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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUE 10, 1S71.
OMAHA, THURSDAY" MOEXLNG, APIUL IS, 1901 TEX PAGES.
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HIGH MARK IN GOLD
United Elates Preterit Holdings Izctid Half
Billion Dillars.
NO OTHER TREASURY IS NOW SO FULL
Impend Bank of Buttia the Only On Erer
7. lJ rrJ-1 T 1 J&'..:.
jaaauig uijcir .uvuviusng, j
GREAT CONTRAST WITH PREVIOUS TIMES
Amount ii Almoit Twice u Oriat at
this Month, 1899.
in
GAGE SPENDS SOME TO TAKE UP BONDS
VrrRiarr Srerrlnry Three Hun
lred and Fifty Thousand Dnlturt'
Worth of Short-Term
Four Per Cents.
NEW VOKK, April IT The Evening
Poet today fays: The nummary of the
United States treasury report of yesterday
afternoon shows that the government's ag
gregate gold holdings for the first time In
Its history have passed the hnlf-blllion-uollnr
mark. Tho exact total was $."i00,
tT8,60C. of which $252,078,95!i was held
against certificates In the hands of the out
side public and $100,000,000 ns a reserve
against outstanding United States notes,
the balance being free assets.
This Is the largest amount of gold now
held by any single financial Institution in (
the world nnd It Is tho largest ever held
by any Institution, with one exception, the
Imperial Dank of Russia, which In Febru
ary, 1898, raised Its total holdings to $590,
800,000. At present, however, the Russian
tank holds only J371.DOO.O0O.
In France nnd Kimlmid.
The Dank of France now holds $172,271,
000, Its high record being $4711,244,000 on
the 4th of this month. Most of this gold Is
held against outstanding notes. Tho Dank
of England holds $109,100,000 gold nnd tlio
high record of its history was $245,500,000,
In February, 1896. Present gold holdlugs
of the Imperial Bank of Germany are $130,
000,000 and Its total of gold and silver com
bined never ran above $222,500,000.
The United 8tutcs treasury gross gold
holdings have Increased $70,439,000 within
tho lust twelve months, lu this month of
1899 they barely exceeded $278,000,000 aB
against the $f00,000,ooo' now held. On Feb
ruary 30. 1B!C, they reached the low level
ct $94,23:1,542.
WASHINGTON. April 17. The Treasury
department lato loduy purchased $330,000 of
hort-terni 4 per cent bonds ut the rate of
113.55.
SAINTS FOLLOW REVELATION
'resident .Joseph Mm I Hi' Inspired
Pimm Adopted Literally nt tin
Independence Conference.
KANSAS CITY. April 17 The revelation
of TrwMent. Jmepll Smith to hh icople
n read to the conference of tho Itcor
eanlzcd Church of Latter Day Saints at
Independence Mo., today. The revelation
came to tho 'prophet after the saints hnd in
dulged In a season of fasting and prayer
last Sunday. It has been in tho liands of
tho various quorums since Monday nnd
vhs approved by them. Today It was ac
cepted by the conference without a protest
and It thus became u part of tho religion
of 4.",ono people, all of whom believe It Is
of divine origin.
Tho revelation directs that Peter An
derson be chosen to fill the vacancy In
tho Quorum of Twcltc; that the rules of
representation remain as they are till the
growth of the church renders a change
necessary; that two new stakes be estab
lished, ono at Independence, Mo., and one
at Lament, la.; that tho church provide
tracts In Scandinavian, Gorman, Chinese,
Japanese, Portuguese and other languages
ns the missions require; and that Gomer
T. Griffiths be sent to England In the In
terest of foreign missionary work. Also
that the missionary work of the church be
presented In Australia nnd the Islands
of the sea.
Much attention Ik given to the duties of
evangelical ministers, their relations to the
church and the rules governing them: other
questions of importance to tho church arc
given consideration.
After the revelation was accepted tho
conference transacted routine business.
BUYING SANTA FE STOCK
Penns) Ivattla Itoad'H lleprrsciitittit cs
llcllevcd In Have Secured Tmi
Hundred Tliiininnil Minn's.
NEW YORK, April 17. The Mnll & Ex
press says: There Is excellent authority
(or the statements 'that prominent men rep
resenting tho Pennsylvania railroad have
recently bought largo blocks of Atchison,
Topekn & Santa Fe stock and that before
long the former will be Invited to name
ccvrral directors of tho latter company.
These purchases are believed to aggregate
more than 200,000 shares, largely of pre
ferred, "There are several reacons why the
Pennsylvania should make a move. For a
long time It has had close traffic relations
with the Chicago, Durllngton & Qutncy. but
now that that company Ib about to pass
Into tho control of the Great Northern
Pacific and Great Northern companies, tho
Pennsylvania cannot be so sure about the
conservation of its Interests on transcon
tinental traffic.
"It has been the policy of the Pennsyl
vania not to extend beyond Chicago and
St. Louis. From what can be learned there
will be no physical connection between
that company and the Atchison by leabe
or otherwise."
APOSTLE CANNON'S FUNERAL
klmplr nud Iniprenali - ('crrinoiiles
Prrfornird In Mormon Tn brmncle
at Salt Ukr City.
