r THE SEMI-WEEKLY MM HlA I DAUB, FroprUtor. "TiiinMs: $i.a m advance NORTH PIATTB, NEBRASKA. I RDIFF TFIFORAMS. IfeX'H'X'X"X'"XXXt"Xx4 President James J. Hill's special ar rived at St. Paul from Seattle over tho Great Northern, making a record of 1,823 miles In 45 hours and CO minutes. Judgo Clancy, In tho district. court WASHINGTON, April 27. Tho fol nt Butte, Mont., awarded Thomas H. lowing cablegram has been received at Hlndes $231,000 for his services whllo rppnlvor for tho Hoston & Montana company about two ycare ago. Tho Gorman Shakespeare society lias chosen Grand Duke Constantino nf TiiiHRla nn honorary member in reman Itlon of his translation of "Hamlet" into tho Russian language. Tho president appointed William M. Jenkins of Oklahoma Territory to bo governor of that territory, and Jnmcs W. Reynolds of Now Mexico to bo fiecretary of tho territory of Now Mexico. Bishop J. J. Eshor, nfter a protracted illness, died in Chicago, aged 79. Dish op Eaher was tho senior bishop of tho Evangolicnl church, having continu ously occunlcd tho Episcopal office slnco 18C3. Paul Baumgardncr and Harry Cain, thn two in-vnar-old bovs who wreck r d a passenger train on tho Omaha & St. Louis rnllroad at Wilcox, Mo., pleaded guilty to tho chargo and wore sentenced to two years In tho reform school. An order Issued by Secretary Root npslKns Brlcndlcr General James F. Wndo to command tho dopartment of southern Luzon, in placo of General Bates, and Brigadier General William Ludlow to command tho department of tho Vlsayas, In placo of General Hughes. Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, through their nttornoy generals, lmvo formed r friendly nlllnnco to eradicate fako lnsurnnco companlos. Tho threo olu- clnls will keep each other postod as to tho details of nil discoveries of qucs- tlonahlo lnsurnnco operations in their respective states. Secretary Long has recommended to tho president tho reappointment of through nn European foreign olllco Admiral O'Neill as chief of tho bu- says that Sir Robert Hart has con Icau of ordnauco, tho Important post eluded that China can pay a total of ha has hold for four years past. Tho recommendation Is equivalent to a re- appointment, which will bo formnlly mndo In duo time. A now goyscr hns mado its appear- nnco nt Lako Echo, Bomtomahnnn, Now Zealand. It is described as a mass of boiling water, half an aero In extent, rising In n great dome, from which n column of water nnd stones rises 300 foot, whllo immonso volumes of steam rlso to tho clouds. Govornmont officers arrested Fred Dorrer, aged C9, nn old soldier, at St. Joseph, Mo who Is Bald to havo been responsible for tho perpotratlon of numorous pension frauds, whorcby tho government nnd mnny old soldiers havo boon swindled. Dorrer 1b said to bo (i resident of Chicago. It has practically been decided by tho Cramps Shipbuilding company to launch tho United States battleship Malno on Memorial day. Survivors of tho original Malno nnd tho widows and orphnns of tho sailors killed In Havana harbor will probably bo In vited to nttond tho launching. Consul NolBon nt Bergen, in a com munication to tho Stnto dopartment, says tho importation of American quail into Sweden Iiub awakonod live ly lntorcst. Moro than 5,000 quail, representing a sum ot about $3,500, hnvo been ordered for tho spring, and still moro orders nio expoctod. It Is reported that tho Swan Land nnd Cattle company, which ranges largo hordB of cattlo in eastern Wy oming and western Nohraaka, has lost moro than 2,500 hend of cattlo dur ing tho severe storm of tho past ten dnys. Juck EdwnrdB lost 7,000 head of sheep nenr Kimball, Neb., out of a band of 14,000. Tho St. Paul (Minn.) Globo snys: Cudnhy Bros., tho Chicago packers, havo decided to locate a largo branch In tho vicinity of tho twin .cities. Tho only remaining obstnelo Is tho secur ing of a plant. It scorns likely that tho Dakota company's houso, located nt South St. Paul, which has been vacant for somo tlmo, will be selec ted. W. II. Hearst Ib reported to havo bought tho Philadelphia Times, Tho directors of tho Missouri Pa cific railroad, nt a meeting In Now York, nuthorlzcd an tnerensa of $30, 000,000 In tho capital stock, making tho total authorized ssuo $100,000,000. Secretary Gage bought $300,000 moro of short 4b United States bonds at $113.50. Tho continued drouth has produced ti water famine throughout tho IbUi muo of Panama and especially among tho poorer classes. Hungarian census gives Budapest n population of 703,448, tho