The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE li), 1871.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOnjfJUNG, OOTOJBElt 9, 1901-TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY PIVE CENTS.
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ATTACK MORRO ISLE
5Twe lundrei and Fifty Libarals Assail the
Poorly Equipped Garrisens.
CHARGE FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS AT ONCE
Caneei Enable Them te Eeaoh Bemote
Feint Dnrlif Darkness.
BRITISH SHIP RUNS INTO HORNET'S NEST
Quit Anchon After Attack ii Vade and
Stcemes a Target
WARSHIP ICARUS PROBABLY ON THE WAV
Ibcniea I'niimiiii Whrn Report In Hp.
celled mill the Mitppiillljn a Hint
There Will 111- HonirthliiK
DiiIiik nt Tumnco.
COLON. Colombia. Oct. S. (Previous e
bllng this matter printed. ) A force of
iiDBrais, numbering at least 250, nttacked
Morro Inland, commanding li n nntrnnrn in
the port of Tiimnco, Scptembor 24. The
mianii nan uu along been garrisoned with
fewer than 100 troops, well supplied with
nrniH, nmmunition anil commissary stores,
including moro .than 160 heart of cattle and
inner provisions In proportion.
The landing wnn effeeierl i,fnm ,!
rirenk by means of canoes. Simultaneously
me island was stormed from the other end
by liberals on the mainland. Morro Ulnmt
Is surrounded by shallow sandbanks nnd
mc only means or approaching Tumnco Is
by the Narrow river, which Is within easy
range of tho Island.
The nrltlsh f.teamer Quito, hound from
nuaynqtill, Kcuador, for Panama, nnd
touching nt ports botween. nnchored off
EWro Island on tho night of September Id
nnd weighing nnchor at daybreak, Btartod
tip tho Stream toward Tliniaen. Thn llnni-ntu
fired a shot across Its bows. Suspecting
tne situation It Immediately turned, but
rifle, shots and ono cannon continued to bo
fired nt It, tho formor striking tho boat sev
eral times nnd tho latter once, the bnll
making n hole right through above the
water mark, though tho damngo In other
respects was slight.
Quito then steamed to tho farthest
point the tldo would permit and again
anchored. Tho firing was now rcsumod, but
It ceased after a few minutes, tho liberals
having discovered the Imprudence of their
nctlon.
It Is significant that shortly after tho
Quito Incident became known tho Ilrltlsh
warship Icarus left Panama for a destina
tion sot made public, but presumably Tn
waco. The steamship agents have been
officially notified not to nccept freight at
tho port.
KAISER'S AMBITION FOR CUP
pound a the Geriiinn lliilldris na In
Tlirlr Ability. to ConaVruct In
Coliinihln'a Clnaa.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
nr.ni.IN, Oct. 8. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Much In
terest has been excited hero by the rumor
of tho emperor's Intention to challenge for
America's cup, hut nothing deflnlto Is known
on tho subject. For two years tho emperor
lias boen ambitious to challenge for the
cup, but his ndvlHors havo dissuaded him
from trying until some finality Is attained
regarding tho building of tho yncht noces.
nary.
The kaiser was persuaded that with a
yacht of the Meteor class ho can accom
plish nothing, Gorman builders at present
aro closely studying tho questions Involved
nnd tho kalter Is kept constantly posted.
Hut nothing yet Is known, exrept that
liulldsrs havo been sounded both In this
country and In England on tho aubject.
RUSSIA DEMANDS STIFF PRICE
1'oaaraalnn of Vnluitlile Port the Pn
iii rut for MedlntliiK with
I'rniicp,
LONDON, Oct. 8. Tho nrusscls corre
spondent of tho Times quotes a dispatch
pout by tho Constantinople representative of
tho Independence Rolge, which repents the
rumor that Russia will Intervene In tho
dispute between Turkey and Franco, Tho
porto Is said to bo willing, In exchange for
Ilussta's nsslatnnco In ohtnlning n friendly
settlement, to cede to RiiBsln tho port of
IlughaH, seventy-six miles northeast of
Adrlanople and only ten hours' steam from
Constantinople. Tho rumor Is not con
firmed. Tho cession of the port would
create a grave sltuntlon, giving Russia
virtual command of the ninck sea and
enabling It to occupy Constantinople nt n
few hours' notice.
ROBERTS URGING PATIENCE
Lends Helping lltiiul In llrltlah nv
ernmeiit to Stny Tide of Public
Dlaeniitent.
LONDON, Oct. 8. Lord Roberts, nfter
distributing medals to the troops today,
nlluded to the concern of the nation over
Routh Afrlcnn affairs ami to the uttneks
of tho press on tho government for not
doing more. The government, ho said, ro
lled on Lord Kitchener, whoso every ro
quest for men, horses nnd stores had been
compiled with. lie exhorted tho people to
be patient.
TRAINMEN KILLED IN WRECK
I.lHlit HiikIiio Crnanlnu friiin On,.
Trneli to Another Cmiaea
till' Dlaitster,
UTICA, N. V.. Oct. S. One of the worst
wrecks In tho history of the Mohawk dt
Mslon of tho New York Central & Hudson
Iltver railroad occurred early today In the
Yiiingn m untKAii, soven mues west of
this city, Four rnllrond men were killed
In the wreck and one was Injured,
The killed:
SPENCER SHANNON of Schenectady,
engineer.
GEORGE PALMEUTON of Rcnsselasr.
fireman.
WILLIAM WIER of Albany, brakeman.
ARGYLE SMITH of Rensselaer, fireman.
The Injured:
James Hsgrr of Albany, bruised, not
seriously.
An eastbound freight train collided with'
n light englno which was crossing from
track three to track four, thus causing the
wreck.
PACKERS WILLN0T COMBINE
Illsr Konr to .Mnlntnln Tliclr Idontltr,
Thnngh ItcfrnlnlnK from Open
llUnlry.
