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JMBE. ASIATIC LABOR IMPORTED TO THIS COUNTRY. WORK FOR RAILROADS. Substitution of Japan Labor for Whit Man on tha Saotion I Causing Mlarm. Washington, D. C, May 15. Western Senators and representatives are con siderably worried over private dis patches received stating that the Union Pacific railroad is discharging white section men between Itawlins and Og den and substituting Japanese labor Instead, and that, not content with this Innovation, the management of the road has decided to Jut on Japanese labor from Rawlins eastward. Several hundred Japanese laborers have also been employed for the new Idaho Mid land road, according to the same au thorlty. Congressman Mondell of Wyoming aid, when asked his opinion of the charges made against the Union Pa cific: "I can hardly believe the road would substitute Japanese for white labor. My information Is that white labor is employed on more remunera tive work than railroading, although 1 muxt confess the stories of Japanese Immigration have worried me consid erably," Senator Teller of Colorado Bald: "A year and a half ago we might have reached the Union Pacific, but now 1 see no hope except to invoke a more stringent enforcement of contract labor taws. We can and do shut out Chi nese under the exclusion paragraph of the treaty with Cblnu, but with the rest of the world we have but one gen eral proposition that those coming in must have some visible means of sup port, and they generally have that In loans made by the steamship compa nies." A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT. It Is not believed that the Union l'a ciilc, should It be found that It Is sub stituting Japanese for white labor on the western divisions of Its system, will attempt like action on Its line from Cheyenne eastward to Omaha. As one legislator said, the devil would be to pay if this were attempted and united iubor would undoubtedly take a hand In the controversy, General Manderson appeared before he commerce committee of the senate on Thurston's amendment to the sun dry civil bill In relation to an appro priation for Nebraska City and Rulo. General Manderson reviewed the work done by the commission at those points and the necessity for further work to save government property, and then showed how the water, of the Missouri had commenced to cut away me government work already done be cause of the failure on the part of the government to continue Its operations. It Is believed that the committee on commerce will report the amendment favorably to the appropriations com mittee, certainly for the $123,001) asked for by Senator Thurston, and In all probability for a specific appropriation of l.'SOfl.OOO for the Missouri river com mission. ATTACKED BY INSURGENTS. Thraa Amarlcans Killed and Seven Ara Woundad. Manila.- (Special.) A force of Fili pinos on May 2 attacked twenty men tif company I of the Forty-fourth regi ment, stationed at Barotac, Hollo pro vince, on the island of Panay. Three of the Americans were killed and seven were wounded. The enemy, estimated to number 400 men, surrounded Harotac, and attacked the place on all sides. After two men had been killed and four wounded the American commander sent four men to try to get through to communicate with the remainder of the company at Du mangas. Of the four men one was killed and three were wounded. The latter managed to return to Barotac. A friendly native finally brought news of the fight to a company of the Twenty-sixth, who succored the garrison of Barotac on the night of May 6. The enemy's losses were heavy. A court martial, composed of Oen cral Halt, presiding. General Grant and several colonels, convened today at Manila to try Colonel Pelllt on the charge of delivering a Filipino prisoner to the local authorities at Gamboan gang, with the result that the prisoner was Immediately "boloed." Pedro Paterno, the former president of the so-called Filipino cabinet, who was recently captured In the mountains of Trinidad, has arrived here and has been placed Incommunicado In the po litical Jail. He Is suffering greatly from icknesa. BRIDGE TRUST TO FORM. New York. (Special.) The American Bridge company, with thirty or more separate companies and a capital of 170,000,000, will, It la announced, be formed at the offices of J, P. Morgan Co., In this city, tomorrow forenoon. The 170,000,000 capital is, according to those who are In a position to know, to be divided equally between common and preferred stock. The companies represented by the combination com prise about 0 per cent of all those doing business In this country. '. The brother Bartosk quarreled at Orange, Wis., and Rudolph fatally WoUnded Adolph and killed himself. IARKER 6HS I8S3IMTIM.. Th Mlddl-of-th-Road Nam Candidate for President. Cincinnati. O. (Special) The