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TORNADO SLUTCEN
Fit Illinois Towns Tsristal and '.
EeTana'.in : Harrio-ne.
SCORE FATALLY HURT AT STREAK).
Bai Ball, Street Bailwa; and Driving
Parki Hu'rrd by St.rm.
MENDOTA ALSO DISASTROUSLY VISITEO
Four Dead, Sine Maimed, Eesidet Family
EureJ n Haute.
TRAIN BLOWN )VER AT BLO0M1NGTGN
Campos Ha Fa:allty, Enilcla
Wrecked nritl Rumor Reports
Gardner Wipe! Out of
Existence.
la
BTREATOR, III., July 17 A tornado this
evening killed Ave persons, fatally Injured
a, tcore of others and caused a property lore
Of 12,000,000.
The dead:
LARRY DOYLE.
NELS P. HIVE!.
R. PURCELL.
CHARLKS SNYDER.
FRED BROWN, colored.
FataUy Injured:
Gevrge Doyle.
Mrs. Doyle.
Jessie Boucher.
t harles Snyder.
Frod Crone, fractured skull.
Mrs. Crone.
Mrs. Smith.
Miss Smith.
Captain Peabody and wife.
Ralph Boucher. ' -Mrs.
Henry Pease and baby.
George Hunter.
George Doyle's little child.
Three children of A. J. Dougherty and
a man employed on the latter's farm.
Four Die on Racetrack.
Many more are reported to have suffered
broken bones.
Of those killed all but Mr. Pur
cell were on the race track, where
new buildings had ' just been erected.
Not a building is left standing.
All the buildings at Eleotrlc park were de
stroyed, and the fences and amphitheater
of the ball park were blown away. Staut
' ser's pants factory, a two-story brick bulld
' Inc. was blown a own and all the stock was
ruined. The Vulcan Western company's
plant suffered heavily. The Indiana, Illi
nois ft Iowa bridge, costing $1,000,000. la
nearly half gone. The hoisting: works end
buildings at Spring Kill shaft vwere ruined.
Many buildings in Kengkley, four miles
west of Streator. were blown down ?nd
several persons were Injured there. Many
houses were unroofed and otherwise dam
aged. The Vulcan Western factory was erected
at a cost of 1150,000. Not a wall Is left
standing. ' About fifty men were employed
there, but all had stopped work for the
' day about an hour before. Only one man,
Richard Purcell, the night watchman, was
In the factory and was killed.
.A iarter.ofjuJJenQnhBaetJsiw Adolph
Blabber's clojUu .factory. This also was
rased, i About 100 pee pie v were"1 employed
- u?ejn .uui an ntu text nau an nour DS
fore t .' -,' .
Passing on tlia t ' iado caught a number
of small houses, wrecking some, turning
others half way around, J twisting huge
trees and breaking tbem off at the base.
The baseball park, the street railway park
and the driving park were in the storm's
path. A $15,000 amphitheater was in the
course of erection at the driving park. The
storm took In these three parks and de
stroyed buildings, fenoes and grand stand.
At the driving park about fifty carpenters
hal Just stopped work. There four per
sons were killed outright and fifteen In
jured. Nine horses also were killed.
s At A, J. Daugherty's dairy farm on the
edge of town a house was blown down and
several who were in It were badly Injured.
. Four Dte at Meadotn.
L MENDOTA, HI.. July 17.-Four persons
were . killed and ten others seriously In
jured by a tornado which struck the north
ern part of this city tonight The path of
the storm was about eight miles In length.
Everything In the storm's track was lev
eled to the ground.
' The desd:
CORA ROIESDORF. sged 15.
ORA LT'NY. red 19.
BCHAMEL, boy. aged 13.
SCHAMEL, boy. aged .
The injured:
Mrs. John Wlrschem.
Miss Wlrschem.
Mrs. Oscar Mllllgsn.
Jerome MUligan.
Alice Wilson.
F.da Austin.
James Bmlth.
Henry Schweitzer.
Mrs. James Smith.'
Besides the foregoing nearly every mem
ber of the Bolesdorf family was Injured.
They took refuge In their cellar to escape
the storm and the house fell in on them.
Campus Also Has Fatality.
PEORIA. 111., July IT. Emington and
Campus, two small towns on the Wabash
Railroad, suffered severely from the storm.
At Emingtoo two houses were utterly de
molished and four persons were seriously
If not fatally Injured.
At Campus one man was killed, while
two others sustained Injuries which may
prove fatal.
The tornado was accompanied by a ter
rific rainstorm, which washed out bridges,
culverts and thousands of feet of railroad
track. The loss of crops is heavy.
Freight Trala Blewa Over,
BLOOM1NGTON. IU-. July 17.-A wind
storm swept central Illinois tonight. In
McLean county many small buildings were
destroyed. Near Gardner an entire trala
of freight cars on a siding was blown over.
Taluk Gardner Destroyed.
CHICAGO, July 17 Ther, are uncon
firmed reports that Gardner, In Grundy
county, has been destroyed and many peo
ple killed. All wires trading to the town
down and no definite Information ta
.
are
learned.
THINKS TELEGRAMS FAKES
Missing Mnu's wife Rerelvee Mas.
eases Dated rram Nonexistent
Town. "
NEW TORK, July 17. Friends of J. L,
Russell, the secretary of the Journay A
Durham company of Brooklyn, who has
been mtsalng for some time, have received
telegrams, dated Mliledgevllle, Tex., pur
porting to- be from Russell, in which hs
says he will be home oa Monday. Mri.
