The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JU2sE 19. 3S71. OMAHA, "NVEDsESDAV IMOKX JZSTG, MAY iS. 1001 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. CDBAXS FEEL BETTER tjwiil OtamiMSoatrt Import tf OiU en Uncle Btu Etustrixf. ONLY FEW RADICALS STILL HOLD OFF JLcMptuct of Plitt Asm taut Kw Practicallj Otruin. CONVENTION HOLDS SECRET SESSION Xuzlt of Viiit it WMfcinjifn Diicuwd nd Approied. OLD MISTS ARE CLEARING AWAY Claue HearliiK Inlfntfillmi, Coallnc Matlnn 1'rU llrfce and Cmnnirrrlnl Statu More Clearly I ndemtood. HAVANA, May 7 The returned Cuban commissioners i't the secret session today presented an extensive report of their coa Jrrenies with President McKlnley and Sec retary Root and a glowing areount of the ranqiets and receptions tendered them. Scnor GIberga objected to Incorporating an ucnunt of the social program In the report, liut the commission Insisted upon this point In reference to tbe third clause of tbe I'latt umctidmcnt the report stated that the I nited Stulee would not Intervene unltsj Cuba were uttacked by a foreign power or unless there existed In Cuba a condition of hflalrs similar to that which existed under Spain at the tine of American Interven tion. Regarding coaling stations tbe report set forth that the places so desired by tbe Vnlted States were Capes Mays! and San ( stunt endeavor since taking over the com Antonio and another point commanding the i mand to improve the fortification workE entrance to the Gulf of Mexico. These I along tbc lines of communication, thus re would be definitely determined upon when i ducing the guards, also evacuating tbe drawing up tbe treaty The ohject of these garrisons remote from the railroads, tbercbj rtntinns would be the maintenance of tbe obviating convey escorts. He coinman- Independence of C uba as well as the pro tettlon of the Vnlted States. The report also tnld that the Vnlted 'States would In no way Interfere In the loial povcrnmen' and that President Mc Klnley had promised to appoint a commis sion to meet u Cuban commission to dis cuss tbe economic question and to draw tip n commercial treaty as soon at possible and be advised tbe Cubans In the meantime to study the situation In this respect The report announced that Secretary Root had said that there was nothing in the Tlatt amendment to prevent Cuba having diplo matic representatives In foreign countries. Tbe report has evidently made a good Impression, and only a few radicals will continue to oppose Us acceptance Scnor Vlllucnda Sn an open letter declaring h's Intention to accept the amendment, said be first thought that If the convention re jected the amendment Washington mlgh change lis pollry, as he then believed the mrtiSriitut-wa.thp wnrk -oi jiarty. "1 now believe," says Senor YHluenda, "that the amendment Is the work of the nation. There Is no use In objecting to the inevitable. It is either annexation or a republic with the amendment, and 1 prefer tbe latter The Vnlted States govern ment, by Insisting upon the amendment, shows that the Amerlcanr have changed from their policy before the war and that they no longer rely upon the Monroe doc trine to protect the Interests of American republics." Tbc convention will meet Thursday rnd Js cxpoctnd to take definite action Saturday. TO DECIDE HERESY CASE Directum fcriiil,lc in I'n I lion llooUk Written lij Dr. fi. 11. Gilbert. CHICAGO. May 7. Directors of the Chi rago Theological seminary who are to dc- cide whether tbe books of Rev Dr. George 11. Gilbert arc heretical began a tbref-dsy session here today. Tbc meeting was pri vate, but it was announced that the Gilbert case would not be taken up today. Over a year ago it was charged that Dr. Gilbert's book, "The Revelation of Jesus," contained paragraphs which were heretical. Dr. Gil bert, then a professor In the Chicago The ological semlnury. declared that he should rot be censored on that volume, but there remained another volume to complete the work. He wan granted a year's absence to complete the second book. The advance sheets of the second book, which Is titled "Teachings of the Apostles." arc now in the hands of the directors. They hae been read, but whether or not they are heretical tnose who have knowledge will not say The directors of the seminary reside in various clues of Illinois. Wisconsin. Iowa. Michigan, Mlunesota. Missouri. Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado. Indiana and the two Pakotas. E. W Blatchford. president of the board, Is In Europe. Some of the mem bers will not arrhe until tomorrow, which was one of the reasons for postponing the Gilbert case, while matters of routine re ceived attention. Dr. Gilbert Is at Dorset, Vt. OFFER TO SELL PANAMA CANAL Couipan? Plnallj- Climes I'nmnrd Tilth a Clean-Cat Propo sition. NEW YORK. May 7 In order to remove the objection raised by tbe Isthmian canal commission tbe Pan-American Canal com- ' pany, with the approval of the Colombian government, says the Washington corre spondent of the Herald, has announced the terms upon which it will sell tbe Panama canal to tbe Vnlted States. Tbe letter con taining Us proposition is submitted to Rear Admiral Walker, chairman of the commis sion, by Dr. Martinet Sllvela, Colombian minister No price is set by the company for its property and franchise. It sug