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IK \ PHE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTAUI.lSIIJvD 11) ) , 1S7J OMAHA , FRIDAY MOltXtKG , JUNE 25 , 185)7. XGIilfJ COPY" FIVE CENTS. SLAIN BY MAI1DISTS Expedition to Headwaters of the Nile Wiped Out. ENTIRE FORCE MASSACRED IN AFRICA Earon Dhanis , the Leader , Shares Same lute OR His Men. SIX THOUSAND SOLDIERS MEET DEATH England and Belgium' Said to Have Been Acting Together. ATTEMPT TO SURROUND THZ MAHDISTS No DflallH of tinDlniiHlrr lime llei-n ll.-crlM-.l , lnil 1HHiimrl CUIIII-H from ItelluUle bource. I BRUSSELS , Juno 24 The Reforme aj s It learns from a good source that the entire Uhanls expedition to the headwaters of the Nile Including Baron Uhanls himself , has keen massacred. Ilaron Uhanls last > car enlisted COOO men In the Congo Trie State to take part In a ccict expedition. The British government allowed a numher of Its Ilussas troops to join the expedition , but It was ofllclallj denied thai an Anglo-Belgian movement had licon concerted against the Mahdlsts Tlu > general Impression , however , was that this force Intended to act In conjunction with the Anglo-Egjptlan expedition up the Nile and take the Mahdlsts between two flrcs and eventually complete the re-conquest of th Soudan In August last Baron Uhanls was reported to 1me arrived at Lade , north of the territory of the Congo Tree State , 01 the \Vhlto Nile , and some 350 miles nottl of Victoria Nyanza It was then understood that the Uhanls expedition would push on northward in the direction of Khartoum Karl ) in December last It was reporte. that the expedition had wet with disaster ntid that Uaron Uhauls had been killed Later It was authoritatively stated that there was no ground for the report and that whci last heard from In September the baroi was at Stanley Palls , COO miles from the nearest Uervlsh forces Ilaron Uhanls wao born In London in 1SG2 , of a Belgian father and a mother of Kngllah extraction In 1SSI he became a lieutenant in an Infantry regiment und later was en trusted with a mission to Zanzibar b ) the International African as oclatlon He s > eon dlsplajed considerable ability and was ap pointed by the Belgian government to the command of the expedition to Katanga. He defeated Gongoluttete , one of the most ag- KTcsslvo of plave-trading Arabs , defeated Zefu and Munlc Moharro and captured Njangwe and Kassongo Dhanis also In flicted a crushing defeat upon Kumaltza , completely overthrowing the Arab rule in that district. Later he returned to Belgium and was made a baron by King Leopold His appointment to the command of the Anglo-Belgian secret expedition against the Jlahdlsts was the next chapter in the career of this ofllcer. ni ) o > 'io ivnurnnn. EllKllHll Gll\fTlllllfIlt lll-llllfH til < IIH-N- tlllll ClKMTIlllIKHllllllll. . LONDON , June 24 In the House of Com mons today thu parliamentary secretary for \ the foreign office. Mr. Curzou , replied to the question of Mr. Beckett , conservative , regardIng - Ing Hawaiian annexation Mr Beckett's question was whether the government was aware that "Queen Lllluokalanl has been dp- poscd bj a small bodj ot Americans who , without right or title , have assumed sovereignty eignty over Hawaii , and now , to save them selves from the resentment of the people , have requested the American government to annex Hawaii ; and whether Great Britain proposes to allow this most Important coaling I station to pass Into the hands of the United States without protest" Mr Curzon said her majcstj's government did not feel called upon to express an opin ion relative to the circumstances out of which the present situation In Hawaii had arisen The government was aware that a proposal to annex Hawaii to the United States had been submitted by the president of the X'nlte-d States fnr the consideration of the United States senate but no decUlon had been reached Mr Curzon added tbat It would be the object of her majesty's government to see that whatever rights , according to Inter national law , belong to Great Britain and to British subjects are fullj maintained 01' lOMOMiitll\ UJfoi I to MaKf It a Port nt Call for Cannillaii Mall MciiiurrN , LONDON. Juno 24 A representative depu tation from Londonderry , headed by Edmund 1'ranclt , Voaey Knox. M P. for the city of Londonderry , accompanied by the duke of Abe'corn , lord lieutenant of Donegal , had an audience today with the Canadian premier , Sir Wilfred Laurlcr , at the Hotel Cecil , to urge > the claims of Londonderry as a port of call for the new Canadian line ot mall fctcamcrs Subsequcntlj the delegation had an audience w'th ' the duke of Norfolk , the postmaster general , to ask the government to make arrangement * , for Increased train facil Jtltrt , so as to make the echemc complete Iloth Mr LaurU'r and the duke of Norfolk promised to carefully consider the suggest'o s ' made i : lliors. .Mln.TM nnil SpmiUli Tmoim Cnlllili- Mllh Kntnl H.-Hiills. MADRID , Juno 24 Serloui rioting has taken place at Mleres , In the Ovle-da province , which was supposed to bo duo to tbo Increased taxes on food There was heavy fighting between n.OOO mlnern and the Spanish troops , consisting of the civil guard and the Prince's regiment. Two rlotcis were Killed and five severely and many ) lghtlj vounded Two eolJk-rs were killed and sev eral wounded \ TralnliiK Itriirlirx Port. PORTSMOUTH. June 21 The training trig Sea Lark , concerning whoso safety Dtixtety was vxprefsed reached Spltheud to day to take part In Saturday's naval review The brig had been dhatilM in a gale and lia I been detained bj head vvltid It baden on board fort jone rtllcera and seamen and eight ) boys belonging to the training ship Caledonia , to which vetv-i-1 the Seu Lark terved a a tender rillllllllltkllllllT Illlllll Hl'l'OV l-rlll . BOMBAY. June 24 It developed today that riaguo Commissioner Rand who waa shot mil wounded by a native while leaving the governor's reception at Gancshklnd on Tues day at the same time that Lieutenant A j erst of the commissariat corps was killed , la not dfad , as reported last night The rommltsloner is Improving Miort on small CliiiiiKr. BERNE , June 24 The federal council has authorized the Swiss uilnliter at i'arlt tc itqn the tupplemcnur ) convention concluded v\l'h the statsa ot