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The . Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19," 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MOKNIXO, AUGUST 25, 1903 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COW THREE CENTS. TURKS SLAY WOMEN Vholosale Massacres Escorted from Twenty Villages la Disturbed District. TOWNS ARE TOTAILY DESTROYED BY FIRE jxsnrgenti Are AUo Guilty of Similar Atr.citiet Upon Helpless Ones. LUCKLESS INHABITANTS IN SAD PLIGHT euatt Eavagej Tint by One and Then Other of Contending f oroei. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION SHUT OFF Saleae Traabl U Mettled th DUtrlet Affected Will limply Be aa I nlahablteri Wilder tria, ' BALOXICA, European Turkey, Aug. 24 An insurant movement is afoot In the Vilayet of Sjlonlca. It In feaieJ that It threaten Vodena, forty-six mile3 from here. Salonlca and other towns. Well In formed persona here share In the general disquietude. Large bands are reported to have been organised by Bulgarians who. It Is expected, at a given signal, will re sort to general incendiarism. The Turkish population la resolved, should great distur bances occur, to exterminate all the Bul garians In this city. Consequently, a num ber of Bulgarian residents are leaving Sa lon lea. VIENNA, Aug. Jt.-The Neue Ffele Presses Constantinople correspondent tele graphs that a band of Bulgarians haa at tacked the Turkish town of I'rgas, south f Iniada. on the east coast of Turkey, and has blown up the government buildings With dynamite. It la reported that 200 persons were killed, laaargenta Murder Troops. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. M.-Acoordlng to the Turkish adttees, when the Insurg ents captured Vaslliko they killed the gar rison, consisting of flftj soldiers and about 100 of the Inhabitants. The lmturgents are now threatening Mldla, sixty miles northwest of Constan tinople, and are reported to be attacking the Important town of Klrk-Klllosch, thirty-two miles from Adrianopla, Christian, ireek and Mussulman rofu geee have arrived at the mouth of the Boa phorus from the neighborhood of Mllla. 1 fearing a massacre there. They have been haltered and fed at Anadollkavak by the authorities. The Italian embassy has notified the ports that It holds It responsible for any Injury which may be dona to the consul f Italyat Monaatlr, and demands tha pun ishment of, those who Insulted the consul recently by calling him a "giaour" (la ndel). Tarka Massacre Waauea. SOFIA. Bulgaria. Aug. 84. Tha Turks ara reported to have massacred all tha woman and children In twenty-two villages of tha .-. district of . florins. And htunaatlr, and afterwards to have burned the towns. Thy are also reported to have killed a number of prisoners.- . The atresia of Krushevo ara said to have been strewn with dead, and the survivors are afraid to bury tha bodies, fearing to Incur too suspicions .of the Turks. Following ,the proclamation of tha revo lution throughout the vilayet of Adrla nople, the Insurgents out all the telegraph Unea oonnectlng' the city of Adrianopla with the eastern part of the vilayet. There are unoonflrmed rumora here that fighting and massacres ara proceeding In the streets of Adrianopla. With the nimors of massacrea and the murder of prisoners In Monaatlr now au thenticated, tha general situation Is con sidered here aa fast becoming Intolerable, Offlotal and dlplomatlo circles alike are oon oerned, having every reason to fear that only a part of the horrors enaoted in the interior of Macedonia have oome to light aa yet. The revolutionary committees are doing their 'utmost to force the handa of the Bulgarian government and the Immedl ate outlook' la exceedingly serious. It ap pears that the Turka have obtained the upper hand In the vilayet of Monaatlr and tha Inrtrgenta are planning to remove the enter of their aotivlty olose to the Bul garian frontiers. Oatlook la Gloomy. DlBpe tones arriving today from the dis turbed areaa are exceedingly gloomy. From Adrianopla cornea the rumor of a Turkish defeat and the extension of the revolution ary outbreak and from Monaatlr the news of the - Turkish victories accompanied by barbarous excesses. While many of tha reports remain with out confirmation, sufficient authentic details are forthcoming to cause the authorltlea tha graveat anxiety. According to the Bona Dnevnlk. tha Turks committed un apeakable excesses at Krushevo. Tha muU laled corpses of ninety women and children Were found in one building and pieoea of the bodies had been thrown Into toe street. Fifteen of tha principal merchants of tha town were killed and their heada exhibited on poles. Charehee Are la Ashes. At Monaatlr the cburchee were demol lehed, the houses sacked and tha town now la a heap of ashes. Tha populace Cad to the hllla, where they are in a alarvlm condition. The Dnevnlk also says that a general maasacre haa taken place In the whole vilayet of Monaatlr. Nearly all the Villages have been deatroyed. The treacherous murder of eighty In aurgent prisoners by their guards at Mon aatlr haa mads an especially bad Impression here. Many rumora are current of massa crea In the city of Adrianopla, but con-".