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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTAULISIIED JVXE 19. 1S71.
03LUIA, P1UDAY MORNING, MARCH" 15, 1901 TWELVE PAGES.
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PLAN IS SUZERAINTY
Buulacs Would Rule Munchuri at British
Do Btatea of India,
INDEPENDENCE WITH A STRING TO IT
China to Eiep the Porinct, bnt Hart Onlj
Nominal Control.
UNCLE SAM'S HANDS ARE TIED
Cannot Well Make Demands Without
Official Infcrmatisa.
ROCKHILL ACTING AS AN ANCHOR
(.'mmlaaloiirr l TryliiR Hard to Hold
Other l'ncra lloivii lo l)c
sunuda Tlmt China
Cnu Meet.
WASHINGTON. March 11. Our govern
ment has not yet Wen able to obtain any
thing llhc an ofllclal statement of the con
tent of the Hlleged ngreeaient between
Russia and China respecting the protcc
toratc over Manchuria. If It were uot for
the Information which comes to It unoffi
cially, yet it known to be reliable, the Stat
department would not be able to affirm
even the existence of the compact. So, lu
this state of official Ignorance. It has not
been possible to go very far In the direction
of protesting against Russians course. Thi
State department baa from the beginning
sought to dlsrouragu any kind of secret
arrangement touching China, o that the
Russian agreement, regardless of Its de
tails, would stilt be objectionable from this
point of view.
The opposition to the Russian move has
not crystallized up to this, moment, and
It Is felt that there I every prospect of
a consummation of the agreement between
Russia and China unless the other powers,
who now hang undecided, speedily come to
a determination to oppose It.
In view of this Impending crisis the offi
cials here would regard as of secondary Im
portance the negotiations still In progress
at Pekln respecting Indemnities and pun
lshments were It not for a belief that there
Is grave danger that by an undue Insistence
by the ministers at Pckln upon the collec
tion of Impossible Indemnities and the con
tinuance of punitive measures the Unites
States government will bo obliged. In defer,
ence to public sentiment here, to maintain
an attitude of exact neutrality and with
hold any assistance that might otherwise
be reasonably required. In the greater pur-
pose of checking the consummation of ah
Agreement which is Almost certain to re
sult In the partition of China. So, as al
ready stuted, Special Commissioner Rock
hill Is, acting under tho Instructions of the
department, doing his 'est to keep the de
roands of the minister within the bounds
of the ability of the Chinese government to
.meet, ni laid down back as far as last sum
mer. - '
Wnalil i:tn1illh it Miaernlnly.
Such Information as has come to the
hands of officials Indicates that the Rus
alar agrcemcut consists of twelve articles,
not nine, as has been published. The chief
concern of officials has been to learn how
far these ortlcles affect the permanent fu
ture of Manchuria. On their face. It Is
said, they show a return of Manchuria to
China, which would seem to be quite in
keeping with the desire of all the power
Rut this Is accepted upon certain condi
tions Imposed upon China and It is under
stood that these conditions. In etfect. es
tablish n Russian suieralnty over Man
rbuila, with a Russian official occupying
the Chief executive position, quite similar
to that of the Drltlsh viceroy of India.
Comparing this condition with that in In
dia It Is said that If the present agreement
is consummated Manchurln will be mucb
In the same position of one of the Indian
Mates, having a certain degree of Inde
pendence and yet conformlutc nil Its ae
tlona to the supremo authority over It.
Chinese affairs received considerable at
tention at the State department today, as
-the Chinese minister, tho British ambassa
dor and the Russian ambabsador followed
each other lu long conferences with Mr.
Hay
It Is understood that In the Informal dU
cusslon with Count Casslnl an Earnest in
timation was conveyed to him that It would
be roost helpful In dealing with the sub
ject if a clear and explicit understanding
of Russia's plans In this' particular matter
were forthcoming.
LONDON, March H. Lord Cranborne,
under secretary' otYthe Foreign office, re
plying to questions today In the House of
Commons, concerning Great Britain's ne
gotiations with the United States, relative
tn Russia and Manchuria, said the govern
ment was In constant communication with
the powers concerned on every phase of
the Chinese question, but that it would be
contrary to public Interest to enter Into
particulars at the present moment.
CHINA WOULD FILE DEMURRER
Mrrnuoul- Objeeta lo llnaatn llecnm
tnjf ilic Controlling Power In
.Munch tirln.
SHANGHAI. March 14 It Is understood
here that the negotiations lu Pekin are
likely to be suspended, owing to the Man
churlan difficulty, The Chinese merchant
and other residents here have Issued a call
for a mass meeting to convene tn Shanghai
tomorrow to discuss tho adoption of meas
ures aimed to uphold the. Chinese court
gainst yielding to the Russian demands.
PEKIN. March 14. China has stren
uously objected to the limitations ot the
Manchurian convention respecting the importation-
ot arms, the reorganization ot
the army and the practical control by
Russia over Chinese officials.
At today's meeting of the foreign min
isters the question, ot Indemnities was fur
ther considered.