JOwb having increased G2 per cent In ten years, In tho best informed circles In Lis bon, it 1b declared that tho story that tho queen of Portugal will ontor n convent is absolutely fantastical, flAMR STEPS BACK Ouineso Empress Appoints ft Commission to Breast tho Publlo for Hon SUE IS NOT SO ARBITRARY NOW. Noir Flan Seems to Indicate Less Incllna tlon to Hun Things Herself The New ns llccelved In Washington Ilecurdod at Most Important. tho State department from Mr. Squl- rcrs, tho United States charge at Po kln, dated today: "The empress dowager has appoint ed a hoard of national administration to relievo iter of her public functions. They embrace three members of the cabinet now with tho empress at Sinn Fu and Prince Chlng, Viceroy LI and Prlnco Kung, who nro now In Pekin." Tills news is regarded ns of Impor tance, Indicating ns It docs tho relin quishment by tho empress dowager of tho arbltrnry powors she heretofore has exercised. It also Is apparent thnt Fho has plnccd herself In a position to nvold direct responsibility to tho foreigners for whatever may happen in tho future nnd tho board will have to bear the brunt of any complaint. It Is felt thnt the appointment of this board will make it much easier for tho f(rcIEn ministers to trant.net business wlth tho Chlncso government Tho three members of tho Chlncso cnblnot now nt Sinn Fu lncludo tho notorious Jung Lu, who was one of tho most active In tho outbreak against tho foreigners last summer. One of tho other members of this council Is 70 yenrs old nnd Is said to be greatly debilitated. The third member has been nt least lukewarm toward foreign Interests. Tho cholco of these three is looked upon ns likely to complicate the good which Li Hung Chang and tho others mny accomplish. Tho foreign establishments here nro receiving n number of importnnt dls- patches relative to the question of in. domnlty nnd how It shall be gunrnn- teed, by n Chinese loan or to each of 1,10 powers Individually. Ono of the dispatches coming $00,000,000. nnd the impression Is con- veyed that this will be the amount agreed upon, the various claims bo- ing scaled down to tills limit. An- other dispatch comes from ono of tho most prominent Chlncso officials and rrom n plenipotentiary in the ponce negotiations. He makes n suggestion that when tho amount of Indemnity lr agreed upon It will be greatly to tho interests of China ns well as to tho powers If tho nmount payable to each power can he mndo by Install merits and not by n gross paymont outright. In thnt caso China would not bo compelled to negotiate a largo loan. Tho vlow provnHs among ofll clnls that whllo this proposition Is fnlr It Is not practicable and there is lit tle Idea that Jt will bo favorably en tertained. Other dispatches which havo pass ed within tho last few dnys revive tho Idea of having Tho Hague tri bunal administer tho Indemnities nf ter the totnl Is onco agreed upon. GRASPS BEAUMONT FIELD. Standard Oil Company Has Now Texas Fields Nulled In BEAUMONT, Tox., April 27. Tho Beaumont Oil oxchungo today posted tho statement that tho Standard Oil compnny had purchased tho railroad tcrmlnnls, wharves nnd shipping fn clHtlcs nt Port Arthur and 90,000 acres of land surrounding tho port. Tho prlco wnB not given. Port Arthur is tho nearest deep water port to tho Beaumont oil field, and by controlling this outlet tho Standard Oil company can control ov- ory barrel of oil taken from tho Benu- mont Hold. Tho railroads cannot compete In freight rates with plpo lino nnd ship via Port Arthur to Now Or leans and Galveston. Thus owning Port Arthur, tho Standard Oil com pnny will control even tho domestic trado In crude oil. Cannot Attend the Funeral, WASHINGTON, D. C, April 2C News ot tho denth ot Mrs. Saxton wns received nt tho White Houso this afternoon. Mrs. McKlnloy was much nttnehed to her aunt, but will be un- ablo to attend tho fuuornl, which oc curs Saturday, owing to tho depart ure of tho presidential party for tho western trip on Mondny. Prepnro for North Vole. HAMBURG, April 27. Evolyn U. Boldwln, who Is to lend tho Amerl can (Zclglcr) Arcttco expedition, nnd who arrived hero yesterday, spout tho morning In shipping to Tromsoo nnd Snnjcford supplies for the expedition. Privy Councillor Noumnyr Is aiding Mr. Baldwin In every posslblo way. Ho has presented him with tho latest polar maps, drawn by Dr. Nnnsen. Later ho compared notes with tho members ot the Gormnn expedition, CONGER REACHES TRISC0. Mln!ter, Wife, Daughter nnd Miss l'lcrco