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THE MACON TELEGRAPH
WEATHEIt INDICATION IFOR GKORC.IAl SIIOWF.ni MONDAY! WARMISH IN E ISTEHN PORTION. Tl'ESDAY PROBABLY SITOWI.HS NEAR THE COASTi LIGHT TO FUR.4II EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS.
ESTABLISHED IN 1S23.
MACON, GA., MONDAY MORNING, JUDY 15, 1901
DAILY— 97.00 A YEAR
WHEELSW1LL NOT WHIR
WH1LEMEN ARE AWAY
Strike Order Issoed to Amalgamated Association Is
Effective Today, and it Is Predicted That Mills Will
Be Yacated-«Scheme Is to Gradually Increase the
Call Until all Mills Are Closed.
PITTSBURG, Pa., July 14.—From
present indcatlons it looks probable that
President Shaffer’s strike order issued
last night to the Amalgamated Asso
ciation members in the employ of the
American Steel Hoop Company, the
American Sheet Steel Company, and the
American Tin Plate Company will be
obeyed and the great struggle between
the Amalgamated Association and tho
sitpel companies will be on In earnest
tomorrow.
The union mills of the three com
panies agains: which a strike lias been
declared, it Is predicted that not a
wheel will turn tomorrow. An effort
will be made to close down some of the
non-union mills of the companies and
to cripple the rest. The Amalgamated
people are very sanguine of success.
"The strike was not of our own seek
ing, M said President Shaffer today. "It
was forced on us. We were not con
tending for wages, but for principle,
for self-preservation. The tin and sheet
people will not be able to turn a single
wheel tomorrow. Wo have our forces
thoroughly organized and there will be
somo surprises in store. I have not
heard today from a single lodge in
answer to my strike order, but an an
swer is not necessary. The order will
be promptly obeyed by all our men.
But there will be no trouble. Labor
organizations have changed. The Am
algamated Association Is not the asso
ciation it was twenty years ago, not
even five years ago. The men are more
readily controlled; in fact, we have our
men under control."
Developments today indicate that
Pittsburg is going to be a pretty lively
strike center. The most interest at
taches to the Painters mill on the south
side and to that of Lindsay A McCut-
chcon in Allegheny. Both mills are
controlled by the American Sheet Hoop
Company unJ have hitherto been ag
gressively non-union nnd much depend
ed upon t heaction by the men in these
plants. The employes of both mills
held open meetings today and both de-
cldod to strike tomorrow. The painter
mill •mpl-iys aln-nt »0O rnmi and th*‘
Lindsay A McCutcheon mill about 300.
I. W. Jenks, manager of the Ameri
can Steel Hoop Company, said tonight
he had heard of the attempt to be made
to tie up the two mills, but he had
heard such strike talk
STEYN ESCAPED
IN SHIRT SLEEVES
other nn«l Other liners Cn|»-
After n Snrprisc Engnge-
XNNlYEnSABY OF THE FALL OF
TIIE DASTILE CAUSE OF MICH
ENTHUSIASM IX ALL PARTS OF
FRANCE—LOUI1RT LOVDLY CHEER
ED—SARAH IIERNHARDT AND M.
COCJUELIN GIVE GREAT PER
FORM ANCE—COUNT DROPS DEAD.
il ISlIi SIX SERF BATHERS SWEPT
AWAY NEAR SAVANNAH
Members of Hebrew Picnic Party While in Swimming
at Daufiiskie Beach. Were Caught in Sluice and
Drowned—Carried Away By Pounding Waves and
Sweeping Current.
LONDON, July 14.—The war office
has received the fallowing dlspatih
from Lord Kitchener, dated at Preto
ria:
"Broadwood’s brigade surprised Reitz,
capturing Steyn's brother and others.
Stpyn himself escaped in his shirt
sleeves, with one other man only. The
so-called 'Orange River government’
and papers were captured."
Lord Kitchener also reports that
Scheep#*r’s commando (as announced \n
the Associated Press dirpateheti early
last week) burned the public buildings
in MurrayBburg, Cape Colony, and some
faun houaos in the vicinity.
