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    HE OMAHA DAILY BEE
ESTABLISHED JITNE ] ! ) , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY aiOHNl G , MAY 8 , 1SW ) . SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
/ DEALS OUT .REBUKES
Court of Inquiry Severely Arraigns Several
Officers iu Authority ,
MILES AND EAGAN ESPECIALLY CENSURED
Former Blamed for Not
Regarding Beef a § $ //3
m
NO PALLIATION. FOR EAGAN'S ' BLUr <
His Excessive Purchase of Untried Ration is
Without Excuse.
LITTLE FAULT FOUND WITH BEEF ITSELF
Alienation tlutl Clicinlrnln Wcro I'm-
lilojcil Inot : hiiMiilneil anil
IN Kiiunil lo lie linn a I Article
Supplied tit Triulvt
WASHINGTON. May 7. Dy direction ot
tlio president , who approves tlic findings ,
Acting Secretary of War Mclklcjohn today
inatlo public the rrport anil findings of tliu
mllltaiy couit appointed to Investigate thu
charges tnaito by Major General Miles , com
manding the nrmy , that the beef supplied to
the nrniy during the war with Spain , was un-
ilt for the u e of the troops.
The moat Important features of the report
nro The gcncrnlYi allegations that the re
ft igerated beef was treated with chemicals
were not established , his allegations con
cerning the canned frcah or canned roast
beef v ere unstained as to lt unsultablllty
Tor food as used on the transports and as
long continued field rations , Gercral Mil en '
c Is censured for "error" In falling to piomptlv
notify the Becrctary of war when lie fiistr
formed the opinion that the food was unlit ;
the commissary general ( then General I
Hasan ) Is censured for the too extensive pur .
chase of the canned beef as an untried r -
.
tlon , Colonel Maun of General Miles' etaff
In also censured. The finding statrH that the
packers wcro not at fault and that the meats
supplied to the army were of the same
quality us those supplied to Uie trade gen
erally , and the recommendations made that
no further proceedings bo taken In the
promises
The conclusion of the court ndvcrao to
further proceedings based upon the charge. }
If as followH1
It haa been developed In the course of the
Imiulry , as recited In this report , that In
some Instances some Individuals failed to
perform the full measure of duty or to ob
serve the proprieties which dignify high
military command , but the court Is of the
opinion that the mere statement In the
ofllclal report of the facts developed meets
the ends of discipline and that the Interest i
of the service will be best subserved If
further proceedings bo not taken.
There Is more or lees criticism of General
Miles In various parts of the report. Piob-
ahly the most direct Instance Is the one
which states that beyond the criticism of
officers found elsewhere Is the report
The court finds that against none of the
olllcors commanding corps , divisions ,
brigades and regiments and their staff offi
cers should charge of guilty bo brought.
The court also finds that the major gen-
oraF commanding the army had no sufficient
justification for aliening that the refrig |
erated beef was embalmed or was unfit for I
Issue to troops. It also finds that he com- j i
milled an error In that , lia\lng belief or
knowledge , as claimed , that the food was
unfit ; that It caused sickness and distress ;
that some of It was supplied under I he pretense -
tense of experiment , that other beef was
embalmed , ho did not Immediately report
such knowledge or belief to the secretary of
war to the end that a proper remedy might
bo promptly applied.
Strancc , Silence of Maun.
The censure of Colonel Mails , Inspector
general , on General Miles' staff , Is based
upon his failure to call attention to charges
concerning the beef at Chlcktimauga con
tained In a report of Inspection made bj-
Doctor ( or Major ) Daly on October 26 last ,
\ In which he stated his belief that the bee *
was chemically treated.
"Tho sllenco of Colonel Maus , " bays the
court , "on EO Important a matter as the
chemicalized beef reported by Major Daly
nnd poiEoually known to himself Is most re-
narkable. "
The remark Is also made that General
iMlies' failure to draw special attention to
this report Is "unexplained. "
Cojnmenllng upon General Milce' testi
mony that ho I mil first formed the opinion
last August that the refrigerated beef haa
been processed , the coxut remarks : "What
ever the date upon which ho formed a be
lief , or a reasonable suspicion , that the
l.oalth of the troops was being Impaired by
thu use of deleterious food , It was Ills evi
dent duty , In the opinion of the court , In
stantly to take the most effective measures
within his control to ascertain the actual fact
and to correct the wrong , if any should be
found. It would have been practicable to
obtain samples of the beef then being sup
plied to the nrmy by contractors and to havi.
( submitted these samples to chemical exam
ination which would have resulted In Iho
detention of the presence or absence or
borlo or salicylic acids , or any other clieml-
cal that may have been used as u preserva
tive agent. Yet no such precaution Us that
suggested was taken by the major general
commanding at that time or nt any subse
quent time so far as has been learned by tlu
court "
'Tho ' court finds Mat the allegations of
the major general commanding to the of-
foot that the refrlgt rated beef supplied to
the troops was treated with chemical pro-
hprvotlvea have not boon established. Tlio
court also finds that no much of the nf-
legatioiiB of the major general commanding
In respect to the canned roast beef , as re
lates to Its unsultablllty for food , ns actu
ally used on the traiiFports , and as lo Its
cxtoiiBho or long crcitlnuod use as a field
ration , nro sustained In the opinion of
tlio court none of tlio other allegations In
relation to the canned roast beef are sus-
( alncd , The cvldenco shows that Colonel
John r. W < v ton , assistant commlss.iiy gen
eral of snbblstonce , recommended the
adoption of the canned roust brcf as a com
ponent of the Meld ration , and < to this ex
tra t ho Is responsible.
i ; & < ' < -nnlt < I'm I'luiHiof llrt-f.
The report pTaces < lie quantity of canned
rMRt bepf purchased for the war by the
Conunltuary department nt 0,847,17 * pounds ,
including 360,000 pounds which were brought
from Liverpool And other Kngllsh ports.