middle-of-the-road populist convention was called to order by Chairman W. L. Peck. On the motion of the Kansas delega tion Ita own votes were cut down from Mi to 11, according to congressional dis tricts. The motion was adopted. The report of the committee on par ty organization was unanimously adop ted. Delegate Jackson of Missouri apol ogized for his statements last night that there are no genuine populists in Kansas and Nebraska. A moliou was carried accepting his apology. The reading of the platform brought out some debate. National Secretary J. A. Parker presented an additional plang, No. 7, which was adopted. J. li. Osborn of Nebraska moved to strike out the plank on currency on the ground that it was on the line ol "special privilege." The amendment was voted down 630 to 82. The platform was then adopted ai read by Chairman Felton, with the ad ditional plank presented by Parker. NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENT. The roll was called for nomination! for president. Prof. J. A. Boyce of Nebraska City presented the name of Former Congressman M. W. Howard of Alabama. Prof. Boyce said Howard was thf superior of Bryan In oratory, of Debt in magnetism, and the logical candi date at this time who could shake u the dry bones of fusion. General Phillips of Georgia nuiuti Wharton Barker of Pennsylvania. Judge W. 8. Williams of Vincennet named Ignatius Donnelly. P. H. Ra hilly of Minnesota seconded the nomination of Donnelly. A. W. Rlcker of Lone Tree, la., spokfc In the Interest of the delegates Instruct ed for K. V. Debs and favored Barket and Donnelly since Debs had declined. R. M. Chenault of Kansas and Jo A. Parker of Kentucky seconded the nom ination of Howard. Fletcher of Arkansas seconded th nomination of Barker. II A RK 10 It NOMINATED. At 1:20 Former Congressman Howard withdrew his name. Notwithstanding the withdrawal ot Mr. Howard, most of his friends in sisted on voting for him and he led on the first ballot, which resulted as fol lows: Howard, 311 6-10; Barker, 303 4-10 Donnelly, 70; Norton, 1. Necessary to choke, 4S8. Donnelly's name with withdrawn. P. II. Rahllly of the Minnesota dele gallon rushed to the stage and shouted that Minnesota refused to have Don nelly's name withdrawn. On motion of Mr. Howard the nomi nation of Wharton Barker was made unanimous and those two gentlemen shook hands. R. M. Chenault of Kansas moved that the name ot Ignatius Donnelly be selected for the vice presidency, The motion was can led with a shoui and the ticket completed. STRIKE CAUSES A RIOT. Twenty Miner Are Injured In a Bloody Fight. Wllkesbarre, Pa. During a riot be tween strikers and workmen at the llultonwood mine of the Parrlsh Coal company twenty men were badly in jured. Including Superintendent W, T. Smythe. The -strikers dispersed the workmen. Philadelphia, Pa. The executive board of the Allied Trades council took drastic measures today in its fight against the Brotherhood of Carpenters. It called out all lis members wherever Brotherhood men were employed. There are over 'iZ,W0 members of the Allied Trades and about 5,000 of the Broth erhood of Cuipenters. Dubuque, la. The coopers' union 01 Dubuque toduy declared a strike owint to the manufacturers refusing to granl an Increase in the scale of wages. Tht strikers demand an advance of 15, 1C and 5 cents on barrela, halves and quar tet s. Spring Valley, III. The 2,000 coal mln- ers of Spring Valley are still on ( strike, but hopes are entertained thai the strike will be called oft Inside ol twenty-four hours. A board of arbi tration wjll meet in this city to settle the differences. Athens, O. Two hundred miners ar on strike at the mines of the Luhrlg Coal company at Daleton on account of the discharge of a driver. Milwaukee, Wis. Members of th carpenters' union held a mass meeting and decided that they would work only until next Saturday at the present scale of 25 cents an hour. Monday they will Insist upon the new scale of 30 cents an hour. Houghton, Mich. Miners and tram mers at the Kearsarge copper mine who struck yesterday returned to work today on the promise that their de mand for more pay would be consid ered. STANDARD OIL FIOHT. Columbus, O., May 16. The Standard Oil litigation In the supreme court will come to an end May 23. It is said the officers of the trust have determin ed to call In the trust certificates and replace them with shares of stock In the Standard Oil company, recently In corporated under the laws of New Jer sey. This Is a simple corporation and cannot be attacked under the anti trust law. As a result, the trust will continue to do business as In the post by virtue of a change f name. It is stated on good authority that on May 23 the court will dismiss the Standard case. IP CAPITAL. BOBS OCCUPIESTHE FREESTATE STRONGHOLD. BOERS MARCH NORTH. Britten Commander Cabl Brief Report of HI Succful and Blood! Advance. London, May 15. The war office has received the following dispatch from General Roberts: "Kroonstadt, May 12. 