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THE OMAHA i DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAIIA , SATURDAY MOllNIKGr , 'MHT ' d , 1895 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. > BRITISH TO LEAVE CORINTO English Admiral Has Eeceived Instructions from the Home Government , NICARAGUA HAS ONLY TO SAY THE WORD Btcphcnion Will Take III * Men A way Upon Ilecelpt ot a Note from the Ilepnb- llo tlmt It Accept ! the Ultimatum. LONDON , May 3. It Is officially an nounced that as a result ot the communica tion * which have been exchanged between the earl of Klmberley , secretary of state for Foreign affairs , and Senor Chrlsanto Medina , the Salvadorean minister here , acting for Nicaragua , the British government has agreed If the Nlcaraguan government ad dresses a note to Rear Admiral Stcphenson accepting the terms of the British ultimatum and undertaking , with the guaranty of the republic of Salvador , that ths Indemnity be paid In London within a fortnight , that the British squadron will bj withdrawn from Nlcaraguan waters. The Exchange Telegraph companj' this afternoon published a rumor that Nicaragua had agreed to pay to the British government 15,000 within a fortnight , provided Corlnto Is evacuated by the British forces , and that Great Britain had accepted the offer- under the guaranty of the United States that the bond will be executed. Other claims of Great Britain against Nicaragua , It Is added , will be settled by a joint committee , and Rear Admiral Stephenson - son will raise th ; blockade of Corlnto. SAN SALVADOR'S STAND. Senor Chrlstanto Medina , the Salvadorean minister here and at Paris , has made the follow'ng statement to the Associated press regarding the negotiations which have been conducted through him as the representa tive of Nicaragua , looking to a settlement of the dispute between Great Britain and Nicaragua , He said : "On the departure of General Barrios , the Nicaragua ! ! envoy from this city for Nicaragua , the Nlcaraguan lega tion was left In my charge , pending his re turn or the appointment of his successor. In that capacity I transmitted to the Foreign ofllcc the various propositions of the NlcA- raguan government. The carl of Klmberley has throughout been perfectly firm In his attitude and In my Interviews with him and with other officials of the Foreign office my representations have always been treated with consideration and attention and cour tesy. The carl of Klmberlcy throughout ha shown anxiety to avoid a conflict with the Central American republics , but It being considered necessary by the British minis ters In council to make a firm stand , all efforts to move them have failed. "However , I am happy to express the be lief that this unfortunate dispute Is on the eve of a settlement and that In a few days a definite reply will be wired from the Nlca raguan government In answer to a dispatch sent at 7 o'clock yestarday evening to Mana gua , after my last Interview with the earl of Klmberley , "Tho Central American republics are all anxious to help Nicaragua In her present dlfllculty , and they have used every means In their power to do so. As the representa tive of Salvador , I have offered the guanty of my government to pay the Indemnity In London within fifteen days after the evacua tion of Corlnto. The earl of Klmberlty having accepted this arrangement , I so In formed my government last night , and I have no doubt that the terms will meet with the views of the Nlcaraguan government. " From the gentleman who took part In the negotiations the Associated press learns it is felt by all concerned that Senor Guzman , the Nicuraguan minister at Washington , U largely responsible for the continued oppo sition ot Nicaragua , as , being of a sanguine temperament- led his sovereign astray as to. .what they might export from the United States. Con- tlnulng , the gentleman , last quoted said : "It would have been more satisfactory to any of the Central American republics to have paid the indemnity ratlier than be subjected to the calumny , misrepresentation and dis trust which has appeared In the American and European press Curing the past few days. "There la no question about the Monros doctrine being Involved. Inact the tloctrlns Is obsolete. If England or an'/ other power Is unable to protect the safety and rights of Its subjects In Central America , they are unable to protect their Interests anywhere. If England had tried to annex Corlnto It would be a different matter , but she . only demanding reparation for Insults offered to her subjects. " The Astoclated press further learns > that the government cf Great Britain would not view with disfavor a United States protec torate over the whole of Central America. 'Indeed , during the present Investigation * the earl of Klmlhrley said tlmt under certain circumstances Itouhl perhaps be better for the United States to proclaim a pro tectorate over Central "America and make herself responsible for the acja ot Its people. MANAGUA , Nicaragua , May 3. ( Via Gal vcston. ) Senor Fellows , the Honduras mln Ister , has just arrived here. Ho left for Corlnto last night to confer with Admiral StephciHon , the commander of the British fleet' there , concerning the Issues between Great Britain and Nicaragua. COLON , Colombia. May 3. It Is statci here that three British war ships are ex pected to arrive at Greytown , Nicaragua shortly. The director of the Panama Canal com pany who has been visiting the Isthmus wll start on his return to France soon. A rather serious riot Is reported to have occurred at Colubra , In the course of whlcl : many persons were Injured. ANOTHER SCORE TO SETTLE. WASHINGTON. May 3. The Nlcaraguan government has recently done liway with the Mosquito reservation , which has been the cause ot the recent trouble , and has In corporated It as a state 1 > f Nicaragua , wltl the name of Department ot Zelnya , namei after the president of the republic. Thl- sctlon his been officially communicated to , tin BUto department. The significance ot th movement attracted little public attention but It ( B stated by otllclals that It Involve greater considerations than the armed occupa tlon of Corlnto. Now that the latter crisis Is past officials are turning their attentloi to 'what Great Britain will do toward Nicaragua's