CII1CAOO, Oct. 8. (Special Tclegrnm.)
P. Anderson Valentine, treasurer of Ar
mour & Co., today put n quietus on
thn reports of a prospective consolidation
of tho leading spirits in the big packing
Industry. Ho declared thnt so far as his
firm Is concerned it might expand, but
that V would never be absorbed, Repre
sent of Nelson, Morris & Co.. Swift
& C '.j tho Hammond estate, who, to
gethei Vrmotir & Co., constltuto tho
"Illg Ft, ,iro equally emphatic. Tho
total nbse. syny rivalry between these
concerns, nn. apparently to nn un
derstanding, v -titled, but Insistence
was mado that uld not under anv
circumstances lent, formation of a
tinst In the beef trs,
Tho reports of nn in jded consolidation
were based upon dispatches from Sioux
City, Fort Worth and other points that
Swift & Co., nnd Armour A Co., hnd Jointly
purchased sites for stock yards.
"This method of procedure. Instead of be
Ing unusual, Is usual," said Mr. Valentine.
"Tho mutual enterprlso nt tho Sioux Oltv
stock yards is similar in a considerable
extent to the situation of affairs at the
Union stock yards here, except that a scpa
rato and distinct company operates tho
local yards. The operation of a slnnlo
stock yards for two or more concerns Is
n convenience to all. without Indicating
thnt they aro bent upon merging their en
terprises. Armour & Co. nro content to
proceed under their present Identity. In
nny event, It Is safe to nssunio that Armour
& Co. will not bo absorbed. We will ex
tend our business nnd expand to greater
proportions, but wo are not going to bo
lost slcht of."
SUGAR TRUST MOVES AGAIN
Cnt 1'rlee or the Crntuilfited Product
In Ihi" I'nr W'rulrrn
Territory.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 8. Another ng
Rrcsslve movo hns been mnde by the Ameri
can Sugar Refining company In tho cam
paign which It has begun ngnlnst tho beet
sugur Industry. The cut In the price of
granulated sugar to all Missouri river
points, which wns announced Inst weok,
has been followed by a reduction In tho
prlco of beet nnd cane sugar In nil states
from Colorado to California. Tho reduc
tion was nnnounced by tho Western Sugar
Refining company nnd amounts to 30 rents
n hundred on beet sugar and 12 cents n
hundred on cane sugar
Robert Oxnnrd, vice president of the
American Rect Sugar association, which Is
oppoolng the trust, said:
"It Is a fact that the WoRtern Sugar Ro
fining company has mado n dccllno of 20
cents per hundred on their enno sugar.
and 30 cents per hundred on tholr beet
sugars. This makes the difference in their
price between cane, granulated nnd beet
granulated 20 points lnstonrt of 10 points
ns heretofore. The cut affects nil mar
kets, from California to Colorado, Inclusive.
I know of no chnngo In the general sugar
situation to account for It. Further than
this I 'do not care to discuss tho matter at
present."
In ordrrMo-dlscrlmlnnto further' against
beet Biignr, the Western Sugnr Refining
company, which Is allied with the Sugar
trust, has nnnounced thnt It will entcrtnln
no orders for grnnulntcd sugar which call
for over 50 per cent of beet hugar, of which
there Is a small supply In this market.
TALK OF RIVERS AND HARBORS
Ttro llunilri-d DrleirnlcH front Com-
mrrrliil IIoiIIpn I'lilhi-r In llnlll
niori Ofllrr rn lllrrtnl.
RALTIMORE, Oct. 8. More than 200
delegates from the vnrlous boards of trado
nnd commerclnl bodies in tho principal
cities In tho United States gathered hero
today for the purpose of discussing the pub
lic Improvement of rivers nnd hnrbors In
the United Stales. They will remain In
hcuslon for two or three days.
The pirposo of tho rongrcts Is explained
In the opening paragraphs of the opening
address of Congressman Theodore Ilurton,
chairman of the rivers nnd harbors com
mittee In congress, who said: "I take It
the movement wns led by n deslro to
nwaken Interest in river and harbor Im
provements and to bring the commercial
bodies which nro represented here Into
closer touch with legislation upon this sub
ject. I am Informed It is not desired that
nny specific project shall be advocated
here, but nt tho same time you consider the
lmprnemcnt of tho nnvlgablo channels nnd
ports of the country ns essential for our
development and that theso ports nnd
channels requlro tho fostering caro and as
sistance of the national government."
The following oHlcers were elected: Presi
dent, (leorge E. llnrtel. Philadelphia; secre
tary, William 11. Foree. lialtlmore; assist
ant secretaries, K. II. Sherwood, Philadel
phia; Oeorgo H. Lord, Now Orleans, and
F. A. Scott, Clovelnnd, O.
r fenturo of tho afternoon session was
an address by former United States Senator
A. P. Corman of Maryland,
VEILED PROPHET IS IN TOWN
Ileneliea St. f.oula velth Twrnt)-Tnn
t'lont In Ilia Trill n TIiiiii
aitnila Look tin,
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 8. The twenty-fourth
annual pageant and ball of the Veiled
Prophot occurred tonight. Many thousand
strangers, who hud come to St. Louis to
participate In the fall festivities, crowded
the thoroughfares with the local residents
nnd viewed tho parade Twenty-two flouts
llliistriitlvt of tho Loulilana purchase ter
ritory made up tho parade that followed
after the Veiled Prophet nnd htB escort of
mounted police and mllltla to the Mer
chants' e-ichnnge, where the ball was held.
The Immense hull was crowded to the doors
by a fashionable throng. After the entry
of the Veiled Prophet and the crowning of
Miss Emily Catlln Wlckham dancing was
Indulged In until a late hour.
