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r THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE IRA I DAUB, Proprietor. fEIlMa: . IN ADVANCE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. BRIEF TELEGRAMS. In a quarrel near Maryvllle, Marion tounty, la., John Montlcth, aged 22, Bhot and lllled J1I3 uncle, Philip Goadson, nged CO. Comptroller of tlio Currency Dawes r.nnouncc3 his candidacy for senator from Illinois. Ho Is about to tnko a trip lo Lincoln, Neb., with his wife. "It Is probable," says n dispatch to tho Dally Mall from Marseilles, "that on American coal trust will be formed 'licro by nn Important London house." Edward A. Cudahy of Omaha Is quoted an saying that ho will, If nec essary, double his reward of $25,000 to secure tho capture of tho kidnaper of his son. Tho president has granted a pardon to Louis Gallot, of New Orleans, who ;was convicted In 1890 of misapplica tion of the funds of tho Union Na tional hank of that city. Charles Fostor was sontenced nt IJppor Sandusky, 0., to servo ten years in the penitentiary nt hard la bor and to pay the costs of tho trial for tho murder of a farmer named Johnson. Tho Prussian railways have been In formed that there will he a largo em igration this spring of Ruthcninn farmers to tho United States and that 0,000 will pass to Hamburg, In the courso of tho next few days. Tho Mexican government has grnnt cd a concession for boring for petro leum In various parts of tho republic, exempting tho now Industry from tax ation for ten years. Frco Importation of drills nnd machlnory Is granted. Most of tho houses of tho village of Acoronza, near Potenza, havo been swept nway by tho fall of an lmmonso rock. Troops havo been dispatched to the scono of tho disaster. Thus far fifteen bodies havo been rccovorcd. A. B. Nowell, for tho past eight years superintendent of tho Chicago division of tho Lnko Slioro & Michi gan Southern, tho most Important dis trict of tho system, has resigned. Sulcldo has been cpldotnlc in New York for tho last thrco months, no Itaa thrfh 183 persons having taken tholr lives in that tlmo, an avorago of two each day. Among them aro persons whoso nnmeB havo boon prom inent In both social and commercial worldB. King Edwnrd has becomo patron nnd tho archbishop ot Canterbury and Earl Roberts have becomo vlco pat ronB of tho fund being raised to erect tho eastern portion of tho now cntho dray In Capo Town in memory of thoso who have fallen In tho war in South Africa. Tho national Bolglan haro registry club mot nt Kansas City and elected tho following olllcora: Prosldont, W. 11. Howard, Omaha; vlco president, W. E. Stafford, Sioux City; secrotary ticasuror, II. U. Eversall, Rosedale, Kan. Tho next mooting will bo held nt Omaha, September 3, 1001. Judgo Troutt of San Francisco has continued until Juno 5 tho contest ot CharloB L. Fair to tho will of his father, tho lato James O. Fair. It was intimated in court that by thnt time tho remittitur from tho supremo court in this cano will bo sent down, and If such bo tho case tho contest may be dismissed. Androw Cnrncglo has givon JC100, 000 to establish district libraries in Glasgow. In making tho gift to Glas gow Mr. Carneglo wroto a lottor In which ho recalled tho fact that fifty' two years ago ho Bailed for America from Glasgow. Ho had done bo much for other places that It wua a plcntjure to do something for hor. Evldcnco is not lacking, says tho Now York Trlbuno's London corre spondent, that thoro will bo n South African mining boom before many weeks. Tho sovereign camp, Woodmen of tho World, decided In the futuro of nny member engages in tho liquor buslncsB ho Bhnll bo oxpollcd and that camps rofiiBlng to tnko action shall havo their charter revoked. Tho con vention voted also to reduco tho num ber of members ot tho sovereign board of managers from soven lo Ave, Oran Ott, who for more than nine teen yoara was general purchasing agent of tho Illinois Central railroad and who was for nearly forty yoarB in tho continuous Borvlco ot tho com pany, died nt his homo nt Chicago of inflammation of tho brain. Rev. J. D. Glllhnm, a rotlrcd Moth odlst minister, died nt his homo in Contralia, 111. Tho hod carriers of St. Joseph, Mo. won their strike and gained an nd vnnco of 2 cents an hour. All tho . hod cnrrlora in tho city wero involved Rev. William H. Connor, bolloved t havo been tho oldest negto preacher in tho country, died nt his homo in Now London, Conn., ngod nearly 101 years. Ho was born in slavery in Whltmnrch township, in what ia now Ualtlinoro couuty, Mnryland. 