REJECTS THIRD TERM
McKinlej Puts a Quietus on the Boom
Sponsored by Depew.
WOULD NOT ACCEPT NOMINATION
ale Regrets that Such a Suggestion lima
Bca Made F?blle Ambliloaa to Rest
After a Second Term Presides t'a
Friends Are Surprised.
WASHINGTON', June 12. The fol
lowing statement has been given out
at the white house:
I regret that the suggestion cf a
third term has been made. I doubt
whether I am called upon to give it
notice. But there are new questions
of the gravest importance before the
administration and the country and
their just consideration should not be
prejudiced in the public mind by even
the suspicion of the thought of a third
term. In view, therefore, of the reiter
atior of the suggestion of it. I will
say now, once and for all, expressin
a lone-settled conviction, that I not
only am not and will not be a candi
date for a third term, but would not
accept a nomination tor it if it were
tendered me.
My only ambition is to serve through
my second term to the acceptance of
my countrymen, whose generous con
fidence I so deeply appreciate, and
then with them to do my duty in the
ranks of private citizenship.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C,
June 10, 1901.
A determination to issue such
. statement was reached, last night.
when the president read to the cabi
net members his proposed statement,
at the same time pledging each to
secrecy until public announcement
was made. The cabinet, on hearing
. the reasons the president advanced,
which are substantially set forth in
the public announcement, coincided
with the view of their chief, that th
present was an opportune time for its
promulgation. The phraseology of the
announcement was considered further
by the cabinet today, and after a
change or two of last night's draft.
Secretary Cortelyou was directed to
make it public. The president's inti
mate personal and political friends
later expressed themselves as not sur
prised at the decision announced, but
quite generally conceded that they had
net expected such an announcement
at this time, thinking that the presi
dent would not so quickly take heed
of the third term gossip.
They said, however, that they be
lieved the president had shown his
quick and excellent political judgment
by crushing the third term movement
in its very birth.
The president Is already being de
luged with telegrams commendatory of
his announcement putting at rest all
third-term rumors. These telegrams
began arriving at the White House
this evening and are from prominent
persons throughout the country. They
place emphasis on the opportuneness
of the statement and the beneficent
effect on the country from a political
standpoint. None of the telegrams
were made public.
CLEVELAND. O., June 12. "It Is
ju3t what I predicted the president
would say, if he said anything at all,"
was the comment of Senator Hanna
today when he read President McKin
lay's statement in reference to a third
term.
"I have never exchanged one word
with the president concerning- the
matter." he continued, "and have con
sidered all the talk bearing on the
subject premature. According to my
judgment It is too early, to discuss
presidential candidates for the next
term."
ARMOR PLATE AGAIN TESTED.
This Time It Proves to Be Quite Sat
isfactory. WASHINGTON, June 12. The sec
ond test of the Krupp armor plate
which recently failed was made yester
day at the Indian Head proving
grounds. Three Ehots were fired at
high velocity. There was no further
cracking and the penetration of the
projectiles was normal. This showed
to the satisfaction of the navy de
partment that, with the exception of
the crack previously developed, the
plate was quite up to the standard,
and that tho former failure wa3 due
to local conditions of the plate.
The contractors will now furnish a
new plate for the test, and on this
the determination will be made as to
the acceptance of the large group of
armor which it represents.
Co bans Fry It Again.
HAVANA, June 12. The question of
reconsidering the former vote on the
Piatt amendment came up for a short
discussion yesterday afternoon In tho
Cuban constitutional convention. ' In
order not to rouse the opposition the
conservatives took the stand that there
was no necessity for reconsidering the
vote, inasmuch as the form in which
the amendment had been passed was
not satisfactory to the United States
and could not be accepted.
NO HOPE TOR SEVENTEEN MEN.
Imprisoned In Burning Shaft, with Black
Damp Filling Pit..
PITTSBURG, June 12. Time only
adds horror to the mine explosion
Pittsburg Coal company at Port Royal.
Three men were rescued and seventeen
others are lmnriaonpri in tho hnrnine
mine. Last night the mine was re-
K fc
ported at the offices of the company
here to be on fire and Division Super- I
intendent William McCune and F. F.
