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SEA LEVEL OR LOCKS
Donialtiig Engioseri of Panama Canal
Hold Tint Vesting.
SPECIALISTS FROM TWO CONTINENTS
Board is Composed of Men Foremoit in
Their Provision.
WILL DECIDE AS TO TYPE OF WATERWAY
All Thyiioal Data Regarding Iithmu
Laid Before Them.
FINlING IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW
President Will C.o Over the Report
and trad It to Con;re for
Final Action of that
Body. WASHINGTON. Sept. 1 A notable hoard
rtf distinguished engineers assembled ln
Washington today on the request of Presl
lent Roosevelt to discuss the relative feasa
olllty fif a sea level or a lork canal In
:he division of the American continent at
:he Isthmus of Panama. Constituting the
consulting board of engineers for canal
jlans, these men, fathered from both Amur
ea and Europe, were picked from among
.hose foremoat In their profession. The
first of the meetings at which tlwy will
rrappte with- the great problem began thin
morning In a small room at the office
building of the canal commission. The
proceeding were opened by the reading
tt the letter of the president calling them
together and a letter from Chairman Shonts
if the commlaalon, which glvea In detail
the purpose for which the engineer are
:onvend. In tha president's order It Is
called "the consulting board of engineers."
but the letter of Chairman Shonts Is ad
Ireased to the advisory board of engineers
upon plans for the Panama canal."
The letter In part aays:
In accordance with the directions of the
president dated April 1, 1. the isthmian
ranal commission has the honor to lay
before vou Dhvslcal data concerning the
Isthmus of Panama and to solicit your
opinion as to the best plan to be followed
;n the completion of the Panama canal
within reasonable limits of cost and time.
As you art aware, this question has been
the anhlefi of nrolonaed and elaborate
Mudle for many years by numerous able
ngtneera. a van amoum ui mum nun
Been expended In tha collection of Informa
tion concerning the physics of the Isthmus
and In digesting It and In formulating It
Into plans tor a canai.
Mr. Shonts, after enumerating the docu
nents presented calls attention to that por
tlon of tha act of congress which prescribes
tha physical features of the proposed canal
and directs that the work already begun
hall be utilised as far as possible. He
concludes his letter as follows:
The commission expects to visit the
Isthmus of Panama, sailing from New
Vnrk durlna the laat week In September,
the exact date to be fixed hereafter. You
rnrdiallv invited to accompany them
This method of presenting the subject to
you by offering several well digested plans
has been adopted because It seemed to be
the method ry wmrivaii essential iiirorms
tlon could be fconveyed In the condensed
form. It Is needless to say that the
commission desires your opinion not only
on these plans, but upon any entirely dif
ferent plans which may suggest Itself to
you. -It requests your views aa to what
plan It la moat expedient, all things con
sidered, for the United States to follow In
the completion of the Panama canal.
Makeup of the Hoard.
By executive order made last June
tha board is thus constituted: General
Ueorge W. ' Davis. Alfred Noble, William
Barclay Parsons, William H. Hurr, General
Henry L. Abbott. Frederic P. Stearns,
Joseph Ripley, Isham Randolph, all Ameri
can engineers; Henry Hunter, nominated
by the British government; Herr Eugene
Tlncauzor, nominated by the German gov
ernment; M. Guerard, nominated by the
French government; M. Qutllenec, con-
suiting engineer, Sues canal, and J. W.
Walcker, nominated by the government of
The Netherlands. It Is this board which
was appointed to assemble today at the
offices of the Isthmian Canal commission.
Decision, Not Final.
The decision of tha board will not be
final, but will be made to the Isthmian
Canal commission, which In turn will use
Its own Judgment In a report and recom
mendations to the president. The iinal
conclusion as to tho type of the canal will
be et:led by the president and congress.
In calling the boa id of .consulting engineers
) together the president decided If there was
a difference of opinion among the mem
bers of the board ihete should be minority
reports, it was also stated that the board
might visit the Isthmus before making lis
tlnal repot i if It should be deemed neces
sary. The boat.: of consulting engineers will
not havr referred to It detailed questions
ef engineering connected with the con
struction of tii canal, after the type has
been determined Beyond making recom
mendations a to the tve of canal,
whether lock or ea level, together with
sulfations as to the method of construct
ing the lock canal. It duty aa al present
defined and understood by tha commission,
wilt cease.
The executive work of the Isthmian
Canal commlsslaon has been much simpli
fied by the retirement of Mr. Wallace aa
chief engineer. Prevlou to that time the
dutle of the commission as an executive
body were distributed between Chairman
Shqnt, Chief Engineer Wallace and Gov
ernor Magoon. Chairman Shonts having
general supervision of the work of the
other commissioners. Wallace was a mem
ber of the commission, but when John F,
Steven wa made a successor as chief
engineer he was not made a member of
the commission, but was employed by
Chaliman Shonts. and the engineering and
Construction work is under the direction
Instead of Beneral supervision of Chair
man 6hont. Chief Engineer Stevens, un
like Mr. Wallace, la not a member of the
executive board of the commission. While
the engineeilng work of the canal will be
under the Immediate supervision of Chief
Stevens, he will be assisted by a committee
on engineering, consisting of Generals Ernst
and Haines. Admiral Endlcott and Major
. . .
