he Omaha Daily Bee.
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OMAHA, TUESDAY MOKXlX(r, OCTOBER 8, 1901 TJ3K PAGES.
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British Forcia Under Ljttleicn Eetk to
Penes Tboa All In.
BURGHERS STILL FIND A TEW OPENINGS
Item A.1t7js Abls to DiicoTer Lttia
Pickets Wken Necesiarj.
BOTHA'S FORCE IS WITHIN THE CORDON
Commander-in-Chief Advancing Northward
from Zululand.
OLD TACTICS PREVAIL IN THE TRANSVAAL
Jlorr Devoir- 'liicntscl vck tit I'lcblnit
Off Ilrltlsh rriuii lllilluu I'Ihoik,
AttciniitliiR i Concerted
Mcm r incut.
LONDON', Oct. ".A correspondent of the
Times, wiring from Dundoe. Natal, says
that during the progress of n big movement,
such ss Is being now conducted by General
Lytloton In the southeast corner of tha
Transvnnl, the news consists mostly of a
record of tho movements of the Hoers from
farm to farm In their attempt to escape
the cordon which Is being drawn around
them by the British troops
In the country In which the operations
aro taking placo It Is lmposslhlo to prevent
mall groups of llocra from slipping
through tho columns. It Is well known
how successfully a large number of Moors
can melt away In nn almost Incredibly
short time. On the present occasion It In
to bo feared thut tho burghers, though
massed In u greater number than usual,
will be alarmed by their experience at
Fort Itala, and will avoid further concen
tration. Tho main body of Moors, which remains
under tho leadership of Commandant Gun
oral Ilotha, tho Doer commander-in-chief,
It within Iho cordon and 1b pressing north
from tho Zululand frontier. . .
On tho wofltorn frontier of Natal the
ilangcr of Invasion seems to bavo been
averted by the rapid movement of the
Ilrltlsh troops.
Throughout tho eastern Transvaal the
Kcouts continually sight armed Doers. Most
of these do not belong to any particular
commando, but watch ' tho movements of
the British and ttru nlways ready to Bnlpo
from n safo dlstanco when opportunity
arises.
FRENCH FINANCES ALARM
Itrltirim for .September Mmmv Deficit
of Coiinlilr rnlilr Mr.c l're Keen
DniiKcr (if I'hIiIIc'h llrvoll.
PARIS, Oct. 7. Ofllolnl returns for Sep
tember show that tho decreaso In tho rove
hub Is 22.006,700 francs, compared with
20.082,300 francs In Iho same month of 1500.
Umjer tbo estimates, the total dellclt for
tho first nine, months of 1001 amounts to
137,000,000 fiancs, compared with 88.000,000
francs during the samo period of 1000. Un
der tho estimates, sugar Is rcsponslblo for
a deficit of HO.000.000 francs.
The Temps today takes n gloomy view of
tho prospects. It says It Is Impossible to
faco such a situation without sorlous anx
iety, with no particular circumstance or
unusual expenditure to Justify It.
"Therefore," hays tho Temps, "thcro Is
no reason to expect Its disappearance and
wo aro compelled to nsk ourselves with
anguish, If wo nro thus ruined lu peaceful
times, what would happen If wo had war?
In such a case tho people would 11 nd a sim
ple explanation, In attributing tho situa
tion to tho fault of tho government. This
explanation Is open to discussion, but It
will bo prudent to tnko It to serious ac
count In a country with universal suffrage,
where current discontent might destroy the
republic. Wo must remember that a deficit
was tho Immediate cause of tho overthrow
of tho monnrchy of Louis XVI."
The. Temps demands rigid economy In
the budget of 1002, which will como before
parliament Immediately after It reassem
bles October 12.
HARD BLOW HERALDS WINTER
Storm Sncci llotli ficriniiny nnd
Frnnec mill Senium' lirnt
finov In Ilrnnrlril,
nnULIN. Oct. 7. Reports from various
Harts of Oormany toll of violent btorms
yesterday nnd today, Frankfort had a ter
rific hurrlcano last night, hundreds of
trees botne destroyed and much damago
being dono to houses and telegraph wires.
Twenty-one porsons wcro moro or less In
jured. All parts of tho valley of tho Main re
port henvy damage Tho storm was also
violent In tho Ilartz mountains nnd henvy
enow fell In tho llrookon region.
In tho valley of tho Moscllo heavy rains
caused freshets, doing furthor damage to
tho vintage, Koenlgsburg reports a sovcro
storm. Today Ilerlin had n strong wind,
which uprooted many trees.
PARIS, Oct. 7. Violent storms aro raging
along tho French coasts, particularly
Ilritnnny, Many wrecks aro reported In tho
channel, Tho hnrbor of Dunkirk and other
northern harbors are crowded with ves
sols that havo sought refuge. Tho storm
extends even to the Mediterranean.
Much damage has been done by wind nnd
rnln at nelfort nnd nt nthor places In
land. Telegiaphlc nnd telephonic com
munication has been Interrupted. Thoro
has also been a sudden fall In temporature
nd tho llrst Bnows of tho season nre re
ported from Ilemlremont, 1'ontnrllor nnd
tho Vosgea mountains.
WILL NOT PRESENT NAME AGAIN
Chief lliirmmnmtcr of Ilerlln ltrfuc
to Ask for Knlnrr'n .Hnnctluu
Of KHIlfTlllHIIII,
nnitLIN, Oct. 7. The chief burgomaster.
Herr Klrscbner, has sent a letter to tho
common council, declining to submit for
tho emperor's sanction the name of Horr
Kauffmann, recently re-elected second burg
omaster of Ilerlln.
