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'-C. I"3Mte- "VSr ow Tr'; -" -.: " r-". t p. ,'.,- "S s 4 ? V' WHOLE NUMBER 1,466. VOLUME XXIX. DUMBER 10. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 151898. Cfltaljte IflttriraL O OB 3 o - o o S J 4 -v. o O o o 6 olj, O o (? o fr K 6 o o a 9 . o ' o T - e i k A.- ; o O O e V..: 'x s o (9 t 13 . GU. Of o-, . A V Stt $BWa i '' ' -o 8 - V. r . - I t" v J . 6 P e I Reported to Have Surrendered to Admiral Sampson. WASHINGTON HAS NO NEWS. AsxUtant Secretary of tbe Nary Alice IJkxibtn It. at Nothing off That Char acter Has JJccn Received In the on ci.il lHiatclics From the Fleet. "Washington. .Ttinc 1 1 . Early in the day a report reached the ICavy depart ment from oflicial source that the Spanish forces at Santiago had sur rendered to Admiral Sampson. Actings Secrctaiy Allen, when questioned on thc'&ubject, said he doubted the report, as nothing of that character was con tained in the information received at the department. lie said three of Admiral Sampson's ships will be de tailed to convoy the transports at Key West anywhere they may be ordered. Thus he carefully guarded against stating directly the destination of the army forces. There is no longer any attempt on the part of the war department offl-c-'itls to deny the report that an unex pected delay has occurred in the army expedition to Santiago. There ap pears to be no doubt in the minds of naval authorities that Spanish war ships are hovering- in the vicinityof Havana, presumably ready to intercept the transports should they proceed to Santiago without a substantial convoy. JTnder the circumstances the admin istration decided it will be unwise to ?' let the unprotected transports venture beyond Key West until Admiral Samp son can send several of his warships to assure them of safe conduct to the scene of intended battle. At the navy department it is said that convoys are already steaming rapidly to'.vard Key -West so that the invading army may not be detained aboard ship any more than is absolutely necessary. AMERICA'S NEW POLICY. Tlio AilmliiUtnitlou Determine)! to Al lies Dewoj'ii Coiiuucit. Washington, .Tune. 11. From in formation just come to light it appears that the administration lias determined on a state of policy concerning the Philippines. It is the evident inten tion of this government to annex the islands. This policy has not been hastily decided on :nd it was outlined lie fore Admiral Dewey began the operations which have been brought to so satisfactory a stage. It will be operative as soon as Hawaii is annexed. This accounts in a measure for the vi-or with which Hie 1 'resident is pushing the annexation of Hawaii. The Philippine policy will then be out lined to the powers. In brief, the proposed plan of taxa tion is to remove entirely the present tax imposed on household goods, beasts of burden and native products, and to -oil7J-fcy; reasonable property and Kill taxes similar to those exacted in this country. Jo poll tax will be levied upon women. Import duties to the Philippines will be lowered and cut almost in half. A number of native products will be admitted free to the f'nited States with some regulations calculated to piotect home industries where affected. It is also proposed to regulate the wage scale in the islands. Philippine lal -or is now rated at from 5 to 2." . cents a day. A minimum scale of .10 cents will be in force It is believed by economical experts that this new order of things will give new zest to commercial affairs in the islands and eventually put the tax revenues far above the -'0,000,000 now realized by Spain. The government is now considering the appointment of an oflicial collector of customs, who shall be dispatched to tlie islands to inaugurate the new S3s tem with one of the expeditions. It is believed that the selection of such an oilicial has already been made, but there is no definite information con cerning his inentity. QUEEN REGENT IS GRIEVED. "cvn I"rom t!i Philippines Cause Iro f on ml Alarm Clirlsthiu. Nkw Yokk. dune 11. A dispatch to the New Yorh World from Madrid savs: (juceu llegent Christina is profoundly alarmed and grieved at the news of the war. particularly the reports from the Philippines. Moreover, the popular ir ritation against the government and all existing institutions is assuming a dangerous phase. Everylnidy lelieves that the Sagasta cabinet and the Lib eral party will soon have to make way for Campos. Silvela and the Conserva tives who will take the last stand for the defense of the dynasty against the bitter rage of the nation, making a pathetic appeal to the pope and the continental powers of Knrope. The startling telegram from Govern or General Augusti caused the impres sion that Manila cither had surren dered already or was on the eve of sur rendering. The latest rumor is that General Au gusti. in a fit of despair, tried to com mit suicide, but was prevented from killing himself by Admiral Montojo and the generals who wish to hold out. FOR GOVERNOR OF CANADA. lrd "Wolscly Jlay Bo Appointed Aber deen's Successor. Loniwkc. June 11. The good rela tion now existing between England and America make it important that the new governor general of Canada should be an oliicial of unique reputa tion, so as to impress the imagination of the whole English speaking race in America. The appointment has not been officially announced, but it is gen' erally believed in the war office that Lord AVolsely is the'man who has been selected for this important post. TV. It. Ilea rv t Sues 1'alltzer. Nnw Yoiik. June 11. Papers were tzrved yesterday on Dumont Clark, president of the American Exchange National bank and vice president of the Press Publishing company, which "a publishes the New York AVcrld, in a suit fof libel in which AV. R. Hearst- of the New York Journal asks for .300, CC0 damages. The cause of the action was a dispatch printed in the New York World Wednesday