Nebraska Newspapers

    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-