LI Hung Chang is reported as again In
good health. Field Marshal von Waldersce
left this morning for Tleu Tsln. General
Gaselee, the British commander, has left
Tien Tsln for Wei Ha Wei nnd will
thence go to Shanghai.
SCORES THEJF0REIGN OFFICE
London (.lobe Invited Over ltuaalnu
Movementa In .North
ern China.
LONDON. March 14. Tbe Globe this
afternoon continues to bewail the nerveless
cms of the British Foreign office ln regard
to the Russian activity In Manchuria and
reiterates Its appeal to tbe United States
to "rid Itself of the Influence of Wu Ting
Fang (the Chlneso minister at Washington)
and the glamor of Russian diplomacy," and
thereby save the northern China market to
tht Cetton Dills of tbe southern states.
to bury Yankee com
VrrLf.
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York World
LONDON. Marc '
Cablegram Special i '"hnrles T.
Yerkes andj..Mrs. Yerkes . London
tonight. -Vr. Yerkes aalfl lies to
questions: "There Is very lu y to say
on the subject of my social and commer
cial plans. I don't ose as a philanthro
pist, and come purely on a business trip.
My special object Is to look after the
Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead new
railroad tube. Americans are deeply In
terested la that and other schemes of the
kind. We see London far behind us In
this respect. It Is the greatest city ln
the world, yet, as regards Internal com
munications. It Is far behind even tho pro
vincial cities and towns, and far away
behind New York, Chicago nnd other big
American centers.
"We Intend to alter this. We nro going
to do It, of course, on a commercial basis,
for commercial ends. Thera Is nothing
philanthropic about It nt all. Wo recog
nize the oportunlty and are going to take
It. There Is every reason to believe, ln
fact, It Is quite certain, that Amcrlcaus
are ready with oil the money required for
the development of this and other projects.
"I am accompanied by James R. Chapman,
an electrical engineer who has had great
experience In electrical matters. Our plans
arc for tho present wholly confined tc Lon
don." Questioned as to the report that he In
tended bulng old masters, Mr. Yerkes
said: "You may say that It Is not what
you may call my direct object, but ft Is
quite true that If 1 drop across anything
good and the price Is reasonable 1 may
bo foolish enough to put something In It.
It Is true I am very fond of pictures and
I have a few at home, good ones, I
reckon."
YERKES GETS UNDERGROUND
Trn Mllllona for Cont rnllliiK Inter
est In London jMilmnj i:irotrlcl
t Replace Mrniu.
(Copyright, 1M1, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, March 14. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) The Ex
press states that It Is authoritatively In
formed that Charles T. Yerkes has secured
a controlling Interest In tho London under
ground railway, which Is about to be
changed from a steam to on electric line.
Tho amount of the deal is stated to be $10,
000,000. BOERS POLITE IN RAIDING
Krltslneer'a Column Conflacatea Al
bany IHatrlrt'a Hnraea, hut .Neither
.Moleata .or leatroa.
ADELAIDE, Cape Colony, March 14.
Krltzlnger's commando Is now working
northward and has eluded three British
columns. It passed here on two sides of
the town without attacking.
Yesterday evening a Boer patrol cap
tured four native .scouts and shot three of
them. Krltzlnger's men have carried oil
all the horses In the Albany district, for
which, as they were registered, Great.
"Britain will have to pay 10.000. The
raiders weie civil to the Inhabitants of the
district, though they commandeered the
horses and food. Tbcy did not indulge in
the wanton destruction of property and n
many cases offered cash for the food they
obtained.
BOER LEADER'S SENTENCE
I)e Jiicer, n Prominent llrlirl, Sen
tenced to I'lic Vnr unit
Pined C.-.,(MK.
PIETERMARITZUURG. Natal, March 14.
Tbe trial of the most prominent rebel In
this colony, a man named Dc Jagcr, hah
been concluded. He was sentenced to five
years' Imprisonment and to pay a fine or
5,000. De Jager was a Boer commandant.
Ills defense was that a Transvaal burgher
court had decided that although he wan not
a naturalized burgher be owed allegiance to
Natal,
RAILROADS NEED PAY NO TAX
tnltril Mntra Court Permanently Ite
atrnlna IikIIiiii Territory Towns
from Mnklnu Any Levy.
ARDMORE. I. T.. March 14. Judge Town
send of the United States court. Southern
district, handed down au important de
cision today, making perpetual the Injunc
tion against certain incorporated towns tn
tbe territory, restraining them from at
tempting to collect municipal taxes from
railroads. The municipal governments of
many towns sought to tax the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific and the Santa Fe
railroads and were temporarily enjoined.
Judge Townsend held there was no law to
tax railroads In the Southern district, for
the reason that congress bad protlded no!
; machinery to carry out a system of tax
,atlon In the territory, and before uunlcl-
jpalltles can levy and collect taxes upon
property of railroads it will be necessary
for congress to provide for levying taxes
against these roads.
MRS. RICHARDSON INDICTED
(Irnnd Jury IloMa Her for Trlul on
Chnrue of Murdering Hit
llnahniid,
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., March 14. The In
dictment of Mrs. Addle Richardson today
for the murder of her husband, Frank L.
