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Omaha Daily WE SUNDAY BEE A NEWSPAPER AND A MAGAZINE IN ONE. WE SUNDAY BEE BEST NEWS BEST PICTURES BEST STORIES. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SATUKDAY MORNINO, AUGUST 20, 1904 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY TIIUEE CENTS. The Bee. WIND PLAYS HAVOC Tornado Bweepi Through North Bt. Loui and Many Feople Are Injured. TWO PERSONS KILLED DURING STORM Funnel-Shr ' -""oad Leaps the Eiver and ? )own Property. rOLIS ARE"5 ED AS WITH A SCYTHE Housei Unl ? f nd Wires of All Kinds J Down. STORM COM ' ONLY FEW MINUTES Wind Gives no" Warning; of Its Ap proach, hut Strike Terror and Buries People Under Debris. 6T. LOUIS, Aug. 13. A tornado ot small proportions but of extreme fury swept down upon the residence portion of North EL Louis today, resulting In the death ot one person, Injury to probably fifty and demure to property estimated at llW.OCtt. Dead: JOHN ELLINGTON. . Partial list of Injured: Jacob Harmeste. shoulder dislocated. William H. Linliam, cut. Kdward Fatplson, badly cut Gtrtwood Powlnskl, burned bjr live wire, seriously. James Crosby, broken hip. William Dltrkhauer. leg and arm DroK-n. William Fouc-he. leg broken. Lewis McCullin, l-lf broken. . . Herman Sauerwine. aged 10. arm broken and crushed: will probably die. William Winter, bruised. W. II. Iurgan. cut and bruised. T. A. Sommera, bruised. W. Frieke, simId wound. William Yorleke. leg broken. ... ' Six emploves In Nledrlnghaus rolling null, iot ssrlously; names unknown. Fnnnel-Shaped Cloud. A shower passed over St. Louis earlier In the day. but there had been no rain in North St. Louis. The sky had cleared and the atmosphere had -become tery murky and hot, when citizens In North t. Louis noticed a dark cloud approaches from tho southwest. Suddenly and without the allhtjst pre monition an arm seemed to sluot tJ the around like a gigantic cabtj, twisting and turning. The end touched the ground at Nineteenth and Angclrodt streets and w'th incredible swiftness and force swert east along Angclrodt for ten blocks, then tuined north and swept three blocks al'.-nif Mr ud way, when it Jumped eight blocks noiih eost to tho foot fit Breman street nnd the liver, " where considerable property along tse river front was destroyed. The tornado then Jumped to about tho middle of the river and encountered a ferryboat, which was turned f.nd fsscd about, but was not sunk. Leaving the ferry the capricious tornado once more Jumped and struck the Illinois sliord mar JInditon, where It demolished several dwell ings, tha Lioderkrana hall and blew down a portion of the Madison cooper .rk. kill ing John Ellington. Severe damage wm done also to buildings In Venice and Ur&rite City, which adjoin Madison, and a number of persons were injured. - Bo quickly did the tornado sweep tlirough North B Louis that the cltiiens cculd scarcely comprehend what hud happened, gnd in the stillness that followed thu wind cries Were heard on all sides t.e tenor stricken persons ran about trie streets. Not a telegraph, telephone or trolley pole was left standing along the streets iwcpt by the twister and trees were piled in heaps. Tho width of the tornado was about a block and a half and houses were un roofed, window panes generally demolished, several large manufactories partially de molished and the streets littered high with debris. Several Remarkable Escapes. A Broadway trolley car containing eleven passengers was suddenly burled under six telegraph poles which crashed Into the top and wrecked the car. The passengers had a remarkable escape from injury and only the motorman received slight bruises. The roof and one-half of the top story of Bommers Bros. Tailoring Manufacturing company's establishment were blown away. Probably tha heaviest loss suffered by a single concern was the destruction ac complished at tha Nledrlnghaua rolling mills. The plant covers two squares in extent. . The big smokestack was blown down and half tho plant was demolished, entailing estimated damage of S26,0u0. Six employes were injured in this plant. Part of the roof and two cupolas were blown from the Cuthollc church of Our Lady of Good Counsel. The side of the Buck Btove and Range company's plant was blown in. Many remarkable escapes from death have been related by drivers of different delivery wagons. Bo suddenly did the tor nado sweep down and along the streets that debris carried along by it crushed wagons like egg shells and hurled the drlv . ers into the street. One driver, whose name has not been ascertained, was se verely crushed, but by some remarkable circumstance the others escaped injury. Calm Follows Storm. A calm settled over the city Immediately following the eorm and no rain fell. Am bulances were rushed to the scene and Are departments responded from all directions. The storm was seen from St. Louis proper and ambulances were speeding on their way long before messages asking assistance were delivered by messengers. The tele phone wires were all down ad telephonlo communication was cut off. In Bt. Louis proper at the time there was not tha allghtost Intimation of a, wind storm. The sky had darkened and a brisk breeze for a short time as if herald ing tbe approach of a summer shower, and the