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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JU'E 19, 1871. OMAHA, TUESDAY MOiTNTN G, JUNE 5, 11)00 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. TT.FYF 0 PRFTORIA 1JL J 'XjLLl Uil I IVLil Ullin England Calmly Wiitdn for a Word from Lord Bobiru, DUTCH CAPITAL WILL NOT RESIST Botr Leadsrs Said U Hats. Eioorsrsd from Lata Panic WAR COUNCIL NOW THE GOVERNMENT Bnrghers Ballots that Their Pretoria Haj Bs Defended. KRUGER IS MOVING MYSTERIOUSLY Grnrrnl Itnndlr Estnlillshrs Commun ication With i-nrrnl Ilrnhnnt and the Tito Cninmniiders Are Ex pected to Join Forces. LONDON'. Juno 5.-3:20 .1 Intelligence regarding what Is transpiring outaldo Pretoria there 1 ltltlo or nothing todnv. Iirrt Hohorts Is silent. Nevertheless, i by piecing together UemH frnm various cor respondents It would seem that Lord Rob erts' Immediate army in all employed north of Johannesburg, except ono brigade, which Is at Johannesburg, and that six columns aro converging on Pretoria. Beyond Llcbtenberg tho Boers are as sembling to npposH General Hunter Colonel Mahon effected a Juncture with Hunter on Thursday at Maribogo. An undated newn agency message from .Pretoria, via Lourpnzo Marquez, June 4, says: " "Pretoria is now invested by tho British. N'o resistance will be offered. The city will bo surrendered by the burgomaster as soon oa a formal demand Is made." This message purports to como In cipher. President Kruger commands tho telegraph eastward from Pretoria and telegraphic news from Pretoria to Lourenzo Marquez has ceased, but the messengers of newspaper correspondents continue to pai to and fro on tho railway. Tho latest to arrive nt Lourenzo Marquez bring events at tho Boer capital down to a late hour Friday night. At that time, according to these sources of Information, the military leaders had quite recovered from the panic and had determined to defend tho town. Full of Strnnite Iliirwhrri. Ono message, which Is dated June 1. says: "Pretoria Is full of strange burghers, but most of tho commandos aro laagored out side. A great war council of generals has Just concluded Its deliberations. The decision ia to tho futurn military course has not been made known. Louis Botha, and OeLarey sat In the council. ' Another dispatch brought to Lourenzo Marquez by messenger and dated at Pre toria Friday at midnight, says- "Tho war council assumes the powers of tho government. Its members declare that tho capital may still be successfully do- fondad-One rummandtfr.lcclaredjtCWith tho.; help of God the hoar will still come when Great Britain will acknowledge the Inde pendence of the two republics. A tremendous chango will yet come over tho situation.' " General Delarey said that Pretoria would be defended to tho utmost, adding: "There 1 every chance that we will yet beat the enemy out of tho country." Presldunt Kruger la somewhere to tho eastward, but is in constant wire communi cation with tho leaders here. There is, how ever, a deep feeling of anger against blm on account of what is now called his un necessary flight and because hejind the of ficials took all the gold and le1 their sub ordinates unpaid. Tho latent phase of pub lic opinion is a marvelous revival of cour age." From Louronzo Marquez comes a dispatch dated Juno I, saytng: "It (s known that some great British movement Is in pi-ogres outsldo of Pretoria. The mysterious move ments of President Kruger's secretary and physician, particularly thoir visit to the Dutch war ship Frleshfnd, which Is In the harbor here, have aroused suspicions that Important personages are expected." The newn from the minor theaters of hen tllltles is less cryptic. Tho Boer operations to break Lord Roberts' communications have been completely baffled, and the Boer columns are In danger of being surrounded by the British forces at Flcksburg. Senekai and Lyndley. General Bundle, instead of throwing himself against the Boers in trenched at Bedulphburg. moved toward Flcksburg and established communication with General Brabant. The Boers marched parallel with Rundle. intending to seize a strong position on the Flcksburg road, but General Rundle got there first. The 1.500 Boers who were In this movement are now reportod to be going elsewhere." Flht Win u liar. I One. The correspondents with General Rundle continue to point out the hardness of the fight of last Tutadny. but they believe that it will be the last real resistance. Colonel Lloyd was thrice wounded. Drummer Haynes whilo aiding Colonel Lloyd was hit in the hand, which was resting near the Colonel's heart. General Buller's gmis throw a shell or two toward the Boer posi tions In front of blm occasionally. General Badon-Powell Is still at Mafs king. General Hunter's column Is march ing unopposed into the Transvaal by the Lichtenburg. A new pbasn of the Anglo-Dutch centltct Is opening In Cape Colony The leadein of the Afrikander bund pro pit, it Is asserted, to block business In the Capo Parliament until the British government arts on the resolutions adopted by the people's confer ence at Graff Reluct, declaring that the chief immediate wise of the war was the unwarranted and intolerable Interference of the ministry In London in the internal affaim of the South African republic. BOERS CAPTURING PATROLS Scvernl Sntnll Parties of llriilmiil's Ilrimnle Cut Oil mid tor rentier. MASERU. Basutoland, Friday. June I General Brabant a Horse have been the sub jects ot several small captures at the hands of tho Boers. Lieutenant Bundle, with twenty men -hlle searching a farm house in the Flcusburs district, were