-mat ion Is larking. The situation there, however, undoubtedly la serious. Tha pop ulation Is afraid to leave the house. Tba prisons are full and the vail haa taken private houses to be used aa Jails. When the Kusslan consul protested at the situa tion tha vail Unreported to have answered that he was powerlese agalnat the fanatical population. Reports from Monaatlr, authenticated by the Russian and Austrian consuls, give horrifying details of massacrea and atrod tlra. At the village of Armrnako the Turkish troop deatroyed ISO houses out of a tofal of 157 and massacred every man, woman and child. The women were sub jected to the most terrible atrocities by. the soldier. Eight revolutionaries, cap tured at Krushevo, whe were sent In the direction of Monaatlr In chains, were slaughtered by their guards. The sanitary ..oooattlona of Krushevo are described as revolt I iig. Toe dead are lying In the eirerts. strlpi ed of every garment. the Turks even taking tha vestmenta off the body of a priest. Anarchy exists at Xxtaaagrad. Fighting aVonUauea oa Becoad FagV) ENGLISH JEWS INTERESTED Scheme Is Proposed to Establish a toloay la East Afrlra. LONDON, Aug. S4. English Jews are deeply Interested In the announcement made by Dr. Theodore Hersel, president of the Sixth Zionist congregation, at its open ing session at Basel, Switzerland, that Great Britain, In view of tha collapse of the protest to establish Jews on the Sinai peninsula, had offered the Zionists a large tract of territory In East Africa for coloni sation by the Jews, who would be given sn autonomous government under British suzerainty. While some opposition Is ex pressed, they believe tha oongregatton will aecept the proposition. Lord Rothschild said to a representative of the Associated Press: "Fearing Jewish emigration from the British Isles, the gov ernment has offered a tract of land in East Africa to Jews emigrating there. They will have lights . and prlvlegee , of British subjects, the same aa their brethren enjoy here and elsewhere In the empire. They will be under British rule, the same they would be under American rule If located within American territory. In ' words, they will simply be colonies. o. ' know whether the proposition win be aov ' " The ma. of the Jews In England are said to oppov acceptance. Israel Zang- will and Sir . . Montefolre, who are at Basil, will. It - , believed, uphold the proposal. The editor of a Jewish newspaper said: In any event a refuge la not desired for the Jewa of England or America, but for Russia, Roumanla and other European states whose condition can only be Im proved by emigration." The editor reiterated that the Idea o1 acquiring Palestine had not been aban doned or the Britsh proposal acvepted. SALISBURY COFFIN CLOSED Faaeral Will Oeear as Sooa aa Foorth Soa Arrlvea from Egypt. HATFIELD. England, Aug. J4. Lord Salisbury's coffin haa been finally closed. The servants and family will act as pall bearers at the funeral, which will be held at the end of the week, when Lord Ed ward Cecil, military secretary of the Egyptian army and fourth son of the de ceased statesman, shall reach England from Egypt. Ambassador Choate today telegraphed te Hatfield expressing the American sorrow at the death of Lord Salisbury. The text of Mr. Choate's message, which was addressed to Lord Cranborne, waa aa follows: ' I have heard this morning with the deep est regret of the death of your Illustrious father. The people or the l nited states will sincerely sympathise with those of England in deploring the loss of the great statesman. , Later In the day It was announced that Lord Salisbury's funeral will take place August 11 at Hatfield at S o'clock In tha afternoon. The service will be In ' 8t. Etheldred'a church. The Interment will be beside the body of his wife In the private burial ground adjoining. The ceremony will be moat private. Simultaneously a service will be held In Westminster Abbey. At the funeral service In St. Etheldreda's church at Hatfield the representatives of the king and royal family will be seated In a private chapel north of the chancel. Tha oak casket bearing the body now Ilea In the death chamber. The brass p. te on the lid la engraved with the dead states man's full family name, his orders and de grees and the date of hla birth and death. A message was received at Hatfield House today from King Edward couched In prac tically tha same terms as the royal tribute published In the circular last night. WOOD PAYS VISIT TO BORNEO Qoea to Island ta Observe Methods f British la Dealing with Ratlves. MANILA, Aug. 14. General Leonard Wood has returned from a visit to tha governor of Borneo, where he has been for soma time, observing the methods adopted by the British government to pacify and promote the Interests of the natives, and to Improve the commercial conditions of the country. General Wood reports that the British government has obtained remarkable re sults in the uplifting of the natives of Bor neo, and returns to tha Philippines with many new Ideas, which he will, with the cognizance and assistance of Governor Taft, put Into operation In these Islands. Oeneral Wood la preparing to begin a campaign In the Jolo archipelago. Into which territory ha will go accompanied by an