighboring towns.
What is most feared in Florence is that
the strike contagion may spread to Milan,
Genoa and other Industrial centers.
GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. II. AH the
employee of the tramway lines of this city
went on strike today because the manage
ment of the etactrlcal workshopa-wbe t en
American, dismissed forty men employed In
the shops and offered them positions as
conductors. It is feared the strike will
extend to the men employed on the steam
era plying on the lake of Geneva.
STREET CARSTRIKE IS ON
Not a Wheel Tnrna on Hadaon Valley
Railway for Lack of Motor-
SARATOGA, N. Y., Aug. II. Not a trol
ley car is moving tonight on the Hudson
Valley railway. A strike of the itiotormen
began yesterday. The 200 men out are
members of the Troy division of Amalga
mated Association of Street Railway em
ployes, which has a membership of 700.
SWIM THROUGH LOWER RAPIDS
Graham Takea It at Niagara Falls
with a Life Preserver aad No
Bad Reanlt.
i
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y Aug. II. Cai--llnie
D. Graham awam from the whirlpool
below Niagara Falls through the lower
rapids to Lewlston this afternoon. Graham
made a better awim than he did on Sep
tember , 1901, when Maude Wlllard at
tempted to navigate the upper rapids in
Graham's barrel and was suffocated. Gra
ham today wore a life preserver about his
waist and a neck float. He entered the
water at 1:17. The awlft running current
whirled the swimmer to the cented of the
stream and for nearly halt an hour Graham
battled with the waves. Aa far as the
Devil's Hole It appeared comparatively easy
for Graham and then he plunged into rough
water that many times t!i tin tron sight.
Only once, however, was he In danger. A
current suddenly tossed him toward tha
shore, dangerously near the big boulder
that ahowed threateningly above tha sur
face. By desperate swimming he Just
avoided the rock and was carried on down
stream. Below the Devil's Hole where the
river narrows Graham had another bard
battle. For a time he waa completely
hidden from view and the hundreda of
spectators on the bridge and along the
banks grew greatly excited. Graham aoon
appeared in tha smoother water, where the
river widens and tha crowd cheered him
heartily. He declined to enter a boat and
swam to the shore Just below the new
trolley bridge. After a rub down Graham
said he felt no bad effects from his ha-
aardoua swim.
THEY DECIDE ON BOND ISSUE
Stockholder af the Denver, North
western at Paelae Railroad Get
ta Baslaeaa.
DENVER. Colo.. Aug. II. At a special
meeting the stockholders ot the Denver,
Northwestern Pacific railroad decided to
Issue $21,600,000 of flftyoyear 4 per cent
first mortgage gold bonds and ratified tb
contract with the Colorado-Utah Construe
tlon company to build the road. The con
tract provides that work is to begin Sep
tetnber 1.
MoTemeate af Oceaa Vessel isg, 81
At New York Arrived: Astoria, from
Glasgow and Movlll.
At Napiea Arrived: Camhroman, from
Boston via Bt. Michaels, for Genoa.
At Movllle Arrived: Columbia, from New
Toil. f..r (J.oiSGW: Tunisian, from Mo
trel and Quebec, for Liverpool, and both
rjroceeiied.
At London Sailed: Minneapolis, for New
York.
At Hamburg Arrived: Neko, from 8a
Francisco via Valparaiso, Montevideo an
Havre.
At IJsard Paeaad: Mlnnetonka, from
New York for Ixndon.
At Gibraltar Paaiu-d: Lombardla from
Genoa and Naples, for Mew York.
STRIKE BLOWS OVER
Street Eailwaj Oompaiy ard Man Get
Tagilher and Settla Difference.
COMMITTEE CALLS UPON OFFICIALS
Neither Bid Really Aniioui ta Toro
Katton ta an lain.
DISCHARGED MEN ARE TO BE REINSTATED
Hew Schedule of Run Prepared bj Com
pany is Hi Withdrawn.
NO RECOGNITION OF UNION AT PRESENT
All Men Will Be oa Their Car a
Vsaal Today Wlthont a Grlew
anea, aad Everybody
I Happy.
There will be no strike of the employee
of the Omaha Street Railway company.
At a conference between the officials of
the company and a committee of the men
yesterday every difficulty .was amicably set
tled. The company agreed to reinstate the
twelve men who quit their work Saturday
rather than withdraw from the new union,
and the new schedule of run made out to
go Into effect on September 1 was called
back to make provision for placing the
reinstated men In their old places. '
Furthermore, the company agreed to rec
ognize the union when two-thirds of Its
employes become members. At present only
247 out of about 600 employes belong to the
union.
