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The Omaha: Daily Bee OMAIIA, TUESDAY MORXIXO, AUGUST 4, 1908 TEN PAGES. VOL. XXXVIII NO. 40 SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. SUMMARY OF THE BEE Tuesday, Auarust 4, 1908. CORN AND WHEAT SOARING Boll Weather Reports Ctuie Excite ment on Board of Trade. DAKOTA Aim MINNESOTA HIT Mar Wheat does Above Dollar Mark Cents on Rent and Rust Stories. BALLOONS IN WAR Effect of Artillery Fire on Gu Bag Subject of Experiment TEST TO BE MADE AT FOET OMAHA Action Awaits Completion of New Balloon Park. DEATH LIST CROWS NO RETREAT Victims of Fernis Forest Fires Nam 1903 sfo&c&F- JSOC MOV T7Z. H ta TBlf lew p j mmm - m-mm hlh 4 5 0 0 10 11 12 13 16 1Z IS 19 20 Wo &25 2G2Z ber Two Hundred. WILL BE GREATLY INCREASED Estimate From Winifred Places Total at Four Hundred. J 1908 t 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 j i- -v. isr -- ri 1 1 r I X r , fair.' WIDE DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Mr. Strobel Says Dirigibles Would Be Useless in Attack. USE FOR OBSERVATION PURPOSES Several Aeronauts Discuss Compuru- j lvs Merita of Aeroplunes and Balloon aa Military Adjuncts. WASH' N'f.TQN, Aug. t Just as physi cians dlff-w a to the best remedy for an Incurable dlsesse. so the lending; aeronauts differ aa to the tneaaura of success that has been attained In aerial fltffht In Ha applica tion to war purpoeee. At Fort Myer yester dny while the motor of Captain Baldwin'a military dirigible waa being tested a dis cussion among several aeronaut! Indicated the difference of opinion existing on thla point. Charles J. Btrobel, Ilka Captain Baldwin, believes In the future stlooess of the aero plane. Mr. Strobel. who la one of the larg eat manufacturers of balloona and dirigi ble, waa at Fort Myer yesterday to see Captain Baldwin In regard to certain plana which the two aeronauta are conalderlng for next year. Balloon Taoleaa In Attack. "Ths dirigible balloon, even of 1,000.000 ciiblc feet g;aa capacity," said Mr. Strobe!, "will never be of any uae In attacking an enemy. If 1,000 pounde of explosive were to be dropped from avicli an alrahip the audden releaae of ao much weight would aond the balloon aloft Into the clouda ao rapidly that thoee piloting would be suf focated before gaa could be allowed to escape In order to compensate for the great difference In weight' Even though some arrangement now unknown should be de vised by meana of which sufficient gas could be released and sufficient air pumped Into tha balloonet to compensate for tha audden loaa of weight there would attll be tha danger of Inalng- too much gaa, result lng In - tha alrahip falling 1 among the enemy." Captain Charlea B. Wallace of the chief signal offloera' office, differa somewhat with Mr. Strobel. Like his fellow officers of the signal corps, he Is not as sanguine of the succesa of tha aeroplane, nor does be believe that the dirigible balloon la worthless for uae In warfare. Wallace Defends Dsrlsribls. "While It Is true," said Captain Wallace, "that tha dirigible in Its present state sf tisveiopmtnt would be of little value In attacking a fort, it would have great ad vantages over the aeroplane for reconnai ssance, One of . the .egreeront reached at The Hague peaee conferenc was that no explosives can be dropped or projected from an alrahip. The purpose of a dirigible such aa Count Zeppelin's la therefore to gather Information concerning the enemy's position. "In the car of a balloon auch aa thla swv er.il men would have an opportunity to take photographs, make sketches and take notea of the country surrounding the en amy's position and of the conditions exist ing within the enemy's lines. There are many experiments yet to be made which will determine better tha Value of balloona In warfare; for Instance, shooting at them with artillery, the extent to which wire less telegraphy- can t uad for com mun ca tion and by shooting from them with r 11 lei. It la not at all unlikely that experiment of thia kind will be carried on at the signal corpa atatton. Fort Omaha, Neb., when the