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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
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O.MA11.A, TUESDAY' IMOJiNJXG, MAY M, 1001-TEX PAGES.
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CLARK TAKES A HAM
Montana Sonator Bccomis Large Fuichaur
f Union Pacific Ltsck.
ACTING FOR HILl-MORGAN INTERESTS
Mori Euipectsd of Venting to Got Ton
with Harriraan.
REVIVES GREAT BATTLE FOR CONTROL
Kuhn-Lob Admit t'jat Thej HaTen't It
Hailed Putt.
DETAILS OF THE BURLINGTON DEAL
Northern Pacific mill (irent .Northern
lo I'nt II ThriiiiKli li IhniiImk f'M
In lloiulx fur Kadi Qimt Worth
of IlurlliiKtnn Muck.
NEW YORK, Miiy 13. The World tomor
row will f.iiy tlml Scnnior William A.
Clark, who Is now abroad, wan u largo pur
chaser of Union Pacific slock today nml
that thi-Eo purchases wero made !n behalf
of tl) 'i Hill-Morgan party.
Tha World will iiIho say: An immense
battle In now on (or control ol Union Pn
clllo. the light being retaliatory by Morgan
ngalnst tbn Hiirrliiinn ayudleatu for the ml
tcr'H struggle to wrest Northern Pniilir
from the lllll-Morgun crowd. Knlin, Loch
& Co. (Monday) completed a revised count
of nil tha stock actually held by them and
their ulllea and their i;entH unload. The
count showed n great change over that
mado on Saturday. While the sto-k actually
In their possession does not give Ihem
control, tho margin 1h very narrow nnd
they still have a great many purchases to
hear from, if one-fourlh of thene result In
dellveiies of nctuul Block they will have
control.
A member of the Hnrrimiin-Kuhn-Loeb
syndicate who gave these facts to a World
reporter said: "When Morgan & Co. staled
that they had control of Northern Pacific
they mado the statement in perfect good
faith. In stating now that the stocks
actually In our possession gives every In
dication that we have got control, we do
not wish It to bo understood that Morgiu
& Co. hnvo been saying anything that they
were not conscientiously entitled to say."
Union PncIHe Mill Aviillnlilc.
Tho Hurrlmnn-Kuhn-Loeb nyudlcate made
no attempt to say that their control of
Union Pacific could not bo purchased away
from them by tho high pricos appealing to
Homo stockholders who uro at present nlllcd
with them. When their representative
was asked yesterday who was buying the
big blocks of Union Pacific ho said: "Our
best Information Is that It Is Senator Clark
nnd tho First Nntlonal bank. Of course
In this Bcnutor Clark would be acting In
tbo lnterestg,ot thosoJrtosUlo to Mr. Harrl
inaU.V. " ""V"'
"Is It possible for tho other side to gel
controlling iutercst In tho Union Pacific?"
"Wo contlpl tho Union Paclllc nt tho
present time, but It would be possible."
"lias not your side got enough of aettinl
Union Pacific stock locked up to Insure Its
control?"
"I would not say that."
Official announcement of those who have
control of the Northern Pacific will not
bo mado until the end of the month and
perhaps later. It' was mado public yes
terday that the purchase of tho Ilurllngtou
by tho Northern Paclllc and Great North
ern will bo put through. Tho buying roads
ore (o Issue $200 in bonds for every $100
par valuo share of Ilurllngtou stock. This
will give Mr. Hill nnd Mr. Morgan a prollt
of nearly V20.000.000. Hill and Morgan
bought up great quantities of llurllngton
before outsiders know that tbo purchase
vns In contemplation. In all It Is said
they got 400,000 shares at an average price
of $150. The price that Is to be paid by buying
roads Is $200. The spokesman of tho Ilar
rlninn ayndlrata said:
"Wo will not oppose the payment of $200
for tho nurllngton stock, though It Ib true
that great blocks of It were bought up
by somebody somo time back nt u low
llgurc."
GRAND MASTER TO HAVE HELP
llrolhrrliooil or Trnlnmen'K Amend
ment I'rot l(lc for mi AhnInIhiiI
n( llriiiliiinirtrx.
MILWAUKKK, Wf.. May IS. Tho
Jlrothorhooc' of Trainmen today finished Its
work on amendments to tho constitution.
Under the new order of things tho grand
master will be allowed an assistant, to be
locate at headquarters, The assistant
will bo one of tho four vice grand masters
nnd will assist In executive mntters, In
cluding the settlement of nil grievances.
This will leave thrco vice grand masters
Tor Held work. Frank P. Sargent, gtnnd
chief of tho Ilrothorhnod of Locomotive
Firemen, addressed the convention this
afternoon.
Tho convention decided to adopt the old
plnn of n system of federation of the five
railroad organizations for the settlement
of grievances. Under tho plan the varl
ous organizations are to appoint commit
tees of two on every railroad, the com
blned committees to be known as a fed
crated board. Should aim nrgiinlratlon fall
In the settlement of a ,'rlcvanco tho fed
erated board In authorized to bring about
nn adjustment. Similar action Is expected
to bo taken nt tho conductors' convention
In St. Paul, which meets tomorrow. An
other Importnnt action calls for the ap
pointment of a comraltteo on legislation
In each state.
KING WRITESJUNSAS AGAIN
KiltTnril VII ApppiiNCH the LcKUIiitoix
Who Didn't Like IIU I'li-xt .tutc,
.McntliHiliiK l.o)ulty.
