THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL.
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NOHKOUC NEBRASKA Ml DAY JIINK 1 1900.
FUNERAL SPIRIT DESECRATED AT
NELIGH YESTERDAY.
TICKETS DID NOT SQUARE IT
V An Attempt Was Made to Prevent the
7' Showing of the Circus , but the Ef
fort Wcs Dropped Drass Band Mu
sic and Confusion All Day.
Nollgli , Nob. , May 31. Special to
The NOWH : All the sacredness which
the law Intends should bo tin own
around Decoration day was cast to
the four winds hero by the presence
of a circus. From early daylight till
night the air was rent with noise and
confusion and the faithful who , wl'h
bowed he.ids and sad hearts , m * * j 1
to the cemetery on Laurel 11111 V
their respects to their beloved \ t .
did so with the feeling that their
which the law has set apart was bev
sadly desecrated.
An attempt was made to soothe thy
wounded feelings of the veterans by
offering the services of the circus band
together with free tickets to the show ,
but both weio respectfully declined.
An attempt was made early to pre
vent the showing of the chcus here ,
but though the intention of the law
was clear , a conference with two of
the state ofllclals caused those who
undertook the matter to drop it. Just
who Is to blame for the affair Is not
Known as It seemed mandatory upon
the city council to grant the license
upon payment of the fee. The fore
noon was taken up by the decoration
of graves and a splendid oration byRe
ReV. . F. Clark of the Congregational
church to the audience gathered
W. W. YOUNG AT MADISON.
Stanton Man Delivered a Polished Ora
tion at Memorial Exercises.
Madison , Neb. , Mn > 31. Special to
The News : After tlneatenlng weather -
or and piomlso of showers , Memorial
day dunned bright as a now coin and
rcmnlne I so. At 2 o'clock the cxcrcls
cs began at the opera house , consist
ing of an appropiiate program of mu
sical and literary selections and an
able address by Hon. W. W. Young of
Stanton. Senator Allen introduced the
speaker and Rev. Mr. St. Clair offered
Invocation.
At the conclusion of the progiam
several iiahiotic organisations marcltcd
to the cemetery for decoration of the
Staves. Company F , N. N. G. , an aux
iliary organi/ation of little girls in
white , bearing Hags , soldiers of the
Spanish-American war , G. A. R. icllef
corps In carriages and lire department
headed by the Madison band , composed
of over 500 people , were in attendance.
Mr. Young paid a tribute to the pri
vate soldier who fought without fame
or distinction , yet who shed his blood
as freely as his superior oillcers. lie
complimented the deeds of heroism of
the armies and Individuals , reviewed
some of the causes leading up to the
war and showed the beneficent results.
He dealt with the patriotism back of
the volunteers , and the lack of patriotIsm -
Ism today. Ho took special pains to
impress upon members of the Grand
Army of the Republic the fact that
their efforts have been fully appreciat
ed , will never be forgotten and vi ill
last through all time.
Those who listened to the address
of Mr. Young declared that It was
the most polished oration that he has
ever delivered and the people of Madi
son were highly pleased with it. From
the tone of the address It was evident
that Mr. Young had spent considerable
time in preparation for the day , and
the result was a discourse that was
logical and dignified and weighty.
Quiet Memorial Day In Nebraska.
Lincoln , May 31. The law passed
by the last legislature prohibiting
horse racing , baseball and other
sports having a tendency to disturb
quiet on Memorial day was given a
test in Nebraska yesterday and was
generally observed over the state un
der a liberal Interpretation of the en
actment The nearest approach to Infraction -
fraction was a golf tournament on the
private grounds of the Lincoln Coun
try club , which was played without
Interference , but In the face of threats
to make arrests.
Madison Class Play.
Madison , Neb. , May 31. Special to
The News : The eleventh grade of
the high school under the direction of
Prof. Doromus rendered a play at the
opera house Tuesday night , entitled
"Tho Modern Merchant of Venice. "
Their parts were well received and
liberal applause was given. The com
mencement program will be held to
night.
Joseph Zohner Dead.
