The Omaha Daily Bee. TCSTA BLISIIED JUIsE 1871. O.MjMIA, MONDAY iMOHNlNG, APIUL 8, 100J SIXGLE COPY FIV.K C ENTS. PUZZLES UMLE SAM Xniiik'i lll5d Eerertnce of Tits with Ohinese GoTernmtnt. FAR-REACHING RESULTS ARE FEARED Ltoki Lik Bnaoh of Diplomit'o Relation i Bttwetn the Naticni. J. WASHING iH'iCIALS ARE MUTE Admit Squisn Oaten ' nsdram, but OiTe No D... CASSINI SAYS IT'S ALL IDLE TAL Huln.'n llrprrKfiilnll vp Armin (lint Ills Country Woiilrt r't ( n Con trnillcl Iteeent I'leiluc. I Docility. WASHINGTON, April 7. The udminlslra tlou In perplexed over a cablo dispatch re cclvcil yestcrduy from Mr. Sipilcrs, uow In charge of the American legation lti Pekln. Tula dlnpatch, according to H publication today, said ttiut tlio "Russian minister re fuses to rccelvo official communications from Chinese commissioners," which car ried thu Inference, that diplomatic rutntlonH between tho two countries Interested would bo broken olT. Tho officials arc very reticent about the mutter nml decline to rtfllrm or deny whether It Is correctly atated. They will go ouly ho fur an to admit tho receipt of a dispatch, whoso purport was not clearly understood, for which reason It was not given to tho press for publication, An other cablegram which reached hero today from Mr. Rockhlll, tho special commis sioner of thn L'nltnl StotcH, engaged in conducting tho peace negotiations, mailo no reference to tho alleged refusnl of tho IliiKHlatia to reculvo official communica tions from tho Chlncso commissioners. As Mr. Hockhlll In In it position to know promptly what develops between tho min isters find the peace commissioners it is believed ho would bo prompt to report a step of such far-reaching lmporlanco as tho published dispatch from Mr. Squlcra would indicate. At tho Russian embassy no Information on tho subject was obtainable tonight. It wns said thero that no communications hud coino from tho Foreign olllco at St. Petersburg slnco tho llusstnn note of sev eral days since, which declared that gov ernment's Intention regarding Manchuria, u copy of which was handed to Secretary Hay. Tho impression of thn ofllcluls at the embassy was that no special signifi cance ntturliod to tho Squlers dispatch. According to them, it slmjdy mount that tho Russians had discontinued further ne gotiations at this tlino on tho Manchurlan question alone, which, for tho time, Is held In abeyance. Thin was In accord with tho plrit of the olllelul publications of tho government ou this matter, which asserted that, remaining faithful to ita original and oft -repeated -..political program rrgardlnir Manchuria. "It wltl quietly await tho fur ther courso of events." Absolutely no con cern wus felt at tho embassy on tho sub ject, tho oftlclalH apparently being per fectly natlstlcd thn tho communications re ferred to rclato entirely to tho Mauchurlan question. In other diplomatic circles the report failed to receive credence, ou tho general theory that the Interests of tho Russian govornment In China were too great and far-reaching to permit tho severnnco of diplomatic, relations nl this time, when substantial unity on many of tho matter of negotiation wcro so promising. CLUB ROCKHILL'S SERVANTS Cermnit Soldier .Stop 111 Jlrnrcr nml llcnt Thrill. Clin I r- PEKIN. April 7. Mr. Hockhlll, United States special commissioner to Pekln, had a long Interview yesterday with LI lluug ('hung, who hat lulled him thnt thero Is not likely to ho any further Important hitch In tho negotiations .for a settlement between China and the powers. China has agreed to the list of punish montH submitted by tho ministers of tho powers, asking only ono concession, namely, deprivation of olllco Instead of banishment In tho caso of a man who Is 70 years of ago To this tho ministers have agreed. LI Hung Chang soys the court Is ox tietnely nnxlous to return td Pekln us noon na tho forolgn troops evnenato tho capital. Some of tho ministers of tho powers begin to think that so large a force as 2,000 troops acting us legation guards In tho city proper would be a mistake. Such u forco would have to remain In u space of ono squaro mile. Tho troops could not bo allowed out sldo the legation qualter armed, anil it probably would not bo safe for them to go unarmed. .MlKlit I'll nip Out of Tom n. It is thought by some of tho ministers that if tho encampment were mode from twelve to llfteon in lien away, with tho nec enemy stores, this arrangement would bo much preferable, as u telegram, could bring the troops into tho city Immediately. More over, sovernl ministers huvo boen Insulted by troops of other nationalities. Mr. Rock hill and Sir Krnest Mason Sntow, tho lirlt Ish minister, wcro returning from dinner In sedan chairs when tho chairs wero stopped by Oorman soldiers, who proceeded to beat tho bearers. Tho ladles of tho party wcro greatly frightened, Tho ministers genorally fear that tho presenco In Pekln of u consul ernblo force of troops of various national! ties might bo a Bourco of International fric tion, They aro not entirely pleased with tho military proposals of tho generals, ns they foil to seo tho necessity for tho demolition of nil forts. CATHOLIC MARRIAGE RULING .Arclih In hop llrurlieal of Queliee lro uouiii'i'K llieiimniiinlcnt Ion for 111 obedience of Church l.niv. MONTREAL. Quebec, April 7. Arch bishop llruchcal today Issued a pastoral letter dealing with the Judgmont in tho Delpit case, which declared murrlugo of Catholics by non-Catholics legal. "All unions," says tho archbishop, "con traded with Invaliding Impediment for which competent authority has not granted dispensation, even though civil power looks upon such unions as valid and legal, must bo considered as null aud Invalid. Thin is a point of doctrtno that cannot bo do uled, for without faith wo would bo ship wrecked." HlBhop Hruchesl concludes by pronouncing sentence of excommunication on all those who dlaobey tho laws of tho church con cernlng marriage, reserving tho right to himself and the vicar general to absolvo ttsiu who become guilty ut such a fault BODIES FLOAT IN THE FLOOD Arc n filin(l' rrnii--c of the Mcr rlmnv ItUer' Oterlluvr In Miinelni)ielt. HAVDRHILL, Mass,, April 7. From tin Pemlgswnstel valley In tbo north to the confluence of tho Merrlmao river with tho sea tho freshet reports received hero to night Indlcato that tho Mcrrlmac river Is likely to burr.t Its banks at many places with a volume of water that will excccl that for muny years. Tho police sounded thi fiodd alarm to night and business men on tho river front began energetic efforts to protect their property. At a Into hour tho levco water was within two and one-half feet of tho strcot, and us high tide comes tomorrow It Is expected that streets on n level with tho leveo will bo flooded. All day communica tion wus kept up with cltlen on the Mcrrl mac and Its tributaries, Plymouth and I.acnnlii reporting n rainfall during tho night of 1.72 Inches. At Manchester tatitcbt the water was Ix foet Ilvo Inches on the dam and tho Iso of tho Lawrence dam was flvo Inches curly. Tho moro active volume of water which tonight was overflowing tho lowlands at Concord nnd Manchester will not reach hero until tomorrow noon, so tho greater part of tho damage will not bo done uutll hut time. Thrro were nlso all sorts of reports dutlng tho day of bodies being seen n tho river but nono could he intercepted. r woman's body is known to have lloated down from Lawrence and It was understood that a man's body and one of an Infnnt bad been seen below Lowell. HIGH WATER AT PITTSBURG Mini)- I'niullle Ocoiip)' Hunter Morn- line In Mot lint to Upper Floor of DtvelllitK. PITTSHURO, Pn., April 7. Tho danger lino was passed by tho rivers hero nt 3 clock this afternoon. At 7 o'clock tonight ho Hood reached Its crost and tho decllno s expected tomorrow morning. Ilcyond flooding cellars In the low portions of the Itles of Pittsburg nnd Allegheny no dam- go was done. The weather bureau sent out flood warning this morning through tho polleo departments of tho two c'.tlcs, and as result hundreds of families spent Kaster morning making a periodical move to upper lories of their homes. At 7 o'clock tonight tho stage of tbo AI- egheuy river was 22.8 feet; Monougahclo river, 22.1, and Davis Island dam, in tho Ohio river, 20.8 feet. Tho rivers were sta tlonary at all points. Reports received from tutlons at the headwaters show that tho rivers are cither falling or stationary. QUEBEC TOWN IS SUBMERGED Illcliiuonil lii Mltlnt of llniclnir Torrent CoMlllrldue U Totnlly Wrecked, MONTRKAL, Quebec, April 7. Telephonic advices received from Richmond, Quobec, this evening announce that tho business portion of that town rests In the midst of a raging torrent. At 10 o'clock tho granite piers of tho steel bridge, erected a few years ago ut a cost of 10,000. were carried away, totally wrecking the atturturo. The tracks of tho Grand Trunk (Portland, Me.) tiro under water for a considerable distance. Tho pcoplo wero compelled to take refuge n houses on tho hills back of the town Tho property loss will be heavy. SEVEN CIGARS SECURE SECRET l.ieiite omit Tn j-1 or Tell How I'iintoit (iot IIIh Tip on At; ii In it I do' Whereabout. NEW YORK, April 7. A special to tho World from Lake City, Fin., says: J. I). Taylor, a prominent citizen of this city, haB rcrelved a letter from his son, Lieutenant James I). Taylor, Jr., of tho Twontyfourth United States Infnntry, which shows that the young man, with kindness and seven cigars won over seven Filipinos and secured the Information which enabled General Funston to capture gulnatilo. In a modest, matter of fact way the lieu tenant tells his father nbout his clover ex plolt and of General Kunston's full ac knowledgment of his services. Tho letter, dated nt Uantnbangan. Philippine Islands, February IS, 1001, Is In part ns follows: "On February 2, seven Insurrectors, wliu ono rifle nnd six cartridges, presented them selves. They were pretty well scarred tin and I fed them, gnvo thom a cigar each nnd asked them a few questions and they an swered me with nil kinds of lies. "I told 'hem they were tired and no doubt wanted to see their families, so after signing tho oath of allegiance they could go homo anil report tho next morning, ready to toll thti truth. "Tho next morning they enmo In. a little moro at ease and told n different tale. Uy