CARRIE NATI0NBACK IN JAIL
Joint S iii ii Ii c r Arrested for I.emlliie
Itnlil on Snloiiii nt AVIii'rllitKi
Weal MrBlnlu.
WHEELING. W. Vn., Oct, 8. Carrie Na
tlon, the Kunsas silicon smasher. Is In Jnll
here because sho will not pay a line of 20.
give n peace bond or leave the city. She
entered a Baloon late last night, accom
panied by 40ft women nnd men. but ths
pollco arrested her bffore she could do
anything. When tried beforo Mnrnr
Sweeney, It was shown that her onlv of
fense was entering the saloon. She wns
given the nlternatlve of going out of town
or going to Jail for thirty days. Habeas
corpus proceedings will be brought for her
SURE TURKS ARE TO BLAME
Eriry Indication of Mill Itont'i leisure n
Ealtaa's Territory.
HALIN BLAMED AS CHIEF CONSPIRATOR
I,. , - ... . .
- iiimniMica .Murderer of Stain
I) ii Inn nnil IteRfirtla ftiieh nn Kn
tcrprlso ns timid litis.
Inesii Mrolte.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co
J.U.MJO.N, Oct. 8. (New York Worlrl
Cablegram-Special Telegram.) The Vlennn
correspondent of the Morning Express tele
graphs: "I learn from Soiia that It Is re.
garded certain there that Miss Stone
somewhere in the Rilo hills near the well
known Oreek convent of Rllo. It Is certain
that tho seizure took place on Turkish ter
rltory. It is stated that Hallu, who mur
dered M. Stambuloff, and who lives tin
molested at Soda, organized the kidnaping
as a business speculation."
The Dally Mali has received tho (ollowlug
dispatcr from Its Vienna correspondent
"In reply to a telegram I nddreseed to him
todny General Zontzchew, present preslrten
of tho Macedonian committee, denies tha
the committee had nnythlng to do with the
nbductlon of Miss Stone, He added tha
the committee desires the support of tho
clvllUod world for tho Macedonian cause
and therefore would not commit such n
folly. The Turks did the deed nnd Turkey
must bo mado responsible."
M. Danew, tho Rulgarlan minister. In
dlgnantly denies the assertion that tho
Bulgarian government Is not doing Its be?
to rescuo Miss Stone, Ho says 3,000 troops
nro engaged In tho rearch for her.
Conf rlhiif loim Ntlll MpimIpiI.
BOSTON, Oct. S. No additional state
ment of money received for tho ransom
fund of Miss Stono was given out by Kid
der, Penbody ft Co., nfter tho one of the
Into afternoon, showing $49,557.61 In ensh
and $1,000 In unpaid pledges. This mado
tho total $5B.G74.01, to which will bo added
In tho morning the sums received over
night.
The rush of contributors Is over, beenuso
of the opinion that tho critical moment has
been nvertcd, nnd thnt tho ndditlonal
month's time offers additional opportunity
to add to tho fund. Chnrles Stono, brother
of tho captlvo missionary, wishes activity
for tho fund to continue for n few dnys
longer. Ho hopes thnt tho cablo dispatches
lndlrntlng that the brigands have granted
n month's time are right, although he has
no personnl assurances of thnt fact, hav
ing ropoatedly sent messages to both Con
stnntlnoplo and Snmokny. He says tho
Idea that he had stated that no moro money
Is needed, because enough has been given,
Is wrong. Ho is still anxious to get tho
totnl of $110,000.
.Next Saturday will bo Miss Stone's
twenty-third anniversary of her sailing
from Roston for the missionary field in
Rulgnrla.
NEW YORK, Oct. 8. Daring, Magoun &
Co. havo received subscriptions to tho
Stone ransom fund of 1,S59. The Christian
JlwnloV- tia5AMlvd"jfcoptrlhutlinrwf
$500 from Senator Hnnnn for the fund.
HAS ONE MORE CHANCE
f f 'I'rini or i;-rrtnrj- of Stntp .of
Krnlnpkr llrnlna In
fjeorsrptnivn.
OEOROETOWN. Ky., Oct. 8. Tho second
trlnl of ex-Secretary Cnleb Powers, ns nc-
cessory to tho murder of (lovornor Oobel
began today. Judge Cantrlll read nn nffl
dnvlt tiled by the prisoner's nttorncy setting
ror tne "alleged partisanship of the court
that the Judge Is n candldnto for senntor
and deeply prejudiced ngalnst tho defendnnt
personally as well as politically."
Commonwenlth Attorney Franklin arctied
thnt the nffldnvlt was a mere recitation of
tho prisoner's conclusions nnd opinion over
his nlleged failure to get a fair trial. At
torney Campbell delivered a bitter speech
against those who thus reflected on tho
court.
Judge Cantrlll refused to vacate the
bench, saying tho nflldavlt should have been
filed before the Judge had taken any action
in tho case. He refused to discuss tho
sections of tho nffldnvlt which related to
himself, hut denied that tho Jury in tlm
former trial had been unfairly chosen.
Tho defense nnd commonwealth then pro
ceeded with tho trial.
At 3:30 p. m. court adjourned until to
morrow to enable tho olllcors to havo nil
the witnesses present for tho cnll ordered
by the court. It now seems certain thnt
tho case will be tried. It will consume
nil of tho threo weeks' session nnd night
sessions may have to be cnlled.
K. B. ARMOUR'S WILL PROBATED
Tornta Are Hint thr Wlilonr nnil Three
Children fthnre Ilia
Ratnte.
KANSAS CITY. Oct. S. The will of K. n.
Armour was filed In prnbnto court today,
liy Its terms the estato la left share nnd
share alike to the widow, Mrs. Annlo II.
Armour, nnd the three children, Andrew
Watsou Armour, Lawrence II. Armour and
Mary Augusta Armour. Jr. addition Mrs.
