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THK NOlVFOLK NKWB ; I'lUIMYTMAY ' l"6"lH)8r ; ( ) 3 President Given Hearty Wel come hi Go'den Gate City. REVIEWS BIQ MILITARY PARADE , 'Negro ' Soldiers Hold Position of Honor In Procession Touches Match to Y , M. C. A. Mortgages and Joins With . Assemblage In Singing. Snn Francisco , May 13. Heartier g.-eotlng was never given a president 'of the United States than that offered by the city of Ban Francisco to Theo dora Roosevelt. Through miles and miles of densely packed , cheering , patriotically enthused humanity , the nation's chief passed , bowing his no | . Imowledgment , evidently tired from maintaining an erect position In his carriage , but buoyed up by the im- presslveness of the demonstration. It was a magnificent ovation. In the parade the line was headed "by a troop of colored cavalry , this beIng - Ing the first Instance In the west where negro soldiers hold the position of honor in a public procession. Fol lowing the president came United States troops from the local posts , sailors and marines from warships In the harbor and at Mare Island and reg iments of the state mllltla. A notable feature was the fancy marching of the Cleveland Grays , who came from Ohio to participate in the California greet ing. After reviewing the parade , the president was driven to the Y. M. C. A. building , where n throng had assem bled to participate In the burning of mortgages and notes , representing the total indebtedness of $115,280 upon the property. The president , by request , touched n lighted match to the docu ments , and as the flames licked up the papers he Joined with the assemblage In singing "Praise God , from Whom All Blessing Flow. " STRIKE NOW SEEMS CERTAIN , Great Northern Trainmen and Officials of Road In adlock. St. Paul , May 13. The newest de velopment In the negotiations going on between the Great Northern and a committee representing its trainmen was the announcement that a commit tee from the St. Paul Jobbers' union and the Minneapolis chamber of com merce will meet with the commission and the railroad officers in an attempt to harmonize matters and avert a Btrike. Meantime both Bides are pre paring for what seems to bo the in evitable outcome of the deadlock In the negotiations. Confirmation was had here of reports from other cities that the Great Northern had opened recruiting offices and was contracting for trainmen to take the place of their present employes in case of a strike. The men also say they are fully pre pared for a struggle , and are inclined to ridicule the Idea that there are trainmen enough now Idle in the coun try to fill their places. FAMINE IN SOUTH CHINA. Hundreds Are Dying of Starvation In Kwangs ! Province. Victoria , May 13. According to ad vices received from South China , hun dreds are dying In Kwangsl province -as a result of the famine there. Cor respondents writing from several sec tions say the destitution , suffering and death is appalling. Whole families are subsisting on a few ounces of rice a day , or on roots and leaves. Mis A sionaries are feeding thousands dally. The famine Is causing the rebellion In that province to grow , as the poor are being driven to violence to obtain food. Women and children are being sold by the famine stricken people. Situation at Tetuan Critical. Tangier , May 13. The situation at Tetuan Is critical. The sultan Is send ing 3,000 reinforcements to that port. They are expected to reach there May 22. A dispatch from Ceuta says that 10.- 000 rebels made an attack on Tetuan last Monday morning. The cannonad ing , which was heard at Ceuta , indi cated , a heavy combat and it is feared that the town was unable to with stand the assault of the rebels. The Spanish minister at Tangier has sent advices confirming the fighting , but he had not been advised that the reb els had entered Tetuan. The British battleship Renown has taken all British subjects away from Tetuan. There are still 200 Spaniards at Tetuan , who have taken refuge In the Spanish consulate , as well as sev eral French subjects. Strike Riots at Valparaiso. Santiago , Chile , May 13. Owing tea a great strike of dock laborers at Val paraiso all business has been suspend ed there. Riotous strikers have de stroyed street cars and have com mitted other excesses , several persons have been killed and great excitement prevails. Strikers set fire to the building In which are the offices of the Compagnla Sud American and pre vented the firemen from putting out the flames. Baseball Results. National League New York , 1 ; Cincinnati , 4. Brooklyn , 3 ; Chicago , 6. Boston , C ; St. Louis , 7. Philadel phia , 5 ; Plttsburg , 8. American League Cleveland , E ; Boston , 10. Chicago , 3 ; Philadelphia , 2. St. Louis , 13 ; Washington , 2. De troit , 8 ; Now York , 4. American Association Columbus , IB ; Indianapolis , 8. Milwaukee , 3 ; Kansas City , 7. Toledo , 5 ; Louisville , ! . Western League Colorado Springs , 7 ; Kansas City , 0. DCS Molnes , 7 ; Peoria , 4. APPROVES LIQEu Governor Pennypacker of Pennsylva nla Signs Drastic Measure , Harrlsbure , Pa. , May 13. Governor Ponnypackor approved the Grady- Balus libel bill and at the same time Issued a long statement giving the rca- cons for his action. The bill , which was In the governor's hands for moro than a month , goes Into effect imme diately and repeals all laws or parts of laws Inconsistent with the now act. The governor says In his statement that the questions raised by the bill are of very grave Importance and af fect largo business- Interests , the free dom of speech and the press , the right of the citizen to bo informed concern ing current affairs and the conduct of government , as well as his right to protect his reputation and homo from the Injuries that arlso from carelessness - ness or negligence , as well as from mnllclouo false reports. Continuing , ho says : "A mayor of our chief city 1ms been called a trai tor , a senator of the United States has boon denounced as n 'yokel' with sodden brain and within the last quar ter of a century two presidents of the United States have boon murdered , in each case duo to unrcsponslblo newspaper articles. " The governor says : "If such abuse of privileges allowed to the press Is to go unpunished , If such tales , etc. , are permitted to bo poured Into the can of men and to bo profitable , It Is Idle to contend that reputable newspapers can maintain their purity. " CHICAGO STRIKE SITUATION. Peace Efforts Likely to Succeed In T ID Instances. Chicago , May 13. A speedy settle ment of the laundry workers' strike now rests with the strikers. The em ploying laundrymen sent a request to the Chicago board of arbitration ask ing that body to use Its good offices toward bringing the strike to an end. In n letter to Chairman Sellfred of the board the employers agree to abide by whatever decision Is rendered. Results favorable to the 0,000 utrllr.- era of the Deerlng harvester plant are expected at a meeting between the of ficials of the company and President Schaubt of the Federation of Labor. The strikers have been requested to send a committee to the manage:1 of the company with their grievances and full power to make a settlement. Bricklayers Will Return to Work. Plttsburg , May 13. A mass meeting of the bricklayers' union of Pittsburg , Allegheny and Braddock was held In Turner hall , at which the strike now in progress was discussed. The strike order was given by an organizer and against the counsels of 'the members of the local unions , as well as against the protest of the employing con tractors , who were not Interested In any way with the dispute between the union men and the members of the stonemasons' union In the east. The men declined to make any statement regarding the matter beyond saying the union men would return to work. Machinists to Vote on Strike. Milwaukee , May 13. The conven tion of machinists decided to leave the matter of a strike of machinists on the railroads embraced in the Har rlman system , In sympathy with the striking bollermakers on the Union Pacific railroad , to the men them selves. It will bo a month before the result of the vote will bo known. In case a majority decide in favor of a sympathetic strike , such strike will be ordered by the executive board. Drivers Stand by Walters. Kansas City , May 13. A new feature in the waiters' strike in this city Is the refusal of the bakery drivers to de liver to nonunion restaurants. The or der will affect every member of the Restaurant Men's Protective associa tion , of which there are forty-eight. Small restaurants who buy all their pastry of the bakeries will suffer most , as the larger concerns bake most of their own supplies. Police Restore Order. St. Louis , May 13. In the commis sion district striking drivers of deliv ery wagons followed wagons driven by persons employed In their places and after pulling the drivers from their seats , overturned the wagons , spilling the contents Into the street. For a while there was much confusion , until a platoon of police hurriedly summoned restored order and prevent ed further Interference. Circus Men Catch Fever. Washington , May 13. One hundred and fifty canvassmen and laborers with Barnum & Bailey's circus went on strike and the snow was delayed two hours in getting away from the city. The strikers ask for an In crease of $5 per months In wages. One man who continued at work was assaulted. Arbitration Is Proposed. Dubuque , May 13. The Union Elec tric company has sent a communica tion to Mayor Berg proposing arbitra tion of the street car strike by Arch bishop Kenno , Judge Shlras and Judge O'DonnelL Wlltrax and Wife Held. Chicago , May 13. John