Richardson, the millionaire merc'iant of
Savannah, was entirely unexpected, ac
cording to the statements of her relatives.
Mrs. Rlchaidson some time after the In
dictment was returned said:
"I have no fears as to tho outcome of
the trial. 1 know absolutely nothing ot
the crime more than 1 have told to the
prosecuting attorney. Furthermore, I be
lieve he knows that I am Innocent."
The relatives of the defendant say they
believe the Indictment is simply a bluff.
They say there Is no evidence to show that
she fired the shot or that she saw anyone
who did. The grand Jury will continue
work on the Richardson case. H Is ex
pected there will be two other Indictments.
CONFERENCE ON TAXATION
Aiitlonnl t'lvle Kederutlnii Cnlla for
One to lie Held nt lluflnlo
Mny 2a nnd 'Jtt.
NEW YORK, March 14. Tho National
Civic federation, which has held a con
ference on "our foreign policy" and on
the "trust question" and recently organized
a' national Joint committee on "concilia
tion and arbitration." today from this city
issued a caw (or a national conference cu
'taxation at Buffalo for May 23 and II
JThe governors will be Invited to appoint
i delegates and the varicus state tax com
missioners and member of legislative pom
rolttees that deal with taxation will be
jespfclally Invited to participate.
CASTELLANE 10 FIGHT DUEL
Anna Oonld'i Connt aa a Target for the
figaro Editor.
ASSAULTS HIM IN HIS SANCTUM
.NeuMimier Man nlek to Send Chal
lenge' unit linger for Iminr.
illnte VeiiKeance on
Field of Honor.
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PARIS, March II (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Count Bonl
de Castellane must fight a duel with Fer
nand de Rodays, editor of the Figaro. An
gered by an article ln today s Issue of that
paper the count, accompanied by his father,
the Marquis de Castellane, and a news
paper friend, went to M. de Rodays' bouso
and demanded a retraction. Not receiving
a satisfactory reply the count struck M. do
Rodays in the face several times nnd then
went away with his friends. M. de Rodays
afterward sent his seconds to Count d
Castellane, who promised to choose seconds
to meet them tomorrow to arrange a duel.
De Rodays annotated as hla seroncln
Pe river, business manager of Figaro. ani
Frcstat, who is president of the Figaro
board of directors and who Is well known
also as the largest shareholder In the
Vichy Waters company. These two men
called upon Count Bonl, who ansvered:
"So little had 1 expected that De Rodays
would fight that 1 had given no thought to
the appointment of seconds."
eennd tiiniilt iKtioreil,
This rather Impertinent remark was vig
orously resented by the Figaro representa
tives and nearly precipitated another af
fair. Finally tbe count said he would have
bis seconds meet De Rodays tomorrow at
11. This disposed ot rumors that a duel
would occur at dawn tomorrow, the editor
being desirous to avoid theatrlcallsm, long
newspaper talk and nlso keen upon avenging
the assault upon himself Immediately. De
Rodays' description of the morning's ag
gression corroborates the version cabled
previously In tbe main points, except that
the editor stoutly denies that rloni's father
told his valet to tell him that three gentle
men wanted to see him. The marquis ent
his own card only. This bit of deceit I
universally condemned here tonight. Most
fair people Indorse De Rodays emphatic
declaration that the trio deliberately in
tended to catch him unawares in a trap.
Said he to the World correspondent: "Bonl
knows I am much moro muscular than he.
If he had attempted to strike me where I
had elbow room he feared I might wilng bis
neck In tbe first flush of my excitement.
This Is why he took care to provide himself
with' a bodyguard, y,
"I am satisfied, however, that he hadn't
fully made up his mind that be would
strike me, because the marquis evidently
following a prearranged plan, began argu
ing with me. But as soon as the count naw
me seated bthlnd my desk, absolutely
hemmed between the wall, a door and my
desk, he saw his chance, bounded forward
and struck me In the face thrice. He utters
a falsehood when ho says he slapped me.
"When a gentleman jrlshes. simply to
Inflict an affront, compelling an. adversary
to fight a duel, the. rule is one slap only,
otherwise the affair degenerates Into a
low brawl. Castellane, knowing he would
never have another chance, used his
clenched 'fist and actr.ally pummelled me."
When reproached Tor these irregularities
by his friends, Count Bonl explained thus:
"I took two men "along because I wanted
witnesses of the punishment I Intended to
Inflict. I mistrusted Rodays' good faith
and didn't want him to be able to deny
that his lies had been rammed down his
thront. Father only sent his card because
he felt sure my presence wou'.d. be sus
pected and admittance denied."
Ilonl Joke, hut la Incited,
At 11 o'clock tonight Count Bonl, smiling
and Joking, but very excited, is at tbe
Jockey club entertaining friends, seem
ingly enjoying bis suddenly regained Im
portance. When asked what special point
In the Figaro paragraph had so offended
him he gate tbe following statement: "In
the first place, 1 won't permit the news
papers to print any more lies or specula
tions about me. Figaro has insinuated
things that were untrue, even if not dis
honorable. That Is enough. BcsiJes, had
1 becu the man Dcroulede referred to as
the royalist emUsary who, finding a
coup d'etat entirely unfavorable to tbe
duke of Orleans, had thereupon divulged
Derouledo's plan to the authorities had
I done that I would have been a traitor,
which I will allow nobody to Insinuate."
