Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JTJXE 19 , 1871. , , , .
OMAHA MONOAT MORX1NG MAY 15 1899. XGTjE COPY JTtVlt ! CENTS.
X ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
John E. Tries to
Kill
INFLICTS A PROBABLY
Result of a Quarrel with His Young Bride 6i
a Few Weeks.
HE SHOOTS HIMSELF IN HER PRESENCE
Tragedy Occurs in His Room at the Victoria
Hotel , Chicago.
LEFT A FINE FORTUNE BY HIS FATHER
Heir to n Targe .Sum of Monry , the
YOIIIIK Man Nicniln III" Won I III
j- Wife a Mlnnenp-
ell * ( Jlrl.
CHICAGO , Mny II. ( Special Telegram. )
John K. Dcgetto of NobrnsKa City , Nob. , at
tempted to commit suicide 'this morning
about 10:30 : o'clock by shooting himself at i
.tho Victoria hotel , In the presence of his j
brldo of a llttlo lesa thnn two months. It j
IB said that the young couple hnd hnd a |
quarrel over n birthday present which De-
gotto wns going to glvo his bride nnd com
ing to the concliiBlon that she did not love
him ho decided to do nwny with himself. i
Dcgetto wan left $150,000 by his father , n
banker of Nebraska City , two years ngo.
The shooting took place In the apartments
of the young couple , where Mrs. Dcgotto was
confined to her bed by Illness. Degotto
shot himself in the breast , scarcely nn Inch
nbovo the heart. He fell heavily to 'the
floor , but rallying his strength crawled to
the bed of his wife and fell across the foot
of It.
She called a boll boy and the house phy
sician , who found that the bullet had passed
through the left lung nnd lodged under the
shoulder blnde. Degetto's condition Is very
serious nnd blood poisoning la liable to re
sult. It wns said nt the hotel .that It was
doubtful It ho could survive the effect ot
the bullet.
The young brldo was formerly Miss Val-
llo Trimmer of Minneapolis. The young
couple wore married In thnt city March 23
and have made their homo nt the Victoria
for some time. It Is said they had quarreled
frequently of late , ns n result of Degetto's
jealousy.
AilvlccN from Nelirnnkn City.
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb. , Mny 14. ( Special
Telegram. ) John E. Dcgottc , who nttempted
to commit suicide nt the Victoria hotel , Chicago
cage , today , was about 25 years old and
wns born In this city. Ills father was a
real estate man who died about two years
ago and left him a fortune of about J150.000 ,
which ho Invested In Nebraska farming land.
Since coming Into possession of his prop
erty young Dcgetto has been said to have
led a fast Hfo , spending inoncy freely. His
mother died several years ago. His near
est relative Is his grandmother , Airs. Wil
liam Morton , who resides hero.
Nothing is known 'by his relatives of the
woman ho married except that the affair
occurred In Minneapolis about two months
ngo. He resided In Chicago , employing an
agent to manage hla property. Ho always
borea' good reputation , moving In the best
Eoclcty. He attended the High school here
nnd Tnbor college , nt Tabor , In. , where ho
graduated. He worked as n 'telegraph ' operator -
orator until the death of his father. John
W. Stolnhart , a distant relative , will ar-
rlvo In Chlcngo tomorrow evening.
SCHOONER SINKS WITH CREW
\liie I'emoiiH Droirneil on Itonril Cuul-
l.tiilen llont AVhluh Founder *
III Kir roc Rule.
SAULT STE MARIE , Mich. , Mny 14. Tbo
schooner Nelson , deeply laden with a cargo
of coal , foundered In Lake Superior oft j
Grand Marals last evening nnd carried down j
nil bauds , So fnr as known hero only ono
man , Cnptnln Hnghney , escaped from the
llrst disaster of the season. The crew con
sisted of the following : Captain Andrew
Ilaghnoy of Toledo , wife and 2-year-old
child ; Fred Hassalor , residence unknown ;
six sailors , names unknown.
The Nelson , which Is owned by the
Mitchell Trnnsportntlon company of Bay
City , wns In tow ot the steamer A. Folsom ,
which nlao had the schooner Mary B.
Mitchell n B n consort. The Folsom and
'Mitchell ' turned back and arrived bore this
nftornoon , without serious damage. Captain
A. E , White , master of the steamer , nt once
reported thu disaster to the owners.
The Folsom , Mitchell and Nelson were
laden with coal. At the -time of the dis
aster the wind wns blowing n gale ot fifty
mlleu un hour and freezing hard. The thrcu
boats were coated with ice , and were forced
very low In the water. The sea broke
abuard constantly and thu force of the gale
was driving them toward the beach.
The beach at Grand Marals was but four
miles under the lee of the boats nnd Cap
tain While determined to try the dangerous
experiment of turning the tow In the sea
nnd running before the wind for White Fish
point. Before the turn was finished the
Nelson was turned toward the shore and
It became evident that the line had parted
under thu strain or had been cut. Soon
it became apparent that the boat wns sink-
Ins. There WRS no chance of rendering any
assistance , however. In a few minutes thu
Nelson tlituw Its stern Into the air nnd
dove straight for the bottom. Where it
sank there la 300 feet of water. The crow
had no time oven to lower their yawl boat ,
which luiDB on the davits at tbo stern ,
MOB AVENGES CHILD'S DEATH
Train t'retv IN AttueUeil hy
1'olOH niul DeNpcrute Conlllct
vilth I'o I leu rolliMV * .
PITTSBURO , May 14. Penn avenue nnd
Twenty-second street wnu the scene today of
n riot which threatened for a tlmo to result
seriously , but fortunately no fatalities fol
lowed. A consolidated traction car , In coin
ing along the -avenue , struck and horribly
j mangled Katlo Three , a Polish child , 3 years
< f HP. Whllo the dead body was being
' .ken . from under the car a crowd of sev-
\ i-ral hundred , principally I'rlra , gathered
und -became so Incensed nt the sight that
they attacked the motorman and conductor
with thu Intention of lynching them. By
this tlmo the patrol wagou arrived and
one of the officers Jumped Into the cab
with the motorman and succeeded In get
ting the car and occupants out of danger.