Battle Creek , Neb. , Moy 31. Special
to The News : Joseph Zohner died yes
terday from a long lingering cancer
Ho was flfty-elght years of ago and
came to Battle Cerok nineteen years
ago fiom Moravia , Austria. While
here he worked most of the time on
Iho section and by saving accumulated
Bomo nice property in town. His wife
and five sons survive him. He was a
faithful member of the Lutheran
church and was for several years Its
Janitor. The funeral was held this
afternoon at 230 ; o'clock , Rev. J.Hoff
man In charge Burial was In the
Lutheran cemetery.
Nebraska Friends to Meet. j
Central City , Neb. , May 31. Tho1
annual meeting of the Nebraska Aso-
elation of Friends will bo held hero
next week , beginning Wednesday.
An attempt will bo made to secure a
Nebraska yearly meeting distinct
from the Iowa yearly meetings ,
of which this state Is now a part. If
successful the Friends believe that
the church In the state will bo strong
er and that the college at tills place
will bo better supported. An attempt
will bo made this summer to secure
an endowment for the college.
"Deadwood Dick" It Dead.
Danver , May 81. Frank Palmer ,
Uio original "Deadwood Dick" of the
dime novel series , died hero of pneu
monia , superinduced by the mor
phine habit. Palmer was famous as a
p imbler during the early Block Hills
told mining excitement.
t.
" 'ONSO MAKES PRINCESS VIC-
HIS BRIDE TODAY.
7 .YrtONG CHEERS ANNOUNCEMENT
Young King and His Bride Marched
From the Church at 12:30 : O'clock
This Noon Firing of Artillery Pro
claimed the Royal Wedding.
Madrid , May 31. The marriage of
' ! ng Alfonso and Princess Victoria
* vas celebrated today.
King Alfonso and his bride left the
church at 12:30 : o'clock this noon.
The announcement of the wedding
by the llrlng of artillciy salutes was
wildly acclaimed by the people.
Madrid , May 31.A11 Spain Is re
joicing on the d y of the wedding
of King Alfonso and Princess Victoria
and the capital has not seen such
scenes of enthusiasm during the pres
ent generation. The chief events were
the king's reception to the foreign en
voys , including the representative of
the United States , and the signing of
the wedding contract.
All the central points from the
Puerta del Sol to the Prado are lit
erally packed. It is a motley throng ,
with touches almost baiLarlc.
Swaithy Moois , wiapped in flowing
robes , wl'li ' led turbans on their
heads ; An.tiian dancois performing
their native jota > gypsies from Cor
dova and Se\illc. Sainmancan herd
ers In red velvet and tinseled gold ,
with many leprosentatives of Spain's
clergy and hordes of blind beggais
singing the melancholic music of
Spain. At the corners bands play for
stieet dancers. The municipality has
given free rein to the popular rejoic
ings. The schools and public Institu
tions have been closed and the who'3
population has given itself up to cele
brating the king's marriage.
BATTLESHIP JM THE ROCKS
British Navy Likely to Lose One of
Its Best Vessels.
London , May 31. It is feared the
British navj will lose one of Its best
vessels , the lirst class battleship Mon
tagu , which struck on the rocks at
Luudy Island , and according to latest
reports is not likely to bo refloated.
Naval experts are of the opinion that
to attempt to refloat the Montagu un
der present conditions will mean her
disappearance In thirty fathoms of
water , as she Is fixed precariously on
a ledge and In danger of overturning.
If possible an attempt will be made
to patch up the vessel before any ef
fort is undertaken to float her off.
Little Is as yet known as to what hap-
paned when the vessel struck. All
the members of the crew were saved ,
but several men had limbs broke or
were seriously Injured. It is reported
that something In the nature of a
panic took place when the Montagu
struck.
Army Meat Is Good.
Washington , May 31. In all of the
storm raised over the alleged prac
tices of some of the packing houses ,
the officers of the United States army
are secure In the knowledge that
every precaution has been taken by
the commissary department to secure
sound meats for them and for every
enlisted man. Under the direction of
Commissary General Sharpe , the
army meat Is thoroughly examined at
every stage of its preparation , so far
at least as the canned and dry salt
meats are concerned.