SALT LAKE, Utah. April 17. Simple but
most solomn were the services over the re
mains of Apostle George Q. Cannon of tho
Mormon church, who died In California last
week. The ceremonies, which took place tn
the tabernacle, commenced at noon and con
tinued until 2 p. m., all the high dlgna
rles of the church participating, The Im
mense seating capacity of the tabernacle
was taxed to its utmost and hundreds of
people wero unable to gain entrance to the
building. The decorations of the interior
of the building and the music during the
services were elaborate and appropriate and
the floral offerings were profuse. President
Lorenzo Snow, the supreme head of the
church, was the principal speaker. After
the services at the tabernacle the body was
taken to the city cemetery, where burial
took place.
THINK CUBA WILL ACCEPT
Senators rriiclor oni! Cockrell Say
Plntt Amendment Will lie
l'lnnll) Alirccd To.
WSHINOTON, April IT Senators Proc
torljSVrmont nud Cockrell of MIbsouH
had uS?J!fjtf'ant conference with the presi
dent thls''TSr?B In regard to the situa
tion In Cuba!'&Vsenators hate made
trips to the lslanRjtt the adjournment
of congress. SonatorKtabjU. as a repre
sentative of the polltlcaltSSSltlon In the
senate, Is held In high estcenrby the presi
dent, who was greatly Interested today lu
,'cnlng to his views.
"j- ' Jors I'roctor and Cockrell agreed sub-
stab' ,j? JKA to the conditions obtaining
on the "JH&ni they agree as to tho
outcome of iffpendlng negotiations with
the Cubans. Their views as to condition
already have been given to the public. Sen
ator Cockrell told the president that In
hl opinion the Cubans would accept tho
terir.B of the Matt amendment In the end.
After the commission appointed to vls't
Washington understands tho situation he
thinks there will he no other alternative
open to them, in this view Senator Proc
tor concurs.
"The Cubans," said Senator Cockrell, "ap
parently do not fully grasp their status.
They arc not now a government. They
have no power to treat diplomatically with
the United States. The present constitu
tional convention was called Into being
through our agency. It only hns power o
submit to the United States for approval
a plan of constitution for a representative
government, if we reject It outright, tho
ixlstlne status continues. Tbey can do
nothing. Hut if the modifications and con
ditions which we propose ure ncceptcd, then
they can proceed to organize n representa
tive government. Until such a government
Is organized the troops of the United States,
In my opinion, cannot bo withdrawn. I am
firmly convinced that the convention, after
It hears the report of the commission which
It has sent here, will accept the Piatt
amendment."
ISLAND HARD TO PACIFY
Two Hundred Insurgents Still Atold
Capture hy Troops
In (Vim.
CEBIT. Island of Cebu, P. 1., April 17. A
thousand troops In the island of Cebu arc
unable to accomplish the surrender or cap
ture of the 200 Insurgent riflemen still out.
Colonel McClcrnand says the terms the in
surgents offer arc Impossible.
Of the fifty towns u dozon of the larger
have been organized under military order.
Tho others nro believed to havo Insurgent
governments.
Judge Taft In n speech tn the convention
today deplored the fact that Cebu was the
least pacified province and called on the
delegates to dccloo whether 200 men would
be permitted to restrain peace and pros
perity or whether the majority would or
ganize and notify tho mountain sulkers to
cease causing trouble. If the people were
not ready to do this the commission would
not supersede the military by civil control.
The exhortation was not demonstratively
received. The leading Ylsayans from the
twenty-four towns represented urged tho
organization of n provincial government and
the wlndiip of the rebellion nnd commended
Celonrl McClcrnand as commaTdlng-wisely
and without bloodshed.
The islnnd probably will bo organized as
one province. The population numbers
650.000.
WOMEN BLOWN INTO RIVER
Duller K&plnslon on ltltcr Steamer
Causes I'oiir Death Xcur
Vnncoutcr, II. C.
VANCOUVER. B. C. April 17. By the ex
plosion of the boiler on the river steamer
Itamona this afternoon four persons were
killed outright and six others seriously In
Jured.
The dead:
MRS. H. MORRISON, Port Lnngley, B. C,
MRS. BAILEY Mount Lehman, B. C.
JOHN MACK, deckhand.
HENRY PHIPPS, deckhand.
Iht Injured:
Richard Power, purser, probably fatally
burned.
James Maynard, mate, probably burned
fatally.
Georgo Know II, tireman, badly burned.
Three Indians, seriously burned.
The boiler exploded In midstream while
the steamer was enrouto from New West
minster to Fort Lnngley, the latter being u
farming settlement about twenty-five miles
from this city By the force of tho cxplo
ston jurs. Morrison ana .Mrs. uawe, v. no
wcro returning home after a day's shopping
In New Westminster, werp blown Into tho
river and were drowned before aid reached
them.
RIPLEY'S DEFENSE CLOSES
Prosecution In .(iodicl Murder Cane
Will .Non lluvc lta
InnliiK.
FRANKFORT. Ky.. April 17. The de
fense had only two morn witnesses to ex-
amlno tn the case of Captain Garnet Rip
ley, charged with complicity In the Goebel
assassination, when court convened today.