This amount Is characterized a > > excessive
und the commissary general ( General Kagan )
is severely criticised In bovoral parts of the
document on 'this score. One of the so-
vcrest rebukes Is as follows :
Considering the little use that has been
made of this beef In the regular army , the
probability that the volunteers wore en
tirely Ignorant of It , that Its use as a part
if th'1 ll"Id ration had never been sanctioned
by thu president or secretary of war , the
c Hirl evil but characterize the action of thu
a minlssai ) general1 of bubslstence an un
warranted and reckless In that he ordered
the purchase of such enormous quantities
of food that was practically untried and unknown - '
known , and the court so finds , The court j I
( line finds that there Is no ground for any
Imputation whatever ot nny other actuating
motive on the part of the commissary gen
eral than an earnest desire to procure the
best pcfcslhlo food for the troops. The court
pronouncpg this act of the commissary gen
eral of subsistence a colossal error for which
there Is no palliation
The court finds that there was neglect
In Cuba and to a less degree In Porto HIco
In delivering the refrigerated beef.
"The court , " Bays the report , "docs not
wish to state tbo ca o moro strongly than
to say that the Ilndlng appears to be war
ranted that too much time wan consumed
In distributing this perishable article. The
It , If nny there was , rested with , the
e and higher commanding officers and
S
ssarles and quartermasters , but
y Is not so definite or specific
> nt the naming by the court of
- . , . . --iilar ofllcers. "
Tho"Wurt Is of the opinion that the
canned roast beef was not suitable ns a
travel ration on transports , consldcilng the
absence of cooking facilities and the ab
sence from that ration of fresh vegetables
and condiments. For use on shore as n
field ration , whore the companies had their
camp cooking equipment nnd vegetables
were available , canned roast beef Is suitable
for issue , say two days In ten , hut nol for
two da > s in succession. In some organiza
tions It seems to have constituted at least
one-half of the meat ration nnd unlll after
the surrender the troops had no means for
other ( Cooking than was practicable with
the Individual kit carried. For such exten
sive use , or any use exceeding ono day In
five , the court finds this beef unsuitable.
The refrigerated beef Is , In the opinion
of the court , a suitable ration for troops
when It can bo Issued to them In good con
dition.
As to whether anything better than the
\ beef \ w.18 available for a ration the opinion Is :
First That on the transports the reliance
on canned roast and canned corned beef was
wise , but that the canned roast beef was
less desirable than the corned beef
i , Second That while bacon Is not regnided
{ as a suitable conslant food In campaign for
'troops | ' j serving In the tropics , combined with
. tlio vegetables that were available It would
j have ; been moro suitable and lit than the
i unknown nnd 'Unfamiliar canned roast beef
I eaten direct from the can
| i Third That the use of refilgeratcd beef
on shore , after the troops had secured con-
| venlunt harbors nnd landing facilities , was
I wise nnd d-ealrnble. That the court believes
that there was no better food available or
practicable.
Ilccf nil Hoof Iniiirnctlciililc.
The opinion is expressed that it would
have been impracticable to land beef ratlin
on the hoot In Cuba , the remark of th
court on this point being as follow. . .
"The commanding general of the expedi
tion characterzles as 'absurd' such a proposi
tion and many of his commanding ofllcers
whose opinion Is given In the testimony ,
coincided with him In the Impracticability or
Inexpediency ct such a project. The court
concilia In the opinion of theoe men vvluMo
c.xpei lenco In active military service dalcd
from 1S6I "
An Instruction of the president to the
i
court was. "If the packers ot the country
are guilty It must be known. "
Replying to this direction the court says-
The court finds that nt the outbreak of
hostilities in April , 1S9S , the packers ot
canned beef wcro engaged In the manufact
ure of an article of standard quality , well
known to the trade and the subsistence dc-
partment under the name _ of canned roast
best. The methods of packing then in use
were the same as these habitually employed
In tbo preparallon of the meat as an article
of commerce , and the court does not find
that they underwent nny change during the
progress of the war. The largo purchases
for the use of the mllltaryjQrces during the
months of May and Juno , 1898 , were made
not at the solicitation of the packers , erIn
In conf-cqucnco of efforts put forth by them
for that purpose but by the order and upon
the initiative of the commissary general of
subsistence , such purchases being made In
verj case by ofllcers of his department in
the usual manner.
"That the refrigerated beef furnished the
nrmy was 'not doctored or treated with any
other agency than cold air. '
"That the meat purchased for the army '
was the meat of commerce , that 'both i i
kinds refrigerated and canned were biich I
as nro well known in bo'th hemispheres as
commercial articles , of which there Is nnd
has been very large consumption , not only
by the trade generally , but by the United
States navy and by the armies and navies
of Europe. '
"That no reports of unfitness or unsulta-
blllty of the beef bent from the United
States wcro forwarded to the War department - | i
ment by any general officers serving In Cuba
or Porto HIco while the field operations
were In progress , nor wore any such reports
received until more than a month after
hostilities ceased.
"That , barring bomo defects In methods
of Inspection the beef on its delivery to
the subsistence department , the deteriora
tion of the meat in shipment was duo to
the fault of no one. "
MIlt-M1 niiilinliiiril llrof IIIITI leu .
The charges of General Miles , as made
In newspaper interviews , as well as these
made before the war Investigating commis
sion , nre referred to at length , among them
being the Interview with the general sent
out from the New York olllco of the As-
scclatcd Press on January 31 , In whlcri
General Miles was quoted as saying that
ho had "overwhelming evidence that tliu
beef was treated with chemicals to preserve
It , and tliat ho had affidavits from men who
saw the beef undergoing the embalming
nroness. "
The court notes the denial which General
Miles made on this pait of the conversa
tion ns It was printed In the Herald , but
prints the charge as a part of the allega
tion ; , sa > Ing on this point : "Tho testi
mony of both Mr. Reid and Mr , Berry ot
the Now York Times agree In ttio verity
of the Interview as reported by the former ,
and this is found In the New York Herald
clipping The court does not , therefore , Ig-
noio this piragraph , but treats It ns n part
of the allegations which arc under investi
gation. "
Summing up the icsults of the Investiga
tions of the chemists cmploved by tlio court ,
the court says-
"Tho contents of nil the cases , which
consisted of boiled rather than roast beef ,
was found to bo perfectly sweet , with an
odor of cooki'd meat. The beef In nearly
all the cans appeared to liave been softened
by exposure to heat , but apparently without
Injurious effect as lo its quality ; apart
from this the meat contents were found
to bo in n good state of i > rcservatlon In
every casii. No trace of preservative adds
were found in any of the cans.