gests the appointment of appraisers, one by the. Vnlted States and one by the company . these two uppralsi rs to select the third. No conditions whatever are attached to the proposal. It Is a clean offer and It is ex pected by advocates of tbe Panama canal route will have an important eflect upon tbe final recommendations of the commie si on. Wealthy Karmer Disappears. BLOOMFIELD. la., May 7 (Special Tele, gram) There is much excitement in riorls, this county, on account of the mys terious disappearance of A. S. Kendrick. a well-to-do and highly respected citizen, who on May 1 drew j;no from Ihe bank and has not since been seen- He stated he Intended to buy a farm. His wife and friends fear foul play The disappearance of a young woman, who has lived at Kenarick's home for a long time bat started a story ot t lcpcrncnt, but no proof oi this is at hand 4 MINISTERS ARE DECIDED ' Will Demand Mx llnndred and Thlrtj Million Hollar Indemnity of China. FEKIN. Mar S Tbc foreign ministers to day 3 0(1 fled to address a rolled He cote to the Chinese government, informing it tbat a Joint indemnity of K'30.000,000 would be dejj ".tided and asking what method of pa proposed A reply is expected " : v7 is. v eel: which w ill probably Iirojfu. ' '"H jk, indemnity by raising the custoni. lt' It In consldcl ' ' 'c powers will assent to some kerf . $ In return lor concessions on tbc pari . S-'blna in tbe shape of a total abolition of tbe llkln. tbe Placing of import duties on a cold basis, really free navigation of Chinese waters and tbe removal of impedimenta to naviga tlon and tbe tax at Woo Sung. The ministers were unable to agree ai to the desirability of openlnr the whole em pire to trade and residence, some of them holding that it vould be asking China to assume too great responsibility and under the present system of government It vould be impossible to guaranty the safety of the numerous foreigners who would flock into the interior if the empire were entirely opened. BRITAIN WILL FIGHT IT OUT .Mllner Ilenle that CSrent Think of .Unklui: Con- TI11. IlrllHln CAPETOWN. May 7. Sir Alfred Miluer. the British commissioner, addressing a mass meeting today, said there was abso lutely no leason for tbe anxiety felt In some quarters' lest any change be Intro duced In South Africa that would In any way weaken the Imperial policy. Such a change was Impossible. Great Britain had made up Its mind and would carry out tbc policy laid down LONDON. May Lord Kitchener's Crst long review of the South African opera tions, dealing chiefly with the Invasion of Cupe Colony and dated March i, was pub lished today. He says It has been his con- deered upwards of 25.000 horses In Cape Colcny since December. Lord Kitchener favorably mentions 200 officers, non-commissioned officers and men. FINDS FAULT WITH THE MAP One Mm v ii lii iinniln lit I'nrlo Mii jmrlK Anierienn Jlnunilurj C onleiitloii. OTTAWA. Ont., May 7. The House cf Commons discussed the Manitoba govern ment bill until 2.30 this morning, when It divided on an amendment to send tbc bill back to tbe Manitoba legislature. It was lost C for and &0 against. Tbe bill had reached the committee Btage when the house adjourned. Colonel Prior of Victoria during the even ing complained thai a map of the Dominion shown at tbe Paris fair gave the Alaska boundary ns contended for by the Vnlted .Slates, lie hoped that it. would .not. be jscnt to Glasgow. The point which Mr. Trior complained of was at Clarence channel. Sir Wilfrid Laurlcr. the premier, said that Canada claimed that the boundary ran up the Clarence channel. Tbe treaty said In so many words tbe Portland canal, but there ve a difference of opinion between the Canadians and the I nited States where that channel was. it Is claimed It Is west of Pearse Island Americans claimed that it was Observatory inlet. EXPECT AMERICAN SYMPATHY llrltUh .Miner Sbj Thej Will lie Dn eoiirnKeil If The' Stride. LONDON, May 7 The miners' con ference met In executive session today and adjourned until tomorrow after consider able discussion of the strike. Mr. Penwlck. a member of Parliament, i unl1 formerly a working miner, bald to a representative of tbe Associated Press after the meeting "No resolutions were pre sented and It Is impossible to tell what is the consensus of opinion among the dele gates. If it is decided to strike, we an ticipate having the sympathy of our American brethren, ns there has always been a close sympathy betweeu us." During the course of the convention the Midland miners opposed and tbe seaboard delegates supported tbe suggested stop page of work It is understood that the mine owners will be represented at to morrow's meeting. 