intelligence that North St. Louis hud been Invaded by a destructive tornado was received with great surprise. Not the slightest damage was don at the World's fair grounds. The exposition Is situated over five miles from the seat of the tornado and the wind was not felt there. Exposition , Building; Damaged. A terrlflo thunderstorm broke over St. LouU early tonight and rain fell in tor jenta. accompanied by heavy wind. The weather bureau reported thut .67 of an Inch of rain fell within ten militates and the velocity of the wind was fifty two nil es an hour. Tha force of the storm blew In tbe north windows of the I'tah state building at tha World's fair grounds and rain did damage to the carpets and lapawtrlea es timated at from IK to f-tiO. A concert was In prosrrwi at Festival bull at the exposition during the heavy thunderstorm Uuilght. Suddenly there was a limit of li-htning and Immediately all the lights WenV. out. Innlaiitly tha audience (Continued on Btcond Page. LEISHMAN REPLIES TO PORTE American Minister Answers Note in Which Tnrkey Promises to Be Good. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. l.-(relayed In Transmission.) Minister Lel-hman has replied to the porte's note. The American minister takes note of the formal declara tion of the government to accord like treat ment to American cltlxens as to those other powers regarding schools In Turkish terri tory and expresses In the bote the hope that the porte will not ra4se difficulties oyer executing the promises. The minister practically Ignores the porte's reservation relative to departmental formalities. SITUATION ACITB AT ASUNCION Insurgents Seise Another Steamer and Capture Provisions. BUENOS AYRKS. Aug. 19. The insur gents have seined another steamer which had on board the minister of war and a small escort. The minister and his com panions were made prisoners. The vessel was towing four lighters loaded with 100 bullocks for the garrison. These were con fiscated. At a conference after the bom bardment of Asuncion lost Wednesday be tween the ministers of Argentine, Brazil, Italy and France, and the insurgent lead ers, the latter said that after the min isters left the vessels they would fire two more shots, one at the residence of Presi dent Ezcurra and the other at the church, concealing the battery, In order to demon strate the excellence of their artillery. The shots were fired and both the pres ident's residence and the church were hit No further bombardment has been re ported. The Insurgent commander, with 2,000 land force is approaching Asuncion. One of the Insurgent steamers has sailed for the Villa Hayes, north of the capital. The Villa Hayes is the only point which can now be communicated with. Asuncion Is a completely Isolated place. The foreign ministers have offered their Intervention to which offer the insurgents' leader re plied that they would permit President Ezcurra to continue in office, .but wou'.d demand the resignation of ministers and Other high officials of the government.! The Insurgents' terms were conveyed to ths government officials and promptly de clined. The insurgents then sent an ulti matum demanding the surrender of the capital within twenty-four hours, saying that should this demand be not granted the bombardment of Asuncion would be resumed. A dispatch from Buenos Ayres August 12 said that tbe Insurgents- had 'captured a steamer commandeered by the govern ment and that the acting minister of war, who was on board the steamer, attempted to escape by Jumping overboard and swimming to the river bank. He was, howover, taken prisoner before reaching the shore. The name of the acting min ister was not given. The minister of war is Colonel Antonio Caesar, who was appointed when President Ezcurra assumed office in 1903. CRANK SURRENDERS TO POLICE ( Aeensea Himself of Stealing; Papers from F. Kent Loomls. LONDON, Aug. 19. A. man giving the name of Frnns Schneider surrendered him self to the Birmingham police today, accus ing himself of stealing paper "from a per son about Hampton believed to be F. Kent Loomls," The man's story' Is being Investigated by the police, but the latter attach no cre dence thereto, It being pointed out '.hat Mr. Loomls is not believed to have reached Southampton and that no papers are re ported to be missing. F. Kent Loomls, brother of Assistant Secretary of State Loomls, sailed from New York June 14 for Plymouth on the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II. He was seen alive Just previous to the ar rival of tha steamer at Plymouth. Ills body was picked up July 16 4at Warren point, some fifteen miles from Plymouth, and his remains eventually were brought to the United States and burled at Parkers burg, W, Va., August 5. ARCHBISIldP OF CANTERBURY SAILS Lsrge Party at the Steamer Bids Tonrtsts Farewell. LONDON, Aug. 19. The archbishop of Canterbury, Mr. Davidson and Mrs, David son, accompanied by two chaplains, were bid farewell here today by a large number of friends on his departure to Join the White Star line steamer Celtic, which sails for New York from Liverpool today. It appears . that tbe special permission, ot King Edward had to be obtained before tha archbishop could accept tbe Invitation to visit the United States. Secretary Henry