Takes Morphine and Dies.
Clinton , la , May 31. A. W. Beckel ,
aged fifty-two years , died from the
effects of a quantity of morphine , self-
administered. He purchased twelve
one-fouith grain morphine- pills , stat
ing that ho wished them for his wife ,
who was 111. Lying down on a sofa
at his home , ho swallowed the entire
quantity. Before sinking into the
coma from which ho never rallied , ho
bade his wfo and sons goodbye.
Killed While Looping the Loop.
New York , May 31. Paul Suoer-
vllle , a prominent New Iberian , was
killed and H. M. Henshaw , a planter
and bank cashier of New Iberia , was
fatally Injured in looping the loop at
Athletic park. After completing the
exciting part of the trip the car
jumped ) the track , the Injured men
striking a water main. Mr. Henshaw's
neck was broken.
MADISON PEOPLE TRY A NEW
METHOD OF TREATMENT.
THEY RAN AN OPPOSITION GAME
With Megaphones and All Sorts of
Noises , Energetic and QuIck-Wltted
Citizens of County Seat Drowned
Voice of Street Peddler for Fair.
Madison , Neb. , May 31. Madison
last night gave a dose of medicine tea
a tiavellng street fakir , which succeed
ed In ridding the town of the nuisance
and In affording excitement for several
hours.
The grafter arrived , took out a li
cense and erected a stand with torch
es at the corners , preparatory to soil
ing soap , liver pills , tape worm reme
dies and any number of other sorts of
stuff. A local crowd , foreseeing his
game , also took out a license , bought
enough articles at the store to com
pete , erected a stand across * the cor
ner , armed themselves with mega
phones and then , when Mr. Fakir start
ed In , the ciowd began outiooting him.
The noise attracted a crowd of GOO
people and the voice of the fakir vvaa
so completely drowned that ho was
unable to get In a single word by 11
o'clock , at which hour he closed his
telescope and dropped out of sight.
Woodmen at O'Neill.
O'Neill , Nob. , May 31. Tuesday
night was a live time with the Mod
ern Woodmen of Ameilca at O'Neill
A class of twenty-seven candidates
weto led through the mystoiles of the
forest. Dlstilct Deputy W. C. James
of Not folk seemed the class of candi
dates. A nice supper was served after
the exemplifjing of secret \\otk.
ARSON CHARGED.
Charles Paplk Is Accused of Burning
Monowl Saloon.
Mono\\i , Neb , May 31. Deputy
Shcrllt BuKor of L nch hus in chatgo
a } oiing man , Clmilcs Paplk , accused
of binning the saloon building at MOD-
owl The plaintiff is Max Randa , own-
en of the building.
DISREGARDS AtJT Or bONGRESS
Secretary Wilson Dcfendo Course In
Exhausting Fund of $1,500,000.
Washington , May 31. What mem
bers of the liouso committee on appro
priations legmd as an absolute disru-
gatd ot the law autlioii/.iiig the cou
sttuclion ot thu now building for the
dcpai Uncut ol agikulluio is levualod
in the heaiingb liolotu the committee
on the siindiy civil appiopiidtion bill.
In 11)03 ) congtess appiopiiatud $1DUU ,
000 lor this building. Itiis the gun
oral iindoistumlmg that this amend
mcnt vsas lei the election ot a com
plcte building lor the accommodation
of the enu.e depaitmeiit. It was
with some astonibhmont that the
members Icained last week thai
"somebody * lias oideicd the construc
tion of two wings of what may be
some day a completed building , and
that the two wings have practically
exhausted the Jl.Suo.OUO lor a com
plete structure.
The wings when completed will , ac
cording to testimony given betoro the
committee , bo Inadequate to house
the department force and congress
will bo called upon to appropriate an
other couple of millions to 1111 the
space between the two wlngb.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
was questioned at some length by the
committee and made a long prepared
statement In defense of the present
construction.
