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NOUKOhK NM'JHHASKA ' 1'MtWAY ' MARCH 81 UIOB.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BILL 18
KNOCKED OUT BY GOVERNOR.
SAYS IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
The Constitution Demands Religious
Toleration and Freedom Biennial
Elections Act Goes to the Executive
for Approval.
Lincoln , March 73. ( Jovernor Mick-
y sent to the house his veto of the
McMulIen bill for the regulation of
tbe practice of medicine in Hie state ,
( better known us the anti-Christian
Bclenco bill. The governor says lu his
Teto he believes the bill to be In violation
lation of the constitution , which de
mands religious toleration and free
dom. As the bill had but a small ma
jority In either house , It IB thought no
effort will be made to pass It over the
veto. Tbo senate passed the house
bill providing ; fpr biennial elections
nd it now goes to the governor. By
doing away with state , district anil
ounty elections in odd-numbered
fears the bill permits offlcerr \ fhoso ;
terms expire this year to HO. " > -
until 1906. The only state ofllcerh * ' ? ,
mediately affected are a justice of tht ,
upremo court and two regents at the
tate university. The bill Is one con
cerning which it was charged a cor
ruption fund of $5,000 was raised to
ocurc its passage , which charge a
senate committee is sHIl investigating.
Will Sue for Rice Estate.
DCS Moines , March 30. Mrs. J. J.
Schuler of Highland Park , a suburb ot
Cos Molncs , has commenced prepara
) tions to enter a claim for the estate of
ker supposed brother , William Rice ,
the New York miser millionaire , for
Trhose murder Lawyer Patrick is serr-
Ing a life term in the Sing Sing pris
on. Mrs. Schuler la eighty-one ycaru
old. She and her brother became sep
arated about forty years ago and lost
track of each other. Recently a friend
from New York , while vlsltlnc in Uea
Motoes , mentioned tbe fact that Mrs.
Bchuler probably would get the big
estate. This was the first knowledeo
the aged woman had that her brother
bad amassed a million and had been
murdered. She claims to have ample
proof of her relationship.
'
. , Bomb Thrower Arrested in Paris.
Paris , Mai eh 30. A man btispeeted
of being the author of the bomb out
rage in tbe Avenue de la Hepublln.ue ,
when members of the Republican
guards and of the police were wound
ed , has been arrested. His discovery
was due to an accident. The man Is a
Trailer out of employment , who was
emgaged In preparing a bomb , which
exploded , , severely injuring him. A
search of.his resilience resulted in the
finding of anarchist ilocumentH and
the police have proof that at the time
the outrage occurred , Jan. 30 , he waa
eiraployed lu the neighborhood.
Forest Fires In Ohio.
Coshoclon , O. , March 30. More
than 500 acres north and west of Cos-
koeton are being swept by forest and
prairie flres , which are still ragiiig.
.Men , women and children have dona
othlng for twelve hours but fight the
flames. Miles of fences and acree ot
forests have been burned.
Marsh Awarded Rhodes Scholarship.
Lincoln , March 30. Arthur H.
Uarsh of Blair , Neb. , has been award
ed a Cecil Rhodes scholarship for Oi-
ford university. Marsh Is twenty-one
/ears old , u student in the University
f Nebraska and eipecU to be a min
ister.
Britt and White Matched.
Ban Krancisco , March 30. James
Mrltt of this city and Jabez White uf
England have been matched to fight
twenty rounds before the Tosemlte
Athletic club on April 25.
Receiver Secures Unexpected Asset
Philadelphia , March 30. Senator
Bradley , receiver of tbe Storey Cotton
company , secured an unexpected asset
IK the form of an fS.OOO draft. The
money came from the "get-rlch-qulck *
concern's Liverpool branch. The drafi
was mailyd before the Storey company
was forcnil by the authorities to gi
ut of business. Postal inspectors
aid there would be no difficulty in
proving tbat tb Storey company ant
Provident Investment bureau were af
tliated. It Is estimated by tbe re
'ceivers tbat thu liabilities of tbe two
eoncerna are approximately $5,090,000
President Issues Proclamation.
"Washington , March 30. The presl
dent Issued a proclamation inviting
the natlens of the eartb to be repre
sented by their military organization
and naval vessels at the celebration
to be beld IB the vicinity of James
town , Va. , from May 13 until Novern
ber , 1907.