Harrod, who are also members of the com
mission Such problems of a technical
character as Chief Stevens desires to b
worked out, and upon such subjects as he
desires advice, will be submitted to the
committee of engineers. The problems
which will be aubmlted to the engineering
committee will not be numerous until after
the type of canal has been determined, al
though It la expected that the board, which
met today, will avail Itself of the
experience and advice of the engineering
committee on account of tha connection
which the latter have had with the canal
since the United Statea government took
bold of the enterprise.
All Measeber Present.
' All members of the board were present
today when General Dvia, who had been
created president of the board by the
t Continued oa Second Pa.J
NEGOTIATIONS AT KARLSTAD
Commissioners May Take Months to
Arranf the Terms for
Separation.
KARLSTAD. Sweden. Sept. l.-The Swed
ish anil Nnrwulun commissioner sp
pointed to connldfr dissolution of the
union of Sweden
scmhled here yean,
this morning and
Swedish conditions
morning session. Tlj
maintained. Not a
Norway, who as--.
were agnln here
'ie afternoon. Tha
submitted at the
most secrecy was
d was given out
officially or unofficial!
The commissioners R
at S:3" p. m. .It was an;
tlons were not far ei
admit of an official stat
rned for the day
hat the ncgotia
h advanced to
nt.
it. 1. The Dsg
d a telegram
t Immediately
STOCKHOLM. Sweden.
blad this sfternoon rec
from Chrlstisnla oaytng
sffr the morning session of the commis
sioners at Karlstad a high Christlanla au
thority received Information from Karlstad
that negotiations might last for weeks
and perhaps for months. This would Indi
cate that some of the conditions are unac
ceptable. COPENHAGEN, Sept. l.-It Is expected
that the negotiations between Norway and
Sweden will soon result Id a full agree
ment on the subject of the dissolution of
the union. Well Informed persons presume
that Sweden will give up Its claim for the
razing of the fortresses on the Norwegian
frontier, being satisfied If the forts are not
armed.
The Pwediah court favora the candidacy
of Prince Charlea of Sweden for the Nor
wegian throne, but It Is not certain that
the Riksdag will accept the Norwegian offer
of 700.000 crowns yearly as an allowance
fur the eventual king.
GENERAL CHAFFEE IN PARIS
Commander of the United Statea Army
Will Visit Mnneovers nt Cha
lons Next Week.
PARIS. Sept. 1. Lieutenant General Adna
R. Chaffee, accompanied by his aliles-de
camp and family, 'arrived from Waterloo to
dav and was met at the railroad station by
officials of the American embassy and
Major Vlgnal and Captain Founder of the
French army, who were detailed by the
ministry of war for duty on his personal
staff. Brigadier General James F. Crozlcr
assistant chlef-of-staff. Is already here and
Brigadier General William Bell, chief of
ordnance. Is expected shortly. The Amer
ican mission starts for the army maneuvers
September 8.
General Chaffee and his party will be
the guests of General F.rugeree, director
of the military operations. This Is tue last
time General Brugeree will officiate. He
will attain the age limit In June, 19(16.
The eastern maneuvers this year have
particular Importance. Over 100,000 men and
20,000 horse will be engaged. This force
Is divided Into two armies, the first under
General Hagron. comprising two army
corps and two divisions of cavalry. Gen
eral Deslerrler commands the second army,
consisting of two army corps and a division
of cavalry. The field of operations He
.4 ni,.nn. Dni'ltr.tf l.tlni'lllA am '
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Troye. The plan of the exercises is. based
on the campaign of 1MI, when the Invuders
approached Troyea And Arols. The maneu
vers will occupy three days, after which
the whole of the troops will be massed in
the presence of the minister of war for
presentation to President Ixiubet, but no
review will be held.
A number of interesting experiments wll
occur during the operations. Including li-
mlnlshlng the weight of the Infantrymen's
equipments, which will be transported In
carts, and also trials of portable electric
searchlights and field kitchen wagons, while
cyclists formed Into battalions will be
utilized for the first time..
FATAL WRECK IN ENGLAND
Express Crashes Into station and Ten
Are Killed and Many
Injured.
WITHAM. England, Sept. 1. As the ex
press from London to Cromer on the Great
Eastern railway was entering Wltham sta
tion this morning several passenger cars
left the track and crashed Into the station
buildings, causing the death of ten persons
ix of whom were women, una seriously In-
jurlng twenty people. Among those killed
was the porter of the station, who was sit-
ting In his room.
He was crushed to death. Two ticket
sellers were bu
rled In the wreckage, but
erlous Iniurv. The TO.
they escaped serlo
meters beneath the ORrs caught fire and
consumed the wreckage. Fortunately, how- I OI lI,e nvB P"" fia.n. nas aiso issued a
ever, all the bodle were removed before j "Plal Invitation to certain eminent archl
the flames gained headway. It was the ,ect" from eac" of ,he Principal countries
rear cars that left the track, the engine of ,n" world requesting them to Join the
and front cars remaining on the rails. The i competition. The names of these men have
rear cars mounted the platform of the
station, demolished the buildings and then
turned over.
