Nebraska Newspapers

    Vtll G3MIT STATUE
PATRIOTIC CITIZENS OF PHILA
DELPH1A HONOR THE HERO.
Preeidant McKlnlay and Party of
Official Present to Wltnaaa
tha Ceremonloe.
Philadelphia, Ma; Z.ln the presence
Of President McKinley and his wife.
members of hi cabinet, three genera
ttons of General Ulysses S. Grant's fam
ily, and a great crowd of people. Miss
Rosemary Sartor is, granddaughter of
General Grant, unveiled a heroic eques
trian statue of her Illustrious grand
father In Fairmount park.
Although the day was not a holiday
In honor of the event, there was a great
outpouring of patriotic citizens. All the
ships in the harbor were gaily dressed
In color. This city each year commem
orates the birthday of General Grant,
but never did it celebrate as it did
this year.
President McKinley and Mrs. McKln
ley enjoyed themselves immensely dur.
ng their outing. Everywhere they were
warmly greeted by the people, both of
them graciously responding. The pres
ident showed no signs of his recent
slight indisposition.
Next to the president and his wife,
Mrs. Grant and Miss Sartoris shared
the attention of the people, and they,
too, were cheered everywhere they were
recognizd.
Th unveiling was a great success in
every way. Not an accident marred the
occasion nor was there a hitch at any
time during the ceremony. The statue
Is the gift of the Fairmount Park Art
association to the people of Philadel
phia. The gallant little cruiser Raleigh, now
lying in the Delaware river oft this city,
was not lost sight of during the unveil
ing ceremonies. The only active part
the cruiser took in the ceremonies of
the day was the firing of a salute as
the monument was unveiled.
The ceremonies of the day bejgan at
12:30 p. m., when the presidential party
arrived at the Broad street station of
the Pennsylvania railroad from Wash
ington. The party came in a special
train.
STRIKES AND MAILCARS IN CUBA
Sure 8lgns of American Influences
in the Island.
Havana, May 2. The multiplication
of labor strikes demonstrates the quick
root American ideas are taking in Cuba.
A week or two ago the employes of the
United States railroads of Havana
struck for higher wages, but military
exigencies soon broke the tieup. In
Cienfuegos tha, stevedores quit work
and secured a higher rate of wages.
At all the piers except that used by
the quartermaster's department in Ha
vana there have been half a dozen mi
nor labor disturbances, which seem to
have culminated in two new strikes,
one by the longshoremen at the big
San Jose wharf and the other by the
employes of the Havana Water Works
company. In both cises the strikers
are holding out for a material increase
in wages.
The Cuban mall service is also becom
ing highly Americanized. Letter boxes
of the American model still frustrate
native efforts to solve their mechan
ism, tbe letter carriers are soon to don
a uniform which will rival those of the
custom house employes and municipal
police. Early In May another innova
tion la to be tried a special mall car,
with all the modern conveniences for
collection and distribution en route. At
present the railway mail clerk has to
do hia work on the bench of a second
class car. ,
AMERICA TO LET CHINA ALONE
Postmaster General Smith Doaar't
Expect Any Alliances
Chicago, May 2. Postmaster Genera
Charles Emory Simtn was In Chicago
en hia way to Galena, where he will
peak at the Grant memorial exercises.
Mr. Smith aald: 'This nation does not
need an alliance, political commercial
or military, with any foreign power
that exleta. I believe that the Amer
ican people themselves feel this; feel
that we are able to stand alone and
cope with any problem that confronts
aa.
"Aa to the Filipinos, the UnitedStates
to fighting them now to secure peace.
That la the only object of the present
campaign Aa to what will be done
With them afterward, the American
people will settle that question them,
eelvea. and the executive and legisla
tive branches will follow the behests
af tbe pcope.
"Are we going to aid England in Chi
na)? Not that I know oi. The United
State has trade Interests there and
these will be protected. Beyond that I
do not expect that we will have any
extraordinary Interest in China's trou-
; A Newro Biehop'e Warning.
Maw York, May 1 At the annual con
ference of the African M. E. Church In
Jersey City, Bishop Waltera spoke on
Hat recent burning at the stake of tha
i Hoee, at Palmetto, Oa. The
erted that the charge of as-
pat forward In Juetlflcatlon of
jCm treatmeat of Hoaa waa unfounded
rt woarid aooa ha abown to be falae.