VRjatell does not believe the telegrams
err sent by her husband. .
1 There Is no Mliledgevllle In Texas, but
1 there Is a town of that name In Tennes
see, where the Western Uoloa has an
YANKEES SUCCOR BESIEGED
American Commander Removes Many
Foreign Residents from Ven
esaelaa Town.
SOLEDAD. Venezuela, July 17. 7 a. m.
'withstanding that the armistice term
d at midnight, no engagement be
' the government forces and the
i , 'has taken place up to the present
h(,ir. General Gomes has completed the
Investment of Cludad Bolivar and none
can now leave the city.
, Lieutenant Commander Culver, command
ing the United States gunboat Bancroft,
j after a long conference with the command
ing o nicer of the Venezuelan squadron, de
cided to take under his protection all the
river steamers belonging to the American
Orlnco Staemshlp company, which were
r. ccr.tly seized by the revolutionists at
Cludad Bolivar. He also requested the
women and children of the American and
other foreign colonies at Cludad Bolivar
to take refuge on the steamers In order to
escape the dangers of the selge, the shell
ing of the town and a possible battle. At
Lieutenant Commander Culver's Invitation
many women and children, some of Ger
man nationality, embarked early today on
the American steamers, which, flying the
American flag and escorted by Bancroft,
left in the direction of Ban Felix, prob
ably on the way to Trinidad.
Meat, milk and other provisions are al
ready scarce in the besieged town. The
British consul yesterday paid $150 for a
cow. The swift current running In the
Orlnco as the result of heavy rains pre
vent direct communication with Soledad
and Cludad Bolivar. The revolutionists
have also destroyed the means of trans
port between the two towns.
SHOWS BRITAIN'S PROSPERITY
Chancellor of Exchequer Decries
j Fiscal Changes While Empire
Flourishes.
LONDON, July 17. Rt Hon. Charles
Ritchie, chancellor of the exchequer, waa
the guest of honor at a dinner given at the
Mansion house tonight by the lord mayor
to the bankers and merchants of London,
and addressed the gathering briefly and in
general terms on the proposed fiscal re
form.
He said It rested with those desiring a
change In the system under which Great
Britain was so prosperous to show that the
change was necessary and pointed out the
Increased prosperity of the trade and com
merce of the country as shown by sta
tistics for the last six months. Then show
Ing that consols were still the greatest and
best of the world's securities, compared
with the premier securities of other coun
tries, he congratulated the public on the
condition of the sinking fund, which, ho
said, in four years would reach $5,000,000,
and by 1915 would wipe out the debt of
$800,000,000.
EXPEDITION TO HUDSON BAY
Cai
adlaa Government Charters Vessel
to Carry Sclesrtlfle
Party.
ST. JOHNS.. N. F.. July 17.Tbe Canadian
government hea chartered the Newfound-
land sealing steamer Neptune to convey a
scientific expedition to Hudson's bay. The
expedition will winter at Chesterfield Inlet
Its object Is to determine the availability
of the region for a Canadian grain route.
Captain Samuel Bartlett, for several years
navigator of the Perry steamer, is In com
mand of the ship, the crew of which. con
sists of Newfoundlanders familiar with Ice
work. The scientific party la composed of
Canadians. The ship will also enforce
the Canadian customs laws agalm Amerl
can whalers who are operating in Hudson's
bay.
This is the second ship chartered 'Within
a month, the British admiralty securing the
Terra Nova, recently, to convey a relief
expedition to the Antarctic steamer Dis
covery.
CANAL FOE ADMITS DEFEAT
Colombia's Ex-President Declaros
Treaty Will Bo Ratlfloa
la End.
BOGOTA, Colombia. July It (Via Pa
nama, July 17.) Senor Caro.' the former
prealdent of Colombia, who Is President
Marroquln's political, rival and who has
(been the leader of the opposition to the
i Panama canal treaty, today declared that
although personally still opposed to the
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treaty. In his opinion the opposition would
be beaten and the treaty would ba ratified,
Thls expression from .the treaty's most
prominent foe has been received with great
satisfaction by the friends of the canaL
NIPS CONSPIRACY IN BUD
Portugraeso Army Oflieials Are to Bo
Cenrt-Mart laird In a Plot
Against King Charles.
BERLIN. July 17. A dispatch to the
Cologne Gazette from Lisbon says that .a
number of officers of the Fifth Portuguese
Infantry have been arrested on the charge
of conspiracy against King Char lea They
will be tried by court-martial. ' . .
Suspicions of a widespread conspiracy
against the dynasty have been entertained
for some time, the Instigators being officers
who were cashiered some time ago.
"ther regiments are said to be affected.
LAND BILL GOES TO LORDS
Commons to tilre Irish Measure Its
Third Reading on Tues
day. LONDON. July 17. The report stage of
ths Irish land bill was completed In the j acquaint you that this department Is ln
Iloure of Commons this afternoon. The formed by the American embassy n fit
measure will pass Its third reading on te,D"r. h J1!1 fovernment
Tuesday and will then be sent to the
House of Lords, where it is expected to
(.ass without a hitch.
Hawaii Voles Fair Cash.
