Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOBNjTjN'G, JULY 10. 101 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
RUSSIA IS WILLING
Offere te Betnra to Old Tariff BUtai wlU
thi United States.
WISHES SUGAR DIFFERENTIAL VACATED
Ii Beturi Wonld Give Up Dutlei Letled
en American Qeodt,
SECRETARY GAGE HAS TO DECLINE
QiMtien li Now with Co.rte, I He On
' I
JJo Hething.
EXPORTS THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED
Iron find Steel Ware, Motor, Dyna
mo, Sctt-lno; Machine nnil Ap
jiarutu I,oe Opportunity to He
lleatorcd to Old Soliedulc.
WASHINGTON, July 3. Another Impor
tant uxebange his occurred between tho
Itusslun government and tho United States
relative to thu tariff. The Russian mtulntcr
of finance, M. DeWltte. has proposed that
uu. .in ,uiii v,.niu nil of th.. nrMMntit.i
dutles levied on American goods since tho
Imposition of tho BU(,ar differential If tho
United StntcB will vacate Its action on the
ougar differential. To this Secretary dago
Ii3 rnntloH hnt thn nffiT nf thn Russian
government cannot bo accopted, as tho
question of tho sugar differential Is now
In tho hands of the court, thus precluding
action by tho oxecutlvc branch. Theso ex
changes, although mado nominally by tho
minister of finance and Secretary Oagc,
havo gone through tho medium of tho Rus
elan foreign otllco and tho Stato depart
went.
Thn proposition of tho Russian minister
of lltianco was tho direct result of Secre
tary Hay's note of about two weeks ago
In that note Mr. Hay pointed out that the
action taken an to petroleum was not now,
nor was It meant to have any connection
with tho previous action of tho government
on sugar. This appears to have reconciled
the Russian ofllclnls lu their view that the
petroleum order was only another step In
tha policy previously taken respecting
nugar. Accordingly, M. DoWltto's response
was communicated to Washington, Count
Lnmsdorf forwarding It to M. DeWollant,
tho Russlun charge hore. It Is not long,
but Is quite to tho point. It makes no
further refcrenco to tho petroleum order.
Tho citcf attention is given to Riigar and
the specific offer Is made to vacate Im
mediately tho Increased duties which Rus
ala has levied, If the United States will
vacate its action on sugar. This would
amount to re-establishing tho status quo
which existed before tho United States took
Its Initial action relatlvo to Russia.
Why It In Impnalble.
Tho nusslan proposition was duly com
municated to Secretary Gage, who has
responded promptly that ns the sugar ques
tion Is" how' b'efaro tho courts, it Is not
possible for mm to avail nimseir or irw
Iturslan suggestions. Thus the mattor
standB.
The reductions which would havo resulted
under M. DoWltto's tender are thoso affoct
Ing castlron wares, manufactures of Iron
and steol, boiler work, tools for nrtlsans,
factories and workshops, gas nnd wator
meters, motors and dynamos, sewing ma
chines, portablo engines, not Including
throshlng machines, flro engines and other
machinery of Iron and steel, also white
resin, galipot, brewers' pitch and bicycles
Tho Increased duties on Iron and steol
goods followed nftcr tho Imposition of tho
BUgar differential, whllo those on bicycles
nnd rosin followed tho lncrcaso on
petroleum. M. DoWltto's proposal was to
take off all of tho Increased duties. In
the course of his letter It Is stated that
tho second retaliatory move on bicycles
and rosin was not duo to tho American ac
tion on petroleum, although It had so ap
peared In tho original Russian note, but
that It related back to tho American action
on sugar
This Is thought to be tho result of Secre
tary dago's reply to Russia to the effect
that Its notion, In Increasing the duty on
American bicycles and resin, was n viola
tion of the United States' treaty with that
country
SQUADRON F0RF0RT ROBINSON
Detachment friuu Thirteenth Cnv-
nlry In Ordered from Depart
ment nf the Dakota.
WASHINGTON, July U. Tho War depart
mont has ordered tho following changes
In the stations of troops:
One Bquadron of tho Eleventh cavalry lo
proceed from Fort Ethan Allen, Vt.,
to Jefferson Ilarracks, Mo.
Ono squadron of tho Thirteenth cavalry
from tho Department of Dakota to Fort
Itoblnson, Neb,
Ono squudroii of th" Fourteenth cavalry
from Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to tho Do
partment of the Colorado.
Tho headquarters, staff and band and
Second battalion of tho Fourteenth In
fantry, under ardors from tho division of
tho Philippines, to Fort Snolllng, Minn.
Companies E, G nnd II of tho Fifteenth
Infantry, stationed nt Fort Ethan Allen,
Vt.: Plattsburg Hitrrncks, N. v., nnd at
Fort Porter, N. Y.. respectively, to Mad'
lsou Ilarracks, N Y
The Twenty-seventh Infantry, now In the
Department of the East, to tuko station In
detachments ut Plattsburg Ilarracks, Fort
Ontario and Fort Montgomery. N. Y nnd
Kennebec arsenal, Maine.
Ono battalion of tho Twenty-ninth In
fantry from Fort Sheridan, 111., to Colum
bus Ilarracks, O
HAY AGAIN AT THE CAPITAL
Secretary Itelnrit to Co ii mi II Head
of Mute Department Xcw Turk
lh MlnlMer Call.