Thcro Is no testimony tottio effect tha ;
any of thu canned fresh beef supplied to
tlui bulislsteneo department since April 21 ,
1S9S , has been chemically treated or sun-
jccted to the action of preservatives of any
kind tavo that small quantities of common
gait bad been added ns seasoning to the
product of certain packers.
IVr Cent of TilliiIt-il Ili-i-r.
Detailing the numerous Investigation ! )
made of the keeping quality ot the canned
fresh beef , the court concludes that ' "in
no ease did the number of spotted or tainted
cans discovered greatly exceed In amount
1 per cent ot the on tire number examined. "
Several pages of Iho report are devoted
to the consideration of tha allegations made
by General Miles , that the refrigerated beef
( Continued on Third Pace. )
DUTIES OF A GREAT NATION
Three Mass Meetings in Chicago Discuss
America's Colonial Policy ,
COURSE OF ADMINISTRATION IS UPHELD
t'fKO ( lint riilll | > i > lncn
lip I.i-fl .ti-ltlicT tit Anarch ) or
SolINIi Ambition llcl.H * '
Di-nth IMIct Itnul.
CHICAGO , May 7. Three- big mass meetIngs -
Ings were held In Chicago today to voice
approval of Iho policy ot the administration
with reference to the Philippine Islands and
to protest against the sentiments expressed
last Sunday at the "anti-expansion" meetIng -
Ing In Central Music hall. Todav's meetings
were held In the Auditorium , Central Music
hall nnd the First Methodist church , and
In spite of the Inclement weather tbo ng-
grcgale of attendance was probably 10,000.
The presiding olllccrs of the three meet
ings wcro Judge Oliver II. Horton , ex-
Judge John Barlon Payne and Thomas B.
Bryan. At the Auditorium , as at the other
two gatherings , every mention of President
McKlnlej or Admiral Dcwcy brought forth
thundctous applause. The speakers at the
Auditorium were William Dudley Foulko of
Indiana , Bishop Fallows , Congressman Jon
athan P. Dolllvcr of Iowa , ex-Congrcsman
George B. Adams , Judge Illchard S. Tuthlll
and Hov. Dr. P. S. Ilcnson. Most of these
spoke at the other meetings. The following
rcsolullons were read by General John Black
and ndopicd unanimously at all ot the meet
ings :
First \S'e recognize that a condition of
war prevails in the Philippine Islands be
tween the government of the United States
nnd certain men who nre In Insurrection
against the lawful authority of the United
Stales.Vo believe Ibal such condlllou ot
Insurrection has nrUcu from a couiso of
events which when once Instituted has
moved In li resistible sequence to the present
sltuallon that this course of events began
wllh Ihe barbarlltes practiced by the Span
ish government toward the inhabitants ot
the Island ot Cuba These baiabaillies were
continued by the Spanish authorities in spite
of our protestations and entreaties through
n series of years for an amelioration of
thcso dreadful conditions , and llnally cul
minated In the destruction of our war ves
sel , the Maine , ln the harbor of Havana.
Bvory step which followed has been inevita
ble sequent of the preceding evuntb war
between the two notions , the bucccss of
American arms nnd the consequences which
attach to the conquest of an armed foe.
Among these consequences were the occupa
tion of the Philippine Islands by the Ameri
can naval nnd military forces , and the sub
stitution during the remainder ot the war
of a sovereignty of thu conquered.
In the Philippine Islands , with the excep
tion of a single year , Spanish sovereignty
has been complete since the sixteenth cen
tury. Spain collected the taxes , held the
fortifications , appointed all the civil ofllcers ;
Spanish viceroys , Spanish judges , Spanish
courts administered the laws which were
proclaimed by the Spanlbh govornorment and
enforced by the Spanish army and navy.
The sudden destruction of this bovorelguty
compelled the substitution of the sovereignty
eignty of the conqueror. No other govern
ment In the archipelago v.us competent to
receive the authority surrendered by Spain.
Our government had to accept and assume
the responsibilities of the situation and ex
ecute the duties devolved upon It by the
change in the adminlbtration of tha laws.
The only alternative was to burrender the
Wands to anarchy or to foreign and selfish
intervention Neither courbo V/ES com
patible with duty or with the dictates of
humanity. Therefore after the conquest in
the harbor of Manila It was Incumbent on
our government to protect life and property
throughout the archipelago.
American 1'roi oration.
We regocnlre nnd declare the facts to be
that from August 13 , 1S9S , until February 4 ,
1893 , peace prevailed In Manila under the
protection of American arms that on the
day last named an insurgent force assailed
our army In Its fortifications and cncamp-
ments under the cover of darkness and bj
this act of aggrcsbion inaugurated hostill-
ties , the first icsult of which was Intended
to be wholesale massacre and the destruc-
jtlon of property within the city
Wo recite with sorrow the fact that the
chief encouragement extended to the rebels
has been from some of our misguided fol
low citirens nnd to them must be ascribed
much of the bloodshed and ruin which has
followed.
We further declare that the government of
the United States has sought In every honor
able way to secure cessation of hostilities ,
as evinced by the appointment of a com-
mlbslou fully authorised to treat with the
Insurgents and to offer them peace and
amnesty nnd by the action of our military
and navaf authorities , who have at all times
been ready to protect those who would sur
render their arms and cease their warfare
against the government of the United
States.