1 warned the wfcttea of the north that
U tfta atrial of tha south were not
, fair ti eaimasu a race war wobm
f 2fta Journal: "That hay of
- V r a le aarvy aaiaar, ; jaw
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AMERICAN
London Papar Glvaa Tham Cradlt
For Remarkable Pert ormancee.
London, May t. The Dally Mall,
Preference to the victory of tha
Americana in the Philippines, aays
The Americans are to be eon
rratulated upon the victory which they
have won at Calumplt. Now, at last,
it looks as if the back of the Filipino
resistance had been broken. English
men will be particularly glad of this
fact, as they alone appreciate the full
extent of the difficulties which their
cousins have to contend with.
The victory is all the more welcome
and all the more grateful to us be
:ause we have been watching with deep
Interest the efforts of a political party
in the United States to humiliate the
nation and the government by persuad
Ing them to a disgraceful and cowardly
retreat.
This party Is insignificant In strength
and influence but what it lacks In thla
direction it makes up for by its lung
power. It has gone to the length of en
deavoring to induce American volun
teers to demand their recall in the face
of the enemy. To the eternal credit of
these volunteers be It said that few
have acted upon this treacherous and
unpatriotic instigation.
The American people may well be
proud of their soldiers. By the very
nature of things volunteers are not th
troops best fitted for work at a great
distance from their country or for a
tedious protracted and harassing strug
gle with an uncivilized foe in a trop
ical climate. But the valor and de
termination of volunteers and regulars
have been such that they have not
once been worsted in a battle.
If Aguinaldo has a head on his shoul
ders he will see that the time has corns
for him to submit to the inevitable.
RETURN OF FIRST NEBRASKA.
Melkeljohn Says ReglmenCWUI Sail
Between May 25 and June lO.
Lincoln, May 2. In response to a tel
egram of Inquiry made by the World-
Herald to Assistant Secretary of War
Melkiejohn as to the time that the
First Nebraska is to start for home.
a reply was received from him stating
that "I have to advise you that the reg-
ment will sail from Manila between
the 25th prox. and June 10."
Thus allowing thirty-five days for
falling, five days for quarantine at San
Francisco and thirty days in camp
pending the final arrangements for tha
mustering out, makes It probable that
the First Nobraska will be out of the
army about the middle of August. In
the event that the regiment is returned
to Nebraska for muster out it means
that it will get here about the middle
Df July, but If retained at or near th
seaport, as was the Third Nebra&ka, II
will be near August 15 before the boyi
are here.
When the regiment is mustered out
each of the men will receive sixty days'
pay in advance, that amount being now
illowed for soldiers who left tn United
States. This, with the month's pay
then accrued, will make the salary due- i
:o each enlisted man range from Jib.SC
'.or a private to $90 for a first sergeant,
nd if mustered out at San Francisco
t means travel pay for nearly 100 aays,
3T one day's pay and commutation ol
rations for each twenty miles. This
would then add from $77 to $125 to each
ma's pay In preference to being muster
ad out in Nebraska.
Colton Deprived of His Job,
Washington, D. C, May 2. WhiU
Tudge Norris of Nebraska will not be
appointed collector of customs at Ma
nila, he will be given a place In the
service. This statement was made by
assistant Secretary of War Melkle
john The announcement that Lieutenant
Colonel Colton bad declined the colonel
cy of the First Nebraska because of
bis services in the customs house has
no significance for tne war department.
Orders nave already gone out to fill hl
place with an officer ol the regular ser
vice above the rank of captain.
This order has been Issued to General
Otis, who by this time has probably ap
pointed Lieutenant Colonel Colton'i
successor.
The policy of the wtr department li
to fill all the offloes of customs collec
tors in Porto Rico, Cuba and the Phil.
Ipplnes with army officers. No civil
lana will be considered eligible. Ai
Colonel Colton will be mustered out ol
the service with his regiment in June
he la practically on a line with civil,
lana, and therefore aa not been con
sidered. To Clear tha Country.
Washington, D. C, May 2. It la aald
now that while It is part of the plan ol
Lawton, moving westward from Norxav
garay, to take the rebels In the rear t
Calumplt and crush them between hia
own force and that of MacArthur, thai
auch waa not the only force of hia ex
pedition. The principal object was to clear tha
country back to the foothills of the nu
merous amall bodies of Inaurgenta who
have been harrying the country and
making life miserable for the American
troops by forays at unexpected times
and placea.