questioning I found they hail concealed some letters In tho woods nnd I went right out nnd got them. "After reading their letters I found that they had not told mo tho whole truth nnd began questioning them again nnd found that Agulualdo was In tho town they came from and all nbout him. "Two days later I got his special mes senger, who had nil orders from Agulualdo to his generals and letters of great Im portance. I hurried him, with all letters, out that night at moon rise, nnd In thrco days ho was In Manila. For my work I received tho Inclosed messngo from Ueu crul Funston: "SAN LSIURO. Feb. 13, 7:30 p. m. Lieu tenant James I, Taylor, Twenty-fourth Infantry, Ilautnhungan: General Funston desires to express his thanks to nnd up- pi eclat Ion of your Judgment and energy In getting tho valuable letters and informal 'on from Agulualdn'H mcsacngera. Also please convey Ills appreciation to your preBldcnte. "Uy command Itrlgadler aeuer.il Funs'on. "E. V. SMITH, A. A. G., Fourth District." TO RECEIVE THE PRESIDENT Denver I-'Irni Select Noii-Pni'tlmin Co mm It tee for Uecunlnn of MeKtliley'n VUlt. DENVER, April 7, A Denver firm has selected n noii-partlsan committee of twenty-cno citizens, Including United Statci Senators Teller and Patterson, ox-Senator Wolcott nnd Congressmen Hell and Shaf roth to recelvo nnd entertain President McKlnley upon his visit to Denver. Tho president is expected to spend thrco days In Colorado; ono at Denver, ono at Colo rado Springs and one nt Plko s Peak. .Movement of Oeenn Vcel April 7. At New York Arrived Sorvlu, from Liv erpool nud Queenstawii; La Champagne, from Havre. At Queenstown Arrived Etrurlu, from New York, for Liverpool. At Southampton Arrived Koenlgen Liilse, from Now York, for Hremen. At Havre Arrived La finscolgnc, from Now York. At Hrow Ileud Fussed Etrurla, from New York, for Liverpool. At Southampton Arrived Viiderlaud, from New York. At Liverpool-Arrived Cymric, from Now York. RAISER WARNS HIS ARMY Tails Hii Trocpi that Scrioni Trouble is Undoubtedly Approaching. THEY WILL HAVE THEIR METTLE TRIED DIMtirlinnee fletere lino null to Serve ni n Test Crntvii l)efenc .Mint i live rythliiK lllse. RKRLIN, April 7. Careful Investigation at Potidam today regarding the circum stances In which Kmperor William de livered his lntest military address devel oped tho information that during a review Inst Tucsduy a number of military bodies belonging to the Poind am garrison, Includ ing the First regiment of foot guards, extraordinary precautions wcro taken to prevent any repetition of tho press or other civilian obtaining knowledge of his niajes- ty'a remarks, which wcro uttered in tho Lustgnrton, adjoining tho royal castle. Kroin persons who wcro prcseut it was learned that the kaiser spoke substantially as follows: "A hand from out of tho people was re cently raised against mo, to my Intenso sorrow. Evidently serious times uro com ing, which will try our mettle. I know that the army Is truo to its traditions and to the solemn oath It bus taken. I know it will remain steudfust nnd faithful lo me. "My conviction Is especially strong r- gardlng tho guards nnd regarding this regi ment, now present, which Is tied to tho Hohcnzollcms by Indissoluble bonds, as tho pust has shown during the troublous times abroad and oven during revolutionary times at home. "Tho uuthorlty of tho crown must be maintained at nil hazards. Woo to the soldier who listens to the voice of tho tempter." Ordera seem to have- been given by tho Prussian minister of tho Interior to sup press all public mention of quotations from tho empcror'a speeches. At Styrum, near JSsson, during a recent meeting called to protest against tin Increase ol the corn tolls, tho police dissolved tho assembly when a speaker cited a sentence from Ills majesty's speech to tho Etnpcror Alexan der (Ircnadler regiment, nt hla first ap penranco on horseback after tho attack upon him nt Hrenien. The papers mention similar instances elsewhere. L0UBET GREETS SQUADRON I'renlilent of Friinee Will 'Weleoiiie Ititllntt Nltlp Without ItouNsriiu, Who I - lletter. PARIS, April 7. There was no Important chango today In the condition of M. Wnldeck-Rousscau, und President Loubet, whose movements hove boen materially affected recently by tho Illness of tho pre mier, started for Nice on his way to Toulon to greet tho visiting Italian squadron undor tho duko of Genoa. M. Loubet was ac companied by M. Delcasse, minister of for eign affairs, nnd General Andro, minister of war. SPBZZIA. Italy, April 7. Tho Italian squadron sailed for Toulon today In two divisions, the first commanded by tho Duke of Genoa, consisting of six Ironclads nnd two torpedo hoatB, and the second undor Rear Admiral Coltcllettl, consisting of seven Ironclads nnd one torpedo boat. The Duke of Genoa bears nn autograph letter from King Victor Emanuel to Presi dent Loubet. EDWARD'S HERALDS IN BERLIN Ijmiieror Wllllniii Will r.lve Them Audience nt .Noon nntl Din ner I. liter. HERLIN, April 7. The special embassy appointed to nnnouncn to tho German em peror tho accession of King Edward VII will arrive In Herlln tomonow night. It consists of the duko of Abcrcorn, tho