Armour Is left, without reservation, tho
homestend nt Armour and Wnrwlck boule
vards. Mrs. Armour nnd C. W. Armour
nre made executors of tho will without
bond,
This stipulation makes an accurate esti
mation of the value of the estate proctic
ally an Impossibility. While no public be
quests are mentioned In tho will It Is known
that this wns not overlooked by him.
TWO MORE DIE OF WOUNDS
Wllllniti Moronii nnd llnaa rhndivell
Snecnnih na lleanlt of Kend
In VlrKlnln.
MIDDLESnORO, Ky.. Oct. 8. William
Morgan and Ross Chadwell, wounded in
Sunday's fighting nt Union Raptlst church
near nig Springs, Vn., died last night. This
mnkes six dead from the effects of the en
counter. A largo party, headed by Hud
Chadwell, Len Chndwell and Joo Dooley,
has left Mlddlesboro armed with rifles to
Join the Chadwell forcos, Arms and am
munition nro being secured from surround
ing towns, Augustus Morgan, nged So.
father of tho Morgan boy.?, Is endeavoring
to bring about peace. As ho is well liked
by tho Chadwolls his efforts may bo suc
cessful. . Proof thnt They Murdered lloj-.
Y:W YR.K' Oot- ? rry Trleder nnd
llllam De Lyons, who were arrested yes
tcrday on suspicion of complicity In the.
murder pf the S.ye.ir-old boy. Albert Rob
IliKon. whose body was found In n tng, were
rtieMHed today as there waB no evidence on
which to detuln them.
CROSSFIRE IN HEISTAND CASE
At tonic; Aak llrnirn, Mrlklrjohn II lid
Others Some More About
Hemp Coiiiiuiii) ,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. When the scnat
committee of military affairs todny resumed
Its Investigation of charges, against Lieu
tenant Colonel tlclstnnd, Thomas J. Mnckoy
appeared ns attorney for Major Hawkcs
tho prosecuting witness.
Former Assistant Secretary of Wn
George D. Mclklejohn, resuming his tcstl
mony, dctnlled n conversation which h
had with Hawkcs In which the latter had
declared that unless ho was appointed to
n position ho would publish the details of
tho hemp combination. Mr. Melklejohu told
him thnt so far as ho was concerned ho
might do so. It wan during this conver
sntlon that Hawkcs told him of his con
troversy with Flint, Eddy & Co., Hawkcs
expressing the opinion that his nppolnt
tnent had been revoked because of tho
controversy.
S. T. Urown, a clerk In the offlco of the
auditor of the Wnr department, was called
to testify as to tho auditing of a dispatch
Colonel Helstand had nnt tr. General Otis
It appeared that the dispatch was nudltcd
among others, tho nggreguto tolls of which
were in excess of $5,000. The account wna
certified to by Adjutant General Corbln
Tho records showed thnt the cost of the
Helstnnd cablegram was $58.12. Prior to
tho statement of Witness Rrown, Mr. Need
ham, Helstnnd's nttorney, hnd Informed tho
committee that it was Colonel Helstnnd'a
Intention to pay for tho cablegram to Gen
oral Otis and for the reply thereto.
General Corbln was recalled nnd ex
plained that he certified ns to the Hcctirncy
of tho account of the board of accounts
lorsouaiiy no couiu not examine every
telegram Involved In the account nnd did
not do so.
Lloutennnt Colonel Carter testified that
every effort was made by tho board of
examiners to eliminate telegrams which
did not ngrece with official business. Ho
had not seen tho Hotstaml dispatches.
No additional facts were developed dur
lng tho cross-examination. Attorney
Maehey pressed a number of questions ns
to why Mr. Melklejohn did not nnswer the
letters Hnwkes wrote. Copies of these lot
tcrs were In evidence, but not the origi
nals. Mr. Melklejohn said he mny or may
not havo received them. Ho directed them
to be filed, but did not consider replies
necessary. Mr. Mnckey, counsel for
Hawkcs, asked If tho proposed hemp com
pany was not abandoned because Flint.
Eddy & Co. had a monopoly of tho hemp
nusincss In tho Philippines, but Mr. Melkle
john replied that he never know' nnythlng
nbout Flint, Eddy & Co. Tho commlttco
declined to permit counsel to ask questions
designed to bring Sccrctnry Root Into the
lnvestlgntlon, Senator Cockrel declaring all
such matter Improper, ns Serretnry Root
was not under Investigation. L. T,
Mlchener was recalled to tcntlfy as to an
nlleged telephone communication between
himself nnd Melklejohn relative to the
Hawkes' statement. Ho denied nny knowi
edge of such n communication. Mr. Melltlu
John had testified thnt ho hnd no such
communication. The committee did not
conclude, rr anticipated yesterday, nnd will
meet again tomorrow. f
WORK OF ARMY BREVET BOARD
Una Thnrwe of All Oneriillona Since
Oprnlnn of .Huinlli-Ainrrl-rnn
Wnr.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 8. TTio work of tha
nrmy brevet board, headed by General Mac
Arthur, which was begun today. Is to bo
comprehensive. Its scope has been en
larged greatly. While It was Intended
originally that only brevets earned In the
Chinese nnd Philippine cnmpnlgns should
be considered, the board has been chnrg?d
to Include the Spanish-American war opera
Hons. All the nominations sent to th
sennte last session recommending brevets
for tho Spanish war service have been
withdrawn and tho present board conse
quently will have a clean field. Thero nre
moro thnn 1,000 of theso nominations, the
result of tho work of tho Schwan board.
which donlt with Cuhan brevots. nnd a
board headed by General Chnffeo nt Mnnlln.
which made reoommendntlons for brevets
based upon service In the cnrller stages of
the Philippine campaign.