captured. Two ot the men were wounded. Lieutenant Lees snd two men wera captured while com mandeering. Another patrol ot the Bordur Horse numbering twenty men. while pursu- Ing a small party of Boers, were surrounded ind captured. Count Glelcben sent thirteen men of the Trovlnelal Horse under Lieutenant Bowknr with a flag of truce to Senekai to demand the surrender ot that place. The Beers captured the untlre party, and, after robbing the men ot all but their clothing, sent them to Urede, whence some of them man age.! to escape. Most of those who succeeded In eluding thiir guards, however, wore ru- caoiurea. ST0LE S17'000 A MUNTH j ...... . ... .. .. , ."Neely ppenr tn Have Pneketrd linn. Half Iteeflpts Shortage Win Disco vered a Year Ami. HAVANA. June 4. Acting Director of Posts Brlstow today Inquired as to the amount of postal funds taken by C. F V. Neely In MJSflS and ascertained that it was S3L3L?tfWly's monthly average was abouQft7cjystem of bookkeep ing was simtHpVlULAppurently ho merely divided tuflRJHhtacelved. tak ing one-halt for himscl9&ting for This morning the examlnatPIHfes G. Rathbone, former director of pestswas con tinued. It lasted more than fsir hours. Tho most startling fact developed was that on May 26 of last year Mr Rathbone ordered Special Agsnta Leatherer and Sullivan to exnmlno the accounts. They found a short age, but it was not thought that anything hail gone wrong. They reported, however, that there was no check upon the bureau of finance and they recommended that cer tain blank forms be made, which would an swer the purpose, such as all postmasters use when making a monthly report. Mr. Maynard, then chief agent, indorsed the rec ommendation and forwarded It to Mr. Rath bone. The latter approved It and sent it to Auditor Reeves, who initialed and forwarded I it to Neely. After he hod Initialed it. In mOf official ' ,,ett'' of Putting the scheme Into operation, nn quiewy pmeunaoieu n una it um nut see the light until Mav 15 of this year, when the plan was put into affect. Mr. Bristow i says he is almost sure that the extent or 1 thp steal will amount to between tSO.000 and tioo.ooo, but that this will not touch tho item of surcharge statements, which Is $411. 000. As to how many of thcos worn burned, and how many sold, it is Impossible to ob tain definite information. As many have been traced it Is known positively that all were not destroyed, but if Neely sold say J50 or $100 worth It would not lie HUrprts lng. i.Mr Britow thinks, to And them scat tered all over tho world. Tho postal Inspectors Hay that It Is as tonishing that a system so rotten could have been concealed beyond tho first month. Every day adds to tho surprises. Lieu tenant Colonel Burton, Mr. Jones, tho spe cial prosecutor, and Mr. Stevens will leavo tonight for the United Stale Lieutenant ; Colonel Burton expects to return here in i about ten days. Hopen are expressed by some of the local papers that as Governor Roosevelt signed tho extradition order no ' further time will be wasted in bringing Neoly to trial. These Journals point out "that Neely'a conduct has dlBgraced Amer icans In the eyes of Cubans" and that the best way for the Americans to redeem themselves io to brine him to a prompt trial." "The Cubano says: "Cuba la not primar ily interested, but she looks to see what tho United States will do. Fraud ts not the monopoly of any nation and there is a great difference between tho frauds of the post office and those committed under the Span ish regime. Now thorough Investigation ia being made, with a view of punishing tho criminals. In former days tho criminals went scot free. Tho Americana are prov ing themselves more honeft than the gov ernment which ruled Cuba for 400 years." CONFUSION AT PRETORIA Capetown neport a fletiernl Etoitns from the Trnnsvnnl Capital. CAPETOWN. Sunday. June 3. The tele graph to Pretoria ts still open, but the town is in great confusion. There has been a general exodus, among those taking part In it being the foreign tlghttng legion. Six special trains left on Wednesday last and ono of them ts reported to havo been de railed. No British refugees havo arrived. VUB NOT ALLOWED TO FIGHT. liner Women, If I'ermltteil, Would lilutlly Mtntililer Vrnix. CLEVELAND. O., June I. Tho Boer en voys and their party received a number of callers at tho Hollenden this morning. At 1 30 p. m. they held a reception, several hundred persons attending. Abram Fischer, when questioned concerning the published reports that Boer women were fighting In tho trpnehm. mid- "The women of our country offered to share tho hardships 'of tho war. fight with tho men and If need be die with them for the fatherland. But tho men would not allow It. They are willing to die for lib erty, but would not permit their wives, daughters, sisters and mothers to fight in tho trenches. Of course there are women who have volunteered for hospital service, but the reports that our w?men am using tho rifle in the trenches are not true. As to the recent event In the Transvaal h.e said: "Wo know the country and umiers-tana what each movement means. We havo not k.,i lottnit.i tn'nrmatton for several days . u that la thit crit i i U 111 9UII 111 -VI. 1 1 .A ... . u.