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At Fort Wayne Ind one hundred
and twenty five machinists and ap
prentices in the Wabash railway shops
struck
Count von Buelow the chancellor
has sent a letter to the reichstag ask
ing that body to adjourn until No
vember 26
Mrs Gage wife of Secretary of the
Treasury Gage who has been ill for
Borne time is reported to be in a seri
ous condition
Tucket Woodson Taylor aged 46
was found dead in his rooms at
Greencastle Wyo It is believed to be
a case of suicide
A young woman at Wallingford
Conn has been awarded damages o
700 against a man who nearly scared
her to death for a joke
According to the return of this
years census the total population of
England and Wales is 32525716 an
increaso of 3523 191 over 1891
Vice President Roosevelt has accept
ed an invitation to make an address
at Minneapolis during the state fair
The address will be made September
20th
The supreme court of Massachusetts
has rendered a decision upholding
the constitutionality of the law which
prescribes execution by electricity la
capital cases
Mrs Mattie Berger the school teach
er who disappeared from Peublo Col
on April 25 and who it was feared
had been murdered has been located
at San Jose Cal
- A general strike involving directly
150000 machinists and indirectly 500
000 men in the metal working trades is
expected to take place May 20 unless
some arrangement is effected in the
meantime
The secretary of the treasury has
purchased 90000 short 4s bonds at
11136392 The secretary of the treas
ury has also purchased 412050 short
4s at 11364
Mrs Mary Leonard better known as
French Mary a vivandiere of the
civil war and one of the most
esque figures produced during the re-
belli on committed suicide at Pittsburg
Pa by taking poison
Chaplain Daley late of the First
ment South Dakota volunteers who
accompanied the regiment on its Phil
ippine campaign has consented to de
liver the Memorial day address at
Carthage South Dakota
Already enough men have been en-
f listed at Ft Meade S D for one
troop of the Thirteenth United States
cavalry and consequently troop A is
being organized Captain R C Wil
liams recently promoted from first
lieutenant of the First cavalry is in
command
Chief Justice Fuller of the United
States supreme court announced the
affirmative of the decision of the
United States circuit court for the dis
trict of Washington in the case of
Nordstrom under sentence of death for
murder refusing to grant a writ of
habeas corpus
Quartermaster General Luddington
has arranged for the removal of the
remains of the confederate dead in the
Soldiers Home cemetery and in the
Arlington cemetery to another section
of the last named cemetery which has
neen set aside by the secretary of war
for their reinterment
Reports reaching the interior de
partment show that smallpox is wide
spread among the Indians of the west
ern reservations A report from the
Cheyenne reservation and the Sioux
agency in South Dakota says small
pox is prevalent throughout and that
many deaths have occurred
The war secretary Mr Broderick in
the house of commons moved his army
scheme providing for six corps with
50000 militia as a reserve and in
creasing the yeomanry from 12000 to
25000 men
A civil service examination will be
held on June 18th at Des Moines for
position of meat Inspector In the bu
reau of animal industry salary from
1200 to 1400 per annum On June
Sd an examination will be held for the
position of editorial clerk in the same
department paying a salary of 1400
Howard LBurket one of the vet
eran business men of Omaha dropped
ilead in the- yard of his residence
All the wholesale liquor men in
Omaha have organized under the name
of the Wholesale
Liquor Dealers as
sociation
Alexander Martz an old Iowa edu
cator died a few days ago
- At Zaneta Iowa May 14 Postmaster
Marsh was run down by a passen
ger train on the Iowa Minnesota
Northwestern railroad and fatally in
jured
The secretary of the treasury has
purchased 4500 more of short term
bonds at 11366
King Edward according to the pa
pers will arrive in Hamburg towards
the end of May and will remain there
or a- few weeks to take the waters
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CDBANS Mil REPORTS
Committee on Eolations Before Constitu
tional Convention Divided
MAJORITYS ACTION SURPRISING
Hake Additions to Various Clauses
Thought Acceptable It Varies From
the Flatt Conception of the Interven
tion Clause
HAVANA May 20 The committee
on relations of the constitutional con