1otiv nf tin. ri plftro 1 c PTrirtiRtuil opinion iimi me employers nua uesertea the miners after urging them to strike. LOCOMOTIVES NOT ALL BAD Ilurmnh ltnlln Inspector Heiinrt Only Portion of Anierienn Hn Kitten Ilefe elite. LONDON. May 7 Indian Secretary Lord Hamilton, answering a question tn the House of Commons today, said the senior government Inspector of the Burmab rail roads, in a report dated August f. 1000. an nounced that he nud noticed certain defects In American locomotives in use there. Tbe Information received, however, did not war rant Lord Hamilton in thinking the Ameri can locomotives on Indian railroads had been found generally unsatisfactory. Lord Cranborne. the uncer foreign sec retary, said Lord Cromer, the British agent In Egypt, had been asked for a report on the American locomotives In Egypt. BRITISH STEAMER ASHORE Tantallon Catle floes Acrnnnd on Itnhlier Inland, "Veur Cnne tiinii llurhor. CAPETOWN. May 7 A big steamer is ashore on Robben Island not far from here. It Is surmised that the vessel is tbe Brit ish steamer Tautallon Castle, of the Castle line, with relief troops and passengers on board. The Tantallon Castle, ot S.04E tons, left Southampton April 20 via Maderia April 24, for Table bay. Cape Colony. Compliments Von Mltnel. BERLIN. May 7. The Relcht Anzeiger to- day publlshc tbi text of a letter from Emperor William to Dr. von Mlquel. ex' pressing regret at the latter't relinquish raent of his post of minister of Prussia, in which he bud deserved so well of the king. royal house and fatherland, alluding to Dr. von Mlquel having created a new and enduring financial foundation for Prussia, thanking him for his fruitful services, and Informing lilm of hie elevation to tbe upper house of tbe Diet. Pother O'C'unnell is Confirmed. ROME, May 7 The pope today con firmed the appointment of Father O'Coa uell rector of the American college here, as bisboji of Portland, Me. VANQUISH FOUR TO OSE I Bixtj-Three Cival.-jaeE Etct 250 Ictur gents Thr Timis. M'ARTHUR DEFENDS MANILA'S MORALITY Mnle Hint cnrlet Women Allowed to I. find mitt thnt tltutlon In Not Licensed. Are ot I'm. MANILA. May 7 Lieutenant John I). L. Hartman, with sixty-two wen of troop K. rirst cavalry, encountered 560 insurgents north of tbe village of Dulayan, In Katanga province. Luson. Tbe enemy made three stunds and were each time defeated by the American ea".alrymen. There were no American casualties. A naal court of in quiry is Investigating the alleged connei tlon of Lieutenant Richard H. Townley wfth the case of Captain Jteed. who has been tried for official misconduct in con ue?tlon with the commissary department WASHINGTON. May T General MscAr thur. as governor of the Philippine Islands, has reported to the adjutant general of the armv concerning allegations made against the authorities In Manila relative to tbe social evil blr.h exists tn that ciiy. General Mat Arthur says the writers erf the Utters hae been misled by imperfect knowledgt of tbe condition He dei lares that prostitutes aie not allowed to land , in Manila unless they hhc secured previous j ie Mcnt itlttc. Thj. -nltf... f ,tlllftl tunc nf ' tesldent rights. The police regulations of the social evil are such to check tbe spread of disease. General MacArthur says also that Manila can challenge a comparison at to Its moral ity and orderly condition with any city In the United States The general suggests that a commission consisting of those who make tbe allegations with the government be sent to that city to make an investigation, but adds that such a committee first should acquaint Itself with social conditions in tropical countries. CONDITION OF WHEAT CROP Jiiinhns nnd lirnskn Mr nil the with Hlclirxt I'rre-eiitnues Others Well t ji. List NEW YORK. May 7. Carefully com piled reports from the American Agri culturist's corps of observers make the May 1 condition of winter wheat P1.50. against P1.5 last month, and compared with an average at this date for five years of E4. April was wholly favorable for tbe development of the wheat crop over the greater part of tbe belt- Tbe report shows little damage through insect pests outside of Texas. Oklahoma and Michigan. No crop In twenty years has stood better than tbe present one In the all-important features of roots and stoois. The spring whent crop has been sown under highly favorable conditions, says the report, and while seeding in the extreme north Is not quite completed, enough it known to make it certain tbat the acreage is fully equal to that sown last year. There Is an abundance of early moisture over the uVnl liolt rsfrpnt In & llmUm! nnrt Inn nf South Dakota. The condition Max.1 of J wheat by states includes: Ohio. SB: Ken tucky, sr, Michigan, 83; New York, Pcnn sylvan la and Indiana. Illinois. Kan sab. 100. Nebraska, l. California. AO. REFUSES TO PRODUCE BOOKS I'renlilent nf Kmmufc t'ltj Mreet llnll unj Ignore, Court Order in llrlnerj tne. KANSAS CITY. Mo . May 7 President W H. Holmes of the Metropolitan Street Railwaj- company was ordered by Judge Woflord in the criminal court today to appear before the grand Jury, which if in vestigating rumcrs of Jury bribing In con nection with a damage suit, and produce the hooks and papers of the claim depart ment of bis road Mr. holmes, through his attorneys, refused to comply with the, order. Judge Woflord held the railway president in contempt or cour; and be was constructively placed In custody until the matter can be passed upon by a higher court. There is a constitutional question in volved and the mutter may be taken be fore the supreme court of tbe state or before tbe federal court. In reciting his refusal to obey tht court order, Mr. Holmes' attornevs claimed exenuittnn nndrr n,rtinnn of the constitution, both slate and federal. which protect a person from unrtasonable search and tbe constitutional privilege that no person is compelled to give evidence that might tend to Incriminate himself. MORE