Horr Kauffmann, a fow months ago, was
elected second burgomaster of Ilerlln by a
mJorlty of tho common council, consisting
of radicals and socialists. Emperor Wil
liam declined to confirm his election, which
Is tho privilege of tho crown, which also
has tho right, If tho vacancy Is not filled,
within a certain time, to appoint ti govern
ment oftlclal to net ns u second burgomas
ter until an election, which tho emperor
an sanction, takes place, - -
HIGHER TARIFFJJN SHINGLES
It til I roil tlx Announce mi lucrcnn- from
I'nellle (o Oniiilia mill lllse
n here.
ST PAt'L, Oct. 7-(Spocinl Telcf,ram.)
The Chicago railroad Ilne4 today served
notice on the North Paclfle coast lines that
the present through tnuffs on shingles
from IV 'lie coast points to Chicago,
Omaha, V - city nnd St. Louis would
bo can't, ''l Member 1 and the rates
advanced ifv j''y Practically nil of this
class of frelg.'' ''' r; Is based on tariffs
from tho Pacific-.- ; '', ft. Paul, which Is
50 cents per 100 V ",, "'."''he resolution
adopted rends: "''' .
The following proportion,. ,s nre bused
on shingles In straight efi fad lota or
mixed carload!" with lumber: Krom St.
Paul to Chicago, 13 rents per 100 pounds:
from St. P.iul to Hi. Iiulx. 15 rents; from
Missouri river points to Chlcigo, 13 rente;
from Missouri rler polntH to St. Louis, 9',2
tents.
A meeting of fate clerks will be held at
once to check up rates to intermediate
points nnd Chairman Mnhoney of the west
ern classification commltto will bo nd
vlsed upon the compilation of the check
that through tariffs on shingles bo can
rolled on nil lines west of St. Paul until
the latter consent to Join In the propor
tion asked.
The action results from the rcfufcal of
the coast lines to Incrcass the proportion
which tho St. Paul-Chicago roads havo been
receiving from a through haul to Chicago
and St. Louis. They aro understood to
have demanded fully 22 per rent of n CO
rent rate, which was regarded unreasonablo
as bused on tho haul per mile. The North
ern Pacific handles some' of tho shlnglo
business vln Hillings nnd over the llur
lliigtmi, but the (ireat Northern nnd Soo
havo no southeastern connection nnd nre
obliged to handlo alt tholr traltlt- through
St. Paul. Their eastern connections have
been urging an Increase for somo time, but
tho coast roads thought the present into
high enough. Tho lumber luterests on the
Pacific coast nlso made a strong protest
and at n recent meeting In Chicago action
waH ludellnltely postponed.
The excuse given by tho eastern roads
for the advance Is that the business rondl
tlono are highly prosperous with the lum
ber market tlrm nnd Hint no better time
for a ralso could bu had. Tho Union Pa
cific, however, hus opposed such notion
oven more strongly tbnn Its northern com
petitors. Trnllle Manager Munroe of the Union
Pacific visited St. Pan! last week in an
ticipation of such action and tried to have
tho St. Louis shingle rates placed on tbo
same bnsls at tha Chicago rates, but was
unsuccessful.
FOR PARTY RAJE BUSINESS
I'niaclivnr rcii1x In Conference Sup
port Plan for UhtnlillnliliiK
ii .Sirlnl 1 1 u t'cii ii .
CIIICAOO, Oct. 7. General passenger
agents of the roads In the Western Pas
senger association held a special session
today to consldor party ratos. homcseek
ers' excursions and dlffrrrntlal fares from
Kansas City east. Only tho first question
received full consideration nnd the dis
cussion revealed tho fact that no two roads
agreed, Tho suggestion Hint n special
bureau bo formed, rlmllnr to tho mllouto
bureau, to handle- the party rato business
reeelved the support of many of the ro.vla
nnd a committee was appointed to consider
this matter mid report to another meet
ing. Tho question of homeseekers' excur
sions wns laid over until tho next meeting.
Residents of tho teirltory west of Chicago
ns far as tho Missouri river nro to be given
advnntngo of the low $1 round trip rato In
effect between this city and Iluffalo, Tues
days. Thursday and Saturdays until the
closo of tho season. Hy a vote of the gen
eral passengers ngents of tho western
roads, thnt will bo announced tomorrow,
all tlekeU from western roads will be sold
at one faro for tho round trip to Chicago.
This rato will bo ndded to the $6 faro from
hero to tho Pan-American city.
ROADS COAXING THEM SOUTH
Northern IIuhIiicrji Men ,r In Hi
.Smiled I'ihiii liy I.Iiicn mv
In Conference.
NEW YORK, Oct. 7. President-! nnd
traffic managers of most of tho trunk lines
and several western roads nssembled nt tho
rooms of tho Trunk Lino nssoclntlon today
for the purposo of discussing tho freight
rato sltuntlon. Rates both castbound and
westbound havo been fairly maintained.
It Is laid, on tho trunk lines, but fear.?
aro expressed that unless tho western rate
cutting Is stopped It will bo impossible to
maintain tho tariff nn tho eastern lines.
Among thu railroad presidents In attend
ance wero: President W. II. Ncwmnn of tho
New York Central, President W. II. Trues
del of tho Delaware, Lackawanna & West
ern, Vleo President James McCrea of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg, Pres
ident Ceorgo P. Ilner of tho Reading sys
tem and President S. M. Kolton of tho Chi
cago fc Alton.
Thero will bo a conference tomorrow bo
tween the passenger commltteo of tho as
sociation nnd n subcommittee of tho south
eastern roads on excursion rates.