It la believed that General Lawton haa
fully succeeded in thla, and that when
he haa effected a Juncture with Mac
Arthur north of Calumplt it will be pea.
ibla to establish a comparatively short
line of worka across tbe country and
prevent the return of the inaurgenta
from tha north.
Chicago, May 1 Frank V. Balling,
who brought ault agalnat W. C. Fucht
and Dr. Otto L, Schmidt of thla city
for tha loan of a leg burned while Ball
ing waa aader the X-ray for treatment,
waa allowed SIMM damages by a Jury
fta the circuit court today.
FUIISTOH IS THE HERO
DASHING KANSAS HERO PER
FORMS HEROIC FEAT.
Croasoe tha River on Rafta and
Laada a Brilliant and Reelet
laas Charge.
Manila, P. I. (Special by Carrier Pig
eon from the Front.) Colonel Frederic
Funaton of the Twentieth Kansas vol
unteera la the hero of Calumplt. H
croaaed the Rio Grande river this morn
ing with a email force, after a brilliant
but unsuccessful attempt last night,
flanked the insurgents and drove them
from the strong position they held.
Colonel Funston's attempt to get over
last night failed because the barking
of dogs disclosed the movement to the
enemy on the opposite side. The
American and insurgent lines were sep
arated only by the width of the rivet
100 yards. There was a constant scat
tering fire.
When night came on Colonel Funston
made a daring attempt to surprise the
insurgents. His plan was to lead fif
teen men across the bridge under cover
of darkness and surprise and attack the
nsurgents. The bridge Is long and much
exposed.
Colonel Funston sent Corporal Fer
guson of company E of the Kansas
volunteers to reconnoiter the bridge.
The corporal stripped and crawled on
the girders to within twenty feet of the
opposite shore. The Insurgent sentry
approached within ten feet of him
without discovering his presence. Fur
geson reported that the plan was im
practicable because the rails having
been removed, walking would be dan
gerous and the wounded would fall into
the river. In other respects than the
oss of tbe rails the bridge was Intact.
TO SURPRISE THE ENEMY.
Colonel Funston then decided to lead
120 men across the river a mile to the
westward and enfilade the insurgents.
His purpose was to surprise and rout
them. Eight companies of Kansas vol-
unteers furnished the detail. The march
was down the river bank. But it was
moonlight and the barking of dogs be
trayed the American activity. A heiivy
fire followed from the insurgent artil
lery, and the attempt to cross was nec
essarily abandoned.
At 10 o'ekk this morning Colonel
Funston determined to endeavor tu
cross the stream in the face of the en
emy's fire, land west of the Insurgent
trenches and by an enfilading fire dis
lodge them. With 120 of the Kansas
men he went to a point on the river sev.
eral hundred yards from the bridge,
where two privates, White and Trem-
ly, swam with a rope to the opposite
hore. They landed and attached the
rope to a portion of the insurgent
rench. In the meantime the remalndei
of the detachment kept up a vigorou
fire, which was directed toward the in
surgent trenches, while the artlllerr
maintained a tremendous bombardment
White and Trembly were thus partly
protected from the Insurgents' fire. Sev
eral Insurgents were in the trench at
the point where the men landed, but
they were terror-stricken and fled when
the two Americans began yelling.
RAFTS CARRY THEM ACROSS.
Colonel Funston then sent two men
In a boat across the river, with the
clothes and rifles of White and Trem
bly, but the boat was capsized. The
men swam ashore, losing all the con
tents of the boat. Three rafts loaded
with fifty men then crossed fhe river
under a heavy but inaccurate Insur
gent fire, and Immediately advanced
upon the trenches, driving the 'nir
gents forward until Interrupted by 1
mall but deep stream flowing 'nto the
Rio Grande. ?on yards west of the rail,
wsv. where the heaviest trenches ar
located. Here the Insurgents attempted
to check the Americans, using Vaxim
euns. which obliged Colonel Funston'
small forre to retire. '
Immediately afterward. however
Colonel Fnniton. with Captain Orpg
nd eight rrfen, crossed the small stream
!n a boat. They charged upon the
trenches, where ar Immense forces ol
Insurgent, completely terrified. Began
n break. Colonel Funston. yelling and
shouting, dashed up to th railway and
the Montana and Kansas troops at one
began crossing the bridge with Genera
Wheaton, the bridge being no longei
protected by the insurgents' fire.
