THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
ESTjMJLTSinSD JUXE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , MOXDAY MOILING , MAY 1 , 1SJM ) . SINGLE COPY VIVF CENTS.
BUSY TRUCE OF OTIS
General Improves Lull 5n lighting to
Strengthen His Position ,
WORK IS DONE ON BRIDGES AND TRENCHES
Natives Are OheorfJ
Return
AMERICANS ALSO WELCOME
Commissioner Schurmann Believes Islanders
Will Provo Tractable.
LAWTON HAS A SKIRMISH IN THE HILLS
H < -licl .Nrnr Sun Hnfarl Are Illn-
loilKeil After nil HnnrV
niul Vtllimern , KeiirliiK
iiniln , I nre Not Pice.
MANILA , April 30. 8 10 p. m. While It
Is Iho general expectallon nmong Americans
that the rillplno omlsBarlcs will return with
rovlncd proposals from ( leneral Antonio
Luna , Mnjor ficnernl Otis Is not letting this
prospect Interfere with hli prcpirntlons for
pushing Ihi vvur Ypstcrdny ho ordered Ma
jor General Law ton to return to Angat , n
few miles northwest of Nor/ngaray , but not
to ndvanco aggressively while the negotia
tions are pending General MncArthur Is
apparently acting on the same policy , but ho
Is repilrlng bridges and strengthening thn
lines of his force , which is stretched out
with n four-mile front nnd within a quirtcr
of n mile of the enemy.
The possibilities of peace are grntlf.vlng
to n gicnt majority of the army , which his
icgnrded thj war us an unpleasant duty that
must bo perfoimed according to American
traditions. Manila Is cheerful over the pros
pect of a return to normal life , though there
me skeptics , vho remark that a truce would
enable the insurgents to rest until the rainy
season , upon which they have been depend
ing as an Important aid
The prlfioners report tint there nre "fi.OOO
refugees north of San Fernando This Is not
Impossible , considering the Ihlckly populated
legion which the Americans have cleared
H seems also that smallpox Is spreading
among them.
The so-called Filipino congress will meet
at San Fernando tomorrow.
nf ( ho .N
When Dean C. Worcester of the United
States Philippines commission , who accom
panied the Filipino emissaries from Calum-
plt , sold to Colonel Manuel Arguclles that
the Americans wore under no obligations to
refrain from fighting , the Filipino officer
eald "Would you fight while we are dis
cussing terms of peace ? "
Mr. Worcester responded with the sug
gestion that an armistice would give the
Filipino leaders time to escape.
"My God , where would we escape to7" the
Filipino exclaimed , referring In this to the
mmaoing Inutile tribes behind thu rillplno
line.
Colonel Arcuelles told the correspondent
of the Associated Preas that ho was much
disappointed In the results of his mission.
lie said also that Agnlnaldo expected Cal-
umplt to be the cemetery of the American
urmy.
Lieutenant Colonel Wnllnce of the First
Montana regiment , Mnjor Adams nnd Major
Shields , who slept on Friday night In General -
oral Lunn's camp , TV hero they went to in
form the Filipinos that their envojo would
return In safety , found the Filipino com
mander cordial , the Filipino troops remov
ing their hats as Iho Americans passed
The Filipinos complained to them that the
Americans used explosive bullets , which ! o
not the fact. The American officers re
torted that the copper shells used by the
Filipinos nro wowe than explosive bullets
General Luna said ho regretted being obliged
to kill Amerlcnnn , but that was his buslnciss.
General Wheaton cnleitalned Colonel Argu
clles and Lieutenant Jose Bcrnal and pro
vided tnem with horsce to return to their
camp.
! cli u nn nil it IN Hopeful.
In the course of the conference yesterday
Jacob C. Schurmann , chairman of the
United States commission , told Colonel Ar-
guollfe that if the Insurgent * , would no\v lay
down their arms he and his colleagues of
the commission would consult them regardIng -
Ing the plan of government to bo submitted
to President McKInley. Ho said ho would
not promise that all their suggestions would
bo adopted , but ho could assure them thit
there would bo a primimptlon in favor of
their BUKRflstlons , adding that the commls-
slonurswould bo especially deslroua of sat-
lsf > lng the legitimate aspirations of the
Filipinos
When Colonel Aiguelles protested that un-
condlllonnl eurrender would be humllliitlns ,
C\Ir \ Schurmnnn replied "There would hs
no humiliation In treating our brother Fil
ipinos as General Grant treated our brolhcr
Americans nt Appomnttox "
Mr. Schurmnnn said today to the cor-
lespondent of the Areoclated Press
"I believe Colonel Arguelles Is personally
slnccio and honest , though I have no means
of ascertaining the sentiments and alms
of the authorities behind him. Iho Filipino
pine people , like other Asiatic peoples , have
no trust In mere woids , without force be
hind them , but with force 1 consider a con
ciliator ) spirit of the utmost Importance
"I believe that when peace has been es
tablished the government of the Philippines
will not be a difficult matter , provided we
show them flunncHS , Justice and kindli
ness At the present time they distrust and
disllko us , hut these sentiments , which are
perhaps not iiniiiiUir.il will soon be dis
pelled by the effects of the good government
wo hope to establish hero U will bo the
llrst duty of the Americans to sjmpatblzo
with the Filipinos themselves"
li o ( I.mt ( IIII'N TriioiiN.
Yesterday before General Otis had Issued
the order directing General Law ton to re
turn to Angnt the troops of hU command
oiaountercd the rebels In a circle of hills
outside of San Rafael , about Iho miles
northwest of Angat. dislodging them after
nn hour's lighting The Americans had three
wounded , Ono thousand armed Filipinos
foil back an the Americans advanced.