Wo point to the fact that these efforts of
peace have been contumaciously rejected by
the Insurgents until It became manifest oven
to them that they were waging a hopeless
war.
war.Second
Second Wo declare our belief In the high
honor and Just action of our army nnd navy
in the Philippine Islands. Wu believe that
our government has taken o\ery step that
it should take to secure peace nnd order.
Wo bellevo that the administration repre
senting the government has highly and fully
discharged its duty in the premises We
consider It our part to share the burdens
of our government rather than to embarrass
its efforts and thus prolong the conflict of
arms.
Third Wo know that at this very hour
our soldiers In arms are face to face with an
armed fee and until the cl'oso of hostilities
wo know only our country , Us nrmy nnd
navy nnd Its executive. Wo pledge to them
our flag shall bo In battle our unfaltering
support.
Fourth We , as Americans , take prldo in
the achievement of our army and navy , both
in the war with Spain nnd In the present
military operations In Iho Island of Luzon.
The heroism of officers and men alike has
shed renewed lustre on American arms The
cause in which they have fought was and Is
a just one. They are now lighting for the
cscurlty of the lives of peaceable non-com
batants throughout the archipelago nnd In
just reprisal for nn unprovoked attack. Wo
believe that tbo sending of seditious ippenls
to the American troops engaged In hostili
ties is an act of treasonable character and
that every appeal to them to abandon their
colors or disregard their diltj as sol'dlors
merits tha lasting condemnation of every
patriot.
Fifth The government of the United
States should be nnd wo bellevo will be true
to Its principles In the disposition of all
questions that may arise In the future in
our relationship with the people of the
Philippine islands.
Sixth We regard the great Issue of the
hour to bo the success of our country in the
performance of the duty which It owes to
civilization Until this Is assured until
armed insurrection has ceased wo have no
terms to offer but the American terms ot
unconditional surrender.
Dcalli ( u PurHirnrrN ,
Lottcrt ) of rcgrot were read from Judge
Lambert Tree , Rev Dr Lyman Abbott and
Dr. n. Benjamin Andrews. In connection
with Dr. Abbott's letter of regret , Judge
Norton , chairman of the meeting , read the
following copy of a proclamation Usued by
Agulnaldo :
MANILA , Feb. 21 , lg ? . Ilecelvcd 3.IS p.
m. Adjutant General , Washington Follow
ing Issued by an Important ofllcer of Insur
gent government at Mulolos February IS ,
1S99 , for execution during that evening and
night In this city. OTIS.
First You will so dispose that at 8
o'clock at night the Individual * of territo
rial militia at your order will be found
united In all of the streetn at San Pedro
armed with their bolos And revolvets or
guns and ammunition If convenient.
Second Philippine families only will h
respected ; they should not bo molested , but
all other Individuals of what race they may
be , will be exterminated without apprise-
ment or compassion after the extermination
of the army of occupation.
Third The defender of the Philippines In
your command will attack the guard at Hill-
bid and liberate the prisoners and "presld-
larlos , " and accomplished this , they will lie
' armed. ' Baying to them "Ilrothern , wo mus'
avenge ourselves on tha Americans and
exterminate them , that wo may take our
revenge for the Infamy and treachery which
they | have committed upon Us , have no com
passion ] upon them , attack with vigor , all
Filipinos en masse will second you. Long
llvo Filipinos Independence ,
Fourth The order which will be followed
In ] the attack will be as follows : The sharp
shooters t of Tondo nnd Santana will begin
the I attack from without and these hots will
be I the signal for the mllltla of Trozo , 111-
nondo ' , Qulnpo and Sampaluc to go out Into
Iho street nnd do their duty. These of Pako
Ermlta nnd Malate , Santa Cruz and San Mi
guel will not start out until 12 o'clock tin-
loss they sec that their companions need
assistance.
Fifth- The mllltla of Toado will start out
at 3 o'clock In the morning ; It all do their
duty our revenge will be complete. Brothers ,
Kuropo contemplates us. We know how to
die as men shedding our blood In defense
f' of ' the liberty of our country. Death to ( lie
tyrants. War without quarter to the false
Americans , who have deceived usl Either
in peace or In death !
The following was Dr. Andrews' letter : "I
am one of those who believe the American
Hag will , without any change In Its historic
creed ot liberty , soon fly over every one of
the Philippine Islands ; that It will never be
hauled down In any ot them , and that thn
Filipinos will before long hall Its presence
as an unqualified blessing. These views , of
course , are debatable ; but touching the na
tion's Immediate duty in Uioso Islands , to
the rillplnos themselves , to foreign resi
dents there , and to all mankind Intel cated
In Philippine civilization and trade , I should
think there ought to bo no difference of
opinion. The simple legal fact Is that the
Philippine Islands are as truly this minute
Unlttxl States territory as the state cf Illi
nois The president must do his utmost to
create civil order there or bAak his official
oath. As a loyal citizen I heartily approve
his efforts Our bravo army and navy should
bo reinforced If necessary and encouraged
to press forward. All the'citizen and all
the soldier In me rises In protest when I
hear appeals calculated to breed discontent ,
disobedience and perhaps mutiny among
Otis' men. Let the Auditorium meeting
thunder to these men the American people's
mandate to stay by and do their duty to
the end , "
PETITION FROM PORTO RICO
CominltialnncrH Lay u Second Memorial
Jlrforu the Prcxlilciit of the
Uiilt.-il .State * .
WASHINGTON , May 7. Senores J. Julio
Henna and Manuel Zeno Gandla , commis
sioners from Porto Ulco to the United
States , have presented a second memorial
to the president , reiterating the prayern
of tiij r first petition. They ask the follow
ing concessions :
First The concession of military govern
ment and the establishment ot civil rules
In tbo island , if
Second The establishment of absolute
free trade between Porto Ulco nnd the
United States.
