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DENY THE STOR
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PROMINENT MEN DENOUNCE THE
BRIBERY CHARGES
UNCLE SAM IGNORES THEM
Decides Matter Unworthy of Seriou6
Attention and Takes No Steps
Partner of Abner McKlnley Says Re
ports Are Unqualifiedly False
NEW YORK March 29 Carl
of this city who was at
torney for Walter Christmas the rep
resentative of the Danish government
in the overtures for the purchase of
the Danish West Indise in 1900 was
indignant at the conduct of his client
shown in his secret report to the Dan
ish ministry lately published
Ordinary legal etiquitte said he
would prevent my speaking But this
report is so defamatory and outrageous
that I feel justified in washing my
hands of the whole affair
Mr Flscher Hansen described the
course of the Danish representative as
it uppeared to him
Christmas undertook according to
Mr 1 ischer Hansen to start the sale
of the islands for the Horring minis
try As far back as I860 the sale had
been almost consummated but at
the last moment this government had
drawn back Thus Denmark could not
make overtures or do more than sug
gest that overtures would be accept
able This Christmas did He con
ducted Secretary White of the Ameri
can embassy from London to Copen
hagen At that point said Mr
Pisher Hansen his services ended
The negotiations from there on were
carried forward by the American
minister at Washington
The Horring ministry going out of
existence in a few months was suc
ceeded by the Sehested ministry to
which Christmas made his secret re
port setting forth the alleged obliga
tions he was under to various Ameri
cans
This report was evidently made
said the lawyer with the belief that
it could never see the light But its
publication has shown its absurdity
I am quite sure Christmas never saw
the men he mentions and I believe the
report was made for the purpose of
personal gain
Wilbur C Brown partner of Abner
McKinley whose name was mentioned
in connection with the Christmas
charges made public in congress has
sent the following letter to Represent
ative Dalzell chairman of the investi
gating committee
Dear Sir The papers this morn
ing contain extracts read in congress
yesterday from insidious charges al
leged by one Walter Christmas in con
nection with the purchase of the Dan
ish West Indies
So far as these charges relate to
Abner McKinley and myself they are
unqualifiedly maliciously false in ev
ery particular
I shall be glad to appear before
your committee at any time you may
desire Very respectfully
W C BROWN
WASHINGTON D C March 29
The state department will take no
steps to bring to the attention of the
Danish government the charges against
the integrity of American statesmen
preferred by Captain Christmas and
brought to the attention of the house
of representatives
PENSION COMMISSIONER RESIGNS
Not Effective Until Diplomatic Berth
is Ready for Him
WASHINGTON March 29 Conwiis
eioner of Pensions Evans has placed
his resignation in the hands of the
president
It will not take effect until some im
portant position in the diplomatic
service is found for him
The pension committee appointed at
the last annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic to invest
igate the affairs of the pension bureau
has made its report to the president
It has not yet decided as to when the
report will be made public if at all
It is stated that the policy of Com
missioner Evans will be continued by
his suceesscr
To Mine Nebraska Coal
WAHOO Neb March 29 A stock
company is being organized in this
city for the purpose of developing
the coal mine at Swedeburg six miles
south of here The company will
have 1000000 capital stock and will
begin in a few days to work the mine
The promoters have leased 700 acres
surrounding the land where the coal
was discovered
Turkey Massing Reserves
CONSTANTINOPLE March 29
The Turkish government has decided
to call to the colors 90000 irregular
troops in batches of four battalions
each batch aggregating about 20000
men
Turks Attack Bulgarians
SOFIA Bulgaria March 29 One
hundred and fifty Turkish troops at
tacked a Bulgarian post near Saratch
One Bulgarian was killed and several
wounded
EXTENDS POSTAL SERVICE
Ordero Can Now Be Sent to and from
China and Greece
WASHINGTON March 28 The
postoffice department today reported
the completion of important arrange
ments for the extension of the inter
national money order business of this
government An agreement has been
reached with the kingdom of Greece
whereby money orders will be ex
changed between the two countries In