earl of Klntoyo, Major General Sir Archibald Hunter aud Mr. George R. Clerck of the Rrltlsh Foreign office. Emperor William will receive tho mem hers of tho embassy In solemn nudience at noon Tucsduy and will cntertnln them nt dinner thnt evening nt tho Schloss. On tho following evening they will probably dlno nt tho barracks of tho Dragoon Guards. On Thursday they will dlno in formally, because of tho mourning for Queen Victoria, nt the British embassy nnd on Friday they will leave for Dresden, from which city they will return to Eng land. JAPAN PREPARES, CRUISERS Ship on lleerve I.lt l'repnreil for Wnr Service Merehnnl Veel to lie TriiUMlinrt. LONDON, April 8. The Yokohuma cono- spondent of the Dally Mall, writing yes terday and dealing with tho attitude of Jnpnn toward Russia's Chlneso policy, says: "Shipping companies have been onbred to hold their vessels In readiness for tinni port service. Cruisers on tho reserve list have been commissioned for active service. All leave has been recalled and officers of tho first r 'servo havo been warned for service. Thero Is much popular excite ment." RAIN DEFEATS THE CYCLISTS Mounted Corp OutKeiieriilN I.iidu,i'.4 Defender, hut I, one Victory ThroiiKli Aeelileut. LONDON, April 8. In tho volunteer cyclists' maneuvers ordered by (ho British War oftVc. tho nttnek on Ixindon this morn lug proved that, tho military valuo of wheel men Is largely dependent on the weather. Tho attacking force outgeneraled tho do fenderp, bnt lost to many men In tho rolu nnd owing lo tho bad romls that It was unable to nttark in forco at tho proper time. PLAGUE CLAIMS TEN MORE Four i:uriienn nntl Six Colored I'er aon Die In Kortv-KlKltt Hours, CAPETOWN. April 7. During tho last forty-eight hours ten fresh cases of tho bubonic plague bavo been oftlclnlly re ported. Of these four aro Europeans and tho others colored persons, Tho corpse of a colored person who had died of tho dls caso was found today. ARRIVAL OF LADY CURZ0N With Her Tu Little DniiKliter nnd iimernti Suite She Itritc'he Cliulri. (Copyright, 10i)l, by Prci-s Publishing Co.) NICE. April 7. (New York World Cable gram Special Telegram.) Lady Curzon her two llttlo daughters and her numerous aulto havo arrived at Cluilcz. from India. PORTRAIT MYSTERY CLEARED Admit Worth Snltl to He the Mini Who Mole Pn in ou iiiliilinrotiKli I'nlnlliiu. NfiJV YORK, April 7. The Herald will say tomorrow: "Mystery no longer envelops the Identity of I he man who stole tho Gainsborough portrait of the duchess nf Devonshire from tho nrt rooms of William Agtiew Sz Sons n London. The police say tho man who ook tho plctuto Is Adam Worth, Time, however, has outlawed thi crlmo and, hough Worth Is well known to Scotland Yard authorities nnd to the police of this country, ho hna no fear of prosecution. "After having tho famous painting under his control for twenty-Ave years, lacking wo months, Adam Worth, on the 2Stb of March of this year, trnnafened the picture o ('. Moreland Agncw. "Mr. Agtiew came to tho United Slates for the purpose of gaining possession nf tho Gainsborough canvas. Having nrcotn- dished his purpose he Immediately started homo. Ho should nrrlvc In London today Monday) with tho precious picture nnd It Is probnblo Adam Worth will travel from .ondon to Liverpool on tho same train with him. I'liNftfiiKfr with AKiietv. "These two men were follow passengers on tho Ktrurla when that steamship left this port ten days ago. Worth traveled under an alias, his name 'not being on tho Strurln'H passenger list. It is even possi ble that ho nnd Mr. Agtiew formed a friend ship for each other during tho voyage. Mr. Agncw never know with whom he was dealing when ho was negotiating for the return of his picture. lie had no eus. ilclon that the man who received tho major part of tho gold ho paid to get his canvas would sail with him. 'Adam Worth's llfo has been filled with rnro adventure and for tho benefit of tbnso who may think It worthy of emulation It should bo ndded thdt he' has spent many years at tho hardest kind of lnbor behind prison walls. "Worth Is said to bo n younger son of a family whoso namo bus been respected and honored In England for generations." Tho Herald quotes a detective na saying that Worth fell into ovli ways und together with Suskovltcli, Joseph Rcllly, Decker nnd n thorn stolo tho painting from the Agncwd, hut thnt later ho gnvo up hla llfo of crime. COMMISSION WITHOUT SALE Ileiijumlii Seymour of Denver Avtitrtletl IjlUIXMlOO In. Suit AKitlimt i:. A. fnlli'iirn. CHICAGO, April 7. A dispatch to tho Chronicle from Denver says: In the suit for a commission on u mining sale that was nover made the Jury In tho district court ttday brought In a verdict awarding tho piuintirr $200,000. Tho suit was brought by Ilenjamln 1' Seymour against E. A. -Colburn. Tho latter owns n controlling interest In the stock of tho Gold King Mining company of Cripple Creek. A contract was made last June, tho complnlinant nlleges, by which Mr. Colburn ngreed to pay Mr. Seymour $200,000 If ho found a purchaser who would pay $2,000,000 for the mine. II. H. Frnratach, formerly of Chicago, was Interested In tho deal, but Mr. Colburn pen refused u