vention will submit majority and mi
nority reports to the convention to
morrow The majority report in an
introduction quotes article 1 of the
treaty of Paris the joint resolution
of the United States congress and the
Piatt amendment and then proceeds
as follows
Inasmuch as Secretary Root be
ing authorized by President McKin
ley says that the Piatt law has for
its object the guaranteeing of the in
dependence of Cuba and does not
mean interference with its govern
ment or the exercise of a protectorate
or of sovereignty and also that inter
vention will only take place when in
dependence is endangered by outside
powers or grave interior disturb
ances creating anarchy and inas
much as Secretary Root has said that
the naval stations will not be used
for vantage points of intervention
but only to protect Cuba against for
eign powers we report as follows
That in virtue of the fact that the
FJatt law in its preamble says it is a
fullfillment of the joint resolution
and has been adopted by congress
with the principal object of establish
ing independence we do propose to
the convention to accept the follow
ing as an appendix to the constitu
tion
The first second third fourth and
fifth clauses are quoted In their en
tirety The third clause has the fol
lowing addition
It being understood that the Uni
ted States have the right to intervene
to prevent the action of a foreign
power or disturbances causing a state
of anarchy and that the intervention
shall always be the act of the United
States and not of isolated agents The
intervention shall suppose neither
sovereignty nor a protectorate and
shall only last suflaciently long to es
tablish normal conditions Said in
tervention it is also understood shall
not have the right to interfere in the
government but only the right to pre
serve independence
An addition to the sixth clause says
that the ownership of the Isle of
Pines shall be settled by a future
treaty An addition to the seventh
clause says
It shall be understood that the na
val stations do not give the United
States the right to interfere with the
interior government but are estab
lished for the sole purpose of protect
ing American waters from foreign in
vasion directed against Cuba or the
United States Cuba will sell or lease
the necessary lands at points to be
agreed upon later
An addition to the eighth clause
says that the government of Cuba
suggests at the same time a treaty
of commerce based upon reciprocity
The minority report says
The explanations given to the
commission in Washington show that
the Piatt law does not express the
wishes of the United States It was
intended to protect the independence
of Cuba but the wording gives other
interpretations
unitea states are inconsis
tent in asking naval stations when
the amendments provide that no con
cessions shall be given to foreign pow
ers Such a demand raised the ques
tion whether the United States do not
consider Cuba a part of their posses
sions
The report of the minority virtually
accepts the first and second clauses
For the third clause the following is
substituted
That the government of Cuba sub
scribes to the Monroe doctrine and
will help the United States to enforce
it against other nations trying to
violate it
For the fourth clause the following
is substituted
Cuba does not recognize acts of in
tervention which are not in conform
ity with the Foraker resolution and
the laws of the United States
The seventh clause reads
Cuba will maintain naval stations
handing them over to the United
States in time of war
Turkey Proposes an Apology
CONSTANTINOPLE May 20 Ah
med Tewfik Pasha Ottoman minister
of foreign affairs called upon the am
bassadors and notified them of Tur
keys desire to re establish the status
quo ante in the postal question and
of its intention to send a high func
tionary probably the foreign minister
himself to apologize for the viola
tions of the foreign mail bags The
ambassadors met to determine in re
gard to the matter
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GEN GRANT SURPRISED
Marvels at Results Already Obtained in
the Philippine
SAN FRANCISCO May 20 Briga
dier General Frederick D Grant who
returned from Manila on the Sheri
dan speaking of the condition in the
Philippines said
Everything is settling down and we
are getting at the real work of gov
erning and teaching the people Their
peculiar national character makes
them hard subjects for the present
You must remember that they were
originally pirates that their civiliza
tion is of the fourteenth if not of the
