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Omaha Daily Bee ;8TABLIfcIIEI JUNK 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MOKNINCt, OCTOMX 5, 1003. K INKLE COPY Till EE CENTS. The FICliT CUBAN TREATY Bert Sugar Men Expert to Delaj Action Until Spring. WILL GIVE THEM ONE MORE CROP Actie Campaign Bu Been Carried On During Summer to Tbii End. EFFORTS, HOWEVER, SEEM FUTILE Adaiiistrit:on ii Committed to the Measure and it Moat PreraiL ROOSEVELT AND UNION LABOR "Open sliep" Poller May Flerore la Presidential Campaign, or Mar Lead to Change la Method t of Federal.- nf Uhor. ( from a Staff Correspondent.) : VASHINUTON. Oct. 4.-t8pcclaU -"The j fight againat Cuban reciprocity la to be re newed t the coining extraordinary session uf congress in a manner that will ahow a United front against the treaty." Thla startling statement was made by a repre sentative of the beet sugar Intereata In Washington today. According to thla In formant the fight will he made for purpoaca vt delay during the extra session, and every expedient known to parliamentary law will be Invoked to send the treaty between Cuba snd the I'nlted States over to the reg nlnr session, which by operation of law foe Bin on the flrat Monday In December. Pur ine the aummer It la learned that an active campaign hue been carried on among those who are lukewarm upon the question of. reciprocity. Just how much progress the opponenta of Cuban reciprocity have made since the adjournment of the laat congress la problematical. The heat augar manufac turera do not hesitate to Bay that they ex pect to postpone action until the regular session, and they hope that with the aid of general legislation they will be able to defer action en the measure until late In tbe spring, thereby being aeeured of another crop. It la expected that Congressman Llttlefleld of Maine, who la a pronounced antagonlat to reciprocity, will lead in the fight on the floor of the house of represen tative againat the measure. He will have aa Ma lieutenant Jamea A. Tawney of Mln tieaota. who It la atated haa not changed hla vlewe little bit on thla queatlon. The Michigan delegation will In all probability Una up againat reciprocity aa they did in the Flfty-aeventh congress. Aa to the leadera of the oppoaitlon to reciprocity .In the aenate there ia much subject for epeculatlon. The . representative of the beet Intereata above referred to. who waa in Washington thla week for tbe purpoee of quietly looking over tha ground and aeelng Juat where the moat telling blowa could ba put In againat Cuba aid that the aenate leadera would be kept In the background until after the houae had hown tta hand. ' AO thla activity on the part of the opposi tion t Cuban reciprocity eeeme in the very Datura Of .things : W. 'be "futile. President Roosevelt la committed to Cuban reciprocity and the call which ha will laaue within a lew day convening congreaa In extra ordinary aeaalon will Bet forth In tinmlatak- aoie term inai it ia iot in purpose 01 v-uu-rludlng the pact between Cuba and the Vnlted States. In addition to the president tila cabinet la alao committed to the recip rocal duties Included In the treaty, and the leading republicans of both aenate and houae are actively at work to bring about tha ratification of the treaty which the aenate In extra aeaalon laat aprtng ratified, but which for good reaaona waa sent to the houae becauae of changes made in existing tarlffa between Cuba and the United Statea. Thla array of leadera. however, does not eem to dlamay the repreaentatlvea of the Independent beet augar growera. and with the fall of the gavel on November , signal ing the beginning of the extra aeaalon of the Fifty-eighth congreaa, the beet growera of the I'nlted Statea outaide the Sugar trust will be here in fore and a merry war In augurated. - Open "bop I Dlaeossed. There la no denying the act that the hosts of men who wear a union labor badge are greatly exercised over Presi dent Roosevelt's laat atatement declaring fgnreservedly In favor of the principle of an "open ahop" ao far aa the several d parttnents of the government are con cerned. IUa recent pronouncement on the now famoua Miller caae haa given the lead era of union labor something most unex pected to think about and the manner In which Prealdent Gonipera of the American Federation of Labor and hla associates answer tit prealdent shows the serlousrietA of the altuatton. The Miller caae may te an Important factor in the approaching presidential election unless the very wlaest counsels should prevail. There are those who believe that Prealdent Roosevelt's stand In favor of the man who tolls lrre spectlve of whether he la or la not a member of a union will result In a reforma tion of the line upon which the American Federation of Labor Is created. The pres. ident'a atand will In a short time be aub ject of debate In every council of organised labor throughout the country. Hot heads will endeavor to pass resolutions deroga tory to the president and hla administra tion will com In for scathing criticism. It la therefore to be hoped that before any decisive action la taken that the Miller - ess in all lta phases shall be thoroughly understood. As the outgrowth of the agi tation in th Miller cas Public Pi Inter Palmer haa appointed a commute of on representative eaeh from th several di visions Included In th government print ing office for the purpose of reporting price at present In vogue, together with recommendation aa to future cost of print ing, bookbinding, stitching, typesetting, etc. It la a fact that th price regulat ing boukblndlng in th government print ing onVe are