The prosecution will rail ex-Assistant Sec
rotary of State J, B. Matthews and wife In
rebuttal.
Ex-Adjutant General Castleman testified
that it was customary to furnish military
companies with cartridges us well as guns.
The prosecution had laid stress on tho
point that Ripley's company had been fur
nlshcd ammunition when It was equipped.
John Reading, a member of the state guard,
also testified that cartridges are Issued to
all military companies. The defense closed
here,
HIGH C0REAN CONVICTED
MluUlcr of Jimtloe sentenced
Dentil lor CoimplrliiK Acalnst
the lliupreka.
to
ST. PETERSBURG. April 17. News has
been received here from Seoul, Corea, to the
effect that the Coreau minister of Jusllc
VI Kon jio, was arrcsiea April i tor con
splracy against tho empress of Corca. Ho
named various high officios at accomplices
tn the plot. 1 1 Kon Ho was condemned
to death April 5 und the assistant minister
of the Corean court was sentenced to fifteen
years' hard labor. The other implicated
ottlcinls were acquitted.
MEXICO SIGNS CONVENTION
Clilnn, I.itsrniliourK nud Turkey Xmv
the Duly Couutrles it In
Penee AirrM-irnt.
THE HAGUE. April 17. Mexico today
signed the convention of the peace confer
ence. China. Luxembourg and Turkey are
now the only countries which have not
signed the peace convention.
ROADS SOT TO CONSOLIDATE
Northers Facifio Official Dniei Enmored
Biqnel to Burlington Deal
TALK OF "CENTRAL AGENCY" IS ABSURD
All Three Properties to Me Operated
on mi Independent Ilnsls St.
Piinl's Air Castle- of
Hope (.'rambles.
NEW YOItK, April IT. The Commercial
Advertiser says: At a meeting of the North
ern I'nclflc directors In this city today the
details of the Burlington deal were dis
cussed. A member of the board said Imme
diately after the board adjourned that mat
ters were not yet In shape for an official
announcement.
It Is believed that the Chicago, Burlington
fc Qutncy railroad will hereafter be con
trolled Jointly by the Northern Pacific and
tho Great Northern railroads. James J.
UIU and his nssoclatts are said to have
about 500,000 shares of tho Durllngton
stock, which they have bought within the
last two months It Is the purpose of this
syndlcnte to take all the shares at a uni
form price, and payment will be made In
the new 3& per cent bonds. It Is not likely
that there will be any further stock pur
chases for cash.
Tht report from St. 1'aul that the North
ern Pacific, Great Northern and Durllngton
roads are to be united In one general com
pany Is not credited here. The laws of the
different states through which the Northern
Pacific mid the Great Northern run forbid
any consolidation of parallel and compet
ing lines. There Is no law, however, for
bidding two or more railroad companies
trom jointly owning another line
In discussing today the Durllngton pur
chase, the circumstances under which tho
road has been acquired, nnd tho ad
vantages which It was expected thu pur
chasing companies! would gain, ono of the
highest authorities In Northern Pucltlc af
fairs said to the Evening Post:
Scheme I. one Talked Of.
"Instead of the acquisition of tho Dur
llngton being u matter which has
originated within a few months the con
trary is tho case, though it Is true that no
Idea was entertained until of late that it
would be possible to secure control of the
road. There wero Innumerable difficulties.
The purchase of the Burlington was dis
cussed tentatively by somo of tho North
ern Pacific directors perhaps a year ago
and we then had figures In the rough from
our chief officers showing the valuo of the
property to us.
"But our credit was then relatively low,
the common slock was selling low In tho
fifties, nnd tlu purchase of the Durllngton
then, even If It could have been acquired,
wus Impossible from our own standpoint.
'In fact we could not have ucquired it
acting alone, nor could the Great Northern
noting alone. In these recent negotiations
the Durllngton people have Insisted on
the two roads acting Jointly to safeguard
themselves as far ns possible in the mat
ter of security. It was Mr. Hill's Interest
In tho two properties which has made It
possible for the Durllngton to pass to our
control. He has been the Intermediary of
the negotiations, and thn active enthusias
tic advocate of the purchase, but the sug
gestion for Durllngton s acquisition goes
back somo time to Northern Pacific Bources
It is in fact the Northern Pacific which
will be most largely and in fact almost
altogether benefited by the Burlington be
ing worked In harmony with the Northern
Pacific lines.
Will lie . CoiiKolldntlon.
"All three roads will continue to be
operated ns Independent properties. There
will bo no consolidation. The talk of
central agency at St. Paul for the thrco
roads Is absurd; President Hill must have
been misunderstood on that point. We arc
agreeing to pay S per cent on the Burling
ton stock and the profit on such a guar
anty will In part havo to be worked out
by economies. Wo hope to get the cost
of the Durllngton to us down to about
per cent, and nt that ilguro the price wo
agree to pay, you see, looks less extrav
agant. A Baving of perhaps $1,500,000 can
be made through refunding and suspending
the sinking fuuds, and as I understand the
figures, $2,500,000 can be saved in time by
the Joint control or the Durllngton through
economies lu operation and transportation
services.