Michael Blgge , the only policeman left
with the mob , was then pounced upon and
badly beaten , lie succeeded , however , In
holding on to one of the ringleaders until
a squad of reserves came to his relief.
When the officers attempted to put the ar
rested man Into the wagon the mob made n
ash to rescue him nnd a desperate battle
'ollowed ' , lasting half nn hour , toy which
time reinforcements arrived and the rioters
wore dispersed , many of them being much
the worse for the rough usage the policemen
were compelled to resort to. Five of the
ringleaders In the trouble were arrested.
RUSSIAN DEMAND IS REFUSED
Cli I nn IK Itiullllnur to Crniit llnllrniul
t'oneenNlon TlirouKli Mini-
ehurlfi < 1'ekln.
SHANGHAI. May 14. The tsung 11 ya-
men , or the Chinese foreign oHlce , has re
plied to the Russian minister at Pckln , M.
Do Glers , that the government Is iinnblo to
accede to 'tho Kusslau demand , made last
Wednesday , for a new railway concession
connecting 1'ekln with Russia's present sys
tem In Manchuria.
Not since the taking of Port Arthur by
Hussln have the Chinese been so agitated
ns over this demand. Whether M. Do Glers
named a specific route Is not yet nscertaln-
nble , sumo of them stating that only a pre
liminary notice was given by Russia and
others that It Is asking for a line direct from
Pekln to Shan Hal Kwon.
Certainly the Drltish legation In Pekln
had no previous knowledge that such a pro
posal' was coming from St. Petersburg. The
concession asked for would ruin the exist
ing northern railways , 111 which Kngllsh
capital to the amount of J2.000.000 Is In
vested , but .thoro seems to bo no alternative
route , without Interfering with plans for
railway extension which the Chinese them
selves have In. mind.
BERLIN , 'May 14. It Is believed hero that
llussla's latest claims In China will reopen
the entire qucntlon of Russian and Drltish
rights there.
LONDON , Mny 15. The morning papers
all devote ppnco to the new book of Rear
Admiral Lord Charles Ileresford , "Tho
Urcakup of China , " 'Which Is regarded ns
timely In view of the news from Shanghai
and Pckln. The Morning Post , which ap
proves many of the author's proposals , says ,
however , that a quadruple alliance between
Great Britain , the United Stairs. Germany
and Japan , such ns Lord Beresford sug
gests , Is Impracticable , as "tho United
States would not commit itself to a policy
Involving a hypothetical pledge to use force
ngalnt't Russia. " The Dally Telegraph , on
the other hand , thinks that Russia would
not bo likely to foster such a coalition
against it.
STRAIN TOO GREAT FOR IRVING
Sir Henry In Scl/.eil with nil IIIiieHN ,
Due to III * K.icrdoiiM In Title
Hole of "Uoliexplerre. "
LONDON , Mny 14. Sir Henry Irving ,
whose recent .work . In the title role of Sarf
dou's drama "Robespierre" at the Lyceum
theater has been exceedingly trying , was
taken seriously 111 Sunday morning with nn
affection of the throat. Dr. Farrar , a spe
cialist , was Immediately summoned and ns
the result of his advice It Is announced this
evening that Sir Henry'o part during the
present -week will to taken by ht ! ! son , Lawt
rence. Lawrence Irving Is Sir Henry's unj
dcrstudy In several notable roles.
The announcement of the illness brought
a largo number of professional callero this 1
evening to Sir Henry Irvlng's reeldenc-
Orafton street , but his medical adviser hns
j forbidden him to receive nny one nt present.
U Is hoped thnt with complete rest ho will
j bo restored to his usual health by the end
; of thu week.
OXK IIL'MIIIUI ) TltOl'SAMl ' A.V IlOI'Il.
2Ve v SyMtein if Telejjrnpliy 13'
ivlth Unlimited PoNNlhllltlei.
( Copyright , ISO ) , by Press Publishing Co. )
IHIDA PEST , .Mny 14. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) On Satur
day M. Pulter , director general of the elec
tricity company , read a paper on a new sys
tem of rapid telegraphy Invented by Pollak
& Virag. by which It Is claimed 100.000
words can bo transmitted within an hour.
Experiments showed that even that num
ber of words did not limit the transmis
sion. Telegrams , however , must bo pre
viously perforated on slips of paper In the
Morse alphabet.
X13W ITAI.IA.V MIMSTUV FOIIMI3I1.
Humbert Approve * ) Mut 1'revlonnly
Prepared "Illi Minor OlianfiON.
ROMR , May 11. King Humbert today ap
proved the selections for the reconstructed
cabinet made t > y General Pelloux. The now j
ministry will lie made up In accordance i ;
with Hi ( i original nominations cabled laat
Thursday to the Associated Press , except
thnt Slgnor PIctro Carmine will take the
portfolio of finance and Slgnor Salandra will i
take that of agriculture , Industry and com- !
uierco , Instead of the finance portfolio , for
which he was named at first. The ministry
of pests and telegraphs goes to Slgnor
Islullano.
i-H I'repiire for War.
LONDON , May 14. The Capo Town cor
respondent of the Dally Mall says : At a i
meeting of the commandants on the western
border of the Transvaal yeeterday ( Satur
day ) Instructions were Issued to the bur
ghers to prepare to take the field nt n mo
ment's notice from Pretoria. The negotia
tions nro still pending for the proposed
meeting between President Kruger and Sir
Alfred Mllncr , governor of Capo Colony
nnd British high commissioner for Africa ,
Mr. Chnhiberlnln , It la Enid , will not ncscnt
to the conference unless the Transvaal ex
ecutive pledgee himself to Initiate 'bona ' Ode
reforms.