The villagers meet General Ltwton offerIng -
Ing him provisions. They dare not lleo Into
thu mountain country on ( he cast because
of the robber tribes t lie re and on the west
pro the troops of Genera ! MncArthur ,
Messrs. Carrlcl ; and Holmes , Americans
who had been running a sugar mill at Ca-
lumplt and whoso fate had caused some
anxiety , have sent word to Manila that they
nre uafo with Mr , Hlgglns , manager of ( ho
Mnnlla-Dagupnu railroad at Bcyonbang.
unit IIMVIIIIN Home ,
BAN FRANCISCO. April 30 Corporal
James R. VIcker. rifty-tlrst Iowa , and Lieutenant -
tenant Henderson , G A.ndorson , K ,
Thornhurg , J. A , Garden , J E Former ,
Corporal Lewis Ball , i : W. Smith , D. W.
IIley | , First Nebraska , vvero passengers cm
the newly arrived transport Sherman.
Rllcy Is nn Omnhn newspaper trnn.
MORE NEBRASKANS ARE DEAD
Addltloiinl 1,1x1 of CnxtinHlFx AIIUUIK
( he Soldier * In ( lie
I'lillliiiilucn.
WASHINGTON' , April 30 ( Special Tele
gram ) The following additional casualtlea
are reported from Manila Died from
wounds received In action , I'lrst Nebraska ,
April 21
PUIVATi : OTTO KASTENDEROER , Com-
y H
RIVATH CHARLES SCHWARTZ , com-
ihny I ) .
PUIVATI : MAUTIN o. 1,1:00 , com
pany L
CORPORAL 1-RANCIS HANSON , Com
pany L
Tjphold fever
PRIVATE MAYNARD SAYRHS , Com
pany I.
NO WORD FROM GENERAL OTIS
. ' \eKnttittloiiM SHU IV ml I UK "ml Active
WnrTtire Snniienilcil for
Hie Time.
WASHINGTON , April 30 Not n line of
official news from Manila wns received to
day by cither the War or the Navy depart
ments Since the opening of the campaign
against the Insurgents scarcely n day has
passed without dispatches from Gcnornl
Otis and the absence of advices today Is
taken by the war olllclnls to menu ttint ,
pending further negotiations on the part or
the Filipinos for peace , the situation Is pre
cisely ns General Otis leportcd It yestcrdny.
H Is known thnt ( supplies nro being
pushed forwnrd from Manila to the troops
nt the front In cmlcr thnt they may bo pre
pared for an ndvanco movement , should
such action become necessary. There hni
been no suspension of hostilities , but It Is
regarded likely Uint General Otis , wlillc not
losing nny of the ndvnntngo ho has gained ,
will afford the Filipinos reasonable time to
consider the situation nnd terms ns he pre
sented them to the envoys of General Lun--
U Is expected confidently by officials of the
War department thnt the wnj to peace now
being paved , further negotiations will be
opened by the Insurgents
It Is believed to be piobablo that the next
Important news received from Manila will
bo that ( tie Filipinos have made additional
overtures toward n conclusion of hostilities
T'no War department has been notified of
the nnlvnl nt San Fianclsco from Manila
of the transports Grant nnd Sherman. The
officials uro greatly gratified nt the rnplrt
run of the Sherman It made the trip ot
moro than 7,000 miles In twenty-six dajs.
EGBERT'SBODYBROUGHT HOME
nalliiiit SoIillei-H Killed In IMilllppliici
Will lie Interred In Au
di u l.niid.
SAN FRANCISCO , April 30. The trans
port Sherman brought from Manila the
body of Colonel II. C ngbert of the Twenty-
second United States Infnntry , who wns
killed at the fiont. The remains will be
plnced In the mortuary chapel of St Paul's
church until the ai rival of the Into officer's
f miy | f-om Philadelphia. Tl i dead officer
was a brother-in-law of Major Field , Inspector
specter general of the Department of Cali
fornia.
The Sherman also brought the remains
of Captain Gregg of the Fourteenth in
fantry , which will bo sent to Pennsjlvanla
for Intelment , and the body of Private
Ritchie of the Third artillery , who died on
the vojnge of consumption.
RESUME FRIENDLY RELATIONS
Spnlu niul United Stntei to Send Their
> cvv HcprcNcntiitlv en Abroad
nt Once.
( Copv right , 1S3D , bj Press Publishing Co )
MADRID , April 30 ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) The duke of
Arcos leaves next week , taking ns his first
secretnrj Junn Itlr.no , who vvns attached to
the peace commission nt Paris , second sec
retary , Luis Pastor , consul general at Ha
vana , and Senor Sagrarlo All speak Eng
lish. The American and Spanish govern
ments have agreed that their respective rep
resentatives will bo at their posts before the
end of May
The Bank of Spain has agreed to glvo
the government U5,750,000 pesetas for bills
amounting to $20,000,000 that the American
government authorized Spain to draw.
The news from the Philippines that the
chiefs are suing for pence caused much sen
sation nnd comment in Madrid. The papers
expiess satisfaction nt a prospect of early
release of Spanish prisoners.
l-iirjic I'riiNNlnii Dock AnidN.
KICL , Prussia , April 30 A serious fire
broke out today In Krupp's Germanla dock
yard , resulting In the destruction of several
store houses nnd workshops nnd doln. . dam
age to the value of 100,000. Two German
men-of-war that are In procets of construc
tion in the jnrd were saved with the ut
most difficulty.
SpiuilNli Trnde Outlook I nfnv ornlile.
MADRID , April 30 Spain's economic
situation , according to HI Liberal , Is un
favorable , tested b > the official returns for
the flrst quarter of the current year. The
Imports showed an increase of 45,000,000 j
pesetas , while the exports fell oft 13,000,000
pesetas. The customs receipts showed a
hcav ) decieaso
Cold l'i odnellon In Triinxv nnl.