escort of sufficient strength to permit his entering the Interior, where he expects to obtain good results In his dealing with the natives by applying some of tha Ideas ha has evolved as a result of his observa tions In Borneo. , PORTE TO JAJISFY ITALY Premises ta Paalsh Soldiers Who la. salted Italian Caasal at Moaaattr. ROME, Aug. 14. Tha porta haa promised the Italian government satisfaction and the punishment of the Turkish soldiers who were guilty of insulting Count Devi Bart, the Italian consul at Monastlr, by calling him a "Olaour." The Turkish officers who failed to Intervene between the soldiers and the consul will also be pun ished. According to advices received here, the Bulgarian Insurgents now claim to have over JO.OuO well armed men at their dis posal and the number, they declare, will soon reach JO.000. They hope to checkmate the Turks by adopting the same tactics aa those followed by the Boers In the Trans vaal war. PIUS, POPE J)F THE POOR Cathellee af Coleaa 8a Greet Sew PonttaT Witt Seadlag t'aa ajratalatloaa. BERLIN. Aug. M. The annual conven tion of the Catholics of Cologne has tele graphed lta congratulation to Plus X. calling him "Tha Pope of the Poor." Stress waa laid on the work of organising tha worklngmea agalnat the aodailsts. Dr. Porsrh, a member of the Reichstag, ad dressing the delegates, said the German statesmen bad not the courage to remove from the statute the small paragraph placing the pious fathers of the Jeault so ciety under police control, as criminalists and vagabond. Tear to Tlalt Kmperar Joseph. VIENNA, Aug. U. It I announced that It la dconrtety settled that the caar will pay a Ov day vtsH ta Cmperor Francla Joseph hare at the ea4 at Mptambec, SHAMROCK HAS SEW SAIL I Challenger Will Put Hatiey Csn-u to the Wind Todaj. DEFENDER OF CUP WILL WEAR NEW JIB Secoad Measurement of Shamrock Confirms Time Allowance Light to Fresh Winds aad Showers Promised the Boats. NEW YORK. Aug. 24. The local Weather bureau Is In receipt of the following from Washing ton: To Observer. New York: The winds Tuesday over the international yacht course win ie light to rrean and variable, though mostly from some easterly point. Un settled weather, probably showers. NEW TORK, Aug. 14. In tomorrow's race Shamrock III will carry a new main sail. The new sail was bent onto the spars today after the challenger had reached Its anchorage. ' The new sail Is a Ratsey and Sir Thomas Lipton and Captain' Wringe assert that the change is made not because the other main sail was considered Inadequate, but that the new sail that had been tried before and found a good one may be better in the style of racing to be followed tomorrow. The new mainsail when fully stretched, was a much better fit than the old one. To an Associated Press correspondent Sir Thomas Lipton said: The remeasuretnent waa simply a mat ter of form so that every portion of the conditions under which the race In made will be complied with. It In the simplest thing in the world to add the anchor in the chain and take out the same amount of our lead ballast, or to leave on the lead and remove the anchor and chain. Tell me what difference It Is will you? Mind you, I am not finding fault, but simply making a query as to what waa gained by the remeaauremer.t. I , I.lptoa iiot Despondent. j TKeti with a smile, ana pMhtlhg to 'ft bunch of telegrams on the table he said: I see I am accredited with being despon dent and unhappy over Saturday s result. Well, I am neither. I wish we might have won. It Is true, but I am not at all willing to concede Reliance is a winner. My boat will make a good showing yet. I also want It understood that I have not criticised Captain Wringe's sailing of Shamrock HI on Saturday. Shamrock III did not go out after re turning to New York. Reliance's crew watched with Interest Shamrock's men on their new soiU Reliance will go out tomorrow with a new jib, but otherwise the same aa before. The new measurement of Sham rock III made here today ahowa that It dltfera by l-6000tha of a foot which would not affect the time allowance more than a very, small fraction of a sec ond. The time allowance, therefore, atands at 1 minute and 67 seconds. The boat waa measured at the dry dock In Erie basin early today, after hav ing taken on board lta cable and anchor, as required by the rulea affecting the meas urement of the cup yachts. Sir Thomaa Lipton waa on board. Tha measurement waa taken by Charles D. Mower, official measurer of tha New York Tacht olub, and watched by Mr. Fife, representing Shamrock UL and by Secre tary Carmacfc, representing the New York Yacht club. Ma Chans; la AUowaaee. When the measurement was concluded Blr Thomaa Lipfbn said that he had been Informed by Mr. Mower that Shamrock lll'e racing rank had not been affected and that it would fee unchanged. It Is presumed that sufficient weight waa re moved to oquallza the weight of the an oh or and oable. Reliance was run out for a aall at 10 o'clock this morning. , "The cup Is never won until the better boat haa taken three races," said C. Oliver Isella today Juat before getting aboard Reliance. Asked whether he thought the retneas- urement of Shamrock would have any ef feet on the future race, he said: "I