APALIT BURNED
Apallt. the next town from Calumplt
was burned, the Americans, with the
remainder of Wheaton's and Hale's brl
jades advancing and occupying the rail
way station.
During the engagement the Utah bat
tery, the Sixth artillery and the Mon
tana and Kansas regiment did th
most effective work, but In pursuing thf
retreating Insurgents the South Dakota
Nebraska and Iowa volunteers moved
acrosa the river and performed excel
lent service.
The Insurgents lost between thirty
and fifty killed, aa nearly aa I can
Judge. The Americana loat two killed
one being killed early In the morning
and several wounded.
Many casea of heat prostration oc
curred, but the entire operation bad
been completed by midday.
A quantity of the Insurgents' arm
and ammunition waa captured.
Thla evening the American troops re
main on the north bank of the Rlc
Grande, with their outpoeta reaching to
Apallt.
A fearful thunder storm occurred at
I o'clock.
General MacArthur la greatly pleased
with the result of the operation, giving
high praise to Colonel Funaton. While
not a bloody engagement, Oeneral Mac
Arthur conaldera It one of the moat
brilliant and daahlng In history-
Tha nature of future operation! la
anknowa. For tha present. It la asaur.
ad. tha troops will remain In Bio Oraada
tNMN uatu uta snoge w repaired.
Osloaet Fuaatea haa bean overcome
hy tha kaaX JOB T. BASS, j
PAYMENTS FOR PROTECTION.
Stamp Counterfeiter Telle of Hia
Dealings with tha Lawyara.
Philadelphia, Pa.. May I. Former
United States District Attorney Ellery
P. Ingham and Harvey K. Newitt, who
waa Ingham'a assistant, were arraigned
before United Statea Commissioner Ed
munds on the charge of attempting to
bribe Secret Service Operative Wil
liam J. McManua In connection with
the Jacobs-Kendig-Taylor-Bredell rev
enue stamp counterfeiting conspiracy.
The bearing took place in the ' United
States circuit court room.
William L. Kendig, the Lancaster to
bacco manufacturer, waa the first wit
ness. He identified Mr, Ingham and
aald he first met him January 31. At
that time witness said that he (witness)
waa making counterfeit stampa of the
denomination of fifty cigars. William
M. Jacoba, he aald, waa associated with
him In this business. He said also that
Arthur Taylor had engraved the plate
with the assistance of Baldwin S. Bre
dell. Kendig said on the occasion of
his first visit to Mr. Ingham's office
he had questioned Mr. Ingham regard
ing the latter's acquaintance with Se
cret Service Operatives Burns and Me
Manus, asking the lawyer whether or
not he thought they were corrupt or
corruptible. Ingham, witness said, de
manded a retainer and received $j0.
Kendig then detailed to Ingham, a he
said, the whole story of the bogus reve
nue stamps and also Informed him that
he and Jacobs were In possession of the
"Monroe head" $100 counterfeit silver
certificate.
Witness Bald he told Ingham that he
believed the secret service agents were
after him and Jacobs, and he wanted
to find some way of forestalling them,
even to paying the agents a certain
sum for two years if necessary.
INGHAM ASKS FOR TIME.
Ingham asked for time to consider the
case. He told the witness that he
knew a boy who was a "natural born
sneak" and would employ him to learn
if the story witness told him was true
Kendig gave him $15 for the boy's ex
penses. About February 2 wilnese
again saw Ingham and he asked foi
$j00 as an additional fee. Witness gave
him $250 on account and money for the
boy's expenses. On February 11 Jacob!
accompanied Kendig to Mr. Ingham'!
office. Jacobs asked Ingham If he real
ly believed Burns and McManus were
corrupt. He thought McManus whh.
Ingham had previously mentioned a
Richard J. Lennon, an ex-pollce mag
istrate, as being likely to approach Mc
Manus. Four days later Ingham told
witness his plan for reaching McManus
n ronsisiea or taxing mm to the I nlun
league, treating hirn to a dinner and
wine so the secret service man might
be made communicative. He asked the
witness what amount of money he
could pay if the secret service me
were held off fur a year. Witness said
he and Jacobs could contribute about
$3,000 a month.