PRETORIA , April 30 In the course of
his speecli yesterday at the opening of the
Volhfsraad the president asserted that the
Transvoal was now the largest gold-pro
ducing country In the world Ho said the
output In 1S9S was 10,310160 , being nn In
crcnso of l,5SCfl05 over the output of the
previous jenr
llNliiip AVIilpple 1'iencliCN In London.
LONDON. April 30 Right Rev. Henrv 11
Whlpple , bishop of Minnesota , preached this
evening nt St Mnrgarnt's , Westminster ,
London , before a largo and fashionable au
dience Including Sir Michael Hlcks-De.ach
nnd man ) other members of the House of
Commons and pnrllnmontaiv officials
Count lliitinrnMHlcl Killed ,
( Copvright , 1S19. bj Press Publishing Co )
VIKNNA , April 30 ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) Count Jo-
fpph Baworowskl wns killed Saturday on
the Alng race course near Buda Pest. Whllo
riding In n race he was thrown from his
horae , whoso hoof fractured his skull
I'linernl of Minn T. .liuiU ,
NEW YORK. Aprir 30. Services over the
body of Sam T. Jack , the theatrical man
ager , took place this afternoon Flowers
and floral tributes In abundance vveie iicnt
by the friends of Mr. Jack. The religious
service VMIB conducted according to Masonic
ritual , Aside from lodge brethren n large
number of Mr. Jnck's theatrical friends
were present , among them the managers of
several theatein uml music halls The body
of the dead manager was taken to OH
City , Pa , over thu Kile road , leavine hero at
7 30 tonight , Thu funeral and interment
will take plaro In Oil City tomorrow and
win bo conducted by Masons at that placa , ]
FALL OF HEBELS' ' CAPITAL
Harrison Gray Otis TeKs Story of Advance
on Malolos.
THROUGH MARSHES AND UNDERBRUSH
IMItor-Geiienil CHen < lir Credit of
lite Aelilrv enu-nt ( o
.Man IVho lllil 111 * Duty
Ilelilnil III * ( inn ,
SAN FRANCISCO , April 30 Released
from quarantine today. Brigadier Gen
eral Harrison Ora > Otis , U. S. V ,
who nrrlved from Manila last night
on the transport Sherman , Is a
happy man nt being ngnln nt home
This vetcrnn of three wnrs Is n civilian In
tlmo of peace and as soon ns ho foresaw
the termination of hostilities with the fall
of Mnlolcs ho asked to bo allowed to re-
lgn. Ho expects to leave for Los Angeles
tomorrow nnd will nt once assume hut posi
tion ns editor-ln-chlef of the Los Angeles
Times. Ho wns Interviewed today by a re
porter of the Associated Press Speaking of
the position held In his brigade during the
Campaign , General Otis slid "In the nd-
vnnco upon Mnlnlos , begun nt daylight ,
Much 2fi , inj brigade constituted the cen
ter of the geneinl line and Us orders vvero
to 'pierce the enemv's center , ' which v\as
done the same day. After this movement
wns under wny the First brigade advanced
west of the railway track , running north ,
nnd at rlfht angles to It. while the Second
brigade advanced abreast on the cast side
of the sinie track. The usual regimental
formation adopted In all the movements In
line of bittle was to post two Inttallans
on the firing line , with ono battalion In
support. "
"In the ndvanco upon Malolos , how wns
jour main line constituted ? "
"I have already described Its formation
If vou will examine n map of the region
It will pcrhnps mnke the respective posi
tions of the two divisions of the Hlghth
army corps clearer to jou. The First di
vision , with the exception of Whcaton's
brigade , wns on the south of the Pnslg , the
Second division .ind Wheaton's brigade were
north of that river.
"The Mnlolos assault , as a whole , was
made by the Second division. Major General
MncArthur comnmndlnK. supported bj
Whcalon's brigade ( the Third ) of Law ton's
First division. The entire column was
strengthened by the divisional artillery ,
made up of regulation field pieces. Hotch-
klss cannon and a vicious little rnpld-firo
gun All the guns were mnnned by men
from Djer's SUtli United Stntos artillery
and Young's battalion of Utah light artil
lery , under their respective officers A
squadron of the Fourth United States cav
alry was the only mounted force In the col
umn Part of the regular cavalry was
mounted on big horses , the remained on
the ponies.
Ailviuiee of 41ie Infantry.
"Our general Infnntry ndvance was a Ions ,
superb sweep northward by a thin line of
troops In extended order of battle , deplojed
so as to cover nearly the entire stretch of
country between the bay of Manila on the
west and San Juarf on the east.
"To go hat.V. a little , the movswept ts-
gin nt 5-30 n m. of Mnrch 23 , with Hole's
advance on the near right. His movement
was taken up nt G n. m. by rav brlgndo on
the center. Wheaton , with the left , ad
vanced later
"On account of the baldness of the enemy
on his left , General Hall was kept busy
there nnd did not advance with the general
line He had been directed by the corps
commander to secure the safetj of our ex
treme right , also the road beyond the peradventure -
adventure of n doubt. j
"The fighting Itself well , I cannot go
Into that In detail now ; It would require
much space There Is no trouble about the
fighting on our side. Make n fairly good
plan of bnUlc , send the soldiers In under
their officers , hold them well In hand , give
them good rifles nnd keep them supplied
with plenty of ammunition , maintain strict
flro discipline , show them the enemy's posi
tion and the men will do the rest
"Tho nnmeless man behind the gun and
the all too obscure line officer have far
more to do with the wlnnlnc of victories
than many poorly Informed civilians seem
to understand "
"The start how was that made' ' "
"The first ndvance was partly through
the opening ncross rice fields nnd clenred
ground , partly through timber and under
brush , ncross marsh , lagoons , dry barraas
and streams of varjlng degrees of depth.
