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r * , < THE OMAHA ! DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOBNING , JtTN'E 5 , 1897 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY ITIVE CENTS. HELP WOOL GROWERS Mantle of Montana Makes Earnest Plea for Higher Bates. SENATE BILL IS NOT SATISFACTORY Proposed Bates Are Much Lower Than in Any Other Bill. ENORMOUS LOSSES IN SHEEP INDUSTRY This is Due to Depreciation in Value of the Animals. AMPLE PROTECTION FOR WOOL WANTED TnrllT Doulm ! Umt AVI11 More Fully Unnril ( lie InU-ri-ulM of the I'roduccrN of llnw Mntcrlnli. . WAS.'HINGTON.June 4. The senate had S period of specchmaklng today and as a rc- eult little progress was made on the tariff bill. The advance coveted about two pages or eevcn paragraphs and brought the senate up to the wood schedule , the first Item of which was considered but not completed. Mr. Mantle of Montana spoke for two hours on the wool schedule , urging Increased rales for the wool grower and Mr. Butler ot North Carolina made a speech In behalf of the In come tax. Senator Mantle said that there had been no opportunity for presenting the wool growers' side of the contention In the other branch of congress for the reason that owing to the brief time allowed for debate the wool schedule had never been reached In that body. He presented fully and supported with numerous tublca and statistics the wool grow ers' ul-lc of the controversy and showed the enormous losses sustained by the wool grow ers In the depreciation In value of ehcep and wool during the past six years. Ho declared that by reason ot the enormous Importa tlons In anticipation ot the enactment of the tariff law the wool grower would not receive much benefit from a protective tariff for four years to come. He asserted that whenever a tariff law Is to be enacted the powerful manufacturing In terests of the country , with their compact and effective organizations , are always on the ground and In the committee rooms pressing their claims and pushing their In terests , while the farmers and wool growers and producers of raw materials generally are an Isolated and scattered class from the na ture of their vocations , and were thus lack ing In effective organization , hence In the past Uiclr Interests had been neglected and they had not received their Just share of pro tcctlon. The great majority of wool growers of the country , protectionists and republicans , most of them , are believers in the free coinage of cold and silver Indercndently by this coun try , but the question of protection and free coinage having been divided in the last cam paign , the wool growers , accepting the pled pro contained in the republican national platform In favor of "Ample protection for wool , " and believing protection to be the paramount l s\i \ , cast ttieir votes in the doubtful i'tates for President McKinley and elected him. The tariff bill , as It passed the house , and as now amended by the senate , utterly fails to meet the expectations of the wool grow ers , nnd Is regarded by them largely as n repudiation of the republican pledge of "ample protection for wool. " The wool Erowcrs of the country are Indignant over this treatment of their Interests , and warned the republicans that they must change the proposed rates or they would lose the sup port of this numerous element in ensuing campaigns. The McKinley law had not af forded the necessary protection to the wool Krowers , and statistics proved the assertion. It was charged that ft was full of loop holes , permitting- fraud and evasions , and they were especially emphatic In denuncia tion of the ml valorem duties proposed on third-class wools. The senator quoted Senator Aldrlch's ttatement that the proposed senate rates would give from 10 to 20 per cent more protection to the wool grower than be bac ever received under any former tariff , and produced statistics to show that the proposed rates were much lower , instead of being higher. Ho enumerated the- objections of the woo ! growers as follows : 1.To the plclrtlng clause. 2. To the ad valorem duties on third-class wools. 3. To the admission of washed wools as second-class without payment of additional duties. 4. To the admission of washed and scoured wools In the third-class without the pay ment of additional duties. 1 , To the Imperfect classifications which permit evasions. Ri'forrlng to the large importation ot cheap Chinese and other wool produced b } like cheap labor , and which conies Into com petition with American grown wools at rates of duty which Mr. Mantle said afford no pro tection whatever , he Inquired if this policy was not quite as hurtful to the American wool grower as Chinese cheap labor to the industrial wage earners of the country. In this connection , Mr. Mantle continued : HOME OP CHEAP GOODS. To my mind , the Importations of cheap Roods produced by Ill-paid and degrade' labor which comes Into competition with like producls of our own country without the payment of adequate protective rates are , if possJble , more harmful than the Im portation of thu cheap laborer himself. If the laborer comet * he must at least live und must help to consume mo surplus prod ucts of our farms and factories. Not only thin , but he becomes amenable to our laws It ho acquires property he must pay taxes upon It und thus contribute to the suopor of our government. If he engages in bus'.nefs nmonti ua he must pay for the privilege of doing so. nnd under these conditions there la at least Mine slight hope that by contact with an enlightened and prosrcsslve people llvlnu In an atmosphere of liberty and enjoying - joying the blessings of. u free government , ho may possibly gather Inspiration from his sur roundings and In lime become u useful cltl- * cn. Hut when this cheap labor comes In the form of a box of merchandise or a bale | . of wool , without payment of an adequate I > protective duty , it monopolizes our market Injures our producers , degrades our labor ani lakes employment from our own citizens without any just compensatory advantage 3f the laborer himself comes , lie may per- Imps be Induced to co-operate with nur o.vn laborers for the protection of labor Interrrtp lie can be talked to and reasoned with , bu the American wage earner cnnnnt nreue with n box of cheap foreign merchandise neither can the American farmer argue will a bale of cheap Chinese wool. Mr. 