At 11.30 o'clock tonight Rodays Is work
ing calmly ut bis desk In his magnificent
private office In the Figaro building. When
asked if he bad anything further to sa be
replied- "1 have sent my seconds. Many
of my friends advised me against so hon
oring Castellane, considering the vulgarity
of his assault. He Invaded my private
home under a false pretense, which nothing
Justifies. He could have seen me either at
my office, club or any number of public
places where I am regularly found daily.
But however Just these strictures there
are two Invariable rules of our paper; first,
to take full respontlbllltyXor every article,
second, no writer connected with us will
ever accept an Insult or shirk a duel even
unjustly demanded."
Platola Prohnhly the Choice.
Though the editor did not mention It, the
question is eagerly discussed whether Bonl
Is not debarred from obtaining satisfaction
In a gentlemanly encounter by the French
unwritten law that no man having shirked
his financial obligations through legal
technicalities, failure or bankruptcy is en
titled to fight a duel. Many experts in
these affairs of honor openly state that
Bonl tried to defraud his creditors through
maneuvers that were dubious, though legal.
The flf,ht will probably occur Saturday
morning Jnst outside of Parlf. It is already
decided that tbe place should be kept ab
solutely secret, none being admitted to
wftness It save the four seconds and two
doctors. De Rodays, being Insulted, has
the choice ot weapons. He Is an excellent
swordsman, even accounted a dangerous
foe In years gone by for one like Castel
lane. He has fought a number of times,
but now he Is 50 years old and somewhat
stout and therefore an unequal match now
tor Bonl's nimbleness. Moreover, De
Rodays is so busy that he has somewhat
neglected practice since tbe troublous Drey
fus campaign was over; whereas, the count
spends two hours under the best fencing
masters every single day. For tbete
reasons It Is believed that De Rodays' choice
will be pistols. As he Is a crack shot, which
his adversary Is not, Bonl's precious exis
tence Is really tn some danger.
ehrnaka llluekamlth Appointed.
WASHINGTON, March 14. (Special Tele
gram.) Nels O. Rlngsrud of Long Pine,
Neb., has been appointed blacksmith ct La
Poln'e Indian school, Wisconsin.
These reserve agents have been approved.
National Park bank of New York for tbe
First National bank ot Lincoln, Neb.,
Valley Natlcnal of Dts Molue for First
National ot Sac City, la.
CUBAN DELEGATES ANXIOUS
Srcklnu Infnrmntloii About I'rolinlilr
Action of Cimitrr on I'lntt
Amendment,
HAVANA, March 14. General Wood and
Mart, accompanying the congressional party
now here, which Includes members of tho
river and harbor committee, todny went to
Aguacatc, to Inspect a sugar estate.
The Cuban delegates to the constitutions!
convention are eagerly seeking Information
from the American congrrtamen regarding
the possibility ot a reconsideration by con
gress ot the Piatt amendment A con
troversy ln the local press over certain
statements alleged to have been made by
some of these congressmen has already
begun and La Patrla, on the itrcngth of
these allegations, stronglr urges the dele
gates to refuse to accept the Piatt amend
ment, but to await until a now congress as
sembles. J
This afternoon the committee on the
Plait amendment held a prlvute session in
the convention hall end discussed th
amendment at great length. Theic was
considerable diversity o opinion and it
was decided to hold another meeting tomor
row, when ceeh member will submit a writ
ten opinion. Tho various written opinions
will then be amalgamated in a final report
to be made before the convention.
The committee expects to tnlsh Its work
Saturday, but definite action by the con
vent ion is not looked for within a week.
Senor de Arman, who neld the old Spanish
contract to fumith municipal bonds to thu
valuo of J15.000.OO0, has been appointee
fiscal agent of the government In the pro
posed new issue. His claim for Indemnity,
arising out of "tanteo." Iff left with the
municipality for fcettlemcnt.:
WASHINGTON. March If.-Prlvate ad
vices received bore from high authority In
Havana are to the effect that the Cuban
people as a whole are manifesting very little
interest in the proceedings of the constitu
tional convention and also that It Is no:
possible for any pcison at this moment to
forecast knowingly the action of the dele
gates upon the pending propositions touch
ing relations with the United Hates.
FAIR TO OPEN FIRST OF MAY
President McKlnley Ilipreied to
Mart Wheel Tumlnii nt Iluf- ,
fnlo nt -' O'clock.
BUFFALO. N. Y., March 14 With the
return of Director General Buchanan from
Washington the plans for opening the Pan
amrrlcan exposition are assuming definite
shape.
