THE OMAHA DAILY I1EE: MONDAY, JULY 20, 100.1.
would continue they did not venture to say.
Aa Dr. Laponnlo came from the alck room
t o'clock this evening for a breath of
fresh air lie gummed up the decline In the
patient condition by paying:
"The pope's condition tonight la worse
than thtn morning or last night, and while
the end may come at any moment, yet an
Imminent catastrophe Ip hardly anticipated,
a the stale of coma may be prolonged
many hours."
Wl.en the state of coma first Occurred
the doctor formally communicated the
gravity of the condition of his hollneaa to
Cardinal Rampolla, who In turn jedvleed
the cardinals of the sacred college. At the
him time the general public learned of
the condition of the pontiff, and the en
trance of the Vatican was soon thronged
with cardlnala of the church and diplo
matic representatives making anxious in
quiries. Twine the rumor of the death of
the pope had gained currency.
The cardinals and diplomats on their
arrival were Informed of the gravity of
the situation, hut many of them left upon
learning that the rumors of the pope's
death were unfounded.
Confessor Is Called In.
The condition of coma was Interrupted
shortly atter sunset. Cardinal Vlves y
Tuto and Big. Tcffl, the pope's confessor,
were then called Into the sick room and
began to repeat Latin prayers, the familiar
language penetrated to the sick room and
the pope aroused from his stupor and
Showed signs of consciousness.
He lifted his head. Cardinal Vlves y
Tuto took sdvantnge of ""Is to go to his
bed and tell the pontiff ths'. some of the
cardinals were In the antechamber.
"I myself," said he, "desire to have your
benediction." The pope with a great effort
raised a trembling hand and In un almost
Inaudible voice gave the cardinal the pon
ttflcal blessing. This effort, however, ap
peared to have been too much for him
and he fall back Into a condition of un'
consciousness.
Among ths cardinals who came to the
Vatican today was Cardinal Oreglia, denn
of the Sacred college, upon whom will fall
the chief duty of directing affairs when the
pope's death comes. He went to the apart
ments which have been prepared for his
permanent occupation, and It was believed
that he had taken up his residence at the
Vatican In anticipation of his speedy as
suinctlon of the Important duties he will I
be called upon to perform. Later, however,
h left the Vatican. Cardinal Boraflno
Vannutelll, the great penitentiary, alao Ar
rived in readiness to perform his office
of reciting prayers for the dying pontiff.
, Ha remained at the Vatican throughout the
: afternoon and evening.
May 1,1 vo Tventy-Four Honrs.
Toward night the reports from the sick
room continued to be of the gravest char
acter. Cardinal Delia Volpe, coming from
the Vatican, said he had held a brief
, converststion with Dr. Lapomii, and that
' the latter had mads the following state-
' ment:
. "If nothing new happens the patient may
live until tomorrow morning, perhaps until
venlng, that le twenty-four hours longer.
But beyond this hi survival Is Impossible."
Following ths departure of the cardinals
a number of carriages were stationed In
the courtyard of Ban Pamasco In readiness
to bring the cardinals to the Vatican when
ths catastrophe seemed imminent.
The medical aspect of the pope' case Is
exciting much discussion, one reliable
authority, having opportunity or knowing
the private history of the case, says a third
operatlon or the removal or the pieuric
fluid ha been made, but ha not been made I
puuuo. is bibo staiea in im bbiuo rw-
liable quarter that Dr. Laponnl and Dr. I
Masconl have made a written statement be-.
. . I
fore a notary public giving the exact oe-
laus or me pope s case ana mat copies oi i
the.n statements have boen denoslted with
Cardinal Rampolla and Monslgnor Cagnlo
da Asv.dao. ths malor domo of his holl-
neaa Th nurnnim n this statement Is I
answer nnaathl auhaeouent medical
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Jo
criticisms on the treatment of. the case. It
Is understood that the dootors. have not
been a. frank' In their.. bulletin., a. they
personally desired to be. details of om
features of the base being withheld at the
earnest request of the Vatican authorities.
Their formal statement la expected to clear
up the entire medical history of the case.
BULLETINS FROM BEDSIDE
Indicate a Rapid Loosening of the I
Pope's Hold Upon
Life.
ROME, July 19.-9:30 a. m.-The follow-
ing medical bulletin has just been Issued Bn(j papal encyclicals were exchanged. Car
by the pope'a physicians: t'lnal Rampolla sent an answer to the rnes-
The night waa sleepless with little tran- suge, which contained the thanks of the
Mr-7.:.i"i. :YJr K..t
superficial, at 84; pulse regular, full, but
weak at 96; temperature 30.6 centigrade.
IBignea.j l.a t-v:N in i.
MAZZONI.
" VAK Maa nnna'a nnn.4ltlnn rinn4niiaa ahitnr I
the same, but hi holiness Is. If possible.
somewhat more restless and he calls ire
ouentlv even when his attendant are In
the room.
1:C p. m. The pope Is in a restless and
aomawhat unnatural sleep, frequently call
ing out
6:16 p. m. The pope ha had an attack
of delirium. The end appears inevitable.