'resident Receives Enthusiastic Rcceptlor from Volunteers. W0 REGIMENTS ARE REVIEWED A Ouest ot Honor nt tho Iteceptlons ol tlio Union League Club Presidential Party Kxpcct to Start for Homo ol Saturday. SAN FRANCISCO, May 21. After good night's rest Mrs. McKlnlcy nwoko refreshed , this morning and smilingly told the president that the progrnm scheduled for today need not bo curtailed on her account. Accord antly, President McKlnlcy went to tho omo of Irving M. Scott, whore he hud breakfast. Immediately after ward ho attended a reception given by tlx heads of the federal departments n this city. He then went to the resldlo, whero ho reviewed the tioops, including the regiments which havo recently returned from tho Phil ippines. Tho president was met at tho cn- trnnco of tho reservation by a detach ment of artillery and cavalry and es corted to tho reviewing stand on tho parado grounds. All troops passed in review, tho Into returning volunteers passing In closo marching order in fntlguo uniforms, nnd unarmed. Gen cral Shatter and tho membcrH of the cabinet occupied the stnn-1 with the piesldont, who made n brief nddress, which was loudly applauded. After the review the president, es corted by General Shatter and Col onel Glrnrd, went through ovcry wnrd of tho military hospital. He had a bnillo for every patient und spoke words of cheer to mnny. After lunch he met a number of nowspaper men nnd heartily thanked them for tho sympathetic manner In which they had treated the illness ot Mrs. McKlnlcy. In a measure they nd shared In his nightly vigils and this ho fully appreciated. At 2 o'clock tho president attended rccoptlon by tho Union Lcnguo club and an hour later was welcomed by tho Ohio coclety at tho l:alaco hotel. Ho was then givon a reception by tho assembled pioneers of California, votorntiB of tho Moxlcnn war, nnd Na- tlvo Sons of tho Golden West, The latter three societies presented him with a paper weight containing $350 worth of gold. At each reception tho president responded briefly to pre sentation speeches. On his way to dlnnor President McKlnlcy. stopped at Union Bquaro and turned over tho first shovelful of sod where the monument to tho American navy In commemora tion of Admiral Dowoy's victory at Manila bay Is to bo erected. Tonight President McKlnlcy attend ed a reception given In his honor by tho Grand Army of the Republic posts of tho city. Tomorrow after noon tho president will go to Oak land nnd rovlow tho school children of that city. While tho present Intention of the presidential party is to start for tho cast at 10 o'clock Saturday morning, thlB will not bo positively decided un til nftor a consultation of tho attend lng physicians, which Is to bo held nt noon tomorrow. CREEK TREATY IS PASSED. Oeti by Homo of Klncs nnd Now Awaits Slgmtturo of tloycrnor. OKMULGEE, I. T., May 24. The Creek treaty passed tho house of kings by n vote of 23 to 17, and it now awaits tho signature of tho governor to becomo n law. Tho pnssago ot the treaty marks one of tho most im portant epochs In tho history of the territory, romovlng, ns It doos, tho un certainty that has mndu waiting cap ital timid. Tho town is wild with enthusiasm over tho final passngo ol tho treaty. Hundreds of thousands ol dollars will bo furnished Immodlatoly to effect tho building of bridges, rail ways nnd other enterprises that havo been planned on paper for months past, l'or twenty years tho federal govornmont hns been trying to make n tronty with tho Creeks, but hna fail ed until now. A Filipino llrUle In lawn. DES MOINES, la., May. 24. Burt Benwaro of VUllscn, n private In tho oluntccr service In tho Philippines, has roturned homo and with him is ).1b bride, a Filipino hollo, whom ho married whllo In tho Islands. Ho pub boon employed ns nn engineer on a railroad In tho Philippines nftor his dlschnrgo from tho army for a Bhort Umo. Find Hoily In Warehouse, SEWARD, Nob., Mny 24. A body identified ns that of Philip Blck, n formor saloon man ot Seward, was found In an uppor unus'ul vault In tho Vnl Blntz storago warehouse. It was discovered by some boys who wero playing nround tho building at 11 o'clock today. Tho body 1b sup posed to havo boon there since March 10, when Blck was last scon, It wiib in tho last stages of decomposition and Identified by tho clothes. PASSING Of JOHN R. TANNER. Former Governor