"How can you Justify your po
sition ? " asked Chairman Tawnoy.
'When ' you made youi plan , if you be
came satisfied that $1,500,000 was not
enough , I should have thought you
would have informed congress before
going on wlth , the plan you adopted. "
"You have a wrong idea in your
mind there , " said Mr. Wilson. "We
made a plan to exhaust $1,500,000.
Wo built In such a way that congress
might add to It , and wo made no
plans for our buildings. "
The secretary then went on to de
tail the great growth of the depart
ment and to defend his course In
erecting wings that might be added
to , instead of erecting one building
as specified by congress.
More Bodies In the Ruins.
San Francisco , May 31. The re
mains of eleven more victims of the
fire have been found , bringing the
death list at the morgue up to 418.
Death of E. O. Miller.
Waterloo , la. , May 31. Memorial
day witnessed the death of E. O.
Miller , one of the best known voter
ana of Iowa. He was a pioneer Icgls
later of Iowa and is known as the
founder of the state normal school ,
having introduced the bill which ere
cted that Institution before the gen-
ral assembly.
Morgan Monument Unveiled.
Burlington , la. , May 31. A featun.
of Decoration day exercises was the
unveiling of a monument to honor the
memory of John Morgan , a revolution ,
ary hero. The Iowa legislature ap-
.proprlated the funds for the menu
ment. Morgan's grandson made a
hort address.
IUDY FOR CROW OPENING ]
Big Crowds Expected In Billings and
Sheridan , Wyo ,
Omaha , May 31. Hut Huston ofll-
clalb him ) received advices irom Bill *
Ings and SherhUui , Wyo. , stating that
everything Is In readiness for the
crowds that uru ox poet oil In the two
cities Juno 11 to 28 , at the drawings
for lands on the Crow ludlou reser
vation ,
Mayor Foster of RlillncB wrltra
that ho expects 10,000 people In that
town. He nays ho will heud the po
lice department to sou that order la
preserved. Tents will bu located on
vacant lots and ull who como will ba
housed. Restaurants will bu opunud
where thu thouHunda will I ) , fed.
At Sheridan , another roglutrutlon
point , thu city authoritlea huvo taken
tlia matter In hand and will sou that
tke crowds are cared for.
BOAT IS CUT IN TWO IN ST. CLAIR
RIVER.
ERIN WAS TOWING SCHOONER
The Steamer Cowlt Ran Into the
Steamer Erin Near Detroit Today
and Chopped the Victim Into Two
Halves Five of Crew Sank.
Pelioil , May 31. The HtciunurKiln ,
towing the schooner Dan Foithvan
itin Into and cut In two by the steamer -
or Cowlt In the St Clulr rlvor todav
Five non.lH'rs of the Krln'n now wore
dl OWIied.
FLAMES SPREADING IN HEART
OF BUSINESS.
ALL FIRE ENGINES SUMMONED
Blaze That Started In a Furniture
Store en Third Avenue Today IB
Spreading Rapidly , rnd the Business
District Is Thicatencd.
Nashville , Penn , May 31. Flro In
I lie ( Jifeiifleld , Talbot Imnlluio com-
panv'i establishment , on Tliltd live-
line in the heait of thn hiiHlnchH HOC-
lion of HIP cltv , Is Hpicadlng tapldly ,
and oveiy lite engine In the ellv IIIIH
been summoned
REFUSES TO ACCEPT GOREMY-
KIN'S RESIGNATION.
DAILY ATTACK ON MINISTRY
Condemnation to Death of Warsaw
Terrorists Precipitates Another Outburst -
burst of Fury Against Government.
Eic/it Executed.
St. Petcisburg , May 31. A cam
paign of unceasing attacks on the
mlnlsliy by means ot a dally bom-
baidment of Interpellations on the h.
exhaustible subject of bureaucratic
abuses was mapped out by the consti
tutional democratic central commit
tee and discussed in detail at a meet
ing ol the members ot that party.
