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HO BREAK IN THE DEOUGHT
Kansas Texas and Nebraska Crops
Still Without JJai
Mlimrl That
fcllKlt Slioncrs In
Contribute Xo May
lie Fed 1 Stock Famine Prices
Asked for Corn Estimate
CHICAGO July 13 No relief In the
rains came to the
fhape of general
drought stricken corn belt today There
of showers and thunderstorms
were many reports
derstorms iiPlowa and northern Missouri
and In Kansas but they were purely local
and very light doing no good to the grain
crops
Tonight there ate no indications of an
change in conditions in the Southwest or
West throughout the corn States where
the need of rain is daily becoming more
essential In the Southwest the coarse
grain crops and hay have been cut down
more than half and pastures have been
burned up to such an extent that unless
there Is speedy relief in the way of a
good wetting down Kansas farmers will
be forced to feed the splendid wheat crop
which is secured to their stock as they
will have little else
Reports sent in from that State are
sensational The claim Is made that Kan
sas will not have over 50000000 bushels of
corn This looks bad if true as the area
planted was over S000000 acres and means
only six bushels to the acre
The crop of the corn belt is short over
100030000 bushels from last year The
shortage in the hay crop has advanced
prices in Kansas City to famine figures
J20 ier ton
Every day increases the damage to
crops There has not been a great deal of
damage in Nebraska Iowa and Illinois so
far but Missouri has suffered badly and
In some sections is In the same condition
as Kansas
OMAHA July 13 One hundred degrees
was the maximum temperature registered
at any number of Nebraska points this
afternoon The hot south winds which
have been the greatest factor in burning
up the corn were stilled for the first
time in a week
Not a drop of rain fell however in any
part of the State and there are no pres
ent indications that the drought will be
broken The only reports of crop condi
tions received today were by local grain
dealers and these were uniformly optimistic-
ST LOUIS July 13 Showers in north
- - t v rWtirV rpploil
central Missouri J w Likely
afforded some respite today but the rain
was not copious enough to breaK tne wa
ter famine or greatly benefit crops A
fall of ten degrees is recorded at Dixon
Mo the figures today being 95
From Wichita Lawrence and Abilene
Kart similar reports come of a continua
tion of the heated spell Texarkana Ark
reports a temperature of 107 Gainesville
Texas recording 107 in the shade and 153
In the sun Gardens and pastures are dry
ing while in the Cherokee Nation and
western Texas stock are dying by hun
dreds owing to the -scarcity of water
DALLAS Tex July 13 The fate of the
Texas corn crop is settled- There will
not be S per cent of an average yield
Xo good could come now from rain the
crop is too far advanced The yield will
not average ten Uushels to the acre
The highest yield reported by farmers is
twenty bushels to the acre On hundreds
of acres the yield Is less than one bushel
Com is selling in Dallas at 70 cents a
bushel
Not a drop of rain was reported over
Texas today The temperature was over
Ifirt decrees
XEfW YORK July 13 Kaleidoscopic J
chances took place in the price ot corn
and wheat today After an early advance J
In the Chicago market of half of a cent
a bushel for September corn compared
with Fridays closing price there was
n smash which carried the price from 51
cents the top figure of the day to 49
cents from which point the price rameei
to 50U cents at the close vv neat prices
sympathized in the4 break September
wheat declining from 88U or lc above
Fridays close to 65 cents with the
final price of the day 67Hc
In the New Tork grain market on the
Produce Exchange there was also a re
ported smash in the prices of both corn
and wheat Both here and in Chicago the
speculators In grain who have been ac
cumulating big lines on the sensational
Western reports of crop damage tumbled
over each other when the smash came to
get rid of their holdings
The immediate cause of the break was
the receipt of private despatches report
ing soaking rains in southeastern Iowa
tndln north seventy five mllesl
from Burlington weft twenty five miles
and south fifty miles into Missouri
Report of rain in southern Iowa cool
er weather In the burned belt in Kansas
and Missouri and a pronounced disposi
tion on the part of Westerners who have
been buying heavily lately to sell out
caused a sharp reaction in all the grain
markets and on the Board of Trade in
Chicago Lurinc the nnt ten minutes of
the session the price of wheat suffered a
decline of cent corn 4 cents and oats
3y cents As the session progressed the
prioes went lower reacting a little later
but still closing trt a loss as compared
with yesterdays clopiiifc quotations
THE DAT AT CANTON
President McKlnley Tries a Spin In
nu Automobile
CANTON July IS President McKlnley
varied hte usual programme today by a
little -spin in an automobile Zeb Davis
an oi Cantonlan who makes autos in
Cleveland passed the house and the
Presrtdont accepted hte invitation to Jump
Iruand take a turn about the city
The President seemed to enjoy the
sti jlghtaway part of the ride but when
the corners were turned short his back
bone stiffened perceptibly and it was
noted that he took a firmer hold of the
arms of the eat it was his first ex
periment in a horsehss carriage on tho
ANXIOUS FOR ANNEXATION
Npuni li Merchants in Cuba Fcor n
Xnflvc Government
HAVANA July 13 Regaiding the state
ment that the merchants and planters
and the press of Cuba are unanimous in
wishing foi the immediate establishment
of a Cuban government one of the most
prominent Spanish merchants here says