RAILROADERS GO OUT Mnr Hundred Umplojen of l.uckn n mi n ii vjoteni strike for Miorter Unj. SCRANTON, pa, May 7 Another strike of Delaware & Lackawanna k Western rail road employes was precipitated at noon today by the refusal to grant the request of the workmen for a nine-hour day at tbe present rate of wages. A grievance committee of twelve men. representing the machinists, waited upou Superlutendent of Motive Tower Lloyd and requested the concession. He refused the demand, a repott wah made by the com mittee and tbe men decided to strike at once. All tbe men went out, including machin ists, blacksmiths, boiler manors and help ers, engine wipers and laborers, to the number of 000. Word of their action was sent to all other men in similar occupa tions on the line from Hobnken to Buffalo. These, with the shopmen who struck on Saturday for the reinstatement of Hicks, discharged at Dover, N. J., makes nearly 2.000 Lackawanna men on btrlkc in Scran ton. Trnetlon Untitlo; e lnlt Work". ALBANY. N. Y., May 7. The employes of the Vnlted Traction company, which operates tbe surface car tines in Albany. Coboes. Watervllet and RenBselaer went on strike at 4 o'clock this morning. The car lines in the the cities are completely tied up. Tbe strike was wholly unexpected by the public. The men want complete recogni- tlon of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes and the discharge oi seven nonunion men employed by. the company. They also want extra men paid tbe same rate per hour ns regular men A modification of the duties of conductors ! relative to tbe registration of inspectors is ' also requested. The strikers, who number , about 1.000. are orderly. All sorts of con i veyances are being used for transit pur i poses. llriek anil Tile Men Strike. ST LOVIS. May 7 Between 700 and 800 employes of brick and tile manufacturing farmt in St Louis are striking to emphasize a demand made for a 10 per cent advance in wages It Is understood that the de ( roands of tbe men wUl be acceded to in I part, it net in full. eastman takes the stand InsUt Hint Klllliic f (irnirnn an Acelilent Hint rle ed Hhn Much. ns CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. May 7 -The climax In the Eastman murder trial was reached today, whon the defendant himself took the stand to tell his own story. He went Into no etabarate details, trat answered only tbe questions put to him by his lawyer. Tor two hours be was on tbe stand giving his teotlitHinv as to hir relation with Grogan and the incidents of the day of the shoot ing He declared that the shooting was an accident and up to last October -he had al ways U'lleved it was the old rlm-flre pisml tbat discharged the bullet which killed bis brother-lu-law. The struggle which followed, lie said, was for tbe possession of the center-fire piMol. which Grogan had in his hand. Bastman said that he went to Grogan first to assist him and then, because of the ex pression on bis face, to gpt tbe weapon away from him. He said hiat there was so much noise and eonfuslonn the struggle that he could not recall how many times Grogan's revolver went ofu But that It did go off be was almott ucrtaln. He did not know bow he received his own wound and said he did everything possible after .the affair to assist Grogan to the house and was prostrated with criof when be found that he was dying. The cross-examination was not finished I when tbe court adjourned for the day 1'lil.t mn n' Wife 7'eMlflf, CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. May 7. Interest In ,. na.,miin m,,TArr trial was rt,h.,np. t. d . , the acl lh(lt 51ril EtttUakn wl,e of . . .. . . me ueienaant. was ou me siaua most of tbe lorenoon. She was visibly affected by the minute examination as to the incidents immediately preceding tbe tragody and re garding certain statements made by prevl-1 ous witnesses. At times shi wept. Mrs. Eastmhn said tbe did not remember any suih incident as that related by Mrs Gro gan. si., who testified that Eastman had said Gtegan's days were numbered. Wit ness never said tbat Emstman had been drinking, nor had she ever heard Mrs. Gro gan, Jr.. say be had been drjnklug. " Mrs. Eastman ulso testified that In June the lock on the tomb containing Grogan's body had been tampered with, but no one bad at Led permission to open tbe tomb. At torney General Knowlton declined to cross examine Mrs. Eastman. The defendant, Charles R. Eastman, then tool: the stand to testify in his own behalf. Eastman confined his testimony to an swering the questions of Ills attorney. He said that his relations with Grogan always were pleasaut and that '.rota the fall of 1SDS they were on terms of greatest friend ship. He denied tbat any quarrel took place in November, 18i. thrit any Jealousy existed because Grogan hed undertaken tbe business left by their father-in-law, or that he ever hud said In the pretence of Grogan'E mother that Grogan's days were short. Telln oi the Turret Prnctlee. Witness related the incidents of target practice on the morning of July 4. of din ing and going to tbc swimming races in company with Grogan. Eastman said he found the races slow and started back home with his wife. He denied that he urged Grogan to return with him, but -said Gro gan overtook him on tbo ray home East . . .... . 