LICK EXPEDITION IS UNLUCKY
Heavy Clonda Prevent Observation of
Eclipse by Party Sent to
Labrador.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Sept. l.-The Lick
astronomical observatory expedition which
went to Cartwrlght, Ijihrador, to observe
the solar eclipse of Wednesday lsst, met
with complete failure. Heavy banks of
rlouds obscured the heavens during the en
tire period of eclipse and the result of the
attempted observations was so unsuccessful
that the astronomers will not attempt to
develop the photographic plates which were
exposed.
The report of the failure of the mission
was brought here today hy Oovemor Me-
Gregory, who had accompanied the set-
eimsis 10 tanwrign, ana wno returned
fc. u4 nn . V. w ral.ln ..... 1 . T L
here today on the warship Scylla. The
governor said he feared also that the ex
pedition sent out by the Cknadlan govern
ment, which was located at Hamlltrn, only
about fifty miles from Cartwrlght, was
fully a unfortunate a those from IJrk.
France and (iermnny Friendly.
r,rmnrl '' .... . hl ""
uerman note on the surj-.'i nf Morocco
was delivered to Prince Radolin. the Ger-
mm aiiibass.idor. today. The situation Is
desi lined as being most amicable and It
remains only to lix the date and place for
the International conference. The sultan
of Morocco calls attention to the fact that
the original Invitation to the power to at
tend a conference fixed on Tangier a the
place and laid down the program desired.
Chinese Emperor Offers Advice.
SHANGHAI, Ser.t. l.-The large demand
for goods from New Chwng. combined
with the excellent effect of the Imperial
decree received here today have greatly
softened tha boycott. The emperor refer
to the long friendship between China and
America, aiso to America' amicable ne
gotiation of a new treaty and advises all
Chinese to refrain from boycotting Ameri
can good while th discussion of the treaty
lis under way.
CRISIS IN FEVER PASSED
Number of Hew Caeei Below Torty for
Tint Time on Week Day.
COUNTRY INFECTION SOURCE OF DANGER
Two Doctors of the Marine Hospital
and a Priest Reported 111 Chil
dren Quarantined at
t. I.ools.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1 Report of yel
low fever situation to 8 p. m.:
New cases 39
Total to date l.w
Peat ha
Total deaths to date 2S1
New foil 1
For the first time In several weeks, tn
number of new cases on a week day was
below forty, which Is regarded a cumu
lative evidence of the steady Improvement
In the local situation. Among the new
rases is Father Hoea of St. Ann's church,
whose parish has had considerable Infec
tion and who haa labored among his people
from tho beginning. The country Infection
Is still a source of anxiety because now
that the city Is being cleared of Infection
there I danger of reinfection from the
country despite all the precautions which
have been taken.
Two More Doctors stricken.
Two doctors of the marine hospital serv
ice were reported III today. Passed Assist
ant Surgeon Donald Currle, however, la
not suffering with yellow fever, but with
appendicitis. Passed Assistant Surgeon
W. C. Rucker went Into the record us a
suspicious case, not sufficient time having
elapsed to complete the diagnosis. The
question of national quarantine Is looming
larger every day as the fever spreads to
smaller town and cities, injuring their
business a It has all of New Orleans and
bringing home to them the seriousness of
Irrational restrictions.
The police working with the marine au
thorltles continue to have trouble with the
Italians In the Infected districts, who seek
to evade all regulations.
Children Quarantined at St. Loots.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1. Two children, Frank
and Gertrude Whipple, nged respectively
11 and 9 years, who returned home today
from a visit to Vickburg, Miss., but had
no health certificates, were taken in charge
hy officers today with the intention of put
ting them on board the quarantine steamer
Kennedy, but they slipped out of the city
dispensary and eluded their captors. For
several hours a search was maintained and
finally the children were found. They were
then placed on the steamer Kennedy to re
main five days In quarantine, being the
first persons quarantined here.
Two Cases at etche.
NATCHEZ, Miss., Sept. 1. After an In
terval of six days since the discovery of
yellow fever In this city, two cases were
reported today.
Quarantine nt Pensaeoln.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1. -Captain Robert
M. Barry, commandant of the naval sta
tion at Pensacola, Fla., Informed the Navy
department that there are four cases of
yellow fovef In that city and because of
that fort he recommended the establish
ment of a qua run tine at t tie naval station
n'ealnst the city and
discontinuance of
the work In the yard to the extent ren
dered necessary by the quarantine.
The Navy department has approved the
recommendation and has authorized the
. commander to restrict the naval station
j as much as possible, so If possible to make
j ile quarantine effective and to prepare
, buildings, etc.. for Isolating cases.
PLANS FOR PALACE OF PEACE
(arueiile Foundation Offers Five
Prises to Architects for Rest
Draw inaa.