course In creating the new stat and thus Indirectly terminating all Brltlsl authority or Influence In the old Moscjult company. Earl Klmberley has already given notlqe t Nicaragua" that this now question will re celve the "kindly consideration" of her ma Jesty's government after the three demands o the ultimatum are settled. The present agree ment practically settles these demand * , only \ : jno of them , " the arbitration of damages tc the property of British subjects , remaining , to be executed. After that will come th promise of "kindly consideration" of Nlcir igua'a creation of the state ol Zclaya out o what has long been a sort of British depend ency. It Is stateJ that tbo decision will set t tip what furtlifr. reference England Intend .to c'xerC In Nicaragira as the recognition o / the new state will give Nicaragua coraplet sovereignty over all her territory. The importance of the creation ot the nc\ itato arises frcm the political struggles since I860 over the Moiqulto country. In that .year England and Nicaragua made a treaty by which tbo Utter retained the right of fldf- ioverntnenl. Tills latter right was so broadly tonstrucd as to Include coining money , col lecting duties , etc. So much trouble resulted that Emperor Francli Joseph of Austria was called In as arbltralor In ' 16S1. His decision IfaT farl'dy sentimental. It allowed the Nlc- sragusn flag to bo raised In the country and also altowtc" the Mosquitoes their own nag. The contention as to wh.o governed the country contlnutj until , Itit year , when Nicaragua took forcible possession , and ex pelled British Consul Hatch , who was AC- custd of encouraging a rebellion agitnit the Nlcaraguan control"ot ' th territory. 'This expulsion of Ha'toh .and yther British sub jects wit , 'the csvii of the trouble Just srtr e pending , Nicaragua has permanently In trenched herself In the disputed territory and has established a complete Internal sys tem of government. It Is an execution of the plan by which the British consul was ac cused ot Inciting rebellion , and for this rea son there Is much apprehension as to whether Great Britain will assent to the obliteration of the old Mosquito country , which was the scat of all British influence In Nicaragua. The new state extends along almost the entire Atlantic coast line of Nicaragua. The southerly portion Is near Greytown , the eastern terminus of the Nicaragua canal , and this fact has given the country Its chief Importance. Now that It Is a Nlcaraguan state , Consul Hatch will have to b : accred ited direct to the Nlcaragunn government and not to the Mozqulto authorities. The return of Hatch was one of the terms Insisted upon by Great Britain. It Is said here that about ten days ago an understanding In the Nlcaraguan difficulty was brought about by our government sim ilar to that Just effected through Salvador , but the Managua authorities did not even dignify our proffer with on answer , and so events progressd : to the occupation of Cor- Into , a proceeding which Is said to1 have been as disagreeable to the British govern ment as It was our own , but one regarded by It as absolutely necessary to convince th ? Central American republics ot their ob ligations to accord to foreigners protection under rights conferred by treaties and rec ognized by International law. The state ment coming from London to the effect that Great Britain would not view with disfavor the establlshxent by the United States of a protectorate over all Central America does not attract much attention in diplomatic cir cs here. It Is said to be simply part of le argument which Great Britain has al- ays brought forward to meet any protest y the United States against Intervention n the affairs of the republics of Central and outh America , viz. : That the British gov- rmnent must have somebody to hold re- ponslble for the 111 treatment of their sub- ? cts or to met claims , and that the United tales must either permit them to deal dl- ectly and In the ordinary manner with lose republics , or must assume rcsponsl- lllty for their good behavior through a rotectorate. Dr. Guzman , Nlcaraguan minister to Wash- ngton , was shown the London Interview rltlclslng his course. He read It with In- erest , and said : "Perhaps It Is to be ex- ected , when assaults have been made on tr. Gresham , Mr. Bayard and th ? president , hat I should not escape from the slanders , here are always some people ready to as- ert that they would have done something Ise. Th'y do not know the difficulties and mbarrassments of the situation. This was matter of the greatest urgency , which ad to be handled entirely by cable. Usu- lly the change of views , personally and by nail , prxlts a full expression of every hade of Judgment. But in dealing by cable vlth points so far apart as London. Managua nd Washington It Is not easy to have the most complete exchange of views. But at all Imes I have acted as my Judgment Indicated vas best for the occasion. " "Is there any reason , " Dr. Guzman was skcd. "for the assertion that Nicaragua was misled Into believing that the United States would render assistance ? " "Not In the least. There has bfen no Misunderstanding further than such as might .rise from hope or expectation. General larrlos , the special envoy , was here and lersonalVy canvassed the situation. Then he iroceed"d to Nicaragua , and was In personal lommunlcatlon with the government. , Nor s It true that I have encouraged the ex- lectatlon that the United States would inter- ene. I have k ° pt my government advised n every way at my command , but It has not been on the lines of claiming that the United States would Intervene. " IAVB ItKUN TKAOIIINQ U * A LESION. Orent llrltaln FcclVo 1 Pleaded ( Ivor Her Actions In Mc r. cui. LONDON , May 3. The Globe this after noon , commenting upon the trouble between Nicaragua and Great Britain , says : "Tho sharp little lesson which we had the painful duty to Inflict upon -Nicaragua cannot fall o be productive cf good there. Another and more powerful state has been taught a use ful lesson. The American rspubllc assumes he post of arbitrator In all disputes between the smaller states and Europe , and what Is more Important It shows a-disposition to interfere In those disputes , which Is as OD- lectlonablo as It Is unasked , for. The tone of the American