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Show ffUASSOCATED GIAN NESS ill otje Hifflirmc POLICE Proposition. of Polish butchers were missing. Inrevestigation revealed that they had work. to turned A mass meeting of the trades unions allied whU the meat cutterc and butch-er- a who are now on strike, was held tonight at the stockyards to discuss the advisability of going on a sympathetic unions were repretrike. Twenty-tw- o sented with a total membership oi about 12,000 men. Of. these unions nineteen came to the meeting with Inst ructions to strike if the meat cutters and butchers asked them to do aa The men now on strike did not ask the allied unions to go out, but urged them to remain at work until after the return of President Donnelly to the city on Monday, the union leader having left the city tonight to visit bt. Louis and other points where the strike Is In progress. It was finally decided that no action would be taken until after the meeting of the Packing Trads central body, a committee having general control over nil the unions at the yards. This body will meet Monday night and will consider the question of n sympathetic strike. It was announced tonight by members of the firemens union that they will go to the packers with an ultimatum on Monday. They have grievances of their own, they declare, and they dont wish to work with men that have been the non-uniplaced in the plants since the strike. In anticipation of the strike spreading to the other trades and the possible necessity of housing a large number of men In their plants, the packers caused nearly 5,000 cots and blankets to be taken into the yards today. The Influx of strike breaker! continued. Seventy five more colored men for Armour A Qd., and one hundred white men for the three plants of the National Packing company came In. Altogether there were more men at work than yesterday, chance ot Chicago. haa van-iihe-d strike pcce In i lie packer1 The least. at time the being tor of negotiation came late today Sfer a conference which lasted nearly Si of the afternoon between three of tauter of the strike and a number break resulted nuker. The finnl that vhen the union official insisted out on the Kim who had go !ike he taken back and given their The packera declared that Sto would necessitate the discharge ill the men they had employed tore the commencement of the strike, would not and that they could not and Lnalder it. The conference then broke up and the atrlke will continue. Michael Donnelly, Tkii morning president of the Meat Cfittera Union, milled to the note of the packers this note by him yesterday. In the packers suggested that another the neeting be held and expressed would tangible something tbit lope remit. To this Mr. Donnelly replied 16.--A11 I follows "Your letter of July 15th has been received, and a you are desirous of to present giving us every opportunity n solutsuggestions that may tend to ion of the present controversy, we desire to eay that we have, In our opinion, already made such a proposition gt our conference July 14, which If agreed to, would end the dispute satisfactorily to all concerned. Agreeable to your suggestion, we will meet with you at another conference and believe we may lie able to bring about a definite understanding." Following up his note, Mr. Donnelly arranged tor a meeting with the packers this afternoon. With him were John Floersch and William Sterling. of the packing The representative were J. Ogden Armour, ronipenie Arthur Meeker. T. J. Conners, T. F. kwift, E. F. Tllden, E. Morris, ' Ira (orris, Edward A. Cudahy, J. E. Mau-e- . and W. F, Burrows. The question if arbitration was first taken up and ifler a prolonged discussion the tatlves of the union Insisted at the scale prior to May 28th should ike in effect pending negotiations. The question of taking back (he ten who had gone out on strike was then considered. Mr. Donnelly insist' id that all the men should be taken back pending the arbitration. The packers Insisted upon their declaration thst the men would be taken back in the order which they applied for work, and is hiany of them would be given Pisces as the packers could find room lor. The packers declared that they would nut discharge the men they bad Donnelly asked that the pack-ar- nd 525. s In for broke off n The clash happened after Sheriff Grlscom had held a conference with Governor Van Zant on the strike situation, during which the governor had instructed Sheriff