under this headline: " Zcal' by Theft in News? gathering Thwarted at Port Tampa." AM HI E HE HOLDS MANILA'S DESTINY. Taa Reoaarkable Career at Acalaaldo, leader of the la rg ta. St. Louis, Mo., June 11. A " Wash ington dispatch to the St. Louis Globe- Democrat says: Pancho Ainiinaldo.. the nattvc dictator of the Philippines. U a picturesque personage. Be Is the son of a prominent native chief. Anxious that his boy should be educated, this chief con tided the lad to tbe Spanish priests, bo thought that AirulnaWo's influence, when he grew up. would hdp to maintain Spanish authority among the Malay population. The father is rich, for a native, and Pancho Aguinaldo. after being taught In the local schools, was sent to Madrid to study theology and qualify for the priesthood. After a year or two of study the young man declared he would not be a priest, but a soldier. So he was drafted into one of the native regiments, in which a few of the subalterns are Manila men, but all the captains and field officers are Spaniards. Nearly two years ago Agulnaldo and a com patriot named Alexandra, also a lieutenant of native troops, organized a revolt in the native corps. Aguinaldo's regiment one morning, while on parade, shot all its Spanish officers, except a few lieutenants, and took to the savan nasgreat trackless prairies, swampy, with oc casional high bits of land called "mattes." Here Aguinaldo made his headquarters. At onetime he must have had i.OM or 5,000 men under arms hidden in these fastnesses, raiding tberiafcaaMtoaMata iwm.amMeaaatt. I The political governor general or tn Pbllipp incs, Senor Don Baslllo Augustln y.Davila, of fered a reward of (1,000 lor the head of Aauin aldo. Within a week he received a noto from the insurgent chief saying: "I need the sum you offer wry much, and will deliver the head myself." Ten days later the insunrcnt leader called with a 30-inch bolo, a native knife, sharp as a razor, carried by ci-ery Malay in time of stress. "I have brought the head of Aguinaldo." the chief said, touching the edge of his jewel hiltcd bolo to ascertain its condition, "and I claim the reward." It was paid him. Aguinaldo is about 28 . ears old. lie and his comrade, Alexandra, hold the future of the Philippines almost In their hands. CADIZ HAS A NEW HOPE. Montojo Haa Four Chlaene Ships and W1L Wreak Vengeance on Uewey. New York, June 11. A dispatch U the New York World from Cadiz says: Strange rumors are afloat in naval cir cles about Admiral Montojo and Gov ernor General Augusti having grad ually sent out from Manila tho crews of the warships destroyed by Admiral Dewey in order to take possession in a Chinese port of three powerful ar mored cruisers that will suddenly pounce upon the American fleet in Ma nilla bay. It is said that the Chinese govern ment has been handsomely paid in gold for the cruisers. The rumor requires confirmation. Admiral Camara and his reserve squadron arc still in Cadiz waiting. The rumor about buying three pow erful armored cruisers from China is preposterous for two reasons. In the first place. China could not sell war ships to Spain, for that would be a breach of neutralit3. Secondly, China has no such vessels. Since her misun derstanding with Japan, China's navy has been of no account. WOULD ATTACK THEIR COAST. How St. James' Gazette Would Bring Spain to Terms. Loxnox, June 11. St. James' Gazette this afternoon publishes a long editor ial pointing out the hopelessness of any further Spanish resistance. It suggests the Americans seek a settle ment of the Cuban question in Spain. It says: "There is no need of an invasion, but the mere presence of a strong arm ament, which Spain's arrajT could not drive off, on the Spanish coast would produce a tremendous effect. There are numerous unfortified anchorages where the Americans could recoal with leisure. "Of course, there are powers in Eu rope who would witness the operation with great disgust, but if the Amer icans arc going to le frightened by the vague abstraction called Europe they must be very timid. Let them consult the sultan and remember that England is their Russia for the time being."' FOR MURDER OF HIS FATHER. Killing of J. S. Collins of Topeka Is Traced to Ills Own Son. Topeka, Kan., June 11. John Col lins was arrested here last night for the murder of his father, J. S. Collins, of this city on May 13. Collins is now in the county jail and refuses to make a statement. John Jordan, a negro of this city, and Jesse Harper, a Lawrence negro, have both made statements that impli cate Collins in the murder and leave but little, if any, doubt of his guilt. Miss Frances liabcock, the society girl of Lawrence to whom Collins sent a telegram the day after the murder admonishing her to "say nothing," has also made a statement. Her statement will not be given out for the present, but there is no doubt that it seriously implicates Collins in the murder of his father. LIBERALS WANT. AN ALLIANCE. Apparent Reluctance as Explained by tbe Westminster Gazette. Loxnox, June 11. The Westminster Gazette, commenting on the American suggestion that Liberals arc hostile to the proposad Anglo-American under standing, says: "The Liberal party de sires nothing more than to draw closer the bonds with the United States. The leaders draw attention to points needing careful handling, because, judging from the present conduct of foreign affairs, they have grounds for fearing that the best policy may be wrecked by lack of wisdom and perseverance. If we plead for care and caution in dealing with the United States it is because we are anxious to save that cause from the fickleness of the present government.' SHELLED A RAILWAYTRAIN. Tbe Dolphin Does Some Extraordinary Bombardment at Santiago. Kixgstox, Jamaica. Jnnc 11. It has been learned that during the bombard ment Monday the Dolphin wrecked a railroad train with a shell from one of her guns. The train was filled with Spanish troops and