know no more about It than you do. The fact Is that attention waa called to tha absence of the anchor and chain, not so much on account of lta effect on any racing aa to follow absolutely the rules.. Sir Thomas would have felt It much more keenly If tha Issue had been raised after he had won a race. Sir Thomaa would not discuss the race of Saturday or the questions raiaed con cerning tha sailing of Shamrock further than to aay: "Both boats were well han dled." The bay Inside the Hook was compara tively deserted today except for the prea ence of Reliance and lta tender. The wind waa fiuky from north and east and not strong enough for the boats to have gone over the course in time had It been a race day. Reliance stood out beyond the Hook, with lta main sail, club top sail and jib sails set. It tacked out to windward, evi dently stretching Its sails. After It had been out a half hour a new jib was tried and It waa evident that the boat waa out for the purpose of trying soma new sails. Haaor fas Blr Thaaaaa, NEW YORK. Aug. 14. Sir Thomaa Lip ton haa been elected an honorary member of the Eureka Yacht club of Newark. N. J., for rescuing Rear Commodore Zelgler and a party of friends from a cat boat which waa disabled July 1 hurt. The boat met disaster In a equal! awhile sailing near Erin's anchorage at Bandy Hook, Blr Thomaa headed the rescuing: party In a launch from hla yacht. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Hatloaal Baak Aatkarlsed to Cam meace Baalaee at Clark. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Aug. 24. (Special Tele gram.) The comptroller of the currency has authorised tha First National banks of Clarke, Neb., and Harvey, la., to begin business with a capital of $2,000 each. Reserve agents for Iowa national banks approved today: Hamilton National of Chicago, for Commercial National of Charles City; Merchant' National of Ce dar Rapids, for First National of Greet tlnger; National Bank of Commerce of St. Louis, for First National of Moulton. Clarence O. Turner haa been appointed postmaster at Bethany, Lancaster county, Nab., vice E. E. Kepner, resigned. An additional rural free delivery rout will be established October 1 at Cambridge, Etery county, La. The rout embraces an area oi alxteen square miles, containing a population af 4H. Peeaaata Iava Estate f Prtaee, HO UK. Aug. 24. Tb peasants around Borne have invaded the estates of Princes Chigll, Tor la nl and Plomblno. claiming tha right te cultivate tha land and share In Its pranta. Koldicxa hava been aaaat to th aaiaah ordac start trial, of rioters Evidence Against First Defendant Completed aad Daavllle Jory Gets t'aae Today. i DANVILLE. III.. Aug. U The riot case was begun In the circuit court today before Judge Thompson with the trial of Wlnfleld Baker, who is charged with making an assault on Sheriff Whit look with Intent to kill. Baker In 26 years old. He came from Kentucky last March and has been work ing on a farm. It is charged that on the night of the assault on the jail Baker waa the ringleader at the door, of the Jail office and demanded the keys, lie had a big revolver In each hand and, U Is said, when refused the keys, declared that the mob would secure the negro prisoner. James Wilson, who had been arrested for an as sault on Mrs. Burgees, If It had to demolish the jail. s After Sheriff W hillock had fired Into the mob through the broken panel of the office door and the assaulters had made an at- tack on the residence portion of the Jail, Baker, It Is alleged, stood in front or tne i Jail and fired two shota at Whitlock as the sheriff wse standing on the porch. Baker aeniea an me entraps, m no was hui at the jail. He sought today to prove an alibi, but waa unsuccessful. The evidence waa concluded thla evening and tho case will go to the jury tomorrow morning. Two men were run out' of town tonight for attempting to rescue a negress who had nearly bitten a policeman's thumb off while resisting arrest, ine policeman finally dragged the bHing woman to Jail, The woman a nusDana iouowea ine ponce- man with a club. A crowd chased the hus- band out of town and returned to rind that the woman's son waa trying to release his motner. ins son was cnassa into me coun- try- I RACE WAR IN CH CAG0 Xeeroe Spirited Away by Officers Be Lyacaed. I i CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-TO prevent a possl- ble lynching a Chicago colored man and woman aero spirited away from a crowd surrounding the Jail at Batavia, 111., to- nlght and locked up In the county prison at Geneva. The prisoners had been ar- rested after a series of violent encounters between residents of the village and par- tlclpants in tno picnic or tne negroes or tne Qulnn and the Bethel chapels. About 3.000 colored men and women made up the picnic party at Mill Creek, two miles south of Batavia. The negroes took possession of the lawn of Mrs. George Burton's place and when she ordered them to leave she was rcpe&ieuiy sirucn vj iwu ul wia negro women. City Marshal Keller arrested the two women, but was nt once attacked by a crowd of 200 negroes, who succeeded In re leasing the prison era. leaving Kelley un conscious upon the ground. Later In the day Sheriff Robert Burke of Geneva, with a posse of forty-five citizens, arrested three of the. negroes. William Al len, Harry Bell and Fanny Shelby, taking them from a train at Bstavla, after a des perate battle In the railway coach and on h. ni.irnn. w.h aa-n v. Shelby woman wara locLd up In the town jail until the gatherln, of a large orowd of cltlsena caused the city officials to order their removal to Geneva. Allen later waa released. TO TEST ITS EFFICIENCY Coal Strike Commlsaloa Work Is Valaeless If Present Nego tiations Fall. WILKE8BARRE. Pa.. Aug. 24.