Grlelm to nee hie utmost endeavors to disperse the large gathering of strikers who, since the strike began, have congregated about the entrance to the packing house yards and prevented nil persons. from going Inside. Prior to this time the strikers bad indulged In no violence. When the sheriff Came to South St. Paul from his conference with the governor, he held a conference with Superintendent Burns of the Swift Packing company. The latter expressed desire to take a number of men Into the yards and the arrangement was made. The Invaders, when they marched up to the entrance, were surrounded by strikers and a fight began. In a moment all waa confusion. Manager Tuffle of the Minneapolis branch of the company, who was with the Invaders, waa badly Injured. Sheriff Grlscom rescued him from the strikers, who were pounding him. The fighting line stretched over n hundred yards While the fight was going on, ten men ran the blockade of the pickets and several others managed to slip through by themselves It Is claimed that in this manner twenty-fiv- e men were taken Into the yards After the fight was over, Sheriff Grlscom called the strike leaders and the pickets together and Issued a forceful statement of the situation. He declared that If the strikers persisted In (heir course of blockading the public thoroughfare, he would be compelled to call on the governor for aid. The sheriff's statements were met with long argument and protestations that the law was being observed, Sheriff Grlscom 'ordered the abandonment of the cordon of pickets The men assented, but as soon aa he left the scene the cordon was again formed on orders from the business agent of the union and the work of holding up every man attempting to pass on was resumed. Nothing will be done at the plant tomorrow. The men will be kept within Ita walls On Monday an effort will be made. backed up by tbe full resoul es of the .Swift company, to open the plant. witti a large force at work and kept in operation. j follows: ,l8tission1 the packers letter July l(:h was accepted by Mr. Don-y- . excepting the provision that the men now out itre would be taken back aa fast Mr-t?.f0,'!lblei insisted t all of the menDonnelly should be taken within seven days. To this the wners objected, as it would involve discharge of ail men who have employed to fill the strikers they could and would not l ni'(r.which with the result that all newere declared ended. gations In conllt!ons at the local re lml,rved further today. r?'1 more men were put to work a distributed through the various At Armours plant over 1,000 arid nearly 400 cattle were At Morris ft Cos. five more butchers were at and 450 hogs wJV?!!n 1P1 during the day. At Swifts were Increased con- iiA.5,!Tration8 con-'Here- Jtday Wdwibly, I; STAY IN Effects of F. Kent Loomis SecAmerican Consul Is Not Allowed to Washington, July Examine Them Inquest Will Ba received retary of State Loomis Held July 18th. (he following cahl. ..Mei from the American consul at V'y!:.outh: 1 have made coni',;. to and positive means of Identification of bod... watch and ring. Klngsbrldge, Devonshire, July 16. Assistant Secretary 1 mints said toThe body of F. Kent Loomis, who dis- night that he had fowul nothing to appeared from the North German Lloyd warrant the conclusion l:at Mr. 1 .Hunsteamer Kaiser Wilhelm II, June 20 as ts committed suicide. lie said he waa that vessel was nearing Plymouth, was convinced that It was purely a case of found this morning at Warren Point, accidental death. Impiiry at the Slate adjacent to Thur Intone Islands Big Department tonight elicited the fact Bury Bay, some 15 milea from Ply- that when it waa decided to have tha mouth, by a laborer, Thomas Snow- treaty carried furwnrd from Paris by den. William 11. Ellla In order to Insure The pockets contained a number of Its prompt arrival in Abyssinia, a caprivate papers. These, together with blegram waa aent lo King Meuelik the valuables, the police look charge stating explicitly that. s the messenger of and the body was removed and who had set out with the treaty had placed in a farm building at Thurlstonr disappeared, it would lie probably aent village to await the inquest which will on by W. II. Bills who carried it aa a be held July 18 pending which, and ac- matter of accomodation and wls is cording to the red tape of tha English "proceeding to Abysinnla on personal police methods It may be Impossible matters with which this government to secure