TOPEKA, Kan., May 13. Governor Stan
ley today recolved n letter written by For
eign Minister I.unnc!ono at tho request of
King Edward VIII, thanking the Kansas
IcgUlaturo for their resolutions of sympa
thy over tho death of Queen Victoria. Tl
Is the third communication the legislates
havo recolved from King Edward slneo they
passed their resolution of sympathy. In tbn
Aral they wero thanked for their "sympathy
nnd loyalty "
They objected to this phraseology, which
placpd them In tho nttltudo of bring loyal
to the nrltlsh throno and tho king's let-
ter was expunged from the record. The
king heard of this action nnd Immediately
expressed his regrets to Ambassador Jrs.-ph
II. Choate. exptulnlng that a subordinate
had sent out the wrong letter of thanks
to tho Kansas legislature. The letter re
celved today Is an acknowledgement In
proper form of tbo resolution,
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STAVES OFF EXPECTED PANIC
.1. I'il'riiuill Mnimin (irli l.illMldll Stud.
Hicliiuiuc l l'rece .Vnrth-
cm Piiclllc,
by Press Publishing Co )
-(New York World Ca-
LUNLx U
bligiam -ram.) J. Plerpoin
Morgan wad at i. ut J. S. Morgan
a Co., old llroad " . from 9 o'clock
this morning until 7. it. (i. m., when he
lift to dlnu at his son's house, 13 Princess
(late, llefore the etock exchange opened
h received a deputation of the principal
brokers in the American market, and It was
on hN suggestion that tho Htoek exchange
committee decided there should be lio buy
ing in of Northern Pacific shares until
further notice, a measure which htueJ
off the threatened panic here. Tho deputa
tion also consulted Mr. Morgan about the
position of American steel stock and sub
sequently tho operators In tho market met
to adopt expedients to facilitate the carry
over In thu stock.
Mr. Morgan put In a big days' work.
IIo early leased a special cable to New
York and kepi It bUB' all day. At noon
ho deststed for a brier time in order to go
for a drive, but he was soon back again,
plunged Into work onie more, denied him
cclf to nil callers and remained Immersed
In business till lato. Tho officials of the
bank, too, were kept working nt high plea
sure, there being a general air or exclte
im tit and nervous tension about the entire
place. Mr. Morgan looks tired and ner
vous, showing the effects of tho great
strain of tho last few days. It Is stated
ho will probably sull fcr New York Wednes
day. Even In his exciting career J. Plcipont
Morgan has rurely had such u busy time
as since he nrrlvid In London yesterday.
He had n consultation Sunday evening with
his own partners and the members of the
big arbitrage houses. He was receiving
and dispatching cables far Into the night
and everyone wbo saw film today was
fctruck by his colossal coolness, Im
perturbable confidence nnd his resource in
dealing with a dllllcult situation. Tho o ni
ce a of .1. S. Morgan & Co. were Invndcd
during thu day by tho financial big wigs,
some of whom Mr. Morgnu, with a largo
cigar In his mouth, received In a private
room, coming out with tho others in eager
rbnversc to tho street door, with a decisive
answer ready cn every point.
When tho World correspondent called ho
was received by Clinton Dnwkins, n bril
liant young Englishman, who has taken
tho place of tho late J. S. Hums, and Is
acting now ns Mr. Morgan's buffer.
"Mr. Morgan has absolutely nothing to
say for publication; he Is too busy," Mr,
Hawkins said.
Then Mr. Morgan. Jr., who wns slttlnp
by said: "Ho has not seen any press men
nnd won't say anything."
"Does he approvo of tho decision of tho
stock exchange committee about Northern
Pacific?"
"Yes, ho entirely approves of It. That
Is all wo have to say."
"I It true that tho Harrlman party has
obtained control of thu Northern Pacific',;"
"On that Mr. Morgan has nothing to say
MILITARY SCHEME OPPOSED
MrlllHli l.tliernl Lender ANcrtn Ilrud-
eiiclt'o Plan Would .Vol liiercnxe
.Military Slt-cnlli.
LONDON, Muy 13. Tho war secretary,
Mr. Hrndcrlck, In tho Houso of Commons
today moved his army scheme, providing
for six corps, with 00,000 mllltla as a ru
serve, and Increasing tho yeomunry from
12,000 to .15,000 men. Tho liberal leader,
Sir Henry Campbell-Ilnnucrman, moved as
an amendment that, while desiring to Im
prove tho efllclency of tho army, the pro
posols largely Increased tho existing bur
dens without nddlng substantially to tho
military strength of Omit Ilrltnln.
TURKEY'S SULTAN MUST YIELD
t'lllcMk III' ilV'M III on U llcxtlod
I'ori'luK 31 ti i I m I'mtrrM Will
ImmiK! I Itlninliiiu,
of
PAULS. April 13. Tho correspondent hero
of tho Associated Press learns on trust
worthy authority that unless tho HUltan of
Turkey yields on tho question of interfer-
eneu. with tho foreign postotllces tho pow
ers will probably present an ultimatum In
a few days, backed up by a naval demon
stration. Tho potters, Including Germany,
arc acting in perfect uulsou In this mattor.
Kitchener IteportN I'riiKreN.
LONDON, May 13. Lord Kitchener, in a
dispatch from Pretoria, dated May 12, says:
Gionfell lias occupied Loulstrlehnrt,
capturing lltty lloers. with rltles. Louis
trlchart was previously held by six Iirltlsh,
Willi lorij suiToimcreii liners.
Other columns report eight Uners killed,
twenty wounded. 132 nrlsoners. twentv-loi-
surrenders and u machine gun, il.liu rounds
or ammunition, iw wagons and s,u Horses
captured.
Admiral ("ehley Coining llomr.
LONDON, May 13,-Hear Admiral Schley
received a cable message today announcing
tho serious Illness of a member of his
family, and ho has. therefore, curtailed his
stay hero and engaged passage on board tho
steamer Kaiser Wllhelm der Clrosse, which
sails from Southampton for New York May
15. Tho admiral wont to Southampton this
afternoon.