Are fiafrly Over. SAN FRANCISCO, April 20. Edwin II. Conger, United States minister to China, accompanied by his wife, dnughtcr nnd Miss Plcrco, arrived from China this nfternoou on the steamer Nippon Mnru. Asked in regard to his future plans Mr. Conger said ho would remain in this city until Saturday morning, when he would lcavo for his home in Dcs Moines, In. At tho expiration of his Blxty days' lcavo of nbsenco ho Intended to return to China. Ho would go back sooner If nnythlng im portant should come up. When told that it was planned by tho citizens of Dcs Moines to glvo him n puimc reception no sum mat al though ho did not caro for public demonstrations ho would ncccpt a re ception at Dcs Moines, ell belonged to tho pcoplo of Dcs Moines. In fact, tho cntlro people of Iown had always been kind to him, giving him every thing thnt ho asked for, refusing htm nothing. In return ho had been com pelled often to refuse tho pcoplo of Iowa favors. Owing to quarantlno regulations and tho necessity for giving personal su pervision to tho landing of his bag gage, Mr. Conger did not reach his hotel until G o'clock in tho evening. Mr. Conger's arrival was awaited with considerable interest, not only on nc count of his connection with events in China, but from a political stand point. Thcro was a great desire to know what position Mr. Conger would nsBumo with regard to tho coming gubernatorial nomination in Iowa. WILL CULTIVATE SUGAR BEET. Six Million Hollar Company Huts Largo Tract of Colorado I.uul. CHICAGO, April 2C Tho Tribune tomorrow will Boy Negotiations have been completed In Chicago for tho formation of tho larg est beet sugar concern In tho: world. A compnny has been organized with r. capital stock of $0,000,000, to bo known as the Arknnsas Valley Beet and Irrigation Land company. Tho plant of tho new company Is to be located In Prowers county, Colorado, in the famous Rocky Ford fruit dis trict. A number of New York capitalists, including tho Oxnards, tho Cuttlng3, tho Hnmlltons, the Lawsons and the Richards of the Mercantile Trust com pany aro Interested. The new concern has purchased tho holdings of the Great Plains Water company, which comprises about 125,000 acres along tho Arkansas river In southeastern Colorado. Colonization ot the land with farmers will bo undertaken by tho compnny. Over $2,000,000 will be oxpended this year on Improvements. Senators Dine With the President. WASHINGTON, April 2C Tonight Senators Millnrd and Dietrich had their Jlrat tasto of official life, hav ing been guests of tho president at a dinner given by tho chief executive to tho Cuban commission. Senator Dietrich had determined to go homo this afternoon, but In vlow of tho In vitntlon from tho president, ho de elded to nvail himself of tho oppor tunity nnd delayed his return to Ne braska until tomorrow. Senator Mil lard will leave tomorrow night for Now York with Miss Millard en route west. On tho Hunt for Hud Hutter. DES MOINES, la.. April 27. Dep uty Dairy Commissioner Wright re turned from Afton Junction, whero ho went tho first of tho week In search of oleomargarine. It had been report ed that a substltuto for butter was being used lu tho railroad camps along tho lino of tho "Q," whore 500 mon nro employed In Btrnlghtonlng track. Mr. Wright had a search warrant for ono of tho camps and examined sev eral others, but could find' no oleomnr gnrlne, although tho butter used was ot tho poorest order. Fhlnglo King Huys n Mine. PRESCOTT, A. T April 25. E. W. Wella and W. C. Parsons of Prescott nnd Hugh McCrum of San FrnnciBCO hnvo sold tho McCnblo mlno to a syn dlcato ot Chicago capitalists, headed by Frank Jnger, tho shingle king of thnt city. Tho prlco Is said to bo. about $000,000, On Vuru of ik Collupte, CHICAGO, April 20. A special to tho Record-Herald from Honolulu, April 19, snys Governor Dolo Is a very sick man. Ho has been confin ed to his houso for several days and only tho most intlmnto friends havo been allowed to sco htm. Wnnt u Foreclosure Sale, ST. LOUIS, April 2C Judgo Thay er of tho United States circuit court heard arguments today In tho caso of tho Guaranty Trust company of Now York, Julius S. Walsh, trusteo, and otucrs, against tho Omaha & St. Louis Railroad compnny. Tho plaintiffs represent tho bomlholds nnd nro seek ing to lmvo tho property of tho de fendant sold under forcclosuro pro ceedings. After hearing arguments Judgo Thayer will docldo tho case. CONFAB WHO COBANS Secretary of War Meets Special Delega tion in Pirst