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The Omaha Daily Bee. COMPUTE MARKET NEWS IN THE BEE. FULL BOX BAIL SCORES IN TH BEE. i:STAItLlSIIi:i) .1UNK 19, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MOKXINC. ATlU'ST 7. !!().". singm; rorv Tnin:i: cents. "i I 1 ! y i if f EIGHT DIE 01' FEVER Spread of Yellow Ferer Continues in New Orleans Twenty-Light New Cases. PREPARE FOR SYSTEMATIC FIGHT Citiseni Pledge Fncd to Pay Expenses of Marine Hospital Work. ONE DEATH N NEW YORK HOSPITAL Viotim ia William B. 8mhh,Pantryman from Steamer Advance. DISEASE CONTRACTED ON THE ISTHMUS Of the Three Caees DUrovered In Sew York lour Have Originated In eir Orleans Other Men In Detention. NEW ORLEANS, La.. Aug. (i.-Fovcr re Dort no to t p. in.; New cases ',?? Total rases to date Deaths , 8 Tota' to da'e ' New sub-foci -. Total sub-foci to date The fever situation today is a great im provement over the. middle of the week, and the (act that there are only two new sub-foci, one up town and one down town, la a source of special encouragement. An effort Is bslng made to determine the num ber of casea of tevcr under treatment and allowing ten days, which Is a liberal esti mate for a patient to either recover or die It Is figured out that there are now 233 casea under treatment. The marine hospital service has not yet assumed control of the local situation, but it la expected to do ao tomorrow. The conditiona precedent to their assumption that the citizens of New Orleans pledge themselves to put up $250,0110 to defray the cost of labor and material, has been met and Burgeon White Is in momentary ex pectation ct receiving the formal order from Burgeon Goneral Wyman to take charge. City Pledges Funds. President Roosevelt and Surgeon General Wyman have both been wired by-the citizen's committee of New Orleans that all the funds the officers may acquire out ilde of its stated expenditures will be sup plied by tho people of the city. This action waa taken at noon by a meeting of the finance comm'ttee at the Bt. Charles hotel. It followed the news from Burgeon White that Burgeon General Wyman had asked or a definite statement of the financial Intentions of the people, and had himself given a statement of what the marine hospital expected to do with the funds. This telegram waa sent to Burgeon Oen eral Wyman: "The citizens of New Orleans pledge themselves '.o secure and furnish all the funds neoMHtary to pay. the expenses which your services may Incur for labor and iraterlala In dealing with the situation here. Thla in accordance with Dr. White's telegram to you." The citizens' committee has addressed the following appeal to the citizens of New Orleans: We respectfully ask your earnest at tention to the telegram from Surgeon General Wyman of the I'nlted States pub lic health and marine hospital service. In which are expllaned the conditions under which the service will assume charge of the fever situation. As immediate action was Imperative, Mayor Hehrman agreed at once to these conditions and In your behalf wc gave the pledge that you would contribute funds which might be required In tne prosecution of the right. The com mittee has now In hand about $70,000. A very much larger sum than this will be needed, and we should be able in a few dava to place at t lie command of the federal authorities at least $2.:0,oni. The state and city can lie counted on to do their duty, but the Individual citizen must do his. The city of New Orleans In times of peril has never faltered, and we appeal to you to redeem the pledge made by us In your behalf. Not one dollar of the "a funds contributed will be expended except e under the direction of the i'nlted 8tatea public heajth and marine hospital service. Surgeon White returned from Gulf Port and Ocean Eprtngn, where he had gone to arrange for the Improvement of the camp at Fontalnbleau, on the Louisville & Nash vllle road, and stated that he would prob ably not establish any .camp on the Missis sippi coast. In view of the attitude of the people of Ocean Springs and Governor Vardaman'a expressed determination to abide by their wishes. The camps at Blldell and Wyman will be enlarged to accommodate such travel as would have one over to a camp on the Mississippi coast. Chappelle la Holding Hla Own. Dr. Larue announced that Archbishop Chappelle waa holding his own and there was no change tn Ms condition since last night. The Btata Board of Health has been ad vised of two auspicious cases near Bon Ami, In Calcasieu parish, one of which has died. Burgeon Gutterms of the marine hospital service went to Patterson, St. Mary parish, to see a case which was considered sus picious. The last two vessels of the naval brigade, the Marie and Wolverine, returned to the city tonight from the Rlgolets. where they had gone under orders from the governor to protect the fishermen in Louisiana waters from the depredations of the Mlssls- elppl patrol boats. The Incident Is closed now that the federal government has charge of the quarantines of the two states, except for the case of the Tipsey and the two officers under arrest In St. Bernard parish, who were captured In Lake Borgne. Marine Hospital Takes Charge. WA8H1NUTON. Aug (.Active control of the yellow fever In New Orleans by ihe United States public health and marine service will begin Immediately. Orders to that effect