Clergymen .lourney to Homr.
GENEVA , Switzerland , May 14.Sixteen
America archbishops and bishops hnvo ar
rived hero on their way to Rome to attend
Inn forthcoming consistory.
DONALD M'LEAN FATALLY HURT
Well Known AVeNleru Itnllrouil Mnu
1'allK Over Fourth Flour HaliiH-
triiilu ut I1U Hotel.
CHICAGO , May 11. Donald McLean , a
western railroad promoter , fell over the
balustrade of the fourth floor of the Pal
mer house this afternoon , landing on the
stone nagging of the lloor below. Ills thigh
wns badly Injured and his skull fractured.
McLean Is CO years old. His death occurred
n few hours later. Hla most recent work
had been the building of a road between
Sioux City and San Francisco.
ItelU Kllleil liy Stranger.
CHICAGO , Mny 14. Henry Reltz , a Jani
tor nt the Jefferson school , Elburn uvcnuo
nnd Lnlllu street , refused to buy drinks
with two men whom ho met In a ealoon
today and a short tlmo later he was struck
a fatal blow by ono of his companions. He
was found unconscious by two policemen
and died In a few minutes without making
any statement.
Reltz was the father of Henry "T. Rolls ,
second baseman of the Plttsburg base ball
club , nnd Edward R. Reltz , second base
man of the Sacrumctito ( Cal. ) ball club.
t ntnPTTPM n 11 f n A t n n t TUP
ASK BETTER RAILROAD RAILS
Business Men of Norfolk Formulate Demands
for Moro Liberal Treatment.
FAIR PROMISES FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL
ConmiKtpc Cniiipliilnn tlint Mr. Smyth
linn Fa 11 oil to DoVlint lie
Agreed Sratlilnur Letter
of ItehuUo.
NORFOLK , Neb. , May 14. ( Special. ) The
following letter has been forwarded to the
attorney general by ono of the local mer
chants , with the approval of the members
of the committee having the matter of
freight rates In charge :
"Hon. Constantine J. Smyth , Attorney
General , Lincoln , Neb. Dear Sir : In No
vember , 1S9S , the Business Men's associa
tion ot Norfolk made complaint to the
State Hoard of Transportation regarding the
exorbitant and discriminating freight rates
charged at Norfolk. By appointment , two
of the members of the board came to Nor
folk nnd on the evening of December 13 ,
1S98 , met the business mun nnd heard their
complaints , nnd the complaints were then
and there put Into the form desired by the
secretaries , were duly signed and delivered
to them and carried off by them , they giv
ing their assurance that the matter would
receive Immediate attention.
"About two months later It developed that
all the papers In the case had been turned
over to tbo railroad olllchils , and at the
request of the railroad officials a committee
of Norfolk 'business ' men met the railroad
olflclals at their olllces In Omaha and the
matter was discussed there by both sides
nnd the railroad ofllclnls themselves ad
mitted that there were undoubtedly many
discrepancies and unjust rates exacted from
Norfolk , and , white giving no assurance that
they would remedy the matter , adjourned
with the promise that the matter would re-
celvo their attention nt the earliest possible
moment and their decision sent to us.
"Several letters have been bent to them ,
but no notice taken further than that the
Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha
raid sent Its reply and making n few
changes that were of very llttlo Importance ,
the main questions being Ignored altogether
nnd refused recognition. Several letters
have been sent to the secretaries of the
State Hoard of Transportation , but have not
been recognized.
Apology ! > < > < \ < > t Avull.
"On the evening of October 28 , 1898 , you
mndo a speech to the people of Norfolk , In
which you apologized for the deficiencies
ot the State Board of Transnortatlon. stat
ing that Its hands had been tied and that
!
It had been unable to accomplish anything
on account of being tied up by the supreme
court , but that since the decision of the
supreme court , rendered last May , no complaints -
plaints 1 had been made ; that since that decision
1c
cision the board was In position to act and
that In the future , If the people of Nor
folk f had any complaint to make. It would
receive prompt and effectual treatment , and
j that t the board was then In power to act
and adjust any discrepancies which might
come before It and assured the people that
It ivould 'be done to their satisfaction and
with justice to all concerned.
"We made the complaints ; wo have shown
that t the rates "charged at Norfolk arc unjust -
just j , discriminating and higher than the
same roads charge for like service to or
from i Fremont , Lincoln , Omaha or Sioux
j j City ( , and have shown that the same roads
j that t charge Norfolk cents for a seventy-
five-mllu ( haul are doing like service for
others at from one-half to one-third Ices
than they charge to Norfolk.
"Wo have shown that they haul freight
for I others more than three times the dls-
tanco ' to Norfolk for the same money they
charge us and that they can do It over
branch lines and divide up the proceeds
amongst dlffcreilt companies , cheaper than
they can or do on a straight line , and the
railroad olllcials have themselves admitted
that the rates are unjust , but that 'traffic
arrangements compelled them to do so. '
Hoard Should Hum KM Salary.
"There Is nothing to be gained by turnIng -
Ing the matter over to the railroads toe
them to act , and wo did not ( lie our com
plaint , nor go to the extent of compiling
the discrepancies we did with the expectation
that they would be handed over to the en-
cmy and did not suppose that that was the
way the state board would treat the mat-
tcr , or that the state paid them a salary
for that purpose.
"Wo dislike to believe that the state
ments you made were simply for the purpose - '
pose of catching votes , and would like you i
to advlso us as to what course Is ueccs"I !
sary for us to got action from the stnta I
'board ' , what wo have done , or what wo have '
not done , or what we must do. I
"Wo believe we have shown discrepancies !
that nro directly within the power I j
of the board to adjust , believe that I
a railroad running trains every day to NorI ! I
folk 1 and refusing to haul freight because '
of ' trafllc agreements , hauling freight from '
the ' same starting point three as times ns j 1 ,
far In one direction as another for the same
money , and that discriminates In every way I
both In through rates nnd In local rates j '
against the Interests of Norfolk should be
brought to account , nnd that If the State
Board of Transportation has any duties to
performed and are disposed to do It , that
our case deserves attention and should not
bo plgeonholdcd any longer.