We want annexation We wish a defi
nite settlement tif the problem Wc do
not regard the establishment of a govern
ment under the Piatt amendment as defi
nite Cuba under such a would
not prosper and capital would hot come
out Nobody would have confidence In
such a government Even If it lasted
only a year or two it could do much dam
age If this government is a necessary
step of course then It must be
A prominent hanker says he wishes a
de finite form of government would be de
layed until after the next sugar crop in
case anything should happen If a Cuban
government is established it would be re
garded by capitalists as an experiment
and care will be exercised in loaning
money until the experiment proves a suc
cess
The Dlario de la Marina urges the im
mediate formation of a government in
order that it can make a reciprocity
treaty with the United States
The Re alidad says that though it
wishes for the material well being of
Cuba nevertheless a reduction in the
duty on sugar would not compensate Cu
bans for a bad government which would
be the only result of establishing a gov
ernment now Until the municipal gov
ernment Is in good shape it will be impos
sible to organize a State government
It Is commonly said that the Spanish
and ofher merchants though they wish
for a definite order of things do not wish
for a Cuban government Though the
press does not combat the immediate ad
vent of a Cuban government it is a no
torious fact that many of the newspapers
do not wsfnt it Interested outsiders such
as the holders of revolutionary bonds are
in favor of the Immediate establishment
of a Government as it would be more
likely now to be composed of the radical
element which would be more generous
with Cubas money thnn the n embers of
the other political parties
It is claimed that there is a reaction
against Gen Maximo Gomez on ac
count of his recent declarations it the
United States
Governor General Woods physicians re
port that he is much better
INDEPENDENCE MAT CRUISE
to
Be Chartered to
the deaths of their parents
a S Y
V C Member
NEWPORT R I July 13 There is lit
tle doubt that the sloop yacht Inde
pendence owned by Mr Thomas W Law
son will be in the cruise of the New
York Yacht Club but the name of the
member of the club who will charter the
vaeht is still a mystery Nothing definite
can be learned here on the matter Al-
though the afternoon papers state tnai
Charles H W Foster is to- be the party
this cannot be verified here
Mr Lawson left for Boston this morn
ing the steam yacht Dreamer taking him
as far as Providence and returning this
afternoon without him Mr Clapp Mr
Lawsons private secretary who ls on
board the Independence wai seer his
afternoon about the matter He said that
he saw Mr Lawson early this morning
but nothing was said about chartering
He would not deny or confirm the reiort
simply stating that he knew nothing about
it In conversation with others on the
yacht it was Inferred that the yacht would
be chartered and from what was said the
impression was given that Mrr Foster was
not the person who would have the boat
Mr lawson evidently believes that he
hat the fastest yacht in her class for this
morning each member of the crew re
ceived a purse of money It is said that
CapUin Haft got J300 and the two mates
JSO each and each one of the crew 50
Each received the money in a chamois
bag on which were stamped Mr Law-son-
private colors The money was in
gold coin
The crew of the Independence was kept
imisv all day in clearing up the yacht
There is a possibility of everything again
being In place on Monday mornirg The
yacht will leave here for New London
some time on Monday There she will be
thoroughly overhauled She will return
to Newport before August 1 when the
Newport Yacht Racing Association holds
an open regatta for all classes
The Constitution was taken to Bristol
this morning She will leave Bristol in
time to Join the cruise of the New York
Yacht Club The Columbia will leave for
City Island early Monday to prepare for
the cruise
ERRE LORTLLARDS WILL
The Disposition of n Fortune Kstl
mateil nt 000000
NEW XonK JuIy 13 The terns oi
Pierre Lorillards will were made public
today The estate devised la estimated
at SlOoOOuO consisting principally of Tux
edo Park valued at 3000600 but of In-
i m n1 Viklr1t nru n Mia
Mrs Pierre Lorillard the widow re
ceives an annuity of 60000 Pierre Loril
lard III and Griswold Lorillard sons of
Pierre lorillard jr receive one fifth of
the estate in truet the income to be re
InveKteel until the children become of age
All but a small portion of the rest of
the estate id to be divided equally be
tween and held in trust for Pierre Loril
lard jr Mrs T Suffern Taller and Mrs
Willhtm Kent the children of the testa
tor and upon the deaths of these the
estate will descend to all the grandchil
dren the members of each family dividing
a third the fund created to provide Mrs
Lorillards annuity being merged into the
reet of the estate There are heven grand-
public highway The President also hadT children now Pierre Jrs two children
two drives during the day with Sirs Me
in the family surrey
There were a number of callers during1
the day principally on personal missions
Among them wu Capt P H McCaull
of Lynehburjc Va He was in command
of the transport McClelland during the
1 its war and before that of the transport
Egbert He was mustered out of the
jinvy on June but refused to say Just
vlfttt he wants now He went from here
to Washington
An Insanity Expert Unbalanced
PjtinS July V M de La Tourette a
celedHted physician whose specialty was
the treatment of mental diseases has
himself become afflicted mentally and has
been placed in confinement Of late ho
would not tolerate the slightest contra