2 p. m. I en tered Kroonstadt at 1:30 without opposi tion today, when the union Jack was hoisted, amidst cheers from the few British residents. "President Steyn fled last evening, after vainly endeavoring to persuade the burghers to continue opposing. The Transvaalers said they would no longer right on Orange Free State soli and made off for the Vaal river. Free Staters accused the Transvaalers of having made use of them and then de serting. Many of the Free Staters have gone to their homes. "The procession entering the town was beaded by my bodyguard, all of whom were colonels, and after my taff and foreign officers came the North Somerset Imperial yeomanry, fol lowed by Pile-Carew's division, con sisting of the guards and the Eigh teenth brigade navals, the Eighty-third, Eighty-fourth and Eighty-fifth batter ies, two five-Inch guns manned by the Royal artillery company and the Twelfth engineers. Therest of the force encamped around the town. "Before leaving Kroonstadt President Steyn Issued a proclamation making Llndley the seat of government of the Free State. "Generals Botha and Dewet accom panied the Transvaalers." Not since Ladysmlth and Klmberley were relieved has London been In such a state of excitement as It was Satur day night. "Kroonstadt taken, and without op position." The news came almost like a thunderclap. Some of the militaiy experts had been saying that Kroon stadt would be taken without stliT fighting, but the public was very skep tical. Not only from a Btudy of the map, but also from other sources, it was known that numerous kopjes in the neighborhood of Kroonstadt af forded the Boers the best opportunity for offering strong opposition. On the other hand, these military critics pointed out that the country behind Kroonstadt was so open that a protracted resistance ot that point In volve dserlous risk of the Boer retreat being cut off by the British cavalry, which could be sent around In large force. Although few details have reached London beyond the fact that Kroon stadt was occupied after noon Suturday nd the British flag hoisted, It Is evi dent that the Boers even as long as two days ago, when the Free State capital was removed to Llndley, were fully alive to the danger to their sup posed stronghold. Nevertheless, the British public never imagined that the taking of Kroonstadt would prove such a simple matter. Lord Roberts' dispatch arrived after London had begun the night's amusement-after the first acts In the the aters, when people had crowded into the lobbies and in the clubs, where people were enjoying after-dinner smokes. As the news was rattled out by the tickers great entliuslusm was shown. Everybody broke Into cheers for Roberta and sang "God Save the Queen with no end of fervor. In view of the easy capture of this second capital of the Free State, show ing that the Boers are fully acquainted with the odds against them in the huge British force, many military men think the first really strenuous opposition to Roberts' progress will be prepared In the neighborhood of Johannesburg. In marked contrast to the enthusiasm evoked by Roberts' message was the reception given the unfortunate General Gatacre on his arrival In this country. He reached London Saturday from Southampton without any demonstra tion of welcome. He was discovered by a reporter of an evening paper search ing for his luggage among the other passengers. He quietly declined to dis cuss anything regarding the Stormsberg affair, which was, In part at least, the cause of his being sent home, or re garding the prospects of the war. REBELS 6ET ARMS AND MONEY. Junta at Hons Konu Preparing To Keep on Fighting. Hong Kong, British China, May 15. Three shiploads of arms from Germany have been received by the Filipino reb els' Junta here within three months. Large amounts of money have been coming to It recently from Manila. The Junta gave a grand banquet Fri day night last to see about the reorgan isation of the native government In the Isles. The members assert that the Filipinos are going to reopen the war on the Americans as soon aa the realny sea son sets In and pursue It on the same lines as the notoriously bloodthirsty, treacherous Achlncse made for many years upon thet Portuguese and the Dutch who sought to conquer them. To this day the Interior of Acheen Is un explored by white men, It is rumored tbat Artacbo has Joined the junta, WOULD WELCOME TKE BOERS. Kansas, Arkansa and Missouri Will Open Their Doora. St. Louis, Mo., May 15. The Sunday Post-Dtepatch printed the result of half an hour's conversation held by it, over 6S1 miles of telegraph wire, with Governor Dan W. Jones of Arkansas, William E. Stanley of Kansas