Cardinal Vannuttl, grand penitentiary,
whose duty H is to sav nravers for the
dying, entered the sick chamber at $
o'clock this evening. This is believed to
Indicate that the pope is In extremis.
ROME. July $0.-1:46 a. m.-A uspiclon
tiaa arisen that the change In the pope'
condition I due to blood poisoning ai
result of derangement of the kidneys.
Although the condition of the pope Is
unohanged and coma continues, all about
the Vatican Is quiet, except the apartments
of the pontiff, it being thought that a
catastrophe will not oocur during the night
A contributing element to the weakness of
the pope has been hi Inability to take
nourishment When an attempt is mads to
administer restoratives, although they are
placed in his mouth, he does not swallow
them. The Vatican has asked prayer for
the august head of the church at this SU'
preme moment
4 a. m. When the pope I called by his
attendants he etui makea a great effort to
arouse himself from the stupor Into which
he baa sank, but is soon again overcome.
4:46 a. m. At this hour it is announced
that the condition of the pontiff is appar-
enuy stationary.
POPE LEAVES INSTRUCTIONS
Advises Cardinals Not to ghat Them-
selves Vp la tho
Vatican.
B I DTD T.ilu L lll.n.lh A k t, I
wwt., - ... .
rrom Kome say. . we. .n.orroea premie
has told their correspondent that he be
Uevea rcpe uto s paper win contain a
Easy and Economical
to Uc
GORHAM
Silver Polish
Contaici no deleterious substance
Doe not cake or adhere to the
surface
bull relating to the coming conclave and
advising the cardlnala not to shut them
selves up within the Vatican grounds, on
account of the age and weakness of several
of their number and the unhealthlness of
the palace In hot weather. The voting for
the new popo will In any case take place In
tho Blstine chapel, the cardinals being
sworn to secrecy as to their deliberations.
A special to the Le Qaulols from Rome
says It Is asserted that the Italian gov
ernment Is Intending to render royal hon
ors as soon as the death Is known, by firing
cannon at Fort Bt. Angelo, and by half
masting of all of the flags.
The correspondent of the Eclair at Rome
has had a long conversation with Marquis
Sochcttl, grand marshal of the papal court,
who repeated to him the following declara
tion made by Cardinal Oreglia, who will
take over the administration of pontlflclal
affairs during the Interregnum of the of
ficial head of the church:
"I shall, alas, be the only living authori
ty and I count on the devotion of the
clergy and the military, and I shall ex
pect It to be absolutely blind. For the sol
diers there Is a prison, and I shall use It.
Arrangements have been made with the
Italian police, and I know the garrison of
Rome will dd its duty outside, let us do
ours Inside.
'I intend to revive the proper traditions,
taking as a model the former conclave.
Not that the death of Pope Leo XIII. will
be announced from the loggia of St. Peter'
to the people of the world, nor will It be
made known In a hole-ln-t he-corner fash
lon Inside. The funeral will be celebrated
In accordance with authentic toulls. I in
tend under the guard of the pontifical army
to revive the lying In state of the body In
the Sistlne chapel, which function was sup
pressed on the last occasion. Every morn
ing orders will be given by me alone, and
I shall punish the slightest assumption of
authority outside the execution of my or
ders. "Accustom yourselves, gentlemen, not. to
consider me as an old priest, but as your
head, c,lm and absolute above all, and
with no other control than that of my con
science." The sacred college has decided that the
seclusion of the cardinals during ths con
clave shall be carried out with the striotest
formalities. It will even be Impossible for
the cardinals to look out of the windows.
and the Vatican guards will watch the
coming and going of every one. Cardinal
Oreglia has ordered all ths telephones In
the Vatican to be removed before the con
clave begins.
WIRES CONDITION IS GRAVE
Papal Secretary of State Notifies Dele-
ante to tho lulted
States.
WASHINGTON, July W.-ifgr. Faloonlo,
the papal delegate, today received the fol
lowing cablegram from Cardinal Rampolla:
"The condition of the holy father gravs
More depressed."
Mgr. Falconlo later this afternoon re
ceived a second cablegram from Cardinal
Rampolla. It said:
"Holy father continue in grav state of
depression."
This Is the second time since the pope
was taken 111 that Cardinal Rampolla has
sent more than one cablegram a day to the
papal delegate here. The other occasion
was when the pope waa . thought to be
dying several days ago.
Acting Secretary of State Lootnls yester-
day sent the followlnr cablegram to Car
dlnal Rampolla at Rome:
The president directs me to aonvev
through you appropriate expression of his
""iVmJ TJlILZll .IaV? ,'" .
hour of suureme susDense and to renuest
that he be advised of the condition of the
imii-rsuio luntrtr.
Tonight the following reply was received
to the message sent to Cardinal Rampolla
Acting Secretary Loom! at the presl-
uonl request
, . t , , m - I - - I
y .-r. p rnj.-i. . jomis,
ROME. July II.
if In or sMatrk4 tv r4 mi tat "VJtx mYiir artm. Tk
o.: I beg of you to present In his holiness'
name to his excellency, the president, the
7ym7hVn
of aadful suspense, and I am very sorry
to advise you that unfortunately the con
dition of the august sufferer is becoming
very critical.