new balloon park la completed, probably late in tha fan. Tha signal corps haa sev eral old balloona which could be used to advantage for this purpose." Both Hlada Bo Tested. Oeneral J a tries Allen, chief signal officer. has frequently expressed himself In a slml lar vein. "We -are ready to make auch teats whenever the artillery corps is ready to snoot at the balloon," he said. Captain Baldwin believes that both the dirigible and the aeroplane will meet with equal auocess and be of equal value In warfare. The d.rlgible having a capacity of 1,0 00 0 cub.o teet of gaa and the aero- plane, which can carry alxty men In the air, are the future aertarl warahlpa aa pli tured by thla veteran aeronaut. It remained, however, for Glen H. Cur- tlss, the youugtet of all the aeronauta pres ent, to suggest a new Idea aa to the value of the dirigible In warfare. "There la no question but that a dirigible releasing 1,009 pounda of exploelvee would shoot Into space . like an arrow, but why not combine Its uses for reconnaissance and offensive oper atlona by having tha dirigible tow a balloon carrying the l.fcM pounde of explosives This balloon, by controlling the valve, could bo diopptd Into the enemy s midst." NEGROES ANDSAIL0RS CLASH Civil Authorities of Norfolk later fere to Cheek Several Hundred Aoarry eosaen. NO.-.FOLK. Va.. Aug. t-There was serious clash between negroes and UnKei States sailors In Berkley and South Nor folk last night and but for the timely ar rival of the civil authorities, who took charge of three negroes with whom the trouble originated and cave them police protection, there might have been loss of life. It Is said that the sailors from tha St Helena naval training station, a short distance away, had been taking corn from tha farm land of the nesrroea. One of the negroes fired upon the sailors to frighten them off. The seamen then drove the negroes with their families Into ths bouse on the place, and many shots. It Is said, were fired Into this. The police called upon the naval authorities for aid and the ne groes who were being attacked were finally gotten into Berkley ward police station. Several hundred sailors assembled and the police, hearing threats of lynching, has tened the negroes In a special car from Berkley across the liver to the central po lice station In this elty, where they atlll remain. The sailors assembled around the Berkley police station, openly threatened the police and the navy authorities as;aln bad to send aid to disperse and run the en Uted men back to their station. NluetyalHo Hl fav OsSooro, CHICAGO. Aug. 8. Officers of Fort Sherktan above the rank of captain left he army poet this morning- for one of he etrenuous teats ordered by Pres:dent Hooeeveic The proa-ram calls tor a ninety. Bnlte ride wtileh. H Is eaimcted. will be ocuplotod by Wednesday afternoon, WliTIIB. FOR OMAHA. COUNCIL. BLUFFS AND VICINITY Fair Tuesday. FOR Nebraska anu iuwa generally fair Tuesday. Tempers inr et Omaha yesterday: Hour. Deg. ... 7 ... 7$ .... 77 .... .... K .... S5 .... 8 .... l .... M .... 94 95 .... M .... t .... 94 .... n .... 88 .... 85 i a. m... 6 a. m... 7 a. m... 8 a. m... a. m... 10 a. m... 11 a. m... 12 m 1 p. m... t p. m... I p. m... 4 p. m... 6 p. m... 6 p. m... 7 p. m... t p. m... p. m... DOatBSTT" Bull weather - Vat and rnent on ; asr i himself Far 1 ; etheart hlm rae 1 ix pe ri vet of ado 1 1 ..-u at Norfolk corn up t c the Board ol Oklahoma when corners jj -ji Kentucky -j? and her com) , S self. ' ' - War depart!) menta at Fort j artillery on wa. Reported that nlng new move U1 gamblers. Negroes and si when negroes fl.wu on seamen charged with stealing corn. Pars 1 Loss of life by forest fires In British Columbia Is placed at 200. Several thou sands are homeless and great suffering exists. 