of Illliilnols Diet Sud denly from Kheumatlsm of Heart. SPRINGFIELD, 111., May 24. For mer Governor John M. Tanner died here suddenly In his hotel nt 2:45 p. m., from rheumatism of tho heart. He had been confined to his room since his return from Chicago last Satur day, but tho case was not considered In the least serious. He felt much worse In the nftcrnoon and Dr. J. N. Dixon, tho governor's physician, was called about 2:30 and found the gov ernor dying. Governor Tanner hns held various positions besides that of governor, the principal one being n member of the Illinois house, United States Marshal of tho southern district of Illinois, state trensurer nnd assistant nt the United States sub-treasury at Chicago, ftnd he was for many years a member of tho republican stato central com mittee and chairman of tho samo. He was a candldntc for United States sen ator this year against Senator Cullom. Ho leaves a widow, one Bon, Col. J. Mack Tanner, Springfield, colonel of tho Fourth Infantry, Illinois national guard, and one daughter, Mrs. John A. Barnes of Chicago. Governor Tnnncr was G7 yearn old and a prlvnto in the Forty-eighth and Sixty-first Illinois Infantry rcglmenU, and n state senator, also former mem ber of tho railroad and wnrchcuso commission. ROCKIIILL WILL BEAR DOWN. If Uunble to (Jet Others' Approval of U. 8. Indemnity Plan. WASHINGTON, Mny 24. Mr. Rock- li lit has confirmed tho news from Pckln to tho effect thnt the foreign ministers have declined to accede to tho suggestion of the United States that tho total of the indemnity to be collected from China shall be limited to 1200,000,000. It is expected that he will continue his efforts In the direction of keeping down tho mnxlmum of claims, even whllo abandoning, for tho snke of harmony, the llgures named, and It is bolleved that tho outcome will bo a compromise on n figure between f200.000.000 and tho maximum of $337,- 000,000 claimed by tho powers. In the effort to keep down tho total, Mr. Rockhlll looks for support to tho esti mates submitted by Sir Ernest Satow, the British minister nt Pekin, and Sir Robert Hnrt, commissioner of lmporlal customs, whoso report upon the nbi"i- lty of China to pay an indemnity of about $200,000,000 is now before tho stato department. Until tho question of grand total is settled tho matter of interest to be established on tho loan and tho method of guaranty nro expected to rcmnln open. Last of Troops I.rnvr. PEKIN, May 24. Tho last of the Amorlcan troops hero, with the excep tion of tho legation guard, left Pckln ut 7 o'clock this morning. Tho head quarters utaff dopnrted nt 10 o'clock. In splto of tho early hour and tho long dlstnnccs they had to mnrch, all the bands of tho British troops escorted tho Ninth United States Infantry from tho tcmplo of agriculture to tho depot, where a Japaneso band awaited the troops. All tho British generals and their staffs and all tho officers off duty were present. Tho scene was cue of great enthusiasm. Will Allow Consolidation. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Mny 21. By a voto of 109 to CO tho Bo.ithern Pres- hyterlnn general assembly today adopted n substltuto offered yesterday by Dr. Wynn of Petersburg, Va., ro- cltlng thnt whllo tho general nssem bly mny not approve tho wisdom of tho stop, It Interposes no bar to tho consolidation of tho northorn and southern Presbytorlnn theological seminaries in Kentucky. Tho matter has been undor discussion for threo days. Ititttle With Trillium. YANKTON, S. D Mny 24. Citizens of Volln gave battlo to a crowd ol trnnips this nftomoon who hnvo been terrorizing tho town for several days, A number ot citizens wero hurt nnd several tramps badly used up. A tol cphono to Yankton for help brought tho sheriff and a posse and the tramps wero overcomo and soven of them lodgod In Jail, Much Talk Hut No Vote. HAVANA, May 24. No voto"wai taken at this afternoon's session o tho Cuban constitutional convention en tho Piatt nmondment. Senor Juan Gualberto Gomez spoko for nearly threo home against tho amendmont Limited (Iocs on .In no 10. CHICAGO, May 24. Announcement was mndo today by tho Rock Island that on June 1G It would put on nn nd dltlonal fast train between Chicago nnd Donvor and thnt on tho 18th tho eastbounu sorvlco would bo started Tho now train will bo known iib tho "Rocky Mountain Limited." The leaving tlmo at Chicago will bo 1 p, in., nrrlvlng at Colorado Springs nt 4:30 tho following afternoon