The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871
OMAHA, MONDAY MOItNlN JUNE 18, 1000.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
TROOPS GO TO CHINA
Hinth Rtgiment, United States Infantry,
Ordtrod Thera from Manila.
ENGLAND SENDS A DIVISION FROM NATAL
Part of BuuVa Forcer. Will Bail from Dur
ban Without Dilaj.
DOWAGER EMPRESS HOLDS THE KEY
Hit to Decido Whathor to Dify tho World
or tba Boxerfc
GERMAN MINISTER IS YET ALIVE
deport of inn AniKl"aUoii in Now
Lttltl nt the. Door of flic
CIiIiicnc Superintendent
of TclcKrnpli.
CROKER IS IN A BAD HUMOR
Tain in n ii ' IIokh Mart for Homo
'Willi III" Temper Very
Much lltillleil.
(Copyright. l&OO, by Press 1'ubllslilns Co.)
QUEENSTOWN, Juno 17. (Now York
World Cablegram Special Tolcgrnm.) Tho
Lucnnla with Boss Croker and his two sons
aboard called this morning. When I knocked
nt tho stateroom door tho boss opened It.
Ho was In his nightgown and looked very
angry when asked to talk American politics.
Ho answered:
"I don't know anything of tho Ico trust
and won't talk politics. That ought to be
well known by this time."
Hcfcrrlng to tho racing season, ho was
leas grutl. "I have had a first rato time and
but for an accident to my leg would bo In
better health and strength than I havo over
been. 1 am well satisfied with my stable
and expect to do much better next year. My
leg Is on tho mend; In fact, It Is nearly
well."
His younger son was very polite, but evi
dently primed by tho father with safo
answers to mnko to Inquiries. Ho said:
"Father Is so far away from homo he can't
speak on Now York politics. Ho considers
Ilryan's chanco first rate, us Ilryan Is a true
American down to tho ground and Is deter
mined America shall progros. I havo never
spoken to father about tho Ico trust, so I
don't know what ho thinks of it. Ho won t
DIAMM. June IS. f) n. m. The Ntntli ,nck . tu8 gj0 for BOnlo tmCi Father
regiment lum lieen ordered lo Miinllii, w18 vcry ttrcd, as ho has been terribly busy
,.1..,,.,., it 111 proceed lo Chlnn. during tho last week, traveling about a lot."
i accompanied tno steward, wno urougnt rt
WASfllNT.TnM. Juno 17. Adjutant Gen- immlln nf letters and cablegrams to tho boss
eral Corbln lato tonight would neither af- stateroom. Tho boss scanned tho bundle
Orm nor deny tho Manila advices that tho cngorly, selected a cablegram and then shut
Ninth Infantry would go to China, but It Is tho ,00r ngnn with a bang. Ho was clearly
Vmiwn that thu troops aro being asHcmuitu n nn cxtrcmclv bad temper. I. who havo
In Manila for this purposo and transporto known him for tho post fifteen years, never
made ready for their occupancy, mougn n Baw nm B0 rnoroso and unapproachable,
cannot bo learned that orders to son lur though ho la never precisely genial.
China have been given. If not already eeni TUOHY
such orders doubtless will bo tFSUcd unless
reassuring news comes tomorrow. COLUMN MUST MOVE QUICKLY
t nn .nit Pnnrnrd. mnorteu from Ma- X
ii rM ---
iii ...nt. n.ini.. nhnin minnr
una as Bailing ""'-ZZm TI.err L A..,- II.
sealed orucrs, ih huhub
bo a valuable addition to Admiral Kempffs
fln.i rendezvoused at Taku. Tho Concord Is
... t. ...Ill l. nliln I
of light .Iran ann i may noma.- ... (c , , 1900 , PrMg rub,n,n(r Co.)
in oscend the I'el-Ho river as tar as nen ,,,, .... ...
Tsln substnn In By a ' not ?enor ed blegram-Speclal Telegram.)-Tho Liberie
now there. Admiral ltcmey had not reported fniinwm- mWrnm hnn bnnn
her departure late ton ght bu ho presump- commerc,, hoM"e from ,t8 .
UP lO U IUIU UUUi lUIHr). I , . M if Pii.nnnii i f-nnno 1-
bassles and legations, like tho American . u.
. u-lflumt mlvlrrw. Some '"J" '" "W -
comfortwas obtained by the omc.als of this to to prevent tho pillage of the legations
rnw.ri.mt.nt. as well as by ithe members oi " "h
tho diplomatic corps, from tno Afeociaieu
rress dispatches from I'arls that negatively STUDY AMERICAN METHODS
rnsl a nliadow of doubt as to tno accuracy
of tho reported burning of the legation Jnl,I1PBr. who Come Here for l'olnl-
nnd ho murder of tno uerman minisicr i fl Hnt,u nrHCH Arc
IVVIn. They feel that surely nappeninRH
of such great Imlport ns those maiou 10 nuo
taken nlaco In l'ckln should nave rencnuu LOUISVILLE. Kv.. Juno 17. Messrs
tho outsldo world by this time. At me same Hwada, Hwmosoda, Ktango and M. KunogI
time thero Is a great deal of apprenenmon . JnDan naas0(i ihrouch Loulsvlllo today, en
existing In all circles regarding what may rcuto t0 prnnkfort and Lexington, whoro
havo happened. tley go to Inspect breeding farms and bo
ccmo acquainted with Kentucky's method o
ey
havo letters of Introduction from tho Japa
UiiKlnnd l I)liinlelilnr Troop from ncso consular ngent at Chicago to Governor
iND OF THE WAR IN SIGHT
Lord Bobirt8 Evidently Oona'iden Finish
of Struggle Niar.
N TAL VOLUNTEERS SENT TO Til ZIR HOMES
Report Ih Current Tlml Complete l-
vNlnii if Iti'KiiturH Will lie Wllh
ilruuii from lluller'M Arm)'
for Clilnu.
nj' In the .11 n re Ii
Ilellef Will Iteiielt 1'iklii
Too Iiitte.