White, representing the American embassy, was among those who bade farewell to the primate, who is the first occupant of thnt position who ever crossed the Atlantic l , ITALY MUST JIAVU AW APOLOGY Cruiser Sails to Bark Up Demand for Reparation. ISLAND OH JERBA. Tunis, Aug. 19. The Italian cruiser Amerigo Vespucci, has left Messina City for the port of Dernah, province of Barca, Eastern Tripoli to sup port tho demands ofcrstally for an apology and a salute of the Italian flag, as repara tion for the maltreatment ot an Italian consular servant at Dermah. The gov ernor of Barca hesitates to comply with the demands, VENEZUELA GETS A SHAKING UP Ordered by United States to Restore Asphalt Property to Owners. PORT OF SPAIN, Island of Trinidad, Aug. IB. Advices were received today from Caracas saying that the American minister, Mr. Bo wen, in the name of the United Slates, has requested Venezuela to remove Mr. Carnock, the receiver appointed to take charge of ths property of the New York ft Bermudese Asphalt company and to return the asplialt luka to the American company. O'Brien Elected to Parliament. CORK, Aug. 19. William O'Brien was to day re-elected member of Parliament from Cork city unopposed. It la not known whether he will accept, but every effort will be used to induce Mr. O'Brien to re turn to Parliament. Mr. O'Brien, Novem ber. IS, 19jJ. resigned his seat In Parlla ment for Cork city and as a member of the governing body of tbe United Irish league owing to differences of opiidon with members of tha nationalist party. Meeting; of Presidents. NEW YORK. Aug. U.-Prrsldent Zaliiya of Nicaragua started on Thursduy for Cor Into, says a Herald dlupatch from Man sgua. He will prepare to mH-t the presi dents of Salvador and Honduras, who will arrive Sunday next to hold the proposed peace conference. - It is generally hoped some practical results will be reached In this conference relutlve to former Pnsl dents Pollcarpo and Uonllla and several other political prisoners who have be. n fur several months ouutlued In Teg ulrg alps. PACKERS VIOLATE -HIE LAW Hare No Legal Bight to Bunk Men in Packing Houses. MUST PROVIDE ESCAPES AND EXITS Strikers Engage in n Steer Hant at Chicago and Succeed In Cuptur. Ins; Several Runaway Animals, CHICAGO, Aug. 19. Corporation Counsel Tolman has given to Mayor Harrison an opinion declaring that the packers at the stock yards have no legal right to house men In their packing houses. The opinion was given In response to the request of tha mayor, who was informed by the Chi cago Federation of Labor that tha packers weie boarding men contrary to law. Tha opinion of Corporation Counsel Tol man declares that the packers are not violating any provision of the ordinance regulating lodging houses, for the reason that they are not letting lodging for hire. The opinion does hold, however, that the regulations calling for fire escapes and exits In buildings where large numbers of people are housed have not been compiled with, and suggests that tha packers be given a period of three days to commence tha alterations In their buildings or , to find new quarters for the men. The mayor, after receiving the opinion, sent it to Chief of Police O'Neill, with In structions to see that the packers obeyed the law. Swift and Company have ceased to house women Btrlke breakers within the stock yards. Tha other firms continue. ' George V. Oolden, the head of the strik ing packing house teamsters, was found not guilty of disorderly conduct this aft ernoon by a-Jury In the court of Justice Qulnn. Police Inspector Hunt preferred charges against Golden for ordering a teamster who was hauling a load of meat to take it back to tha place where he pro cured it. The ' point of the case was whether or not Golden had threatened the teamster In giving his order, and the Jury, after being out for an hour and ten minutes, decided that Golden was not guilty. Steer Hunt in Chicago. Packing house employes and hungry strikers vied with each other ' in a steer, hunt that extended through out the " night following the riot pre cipitated by the appearance of eleven runa way beeves from Morris & Co.'s plant in the district west of the stock yards last night. Today three carcasses were ac counted .for. Little beyond the hoofs and horns remained to tell the story, and there was an ample beef supply in many a home to which such a luxury has long been a stranger. The fate of Ave of the remainder Is still In doubt, as only two have been rounded up and driven back to the yards. Scouting parties representing both the big packing firm and the hungry throng that battle with the police scoured the prairies south and west of the yards all night, and when the latter located Its prey the crea ture was' slain and disappeared as though by magic. Recording Secretary Shanahan of the racking house teamsters union declared today that in his opinion it would be necas scry. to .call out on strike, all. teamsters connected with tho delivery to or from the retail markets in Chicago. He said he be lieved this would hava to be done to win the strike, Donnelly Inspects Strike Breakers. ' President Donnelly and Vice President John Floersch of the butchers' national or ganization made a tour of the stock yards. "I passed an hour mingling wjth the