the Latin monetarj union , tnrrraslng the proportion of silver colas tc 11 struck by each of the contracting parties Thta strp is due to thw deflclc-ncj of mai : charge. MOMV roit ri.oon sirrinin , Vlnumt Ihrrr Million In lie Dlntrlli- ntril It ) ( In * Coniinliilon. NEW YORK , Juno 24 The Mtealsslppl River conimlrslon convened In the Army building here today and Immediately went Into ete-cutlve scf Ion to deliberate on the policy of making changes In Its annual re port. The report as soon as It has been put In the de lred form will he forwarded to the secretary of war sometime between th' first and tenth of July Until the report reaches the secretary the commission will not dls- rlo-ip Its tenor. The congressional appropriation for dam ages to property from the overflowing of the Mississippi river amounts to (2,031333 for the fisral jear ending June 30 1S9S. Thla mini will be distributed b ) the commissioner af'cr the hearing of testimony on damages sustained In the three districts extending from Carlo to the gulf and under the ex ecutive and disbursing supervision of the commission secretary Captain H E Water man of St Louis , and district officers. Cap tain George MaoC Derby of New Orleans nnd Lieutenants H C Newcomct and M. M Patrick of Memphis Tluse officers are In attendance on thp meeting of the comml"- slon There were present of the commis sion G L Gllleiplc of New York , presi dent ; Major U M Harlod ot New Orleans Colonels Henry Flad and Amos Stlckney of St. LoulH and Majors Hanhurj and L Marlnden of Washington , I ) C Only one- member of the commission , former Judge It. S Taj lor of Fort Wavne , Ind was absent When the commission went Into open ses sion Senator Berry of Arkansas addressed the members Ho said that the future of the Mississippi river depended upon the report which this commission would make If the report was favorable a sufficient sum ot money would be appropriated to protect the banks Ho eulogized Senator Fr > e and de tailed at considerable length the causes for dissatisfaction which had ariftn In the south ern states against the levcc system He re viewed the action of congress In Its ap propriations and said that It was only b ) he most strenuous efforts that $203" 333 had leen granted He was not there to tell the Commission to make the apportionment , hut o emphasize the necessity that the money hould he so distributed as to cause no charge if partiality. "Arkansas , " he said , "does not i\ant to take what belongs to other states t slmplj wants Justice" Governor McLaurln of Mississippi said It ivas as mLch the dutj of the government to protect one Bldp of the river as the other The people of the levee districts themselves lad expended a large amount Two districts alone had spent about Jll 000 000 up to date and , he declared the people were taxed to he limit to protect the levee Continuing Governor McLaurln said that he thought one of the government's chief duties laj in protecting navigation and settlers along the bankr of Ihs Mississippi le said that levers Increased the current ot ho rlv r and washed and Improved the chan nel He hoped the commission would report 'avorablj , as appropriations from congress ilependcd upon Its action Congressman Catchings of Mississippi fol- owed In the same lines as the preceding speaker He asked for fair treatment for his state and declared that the future cf the Mis sissippi river greatlj depended upon the re port of the commission Congressman McRae of Arkansas was the ; iext speaker. riitu Tim A\OUIC or vVHCIIISTS. . Cront Ilolarniixt lit I'arlN Not tile Ilu- Hlllt Of Al'dllcllt. CHICAGO , June 24 The Post today says According to a story which has reached Chicago from Paris bj way of Washington , the terrible holacaust v.hlch wlpd out over 100 lives at the French capital May 4 was the work of anarchists thirsting for revenge on the upper classes of France It is as serted that , while the official inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the catastro- _ itn threw little light on the cause of the fire , the secret service department IB working on a clew that points to an anarchist consplracj of stupendous magnitude. It is eald the Paris detectives have not only satisfied themselves that anarchists were at th" bottom of the awful crime but that the leaders who planned It fled to America as soon as thej had seen with what frightful success it had been executed. It is also aeseited that sev eral persons are under arrest In Paris on suspicion of knowing more about the affair than thej care to tell A member of the French legation at Washington is said to be authority for the storj. COMIIIM : mo iiicTiuc\b WOKICS. ClilciiRo'o Street lliiIliMi > MiiKiiato In a .Ni-vv Drill. CHICAGO , June 24 The long-cherished plan ot Charles T Yerkcs , the street rail way magnate , to be In a position to manu facture all machlnerj needed by street rail roads In Chicago New York , Philadelphia and Plttsburg , has at last been realized The Slemcns-Halske Electrical company , with Its big factory in Chicago. Is now being consoli dated with the Pennsjlvania Iron Works or Philadelphia. A majority of the stock of the Chicago compan ) has already been ex changed for the stock of the Pennsylvania The minority stockholders have been given sixty daja In which to accept the offer of the western concern The combined capital Is $3,230 000. Heretofore- the electric com panies hive practically had a monopoly- . IooliH Hail for riKl. . SAN FRANCISCO , June 24 At the Hoff man Inquest j-e terdav I ! Jo eph , n money btoker who hnd a desk In Hoffman's olllce. re ated a sensational conversation with Flgel , the bookkeeper for Hoffman The conversation occurred soon after the tragedj The bookkeeper asked Joseph to saj that he had lent money to Hoffman Instead of him ( Flgel ) and ni requite ! Joseph tc saj that Hoffman Mgned the diluted re ceipt Whtn he refused I'lKcl stepped be hind him and said he would have to take the- consequenceAt this Joseph became nlnrmed and promised to spy what Flgel him. _ llrjan Sprnl.M nt CARTHAGE , Mo. June 24 W J. Bryar spoke to 15.WO people at the Chnutauqun grounds on bimetallism todaj' . The sllvei chnmplon arrived thU morning and was mti nt the depot by f-ever.il thousand people After lire.ikfast a reception was held Later he was driven