SENT FROM NATAL TO CHINA breeding fat horses and fine cattle. Th
Mr,
Ucckham and will call on him Monday.
In discussing the Chlneso situation
Ktango said:
"We of Japan know little about tho to
called 'Boxcm,' except what wo havo heard
Hie .South Afrleuu Field o
(lie AmIiiIIc.
(Copyright. 1900, by l'rrss Tubllshlng Co.)
LONDON. Juno 17. (Now York wonu ua-
blecram Sneclal Telegram.) Tho cxtromo ft0m our peoplo who have been In China
gravity of tho ChlneBo crisis In the eyes of Wo understand them to bo a class of people
tho llrltlsh government Is shown by tho do- very strong In number, who wero once In
clslon to detach a division nnd three bat- open rebellion against tho empire, but
trrlos. with a bIcko train, from tho Natal aro now In obedience. Thoy havo
forces for Immedlnto dispatch to China. Hob- a desire to do away with Chris
rrta first rcnilcd ho could not Bparo a man tlanlty In certain parts of tho cm
until a dcclBlvo battlo with Ilotha was plro and to stop tho trend of civilization
fnu'eht. If nart of tho llrltlsh forces were and they do this by murdering all who op
r..mnveil the lloors would prolong their re- Popo them. Tho situation now, as I gather
iinnrn hut on tho government further It from the newspapers, Is very serious an
r..in.r n,n iinnmiid Roberts consented to tho throno will havo a hard problem to solv
nlaco the abovo mentioned force from Ilul- before they aro duelled, but I do not think
.... it.- itr.... I win will rntiult
Icr'B command nt mo disposal oi mu m
om... fnr Rnrvico in China. E'h member of tho party Is wealthy; they
Sufficient transports nro ready at Durban own a number of raco horses and aro anx
to convoy these troops away as soon as thoy l"t'"(
rf . ... ... .. . . I "line in. III Tnnnn la milti
nro got aboard. Tho Hulk or ino uivisiou is
already nt l'letermarltzburg.
There Is no alleviation whatever to ,tho
critical naturo of tho Chlneso outlook, which
Is undoubtedly causing tho deepest alarm
nnd oDDrehonslon In political and com
mercial uuarters hero. Tho fato of tho In
ternational force 1b n matter of subsidiary
moment; tho renlly crucial period will bo
when tho disturbance being quoiica tno tu
tu government ot China becomes a mat
ter for discussion and settlement. It Is In
HAVANA ELECTS ITS MAYOR
Cenernl lloi1rlKi' l-nllre Nn
lloiiiillxt TleUef In Sueeennful
on (he iNlnml,
LONDON, June 18. 1:20 n, m. Thero aro
some Indications that Iord Hobcrts considers
tho war's end In South Africa not far distant.
Ono of thceo Is the fact that tho Natal volun
teers who had seen hard service, were dis
missed to their homed by Sir Hedvers Duller
Saturday. They were cheered as they left
camp.
Anothcr Indication Is tho report current
n authoritatively Informed military circles
In London, that n complete division of rcgu-
ars Is to bo withdrawn from General Ilul-
cr's army and embarked nt Durban lor
China. The troops drawn from India will
probably go next. Tho correspondents nt
headquarters are as they havo been for ten
days, silent.
Unolllclnl Intelligence from Machadodorp.
via Lourcnzo Marquez, Is to .tho effect that
tho llrltlsh troops nro near Mlddlcburg.
Tho narrative of tho fighting east of Pre
toria, posted on a bulletin board outside of
President Kruger'B car nt Machadodorp, ran
thus:
"Tho commnndos east of Pretoria, In the
direction of Dronkhcrstsprult, are compelled
to retreat after a fierce stand of more than
two dnys, In a wny that won admiration of
tho acting general.
"Tho strong rlllo flro was very hot nnd for
tho second day, especially lato In tho after
noon, tho enemy fought at n distance of 100
yards. Our loss cannot yet bo given. Tho
acting commandant general only mentions
Field Colonel John Van Uuren killed. Ho
was ono of tho pluckiest men In the Held.
Report KokIIhIi Slnrrliiir.
'Information Is again to hand regarding
tho miserable condition of tho enemy's
tioops that havo penetrated to Johannes
burg nr.d Pretoria. They continually com
plain of tho lack of food. Several llrltlsh
soldiers havo died In tho streets of Pre
toria of exhaustion nnd starvation. Along
tho roads Ho the corpses ot horsos and
mules, whllo tho living animals are so weak
that they aro hardly ablo to carry their
loads."
Another bulletin nt Machadodorp, accord
lng to n dispatch dated Juno 15, says: "Flf
teen olllccrs and 100 llrltlsh soldiers, prison
ers, havo arrived at Standderton, Free Stnto,
bound for Noolt Oedacht. Thirty burghors
wero killed and wounded during the last
few days fighting near Pretoria."
Mr. Steyn, In consequenco of Lord Hob
erts" annexation of tho Freo State by proc
lamation, has Issued a counter proclamation
declaring that tho Freo State still exists, 1b
Independent nnd does not acknowledge tho
authority of Orcat llrltnln.
Tho Drltlsh prisoners at Noolt Oedacht
havo been having exciting games of foot
ball In order to keep themselves warm. Thoy
are, according to a dispatch from Loureuza
Marquez, without shelter or medical com
forts and nro confined between two moun
tains, whero tho euu docs not shtno until
8:30 a. m.
Delagoa bay merchants ore rushing good3
toward Machadodorp, tho Doer expectation
being that tho uso ot tho railway will soon
bo lost and that tho preparations for n flnnl
stand In tho Lydcnburg district must bo
promptly completed.
KRUGER GOES TO ATKMAAR
Dnnlilfiil If he l!oern "Will Curry Out
In trillion of Hedrliin to
l.ydeiiliurir 11111m.