fifteenth century and the tendency to
brigandage is so decided among them
that it amounts to a disease In many
districts the paying of tribute to rob
bers is considered the regular thing
no more out of the way than taxes
Our task now is to give them good
government in their municipalities to
pfotect them against themselves until
they learn a taste for order and then
withdraw gradually from active inter
ference leaving the towns one at a
time as we see that they can be trust
ed but having our troops within
striking distance for some time after
we leave any district so as to insure
against a relapse We must expect
much robbery and brigandage and
pillage and even murder for a long
time
It is surprising to see the results
that we have obtained in getting law
and order into these people in the few
months of comparative peace My
district included the provinces of Bu
lucan Pampango and Bataan with a
population of 600000 all Tagalo prov
inces and considered the most law
less in the islands Now there is not
n robber band in the whole district
IS ABLE TO SIT UP AWHILE
Mrs McKinleys Condition Shown to Bo
Much Improved
SAN FRANCISCO May 20 Mrs
McKinleys condition was so far im
proved last evening that she was able
to sit up for a while This welcome
news was given out shortly after 5
oclock
General Shatter called on President
McKinley and while they were talk
ing word came downstairs that Mrs
McKinley was sitting up The presi
dent at once asked to be excused and
humeri tn trip sinV mnm TJio
iety caused by last nights bulletin
stating that Mrs McKinleys temper
ature was higher was dispelled at 10
oclock this morning when Secretary
Cortelyou announced that she had
passed a comfortable night and that
the slight fever noted last night had
been subsided The president did not
attend church but remained at home
nearly all day only going out for a
short walk just before noon There
were many callers at the Scott resi
dence today There was a general
feeling that the crisis had been passed
and that Mrs McKinley would con
tinue to gain strength No definite
date has yet been decided upon as to
when the president will start for the
national capital but it is hoped that
Mrs McKinley will be able to go
within a few days
Recretjfiry Long left for Colorado J
bprings to visit his daughter who is
ill
At 910 p m Secretary Cortelyou
gave out the following bulletin
Mrs McKinleys physicians report
that she has had a very good day and
progress made since morning is sat
isfactory
BRITISH REfUSE TO GO ALONG
German Expedition to Southern Chi Iji
Meets Discouragement
LONDON May 20 Dr Morrison
wiring to the Times from Pekin yes
terday says
The British plan of a bond issue
for the payment of the indemnity in
cludes a proposal in order to lighten
the burden for China that it should
issue bonds at par for 300000 taels
now and the remainder five years
hence
Great Britain and the United
States alone oppose- the joint guar
anty project
The British authorities emphatic
ally decline to co operate with the
German expedition to southern Chi
Li and it is now announced that the
expedition is- abandoned
Turkey excludes 7j cxr ers
CONSTANTINOPLE Muy 20 The
customs authorities have prohibited
the entry of typewriters into Turkey
and 200 machines now in the custom
house have been ordered returned to
the consignor
Burlington Deal Complete
NEW YORK May 20 J P Mor
gan Co announced that two thirds
of the stock of the Chicago Burling
ton Quincy Railroad company has
been deposited at the Colonial Trust
company of Boston and the Metro
politan Trust company of New York
City thus making the consummation
of the deal by which the Great North
ern and the Northern Pacific compa
nies acquire the Chicago Burlington
Quincy
WEATHER COLD AND DRY
TCheat and Grass Crops However Have
Grown WelL
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
LINCOLN Neb The last weather
and crop bulletin says The past
week has been cold and dry with less
than the normal amount of sunshine
The daily mean temperature has aver
aged 5 degrees below the normal in
-the eastern counties and slightly
above normal in the western The
minimum temperatures for the week
were generally 33 degrees and 40 de
grees and light frosts occurred on
several days
The rainfall of the week was every
where below normal and was with
but few exceptions less than 20 of
an inch
Wheat and grass have grown well
and in the eastern and most central
counties have had all the moisture
needed but in the western counties
more rain would be beneficial Oats