3a"f-S?1J,,l-n"t .teH5.hrt5V V 1'tts i-i.gan or himself who suggested a 'Resumption of target shooting. In the muln Eastman's story of tbe shooting ot Grogan was as It , has been repeated by witnesses during this I trial who beard Eastman's ttatement im- nu;ppen and 1 Grogan cllnchod was very indistinct. "There was," be said, "a struggle for the pos session of the gun. There was confusion, exclamations, noise and cries and Grogan burst out with something like 'Damn It, I am shot." " "Finally 1 got possession of the revolver, after a struggle, and Grogan was brought to hit knees. I do not know exactly what happened after that because of fright and horror and of the agonized cries. I cried out to him to let go. while on his part he said In the most agonized tones. 'Oh. oh. oh I next remember that we were run- nlnp ttDd thnt vp cansc together again for another struggle. Some weapon. I don't know what, lay on the ground, and I tried to kick it out of the wuy " Eastman said tbat he had never enter tained a feeling of malice or Jealousy toward Grogan und bad nver had a thought of injuring him or any human being. PAROLE FOR THE Y0UNGERS llour1 "' J'ri-"n '"ngri-rs I until- JllllUl XII XI Jll'l UllllllCII lllltlOllk. ST. PAVL, May 7. At a regular meeting of tbe board of managers of the Board ot Prisons today at Stillwater unautmour action was taken in favor of paroling tbc Younger boys, who are serving life sen tences. Before the parole can be effective all three members of the State Pardon board must approve It, and the action will be submitted to that body as soon as pos sible. This Is In accordance with tbe new parole law, which allows tbe parole of life prisoners after about twentj-four years' Imprisonment, being thirty. five years, less time gained by good behovlor Paroles usually are granted by the prison managers aloue. but In the case of life prisoners unan imous approval of the Board of Pardons is also necessary and sucb paroled life pris oners cannot leavt tbc state. The pardon board does not meet regularly until In July, but a special meeting may be called if the members ot tbe board consider one necessary. Tor twenty years the friends of the Youngers have been working in their be half, each governor being Importuned fre quently for a pardon The third brother. Bob, died in the Stillwater prison a few years ago. but tbe efiorts for the liberation of the now old men have never ceaBed. Ten years ago a pardon board, composed of the governor, attorney general and chief Justice, was created, one of tbe arguments In its favor being the relief it would give the chief executive from the friends of the Youngers. Since then tbe pardon board has been asked repeatedly to act fovorably on applications for tbe pardon ot the Youngers. but tbe required unanimous vote could never be secured Two years ago a bill w-bs presented to tb'S legislature providing for the parole of life prisoners and passed by tbe senate. uui Killed in tne nouse. i nis year a i similar bill, after several bard encounters I on the lloor of the two bouses, got through and secured the approval of Governor Van- Sant, but an amendment to it required tbc unanimous approval of the hoard of par dons before paroles of life prisoners could become effective. Tbe opponents of tbo Youngers let tbe bill go through In this shape, but nothing could come of it. Vn dcr the provision of this law the Board of Prison Managers today unanimously recommended tbe parole Standard Oil' IUc Dividend. NEW YORK May 7.-The Standard Oil company of New Jersey has declared u uiviiena or f per snare, payable June IB. in marrn j.n was pai i i.si years lour' - - .--.. dividends were $Mi in March J10 tr June V 1 NEW Yf'RK Mav "Lewis Mav k rn In September and JPi )r December The i stock orokers today assigned nr the ben I s'oi k s .Ii on tbe rt this moraine ut ii2, ift rf rrei'torr The Inn ii r .rr.pnsed c; I tbo biebest on record. I Orria S, Xiarnum und Lew it A. May. SAYS PACKERS SEEDS! FEAR Inrpector ArpB.es that Eritith Kr.it Tile Amcnctn 2itf. EXCLUSION ORDER WON'T AFFECT PUBLIC lit inn nil Will lime to He f-npplletl anil l'rejuillee Is "t Mrniii: Hniiucli to .lTeet Im porter's SnlfK. WASHINGTON. May 7 Vpon being ad vised of the remarks which got through the dispatches from London of the exclusion of tht foreign beef from tne British urra use. the State department instructed Atn bassa, or Cboutc to report upon the matter information has been received at tbe de partment which would indicate that the notice issued by the army contract office of the British War department on April fi last excludes from army use for nix months from June 1 all foreign beef of every dlscriptlon. whether imported, dead or alive in Great Britain. Dr. Wray. inspector of American CHttlr. appointed by the Department of Agricul ture, who has investigated tbe subject. Is of the opinion that tbe order, when earriod into efTert. will not result In any consider able lost to American exporters of beef and cattle for tbe reason that the domestic sumilv of btef for all purposes in Great j Britain and Irclund it so limited that what vwt beef mny be shut out from nrm use necessarily will be absorbed by tbe general market. There Is no over supply now. The annual report of the British Board of Agriculture for 1801. showed the total num ber of home-bred cattle In tbe Vnlted Kingdom to be at follows: Cattle tn tht Vnlted Kingdom in milk or m calf, cows and heifers. 