Nebraska Newspapers

    M'COOK TRIBUNE.
F. M. KIMMKIX , Publisher.
McCOOK , NEBRASKA
NEBRASKA
The IC-ycar-old son of Joseph Bauer ,
living six miles north of Gibbon , was
struck by lightning and instantly
killed.
Notwithstanding the town board re
cently raised the liquor license to ? ! , -
200 , Oxford will probably have a saloon
shortly.
The Nebraska Telephone company of
Exeter is making numerous improve
ments on their telephone system. The
wires which have been heretofore
placed on the building are being mov
ed and put on poles. A through wire
is also being put in for long distance
work.
Mayor Burke of Friend was notified
that John Gorman , a Saline county
boy , was killed by a stroke of lightning
in Wyoming. The deceased was a son
of F. S. Gorman , an old resident of the
county. The father left for Wyoming
to bring the remains of his son home
for burial.
An Episcopal mission lias been or
ganized at Monroe and the clergy and
officers are taking steps to build a
church. Thomas Hill and wife donated
a lot for building purposes , valued at
not less than $75 cash. Several parties
will donate $20 and ? 50. It is thought
that the amount can be easily raised
to build a good church.
The preliminary hearing in the cas
es of C. J. Erickbaum and W. J. O'Bri
en of Cresco , charged with illegally
disposing of whisky and beer , came up
before County Judge Barry at Wahoo
and resulted in O'Brien being bound
over to the district court. Dr. Krick-
baum failed to put in an appearance
for trial and a warrant was issued for
his apprehension.
Harry Benedict of Lincoln , who was
elected to take charge of Prof. Dun-
canson's work at the slate normal
while the latter goes abroad on leave
of absence , was in Peru looking over
the ground of his future work. Mr ,
Benedict is a graduate of the state uni
versity and for the last two years has
been a member of the teaching force
in the Lincoln high school.
Cresco and vicinity was visited by
horse and buggy thieves , a buggy be
ing stolen from Anton Erickson five
miles north of town and a horse and
buggy stolen from Charles Erickson-
three miles northwest. Both rigs and
horse were supposed to have been stol
en by the same parties , as they were
tracked-from where the first rig was
stolen , thence a few miles toward Lin
coln.
coln.Miss
Miss Stella Sisson , daughter of F. W
Sisson of Ainsworth , was biten by
rattlesnake while walking over the
prairie about six miles north of town
Before she could reach the nearesl
farm house her condition became criti
cal and although a physician was se
cured as soon as possible two noun
had passed before anything was done
to relieve her. She will , however , re
cover.
B. W. Tice , western agent for the
Children's Aid society of New Yorl
and also the superintendent of th <
West Side Home for Boys of Nev
York City , reached Harvard with thir
teen children and has found homes foi
the entire number , while several ap
plications remain unfilled. Of this
number all were boys but three , th <
oldest child being 14 and the younges
3 years of age.
A very severe storm visited portion
of Red Willow county. The afll of hai
was something terific , chunks of ic
two inches in diameter lying thick ii
the path of the storm. Cornfield
were wastes of macerated threads , an <
small grain was literally pounded int
the earth. The hail was accompanies
by a downpour of rain and ever ;
stream in the vicinity was made ban
full. The rainfall was a repetition c
a few nights previous.
If interest is an index to success
then nothing but success awaits th
annual camp meeting at Bennet thl
year. The officers of the associatio
have spared neither pains nor means t
make the session in every way success
ful. The executive committee hay
carefully attended to the last detail i
preparing for an immense gathering
An unusually large number have com
pleted plans to spend the entire ses
sion at the camp ground.
A corn deal whereby more thai
200,000 bushels of corn was sold b ;
Wymore parties was the biggest o
the kind ever made in Gage count }
The corn was the property of Messn
Greenwood , Wier and Yoder , and som
of it had been in cribs for three year ;
The sale was made to the Centra
Granaries company and willbeshippe
to St Louis over the Burlington am
from St. Louis to Baltimore over th
Baltimore & Ohio. Shelters are bus ;
taking the corn from the cob. Th
deal brought to Wymore more tha :
§ 50,000 in cash.