it is known that many of them were killed. THEY WERE OUR OWN SHIPS. The Strange Craft la Nicholas Channel Were Xot Spanish Cratocrs. Key West, Fla., June 11. The ex citement concerning the supposed sighting 6f. four Spanish warships off the northern coast of Cuba has sub sided. There is now no doubt that the vessels seen were part of our own fleet and not Spanish warships, as was at first assumed. I 1 II A Synopsis of the War Revenue Bill's Provisions. SPECIAL TAXES FROM JULY 1. Inheritances, Stock Deals and All Legal Transactions WIU Contribute a Mlto Beer, Tea, Express and Telegraph Arc la the 1.1st Other Tux Levies. Washington, June 11. The House passed the conference report on the war revenue bill by a vote of 154 to 107. A sensational feature of the debate was a clash between Mr. Swanson, of Vir ginia aud Mr. Grosvcnor of Ohio, in which the latter accused the former of being unpatriotic because of his speech against the bill. Mr. Swauson replied by intimating that the Ohio member was intoxicated and would not have Affric.i-?: T-'VTH-tcW-i'XtfET A-rfrt-i The report adopted was by an almost strictly party vole, live Democrats voting for the measure and five Repub licans against It. The main provisions of the bill arc as follows: Special Taxes From July 1. Fitt UanUcrs employing :i capital not cx cecdms fiV'X'. ?J0; riiiployms a capital excecd Si'i.OX), ror every additional Sl,0u, S.', surplus Included in capital. The amount of such an-nu-l Ux is to 1h computed ou the IkiMs of the capitid and surplus tor the preceding llseal j'ir. Savings banks having uo capital stock p.urt v.hose business, is cuullned ta receiving de posits and loaning or investing the same for the benefit of tUcr depositors, aud which do no otJjci b jsincss or bauUIns, lire not subject to this tax. Second BmUcrs, 5M; but any person havins piid the special tax as r. bank shall not be re quired to pay the special tax as a broker. Third-Pawnbrokers. -U Fourth Commercial brokers, ?-M. Fifth Custom house brokers, 210. Hist?; Proprietors of theaters, museums and cou-ert balls, in cities of more than U5.OJ0 popu lation, SIOX Tills docs not include halls rented or used oc cas'onaily for concerts or theatrical rcpresca tatious. Seventh Circuses, $103. Xo .special tax paid in f nc state is to exempt exhibitions from the tax in another state, thoush but one t-pccial tax is to be linpwcu for exuiuitiooi within any one Si3ti. Jlishth Proprietors or ajrents of all other public exhibitions or shows for money, not enumerated here, S10. Nir.th nowling alleys and billiard rooms, ?5 for each alley or table. Insurance. Life On each policy, for each 5100, 10 cents on the amount insured. Policies on the indus trial or vrcekU- plan, 49 per cent of the amount of the first weekly premium is charged. Fra ternal bencticiary societies and ordrs, farmers' purely local co-operative companies, employes' relief associations, operated o:i the lodse sys tem or local co-operathc plan, orpanlcd and coniiuctcd solely by the members thereof, for the exclusive bcnclit of its members aud not for profit." arc exempted. Insurance (marine, inlan.l, fire) Ikich policy one-half of 1 per cent on each dollar. C'o-oper-atic and mutual companies are exempted. Insurance (casualty, fidelity and guarantee) Each policy and each bond for the ierformance of the duties of any office or position or other obligation of the nature of indemnity, and each contract or obligation jruaranteeiu;; the validity of bonds or other obligations issued by any state, county, municipal or other public body, or puaranteeins titles to real estate or mercan tile credits, executed or guaranteed by any surety company, upon the amount of premium charjfed, one-half of 1 percent on each"" dollar. Leases nnd Mortgages. Lease, land or tenement, not exceeding one year. 23 cents; exceeding one year and not cx rccdins three years. 50 cents; cxceediiut thrte years, f l. Manifest for customs house entry or clearance of cargo for a foreign port, if the reg istered tonnage of such ship, vessel or steamer docs not exceed 3M tons, J I ; exceeding 300 tons and not exceeding 60J tons, ii; exceeding COO tens. S3. Mortgago of real cstats or personal propart y exceeding?!, 000 and not exceeding SI.SW, 25 cents, and on each $30 in excess of il,MX 23 cents. Passage ticket from a port in the United States to a foreign port if costing not exceeding 13.1. ?l; costing more than 53) and and not ex ceeding fGO, W: costing more than 53J, ". Proxy for voting at any election for officers of any incorporated company, except religious, charitable or literary societies or public ceme teries. 10 cents. Proprietary Articles. Medicinal proprietary articles and prepara tions Upon every packet, box. bottle, pot or phial, or other inclosure. containin-j any pills, powders, tinctures troches, syrups, cordials, bitters, anodynes, tonics, plasters, liniments, salves, ointments, pastes, drops, waters (ex cept natural spring waters and carbonated natural spring waters) essences, spirits, oils and all medicinal preparations or compositions whatsoever, made and sold, or removed for sale by any person wherein the person making or preparing the same has or claims to have any private formula or any exclusive right, where such packet, etc, does not exceed at the retail price. 5 cents. 