Wlltrax and' his wife were held to the grand Jury without ball by a coroner's jury in connection with the death of Paul Paszkowski , the boy whoso body was recently found In the woods and who the police charge was killed In the rear of Wlltrax's saloon. Bubonic Plague at Callao. Panama , May 13. According to a cablegram received hero from Callao , Peru , there were five cases of bubonic plague there on Saturday , seven new cases on Sunday and six naw cases on Monday. Complains to Court of Business Men's Association , MAKES CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY. Judge Dickinson Issues Restraining Order , Enjoining Omaha Merchants' Organization From Exorcising Dis crimination Against Union Men. Omaha , May 13. For the first time In the history of the United States , perhaps , a labor organization has np- pealed to the court for an Injunction against employers during the progress of ix strike. This unprecedented ac tion was taken In Omaha by the Walters' union , which filed a com plaint with Judge Dickinson of the district court , In which It Is alleged that the Business Men s association of this city Is a local branch of o national organization that has for Its mirposn the annihilation of organized labor by unfair and unlawful means. Pending the hearing of the cane Judge Dlckln- con granted a restraining order en joining the members of the Business Men's association from carrying on their campaign against the unions In the manner in which the Walters'unlun alleges It Is being conducted. This cross complaint Is filed as a part of the suit of the restaurant proprietors against the unions and the writ Is made returnable the same day , May 2fi. It Is directed also against the persons who brought Injunction proceedings against the Teamsters' union in the federal court. Judge Dickinson miulo only two changes In the ordoias asked by the attorney , one permitting the parties enjoined to pay money to law yers and another making It possible for them to prosecute the case pending , In the federal court. The order enJoins - Joins the Importing of laborers Into the city In pursuance of any plan to destroy the labor unions. STREET CAR COMPANY LIABLE. Must Pay for Injuries Sustained by Bey Knocked Off Footboard. St. Louis , May 13. An opinion was handed down by the St. Louis court of nppoala defining the rights of passen gers on crowded street cars and af firming the verdict of a lower court , rendering Judgment for $1,250 , against the St. Louis Transit company in fa vor of Daniel J. O'Brien for Injuries to his son , Robert. The boy was standing on the footboard of a crowd ed car when a projecting wagon tongue knocked him from the car , seri ously Injuring him. Judge Geode wrote the opinion and said , in effect , that when the street car company permitted passengers to stand where they could be knocked from the car by vehicles It was reckless of Its pas senger's safety. CATTLE TO BE QUARANTINED. Strict Measures Will Be Adopted to Prevent the Spread of the Mange. Denver , May 13. What will bo the most extensive quarantine of cattle In the west for years will be ia effect within a few days as the result of the general prevalence of the mange. Gov ernor Peabody issued his proclama tion. Other states and territories to the number of six or eight will como under the name rule before the end of the week. Cattle from the Mexican border to Canada will como under these regula tions and practically all of the terri tory from the Rocky mountains to the Missouri river will bo affected. Hay Requested to Act. St. Louis , May 13. Governor Doclc- ery , at the request of Circuit Attor ney Folk , has officially requested Sec retary of State Hay to use his good offices with the government of Franco to have Ellis Walnwrlght , the St. Louis millionaire brewer , arrested and returned to St. Louis to stand trial on the charge of bribery In con nection with the passage of the ordi nance granting a franchise to the Su burban railway , in which ho was a di rector. Attorney Folk has received In formation to the effect that Senator Frank Farrls of Steelevllle , who Is un der a bribery Indictment , has gone to Mexico. Light on Infernal Machine Mystery. New York , May 13. Much of the mystery surrounding the placing of an Infernal machine on the pier of the Cunard company has been cleared up and an arrest may bo made at any mo ment. The police have learned that the box was taken to the pier from n boarding house in West Thirty-first street , known as the Currio house , and patronized principally by theat rical folk. The police know the name of the man who sent the box from the house and have a good description of him. Knights of Fidelity Meet. Indianapolis , May 13. One hundred and ten delegates , representing thir teen states , are present at the national convention of the Knights of. Fidelity of America. James Hay of Chicago , supreme valiant commander , read his annual report. It shows the order to bo in a prosperous condition. The election of officers takes place this aft ernoon. It Is expected the choice for the next place of meeting will bo unanimous in favor of St. Louis. Fatal Fire at Peorla. Pcorla , May 13. Edward Schradskt , the seventeen-year-old son of A. Schradskl , proprietor of the Masonic Temple building , lost his life by a fire which broke out In that building. The total loss to the building and the Schradskl clothjnx.fliauk , . ? 