-.. :iI'jl'iv iwm that our forces are doing something. "In fact, from tho meager roports it looks as though we had gotten ln between them and their objectlvo point. "Boers are not used to blnr besieged, therefore they will not attempt to hold Pretoria. The loss of tho city would mean nothing to us. A Boer capital n an ox cart, out in the veldt, with President Kruger and a fow reams of paper is all wo want. NEW CAPlfOL IS DEDICATED Xeir Mexleo Heplners Ilnrneil liullil llltf With llnniUouie evr structure. SANTA FE. N. M., June I. The now cap Itol of New Mexico was dedlea'ed this af ternoon with Imposing ceremonies. The quaint old city was thronged with visitors. Hoiwtts and streets were decorated. A grand military and civic pageant was reviewed from the capltol steps by Governor Oterio The new capital takes the place of the one de-iroved by incendlartia in 1S91. The building is classic in architecture and built torn, irrrtnltrt and nrefHd VSHOW stone. i,ranite prew.a yeuow TWO FATALITIES AT A FIRE Town Hull nml School lliilliliiiir .MiisaiiehiisetlH Tim it De stroyed, III Evwnnhn i.. t.m i Th in hsit which, besldi't, the town otnees. contained the high, grammar and three Intermediate schools of tho town, burned today. One man was killed and three others were In- Jured, one of whom will probably d'e. Tho dead: George H. Jossellyn. Injured: ! Arthur , Samuel A. Jossellyn. dangerously hurt; Johnson, Joseph Hopkins. The financial loss Is estimated at 150.000. .... ; .. ev inrli .Man lletiirns, vmv vrmiv. June 4. -After ,ium,r. ance for nearly two months from ihe city Cha-lws A Rlc'tirds of Won-ester. Mass., a rmd bmUor. . bank ofllcUl and a mem- br of a Wit Boston ...moratlon. has re- turned and is undor th.- -are of a physician und a, nur. He Is suffering from nervous iCnh'r aV'tii "Jt" ifamllTon8. on i broken ln aeult.i and conducted mm I to this oiy. BOXERS CONTINUE TO MURDER Appalling Heport frcm Minister Congtr at Pekin. CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS HELPLESS Charles T. Pitkin, nil American 311s. slnuary nt I'nn Tlmr Ku. In lle tiorteil ii Safe unit Well by L'ulteil States .Minister. WASHINGTON, Juno 1. The following ca blegram hits been received from Minister Conger, at Pekin. "PEKIN, June 4. Outside of Pekln the murdem and persecutions by the 'Boxers' seem to be on the Increase. Tho Pao Ting Fu railway Is temporarily abandoned. Work an the Pekin & Hankow line Is stopped. All foreigners have lied. The Chinese gov ernment seetnB either unwilling or unable to suppress the trouble. The troops show no energy in attacking tho 'Boxers.' "CONGER." Grave as these advices are, they have not induced the State department to vary the lino of action It has lnld dowa. The naval force of the United States near Pekln, now represented by one vessel, the Newark, has not been strengthened, but If occasion should Arise Admiral Kempff might be reinforced to almost any extent likely to be nested In the courso of three or four days, from the numerous American fleet still at Manila and vtrinlty. Owing to the peculiar char acter of tho Chinese coast naval vessels of formidable type are unablo to approach the populous provinces in China, and especially aro these "Boxer-alBlcted" communities in accessible to naval vessels. Tho State de partment does not contemplate the use of United Statf troops, anil it would he dtffl ' cult to sparo any force now operating In 1 tho Philippines even if it were found ex I pedlent to employ the military arm. So, for the time being at least, the small marine contingent at Pekln and Tien Tsln must rep resent tho defensive power of tho United ; States, for It is distinctly stated that thpse ! marine are employed simply In tho pro I tectlon of the United States legation and consulates and for the assistance of such American citizens as may be In Jeopardy. It ; Is possible that itu State department n as suming thlB attitude is influenced by a de slro to set an example to some of the other powers, whose actions aro not believed to be entirely disinterested. Some alight encouragement as to the conditions prevailing at the end of the Pekin railroad, where tho engineers have been benet, was convered Indirectly In a cablegram received at the state department this afternoon. The department had cabled I to Minister Conger in the interest ot friends of the Rev. Charles Tracv Pitkin, one of tho American missionaries at Pau Ting Fu. asking for Information as to his condition. (Mr. Conner replied that the missionary was safe and woll. In obtaining this information he must have dim ac quainted himself with the situation at Pau Ting Fu. SERIOUS CRISIS IN CHINA Ultra Con.ei-rntlTe Pitrtr I'rKlmr J Dun-nicer Emurena lo jLilor,llxejr lo Continue Their Worlt. PEKIN, Sunday, June 3. The most nlarmlng reports are constantly arriving j from tho country, especially from Pao Ting i Fu. The telegraph wirea from Pekln to Pao Ting Fu aro cut and ail news comes via Tien Tsln. A serious crisis exists at the palace. The ultra conservative party advocates not tak ing repressive measures, urging the dowager empress to allow the Boxers to nnlh the work of driving the forelgneru out of tht country, the moderato party, led by Prince Ching. representing the serious danger of provoking a conflict with the powers. It is impossible to confirm or deny the report. but surnlflcint indications of tho feeling of tae overnmenv luu.u lulc..su tained In the attempt to arrest Lin. Chinese ager of the Shan Tta Commercial bureau and Fan. a leading banker of Shan-SI. on i tho ground that they wore "dangerous char acters." but In reality because they are con nected with new British enterprises. For tunately all of them were absent and they have not yet been arrested. The British minister. Sir Claude MacDonald, has ad dressed a note to the Taung LI Yamen, de manding why the arrests er ordered. Huang Tsun, the next station to Feng Tai. was burned this morning and a bridga was damaged. Traffic between Tien