Diplomatic Boat. GIVES NO GROUND OF HIS ACTION He Convince Them of Uncle Sam's Sin cerity, Aliio Ills Determination Dole- ration's Call lit Wlilto House Is Made l'leasant, Hut Purely Formal. WASHINGTON, April 2C Tho Cu ban delegation from tho convention frnmlng a constitution for tho new Is land republic saw President McKln loy twice today, onco In tho early part of tho day, when there wcro introduc tions and a formal excuango of ex pressions of friendship between tho United States and Cuba and ngaln nt night, when tho members of tho dele gation wcro tho guests of honor at a Btato dinner at tho White Houso. Tho real business which brought tho delegation hero was tranBncted with Secretary Root of tho War depart ment, tho president, In tho forenoon Interview at tho Whlto House, Bay lug to the delegates that ho would con fer with tho secretary, who would act as his representative in conferences over tho Cuban situation. Tho dele gation nnd Secretary Root wore clos eted for somo hours In tho forenoon in a discussion of the relations of tho Island to the United States. Secrecy was observed as to tho conference, tho statement being made that after re sults wcro reached somo announce ment ns to tho conclusion would bo made. Questions of Imporlanco wcro not touched upon In tho Interview be tween tho president nnd delegation, tho conversation being almost wholly formal. Senor Capote in his address to the president spoko of the desire of the Cubans to have tho closest possible relations with tho United States. Ho said that United States soldiers and Cubans had fought side by sldo and driven Spain from tho island and tho tics between tho two countries were bound in blood. Tho relations, ho said, were most amicable and more than that which usually exists between nntlons. Ho also spoko of tho grati tude which Cuba had to tho United States for the asslstanco rendered In her liberation. In response tho president expressed his pleasure nt meeting tho delega tion nnd desired through them to ex tend tho kindest wishes to tho people of tho island. Ho said that his in terest in Cuba always had been great nnd ho made rcferenco to messages he had sent to congress concerning the island. Its wclfaro always would bo the subject of his 'most earnest con sideration. Ho congratulated tho members of tho delegation upon being members of tho Cuban constitutional convention and said It was a high honor and fell to tho lot of but few men to have tho opportunity to frame n government for a republic. Con cerning tho object of tho delegation's visit tho president, said he would con fer with tho secretary of war and tho secretary, having nn intimate knowledge of the sltuntlon, would con fer with tho delegation. Tho most Important meeting of tho day was a conference In Secretary Root's office, lasting until 6 o'clock in tho afternoon. This wns tho first business meeting, tho others having been social and formal. Those pres ent wcro tho five Cuban delegates, their Interpreter, Secretary Root, Gen eral Wood, Assistant Secretary Sanger nnd Senor Gonzales, General Wood's secretary, who acted as Interpreter a great portion of tho time. Tho nrmy officers who nro acting ns escort for tho Cubans nlso wero present. When tho meeting adjourned no of ficial statement was mndo as to tho proceedings, but It can bo said that tho result wns considered satisfactory, both by tho Cubans nnd Secretary Root. Tho business was not complet ed and tho conference will resassemblo tomorrow forenoon. Tho fact that tho cntlro conversation had to bo through interpreters mado it necesdary to pro ceed Blowly. Offer to ltuy the llurllugtnn. BOSTON, April 20. Tho Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy directors at n special meeting today voted to sub mit to tho stockholders of tho road a proposition from tho Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads to tako control of the Burlington. Tho offer for tho Burlington stock is $200 por ohnro for not less than two-thirds of the whole amount, to bo paid for in 4 per cent bonds of tho two nego tiating roads, tho stockholdora being given tho option of tnklng part cash. T.alinr Differences Settled. STURGIS, S. D April 2C An agreement has been reached by tho Sturgls Labor union nnd tho contrac tors, which will adjust tho difficulty that came up between them. Tho following points wero agreed upon: The rato for unskilled Inbor Bhall bo $2.25 per day of ten hours, from dato to July 1; after July 1 tho rate shall bo $2.50 per day of ten hours; only union men shall be employed and the usual threo days' grace shall bo glvon. FIRST REPORT OF THE YEAR. What Is Set Forth Itcgardlng Conditions In Nebraska Crops. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN Tho past week has been cold, with about tho normal rainfall. Tho dally mean tomperaturo has av eraged from 5 degrees to 8 degrees below the normal. Killing frosts oc curred on tho 17th and 18th, with temperatures below 30 degrees. Veg etation Is so backward, however, that no damage resulted from the low tem perature. " Rain was general on tho 15th or lCtti. Tho amount exceeded one-half an Inch at most places, and nt a few places exceeded an Inch. Although wet weather has retarded farm work in parts of tho state, generally con siderable progress has been mndo dur ing tho past week. Spring wheat seeding Is well advanced, nnd some spring wheat Is up coming evenly and nicely. Oat seeding hns been general tho past week and is nenrly completed in tho southern counties. Early sown oats aro coming up nice ly. Present Indications aro for a nmall acreage of oats, caused by tho late spring nnd wet weather nt seed ing tlmo. Very Uttlo plowing hns been done, but tho ground at tho end of tho week was in excellent condition for plowing nnd seeding. Winter wheat, rye and grass havo grown well, but somewhat slowly, bo causo of tho low temperature. DIES ON HIS WIFE'S GRAVE. Harry Illce, City Marshal of Nortli 1'lutte, Commits Suicide NORTH PLATTE, Neb., April 27. Harry Rico, the city marshal here, in a fit of despondency, committed sui cide by taking strychnine. Tho evi dence nt tho inquest showed that ho went to tho comotory, whero ho waB seen Just n short tlmo beforo he died, sitting upon tho gravo of his wife, who died about two years ago. His body was found near a hydrant a few feet from tho grave, to which ho had dragged himself, as appeared from tho tracks. He purchased the poison of ono of the drug stores here, stating that ho had somo dogs to kill nnd did not want to shoot them. He nlso bado somo of his friends goodby. saying it was the last they would sec of him. He went straight from his room to tho cemetery without coming uptown Ills strango conduct of Inst night be' Ing reported this morning and ho fall lng to appear as usual, a search was instituted and his body 'found. HORSE THIEVES' NERVY WORK. Jin It o Auny With Two Teams nnd Wugon From Farmers. TECUMSBH, Neb., April 27. Horso thlovos got In their work In Johnson county tho 'other night. From Harry Roup, a -farmer southwest of her, they stole n team of horses, wagon and harness, and from Nato Sutherland, a neighbor, they made away with a team of horses. Mr. Roup will pay $25 for tho recovery of his property nnd Johnson county will glvo a rewnrd ot $50 for tho aprpehenslon of the thieves. Mr. Sutherland will also pay $25 for tho return of his team and in this case, too, Johnson county will pay $50 for the capturo of tho thieves. Shorlft C. B. Strong nnd Deputy Sher iff William CummingB and othor mounted mon took tho trail of tho offenders early, and when last heard from thoy wero a good dlstnnco south of Tccumseh nnd believed thoy wero on tho right track. Indluns Start for Huffalo. RUSHVILLE, Neb., April 27. Two hundred and fifty Indians, with sev- cnty-flvo ponies, left hero on n special for tho Buffalo exposition. No finer body of Indians havo over left this placo for an exhibition, their decora tlons were suporb, and nt least 1,000 of their friends and relatives accom pnnlcd them to the train. The com pany will pick up other bands along tho route and at Chicago will meet tho bands from Indian Territory nnd together will swoon down upon tho city of Buffalo. Western Nebraska Itujotccs. ALLIANCE, Neb., April 27. West cm Nebraska is rejoicing over tlie flno weather following three weeks of very sovoro storms. Tho ground Is In flno condition for crops and much moro than usual will bo put In. Grass is green and In a fow days moro llko tho present pasturo will bo abundant, much to tho dollght of stookmen. Tho loss of stock Is not as largo as many of tho roports mado It, perhaps 1 or 2 per cent. ltecovured Ills Hat. PLATTSMOUTH, Nob., April 27. Soveral days ago nn old flshermnn named Samuel Henrys waa crossing tho Missouri river In a skiff, when IiIb hat blow off, and in attempting to rench It, tho boat was capsized. Being a poor swimmer, Mr. Henrys clung to tho overturned bont, and tho stroug current carried him down to a small island two miles south ot tho city, whoro