press ever since the pres ent difficulty arose has reflected very clearly the usual tone ot their country In these . matters , though perhaps their bluster , and braggadocio upon this orcjslon was rendered louder because they felt there was little chance of being listened to. We do not wish to heap Indignity upon any state , how ever small and Insignificant. England has never played the part of a bully and never will , but she must be careful to fee that Apr good nature Is not too much presumed upon. " The St. James's Gazette , referring to tht same subject , remarks : "Tho Nlcaraguan bill Is backed by Salvador. It would bo as veil to Inquire closely Into the worth isf the guarantor. If Zclaya has played us fals I ? we will not occupy but wipe Corlnto off the maps and other places with it. If .any of the great powers had behaved as Nicara gua has we should have been at war wltn within a week. " ' I > K'IAlNii > A SPANISH OUNUOAT Tampa Ofllclali Compel an Observance of tlio Quarantine Laws. TAMPA , Fla. , May 3. The Spanish gun boat Infanta Isabella Is detained here by Mate quarantine officers. Last evening the gunboat steamed past the quarantine sta tion at Mullahej- without paying any atten tion to the quarantine law , and anchored about ten miles this side. Early thlsr mornIng - Ing quarantine ofllcers on the patrol steamer Germ escorted the gunboat back to the quarantine station , where Commander FranclS Coden was Informed that before he ' I could proceed his ship would have to 'P fumigated and detained at least five days. The gunboat has 175 newly Imported Span- ; lards on board and Is only four days from Havana. The quarantine officers claim that under the law and the circumstances they have no alternative but to keep the vessel In quarantine , though her commander Is highly Indignant. Captain Itussej of the patrol steamer Germ came ta Tlimpa from the quar antine station this afternoon with a scald package from the gunboat 'for the Spanish vice consul at this port , .from whom Com mander Coden expects orders. It Is pos sible that , after receiving his orders , the commander ot the Infanta Isabella will defy the orders ot the quarantine authorities. I'Ol'B bPK IKS OP HIS SUCCESSOR. Urees the Cardinals to Hasten the Election nn .Much ns I'nssllile. LONDON , May 3. A dispatch to the Stand ard from Rome' says that the pope has tent to all cardinals , heads ot orders , etc. , a docu ment referring to the political condition ot the papacy , which takes the form of his poli tical testament. His holiness reviews the his. tory of his position to the see of St. Peter and makes a warm appeal Jlpthe cardinals at any fulufe time to" keep his Ideal befo're them and continue the policy he has heretofore pursued. He requests the cardinals to hasten the election of the next pope as much as Vosslble to as to give no time for outside In trigue or Jealousy o ] the pqwers to influence In any fray ( lie ( rfo vote ot the cardlnRjj. 07 to place difficulties Itj the " way ol the" newly elected pore. The whole" Mil of the docu- ment Is to secure as his successor ono who will continue his policy and efface at the mo ment of the conclave tbo divergencies now existing. , I'atrnre City Mun Held Cp. PAWNED CITY , Neb. , May 3. ( Special Telegram. ) George Klniey , night operator for the Burlington , was held up by ed > m n tonight. The robbers tied him and en tecurt d } 7 and a good revolver which was In bit TREATY HAS BEEN RATIFIED China Accepts the Terms of Peace Laid Down by Japan , EXCHANGES WILL BE MADE AT CHEE FOO Chinese Cut tlio Ilykcs to Protect Peking from n 1'osslblo Advance of the Japan- cso and Hundreds of Celestials Were Drowned , LONDON , May 3. The Times has a dls patch from Shanghai stating that the em peror of China ratified the treaty of peace rrlth Japan yesterday and that LI Hung Chang will at once proceed to Chee Fee to exchange ratifications with the Japanese representatives. TIEN-TSIN , Slay 3. The emperor of China has decided to ratify the treaty of peace negotiated at Shlmonosekl by the rep resentatlves of China and Japan. According to the terms the ratifications will be ex changed at Che-Foo on May 8. The mikado ratified the treaty on April 20 last. Prlnc ? Kung , prssldent of the Chinese council of ministers and head of the foreign office , who has been absent from his duties on sick leave for some tlmo past , will now resume active control of the government departments under his supervision. PARIS , May 3 The Japanese minister , In an Interview'published In the Figaro yester day , Is quoted as saying that the Interven tion of the other powers In the arrange ments for peace arrived at between China and Japan Is only a small difficulty. China he adds , has every Interest to ratify the treaty and leave Japan to arrange matters with the European powers. The minister also said that the Japanese most desire the payment of an Indemnity and commorcla concessions upon the part of China to Japan. The Journal dcs Debats learns from an authentic source that Japan has decided to accede to the representations of the powers and abandon her demand for terrrltory In Llao-Tung peninsula , except Port Arthur , In return for compensation elsewhere. SHANGHAI , May 3. In accordance will an imperial edict Issued In order to prevent the .possibility ofl the Japanese entering Peking , the Chinese have cut the river cm bankments near Peking. Miles of territory have been flooded and hundreds of Chinese have been drowned. The Drltlsh minister to China , M. N. R O'Connor , has gone to Peking to make Un attempt to recover from the Chinese govern ment the arrears of pay due to foreigners who were serving In the Chinese army pre vlous to the outbreak of hostilities. It Is reported In Tien-Tsln that the Gsr man syndicate which took up the Indemnity has failed to negotiate a loan with China am It Is stated that the Hong Kong and Shangha bank Is making arrangements for this loan YOKOHAMA , May 3. The Japanese dele gates , Ciunt Ito. president of the council o ministers , and Count Myojl. the. Japan envoy who were proceeding to Che-Foo In order t exchange the ratifications of the treaty o peace , have been ordered to wait at Per Arthur until the emperor of China ratine the treaty. MAY TitVDi : TKItltlTOltV FOK MONEV Probnliln Outcome ot the I'rnte t Made by Huftln , franco and WASHINGTON , May 3. It Is the belle among officials that serious European compll cations over the Japanese-Chinese settlemen will bo averted. The Interview of the Japan ese minister at Paris to the effect that Japan was chiefly concerned In a sufficient Indemnity and commercial concession Is understood to sum up the situation. The cash Indemnity was reduced 100,000,000 yen In consideration of additional cessions of territory , hut now that Russia protests against the cession of the Llao Tung peninsula to Japan , it Is not Improbable that an understanding satisfactory to both nations may be reached by which . Japan will get more Indemnity and less terrl- tory. It Is stated that Japan begins to realize what a great expense fhe has been put to and how Inconsiderable the 200,000,000 yen In- demnlty Is In meeting this. There have been two Issues of war bonds , reaching 250,000,000 | yen , and , besides this , Japan had 30,000,000 ' yen on hand at the opening of the war. Al I- most , If not all , of this money has been expended In the war , so the Indemnity will not meet the past outlays. Bcslde.3 this. It ' Is said the withdrawal of the troops from China , the payment of pensions to the fami lies of Japanese soldiers and the cost ot main taining or returning about 2,000 Chinese pris oners now on hand maksM an Increased Indem nity qulto desirable. STATU QUO A rOMFlUAL NUCKShlTY I'osiesslons on the Chinese. Mainland Would I'lacn IVklue In .Jeop.inly , ST. PETERSUL'RG , May 3. A semiofficial cial statement has been Issued here dealing at length with the situation of affairs In the far cast. It declares the maintenance of the statu quo on the Chinese mainland Is a po litical necessity , whatever the Issue ot the present struggle. A realization of the Japanese aneso claims would entirely abolish the fic titious Independence of the Coreans and place In Japan's hands the key to China's capital. Moreover , Russia and France would be compelled , In their own Interests , to pro tect their frontiers from any cause for permanent uneasiness or serious crises. The statement Is made that Germany has the de- velopment of her commerce In those regions too much at heart to sec without misgivings German commercial houses exposed to con- tlnual disturbance. These three powers , which have communicated their views Bto Toklo and know how to enforce respect for them , do not Intend to deprive Japan cf the fruits of her victory , but her civilizing pro gress will sooner or later be menaced with destruction unless it is basedynpon the prin ciples upon which ' rest the concord of civil ized nations. JAPS rUKPAKK TO Itr.SIST ItUSSIA. Acents Itiully Knguced Ilujlnj War Ma terial In Europe. LONDON , May 3. The Vienna correspond ent of the Standard telegraphs : I am told that the Japanese have declared it Is im possible for them to yield to the dictation of Russia and are making their preparations accordingly. Large orders have been placed In several European countries for war ma terial and Japanese agents are busy In the dock yards ot Europe and America buying war vessels , mostly small , swift vessels. No respite will be allowed China for the ratifica tion ot the treaty. The march to Peking begins the moment the armistice ends. As regards Russia , her claims will be politely waived and It will then be Important that the allies bring matters to an issue. PnrlUmenT f.ooltlne fur Dissolution. LONDON , May 3. The Times says that atot great excitement was caused In the lobby ot the Houses of Commons by Sir William Vernon - non Harcourtfs"a'ttnouncement In presenting the budget that It might be and probably would be the last time la which from a re ' sponsible position he would be able lo ad dress the House on financial questions. The Times declares that this declaration Is full of significance when read In conjunction with the report which for some days has had credencs that Lord Rosebery had decided to relinquish the premiership forthwith. U Is capabla of this meaning. Whether disrup tion comes In the next few weeks or later , It Is obvious that the present Parliament has nesrly. ruu Ki W2.wjo.tc.i 4 I'Kiiitos.itrtmr \ OF IT , lo Doc < i Not llcllovo in tlierCollectlon of Debts by Ultlmituni. WASHINGTON , MayS irr Mcndonca , he Brazilian mlnliter here , ha-no official In- 'onnallon ' concerning the reported demand made by Italy upon the llrazlllan government 'cr an answer within taven days to Italy's demand for losses sustained by the Italian subjects during the revolution. He Is In 'act ' at present In Ignorance of the nature of the Italian claims , lid recalled that Italy preferred some claims In 1SG4 , growing out of alleged losses sustained by Italian sub- lects during the war between Brazil and 1'araguay and Uruguay. But a ter some cor respondence at the time they were allowed to lapse until the republic was , declared after the dethronement of Dom Ppdro. They were then again presented In n modified form , but were considered so ridiculous by the Bra zilian government that they were not pressed. Senor Mendonca does not know whether these claims arc Involved or only claims arising out of the De Gama rebellion ot 1892 at Rio Janeiro. Upon the suggestion of the Associated Piess reporter that Italy's demand for an answer within seven days was rather per emptory , the Brazilian , minister replied : "Brazil , of course , will settle any Just claims against her , bufBrazll Is no more In a position to be urged by a peremptory de mand than the United'States. "Personally , " he added , " 1 do not be lieve In the collection of debts by ultima turns. " Anour TIII ; AU.HIIW OP TIIKVOKM > , United State * Spnnitn an Much on reunions n Morn ( icrmany on Soldiers. WASHINGTON , May 3. Consul Ger main , at Zurich , Switzerland , furnishes the State department with an account of the Im pressions of an officer ot the United States army who recently made a tour of the world and is now lecturing on vfhat he has seen. The officer declares that the United States Is dormant so far as military affairs Is con cerned ; that although it has on paper an army of 7,852,718 men , 7,605,000 have never seen service ; 129,600 of them are the natlona guards and 25,707 men from the regular army doing police duty and fighting unruly Indians. TTils Swiss officer then goes Into the details of the