anything definite concerning haa no connection." the nature of the papers or a positive announcement of the identification of Paris, July 18. M. Pichard, commisthe body. of the late Paris exposition has It waa late today Indeed, before the sioner been appointed to replace M. La Grave, significance of the discovery was grasp- aa commissioner of France at tbe Bt. ed by the authorities of Klngsbrldge, nearest town, but this evening the po- Louie exposition. lice of Thurlstone said there was no TRAVIS WINS TOURNAMENT. doubt that the body was that of Loomis. The features were partially recogRye, N. Y., July 1 'I. Walter Travis, nizable from the description but there was no one on the spot until a late amateur golf champion of tbe United hour who could positively identify the States and Great Britain, beat Kind-le- y Douglass, American rhamptou of remains. The American consul at Plymouth wu notified this afternoon and 1899, In the final round today for the ed by the authorities of Klngsbrldge the cup at the Apawamiss Club tournaAfter viewing the body tonight the con- ment by two up and one to play. sul said he had no doubt It was that of Loomis The police however, refusNew York, July 1C. Thera haa been ed to allow the consul to examine the no change In the status of the meet papers found on the body. The papers strike today, and matters have assumed had been sealed np, and the consul the phase of a deadlock. Meat is bewas informed that he must obtain per- coming scarcer on the east side, and mission of the coroner to inspect them. the temper of the people Is beginning Up to a late hour this permission to be felt A numlier of the butcher All hops have been forced to close bebeen secured. not had tiro valuables found on tbe body have cause of their Inability to get meat. EM SHOULD BE PUT IN POWER He Will Not Make Kingston H'S Headquarters. Otherwise Ke Predicts That Moorish Situation Will Go From Bad to Worse Ow- Independent Conference te Be Held In New York Tammany to Havo Recognition on Ticket There appears to b little foundation for the published announcement that Slate Senator la to be in charge of the Democratic cumimign in the eait. Tammany ball, It is believed, will take a large part in it. and la to hare recognition on the Democratic atate ticket. There is lo lie an iinleiiendcnt Drmo-rrai- ic conference in New oik on Monday, probably in ihe evening, at which will be a number uf leading Democrats. Judge Parker will not lie there. Who the partieiimnta will be ran only be conjectured, but the list seems likely lo lie large and in lurlmle former Senator a Davis and Hill Mr. Bhnehan, former Senator Murphy, Senator Gorman, State Sunntor MrCaren, August Belmont, and National Committeeman John Kern of Indiana. If Tammany ia to be represented, which Is likely, It Is said, that Congressman Cockran may be present. Judge Parker himself distasted of the rumor that hla campaign headquarters 1 will be in Kingston: shall stay here," ho said tonight in reply to the definite question. Judge Edgar M. CuUen of Brooklyn, of thd court of apiieals, spent an hour or more with Judge Parker this afternoon, taking luncheon at Hoeemont. Two rumors got abroad about his visit, cne that Judge Cullen came to urge Judge Parker not to resign, the other that he came to fix a date for farewell dinner to he given to the judge by bln associates in tbe court of appeals. Judge Parker denies both reports, declaring that Judge Cullen's visit was purely personal. Mr. Sheehan will go to New York Monday for two days. He said today that he expected to see Senator Gorman In New York, and doubtless also Mr. Davla. Tbe latter la expected to come to Uosemont about Wednesday. No further ntet have been taken toward joint notification of the twA candidates and there ia little reason to suppose any such thing will taka place. fcsopus, July ing to Inadequacy of France's Pacific Policy. 