It has been decided to open the expo
sition on May 1. At that time President
McKlnley and his cabinet are expected to
be on their way to the" Pacific coast, It
is proposed to connect the president's train
with the Temple of Music Direct tele
graphic communication will also be estab
lished with the cxecutlvo offices of tbe
presidents of nil the republics of tbe west
ern hemispheres and the governor general
of Canada. At precisely 2 o'clock, Buffalo
time, they will all be requested to touch
electric buttons In their offices which will
ttarl pieces ot machinery at the expo
sition. At the same time It Is expected that
they will transmit a message of greeting.
President McKlnley, from b special car,
surroui'ded- by his cabluat, tV limn suo-t
the great fountain pumps and will transmit
over the wires a message of greeting.
On May 14 It is proposed to hold imposing
dedicatory ceremonies, when'lt Is said that
Vice President Roosevelt. Governor Odell
and a large number of national and dlplo
raatlc officials will be present. A day, prob
ably between June 9 and 12, will be' desig
nated "President's day," when President
McKlnley nnd his party, on their return
from the coast, will be present.
RATE CUTTING FOR PACKERS
Interatnte roiiiiucrce Commlaaloii
AVI 1 1 Invratlmite the ClmrKea nt
Kunana Cll.
KANSAS CITY. March 14. An Intcrstato
Commerce commission hearing to Inquire
into alleged secret rate cutting on packing
house products from Kansas City is to be
held in this city on March 21. Subpoenacs
were served today on twenty representa
tives of local railroads and packing bouses,
commanding them to appear before the
commission in the United States court
room on that day "to testify then and
there as a witness in the matter of an in
quiry and Investigation Into the' trans
portation of dressed meats and packing
house products by common carriers, sub
ject to the act to regulate commerce."
The subpoenaes were Issued in Wash
ington, D. C, by Commissioner J. C. Clem
ents and were served by J. T. Marchand,
special agent of the commission. Mr.
Maicband evidently expected that an at
tempt would be made by tbe railroad men
to evade testifying at tbe Investigation.
He come to tbe city quietly yesterday and
held a secret conference ln the United
States marshal's office. Deputies, annex)
with subpoenaes, were soon started out and
up to this evening had succeeded In serv
ing them on twenty railroad and traffic
managers ot packing houses. Ten others
are raid to have left the city to prevent
service. Mr. Marchand will. It is said,
have sufficient witnesses on hand to keep
the commission busy several days. Tho
investigation is supposed to be the result
of Inquiries made last fall by Mr. Marchand
Into tbe Kansas City rate situation.
JUDGE HAYES OF IOWA DEAD
rrrnnd Illatrlrl'a "Little (Jlnnt" or
Antl-Prohlhltlon Itenottn Kxiilrea
nt (iorhoni Home.
MARSHALL, Mich.. Match 14. Judge
Walter Ingalls Hayes of Clinton, la., died
here suddenly ot angina pectoris nt the
homo of the late Charles T. Gorham to
night. Judge Hayes was born In Marshall In
1S42 and attended the funeral ot General
Gorbam today. This evening he had been
calling on some friends and neighbors and
when be reached the Gorbam home bo sank
on a couch, complaining of a pain in his
side. He was unconscious until relieved
by death.
Judge Hayes practiced law hero directly
after the flote ot tbe war. going to Clinton
late In the '60s. He was an ardent demo
crat and served In the national bouse ot
representatives three terms from Iowa. He
was serving as circuit Judge in his home
district.
DEMOCRATS DRAG IT THROUGH
Majority In the Mar? land Senate Ar
eompllahea Paaanite of the Illa
f ranrhlarment Hill.
ANNAPOLIS. Md . March 14. Tbe demo
rratlc majority in the senate, after a
tedious session lasting from 11 a. m. until
S p. m., aided by the application of tbe
closure rule, succeeded In passing the "dis
franchisement" bill tonlgbt by a vote of
14 to 11, a strict party division. It now
goes to the house for concurrence in the
senate amendmcnU.
UTAH'S GOVERNOR DISSENTS
Vetoes tea Etui Bill Afftoting Uotmosiira
and Polygamy,
BELIEVES IT A MENACE TO THE STATE
In OrTerliiR n Phnntom of Relief to
o l'civ It Invites Illacord
mid Planatrr Upon
All.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Mareh ll.-Oov-ernor
Wells has vetoed tho Evan bill relat
ing to tbe making ot complaints and com
mencing of prosecutions In criminal cases.
The following Is the full text of the veto
message sent to tho senate tonight:
"To tho Senate I have tbe honor to re
turn herewith, without approval, senate bill
No. 113, 'an act amending section 4.C11 of
the revised statutes ot Utah, 1S?S, In re
lation to the making of complaints and
commencing ot prosecutions ln criminal
cases.'
"No official act of my life has been ap
proached by me with a sense of responsi
bility so profound as Is Involved In the
consideration ot this bill. It Is a measure
ot tbe stlpremett importance and In Its
consequences for good or 111 It easily sur
passes any other proposition that ever
came before this commonwealth for leg
islative and executive determination. II
has been argued ln both branches ot the
assembly with splendid force and nblll; y.
while Its provisions have doubtless been
eagerly discusird ln the remotest hamlet
of our state. With due allowance for the
exaggerations that may be expected from
those who warmly support and from those
who, with equal warmth, antagonize tho
measure, I accord to all of them, without
any reservation whatever, full credit for
absolute sincerity, breadth of sympathy and
a desire for the public welfare, which of
themselves render It a noteworthy nnd
unique, piece of proposed legislation.