The Friends' annual associatio
meeting was in session at Central Git
last week. The meetings during tli
day were held at the college and d (
votional meetings were held eac
evening in the church. Among tt
visiting ministers and laymen wh
were assisting in the work were Re1
William Angstead of Tobias , Alfre
Nevill of Hiawatha , Prof. Gibson , ir
structor in the High school at Apple
ton , Wis. , Rev. S. A. Wood , New Prov
dence , la. , Rev. E. P. Ellyson , L
Grande , la. , Z. L. Martin , general stu
erintendeut , Oskaloosa , la. , and man
others.
The Salem county old settlers hau
decided to have a picnic on August 2
Clarence Coats of Wymore wa
pretty badly hurt while going east o
an extra train. While doing som
switching at Dawson Clarence wa
holding onto the ladder of a car , an
while passing some cars on anothe
track his head struck a brake whe <
on the side of a car and sustaine
quite a serious injury. He was take
to Falls City , where medical aid wa
summoned , and later brought homi
where he has since been under
doctor's care. The Falls City doctc
was of the opinion that his skull wa
crushed and would have to be raisei
Chancellor of Nebraska's University De
cides on a Change of Biise ,
ACCEPTS OffER Of HAWKEYES
Bends Telegram to that Effect to Hoard
of Regents Sees Greater rosslhilltlcs
in Iowa Leaven a Prosperous Univers
ity and a United Faculty.
After several weeks of serious con
sideration Chancellor George E. Mac-
Lean of the University of Nebraska
has decided to accept the presidency of
the University of Iowa.
He has been corresponding with the
authorities of the Iowa institution
since his visit there , but he did not
reach a decision until a few days ago ,
when he sent the following dispatch
to Judge Babb , chairman of the board
of regents at Mount Pleasant , la. :
"After mature deliberation , I am
convinced of Iowa's greater opportun
ity. I accept the presidency and leave
loyal regents , a united faculty and a
prosperous university with , the assur-
ince of finding the same in Iowa , with
its possibilities. I trust the people
will be co-operative , not expecting too
much.
"GEORGE E. MACLEAN.
Soon after sending the above dis
patch Chancellor MacLean received
the following telegram from the act
ing president of the Iowa university :
"Greetings for President MacLean.
ompliments for the University of
Iowa.
"AMOS N. CGRRIER ,
"Acting President. "
Chancellor MacLean has received
congratulatory telegrams and letters
from prominent educators all over the
country since his election to the pres
idency of the University of Iowa.
Among those who have complimented
him are President Draper of the Uni
versity of Illinois , President Northrop
rep of the University of Minnesota ,
Dean Judson of the University of Chicago
cage , Charles Chaplain of the Univer
sity of Washington at St. Louis , State
Superintendent Barrett of Iowa , Judge
Haxwell of this state and Governor
Shaw of Iowa.
"I am very grateful indeed , " said
Chancellor MacLean , in speaking of
leaving Nebraska , "to the many friend
friends who have expressed them
selves during the last few weeks. It
is true that I leave Nebraska very re
luctantly , but I go very cheerfully. I
think the possibilities are greater in
Iowa or I would have remained in this
state. The people of Nebraska enter
tain a wrong idea of the Iowa univer
sity. In buildings and equipments it
is superior to ours , but the attendance
is not quite so large. I hope the re
gents of the Nebraska university will
pursue a vigorous policy and I shall
continue to do all I can for the institu
tion. The university here will never
have a warmer friend tuan me. "
Chancellor MacLean has not decid
ed when to leave for hi& new location.
He said that he would remain here
until he could complete his work. The
board of regents of the Iowa Univer
sity will hold a meeting June 28 and he
expects to be present. The regents oi
the Nebraska university meet July 1
to let the contracts for the buildings
and his resignation will be formally
brought before them at that time.
While very little has been said or
done regarding a successor to the
chancellor it has been the general
opinion of the board that it would be
well to elect an acting chancellor for
the term of one year in the event of
the departure of the present head oi
the institution. That idea still pre
vails and such action will probably
be taken by the board at its next meet
ing.
Anxious About the First.
All state officials and especiallj
those connected with the military de
partment of the state , says a Lincolr
dispatch , are especially anxious to se
cure some definite information regard
ing the date of sailing of the Firsi
regiment from Manila. All sorts o :
theories have been advanced , but non <
of them seem to have any particulai
amount of weight. Information wa ;
given out at the adjutant general's
office this afternoon that the reasor
the regiment had not sailed on Jun <
22 was that certain commissioned of
ficers who had been on special dutj
were unable to get back to their com
panics in time to sail on that date
Quite a number of the officers of th <
regiment have been detailed with othei
regiments or on some of the various
staffs. The reliability of this information
mation is not guaranteed by the adju
tant general , as it dift not come direc
by cablegram from Manila. However
the fact that no word of the sailinj
of the troops has been received her
does not indicate that they have no
sailed.