2.ri2,000; other cuttle. 4.0. 8,- 000. total. fi.C40.000. Assuming tbe 4.07S.OOO to be all that are properly available for slaughter, they would furnish something less than 1 per cent, or one bullock for each ten persons of the population, if the population umounted to ! 40.000.000. Dr. Wray thinks It if clear from tbe statistics that for whatever beef the army may draw on the local markets an equivalent will have to be furnished from abroad for tbc general market. Tbe quantity of the beef Imported from tbe Vnlted Ststcs and Canada, which is equally affected by the ruling and notice Is very large and is increasing ecry year and is brought to Great Britain only to supply tbe domand. so that, according to tbe views of Dr. Wray and many exporters whom he has consulted, there it no cause to apprehend any appreciable direct in Jury to the American trade. If these views are correct tht great probability is that it will not be practicable to enforce the new rule for eveu the six months, for which the experiment is proposed to be made, aud that contractors, In order to fill their army contructs with tbe requisite quantity of beef of good quality, will have to be per mitted to furnish some Imported meat Dr. Wray is equally emphatic in expressing his opinion that tbe operation ot the new order Is not likely to Increase the existing preju dice against Imported American beef and so to work an Indirect injury to our ex- u. i... i.AAn 1 r. ..,1 ! contract office that the reason for muklncH these orders is not because of any such prejudice either In ihe War office or among the o&ccrf and soldiers of the army, who are to be fed, but solely to try to meet complaints from the British farmers, espe cially in the immediate neighborhood of the placeB where the army authorities pur chase and require delivery, that they are shut out by the foreign articles. THURSTON HOMEWARD BOUND and He Killed to I'Bn ThiirfcUny J'rliluj in Oinuhn on III Wnj to Calliornin. WASHINGTON. May 7 (Special Tele gram.) Es-Senator Thurston left today for Chicago. He will be in Omaha Thurs day and Triday and will leave for San Francisco to be present at tbe launching of the Ohio. May 18. Mr. Thurston goes to argue a numbi r of cases pending in the circuit court of appeals in relation to cer tain oil Interests In Kern county, Cali fornia. Charles E. Meek and Nathan P. Hunt were today appointed subftltute carriers at Sioux City. Rural free delivery service will be estab-, lishod June 1 at Frultland. Muscatine county, la. The route If twenty-four miles long and contains a population of C7fi. B. H. Camp was appointed carrier. Raleigh A. Elliott of Grinnell. Hiram Kolbe of Melbourne and Leslie Smith of Atlantic, la., were appointed mail clerks. Reserve agents approved: Chase Na tional bank of New York for American Na tional bank of Deadwood. S. D. ; Commer cial National bank of Omahn and Det Moines National bank for First National banks of Ebsex aud Storm Lake, la., re spectively. In addition to those of yesterday, the Postoffice department today announced the following changes In salaries of Iowa pres idential postmasters Dexter and Exlra. iucrcased. 1200 each. Atlantic, Carroll. De corah. Dysart. Elkader, Elma, Ettberville and Tort Dodge incrcated, JflOO each, and the salary of those nt Dyersvllle und Fay ette are decreased T100 each. DENIES FAVORING SOUTH Chalrmnu of ClnMilic-iitlon Committer Saj DIkf riniliintliiK lUites Are Not .Mode. WASHINGTON, May 7 Tbe Industrial commission today began its May meeting, with T J McGovern of Atlanta, chairman of tbe southern classification committee, as the first witnt'BS. Mr McGovtrn stated tbat there ore forty-two rail und steamship lines in the committee and that it covers the territory south of the Potomac and the Ohio rivers and east of tbe Mississippi fiver He said the organlzotlon had been iCected In 186f and be contended that ex cept in the Items of Iron and oteel the ad vances In transportation rattes have been technical rather than real. He declared that the committtee had no purpose of fix ing rates on carload lots so as to build up the Jobbing trade of tbe south at the ex pense of outside points. Sehle to Visit England. WASHINGTON. May 7. Rear Admiral Schley, who arrived yesterday at South ampton on hit way home from the south At lantic station, has cabled the Navy depart ment a requett that he be allowed to stop ten days in England and this request has been granted. Ilimd for the Treasnrr, WASHINGTON, May 7 The secretary of the treasury has purchased tOO.000 short term bonds at I112.CHP2 He also purchased $412,0fi0 short term 4 per tent bonds ut 11S.C4. . CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Firfra- ff Neh-MSkn-r.i'.r M e.lni'S'lHj' with Warmet m CaMfe- pfrtlon. Tlmrs fl Pair VuriaW, i:id- 1 eniirrnturr lit Uitmlin efterilnji Hour. lieu. Ilnnr. Ore. ., n. in -IT 1 i. iii 47 I n. in...... -ill - i. In 17 7 h. in 411 It . in 17 - n. in 411 ( ii. in I' ll n. ii...... 41! ." n. tn 4 111 n. in 411 II ). in Ill II n. in tr. 7 l. in M 1'2 in 411 - !. in II Ji. in M SOME MISS FIREMEN'S NET 'Iennn nf I'lir-Mnry Apartment j limine Injured In J limping from I ller l'lenrs. i , . NEW YORK. May 7 rirt- which