Hnclng In Jnpan Is qulto popular now,'
said Mr. Ktango, "and good horses are In dc
mand. A good yearling sells for 1,000 yen
In Japan. Ho Is sent to a nursery and
trained two years and then sent out to raco
Ho Is raced for n year. We have nothing
but flat races, or 'running races,' as they are
called hero, nnd the distance is from u. half
mile to two miles.
"Yokohama Is tho principal point where
racing Is conducted and tho trnck Is crowded
with foreigners nnd tho best class of Japa
nese during the season. Mauy of our best
. . i urau uuilllK lliu Bi-tiauii. .nuuy Ul our uvtt
vlow of that contingency that England Is horscg como rrom Australla. but we recog
uccumuinilug military mm uuvui imtvo w
tho far cast.
WRECK AND MURDER ABOUND
Iloxern Wreak Their Vciiltennce oil
l'ernon mid I'roperly Arpund
IV kin.
nlzo that tho fastest and best bred horses
como from this nation, nnd our visit here is
for tho purposo of becoming ncqualntcd with
tho method of breeding. Wo aro also Inter
ested In tho breeding and raising of fine cat-
tlo and will visit herding farms while In
this country."
LONDON, Juno 17. Tho Lourcnzo Mar
quez correspondent of tho Times says
President Krugcr has removed his head
quarters to Atkmnar, near Nelsprult
Trustworthy men who hnvo been at Macha
dodorp within n fow days say It Is rx
tremely problematical whether tho Doer3
will carry out their professed Intention to
retlro to tho Lydenburg hills.
These peoplo aro Inclined to believe that
tho Uocrs will stick to tho main lino o
railway as long as pcsstblo and that un
ess thoy surrender they will fall back to
tho Dokaap valloy, tho mcst mountalnou
portion of tho Transvaal. A strong ob
ectlon to tho Lydenburg district Is th
fact that tho native tribes aro very much
unsettled.
HAVANA, Juno 17. -General Alejandro
Ilodrlguez, nationalist, was yesterday elcc'.eJ
mayor of Havana, polling 13,073 votes,
against C.031 cast for Scnor Estrada Mora,
Independent. The total vote fell nbout 4.G00
below tho registration.
The national party elected Us entire ticket,
eighteen councllmen, tho treasurer, ono cor
rectional Judge nnd r'jrcc munlclpnl Judges.
Tho other correction Judgeship fell to an
Independent candidate, as did also the fourth
municipal Judgeship. Of the six other coun
cllmen, four nro republicans nnd two na
tionalists, who ran independently.
Iteports from every part of the Island go
o show that perfect order prevailed at tho
oil. Not a shot was fired, nor wns there
any sign of disturbance anywhere.
To nn American ooserver of the election
here It seemed r.B if tho people regarded the
holo matter with absolute Indifference.
Thero wns not even a crowd In waiting to
hear tho result dcclarod. Not a cheer was
raised, nor wero thai'o nny o tho ordinary
Indications of election excitement, although
demonstration In honor of tho success
ful candidates will tako place tonight.
Tho victory ot the nationalists Is chiefly
duo to tho fact that they were first In the
field nnd had the benefit of a well disciplined
organization. Hut, lus they only claimed
to havo about 16,000 members, It Is obvious
that a largo portion of tho voting popula
tion of Havana, perhaps 30,000, was not
attracted to the ranks of tho party during
tho year nnd n half prior to tho election.
his Ib chiefly the nsult of a lack of con
lldcnce In tho party Isadora.
Another fact demonstrated by tho elec
tion Is tho Inability of tho republican lead
ers, headed by Juan Oaulbcrto Gomez nnd
Domingo Mender Capote, with their organ,
Ui Discussion, to cut an Important figure
In tho iiolltlcs of Havana. The republican
loaders havo failed all along tho lino to
Justify their numerous pretensions.
Scnor .Mora contend that he polled a mn
Jorlty of tho voters In the bettor class dls
trlcts and ho attributes tho triumph of the
nationalists to "fraud nnd tho votes of tho
mob.' Impartial Judges attribute tho out
come to tho hard wuik done by tho nation
alist lenders. General Rodriguez declines to
utllno his plans, preferring to wait until
tho Havana charter' has been made public
with Its definition of bis powers.
Although tho cry of tho nationalists was
that tho peoplo shr 'ld chooso the revolt!
tlonary loaders, be .use tho work of tho
revolution was not somplcte, nnd In order
to prove to tho Intel venlng government thnt
tho peoplo of Cuba considered It not com
pleto, nevertheless Unny of tho leading
councllmen elected ind two of those who
were mcst anxious tq secure the mayoralty
ro not in any serie revolutionists, Tho
peoplo nlso nro ask ng whero tho paclflcos
re to como In.
So many extrnordl .ary charges havo been
published In the Unl i'd States that Governor
Genornl Wood has d elded to appoint a spc
lal commission, coiuisllng of one American
army officer and two. Cuban civilians, to hear
the testimony of any who may wish to mako
specific charges, ot nalfcasanco In office or
of malfeasance. Tt i commission will havo
power to fully Investigate tho charges and
to compel tho attnudiupo of witnesses In tho
court. i
General Wood, f,rrlng to tho matter to
;lay, Bnld:
"Tho tlmo has couo when these persist
cnt accusations against men holding otllcc
should for tho sake of tho officeholders be
faced. Let us have these charges threshed
out and see If there Is anything In them.
My dcslro Is to keep officialdom In Cuba as
clean ns possible.
"A newspaper In tho United States re
cently ncsertcd that Auditor Drooks was In
receipt of $1,000 a ycrrns a salary, whllo as
n matter of fact ho receives only tho pay
and allowances ot a first lieutenant of cav
alry. Local papers which publish charges
against officials, c 1 v 1 ' or military, will be
requested to dlvulgo tho sources of their In
formation, and also to lay beforo tho special
commission all' details and data lu their
possession."
James E. Flood K'lled Atmoit Icitintljr bj
Oharlei II. King.
(Copyright, 1!K, by Press Publishing Co.)
