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THE OMAHA i DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY TG , APH1L 15 , 1807. SINGLE JFIV.T2 CENTS. WORDS OF WARNING Turkey Tolls Greece to Hold Back the Irregulars. GIVES AN ULTIMATUM ON THAT POINT Another Raid. Will Bo Taken for a Declara tion of Wan ACTIVE OPERATIONS WILL THEN BEGIN Greeks Appear to Have Oopturcd Town of Baltino , in Macedonia. LOSSES OF INVADERS INSIGNIFICANT Runiurn of Mlnlfllcrlnl CIinnKCM Arc In Circulation nt I < iirlNnn \t > of Hvlnxatloa In AV'nr I'reiiarndoim. LONDON. April 14. The Evening News this afternoon publishes a dispatch ( ram Its correspondent at Athens saying that the Turkish government baa formally Informed the Greek government that any further raids of Irregulars Into Turkish territory will bo regarded by Turkey as a declaration of war upon the part of Greece. oumoics IIAVIS CAiTimnu HALTING. liONHi-M of tin ? IiivnilcrH Up to Date An * IiiNlKiiliU-nnt. LARISSA , April 14. Trustworthy reports received hero yesterday conflim the state men Is that the Greek Irregulars have cap tured Ilaltlno , In Macedonia. The Turku lost forty men killed. The Insurgent chief Davclls occupied a strong position In the mountains near Kranla. His force was later attacked by a Turkish battalion from Vellmlstl , but tlio Turks were repulsed with Bovoro loss. The Greeks then assumed the offensive , cut up the Turkish detachment , captured eighteen mules , a convoy of pro visions and a largo quantity of ammunition and made prisoners of fifteen Turks. After this success the Greeks advanced to Klpurl , on the road to Grovena , threatening to cut the communications of the Turkish central force at Elassona , with Janlna , the Turkish headquarters In Albania. In all the skirmishes and fighting since crossing the frontier the Greeks lost only five men killed and had fifteen men wounded. Fresh troops continue to arrive hero from the south. A third brigade was formed to day to assist In the defense of the frontier. The enthusiasm of the troops. Is unabated , In Macedonia the weather Is wet and cold , but In Thessaly flno weather prevails , per mitting the military authorities to com plete all .preparations for an advance Into Turkish territory , or defend the frontier in tho. event of the Turks assuming the offen sive , which Is looked upon nero as being more probable. Dispatches received here today from the Greek expeditionary force say that the Ir- rcgularB-ihavc passed Klpurl , driving the Turks beforO'them , and arc pushing on for Cfrovena , where a strong Turkish force , some reports say an army corps , Is sta tioned. ' ' . There i are , rumors here of ministerial changes , but there are no signs of relaxa tion In preparing for war , and there will be a feeling of relief when hostilities com mence. WAVrS PI3AGI3KUL SETTM3MEXT. 1'rrnilvr IJi'lyiiunlM Otitlliic-M tlio Pol- ley Of CrOllC ( Jot CTUinrIlt. ATHENS , April 14. On the reassembling of the Boule today M. Delyannls , the premier , Introduced , In the presence of a crowded chamber , a bill granting the government a credit of 23,000,000 drachmas for the minis tries of war and marine. The premier asked the house to expedite * the passage of the budget. Dealing with the development of the for olgn situation Tie declared that the powers had taken their stand on the principle of the Integrity of Turkey , but up to the present had not expressed an opinion with regard to the proposals Greece had made for a pacific solution of the difficulty. After dwelling upon the right of the Cretans to settle their own destinies , he declared that , despite all which had happened , Greece etlll hoped the powers wquld agree to a peaceful settlement. The situation on the frontier was not , ho said , created by Greece , but by the strange policy of a state which by strange armament had comixillcd Greece to assemble an army capable of coping with all eventualities and of defending the Interests and honor of the country. ( Sensation. ) In concluding , M. Dclyaunls irnld the Greek government was doing Its utmost to repair the Imperfections of on army eo hastily gath ered , and that he'hoped that In the course of a few days an army would be assembled capable of doing lie full duty to the coun try , ( Laud cheers. ) Deputy Ralll , the leader of the opposition , thought that In view of the existing circum stances the tlmo was not ! propitious to com mence a debate on the budget. M. Delyannls agreed with this suggestion , nml said that tomorrow he would submit a veto on account for three months. The chamber then adjourned , Interview with Klnir f ! < Mirn < - . LONDON , April 14. The Dally Chronicle will publish the following tomorrpw from Its Athens correspondent , Henry Norman : "I ha o had an audience with King George. Ho spoke without much hope , but firmly , Ilka a man who can only do his duty and leave the rest to heaven. More than onto he said : 'If Greece had been a great power and walked Into Crete long ago , her action would have been welcomed by the powers as well as thu rest of the world as a blessing. Ilut she Is only a small power , and Hcems to bo able to do nothing that will cutlery the great powers. ' " Yloiiiii'Ni * 'I'll I n Ic AVnr IncvltiiMi * . VIKNNA , April 14. The best Informed diplomats here regard war as Inevitable. They say the strain cannot much longer be berne by either Turkey or Greece , and that the time has passed for the powers Jto at tempt to Intervene. In view of the danger ous position assumed by Greece , the ques tion lg reiterated , whether she does not count upon some power coming to her sup port at the crucial moment. The ultuntlon Is regarded hero as analogous to the tlmo when Sorvla attacked Turkey In 1870 , when Rutsla and Great Britain saved defeated fiervla from annihilation. i DluNciiKloiiH In .Itoyul Finally. VIKNNA. April 14. The Tageblatt says today that sharp differences Imvo arisen In the Greek royal family us to the proper course for the government to pursue , The crown prlncesi , In defiance of her husband and of King George , has gone entirely over to the war party. Triple Murder. PASCOOAO , H , I. , April H-A horrlblo tragedy wua enacted early this morning nt the homo of Kdwnid Iteynold , en the Kllshu , Mntthewson phice , near Sweet Hill. In thu town of Oakland , lira. Heynolds , her husband and mi adopted daughter , Sisr- vllla , were brutally murdered niul tlm house was then bet on lire , presumably to cover the crime. Martin Mowcry. the hired man employed by the ItcynnMH , who Is un doubtedly u raving innnliic , was found hid' Ing In a barn nrnr Oakltmd and nt once placed under wrest. CUIIAXS AUK STAIIVI > TO DEATH Two Itmiitreit TluitiNnml AVItliont I-'ooil , IiicZiuIlntr Many AinerlcnnH , ( Copyright , 1597 , by 1'reiw I'libllrhlnc Company. ! HAVANA , April 14. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Two hun dred thousand people are starving to deal ! ' In Cuba. From sixty to seventy die of hunger - ger every day. Of the 200,000 dying wretches perhaps 3,000 are citizens of the United States engaged In peaceful pursuits , The condition of the people here Is eo desperately wretched It will hardly be be lieved In tin ! United States. U was not be lieved by Mr. Olncy , although many specific cases of the starvation and ruin of Amcrlcat citizens wcro reported to him by Unllei States consuls. Mr. Rockhlll carefully fllci the reports away , and did not even reply to them. If a consul got too persistent he was told not to color his reports , ca It waa not desired to glvo offense to Spain. General Weyler's order concentrating the rural population In small towns and cities Is the most Inhuman decree ever Issued. 1 Is a sentence of death by hunger of n whole people. And ho travels about the Inland not as a general at the head of his troops but ES n military despot , visiting well fortl fled cities that ho may gloat over the misery ho has wrought. Mothers of Cubans and their daughters are his favorite victims. Ho says ho wll crush out the breed of Insurgents. Ho no tlceil some cattle recently along the railway between Isabella do Gagua , the port of Gogua la Grande , and that city on his present trip Ho angrily demanded of the military com mandant why all cattle had not been klllei according to bis orders. "Tliero are only a , few , " replied the com mandant ; "they are allowed to live so thai the people may have a little meat. " "To h 1 with the people , " \Vcyler ex claimed. "That's why I ordered all cattle killed. See that It Is done Immediately. " "But , " responded the olllclal , "tho troops need some meat. " "Well , take what you need for the troops but kill the rest and destroy the meat. " The crder waa obeyed. Every town and city In the Island Is over crowded. It is Impossible to get things to cat. Weyler has driven , under pain of death all persons living on farms Into the towns They have no money to pay rent or buy food They build bark houses In alleys and low spots and there starve. They beg to be al lowed to go out to their places to bring back food. This Is refused. They ask that fooi' bo given them. They arc told there Is noi enough for the troops. They grow thin and dlo by the hundreds a week. When the rainy season comes In May they will die by thousands , for pestilence will join with Wey ler and hunger In "killing off the breed. " It Is not uncommon to sco palc-facci wretches snatching up banana peels In the streets of cities and towns. I found tha they made soup out of them for whole fam ilies. Hundreds of Americans , for nearly al of them hero are engaged In agriculture pursuits , are forced into these towns penni less. The suffering and misery In this American Armenia 1 ? beyond description. I was well known to the Cleveland admlnls tratlon. I know that appeals for food were , made to the State department , but the public of America was not Informed of It. THOMAS G. ALVORD , JR. WEYIiER'S LATEST PLAN FAILS Coiuez DcuIinvH to Ilooclvo HI * Propo- Hltlon for Pence. ( CopyrlRlit. 1697 , by Press Publlphlne Company. ) HAVANA , Cuba , April 14. ( New Yorl World Cablegram. Special Telegram. ) General Weyler has put down his last can here and lost. His commission of three able men has reported to him that General Gomez will not rccplvo It. They sought to carry to the rebel chieftain a mcsrago that If he wouli end the war Spain would grant the mosi perfect autonomy to Cuba under the tafes guarantees. General Gomez sent word tha1 they could not enter his camp ; his solo ex change for peace was liberty and Independ ence. They begged that they might have a talk with him. To this ho replied that they must come with an order from the New York junta directing him to treat with them General Weyler Is In a rage over his fall- in o. THOMAS G. ALVOIID , JR. GOI.VO DEEPER INTO CIIAKKI3S More -\VltiicHNCM Siimnioiioil Ilcfort the Crniiil Jury. FRANKFORT , Ky. , April 14. Before the joint legislative session convened today It was learned that the grand Jury had decided to go deeper Into the bribery charges am would devote another day to the Investiga tion. Then the legislature will act. Reso lutions were read today ( or an Investigation Deputy Sheriff Sullivan served another long list of witnesses , among them tlio woman who says she saw Dr. Hunter go Into the Galnes residence , the member who eaya he saw him cnrouto there , an olllclal who Is said to rave begun the negotiation with Galnes and another whose name has never been mentioned. The question of the eligi bility as a juror of the republican who Is said to bo opposing Indictments Is said also to bo up before the jury. licforo the balloting began the Dlackburn democrats asked that the absentees bo called and answer "present , " as did the bolting republicans , showing they had made up their minds to vote on all roll calls. The com pleted roll call showed present 124 ; six pairs and sixtythreenecessary to a choice. There were no material changes on the thirty-sixth ballot , which gave Hunter Cl Blackburn , 44 ; Martin , 12 ; Doyle , 6 ; Stone , 1 ; necessary 4to choice , 83. There was no motion to adjourn and the thirty-seventh ballot begun. Again there was no change and the ballot was a copy of the thirty-sixth. A deputy sheriff arrived at the capltol at 11 o'clock armed , with subpoenas for Rep rescntatlvo Clark , one of the anti-Hunter inon , and half a dozen newspaper correspond ents. It was also stated that a subpoena had been Issued for Mayor Todd of Louis ville , who has been In Frankfort a good deal of the tlmo endeavoring to assist Dr. Hunter , but the deputy was unable to find Mr. Todd. U was staled that John W. Galnes , father of Captain Noel Galnea , who brought thu charges of bribery against Hunter , had been summoned before the grand jury and that ho would swear that one of the most prominent men In Louisville had offered him money with which to buy votes for Hunter , At