"Previous communications to the board
having been Ignored , copies of this letter
have been sent to The Dee and other papers.
Wo ask nothing but what Is right nnd if It
Is within the scope of the board to do any
thing wo deslro It done without further de
lay and trust you will glvo us the desired'
information. Very truly yours ,
"THK RAILROAD COMMITTEE ,
"Norfolk Business Men's Association. "
YEAR OF JUBILEE DECREED
Pupal Hull IN K\peeteil to Iteeelve.
.11 ore fieiiernl lleeoKliltlou Than
on PrevloiiH OeeiiNloiiN.
WASHINGTON , May 14. The papal hull
Issued In Rome within the last few days de
creeing that the year 1900 shall be a jublleo
throughout the church Is expected hero
shortly and 'will bo announced in all
churches throughout the country.
The 'Issuance ot a bull on the subject gives
It special solemnity. It has been Uie custom
to hold jublrees of the church every twenty-
llvo years , and at one tlmo these were the
occasion for the gathering of vast concourses
at Rome to receive the speelnl dispensations
nnd Indulgences allowed during jubilee years.
It is expected , however , by the highest
church authorities here that the jubilee next
year will bo quite generally celebrated
throughout the world , thus giving It a more
universal aspect Instead of bei g centered at
Rome , though doubtless it will lead to many
pilgrimages to Rome and the gathering them
of distinguished churchmen ,
The jubilee next year is considered more
important < han that held every tnonly-five
years , as It ushers In a new century and
cornea at a time , when 1'opo Leo Is old and
very feeble , his 00th year having bceu completed -
ploted in March ,
LONG VOYAGEJJF THE GRANT
Transport Carrion 'It * Charge * yearly
Twelve TlioiiKittul Mile * with Only
Tuu DentliN IJtr Itoule ,
WASHINGTON , Mn | 14. Colonel Charles
Dlnl of the quartermaster's bureau ot the
War department has received from Contain
Jesse M. Baker , the qr > rtormnster In charge
of the nrmy transport Grant , nn Interest
ing report of the voyage of thnt vessel from
Now York to Manila nnd return to San
Francisco. The Grant wns the llrst of the
nrmy trnimports to bo scut to 'Mnniln from
New York nnd It now Is being fitted out nt
San Francisco to sail on Mny 29 with the
Sixteenth Infantry- the Philippines.
The Grnnt loft Now York January 19 on
Its trip to Manila and the report says It ar
rived nt the latter place with everyone on
board In good spirits and lu fine health
for such a long trip. The commanding of
ficers of the several , companies on board
expressed great Ratlsfactlon as to the earn ,
food and comfort of the men nnd the latter
said they had lived as well as they had
at Fort Sheridan. There were no com
plaints. l feK ? wns ono death en route
from meningitis of a sxildler who should
not have been taken aboard at Now York.
From Now York to Gibraltar the master of
the vessel took what Is known as the south
ern route on accoun't ot the severity of the
northern route during : the winter and lia
bility of passengers to contract pneumonia.
It Is , however , about 300 miles longer.
Port Said came near being a stumbling
block on the voyage , as the canal officials
refused to take nnythlhg but gold In pay
ment of tolls. The difficulty , however , was i
overcome by getting an Kngllsh banker to ] j
caFh the quartermaster's cash for 2,4GO !
and 19 shillings. Tha total distance covered ; '
by the trip was 11.951VJ nautical miles and ,
the tltno required to make It forty-three
days nnd eight hours.
The Grant left Manila March 23 , homeward -
ward bound , with about 3SO tons of coal
aboard , more than sufficient to have carried
It to Nagasaki , to which the vessel was or
dered to take on a full supply to reach San
Francisco. Because of the defective mn-
chlncry and for other reasons the ship wns
compelled to make Shanghai and arrived
there on March 31 , with barely ten tons of
coal on board. Had It proceeded to
Nagasaki It would have , been left mlrift at
sea. It was necessary , the report says , to
get an anchorage and wnlt the subsiding of
the heavy sea. A stop [ also wns made at
Nagasaki. On the way'homo a man died
from smallpox. }
Tlu report quotes th'sj quarantine officer
at San Francisco saying that the Grant
Is the cleanest ship ho has Inspected In his
two years' service thero. Other vessels are
being fitted out by the quartermaster's
bureau for the transport service to the
Philippines , and many Improvements over I
those now In use succestod by the brief ! !
experiences already obtained are being made
In 1 them , so as to Insure the health and
comfort of the men en routo.
FOREIGNERS I ASK DAMAGES
CInliiiH for Hanlnlilpji SnlTcrcil In
Culm Will lie Premeiited teState
State Department.
WASHINGTON , May 14. The State de
partment ] has been inforciully advised that
claims aggregating a considerable amount
have 1 been made by Brltlslj , French and Ger
man i residents of Quba dtvJng the recent in ;
BUrroctlon and Ihct ih2sonltiniBieIy will bo
pressed i against the United States govern-
ment. i The claims-themselves have not yet
been 1 presented , but arc being collected by
j the I several foreign offices as tbo claimants
11 i send them in. In some cases schedules
have ] been made nnd tbo aggregate stated
to ( the authorities.
The French claims aggregate between 12-
000,000 and lfi.000,000 frnncs. The German
claims are understood to be slightly under
these | of the French , while the British claims
are said to be considerably more than the
French or Gorman.
j These foreign claims are qulto distinct
: 1 from | "those of citizens of the United States ,
| originally against Spain , for damages sus-
! tallied In Cuba during the Insurrection.