addition the postal agent of the Uni
ted States at Shanghai China has
been authorized to issue domestic
money orders payable at any money
order office in the United States Can
ada Cuba and the Philippines and at
any money order office in the United
States money orders may be procured
drawn on the postal agency at Shang
hai China which thus is substantially
made a money order office of the Uni
ted States The postal agency at
Shanghai has been conducted for
many years but heretofore it has not
been practicable to establish a money
order service there
SAYS EDWARD WILL END WAR
Rosebery Thinks Chamberlain a Tool
of Rhodes
PARIS March 28 Lord Rosebery
arrived in Paris this morning from
London The Patrie says he made
the following statement to a reporter
Mr Chamberlain was only an in
strument in the hands of Mr Rhodes
Now that the latter has disappeared
what will become of the member from
Birmingham English opinion has
had enough of a policy based solely on
force which has only created for us
enmities in Europe and cast us into
a conflict in which thousands of our
sons have perished A ministerial
crisis in England would not be sur
prising Possibly because of the cor
onation King Edward will prevent
this by ending the war and directing
English policy into new channels
more in conformity with justice and
the rights of peoples
Western Congress May Combine
DENVER Colo March 28 Speaker
B F Montgomery of the Colorado
house of representatives left for Wash
ington last night as a representative
of the Trans Missssippi congress to
confer with representatives of the na
tional irrigaton congress and the In
ternational Mining congress concern
ing the proposed consolidation of the
three bodies
The other conferees will be ex-Governor
L B Prince of New Mexico of
the mining congress and J H Spring
er of California of the irrigation con
gress
Payne Proposition Wins Out
WASHINGTON D C March 23
Representative Babcock of the ways
and means committee called at the
while house yesterday in response to
a request from the president It was
discovered that the committee stands
S to S as between the Payne and Taw
ney Cuban reciprocity provisons and
that Mr Babcock who has been ab
sent on account of illness held the de
ciding vote After the interview it
was stated that Mr Babcock had been
won over by the president and that
he would vote for the Payne proposi
tion
Wood Starts Back to Cuba
WASHINGTON March 28 General
Leonard Wood left here tonight on
his last visit to Havana in the ca
pacity of military governor of the
island of Cuba General Wood said
he expected to depart by boat from
the city of Havana1 at 12 oclock on
May 20 after the new government had
been installed and the Cuban flag sa
luted At the same time 1200 Amer
ican troops would vacate the island
via Havana and 400 would go from
Santiago
Labor Break Over Carnegie
RACINE Wis March 28 The re
fusal of Racine laboring men to allow
the acceptance by the city of a library
offered by Andrew Carnegie will prob
ably break up the Trades council
which includes all the unions Mem
bers of this council presented a pro
test to the council against the library
but withdrew it wthout consulting the
Trades council For this they were
expelled They were re elected to the
central body
Monument to McKinley
ALBANY N Y March 28 The as
sembly passed the bill appropriatng
100000 for the erection of a monu
ment to President McKinley at Buf
falo The bill passed the senate and
now goes to the governor who will
approve it as he sent a message to
the legislature urging its passage
Abandoned Mine Caves In
WILKESBARRE Pa March 28
Sixteen dwellings were wrecked at
Hamtowu a small mining tillage
near here by a cavein at the aban
doned No 8 collier of the Pennsyl
vania Coal company The broken
water main is flooding the mine and
the cave is extending Huge fissures
have appeared in the streets of the
iown and many houses are in dan
ger Residents near the mine are re
moving to places of safety
EATH OF RHODE
SOUTH AFRICAN LEADER SUC
CUMBS TO LONG ILLNESS
CONSCIOUS UP TO THE LAST
Sleeps for Several Hours Immediately
Preceding the End Cause of Death
Heart Failure Those Present When
the End Came
CAPETOWN March 27 Cecil
Rhodes died peacefully at 557 p m
He slept during the afternoon but
his breathing became more difficult and
his strength perceptibly diminished
until he passed away
Mr Rhodes was conscious until 5 p
m when he muttered a few words and
sank quickly The immediate cause of
his death was two successive attacks
of heart failure At his bedside were