On a later occasion. February 18, Mr.
Ingham informed KendSg that he had a
friend who would approach McManus,
but he must have i'M in advance and
$M0 immediately after he had com
pleted his work. Kendig paid Ingham
1600 for this unknown man.
Up to that time Harvey K. Newitt
had not been known In the case. Judge
Butler had resigned from the bench ol
the United States court and Kendig in
quired of Mr. Ingham who was likely
to be his successor. Ingham answer
ed that Newitt, his law partner, was a
possible candidate.
Witness further testified that he was
summoned to Mr. Ingham's residence
on February 26. Ingham then told him
that hia man. who was designated as
No. 3, had met McManus, but nothing
had been accomplished. On March 7
Kendig waa Informed by Mr. Ingham
that No. 2 had seen Agent McManus
The witness aald he had learned that
the secret service was Investigating
from Samuel B. Downey, at that time
deputy Internal revenue collector at
Lancaster, and that he so told Mr. Ing
ham. PAYMENTS TO INGHAM.
Ingham, he said, told him that Mc
Manus wanted $500 a month, but that
Burns wanted $1,000. Then Ingham and
No. 3 would require $500 a month each.
For this Jacobs and Kendig were guar
anteed immunity from Interference for
the thirty days succeeding each pay
ment On that day witness paid into
Ingham's hands $2,400
The next payment, he said, was made
to Ingham on March 11 and was $1,100.
Ingham had been told that Deputy Col
lector Downey had been bribed and
that there need be no fear from tha
Lancaster end. On the 9th of April
witness made another payment of $3,004
to Ingham and Kendig waa told that
$2.00 would be paid to McManua and
Burns on the following day. Kendig at
thla time demanded the name of the
unknown gobetween designated aa "No
I," but Ingham declined to disclose hli
Identity. He aald, however, that Ken
dig would be protected In the event of
anything happening to him (Ingham).
He told Kendig that he would write a
letter to Mra. Ingham, hia wife, explain.
,lng that on a certain date of each
month "No. 8" and a man named Ken
dig would call at his house with a
package of money, which waa to be di
vided. Hia share, of which hia wife
'would be Informed, was $600. The hear
ing waa then adjourned.
Stave Brodla'a New Rival.
Marinette, Wis., May 2. Mitchell Pe
tars, a drunken Shawnee Indian, was
carried over the Sturgeon Falls, the
moat dangeroua place In the Menomi
nee river region, Tueaday. He Jumped
on a moving log to crosa the river, and
the log drifted to the falla. The falls
are about forty feet high and the log
ging crew, thinking him drowned, did
not even search for his body. Tester
day morning he appeared for break faat
uninjured with tha exception of a fen
aeraJcbee.
VIFEO OUT A TOVI
CYCLONE'S AWFUL WORK AT
KIRKSVILLE. MO.
Ovar Four Hundred Buildings Ara
Demoliehed and a Thouaand
People Injured.
FRIENDS.
Sa. Louie. Mo.. May t. A apecial to
the Globe-Democrat from Kirkaville,
Mo., saya:
A gathering storm that had been
threatening all afternoon broke on thla
place at 6:30 p. m. in all the fury of
cyclone, over a patch a quarter of
mile wide, aweeping the prairie clean.
Four hundred homes and mercantile
establishments were leveled to the
ground.
In the heavy rain which followed the
people who had escaped turned out to
rescue the Injured. For two hours not
much was accomplished, as all was con.
fusion, but by 8 o'clock twenty-five.
dead bodies had been taken from th
ruins.
It is confidently expected that the list
of dead will reach between fifty and
sixty. If not exceed that.
Almost 1,000 people were more or less
Injured.
Specials to the Globe-Democrat from
Klrksville, Mo., give the list as killed,
ao far as known, as follows:
William B. Howell, American school
of osteopathy.
Mrs. W.H. Bourne, wife of a student.
James Weaver, nr., retired contractor.
Theodore Hrlgham, merchant.
Ed Beeman, boy.
Mrs. W. H. Green and daughter, Miss
Bessie.
Mrs. Henry Billlngton.
A. W. Glaze.
Mrs. Ben Green.
Mrs. John Larkln,
Mrs. T. Mahaffy.
Mrs. C. Woods.
A. Little.
Mrs. A. Little.