'Durllngton lines supplement those of
our western lines; I think our traffic ofli
cers say that fully 18,000 carloads of lum
ber was Interchanged with Durllngton last
yenr over that line, which reaches ours at
Billings. That means close upon $2,000,-
000 annually which wo gave to tho Bur
lington on that one class of business. That
is Just the beginning. Altogether, the
possibilities of this deal are most attrac
tive and offor many new outlets to tho
Northern Pacific. The advantages to our
road are more obvtcus than to the Great
Northern."
DIRECTORS REMAIN SILENT
llurllniiion Ofllelnla at Unnton Meeting
Snj- Ao Announcement In
I'ort hronilnn.
BOSTON, April 17. The directors of the
Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy railroad held
their meeting here today and at the close
It was stated that there was no announce
ment concerning any change In the control
of the road to be made.
The dlrectois wero in session more than
an hour ana a nan. wnat ousinesB was
taken 'JO wus not made public. The state
ment made at the close of tho meeting, and
net forth above, was mado officially. Fur
ther questioning about tho matter brought
out the declaration that no proposition was
before the directors concerning any change
lu control of the property.
('henry to Sneered Wnlkrr.
TOPEKA, Kan., April 17. H. U. Mudge
general manager of the Santa Fe, said to
night that it was proboable that D. P.
Cheney of Boston would be selected to sue
ceed Aldace F Walker, as chairman of
the board of directors. Mr. Cheney Is one
of the heaviest, It not the heaviest stock
holder, in the company.
Tn) lor Klreted Vice President.
PHILADELPHIA. April 17. At a meet
Ing of the directors of the Reading com
pany thU afternoon, W. R. Taylor, tb
former secretary of tho company, was
elected vice president and Adam H. Moore
was made secretary.
Central and West Shore Ite-llleet
ALBANY, N. Y.. April 17. The old board
of directors of the New York Central
Hudson River railroad and the WeBt Shore
railroad companies were re-elected at the
annual meetings of the two corporations
held here today.
Xortlmeatern lllreeturs Just Meet
NEW YORK, April 17. A special meet
Ing of the board of directors of the Chicago
& Northwestern Railroad company, was
held here today. It was said that only rou
tine business was transacted at the uioetto
MUST SEE WHAT AGENT GETS
Coif
anient lleuulrcs Hint Spanish-
A
in
erlrnn War Claimants Shotr
Any l.ntver-s oiizrnci.
WASHINGTON, April 17. The Spanish-
American claims commission today made
public a number of additional rules for the
guidance of persons presenting claims of
nlted States citizens In connection with
he Insurrection In Cuba. These additional
ulcs relate to pleadings, evidence and the
arlous books which are to be kept, such
as order looks, general docket, notice book
nd motion calendar. The rule which will
attract the most attenllon is tbnt which Is
In these words; "The contract of rnch
altnnnt with any agent and any attorney
for carrying on or aiding In the prosecution
of the claim must be shown."
These rules for the presentation of claims
and taking of evidence having been adopted,
the business of the members of the commls-
Ion between now nnd September, It Is ex
pected, will be that of dealing only with
Interlocutory motions which are not of great
Importance. Various questions have been
put In the form of tentative propositions
pon which the observations of counsel
for claimants will bo gladly received. They
are as follows:
1. That no depositions of witnesses can
be taken outside the. Untied States.
That It must appear that the claimant
became naturalized In good faith and main
tained and exercised his citizenship In the
United States.
3. That Spain was not liable for damages
done by the Cuban Insurgents.
CHANGES
IN ITINERARY
President' Western Trip Altered In
It Schedule Workmen to
Promt-lit 'IVxtliiKiiilnl.
WASHINGTON. April 17. Slight modlfl
rations of the Itinerary of the president's
estcrn trip have been . made. Sunday,
une 2, was to havo been spent at Salt
Lako City, but it is now understood that
that dato will bo spent In Colorado, possibly
at Glen wood Springs,
Tho president and Mrs. McKlnley havo
ccepted thu invitation of Mr. nnd Mrs.
Henry T. Scott of Ran Francisco to occupy
he latter's home during their stay lu the
Golden Gate city
One of tho features of the launching of
tho battleship Ohio will bo the presenta
tion of a testimonial to the president by
tho workmen of the Union Iron works,
where the Ohio is building. A short time
ago there was some slight conflict between
the workmen and the company, and for u
brief time It appeared to bo possible that
strike which would interfere with tho
launching of the ship might occur, but the
trouble was adjusted satisfactorily and the
workmen have entered so enthusiastically
Into tho spirit of the great celebration
which Is to attend the launching that thty
have arranged to present the president a
testimonial upon their own behalf.
FORT RUSSELL'S SLIM CHANCE
Wynmlutr Army Station ot I.lkely to
lie I'sed to llecrult
Huttullnn.
WASHINGTON, April 17. (Special Tele
gram.) Senator Warren called nt the War
department today for tho purpose of se
tJirlng IT possible, nn -orlii- to rrrmlt ono
of the battalions of the new regiment at
Fort 1). A. Russell, Wyo. General Miles
stated that It had been the Intention of tho
War department to recruit new regiments
destined for the foreign service in the west,
but as new conditions obtained he thought
Fort Russell would not be selected as a
recruiting station. He said, however, that
whatever was necessary in the way of
troops, Fort Russell would bo considered
with the view of filling tbo complement
of troops desired.