were wired tonight to Surgeon J. II. White, the marine hospital officer now on dijty In that city. These orders followed the receipt frem Dr. White today of a report showing that the citizens if New Orleans had promised their co-ooera- tlon In the work to be undertaken by the federal government and would meet certain financial conditions Imposed by the marine hospital service as a preliminary to assum ing the responsibility. Anticipating this outcome of the case, Dr. White had already determined upon ten tative plans for the woVa In hand. Tin city will be divided Into wards and each ward will be placed tn charge of a respon sible and experienced surgeon of the marine hospital Service, who will have absolute control of the locality. Already 8urgeon General Wyman had given directions to a number of marine hospital surgeons to pro ceed to New Orleans for assignment to work under Dr. White. These are all oftl- CooUoued on aWconil ac ) COUNTESS .TO SELL JEWELS Action of IXoihlrr of Hrliitan Kins Considerable Intrreat . A lennn. Z. I. - (Speii il Cablegram to f Tews originating In Paris the Countess Lonyay. the lincess Stephanie, Intend ' publicly, has causi d great rnurt nt Vienna. re In l nun that the Bale lip due tn financial embar ,'ounl, ljjinyay, who Is a "Ian estate itwnrr. has re ge pun-haw s (if lard. The , too, rorlves an income VIKXNA. The Pre I to the rffrc inner Cr? filing her It I' kno ran In tin rassnients wealthy r cently ma crown pr from the Belgian an well an thr Austrian court. The true reason for the Intention of thp countess to sell her Jewels Is that she has entirely broken off her relations with lioth the Austrian and thp Belgian courts. The rupture Is not. as the Berlin Tagllehe ; Rundschau states, due to her feelings re- i girdlnrr the matrimonial troubles of her sister, Princess Louise of Cnhurg. but is ' the result of the action brought by the ' countess against her father, the king of the Belgians, in connection with the Inheri tance from her mother. Before this action was commenced the Emperor Francis Joseph requested the countess to abandon the litigation on ac count of the public scandal resulting from It The countess not only Ignored the wish of her former father-in-law, but hatred of her father made several from India- creet disclosures. When remonstrated with she calmly asked to be left unmolested, saying the Austrian court ought to be satisfied If she kept silence concerning the period of her marriage with the crown prince. From that moment all Intercourse between herself and the Austrian court has been broken off. To emphasize this breach the countess now Intends selling all her Jewels dating j from the celebration of her first marrlagp. The valup of thp gems submitted to auction Is not an extraordinary one. the most precious object probably being the wedding present of the Emperor Francis Joseph, consisting of a riviere of diamonds of equal size and of the purest water. This orna ment is priced at about $25,000. A string of pearls, the gift of the Crown Prince Rudolf, is said to be worth about I12..V0, while another notable piece is a set of empralds, the wedding gift of the late Duke Albrecht. The total value of the Jewels submitted to auction Is, according to the estimate of Viennese Jewelers, about !O0 non, while lace, including tho bridal veil of the former crown princess, will also be sold, and Is ex pected to fetch $10,(yv). Should the Countess Lonyay attempt to carry out the sale the Emperor Francis Joseph will endeavor to buy up all the articles through a Viennese jeweler. BRITISH QUEEN MAKES SPEECH Presides at Reorganisation of British Red Cross Society In I,ondon. the LONDON. Aug. . (Special Cablegram to The Ree. It Is a matter of considerable curiosity here among those interested In charitable work and many are wondering Just how the followers of Clara Barton will reg.ird the new Bed Cross aoclety Just organized under tho auspices of the queen or h.ngland. The official speech of the queen upon the occasion of the organization, or rather reorganization. Is as follows: It has been on my mind ever since the South African war and I became president to try and reorganize the Red Cross so ciety on a more practical and sound basis. It affords me, therefore, the greatest sat isfaction to learn that the Red Cross council has consented to Join hands with the National Aid soclPtv. founded by thut distinguished soldier, the late Iird Want age, under the title, "The British Red Cross Society." I therefore propose that this new or ganization shall be based upon member ship association and the members and as sociates of the society shall be recruited from all classes throughout the empire. The society shall be entirely voluntary, and. while In touch with the War office and Admiralty, the society shall be or ganized and act wholly Independently of these departments In time of peace, but naturally, in time of war. It must come under naval and military control. I therefore appeal to nil women if h empire to assist me In carrying out this great scheme, which ia essential, y a woman's work, and which is the one and only way In which we can assist our brave and gallant army and navy to perform their arduous duties In times of war. POOR STATISTICS OF ENGLAND Large Increase Known In Knmber of People Aaslated by the State. IDNDON. Aug. . (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) According to statistics Just given out on Jnuary 1 last 932,267 persons were in receipt of the poor law relief In England and Wales. Of this number 148, 01S were in London, being an Increase of 11,. 