NEW YORK. Sept. l.-About Ili.OuO In
prizes and the honor of being ont) of the
five architects .who plan the peaoe palace
lor the use of the permanent court of ar-
bitratlon at The Vlaene wa. trwl.v r.fl-ere
to the architects of all nation. In a pros-
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This Invitation was made to secure thi
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" ' ' ' ' "' ar r unnecessary.
celv p,lc,' tn" ,ar"ftBt of whlcn ls for
i 000 Kulld''- ""' of money slightly leas
tnan 5 000- " In Edition to their open offer
o the world, the director of the Carnegie
foundation, which will become the owner
not yet been made public. The palace con
templated In the announcement la divided
Into two parts, one a courthouse for the
permanent court of arbitration, and the
other a library to contain about 300,0no vol
umes. The total cost ls to be ll.000.ono
guilder, which Is about UtO.AflO. Regula
tions for the competition allow seven
month from the present date for full com
pletion of arehltetural drawings. Copies
of the rule, and conditions of the contest
will be Issued at the New Tork office of
the Netherlands consul.
BANK TO HANDLE MUCH MONEY
Kerr San Francisco lnstltntloa Will
Art as Financial Agent
for Gonlda.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1 -The Exam
iner sa today that it Is authoritavely an
nounced that during th . fun . -Q ra ...
two years and a half the Wesirrn Pa'cifio
, building between this clt y and Salt Lake
I 1
between $1B.OOOK and t.U0no.0) will be spent
In one way or another at this end of tho
line. This Is to be one of the main reasons
for the formation of the New National
bank of the Pacific.
On Its board of directors are two
Western Pacific men, W. J. Bartnett and
Charles W. Slack. Bartnett is also an
officer of the bank
While Gould ls not to be directly con
nected with the Institution, some of his
people are, and Bartnett Is represented J
putting in the bank' presidency State
Bank Commissioner Zoeth S. Eldredge as a
figure head for the people he represents.
Eldredge Is to resign as a commissioner In
a few day In order to enter upon ma new
duties.
TILDEN SUCCEEDS ' WCLEAN
Clitcaaro Banker la Elected President
of the National Paeklns;
Company.
CHICAGO. Sept. 1-Edward Tllden. for
years prominent In parking and baaklng
circles, was today elected president of the
National Packing company to Succeed the
Jlat namuel UcClean, Jr.
DAMAGES FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY
Railroad and Indian Inspector Anree
on Amonnt fine to the
Indlnna.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1. (Special Tele
gram.) The commissioner of Indian affairs
hss received a preliminary report from
Special Agent Frank M. Censor, who wss
sent to Nebraska to consult with officials
of the Sioux City ft Western railroad to de
termine the amount of damage which
should be paid to the Omaha and Winne
bago Indians, growing out of the construc
tion of eighteen miles of road through their
reservation. The report merely atates that
the agent of the railroad company and the
government Inspector have practically
reached an agreement as to the amount
the Indians will be damaged by running the
railroad through their territory, traversing
their farms and occupying lands for sid
ings, stations, etc.
Mr. Censor says that he Is waiting to
hear from some dozen Indian allottees
holding lands over which the proposed rail
way will cross before making Ida final and
complete report. The Indians In question
do not now reside on their lands, having
leased them and gone elsewhere. A soon
as he can reach them he will make final
report, which he says he hopes to do within
the next ten dsys.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska
Bruno, route 1. Alvin Novotny carrier. John
J. Novotny substitute. Iowa Buffalo, route
1. Robert R. Bowser carrier, Orlando L.
Bowser substitute; Eldrldge, route 1. J. C.
Schroeder carrier. Hans Denk substitute;
Orlmes, route 1, Hermap W. Dnmman car
rier. Burna Watklns Substitute; Walcott,
route 2, Howard Rathmlnn carrier. Charles
Rathmann substitute; fautt S, Gust Flck
carrier, Herman Steffen' substitute; Whltte
more, route 1. Albert F. Behnke carrier,
John Konne substitute. ,
Post Commissary Sergeant Fred K.
Mathys Is relieved from duty In the office
of the chief commissary of the Department
of the Missouri at Omaha and will be sent
to Fort Brady, Mich., for duty
PRINTERS' STRIKE- MAY SPREAD
Question of Tallin- Ont Men In Other
Cities Inder Consideration
t Chlcaa-o.
CHICAGO. Sept. 1. The spread of the
Job printers' strike to other cities Is a pos
sibility following the arrival of James
t u , Z . . I J"V "I"'"" empire and that the .usplcious case.
Lynch, of the International Typographical , y Tu,
union tomorrow. n a conference here and other ,,at.
President Lynch will talk over the si tua- teJrlolojfleal lnvMtl"tlon, ,h0Wed. not
nun an .1 v,.llllBO ami me wiloie
country with President Wright, J. C. Hard- I
in- .hr r-,i, i. ...J
mnf.ri, . , . . , i
out printers In Beveral large cities where
the Nutlonal Typothetae has shops.
Thla action is counseled by gome In order
to weaken the strength of the Chicago
u u
Typothetste.
It Is urged that with strikes
going on In other cities the Chicago Typo
tlietae will be unable to get men to come
here to take positions.
The Typothetae convention will be held
at Niagara Falls next week. Some of the
Typographical union officer believed they
should try to weaken employers' posi
tion by calling the men vut before the em
ployers gather at the convention and plan
I concerted action.
VISITORS CROWD DENVER
Grand Army Boys and Their Friends
Hourlaa Into Colorado's
Capital.