Dr Jameson Dr J W Smart the com
missioner of public works Colonel
Elmhurst Rhodes director of signalling
in South Africa field force and Mr
Walton member of the assembly of
Port Elizabeth Mr Rhodes last words
were the names of his brother and
some of the others present which were
meant to be good byes
The only person who attended him
during his illness and who was not
present at his deathbed was Dr Stev
enson all the others his boys and per
sonal servants were admitted at the
last
The body will be taken to Grootes
chuur the residence of the deceased
near Capetown on a special train to
morrow There it probably will lie m
state for a day or two and public will
be admitted to view the remains It
has not been determined where he will
be buried It was the wish of Mr
Rhodes to be interred at Matoppo Hills
Rhodesia Certain of his friends will
proceed to Matoppo Hills to determine
whether it is practicable to carry our
this wish The features of the dean
man are placid and a death mask of
them will be taken
The government has decided to giv3
Cecil Rhodes a public funeral Hio
remains will be brought here from Gro
tescuquer The body will after ser
vices in the cathedral be taken bacK to
his former homeland finally interred
at Matoppo Hills
Since Mr Rhodes took to his bed
three weeks ago his friends had been
most anxious that he should recover
sufficiently to be taken to England
The cottage where he died was a
simple seaside cabin small and clos
to the railroad It was ill fitted to be
a sick chamber although the utmost
was done to improve the ventilation
and make it more comfortable Dr
Stevenson slept by his patient every
night that he might be in readiness
to administer oxygen which practically
kept Mr Rhodes alive Last Sunday
he lost all interest in everything
His rally from the crisis of Tuesday
left but the faintest hones for his ulti
mate recovery These were entirely
abandoned with the renewed attack at
noon today The news of his death
spread through Capetown between 7
and 8 oclock and caused profound
grief All places of amusement weie
immediately colsed An open air con
cert was immediately stopped and the
audience uncovered while the band
played the Dead March The people
then silently dispersed
Ill Health Drives to Suicide
GR1NNELL la March 27 Be
cause she was despondent over con
tinued ill health Miss Kate Lawrence
a popular Grinnell High school gradu
ate and formerly a nurse in the Cook
county hospital at Chicago is dying
from a bullet wound inflicted by her
own hands
The girl secured a rifle that was in
the house and taking it to her bed
she placed the muzzle over her heart
and probably by using her foot dis
charged the weapon
A great hole was torn in her body
but the heart was missed She has
lingered for several hours but the doc
tors say she cannot live
To Prevent Spread of Cholera
WASHINGTON March 27 The
navy department has given Rear Ad
miral Frank Wildes the ranking ad
miral in the Philippines authority to
take such steps as may be necessary
to prevent the spread of the cholera
epidemic which prevails at Manila to
the officers and men of the naval es
tablishment at Cavite As far as can
be learned here the epidemic is con
fined to the natives and Chinese in
Manila and does not prevail among
the whites
Promise Wholesalers Profit
LONDON March 27 The local rep
resentatives of the American Tobacco
company took an important step to
ward gaining the support of the whole
sale dealers practically promising the
latter 5 per cent profit on all deals
with them The chairman of the
Wholesale Tobacco Dealers associa
tion says that unless the Imperial To
bacco company meets them in a simi
lar spirit there will be a bad Htlook
for the British tobacco trust
PROTEST ON BRIDGE BILL
Sonator Millard and Congressman
Mercer Present Matter
WASHINGTON March 20 Senator
Millard and Congressman Mercer ac
companied by Vice President Cornish
of tlie Union Pacific had a confer
ence with the president in relation to
the South Omaha bridge bill Sena
tor Millard presented a petition sign
ed by leading bankers of Omaha and
South Omaha calling upon President
Roosevelt to veto the bill which was
railroaded through congress last week
at lightning speed Senator Millard
presented the views of the protestants
against the measure in which Mr
Cornish representing the Union Pa
cific concurred
Mercer presented the side of the
company asking for the charter and
incidentally mentioning the name of
Charles S Gleed of Topeka as vice
president of the corporation Interested
in the bill
The president remarked after he