WASHINGTON. July 9. Secretary Hay
returned to Washington this morning from
his New Hnmpthlin home. Ho was driven
directly to the State department and was
closeted for some time with Acting Secro'
tary Hill and Assistant Secretary Adce.
Tho new Turkish mlnlstor, Chlkeb Hoy,
called, In company with All Ferrouh Bey,
tho retiring minister. The new minister
must await until n Inter date to be pre
sented at the White House, owing to tho
president's nbtencc, but he will from now
on exercise all tho functions of a mlnlstor
nB a matter of courtesy. This cilurio Is
necessary because All Ferrouh Hey Is re
turning to Europe almost Immediately,
It 1b bolloved thut the business which
calls Secrctnry Hay to Washington Is prln
clpally persouul in character and that he
will not bu obliged to remain hero beyond
this nock.
LIBERALS SUSTAIN OLD LEADER
Cninpbrll-Itnnnrrninn necelrea
Vote
of Confidence of III
Party.
LONDON, July 9. The much discussed
meeting of liberals called by Sir Henry
Campboll-Danncrman, tho liberal leader
In tho House of Commons, with tho object
of ascertaining whether tr -a 1 1 11 retains
th rinfliiftnrn tt thn nur
'v held at
th, ne'orm club today an
n tho
voto of coi. the
leader of tho opposition. Ah ' ,. 'f
Hhfirnln nttenrlprl. Thn llhnrfll-fti. '
headed by H. II. Asmilth. were tbcri.
to a man, but Sir Henry Campbell, .in
nerman and Sir William Vernon Harcourt
were the only two who received any
" recognition on entering. Tho crowd
tt'itipfilntr thn nrrtvitla rrtnfvl tnotn Willi
with
i " v... ... o v..v, n
cries of "How's your friend, Kruger?" 8lr
Henry mado a conciliatory speech. The
Imperialists showed that they would not
bo associated with any antl-nat'onnl policy,
but, tho gathering was harmonious nnd
seems to havo resulted In a temporary
clearing of the air.
In tho course of his speech Sir Henry
Campbcll-Ranncrmnn mot tho Imperialists
so far as to say tho war must bo brought to
a victorious conclusion, but ho thought tuc
llbernls ourht to Insist on amnesty In tho
settlement. While tho country had tho
sword In ono hand, It ought to have thn
ollvo branch In tho other and show a dis
position to como to term with an enemy
that had fought so bravely. Ml. Asqulth
expressed the highest appreciation of tho
qualities of Sir Henry Campbell-Banncr-
ninn. but at thu samo time ho regretted that
tho liberal leader In tho House had not
been raoro outspoken in a policy of honest
difference rather than In nn Impossible at-
tempt to reconcile differences. Ho said that
those taking tho view that he himself held
should bo free to express their opinions
within tho palo of tho party. Mr. Asqulth
then supported tho resolution of confidence
In Sir Henry Campbcll-Hannerraan.
AMBASSADOR WHITE RESIGNS
Drclxlon Mnilr Ilcfnre New nf III
.Sun's Drntli Henche III in
Orcntl' Shocked.
BERLIN, July 9. Although tho United
States ambassador, Androw D. White, qulto
recently denied to tho correspondent of tho
Associated Press that he intends to resign,
the correspondent now learns from a closo
personal friend of Mr. Whlto that ho will
resign next year, upon reaching hlB seven
tieth year.
Mr White's decision to resign was made
beforo tho news of his son's suicide reached
hero Mr. Whlto Is at present staying nt
Sassnltz, Island of Rougcn, In tho Baltic.
Therefore, ho was personally Inaccessible
to tho correspondent of tho Associated
ProHs. Horaco White of Syracuso cabled
to Secretary Jackson, early this morning,
tho news of tho death of Frederick D.
White, but did not say he committed
suicide. Tho correspondent, after receiving
details of tho death, wired Ambassador
Whlto at 9 o'clock this morning and has
Just received a reply from Mrs. White,
saying?
'Your telegram, fortunately, has not
reached Mr. White. We have no details aa
yet."
The correspondent understands that Mr.
Whlto Is greatly shocked and nervously de
pressed at the death of his son. Mrs.
White, therefore, fearing tho result upon
her husband, has thus far withheld tho
news of their son's suicide, Intending to
gently break It to Mr. White.
TclegraniB of sympathy nro bolng sent
from Berlin to Sassnltz, ono of tho first
being from Baron von Rlchthoffen, the
German foreign minister.
JAPANESE BEAT UNION MEN
Orlciitul Have Control nf Frnaer
Illvcr Overawe White hy
Force of Numhcr.
VANCOUVER, D. C. July 9. Tho Japa
nese are lu control of Fraser river. They
won the fight during tho night through
their clover tactics. About 3,000 Japaneso
spent tho night In fishing. Tho union men
organlzud n patrol of boats manned by
armed whites. Tho Japanese, however, had
a good patrol and secured control of a
largo number of boats, Including the larg
est and widest fishing boats In tho river,
whllo the union boats had each only half
that number. Whenever n union patrol
boat went near tho Ashing grounds soveral
of tho Japanese patrol approached It,
surrounded it and Blmply overawed tho
strikers by forco of numbers.
STEAMER MAY BE WRECKED
Haytl HckIii to Fear Further III.
aler a IteMiilt nf lU-uent
llnrd Storm.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haytl, July 0. (Via
Haytlen Cable.) Owing to tho non-arrival
of the regular French mall steamer duo
hero today from Santo Domingo, exact de
tails of the havoc wrought by tho storm
which for four days past has swept Haytl
and San Domingo are still lacking. Fears
are entertained for the safety of tho French
steamer.