sell. COW li" AGENT-' OF DEATH t.'iiiien it Wreck In TennexHcc thnt ConIn a Life unit Injure , Severnl. CHATTANOOGA. Tcnn., April 7. A spo- clal Sunday double-header freight trnln. running from Oakdalo to Dayton. Tenn., on tho Cincinnati Southern railroad, carrying coal nnd coke, was wrecked north of Spring City this nfternnon by a cow. Hoth engines wero ditched nt tho sumo time, exploding their hollers. Engineer William's of tho llrst engine wns seriously Injured. Fireman Will Dugger wns scalded to death. Will Dormau, engineer, and Frank Elliott, fireman, of the second engine, wero hoth seriously Injured, Ilrnkeman Robert Sehortman had his face, head and arms seriously cut. COLORADO BROKERS WANTED Mouler nntl CtieeNiunii of Colorittlo SprliiK Will He ArreNtetl If ClIIIHllt. COLORADO SPRINGS, April 7. A. 13. Mouler nnd Georgo S. Ohecsmun, brokers of Colorado Springs, disappeared two weoks ago and warrants huvo been Issued for their arrest ou charges of defalcation. Tho firm, it Is alleged, held stocks and securities for varloiiH clients to tho ar.iount of $50,000, They did business under tho namo of tho Moulcr-Cheesman Investment company nnd wero supposed to bo In good financial con dition. Mouler is u bachelor and wns a prominent clubmnn hero. Mr. und Mrs Chcesman were social leaders. RESTRICT O'ALENE OUTPUT Siiieltfi-N of lilnlio lllNtrlet llnve .",0,- llllll Ton of lteervc eeeNltiit liiK' it Iteilnetloii. SPOKANE, Wash.. April 7. It wns a n- iimincen inuny tnni tno output ot icucl n ltolltlfpfl nt thn r(nl il'Atnmt ftlLti... n d of northern Idaho is to bo restricted to su s- nun t no inaruot. Tne smelters nave 50,' tons of reservo, twice ns largo a surplus necessary. Tho reduction will amount 25 per cent. (iovrrnm Hunt hue retllrtiml frnm n , ,000 ns to rip through the district where tho riots t wo jv-iia iigo muuo mnrii.ii inw nccfssa-y. fays the district i pacified and mnrtial declared off. Ho law KNOCKED DOWN IN HIS PULPIT lev. IIiisk of i;ImmhI, liiillunu, t - tnekeil In Hie MltUt of III DlNt'ourrte , ELWOOD. Ind., April 7. Last night 0 lug a convention of tho members of Holiness church, which Is being held this city. Rev. Hass. In the inMut nf I II In itio in his discourse, was atiackpil by a gang of young men, wieir ages ranging ironi jt to 20 years. Rev. Hat-s was knocked down and trampled upon in his pulpit. A general scrimmage took place, tho women und chlldron fainting und screaming. A riot call wns sent in and tho polico arrested three members of the gang. ST. JOSEPH PAPERERS RESUME CoiiipriimlNti Their Strike Deuiiiiiil, AKi-eehiK to lleturn to Work. .VI on tiny .VI n nil UK, ST. JOSEPH, Mo., April 7.-.fhe Journey men paperers and deenrt tors ej'npromlr."d on their strike and tomorrow niomlng, it i. announced, all tho men will retn.-n to work. Thero were several things the men struck for. but the most Important feature was In crease in wages. They demanded 35 cents an hour, hut this moinlng agreed to accept C21,: ceuts im hour. PLANS CIVIL GOVERNMENT Philippine Comm'siion Outlines Torm for Itmporarj Uie. GOVERNOR, CABINET AND COUNCIL Tnff Will I'rohntily A el n Kaee iitlve, Comiiillouer n III Atlvler nml Filipino lime finer III I.OKlKlntur. CAGAYAN, Mindanao, P. L, April 7. In response to Interrogatories from Ellhu Root, United States secretary of war. the Philippine commission has prepared recom mendations ns to tho form of civil govern ment to ho established for tho Philippines July 1 nnd to continue until congress shall havo organized n permanent government for the archipelago. This temporary civil government is ex pected to consist of n governor, n cabinet nnd a legislative council nnd It is believed that tho members of tho present commis sion will act n tho principal advisers of Governor General Taft, although there will probably bo a few Filipinos in tho council. The members of tho provincial legislature will probably all be appointed, Tho commission will reach Manila May 1, after cstabll;hliig provincial governments In nil tho larger Islands, excepting Samar and Mtnduro. As soon ns business can ho disposed of tho commission will proceed to the organization ot Luzon nnd will nlso deal with tho matter of city government for Manila. ConfercnecsMnst week with many Morros, Mtndanno tribesmen nud others con finned tho members of tho commission In their Intention not to substitute provincial for departmental government In Mindanao and tho Sulu group, except by the organiza tion of the province of Northern Mindanao. Judge Tnft says tho matter of abolishing slavery can nnd will be handled deliberately nnd tactfully, but that no legislation affect ing polygamy among the savages Is prob able. Caplstrano made a speech of welcomo to the (ommlssloners nnd participated in to- day'n discussion nt Misamls. After com pleting the work of organization thero the commission visited Dapltau. BLOW UP THE MERRIMAC CnptHln Irvln Iloln Clenrluir Snu- tlnmt linrhor h- KxploNlon of I, ."