to the Chautauqun grounds behind a tpin of white horses nm ! fol'ovved b > n procession of lift ) pure white Bleeds , ridden l prominent citizens Mr Hrjan tonight left for Ottawa Kan. where he will be Introduced by Governor Lecdj tomorrow and deliver nn address * Incnni' Mu ii KIIIIN AinnrU. niRMlNUHAM , Ala , Juno -Johr West , a prominent citizen of Monteviillo who has recently been shov.ln evlden e ; of a fiillliiK mind last nlcht entered Jarne < KroUl'H store am ) declared that certali had accused him of burning a ban and that he proposed to Kill everj negrc coniK'elcd with the accusitlon lleforo lit could be prevented hi * phot and killed Wll Popp , an Inoffensive man West , pistol It hHiul. then began chasing other negroes or the street , but was overpowered and dls armed. He is evidently erazj Oon > i-ntlon Mtitiinl Life I'mlvrn rlliTM , BAUATOOA. N Y. June 24 At the an nil a I convention of the mutual life under writers today the following ofll ers wen elected. President William Law jr , Chi race , first vice president. Alfx McKnlght Philadelphia seeowl vice president. Crali HcolleUl , Atlanta , ( Jn , secrctar ) . Gears' ' \V Harbin. Waterloo , la ; treasurer. Join J Acker. Albany. N Y The next annua meeting will \xi \ held at Mackinaw , Mich. July U. ISaS. \ililli-Kx Si-llv dm NEW YOUK. June 21A fll palch fron I tot I on statlnp that th Standard Oil com pany has coined control or tlp Bay Stnt * UUK comitan ) was tontlrmeil In this ell ; today The consideration pxlii In Addlek Is raid to have been alxml f,3SOGOO. Injun-it tij n I'allliiK llnllilliiK. JACKSON , Mini. . June -Hubert Haugl was fal.iMy u > id Joi > cvi ! pper a adtMtert Young seriously Injured ted t ) b ) Iho Klvlnt w.iv nf rottei" ttini r * niur tinri f if tin inilruinPlI o " ! r' hnusp , wlllcn the ) Well hclii | F to tear duivu. THEIR TRIBUTE OF TEARS Poorest of London's Poor Pour a Libation to Princess Bountiful. WALES AND WIFE RECEIVE TRUE HOMAGE In Ilio Iliiminrt to ( he Outrun ! * it ml AuKltM-ti'il oflhc 1IHr | iullN the Jlll.ll.rin.ll KM llent ( Crpjrltfit , 1W7 bj TITM I'ubllohlnir Compnio ) LONDON' , Juno 21 ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram ) Tuesday tne queen rode In pompous state through miles I of packed and bliontlng subjects Today the I princess of Wales walked In all simplicity | ( i between two long tables and patted little ] > cripples on the head. To a contemplative | ! mind It almo t seenvs .is If the princess * din ner to the poorest ot London's poor has been a more striking Incident of the jubilee than was the great procession. None of the Illu- initiations night before Ust flashed fs bright ! ) as the ejes of the 1 COO tiny suffe-ers whom i the princess smiled at. The lord major w&a I not as proud when the queen touched the sword ho bore at Temple Bar as a tiny I hunchback was when the princess cut for i him the roast beef , which was too much for , his weakling hands to master. No episode l of Tuesdaj nights state banquet was more I impressive than tlat This noon , when a little Briton , with clubbed feet and dlrtv handfl , lifted a glass of lemonade and drank the health of the prince of Wales , smilingly the prince reached to a vacant place and , lifting another glass , ulsed it to the cripple ns meanlngl } as the future king of England could drink from a gold cup to a continental : uonarch. POWEU OP A PIUNCCSS And from end to end of London the nnr- telous feasts began at noon Almcijt 500,000 of the "poorest of the poor" partook thin daj ot the biggest dinner ever served since he world began The feast was served in i hundred hallo Thousands of aged and In- Irm were bountifully fed In their own ho.nts When the prlncecd first conceived th scheme she -wrote to the lord major , who had charge of the Jubilee arramjcmcntn ' Tutrc ccetns : o me to be one class which has been ov cr ooked. namely , the poore t of the poor in : he slums of London MUht 1 plead for ttie&e that thej maj have some share in the festivities of the daj ? ' She pleaded so well that London folk gave J230.000 to a fund she started Todaj the fund fu nisheJ a good dinner to one-sixth as many people es there are in New York Cltj people who had forgotten or never knew how it feels to have the stomach full "The poor- rat of the poor" means much In Linden , where one out of everj four spends part of Ills life In a workhorse But It aso ! mcins much to be the guest ot the prinre-s of Wales No jeweled ladj ever more heartl y appreciated the latter fact than the paupe n did today And jeweled ladlcn cannot know the joj of filling emptj stomachs , so pau pers had tie better of It The biggest as well as the mot intem-t- ing of rnanv separate dinners was that given to 1,600 crippled children at the People's Palace It was that dinner which I watched and as I watched I marveled The People's Palace rises fine and large in the most pov- crtjhaunted part of the woeful East End which was made known by the novel , "All Sorts and Conditions of Men , " but nothing which Walter Besant wrote In that mar velous bock was so strange as the sight I saw today In the building it built When the little ones were brought up to the great doors many of them so deformed that thej must nteds be carried In I thought of Lourdes' great shrine in the south of Trance where iaat summer 1 watched such horro'e as Dante never dreamed of But a brief glance at the ejts end smiling lips of wee sufferers was enough to dispel the compari son Here childish joj , there weary sorrow WAITING WAS WEARY. A half hour before the feast began all were In their places , most of them gladly expectant at the greatest tieat their tiny1 pain-wracked lives had ever known But In the tiresome time of waiting tome grew frightened and set up piping wails , while others were ap palled by a too long contemplation of the unwonted gorseousness Tortured by agony , overcome bj weakness , some fainted In their chairs and were * gently taken out Almost on the moment tile prince and princess , ac companied by their two daughters , entered the hall Tlrltoiis till death , the whole com pany of little ci pplcs tried to r'se ' but alas , there were too many shriveled legs and twisted spines Their homage was not leris earnest , however , because a good part waited in the outward sign Not lets pitifully Im