virtually th aame aa tho adopted Immediately after the close of the civil war. Eight or ten years ago a like commission waa appointed to revise prices and bring them down to present standards, but th bookbinder prices were allowed to stand aa they had stood for almost a quarter century before. Th present agita tion over the Miller case ha had th tend ency to f:ua Inquiry tion lh government printing office and those who are In a ( position tu know do not hesitate to aay that out of all the agitation regarding Miller's retention In office will come a re adjustment ef the salaries which will show a large saving to the government. It was only the other day that one of th de partment of th government had an ex ceedingly large printing order to give out. Vtider the term of th appropriation by ' congress th printing waa comoalled tn th don at th government printing office at a cost of awo.txio, whereas a private print ing firm of thla city and on of th Wading exponents of union labor contracted to do 4 Contlauad oa atocucd Pag.) WAGNER FESTIVAL IS CLOSED 1: I nlted Many Other loan. at the nrert. . ft. '. BEKI.1V. Or). s. many. England, Kr '. Austria- .tnrs or ert at the cloeed the Hungary. Norway. Ita,. reprcxented by romp-iser. Inger at the International c. rhllhnrmonlc tonight, which Wagner festival. A brilliant audience wa present. The overture to "Oedipus Tyran- nita," by Prof. Paine of Harvard, waa well , received, the composition being rendered I by a leading Berlin nr heetrn. under direc tion of Kapellmeister I'ohlig of the Royal opera at Stuttgart. Prof. Pa.inc mas cnll.il before the audience and heartily applauded. M. Df'.maa of the Paris Grand opera nnd Singer Pond of Hie La Brain theater of Milan and Conductors Sbevillard of Paris, llalvorsen of Chriatlanln. Godfrey of Lon don and Vladlmlroff of St. Petersburg were among the other particlpanta. In the forenoon a sacred concert was given at the Singing academy and during the Interna tlonul concert at the Philhar monic tonight there was a Warner concert i at the New Opera house, at which Mes- damea Hchumann-Hctnk, Olltzka nnd Sucher were the principal soloista. NEW CABINET FOR SERVIA Kinsr Selects Other Advisors, Probably Ie to Attitude Toward the Iteglcidra. BELCH APE, Servls, Oct. 4.-A new cab inet haa been formed, with the following lending members: Premier, General Grilles; foreign min ister, Andra Nlkollcs; Interior minister, Htojan Protlcs; war minister. Colonel And rejevica. Previous dispatches from Belgrade said thnt at King Peter's request the cabinet would resign, but the ministers would re main tn office until tha meeting of the na tional assembly. The precise reasons for the resignations were not given, but the change la apparently due to differences of opinion regarding the policy which ahould be adopted toward the regicides. General Orulca waa mentioned aa the probable new premier. ELECTRIC CURRENT KILLS TWO Men Are Kmployed on Derrick Which Comes In Contort with I. lie Wire. MONTREAL. Oct. 4.-Two men were In stantly killed In Point Charles and another badly shocked by the boom of a derrick they were operating coming In contact with an electric light wire. A. Parent and P. E, Prevorat were turning the handle and the latter did not receive the full force of the current. Parent was using both hands and waa Instantly killed. Prevorat's cries at tracted the notice of J. Curtis, the fore man. He rushed to Parent's assistance and waa Inatantly kilted. Prevorat will recover. . ObJe to I'arnell'a Candidacy. LONDON, Oct. 4. The candidature of John Howard ParnelL brother of the late Charles Btewart Parnell. at the Parliament ary election, which U deeply resented by the Redmnndltea, led to a riot yesterday when John Redmond and other nationalists went to speak in support of their candi date. David Sheey. ' The rival factions came to blows at Dunshuughlln. Bludgeons and stones were used and many persons were mjured. John Redmond In hla speech de nounced J. If. Parnell as a traitor to Irish unity. GROUT REPLIES JO MAYOR LOW Says Endorsement by Tammany Waa So Surprise to Fnsloa Lenders. NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Compiroller Grout today iasued n statement In regard to tlio statement made yesterday by Mayor Iaw to the effect that Mr. Grout had once sug gested to him the possibility that he might be offered Tammany nomination, but that. In that event he would continue to sup port Mr. Low. His suggestion. Mr. Ixiw said", he did not regard seriously. Mr. Grout says In part: "I think that Mr. Low will recall another conversation with me about two weeks ago. I told htm that the talk of an Indorsement by Tammany seemed to be coming from various directions. That I had deemed it Impossible, but now began to seem pos sible, though' I could not yet think It probable. 