600 on the figures of January 1, 1901. Out side London the number was 7M.2M. the In crease In this Instance being 61.639. The number tn receipt of relief was com paratively high throughout last year and the total on January 1 was T.I per cent higher than up to the previous January 1. The proportion to the population was 1 la 36, or 27. per 1.000. In London the propor tion was higher, being 1 In 31, or 31. t per 1,000. Exclusive of the insane and the casuals 46.8 per cent of the total consisted of 116,064 families, comprising 378,613 persons. There was a considerable Increase In the class of I married couples with children relieved, par- , . ' . ,,,. . , ' far iJ Th. tn .l of ,i i. "u,noor relief. The total rubber of adults returned as ordinarily ab-bodlea amounted to 131.- j 6S9, an Increusj of 17 7 per cent; those classed as not able-bodied numbered 428. 49, an increase or 3.4 per cent. London had 21.- 649 of the able-bodied paupers, an Increase of 23.7 ner cent, but the ..!.. was 142 I per cent In Essex, which had 9,163 able-bodied paupers. SERVIAN PRINCE IS LIVELY Heir Apparent to Throne Has "Duster Brown" Time at the Capital. BELGRADE. Aug. (.-(Special Cablegram to The Bee.)-Ma)or Levasaur. the tutor of the crown prince of Servta. has resigned o-?:ng to his royal pupil having made the I vc to hot for llln'' R'"'ntly the prince lei the major a mad gallop In the country during which the major fell from his horse and seriously injured his arm. I-ast week the prince engaged In a fencing bout with the major, who la an excellent swords man, and made such an effective onslaught that he disabled him. The next day in apite of ( the major's protests he Insisted upon fighting again. The tutor thereupon handed In his resignation to King Peter. The people of Servia are expecting lively doiiigs wuen the prince takes an establish ment of his own on hj eighteenth birthday, this month. He says he will start a racing stable and that he will buy a mator car. King Peter has up to the present time withheld a motor car for rcaauns of prudent. RIOT IN CHINESE THEATER One Faction Kills Leaden f Rival Organ , ization in New York Playhouse. THREE KILLED ANO SEVERAL INJURED Men Armed with Hftnlvfru Fire on Marked V let I ma Joat After (nr. In Rlare Man) ArrriU NEW YORK. Aug. fi.-As a result of, a Initio between members of the big Chinese societies In the Chinese theater In Dover street tonight, three Chinamen were killed, two others probably fatally wounded and many others Injured. When the police succeeded in breaking up the riot they had arrested more than enough inhabitants of h" Chinese district to fill the Elizabeth street and other police stations in the vicinity. According to a report made by 'he police the Hip Sing Tung started the trouble and selected the Chinese theater. which Is seldom visited by the police, 1 as the most favorable scene for operations. The theater holds about 4U0 people, and on Sunday night is crowded with visiting celestials from all other metropolitan dis tricts. When the bill was begun the thea- ter was packed. A short time later. In the buck of the building. Hip Sing Tong i members appeared with 44-callbre re volvers concealed beneath their flowing gar ments. Suddenly, as the actors on the ! stage reached a climax In the play, there was a loud explosion, quickly followed by several others in the front of the theater. near the stage. The actors fled In terror and the audience surged as far as it could toward the rear, where several of the Hip Ring Tongs began an Indiscriminate fusillade Into the throng. It developed later that the first explosions were made by huge firecrackers. Finally in des peration, the audience charged on the men with the revolvers and. bearing them down, got to the one exit which was open. There they fought desperately to reach the street. The first explosions had started the quarter, and as the theater crowd poured Into Doyer street tho tenement houses, filled mostly with Chinese, hut with a sprinkling of white people, and In a few minutes Chinatown was a scene of the wildest excitement. Mock Duck, alleged to be the leader of the Hip Sing Tong, was arrested. Accord ing to statements made by Chinamen to the police, he instigated the affair and remained outside the theater, having sent Into It the men who did the shooting, with orders to wait in the back of the house until a confederate in front set off the big crackers, when they were to pick off certain designated victims. Tills, the police say, is exactly what took place. After the arrest of the men found In the headquarters of the Hip Sing Tong In the Bowery', the detectives continued to make arrests of Chinamen, until more than thirty were In custdy, two of the men arrested In the Hip Sing Tong quarters were taken to the hospital, and It Is ex pected were identified by the wounds aa having done the shooting. SENATOR FARRIS ACQUITTED Jury In Case of Mlaaonrl Official Charajed with Bribery Hetnrna Verdict of Kot Guilty. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. Aug 6.