75,000 , N _ . r I SPARKS FROM THE WIRES , The nnmial nhootlns tournament of the Crawfordsvlllo Gun club canto ( o a close Tuesday , Crosby was high RUM , killing ID ! ) out of a possible 200 , W. II , Maud , the artist and war cor respondent of thu Graphic of London , died of syncope at Aden , on hlu way homo from the Somali campaign. Judge W , R Fitzgerald , for ninny yours one of the mont prominent Jur ists in California , died Tuomlay at Uutto , Mont. , whore ho was visiting. The Hrltlsh admiralty has decided to Immediately Install the wireless system of telegraphy on all the ves sels of the North American and Went Indies suuadrons , Hy direction of the president Colonel Charles A. Woodruff , the senior col onel of the commissary department , In to be appointed a brigadier general and retired In July. 1'ostmaator General 1'ayno an nounced that there would be no moro establishment of rural free delivery postolllco until July I , the beginning of the next llscal year. OFFICIALS WILL MEET MEN. Hhrrlman and Burt to Confer Wltli Uollormakoro In Chicago. Kaunas City , May 13. John McNeil , grand president of the Urothorhood of llollormnkorB and Iron Ship Uutldurn of America , whoso headquarters are In Kansas City , Kan. , said that a confer ence will bo held In Chicago next Sat urday , aiming at a settlement of the Union 1'nelflu machinists' strike and the differences between the Southern Pacific and its bollormakors. This conference will bo attended by 12. II. Harrlman , II. G. Uurt , John McNeil , II. J. McCrackon of Sacramento , Cal , , treasurer and secretary of district No. 0 of the Hrothorhood of Holler- makers ; 12. F. Kennedy of Omaha , president of district No. 4 ; James O'Connoll of Washington , president of the International Association of Ma chinists ; Thomas L. Wilson of Omaha , fourth vice president of the machin ists , and a representative of the Na tional Civic Federation. COMBINE AGAINST U\ION3 , New York Building Concerns and Iron League Take Action. Now York , May 13. The most Im portant developments In the strike sit uation was the expressed determina tion of the Building Trades' associa tion , composed of the most prominent concerns in the building business In Manhattan and the Bronx , and of the Iron League , which Includes most of the employers of Iron workers In this vicinity , to combine for united and aggressive action against the labor unions. Upward of 12,000 men will bo covered by the action of the associa tion. In Brooklyn an understanding was reached between a committee of Central Federated union and the lead ers of the striking rockmen and exca vators that the men on the subway Bhall return to work today. CONSIDER CHANGE IN BYLAWS. Royal Neighbors May Open Doora of Organization to All Women. Indianapolis , May 13. The supreme camp of Iloyal Neighbors of America , an organization of women , convened In this city in annual convention. One of the Important matters to como up Is a radical change In the bylaws. AccordIng - Ing to the present bylaws no woman Is eligible to membership who Is not the wife of a member of the Modern Woodmen or a "blood relation" of a member of the Woodmen. No men are eligible except those who are mem bers of the Modern Woodmen. The change proposed would allow any woman moro than seventeen years old , of good moral character , to become a member. The Modern Woodmen of the World meet hero Juno 1C. Ministerial Students Quit College. Liberty , Mo. , May 13. Fifty Baptist ministerial students left William Jew ell college for their homes , because the faculty refused to grant their request that the fraterni ties of tlie college be dissolved. The students give as their reason for a.k- Ing that the fraternities bo dissolved that nearly all the trouble that arises among the students Is duo to the fra ternity men , that the college is regard ed as a preachers' school and consequently quently the ministerial students are unjustly forced to bear part of the blame. The college enrollment num bers 400. The ministerial students pay no tuition. Banks Forced Into Bankruptcy. Fort Wayne , Ind. , May 13. The Mo- Clellan bank of Auburn and the Do- Kalb bank of Waterloo , which have been conducted as private Institutions by the McClellan estate , and for which a receiver was recently appointed , were forced into Involuntary bank ruptcy by the action of County Treas urer Probst of Auburn before the United S > s commlsbloner. The to tal liabilities are said to bo $121,000 , and the assets ? 