According to further advices from
Lord Kitchener, the columns under
Col. Featherstone und Col. Dixon have
reached Zeerust, western Tranrvaal.
They m?t with opposition and made
some captures. The British casualties
e one officer killed nnd three offi
cers and twenty-four men wounded.
LONDON, July 15.—'"eOn. Broad-
wod,” says a dispatch to the Dally
News from Bloemfontein, "surprised
Reitz,‘due east of Llndley, last Thurs
day, July 11. He took twenty-nine
I'l'isi. including lii'ii. A. I*. (’Imvnr
and Gen. Weasels, Commandant Dwaal,
First Cornet Pelt Steyn (President
Steyn’s brother). Thomas Brain, sec
retary of government and Roches do
Villiers,* secretary to the council. Steyn
himself fled without coat or boots.
Gen. Dewet is believed to have been
»re8**nt.
UNPKECDEDNTED DRY WEATHER
PREVAILS IX SEVERAL STATES
AND CROPS HAVE OBEX IRRE
TRIEVABLY DAM AGED — KANSAS
AND MISSOURI GREATEST SUF
FER I UlS—MERCURY ABOVE TIIE
100 MARK.
HOT SMOKE FROM FISSURE.
Offensive Oilor Coining; From Crev
ice In Enrtli Ncnr Gainesville,
Tosns.
GAINESVILLE, Tex., July 14.—Mr.
Val Peers, a merchant of this city, who
has just returned from o trip to the
vcral I western part of this country, reports
months past. Mr. Jenks said both mills I that In the extreme west and Just
vould resume tomorrow morning as
usual.
The fight at the Painter mill is to be
made the fight of the strike. Both
sides will make stubborn resistance. If
the amalgamated people can close this
mill they believe they *will have won
the greater part of the strike. The
mill is not an important one. but tho
Steel Hoop Company has for years suc
ceeded In thwarting the efforts made to
unionize it.
President Shaffer was asked today if
he had set a time when, if no settle
ment having been effeetd, he would
extend the strike to all the subsidiary
steel companies of the United States
Steel Corporation. He said he must
decline to make his plans known at
present.
It may be said, however, on the
strength of reliable information, that
the stride within its present limits is
intended merely ns a show of strength*
At the conference last week tho rep
resentatives of the steel corporation
were repeatedly warned that the asso
ciation was much stronger than they
knew. They were even told of tho or
ganization of mills of which they had
no knowledge. But the steel men would
not believe that the association was an
strong as U was claimed to be. Thus
it is believed the first purpose of the
association is to show It* strength by
confining the strike to three companies.
When that show of strength has been
made, whatever it may prove to be,
the association expects the companies
to ask for another conference, if the
companies show no inclination to make
a settlement the strike will be extended
to three more companies. If the trust
will not yield, then the strike will be
extended to such independent compan
ies as sell their finished products or
raw materials to companies against
which a strike has been declared.
Should the strike attain such propor
tions it would be likely to go still furth
er. The Amalgamated Association and
the Federation of Labor years ago
formed a secret alliance. It Is claimed,
when It was agreed that the associa
tion when on a strike could call out the
nteel men of the federation. The latter
has organizations In many mills whose
workmen are not eligible to member
ship In the association.
A report from Newcastle, Pa., tonight
pays: Fully 4,000 men will be affected
in this city by the Amalgamated strike.
Of these 2.000 are employed in the She-
nango plant and 1.400 In the Greer plant
of the National 8teel Company. Tbe
men of the latter mill were not called
out by President Shaffer, but notices
were posted there stating that the plant
will not be in operation tomorrow. Tbe
hot mills departments of both the plants
will be Idle, affecting 800 men at the
Greer mill and 900 at the . Shenango
mill. These departments are manned
exclusively by Amalgamated men.
The balance of the employee of both
plants are either unorganized or affili
ated with tbe International Protective
Association of Plate Workers. Only
sufficient black plate is now on hand
at either plant to last two weeks, when
b th plants will be thrown Into total
idleness until the Amalgamated resume
work in the hot mills, which turn out
black plate for tbe other departments
to work.