1 said I could receiver It only if made unconditionally, and that I would not permit it to alienee me In the cam paign; that under these conditions Ii fceemed to me thai It would be a tower of strength to Mr. Iviw that I might properly accept. Mr. Ixw distinctly assented to thla view. 1 wish people to recall that one week ago Mr. Cutting said the same thing, that is, that he could ae no reason why auch a'i endorsement made without conditions should not be accepted. I auppoa I may not complain. If durlrg the past week' Mr. Imw and Mr. Cutting, Under the Impulse of Mr. Piatt. Mr. Woodruff and Mr. Bruce. hav revised their opinions. Laat Monday 1 told Mr. Low that the only alternative fairly left me waa either to accept all nominations and endorsements, or else de cline all. Including the fusion. He then re fused to listen to such a declination, and it was at his suggestion that the formal notirlcationa proceeded that day. If he wer ver to have taken the position he now take ii would have been fairer to have taken it a we;k ago. "'The mayor concedes, therefore, that ho did not protest when I mentioned to him the proposition that the acceptance of democratic endorsement would aid lilm be cauae it would b ti helpful endorsement of the fusion administration. I feel sure that when he recalls the conversation I now bring to his attention, 1. will admit that he ttvm thought that such an endorsement would lie a distinct advantage to him in the campaign. By the action of the demo cratic convention Mr. Low haa gained that tactical advantage. He has gained all he can gain thereby, hetlier Mr. Fornes and I are retained on the fusion ticket or not. And. having won the advantage which he la quite willing should bo won for him. it seems he la now willing, at a demand in apired by T. C. Piatt and hla associate to hav Mr. Fornes and myself cast from his tlckei." SNOW FALLS IN MINNESOTA Flrat of Season Cover th Groaad Driven hy High herthtveat Wind. FF.RGC8 F.iLIJJ. Minn.. Oct. 4-Snow began falling her early this morning and continued for more than three hours, sev era I Inches covering th ground. It was th ltrst of th season and a driven by a high northwest nlnd i TROOPS ARE IN CONFLICT Report of First Regular Fight Between Turkey and Bulgaria. SAY THAT TURKS WERE THE AGGRESSORS Moslem At-eaaed f Attacking Frna tier Post ami of Parsalag Reraacc Across the Line, Firing en Foreign Sail. SOFIA, Bulgaria. Oct. 4. Serious news lma been received here from the frontier of lighting between Turkish and Bulgarian troops at Demlr-Kapia, both aide sustain ing losses. In official quarters all knowledge of the affair Is denied, but the circumstantial de tails given acern to indicate that there la aome foundation for the accounts of the conflict. According to one report the Turks at tacked the Bulgarian frontier post. An other version says the Turks purstied a number of refugees across the frontier. It Is asserted that the Turka have frequently attempted to provoke hostilities, firing Into Bulgarian territory and crossing the fron tier to ateal horses snd sheep. The War olllce here la working at high pressure and iU.uCW recruits will be called al time. Prince ; inrws rnumns iwioro Hie usual lime. I rim- j Ferdinand haa sanctioned numerous other nieaaurea of a warlike nature. All the cavalry, with the exception of a alngle regiment, which Is stationed at Sofia, has been sent Into the frontier districts, with a strong force of artillery. Vigorous efforts are being made to prevent bands from crossing Into Turkish territory. Two bands which were sent back have reached Sofia aince yesterday. ltefnarees hotter Greatly. Plapatches from the frontier received at the revolutionary headquarters report that the refugees in the mountains are in a ter rible condition through thelr-pursult by the Turks and Cold and hunger. Many are dying. Measures are being taken here to relieve the worst cases of suffering among the fugitives from the frontier districts. Madame Bahmeteff, wife of the Russian agent here. Is taking a prominent part In this charitable work. From Insurgent sources It is reported that the Bulgarian villages of Ohlditt and Kre men have been pillaged and burned. Many of their Inhabitants were slaughtered. The Bulgarian quarter of Belttsa Is In flames. Seven hundred refugees from Belltza are reported to have been killed In a Turkish ambuscade near Samakoff, province of Klrk-KIIIse. Fresh Ontraaje Planned. SALONICA, European Turkey, Oct. 4. The Bulgarian notables here ,went to the governor's pa luce today and informed the authorities that a series of fresh outrages in 8alonlca Is being planned. All the guards have consequently been doubled. It is re ported that twenty Turkish villages in the Kaslog district have been burned. The large village, of Bonlako ia said, to have been destroyed and Its 2.UW Turkish Inhabi tants killed. . . VIENNA, Oct. 4. As an outcome of th conference between .ih,sar and. Kraperor Francis -Joseph at Muevsateg the govern ments of Austria and Russia have sent the following identical telegram to the ambas sadors of those countries In Constantinople. The telegrams were couched In the follow ing terms: You were recently Instructed to declare that Austria-Hungary and Russia arthe.e to the lack of pacification which they have unuertaken and axo resoiveu to persevere with the program drawn up at the begin ning, of the year, knowing tne aifl:ui.lds Imlicrto oppocd to its execution. Fur tn-ae-q, while on the one hand the revolu tionary committees have provoked disturb ances and deterred the Christian population of the tnree vinngea from co-oerailng in the execution of the reforms, on the oiher hand the o flic-era of the auollme pone en trusted with their uppilcatlon have bien generally wanting tn the necessary ieal and nave, not been unbueu with tne idea which i inspired these measure. Both powers are united in the uetermlnatlon to ahow that it Is their firm resolve to insist upon the execution In their country of thjae reforms which were accepted by the porte anil wnicn are ratcuiateu to guaranteu Kenerai aecurity. In their connection you will re ceive detailed instructions without delay. While the powers recognise to the full extent the porte'a right and duty to sup press tho disorders fostered by the Insurrec tionary agitation of the Macedonia commit tee, they at the aame time deplore the .act that thia xunnreaslun waa accompanied by exceseea and cruelties from which tha peaceful tnhahltanta