I'iihsch Siveillxli Army lllll,
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 13. Tho first
chamber of the Diet today, by 01 to 47
votes, passed the army bill as amended
May tl, Increasing tho appropriations by
Sl'.DOO.OOO kronor, making a total of 45,000,
000 kroner.
Viieul Inn tor MocU UxcIiiiiikp.
LONDON, May 13. Tho stock exchange
will be closed May IS, tho date of tho 100th
anniversary of the laying of tho founda
tion stono of tho building In Capcl court.
('cumin of .South Australia.
Mr.LllOURNK. Muy 13. Tho census of
South Australia shows tho population to bo
3G!,595, an Increase during tho laat decade
of 13 per cent.
IMulit Killed hy Avnlniiclie.
LONDON. May 13.-A special dispatch
from Heme says that eight Italian laborers
have been killed at Campo Dolclno, by thu
fall of an nvalunche.
Fourteen I'etrnleiim Slen inerx Hum.
LONDON. May I3.-A special dispatch
from hi. reiersourg says fourteen petroleum
steamers nave been burned at Astrakhan,
Russia.
Movement or llcrnii cnrl May 111,
At New York-Arrlved-Hovlc, from
Liverpool; .Minneapolis, rrom London;
Kalsetin Maria Theresa, from Hremen;
Ethopla, from Glasgow.
At Glascow Arrived Iaurentlan. from
New York; Norwegian, from Huston.
At Hremen Arrived Koenlgen Lulsc,
from New York.
At San Francisco Arrived Ilarkentlne
George C Perkins, from Tahiti; birkentlne
Tropic lllrd, from Tahiti; barkentlno
Archer, from Honolulu; bark Santiago,
i rum iquique; amp i. narmer. irnm lloim
lulu; bark Aden Hess, from Honolulu; bark
Amy Turner, from Honolulu; bark Diamond
Heud. from Honolulu: bark Andrew Welch,
iruiu iiimmuui, mined .tiarinn, tor uueens
town,
At Copenhagen Arrived - Norge, from
orK.
At l.oiiiloii-ArrlveU-.MIiuiehaha, from
ficn lor.
LACUNA IS TO 0C1T NEXT
Romtining Filipino Loader Fromiioi to
Make an Early Bnrrondor.
PROVINCES WILL HAV TO BE HELPED
CoiiiiiiIhoIoii I'lnd" II :ecennry lo
l'rotldc .some Support lor Xcv
Government t mil Collection
Of 1,1111(1 TllXCN.
MANILA, May 13. At a conference re-
cuutly 'between Urlgndier (lencral Funston
and General Lacuna, In tho province of
Nuuvt Ecljnm, Lacuna promised to collect
his forces and arms and surrender ns soon
ad posslhle.
It Is considered certain that Colonel
Charles A. Woodruff, tho chief commis
sary officer, had no comilvauic with tho
contractots' frauds. Tho appacarancc of Ills
name is explained by the lact that the
hitter paid tho renting agents a portion
of the rent lor Colonel Woodruff's houso
above thu prim which was nnnicd to Colonel
Woodruff. This amount Colonel Woodruff
offcicd to refund when ho discovered It,
having In the mcnuwhlto left the house,
llut tha agents declined to accept It.
There hayo been several minor captures
In Cavlte, ilataligas and Juhuos provinces.
A number of troops and quantities ut sup-"
piles have been drstroyed.
A civilian, Sylvester C. Fletcher, nn
employe of the depot quartermaster, has
been sentenced to live years' Imprisonment
In llillbid prison (Manila) for selling gov
ernment bacon and coffee. The trial of Com
missary Sergeant Henry Wilson, on the
charge of stealing supplies, was begun to
day. Miljur Vine Itentrilllled.
Tho military olllclnls, generally, are sec
onding tho civil settlements of affairs In
tho provinces with tho notablo exception
of the provincu of Ilataan, where Major
William P Vose, commanding the Sixth
artillery, has Bought to enforco IiIb own
ordinance to collect taxes and has not
authorized clil government In the prov
ince. Oenoral MacArthur has ordered
Major Voso to cease his unauthorized as
sumptions of authority.
Tho United States commission finds that
the Internal collections in most of the
provinces nro not sufficient to support tho
provincial governments until tho beginning
of tho collections of land taxes, n year
hcucc, and appropriation!! of $2,000 to $3,000
will bo mado from tho Insular treasury In
favor of several of the provinces. Thcde
appropriations will bo considered loans.
In addition, tho provincial laws will bo
amended so as to require a sedula of oho
peso from all malos over IS, half of which
will go to tho province nml half to tho
municipality.
Tho treasury nt Washington has begun
tho payment of Mindry army expenses, In
cluding rents and rewards for sur
rendered arms, formerly horrio by tho In
sular treasury.
LEE RELICS TO BE RETURNED
Solicitor ticneriil ltli;bnriU MnliU .(lull
the (Jo eminent linn Xci cr Itrnlly
Acquired Title.
WASHINGTON, Muy 13. A conference
was held at tho Department of Justice to
day with Solicitor General Richards re
garding tho return of the Washington relics
to tho Leo family. General Kltzhugh Lee,
Miss Mary Custlee Lee. with a power of
attorney from her brother. George Wll
Miss Mary Custls Lee, with a power of
present, together with Illchiird Itathhiin and
Mr. Clark of the Smlthouinn Institution.
It was decided that the relics will bo re
turned tomorrow.
President McKlnley wroto a letter before
leaving Washington, directing thut this be
done. Tho relics were removed from Ar
llngton, In 1S62. since which time thoy hnve
been In the possession of tho United States
but the government. In tho opinion of At
torney General Richards has never acquired
title to them.