Allison of this place started for the
scene. They entered the mine with
Fire Boss John Kreck, who carried an
onen lamo. Three exDlosions followed
at intervals of a few moments, the
large fan being inadequate to counter-
act the. rash of fire damp. Many of
the miners escaped, but latest reports
state that McCune and Allison with
fifteen miners are beyond reach cf
rescue.
ENGLAND HAS THREE RIVALS.
Admiral Seymonr Considers the United
States the Greatest.
SHANGHAI. June 12. Admiral Sir
Edward H. Seymour, British commander-in-chief
of the China station,
was the principal guest of the China
association at is annual banquet last
evening. In the course of a speech
protesting against the policy of trade
exclusion, the admiral said Great
Britain had three powerful rivals, the
United States, Russia and Germany,
Of the three the United States was the
greatest of its trade rivals, but the
rivalry was not in conflict with Great
Britain's policy of the open door. Ger-
many was a keen competitor both as
regards trade and sea power. Great
Britain some day would have to reck
on with the latter. Russia was not
only extending its territory, but was
repressing trade.
Five Connterfeiters Found.
WATERLOO, la., June 11. Sheriff
William M. Law of Black Hawk
county and Special Detective George
Jeannin arrested five men 1 ere today,
charging them with counterfeiting.
They were completely equipped with
dies for making 10, 23 and 50-cent
pieces and dollars. The dies were
manufactured, it is alleged, by one of
the men under arrest, who is employ
ed in one of the foundries in this
city. It is not believed much spuri
ous com nas yet been floated or
made. The men under arrest are
Will English, Will and Frank Fans
termaker, Frank Raphael and Mike
Hubbard. They will be turned over
to the United States authorities just
as soon as officers arrive here to take
them.
One Missionary from Omaha.
NEW YORK. June 12. A series of
meetings will begin today before the
Presbyterian foreign mission board
for the purpose of bidding farewell to
iorty-rour missionaries from various
parts of the country. The exercises
will extend until June 10 and the
meetings wil! be addressed by some
of the most distinguished men in the
denomination. O ne of the missionar
ies is from Omaha.
Conger as Far as Chicago.
CHICAGO, June 12. E. D. Conger,
United States minister to China, pass
ed through Chicago last evening on
hi3 way to Washington, where he will
see the president and receive his final
instructions as to what is the policy
of the administration and what course
he shall pursue in Pekin. Mr. Conger
sails from San Francisco June 17.
Cora Mostly Cultivated.
BANCROFT, Neb., June 11. The
heaviest rain of the season fell here
yesterday, doing a great deal of good
to the growing crops. Corn is most
ly plowed once and prospects for a
good crop were never better. The
cool weather of the last week has
made an excellent prospect for small
grain.
Captaln Wllklns is Dead.
DES MOINES, June 12. Captain J.
E. Wilkins of this city, a prominent
dry goods merchant, and lavilv inter-
ested In the zinc mines, ditd at Joplin,
Mo., from the effect of an iniurv re-
celved while stepping oft a passenger
train at Carl Junction, Mo.
Bayers Have the Money.
MEXICO CITY, June 11. American
capitalists who bought the short rail
road line here which they will ex
tend to Tampico deposited as forfeit
money $85,000 gold. H. H. Melville
of Boston is one of the men princi
pally interested.
Grain Growers In Session.
ST. PAUL, June 12. The second an
nual coavention of the Grain Grow
ers association of America ODened at
the stats capitol this afternoon, Presi
dent M. P. Moran of Graceville. Minn.,
presiding. The afternoon session was
devoted to listening to addresses by
General Moses E. Clapp, S. R. Van-
sant, Henry Wolfer, warden of the
state prison, and Hugh O'Donnell, ed
itor of the Farmers' Tribune of Min
neapolis.
MEN IN BURNING MINE
More Th-a Ttirtr of Them Beyond Beach
thaPort Roval.
RESCUING PARTY AMONG MISSING
1
I I
Descended to Save Fellow Workmen and
Bar Not Returned Mysterious Ex
plosions Are Btard After toe Second
Party Descended.