HONOLULU, July 17. The territory of
Hawaii has appropriated $30,000 for an tx
hlbtt at the BL Louis exposition.
It is understood objections have been
made to hulahula dances and other slmllrr
dlsplaya Preparations have been hereto
fore made for showing In an attractive
j manner the resources of the Hawaiian
' islands.
Hawaii Wars oa keotera.
HONOLULU. July 17. The board of
health having become convinced that ths
germ of dengue, a disease now epidemic
in the Island, la rpread by mosquitoes, has
planned a war oa those tnaecta - Other
Interests will aid the (yard, and It is
hoped to eventually exterminate (he mosquito.
RUSSIAN PROTEST DROPPED
Befuial to EeooiT Kisbiaeff Petition End
American Action.
PRESIDENT NOT AT ALL SURPRISED
ttulte Prepared for Mneovltes, Aeso.
late , Declination to Consider
Docnment Official Corre
spondence Published.
WASHINGTON, July IT. It Is stated by
the secretary of state that the Incident '
c rested by the question Of the Jewish pe- j
titlon to Russia is closed. .
The State department today made public !
the correspondence that has taken place .
respecting the petition. Its substance hns i
already been forecasted in the press die
patches.
The correspondence consists of lnstruc
., . ,. . ,,, '
tions to Mr. Riddle. tnlted States charge ,
at St. Petersburg, reciting In detail the
petition, and Instructing him to present the
me to the Foreign office, If It Is willing
to receive It. .
It is stated by Mr. Riddle that the For
eign office would not receive It under any
circumstances, and Secretary Kay has no
tified the B'nal B'rlth committee in a brief
telegram.
Correspondence Is Published,
the official statement of the facts as
given out by the State department follows:
The Russian government has declined to
receive or consider the petition relating to
the condition of the Jews In Russia signed
by several thousand citizens and cabled to
St. Petersburg by direction of the presi
dent. At the conference last Tuesday the presi
dent confeired with Messrs. Levi, Wolf
and Straus In regard to the presentation of
the petition, and decided to send the fol
lowing dispatch to Mr. Riddle In St, Peters
burg:
Tou are Instructed to ask an audience
of the minister of foreign affairs and to
make to him the following communication:
'Excellency: The secretary or elate in
structs me to iniorm you that the presi
dent has received from a large number of
citizens of the United States of all relig
ious affiliations occupying the highest po
sitions In both public and private life, a
respectful petition addressed to his majesty.
tne emperor, relating to tne conamon oi
the Jews in Russia and running as follows:
Text of the Petition.
To His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor
of Russia: The cruel oulragea perpetrated
at Klshlneff during Easter of lSuS have ex
cited horror and reprobation tnrougnouc
the world. Until your majesty gave spe
cial and personal directions the local au
thorities tailed to maintain order or sup
press the rioting.
me victims were jewe ana me assault
was the result of race and religious preju
dice. " 'The rioters violated the laws of Russia
" The local officials were derelict In the
performance of their duty.
me jews were , tne victims oi inae
fenslble lawlessness. These facts are made
plain by official reports and by the official
acts following the riot.
" 'Under ordinary conditions the awful
calamity would be deplored without undue
fear of a recurrence. But such Is not the
case In the present Instance. Your peti
tioners are advised that' millions of Jews,
Russian subjects, dwelling in southwestern
Russia, are In constant dread of fresh out
breaks. They-feel that Ignorance, supersti
tion and bigotry, as exeropltlied by. the
UwtaiB.-ase-'ever ready , to persecute thbtri;
J,tn4 the local officials, unless .hereunto
aaiDonisneo, cannot pe.xeueu on as sirrn
uojs broteetors of their Deace and security:
that a public sentiment of hostility has
Deen engendered against tnem ana nangs
over them as a continuing menace.
" 'Even if it be conceded that these fears
are to some extent exaggerated It is un
questionably true that they exist, that they
are not groundless and that they produce
eneots or great - importance.
Migration Exceeds Historic Exodus.
" The westward migration of Russian
Jews, which has proceeded for over twenty
years, is being stimulated by these fears,
and already that movement has become so
great as to overshadow in magnitude the
expulsion of the Jews from Spain and to
ranK wim tne.exoaus irom Egypt.
" 'No estimate is possible of the misery
suffered by the hapless Jews who feel
driven to forsake their native land, to sever
the most sacred ties aid to wander forth
.to strange countries. Neither is it possi
ble to estimate the misery suffered by
those who are unwilling or unable to leave
the land of their birth: who must part from
friends and relatives who emigrate; who
remain in never-ceasing terror.
" 'Religious persecution Is more sinful and
more fatuous even than war. War is some
times necessary, honorable and Just: re'
llgious persecution is never defensible.
" The sinfulness and folly which give lm
pulse to unnecessary war, received their
greatest check when your majesty's Intl-
atlve resulted in an international court of
peace.
" 'With such an example before It the civ.
lized world cherishes the hope that on the
same initiative there will be fixed in the
' early days of the twentieth century, the
",",,""n X1 "Si'..Zi..,
; your majesty will proclaim, not only for
"e government oi your own sutyecta. but
also for the guidance of all civilised men.