Pertland Case Sensational.
Council Bluffs , la. , March 30. Th
snetion to take the Devil's Own mln
IBE claim out of the Doyle-Durns sul
for $9,000,001) of Portland stock and
dividends was overruled by Judge
Tbornell. This leaves their claim stll
I
In controversy. Doyle's atterney sub
'poenaed J. A. VCunday , a Burns wit
ness , ae be was leaving the city to
retura to Colorado. They claim the
have proof tbat he gave perjured test
raesy , and will put him oa the stan
gain. k
ACCIDENT INJTHE SUBWAY
evere-- Explosion Is Followed by nn
Outbreak of Flr .
New York , March 30.A severe ex
plosion , followed by an outbreak of
fire , which has defied all the efforts of
the firemen to extinguish It complete
ly , occurred In au unfinished section
of the subway ou upper Broadway.
Tbe road at that point is 125 feet be
low the surface. The explosion fol
lowed a collision between an empty
train , which had been run too far
beyond the terminal switch , and a
fat car on which were several Italian
laborers , It was rumored * uat the
shock detonated a box of cartridges
on the car , although all the men on
tke car escapedunffijured.
Spiritualists Receive Bequest.
Keokuk , la. , March 30. Kive thou-
aid dollars is bequeathed to the Na
tional Spiritualist association of Wash
ington by the will of tbe late Samuel
VT. Tuekor , a wealthy citizen of Keo
kuk. Tbe will was died for probate
Thomas H. Watts Is Dead.
Montgomery , Ala. , March 30.
Thomas H. Watts , great Incohonce of
the Red Men ef the United States ,
died ut his home IB this city of some
rheumatic affliction , nged fifty years.
ADDITIONAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX
BEEF TRUST TESTIMONY.
HIELDS IS HELD AS A WITNESS
. Oflden Armour Says Indictment of
Superintendent Connors is Due tea
a Grave Misunderstanding of the
Facts Ten Witnesses Testify.
Chicago , March 30. Ten witnesses ,
everal of them being employed by
3hlcago puckers , were heard at tha
onion of the special stand jury
which is Investigating the business
transactions of the so-called beef
runt. All of these men were subject
ed to u rigid examination as to wheth
er they had been approached by out
siders since being called as witnesses ,
he Inquisitorial body evidently being
more anxious to secure further evi
dence of alleged tampering with wit
nesses by interested persons than to
secure real facts concerning the href
combination. From a federal oflielal
t was learned that several witnesses
ia < l boon approached and as soon as
the proof Is in the hands of District
Attorney Morrison , It Is said more'in
dictments will be returned.
John K. Shields , government wit
ness In the case against Thomas .1.
2onnorsr Armour's general superin
tendent , indicted on a charge of try-
ng to Intltieneo a witness , was pui
under $ , ( ) ) bonds to appear at tiii
Inly term of the fnileil States court ,
when the Connors case is set for hear-
ing. Shields signed his own bond anil
left for New York.
Secret servjce men have increased
in numbers so rapidly that now almost
every witness of consequence Is being
shadowed. Many other persons not
directly Interested In the dally pro
ceedings of the jury are also being
shadowed and every endeavor Is being
made to prevent any one approaching
a proposed witness.
J. Ogdeu Armour declared that the
Indictment against his confidential
man , Thomas J. Connors , "Is the re
sult of a grave misunderstanding as
U > facts. "
Mr. Shields Is the New York repre-
seatatlve of H. J. Ellis ti Co. , agents
for Armour t Co. in Singapore , and ,
according to Mr. Armour'B statement ,
Shields' calls at the puTres of the
packing company were entirely of his
owa action.
Cattlemen Issue Statement.
Kl Paso , Tex. , March 30. The fol
lowing statement with reference to
the resolution of Texas cattlemen to
five all possible evidence in the cam
paign against the beef trust was
Issued by President Turney of the In
terstate Cattle Qrowers' association :
"Ninety-nine per cent of the cattle
growers of the country believe there
Is aa Illegal combination having for
Its end tbe stifling of competition and
the controlling of 8 per cent of the
cattle shipped to the six great
slaughtering markets , Chicago. Kan
sas City , St. Louis , Fort Worth and
Los Angeles , anH they are ready to
belp tbe government and will help It
all they ran to brfak up this monster.