nnd nt Denver nt 7:45 In the ovculng, Eft Powera Do Not Favor tho American Idea of Decreasing Indomnity. BRITAIN PAYORS A REDUCTION Foreign Minister Wilt Consider the Mat ter Further at Another Meeting Tlio Freient Policy, It li Feared, Will Produce Indennlto Delay. PEKIN, May 23. Tho foreign min isters' meeting was very unsatisfac tory. No power was willing to nc ccde to the Americans' Idea of reduc ing tho Chlncso Indemnity 40,000,000, though Great Britain recognizes tho advisability of somo reduction. There will be another meeting tomorrow. SAN FRANCISCO, May 23. Tho president nnd Secretary of Stato Hay havo boon In constant communication with Washington during all their Jour ney west. Dispatches from our foreign embassies havo been constantly re ceived nnd tho China situation hns been continually considered. Tho president hns been anxious lest tho difficulties thrown In tho way of an ngrcement by tho representatives of somo of tho powers might lead to in definite delay and a consequent In crease of tho Indemnity to bo exacted. Tho points to bo sottled are: First, tho total amount of tho Indemnity nnd tho share of each power. Second, tho method of payment. In regard to tho first point tho pres ident has constantly endeavored to moderate tho demands of tho powera to an amount which China might pay without financial ruin or territorial dismemberment. He has thought that 1200,000,000 was tho maximum amount indicated by tho best authorities con sulted and ho has proved tho wlljlng- ness of this government to mako every sacrifice In tho interest of tho Integrity of China and tho restoration of normal relations, by cutting down our nlrcady moderate claim onchnlf If other powers would mnke proportion ate reduction. These propositions hnvo not been ncceptcd by tho other gov- mments, though Great Britain has shown a disposition to a conslderato treatment of tho matter. As to tho method of payment It Is understood that thoro are various propositions heforo tho conferenco of ministers In Pckln. One is a loan to bo contracted by China guaranteed by tho powers, which it Is thought might bo floated at 4 per cent with a com mission of 5 or G per cent. Another Is a loan, not guaranteed, which would probably requlro an enormous com mission nnd n heavy rate of Interest, somo 7 per cent. Neither of theso propositions was nccopted by the president. Two weeks ngo ho showed that each of tho pow ers should accept for Its share of tho Indemnity the bonds of China at par and with interest at 3 per cent, pro vision for meeting tho Interest and for eventual payment being token from tho salt duties, and Increased import taxes. Mr. Rockhill has now been in structed to urgo theso views nnow upon tho attention of his colleagues. Tho attitude of tho British govern ment, as sot forth In tho recent speeches of Its representatives in par liament, indicate that Great Britain In moderating tho demands of tho powers 1b Inclined to accept measures which, if adopted, may bring tho ne gotiations to a conclusion. WITNESS QUICK WITH GUN. New Mexican Trial Knds In Fatal Shoot lug Affriiy. SANTA FE, N. M., Mny 23. William Park was shot and killed nt Central, Grant county, In tho ofilco of Justlco of tho Peace Joseph Crowley during tho preliminary examination of Mny Esmond, charged with n serious crime. James A. Wiley had given damaging testimony In which he used Park's namo. Tho witness wns just conclud ing when Park Jumped from his chair, leveled his gun and commenced firing nt Wiley. Wiley roso, turned half nround, pulling his slx-shootor ns ho did so, nnd returned tho flro. SeV' oral shots wero fired by both men, as woll as others In tho room. Ono of tho bullets entered Park's right sldo, coming out of tho left nenr tho heart. Tho coroner's Jury returned a ver diet of death at the hands of parties unknown. HrUcI Takes III- Mfe. ROME, May 23. Brescl, tho assassin of tho Into King Humbert, has com xnlttcd sulcldo at tho penitentiary of Santo Stefnno. Allen 11ns Hot Tlmo Ahead. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. May 23. Munoz Rivera, tho federal leador, called today on tho stenmor Phlla dclphla for Now York to establish In that city n paper which will defend tho IslnndB Interests. Ho resigned tho presidency of tho federal paity tstordny evening. Delegations from dozens of towns bade him farewell Governor Allen Is duo hero tomorrow morning. A big manifestation has toon planned. STORM CENTERS OF STRIKE. Cincinnati nnd Pncine Comt Point Molt Arfected by Machinists. WASHINGTON, May 22. Thf storm ccnter3 of tho Ecnoral strike ot machinists throughout the country arc I:i Cincinnati, O., nnj on the Pacific const The number of firms that havo signed agreements was augmented to day by about a hundred, which brings tho aggregate of the establishments mnklng tho concessions to 1,000 in round numbers during the past thrco or four days. Savo in ono or two In stances, as nt Scranton, tho allied trades havo not yet been nffectod.. It hi claimed nt tho general headquarters of the machinists, however, that wheni ngrcomonts are not effected by this af ternoon or tomorrow many of tho moil Ir. tho allied trades will go out in tho Individual shops whero tho machin ists nro already out. Tho estimate of President O'Connell of tho National Association of Machinists, as to the number of strikers today remains at 50,000 approximately, tho samo figure as given yesterday. Tho executive board of the association 1b in session hero watching tho progress of tho strike. President O'Connell this morning snld: "Tho reports from all sections nro very favorable. Tho indications nro that tho great majority of firms will havo reached agreements with the men today or tomorrow. Tho dis patches coming in from various cities Indicate that conferences will bo held today with a largo numbor of firms. Many men who wero working yester day went out today. Tho additions mndo last night and this morning to tho list' of strikers and tho numbor that will return to work this morn ing with tholr demands granted will about balance each other." BOUTELL'S SUFFERING ENDS. Death Itelcase Former Maine Congresi man from Suffering. BOSTON, May 22. Former Con gressman James A. Boutollo of Ban gor, Mo., died today at tho McLean asylum, Wnvorly, whero ho had been confined for a year with brain trouble Death was duo primarily to pneu monia, which developed laBt Sunday. Mr. Boutello's daughter Grace, who. haa been at the head of tho household1 since her mother's death In 1892, waB at -tho bedsldo today. Mr. Boutello wns C2 years of age and on his retirement from congress last winter was placed on tho retired list of tho navy as a captain, an office to which ho was eligible by reason of civil war and congressional committee service. Threo daughters survive. Mr. Boutello's Illness dates from Do- comber 22, 1899, when ho was seized by a fit of unconsciousness while at a hotel in this city. He was carrlod to his room and later became delirious. At midnight it was announced that Mr. Boutello was suffering from an at tack of congestion of tho brain, which It was hoped would bo only temporary. MRS. M'KINLEY RESTS EASY. deports Aro to Effect Unit She Is Stead ily Urowlnir t-tronccr. SAN FRANCISCO, May 2. Reports from tho Scott mansion this morning aro to tho effect that Mrs. McKinloy 13 resting easily and growing stronger. President McKlnley reviewed tho school children of San Francisco on Van Ness nvcnuo yesterday. Thou sands of gaily decorated children bearing bouquets nnd flags nnd Etrcam ors of tho national colors lined up on either sldo of tho avenuo and enthusi astically cheered tho president ns ho drovo through tho long linos. Tho president wns accompanied by tho cab inet, congressmen and many other no tables. Tho children wero very en thusiastic nnd the party waa fre quently nssalled with showers of bou quets. President McKlnlcy was visibly pleased at tho reception given him by tho children. Vunornl of Mrs. Once. CHICAGO, 111., May 22. The re mains of Mrs. Lyman J. Gage arrived from Washington early today, accom panied by Secretary Gago, his daugh ter, Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. Pierce's sister, Mrs. Hondco of onkcrs. N. Y., D. II. Burnham nnd Rev. N. D. Illllls, who officiated at tlio funeral services In Washington yesterday and who will conduct tho rites at tho grave in Roso Hill cemetery tomorrow. Tho body was placed In tho receiving vault. Honor for nn Omaha Physician. WASHINGTON, May 22. Dr. J. C. Whlnnery, Jr., of Omaha, Neb., has been appointed a dental surgeon In tho army with tho rank of first lieu tenant. Ho lino been assigned to the Philippines. Talk of Clianclus Creuil. DES MOINES, May 22. Tho forty. third gencrnl assembly of tho Unltod Presbyterian Church of North Amor ica opons tomorrow evening with an address by Rev. J. P. Sankoy of Ro chestor, N. Y., tho retiring moderator. Three hundred delegates havo