It Is deemed well to recommit all theso
nominations to tho present board, which.
having In hand the whole subject, can nr
range n moro uniform nnd equltnhle sys
tern of awards than would bo possible for n
bonrd denllng with only one phase of tho
cnmpnlgn. This bonrd mny recommend nlso
the award of medals of honor. It Is likely
thnt a medal may bo recommended for be
stowal upon Colonel Theodore Roosevelt,
now president of tho United Stntes, for dis
tinguished gallantry In the Santiago cam
paign. It Is expected that the sennto will
act upon tho brevet nominations nt the ap
proaching session. No nctlon on the part
of congress Is required In the case of med
nls of honor, the president being the final
authority.
REPRESENTINGTHE REPUBLICS
onielnl List of fleleuutea to Interns.
tlnnnl Confprenee nt Mezluo
City et Week.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. Tho following Is
tho official list of tho dclgntes to tho In
ternational conforonco of Amoiicnn Htnws
nnd guests who will leave Wnshlngton, Sat
urday next, at 3.30 o'clock for the City of
Mexico, stopping nt St. Louis until Tues-
day:
Argentine Republic Senor Merou, E. W.
and M. P., delegate; Drazll. none. Chile.
Senor Don Alberto Ulest Onna. delegate;
Scnora, Gann; Colombia, Senor Don Carlos
Martinez Sllvn. delegate; Costn Rlcn, Senor
lion Joaquin Calvo, E. E. and M. P.. dele
gate; GueUmnln. none. Haytl, J. N. Leger,
nnu .m. i'., delegate; Mme. Lccor:
Nlcnragua, Senor Don Luis F. Corea. K.
E. nnd M. P.. delegate; Senor Don Alelan-
dro ncrmurez; Peru, Senor Don Isaac Al-
emora. dolegnte; Senor Don Alberto El-
more, henor Elmore. Senor Don Manual
De Calderon. E. E. nnd M. P.. delegate:
Senor Calderon. (two rhlldronl: Senor
Don Juan Do Oamn, Senor Don P. Davalis
.Izzoa; United Stntes, Mr. Henry O. Davis,
eiegate; .Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Kntherlno
Urown. Miss nrown, Mr. W. I. nurhnniin
clcgate; Mrs. Buchanan. Miss Duchanun.
Mr. Volney W. Foster, delegate; Mrs. Hill.
Miss Eva Foster. Mr. Charles M. Pepper,
delegate; Mrs. Pepper, Miss Pennor. Mr.
John Bnrrott; Venezuela, Senor Don Joso
m. foiui; international Union of Amerl-
nn ttepuDiic, Mr. William C. Fox. secro.
ary and acting director; Mrs. Fox. Miss
ox, Mr. C. S, Robb, Mr. A. V. Foster.
ArKentlne Mlnlater lleeelved,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. Roforo the rabl.
ot assembled today tho now Argentine
minister, Senor Don Mnrtln Garcia Merou,
resented nis credentials to the president.
The assistant secretary made tho presenta-
ion. 1 he usual expressions of rrni will
were exchanged.
MAY REBUKE MEIRLEJOHN
Mild Oeainre Pot lib for Hit Appointment
f Major Eawkes.
HARDING OF SOUTH DAKOTA TO QUIT
J-rcretnrjr Hitchcock Derides to Ue
lii o ve Indlnn Anent (irnr Ina nil
luilliiii l.nnda Che enno
Public HnlldiliB.
(From n Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. (Special Tele
gram.) When Former Assistant Secretary
of Wnr Oeorgo D. Melklejohn got through
with his testimony today before the sub
committee of tho sennto charged with the
Investigation of the nlleged Manila hemp
corner, he was In a somewhat frnzzled con
dition. Not so much on nccount of what
tho members of tho subcommittee got out
of Melklejohn, but on nccount of the In
quiry leaving him In a position to be
mildly censured with Colonel Helstnnd for
using his position to further his own In
terests. Tho former assistant sccrctnry wns n very
fair witness for himself, but ho failed to
explain away to the ntlsfactlon of some of
tho members of the committee nt least, why
Hawkes, tho complnlnlng witness In this
Investigation, was nppolnted to his position
In tho Philippines Immediately nfter he had
settled with Colonel Helstnnd. To one of
tho members of tho commlttco this fact wns
bo significant thnt ho mado tho remark;
"Molklejnhn allowed his sympathy to
get the better of his judgment."
It is believed tho committee will
mildly criticise Mr. Melklejohn for
his appointment of Hnwkes, In view of
all the facts In tho case, but will censure
Colonol Helstand for his failure to pay the
cable tolls on telegrams of n prlvato nnturo
mm ror using His official position to ad
vnnco his private fortunes.
Mr. Melklejohn has decided to remain
In Washington until tomorrow evening, In
order that ho mny hear Major Hawkes'
testimony. Hawkes will tnko the stand on
his own behe.lf In tho morning and Melkle-
John may bo called in rebuttal. It Is ex
pected the subcommittee will tcrmlnnto Its
sessions tomorrow.
HnrdltiK to l.nae Ilia Srnln.
'n, i . , . -
.uu iuiiii!iii:anB 01 aoutn Dakota are
anout to rccnlvo another severe Jolt from
Secretary Hitchcock of the Interior denart-
ment. It leaked out deilnltnl
tne secretnry Has derided to lift the offlcln
scalp of Indian Agent Hnrdlne at Ynnktot,
S. !., notwithstanding tho representations
mano in his behalf by Senator Klttrldce
Reprosentatlvo Ilurko nnd other prominent
ftoum uakotnns. Notification of tho formn
nctlon of tho secretnry will probably b(
inndo tho Intter pnrt of tho week.