throng of nonunion men preparing to enter upon their day's work," Donnelly said. "They are a hard crowd and we have noth ing to fear from them as permanent factors at the yards. The majority are negroes and some of the types I saw suggested a south ern convict camp. Tha white men are nearly all Greeks." President Donnelly announced that labor leaders would be sent tomorrow to Kansas City, St. Paul and St. Joseph to report local conditions to tha strikers there. Donnelly will himself go to East St. Louis and then to Indiana, where he will meet President Mitchell of the miners and expects to re ceive financial support. Nat C. Murray of tho government bureau of agriculture, who Is gathering statistics at the yards, disponed of tjhe story of Vic tor R. Met calf's presence In Chicago as an indication of federal Intervention by de claring that Mr. Metcalf simply passed through Chicago yesterday without visit ing the yards or any other point save the two passenger stations necessitated by his trip. Armored Train Unmolested. ZEIGLER. IUV Aug. 19. A rapid-fire gun from the north blockhouse has been placed In a steel gondola, manned by four gunners, doubly armed with revolvers and maga zine rides, has been added to a company ot twenty-five Zelgler guards and sent out as escort to frightened trainmen who re fused to go through Christopker without sufficient protection. The train returned bringing twenty-six nonunion mine work ers. Tha train met with no armed opposi tion. DEATH GIVES HIM FREEDOM Des Moines Man Leaps for Liberty at St. Loots and Drowns In Mississippi. ST. LOTUS, Aug. 19. M. C. Bennett of Des Moines, la., was drowned In the Mis sissippi river here after having leaped Into the atream in an attempt to escape from the workhouse. He was arrested during the democratic national convention, having been found In- an - upper corridor of one of the hotels, and was not able to satis factorily explain his presence to the police. He claimed to be an Insurance man. Bennett's act was committed a few hours before, unknown to him, he was to have been pardoned. It was said ha was related to prominent persons In Des Moines, and that, presumably, because of efforts mad by his relatives the police had recom mended that ha be pardoned. The recom mendation had received tha sanction of the prosecuting witness and Mayor Wells had announced his Intention of Issuing the par don today. CLOUDBURST IN ARIZONA Several Deaths Result and Southern Purine Shops Arc Demolished by tho Storm. EL PASO, Tex., Aug. 19 A cloudburst at Globe, Ariz., has resulted In several deaths and destruction of much property. Wires to the section affected ar down, but a messenger who arrived at Bowie, Ariz., says that a nun named Mitchell and his wife and four others whose names are unknown have been drowned. One report ays nine were drowned. The Southern t'atiiltf shops were demolished. WHEAT SITUATION IS WORSE Rains in Northwest Add to Alrrndy Bad Condition and Bears Tear to Cover, MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 19 Reports ' of rain all over the northwest making the crop situation, already deplorable, j worse than ever, caused a wl'.d bull furor at the opening of the market today. The Septem ber option touched Il lfiVi, while December went to I1.1IH and May to 1.13. ' SARATOFF, Russia, Aug. 19 The har vest In the government of Samara, in the east of European Russia, Is the best In many years. The grain crop, mostly w heat, aggregates about S51,(VS4,S00 bushels, NEW YORK. Aug. 19 The wheat mar ket here today was the wildest yet seen on the advance, not so much of speculative business, although that was large, but on acount of the extraordinary climb of price, satterlng all previous records ror the crop by seven cents a bushel, and forcing Sep tember here to fl.147 by midday or practi cally four cents advance over yesterday's close. There was nothing for sale during the forenoon, except when holders took profits, and buyers of evon small lots had to pay sharp advances to get any wheat. The late wheat market was considerably quieter, losing 1c In the last hour because some of the timid holders thought they had profits enough. Final prices, never theless, showed Zhkc advance over last night and 10c above tho close of the week, CHICAGO, Aug. 19. On a calamity mar ket today September wheat sold at Sl.lOVj, December at tl.lZVi and May at Sl.14. As compared with last night's close today's high figures represent advances of 4 cents, cents and 4US cents, respectively, for the early deliveries. "Not 100 buahels of plump wheat on il.OOO acres," "large parts of many fields IS such condition that they are considered forthless" and "the worst crop failure evi- experienced" were the walla from the Minesota and Dakota wheat fields that se!ri traders wild. The close was strong, under the top for September. Decern be i finished at llc and May c under tie highest point for the day. HOAR'S CHANCESVERY SLIGHT Senntor Beats with Aid of Opiates, bnt His Condition Is Consid ered Serious. WORCESTER, Mass., Aug. 19. Senator Hoar's condition showed a slight Improve ment today. Today Rockwood Hoar Issued the follow ing bulletin: The senator Is asleep and has had a fairly comfortable day. He Is holding his own. Senator Hoar is suffering, It is