Telegraphic communication through the
country has not yet been re-estnbllshed
tho roadways still romalnlng Impassable.
The ontiro loss or tno hanana and corn
crops Is reported from tho southern part of
Haytl.
FIGHT GENDARMES IN SEVILLE
Urottil of Men nnd Women diarize
the Police Tilth
Stiine.
SEVILLE, Spain, July 9. There was i
serious conflict In ;t stveet litre today be
twoen workmen and gendarmes. Owing to
tho refusal of groups of the former to dts
perse, the gendarmes arrested a workman
The latter's comrades dug up cobblestones
and threw them nt the police, Injuring live,
mo gendarmes men cnargeu, snots were
exchanged and several persons were hit,
Women nctlvely participated In tho dl
turbance. The prefect, who Intervened, wa3
stoned. Finally a forco of cavalry dls
persed tho rioters,
NEBRASKA'S FRUIT HEALTHIER
.iircrynirii In Conference Find One
State with a Crop lln
iiKiially Well,
KANSAS CITY, July 9. Frultmen of
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma
Iowa and Arkansas are hero In atteudanc
upon tho semi-annual meeting of the West
em Association of Nurserymen. Missouri
and Kansas delegates report that the fruit
crop will not bo up to the average. On
the other hand, Nebraska's fruit crop
proves unusually well, A:les, peaches
and crapes are lu fine condition.
CHINESE AGAINST UNCLE SAM
Emperer'i Oereriment OUimi Haifa Mil
lien Dollars.
OUTRAGES LIKE THOSE OF BOXERS
Ilntte thr Scent of Aliened Cruel nnd
Oppressive Trentmcnt City Coun
cil Snltl tii Uphold tho
ltlotcra.
WASHINGTON. July 9. The Chinese gov
ernment, through Minister Wu Tingtang,
has filed a clulm for Indemnity to mo
amount of n half million dollars, on ac
count of alleged outrageous treatment of
Chinese at Butte, Mont. There Is a sug
gestion of Boxer outrages reversed In tho
presentation of tho case to tho State de
partment, tho treatment Inflicted upon the
Chinese at Uutto being claimed to havo
been cruol and oppressive. It Is charged
that some of them wcro killed, that others
lost their property, that nearly all woro
ruined In business and that many of them
were driven out. Tho claimants number
several hundred.
Tho outrages date back to 1SSC and tt Is
declared that the city council of nutto up
held tho rioters and tho boycotters; that
tho stato courts, unon anneal, decided In
language so unjudicial as to be Itself a
subject of complaint Uiat the city council
was right and finally that relief could bo
obtained only measurably through on ap
peal to the United States circuit court. The
claim raises sorao novel and some extremely
Interesting points of International law.
PROF. MEAD IS MUCH BETTER
Hopes In Slnkr III Deferred Trip til
Italy Later In the Sum
mer. WASHINGTON, July 9. (Special Telo
gram.) Prof. Blwood Mead expects to leavo
tho Emergency hospital Saturday for Ava
ton, N. J., where ho hopes to regain his
strength, which has been severely taxed
by his long confinement. Should ho re
cover in time he still hopes to mako his
proposed trip to Italy later In the summer,
At tho Des Moines postofflce tho recolpts
for Juno were 126,482, against $25,153 last
year, an lncrcaso of $1,329.
Iowa postmasters appointed:
Mlltonvlllo, Worth county, C. G. Gundcr
son; Nanscn, Chickasaw county, Mark La
valle. Rural frco delivery has been ordored es
tablished September 2 at Charter Oak
Crawford county, In. Tho routo embraces
112 square miles and contains a population
of 1,500. Arthur Jones, J. F. Dohan aud
G. M. Deter aro appointed carriers.
Tho .proposition of tho Hearst Mercantile
company to equip with heat, light, free
delivery and furniture, when necessary, the
proscnt premises now occupied by tho Lead
(S. D.) postofflce for five years from July
at $600 per nnnum, has been accepted.
Mrs. L. P. Kennedy of North Topoka
Kan., has boen appointed seamstress at the
Indian school at Winnebago, Neb.
The comptroller of the currency today
authorized the First National bank of
Salem, S. D., to begin business with $26,-
000 capital.
The postofflce at Shamrock, Hand county,
S. D., Is discontinued; mall to Cedar.
Colonel John S. Mosby, an ex-confederate
officer, was today appointed a special land
agent for the stato of Nebraska.
R0M0TI0NS IN THE ARMY
resident liaise (5 rail e of Severn.!
Olllcer Cunnl Kewly
Appointed.
WASHINGTON. July 9. The president
has mado tho following appointments:
Colonel of Infantry, John W. Dobb. Lieu
tenant colonel of Infantry, John J. O'Con
ncll, John W. Hannay. Major of Infantry,
Wllllum A. Mann, Millard F. Waltz, Edwin
Glenn, Georgo R. Cecil, John H. II
Pcshlno. Captain of Infantry, Isaao Newell
Georgo H. Shulton, Herschel Tupes, Celwyn
E. Hampton, Harry F. Rothcrs, William B
Cochran. Alga P. Berry.
Captain of cavalry Herbert A. White
Harry L. T Cavenaugh, Nathan K. Averlll
Paymaster, rank of major, Thomas C,
Goodman, James II. Houston.
