Daily Bee.
established JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, SATUUDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4, ll02 TWELVE PAG ES.
SINGLE COPV TII11EE CENTS.
The
Omaha
FAILS TO END STRIKE
' Confereiee at Whits Hon Oomet to
Baugnt Afur Much Talk.
OPERATORS REMAIN OBOURATE AS EVER
Xefaia te Liitei to Any Propeaitloi that
Omttaplates Arbitratien.
OFFER MEN RECOURSE TO THE COURTS
Allien u IniiridaaU May Go to Jndgea
leaking elir.
MITCHELL'S CONCESSIONS SCOFFED AT
naaestlon that Matters Be Left to
Arbitrators Xamed by President
Roosevelt la Declined
br Operators,
WASHINGTON. Oct, .-The great coal
conference between the president and rep
resentative of the operators and the mln-
' an came to an end at the temporary White
Ilea at 4:55 o'clock this afternoon with
' failure to reach an agreement.
Apparently the rock upon which the con
ference spilt was recognition of the miners'
onion. Tha president urged the contending
parties to cease strife In the Interests of
tha public, welfare; the miners through the
president of their union expressed a wtll-
.ingness to submit differences to arbitration
of a tribunal to be named by President
Roosevelt and to enter Into an agreement
to abide by terms fixed by the arbitration
for a period of from one to five years, and
the employers, through the presidents of
tha railroad and coal companies and a
leading Independent mine operator,
squarely refused arbitration, denounced the
miners' labor organization as a lawless and
anarchistic body with which they could
and would have no dealings, demanded fed
eral troops to Insure complete protection
to workers and their families in the min
ing region and court proceedings against
the miners' union, and offered. If the men
returned to work, to submit grievances at
Individual collieries to the decision of the
Judges of the court of common pleas for
tha district of Pennsylvania in which the
colliery was located. There the matter
closed. Tonight both the miners and the
operators are still in the city, but tomor
row they return to their several localities,
each saying at a late hour that the Strug
Si if!!! continue.
Will Ooatlaa' strike.
Tha immediate parties to the strike say
they will continue as heretofore. What
, course the administration will take next
1 no one is prepared to say. One of the
operator, aa hs left the White House with
closely set Jaw, waa asked regarding this
and replied:
"If any one knows what tha president
( will do next, that is mors than I know."
Fourteen men, including tha president,
't Vera In tha second story front room at the
temporary White Housa during the mo
mestous conference. President Mitchell
and three of his district leaders repre
sented the-Tniotv.nr fif Tanrosd watt
and one Independent mine operator the em
ployers. With tha president were Attorney
General Knox, Commissioner of Labor
' Wright, and Secretary Cortelyou. What
took place at tha meeting la set out In
ample statements made by each side and
given out to ths press by themselves and
also officially at tha White House. During
tha conference the president listened to
both sides with tha greatest eagerness.
Today's conference began a few minutes
after 11 o'clock. President Mitchell and
his three dlstrlot presidents of the Miners'
union were the first to put In an appear
ance at ths temporary White House. Th
operators reached the temporary White
House at one mlnuts past 11. Each party
was escorted to separate rooms on tha first
floor, and soon after they were ushered
Upstairs. In ths front room on ths second
story they found ths president awaiting
them. After the Introductions hs smilingly
explained bis Inability to receive his guests
In a more formal manner.
Whe Were Present.
Those present at this time were: Presi
dent Roosevelt, Attorney General Knox,
Bee rotary Cortelyou. Carroll D. Wright,
commissioner of labor; Presidents Baer of
the Reading, Thomas of tha Erie. Truesdale
of aha Delaware, Lackawanna A- Western,
and Fowler of tha Ontario Western rail
roads; Daniel Wilcox, vie president and
general counael of the Delaware a Hudson
railroad, representing President Olyphant;
John Markls, representing the Independent
' coal operators, and President Mitchell of
the Mlna Workers union, with Thomas
Duffy, T. D. Nicholls, John Fahy, presi
dents of the districts numbers 7, 1 and 1
of tha miners' union,, being the districts
where the anthracite coat is mined. Later,
Assistant Secretaries Loeb and Barnes, who
are stenographers cam Into the conference'
room. Tb president entered at one on the
business on hand. His manner was exceed
ingly serious and his voice showed his deep
feeling. Anioat Immediately after the presi
dent had closed, Mr. Mitchell arose and on
, behalf of the miners offered to submit the
difference to arbitration. Ths operators
looked surprised, but before any reply could
bo mads President Roosevelt said he de
sired that both parties take tb matter un
der consideration and meet htm again at 3
''clock. The first session of the conference
h4 lasted less than 16 minutes. Th oper
ators wra driven to their private cars In
ths railroad yards sad Mr, Mitchell and his
party returned to their hotel, both parties
Immediately set to work to prepare state-
meuts in reply to ths president's sugges
tions. ''
At l it the afternoon proceedings began.