SMELTING COMPANY'S REPLY
American Concern ANserti llcnl Mlth
GiiKKCiiliclut Ik Made mill In
junction Void.
TRENTON. N. J., May 13. Argument
was heard by Judges Gray and Kirkpntrlcl:
in tho United States circuit court today on
the application to mako permanent tho in
junction restraining tho American Smelt
ing nnd Retlnlng company from turning
over to M. Guggenheim sons' tlie J1j,-
000,000 of stock which was to bo paid for
tho Guggenheim plant. The smelting com
pany Interposed ns a defense lack of Juris
diction, nlso contending that the transfer
of tho property having already been made
by Guggonhelm Sons It was too late to
enjoin tho transfer of stock and tho con
summation of tho contract. It Is probable
that tho court T.ill decide tho question of
Jurisdiction beforo considering on its merits
tho application for on Injunction.
DEBS SAYS HE'LL KEEP OUT
Confirm Heport of KITnrt lo llcvlve
Itullmiy I'iiIoii, liul l)l.ntM
I'ei'Nomil I'll r He I put Ion,
CHICAGO, May 13. Eugeno V. Dobs con-
firms tho atory th?t nn effort Is being made
to revive tho American Hallway union
under tho name of tho United Ilrotherhood
of Hallway Employes.
"I havo decided to hold aloof from tho
organization for tho present," he said,
"becauso I havo other weighty matters to
nttend to. Probnbly when the rnllway
men of the entire country nre ready to
enter in.o such a movement I shall assist
them."
MARSAC BULLION RECOVERED
tliinutlly Taken from I lull llcllucry
Ii Found nml ArrcNln
Mmle,
SALT LAKE, Utah, May 13.-A special to
tho Desert News from Park City, Utah,
says that George Redsull and Albert Nlles
wero arrested today, charged with stealing
16,000' worth of silver bullion. Redsull has
been night watchman at tho refinery, and
Nlles Is his son-in-law. The greater por
tion of the bullion was recovered by tho
Bhoriff today nt Nlles' house.
WnlUervHle Mutch Factory lliirnn,
DETROIT. May II Flro early this
morning destroyed the cntlro plant of tho
Walkorvllle (Ont.) match factory. The
loss Is estimated at $115,000, with $73,000
Insurance. About 100 men wero employed.
ArreNleil for llurulury,
Peter Carroll was arrested with two other
suspects nt 1512 Hurney street early till
morning, charged with the burglary nf
Max Hecht's drug store, Six other suspects
wero arrested at the circus. The police
buy Catroll offered some of the stolen
cigars for twin yesterday afternoon, Ser
ceant Welx nberii nnd a dozen mlior nt.
Heirs made the descent upon the tjuspected
THINKS STRIKE IS CERTAIN I
.MncliluNIt' Secrelnry VIUon .!
linen .Not Doubt It
Occurrence.
NEV YORK. May 13. Secretnry Wilson
of district No. 15 of the machinists wm in
terviewed today concerning the order sent
out Saturday by National Prcfctdent James
O'Connell at. Washington, calling a strike of
nil machinists throughout tho country ou
Monday next unless all employers signed
tho agreement for u working day o( nine
hours and an Increase of 12V6 per cent In
wnges. "There is little doubt in my mind,"
Secretary Wilson said, "that the strike will
actually tako p'lncc, hut tho employers have
until Saturday pext to come to our terms.
That is the last working duy be-
foro tho date set (or tho order
to go Into effect. Tho strike, If It takes
place, will affect only 150,000 men. On the
contrary It will affect close to tfOo.noo. The
machinists alone who will be called out will
number 150,000, but ull trades depending
upon tho machinists for their tooh will be
brought to a standstill.
"An erroneous opinion prevails that this
strike will mean the practical stoppage of
nil work on public hulldlngft nnd great con
tracts like tho rapid transit subway. It
will do nothing of tho kind. In this sec
tion about 10,000 of our men will be
affected, tho district, of course, taking In
Manhattan, Brooklyn and Jersey City. Thut,
however, does not Includo half the num
ber of machinists employed here."
WASHINGTON, May 13. Conferences arc
In progress in this city between President
O'Connell of the International Association
of MachlniBtf, President Oompers of the
American Federation of Labor nnd olllclnls
of several of the metal working trades
other than machinists, considering thu
moral and financial support to bo given tho
proposed strike of machinists. At 2:30
o'clock this afternoon President O'Connell
Bald tho outlook wns very encouraging for
a successful strike In many localities
throughout the country. A number of tho
firms not now complying with tho arrange
ment entered into between tho machinists
nnd the association of employers ns to n
nine-hour day signed today nnd Mr. O'Con
nell predicts that a largo number of thesa
will have signed by May 20. Ho says the
strlko will nfTect nt least 100.000 men dl
recenty, and more than that number of
allied mechanics indirectly.
ALBANY STRIKE LOOKS GRIM
Street Cnr I'oiiiiiiiny Stvcnr In I'orl
,'lc liiMiieclorx iin Deputy
SlierltTs.
ALBANY, N. Y., Mny 13. Under the es
cort of a platoon of mounted police nnd
surrounded by i mob of 2,000 "Albany work
men, 200 hundred non-union men were
tnken nt midnight to tho QUall street cnr
barns of tho United Traction company,
which Is tho main station of tho Albany
lines cf thu United Traction company.
Stones were hurled at tho iloii-unlon men
ns they were taken to the barns.