Major engineer corps, James O. Warren,
Captain engineer corps, Georgo P. Howell
Captain artlllory corps, Samuel A. Kep
hart. Second lieutenant artillery (transfer
from cavalry), Rawson Warren.
Chaplain, Joseph Clemens Timothy
O'Keefe.
Surgeon of volunteers, rank of major.
Robert Hums, Ralph S. Porter. Assistant
surgeon of volunteers, rank of captain
Georgo II. Calkins. Assistant surgeons
rank of first lieutenant, Charles C. Gecr
Patrick H. McAndrew. Gideon MoD. Van
Poole, Henry II. Rutherford, Ernst L. Ruff
ncr. William II. urooas, jtiauncw a. ue
laajy, Hcraco D. Hloombergh, Comptora
Wilson, John A. Murtagh, Eugeno R. Whit
more. Charles Y. Drownlco, Irvine W. Pat
ten, William W. Reno, Robert U. Petterson
Carroll D. Buck. Georgo II. R. Gorman
Conrad B. Kocrpcr, John II. Allen, Rodcrlc
P. O'Connor, William Roberts, Georgo P.
Heard, Robert E. Noble, Jnmes W. Van
Dusen. Roger Urooke, Jr., Wallaco DoWItt,
Albert B. Henderson, Robert M. Thornburg,
Arthur M. Line, Paul S. Halleran, Robert
G. Shaw, Clement C. Whltcomb, Robert H.
Grubbs, Edmund D. ShortJIdge, Verge
Swnzey, John R. Dcvcraux, Kent Nelson,
Peter C. Field, Lloyd Loll. Krebs, Rohert
Smart, Louis Brechmln, jr., wminm i'.
Woodall, Charles N. Barney, Milton E.
Lanlo, Georgo M. Ekwurzel.
Thomas R. Wallace of Iowa, United States
consul at Crcfeld, Germany; Plotro Cuneo
of Ohio, United States consul at Turin.
Italy.
Oirr Philippines' I'natufllee.
WASHINGTON. July 9. Postmaster Gen-
eral Smith and Secretary Root had a con
ference today regarding postal affairs In
tho Philippines, as a result of which the
postmaster general will Ibsuo an order to
morrow making tho director general of
posts on the Islands responsible to the gov
ernor general, although the postmaster
general will preserve a general supervision
over him.
SlKhee' lllne .Vnt Serloua.
WASHINGTON. July 9. A letter re
celved at the Navy department stntes that
Captain Charles D Slgsbee, chief Intelli
gence officer of the navy, who Is suffering
with eryslpelss of the face at Hempstead,
L. L, Is not regarded as being In a danger
ous condition.
l.lKhtniiiK Kill PrUute Prime.
WASHINGTON, July 9. A cable mes
sage was received at the Navy department
today from Admiral Kempff at Cavlte say
ing that Private F. E. Pease, United States
marlno corps, was .truck by lightning at
Cnvlte July 7 and Instantly killed.
ENDOWMENT RANK DEFICIT
Amounts to Over Tiro II nn it red nnd
Twenty-Five Thonsnnd
Dollar.
CHICAGO, July 9. Tho Endowment rank
of the Knights of Pythias bis a dcllclt of
$225,247. This announcement was made by
Supremo Commander Ogden H. Fethcrs
today to the supreme lodge of tho order
which has been assembled In this city for
tho purpose of looklug Into the aftalrs of
tho rank.
Mr. Fethers' announcement was based en
the official reports of the Insurance com
missioners of Illinois, Connecticut and
Kansas, wilt mado an cxhaustlva examina
tion of the order, and copies of these re
ports were placed In the hands of the rep
resentatives. Before tho rank enn legally continue
dol.ig business as an Insurance Institution
this deficiency must be mado good and the
question of how this Is to be done and tho
greater one of how tho funds of tho asso
ciation aro to be safeguarded In the futuro
occupied tho attention of tho olhccrs and
representatives today and far Into tho
night.
There has been misappropriation of tho
funds of the organization by past offlccrs
of tho endowment rank and It wos freely
charged In the reports as well as In tho
meetings today, and thero was said to bo
llttlo doubt that after the supremo lodge
had finished dealing with those thought to
be responsible tho evidence will be laid
before tho stato's attorney with n request
that it be submitted to tho grand Jury.
At tho session tonight a motion was made
to expel John A. Hlnsoy, who was president
of the endowment rank during tho period
In which some of the funds of tho organiza
tion nro said to have disappeared and
others to havo been Invested in poor se
curities, but tho motion was laid on th
table when it was represented to tho meet
ing that Mr. Hlnsey had expressed his at
tention of appearing beforo the supremo
lodgo at its meeting tomorrow for tho
purpose of defending himself against nuy
charge that may bo made of misappro
priation of funds or of having made Invest
ments which he had not previously assured
himself wcro eafe and amply secured.
EL RENO FEARS THE CROWDS
Think Ilumeneckcrn Will Overtax
the IlcKlstrntlon OfTIce
There.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., July 9. Nearly
1,000 pcoplo left this city tonight to go
to El Reno to rcgUter. Only ono train
left hero this afternoon for that placo and
tho coaches were crowded to their utmost
capacity. Several hundred pcoplo waited at
the station until the train came In, when a
wild scramble ensued for seats. Women, as
well as men, wero boosted through the
windows of tho conches, which were filled
almost as soon as the train had stopped
Others stood on the platforms or climbed
to tho top of the coaches. Nearly every
one carried a blanket and provisions, Can
teens and Jugs were taken along to guard
against water famine. The hotels at El
Reno being already filled hundreds of
people will bo compelled to sleep In the
streets.