It can be done and the cattlemen will
belp. "
TUBERCULOSIS IOWA CATTLE
Number ef Head at Rockwell City
Killed by State Veterinarian.
Des Xlolnes , March 30. State Vet
erinarian liuughman has found that
tuberculosis Is prevalent among tbe
cattle of Iowa and has during the last
few days ordered the killing of many
kead of cattle. At Rockwell City he
found the disease prevailing in a herd
of which a number of head had been
killed-and sold In the local butcher
shops. An examination of the meat
bowed that sonio of the cowa butch
ered had the disease. Another herd
of eighteen milk cows at the same
place were found infected with the
disease and the owner had been using
the milk. Three cows were found
affected with the dlieasa at Hanson.
CARPENTER GOES THROUQH TWO
SCAFFOLDS.
LIMBS DRIVEN INTO THE GROUND
No Dones Were Broken Out It Is
Feared That Internal Injuries May
Develop Was Working on New
Fairfax Elevator.
Fnlrfnx , S. D. , March 30. Sperlnl to
The News : J. I ) . Johnson of Omaha ,
a carpenter working for tbo Young-
loVu Construction company , who are
erecting n largo elevator foi4 Torronuo
llrothurs of thin place , met with quite
mi neclilont yesterday ufloruoou.
Whllo working on the topiiiost wcnf-
folding , which IH about forty feel
above the ground , the plauk ou which
Johnson wns'stnmllng , broke , letting
him fall feet llrst to the next scaft'olil-
Ing , which WIIH about twenty feet be
low. Ho struck this with such force
an to break through the boards as If
they wore blta of kindling wood ami
only In u measure stopping the down
ward ( light. Ho struck the ground
with such force as to ilrlvo his limlm
into the earth. Ho Immediately be
gan talking , saying ho guessi'il he waa
not hurt much. Ho wan eaiTl "Ml to his
room and Dr. Cook was summoned
who after n hasty examination said
that no bones wore broken but Inter-
mil Injuries might later develop. Lulu
last night hu WIIH suffering Intense
pain , Indicating interim ! Injuries. Thu
young man has a brother here with
him who Is working on thu same el
evator.
DO NOT WANT INSPECTOR.
Black Hills Cattlemen. Think They
Know Enough Without Him.
Custer , S. D. , March 30. At Hie spe
cial meeting of thu stockmen of ( "us-
tor county It was decided to not elect
a cattle Inspector In this county. The
recent law makes It necessary to elect
an inspector for each county , whoso
duty It will bo to look after the condi
tion of range cattle. A petition IK be
ing circulated in Cusler county for the
board of county commissioners to the
effect that the cattlemen of the coun
ty do not desire au Inspector appoint
ed. The reason IB that the cattlemen
believe thut they are capable of judg
ing of the condition of their own
stock and it would he an unnecessary
tux on the residents of the county.
THROWN FROM A PONY
Miss White of Fairfax Suffers a Com
pound Fracture of the Arm.
Kalrfax , S. D. , March 3D. Special to
The News : Miss UecUic White , a
school teacher living about three miles
south of town , while out rliliiiK last
evening , was thrown from her horse
in such u manner as lo break her arm
in two places. The small pony which
she was riding , while it was tbo pet
of all the family , is no exception to
Hie real broneho when frightened.
Miss White was immediately brought
to town and her wants administered
to by Dr. J. O. Cook.
Carnegie Bars Sectarian Colleges.
New York , March 30. The Times
prints an Interview with Mr. Andrew
Curnefile. in which Mr. Carnegiu de
clared that sectarian foundations weru
not eligible to his gift. "As a matter
of fact , colleges started with sectarian
foundations , having changed their
buses voluntarily unit while still sec
tarian In name , perhaps , admit stu
dents of all creeds and Impose no
hard uml fust conditions. 1 do not
object to a school conducted under
the patrouugo of a denomination if it
prospers by reason of such patron
age , in tbe cuse of a school so strict
ly guarded that It made the accept
ance of Its tenets a condition of
matriculation , I am free to say that it
would not Uterent me. "
Blaze In Elmlra Reformatory.