HONG KONG. Monday, Juuo 18. (Now
York World Cablegram Special Telegram.)
All tho unprotected foreign buildings In
Pokln havo been destroyed. Hundreds of
natives havo been murdered. Tho Doxers
STRIVE TO ARREST TAYLOR
Ilffort Will l'rolinlily lie Mnde
Cnleh Him on 111m
Trip.
to
rnANKFOUT, Ky., Juno 17. Tho stnte
liavo cut tno railway nenind mo eoiumn m 0mclals, ns well ns representatives ot the
llrltlsh, American and other foreign marines nmaepinirm. win nonius nmrm i.nr .i.nv ihn
sent by (llrltlsh) Admiral Seymour to the rtIort tlmt reciulMltions on tho governors of
relief of Pokln. This has shut off tho col
umn's supplies.
Tho column Is reported to hnvo had an en
gngemcnt with the ChlneBo. but with what
result Is not stated. All wires to Tien 'ism
are cut
Tho United States battlo ship Oregon is
taking on coal nnd provisions hero prepara
tory to leaving,
Ohio, WcBt Virginia and Pennsylvania for
tho nrrcst of W. S. Taylor havo been made
out In anticipation ot his trip through tlioec
states to tho national convention.
It is tho general belief here that tho effort
to arrest him will bo made after his arrival
at Philadelphia. A largo number of letters
from porsons In this state havo boan written
to Governor Stono of Pennsylvania, urging
Great activity la displayed by the llrltlsh i.lm (o follow tho nosltlon taken bv flov
naval authorities in Hong Kong. ernor Mount In tho event Taylor Is arrested.
ino cruiser xerrioio and n transport " Governor Taylor's friends say they havo ns
700 troops havo sailed for north Chlnn. mi mures (mm lendlni? rpniihllrAim nf 1I(1.
Tho nrmnrcd cruiser Undaunted left sud- hWK thnt ft requisition will not be honored
ticniy ior ino norm aaiuruny under semen jn tnt gtnte
nrdeis. Tno cruiser lionaveniuro is ex
,,ected from Manila today to coal and rush REMAINS OF VESSEL FOUND
Tho sloop Hoparlo nnd two torpedo boat
dtstroyors will leavo soon. Tho southern
provinces ot China aro still quiet.
DEFY WORLD OR THE BOXERS
Myttlery SurroiiiulliiK nixiippeni'iiiiei'
of SnllliiK Schooner nt I.nit
CI cured Ami)-.
Choice for China In Open mill (he
DccInIoii UcnIn Willi the
llimnucr IC'inpreNN.
SEATTLE. Wash.. June 17-Accordlng
to a dispatch received tho strango dlsap
prarnnco of tho sailing schooner Phoonlx,
lest seen October 1, 1S99, when spoken
by tho Alnnke on her way down from Iler
Ing ecu with sealskins, has been nt lift
cleared nway. Tho Slwash ranchos of
QuaUlno claim to havo found tho hull of
tho vessel on tho rocks fifty miles from
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
.LONDON, Juno 17. (New York World Cn
Iblegrnni Special Telegram.) Tho Morning
llnB .nilillat.au thn fnllnwlnir frnni Its Pivkln
nn.inf ,ihp,i .inn., m. r. ... m.. via that const. Tho Indians claim to havo dU
ph..,, Tain. Juno IS: "Tho Chinese uovern- covered eight skeletons, supposed to b of
went Is bewildered, and cannot decide Captain Locko and his crew.
uhnlhnr It hIibII nilonl tho nollcv of rleldly I 1
ii.,rlnir hn IlnxnrB or that of defvlnc flnrk TorecM Win.
t.1 n ia nt vm .loiormind wlmt HELENA, Mont., June 17. Tho demo
lino It wlil adopt. Tho decision rests with crntlc ,r'mare8 ''.nv? . bcen 1,01,1 ln ovory
tho dowager empress. A few Hoxers aro umy. senator waw i menus carry nine
nnrB,ll..H thB eltv. Tho German minister has tcen counties nnd divide delegations In ono,
been captured nnd a crowd ot Boxers oc nlV forcp8 carrled four counties. Not n
cuplcs tho legation street, cutting off com- Bl"Ru' 81,1,0 nlcer who ael the protest
munlcatlon between bulldtmts. Americans sgalnst Clark being admitted to a sent In
In the Interior ot two neighboring provinces t United States senate Is sent to his
county convoutlon or ntnto convention Clark
(Continued on Second Pue.) I will head tho delegation to Kansas City.
TRAIN DAMAGED BY STORM
'UHNCiiRcr lnrinitp from Denver
Ilomliiit licit lij' 1 1 u 1 1 -
HtOIICN.
BROKER SHOOTS HACKDRlVElt
MURDERER ARREST! D IN COUNCIL BLUFFS
TrnKedj- ItenultM from n Too l'er-
Hlntcnt Mllnrt lo Collect n 1'nre
Aliiuit Which it IllNpiile
II ml Arlneti.
TURNERS IN CONVENTION
lfth Anniinl MoolltiK nf the Untied
htutCH Society IIckIiim in
l'hlliulelphlu.
James E. Flood, one of the old-time nnd
well known bnckdrlvtrs of Omaha, met
death In a summary manner nbout 10 o'clock
Sunday morning at the hands of Charles
H. King, n stockbroker, who has been play
ing tho llcklo game of futures In Omaha, at
tho lattcr's home nt 9J0 North Twenty-fifth
street. While Insisting upon tho payment of
n disputed hack faro Flood followed King
Into his house, against tho lattcr's warning
protests, followed him to the head of tho
Btalrwoy within the house and was about to
follow him Into n sleeping apartment, when
King drew his revolver nnd fired, two or
threo shots tnklng effect ln Flood's person,
from tho effects of which ho died ln about
twenty minutes. One shot struck tho vic
tim In tho right breast nnd penetrated tho
lungs and another entered the right side of
the abdomen. Thero 1b n third wound Just
below tho left shoulder blade, evidently tho
spot nt which tho ball which penetrated tho
lungs found egress.