TCANSAS CITY. JulylO.- A ipcr,ial Jo the
Star from El Reno, Okl., way's. Tho fall
tire of the president's proclamation to per
mit registration nt all lanu omcos in uwa
homa has provoked much complaint 'and,
acting upon the request of Oklahoma City,
Perry. Guthrie, and other land olflco towns
Delegato Dennis. Flynn has appealed by
telegraph to tbo Interior department nt
Washington asking that all land offices be
given authority to accept registration. His
request will bo supplemented by telegrams
from citizens in tho different towns. Aa
tho matter stands now El Reno will be
practically tho only land oftlce whero
homescckers will assemble, as Lawton, the
other town named. Is twenty-five miles
from a railroad.
El Reno Is wholly lacking In facilities for
caring for such a crowd ua will come here
if other points arc not designated as places
of registration. Flvo thousand strangers
would overtax Its accommodations and
20,000 people nro expected In tho event
that other towns are not named.
W. A. Richards, assistant commissions
of tho United States general land office
with a corps of about thlrty-llvo exper
ienced clerks, will reach hero at raid
night nnd registration will begin toraor
row morning.
Six registration booths have been pro
vlded to prevent the assembling of an lm
mensc crowd at one place.
WASHINGTON. July 9. Secretary Hitch
cock said today he anticipated no serious
trouble with "soo.iors" at tho opening o
the Oklnhoma lands In August. Ho said
there might bo several thousand pcoplo
now on the lands, but thero was no reason
to believe that thoy would not bo gotten
off easily. If they mako trouble thero
would bo means of hnndllng them.
ALLEN NAMES SAILING DATE
I'nrtn lllcn Coventor nnd Wife Start
to United State July lil Hol
lander Also Alisiwit.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. July 9. Governor
Allen, who will hand to President McKlnley
for tho Porto Rlcnn nrsembly the rcqu st
that free trade be established between that
country and the United States, will leave
hero July 13 on the Mayflower, He will be
accompanied by Mrs, Allen,
J. H. Hollander, treasurer of Torto Rico,
left hero today on the steamer San Juan
for New York. William Hunt, tho Insular
secretary, says Mr. Hollander will not ro
turn to Porto Rico and Mr. Hollander,
when questioned on tho matter, remained
silent. It Is reported hero that Mr. Hol
lander has resigned his position of treas
urer that ho may go to Manila, there to
draw up tax laws similar to those he has
drafted for Porto Rico.
CUBANS TURN DOWN THE PLAN
Convention llejeet C'nmnilRNlun'a
Project for .New Klcctnrnl Law
with MnJnrlty of One.
HAVANA, July 9. The Cuban constitu
tional convention this afternoon rejected
tho commission's project far the electoral
law by a vote of 13 to 12.
The conservatives claimed that tho law
as proposed was too radical, Inasmuch as It
provided that thero should bo no Interfer
ence with tho elections by the central gov
ernment nnd because the last elections
showed It to bo Impossible to conduct elec
tions honestly without some restraining
power. A now commission will bo ap
pointed tomorrow. The conicrvatlvcs claim
a mnjority In favor of the plural vote, based
on tho Belgian law.
Srcrrtnry C.hko Iluy lloiiiU.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-Tne secretary
of the treasury today pur(haed $200,000 3
per cent short term bonrp at 109.0162
$150,000 5s at 109 and $12,500 U at
112,9773.
10LDS OHIO DEMOCRACY
VcLian-Kilbonrne Element Eecursi Contrel
of 111 Committees.
SO STRONG THERE IS LITTLE FRICTION
Jnlinnnn Men Are Up Attain! Cool
hut Firm Courtey Verhnl ! ro
tccltnlcn 1 All That I
Left fnr Them,
COLUMBUS, O., July 9. Tho McLean-
Kllbourne clement at the district meetlngt
this nflcrnoon secured control of all tho
committees aud will accordingly havo
everything tholr own way at tho democratic
stato convention tomorrow. They wcro so
strongly In the majority that there was no
friction. In thu Twentieth nnd Twenty-first
districts, which Include Cleveland, tho
Johnson men had things their way as much
ns tho McLean men lu tho First and Sec
ond districts, which Include Cincinnati.
But lu the rural districts tho latter ele
ment got almost everything. Tho con
trolling clement did not "ride rough shod
over minorities" In any of tho districts,
but when names wcro proposed tor places
on the committees there wero Inquiries as
to how they Htood and If tho replies wero
not satisfactory they wero "excised," In
some cases ns quickly as Jurors nnd in
others with ballots,
Tho McLean-Kllbourne clement, whllo
unusually courteous, made no concessions.
The old state committee mot previous to
tho district meetings and gava the tickets
to the McLean-KUbnurno men where thero
wero contesting delegations and they took
all tho districts except thoso which In
elude Cleveland In which, under tho unit
rule, they could not control a vote. But tho
Johnson men aftor the result of tho First
district meetings simply announced that
they would carry tho fight Into the com
mlttco on resolutions nnd then Into the
convention tomorrow "for n finish." They
hnvo two strong men and vigorous speak
era in Hctslcy and Baker, both members of
Mayor Johnson's cabinet at Clevoland, on
tho committee on resolutions.