APPROVE WABASH PURCHASE
Ntnckliolilcrn Arc to Act on lliiylni; of
St. I.onU A Oninlui l.lno
Toil ii y.
TOLKDO. Oct. 7. Tho nnnunl meeting
of tho stockholders and dobenttiro bond
holders of tho Wabash Railroad company
Is to bo hold In this city tomorrow. So
far as can bo learned there will bo no
chnngo In tho board of directors. Tho
stockholders, however, will approve tbo
purchase of two lines which aro to bo added
to tho system.
One Is tho Iloono County & nooneavllln
railroad from central Iowa to Columbia, In
Missouri, twenty miles, nnd tho other ono
la tbo Omaha fc St. Louis, operated bo
tween Pattonsburg. Mo., nnd Council Bluffs,
In. This road wns formerly owned by tho
Wabash, but when tho Wabash went In
tho hands of a receiver In 1SS3 It lost
It. The stockholders will npprovo tho Is
suing of bonds to tho extent of $3,600,000
for tho purehnso and Improvement of these
two properties.
nnlf l.lne'p. Dividend.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 7.-Tho directors
of the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf railroad
met today and declared a semi-annual
dividend of 2Vi per ceut on tho $6,000,000
preferred stock and 24 per cont on thu
common stock, tho lnttor being a cash In
crenso of half of 1 per cent. A 10 per cent
common stock dividend wns also mado to
tha common stockholders out of tho ac
cumulated earnings niudo during tho last
year. The statement says tho company
will cam upon tho outstanding $8,000,000
of common slock, after paying all tlxrd
charges, over 10 per cent for tbo current
fiscal year. The commoa stock Is to bo
lacreasoi to 8,S00,00o, . . .
SHAMROCK SURE TO REMAIN
Owner Definitely Deoidei t Wiittr it lere
for Spring Eacei.
SIR THOMAS HIMSELF IS NEARLY USED UP
Injured ,rW 5 Ovrrliixrit Hint It N
MnkliiK Itxclf Kelt nnit Doctor
Or ill tk HI in o l.ny
I'll A nil lie.
NHW YORK, Oct. ".Sir Thomas Llpton
has decided to keep Shamrock II In America
this winter, with a view of racing It next
nprlng and summer against Constltutlou
and Columbia.
Shamrock Is to bo dismantled at once.
Its mast will be tnken out, so that It enn
pass under the llrooklyn bridge, and It is
to be towed, after being stripped, to New
London, Conn., thero to be laid up for the
winter with Constitution, which will also
havo a berth at thnt place.
Sir Thomas Llpton Is confined to his
yacht, Krln, which Is lying off West Twenty
sixth street In North river. Ills right leg,
which wns hurt while ho wns boarding tho
tender Porto Rico n few weeks ago, is
giving hltn considerable, pain. The tro
mendous stlnln It was subjected to during
the recent races Is beginning to tell and his
doctor has ordered abtoluto rest,
Hlnborato preparations are being made
at tho New York Yacht club to fittingly
retulvo Sir Thomas at the club tomorrow
night.
Sir Thomas Llpton has given his first
Intlmntlon that ha would again challenge
for America's cup. shys the Herald. "You
may say for me." said he, "that If tho cup
Is to lenvo this eorntry I am bouud to
havo It." Krom saying moro Sir Thomas
wished to be excused.
Ocorgo L. Wutson, designer of Shamrock
II, bad left Urln only a fow minutes before
Sir Thomas made this announcement.
It Is reported that thu emperor of Ger
many Is considering tho matter of chal
lenging for America's cup. Thero Is talk
of others also Issuing challenges.
I.lploil 'I'll U ex Ni-M Ntllllil.
Sir Thomns Llpton 1b far from 6utlsflcd
that tho recent yacht races havo conclu
sively demonstrated Columbia to bo tho
better boat and It Is now moro than evident
that he would bo glad to arrange for an
other race.
In conversation with nn Associated Pre3S
reporter on board Krln today Sir Thomas
said: "Notwithstanding wo nre whipped
I still believo Shamrock tho better bont.
Remember I am not disparaging tho other
boat or tho Now York Yacht club In tho
Irast. but the fact Is that tho other boat In
the last two races got tho best of the wind,
wbllo wo did not. Do you think. In the
last raco, for Instance, where the two boats
wero so widely hepnroted on the bent home,
that If Shamrock bad held over In similar
position to that of Columbia, It could
bavo beaten us?
"No, 1 do not crltlclso my crew In tho
least. The other boat simply profited by
getting puffs of wind that we did not han
pen to have. I may add that thero were
certain llttlo features about tho condition
of Shamrock which might probably have
boon Improved on tho last day of the race,
but thero Is no fnult to bo found with It3
bundling."
"Then you would like to have nnothor
raco?"
"Vre. I think It would bo well to nrrango
another race."
"This fall?"
"Ob. no, nothing would bo dono now be
fore another year."
"How about tho proposition to raco with
exchanged crews?"
"That never was my proposition. Mv
piano for the Immediate future nro entirely
unsettled, except that 1 shall remain In
Chicago probably a week. How long 1 will
remain In this country Is undetermined."
"Tho races are over," said Commodore
Lcdyard of tho New York Yacht club, "and
Columbia will bo laid up for the winter.