8 of 1 per cent tax; when tiie re tail price is between 5 and 10 cents, ;4- of 1 per cent; between 10 and 13 cents, ;j of a cent; be tween 13 and 23 cents, of a cent, and for each additional 25 cents in value, 5i of a cent tax. l'orfumcry and cosmetics and other similar ar ticles used as applications to the hair, mouth or skin or othern ise usod where the packet, box, bottle, etc. does not exceed at the retail price 5 cents, 'i of 1 per cent tax; when tho price is lc tween 5 and 10 cents, u of a cent; between 10 and 15 cents, ?i of a cent; bet ween 15 and 23 cents, u of a cent: each additional 25 cents in value, f of a cent tax. Chewing gum, each package of not more than $1 retail value, 4 cents nnd for each additional il 4 cents. Sparkling or other wines, when bottled for sale, upon each bottle containing one pint or less. 1 cent; more than 1 pint, 2 cents. Tho stamp is only to be affixed when the article in this schedule is.sold. Oil and Sugar Trusts. Petroleum anu sugar refiners Every person, firm, corporation or company carrying on or dolng business of refining petroleum or refining "sugar, or owning or controlling any pipe lines for transporting oil or other products whose gross annual receipts exceeds SJ53.0U0, is made subject to pay annually a special excise tax equivalent to one quarter of 1 per cent on the gross amount of all receipts in excess of that sum. Returns to be made monthly. The pen alty is a line of rrom Sl.OiO to ?I0,(XXX A stamp tax of 1 cent is to be collected on every seat rold in a palace and parlor car. and on every berth sold In a sleeping car. the stamp to be affixed to the ticket and paid by the company issuing it. Inheritance Tax. A tax on inheritance and legacies exceeding f 10.000 on personal property is jirovided as fol lows: On sums between ?!0.000 and r.0): First On Lencllts to the lineal issue or lineal ancestors, brother or sister of the deceased, at the rate of 73c for every f 101 Second To the descendant of a brother or sister at the rate of 81.30 per 10A Third To the brother or sister of the father or mother, or a descendant of a brother or sis ter of a father or mother, at the rate of 3 for every S10U. Fourth To the brother or sister of the grand father or grandmother or a descendant of the brother or -.ister of the grandfather or grand mother, 54 for every 5100. Fifth To those of any other degree of collat eral consanguinity or strangers in blood or a body politic or corporate, at the rate of S3 for every 1100, AU legacies or property passing by will or by the laws of any state or territory, to husband or wife, arc exempted from tax or duty. On sums ranging between 523,000 and ;ia,0OJ, the rates of tax arc to be multiplied by ouc and one-half; ' on those ranging from 103.00) to 33J.003, the rates are to be multiplied by two; on those ranging from S59J.0-J0 to fl.OOO.OU), the rates are to be multiplied by two and one-half; and oa those above i 1,003,000, the rates are to be multi plied by three. . The tax is made a lien upon the property until paid and it is required that the tax shall be satisfied before the legatee is paid. Certiorates of Indebtedness. The secretary of the treasury is authorized to boirotrrrom time to timeata rate of interest no"cceding 3 per cent such sums as in his I Judgment may be necessary to meet public ex penditures and to issue certificates of Indebted ness in denominotions of 150 or some multiple of that sum; each certificate Is made payable at such time not exceeding one year from the data cf its issue as the secretary of the treasury may prescribe; provided that the amount of such certificates outstanding shall at no tunc exceed 8100,OOJ,003. Tax on Tobacco Dealers. Dealers la leaf tobacco whose annual sales do not exceed 50,000 pounds, each, tt. Those whose annual sales exceed 50,000 and not 100.000 pounds. Hi, and If their annual sales exceed 100,000 pounds. $i;i. Dealers in other tobacco whose annual sates exceed 50,000 pounds. Sli Those selling their own products at the place of manufacture arc exempted from this tax. Manufacturers of tobacco whose annual sales do not exceed 50,000 pounds, W. Manufacturers whose sales exceed 50,000 and not 100. 000 pounds 812. Manufacturers whoso sales exceed '100,000 pounds, iJl. Tax on Telegraph Messages. Section 18 provides for a tax stamp on tele graph messages, and exempts messages of of licers and employes of the government on offi cial business and also the messages of telegraph and railroad companies over their own lines. Section 20 makes it a misdemeanor to evade the plans of schedule 11, relative to drugs, medi cines, perfumery, etc., punishable by a lino of not to exceed S500 or imprisonment not to ex six months, or both. Uncompounded medicines, or those bavins been put up and sold at retail as prescriptions are not included in the taxable articles, leaving iitto apply particularly to proprtetory,artlcl"--" Section 4 adds the tax oa piOMlcmyi'HiiU'C to the duty on them, requiring the affixing of the internal revenue stamp before wlthdravral for consumption. Board of Trade Operations. Upon each sale, or agreement to sell, any products or merchandise at any exchange or board of trade, or other similar place, either for present or future delivery, for each f 109 in value of said sale or agreement of sale or agreement to sell, 1 cent, nnd for each additional ilO) or fractional part thereof, in excess of f 100, 1 cent; provided, that on every sale or agreement of sale or egreement to sell, there shall be made and delivered by the seller to the buyer a bill, memorandum of such sale, to which there shall lie affixed a lawful stamp or stamps in value equal to the amount of tax on such sale. Hank check draft or certificate of deposit not drawing Interest, or order for the payment of any sum of money drawn upon or Issued by any bank, trust company, or any person or persons, companies or corporations, 2 cents. Express or Freight. It is made the duty of every railroad or steamboat company, carrier, express company. or corporation or person whose occupation is to act as such to issue the shipper or consignor a bill of lading, manifesto or other evidence of receipt and forwarding for each shipment re ceived, whether in bulk or in boxes, bales, packages, bundles, or not so inclosed or in cluded; and there is to be attached and can celled to each of said bills of lading, etc., a stamp of the value of 1 cent. Provided, that but one bill of lading shall be required on bun dles or packages of newspapers when Inclosed in one general bundle at the time of shipment. Penalty. S10. A tax of 1 cent Is imposed for every telephone message for which over 13 cents Is charged. Any telegraphic message. 