It Is predicted that the convention will
not roach the order of nominations until
lato tomorrow afternoon and that tho pro
cccdlngs may bo protracted into tho night.
With all tho efforts of tho McLean
Kllbourne men for harmony there Is every
Indication of unusual scenes on tho floor of
tho convention over minority reports, cs
peclally on credentials and resolutions.
Temporary Ornnnlrn tlon Permanent.
In order to expedite buslnoss tomorrow,
tho commlttoo on permanent organization
voted unanlmlusly tonight to mako the
entire temporary organization permanent
This continues Charles H. Salcn of Clcvc
land as chairman and Negley D. Cochran
editor of tho Toledo Bco, as secretary.
Tbo committee on resolutions tonight
heard expressions of opinion from each of
Its twenty-ono members. The committee
stood 17 to 4 against special mention of
free silver In the old form In addition to
endorsing tho Kansas City platform; IS
to S against endorsement of tho Kansas
City platform, without any further dec
lautloa oh'.silvcr; li to.fi,fcraln&Urciifnrni
Ing the Kansas City platform with the
Johnson plank on stato taxation. There
wore some who favored no reference to
the Kansas City platform. No vote was
taken, the tally on tho preferences being
secured from tho speeches as each ono '.vas
called on for his views.
Tho following subcommittee was ap
pointed: M. A. Daughcrty, chairman; Bar
ton Smith, Judson Harman, E. M. Kennedy,
E. M. Helsley. W. H. Spcnce and W. L.
Flnloy.
Of theso Helsley represents Johnson and
Daugherty, who presents KUbourno's nnmo
to the convention, favors a compromise,
especially on the taxntlon plant. Tho others
are claimed by tho conservatives, although
some of them differ among themselves as
to tho verbiage of the taxation plank.
There was this morning nn unusually
largo attendanco of visitors hero for tho
prellmlunry meetings of tho domocratlo
stato convention. Tho 050 delegates are
accompanied by lance delegations support
ing different candidates for the nomlna
tlons for Judge nnd clork of the supreme
court, attorney gcnernl, state treasurer and
member of the Board of Public Works.
Free-for-AH Itnce,
Tho nominations for governor and lieu
tenant governor nro tho only ones In which
thero Is not a free-for-all race with many
entries. But tho large attendanco Is due
more to the rounlon of democrats who havo
not been together In Ohio since 1590.
Thoso who have been called "gold domo
crats" are vcrj largely represented and
many of them have not attended the con
ventlons In Ohio for years. Nearly all tho
old leaders of this class aro here now and
they nro given places of prominence on
committees and organization generally
Whllo they consider the financial question
settled, thoy are actively co-operating with
thoso who are being denominated tho "con
servutlves" In opposing any other so-called
"Isms" that they assert will handicap tho
party as It has been handicapped by cer
tain alliances In tho past, Thoy are with
tho McLean men as against tho Johnson
men In the proposed "new departure" of
tho latlor on taxation, municipal ownership,
etc. They are bitterly opposed to tho in
sular policy of tho national administration
and tho present stato administration nnd
want nil tho democrats In Ohio to get to
gothcr for tho purpose of securing control
of tho legislature as well as for tho uloc
tion of the Htato ticket and of a United
States senator.
Hon. Charles P. Salon, who Is in tho
cabinet of Mr. Johnson o! Cleveland, who
was selected ns temporary chairman, Is
expected to speak tomorrow morning on
the line of what Is known as the Johnson
policies, but he will be followed by a con
scrvattvo as ponnancnt chairman nnd by th
adoption ot wnnt is Known ns tho con
scrvatlve platform. At tho conference thl
morning It was evident that tho conjserv
atlves would control the twenty-one con
gresslonal districts nnd thcruforn have nil
the committees, which meet tonight to pre
pare their reports for tho convention to
morrow morning.
OMAHA STAMP SWINDLER
Man of Many AHnne, Wnnted In Xe
hrnaUn, I Taken In Phil
adelphia, PHILADELPHIA, July 9. (Special Tele
gram,) Henry Rosenbaum, known unde
aliases of Henry Roscmont, Frank DuiT,
Tom Rich, John Rose, quaker City fitamp
company, Joseph Baum. Jr., nnd others
was today bound over In $800 ball. Ho ha
operated us a stamp nwiudler in Oraah
St. Louis, Cleveland, Massachusetts an
North Carolina, In all of which places
Is wanted. Ho was arrested by Inspector
Mebary. Ho was not only clever, but po
slsteut and the volume of stamps secured
from dealers on approval, It Is said, runs
Into many thousand dollars.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebrusku-Purtly Cloudy
Wednesday. Probnmy Showers nnil some
wnnt Cooler: Thursda.s Fair. with
Warmer In Western Portion; arlable
Winds.
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tier It o'clock p, m.
HOT FROM LINCOLN TO LONDON
'iicmluy lite Wnrmcxt Dny In History
of .Many C'ltlr nt Home and
Alii'ond.
LINCOLN, July 9. Today has been ono
f Intense heat all over the eastern half of
Nebraska, the nvcrngo with few exceptions,
being 101. In Lincoln the maximum was
103, but street thermometers went as high
as 107.
RL'SHVILLB. Neb., July 9. (Special.)