PORT ROYAL, Pa., June 11. The
Pittsburg Coal and Coke comoanv's
Bhaft No. 2 at this place is again on
I fire, after steady running for seven
years, and over thirty men are in the
mines, many of whom it Is feared will
never be heard from again. The
cames of all those known to be en-
tombed cannot be learned, but the fol-
lowing are known to be in the burning
mine:
Jock Peoples, . married.
Tony Stickles, married.
Frank Davenport, married.
Daly.
William McCune, superintendent,
home at West Newton.
Dennis Wortley. pit boss of the
mine.
Michael Roy, foreman of the Eu-
did mines, and about thirty other
miners.
About 6 o'clock smoke was seen to
be issuing from shaft No. 2, which
Is on the line of the Pittsburg & Lake
Erie railroad. It is thought the fire
started from an explosion and that six
men were in the mines at the time,
the men being Jock Peoples, Tony
Stickles, Frank Davenport, Daly,
Lawrence Setler and Stakes. Stakes
and Setler were not near the place
in which the explosion occurred, and
on the arrival of a rescue party they
were quickly brought to the surface,
mitr ueiH8 iieany uvercuuie uy aner-
aamp. iney couia give no iniorma-
lion as to wnat had causea the lire
and told the rescuers that four other Chicago being designated as the place
men were entombed. Df opening bid3 for supplies of provis
About 7 o'clock Superintendent Wil- ions, groceries, boots, shoes, etc.. while
liam McCune of West Newton, gen- bids for dry goods, clothing, notions,
eral superintendent of this district; etc, were left to New York. Threat
Dennis Wortley, pit boss; Michael Roy ened transfer to Chicago of the bids
foreman of the Euclid mines, and sev- that under present arrangement are
eral other bosses, with about twenty
men, went down shaft No. 1. which
is jusi opposite on tne Baltimore &
wiiuj Biue 01 me river, ana nave not
been heard from since. About three
L at. 11 a a a I
uuura llt,r lne rescue parry naa Deen
In the mine two more explosions were
heard.
Meantime the crowd around the
opening of the shaft had increased,
the crowd including many mothers,
wives and sisters of the men entomb
ed. All sorts of plans have been sug
gested for the rescue of the men. Some
talk of turning the river into the
mines, but many are opposed to .this
for fear of drowning the miners. All
that would be necessary to let the del
r,A nf watpr io in th ir,0 nnw
be to pull a plug which was placed in
the mines after the explosion of seven
years ago, and the water would rush
In the mines at a rapid rate.
At 3 o'clock this morning heavy vol
umes of smoke are still issuing from
the mine and hope of saving any of
the entombed men, miners or rescuers,
is fast disappearing.
REPORTERS CAN'T FIND OUT.
Cabinet lias Sleeting, Called Suddenly,
II at Members Won't Tell Why.
WASHINGTON. June 11. A cab
inet meeting was. held suddenly late
yesterday afternoon by messages sent
the various members from the white
house. The president and Secretary
Long had been out driving, the secre
tary being especially sent for by the
president to Join him In the drive.
When the president returned he found
Secretary Hay awaiting him, and the
two spent a half hour together, the
secretary leaving later on a night
train for Buffalo. It was immediately
after this call that the cabinet was
asked to assemble, and they arrived
within a few minutes of each other,
about 8, none of them being
advised in advance of the object. Sec-
petary Long brought his young son
Becretanes S. uage, iiitcncock ana
iison. Attorney General Knox and
Postmaster General Smith were among
those present. Secretary Root is in
Buffalo, while Secretary Hay had left
for the same place.
May Blacklist the Girls.
CHICAGO, June 11. Judge Water
man, sitting in the circuit court to
day, announced a decision that the
blacklisting of a number of girls by
stock yards firms was legal.
Not Fltxhugh's Son.
MANILA, June 11. The officer
named Lee, who was killed, not
wounded, in the recent battle with in
surgents at Lipa, province of Batangas.
was Lieutenant Lee of the engineers.
Sam ford Is Seriously III.
TUSCALLOSA, Ala., June 11. Gov
ernor W. H. Samford, who has been
III here for several days, i reported
worse and it is feared his illness will
have a fatal termination.
EUROPEAN WHEAT OUTLOOK.
Rasa la and France Are Only Sections
Reporting; Prospects Good.