pressive were the walling notes of the na tional anthem when piped out bj 1,100 little voices , most of them thrillej by suffering The beautiful , bountiful princess wept and smiled. When I saw the prince on Tuesday In the- great parade red coated and gold laceJ , he looked fat and stupid Today when icars rolled . .down his cheeks , In answer to the pathetic salutation , It seemed to me Eng land's future king was not such a bad fel low after all The princess , a vision of creamy mualln and heliotrope silk , nodded and smiled through tears as she passed be tween the tables , and the spirit of a mother shone In her Mndlj face when she patted half a dozen little cripples on the head Sometimes flic- stopped and asked about the health of tome poor little one a question al- readj answered by the pinched face and crippled bodj Ideallj , the fulfilled the part of the good falrj , idcallj the children plajed the parts of i-inocenee , overwhelmed by the sight of Wonderland marvels. The speeches were mercifully brief. Then camu the dinner. Each child got a plate of hot roast beef , vegetables , puddings , oranges and lemonade , such sumptuous fare as they had never known before. PLOWEMS AND TEAIIS. Not the least pathetic Incident of this unique banquet occurred Just before the royal party left the platform A few feeble cheera hhowed something was happening Two tiny cripples were teen carrjlng huge bouquets toward the princess They were among the most robust in the room , but almost unequal to the task. At the end they were lifted to the platform by willing hands. Tour people , the prlnco and princess and the little crip ples were weeping when the episode ended. As the prlnccvo left she said sorrowfully to Earl Compton Poor , poor little ones. If I enl ) could do more for them " Ttio princess visited three dinners In all At Clerkenwell the crowd was a m'scellane- ' ous onu of men , women and children There seemed to have been a serious mistake In the distribution ot tickets , foi while a sullen , hungrjlooking crowd stood gloomllj outalde and watched the lucky ones , the ticket bear- ore seemed a well-fed , reasonably prosperous lot , and jet the prlncees gave her dinner to tbo poorest of the poor The other dinner which the princess per sonally visited was in Holborn. These din ners to half a million hungry folk are not tbo least glorious episode of the jubilee. MARSHALL IMKUIC'AN CIMIl'l.l > Ii\TS ] ! . ! : ISK. 'IIinc-it CmiuiK'iiln on MrKlnlc > ' I.t-l- Irr mi ( I Depon'M JiiliTi leu , LONDON , June 21. The Times , comment ing editorially on President McKlnley'a letter of congratulation to the queen , eajs. "It will be read with pride and eatisfaci tlon throughout the empire aa an official token of the particular friendship and ee.etm to the English monarchy from the great EnglUh-epeaking repub'lc " Then referring to Mr Depew's comparison of the jubilee to the reception given to Gen- c-ril Washington bj the American people on bis wa > from Mount Vernon to New York to asoume the position of firm president of the United State. ! , the Times * aj ' No body , perhaps , but an Ainer can Id able quit to apprcctite the jlgnlfltjccc- tbat felicitous and appropriate compliment but Englishmen are familiar enough with AmorJ- can feeling to understand something of whit It Implies1. " > WINDSOR. England. ! June 24 The lords of the admiralty and all the adrnlta's of the foreign navies who are tt > take part In the na val review on Saturdaj next , Including Rear Admiral Miller. USX , were received by Queen Victoria at Wltnlior castle toJay. Each of the admlrnU , v.t.e arcompiinltd by two aldedeetmp The queen received fhe admirals sitting and * he spoke very cordially to Admiral Miller , who then presented the members ot his staff to her majestj. AC'lllll CII.\U.niT7\\ ASSUl.T. MnliitnliiN tin"nniitlnliit VrlNr * Out ( if Mullet- . NEW YOHK. June 24-idward : J Hat- cllffc , the actor , who was ancetcd jester- daj in Chicago on a utopatch from this citj , was indicted bj the grand jurj tidaj on a charge of assault In the record degree com mitted on hi' wife on June 12 A detective from the district attornej'a office will lcavi for Chicago today to bring Uatcllffe here At the office ot the lawjcrs who are repre senting Mrs tlitcllffe It was said todaj that ilit was dying CHICAGO June 24 Edward J. HatclllTe was brought b fore the court for lil pre- llmlnarj examination trday. The prisoner peemcd greatly depressed Itatcllffe main tained his statement nt jcateiday that he was Innocent , and that the cuatge was made out of malice bj his father-in-law , Abner Uelacj the rich Xew York horseman. Kat- cllfTe s attorney was not able to be present , owing to pre-siurc of othcr'buflnees , and at tha mgsestlon of the prosecutor the ca c ttso adjourned until June 30. The co'irt also reduced the amrunt of Ratcllffe'a bond from MO.OOO to 000 CUO\\D sutiuuM > s v Minmitin. ; ( "Iiuiu'cs vro llurr VI n > ' tl > > n I'lulit , r.mlliiiAT tilth it liMirtilnu * CHICAGO , June 21 rLouls' Chlmm-r who fatallj stabbed Mrs Amelia. Bloden at Hammond mend , Ind , because she would not recipro cate his love , WE.S discovered eurlj todaj in the woods near D.ilton , 111. A po's" ' headed bj Chief of Police Male of Hammond sur rounded the fugitive. Chlmmer ws armed with a revolver and declared toe would not be taken without a desperate battl * \ large crowd gathered and a Ij netting is possible Later reports from Hammond say that Chlmmer was captured In the wooJs near Bcrgsvlllp today , after , a struggle IliiMiiK'Kx TriitllilfM of n Dm. CHATTANOOGA. June 31 A bill was filed In the chanccrv court Ihls morning bj A A. Dbkev , Charles Krlmm anl Charkr Pagan cltirens ot Ohio , stoc. holders in th Hamilton Building and Loan esoolation or this cltj , ceeking to wind up the affa'rs ' o' the association The bill charges 'hat the concern 1" icfjalvem aiH Iculng monej , anl has been for jears and aaks that a receiver be appointed to wind up Us affairs It also charges that the cssociat'on ' has Leen charg ing usury and .cannot collect money claims that It now has out. BOSTON , June 24 F. R Cordlej A. Co stock broken , hive tss'gned to Charles K Cobb of tl-e firm of Nichols t Cobb The companj has * brsuches In several cities in this I'tate anJ also in New York. It Is be lieved