The War department several week !
ago notified Adjutant General Barr :
that the state military authoritie :
would be advised immediately afte
the regiment started for home. It i :
possible that the department has over
looked this and that the regiment ii
on its way home. If the Nebraska sol
diers sail on the Hancock the tri ]
from Manila to San Francisco shouli
be made in less than twenty-five days
Auditor Cornell Is Satisfied.
Auditor Cornell has announced tha
he would not contest the law whicl
takes from him the insurance depart
ment and places it under the contro
of the governor and a deputy Insur
ance commissioner.
It had been reported that the audi
tor belie'-ed the bill to be defective ani
that he would refuse to transfer th
$300,000 insurance securities in hi
possession to the custody of the stat
treasurer. Auditor Cornell said tha
he did not wish to test the law. Whil
he believed the law was badly bungled
he was anxious to get rid of the in
surance department , providing that b ;
complying with the law he would no
endanger his bondsmen.
Treasurer Meserve said he had no
studied the new law carefully. Whil
he was not anxious to take up addi
tional work in his office , he would b
ready July 1 to receive the tnsuranc
securities.
Nebraska Crop Conditions.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA.
LINCOLN , June 27. General sum
mary : The past week has been warm
and wet The average daily tempera-
Lure excess has been about 1 degree.
The first days of the week were very
hot , the maximum temperature ex-
< ceding 100 degrees in mcst of the
central and western counties. The
last days of the week were cooler than
normal.
The ralnfjll has been aoovc uormal
in all except a few of the southeast
ern counties , where about half the
normal amount fell. In mosc of the
state it exretded an inch , and in many
counties exceeded two inches. In
Sherman , Buffalo , Kearney and Harlan
counties the rainfall was very heavy ,
varying from 3 to nearly 6 inches.
The past week has been the most
favorable one of the season for crop
growth. The high temperature the
first days was unfavorable in a few
southwestern counties , but was fol
lowed by general and heavy rain ,
which revived the small grain consid
erably. Warm weather , with fre
quent showers , has caused all crops
to grow rapidly. Oats have continued
to improve , and now promise a good
crop in many eastern counties. Win
ter wheat and rye have filled well , but
the crop will be light. Corn has grown
exceedingly well. There is some com
plaint of weedy fields , but on the
whole the fields are about as clean as
usual , and corn is now In unusually
good condition. The cutting of timothy
and clover for hay has commenced in
southern counties.
The Illshop Coadjutor.
Arrangements have been made foi
the consecration of Rev. Arthur L
Williams as coadjutor to Bishoi
Worthington. The consecration wil
occur in September. Rev. Mr. Will
lams' letter of acceptance is given a :
follows :
"CHRIST CHURCH. CHICAGO , 111.
June 16 , 1899. The Rev. John Will
iams , Secretary Standing Committee
Diocese of Nebraska , Omaha , Neb.
Rev. and Dear Brother : After foui
weeks of serious and prayerful consid
eration of the call of the church ir
Nebraska to be its bishop coadjutor
I have been led to believe that it ii
God's will that I should accept tin
election , subject , of course , to the ap
proval of the church. In accepting th <
election I realize the gracious honoi
that has been conferred upon me , ant
the dread responsiblities which be
long to the office and work of a bishoj
in the church of God. Only in tin
strength and sufficiency of the Holj
Ghost , the Lord and giver of life , car
I ever hope to become to the clerg :
and laity of the diocese of Nebraskj
all that a yoke fellow of your wise am
beloved diocesan should be. In thi
months that are to follow before tin
date of my consecration , I would asl
that I be remembered daily in tin
prayers of the faithful clergy am
laity , that I be prepared in body , sou
and mind , to acceptably serve our Lon
Jesus Christ and his church in the of
fice and work to which I am callec1
Faithfully yours ,
"ARTHUR L. WILLIAMS. "
Case Must Ke Appealed.