believed, from a postoraatlo congestion of the left lung, due to Impaired "heart action, and the belief is general that chanceB for his re covery are less than they were early this morning. Doctors who have had similar cases say that the general breaking down of the senator physically with the conges tion of the left lung is a bad omen and they say that his chances for recovery are very slight unless the lung clears imme diately. At 9:20 o'clock tonight 8enator Hoar was resting quietly. He had born given a very little opiate. Althoufcj the congestion in his left lung has not spread, the senator's condition Is very serious. He has been In formed of . tbe multitude of messages of sympathy and Is deeply moved by them. No one has seen him today excepting the members of his family. NEW ORLEANS FOR NEXT TIME Knights of Pythias Choose Crescent City as Meeting; Place for 1906. IiOUISVILLB, Ky., Aug. 19. The su preme lodge Knights of Pythias today voted 99 to 41 to hold the next biennial en campment at New Orleans. Mrs. Lydia A. Monroe of Riverside, Cal., was today chosen supreme chief of the Rathbone Sisters. Her competitors were Mrs. Belle Qulnlan of Galesburg, Ills., the present incumbent and Mrs. Emma A. Young of Zanesvllle, O. Nashville was the only other contesting city. The encampment will be held the third Tuesday In September, 1908. The supreme lodge has adopted new uni forms and equipments for all officers of tho Pythian army, except officers of the general staff. The uniforms adopted are practically the same es worn by the ofJ fleers of the United States army. DRUG CLERK HELD FOR MURDER St- Louis Coroner's Jury Condemns Man Who Sold Poison by Mistake. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 19. The coroner's Jury which has been investigating the death of Mrs. Jennie Helms of New York, who died in a hotel here after taking a dose of what she supposed was cream of tartar, rendered a verdict today of manslaughter against Charles M. Farthing, the drug clerk who sold the preparation to Mrs. Helm's hus band. The Jury also recommended that F. L, Richt, the proprietor of the drug store, be held for allowing an unlicensed drug clerk to sell drugs. According to the verdict of the Jury Mrs. Helms died from the effects of tartar emltlo poisoning.' Farthing has been in the cus tody of the police since Mrs. Helms' death. MRS. ROGERS F0RHEAD RANGER Woman's Catholic Order of Foresters Re-elects Its Chief by Small Majority. ' , MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 19.-After counting ballots all night the tellers of the Woman's Catholic Order of Foresters announced to day that Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers of Chicago had been re-elected high chief ranger over Miss Catherine Goggln of Chicago by a majority of fifty. Mrs. Rose Kittman of Minneapolis was elected high vice ranger. Francis McDonald of Chicago was re elected attorney by a margin of but twelve votes over Adolph Easter. The other of ficers elected are Miss Katherlne Birming ham, Chicago, high treasurer; Dr. Anna Dwytr, Chicago, high medical examiner, and Julia O'Brien, Chicago, high aecretary. PARKER'S FORMAL CAMPAIGN Visit tram Brooklyn Democrats Will Open tho Ball at Rosa, mount.. ESOPUS. N. Y.. Aug. 19. The opening of the democratic campaign at Rosemount so far as visits from political organisations are concerned will take place tomorrow, when a delegation will arrive from Brook lyn representing the Brooklyn Democratic club, and tht Kings County Democratic club. It Is p-i ted there will be nboat sixty im-a in lbs party. ROSEBUD LAND IN DEMAND Many Contests Pending Before the Interior Department. FIRST DECISIONS ARE HANDED DOWN "" " t Two Contests Are Denied, While the Third One Gets Land Cases to Be Disposed of as Rap. Idly as Possible. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. (Special Tele gram.) Already the general land office Is realizing by the numbers of contests on file In the office that the recent lottery of land In the Rosebud country was not all "sunshine and summer weather." The first of the contest cases growing out of the recent Rosebud opening were disposed of today by the acting assistant attorney gen eral. Three cases were disposed of today, two decisions refused to grant the prayer of the contestant, while the third gave the contestant the right to file on the land In question.' It was asserted that these cases are the result of - Jealousy and were brought by persons not fortunate enough to have drawn lucky numbers. It was stated today that the contestants had a legal right to centest claims If they had knowledge of the lack of proper qualifications on the part of those successful In the drawing, as for In stance, a disappointed homeseeker may know that a man who has been successful the drawing does not fill the requirements of the law, which prescribes that he must be 21 years of age, the head of a family and an American citizen. If positive proof on any of these points can be produced the contestant is at liberty to sett's upon the homestead and contestee by reason of his failure to show the qualifications pre scribed by law, is out the amount of money he expended to enjoy Uncle Barn's generosity. It was said today at the land office that all contest cases