diction He Is suffering from
or boundless self esteem He was
Charcotta most distinguished pupil
Tobacco for Italy
PETERSBURG Va July 13 Some COO
hogsheads ot tobacco purchased here for
the Italian Government were shipped
yesterday to their destination
8125 to Baltimore mid Return Vln
B O Saturday and Sunday
Julv 13 and U ticlets good for return until fol
lovrins ilondsy Good on ail traiui except Hojal
iJLouted j ij
four in Mrs Kents family and one in
Mrs Tellers
By direct bequest Mr Lorillard left to
Mrs Lilly Allien n friend for years the
Rancocas stock farm in New Jersey said
to le worth from 100000 to 200000 Mrs
Allien lives atll East Thirty first Street
She was a Miss Barnes Her husband
died some years ago
Pierre Lorillard received 1000000 in
trust from his father Peter and by pur
chase from his brothers and sisters ac
mitrwl control of the tobacco business
which his father established He devoted
the 1000000 trust fund during his life to
Mrs Taller nd Mrs Kent but Pi rre
Jr took his share in the tobacco business
and now becomes owner of the Lorillard
tobacco Interests He is an executor of
the estate
Brinkprhofr Fielder of Jersey City
tho attorneys for tho late Pierre Loril
Isrd refused today to make any state
ment regarding the will
Mrs Atllen is the widow of Louis Allien
Tho femlly Is well known In this city and
has good social connections In France
Henry V Allien la head of the military
goods houpe at 731 Broadway Ho Is
wealthy and has a fine home at
Other members of the
firm are Iaurlent E and Henry V
Allien Jr
Order a pair el our KnglUH stride trousers
lor - wortu 10 T K uubert t Tailor
MS Fit nw ji
Jjjiil
A STEEL STRIKE DECLARED
The Conferences at Pittsburg End
in a Disagreement
Xot TIioiiKht However That All of
the AinalKiiiuntviI Men Will He
Called Out at Present Three of
the CoiiMtitucirfCompnnIe Affected
PITTSBURG July 13 The threatened
strike against the United States Steel
Corporation has been declared At prcs
entronly three of that companys constitu
ent companies are affected but even with
the strike limited to these three HOOjO
men boys and girls will be idle for an
indefinite period and of that number
thue fourths arc grown men
A telegram was sent out today by
President Shaffer of the Amalgamated
Iron Steel and Tin Workers addressed
to the chairman of the Amalgamated
lodges in the mills of the American Sheet
Steel American Steel Hoop and Ameri
can Tin Plate companies notifying them
of the strike The strike against the first
two companies was declared on June 1
because the wage scale had not been
signed The scale had been signed by
the American Tin Plate Company for all
but the non union mill under its control
the one at Monessen Pa The company
would not sign for that mill today al
though Jt offered to compromise and
therefore a strike was declared
None of the companies has been struck
against because of the rule of the Amal
gamated Association that a company
meaning the United States Steel Corpora
tion must sign the scale for all its mills
union and non union or else confront a
strike The strike was declared because
they would not agree to unionize all their
mills Mr Shaffer however said tonight
that he was preparing a circular to all
the lodges of the Amalgamated Associa
tion so that the members may under
stand the situation and then if he con
siders it necessary to call out the union
men working for tho other constituent
companies of the big trust they will have
been prepared beforehand by his circular
The other companies which may the
oretically be called out although Mr
Shaffer will hardly proceed to that ex
treme arc the National Tube Federal
Steel and National Steel Companies Of
the 140000 persons whom the strike will
niak j idle about 41000 are Amalgamated
men there belnp 17000 In the tin plate
company 17000 in the sheet company
and 10000 in the hoop company In each
of thesi companies 10000 unskilled men
will be thrown Into idleness by the strike
and the remainder of the total number
will be made up by the idle openers
picklers cold rollers annealers washmen
dippers tinners carriers and assorters
working in tin mills and most of them
belonging to other labor unions
The conference between the Amalga
mated Association and representatives of
the sheet hoop iron and tin plate com
panies began on Thursday and adjourned
finally at 545 p m today After the
conference the managers and the work
men started for their homes some of the
workmen having come from as far as
Birmingham Ala The following state
ment was given out by Veryl Preston
representing the American Sheet Steel
and Steel Hoop Companies
The cenference between the Amalga
mated Association and theAmerican
Sheet Hoop and Tin Plate Companies
failed to come to an agreement because
the Amalgamated Association did not re
cede from Its original proposition which
was that the three companies in interest
should sign the scale for all the mills
without regnrd as to whether those mills
had in tr6 past belonged to the Amal
gamated Association The managers did
not refuse their right to organize but
having many men in theirmllls not In
the Amalgamated Association who did
not wish to become Amalgamated men
cluimed that they must respect those men
in their wishes as well as those who
are members of the Amalgamated As
sociation In order to effect a compro
mise the manufacturers offered to sign
for several mills whioh have always in
the past been out of the Amalgamated
Association No compromise was offered
by the Amalgamated Association
Warner Arms gave out this statement
as an appendix t J the preceding
The American Tin Plate Company has
only one non union mill We requested
the privilege of making a special scale
for this mill and signing the same This