ItelielH Are Couil hn | Intern.
The river Tullahan was passed by the
Third artllleiy and the Twentieth Kansas
of my brigade , whllo yet the day wns young
and bv tbr First Montana later on The
onemv's center had been pierced And then
the victorious march continue J right along ,
day after day , until Malolos was reached.
The rivers were crossed by the Infantry ,
cither by fording , swimming or on impro
vised rafts or temporarj bridges ; the ar
tillery and supply trains passed the streams
on the lallway bridges , which the enemy
could not burn anil had been unable to blow
up for want of time , because his burning
parties had been chased olt promptly b >
our Intrepid ndvance guard Besides the
stream lagoons and marshes that had to be
crossed or flanked , thorny bamboo thickets ,
dense banana forests nnd difficult stretches
of tangled ch pparrnl must be penetrated nnd
cleared under lire
"At Malolos Itself there was only feeble
resistance by the enemy , whose warriors had
bj that tlmo grown discouraged and become
demoralised by their repeated and unvary
ing defents , nnd had proved theni elveg the
premier sprinters of our new colonials
"Just before wo entered Agulnaldo's aban
doned capital It was fired , ns nil the towns
hnd been fired , bv the rear guard of the
retieatlnR enem > . M > brigade marched in
on the side where the government palace
is located and by the time the advance had
reached the public square the large buildings
and scores of smaller ones were enveloped
In flames nnd too far gone to be saved "
BATTLE WITH DESPERADOES
I'ollee < 'iiiliiln | Mini nnd One Ilolilier
Killed In Conilial In Hie
I lith IIIIlM ,
SALT L\KE. April 30 Two desperadoes
held up several men near Brlgham Cit > ,
Utah , last night The sheriff of Box Elder
county and posse pursued the robbers and
came up with them early this morning eight
miles from Ogden The robbers turned on
the posse and n number of shots were ex
changed , The robbers then escaped to the
hills. Captain Brown of the Ogden police
force ivent to the assistance of the Box
Elder county sheriff and the motors were
again located In the hills and another bittle
took place , In wlilch Captain Brown and
ono of the robbers vvero killed. The other
robber was captured. Great excitement pre
vails.
Trinmpur ! Mcmle Ilcnclicx New lor ! . .
NEW YORK , April 30 , The transport
( Meade , with the Ninth Immune * , arrived nt
quarantine at 7. . ' . ' tonight. All well.
PAYING OFF CUBAN TROOPS
llvprcllrnrj Ilecocnlrrd In IHnliniid-
IIIR Ami ) ntul SnHftft IIIK 111
Oullltntlnlll ,
HAVANA. April 30 Governor General
Brooke purposes to bring the matter of
the pnvmenl of the Cuban troops to a head
Immediately. Yeutcrday he sent n request
to General Gomez that the latter and the
junta of consulting Cub-ing should come : it
once to n decision as to whether the Cuban
muster rolls nro to stan.1 as now made tip
or nro to be reduced , ai General Gomez has
been expecting If he could consult his own
desires , General Brooke would pay $100 per
man to such as nro entltlfd to share In the
$3,000,000 , but If General Gomez continues
to vouch for 39030 troops payment 'will ' be
begun without further delay on tint basis
On Tuesday , Mnj 2 , three months will
hnvo olnp ed since Hobcrt I1. Porter , Presi
dent McKlnley's special commissioner , came
to n formal agreement with General Gomez
that It was of the flrst Importance that
the Cuban nrmj should bo paid and dis
banded Iho Cuban people are pessimists
The average Cuban Is now whispering his
fears of awild outbreak of brigandage as
soon as the troops nro paid off The plant
ers are suspending Iiuptovomputs until de
velopments nro known ard projects for In
vestment nre held In abejance
Washington wishes the army question set
tled as quickly as possible , HO as to ho able
to withdraw two more regiments
lAmerlcnn observers do not e\pect that
there will bo much outlaw rr Some , thev
think , Is Inevitable , but It will be put down
so promptly ns to discourage any adven
turers
Similar CloxliiKT I" l"iiforeed.
Every business house In Havana , except
the drug stores nnd cafes , were closed nt
10 o'clock this monitor In pursuance of
Major General Ludlovv's special order The
clerks , n. thousand or more , who petitioned
the military government to Issue the order ,
nto much pleased with the result. Not so ,
however , the storekeepers and the general
public
Mr Stockman , the weather bureau's West
Indian repieaentntlvo , has established ob
servatories at Clonfuegos nnd other cities
and Is arranging also for elaborate crop
reports , especially regarding tobacco niul
! sugar
I Meat Is still 40 cents n pound here , the
I same ns when the Import duties on cattle
I and the mailtet taxes wore collected , al
though nearlj 20,000 head of cattle entered
1 free this month
According to a. dispatch from Holguln
province of Santiago , the Cub-in General
Salarar , who was sent after n band of out-
1 law * , who had been raiding villages In the
' IIofKiiin district , has captured the bandit
I Oonznles , one of the leaders , nnd several
others.
The noncommissioned ofllcers and privates
I ' of Company M , Second United States artll-
lory , held nn indignation meeting at Camp
Vedndo last evening a.iJ denounced the
shooting last Thursday of Private fi. A
Laconic of that company by a policeman
Laconic Is the fourth member of the regi
ment who has been she by the police , and
the men nro very much excited over the
matter.
At 3 p. m. the temperature In Havana
was 78 degrees Farcnhelt
M'KINLEY HAS ' - &JSY DAY
Admiring rrleiida Allow Him Small
Oiuiortiinltj to Spend a
Siiiulii ) .