Tsln and Pekin has been suspended. It is ro ported that Hao Ting Fu was attacked last night, iir. uomnson ot tne .ortn v.nina mission is reporter. Kiuea. ana nve i.nns tlans have been murdered at Zang Chlng. Mr. Norman of the same mission has b-en iMiniiirul :il Vn Clitni? ftvn mllpt frnm Y.tnff I ' " t' ' - T " - - - Chlng. and Is In great danger. The nrltlsh cruiser hinavmlon ana tno torpedo boat Hart have arrived at Taku. Ilrltlsh Steamer Pirated. SHANGHAI. June 4. A number of des ppradoea, disguised as passengers, have pirated the British Yang Tse steamer Kutwo. They committed wholesale rob beries, terrorizing the passengers, who were quite unable to offer resistance. Tho thieves escaped with their booty. TIEN TSIN. June 4. The Boxers am re ported five miles off and ac attack Is ex pected. Everything Is ready and the resi dents are confident. Thirty-flye Gorman marines arrived here this evening. Three Belgian engineers have arrived. The French consul says eleven are still mijslng, but there are hopes of saving five, llitllvtny Itntlmi Hunted. LONDON. Juno 5. The Pekln correspond- j in Now York on June 9. It ts barely poisl ent of the Times. June 3, says: I bio that at this meeting the old rate will "The Boxers have burned Huang Tsun be withdrawn and a 1-cent rate be promul- ' utatlon. on the Pekln-TIen Tain railway "n" railway service Is dislocated and the foreign guards are necessary to police the I,ne- Toe services of a party of Cossacka were accepted on Sunday to accompany the yJ i.um ucu &aiu w rrruue me (n lmerlor Tho inarty returned without fulfilling its mission. "Two RuHiian officers have been wounded by the Boxers and another Russian detach ment is sure to bo sent to punish the as sailants." "The reported murders of the mission aries appear to be fictitious, but tho fate ' of one urilisn missionary la causing anxiety. Chinese who i are ablated tyith foreigners or with Christianity are being vigorouoiy persecuted, . Asl America In. The Times, dealing edltortly this morn- ing with the Chinese situation, alludes to f the Immense British Interests in China and the enormous damage to the railway and i other property that has already resulted from the action of the Boxers. It crltlcinij ... L . . . ' Drittoh diplomacy in the past and points i out the necessity for taking the lead in strong measures. , ahnnld relnlre to do so " aava thu . " nama rejoice to ao so, says tnu Times, in company with our American ! kinsfolk, the only nation whoso interest ! ulte n (Continued on Socond Page.) more money for the militia MiKimnl Cnvf rniut-nt Will (Slve 'nro atiinnl fSnvernment Will (Slve More Llliernlly to Suniinrt the ittliinnl liiuiril. WASHINGTON. June I. tSpoclal Tele gram, i The senate tonight pained the house bill appropriating Jl.OOO.OuO for the purpose of nrnvtdlnir arms, ordnance, stores, ouarter- ) master's stores and camp equipage for Iraue ' to mtllta. For a great many years national guardsmen of severnl states have been en J deavorlng to ;curo an Increased appropria tion for arms and equipment, but congress has refused to aeeede to tbe demand. Ne , braska will benctlt by the passage of this I bill, m It will .rmlt the mate guard to 1 equip itself with Krag-Jorgcnsen rilles ana 1 other modern paraphernalia, i The Missouri river nlause In the sundry ' civil bill appropriating JlttO.OOfl for the con tinuance ol the Mlseoiirl river commission Is still in conference and Is one of the few items that the conferees cannot agree upon. The senate tonight passed the house bill authorizing the eacrotary of the Interior to sell timber from the public landB and to permit persons residing within or In the vicinity of any forest reservation to cut and remove from such reservation dead and down timber for their own uio for flrpwcod or improvement of their hornet, mining claims or farms. Dr. F E. McKeehy. who has resigned i " ' r nT , ? 8 ,DOan1 f d,,rReon" 'u Red loud on account of his removal to Superior has been recommended for mem- , ur, i iuo .. - .uurr u.at-e, i , Dr. J F. Bradshaw, resigned. Senator Thurston had a conference with President McKlnler today in relation to a judicial appointment for Judge A. M. Post. Tho president stated he had received a great many strong indorsements In Post's favor and was impressed with his ability and fltncsn for tho place. He reqiteiUd the senitor to interview Attorney General Griggs with a view of arriving at gome agreement for a place for Judge Post In Alaska. William H. Wheeler of Omaha, clerk to David Mercer's committee on public build ings and grounds, will take the degree of bachelor of laws at the commencement of the National university next Thursday ev-n-Ing. Indian Agent Johnson of Straeton. S. D., Is here on business before the Indian office. Colonel Frost, late of the Ftrst South Dakota regiment, accompanied by his wife, is in tho city. D. H. Hardenbergor wss today appnlntel postmaster at .Gnoveland. Clark county, la., and J M. Crawford. Jr.. at New London, Henry county, Ia. The Ninth National bank of New York was today approved aa reserve agent for the Fullerton (Neb.) National bank; the First National and the Merchants' National banks of Omaha for tho First National bank of Nuwtnan Grove: the Corn Exchange Na tional bank of Chicago for the Yankton (S. D.I National hank, the National Bank of Commerce of New York for the First Na tional bank of Council Bluffs; the Union National bank of Chicago for the First National bank of Goldfleld.