ho was rescued tho follow ing day. CUDAUY WIS STORY lather of Kidnaped Boy Gives Testimony in Criminal Court REITERATES FORMER STATEMENTS Tho Trlnl of the Alleged Kidnaper Draws n Great Throne The Youthful Victim Taken the Stand nnd llclatcs His ex perience. OMAHA, Neb., April 25. Edward A. Cudahy, Br., nnd Edward A. Cudnhy, r., father nnd son, testified nt tho trial of James Callahan yesterday. Tho story of tho kidnaping and tho subsequent payment of the $25,000 ransom, as related by Mr. Cudahy, sr., was a repetition of tho reports of the affair as published at tho tlmo in tho nows columns of tho Bee. Tho' tes timony of tho boy, giving tho details of his abduction and imprisonment, nlso tallied with tho reports hereto fore published In this newspaper. In no detail did tho cvldenco given by Mr. Cudnhy and his son differ with tho authentic and exclusive stories of tho crime printed. Yesterday forenoon wns taken up with tho opening statements of coun sel and a visit by tho Jury to tho Bceno of tho crime, and in tho after noon tho taking of testimony began. Young Cudnhy was placed on the- witness stand at 4 o'clock and when court adjourned at 5:30 o'clock his cvldenco had not reached that point whero he is expected to positively Identify Callahan as ono of tho kid napers. It 1b apparent that tho pros ecution is leading up to nn Identifica tion, for tho boy waa mado to relato in detail tho numerous conversations- he had with his guard during tho twenty-eight hours ho was confined In the Melroso Hill house. It is tho In tention, evidently, to show that young Cudahy had become sufficiently famil iar with tho volco nnd tho peculiari ties in speech of his captor and guard to recognize tho samo when heard hy hlm at somo future time. As previ ously published, after Callahan was. arrested tho Cudahy boy was given nn opportunity to hear a conversation be tween him and Chief Donahuo in the latter's office, after which he declared that Callahan's volco nnd peculiarities of speech wcro the same as thoso of his former guard. It Is therefore pre dicted that the prosecution will today ask young Cudahy to Identify Calla han by his voice and articulation. So far as given tho boy's testi mony describes his. captor and gunrd as a dark man with n stubby black moustache and black hair. Tills de scription may be fitted to Callahan, al though It Is extremely meager and Callahan's moustache at this time Is long enough to support a small curl at each end. When tho trial was resumed In the- morning tho court room was crowded with spectators, public interest having been revived by tho announcement. that tho jury had been completed and nnd tho relation of the story of the? kidnaping would begin. Edward A. Cudahy and the son for whoso releaso ho paid tho $25,000 ransom wero in court, occupying scats directly behind thoso of County Attorney Shields nnd General Cowln. Callahan appeared as. bright and cheerful as ho was the day before nnd dlsplnycd keen Interest in. nil tho proceedings. PLACED IN MARBLE CRYPT. Hcmalns ot Lincoln mid Other Member of Ills Family Moved. SPRINGFIELD, 111., April 25. Un ostentatiously and without any cero mony, tho remains of Abraham Lin coln nnd the other members of his family, which, Blnce March 10, 1900, tvhen tho work of rebuilding tho Lin coln monument commenced, havo been reposing In a temporary stono crypt In tho monument which has been re built by tho state of Illinois nt a cost of $100,000, wcro removed to tho newly orectcd marblo sarcophagus In thy crypt of tho monument Mosquito Fleet ut Cuvlto. WASHINGTON, D. C, April 25. A cablegram received at tho navy de partment today announced tho arrival of tho Mosquito ileet at Cavlto, Phil ippine Islands. The four vessels oC this Httlo Heet will bo utilized in pa trolling tho coasts of Luzon nnd tho lower Islands of tho Philippine group. Women MHy Vote. ALBANY, N. Y April 25. Gover nor Odell today signed tho bill au thorizing women taxpayers In villages and towns to vote on propositions to expend money for public purposes. Conger Isn't Tlllougll Yet. VANCOUVER, April 25. The Shanghai Mercury publishes a state ment, ostensibly from a confidential friend of Minister Conger, explaining thnt Ills application for lenve was duo to tho fact that, having spent tho Inst threo years In Pokin, ho desired n fur lough at this tlmo. It Is added that Mr. Conger would feel obliged to de cllno tho nomination for governor of Iowa becauso he had no desire to re tire permanently from the work. t r