and Hon. Lon V. Stephens of Missouri, at their respective state capitals, in view ot the announcement of State Secretary Reltz of the Transvaal that he, with others. Intends to emigrate to the United 8tates, in the event of their defeat by the British. Each governor was asked if he would not extend an invita tion to the Boers to locate in his state. They answered as follows: Governor Stephens "As the chief executive of the state of Missouri, I desire to here by extend through the Sunday Post Dispatch a cordial and affectionate wel come to the Boers. Missouri would feel honored If they would locate within her bounds." Governor Jones "The state of Ar kansas will gladly welcome the Boers to become citizens and guarantee to them freedom and protection under a truly republican government." Governor Stanley "The people of Kansas would gladly welcome the Bo ers. We have no better citizens than the thousands of Germans who have already prospered and added to the happiness of our state. Kansas would feel honored If the sturdy citizens of the Transvaal would locate within our borders." In answer to a question propounded by the Post-Dispatch as to the advis ability of conveying b yspeclal messen gers this invitation to the Boer peace envoys, due in New York City soon, each governor expressed hearty appro val. REPORT FROM THE PHILIPPINES. General Wheaton Sends a Report of Hla Operation. Washington, D. C, May 15. The war department has made public a report from Brigadier General Wheaton, U. S. V., concerning the operations of an expedition led by him early In January into the country south of Manila to Lake Taal. His forces, consisting of the Fourteenth, Twenty-eighth, Thirty eighth, Forty-fifth and companies D and H, Thirty-seventh Infantry, and detachments of the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth infantry, concentrated at Imus and about one mile Bouth of that point on January 7, the first engagement ot the expedition occurred in which Lieu tenant Ward Cheney was mortally wounded while leading a detachment agalrwt the- entrenched enemy, 500 strong. The American loss was two privates killed and one wounded. On this same day Colonel Birkhetmer, with a detachment of the Twenty-eighth In fantry, and Captain Reilly, in command of a section of the Fifth artillery, en gaged the enemy at Putol, where the Insurgents, after making a determined stand, were routed with great slaugh ter, seventy-four dead bodies being counted in one portion of the battle field. Our loss was eleven wounded. Still another sharp engagement oc curred on the 7th, when Major E. F. Taggart, with the Second and Third battalions of the Twenty-eighth In fantry, attacked a force of Insurgents estimated at 1,000 strong, on the Das Marinas road near Imus, driving them from the field, killing sixty and wound ing more than eighty. Major Taggart had one killed and six wounded. DELAY OVER INDEMNITY CLAIMS. Negotiotlous Held Up on Assur ance of Settlement. Constantinople, May 15. The Turkish mlnlHter in Washington, All Ferrouh Bey, has given assurances, It is said, of the settlement of the American In demnity claim, but asked for a short delay, 'which has been granted. Ahmed Pasha has left Constantinople. He If going to the United States with pro posals for the settlement of the claim In an indirect manner. If Ahmed's pro posals fall the United States govern ment will resume negotiations with the porte. The porte has presented a new note to the embassies, announcing Its inten tion to Introduce octroi In Galliopolls. It Is expected the embassies will refuse to assent, as the measure is contrary to the treaty. Washington, D. C It Is understood here that Ahmed Pasha is a vlce-ad mlral of the Turkish navy. It was re ported he was coming to the United States ostensibly to place a contract for a warship with one of our shipbuilders, but actually to attempt to compromise the claims of the missionaries under cover of this transaction. If he Is actu ally coming to the United States with the purpose ot arranging a satisfactory adjustment of these claims the officials will meet hlr.i in a friendly spirit QUIETS TITLE TO FARM LANDS. Des Moines, la. ,May 15. The su preme court has confirmed the title to fO.000 acres of land in the present owners. Three children of John Irving of Nebraska City Eliza B. Hawley, Sarah F, Lane and Sam pel B. Irving were the appellants in the cases de cided by the court, and were seeking to establish a rule by which they might come Into possession of 20,000 acres of $60 land In northwestern Iowa and and 30,000 seres of $35 land In eastern Ne braska by setting aside the tax titles by which the property passed out of the Irving estate In 1865. The miners employed by the Pitts burg Coal company at the Vulcan mine, Pittsburg, have refused to go to work and the outside men struck fo