'affe 1 Eighteen persons were Injured in wreck of Oolden State Limited near Benson, Arts. rr 1 , rouxoxf. General strike scheduled to take place In Paris failed to materialise, only type setters going out. 1 rouTiCAXi. Chairman Mack confers with Boss Mur phy of Tammany Hall as to New York situation. Fags 1 XTXBKAbKA. Beoretary of State Junkln holds demo crats when endorsed by populist state convention may go on both ballots. Fat's rooAih Prey of loan sharks for seven years, young Harry Jones, who haa paid 1300 because he borrowed $10, aeourea manda tory Injunction compelling the sharks to withdraw an assignment of wages filed at Union Paclflo headquarters. Fag's 10 Bankers and railroads will make it pos sible for grain growers to move crops with ease, the banks having plenty of money "Without deposit Imr bondv 'for additional circulation. Faffs Commercial club of Omaha and shippers will aaalat Texas business Interests in fight before Interstate Commerce com mission to prevent advance In freight rates which will become effective Au ruat 10. Face 10 FOBT. Scores of the baas ball games: Western League t Bioux City va. Omaha 4. 4 Dea Molnea vs. Lincoln I. National League New York va. Cincinnati 0. 1 Brooklyn va. St. Louis 0. t Chicago vs. Philadelphia 1, 7 Pittsburg va. Boston 4. American League 2 Cleveland va. New York 0. American Association IBToledo vs. 8t Paul 8. 10 Minneapolis vs. Columbus 5. 2 Milwaukee vs. Indianapolis I. I Kansas City vs. Louisville 0. Fag t KOTZaCZXTB OF OCX Alt STOAlMXIFaV Port. ArrlTee. Bailee. NEW YORK Roturtfam NEW YOIIK Madonna Ql!EENHTOWN...Oermanla Crmrto. Ql'KKNSTOWN Mauretanla. MOVILLE Catodoala California. UVEHPOOL Arable PHILADELPHIA, rnes Una MAE WOOD TRIAL IS BEGUN Charge of Perjury no Onteomo Piatt Divorce Caso Before Court. of NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-The trial of Mae C. Wood, the Omaha woman who Is charged with forgery and perjury, alleged to have been committed In her suit, for divorce from United States Senator Thomas C. Piatt, to whom she allegad she was married in 1901, was scheduled to be gin In the court of general aeaalona today. Mlas Wood's suit against Benator Piatt waa dismissed by Judge O'Gorman, who heard the case and who then ordered Miss Wood's arrest. She has since been In Jail for several months, being unable to secure bail. She la charged with forgery In procuring the signature of Senator Piatt and affixing It to a letter in which the senator pur ported to acknoweldge her as his wife. The senator declared that he did not write the letter and produced a woman wttnee who said ahe had secured the senator's signature to a blank and ahe gave it to Miss Wood. Ths charge of perjury agalnat Mlaa Wood Is based on a marriage certificate attest ing to her .alleged marriage to the sen ator, which she declared waa made out and signed on the day of her alleged marriage. The printer of the blank form of the cer tificate testified that the, form bad not been printed at that time. JAP NAVY TO THIRD PLACE Additions to Fleet Will Raise Po sition Aneeg World Powers, Says German Leacuo. Berlin. Auf. I The Japanese navy will take third place In the navies formed In 19U, according to the tabulation made by the German navy league in Its August leaflet. "Notwithstanding the assertions of Japan'a bad financial position," the article says, "the so-called pre (ram of ltOT appear s to provide far considerably more constiuc- tlons than haa been reported. Prom fully well Informed quarter It is affirmed that Japan, besides building ' the three battleships. Akl "A" and "B" and ths four armored cruisers, Kurama, Ibukl and 'V and "T" has appropriated money for four 'additional battleships, each of at.000 tons and for five armored cruisers of lt.kO tons. Through these Increases Japan will push forward In 1910-U to third place la the wvrid s navjr" CHICAGO, Ang. . Scorching hot weather throughout the corn belt and the Dakotaa and Minnesota threw the Board of Trade Into wild excitement today and Bent the price of wheat and corn soaring skyward. The former grain advanced S cents a bushel and the latter showed ' almost an equally sharp bulge In price. Bullish senti ment In wheat, which has been developing recently aa the result of black ruat reports from the northwest, broke out with Intense vigor today upon the receipt of a dispatch from Minneapolis which claimed that the black