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M MK1NLEY IS ILL Eas to Be Harried Through to Sin Fran cisco Ahead of Partj. IS SlffCRINO WITH A ftLON Vhls and tb Long and Tedtoo Joor aey Baa Proven lot Much for Har Will Beat t"or a Tlnae Before Pro avadlag on Bonte Laid Out. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. May 13. The sudden illness of Mrs. McKinley has caused an unexpected change In the itinerary of President McKinley. He arrived in this city quietly, sev eral hours ahead of the time sched uled. The state of Mrs. McKinley's health was such that the president de cided to leave Del Monte and bring his wife to this city immediately to the home of Henry T. Scott, where she could have complete rest for a few days, and where a specialist could be consulted if necessary. A special of two cars and a loco motive was made up from the presi dent's special and at 12:30 the presi dent, Mrs. McKinley, Miss Barber, the president's niece, Secretary Cortelyou and wife, Dr. Rixey and Mr. H. T. Scott and wife left Del Monte for San Francisco, leaving the remainder of the presidential party at Del Monte. Only a few hundred people greeted the president upon bis arrival in this city. His coming was not generally known and only those who chanced to see the bulletins posted by the newspapers announcing that the presi dent would reach the city at 4 p. m., awaited his train. The president, in order to avoid the crowd that was expected to assemble at the Southern Pacific depot at Third and Townsend streets, left the train with his little party at Vaueacia street, a station in the southern part of the city. When the train, consisting of a bag gage car and the president's special coach, stopped at Valencia street, Mrs. McKinley was carried in a steamer chair by two colored porters from the private car to' a closed carriage in waiting. She was heavily veiled and the president and Dr. Rixey followed closely.- She was gently placed in the carriage and the president and Dr. Rixey, took seats in the same vehicle. The president looked pale and serious. The rest of the party took other car riages. Mr. and Mrs. Scott had ar rived at their residence ahead of the president and were waiting to receive their distinguished guests. Mrs. Mc-j Xinley was again lined from tne car riage and placed in an invalid chair and carried into the house. . , Secretary Cortelyou when question ed concerning Mrs. McKinley's con- edition, stated that there was nothing alarming 'Hi her present indisposition and -that perfect quiet and rest for a few days would restore her to her usual health'. ' It was the Impression, however, of those who saw Mrs. Mc Kinley, that she is very ill and that 'her present ' state may result in an entire, change 'of the president's pro gram. ' , , .- 'Should, his wife's health improve, .the president, will carry out his in ception "to attend the celebration at fcan Jobc If, however, her condition ' "ft no better the president will not leave his wife's side, but "will allow the cabinet officers and others of bis , party to represent hlra at San Jose.' l OLINf COMPANY IS WIIEInV Oppoaer of flow maker! ' Combine Give ''' a Chanre to Hot. MOLINE, III., May 13. The Moline Plow company, owning the second largest plow factory in the world, has giver., an option to New York capital ists, which if closed within the limit of sixty days will bring this concern Into the $50,000,000 plow combine and make sure- of its success. The com pany employs 1,000 men and the op- " tion ta'.tbr upward of $5,000,000. The -company has opposed the trust, but ' will sell rather than fight it. C. H. Deere, president of Deere Co., slated for the presidency of the combine, says that the stock panic has not affected the plan of the trust as feared, and he now considers the or ganisation of the new combine sure. No other farm Implements but plows nd related lines will be made by the combine, of which Moline will probably be the chief manufacturing point. Dewett Heeaaae Oparatf . LONDON, May 13. General Dewet, according to a dispatch to the Dally Mail from Pretoria, has resumed oper ations and is reported to have cross ed Into the Transvaal with 2,000 men. frae Wafar Only Deaeaea1. BERLIN, May 13. Frau Causima Wagner has addressed a letter to all the members of the Reichstag, "k lag aa Indefinite prolongation of the Kafrrtvta monopoly on "Parsifal." tU la willing to renounce the pro tocsatioa of eowratght on the other 78fM f Wagaer If her rsaasat as t Tn2J" m granted, the asserts Crt eaftata itn oCered