. (nat shall ,uffer , p,rBoa property
liberty, honor or life, because of his le-
llgious belief; that the humblest subject nr
citizen may worsnip accoraing to the dic
tates of bis own conscience, and that gov
ernment, whatever Its form or agencies.
must safeguard these rights and Immunities
by the ezerclse of its powers.
" 'Far removed from your majesty's do
minions, living under different conditions
and owing allegiance to another govern
ment, your petitioners venture, in the name
of civilization, to plead for religious liberty
and tolerance, to. plead that he who led his
own people and all others to the shrine of
peace will adi new lustre to his reign and
fame by leading a new movement that
shall commit the whole world In opposition
io religious persecutions.
' I am instructed to ask whether the netl
tlon will be received by your excellency, to
be submitted to the gracious consideration
of his majesty. In that case the petition
win do at once lorwaraea to Bt. I'eters
burg.
You will report at the earliest possible
moment MAT,
Reply o f Russian Government.
This was sent out on July U, and on the
same day Mr. Riddle was informed by the
Russian minister of foreign affairs that In
view of the publications wblh had ap
peared In the newspapers, fbe Russian
government wished to notify him' that the
proposed petition would not be received
under any circumstances. The secretary
of state then addressed the following letter
to Messrs. Wolf and Levi:
nirr f am directed hv th am.m.
,ider the petition in relation to the condT
tlon of the Jews In Russia which waa ad
va emsm viui T Ug COf)-
dressed to his majesty, the emperor, by a
Urge number of citizens of the United
Slates, and which this department, by di- j
recuon vi picmucu. kuu at your re
quest, undertook to transmit to Its high
destination.
I am. air, very respectfully yours.
JOHN HAT.
President Hot Surprised.
OYSTER BAY. N. Y.. July 17.-Presldent
Roosevel, was not surprised that the Rus
sian government should decline to receive
the B'nal B'rlth petition, or any other rep
rensentatlve regarding the Klshlneff mae
sacrea The action of Russia has been fore
casted unofficially.
The Information of Russia's declination
was received here late last night In a long
telegram from Secretary Hay. Toward
midnight the president sent to Secretary
Hay an extended reply..
Tha contents of other messages are not
Continued oa Second Pag.)
THURSTON i PRAISES ALGER
Tells Santiago Veterans Senator's
Administration Waa Greatest
la World's History.
DETROIT. July 17. Veterans of the
Santiago campaign, to the number of 100,
Including many prominent officers, at
tended the banquet given tonight In the
Masonic temple to the members of the
Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba,
who are attending the convention here.
John M.' Thurston 'was the speaker of the
evening, responding to the toast, "Our
I Country."
A feature of Mr. Thurston's address was
n" praise oi mo war aamimsirauon uii
Kussell A. Alger, or wnom he said: !
Michigan has crowned Its great war sec- l
i. aVX n hVvo n. Z I I
erous In bestowing their praise, bjt mere
have been some qulbblers and faultfinders i
wno nave nougni " i;inrp ine setieiury hl jtri..l. . ,v,,. ... .,
with the minor mlsMke and shortcomings nU Nebraska home, where aftar his vaca
incldent to so grrnf a work crowded into 1 tlon, which he has earned In the estima
so short a time. This country know, snd Uon of the State denartment. he will re-
the world knows, and imiartal hlsiory will ;
dpolul.e that tne w,r administration of
Ru.vsill A. Alger stands first in all the
annals of recorded alme.
Colonel Arthur Wagner responded to the
toast, 'The Regular-Arms'," General Jo
seph Wheeler to "The Cavalry Division."
ueneral Mammon b. nawKins io tne toasi. ,
The Infantry." and Major General Charles
Dick of the Ohio National guard to the
American oom,cr. w I
"'""
Breckenrldge, who was to have responded
to "Our Heroic Dead,' but who was un-
able to be present
At the afternoon business meeting the
, . . , . j
u.u -'-'-
and a new incorporated society was formed I
... . . i
In connection with an act of congress ;
passed a year ago. The old name was re- I
talned and the old officers were all re
elected, as follows: President. Major Gen
eral Hiram R. Shafter; first vice president.
Major General Joseph Wheeler; second vice
president. Major peneral John C. Bites;
third vice president. Major General Adna
R. Chaffee; secretary and treasurer. Major
Alfred C. Sharp; historian. Major. J.
Crelghton Webb; registrar. Major Phillip
Bead; first division registrar. Captain L.
W. V. Kennon; second division registrar.
Captain James T. Kerr; third division reg
istrar. Captain Charles Morton; fourth
division registrar. Lieutenant Colonel John
Jacob Astor. ''
At the first business session today of the
reunion of the Society of Santiago de Cuba
Major A. C. Sharp; secretary and treasurer,
reported that the tal members In good
standing was 1,791' t
For delinquency and other reasons 1,SM
members have been dropped. Major Sharp
reported a balance of 70q In the treasury.
This afternoon B emorlals were given for
the following offltcrs: Major General H.
W. Lawton. Major General Ludlow, Lieu
tenant Colonel John Miley. Major John A.
Logan, Captain Anton Springer, First Lieu
tenant E. Kohler and Second Lieutenant
Maxwell Keys.