DENVER. Sept. 1. Thousands of visitors
attracted by the thirty-ninth annual en
campment of the Grand Army of the Re
public, which will open three days hence, I
continued to pour into Denver today, and i
the streets tonight presented an animated j
appearance. All arrivals were met by
representatives of the reception committee
and escorted to quarter
Although the crushes began considerably
earlier than was anticipated by the local '
executlve committee, the situation Is well
In hn nil Mm Kara rf tha .1 ..
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! "Vi,"" 1???, h eVfn hou,d ha
"lmum estimate of the probable number
, or visitors be reached 150.000-none will uf-
, rer from tack of otm .. ., . m
i necessarv. a nrocls matlnn will h i
a nrocls matlnn will K
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oy me city authorities calling upon the
ultlzeng of r,,,. to throw opn thelr
norneg to tne c)ty s guests.
Mayor Speer has Issued a warning to pro-
prtetor of eating houses, etc.. that the
; usual rateB for Bervlce must prevail,
IviOYER MURDERERS CONVICTED
rnk Weakley and Tom Sherman of
Independence, Mo., Found Uollty
of Homicide at Detroit.
DETROIT. Sept. l.-Frank Weakley, alias
Harry Parker, and Tom Sherman, alias
Harry Johnson of Independence. Mo!, were
this afternoon found guilty of murdering
Pawnbroker Joseph Mover in his shop here
July 2S and sentenced to life Imprisonment.
The men had been on trial since August 13.
They were arrested in riavaian n
August 6, one week after the murder and Aa n ln th PrelM,rlt Instance,
part of the Jewelry stolen from Moyer's Burgeon General Wyman has already
shop was found on them. Several day ,ak"n measures to prevent the spresd of
after their arrest they made a confession I rholera from Germany to the United
to the police, which later they denied Mrs I B,",e by oroVr,n' Pa,"d s"l"'nt 8ur
Kate Ellison of Kansas City, who accom- i R''on McLaughlin, now stationed at Naples,
panled the two men when they left this to "ror,,v1 Immediately to Hamburg. Dr.
city after the murder, was on of the lm- I McLaughlin haa been directed to make a
portant witnesses of the prosecution at the i ,hormlgh "1v,,",,a,lon of ,ne ""'" nd
I to report In detail. He also has been dl-
STRIKE IN NEW YORK CITY
Work on Hundred Bnlldlnga Tied I p
by Walkoot of Sheet Metal
Workers.
NEW YORK. Sept. 1 Work on nearly
100 buildings in process of construction
throughout the borough of Manhattan was
stopped today among 3,000 members of
the Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers'
union. The men, who struck for higher
wages, were employed In shops through
which contracts have been made to furnish
cornices, roofing furnaces ami steam heat
ing apparatus for new buildings.
The strikers demand M.50 and have re
fused a compromise eiffer of the employer
to give them H 25.
RED, WHITE AND BLUE FLOWER
Kee National Blossom Prodnred by
Hybrldlslna: Chrysanthemums
nd Asters.
CHICAGO. Sept. 1. Joseph Prey, head
gardener at Lincoln park. Is seeking to
give the country a national flower In the
form of a rhrystranlih plant which will
grow red. white urd blue blossoms on the
one sulk. The experiment of hybridizing
chrysanthemunia and aster, which are
closely related to the Japanese flower, ha
been going on ln the conservatory at Un
coil park. II confidently expects success.
FORI Y-TII R EE C HOLER A CASES
Vine Deaths horn tee Plague at Different
f ointi in Frnssia.
LITTLE FEAR OF AN EPIDEMIC
Legal and Medical Machinery of the
German Rmplre la Sow Work
In; Inner Foil Pres
sure. BERLIN. Sept. 1. Forty-three esses of
cholera In all have been reported. Nine
persons have died from the disease and
many suspicious cases are tinder observa
tion. The legal and medical machinery for
dealing with this Invasion of Asiatic ae
cllus Is now working at full pressure.
Prof. Edward Sonnenberg said to the As
sociated Press tonight that no one need
fear an epidemic such as that of lM2-8 be
cause the health authorities since that
time had built up an organization quite
adequate to grasp the beginnings o( cholera
nd put down the disease with decision and
firmness.
The henlth machinery to which Prof.
8onnenherg alluded Is working In co-opera-tton
with the police and other public serv
ices. With the exception of the one death
st Hamburg the cholera la confined to the
West Prussian districts and every case of
Illness In these districts must be Imme
diately reported to the authorities. An ex
perienced physician and bacteriologist at
once takes an observation and If the case
Is suspicious the patient I promptly Iso
lated. The state has now detailed under
medical examination nearly l.pro persons.
Including the emigrants at Brunshaven.
Cautions and warnings have been distrib
uted and these have led to spontaneous
and Intelligent co-operation with the sani
tary officers. If the aame agencies and the
same spirit were at work beyond the Rus
sian frontier the Prussian health adminis
tration would feel satisfied with what Is
being done. A doubt, almost amounting to
conviction, exists that the Russian ad
ministration has not yet been aroused to
the danger and that Its task of dealing
with the problem Is much more difficult
than that which confronts the authorities
here.