Buffered. It thereforo antuitira t ft Ihnm t ix ha t hills i (vaantf- riiilw t r come to the assistance of the victims of i veterans of the British service whose these regrettable occurrenoea, and the I homea are in this city. The line of march above mentioned inatructlona will acquaint wa ,lned W!n spectator, you with the details of the humanitarian . . , . action which they deem necessary with T"" proceaalon waa under the leadership the object of supporting the Inhabitants ! of Lieutenant Colonel C. 8. Courtenav, who have been deprived of all means of whoe staff for the day included many Brlt exlstenee, facilitating their repatriation and , . . . , " restoring the villages, churches and schools j "h officers, members of a large number of destroyed by fire. I the Independent military organizations of The Aiistro-Hungarlan and Russian gov- New Kngland and several officers of the ernmenta enterta n the firm hope that their! ., . " . . . " continued endeavors to establish a lasting Deuce In the sorely tried provinces will at tain their object and be convinced that their Impartial advice will be heeded by all to whom it is addressed in their own inter ests. By command of his majesty, my august master. I request you to communicate the foregoing to the Ottoman government after you have arrived at an understanding with you has our Russian or Australian colleague, who received identical Instructions. PRIEST PREFERS HUMBLE GARB Member of Pope's Official Honsehold Labor Solely Among th Poor. ST. LOCIS. Mo., Oct. 4. Dressed in the simple costume of a Catholic priest. Rev. Father Caesar Splgardl has for eight years labored among the Italians of St. Louis, keeping as his own secret the fact that he ia a member of the official household of the pope, a moimignor. and entitled to wear the garb of a chamberlain of honor. The fact became known today through the Issuance of the official roater of the Roman Catholic church, which had this reference to the St. Louis priest: Caesar Spigardi. nionslgnor. Camerierl d'onore in blto Pavaiiaszo, November i UJ. When seen Father Spigardi waa aome whdit embarrassed that hia secret had be come known, but admitted that Pope Ieo XIII had conferred the honor upon him three yeara lie fore he came to America. The rank of monxlgnor waa conferred .n him in recognition of his achievement in leading three pilgrlmagea of Italians of the working class, one of H.fKiO persona, to Castlglione Ielle Stlviere. one of S.OOO.to the House of ixiretto and another of 6.000 tn Rome. Bishop Karto of Mantua, now Pope Plus X. waa concerned l:i the Cret plIgrtniHge. Father Splgartii aatd he had never men tioned the matter in St. Louja, as h de sired to labor as a common priest, that there might be no ground for anyone as serting that h was taking Urdu dignity Vt himself. Neeovrr Hdr from Debris. PEORIA. Oct. 4-Th remain of J. M Wilson, the government storekeeper who was burled beneath the ruins of turning' distillery wlih six other men. wa lecuv erod tula atiernwu. CLAIMS MISTAKEN IDENTITY Man Sentenced fr Crime paid ta Re Committed In HI Akseae. TRENTON. N. American Bridge ct. 4. Officials or the ipany are Interesting themselves In the ci of Albert Btelner, a former employ. wb..j went under the name of Charles Lewis anl who was sentenced to a term of ten years in the Msaaachu setts state prison at Charleetown. Stelner claims that his arrest and conviction is one of mistaken Identity and the officials of the bridge company here, are Inclined to believe his story. An Investigation will be made at once and If Stelner's story Is found to be true an effort will be made to secure his pardon. For more than a year past up to August 22 Stelner was employed at the American Bridge company's worka In this city. On the latter date he drew fc1.i0 on account and went away for a few day's trip. The next beard of him was a letter to K. Henry Kelln. the company's psymaster. saying he had been arrested on August 23 on a charge of highway robbery alleged to have been committed on August 18, on which day Stelner, according to tho company's rec ords here., waa working hi Trenton. Stelner requested an affidavit from Mr. Kelic. set ting otit this fact. The affidavit waa sent, but Stelner writes hack that before the affidavit reached him the ten-year sentence. was Imposed, despite his plea for delay. Sleiner claims alao that the sentence waa made heavy because, of other offenses which he was alleged to have committed. Little Is known of Stelner here outside of his employment with the company and the fact that he had served a term In the New Jersey state prison for an offense of which he says he was also Innocent. Th American Bridge company's Boston office has been requested to make a thor ough Investigation of the cas. Steiuer Is BO years of age and of a frail build and the American Bridge company officials here do not believe Mm capable of com mitting highway robbery. It Is not known here where In Massachusetts the crime Is alleged to have been committed. HARD TO SECURE SERVANTS In Spite of Large Immigration ew York Finds Domestic Help earee. ALBANY. N. Y.. Oct 4. The state de partment of labor In Its Quarterly Bulletin attributes the diminution of the unprece dented degree of employment and wages re ported In June is almost wholly to labor disputes. "The lockout In the building trades of Manhattan and Bronx boroughs of New York," It says, "overshadowed all other disputes of the summer and threw several wage earner out or work." In general, the Bulletin holds that, exclusive of the building trades. New York industries were generally as active In the summer of 1902, which was a banner