Tho South Dakota delegation In rnnL.rr
hns hmm dissatisfied for some time with
me administration of Indian nffnlrs In tho
state, iney claim that they have not been
rainy treated nnd thnt in tho Hardlmr ma
ns in others, they hnve heen denied a fair
neanng ny Scctetnry Hitchcock and Indian
Commlsdlonor Jones. In tho view nf tlm
South Dakolans,, matters, havo assumed such
a pnaso ns to call for radical nctlon and ft
Is tho Intention of tho delegation to confer
with a vlow to securing a better crnsn m.
mo inui.m situation in the state.
Ono move that hns been decided unon tn
m secure n representation for the stntn nn
the Indlnn committees of both houses of
congress, .senator Gamble has served on
mo innian committee In tho houso and h
expect to secure the vncancy on tho senntro
couiiiiiiieo mano ny tho death of Mr. Kyle.
n eiiori is niso to no mado to land Rep
PWPHfl.Hl.ft Ill.rlrn nt I l ..
" " iuii iiuii.io on tne com
mittee. It Is not known here to whom the
innKion appointment will bo given.
Crnr.liiK on Indlnn l.nnd.
vmnorii) was today granted InHlun
Agent Hntch of the Cheyenne river nuenev
South Dakota, to permit grazing ou the
reservation under certain conditions. Yearly
1'i-riimn nro to do issued nnd n chnrge of $1
n head Is to be exneted. This rnto will
apply both to resident and non-roslHr.nt
stock, although with the former fnmllin.
win no permitted to grnzo 100 head of
cattlo free of cost, but all in excess of this
numiier win he required to pay the rate
nnni-,i nnove. This generol authority for
grnzlng on the lands of the Chevenno river
ngon"y was Issued after tho rejection by
mi- iiminn commissioner of nn ann Mention
of certain squaw men and half-breeds, whn
onoroa jau.ooo a year for pasturage on the
surplus lands at Cheycnno river. Tho com
missioner decided It would bo bettor to nut
n yearly pormlt system Into effect on tho
(.lioyonno river, It having proved n success
at Rosebud.
Oriiiimeiits for Che) emir Iliilldlnir.
Tho supervising architect toduy awarded
to James F. Early of Washington the con
tract for making all plaster models from
which the ornaments, both exterior nnd In
terior, of tho Cheyenne public building nro
to be pntterncd, The models will bo mado
from drawings furnished by the supervising
arcnueci,
Depnrt ment otea.
Rural frco delivery has been ordered es
tablished In Iowa December 'i as follows;
Contorpolnt, Linn county, ndditlonal
service; routo embraces twenty-flvo
squnro miles, containing n popula
tion of 600; J. I,, Morrow ap
pointed carrier. Haverhill, Marshull
county;, area covered, thlrty-ono square
mllea; population served. R00: fl
lanngnn appointed carrier. Ono addi
tional carrier will be allowed tho postmns
ter nt Atlantic, la., November 1.
Dr. L. D. Rood has been appointed pen
Ion examining surgeon nt Dcs Moines. In..
vlco Dr. J. W, Adams, doceased.
Rural froo delivery letter onrrlers woio
appointed today as follows; Nebraska M.
McKornan, at Dakota City. Iowa Royal
M. Zlnner, at Dunlap; George Willis, at La
monl. Indian appointments made today: Miss
Mary L, Ileales of Junction Cltv, Kan., re-
nstated ns assistant teacher at Rosebud
ndlan school, South Dakota: Mrs, Rosa
Wolfo of Pendor, Neb., appointed assistant
t Howard Indian school, Wis.
M. Deter hns been appointed postmaster
t Orueh, Johnson county, Wyoming.
Tho First National bank of Denver and
he Atlnntlo National bank of Iloston.
Mass., worr today approved as reserve
ogents for the American National bank of
Dcadv.ood, S. D.
Itepiililli-iuia Sure of Indlaiiupolia,
INOIANAPOI.IS, Oct, S,-Tho municipal
election held hero today for city olllcors
has resulted In the probable election of tho
republican ticket by pluralities raging from
m to 1.200. Return from 12G out of tho
lffi preclnctH give Chnrles A, Ilookwnlter.
republican, for mayor, u net gain of Ml
over Ch.irlcH Mugulre, democrat, over tho
vote of l, when Mayor Tnggnrt defeated
Mr. Bpokwalter by 347 votes. Republican
campaign officials aro r nlmlntr Mr itn.ii..-
J waiter's election by I.SjO.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for
Wednesday
VInds.
Nebraska -Fair nnd Cooler
Hnd Thursday, Westerly
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R0ADMASTERS TRADE TIPS
Hold Their nineteenth Anntinl Con
vention, with Weatern Men to
Ho I he TnlkliiK.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 8 The nineteenth
annual convention of the roadmasters and
mnlntenance-of-way musters of America
nnil of the National Road nnd Track Sup
ply association began hero today. Two
sessions of the former worn held nnd the
cntlro time was devoted to the discussion
of papers on the questions of railway con
struction. The annual reports of President
J. M. Meade of Topekn. Kan., and Secretnry
J. H. Dickson of Sterling, 111., wero sub
mitted. Thoic reading papers were: J. C.
Hcchler. general roadmastcr of the Denver
t Rio (Irnndn railway; J. C. Rockford of
tho San Francisco San Joso Vnlloy
railroad, R. P. Collins of the New York,
New Haven Hartford railroad, William
Shea of tho Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul.
L. nrndley of the Atchison. Topekn Santa
Fe. nnd F. C. Allen of the Chicago, llur
llngtnn A- Qulncy. Remnrks were mado by
G. E. Hnywnrd of the Chicago. St. Paul,
Minneapolis Omahn and C. Iluhrer of
Sandusky, O.
Rut ono session of the National Ro.td
nnd Track association was held. This body
Is composed of the railroad manufacturing
and supply companies of the United Stntes.