The local members of the Amalga
mated Association are highly pleaded
over the decision to strike. They will
stand by President Shaffer to a man.
Tomorrow morning not one wheel will
turned In either the Greer or Sbe-
thc line, there considerable
apprehension and much excitement
among tht inhabitants over tho dis
covery yesterday of a dark smoke with
Ive odor like sulphur emanat
ing from the ground. The earth has a
large crevice in an area covering a
quarter of an acre, and from this
smoke comes. It Is hot and quite dense
at times, and the people there are ap
prehensive.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IX MEXICO.
MEXICO CITY, July 14.—Sharp
earthquake shock* have been felt with
in the past three days, and one occur
ring last night was remarkable for its
violence. Iron, electric and cable poles
swayed violently. Tho weather I* cooler
and the rains continue.
CELEBRATED IX MEXICO.
MEXICO CITY. July 14.-The French
colony celebrated most brilliantly to
day the anniversary of the fall of the
Bastlle. They had a ball last night
and outdoor fetes today.
PARIS, July 15.—Telegrams from all
parts of France show that the national
fete day, the anniversary of the fall
of the bastlle, was celebrated every
where throughout the country with
much enthusiasm and without disorder.
There were review* at all military and
navel Btatlons, followed by Illumina
tions, fireworks and balls in the
evening.
The Parisians participated with their
customary zest. Wreaths were placed
on the Strasbourg monument In the
Place de Laeoncorde by various depu
tations, although the police removed
those of the socialists which were in
scribed "To the Fatherland's Victims."
The police also dispersed a delegation
of League of Patriots who were cheer
ing for Paul Dero'ulede as they placed
wreaths in his name upon the pedestal.
A pro-Boer demonstration by students
was stopped by tho police. President
Loubet, while driving to the Long-
champ race course to witness the grand
annual review, was cheered all along
the route. In the presidential tribuno
with him were tho members of the cab
inet and tho ambassadors. Gen. Hor
ace Porter, the United States ambns
sador, sat Just behind M. Loubet, and,
In hi* black frock coat, wns the most
conspicuous figure among the many
brilliant uniforms on the stand.
President Loubet left tbe tribuno and
decorated six generals amid acclama
tions. The company of military cy
clists who had ridden to Paris from
Sedan received special attention and
applause. M. Loubet was cheered
heartily while returning to the Elyree
Palace. Early in the day bo bad *ent
congratulations to the army In a letter
to the minister of war, Gen. Andre.
perfonnances were given in the
subsidized theatres. M. Coquelln and
Mme. Bernhardt came specially from
London to give a free performance In
the latter’s theatre of Rostand’:
"L’AIglon.” It was the first time they
had appeared in Paris in this piece
or had been seen on the stage here to
gether plnce both left the Comedle
Franca!!* •. An enormoun crowd gath
ered early In th** morning and many
sold the places secured near the doors
to late comers,, some getting as much
ns forty francs. The performance was
a great success. M. Coquelln nnd Mmc.
Bernhardt being tumultuously cheered.
Before the doors were opened a crowd
of 600 forced an entrance, but the police
cleared the hourc.
An tho evening wore on. the city pre
sented an animated and brilliant spec
tacle, a general Illumination being the
principal feature. Long after midnight
oil the squares nnd open spaces were
crowded with wnltzcr* nnd merry
makers, who gnve no Indication of an
Intention to give up their sport until
dawn. Thero was a general suspension
of vehicular traffic, and the fact that
the weather was agreeably cool greatly
promoted the success of tho celebra
tion.
Count de Lougevllle, formerly at
tached to the diplomatic service, died
suddenly of heart disease in the diplo
matic stand during tho review'.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 14.—No re
lief came today 40 the almost unpre-
edented drouth In the Southwest. The
day was a repetition of the past two
; writh reports from many places
stern Missouri, Kansas and the
territories of temperatures over the 100
mark. At most places the pun shone
rcllesjily, with not a cloud nor a
breeze to break its rays. In Kansas
City last night proved more bearable,
breeze from the north alleviating the
•ndltlon* but a dny of intense heat
followed.