the oeglnnlng of the Thirty-eighth bal lot It was observed that the vote of Hunter , Cl , opposition 03 , left the latter exactly strong enough to win. All stuck to first cholco on the third ballot for thu day. During the fourth ballot the gold dem ocrats said that they would not propose an adjournment till the republicans uslicd for It and the republican ! ) eald they would never ask for It. Tlieic was no material clmngn In the vote. Sandwiches mid other refreshments - ments were ordered. During the sixth ballot Representative Lyons , the Hunter leader , went over to Sen ator Clirko and began talking to him. Clarke asked him tome question , Lyons answered him facetiously and Clarke jumped up and started to knock him down. Lyons jumped [ back ami Clarke wax caught by members around him. The lieutenant governor called to Scrgoact-at-Arms Summers , saying : "Arrest these men at once , " Summers took him at his word and pulled Lyons along toward the wall , when mutual friends explained that Lyons did not Intend to make trouble. When ( he loll call was done Mr. Gccbvl said some confusion had a resulted because of the "scrap" and he wanted a recapitulation of the vote , which showed no material change. Senator Bronslon moved a recebs till to morrow noon. The republican * voted "no" and the gold democrat * helpe-l thfm tp de feat the met Ion. Cnuxlji of PrlnceuM Iu Clilinuy , LONDON , April 14. The Paris corre spondents of the London morning papers deny the report that the Princess Do Chlmay will make her appearance at u Paris music hall tomorrow It Is said that aho has gone south after an Interview with the Paris prefect of police. ( , to HONORS FOR MEIKLEJOIIN President Nominates the Nebraskan As sistant Secretary of War. PROMINENT IN POLITICS OF THE STATE * Jnnicn II. Aiinri-11 , Prrnl < loiit of Mloll I Kim University , Xnineit nit Mlii- Iwlcr ( o Turkey Severn ! Other Nomination * Mndc. WASHINGTON , April 14. The prcsldon today sent the following nominations to th eenato : State ; James D. Angell of Michigan , to b envoy extraordinary and minister plenlpoten tlary of the United States to Turkey ; Georg N. West of the District of Columbia , consu of the United States at Plctou , Nova Scotia. War : George D. Melklejohn of Nebraska to bo aFslstant secretary of war. To be commissioners of the District o Columbia : John D. Wight and John W Ross. Treasury : John W. Cunningham of Idaho nesayer of the United States assay office * a Boise City , Idaho. Justice : Jneper P. Grady of Indian Terrl tory , marshal of the ccivtral district In th Indian Territory. Navy Sellgman Bros. , special fiscal agcnti of the Navy department at London , Eng. War First Lieutenant 13. II. IUv > wne Fourth Infantry , to be captain ; Second Lieu tenant P. A. Wolfe , Third Infantry , to be first lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant J. AV Joyce , Fifth artillery , to be first lieutenant Coiporal George L. Ijyroadc. First artillery to be second lieutenant. SKETCH OF MEIKLEJOIIN. Hon. George D. Mclklejonn wng born August 2fi , 1837 , In WeynuwuRu , WIs. Ills father was a Imrd-wotklnu f.irmer'iind thi son was raised on the fiirni with no murt advantages and with the full quota of linn work that fulls to the a\trugc fanner's boy. boy.At the ngo of 17 ho began tenoning schoo winters , continuing bis worc on the furir summers , until lift entered the Wlpconsli State Normal school , where he entered foi the classical course. He remained there two years and then restinn-ct his work of leaching. From IS > 70 to 1STS lie was prlncl pal of the schools at Llscomb , la. , and In the latter year he- entered the lnw depart ment of the Michigan unlvcrsl'y ' , frm whlcl IIP graduated In 18SO and was admitted to pinctlre. In that year bo came to Fuller ton , Nob. , where he located nml cngntfcd In the practice of Ills profession and hns since continued to reside. Mr. Meiklejohn has been quite prom ! nently Identified with Nebraska , politics. He unified thi ? political arena soon after com Ing to the state- and for rnree years wii ? county attorney of Nance county. In 188 he was elet'tod to the state senate to rep resent the rountles of Uooiiu' , Nance , Mer- rick and Greoley. He was ro-electcd In 1SS8 and was olcctci prcsldi-nt pro tern of the * einte. He was the presiding olllccr of that body during about half of that sosslon In the absence of Lieutenant Governor Shcdd. Hoa ? elected chairman of the republican stati central committee in 1SS7 and served li votcsthat capacity for one year. In ISM be was elected nontenant governor. Ho was cl'ulrninn of the joint convention to can vass the votes and presided during th < memorable contest over the organization o tlie legislature and the seatingof the state olllcers. Ho la well known all over the state , hav lug stumped It In 1SSS , when n candidate for lieutenant governor , and under the state central committee In several campaigns He has always , been a staunch ropubllcai and cast his vote In this state for GorfloU in 18SO. It was his niulden vote , for although he had attained his majority two years before , ho 'was u college student In Michigan mid under the laws of the state was not al lowed as oucU to cast a vote. Mr. Meiklejohn Is of Scotch descent , am Is the worthy representative of a family well known In Sterling , and far and near over the lowlandr of , bonnlc Scotland. He Inherits the splendid physique that his an cestor.s cultivated for generations on the Gramyean hills. Ho has tne happy facnltj of making friends nnd of retaining their friendship and esteem. In 1892 he was elected to congress from the Third district , defeating W. A. I'ayntcr populist , and Georpo F. Kelpcr , democrat in 1&4 ! ' heva < * rpnomlnatrd and re-cleptpd defeating-W. N Hens'ey.democrat and Johr M. Devlne , popullct. He declined to be n candidate for renomlnation In 1S9R , an made a canvass for thorepubllcnn nomina tion for governor , but was unauccuHi'ful , SKETCH OF ANGELL. Mr. Angell Is a native of lihode Island In which state he was born : n 1S29 , but ho lias resided In Michigan for the past twenty years or morp and Is president of the Michigan StatP university. He Is a grad uate of lirown university nmi his life has been largely devoted to educational work He held the chair of modem laniruaRCS In his alma mater from 1K3 to I8UO and occu pied the position of president of the State university of Vermont for live years be fore being called to