composition of the army and dos not become Interesting again untl ho touches on the cost of pensions , concernIng - Ing which he says : "America spends $159,360,000' per annum for pensions , or nearly as much as Ger many's war budget amounts' ' to. This enor mous sum , however , serves mostly to promote mete and Influence election maneuvers. " Comparing the military systems of Japan and China , he says that Japan's compares favorably with European organizations and China's Is the worst In. , exigence. WORK FOIl THE IH'ltEMICOUIIT Adjournment Not Mkoljr' ' to 'Ho Itonchcd Much Itcforo .litno'tlioTlrnt. WASHINGTON , May SToday Is the last day on which the United jStatcs supreme court will call the docket for , argument dur ing the prepent term , but 'the' final adjourn ment will not take plaqo' > untll. toward the latter part of the month. It generally requires about three weeks to dispose of the cases which have ; been argued after the dally session fpr'hfarlng argument cease , and the court has'.tbts Ime taken on the extra work of hearing'reargiimenr of' the Income tax , which" "may" have the effect of prolonging the sessloft soraewhat. It has not yet been determined what time shall bs given to the hearing of tha Income tax case , and that will probably be left largely to counsel to decide Monday , whsn , accordIng - Ing to the notlcp given by the chief justice , the arguments will be begun. Presumably considerable time will also be necessary for the consideration of these cases after the argument shall have been concluded and to : he preparation of the opinion In case any part of the previous opinion should be re versed. All things considered , therefore , It is probable that an adjournment will not be reached much bfore June 1. PENSION BVaTE.M IN GOOD OKOr.K Deputy Commissioner Murphy Itoporti on III * WoRtrrn Trip. WASHINGTON , May 3. Deputy Commls sloner of Pensions Murphy haa returned from a month's Inspection trip of the pension agen cies In the west. The principal ones visited were at San Francisco and Chicago and all were found In excellent condition. Speaking of his trip , Mr. Murphy said : "There has been complaint now and then In the past of delay In making pension payments and we have been trying to expedite them. Changes tiave been recently Introduced with that end In view and I went to. see how they were working elsewhere. The , San Francisco of fice I found In better shape' than It has been for ten years. It has control of an enormous district , extending away up In Montana and j Alaska and down to New Mexico , thus In volving an Immense amount of work. It has been so well systematized , however , that only the very slightest changes were found necessary. At Chicago tho. "territory Is not so extensive as at San Francisco , but the pensioners are much more numerous. There also the office Is In excellent shape. " How rtil Went Up In1 Gerinnny. WASHINGTON , May -Vce ! Commer cial Agent George II. Murphy at Luxem burg , under date of April 73 , reports to the State department upon what he terms the phenomenal rise In the price of petroleum. It has recently doubled In that market. The local papers assort that the rl. e Is due to the failure of American oil wells and ad vises the use of Russian petroleum. Here tofore the grand duchy of Luxemburg has been almost entirely dependent upon Amer ica for materials for Illumination , but It Is now possible that gas and capdles may to a great extent close the market to American petroleum. The price of oil In Luxemburg was at the date of writing 10 cents a quart. Canadian Catilo 8t llll rrjil. WASHINGTON , May 3 , Secretary Morton denies that the raising of 4the quarantine against Canadian cattle was contemplated , as Indicated In the dispatch .from' Chicago. The Importation ot Canadian ; cat'tleffs virtually prohibited by the rigid .quarantine regula tions , which require th'emj to remain In quarantine ninety days. TThe y .are . also sub ject to a duty ot 20 pct-c rit.j Grohiiiii Is iiunVrinir SeVeralr. WASHINGTON , May 3. Secretary Greshnm passed a resllees'nlfiht and today Is much prostrated as trie , result of the severe pain he has experienced The acute symptom ! ' , however , have Abated In their severity , and It Is- hoped this In the course of a few days the secretary" will have gath ered sutllclent strength' , to enable him to undertake a Visit to'somo nearby health resort , where ha' nSfry [ > recuperate , Cad > U forest IMInl'NnmecI. WASHINGTON , May -padet appoint ments to the 'military 'academy ' have been made as follows : Mlch'acl Leroy , Chicago ; George W. Stuart , Charlton , la. ; Frank C. Jewell. Belolt , Wis. Nation il Hank Chances I.ocat op. WASHINGTON. May 3. The First Na tional bank of Deland , B. D , , baa been moved to Redfteld , S. D. , and Its name changed to the Merchants National Bank of RedfielJ , C.nlnis the Coiunjand Wat Harnilcss , FORT SCOTT , ifay 3. Mrs. Dr. .Alberta Oberlln , the traveling dentist who is .wantei at Hlattsvllle on u , criminal charge for hav ing administered a poisonous compound v10 10d several patients , wh.ose teeth he extracted was arrested today at Glrard. The woman claims the drug which she put upon the gums of her patients wKs entirely harmless and that she secured H from a St. Lou UK wholesale house. Several of her patients at Hlattivllle are still In n critical condition Several other surrounding towns which the woman vIMted report that she' left Victims behind her. WOULD DEFEAT THE PARTY President CloveltrmVs Views of the Adop tion of a Silver Platform. COUNTRY WILL NOT ENDORSE THE FALLACY South Would Ho n Great Sufferer from a Stiver Currency Letter Written to Governor Mono ( liven to tlio 1'ubllc. JACKSON , Miss. , May 3. Governor Stone this evening gave'to the Associated Press a | letter ' addressed to him by President Cleve land under date of April 20. The following Is the full text of the letter : "EXECUTIVE MANSION , WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 26. To Hon. J. M. Stone. Gov ernor Dear Sir : Your letter of the 21st Instant Is at hand. I do not feel Inclined to find fault with your crltlclim , but 1 think the matters you refer to should bo judged In the light of the circumstances ex- luting at the time the things were done. I never had an Idea of building up or fostering a personal following , but