The peace treaty specifically provided for
these American claimants , releasing Spain
and stating that the United States would
make ' such settlement ns was proper. Under
this clause claims aggregating several millions -
lions have been filed.
No provision , however , was made by the
treaty for foreign claimants and there ap-
j i pears ] to be much doubt as to who Is liable
| since ' the sovereignty over Cuba has passed
i out ' of the hands of Spain. The United
States having undertaken to look nfter the
Americnn claimants , the foreigners are do-
slrous of being treated In the snmo mani
nor. i It was stated nt ono of the foreign
establishments i that there was no disposition
I'to push the claims unduly , but to bring them
to I the nttcntlon of the United Stntes gov-
crnment i In order thnt the question of llnbll- ! i
Hy | might be determined and such relief j '
granted ( ns the merits of the cases war- i
I
ranted. ] It wns nppreclatcd In these foreign
quarters , that payments will bo largely a | I
matter j of discretion with the United States , ]
, I
as the obligation to look after the Amor- I
j lean claimants was assumed voluntarily and .
I
there Is no obligation either In the treaty or ! i
on general principles of law for assuming '
the claims growing out ot Spain's Inability i :
to maintain order In Cuba during the pc- j
Hod of Spanish rule. ] I
These foreign claims cover damages to | '
plantations , personal property , etc. , of ;
French , British and German residents of j !
Cuba nnd nre not connected with the bonded
( loot or uuoa in foreign nanus , wnicn ueni
was assumed by Spain.
SCHLEY STARTS WEDNESDAY
Admiral AVI1I Truvel Without Stop to
I'ay Contemplated Vlxlt
to Oiniihii ,
WASHINGTON , May 14. Admiral Schley
expects to leave Wednesday for Omaha to
visit ex-Senator Manderson. Ho will go
there without stop.
( ielM a Jolt UN lllne.UNinlth.
WASHINGTON , May 14. ( Special Tele
gram. ) George D. Parker of Davis City , la. ,
was today appointed blacksmith at Rose
bud , S. D. , Indian school at $600 n year.
An order was Issued establishing a post-
office at Grovont , Ulnta county , Wyo. , with
James Budge postmaster.
Byron C. Burbank of Omaha , James 0.
Croaby of Gurnavlllo and Marlon M. Keller
of Cambridge , In. , were today authorized to
rfractlco before the Interior department.
Deuth of Lieutenant Whitney ,
WASHINGTON , ( May 14. General Brooke
haa Informed the War department that First
Lieutenant Harry Whitney , Second Infantry ,
died of typhoid yesterday afternoon at Clen-
fucgos.
General Davis , commanding nt San Juan ,
telegraphs that Recruit Walter Gretcher ,
Nineteenth Infantry , died there yesterday of
pueumonU.
AnilriMVN Will -Vnl < io Went.
CHICAGO. May 14. Dr. E. Benjamin An
drews , superintendent of the Chicago
schools , will remain in Chicago. After a
consultation with. hla wife , who arrived
from the wt'st today , he font a letter to
Governor Thomas of Colorado declining the
presidency of the State Agricultural college
of Colorado. ,
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BRICCS , AN EPISCOPAL PRIEST
Clergyman Suspended by Presbyterian
Assembly Chinees Allegiance
NO OBJECTION MADE TO HIS ORDINATION
Ceremonial IK Pronounced lij * ninlin
I'ollcr In I'rcoiMicc ot Intrrmtoil
CoiiHrcKatlon llrlKK" Will
Lnhor Anionn 1'oor.
NEW YORK , iMny 14. In the pro-cathe
dral , on Stanton street. Rev. Dr. Charles A.
Drlgga , who was suspended for heresy by
the Preobyterlnn assembly , was ordained a
priest of the Kplscopal church. Ho was or
dained , together with Rev. Charles A.
Snedekcr. nnd the ordination ceremonies
were conducted by Illelicp Potter. The llttlo
church wns crowded with people nnd the
ceremonies were notable for the quietness
that prevailed. There was no eccne , no ex
citement and no protest wns filed at the
beginning , during or nt the close of the
ordination. There was nothing notable In
the sermon preached by Rev. Dr. Gcorgo
William Douglass.
The ceremonies .were very long , commenc
ing at 10 : < " 0 o'clock and continuing until
Into In the afternoon. If anything , the
services were hurried a llttlo and the gen
eral communion which followed the com
munion of the postulants or candidates
tended to extend the time. There was n
large crowd about ( he llttlo pro-cathedral
church ns enrly ns 8:30 : o'clock. This Increased -
creased ns the time for the ordination cere
monies approached.
After the Sunduy school hnd finished Its
( ixerclscfi the vlcnr , Rev. Dr. Paddock , was
nppronched by Inspector CroM of the police ,
who held a convcrantlon with him. Sovernl
policemen were outside of the church nnd
some In the church. The church docs not
ecat more than COO people nnd there was
about twice that number , sitting and stand-
Ing.
Bishop Potter drove to the church with
the candidates for admission , Rev. Dr.
Charles A. 'Drlggs ' and Rev. Dr. Charles A.
Snedeker. Rev. Dr. Cornelius n. Smith , who
was to present Dr. Ilrlggs and who Is
emeritus rector of St. Jnmefl' church , nnd
Rev. Dr. George P. Nelson , who was to
present Rev. Dr. Snedekcr nnd who U ono
of the assistant secretaries of the diocese ,
arrived later together. With them wns
Rev. Dr. Osborno of Trinity church , Tren
ton , N. J.All of thcso went to the office
of the'vlcnr.
Bishop Potter wns nskcd what ho had to
say preliminary to the ceremonies. He said
ho had no notlco of protest and had re
celved no protest. He smiled at the thought
i of any of the objecting clergymen appear
ing In the church nnd mnklng n scene. He ,
however , said that he had received n letter
from n layman protesting ngalnst the or
dination of Dr. Ilrlggs , and as this letter
was written under a misapprehension of the
facts and law he had answered. He did not
desire to glvo the name of the layman who ,
ho said , was high up In the councils of the
church.