Elinlra. N. Y. , March 30. Fire of
an unknown origin broke out In the
store loom of the New Yotk state re
formatory this morning and In an
hour's time the flames , fanned by a
brisk east wind , hud entliely en
veloped this building und one adjoin-
Ug it to the eust. At 2.30 o'clock the
flre was under control and hud been
conBaed to a group of buildings lo
cated In tbe southwest corner , Includ
ing the store room , laundry , tailor
111 op. shoe shop , bath hotue and chief
ginger's depurtment. The loss will
be abaut $75,090.
Secretary Hay Is Better.
Gibraltar , March 30. The White
Star steamer Cretlc , from New Tork
for Naples , with Secretary of State
May and Mrs. Hay ou board , arrived
here. In au interview Mr. Hay said be
felt much better than when he left
New York. He thoroughly enjoyed
hls trlp. Although Secretary Hay baa
Improved be has by no means recov
ered hU health. The Cretlc will sail
from here at noon for Algiers.
Cereal Diet Makes Preilgals.
Omaha , March 30. Harry Williams
nd Harold Delpb , who two wetks ag *
left their aunt's home at Battle Creek ,
Mich. , because they objected to cereal
foot" * , are comflned In the city Jail kere
CANAL COMMISSION RESIGNS
Promptly Comply With Request of
Secretary Taft.
Washington. Muti'li 30. The first
practical slop having In view llto reorganization -
organization of the Panama cnnul
commission was tukim when , In com
pliant : * ) with in'iUrucllonu from Prenl-
( lout Roosevelt , aourulury Tuft re
quested the members of tint commK
fciou to tender lliuir resignations. Tim
request was promptly complied with
by limit ) inntnturn of thn commission
DOW In WuxhliiKton and tholr KIUIHIIU-
tluiiu will hit In tlio hands of the prem
ilnnt tniluy. The purport of St-rnitiuy
Taft's loiter requesting the reslgna-
tloiiB of thn commissioners was uviit
to Major Uwimiul UIIVF | , llui governor
of the cunul xone. and on * of thn mem-
bars of the commission , atut a prompt
auBwur It tunneled ( rum him. AH In
dleated In th letter of Heoretury Tuft ,
the reslRnntluuH are requested In order -
dor that the president might have a
free band In rooreanlilng the com
mission. That the president contem
plated llui rcoricanl/iitlon of the com
mission has hann known for some
time , mill ho IIHN bnnn In frequent coin
mnnlciillon with Secretary Tuft HI to
his I'uiuro policy In choosing It * p r
lonncl ami directing UK work. It wus
believed originally I lull , bnttnr moults
might ho aci'omiilltiheil by the appoint
ment of a sinulk'r roiiiinUHlou than
that now existing , but a recent opin
ion of Attorney General Moody hold
that under the law the president wai
required to numo seven members I *
all. The appointments probably will
be announced by tUo president during
his soulliern trip.
Tlic members of the rommlriBlon , In
addition to ( leneral Dnvls , are Hear
Admlrnl Wnlknr. rhnlrmiin ; William
Barclay Parsons.V Ilium H. Hum
Benjamin M. Hurrod arid 0. ICwuld
Qrunsky.
COAL MINERS TO STOP WORK
Joint Committe In Pennsylvania !
Unable to Agree Upon a Scale.
Allooiiu , Pa. , March 30.The oper
ators uiul miners of thx cuutrul bllu-
uiinoiiH district of I'etuiHylviuilH , alter
being In conferenuts In this city ul-
moHt continuously nines March 10 ,
endeavoring to agree upon u wage
scale , to go Into effect April 1 , ad
joiirneil llnully without coming to an
agreement. The failure to agree
means it suspension of work by the
65,000 organized mliiora of the disirlel
at the end of the present month.
When the Joint scale i'ommllli > c mot
the opci MIDI $ stood upon tlu'lr piopo-
sltlon lei n lo per cent mineion ! toi
the Hist hall of the approaching min
ing year anil the present scale ,
based on ti2 cents for pick mining , for
the second half of the year. Tin ; min
ers' ultimatum demanded u renewal of
the present scale ( or the full year. No
agreement being possible , the scale
commit lor ailjounieil llnully. The ac
tion of tin * miners on ihe covmlttctj
was approved by the miners' conven
tion , which then adjourned.
Strlkt at Wheeling.