year. According to the Bulletin, Immigration thia summer has exceeded even the record breaking current of laat year,' and Indicates the eagerness of the low paid laborers of central, and southeastern Europe to enjoy tbe prosperity which, on the whole,' still rejgna In th United Statea. . The largest contingents are still th Italians. Poles and other races of southern and central Europe, with a low Standard of education. Not withstanding th great tide of immigration the superintendent of tbe state free employ ment bureau In New York City states at lfo time during the quarter was he able to meet the demands for domestic help. "Prosperity Is so widely diffused," says the -Bulletin, "thst the servant-keeping class Is larger than -ever before, and has thus created a demand that exceeds the supply." ARTILLERISTS AT CHURCH British nnd Boston Organisation At tend Service nnd Entertain at Luncheon. BOSTON. Oct. 4. The quietness of the Sabbath was stirred today by the sound of martial music, as the Honorable Ar tillery corps of London and their hosts, the Ancient and Honorable Artillery com pany of this city, marched through some of the Back Bay streets to Trinity church. The services In that edifice had been ar ranged by the British residents of thla city, snd the parade included, besides the tw0 military bodice those army and navy United Statea army. At the conclusion of the aervtc the parade re-formed and marched to the American house, where the several organisations were entertained at luncheon. Some membera of the visiting corps. In cluding the earl of Denbigh, did not at tend the servleea at Trinity church, but went to the Cathedral of the Holy Cross with Mayor Collins in the morning. The two organfzatlona will leave on their trip ta the middle states and Canada next Tuesday. SUNDAY ATCAMP YOUNG Soldier Spead Day Qnletly nnd Gov. ernor Dnrbln Join Militia In Field. CAMP YOl'NG, WEST POINT, Ky.. Oct. 4.Ten thousand weary" soldiers, at Camp Young for the maneuvers, found Sunday a welcome day of rest after a week of hard "hiking" over the Kentucky hills. There was no work of any kind, save per. Iils that done by Colonel Wagner, the chief umpire, and his assistants, busy with the problem for tomorrow' maneuver. Divine services for each brigade in camp were held during the morning. On account of the absen.e of many chaplains from their commands due to Illness and other causes, soldiers from two or three regi ments participated In ca?h service. The Michigan brigade attended a military ma-ai , , ,,r mass was sung i . huge tent provided by the .v ..,,. , , K,ilsn or Col- umhus. During the afternoon the camp waa ln apected by thousands of pighteer from Louisville acd th surrounding country. Three regimental bands gave concerts In the open air The maneuver arranged for tomoiTow Is on of the most important of th entire aerie. Governor Durbin of Indiana slept !th hla atate'B militia, which bivouacked tonight aig miles front camp on the Nashville pike. High Mind at Cincinnati. CINCINNATI. Oct. 4-Shower thi aft ernoon in this kxaliiy were preceded bv a terrlnc. windstorm that danug u build ings In aome lix-ailties, noUlily at (llendale fourteen miles noith of Cincinnati No u act lust and ao person waa iujurvd. LAKE STEAMER CAPSIZES Twelve Persons Arc Drowned by Sinking of Boat Near Maribetle. GOES DOWN SUDDENLY IN HEAVY SQlTALL Three Women and Eight Men Among; the Mlaslna When Help Arrives and Six Are Saved from Death. MARINETTE. Wis.. Oct. 4 Th pai'sen ger steamer Erie L. Havkley of Fish Crock foundered in Green Bay last night during a hard squall, and twelve persons Wore drowned. Nine were rescued. The dead: JOSEPH VOROUB. captain of Hackley. ley. -. TRLCHLT, cook of Hackley. FREEMAN THORP. Fish Creek. EDNA BARRINGER. Fieh Creek. LAWRENCE BARRINGER, brother of Edna Barringer. Fish Creek. FRANCES VINCENT. Egg Harbor. . VINCENT, sister of Frances Vincent, Egg Harbor. , GEORGE LECI.ARE, jr., Jacksonport, Wis. N. FITZS1MMON9, Jacksonport. HENRY RABBITOR, Fish Creek. CARL KELLY. Fish Creek. NELS NELSON. Sturgeon Bay. The saved: Frank Blakefleld, purser of the boat; Oren Owen, engineer: Martin Hanson and a man named Roggendorf, fire men; Martin Olson and aon passengers, of Sister Bay; Blaine McSweeney. Two others were saved whose names could not bo se cured. Mtorr of the Dlsaater. j STURGLER BAY. Wis., Oct. 4. Purser Blakefleld, one of the survivors of Hackle)-, who was on the steamer Snoboy gan when It reached here, gave a vivid de scription of the wreck. He said: "Tha squall struck us about ( o'clock when we were Just north of Green Island. It came suddenly and with terrific fury. I was In the pilot house with the captain, who had Just said that the elements looked threatening and that he would try to run to port. When the first fierce gust hit us the captain tried to throw the boat up into the water and his efforts to do so were un availing. Then I Joined him at the wheel, but our combined efforts wer not sufficient to make It answer the helm. "Then of a sudden It lifted and began to fill" with water. Realizing that the pas sengers and crew were becoming panic stricken I left the captain in the pilot house and ran aft to let down the lifeboat. By the time I got aft Hackley was filling ao rapidly that It waa apparent It would be impossible to launch any boat. There came another fierce blast and the upper works went by the board. Then tho steamer began to sink rapidly, and It was apparent Its settling on the bottom would be a question of only a few moment. "Eighteen of the nineteen people aboard were gathered on the deck, most of them in a state of frantic panic. Aa the boat