request was refused and the company was
given to understand that the men in all
tin mills would be called out even though
the scale has been signed for all tin mils
of the privilege
and even though the granting
ilege mentioned above would settle all
difference between the tin plate company
and the Amalgamated Association
Th odore Shaffer was seen at his home
tonight He said that when the conference
met this morning the Amalgamated As
sociation presented in writing the follow
ing
We the General Executive Committee
of the Amalgamated Association hereby
repeat that our first request for the
Inir of tne scales ior an nuns mratu aim
hV rnlnv 1 rnctlcally controlled by the American Steel Hoop the
tinental Tobacco Company
Ainencan sheet stfeit Hna the Amtricm
all the estate is left in trust for the tea- Tln pjnte Companies should be conce dod
tators grandchildren to be inherited after he cause in our opinion it is reasonable
r i 1 is pi aLjfcs ia
and Just We agree ir tne se aas ire
sicne d as bovt to classify Monosben dhv
only non union mill in the tin plate com
panv as a six clal mill and to arraiixe
a scale in accordance We agree that
there- shall h reconstruction of the
scales for mills working hoops and cotton
ties exclusively
We agree that if our work of organiz
ing tin mills outside the possessions of
the above named companies should cause
the shutting down of plants or the calling
out ot men there shall be no Interference
with the operations of the mills belonging
to or operated by the American Sheet
Steel Steel Hoop and i in Jjate com
panies during the scale year This agree
ment Is to abrogate all contracts signed
by the men of these mills In which they
agree to join or be connected with the
Amalgamated Association or any other
labor organization
Then Shaffer said the representatives
of the Sleet Steel Company presented the
follov ig offer after refusing to accede
o that of the workers
Wo agree to sign the scale for the fol
lowing sheet mills Old Meadows Salts
burg McKeesport and Wellsvllle Ohio
This compromise the workers refused
and the conference broke up Shaffer
says the public statement made by the
manufacturers regarding the conference
Is not entirely fair The- manufacturers
had left town and could not be askd for
their opinion of Shaffers statement He
made it however before the reporters
told him -what Anns and Preston had
said Wnn ntJced tonight If he would
call out thu otht r constituent companies
of the United States Steel Corporation
Mr Shaffer said
UnderArticle XIX section 33 of the
rules of the Amalgamated Association we
consider It our right und our duty to call
out every union man In the employ of
the United States Steel Corporation We
could do it tonight under the provocation
we have but I prefer to make haste
slowly 1 will submit the- action of our
board in tills conference to nil the lodges
1 want them to know what we did be
fore calling a general strike and I want
to give them the opportunity if they disa
gree with the stand we took to call an
other conferertp
810 Speelnl ran Aiuerleni Expoxl
tlnn Excursions to Buffalo Via II
Jt O It It
On train letivintj Wathinirton 705 a m arriv
ing Buffalo 9 CO p m July 17 Similar csuW
fiotji July 25 and SO - Y
F
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TO BE A SPECTACULAR TEIAL
EiiKlaud VIcMlfc s Karl IluxxellH
Case With Urcnt Interest
LONDON July 13 The frame sort of in
terest is taken In the trial of Earl Russell
on the charge of bigamy which begins on
Thursday next in the House of Lords as
in the Lord Mayor show or the Kings
prorogation of Part -menu -
It will be a great picturesque spectacle
for the nations enertalrrment and the
country Is agog ac ordlnr1 It will be
held in the royal gilery t Westminster
which Is a mtgnlfl rrvtunent of great
size Six rows of Tie- ered benches
run the full length r th nail on either
side and a platform is btng erected at
the end of the gallery ne ir the entrance
of the House of Lord Tor the Lord Stew
ard who will preside
At present there is no Lord Steward but
the appointment of one will shortly be ga
zetted The office Is one of the highest in
the gift of the sovereign Anciently it
was a permanent oiJe hereditarily vested
In the Earls of Leit Rter but in 129 it was j
merged with the Crown and since then
has been granted onjy for a specific pur
pose as occasion required No selection
has yet been made of the judges of the
Court of Kings Bench who will take part
in the trial They will attend for the pur
pose of being consulted by the Lord Stew
ard in the event of a question of law aris
ing Their appearance is a relic of the
time when the Lords of Appeal found no
place In the House of Peers and their
presence will add to the picturesque pro
ceedings the like of which has not oc
curred In sixty years The peers who sig
nify their Intention to be present will
wear robes of scarlet and ermine
Prior to 1S70 a lord convicted of felony
disappeared from the peerage but that
disqualification was removed and at
present the accused Is simply unable to
exercise his privileges during the period
of his sentence Tho line of demarcation
between felony and misdemeanor is so ar
bitrary and capricious that a great many
authorities advocate the abolition of a
trial of a peer by his peers for a supposed
grave offence
Tho demand for seats is extraordinary
and they would command fabulous prices
if money could buy them
MANILA PAPEBS BOLDER
Attacks on the Administration Now
Indulged In
MANILA July 15 As was constantly
asserted and expected the newspapers
have grown bolder since the removal of
the strong military censorship and are
exhibiting a tendency to insinuate and
sdmetlmes to charge wholesale corrup
tion against civil and military officials