Wheeling . Va. , .March HO. Not
withstanding thu confidence of strik
ers that not a wheel would turn , the
Whltaker-UleHhiier company succeeded
In placing the three lower mills of Its
Wheeling plant lu operation , manned
by noualon steel workers , who were
srnuEKl'id in on late trains. Ttts strik
ers are making desperate efforts to
prevent the coming of additional
forces of luniuulonists. A crowd of
strikers chayed three deteelives from
the railroad station. Two of the
strangers , who were at first thought
to be strike breakers , were caiiRht by
the police and the crowd subbed the
third. Thr trio weie taken to the po
lice station for protection and later
ware Kent back to Pittsburg on a Pan-
kandle train.
Government Holds the Dust ,
Ban KiaiicUco , March 30.--Collector
f the Port Stratton ban taken charge
of $2,00u In gold dust which was on
deposit to the order of William I , .
Loalza tt Co. ID a local bank. It had
been guiuugled Into tbu state from
Mexico and was held hers without
any records being made lu the cut
torn * house , which Is contrary to law
The gold dust is held by the collector
pending an application for a remUhlon
of penaltiut , and forieiture , which thr
( old dust IB subject to undsr the law
Acid Tank Explodes.
Bt. IxniU , Match 30. Three em
ployes were seriously Injured by an
explosion , which wrecked the labora
tory of the Merck Chemical company ,
causing damage estimated at fli.OOO
Tie explosion occurred In a tank con
taining savsral thousand gallons of
acid and the report wan audible for
many blocks.
Explosion Due to Defect In Boiler.
Brocktoa , Mass. , Marek 30. A
Utameul thai no erldeuue had been
Adduced to show that any person wati
criminally liable for tke explosion in
the Jl. B. Grover company's shoe fac
tory here last week , which caused the
death of tfty-eltht employes , made by
District Attorney Kreuch , concluded
an inquest held In the police court to
determlno , If possible , the cause of
tke accldunt and to place responsi
bility for it. Mr. French also said
that he believed it to be shown that
the explosion was due to a hidden
defect la the factory boiler.
UNITED STATES NOT A3KED TO
ASSIST IN ENDING THE WAR.
WANTS NEGOTIATIONS DIRECT
Washington , Opposed to an Interna
tional Conference Japan Is Warned
Against Accepting Any Offer ef
* Mediation.
St. I'otorHburj ; , March ! IO.A Into-
gram from HIIJaHii , Manchuria , nuilor
toilay'H date naya : "Tho Ohlnem ! report -
port that the .InpanuHo column which
In probably unilorluldti ) ; mi outllnnU-
IIIK inovoim'ii ! , hail boon mum twenty
mlloH north of Hlplnnhnl. "
WuHhliiKton , March 30.- Neither
Russia nor Japan huve asked Presi
dent nooncv ( > H to auttlst them In ending -
ing the wur. So far UK the Washing
ton government In aware , Eiupcrur
NIchohiK hut , not weakened In hlu an
nounced dri'lulnn "to prosecute the
war to the hitter end. "
The cenulnu wlwh of this govern
ment for puuee lu llui far nuHl IH not
based upon m-HlMh Intnrnstn. Amnr-
lean ( Inanilt'iH have not ovrrloudr.d
theitmrlven with bonilH of rllhsr of
the belllgeicut uutloiiH. WanhlUKton
bellrvc-N that It IH to Ihn advantage
of both bnlllK ri < nts that the far east
ern wur cnmn to a tipttrdy end uud
anything that thin uovnniment can de
to bring that about will be done glad
ly. From the outset of the war the
profililnnt has tiikuu the poflltlnn , as
has beeu repeatedly announced by
Hocrntary liny , thnt he will do any
thing in his power to anslut rtussla
and Japan to a peace basin when bin
services Hhall be uacnplubla to the
belllgcrflUta. But it Is authoritatively
stated thut no onlclal of the \Yash-
Inr.ton govvrnmnnt Is ambitious to
pone an thn mediator between the
csar and mlkaito.
It IH the fiu'llnx linre that ntlitnU
and Japan whoulil nojotlata directly
and avoid an International conference.
This opinion alm > provalln In Berlin.
Indeed , Japan IIUH recently received an
iircrut warnlnit against Indlroct nrRO-
tlatloiiK IfKi they lead to an Interna
tional conference , the roRiillR of which
mlihl ; prove illHaHtroiiF ; to thn Inter-
of both helliorfuln. !