-Distrtct Pr..M.ta T T TVI111Bm n.tt.rv and John Fahey of the United Mine Work- era left for New York today, where they will attend the sessions of the conciliation board, which will meet tomorrow and which promises to be the most Important meeting yet held by this board. Umpire Carroll D. Wright Is expected to meet with the members and decide five vital questions upon which the board la now deadlocked. It Is said that the operators will ask the miners and operators that both again bind themselves to abide by the decision of the umpire, and a resolution to that effect will likely be presented when the men come together. Thla session will havs added Interest, owing to the alleged state- mem or sr. uenery mat ne would De in favor of resigning If one of the con ten- tlon. of the operator, touching the right to discharge workmen for any cause, ex- cept membership in the miners' union, be sustained by the umpire. Should the board disagree over thla ques tion, the work of the coal strike commis sion will go for naught NEWS FROM THE FAR NORTH Seattle aad St. Michaels Are low Cos- aeeted by a Telegraph Line. SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 14. A dispatch to the Post-Intelllgencer from Dawson saya: Captain Neamlth, who is In charge of Fort Egbert, announce that the last link oonnectlng Seattle and St Michaels by telegraph la complete. Message are now forwarded to Nome by malls. Thla marks the completion of the American govern- meat's great Alaskan land system. A royal commission has finished taking evidence against the famoua Treudgold concession. iTeaogoio, wnen on the stand, stubbornly refused to divulge the identity of hla Cat a era. He testified that he haa over H. 000,000 with which to Install a giant water system from the Klondike If haxrass- Ing difficulties could be removed. He said tnei ne couia sxan won next March. jn -euy nver stria proves to have been exaggerated. The stamped era have retorned oiaguatea. two weeks of rain will Uon .houM b eliminated from the insur save hundreds ef thousand of dollars thla anc. application blank, but that aa to year to miners. OBJECTS TO A UNION RULE nilnasa St I 111 ary Aatherltlre May tra ce ea Aaraiaust Swltchatea'a Ot las laa ttoa. SPRINGFIELD. 11L. Aug. ;4.-Colnnal I. Mack Tanner, commanding th Fourth In fantry, Dllnola National Guards, has turned ever t Colonel John G. Brennan, attorney for th Illinois Central railroad, the case of Lieutenant Charles R. Taylor of Company C, Car bond ale, who sent In his resignation and did not coma to Camp Lincoln with hla company, claiming that th Switchmen's onion at Carbondale, of which he waa a member, threatened to ex pel him lf be did not resign and retire from tha Illinois National Guard. Should th charge of Lieutenant Taylor prove trae. Attarney Ctmaral Hamlin will be j aakad ta nroaead. sgsmit the awttghman's union few OF POPULISTS ON HAND 8ome Signs of Opposition to Eenomination cf Judge Bnl'iTan. DEMOCRATS ARE FOR GOING IT ALONE Delegates Already on Haad at Col um bos Practically a tnlt la This Oplaloa Differences Re gardlng Platform. (From a Staff Correspondent.) GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. Aug. 24. (Spe- clal Telegram.) Only a handful of popu- llsta have reached here for tomorrow night's convention and among them but two or three of the old-time leaders. No details for the program have been worked out beyond the renomlnatlon of Judge Sullivan, and. even for this there are algns of opposition. One delegate at any rate declaies he will propose to nominate straight populist ticket, and if necessary pick up some lawyer who in absent so he cannot be cajoled Into declining. ror regents several names are men tinned, among them J. H. Doyston, Fred Hawxby, Senator Miller, Dr. Webber and a Lincoln traveling man named Patter eon. The two out-going fusion regents are not to be considered. "Too much Pound," says one of the knowing ones. The populists never agree on temporary organlxntlon until they meet and this convention Is no exception to their rule. M F- Harrington came in on the evening train. "I haven't written out a word for the platform," declared Mr. Harrington, ..lf T were to wrUe the piatform, however. ,, wouId not contain more than twelve lines. It would simply protest against the domination of our judiciary by the corpora' lk you tninK judge tsuinvan wouia run on such a platform?' "Why notT' innocently answered tne Holt countv statesman. V. TL For Straight Democracy COLVMBUS. Neb.. Aug. 24. (Special Telegram.) If the sentiment of a majority or a number of leading democrats who are here la the sentiment of the state conven- tion to be held tomorrow night, a atralght democrat ticket