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Administration Circles Believe Cubans
Will Yet Accept Amendment
NOTHING TO BE DONE UNTIL THEN
Existing Status Will Continue and No
Convention to Bo Called General
Wood Has Written Concerning Out
look and Will Be Answered
WASHINGTON June 8 The cabi
net was in session over two hours to
day discussing the Cuban and Philip
pine situation A communication has
been received from Governor General
Wood regarding the prospect for the
constitutional convention accepting the
Flatt amendment but its contents are
not made public It can be stated
however that there is a hopeful feel
ing in administration circles that after
the first soreness wears off the con
vention will see the wisdom of accept
ing the terms of the amendment The
answer to General Wood is to be sent
tomorrow and the language of that
communication is under consideration
today
Meanwhile the existing status in
Cuba is to be maintained No action
looking to the calling of another con
vention is in contemplation if the pres
ent convention should decline to ac
cede to these terms
During the conference between Sec
crtary Root and the Cuban commis
sion the secretary wrote a letter to
Senator Piatt of Connecticut who in
troduced the Piatt amendment asking
for his views relative to intervention
as mentioned in the third clause of
the amendment Senator Piatt replied
and his letter was furnished the com
mission confidentially by the secretary
of war and was incorporated into and
made a part of the acceptance of the
Piatt amendment by the constitutional
convention The letter however ap
peared in a Havana paper and today
was made public by the War depart
ment
Folowing is the text of the letter
I am in receipt of your letter of
this date in which you say that the
members of the commission of the Cu
ban constitutional convention fear that
the provisions relative to intervention
made in the third clause of the amend
ment which has come to bear my
name may have the effect of prevent
ing the independence of Cuba and in
reality establish a protectorate or suz
erainty by the United States and you
request that I express my views of
the question raised
In reply I beg to state that the
amendment was carefully prepared
with the object of avoiding any pos
sible idea that by that acceptance
thereof the constitutional convention
would thereby establish a protectorate
or suzerainty or in any manner what
soever compromise the independence
or sovereignty of Cuba and speaking
for myself it seems impossible that
such an interpretation can be given
to the clause I believe that the
amendment should be considered as a
whole and it ought to be clear on read
ing it that its well defined purpose is
to secure and safeguard Cuban inde
pendence and set forth at once a clear
idea of the friendly disposition of the
United States toward the Cuban peo
ple and to express intention on their
part to aid them if necessary in the
maintenance of said independence
These are my ideas and although as
you say I cannot speak for the entire
congress my belief is that such a pur
pose was well understood by that body
Very respectfully yours
0 H PLATT
GIVES HIS TEN MILLIONS
Carnegio Makes His Promised Gift to
the University of Scotland
LONDON June 8 Andrew Carne
gie signed a deed today transferring
10000000 in 5 per cent United States
steel corporation bonds to trustees for
the benefit of the universities of Scot
land The amount becomes immedi
ately available The next installment
of interest can be used for the Oc
tober term
The deed contains a preamble say
ing that Mr Carnegie having retired
from active business deems it to he
his duty and one of his highest priv
ileges to administer the wealth which
has come to him as a trustee in be
half of others entertaining the confi
dent belief that one of the best means
of discharging that trust is providing
funds for improving and extending the
opportunities for scientific research of
the universities of Scotland his na
tive land and by rendering the attend
ance easier
Germans May Stay Germans
BERLIN June 8 As a result of the
agitation by the German Colonial so
ciety in favor of some modification
of the law- of 1870 under which thou
sands of Germans abroad were dena
tionalized without any desire on their
part for such result the government
announces that a new law is being
drafted by the terms of which Ger
mans baroad will lose their national
ity only by their own volition The
new bill will be subjected to criticism