'Manila declared that no protective tariff can ever again endure In this nation -ittilcb doea not fully cuara the Interests of Hie great mas of producers of what are known at raw materials and among these lie- declared the protection ot wool la the most Important , It Is the keystone to the Croat arcb of protection , and unless It be . well guarded and preserved the whole ctruc ture mint fall to the ground. While referring to the opposition of the wrool manufacturers against the wool growers Air , Plait ot Connecticut Interrupted to state that bo did not regard the- remarks fair to the bulk of the wool manufacturers. Some wanted free wool ; some did not. But b believed that the ceneral tentliuent ot woo manufacturers throughout the country favorable to a sufficient duty on wool. Mr Mantle answered that he did not mean tha there was an active warfare , but experience bad shown that there was a hostility by tb -wool manufacturers against the growers. In concluding hla remarks he quoted froii speech delivered by President McKinley to the Ohio woolgrowera in 1&93. nnd roni denting upon the irteech said he com mended these utterances particularly to tb < distinguished lenitor from tbit state ( Haiins whoso re-election , he said , will depend upon ext fall's campaign , Mr. Mantle was followed by Mr. Butler of 'orth Carolina on thn rubject of an Income ix. The eenalor referred at the outset to he recent supreme court decision on the ncome tax and on the ntl-truat law. He added an expression' of surprise at the inde cent haste with which the pooling bill was > elng urged before congrcrs , Immediately after the decision ot the supreme court on he anti-trust law. AROUSES CULLOM. This arou ? > il Mr. Cullom , chairman of tbe nteratatc commerce committee , now consid ering the pooling bill , to a spirited reply , "he senator from North Carolina wa.i mak- ntf a statement about which ho knew notb- ng , said Mr. Cullom. The pooling bill had been before congress for months before the Gupreme court decision and It Bought to strengthen the Interstate law. He resented the statement of "Indecent haste" and nld such a characterization was a inlsropreaenU- lon ot facts. Mr. Chllton of Texas , another member of .ho Interstate commerce committee , asid he Had been ou the floor for two years and be had never known of the pooling bill being prcreed until after the recent decision against wolln.e. Ho differed in tote , he said , with iho chairman ot the committee , that tbo pooling bill sought to strengthen the law. In his Judgment It would destroy the Inter state commerce law and tbe parsing of tbe bill -would be a fatal experiment. Mr. Butler , resuming , tald 'Mr. Chllton's statement had fully justified his original as sertion and he would leave It to tbe public to Judge whether there was Indecent haste. Ho would , he said , Insist on the consideration of a rdeasure authorizing an Income tax be- lore any pooling bill wss brought before the senate. He declared that the pooling bill was In the Interest of the most gigantic trust n existence. The senator then spoke on tbe merits of an Income tax. TARIFF BILL. The consideration of the tariff bill by para graphs began at 3 o'clock. Lead ore , lead Iross and metallic mineral substances (179 ( to 181 Inclusive ) were passed over. The mica paragraph (182) ( ) led to a contest. Mr. Pettlgrew of South Dakota moved to ncrcaso tbe rate by adding a specific tax of 10 cents per pound , In addition to the rate In the bill of 40 per cent ad valorem. Mr. Chandler of New Hampshire also urged the absolute necessity of an ample duty on mica In order to develop the rich mica deposits In this country. Mr. Vest resisted the change. He pre sented a letter from Edmund Wcston , an authority on electrical affairs , saying that mica was an essential raw material to the electrical industry , and that the class of mica requisite for this service could not be found In the United Statei. Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts urged that the rates proposed wcro essential to offset tbe cheap labor of the Indian mica sent to this country. This brought out a speech from Mr. Pettl- rew which attracted much Interest In view ) f doubts as to bis attitude. Tbe Issue of free trade and protection was settled for ever In this country , he declared. No po- Itlcal party would ever come to power on an Issue of free trade , and no senator would enter the senate on a platform of free trade. Senators might speak In favor of free trade Tor South .Dakota's mica , but they would not favor It for their industries. The issue was now a contest over schedules only , and it aad ceased > o be a question on which tbe Lwo great political parties could be divided. The great Issues before the senate today did not relate to schedules , but to the greater question as to whether a government of plu tocracy and corporations shall take tbe place of the rule of the people. GOES OVER. After further discussion the mica para graph again went over , also nickel. The succeeding paragraphs relating to pens , penholder tips and pica , were agreed to as re ported. To the quicksilver paragraph , Mr. Allison offered a committee amendment raising the rate to 7 cents a pound. Mr. Vest and Mr. Jones of Arkansas opposed the amend ment and Messrs. Stewart of Nevada and Per kins of California supported It. Mr. Perkins asserted that the Rotlwchllda controlled the quicksilver mines of the world outaide of those of California , and low rates meant turning over tbe American market to the Rothschilds' quicksilver mines. Tbe amendment was agreed to. On type metal Mr. Jones' of Arkansia mo tion to reduce the rate was lost. Watches , watch movements , etc. , went over at the request of Mr. Lodge. In the zinc paragraph Mr. Allison pro posed a committee amendment reducing tbe rates from 1J to l'J cents per pound on zinc in blocks or pigs , and from 2 > to 2 cents per pound on zinc In sheets. Mr. Vest protested against the proposed rates , wylng there were zinc mines in Mis souri and ho had not heard that Increased duties wcro desired. Mr. Allison said the rates were necessary and were In the nature of a compromise , midway between the McKinley and Wilson rates. Mr. Allison's amendment and the paragraph as a whole were agreed to. I On the paragraph covering articles of metal not otherwise provided for. Mr. Jones moved to reduce the rate from 45 per cent to 35 per cent. Rejected , 20 to 30. WOOD SCHEDULE. This brought the senate up to schedule D relating to wood and manufactures of wood. On timber , hewn , sided or squared , or round timber used for spars or In building wharves , Mr. Allison moved a committee amendment