that the HiblllUcs will be In the vi cinity of J50 000. It understood that the firm was caught ehort on Rcuton and Men- tana Mining company's aharea t , MANK.ATO. Minn , June a The large department s ore of Longlnl 4. Thorns , known as the "GJass block. ' closed todij. Tha heaviest creditors are believed to bo Chicago cage parties Liabilities are estimated at $70000 , ceseta , $120,000. ' I.i > men "Unlit More l * < m t r. INDIANAUOLIS hid , $ une 24 About fifty of the leading laymen of the Methodist Episcopal church of InU'a'na ' met at the Dcnlson hotel here to dlscuas the represen tation of the Inlty In the atate and general conference. At p'csent thd laymen have a one-third representation ard ) thej will de mand one half The movement wzs started in thla state by ex-Lleutcnant Governor Cumback and other ? . A stqte mass meeting of the laity will be hed ! hel-e September 15. The movement Is taking form in other states and will be general. The laymen ( link that the ministers , being in the minority , have too much power At the state meeting September IB steps will be taken to have a Rpncral meeting of the Methodist laity held In the same city and at the same time ac tht general confer ence in 1900 _ AV'linl mill Until at I'lcrrc. PIIJRRE , S 1) . June 24 ( Special Tele gram ) In the storm here last night a num ber of shade trees were damaged , but nothing ' in the building line wa . Inju'el Sixty- eight hundi'edths of an iqqh of rain fell , making a total of 1 CO Inches In the paat fortj-eight hours Grain and hay have been greatly benefited \Vnr Over KlUN , CHICAGO. June 24. The rates for the meeting of the Elki at Minneapolis are creating much trouble forjfco roads bctwcfi Chicago and St. Paul and Minneapolis , and all the chancco of peaceable conditions be tween the roads have beeiiidlEslpatcd before they fairly began to gather. irii\cll IIld for Trial. CHEYENNE , Wjo , jdne 24. ( Special Telegram ) The preliminary hearing of Charles S. Erswell , charged" with the rautJe-r of Dan'el ' MtCrlmllsk , was * concluded today Erswell was held in J20 OM ball for trial In the district court for murder In the hcconi degree. _ _ \iiKt-ll Will Nnl Confer with Ti-rri'II ANN ARBOR. Mich , June 24. Dr. Angell minister to Turkey , dcnUe the report from Washington that he ia gong to London to confer with Minis tec Tcrr.ell while enroute to Constantinople He taja he will go to Varta , thence to Constantinople. ririof ii WAVERLY , Neb. , June B ) . { Special ) The barn of William Derltg wan burned to the ground jesterday In It was a good team , one of which broke Its halter and escaped The los is severe and the insurance amounts to only $75. > ABERDEEN. S. D , , June 24. ( Specla Telegram ) A fine fain fell thla morning which will gieatly benefit crops I'owor ofKyvnlKht , NKW YORK , June it. An experiment hna been made at a ftr'u In tl > e don n town dls trict which may prove of immenfe boned In lighting tlatnes , Dr CUu > tuv Schooler who Is attached to the tire department , went to each company stationed at the blaze am with a ittle brush put a drop of cocaine in the eves si every fireman. This was the result of Eonio tests which huve been going on In the department , i > y vyblcn it hax an parently been proven that the cocaine woult enable the men to look through smoke for five minutes or more. Mimic Teiiplirm' Convciillon. NKW YORK , June 24-Tbe nlnetcentl annual convention ot the Music Teachers National association opened today In th Auditorium of the Grand Central palac with the "Jublleo" overture of Weber , by the Metropolitan permanent orchestra Mrs Tranklln U. Hooper , chairman of th UrooUljn institute , presided , and made an opening address - of welcome Preslden Jtrolemon of the board of aldermen we ] corned the delegates to the city in plac of Mavor Strpntr , who \\aa unable to b present. HLTFALO , June 24 The annual conven tlon of the Institute of Ilomeojiatliy met In tilts < Its toilaj Among those taking part In the dlsrufesioiut were If. C Allen of Chicago J. L Moffatt f 15r o l n * emb r n Dil'tltv of Pnlladtl ? la nd Krank Kraft Th s morn ing ' Purification b > i i > of Compar with Normal BtanUunu ncui .0 i i on 'wist3r Tears Thines to Pieces in the Bun- ihwer State. THREE PEOPLE KILLED IN ONE HOUSE ) UuntT Orr MUei Hto Vlrllni * In llcil mill .N mill UK In Kiiuvttt of II Until Vfti-r D 3IiirnliiK. KANSAS CITY , Juno 24 A special to ths Star from Sallna , Kan , E.IJS News has ust reached here of a terrific cj clone which tassed fltlccn miles northwest ot this cltj about 10 30 o'clock last night. As far as leaid from three are dead and a number dangerously Injured The dead are. MRS ANNA GEESY. aged 34. NOLA GEESY , aged 13. IDA GEESY. aged S. Pour members of this family arc also badly hurl Geesy was away from home The remainder of the family had retired and when the ftotm struck they made for he cave. Ucforc thej had gotten out of he house , however the tornado had de- strr-jed It. The work of destruction was not known till this morning when neighbors ound the dead and Injured members of the amlly lying about In the debris The three dead were found about flftj feet west ot the house and near them the baby , alive , but burled to her waist in dirt The other th-ce were found tome d.stancc west of the house.A . 2 x 4 scantling was driven through ' bodlin were removed one of Mrs Gcesv's legs The moved to the houee of Mrs Dean , the mother ' < s. a half mile east of the Gecsj place , the family were sleeping In n stone basement with a frame upright part The framnwork was blown away and the Imber blown onto the famllj below but none of them were killed The otonework was uninjured At G W Morris the kitchen was torn lown and a grove of trees leveled to the pround. The track ot the storm was nai- row , but vcrj winding It tore down three s dcs of the Geesv pasture fence w Uhout passing through the middle ot It After caving here It divided , part going west anl part going north There arc rumors ot other casualties , but particulars are meager. iixim IIVIL vumM vrloinivv. . Ciintlilcrnblr llniiinwri- ) iniIn Itltii aH * Cinillnl rit > . 