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    The Omaha Daily Bee
ESTABLISHED ,rUNJ3 1J, 1871.
OMAHA, Til 1 DAY MOK2fI3?G, APML 13, 1000 TWJBLVE I AGES.
SINGLE OOl'V FIVE CEXTS.
ALLEN TO PORTO RICO
AfisiiUnt Secretary of the Navy Named
Civil Governor.
HE WILL LEAVE FOR THE ISLAND TODAY
Goes to Acquaint II miflf Mre Tboron-hly
with Conditions Thsre.
POST A HARD ONE TO fILL AT PRESENT
Littlo Tims Lft to Form Skeleton Govern
ment Under the Bill.
ALLEN'S RECORD AS A BUSINESS MAN
Oner II'kIkhp1 n Sent In ConKren o
AttCII I til UN IlltlTfHtH HllH
llui t'oiilldeitce ot the
AdinlulMrntlon.
WASHINOTON. April 12. Charles H.
Allen, at present assistant soerctary of tho
navy, will bo tho first civil governor 01
I'orto Hlco, under tho provisions of tho j
bill passed yesterday by the house ot rcpre-
scntatlves. i
Inasmuch as tho net takes crfoet on the
first of next month there U hut little time ,
left In which to outline a skeleton form nf j
government, including tho formation of a
cabinet.
Toward tho close of the day Allen was
Mimmoned to tho White House by tho presi
dent and the formal tender of the post wan
made. Allen returned n practical accept
ance. Then tho president and the next
governor of I'orto Itlco spent an hour In
closo conference. Owing to the fact that
littlo more than two weeks' time Inter
venes before tho civil government must go
Into operation, according to the act of con
gress, it was decided that it would not bo
practlcablo to complete tho cabinet ot tho
governor In that time. Therefore Allen wlJI
go nlono to San Juan at the earliest possible
moment after Secrotnry Long's return to
Washington, which should bo on Saturday
next. , ,
ll.. will nut himself In touch with Ocncral
Davis, now military governor of the Island,
nnd upend u short time In acquainting him
self with the Insular affairs and In studying
tlio character of tho men who present them
selves to his notlco ns proper material for
membership of tho new cabinet. Tho or
ganic act prescribes that Ht least seven
members ot tho council shall bo I'orto
Rlcnns. . . . .
Tn Select IIIh Cnltlui't.
Whlln tho actual appointment of these of
ficials will devolve upon tho president Al
len's observations while In Porto Hlco nro
expected to uld materially In the selections.
As soon as ho nhall have established hlm
ncir nnd gained tho knowledge he seeks
(lovcrnor Allen will return to tho United
Btatce. Ho may leavo Oenoral Davis in
chargo during his absence, but In caso It
whall have been found posslblo to complete
tho formation of tho cablnot, or evon If only
one member shall havo been appointed, then
OlQt person will .net s temporary governor.
Aa to his Intentions respecting tho ad
ministration of tho island's affairs Allen
disclosed theso durng n short Intorvlew this
afternoon, In the course of which ho said:
"It Is true tlio president has asked me to
go to I'orto UIpo as tho civil governor. I
regard this tender In the spirit In which It
Is made, as u great compliment, although Its
ncceptunce means undertaKlug grave re
sponsibilities ".My own Inclination nnd my personal In
terests urgo mo to decline, but ono should
not always chooso tho easy way. There Is a
patriotic duty sometimes to be performed.
If 1 can arrango my nffalrs In such way as
to cnablo mo to do so I shall accept tho
position nnd I shall then bo ready to start
at onco for this post of duty tomorrow.
"My deep rogrot Is leaving tlu Navy de
partment. My servlco there has been of tho
iiapplcst sort nnd tho attachments thero
for mo will always remain a pleasant
memory."
Allen n Ilulne Mnn.
In tho selection of Mr. Allen tho president
lias had In mind tho nppolntment of n man
ot nffalrs and of sound business experience,
qualities which are deemed essential In tho
Administration of tho affairs of an entirely
now government such as Is to bo erected In
I'orto Hlco.
Mr. Allen Is no lawyer, but legal ndvlco
nlways can bo had oven In I'orto Hlco, when
tho occasion arises, nnd in fact the organic
net provides for n well paid attorney gen-
crnl aa a member of tho governor general's
cabinet.
Mr. Allen was born In Lowell, Mass., In
IS 18, and graduated at Amherst. Ho has
liad. In addition to his business experience,
u great deal ot oxecutlvo training. First
n member of Iho Lowell school board, ho
entered tho lower house of the Mnssnchusott
legislature In 1SS1, went Into tho stato
ttonnto In 18S3 anil then became u member
ot tho national house of representatives
lie (served through the Forty-ninth and
Fiftieth congrcM-eH and might haw continued
In legislative work hnd ho not declined n
renominatlon. At tho close ot hln congres
sional career Mr. Allen resumed tho actlvo
control f hla important business Interests
nnd. although be becamo assistant secretary
of tho navy. May 9, 18'.8. succeeding Theo
doro Roosevelt, ho has managed to main
tain his business connections, notwlthstand
lug tho volumo of Important duties that fell
to his sharo In tho Spanish-American war.
At present ho Is the head of a firm manu
lacturlng wood preservative, a president of
ono bank, u director in nnother nnd Is
Jargely interested in tho manufacture of
iilgh grado paper.
Picked iih I.oiik'h Siicecnr.
Oreat Interest Is felt In naval circles In
tho personality of Allen's successor ns ns
idstnnl secretary of tho navy. Ills adminis
tration of the vast detail of the Navy de
partment has been extremely popular nnd It
was fully expected that should Secretary
Long decline to continue during nnother
administration In the olllee of secretary of
tho navy. In tin. event of McKlnley's re
election, Allen would succeed to that lin
portant post. It is Mid, however, that his
Assignment to the governorship ot I'orto
Itlco does not completely remove him from
the field us a secretary of the navy In tho
future, for the most expected of him now Is
that ho shall Inaugurate and put on a sound
luislnctti basis the uew government lu I'orto
Hlco. Ho will return to the United States
when that Important work Is accomplished.
j.si.wt) is m: v.vvt pooimoisi:
91 n iiy Ilciilh Due tn Lack of Doctor
ami .Mcillcluc,
SAN JUAN. I'. H April IS. The startling
fact was recently made public that tn many
illstrlctii of I'orto Rico, where the poptila
lion reaches thousands, thore Is no rcjldent
physician. For Instance. Waua, a town
iif 1,500, must depend on the simplest reme
dies In the ease of Illness, us there Is no
Voyslclan within call. At Utuado the death
mm
rate Is 80 per cent annually and this town
Is a day's ride from I'once through the
mountains.