M. t A t LI 1 IN A Li uiouuno.
ROME, July 19. President Roosevelt
telegram expressing sympathy for his holi
ness In this hour of eupreme anxiety and
asking to be Informed of the condition of
the venerable patient ha been received.
The Vatican authorities are ' deeply ap
preciative of this expression of sympathy,
and recall the cordial personal exchanges
between the president and the pope when
the volumes of the presidential messages
Vatican authorities for tne oiiciiuae ex
pressed by the president, and also the latest
I information concerning the condition of the
RUSSIANS ADMIRE POPE LEO
I Consolidation of Two Catholic
Charchea Coald Not be Con
sidered, However.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 19.-M. Pobye-
donosteff, procurator of the holy synod,
sal 1 today to the representative of the As
S3Ciated Frees
"Pope Leo has many admirer in Russia,
He is the most eminent person in me
political world today, not only on acoouni
of his position. But equally Decauee oi ms
character. The emperor greatly aesirea to
meet Leo last spring, but his visit to Rome
wtis deferred. Leo numbered among his
llfe.-long admirers the Grand D;ke Serglus
Alexanderovltch, the emperor' ocle, who
first called on the pope when small boy,
with his tutor. He sent to the pope a
token of his esteem Upon the occasion of
the latter' Jubilee. The relations between
the Russian government and tbe Roman
church have been better under Leo XIII
than ever before and are now entirely
normal, I understand, for you know the
ministry of the Interior and the foreign
office, alone are concerned, the minister
of the Interior having entire Jurisdiction
over foreign religious bodies in Russia.
While we all respect the pope and the
great church whose head he Is, we cannot
lake into consideration a union with the
Uoman Catholic church, of which Leo XIII
many of nj, predecessor, hoped and
dreamed."
The procurator of the holy synod
aging, but la alert, both mentally and phys
ically. He still maintains a complete grasp
of the affairs of the Orthodox Oreek church
with Its relation to policies in life in
Russia.
The department of foreign worship In
tliA mlntstrv of thA Interlnr mnArmi h
, .nat tha rt lt nm wltk Ih.
Roman church under the present pope have
been more satisfactory than previously,
Cardinal Rampolla, who 1 mainly lnstru
mental In establishing the Russian dlplo
matlo mission at the Vatican, enjoys spe
clal favor at the department, where .It Is
believed that his election would mean
oonttnuance of the present good relation
Arrests Follow tho Hlota.
EVAN8VILLE.- Ind.. July 1.-The follow
Ing arrest were mnda today on warrant
sworn out by the grand Jury In connec
tlon with the recent riot here: Thoma
Winfrey and Charles Walters, charged with
burglary: Ben Dennis. Bertls Smith and
Duncan Toung, colored, charged with riot
ous conspiracy; v uiiam Durand and
Oeorge 8. Spier, saloon keepers, charged
with violating the Sunday cloning law. Sev
eral more arrests are expeeted Moada.
DIVE KEEPER KILLS SOLDIER
Trouble 8ts.it In a Quarrel Oter Payment
for Drink .
MURDERER ESCAPES AHER THE SHOOTING
Both Men Empty Revolvers Without
Effect Wars Keeper of Dive Grans
Shotgun and Shoots Fly
lac Ospoafst.
VALENTINE. Neb.. July 19.-(SpeclaI.)-Wllllam
Petit, sergeant of L company, Fort
Niobrara, was fatally shot by S. E. Price,
proprietor of an Immoral house, during a
discussion of the payment of drinks this
afternoon. Each emptied a six-shooter at
the other, but Price had a shotgun with
which he shot Petit in the back as the lat
ter wa running away. Price has not yet
been arrested.
OLD MAN IS TIRED OF LIFE
Makes Two Attempts to Kill Himself
and May Finally
Sneceed.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb., July 19. (Special Tele-
gram.)-R. P. Meek, an old man. was
found by Officer Cody at 7 o'clock this
morning In the boiler room at the state
caDltol aDDarentlv dead. He had thrown
himself through the coal chute, the boiler
room being underground, In an attempt to
kill himself. Succeeding only In dislocating
on. hit., he took a small nenknlfe and cut
his throat. The latter wound was lust
serious enough to result In a considerable
los of blood, from which and the reultant
wu h mav not recover. Ha Is an aid
man and 111 luck In business caused de
spondency.
Evades Jail Sentence.
HASTINGS, Neb., July 19.-(Speclal.)
A peculiar case, illustrating how one man
evaded the penalty prescribed by law, was
terminated In this city this week,
Thls
was In the affair of Robert Welti of Rear- vot -m'H VV " taxable property of
ney county. In that county about one year hl8 county for the next five years for the
ago he was arrested and convicted of sell- purpose of building a new court house was
Ing liquor without a license. The amount recalled by the supervisors yesterday morn
sold was forty cents worth. Weltx was Much opposition was msnlfest from
fined $100 and costs, $90. Falling to produce
the reoulred sum he waa sentenced to JalL.