Then IH authority for the
meut that l-'mncn Is tllllKOtilly atrlv-
IIIK lo PHI ! lhf > war HIK ! for six wankti
pant neKoilatloiiH of HIP moHt ronfi-
donllal ehnrwetor have ber-u In proj-
rosB hot ween Paris anil HI. IMfrBburi ; .
raven diplomats of the hlgbeHt ruuk
have failed lo obtain from M. Dol-
cassr , tbo Trench Foreign mlnlHler ,
the rnsullH of these neollatlons ( , but
It can be Miinounceil on the Haiiie au-
Ihorllv Mint Poiint l.amsilorlT. the Kits-
slan inliilsicr for foreign aD'alrs , has
within aM' < > 1 < ailmltlPil thnt he had
In a ufiiM'iil way outlined to M nrl-
passc Hie ucnenil trrms Hlong which
nttssla may coiiMrnt to consider peace.
JAPS PREPARING TO ATTACK
General Oyama Saya He Will Occupy
Harbin by April 10.
Bt. Petersburg , March 30.--There
hah b eu m fighting of Importance
lately. Reroniiaisniun I > H ntftabllsh the
fact thai the Japanese arc gathering
In heavy forcu twenty mllen south uf
SIpliiKhul , evidently IntmtlhiK to * V-
taek thr RiiKslan position at Slplng-
hal The Kiihslans are tittougly fori-
Ifylng there and apparently expect to
rnak * a Uiiml The country hetnoeu
IK comparatively clear of JapaneR % .
Th < > Japanese are approxclilng Klrlu ,
threatening communication In ( be Ufc
surl illslrlct. The numbrr of CkilnfKe
bandits Is constantly augmenting
Chlnpsa continue to report that Field
Marshal Oyama h s issued proclama
tions flxing the date of the occupation
of Hnrbln ah April 10 and this predlc
tloa. If actual , is apparently Irnproti-
ablr of fiilfllhnr.nt
Another duel belw < n the opposite
armieii may be on tke program tof
tbe comlns ; wec-k
Offii lally tbe uutborltles continue | j
deny that HnxKla hat made any
propotialh h Japan Title In literally
true , ay Rusxlk has only made know * ,
the n eatlve conrlltloni , leaving thu
intermediary to convey these condi
tion * os it owu respoukibilty to Jt
an.
Eastern Syndicate Buys Electric Line.
Kaiihan City , March 30.--The Kun-
sas City uud Ueuvenworth Uluclrlc
railroad , a thirty-mile trolley linn ,
connecting the cities named , was sold
In Cleveland to Clarence a. McClel
land of Mount Vernoo , N. Y. , who
represents an eastern syndicate , which
will extend the lint * to Atchlsou and
St. Joseph. A viaduct across tti Kxw
river here and eluctrlc railroads from
Kansas City to I.awrnee and Topeka ,
to Olathe and 1' .a. Kun. . and to
Excelsior Springs , Mo. , are said to be
planned -by tke syndicate.
Czar Tries to Commit Suicide ?
Pails , March 30.--An unconfirmed
rumor from St. Petersburg Is pub
lished here to the effect that Kmpeior
Nicholas made au attempt to commit
suicide and wounded himself In the
hand. The rumor further says that
the emperor's design was frustrated
by the Intervention of his mother , the
empress dowager.
THE CONDITIONjtf THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-four Hours.
Forecast for Nebraska ,
Condition of the wonthor an record
ed for the 21 bourn ending at 8 n. to.
today :
Maximum CO
Minimum ! H
A.v < iniii ; ) HO
Total precipitation for month . . . 1.52
llaromolor Ii'J.70
Chicago , Muroh DO. The bulletin IH-
nuoil by the Chicago otatlon of the
United Btnton wimthor bureau tbU
inornltiK. Klvon the forocjuit for No-
briiHldi aa foliown :
HhowofH mill thiiiuler HtorniH to
nlejit ami Friday. Warmer tonlKht.
Colder Frlilay.
Lincoln's Election Almost Unanimous.