Tho house In which the shooting occurred
Is n large, neat looking two-story square
cottage, of rather moro pretentious nppcar
nnce than Its surroundings. King nnd his
family hnvo lived there about a month, com
ing hero from Kansas City. King passed
among the neighbors who know him
slightly ns n broker, but thero wero Intima
tions that ho was n gambler. He had made
arrongemcnts to leave Omaha and return to
Kansas City. Ho had Intended to stnrt for
that point Saturday, but was delayed In tho
shipment of his household effects by nn at
tachment gotten out against the goods by
Mabel Williams, n colored servant girl whom
tho family had brought with them from Bir
mingham, Aln. This young woman claims
that King Induced her to como west with his
family on tho promise that It she did not
llko It ho would furnish her with a ticket
back to her home. A few dnys since sho
was discharged and nttached tho household
effects of the family on Saturday Just as a
wagon had driven up to take them to tho
depot for shipment, claiming that ho owed
her (27. The hearing on tho attachment Is
set for todny.
l'llKlll'M DcIIIIIIIiIn ItcfllRCll.
Saturday King arranged with n down
town agency for a hack, Intending to toko
his wife nnd threo smnll children to Kansas
City, with n view of returning himself to
remain until tho embargo could bo raised
upon the shipment of his effects. Hackdrlvcr
Flood responded to tho call. What there
after occurri can only be learned from tho
story of King nnd his wife. It Is to the ef
feet that Flood demanded 2 for carrying the
fnmlly to tho depot, which King refused to
pay, claiming thnt he had agreed to pay but
1. and signifying to his wlfo an Intention
to tako her to the depot on the street cars.
Flood demanded payment for driving to tho
house, which King also declined to concede,
As the latter started Into the houso Flood
followed him. King warned him not to como
In, reminding him that ho was trespassing
hut Flood not only entered the houso. but
followed King to the top of the stairway
leading to the second floor. Near the top ot
the stairs was King's sleeping apartment
As ho reached tho latter King turned and
again warned Flood to como no farther, say
ing thnt ho would shoot him It ho did
Flood defiantly Invited him to "shoot nnd
be d d," nt tho same time pushing against
tho door of the bedroom ln which Mrs. King
was dressing. King took him at his word
nnd Flood fell with his body partly through
the doorway Into an adjoining room. Mrs.
King was present and only escaped witness
ing tho tragedy by turning nway her head
as her husband was about to lire.
Mrs. II. Heyraan, who lives In tho houso
Just north of tho ono ln which the tragedy
was enacted, Is about tho only woman lu
tho neighborhood who enjoyed any ac
quaintance with tho Kings. Sho says thoy
seemed to feel rather too aristocratic to
assoclato with their neighbors and she was
only on the most distant terms with thorn.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Partly Cloudy; Warmer.
Tempernf lire nt Omiihii jcHtcrilnyt
Hour. Dev Hour. Hew.
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STRIKERS ARRANGE ISK0TT
1
(omperx I'ntcM 1'rlcnilK Tfjl.nhoi'
WILL CHOOSE TODAY
Nebraska Delegatts to Decide on National
Oommittecmtn at Philadelphia.
to ItcfiiNC lit I'll I run tat? f.
Limit dim. JHB
LOUIS, Juno 17. Tho ljKBrawn-out
roversy between tho St.MK Transit
pany and Its striking MHHiyes has
w simmered down Into A-SStigglo bc-
KANSAS CITY, Juno 17. Tho Burlington
passenger train from Denver reached th
union depot lato last night In n tndly
wrecked condition, having passed through
one of tho severest hall, wind nnd rain
storms which railroad men say thoy ever
encountered. Tho train ran Into the storm
between Falls City and Hulo, Neb., forty
miles west of St. Joseph, Mo. Tho rallro
men say that at times It seemed as
tho cars would be lifted from the tiacks
Tho storm struck tho train In nn open
piece of country and the engineer thre
open tho throttle In the hopo ot runnlu
awny from it.
Tho train was nlled with peoplo nnd
tho cars thero was tho wildest of excite
ment. With nil tho wind and rnln cimn
hall. Hailstones fell ns largo ns bns l al s.
Every window In tho north Bldo of tho
sleeper, threo coaches and ono mail enr
was smashed. Glars flew all over tho cars
nnd many of tho passengers wero cut by
Hying fragments.
Water poured In nt tho windows an I
fairly flooded the cars. Tho mall clerks
In tho mnll car climbed up near tho roof
of tho car to keep dry. Much of tho mall
matter wns damaged by water. The damage
done tho ears and sleeper will amount
to about K00, Every window in tho cnglno
cab was smashed by tho hall.
PHILADELPHIA, Juno 17. Tho fifth an
nual convention of the German-American
Turner socloty of the United States began
hero today. Over 200 delegates, repre
senting 33,961 members and 253 societies,
wore present. Franklin Vonnegut, chair
man of tho national executive board, niaio
tho opening nddress. Tho board submitted
n declaration ot principles, which is con
sidered moro radical than any ho far
adopted.
A warm fight will bo mado In tho con
vention by tho socialists, who want tha
delegates to commit the membership to po
litical action far Debs and Harrlman, th3
presidential candidates ot tho socialist
party.
Among tho planks In tho proposed plat
form nro tho following:
Oymnnstlcs nnd manual training nnd gen
eral reform In public education; discour
agement of class rule ln republican gov
ernments; revision uf tho federal eonstltu
ST.
cont
com
no
tween capital nnd labor along tho linos
of u boycott, Tho submitting of tho ques
tion of reinstatement of tho former em
ployes of tho company to nrbltratloti Ins
been tho bono of contention In tho recent
negotiations for n settlement of the strike,
but llko nil former contention It Ins le
sulted In nothing, the railway odlclals de
manding an unconditional surrender on the
part of tho men.