Joe Woods.
Mrs. Joe Woods.
A. W. Raint-rholt.
Mrs. A. W. lialnschott.
C. A. Gibbg.
Mrs. C. A. uioom.
A. C. Ileal.
James Cunningham.
Mrs. Mitchell.
Reported killed:
Mr. Teik.
Mr. Anderson,
Mr. Stephens.
Dr, timings.
Colonel Little and family.
Mrs. I'ensi hott and child.
Known Injured: Mr. and Mrs. Denla
ton, Mrs. Hobson, Harry Mitchell, Mary
Mitchell, Miss Evans, Sam Wcaver.Wlll
Parks, two lngalls brothers, Willis Kel
logg. Reported injured; Maud Waddell.Mrs.
T. Bullock. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kirk,
A. L. Peal, W. S. Smith, Mrs. Hen
nons, Mrs. Milllan, Mrs. A. J. Miller,
Duain Mills, Andrew Roberts. Ernest
Mills, Esther Little, lna Green, Wil
liam Btapg, Mrs. John Barley, A. C.
Bowman, Mrs. Mary Roarahan, A. T.
Cook, Beeman, child; Aubury
Green.
Intense darkness prevailed after the
cyclone and the rescuers were at a dis
advantag for a short time, until fire
broke out in a dozen places In the ruins
and shed light over the scene.
No attempts were made to extinguish
the fires, partly because the rescuers
bad no time and partly because of tha
need of light.
On both sides of the storm's path tha
debris was died hiah and burned
fiercely. In all probability a number
of bodies have been incinerated
The storm frst struck the eastern
part of 'he city, "in that part occupied
by the boarding houses of the students
of the American School of OHteopathy,
late normal school and McWards tem
Inary. It was Just supper time for he stu
dents and It Is thought very probable
the list -if dead fll be well flMed with
etudents. it a large number of these
boarding houses were demolished.
As far as known tonight these three
Institutions of learning escaped the
norm.
A MISSOURI FAMILY KILLED.
Stepaon of the Murdered Woman
Accused of the Crime.
Dexter, Mo. (Special.) Mra. Jane
Tettaton, a widow, and her four chil
dren, two boys and two girls, ranging
in age ftom to 12 years, were mur
dered In their home, seventeen mllea
south of Maiden. Tuesday, and theli
bodies partially consumed in the fire
that destroyed the house.
J, H. Tettaton, a stepson of Mra.
Tettaton, who has hitherto borne a
good reputation, haa been arrested on
suspicion of having committed the
crime.
gome time ago Wash Tettaton, a man
of considerable means, died, leaving an
estate, the greater part of which waa
bequeathed to Mra. Jane Tettaton, hia
aecond wife. J. H. Tettaton, bla aon
by hia first wife, waa appointed admin
istrator. Hia management of tha es
tate was not satisfactory to Mra. Tet
taton, and aa a reault several sulta
were brought. Tuesday, however, Mra.
Tettatlon agreed to dismiss the aulta
for a cash consideration of U40 and to
cancel claim held upon laada belong
ing to tbe estate. J. H. Tettatoa want
to bla etapmothe'a home Tueaday to
adjust matters and that waa the laal
seen of the widow and her children
alive.
Washington, D. a, May I. The vlalt
af Geaeral Mllea to tha White houae. II
aa been found, waa for the purpose of
QOnaUluag wiia tne V wmjmi w
lac tha appointment of tha geaaral'a
bob aa a member of aext yaara eiaaa at
Want rotet.
IOWA NEWS NOTES.
A private cablegram announeee
Corporal R. L. Daley of company li
of Council Bluffi has died of wouade
received In battle before Calumplt.
The boycott placed by the tabor ua
iona upon the Grand opera houae la
Sioux City has been raised and all dif
ference! have been satisfactorily set
tled. It la announced In Iowa political clr.
clea that Judge Caldwell of Arkansae.
circuit Judge of the Eighth circuit. In
cluding Iowa, la to retire in a few
months of account of failing health and
that Judge O. P. Khlras of Dubuque,
now district Judge of the northern Iowa
district, will succeed him. Shlras la a
brother of Supreme Judge Shlras. Craig
L. Wright of Sioux City and W. A.
Helzell of Odebolt are out for the ap
pointment to succeed Shlras.