16. Me-Car- Fart. July 18. Ion rerdlcaris arrived licio today from Tangier on an important mUslou wlili h will occupy Ihe unxt tan weeks, lie culled at the American embassy, lengthily conferred with Ainliaasador Porter, aud also arranged for a meeting with Foreign Minister lielcasm- - next week. Mr. IVnlicaria tuteuda to strongly urge ou the government officials and parliamentary oldclula tha adoption of a forcible policy ton aid Morocco as the only meaiiH of a veil ing disaster. Ho shows no ill effects from Ids captivity but says Mrs. IVrdicaris, who accompanied him here, aufferej severely from being thrown down stairs by llaisuli's men. M. IVrdicaris does not intend tn make s claim fur Indemnity, as ho considers his ease closed, and la now devoting his attention to the broader phases of the aeriona situation hi Morocco. In the course of an Interview with the eorresimndent of the Associated Press Mr. IVrdicaris said: The situation at Tangier has become desperate. Bt rung measures are requisite to avoid aeriona consequences. France's iioliry of jiacifle ienrtratlnn promises to be entirely inadequate to meet the danger. The present plan of sending forty French Algerian officers to Tangier as a mnuia for stiffening the police there Is likely to bring on tha very catastrophe France seeks to avoid. It will excite lutense animosity and if an outbreak occurs the forty officer woulJ be useless to maintain order. If, however; a large fores, aay of 10.000 men, la landed, It would end all turbu-hnand give a lasting object lesson of French power. It might Involve a skirmish and possibly aoma bloodshed, but it would be lasignlilcant enmparea v 1th the grave menace of an extensive Uprising and possible maseacre through policy of excessive mildness. It was suggested to Mr. IVrdicaris t hut two KrcU'-warships were now held at Toulon in readiness to meet the emergency of an uprising at Tangier, lie replied: , "The warships might totter be at Tangier than at Toulon. It any upria-iu- g occurred It would to over befors the ships arrived. It would likewise lie iinposaibe to get a British military force from Gibraltar aenwa In tint. Moreover, I stopped at Gibraltar on ray way here, and the military governor sold be hail no orders contemplating a Gibraltar relief force going to Tangier on an emcr-gii- u ee DETECTIVE SAYS y. Mr. Perdl.-arlsaya he fully recognizes the difficult lea In the way of France adopting tone, owing tn parliamentary opposition and political complications in Spain and Morocco. Tberciore, he ia prepared til proiose aa alternative measure. This la nothlug short of giving llaisiill authority' ui deni with the ultuailnn In and around Tangier. I know (his will excite surprise, he snid, "as tha public baa the Idea that llalsuli is s common robber. This Is rutlrely erroneous. I consider Ral-su- li to to tbe atmmfest man now available to deal with the rondltluna. While it wouid to an exiierlment, yet I am convinced that It would to totter to try tha experiment than to allow the situation to drift loto complete anarchy ltalaull snys he ran mainsin order, and I believe in giving him a trial. Mr. IVrJicaria frankly aaya that Mr Glimmer, the American consul, and the British minlslcr at Tangier are strongly upturned lo giving Knlsull any authority. He pays high tribute to the American and British officials, but he says he thinks tbelr opposition to Raimi! is tbe natural result or tha trouble he gave them during the captivity Incident. During the Interview Mr. IVrdicaris gave the following description of Ral-aus ll: St. Paul July 18.' The first clash between the sheriff's force and the striking butchers of Swift ft Co.s at South St. Paul occurred today when a spirited and partly successful effort was made by the company, assisted by Sheriff Grlelm and deputies to force about men through a big crowd of twenty-fiv- e strikers who were congregated about the entrance to the packing bouss encounyards. A severe hand-to-hater ensued and several on both sides were badly bruised. One of the strikers, J. K. Banks, marshal of the strik-ln- g plckets, was arrested later and fined they the order of their appll-tto- i work. This final ' answer negotiations and the representatives of the union left the meeting. After the conference was over Mr. Donnelly said He agreed to almost everything they uked and insisted only on the reinstatement of our men. We would hnve been willing to wait a month If necessary if they would have agreed to take them hack at some time. They ould not agree to anything on thin Wnt except as stated in their letter, tut they would take them aa fast as l"T nwled them In the order In Birh they applied and there was nothing to do but break off." The wkers issued a statement after the onference, which, after announcing st a conference was held, concludes hr KONDAY li'lll PARKER : - agree to reinstate the old men within n week, and the packers refused to Bike the agreement. He asked them If they would set a time when they would take back the old men. To is the packers