President Baer. of the Reading opened with
a statement setting forth the views of those
he represented. He was followed by Presi
dent Mitchell, of the miners' anion. Then
Mr. Thomas, of th Erie, followed, end waa
succeeded by Messrs. Markle, an indepen
dent mlna operator, and Messrs. Truesdale,
Wilcox and Fowler of the Lackawanna,
Delaware At Hudson, and Ontario A Western
railroads respectively.
At tb conclusion of the statements there
was considerable general and what might
. perhaps be regarded as formal conversation.
.The president called attention to a part of
''the statement mad by Mr, Bar In which
the latter said that th operators war
'twilling to submit grievances to th courts
. of common pleas in Pennsylvania. The
'president asked Mr. Mitchell if he, not as
president of ths union, but as an individual,
would are to that. Mr. Mitchell promptly
replied that be would not.
Tba operators bade It plain that they
would listen to no proposition whatever
emanating from Mr. Mitchell,
it waa t minutes of i o'clock whn th
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STATIST'S PRAISE FOR SHAW
lessee Financial Taper Approve His
Coarse In Overriding- Tresasry
Precedent.
LONDON. Oct. 4. The Statist this morn
ing, says that the feeling on the Btock ex
change, where the week began in gloom,
was very rapidly changed by the bold and
statesmanlike action of Secretary of the
Tfeasury Shaw, who has shown a readiness
to assume responsibility and face a grave
emergency which ought to, earn him a
high reputation among his countrymen.
The Statist credits Mr. 8haw with aavlng
the money market trouble - casting aside
routine traditions snd f ' policy
which had hitherto beenV '' " have
been forbidden by law. . If
The paper attributes the strlb
Wall street to unwise banking legist
and an antiquated treasury system, whicu
withholds vast sums ,of money from the
public in times of exceptional demand.
The Times says the demand for bar gold
on American account remains as keen as
ever, despite the rise in the Bank of Eng
land's discount, ths firmness of sterling
exchange and Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw's "relief measures,"
The Economist, commending th action
of the governors of the Bank of England
in raising the bank rate of discount to t
per cent, says it is enly surprised that
tbts etep was delayed as long as it was,
but the diminution of the reserve by
2,700,000 left no alternative. The paper
attributes the shortage of money largely
to the gold intercepted by New York. It
considers the action of the United States
treasury as palliative only and questions
the legality of Secretary Shaw's action In
reducing the bank reserve.
BERLIN. Oct. 3. The Relchbank state
ment published today, having shown the
existence of phenomenal pressure, the bank
has called a special meeting for tomorrow
to raise the discount rate to 4 per cent,
which Is considered certain. The bank's
status shows 106,000,000 marks decrease In
th note reserve, against 93,750 marks for
last year. The discounts are greater than
ever before, except on Beptember 30, 1899.
INSURRECTION IS STIFLED
Movement tor Uprising- 1st Macedonia
Fella to Spread to Any
Alarming- Decree,
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 3. Th Insur
rectionary movement in Macedonia does not
appear to have spread to any serious ex
tent, although It Is feared tn some quarters
that the Turkish measures for its suppres
sion may exasperate the villagers and cause
neutrals to Join the revolutionists.
Th Macedonian committee's efforts to
support the plans of its president. General
Tsonlcheff, for a general revolt are handi
capped by the hostility of the adherents of
Sara toff, the former president,' who refuses
all assistance to the new leader.
According to news from Bulgarian sources
upward of 500 Bulgarians were recently im
prisoned In the Monastlr district.
Numerous arrests of Albanians were mads
at Constantinople as a precaution during
the visit of Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia.
LIVES UP TO REGULATIONS
French Steamship ' Manna-era Take
-V sWwWnM ameewtlea te Crltlrlaas.'-'
ef Commissioner Williams.
PARIS, Oct.' t. The correspondent here
of the Associated Press saw the secretary
of the French Transatlantic line today re
garding Immigrant Commissioner Williams'
recent strictures at New York of the com
pany's methods. Ha expressed surprise at
Mr. Williams' statements and said:
We carry out the American Immigrant
regulatlona to the letter and our agents
have instructions to take all possible pre
cautions to exclude Indigent persons. Our
emigrants come trom the same class as
those transported by the Kngllsh com
panies and are chiefly from eastern Ku
rope. Among the thousands we transport
weekly it Is possible occasionally that a
pauper may elude our surveillance. How
ever, In view of Mr. Williams' criticisms.
I shall lwsue fresh Instructions to our
agenta to exercise tli closest supervision.
TAIL SHAFT BROKEN AT SEA
German Steamer Towed Into Pert
by an American Tbronaxh
Heavy Htm.
ST. JOHNS, N. F Oct I. The Leland
line steamer Bostonlan, fifteen daya from
London for Boston, Mass., with a genersl
cargo, arrived here today, towing the Ger
man ateamer Pallanxa, fifteen days from
Hamburg, for New York, with a general
cargo.
Tha Pallanxa had her tallsbaft broken
Friday last in terrible weather. She sig
nalled th Bostonlan, which had, to stand
by her until Saturday, owing to the gale.
The Bostonlan then started towing and
brought -th Pallanxa 750 miles. Tb
weather was fearful nearly he whole tlm.