Third The reduction of American troops
nnd the enlistment of Porto RIcans.
Fourth The right ot American citizens In
the Island.
On the subject ot military control , the
commissioners make the point ttiat "the
subject of reforming the Porto Rlcnn sjetcru
does not properly belong to the army of
ficers who now control Porto Rico , or to
tSe War department , but to the Porto Ulcan
people themselves. "
In contending for free trade relations
with the United States , they assert that
economically speaking , the people were bet
ter oft under Spanish rule than under the
present military rule by the United State ,
and add that "Porto HIco has done notn-
Ing to deserve to be forbidden admission
to the American markets , or to be starved
to death through high duties under the
tnilff promulgated by the War department. "
They also assort that "neither Cuba nor
Porto Rico will ever bo able to make a
step In the road of true progress and hap
piness as long as a custom house etandn
uron their soil. "
PLUM FOR A SOUTH DAKOTAN
fininlilc Secure *
Good CoiiNulur Ponltloii for One
of Ills CoiiNlltiiL-titn.
WASHINGTON , May 7. ( Special Tele
gram.Representative ) Gamble of South
Dakota loft for Chicago today. Gamble
said before leaving that the president had
assured him cf the appointment of a promi
nent South Dakotan to a good place in the
consular service. For the present the name
of the lucky man and the post to which
ho will bo assigned will not be mada public.
On his return to South Dakota Mi. Gamble
will take up with bib colleague , Mr. Uurko ,
the appointment of census supervisors.
South Dakota has two of these places and
Director Merrlam has requested that rec-1
ommendntions be filed at an early date.
The long contest over the postofflce at
Contervlllo , Turner county , South Dakota ,
has been tcttled during Mr. Gamble's visit.
13. C. Thass Is the man selected for the
place. J. 11. Tomllnson , who was a strong
candidate , will bo taken care of.
Mr. Gamble has been absured by officials
of tbo Intel lor department that no con
sideration has been given Senator Pettl-
grow's recommendation that the Slshoton
agency be placed In charge of a bonded
buperlntcndcnt. While they say there Is no
nccesbity for an agent at SIbseton , no
change Is contemplated at present.
MODERN WOODMEN CONCLAVE
ICiiiixaM C'Hj IN Vlal.lnw 1'rrparalloiiH
, for tln > lllKKi-Hl leelhiK In the
HlNlor } of thu Orili- .
KANSAS CITY , May 7. The local cnnipn
of the Modern Woodmen have so far pro
gressed with their work that It can posi
tively be stated now that the national meet-
Ipg which will bo held In this city , begin
ning on Monday , Juno 6 , and continuing
until the lOth , will bo tfio biggest affair
ot Its Ulnil In the history of the order. A
reception committee composed of 50 men
has been appointed , and they will devote
their whole time to entertain the delegates
and alternates , who will bo heie from all
over ( lie United States. Conservative es
timates place the number of strangers who
will bo the guests of the city at 100,000
Bureaus of Information will be establlthcc
at the railroad depots , bcetdes nt a numbei
of centrally located places up town. The
grand parade will be the biggest event of
the week. No less than 60,000 Woodmen
will bo in line , with W , C. Liggett aa grana
marshal of the ua > .
APPEAL TO BISHOP OJICLEY
President Johnson Onlls Upon the Fralata for
Assistance.
STRIKE CONDITION GROWS MORE OMINOUS
Sliniclrrn Runlly IHnmimle
from Work No Cnmiira-
mlttc A111 lie Arcrpleil Till
Are Met.
BUFFALO , May " . President Johnson ot
the State Hoard of Mediation and Arbitra
tion ; II D. Gouldcr of Cleveland , attorney
iur thu Lake Carriers' association , nnd Mt
Douglass , representing the Western iic-
\atln > ; association , called on Illsliop Qulglcy
of the Catholic diocese of Buffalo , today
nnd asked him to endeavor to Induce thu
grain tduvclcrs to accept the proposition
made bj Contractor Connors.
The result of Uio conference could not
bo ascertained. It Is understood , how.
ever , that nlshop Qulgley requested time
tor consideration and consultation with tilt
priests In whoso parishes the. trouble Is
centered The fact that Mr Gouldor In
tends to remain over In Huffalo until to
morrow night Is believed to Indicate that
Bishop Qulgley will make known his answct-
some time tomorrow.
Nearly all ot the grain shovolors ore Irish ,
men nnd attend the Catholic church. It Is
thought therefore that a suggestion coming
from the bishop would carry with It great
weight.
The monthly men at the elevators held a
big meeting this afternoon. Resolutions
wore adopted expressing sympathy with the
cause of the grain shovelem and It was
unanimously voted that whenever there are
any signs of growing strength on the part
of Contractor Connors a strike will bo de
clared.
The monthly men thought It would be
best to stick to their elevators so long as
Mr. Connors Is unable to obtain a eutilclent
number of shovelers to unload the grain. A
delegation from the Grain Blunders' union
was present nt the meeting. They objected
to the Importing of men from other cities
to take the place of the striking shovelers.
One ot his boss shovelers , Peter Dalton , has
opened headquartcra in a saloon nt 40
Bowery , New York , and Is hiring men to
work on the docks hero. Dalton started 150
men for Buffalo at midnight Saturday. One
hundred and seven deserted at the ferry
landing in New York. The rest were put
aboard a Delewaro , Lackawauna & Western
train. On the way to Buffalo a stop was
made and the men given 25 cents each for
breakfast. Only twenty-nine of the forty-
three came back to the train. When they
reached Buffalo a delegation of the strikers ,
who had received notice of the coming of
the New Yorkers , appeared at the depot and
enticed all but fifteen ot the newcomers
away. The fifteen who stuck were taken
to the Marino elevator in a bus guarded \ty \
two patrol wagons full of police. No at
tempt was made to molest them.