Michigan. He was en- gncret ] In journalistic work In Providence from ISOO to 1SOC. In 18SO Mr. Angell was appointed minister to Chlim. serving untl 1S81. HP has had considerable experience In negotiating treaties. Ho leprcsentcd the United States In preparing treaties with China for the exclusion of ciiincso laborers , anil was one of the representatives of this country In negotiating thp Newfoundland treaties , which failed of ratification by the senate. Mr. Angell Is a Congregatlon-illst and has been quite prominent In churph af fairs. His appointment was Bought espe cially by the members of this church , which has a greater number of missionaries In the Turkish Held ( ban any other denomi nation. It Is expected by them that he will give especial attention to the protection of American missionaries In Turkey. HO.VOHS F TJI A ClTToilIi : ! ) IM IlrlKlit YOIIIIIrnro AVIiiM n. G'ailct- Nlillt nt AniiniiollH. WASHINGTON , April 14 , Congressman Shattuc of Ohio yesterday nominated D. J. nundy , a colored lad of Cincinnati , to o cadetfihlp at Annapolis. He has been urged to withdraw the name , but says ho will etay by the appointment. There have been some murmurs of disappointment from tlio naval academy and threats of the students to re sign. "Tho boy earned the appointment fairly , " said General Shattuc today. "There was a competitive examination and two colored lads , ono of them Uundy , outstripped their Caucasian competitors. One of them , how ever , proved to be over 20 and was therefore - fore disbarred. I had told them the com petition was open to every eligible boy In my district. Hundy , who won , Ja one of the handsomest boys I ever saw. Yesterday I tent his name to the secretary of the navy and ho will bo appointed. 1 have received no communications from the students at Annapolis on the subject , but several con gressmen have told mo that It was an un written law not to allow a colored boy u ( Annapolis. They told me If I would persist U would break up the school that other stu dents would resign. . " 'Let them resign and be d d , ' I replied. That boy earned his appointment fairly and am going to sea that ho goes to Annapolis and receives fair treatment If It U In my power to do so , ' " General Slmttuo says that If the lad IB willing to subject himself to the humiliation 10 will ncturnlly encounter at Annapolis , owing to his color , ho ( Shattuc ) will see. ilm through. Geneial Sbattuc eays tie had jcen Informed that no colored boy ever toult degree at tha naval academy , General Shattuc says ha lias 75,000 negroes In bis district. of CoxtyN Pinna. WASHINGTON , April 14. Representative tldgely , populist of Kansas , Introduced In ho lioiiBo today a bill to "enable , the unem ployed to earn a living , to utilize Industry mil produce general prosperity. " His- plan a much like the one advocated by "General" Coxuy of Ohio. It authorizes each state , ter ritory , county , city , town , township or school llstrlct to raise money for giving employment in public works by Issuing nonlnlereat bear- ng bonds of twenty-live years , payable only the United States , cot to exceed bait llio value of the prcpcrty of the state or municipality. In it turn forjtbc bonds the United States treasury is to IPBUC treasury notes , ; I WASHINGTONAprlfi 14. ( Special Telo- sram. ) Lieutenant Colonel B. U. Young Fourth cavalry , has bern ordered to meet the two troops of his regiment ( D and H ) , which are to march from For Wnlla ' .Walla , to For Yellowstone , next month , at 10 latter for Instead of marching with the men. who wll be under command cnrouto of Captain J H. Irwln of troop II , , ! First Lieutenants James T. Dean , Four tccnth Infantry , and Andrew D. C. Quay Third cavalry , have been ordered to Chlcagi for duty at headquarter , Department of th Mlffourl. Second Lieutenant Hanson B. Ely , Twenty second Infantry , has been detailed as pro lessor of military science and tactics at tin State University of IOWE , Iowa City , to re llcvo First Lieutenant Charles II , Vodgea Flist Infantry , Who Is ordered to join hi company. First Lieutenant Leigh A" Fuller , assist ant surgeon , hag been ordered to Fort HarrI son , 'Mont. ' , for temporary duty. Leaves of absence : Captain John McA Webster , Twenty-second Infantry ) extendet flv-o months ; Captain Alfred C. Sharpe Tncnty-fccoml Infantry , extended nftcei days ; First Lieutenant George D. Dcahon assistant surgeon , to ijay l"Captaln ; Edwan C. Carter , assistant surgeon , one month with permission to apply Tor an extension o two months ; Captain George F. , Case , Thlrt cavalry , one month. VVIIto < Pnrt vrlHi i-MouUci'llo. WASHINGTON , April 14. W. J. Ilryan has received a letter fiom Jefferson Levy , owner of Montlccllo , , Joffcfson'.s old home , saying that ho does not xJ alfe to part with the place. He assures Mr. Bryan the place will bo open ( o visitors at 'all times. Mr. Bryan had written Mr. Levy asking If ho would convoy the home to the national gov ernment the state of Virginia or some as sociation like that , which controls Mount Vernon , Con ! ! r inn tlonn. WASHINGTON. April : U. The senate. In executive Reaelon today ; confirmed Pliny L Soper of Indian Territory to bo United States attorney for the nortlicTii district of Indian Torrltory ; L. C. Dana' ; tobo postmaster al Colorado Springs , Colo. ' TRYING TO CJKT u\T THI3 FACTS ICmiNiiN Itrllioi-y liivcMtlKiitlitp : Coiu- inHlce .MnkeH Sonic 1'ronrrN.s. TOPEKA , Kan. , April 14. Representative H. A. Keefer of Leavcnworth occupied mucl of the time of the legislative Investigating committee today. ICceer haw jn."de charges of corruption , but showed va' . decided unwill ingness to mention names , or give other di rect testlmcny. He liad : auch'to say of the committee on telegraph and telephones , of which ho was chalrmop , but Ills testimony In this direction showed principally the ex istence of IlI-feelliiK bi'tweeii himself and a majority of his committee , which had re sulted In the committee blocking all his efforts toward leghlatlqn. When hard pressed for definite statements as to charges of corrupTlm made by him in public , Kcefcr stated he'had bten approached by a man who wanted tp buy' his vote on the railroad bill. The matf'lold him others were getting motley and that he wa's a fool If ho did not go homo "fixed ; " 'Ho ' could not re member the man's ' name. Kecfer said be had also been apbrcoched several -times on the text book