NEW YORK , April 30. This was a busy
day for President McKInley The president
arose at 8.U : ) In the morning and had break
fast with Mrs. McKInley and Mr. and Mrs
Abner McKInley in one of the rooms of
his suite at the Manhattan hotel. Breakfast
was finished about 9 30 and , while the presi
dent was resting before going to attend
church service , Major Webb C. Hayes , sou
of the late President Haves , called A num
ber of other persons called , but none had
access. President McKlnlej allowed a daj
off to both of the detectives who have at
tended him ever since he has been here ,
saving1 ho did not believe any oao would
harm him.
No announcement hid been made of what
church thn president would attend When
tlmo for the stait came Mrs. McKinley ex-
pr ssed her desire to remain at home and
one of the carriages which had been wall
ing for them wns dlsmlHsed The presi
dent attended service at the Calvary Meth
odist Kplscopal church , One Hundred nnd
Twenty-ninth street nnd Seventh avenue , of
which Hev. Dr. Willis P. O'Ucll IB pah-
tor.
tor.Tho
The church was pretllly decorated In the
Interior and a large American flag fluttered
from the flagpole on the roof. The pulpit
was drapped with a Bilk flag and there were
numerous clusters of lilacs and other flowers
nbout the platform.
The sermon of Dr. O'Dell was purely doc
trinal , as the president had signified his
de.slro that no reference to him , 01 politics
bo made.
Otiitloii to tlio President.
As soon ns the services were over there
was a rush on the part of the congregation
for the pew occupied by the president. Many
women struggled In through the crush to
ubake hands with the president ,
On leaving the church President McKIn
ley was ngaln greeted by a largo crowd
The crowd cheered as the carriage drew
away from the church on the return to
the hotel.
The president had dinner In bis rooms ,
During the afternoon there were many call
ers , among them General Wesley Merrltt
and wlfu , General Fred Giant and wife and
ex-Major William L. Strong.
In the latter part of the afternoon the
president , with Mrs McKInley and Pro
prietor W S Hawk of the hotel , went out
for a drive Mr Hawk took them to see
the closing oxoiclsrs of the children of the
Sunday school of the /.Ion and St. Tlmoth )
Episcopal chuich In Fifty-seventh street.
Mrs Abner MrKlnle ) accompanied them in
another carriage. The party tcturncd to
the hotel about dusk
On his way back to the hotel , when nt
Tlfth .ivcnuo and FKtv-nlnth street , the
president passed n detachment of Troop A ,
which was returning from attendance at the
annual tioop service in the Church of the
Heavenly llest The troopers saluted and
President McKInley acknowledged It.
After dljiner President McKlnlu ) received
Eomo of his distinguished callers , Including
Senator Depew , General Daniel Slckels and
General Alison G. McCook. The president
retired at 11 15 o'clock
Unless the program bo changed the presi
dent and party will visit the Brooklyn navy
jaid tomorrow mornlnt ? and win leave for
Wnbhington In the afternoon
Dam llrciil.M ( SI. Aullmii'N 1'allx ,
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn , April 30 A poi-
tlon of the retaining wall at the west i.lde
of Bt. Anthony falls , 150 feet In length ,
was carried away today , causing damage of
several thousand dollars , and for a tlmo de
priving the flouting mills on that side of
the use of the water power The mills are
prepared for such nn emergency and can run
with steam , The entire dam is 5-10 feet long ,
IS feet deep , and from 12 to in fret thick It
was bult | a number of jcais ago , and lias
been considered exceptionally strong , but It
Is supposed that It was weakened lv : the
huavy Ire that formed during the winter.
EXCURSION PARTY WRECKED
Two Crowded Coaches Leave Bails and
Plunge Into Field ,
THREE ARE KILLED AND MANY INJURED
Trnln * < v eei i Down n Steep Crnile nt
I neontrotleil Speed niul Striken
Curve nt the Itottnni with
HeMtlt * .
ROCHESTER , N Y . April 30 Three per
sons were killed , more than a docn seri
ously Injured and fifty less seriously hurt
ns the result of n wreck nt 2 IS this after
noon on the Rochester & Like Ontario rail
road. better known as the Bay railroad.
At Rosenbaucr's Corncm , nbout n mile and
n hnlf from the city line , tno cars of nn
excursion train filled with passengers left
the track whllo rounding a curve at full
speed and were completely w reeked.
The dead nre
JOHN IinLUHRG. nged 20 , died nt Homeo
pathic hcspltnl.
J TIURNEY , aged 24 , died nt City hos
pital.
UNKNOWN MAN. died after being re
moved from the wreck.
The seriously injured nro :
Julia Sulllvnn , nged IS , fractured collar
bone.
George Brasser , compound fracture fore
arm.
arm.C
C Stelngraber , aged 21 , back badly In
jured.
Otto Hahnkc , badly bruised and right
hand lioken
William Goodman , a ed 22 , severe scalp
wound.
13mll Schram , aged IS , small bones of right
foot broken.
John Ulershall , aged 42 , compound fracture -
turo of right leg.
Hmiua Tuefcl , aged 17 , nose hrokin , face
terribly lacerated.
James Lombard , Internal In Jin lea , may
prove fatal.
J. F Moore
H. L Boric.
Oscar Dorschal.
William Doescr.
C. R. Cllnehart.
Joseph Zlmmer. .
The two latter are very seriously Injured
and mav die.
The train which was crowded with oxcilr-
plonlsls bound for different points along the
shores of Lake Ontario In the Irondequolt
bay district , left the Bay station in this
city at 2 41 o'clock this afteinoon. about fif
teen mlnutea late Rveiy seat In the coaches
was filled and a largo number of people weie
standing on the platforms. The train wns
made up of an engine , one closed and two
open coaches.
Couch I.envcn the ItnilM.
There Is a grade about 100 yards from the
corner of North avenue and Ridge road and
when this was reached the speed of
the train increased perceptibly. Down the
grade swept the train. Its speed increasing
constantly When the curve below was
reached the engine rounded it with start
ling rapidity.