Geni'rnl XorvouKiipxH Apparent.
Rov. Dr. Ilrlggs was somewhat nervous ,
though bo did not betray It In the church.
I During the services there was a semblance
} 'or nervousness In nil the celebrants.-"There'
j I seemed to bo a tendency to hurry through
j the ceremonies. The church was not deco-
i j rated. Only a few potted plants and a few
lilies were In the chancel.
Precisely at 10:30 : the organist began an
organ voluntary. Ho had scarcely finished
It when the opening strains of the proces-
elonal were heard. The usual order was
observed In the processional. After the
choir came the vicar , Rev. Dr. Paddock ,
then the candidates , Rov. Drs. Brlggs and
Snedeker , their sponsors , Rev. Drs. Smith.
Nelson and Osborne , and lastly the bishop.
Rev. Dr. Ilriggs wore the stole of acad
emical degree , as also did Rev. Dr. Sned-
oker. Bishop Potter wore' his usual vest
ments. The congregation stood during the
processional. The candidates nnd their
sponsors took scats which hnd been plnced
! . In n row In front of the chancel. Bishop
j i Potter took a seat near the holy table and
1 . Rev. Dr. George William Douglass , who was
to deliver the ordination sermon ; Rev. Dr.
| i Osborno and the presbyters took seats on
each side of the chancel. Rev. Dr. Douglass
Is an occasional preacher In Grace church ,
which wns offered bv Rev. Dr. Huntlngton
for the ordlnntlon. i lives. In Tuxedo Park ,
N. J.
A simple service , according to the Epls-
copal church was gone throiiRli and then the
rites of ordination In accordance with "tho
form and manner of ordering priests , " were
begun.
After a prayer nnd singing Rov. Dr.
Douglass delivered his sermon , In his
charge to the candidates Dr. Douglass spoke
slowly and Impressively , At Iho conclusion
of the sermon of ordination Rev. Dr. Os-
berne r/ad the lltnny. Then the most
Impressive moment nrrlved. The sponsors
went Jorwnrd and presented the candidates
to the bishop. The candidates stood to-
gcther with their sponsors before thu
bishop. After the postulants had been pre
sented to the bishop nnd after the usual
tssuruncu thnt they hnd been examined and
found worthy the bishop rose from his chair
and proclaimed n general Invitation to any
persons knowing "any Impediment or nola-
bio crime" in the candidates to come for-
ward and declare.
Silence IM I'iil > rol Mi.
Then followed n profound silence. People
turned about ns If expecting some ono to
rlso up nnd make a protest. No ono nroso.
There was no protest handed to the bishop
nnd the crucial moment wns over. Then
the regular formula of ordination was gene
through with more deliberation , Then fol
lowed the laying on of hands by thu bltlior
and the presbyters and the participation In
the communion. During the entire com
munion service the candidates remained
kneeling In front of the holy table before
the bishop , The presentation of the Bible
was gene through wllli , Many of the con
gregation participated In the communion.
During this Rev. Dr. Brlggs took a seat In
the chancel choir and at for the first time
facing the congregation , who surveyed him
with interest. The reading of the Nlceno
creed , an offertory and the recessional con-
eluded the ceremonies.
Rov. Dr. Brlggs wns seen nfter the cere
mony. Ho said lie had nothing to say con
cerning the criticism raised by his ordina
tion. Ho said he was going to take n rest.
A close friend of Dr. Brlggs said that ho
\\ould go to Europe and In the fall would
labor in the pro-cathedral church.
Rev. Dr. Paddock eaid that it seemed
Etrango that a man of Dr. Brlggs' learning
should take BO much pleasure In laboring
among the poor of the cast tide , hut Ibis
wns his wish. He said that Rev. Dr.
Brlgga would not glvo up his position as
professor In Union Theological seminary ,
but would labor in connection with his
teaching.
MovemeiitN of Ooeiui YeNuelM , May I-I ,
At New York Arrived Rarbarossa , from
Bremen ; La Brctagne , from Havre.
At Quccnstown Salfed Umbrla , from Liv
erpool for New York.
At Southampton Arrived Bremen , from
New York lor Bremen , and proceeded.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Warmer ; 1'robably Showers ; Variable
Winds.
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NEBRASKANS OFFER SERVICES
rrenlitent Thitnkn Colonel Viriiuiilii
mill ProinlKi-fl to Keep the t'ro-
HONiil In Ml nil.
HOT SPRINGS , Vn. , May 14.--Secrlary
Alger forwarded to the president today
some dltpatches from General Otis. They
advised him thnt another pence commission
from Agulnnldo was on Its way to Manila
to discuss terms of pence. No Instructions
were tout from hero to Ocnernl Otis , the
policy being , as heretofore , to Icavo matters
entirely with Gcnernl Otis.
The dispatches also told of 111 usage aitf
fered by Spaniards from the Insurgents nt
Znmbonnga. one of the smaller Islands of
the Philippine group. H may become neces
sary to send a light draught vessel there.
No Immediate action , however , will be
taken , as diplomatic questions arc Involved ,
and General Otis will be left to deal with
the subject as he sees fit.
Colonel Victor Vlfqualn has tcndertM to
the president the services of the Third
Nebraska regiment , which hna been mus
tered out , but Is willing to re-enlist nnd
take the place of the First Nebraska now
In Luzon , but soon to return lo this coun
try. Mr. McKlnley thnnkcd the regiment
for Its patriotic motives and said that Its
offer would be kept In mind should it ever
again bo necessary to enlist more volun
teers.
The president spent a , quiet Sunday. In
the morning ho attended service at the Prcs-
by.torlan . church near by. The sermon was
delivered by Dr. White , the regular pastor
of tbo church. It was simple In character
nnd did not touch on the president or na
tional affairs. At the conclusion of the serv
ices Mr. McKlnley , accompanied by Comp
troller Dnwcs and Mr. Cortclyou , took qulto
n long walk.