It appears that physicians have been sent
to those districts, but they refuse to re
nin largely becatuo no town Is able to sup-
one As a result, of this condition rf
order providing a physician for
le Is now very dlfllcult of cn-
the towns reply that
v for such service.
vast poorhoiue nnd
there are opporralHb for charity at every
step.
Were $10,000 to he expended Immrdln'cly
for medicine nnd medical aid It would pos
sibly savo tho lives of 3,000 people. At ono
tlnin the government considered the 'onl
blllty of assigning a phyelclan to ench town
at nn aggregate rost tf $80,000 per yur, but
the funds for such an outlay are not avail
able. AFTER A MASONIC LIBRARY
lumi Miinoiin Willi I Vn.lretv Curiiculc
(ii 1'iiriilftli On,. Cum in 1 1 1
Will ( nil on Him.
WASHINOTON. AprlMS.-iSeclal Tele
gram ) I. K I'nrvlti of Cedar Haplds. Ia..
grand master of tho grand lodge of Masons
of that stnte. nnd J. H. Llndley of Dubuque
were lu conference with Speaker Henderson
and the Iowa delegation In the rcom of
the speaker, discussing the petition of tho
town leglslniure to Andrew Carnegie re
. i 1 1 .. I ....
E," e K ",WU . ultlS0nic
il. v, . C;,rn:,l" 18 on" "f th" t
actlvo Masons In. tho country, having been
. .7 rc:"",m1' mlt wno
rar In life transferred his Mnsonlc al-
,iTV . I u,1u,0,1l,",110" "'n.103- " " 'e-
elded that Mr. I'arvln should go on to New
lorK ami present tho petition in person to
.nr. uiuigiu.
nu.11';. llin)'C".S, m"!. V" MoKernc' of
lair were n the city today, en route to
...u i. ..ii, nuweiiH uau nn interview
with Congrccsman Mercer over the Illalr
postolllce matter and was assured by Mer-
cor that everything was Ratlsfactfry so far
thV t.m, i B'"'Hl"clfr so tar
as the Treasury department was concerned
and that n draft to cover tlm onat of tho
mere miiiiimua
This IsljMililW
property select, would bo sent to,
Congressman Hepburn today recommended
!)n Ctari P. Ilowon as'''nemb r" "
Hoard of Kxamlnlng Surgeons ef Appanoose
county. Iowa, in place- of Dr. Udell, re-
slgne.1. Crlenel Hepburn also recommended
tho establishment of a rural free delivery
route. In RinKirolrl rnuntv with I'nlen n
the center. I
Tho rlnlm of II. .1. airen nf rmivfor,!
Nob., for meals nnd lodclnir furnished to
tho recrultH of tho Second United Stntes
volunteer cavalry at Crawford. Neb., May
17 and SO, 1S98, has been authorized paid , wnicn tncro wcro nooui ien persons. i leja
by Assistant Secretary of War Melklo- who were In the rear portion of the hutld-
john. I
Congressmen Omnble nnd Ilurke of South
Dakota recommended It S. McLio.ctal'n for I
nrstmaater nt Waknolln. Horemnn countv. .
N. D., and Walter Fry at Oral, Fall Rlvor ,
county, S. I).; also the establishment of a '
postoftlre at Top liar, Stanley county, S. D.
Iowa postmasters appointed: Frank No- ,
metz, at Duncan, Hnncock county; H. O.
Andrews, at Toddvllle, Linn county; Edwin
Hummer, at Unity, Johnson county, and
Frank Hayward, nt Wnlkervlllc, Pago
county. South Dakota Charles J. Sclp, at
Sliver City, Pennington county. Wyoming
Jennie A. Codwln, at Leo, Carbon county.
Comptroller Dawes tcdny approved the 1
conversion of the West Rend (Ia.) Saving '
bank to tho First National bank, with a
capital of $23,000. M. L. Rrown, Charles
McCormlck. H. Haskln, John L. Henry and
Henry Detweller are named as Incorporators,
Also tno crnveraion or tne nrrcn county
State bank of Indlanola, In., to the Warren
County National bank, with a capltnl of
jmu.uuu. William uuxion. jr., wniinm imx-.
ton, f. i sigie ana j. si. urowne aro nnmeu i
as Incorporator. I
Congressman Ilurko called nt the War
department today in company with Rev. .
O. S. Clevenger of Pierre, former chap- .
Iain of Grigsby'a Rough Riders. Clevenger
is a candldato for appointment as chaplain
In ono of tho volunteer regiments now In
tho servlco and will bo appointed It tho
bill creating ofllcea for these regiments
passes congtess. Ho will Beo tho president
Saturday.
Miss Agnes R. Young of New ork has
been appointed assistant matron at the Crow
Creek Indian school. South Dakota.
STRENGTH OF l'ltlMI'Pl.N'KS 1I1IY.
