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Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
BoERS HEARTILY WELCOMED
Land at Rotterdam and Are Received
by Municipal thOrities and
Others of Prominence.

ROTTERDAM, Aug. 1s.--Dewet, Deiarey
and Botha, the Boer generals, and their
party, landed here this morning. They
were given a hearty welcome by the mu-
nicipal authorities and representatives Of
Boer associations.
Many women presented bouquets to the
generals wives. The ships In the harbor
displayed their flags. The party proceeded
to The Hague.
THE HAGUE, Aug. ia public reception
was accorded to the Boer generals on their
arrival here today from Rotterdam. Gem
eral Fyter, in a speech, paid tribute to
their heroic deeds. General Bothe replied,
expressing the appreciation Of the Boer Of
hcers at the warmth OF their reception and
referring to the consolation which Il had
been to them to know that while they
fought their women and children were being
supported by Dutch generosity.
Tne time, ADDED General Botha, had not
yet arrived TO make public all they knew,
but probably at no distant date they would
publish their account of the war.
The visitors were escorted in procession
through the town in open carriages and
were everywhere loudly cheered by the
crowds assembled. A number Of Beers who
served during the war formed q guard
Of honor for the generals.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
INTEREST NOW IN INQUEST
Coroner VIII Try His Hand ut Solving
the BarthOIin-Mitcheu
Murder Mystery.

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-Interest in the Bar
tholin- Mitchell murder mystery today CEN
tered upon the inquest, which may de-
termine the cause Of the death Of Minnie
Mitchell.
Three men already stand accused as prin-
cipals or accessories OF the crime Oscar
Thompson, former roomer Of Mrs. Bar
tholin; John Clafy, stableman, who took
care of the horse Thompson drove, and Ed
ward Counselman, intimate friend of VIII
liam J. Bartholin. the supposed matricide.
Two new witnesses appeared today with
stories that Bartholin, the missing suspect,
was seen in Chicago as late as August Is.
Both men declared to the police that
man whom they believe to be Barthoin
was waiting in a saloon that night for some
one who was to bring him money. In
spector Hunt believes It was the missing
man waiting for his friend. Counselman.
Four members Of the Mitchell family
testified at the inquest that they could not
make a positive identification Of the body
found lying in the weeds on the prairie at
Seventy-fourth street and believed to lbe
that of Minnie Mitchell. These four per-
sons, the father, brother. sister and sister,
in-law of the missing girl, declared that
the only Identification they could make was
that part Of the clothing found near the
body belonged to Miss Mitchell. Follow
ing this Coroner's Physician Springer made
statement to the jury, in which he
termed the body as that OF an unknown
or unidentified woman" DR.. Springer
stated positively that he did not believe
the body to be that Of Miss Mitchell be-
cause of the advanced stage Of decomposi-
tion. When the body was found Miss
Mitchell had been missing but eight days
and DR.. Springer claimed that It would be
impossible for her body to have decom-
posed as much as the one discovered on
the prairie.
Inspector Hunt produced a witness who
positively identified Oscar Thompson, who
is under arrest for completely in the crime,
as one Of two men on a street car near the
place where the body was found, and
photograph Of William Bartholin as that
Of the second of the pair.
Thompson, Dad Claffy and Counsel
man, all OF whom have been held to the
grand jury, were present at the inquest,
but their attorneys refused to allow them
to testify. The inquiry was continued
until tomorrow morning
Inspector Hunt received word tonight az
to Bartholin's possible whereabouts that set
every bit OF the police machinery in mo-
tion. BY midnight a score OF detectives
were ransaeking the neighborhood Of Ken
sington, Harvey, Pullman. West Pullman
Riverdale and as far south as One Hundred
and Thirty ninth street in search of a man
supposed to hold the secret Of the fuEitive's
hiding place.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
FIVE ARE BURNED TO DEATH
Two Women and Three Children
Lose Their Lives In a New
York Tenement.

NEW YORK, Aug 1s.-In a tenement
house FIRE at S5 Essex street today two
women and three children were burned to
death, another woman was burned severely
about the body and face and man had
three ribs broken by jumping from a win
dow to the pavement.
The bodies of the dead women were
burned beyond recognition. The injured
woman is Mrs. Rosa Moses and the man
who jumped is Jacob Moscovitz. A woman
named Mrs. Hannah Balothin could not be
found after the FIRE, and It was believed
that ono of the burned bodies found was
hers.
Nathan LiebowiEer reported to the police
that his four children, respectively 3. s.
and years old, were missing. and a search
of the building resulted in the finding Of
the badly burned bodies Of two children,
supposed TO be Liebowizer's. The body Of
an elderly woman also was found.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
Forecast for Nebraska-Fair Wednesday
and Thursday.
NO RIoTlNG AT NORTH PLATTE
People of that City object to the
Statements of Railway
OmcinIs.

NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Aug. 1s.-(spe-
cial Telegram.) 1.-THE statement as given in
The Bee this morning, made by an official
Of the Union Pacific, that North Platte was
in a state Of riot that the property OF the
company was absolutely at the mercy OF
the strikers, is branded by the peaceable
citizens Of this town as a malicious false
hood and an open insult to the people To
say there is or has been a riot in North
Platte is not true. To say that property
to the amount Of dollar has been injured
or destroyed by the strikers is also untrue.
To say that the strikers are the arm of
the law or have arrogated to themselves
any police authority is another untruth.
To say that the marshal Of this city, in
conjunction with the sherif OF the county,
cannot preserve the peace is a reflection on
their executive ability and a direct insln-
uation against hundreds Of law abiding
men who can be called upon in a moment
to aid In suppressing any disturbance
which may arise through the connivance
of a railway oficial or be brought about
by the strained conditions now existing as
a result of the strike
The facts are, and all the railway officials
and the governor combined are challenged
to disprove 1t, the only action bearing any
semblance to a riot was a common saloon
fight, which occurred few days ago between
man imported by the railroad to do guard
duty and a fellow who objected to the in
sulting remarks made by the guard in ref
erence to the strikers, and yet 1t has to be
advertised to the world in all the daily
papers Of the state that North Platte is in
state of riot, and according to the Union
Pacific officials the militia are necessary to
compel the citizens of North Platte to keep
the peace. 1t is a foul slander under which
no citizen OF North Platte will rest without
a vigorous protest.
A warrant has been issued Ror the arrest
Of John N. Baldwin, general attorney for
the Union Pacific Railroad company, for
using abusive language toward Editor A. P.
Kelly, tending to provoke an assault. Mr..
BALDWIN was angered because Of tei5sTsns
sent to The Bee by Mr.. Kelly setting forth
the conditions at North Platte.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
SAY CUDAHY SALE IS FICTION
Heads of Packing Concerns Declare
Rumored Merger of Company
to he Untrue.

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-(special Telegram.)
The report current today that the pack
Ing interests Of the Cudahy company had
been sold to a combination of Armour
Co., and Swift and Company was denied by
H. A. Valentine Of Armour & Co.
The report came from Omaha and was to
the effect that a price Of $21,OOO,00O had
been agreed upon to be paid to the Cudahy
interests through Michael Cudahy. The
step, it was reported. was made to COM
plete the alleged packers trust. Michael,
John and Edward Cudahy were to retire
from the packing business for a term of
years and turn over all their plants and
the good will Of the corporation. The deal
was to go into effect September 1.
There is no truth in the report of any
sales of the Cudahy interests so far as l
know or so far as this company is con-
cerned," said Mr. Valentine. There are
rumors aioat to that effect, but they are
not true"
Michael Cudahy, for the Cudahy COM
pany, denied that any merger was to take
place.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
TO AMEND SUPREME STATUTES
Proposition I'm Pythian Grand Lodge
Relative to Subordinate Lodges
Defeated.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1s.-The atten-
tion Of the supreme lodge of the Knights of
Pythias was taken up today principally
with the consideration Of a proposition to
so amend the supreme statutes of the
order that no member who has been ac-
quilted OF a charge by the subordinate
lodge in which he holds membership can be
held before the supreme tribunal for a re-
hearing Of the case. The question in
volved the sovereignty of subordinate
lodges. The discussion was long and at
times heated. vote was taken and the
proposition defeated by a vote OF 50 to
49, Had 1t carried the need OF a supreme
tribunal would to all purposes have been
done away with, as only such cases as
contained questions OF law could be heard
by 1t. The matter was the outgrowth OF
the Kennedy Hinsey case.
A statute was adopted reducing the su-
preme tribunal from i've members to
three.
The following were elected members of
the supreme tribunal: John F. Alexan-
der, Leesburg, Va; Tully Scott, Cripple
Creek, Colo; John A. Helcher. st. Paul.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
BAD WRECK IN NEW JERSEY
Several People knlea and a Num-
bsr injured In smashup at
BeInar station.