The Boatonlan will resume her voyage thla
evening. Tho Pallanxa will b delayed six
weeks, waiting for a new shaft.
BRIGANDS DEFEAT TROOPS
Tnrklsh Rearelars Repalsad by tb
Meeedontan Freebaotera with
evere Loss.
ATHENS. Oct. 3.-A report has been re
ceived here from Thessaly that Turkish
troops have had an unsuccessful encounter
with a large band of brigands, occupying
a strong position near Urevena, Macedonia,
under tb command of the notorious Chief
Pharmakls. The officer commanding the
Turks waa wounded and five of his sol
diers were killed. Pharmakla recently held
several people for ransom.
PEOPLE ARE PANIC-STRICKEN
Violent Eartheaah Sboelt la Felt at
Tiral, Abost Fifty Mile
from Home, ,
LONDON. Oct. I. A dispatch from' Rome
today announces that a violent earthquake
waa felt last nlgbt at Ternl, about fifty
miles from there.
The inhabitants were panic-stricken and
Bed to open spaces. A number of houses
wr damaged, but ther was no loss of life.
Bank ef Germany Statement.
BERLIN. Oct. I. Ths weekly statement
of ths Imperial Bank of Oermany shows tb
following changes: Cash In hand, decrease,
128.460.000 marka; treasury note, decrease,
1.000.000 marks; other securities, increase.
24t.6u0,040 marks; notes. Increase, SM.MO.OOO
marks.
raptala Ilea en Vessel.
VICTORIA, B. C Oct. . A' dispatch
from Fort Simpson reports the death of
Captain Salmund, master of the ateamer
Wellington. Ths dispatch says . he died
when Welllctton was bound south to Comax
from Juneau. Wellington Is now du at
Comas.
BRITISH APPLAUD PRESIDENT
Landoa ?r Londly Appmet Policy of
Strike BeUleroeit.
FAILURE NOT DUE TO FAULT OF PLAN
Times Thinks Roosevelt Rat Yet Hem
I'ndeveloped Scheme Whereby
II Will Rrlnar the Recal- '
rltraata to Time.
LONDON, Oct. 4. President Roosevelt's
intervention In the coal strike attracts
great attention In Great Britain. Pending
Its decision, business in the American end
'b Stock exchange was virtually at a
Mll and the coal market Is certain
x wrongly affected. Long dispatcher
frotu United States describing the situa
tion are published in the newspapers this
morning, which nearly all print editorials
applauding President Roosevelt's couraga
In Ignoring tradition and red tap In the
endeavor to end th dispute, but display
ing no surprise at th failure of his lauda
ble efforts.
The Standard says: "President Roose
velt's action raises questions important to
every industrial community. The question
of bw far ought the executive of state to
Interfere In labor conflicts is a point which,
with the kindred subject of International
arbitration, is one on which It is easier to
cherish praiseworthy ideals than to reduce
them to practice."
Patriotism Hot Eaonarh.
The Dally Chronicle considers that
praiseworthy appeals to patriotism and
good feeling do not suffice In such cases;
that the conciliator must go to the heart
of the matter and dlscues the points la
dispute and of possible concession of detail
in the presence of both parties.
The Times expresses the hope that Presi
dent Roosevelt's Intervention may not be
without success and says "that tb head
executive should attempt to mediate In a
labor dispute and risk the chance of fail
ure, argues either that he entertains aa
almost certain conviction of success or that
he holds the position to be growing both
desperate and intolerable." The Times then
refers to the rumor that It is the inten
tion of tho Washington government Itself
to undertake coal mining In Pennsylvania
and says: "President Roosevelt has shown
himself before now to be a man of Infinite
resources and one whom it is difficult to
defeat It is rather to his powers of per
suasion that one hopes his ultimate suc
cess will be due."
Orders (or Welsh Coal.
Inquiries made at Liverpool show that
large orders for Lancashire and North
Wales coal continue to be received from
America, but that the exporters have great
difficulty In getting freights, tha rates for
which have been Increased $1 during the
present week.
The president of the Miners' National
union; Mr. Bert, M. P., in hla monthly cir
cular to the Northumberland miners, refers
to the coal strike In the United States.
He says: "Evidently the strike of 150.000
Pennsylvania miners Is coming to an un
satisfactory end, because tha men are re
turning to work In small batches, probably
Starved into acceptance of th employers
Urma.. -Thar war lb poorest and Joweat
paid laborers In ..the United States." .. .-
STUCK FOR THE THIRD jTIME
Men Who Mnrdered Oklahoma Colonel
Found Guilty and Seateaceed
for Life.
KING FISHER, OWla., Oct. 3. James
Walsher wss today found guilty of the mur
der of John F. Stone, colonel commanding
the Oklahoma national guards on January
11, 1900, and was sentenced to life Imprison
ment. His attorneys have appealed to the
supreme court. Stone commanded the Okla
homa volunteer regiment In the Spanish
war. Walsher fled after committing the
crime and was arrested at Juarex, Mexico.
He pleaded Insanity. This was ths third
trial.
TWO FARMERS KILL WIVES
Illinois Men End Domestle Dlfnrul
. ties by Resorting; ' to
Murder.