Corhln
reie u Statement of the
1'oreen There,
WARmvr.Tnv Anrll 12. Adlutant Cor-
bin has prepared a Htatoment, Hhowing tho '""'""s""' """" "'f" "
strongth of tho troopB In tho Philippines to Chairman Jones of the. national corn
on tho 1st of April, the dato of tho last ! nilttce.
returns. According to this statement thoro I The directors of tho hall company havo
wero on tho dato stated 63.G85 odlcorB and I entored Into coiitrnct with responsible firms
men there, being an Increaoo of 308 slnco al1 corporatlonH for the reconstruction of
March 1, tho dato of the last previous re- i ,ho building," says tho subcommittee, "and
port. This increase Is duo to tho arrival I tho contracts requiring tho work to bo
of recruits, mainly members of tho hospital j completed prior to tho dale of tho conven
corps and other stnft departments. Tho tlon- n, Instance- the contractors have
total of general onicers and staff Is 2,730. entered Into heavy bond, with penalties, for
Tho total cnvnlry force Is 3.507. of which lho ''tcr" fulfillment of their several en
2 111 are regulars nnd 1.09(5 volunteers. Basements. Wo examined these contracts
There, are threo regiment of cavalry, of
whlch one Is made up of volunteers. Thero
nre live regiments of nrtlllery, nil of tho
regular establishment, and numbering 2,228
ofneors and men. There aro forty-ono regi
ments of infantry, aggregating 6.1,120 of
ficers and men, of which number 21,133 aro
regulars and 30,078 volunteers.
Including all classes thero aro 3I.3S2 regu
lars, of which number 0CS aro ofllcers and
30,-lU enlisted men. nnd 32.320 volunteers,
or which 1.3:6 aro oIIIcom and 30.IS7 enlisted
men.
WOOD KSTAIII.ISIIKS A THKASl'KY.
To Hp Opened nt Havana the Middle
or Till Month.
WASHINGTON. April 12 Acting under
Instructions from the secretary of war Gen
eral Wood has established a treasury in tho
city ot Havana, which will be opened on
April 15 for the reception and disbursement
of tho revenues of the Island. All mouey
received at points other than Havana will
be transmitted In specie to the treasurer
of that city, who may deposit it In his own
vaults or place It In authorized deposi
tories. General Wood saya that In view ot tho
sei vices of tho North American Trust com
pany and also In view of tho fact that It
was tho fiscal agent of the United States,
that company Is to havo preference of a
depository In places where It has banking
houses, nnmjdy. Hnvnnn, Matanms, Clcn
fuegos and Santiago.
Mil I'OII
hh, minis'
MIITHIHtS.
I'ciihIoiim for Thone Hurried to Con
fed e rule Warrior.
WASHINGTON. April 12. A senate hill
which will permit the dependent mothers
of soldlors or sailors of tho Spanish war,
even though they married confederate sol
diers, to recclvo tho benefit oj the general
pension law, was passed by the tiouso to
day. Nomination hy I'rewlilent,
WASHINGTON. Ajirll 12. The president
today sent the following nominations to tho
senate:
Army, Volunteers, Forty-sixth Infantry
To be captain, Kim Lieutenant II. II. Sheen.
To be llrst lleuteuant, Secoud I'itenant R.
D. Kavunaugh,
FALLING WALLS KILL TI1RLE
Foui-Story Br ck Collapse nt Pittsbnr?,
Bury in z Nine People.
JIX ARE TAKEN OUT BADLY INJURED
One Ititcnillnrc PurchiiNcr in n Store
mill ii Clerk Arc Killed In tin
Art of MitMnu a
Tunic.
PITTSBURG, April 12. Without warning
and with a rush nnd a roar tho four-story
brick building at the corner of Second
nvenuo an.l Wood Btreet collapsed today,
burying lu Its ruins a number ot pe-ple,
three of whom were tnken out dead, six
wcro badly hurt and several others slightly
Injure I. Tho dead: ,
MRS. MAHTHA JONES, aged 61, 511 Sec
ond avenue. '
EUGENE HEHNHARDT, aged 29, 1703
Manhattan street, Allegheny, salcsmnn from
I Armstrong & McKelvy company. .
I OSCAR HIOLER, carpenter, homo sup-
posed to be near Harrlsburg.
Thy Injured: '
i Noel Casper of Kmsworth, salesman fjr
Arnistrotig-MeKolvy company, leg broken,
badly bruised. Joseph SIosb, lieutenant fire
riiiiiiiuny, u. i, un uiuni'ii. .,i,.,iui
Sh.ug, Meamflttcr. leg hroken and an:
crtuhed. James Sullivan, badly cut nn
brulse,i. Jnmc9 V. Sims, carpenter. I.adl
company, No. 1, ribs broken. Micnaoi
arm
il
:lly
cut and brulntH. August Ferdcgard. aged
ci. found In tho cellar nf tho wrecked bulld-
I)K Mlfft.rlng severely from shock.
Thfl !m(ine ns occunled by tho Arm-
strons-MeKolvy Lend and Oil company. It 1
,! Pnlnn,i.,in.1 Uv rnnrrnrlnra Me.
(lovcrn & Lyttle, who were converting the
,.,,. ., 010 lnrg0 otoro. About
forty-eight feet of the middle partition had
been removed. Steel girders, supported by
heavy Iron posts, were In place, and tho
nIghnK tollohes wcro being put on tho I
""'""-'"i' . ..... ,
and apparently centralized the heavy -weight
,?"- 11,0
10 "tructure. Up to tho present this IB
"lu -'
wh,f'1 1,,cKan b' tl,p 1 0r ,
leaking through, carrying with It the two
"t nbovt;. making a breach from top to
bottom through the center of the building, j
Tliw fact that the rear portion or 1110 ;
building on Second nvenuo did not collapso ;
fl-W 'nan- "vos. It was In .that part or ,
'ho building that tho ofHce were located, lu j
lug hoard tho crndh nnd ran out or tno
sldo door on Second avenue ami escaped.
Humors of many people being Duricu
under tho debris were rife, but the list given
comprises all of tho casualties. Tho loss j
to tho linn win De nnoui .uuu.
When the accident happened business was
liulng transacted on tho first lloor as usual.