"Rut these conditions only serve to make
the responsibility of the executive the more
weighty, nnd I could have wished to be
spared the test. Nevertheless, the recol
lections of my oath ot office, the require
ments of my duty as I understand It. and
tbe conviction of my own best Judgment
and my cot science, unite in demanding of
me that J withhold approval from this bill.
Looka to the Future.
"If I know myself, I can sincerely ray
that' I am anxious that the very best and
wisest thing Bball be dono In respect to all
matters that have vexed us so much in
times past. And knowing this whole people
as I do, It Is my firm conviction that what
ever the present may be, they will be
sincerely grateful In tbe days to come It
this measure Is not written upon the
statute books.
"The patience, loyalty and conservatism
ot our citizens are so widely recognized that
only by the passage ot such a bill as this
can their reputation be Injured. The broad
minded and Intelligent everywhere accept
the situation hero ns It exists and are
content to let time complete the solution
ot the problem. Even the bigoted and tbe
meddlesome, have to admit that with rare
exceptions, the. conduct nnrtlsjwgrltx.s tjv
people are abovo reproach.'
"In my opinion nothing can be clearer
than that this bill, it passed, would be
welcomed and employed as a most effective
weapon againpt the very classes whoso
condition it is Intended to ameliorate.
Furthermore. I have reason to believe Its
enactment would be the signal for a gen
eral demand upon the national congress
for a constitutional amendment directed
against certain social conditions here a
demand which under the present circum
stances would surely be compiled with.
While it. may be urged that In every eveat
the poor could be made to suffer. Is it not
an odious thought, repulsive to every good
citizen of whatsoever creed or party, that
the whole state should thus be put under a
ban? Surely there Is none so selfish and
unpatriotic as to argue that this Is prefer
able to tbe endurance of a few Isolated
instances of prosecution, unbacked, as they
are. by either respectable moral support or
sympathy.
Hecalla Recent Hlatory.
"All of us can readily recall the condi
tions of the past as compared with those ot
today. In the shortest memory still re
main Incidents of that distressing period
shortly beforo statehood, during which so
much Eorrow and bitterness stalked through
our community. Of still more recent date
no longer than two years ago another out
burst was threatened and to some extent
was manifested. But as a termination of
the first came concession and amnesty, and
evidence of good faith, and at length state
hood, ln which everybody rejoiced, and
while as a result of the second the sun of
our prosperity was for a time obscured, the
clouds at length have rolled away, and
Utah, united, hopeful nnd vigorous, Is
marching bravely forward to the music
ot the union.
"I yield to no one ln affection for tbore
of my people who from the highest mo
tives and because they believed It a dlvlno
command entered Into the relation of plural
marriage. Born and reared in Utah my
self, a product of that marriage system,
taught from Infancy to regard my llneag"
.as approved of the Almighty, and proud
today, as I have ever been, of my heritage,
it will be granted, I trust, that every In
stinct of my nature reaches out to shield
ray friends from barm and to protect them
from unjubt attack. Their cause Is my
cause, and when they are hurt I am hurt,
for I am part ot them. But in that same
heart, which Is filled with sympathy fot
them, I find also the solemn feeling that
this bill holds out only a false hope ot
protection and that ln offering a phantom
of relief to a few it in reality Invites a
deluge of discord and disaster upon all.
"For these reasons, briefly and Imper
fectly stated, and for many others which
might be given at length, I am unable to
approve tbe bill now before me. Very
respectfully,
"(Signed) HEBER M. WELLS.
"Governor."
I th l.rKlalnlurr Continues.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, March 14. Under
the constitution, today was the day fixed for
the adjournment of the legislature. Much
business remains to bo transacted and It
Is believed tbe session will last several
days yet.
llriin In Chleasro.
CHICAGO. March 14.-WIllUm J. Bryun.
on hlH way home from New York, stopped
off long enough In Chicago to pay his re
upects to J. e Johnson, chairman of the
democratic national eicecuuve committee.
Move men! a of Ocenn Veaaela March 1 t.
At Liverpool Arrived Teutonic. from
New York. Sailed New England, for
Queenstown and Boston; Cambroman, for
j'oruana. .Me.
At Yokohama Sailed, March 1J Tacoma,
for Hong Kong.
At Queenstown Sailed Oceanic, from
Liverpool, for New York.
At New York Arrived Kensington, from
Antwerp, Sailed La Champagne, for
Havre.
At Portland. Me Sailed Numldlan, for
Liverpool. Belgian, for Antwerp
At BostonArrived Pomeranla-., from
Glasgow
At Rotterdam Bulled Maasaam, for
Boulogne and New York.
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TAKES MEIKLEJOHN'S PLACE
Colonel Mmuer la tilvrii Commission
aa Aaalafnnt Secretary
of War.