- Ia., and the Commercial National bank of Chicago for tho First National bank of Guernsey, Wyo. A postottlce has been established at Frisk, Hughes county, S. D., with Mattes F Maltsan postmastjr: - -' " CHINESE RAISE OBJECTIONS 'Frlseo PInit"e qnnritntlni- to Dr In TeKtlvnteil hjr the Gov ernment. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., June 4. Governor Gage is In the city In connection with the matter ot tho quarantine of Chinatown and the other proceedings of the Board of Health. He has received a dispatch from Secretary of State Hay asking for informa tion and states that ho intends to look Into the affair very thoroughly. The despatch says: "WASHINGTON. May 31. Governor T. M. Gage. San Francisco- The Chinese minister complalns that tne clty authortles of San Francisco havo quarantined Chinatown with- Qut 1(;norlng an lnJunctlon of court when there is no sickness. He con siders this a violation of treaties and remon strates against It. Please report state of facts. JOHN HAY." Governor Gage said he had not fully de cided how he should proceed. He had con sidered several plans. One of these was to select six physicians not connected with the Board of Health and of tho hlghpnt pr feasional standing and six responsible merch ants and let tbem Inquire Into all the facts, draw their conclusions and make their re port to him. The governor has been holding consulta tions with local physicians and it Is under- . atooi that a way will be found to get at the facts ln the matter. iajii i nrr iisiC PCM f RATE ! W,LL -jtT A UNt-UtNl HA I t I Western G. A. II. Can Go to ChieitKii I !" .Money. CHICAGO. Juno 4. The western lines tailed to agree today on the proposition to pool all Grand Army buslnoss betwe-e Chicago and St. Paul and between Chicago and Kansas City. Leavenworth, Atchisou and St Joseph. As a result, the Wisconsin Central Instructed Chairman McLeod of the Western Passenger association that it would no longer withhold thn publication of a 1-cent per mile rate for all Its territory. In accordance with this notice the chair man will Immediately give the other lines notice of the cut rate and the WIscons.n Central's agents will begin contracting for business at that flgurn. b a last resort It was decided to leave the matter to the j meeting of the executive officials to be held j gated generally. This will make very llttlo difference to Grand Army man living In western territory, for the action of tho Wisconsin Central means they will enjoy a 1-oent rate to the annual encampment i . , Ann VFTI.:a T1IB hl-iu.imjton. Vttnilrrhllts Said to ne tlnylnit Up stock of nitr Western .system, NEW YORK. June 4. Brokers often Iden tified with Vanderbllt affairs said there was some foundation for the reportod movement by which the Union Pacific, Pennsylvania nnri Aiinn interest!! will take an tntermt ln Burlington affairs. Reports have been cur- rent on the street for some time that a largo part, of the buying of Burlington was on orders from a large international bank and the stock accumulated was turned over to and carried by a prominent trust company. May Posslhly Start Coffee Mills. NEW YORK, Juno 4. James H. Post, one of the incoroorators of the new National Sugar Retlnlng company, today exolalned that the provision in the charter of his company permitting it to buy and sell coffeo was nut In because It was nosslsblo that the company might desire to start a coffee mill- Mrs. J n lues Mrovrn Putter Dlvoreed. 1 NEWPORT R. I.. June 4. James Brown Potter of Newport was granted an absolute 1 JIuai... fmm hla uHfa Cftrn T'rmihnrt Pftt- ter. with the custody of hl laughter, hers today, llr Potter alleged willful desertion for a period of more than nve years. irLCB WOMES AT MILWAUKEE j ' Hebraika Delecatts to tho Biennial Conven tion Eovallj Entertain id. REPORT OF NEBRASKA FEDERATION GIVEN .Mrs. Aiif-ron Tell Whnt lino Been .ViM'inii pi IkIipiI nml Sltetehes the. Pimm fur the Future IO-ern-t in n for ,iT'iiiir Women. MILWAUKEE, Wis.. June 4.-(Specll Telegram.) Ideal weather marked the open- ing of the bicnnlnl convention of the Gen eral Federation of Women's Clubs at Mil- I waukee today, and there Is every proopect that the convention will be one of the mul enjoyable and interesting that has ever beet. , held. The club women of the city have been indefatigable in their efforts to provide for : the comfort of their guests, and a gracious hospitality and a hearty welcome are ex. tended to everyone who has reached thu city. Nebraska's delegation and visitors have been treated royally from the very start. The large delegation from the state, which left Omaha on Saturday, rcporta a most en- i..-hi frin hv. r,.i m. ,,.,,- Tlin n.inv of Omaha omen. ccnslsttng of Mesdames Dr SraUh Q Anirewil, Ford. Beach. Taylor. Mwn WlUl0 dtan(UgU ..,,, Mrs. Stou,enhorough of Plattsmouth. who left Sunday night, were glen a delightful supper on tne dining car. snoniy aner starting, oy ; fiencrai Munugcr Bldwell or the ElKnurn road. A party of prominent Colorado women. , among whom were Mrs. J. D. Uhlrmore, president of the Denver Woman's club. Mesdamrn James B. Grant, O. B. Streeter. Withers and Bradford, a delegation from Wyoming and a number of. well known club and prem women from Iowa, completed the party from the west. Arriving at Chicago, a special train was taken for Milwaukee, which was reached at 11 a. m. Meat of the Nebraska women are being entertained in private families. The morning was pent In presenting credentials, obtaining badges and appointments. At 3 o'clock the reports of tho different states wrro heard at the Athenaeum, Sarah Piatt Declar presiding. Mrs. ViieronN Report. The following three-minute report was given by Mrs. Appprson. president of tho