will be nominated. Only about a dozen delegates have arrived, but neariy au of tnem aro in favor 0f break- ln looae from th oonun-t- and as a Pe. ..... .plprihone. . Uei,t buav aii over the slate to And out the sentiment. Among those who are most prominent In the hotel lobby are Chairman Hall of the state committee, C. L. Scott, Judges gullivan, Oldham, Hollenbeck, Lee Herd man, C. C. Wright and a few others. The nomination of Judge Sullivan by ac clamatlon of course is included. Just what the platform will be remains for dis cussion. The Idea of those here is to con fine It to state Issues only, devoting much space to revenue and entirely eliminating national affairs. ' Word comes from Falrvlew that Mr, Bryan wanta the platform to contain much of national affairs, Unless the parties get together before to- l mvnww "'' v v. ...... ? rV nvtlon. Among thosa for -prerhe are W. J. Bryan Judge Oldham, W. H. Thompson, C. t. Straight nd others. Judge Loomls of Dodge will be the temporary chairman and In all probability will be made permanent chair man. A judicial district convention will be held here in the morning. Judges Grunlson and Hollenbeck are candidates for renomlna tlon and ao far have no opposition. Today county convention waa held and one pop ulist was given a place on the ticket after a hard fight. SAYS CHARGES ARE UNTRUE Porto Rleaa Director of Charities Deales Report of Leper Col oay Coodltloos. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.. Aug. 24.-B. H. Oeterhout, director of charities of San Juan, Porto Rico, who la visiting in this city, m sites emphatic denial of the news- paper reports to the effect that because of alleged unsanitary conditions of the leper I colony near San Juan the Whole island of Porto Rico la threatened with contagion. He aald to the Associated Press represent' I Uve: Th reoorts are untrue. There are twenty lepers In the colony, twelve males fftn blllty of contact with the outside world is impracticable, and according to all recent rennrta of lnvestlaatlor of the disease the danger of contagion is reduced to a min imum. I can state from my own personal knowledge and frequent Inspection that the lepers tr rorto Kico connnea in tne coiony are well housed, well cared for. well fed. well clothed and as contented as people in their unfortunate condition could possibly be. The charge made in the reports ara absolutely falae. The lepers are given no money and all the employee are paid in checks, cashable only at the San Juan bank. OMAHA PHYSICIANS TALK Twe Address Fraternal Press Cos res Haw fa Saastoa ' at Mllwaakec MILWAUKEE, Aug. 24. Th National Fraternal Press association, representing flty papers and cpmprialng a section of the National Fraternal congress, .convened ner tonight preliminary to the opening of the general convention tomorrow. The medical section was addressed by Dr. Ira w. porter of Omaha, a striking portion of hU remarks being directed against child ubor. Dr. Porter declared that sanitariums .hmiid t. KtuiLLhd for th treatment of consumption and advocated action by the tnirurnce fraternities of the country. nr. Holovtchiner. also of Omaha, read a paper in which he declared that consump- , nreaeat reeearebes had net yet given enough definite results to warrant radical action. I HARRISON READY TO QUIT ChLraa's Stay Bay B ta Tkreagk with Palltfeml Onlee Whew Terse Expire. BUTTE. Mont, Aug. !4- Carter H. Har rison, en route on a tour of the Yellowstone National park, rested in Livingston this morning for several hours. Regarding th Chicago political aimatkm. th mayor aald that as far aa ha as concamed, h was through. "Whan my term haa expired." declared Mayor HarrUan, T shall retire and hope to be left alune. I will never be a candidate fur any political position, bat will always be lnlereatad In the party's iucia," Mr, Harrison would not x-prea himself aa to wha would nkaly be tha aaxX dmmo- Lareaaa CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair in North, Fhowers and Cool.T In South portion Tuesday: Wednesday Fair, Except Showers In Southwest Portion. Temperatare at Omaha Yesterdayi Hoar. Dec Hoar. Dec 6 a, m 70 1 p. m eT ft a. ni Tt 8 p. in " T a. m...... Tfl it p, m...... (Ml 8 a. m TS 4 p. " W a. m Tfl r. p. m. . . . . . f HI a. m psa a p. rn 11 a. m...... H3 7 p. an H4 13 m HI Hp. m TO n p. m 71 TWENTY-SECOND TO LEAVE Regiment I'sder Orders to Ketnra to Phlllpplaea F.arly la the ' Fall. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 Orders have been Issued at the War department direct ing that the Seventh, Twenty-second and Twentieth regiments of infantry go to the Philippines to relieve the Fifteenth cav alry and the Thirtieth. Twenty-eighth, Twenty-seventh and Eleventh Infantry, the troops to go In the order named. The Twenty-second Infantry, V. 8. A., is under orders to proceed to the Philip pines and expects to leave between now nd November 13. The regiment now occu- plea the following stations: Headquarters and band and Companies D, E, F. G, II, I, K, L and M. at Fort Crook; Company A, at Fort Reno, Okl., and Companies B and C, at Fort Logan H. Roots, Ark. Orders have been received at headquar tera of the regiment to be In readiness for early departure, and for