starlefl Jut before midnight on the ground flooi of ihc i)e-storj apartment bouse at No TM Lexington avenue droie twenty or more families Into the street, and many people had narrow escapes. Mr uud Mts. A M. Young, who lived on tbe fourth floor. Jumped from the window C their apartment into a life net. Mrs. Young JoeeKed severe contusions and Interuul Injuries aud was taken to a hospital, as was -her busbsnd. A man was seen standing at the window of one nf the third floors as If be was about to Jump Then he disappeared and It Is feared b was either burned or smothered to death Mi . l. II, fourth floor Into the life net. She missed1"'1' " 6 it. falling into the arms of a half dorcn policemen and liremcn She whs injured and taken to a hospital, us wan one of the men holding the uet Mrs WanamaUer attempted to Jump into tbe net She struck the fire escape on the first flooi receiving interna) injuries She was removed to the bospual Carrie Johnson, u servant girl, Is reported miss ing At 2 a m figures on the monetary loss were not obtainable. HUNT FIEND TO BURN HIM l.niiKlnc I'enple )ecl Mini Who Threw (ilrl Into Well After Assault inc Her. LEAYENWORTH. Kan.. May 7. Miss Ethel Bonnie, daughter of G W Bonnie, an employe of the state penitentiary, was gathering mushrooms near Lansing when struck In the back of the head by un un known person and rendered unconscious, after which she was assaulted and bcr body thrown into an old well, with the purpose of hiding the crime. Tbe young woman re gained consciousness and. after repeated attempts, reached the surface and went home, where she told of the crime. She stated that she had cuught a glimpse of her assailant and would be able to identify him. Searching parties are scouring the coun try. The murderer will probably be burned ut tbo stake if caught. At a late hour tonight Miss Bonnie was reported to have died, but this Is not con firmed. Miss Bonnie's assailant was a white man. presumably a tramp. COUNTY JUDGES ARRESTED T?til ed Stnlen Mnrshnl Tnkes Tlicin In Ton on f'linrce of Con tempt. OSCEOLA. Mo . May 7. Two of the county Judges of St. Clair county, Thomas D Nevitt aud S C. Peden. were arrested today In the court house by a deputy Vnlted States marshal. The Judges will be taken to Kansas City tomorrow to stand trial be fore Federal Judge Philips on a charge of contempt for not levying c tax to pay In terest on bonds of an issue of 1870, which i iaE caused the county great notoriety und trouble. The county Judges are both farmers nnd their families will be attended by tbe county. The Judges will have to He In Jail until their time of office expires, which will be January 1, 100,", Tbe levy of taxes for the yeai 1001 and the apportionment of the same was made this morning previous o ihe arrest, conse quently the county and sta'e will not suffer. Tht third Judge Wall er escaped from the room and rode to his home STARCH FACTORIES TO CLOSE Coiiijinnj to Mint Down at De Molnea, Aehrnsku City nnd Other I'Inee. ST PAVL, May 7 A Sioux City (la.) special to the Dispatch says. A telegram from tbe bead ofilces of the National Starch company states that the company will close all of Its eleven factories as soon as the present corn supply Is consumed. The Slcux i City plant, which Is one of the largest In tbe j country, will continue until about June 1 The other factories are in Nebraska City. Neb . Des Moines, la. : Cincinnati. Buffalo I Glen Coe. N. Y.. and other places. The i Information sent here inclines tbe loc.nl management to the belief that repairs will be made during the summrr and that most of the plants will be reopened in the fall. President Plel was here recently and said that all factories were overstocked BALTIMORE IS REPUBLICAN rirst Mnnlelpnl Illeetlon t'nder !eiv llnllol Lnii I llnrd Blow to Demoeruej . BALTIMORE May 7 The municipal election In this city today, the first one of Importance held under the new ballot law, resulted in n sweeping victory lor the re publicans. They carried eighteen out of the twenty-four wardt. electing eighteen members to the first branth. city council and all three candidates for tbe second branch. Only about C& per sent of tbe en tire registered vote was polled, and the colored vote wus very light. Democrats at tribute their defeat to factional differences, the friends of Mayor Huyea, who met with defeat In the prlroarlet, being arrayed against the followers of Treeman Rasln Tbe majorities were greatly reduced In tbc five wards carried by tbe democrats. INSURANCE COMPANY SELLS Hope Mutual Tire Aliorhed national I'lre of Hartford, ( ouuectlf ut. the ST. LOVIS. May 7 A deal Involving $0. 