Next to the engine was the closed coach ,
divided Into two compartments , and when
It reached the curve it veered over to the
north and rode oYound the curve on fue'lolt
wheels. It had gone but a part of the bend
In the track when It left the rails and shot
straight ahead. There was a sudden crash
as couplings between the engine and the
coaches vvero severed nnd then the coach
ngaln veered over and plowed through the
earth for several feet before dropping on
Its side In the front of the Ridge Road hotel
When the first coach left the track the
engine sped on down the track and the other
coacheo were forced off the track. The
closed coach which was overturned had a
partition that divided the front part from
the roar The front apartment was a
smoking compartment. In it vvero several
men and standing in the entrance were two
women and a little girl. These were thrown
Into a Jumbled mass over against the roof
of the car nnd were pinioned under the
seats nnd the partition In the car , which was
torn to splinters
John Helherg was standing on the plat
form between the second and third cars when
the crash came nnd was crushed to death
His body wns removed with great difficult }
nnd sent to the morgue. The work of rescue
was energetically carried on and as soon as
e.ach sufferer was taken out he was sent to
the hospital. Ambulances had been quickly
summoned from the city. The ambulances
carried extra doctors so that Iho wounded
were qulukly attended to
GOOD WORK OF LUTHERANS
Sjiiod I.lNlciiH to Vccnuuf of Clmrlflcs ,
MlNNlniiN nnd Hdiientlonnl IiiNll-
( ulloiiN
ST LOUIS , April 30 According to a re
port made nt the general conference of the
German Lutheran Evangelical synod of the
United States and Canada , now In session
liero , the synod during 1&98 nnd the first
part of 1891 disbursed $203,615 for missions
and charity Amons the charges the svnod
numbers charitable Institutions , orphan
honiCH , hospitals and homes for the aged ,
educational institutions of n high order ,
missions nmong the negroes , Immigrants.
deaf mutes , Jews and heathen In India. In
the synod tfiere nro Ifi27 pnstcTp nnd pro
fessors , 2,040 congregations , CS5 preaching
place * , GOG , " ! * ! persons , 1,071 parochial
schools , 7')4 ' ) school teachers and 89,77 , ' )
bdiool children.
Today many of the visiting ministers who
are delegates to the general conference
tilled the pulpits of local churches of their
denomination. On Monday the conforcncB
will resume Its session ami transact ttie
business for which It l holding n ten dajs
meeting Among othci business to bo
transacted will bo the election of candidate
nominated to fill different offices and serve
en Iho committees of the sjnoil.
PROSPERITY IN PTTTSBURG
( ienernl Jnerenup In IViiKen IN An-
noiineed In Timlin lex nnd lllneH
of I'cuiiM ) Uimlii ,
PITTSBURO , April 30 Bvldcnces of good
times In and around Plttsburg are shown
by the following notices of vvngo In
creases
The Consolidated Traction company of
this city today posted notices granting
Ho more than 1,000 empIojcB an udvnncu
In wages of 11 per cent , dating from tomor-
tow. This advance will glvo the conductors
and motormcn 20 cents an hour , which Is
hold to bo the highest vages paid bj nny
traction company In the country. The
companv's men who are emplojed In the
power houses , where the work is hard and
uxluustlng , will be granted a reduction of
hours without any decrease of pay
A dispatch from Sharon sa > s Notices of
Increase In wages of 10 per cent , taking ef
fect Ma > 1 , are posted at nil the furnaces
In Sharon and Bbarpsvllle today Nearly
1,200 men will be benefited by the advance
'I his Is the second voluntary advance at
the furnaces within thirty ( lavs
C'oiiuclUvIlle , Pa , sends this Item The
H , C , Frl k Coke company turpiUed Its
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
lreca t for Xfbmska
Colder. Occnsloiuil Show or. * , Vntlablo
WlmU
Teiniierntiiro n ( Oniiilin jeMerdnji
Hour. Mew. Hour. Den.
r. n. in All 1 11. in ( Ill
( I n. in rt S ii. 111 ( II *
7 n. in. . . . . . VJ It p. 111 , 71 !
S ii. ill. . . . . . Ml I | i , in 7(1 (
! > n. in , * > 7 n p. in. . . . . . 7t !
111 ii , ill. . . . . . rtT ( I p , in
II n. in .Ml 7 | i. in 7(1
iu in. . . . . . . . . ut ; s p. in , iiu
II II , III Ill
12,00ft emplojes by posting notices this
mottling nt nil its plants In the Councils-
\lllo coke region , announcing n general ml-
\nncc In wages , to take effect tomorrow.
May 1 Everj oneof the emplojcs of the
Flick nnd McOlure plants , which nro also
controlled bv the Frlek company , wilt re
echo nn advance ranging from C to 12H per
cent. The mnxlnuim rnto af Innfnso will
ho paid to employes receiving the lowest
wages niul tl-e minimum Increase will ho
pnld to the emplojci rrccl\IHK the high
est wages The new scalp will ho the high
est ever pnld la the Connellsvlllo region.