Increasing the rate from 1 ccni to 1J4 cent per cubic foot. Mr. Gray asked why timber was taken from the free list , to which Mr. Allison responded that the first reason was to raise revenue , and tbe Incidental reason was to afford protection to a vast Industry. Mr. Gray answered that the millionaire owners of timber lands were not mendicants , and there was no reason why they should recolvo a toll wrung from the American homo bulldera. Mr. AllUon's amendment was agreed to , but the paragraph was not finally disposed ot when the bill was laid aside. , The house amendments ( o the bill to pre vent collisions on Inland bays and waters of the United States , except the great lakes , were agreed to. At 5:10 : the senate held a brief executive session and then adjourned. Srnnlnrn anil Tnrtff HIM. WASHINGTON , June 4. Senator Alllion who In the absence of Senator Aldrlch hsa charge of the tariff bill , expressed the opin ion today tbat the sugar schedule would be reached In Its order on Monday , and that It would bo taken up then If Senator Aldrlch by tbat time should have to far recovered ss to bo able to take charge of the schedule on behalf of tbe republicans. If Mr. Aldrlcl finds U Impossible to beIn the chamber when the schedule -Is reached the repub licans will ask that It bo passed temporarily , because of his generally conceded superior Information on the subject. Tim advocates of a higher duty en wool are quite confi dent from insurances received from mem bers of thu finance committee today that they will t ecu re an Increase over the ratcj originally rcporteJ by the committee of an average of a cent a pojnd. This Increase would glvo a duty of 8 cenls ou flrstrelan wool , 10 cents on second and 5 cents on the lower quality of third claw wool. Thev are also hopeful that the dividing line In "third rate wools can be lowered to 9 cents. Wnlt for Dc-inocrallt ! Sennluri , WASHINGTON June 4. , The senate com- mlttcc on privileges and elections made an effort today to depose of the claim of Hon. W If. Corbett to the v cant eenatorlil seat from Oregon. Senator Hoar moved a rctolutlcn In the committee favorable to seating Mr. Cor bett , but Senator Pettus called attention to the- absence of democratic senators and askei tbat toe decision bo postponed until the ncxi meeting of the committee , wblcb was done UnlljTrramir > - Stiitomrut. WASHINGTON June 4. ' , Today's state ment of the condition of tbe treasury eliowi , : Available eifb balincc , ; S,971.1bO ; cold le- H3.S7C,1S . ANDREWS TO BE AUDITOR Ji-Congressnun from the Fifth Lands in Treasury Department. APPOINTMENT AT THURSTON'S REQUEST Xclirnnkn'n National Contntlttrcntnit Stay * ! > HI * Man Until the 1'rciil- dctit Send * In Ills .Vnnic I for n Nice 1'lncc. i WASHINGTON , Jane 4. ( Special Tele gram. ) Ex-Congressman W. E. Andrews of Nebraska was today tppolnted auditor for the Treasury department. The appointment gives no surprise to Ncbraskans , but aston ished some of the politicians hereabouts who have not known of the quiet but persistent work Senator ThUfJton was doing for An- drews. As long as a month ago Thureton had the assurance of the president and secretary of the treasury that Andrews would be taken care of. Alter looking over the personnel of his office the secretary of the treasury thought that the place of first auditor would about fit Andrews , and his name was aent to the president for that place. Andrews will succeed Ernest P. Baldwin of Maryland , who openly worked for Bryan during the last campaign. The position pays $3.000 a year. The appointment gives general satisfaction. Republicans have conceded that Andrews de serves recognition at the hands of the present administration. The auditor of the Treasury department receives and examines all accounts of sal aries and Incidental expenses of the office of the secretary of the treasury and all bu- reaUQ and o dices under Us * direction. All accounts relating to the customs service , the public debt , Internal revenue , treasurer and assistant treasurers , mints and assay offices , bureau of engraving and printing , coast and geodetic surveys , revenue cutter service , life saving service , lighthouse beard , marine hospital , public buildings , steamboat Inspection service , Alaskan fur seal fisher ies and all other business within the juris diction of the Department of the Treasury , and certifies the balances arising therefrom to the division of bookkeeping and warrants. The subordinate divisions of his office are : Customs Division Receipts and expenditures of the customs service. Including fines , emol uments , forfeitures , debentures , drawbacks , aud warehouse and bond accounts received from customs houses. Internal Revenue Di vision Accounts of all collectors of Internal revenue. Including salaries , contingent ex penses and compensation of storekeepers. Public Debt Division Redemption of the public debt. Including principal , premium and Interest , the payment of Interest , redemp tion of certificates of deposit , notes destroyed. Miscellaneous Division Accounts of mints and assay offices , construction , repair and preservation ot public buildings ; treasurer of the United States , for general receipts and expenditures ; bureau of engraving and printIng - Ing , coast and geodetic surveys , lighthouse board , marine hospital service and all other miscellaneous accounts coming to this office. Roger G. Spooner , a brother of the sen ator from Wisconsin , has been appointed a special agent of the Interior department and assigned to duty In Chicago , In charge of the Indian supplies warehouse. This will necessitate the transfer of the- present agent to the Omaha branch ot the Indian ware house , and the necessary orders were Issued yesterday. Mr. Spooner , although a brother of the senator from Wisconsin , was not en dorsed by the latter for the position to which ho has Just been appointed , but was urged by Senators Cullom and .Meson and a long list of senator , ? from all , over the west. lie has lived In Chicago for more than a year and Is a personal friend of the president. GOVERNMENT'S -EXPOSITION BUILDING. Supervising Architect Alkcn stated today that as the president had signed the sundry civil bill , he will at once give orders for rough sketched plans for the government building at the TransmissUslppl Exposition. Mr. Walker of Walker & Klraball , who are archltccts-In-chlef of the exposition , stopped off In Washington and bad an extended in terview with Alken and his chief executive , Mr. Keinper , In regard to the location of the government building , grades and general contour. Mr. Walker submitted hU Idea for tbo government building , but whether his plan la acceptable to the supervls-lng archi tect is not known , the officers of that branch ot the government stating that the archi tect's dfOcc would have complete charge of tbo erection of the building , and they ex pressed themselves as being able to carry out the work without any outside assistance. Comptroller Eckels today give out an.ab . - attact of the reports of the condition ou'May 14 of the eight national banks In Omaha. Principal items are as follows : Loans and discounts , J7.S4G.174 ; value of stocks , secur ities , banking houses and other real estate- owned , $2,0-0,85-1 ; due from banks , national and state , ? 