have grown fairly well but there is
some complaint of a poor stand and
the prospect is not quite as promising
as it was a week ago Corn planting
has been delayed in eastern counties
by low temperature and wet land
nevertheless fair progress has been
made and corn planting is nearing
completion in several southern coun
ties The early planted corn is com
ing up some but the weather has
been unfavorable for germination
SCHOOL LAND IN DEMAND
All Desirable Acres Have Been Placed
Under Contract
LINCOL Neb May 20 Aside
from a few hundred acres of undesir
able land in the northwestern cor
ner of the state all of the Nebraska
school land has been placed under
lease and it is not likely that any of
it will be released by the holders un
til the latter part of the year Land
Commissioner Follmeris planning to
hold auctions in September or Octo
ber if there is any land available at
that time but the present outlook
he considers is not encouraging The
holders of leases are paying their
rentals promptly and no disposition
is being shown to forfeit any of the
land
There is a heavy demand from all
parts of the state for school lands
and especially in the cattle country
where land seems to be more valu
able than at any time in the last ten
years The only school land not un
der lease is situated in the bad
lands a section of the state unfav
orable to farming or cattle raising
If any land is forfeited during the
summer or voluntarily released by
the holders it will be leased at auction
by Commissioner Follmer during the
fall of the year
Omaha Man on the Board
OMAHA Neb May 20 Governor
Savage has appointed Clinton Orcutt
of Omaha to succeed B F Allen of
Wabash as a member of the- board
of trustees for the institute for the
blind at Nebraska City and the insti
tue for deaf and dumb at Omaha Mr
Allen was appointed to the position
three years ago by Silas A Holcomb
and his commission has expired Al
though it carries no salary the posi
tion is an important one and much
sought after by persons interested in
the work of homes for the blind and
deaf and dumb
Congressman Neville
OMAHA Neb May 20 Congress
man William Neville who was griev
ously stricken at Washington in the
winter will be in Omaha in a few
days on his way -home After he had
sufficiently recovered at Washington
Mr Neville went to a health resort
in Georgia where he spent several
months He then went to Hot
Springs Ark where he has been for
three weeks He improved much in
Georgia and has still further improv
ed at Hot Springs and will presently
leave for his home in North Platte
Woman is Burned to Death
AURORA Neb May 2Q Mrs
Bauhn six miles northwest of town
died from the effects of severe burns
She was burning some trash in the
yard and was standing with her back
to the fire when her clothing caught
fire She ran into the house but be
fore the fire could be extinguished
was severely burned Mrs Bauhn
was quite old but not feeble
Forty Days Without Food
BEATRICE Neb May 18 Henry
Cordes who started on Good Friday
to fast forty days finished his time
on the 16th Only upon one occasion
has Mr Cordes broken his fast and
then he ate so much that the food
didnt stay upon his stomach
Admission to Nebraska Bar
LINCOLN Neb May 20 Nearly
100 applicants for admission to the
Nebraska bar will be examined by
the supreme court commission in this
city June 11 About half of this
number are members of the gradu
ating class of the University of Ne r
braska and if they successfully pass
the examinations of that institution
only their moral qualifications will be
considered by the examining commis
sion
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TRESPASSERS fATAL SHOT
John Kavananffh Wounds Neighbor Wha
Orders Him Awiy
TECUMSEH Neb May 18 John
Kavanagh a young and respected
farmer near Smartville this county
shot and fatally wounded Dennis Mc
Laughlin a bachelor neighbor and
likewise a respectable citizen
On McLaughlins farm is a beautiful
little lake which until recently had
been the Mecca of the local Waltons
Lately however McLaughlin had is
sued no trespassing orders Although
a neighbor it is said bad blood had
existed between the two men for some
time On this occasion Kavanagh took
his gun and fishing rod and proceed
ed over to the lake for a half days
sport As soon as McLaughlin spied
Kavanagh fishing on his premises he
took his gun and went to order him
off Reaching his trespassing neigh
bor he ordered him to leave in con
vincing language whereupon Kavan
agh responded by saying he would go
as soon as he could collect his hunt