Mrs. Jones was there for some paint and
evidently had Just completed tho purchase,
for when her body nnd that of Salesman
llornbardt, who waited on her, wcro found,
tho man had a flvo-dollar hill In hla hand
and tho woman clutched her pockctbook,
demonstrating tho fact that tho collapse
camn so suddenly that neither had tlmo to
move.
within a few mlnuten after tho accident
hundreds of men ami women gathered, all
anxious to help In tho rescue of the many
supposed to bo burled. Firemen nnd po-
Hoemcn, however, soon had the place roped
off nn.i hn work of rescue was carried on
.vstemntlcnllv. and notwithstanding tho 1
srwlt danger ot the toppling walls, fho
rrKCUcr8 WOrkod until all tho burled -wero
extricated.
xh hulldlnp lnneetnr will hnzln an in.
vrfitlgntlou t0 carn tho cauge ot tDe ac.
cucnti
KANSAS CITY WILL HOLD IT
Demoerntle Siilieoiimil t ter 1'lnil Ar
rniiKenienlM to Helinllil Conven
tion Hull iiit lufnelory.
KANSAS CITY. April 12. There will bo
no chango In date or placo of holding tho
democratic national convention,, previously
set for Knnsas City, July 4. The subcom
mittee of tho democratic national committee
met tho local committee on arrangements
here today and nftcr going over the situation
' """ '"" 11 "'''- uiilo u whj con-
tractors and architect of the building, wo
aro satisfied that tho hall will bo rebuilt
so as to fully accommodate, in accordanco
with tho original contract, and that no
necessity will nrlso for nny change either
In tho tlmo or placo of holding tho conven
tion." Senator J. K. Jonos, chairman of tho na
tional committee; D. J. Campau of Michigan,
Clayton of Alabama and Guftoy of Pennsyl
vania, members of tbo subcommittee, woro
unable to attend tho meeting.
LATE KANSAS FLOOD NEWS
llenvy Ilnln or Cloudburst Cnnup
llnimiKe In South wrtrrn Pnrt
or the Mute.
LIBERAL, Kan., April 12. A wave of
water ten feet high, due to heavy rains or
a cloudburst west of here, came down tho
Cimarron river, east of here, Saturday
morning, carrying away 450 feet of tho Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific bridge and
trestlo work at Arknlon and taking fences,
haystacks and several small houses In Its
way. One houso wns washed half a mllo
with six persons In It, but all woro rescued.
Fow cattle losses nre reported. No trains
or mails havo reached hero slnco Friday nnd
telegraph cominuuclatlon has Just been re
sumed. Liberal nnd Arkalon arc situated In
Seward county. In n sparsely settled locality
In the cxtremo southwestern corner of the
state on the Oklahoma bordor.
BEATS APRIL SNOW RECORD
Over Three inehe Cover
Ground nt Chlenuo I'romlHc
of .More.
(he
CHICAGO, April 12. Over threo Inches of
snow fell In this city during the past
eighteen hours, breaking all proVlous
rocordH of tho weather bureau for April
Bnowfulls. Tho snow ceased falling about
3 o'clock this morning, but tho weather
remnlns cloudy and It Is still threatening
cither more snow or rain.
At the weather office It was said- "This
storm breaks the record of the Chicago office
In respect to such a heavy fall ot snow at
such a late date. Tho fall nt times was as
heavy ns In any mid-winter storm."
The snowfall was genernl throughout the
Mississippi valley and the lake region.
- t -Iti-linrt
I'lMill Crop Killed.
WICHITA, Kan.. April 12. Ico a quarter
of an Inch thick formed here last night and
farmers today report that the fruit crop Is
killed.
FUMIGATING A STEAMSHIP
Wnm'I (lint Armed nt Liverpool with
Mini) .Smallpox Omen Alioaril In
Clcniieil I'p,
(C.ipyrlght. 1M0, by Tress Publishing Co.)
LIVERPOOL. April 12. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram After a
thorough fumigation the steamship New
England sal'od this afternoon for Boston
with a clean bill of health. It carried 1,100
passenger?, Including nb ut 150 members of
tho Clark oriental excursion party of 550
When the ship arrived hero frocn Naples ' which the selection was made came about
on March 30 It hnd on board twenty cases as a coincidence. "It so happened," sajs
of smallpox among tho crew and three con- Mr. Hlch, "that tho two republican mem
valcscent enses of passengers. Tho boat- bers of tho board voted against Dr. An-
swnln died on tho way here. Three of tho drows, although they afterward declared !
New England excursionists had been sick they had no serious objection to him nnd j
with smaltrox on board, but had fully re- that they regarded him as a great edit- I
covered. Several cases havo been reported cator."
among the excursl' nlsts left nt Home and 1 A report from Huron published
elsewhere. Tho disease is supposed to havo in Chicago papers to tho effect that Mr. I
been contracted In Jerusalem. Hlch, although voting for Ur. Andrews,
The ship was entirely overhauled, refitted . looked upon l'rof. J. W. JenkB of Cornell as
nnd repainted here under the direction of his llrst choice, gives the following version:
tho sanitary authorities, who declare It free if nr. Andrews Is an aspirant for the
from nil disease. Tho affair has cost tho Place it may Interest him to know how
nnmnn,,v ni, -,n nan nearly he citmo to iiiIsmIiik nn election,
company about $o0.000. Wh,,n boim, mct ,)l(it V0IllnK uegents
' Morrill and Gould Informed their fusion
nnci ccdico nnMTlMnc: colleagues that polities, so far us they were ,
DUEL Scflltb . bONTINUc i eoncerned, vvould cut no llgiire. They wete 1
ready to vote for any of the men sub- ,
Huron l(o(ltclill.l In Pierced In Arm In
nn Kneoiiater with Count
PARIS, April 12. Count Lubcrsao
and Uaron Cdouard Rothschild, a son ot
Uaron Alyhonso Hothschlld, fought a duel
with svvv.rds today In tho neighborhood of
,t,ia m, iin v-,in,r,i t;n,i,0M,.i,i .