SPRINGFIELD. 111., Oct. I. Juther Mc
Neer shot and killed his wife today and
then committed suicide by swallowing two
ounces of carbolic acid. Jealousy was the
cause. -
PEORIA, 111.. Oct. 3. Le Scott, a farmer
shot and killed his wife today and then com
mitted suicide.
No cause was assigned.
FATALLY HURT AT FOOT BALL
Glenn Hnnter, a Das Moines Hey,
Killed In Play Between
Schools.
DBS MOINES, la.. Oct. I. Glenn Hunter,
aged 12, was probably fatally Injured today
In a foot ball game between school teams.
He is a son of Edward M. Hunter, a capi
talist and a former postmaster of Des
Moines.
DEATH RECORD.
General -Bella M. Hashes.
DENVER. Oct. I. General Bella M.
Hughes, .one of the most noted characters
In the early history of the west, died at
his horns in this city today of pneumonia,
after an illness of several weeks. Mr.
Hughes was president in the early history
of th Overland Stage and Express com
pany, which operated between the Mis
souri river and the Pacific coast. He a' so
waa th first president of the Denver at
Pacific railroad and was prominent in other
railroad developments. Mr. Hughes was
born in Kentucky in 1816 and educated
for the law under the guidance of his
father, who was a prominent Jurist This
pursuit he followed with success at perlcdt
during his life until 1893, when he retired
He began his legal career at St. Joseph,
Mo., and served that state In the legislature.
Mr. Hughes waa distinguished as a soldier,
baring served through ths Black Hawk war
with honor.
Michael MeGalaale.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn.. Oct I. Michael
McGulnnls, who, during th active years of
his life, was identified with many move
ments to free Ireland, la dead. For a
quarter of a centur he waa a practicing
lawyer here. Mr. McGulnnls participated
In th filibustering expedition that sailed
thirty year ago for Cuba to aid th Insur
rectionists and took part in ths engsgt
raent of Pigeon Hill In the Fenlsn raid that
had for Us object ths Invasion of Canada.
Walbredt, C hraa Player.
BERLIN, Oct. 3 Walbrodt. the well
known chess player, Is dead.
BARS OUT COLLEGE POLITICS
Mrs. Stanford Declares Herself as te
tbc ePoller at In I.
verslty.
8AN FRANCISCO. Oct 3. At a meeting
of tha trustees of Leland Stanford, Jr., uni
versity today, Mrs. Jan Stanford read an
address to th board, aettlng forth her
directions In the management of the uni
versity. The addreaa was significant, for
tb reason that it bore on the recent
troubles at Stanford resulting in the res
ignation of certain professors after the de
livery of opinions which the university au
thorities thought In conflict with the in
terests of th university. Today'a wss the
first public reference of Mrs. Stanford to
the matter. She said In part:
"During my administration th president
of th university shall contlnu to have
th exclusive control over th appoint
ment and dismissal of professor and teach
ers, aa he has had heretofore. Tha uni
versity must be forever maintained upon
a strictly nonpartisan and noneectarlan
basis. It must never become an Instru
ment in th hands of any political party
or religious sect or organisation.
"I desirs that the university shall for
ever be kept out of politics, and that no
professor shall electioneer among or aeek
to dominate other professors or the stu
dents for the success of any nolttea party
or candidate, in any political contest. I
hope that every voter, whether professor
or student, will always thoroughly. Inform
himself upon every principle involved and
as to the merits of every candidate seeking
his suffrage, and then vots according to
his own best Judgment and conscience,
irrespective of any importunity of other.
And in order to freely do thla he should
not bo subjected to any Importunity, since
It is possible that eases might arise where
a mere suggestion might be understood to
be a covert demand."
Mrs. Stanford announced that, pursuant
to her power as tha surviving founder of
ths university, she had selected Whltelaw
Reld of New York and Georga E. Crothers
of San Francisco aa trustee to fill va
cancies in the board.
Mrs. Stanford ale announced th letting
of contracts for a gymnasium to cost about
$500,000 and th approval of jlans for a
great library to accommodate over 1,000,000
volumes and containing accommodations
for twenty-four department libraries. There
are now nearly $3,000,000 worth of build
ings under way. Including the library, all
Of which is being. paid for out of tha in
come of the university endowment
MANEUVERS AGAIN SUSPENDED
Heavy Storm of Wind and Rain
Sweepe Over . Camp Hoot
at Fort Riley.
FORT RILEY. Kan.. Oct. J Another
heavy storm of wind and rain swept down
on Camp Root last night and this morn
ing th conditions war auch that General
Bates declared tha maneuvers for the day
suspended until further orders. .
It waa tha Intention to held the exer
cises lata In th day If ths storm sub
sided, but all through tha early portion of
th day the wind screeched and. bowled and
tho rain fell heavily. It seemed impossible
to prevent th rain from driving through
the. tent Jlapa, matter; what direction
the tent faced. .'