bill' ' H. W-Turrier , secretary of ' ' the Board of. . Railroad''conimlsBlo'ners , he said , bad come to hini JLtyitc. Turner made no definite offer to 'him , Representatives Falrchlld and Davis aud-W. li "Brown of Klngman came to Mm .about pchool be ok " legislation. He also hdd been- told by State Senator Ed Carroll of Lcayenworth that B P. Waggoner had madp the "brag" that he ( Waggoner ) , as head of the railroad lobby , had' $50 000 at his disposal to defeat railroad legislation. , Before Kecfer concluded Commlttceman Grimes , by direct questioning , brought oul the facts of a conversation.between himself and Kjcfer , held during tlio'eesslon , in which ho made it appear tIiatKeefer had told him that members of the telegraph committee wcro "fixed" and that he was feeling pul cut because the telegraph people had not teen him also. Adjournment was taken until April 27 to give tlmo for the service of a number ol subpoenas for additional witnesses. I , . A. W. IIACI.VC IIOAIII ) IIUI.LKTI.Y Cliiilrinnii .Molt IMMIIPM HH | "BALTIMORE , April a-f.The weekly bul letin of the League of 'American Wheelmen racing board Issued tbdayBayB : The Indications of the application for the national circuit arc " -thaf It will begin at * Charlotte , N. C. , Miy } 12 " reach Jackson ville , Fla. , on May 1C , ami then move up through Alabama , GebYgla'and Tennessee to Pueblo and Denver , ColoJ early In June , back through the west to Northern New York and down through Pennsylvania to reach Philadelphia In.ilnie for the national meet , This cannot be 'certain , however , until all the applications are received on April 15. * . Transferred to tile. , .ilrpfchslonal class : Harry D. Wood , Oberlln , O. , clause a ; M. E. Gilford , Cleveland ; 0 , , 'clause a ; F , H. Roberts , Keosauqua , ' 'la , , .clause a ; Wllllo March , Lafayette. Ind. , .clause a. Suspended : For rldlng ln unsanctloncd races at St. Louis , Mo. , and competing with Jerry Cronln , whllo ho lei under suspension , J. Chelsea , St. Louis , Alb. , until July 1 , 1837. . { Suspended pending * Investigation : L. W. Kcams. Plttsburg. Pa.W. ; . D. Bishop , Topeka , Kan. ; W.II1 Hammer , Topeka , Kan. i Suspension removed : iP , H. Roberts , Keo- i sauqua , la. A I n.-nlliH of it Iiiy. FREMONT. Nob. . April ! 14. ( Special. ) Word was received hero Jyestc-rday of the death at Llanelly , Wales , qm March 28 , of D. M. Eduards , formerly , a resident of thi ? city , Mr , Edwards rcsldc < lt ierotfor several yearn , returning to his former home about eight > cars ago. Ho had bciin'back hero twice since , and was contemplating a trip this season , Ho was about GOiyoaro of age and leaves two daughters In Wdlcs. ST. PAUL , Neb. . AprIK 14. ( Special. ) Jonas Ncllls , ono of theiflcjest fanners of Howard county , died at hlajliome near Tur key creek , of Brighton ilese se , leaving a wlfo and two sons , T.io fiiligral takes place today at Warsaw cometoryj WEST POINT , Nelf. , April 11. ( Special. ) i lorando E. Krause , * brother of President KrauBo of the Flnst.Natioaol bank of West Point , died this morning , aged G3 , He waa ono of thu oldest settlers of Quinine county , having arrived here in 'ISU'J. He has held nany olllces of boqor and "trust In the city and county. PIHRRB , S. D. , April H.jTSpeclal ( Tele gram. ) Frank Kunzeljmanp , a , prominent young man of this city , organizer and leader if the Kunzellmann orchcetra , died today n a hospital In Chicagowbero ho had gone or an operation ott a'cancer. , LYONS , la. , April 14. Ira Stockwell. a wealthy lumberman , died tt his borne hero onlght of paralysis'aged 77. > Movi'iiiPiitN of ( lcinii ; Vi-nHt-fM , Alirll 1-1. At Liverpool Arrival Waeulund. from > hladelpCilo. | Balled Britannic , for New York. , " At Glasgow ArriveiJ Vnchorla , from of Jew York. At London Arrived Ontario , from Dos- on. on.At Hamburg1 Arrived Ballrlu , from New > ) rleans At Plymouth AWlveil I iun , from New York for llrpmcn. . ! ; At New York Sillfd-Frlesiand , for Anf- vt'ip ; gt , Paul.&for Southampton : Uer- mnnlc , for Liverpool. Arrived werro , from ' Genoa : Teutonic , from Uvernool ; Ethiopia , from Glasgow ; Patrla , from Hamburg ; Ken- ulngton , from Antwerp- At llottt-rclutn Arrived -Spaurndam , from few York. At Genoa Arrived California , from New York. At Southampton-Sailed Trove , for New York- * i THURSTON SAVES THE PLAC1 Nomination of Moiklpjohn Comes Much as a Personal Triumph , PROCTOR OF VERMONT HAD IT SECURED 31 mi \ < inicd Mnrtlit from llrnltlrhnrn Unit llecn All lint N niliintMl AVIirii .N'ulirnxkii'N Clnliiiiint ' AVon fluliny' WASHINGTON , April 14. ( Special Tele gram. ) George D. Mclklejohn's nomlnatlo ; to bo assistant secretary of war came as tb eleventh hour's recognition of Senator Thum- ton's work during the last campaign. Whll Senator Thurston had never given up cntlr hope of making the ex-congressman from th Third Nebraska assistant secretary of war ho felt that the possibility was very vagu and shadowy. Tlila morning , however , In go Ing to the White house he learned by accl dent that the person selected , Mr. John S Martin of Brnttleboro , did not nil the require ments laid down by the president , who ha Insisted on having an army man fill th place. Mr. Martin was Senator Proctor's eec end choice , ho having named Frank S. Part rldgo of Vermont after the declination o Messrs. Webster and Cowln. Mr. Partridge was found , however , to have been draftt- during tlio war , and thb at once pieced hlu outEldo the pale of consideration. Scnato Proctor then took a recond shy at the place and Martin uas positively slated for the nomination today , when Senator Thinston ap pearcd at the white house. In hs ! quiet way the republican senator from Nebraska Intl mated that thu proper thing to do would bite to tpp.olnt Mr. Meiklejohn , who , whllo no an old soldier , waa qualified for the place am capable of administering Ita various rcsponsl bllltlcs. There was a little talk between the president and Senator Thurston when Scnato ; Proctor was sent for , and the conditions ex plained to him. Senator Proctor , having re celvcil from Mr. Martin aulncienU excuse foi net pressing h'e name , was easily prevallei upon by the president to withdraw his noml nee , and Meiklejohn went In his place. U U rumored that the president had alreadj signed the nomination of James S. Martin and a dslay of ten minutes on Senator Thurs ton's part might have lost him tlio asslstan sccretarjshlp