V".'. ... ..
l.lilierniio.
deeply pricked In tho right forearm, but bIoii members, who were told that It was
was able to return homo for lunch nnd go the expressed wish of W. J. Hryan Hint Ur.
nn n Rtrnll lhl nflernoon Andrews be elected. In sptto of this It n-
, . . nItcrnoon' , , , mil red an all-day session of the regents
This duel Is another of tho aeries before tho result was accomplished, shortly
ot encounters arising from Count Lubcr- j before " o'clock this evening,
sac's letter to Baron Robert Rothschild, i Mr- Rich explains this ns follows:
son of Uaron Oustav Hothschlld. The first ' "I was never at any time opposed to Dr.
duel took place on tho afternoon of April Andrews, although I must confess admlra
4 between M. Michel Uphrussl and "on for Prof. Jenks. Doth Andrews and
Lubersao on tho island of Graude Jntte, , Jenks aro great men. Prof. Jenks, however,
In th river Seine, nt Nculllv. M. Enhrusfl was not given particular Consideration in
was wounded In tho breast and tho count
received a alight scratch on the neck.
PLAGUI
HIOTM
AT CAWNPOIU
!Sen;remltloll Cainp Destroyed and Ten
Kllleil Troop Out.
ROM RAY, April 12. Plague riots havo
taken placo at Cawnporc, where the scgre-
gatlon enmp has been destroyed and ten
persons killed,
Order la now restored, 'but all business Is
suspended and the populaco is aullcn.
Troops and volunteers aro patrolling tho '
city and guards aro at tho mills and fac- I
lories.
Throe IlodlrM 1'lontlnir In Oeenn.
VICTORIA, R. C, April 12. II. II. M. S.,
Artlm.i wMMi flrrlvnil nt P!H(iiilmnii1t vpS.
terday. reports passing throo bodlc3. cvl- I torday selected aH chancellor ot tho unl
dentlv mehi EuroneaiiB. tit -Hit lust off San I verstty, is at present superintendent ot the
Francisco, on the 7th lntt.' There was nl
wreckage In tho vicinity, but It was pre-
Burned tho corpses were from somo foun-
dcred ship. Thero was n heavy gale blow-
lug nnd It was Impossible to Investlgato.
Lieutenant Scott, who was shot by Henry
Hlgglns nt Ehqulmault on Frldny, died
last night. Thero will be no court-martial
of tho sentry, who was simply performing
his duty.
Inmnlca Itullronit Deelslon.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 12. Upon the
application of tho Central TruBt company of
New York nnd others tbo supremo court during several years prior to 1S90 was pro
today ordered tho winding up of tho Ja- feasor ot economics In Cornell university,
malca railroad, vesting tho snrao in tho Prof. Jenks, who at present, holds tho chair
government. First mortgage bondholders of economics In Cornell, is authority for the
recelvo Inscribed stock with lntoresl at 3i , statement that Mr. Andrews wns ono of
per cent. I tho most brilliant and successful teachers
I of economics ho had ever known. Mr. An-
Itloter Attack Detention Cnmp. I ,rewB was called from Cornell university
ALLAHAHAD, April 12. Several cases of 1 10 tho presidency of Rrown university, nt
plaguo havo been reported at Cawnporo re- providence. R. I., and for nbout ten years
cently. A body of rioters yesterday at
tacked tho segregation camp nnd several
persons were killed. Tho garrison and n
forco of volunteers wcro called out to
suppress tho uprising.
Knlnrr nnd Cnr to Meet.
LONDON, April 12. Tho Localanzelger
Bays Emperor William and Emperor
Nicholas will meet at Dantzlc toward tho end
of May.
Today tho kaiser suddenly summoned the
generals of tho Gardo du Corps from Pots
dam to Berlin for a conference.
Give I'p Hope of Ileeovery.
LONDON, April 12. Stephen Crane, tho
American novelist, who has been ill for some
time, has suffered a relapse and tho attend-
Ing doctors aro now almost hopeless of his
recovery.
KnrtliqiinltrR In llolirniln.
VIENNA, April 12. A severe earthquake
has occurred at Toron, Rohiimla, sixty
houses being destroyed. It is feared tho
town must bo abandoned, tho shocks con
tinuing. ConiinUNlonerii Start for .Milan.
NAPLES, April 12. Tho Transvaal
commissioners, accompanied by Dr. Miller
nnd Jonker Von Rocschotcn, started this
morning for Milan.
ATTACK NON-UNION WORKMEN
Strike Sympathizer lOlnile the Guard
mi Miirnhiill Field
lliilldliiir.
CHICAGO, April 12. Strlko sympathizers
eluded tho guards at tho Marshall Field
building today and assaulted two men. The
foreman of the tuck pointers, who wai
asked by two men for work, upon rcplylns
that no union men would be taken, was
struck by both men, who then made their
escape. The second aw,ault was made upon
. non-union man who, with his companions,
was on his way to tho building. Ho was
singled out and soveniy beaten by threo
men. who also escaped.
Fifteen hodcarrleis and three plasterers
wero brought Into tho building early with
out being molested nnd wero put to work.
As a result of tho attack? mado today the
giards havo been doubled.
A riot between union nnd nonunion men
In front of tho Merchants' Lon and TYust
building, at Adams aud ('lark streets, this
evening, would havo assumed pravo pro
portions and probably resulted seriously but
for tho timely arrival of threo patrol
wagons filled with pollco ofllcers, vno 1-ad
been summoned to tho sccno by riot calls.
Tho trouble wns Incited by strikers, who
attacked a number of nonunion men ns the
latter wero leaving the building jho.'tly
nfter 5 o'clock for their homes. Superin
tendent T. II. Tlnsley, who had chargo of
tho architectural work on the building, was
nssnulted by two of tho strikers and sus
tnlneil Blight injuries about the head. John
Kcelcy, a laborer, was taken luto custody.
RICH TALKS ABOUT ANDREWS
Onnba Ktgent of Unlmilty Diicuaiei tho
Selection of Chancellor,
HE DECLARES POLITICS NOT A FACTOR
Vote AlntiK Party Line, Siiy HeKcnt
It loli. Wan .Merely n Coincidence
EiiIokInIIc Trlliute to
.Mr, Andrew.