ALTER BIBLE' TO BREAK WILL
Defendants Change Age on-Tomb
stone sal Family Record! to
Aect Law Salt.
arjfcrirrTr.'jB,i7!-The tw-t ot tha
suits brought by" W. C. "Prlddy and -otbyr
heirs of Nancy Prlddy to secure possession
of residence property on Independence ave
nue valued ar $1,000,000 was deelded against
tha complainants today by Judge Gibson in
the circuit court. '
Nancy Prlddy died In Oregon in 1893, aged
66. A tombstone placed over her gravs
was put In evidence by the defendants,
who asserted that the figures had been
changed to "60" in an effort to prove that
the woman when she transferred her prop
erty years ago hod not been of age. It
waa shown also that the fnr.-lly bible con
taining the date of birth bad been mutll
a ted.
In deciding In favor of the defendants.
who Include some of the most prominent
men of Kansas City, Judge Gibson said
"I believe the tombstone was desecrated
and the family bible was mutilated for
the purpose of this suit"
WOMAN AND HER BABY DEAD
Autopsy Indlentes Poison and Maa to
Whom She Was Engaged
Is Arrested.
SEATTLE. Wash.. July 17. Mrs. Annie
Mull died suddenly Monday evening and
her Infant daughter thirty-six hours later,
An autopsy indicates poison by carbolic
add or similar drug.
B. C Crowell, who was engaged to marry
the woman, has been lodged In Jail on sus
plclon. He threatened Suicide last evening,
although he protests his Innocence. Mrs.
Mull was divorced last January.
Coroner Hoye believes Mrs. Mull's death
was due ' to an Irritant poison. She died
suddenly after a violent hemorrhage of the
stomach.
SWINDLES LEAD. TO SUICIDE
Commercial I'nlon Assaraaea Com
paay Defrauded Out ot Many
Thousand Dollars.
v
NEW TORK. .July 17. Alfred R. Tong,
aged E7, an Englishman living In Brooklyn,
has been arrested on a charge ot swindling
operations which cost the Commercial
Union Assurance company, an English con
corn having a branch office In this city.
many thousands of dollars. The discovery
of these swindles led to the suicide yester
day ot George P. Osborne, one of the old
est and most trustworthy employes dt the
company.
CORN FOE FOUND IN MISSOURI
Professor Discovers Sew Bag,
Hopes Boon to Inocu
late It.
hat
COLUMBIA, Mo., July 17. Prof. Btedman
of the department of horticulture of the
T'nlvAraftv tt MtMrturf f t r a thwitivk
d. -v. i a. . . ,,
Charles. 8L Louis and Franklin coun
ties, reports tnai a peculiar pug 1 injuring
corn.
Prof. Btedman is going to collect a quan
tity of these bugs for experiment. He
hopes to be able to Inoculate them Just as
the chinch buga are Inoculated.
HARRIMAN PLANS FINE VILLA
Will Kreet Italian Uouao la Row
York's Wilderness of
, Ardea.
MIDDLETOWN. N. Y.. July 17.-E. H.
Harriman Is having plans prepared for the
erection of an Italian villa In the wilder
ness of Arden.
The work of construction Is to begin as
eoon as Mr. Harriman returns from Europe,
BUSINESS CIIANCES IN CUBA
Consul Biehr Speaki of t . Outlook In the
Vicinity of Cifofnegoa,
UNITED STATES TAKES MOST OF EXPORTS
Retnsal to Give Long Credits, How
ever. Drives Moat of the Import
Bnslness to Enropean
Coaatrles.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
aohiauivw, July 17. (Special leie-
gram.) - Max J. Baehr of Nebraska, consul
at Clenfuegos, Cuba, Is In Washington on
hl" nn,t le"v lnc he was transferred
from a consulate in Germany to the young
republic. Consul Baehr Is on his way to
.,- u.
move his
his estab
family to his new post and close
establishment in St. Paul, Neb. Mr.
Baehr Kpeaks in very glowing terms of
his position and looks for a healthy senti
ment so far as business Interests are con
cerned from bis consulate. Two subcon-
uI ,ncle. ,., through Mr. Baehr to
... con8ul .,., th .ncu t.in-
locatea at 8asue and cabalrln.
Since Mr. Baehr assumed charge of the
consulate at Clenfuegoas nearly $1,000,000
exporte, , BUKar eid ,arKe
amounla , tobacco ho,)ey RnJ all,Kdtor
tlJdeis According to Consul Baehr. ; per
. , ., . ,. . . . .
cent of the output of the district In which
located goes to the United S.atej
. . . , .. .
and but 42 per cent Is purchased from the
United States, England, Spain and France
getting the remainder of tfte imports. This,
the consul believes, is out of proportion
and very materially to our detriment, but
Just exactly how to change the condition
he Is at a ions to know, because of the
very delicate diplomatic position which he
holds. Mr. Baehr does not hesitate to sty.
however, that the United States is at a
loss on account ot the manner In which
manufacturers give credit. He states that
a bill of lading from the United States la
usually accompanied with an Immediate re
quest for payment, whereas firms In Eng
land and Spain do not hesitate to allow
six months In which payment may be
made, and this, the consul says, is quite a
consideration Jn Latin countries.
Huy American Interests.
In the district in which the consulate is
located there ar many American Interests,
particularly In fugar plantations, is. A.
Atkins of Boston Is interested In the Sole
dad sugar estate, Mr. Pembert In the Hor
meguiere estate and Mr. Spellman In the
Constancla sugar plantation.. In addition
to these sugar planters very large Ameri
can capital Is Invested in the famous Man
Icargarua valley, probably the finest tobacco-growing
valley in the world.