her tUZZZ ssafka Or the "ltoattar PAIR IRRITANT IS REMOVED. ipoeltioa Managere Hop that Trooblee Are Adjueted. BUFFALO, N. Y., May 13. The booth in the Manufactures and Lib eral Arts building at the Pan-American exposition grounds which has caused so much triction between the Ubor unions and the exposition offi cials and which threaded to involve all the men employed on the grounds in a general strike, was removed to day, and it is now believed that all the carpenters will go to work tomor row morning. The booth objected to ib the only one In any of the build ings manufactured in mills where non union men are employed, and as this is the only cause of complaint tbat the union carpenters have, the offi cials are confident that there will be nc more trouble. The attendance at the grounds to aay was good, notwithstanding tbat it rained for about two hours during the day when most of the sightseers visited the exposition. Sacred concerts furnished entertain ment for the visitors. INDIANS ARE DRIVEN OUT. Wblte of Skagoav Take Tats Precaa tlaa Afaioat Smallpox. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., May 13. The steamer Victorian arrived from Skakway this morning, bringing 100 passengers. The Victorian reports considerable excitement in the north caused by the smallpox epidemic and various settlements are taking every precaution to check and wipe out the d.sease. At Skagway the Indians were driven out and a strong guard placed around the town to prevent their return. One or two cases of the disease exists among employes of the Tread well mine on Douglas island, and. according to reports, it is thought the big mining plant will have to shut down. Returning passengers report that the mines of the Klondike are having the greatest harvest in the history of the country, owing to the large abun dance of surface water which Is being utilized in sluicing dirt taken out dur ing the winter months, and the yield of the yellow metal exceeds the best expectations of the mine owners. 00ES TO PROTECT THE POST. Brigadier General Brecken ridge to Be Sent to tbe Pblllplnea. WASHINGTON, May 13. Secretary Root has approved the plan by which 3rigadier General Breckinridge, in spector general of the United Stales army, will proceed to the Philippines for an extended tour of Inspection. The start will be made about June I'D o;: the transport Ingalls, leaving New York by the Suez route. Then are a large number of military posts scat tered through the PnilippincB and it is understood to be the idea to get a thorough knowledge of their condition and heeds, not only for the present, but with 'reference to the transition stage of military to civil rule, which Is now being rapidly brought about ' John MrKlnlev In tbe Poor Ronee. ST JOSEPH, Mo., May 13. John McKinley, the first cousin of President McKinley, was consigned to the poor house of Marshall county, Kansas. He has lived five years with a daughter at Blue Rapids. Three weeks ago his daughter died, leaving three sroajl children and the old father to the care of. her husband. The burden was too much and the ol.l man was sent to the poor farm. He is 93 years old, totally deaf and almoBt blind. His hair is now white and his step Is un certain. The matter will probably be made known to the president, who has been kept In ignorance of the old man's plight. . Had the Bo.rt Onlr Known. LONDON, May 13. At a banquet of the Cornish association held in Lon don last night General Pole-Carew said: "At the beginning of the war had the Boers fully realized their strength and our unpreparedness, we and Capetown and we would have pre and Capetown and we would rave pre sented the spectacle of conquering South Africa from the seacoast." German? Want Ho laland. WASHINGTON, May 13. The fol lowing statement is furnished for publication: The state department has ground for the belief that tbe Ger man government does not contem plate the acquisition of any island on the Venezuelan coast, nor of a harbor cr coaling station in that vicinity. Grover Cleveland Is reported to have cleaned up $400,000 on Northern Pa cific In Wall street Bettaer Tell HI Story. SEATTLE, Wash., May 13. W. M. Buttner, president of the German American Savings company of this city, who Is sought by Omaha offi cers charged with frsud, has given himself up to tbe police. He staled that tbe trouble for which he Is want ed la Omaha arose from a shortage of $2$ while he was collecting In that city. Buttner states he was on trial at Omaha for alleged fraud and was released by the prosecuting