AsBURY PARK. N. j., Aug. ia regu-
lar Pennsylvania train on the New York
4 Long Branch railroad. bound north. was
run into from the rear at Belmar station.
where It had stopped tonight. by special
Central Railroad Of New Jersey train. Tho
engine Of the Central train telescoped the
EeAr car OF the Pennsylvania train. Six
ears were wrecked. several persons were
killed and q number injured. A little girl
was killed as she was being put aboard the
waiting train. The engineer and fremen
Of the Central train have not been seen
since the collision. Il is believed they are
under the wreckage
The freight shed at the depot was demol-
ished and the depot badly damaged.
Fitzpatrick. a brakeman. was caught in
the wreekage and badly sealded by eseap-
ing steam and hot water. Brakeman Towle
was badly injured and may die.
The little girl killed, was Alice Bigger,
aged Is, who lived at Railway. The hrst
body removed was that OF an unidentified
man aged about s5. Harry Van Cott. con-
ductor OF the Central train. was injured
but not seriously
Engineer Lppincott OF the Central train
stuck TO his post. His fireman jumped and
is said TO have been injured.
Two hundred feet Of roof over the depot
platform fell and has not yet been raised
and no attempt 20 explore Il has been made
The work Of clearing away the debris is
proceeding slowly.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
DISASTROUS FIRE IN FOREST
Many square Miles of Timber burned
ana Mine Buildings
Destroyed.

YMIR, B. c., Aug. 1s.--one Of the most
disastrous fires which has ever occurred in
West Kootenay is raging about Ymir. Many
square miles Of timber have been burned
and a number Of mine buildings wiped out.
Wagon roads and bridges have been de-
stroyed
From the cyanide works Of the Ymir COM
pany to the Foghorn mine, - distance OF
hve miles. every building has been de-
stroyed. The cyanide plant was saved by
the hercuiean efforts of the employees. who
dug holes in which they immersed them
selves In water up to their necks while they
handled the hose in short shifts.
The buildings Of the Wilcox and Black
Rock mines were obliterated. At the former
mine the men took refuge In the tunnels,
into which the wind blew the flames, which
ignited the timber. With meager supply
Of water, handled in tin cups. the men kept
the fire from spreading until danger was
past.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
SCHWAB WILL NOT RESIGN
President Of Steel Corporation Gives Out
Statement Himself
ARRANGING TO MAKE TRIP TO FRANCE
Says that He Does Not Look Like Sick
Man, but is Going 20 Take Rest
and Treatment at MIN
- erRl Springs.

Me- *, Aug. 1s.-Charles NJ.
schwab, Dldent Of the United States
Steel corpo. on, arrived here this even
ing He was accompanied by his brother,
Joseph Schwab, and his private secretary.
He stepped briskly from the car and as he
did so he said to a number Of newspaper
men present: Nov, gentlemen, / am go
ing to tell you three things and l don't
want you to ask me any further questions.
In the FIRST place, don't look like sick
man. In the second place, 1 feel the
necessity OF a rest and l am going to take
one. In the third place l am not going to
resign and have no intention Of retiring
from the presidency Of the United States
Steel corporation"
Are you going to Europe?" Mr.. schwab
was asked.
YES" he replied, but don't ask me any
more questions; that's all 1 have to say"
ALTOONA, Pa, Aug. &c. NJ. Schwab,
who passed through here today, disclosed
his destination to an old Altoona friend,
who talked with him since he has been at
Loretto. He said he was going to France,
where he will take a course of treatment
at the mineral springs OF that country.
His chief ailment is an affection Of the
nerves. The steel magnates visit to the
scene Of his boyhood evidently did him
good. as he told his friend, F. D. saupp,
Of this city that he never felt better, and
Mr.. saupp emphasized this by stating that
he had never seen him looking better.
Mrs. Sohwab is not with her husband.
She will remain at Loretto during his abb
sence.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 1s:-The private car
Loretto, belonging to Charles NJ. Schwab,
president OF the United States Steel cor
poration, was attached to the day express,
which left for the east this morning.
No information could be obtained from
the attendants Of the car, but It was said
Mr.. schwab and party would board the car
at Cresson, Pa, for New York and would
sail for Europe tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
WOMEN lNClTING A MOE
Negro Confined in Ohio Jail I'm DAN
ger of Lynchins by Mob
OF Both Sexes.