Tonight a delegation of grain shovelers
waited on the superintendent of police , the
mayor and the superintendent of poor for
the purpose of having the New Yorkers sent
home at the expense of the city. Tonight
they were lodged in the grain shovelers'
hall. They claim that the situation was
misrepresented to them and they have sent
a telegram to their friends on the Bowery
warning tUem to keep away from Buffalo.
Th < t sttuntlon jUont the water front .re
mains unchanged. "Only seven elevator's
were working today. Tonight It was given
out that the grain shovelers will present an
ultimatum to the Lake Carriers' associa
tion tomorrow. The officers of the new-
union TNere busy framing it this evening.
The substance of the ultimatum will be that
If the strike Is not ended this week the
'longshoremen all along the chain of lakes
will be ordered out and that the entire lake
traffic will be tied up and that for every
week hereafter that Mr. Connors holds the
contract the Grain Shovelers' union will
add 40 cents to the contract. The union Is
willing now to take the contract for | 2 flat
per 1.000 bushels.
President Keefe of the International
Longshoremen's Association , came here to
day The impression that Secretary Henry
C. Bartel of the aesoclatlon would not sup
port the striking grain shovelers' union , was
dispelled tonight by President Keefe. Mr.
Keefo said
"Tho only way by which the trouble can
be ended Is by the abrogation of the con
tract w'hlch A. R. Connors holds. The Lake
Carriers' association cannot hope to bring
about a compromise. The old union whose
ofllcers are now working for Mr. Connors has
ceased to bo recognized by the Longshore
men's association. The new union has taken
lt > place. "
President Keefo today ordered Secretary
Barter to return to Detroit. A conference
between the ofllcers of the now grain fihov-
clers' union and Mr. Keefe has been ar
ranged for tomorrow
CLOUDBURST AT CEDAR CREEK
Damage in I'nriit anil IlollliiK l.ainl
AVII1 Him IJ | > Into TIuiiiNiinilN
of DoilarH.
CEDAR CREEK. Neb. , May 7 ( Special
Telegram. ) A cloudburst happened here
this morning at 6:30 : o'clock. Small streams
j ! were out of their banks In no time The
damage to farm and rolling land will run
i up into thousands of dollars. The B , & M.
I railroad here was overflowed for four 01
I flvo hundred yards , washing logs and debris
along the track two feet to six Inches In
I depth. At Cedar Creek , one-half mile west
i from here , the railroad company had twenty-
five to thirty men nt work all day keeping
logs and dobrls from collecting above the
bridge. If men had not been on hand at
tbo right time the railroad bridge would
have been swept away. The damage to S ,
II. Atwood & Co.'s sand pit and fine fish
pond will amount to several hundred del
lars. Henry McMaken's large Ice and fish
pond , one mile from hero , was damaged to
the amount of $400 , Nearly all listed corn
Is washed out.
GENEVA , Neb. , May 7. ( Special. ) A
splendid rain fell this morning , reviving
vegetation wonderfully.
UEEMER , Neb. , May 7. ( Special. ) A fine
rain fell hero this morning , which will beef
of decided benefit to glowing crops.
WEST POINT , Neb. . May 7. ( Special. )
A heavy , steady rain fell for nix hours this
morning. The ground Is thoroughly soaked
to a great depth. The rain was not ac
companied by any wind or any atmospheric
disturbance whatever.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , May 7. ( Special. ) The
total rainfall for the week just passed , as
registered by the government lain guage , is
1.4 Inches , U fell at such Intervals as to
go Into tbo giound and delayed farm work
but little. In the northern and western
part of the county much more fell , and It
has given now life to all vegetation. Seine
corn was planted last week , but with fa
vorable weather many hundred acres will
be finished this week On is and rye rre
looking good and pastures were never better.
I'0T | Mill lllllltH D | . .
POTTSVILLK , Pa. , May 7 The ponder
mill plant of the Pottsvllfo Water compan ) ,
located In the Indian Run valley , poven
miles west of hero , blew up today , destroy
ing eighteen tons of powder. No workmen
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forfcnst for Nebrackn
Fair , Warmer , Variable Winds.
Tpiniicraluri1 lit tlinalia j i-.ilrriln ? I
Hour. Uotf. Hour. UOK.
( i n. in. . i. . . Oil 1 | i m tl.1
( I n. in. us i ; | i in. . . . . . < ir
7 n. in rs : i in. . . . . . ( ir >
8 a. in -S I in < UI
I > n. in r.H ,1 ii ( Ill
to n. iu ni > a 111. . . . . . on
11 n. in ( U 7 nt Ill
i- iu nn s 11 i un
1) ) it. Ill 110
were nbout t heplnnt nt the time of the
exploMon , but John K Selders , who lives
nearby , wns Might ! } hurt. A gang of
tramps , It Is believed , not fire to a magazine
which contained l.jflo KeRs of blasting
powder and nft } kegs of rifle powder , in nil
about fourteen tons \ \ hen the flames
reached the powder It exploded with a ter
rific report. Potlsvlllc ana vicinity were
shaken and many window panes In thu
houses In the western suburb of this ptnco
were broken l"l\o mlnutci afterword theie
was n second cxplnsl in , when the dr > lng
house , containing 400 Kegs , ot four tons of
powder , went up The two explosions
wrecked the entile plant.
PROCLAMATION BY STEPHENS
ICnnniii Ct 5 Commission Mon Art * I'n-
CMIH > .Vliiint tinioiutlv c'n
IlcL'rnt Order.
KANSAS CITY. May 7 ( Special Tele
gram ) The proclamation recently Issued by
Oovoinor Stephens , In which the rules gov
erning the inspection and admission of
southern cattle Into the state nro prescribed ,
has caused some uneasiness among the llvo
stock commission men at the stock jards.
Rule one reads as follows
From the fact that there U n possibility
of the Introduction of splenetic fever from
tcriltory in Texas and Oklahoma lying north
and west of the quarantine line hereinbefore
described , cattle from such territory will
bo admitted to this state ns native only after
Inspection made by and upon permits Issued
by n live stock Inspector ot this department ,
or by the live stock sanitary commission ot
the state of Kansas.