Gering dispatch : A large number o
filings under the reservoir act havi
been made in this section. The offi
cials at the Alliance land office , Regis
ter F. M. Dorrington and Receiver W
R. Akers , however , have adopted ar
entirely different policy than has beei
the result of the rush at all othe ;
western land offices. They have begui
work upon the accumulated mass o
applications and it is announced tha
they will reject them , although the :
have not yet issued many rejections
most of those so far being directed t <
those whose filings seemed to havi
been limited only by the extent o
their ready cash. While the law ma :
stand , the Alliance land officers indi
cate that they do not intend to hi
placed in a position of even partia
complicity in what they regard as ;
fraud. So that anyone who makes :
filing stick in this land district mus
do so upon appeal.
"Willing to Volunteer.
Fremont dispatch : The report ii
today's Bee that President McKinle ;
would shortly issue a call for 12,00
volunteers has awakened considerabl
interest among the former member
of Company F of the Third Nebraska
a large number of whom say the ;
would like to enlist if a regiment i
organized under Colonel Vifquain
Some of them estimate that over hal
of Company F would re-enlist if th
organization of the Third Nebrask ;
was retained. Of the commissioned of
ficers it is doubtful if Captain McVick
ar would again enter the service. Firs
Lieutenant Abbott , who was promote !
to that position after the death o
Lieutenant Thompson , is anxious t
again enter the service. Lreutenan
Abbott has a brother , L. J. Abbott , jr
who is a private in Company M , Firs
Nebraska , now at Manila.
Lieutenant Mayer or tne navy wai
in Beatrice last week , visiting hi ;
parents , while enroute to Manila
where he has been drdered to repor
to Admiral Watson. He will sail fron
San Francisco on the Solace. Maye
was in command during the Spanisl
war of Hearst's converted yacht Buc
cancer , and when it was ordered ou
of commission Hearst generously toll
him to appropriate to his own use an ;
of the furnishings of the yacht. A
a result of which he brought horn
many valuable souvenirs of the cam
paign. Regarding the Sampson-Schle ;
controversy , Lieutenant Mayer say
that while he regards Schley ver ;
highly as a man and a naval com
mander , his sympathies are wit !
Sampson , whom he regards as beini
in the right.
Two boys made their escape fron
the industrial school at Kearney , bu
were subsequently "caught at Centra
City.
Through the generosity of the pec
pie of Craig and vicinity the amoun
of $353 was raised and sent to th
State bank at Blair for the Herma
cyclone sufferers. Craig was to cek
brate the Fourth of July , but at
recent mass meeting it was decide
that the amount raised for the cele
bration be returned to the subscribei
and a committee be appointed to cir
culate subscription papers for th
benefit of the Herman sufferers , wit
the above result.
Fight Between Carnegie Company and
Unions Coming On.
WAGE QUESTION IS NOT INVOLVED
Men Belonging to Amalgamated Associa
tion Discharged and Told Their Mem-
hership In the Organization \Vna the
( Cause Mutters that May Urine On a
Serious Kupture.
PITTSBURG , Pa. , July 3. The re
ported strike at the Homestead steel
works of the Carnegie company has
not taken place as yet , but the men
are worked up over the discharge of
the members of the Amalgamated
committee , who waited upon Super
intendent Corey yesterday and de
manded the return of the fifteen men
dismissed recently for joining the as
sociation. Threats of a strike are
heard on all sides , but the plant was
in full operation today and all the
men were at work save the twenty-
four discharged.
A meeting of the Homestead work
ers was in session until an early hour
this morning and a conference with
Superintendent Corey was held at 9
o'clock today , but the closest secrecy
was maintained by both sides. A
short time later Superintendent Corey
left the works for Pittsburg to con
sult with the officials of the company.
At the offices in this city nothing could
be learned , as the officials preserved
their customary silence upon all mat
ters concerning their affairs. When
Superintendent Corey was 'seen the
following interview took place :
"Did 2,000 of your men quit work
last night ? "
"They did not. " was his answer.
"What reply did you give the com
mittee ? "
"I prefer not to talk for publica
tion. "
"Well , then , is the story true ? "
"I would prefer that you see Mr.
Lovejoy on the subject. "
"Can we say authoritatively that
there is no strike and that the mer
did not quit ? "
"You can. "
An effort was made to communicate
with Mr. Lovejoy , but he was inac
cessible.
President Schwab of the Carnegk
company , when asked for a statement
about the proposed strike , refused to
discuss the matter at all. He would
not admit the truth of any conference
between himself and Mr. Corey , on
one side , and the committee of nine
on the other.