The Daily Amerlcaa recently accused
Prof Worcester of the Philippine Com
mission of exploitation It subsequently
apologized however An article in the
Federal organ signed by the party pres
ident openly Instructed the provincial
cemmitecs to institute demonstrations
against the friars Then the latter vili
fied the Federals
Today the Freedom recklessly at
tacks Governor Whitmarstr and Secretary I
Speerer of Banguet The American to
day also devoftsrits first page to repro
ducing in Its largest trpc an article from
the Liberta ejt Thursday which it holds
up for execratfon but aa a matter of
fact the article is no worse than some
that are printed daily in the United
States It simply violently attacks Presi
dent McKinleys policy and the Philip
pine Commission The Liberta how
ever is owned and edited by Friars and
it frequently indulges In spasms of venom
and filth attacking persons without re
serve
Governor Taft recently stated that the
newspapers would be allowed every op
portunity to obtain the fullest Justice but
the aublication of libels or other law
breaking would be severely punched A
special translator receives the news
papers daily but the situation is steadily
growing aggravated
A bill has been drafted establishing a
provincial constabulary under a chief
who will receive 4ono annually He will
have four assistants each receiving 2
700 and four insnect is in each province
each receiving JS00 The quarterly ap
propriation to October amounts to 2223
000 This includes money to meet unpro
vided for deficiencies and for the reim
bursement of the provinces inder tho act
of January 3 The health board will
shortly begin to work in co operation
with the army surgeons throughout the
archipelago in studying the relation of
mosquitoes to malaria
The report of tho wrecking of the
steamer Belglka which was previously
vouched for uy her owners is now dis
credited
Governor Whitmarsh who was ordered
to come to Manila to submit to an ex
amination owing to the allegation tnat
he had used his position as the head of
the government in Banguet province to
his personal advantage arrived today and
will report to the Commission tomorrow
He says that nu co rt the fullest Inves
tigation but until then he does not de
sire to make any statement He express
es surprise at the animosity against him
displayed by certain newspapers
Owing to the lack of provincial accom
modations Superintendent Atkinson will
not appoint additional women teachers
for the present
CHILES PRESIDENT DEAD
A Cable Despatch Announces the
Demise of Frederic Erraurlz
NEW YORK Julv 13 A cable despatch
from Buenos Ayres announces the death
of President Frederic Errazuriz of Chile
who had s veral attacks of paralysis He
was elected to the presidency in 1S95 He
had been prominent in politics before
that had held the office of Minister of
War and Marine and served In the Cabi
net of President Moutt as Minister of
of Justice and Public Instruction He iad
also been senator
He was born at Santiago fifty one
years ago He was most influential in the
country His father was President of
Chile frm 1ST to JS7G The son htudled
law and was successful in the practice
cf his profession His election to the
presidency with the support of both par
ties althotjgh h5 uns a pronounced Liber
al was said to be a personal triumph
His popularity increased with the tenure
of his office and his udmlnistrntion was
particularly successful Two years ago
an attempt was made on the life of Pres
ident Errazuriz by n crank
Four months ago the President nsked
Congress to se lectn provisional prcMdcnt
1 in his stead until after the presidential
elc ction lie kuvo as a reason tne can
didacy of ids brother-in-law benor Heis
co since elected President Senor Zanaitu
was selected to act as President pro tern
and it is probable that he will nil the
office until September when Sencr Rels
co will be Inaugurated
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Ocean Steamship Movements
NEW YORK July 13 Arrivcd St
Louis Southampton LAqultaipe Havre
Umbria Queenstown Arrived out
Etruria from New York at Quccnstown
Tniiric from New York at Liverpool
Werra from New York at Genoa
SIO Ensllsli etiine trouwrs to order for CW
a pair Gilbert Tailor 81S F t
FlynnM Business Collese StU mid K
Business Saiorlliand Typwritlnp M a year
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WASHINGTON SUNDAY JtTLY 14 lOOl JSlGnTEJEN PAGES
BEGIMIE A SEW EPOCH
Paris llcganls Santos Diimonts
Success as of Great Import
Ills Solution of the Problem of
Aerial AavlKatluu Viewed ns Af
fecting Commerce A Second Days
Trial of the Dirigible Airship
Special CaWcsram Copyrighted
PARIS July 13 It was unquestionably
epoch making news that was cabled yes
terday in a despatch describing At Santos
Dumonts aerial voyage around the Eiffel
Tower and over the suburbs of Paris
Mans triumph over the paths of the air
has come at last and It was the victory
of a sdn of the New World The gifted
Brazilians performances yesterday and
today were as much in advance of Count
Zeppelins and other previous accomplish
ments as the latter surpassed ordinary
ballooning M Santos Durrront mounted
alighted and reascended time after time
without accessories as easily and Ijrace
fully as a great bird would take wing
and cometo the earth
He flew high low In straight lines and
in curves with the wind against him pre
cisely as he willed He was master of the
air as truly as a navigator of a steam
ship Is master of the waves True hla
craft was by no means perfected any
more than the early steamboat compares
with the modern liners
The problem of aerial navigation how
ever is solved Of that no possible doubt
remains in the minds of those who were
awakened at early dawn By strange