-Stato Senator Frank H. Farris was today ac quitted by a Jury In the circuit court on a charge of bribery In connection with a bill Introduced at a session of the state legisla ture in 1901 to repeal the statute prohibit ing the use of alum in the manufacture of baking powder, commonly known as the Alum bill." The Jury retired to consider a verdict at 9:36 last night. The first ballot resulted eight for acquittal and four for convic tion. The same result continued on sub sequent ballots and the Jury was locked up for the night at 11:30 p. m. At 10:26 this morning word came from the Jury room that a verdict had been reached, and Judge Davis convened a spe cial session of court to hear the result. The acquittal was greeted with cheers by tho friends of Senator Farris and the lat ter was warmly congratulated. The trial had lasted for a week, the prin cipal testimony for the state being that of Former Lieutenant Governor John A. Leo, on whose testimony before the grand Jury indictments were returned against Farris and former State Senator C. A. Smith. It was arranged today that the applica tion for a change of venue In the case of Smith be withdrawn, as It Is regarded that the acquittal of Farris precludes the possi bility of a conviction In the Smith case, as the charges In each Instance were Identical. The Smith case will be taken up before Judge Martin and It is announced will be dismissed by the state. RIOT IN CAMP MEETING Negroes Near Grounds Quarrel Orer Crap Game Two Men Killed and On Seriously Hart. BMTRNA, Del., Aug, . An early morning riot this morning among negroes at Friendship camp meeting near Clayton re sulted in the death of George Jackson of I """"'""V'; heart, and John Pierce of Mount Pleasant, Mlddletown, who was shot through the I who received a bullet In the back. William i m . I " " "v"4"" the Delaware A Chesapeake railroad, close to the camp meeting grounds. A dispute 1 rOM "nd revo,ve" were brought Into I VY- When officers reached the battle ground they found Jackson dead. Pierce was removed to Clayton, where he died tonight. John Knapper of Portsmouth. Va., Arthur Adams of Sea ford. Del., and two other negroes were locked up, charged J with being participants In the fight. Two revolvers and a razor were found on Knapper. Guy declares that Knapper shot him. MORTON'S NARROW ESCAPE Automobile la Which He Is Riding Strikes Hear End of Street Car. NEW YORK. Aug. 6 Paul Morton, presi dent of the Equitable Life Assurance so ciety, and Mrs. Morton, had a narrow es cape from serious injury tonight when their automobile ran Into an Eighth avenue car at Forty-fourth street. Mr. and Mrs. Morton were on their way acro.3 town; with two friends whom they had met at the Pennsylvania railroad depot, when, In attempting to avoid a southbound car, the wheels slipped and the machine struck the car a glancing blow. The conductor was thrown from the platform and slightly hurt.- and the automobile was temporarily disabled, but no further damage was done. WAR SCANDAL IS GROWING IHaclnanrra In llrltlsli Hearing Mn (anae Downfall nt the ton. rrutlir Ministry. LONDON. Aug. ti .-(Special Cabli gram to The Hee.)-Dcspiie nil that has been said and done regarding the war stores scandil It Is hinted that the'e are ilkely to be suiptl.-es in store and that the scandals may yet i au4e ihe downfall of the const rv atie government. It Is said that the ranil- l flcatlons of some of Ihe "grafting ptac- tlces" may be as far leaching and as wide extended as the mi-i ailed Equitable Life Assurance society scandal in Ihe I'nlted States. It Is said that some of the persons Im plicated though feal'. of no Importance In the win Id of politics or of business, being "small fry," threaten that In the event of not obtaining satiafa.-tlnn they will Infpeach high government cfflclals for gtoss carelessness and for lack of business precautions which made them mere tools in the hands of unsci upulous business houses Officials Interested in firms or Individuals are stated to have fclvcn Indirect orders to deal with certain people, and it Is Alleged fhnt MvlHuna In m i it h, Ht t- hnvp AC-' cepted brlbs. It is also likely that the case of noncoiiunissioned officers with large bank accounts will be gone Into. It will further be urged that the supply branch of the army service corps is totally unfit for a great war, as it has been re duced to a mere specialized branch, largely governed by transport and Infantry offi- I cers who have no expe t supply experience. The very small number of efficient supply , men were worked off their legs In South Africa and very often were under officers totally Ignorant of supply work, who would not or could not refuse supplies which their Juniors of the supply branch had condemned In this way coarse food and rotten stores were not only sent to the troops, but were accepted by those who if properly qualified would have re- , jected them. It Is suggested that the sup- ply branch of the army should have a thorough knowledge of the world's markets , and that capable agents ehould be ap- pointed who in time of war would be re- sponsible for getting supplies from con tractors whose Integrity beyond doubt. Such a scheme would piobably cost $.710,000 a year, but li war times It is believed it would result In the saving of many mil lions. ACCUSES BRITAIN OF PLOTTING German Jfewapnper Snys Eirnhnd De sires to Annex the Island 'of Crete. BERLIN, Aug. 