He was granted, however, the privilege to
earch for some one to go his bond. The
search continued for forty day, Welti each
day reporting his endeavors to the sheriff. I
The game finally wore out, and elnce Kear-
ney county has no Jail, he was transferred
to Adams county for safe keeping. Here
he Immediately took habeas corpus proceed-
ings. The county Judge decided that the
prisoner had already served his time. Inas-
much as for forty day he had reported
dally to the sheriff of Kearney county.
Damage Done by Storm.
ASHLAND, Neb., July 19. (Speclal.)
Reports of the damage done by the storm
of Friday morning in the vicinity south
and west of Ashland are about all In. In
a small area south of town there waa, a
severe hailstorm, which dld considerable
damage to the growing oorn. The , hall
was most severe at J. W. Reasoner's and C.
T. Richards' farms in the Fairland neigh-
b.irhood. Franklin Hill's barn near South
Eend wa demolished by the wind, the fra
ments being scattered for thirty rods in
tho path of the storm. Oeorge Nichols'
barn, Ave miles southwest of Ashland, was
partly unroofed and a number of tree
In his orchard were blown down. - A tree
on Charles R. Craig's place near Murdock "Tnra wl!l bo no rambling In the city of
was blown over, falling on a colt and kill- Norfolk 'during the ftate Firemen's ns-Ina-
it Instantly. In .Ashland. lihnin! soclatlon meet jiext week,',' This I the
truck the residence of Hon. T. T. Toung,
partially wrecking the chimney and tearing
loose a few shingles from the roof.
Charred with Criminal Assault.
COLUMBUS. Neb., July 19.-(Speclal.)
Mike Mostek. better known as "Big Mike,"
waa brought here last night and lodged In
Jail. He Is charged with an attempted
criminal assault upon the person of a mar-
rled German woman named Henry Who
lives In Humphrey. The affair happened Merrick counties inursaay evening show
Thursday evening and there wa strong 11 wft" thr more disastrous than at first re
talk of-applying the Falls City method of Portd- The destruction In the path of the
treatment, but cooler heads nrvoilrt
Mostek ha lived In this county for many
years ana is always In trouble of some
kind, but It looks now as if
he would
have to do some time In the penitentiary.
rne county attorney say the evidence Is
strong against tolm. He waa bound over
to the district court In the sum of $800 and
In default will have to lie In Jail until No
vember.
Odd Fellows Install,
PAPILUON, Neb., July i9.-(Speclal-
Paplllion lodge No. 15, Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, Installed the following
officers last nignt: William Gehringher,
noble grand; Henry Nelman, vice grand;
u. M. nanaeres, warden; d. Claussen,
H, B. n n, u.i u. m. juanson. La 8. to
. j w. .. w . v. , 4. x . viaiC'
wood, inner guard; Qua Swanson, con
aucior. Aumii iuiy memoers came
from Omaha and South Omaha, beside a
large oe.egauon iron, opnngneld. After
the installation a oanquet was given In
honor or me visitors, ah nan a pleasant
time until a late nour.
Wheat Harvest Ended.
SUTTON, Neb., July 19. (Special.) The
wheat harvest Is finished In this section
and the steam threshers have commeaced
threshing the crop from the shock, thus
saving ths delay and expense of sucking
and going through the sweat, the last In-
olvlng a delay of six weeks or more. The
yield will be somewhat disappointing, as
the berry became shrunken Just at the time
or npening. ana win oe oniy aDout eighteen
uusneis 10 me acre. lne oat narvest will
moon uni. i n yieiu win om neavy. estl-
maieu 10 u or more ousneis to me
acre. Corn la growing fine.
talent thaatnnqaa Opens Angmat 1
FALLS CITT. Neb.. July 19.-(Speclal.)
The ninth assembly of the Salem Interstate
Chautauqua will be held at Salem. Neb.,
August I to Inclusive. Rev. Lincoln
McConnoll, who so successfully superln
tended the enterprise last year, Will act In
the same capacity this season. W. p,
Shlldreck of Salem la the eecretary. Gen
eral Fltzhugh Lee and Dr. Robert Mc
Intyre are among the r.oted speakers.
Chokes on Apple.
YORK. Neb., July l. (special.) Only by
the timely arrival of medical aid was ths
arrival of medical aM . ..-
life of Jennie Kump, living eight miles
south of York, savea. Jennie is a little girl
. . ,- . .
ana in ' - - -upn
lodged in her throat and she nearly choaked
to death.
tails York Convention.
YORK, Neb., July .-Special.)-At a
meeting ot the republican county central
committee of Tork county the time and
place for holding the county republican
convention waa set for Saturday, August
16, at 10 a. m., in the court room.
West Paint Odd Fellows.
WE8T POINT. Neb.. July 1. -(Special. )
On Wednesday evening last the following
officers of the local lodge ot the Independ-
- ent Order ot Odd Fellows. No. 63, ware in
J stalled by District Deputy Grand Master
C. N. Hepburn of Dodge: Noble grand.
Otto Kerl; vice noble grand, Charles Mal
chow; R. B. N. O., F. P. Sharrsr; L. S.