rust Is worse than In 1904 and that the crop Is simply burning up with the best. The advance in corn waa helped along by a dispatch which atated that the corn In central Illinois haa begun to "fire" owing to excessively htgh temperatures. Extreme bullishness marked the trade at the opening and initial quotations on wheat and corn showed wide fluctuations, prices ranging from a trifle below Saturday's closing figures to nearly t cents above. After a little reaction owing to profit-taking prices again started upward until ths gain in wheat bad almost reached I cents In the new crop months the deliveries af fected by the crop scare. At one time ths May option sold at tl.OlH. December at the sams time touched 9Tie and September Mc. Corn for May delivery mounted to 9bc and December to tfc, a rain of 3a In each case. Beptember corn sold up to 7Hc Oats were bullishly affected by tha sud den rise In the price of wheat and corn, but the advance in that grain was less marked. - NEW YORK, Aug. 1 The largest pub lic buying movement which has taken place in the local wheat market this season oc curred today and the price jumped Se per "bushel under heavy buying orders, In which ths shorts participated In a frail effort to cover their contracts. The buy ing movement waa started by some advices concerning the condition of the crop In the northwest. MORES SUTt THAN 19 NEEDED Weather Report Shows. Rainfall Be- ( low Normal Everywhere. LINCOLN, Aug. I. (Special). The week was warm and dry, with an excess of sun shine. Ths mean temperature for the week was between 74 degrees snd 78 degrees, which is an average of about I degrees above the normal. The maximum temperature ex ceeded 90 degrees very generally, except on Thursday and Friday, when It was S to 10 degrees lower. The rainfall was below normal In all parts of the state. Local showers occurred Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, but the rainfall was generally less than a quarter of an inch. The, high' temperature of tha week caused-rapid evaporation and mors rain ls .no needed,. In practically all coun ties. The total rainfall from April 1st to date Is above normalu in nearly ai coun; ties, but In a few northern and western counties there Is a slight deficiency. . . HEAT SEVERE IN FUR IV A 9 COUNTY Dronth Likely to Do Severs Injury to Crops In West. BEAVER CITY. Neb., Aug. (.-(Special Telegram). Yesterday was ths worst day of the year. The heat waa terrific and a hot wind from the southwest prevailed putting the finish to the corn crop. While the eaat and west have had floods, this section hss been overlooked and the drought Is appalling, even to the old timers. Under these conditions there were flrei and accidents. The dwelling of N. Mllll gan was discovered on fire st 11:80 when the family waa at church. It waa burnej to the ground "With most of Its contents. Loss tl.&OO, Insured. A Union revival meeting waa being held In the large tent at the time and when the alarm was given the audience waa dismissed and ministers and laymen rushed to the fire and helped In the rescue of household furniture. EIGHTEEN INJURED IN WRECK Golden State Limited Strikes Broken Rnll Forty Miles East of Benson, Arts. TUSCON, Arts., Aug. 3. The Golden 8tat limited, the faat trans-continental, all Pullman train of ths Rock Island railroad, westbound from Chicago to Los Angeles, struck a broken rail while running at full speed at Hado station, forty miles east of Benson, early today, , and ths two real Pullman roaches were ditched, injuring eighteen passengers. It Is considered mar veloua that none were killed. J. C. Ayer, capitalist of Kanaas City, It the moat aerioualy Injured. He suatslned Internal injuries snd his condition Is Criti cal. Others Injured are: Mrs. Gertrude W. Earle of Los Angeles and two daughters, aged ( and 12. Mra. C. L. V. Hedrlck, Kanaas City. Mrs. W. A. Reagan, Big Springs. Texas. Hascom Reagan, son of Mrs. Keagvn. Mis. W. F. Meade. Oakland. Cat W. P. Newcomb, Silver City. N. M. H. B. Paul. Duluth. Minn. Louis Marlines Le Caatro. Blnaloa. Mex ico. 8. 