LONDON, June 11. The Mark Lane
Express In its weekly crop review says
that owing to the deficiency in rain
English hay Inevitably will be consid-
arably below the average and import
ers who are now complaining of the
Plethora of dry foodstuffs.
such as
oats and maize, will find a good sale
for them long before this time next
year.
It may be added that with foreign
wheat we are not all overstocked. The
official report shows the French wheat
cror is better than anticlDated. so if
the markets are depressed It is only
through large coincident Import re-
quirements in England, France and
Germany that a large surplus, both in
America and Russia, could be ade-
quately balanced. The present outlook
is that there will be a large deficiency
I both in England and Germany and a
large surplus in the United States and
Russia. Therefore, France seems to
hold the sale and confirmation of the
present news is of much interest.
The spread of rust In Hungary is
serious. Unless it rains soon the
crop will be gravely injured.
In Austria the prospects are regard
ed as very unfavorable and the agri
cultural affairs of the dual monarchy
should be watched attentively, for the
deterioration of French and Austria
Hungarian prospects might, in the
present state of trade, alter the bal
ance cf power and shift the control of
the wheat and flour market from the
buyer to the seller
NEW YORK GETTING ANXIOUS.
Objects to Removal of Indian aupply
Huslness to Western Points.
NEW YORK. June 11. Tho Journal
of Commerce says: The controversy
over the place of opening government
bias for Indian Supplies 13 again ai-
trading attention. Some two years
ago a similar situation resulted In
opened here was brought to the at-
tention of the executive committee of
the New York board of trade and
transportation at Its last meeting ana
the matter Is now being considered by
that committee. .
One of the most important points In
the present controversy, and one on
which much stress Is laid by the local
merchants. Is the prestige attached to
the business being retained here. A
number of local wholesale dealers in-
terviewed strongly objected to any ad-
ditional changes being made.
Soldiers Routed Ily Fire.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 11. A fire
at the general military hospital at the
Presidio destroyed two wards, kitch
en, dining room and medical supply
room. None of the patients were In
jured. The loss is estimated at $23,
000. The two wards destroyed were
known as the measles wards and were
occupied by sixty patients. There
were 20ft patients in the general hos
pital ad all were removed to places
of eaity without confusion or injury.
Iowa Boy Is Successful.
WEST POINT, N. Y., June 11. Of
the fifty-nine candidates who report
ed for the entrance examinations last
week only twenty-two passed success
fully. Among the successful ones are
V. S. Albright, Tennessee; L. S. Ar
nold, Arkansas; E. S. Curtins, Mis
souri; H. Lowe, Missouri; J. Lund,
Iowa; C. J. Peterson, Illinois; J. B.
Shouse, South Dakota; J. R. Starkey,
Illinois; R. Talbot, jr., Colorado.
Lieut. Springer Killed.
MANILA, June 10 In a battle with
insurgents at Li pa, province at Bat
angas. Lieutenant Anton Springer of
the Twenty-first Ingantry, was killed
and Captain W. H. Wilhelm of the
same regiment. Lieutenant Fitzhugh
Lee, Jr., and five enlisted men were
wounded.
Lieutenant Charles R. Ramsey of
the Twenty-first infantry wa3 also
wounded at Li pa.
Sits In Her Rolling Chair.
WASHINGTON, June 11. Dr. Rix
ey, when he left the white house at
10:15 o'clock said: "'Everything is
encouraging. Mrs. McKinley is doing
very nicely and is gaining steadily.
She sat up in a rolling chair several
times, aggregating perhaps an hour.
We are very much encouraged by the
tparfv imnrovement "
Plow Makers Ready to Tell.
CHICACfO, June 11. Plans for a
combination of twenty-one of the larg
est plow factories in the country were
practically completed at a meeting at
the Auditorium annex over which
Charles H. Deere of Moline presided.
Judge W. H. Vincent of Chicago has
the details in charge and expects to
have the combine incorporated within
a month, with a prospective capital of
$75,000,000. The election of officers
probably will be held today.
LUZON YIELDS TO LAW
Provincial Government Is Set Up Ey the
Commissioners at San Isidro.