Nebraska federation: The Nebraska federation Is the result or untiring efforts of willing hunilH. It is my privilege to tell you something of the work and bring you greetings from the workers. Wo have our dreams, but let me speak first of our realities. There an a broader o till life, more dettnlte lines given to I tt erarv pursuits and a gentler culture, it 1 may be permitted this last. It is the philanthropic work, howevpr. that has been the life of every club and there is nut it village in the .state wnich ts not brightened in some way by the I coming of the club. Just as the individual is mien oy tne glad exaltation ot tnee biennials to a higher plane. We have nine I stumtlng committees. The departments of art and music have made wonderful growth since the last blennlHl. Not only do they prepare a treat for those who may go to the fall meeting, hut they strive to take something of beauty to the eye and ear of the country child as well. The new undertakings In the stato the last year are tho industrial and household science de parUnentrt ulm th:ommittec nf "slxtoen upon club extension. By the efforts nf the committee we hope to add very largely to our membership. Of Industrial problems we have not so many, but enough to keep the women of our cities busy While the home srlpnce Is old In the state It l new in the list of standing committees and It is one of our dreums to give, through this let)frtment trainlne to evert- dependent girl. By the act of our next legislative as embly we hope to establish traveling ll- brarles and our very brlghteit dream is to help any or ISebrosKn s gifted emiilren who show talent in any direction. Our best thoughts are for our state. We are loyal -upporters of the General federation. The report of tho sta'.e chairman of corre sprndence, Mrs L. A. Rlcketts, showed a trong broadening tendency in the Ne braska club work and compared the hioid mind and clear vision of its women to the hroad prairies and clear atmosphere of thoir beloved Nebraska. Mrs. M. T. Andrcss of thp Omaha club read the report of the North Omaha Woman's club at this meeting. The press reception, from I to 6 p. m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ray. was a bitlllant affair and the arrav of beautiful, talented women was an honor to this profession. DELEGATES AM) TIIEIH LUGGAGE Clnli Women ami i'runUs Ilnrriende mid llloekmle .MIMvnukee, MILWAUKEE, Wis.. Juno 4. Tonight fully 4,000 club women and three times as many trunks havo arrived in preparation for tho convention of the general Federation of Women's Clubs. Most of the delegations enucussed on the train and the result Is there aro numerous presidential possibilities. It la evident Mrs. Lowe can have a renom Inatlon If she wants it. but as she declares she will not accept It the New York delega tion Is working solidly for Mrs. William Todd Helmuth of Now York City, though Mrs. Charles Denison of the same city Is mentioned as the probable recipient of Mrs. Lowe's support. The Colorado women would like to boom Mrs. Sarah Piatt Decker, but she will not consent as long as there Is even a slight possibility of Mrs. Lowe changing her mind. Tho Massachusetts contingent iiame ln with their support given to Mrs Annie West of Boston, their state chairman of correspondence. New Jersey arrived with a candidate in the person ot Mrs. Emily Williamson of Trenton and the name of Mrs. Brock of Lebanon, Pa., la also numbered with the aspirants. The "color question." as It crops out in li fnannhlnn nnffln nf rinalnn rt Hfatppsta' from a negro club, was tempomrtly settled today by the Board of Directors tabling its application for membership. Tills will leave Mrs. Ruffln to continue as a delegate fr:m two organizations of white women, tho New England Press aatoclatlon and the Massa chusetts' Federation. Tho Massachusetts women are much embarrassed over tho Issue and the Board of Directors, on the other hand, feel tt has taken the wisest course possible In refusing to establish the prece dent of accepting a club made up mostly of colored women, as Ib the New Era club of Boston, of which Mrs. Ruffln is presi dent. The Indiana controversy was settled by the national board recognizing tho State Federation already formed with Mrs. Rose ' Budd Stewart of Fort Wayne as president The dissenting clubs will be recognized ln the general federation as Individual clubs, but if they wish state affiliation it will have -t- ..i.n the State Federation aa formed. ! This afternoon there was a meeting at the I Athenaeum presided over by Mrs. Sa'ah Piatt j Decker of Denver. Tho reports from state chairmen show the total nuaiber of Individ ual clubs In the general federation to De ws. with a membership of 59,145, while there are 2,734 clubs ln the state federations with a membership of 1(55,839. The reports were also devoted to tho work in which the states are engaged as art, education and domestic science. Following the business meeting today there were three brilliant receptions in the evening. The state officers received at the Planktnton, tho biennial local board was at home at the Deutacher club and the na tional art committee opened Its big ex hibit in a social way. condition ofthe weather Forecast fr Nehr.isk.t I Forecast f"r Nebr.tsk.i Thunder Storms Variable Winds Temperature it t Hour. I) i-it. ,1 it, in ..... . till II ii. in ill 7 n. in ..... . Hi: n. in I I f it. in HI it. in Tt I I it. m 7 1 1 n 711 Ontnhit Yrstenlnyi i Hour. l)r. I Ii. m 7M U p. m 7tl I a n. m t I (i. m l .1 i. m ll I i, m il 7 p. in 711 h p. m Til ! n. in TU TWO MEN SHOT AT ST." LOUIS Ilnlltvny 1-2 nip In