Tonight Secretary Uago and Mrs. Gngo loft
hero for Washington with Mrs. P. B. Shum-
way , Miss Raymond , P. R. Shumway and
William O. Hoag of Evanston , 111. , ns their
guests. The comptroller cf the currency and
Mrs. Dawes arrived on the late train last
night , expecting to remain over Sunday , but
Mr. McKlnley hns persuaded 'them to re
main loncer. Thoueh no definite nlnus have
been made , It Is not unlikely that the pres
ident and Mrs. McKlnley may leave for
Washington Thursday or Friday.
SHOVELERS RETURN TO WORK
Agreement ii All Pol n In IN Klimlly
Arrived At Strike on Conl
Iloekn IN Still Serloim ,
BUFFALO , N. Y. . 'May 11. The grain
shovelcrs will return to work tomorrow
morning under the agreement reached lit
1' o'clock this morning' ' the ccmrercitc.V
between the lake carriers , elevator men and
grain shovelcrs. The terms of the agree
ment were reduced to writing nnd properly
signed tonight at the residence of Bishop
Quigley. Attorney Goulder of Cleveland
noted for the Lake Carriers' association and
Attorney John Cuncen of this city repre
sented the scoopers.
The agreement provides that the grain
shovelers shall receive $1.85 T > er 1,000 bush
els ; that a superintendent shall be appointed
by the bishop to guard the Interests of the
men ; that a local board of arbitrators shall
be appointed to pass upon any grievances
which may arise In the future and that fourteen -
teen of Contractor Connors' bcs scooper *
shall be suspended pending an Investigation
Into the charge made by the grain shovelers
that they nro Identified with ealoon Inter
ests or otherwise objectionable.
At a meeting of the grain shovelers , held
In St. Bridget's hall tonight , the agreement
readied at the conference was approved.
Notwithstanding the adjustment of tbo
grain shoveling trouble , the labor situation
here so far as the commercial Interests of
the port are concerned Is threatening. The
tleup of the coal and ore docks Is said to
be quite as serious ns was the grain shov
elers' strike. Practically all the coal and
ore handlers , numbering about 1,500 men ,
are out. The freight hnndlers who struck
out of sympathy for the grain shovelers
now refuse to go back unless their wages
are raised from 25 cents to 30 cents an hour.
The house men employed In the freight
house also are on n strike nnd they refuse
to return until they hnvo secured an advance -
vance in pay. With the exception of the
elevators , therefore , nearly everything on
the docks will be tied up for some time tu
come.
CLEVELAND VERY MUCH ALIVE
Iteport of Mx-IVeMdc'nt'K Demlne
Proven by Iliter Ailvliu-H to
ife Untrue.
CLEVELAND , May 14. Persistent rumors ,
to the effect ux-Prcsldent Cleveland , who I
Is fishing at Middle Bass Island. In Laku '
Mle , had dropped dead today , reached hero I
from the east and west this evening. ,
Middle DUBS Inland Is ono of the group
lying off Snndusky nnd it Is only a short
distance from Put-in-Bay Island , which Is
connected with the mainland by cable at | I
Snndusky. The Western Union operator at '
the latter place said tonight that whllo the [ '
cable office on the Island hnd been closed ,
nil dny the cable wns In working condition. j
j
No message concerning Mr. Cleveland or '
anything else , ho said , had been offered on j I
the cable today. There Is no other way In , '
which news could hove been Bent , except by
boat to this city , Sandusky , Toledo or De
troit , and no boats have arrived at cither
of these places slnco the forenoon.
TOLEDO , 0. . May 14. A special to the
Commercial from Sandusky says : George
Brodbeck , n well-known business man of
Sandusky , and several other passengers who
were on the steamer Arrow say they talked
with Grover Cleveland this evening nt 0:30 : ,
or just before the boat loft for Samlusky.
There is no doubt but that there Is abso
lutely no truth In the rumors that Mr.
Cleveland U dead.
_ PRINCETON , N. J. , Mny 14. A telegrnm
has reached Mrs. Grover Cleveland from
Sandusky , 0. , stating that Mr. Cleveland U
all right.
Jleiieh Level of IHIIli.
BELLA1RB. 0. , May 14. The Hclmont
mill , Top mill , La Belle mill of Wheeling nnd
the Bonwood blast furnace of Martin Ferry ,
O. , four of the largo Iron works In this
section of the Ohio valley , all of which nro
property of the Wheeling Iron and Steal
company of Wheeling , have granted the
3.000 employes an advance of 10 per cent
In wages , which takes effect tonight and
Monday. This increases the wages to the
standard price of 1S92 and nro the last of
the big iron mills to grant thu Increase
by the sxty day adjustment. All nuddleru
will bo crauted C'.i pur cent.
FAVOR A CONFERENCE
Civilian Members of Commission Willing to
Grant Kebols' Request.
FILIPINO REPRESENTATIVES SEEK PARLEY
Proposal is Probably Prompted by Nativa
Congress at Sau Isidor.
YOUNG'S ' SCOUTS STUMBLE UPON ENEMY
Ten Men Surprise nnd Put to Rout Foroo ol
Two Hundred Insurgents ,
NINTH INFANTRY IS SENT TO THE FRONT
Continued ltili > t ii ( .Manila AVnrrnitt *
it lleliixntloti of Strict Polleo Duty
niul l.'iiHhloiiiihlo Society Ouuu
More TliroiiK" Street * .
MANILA , Mny 14. 7 p. m. The civilian
members of the United States Philippine
commission are favorable to the meeting
with a Filipino commission , which wiw SUR-
gcsted yesterday on 'behalf of Agulnnldo by
Lieutenant Roys of the staff of General
Oregurlo Del Pllar , who came to Gtmoml
Lawton under a Hag of truce , bearing tha
prirpos.il. It Is thought by the Amerlcnu
commissioners that the Idea may have re
sulted Horn a recent meeting of the no-culled
Filipino congress at San Isldor. The local
Filipino commission , which IB In close com
munication with the leaders of the rebel
lion , la doing Its ulmoHt to sccuro pcaco.