WASHINGTON, March 14. Colonel Wil
liam Cary Sanger of New York today was
appointed assistant secretary of war and
Immediately entered upon the discharge ot
tbe duties. His commission was made out
In tho War department this morning and
was signed by tho president durlug the
forenoon. Soon afterward Colonel Sanger
appeared at the War department and w-as
immediately ushered Into the private office
of Secretary Root. There In the prernee of
Lieutenant General Miles and Chief Clerk
Schofleld, he subscribed to the regulation
oath of office. In It he states his residence
as Sangerfleld. N. Y.
The nuw assistant seetetarj" 1" a guest at
the house of Seerctary Root and ihe two
took luncheon there this afternoon. Ac
cording to an arrangement made in the
morning, Colonol Sanger at once took
formal possession of the office of assistant
secretary and was introduced to tho bureau
chiefs and all other principal officers of tho
department. Later be was presented lo tbe
president by Secretary Root
Tim following official statement was
made by the secretary of war this after
noon in regard to tho appointment:
Some time before the expiration of the
-nst administration ami Jjefoie the re-appointment
of the cabinet. Assistant Secre
tary Melklcjuhn notified the presllcnt
that by teuson of his cundldacy for the
Semite, the long canvass attending it und
the necessity that there should be an as
sistant ecretury who could be present In
Washington to jierform the duties of the
office, he was unwilling to :rnilt Ills
name to be considered for ronpotntment.
Mr. William Cary Stinger, bus accord
ingly, oeen appointed aim will Immediately
enter upon the discharge of his duties.
Senators Piatt and Depcw of New York
called nt the White House today un were
with tho president for on hour. When they
left the following official statement was
made as to their visit: (
The New York aentitora. Piatt mul
Depew, called upon the president thin
moraine and for the first time Hi,- mihlect
of Colonel Sanger's (appointment an assist
ant secretary of war was referred te. Hav
ing gone over the matter fully with the
secretary of war. thev i-.lieil tn nrrr mi
opposition to Colonel faunger'n appointment.
While the New York senators had been
disposed to oppose Colonel Sanger, they
realized that tbe assistant to a cabinet
officer should be In harmony with his chief
and they decided not to carry their opposi
tion any further.
Army Onii'lula Greet lllni.
WASHINGTON, March 14. (Special Tele
gram.) Thu resignation of G. D. Melkle-
John a assistant tt,crelbrTfi-rttt'jaii.bceni
accepiea, ais successor in the person of
Colonel William Cary Sanger of New York
has been appointed and army officials have
been notified to appear in uniform tomorrow
to meet tbe assistant chief.
Senators Plett and Depcv of New York.
who were outspoken in their opposition to
the appointment of Colonel Sanger because
they bad not been consulted previous to hla
selection, have been placated, and Colonel
Sanger's name will, in all probability, be
tho first amwng those confirmed by tbe sen
ate when congress convenes In Dectmber.
New York now leads all the states in tbe
extent of ItR appointments, three ambas
sadors, a cabinet officer nnd an assistant
being credited to tbe Empire state. When
the Sanger appointment was uppermost In
the public eyo last week Senntor Piatt said
to a Bee correspondent: "Ho will not be
confirmed but over my dead body "
A week, now ever, has brought Its as
suaging panacea and Senator Depew, who
undoubtedly eces the humor of the situa
tion, said as he came from the Whtto House
today: "I understand Colonel Sanger Is an
administration man; and a New York ad
ministration man, I would have you know."
In view of the fact that Colonel Sanger
has been for years an untl-Platt man, the
delicate Irony of Dr. Depow's remark Is un
derstood. Melklejohn has been forced ovtr
the transom by Secretary Root nnd It will
be interesting to nolc the progress of events
from tho new viewpoint with New York
wholly In tbe saddle.
RODENBURG'S NAME LEFT OFF
Illlnola Bx-lteiireaentatllv e .Vol to He
St. Lou la Kxpoaltlon Com
nilaaloiier. WASHINGTON, March 14. Many sena
tors and representatives called upon the
president today lo have a word with him
about pending matters before his departure
for the west tonight. Among them were
Senators Allison, Frye, Beverldge, Burton,
Bate. Cullora, Jones of Arkansas and Rep
resentatives Long ot Kansas, Tawney ot
Minnesota, Gaines and Carraack ot Tennes
see and Gordon ot Ohio.
The president Informed Senator Cullom
that circumstances would compel blm to
leave the name of cx-Representatlve Roden
burg of Illinois off the list of commissioners
to the St Louis exposition. The president
has decided not to announce tthe member
ship of the commission until after his re
turn from Indianapolis.
MILES STARTS FOR HAVANA
CoiuniniidiiiK Olllcer of the United
Mntea Army Will lnaieet
I'nata In Culm,
WASHINGTON. March 14. Lieutenant
General and Mrs. Mlleti and their son.
Sherman Miles, Quartermaster General and
Mrs. Ludlngton, Colonel H. II. Whitney.
Artillery corps, aide-de-camp to General
Miles; Colonel Albert A. Pope of Boston,
Frank Wlborg of Cincinnati nnd General
Miles' secretary and orderly, left here for
Cuba tonight over tbe Southern railway.