attorney. TO GET RID OF DOLE Hawaiian Territorial Legislature Asks that Governor Be Removed. A MEMORIAL TO TEE PRESIDENT a Problem Tbat Will Faee lata Cblef lecntlv ob Hla Ha turn Preeldxat Dole Ia Denounced aa Boatlle to tbe Ialand'a Beat lotereele. HONOLULU, -May 5. (Via San Francisco May 11.) The first terri torial legislature of Hawaii came to an end the evening ot April 30, ac cording to Governor Dole, and on the next night according to the majority ot both houses. The legislature ended Us existence at loggerheads with the governor all along the line, and without having passed a single one of the important measures to which the home rulers were committed, except the county gov rnment act, which tbe governor killed by a vest pocket veto. The last act of tbe house tbe evening of April 30 was to pass a concurrent resolution containing a memorial to President McKinley asking for the re moval of Governor Dole. He is charged with having hindered the work of the session by his hostility toward the leg islature, withholding information and reports that were called for and refus ing to co-operate with the lawmakers. The president is asked in the reso lution to use his influence in behalf of an extra session of tbe legislature to transact general legislation, which Dole refuses to grant. The Hawaiians claim they have not had time in which to work out the plans of lawmaking they had formed in the thirty days of the regular ses sion. In conclusion the home rulers ask that Dole be removed, if the president sees no other way to bring about an extra session of the territorial legis lature, declaring tbat the governor has acted in such a manner as to lose the confidence of a majority of the people of the territory, and charging that be has not dealt fairly with tbe home rule legislature. The concurrent resolution passed through both houses by large majori ties, all the native home rule members voting for it Governor Dole created a sensation in both houses by informing the com mittee sent to him to ask for an extra session that one of his reasons for not granting an extra session was tbat he had tj-en reliably Informed tbat brib ery was taking place. Both houses passed a resolution de manding proof. In reply tbe governor stated that general charges of bribery had been made In tbe local papers and on the floor of the senate, but had not been Investigated, In spite of the appointment of committees to look Into them, and that the matter was being investigated by the governor with view to punishing the offend ers If evidence against them could be obtained. CAILLES ClOSEtY CHASED. Ineurgrnt Leader Mnppoaed to Have Gone Hontbward. MANILA, May 11. Cailles, the in surgent leader In Laguna' province, Is being closely chased. He Is supposed to have gone southward of I-aguna province and is not likely to surrender, fearing paying personal penalty for his numerous assassinations. A hundred Insurgents Tuesday even ing attacked Paglibac, in Tayabas, which province was considered to be pacified. The Insurgents were repulsed without loss. A detachment of the Twenty-first In fantry routed 150 rebels at Zurbano's camp, near Lucaban, and captured a large quantity of supplies. There Will He Mo Car Famine. CHICAGO, May 11. An understand ing has been reached between tbe fruit shippers of southern Callofrnia and tbe Santa Fe and Southern Pacific roads which will preclude another car famine during the fruit shipping sea son and Insure quicker service. Al though no contract has been entered into, the shippers have been assured that ample transportation facilities will be provided la tbe future for mov ing the orange and lemon crops. Am ple car equipment is to be provided. - Uncle mmm Mast Tbem. FLORENCE), Aris., May 11. Tis Gila river, on the Sacaton reservation, has gone dry and no grain will be har vested by tbe Indians. Oreat destitu tion will ensue and government aid will be required to relieve the situa tion. ' I.vaebea Mini ee a Warning. WICHITA, Kan., May 11, J. L. Chandler, an old resident, farmer of Island, Day county, O. T., wan taken from bis home last night, presumably by cattlemen, and lynched. There being no telegraph In that section of Oklahoma, the news of the lynching did not reach Woodward until tonight. For, some time there has been trouble between the farmers and the cattle men and many animals bare been poisoned. CLAIM CRISIS IS PASSED. IadaatrUI Leader Aaeerla tbat Financial Storm Haa Speat Ita Ferjr. NEW YORK, May 10. A banker who participated In the movement to relieve the