There are 4,000 men employed in
the big works. The company asserts
that only about 150 or 200 of thorn are
skilled workmen in the sense that the
term used is to be accepted. It is true
the laborers predominate numerically ,
but the Amalgamated people claim tc
have received every promise of aid
and support from them. The com
pany has not made any attempt tc
conceal the reason for the dismissals ,
It was solel * for the reason that the
men went into a labor organization
when they had been forbidden. The
question of wages does not enter intc
the controversy , the men being as well
paid and in many instances better
than those of the mills recogniziac
the unions , and paying what is known
as the "scale rate. "
The Amalgamated association ha =
been working with the Carnegie em
ployes for some time. It was intended
to make the matter of formation ol
the organization public several wrelw
ago and declare an open fight. A
secret ballot was taken and it was
decided to keep the secret , awaiting
developments. The officials of the
company , by some means , came tc
know that some of their employes
were members of the union. Dis
charges immediately followed , witli
the plain statement by the officials
that they did not want union men ir
their employ.
One by one men were discharged , as
their affiliation with the labor organ
ization became known. That there has
been much quiet work done among
the men during the last five yeais h
known among the officials of the or
ganization. Open meetings were hel :
at Homestead some time ago for the
purpose of gaining a foothold. The
meetings were well attended , but the
men were afraid to show their colors
Many of them were discharged foi
their attendance at these gatherings
The open plan was then abandonee
and secret work begun.
TJurns IIomc > s of Union Miners.
ST. LOUIS , July 3. A special to th (
Post-Dispatch from Carbondale , 111.
says : Union City , named from the
fact that it is occupied by union min
ers , was the scene of a battle last
night about midnight , and as a resull
the town is in ruins. The non-unior
negroes and the other men employee
by Brush at his mines near Fredonia
having become crazed over the kiUinj
of the woman yesterday , went to ih <
camp , which consisted of mine houses
and opened fire on them , which wa1
at once returned. The battle ragpc
until the union miners ran from then
homes and took refuge in a clump o
timber close to the village. The non
union men at once applied the tore.- !
to the houses and all wer- > burned i <
the ground. After the men had tie
stroyed all the property previouslj
occupied by the imion men they movet
on to the woods and until daylight th <
fusillade was kept up. No liv s hav <
so far been reported lost in the en
gagement at Union City. Union min
ers have been arriving r.t the seen *
of the trouble all night atvl the cut
come must be a long-drawn out battle
Both sides seem determined to win.
Passes Out of Kecelvershlp.
BALTIMORE. Md. , July 3. The re
ceivership of the Baltimore & Ohii
road terminated at 12 o'clock tonight
and the property was turned over t <
the stockholders without formal cere
mony. The new officers are : Presi
dent , John K. Cowen ; first vice presi
dent , Oscar G. Murray ; second vici
president and general manager , Frei
D. Underwood ; treasurer , W. H
I jams ; secretary , C. W. Woolford
general attorney , Hugh L. Bond , jr.
GOBBLED BY THE CENTRAL.
W. K. Vaiiderbllt 1'lans a Ulg Kallroad
Deal.
NEW YORK , July 3. Tbe following
statement was given out by President
Callaway of the New York Central
railroad : "At a meeting of the board
of directors of the New York Central
& Hudson River Railroad company
held recently the lease of the Boston
& Albany railroad to the New York
Central for a period of 99-3 years was
unanimously passed , and President
Callaway has been notified that similar
action has been taken by the Boston
& Albany railroad. "
Supplementary to the foregoing an
ofllcial assertion was also made That
the terms of this , 999-year lease pro
vided for a guarantee by the New
York Central of 8 per cent annual
dividends on the $25,100,000 * of capital
stock of the Boston & Albany. This
merger is one of the mott important
railroad events in recent years. The
scheme was planned and carried out
by Wi'lianr ' K. Vanderbilt so quietly
that less than a half dozen persons
connected with the New York Central
system knew anything about it until
it was made public. J. Piorpont Mor
gan and H. McK. Twomblcy were as
sociated with Mr. Vanderbilt in ar
ranging the details of the transaction.