would be set tled Immediately, thereby preventing an accumulation of such cases, which would work not only a hardship to those most Interested, but also to the government, which desires a speedy settlement of all claims growing out of the opening of the Rosebud reservation. Postal Matters. Rural free delivery carriers appointed: Nebraska Blue Hill, regulars, Hamm Rose and Frank P. Hull; substitutes, John Rose and S. L. White. Bralnard, regular, Lewis J. Kavalec; substitute, Charles Kav alec. Gllead, regular, Joseph Schalnost; substitute, Etta B. Schalnost. Iowa In wood, regulars, Averill G. Lyon and Wil liam J. TUlotson; substitutes, Theodore Erickson and William E. Lyon. Mallard, regular, John Dow; substitute, Jesse O. Dow. Stacyville, regular, H. F. Fuller; substitute, Thomas Fuller. South Dakota Parker, regular, Julius C. Thompson; sub stitute, Elmo D. Thompson. Wlnfred, regular, Edward S. Dobson; substitute, John H. Chapln. Woonsocket, regular, James P. O'Neill; substitute, Minnie O'Neill. Rural routes ordered established Septem ber 15: Iowa Esthervtlle, Emmet county, one additional; area, thirty-six square miles V- population, - SIS. Kellertoa, dllnggold county, "One additional; v area,' eighteen square miles; population, 460. South Da kotaHoward, Miner county, one addi tional; area, forty-eight square miles; pop ulatlon, 510. Postmasters appointed: Iowa Page, Page county, Andrew E. Kltch, vice Frank Olive, resigned. Wyoming Buckhorn, Wes ton county, George Stanton, vice George W. Hubbard, resigned. The application of H. F. Lanphlre, John A. Flock, John Goodfellow, D. W. Norrls, G. H. McMurray and H. W. Spaulding .to orgi.X'.o the Citizens National bank of GrintuN la., with 150,000 capital has been approved by the comptroller of the cur rency. CADETS MUST TAK.E SHORTEST CUT West Pointers Not Reimbursed for Sightseeing Trips. WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. Young men who receive appointments to West Point must take the shortest route from their homes to the military academy If they expect to be reimbursed by the govern ment for their traveling expenses, under a decision Just rendered by Comptroller Tracewell of the treasury. The comptroller holds that the same rule applies to West Point appointees as to army officers In the matter of traveling expenses. The disbursing office at West Point has not heretofore held the new cadets to very strict accountability because they were not supposed to be cognizant of the regulations, but the comptroller holds that it is the duty of the West Point officials to Inform the new appointees of the rules at the time they are notified of their ap pointment. v COMPANY HOLDS CINCH CONTRACT Paclfle Mall Cannot Be Disturbed by United States Government. WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. Tha principal feature of the cabinet meeting today was the submission of a report by Secretary Taft upon the result of his Investigation Into the contract between the Panama Railway company and the Pacific Mall Steamship company. The aecretary found that although the government possessed sixty-nine seventieths of the stock of the company, which stock is now in his pos session. It probably would be Impossible to effect a change In the directorate of the railway company before next April, when the. annual meeting occurs. The directorate shows no disposition to terminate the contract with the steam ship company, which Is alleged to be dis criminatory, although the contract Itself Is terminable upon six months' notice. FULL DRESS FOR REGULAR ARMY United Stntes Troops Must Conform to New Regulations, WASHINGTON, Aug. 19-The general staff of the army has ordered that all troops serving In tho United States ex cepting the artillery corps shall be equip ped with the full dress uniform, consisting of dark blue caps with bands; dress coat, new pattern; collar ornaments; breast cord, and. until exhausted, trousers of the pattern In use prior to the adoption of the uniform. Closes Vermont Rank. WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The people's National bank at Bwanton, Vt., was closed today by order of tho comptroller of ths currency. National Bank Examiner F. L. Klbk has been appointed receiver. DraillocW Still Holds. CT. JOSEPH, Aug. l.The M5th ballot had betn tuken when the Fourth district democratic congressional convention took g recess until tomorrow. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Saturday and Snndny, Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.! Hour. Dear. Ilonr. Des. Ha. m ..... . 1 p. m TO 11 a. m tf 9 p. an T3 7 a. m...... TO 3 p. m TM H a. m TO 4 p. m TO a. m...... Tt R p. m HO 10 a. m T p. m TO 11 i, a Til T p. ni TS 13 m T3 p. m TO ff p. m T5 RUSSIANS PUSH SOUTHWARD Corean Rebels Are Aiding; Them and Have Been Furnished with Horses. Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.) WONSON, Aug. 20. (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) A rumor from the north reports that 000 Russian Infantrymen have arrived at Ham Heung, accompanying a pack train, loaded with tents and ammunition. Supplies for a large body of troops are following them closely. Seven Coreans acting as spies for the Japanese were captured by the Rus sians. The Russian commander at Ham Heung has prohibited the sale of liquor there, stating that he will not be responsible for the actions of his men If liquor Is fur nished to them. Five hundred Russians today left Ham Heung and proceeded south to Moon Chun. The magistrate has ordered the population to prepare accommodations and forage for them. I am Informed from a trustworthy sou roe that the Corean rebel society of the "Tonghaks" has Joined the Russians, who are providing the "Tonghaks" with mounts from a large number pt extra Si berian horses accompying the troops. ASKOLD IRRITATES THE JAPANESE Squadron May Bo Sent to Shanghai to Forea Disarming;. TOKIO, Aug. 19. (Noon.) The Japanese are growing impatient at the delay in the decision of the status of the Russian cruiser Askold at Shanghai. The Askold has docked and Is refitting ind evidently Intends to endeavor to rejoin the Russian fleet and resume its place in the naval campaign. This Is declared to be an open violation of neutrality, which the Chinese government Is evidently powerless to pre vent. Many Japanese openly urge the dispatch of a squadron to Shanghai to seize and remove the Askold. The government Is particularly desirous of respecting the neu trality of Shanghai, but it Is unwilling to suffer the Askold to escape. It Is possible that a Japanese squadron will go to Shang hai and require that the Askold be dis armed, leaving It thereafter In the pos session of the Chinese. WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. Consul General Goodnow has cabled the State department from Shanghai that the Chinese taotai there has reported against the claim of the Russian consul general and decided that the torpedo boat destroyer now at that port must go out or disarm by the 20th Instant, and that tha cruiser must do like wise by the 21st Instant. - SHANGHAI, Aug. 19 Despite the taotal's decision to allow the Russian torpedo boat destroyer Grosovoi and the cruiser Askold to remain In port for what would be con sidered a reasonable length of time to make repairs, the Japanese consul general made three demands today that the vessls either leave port or disarm. The ships are carefully guarded by customs officers and lighters are waiting to coal' the Askold. Semi-official reports state that the Japan ese fleet wilt make a demonstration out side the harbor on Tuesday. The neutral consuls believe the Japanese threat to seise the vessels Is a bluff. A pacific end of the controversy Is anticipated. The damaga to the Askold Is greater than ex pected and cannot be repaired under three weeks. DO NOT REGARD DELAY SERIOUS French Not Disturbed Over Tardiness of Russia's Protest. PARIS, Aug. 19. The French minister at Toklo has not yet communicated, to the Foreign office the text of Russia's protest against the cutting out of the torpedo boat destroyer Ryeshltelnl at Che Foo, the' transmission of which has been delayed owing' to Foreign Minister Delc9sse's ab sence., The matter is not regarded as serious. International complications not being anticipated. It Is believed thnt Japan will reply that It had the right to ascer tain whether tha vessel was dismantled and found that It was not wholly disarmed, whereupon the Russian commander as saulted the Japanese commander, thus pro voking a climax. Russia probably will dispute the facts an,d matters will hang over until the peace settlement. The report that the Japanese consul at Shanghai has been ordered to inform China that It will be held responsible for the disarmament of the Askold and Grozovol Is officially confirmed. Well Informed cir cles have no doubt that China will fulfill Its obligations, and then consider that ths presence of numerous warships of various nationalities at Shanghai Is sufficient guar antee that Japanese will not attempt to violate the neutrality of the port. SAYS TROUBLE IS JUST BEGUN Count Cnaslnt Predicts Serious Result from Ryeshltelnl Incident. NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-In an Interview with a Herald correspondent telegraphed from Bar Harbor, Me., Count Cassinl, the Russian ambassador, discusses at length the Ryeshi'elnl Incident at Che Foo. The question, instead of being closed, he says, Is Just opened; and, In an interna tional sense, it is regarded by the ambas sador as far more serious than any prob lem which has been before the world t'.nce the adjustment of the Boxer troubles, "I regard the mutter In such a serious light," he said, "because It Is In affair way to terminate suddenly and finally the Inter national agreement for the maintenance of the neutrality of China. That would be a calamity because of the dangers with which It would threaten not only China, but every nation that is interested In China." RUSSIAN GUNBOAT GOES DOWN Strikes Mine nnd Sinks In Golf Near Port Arthur. TOKIO, Aug. 19. A Russian gunboat of ths Otvajnl type struck a mine and sank off Laotl promontory, the extreme south east point of the Klan Tung peninsula, on which Port Arthur is situated, at 8 o'clock on Thursday night. Tho Otvrjr.l is an armorel gunboat o.' 1,&00 tons displacement, launched In 1X91, and carries ono nine-inch gun, ono six-Inch and ten quick-firing guns. ' It has two torpedo tubes, has a speed of fifteen kuols and carries a crew of 143 ineu. IMBIIIS LAST STAN General Stoesael in