1OPEKA , Kan June 24 The worst hall storm known In the hlstorj of Kansas struck this city shortly after 0 o clock tonight The shower of hall was terrific Hall stones weighing twelve to sixteen ounces stripped the trees of their foliage , smashed window panes on everj hand. Including the flne.5t plato glass ttore fronts , cut down telegraph anJ telephore wlre riddled awnings und iu- nictei unprecedented damage throughout tile citj So great was the weight of the falling hall that when it struck the asphalt pave ment manj of the hail stones rebounded to the height of twcntv and thirty feet Dogs wc'c otruck In the surest and Instantly killed Horses were knocked to their Knees to rhu again and dash away in mad fright Run- awajs occurred throughout the city , \\hen thefurv of the storm hpd passed those who ventured out found dead birdS everywhere , and on every band was to be s ° en ( hoA reck- ago of the storm The storm came up from the southwest Dense green-like clouds gava warning and as the weather had been PX- tremelj hot and dense manj feared a cj-- clone and sought shelter In their cellars The storm came on with a heavy wind and ter rific lightning , then came rain , together with a deafening crash of hall that was paralvr- int ; to the senses It is reported that sev eral persons ventured out during the worst cf the storm and were bacllj hurt So grrat was the- damage to telegraph wires that the cl'y was cut off from the outride world for several hours Topeka tonight looks like a city that has withstood a siege of war guns There are not a dozen buildings In the town that are not almcst window less and manj roofs are caved In The roofs of the street cars were also pierced The damage wrought can better be Imagined when It is Known that the hail stones ranged from the size of a hen's egg to an ostrich's egg , and that thirty minutes after tfce Ktcrrr. a stone was picked up which measured fourteen inches In circumference. Surgeons are busj drecslng wounds of persona Injured In the storm , and reports of in juries continue to be received Many were hurt In runawajs on the streets The foi- lovving are among the most serlouslj hurt Frank Braicard , hackman. fckull fractured. J. D. Henderson , liveryman , skull frac tured Roy White leg broken In a runaway : Mrs Mary Hughes , arm broken in a run- awry D. Klee bed scalp wound Miss Anna Fenton. head cut. Fred Holler , head cut George Hill , boy. skull fractured. Chailes Johnson , struck on head and ren dered unconscious Policeman Kidney , fingers broken. Miss Cornlo of Potwlii , badly wounded on head. head.Hackman Frank Bralnard la still uncon scious and will probably die The damage will amount to thousands ot dollars Wii.dow glass Is already at a premium hero and tonight three carloads were ordered from Karsas Cltj' . Street car traffic Is at a standstill. sr. Lot is i-nopu : OIT A FIUGIIT. IllKli Wlml DIMtrvnt Illumine In I'lirllnllH or the Cll > . ST LOUIS , June 24. Reports from the terlflic wind and rain storm which prevailed at an early hour today are just coming In It was very destructive In the southwestern section of the city , where are located sev eral of the city Institutions. The poor house Buffered most One of the buildings In which were sheltered seventy-five In mates , all of them cripples , was partly de- molistml and glass was shattered in the others. When the roof was taken off the bricks fell In among the patients , hitting a number , but none were scriojsly ir.Jured. The storm also btruck the Insane asjlum Not much damage was done there but the patients who were ter ror stricken , jelled and prayed Forest park , one of the largest In the country , suf fered considerably , trees being levelled in every direction The Weather bureau officials report the downpour of rain the heaviest this season The storm was partlculaily bcvert on the river towns , Kcokuk , Alton and Qulm-y suffering Reports from Springfield Dcca'.iir , Efflngham and other Illinois townu say the rain was very heavy there. Great lloiil In .Arl.nui.iiii. LITTLE ROCK , Ark. Juno 24. The aver age maximum temperature in Arkansas jesterday. ta shown by the gove-rnmcni thermometers , was 100 The highest point waa at Warren , where the thermometer registered 109 degrees At noon the ther mometer In the United States wtather bureau office at Little Rock registered 100 All Jennings , a section hand , was overcome am died from the effects of the beat At Tex- arkana Wesley Adams , a laborer ernplojeil ir an Ice factory , waa prostrated and wll probably die , Sf TC .Storm III M KANSAS CITY. June 24 A special to the Star from Lexington , Mo. , I&JP The wornt -turm of the season visited this flection last night , wrecking barn ? , hay racks , etc. No IMS of life U retorted. IiilciiHt. Unit In KANSAS CITY , Juno 24 The most Intense - tense beat that has prevailed In central Kansas for several jears has been experi enced for the past four days , the Mierinotu- eter averaging 100. and finally reaching 101 Many prostrations among farm hands arc reported - ported , and at some points farmers have been compelled to abandon their harvest work In the vicinity of Lamed It was hot enough to curl the leaves of vegcta IIenv x Unlit Dors Damn LKAVHNWORTH. June 24 A f storm accompanied b ) heavy hall nlni ? , broke over thl city at noor tlnued for an hour damaging ( had roofs Charles Harris' house- was llchtnlng and partially demoll tamlt ) escaped Crops In portions worth county were damaged i , vmit : Mtcir.rms Thrrnlrn < \\ltliilrnu jfJ-S PHILADELPHIA June 24 JifUP was const loralile cxcltemcti among the German filnidng societies last night over the rumor that tcveral of the larger organization * of New York and Brookbn would probably withdraw from the No-theastern Saenger- bnnd As reported , the dissatisfied societies Included the Arlon , Lelderkranz and Klehen- kranz of New York and the Arlon of Brook- Ijn What the recalcitrants arc alleged to object to Is the expenses of training choruses and sending large delegations to the trien nial fests Prof Leonhardt of the United Singers of Philadelphia todaj stated that the Arion of Rrookljn had proposed to with draw but that since the Cltj ot Churches had been selected as the next meeting place the members of that soclct ) had partly with drawn their objections and he felt assured that the Arlon would continue a member ot the bund I' A Henle , president of the Arlon ot Biookljn confirmed the statement made bj President Leonhart about the proposed