1.0EO,746 ; reserve on hand arid deposited with reserve agents , ? 3S50,878 , of which $1,613.727 waa gold ; total resources , J 16,847,125. Liabilities : Capital stock , 53 , 7EO.OOO ; surplus fund and uadlvldeJ proata $355.C1C ; due to banks , national and state , $508,811 ; deposits , J7.517.627. The average reserve held wso 37.50 per cent. At date of the last statement , March 9 , these Items were as follows : Loans and discounts , (7,733.290 ; value of stocks , etc. , $891,838 ; due from banks , $1,085,924 ; reserve. $3.900,933 , of which $1,574,052 was gold ; total resources , J1C.534.SS3. Liabilities : Capital stock , $3,75U- 000 ; surplus fund and undivided profits 2402.444 ; due to banks , $3S99,76G ; deposits $7,827,192. The average reserve held was 39.01 per cent. DEPARTMENT NOTES. . Frank W. Boggs and Sanford Parker of Spencer , Neb. , have been admitted to prac tice before the Interior department. The secretary of the Interior today ap proved for patent a' list ot lands selected by the Male of South Dakota on account of a grant In aid of educational and charitable Institutions of the state , embracing 921 acres In tbo Aberdeen land district. ' South Dakota postmasters appointed to day : BritJgewater , McCcok county , C , C. Johr-aon ; Castlcwood , Hamlln county , J. 11. Smith : Heln. Campbell county , Karl Bollln- ger ; Jasper , Charles Mix county , Edward Henlnger ; NorthvIIle , Spliik county. 0. W. Kingsley ; Ourtown , Turner county , Paul An derson ; Tularee , Splnk county , George 'Bui- mer ; WUUnburg , Hutchlnsou county , Wil liam Wagner. Iowa postmasters appointed today : Can * ton , Jackson county , N. L. Button ; Cantrlll , Van Iluren county , G. B. Creath ; Climax , Montgomery county , B. W , Donnell ; Ernie , Flpyd county , Frank Perrln ; Hlrondelle , Worth county , I. C. Benson ; U-Jaad Ptrk , Pottawattamle county , Ellen Lively ; Lucky Vnlley. Woodbury county , H. A. Jepson ; Mlllvllle. Clayton county , P. E. Neakett. Wyoming postotllces established : Beck' with , Uintali county , William H. Beckwlth , postmaster ; Wollon , Natrona county , Rich ard L. Carpenter , postmaster. Sliver Cunfcri-iice. WASHINGTON , Juno 4 , Chairman Towno o ! the national silver republican .committee will leave here tomorrow for Chicago to Attend tbo first meeting of ( he committee. Ho will be accompanied by Senator Petti- grew and Representative Hartman. It is expected that Senator Teller of Colorado will also be present. Other silver repub licans In congress Intended to be at the meeting , but they find It Impossible to leave at this time. Culm'n Outlook " WASHINGTON , Juno 4. Captain W. D. Smith of the Cuban fcruiy , epcnt considerable time again today \rltb the senate committee on foreign relations. In a Interview with & representatives of the Aiuocialed Prero lit ealu : "The Cubau anny U now In bsltcr coadl lion to resist the Spinitrdv and to maintain tbo fight for lndejod ice than U bail beer since iht > bt'ttlunlng if tbo war. General Gomez has a well disciplined army ot , about 60,000 men , , who are determined to , told out until their efforts shall be crowned with victory. Our eoldlers are rapidly procuring arms and every day serves to put th < 9m' on a better footing In thla respect" j CHANGES I.V T1I15 WOOD dCHlIDlIU : . Scnntc Committee' IlcMoren Some of the ltnn < ; Hate * . WASHINGTON , June 4. The senate com mittee on finance today decided to recom mend Eorcral minor amendments In the ivood schedule 09 a result ot Ust eight's hear 1I ings. 1 The most Important ot these were the following 1t : Increasing the rate on hewn timber and round timber used tor spars ( paragraph 192) from 1 cent to 1.5 cents per cubic foot ; withdrawing the amendment striking out the house duty on kindling wood ; Increasing the rate on laths from 15 to 25 cents per 1,000 nieces ; restoring the house rate of 30 cents per 1,000 on shingles , which the committee reduced to 25 cents ; restoring the specific bouse rate ou tooth picks and striking out the ad valorem rate ; withdrawing from the amendment to para graph 194 ( paving posts , etc. ) , which struck out the words "or other wooda , " the effect being to leave the houto rate of 40 per cent ad valorem In effect. N , ° change was made In the rate ot $2 per p.000 feet ot sawed lumber. _ POSTM.VSTEHS * HIJADS TO FALL. Jinny ChnnKo * Mnj- lie Bxprctcil In n Short Tlmp. WASHINGTON , June 4. The rule an nounced shortly after the administration as sumed charge that postmasters would be al lowed to serve out their-full term unless removed for cause has been modified and It Is expected wholesale appointments to post- offices will bo made soon. It was officially announced today that the president and postmaster general will consider as having expired all offices due to expire between now and July 15. It Is understood that the matter was discussed and the decision reached at today's cabinet meeting. The reason assigned for the modification ot tht * anncurced policy ot the administra tion Is that It Is the desire of the Postofflce department to fill as many offices as possible before the expiration of the fiscal year , July 1 , in order that accounts may be begun with a new quarter. POSTAL IIEI.EOATBS O.V A TODU. Ii'iive AVnililnKton fiir tlie AVcwt on n Hpec-lul Train. WASHINGTON , Juno 4. A special train of nine finely appointed Pullman cars left here at 9 o'clock this morning over the Pennsylvania road , carrying the Universal Postal congiess on Its trip about the country. About 140 persons were aboard , comprising most of the delegates from foreign coun tries , the United States delegated end postal officials , including Assistant Postmasters General Heath and Shellenberger , together with the women of the party. The train was In charge of Tourist Agent Bell , and consisted of four sleepl.