Mr. Baehr aald that unless the recipro
city treaty with Cuba Is adopted by con
gress the United States will lose the trade
of the young republic. Mr. Baehr, accord
ing to reports In the State department, is
held In high, regard by citizens of Cietw
fuegos, a letter on file there showing that
on the Fourth of July the. Cuban people.
so far as Clenfuegos was onearaed: made
our Independence day a holiday, -the mayor,
thief of polieetiomraander of the rural
guard. General Saquerra and his aide-de-camp
and all the authorities Joining with
Mr. Baehr in felicitation over the day. The
American flag, with the flag of Cuba, was
displayed from all public buildings and
the day generally given over to festivity.
Mr. Baehr was at the State department
today, where he received many kind
words for the seal and discretion he had
shown In his conduct of the consulate at
Clenfuegos. He. leaves tomorrow for Ne
braska, to return to his pool tlon In Oc
tober with his family.
SETTLES LONG CONTROVERSY
Hew York Company Secures Contract
for Sewerage System at Fort
Dos Moines.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, July 17. (Special.)-The
long contest between various bidders for
the work of Improving the sewerige -system
at Fort Des, Moines was settled today
by awarding the contract for the work to
the Municipal Construction company of
New York. Its bid was $20,670, and con
templates a modern up-to-date system of
sewerage where the 'danger from typhoid
or other organic germs Is reduced to the
minimum through means ot sand filters.
Quartermaster General Humphrey Is
about ready to advertise for proposals for
the construction of officers' quarters and
barracks for the accommodation of two
batteries of artillery at Fort D. A. Rus
sell. This post Is to be largely Increased
and a number of new buildings will have to
bo built.
Rome Miller of Omaha is In Washington
and was among those who called upon Sec
retary Shaw today, simply to pay his re
spects, hs said. Mr.. Miller stopped off In
Washington upon some private business, be
ing enroute to New York.
The application of Ackley Hubbard,
Franklin Floete. W. I. Bender,, William
FUndt and Andrew R. Smith to organise
the Citizens' National Bank of Spencer,
la., with a capital of $50,000, has been ap
proved by tho comptroller of the currency.
These Iowa rural carriers were appointed
today: Harlan, regulars, Oliver N. As
qulth. Abram B. Fluke; substitutes, T. C.
Asqulth. Ida Fluke. Harper, j regular,
Frank E. HoeHscher; substitute, Hollls
Hoelscher. Remsen, regular, Frank Peters;
substitute. Edward Telgea.
W. W. Brtggs was today appointed post
master at Buxton, Monroe county, la-, vice
Margaret A. WUlis, resigned.
The postoflloe at Band Creek, Saunders
county, and Roc hen. Clay county, Neb.,
have been ordered discontinued.
The leave of absence granted Second
Lieutenant Harry Parahall. Twsntr second
Infantry, department ot the Missouri, has
been extended one month and twenty daya
First Lieutenant Alfred M. Mason, artil
lery corps, has been detailed for general
recruiting service and will proceed to
Omaha not later than September I and as
sume charge of the recruiting station at
Sixteenth and Dodge streets, relieving Sec
ond Lieutenant Benjamin H. Kerfoot, artil
lery corpa
DECLARES JUDGE TOOK BRIBE
Lawyer Swears Aaotker Attorney
Told Him How aad When
Harney Got Cash.
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BUTTE, Mont., July 17. In ths course of
the Shores disbarment case today Attorney
H. L. Maurice of Butte, for the defense,
swore Attorney Root had told him Judge
Harney had been bribed In the Minnie
Healy decision. Blata Senator J. M. Ken
nedy was said to have paid him the money
in the office of a Butte semi-weekly newspaper.
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Saturday;
Fair, with Rising Temperature, Sunday.
Temperatnro at Omaha Yesterday I
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CAUGHT ON TRESTLE BRIDGE
Boy Roeelves Probably Fatal Injuries
from Illinois Centrnl
Train.
In an accident which occurred on the
Illinois Central railway bridge across
Cut-Off lake at Fifteenth and Manderson
streets, at $: last night, Dave Johnson,
aged IS years, son of A. Johnson, who
lives at 1160 North Nineteenth street, hsd
his right leg severed Just above the ankle
and hfs left leg badly mangled midway
between the foot and knee. His head was
also badly lacerated, and It Is a gravs
question If he can live.
Johnson, with companion, had been out
to Cut-Off lake during the evening for the
purpose of bathing. In going home they
took a short cut across the Illinois Central
railway bridge. It Is not known exactly
how tho accident happened, but J. Bruce
and G. Stull, two men who had been to
the lake fishing, were almost under the
bridge at the point where the accident oc
curred. They said that they heard some
one scream when the train reacnea me
point where Johnson was found, snd s
they had seen Johnson and his companion
go onto the east end of the bridge some
time previous, they thought there might
have been an accident, and accordingly
climbed a stairway which leads up to the
bridge and found Johnson on the track.
When they reached him he waa In the act
of rolling over anQ ever, trying to get off
the bridge. He was perfectly conscious at
that time, but lost consciousness a few mo
ments afterwards. Another boy who hap
pened along was dispatched to notify the
train crew. The train was switched back
and Johnson was loaded into a box car
and hauled to Sixteenth and 8prague
streets, ffoT where a telephone call was
sent to the police station. The ambulance
responded to the call with Police Surgeon
Schleler. The boy's Injuries were dressed
enough to permit his removal to Clarkson
hospital.
