7 f V i I f H 9VyttM ine n xLL m WATCH 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 uakwHW 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 wigs rZTSQXmgrZZSSaEBilSaaKSr 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 3emsm Brg nr 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 4 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 L 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 1131952 - X v r V v-