market this evening made this statement to tbe Associated Press: "We loaned $1,000,000 In tbe market after 10 o'clock today, some of it as low as 6 per cent, and feel that the crisis is over. I do not believe that a single large loan will go down. There have been tremendous losses. Thousands of accounts, representing millions of dollars, are wiped out But the banks are firm and the large operators are, I think, capable of i l ring for themselves. You see, they have been taking large profits and are capable of standing up. At present prices 1 feel that stocks are a good In vestment and look for heavy buying orders. A good day ard the market will be steady again. The banks acted together today, but there was no consonance of agreement about it. We pluced about $16,000,000 in the ag gregate and the moral effect was good. Wall street could not stand many days like this, but as it is the storm is weathered and the situa tion will Improve from the opening tomorrow." An industrial leader made this state ment to the Associated Press: "I believe the worst of the storm is over. Tbey have been conferences of Importance among the larger financi ers and it has been decided that every man of standing in the street shall be protected. I had thought there would be failures, but there are in fluences strong enough to avert at work and I am no sure they will sne ered. I look for buying orders and a rally in the market. There will also be peace among the interests now at ARMOUR GETS SIOUX CITY PLANT. Acquire International Packing Com pan?' Properly. SIOUX CITY, May 10. It became known here today that Armour & Co. of Chicago have purchase the old In ternational Packing plant and will operate it. The plant was built by the Silberhorns at a cost of $400,000. It covers five acres of ground. The ca pacity of the plant Is 500 cattle, 3,250 hogs and 1,000 sheep. . In 1899 the plant was acquired by the International .Packing company, which operated it until the reorganiza tion of the company when the Sioux City Provision company took charge a few weeks ago. Sioux City people are rejoicing be cause of the fact tbat a, rivalry . for business is expected to spring up be tween the Armour plant and the Cud ahy concern now In operation here. GETS THE HARVARD DEGREE. McKinley to Be Made a Doctor of Lawe at Jane Commencement. BOSTON, May 10. The board of overseers of Harvard university at the regular meeting here today voted 'to grant he degree of doc'or of laws to President McKinley. The degree will be conferred at the commence ment In June. ' President Solomon Lincoln of the board announced the action after the meeting, but he declined to state how the vote stood. From another source it was learned that It wes 26 to 3. The meeting was prolonged from 1 1 o'clock until 2. The Intense Interest in the question to be acted upon was evinced by the large attendance, only seven of the twenty-nine members of the board being absent Kngland Takea Cenaoa. LONDON, May 10. According to the returns of this year's census the total population In England and "Wales Is 32,325,716. This is an In ciease over the population of 1891 of 3.523,191, or. In other words, an In crease of 12.15 per cent In the last ten years. The Increase In the decade between 1SS1 and 1891 was 11.65 per cent. According to the census forty-eight counties show Increases while four teen show decreases. To Have a Street Pair. WYMORE, Neb., May 10. The busi ness men's association has decided to hold a street fair the coming Septem ber and the following committee' has been named to arrange the prelim inary work: R. P. Royle, J. A. Reul ing, T. P. Hargrave and J. R. Dodds. The fair will last for a week and every day will be a special day, including a firemen's tournament, corn carnival, flower parade, etc. Several thousand dollars have been guaranteed for amusements. To Protect Wee tern Meade. NEW YORK, May 10. A confer ence was held In Kuhn, Loeb A Co.'s office between Jacob H. Sehlff, E. I. Hsrriman and Oeorge J. Gould. 