had heard tho arguments pro and con
that as the bill came to him with the
unanimous endorsement of congress
he could not see his way clear to with
holding his signature
PRESIDENT CALLS MEETING
Invites Conference on Reciprocity for
Cuba
WASHINGTON March 2G Anoth
er conference was held at the White
House tonight on the subject of Cu
ban reciprocity and was participated
in by the president and house lead
ers inludlng Chairman Payne and
Messrs Dalzell and Long of Kansas
of the ways and means committee
and Mr Cannon chairman of the re
publican caucus The members came
at the invitation of the president and
remained with him for an hour The
conference was in the main an ex
change of views between the execu
tive and the congressmen on the gen
eral reciprocity position and the posi
tive statement was made that there
were no new developments in the sit
uation and that the program adopt
ed by the republican conference pro
viding a 20 per cent reduction on Cu
ban imports temporarily would be car
ried out in the house
MAKE CHANGE IN MAY
United States Fixes Date of Transfer
of Authority to Cubans
WASHINGTON March 26 Secre
tary Root this afternoon made public
his order to General Wood directing
him to turn over the control and gov
ernment of Cuba to its people on May
20 next The order requires the Cu
ban government to assume all treaty
obligations and directs General Wood
to continue a small artillery force
to avoid leaving the island and city
defenseless until the Cuban govern
ment shall have opportunity to organ
ize its own force General Wood also
is directed to convene the Cuban
congress before May 20 He also is
directed to consult with President
elect Palma and substitute such per
sons as he shall desire for those now
holding official positions in Cuba
Pro Boer Resolutions
WASHINGTON D C March 26
Representative Randall of Texas intro
duced resolutions relative to the war
in South Africa similar to those re
cently adopted at a caucus of house
democrats expressing sympathy with
the two republics appealing to the
British government to make peace and
declaring that the United States should
maintain an attitude of strict neu
trality
Mr Cochran of Missouri also intro
duced resolutions requesting the secre
tary of state to ascertain of the Brit
ish government whether associations
of charitable persons in the United
States could secure facilities for aid
ing the non combatants and whether
safe conduct could be secured to con
centration camps to anable physicians
to administer to the sick etc
Jockey Killed by a Horse
DENVER Colo March 26 Zeno
Edman a jockey 19 years of age was
killed at Overland pary today being
thrown by a horse which he was ex
ercising and dragged more than half
a mile
Homeseekers in Montana
KALISPELL Mont March 26
Five sections of a westbound passen
ger train on the Great Northern rail
road went through Kalispell with
about 8000 people who are seeking
homes in the west
A purchase of 114 acres of land in
South St Louis has been made by the
Gould lines management for terminal
lacilities
Testimony in Sugar Cases
SAN FRANCISCO March 26 A
stipulation was filed in the United
States circuit court in the suit of the
Interstate Commerce commission
against the Southern Pacific company
in the sugar rate case by which the
complainant is allowed ninety days in
which to take testimony By stipula
tion a similar order was made in the
suit of the Interstate Commerce com
mission against the Central Pacific
Railway company
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET
Latest Quotations from South Omaha
and Kansas City
SOUTH OMAHA
Cattle There was a pretty fair supply
of cattle on sale for this time of tho
week which makes the recfiipts for the
week to date about the same us for the
same days of last week and considerably
In excess of the correapondlnfj days of
lust year There were quite u few beef
steers In the yards and the market could
safely be quoted strong and active A
good man itlos were undoubtedly made
that were 5ft 10c higher thun the same
kinds sold for yesterday and us com
pared with the close of last week prices
have Improved all the way from 10c to
25c The heavy rattle are ierhaps not
more than HXluc higher but the handy
weight cattle have improved lGlSe The
cow market was in much the same shape
that it has been for some little time past
The demand Is active for tho better
Krades with the tendency of prices up
ward Bulls veal calves and stags all
sold at fully steady prices where the
quality was good The better grades of
stock cattle were In good demand at
strong prices but the common grades