so far as politics should properly Influence tnc In making ap pointments , I have tried to be democratic and not prescriptive. I am glad you are frank enough to admit your participation In bringing about a condition In ofllceholdlng which may not bo all that could now bo de.'lrctl. "How those appointed to places shall In speeches and action behave toward the ad ministration under which they hold office must remain to a large extent a matter of taste and good breeding. There are , how ever , some olllclals who devote themselves so Industriously to vilification and abuse of those under whom they hold office as to Indi cate their fidelity cannot be trusted for the performance ) of their duties In a manner creditable to the administration , and who ap parently assume they may spend the tlmo they owe the public service In public mis chief making. In the Interests of good gov ernment such officeholders must not be sur prised If they are summarily dealt with. CAUSE- FOR WONDER. "When I received your letters I had Just finished reading a letter of yours In which you explained to the citizens of Mississippi your views on the currency question. It seems to mo you have In that letter con tributed In the best possible style and In a most valuable way to the fund of argument In favor ot found money. I have never ceased to wonder why the people of the south , furnishing so largely as they dc products which are exported for gold , should 10 willing to submit to the disadvantages and loss of sliver monometallism and tc content themselves with a depreciated anil luctuatlng currency , while permitting others o reap a prollt from the transmutation of the irlce of their products from silver to gold , hope this letter of yours will be given he widest possible circulation , and especially among our southern fellow citizens , and tlia * hey will bo permitted to see the pitfall ivhlch Is directly before those who madly rush toward the phantom light of free , un Imlted and independent silver coinage. II we , who profess fealty to the democratic larty , are sincere In our devotion to Its irlnclples , and If wo are right In believing .hat the ascendancy of these principles Is a guarantee of present liberty , universal care lor the rights of all , non-sccttonal American ' Brotherhood and manly .trust In America ! citizenship In any part of our land , we shoult study the effects upon our party , and consequently quently upon our country , of a committal o the national democracy to the sliver aU.'rra tlon. WILL LEAD TO DEFEAT. "If wo are democrats who suppose our party can stand on a platform embodying such doctrine , either through Its affirmative strength or through the perplexity of our opponents on the same proposition , or I Lhero are democrats who are willing to turn : helr backs upon their party associations n the hope that free and unlimited and In dependent coinage of silver can win a vic tory without the old of either party organiza tion , they should deceive themselves no longer , nor refuse to look In the face the re sults that will follow the defeat. If not the disintegration , of the democratic party upon the Issue which tempts them from their alle giance. If we should be forced away from our traditional doctrine of sound and safe money , our old antagonist will take up the field on the platform which we abandon , and neither the votes of reckless democrats nor reckless republicans will avail to stay their easy march to power. This is as plain as anything can possibly be. It , therefore , be comes the duty of every democrat , wherever he may be , to consider what such a victory would mean , and In the light of a proper conception of Its results , he should deliber ately shape his course. Yours very truly , "GROVER CLEVELAND. ICO.UE.V .Mississippi Valley Council Organized at St. Louis VoHtord y. ST. LOUIS , May 3. Today's session of the Mississippi Valley congress of women was given up almost entirely to a general dis cussion of their members and their work. Not least In Interest was the address of Mrs. Mary F. Pitts , a colored lady Inter ested In the wo.rk of the Women's Chrls- tlon Temperance union among her sisters In St. Louis. She spoke briefly of the great good done among the colored women by the Women's Christian Temperance union , which had thrown down the dividing lines of caste and gathered black and white Into a great sisterhood. Mrs. Carrie Lee Carter , national lecturer of the Women's Christian Temperance union , said that such a conference as the one she addressed was an Impossibility at one time , but she was thankful things had changed and that woman was now using her mind to think for herself and was doing for herself what had been done be fore for her by man. "Echoes from State Legislatures , " by Miss Merta Mitchell , the woman lawyer of St. Louis , was a review of the meas ures passed upon by the different state bodies In the Interest of women. Many of these bodies , she paid , had refused to give to woman the right to vote , but she pre dicted the time woold come when woman would have the same right to go to the polls and cast her ballot as man. This afternoon the most Important work of the congress was commenced. It con sisted of the organization of the Mississippi valley council of women , auxiliary to th < national council. rr/z/i JIE WKIWEII XKXT WKDXESD.tr Mnjor Slnunon Coming to Marry Miss Poppleton. WASHINGTON , May 3.-Speclal ( Tele , gram. ) Major W. C. Shannon , surgeon , U. 8. A. , left this afternoon for Omaha , where he will be married on Wednesday next to Miss Elizabeth E. I'oppleton , daughter of Hon. A. J. Poppleton. Dr. Shannon will arrive In Omaha on Sunday. He has recently returned from the Inter Continental railway survey. First Lieutenant L. W. V. Kennon. Sixth In fantry , accompanies Major Shannon to Omaha and will act as best man at the ceremony. After the marriage the wedded couple will leave for Europe , where they will spend their honeymoon , and after their return to America , they will locate at Fort Custer , Mont. , where Dr. Shannon will take his station. Mr * . Surtorm KnRaceiueut Denied. NEW YORK , May 3. An afternoon pap'r quotes Mrs. F. D. Grant as saying today "Mrs. Sartorls has stated positively to all the members of her family that there Is no truth whatever In the report of her engage ment to General Douglas , and no foundation for the rumor , " Cattle for Omaha's Market. LARAMIE Wyo. . May 3.