sounds In the heavens and who saw the
wonderful evolutions of the strange thing
which soared above their roofs One or
two minor defects which can be easily
remedied In a few hours prevented the
complete carrying out of the tests yes
terday and today but it is safe to
prophesy that within a month M Santos
Dumonts invention will hold as complete
dominion over the air except during
storms as a ship does over the sea
Some experts hold the opinion that the
ultimate development of aerial naviga
tion will be by airships which fly by self
generated power without the aid of a
gas balloon This is as it may be but
for the present there Is no doubt flying
machines will include a balloon of suffi
cient buoyanci practically to balance the
weight of the apparatus and passengers
Such is the case with M
airship His immediate object has
been to win the prize offered a year ago
by M Dcutsch the Rouen petroleum re
finer The conditions required that a
start be made In the neighborhood of St
Cloud that the Eiffel Tower be circled
three times and that the airship then re
turn to its starting- place at an average
speed of not less than thirteen miles an
More than one inventor has been strug
gling under this Incentive Hence M
Santos Dumont has been working at the
greatest speed lest he be forestalled and
he undertook the test at the earliest mo
ment He has already discovered sev
eral possible improvements which will In
crease the mobility and safety of his air
ship Today the second test of the air
ship Tvas made
The balloon glided along toward the
Eiffel Tower its coat reflecting the beams
of the early sun apparently obeying the
will of the steerer as willingly as a yacht
answers her helm in the open sea Near
Ing the tower on the south side the bal
loon maintained its course until It was
less than fifty yards away then It grace
fully turned northward It seemed to take
an upward course as it came Into the
eye of the wind
M Santos Durront continued to turn his
machine until it pointed directly west
ward It seemed to be absolutely unham
pered by the wind and soon disappeared
over the Bois de Boulogne A committee
of the Aero Club witnessed todays trial
M Santos Dumont reached the Eiffel
Tower at 7 oclock His balloon was being
propelled through the atmosphere appar
ently with equal case and greater grace
than a steam yacht plows the sea A
correspondent witnessed the test from the
tower He saw the cigar shaped balloon
come into view through the distant trees
The wind was blowing from the north and
abeam of the balloon as the latters
course was from east to west
The balloon Is constructed of some
light colored material and is apparently
150 feet long and 10 wide at its greatest
width Below it hangs a kind of open
work platform containing a small petro
leum motor Behind this and about mid
way between the platform and the bal
loon proper Is a two flanged screw with
a small sail to serve as a rudder M Santos-Dumont
sat In the forward part of
the car handling the lines which control
the engine and the rudder
The balloon passed the Eiffel Tower at
an altitude of about 100 metres between
the first and second stages One of the
Judges who was standing beside the cor
respondent exclaimed when the tower
was rounded M Santos Dumont cer
tainly wins the prize
There were scarcely twenty persons
who witnessed the marvelous achieve
ment In the vicinity of the tower Among
those who did there was no doubt that
M Santos Dumont demonstrated that the
difficulties of aerial navigation have been
conquered finally
M Santos Dumont unfortunately full
ed to fulfill the condition that he return to
the Pare de Aerostation St Cloud In
thirty minutes makiirg a total distance
to the Eiffel Tower and back of eleven
kilometres His time was thirty nine
mlntites
The entrance to the park was obstruct
ed by two very high sheds In which M
Doutsch donor of the prize is building a
large uoon for the purpose of winning
it hlmsf lf M Santos Dumont made re
peated attempts agninst the wind to en
ter the park between the sheds where
there was fi space of only three acres The
struggle lasted Jivo minutes The supply
of petroleum then became exhausted and
the balloon was left to the mercy of
the wind
Finding that the motor worked irregu
larly and then stopped suddenly M Santos-Dumont
in order to prevent the bal
loon from being carried away tore the
silk covering In order to allow the gas
to escape and make a quick descent The
machine however was blown across the
Seine und became entangled in a chestnut
tree In Edmund Rothschilds garden
M Rothschilds gardener brought a lad
der and M Santos Dumont then descend
ed to the ground Asked what the mat
ter was he answered laconically I am
thirsty He escaped from the airship
without a scratch
M Santos Dumont received an ovation
from his fellow aeronauts Experts de
clare that thev feel certaii thnt he will
fulfill the- conditions of the prize offer on
a calm day
A correspondent visited the Aero Club
and found that Intense excitement pre
vailed there but among the citizens of
Paris generally there was apparently to
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tal Ignorance that today witnessed the
official birth of an invention which may
revolutionize the commerce of the world
within the next few years
M Santos Dumont has been greatly
fatlgut d by tho number of sleepless
nights spent in watching for a favorable
opportunity to fly his machine He went
to his home today for a well earned rest
M Santos Dumont was born in Brazil
In ISiZ He is small and active He made
his first ascension in 1K7 He soon de
cided to abandon spherical for cylindrical
balloons The balloon used In the pre sent
experiment Is the fifth that he hns con
structed All or them were called the