8. Calton, Chicago, Pullman conductor. Knr que 8. Amada, City of Mexico. J. B. Selvedge. Kansas City. Fred W. Freeman. 101 Paso. E. Lennon, train conductor. El. Paso. Practically all of the Injured suffered from cuts and bruises, some of them severely. All of them were taken to Bt Mary's hospltsl In Tucson. The accident occured on a straight strstel of track. The train consisting of eight coaches paaaed aafely over the broken rail, until the diner struck It. The rear truck of the diner left the rails and ths two coaches turned, over on their sides and were dragged for some distance. AH of the passengers were In their berths at ths time and were thrown violently about the cars. Nearly every person In the over turned coaches suffered some Injury. BRYAN'S SPEECH TO BE SHORT Issues sf CnsBpnlsm to, Bs Dtssussed Briefly Notlfleutlon Day. KAIRVIKW. LINCOLN, Neb.. Aug. i.- Contrary to expectations, the apeech of acceptance of William J. Bryan will bs a short one. He stated today that by actual count It contained a, 100 words. While ths Issues of ths campaign will be discussed. It ' Is understood they , will hot bs gone Into at any groat length, his views being tsaerved for more elaborate treat ment la tha several speeches, he intends to make THE SENTINEL STANDS FIRMLY IN DEFENSE OF HIS FLAG. From the Baltimore American. PARIS STRIKE-i FAILURE Some Newspapers Fail to Appear, but Other Lines Not Affected. " WORKMEN BETUSE TO QUIT JOBS Infantry and Troopers Massed at Points Where Trouble Was Ei. pected Find Nothing; to Do. PARIS. Aug. 8. 80 far as could be learned during the early hours today the twenty-four hours' general strike in Paris which was called by the General Federa tion of Labor aa a protest agalnat the kill ing of strikers at Vlgneux laat week was not as extensive aa the leaders had planned. No violence so far has been reported. The infantry and troopers, which were massed In the central points of the city, found nothing to do, aa everything was orderly. The employes In many of the tradea called out absolutely refused to Join the move ment, the principal auccess of which waa found In the tielng up of the newepapers, auch journala as ths Gil Blaa, the Steele, the radical Petit Republique and the Libre Parole falling to appear. It was declared thla morning that the atrlkera were centering their efforta on the newspapers and electricians, thereby hop ing to incommode the public. The bakers and gas men reported for work as usual thla morning. The underground railway trains are running on time and the life of tne city Is apparently normal. Later in the day more complete reports Indicated that the strike, except In the cas of the typesetters, was practically a com plete failure. Ever the laborers who were largely responsible for the Vlgnejx riot, reported for work. All the afternoon news papers today announce that they will ap pear aa ueuaL OFFICIAL BOUNCER TO KAISER Dr. Von Luennus, Whoss Blue Knvel ' sps Mesnt Dlsaelsssl, is Desd. BERLIN, Aug. S.-Dr. Friederk-k K. H. von Luranua, chief of Emperor William's so-called civil cabinet, died there today. His death removes from the imperial court a quiet figure of large influence in advis ing his majesty concerning the character and abilities of officials In ths civil ad ministration. His observations covered all of the higher personnel and he estimated and assessed the valuea of Individuate for publlo service. He was reputed to be a man of extraordinary Judgment. He was ths head of no group seeking Influence at court, but, on the contrary, held a place apart from politics and society. It was the office of Dr. von Lucanua to Inform minis ters' and other high peraonagee when tlje emperor dealred to eliminate them from office, which he usually did by banding over a note Inclosed In a blue envelope, so that tha doctor and his blue envelope were the subject for many a grim witticism. EMPEROR VISITS KING OSCAR Imperial Yacht Met by Fleet Wsrshlss at Ben Stats Dinner. of STOCKHOLM. Aug. t Emperor Wl Ham and his party arrived here today on board the Imperial yacht Hohensollern on a short visit to King Oustav. A fleet of Swedish warships met the Imperial yacht at sea and later the king and queen of Sweden welcomed ths Imperial party aboard ths Swedish royal yacht, x state dinner In the mperor's honor .will bs riven tonisThf ' --frWBB- mw cmz wt ' ry I -1 SSlSW U , PINNED IT., WATER UNDER CAR lowon and Family' Narrowly' Barape Drowning When Aato Overturns. JEFFERSON, la.. Aug. s.