The program . for .today comprised .th
construction of a field bridge and ths form-'
atlon of advance guards and rear guards,
with simulated attacks made by small de
tachments of regulars. y
This will probably be the order of exer
cises for tomorrow In plv-e. of th tactical
maneuvers set for that day.'
The englner battalion is having consider
able trouble with its pontoon bridge on ac
count of the rapid rise tn th river. Plot
lng trees has damaged It badly several
times' and there has been much trouble in
keeping it intact until the time set for th
exhibition of pontoon building.
The Kansas militia will not remain
throughout the entire maneuvers, it having
been - determined to send them home on
Monday. This is a source of regret to the
regular officers, aa several of the most in
teresting maneuvers are set for the early
part of next week.
Late thla afternoon tha officers of the
national guard held a meeting in th meat
tent and adopted resolutions setting forth
th value of th present maneuvers to the
members of the national guard-
RAILWAY SURGEONS FINISH
National Association Electa Officers
and Adjourns Its Kansas City
Session.
KANSAS CITY, Oct 3. The annual con
vention of ths National Association of Rail
way Surgeons closed today with th election
of th following officers: L. Sexton, New
Orleans, president; first vice' president, A.
L. Wright, Carroll, la.; second vice presi
dent. J. W. Perkins, Kansas City; a...tary
treasurer, T. B. Lacy, Council Bluffi, Ia.
member of the executive board, D. S. Fair
child, Clinton. la.; editor, H. H. Reed, Rock
Springs, Wyo.; transportation committee
man, J. E. Owena. Chicago.
The time and place of holding the next
convention will b decided upon by the
executive committee. Eleven papers on
different surgical subjects were read and
discussed at today's session.
MRS. BURDETTE IS BETTER
lastead of Being Critically III She I
Preparing to Make Eastera
Trip This Moath.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Oct. $. Instead of
being critically ill from congestion of the
brain, as previously reported, Mrs. Robert
J. Burdette, vies president of tb General
Federation of Women's Clubs, is conva
lescing from a severe congestive headache.
Robert J. Burdette today made the follow
ing atatement to the Associated Press:
"My wife la not suffering from brain con
gestion, as has been 'published, nor is she
seriously 111. She suffered from a sever
attack of headache, but la now convales
cent and will go cast this month."
COTTON RECEDES SIX POINTS
Government Report Shows Crop Has
Lost Mneh Daring Lust
Month.
WASHINGTON, Oct. $. Th monthly re
port of th statistician of th Agricultural
department reports the average condition
of cotton on September 35 to have been
S3. 3 aa compared with M OD Auguat 31,
H i on September 25, 1901. 67 on October
1. 1900, and a tea year average of C3.3.
While the decline during September
ranges all ths way from two points In Ala
bama to 13 In North Carolina and 15 In
Oklahoma, on stats, Missouri, falls to re
port some deterioration.
THREATEN PACKERS' MERGER
Soma Lira Itock V aa Talk af Iidepandiit
Packing- Heme.
STORY IS DISCREDITED IN THIS CITY
Man Closely Connected with th Live
Stock Interests Bays that Plans
aa Announced Are
Rldlcnleus.
KANSAS CITY. Oct. 1. C. F. Mono
president of the Kansas City and Denver
stock yards companies, speaking of the
Denver story to the effect that the Na-
tlonal Live Stock association, western
railways and Individual stockmen would
fight the proposed stock yards mera-er.
said:
I have recently been called on by repre
sentatives of some of the principal live
stock associations of the southwest as to
the attitude which the Kansas City Stock
Yards company would take toward the es
tablishment of a large packing plant' at
this nlace to be owner! hv niiUmAn .1 w
Springer, the president of the National TJve
Bioca association, said that he thought
there would be no difficulty in raising a
capital of 110,000,000 or 15,OOO.ono for this
purpose. While 1 sm not authorized n
epeak for the company at this time, it Is my
juagmeni it sucn a company should he
organised the stock yards would be glad
to meet It with the same liberality that It
has shown to other companies In the past.
Locslly among those who are cromlnent
in the live stock market recent announce
ments of a proposed combination of stock
raisers and railway companies to fight the
prospective merger of the packing com
panies are not received with much show of
credence. Telegraphic dispatches of the
laat two days from Denver and Kansas
City state that a company of stockmen,
with the sympathy and assistance of the
largest western railroads. Is being formed
with n capital of from $10,000,000 to $15.-
000,000 for th purpose of fighting the
merger of the packing houses. President
John . W. Springer of the National Live
Stock association Is quoted as the author
ity for the declaration of th intentions of
th new organization and C. F. Morse,
president of the Kansas City and Denver
Stock Yard companies, is said to have pro
claimed his sympathy with the project and
to have assured his promoters that his
yards will stand by the stockmen and 1KJ
necessary build an independent plant for
them at Kansas City.