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YERKES TELLS HIS PLANS
His Syndicate Will Literally Electrify
Londons Underground Railway
LONDON June 7 Yes- said Chas
T Yerfees when interviewed by a
representative of the Associated Press
we have practically got control of
the London underground railway That
is what It amounts to My syndicate
is composed of British and American
financiers although far the largest
proportion of the capital comes from
the United States We hope to begin
work in a few months as soon as the
necessary consent of parliament has
been obtained
The system we intend to install is
almost exactly similar to that in use
on the elevated lines in Chicago We
will sell the present antiquated cars
and substitute those of an American
pattern We intend to rebuild the
stations to Install arc lights and to
make the road equal to any rapid
transit line m the world Yes we
must have American engineers to do
the work They know nothing about
that sort of thing here I tell you
what the trouble with the English
concerns is that they dont know the
value of a scrap heap
I intend to remain here for a con
siderable time for there are likely to
be several things needing my personal
attention
A special meeting of the District
railway has sanctioned Mr Yerkes
plan for the introduction of electricity
as the mojtive power of the road J
S Forbes the president said the work
would occupy two years
AS AMERICANS URGED
Indemnity Payment to Be Guaranteed
Jointly and Severally
WASHINGTON June 7 The am
bassadors from most of the European
countries were in conference with Sec
retary Hay yesterday mainly because
it was diplomatic day which afforded
an opportunity for discussing the state
of the Chinese negotiations and the
modus vivendi concerning the form
of paying the indemnity is likely to
be settled by a joint and several guar
anty This will be in complete accord
with the American view that there
should be no joint guaranty in the
sense of binding each government to
the securing the payment of the entire
337000000
It will be joint however in the
formal aspect of being executed by all
of the powers jointly at the same time
and probably by the same instrument
This instruction doubtless will include
a provision by which each government
is to assume no liability beyond the
amount of ts own share of the in
demnity which n the case of the
United States is limited to 25000
000
FREEZE RUINS FRUIT CROP
Unexpected Cold Snap in Eastern Oregon
and Idaho
BAKER CITY Ore June 7 The
coldest weather for a period of twenty
years has been recorded at Baker
City The mercury fell six degrees
below the freezing point Ice over an
inch thick was formed in pools of
water on the streets All fruit such
as cherries apples pears prunes and
plums were killed and all vegetables
were destroyed So far as known
growing grain was not seriously in
jured
BOISE Idaho June 7 This vicinity
was visited by a severe frost the like
of which has not been known at this
season for fifteen years The govern
ment weather bureau at Boise reports
a temperature of 30 while places
throughout the valley report tempera
tures as low at 26 degrees Fruit is
damaged seriously though the extent
of the loss cannot yet be determined
In the Grande Ronde valley in Oregon
there was snow
William B Cowin Promoted
OMAHA June 7 William B Cowin
promoted from second to first lieuten
ant is a son ofi General John C Cowin
of this city He was first commission
ed as an officer of volunteers at the
breaking out of the war with Spain
and continued in service as a volun
teer until commissioned in the regu
lars He has been serving in the
Third cavalry stationed at present at
the town of Bangar Philippine islands
Filipinos in Spanish Parliament
MADRID June 6 Among those who
were recently elected to parliament are
three Filipinos residing in Spain They
propose during the course of the de
bate on the speech from the throne
to bring up the question of the condi
tion of the Philippines alleging that
the situation is worse than before the
war
Flag Day at Buffalo
BUFFALO N Y June 7 The ten
tative program for the flag day exer
cises at the PanAmerican exposition
grounds has been announced They
will take place in the Temple of
Music on June 14 General Miles will
be present and deliver an address
Richmond Pearson Hobson will also
speak Mrs Charles W Fairbanks
president of the Daughters of the
American Revolution will deliver an
address on American Patriotism
MBS Hlffl
Dr Bixey So Eeporta in the Lasfc Bulletin
to the Public
PATIENT DOING VERY WELL NOW
Doctor Finds Her Besting Quite Com