Twenty-four concerns nre represented. To
day's session wns devoted to minor busi
ness details,
WABASH VOTES TO PURCHASE
Aeqiilreinelit of the Omnlin A- St. I.onla
la Approved n Stnckliolil
era' MeetlliK.
TOLEDO. 0.. Oct. 8. Tho annual meeting
of the Wnbnsh Railroad company wns held
todny. Tho following directors were re
elected by tho stockholders nnd debenturo
bondholders: George J. Gould, Edwin
Gould, Russell Sage. J. T. Terry, S. C. Rey
nolds, P. R. Wycknff, O. D. Ashley. Edgar
T. Welles, Thomas H. Hubbard, FrnncU
Pavy, H. K. Mcllarg and Cyrus J. Law
rence. These directors then elected Joseph
Rnmsey, Jr.. ns tho thirteenth member of
the bonrd nnd president.
Two resolutions were voted on nnd
unanimously ndnpted. The first wns to
purchnsn the Hoone County nooncvlllo
rnllrond nnd the second to buy the Omaha
St. Louis. Three hundred thousand dol
lars Is to he pnld for the first named nnd
$;i,oon,noo ror the latter.
The meeting was harmonious nnd there
were no dissenting votes. This dlsproven
the story recently puhllshed that the Penn
sylvania had' acquired Isrgo holdings tu
the Wabash In ordor to keep It out of
Pittsburg. Another meeting Is to bo hold
In St. Louis tomorrow.
WILL ST0REJTHEIR SWEETS
.Vntloiuil Heel Simnr Coiiipnny'a Mnu
iiKera Kind n Wny Around
Aiue.rlrnn'a I III let.
PUEI1LO. Colo., Oct. 8. The Dally Chief
tain tomorrow will say: The position of
tho beet sugar manufacturers In regard to
the attack upon their Industry by tho Cano
Sugar trust Is given In n statement made
by W. L. Hartmau, attorney for tho Na
tional Reel Sugar company, whose re
finery and lands nro at Sugar City, Colo,
noth this company's works nnd those of
the American Ileet Sugnr company nt Rocky
Ford began the annual sugnr campaign lost
weok nnd they nre consuming about 1,!00
tons of beets n day, Mr. Hartmnn says
the sugnr mills will bo run right nlong
tho same ns If the Amcrlcnn Sugnr Relin
lug company's edict hnd not been mado.
but tho comprnles will not sell their prod
uct at 3V4 cents n pound, as tho trust Is at
tempting to forco them to do. Instead
they will store It If necessary, confident
that they will not havo to hold It long, but
thnt If necessary they nro nble to hold It
until they got a living price. A combina
tion of all the beet sugar works Is Intl
mnted by Mr. Hartman.
TITLED ENGLISHMAN WINS HER
.Mlaa Kllla la Third l.onlavllle till I
to .Mnrry Altrond In Twenty
Mnntha,
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. S. Tho engage
ment of Miss Pnttln llurnley Ellison of
this city to Sir Charles Henry Augustus
Frederick Lockhnrt Ross of England Is
nnnounced. The brldo will bo the third
Louisville girl to bo added to the list of
titled Amerlcnns In Europo within llttlo
moro thnn n year, Miss Oraro Cnrr having
married Lord Ncwborough nnd Miss Lillian
Langhnm having married Ilnron von Stern
berg of Germany,
Miss Ellison's position nraong titled
brides Is unique, for she has no considera
ble fortune. Sho Is tho great-granddaughter
of General Charles Scott, tho third
governor of Kentucky and n gonernl on
Washington's stnff. Sir Charles is the
third largest land owner in Great RrlUiln.
BOY MURDERER IN FOR LIFE
Abe Mnjnr liacupca execution, bill
l.oaea I'rri'iloin for Killing;
Cnptnlii Drown,
LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 8. Abo Majors, known
as "tho boy murderer" was todnv son-
tenccd to life Imprisonment for tho killing
of Captain Urown. chief of tho Ogdnn po
lice, threo years ago. Majors, who Is
barely out his teens, was convicted for
tho crlmo and sentenced to bo shot in ISM.
but tho supremo court granted him n new
trlnl, which was concluded on Saturday
last.
Movement of Oernii Vessels (let. H
At New York .Arrlvnrt : TTnlieiiznllArn.
Naples; Amsterdam from Rotterdnm.
Balled: Kaiser Maria Theresa, Rnlognn,
At London Arrived: Protorlan, Mon
treal, At. St. JohllH. N. F Arrlvml: Rnnn
Glasgow nnd Liverpool for Hnllnx and
-lll.lirmit.
At Ilremt'll tOctobor R Arrive,! Tnm
Prince Wllliolm. from New York.
At Mnvillu Arrived: Stenmer I'limnuii,
from New York, for Glasgow'.
At Queenstown Arrived: Steamer Noord
land. from Philadelphia, for Liverpool'
Servla, New York, for Liverpool and pro
ceeded At Yokohama (October 4) Ba nd; tfmnrei.
of Japan, from Hong Kong. Shanghai and
Nagasaki, for Vancouver. 11. C,
UNION PACIFIC FOUR
Brt, rllj, Millar and Yonn Qathar
ia Stackholdira' Session.
REPRESENT MORE THAN MILLION SHARES
Oo Through Form f Elioting New loard
of Dinottn far the Yir.
STANDARD OIL INTEREST IS INCREASED
Omits A. Peabodj Fills Flaoa Slitid far
William Rockefeller.