ing and fishing equipment
Emphasizing his orders to leave
McLaughlin leveled his gun upon
Kavanagh and told him to be hasty
or suffer the consequences and he be
came much excited Gazing down the
barrels of the old mans gun Kavan
agh grabbed his own weapon from the
bank of the lake and before the old
man could act had shot him in the
bead and shoulders
McLaughlin fell to the ground mor
tally wounded Several of the shot
penetrated his temple As soon as he
realized what he had done Kavanagh
arranged to have a surgeon hastily
dispatched to the scene and then went
home He claims he did the shooting
in self defense
MRS LAUE IS DISCHARGED
Was Promised Immunity for Testifying
Against Dlnmore
KEARNEY Neb May 16 District
court has been in session here this
week with Judge Adams of Minden
presiding The docket was very
light Before adjourning Judge Adams
stated he had received word from
Judge Sullivan asking him to enter
an order discharging Mrs Laue from
the custody of the sheriff which he
did It will be remembered that Mrs
Laue was the principal witness in the
Dinsmoro case and she has been in
the custody of the sheriff ever since
his case was tried over a year ago In
his letter to Judge Adams Judge Sul
livan stated that at the time Dins
more was tried the county- attorney
and his assistants told him they were
unable to convict Dinsmore without
her testimony and her attorney re
fused to allow her to testify unless
immunity was promised The promise
of immunity was thereupon given and
she was permitted to go on the stand
and testify Hence her discharge was
simply a fulfillment of that promise
Occupation Tax Ruling
LINCOLN May 18 State Superin
tendent of Schools Fowler acting on
a case submitted to him from Tobias
has taken the position that the school
district is entitled to the whole of oc
cupation taxes as well as license fees
and that the former cannot legally be
diverted to the use of the village or
municipality In the case in question
a license fee of 500 is levied on sa
loon keepers and in addition an oc
cupation tax of 500 the latter being
turned into the city and the former
into the school treasury Mr Fowler
holds that the school district is en
titled to the entire 1000 and bases
his position on section 5 article 8 of
the state constitution and on three
decisions of the supreme court of the
state
Appointments By the Governor
LINCOLN May 18 The governor
has appointed Mrs A H Weir and
Mrs H S Freeman to positions on
the advisory board of the Home -of the
Friendless The board members ap
pointed by Governor Dietrich never
received their commissions owing to
the fact that the
terms of the mem
bers appointed during the administra
tion of Governor Poynter had not ex
pired Only two vacancies occurred
and were filled by Governor Savage
Dairymen to Join the Fight
LINCOLN May 18 Following the
example of the butter and egg dealers
the officers of the State Dairymens
association met here
and passed reso
lutions pledging their support to Food
Commissioner Hibbard in his effort
to enforce the law against the sale of
imitation butter and other dairy prod
ucts Resolutions were also adopted
requesting every dairy in the state to
assist in the work of enforcing the
law
Bellwood Elevators Burn
BELLWOOD Neb May 18
Spelts Cos elevator at this place
together with 2000 bushels of corn
in the elevator and 2000 bushels of
earn corn in the crib was burned
From the Spelts elevator the flames
leaped to the Central Granaries com
panys elevator which together with
an engine and 2000 bushels of grain
was consumed A Burlington freight
car was also destroyed The fire was
the largest ever in Bellwood
KIIM
The Spartan Japs
Tho Japanese are a Spartan race
Many things besides their resistance
to cold prove it The most of them
live in simplicity They can go a long
time without food The coolies per
form marvelous feats of strength and
endurance they draw a jinrikisha
all day or carry travelers over the
steepest mountains Every summer a
colony of foreigners go to Mount Hel
Eizan near Kioto Their camp is sev
eral miles up the steep mountain side
but early each morning the Japanese
bring up the mail fresh vegetables
and milk and women often carry
trunks to the summit on their heads
A Schabrec Manuscript Found
An interesting original manuscript
work by Franz Sjmubert was discov
ered recently in Vienna among the
property of a rich and eccentric man
named Wyssiak an official of the court
of justice who died recently It is the
long-sought-for composition In D flat