The territory "lying north and west of
the described quarantine lino" in Texas Is
known as the Panhandle. That part of Ok
lahoma affected by the iiilc Is between the
southern boundary of Kansas nnd the Pan
handle In Texas. This territory annually
produces many thousands of well bred stock
cattle and feeders that have hitherto been
admitted into this state the name ns natlvu
cattle.
A. H. Doan , chief ot the bureau of animal
Industry for the government at the stock
yards , after reading Governor Stephens'
proclamation , said : "Section 10 will prove
a source of great trouble for the states It
the rule Is enforced. Kansas Inspectors , In
the 11 rat place , have no business to Issue
permits on cattle that originate bejond
their jurisdiction and which are consigned
beyond the state. They are interstate and
not local and In the opinion of some the
owners would be entitled to damages If they
are quarantined or even interfered with. "
DULUTH STRIKE UNABATED
Strlkcrn Arc li-ntro } IIIHT , Iluhlili
1'roiiertjand liillmlilatIIIK Non
union iniilo | > on nt AV11I.
DULUTH , Minn. , May 7. The damage
done the lolling stock of the street railway
company by mobs in different parts of the
city tonight was greater than that ot all of
HutUeok. . Ovfir 100 tat'wiud < /tw veto
broken and three persons were Injured. Fred
J. Fewlngs , cleric for the Duluth , ilU-sabe
and Northern , had his head cut by a stone.
He will recover. Two women wcie hurt ,
ono being cut in the face by flying glass and
the other struck In the back by a stone.
Strikers of their sympathizers stole a
switch point nt West Duluth ut 4 o'clock
In the afternoon , causing a cessation of
operations beyond Twenty-sKth avcuuo
west. The danger to passengers and the
damage to property was so serious that the
company abandoned all cars at 10 o'clock.
They announce that they will not run cars
at night any moro until they can be af
forded adequate police protection. Theo -
llco made hut one- arrest , that of a small
boy , for throwing a stone at n car.
Strikers are Intimidating a widow , Jlrs ,
LeClalr , with whom the non-union men are
boarding. A committee of the ex-employes
of the company visited the boarding house
and made overtures to buy the new men
oq and get them to leave the employ of the
company. Mrs. LeCIalr's barn was fired
Saturday but no damage was done.
PRICE OF PRIEST'S ' LIBERTY
French Mlnlfltrr Demand * I.arKO Iii-
ileiniilty from China for IocU-
liiK U | > ' Mlnnlonarj .
PEKIN , May 7. The French minister , M.
Tichon , has demanded mining concessions
to tJio value of 1,200,000 taels In the piovlnco
of Szechuan , one of the largest In China
and traversed by the Yang Tto Klaug , as
Indemnity for the recent imprisonment of
a I'rencli missionary. The demand is con
sidered exorbitant.
The Chinese say that the existing condi
tion ! ) of rebellion arc not due to any lack
of energy on the part of the government ,
which has frequently consulted the French
minister regarding tbo best means of ob
taining the fieedom of the priest In ques
tion.
According to advices from Hankau , cap
ital of the province of lioo PC , the Rus
sians contemplate taking definite action
with referenc.0 to property now owned by
British subjects In the Russian Jadonc com
mission. The Russian consul refuses to
recognize the titles of the claimants. The
affair thieatens to Interfere with the Pekln-
Hankau railway project and the dismissal
of the Russian official Is considered to bo
the only remedy.
DEWEY'S HEALTH IS VIGOROUS
Surjveon of Ol > niiln | lloiiiirln ( hut Itu-
morh In Conlrarj Arc AVIiolIy
Unfounded.
SAN FRANCISCO , May 7 On the steam
ship City of Peking , from China and Japan ,
was Dr. E. Page , assistant singcon , U. S.
N. , and surgeon on the flag ship Olympic
for the last } car and a half. Ho makes the
following statement ipgardlng Admiral
Dowoy'ti health
"Admiral Donor Is In perfect health. Ho
has not been moro than twenty miles away
from Manila since the first day of latt May
and ho has not felt the necoEslty of a phj si-
clan's aid in that time. The reports con
cerning tlio admiral's phjsltal condition
have been grossly exaggerated. The cli
mate of Manila Is enervating , of course , but
the commander of tbo fleet has been no
moro affected by It than any ono elte.
"The people of California will bo disap
pointed at not seeing Admiral Dewcy , for
ho has determined to return to the United
States In the Olympia by way of the Suex
canal. "
( irriiianVmerleiiM * I'rolent ,
TOLKDO , 0 , Maj 7 ( Special Telegram )
The German-Americans of this city held
n monster mass meeting at Gormanla hall
this afternoon to protest against the pro
posed British-American alllanro Sneer-hen
were made by the leading Germans of the
city and strong resolutions were adopted.
FRESH TASK AWAITS
Bncolor , Held by Six Thousand
Will Bo Attacked Next ,
TOWN IS SURROUNDED BY INTRENCHMENTS
Rebel Garrison His Yet to Loam How
Americans Fignti
MASCARDO'S TROOPS BOAST OF PROWESS
Women rind Ohineso Dig Ditches While
Native Riflemen Talk ,
I _
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PLEASANT QUARTERS AT SAN FERNANDO
Clt > In .More fen1iitnntlnll > - Unlit mill
.VI onriiMirnlil > l.ocalril Tlinn Aiir
bo 1'nr IJiitr Ml IUMIIIIV
Munil
MANILA , Jlay 7. SMO p. m. To clear /
the Klllplnos out of llacolor , about the
miles southwest ot Sin Kcrn.uido , will bo
the next lack of the Americans. The rebel
general , Mat-cardo , has a force of 0,000 men
( hero , well armed and possessed of plenty of
ammunition. Ills troopw have never met
American foldlers and they think , according
to uiiorts received at San Keruando , Uiit
they can "whip Iho whole lot. "
Dacolor Is well Intrenched and thousands
of natives are working llko beayciw , dlgglu ?
tnnchca nnd carrjlng the dirt In baskets.