- ARMY ASSUMES CIVILIAN DUTIES
fades Taft Explains to Natives the Wis
dom of the Proposed System Free
Trade Will Add to Land Values ainch
Business in the Province of Sorsegou
MANILA, June 10 The Philippine
commission has returned to Man'.la
frcra the province of Neuva Ecija
Luzon, having organized a provincial
government, with Captain Jacob F,
Kreps of the Twenty-second infantry
as governor. Lieutenant Richard
C
Day of the Thirty-fourth infantry
as
treasurer and Lieutenant De Witt C.
Lyles of the same rurir"";i super
visor.
Judge Taft told the people that If no
Ff-wer was given to levy customs the
expense of the central government
would be provided by additional in
ternal taxes. He pointed out also that
if the decision of the authorities at
Washington should result In free trade
with the United States opening up
Btich a great market the Increase in
Jand valuea would enabl the DePle
10 respuuu 10 me increased internal
taxes. The northern tour has been
postponed.
The American astronomical com
mission has returned from Sumartra
and will sail for home shortly.
Lieutenant Wray's command has
had six engagements with the in
surgents In the province of Sorsogou,
Luzon, killing six. Twenty-three in
surgents were captured at and near
Atimon, province of Tayabas, and sev
eral minor captures are reported from
clher parts of southern Luzon, where
the insureents are still art Iv
ThA rt,nnrt t,loA i ,, TTtt
states that General Caillas has Bul
rendered is unfounded
NEBRASKA DESERTERS ESCAPE.
Barry McGalre and John Wlnslp Drift
Awij on Raft.
NEW YORK, June 10. Some time
this afternon two United States army
Illsoners. who werr Rprvlrp rati.
tcnces on Governor's island for deser-
tion escaped. They embarked upon
n imTr0vi.1 rnft an rtrifrrf
fiom the island on the strong flood
I 0
tide. It has been learned l.v th nrmv
cfEcers that the men were picked up
I w
ty a tugboat and landed in New
York. A detail of six men, In charge
of a corporal, were scouring the low-
er part of the city all tonight looking
for them.
The prisoners were Harry McGuire,
who was serving a term of eighteen
rronths for desertion, and John Win
ship, who was serving a term of two
ears for the same offense. It is un
derstood that the men deserted from
a military post in Nebraska. The
n-en belonged to that class known as
jarole prisoners and as such were
members of a squad of "trusty" pris-
soners, who gather ashes and refuse
from the barracks and cart it away.
ARMY MAN TAKES HIS LlfE.
Major W. II. Daly, Surgeon-General on
the Staff of Miles, Kills Himself.
PITTSBURG, Pa., June 10,-Major
v. . uaiy, surgeon general on me
bLitu 01 ueuienaoi uenerai Allies in
Porto Rico, committed suicide at his
home today by shOOtine himself In
the right temple.
The body of the doctor was found in
the bathroom of Miss Mary Short, the
housekeeper, lying in a pool of blood.
with a 38-caliber revolver lvine on the
floor. Dr. Foster, who was summoned
at once, found the bullet hole in the
temple and announced that death had
taken place several hours before.
Miss Short then remembered hearing
a sharp report at about 7:0 a. rn.,
but thought It was the quick closing
of a window.
Location of Ctah-Wyoming Road. I
EVANSTON. Wvo.. June 10. Th
United States land office here has re-
ceived from Washington the maps of
location of the Burlington from the
Utah-Wyoming line to a point sixty
iriles east. The maps have been ap-1
proved by the secretary of the inte-
rlor and are now entered as perma-
nent record in the local land office.
order strikers to Work.
TORONTO, ONT., June 8. The In-
ternational Association of Machinists now in this country on leave of ab
today directed the striking machinists I sence from his command in the Phil-
of the New York Central railroad at I
Depew, N. Y., to return to work, pend-
Ing arbitration of the grievances. I
Able to Face the Court.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 10. Lulu
Price-Kennedy, who Saturday morn
ing gave way under the strain inci
dent to her trial for murdering her
husband, necessitating an adjourn
ment of court, is very much better to
day. She appeared cheerful this
morning nfter a good night's rest and
expressed tho belief that she. would j
be able Monday to attend court again.