IMsrn Hlch, tho Omaha member of the
Stato university regents, returned from Lin
coln Thursday afternoon, where ho par
ticipated In the election of Dr. ti. Ilcnjnmln
Andrews of Chicago ns university chancel
lor. Mr. Hlch declares that tho narty vote by
ui'Mi'u- .leiiHH i Lornen. niiiuns ui Ne
vada university, or Gates of Iowa any one
111 fact. 'the mulorltv eniilil decide Ulii'in ex.
eept Andrews. Regent Hlcli, In an Informal
discussion of the different nuines suggested,
declared himself much Impressed with the
qualltlcatlons of Jeremiah W. Jenks of Cor
nell and urged his selection.
The reuentH then lulloiirneil until todnv
and the polltlelans begun their work. Uvery
nlluenco which the fuslonlstM of tho state
'ouso.froni Governor Poynter down, could
nring to near was exerted on tlio four ru-
! tho matter of making a selection, for tho
reason that ho was not posltlvo that ho
wuntod tho position. He has arrangements
that would prevent him from assuming
tho responsibilities of tho chancellorship
for several months In fact, ho Is about to
start upon n tour of Europe and even after
that is completed he could not say posl-
lively that he would take the place. There
fore, ho was hardly to bo considered within
tho range of possibilities, notwithstanding
I the fact that such n man 'as Prof. Jenks
would add greatly to tho preatlgo of Nc-
braskn's university."
KiKUeB Ur. Aii.lre,v.
Relative to Dr. Andrews, his qualifications,
his personality and his general worth, Mr.
Rich said:
"Prof. Uenjamln Andrews, who was yes.
i "tooois -of obloafco ar.d nt-sik'n erln
tendent, since ho has been there, has raised
! tho schools of that city from nn admittedly
,ow Position to a rank equal to tho test
In tho United States. Mr. Andrews has had
n varied and largo experience in educational
matters and thero Is probably no man In
tho United States better fitted to tnke In
hand tho work ns chancellor of the Uni
versity of Nebraska. He has filled almost
every position In tho entlro educational
gamut. In his early days ho was con
nected with various public schools, was
president of numerous colleges, and finally
administered his trust In a most satisfactory
manner. Whntevcr diniculty ho had nt
Hi own university did not grow out of tho
silver question, hut from tho fact that ho
stood for freo Bpccch nmong professors of
educational Institutions, and as such cham
pion ho received tho unanimous sympathy
and support of professors and college pres
idents In tho various universities through
out tho United States.
Andrew nn Old Soldier.
"Ho was called from Rrown university
to his present position In Chicago. Ho was
at ono tlmo a delegate to tho monetary
conference at Hrussels. Ho roso through
Buecessivo grades from that of private, dur
ing tho rebellion, to that of flist lieutenant
and during ono of tho engagements In tho
civil war ho lost an eye
"He is tho author ot qulto a number of
text booka on history, educational anil
economic questions. Ho Is a imngnctlc man,
a brilliant orator and u first-class organizer.
Owing to tbo fact that tho common schools
of Nebraska aro tho natural feeders of
tho university and nro closely allied with
It, Mr, Androws' expcrlcnco In common
school work will provo of Immcnso benefit
In this Btato. It Is untrue, us stated In
i certain papers, that thero were any poll
, (,C8 whnl800Vf; in h9 appointment or that
I ,,,,,,, ..,, v,. mnini n.
mombers of tho board voting for Mr. An-
drcwB. Ho was tho only man that could bo
agreed upon. So far as I know, tho entire
faculty of tno university is unnnlmous In
Its opinion that a better roan could not havo
been called to tho chancellorship, and that
for tho first tlmo this position has been
honored by a really great man and a man
ot national reputation. Acting Chancollor
Resscy has tor years urged tho appoint
ment nt Mr. Androws and Is particularly
entnusiastic over tno prospcciB or tno uni-
verslty with tho new chancellor.
"Mr. Andrews has for somo tlcno been
nn owner of property in Nobraskn, owning
a residence property at Beatrice, and had
expected on leaving Chicago, whether called
to tho chancellorship of tho Nebraska uni
versity or not, to mnko hla futuro homo
at lleatrlco and thero continue his economic
writings."
Asked ns to the probahlllty of Dr. An
drowB acceptance of tho chancellorship upon
official notification, Mr. Hlch said ho re
garded It as a certainty.
I'reNldeiit AVheeler Tnlk,
D. H. Wheeler. Jr., president of the Stato
University Alumni association, of Omahu
when asked for an expression as to tho se
lection of Dr. Androws as chancellor of
tho Nebraska Stato university, replied:
"My opinion on this matter cannot be
worth much, for tho reason that I know
nothing of Prof. Androws, except In a gen
ernl way. What I havo heard of him ns an
educator has been complimentary, but, as I
say, I havo no personal knowlcdgo of his
work.
"Our club haB not taken any actlvo part
In tho selection of a chancellor. Wo de
sire, above all. things, to bco the Interests
ot tbo university advanced aud I trust that
CONDITION Of THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair; Warmer, Variable Winds.
TVnuieriiturr lit mil li it j cNlerdny I
Hour. Den. Itiinr. lieu.
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7 ii. iii us ;i p. in ;is
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II a. in ii,-. 7 p. in t
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ti i. in i:t
politics will not bo nllowed to hnndlcap tho
usefulness of the Institution, which, as It
now stands, Is one ot the foremost schools
In the entire c untry. l'Mucatlou Is a non
partisan nffnlr and It should nlwnys be kept
so. We can get en nigh politics In tho
regular channel without dragging such que
t Ioiib Into our sellouts. The alumni organi
zation i f Omaha knows uo politics in Its at
titudo toward the university at least, that
Is tho way I feel about it."
ANDREWS CANNOT ACCEPT
Advice from Clileimo Stntp (lint lie
Will l'nxli the l'roMci'ril Cliiio
eellorNhlii Anldf,
LINCOLN, April 12. Advices received to
night from Chicago state that Dr. K. Den
Jamln Andrews will tomorrow or Saturday
notify the regents of the I'nlversity it Ne
braska that he cannot accept the position of
chancellor of the University of Nebraska, to
which he was elected esterday. l'rof. An
drews has received assurances that his
tcnuro of office ns superintendent of nclr ols
of Chlcngo will not bo disturbed nnd while
ho Is grateful to the Nebraska regents he
prefers to remain where ho Is.