Johnson Is a clerk In the employ of
Schulen Newman, a grocer at 602 North
Sixteenth street. His father, Anton John
son. Is a carpenter.
About two hours .after tho accident oc
curred the sister and father of the In
jured boy called at the police station, not
knowing how badly the boy was Injured,
Tony Vanous, patrol conductor, informed
them how seriously the boy was hurt and
they left for the hospital.
The train which caused the accident Is a
regular freight on the Illinois Central,
which runs .between- Council "Draffs and
South Omaha. It was drawn by engine
No. 185 and waa In charge of Conductor
Smith. Nona of the train crew were aware
of the accident trntil they were notified by
the boy who was sent to tell . them. The
engfheer'dld not "see anyone on "the track;
probably on account of the fact that there
Is- a bend In the bridge at the point where
the accident happened about 100 feet from
the west end and consequently the head
light would not throw Its rays upon the
track at that point, but .off to one side,
It is said that Johnson's companion called
to him to get out onto one of the caps of
the bridge to escape the train, but be took
no heed of the warning, though why he
did not do so Is unknown.
GRAND ARMY JAEN TO 'FRISCO
Official Train of Nebraska Delegation
Will Leave Omaha August
IS or 14.
' Department Commander Lea S. Estelle
announced last evening that the official
train of the Nebraska department. Grand
Army of tho Republic, will leave Omaha
on August U or It over the Burlington for
the national encampment at San Francisco.
Tho route will be by way of tho Burlington
to Denver and from Denver to Ogden over
tho Union Pacific, and thence to Ban Fran
Cisco over the Southern Pacific. The na
tional encampment begins at San Francisco
on August 17 and will continue through the
week. From the present Indications a big
delegation of Nebraakans will attend. The
faro for the round trip will bo Stf.
Tho Nebraska Grand Army delegation
will consist of Lee S. Estelle, department
commander, Omaha; John Lett, senior vice
commander, York; W. J. Blythestone.
Junior vice commander, Lincoln; J. B,
Ralph, medical director, Omaha; Rev,
Erastus Smith, chaplain. Alma; E. K.
Valentine, judge advocate. West Point; W.
H. Aakwlth. adjutant general, Omaha, and
Quartermaster General Harmon of Lincoln.
Delegates Andrew Trainor of Omaha, C. 8.
Lucas Of Central City, V. A, Stuart of
Fairmont, D. M. Allen of Fremont, Ferd
Brother of Beatrice, R- 8. K. Bpeuldirux of
Omaha; alternates, Jonathan Edwards of
Omaha, James McKelvy of Juniata, Brad
P. Cook of Lincoln, W. D. Pruitt of Arapa
hoe, E. A. Bishop of Blue Springs Charles
Harrier of Valley and H. W. George of
Broken Bow. In addition to these a number
of the past department commanders of
Nebraska will attend as members ex-officlo
of the national encampment.
The officials and delegates of the depart
ment Woman's Relief corps will also ac
company the official train.
JAILED FOR ATTACK ON NUNS
Columbus Dentist Must Servo
Year for Assaulting
Slaters.
Owe
BAN FRANCISCO, July 17 Dr. William
Belbach. a dentist of Columbus, O., ar
rested for an assault on Dominican sisters
In Market street, was found guilty today
and sentenced to the county Jail for one
year.
Movements of Oroaa Vessels July IT.
At New York Sailed Cedrlc, from Liv
erpool. At Sydney. N. 8. W. Arrived (previously)
Sierra, from San Francisco, via Honolulu
At Liverpool Arrived Belgenlaad, from
Philadelphia: New England, from Boston;
CarpathU, from New York. Bailed Cym
ric., for New York; Armenian, for New
York,
At Genoa-Arrived-Prinsess Irene, from
New York.
At Hamburg- Arrived Phoenicia, from
New York.
At Plymouth Arrived Moltke, from New
York: Grotwer Krufurst, from New York
for Cherbourg snd Bremen (and proceeded)
At Greem.ck Arrived Carthagenla. from'
Philadelphia.
At Movllle Sailed Anchoria. for New
York' Tunisian, for Montreal.
At Cherbourg Arrived Kaiser Wtlhelm
Der Grosses from New York, via Plymouth
for liremen (and proceeded).
At Queenatown Arrived Lucania. from
New York for Llvenol (and proceeded).
At Bouglone Bur Mmr Arrived IkyudUm.
trura New York.- via Rotterdam
A
,E0 MAY LIVE WEEKS
A pain Improves 8o that Docton Bop to
Indafinitaly Prolong Lifo.
POPE TOO WEAK TO DRESS HIMSELF
inds it Feoeasary to Allow Valet to Assist
Him to His Clair.
MASS CELEBRATED FOR SICK PONTIFF
'fstival of Baint Leo 0bsmd at Patient's
Special Bequest
SLEEPING SUFFERER APPEARS SKELETON
While Awake Brilliant Eyes Give Evi
dence of Life aad Strong, Clear
Mind Asserts Itself Almost '
Continually.
ROME. July la Again the unexpected
has happened, and while not recovering.