N. Q., Jasper Boyeson; clerk. Conrad Paul;
warden, Robert Chrlstensen: chaplain,
Ludwlg Chrlstopherson; R. 8. V.
Charles W. Sass; I S. V. O., William Mor-tennon.
BOY NOT WORRIED IN LEAST
While Whole Selaakorkood Was
earthing for Mlaa Lad
Was Working.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., July 19. (Special. V
After almost a week of absence from home,
during which time It seemed the south half
of the county was ransacked by searching
parties and the beds of all the streams In
that section wore drsgged for ills body,
Dannie, the 13-year-old son of John Uhrl,
was found serenely shocking wheat yester
day on the farm of Mr. Bigg, a neighbor,
less than two mile from his home. It I
said that he was not permitted to go to a
show which appeared in Humboldt last
Saturday night and took offense because
many of his plnymates were attending. It
has since developed that he went direct to
DuIJols, whero the show had a date and
then returned to the farm of Mr. Biggs and
asked for employment, which was granted
by Biggs, who was a newcomer and hnd not
heard of the missing lad, and of course
failed to recognise him. It Is estimated that
no less than too people participated In the
searcn, wnic.n continued night and day until
n w" located by the marshal of DuBols.
r. .,. hlr ,. -, .
' " i
NORFOLK, Neb., July 19.-Speclnl.
Tne championship belt for the state hose
race, which has been won during the past
tw J' b Fremont, was received by
President Hartford of the association yes
terday afternoon and Is now waiting to be
carried away by the winner of the race
n the tournament which hold forth In
this city Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day. If Fremont wins it again It becomes
permanent property. The belt Is a hand
some prise, worth several hundred dollars.
Rescind Election Call.
CENTRAL CITT, Neb., July 19. (Bpe-
clal.) The election called for, the 21st to
m laci mai unaer me new revenue law
ne amount 10 no raisea was very uncer-
tain. A proposlton to vote bond will be
suominea in xne near xuiure.
arm
.
AUBURN. Neb., July 19. (Speclsl.)-
t-ounty treasurer t omngion. county Clerk
Hacker and County Judge Neal, who, under
the statute. All vacancies in the board of
county commissioners, appointed George
Ernst to succeed Herman Holtgrews, re-
'gnea. Mr. . r.rnei is a rarmer, about 40
yea ot nd 18 Bon ' William Ernst.
one or tne weanniest larmers in Johnson
county. The appointment Is generally re
garded as a good one.
Indiana (Set On a Drank.
NORFOLK, Neb., July 19. (Special.)
Despite the law against selling liquor to
Indians several braves of the Bantee tribe
from Oklahoma were pretty well organised
arler a "y 8 "Jurn " worroiK yesterday.
Tn fe'"8 to discuss the matter of their
Intoxicants, but it is thought they drew
enough alcohol from lemon extract and
sarsaparilla to put them In the happy coif.
aiuon.
No Gambling- Daring- Tournament.
NORFOLK, Neb., July 19. (Special. )-
order lven by Mayo? Haen to Chief of
ro"co imuii. ..oncessions had
ucen lev iui agw ponies, uui everything
of the sort has been eliminated and there
will be nothing of the eraft at the tourna
ment. Hall leans Up Crops,
' CENTRAL CITT. Neb,. July .-(Bpe-
clal.) The reports from the hall storm that
Passed over portions of Hamilton, Polk and
siorm was compieie,
A Hart Never Herts
After Porter' Antieptlc Healing Oil la an-
Dllet Rtl,ev" P" instantly and heals at
ln" sui nan or uru.u j-niw, xzc
FAIR CASE CAUSES COMMENT
Frenchmen Do Not Relish the Ar
rest of Their Country
, men.
PARIS, July 19. The paper devote con
slderable space to the Fair case, the arrest
of Frenchmen on k charge brought by a
foreigner having aroused a certain amount
of chauvlnistlo feeling.
T lAiira.l n,,hll.V.n. a f ... I, tnt.M.I.M
continue to assert that they did not see
any bicyclists on the day of the disaster. A
fAatiir ft thA fTAAA im the flmiript'a ...a,.
tinn th.t two hlcveiir.t atonned .t
houae on the day following the accident
and looked in through a window of the
room where the corpses were lying, one re
marklnc: "That Is Fair: I knew him w.n
In Paris."
Hourdet says the description of the ac-
eused Frenchmen corresponds with these
two men His wife Is less affirmative. An
other point brought out is that the Hour-
dets are dissatisfied with the sum of $100
given by Mrs. Vanderbllt and Mrs. Oelrlchs
for their care In connection with the accl
dent.
I Grand Triik Not Reaching Ont
MONTREAL. Julv liAn offlni.i .ni.i
WM made puDi,0 tonight by Oer.eral Man
.... ii-ves to the tW th. -i a
Trunk had acquired the Clover Leaf s)S
tern. Mr. Hayes said It was not the lnten
tlon of the Grand Trunk to make any fur
ther extension In the state.