-Druggist C. W. Taylor was almost killed In au automobile accident yesterday with several members of his family and his sister, Mrs. Tyler of Chicago. The party left here In the morn ing to go to Fort Dodge In Taylor's new touring car. Twelve miles north while crossing a high grade over a large pond a tire blew up Juat as the steering wheel plunged ' Into a deep hole. The machine toppled Into the water and turned turtle, pinning Mr. Taylor, his sister and five children underneath the machine. Mrs. Taylor escaped the overturn aad waa un injured. Mr. Taylor was pressed deep Into the mud aa were also two children, the three being in the water five minutes and were unconeclous when rescued. Fortunately help waa near and three men raised the machine and dragged out the prisoners. It waa aeveral hours before one of the children and Mr. Taylor were resuscitated. They were brought home in a very serious condition. Ths machine waa found to be uninjured. MILLION AND HALF BURNED Kxploslon of Chemicals Destroys Bur lington Transfer Warehouse at I'll lea so. CHICAGO, Aug. S. Fire starting from the exploeion of a barrel of chemicals in the Burlington dock transfer warehouse at Canul and Sixteenth streets this afternoon destroyed the warehouse, 100 box cars, and eluvators ''E" and "F" owned by the Bur lington company. There waa over 600,000 bushela of grain owned by Armour A Co., In the elevators. One hundred and fifty, men were at work In tho warehouae when the explosion oc curred. They fled without waiting to aecure garments which they had removed because of the heat. The Initial explosion was fol lowed by about twenty othera aa bar rel after barrel waa reached by the flames. The buildings for blocks afound were shaken and their occupants startled. One hundred men were at work in tha ele. vators. They fled at the sound of the first explosion and all concerned are believed to have escaped. At 2:10 o'clock,' with the fire under control, the loss was estimated at 1, 00,000, FARLEY CALLER AT VATICAN American Archbishop Received with Marked Distinction by Pes Plan. ROME, Aug. I Archbishop Farley of New York visited the Vatican today and was received ry Pops Plus with marked distinction. The archbishop presented the jubilee greeting and offering of the New York archdloceee ami gave a satisfactory report of conditions there. The pope thanked the archbishop for ths offering of Peter's Pence and sent ths apostolic benediction to the clergy and laity of New York. Arch bishop Farley then Introduced his suit, comprising the secretary, ths Rev. James V. Lewis and ths assistant secretary. CRAZED LOVER SHOOTS THREE Kentucky Youth Wssnds Sweet hesrt, Kills Csaspnnlsn snd Blsws Out Own Brains. PADUCAH. Ky., Aug. I. When Jim Kel ley, a lS-year-old youth, met his sweet heart. Miss Eva Blester, and Link James, a young butcher, driving near Metropolis, III., lata last night, erased with Jsalotvy, Kelley killed James, shot ths gtrl In She abdomen sad btew out bis own, brains. GOVERNOR DOFFS' TO KING Nebraska Executive and Staff Bow Before Samson. KNIGHTS SHOW THEM H0N0ES Largs Company -Visits Omaha to Be- cent Initiated Into Alt-Sar-Ben Banquet Before Ceremony. Governor George L. 8heIdon now wears the armor of a knight of Ak-Sar-Ben, and all of his colonels have changed their braided fatigue suits for the official Jacket of the king. The governor and his staff were the guests at the den laat evening, arriving from Lincoln, accompanied by fifty friends for the occasion. The train bringing th6 governor to Omaha was a few minutes late, but did not aeriously interfere with the banquet prtpared for the governor and hla colonels by the Omaha members of the staff at the Hotel Loyal, nor