Those who are most prominently engaged
in the handling of live stock at thts point
declare the plana a announced to be lack
ing In the elements of probability or au
thenticity. One of these gentlemen, in re
viewing th question last evening, said:
"In the first place, I have no doubt that
if a new company were formed with a cap
ital of $10,000,000 or $15,000,000 President
Mors would provide accommodations for
it at Kansas City even if, as it is stated,
he should have to purchase additional land
to make rooom tor the new company. But
It does not look reasonable to me that any
association of sensible business men should
deliberately start out with any such capi
tal as that to fight such a gigantic power
aa thst trust will be If it 1ft formed. That
would be simply ridiculous. Mind, I do
not say that the stockmen, oould not get
togethWv-mHcO. more, capita -than tea or
fifteen millions If they should set about it;
but even if they wer . determined upon
the court stated It seems to me that It
is hardly probable tbey would begin their
operations so openly before the merger is
formed. Then, too, the National Live
Stock association, although originally In
tended to embrace all classes of those who
raise live stock, has com to be dominated
by the sheep men and cannot properly be
called a representative association of cat
tle growers. My Impression would be that
the reports, as w have them, are largely
inflated with what is termed hot air.' "
RESERVED SEATS GIVE WAY
Fifteen Handred People Fall ta a
Heap at Amatcar Show
la a Teat.
' MAT?Yvn.t.TC Mo.. Oct. 3. Fifteen hun
dred people were thrown several feet to
the ground last night by the collapse of the
reserved seats In a tent where a show
given by local talent waa In progress. Two
hundred were injured, some seriously.
3 c Donnelly, ex-msyor of Maryvllle,
badlv lnlured. having a number of
bones broken and having sustained serious
injuries about the back.
Mlna Rom Montgomery Of Bolckow. Mo..
sustained injur! In the back which will
probably prove fatal.
An unknown child was so naaiy nun mat
it cannbt recover.
rinien. of others were removed to their
homes immediately, a few of whom may
die.
FRIARS' TITLES ARE TWISTED 1
Three Years Will B Necessary to
Settle the Philippine Lead
Qaestloa.
WASHINGTON, Oct I. Three yeara ta
ths period of time now fixed In th minds
of the officials of the War department aa
requisite for a complete settlement of tha
Philippine friars land question, if It Is
to be adjusted on the present basis. This
sppears to be an extraordinary waata of
time, but It Is accounted for by tbs atate
ment that so many and complicated ar
th land title to be examined that all
tb resources of the Philippine civil gov
ernment cannot satisfactorily adjust them
in a leas time.
STOCKWELL GOES TO WALL
Former Lcadlaat Broker of Wall Street
Aaaonaccs Inability t Meet
HI Contracts.
NEW YORK. Oct. 3. A. B. Stockwell. a
member of the Consolidated Stock exchange,
has announced his Inability to meet his con
tracts. Tha amount Involved Is not yet
known. Stockwell wss at on time a lead
ing broker In Wall street. He was asso
ciated with Jay Gould, Henry N. Smith,
Charles J. Osborn and Adritson Cammack,
and was at one time president of the Pacific
Mall Steamship company.
BOB FORD'S SLAYER IS FREE
Maa Who Aveasjed Jess James Re
leased from Colorado Stat
Prison.
CANTON CITT. Colo., Oct 3. Ed O'Kelly.
slayer of Bob Ford, who murdered Jesse
James was released from tb penitentiary
today, his commuted term of twenty yeara
having expired last midnight.
O'Kelly shot and killed Ford In a dance
ball la Creed la l&SL
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebrasktt Fair Saturday:
Sunday Fair and Vnrmer.
Temperatnre at Omaha Yesterdayi
Hoar. Des. II nr. Oca.
0 a. m...... ill t p. in. IV
a. m no a ik m A4
T a. ..,,.. Bf a p. m Rl
1 , n 411 4 p. m 114
a. m SO ft p. m 114
III i, n RO Hp. m ft.t
II a. m at T p. tn ft
III m.... S3 H p. m BJ
U p. m Bis
FAVORS PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS
Bohemian Catholic Congress F.s
presses Its Scatlmenls la Very
Clear Lana-naare.
ST. LOriS, Oct. 3. At the Bohemlsn
Cathollo conference, which haa Just com
pleted a two days' session, resolutions
were adopted expressing loyalty to the
constitution of this their adopted country.
The right to send their children to paro
chial schools was demanded on the ground
that tho parent and not the state has the
first light of authority over the child and
that only when the parent neglects to per
form his duties has the state a right to
govern the child. The publlo school sys
tem of the United States Is not objected to,
snys tho resolution, but the congress be
lieves that religion Is the basts of morality
and for that reason their right to send
their children to parochial schools was
contended.
Opposition to the "socialistic ideas, es
pecially of giving free books, food, etc.,"
to school children was expressed and Jus
tice to the Philippines was demanded.
CRUSHING OUT THE BOXERS
itew Viceroy ef Cht I.I Proceeds with
Great Rigor Aajalnat the
Society.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3. Minister Conger's
dispatches to the state department show
that Yuan Bblh Kal, the viceroy of Chi LI
la really In earnest In his expressed de
termination to crush the boxers In his sec
tion of China. A proclamation Issued by
him dated the 16th of the seventh month
(August 20, 1902). Just published In the of
ficial organ and Mr. Conger encloses a copy.