There is a prowpect of rain tonight In
Oklahoma, but there are no indications
change In any other portion of
SWIFT RETRIBUTION
ON HEEL OF CRIME
o Desperado Shot Two Men»o
Nfirslon nnd Jumping to Escnp
Body Was Mangled.
the Southwest
With no relief in right, tho fears for
the crops are fast becoming realities,
and the pcarcity of water and gener
ally dry conditons make the element
of fire a serious one. What the real
damage to corn, tbe crop most affected,
will be is problematical, but it is prob
ably safe to say that half tho crop will
be lost. Tho supply of water In rhort
In almost every direction nnd tho ship
ment o*f cattle and hogs to the mar
ket to save them must continue.
In Kansas City today the government
thermometer readied 102, and nt Mqr-
isvllie, Kan., 104 wag reached, against
100 yesterday. There wero three pros
trations at Marisvllle.
BURLINGTON DRY AS A HONE.
BURLINGTON. Ia., July 14.—Today
a* the sixth day in succession that
the mommy went to 100 and over. Tho
humidity In the jitmosphcro make* it
y oppressive. There arc no indica
tions of rain.
DAMAGE IN MIBfISSIPFI.
JACKSON, Mfns , July 14.—From all
over the state come reports that corn,
cotton and other farm crops have been
curiously damag.-d because of the long
continued drouth. Very little rain ban
fallen since April, and none at all ex
cept In a few favored spot* since the
first of July. Mississippi made no corn
last year because of continuous rnlns
during June and July, nnd to fall tivo
years In ruoc***lon Is a *?riou» mat
ter to* thniuiamlH of farmers.
e> weather has been blistering hot
1 week.
EARTH FAHCIIED IX XEIIHAHKA.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 14.—Nebraska
weltered In tho heat today. Tho sun
beat down on the parched earth with
unusual flercenen**. Tho highest tem
perature reported by the wonther bu
reau wns 102 nt 4:30 p. m., but ther
mometers in the budnevs district re
corded 109. The mean temperature wan
90, tho nlghest of tho yenr. Reports
show that no rain hn.«t fallen In the
state in the past twenty-four bourn.
Report* that reach Lincoln tonight
Indicate that rain falling within tw'o
days will save the corn crop, although
injury to the plant began todny nnd
another day of Jicat nnd drouth will
work considerable damage to the crop.
Tho wind shifted from southwoet to
H'Mith**n>t •hi'- evening and the sitmoa-
phere Is somewhat cooler.
CRESCENT CITY FHEXCII SOCIETY.
NEW ORLEANS. La.. July 14.-The
French society conducted its annual
fete at the fair grounds today, the
proceed* being used for the free schori
boy*, where both French and tOngllsh
are taught. There were the unual
speeches and oatrlotle songs, automo
bile races and other sports, and the
affected by tho strike and a great ma
jority are favorable to a hold-out to
the end.
The report from New Kensington to- WM
night is: In compliance with President 1 n’ght program was made especially
Shaffer’s strike order the members of brilliant, the militia taking part in the
the Amalgamated Association cm- pyrotechnic spetarlo of the capture
ployed in the Pittsburg and Pennsyl- of Bastlle and the reproduction nt the
vania plants of the American Tin Plot© Palais Royal rceno. with Camille des
Company at thl* place will not resume 1 Moulin addressing the people. A torch-
work tomorrow. Although the men are 1-ght parade and tableau with thou-
disappointed that their troubles could panls singing the Marseilles concluded
not be amicably settled, they my that the festival. Tho attenfiance was very
they arc now In better shape toNrlth- l*rge.
stand a long fight than ever before, and
no matter what demands their leaders
may make they will be approved by
the worker* here, who will stand ns a
unit to obtain the conceadons de
manded. It will affect about 950 men.