6. (Special Cahlegram to The Bee.) The Relchshote publishes a leader blaming England for the condition of affairs in Crete. England, It Is al leged, means to secure another posspsslon In the eastern Mediterranean, probably Suda bay. It. is no longer In awe of any effective opposition from Russia. Italy Is said to be practically Its ally In Mediter ranean politics, and France Is mesmer ized by Morocco. England is probably the prime mover In recent events on the Island of Crete. It has secretly arrangecf mat ters with the leaders did given tlem a free hand on certain conditions. "This," says the Relchshote, "is Eng land's way to utilize the embarrassments of other states to Its own advantage. The mandate of Prlnre George is In force until the end of tho year. What will then hap pen? England Is master1 of the situation in southpastprn Europe, and should It go forward decisively, yet circumspectly, a situation will be created disadvantageous not only to Russia, hut to other powers with Interests In the Mediterranean. Eng lish diplomacy works ceaselessly, restlessly on the chessboard of the world," says the Relchshote, adding, "diplomatists of the other powers hardly know what 'weltpol lt lk is. They should learn It from these modern Phoenicians." ORANGEMEN ARE DISPLEASED Do ot Like Action of Balfour Withdrawing; Irish Redistri bution Bill. tn DI'BLIN, Aug. . (Special Cahlegram to The Bee.) The withdrawal of the govern ment's resolution in favor of redistribution has provoked some Irish unionist criticism of Mr. Balfour, who. It Is thought, should have been better prepared to meet possible difficulties of procedure. His announce ment that the redistribution bill will not be abandoned Is received, however, with satisfaction, and Irish unionists now regard It as an Important step forward that the government Is definitely committed to a policy of electoral reform. The unionist press hoiee that tho bill will benefit from the discussion produced by the resolution. The nationalist press rejoices at what It chooses to call the discomfiture of the gov ernment by Mr. Redmond, but admits that tho danger of redistribution has merely been postponed for another year. At a Lambeg meeting of Orangemen Colonel Wallace, the grand master of Bel fast, declared that a redistribution bill ought to be passed as soon as possible to wipe out the gross misrepresentation of lrela d In Parliament. MUTINEER IS A MODEST MAN Man Who Led Revolt on Knlas ro te in k I d e Heartbroken at Ills Failure. VIENNA. Aug. 6 (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) After reading the description furnli-hed by a correaponden of the Neue Freie Presse regarding Matcuchenko, the ringleader of the Potemkine'a mutineers. j one is almost tempted to fall In love with the man and Indulge In , hero worship. Among other things the correspondent of the Neue Freie Presse, says: This "bloodthirsty" mutineer possesses the naivete and the smile of a little child. In his eyes you may read the melancholy of the ateppes and the dreaminess of the woods He never speaks of his aged mother, who lives in a small Russian vil lage without tears in Ills eyes Hp pre seiited every member of the Poteniklne's crew with a sovenlr. and was heartbroken at the failure of his plans. EVENING TRAINS TO VOLCANO Vlaltora at Naples Are Given Oppor tunity to See Veauvlus at Milbl. NAPLES. Aug 6-(Special Cablegram to months since the bursting out of lava The Bee It is now more than two began on Vesuvius, and it has never o ased flowing more or less abundantly since ,h,n. forn a large rMg, vn ,h, iiJo of the big cone and the accumulation of materitl at the bottom ia enormous. On mild nights a trip up the mountain to see the glowing lava Is very attractive, and an evening train is running to the lower stations for sightseers to pass the night, returning tn the murniiig to Naules. STATEMENTS DO NOT AGREE Reports of Strike on alortbern Railway! Are at Wide Variance. OPERATORS SAY SITUATION IS FAVORABLE Hallway Oftlrlala say Men Are Return- I Ina to Wos In I n me Number and that Trouble ia Prae tleall) Over. ST. PAI L, Aug. 6. There continues to be a wide variance between the officials' Etnti nietits given out by the officials of the miking operators and those of the North ern Pacific and Great Northern roads. The officials of the roads claim that the strike Is practically at an cni. and that twelve hours more will see Its finish, that strikers aie applying for their old positions and that new men are being constantly em ployed: that regular trains arc on scnedule time and freight being moved promptly On the other hand President Perhain said to the Associated Press tonight thai the situation as reported to him Is more favor able to the operators than it has been at any stage of the strike and that he is confident of victory. He denies that there lias been any further deflection since re ported yesterday in tne Idaho division and that twenty men had been sent to "pull out" the operators who had went to work on that division. He admitted that the company was sending strike breakers west, but not In such large numbers as the com pany alh gcd. These men. he averred, were being hired under false pretenses, and thut as soon as they became cognizant of the state of q.ffalrs the majority of them would quit work and Join the strikers. Reports Ynrda Blocked. According