2SO.O00 was made in insurance circles to day, when the Hope Mutual Fire Insurance company of St. Louis sold lit business to and reinsured tbe policies In the National Fire Insurance company of Hartford. Conn Movement of Oeeiiu Vekel Muy 7. At New- York-Arrived Southwark, from Antwerp and Southampton. Sailed Cevlc, for Liverpool At San Francisco Sailed Hawaiian, for Honolulu At Aji klatid Arrived Vtntttra frnm Bun Framls'" Mil Honolulu fur Hvdtir ; At He mburg 'May 4,i Balled Pmunu, lor New 1'orli. GOES TO Oeitrel of tht Union F&oifie Etpsrici to Hate Broome Hi. IS VICTOR IN THE HARD CONTEST Acquirer the Propertj bj Octdeit g All tbt BiTfcl Magnates. WILL MAKE IT PART OF HIS SYSTEM Annexation Flint, with KorthwcBtcm ltd Ce&tril in Ocmrol. JDINT BOND ISSUE IS INVOLVED T Itmiil tn I'rmldr for TnUInK 1- I ii I n ii 1'ni'llle t'n m m n n Muck Mimr ( Iimiicc in (!lieni- et I'tiKKlhle. NEW YORK. May -The Mall and Ex press says today. There is excellent authority for the statement that William K Yanderbtlt has carrlrd tin day in the eon teat lor tbe control of the Tulon Pacific '"'"". '"" ' "ii"" !'" imuufcu i lis iaea it mat n snail ne cnuiroiico uy the Chicago Northwestern and New York Central Jointly, with a guaranty of ti per cent on Vnlon Pacific common stock and possibly exchange of X per cent bonds issued Jninth by tbe Northwestern and New York Central tn exchange for I'niou Pai ific common stock There may, how ever, be some change In this last feature CONFIRMS SALE TO MORGAN I.rjlnnd Shareholder ISnilorsr Trnn ler llnnior ol Other I'ur ehne. LONDON. May 7 Simultaneously with today's meeting of tbe Leyland Hue share holders to vote on the agreement which J. Plerpont Morgan comes a reiteration of the statement that the Morgans are about to acquire tbe Red Star line as well as tht Atlantic Transport line. The Lvylaud line shareholders unani mously confirmed the Morgan-Ellerman agreement. The American line officials here deny the report that Mr. Morgan has acquired the Red Star line. After Mr. Mattluson, who presided at the Leyland line meeting, had explained the terms of the contract, Mr. Eilerman, chair man of the line, set forth his views on the trantatlantic trade. He said the outlook was not promising for British ship owneri, In view of the large Amerirau tonnage building, the prospers of the return to that trade of vessels now diverted to South Africa and the probability of an American subsidy. He did not believe Parliament would inflict countervailing duties on sub sldlzed American vessels. Mr. Morgan's railroad and tcanutacturtig interests -would enable htm to make' the vtirchase of the Leyland line profitable. Mr. Eilerman so verely criticised the antiquated Brltltb nav igation laws, which put British vessels at a disadvantage in competition. Mr. Mattlnson said the tact that this pur chase hat been possible should be grave warning to Great Britain to revise the nav igation regulations which threaten her su premacy. James A. Wright. Bcconfl vice president of the International Navigation company was shown the dispatch of the Associated Press from London, referring to tbo reiterated report that Morgan was about to acquire the Red Star line. He said: "I have nothing to say. The statement has been contradicted before. I know noth ing about it." FOR CRAMP-VICKERS COMBINE .ekTOtIatlnn of llritish Capital lironch n Sueerful KiulliiK. Al- iCopyright. 1901, by Press Publishing Co ) LONDON. May 8. (New Vork World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) The Morning Expross states that negotiations for tho .mp-Vlckers combine bate been resumed and have about come to a successful ending, The hitch caused by the withdrawal of the Mldvale Steel company has now been over come and the combine will have an armor plant under Its own control. ew Fort Wajnr Helt Line. FORT WAYNE, lnd May 7. Tbe Fort Wayne Belt Terminal company, with a capital stock of Sl,000,0os, was organized here today to build a belt line of steam railroads "with a terminal spur uround tbo city. It is a part of tbe plan for a new Chlcago-Pltteburg line, embracing tbe Nickel Plate, Flndlay, Fort Wayne and Western, and new lines in Ohio to connect with tbe Pittsburg & Lake Erie railroad. The Vanderhllts are credited with being back of the project. Wlthdriiw KlrM hnlt. AUSTIN. Tex.. Muy 7 Articles were filed today by the Missouri, Kansas &- Texas Railroad company of Texas, absorbing tbe Sherman, Shreveport & Southern, which runs between Greenville, Tex., and Shreve. port, La. At the same time tbe attorney of the state agreed to withdraw the nu.t filed by tbe state to forfeit the charter of tbe Missouri Kanbus A- Texas'. Freleht Offlelala Confer. SAN FRANCI6CO, May 7. About ftttv freight officials ot tbe railroads west of Chicago will arrive at Montorey today to bold an Important meeting which will last through tbe remainder of tbe week. They constitute tbe western classification com mittee and their work will be tbe revision of the so-called western classification of freight. Cattle vniiclecl ivHh Orulm. RAPID CITY, B. D , May 7 (Special Many cattle lu this section are bothered by grub In tbe tall. Tbe Insect causea an aulmal to lobr flesh rapidly. The grub is found in a small twelltug thut usually appears at the first Joint df tbe tail, and local cattlemen have discovered that by making au incision in tbc f filing and ap plying u small quantity of salt aud pepper tbe grub Is killed and tbe animal gets well Grant llenrlnt tor I'nrdon. PIERRE, S D May 7. (Spoclnl Tele gram. ) Governor Herrled has granted a bearing on the application of Jame Cnt tello for a pardon Coatello was sentenced from Ktngtbury county on a charge of e sault with a deadly weapon, hut sent tip foi only a year, which places his van in the bands of the governor instead of tre Board of Pardons. Ilnj rhiliiilrlphla lime. PIilLAI'inLPHlA Mu. 7 -The T rni ' W,!1' p.ir nuned JoQIIV IIV VI ' pll Oi 1. 1 wrer thr N' w Y rk Times and the 1 Cunltunooca Tines.