It concludes as follows:
"Whoever can apprehend a boxer chief
and give him up to the authorities he will
be liberally rewarded. But those who per
sist In disobeying and practice boxing tn
aecret, going of their own will and accord
they will be punished with the utmost
rigor. No leniency will be shown."
ONLY JUGGLED THE WEIGHTS
How the Beef Trnat Dodgred the
Asrrccmcnt In Dealing; with
Kansas City Botchers.
KANSAS CITY, Oct 3. The beef trust in
quiry held a brief session here today.
Joseph A. Stanley, a retal butcher, gave
testimony. He hsd bought meat from
Cudahy, Schwarxschlld & Bulxberger, Swift
at Co., and tb Armour Packing company.
He had received rebates in meat from
Cudahy, Schwarxschlld. eV. Sulzberger Whan
be houQt meat mat waa a ; little, old 4nea
firms would bill him out 110 pounds as 100
pounds.
"They told me." said Stanley, "that they
could not sell the meat cheaper, but could
alter the weights."
The Inquiry was adjourned to meet at St.
Louis on Monday morning.
ENJOINS TERRY MINERS' UNION
Are Forbidden to Molest Foreman
Collins of the Horseshoe
Mines.
DEADWOOD. S. D.. Oct. 3 The Terry
Peak Miners' union has 1 been restrained
from further interference with Foreman
Harry Collins, who was yesterday driven
from th camp by an Infuriated mob.
Judge William Reece of the circuit court
today Issued an order restraining the
Miners' union from molesting Collins while
at his home In Terry or on his way to or
from tb works. The mines at Horeshoe
are at a standstill, aa th company refuses
to discbarge Collins until it Is proven that
he is guilty of taking money from the men
as the price of their Jobs. Collins has
Instituted a suit for damage agalnat tb
Miners' union.
BLOODY BATTLE IN OKLAHOMA
Four Brothers Engage with Officers
and One Man Is Killed and
Others Wounded.
GUTHRIE, Ok I.. Oct. 3 At Crescent City,
an Inland town eighteen miles northwest
of Guthrie, a fierce battle waa fought be
tween the officers of the town and four
Brown brothers. Mat, Don, Bill and John,
prominent farmers and ranchers of that
vicinity, tonight. As a result, Mel Burgess,
another farmer. Is reported dead. Mat
Brown seriously wounded snd several
others Injured. Tbs Browns are moun
taineer Kentucklans, who hav resided In
this county since th opening. Trouble
haa been breeding there for soma time,
originating two weeks ago In a fight with
railroad graders.
SAYS HE MARRIED YOUNG
Mcntana Mlasloaary Tells of Wedding
of Sew York Saspeet la
December.
HELENA. Mont.. Oct. 3. Rev. F. A.
Rlggin, superintendent of Indian miaslons
of th Methodist churches in Montana, at
Browning in the Blackfoot reservation.
says that laat December he married Wil
liam Hooper Young to Thlrsa Holmes of
Cardston, a Mormon settlement over the
line In Csnada. The bridegroom said at
the time hs was a relative of Brlgham
Young. The father of Miss Holme was
st first opposed to th union on account of
Young's Mormonism, but relented after
Young had returned from South Africa and
the Philippine and still urged his suit.
What has become of the wife Is a mystery.
Movements ef Occaa Vessels Oct. 8.
At Australian or New Zealand Port Ar
rived Korerlc, from Vancouver, B. C.
At Queenatuwn Arrlvml I.uiania, from
New York. Bailed Merlod, for Huston.
At Southampton balled Fuerat Bis
marck, for New York, via Cherbourg.
At Liverpool Arrived Sylvanla, frpra
Boston.
At Movllla Balled Parisian, for Mont
real. At Copenhagen Arrived Island, from
New York, vIh t'hrluiianitand.
At New York Arrived Philadelphia,
from Southampton and Cherbourg: Bohe
mian, from Liverpool; A uptime Victoria,
(rum Hamburg. Settled Celtic, for Liver
pool. At the Lizard Fimsed HobenaoUern,
from New York, fur Bremen.
ACCLAIM THE QUEEN
ImpratuT Oaremasy Attendi Oarauatleg of
Coiaort af King ik-Sar-Bei.
LEGIONS' OF LOYAL SUBJECTS APPLAUD
Cuttle Uneailam tha leans af Eoyal
Splendor and Heraldry.
KNIGHTHOOD Of PHANTACY IS IN FLOWER
Chivalry and Beauty af Imaginary Empire
at Beyal Oonrt Ball.
MISS COTTON APPEARS AS THE QUEEN
Thomas A. Fry Klavnres as the Eighth
Holer of Kingdom of Qalrera
(tneen's Costume Marvel
of Beauty.
Royal llonse of Ak-Sar-Ben.
Kin a-. Brian. Qaren.
Thomas A. Fry.. . Vll. . , ..Mia Cotton
II. J. Tenfold VII lit Smith
F. A. ah VI mmMIii Unit
W. D. Mcllnarh. . . . V Miss Morse
R. 8. Wilcox IV Miss Allen
E. P. Peck ,III...MUs Knantau
C. E. Yost II ....Miss Dnndr
E. M. Bartlett.. . . . I Miss Woolwort:.
The scepter has passed to another firm
hand; ths consort's crown rests upon an
other fair head. All Qui vera pledges loy
alty anew and the realm resounds with an
echoing shout.