replied that they vosld tike back as many as had room AND bt-ri- feWIFTS - WILL MAKE DETERMINED EFFORT TO OPEN PLANT. employed. Mr. uin They Seize Papers and ies Consider July also i sciiVd up, Itn hiding the ring which was fiUTid on ihe finger and which ;s suid to be inscribed inside with tbe lumt uf Loom:-- 1 wife. The American cona-i- l has arranged that proper care be t:t' c:i of the luaiy. n represent In an Interview . five of the Associated s the consul said there was an under the right ear. There w i,o 1miwrtant paiwrs on the body, a::d l ie watch had stopied at six o'clock It will be remembered that the ti from which Mr. lxoiuis dlsappi t anved .at Plymouth at 2 o'olork n i ic morning. According to rongr-.- - imal records consul at Joseph Steens is Plymouth. ON VITAL POINT Men Shall Unions Demand That All Their Be Taken Back Within a Specified . Will Not Time--Compan- TODAY PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL. L NO. 222. HI WEATHER FORECAST Swift said tonight: 00,11 market haa suffered noth- in '"ause of thin strike. The conn- at large Is being supplied with ail lr'ns "?1 it needs. With a few excep- ihe prices remain just as they e the 'More a i. anger that strike. confronts the strlk-ltrame I'wrent todav when they i hat over , ;u0 Polish butchers sertfcd Them since the strike - tact did- not becorti until this (homing when every "fii'-Lel.i meetings and jmafcb-- ! ,L!1 Btri::e tickets of members. V tic!Tl must be turned in every ia order that the leaders may that flip members are not at I After ihe unions here met to- u was found that a large number . 7 o. r'; i Japan is land of poets as Tell as of artiste and soldiers, but the ee ports have the great i ; j merit of ity. They almost invariably adopt the form of poem known as the "hoklro." which always consists of exactly thir-"- v e syllables arranged in five or six line ty-on- ISPECTED TRAIN Thirty Thousand Men Disembark at Pigeon General Assault of Beleaguered Gty Will Follow Critics Justify Bay There Were Four Implicated in Yesterday's Robbery. Kuropatkin's Policy. As be-in- VISIT TO TOGOS FLEET. p. m. St. Petersburg, July 16.-2- :50 Experts who recently were inclined to criticize General Kuropal kin declare, as the situation develops, that his strato r beyond reproach. tegy has proved He has successfully tided over a pressthose ing danger how pressing only in close touch with the Fsr East realize. His apparent mistakes, like the Lieuprolonged resistance offered by alii, tenant General Zasselltch on the Ymiliturn out to be acts of tho highest tary judgment. General Kuropatkln then had so few and such poor troops at Liao Yang that the Japanese would have had an easy task to crush them In main force had they been permitted to croos tbe Yalu without severe punishment, and the thousands lost practically saved Liao Yang. General Baron Stakelbergs march which also was criticised, Is now admitted to have been necessary. The rudiments of war are that the army should be In constant tonch with the be impossible enemy otherwise it would Ms opponents to know the strength of or to be informed of their movements. General Stakelbergs march was a reconnaissance on a grand scale and not to only enabled General Kuropatkln ascertain the enemys strength snd disposition. but materially disturbed the of Japanese plan relative to the siegethe Port Arthur, gradually drawing bulk of the Japanese army to follow the retreating column and thua dls--e tracting attention from the vulnerable spot between Liao Yang and Mukden. Meanwhile the men at Knropatkin's Fifty headquarters aro improving. Eurothousand of tbe best troops from Yang pean Russia bsve readied Liao within a month, and If the Russian should choore now commander-in-chie- f to accept a battle he will te alne to inflict a hesvy blow. All Russia is looking forward with confidence to the fight. Berlin. July 17. The National Zrt-tuthis morning declares the confiscation of the mall sacks aboard the North German Lloyd steamer Prlns Heinrich by tbe Russian Volunteer r ng . I ' Known Only $28 Booty waa Secured Fossa Is After SHOT SELF Houston, Tex.. July 16. One arrest has been made In connection with the International and Great Northern train robbery at Spears late last night This suspect whose name Is not known, declares his Innocence. Sheriff Walt of Anderson county, and a posse have been at work all day tracking the ban-ditRanger Captain McClelland got orders to proceed lo the scene and has