Iho enemy usctt his rllleuicn for lighting
onlv , but compels the llolomen and Chinese ,
and even the women , to labor Incessantly.
The troops have nn outpost , about n mile beyond -
yond San Fernando , with a , trench that hold
between " 00 and 300 men. From flint point
several volleys were Hied last night upon
the camp of the Twentieth Kansas regi
ment. Neither Major General Mac-Arthur or
Major General Law ton .moved today , al
though each rcconnoltcred the country In lil.i
vicinity for some miles from headquarters ,
developing the presence of small forces of
the enemy.
In the vicinity of Laguna do Hay the reb
els nro extremely active , but the lines of
General Ovonshlno.nnrt Colonel AVholly , who
Is commanding Goucial King's brigade dur-
the latter's Illness , have boon materially
strengthened nnd there Is no danger In that
direction.
The armed steamers baguna do Bay nnd
Cavadonga , under Captain Grant , have
Bono to Guagua , nbout flvo miles southwest
ot Dacolor , presumably to establish a base
of supplies for the troops engaged In the ,
northern campaign. , '
It Is iiimorod that Mablnl , president of the \
cabinet nnd minister of foreign affairs la
the so-called Klllnlno government , who li \
n rauicui , is 10 oc hiiccccacu uy raircno , uie
frnmer of the Spanish treaty of 1806. . This
change Is regarded as significant at the pres
ent juncture.
The cntranco of the Americans Into San
Komando was virtually unopposed. The Kll
lplnos , who expected the Invaders to approach
preach from the sea , had that side of tha
town strongly guarded , but there was only
ono line of trenches beyond San Tomas.
Two battalions of the Fifty-firs } . lov.-u regl-
'nicnt , which swajn the riVcr torth otho
city , were smartly peppered while In tha
water , but the rebels disappeared as soon
as the Americans reached the shore. In the
meantime the hospital hquad had got across
the ibrldgo Into the city , supposing the
Americans were there. They encountered no
natives.
XnttvcM Arc IIoMiltiiblo.
The few Spaniards and Filipinos who wcro
left welcomed the Americans and opened
their houses to them. General MacArthur
accepted entertainment at the hands of Senor
Hlzon , a sugar magnate.
If the Inhabitants of the San Fernando
region ire to bo believed , there Is HUIo
sympathy with the Insurrection In "that "
quartoi' . Before evacuating the city thu
rebels burnM the church and the public
buildings and looted the Chinese quar
ters. They drove many rich Filipinos ,
with their famillts , out of the city before
them , as well as hundreds of Chinese , to
prevent them helping the Americans. They
cut tbo throats of some. Many Ohineso hid
on roof tops or In cellars and some escaped
by cutting off their queues. There are fifty
fiesh graves In the church yard.
The country bejond Calumplt l full of nil
sorts of Ingenious trenches and pitfalls In
the roads , constructed with sharpened bam
boo. Fortunately the Americans eacaped
without injury.
In the swamps near San Tomas , where
General Whcaton's troops did their hardest
lighting the men sinking to their wnlats
in mud nre many bodies of Filipinos , smell
ing horribly.
The army Is really cnjojlng life at San
Fernando , which is the most picturesque and
wealthy town the Americans hnvo eniered
since the occupation of Manila. It Is largely
built of stone , the river Is close at hand
and high hllla almost sin round It. Many
sugar factories Indicate a thriving Industry
iu that rtspcct nnd there are numoious flno
residences. General MacArthur's permanent
hmdquartors aio established in the best
hnllRA In * nu n
The troops inn encamped around In the
suburbs and nro beginning to think they may
bo quartered Ilioro during the wet ttcason.
After llacolor 1ms been cleared , wutor
communication with Manila may bo cstab-
lUhcil. Along the roads to Calumplt tha
fuel wagons and bull teams dragging pro'
visions hnvo to bit forced , onci by ono , ncioss
two rivets , but the Filipinos have Boveral
launches In the HUT Delta.
The American troops uro miirh exhausted
by the campaign , except the Iowa troop * ,
whlid are comparatively fresh. The regi
ments of the division nvaragu less than fifty
men to a company and all have a weather
worn appearance
Senator nevnldgo of Indiana Is hare
studying the Philippine question ,
Ililgadlor General ChailcB King ban Railed
for the United States on hoard the transport
Pueblo.
hininlNli TriiniiH Sail for 11 onus
MADHID , May 7. The tnlnldter of war.
Lieutenant General Polavloja , has received
a dispatch from GenorHl Hlos , Spain prin
cipal military representative In the Philip
pines , announcing the balling from Manila
for Bpaln of the Danish steamer Cataluna
with Spanish troops.
i
Dlxalilril Mi'iimiT lli'nclirx I'ort ,
NiW YORK , May 1 The British steamer
Incliulvo , Captain Davis , arrived today from
Bermuda In tow of the tug Underwood
vA'hllo the Inrhillva was on the voyage from
Bnrr ) for Now Orleans on April 12 , during
heavy weather , the vessel lost Its propeller
and was drifting hflplrfisly for
fortylgbt
bourn when the British Htcamcr Klngstand
hove In sight and towed It Into Bermuda , u
dlstnnc tof 300 mllcK Its OWPTB Bent the
tug Underwriter to tow it to this port , where
a now proK-'llrr | will bo uhlppcd.
Ili-lmolll'n VIe > ( nit-Ill * ,
LRXINGTON , Ky. , May 7 Hon Perry
Belmont und v\lfu go lo Beaumont etovk
farm Tuesday to accept the hoipltallty of
Mr und Mrs. Hul P. Hcadloy for a wc k or
ten days.