with drawals and the certainty that since Brookljn. is the test city In 1900 there would be no ac tion adverse to continuance in the bund The prizes In the singing contests for the western caengerbund were awarded tonight as follows Citj federation Flrst-clEGS so cieties , won bj United Singers of Brookljn ( only one prize In the class ) , second claw , societies United Singers ot Hudson countj N J , firbt , United Singers of Trenton second Individual societies of first clas first prize won bv Arion of New York , fcccond by Har- monla of Newark , third bj Orpheus of Buf falo. Individual tocletlcs. second class First prlz"mernenrlcher of New York , second Elcheiikranz of New York , third. Franz Schubert. Maenerlchor of New York Macn- nergersaengvercln Libert of New York and \rlon of Jersej City , tied for fourth prize lulivlJual bocletlcs. third class First prl/c Delaware saengerbund of Wilmington ; second , Verncr Gesangvercln ; third , Cecilia of Brookljn. co > rinnit vin MTIUVNS pvitvm : . llojs \\lio Unr < - I InCm ) Murcli In \iislii 111- . NASHVILLE , Ttnn , June 24 Crowds everj where , crowds on housetops , blocking sidewalks and filling to overflowing cvcrj available space along the long line of march , awaitoj the order for the grand parade , the cloEln ? event of the confederate reunion. One hundred thousand people had collected to sec the pirade. consisting of 10,000 people on horseLack , on foot and in carriages , march ing to thb mi--iic of brass bands , drums and lifts , music which veara ago they heard during the fierce war Nothing in the hls torj ot Nashville has equaled the outpour In , ; General W H. Jackaon of Nashville , chief miishal , headed the parade with bis staff , consisting of distinguished men Commandcr- In-Chicf John B Gordon and staff came next with the Savannah Hussars as cucort. Gen eral Vaughn , the now major general of the Tennessee division , came next Then came the state divisions each division preceded by sponsors , maids of honor and invited guests beautlfullj attired in summer costumes South Carolina , Mississippi , Florida , Ala bama , Georgia , Louisiana , Virginia , Arkan sas , Mfeiourl , Kentucky , Marjland , Indian Territory , New York , Illinois , North Carolina lina , Texas , Oklahoma , West Virginia , DIs trict of Columbia , all had veterans in line and Tennersee's division brought up the rear ot this display of soldierly looking men am ; beautiful women. The Sons of Confederate Veterans marched and were commanded b > Robert J. Smjth of Charleston , newly elected The Daughters of the Confederacy were present In large numbers and rode in carriages The line of march was hand somely decorated. L M\n or TIII : MI.MSTKHS Man ) MoriI.IU < -1 > to Pillion nt tin N -it Com t-illlon. ST PAUL , June 24 A large gathering o delegates was present at the closing session of the United Lutherans today. An irapor tant matter came up In the shape of a mo lion to divide the society In three parts The Idea la to have three small annual con ventlons and a meeting of the whole church every third jear. The proposition was In definitely postponed Nine preachers having transgressed the constitution of the church , article Iv , sec tion 1 , and also spurned the resolution o 1895 with reference to the ordination o theological candidates , were practically ex communicated from the church. It Is prob able that many more will be excommunl cated at the next convention , as It Is re ported that there ere twelve ministers who favor the Augsberg side of the case. A lively discussion arose over the resolu tlon of thanks for the manner In which th publishing house had been conducted A flutter was caused In the convention when Rev Skaret moved that all paten medicine advertisements be taken out of tli church paper , Luthcraneren. The motion was carried. Union I'lii-ldr anil Kmli'iiMir Tlcl > < > tx CHICAGO , June 24 The Union Pacific ha notified Its connections that all buslnes * ticketed to Utah and Colorado poln's at re duccd rates made on account of the Chris tlan Endeavor convention In San Francisco must be turned over to It at the MUsour river , us it would not accept thehuslnes at any other junction point on Its lines The announcement means tbat It Is de termined to have the long haul on all th business that may be going to those prints hut as nearly all the points In Utah nm Colorado to which cxcutslonlsts would tar to go , are common points the other roai say there Is not much likelihood of th Union Pacific getting much additional busl ness on account of the notion it has Irken C'nlH DIM * n Iliilf Pare 1'iTiiiKu. CHICAGO , June 24 The chairman of th Western Passenger association today rnad a decision that will curtail to a certali extent the Issuu of half-fare permits to re llglous workers. A sanitarium In Michigan applied for a half-fare ) rate on the plea tha Its i unscs were engaged In mkulonarj work , and the chairman decided that th plci was without merit He also ruled tha the decision should apply to the inUslonarlt and evangelists of the American Purlt league and to the cmplojes of the Florenr Crlttenton mission , except where such im plojea were regularly ordained ministers Itlo nrniulu llu > na Small lloail. SALT LAKE , Juno 24 The Rio Grande Wcflern rallwa ) hes purchased the UU ! Central railroad The price IB near $3J5,000 The Utah Central id a narrow gauge road nilining from Salt Lake to Park City , the fcii'OL * silver camp , nd wa recently sold under foreclosure proceedings to New York parties , ' \ho now eell It to the Rio Grande Western. KIlli-il li > n I'ruinntiiro IXIIIIHOII | | CHICAGO , June 24. The premature dls charge of n blu t today at the water crl In LuKe Michigan off Bixty-eiuhth Btre-e killed one workman nnd la eald to hav wounded n number of oilier * . Output < if I'liinr fur tlirVH. . . MINNEAPOLIS , June 21The North western Miller reports thu Hour output lax week at Minneaiiol'n , Duluth , Superior am Milwaukee at KT1.CU barrel * . ARMOUR WILL BUILD ing of the Packers Decides to Locate to South Omaha. 