The Wlssen Schafischen Corresponded
cites the recent declaration of the Russian
plague commission that since April 21 no
case of cholera has occurred In the Rub-
.,,,, rholer
!.?,. cno'"a-
"Where, then.' says the paper.
"did the
Asiatic cholera now In west Prussia come
from? As a matter of fact," It goes on
to say. "the Prussian officials were appre
hensive of the existence of cholera since
! the beginning of the year and their reports
. , i . i . , .ii i i . . v. ;
I ""owu ' P"" -
t ana was marcning over Dyna, memijuiaiiiii&
and Persia, thence across the Caspian sea
Into European Russia and onward to the
Volga."
The Bourse today felt the effect of the
prevalence of cholera, especially shipping
companies, the shares of which fell from
3 to 4 per cent.
One Vlcath nt Raatenhartr.
RASTENBl'RG. East Prussia. Bept. 1.
A woman named Duddey, who died of chol
era here yesterday, came from Boohun
with her family, by way of Berlin. Il
appears that she drank water at a railroad
station on the way here and it Is presumed
that It was Infected.
HAMBURG, Sept. 1 No additional chol
era cases are reported today.
DANZIC, Brussels, Sept. 1. Seven new
cholera cases were reported officially to 'he
provincial government today, four In Nakcl
on the river Netxe, one at Uoh, and two
at Fordon.
Cl'LM. Prussia, Sept. 1. Two new cases
of cholera, one death and three suspected
cases of cholera were reported here todiy.
MAR1EN WERDER, West Prussia. S.-pt
1. One death from cholera and five sus-
! pec,,1 ca,e" hav been dl,coverd ner"'
1 n d I - l
. . -
HAMBURG, Sept. l.-The agent of the
Imperial German health office today or-
dered all steer
I , " e"
' -. .
, 1 ,11 K IIM1H
to be landed at Cuxhaven.
; Later they were put on a steamer laying
off BrunshaVen and are under quarantine.
It does not appear that there Is any case
of cholera among the steerage passengers,
but the health office, which has become
Increasingly vigilant because of yester
day's cholera case, thought It advisable to
order all the emigrants to be landed for a
fresh Inspection and observation until Sat
urday, when, If In health and none of
them has been shown to have come In con
tact with cholera, they may be allowed to
proceed.
Marine Hospital on Lookout.
WASHINGTON. Sept. l.-The officers ef
! tnB pub"C h"'ltn ""' m"r'ne """P11"'
vice are not apprehensive over the out
break of cholera in Prussia. They say ll.at
in the past the German authorities huve
generally been able to control such epidem
ic and express confidence that they will
recietl il 1' 'irjBiry i tiihii-i in.- iirna'
ury regulations with a view to ship leav
ing for American rrt. These regulations
authorize the detention of suspected pas
sengers and the fumigation of baggage
when thought advisable. Dr. McLaughlin,
however, will not resort to these measures
until satisfied as to the wisdom of applying
them. Burgion Irwin at Philadelphia will
soon Join Dr. Mclaughlin and other mem
bers of the service will be sent to their as
sistance If needed. Drs. Mclaughlin and
Irwin both have had experience In dealing
with cholera.
o Case of Cholera la Hassle.
ST PETERSBURG. Sept. 1 An official
communication was issued August 26, say
ing that there had been no rase of cholera
In the Russian empire since May t. An
official communication dated August tl
"Two cases of cholera were discovered In
April on a raft descending Vistula river.
One of the men died before the raft
reached Culm, where the raft was disin
fected and the cabin In which the lck
men lived wa burned. Th other on th
raft, numbering twenty-flve, were thor
oughly examined and Isolated."
Statement ef Colaaae.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 The monthly
statement by th director of the mint
shows that the coinage executed at the
mint of the United State during August
wa follow: United State gold. SS.030.
0n0: United State silver, tlU.OOO; Panama
half barboaa, L000.00Q pi sew, Philippine,
C.K pli
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair ntnrday and looter In onth
Portion. Snndny Fair and Wnriner
In orth Portion.
Tempera tare at Omnlin VesterdaTi
Monr. Pea. Hnnr. Hear.
K a. m 12 I p. m M
"a. nt TO 2 p. m 81
7 a. m (IN a p. in Bt
. tn m 4 p. ni Tt
m Tl n p. in TT
lO a. n TTt A p. m T
It a. ni TO T p. m TM
12 m TO p. in T2
It p. in ;
SQUABBLE OVER MUSICIANS
Row Amnna Chlcnsto Labor t'nlona
Will Interfere Greatly with
Monday's Parade.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-Prospects for holding
a successful Ijihor Day parade received
another blow today, when the union musi
cians Informed the Chicago Federation of
Labor that they would withdraw from the
line of march rather than play with men
who wore uniforms other thsn those
adopted by the Chicago Federation of
Musicians.
The decision of the musicians threatens
to result not only In a lack of music, but
also in the withdrawal of a number of
trade organizations from the pnrade. The
Labor Day committee has decided that
only those musicians who wear the regula
tion uniform or apear In citizens' clothes
will be permitted to play, but the teamsters
and freight handlers have Issued a defiance
to this ultimatum and have engaged hands
whose members wear non-union uniforms.