signified tholr Intention of attending tho assem bly. Tho committee for revision ol creod recommends that tho restriction against sccrot societies be modified and tho rulo abolished. !N UUl J.JU1U HonndSilva Withdraw Majority Report of Oommitteo on Eolations. SUBSTITUTE THE OLD REPORT Former Objections to Clauses of the Piatt Amendment Ilevlsed Ilevenso on the Radicals Sangullly Comes Forvrnrd With n Tnrt ltcply. HAVANA, Mny 22. At today's ses sion ot tho Cuban constitutional con vention Scnors Gullberto Gomez and Sllva withdrew tho minority report of. tho commlttco on relations and substi tuted for it tho old majority report of tho commlttco which was drawn up before tho commission went to Wash ington and was signed by Senors Gull berto Gomez, Silva and Villucndas, but which was never acted upon by tho convention, hecauso It was a rejec tion of tho Piatt amendment, particu larly in respect of the right of Inter vention and tho coaling stations. This action of Senor Gomez is at tributed to tho bitter attack mado upon, him yestorday by tho radicals for hav ing accepted portions of tho Piatt amendment. Senor Villucndas asked that his namo be stricken off tho old report, thus making It tho report ot tho minority nnd declared that ho now favored tho majority report now he foro tho convention. Senor Snngullly mado a bitter at tack on Senor Gomfez and tho radicals, assorting that tho United States had always been fair nnd honorablo In their dealings with Cuba, that tho pol icy of tho Washington government wnB to establish tho republic and that tho concessions naked by tho 'United Stntos wero necessary to maintain the republic. Ho spoke for nearly two hours. Tho convention adjourned without coming to a voto. GOVERNOR ALLEN TELLS WHY. In First Annmil Itoport Snys Porto IUco Hasn't Advanced. WASHINGTON, Mny 22. Gover nor Charles H. Allen of Porto Rico has presented to tho president, through tho Stnto department, his first annual report. Tho governor expresses the opinion that a schemo of colonial ad ministration, such as Is found In the Danish, French and English West In dies, might bo safely instituted, with variations dependent upon the futuro policy of the homo government. Tho governor refors to tho many suggest ions offered "that tho form of terri torial government adopted In tho Uni ted States bo applied to Porto Rico, but points out that a standard form oi! such government, whllo useful in tho United States, would not apply successfully to this Island possession. Ho calls attention to the fact that whllo In Buch closo proximity ,to the United Statoo Porto Rico has been n comparatively unknown Island to Americans. "I feel, as tho result of a year's closo Btudy on tho spot ol all condi tions surrounding this problem," said Govornor Allen, "that congress went qulto as far as It could safoly venturo In tho form of government existing on tho Island, nnd ns tho result of oxpcrlonco and observation I fully be lieve with good men dovotcd to tho work tho island will develop fnster un der such form, its people, through ox pcrlonco nnd education will advance moro rapidly In their knowledge of civic virtues under a guldanco of pres ent methods than could bo gained in any other wny. Olovor Prolinhly Sufo. VICTOR, Colo., May 22. Dovclop- rronts today show almost conclusively that formor Congressman John M. Glover of St. Louis wns not drowned in tho flood that washed away tho Victor dam on Sunday. Tho horBo, which It was roported, belonged to him, has been Identified na tho prop erty of a man named Wlls, whoso barns wero destroyed. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Mny 22, Today's statement of tho treasury balances In tho gencrnl fund, cxcluslvo of the $150,000,000 gold reservo in tho divi sion of redemption, shows: Avnllablo cash balance, $159,0C3,7G3; gold, ?95, 299,837. Ionn Kplscopnllnns. DES MOINES, Ia. May 22. Tlio forty-ninth annual diocesan conven tion of tho Episcopal church of Iowa opened nt 10:30 this morning with n sormon by Rev. J. K. Black. Insane, Ho Killed Himself. PORTLAND, Ore., May 22. General William Knpus killed himself with a rovolver today during a fit of tempo rary Insanity. Ho was CO years of ago. Ho was promlnont In tho nffnlrs of Oregon nnd Wnshlngton for irnny years. In 1890 General Knpus was United BUitcs consul at Sydney, Aus tralia. During tho civil war he was disbursing officer for Oregon and Washington nnd served in Montana and Utah as lieutenant. n I r