to Mr. Perliam the statement that trains were being run on schedule time and lhat freight was being handled were incorrect, and In substantiation of this statement he exhibited reports from various chairmen on the western division showing that perishable freight was being refused and that in ninny cases the yards were blocked an I little or no freight was being moved. One report stated that the Anetta line of the Great Northern In North Dakota was blocked up and that only one freight train hail been run since the strike began. Only one night office was said to be open between Mlnot and Wllliston, N. D., on the Great Northern. At the rnlon depot It was reported that the North Coast limited on the Northern Pacific, due here at 2:20 p. m., was seven hours late, while the Twin City express on the same road, due at 7:40 this morning, ar rived two hours late. The Great Northern roast train arrived on time this afternoon, but the trnln due at 10:40 had not been re ported, the depot people stating that they had no wires working further west than Minneapclla. Trains on the Winnipeg division of both roads, as well as local trains, were re ported moving on practically schedule time. Says All Tralna Are on Time. Tonight General Superintendent Slade of the Great Northern Issued the following statement: Paramount positions are rapidly being filled pn ull divisions, These positions repre sent a small proportion of the total number and arrangements are being made to fill those remaining with competent men. Th new men will be checked In as soon as transfers ran be made by our auditors. Traffic Is moving absolutely under normal conditions, nud all reports are being sent to headquarters over our own wires. Pas senger trains are' making schedule tlmp or bpttpr and all freight Is bplng promptly moved. There Is no accumulation of curs at any of the terminals. General Manager H. J. Rein of the North ern Paciflo reports a similar state of af fairs. 1 HONORS FOR TAFT'S PARTY Parade at Mnnlln This Mornlnar with Ten Thousand Men and Fifty Floats In Line. MANILA. Aug. 7. A large spectacular parade was held this morning In honor of the visit of Secretary of War Taft and porty. Ten thousand men were In line, In cluding military, marines, sailors, indus trials and thirty provincial delegations. There were fifty floats and eighty bauds In line. The parade was three hours passing the reviewing stand. , I Secretary Taft, Governor General Wright, Major General Corbln, Rear Admiral Train and Miss Alice Roosevelt and the resident foreign representatives weie In the review ing stand. Two floats bore fountains of ylang-ylang and other floats were pro fusely decorated with flowers. At 3 p. m. Secretary Taft received a com mittee of sugar planters, wno spoke of the sugar Interests of the Island. At 8 o'clock Governor General Wright held a public reception at Malacanan pal- ! ace. FUTURE PLANS FOR CONGER Rumor that He Is to Remain In Wash. Ington as Adviser to President on Chinese Questions. MEXICO CITY. Aug.. s.-A rumor was set afloat on the departure of American Ambassador Conger for the I'nlted States that he would not return to his post here, but might remain in Washington, possibly as advisor on the Chinese questions now become uppermost, and on which he la recognized as an authority on account of his seven years' service at Peking as Amer ican minister. The general wish among Americans here Is that Minister Conger will come back, as he has In a very brief time won the good will of all classes In Mexico. MURDERER IS IDENTIFIED Man Who Ran Amnek on an Alton Excursion ruin Is Eugene Tike bTau of llopedale, 111. LOI'ISIANA, Mo., Aug. 6. The man who killed Marion Warner of Becor, 111., yes teiday morning on a Chicago & Alton ex cursion train has been Identified as Eugene Plkeman of Hopedale, 111. Plkeman says that he recently returned from the Philip pines, where he served In the army and he was on his way to Join the army again when the tragedy occurred. Root lalls Newfoundland. ST. JOHNS. N. F.. Aug ti Secretary of State Elthu Root, who Is now salmon fish ing on the east coast of Newfoundland, will arrive here on Tuesday to remain a week before proceeding to Lubrador to view the ellipse of the sun. It la under stood that he will hold a conference with the colonial ministry respecting the Bond Hay treaty with the view of effecting a compromise ahich will prevent the enforce ment of the bait act and grant the colony the fishery advantage of the American markets. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair and Warmer In Kat Portion. Temperatnre at Omalia ratenlnvt Honr. lie. . . IT . . IS . . its . . III! . . TO . . 74 . . T1 , . ."J llonr. t P. J i. :i p. -i p .1 p. p. T P. s l. i p. ivu . . SI . . SI . . si . . s:i . . M . . TT . . 7S r, a. ni , IS n. m, T a, m , f n . ni , U a. m, to n. m. 11 a . ni , 12 m.. . . ACCIDENT IN WYOMING MINE Two Men Killed anil lx Srrlonaly llurt l Fall nt Coal nt CaniberlHiul. SALT LAKE CITY, I'tah. Aug. .