1 cent. Indemnifying bonds. 30 cents. The llond Provision. The .-.ecrctary of the treasury "s authorized to borrow on the credit of the United States from time to time as the pror ccJs may be required, to defray expenditures authorized on account of the existing war (such proceeds when re ceived to bo used only for the purpose of meet ing such war expenditures) the sum of (400. UiO.000. or so much thereof as may be necessary, and to prepare and issue therefor coupon or registered lwnds of tho United States in de nominations of fa), or some multiple of that sum. redeemable in coin at the pleasure of the United States after ten years from the date of their issue, and payable twenty years from such date, and bearing interest, payable quar terly in coin, at the rate of 3 per cent per an num. The bonds arc to be first offered at par as a popular lean. Tlie conference add-d the following proviso: "That any portion of any issue of said bonds not subscribed for as above provided may bo disposed of by the secretary of tho treasury at not less than par, under such regulations as hO may prcr-cribe, but no commissions shall be al Urved or paid thereon; and a sum not exceed ing ouc-tenth of 1 per cent of the amount of the bonds n:id certificates herein authorized is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the expenses of preparing, advertising and issuing the same." Coinage of Silver Bullion. Following Is the provision la regard to the coinage of silver bullion: The secretary of the treasury is authorized and directed to coin into standard silver dollars, as rapidly as the public ir.ercsts may require, to an amount, how s cr. of not less than 1,50 LOW of mill dollars in each month, all of the silver bullion now In the treasury purchased in ac cordance with the provisions of the act ap proved July II. IbPO. entitled -an act directing the purchase of silver bullion and the issue of treasury notes thereon, nnd for other purposes." and said dollars, when so coined, shall be used and applied in the manner and for tbe purposes named in said act. A Tax en Mixed Flour. A substitute was adopted for the Senate pro vision tor a tax on mixed flour, but the mate rial points were retained. The substitute re quires that persons engaged in making, packing or repacking mixed Hour shall pay a special tax at the rate of ?12 per annum, and the license granted is to bo posted in accordance with the provisions of sec tion :t.Mi and 3239 of the revised statutes the fines and penalties to be the same as imposed In those sections They arc re quired to mark each package as mixed flour, and it is to be put up only in original packages In addition to the annual license a tax of 4 cents per barrel is levied upon all mixed flour manufactured, sold or removed for sale. The same rate is proportionately levied on half bar rels and smaller package. There shall be levied, collected and paid upon tea when imported from foreign countries a duty of 10 cents per pound. The changes regarding tea make the duty op eratic e with tlie act instead of July 1, as it) passed the Senate. A HIGHLY IMPROBABLE STORY. Admiral Dewey Said to Have Made Ke marltable Concessions to Aguinaldo. New York, June 11. A Vancouver dispatch to the New York Evening Sun says: Passengers arriving here yesterday on the steamship from Japan say that on April 20 the editor of the Japan Free Press asked a wealthy Knglishman of the name of Bray to bring the insurgent leader Aguinaldo and United States Consul General Pratt together. Bray knew both men well. His sympathy with the Insur gents induced him to consent, and an Informal meeting took place in which promLses were made on both sides to support a united action. The wires were kept hot between Commodore Dewey and Consul General Pratt, the commo dore agreeing in the main to all secret arrangc-t meats. Two days before the engagement in Manila bay, Gcseral Aguinaldo and Consul General Pratt had another meeting, at which the con firmation of all tbe promises was made before witnesses and scaled. Aguinaldo was assured that the United States, when they had captured the Philippines, would hold them only tempo rarily and that they would afterwards be In the hands of a royal commission chosen by the pow ers. The following agreement was also made provisionally: 1. The expulsion, or at least secularization, of the religious orders and the inhibition of these orders from all ofacial vetoes in civil adminis tration. 2. A general amnesty for all rebels and guar antees for their personal security and from the vengeance of the friars and parish priests after returning to their home. 3. Radical reforms to curtail the glaring abuses in public administration. 4. Freedom of the press to denounce official corruption and blackmailing. 5. Representation in the Spanish parliament. 6. Abolition of the iniquitous system of secret deportation of political suspects. CAMP MERRITT TOO GIDDY. Saa Francisco Troops to Bo Moved Where Better Discipline Can Be Maintained. Sax Fbascisco, June 11. General Merriam, commanding the Department of California, has finally decided to abandon Camp Mcrritt and place all the soldiers in camp on the Presidio reservation. This move was found nec essary for sanitary and -moral reasons. Camp Merritt is without drainage and many saloons have sprung up all around it. The city streets running through it cannot be closed and are usually thronged with civilians. All this can be remedied with the camp on government land. APT OF NAVAL DIPLOMACY, KctIcw of Sampson's Fleet for tue flt of a Lonely Spanish Officer. bt Ajrxoxiu, Jamaica, Juuc 10. ral Sampson's moving panorama American fleet that is bottling '-ervera's fleet in Santiago harbor only one Spanish officer as an ience, was a wonderfully clever impressive bitpf diplomacy. is lonely witness was Ccrveras f of staff, and he ostensibly visited ral Sampson on thi flagship to ivey the message from Cervcra that heroes of the Memniac were safe, the officers of the American fleet that if he had any other object in ', for instance, the ascertaining of strength of the opposing force, the nish visitor was amply rewarded his pains. lone on the flagship, surrounded enemies, as he stood on the deck he one of the grandest arrays of bat- hips pass in review that has ever a assembled for offensive purposes. nd jret this display was made in iijquiet way that the visitor could Meet that it was 'for his benefit. TVas done in'siichTrquictway, too. 