of war. The nomination gives universal satlafac tlon to the rank and file of the army , who have felt that there should be a civilian a the head of this branch of the government Mr. Melklejohn's well known force of charac ler , which ho showed whllo lieutenant gov ernor of Nebraska , will stand him In gem ttcad when he becomes the buffer betweei the 'army ' and the secretary of war. It Is Interesting to note In this connection thai Major T. S. Clarkson. commandcr-ln-clilef o ! the Grand Army of the Republic , Captain Adams , General Cclby and General John M Tlmycr were prominently mentioned fron Nebraska for the position of assistant secre tary of'war. Senator Thurston took the pro ! tlon tlipt If the president appointed a civilian that civilian must come from Nebraska , bui he was ready at all times to yield to a soldier Falling In the appointment of a soldier , then Meiklejohn was to be considered first , nri his own honor and the honor of tie ) state war ranted Ills selection. Ex-Representative E. J. Halner and fam lly left for .their Nebraska home today. Mr. ; and .Mrs. .Henry JV. Tales ' of Omaha were In tha city today , en route'.to Omaha "after a visit to Now York. They wcro ac companied by Charles Gardner , son of the late Dean Gardner of Trinity Cathedral , who Is In attendance at St. John's college am ad Annapolis. Major Crowdcr , judge advocate. Depart ment of the Platte , Is in the city for a tcv , days. Commissions will expire at the following postofllces In Nebraska during the next ten days , and they will probably be filled by the fourth assistant postmaster general In thai time with persona In touch with the present administration : Third district Hubbard Jackson , Dlxon , Chapman. Fourth district Exeter , Shlckley , Endlcott , Tobias , Brunlng Cnrleton , Lushton , Shelby , Wyland. Fifth district Cairo , Cameron , Cowlcs , Loomls. KANSAS C1TV VISITI3O 1IV FIUK. ScnrrlU Miillilliitr IliiriiH , Entailing n I.OMH of SO , < > 00. KANSAS CITY , April H. The Scarritt block , a substantial five-story brick building on Walnut street , near Ninth , and directly across the street from the central station of the Kantas City fire department , was de stroyed by fire this evening. The fire was not discovered until the flames burst through the front windows on the third story , spreading a glare over the whole street. Though the firemen had but to run their apparatus into the street , they seemed able to do nothing to combat the llames , as they could throw no water Into the third floor without steam pressure , and to get pressure they were obliged to wait some minutes for steam. By that time the fire was beyond control , and was threatening an entire bloik In the very heart of the city. The big six-story Hall building , extending south on Walnut street to Ninth , In which are the Times and World newspapers , sev eral stores and many offices , bccmcd In great danger , as It was soon on fire In the upper story adjoining the Scarritt block. The electric light wires soon went down , and everybody left the building. The fire burned fiercely from 9 o'clock until 10:30 : , by which hour nothing but the walls remained of the Scarritt block , The loss on this building Is $60,000 , Insurance $30,000. The building was unoccupied , a pure food show having just been held there. The damage In the Hall building is not s'reat. The mechanical department of the Times was shut down for nearly two hours , but tbo paper has suffered no material dam age. The offices of the World were flooded , but the paper will be printed tomorrow as iibiial. Outside of tbo Scarritt building the most serious damage was done the building oc cupied by the Campbell & Eaton Crockery Co. , fronting on Main street , nnd running jack to the rear end of the Scarritt block , The building occupied by the Campbell- 3aton Co. , which Is also owned by the Scar- rltt estate * , Is damaged lo the extent of prob ably $10,000 , and the loss to Campbell & Jaton'a stock Is probably $10,000 more. Not mill midnight was the fire In this building indor control. It U thought that Iho fire was ttio work of an incendiary. In the hallway of a lodging house at Twelfth stieet and Grand avcnuo a fire was caused by tlio lighting of a bunch of excel sior that had been soaked In kerosene. An other evidence of Incendiarism was found In he rear of the Armour building at Fifth and ) elawaro streets , where policemen found a much of oil-soaked rubbish to which the orch had been applied. At 1 o'clock this ( Thursday ) morning an- nther serious fire has broken out at Four- eenth and Main streets In G , W , Lovcjoy's Ianlng mill , a big frame structure that overs'a large area of ground , and Is highly nfiainmable. The entire building Is In llamea and will probably bo destroyed. FREMONT , Neb. . April 14. ( Special Tele gram. ) A barn belonging to Heine Brothers Hooper , situated on South Nye avenue , was burned this afternoon ; loss $75 , no nsurance. Fred Relke , a tenant of the- ropcrty had two horses and a cow hurtled , lelko's family believe the fire was set by ome children who quarreled with the Uelltu hlldren. and had threatened to burn the mrn. Relko bad just moved hero from 'awneo county , and Is In straitened clr- umslanoi's. . - OI > | IONIAiIinlxNlon of AVonieii , NEW YORK , April H. The motion to ad- nit women as lay delegates to the general ilctbodlut Episcopal conference was lout to day at the- New York Kuat confurcncu In Brooklyn by u vote of 1E > 1 to C7. , TAT 1,011 IS HKM3ASKD KUOM 1'x-TronHiiror of Smith Dnkoln In Slorc n Krco Sinn. SIOUX FALLS. S. D. , April ! . ( S Telegram. ) W. W. Taylor , cx-frcasu South Dakota , wns released from the tcntlary this morning after a conflr of eighteen months. His exit took pla'celv 7 o'clock , nnd ho came direct to the hole where his wlfo and a party of friends ac companlcd him to breakfast. Taylor has aged some during his Imprison ment. He Is much greyer , and considerably thinner. Ho will remain In this city for two or three days and will then , with his wife , visit Rcdfield , his former homo. Aflcr a visit to relatives In the east , he will return turn to llcdficld and engage In business. Taylor , It will bo remembered , defaultci on Iho slate funds to the amount of $314,000 Half of that sum he had lent to political am other friends , and owing to the financial dc presslon could not collect It. Finding that he was a defaulter he seized all that rcnmlnci In the