EX-GOV. ALTGELD IS VERY ILL
I'll ? ilcliui i\nrestcN llellef Hint III *
I.iint I'ulltlcnl Untile HUM
lleen I
CHICAGO , April 30 Friends of ex-Gov-
ernor John P Altgeld were greatly alarmed
today ovr" a report to the effect that In
was crltlc.aU > 111 and that n surgical opera
tion had been porfoimed ns n last me.iRiire
for his relief The leport went that he wa
nffilctcd with locomotor atnxtn , nn ailment
with whlili ho Is said to have been threat
ened for some time , nnd thnt the diseofio
hnd developed n complication which ren
dered nn operation neccssai )
Dr Nicholas B Senn , his ploslclnu. said ;
'The ovgovernoi Is cortnlnly n very slcU
man nnd It seems true bevond all question
thnt he has fought his last political fWu
In addition to his Illness , which is serious ,
the ex-governor , I am sorrj to sa > . Is com
pletely broken down In spirit nnd Is
drm > "iidpnt to the last degree The cause
of T.TS despondency Is the realization of the
fact thnt his present Illness is but n devel
opment of tils old nllniLtit locomotor
iitiixlu If the governor could bo Induced
to look on the cheerful side of life nnrt
take n long trip for rest nnd chnngo or
sccno ho mnj be benefited. But in nny
cnso it is clear thnt he can never ho N
strong mnn or sufficiently restored ti ,
health to wage another political fight "
ALGER RESTRAINS EAGERNESS
Adopt \o rndiiiiillled llnnlc III
tlie Itnee for benntorlnl
lloiioi n.
DHTROIT April 30 Sccretnry Alger , he-
Ing asked whether ho would be a candidate
before the Michigan legislature for United
States senator to succeed Senator McMillan ,
replied
"I will say frankly thst I did think that
If the state should see fit < o send me to
the senate I would appreciate the honor , but
after nil my state hat don for me I shall not
enter Into nnv scrairblp for H "
Being Informed that It had been reported
that Senator McMlli'tui would seek a third
term , it ho secretary of war replied
"I do not think so. Senator McMillan as
sured mo himself a long time ago tliat ho
probably should not be a candidate ngnln ,
and that 1f he was not he would do all ho
could for mo. I think if he had changed
his mind and Intended to bo a candidate I
would have heard something about It. In
deed , I think I would be one of the first
persons that he would have spoken to
about it. "
MINERS ARE BACK AT WORK
Wiirdiier ItioterN Annlt tlie Outcome
of ItecUIeNNiieNN with Some
SPOKXNB , Wash. , April 30 A special to
the Spokesman-Review from Wallace , Idaho ,
says Piactlcally all of yesterday's Ward-
ner rioters are back nt work Those from
Canyon creek nearly all went home nt mid
night , whllo this morning's train from
MIssoula took the balance of those from
Mullanc.
The understanding last night was that
Jack Smith , the Burke man killed at Kel
logg , would bo burled hero today , but the
funeral has boon postponed There Is
much less talk today than vesterdaj Svm-
pathl/ers with the rioters have had time tc
consider the matter calmly and have begun
to think of the consequence Many Inqui
ries nro mnde us to the likelihood of maitlal
law nnd the probable outcome of nn at
tempt to punish the evil-doers by some
power really desirous of meting out Justice
There is no talk of nny attempt at punish
ment unless by federal nuthorltles
Governor Stounenborg's estimate of ( iOO
troops being necessary to preset vc peace IN
enough If nothing moro IB desired , but
bhould arrests bo attempted mnnv moro
will bo needed. The mlnerfl nro all armed
nnd their positions on Canyon creek nnd
at Mullano nro nearly Impregnable while
the country Is full of men and women who
will furnish nil potslblc Information to
them These men will hesltnto at nothing j
should their liberty bo endangered. The
thoroughness of their organUatlon was
shown by the way clans were gathered jes-
tcrday morning Sympathisers all along the
line were ready when the train ni lived ,
dropping whatever wan In hand to go Iho
amount of powder used nt Waidner was
greater than supposed here , fully fort }
boxes having been taken at the Frisco mag
azine Four explosions vvero distinctly
heard here and three nt Murray , fifteen
miles on an air line across thn mountains
TROOPS MAY VISIT WARDNER
Small dnrrlxnn nt Knit SnellliiK lloliU
Itnelf In HcndlnexN to
TnUc ( lie riclil.
MINNEAPOLIS April 30 Orders were re
ceived at Fort Snelllng today to hold In
readiness the tioops there for departure at
any moment for Wnrdnei , Idaho , the scene
of Saturday's trouble among the minors ,
which resulted In the loss of ono life and
deeliuctlon of $2.10,000 .sorth of property
of the Bunker Hill nnd Sullivan mines
There aie at Fort Snolllng at the present
time forty available soldiers , oIllcciH and
men and they are now resting on tholi arms
awaiting orders to mote A score of men
are In the post hospital
ST LOUIS , API 11 30 Captain Woodhury
of the Sixteenth United States Infnntiy
ranking officer at Jefferson barracks , re
ceived orders today to hold the troops In
his command In readiness to move at u mo
ment's notice That oflloer Is In the dark
as to thu destination of the troop * He
dors not know whether thc > aru going to
Manila or will be sent to hrlp quell the
riots at Wunlnor. Idaho It was learned
that troops had been ordered to the latter
place from Fort Snolling , Minn , and ru
mors had It that the soldiers at Jeffmon
barracks would go there , too.
FURY OF THE WIND
Storm Approichhig a Tornado's Proportions
Visits Western Iowa. * *
DOES DAMAGE NEAR AVOCA AND OAKLAND
Sfiveral Farm Houses , Barns nml Oorncriba
Reduced to Kindling ,
LARGE TREES ARE BLOWN UP BY THE ROOTS
Tornado Passes Through Saundcra County m
Eastern Nebraska ,
CHILD HURT AND MUCH STOCK KILLED
Tclcurnpli I'nlex I'roMriiteil on tlio
I nloii I'ucllle .Near Slilncj Much
Itnlu niul AI I ml Tliroimli-
ont Antelope Slate.