DOB Moliien , March 80. The elee
tlon of Colonel Jamun Htiuh Lincoln
as colonel of the Fifty-Ilfth roulmnnl
of the Nutlonal guard lacked only
tFiree voicH of being unanlmouH. Two
of these wore lociilved by Major John
T. Hume Hud the othur by Mnulenant
Colonel Ilennett of thlu city. The
total vole rectflvad by Lincoln wan
81 ! . \V. C. Montzer as major rucelv d
liDi ; votm ami Captain Kuriis El.
MISSIONS HOARD TENTATIVELY
ACCEPTS OIL KING'S $100,000.
FINAL ACTION IN TWO WEEKS
Report of the Subcommittee Says it
Cannot Pass Judgment on the Lives
of Subscribers Donation Was Mada
Without Conditions.
UoKlon , March 30. The Amerlcau
board or commissioners for foreign
uilsloiiB Announced that Its prudential
committee hud accupteil a report of
thn subcommittee , lucomniendlnt : thu
acceptance of the lUfl of $100,000 by
John I ) . HoeUefeller , but that limit
action on Ihn mailer bail been pout
poned for two weeKH.
Following in an abstract of the report
port adopted : ,
"The argument which has been pro
rented lu various ways ami by dlfft-r
ent pnilt-Htanls lu the last lew days in
Biimmeil up practically In tills. 'I hero
IB a uroat evil in our country , that Hie
donor of thin KU't Is believed by them
to be IdenilllPd In a coiiHplcuouK war
with thin ovll and therefore the Amer
lean buanl Hhoulil refuse HUH rHl in
this coiiHplcunuH way uud HIIIH mni | >
n blow l , thl evil. We feel thai the
Protestants have other ways of maK-
IUR their views known uml that the
blow should not be kit nick at the ex
prune of the people In the nun Chris
tian world. We do not. deem thut any
gilt Is matte lo tin ; committee , but
simply tliioiiKh the committee to ob
ji-ctB Tor which JIP ! committee In a
trustee. For thin reason also the ac
ceptance ef glftH Involves no expres
sion of opinion on the part of the com
mittee ag to the chaiuctcr of tbe giv
ers and to Intercept a gift mude to
others In order to exprens an opinion
for ournalveti seems unwarrantable.
In common with the protustunls we
are not blind to the moral Issue they
have raised. Rut the committee does
not fenl warranted by a refusal of
lifts to pass final judgment upon ques
tions which have never been settled
either before the courts or at the bar
of public opinion. "
Rev. Mr. Wvarin. chalrmun of th i
protesting committee , nalil : "A mrrl-
ing of Hie committee has horn called
for today to discuss thn report and Ui
decide upon the next step. Tills com
milter bun been Incrcuheil In member
ship to fifteen In order thul all see-
llunx of New Kngland may be repre
sented. Thr piotestantfa are growing
in number throughout the country ,
both Inslrlr and without thr Congrega
tional church. More and more repre
sentative men are comlnc over to our
side. The matter Is not settled by
any means. "
Santo Domingo Agreement.
San lJuinnu , March 3. > . American
MiniMri Uaukou hu& received oltiuui
couliruiutiou of tha uccttptuncu by ta < *
admmutrutiou at Washington of the
proposition of the Dominican eoveiu
m Dt regarding tbe divursion of uus-
tout revenues for the luiuidutiou o (
tu forriBn d bi of the republic of
Banto Uomlneo. Minister Uawsou will
meet the Doiuinicuu minister of
flaunce toduy 10 uiruunge ihe details
of tbe ugiermml. in principle U U
umleistood inui 4. . per ceiii of tbe
revenue will be lundml over 10 the
Dominican Koveinmeni and thut 53
per ceni will li ] i I a it'a ou clapoall uu-
til the laie of tlie Dawson Sanchr.1
convfiaioii IUH been decided by tha
Uniteil Stale , senate , tile creditors to
await the action of the senate before
receiving .ui > payments. Public con-
bus heen re-estubll&hed.
Kansas City Wins Championship.
Kansas City , March 30. The Kan
sas City All : etle club basket bull team
defeated the Huftato ( teriiian Y. M. 0.
A. team in the third and deciding
game uf the world's championship se
ries 45 to M. Buffalo wag very de
cidedly overmatched. Dr. James
Nalstnlth , physical director of U
University of Kansas , who , at Spring *
field , Mas : . , In 1S92 , Invented basket
ball , roferetj the contest.