' Steamer Lost, Pnsseaajers Raved,
VICTORIA. B. C. July 19.-The steamer
North Pacific foundered off Marrowstone
point this morning. AH the passenger were
landed safely at Port Townsend.
No Settlement of Tronhle.
SPOKANE, Wash.. July 19. President
James M. Lynch of the International
Typographical union, and Commtastonei
Frederick Driscoll of the American News,
paper ruDuenera' association, wno, as
national ooara or aroit
trstlon, came here
j Spokane union from the award recently
ten days ago to consider an appeal by the
I mane oy a locai Doara ot arDiiraiion regu
hating wages in the composing room of thi
d.uU Pnh ih ni .-,,r.-nv k n i
to accomplish the object of their trip. The
failure resulted from President Lynch re-fuslne-
to assent to the selection of a third
arbitrator as provided In the arbitration
contract Detween the International Typo
graphical union and a large number oi
American publishers. After hearing the
evidence and arguments. President Lynch
deckled with the union snd Commissioner
Driscoll with the Review company. Mr.
Driscoll then nroposed the selection of
third arbitrator but Mr. Lynch refused
and the proceedings belnsr thus blocked
the board aajournea sine die.
Diver Breaks His Neck.
PHILADELPHIA. July 19-Johu Bech
told lost his Ufa today while assisting i
sick woman at Augustine Beach. He dived
into the Delaware river in order to wet
handkerchief. T' e water was afaalluw and
he broke ma oeck.
FEAR MORE FUED TROUBLES
Opening of Court in Jackton, Ky , Looked
Forward to with Apprehension.
BRIBERY CHARGES TO BE INVESTIGATED
Mam Who Offered It Has No Money
sci Men of Prominence Likely
to De Involved In the
Affair. '
JACKSON, Ky., July 19. A renewal of
feud troubles is brewing here. The sped!
grand Jury called by Circuit Judge Redwlne
to Investigate the charges of attempting to
bribe B. U Ewen not to testify against
Curtis and Tlioma White In the Marcum
murder case, and of arson for the burning
of Ewen' hotel after he had testified, con
venes here tomorrow. The instructions of
Judge Redwlne are anxiously awaited, as
It is reported that the grand Jurors will be
asked to go Into a sweeping inquiry con
cerning condition in Breathitt county,
where twenty-seven lives ' have been lost
since the Hargls-Cardwell feud started, and
as yet no one has ever been punished for
any of these capital offenses. In the event
of a general Inquisition It Is conceded that
persons highly connected will be Involved
and that trials for the killing of Dr. Coy
and Town Marshall Cockrell will follow
close on the second trial of Jett and White
for the murder of Marcum.
Crawford and Tharp are still held on the
charge of firing Ewen's hotel. Both nre
teamster for Hargls Bros., and are being
ably defended. As Ewen was held In camp
by the soldiers while his house was burning
he Is nut a witness in the arson cases, but
he Is the main witness In the bribery rase
as well as the only eye witness to the
murder of Marcum. For that reason It Is
feared that trouble may begin when he
returns here tomorrow from Lexington to
tostlfy against a well known cltlsen for
offering him $6,000 cash If he would not
testify against Jett and White.
Even Makes His Will.
In anticipation of the worst, Ewen, while
In Lexington, made his will and arranged
all his affairs. ' About was raised for
Mm by popular uubscrlptlon after he lost
everything he had In the Incendiary fire,
and this he has fixed for his family, his
wife and part of his children being here
awaiting his return.
Ewen has told Commonwealth Attorney
Byrd and others who offered him the
bribe, and it is said that the man has no
means of hja own, so lhat the bribery In
vestigation will extend to the one who
was to furnish the funds.
This town has Len kept quiet under
martial law by the provost marshal since
Jett and White were transferred to the
all at Lexington a month ago, but there
are many apprehensive for the coming
week, although the troops are still here.
The militia has been continuously here for
two months.
After the killing of Town Marshal James
Cockrell, there was no one to make arrests
for over a year until the soldiers arrived
In May. Then City Judge Cardwell, who
had been a prisoner In his own house for
Ighteen months, resumed holding court.
The two trustee have Just appointed Jo
seph Newland as town marshal, who Is con
sidered one of the bravest In the mountain
districts.. During the past seven years
seven men have held this position. Four
f them- were killed while on duty nnd two
of the other three were forced to resign.
It Is expected that the rpeclal grand ,'ury
will complete. Its work this week so that
the attorney' witnesses and others can go
to Cynthlana, where the next trial of Jett
and White' for murdering Marcum begins
on Monday, July 27.
SMITH REPLIES TO PROCTOR
(Continued from First Page.)
but to turn to Mr. Procter's recent letter
for the proof, He says:
The number of persons thus entering
classified positions by appointments in
smaller offices and subsequent transfers
increased, iroro two in isa to twenty-two
In 18518, twenty-alx In lsO!! and reaching the
maximum number of sixty-one In 1U00, and
decreasing to fifteen In 19U1, eight in 1903
na two in ivu.