-l6peclal. > - Monte Blevlna yesterday shipped 310 head o fat ( steers ta the Swift company at Omaha The cattle were contracted for eevera weeks ORO when prices were up. and nettei Blevlna ! . per hundred here , equal to 5.15 j > er hundred at Omc ' "he cattl * averaged over 1.200 pounds * and Hlcvlna will receive upftarf " THE BEE BULLETIN. .Venthcr . rorccnst for N ' "nlr , except local rnlns In the southern portion tion : cooler In the cnMorn portion ; southerly wind ? , becoming nurthwestcily , Puie. 1. lirltlih Itradjr to Evacuate Coilntn , China' * KmpiTor Kittlilc * the Treaty. Cleveland on the Party's Outlook. Terrible Tornado In Northern loira. S. Thtiriton Killed F.ircvrcll Drill. llurraut U'eari a Worried Look , 3 , llano Hall Score * ami Pronpocts. I.nal Day of the Newiimrkut Mealing. .Men Itlown Up in a Powder Mill. 4. ICdtlorlal and Comment. 0 , 1'urtlirr Argument * in the 1111 ! Cnnr. Omaha Indiana on a Itonring DrunU , Hick .May Have Government Troops. 0. Council lluff Local .Mutter * . 7. "Tho icllof : ol r.otlmm" ConcliHlon. 0. Wild Titno rrltli a I'nlco ( ihuit. llond Schema Promoters Arrested. Department at the Platte to Ito In creased. 1O. Commercial and financial New . Features of the l.lvo stock .Markets. Dun and Hrmlslreet on Trade. 1 ! ! . richt With Illanum I'lnitix. When Krat < atui : llrolio I.ooe. IXDl.lXti Jt-OHTIt'V TllKtll I'OSITIOX Notify the Atarnhal They Will Not ( ilvo I'p the Men \Vatitod , ST. PAUL , Minn. , May 3. A St. John , N. I ) . , dispatch to the Pioneer-Press says : The half breed camp at Joseph Landau's was thoroughly reconnoltered by the marshals this afternoon. It Is about two miles north east of town , and consists of a large log house and log barn about fifty feet long. The half breeds have removed the chinking from the logs at the height of their shoul ders , around the house and barn , leaving an opening between the logs largo enough to point their guns through. The house ami barn are In such a position as to give a flanking fire from either long ravine In front. They keep scouts and pickets out In all directions. As soon as any party of men appears , the scouts begin falling back , and the half breeds can bo seen running from the house to the barn to bo ready for de fense. Fresh arrivals have been coming In all afternoon , and several Red River carts have been driven In loaded with supplies. This evening they killed a dog and are holdIng - Ing a powwow. A few half breeds from the reservation Joined them this afternoon. There were 207 this afternoon when the messenger left , but large numbers have come In from the north during the evening. They are well pro visioned , having secured over twenty cattle and plenty of Hour In their raid Into town Thursday night. They are all men , having sent their women and children across the boundary Into Manitoba. Deputies Schlndlcr and Flynn drove round In a buggy. The scouts all fell back and lined the ravine , while the others guarded the house and barn. barn.Marshal Marshal Cronan stopped a half breed who had come from the reservation , and sent him to them with a message warning them of the consequence of further resistance to the United States and asking whether they In tended resisting the arrest cf the men with them , for whom he had warnMits. In reply they sent the following rather sarcastic message : "Mr. Cronan : Why are you so scared to come and see us. You have promised to come toesee us and don't coma. Don't be scared , but come with one of our men or all , but no arms with you. We are not going to give up our. men. Wait until we get 'an answer from our great father. Wo wait for It day by day. Yours truly. "RED THUNDER. ' Cronan declined the request to go In , be cause they talked the matter over thor oughly when ho met them last Sunday. iiEAJtixa coaii'i..iiATii fitoii WICHITA Into-ntato Commerce CommUnlon Gets ti \Vnrk nt KHIIHI : City. KANSAS CITY , May 3. Chairman William 1. Marrlson and lion , J. W. Veasey of the nterstate Commerce commission arrived In he city this morning from Omaha , and took ip the case of the Johnson-Larimer Dry Goods company of Wichita , Kan. , against certain railways. In which It Is claimed the alter have been carrying cotton , piece goods mil groceries from Galvcston , Tex. , to Kan- ; as City at a lower rate than from Galvcston o Wichita , 'although the haul to Kansas 31ty Is 211 miles longer. Testimony was aken on both sides. The railroads denied 1 ho chanrges and claimed even if such rates vere ever In effect that they have since jeen canceled. No decision will bo made by the committee until after It returns to Washington. To- norrow the commissioners will take up the ) maha case and hear the defense of the Transportation bureau , the Live Stock ex change and the railroads of this city. Omaha claims the railroads are discriminating against It and In favor of Kansas City , espe cially In rates on live stock and packing loiiso products. The commission will go tc Chicago tomorrow , where their last case will be heard on the present trip. UEfEXTEEX OF TUG CHEW DIIOWXE1 Schooner Georeo Whlto Wrecked on tlio AluMotn Coast. PORT TOWNSEND , Wash. , May 3. New was received from Kodlak Island , Alaska this afternoon on the steamer Alkl , that the schooner George Whlto of Seattle wa wrecked In a gale on April 14. Seventeen of the crew were either drowned or frozen t death. Eight reached shore and still sur vlve. The schooner Kodlak was also wreckei d In the same gale near the same place , but n lives were lost. The schooner George R White cleared from this port on July 24 , 1803 for a year's cruise In the north Paclfi ocean and Derlng sea. Her crew was slgnei by United States Shipping Commlsslonc Hums , and was as follows : Master , L , W Heeler ; mate , Steve Darllch ; cook , M. Rut ler ; hunters , L. Ward Pomeroy , Andrev Danlelson , Justin Chcnowcth ; seamen. Rich ard Redmond , C. Morris , Louis A. Durrcl John Harrison , Chris Swanson , Robert Hax tcr , Henry Parker ; cabin boy , James Carton rou.vo at EX COME 10 THE FKOX-J Old Chiefs of the Anipahoes Compelled t Tabo a lluck b'eat. WICHITA , May 3. The five chiefs of th Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians have prac tlcally abdicated In favor of a committee c the young men of the tribes , who hav formed an organization , with Paul Goo ! Bear , a young Cheyenne preacher , at It head. The Jmmedlato cause of the' Chang Is said to be an effort on the part of hlg : h officials to appropriate 1500,000 of the trtii it funds of the tribe toward the erection itof houses and the Improvement of allotted Ian id for the Indians. The young men do idol want the money appropriated now , and " It Is they declare they will have the ham ling of it themselves. From now on the y will run the affairs of the tribe and wl 111 send a minister to Washington , at a salar ry of $5,000 a year , to look after their Intejes tf there. The men now In control are all et J- ucated , and It is their intention to Intro duce civilized manners among their people , Was Well Acquainted with White. SANTA CRUZ , Cal. , May 3.