Death Grapple with Japanese at Fort Arthur. JAPANESE ABANDON ONE POSITION Fort Captured from Kusfians is-Allowed to Eerert to Them. RAINS INTERFERE WITH KURORTS ARMY Movements Around Liao Tang Practically at Standstill Now. JAPANESE WILL NOT GET WARSHIPS Russian Commander Has Orders Fight to the Death or Blow Up Vessels if Port Arthur ' Falls. (Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 1904.) BT. PETERSBURG. Aug. 19. -(New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to tha Bee.) One Japanese force brought up by re inforcements to 100.000 men, with 450 guns, 150 of siege caliber, Is drawing closor around Port Arthur. Its latest achieve ment Is ths taking of the Llao Tlechan fort. The Russian defenders are assisted as much as possible by the guiis of tha Pobleda, the Retvlsan, the Peresvtet, the Poltava, the Sevastopol, the Diana and the Pallada, while the gunboats Glllak, Bobr and Otvazny run along the coast and harrass the Japanese who thus exchange. Are on a prodigious scale. . .m A Che Foo dispatch announces a special dispatch stating that events of the high est Importance are in prepartion at Llao Yang. The forthcoming fight thera will decide the fate of Japan. This leads to the belief that General Kouropatktn, even at this stage of tha conflict, may make a supreme effort to try and force the Japanese to reduce their army around Port Arthur. Pessimism prevails here to almost an In credible extent. Everywhere It Is whis pered that Port Arthur has fallen. Such assertions are but Idle suppositions. CHE FOO, Aug. 10. (Noon.) Chinese who have arrived here from Port Arthur declare that the Japanese position at Palunchang, from which they poured a heavy fire Into Port Arthur end the Inner forts, has been retaken, the Japanese retiring to Bhushlyon. - The German authorities at Tslng Tail have sent a guard of 100 man to a point fifteen miles eaat of that place for tho pur pose of frustrating an expected attempt on tha part ot the Japanese to erect a. wireless telegraph station. Russians' Final Stand. 8 p. m. Chinese who embarked from Llao Tleshan promontory at 11 o'clock yester day morning report the continuance of heavy fighting. They say the Japanese have occupied Pigeon bay and are within strik ing distance of the Llao Tleshan forts, which are still occupied by the Russians. ' According to tha Chinese, the Russians at Port Arthur are making their final stand. Land Battle Imminent. MUKDEN, Aug. 19. A battle Is regarded as being Imminent, as the Japanese on the Russian east front are only twenty miles from Llao Yang. . The advance posts are not more than four miles apart and small skirmishes are of dally occurrence. On the south the Japanese have retired to Hal Cheng. ,. Will Destroy Ships. ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. M. (M0 a. m.) Acute anxiety prevails regarding the situ ation at Port Arthur on account Of tho desperate character of the fighting as re ported taking place. The war office doe not seem to believe that danger ot the fall of tho fortress la so Imminent aa Is gen erally asserted. According to advices re ceived by the War office, there Is still an ample supply of ammunition and provis ions thera. While It is realized that th Japanese probably outnumber tha defend ers, six or seven-fold, the great strength of the fortifications, it is believed, will O much to make up for the disparity In num. bers. Upon one point, there is absolute unani mity here, namely, that If the fortress falls the fleet will not fall Into the hands of ths Japanese. On this point the admiralty's Instructions are of the most Imperative character. Vice Admiral Prince Ouktomsky has best! ordered, should the worst come, to sally forth for a death struggle, and thers It no question here that these Instructions will be carried out both In letter and In spirit, but If for any reason a final sortie proves to bo Impossible, the admiral Is to destroy his ships and to make certain that their wreckage shall be absolutely Irreparable. In tha meantime Vice Admiral Rojest vensky's Bulth: squadron, Including the battleship Orel, is standing off Cranstndt with steam up. It Is popularly expected that the squadron will sail at any hour and It Is quite true that It la ready for almost Immediate departure, but regarding the question of sailing there Is a difference of opinion among Hie naval authorities. It la held on the one hand that the Immedi ate sailing of the squadron would b tho best policy. Should It arrive within two months It would find Vice Admiral Togo's fleet in an infinitely worse condition than If the Japanese were allowed the whole winter to repair and refit the ships. The advocates of un Immediate salllnf hold thit the port of Vladivostok Is c pable of receiving the squadron, evn) should entrance Into Port Arthur prove ve be Impracticable ami they wlh to treat (lis Port Arthur squadron for the present as a negligible quantity, letting the Built sea vessels meet t!i Japanese In the pres ent weakened condition without relying for any leitnln ti!lMtice either un Vice Ad miral Ouktonuky or Vice Admiral Skrd loff. Other ollkiuls hold (hat It would bs un-, wise to risk sending the Baltic squadron to the far eaat until the situation at Port Arthur hag btcu cleared and until U .