The members ot the conference wore
aroused Irom a dry discussion of tac
tics I ) > news of the condemnation to
death of Warsaw terrorists lor the
attempted mm 'er of a policeman
and -the trial by court-martial of thir
ty-six i.ioi o political prisoners at Riga
who are In Jeopardy of the late of the
eight who weiu executed there May
29. This prcclp'tat > d another charac
teristic outl.urst ot lury against the
gc vein men t.
The government , however , Is taking
Its time to ansvvpr even the most
pressing interpellations , Minister of
the Interior Stolypin having an
nounccd that he would respond to
questions addressed to him only after
the return of the olllclals who have
been sent to Investigate the condi
tions on which the attacks were
based.
It seems altogether certain now
that the Goremykln ministry will re
main in power until the passage of an
agrarian bill by parliament renders a
conflict unavoidable. It is known
that Premier Goremykln placed his
resignation in the bands of the em
peror in case the latter desired to act
on the address of the lower house of
parliament In reply to the speech
from the throne , but the emperor de
clined to accept the resignation , stat
ing that the cabinet was carrying out
the policy which ho deslrea.
" " * " "
Missouri Republicans Meet.
Excelsior Springs , Mo. , May 31.
The Republican state convention to
nominate superintendent of schools
and rallwaj and warehouse commis
sioner will meet hero today. Attor
ney General Herbert S. Hadloy was a
candidate for temporary chairman ,
but the state committee cheese John
II. Bothwoll Instead. Many delegates
declare that Mr. Hadley will bo elect
ed permanent chairman.
IS
SOME LAWYERS IN THE SENATE
DOUBT CONSTITUTIONALITY.
COURTS LIKELY TO UPHOLD IT
Little Probability That They Will Up
set Verdict of Elghty-tlx Senators
and Practically Entire House How
Fairbanks "Catchoo Up. "
Washington , May 31. Special.
Bomo lavvyets In Uiu noniite who votiul
for thu rallroiul rate bill have grave
( loulilM IIH to Hi conntltutlonnllty , the
point Iwlng whothur congioHs IIIIH nut
in effect delegated Ita legislative func
tion to the commlxilou. Whatever may
lie thu opinion of those lawyers , thu
practical view In thnt the courts will
KO uH far IIH thi'y can hi eitirylng out
the Intent of coiigroHn. Although the
courts ate known IIH the last bulwark
against what In called "popular clam
or , " It In n fact Unit public opinion In-
fluoncofl Iho courts IIB it does the con-
grow. A yonr HK < > It would have IUKJU
HBHortoJ thnt thu nunatc would uava
held out iiKiiliiNt the rate bill ami prevented -
vented Its paHHiigu niivu In n very mild
form , but public opinion win too strong
for tlioHoimtcMiiul UIOHU who thouiihtlt
unconstitutional and thoHO who were
opposed to It on general principles ,
with three oxivptloiis , voted for It.
There In little pONHlhlllty of the courts
overturning a verdict rendered by
eighty HX ! Hcnatorn nnd nearly the en
tire uioinberHlilp of the hou.io.
Had to Cntch Up With Them.
Vice PrcHldent Falibanka , like every
other man who ptopaieu a Hpecch In
advance , fuiiilshus Hiich HpecchcH to
the pi-ens. It HO luippe.no I that u
hpeech he piepaied to deliver In Bir
mingham , Ala. , was publlHhed In m-vonil
plates on a day when ho WUH wiestllng
jvltli ameiulinenlH ( o the rule bill and
pnlntH of order In the noimto. Finally
lie went to Alabama and Hpnku at
Hliinlnglmin and other polnlH. Upon
Ills lelllin lie s'llil :
"I teally hud to go south In order to
catch uj ) with the fragments of that
Hpeeeh Somelinen ! pail of It would
appear In one place ami putt In an
other , nnd It leally became a game of
hide and Keek , but It In all right now. "
The South nnd the Rallronda.