'as if entirely accidental, which must ha"e made the exposition all the more striking. While Admiral Sampson was receiv ing tho message of Admiral Cervcra and transmitting to him an equally courteous reply, a tignal was given for all the ships to concentrate near the flagship. The order was promptly obeyed, and when Captain Ovicda was ready to leave the flagship, he saw file before him in splendid proeession tiie greatest fleet of war vessels the Carib bean sea ever held. From the deel; of the New York he saw the I'rooklyn, Texas, Iowa, Oregon, New Orleans. Marblehead and Massachusetts, in seemingly never ending procession, file silently by, their grim guns backed bj their crews, equally silent and grim. It was as impressive and strik ing a thing as was ever dt.ic, and what emotion, besides admiration, it awak ened in the breast of tbe Spanish ofii ccr can only be imagined. There was a peculiar incident at tending the visit of Captain Ovicdo to the flagship. At the moment he set foot on deck, there was on board a del egation of Cubans arranging for co operation with the American llcut. Their presence had to be kept secret from the Spaniards, and they were hidden away until the visiting enemy boarded their own boat under the pro tection of a flag of truce and put back for Santiaco. CONFEREES HAVE AGREED. Tho Ilcvcnuo War Bill Kcporlcd to tho House. Washington, June 10. The confer ees on the war bill submitted their re port to the House this afternoon. The report follows: The Housa accepts the.3 Senate amend ments: Allowing a rebate of 7'. per cent upon the sale cf stamps for fermented liquors, in btead of 5 per cent, as provided by the House, Imposing special taxes, etc.. witU an amendment striking out i.isurancc agents, also making tax oathcatcrs apply to cities excee3ing23,0!X) popu lation only; the amendment striking out the House provision imposing a special tax on re tail tobacco dealers; the provisions relating to stamp taxes on life insurance rolicies. but re dvml to 8 cents for each fl'XIof Insurance, to lie paid only once, at the inception of the poli cy, end a corresponding reduction en weekly payment insurance. The House accepts the proprietary medicine and perfumery amendments of the Senate with a reduction of the tax of about one-third. The Senate amendmont providing thnt stamps may be afllxcd oa medicinal nrticlcs in stock, when such articles arc sold by the retail order;Scnate amendments imposing an excise tux of U of 1 per cent oa corporations refining sugar or petroleum, measured by their gross receipts exceeding SJM.OOO; and also the Senate amend ment lmposia? a stamp tax of 1 cent upon the sale of each sleeping and parlor car ticket sold by the company issuing the same; nad also the Senate legacy and inheritance tax. The House recedes from its tonnage tax pro vision, and accepts the Senate ameadmesit, im posing a duty of ten cents per pound on im ported tea, with an amendment providing that the duty shall take effect upon the passage of the act by the Senate amendment relating to mixed flour, with a substitute embodying tlin bill upon the same subject as reported by the committee oa ways and meats. m The Senate recedes from its coinage of the silver selgn'orage amendment and a substitute is agreM to. simply authorizing ami directing the coinage of nat less than 81.WJ.000 silver dollars per month from the silver bullion held in the treasury, such silver dollars to bo ap plied as provided by the act cf July 1 1. 13X. The Scnatj accepts these Hou-e provisions: Placing the increased tax on fermented liquors stored la warehouses; the certificate of in debtedness of loan provisions of the House with a reduction of the amount of bonds author ized to 1400,000,(0). The Houce accepts the Senate scales on cigaro and cigarettes; and the Senate accepts tho House proposition imposing an additional tax on stocks on hand, but reducing tho tax on such stocks one-half and excepting from its opera tions stocks not exceeding 1.000 pounds of to bacco and 20.000 cigars and cigarettes. The Hous-o accepts the Senate amendment imposing a stamp tax on all speculatltc sales on stock and produce exchanges. The Senate accepts the House exemption of receipts from stamp taxes. The Senate recedes from Its amendment inl poMng stamp tax on articles sold under a trade mark or any name or designation nat epea to general use. Mr. Dingley. immediately after the confer ence, made up the report at 2 o'clock and an nounced the bill would be brought up for con sideration at once and that the nousc would probably dispose of it before adjournment to day. NEWS DON'T EXCITE SPANISH Santiago Considered a Victory Because AU Were Not Killed. London, June 10. The Madrid corre spondent of the Times says: "The news from Santiago produced little or no excitement. At first there was a feel ing of sadness because only Spanish losses were announced. Gradually the feeling changed on learning that the Americans also suffered, although losses have not been reported in detail. In any case there was justification for patriotic satisfaction in the fact that the attack had been successfully re pulsed with fewer casualties than have sometimes occurred in insignificant skirmishes with the insurgents.' TRANSPORT SHIPS SEIZED. Government