The heat hero tho Inst three days has been
crrlllc. Today nt noon It registered 100 do-
grees In the shade nnd In the recorder's
office, which Is the only solid brick build
ing In town, It registered 90 degrees.
KANSAS CITV, July 9. This was the
hottest dny since the weather bureau was
established, tho official thermometer re
cording 103.4 degrees. Only one prostra
tion was reported. The highest tcmpora-
turo in Kansas yesterday was 108, at
Toronto. At Donovan, Kan., a fanner died
n tho harvest Mold today.
DURLINGTON, la., July 9. Reports from
nearby places today give a temperaturo nt
arlous poluts as ranging from 104 to 108.
Crops nro suffering. It was 102 in tho
hade here today.
DUBUQUE, la., July P. Tho government
thermometer marked 101 degrees of heat
hero this afternoon, a rise of 34 do
greet) since G a. m. This is the highest
recorded by the Borvlce here in over thirty
years.
SIOUX CITY, July 9. Todny was the
hottest of the year, 101 degrees.
OSKALOOSA, la.. July 9. Under a
scorching hot wind from tho southwest tho
tomperature went up hero today from 0
to 102.
TOPEKA. Kan.. July 9. Tho hot weather
in Kansas coutlnues with no immediate
chanco of relief Some of todny's tem
peratures wero: Topekn, 103; Sallna, 102;
Ablleno, 107; Lnwrence, 100; Fort Scott,
108; Scdnn, 10G; Hays City and Manhattan,
105.
LA CROSSE. Wis., July 9. Todny has
been tho hottest day since 1894. Tho mer
cury reclstercd 99.
LONDON, July 9. Great heat extends
throughout western Europe from Spain to
Scandinavia. Heat prostrations have been
numerous in Paris and there wcro twenty
deaths attributed to heat In Copenhagen
yesterday. Violent hailstorms have ruined
the crops In tho province of Salamanca,
Spain.
NEBRASKA WOMAN' CONTESTS
Jennie I.. MatheNon nf Fllirer Seek to
Set Aside Her Itlch Father'
Will.
RACINE. Wis., July 9. (Special Tele
gram.) In the probate court this morning
Jcnnlo L. Mathcson of Pllgor, Neb., dnugh
ter of the late Calvin S. Peck, appeared
for tho purpose of contesting tho will of
her father, who died a year ago, leaving
an estate valued at $250,000. To Mrs
Matheson was left $5,000, nnd to two sons
Cnlvln and Ervlne, born to the second wife
wero left two largo farms In Raclno county,
The rest of tho estate was left to tho widow,
Ida L. Peck.
Mrs. Mathcson claims that the will Is
not valid and not properly executed; that
her father was aged and Infirm to such
ii degree that he was not nblo to mako a
will, and that ne was under tho Influence
and control of his wife and other persons
unknown to tho contestant. Tho will was
executed In 1898.
THEY WILL IGNORE O'CONNELL
Mctnl Trade Anoclatlnn Memhern
Won't l.lMten to HI Proposition,
Say President Reynold.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 9. No attention
will bo paid to tho proposition for n set
tlement of the machinists' strlko mado by
President James O'Connell of the ma
chinists, to the National Metal Trades as
sociation. This wan tho statement of Edwin
Reynolds, president of tho association, to
day.
During the day President Reynolds re
celved a communication from Secretary
Devens of tho association In which ho de
tailed Mr. O'Connoll's proposition for i
nettlcement of tho strike. Mr. Devens ln
formed Mr. Reynolds that tho ndmlnlstra
tlve council ot tho Metal TrndC3 association
In New York Is unanimously opposed to
considering the proposition ot Mr. O'Con
noil.
TRAIN ROBBERS CORNERED
Sheriff Griffith Think He Han Them
Surrounded, hut In nn
Awkward Place.
. MINNEAPOLIS, July 9. A special to tho
Times from Qreat Falls, Mont., lays: I
a deep canyon about sixty mllos south of
Malta, fifteen miles east of Rocky Point
and five miles north of tho Missouri river,
Sheriff Griffith has at last cornered tho
Great Northern train roobers. Tho canyon
Is a veritable fortress, ns It Is full of caves
whero tho robbers can hldo and hold at
bay an army If need be. This news left
tho rump of the posse at an early hour
yesterday morning.
EX-LIEUTENANT IN THE TOILS
Old Army Olllcer AkoIii In Trniililti
TlirouKh More Crooked
Work.
NEW YORK, July 9. Edward S. Martin,
formerly lieutenant In the United States
army, pleaded guilty beforo Recorder Goff
today to a charge of passing a bad check
for $l!i on tho Oorham Manufacturing com
pany. Martin was recently dismissed from
tho army on account of Irregularities in
his canteen accounts. He will bo sentenced
Friday.
Movement of Ocenn VeMiel July II.
At New York Arrived: Frlesland, from
Antwerp. Suited: Steamer Nomudlc, Liver
pool, At Genoa (July 8) Arrived: Hohenzol
lcrn, New York, via Nnplns,
At Hong Kong-Arrived:. Glcnesk. Ta
coma. At Plymouh Hailed: Graf Waldersee,
Hamburg, New York.
ADMITS HIS GUILT
Kmnoj Cennty Treaiuter Coufeiwi Short
ge it Hit Far.lt.
RETURNS A PORTION OF THE FUNDS
tii Thinuod Seven. Hundred Dellari Paid
Back to Fablic.
HiS WOUNDS ARE SELF-INFLICTED
Pretty gtety f Kebbery and Tire an
Invention.