Ir was feared that the prisoner might
Buffer mental collapse.
MRS. M'KINLEY'S CONDITION.
The Improvement, If Any, Is Thus Fa
Very Slight.
WASHINGTON, June 10. The
slight improvement in Mrs. McKIn
ley's health which manifested itself
the latter part of the week continues
end hope begins to be felt that Bhe
may after all recover from the pres
ent attack. The improvement, how
ever. Is so slight as not to change ma
terially the extreme gravity of the
case. The usual consultation of the
physicians was held and at Its close
the following bulletin wa3 Issued:
"11:15 a. m. Mrs. McKinley's phy
sicians report that she passed a very
comfortable night and continues to
improve."
The fact that Mr3. McKinley has
more than held her own and that no
unfavorable turn has occurred is con
sidered in every way encouraging, but
as this result is due partly to the con
stant use of powerful medicine the
physicians fear the effect of reducing
the stimulants and likewise have to
cope with the effect on her system
of constant administration of the only
means of prolonging her life and mak
ing ultimate recovery at least a pos
sibility. These stimulants and the
complaint from which she suffered In
California, which is now under con
trol, have bo weakened her power3
of resistance that apprehension Is ever
present that a sinking spell may oc
cur suddenly from which she cannot
be rallied.
CUBANS LISTEN TO REASON.
Conservative Members Confident that
Platt Amandment Will Prevail.
HAVANA, June 10. The conserva
tive members of the constitutional
conventioi are absolutely confident
hat the Platt amendment will be ac
cepted end that several radicals will
Join v.ith the fifteen delegates who
ha'-e ''eretcfore voted in favor of ac
ceptance. rhe last few days seem to have
brought about a decided change In
the attitude of delegates who had
been bitterly arraigning the Wash
ington government for rejecting the
convention Interpretations of tho
amendment. The strong pressure
from the outside brought to bear upon
the convention to finish its business
and to place the country on a settled
basis has had an excellent effect on
the radicals, inducing them to accept
the inevitable, and some of them
now argue that it would be perhaps
better to accept the amendment, hop
ing for tome form of independence.
than to prolong the military occupa
tion of the island.
WHEAT IS RUINED.
Tornado Sweeps Five Hundred Oklaho
ma Farms.
WICHITA, Kan., June 10. A corre-
pondent who arrived here tonight
from the scene of devastation in Kay
county, Oklahoma, says that the storm
oi Friday night ruined the wheat
crop of 400 farms west and northwest
of Blackwell. These farm3 are all in
one body of territory.
The farmers, who had purchased
twine and harvest machinery, are ask
ing the local dealers to take them
back, and the dealers have referred
the matter to the factories. The loss
o crops will cause no distress, as the
fcrmers are in good condition finan-
Llally owing to a euccession of good
crops during the past flve Beasons,
Southern Cattle to Come North.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., June 10. Geo.
East- formerly of this city but now
a resident of Trinidad, and who owns
ltT&e ranch interests in me btnp.
cr "No-Man's-Land." is here today.
He sa-V3 Iie estimates the number of
southern cattle that will -be moved
north this season at 60,000 head.
Southern owners are receiving fair
Prices for their stock, which is in
6od condition. The ranges in tho
6uth are better than they have been
for years.
Noted Painter Dead.
NEW YORK, June 10. Edward
Moran, the eminent marine and land-
scape painter, died this afternoon in
tis apartments and studio in Fifth
avenue, from uraemlc poisoning, su-
perinduced 'by a complication of dis
eases from which he had been suffer-
lug for about a year.
General Grant Gets Extension. . y-
WASHINGTON, June TO. Brigadier
General Frederick D. Grant, who Is
ippines, has been granted an extension
cf leave until September 1 next, with
permission to go abroad.
Cody Appeals to Head Klks.
INDIANAPOLIS. June 10. Colonel
William F. Cody is making an effort
to locate the proposed national home
for indigent Elks at Cody, a new town
in the Big Horn Basin, Wyoming. He
is personally appealing to the mem
bers of the Elks' national home com
irittee and is also carrying on a
large correspondence through fcls
friends In order to bring every in
fluence to bear in favor of his town.
The matter will be settled June 19.