fortably and Is Encouraged The Best
Informed However Realize that There
Is Yet Banger
WASHINGTON June 6 Dr Rixey
made his usual nightly visit to the
White House shortly after 9 oclock
and remained about an hour and a
half On leaving he said Mrs Mc
Kinley is resting very comfortably
now She has gained a great deal
this evening but there is no marked
change She is doing very well
While the improvement in Mrs Mc
Kinleys condition is slight the fact
that there had been no setback during
the day but on the contrary a very
little gain was very gratifying to
the White House household and the
president expressed his pleasure sev
eral times during the evening
In view 5f the gravity of the con
dition of the sufferer too much con
fidence is not attached to the patients
condition It is realized that what
ever gain or improvement is shown
may prove but temporary For this
reason the bulletins as officially an
nounced by the physicians once a day
refer to the gain in condition in very
guarded language
President McKinley is spending a
large part of his time at his wifes bed
side He was out driving for an hour
just before supper and returned re
freshed With the exception of the
time spent in the early evening with
a few callers and a short time in the
cabinet room at 11 oclock most of
the evening was spent within call of
his wife
None of Mrs McKinleys relatives
have yet been sent for but it is
stated that if any are summoned they
vrill be her nearest relatives Mrs
Barber and Miss Ida Barber of Can
ton It is likely that Mr and Mrs Ab
ier McKinley and the presidents sis
ter Mrs Duncan and Miss Helen Mc
Kinley will come here soon Mrs Mc
Kinley is particularly devoted to the
presidents maiden sister Miss Helen
McKinley
Saturday will be Mrs McKinleys
birthday and there are scores of
beautiful gifts ready to be sent to the
executive mansion Flowers and fruit
ty the wagon load are received daily
but none of these remembrances find
their way to the sick -room but each
card is being carefully kept in the
hope that the happy time may come
when the sufferer can be informed
how greatly her friends and the pub
lic generally were interested in her
welfare
ON THE VERGE Of A CRISIS
Spain Nominally Tranquil Bat Symptoms
of Unrest Apparent
MADRID June 6 The situation
throughout Spain remains critical
Nominal tranquillity has been restored
at Corunna but the octroi offices are
still occupied- by gendarmes and ar
rests continue to be made A general
strike is threatened owing to the re
fusal of one factory to employ 300
workmen The railway men have
struck at Vigo and anarchist excite
ment is rife in Barcelona where the
reds met in defiance of the civil
governors prohibition and passed se
cret resolutions
Senor Gamazeo leader of the dissi
dent liberals in an interview charac
terized the crisis as an exceedingly
grave moment for Spain adding the
government must act with great en
ergy with regard to the Catalan and
separatist movement to prevent the
evil from becoming irremedial
CUBA WAITS IMPATIENTLY
Official Instructions from Washington
Regarding Flatt Amendment
HAVANA June 6 The official in
structions from Washington regard
ing the Piatt amendment have not ar
rived The delay is causing annoy
ance to General Wood as he had
promised that the convention would
have the letter Tuesday and a meet
ing was called to discuss the document
The conservatives are not hopeful of
holding the fifteen who voted in fa
vor of the resolution adopting the
Piatt amendment
Senor Sanguilly said that if the in
structions specifically stated that there
could be no interpretations or expla
nations added the convention should
vote for or against accepting the
amendment without further argument
President Cannot Visit Buffalo
WASHINGTON June 6 The pres
ident will not be able to be at the
Pan American exposition at Buffalo
on June 13 which was designated as
presidents day After the abandon
ment of the northwestern portion of
the presidential tour the improvement
in Mrs McKinleys condition inspired
the managers of the exposition to hope
that the president would be able to
keep his engagement at Buffalo but
Mrs McKinleys illness will Interfere
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CALLS THE ARMY TO ACCOUNT
Reformed Presbyterians Adopt Eesola
tloas on Social Evil
PITTSBURG June 5 There was a
full attendance of delegates when
Moderator Martin opened the sixth
days session of the Reformed Pres
byterian synod of North America Af
ter devotional exercises Rev R C
Allen of Grove City Pa presented