This Is the Prst step taken by the com
pany to opernto Its lines with non-union
men. The olllclalj of tho Vyimpany an
nounce that trnlllo will be tesumed In the
morning. The non-union moti(jJt Is said,
enmo from Philadelphia nik -jre. mct nt
the ntiitlon by f.pntopi i'lCflilrijptort.-otT''
fleers and two patrol wagonr.' full of pollre
men. Tho directors of tho company remained
In session all afternoon, awaiting a reply
from the strikers to a compromise proposl-
won inane at n eouierence tnis morning, i
Tli,. Klrlkerx nf the thrnn cIIIpb mot n,l I
agreed not to accept the proposition.
Tonight tho directors gavo orders to tho
otllcers to open tho roads tomorrow. No
tices wero sent to the sheriffs of Albany
nud nenssclaer counties and tho mayors
nnd chiefs nf police of Albany, Troy,
Watervllot, Cohoes nnd Rensselaer of In
tentlun to operate, together with requests
for pollro protection. Fnrty-tlvo Inspectors
nf the company wero sworn In aa deputy
bhcrlffs.
HINGES ON NINE-HOUR DAY
Conference llctwccn HIIiioIm Central
OIIIcIiiIh nml MiicIiIiiInIm In
on line I'oliit.
CHICAGO, May 13. Tho general confer
ence commltton of tho members of the In
ternational Association of Machinists em
ployed by tho Illinois Central Railway com
pany Is ngilr. In session In this city. Second
Vice President Harnhan of the Illinois
Central has conceded a minimum scale of
wages of 29 cents nn hour and this will be
accepted by tho machinists, provided tho
company will ngrco to let nine hours con
stitute a duy's work. Thus tho question re
solves Itself Into ono of dollars and cents,
since u nine-hour day will glvn the men
nn extra hal' hour's pay for each hour over
nine hours.
engineersYrTkT IS ENDED
Trouble llettticu Murine HiuploycN
nml I illicit Stole Co rpu ra
tion Sell led.
CLEVELAND, O., May 13. -Tho long
strllw between tho marlno engineers nnd
tho United States Steol corporation was
settled nt a llnal conference today. This
practically ends tho engineers' strike on
lako steamers, which has been on for the
last three months. Chief Hayes of the Steel
corporation's fleet would not glvo out tho
1 torras f 'I'0 settlement, nu he said It had
been agreed on by both sides not to do so.
ScttlcH trllli MiicIiIiiIhU,
TOPEKA, May 13.- After a conference
with a committee representing tho Inter
national Union of Machinists tho Atchison,
Topcka & Santa Fo railroad, through Gen
eral Manager Mudge, has agreed to rame
tho wages of shopmen along tho entire sys
tem. Tho conferenj was held Saturday
afternoon In Topekn. Tho machinists had
threatened to strlko Mny 20. The ma
chinists getting heretofore 2" cents per
hour wero raised to 30 cents, 2Si.cent men
to 31 cents. Theso wages prevailed since
1893. Fifty-nlno hours will constltuto a
week's work. Tho schedule) is effective
from May 1.
R. P. C. Sanderson, noting superintendent
of machinery of tho Topcka shops, has re
signed, effective May 15, and will bo super
ceded by James Collluson. It Is reported
that John Player, superintendent of ma
chinery, will bo mado third vice president
In June.
ROOSEVELT WILL IE THERE
AcceptN Invitation to Help Mlnneuii
ollx llrinv n Croud fur the
State I'a I r.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 13. Vice President
Roosovelt has accepted an Invitation to
mako an address during the Btate fnlr.
Tho address will ba mode September 20,
Injured In u PlKlit,
Davo Williams, colored, and John Mo
Olniils and P K Anderson aro held at
pollen station to nwnlt tho result of Injuries
which Williams says ho got 'rom the two
others In a fight in a restaurant at Fif
teenth and Capitol avenue, Williams claims
he was assaulted because hi objected to
tho service ho received In the restaurant.
Ho U comely hurt Internally,
HASTENS BACK TO BEDSIDE
President Slaji at San Jcso Oilj for For
mal Eiirc.su.
MRS. M'KINLEY RESTS WELL AND IS EASY
Toihij'n I'roKrniu Mny Mine lo lie
L'lirlullcil llMiiinlutmciit Kelt
ill .Mnny Place Where l-Vs.
tlvltlc.i Were I'lniiucd.
SAN K11ANCISCO. May 13. At 10 o'clock
tonight Secretary Cortelyotl gavo the fol
lowing bulletin to thu Associated Press re
garding the condition of Mrs. McKlnley:
"The physicians in attendance tcport
Hint their patient has passed n more com
fortable day than for several days past."
President McKlnley expects to carry out
In full the program pri pared for his en
tertainment In San Francisco, bht he will
probably be obliged to omit from his Itiner
ary some .f tho smaller places which ho
wus expected to visit. Definite plans for
the remainder of his ttlp cannot bo an
nounced until tomorrow
SAN FUANCISC'O, May 13. President
McKlnley returned lute this afternoon fiom
San Joso to tho hcdsldo of his wife at the
Scott rrs'doncc, where ho will remain until
tomorrow. It Mrs. McKlnley's condition
Is still favorable tomorrow the president
will enrry out tho arrunged program with
fcomo curtailment. He will visit Lclnud
Stanford. Jr., university at Palo Alto and
inako brief stops at San Mateo nnd Hur
llngamu. At Palo Alto ho will bo Joined
by his entire party and the president's of
ficial entry Into this city will tako place
tomorrow In nccordanco with previously
arranged schedule.
Secretary Cortelyou said to the Asso
ciated Press tonight: "Mrs, McKlnley
rested well nnd comfortably today."