(As n result of tho company's action Presi
dent Gompers of tho American Federation
of Labor has declared that ho will do nil
In his power to bring the Inllucnco of tho
whole body of organized lnbor In America
to bear on the locnl sltuntlon In nn effort
o win tho strlko for tho union. Mr.
Gompcra urges tho strikers to bo law
abiding, but ndvlscs them to mnko the
operation ot tho cars ns expenslvo as pos
sible by refusing to patronlzo them. Tho
boycott to be declared, strlko loaders say.
will npply not only to tho St. Louis Trnnslt
company, but to every person, every busi
ness man, every association nnd, in fact,
any corporation or Individual favoring It
In nuy way.
Trouble Dnrlnir the liny.
Somo troublo wbb experienced today on
tho Pago avenuo division ot tho Transit
compnny. As a enr wns passing tho corner
of Pugo nnd Taylor avenues It exploded a
dynamite cartridge Both front wheels
wero shattered and tho motormnn wns
thrown violently from his position to the
Btrect. Ho was bruised nbout the body, but
not seriously Injured. Thero wero three pas
sengers on the car at tho time, hut all cs
caped Injury.
A few minutes Inter another enr on the
samo division was stopped Just In tlmo to
nvold exploding a large packago of dynamite.
Mrs. Evn Doman was roughly handled by
a mob nt Marlon street and Broadway to
day. As she alighted from a Transit enr
sho was quickly surrounded by a crowd of
girls, who shouted "scab" at her. A largo
throng soon Joined the girls. Mrs. Doman
ran down several streets with tho mob ln
hot pursuit and sought rctugo In Joseph A
Dene's saloon In South Broadway, but Bono
pushed tho woman back Into tho street. A
woman living over tho saloon succeeded In
getting Mrs, Domnn to her npnrtment, but
not beforo both had been pelted with mud
and stones. Mrs, Doman was . escorted
homo by n pollco officer. Tho police arrested
Bene, charging him with assault and bat-
tory,
Chief of Detectives Desmond sent a dozen
ot his men to tho neighborhood of Broad
way nnd Marlon street today to Ho In wait
for other crowds thnt might attack women
'An hour later two detectives wero sent to the
locality with n woman ns a decoy. As soon
ns tho woman stepped off tho car sho wns
surrounded by a crowd. The detectives used
their clubs, doing much damage to the heads
of those ln the mob. Tho crowd broko and
ran. Tho pollco did not attempt to arrest
any of tho mob, ns they had not committed
thenuelvcs.
SCHNEIDER INSISTS THAT HE WILL WIN
Olairrn Twelvu of the Sixteen Votts, butDt-
olinn to Deilgnato Whest.
0WA HAS A WARM CONTEST ALSO
Erneit Hart of Council Bluffs is Crowding
A. 0. Cummini of Dts Moines.
Mm, lleymnii'M Story.
"I noticed a hack standing In front r.f
tho houso for some time," said Mrs. Hcy
runn. "It must havo stood thero for fully
three-quarters of an hour. Finally tho
hackmnn went Into tho houso nnd about
ten minutes later I heard two shots fired
I nnd know at onco troublo was occurring
i in the King home. I started across the
street to tell a neighbor, but ns I was going
i Mr. nnd Mrs. King came out upon tho
I porch and sat down. I noticed that
Mrs. King looked as If something nwful
had happened. Mr. King called to mo nnd
said ho wanted to seo mo. I naked him
what had happened and ho told mo that
they hnd sent a drunken hackmnn out lo
him and that he had had troublo with him.
'Yes, nnd you havo shot him,' I responded,
to which Mr. King snld thnt he had had to
I do It In sclf-dcf6nso. I odvUcd him to
I givo himself up to tho police and he Bald
I that ho Intended to do so. He n?ked mo
LONG PRESENTS HIS VIEWS
Vice
I'rcNldeney nnd Condition of Af
fill in In Chlnn Topic for
Interview.
uo.i; im iauvo mm euu..., '" to go Into tho house nnd remain with Mrs
or prcsiuent uu ., urn tor, .suite j fc t j Bal(1 that j hm, to , ,
aws; nationa Uza loa of Public utl itl s; h' M R bo ,
laws to protect labo from capitalist ex- , ouse. Mr K, nccompa.
ploltntlon; d ree , church, progro!Slyo pro- wfo chldren tQ houso
portlonal and Inheritance taxation; Interna- mtJ wUUo wcnt ,mek t ,
tlonnl taxation; Internationa arbitration. , h ho roturnCll , n6kc(1 h,
i iiuiu uiu miuvj iiiwiiuMa m t ii7 v-uii tun
BIG BATTLE NEAR PANAMA
IccnrdliiK In Iteporlii from Steniner
Don Inniiruciit Force Are
Vlctiirluim.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Juno 17. The Ttoyal
Mall steamer Don, Captain Davis, which ar
rived here today from Colon, brings nows
ot an Important battle fought on Friday last
about ten miles outside ot Panama, Accord
ing to this Information tho Insurgent forces
wero victorious and somo 200 of tho guveru-
ment trcops were killed. It Is Inferred that
Panama may already bo In possession ot tho
rebels. The latter aro Btrongly entrenched
at San Joiquln, near Santa Marta, and all
the government troops at Baranqullla had
been dlsptched to Santa Marta when the
Don left Colon.
tlon. Tho first wantii to keep politics cut
of tho society, tho second Is lor compro
mise and tho third Is socialistic.
Julei Vnbltcch of Chicago and Philip
Happaport ot Indianapolis nro tho sos'al
listlc leaders In thu society.
Tho nnnunl report read today showol
that 231 societies are Incorporated. Tho
members own propoity vnlueM at t2.C10.232
Tho receipts for tho year were 111. S01 nnl
tho expenses $11,203, Tno property of the
national executive beard Is valued at $43,170.
WORK ON ST. LOUIS FAIR
Suhncrlplloii Iliilnliis? AVim Tempora
rily Auiindoned lturlnir Street
t'nr Strike.