President Shaffer announced that to
morrow he would prepare a circular
letter which will be mailed tomorrow
evening to reach every member of the
association employed by any mill op
erating a constituent plant of the Uni
ted States Steel Corporation. The let
ter will state fully the present condi
tions, the reason for the failure of the
conference last week, and ordering
every man to go on strike to uphold
tbe principle involved.
With the 74,000 men affected by the
original order ordering out the sheet,
steel hoop and tin worker**, this gen
eral order will incream the number to
more than 160,000 and .will involve the
Federal Steel Co., the National Steel
Co. and the National Tube Co.
The Post tomorrow will say: "Fifty
CHARLOTTE, N. C., July 14.—A
large excursion from Spartanburg* S. C.
reached this vlly yesterday. (Mi the
icturn trip la«t night, Dexter Kirby, a
conductor on tho Spartanburg Electric
Hallway, was shot and killed, and W.
W. Stcndman, a njotormnn, was shot
and painfully wounded by a negro
named Wallace Ilaynes. Tho negro
was making himself very obnoxious to
the people on the excursion train, and
Kirby' and Steadman wero trying to
persuade him to keep quiet when ho
suddenly drew his pistol und opened
tin* up on them. Kirby was shot In
the heart and died Instantly, Stead
man was shot In the arm. With pis
tol In hand the negro backed to the
rear of the coach nnd Jumping off mado
his oacape. A posse was organised to
hunt for him, hut hu has not yet been
captured.
A special to the Observer tonight
says that Haynes’ mangled body has
been found on the railroad track nt tho
point where ho Jumped from tho train.
Evidently ho fell under tho wheels and
Ills body was cut to pieces.
GLORY FOR GERMANS.
Third National Iluiiilencliotlnir Fes
tival at Sim Frnnclnoo Opened
Yesterday.
SAN FANCISCO. July 14.—Attended
by tho wonted enthusiasm, character
izing the assembling of German socie
ties. th* third national Bund.•schilling
Festival of tho United States of Ameri
ca was formally opened at Shell Mound
Park today, when President F. a.
Kuhls fired three shots, "one for our
adopted country, one for the old fath-
erltnd, and ono for the national Hchot-
ingbund.”
Tho symbolic ceremony was preceded
by n parade of all th“ shooting clubs
and German societies throughout the
Incipal streets of tho city to the for-
™k which carried tlem to the piuk
tosh the bay. The. parade who com-
>scd of 2,000 men.
SAVANNAH, Ga„ July 14.—The He
brew Gamahl Ilasad held its annual
picnic at Dnufusklo beach today. Re
in 3 and 4 o’clock this afternoon a
number of tho picnickers went Into the
for a aurf bath, A strong aouth-
east wind was blowing and tho tide
wan at tlood> Fifty yards off shore i.-«
a shoal. Between tho shoal nnd shoro
is a, sluice. The party was bathing on
tho shoal. Finding tho tide getting
rather high, the bathers concluded to
go nearer shore. Almost at onco they
found themselves In tho sluice, over
their heads, with mountainous waves
pounding nnd a sweeping current run
ning. Out of twelve who started
across six wero drowned. The dead
are:
Mrs. Abe Dlcksteln, aged 23.
Annie Kronstadt, aged 10.
Ida Kronstadt, aged 18.
Lunh Sllverstein, aged 17.
Annie Horowitz, aged 13.
1 Isaac Zacht, aged 22.
Tho bodies of the unfortunates were
out to sea. Mr*. Dlckattln's
corpse was found floating in tho surf
an hour after the tragedy, but tho
others oro missing.
GETTING READY FOR
EMPEROR’S RETURN
Chinese Official* MaUIiik KlnlioriUn
Preparation* for Iluler’* Ro-on-
trauco to Fokin.