SAN JOSK, Cal., May 13. Thousands of
people between Del Monte nnd Snti Joso,
who havd been anticipating a sight of tho
president for months, were disappointed
today. The prtsldont's presence In San
Joso for nn hour this afternoon took tho
edge off of tho disappointment horc, where
tho roso carnival wos being held In his
honor and where tho floral display sur
passed anything ever before seen In this
part of the country.
After leaving Del Monte this morning
tho cabinet carried out tho itinerary ns
originally planned, stopping nt Pajaro and
Santa Ciuz and visiting tho big trees in
tho San Lorenzo valley, but they hud no
heart to put Into the festivities In tho nb
senco of their chief nnd tho keen regret
of tho people, which wns shown on their
countenances. Many expressions of kind
ness and sympathy for Mrs. McKlnley were
heard at each stopping place. At Santa
Cruz Secretary of State Hay was the rep
rescntatlvo of tho president to tho address
of welcome mndu by tho mayor.
Sim .lose (ietij ii (illiuiiNf.
The president's presence hero barely
saved tho day. Ho ran down from San
Francisco. At St. James squaro, opposite
the court house, n handsomely decorated
staml ba.il benerfsJtcdjnil hero. Hi formnl
exercises ionk"p,acb.""Tlio president re
sponded to tho mayor's address of wel
come. Immediately In iho rear of the stand was
I tho big bouquet of which so much has been
'heard. It was ninety feet In clrcumfer-
"
em u mm sioun in us u nine in eiuy-in u icri
high. The stem was u telegraph polo tunic
in tho ground, 't wna composed of cut
(lowers of every variety that blooms. Tho
Idea, of presenting this Immense tloral of
fering to Mrs. McKlnley originated with
tho women of San Joso nnd the presenta
tion wns mado to the president by Mrs,
E. O. Smith, who expressed tender words
of regret for Mrs. McKlnley's Illness and
hopes for her quick recovery. The mem
bers of tho cabinet took the long drive
through the orchards of tha Santa Clara
valley which had been planned for tho pres
ident, visiting on tho way tho Jesuit col
lege nt Santa Clara and tho University of
tho Paclllc. Great preparations had been
made along tho route to receive the pres
ident and tho disappointment at not seeing
him was very keen.
Tonight a big reception had been planned
for the president at the Vendomo hotel and
tho program wan carried out. Tho mem
bers of the cabinet nnd the women of the
party nil attended this function.
All Depend" oil Her lleilltll.
ST. PAUL. May 13. A reply was re
ceived from President McKlnley to tho in
vitation telegraphed him Saturday night
asking that ho be present to review the
Modern Woodmen parado at St. Paul, Juno
13. Tho president says that ho must defor
dellnite answer until It is nscertnlned how
serious Is tho Illness of Mrs. McKlnluy.
He, however, expressed himself as favoring
tho ncceptanco of tho Invitation.
SUES FOR BREACH OF PROMISE
llclirou (Vcli.) Girl Ankn Fifty iiiou
kiiiiiI of (iNcur Punch of
.Mnrynvlllc.
MARYSVILLE, Kan., Mny 13. (Special
Telegram.) In the district court of Mar
shall county toda" an action was begun
against Oscnr Pusch for breach of promlso,
tho plaintiff being lionise M. Knight of
Hebron, Neb. Pusch la a son of Charles
F. Pusch, a well known cigar manufacturer
of this city. The petition alleges that tho
defendant agreed to marry the plaintiff in
October of last vear nnd thnt slnco that
tlmo she had been repeatedly assured that
ho Intended to carry out his part of tho
agreement. On May 9, It Is stated, tho en
gagement was declared off by Puech nnd
the plaintiff nsks $50,000 damages. Mr.
Pusch Is out of tho city.
POLICE HAULJN HOTEL MAN
Miiiuiucr of the Midland, Kiiiiniin City,
Charm-it with Scrlnu llrliikH
Suuilny,
KANSAS CITY, May 13. Manager George
T. Stockhum of the Midland hotel of this
city, was arrested today, charged with vio
lating tho city ordinance which prohibits
tho sale of Intoxicating liquors on Sunday.
Manager Stockham admits that ho served
his guests with liquor In tho cafo and
dining room, but tho police chargo him
with sorvlng It In tho rooms of tho guests,
MISSING TEACHER LOCATED
Write" t l''rleiid nt Wyiuore, Xeli
hut OtYci'M .o Hxpliiiuitlon
of Her Course.
PUEBLO, Colo., May 13, Mrs, Mattle
Ilerger, tho school teacher who disap
peared on April 23 nnd who It wan feared
had been murdered, has been located m at
San Jose, Cal It la not known why she
left tho city without telling her frlonds
of her Intention, Mrs, Ilerger formerly
lived nt Wymore, Neb., and It Is said she
has written to a friend there from San
Josu.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHErt
Forecast for Nehrakti-ralr and Warmer In
Knstern, Hhuwrs and Cooler in Wcstrni
Portion Tuesdu , Wednesday Showers.
Southeasterly Winds.
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MILLARD ASKS CORRECTION
NelirnoKnS l.oiiu-i'ci-tu hcniilor I'liul
UliifcH Llnleil on the Miorl
Side.
tFrnni a Staff Correspondent. 1
WASHINGTON. Mny 13 (Special Tele
gram.) -Senator Millard evidently believes
In nipping wrong Impressions In tho bud.
An unofllclal list of the senators of the
Fifty-seventh tor.grcCs was recently Is
sued by the secretary "of the senate, giv
ing Senator Dietrich thu long and Senator
Millard, tho short term. This list fell Into
the hands of Senator Millard and he has
asked that the proper correction be made.