58,00o. Stste Department Misinformed. Washington , May 13. The state de partment has satisfied Itself that It was unintentionally misinformed re- gardlng the Russian rcoccupatlon of Now Chwang. The United States consul at that point had it on what ho regarded as trustworthy authority that the Russian troops were fortify ing and reoccupying the place and , as was his duty in such a case , ho trans mitted the report to the state depart ment through Mr. Conger. Hells Declines the Honor. New York , Mny 13. F. W. Holla , who was asked by President Roosevelt to act In the capacity of umpire In the Venezuelan dispute , said that ho would Lave to decline the honor. H Our SciiHoinililt ) Goods Include A Lawn Mowers , R Garden Hose , Garden Tools , D W Gasoline Stoves , Refrigerators , A Ice Cream Freezers. G. E. | E . . MOORE. YOU MUST NOT FORGET Tlmtvo , su-o coiiHtunUy growing in ilio art of making Kino Photos , and our products will al ways bo found to ombraeo Uio and Newest Styles in Cards and Finish. Wo also carry a line line of Moldings suitable for all kinds of framing. C Oli Burlington THUNDER MOUNTAIN. Reports from Now Thunder Mountain Gold Fields grow steadily bettor. There will undoubtedly bo a grout rush into the district this year. Last ytur the news concerning the now discoveries of free-milling ore had only begun to leak out and botoro October more than 20- 000 claims were filed. From every quarter there will ho people going to Thunder Mountain , and all will want reliable information as to the best route and how soon the trail will bo open. Many who cannot go will 'want to invest in a good property there , and the time to do that is now when money is needed for mine equipment. The Thunder Mountain Gold Mining and Milling Company has n splendid property of 120 acres , across which there is a tremendous vein of freo-mill- ing ore 80 feet wide itnd running right into Rainbow Peak. Mr. Charles J. Perkins , general manager of the com pany , spent all last summer in the dis trict. Ha is now at ; the company's eastern ofllces in Now York , where ho will remain until some time in Mny purchasing equipment and describing the property to all who wish to buy shares. He also possesses full informa tion regarding the district and makes it n point to answer all questions about it , without charge , BO that all who are in terested may write and get this inform ation free and at first hand. The company which Mr Perkins rep resents made its first public offering of stock in January , and so many sub scriptions have been received that a great deal of the equipment for the mine has been purchased and prepared for shipment as soon as the way is opened for travel. It is estimated that fully three mil lions of dollars worth of machinery and equipment is now on the way to Thun der Mountain for various companies. One of the companies sold stock n year ago at CO cents a share and now it is not to bo bought for $3.00 per share. Thirty other mines are opened and are getting into richer ere every day. TJiP property which thin company owns is second to none in the district , and the moro one learns about it and its ofllcors thn greater the desire becomes to own Rome of its stock. For informa tion regarding it , price of shares , etc. , write to TiitiNDKK MOUNTAIN CONSOLIDATED GOLD MINING AND MILLING COMPANY , Now York Lifo Building , New York City. " ANTI- DYSPEPTIC Arc n Positive Cure for Indigestion , Constipation , Ftavcru , l-'oul and wuatc Slonmcliii. A notcddoctorof Chicago stated that he believed a f > 0c. box ol Slocum'3 Worm Cnko would give more relief than foO worth of ordinary doctor's fees. I'rlco 5cs. ( ) ( by mail ony- | R. v. SLOCUM 720 W. North Avenue , Chicago , III. "Wliy not use tlio Burling ton to St. Louis ? A thro' train loaves Omaha lit 5',10 p. m. and lands you without a single change in the Magnificent Union Station in St. Louis. The sleeping cars are the modern kind the berths just a little wider and the toilet rooms a little roomier than the old kind. The train runs over Bur lington track all the way , and the track is smooth all the way. You can't do bettor. J. FRANCIS , General Passenger Agent. Omaha , Nob. I.S.-Our KmiBiiH City triilim lonvo fit 9:15 n. in. null ] i > :3 : ( ) i > . in , fully oriulppuil with avorytliliitf Unit KOOH to nmko u journey comforlublo. 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &c. Anyone nondlnu n sketch and description r.iny quickly iiscortiiln our opinion free whether oil Invention Is probnblr pntentnblo. Communica tions strictly cnnmiontlnl. HANDBOOK on 1'atenta tent freo. 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