JEFFERSON. o., Aug. 1s.-Because II is
believed that John Grooms, colored, as
saulted two old women. Harriet and sa-
hrina Hotehkiss late last night. a mob sur
rounded the Jail today and there is danger
Of lynching.
Grooms is alleged to have assaulted and
nearly killed the women. He is said to
have ehewed an ear on of one and torn the
nesh from the arm of the other with his
teeth.
The women Identified GroOms as their as
sailant and his hat and part OF his clothing
were found In the Hopkins home. Some of
the women in the crowd are hysterical and
are melting the men to take the law into
their own hands.
In the afternoon the negro was bound
over on the charge Of burglary and at
tempted felony and will await the action Of
the grand jury. This procedure has alIayed
much Of the excitement that existed.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
COACHES LEAVE THE TRACK
wisconsin Central Train Derailed
while Running at Rate of Fifty
Five Miles Per Hour.

NEENAH. Wis, Aug. 1s.-The Wisconsin
Central est. Paul Flyer was derailed
shortly after midnight one mile west of
Fremont while running at the rate Of fifty
Eve miles an hour. Nearly 200 passengers
were on the train and all Of the coaches
left the track except the rear truck OF the
last sleeper.
The entire train narrowly escaped being
precipitated over An embankment. The
cause OF the accident is unknown, but was
probably due to the spreading OF the rails.
Nine persons were seriously injured and
all of the passengers were badly shaken
up.
Among the injured were:
f. zimmerly, Oshkosh, badly hurt about
head.
Mrs. NJ. Dougherty, Oshkosh, severely
bruised about body.
Mrs. d. W. Agnew, Waukesha, Wis,
shoulder and knee badly bruised.
Mrs. Anna Kiesehold, Minneapolis, MINI,
spine injured.
A. E. Gross. Boston, ILL.,. chest badly
bruised and internally injured.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
FIRE CHEF CROKER is OUT
Goes Away. on Vacation and Returns
10 New York TO Find Man
in His Place.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-Edward Croker,
chief Of the New York city FIRE department,
was suspended from duty today by Fire
Commissioner sturgis. Mr.. Croker. who is
a nephew of Richard Croker, had been abb
sent on a vacation, but returned to the city
yesterday, saying he did so to resume his
duties on advice OF his attorneys. Mr.. Gro
ker said this advice was given because his
name had been mentioned in connection
with the hearing Of charges against Chief
OF Construction Ryan Of the department.
When the chief reached his once yesterday
he found that a new lock had been placed
on his desk. so that his key would not ht
II, and that his letter books for three years
past had been carried away.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
STATE TICKET is SELECTED
Regular Republicans of Delaware
Hold Convention and Name
Candidates.

DOVER, Del, Aug. 1s.-The regular"
republican state convention today nomi-
mated the following ticket: For congress-
Heisler Ball; state treasurer. Martin B.
Burrows; state auditor, P. B. Norman.
The platform indorses the administration
of President Roosevelt and pledges him
the support OF the Delaware republicans
for denomination in 1904; commends the
work done by the Fifty-second congress,
but recommends trade concessions for
Cuba; indorses protection and reciprocity
and especially commends President Nc
Kiniey's reciprocity sentiments as ex-
pressed in his last speech at the Buffalo
exposition.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
CAFES Faction LOSES our
Court Denies Application for Injune.
tion I'm Noted Colorado
Case.

DENVER, Colo, Aur The John w.
Gates faction of the do Fuel and Iron
company has lost other round in It's bat
tie for the control of that company. Judge
Reiner of the United States district court
tonight denied the application for a pre-
.liminary injunction to prevent officials Of
the company from refusing TO allow them
to vote proxies they claim to have at the
stockholders meeting scheduled for to-
morrow In this city.
The suit, which was brought in the name
of John J. Mitchell and others against the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company, was based
upon the alleged fraudulent and absolutely
void bylaw which was adopted by the
board of directors of the company on July
80 last, and which the complainants
charged was framed and adopted for the
purpose Of enabling the present oficials of
tate the action OF tomorrow's meeting and
also to deprive the complainants and the
shareholders they represent by proxy from
voting at such meeting.
Judge Reiner held that all objections in
the bill Of complaint were met and an
swered by defendant company. In denying
the application for preliminary Injunction
the court was not expected to pass upon
questions OF law. However, he would say
that on its face the bylaw provided for
an orderly and lawful method of conduct
ing a shareholders meeting and that ap-
parently there was no other purpose in
view. The bylaw was adopted In good
faith. The application for a preliminary
injunction would therefore be denied.
The application was made several days
ago and a brilliant array OF legal talent
was represented on either side OF the case.
The court room tonight was crowded with
spectators. among whom we're the leading
members of the local bar, who nave watched
the course of the battle with deep interest.
Mr.. Gates and his friends listened atten-
lively to the reading of the decision, and
as soon as it was completed left the court
room with their attorneys.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
STREET CAR JUMPS TRACK
Eight Seriously Injured, Two FA-
tally, in Accident I'm New
York City.