Tho list, which wns marked imntllclnl,
showed that Dietrich's term of seivhu ex
pired March 3, 1907, nnd Millard's term
Mnrch 3, 1005. It was clearly nn error of
the printer, the dates having been reversed
on the makeup, but Senator Millard at once
called the attention of Secretary Dennett
to tho error and a now unofllclal list will
bo Issued at. once
The list Is Interesting in some other rn
spects, ns It shows eighty-eight senators
nccrcdltcd to the Fifty-seventh congress,
Delaware being the only state not repre-
I sented. Senator Dolllver Is marked ns fill
ing a temporary appointment, having been
reappointed by Governor Shaw on Mnrch I.
Following are the members nnd visitors
nt tho National Conference of Charities
and Corrections from Nebraska: Mrs.
John Davis. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mallullou
and Mrs. 1'. P. Qulvoy.
CluiliKCn III I'omIiiI Airnlrw.
Hural free delivery service has been or
dered established July 1 as follows:
Nebraska Decatur, Hurt county (addi
tional service!; tho route embraces thirty
six square tulles, containing a population
of 0,55; Leonard Jenneweln wns appointed
carrier.
Iowa Ireton, Sioux county; the route
embraces 107 squaro miles, containing 1.5SS
popiriutlon; F. H. Sargent, J. A. Llnde
mann and W. II, Satterlec wero appointed
carriers
Theso Nebraska postmasters have been
nppolnted: Dawson, lllchnrdson county,
M. K. Hiley. vice D. J. Hlley, resigned;
Grayson, Sheridan county, C. A. Smith,
vice J. A. Sandoz, returned.
Tho postofllco at Williams. In., will be
come n presidential ofllce July 1, with n
salnry of $1,000.
Henry W. Clifford has been appointed u
rural carrier at Nora Springs nnd Louis
Lumstrutn nt Forest City, la.
The lown Nntlonal bank of Dea Moines
hns been approved ns a reserve agent for
tho People's National bank of Indepcn
dence, Isr' ... C
Theso contractu for supplies far public,
buildings for tho noxt fiscal year have been
awarded: Fort Dodge, lit. Fuel, J. 'W
A mo red; Ice, Fort Dodge loo company:
miscellaneous, ruriong k llrcnnnn; Cedar
i Ilnnhls. i!t.tn r-o.in iinnM.
pany; miscellaneous, Roy Mitchell.
Edwin II. Van Antwerp of Ynnkton, S
D., hns been appointed n examiner of sup
eys in the general land ofllce.
AGAINST STATE OF ILLINOIS
I.cnve Griiutcil lo File Supplemental
lllll In ClilciiKo Itriilmtue
I "nn n I fiihc.
WASHINGTON. May 13. llenjamln
Schnurmachcr of St. Louis today ohtainod
leave to tllo In the United States supreme
court a Mipplementrd bill In the caso of
the state of Missouri against tho stnto of
Illinois, In which the former stnto seeks
to enjoin tho discharge of waters of the
Chicago drainage canal Into tho Mississippi
river. I'ormission nlso wna granted to
Hon. William Springer, representing tho
state nf Illinois In this case, to 111 o a de
murrer to ono paragraph of tho bill nnd
an nnswer to other portions.
Mr. Springer sought to havo the court In
dlcate a method of pioceedlug In tho mat
ter or JMtli'.g testimony In the case, hut
the chief Jubilee declined to make any sug
gestion on tnnt point. Tbo counsels, Im
said, have to make up their own minds. Ho
agreed with a suggestion that a commis
sioner might be selected after tho issues
are agreed upon.
Tho canal empties Into tho Mississippi
river through tho Desplalnes and Illinois
livers.
ARMY REORGANIZATION PLAN
Wnr
Department rulillnlicH
DcnIkiiiiIIiik Numerical
Strrnuth.
Order
WASHINGTON, May 13. The War do
partmcnt today published tho reorganlza
lion otdor prescribing tho strength of tho
various brunches of tho military boivIco
upon tho basis of a total army of 77,257
men, and n staff of 2,783 men, tho enlisted
strength being 74,001 mcu. lly the order
each cavalry regiment will consist of
twelve cavalry troops of elghty-llve en
listed men each, making tho total strength
of tho cavalry branch 15.M0 men. Thu
coast artillery will consist of 120 companlei
or joy enlisted men each, mnklng 13,731. nn
tho Held artillery of thirty batteries of 160
men each, making a total artlllory force
field and coast, of 18.SG2 unlisted men. The
thirty Infantry regiments will consist of
twelvo companies of 101 enlisted men each
making tho Infantry strength 38.520 en
listed men. The three engineer battalions
will havo four battalions of 101 enlisted
men ouch, with u band, nnd will havo
strength of 1,282 enlisted men.
SMALLPOX IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Government HcporlN WidcNpreml In
fcclloii Aiuoiir Indian Iti-Ncr-
lltlOIIS,
WASHINGTON, May 13. Reports reach
nig tho Interior department show thnt
smallpox Is widespread nmoug tho Indians
of the western reservations. A report to
day from the Cheyonno Illvcr Sioux ugoncy
In South Dakota, says smallpor Is nrova
lent throughout that reservation nnd that
many deaths have occurred, Out of twenty
two persons quarantined near Pierre, S. I)
there has been ono death and sixteen per
sons aro affected. Smallpox Is raging in
the vicinity of tho niikton ugency, 8. 1),
among The whlto population, Reports also
reach tho ngent thero that It Is prevalent
among tho I ml Inns at somo of tho up-rlvor
agencies and that numerous deaths havo
occurred. U Yankton ten extra police
men have bvett uworu In us an emergency
laeacuro.
GOES TO COMMITTEE
Cuban Contention KifirsHtport of Commii
tioi Etnt to Wihinton.