- 'cars , composite compartment and observation cars and two dining cars. The trip will occupy about nine days and will embrace manx of the leading cities , the stops , howeve ? , usually being only for a few hours. SIGNS THE SUXDHi ? CIVIL HILL. CoiitaliiH Appropriation fur Exnoxl- tloii ami Omnlm I'oxtoJUcc. WASHINGTON , Junfc 41 Tbo president has signed the sundry civlkjapnronrlatlon bill. I _ * . ' " * This bill carries life "appropriatlon'for the Transmlssisslppl Exposition , the additional amount for the Omaha postofHce. and the South Omaha post office appropriation , which now become available with the beginning of. the fiscal year , July L j XCIVM for the Army. WASHINGTON , June 4. ( Special Tele gram. ' ) First Lieutenants Samuel W. Mil ler , Fifth Infantry ; Will T. May , Fifth in fantry , and John siafford. Eighth infantry ; William E. Almy. Fifth cavalry , and Second end Lieutenants John W. Furlong , First cavalry , and , . .William H. Osborne , First cavalry , have been ordered before the boa'rd at Fort Leavcnwortb for examination for promotion. The following transfers have-been wade in the Sixth cavalry : Second Lieutenant Harold P. Howard , from troop' B to troop M ; Second Lieutenant Benjamin B. Hyer , from troop M to troop B ; he will rrecced to join his troop. First Lieutenant J. F. .Reynolds Landls , First cavalry , has been relieved from duty at San Francisco aid ordered to join his troop at Fort Riley , 'Kan. A board of officers with Major Charlcn Hobart - bart , Fifteenth Infantry , as President , has been detailed to meet at Fort Grant , Ariz. , to examine officers for promotion. Second Lieu , teoaut Thomas M. Corcoran , Seventh cavalry ; Robert .J. Fleming , Seventh cavalry ; Ross L. Bush , Fifteenth Infantry : Edwin B. Wlmans , Jr. , Fifth cavalry , and Harry J | HJrsch , Fif teenth In.fantry , have been ordered before the board of examination for promotion. First Lieutenant George T , Langhorne , Firat cavalry , has been relieved from duty at ueidquarters , Department ot Colorado. Leaves of absence : Captain John A. John ston , Eighth cavalry , extended two months ; Captain -William - B. .Banister , assistant sur geon , extended ten dayc. Guatemala In Financial Slrnllx. WASHINGTON , June 4. From official ad- vlcco received hero U appears that the gov ernment of Guatemala hns issued an execu tive degree which It Is feared by many per sons will lead to financial disaster. The government has made large expenditures on account of public Improvements , and thu Central American cxpqiltlon. Thcsa expacdl- turts h&ve so hampered the government that It has put off the payment of the empJovs of the various departments for about five months. This .rerious' predicament drove the government to the banks , to whom It was already indebted , In the hope of securing a loan 1,500,000 pesotos , or about $700,000 , The banks convinced the government that If they acceded to the request It would be Impossf- blo for them to continue1 the redemption ot their bills In circulation , and the payment ot their depositors In sllvcri coin when de manded. Notwithstanding tils the govern ment took the loan In bank bills , each bank subscribing In proportion , to Its capital Mock , It was stipulated In the terms tbat the pro- cec < l3 were to bs used lo"p.ay . the back sal aries. The Issue of currencia an amount cuual to the gold and silver , coin on band , together with. 50 per cent of'-certaln loans and discounts of the banks. ' , I'liti-nlH for \Vecrii ( 'Inventor * . WASHINGTON. Juoo 4.Speclal. ( ) Patents tiavo been issued aa follows : Nebraska Judaon P. Cassellman , Ncbratta City , turn table ; John A. Nelsou , Nebraska City , ma- chlno for making screw joints-In stovepipes. Jowa Orraocd W. Garton ; Paulllna , check hook ; Charles H. Greta , Swaledalo , end gate for wagons ; Alpheuj B. Harmon , Havelock , automatic loading mtcuauUm for fiivarms ; Ezra A. Lcste. Like City , brush bolder ; Gerhard B. .Ostdltk , NcoJa. veterinary ob Metrical forceps ; Garrelt W , Selueurs , M" catlne , grinding rolls. South Dakota Henry R. Swindler , Jr. , Mitchell , tire. . WJIIIM | TrooiiH for TOIIRTIIC Itivcr , WASHINGTON , June 4. An application has been made to the War department by Colonel Sheridan at St. Paul , at the instance . cf the -army officer fn command at Tongue River , to have a trocp of cavalry tent there to replace an infantry company , The appli cation Is now before Acting Secretary -Melkle- John and probably -will b * granted , though no more troops will be ordered to Tongue P.lver. Senate Coiillrinn Sharp. WASHINGTON. June 4. The senate in ex ecutive session today confirmed the follow ing nominations : Asa C" . Sharp of Gary , Md. , to be Jgent for the Indians of the Ponca , Pawnee , Otoe and Oakland agencies In Okla homa territory. LARRUPS LABOOCIIERE'S ' LEGS Young Man with a Grievance and a Whip Assails the Editor , CASTIGAT10N INTENDED FOR VENGEANCE Son of nn Kxponril Krmul Umlcrlnkr * to AVCIIKC HIM Kntlicr on the Man Who Untnnnkcd Hln i Trickery. ( CcpyriKht , 1SS7. by Press Publishing Company. ) LONDON , June 4. ( N'cw York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The attempt to horsewhip Henry Labouchere In the street today -was a farcical failure , but It was talked of everywhere. His assailant was a puny young man named Brooks , whoso father , a professional begging letter-writer , has been expc ed by Mr. Labouchcro In Truth. Arthur 'Balfour gave a special grant of Jl.OOO out of the royal bounty fund last year to the elder Brooks , that fund being Intended for the relief ot persons of distinction who have become distressed. Arthur Balfour had to apologize for that grant In the House of Commons , mainly owing to Mr. Labouchere's attacks. I met Mr. Labouchere In Westminster hall Immediately after the attempted castlgatlon. Ho told the facts with a smile , not being In the least put out by the Incident. He said : "I was warned before leaving my house that a suspicious looking young man was patrolling In front with a whip In his hand , Instantly I came out ho rushed at me , attempting - tempting to cut me with the lash on the legs , but I just advanced about two steps toward him at the same lime , the result being that the whip curled around my legs arid the thong must hhvo struck himself. Ho told me who he was and his grievance. I remonstrated with him and said he would bo sent to prison If be persisted In bis foolish conduct. Thereupon he desisted , walked