7o official statement could be obtained, but It was reported that a settlement of the railroad differences In the west had been arranged end tbat as surance would be given to the Rock Island, Bt Paul and Union Pacific companies that their Interests would be protected la an alliance. WALL STREET DEALING frautio Transactions Tike Plsce on the Stock Exchange. THE (ND IS NOT YET IN SIGHT Loader Confer on tbe teatenee of abort -Determine I'pon tbe Condition On Wblch Tbey Are Willing to Settle Morgan and Hill Are tin Top. NEW YORK, May 10. Bitter stress developed In Wall street by tbe sec ond hour of trade on the Stock Ex change today. The violence of the emotion had spent much of its force, at least for the time being, when the chairman's gavel fell, an nouncing the close of the day's pro ceedings. Tue casualties were great and the field of battle was strewn with the wounded, and maybe with the dying. Hut of actual fatalities none were recorded of importance during the day. During the height of the panic rumors of insolvencies were handed about more quickly tbaa they could be reported. But no con firmation could be had of the intima tions of financial wreck. Those against whom the rumors pointed refused even to show any sign of distress and professed themselves ready to meet all obligations. In more tban one Instance the answer to these ru mors was for a representative of the house to go upon the Stock Exchange and place loans to a large amount, a indicating the abundance of re sources at hand. But notwithstanding these and sim ilar devices for keeping up credit, and confidence, the fact was obvious from the crash of values on the exchange that credits and borrowing power were shrinking at too prodigious rate not to leave the mind of the whole financial world in a condition of in tense strain. But the indications at the close of the day were strong that the principal damage had been v.rought upon the speculative class or upon holders of securities on margin, for whatever purpose. The banks have been so well protected by recent extensions of the margins exacted in the market value of collateral over the amount of loans placed that they had little to fear short of an absolute wiping out of market valocs. : The shrinkage of collateral made It neces sary for the banks In many cases, t exact additional collateral during the day and this added much to the dis tress for a time. ' ' But late in the dealings the- prin cipal banks In ' the 'financial district agreed to form a pool and raise a fund to loan, putting Jhe money rate down to fi per cent on the Stock Ex change. The bid for money had been run up to 60 per cent and was threat ening to keep alive the panic. The" dozen hanks qnlekly came to an agree ment to raise $16,000,000, with implied willingness to advance the sum If nec essary. ' There were heavy loans placed also by Individual banks, ranging In some cases to $2C,000,000 and $30,000,000. Through the early part of the day lookers exacted the market rate for loans." But with the growing need to suppress the panic they offered the rate down to 6 per cent. Old cus tcmers of the bunks were not charged over 6 per cent at any time, but when outsiders came in asking for new loans, the law of supply and demand wrs allowed to run Its course. The state of excitement was very apparent all through the financial dis trict during the period of the panic, but there were few sensational scenes. Now and then a white-faced woman would appear from a cab outside a broker's office and would be driven off !; a fainting condition over receiving a message from the interior. Wher ever any near approach could be made to a ticker or to a board on which quotations were posted, there were great throngs of excited speculators scrambling for a view of the course of the market But the real stress of tho occasion came upon the men who were shut up in either their pri vate offices or those of brokers, or who were struggling and fighting on the floor of the exchange. indent Harvard Man Die. WASHINGTON, D. C. May 10. Former Judge John J. Hayden of In diana died here, aged 82 years. Judge Hayden was active In early Indiana republican politics but has been in the government service at Washing ton for some years. He was safd to be the oldest living graduate of Har Ttrd university. Tbe Peoria A Rpringfleld railroad company was Incorporated at Spring field, III. Mileage Pine Divide Then. CHICAGO, May 10. At a meeting Of the executive committee of the Western Passenger association, held here, a fight developed over the at tempt which Is being made to get all the lines west of the river to adopt a uniform Interchangeable mileage book. At present the Rock Island nd Missouri Pacific have an inter changeable book, but the other Unas were for some reason averse to adopt ing It BITTER KEN Will EIGHT. araaka Dealer Kail te Defend Dairy I a terea ta. OMAHA, May 13. The Nebraska Butler and Egg Dealers" aenocistion and the State Dairymen's association, representing practically all of the dairy Interests in the sUte, will give united support to State