CHICACJO, April 12. (Special Telegram.)
Regret I cannot answer your nuciitlon
today. K. HENJA.M1N ANDREWS.
Lato today Dr. Andrews said:
"This offer of tho regents lookB so tempt-
, Ing that it can hnrdly be overlooked. I
i probably will go to Lincoln In a day or two
to confer with the regents, after which I
can say positively whether I will accept."
The above telegram was recolved by Tho
Heo in reply to a query no to whether Mr.
Amir own would accept the position of chan
cellor of the Nebraska Stato university, ten
dered him by tho regents at tho meeting
Wednesday.
BRYAN VISITS DYING WOMAN
IteniiollilN to Her lteiioent that She
.11 ay See t'liiuiiiloa of Her Kaltli
llelore Death.
PHOENIX. Ariz.. April 12. W. J. Ilryan
arrived this morning and was escorted by
two hrnss bandB through tho streets to his
hotel, whero ho wan entertained by tho
democratic clubs.
A reception followed, during which ho
rerelvcd a meBsago from a dying woman,
asking him to call on her. nH 8he desired
to meet the champion of her faith. Ho
readily responded.
Returning to tho hotel, Mr. Rrynn ad
dressed tho school children, tho schools bo
lng closed for the occasion. For an hour
and a half he addressed 5,000 people on the
public plaza on tho subjects ot silver, trusts
nnd imperiallsn.
Ho left W Prescoti on a special train
this afternoon.
WILLI MS I'OH IIHYAX'S MATH.
liiliine l'lan to Have PnpnllNt .Value
MiiNMiielnineltH Man.
I10STON, April 12. Georgo Fred Williams
of Massachusetts was formally named n's a
vlco presidential possibility by the Rryau
, club of Massachusetts in a banquet to
night.
Tho plan bb outlined Is to have the pop
ulist party convention name Ilryan for pres
ident nnd not to namo nt that time a vlco
presidential candidate; in lieu thereof to
send to tho democratic national convention
tlio unincs of four men who nro ncceptnblo
to tho populists, tho selection nf these
names by tho democrats to bo tho populists'
nomination for second place.
In his letter expressing regret at en
forced absence from tho banquet Senator
Pettlgrew said:
"It Is very gratifying to me that the
Inspiration for greater efforts in tho resto
tatlon of tho fundamental principles on
which this government Is foundoJ comes
from Roston, tho cradle In which they
wero rocked during tho Infancy of tho ro
publlf." CISSEL FAMILY POISONED
Itoiih on Hat In Found In Coffee
I neil by .Minister' Iloune.
hold.
FORT WAYNE, Ind.. April 12. The mom-
, hers of the family of thu Rev. C. C. CIshlO
I recently became suddenly 111 with symptoms
j of poisoning. City Choinlat Draycr today
: discovered tho contents of a box of rough on
rats In the ground coffeo used by tho family.
, Rev. CIskcI was pastor of lho Berry
' Street church here, but at tho recent confor
enco was transferred to Goshen. Tuesday
night Hov. Clfisel, Mrs. CIs3el and Mr. and
Mrs. Kelslong, her parents, becamo violently
111. Mrs. Kelsleng 1h not yet out ot danger.
All had partaken of coffeo. Tho caso ic
, mains a complete mystery.
I Rev. Casslus C. Clssel of Forjt Wayne,
' Ind., was tho guest of his ncphow, Rev.
' Clydo Clay Clssel of tho Hanscom Park
Methodist Episcopal church ot Omaha for
sovoral weeks earlier in tho spring. He
nasisted at a series of revivals and formed
qulto a wldo acquaintance among Omaha
people.
MURDERED BY THE FILIPINOS
American Soldier Killed After Melon
Cup tn red I n for in nt I on Come
hi it Letter,
HAJCELTON, Pa., April 12. In a letter
written under dato of February 10 and re
ceived last night by IiIh brother, Patrkk
Boyle, nt McAdoo, Pa., John Doyle, a mem
ber of Company (I, Nineteenth Unltod
States Infantry, on duty lu tho Philippines,
says that Henry Griffiths, a Hazolton boy,
' was recently captured by Insurgents and
I murdered.
' Prlvnto Hoylo writes that he ami five
! other members of his company, Including
i Grilllths, strayed away from tho regiment
I while on a march and that they wero sur
' prised by a number of Filipinos. Boyle sayn
ho nnd his companions with tho exception
of Griffiths escaped. Tho latter, ho writes,
was captured nnd then murdered.
.Mov ement of Oeenn !, April 1-,
At New York Arrived L.'ihn. from lire
rmen nnd Southampton; Worm, from (Jenoa
Sailed Hlspnnla for Marfcellles; I'Aqul
talne, fur Havre; Kaiser Frledrleh, for
Hamburg, via PI mouth and Cherbourg.
At Liverpool Arrived Coi-'nthla. from
Boston; ilelgenland, from Philadelphia.
Sailed New England, for Ronton; Taurlc,
for New York.
At Naples Arrived Aller, from New
York, for Genoa.
At Ynkilmma Sailed fllvmnlii. from
i Hong Kung. for T.n etna
At Qu ei hi vvn H.illed Tcutolik, from
Liverpool, for New Yoilt
SAME BURKET AGAI5
First Diitrot Republicans Honor Theii
Congretsnun Once More.
NOMINATION IS MADE BY ACCLAMATI01
Recipient Returns II i Tbtnks Amid SaWoi
of Entbuiust.o Applause.
1UCKER AND SPURL0CK FOR DELEGATES
v.h:66ii to Ripr'ssnt tho Dimiot in the
National Convention.
BjYD AND W0RL ELECTED ALTERNATES
Platform llndorfien .Melvlnley unit
I'oiiinieiiiU llurket, While Con
demuliiK Democratic Pnrty
tor Hypocritical Cmil.
LINCOLN. April 12.-(Speclnl Telegram.)