PEKIN, July 14.—The Chinese offi
cials aro making elaborate prepara
tions for tho emperor’s ro-entranco 10
I’- kin. All . v I .• I * • n • •«• nf Hi-- .1. .st ni" t 'mi
ought by the war along tho atreetu
to be tr
‘d bj
bo to
rlly
the
■uniited.
vlll
at pi
HAD HEAD NEARLY TORN OFF,
Remarkably Tunc of Vitality of 1
Sian Iladly Hart Ily Accident,
CHICAGO. Jll. J.uly 14.—Although his
head Is almost lorn from th* body,
Joseph Burdick is still alive, furnish,
ing, It is said, one of the moat re
markable cases known to physicians.
Burdick’s head was all hut taken off
by a huge piece of metal which fell
across his neck by the overturning of
a flat car yesterday. The trachea and
larynx were completely torn away, and
the unfortunate man wns taken to the
hospital, presumably to die. By some
fortune his neck was not broken, nor
DROUTH ENDS IN TEXAS.
DENISON. T x , .In!V 14. Th" wo. «r
drouth ever experienced in this ruc
tion was broken this afternoon by a
terrific rainfall of over two hours’ dur
ation, the volume of rain being nl
iual to a cloudburrt. The rtorm was
accompanied by a wind of almost tor
nsdo force. Reports Inllcnte that thi
rain Is general in this vlcln
!ty. It came just In t'me to save th<
cotton crop. It will benefit the fruit
crop and furnioh stock water, which
had entirely failed, causing much die
tress. It Will also benefit the lowland
corn.
The Southern M. E. church, recently
erected at n ern^t of 118,000, was par
tially dcmollrhed, and a number
small houses in the northern portion
of the city were blown over and
wrecked. Shade trees nnd window
glasses ail over the city were demol
ished. A tornado If reported to hnvo
passed over the Chickasaw Nation.
INTOLERABLE HEAT.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. July 14.—He
again Intolerable; heat 106 on the
street; no great damage has yet bo?n
done to crop* In this vicinity, but
much I* feared.
ANOTHER TORRID BAY,
OMAHA. Neb., July 14.-THI* city
and the state has had another torrid
day. The mercury registered 101, Tho
atmosphere was fresh, however, with
ENID, O. T., July 14.—Four blocks
of buslnera houses on tho public square
deriroyed In leva than three hours
l (In- th.it Ht.irti-.l iiMit inhinMit
till.' iii'uniiiK. Th'- uut. !• i 'i; • t * I >
inadequate nnd it was necessary to
blow up buildings with dynamite to
check tho flames. Owing to tho con-
t mi" I <!roiirli i-v* rythlug bin k-1 like
matchwood. A light wind blowing
from the southcart rave l the eastern
part of the town. The total loin in es
timated at more than 2100,000; Insur
ance light. Tho postofflcc and tho land
offlco wero saved only after a hard
fight.
1IIG SUNDAY Hl.V/.E.
; larly masked.
1 Augn
ton. Tho An
vlll cai
Enid O, T„ Hud Foil
Ilimln
Ho
llloeki
Destroyed
of
Mi
ll British pr)
dunce* of th * le
until their barraclu ute com-
pitted.
In of honor of Americans, Oer-
Italians nnd Japanese .-.-. ort.-l
Brit tali command, i.
tlon on li.'a depart
ure. i no unmoor# nr the United
States legation awaited hlrn at tho sta-
tlon. together with representatives of
all the other legations except tho Rus
sian.
railway
STICK TO BRYANISM
AND MAKE A SPLIT
uo Ohio lie
the people asking them to nhut off all
their hydrants whenever tho fire
hlstle Is blown, so as Klvo the proper ou Dryi
amount cf pressuro on the wator mains
leading to tho lire. There Is not a city
In th<* state which In tonight able to
cop* with a fir*. Buildings nave reach-
‘ ntense degree of dryness
that a fire will start on tho slightest I tbo recent Democratic c
provocation and emee started In lomo norvd, will asuembla in C
part* of the cities enormous losses will i mnko up a state tlckot.
» sure to ensue. this mcrnlng In a down-ton
Report* from tho country district* j nE , n thlg clly un ,i flecl(jf
tell that all the streams are running „hould bo rnida und Uut
low. Mills and electric light plant* that Bh( j u , ( , onecr tha flt|(J , n 0
rul by water power have been Th* attendance at th* con
toorata Tlircntau <
t Out Anotliui* Tick)
CLEVELAND. 0., July 14.-00 July tt
Ohio Democrat! who hellev* In Bryan,
the frsires which he represent* and th.it
forced to close.