Bcsorts-to Extreme Meas ures to Fit Oat Manila Expeditions. San Francisco, June 10. It has been learned that the steamers Sena tor, City of Puebla and Queen, owned by the Pacific Coast Steamship com pany, were not chartered, but im pressed into the service of the govern ment as transports. Colonel Fanston at Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence, Kan., June 10. Colonel Fred Fnnston of the Twentieth Kansas volunteers arrived in Lawrence this morning on his way from Tampa, Fla., t" join his regiment at San Francisco. IN Spanish Warships Reported to Have Forced an Entrance. WARSHIP AND TWO CRUISERS. No Official Report lias Vet Beea Brought In by tbe Blockading Ships, bat tbe Bamor Is Said to Bo Credited by Key West Naval O Accra of Illgb Bank; Key West, Fla., June 10. Persistent rumors, credited by some naval officers of high rank, arc in circulation here to the effect that, three Spanish warships havcorced their way into the harbor of Havana. One dispatch says that a Spanish battle ship and two cruisers have entered the harbor. There is one rumor here, which-finds credit among many naval officers, that within the last tweBty-four hours some formidable Spanish warships have en tered the harbor of llavana-s More than two weeks ago4kwMjJtatdthat Mo castle light had again been put in operation, and it was thought to in dicate that the Spaniards in Havana had information leading them to ex pect some friendly visitors. There is much speculation as to whether the ships supposed to have entered Havana harbor are a part of Cervera's fleet which did not enter Santiago or somo of the ships from Cadiz. No oflicial report has yet been brought in by any of our blockading ships, nnd there is much anxiety in consequence. A government tug from Cardenas joined the American fleet off Havana yesterday, bringing messages from Commodore Watson from, an auxiliary gunboat. This was to the effect that on Tuesday night the gunboat sighted four vessels, thought to" be a battle ship, two cruisers and a torpedo boat, between Salt clay and Padre del Cruz. The gunboat followed them and when within speaking distance, hoisted the fleet flag. The strangers answered with three masthead lights, which were not the required signal, and im "mediately thereafter they put out all their lights. The gunboat cruised after the strangers for two or three miles, once approaching within 2,000 yards, but evidently abandoned the chase and reported to the nearest ship of the United States licet. Advices were then sent to Commodcre Watson by the government tug and he dispatched a Iniat to Key West. The commander of the gunboat which followed the fo:ir vessels says he is satisfied they were Spinish warships either trying to get into Havana or lying in wait for transports. The af fair, however, is involved in doubt. The llritish cruiser Tallnit left Ha vana Tuesday and she may have been one of the vessels sighted by the gun boat. REFUGEES CROWD A TOWN. Kingston Has Itecciied an Odd Addition to Its Population. Kingston, Jamaica, June 10. The royal mail steamer sailing for London this week will carry S-'00,000 in Span ish gold. liroad Alphonso pieces arc more in circulation in this island than English sovereigns. Irobably a mil lion dollars in coin has been brought to Jamaica from Cuba by refugees dur ing the last six weeks. Three or four thousand of these refugees fill the ho tels, lodgings and otherwise vacant houses in the coast towns. Tlie refugees instead of being lean and illfavored, as one might suppose, from the famine and rceoncentrado stories, arc remarkably prosperous looking. The ladies arc dressed in New York and Parish fashions of two years ago. Sonic are attended by servants. Among the baggage are extraordinary boxes and chests that look antique enough to have been made in Spain in a rmcr century. One emigrant entered a hotel behind six strong men, each of whom carried a leather bag filled with gold. He was a noted usurer in Havana. All the refugees have plenty of money now, but they look forward with dread. They cannot realize on their property. Owing to the unsettled state of Cuba, the banks will advance nothing. It is impossible to communi cate with the island except by cable at from twenty-five to seventy-five cents a word. They do not know what has become of their homes and estates. Most of them sympathize with the insurgents. A few bitterly denounce Spain. CHINA EVERYBODY'S VICTIM. Japan, Rossis and Franco Make New Oralis In the Eat. Vancouver, B. C, June 10. Oriental advices arc to the effect that China and Japan are having trouble again. Com plications have occurred in China one after another and now the Japanese consulate at Shashi has been burned down. On receipt of the news of the riot the minister of the navy issued in structions to the commanders of the cruiser Takao at Shanghai, and the gunboat Maya at Saseho to Immedi ately proceed to the scene of the dis turbencc for the protection of the Japanese residents. Tlie British ship Esk has leen ordered to the scene of the outrage. France has demanded from China an indemnity of 19.000 taels, the erection of a church as a memorial and the ex tension of the railway from Xanning, in Kwangsi province, to the coast of Kwang Tung, as a compensation for the murder of a French priest. It is officially reported that Russia has secretly demanded a lease of not only Kinchou, a few miles from Port Arthur, but also of .Fuschcoua Sul Prcftural, a city further north than the former city. These, with the pos sessions also of Kaipeng, at the head of the Liao Tung peninsula, will give the Russians entire control of the peninsula. The Coif Champion Safely Oat. Havana, June 10. The British cruiser Talbot sailed from Havana Tuesday. On board were Phil Robin .son and II. J. Whigham, the English newspaper correspondents, who were arrested some time ago at Matanzas. The Talbot also carried Edwards and Pinkney, who were