across the road with me to the en trance of St. Stephen's hall and we parted. I don't Intend to prosecute him. He did me no Injury. But I have no doubt his father will ultlllze the Incident for further begging letter Impostures. " Mr. Labouchere was once before the object of a similar attack , which created a great sensation then. It was twenty-two years ago , his assailant being the present Sir Edward Lawson , baronet , the proprietor of the Daily Telegraph. Mr , Labouchere had accused Law- son's father of making a Urge part of his fortune by Inserting improper advertisements In the Telegraph. Young Lawson attacked Mr. Labouchere with a cane at 2 o'clock In the morning as he was leaving the Beefsteak club. They closed and pummelled each other for a couple of minutes , when friends Inter posed. Mr. Labouchere summoned Lawson to a police court , but the matter was settled. If Mr. Labouchere were vindictive he mlsht get young Brooks sent to the clock tower of the House of Commons for Impeding him In proceeding to hie parliamentary duties. BALLARD SMITH. 1112UK VOX TAUSCIl IS Ilnron von Imelzovr , Trlcrt rrltu Him , -celve n Sentence. BERLIN , June ' 4. Herr von Tausch , the former chief ot the secret political police who" has been -on trial here foe -nearly two weeks past , charged with perjury , high treason - son and forgery , was acquitted today. Baron von Luetzow , who was tried with Herr von Tausch and who was charged with defrauding the imperial army service fund and with forging a receipt for the purpose ot wilful Imposition , was con victed. The public prosecutor , after the verdict , asked that a sentence of six months In prison be Imposed upon Von Luetzow , in addition to the fifteen months' imprisonment to which he was sentenced on December 7 last , after having been convicted of libeling Bnron von Marechall von Belbersteln , the minister ' for foreign affairs , and to two years' lots'ot civil rights. The court sentenced Von Luetzow to two months' imprisonment taking Into consideration the fact that in certain case.-i he had acted for the secret poljtlcal police , "which employment , " said the court , "made it almost Impossible for a' man to preserve his sense of honor. . In concluding the presiding judge expressed the hope that after Von Luetzow had com pleted his Imprisonment he would lead an honorable life. HITS TIIK PIII7.IJ FIGHTERS IIAHI1. III1I AVIiIcIi I'rolilliItM ( lie Publication of AecouiitH i > ! CoiitcNtH. OTTAWA , Ont. , June 4. There was a lively discussion In the senate on the bill of Sir Oliver Mowatt , minister of justice , to pro hibit tbo exhibition or Importation of klneto scope pictures of prize fights , under a pen alty of $5,000. A motion to kill the bill wzo rejected by 20 to 1C , and the opposition cena- tors then proposed amending clauses to pro hibit Canadian newspaperu publishing de scriptions of fights ; to prohibit the entry of foreign papers containing them , and to prohibit people talking about fights at all. The first two amendments were adopted. The penalty was then reduced to $1,000 , and the bill reported to the House of Commons. It Is altogether likely the bill will pass the bouse as amended. Kriim-c- ml IlInirtiilllHni. PARIS , June 4. It IB learned from an authorized French source that the letters of credence presented to President Faurc by Senator Wolcott of Colorado and his col leagues designate them as ministers pleni potentiary to France , Great Britain and Germany , with the mission , In concert with tbo United States ambassadors to thoao countries , to discuss monetary questions and come to some agreement on bimetallism. No doubt the government of France ia friendly to the American mission , but noth ing tangible was done beyond expressions of sympathy , and the assurance that the mat ter will be seiiously studied. ConnJUKI to SIM- the Julillre. LONDON , June 4 , Minister Damon of Hawaii , In an Interview relative to the re port cabled from Washington that his mis sion la connected with the propoted costlou of Hawaii to Great Britain In event of the United States congress abrogating the reci procity treaty , which the Hawallans believe congress Intended to do , ealJ Uic- report was utterly ridiculous and added that he was here solely to represent Htwall at the qucen'a jubilee , I'otvtTN uml Cn n u ill nn Tariff. BERLIN , June 4. According to the Kol nlsche Zeltung the powea ; are paying great attention to the Canadian tariff and the for clgn diplomats In London , who have repeatedly tcld exhaustive dlscuenlons en the subject , are convinced tbat great Britain will de nounce the trade treaties with Germany and Belgium. Austria's formal adherence to the German and Belgian protest bag been poned. _ John Ilriliuoiiil for l.oril Mayor DUBLIN , June 4. It Is reported that the aldermen of Dublin , at their coming meetIng - Ing , will elect John Redmond , tbo Parnelllte .leader and im-mber of Parliament for Waterford - ford City , to the otllce of lord mayor of Dublin. WlilUuntl.Ie HoIIilHr * In LONDON , Juno 4. Although tomorrow Is not a holiday hero there will be very little business done In financial and commercial circles. Monday will bo observed as a. gen eral holiday , Truimviiul luuulrr. LONDON , June 4. The parliamentary committee inquiring Into the Transvaal raid adjourned today , after bearing a state ment of tbe parliamentary secretary for the THE BEE BULLETIN. \Valh r Foiresit for NebnuOsa r ; Variable Winds. 1. Wool ( Srowcru ( let nn Innlnc. Andrew * Mndo Trc. ury Attempt to Ilonenrhlp Ij Ohio Stob lj-iich > < ClinrJ 2. Durrnnt ( Irti Another ( lovrrnmrnt After a Ht IMttgbure Forfeit * Anoj 3. I'lnttft for nn A ylum 4. Htlltorlnt nnil Commrnj 5. Orrcon Short I.lnc Arj ( Jrcck * Agree to Sen Utiecn AiUlneil to H 0. Council Hluff * Local "Modern Woodmen A 7 , Commercial nnit l 8. More I'tinds for the Kipcxltlon , O. I'roRrei. of Mining In Itlnrk Hills , 10. Frleml of Ahrntmm Lincoln , ItltR of I'emlnlno GoMln. ' 11. In the rictcl of Kieclrlcllr. IloHt Unlit to Itun Uniler Water. How n Hull Hrnd U Transformed. 