It tho owners of tho yachts want to race
that Is their affair. Tho club has nothing
to do with It. Shamrock, of course, could
not compete for tho cup ngaln until after
two years unions a contest for It by some
other vessel has meanwhllo Intervened,"
HALF OF THE STONE RANSOM
It Hun Hern IliiUeil mill nil i: vlt'lislon
of Time Secured from
llrlKiuitln,
ROSTON, Oct. 7.-Nearly half the money
needed to ransom Miss Ellen Stone, tho
missionary, from tho Bulgarian brigands
has been placed in tho hands of Kidder,
Peabody t Co. The exact figures at mid
night were $15,513.40 cash and $7,500 In
pledges. Of this amount the firm this aft
ernoon sent $3.1,000 to tho State department
to bo forwarded to Its consular agent at
tho place wbero It can be used mo3t ex
peditiously. Members of tho firm, when In
formed of thu Associated Press cable
gram from London to the effect thnt Vienna
advices Indicated thero would bo a month's
extension of time In which to pay tho ran
som, said tho forwarding of money would
not bo delayed In tho least.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 7 It Is not prob
nblo that the kidnapers of Miss Stone will
onforco tholr Ultimatum tomorrow, al
though that was tbo date named as tho last
day of craco In her case.
Tho danger is by no means averted, bow
over, and tho most that can be said now
Is that thero Is a likelihood of securing a
short extonslon, by tho brlgnnds, of tho
tlmo allowed for tho payment of the ran
som. The Stnto department is busying
itself earnestly In this direction, ovldontly
acting under the belief that In tho course
of two or three days the charltablo people
of the United States will mako up the
fund necessary to eccuio Miss Stone's re
lease. Mr. Adce, tho acting secretary of
state, was again nt tho White Houso today
In consultation with tho president, touch
ing Miss Stone's case, and it is believed
that negotiations are In progress Indirectly
with her captors. Meanwhile the White
Houso and tho Stato department nro being
flooded by letters and telegrams Imploring
tho nlllclals to savo Miss Stone,
SECRECY HEDGES CZ0LG0SZ
Xtw York Anthorltlr Order thnt Nn
Visitor ,Sr Mini nml x
Gunril Tnlk.
NEW YORK. Oct. 7. State Superintend
ent of Prisons Collins has given orders
that Czolgosz, the murder of President Mc
Klnley, must not be the subject of notoriety
while In Auburn awaiting electrocution, Ho
mUBt not be seen and visitors must not be
permitted to enter nny part of tho prison
where knowledge might be gained of his
location, Tho warden of the prison has
been Instructed to Inform tho guards and
other employes of the prison that the di
vulging of any Information concerning hlra
would be considered a grave breach of dls
clpllmj aua will bo dealt wlUi accordingly.
NEBRASKA CAMPAIGN WORK
Auditor of Treasury Department
.foiirnpA to llnMlim in
TnUr- I'nrt.
(From n Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 7.-Sperlal Tele
gram) Auditor W. K. Andrews of tho Treas
ury department, with hh wife, will leave
for their home InHastlngs, Neb., Wednes
day, Mr. Andrews to enter the statu cam
paign. The auditor said he was In receipt
of a letter from Chairman Lindsay saying
thnt there would be llttlo speaking during
the campaign, ns the death of President
McKluloy had changed the plans of the
stnto committee, that only two weeks would
bo given ovsr to tho speakers, the rank
nnd file of the pnrty to make a quiet cam
paign. Hugo Donzelmnnn of Wyoming, who
recently resigned as consul'at Prague, Aus
tria, arrived In New York Saturday nnd
according to Assistant Secretary Crldler
of the Stato department, Is expected In
Washington tomorrow or Wednesday, to
settle his accounts and turn over tho prop
erty to the government.
Senator Dietrich of Ncbrnska has tele
graphed a friend that he will nrrlvo In
Washington tomorrow.
The application of tho Hamlin County
bank of Castlcwood, S. 1)., to convert Itself
Into tho First National bank of Castlewood
was today npprood by tho comptroller of
tho currency.
Tho postofllco nt Elm Springs. Sioux
county, Iowa, has been ordered discon
tinued nnd mall will bo sent to Fnlrhaveu,
Lincoln county. South Dakota. Also tho
postofllco at Webster, Converse county,
Wyoming; mall ordered to Edgcmont, S. I).
C. T. Ulffnrd wns appointed postmaster
at Gifford, Hardin county, Iowa.
Tho Citizens' Nntlonul bank of Des
Moines has been approved as a reserve
agent for the Commercial National bank of
Charles City, In.
SAMPSON UNABLE TO SPEAK
Itenr A dm I rut Tormriilcil mIIIi Aplm-
lil III Addition to .Sim .-refit
lloiiiltiriipx,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Rear Admiral
Sampson, who Is now sojourning In Wash
ington. Is profiting by tho dally care and
attention of ono of tho best local physi
cians. He receives no callers nt his pres
ent home on New Hampshlro avenue nnd Is
directly under tho personal caro of Mr.
Sampson.
As to the ndmlrnl's condition It wns
stated today that ho BUffcru at present from
an unusually prolonged nttack of aphasia,
an ailment which has troubled him In
greater or lews degree slnco ho was chief
of tho naval bureau of ordnance. Snvu for
this and' a fccblo condition resulting from
a too ckso application to work, It can bo
stated thnt Admiral Sampson has no other
affliction f.nd that his condition Is not bc
rlous to a degree wherein his life would
be considered oe In danger. Ho has been
for a great ninny years n sufferer from tho
most painful headaches and theee, among
other things, nru held responsible for his
present mental condition.
MOST HEALTHFUL OF STATES
Xnrlli Unkiiln l.lven the Koniir In Sln
tlMlcnl Tnlile Compiled liy Ma
li llr lloiplliil .service.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 7. Statistics com
piled by the marlno hospital service' for
1.100 cities nnd towns In tho United Stntes
having n population of 1,000 or more Indi
cate for tho United Stales an annual
mortality for tho last calendar year of
17.17 per 1,000 of population, nccordlng to
tho census of 1000. The population of these
cities and towns aggregates 20,712,60:1 and
deaths from all causes In 1900 numbered
301,77!i.