the report of the special committee
appointed by the synod to inquire into
1I3 of the United States army sys
tem The committee devoted itself
more especially to the social evil as
it exists in Hawaii and the Philip
pines It is explained that the evil
is authorized and protected by mili
tary regulations and the committee
demands that this situation be up
rooted The report was adopted
unanimously
The committee on Sunday schools
and young peoples societies reported
a resolution which aimed at keeping
the societies of the church under its
away from the leaders of the inter
own control and as far as possible
denominational societies many of
whose views on organized labor and
secret societies are against those of
the members of this synod
The committee appointed to consid
er the resignation of Elder Walter
Miller as treasurer of the literary
fund reported in favor of accepting
it ajid transferring the effects and
publications of the church to Elder
J S Tibbey of Pittsburg who wa3
recommended The report was
adopted unanimously and Mr Tibbey
was declared elected He will also act
as librarian of all the official church
literature both in this country and
Europe and it will be placed in his
care in the near future
TAKE BRITISH BY SURPRISE
Kitchener Sends Report of the Fighting
at Vlakfonteln
LONDON June 5 Lord Kitchen
ers dispatch from Pretoria dated
June 4 says
Dixons report of the fighting at
Vlakfontein forty miles from Johan
nesburg May 29 just received On
our side 1450 men with seven guns
were engaged The force was return
ing to camp at Vlakfontein when the
enemy under cover of a veldt fired
rushed the rear guard consisting of
two guns of the Twenty -eighth bat
tery and 330 men of the Derbyshires
and the Yeomanry They temporarily
captured two guns When the re
mainder of the force came into action
the Boers were driven over and the
guns recaptured
Our casualties were six officers and
fifty one men killed six officers and
115 men wounded and one officer and
seven men missing One officer and
four men have since died of wounds
Forty one Boers were killed on the
ground The further Boer casualties
are not known Reinforcements are
being sent
NO NEED f OR EXTRA SESSION
Cabinet Decides that Congress Will Not
Have to Convene
WASHINGTON June 5 The cab
inet today unanimously decided that
existing conditions do not warrant
the calling of an extra session of
congress Secretary Root and Attor
ney General Knox both rendered le
gal opinions to the effect that the
authority to govern the Philippines
vested in the president by the Spoon
er amendment was ample The re
ports were concurred in by all the
members of the cabinet The deci
sion of the cabient was announced
after the meeting in the following
statement issued by Secretary Cor
telyou
The president has determined that
existing conditions do not require or
warrant calling congress together
during the present summer or making
antf change in the policy hitherto
pursued and announced in regard to
the Philippine islands
BOERS STRIKE AGAIN
London Receives Keport of Their Vigcr
ous Renewal of Hostilities
LONDON June 5 The war office
Jamestown Cape Colony surren
dered to Kritzingers command on the
morning of June 2 after four hours
fighting The town guard and local
volunteers were overpowered before
our pursuing columns could come up
Our casualties were three killed and
two wounded The Boer loss is said
to have been greater The stores
were looted but the garrison was re
leased Have placed General French
in charge of the operations in Cape
Colony
Our casualties were six officers and
fifty one men killed six officers and
115 men wounded and one officer and
seven men missing One officer and
four men have since died of wounds
Forty one Boers were killed on the
ground The further Boer casualties
are not known Reinforcements are
being sent
Nineteen of the seventy eight Fil
ipinos for the Buffalo exposition were
not permitted to land at San Francisco
owing to loathsrcae diseases
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IT IS OLD GLORYS DAY
June 14 the Flag Should Be in Evidence
on Every Side
THE WISHES Of THE GRAND ARMY
Commander of the Department of Ne
braska Issues an Order D E Thomp
son and Wife to Journey Far Away
Other Matters in Nebraska
OMAHA Neb June 5 June 14 will
be the one hundred and twenty fourth
anniversary of the birthday of the flag
of the United States R S Wilcox
department commander of the Grand
Army of the Republic in Nebraska has
issued an order to all posts in the