12. "Tho Tclcsnipli Mrinagi * . " colonial office , the earl of Sclborne , to the effect that the colonial office had absolutely no hint of Dr. Jameson's raid , which state ment was followed by brief speeches from counsel. of Slum Me ft * the 1'opc. ROME , June 4. The king of Slam , Chula- longkorn I , placed a wreath on the grave of the late King Victor Emanucl at the Pantheon today and later , accompanied by the princess , he went to the Grand hotel. Then , In state uniform , he drove to the vatl- can , escorted by the carbineers , and had an audience of twenty minutes with the pope. Mount VvHiivltin In Eruption. LONDON , June 4. A special dispatch from Naples sara Mount Vesuvius Is In eruption. An area 2,000 yards long by 500 wide Is cov ered with lava , and It is dangerous to approach preach within 400 yards ot tbo principal crater. TronMp lit French Cnlilnct. IjONDON. June 4. A special dispatch from Paris says rumors arc current at the French capital of serious dlrsenslon In the Mellne cabinet , and that Its reconstruction U prob able. Ilonxp of Co m mo UN TnkcH n LONDON , June 4. The House of Commons adjourned today until June 17 after the work men's , compensation , lor injuries bill bad been | passed through the committee state. COMMERCIAL CONGRESS ftUlTS. Elcctn OIHcem nnil Completed Work I'rvutiriitury to a Tour. PHILADELPHIA , June 4. The interna tional commercial conference ths ! morning elected officers of the International advisory board , for the ensuing year. Tbe new officers are : President , Robert Bleakley of the New- Orleans Chamber of Commerce ; vice presi dents tor the United States , P. A. Wldcner of Philadelphia , W. R. Grace of New York and Zlna R. Carter , vice president of the Chicago Board ot Trade. Vice presidents for the southern republics were also chosen. Mr. Bleakley , who was 'present. 'waa In vited to take the chair , and upon doing ; 'so expressed his gratitude for the honol'ac corded him. In his further brief remarks be eald be was delighted to eee the inter est { manifested in the subject ot Increasing our trade with the South American republics. We should control this trade , he said ; It be longs to us and will be cheerfully given to us If we can extend the same facilities to the traders there as are now furnished from European sources. A number ot Interesting : papers were then listened to , after which the committee on plans reported resolutions which bad for their object the furtherance of tbe plana of the Philadelphia museum. These resolu tions promptly received the unanimous sanc tion of the conference. The resolutions di rected the clerical depirtment to make a widespread distribution of a quadrennial re port In Spanish , French , EnglLjh and Portu guese of the prcceedings of this conference , requested the 'commercial ' nations to Fend samples of their products for exhibition at the Philadelphia museums , and requested each group of foreign delegates before sail ing for home to report to the trustees of the museums their observations snd sug gestions upon trade nlbjects and concerning the best methods of packing goods for ship ment to their respective countries and means of transportation. At 12:45 : o'clock the conference adjourned sine die. The afternoon wag spent by the delegates In visiting some of the larger industrial plants of the city. Other Industrial estab lishments will be Inspected tomorrow mornIng - Ing and at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon a special train will bo taken for Atlantic City. The party will return from the seashore Bun- day evening and prepare for the extended trip of forty-one days to various cities and industrial centers of the United States. Tbo party , which will consist of about fifty of the foreign delegates , will leave Phil adelphia on Monday morning for Baltimore. After spending the day In the Monumental City the party will go to Washington for a day and then go to New York , where they will remain from the 9th to the 13th Inst. From the 14th to the 22d will bo upent In Boston and other New England points ot In terest and then the party will return to New York and take a special train for the west. The following named cities will be vUlted In the west In the order named : PHtsburg , Dayton , Cincinnati , Nashville , St. Louis , CMcago , Milwaukee , Grand Rapids , Detroit , Cleveland and Buffalo , which latter city will bo reached on July 16. Two days will be spent there and the party will re turn to New York via the Hudson river. DOCTORS SELECT THEIR OFFICERS. Decide to Mrot lit IJinyurfor Thrlr PHILADELPHIA , June 4. The fourth anl last day's session of the congress and semi official centennial ot the American Medical association began hero this morning with the reeding of a paper by Dr. John B. Hamilton of Illinois. The following officers were then elected ; Dr. GM. . Sternberg. Washington , president ; Dr. J. M. Matthews , Kentucky , first vice president ; H. Thompson , Indianapolis , second vice president ; Dr. F. II. Wiggins , New York , third vice presi dent ; Dr. T. H. Happen , Tennessee , fourth vice president ; Dr. Henry P. Newman. Illi nois , treasurer ; Dr. William B , Atkinson , Philadelphia , secretary ; Dr. W. A. Jayne , Colorado , assistant ; Dr. George W. Webster , Illinois , librarian ; Dr. J. W. Graham , Den ver , chairman of the committee on arrange ment. Dr. Joseph Eastman , Indiana , and Dr. J. T. Prleatiey , Iowa , whoc term expired this year on the Board of Trustees , were renumlna'.ed , and Dr. Miller , Chicago , was named es tbe third member. All the members - bers of tbe judicial council whose termq ex pired this year were rciiuinlnated. In addition to the officers elected , Dr , J , H. Musirr , Philadelphia , was appointed to read the next annual address on general medi cine ; Dr. J. B. Murphy , that on general sur gery , and Dr. S. C , Durty , Washington , that on atate mellclne. Denver was selected as the next place of meeting. Or , Sternberg , the newly elected president , Is surgeon general of the United States army The following were elected delegates to the International medical congress to be held In Mcscow next August : G. S. Mitchell , J. E Hyndman , Charles Dcnnlion. A , M. Miller , H , L. K. Johnson , George M , Sternberg , A. Marcy. Sr. , H. D. Holten , Thomas McDavltt , I. M. Qulmby and George R. Fowler. Mloce ! laneoua business was then taken up and c number of minor resolutions were adopted after wblcb the president-elect. Dr. Stern- berg , was Introduced and addressed tbe dele gates. Tbe convention then adjourned. MOB DOES ITS WORK Urbana Citizens Hang Charles Mitchell in Broad Daylight TAKE HIM FROM JAIL AND STRING HIM UP Body Lies in Rough Ooffin All Day ia Eight of the Crowd. FOUR DEATHS CAUSED BY THE MILITIA Bullets Fired from the Jail Windows w'th ' Terrible Effect. MITCHELL'S ' VICTIM IS LIKELY TO DIE Shi-riff McLnln KIci-n Ihe Town fed Four of II In Life ( inventor IliiKliiicll Will Make mi xtlKrntlon. URDANA , 0. , June 4. In the riot here at 2:30 : this morning four lives wcro lost and ten cltlzcns wcro wounded. At 7:30 : a. m. Charles Mitchell ( colored ) , the cause of all the trouble , was taken from the jail by In furiated citizens and lynched. Including Mitchell there are five dead and ten wounded. In addition to this list. It Is feared that Mrs. Eliza Gaumer , who was criminally assaulted by the negro , will not recover , and sev eral of the Injured are In a serious condi tion. Following Is the revised list of casualties ! The dead : HAUVBV BELL , Urbana , shot In the bead and Instantly killed. UPTON BAKBR , farmer , north of Urbana. Fatally wounded : Wesley Bowen of Cable , shot In the hip. Zach Wank , Urbana , shot In the groin and leg. Less seriously wounded : Dennis Grancy , Urbana , right foot , slight. Charles Thompson , North Lcwlsburg , head , slight. S. S. Deaton , Urbana , prosecuting attorney , leg , slight. Gus Welser , Urbana , In the face , painful. 