-A special to the Tribune from Cumberland. Wyo.. says that two men were killed, two severely injured and six otrWs slightly Injured In an accident at mine No. 1 of the I'nlon Pacific Coal company. The dead. JOSEPH ANDERSON. JAMES SELLERS The seriously injured are Joseph Corrl gan. back broken: Frank Sahella. bnck broken; Thomas Evans, John Miller and William Wilcox and three others were slightly hurt. AH of the Injured were sent by special train to the hospital at Rock Springs The mines were working but a small force of men at the time of the accident. There was some coal overhead that was consid ered unsafe. The men had Just fired a blank, shooting a quantity of It down, nnd had started to shovel It into cars when an other section of coal fifteen feet long, eight feet wide and ten Inches thick fell from above, crushing tho men to tho floor. Sellers wns about 32 Wrars of age and leaves a . wife and five children. Anderson was IT years cf age and leaves a wife and two small children. ELECTRICAL STORM IN EAST Man Killed by I.lahtnlna nt Dnbola. Pa. Pnrta of Philadelphia Are Flooded. DI'BOIS Ta., Aug. fi. During an elec trical storm that passed over Crenshaw, a mining village about ten miles north of this place, this afternoon the freight station of the Pittsburg, Shawmut Northern rail way wns struck by lightning and Joseph Hire, aged 20. was Instantly killed; Steve Rendus, aged 18, wns fatally Injured and Leonard Eckard, Gilbert Short and Frank Moloney were seriously Injured. They were shocked and burned about tho head and body. PHIL. i.PHIA. Aug R. An unusually heavy thunderstorm passed over this sec tion early today, doing considerable dam age. More than two Inches of rain fell within a period of an hour amT"a half. Sewers In some parts of the city were unable to carry off the water and streets and cellars were flooded. In the north eastern part of the city two houses were undermined nnd collapsed, probably fatally Injuring John Hanhacker, aged 73. His wife was also hurt. Four other persons who were In the houses had narrow escapes from death. The stWYi dirt considerable damage In southern New Jersey. TRAIN STRIKES STREET CAR Child Killed nnd Fifteen Persona In .J n red In Grnde Crossing; Accident In Cleveland. CLEVELAND, O., Aug. fi -The fast Pittsburg flyer. No. 5fA on the Cleveland & Pittsburg railroad, crashed Into an east bound St. Clair street car at 9:30 tonight, killing a child Instantly and fatally In juring six people, while fifteen others sus tained Injuries. The accident happened without warn ing, as the conductor hod Just crossed the railroad trarks to see that the line was clear and had thrown a safety deraller switch to permit the car to pass. The headlight of the train was not visible, nor was Its rumbling heard until it was but a short distance from the crossing. The con ductor let go the deraller switch In time to throw the rear truck of his car off the track, but not In time to prevent the front end from being struck and the car hurled around until It stood parallel with the rail road track. Tho car contnlned forty passengers, who were bound for their homes and amusement resorts along the car line. Only a few es caped uninjured and they were persons oc cupying the rear of the car. BLUEBEARD INCUDAHY CRIME Anonymous Letter Chnra-ea Brooklyn Man with Aiding; In the Kldnnplnar. NEW YORK, Aug. 6. Inspector Cross got a letter In a disguised hand today. In which the writer makes the declaration that Frederick E. Carlton, the accused Brooklyn Bluebeard, was Involved In the kidnaping of the son of Edward Cudahy of Omaha, five years ago. The mysterious correspondent declares that Carlton wrote a letter to Mr. Cudahy offering to restore the hoy to him upon receipt of $500. 'Of course there may not bs anything In this letter," said Inspector Cross, "but I am not going to take any chances of missing valuable Information, and I have sent detectives to Investigate." i When Carlton was seen at the Jail he would only say: "I am surprised that they have not Indicted me for the assassin ation of Grand Duke Berglus." LYON WILL SUCCEED CARNAHAN Kansas Man Appointed Temporary Commander Inlformed Rank Knights of Pythias. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind . Aug. -General Joseph H. Lyon of Leavenworth, Kan., has been appointed temporary major gen eral of the uniform rank, Knights of Pythias, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of General J. R. Carnahan. The appointment was made by Charles E. Shively of Richmond, supreme chancellor and comm inder-in-chlef of the uniform rank. Knights, of Pythias, and was an nounced at a conference of officers of the order held here. General Lyon Is western passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific railroad. The permanent appointment of a major general. Mr Shively said tonight, will be made In the next sixty ditys. Movements of Oeran Veaaela Auautt i. At New York Arriv ed : i'nlted States, from Copenhagen; Columbia, from Glas gow; l.n liascoitfiie. from Havre. At I Jlasgow Arrived ; ( ul.-d'ir.lu, from New York. At Southampton balled: Friederlch der Gosse for New York. At Queenstown Sailed: Etruria for New York. At Dovi-6Uied; JLroiiland for Xiw a'ork FOG DELAYS SHIPS Envoys Will Not Be Abln to Pegin Nego tiations Tuesday. BOTH PARTIES STOP AT NEYvPORT They Exp?ct to Reach Forlsmoiuh Some Time Tonight. WITTE ABND0SS WATER ROUTE He is Not a Giod nilor and Prefers Travel by Rail.' COMMENT OF RUSSIAN NEWSPAPERS i:ery Movement of the Envoys Is I losely Followed and rtunl fnl of eaolltit lona Anxiously Awaited. NEWPORT. R. 1 , Aug. ((.