It lias lieen iiH'iuiiied that the Houlli-
orn slntos weie moie vitally InteiuHted
In iiiiliond rate legislation than any
other section of ( ho loiinlry ; but , ac
centing lo Senator Moigim , who linn
been In the tiennle longer than any oth
er man liom the south , mieli IH not
the cane , .lust liol'oie ho voted against
the rate bill lie said :
"Our people In the south have re
ceived veiy gieat advantage fiom
these railroads , but we ate moio hide
pendent of them than any other pee
pie In ( lie Untied .States In moving our
great crops In the south , our cotton and
nine Umber , our coal , lion ami cement ,
for we have navigable Htieams that ,
lead fiom the pine ( oio.sts and thu cot
ton liel'U and thu coal and lion mines
nnd the cement beds out Into thu Houtli-
eru Atlantic anil Into the gulf of .Mex
ice that very icadlly mipply us with
nil the tiaimportatlon that Is needed
for thu purpose of getting our crops
and productions to market. Wo uru
not In n hurry to ruull/o upon our
crops , liocauFU vvu can ciiHh our crops
wherever pre.honte.il on thu face of the
earth. "
Men of Peace.
Boiiike Cockran IH no doubt the most
eloquent man In congress , and every
body likes to hear him Hpouk. Repre
sentative Bailholdt of Missouri has
one hobby universal peace. In the
hou c Coc'Ktan WIIH discussing Bur-
tholdt's theory and said :
"If pacc ; can bo established upon
the basis of eloquence1 , we have but to
send him ( Itartholdt ) to attend an In
ternational confeiunce. and the white
dove will ppiead her wings over this
continent and all thu clvlll/.ed world. "
"Oh , Mr. Chairman , " interrupted
Bartholdt , "I would substitute for myself -
self there thu gentleman from New
Yoik"
"If I had thu Hamo faith us thu gen
tleman from Missouri , " replied Cock-
ran , "I would bu glad to accompany
him as his humble acolyte. "
"The Paper Says. "
How often do you hear the expres
sion , "Tbu paper says It's going to
rain" "clear" "bo cooler "
or or , or
whatever thu prediction may bu. It
Is a curious fact , too , that right here
In Washington , where the weather bu
reau Las Its headquarters , a major
ity of pcoplu hold the paper that pub
lishes the prediction responsible for
Its fulfillment , or at least Kcem to
think that it Is the paper that Is mak
ing the prognostications. There are
times , no doubt , when Chief Moore of
the weather bureau would bo glad to
have "the paper" take all the blame-
that Is , whun the predictions go far
astray but on the wholu bu Is well
content with his forecasts.
A Constant Attendant.
Every tiny that the senate has been
In session it lias had one constant au
ditor. He occupies a boat us close to
the press Bailor. ns he can get , being
one of the best points of observation
In the senate , and la nlvvr.ys In thu name
seat. It raauers not what Is golny on.
lie Is Interested , but enjoys most thu
sharp colloquies that occur and makes
comments to his neighbors , sometime"
to the annoyance of the ncwspapei
men In the next gallery. All day lorn
ho drums with his lingers on the rail-
luc In front of him , and bis linger nails
THE CONDITIONJF 1HE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-four Hours
Forecast for Nebraska.
CondltlonB of thu wuatliur IIH record *
oil for thu twenty-four houru ending
at H a. m. today :
Maximum 79
Minimum 17
Avuiago 03
llaiomutor 29.81
Chicago , May III. Thu bulletin In-
Hiiod by thu Chicago station of the
United StiituH weather bureau thU
morning glvoa thu forocaut for Nc-
briiHka an folioWH :
Fair tonight and Friday , cooler to
night.
have chipped off all Hie paint. In Una
particular lie ban left bin "mark" In
thu nenatu , No ono known why hn
taken tuch an tntoruet In the proceed-
tugs.
ROCK COUNTY TURNS DOWN MIDLAND -
LAND PROPOSITION.
INTELLIGENT VOTE WAS CAST
Rock County Is Noted for Its Conserva
tism , It Is Said , and the Bonds for
$10,000 Were Defeated by More Than
100 Majority.
IliiHsutt , Nob. , May 31. Special to
The NOWH : The Midland Contra ! rail-
toad bond piopoHltloit In Rock county
for $10,000 was dufuatcd by over 100
miijoilty.