the 20 per cent advance. THE STRIKE. ST. LOUIS SITUATION IS CROW ING SERIOUS. CARS KEPT RUNNING. The Police With Gun and Saber Force a Partial Street Rail way Service. St. Louis, Mo., May 15. Pandemoni um has reigned here all day. Mobs as saulted police and non-union train crews. In turn they were beaten, bat tered and fired upon, scattered by mounted policemen with leaping horses, ind vicious sabers, but only to swarm again at another point and renew the rain of stones and bricks at street cars ind their operators. At nightfall the attacks of the offi cers on the unruly mobs had resulted In placing ten strike sympathizers in the hospital. Two of these had been slashed in the face by sabers, two trampled underfoot by the horses of patrolmen and six stunned by the blow of policemen's clubs. OPERATORS SHOT FROM CROWD. But the Intermittent battle swere not all one-sided an effort to open the Bellefontaine division of the street railway system, which runs to North St. Louis, was attended by a violent demonstration. Men charged by the officers fled away only to reassemble again and renew the attack. At last the policemen fell back on their order to fire into the crowd if necessary. One volley was discharged over the heads of the mob without effect. A second went into the crowd, but without seri ous consequence. Some one in the crowd then drew a revolver and re turned the fire. The motorman and :onductor of the car under guard were both seriously wounded. POLICEMAN SERIOUSLY HURT. At Geyer and Jefferson avenues Mounted Policeman Stewart was hit twice by stones and unhorsed. He was removed to his home In a serious con dition. After a squad of officers had dispersed the crowd three of the lead ing spirits of the mob were beaten and then loaded into the patrol wagon. One car In the Park avenue division went into the sheds this evening minus its motorman. He had been dragged from his car and soundly thrashed. Chief of Police Campbell has issued the following command to his men: "Disperse all mobs; by persuasion It possible; by clubs or sabers if neces sary; by bullet if absolutely required; but disperse all mobs." Acting under these vigorous instruc tions the bluecoats on more than one occasion drew tneir revolvers, but the mobs under the menacing mouths of the big revolvers wavered, scattered and melted away, hissing, cursing, threatening and Jeering. The Suburban line and four divisions of the St. Louis Transit company's sys tem were partially operated all day under heavy police protection. At nightfall, however, the cars were re turned to their sheds. The sheds re semble a barricade and arsenal. The non-union men are housed there by the companies, and do not dare to venture into the street ,as mobs are continually near the power houses. The men are all armed, have their meals brought to them, and sleep on bunks between the cars. venture into the street, as mobs are to blow up a car, but the bomb was discovered In the nick of time to pre vent loss of life. STRIKERS OFFER TO GUARD CARS A peculiar development during the day was the offer of the strikers to act as deputy sheriffs to prevent the de- truction of the company's property and the stoning of the cars and their pas sengers. The strike leaders say their sympathizers are responsible for all the trouble. In North St. Louis, the hotbed of the strike sympathizers, one line has been effectually blocked by huge street bar ricades of stone and timbers. Owing to the general business de pression on account of the strike a committee of business men waited on the mayor and demanded that arbitra tion be forced. Then If the company failed to abide by the decision the com mitteemen urged the abrogation of the company's franchise. The tie-up is still complete, the public fearing to ride on the cars. The coroner today held Dan Donovan for the murder of Frank Llebrecht, an onlooker, In a riot on the Suburban tracks Wednesday nigth last. Flora Siegfried, 10 years old, who was reported killed by a brick thrown ' at a street car last night. Is alive and may recover. GRADUATE IN BORROWED SUITS. Detroit, Mich., May 15. G. A. Bach man and Henry Cook, two of the grad uating class of the Detroit College of Medicine, were arrested by United States officers charged with smugglnlg a fine suit of clothes each, which they were to graduate in. The two young men were released In order to receive tli-lr diplomas. Instead of wearing the handsome broadcloth suits thny bought at a low figure In Canada, ti: pair were obliged to appear In suit! rented for the occasion. The converter, billet mills and cl pje pnrtments except the rod mills st the Illinois Steel company's plant, will re sume work today (Monday) 800 men being ordered back. ku:s uo iy ccrm. Kansas City Striker Enjoined By Moat Sweeping Order. Kansas City, Mo., May 15. The fed eral