treasury , $200,000 nnd fled , going to Central America and the West Indies. DC spllo the services of a number of detectives the state lost all track of him. Througl negotiations of friends , however , he finally gave himself up and , restoring $100,000 cosl and turning over all his property , threw himself on the mercy of the court. Ho was sentenced to two years , but owing to good lime this was reduced to eighteen months. His friends , who number hun dreds , have always regarded him as the unfortunate victim of misplaced confidence AIRSHIP IS SHUN IIY MOOMI I1T Aiiiirnrn to He I'l-opi'IU'il by HIIRI llnrtznndil Wind MlllM. CANTON , S. D. , April 14. ( Special Tele gram. ) Last night the airship passed hlgl above this city , headed duo north. In th light of the moon It was plainly seen am appeared as largo co n good-sized teat. 1 had a red light at Ho hold and a green oni at its stern. It seemed to bo propelled bj hugo wln o or fans , which look like wlm mills with the sails placed horizontally , aw to rise and fall In the air by changing th angles of the fans. Tlio ship was seen bj Mayor Sccly. ex-Mayor Laxscn , Dr. Lewis Dr. O'Nell and Colonel Stanley. WOONSOCKET , S. D. , April 14. ( Spocla Telegram. ) Tlio airship pas ed over till city lost night at 9 o'clock , displaying whit anJ giccn lights. It was moving westward but not rapidly. It was witnessed by a large number of reliable business men. RED CLOUD , Neb. , April 14. ( Special. ) Monday evening several citizens saw a brlgh light , which was supposed to proceed from the much-talktd-of alrahlp. Dick Forrls discovered It at 10:30 : p. m. It was then directly above him , and almost stationary emitting a light equal to an arc lamp. I soon moved upwards and took a swift south west course , with the wind ; and after mov Ing about for sonic time the light changei color and disappeared In the west. Tin phenomenon war ? also witnessed by Postmas ter Cowdcn and his wlfo and T. C. Hacker. First CIIMC VinU-r tinIJi'cimc I.IITV. VER.MILLION , S. D. , April 14. ( Special. The first case to come before the cour under the new license law , was tried In this city yesterday. For a long time George Breakaway has been conducting a hole-In tho-wall , and , although the temperance people have endeavored to close him out , he has Invariably got free. The new law Imposes a heavy penalty for selling liquor without a license. The person convicted shall bo punished by a fine of not less than $50 , nor more than $500 and costs of prosecution , o : by Imprisonment In the county jail for no less than ten days , nor more than thirty days , or by both. , I3rockaway waived exam ( nation , and -vlll be tried In the next term o cpurfln June.a \ { default of bonds , ho wll languish In the county jail -until that time. Drimneil Ilorwe AVI the lit u Driver. WOONSOCKET , S. D. , April M. ( Spitcla Telegram. ) Some unknown man has been drowned In the Rodston ? cicek , near here A drowned horse , hitched to a road cart , has just been found In the creek. Two valhes were strapped to the cart , but nothing to Idertlfy the owner. A telegram from the United States marshal at Sioux Falls , sayIng - Ing that Henry Haffrcy of Washington Springs , who was bound over to await the action of the grand Jury , and charged wltl ; sending obscene matter through the mails , has failed to appear. He drove to Slou > Falls , and ho Is supposed to have been the driver of the cart found. I'lncciliv IjIceiiNi' nt a Illtrll PIERRE , S. D. , April 14. ( Special Tele gram. ) The council has set the city license for sale of liquor at $300 , making a total of $700 for state , county and cily. The saloon men declare the amount Is excessive and that fow. If any , will take out the license. The license will be carried by a vote of 4 to 3 , the mayor declaring four to be a majority of the members-elect , although the council when full Is composed of eight members. The ruling was made on the ground of resig nation of ono member , leaving seven acting it that meeting. There Is prcspcct of a fight being made on the ordinance an passed. Trnlii Si-rvloe In South Ilnkotn. HURON , April 14. ( Special. ) The Chicago cage & Noithwestern railway will soon have Its line between this city and Aberdeen In operation. Trains now run In daylight be twcen hero and Pierre.Arrangements have also been made for the accommodation of the public whereby the railway company per mits the use of Its bridge spanning the Jamts river for operating a transfer car until wagon bridges can be put In. It will cost $20,000 to replace bridges carried away by floods In this county. Cnniiot Got ( InI.niiil for Ilimllnir. CHEYENNE. Wyo. , April 14. ( Special. ) The State Land board has refused the appli cation of the Lamba' club , which desired to lease 50,000 acres of land In the Shoshonc mountains as a game preserve. The Limbs' club Is composed of wealthy club men of Mow York , who proposed building hunting lodges and enclosing the land desired to be leased and making of It the greatest hunting and fishing cnclobiiro In the world. Onlng to the fact that the land which tbo state can lease Is all taken by ranchmen and stock growers the application of the Lambs' club could not bo considered. Annual SprlnuHnnniliin. . SHERIDAN , Wyo. , April 14. ( Special. ) Stockmen of this locality have been notified hat the annual spring roundup , as prescribed by the State Board of Live Stocl : Commis sioners , will commence May 20 , at the mouth of Dry creek , working all of the country jetwccn the Powder river and tlio Montana Ino In this county. It Is expected the re sults' of the roundup will show cattle In northern Wyoming to bo In very fair condl- : lon , dcsplto the hard winter and severe storms of the spring. AliHlrnct of ( lie ( ioviTiiiiirnl'H Iot. OHEYI5NNI3 , Wyo. , April 14. ( Special , ) The work of making on abstract Mr tbe Jots on which the new federal building U to be ocatcd In this city , was completed today and In document will bo forwarded to the De partment of Justice at Washington for ex amination. The buildings on the proposed site are being removed , and , It Is believed , he location will be at the disposal of the government for building during the present year , I-'nnrUi Victim of ( he Storm , OHEYENNB , Wyo. , April 14. ( Special. ) Tbe body of James Johnbon , the fourth vie- Im of the recent blizzard In this county , was irought In today , It was fouud four mllcb rom Illlsdale | , and fully