HoeK county IB noted for consorva-
I him. The ( iiioHtlon was well studied
by the cltl/uini and an Intelligent vote
VVIIH cant
CABRERA PREPARING FOR FLIGHT
President of Guatemala In Fear of A -
uaBnlnntlon.
Tapuchula , Mex. , May 31. lloportn
received heiu liom Salvador state
that GiiatuinnlimH and their ay m pa-
tlil/eiH tlnoiiglioiit Iho republic are
IntoiiHcIv extlied over the Hlliiallon
In ( iiialenuila. ( leiuial Toledo , uvo
liiMonlhl , piopiiKCH to mvailo llui een-
ttal pait ol Cnaleinala with a COIIHH- !
uiablo loice and aimounccH that liu
will glvo batllo lo Ihu at my ol Prcnl
dent Cabieia at the gates of Ihu cap
ital.
President Cabicra'H statement that
the tevolution ban boon cninlied in
Its Im Ipleney IH tldlciiled hv ( iuiiie
inalatiH , who nlat that II o revolution
IUIH only JUKI ( otnineiK ed.
In upper ( iiiatctnala enlhuBliiHin for
Genet al HarllliiH IH lupotted to bo
glowing dally. No IIUWH has been re
ceived I nun Oncial Pineda , who IKIH
mulched Into thu piovlnco of Peten ,
vvliero It IH confidently assurt"d the
Indians 1110 siiro lo join him.
Ilcpoilb liom ( iitatcmalu City say
that Cabrera Is picpailng for fligat
and that he Is continually In fear of
A. icrlcan Swindlers Sentenced.
I/jiidon , May 'II. At the Old Halley
Harry Samuel Simmons and Franklin
Everhart , Amoileans , chaiged with
conspiring to obtain largo sums of
money by I rand , were tound guilty.
Simmons was sentenced to two > eats'
Imprisonment at hard labor and hvcr-
hart to ulgl teen months. They were
charged with forging certificates In
connection with Alaska , OKI ihoma ,
Cilpplo Cteuk and Manitoba mines.
Anglo-Cuban Treaty Ratified.
Havana , Maj 31. The senate rati
fied the Anglo Cuban treaty amend
ments. Themlnotlty declared that
Great Britain would not accept the
treaty In IIH amended lorm , while the
advocates of thu amendments Insisted
that thuro was no reason for Great
Britain not accepting It. These lat
ter declared that the friendship of the
United States was the first considera
tion In any event.
Oregon Floods Receding.
Portland , May 31. Reports re
ceived from I'cndleton and Walla
Walla Indicate that further damage
from Hoods is Improbable , as the
weather Is clearing. The railroad
bridges both above and below Pendle-
ton arc out. The Hood swept through
tower Main and Court streets , and all
the business houses are flooded In
that district
BASEBALLJESULTS
National League Chicago , 2-1 * St.
Louis , 4-6. Philadelphia , 7-3 ; Boston ,
2-0. New York , 0-5 ; Brooklyn , 2-2.
Pittsburg , 7-9 ; Cincinnati , 4-1.
American League Boston , 5-6 ;
Phlladelpsta , 1-3. New York , 8-7 ;
Washington , 2-C. Chicago , 4 ; Detroit ,
1. St Louis , 7-C ; Cleveland , 2-4.
American Association Indianapolis ,
1-0 ; Toledo , 9-1. St. Paul , 3-3 ; Min
neapolis , S-10. Kansas City , 3 ; Mil
waukee , 2. Columbus , 1-3 ; Louisville ,
1-7.
Western League Denver , 5-5 , Pu
eblo , C S. Deb Molnes , 0-3 , Omaha ,
4-2. Sioux City. S-S. Lincoln , 73
Pitcher Jones Breaks Left Arm.
Sioux City , May 31. Cert Jones ,
ono of the best pitchers lor the Lin
coln Western League baseball team ,
fell and broke his loft arm while play
fully scuflllng with some ot hla team-
matca at their hoteL