Now that Aguinaldo haa been captured
tho bottom seemlugly has fallen out of
the Philippine service and It is stated au
thoritatively tonight that tho army will not
be recruited up to tho maximum provided
in the army bill passed at tho lust session
of cougrcss and that the maximum will be
in the neighborhood of CS.000 men. Instead
of 100,000, although staff and line officers
will be appointed to the limit.
WEGTERN UNION'S PROFITS
TypoKmphieiil I ulon Cliiilriunii Says
TeleKraph l.lne Piijs Three
Hundred l'er Cent.
WASHINGTON, April 17. Tho Industrial
commission took up the question of gov
ernment control of telegraph lines today,
A. L. Randall, chairman of u committee
of tho International Typographical union
to promote such ownership, and F. C.
Roberts, a compositor, being tho witnesses,
Randall declared that tho Western Unlou
Btocl; is extensively watered and said the
company had received returns amounting
In the aggregate to $100,000,000 In twenty
five years. Stockholders of 1S58, he de
clared, hud realized an nvorago of 300 per
cent per annum on their Investment. He
charged that a close coalition existed be
tween tbo Western Union nnd the Asso
ciated Press, declaring that it operates to
prevent the founding of new newspapers.
Mr. Roberts' testimony was along tho
same line.
WORRIED ABOUT RED HAT
Pnpel IleleKutlaii I'enrful that lloly
Ueeorutlou for Arehhlshop Mar
tlnelll Muy Arrive Late.
WASHINGTON, April 17. The officials of
the papal delegation here have been rather
apprehensive lest the cnrdlnal's red hat to
be conferred on Archbishop Martlnelli would
not arrive in time for the ceremony prior
to the departure of Curdlnal Gibbons for
Rome. It seems that the papal delegate
who Is bringing thn hat to this country de
cided, probably through motives of econ
omy, to take one of the slow steamers,
which would have been eighteen days on
the Atlantic. At this rate the ceremony
could not have taken place at tho appointed
time. In order to expedite uffatrs u cable
gram was sent urging him to tako one o
the fastest steamers, and this la likely to
bring him here in time for carrying out the
program already determined upon.
TWO CHAMBERLAIN OFFICES
President Appoints Lemuel I.nuelilln
und Charles I.. Ilroekriny to Serve
In South Dukotu.
WASHINGTON, April 17. The president
today made the following appointments
Interior Lemuel B, Laughltn, to be re
celver of public moneyB at Chamberlain
S. D., and Charles L. Brockway, to be reg'
lster of the land office at Chambcrlatu
S. D.
Will Uulld the Mllniiukee.
WASHINGTON, April 17 The Union Iron
works of San Francisco, through President
Scott, today signed a contract with th
Navy department for the construction of
the protected cruiser Milwaukee. The boat
Is to have twenty-two knots' speed, to be
flnl.ih.ed lu three years and to cost $:,S25,000,
AKRETT MEETS STRIKERS
Steal Ocmptnj'i Labor Ajt Telli Thim
Thij violated Arcreemmt.
PROPOSES TO PROVE HIS CHARGE TODAY
rlelnal Uoeument Will Arrlir for
Uxutuliittt Inn ii nd Hnrly Settlement
lleeomea n l'oanllilllt vrr
Men Itrported Unroute.
PITTSBURG, April 17. The threatened
strike of all the men of the Amalgamated
association employed In the organized mills
of the American Sheet Steel company and
subsequently of all the organized men of
the association in the mills of the United
States Steel corporation trembles In tho
balance tonight. On the one hand, Presi
dent T. J. Shaffer Is backed up In his do-
ermlnatlon to call a general strike by a
majority of the members of his advisory
board und the district vice president and
trustees, who welc in session nil day today.
On the other baud, there is a new move
toward conciliation and arbitration, which
may end the entire controversy in Pitts
burg tomorrow, or may be carried to New
York to be adjusted by hither powers.
President T. J. Shaffer said tonight that
the outlook for settlement Is better than
at any time since tho McKecsport trouble
started. He refused to explain this state
ment. Colonel O. Watson French, viro president
of the Republic Iron and Steel company.
lslted Amalgamated headquarters toduy
In relation to matters pertnlnlug to some of
his own mills. Ho became Interested In
the Issue ugnlnst the Sheet Steel company
and voluuteered to do all in his power to
avert u struggle. He talked to the nd-
isory board for nn hour, advising cou-
Illation und arbitration.
Later, It Is understood Mr. Shaffer heard
from Colonel French nt his homo In re
lation to somo action he hud taken. When
the Amalgamated president wus asked to
ell. the nature of Colonel French's mes
sage he declared he hnd nothing to sny,
nor would he deny that ho had received
such u message.
President .Not Yet Kuipoti ered.
The session of the Amalgamated execu
tives today took no action on tho presl
ent's proposed resolution giving lilm
power to call out the men of the Sheet Steel
company und subsequently, ns he sees fit,
nil tho men of tho new Morgan compnny
This is accounted for in the absence of
Vice Presidents John F, Ward of Nilcs
O.. and John Chappell of Newcastle, Pa.