Tho annunl mortality per 1,000 of esti
mated population Is 10. S7. Thero wero 36,-
240 dentliK from phthisis pulmnnatls, til8
from smallpox, 7.007 from enteric fever.
2,8.10 from measles, 2,237 from scarlet fover,
1,60S from diphtheria and 2,5a'.i from whoop
ing cough. The table shows North Dakota,
with a death rato of 0.!)."i per 1,000, was the
most healthy state In tho country.
Cilillfcc'H CdNiiiilly IiInI,
WASHINGTON. Oct. 7.-The War depart
ment received n casualty report from Gen
eral Chaffee, with this list:
In engagement nt Labangnn, Ccbu, July
27, Poter II. Conroy. corporal. Company A,
Nineteenth Infantry, leg, sovere.
In engagement at Tanboham, Department
of Visayas, July 7, Second Lieutenant Gros
venor L. Townsend, U. S. A., arm, slight.
In ongngement at Elimlnos, August 20,
Sergeant Henry Wnrlng, Company C,
Twenty-first lnfnntry, leg, slight.
POISON AIDS
BOY'S
MURDER
Coroner Dlneovem .More Slnlxler l'ru
turt'n of Vrsleriln y'n env
York Horror.
NEW YORK, Oct. 7. What may turn out
to bo n murder mystery was discovered
early this morning, when tho body of a
6-year-old boy was found In an areawuy at
361 Wmt Twenty-second Btreet. Tho body
was clothed only In light cotton drawom,
but beside tbo body was a number of gar
ments which evidently had belonged to iho
lad. Except for a laceration on the boy's
abdomen, there was no mark of violence on
tho body.
Tho body was Identified by Sidney Ryan,
a cook of 300 West Twenty-first street, ns
that of his son, Albert. Ryan said that
tho last tlmo ho had seen tho bov nllvo was
yesterday nt 4 o'clock, when ho waa playing
on tho street In front of his home. Ho Bald
he knew of no reason why his son should
havo been killed, as tho family had no
enemy.
It was learned by the police that tho bov
wns tho son of a mulatto woman named
Robinson, who lived with Ryan as his wife,
but Ryan was not tho father. The mother
was taken to tho morgue, whero sho Identi
fied tho body nud said tho boy was her son,
Albert Robinson. Sho hecamo hysterical
and said sho wanted to kill herself.
Alonzo Watson, a waltor, whoso mother
has charge of tho tenement where Rynn
lives, wns arrested on suspicion that ho
knew something of tho boy's death.
Coroner's physicians mado an autopsy on
the boy'B body this afternoon and found that
death was due to asphyxiation. Thoy found
a quantity of alcoholic fluid in the stomach
and serious lacerations of the lower parts
of tho abdomen. Tho physicians pronounced
It one of tho most ghastly of crimes,
Ryan and the woman wero nrrested and
with Watson wero remanded to tho cus
tody of tho coronor. Captain Moynahan
of tho West Twentieth Street station, who
appeared against tho prisoners, charged
them with homicide. Later, Coroner Uausch
released Rynn and Annie Robinson. Wat
son was Bont to tho Tombs under 15,000
V. -1 1 I I
MEIKLEJOHN ANSWERS CALL
Appean to Tutify ii HiiiUnd Gun Earlier
T&an Ezpcctid,
ENTERS DENIAL OF INTERESTEDNESS
Snjn Hmrkc llccelvnl I'nvom Purely
on ItU It eeummeiKlutliins unci
that Ao Olllolnl Assistance
AViis (iltcn.
(From n Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. (Special Tele
gram.) Former Assistant Secretnry of War
Gcorgo D. Melklejalm of Nebraska was the
star w.ltness today before thu subcom
mittee on military affairs, charged with the
Investigation of tho alleged Maniln hemp
comer. Mr. Mclklcjohu reached hero yes
terday nfternoon, direct from El Paso, Tex.
At Denver, enrouto to Mexico, ho was
met by a telegram saying that his presence
before tho subcommittee wns desirable,
but that he could namo his own tlmo In
which to appear, as the committee would
ptobnbly adjourn until after the fall elec
tions before completing Its Investigation.
Mr. Mclklejohn replied that ho was readv
to appear nt any time, but ns tho commit
tee had given him somo latitude and ns ho
was due In .Mexico, be suggested tho first
week In November In which to appear. This
was seemingly satisfactory to the subcom
mittee, but last weok Mr. Mclklejohn's naino
was so freely used, not only by Hawkus.
complaining witness In the case, but also by
others who testified, that It was thought
best to send him n peremptory relief ask
ing li 1 til to appear before the subcommittee
and toll what ho knew about the cordage
enterprise.
Unit Mini nt Metlenn llnriler.
"1 was Just about to step across Into
Mexico when the telegram reached me."
said Mr. MilklcJohn, "liming chased me
from Denver to Albuquerque, thence to
Chihuahua, finally overtaking me at HI
Paso, and so 1 had to abandon my trip
to tho copper mine in which I am inter
ested, nnd come on bete to toll what I know
about tho alleged hemp trust of tho Phil
ippines." Tomorrow Major Hawkes will have an
opportunity to put Mr. Mclklejohn through
a memory examination, especially In rela
tion ns to how tho "To Whom It Mnv Con
cirn" letter eamo to bo written, nud tho
elimination of certain words which Hawkes
says wero In tho letter when he received
It, and which Mclklejohn flatly contradicted.