expelled from the island on suspicion of being spies, Charles Todd and, a number of oxher prisoners Ml "WOMAN'S CLUB DAY." Delegate! t Deavar ta Vbat Osaaba and tbe EspesUlea. Woman's Club have become such an important factor In cthe social world that the Traas-Misslppi and Iiv ternatlonal Exposition has set apart June 18 as "Woman's Day." Almost all of the eastern delegations on their way to tho Denver Biennial have arranged to stop over in Omaha to attend tho Woman's Club Concress to be held in that city June 18 and 19. Mrs. Ellen M. Henrotln, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Alice Ives Breed, vice president, and Mrs. Philip N. Moore, corresponding secretary, will be in at tendance. Among the speakers ore Mrs. Ed ward Longstreth. Mrs. Mary E. Mun ford.TKrs. Cornelius Stevenson of Philadelphia. Mrs. Ellen M. Richard son of Boston. Mrs. Kate Tnrmatt Woods of Salem: Mrs. Elnta WaHon of Newton, Mass.; Mrs. Win. Fischel of SL Louis; Mrs. Celia Parker Wool ey and Mrs. Herman J. Hall of Chi cago. Besides the sessions of the congress which will be unusually interesting. two daily concerts by the Theodore Thomas orchestra will be given in' the Auditorium. -Special rates of ono fare for tho round trip have been granted by nil the roads leading to Omaha. These rates are good from June 17 to Juno 20 within a radius of 150 miles of Omr.ha. Tho Woman's Beard of Managers of the exposition, the Exposition Bu reau of Entertainment and the Omaha Woman's Club are making active prenarations for tho success of tho drr. In order to distinguish them from other exposition visiters, each visit ing club woman is requested to wear on her shoulder a knot of Dale blue ribbon. It is now conceded by all thnt the Trans-Mississippi exposition !s sec ond only to the world's fair, far sur passing in beauty the centennial, midwinter. Atlanta and Nashville expositions. Read In a Trotest. Washington dispatch: O telegram was received last night in Washing ton from the colonel of the First Ne braska regiment of volunteer infant ry now at San Francisco awaiting transportation to tho Philippines, stating that the men of h's company are now thoroughly nrmed and equipped and ready to move. They have been anxious to be ordered ofT ever slr.ee their arrival on the Pacific coast, but have been made to stand by and see other regiments pass them by and board the troop ships to" go to Manila. The reason for the Nebras ka soldiers' detention has been that they were poorly equipped and the secretary of war would not allow their departure with inferior arma. As this deficiency seems now to have been remedied, the First Nebras ka may be soon be sent out of tW country from the pert of San Fran cisco. 5 :r TTcbrnska HankH. Washington dispatch: The ab stract of reports made tothccomntrol ler of the currency showing the" con dition of banks of Nebraska, exclusive of Lincoln and Om aha, as of May 5 shows a decided increase in business since last report on February 18. Loans and discounts arc $12,3S2.sr0; due from banks and bankers, $1,881,481; eold coin on hand. $G4S.3CG; total specie, $820,535. Total resources, $23,316, 028. and increase of over one million. Individual dencsits amounted en that date to $12,999.S94. an increase of $1, 269,226 since February: The average reserve held is 38.88 per cnt as against 36.54 per cent of last rcrort. Deriftloa In a Nebraska Case. An important pension decision has been handed down by the secretary of the interior In the case of Joshua C. Hart of Nuckolls county, Ncbras-. kp.. on appeal by Representative Suth erland. The case involved the ad missability of evidence not in accord ance with the evidence of the medical officers of the pension bureau. The claimant had many witnesses to test tify to his physical disability to a greater extent than was manifested by the report of the medical examin ing board, but the case was rejected. It was then appealed by Mr. Suther land. Tbe case has been ordered to a hearing. Kiile I by a Train. Dakota City dispatch: Gordon Al exander of Blair, about 6 o'clock this evening, was run over by a work train on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railway at South Sioux City and almost instantly killed. Ho was one of the workmen on the train and was attempting to go from the ca becce to a flat car after the caboose had been cut from a train coming off the west approach of the bridge, when he fell between the cars and twelve cars passed over him. The company physicians at Sioux City and this place were cr.Ilea. out tno man expireu oe forc they arrived. An inquest is now being held. His brother was an eye witness to the accident. Iiarnel by Lightning Edgar dispatch: Lightning struck a barn belonging to Peter Burcs, three miles east of Edgar, during the rain yesterday afternoon, killing two horses, knocklnc down four more and a young man. Fred Zeigler, who was at work in the stable attending the horses. The barn was set on fire and turned, with two harvesters. 800 bush. e!3 cf oats and some other minor farm implements. Total value of property destroyed, $1,200. Insur ance. $300. The young man -.and the four horses that were knocked down were tescued. Not en. Lewis A. Funk, a young man who came here a short time, ago and se cured employment at the Arso Man ufacturing company, was taken into cust.'-dv today Ly an officer from Clarksville, Ind., upon the charge of seduction. Funk accompanied the officer without Requisition papers. During a local shower at Harrison lightning struck the house of Mar stcllcr Bros., passed through the build ing and into the bank building ad joining and out through the front window, ehatttering the glass- and striking two men that were standing by the window talking, killing one and badly injuring the other. Burt Dew is the man that was killed. Jessie Roberts of Nebraska City suicided in an Omaha hotel by tak ing morphine. 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