this reason the Twenty-second will not participate In the army maneuvers at Fort Rllet. Two battalions of the Seventh infantry will leave for the Philippine by September 1, leaving but one battalion of that regi ment here; which will depart aa soon as the first two battalions reach Manila. Tha Twenty-second will follow immediately upon the arrival of the last battalion of the Seventh Infantry at Manila. It la not yet known what regiment will relieve the Twenty-second infantry at Fort Crook, but it will possibly be one of the returning regiments, either the Thirtieth or the Twenty-seventh. The Seventh infantry, which will precede the Twenty-second to the Philippines, is stationed In the Department of California, with headquarters at the Presidio, San Francisco. The Twentieth Infantry, which la alao ordered to the Philippines, Is sta tioned in the Department of the Lakes, with headquarters at Fort Sheridan, 111. DOUGLAS FARMERS ORGANIZE Form Association to Look After In terests Ontslde the Cities. The Douglas County Farmers' union held a well attended meeting In Woodman'a hall In McArdle precinct Sunday afternoon. It was unanimously agreed to make the organisation permanent and a committee consisting of Charles Grau. Charles Wllte, Patrick McArdle, William Van Dor an and Isaac Noyes waa appointed to draft a con stitution and by-lawe. A committee of one member from 'each precinct was appointed to solicited mem bership. The object of the organisation la to deal with questlona affecting the tax payers of Douglaa county (outside of the cities of Omaha and South Omaha), in social, financial and especially political wrongs that may arise In the future. The fast and reckless driving of automo biles on the country roads, resulting in runaway teams, upset and broken vehicles and Injure-.' oersons, was aeverely censured and a committee appointed to aeek legal redress. The election of a county assessor and ap pointment of deputies waa thoroughly dis cussed and will receive future attention. The next meeting will be held at the same place October 11, 1908. at 1 o'clock p. m. sharp. CHARLES WILTS, Secretary pro tem. HENNINGS WANTS BUYERS Advertises for Proposals of Parchaae of Renewal Bonds for Omaha. City Treasurer Hennlngs has advertised for proposals for purchase of the renewal bonds, saying:'" "Sealed bids will be received up to 1 o'clock p. m. of the 8th day of September, 1903. for the purchase of $484,000,000, 20-year, optional after 10 years, 4H per cent semi annual Interest renewal bonds of the city of Omaha, Douglaa county, Nebraska, to be dated September 1, 1(03, and In denomina tions of $500 each. "Each bid must state amount of bonds bid for, price and premium offered and that accrued Interest will be paid to date of delivery and payment for bond at th fiscal agency In New York, and must be accompanied by a certified check on a na tional bank If. a aum equal to 2 per cent of amount bid for, payable to the city of Omaha. "Papers evidencing legality of Issue, financial statement etc., will be furnished successful bidder. The right la reserved to reject any and all bids." CAR GETS BEYOND CONTROL Rial Down Amhalaae aad Ie Wagon aad Injure th Driver. ST. LOUIS. Aug. S4.-A Tower Grove street car that got beyond control today ran down an ambulance, an Ice wagon and a dirt wagon and injured the three drivers. The ambulance pas struck first, and the driver, Fred G refiner, thrown to the street and severely bruised. He righted his ve hicle and continued hla Journey, coming upon the overturned ice wagon and Driver Jamee MeAJvey. severely bruised, but Mc Alvey would uot go to th hospital. Some distance further the ambulance met the overturned dirt wagon and Driver Jesse Carter lying ttrconartrma U w placed in the ambulrxce and taken to the hospital, where ha aria found to be earl' eualy Injured. Mvaeata af Oeewa eaala lif. 2 4. At New York Arrived Rotterdam, from Rotterdam and Jfoulorne; aroonland. from Antwerp; Cevie, from Liverpool; California, , rrom n'di. I At Hamburg ajled August 3, Tatmes. for Son Francisco. At The i.lxard Passed Finland, from New York, for Antwerp. At SciDy Passed Mesaha, from New York, for London. At Plymouth B,rje Pretnrli. from Rtnlnri. fo K'-" Vor'- At Glasgow Sailed: Sardln'an, for New York. At ManclssWr Arrived Caledonian, from Boston. At Gibraltar Arrived Lab a. from New York. .t Movtlla Antvai: Laurantiaa, from New Yuca. TWOMKUTETROTTER Long-Propheiied Hone Arrives in form of Lou Dillon, tha Feeileat. , PERFECT CONDITIONS AID CHAMPION Before Large Crowd Bho Clips Over Two Seconds from Beit Time, GAIT SO SMOOTH AS TO DECEIVE ALL Fsw Rcaliied Mar Was Making Epoch in History of Turt CHEERS GREET CALIFORNIA V0NDER Millard Sanders, Whe Qalded Her Record, Propheales Faater Work, aa Last Uaarter Was Made la SIS Seconds. READV1LLE, Mass., Aug. 24, Before a great crowd of spectators at Readvllle to day and with track and weather conditions perfect, Lou Dillon trotted a mile In two minutes, a new world'a record. So that no breeze might Interfere, Millard Sanders, driver of the great mare, brought out the daughter of Sidney Dillon for tha attempt early in the day. For pacemakers there were two runnlntf horses hitched to road carta, Peggy