ST. LOUIS, June 17. At a conference be
tween tho chairmen of tho cxecutlvo and
finance committees v' tho World's Fair, It
was decided that th-j recnnvcsslng of tho
city for tho purposo of obtaining additional
subscriptions from firms and corporations
to tho locnl fund should begin vigorously
cs soon as conditions In St. Louts would per
mit such action.
Not much has bean done for a month
past In tho way ot soliciting aid for tho
project becauso of tho Btreet car strlko
which has filled tho public mind to tho ex
clusion of everything else. As soon as tho
present chaotic conditions are eliminated to
somo extent tho World's Fair management
will reaume wok with renewed vigor. Citi
zens continue to Increase their holdings
and letters ot consrntulatlon reach tho
chairman ot the various committees ln every
mall.
If tho man was dead nnd ho paid he was.
Just as ho was leaving I called him bidt
and asked If ho hnd loft his wlfo any
money, whereupon ho took out n big ro'l
of money nnd gave her tome. Then ho
went away, Baying that ho would glvo him
self up to tho pollco.
"I understand that Air. King was a gam
bler. His wlfo comes from a wealthy
family, Is well educnted and or'stocratlc
and seemed to bo dissatisfied becauso thoy
lived In tho midst of working people. They
hnvo only lived hero about threo weeks.
Their houso Is elegantly furnish!."
Mr. KIiik Corrohorntcni Slory
Mrs. King and her husband had told the
story of tho shooting substantially us nar
rated nbovo to Mrs. Heyman. No one hnd
hoard any portion of tho controversy bo
tween Flood and Klug, except Mrs. King.
Chief Donnhuo was among tho vcry first
to reach the scene of tho tragedy after tha
alarm was sent In. It must have been
about tho tlmn of his nrrlval that King
left, going nwoy from tho Heyman home
through tho backyard of his own residence
Chief Danahuo took Mrs. King and her
threo children, a boy aged 4, a llttlo girl
of 3 and n -months-old babe, to the pollco
station In Flood'B hack and lodrcd them In
tho matron's department. Mrs, King ex
poeted to find her husband there upon her
arrival, but It was not until threo hours
later that she met him again.
Arrenlvd In Council II 1 it (To.
King w.ib arrested lu Council Bluffs at 2
p. m. by Detectives Savago and Donnhuo
Just after ho had entered tho Grand hotel.
(Continued on Fifth Page,
I0W THE PLATFORM WILL DE WRITTEN
BOSTON, Juno 17. Secretary of tho Navy
Long, who arrived nt his homo at Hongham
today, said to a Journal reporter;
"I know no moro of tho vice presidency
than you and I presumo you know only
what you havo read In tho newspapers,
havo over maintained that the olllco Is ono
which should not bo sought. I lmvo never
done a thing to turthcr ray candidacy what
ever. I havo not mentioned tho subject to a
person, unless It were broached to mo, nnd
I hnvo not becomo an cggresslvo candl
date."
Asked ir no would commence nn ng
nrcsslvo- campaign ho replied: "No." Ho
urther replied lu regard to tho suggestion
thnt Mr. Hanna's cliotco would he fore;
upon tho convention thnt, whllo Mr, Hnnna
may havo his own candidate, ho believe 1
that the delegates will be entirely Inde
pendent In tho matter. They represent
tho flower of American manhood nnd will
ho dictated to by no ono. Ho said: "I
do not think Mr. Hanna has the slightest
Idea or dcslro of dictating n nomlnntlon."
At tho end of tho conversation .Mr, Long
showed that while ho would accept tho nom
ination If given him, ho will not bcom him-
fcelf ln any way.
Hegardlng affairs ln China Secretary Long
said: "Wo nro not surprised that Minister
Congor has not been heard from, as tho
wires are reported cut. You mav rost as
sured that tho United SlntM will protect
tho liven and property of Its citizens to the
fullest extent."
Ho continued: "Tho Navy department
Is acting In harmony with tho Stato de
partment in tho matter. Tho president nnd
secretary of stato nro directing milters
nnd wo aro helping all wo can. Tho Nash
ville Is on tho scene with tho Ncwn-lc
arid Monocacy. There Is n guard nt tho
legation nt Pckln and nt Tien Tsln Ij qulto
a forco of marines. Tho Asiatic squadron
Is perfectly able to look out for Amoilcan
Intorosts In Chlnn and will meet any ex
igency that may arise.
"I hardly, think there Is any possibility
that tho vessols now In Boston will bo or
dered to Chlnn. Matters would hao to
lerfi
be Very serious Indeed beforo such nn order
would ho promulgated."
Socretary Long and Minister Congor wero
warm friends whllo In congress together
and the secretary has grent faith In tho
ability of tha Iowa man. Although no
word has been received from Mr. C mger
for threo days, tho socretary thinks ho will
turn out to bo safo. Tho socretary will
return to tho capital Monday or Tuesday.
Ho will not stop at Philadelphia.
K ii II Rim City Klcvntor.
KANSAS CITY, Mo June 17. Tho big
Union grain elevator located on tho west
river bottoms but ft fow blocks from tho
union depot was destroyed by flro this after
noon, causing n dnmago of over $100,000, The
building was valued nt $70,000 nnd It con
tained $30,000 worth of wheat, nil of which
was destroyed. J. K. Davidson, principal
ownor of tho property, states tho loss Is
covered by Insurance Tho C. A. Brockctl
Cement company, whoso warehouses ad
Joined tho olevator, sustained a damy;e of
$15,000. Several freight cars alto burned.
.enderN AnnIkiifiI lo (lie Tnnk of rr
purine the Important IMiiiiUn 111
the Ilceln rut Ion uf I'nrly tJ
l'rluclplcK.