ye Attnel.pil liy Men Mtipiionril t He In "iy input llj Wllh KtrlLeri, ST LOUIS. Mo.. June I. Late tonight It was learned that Theodore McConnor of MII- 1 waukee. employed by the Transit company as line repairer, was shot whilo repairing wires this afternoon McConnor was hit i twice, one bullet lodging In bis right breast , and the other In his right thigh. His wounds are not serious. Mr McConnor and a party of linemen were repairing a break on Kos suth avenue when they were fired upon from ! a second-story window. Their assailant es- ' caped. I Tonight, by the accidental discharge of a , gun In the hands f John A. Gernese, a mem- bT of the posse comltatus on guard at the powerhouse of the Transit company at Broadway and Gasconade streets. Wade Sar gent, a nonunion conductor, was shot In the right ankle. Ills condition Is serious and amputation will have to be retorted to. Sargent's home is In Medina. O. Ho came here nvo wppka ,,B from Cleveland, Every powerhouse and carshed of the St Louts Transit company Is bolng guarded to night hy Sheriff Pnhlmtins. In all about 900 men are on duty. STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK Over H.llilH rtnllroiul Employes at Unf- fnlo Heport for Duty. BUFFALO. June 4. Today between 2.000 and 2,500 car repairers, yard men and freight handlera of the Erie, Lehigh Valley, Lackawanna Western and Now York Pennsylvania railroads, who quit work six weeks ago, reported for duty. It ! prob able that before long all of the strikers will be at work. With" thp exception of the freight handlers most of tho men receive an Increase of pay. ANOTHER STRIKE IN BUFFALO Monte 7,11011 .Memhrm of Foundry La borers l.'nlon Unit Work. BUFFALO. N Y . June 4. Nearly 7.000 laborers, members of the Foundry Laborers' 1 union struck today for $1.78 for an eight day, an advance of 25 cents. hour Aa a result about 1.200 molders and core makers employed In the various shops ot the city aro Idle. REPUBLICANS WIN IN OREGON .Meaner H.eturnn fnillente the Election ot tVoIvertoti nit (I Moody liy ' SufeTl'itJorltles, PORTLAND. Ore.. June 4. Meager re- turns from today s election indicate that the oHitk iaii Virion ot rvi iiH inn tt.ltrt hi' frVWn .oyuuMvaoo .... - ....-... I 5.000 to S.000 plurality. It is estimated that . ..... I I.: vn vprrnn I nullum ii'hii I lui iiia,..; u. j 1,000 and J. W. Bailey irepubllrani for food and dairy commissioner is elected oy o.uuu. In the Second congressional district the plurality for Moody (republican) .a estimated at from 5 000 to 7.000. From the First con gressional district, which has always been close, no returns have been received except from one county and Tongue (republican) was running uucu ui ma ... Tho reoubllcans assert they will control both houses. NOT GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY llulTnlo Printers Who Prevented Man from Follovtimc His Trade Win. BUFFALO, N. Y.. June 1. Judge Murphy, ln tho police court today, decided that David Shankland. as president of Typographical union No. 9, and sixty-six others, members of the same organization, were not guilty of conspiracy ln preventing Edward Wunch, a Uneotype machinist, from following bis trade. All the defendants in the case wero discharged. Wunch recently secured a Judgment against tho union in a civil stilt. He then brought suits againot the members of tho union individually. NEW YORK'S BIG ICE TRUST Governor noosevelt Will Not Proceed Asainsl the Monopoly Just Yat. , ALBANY. N. Y . June I. Governor Roose velt, after a lengthy consultation with Gen eral Davis at the executive mansion tonight, decided not to ake action Just yet In the caae of the American Ice company, the so called Ice trust, and the charges against the New York City officials, until the attorney general has had time to go over the points Involved and decide on the modo of pro cedure to be taken. MISS ROGERS AGAIN MARRIES DaiiKhter of President nf the Itiunliiril Oil Company Oner More a II r I ile. NEW YORK, June 4. The marriage of Miss Mao Rogers, formerly Mrs. Joseph Mint, daughter of H. H Rogers, president ot the Standard Oil Co., with William R. Coe. i.t this city, was solemnized lato this after noon at tho bride's home. SIOUX CITY MAN KILLED C. E, Woodrovr Crushed to Death He. nentli a Switch EiiKliie ut Knnsns City KANSAS CITY. June 1 C. E. Woodrow, superintendent of the gas works at Sioux City, lit., was run down and killed by a ! switch engine here while walking on the I Missouri Pacific tracks on hU way to the 1 depot. Notorious Oiltluivs Are Killed, SANTIAGO DE CUBA. June l.-Rural guards killed Juan Gonzalez, tho noturlous outlaw, and four oompsnlons near Sngua esterduy. Gonzalez has been arrested sv urtil times, but always escaped conviction. Movements of Oeean Vessels June -I. At Now York Arrived Frlesland, from Antwerp. Cymric, from Liverpool; Lauren tian, from Glasgow At Genoa Arrived Warm. from New York, via Naples. At Movllle Arrived Tunlsan, metal, for Liverpool At Bremen Arrived Grosser Kjrfurst, from New York, via Southampton At guenstown Arrived iverniit, from New York, for Uverpoo! At iJIbrultur Hailod Ems, from Genoa, tor New York. OTIS COMES ONSHORE Jfaior J Gineral Bileaetd from Tritcme Quarantine. WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES IS ABOUT OV R Aguinaldo'e Followers Aro Now Bapidly Deserting Him. NATIVES WILL SOON COME TO TERMS Islands Are Rich in All That Makes Up Ccmmoroial Wealth. HEALTH OF OUR S0LDILRS IS GOOD General Oils Nmv au Ills Wny tu U nnhluKtiui. Where He AVI1I at Onee Mr purl to (hit I'reililent. SAN FRANCICO. Cal., June I. After flvs days in