BOSTON , July S. Simultaneously
with the meeting of the New York
Central directors in New York the Al
bany directors came together in this
city , and after a short conference
passed a resolution recommending the
lease , with a proviso , however , that
an 8 per cent dividend , payable quar
terly , shall be guaranteed by the New
York Central railroad , and also that
54,000,000 in money or property shall
be reserved by the Boston & Albany
road. This sum consists of the trust
improvement fund of the road and
other funds and property which had
been laid by for improvements and
other special expenses.
This sum of § 4,000,000 , invested at
the current rates of interest , would
mean a return of at least one-half of
1 per cent additional to the stock
holders , so that the proposition , stated
broadly , is that the stockholders of
the Boston & Albany will derive net
dividends of S1 per cent on their
lease.
This recommendation must be ac
cepted by the stockholders , who will
vote on the proposition at the annual
meeting to be held September 27. Then
it must be approved by the legislature
of this state. All these preliminaries
being favorable to the proposition ,
July 1,1900 , will find the lease in oper
ation and the new tenants in control.
FIRST REGIMENT OFF.
Colonel Mulford Informs ( ! ov. Poyiitci
of Departure from Manila.
LINCOLN , July 3. ( Special Tele
gram to the Bee. ) Governor Poyntei
this morning issued the following
proclamation calling attention to th <
departure of the First regiment fron
Manila and recommending that som <
kind of public demonstration be ar
ranged to show the appreciation tin
people entertain for the valorous deed ;
performed by the Nebraska soldiers :
"The executive office is just inreceipi
of advices that the First Nebraska ha ;
this day sailed from Manila. Tin
home-coming of this gallant regimen
is such a notable event in the history
of our state as to call for offical rcc
ognition and for such a demonstratior
of welcome upon their return as wil
fittly commemorate their splendie
courage and fortitude.
"As chief executive of the state , ane
in obedience to the dictates of my ov.-r
feelings , I recommend that the "warn
welcome which the people have al
ready prepared in their hearts for oui
returning heroes shall take shape ir
an organized and concerted movemen
and that such a demonstration be ar
ranged as will give ample proof te
the world that Nebraska appreciate :
her noble sons who have by their val
orous deeds made her famous through
out the world. In testimony whereo
I hereunto set my hand and caused te
be affixed the great seal of the stat <
of Nebraska.
Done at Lincoln this first day c
July , A. D. 1899.
By the governor ,
W. A. POYNTER ,
W. F. PORTER , Secretary of State
The following cablegram was re
ceived at tfte governor's office thi :
morning :
MANILA , July 1. 8:52 a. m. Gov
ernor Poynter , Lincoln , Neb. : Sai
today. Touch Nagasaki , Yokohoma"
MULFORD , " 'Colonel.
MANILA , July 3. The United State :
transport Hancock sails for home to
night with 740 men of the Nebrask ;
regiment and 250 men of the Utah ar
tillery. About thirty of the Nebras
harbor this week awaiting the Utah' ;
main here , a majority of them reen
listing. The Nebraska troops hav <
been living on board the ship in UK
kans and twenty-five of the Utahs re
readiness for departure.
The soldiers enjoyed transport lif <
immensely after months spent in thi
trenches.
Sheriff Calls for Troops.
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , July 3. Acting
Governor Worder today received t
telegram from Sheriff Gray at Carter
ville saying he was powerless to con
trol the" rioters and asking that rifle :
and 200 troops be sent at once. The
acting governor immediately orderee
150 rifles and ammunition sent te
Sheriff Gray and ordered him to sum
mon and arm a posse. No troops wil
be ordered out until the sheriff's re
sources are exhausted. Sheriff Graj
telegraphed that a coroner's inquesi
was held over the body of the negrc
woman killed yesterday and severa
warrants issued. Sheriff Gray arrestee
three men , but when on his way te
the jail his carriage was surroundee
by the men's sympathizers , the horse :
cut loose and the prisoners released
Rohhcrs Dreak a Depot Safe ,
CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , July 3. At 3
o'clock last Saturday rooming three
men in a buggy drove up to the North
western depot at Dewitt , held up the
operator at the point of their revolvers
vers , blew op en the s fe acd escaped
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MANILA , July 3. Prof. J. G. Schur-
man of the United Statr-s advisory
committee for the Philippines return
ed to Manila today from a three weeks'
tour of tbe southern islands. He takes
an entirely hopeful view of the gener
al conditions there. The Intelligent
and substantial citizens desire an
American protectorate. The masses
are awaiting the settlement of the
war in the island of Luzon before de
claring themselves.