WESTERN UNION PRESIDENT ALSO CHOSEN
Aniuinl Report fbotra Klsrnl Year Ono
of tlrent Prosperity, with Other
l.lnea Aeiiulrrd nnd Hond
hed Vnatly Improved.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Oot. 8. (?pe.
rial Telegram.) After ono of tho most
eventful years In the history of tho Cnlnn
Pacific railway the stockholders met In an
nual session In Salt Lake City today to
hear what had been accomplished since
their nunual meeting a yenr ago, Legslly
that Is what took place: nctunllv four nm.
cnls of the rond gathered In n room in tho
union l"aclllc office nt Main and Second South
streets, went through the form of voting
tor nireciors. nnd discussed tho features of
tho nnnunl report which Is to bo made pub
lic In full Inter
Tho four men In attendance were: Presi
dent Horace G. Hurt. General Solicitor WIN
Ham IL Kelly, Secretnry Alex Millar and
Judgo LeOrand Young, general nttorney for
('inn. iheso four men represented tho
holders of 1,325,21.1 shnren. Thero wits no
debate, no ncrlmonlous discussion, no
lobbying for votes, no excitement of nv
kind.
With remarkable accord these four men
gathered about n tnblo nnd cast tho 1.325,243
votes unnnlmously. In tho election of direc
tors the Standard Oil Interests were given
additional representation on the board. Tho
namn of Wllllnni Rockefeller does not ap
pear on the list, ns expected, however. In
his plnce Charles A. Penbody, a New York
lawyer. Is n.tmrd. As another new director
Henry H. Rogers wns elected. Thoso two
men take tho places of A. W. Krcch and
F. P. Voorhees.
Tho Standard Oil Interests arc woll repre
sented on the new directory, ns Jnmes
Stlllman, president of the National City
bank ot New York, controlled by Rockefel
ler Interests. Is a Standard Oil man. He
remains on the directorate.
Complete llonrd elected.
The complete board elected Is ns follows:
Oliver Amos nnd T. Jefferson Collldge of
Unston; President Horace G. Hurt of
Omaha, Thomas T. Eckert. Louis Fitz
gerald, Oeorgo J. Gould, Edward H. Hnrri
mnn, James H. Hyde, Otto 11. Kahn,
Chnrles A. Penbody, Wlnslow S. Pierce.
Henry H. Rogers, Jaia! jl. Schla nod
James Stlllman of New York: Marvfii
Hughltt of Chicago.
General Eckert, president of tho Western
Union Telegraph company, wns elected to
fill tho vacancy caused by tho death of
George Q. Cannon. Mr. Hughltt Is presi
dent of the Chicago & Northwestern, a
Vnndcrbllt road. The new directorate
thereforo Includes representatives of Gould,
Vanderbllt nnd Stnndnrd Oil interests, with
Mr. Hnrtiman In direct control. General
Eckort Is regarded as a Gould man.
Tho nnnunl report as gono over by tho
officials present shows that tho fiscal year
wns ono of tho most prosperous In the his
tory of the road. This Is in spite of tho
largo amount taken out of the earnings
for Improvements of roadbed and equip
ment and tho heavy outlays for purchnsn
of Northern Pacific stock nnd tho Increase)
n tho fixed chnrges duo to the bond Issuo
o ncqulre control of the Southern Pacific.
Tho earnings havo been sufilclent to show n
good margin over tho fixed charges and
tho dividends, which hnui been kept at I
per cent on both common and preferred
slock, tho largest seml-annunl dividend us
ing pavnble October 1.
Control of Northern I'nelfle.
The greatest Intorest Is attached io n pos
Mhlo announcement as to tho amount of
Northern Pacific, stock hold by tho Union
Pacific. No statemont was made public on
thnt point, although It Is said that the Union
Pnclfin Interests have a bare mnjorlty of
Northern Pacific stock, their principal In
terest being In the preferred. Even If this
Is tho case, tho Interest Is not sufilclent
to nllow these Interests to control tho
policy nf tho Rurllngton.
The nnnual report recites In detail tha
acquirement of tho Southern Pacific sys
tern and the Ibbiio of JIOO.OOO.OOO 4 per cent
bonds to pay for tho stock. It also tells
of the romnrknblo work done under tho
direction of President Rurt In Improving
the roadbed.
The prosperity of tho road, In spite of
tho partial crop failures In portions pf tho
territory, Is dwelt upon, thn statement of
the earnings up to tho close of tho fiscal
year having been previously published.
Theso earnings nro keeping up thn rapid
pace set, tho not onrnlngs of tho last two
months having boen $3,82G,22.ri.32, as com
pared with $3,272,805.48 for tho correspond
ing period last year, an Increase of $553,
329.86. This Includes tho Union Pacific
proper, tho Oregon Short Lino nnd tho Oro.
gon Rnllrond & Navigation compauy. Tho
drafts of the nnnual roport prepared were
gono over nnd will he printed nnd mado
public In full speedily.
Tho annual mooting of the Oregon Short
Lino will bo held today at tho Short Lino
headquarters. No Important chango Is an
ticipated. GREAT ASPEN TUNNEL DON!
I'liiiin P nr I tic Will nun Trnlna Sunday
liy Wny of the l.eroy
Cut -Off.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Oct. R. Thi
great Aspen tunnel on the Leroy-nar
River cutoff on tho Union Pacific road was.
completed tonight, and trains will bo run
ning over tho now route Sunday. Tho cut
off nnd tunnel shorten the line nearly ten
mllos nnd reduce tho grado over that portion
of tho road from seventy to forty-throo
feet to tho mile. Tho tunnel has been two
years In courso of construction, and hns
erst even moro than tho Sherman-Hill
cutoff, whtfch Involved nn expenditure of
over $3,000,000,
IIhiiU Kmlii-K.ler Senleiieed,
GRAND RAPIPS. Mich' Oct. S.-Chnrlea
A. Johnson, former enshler of the First
Nntlonnl bank of Nlles, Mich., who em
bezzled over $lf),f) from the Institution,
pleaded guilty todny In the I'nlted State
district court to violation of tho I'nlted
States banking laws. He was sentenced to
' vonriT lmnrlsnnment. ih II