It. is officially arrived at. Oakwooda. reported that the bandits of whom there were four, according to the best information, entered the express car and took therefrom four packages, one containing $21, another $7, a third not known to contain money, and a package nf railroad tickets. Fireman Key Milton, who was hurt in jumping from his engine is not seriously injured. ocThe country in which the hold-ucurred ia filled with timber and thlcK underbrush. Pusan, Friday. July 15. CDelayed In The steamer Mantransmission.) churia, which Is on a tour of inspection of the theater of war, wilh monitors of the Japanese diet, foreign attaches and press correspondent on board, rcacheJ the Japanese nav.il base July 14th. At the time of the Manchuria's arrival a huge cloud of smoke hung over tbe land. Rounding ihe headland the panorama of Admiral Togo's fleet was presented at broad anchorage In the channel with torpelo scouts outside. The torpedo gunliost Chihaya and the coast defense vessel llclyen actrd as sentries over the roadstead. Under the north end of the island were five cruisers. In the center were all five battleships. Admiral Togo's ana Vice Admiral Dewaa's flagship were on the left. The armore-cruisers Naisln. Kamge snd the protected cruisers Hashiilate and Itsukushima were on the flank. The Militia of Oregon, Idaho and Washing- vessels floated gray powder-staine- d Ington Surprise All Armay Officers tranquilly waiting orders and heavy by Their Maneuvering. columns of smo: issued from the forest of funnels tolonging to hospital Tacoma, Wash., July 16. At the ships transports, colliers and torpedo maneuver camp today, towing to the boats. hard marching and rainy weather, the program was changed from tbe probLondon, July 16. The correspondent lem of covering a landing force to Brilearns that there are no attempts et gade deployment which mesne a fight present to seTTe all the questions pend- between the two brigades, so Ihe boys ing between Russia and England. The can return to camp early and he in foreign office has received from Sir good condition for the grand review Charles Hardinge. the British ambas- tomorrow. In tbe problem of an attack on an sador to Russia, the Russian answer to itr representations. In whieh the Rt. army train, the blues, who had charge Petersburg government regrets Its In- of about thirty wagon, successfully ability while the war with Japan la ;n resisted a fierce attackin ofanthe Browns. Interview, General Funstnn, progress to undertake such Important the National Guard negotiation, hut when peare Is restor- says the troops ofand Washington have ed sb twill to willing to do so, provided i,l Oregon Idaho circumstances permit. The exchange acquitted themselves creditably In tbe cordial maneuvers snd in their efficiency have were made In a thoroughly Pres Is surprised every officer of the army. Inspirit and the Associated by a high British official that cluding General MacArthdr. The latter, after an inspection of the tbe Russian government made clef under the that the foreign offices understand the target ranges constructed direction of Captain tow ton at the disinclination or Emperor ministers to etui ack in a discussion of Nineteenth Infantry, declared that in the Indian. Persian, or other Far Earn all his travels he had not found a finer em question, settlement of which Sir site for a large camp nor totter ranges Charles llardlnge sought. p NATIONAL GUARDS ARE EFFICIENT XU-hola- s 11a Is a man of large stature and of commanding appearance. His dark; heavily bearded face usually haa an expression of sternness, but It lights up when he siieaka. He wears a white turban and flowing while and blue robes, which constitute the garb of a MoorRio Grande Train Bandit Who ish gentleman as distinguished from the rough rostunis of the mountaineers. His taking me prisoner was a part of Killed Himself, Identified. a political movement and the demand for a ransom was dun to revenge for a series of persecutions against hlmseif ard family. The representations of Mr. lVrdicsrlq Advanced Btags of Notwithstanding promise lo receive serious at tent kins Decomposition Sleuth to Bure from the officials owing (o his Intiof tho Man. mate knowledge of Moorish affairs. IS LOGINS Far as Fugitives. fleet steamer Smolensk In the Red Sea Friday to be unjustifiable and indefensible under international law even If the presence of contraband waa reported. Postal matter, the Zcltung declares, should be