were neglected the snine as they have
been for some time past
Hogs There was a good average run of
hogs which makes the supply for tho
week considerably heavier than for the
same days of last year The market
however opened active and StllOc higher
The better grades sold mostly a dime
higher At the prices offered the hogs
changed hands rapidly and it was not
long before the bulk of the offerings was
out of first handn The heavy hogs sold
largely from Jt45 to JfiGO Medium weights
went from J6t5 to J4r and the lighter
weights sold from ti35 down
Sheep There was a light supply of
sheep and lambs and as the demand con
tinued of liberal proportions the market
was active and steady to strong Lambs
in particular sold at good strong prices
and as high as 66 was paid Most of
the offerings consisted of wool sheep and
Iambs but still a few bunches were
clipped Everything at all desirable was
sold In good season but it was notice
able that the heavyweight sheep were not
in as good request as the handywelghts
KANSAS CITY
Cattle Market strong to a shade high
er choice export and dressed beef steers
fair to good 500Jt640 stock
ers and feeders 405rf50O western fed
stetrs tVOOfftiOi Texas and Indian steers
475GW cows HOQfoOO native cows
J3 Cl3n5 heifers 5fiC5 dinners S2S0
530 bulls S505S calves 100G00
Hogs Market 10c higher top JGTo
bulk of sales GyG70 heavy J6WSG7r
mixed packers SK40fIG70 light SGKKj
C55 pigs 5r0iifi03
Sheep and Lambs Market steady na
tive lamb G4MiC - western lambs 1110
Sfi75 native wethers 5tfji70 western
wethers 3T105C5 yearlings 75fiG0O
ewes IS0325 stockers and feeders
ESTATE GOES TO EDUCATION
Cecil Rhodes Millions Will Promote
Scheme of Elevating British Race
LONDON March 29 The Daily Mail
says it is in a position to assert that
the late Cecil Rhodes left the bulk of
his fortune except some nersonal and
family bequests to the promotion of
his vast imperial plan of education
This project embraces every land
where the union jack flies Its pur
pose is the intelectual betterment of
the British race throughout the world
and the fostering of the imperial sent
iment
The Daily Mail adds that this idei
of better fitting younger Britain to
cope successfully with rival national
ities was long a dominant scheme witn
Cecil Rhodes but even his closest
friends little imagined the absorbing
hold it obtained on him until this was
disclosed by the terms of his will
The details of this plan of education
will be made public in a few days
Cecil Rhodes left the Dahlman estate
to his brother Colonel Francis W
Rhodes The estate was purchased by
Cecil Rhodes last December
PLOT TO MURDER WALLER
Plan Was to Kill Major and Lieuten
ant Williams
MANILA March 29 At the con
tinuation today of the trial by court
martial of Major Waller of the marine
corps for the execution without trial
of natives on Samar island a native
scout by the name of Smoke was on
the stand
Smoke testified to the existence of
a plot among the native leaders of
the Waller expedition to murder Ma
jor Waller and Lieutenant Williams
He said that when the marines had
rations they shared them with the
natives The scout also said that he
personally had suffered severely from
hunger
Cattle Suffer in Colorado
DENVER March 29 Reports from
Orchard Colo say that many cattle
on the plains are in a pitiable condi
tion for want of water Many of the
water holes in Morgan county have
been fenced in by owners of small
herds and other cattlemen whose
stock is shut off from water are
threatening to take retaliatory meas
ures Much ill feeling has been ex
cited among owners of range cattle by
impounding of animals that need
water
Notre Dame to Have a Branch
SOUTH BEND Ind March 29 It
is announced that Notre Dame will
have a branch at Portland Ore a
large college there now to be taken
in charge by the society of the Holy
Cross
Mrs Deweys Health Improves
MACON Ga March 29 A letter re
ceived from Admiral Dewey at Palm
Beach Fla says that Mrs Dewey is
much better
Now it is Charged to Thad Stevens
Of Thaddeua Stevens tho old Re
publican leader who Is buried on tho
outskirts of Lancaster Pa in a com
tery for colored people a Lancastrian
told this story Mr StevenB waa
pleading a case one day boforo a judge
who disliked him There was in consequence
veiled recrimination
sequence a good deal of
crimination This grew worse and
worse until finally In a tremendous
rage Stevens stopped short in tne mld
dlo of a cross examination rammed
his papers in his bag grabbed his
hat and started clumping for he wa
a little lame out of the room But