'Hay ' Dlckcreon , Urbana , shoulder , serious. John McKeever , Urbana , right arm , painful. Hey McCIure , Urbana , right arm , painful. It was 1:30 a. m. when the first attack of the citizens was made on the jail and the military began firing. Over twenty volleya were poured Icto the crowd and the mob was repulsed. Most of the wounded persona were Innocent spectators , beyond the lines of the mob. Bell and HIggins were killed Instantly , and when their bodies were picked up In the court house square It made the crowd furious. After the dead and wounded were cared for tbo crowd rallied. DETAILS OF ( LYNCHING. It was daylight soon after 4 o'clock and the streets were crowded with worklngmen and others long before 7 a. m. Everybody In the city was out when the lynching occurred' and in the bright daylight no masks were worn. The local mliltia had been on duty two nights and they 'did the shooting. Gov ernor Bushncll had been asked for more troops during the night , and before 7 a. m. a company from Springfield arrived. Just them the local company waa withdrawn from the jail. Mayor Ganson met the Springfield com pany en route from the depot and sent tbeso troops back , eaylng they were not wanted. The mob , seeing the way open , then secured a large sledge hammer and broke for the jail. Sheriff McLaln delivered the keys and the crowd soon found Mitchell's cell. Throwing a rope over MltcheU'a head he was dragged out , receiving eome kicks and blows. Wicn , the outer door was reached the noose slipped off and Sylvester Zimmerman tied It GO se curely as to receive the cheers of the crowd. The rope waa thrown over one of the limbs of a tree In the court house yard , Mitchell was jerked up until hla head struck the limb and his neck was broken , and then his body dropped to the ground. The crowd repeated the jctklng several times until they were sure ho was dead. Women ami children , as well as a multitude of men , witnessed the lynch ing. There was no attempt at disguise or secrecy. The atasmblagc in the public equaro was as open as any public meeting that bad ever been held In that place. The local rall- Itla company feeling tbo overwhelming public feeling against them , offpred no resistance when the mob broke Into the jail or when the lynching was' going on and the Springfield company had been countermarched to the Ac. pot. An hour or more after the lynching Mitchell's body wza picked up and placed In a rough coffin , but still left under the tre.e , where hundreds of people continued to view It. Later In the day the body of 'Mitchell was removed by the coroner and other traces of violence were removed as test us possible. GOVERNOR WILL INVESTIGATE. Governor Bushncll arrived here tonight to Investigate the trouble , and erpeclally the action of the troops. While the Urbana company Is overwhelmed with local senti ment against the,1- ; action , they are also liable for abandoning their post of duty. Captain Leor.srd w'thdrcw ' the guards about 7 a. m. , and the Springfield company took orders from the mayor Instead of the sheriff when they turned back from the court bouse. Governor Bushnell was attending an en campment at Wooster last night , and was met by a delegation from here on his return to Columbus this afternoon. Throe cltlztna from Urbana naked for protection by troops ot Sheriff McLaln , against whoso life threats have been freely mada during the afternoon. Sheriff McLaln left here at 2 p. m. and .ar rived at Springfield at 3 p. m. en route to Dayton , Ho escaped by the back door of the jail , and claims that dynamite was being pre pared to blow him up. In the excitement and bitterness tbat prevail tonight It Is almost impossible to get at the facts as to the responsibility for the losa of life , but it Is generally claimed that Sheriff McLaln or dered the troops to fire last nli'it. It Is believed that there will bu a thorough Investigation Into tbo action of the mayor , as well as the action of the eberlff and mili tary officers. Mrs. Gaumer Is the widow of a well known newspaper publisher. Her brothers-in-law are I ) . H , Gaumer , publisher of the Zaneo- vlllo Signal and an cx.stato senator , and C. L. Gaumer , formerly publisher of the Mansfield Shield aid an ex-state representa tive. tive.Mitchell Mitchell was 23 years old and-a hotel per ter. Ho bought milk at the dairy of Mrs. Gaumer and knew she was alone wbllo her children were at school , and deliberately studied his opportunity for assaulting her. It U learned tonight that Sheriff 'McLaln and Csptaln Leonard left thin afternoon at the request of citizens who feared they were In danger of violence tonight. They took supper at Springfield and left at 7:30 on tbo Big Pour express for Cincinnati , but -would not tell where they were going. After the fatalities of the night It U kno rn that Sheriff 'McLaln and Captain Leonard decided bffore daylight that iuere would bo no rr.or < < shooting. The guards were removed and the rallltla went from the jail to their home * In cltlzeni * clothes. Before the evacu ation tba keys were thrown from a window to tbo mob. Mayor Gauzon ordered MltcheU'a body re moved Immediately after the lynching , but so strong w&s the feeling tbat the crowd would not allow the police to touch the coffin till after dark tonight , 'Alien Mitchell' * body was removed to eome unknown place. CINCINNATI , June 1. Sheriff McLaln ami Captain Leonard of Urbana passed tbrpURa Dayton ou the Big Pour for Cincinnati at i o'clock tonight. The train arrived at 9 : < Q but the two men rannot be located or Iden tified , uur are they rcglBtered ut any hotel