The former assistant secretary expects to
leave for the west tomorrow, resuming his
interrupted trip to his copper property,
which ho says is a four-tlmo winner.
In his testimony today, Mr. Mclklejohn
detailed his recollections of thu proposed
hemp company. Ho said thnt when tho
ptopositlon was mndo to him by Colonel
Helstnnd to tnko stock In the company hu
replied that he would glvo It his considera
tion when ho bad leisure. He declared that
ho had not signed the "To Whom It May
Concern" letter, introducing Major Hawkes,
wun nis olllcinl title. He explained nt
bngth Major Hawkes" appointment to a
position In tho Phlllpplno service nnd as
serted that tho appointment was snlr.lv
upon .hi strength of Ifa'Akrs' recommenda
tions nnd upon that of his record as a sol
dier. Ho declared It had nothing to do
with Hawkes' controversy with Helstand.
Iluil AiiIIiIiik to Do mMIi I'orlx doMim.
Mr. Mclklejohn explained thnt tho open
ing and closing of hemp ports In tho Philip
pines wns wholly within the control of the
military governor of tho islands mid he
could not. and would not If ho could, have
Influenced him In tho matter. Ho said ho
saw nn impropriety In ofllccrs of the gov
ernment Investigating In such an enterprise
ns tho proposevl hemp company It lhuy
desired to do so.
Reverting to tho appointment of Major
Hawkes to a position in the Phlllpplno
service, Mr. Mclklejohn testified thnt ho
had told Hawkes' attorney that although
Major Hawkes hail excellent endorsement
It would not be In tho Interest of tho serv
ice to appoint a man thnt was engaged In
a controversy with an army officer, as tho
civilian might sometime be placed In tho
position of a subordinato to that officer.
Mr. Mclklejohn emphatically denied tho In
timations In the resolutions authorizing tho
inquiry thnt ho had at nny tlmo used his
official position to pay private obligations.
Holt HepeiitK llllvii.eft' Thrriil.
L. S. Holt of North Carolinu testified ns
to conversations he had had with Major
Hawkes concerning tho settlement of tho
lattor's alleged claim against tbo proposed
company. Hnwkcs hHd said that ho "would
get oven" with certain parties In tho hemp
combination If they did not sottlo with
him. He snld that Hawkes had told him
that ho would havo an Investigation thai
would Involvo high ofllclals of the govern
ment. Hnwkes bad not said to hlra that
ho would stop tho investigation for $S0O.
Tho remainder of tho testimony takon by
the commission was comparatively Incou
Bcquentlal. Tho commission said It would
conclude tomorrow the taking of testimony
for tho present. At a date to bo announced
later, somo other witnesses will be an
nounced and the commission will then mako
up Its report.
MEXICO GLAD TO GET CORN
Suspend Import Unties unci AH Other
Tinea for Itest tif ThU
Ycnr,
WASHINGTON. Oct. 7. Tho Stato dc
partment has received telegrams from Con
sul General Darow at Mexico City, dated
tho 2d Instant, stntlng thnt a degree has
been issued by thu Muxlcan government
suspending Import duties and all other
taxes on corn (maize) from October 1 to
December 31, owing to tho scarcity of
cereals In that country. Tho duty on wheat
has been reduced to 1 cont Moxlcnn. nbout
Vz cent gold, per gross kilogram (about two
and one-fourth pounds).
It Is stated also that n hill has been
Introduced In the Mexican chamber of den
utles authorizing tho president to buy nnd
Import foreign corn Into tho. republic until
March 31 next for general distribution at
cost price.
HAY DODGES THE QUESTION
Does Not Aiipuvjt Direct Query in to
"Whether He Is to
Retire.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Tho secretary of
stato Is expected to return next week from
his much Interrupted vacation, greatly Im
proved In health and ready for the winter's
work. Ho Is to recelvo the degreo of LL. D.
nt New Haven, on tho occasion of tho Yale
bl-ccntenary. When nsked tho other dny
whether thero wb nny truth In tho state
ment attributed to Socrotary Gage, that
Mr. Hay was soon to retire from tho cabi
net, he replied that ho was sure Mr. Gaco
jim eaiu nouaing ( too sort.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
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CALEB POWERS' TRIAL BEGINS
III Atlonif) n ('rente lliclteinciit Vlrnt
Day liy Deiiiuiiilliiu (lint .Indue
Cunt rill Vn cute.
GEORGETOWN, K. Oct. 7. The second
trial of former Secretary of State Caleb
Powers, charged v.ith complicity In tho
murder of Governor Gocbcl, began hero to
dpi". Wit f n court opened this morning there
was an argument between the opposing
nttorneys as to whether the Powers case
stands for trial nt this term of court. Tho
defense made, tho motion that the lodging
of the nppellnto court's mnndnte for re
trial In the ofllcc of the Scott county circuit
court. July '.'3, did not fulfill tho legal re
quirement of the criminal code ns the man
date could only be filed In open court and
the case set for trial only after ten davs'
notice to the defense. After somo nrgtiment
between attorneys Judge Cnntrlll ordered
the mandate simply spread on the records.
At this point the defense sprung n sen
sation by filing nn affidavit to require Judgo
Cantrlll to vaentn tho bench. The Judge
Hereupon adjourned court until tomorrow.
Tho affidavit alleges tho partisan feeling
shown by tho Judge In the former trials.
KIDNAPERS HAVE HEARING
Aliened .Mxliietor of Mnlirl (iimitrleti
CliurHi'il "llli Ciiunpl rney unit
HlKliMuy lloliliery.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 7. Charged with
abducting nnd robbing Mabel Goodrich, tho
keeper of a dljrepntnble house, Howard K.