They are chiefly anxious to be undis
turbed. The president of the town of
Santa Nicolas , in the island of Cebu. _
said to Prof. Schurman : "We want
peace , food and prosperty. ! We do
not wish to fight. We would be neu
tral. "
The president of the commission
thinks his declaration fairly expresses
the sentiments of the people in the
southern islands of the archipelago.
Many of the towns there are in the
hands of small bands of Tagalos and
the people fear to endorse American
rule until they are certain that Agui-
naldo must be beaten. Lot them once
be convinced of this and the allegi
ance of the southern islands , Mr.
Schurman thinks , can be secured by
diplomacy.
The United States gunboat Bennmg-
ton took Mr. Schurman * o Mindanao
and the islands of the Sulu and Yis-
cayan groups. He traveled through the at
island of Negros with Colonel Smith
and a party of natives. In seven ; ! of
the principal towns he was tendered
banquets and he had an hour's coher
ence with the young sultan of Sulu , te
who received him in the royal audi
ence chamber , surrounded by a body
guard of fierce looking Moros.
Mr. Schurman told the sultan that
the United States had acquired the sov
ereignty of the Philippines from Spain
but had no wish to subjugate the rop-
ulation nor to interfere with the cus
toms or religion. On the contrary , the
great desire of the American govern
ment was to help the people of the
islands to develop their country.
The sultan replied that he earnestly
desired peace and was anxious to con
tinue the existing treaties
On the return voyage the president
of the commission visited the town of
Brneo. capital of British North Bo-
neo , where he was cordially received
by the British officials , who afforded
him every facility in his study of the
local government and the customs of
the people. The population he found
much like that of the southern Phil
ippine islands.
The government is at present in a
rather elementary state , but a more
complete organization is being ( level-
open as rapidly as is practicable.
Yesterday General Lawton and Prof.
"
Worcester "of the commission visited
the principal towns in the province oC
Cavite , out of which the natives were
recently driven. Their chief purpose
was to direct the elections of the pres
idents of Imus , Bacoor , Paranaque and
Las Pinas. Under the municipal sys
tem thus inaugurated the presidents ,
or the mayors , of the town are cm-
powered to appoint minor officials and
to levy taxes , which are to be ex
pended solely in public improvements.
Before acting General Lawton and
Mr. Worcester had consulted with the
leading men in each town and selected
candidates whose honesty and friend
liness to American rule were beyond
question. Wherever they went the
Americans were heartily cheered by
the people.
Tomorrow the public schools in Ma
nila Avill open and it is expected that
there will be 5,000 children in attend
ance. The teachers include Ameri
cans , Spaniards and Filipinos. One of
the instructors is the widow of the
Filipino patriot , Dr. Rizal , who pre
pared the statutes of the Philippine
league , and who , when about to board
a steamer for Barcelona in the autumn
of 1896 , was arrested by the Spanish
authorities and sent to Manila , where
he was tried by court-martial on a
charge of having organized the upris
ing in the Philippines , sentenced to
death and shot on December 29 of that
year. After her husband's execution
Mrs. Rizal , who is the stepdaughter
of a retired Hong Kong gentleman ,
went to Imus and was chosen captain
of a company of insurgents.
English will be taught in the schools
one hour each day. The prescribed
holidays include the twenty church
days observed in Manila , Washing
ton's birthday and the Fourth of July.
Almost every steamer brings mis
sionaries. The arrival of one in Cebu
made no little trouble , as the report
spread rapidly among - the ignorant
classes that the Americans intended
to compel them to give up their
churches. The American authorities ,
in the interest of harmons * , requested
him to withdraw , and he complied.
Senor Llorente. who is considered
the most influential native in Cebu ,
said to Mr. Schurman : "I like the
American idea of the separation of
church and state , but I think it would
be unwise to introduce Protestantism
while conditions are so unsettled. "
He has since arrived in Manila and
taken his seat on the bench of the
supreme court.
Says "Washington Was
1 CHICAGO , 111. , July 3. In an inter
view today William J. Bryan said :
"I believe George Washington was
right. We ought not to enter into en
tangling alliances with foreign na
tions. The question of an Anglo-
Saxon alliance is involved in the
question of imperialism. No entang
ling alliance would be suggested were
it not -for the fact that a colonial
policy would strengthen those who
desire a foreign alliance. "