sank. It was clear that there was only one hop of any one being saved and that was by clinging to-the wreckage. I gave orders for the men to put tho women on it ilrst. They did so, mid behaved well, every man remaining on the sinking boat until the women had been placed on wreckage. It waa then a wild scramble on the part 'of each man to get such pieces of planking as he could secure and cling to It. ' Captain Stay nt Post. "Every man found something to float on except th captain, who remained In th pilot house to the last, doing his best to right the boat, and he finally went down with it. "We floated on different pieces, and for a few minutes we were In sight of each other, but soon darkness came on and we sep arated. The last persona that I saw. except for those with me, were the two Vincent glrla from Egg Harbor, who were floating I together. They seemed to have recovered 1 entirely fr.om their first fright and were muklng a brave struggle for their Uvea, a struggle which It now seems was In vain. "Those of us who were fortunate enough to escape clung to the wreckage all night, bitten by the. cold wind and benumbed by the colder water, and the surprise ia that wu did not all die of exposure. We drifted, I know not where, until picked up by She boygan." Captain J. E. Johnaon of Sheboygan, which picked up the survivors, said: "This morninc when near Strawberry Island I saw wreckage which I knew waa fresh, and began to aearch the surroundings in order to discover the survivors if there were any. Down near Green Island I dis covered five persons clinging to wreckage and got them on board after considerable difficulty. Soon I discovered two other men on different pieces of planking and also succeeded in getting them on board. The men were in a state of g.-euf exhaustion and the condition of some of them Is still serious." Hackley left Menominee, Mich... late Saturday afternoon and was hound for Fish Creek awl Green Bay. ' APPRAISERS HERE FOR WORK Exprrta Take Ip Inventory of Water Worka Today with View of Fixing; Vain. The appraisers selected to value the water works plant preparatory to purchase by the city arrived in Omaha, yeate.rclay morning and apent the day In private con sultation. Engineer Alvord, the city's ap- i praiser. . and Engineer Benxenberg, the water company's appraiser, shared apart ments at the Iter Grand and Engineer Mead, the third appraiser, quartered at the same hotel. It Is understood that the present meeting of the board of appraisers will not last longer than today because Mr. Alvord lias to be In Kennebec; Me., by October 8, to perform duties In connection with the ap praisal of a water works plant at that place. What procedure the appraisers will follow today haa not been clearly outline!, but It la anticipated that they mill do nothing more than to outline definite plana for de- j termlnlng the value of the local plant. Chairman Boyd of the water board has instructed the secretary to cjtll a meeting ln the .n,. of the clty htt for 0 .hi, mornin. The members of th. Iv.nrrt i city officers and appraisers will meet and dlac-jss the situation and no doubt represen tatives of the water company will be pres ent. ' The corporation haa aubmitted map of the distributing system, so there Is ma terial for the appraiser to begin on If they so desire. Pernllar Looking Cralser. NEW YORK, Oct. 4. -The French cruiser Jurten Ie It Gravlere, Commander Ui. monde, arrived in port this morning from Sydney, (.lap Breton, and anchored in the North river. Il carries a iew of 4Ii men. The cruiser has two military musts and Willi Its four funnels present an od 1 kppearaiice. Two of the funnels ul act is ell fuiaid and two other aft. CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Warmer Monday; Tuesday Fait. Temperature nt Oaiahs Yesterday I Hoar. Ilea. . . n:t . . . . nu . . n . . no . . tta . . Honr. 1 P. i il V. .1 p. 4 . 5 p. H p. T p. p. O p. Peg. S a. m H a. m T n. ss si a. ni n a. nt M til nit no Ml r.:i M 10 a. 11 a. IX m in . FIGHT OF A PROPERTY OWNER Reason fur Samuel Kelchrnhera sk. j ing an injonction Againat j Great Western. The restraining order Issued from Ju.lgs sxter'a court lnte Saturday afternoon to Ba prevent the mayor from signing, and the city council from passing, an ordinance granting the Chicago Great Western rail road the privilege of any right of way along the city afreets until after a hearing In the courts Is the fight of a property owner to secure what he believes to be the protec tion his rights demand. Samuel Relchenberg. who asked for the Injunction, owns a lot on Nineteenth street adjoining the property which It Is the in tention of the city officials to condemn nnd transfer to the railway company. If the Intention of the council Is carried out a section, of Nineteenth street Just north of the Intersection of Mason street will be turned over to the railway. Thla will cause the closing of Nineteenth at that point, as that portion of the street will be the prop erty of th company. A viaduct will be built across Mason street near Nineteenth, but none will be built serosa Nineteenth. The lot belonging to Relchenberg will not Join the contemplated right of way of the company, but all traffic will be suspended on Nineteenth street on account of the closing of that thoroughfare In the vicinity of the petitioner's property, and thia he thinks will csuse his land to depreciate In value. City Attorney Wright gave it as his opin ion that the Injunction would not be madd permanent, although the question has never been definitely decided in the courts of this state. A like Injunction was at one time dissolved In the courts