Pope Leo Is slightly Improving, so that
now several days, and possibly weeks, are
given him to live. The change was first
noted by the doctors at their usual ex
amination yesterday morning, when Instead
of finding the pontiff a stage nearer death.
as they expected, they were able to report
him a trifle better thsn the night before.
The rally, if so It may be called, continued
all day. "the evening bulletin confirming
the morning hopes, and today again the
news is still better.
(shortly after 2 the pope fell asleep, rest
ing fairly easily till 4, when he woke, rest
less, but apparently no worse.
During the day his holiness complained .
of soreness, got out of bed and seated
himself In his armchair for several mln-
utes; later he received his confessor, and
at $ fell asleep for a short lime. Toward
night his appetite partially returned and
he took some soup, a piece of toast and a
little wine almost with relish.
Complains of Long Illness.
Dr. Mazzonl entered the pontiff's bed
room at 8:30 yesterday morning after Dr.
Laponnl had reported to him how his holi
ness had passed the night. He found the
patient, as Pope Leo himself said, "unre-
freshed and tired."
His holiness complained that while the
doctors had promised that his Illness would
not last long. It If now two weeks since he
Went to bed.
The pontiff prefers to sit up on the bed.
as in that position he feels less oppression
on his lungs and can breathe more easily. ,
Dr. Mazzonl spent . much time examining
him. As his holiness Is reduced almost to
a skeleton. If a new operation Is decided
upon It will not he because of any hope of
saving the patient's life, but simply tor the
purpose of rendering the death agonies less.
Tho doctors, although not entertain
ing the least hope of their patient's re
covery, consider his general condition to
day somewhat better, whereas they ex
pected htm to be much worse.
The pontiff's pulse is exactly aa It waa on -
Thursday and hie temperature Is about the
aaraoi while bin rqilrsUancowsV. little
knprovemrtit . having' returned to AtrhaS lt
wee on Wednesday.' Ilia appearance, how-,
ever. Is that of one who could not laet an-'
other hour. '
Dr. Laponnl, wishing to leave the Vatican -
on urgent personal business, asked perrais '
slon of the pontiff, who not only said "yea"
readily, but added: "I am so glad to have
you go. ' I feel great remorse, as you are all
perfect martyrs on my behalf." '
Dr. Laponnl remained In the sick room
half an hour.
Rings Often for Company.
While he does not want anyone constantly
In tho room, the pontiff rings frequently ,
for triflal causes, thus showing beyond '
doubt Ms desire for companionship.
He has taken frequent sips of meat
broth, alternated with half . spoonfuls
of chicken gelatin. Ills urine continues
scarce, amounting In the last twenty-four
hours to thirty-six cubic centimetrea
When asleep the pontiff appears to be
dead. His cheeks are sunken, his eye are
hollow, his bones are prominent, the -skin
being tightly drawn over them.
When awake the pope usually appears
to retain life only In his brilliant, black
eyes, though he recovered the lucidity of
his mind this morning and gave fresh proof
of his wonderful memory, saying: 'Today
Is the fete of St. Leo. I have never failed
to assist at mass since when, almost a
boy, I came to Rome to participate In the
Jubilee of Loo XII. I wish to hear mass
today."
, The pontiff's desire wsa Immediately
gratified by Mgr. Marsonllnl. who again
celebrated mass In the chapel adjoining tha
sick room.
Refuses to Stay la Bed.
After ths visit ot the doctors the pope
said be could not stay In bed. aa It made
him testless.' His limbs were uncomfort
able and he felt pains all over bis body.
Therefore, he wished to go back to his arm
chair. No opposition was made, as the
doctors think that nothing can now do
the pope mnch harm, but to the pontiff's
astonishment he found he could not dress
himself as be did some days ago, or walk
to his chair, so his ever-watchful vslet
clothed the pope and almost carried him
to the arm chair, the pontiff frequently
thanking him and his servants, and re
marking that they must be very tired.
The pope understands the gravity of his
condition and says he Is ready p die, but
he does not realize the Imminence of his
danger, as was again demonstrated when
his confessor. Mgr. PI fieri, asked to see
him. The pontiff, on being Informed of the
monslgnor's request, replied, somewhat
petulantly: "Not now; tell him I shall not
le without calling for him."
The doctors really think that, unless a
complication arises, the -pope may live for
daya and even weeks longer.
During the afternoon his condition ehowed
some amelioration. The liquid In the pleura
has not continued to rise and the doctors
have decided to further postpone the opera
tion. Rampella Agra la Bs Pope.
After the doctors' morning visit the pop
received Cardinal Rampolla, who remained
In the sick room only a few minutes. He '
again gave the pontiff a full report of tho
prayers offered on his behalf all over the
world. Hla holiness, raising- both hands,
said: "I bless all those who pray to God
for me."
In Vatican circles there Is much gossip
over the great reception given by Mgr.
AgaU, at Lisbon, to celebrate his elevation
to the cardlnaiate, and over the solemnity
with which Cardinal Aglararl today took
posreasion of hie new office of vice chan
cellor of the church. It Is, however, offi
cially stated that the pope himself. In his
last interview with Cardinal Aglararl,
urged the performance of today's cere
mony. In sharp contrast with these ceremonies
are the continuous preparations at the Vat
loan for tha death of the pontiff. A huge
spit, twlve fet long, which haa been.