authorities found alleged cause for interfering in the strike inaugurated Saturday morning by the union em ployes of the Metropolitan Street Rall wa ycompany. Judge William C. Hook of Leaven worth, Kan., sitting in Kansas City, issued from the United States district court an injunction that is more ab solute and sweeping in its terms than, any injunction ever before served In this district in a contention between labor and capital. The injunction is made absolute for a week, the matter being set for a bear ing on Saturday next, and If Its re strictions shall be observed by tha strikers the Metropolitan company has) Its fight won, for the strikers' hands) are tied for seven days, and in the meantime the Metropolitan company can go about reorganization of ita dis rupted forces. The injunction is predicated upon the fact that several of the persons com plained against as threatening the In terests of the company, are resident of other states, and the further fact that the strikers threaten to prevent the company from carrying out it contract with the United States govern ment to transport the city mall carrier to and from their routes. SWEEPING IN EFFECT. Harry Bryan, the national organizer of the Amalgamated association, de scribed as a resident of Michigan, la one of the parties enjoined, and tba others enjoined are twenty-two local leaders of the union, several of whom are mentioned as residents of Ohio and Kansas. The injunction restrains them per ons and all others from in any man ner, directly or indirectly, stopping or Interfering with the running of the car) on the lines of the Metropolitan com pany; enjoins them from harassing, as saulting or in any manner interfering with any person who may be in the employ of the company aa he goes to or from his work, or as he is engaged in the operation of a car; enjoins union, men and all others from picketing or patrolling the car houses, stopping; places, stations, tracks or approaches, thereto, or loitering in large numbers In or about any of the places named, or making loud or boisterous noises in the vicinity thereof for the purpose ot intimidating or interfering with tba company's employes. The injunction even goes further than this and enjoins any concerted action to cause any act or annoyance which will assist in stopping the operation of the cars, or interfering in any wise with, in employe in moving a car which may carry a mail carrier, as a mes senger, or upon which a mall carrier or a messenger may wish to ride. CANAL COMMISSION HEARD. Rsports That the Nicaragua -Ditch is Practical. Washington, D. C, May 15. The en (ire membership of the interoceanic ca nal commission appeared before the senate committee in charge of the Hepburn bill. As to the Nicaragua, route the commission reiterated what the Walker commission has reported that the waterway is entirely practi cable from an engineering standpoint at about the same range of estimate heretofore made from $118,000,000 to $140,000,000. Since these estimates were made, however, the commission has de termined upon larger locks, and this may increase the figures somewhat. Concerning the Panama route, the members of the commission expressed hesitancy about giving definite opin ions, as they have not the same amount of information as on the other. HOUSE BREAKS PENSION RECORDS. Passes I SO Private Bills-Visit From Gov. Roosevelt. Washington, 0. C, May 15. Saturday was private pension day in the house, under the rules, and that body broke all records by passing 180 of these bills. Among them was the senate bill to pension the widow of the late General Guy V. Henry at the rate of $100 per month. The amount was reduced by the house to $50. While bills were being considered. Governor Roosevelt of New York, who had called upon the speaker In his pri vate room prior to the convening of the house, came Into the hall. He was warmly greeted, and held quite a levee In the republican cloakroom. Later he ascended the speaker's rostrum and at tracted much attention as he talked with Speaker Henderson. INDIANS RESIST ADVANCE. Oaxaca, Mexico, May 15. The govern ment troops under command of General Bravo are making steady progress In their campaign against the Maya In dians. The government force number over 4,000 men, and they expect to reach Chansanta Crus, the principal city of the Indians, within the next few weeks. The Indian are restating this advance, and battles take place al most dally, but the casualties on th government side have been compara tively light. It Is expected that th Indians will make a determined stand at Chansanta Cruz. TIRE OF BRITISH YOKE. Accra, Gold Coast, May 15. fforfow reports are current that the Ashantlat ire determined to throw off the Eng Jsh yoke; that they have secured the o-operatlon of eight other tribe hat they are now able to raise warriors.