of Iowa. The city attorney said he believed the only redress Relchenberg could claim would be secured by a suit for damages against the railway company. W. D. McHugh. attorney for the railway company, said he was quite confident thnt the injunction would not operate to prevent the passage of the ordinance. The railway company hus acquired title to all the prop erty abutting on that portion of Nineteenth street which It Is desired to vacate. Mr. Relchenberg asserts that a foreign railway company has no right under the law to ncqulrc real estate In the state of Nebraska, but Attorney McHugh contends that a company has such a right where It has complied with the laws of the state by Cling its articles with the proper authorl tlei of the state, in that manner becoming a domestic corporation. LEAVES 0MAHA FOR CHINA W.,W. Loekwood Goea a Eighth V. M. C. A. Mlaalonary wo the Fnr Eaat. tV. W. Loekwood, who has been assistant secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association in this city for the past few years, has been chosen to represent the Interests of the association In China, and will leave for bis new field of work some time this week. For the laat few yeara but seven missionaries of the Young 'Men's Christian Aaaociatlou have been in the Orient, and on account of the field being ao large and the work ao grave It has been decided to send an additional missionary. It is announced by the board that a fund - in . . . . ,,,, ,.,. of $2,001) will be necessary each ear to maintain this additional representative In China and at a meeting lu Kountxe. .ii r,i,nenh R.inHnv afternoon sub- Memorial church Sunday arternoon sud scription cards were passed and the bulk of thia amount was pledged. Mr. Lock- wood made a farewell address, and al- though it is regretted by the memlera of . the association that he la leaving Omaha, they have nil given him much encourage ment and wish him abundant success In his new field of labor. Mr. Loekwood was marrlrd but a short time ago and will taku hia wife with him to the far east. GEN. CARLIN DIES SUDDENLY Kxpliea on "Northern Pacific Train W hile Enroute to Omaha on Visit. LIVINGSTON. Mont.. Oct. 4. Brigadier Geaeiel William P. Carlln, 1'. S. A., re tired, died on un rastbound Northern Pa cific train this morning mhlle coming over the mountains. Just west of this city. General Carlin was enroute to Omaha tn visit friends ami had taken the train at Spokane. The remulns were taken from the train and are being prepared for transport to Omaha. General Carlln was about 70 years old and served with distinction throughout the civil war. General Carlin waa well known In this city. He served with the Second Infantry while It waa quartered at Kurt Omaha, WILSON S. BISSELL IS ILL Physicians Say HI Condition Is Se rloa, Itnt II HnsTer o Pe.ln. BUFFALO. Oct. 4. Hon. Wilson 8. Bls ar.li. postmaster general tn the Cleveland administration. Is seriously ill. Mr. Blssell recently returned from a long vacation in th east and resumed his law practice. Ten days ago he was forced to give up his work, but his condition was not regarded as serious until today. His ph)Ictu de clined to confirm or deny a rumor that Mr. Blssell ia suffering from an Internal can cer. "Mr. Bisscir condition la serious." lie said. "That is all we care to say In re gard to his illnes at present." Mr. liissell sleeps most of the tlm an! auTers no pain. EARTHQUAKE AT ST. LOUIS Considerable Alarm Among; Citizen In Borne Portion of the City. ST. LOUIS. Oct." 4.-A alight hock of earthquake wa felt In Carondelel, th southern part of th city, at s.55 o'clock to night. The seismic disturbance lasted about on minute and caused alarm among the citizens. At the same time a flight shock wa felt In th nestcrn portion of th city. CARDINAL ON PIUS X Fon'.if Said to Be a Man of Qod and f tha People- OBJECTED TO ELEVATION TO PAPAL SEE liigheit Office Waa Forced Upon Him bj tho Othir Cardinal. NEW CARDINALS FOR UNITED STATES Head of Church iu This Coiintrj Predicts tha Incrme. WARRANTED BY STANDING Of SOCIETY - In Sermon at Baltimore Hlnh Tribute l Pnld tn Work of Leo XIII and to thnt of Ills Sue. BALTIMORE! Oct. 4 -Special srvlcea were held at the Baltimore cathedral' today In honor of the election of Plus X. ' Car dinal Gibbons preached the sermon St high mass, and was attentively listened to by a congregation that filled the edifice. So dense was. the throng which filled every Inch 'of the cathedral, that the procession of clergy, scminarlane and neoltytes fol lowing the masses was delayed until hun dreds of persons cleared the aisles of the church. In addition to being the first ser mon delivered at the cathedral by Cardinal Gibbons for three months. It had been an nounced that he would speak of the con clave which elevated the new pontiff and speak of the general conditions at thu Vati can. At the conclusion of tho -. pontifical mas, the pope's prayer was chanted by the choir of thirty voices from St Mary's seminary. His eminence said in part: The conclave which has Just tsken place, marks a new and Important era In th annals of tho American Catholic church. This is the first time In the history of the Christian reunion that tha I'nlted States, or any part of thia western hemisphere was ever associated with the other nations of Christendom In selecting a successor to the chnlr of Peter. Predlet Other Cardinal. 