exempt from confiscation, and It is to be expected that the Russian government will make no difficulties but will Immediately rectify tbs error. Berlin, July 17. The Loksl Anelger this morning prints a special dispatch forwarded from a junk in front of Port Arthur under date of July 13 via Tien Tain, July 16,' 7:20 p. m., stating that the Japanese since July 11 have landed unabout 80,000 men near Pigeon Bayfleet. entire the of the der protection Tbe Russians, the dispatch says, offerg ed little resistance wily a few shots A fired by the shore batteries. A general assault is expected soon. r.im .ea facilitated the landings. MY Glenwood Springs, Colo,, July 17. AND The body of the Kin Grande train robber Who committed suicide after being wounded by one of the posse who was pursuing him was exhumed today to permit an inspection by 1 Riencs of Chicago who represents a loading detective agency. Hpcnce, who had much to du with the conviction of Harvey Ihe noted bandit at his trial Lnp at Knoxville, Tenn., for participation Couple Were Found Lying In the Great Northern train robtory, identified the Uk) Grande train robber Dead in Cemetery. aa Logan, from pictures taken before his burial here. Rpenca was unable to complete his identification today for tlie reason that the body was in such as an advanced stage nf decompo-ltio- n Man Was Depressed by Los to destroy all distinguishing marks. Mining of Son and Had Been Nevertheless, be still maintains that Drinking. the Harvey 1igan and the Rio Grande bandit are one and tbe same. He has been strengthened In his belief after a Boise, Ida., July 16. News has talk with a local criminologist, who had previously examined the features of rcarlicJ Boise of a murder snd suicide that occurred at Vanwii-- in tong Valthe dead bandit. Frank L. Thompson ley Thursday. killed a woman companion and took APPOINTMENT OF PYCARD IS NOT CONFIRMED. his own life. Thompson went from tore to Van wick some days ago and joined fit Louis, July 16. "We have fi&a the woman then. Thursday they went riding. When they did not return susabsolutely no news regarding the as commis- picion was aruuwJ and search was of Alfred Pyc-arsioner general from France to the made. The hoise waa found lied to the and the couple lay on world's fair and I am inclined to be- cemetery a carriage blanket In the cemetery. lieve that the cabled report is unfounded. said the secretary of tha The woman bad liecn ehot three tines French World' Fair commlselon to and Thompson twice. He bad apparthe Associated Press today. ently killed her and then himself. Secretary Waller 1). Stevens of the Thompson has tom engaged in mning and recently realized souie money for Exposition company, said: We liave bad no news of any properties. He came ia from the Thunder mountain country some week ago to succeed M. Mychsel aa commissioner general from and was preparing to return when he France. M. Pycard la a big man in received news that Lis France and his appointment would be son had died at the Lome of a brother pleasing to the exposition company if in the east. That uret him and he drank heavily. Tho woman had a change were to to made. with him for two or three years sal Her was known as Mrs. Thompson. PRESIDENT WILL RECEIVE rest name Is unknown here. She went MINERS. to Long Valley recently and Thompson Oyster Bay. July 18. President ana followed after her. Georg C. Thompn contractor. Is a Mr. Roosevelt took a loftg horseback son, a ride today. No further Information has brother of the deceased. been received at the executive offices WILL NOT ACCEPT CUT. concerning the proposed visit to the president of a committee of Pennsylvania miners to present to him a petiPittsburg. July 16. The employe ol the Pittsburg Sieei Foundry at Glass-portion regarding the Colorado labor were paid off today hd w but It Is known that the president has indicated lo some ftienls In tilled that the plant wnuld be opn men pest week un Fennsylvtni that a date nett week for ated by less a" reduction of 16 per cent, la the call will to satisfactory to him. It is expected that former Secretary wages was accepted. Tile men dnclars of War Knot will be an early visitor that Ihev will not agree to work a( to the president, who desire to consult tho rut 'and as Superintendent X4. with him on subjects of mutual Douglas ts said to have already sewtnieih ed m number of La-Gra-ve eight-year-o- ld liv-e- J well-know- sit'i-sMr- m. t, r., non-unio- n non-unio- Rs4 |