Congressman Dolllver. while at Dea
Moines on his way to New York, an
nounced that the Iowa delegation will
solidly support Colonel Henderson of
Dubuque for speaker. He cays the del
egation will meet In Des M ilnea In
about a week to confer and lay plans
for conducting the campaign. Mr. Dol
llver says Henderson will be at the
front among western candidates and
has excellent chances, Judging from let
ters received from all owr the country.
After being In session all day at OU
tumwa last week, the scale committee
Df the miners and ( peratois fg the cen.
tral field agreed and reported to tha
convention a lung set of resolutions
which the Joint, conference adopted. The
agreement Is a decided victory for tna
miners, they securing all thi y demand
ed, an eight-hour day with nine hours
pay, which means $1.'J per day (while
at work) fur company hands and driv
ers. The agreement Is In effect May 1
and continues until April 1, l!o0. The
price for mining was fixed at 75 cents
per ton for screened coal and 50 cents
for mine run. The miners secured a
few concessions and are Jubilant over
their victory.
Archibald
Schlvullor, who was sev
aii'J brutally beaten into
eral weeks
uriconK('iounr.fss by three
young, rnsn
and then left to almost freeze In a cold
barn, died Monday as a ret-ult of his
njurles. The young men, whose names
re Mlze, Wood and Mil hell, have been
held under bond i n a . haige of assault
with Intent 'o do trreat bodily Injury
nd will probably now be arrested and
icld on a charge of murder in the first
t-gree. The case haa attracted a great
deal of attention In that section of tha
country, fcc hlvaller was an innocent
nd well known farmer and had coma
o town to do sonic trading Saturday
iflernoon. While at the feed stable pra
paring to return he was attacked by
three young men without apparent
cause other than pure deviltry, beaten
Into insensibility and thrown Into a
horse stall, where he was found next
morning, stiff and frozen and uncon
scious from pain and exposure. He was
taken to a hotel In town and given the
best of care. He never regained hia
strength, though he seemed to rally at
times. The assault occuired about five
weeks ago.
Dos Moines, fi. (Special.) Word
rorritu from Savannah that the Forty
ninth lowa will be mustered out there
on May 13 and that the regiment will
not return to this city In a body.
S. V. Wardell, secretary of the Du
lulh A New Orleans railroad, appeared
before the directors of the Commercial
exchange and explained to the board
the route which the road proposed to
take If Inducements are offered to bring
It through LH-s Moines. The portion of
road td be built this year extends from
Des Moines to Osage, and It Is said that
the company's Intention Is to complete
the road in time to care for state fair
traffic. It as the original Intention to
build the line six miles east of Dea
Moines, but Wardell saya that If tha
i-lty will insure the road a free right
of way it will include Des Moines In
Its route. The bonded Indebtedness of
the line will ..ol exceed $12,000 per mile,
fetrel raiis sixty teet long and with
miter Joints are to be used.
The Odd r'ellows of central Iowa
gathered In Des Moines Wednesday ts
celebrate the eigntieth anniversary of
the founding of their order. Special
trains brougnt in ..oo outsiders. Tha
parade, whicn was (he public feature of
the day, saw 2.000 in line. Tha meeting
ended with a great uollr meeting ad
dressed by tne mayor and promlnenl
Odd Fellows.
A large number ot Iowa Masons gath
ered In the city last week to attend tha
special reunion ot Scottish Rite Ma
sons held for the purpose of conferring
degrees upon a luige class ot candl
latea. The meeting closed Friday even
ing. L. E. Weltllng of Omaha and
several other Nebraskana were vlaltora
The Canadian Dry Gooda Review
laya American manufacturers of silk
end felt hata are cutting out the Eng.
Ilah gooda in the Dominion.
The output of metala in Canada for
UM haa been reported to the atate de
partment at Washington. The total la
put at $21,622,402. The gold amounted
to 111,700,000, of which $10,000,000 came
from the Yukon district. Sliver came
to about 12,(00,000; copper, tt.lM.Me;
nickel, $l,MO,83, lead, $l,204,m, and
Iron, $161,610 The production of copper
haa Increased considerably, but that of
lead haa fallen off. So haa tha output
of silver and aabeatoe.
Washington Star: "Do you think ha
will proposer 'asked her mother. "Ha
wiu If I want him to," anawerad tha
daughter, for tha modern girl la nam
ally quMt conscious of her own power.