Called from the ranks of a tolling
knighthood even as Clnclnnatua from hla
plow, Thomas A. Fry sat last night upon
Ak-Sar-Ben's throne, the only monarch of
a proud, unfettered West. Called from a
legion of the gentle fair, Ella Cotton sat
beside him, sharer of the power, th pleas
ure and the prestlg that were hla. Cas
tle Mueslloc, far to th north, knew for an
eighth time the glories of a coronation.
Its Jeweled concave canopied one mar th
beauty and the chivalry of a proud domain;
Its hlstorlo old walla echoed anew tha
alarm of martial trumpet and inspired
string; the sprites of mysticism that lurk
about Its stern grsy battlements laughed
again at wonders tbey bad wrought and
gloried again in pleasures they designed.
The potentates of Reality cam humble
subjects of the monarch of pnantasy and
the sable garb of the tailor-made served ,
only as background for tha splendor of th,
royally robed.
Magnificent was the picture, everlasting
is Its memory. Tha history of th whole
Ak-Bar-Ben dynasty records no reign more
auspiciously begun than this.
Cllmas: of Kingdom's .labile.
The coronation, as in previous yeara, cli
maxed a kingdom'a jubilee. Exuberant .
subjects who, ever sine his majesty's
coming was heralded, have paraded by day
and innocently revelled by night, defiant
of a clouded heaven and a frowning con
stabulary, lapsed into no breach of court
decorum upon this oo'caslon. yet iippreased . :
no measurs' of th enthusiasm felt. "' .:, -
. First to signal thft Jrarldga wera
those knights who, being Indebted to hi
majesty for the accolsde, were now to
serve in his triumphal suits. Then fol
lowed the less circumscribed legions of th
loyal, some In emblazoned chairs with out
riders and brilliantly llvered lackeys, some
In plainer chaise with postillions distin
guished only by numbered tags, and some
in that party conveyance which has a sin- v
gle chime in front, a lane on top and. a
deafening rumble underneath.
A the portcullis lifted for these eager
arrivals and they were conducted to tho
robing rooms and then on to the corona
tion chamber, their eyes beheld th splen
dor of tho old palaces revived.
Throne a Bower of Beaaty.
The throne surmounted a red tapeatrled
and red carpeted stage at the northern
extremity of the great hall. It pyramidal
approach veveted for the royal feet and
all about the base the luxuriant foliage of
Qulvera, with braien statues of old gods
and heroes to provide a further eontrast
Under th green blade and varl-colored
blossoms was ths subdued glow of an hun
dred colored globes and In the draperies
hundreds more, those at the edge of the
stage all red.
In th center of the room naiads sported
In a fern-hedged spring of life and dsshed
Its Isughtng wsters giant high ta watch
the prisms flash as they fell back over
corruscstlng glass.
From the castle dome dmgled two mam
moth baskets, each freighted with verdur
that sparkled as with morning dews. Far
up in the celling arches twinkled a thou
sand merry stars and below them great
festoons of rd, green and yellow bunting,
with strings of green moss looped from
pillar to pillar and baskets of th ssme
suspended from ths renter of each alternate
arch.
And witness to all this a host of Ak-8ar-Ben's
subjects, gathered from all quarters
of the kingdom and seated now in the royal
balcony overlooking the theater ef corona
tion. Every y glowing, every face radi
ant with Joy, every nerve a-tlngl for th
monarch' coming.
Silence! The cast! chime ar tolling
9. The hour hat come. Announced by a
blare of trumpets and prompted by tho
strain of a martial air, one hundred
knights, all In costume, emerge from ths
robing rooms near tbe east entrance, pa
rade the hall, execute some simple figures
and finally form in a row encircling tha '
chamber. Another trumpeting and ths
board of governor appears from the same
mysterious grotto, marching straight to
the foot of th first approach to the throne.
And then tbe king himself, Ak-Ear-Ben
VIII.
"Stately and tall, he movee through the
hall.
Chief of a thouaand for grace."
' Garbed In aoft-hued red, and with a
great rob trailing behind him, be walke
with easy atrlde to the throne etepe and
mounts to hi exalted seat. Removing his
mask Immediately, hi Identity la revealed
and a wave of applause sweep over the
crowd,
Qseen Ha Com.
As this subsides ths musicians change
to a gentler strain and twelve of tbe maid
of honor, all In white, move to a ststion
with the governore. A second's wslt and
the salvo of applause tells listening ear
that tbe chief actor In the royal drama has
arrived. Preceded by a graceful little page
bearing on a velvet cushion ths consort
crown (the king wor hie when be entered)
snd followed by tw equally graceful and
small misses bearing her train, abe ad
vanced alowly but unhesitatingly to th
feet of tb king. His highness ha arisen
with the lov light In his eye, and grasp
ing th gem-tudded diadem with graceful
firmness he places It gently on the fair