The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JU'E 19, 1871.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MOiTNTN G, JUNE 5, 11)00 TEN PAGES.
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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
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Variable Winds
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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.