Tho meeting adjourned until tomorrow
morning, when these officials will be pres
ent.
Much of tho session today was taken up
In a conference with John Jarrctt, head of
the labor bureau of tho Sheet Steel com
pany. Mr. Jarrett contended that the men
had violated their agreement of n year
ago. In which they agreed to remain nt
work under the conditions then existing
Ihe violation being In their Joining Issue
with the association. The Amalgamated
mon were firm in asserting thut their Join
Ing of the nssoclatlon was not a violation
of the agreement. The original ngreemeut
will nrcbably arrive tomorrow from New
York rind 11l tie further discussed by the
board nnd Mr. Jnrrett.
Tho nature of this ngreem.nt consumed
tn argument much of the time of tho pes
Blons nnd on It hinges largely a remote
possibility of settlement without further
concession by tho Sheet company or a test-
lug of strength of the new Industrial com
bine of capital and PreMdent Shaffer's as
sociation of the combined skilled men.
John Jarrett asserted In the meeting nnd
out of It that the compuny had mado ab
solutely no effort to displace tbo men on
strike nt McKeesport. While tho company
Is anxious to run tho mill, It is now seri
ously working on the line of conciliation,
ho said.
Shaffer Will Tlx the Pale.
It was explained in the meeting thut as
soon as the resolution was passed giving
Mr. Sbufler all power in the matter bo
would address the heads of all the constitu
ent concerns of the United States Steel
corporation u letter advising them of the
authority vested in him and fixing a date
when nil these men will be called to strike
in the event that tho Sheot Steel company
has not been forced to settle. Such n com
munication, In the event of the resolution
passing. Is also to go to cx-Judgo E. H.
Gary, chairman, and Chnrlcs M. Schwnb,
president of tbo United States Steel corpor
ation.
A canvass of nil parties to the dispute
Indicates that the declaration of n strike
will not tnkc place for .several days. The
effort at conciliation to bo mado tomorrow
will be followed by others that will take
time.
At McKecsport tonight, while the strikers
are olert and ready to meet any new move
that may bo made by the company, noth
ing resembling dUordcr has occurred, The
crucial test of tbo men's determination to
continue allegiance to tho amalgamation
will come lu the morning ut 7 o'clock, nt
which, time all employes of tho compuny
have been notified to report or consider
themselves discharged. Tho 125 knoblers
who struck yesterday met today and agreed
to remain away from tbo mill, but will
not decide whether or not to Join tho
amalgamated association until tomorrow,
when nnothor meeting will be held.
Somo of the men in nttendunco nt the
strike meeting at McKeesport this after
noon reported that Assistant Superintend
ent Hnrrisou of the W, Dewees-Wood mill
made them an offer of Increased pay to
return to work. They refused to go back
and he Informed them that ho would put
other men In their places tomorrow. It
was reported that 150 skilled workmen
were brought to Pittsburg last night from
different points. They did not arrive In
a body, but In gangs of fifteen or twenty
nnd were Immediately sent by different
routes to McKecsport. They will, It Is
said, take the places of the strikers at the
Dewecs-Wood works. The entire gang wns
in charge of the officers of a local detective
agency.
GENERAL GOMEZ IS COMING
Hero of Ctiluin Wars Prepares to Call,
with Ills Sou, on I'nele
Sam,
HAVANA. April 17. General Maximo
Gomez is making arrangements to go to
the United States to visit Sencr Estrada
Palma. Ho will be accompanied by his son
Urbano and will probably remain in the
United States until tho return to Cuba ot
tho special committee on relations,
He deslroB to await definite action In
reforeuce to tbo Piatt amendment, In order
to avoid the accusation that the trip Is
made for political purposes, He has always
expressed a desire to meet the people of
the United States and to thank them for the
ossistance they tendered Cuba during the
war. Senor Palma Is the choice of General
Gomez for the presidency. ol Cuba.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
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PAT CROWE IN INDIANA
Aetlnir on This Theory Oinuhn De
tectives Are Suld In He lit
plorluir II ii m 1 1 on Comity.
ELWOOD, Ind.. April 17. Pat Crowe,
alleged kidnaper of young Edward Cudahy
of Omaha, Is thought to be In Hamilton
county, near Noblesvlllc. Detectives from
Omaha are now searching the neighborhood
which Crone formerly frequented. Crowe
came to Hamilton county fifteen years ngo
and lived in the county four years, during
which time he married tho duugh'.or of John
Rambo of Fishers station, fibo died later
In Omaha.
FOR OMAHA TRAIN WRECK
Tiki Youthful Menders of Cheap
Not els Arrested nnd One of
Them Confesses.
MARYVILLE. Mo., April 17 Paul Dum-
gardncr and Hurry Cain, 15-year-old boys,
were arrested ut Wilcox, Mo., today, charged
with having wtecked un Omaha & St. Louis
passenger train nt that point Wednesday,
when tbo cngtno and thrte coaches were
ditched and the engineer Injured.