Santos Dumont The first one collapsed
and fell 400 metres M Santos Dumont
had presence ot mind to shout to the
crowd holding the guide rope to pull
against the wind and he landed unhurt
Emanuel Alme a friend of the aero
naut gave the following details of the
construction of tho airship
Its volume is 53 cubic metres length 31
metres and height G metres Beneath
the balloon suspended by thin steel
wires hangs a cradle 18 metres long-composed
of three slightly curveel converging
pine poles the ends of which are bound
together with aluminum and strength
ened at intervals with wooden brackets
and piano wire This contains a four
cj Under motor of sixteen horse power
placed seven metres from one end
Suspended from the centre is a triangu
lar cradle In which is the screw the
flanges of which are four metres wide
It revolves at the rate of 200 turns a
minute Seven metres from the oppo
site end Is suspended a light small bas
ket in which the aeronaut sits con
trolling by means of lines the rudder and
the valves of the motor He is however
unable to start the motor en route and
consequently It must be going when the
trip begins
A long guide rope trails from the cradle
The aeronaut is able to control the bal
loons displacement and can thereby
alter Its position aa desired M Santos
Dumont makes no secret of the airships
construction All of his friends knew
every detail of the Santos Dumont 5 as
this balloon Is called before todays
ascension
THE NEW COST OF LIVING
A Conmiehtury on Present Day Ex
penses by the Spectator
LONDON July 13 The Spectator
discussing the new standard of wealth in
recent years remarks that fifty years
ago an Income of 10000 was accounted
wealth sufficient to maintain a good
place In society Disraeli one oT the
keenest observers of society declared that
an Income of S0CO was a veritable -dins
lamp but wealth now r
an income of 20003 yearl -
possessor lives up to his
not leave him as free from -as
though he was really ricl
try house hired shooting
house a wifes and daughters
moor in Scotland and six wer
ing leave little free cash and
improvement Many expenses U -
richer incur without thinking
avoided and at the endof the year u
possessor of such an income will think
whether this or that could not becon
omlzcd
This is true assuming that in ndditlon
to 20000 a year there Is inherited the
plant of luxurious life but in the case
of a man starting in society with an In
come of 20000 and no plant he is far
poorer Purchasing and Installing him
self in suitable town and country houses
must cost 130000 reducing his free in
come to 11000 As he approaches fifty
years of age allowances for his sons pen
sions and other claims wllljinake a still
further reduction x
He will be well fed and lodged but will
worry regarding the position of his chil
dren and will be anxious in a shame
faced way that his sons do not seek for
tuneless brides The Spectator does
not think that the truth of this is based
upon luxuriousness or wastefulness pe
culiar to today Such luxur ousness and
wastefulness existed equally formerly but
the Increases in the number of rich men
have caused an increase in the price of
everything that the rich seek cspecially
fine houses and furniture
Opportunities for sport such as rich
mans fishing cost from 200 to l0uO
annually There is no proof that vice
has increased Gambling certainly has
not Wastefulness seems greater because
more money iswasted but proportion
ately It Is no greater Our grandfathers
did not chronicle everything while news
paper advertisement of today Is respon
sible for much of the abhorrence of mad
luxury in European society
The Spectator thinks that a special
evil today is the increased inclination to
gratify Impulse without reference to old
restraints and a certain renction against
goodness which contains more Intellec
tual pessimism and less defiance of heav
en than such movements have usually
had
PRISON REPOHM IN ITALY
The Abolition of Solitary Confine
ment Hein ARitnted
LONDON July 13 An influential move
ment has been started In Italy with the
object of bringing about prison reform
especially the abolition of solitary con
finement Committees have been formed In
all the chief towns and a popular peti
tion will be presented to the King
The punishment of solitary confinement
has existed in Italy for ten years and the
consensus of opinion Is that It is infinite
ly vorse than death Official figures show
that of every hundred convicts so punish
ed seventeen commit suicide and nineteen
go mad Previous to the nbolitlon of cap
ital punishment only twenty two of every
one hundred murderers condemned were
actually executed
THE KAISERS SPEECHES
A Statistician Sis They Have Num
bered Out Since SS
LONDON July 13 Somebody with a
passion for statistics announces that since
his accession In lfcS8 Emperor William has
made 916 speeches in public 22 of which
were In French on occasions of visits of
foreign potentates IS in English three
in Russian and the re -minder in German
INSTRUCTED TOR TLERNEY
IlyattsxlIIe ItejiublleniiH Select Dele
Kates to a Convention
irVATTSVlLLE Md July 13 The Re
publicans of Ilyattsvllle held their spec
ial primary election here today and se
lected ten delegates to the district con
vention wh rh i to be held at Lpper
Marlboro on Monday The delegatea were
instructed to vote for the nomination ot
AI V Thrney for State Senator Charles
a De Vaughn was given an option for
the Tillham district for
TIcrney for Senator The delegates leavn
for Upper Marlboro Monday morning
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KING EDWARD YII ANNOYED
Xewspnper Reports Regarding Him
Make His 3fnjesty Angry
Reporters Likely to lie Barred From
Ilncklnshnm Palace Hosehery
Humored Enhancement Another