for two violins viola and violincello
This work Is dated in March 1844 and
was recognized as genuine some yean
ago by Schuberts step brother Today
the same verdict is given by several
specialists well acquainted with Schu
berts music The discovery has
caused a great sensation in Vienneso
musical circles
An M Ds Open letter
Benton 111 May 20 R H Dunaway
M D of this place in an open letter
makes the following startling state
ment
I had Diabetes with all its worst
symptoms I applied every remedy
known to the profession as well as
every prescription suggested in our
books In spite of all I was dying
and I knew it
As a last resort and with scarce
ly any faith whatever I commenced
taking Dodds Kidney Pills In one
week I saw a great improvement After
I had taken five boxes I was sound
and well This is ten months ago
and I have not taken any medicine of
any kind since and am convinced that
my cure is a permanent one
As a practicing physician with
years of experience I most positively
assert that Dodds Kidney Pills are the
best medicine in the world today for
Diabetes or any other Kidney Disease
Since using them myself I have used
them in many cases in my practice
and they have never failed -
I am making this statement as a
professional man after having made a
most thorough test of Dodds Kidney
Pills and because I feel It my duty to
the public and to my professional
brethren The truth can never hurt
anyone and what I have said is the
absolute truth
R H DUNAWAY M D
It is no wonder that the public are
enthusiastic over this new medicine
when our leading physicians them
selves are being won over to its use
City Funds Kept in a Chimney
The city of South Norwalk Conn
keeps a part of its record in a chimney
This unique safe is found at the mu
nicipal electric lighting plant The
space usually utilized as a soot pit in
the base of the 500 foot brick smoke
stack has been utilized for keeping the
records and books of the plants
A FAMOUS OLD HOUSE
The house of Walter Baker Co
whose manufactures of cocoa and
chocolate have become familiar in the
mouth as household words was estab
lished one hundred and twenty one
years ago 1780 on the Neponset river
in the old town of Dorchester a suburb
of Boston From the little wooden
mill by the rude bridge that arched
the flood where the enterprise wa3
first started there has grown up the
largest Industrial establishment of the
kind in the world It might be said
that while other manufacturers come
and go Walter Baker Co go on for
ever
What is the secret of their great
cess It is a very simple one They
have won and held the confidence of
the great and constantly increasing
body of consumers by always main
taining the highest standard in the
quality of their cocoa and chocolate
preparations and selling them at the
lowest price for which unadulterated
articles of good quality can be put
upon the market They welcome hon
est competition but they feel justified
in denouncing in the strongest terms
the fraudulent methods by which in
ferior preparations are palmed off on
customers who ask for and suppose
they are getting the genuine articles
The best grocers refuse to handle such
goods not alone for the reason that
in the long run it doesnt pay to do it
but because their sense of fair dealing
will not permit them to aid in the sale
of goods that defraud their customers
and injure honest manufacturers
Every package of the goods made by
the Walter Baker Company bears the
well known trade mark La Belle
Chocolatiere and their place of manu
facture Dorchester Mass House
keepers are advised to examine their
purchases and make sure that other
goods have not been substituted
An attractive little book of Choice
Recipes will be mailed free to any
housekeeper who sends her name and
address to Walter Baker Co Ltd
158 State Street Boston Mass
When a soldier becomes insane there
is something wrong at headquarters
It isnt at all pleasant to pay- the
Iaundryman stiff prices for slimsy
work
What Do tho Children Drink
Dont give them tea or coffee Have yon
tried the new food drink called GRAIN O
It is delicious and nourishing and takes the
place of coffee The more Graln O yoa give
the children the more health vou distribute
through their systems Grain 0 is made of
pure grains and -when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grades o coffee but
costs about X s much All grocers sell it
15c and 25c
Many a man has married a piece of
real estate with a woman in the title
deed --
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