1ILLION DOLLAR PLANT TO BE ERECTED Nineteen Acres of Land Bought Upon Which to Put Buildincs. SURVEY OF THE PLAT IS NOW BEING MADE Armour's Confidential Agent Makes Fablio the Plans for the Enterprise. CONCLUDE NEGOTIATIONS YESTERDAY In IK * Coiiiini'iKTil n < Ouccy I'liint In InItrait ) fur O peril - I tlotl at llruliililllK' ot | .Next Your. | tj Armour & Co. of Chicago will erect an Im mense packing house in South Omaha. Tlio detilla have all been arranged within the last month and the iwpers were signed jes- erdaj afternoon. A tract of land owned by Chris Graff , Thomas Wliltllceey and William. Bennett on the north side of Q street at the west end of the -viaduct has been purchased , ho deal being clrsed jeterdaj. Adjoining his tract is the land purchased a jcar ngo rom B. Jctter for $30,000 Another largo tract Ijlng west and north of tint secured jestcrdaj has been bought from the Union Stock Yards companv , making In all about nineteen acres This Innd lies east of the Omaha Tacking company north of Q treet , and extends east to the Swift runway A packing house larger than an ) In the city will be built , in fact It Is to be as largo as Armour's Chicago hou e Nearlj all ot ho nineteen acres will be utlll7cd by build- tigs , which will all be of brick and erected n the most substantial manner Hi MO buildings arc to bo fitteJ with all modern apllauccs , the beet and most Improved ma chinery to be had being used ANNOUNCE THn PIANS. The negotiation ! ) for the land fcecurcd ye - terdaj have been conducted secretly for sev eral reasons , and It was not until the papers lad been signed and the transfers made that P. A. Valentine , representing Armour & Co , ent for representatives of the newspapers and maje the matter public Engineers in the emploj of Armour & . Co. arrived from Chicago > csterdaj morning and during the afternoon visited the site and. made a siirvej As soon as the survey Is completed plans for the numerous large build- lugs will bo drav.n Work la to be com menced ut once and It Is expected that the plant will be rtady for occupancj by January 1 , 18DS The dimensions of the buildings ha\o not as > et been decided upon , but will ba as teen as the preliminary survey Is com pleted. It Is expected , however , that the cost of the new plant will be In the neigh borhood of $1,000,000 Mr. Valentino said that no expense would be spared , ae only the best material would bo need. The buildings will bo a credit to the cltj and the state. The result of this extensive addition to the > packing house Industr ) will be that all of the great packing concerns will be represented hero and a market for all the live stock la the state and In the northwest will b created "Armour & Co . " Mr. Valentin * said , "recognize the fact that South Omaha Is a great live stock market as well as a dis tributing point and for that reason a plant as large if not larger , than the one In Chicago cage vv 111 be erected " BOOM FOR SOUTH OMAHA. The building of this large plant will have the effect of placing Omaha and South Omaha. on a different footing with the railroads. Armour will now use his Influence with the railroads and thus secure grea.ter advantages than the two cities have heretofore enjoyed. It will broaden the market at South Qmaha and bo of Immeasurable benefit to every stockman in Nebraska and the entire . President William A. Paxton of the Union Stock Yards company was particularly pleased when the negotiations had been con cluded and the announcement was ready to be made public He said that to his mind It would bo one of the best things that had happened to Omaha in a number of years. With the new- plant In woiklng order all ot the llvo stock raised in the west can be Bold and slaughtered here and there will bo no necessltj for shippers to KO on to Chicago. With Aimour a regular purchaser on this market there will bt more competition , con sequently a market for all kinds of stock , Including fat beef cattle for export Mr. Paxton said tbat the building of the big plant would mean a boom for South Omaha and the best thing that could happen J Ogden Armour , ton of P D Armour , was In South Omaha jesterday afternoon superintending the work of the engineers who were making the survey of the site Emplojment will bo given to several hun dred laborers during the erection of the buildings , and It Is thought fully 2,000 men. lll be cmplojcd when the p'ant Is working- full time At the suggestion of Mr Paxton , P A. Valentino agreed to give preference to Omaha and South Omaha laborcis In the building of the plant _ M\V MAN \cFiIiY roii STOCK ruins , Km ; on Succci-ilK llnlirorl.- with Mc- SIiniic Trnllli' MiiniiKTi'i' . The directors of the Union Stock Yard * company held a meeting jestorday and ac cepted the resignation of General Manager Babcock , to take effect July 1 To fill the vacancy two officers were appointed John A McSbanc is to bo tratllc manager and W. C D Ken ) on general manager Mr Me- Shane reslgtcd-aiJ vice president of the company - pany and the vacancj was filled by the elec tion of P. A. Valentine of Chicago. Mr Kcn- jon formerly occupied the position of general freight agent of the Chicago. Burlington & Northern railway , with headquar ters at St Paul He will aasurao the active management of the stock yards along with Mr. McShane , who will In future devote his entire time to the buUnesa of the company. MM ii is < TIIIJ II Three AtU-miilN ill i\rriillun nt Iliu IliiinU < > f Mulix. JACKSONVILLE , Ha , June 21 A specUl to the Cltl/cn from Key West , saja Two un successful attempts were made today to Ivnch the negro rapist , Sylvester Johnson , who aojaulUd Mrs , Atwcll jesterday The Island City Guard will sleep at Its armory tonight Threats to raid the armory have been tnado and serious trouble la ftarcd JACKSON. Mf 8 , June 21. The Capitol Light Guards of tills city have been ordered out to go to Costal Springs , Miss , to pro tect a negro In Jail there for the murder of a farmer at that place CINCINNATI , June 21 A special to the Commerclal-Trlbuno from rayettovllle , Vf , Va . ays This morning Joe Bragg , a con- btable , deliberately shot Tom Miller , whom he wan attempting to arrest and a roroner'a Jur ) held Bragg upon a charge of murder. At Thurmond , where Bragg was Jailed , a mob formed to lynch him The officials started to bring Brags here , coming through the woods b ) a circuitous route The mob is on 1's way and It Is a question whether the i tob or prisoner will arrive first. Sheriff M < \Vy Is njmmoulng citizens to help bint guar 1 'liejail. .