.hr. fnenlnr vein nnrl rirtolA -r “ n «»>*enee anythin* that tended to
ietv iJihiria*ttUhimih SmHi hot w,nV,B ' This condition ha* pre-
inm ' almost a week and it* ef-
expoaed where th- fleah had been torn OJ1 corn crop ham lny?n furious.
thousand miners employed In the many I ne
mine* of the Pittsburg district are will- T n
Inc to lay down their nicks walk nni *• '•
away.
At the hospital Burdick was prompt* [
ly operated upon and equipped with ft
device for breathing, which projects
from the throat, Just above the collar
is needed to Insure a fair
MINNESOTA IX HOT ZONE.
8T. PAUL, Minn.. July 14.—Yester
day's record was equalled today by lho|
government thermometers, the maxi-
mum being 9S. There wns a s'rong'
trees* from the south blowing most of,
the day, which greatly added to the
discomfort. Up to 8 o'clock th* even
ing no prostrations hod been reported.
The hot wave continue* throughout
Minnesota and the Dakotas, Huron re
porting 102 and Bloux Fails 100. At
the latter place n child went to sleep
In the sun and died from the effects.
New Ulm. Minn, report* a tempera
ture of 104, with ft number of pros
trations.
Professor William Ways, of tho state
agricultural experiment farm, report*
that the hot weather I* d-.lng a great
d<»al of damage to wheat in southern
Mlnnerota and that chinch bugs aro
very numerous and art contributing to
the deH'ructlon. He believed that but i Ing
A formal st.i
was submitted
adopted. Tb la
held at ttiu
last day of J
come all thr
WENT TO DEATH IX WATER.
EAGLE PASS. T
consulting engln* -r <
Ing to lay down their picks, walk out
of the mines and assist the Amalga
mated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers In their fight against the steel
trust. Patrick Dolan, district president
of the United Mine IVorkers. is au
thority for this statement and If neces
sary the miners will immediately quit
work.
President Shaffer late tonight said he
received on Saturday night from th*
American Steel Hoop officials a request
for the amalgamated wage scale com
mittee to meet them at Hotel Lincoln
next wee. The proposition the com
pany made was that they would sign
the scale of the puddling department
of the Lindsey A McCutcheon mill.
Mr. Shaffer said the invitation was re-
nangoTin mill.; the plant, of , co . uld * lrn
tho klml tn the country. Local ™' n , lh !:
believe this will be the greatest strike puddlem. finishers and all other skilled
9 tho Mitnlrv. Th#.*
President Shaffer expects that tt wilt
history of the country. They
will offer no violence.
Oonnettsvllle. Pft» says: The em
ploye* of the Humbert plant of th*
American Tin Plate Company^at South
Conoellcville are banging In th* bal
ance tonight. They do not Just know
how the situation stands and art wait
ing for the other tin plate plant* to take
tbe lead. Tbe Humbert mill I* known
a non-union mill.
At Gr. nvilic #-m* men will be
before the men go
some correspondent «• will be necre:
In mill* only partially
WILL OBEY ORDERS.
CAMBRIDGE. J u , r it.—The
men employed here at the plant of the
American Tin Plate Co. voted today
to obey President Shaffer’s order and
wilt not work tomorre *
HOT SPELL BROKEN.