(Ml round of l)j nitnilte. SANTIAGO, Cuba, April 7. Fifteen bun dred pounds of dynamlto wcro used by the authorities of tho port yesterday in blowing up tho forward superstructure of tho sunken United States collier Mcrrlmac, which has long Impeded tho entrance to tho harbor. Tho explosion was plainly heard In tho city, flvo miles nway. Divers Immediately descended and found forty feet of clear water over the forward portion of the wreck. Port Captain Irvln will begin tomorrow to pinro mines aft which he expects to explode in a week, thus completely clearing the harbor's entrance. Yesterday's incident was highly spectacu lar. Residents on Smith key, adjacent t,o tho wreck, left tho Island, fearing thnt their houses would be -demolished.' The overlooking hills wero lined with pcoplo and largo numbers of pleasure) vessels en circled tho wreck nt a safe dlstnnce. When the electric button wns touched a pyramid of water rose forty feet and the surface was immediately covered with wreckage and tons of dead fish. Tho launches and yachts returned to the city laden with souvenirs of tho wreck. CUBAN RADICALS STAY AWAY VI like eeenr.v Another Meetlnir to CoiiMltler St-utlliiK Co in in I Nlo n to WiiNhliiKton. HAVANA, April 7. Tho radical members of the Cuban Constitutional convention did not nttend tbo special session cnllcd last evening to discuss tho question of sending a commission to Washington. Their nb senco made a quorum Impossible and another call was issued for a meeting to consider the same matter tomorrow after noon. CLAY IS WRITING SECRETS llellleoe .Hunter nf Wliiteltnll ut Work ou lleeurtl of l'rlvntc Life. LEXINGTON. Ky., April 7. General Casslus M. Clay is still holding the fort nlonn and no ono was admitted to White hall today except James Dolln, his body guard. Yesterday General Clay Intimated that ho would ilvo on a supply of meat and canned goods which ho had Btored awny, but ho changed his mind tills morning and or dered Dolln, who lives nbout 100 yards from tho mansion, to havo his wife prepare his meals. General Clay Is working on the second volume of his nutoblogrnphy, which will contain tho secrets of his private llfo nnd Is lo bo published only after his death. The first volume, n record of ills public life, has nlready appeared, but tho circulation is limited, as only Clay's Intlmato friends received copies. PALMER SETTLES FOR HALF Prenltlent of Ahle- llituk Will I'lty Creditor Vtity Cent tin Dollnr. NASHVILLE, 111., April 7. At a con ference with uttorneys, Edmund Palmer, president of thu defunct private banks nt Ashley and Dcsplnlnea, 111., .and Km inctUvllle, Ind., offored to settle with tha creditors of tho Ashley Institution at 50 cents on tho dollar and glvo his note for thn balance. Tho offer wns accepted nnd Palmer expects to make the settlement the latter part of this week. In tho meantlmo he will remain uudcr guard In this city. Thu preliminary trial of Walter Oftlll, cashier of tho Ashley hank, charged with embezzlement, has beon continued pending the settlement by Palmer. Tho money with which 1'almnr expects to pny his Ashley creditors has been advanced by Chicago friends. MILLINER BURNS TO A CRISP 311 It Inner of Ad n, .Mliiueaotii, l,oe Her Life In Prepu rlnu Unnter Tol'.et. ' ADA, Minn., April 7. Miss Magglo Rig gers, n milliner, whllo preparing her Eas'or toilet this morning, was burned to death. Miss Riggers lived In the rear portion of her millinery store. She bad heated a curling Iron over n small gasoline stove and In some manner her hair caught flro and In her endeavors lo extinguish It the flames communicated to tho Inflammable inillnery stock, nud the building nnd Its contents wero destroyed. Miss Riggers' Hcreams were heard by neighbors, but be fore she could bo rescued she was burned to a crisp. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Generally I'nlr Monday mid Tuesday, Colder Monthly In Western Portion, Variable Winds. Temperature nl Oninhn Yelertlnyi Hour. Deu. Hour. lieu. n. m '.VI t p. in I II n. m ill rt p. m .Ml 7 li. m ill! .'I p. in T, I S n, m ..... . ill) I p. m . .... . ." I n. n -HI ., p, in nil HI n. ni V- II p. m II it. in HI 7 p. m I lii m 17 S p. m ."I II p. m IS ST. LOUIS ELEVATOR BURNS IIiiIIiIIiik null Mill. 0(10 llttnhel of tirnln nml .Corn Cniiiiiueil I.IIN S(I,II.IIIMI. ST. LOUIS, April 7. Sparks from a switch engine today set llro tn the Ida elevator on the river front nt tho foot of lllddlo street, owned by thi? SI. Louis Ele vator nud Storago company, nnd within less than two hours thn building wns re duced lo ashes, entailing a loss of nearly $650,000. H. C. Hanrstlck. president of t ho com pany, said tbv building and tho contents, which consisted of nbout SOO.OOO bushels of wheat nnd corn, wero fully Insured. It was his opinion thnt tho loss of tho grain would not n fleet tho local market. Tho burned elevator wtis the second largest In St. Louis, und was used for storngo purposes by others than tho mem bers ot the St. Louis Storage company, but tho latter Just nt tills time happened to own almost all tho grain. Tho building contained corn und wheat of grades below No. 2. Only a small amount ot high class cereals was stored (here. Tho building wns Insured for $!0,000, and the storngo company's grain for $550,000. Other insurance on prlvnto storngo will uggrcgato $50,000. Nenrly every Insurance company represented In St. Louis enrried policies on tho grain. Thero will bo llttlo If liny grain salvage, the fire and water having made u clean sweep. KANSAS CITY CREW SCALDED Wreck on Suliiirtinii licit Line Terribly Injure Five, tine I't-r-Itnpn Fntiill'. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. April 7. lly the derailing of the engine nud n number of empty freight cars being brought into tho city this evening on tho Kansas City Su burban licit Una railroad, four members of tho crow were Injured, ono fatally. The Injured: William Prime, brnkemnn, broken skull, eyes scalded, will die. Hnrley S. Lcavltt, engineer, pinned under boxcar, severely cut about head and body. E. P. DcFcver, brnkeman, budly burned nbout bend and body, shoulder broken. Michael Powers, llrcman, head laid open, terribly scalded. The train was derailed at Flist and Lydla streets, n mile from tho confer of tho city in the east bottoms, while running nl tho rato of twenty-live miles an hour. Tho engine was demolished und ten cars wcro reduced to klndllngwood. Tho Injured wero released promptly and reinoicd to tho city hospital. All save Prlino will recover. MONTANA MOB WANTS WARNE Metllenl Kxnmliinttou . Sreuin to Con firm SiiNplelon thnt lie" Murdered liviilliie'lllevrltt. BUTTE, .Mont., April 7. Medical exami nation of tho body of 9-yeur old Evallne Ulewltt, whose body wns nearly consumed by tho fire In the cabin of John Wnrno, tho aged watchman at tho Walkcrvlllo re ceiver, was mado today. It demonstrated beyond doubt that tho child had been mur dered. Tho back of the head was crushed In as by a blow from a hammer, and tho neck broken Wnrno Is In Anaconda, having been taken there by private conveyance enrly last night when woril reached tho Jail that a mob was forming nt Walkcrvlllo to lynch Htm. It Is likely ho will not bo brought back until ready for trial, nnd p05slbly nn effort will bo made to remove tho caso to another county. SAYS SMALLPOX DEMANDS IT City IMiyHle Inn of SI. ,loepli Wiuiln Atlvncnlen of .Modern Meth od Suppreeil. ST. JOSEPH. April 7.-City Physician Charles Tygart tonight mado tho state ment that unless tho advocates of modern efforts at healing outside the regular prac tice, who nro applying their methods In this city nnd vicinity, aro prevented from hnudllng smallpox enscs it will he Impos sible to stamp out the dlseaso here. The city physician ma-io tho discover that thero uro thirty cases In South Pnrk which havo never beon reported to tho health department. Tho dlHense Is rapidly spreading. Ho placed the wholo section ot tho city under quarantine. Thero Is not a county In tho northern pari of the stale whero tho disease Is not Increasing. ROBBERS HAVE FIERCE FIGHT Tno Men Wouuileil mill J?.'!, Odd lln in line Dune n SeeurliiK ?r0 lit Cnli. FRANKFORT. Ind., April 7.-Iluiglnrn nt Mlchlgantown, enst of here, early thlhs morning wrecked tho enfo In a brick build ing occupied by C. A. Marshall, a merchant, und after a desperate running battle with citizens, in which Marshall was slightly wounded nnd one of tho robbers probably fatally Bhot, rscaped with a Binnll amount of booty. Tho rafo contained soveral hun dred dollars in ru3b,mid many valuable papers nnd all was practically destroyed by tlio forcu of the explosion. It Is not thought tho robbers succeeded In getting more than $50 in cash. Tho property damage to the tafe. building und goods probably will l each $3,000. DESPERADO IS SHOT DEAD .Vlel'eiik, AIIiin Mi'dirtliiiej , Kllletl In .Voi'th Ilnkolii TryliiK lo Kni'iipe, DICKINSON, N. D.. April 7.-Shcrlff John Goodall todny learned that a man named Mcl'rak, alias Jim McCnrthncy, a des perado, wanted both in thin state nnd Mon tana for ii long time, was near here. Ho secured n posse, wrnt after Mcl'enk and arrested him on a charge of horso steal ing. Later Me Peak attempted to escape and wus shot doad. CZAR NICHOLAS IS A DONOR Cuiitrlhute pi, IIOO n I'uiiil for llullil Iiik Syi'lnii tlree:; Chureli In llrnukl) n. NEW YORK, April 7. At tho hcrvlccs today of tbo Syrian Greek ('rthodox church, this city. It was announced that Czar Nich olas II of Russia has given 2,000 roubles, or nbout $1,000, toward tho building fund or the church, which is soon to bo erected in liiouMyu, ESCAPE FROM POLICE Prentics Tilltr and Qeorgi II, Grant Outwit Orathi. 0;bccr. TILLER IS RECAPTURED AFTER A CHASE Hit Pal Dlsapptara OompltUly Whet th Hunt is Uttttit. PICK A POCKET FOR KEY OF HANDCUFFS Mnhal Moor Studs Sergttnt Cempitj to Find Lost Article. IN HIS ABSENCE THEY BREAK FOR LIBERTY Dlxi nril Their I'nloeUetl Wristlet nntl I'lre line nt n Time Chief Don ii line Sorry III Wnrulttu Prove t'mo iiIIIiik. Prentice Tiller and G. II. Grant, the no torious mailbox thieves wanted ut Clu clntiutl by tho federal uuthortles, made a sensational escape from United Slates Dep uty Marshal J. O. Moore nud Police ber genia Michael Dempsey. In whoso custody they left Oitiuha Saturday afternoon, ut Him union depot in Chicago Sunday morning. Tiller as soon reenptured, hut nt lust report Grant wns still ut liberty, though tho Chicago polico had searched for htm all day and night. Tim train currying tho prisoners nnd ofll cers over