state urging that every effort be made
to have flags exhibited everywhere on
that day Veterans are especially urg
ed to have flags placed in the hands
of school children on that day and
to see that the stars and stripes float
above every school house
Major Wilcoxs order is accompanied
with a communication from Allan C
Bakewell who has charge of patriotic
education and is under the direction of
the commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic In this com
munication ft Is advised that every
school celebrate the day with appropri
ate exercises and a program of patriot
ic songs salutes prayers addresses by
soldiers flag drills ringing of bells
and reading from eloquent orations on
the flag Is suggested
MR THOMPSON GOES ABROAD
He and His Wife Take their Departure
on a Iong Journey
LINCOLN Neb June 5 D E
Thompson accompanied by his wife
left Lincoln for New York where lie
sails on the 13th for a two or three
months tour of Europe and Asia
I have not the faintest idea of
where we will go or what we will see
when we get across the ocean said
Mr Thompson in speaking of his trip
I have been in every country of Eu
rope already and chance will determ
ine what scenes we will revisit There
is one trip however that I am de
termined on making before we come
home That is the trans continental
journey by rail and water from St
Petersburg across Siberia and Man
churia to Vladivostock The distance
is about 13000 miles and two weeks
are consumed in the trip All but
about 1000 miles which is by steamer
on the Ameer river is by rail I have
been told that the train which car
ries passengers on this long flight
across country is a model of its kind
exceeding in comfortable equipment
even the best of our American trains
and I want to see for myself how they
manage such long railroad journeys in
other lands than ours
Musical Festival at Omaha
Lasting all through the present
month two concerts Demg given each
day by trie celebrated Bellstedt band
acknowledged to be one of the best mu
sical organizations in the country The
band was heard by thousands during
the Trans Mississippi exposition who
were so delighted that they will be
glad of opportunity to hear the ag
gregation again Two concerts are
given each day in a big tent special
for the purpose
Ranchman Has a Freak Calf
CALLAWAY Neb June 5 N P
Neilson a ranchman living a few
miles south of tbis place has a freak
in the shape of- a double headed calf
The body of the animal is well form
ed but it has three eyes one on either
side and one in the center It also
has a double mouth and nose and two
tongues Whether or not it will live
is doubtful although it is now about
a week old
tonight published the following from web worms are playing havoc with the
l ora Kitchener dated Pretoria June
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Injury by Worms
BLOOMFIELD June 5 The farmers
of Davis county are having a tough
time The wire worms cut worm ami
young corn and other plants Their
work is greatly augmented by the con
tinued drouth The farmers also re
port that the worms are injuring both
forests and orchards to such an ex
tent that the apple crop seems to be
almost a failure
Nebraska Mtn Drops Dead
LEAD S D June 5 Fred Gerber
a well known traveling man in the
hills agent for a furniture Arm of
Omaha dropped dead in this city the
cause of his death being heart trouble
Teachers for the Philllpplues
OMAHA June 5 At the headquar
ters of Senator Millard in the Millard
hotel a considerable number of applica
tions have been received from edu
cators of this section for places in the
government force of
teachers for serv
ice in the Philippine islands Recent
dispatches from Washington indicate
that the Taft commission estimates
that 10000 American teachers will be
required to provide the island people
with the educational facilities
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THE LIVE STOCK MARKET
Latest Quotations from South Omaha
and Kansas Cltr
SOUTH OMAHA
Cattle There was a good liberal run
of cattle but the demand was In good
shape and as a result the market ruled
active and fully steady on all desirable
grades There -was the usual large pro
portion of beef steers included In the re
ceipts and the quality of the offerings as
a rule was very good Packers all want
ed the cattle showing weight and quality
and on such kinds the market was active
and steady to strong As high as 375
was paid for a prime load which Is the
highest price of the year on this market
There was a good demand for cow stuff