quarantine at Angel Island, Major General E. S. Otis, who arrived last Wednes- day from Manila, was allowed to land today Several canes of smallpox on board lia transport Meade were the cause of lia quarantlna and General Otis and all on board had to submit to vaccination. General Oils wan brought over from Angel Island on a special steamer furnished by General Shatter, who went to meet the re turning general, accompanied by Surgeon Major Arthur and Captain Wilson. The , party drove to the Occidental hotel, whe" General Otis spent the afternoon receiving I callers and prpparing for his departuro east. It had been decided to receive General Otis hero with full military honors, but tor sams reason this ceremony woh omitted. When seen by a representative of the A sociated Press with a request to make a statement of tho Philippines. General Otis said that while It would give him great pleasure to comply with the request, he was constrained to decline, for the reason that such action, in his Judgment, would be In consistent with his duty as an officer of the army Askel what would be the effect on h war If the report of Agulnaldo's death were true, General Otis said that the war was practically ended, that Agulnaldo's follow, ers were deserting him fnBt and those who now remain with him are generally of ho lower class. Most of his afflcera have left him. though some still remain in touch with him. Some of these who have left him aro now engaged In buslners In Manila and others aro hiding in the mountains. Many or nis closest followers aro very friendly toward tho United States and that as soon as tho natives in general gain con fidence in the friendly others of the Ameri cana there would be little difficulty ln bringing them to terms. Asked aa to the commercial value of the Islands, tho general said thnt they were vastly rich and especially so ln hemp, sugar and tcbacco and that as soon as the situation becaraa qtjlejac .business nf all kinds would increase tremendously, aa ' It is now doing. nun. .ml All 0 1 1 1 .1 , etn.n n-V..V. M , nQt hQ Uwna thJ f , . rn country. In reinnnsi. to mirh r. query he sail. ..... . uo "avo St 'nem now What are you going to do ab-jut if" Regarding the number of troops and the condition of tho .loldlers. General Otis aald "There aro 5.1,000 effective troopa scattered among the Ihlands now engaged ln the pro tection of the people from guerrilla warfare, which U rampant in some sections. The general health of the troops Is exceedingly good, the percentage of sick for the month . . .. . . . . I " 'pr''De'm! .'" 10 .?cr cent Tho Amer- leans can stand the climate better than h Flliplnts and especially during the rainy season did their health Impress me. The men ore becoming acclimated and though It may become necessary to send out relief troops at times it will hardly be necessary to send soldiers very frequently." General Otis said that hla own health was excellent, that tho ocean trip had done hlra a world of good. Ho left for Wash ington tonight and will report to the presi dent at once. Ho could not state when bis report of the situation would be ready, but he would first make a verbal report to (ho authorltlitt in Washington and later hand In an extended written report. CAPTAIN GODFREY KILLED Ono of Popular Ottlcers of Twenty Seemia .Shot In Philippine Skirmish. MANILA, June 4. General Funston. with twenty-five men. engaged tlfty of tho enomy twenty-flvo miles east of San Miguel do Mayomo. Captain Georgo H. Godfrey of the Twenty-second regiment and one private were killed. The enemy's loss la not re ported. Twenty-flvo armed Insurgents havo surrendered at Callro, island of Panay. Captain Godfrey Joined tho Twenty-second shortly after It came to Fort Crook and has been with tho regiment ever since, going with It to Cuba. Ho waB wounded ln that campaign, being shot In tho head while standing by the side ot General Ludlow. It was at flrnt thought ho was killed, but it later developed that the ball plowed a furrow across the top of his head. He re covered and went with his regiment to the Philippines. Captain Godfrey was ono of the most popu lar officers ln the regiment, both In the army I and In social circles here. Captain Grote Hutchison, adjutant of the Department if the Missouri, has known hlra stneo his cadut , days, Godfrey being at West Point during the last two years of Captain Hutchison's course there. Ho came from Now York originally Captain Hutchison expressssd great regret at the news. Godfrey, bo aald. had always been deservedly popular in th army, and In fact wberevor he was known. Wood's Casualty I.lsl. WASHINGTON. Juno 4. General Wood's casualty list In Cuba Is as follows: Death report. May 20 to 31, Cnl umhlu barracks, Quemadoa First Ser geant Charles E. Sherwood. Signal corps, died 31st. yellow fever: Private Frank Ellck, E, First infantry, drowned at Plnar del Rio, 28th; Santiago Packmanter James J. Pieburn, died at El Caney. Sth. pern! olous malaria. SanU Clara Post Commissary Sergeant Edward Murphy, died 25tb, yellow fover. Walhover fur lleekliniu, FRANKFORT. Ky . Juno 4,-Gonera.I Joseph H. Lewis, farmer chief Justice of the court of appeals announced today thut he will be .t undldate for the democratic nomination for governor Governor BecK hum and Judge James D. Black aro alw annountwi a andiilatcs. Siimtr Trust May Declare Dividend. NBW YORK. June 4 -The directors of the American Sugar Refining compsnv will meet tomorrow and take artlon on tho nunr'erlv dividend. Raw sugars wero ad vanced 11-18 "f '. -'enl a pound today with no hunse .n the pru a of rerlnsd products.