HAD HOPED THUS TO ESCAPE DETECTION
After Arreat Norlln ;iea lo Coriillclil
with III Captor and 1)1 k Up Part
of III Illicit)--People nf Mln
den Thuudcratrtick.
MINDEN, Neb., July 9. (Special Tele-
gram.) Tho mystery surrounding tho rob
bery of tho county tro.isury and nt
tempt to burn tho courthousH tho night
of June 27 has been solved by a confession
uic treusurcr, A. B. Norlln. mado this
afternoon and a return of over $S,700 ot
tno money.
On the night In question between 9 nnd
10 o'clock nn alarm of lire was nlvcn and
the blazo wus found lo bu In the treasurer's
otllco In the courthouse. Tho llatncu had
not gained much headway and were cnslly
rxunguisncu. it was ascertained that tho
treasurer had been working lu tho ofllco
on his books, preparatory to tho semi
annual statement which he had to make
to the county board at Its meeting the first
of July. Ho was found with u black oye
and a wound on tho side of his head and
ho mado the statement that he had been
sandbagged nnd tho safo robbed of some
thing over $9,000.
Ho told a story about being alone nt
work In tho ofllco and going across the
street after a drink of lemonade and later
to a hydrant a few feet from tho court
house for a drink of water.
State Hxitinlucr In veatlKntrn.
His wounds wcro of such a nature that
ho did not return to tho office for several
days nnd State Examiner Robinson wno
sent for to go through the books. Ho mado
the examination nnd found a discrepancy of
over $10,000 between the books and tho
cash and bo reported to tho stato auditor.
The county board was called together tho
day after the alleged robbery and a rownrd
of $1,000 was offered for tho detection of tho
guilty parties and tho return of the
monoy. Both the sheriff and his deputy
woro out of town and City Marshal I. A.
Hill began work on the caso. Detectlvo
Malone of Lincoln was sent tor and came
out Saturday morning, arriving here at
9:30. Mr. Hill has been working on the
ise.
The county board 'met today In regular
session and mado Its offer ot the $1,000 good
nnd In less thon an hour afterward Mr.
Hill had his man.
C'nnfeaalnn la Sweated Out.
Norlln was put In tho swoatbox and con
fessed to stealing tho monoy and attempting
to burn the courthouse. Ho wns Imme
diately placed formally undor arrest and
with the offlccrs went to his suburban
home. Just north ot the town, nnd dug up
In a cornfield $0,775 of tho stolen monoy.
He Is a young man who had the fullest
confidence of overy citizen In Kearney
county and tho remark has been made that
If bo could not bo trusted, thoro was not
n man In the county who could. During
Cleveland's first term as president ho was
deputy postmaster. When tho administra
tion changed ho worked around canvassing
for books and doing work In ono of the
banks. Whon tho populists elected tho
county officers, tho man who was appointed
deputy treasurer died suddenly one after
noon about six months after he hnd been
appointed. Norlln wns appointed In his
placo and served ns deputy iu the offlco for
seven years nnd a half, nnd two years ago
was elected treasurer.
So thorough was tbo confidence In him
that tho republicans nevor havo considered
his defeat as a possibility. He In well con
nected, having a sister, who Is ono of tho
most successful teachers In tho Mlndeu city
schools. His own family consist of a wifo
and llttlo boy.
Ho has been prominent In church aud
Sunday school nnd tomporanco work and
an active member of the Knights of Pythias
nnd has handled tho funds of the local camp
of tho Royal Highlanders, whoso accounts
nre reported to bo all right.
JESSIE MORRISON IN PRISON
Goea tu I.nnaliiK n llcglii Five Year'
Sentence for the Cnntle
Murder.
ELDORADO, Kan., July 9. Jessie Mor
rison was taken to tho penitentiary at
Lansing todny to begin her flvo years' sen
tenco for tho murder of MrB. Clnra Wiley
Castle, Thero wero soveral hundred peo
plo at tho railway stntlon to take a fare
well look nt tho prisoner. Half of tho
crowd consisted of women, Despite the ef
forts of tho trainmen to keep them off, a
largo number of men and women crowded
Into tho train to ntnro at MIbs Morrison.
Miss Morrison was so weak from trem
bling that she had to hn helped to her neat.
She was accompanied by her father, Judge
Morrison, and her brother, Hayward, Tho
brother accompanied her to lousing nnd
will remain thero ns long aa tho Jnll of
ficials will permit.
Early In the day nt tho homo of the
Morrisons a pnthetlc sccno won enacted,
when tho aged father, stopmothor, brothors
and sisters cried bitterly as Miss Morri
son kissed them goodhy. It Is the bo
lief of her relatives (hut Miss Morrison
will ho released on bond by tho Kansas
supreme court nnd will bo given a new
trial.
BROOMS ARE TO COST MORE
Onlrnl Aosoclntlnit Advance Prlco
Twenty-Fit e Cent Per llnneu
Uetnllei'n In Itetpniid.
CHICAGO, July 9. Brooms were ad
vanced 25 emits a dozen In prlco today by
tho Central Broom and Brush Manufactur
ers' association. The higher prlco takas
effect at onun and another advance of n
similar amount will bo made on August 1.
The retailer is expected to add at least
G cents to the prlco of every broom ho
sells, The scarcity of broomrorn nnd tho
Increased price of the product are tho
reabun assigned tor tho advance,