General Manager Smith of the company
as seen immediately after the meeting.
which was held In the company's general
offices, and said: "Everything was aettled -
mlcably."
"Then the men will not strike," waa
asked.
'No," said Mr. Smith, "there la no dan
ger of that."
General Manager Smith, aa well as the
committees and a large number of em
ployes who congregated at Labor temple,
manifested gres' pleasure over the outcome
of the controversy and no one aeemed to
have any reason for complaint at the re
sult. Only One Grievance.
The only grievance which the employes
had against the company was that the
company discharged twelve of the car men
who had Joined the union, become agitator
and refused to separate themselves from
the union when a choice of doing this and
giving up their positions was presented
to them. This grievance led to the demand
on the part ot the car men that these
twelve men be reinstated or a strike would
ensue. The sole grievance which the com
pany had against the employes, naturally,
was their formation of this union, which
the company believed, or at least feared.
would breed dangerous discontent among Ita
men.
Immediately after the disposition ot tha
case with the officials a meeting or tha
car ' men' union and those Interested
the settlement was held in Labor temple.
where the report of the conference waa
enthusiastically received. There waa such
general and unmistakable satisfaction over
the outcome that It wa entirely evident
that .the men gained their demands that
the twelve men discharged be .e Instated
and the antagonism to the urion with
drawn. While not given out officially, it
was thoroughly understood t'jat the union
will live and grow so tar '.s the company
Is concerned and that tb-j men turned off
Saturday will be back m their cars today
and thus every posilKllty of a strike will
be done away with
Both Slde-j Chance Front.
There probsVIy ia no doubt that each
side to this controversy bad reason to feel
insecure la Unoriginal position. When the
car men first launched their union they
were all filled with enthusiasm and many
of the older men Joined the movement. Up
to a week ago the membership of the union
reached 224, and it was heralded on all
sides that by the next meeting night,
which was Saturday night, the membership
would reach 100. But In the meantime the
officials got busy, little heart to heart talks
between them and some of the employes
were held and an undercurrent of appre
hension began to penetrate the councils '
of the car men, with the reuslt that some
of those who wore the most aggressive In
forming the union took a back aeat, and
when the meeting Saturday night waa held
a corporal's guard waa all that could be
mustered.
On the other hand the company ta aaid
to have discovered a mistake In Its dras
tic step ot discharging the twelve men
who refused to desert the union when con
fronted with the officials' ultimatum. Thla
change of conception, it Is said, wa due
largely to the fact that some of the old
emnloyea who had been opposed to the
union up to thla time took exception to
this act ot the company'a, which they are
said to have looked upon as arbitrary, and
avowed their intention then of throwing
their Influence and sympathy with tha men
and the union. All these thlnas taken to.
gether are aald to have worked to the
mutual advantage of both the men and
company and made the settlement possible.
Printer Offer lappart.
At a regular meeting of the typograph
ical union yesterday notice waa received
of the discharge of the street car em
ployes by the Omaha Street Railway com
pany for no other offence than that thoy
had met and formed a union, the following
resolutions were adopted:
Whereas. This union havlna- rallahU In.
formation that the Omaha Street Hallmv
company has taken upon Itself to become
me censor or its employes conduct and
having discharged a number of same for
no otner orienae than that of organising
for the betterment of their condition; and.
Whereas, This union believes that said
Omaha Street Hallway company haa over
stepped Its bounds and that we do most
earnestly condemn Its acts and hereby In
dorae the conduct of the employes. Also
reminding the Omaha Street Railway com
pany that the brst and moat clear-sla-hted
employers of American labor have on more
than one occasion declared that the union
man, In akllled aa well aa unskilled labor,
la the beat and moat reliable. Also that
they are denying the employe the privilege
they themselves make the moat effective
use of, namely, omanlsatlon; and.
Whereas, The street car officials have
shown by their action of Saturday thnt
they will not recoKftlxe men who have the
manhood to organise for their mutual pro
tection; therefore, be It
Resolved. That we the Omaha Typo-
fraphlcal union No. 190. do hereby extend
o the men who are striving for the rights,
not only of themselves, but of all men who
labor for their daily bread, our most sincere
wishes for their ultimate sucorss In their
righteous undertaking; and. be It further
(olve1, That we pledre them our
moral, and, If need be, financial support.
Mast Have Key ta the Coda.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31. The Commercial
Cable company has sent out the following:
"The 1'ort uaueae government announce
that telegrams In secret language fur
Luana, and itenguela are accepted, subject
to the condition that roplea of the codes
used be uoktvd with tue authorities at
I those places."
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