Cnuse for Koyal Disapproval
SpecUl Cklrsm -Copyrighted
LONDON July 13 Reporters whoso
business It Is to chronicle the royal doings
here have been having a bad time lately
They were- always treated wltt considera
tion when King- Ed ard was Prince of
Wales but for several reasons the Klnjr
has displayeel much resentment against
them and it Is regarded as certain that
when the Court Is removed from Marl
borough House to Buckingham Palace re
porters will not be admitted Inside tho
gates
It seems that the King objects to his
movements being reported except where
they concern matters of state antl then
the newspapers should be contented with
the official record as supplied by the
Court news man His Majesty was much
annoyed a couple of months ago when
the newspapers announced that he was
going to sail on the Shamrock U andthat
certain ladles would be of the party and
he was Irritated last week when his Intention-to
go to Windsor Castle in a
motor car was made known by the sam
means
This week he has been exasperated by
the publication of a harmless paragraph
stating that Lord Roebery had an in
terview with him lasting a full hour Ap
parently the gravity of the offence lay In
the statement regarding the duration of
the visit It showed said his Majestys
private secreuiry that Marlborough
House was bins watched and such aa
Intolerable state of things would have to
be put a stop to
An unhappy coincidence was that the
day following the report of the visit a
wholly responsible newspaper announced
that Lord Rosebery was about to be mar
ried to the Duchess of Albany the Kins
sister-in-law When a reporter called at
Marlborough House to enquire as to the
truth of the report he was ordered out
and orders were issued to the servants
that he never again be permitted to pass
the threshold
The private secretary scornfully refused
to say a word of confirmation or denial
of what was described as a monstrous
assertion Enquirers were left to guess
whether the adjective applied to the Idea
that Lord Rosebery was engaged to tho
Duchess of Albany or to the unauthorized
and unofficial publication
Whether the report was true or not
etiquette clearly forbade his lordship say
ing a word According to current report
today the Cabinet council held yesterday
considered a communication from tho
King on the subject but it is obvisus that
nothing can be said with regarding-
the engagement pending- an of
ficial statement- There i3 nothing in-
npTilv Imnrnhnhln In the suggested
marriage Lord Roflebery would long iigo
have married a princess of the British
royal house had it not been for the fact
thathe is a widower with children born
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THE CORONATION PLANS
A Second Day Procession to Gratify
the People Probable
LONDON July 13 It is expected that
King Edwards coronation will take place
on June 25 next year and that a longer
procession will be held on the following
day to gratify the populace The latter Id
now being considered by the Court au
thorities
A curious feature of the coronation
preparations according to the Dally
Mall is the renting of flats and houses
by wealthy Americans who are taking
them from Michaelmas 1901 to Michael
mas 1302 One West End house agent has
with fashionably
supplied a dozen Americans
ionably situated flats and houses Coro
nation syndicates have already begun pro
posing to purchase seats in windows and
standing spaces A circular asks for5u
000 and another for 100000 promising
enormous profits
The hotelkeepers are divided concerning
prices Some support maintaining nor
mal rates while others argue that they
must be raised on the ground that other
tradesmen will have a biff rush and sell
more goods but a hotel cannot hold more
than its ordinary capacity Undoubtedly
much money will be spent One hundred
guineas has already been paid for a-window
on the route but there is some
doubt regarding the route of the second
days procession
The first procession will only be frotn
Buckingham Palace to Westminster and
return As regards the second days pro
cession the diamond jubilee route is pos
sible It is probable that this route will
be extended but the executi committee
of the Lords of the Council whieh ts con
sidering the matter can only subralt its
plans to the King who has absolute
choice
THE KINGS NEW TITLE
5
Many SuKKCstlons Made by the Ens
llsh Xewspaiiers
LONDON July 13 The announcement
of a pending addition to the titles of the
King is causing much speculation and
many suggestions A proposal that he be
styled King of Greater Britain is most
discussed but it Is not likely that It
be adopted because as the Spectator
observes It Is newspaperlsh if not vul
gar
The same publication suggests the title
of King of Great Britain and Ireland
Emperor of India and Sovereign Lord of
Canada Australia and South Africa
xoILLIONS EOR CHARITT
Lewis ElklnV Widow Approves Her
Late Husbands Plans
PHILADELPHIA July 13 Lswis El
kin who died here Sunday Is understood
to have Iieque athed in his will tae bulk
of his estate said to be considerably more
than i00900 to a charity Mrs Elkin
said today
Mr Elkin has aided an entirely new
charity and we who knew of Ula plans
are in heartv svinpathv with the will I
must decline to outline the will howercr
In advance of the prolmte
IR BRYAN AT HOKE
Xot Yet Prepared to Discuss the Ohio
Platform
LINCOLN Neb July 13 Mr Bryan re
turned todty from a three weeks lectur
ing tour and pleasure trip
He declined to discuss the action of tho
Ohio Democrats at their recent State con-
vontion because he had not yet been fully
advised In the matter He promises to
have a few things to say on the subject
early In the week
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