Bumgardncr, who is the son of the station
agent at Wilcox, Is said to have confessed
to his father He stiys he and Cain were
walking on tho truck Just before the nrrlval
of the passenger und as they camo to the
switch the Culu boy said: "Let's ditch that
flyer." They broke the combination rod of
tho switch with ii crowbar. Cheap novels
are respons'blc.
SMALLPOX STARTS A TEMPEST
Slssetou nnd Ilrottu's Valley Are In-
dulKlnir lu War Tnetlcs anil
llloeknde ItuiinliiK.
BROWN'S VALLEY, Minn., April 17. An
Interstate warfare growing out of smallpox
conditions at Stsscton, S. D., Is on at this
point. More than 100 cases of the disease
nre reported as existing at Slsseton and
Brown's Valley baa quarantined against
tho place. This enraged Slsseton authori
ties and under pretense of having quaran
tined Rotierts county they placed armed
guards on the state line one-half mile from
Brown'H Valley, who forbid farmers from
any section to come across,
Many farmers have passed this guard
line by running their horses, while some
havo been arrested und handcuffed nnd
taken into Slsseton, fourteen miles dis
tant. Thero Is grent excitement over the
affair and unless the state authorities of
the two BtatcB Uike a hand nnd bring about
an adjustment of tho matter thero will
undoubtedly bo serious trouble. There Is
uo smallpox Iti Brnwu't. VkJlcy nr.d nono in
the furmlug territory on the Dakota side
and farmers protest In hitter terms against
being held up on the public highways.
RAIDS SEVEN POOLROOMS
Committee of Fifteen Ac eauipllshe
Another lu Coup In (.renter
.triv 1 nrL,
NEW YORK, April 17. Tho committee
of fifteen raided seven alleged poolrooms
thin afternoon. The rulds were mnde on
wnrrants Issued by Justice Jerome nnd
upon ovidenco obtuined by tho staff of
detectives working for the committee un
der tho direction of Superintendent John
McCullagh. The raids in each case were
personally conducted by individual mem
bers of the committee, assisted by their
own detectives nnd policemen of the reg
tilar force from tho precinct In which the
raid was made.
In only one place did the raiders fall to
make any arrests, and C. C. Brewster ot
the committee openly says the Inmates of
this place received a tip from the police
that the place was about to be raided. A
feuture of the raid wns the effort by at
least two of the police officials to provo
that the places raided were not poolrooms,
but orderly and well-conducted clubs.
PRISON FLOOR IS CRIMSON
Attempt of Three Suutn I'e Convicts to
OverpoTter Guards Unds
Fatally.
DENVER, April 17. A special to tho
News from Santa Fe, N. M., says: An at
tempt of three convicts at the penitentiary
to effect their escape today resulted In tho
killing of Convict Georgo Stephenson, the
mortal wounding of Convict Simmons, the
wounding ot Convict Joso Monica Senc
Captain of the Guard Follpo AmIJo and
Guaid Pedro Sandoval,
George Stephenson, convicted of murder,
had tn some manner armed himself with u
revolver. William Simmons, sentenced for
cattle stealing, and Frank Carper, nlso
sentenced for cattle theft, wcro In the con
splracy to break out. They wcro nrmed
with Iron bars, Stephenson attacked the
guard, vho was In the dining room, un
armed. Ho shot Pedro Sandoval. Captain
Arraljo ran for a shotgun and, returning,
exchanged shots with Stephenson, each
being wounded. Superintendent H. O. Bur
sum camn upon the scene with a Win
Chester rlflo and tent two bullets through
Stophenson's heart. A moment later
Armljo, though seriously wounded, shot
Simmons, fatally wounding him. Carper
weakened when he saw blB partners down
and surrendered. Neither of the wounded
guards will die. During the fight Joso
Monica Sena, a convict, was slightly
wounded,
INDIANS FINALLY C0NSEN
Counell of Oklahoma Trllies Results 1
Ileum vlnir Their Ohjeetlons
to Proposed OpenliiK.
GUTHRIE. Ok!.. April IT. A three days
council of the chleft und leading members
of the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Indian
tribes closed at th Indian agency ut Ana
darko today. Oh Pc Ah Tone, who has been
the leader ot the Kiowa Beceders, who for
a year have refused to como Into council or
comply In any wuy with the law requlrln
them to take allotments, was present and
It was decided that the Klowas would com
In and take tboir allotments at once.
was decided to empower Agent Raudlett
to select the 48,000 acres ot grazing lands
provided for In the bill opening the rescrvu
Hon to settlement. This has been the
stumbling block to the way of completing
tho preliminary work necessary to get
readiness for tho opening nnd this action
of the tribes removes what promised to
, be a tensut obstacle,
Bnlldinfi Dettrojsd at Unioi Traaifs:
Depot, Oancoil Blcffi.
PULLMAN COMPANY ALSO LOSES HEAVILY
itnf Bow f Ston tud kaohint Eoomi
Bumid to tat Gronad.
LOSSES RUN WELL UP INTO THOUSANDS
irtmin Lou Ooatrol BesantM f Break ii
Fir Host Llaaa,
OIL TANKS EXPLODE AND SCATTER FIRE
ttltch lliiKlnea llnti the Gauntlet of
Flames to Urn Strings or Coaehes
ATtay to safety Cltcnrs and
Costly Wines IVrd lllase.