the ceremonies at the den of the glorious king. Colonel H. J. Penfold was tousl master at the brilliant Hotel Loyal banquet. To the right of the toastmaster waa Governor Sheldon and Adjutant General Charlea Schwars, to the left Colonel T. W. Mc Cullough and General John C. Cowin. When the governor and his staff entered the dou there was a tremendous ovation and happiness reigned supreme about the throne. But It waa darkened by a sad event. Someone sprinkled ashes on the king's slide. It seems every silver cloud has a dark lining. Colonel L. P. Bine was kidnapped by some of the king's sub Jecls. similar to Ralauli, who now and then sprinkles ashes on the slide of the Sultan of Morocco. Carl Herring was grand mufti. Appeals to him to give up a large amount of nego tiable tin and aecure Sine's release were met with a stony stare and Colonel Sine waa tickled to death with a yellow pea cock feather. Governor Sheldon and General Cowln were the principal speakers during the evening. Dinner to Exec a live snd Stuff. Governor Sheldon and party were met at the Burlington depot at o'clock by a committee of the Board of Oovernora and escorted to the Hotel Loysl, where dinner was served at 6:30 by the local contingent of colonels, lmmtd ately following the din ner the distinguished party was taken to the Den, where an elaborate Initiation ceremonial program was carried out. A committee of Lincoln clttxvns accom panied the party to extend a formal in vitation to the Knlghta of Ak-Sar-Ben to visit Lincoln during the state fair. A spe cial day will be set apart during the fair to be known as Omaha day. Arrangements are also in progress for securing a special car for the Knights of Ak-oar-Uen, to visit Lincoln on August 11 on ths occasion of the formal notification of Sir Knight William Jennings Bryan of his nomination as the democratic candidate for president of the United Slates. SCORE ENTOMBED IN MINE Explosion of Cas St Mahanoy City, I'n., Imperils Twenty Workmen. MAHANOY CITY. Pa., Aug. aTwenty men wars entombed today at the Knicker bocker mine by an exploeion of gas. Two man, badly Injured, have been taken from the mine, but ths others ars believed to be la tht gangway, which Is closed and filled with deadly afterdamp. Soores of workmen ars bra vine Peil to reach, ths entombed men. SEVERAL TOWNS ARE DESTROYED Property Loss is Flaoed at About Ten Million Dollars. AID IS IMPERATIVELY NEEDED Great ufferiasj Fmlsts Among; Thou sands Driven From llnnt ea Spe cial Trslns Rnrouto With Supplies. VANCOUVER, B. C, Aug. 1,-Tbls city awoke to a full sense of the completeness of the destruction around Fernls today. According to a competent authority, the loas will exceed $10,000,000 and the death lint total will never be known. It la now be lleved that at least 200 have perished. Vancouver wired IS.OOO for relief yester day and a train load of supplies went out today. Winnipeg haa dispatched a special rain with nurses, doctors, hospital stores and provisions. Loggers to the number of eighty In ths camps of the Elk Lumber company have perished In the flames, and several set tlers, with their families, who lived on the line of the railroad between Fernls and Mlohel, have disappeared. The deaeh total will probably grow larger, and specla dispatch from Winnipeg states that It will reach 400. When the flames were consuming Fernle, all the prisoners, with the exception of five Black Hand suspects, were released. Later they were recaptured and sent to Nelson. Crowds of refugees have also arrived at Nelson, the overflow from Cranbrook. These are being cared for as much as pos sible, but their condition Is pitiable. In ' their flight they brought nothing sway but the clothes they had on. A telegram from Editor Simpson of the Cranbrook Herald sums up the situation as follows: "All help needed quickly or worss will follow." No list of the dead has yet been received In Vancouver. Thousands Flee for Lives. CRANBROOK, B. C, Aug. 8. The most destructive conflagration In the history of Canada is sweeping the Klk river valle-, leaving in Its path death, destitution