-Instead of ar riving at Portsmouth on Monday the ves sels placid at the disposal of the Russian and Japunese pence delegations will proba bly not reach that city before Tuesday morning. The ships arrived off Newport late this afternoon and the converted yacht Ma.vllower with M. Wltte and Baron li n came Into port. After a stay of nearly five hours M. Wltte lett for Elision on a special train at 10 p. m. He decided to remain In that city until tomor row morning and proceed to Portsmouth by rail. Huron Rosen returned to the May Mower. Commander Cinneron Mc-R. Wlnslow of the Mayflower, the flagship of the squm' ron, Issued Instructions tonight to defer sailing until tomorrow. The vessels will therefore be unable to reach their destina tion before Monday night or Tuesday morning. At 1 o'clock this morning the squadron encountered a dense fog and anchored ten miles off New London. The fog did not lift until 1 p. m. today, when Com mander Wlnslow signaled "Assemble off Newport." Newport was reached about 6 p. m. The Mayflower entered the harbor and ' M. Wltte nnd Huron Rosen, accompanied by Commander Wlnslow nnd two secret ser vice officers went ashore. This modifica tion of tho original program was decided on at the luncheon nt Oyster Bay on Fri day, when M. Wltte confessed to the president that ho was not a good sailor, and preferred to make at least half the trip to Portsmouth by mil. The president readily assented to changes, and gave orders that a private car lie In waiting at Newport today. A fog prevented the Rus sians from catching a train which would take them to Portsmouth tonight. It was eventually decided to proceed to Boston and go to Portsmouth tomorrow. Sqnndron Anchors for Maht. Commander Wlnslow signalled the dis patch boat Dophlln, which has the Japa nese on board, to enter Newport and leave for Portsmouth tomorrow. Tho vessel came into the harbor shortly after 7 o'clock; and anchored for the night. The squadron will probably get under way tomorrow. The flan is to steam slowly and reach Portsmouth Tuesday. When M. Wltte reaches that port he will go on board the Mayflower and will be received by Admiral Read, commandant of the navy yard. The trip Irom Oyster Bay to Newport was uneventful. After breakfast this morning. Third Assistant Secretary of State Pelrce, who Is on board the convoy, pre paid messages of greeting for M. Wltte and Baron Komura, which Captain Cutler j of the Galveston, sent by wireless telegraph to the Mayflower and Dolphin. Replies came later that both missions had a com fortable night and were enjoying the trip thoroughly. As the Mayflower got under way this ev?nlng, M. Wltte, who stood on the bridge with Commander Wlnslow, doffed his hat to the Galveston and waved a hearty greeting. After dining at Commander Winslow'a cottage tonight he was accompanied to the station bv that officer.' Third Assistant Secretary of State Pelrce and Commander Wlnslow held a conference on the Galveston, late tonight. Both are disappointed owing to the disarrangement of the program. Should the atmosphere clear the squadron will sail early In the morning and make an effort to reach Ports mouth before nightfall. It Is probable that Instead, of going through Vineyard sound, Commander Wlnslow will take the other passage, a longer route. Mr. Pelrce has notified Rear Admiral Read and Governor McLane of his change of plans. Baron Komura sent his secretary ashore to send cablegrams advising Toklo of the reason for the delay. Wltte Reaches Boston. BOSTON, Aug. 6 M. Wltte and party arrived here from Newport at 11:40 o'clock tonight, and was Immediately driven to the Hotel Touralne. It Is expected the party will leave early tomorrow for Ports mouth. Accompanying M. Wltte and Gregory Wilkein, was a. financial agent Of the Russian embassy at Washington and two secret service officers. Comment of Roaalna Press. ST. PETERSBl'RO, Aug. 7.-12:10 a. m. The morning newspapers appear to ba tiring of commenting blindly on the possi bilities of the Portsmouth peace confer ence, but the movements of M. Wltte and the others are followed closely and with interest by the people In the dally papers and they are awaiting actual news of the negotiations with anxiety. The Novoe Vremya declares that Rus sia s internal troubles will be ended with the introduction of a representative gov ernment. Russia, It says, wishes peace, but peace Is necessary to Japan. COLORED BAPTISTS IN LONDON Delegates to Convention Attract At tention and Show Interest ia ew Surroundings. IjONDON. Aug. . (Special Cablegram to The Bee.) of the 3,000 delegates repre senting 7.("i ' Baptists In all parts of ; the world In attendance upon the Baptist world congress it Is probable that fifty i colored men from the I'niteil States at ! tracti-d as much attention as all of the i other delegates combined, and of the I.OUQ, delegates fully 50 of them aere from Amer ica. The delegates representing the Afro American churches -nt a considerable portion of their time in seeing London. If the colored delegates were Interested In Ijmdon. Umil' n was equally Interested In the colored delegates: What seemed to surprise and Interest them the most was tie fact that they were entertained In the homes of the white Baptists of Lon d m -a new experience to most of them. They keenly enjoyed the sensation of rid ing in an omnibus or in a railway rai that everyone uses, Instead of being com pelled to travel la Ui special safe tut cob oi uU uica. "