A number of the teamsters and freight
handlers' locals further declare that If
the bands they have engaged are refused
a place In the parade they will not march.
This will draw fully 16. GO men from the
parade.
CHINA PUTS BAN ON BOYCOTT
Minister Rock hill Reporta Conditions
of Trade as Improving; at
Shanghai.
OYSTER BAY. Sept. 1 China has placed
the boycott of American products under
un Imperial ban. An edict has been issued
by the government commanding viceroy
and governors of provinces to take meas
ures for the suppression of the boycott
and holding them strictly responsible.
The State department at Washington re
celved a cablegram from Minister Rockhlll
giving a summary of the edict. The cable
gram was forwarded Immediately to the
president. The text of the cablegram fol
lows: Imperial edict published yesterday states
that the long and deep friendship between
the United States and China has never been
tried as now. The United States govern
ment has promised to revise the treaty
and people should peacefully await action
of both governments. It (edict! commands
viceroys and governors to take effective
action, making them strlctlv responsible.
Undoubtedly will have a good effect.
Shanghai reported yesterday situation Im
proving. PACKERS TO PLEAD TUESDAY
M
Law Ordered to Appear
ftprtngnrld. III.
CHICAUO. Sept. 1. Officers, employes and
lawyers of the large packing industries
who were Indicted by the last federal grand
jury on charges of conspiracy and violation
of federal anti-trust and Interstate com
merce laws, have been ordered to appear
, the United Siates district court b-e B
Judge Humphrey of Springfield on next lMr , ,
Tuesday, September u and enter their the
plea, of guilty or not guilty to the charge. peace, M. Witte and Baron
This step was dee ded on by Attorney Gen- K brief conference In the for
eral William H Moody today, and the oft - , HI14rtlnel8 Hl 8:3 ,, r(wdln(
cla. order, and notices citing the defend- , f)
ants Into court were plated in the hands, ...... l. .u..
of United States Marshal Ames and his
deputies. Attorney General Moody will re
main In Chicago until the defendants are
arraigned and have personal charge of the
government side of the case.
WRITING POOR LIFE RISKS
ew York Insnrnnce In vrsHxat lng;
Committee Inearths Xev Form
of Frnud.
NEW YORK. Bept. 1. Evidence of exten
sive fraud In the writing of life Insurance
on risks known to be bad has been brought
to the attention of the Armstrong legis
lative committee. It ls asserted that In
tills class of fraud there has been collusion
between the officers and agents of com
panies of high standing.
Subpoenas summoning the medical exam
iners of some of the big companies to ap
pear before the committee have been pre
pared. They will also be requested to hase
ready for the committee the medical rec
ords of the company for the last few years
to be used a exhibits In case they are re
quired. All the medical examiners prob
ably will be called for the same day.
SEVERE ST0RM IN CHICAGO
Rainfall of Two Inches Accompanied
by Forty-Mile Gale Doea Con.
alderable Damage.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1. The most severe
storm of the year raged for two hours this
evening. The wind at times blew forty
miles an hour snd nearly two Inches of
rain fell. In the business section of the
city a number of signs and awnings were
torn loose and some windows blown In.
The thunder and lightning were terrific
and several nf the large office buildings
were struck. Several fires were started by
the lightning In the outskirts of the rlty.
In the parks and suburbs much damage
was done, many trees were levelled and
sheds and outbuildings blown down.
Fatal Explosion In Pittsburg.
. PITT8BURG. Sept. 1. Four men were
killed, another la missing and ls supposed
to have been blown to pieces snd three
more were seriously Injured this after
noon by the bursting of a flywheel at the
National Tube rompany. McKeesport, Ps.
Two of the desd were skilled workmen and
Americans. The others were foreigners
The wheel was fifty-five feet In diameter
and It went to pieces with a loud report,
tearing a big hole In the side of the wall
nd wrecking thousands of dollars worth
of mschlnery.
Movements of Ocean Teasels Bept. I.
At New York Arrived : Calabria, from
Leghorn; Oermanla, from Naples; Luranin,
from Liverpool. Sailed: Celtic, for IJver
pool. At Liverpool Arrived: Arabic, from Bos.
ton. Salld: Cedrlc, for New York; Cymric,
for Boston.
At Glasgow Sailed: Numldlan. for New
York.
At Movllle Sailed: Virginian, for Mon
treal. At Queenstown Arrived: Campania, from
New York.
At Dover Balled: Moltke. for New York.
At Genoa Arrived: Prinzes Irene, from
New York Hailed: CreUc. for New York.
At I-oudon Arrived: A'oracriuJaii. from
4untraX
ARMISTICE IS SIGNED
Rnesiani Agree to Formal Cessation of
Hoitilniei.
TREATY WILL BE COMPLETED TODAY
It Will Be Cabled to Tokio and St Patera
bnrg for Approval.
CONFERENCE ADJOURNS, NEXT WEEK
Signatures Will Be Affixed to Document
Tuesday or Wednetday.
POSSIBLE HITCH IN PROCEEDINGS
Apparent Difference nf Opinion OTt
Provision for the Centralisation
of Russian Half of Sak.
halln Island.