At the republican convention of tho First
I congressional District hold In the Audi
torium in this city tonight 13. J. llurket wat
lenoinlnated by acclamation for congress
and E. A. Tucker ot Richardson county nnd
, Georgo M. Spurb.ck of Cabs county wore
chosen district delegates to the national ro
publican convention. L. W. Hilllngiley ot
( Lincoln, for whom tho Uincistor delegation
i was Instructed, was unablo to muster enough
un.M io constitute u majority and Uin
caster's voto was cast for Boyd aud Worl
of Johnson county. Thmo men failed to
recelvo tho necessary majority, but worn
afterward elected nlternato delegates. Tho
convention was harmonious throughout.
Routine lleport.
The convention wus called to order
at s o'clock by F. T. Orlllltb of
Pawn.',, city. Captain L. W. BIlllngBley of
Lincoln wns elected temporary chairman
by a voto of SU to 88 nnd tho temporary or
ganization was then mado penmancnt, with
Frank .McCartney of Otoo county as sceic
tary. Ctugrcssman E. j. Rurltet was renomi
nated by acclamation on motion of Dr. E.
L. Holyokc of Lincoln. When tho chairman
called for tho vote of those opposed to
tho nomination n deathlike stillness fell
upon tho coi'ventlcn, which changed a mo
ment later to a thunderous wavo of ap
plause. Thero were loud calls for Burket
and upon tho Invitation of tho chairman
ho mounted the stage and thanked tho con
vention for tho honor that had been con
ferred upon him.
Mr. llurket spoke brlelly of the stralght
rorwaid course und splendid traditions of
tho republican party. Ho defended tho
I'orto Hlean taiilf bill In unqunllHod terms.
. Direct taxation on tho Island, ho snld, was
impracticable for tho reason that there
would be no revenue for ;it least ono year
and a half. Ho said thero had not been
passed In recent years a more patriotic
act than the Porto HIcan tariff bill, whoso
j chief opiionents wero tho Sugar nnd To
I bncco trust magnates. He closed by saying
I that tho republican ?arty had tho nerve.
as in thu past, to advpcati. whatii belloved
was right.
Vote for Illtrlet OelcKnte.
On motion of Frank Reavls of Falls City
tho convention authorized thn chairman of
tho delegation to cast the votes of absentees
for district delegates. A voto was thou
taken with tho following result:
Cass Tucker, 25; Spurlock, 25.
Johnson Worl, H; Boyd, 8; Tucker, C.
'iJanrnstor Worl, 68; Boyd, 58,
Nemaha Boyd, 15; Worl, 11; Tucker, 3;
Spurlock, 2.
Otoo Spurlock, 23; Tucker, 22; Worl, 1.
Pawnee Tucker, lfi; Spurlock, 16.
RlchanUon Tucker, 24; Spurlock, 24.
Totals Tucker, 88; Spurlock, 90; Worl,
87; Boyd, 71.
R. C. Royd and Mr. Worl woro elected
I alternates.
I Resolutions wero adopted renowing nl-
j leglanco to thojirlnclplcs of republicanism;
t expressing pride In tho ablo aud conscrva-
' tlvo administration of President McKlnloy;
congratulating tho country upon Its con-
I tinned prosperity, and expressing gratifica
tion at tho record mailo by Congressman
llurket. Another resolution was albo
adopted condemning tho democratic party
, tor Its hypocritical avowals of allegiance to
tho doctrlno of "consent of tho governed."
Congressman Burkot was empowered to
Bolect tho chairman and secretary of tho
congressional commlttoo, which wns named
1 as follows: C. D. CInpp, Casn; Frank Mc-
I Cnrtney, Otoe; B. F. Neal, Noniaha; O. A.
Cooper, Richardson; J. F. Griffith, Pnwnco,
A. 11. Allen, Jchnson; E. L. Ilolyoko, Lan-
. caster; S. P. Davidson, Johnson.
I l'o tile Attempt ut ('oiiitroinle,
Sovoral attempts wero mado during tho
day to effect a compromise with the Lan
caster county delegation by pledging tho
support ot outside counties to J. II. McClay
for delegato-at-largo, but as no opposltluu
to his candidacy has developed tn any ot
thu counties in tho district tho proposition
! was not accepted.
I It. B. Schneider ot Fremont, candidate
for national committeeman, accompanied by
several trusted lloutununts, arrived early
this morning and began tin actlvo canvass
among tho delegates. United States Marshal
Mathows, a brother-in-law of Schneider, was
among his workers. Tho boom of the Fro
tnont man tor national committeeman did
not meet with a very favorablo reception
today. Tho Lancaster county dolegatlon to
tho stato convention, numbering fifty-eight
votes, stands solid for E. HoBowafer. Many
of tho delegattti to tho congressional con
vention, especially from tho southern coun
Ucb In tho district, expressed themsclvos as
opposed to Schneider's candidacy becauso of
his connection with tho Sugar trust.
In this connection Bomo rnthor severe
criticism waB indulged In by tho antl-
Schnelder men concerning tho nttltudo ot
i Chairman Tefft of tho stato central com
mittee, who Is said to havo been qulotly
working In tho Interest of tho Fremont can
, dldatc.
"We don't hellovo that tho chairman of
' tho state committee should uso his position
, to nsslst any candldato In n light of this
kind," snld a Falls City man, who Is taking
I an active part in tho committeeman light,
j "While ostensibly organizing tho statu lu
tho Interests of tho party ho hns In reality
been laying plans for Schneldor's cam
paign." I ALABAMA POPULISTS OX HECK.
They Will Send Dcli-nute to Iho Cin
cinnati Con ventlon.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 12. A con
forenco of the loading populists of the stats
was held hero today, at which It was de
cided to send n delegation to tho national
convention from this stnte to voto for
Wharton Barker and Ignatius Donnelly for
first and second places nn tho national tic
ket, llutlor nnd all thn tuslonlsts and the
men who culled tho Sioux Falls convention
wero condemned as traitors.
Deadlock In Convention.
WELLINGTON. O , April 12. - Tho 3.12d
i ballot shows tbo deadlock still continued In
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