DISCUSSES IT FIRST IN SECRET SESSION
Ssmguilj Objects to Acctptanco, Charging
that It's Incompltto.
MAJORITY NOW FAVOR PLATT AMENDMENT
All Except Portnontlo Couvincod of Undo
Ram'i Good Faith.
ACTION MAY BE FURTHER DELAYED
Moiciucut la on Fool to Keep the
.Mailer III Hie HiicKuinitiiil t'litll
After Hie Municipal
Iwll'CliOIIN,
HAVANA, May 13. The Cuban constitu
tional convention met today in secret ses
sion and considered the report of the com
mittee that went to Washington to ob
tain more dellnite Information regarding
the Intention of tho United States gun ru
in cut.
General Snugully objected to the report
on the ground of Incompleteness, pointing
out thnt tho committed made no recom
mendations. "They were rent to Washington," he said,
with tho object of getting soiuo of the
bases changed, but they offer no explana
tion as to why the change could not bu
effected, nor do they express an opinion
regarding acceptance or rejection of thu
Plntt amendment, as we had expected they
would."
Senors Llunio, Tauo and Hctnncourl re
plied that Secretary Root had said tho
based could nut bu changed, as the Plntt
amendment was tho tllinl policy of thu
Washington ndmlnlstj'atlon. It was there
fore useless, thoy said, for them to Insist
upon a change, but. thu construction Mr.
Root had put upon the bnses, together with
his assurances that thu United Stntcn
would establish nn independent govern
ment In Cuba and would not Interfere with
Cuban soverlenty inituenccd them In favor
of accepting the amendment, although they
did not recommend this cuuruu In tho re
port.
I'orllionilo Still OIiJccIIiik.
Senor Portuoudo declared that ho did
not agree with his colleagues who had al-
ready spoken, but wus opposed to accept
ing the Piatt amendment.
Senor Capoto was not present, but It Is
understuod thnt ho agrees with tho ma
jority.
Senor Junn Gtiulbertn Gomez moved thnt
tho report be referred to the committee
on relations, whoso lust report has still
to bo acted upon. He udmittcd that thu
conunltteo's visit to Washington had thrown
new light upon tho amendment, but ho
thought It only Just that tho committee.'
"fthoiild bo allowed itn opportunity to ohnugu
the report in order to confirm to tho new
conditions.
An attempt was made to tako an Im
mediate vote with reference to tho amend
ment, but the motion uf Senor Gonicz wna
flnnlly carried, tho committee being In
structed to act promptly. It is expected
that sovcral days will elapse beforo tho
amended report Is uubmlttcd to tho con
vention. A movement Is on foot to delay
action until after thu munlclpnl elections.
A majority of tho committee on relations,
Senores Tniiinn, Vllluendas and Do Quesada
nro In favor of accepting the Plntt amend
ment. Senors Gonzales and Stlvclu oppose
necoptnnce.
RUSH TO DEFEND OLD GLORY
Ciihmi
GunrdN Decline
Aiiierlcun Finn In
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to
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Alliuv
SANTIAGO DE CUHA. May 13.-Thcrn
was an exciting ball gamo between thu
Americans and Cubans hero yestcrdny. Tho
Cubans won, 11 to 10.
During tho enthusiastic, demonstration
which followed hundreds crowded on tho
field and a jubilant Cuban attempted to
pull down the American ling to half mast.
Tho American players Interfered nnd n
lively scrimmage followed. A squad of
rural guards drew their ronchetos nnd
chnrged the crowd, crying "Viva hi
bandcro Americano" (long live tho Ameri
can flag). The guards arrested the of
fender, who disclaimed Intentional dlsre
Sji;ct to tho flag nnd said It was a thought
less Joke. Ho was released. No one wns
Bcrlously hurt.
NAME A TREE AFTER NASH
San til Cm. People SIhmv Honor
tu
Ohio Kxccullvc Who Kollotrn
President.
SANTA CRUZ. Cal., May 13, Governor
Nash and party nrrlvcd nt tho big treea
at noon loiay, an hour after tho presi
dential party left. Lunch wus served In
their honor under tho nusplces of tho
board of trade. A giant tree closo to thu
ono known as "General Grant" was named
ufter Governor Nnsh. The cntlro party.
escorted by citizens, was then driven to
this city. At the station here tho gov
ernor nnd those with him were presented
with flowers by a delegation of Natlvo
Daughters of tho Golden West. Lato In tho
afternoon the party left for San Francisco,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS JOIN
Ten Weslerii Clllrn HeiircNeiileil In
Conference l.ookliiK' In Orunnljii
llon uf nn Antoclntloii.
TOLEDO, ()., May 13. Twcnty-evcn
wholesale druggists from tho principal tit
les of the western and northern states aro
In tho city for tho purpose nf organizing
un association which will embraco tho fol
lowing cities: Toledo, Cleveland, Detroit,
Grand Rapids, Columbus, Chicago, Minne
apolis, Denver, Indianapolis and Louisville,
Those in conferenco hero nre all members
of the National Association of Wholesale
Druggists and tho work of tho now organ
ization will bo along different lines than'
thu old, Whilo tho direct object of tho
now organization Is not stated, It Is' thought
that Its main object is to devise means at
doing awny with tho "cut rate" business,
LONG TERMS FOR LIQUOR MEN
Those Guilty of Sclllim- l'trrivntrr fo
Hie ClilckimiMVM Will Servo
Four Veiirx,
PAUL'S VALLEY, I. T,, May 13, Liquor
sellers In the Chickasaw nation arc meet
ing with thu severest penalty ever Im
pnsH, Judgo Thomas Imputed two fecu
lences today of four years' Imprisonment
anil $2,000 llnu en' h In tho cute of Johu
Htoyeniou and O. Scrivener.