PHILADELPHIA, Pn., June 17. (Special
Telegram,) Nebraska headquarters ln lh
Stratford begun to assumo the nppenrnnco of
something doing today ns tho result ot tha
arrival of n number ot delegated and visit
ors to tho convention. Nearly every train
from tho west brought In delegates nnd M-
cruntes nnd the list of those desiring
tickets to tho convention hns grown propor
tionately. Senator Thurston, as n member
of tho national committee, has been busy ar
ranging the ticket question, so that it will
he satisfactory to tho delegates, alternate
and visitors, nnd has stated thnt with tho
tickets he Is entitled to ns national commit
teeman, together with those thnt will go to
tho delegates, ho believes that everybody ca
ho supplied.
With this question settled, the contest
over national committeeman has grown In,
mportnnco nnd Is now ovcmhndowlnr
everything else. It. B. Schneider seems con
fident thnt ho will bo selected tomorrow.
when tho delegntlon moots to nrrnngo cora-
mlttco iiFsIgnmentB, but still refuses to glv
the names nf those whom he expects to voto
for him. He said to Tho Bee correspondent
todny that ho would hnvo twelve votes la
tho delegation, but where they lire to com
from Is problematic, unless somebody la
tnlklng double, ns Mr. Hosowntor refuses
point blank to concede thnt number to Mr.
Schneider. Ilcpreseutntlves of tho admin
istration havo seen Mr. Itosownter todny,
and as far ns they could encouraged him In,
tho fight ho Is making for tho place, and tho
newspapers hero havo treated the situation
with conBldcrablo care, many of them going
so far as to Bay that Ncbrnskn's eight votes
In tho olectornl college might be needed, npd
It may not, therefore, wish to blindly elect
n national committeeman without carefully
considering his fitness for the ikikIMou, m
well as his qualifications for leadership.
IlelcKnteN Are All There.
Tho delegation gets together tomorrow.
All the delegates nnd ninny of tho alternates
will bo present. Tho following havo nrrlvod
today: Colonel J. 11. McCloy of Lincoln, dol-
egato-at-large; Gcorgo B. Darr ot Lexing
ton, who la accompanied by Mrs. Darr; J. D.
Haskell of Wakefield. Tho following alter
nates have also reported nt tho Nebraska
headquarters: H. C. Balrd of Santeo agency
nnd Nelson Grlmsley of Wayne.
In addition to the abovo there nrrlved ln
the city today Hnrry Lindsay, chairman of
tho stato central committee, Pawnee Cltyi
Judge B. S. Baker of Omaha, F. W. Barber
of Franklin and Charles Mcrrltt of Wake
field.
Tonight's trains brought In O. A. Ab
bott ot Grand Island, G. L. Dny ot Su
perior, Henry HngnU of Columbus, E. A.
Tuckor of Humboldt, Chnrloj W. Knloy and
wlfo of lied Cloud, Dr. C. D. Evans of
Columbus nnd John Brct'sler of Wnyne.
Whllo Nebraska Is having its own trouble
over national committeeman, Iowa nnd Illi
nois nro also In tho throes of Internal dis
sensions, tho foimor being particularly In
volved through n fight between A. II. Cum
mins, present committeeman, nnd Ernest
Hart. Tho Hurt contingent asserts tonight
that Cummins; cannot bo rc-olccted; tho
CummlnB crowd Buys that It Is entirely
too early to speak upon the proiablo out
come of tho contest, although there Is no
denying that they aro greatly worried over
tho strength Hnrt has devolope.l. Director
of tho Mint Hobcrts of Iown said that ha
thought Hart would win nnd that Cummins
would withdraw from the raco for the sak
of harmony. The Iowa delegation will also
meet tomorrow to rettlo com in It t o assign
ments and national committeeman.
Thero was somo talk heard nbout the
hendqunrters of tho Nebraska delegation In
favor of placing Mr. Itosownter upon th
ndvlsory commlttca should ho bo defeated,
for national committeeman, but no conclu
sion was reached, tho dcslro to get tho
commlttcemaiiBhlp out ot tho way 11 st being
uppermost.
I UIiik I'p the I'liilforin.
Conferences wero held nil dny bitwoen
tho lenders over subjects to bo discussed
In tho platform, It being understood that '
Senator Spooner has chargo nf the plank
rotating to our foreign ncqutstlois, whllo
Senators Fornker, Fairbanks and Postmas
ter General Smith havo been Intrusted with
tho duty of writing tho anil-trust, tariff
and monoy planks. This latter will, In all
piobablllty, rcafllrm tho St. mn plank,
declaring for the gold standard and call
tho attention of the republic to Its accom
plishment. H. II. Ha'unn of Indianapolis, president
ot tho Sound Monoy league, Is horo for the
purposo of having Inserted In the financial
plank words which will Indicate tho flexi
ble character of tho currency, but this tdoa
Is meeting with small encouragement, the
couscnbUH ot opinion being to leave welj
enough alonn.
Senator Hannn has declined to havo any
thing to do with tho making of tho plat
form, believing that his repression will
bo for the best Interests of tho party, and
will avoid tho chargo now made that h
Is the wholo Bliow,
Senator Thurston has been requestt-il t
tccond tho speech placing McKln'cy In nom
ination, which will bo mado by cither Sen
ators Allison or Foraker. In tho ovont
Allison presents McKlnlcy's narao ho -will
bo followed by Forakor nnd then by Thurs
ton, the dcBlre being to get away as much
as possible from tho Ohio Idea,
Gcorgo H. II u 1 1 1 n of Nebraska has been
selected as ono ot thu tally clerks ot th
convention.
ItnoNCVcIt Lend nt I'renent,
Itoosevi'It Is tipped tonight as the winner
for tho tall of tho ticket, Piatt and Quay
having united, It Is raid, In tho Interest
of the Hough Hlder. Senator Hanna U
still pushing IIIUh of New York and thin
has aroused tha Iro ot tha "old man" of
New York politics to such nn extent that
rather than permit Hllua to enjoy any tnoro
New York patrnnugu he has qulotly Jolnol
forccti with Quay to bring about Hanna'sl
undoing,
Fifty-eight of the sixty-four delegate!
from Pcnnsylvaula held an lnfoimal cuugvis),