fma) Paris, driven by "Doo" Tanner, and Cafe rle Nation, driven by 8cott MoCox. The first score waa fruitless, Lou PIlloSl making a break Just before reaching th wire. On the second attempt however, tha word was given, Starting Judge Walker rang his bell, but Tanner nodded for hint to say "go" and, turning to Bandera, called to him to come along. Tanner kept Peggy from Part directly In front of the peerless chestnut trotter while McCoy lay at her wheel. In this way the trio went to the quarter pole In thirty and one-quarter seconds. With never a skip Lou Dillon went so amooth-galted down the back stretch aa to lead those not timing the mile to bellev that her speed was, not alarmingly fast - The half was clicked off In 1:00V. Around the turn to the three-quarters pole th clip quickened, the third quarter being In SO 4 seconds, making that mark of her Journey in' 1:81. Faster and faster came Tanner with the runner and right with him trotted the handsome Callfornla-bred mare. Sanders was sitting perfectly still, but McCoy was crying aloud to his runner to cheer on Lou Dillon. To the am a le nient of all the quarter was driven In twenty-nine seconds, thus making the mile in the wonderful time of two minutes. Sanders Predicts Better Tlsae. When Sanders Jogged the mare back to the wire, those who had witnessed the per formance leaped to their feet and sent forth cheer after cheer. Lou Dillon ap parently waa aa fresh aa though aha had only been out for a Jogging exercise. San ders said he fully believed that before the season closes ha will drive the mar In 1:5 or better. , v . . . . " ' " "" ' Favorites won all the four racing1 event. Scott Hudson drove two of the winners, Nervala and Dillon Boy. ' ''" j . Budd Doble pulled off the Blue Hill stake for $6,000, with Kinney Lou, while Curry had no trouble in winning with Al Bock. It was announced that on Friday, Major Delmar will go against tha gelding record for trotters, 2:03V. held by The Abbot. Re sults: 2:08 class, naclnr. nurse tl.EOO'. Nervala. b. h. (Hudson) Locamla, br. h. (Uroodbine) Kavalll, b. h. (Young) Terrell 8., ch. g. (Lasell) Dandy Chlmea, h. h. (Turley).... Armurel, g. g. (McDonald) Suffreet, blk. m. (Eckers) Council Chimes, blk. g. (Snow).. Time: z:ut"y z:iKj'4. The Blue Hill, 2:30 class, trotting, purse $5,000: Kinney Lou, br. h. (Doble) Patchen Maid, blk. m. (Derlder).... Margaret Bathgate, b. m. (Titer).. Katrliika, b. in. (Miller) Texas, gr. m. tRennlck) 1 1 1 I ... 4 2 ... $ I .. I 4 .. t .. 7 ,.. 8 7 .. dls .. dls Boreazeale, br. h. (Benyon) Mc Ada ins, Jr., br. g. (Johnson).... Prince Caton, b. h. (Eckers) Kyrllllc. ch. h. (Young) Crowshade. blk. m. (Wall) Time: Z:ll. f.imi. 2:16 class, pacing, purse $1,000: Al Bock, blk. h. (Curry) 1 1 entrinc, ulK. m. lyumnj I S m Merry Master, br. m. (Hudson)., Lucy May, b. m. (Cox) Lexington, blk. m. (O'Nell) Double Z., b. m. (Starr) dl Time: 2:10, 2:0914. 2:14 class, trotting, nurse $1,500. Dillon Boy, ch. h. (Hudson) The Queator, b. g. (Oeers) 1 1 $ I 5 1 ? I T 2dl Cdla f Norrie, b. g. (tsnanK) Dreotner, br. h. (Loushlln) Prince Oceenlander. br. g. (Davla). Oxford Chimes, blk. g. (Dodge) Admiral Dewey, b. h. (Titer) Creacent. g. g. (Curry) Summer Fern, ch. g. (Haught) Time: 2:0H. 2:09'i. SANTA ROSA, Cel., Aug. 24. Lou Dillon was bred and raised on the Santa Rosa stock farm. It Is said that when a colt Lou Dillon was offered for sale for $1G0, with no takers. She la by Sidney Dillon, out of Lou Milton, both local anlmsls. FULFILLS STONE'S PROPHECY Loa Dilloa Make Good Omaha Vet eraa'a Prediction af Tww Mlaat Trotter. The achievement of the gallant mare, Lou Dillon, In breaking the world's trot ting record at Readvllle, Mass., Monday, by going a mile In two minutes flat, recalls the prophecy made by Dr. R. M. Stone, the veteran horseman, of Omaha a few years sgo that the day of the two-mlnut horse was not far distant "This achievement of Lou Dillon's Is th epoch marker of the trotting horse's reonrd and stands second to Yankee's great work In 1 In being the first horse to go a mile under three minutes." said Dr. Stone yes terday. "His record was I t. It Is quit Interesting to know that from ISO to IKS ninety-seven years only twenty horse wre concerned In making th world's trotting' record, and but eighteen In making tba world's pacing record. It la alao In terestina; to note that nine of the twenty trotters were mare and they nave mad th greatest Impression on the trotting record. They lowered it twenty-eix of lb forty time the world's record waa mada. Goldsmith Maid lowered It alz times; she found It 237 and left It at 1:14. Maud S lowered It seven times; she found It t:U and left (t Z.four seconds leas. Nancy Hacks lowered It thro time, finding It 2JM" and leaving It $04, but reduced It more seconds than any other had. Istn Union found tt at Creacern' record of lK and today brought tt doem to JrttX "Another lnterartln' fact regarding Lou Dillon la that on Aagust 17 ah trotted the fa-!tt quarter and taateat half at Brtga ten Beatdi ever trotted. Th quarter was made hi :3k and tha half tn a -Maud was tha first trotter ta break the 2.10 record which aha did August Z, W4. In I:fi. Then came Nancy Hank in IkOX who brought tt daws to $U4.