and suffering. Already more than 100 lives have been lost, hundreds of persons have been Injured and thousands homeless and desti tute have been forced to flee fur their Uvea before the relentlessly onruahing tro. Property valued at more than &,0ti0,coo has been destroyed and still the flames are sweeping onward, reaching out on either side In an ever wUtenlng line. Ths long -list ef fatalltlea la lucreaalng steadily. Re ports of death, disaster and suffering are . coming In from every quarter. Few of those who - escaped with their lives saved any of their belongings and the stores of food in towns which thus far have eacaped destruction mus. be conserved carefully to feed the hungry. Fernie, on Saturday a prosperous com munity of 3,500 Inhabitants, today Is a de serted heap of ruins. Coal Creek, which had a population of 1,(00, Is marked ony by smoldering embers In a blackened, smoking waste more than forty miles In area, while half a doaen smaller towns have been erased as completely ss if they never existed. The railroad, ths only meana of communication left to the atricken coun try now la seriously threatened. Many bridges already have been burned and the movement of trains, by which fire fighters, refugees and provisions are transported from one point to another, la being carried on with the greatest difficulty. Path of Firs Mils Wlds. FERNIE, B. C. Aug. , Amid the smok ing embers of their homes and offices, with the great forest fire atlll roaring In ths distance, the plucky men of Fernle, B. C, are clearing away the ruins, pitching tents, checking up the missing and announcing plans to build a new snd better town where the hot ashes of old Fernle He today. A village of canvaa a village with many men, but few women and children will bs in evidence before the sun sets today. ' The great wave of fire Is still rolling eastward through the forest, following the lines of the Canadian Pacific railway. In some places its path Is but a mile wide, in others three miles. Nothing can stop It, apparently, until the rain falls and that may be days or weeks. Michel, twenty miles from Fernle, Is ths town in the greatest danger now, but as the wind has fallen It hss a good chancs to escape. Fifteen box cara loaded with women and children have been taken from Michel to Coleman, Blalrmere and other polnta. The men have stayed to fight for their homes. The town of Hosmer, between Fernls and Michel, was In great danger yeatarday, some dwellings having been burned, but the main part of the town was saved and probably will escape unless a stronger wind arises. While the number of dead may not bs definitely known for days, It Is not believed to be so great as was at first feared. I'p to t o'clock Sunday evening only four bod lis had been found In ths town, thoso victims having been smothered by the dense smoke. Considering the fact that at times It was possible for a man to outrun ths flumes, it is believed the loss of Ufa was remarkably small. Such was the force of the fiery tornado that one frame building aeventy feet long waa plrked up, carried across several lots and dropped into the middle of the main atreet. . Loss tCatlmafes at Winnipeg-. WINNIPKO. Mar..., Aug. l.-The latest estimates of the dead in the Elk liver dis trict by bush fires, which have been raging from Michel to Fernle Is ISO persons. The property loss is $6,000,000 ir Fernle snd J.OUO persons of that clty'a Inhabitants are home less. The residents have been taken In trains to place of safety and are now des titute. Thousands of dollars hsve beet) sent by western Csnada cities this morning to ths relief of the destitute. Medical supplies are greatly needed. Kemle, with Its lum ber mills and railway terminals is wiped out. The fire Is still raging around Hosmer and Sparwood, but Michel Is safe, the wind dying out at midnight. If a gale springs up that city will agHin be In danger soon.' Seventy men In the camps of ths Klk River company perished. The following places have been dtrored: Fernle. with a population og I.U0; Coat Creek, with a population of LWOj Michel, 4