PORTSMOUTH. N. IL. Sept. 1. Aft
armistice has been signed to take effect
after signature to the treaty. The delay
In cessation of hostilities was due to re
fusal of Japan to consent to earlier time.
The effect of the armistice concluded
today Is that It becomes operative only
upon the signature of the treaty by the
plenipotentiaries and continues until the
final exchange of ratification of the em
perors of the two countries. It I for this
reason that the plenipotentiaries, who will
themselves convey to their respective cap
itals the momentous document, which to
become binding must receive the signatures
of their respective emperors, are anxious to
leave at the earliest possible date, forgoing;
the' Innumerable Invitation which have
been showered upon them.
Mr. Sato, In explanation of Japan' In
sistence that the armistice shall not go Into
effect until the treaty is signed, said:
It Is necessary that not only the com
manders In the field, but all the command
ers of ships, shall be notified, and this
necessarily requires a little time. Japan
did not desire to have the armistice go Into
effect until the commanders on sea and land
had been notified, thus ensuring the main
tenance of the agreement.
It Is pointed out In Japanese circle that
an armistice has practically been In effect
since the conference began and It Is de
clared that there Is no ground for anxiety
for a clash before the signature of the
treaty.
Possible Hitch Over Sakhalin.
The only possible hitch on the horizon of
the peace conference, according to report
current here, which, however, are not offi
cially confirmed, arise out of an evident
misunderstanding over the question of th
neutralization of the Island of Sakhalin.
According to the Japanese the understand-
j Ing reached on Tuesday contemplated a
i mutual obligation on the part of the two
1 . , ....... .
! ountries not to fortify their respective
possessions on the island. At St. Peters
burg, however, there seems to have jeen
an assumption that the agreement Involved
freedom of action upon the part of Ruffta,
in this respect In the north of Haklialla.
with an obligation on the port -of the Japa
nese not to foTtlfy nor use for strategic
purposes rhe portion owned by It before
1K76, which is to be retroceded In the pres
ent treaty. It Is expected on botlt ride,
however, that the hitch. If It rslly exist
I as reported, will shortlv he strnlehtii..t -..
j and u , ))oI)cve(, that one Qf ,h(s Bub)ect(
, of ,,,,. c,nif(.renoe related to this
point.
Rapid Prosresa with Treaty.
framers had been unable to reach complete
accord. When Baron Komura, left Mr.
Dennison and Mr. Adachl, he entered the
apartments of M. Wltte. where they were
joined by M. de Martens and Mr. Plancon.
This conference lasted for about half an
hour, when the Japanese returned to Baron
Komura's apartments, leaving M. Wltte
and his conferees who remained In confer
ence for more than Hn hour. M. Witte and
Baron Komura had no difficulty in coming
I., an agreement on (ho disputed points
and at tomorrow's session tho framers of
the treaty expect to complete their work.
The treaty must then be engrossed In
French and English, In duplicate, which
may take several days. It ls stated to
nljfht that twelve articles of the treaty
hare been completed and agreed upon. It
now seems probable that the framers will
be able to confine the treaty to fourteen
articles Instead of fifteen, as was the ortgt
plan. Full summaries. If not the actual text,
will be cabled to Toklo and St. Petersburg
fur the approval of the respective govern-
, ments and by Tuesday or Wednesday,
the latest, M. Wltte and Baron Komura
expect to receive final authority to affix:
their signatures. The subsequent exchange
of ratifications by the two governments
will be simply a formality.
Will Be Signed nt Portsmouth.
The ceremony of signing "the treaty of
Portsmouth" will be as quiet and unosten
tatious as possible. Both sides desire to
avoid any spectacular feature. Both re
alize thai for different reasons, the treaty
will not be popular In their respective
countries. In Japan especially there Is
expected to he a great popular outcry.
"We know," snld a member of the Ja
anese mission today, "that we are going
home to stones snd perhaps dynamite."
No arrangements looking to a Joint faro
well vlt.lt to President Roosevelt have been
made or even suggested.
Baron Komura and M Wltte will go sep
arately tn Oyster Bay to express thanks
on behalf of their respective countrle and
say "goorfbye." M. Wltte expects to all
September 12 on the Kaiser Wllhelm IL
He hss already provisionally engaged a
suite of rooms on that steamer. Baron
Komura ha provisionally engaged cabins
on a steamer sailing from the Pacific coaat
September 30. He and his-suite expect to
leave New York September 1?. The pro-ject-d
trip of the 'missions to the White
mountains has practically been abandoned
oil acccilnt of lack of time.
M. Wltte continue to receive message
of congratulation from all over the world
He reads each one of them and gives di
rections to his secretaries regarding th
answers to tie sent.
Baaqnrt to F.aroya.
OYSTER BAY. L. I., Sept 1. President
Roosevelt received today an Invitation on
behalf of the state of b'ew Hampshire to
attend the banquet which ls to be tendered)
by that state to tl.e i-cace envoys of Russia
and Japan. The banqu't probably will be
.eld at the Motir.t Washington house la
the White mourtalns at sume time In th
rear future yet lie determined definitely
Austrian I'm i i i n i f n lis i a I la I Smlli
VIENNA, SepL l.-Kmperor rraarts Jo.
saob, la addUWft to ultgraahlB; ber ccts
t