NEW YORK, Aug. is.--EiEht persons
were seriously injured. two OF them at
least fatally injured and q dozen other Sc
verely 80. tonight. VIXEN one OF the heavy
open street cars OF the Union railway line
Of the Bronx left the tracks on Jerome
Park avenue, near the crossing OF Mosholu
Parkway. and turned completely over into
q ditch.
Two Of the men taken TO the Fordham
hospital have not been identified. Their
skulls were fractured and the hospital Au-
thorities said they would likely de.
Others taken to Fordham hospital were:
Michael Donohue.
William Eisner.
@. II. Perrin.
A. L. Merrill.
Bernard Feeney.
Patrick Dale.
r. w. Crawford.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
FUEL FAMINE THREATENED
Fifty Thousand Men May BE Thrown
Out of Employment because of
Shortage in Coal.

PITTsBURG. Pa. Aug. 1s.-The Post to-
morrow will publish a story to the effect
that fuel famine is threatened for the
mills in this district and $4,000 men may
be thrown into enforced idleness through
the lack OF coal and coke. The trouble
comes from scarcity of engines to move
the loaded cars.
It is reported that on the sidings OF the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad leading into
Pittsburg from the coal and coke regions
there are nearly 5000 loaded cars Many
OF these are said to have been ready for
shipment for a week or more.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
APPLE GROWERS TO ORGANIZE
Prominent Producers OF Six States
Meet at st. Louis to Agitate
the Matter.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 19.-About twenty-five
prominent apple growers Of Kansas. Ne
braska, Missouri, Indiana, Arkansas and
Illinois are meeting here today for the
purpose. It is said, OF uniting the COM
mercial apple growers Of the United States
and Canada into an organization to regulate
the price OF that fruit. ]. II. Stanton, of
the Illinois State Horticultural society
said:
the fact that the apple buyers or jobbers
have been able to dictate prices to us.
Now, II we are the producers. why
should we not have some voice in regulating
the situation Of prices? That is what we
intend TO organize for"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
WOMAN is OBLIGED TO LEAVE
Wife OF n Former Prime Minister Ex-
PEELED from Venezuela by
President Castro.

PORT OF SPAIN. Island of Trinidad, Aug
9.-(Correspondence Of the Associated
Press.)-Mrs. zoilo Bello Rodriguez wife Of
former President Andrade's prime minister,
and her four children arrived here recently
on a steamer Of the Royal Steamship COM
pany. having been expelled from Vene-
Euelan territory by order OF President
Castro.
She was compelled to abandon her home
and family and leave the country within
forty-eight hours. Hitherto the govern
ments OF Venezuela have always regarded
women as neutrals and have never held
them responsible for the acts Of their hus-
bands.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
browns HIS FOUR CHILDREN
Farmer Living Near Salina, Kansas,
Murders Three Girls and Boy,
Then shoots Himself.

sALINA, Kan. Aug. 19.-Joseph Ander-
son, farmer living east Of salina, in a
ht of dependency today drowned his four
children, three girls and boy, in a eistern,
and then shot himself with a revolver.
Anderson is still alive but will probably
die. Financial matters had affected his
mind. The crime was committed during the
absence Of the mother. The Oldest child
was six years old and the youngest a
babe Of four months. Anderson left note
on a table in the parlor notifying the mother
that the children could be found in the
cistern.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-20
AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATIONS
Volume Containing Statements as Required
by Law Has Been Issued.
WHERE CONGRESS HAS SPENT MONEY
summary shows Grand Total of over
Eight Hundred Million Dollars
was Appropriated by
Last Congress.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The volume
containing statements Of appropriations,
new Offices, etc, required by law to be
prepared and published at the end of each
session Of congress under the direction Of
the committees on appropriation, senate
and house, has been completed for the
first session of the Fifty-seventh congress
by Thomas P, Cleaves and James G. Courts,
chief clerks, respectively, Of those commit
tees. A summary of the appropriations
shows the grand total of $500, ,624, 1855.
The details by bills are as folloMs