Sloan, Henry E. Wallace. D. Knight Fin-
lay and Oscar S. Dunlnp, wero today
brought beforo n magistrate.
Counsel for Mrs. Goodrich nsked that the
prisoners bo held on charges of conspiracy,
highway robbery, assault nnd battery ami
kidnaping.
Sloan anil Finlny were held In J2.000 ball
each on tbo ehnrgo of assault nnd battery
nnd conspiracy and committed to prison
without ball on tho ehnrgo of kidnaping
nnd highway robbery Wallace, who turned
stnto s evidence, nnd Dunlap wero com
mitted without bail on tho ehnrgo of con
spiracy for kidnaping. Tho penalty for kid
naping Is life Imprisonment.
TO REFIT ALL SMELTERS
Vmorlenii Hrflnlni; roinpiiuy Itri'litr
to IllMnll 'liioroiiKlily Modern
11 II It t H.
DENVER, Colo., Oct. 7. A conference of
tho following directors of tbo American
Smoltlng and Refining cohipnny was held
this morning nt tho ofTIco of the company
here: Daniel Guggenheim, chairman of tho
executive committee; Simon Guggenheim,
Dennis Shccdy and James I). Grant.
It was decided thai overy plant of the
company ahnll bo refitted with thoroughly
modern machinery. No new smelter for
precious metals will bo built in Colorado.
but If a Htiltablo slto can bo secured a zinc
smelter will bo erected In Pueblo. Several
million dollarn will be spent In carrying
, P
" cdnesilny on n ri
of l'vcry nmnl ow
out these plans. The men named will leave
general tour of Inspection
ned by tho company In
this country nnd In Mexico.
CHANGE NUTMEG CONSTITUTION
People of Connecticut Vole lu I'nviir
of Tun Specific Amenil
liieulf). NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Oct. 7. The people
of Connecticut today voted for tho constitu
tional convention, tho majority for this
somewhat radical step being something
over 1' 1.000.
They also voted In favor of two specific
constitutional amendments, deciding to
elect state officers by a plurality vote, In
stead of n majority, by tbo margin of tt.'.m,
nnd In favor of an increase in senatorial
representation by a margin of 27,012,
Of tho llttlo town elections In 162 of tho
168 towns tho republicans carried 112 towns
and tho democrats forty-three, seven towns
being missing.
ACCEPTS LOW'S RESIGNATION
C'oliimlilii I'nU realty Pit in Km I'renl
iIciiI'h Itellrcincnt nml luntnlls
MclioInM Duller Tcmporiirlly.
NEW YORK, Oct. 7. President Scth Low
delivered his farewell address to the of
ficers nnd students of Columbia university
today on tho occasion of the opening of tho
fourteenth academic year of that Institu
tion. Tho opening exorcises wore, for
tho llrst tlmo, In tho new university hall.
Mr. Low definitely announced in his speech
that ho hnd forwarded his resignation to
tho trustees of the university. During tho
nfternoon tho trustees accepted Mr. Low'b
resignation and Nicholas Murray Hutler,
professor of philosophy and education, was
selected ns temporary presldont of the
university.
INSPECTOR BURKE RESIGNS
Mayor Hurrlmin CoiioIiiiIcm to Hnve
AIIckciI IIiuIicbIci-'n Ilnol.n mill
ItecoriU Kxumiiiril.
CHICAGO, Oct. 7. Robert E. Ilurke, nftor
furnishing $25,000 bond to stand trial for
embezzlement, today resigned tho office of
oil Inspector. Mayor Harrison announced
that tho resignation would ho accepted. Tho
mayor ordored Comptroller MrOann to
mako a thorough Investigation of tho city
Inspectors oillco and check up any deficits
that might nppear In tha four years of tho
Iiurko administration.
Movement of (Iceiin VchkcIk, Oct, 7,
At New York Arrived: Canadian, Liver
pool, Vnderland, Antwerp; Hovlc, Liver
pool. At Movllle Arrived: Pretorlnn, Montreal,
for I.herpool.
At Greenock (October S) Sailed: Iluenos
Ayrean, Montreal.
At Cherbourg Sailed: Koonlgen Lulse,
from iiremen, Now Yurie.
At Copenhagen Arrived: Norge, New
York, At Maltlmnro Soiled: Simon J. Mjrphy,
Sau Francisco.
At Iiremen -Arrh'ril: Frlediich der
Grosse, from New York.
At Liverpool Arrived; Arcadian, from
Montreal.
At Plymouth Arrived; Kron Prlnz "WIN
helm, from IsJfiw Ynrk. for Phnptiinrt. ami
J Bremen.
CHASE OF THE )(IS
lodgion Tslh Isqtirj Eosrd How it Wm
Lsd by Echlsj's FUgship.
BROOKLYN HARD AFTER SPANISH LEADERS
So Olosa to Thru that Thm on Eoird
itj!cid at Oregon's Noarcesa.
REITERATES COMMODORE ACTED WELL
8ji His Conduct Wns that Bsciminj Hit
Statiea ai Gsinmander.
F0LGER APPROVES EARLY BATTERY TESTS
Cinlin Hint llonilinriliuent of Crlstolinl
Colon lu .Mny Wnn StiecenNful lu
DUc'InslitK WrnkncM of Ku
du )' (iiiiiH Ashore.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Lieutenant Com
lunnder llnduunn tnHnv nL.nlii r..iitlrt 41.
greater part of tho tlmo of the Schley court
ui inquiry as n witness, llo was followed
on tho stand by Captain W. M. Kolger,
formerly chief of the bureau of ordnauco
of the Navy department, but commander of
New Orleans during tho Spanish war. Lieu
tenant Dvhoii nlftii unit rci'tillil in n.lil unm.i
details to his former testimony concerning
the coal Bupply of the American fleet during
cue Santiago uiocKauc.