1 would not at all lie surprised. If In the next conclave the Catholic, church of th I'nlted Statea will he represented bv sev eral members of the Sarred college, sio that the numlier of cardinals from our country mav bo commensurate with the popula tion, the. grandeur and the commanding In fluences of the nation, nnd mav Vw. In j keeping also with the numerical strength or our nierarcny and. laity, and tne splen dor and progress of our rellgioua and chari table institution. In the Judgments of mankind, th car dinals of the church ar acknowledged to 1 it. mni-.llv m.M nf m V. I U mI n In. telligenco of great discretion, of large ex perience, and of Integrity of character. In these respects I believe they are not sin- -passed. If they are equalled by, any de liberative .body In the whole world. The cardinals, however, are not angels, but men, subject to the usual infirmities and ambitions of flesh and blood. And because they are not exempt from the frailties In cident to mankind, and because of th peerless dignity of the supreme pontlfl-, cate, aa well aa of the tremendous responsi bility it Involves, tw-ery precaution that human iiittiiuity arid err-et ince could sua gost. haa been availed of In this,, In pre ceding conclaves, so thst no cloud I should . rest over the election of th ' successful' -candidate.' . Such were th circumstance which marked the election of our new chief relator who haa avaumed the title of Plus Two ballot were cast each diy In the conclave, one In the forenoon and another in the afternoon. The votes for Cardinal Sai to. steadily increoaed from, the flrat. to the seventh ballot, on which ho was elected. Election of th Pope. ' When the cardinal observed thst th suf rages for him were augmenting h waa vlethly disturbed and In u fervent speech he implored his colleagues not to regard him as a candidate. Contrary to hla wishes the votes for him Increased. He then be came alarmed and In a second speech In most pathetic, language he again besought the cardinals to forget his name, as he could not accept a burden too heavy for him to bear. All wore moved by the. , I'M iiiin m i i . ,-iu wu o 1 1 1 ' " i uy inn m(MjeBtv Bnd transparent sincerity of the ; man. When he resuniod his sent, his ' checks were suffused vrllh blushes.- tears ! WHle Rushing from his eyes and hirf body ,remlll,,,i wjtn emotion, it was only after . some, of tbe blading caidlniils entreated , him to withdraw his . opposition that he i """". ""I. r''lu,.;,a",!L r"Rr",."l.utf bJi" by the will of God and accept the sacri fice. Never did n prisoner make greater efforts to escape from his confinement than did Cardinal Snrlo to escape from the yoke of the papacy. With bis divine Master he exclaimed: "Kuthor, if it be possible, let this chalice, pass from me. Nevertheless, nut my will, but Thine be done." Man of the People. When ids election was officially an nounced, his florid countenance assumed a deadly pallor and restoratives were applied tn save him from fainting. . . Tbe virtues of humility, sincerity, candor and benevolence are itampod on his feat ures. I can characterise In one sentence by saying that he Is a man of God and a man of the ix-ople. His name Is idol ized In Venice and along the Adriatic on account of his charities toward tha poor. We need no' be aurprteed at the emotion of the pope when Ids election was .an nounced, for he van called to the mott sublime position to whi.h any man on earth can aspire. The papacy is the most nncie it of all ex isting dynast'es. It had flourished for cen turies, when tne oldest empire now -xlt-ing was established. A pontiff sat In the chair of Peter when England waa a Roman colony, and her Inhabitants were a rude, uncultivated people, unacquainted with the nrta and rcflnemeiita of civilized llf. pin X la the 2vtth pop who, under Christ, hat been called to rule tho church' of God. Leo lifted up the Catholic church to n higher plane of dignity and strength than it had attainf-u since the day of Leo X. He haa infused new life into the mlsalonarv world. He has quickened with leneweii' seal every bishop, priest and layman that fell within the scope, of hla Influence.' He haa left to his aucceeaor the precious heri tage of a blameless lite and an apostolic character. FRENCH cXrINAL'S REPLY Thanks American t atholles for' gym pathy with Religion Orders of His Conntry. CINCINNATI. Oct. 4.-Nat!unal Secretary Anthony Matre of the American Federation of Catholic Societies received a letter from Cardinal P.lchard. the archbishop of Paris, today. In which the latter expresses his slu cerest thank to the American Federation of Catholic Hocletle for the expression of sympathy which that organisation ha ex tended to the bishop and th religious or ders of France. Secretary Metre say;' Thia letter will serve aa a bitter rabtikett certain report which have gained ground In thla country and laewher that the car dinal and certain hlsho),a of France, a well a all the secular clergy, seeni qnletlv pleased that the religious orders are being exiieiled, and arc far from being sorry for the prevailing eraecuilon. The American Catholics huve at all tlmea taken a sympa thetic view of the religious persecutions II France and welcomed to America ma:v i lh"e exiled. . At the recent federation convention at At lantic City glowing account of til deplor able aitoatlon of France wer presented, and a a reault It waa decided to extend to the Catholic of that countrv the sympathy of their million of Catholic brethren in thla country, and the following was ordered sent to Cardinal Richard: "Resolved. That a cltisens of a republic In nbieh ihe church has always nJoal lis full rights, we protest againat the action of the present French government In at lemm ing i.i legalise lellglous persecution. Their heartless treatment of the members of the various religious communities, their up frtsBiun o licedom ot education and, Utr