My letter, setting forth the fact of rectifi
cation, was written December 27, 1900, and
Mr. Procter say the transfers decreased
to fifteen the next year. I need not com
ment on the peculiar candor which made no
acknowledgment of the removal of all Just
ground of complaint then, and seeks to sup
press the truth about It now. Nor need I
Inquire whether this la due to the fact
that, after being so greatly exercised about
the mote In the department's eye, namely,
IIS transfers in three years, among over
200,000 employes, the critic was painfully
reminded of the beam In his own eye,
namely, 896 forced appointments, outside
olvll service rules, in a year and a half be
cause of the commission's failure to meet
the requirements.
Charge of racking.
The only other point of Mr. Procter's
letter which calls for any attention from
me Is his statement respecting the rural
free delivery division, as follows:
Nearly all of the clerks and messenger
In tho rural free delivery service who were
covered Into the classified service were In
positions In Washington, D. C. One hun
dred and thirty-three of them were ap
pointed prior to juiy l. iu; twenty-six
were appointed In the four months Immedi
ately preceding the classification, and
fifty-six wero appointed in the twenty-six
day preceding classification. How. many
Of these wero ni'yiiin iur reanunn uiner
han the neeas oi in rerviue u is, or course,
impossible for tne ooininission to determine,
but thst the service was parked with em-
filoycs In the Interests of the individual is
ndicated by the fact that the number of
appointments in -nw hwiuh vi mo cinspin
ration was more than twice as great aa
for ths preceaing iour mum.-
wita a lew wwu" ui i"aiu Btuiemeni a
shall leave Judgment to be pronounced on
this gratuitous imputation. The rural de
livery appropriation lor tne nscal year end
ing June 10, 1901, was $1,760,000; for the fiscal
year ending June SO, 1902, it was Just double,
$3,600,000. The number of routes In opera
tion July I, 1900, was 1,1(9. ana July l, 1901.
it was 4,301. In the next five months be
fore the classification the number Increased
to $,0u9. Was double the appropriation to
be applied, double the service to be pro
vided, double the work to be done without
any increase ot force?
Forty-One Were Women.
The truth I that when congress, by
making the large appropriation of $S.6uO,000
tor the fiscal year 1901-2. settled that the
service was no longer experimental, the
department et about organising it on a
nermanent basis. It carefully calculated
how the appropriation should be appor
tloned, how many agents should be era
ployed In the field, how many clerks were
needed at headquarters to keep up with ths
work, etc. With the greatly Increased ap
propriation and service the force waa In
adequate to the requirements; the clerks
were working over hours, and It was under
these circumstances that the addltlnal ap
pointments were made. How much ground
there vil for Mr. Procters unworthy In
nuendo may be Judged from the fact that
of the fifty-six appointments to which he
refers forty-ons wtre women clerks, four
were transfers, six were designations for
division headquarters In the field, five all
told were original appointments of men for
the department! A vaat deal of politics
surely. In the appointment of forty-one
women I Another fact deserve remark.
Nearly two year have elapsed since the
appointments. Tou hsve been postmaster
general a year and a half and you have
not dropped one of them! If the service
wai packed how faithless you have been
to your duty! This heedless critic didn't
see that his blow was aimed at you as well
as me!
It rosy have been a sad rase of mistaken
Judgment, but congress by law devolved
the organisation of the rural delivery serv
ice and the appointment of all Its force on
the postmaster general, and not on Mr.
Procter. For several successive year It
mad constantly increasing appropriations,
to be expended absolutely at the postmaster
general's discretion, without condition or
restriction. So far a I now recall, there
I not a parallel case running through a
period of years In the history of the coun
try. This great confidence imposed high
obligations on the postmaster general. He
made his regular reports to the president
and to congress, and they approved his
action.
Procter Dogmatic and Impracticable.
When, as already Indicated, it became
clear that the service was to be enduring
he addressed himself to the task of prepar
ing It for a. permanent footing. This in
volved bringing It within the classified serv
Ice and of extending the civil service rules
to it, so far as they were applicable. But
Inasmuch as the first requirement of the
rural carrier was to have a homo and
wagon (horse and wagon not being amen
able to competitive academio examination)
and Inasmuch as other rpeclal conditions
existed, the regular rules could not be
"'u J Y were; mey
w xra uiuuiuea to aaapi mem io inene
conditions. Under the direction of the
president, the department was engaged for
some weeks with the Ctvlt Service commis
sion in framing a system and body of rules,
and, in view of Mr. Procter's remarks, It
Is only fair to say thnt In this work he
proved so unreasonable, so dogmatic and
o Impracticable that he had to be over
ruled both by his own associates and by
the administration, and had to be sub
stantially eliminated from all part in the
construction of the framework, Th burden
of the work on the part of the Civil Service
commission fell on Mr. William D. Foulke,
who Is as strong and rational In his practi
cal sense as he is sincere, earnest and in
telligent in his devotion to civil service
reform.
The principle goverlng the organisation of
the rural delivery and the attitude and
spirit of the department were stated In my
annual report for 1901. as follows:
Merit System Applied.