A terrific wind nnd rnln storm which ni > -
cumcd the proportions of a tornado stiuclc
In the vlelnltj of Avociv jesterdaj after
noon nbout 3 30 o'clock It Hindu Its ap-
puiinnco llrsl nbout tlmo miles east of
Avoca , a Rtnllon on tlm Rock Island rail
way , and about thlitj miles east of Council
Uluus The storm , which wn accompanied
bj torrents nf i.iln seemed to bo traveling
In n southeaster ! } dliectlon nnd In Its pntn
considerable dnmnge was done to f.irm
houses , barns nnd cornrilbs , manj of whtili
vu > ro demolished as though they were but
straw. OwliiR to the telephone ) nnd trlo-
gioph wires being blown down , full pnrtlo-
ulnrs ns to the extent of tdu dnmngo worn
linrd to olituln last night.
A farmer In the nnnio of Hunt , living
three miles froiithcnst of Avora , had the
loot blown off of his dwelling hoiiao.ltti
thu exception of n few brulbcs , the family
escaped without any pcisonal Injury
A corncrlb nnd barn on the farm ndjoln-
IIIK that of Hunt were blown down.
Thieo miles soutli of Oakland , ft town
Ivlng to the south of Avoca , n two-Htory
barn on the farm of Richard Piles was
completely demolished nnd the contents
scattered broadcast over the farm It Is
believed that some of the stock that vvns In
the barn at the time vvns killed
A Hrgo barn on the farm adjoining br
inging to u family named Pollock was also
completely demolished , not n single timber
being left standing A number of other
barns along the path of the storm V.OFO
cither blown down or unroofed
Between Avoca nnd Oakland n number of
Uio Postal Telegraph company's poles vvero
blown down nnd communication over that
line wns completely cut oft last night. Poles
belonging to the Long Distance Telephone
company vvero also blown down and communication -
munication between Council Bluffo nnd
Avoca was cut off.
The windstorm while It lasted was tor-
rlfic and trees eighteen Inches In diameter
were torn from the ground by the roots
nnd scattered nbout ni If they -noro corn-
tcl'i , . As far as oonlrt ho learned fioin
Hie meager information nt hand Inst night ,
there wan no loss of life , although It Is
known Uiat n number of persons wore more
or less Injuied by living debris. The dam-
.igo to the farmers In the path of the storm ,
It wns said last night , would nssumo enor
mous proportions.
The funernl procession of James Cnlllson ,
vvbridled of fever at Porto Rico while setv-
ing In an Illinois regiment , was on Its wny
to the cemetery when tlio storm struck
Oakland. The henrse and several carriages
woio almost overturned and It was vvlthth *
greatest difficulty that the cemetery vvns
reached
Reports from the vicinity of Council
Bluffs last night were to the effect that the
wind hnd done considerable damage to out
buildings , although ICie slorm vvns not vcar
BBsoveio ns that repotted from Avocn and
Oakland. In the cltv ItEclf Iho wind plnyul
havoc with a number of billboards and i
chimney on n vacant building on Broadway
was blown down , narrowly missing some
ptoplo who vvcro passing at the time.
TORT DODGH , la. , April 80 ( Special
Telogra.ni. ) A very severe hailstorm visited
Humboldt county this afternoon. The severest
verost damage was done at the little town
of llodc , ne'ir Llvermoro The storm lasted
here for about half an hour and about 200
window lights were broken. The stones are
descilbcd an being ns largo IIH eggs
DUBUQUK , la , April 30. A terrific olec-
tile storm today , followed by excessive Tain ,
did much damage throughout this section
The rainfall amounted to two nichofc , Streets
wore Hooded , creeks In the country over-
How cd and many email bridges were swept
nwny.
Tornnilii In Neliriixldi.
VALPARAISO , Neb , April 30 ( Special
Telegram ) A tornado jwssod two miles
west of this place this afternoon , Htartlng
ono mile south , going nlno miles duo noith
and destroying three dwellings and five
barns. Two horHru wore killed , also some
hogs and cattle Ono child was hurt slightly ,
but no pci sons were killed The storm
struck hero at 1 30 p in. Heavy rain fell
afterwards
NORTH PLATT13 , Neb . April 30. ( Spe
cial TelcKinm ) A fierce wind has bcLn rna-
ing hero for the laxt twenty-four houta
doing some damage In the way of blowing
down outbuildings. Along the line of thg
Union Pacific , nu.ir Sidney about 100 telb-
guiph poles worn prostrated by tno forte
of the wind
liln ( | In
Xoh. . April HO ( Special )
A good rain fell this morning and thci
prospect for moro IB very favorable The
WLathor has bieu very dry and the cropa
wuro miftorlng for hek of rnln. The acreage
ago of outH nnd coin Is being laigoly In
creased this Boaion
CJJJ.N'nVA , Nub , April 30 ( Special )
Rain commenced falling Inut night nt 10
o'clock with JID.IVJ thunder and lightning
continuing In Hhouerti all night. U Is xtlll
lalnlng thlu moiiilng. Illorsoum are < > ut
and If theto In no frost to hurt there will
bo plenty of fiult
KHI3MONT. Xiih , Aplll 30 ( Special )
There was another heavy rain hero last
night and this forenoon , which will nrliin
the precipitation for the month pretty near
ly up to the average Farmers have ( In
Ishcd putting In small grain and aio nearly
ready to plovs for corn. It U doubtful If
there is n field of winter wheat In thu
county that will ralBo a crop Considerable
bprlng wheat IJJH been put In
rountnus. XoU , April 30 ( Special )
A fine Bliower fell here thlu morning , ovhlih
Booms to give new life to nil vegetation
This U the first inlnfall In u number pf
months and thlngg are beginning to loolc
sorloub n will prove of unfold benefit to
crops nnd pasttireu , v T > > v ,
SC-HUYLKK , Ncbr April 30.-Spoclal. ( )
Aprll'H only shower for this vclnty | | VUIB
u slight rainfall during thU early morn-
IIIK nnd forenoon A tcrrldc dubt storm
prevailed 1'rld.iy vlth good promlso of
blowlog up rain , but a cold northwest