the judge halted him Mr Stevens
he said it seems to me you aro trying
to show contempt for this court No
your honor Im trying to conceal it
Stevens answered
Made of Meat Like Any Other Man
Archibald Roosevelt discussed the
prince with great vigor to Bome of his
schoolmates the other day Why
ho said he aint like any prince I
ever heard of Ho didnt come up in
a chariot drawn by white horses at
all He rode in a carriage just llk
ours I dont think hes much of a
prince the small boy sniffed Ho
looks just like any other man mado
of meat you know
Irlgliti Dlicmo Cured
Sullivan III March 31et Mrs Kitty
F Seaney was very 111 for months and
notwithstanding the best possible med
ical attendance she got no better Tho
doctors said she had Brlghts Disease
and gave her little or no hope of ever
being well again
She suffered great pain in her back
which nothing seemed able to relieve
till at last encouraged by the reputa
tion Dodds Kidney Pills have attained
in the community as a cure for Kidney
Diseases sho began to uso them
Tho result was a surprise both to
Mrs Seaney and the physicians for
soon after tho treatment was com
menced her kidneys threw off large
quantities of dark diseased matter and
she Improved rapidly She used in all
ten boxes and has completely recov
ered good health without pain or
symptoms of the Brlghts Disease
A 100-Year-Old Lawsuit
Tho oldest lawsuit in Virginia ac
cording to the Richmond Times
threatens seriously to be settled in a
few days It originated as early as
1797 and is known in Virginia his
tory as the case of the Dismal Swamp
iand company against Andersons
personal representatives and others
The sum involved was about 60000
Adversity is the emery wheel of the
soul
When Wit Meets Wit
John Kendrick Bangs is the proud
possessor of three young sons the eld
est of whom bids fair to rival his fa
mous father in wit The other day Mr
Bangs took the three boys out for a
long tramp miscalculated the distance
ind found he was tiring the youngsters
nit though not one of them would
confess it At this moment they came
to a pretty difficult hill It occurred to
Mr Bangs to lighten the boys labors
by stirring their imaginations so he
pretended the hill was San Juan and
they were to charge up to the top All
went well till the eldest boy stopped
in the middle of the rush to blow his
nose
Whats this said Mr Bangs A
oldier stopping during a charge to
blow his nose Nice soldier youd
make Why youd be disgraced for
ever for a thing like that
I should think replied the Imper
turbable youngster that it would be
easy enough to take your handkerchief
and wipe out the disgrace
Mr Bangs continued his part of the
charge in a meek silence
Faithful Service Rewarded
The late Judge Smyth so much bet
ter known as the Recorder used to
have a reminiscence of another law
yer who now enjoys much distinction
at the bar and for a time rejoiced in
judicial honors but who was at the
time the managing clerk of a law of
fice on the same corridor with that of
the future recorder
I met him in the hail one day
said the old judge and he was evi
dently very much agitated I inquired
the nature of his trouble Almost
weeping he answered I have been
discharged discharged without a word
of explanation after five years of
faithful service It is very hard And
then he quite gave way and added in
tears And you know Mr Smyth
you know what affidavits I have m ide
for that man
One on James T HM
Speaking of James J Hill said t
St Paul man the other evening I can
tell you a story of him
It was away back in the 80s when
the late lamented Harry Ives was Mr
Hills private secretary and Mr Hill
was giving away pigs of purest breed
to the farmers of the northwest in
order to encourage stock raising along
the line of the Great Northern road
and thus build up its traffic The stato
fair was in progress in St Paul when
one September morning Ives opened
Mr Hills mail and found a letter from
a farmer which read as follows
Mr J J Hill Dear Sir I went
to St Paul and to the fair as you told
me I looked for you at your office
and also at the fair grounds I found
plenty of hogs of your species but
could not find you anywhere
Treasure for Columbia Uslversltr
Dr V G Simkovltch who has charge
of the library treasures of Columbia
university has purchased for the li
brary during the past week an early
Italian manuscript of
great value con
taining the epistles of St Jerome be
lieved to have been made during the
ninth century
Love may not be blind at the stare
but it is never able to see its finish
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