With Its (rural delivery's) acceptance as
a fixed and enduring service the wisdom of
placing U on a permanent basis and of
bringing It into lull harmony wltn the
general principles ot the postal establish
ment enforces Itself. In authorising rural
delivery as an experiment congress adopted
no directing manaate and simply mudu the
requisite appropriation. It did not under
take to pruocrlDe the rules or methods of
organization, it gave the department full
discretion to determine the meuus und
select the agents lor Its trial. As the
service was experimental In Its nature, as
Us development, depended upon the results
of actual experience, as its piogress rniuht
require chuiitfue In lorm anu method, cun
grexs deemeu It wine to leave thd plan
llexlble and callable of modlucatton us ob
servation ululated, li did not dualre to
testrlct the treeUom of the department to
avail Itself of the beet suggestions and
the ripest fruits of the prac.nal test- The
controlling object was to determine the
feasibility and utility of rural delivery
apd the yearly enlargement of the ap
piopriutlon in the same unlimited terms
indicated the purpose of congress to allow
full latitude for the amplest trial and the
development of the best ageuc.es and
methods of application.
With this discretionary authority the ex
isting fcyhtem has been created. At the
beginning of the fiscal year 1X99 there were
loss than 200 routes In operation. There
are now .00u. 'ihe organisation neces
sary for this large establishment has been
made; tho agents to locate and the in
spectors to examine the operation of these
routes have beon appointed; tho carriers
who dally traverse the routes and collect
and deliver the mall have been named; and
these more than t,00U selections have been
made without irictlon, and, it la believed,
with little complaint. The merit principle
of appointment has substantially been ap
plied, and no removals have been made ex
cept for cause. Both the clerical adminis
trative force and the force In tne field
hye been chosen with care, upon grounds
of-tltness and qua 11 Ilea lion, and none have
been named who Were not believed to come
up to a high standard of integrity an!
cupaclty. Out of this method has grown
a body of faithful and earnest employes,
who, it Is confidently felt, will compare
favorably In Intelligence and efficiency
with any part of the civil service.
With this presentation I leave the mat
ter, except for tbe single observation that
Mr. Procter's Innuendoes justify a personal
statement, which, however, will be more
becoming In a less formal paper. Respect
fully yours,
CHARLES EMORY SMITH
Body of Arthur Reaches Home.
CLEVELAND, July 19. The body of
Peter M. Arthur, grand chief engineer of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
who died suddenly in Winnipeg, Man.,
last Thursday night, reached this city to
night over the iake Shore railroad. It
was accompanied by four members of the
broth.rhooci tr6m Winnipeg, one from Rat
Portage, Ont,, and anothor from Moose
Jaw, N. W. T. There was no representa
tion of engineers to meet the body on Its
arrival, this being In accordance with the
wish of Mr. Arthur's family. The funeral
tomorrow will be conducted as privately
as possible in view of the wide acquain
tance and the position held by Mr. Arthur.
Rev. Mnehlslepen's Condition Serious.
BT. LOL'IB July 19 The condition of
Rev. Henry Muehlslepen, vicar general of
the Catholic nrch-dlocese of St. Louis, who
has been 111 for about six months. Is now
extremely serious, and It is feared that he
may not live through the week. For about
a week he has been In a onmatose condi
tion in tne day time, though at night he
has been able to get but little sleep.
Wants His Money's Worth.
Several people called at the eltv tail Hun.
day to see the magnetic healers, Profs. Hall
and Parker. One man brought his little
girl along with him and asked permission
to nave ner ircniru. .is sain ne had paid
the healers 17 for four treatments snd she
hsd had but one. He took the child to the
cell where the doctors are confined and ons
ot tnem went tnrougii tne operation of lay
ing on his hsnds.
Horse Steps on Dynamite.
TRENTON. N. J.. July 13. While James
H. Romalne and some friends were driving
ainn. h street today one of the horses
stepped on a stick of dynamite, which ex
ploded, Snd oiew ina rmoi un one or me
horses. The vehicle waa partly shattered
by the explosion, nut tne oncupanta were
not hurt. The horse's hoof was blown
about seventy-five feet away and the ani
mal was afterward shot,
Lord" Barrlne-tou Is 111.
T. I.OUIS. Mo.. July 19. Tho prelim-
i...v trial of "Lord" T. Seymour Har
rington, charged with the murder of James
p McCann. which was set for tomorrow
In Justice Campbell's court, will probably
be postponed. Harrington Is 111 In the
Clayton Jail, with a threatened attack of
typhoid lever, naiuruay in- lempvrmure
was 103V. and today his condition was not
changed.
Missouri Guard Im Cnaap.
BT JOSEPH, July It. Ths stats enearop
nf the National Guard of Missouri
opened at Lake Contrary today. Three
thouaand men, under command of Brigadier
General Clark, are In attendance. Gov
ernor A. M. Pockery and staff will review
the troop on noay. a numuer oi regular
army officers are Instructing the guard on
advanced anus.
Guanas la. Ill Leucue.
At Rock Island-Rock Island. 4; Cedar
At Bloomlngton Rockfor. 6; Blooming
At Springfield Dubuque, 10; Springfield, I.
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