MINNEAPOLIS, Ind., July 14.-A
Clark nary. In .pcakln* of the f ”“| FerkaNn wy,
.... today. «ti<I: I'"' t 10 '
"Hunt, the medical authority, clt.a I h ' a tnunnrr Jlorm wlllch riwl.d trr
only twenty-even eaeen of a eharartrr aimoiphere. J.ain f*ll heavily for an
that even approach this, and none o.* 1 " ,/Ur * _ _____
them approach It In the completeness v*nnn»r
of the work of destruction. It Is aaf* .. . * *" 11 *
to assume tint the Injured manwll! Ilv-, IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich., July 14,
and he will be confronted by a pe<*w'h> p | To ,{ W ' vnn hottest of the
con Jit Ion. Ho will never be able to i In tho shad# at 11 o’clock, Th-r- »••»•
sound, not oven a groan, !!• - n * prortritlone In this efty, but rt
will have to acquire tho mean* »>f com- ; Duinnensce, four mlfci distant, Jule*
municatfon used by mute*, end to do • X *1* wan sunatrurk an! at Flood-
will have to start In life nl the i wood an Indian died from the effect#
bottom. Just as a child has to.’’ "■ heat.
CORN AND OATS RUINED.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., July 14,-The long
jr ntfntied drouth has reeultod in tho
U r ire ruin of the com and oat cron*
in thi* section bf the country. No
! a mount of rain will now b* of any ben-
,<.1: to that cereal. The fruit and v*-g-
|.TibJe crop* arc complete fillurei*.
nrtot i n i\ KixMfL
! TOPEKA. July 14,-Thc suffering In
! Hanna* from the protracted drought
i . now more Intense than ever. It l*
hardly expected that there «ill be a^y
I utting ttl'tf before fall. The* fire >-
I [ irtmentt bj the Topek*. Abl»D»o,
Kmpola. Lawrence and other of th*
'^rger cut* > huv* addretred appeal* to
r i!, Jut
tn, P. D.
f III
Wus drowned by -the capsizing
i boat In a narrow rocky ctianmd
* HI* Grande about twenty miles
Eagle Pass late last evening. He
l* party left, hr re ytsterduy morn-
i two boats. The second boat -
( email crop will be harvtutol In this | *5**^ attempting the rescuo of
section. n *
VERY DRY AHOIT MERLIN,
LONDON, July l4.—"Tho Intense heat
has completely dried up the country
around Berlin.’’ say* the Berlin corres
pondent of the Times, "and all moist
ure ha* withdrawn from tho soil to a
depth of several f««t. Fruit Is falling
from th* tree* before It Is ripe and th*
■ar, 110 • potato and hay crops have been *«vtre-
1 ly affected by the drouth.”
MEN RESIGN.
•d In
ONLY f>H AT GALVESTON.
GALVESTON. Tex., July 14.—'
weather record for July and August
was broken yesterday, when the ther
mometer registered M. The n*xt high
est record was 97, In July, 1175. The
I hot epeil was followed by a thunder
j Rfr.rm thla morning and the mercury
[ fell twenty degree*.
EAGLE PASS. Tex., July ll.-Th*
engineer* and firemen on the Interna
tional railroad have reMgned’and bu#t-
ness on that road Ic suspended Th’-
trainmen requested an advance In
wage*, and It was refused, which u
the muw of their action. There B n°
concerted strike, but all th* m*n
out. The rond f* a Southern Pa-ifF
property, but the men are paid in
Mexican money, and this had d*pr'»-
I doted in value, cutting down th<ir
i it
N. July 11 -
flue to heat.
>Y IX STATE,
Chit I.
SANTIAGO, de Chile, July H
body of President Krraxurfz. wt
Frllay, was brought to this city
and receive J with solemn publ»<
TOLEDO, O.. July 14.——'The conven-
lon of long ihor*'men has elected • ff!-
irs and adjourned rtne die. Tbe ex-
woted fight against Pren’dent K*efe
lid not materialise, and Secret*»ry-
rreasuter Bartow was unanimously re-
• it 1
it gi:
July
tv\.
Is
r-
14.—^Th
r^nt of the fcrrlb!* he*t. At
oday the temperaturo wav f9 dr-
Fahrenheit. Nun
[rations and
rted.
FRANCIS
. Called
has arrive
July li I. I!
it*r« n» nhttr o
o Pe
ll -xt
;»jr rn r, c:rises of bin. Minister <vng*r win sail n *x
: • .ur.siruki <«« B.c *.
4v0 men will be