Fire raged three houis last ulght In the
passenger coach cleaning yard at thu Union
Transfer depot, Council Bluffs, destroying
the long row of frame buildings used by
the Union Pacific and Pullman companies
us store nnd machine rooms, with their
contents, entailing a loss to both com
panies that will run well up Into the
thousands.
The origin of tho couflagrntlon Is un
known, but tho tiro Is supposed to hate
been started cither from a spark from an
engine or from spontaneous combustion of
some ot the supplies In tho oil and waste
room.
Tho buildings destroyed comprised thn
linen and commissary storeroom of the
Pullman company, tho machinery room, car
epalr room, ollroom of the Union Pacific
nnd the office ot James F. Sparc, foreman
f the yard.
Tho blaze started about 9. IS o'clock be
tween Foreman Spare's office und the storr
room on the east, and was first discovered
by A. Sketchlcy. in charge of tho store
epartmcnt nt tho trnnsfcr. who nt once
gave tho alarm. The Council Bluffs flro
department wns soon on the scepc. and, al
though the blaze had gained considerable
cad way. In nbout twenty minutes It was
practically under control nnd the loss would
have been comparatively small had not
several breaks occurred In tho hose, which
handicapped the department and permitted
the blaze to get a fresh start.
Tar Hoofs Make Hot Fire.
The frame buildings, with their tar and
gravel roofs nnd combustible contents,
mude fuel for the flames and It soon became
upparent that the entire row of buildings
was doomed. The firemen then devotr.l
their efforts to save tho sheds on tho east,
containing supplies of the Union Pacific
tore department
Dy midnight tho row of buildings, 120
feet tn length, wcro smoldering ruins.
Strings of coaches that were in the yard
at the outbreak of the flro wore safely
pulled out by switch engines.
The west room )f tv row of building
was occupied by tho Pullman company ns
a linen room and contained n large supply
of nil kinds of linen for Its sleepers. Little
of the linen wus saved. The building next
on the cast wus used ns a commissary
store by the Pullman company nnd con
tained n large stock. Including costly wines
nnd clgnrs, ull of which were, consumed.
Costly Machinery Outfit Gone.
Next to the Pullman buildings was the
Union Pacific machine and curpenter shop,
contnlning expensive machinery, lathes,
band buws und other upparatus for re
pairing cars. Tho contents of this build
ing Is probably an entire loss. Dctwecn
the machine shop nnd Foreman Sparc's
office was a long room, In which waB stored
oil und waste und other urtlclcs used In
cleaning the cars.
The oil tanks when thoy beenmo redhot
exploded with loud reports and scattered
the burning timbers and embers high Into
the air and over tho iron roots ot the
platform sheds to the south.
While the firemen were able to save tho
storeroom)', to the east of Foreman Sparc'
office, much of the contents was damaged
by smoke nnd water and the loss hero It
probably heavy.
Losses Hani In Butlmate.
A, J. Mandcrson, agent, said It was Im
possible to estimate tho loss last night,
but that It would run far up Into tha
thousands. J. C. Fleming, foreman for the
Pullman company, thought his company's
loss would amount to $10,000, but that
possibly It might be greater, as be did not
kuow what stock was In the commissary
storeroom.
The frame buildings burned were erected
about ten years ago.
HALFFKIN HEADS OFF PLAGUE
Ann Arlmr Doctors "Who Take It
I'lsrape (he Halionlo
Symptoms.
ANN ARDOR, Mich.. April 17. Dr.
Georgo Dock and Dr. Jamos A. Neil, the
two uulvorslty professors, who attended
Btudcnt Charles Bunynn Haro of Pawneo
City, Neb., tho bubonic plague patient. In
tbo first Instance, and who wcro made
violently sick by an Injection ot halffkin, a
culturo of the plague germ, arc recovering
and will bo out In a fow days. Halffkin
is considered an nnti-toxlne or preventa
tive of the plague. Student Hare ii re
ported to be improving steadily.
OLD MAN COMMITS SUICIDE
fichle Asuins of Osceola Shoots Him
self ThrouKh the Head at
MldulKlit.
OSCEOLA, Neb., April 17. (Special.)
Gehlo Asmus, who came here from Water
loo a couple of years ugo and was making
his home nt his son-in-law Mr. Hcnntug's,
north of here on the valley, committed
suicide at midnight last night. The old
man got up in the night and took n
revolver from the drawer In his room und
shot himself through the head, living but
a fow hours afterward. Ho was past 73
years old.
HORSE MEDICINE EXPLODES
Herbert liund. Unit? Clerk at Win.
side. Hums Ills llnnds und
Fiiee.
WINSIDE, Nob.. April IT. (Special Tele
cram.) Herbert Lound, son of Tom Lound
of the Wlnslde Milling company, In Mur
heud's drug store this morning, where ho
Is employed, was compounding a prescrip
tion for horso medicine In which chlorutw
of potash was an Ingredient. Ho under
took to pulverize it In a mortar and an
explosion resulted. Both eyes and ono
hand were burned and his whole face was
slncU.