-Chlef of Police - lice Rawle has received a letter from 8. oa. . Morse , ex-sheriff of Clfllum county , Washington ington , saying that the latter knew Ansel White , the missing heir to a H,00).000 estate In New York , for over seven years , residing within a few mllea of htm nc-ar Port An- ) neles , Wash. White died In 1&8 and It wu four days before his body was found , as he lived alone. White sold his place a year be fore lie died , and Ilia money. 1500. ha hid. But It was never found. His body Is burled In tha woods. > lorso ia positive that "White wa the same man tor whom detectives lll searching. Plonetrs who knew White In this county say that when ha left here II WAS with the Intention of locating In Wash. Ington , but they not hearing frorn. hlni uv Jj hud mcl pill ) foul play * DEMR IN Valley of the Big Sioux Devastated by Cyclone. MANY ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN KILLED Some Estimates Place the Number of Fatalities in the Hundreds. MANY TOWNS ALMOST WIPLD OUT Perkins , Sioux Center and Doon in the Path of the Twister. REPORTS IN MANY CASES ARE V\CUE \ Small List of the Victims of the Tornado Obtainable. SIBLEY THE SCENE OF GRE-.T DAMAGE Trains llclug Sent Out Tram Various Points' lo Itrmlcr Asl lnneo U'orli of Jieseuem Ciirrloil un Under ( it-cut IHIllcnltlcs. SIOUX CITY , May 3. ( Special Telegram. ) Dispatches were received by the Sioux City & Northern Hallway company at 4:30 : this afternoon from tticlr agent at Sioux Cen ter , forty-flvo miles north of here , telling of a tremendous cyclone near there , In which a number of persons were killed and Injured nnil much property destroyed. The wires arc. duwn where the storm was the worst and tel egraph reports are consequently very meager. The first dispatch received by the Northern said : "A cyclone passed three miles north- cast of herd at 3:50. : Several school houses near the town were destroyed and the teachers and a number of children were killed and Injured. Have not yet been able to learn the exact number or names. Whole country In the path of the storm Is devas tated. Sioux City & Northern track between Perkins and Doon Is washed out for several miles. " Dispatches from Sioux Center at 8:30 : say , that three school liouses and at least twenty ; residences and barns were swept away. At the school houses two teachers and thrco pupils were killed and many Injured. Two women were found dead about C o'clock not far from the point where ono of the school bulldlncs stood. i 'Ono man who arrived In Sioux Center latt In the evening reported that his house was blown away and his family killed. He reports that at least 200 or 300 people must have been killed. Parties have been sent out from Hull , Sioux Center and Orange City , neighboring towns , but their work Is being carried on In total darkness and in the midst of a tremendous wind and rain storm. It Is consequently progressing slowly. \ MANY BODIES RECOVERED. ' A number cf bodies have already been re covered , although the exact number cannot be learned. Every one Is violently excited and definite accounts cannot be obtained. It Is said that Perkins , a small town between Sioux Center and Doon , was directly In the path of thr- storm and was al most entirely wiped out. The wires leading to It are down , the railroad tracks are washed ! out and the roads cannot safely ba traveled over , owing to the manner In which they ; were gullied by the rain. Physicians have already been sent out from Hull , Orange City and Sioux Center , but ore meeting with every conceivable ob stacle In their effort to reach the scene of the storm. Help has * been refused from here , but If the present character of reports con tinue to come In a train may be sent out. No one seems to know exactly what was the track of the storm. PASSED THROUGH PERKINS. Definite reports are beginning to come In as to the path of the cyclone. The storm originated about a mile and a half southwest of Sioux Center. It moved from thcro In a northeasterly direction , and passed directly , through Perkins , a small town six miles north of Sioux Center. After pasilng. Perklni nothing was heard of any damage. Late this evening , however , news was re ceived from Slbley to the effect that a stornt struck there about C p. m. , destroying tba house ot John Watterson , killing Mrs. Wat- terson and her husband and their eon. No names can yet bo learned of the people In * Jured about Sioux Center and Perkins. \ WITNESSED THE DISASTER. The Sioux City & Northern train , whlcd arrived at' 10 o'clock this evening , brought In several passengers who witnessed tha storm. They reported that thirteen dead had been brought Into Sioux Center at 0 o'clock : They estimate that fifty people must hav been killed. \ The Northern train barely escaped a smash- up in a washout near Doon , but was stopped by section men before It passs * upon the dangerous territory. The death roll thus far Is as follows : MRS. JOHN KOSTER. MRS. POST. MISS ANNA MARSDEN. CHARLES MARSDEN. GEORGE MARSDEN. CHILD OP A. VERHOFF. TWO CHILDREN OF L. B. COOMBS. MISS MAMIE HAGGIE AND BROTHERS. A. D. JAMISON , TWO KOSTER CHILDREN. ) JOHN WATTCRSON. WIFE AND At Slblry considerable damage was dona by tba storm. Herman Delknsp , a fsrmea IPnear Slbley , was killed by lightning. J Mrs , Frey and the Rossberg brothers , aha fi.im Sibley , were badly hurt. TWO SCHOOL THACIIERB KILLED , At 11:30 : word was received from Sloiui Center that Mlt Anna Mftridco ,