this morning and the better grades moved
freely at good steady prices In fact
there was very little change noticeable
in the prices paid for any of the cow3
and heifers on the market Practically
everything was out of first hands early
in the morning Bulls were also good sell
ers where the quality was satisfactory
and the market could be quoted just
about steady Stags and calves also sold
in yesterdays notches There were only
a few stockers and feeders In the yards
this morning and anything good sold at
what looked to be steady prices
Hogs The receipts of hogs were very
nearly as heavy as they were a week ago
but as other markets were in good shape
the tendency of values was upward On
the start the market was very slow as
packers did not like to pav more than
steady prices while sellers were holding
for an advance The first hogs sold mostly
strong to 2c higher the bulk going at
570 and S572V Trading was rather slow
on that basis however and not much
was done for some little time
Sheep There was a fair runthe follow
ing quotations being given Choice
CMpped wethers 42O430 fair to good
clipped wethers 390420 choice clipped
ewes 365390 fair to good clipped
ewes 330365 choice wooled lambs
430550 fair to good lambs 510530
choice clipped lambs 475490 fair to
good clipped lambs 450475 spring
lambs 50OS00 feeder wethers 350
400 feeder lambs 400440
KANSAS CITY
Cattle Beef steers strong cows and
heifers steady to 10c lower stockers and
feeders 1020c higher choice beef steers
5455S0 fair to good 50O54O stockers
and feeders 3755C0 western fed
steers 475560 Texans and Indians
435540 Texas grass steers 300450
cows 3354S0 heifers 3SO325 can
ners 250315 bulls 340493 calve3
4006CO
Hogs Market opened strong but closeil
c lower top 595 bulk of sales 570
585 heavy 585g595 mixed packers
570585 light 560575 pigs 550
Sheep and Lambs Market strong west
ern lambs 475550 western wethera
400450 western yearlings 450130
ewes 375425 culls 275350 Texas
grass sheep 300415 Texas lambs 425
470 spring lambs 500575
DIETRICti CHANGES HIS PLANS
Will Not Go Around the World but In
stead Stops at Philippines
WASHINGTON June 6 Senator
Dietrich will not junket around the
world with the congressional party
as it was announced from Washington
last week Instead he will go to the
Philippines this summer accompanied
by his daughter who has just finished
the school year at Bryn Mawr college
Senator Dietrich said today that he
had determined to sail for the Philip
pines June 25 from San Francisco by
the transport Hancock
The Philippines have long been my
objective said the senator for con
gress will have to take action look
ing to their government at its next
session and desiring to legislate in
telligently for them I have decided to
go to the islands direct instead of
stopping there en route on the swing
around the globe Then again my
daughter desires to see the far east
and as we have been separated for
year I thought it but right I should
include her in my tour instead of go
ing with the stag party I told Mr Me
cer of my change in program al
though I imagine it will be great fun
for those who are booked to embark
from New York on a trip around the
world
Senator Dietrich and daughter will
go to the Philippines in distinguished
n ilitary company with Adjutant Gen
eral Corbin Surgeon General Stern
berg Chief of Ordnance A R Buff
in gton and others of the army who go
out to inspect the several branches of
the military and civil establishments
in the islands It is Senator Diet
richs intention to leave Washington
early next week for Nebraska where
he will remain until June 20 when
he will leave for San Francisco
Chaffee Arrives at Manilla
MANILA June 6 General Chaffee
and staff and two companies of the
Ninth infantry arrived here today on
the United States transport Sumner
from Taku The general was received
with a major generals salute Gen
eral Chaffee will be General MacAr
thurs guest at the Malacanang palace
Call For State Warrants
LINCOLN June 6 Treasurer Stue
rer has issued a call for state war
rants reigstered from 67245 to 69610
amounting to 100000 and payable on
June 10
Fire in Chinese Capital
BERLIN June 6 A special dis
patch from Pekin dated June 4 says
a great conflagration has occurred in
the Forbidden City The Americans
and Japanese are barring all access to
the quarter involved and details
therefore are not obtainable
Beylnjr Short Term Bonds
WASHINGTON June 6 The secre
tory of the treasury today bought 35
C00 4 per cent short term bonds at
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