tho Chicago, llurllugtou & Qulney road arrived at tho Chicago union depot at 7:30 o'clock Sunday morning. Tho ea cupo was mad? In the sight of 200 per sona, when tho prisoners were nbout lo be transferred to u train for Clnclunntl. During tho Journey Grant ami Tiller had been chained to u sent of tho stateroom they occupied. As the train iienrcd Chi cago Deputy Marshal Moore gave orders that tho log irons bo removed, so that tho men might bo taken to breakfast. Tbey wero secured with handcuffs, which could easily bo unlocked when they snt down to Hiclr morning meal. Sergeant Dempsey left tho train for a short time to mnko arrangements for tho party's breakfast, leaving Deputy Marshal Mooro nlone with tho prisoners. When ho returned prepara tions wero made to go tp the dining room. .Moore .lle the Key. Just ns the four, prisoners nnd ofllccrs, were leaving the train Moore discovered that ho had lost the hey to tho handcuffs. Remaining with tho prisoners himself tin sent Dempsey back to tho train to look for the key. Dcmpsey's search was un availing, for tho reason that tho prisoner.! had managed to remove the key from Moore's pocket, Wi'.tlo still In tbo train they unlocked their handcuffs, but allowed them to remain around their wrists. This cleverness on their part was tho reason for tho escape. As soon as Dempsey had rc-cntercd I ho train aud was well out on tbo wuy Tiller s 'sprang upon tho deputy marshal and cked. him, down, then throwing his handcuffs away ho ran through the depot and up tlio stairs to the Adams street bridge. Moore started uftcr Tiller, Hhout Ing ut the snmo time to the railroad em ployes to gunrd Grant. Ueforo ho could overtake tlio runawny prisoner Patrolman John Gibbons, the depot policeman, had caught him Just as ho was nbout to turn 'from Adams street Into Market iftrcct. Gibbons brought the prisoner back t6 tho depot and, meeting Mooro nnd Dempsey on tho way, rcltirned to find Grant, whom Mooro believed to be under gunrd nt tho depot. tiriint WntelifH III Cltnnee. . Grant had made no attempt to cscapo when Tiller did and Mooro was led to liellevo that he was still handcuffed, hut ho found thnt thn man wdio had seemingly made no effort to get away was no longer a prisoner. None of tho railroad employes who were nt tho depot when tho encounter between Tiller and Mooro took place had cared to undirtnko the Job ot guarding tho mini. According to the stories Hint weio told afterward by the bystanders, ho had remained for a few minutes when Mooro had left him and then, scolng his oppor tunity, had quietly walked toward tho renr of tho train, from which ho alighted. Dodging arcuud tho last car, ho disap peared from sight among tho numerous trains then standing on tho tracks. A detail ot detectives was soun at thn scene and a thorough ecarch wnu mado of the vicinity. A message containing Grant's dcncilptlon was sent to all tho polico stntlons In Chicago nnd orders wcro given to muku a special effort to capture him. Chief lliiniiliiie (.'el the etvx, Tho only direct Information concerning the affair received by Chief Douahuo was contained In a lufisago from Sergeant Dempsey. II said: "Lost Grant In depot. Tlllnry nafo. Pollen ami Plnkertons assisting us In' locating him. Hope to got him soon," Tlio chief was much concerned when in formed of the escape. Ho expressed deep regrot that Mich a thing should happen and hoped that Grunt would soon bo lu custody again. "Thero is Just ono thing for me to bo pleased nbout," ho t,uhl, "nnd that Is be cause Sergeant Dempsey appears blameless, according to the press dispatches. Ho la a careful, cool-headed man, of much ex porleiico in handling criminals, and I wan positive when I first heard of tho mnttcr that lie was not ut fault. Inl riieletl Ollloer .Minutely. "Heforo the olllcers left hero with Grant nnd Tiller," continued tho chief. "I In structed them carefully. Knowing tho ijuii nlng, desperate character of both prisoners, they wero not to allow them lo become separated, even for ii moment. Wlillo ono ollleor slept tho other was tn stand guard nnd never tako his eyes off tho pilsoncr.i. Tiller Is especially smooth and I cautioned them particularly about him. I prestunn he was tho ono that secured tho key to tha handcuffs, hut how ho managed to do It 1, nt courso, cannot say. It seems remark ublo that ho should be able to tako that key from tho marshal's pocket and unlock tho handcuffs, especially so In 'tho short tlmo ho had following tho chanRn from Irs; Irons to handcuffs and before leaving tho train to go to hreukfust. "Tiller Is a desperate criminal and has escaped tlmo after I lino from custody. Ono noted escape was from the celebrated Tombs prison In Now York City. Ills last escape, prior to hla arrest In Omaha, was from a United States deputy marshal In Kansas City, two or thrco years ngo. Tiller was seated near tho deputy nud wns ap parently half nsleep. Tho ofllcor looked uway for an Instant nnd when ho looked ngaln tho chair was vnennt. It was aH If ho had vanished In I bin air. Ho was not urreMcd ngaln until he reached Omaha March 27, when he wnu taken by Sergeant Dempipv " G, 11. Cliutit, alua C. Martin, wus ur-