Commander Hodgson repented and ex
tended his story of tho battle of July It, giv
ing the opinion that Commodoro Schley's
conduct on that occasion was such as that
of a conimaiider-lu-chlef should have been,
He also explained at somu length his cor
respondence with Admiral Schley concern
ing tho alleged collmpiy between them
while tho Santiago engagement was in
progress. He said he had no controversy
with tho commodore, hut ho repeated that
the commodoro had said "Damn tho Texas,"
when told that that vessel was in danger,
CalltUln Polcei- Snld thnt Ihn hn
menta of Crlstobol Colon on May 31 had
ocen eminently successful In developing tho
StrellCth Of the Smillltlll nlliirn hull rtrlnu anil
had shown them to be very weak. Ho also
said that If tho Spanish vessels had at
tempted to escape nt night they could not
havo been scon by tho blockading fleet In
dhii wcasuer.
Ilency .Snyw Slick to 1'noli..
Tho afternoon session of tho court began
with a nucBtlon put to Lieutenant Com-
mander Hodgson by Mr. Hanna. Ho asked
why ho had written his cutecorlcul denial
of tho newspaper report of tho colloquy
between himself nnd Commodoro Schley.
Tho question wns objected to, nnd Admiral
Dewey said: "We have tho facts. Tho let
ters wore written. That Is all tho court
wants. Wo want facts -facts. People aro
Influenced by dllferent kinds of thlncs. Wo
wnnt tho facts. Draw out tho facts."
-Mr. Hanna then changed his nuestlon
nnd tho witness said that ho had written
ins explicit denial In response to a request
from Admiral Schley,
"He wanted mo to write n denial of tho
controversy," he continued. "I had nre-
vlously written that I could not deny tho
statement. A letter followed nsklntr for n
denlnl of the colloquy. I gavo him this, at
the samo tlmo explaining that I had admit
ted tho gist of tho report."
Mr. Hanna then nsked: "When Ilrooklvn
turned with port helm did It blanket tho
flro of Texas? Did it go between Texas
nnd tho enemy?"
"I do not think It did. I thought, how
ever, It wns going to do It."
Could lliivc rl'ii rural Oilier Way,
"Hnd it turned tbo other way was thcro
sp.ico enough for It to lmo mado ouch turn
without endangering Tcxns?"
"Perfectly, perfectly clear enough space."
"How much would it havo gained to tho
northward and westward hnd It turned with
Ktnrbnard helm?"
"It would hnvci gained n position of nbout
COO or 700 yardn nearer tho Spanish line."
in making tho turn did llrooklyn turn
rapidly and continuously or did It hav
its bend longer on somo bending than on
others?"
"It turned rapidly nnd continuously."
"Did any of tho Spanish ships attempt
to ram llrooklyn In tho early part of tho
bottle of July 3?"
Maria Teresa evidently made n rank
sheer to port toward llrooklyn with tbo
evident Intention of getting Into closo quar
ters or ramming.
Commnndor Hodgson was excused and
Captain W. M. Kolgcr, who commanded tbo
cruiser Now Orleans during the Spanish
war, was called. Ho dctnlled his part In
tbo enmpalgn, beginning with New Orleans'
nrrlval at Santiago, as tbo convoy of Iho
collier Sterling. Ho also related ou May
31 New Orleans had participated In the
bombardment of Cristobal Colon, then lying
In the mouth nt Snntlngo harbor.
"What damage was dono to tho enemy on
that occasion?" asked Captain Lomly.
"I don't think thero wns any," replied
tho witness.
'What was developed ns to tho shore
batteries?"
"That they had not strength enough to
do any material damage."
Nut from Shore llnllerles.
Captain Folger expressed tho opinion
that tho shots which had fallen near thu
fleet on Juno 14 wero from Spanish ships
In tho harbor, fired over tha hill and not
from tho shore bntterles. Kor this reason
ho had directed all Now Orleans' lire on
thnt occnslnn at Colon Instead of Iho land
batteries.
Describing tho blockade of Santiago har
bor maintained by Commodoro Schley tho
witness sold that tho dlstanco wns from
flvo to eight mllcH and that at night the
vessols stenmud In column back and forth
across tho barbor somowhat nearer In, He
added that oven though tho log of Now
Orleans had placed tho vessels nearer tho
shore ho would not change his opinion.
He did not bcllovo tbo vessels wero more
than four miles from tho Morro on May 31.
Judgo Advocate Can you stato whether
the engagement of May 31 developed 'ho
fact that Colon had anything larger than
six-Inch guns on board nt that tlmo?
"It did not occur to us' thnt It fired heavy
guns. Tho caliber I ennnot specify. It
did not appear it fired tho elovcn-lnch
guns for which wo knew It had been de
signed."
Admiral Dewey You roforred to a signal
from tho flagship. The court would like to
know what that signal waa.
NIkiiuIs' NlKiillleiincc,
"Tho signal wns: 'Now Orleans, clear
ship for action,' and I think it was fol-
lowed by tho signal: 'Tho Now Orleans,
lown Massachusetts will engage the forts,'
Indicating that thero was to be n recoil-
naUsanco or bombardment. I do not re
member any conversation with tho com
modore that forenoon on that subject."
Admiral Dowey Xht court would UU tj