fourteen miles from vhore the unfortunate man and his two rothcrs left their teams to try and seek helter during the storm , . The funeral of ho three brother * , John , James and David , will bo held tomorrow from St. Mary's cathe- nl , ICIIIr.l by liyiiumllu. JOHANNESBURG , April 14. A dyna- nlto explosion has taken place In a deep mine at L' Langarte. Eight Englishmen ud twelve natives \\cro killed , GAMBLERS AT WORK Logging for the Success of Their Champion in the Legislature. ARE PUSHING HOWELL'S CAMPAIGN Contribute Funds to Atlvauco Interests of the Fusion Candidate. PREPARATIONS FOR OPENING NEW DIVES Sunday Devoted to Constructing Fokor and Wino Rooms. "TIN-HORNS" MAKE UP A CAMPAIGN POT Unwell , Who Plnyn n HtllT Gnnir Him * i-If , In Full Symiintliy with i Mnvrmuiit Unit Una JlL-en Stnrtuil. Whllo the good people of Omaha were oa their way to dlvlno worship last Sunday carpenters were hard at work constructing wlno nnd gambling rooms la the building above the notorious dive on Fourteenth street , between Farnam and Douglas , man aged by Jack Norton. The saloon over which Norton presides aa manager Is eald to bo owned by Walter Molso , chairman of the democratic city central com mittee. Molso conducts a wholesale liquor establishment adjoining the Norton shop. That the men who are managing the Howcll campaign should at this tlmo bo converting all available space In their establishments Into gambling and wlno drink ing apartments reveals only too plainly what promises Howcll has made to secure election. The chairman of the democratic campaign committee must have had a full and thorough understanding with Howcll , clso ho would not at this tlmo have a crew of carpenters at work flHlug up gambling rooms and wlno stalls , as Is being done by him over the Norton saloon. There are four small rooms and one larger room In prepara tion. That tlio rooms In question are to bo used for this purpose , all the attaches of the diva admit. Jack Norton- himself has been openly boasting that If Howell were elected , the rooms over his resort were to ba converted Into a gambling house. GAMBLERS RAISING BOODLE. All thu professional and tin-horn gamblcra In the city are hard at work In IIowoll's be half. Tom Foley Is said to have contributed $300 to Howcll's campaign fund. When Foley lets go of anything it is safe to wager that ho has pomcthing as good as a contract Insuring him full equivalent for every dollar ho pays out. Foley knows -from experience what a prolific/ source of revenue a good pul } IE. Foley of course cxpocts that Howcll will be elected , as ho has endeavored to lease the rooms over bis place to several well known gamblers , particularly to Dick Berlin and Tom Haley of South Omaha. If ho didn't know that Hon-cU'o election means open gambling , provided the authorities wink at.lt , he would not contrlbuto a dollar to the cam paign fund , and he would not be looking for renters among professional gamblers. Nor Is Foley the only professional who has an Interest In Howell's election. Blbblns , White and Morrison , all three well known gamblers of Omaha , arc among his most active supporters. It is reported on un questioned authority that White and Blbblna have contributed or agreed to contribute a largo mini to Howcll's campaign. Thcso are the men who were behind the > Howcll gam bling bill In the legislature. Hou'cll'u fond ness for poker playing and his raging ambi tion to bo mayor have brought to his sup port the entire element with which ho has been Intimately associated. HANDY WITH THE CARDS. It may not bo generally known , but It Is a fact , to which Howell's associates In tbo fraternity will attest , that Howell Is no novlco at the table. Ho Is an Inveterate poktr player , and. among the gamblers ol the city lie Is counted as ono of their set. Mot only Is ho .somewhat bettor than an amateur , but bo has at ono time or another been eligible to the class of professionals , It Is not so many years ago that Howell was closely associated with ono Charley Rood in the proprietorship of poker and gambling rooms over Ocrter's saloon on Douglas stroat. SubEequcnt to that , about three years ago , ho aud a man named Hall wcro cur rently recognized as the "joint proprietors of gambling rooms over the Tuxedo saloon , n the alley near the postcfllco. It was whllo helping Hall preside over Iheso poker rooms over the Tuxedo th.it Howcll turned tlio little trick on George Mills , about which Mills has told a number of his friends. Howell Inveigled Mills Into a game with himself , Hall and another man , who was presented as a sleeping car con- Inctor. As his money began to disappear In hugo chunks Mills discovered that there- was Eome crooked play between the visitor nnd Howcll and , declaring that the game wa * not straight , pulled out. Ho afterward earned that the visitor was a professional gambler from Chicago and that Howcll had. ; otien him la put on a conductor's uniform n order to help rope Mills In , It Is bald by local gamblers that Howell rarely plays unless he Is In with the "take off , " which Is equivalent to being ono of Ilia iroprletors , so far as profits are concerned. rho gamUlera ami dlvckcepers are all hard. at work and are slaking their future and heir fnrtunci on IIowell'B election. KAMI Mi OUTLOOK IN IlltIUHTiil. ; JunilltloiiN AnInijirovliitf In the Af- BOMBAY , April H. The report of the viceroy , the Earl of Elgin , on ( ho fainlno situation , Just Issued , shown that Including be native states , i , 583,000 persons are em- iloyed on the relief work , against 1,431,311 icrsons so employed a month ago. The re- iort states that the pricey of grain are tend- ng to decline , owing to the rains and Im- iroved harvest prospects. The food Bluffs ire generally sufficient and the condition of ho people In tbo affected districts Is pro nounced to bo from fair to good , < Iulircr Nlrlkr , TWO RIV15RS , WIs. . AprlS 14. The em ployes of Iho Two Rlvern Manufacturing cora- > any went on B strike today against a re luctlou of 10 per cent In wanes , As a urthcr grievance the men nay the promise/ f a caih payday made them berne time ago ias not been carried out. I , olliiK for llrclproully , SAN FRANCISCO , April 14.-Amontf tha lussengcrs on the steamer Australia from lonolulu , which arilved here today , IB Wll- lum A. Kliur , who leaves today us epfclal omtnlHSlonur to Washington. Ills prln- Ipal work will bo to look ufier the rttl- iroc-lly treaty.