Food Commis sioner Bassett in his efforts to enforce the law against the Illegitimate sale of Imitation butter and other Imitation dairy products. Twenty-five members of the Butter and Egg Dealers' association met in Omaha in response to an emergency call issued by tbe president and secre tary of tbe organization, and with one voice they agreed to stand by Commis sioner Basnett In any step be might take toward tbe protection of the dairy Interests. Mr. Bassett was appointed food .commissioner by Governor Savage and It is said he will take charge ot his office in a few days. He will work under the law enacted by tbe legisla ture of 1897. Morris Friend of Lincoln, represent ing the Beatrice Creamery company of that place, said to a reporter: "There is no reason why the law against the sale of Imitation butter cannot now be enforced. The legisla ture of 1897 did not make proper pro vision for its enforcement, but this year the lawmakers remedied the evil committed two years ago, and, so far as we know, the law will stand tbe test of any court in the land. Tbe trouble for years was due to the failure of the legislature to make appropriations for tbe salary of the commissioner and his asiilstanti, ,, . "In brief, the state food law provides a penalty for selling colored Imita tions of butter. It will allow the sale of btitterlne, but only In its natural color. This places both butter and but terlne on an equal footing. What the dairymen object to is the sale of but tcrlne or other butter imitations that are colored to resemble In appearance the pure dairy product It Is this de ceit that we want to stamp out, and we are of the opinion that we have the means at hand to do lt with. The law also requires restaurants, hotels and other public ea'tlng houses that serve butter imitations to give notice of the fact by "posting Signs in a conspicuous place setting forth that butterlne. or whatever. the Imitation may be called, 1 served In the,. place." , The SUe , ..Dairymen's association w ill probably fellow the example of the butter and egg dealers and hold a spe cial meeting within the next few days with a'simllar purpose in view. The officers of that asKociation have already signified . tbelr Intention of sUnding back to back with the food commis sioner In his effort to enforce the law, but it Is proposed to make the influ ence of the organization still stronger by calling a special meeting for th? purpose of taking unid action. The present indications point to a clash with the nitatlon butter manu facturers. ' They object most strenu ously to the restriction against the use of coloring, and it Is possible proceed ings may be Instituted In the courts to test the constitutionality of the act Mr.. Bassett, In his official capacity, will demand compliance with the law, and If any vlolutors are caught they will be prosecuted. He will have the moral support of every butter an 1 dairy man in the state, and they to gether feel they can wield a mighty influence. v ' Fifth Marriage at XT. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., May 13. The marriage of B. S. Hayden of this city to Mrs. A. Shupp of Omaha at Chllllcothe, Mo., was a surprise to all. This Is the fifth marriage venture of the groom, who is 87 years of age, and the second venture of the bride, who In C2 years of age. Both have been resi dents of this city for many years and have been engaged to be married be fore. The groom Is well-to-do, but not immensely wealthy aa reported. Hanker Elect Ofllrer. GRAND ISLAND, May 13. The Ne braska Bankers' association In session here elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: C. F. Bcntley of Grand Island, president; F, M. Penny of Wood River, vice president; W. H. McDonald of North Platte, secretary; Peter Mortensen of Ord, treasurer; F. M. Rublee of Broken Bow, member of executive council of state association. rtna Mealdeere Deatrofed. WAVERLY, May 13. An $8,000 resl dence belonging to Miss Blanche Hlnes was destroyed by fire. The house had been closed preparatory to a summer trip. The origin of tbe fire Is un known. Mebraeka at Washington. WA8HINOTON, May 13.-Dr. R. M. fltone of Omahs, who arrived in Wssh ington Isst nlgbt, called upon Com missioner Evans of the pension office, having one or two matters before-the department in which veterans of the civil war are Interested. JohnMallalleu and wife of Kearney are In tbe city on a short visit. Mr. Mallalleu called on Director Merrlam, having been superintendent of the cen sus for tbe Sixth Nebraska district