Ton members of .Major General Lawtou'a
band of scouts , umlur W. iM. Young , the
old Indian lighter , entered the town of
San Miguel , about fifteen miles north of
Noiseg.iray , not aware of what place it was.
They found 200 Filipinos there , but the
rebels , 'taking the scouts for the advance
of General Lawton's nrmy , lied after tiring
n few shoto. Young and another scout worn
wounded ami have been brought to Manila.
The Ninth Infantry and a mountain battery
teryof six guns have been sent to the front.
The uniform quiet now prevailing In Ma
nila hns led the authorities to relax the iiilo
under which the city streets were cleared
from 7 to S:30 : p. m. and there Is In con-
sequence the largest and moat-brilliant an-
' scnibly of pedestrlnn and people In car-
j'rlafies nt the concerts on the Lucutn that
has been known hero slnco the Spaniards
left.
Prof. Schumann , president of the United :
States Philippine commission , gave n farewell -
well luncheon today to Admiral Dewey , at
which Prof. Dean C. Worcester and Colonel
Charles Denby of the commission , with Gen
eral MaeArthur , iMra , Lawton and others ,
wore present. The health of the admiral
was drunk with the utmost cordiality.
LEGATES MAY PASS THE LINES
Otln Will Allovr AKiilnalilnV Comuila-
Hloii to Kntcr . Manila I.awtoii
Clenrjt Uic Co tin try.
WASHINGTON , May 14. The following
dispatch from Major General Otis , giving the
status of tlio military situation as It now
| i exists In the operations ngninst the Insur
gents , wns received at .tho War department
I today :
MANILA , May 14. Adjutant General ,
Washington : Situation is ns follows : Lawton -
ton from Bnllnng has tnken lido Fonso nnd
San Fernando north , with slight loss nnd
driving consldernblo force of enemy ; gun-
! l boats nnd canoes will nccompany 1 , ! > 00 men
I : under Kobbo up Rio Grande river from
| Calumplt , departing May 10 ; McArthur re
j ! mains at Snn Fernando , covering country.
* * *
I Yesterday a messenger from Agul-
j ualdo expressing a wish to Beud commis-
[ i slon to Mnnlla for conference with United
, Stntes commission to nrrango terms of peace ;
I directions given to pass body of roprosenta-
j | live insurgents to Manila should It present
i I itE-olf. _ OTIS.
SPANISH GARRISON BESIEGED
Oil * HcportH tin * Attack of InHiir iMid
itiul the Plight f TrouitH
nt Xiiiiilmiiiiifn.
*
WASHINGTON , Mny 1C. The War depart
ment today received the -following dispatch :
"MANILA , Mny 14. It Is reported that at
Zamboanga Insurgents nttaclted Spanish
j troops May 11 , using quick-firing guns nnd
j arms captured from Spanish gunboats.
i Spanish general and two officers wounded.
Few casualties among troops. Spanish garrison
risen Is now besieged. Water supply out
off ami troops calling for relief. OTIS. "
MADRID , .May II. Senor Don Francisco
Sllvela , the Spanish pBJmler , In nn Interview
today regarding the attack by the Filipinos
upon the Spanish garrison nt Zamhoangu ,
Island of Mindanao , In which two Spanish
olllcors and three men wore wounded"nnd
ono man > wan killed , said :
"It Is very painful to us to have suffered
these leases in a territory which does not
belong to us. Wo left these troops In the
Philippines In the hope that they might
aid In Hccurlng the release of the Spanish
prisoners In the hands of the Filipinos. Our
efforts In this direction have been fruit-
less. Agulnnldo refuses to treat with us and
a Frenchman ( M , Dunmrals ) , who had of
fered on our behalf to treat with the enemy ,
was killed by them.
"America haa not yet succeeded , ntt It
hns no more authority than wo hnd. We
cannot leave troops nny longer In a teiri-
lory thnt wo are not obliged to defend nnd I
hnvo telegraphed General Rlnn 10 use three
steamers for the Immediate transportation
of our troops from Znrnnoango and Yoalo
nnd to acquaint Mnjor General Otln with
thoRO Instructions , BO the American commander -
mander may possess thu territories wo ara
abandoning. "
III'M'OIIT Kllim .MAM I , A IIOSIMT.U , .
Wi-rkl.v Dentil I , IN ! from ( ii-ncral
liiflnili-M I'Mvitnnicx. .
WASHINGTON. May 14. The following It
General Otis' weekly death report :
MANILA. May 1 1. Thermlu f vor nnd
nrlghfa disease , May 0 , Arthur S. Hunt ,
private Company K , Third Infantry : typhoid ,
Mny 10. M. Walters , prlvntc Company II ,
Twenty-third Infantry ; dysentery. May 12 ,
James Kelly , Second Oregon ; alcoholism ,
Richard li. McKeynoldg , wagoner , Fourth
cuvnlry ; gunnhot wound , nrcldentnl , Peter
L. Pone , private hospital corps.
KllljiliioN Viniiit Tlii'lr I'rotvcHN ,
MADRID , May 14. The Filipino commit-
tco Imx United a manifesto to the prrsH de
claring that the "Filipino government" will
reject all negotiations for pence on the
part of thu Americans liufiKd upon any
ccheme of autonomy , nnd will demand that
the Unllnil States fulfill thu engagement
made bcforn the declaration of war wltn
Spain.
Tl < o manifesto denies lltat General Anlo-
iilo Luna hns turrendt-ied nnd ubStTts that
Mnjor General Lawton la rnutod and that
the honpltnls uro "filled with Americans , ' '
hundreds of whom uro insubordinate.