After spending about two days at Palm
Beach, Fla., the party will embark at
Miami for Havana. It Is the purpose of
General MIIen and General Ludlngton to
Inspect the principal military posts In
Cuba, but their Itinerary will not be ar
ranged until after their arrival In Havana.
General Wood, commanding the Department
ot Cuba, has arranged to place a govern
ment steamer at the disposal of General
Miles and It undoubtedly will b utilized
during General Miles' trip. It ! n pec ted
tbat the party will start back from Cuba
the latter part of next week.
Although General Miles has been com
missioned to look Into certain military mat
ters for tbe secretary cf war, it is stated
with he utmost pcsltiveuess at the War
department that General Miles' visit lias
no connection whatever wilh tbe polltival
affairs ot Cuba,
SOME CMNGE IN LINE
Bapttbliean. 8witoh Abant ii Voting for
Senatorial Caididatu,
INDICATIONS OF BREAKING UP SOON
Manifntationi f Uneaiimsi BafgHt Esd
of Dsadlock ii IS ear,
CAUCUS IS IN SESSION ONCE MORE
All Members bat til Hici Who VTaliid
Out Art Prmat.
EFFORT TO MAKE CHANGE IN RULES
Attempt to uhattute Tiro-Thlrda
Vote for the 1'Kly to .Nomlnntc
Defeated After m Car
nest Ufforl.
. Ballot.
:(. III. -II. 41!, -lit. -II.
Allen 47 4 -7 411 4U ftll
Ilerue , . , , .( ,
Cronnae tl s ill to tt II
Currle 10 la 11 i:t HI la
Dietrich .. i (
1bi ea ... . . , , . . . i
HarriiiKton ....a s -I 1 n 1
HnrtHii i i i n
lllnalinn- 2-J 21 lti 2( 21 Ul
Hltcheoek oi J.
Klnkald .2 1 2 it ii U
.Martin ......... it 2 it it ii -I
.Mrlulejohn ....211 211 21 211 at II-
lliitrwiitrr IB 1(1 la l.'l in 111
Thonipaon, 1). K.nO 5 .'!( an :tt as
Thi.nipann, IV. II. a 41 lit III a 411
Mctherelil it 2 1 2 2 it
LINCOLN, March H. (Special Tele
gram.) Members of the legislature voted
for United States senators for tho forty
fourth time today, but the ballot was ap
parently as far from a result as ever. A
slight movement was visible In the halt
dozen changes recorded, evidencing tho
p:an of the antl-Thompsonltcs to keep all
the North PJatte candidates ln the field
by propping them up for the purpose of
forcing Thompson out. This time It was
Melklejohn whose column was stiffened by
k turning to him two of the walkout men
who had left him when he seemed to bo
getting too close to Thompson. Tbes
two were Broderlck, who had Joined Currle,
nnd Swanson, who had taken up with
Clounse. Thompson also lost Wcnzl, who
voted for Martin and Klnkald, being the
first to leave him since he reached his
maximum. On the other hand, Rosewatcr
made a gain of one in Stclnmeyer. who
had previously been with Melklejohn.
Stelnmeyer is one of the representatl
Germans In tho legislature and comes from
Guge county.
Cnucua lirnvia n Croud.
The republican caucus tonight waa better
attended than atiany lime since the open
ing, every member being proscnt With tho
exception of Marshall, who Is sick, "and the.
iJlno ce'ecders who wUkrd.otiL. WUUiMar
snail's proxy sixty-two names received re
sponses on the roll call. This unusual at
tendance was caused by tbe well-defined
Impression spread about lato In the after
noon and early evening that the caucus
would do something more than tho per
functory balloting thut has marked Its
Ei'ssions. Just what was to be proposed no
one seemed to know, but this only stimu
lated the desire of tbe members to bo
pri'sent and find out.
The size of the lobby thronging the third
floor corridor In front of the caucus room
was also augmented by Interested poli
ticians and workers in addition to the
newspaper men.
The caucus started off with roll call, dis
closing the usual dlstributiou among the
principal candidates. Thompson led with
thirty-eight, the same number as In Joint
session, and the others ln customary order.
After the third ballot a motion was pre
sented by Senator Young with explanatory
remarks aiming to simplify matters some
what by modifying the caucus rule requir
ing fifty to nomlna'te Into ano requiring a
two-thirds majority.
Deluite Ihe Amendment.
Tho proposal precipitated an animated
debate. Senator Martin protested strenu
ously that he would not bo bound by any
modification of tho caucus agreement. Then
Senator Currlo, took the bamo position.
Senator Baldrlge maintained that tho same
body tbat made the original agreement
r.ould adopt additional rules, and Senator
Harlan and others talked In the same
strain. Seuator Martin moved to adjourn
sine die, but was overwhelmingly voted
down and finally amid other motions to ad
journ and demands for a roll call the whole
matter was laid on tho table and another
j ballot on senator ordered.
At this Juncture Senator Crounso, Mar
tin, Owens and Representative Hathorn
seized their bnls and coats and marched
paBt the towering form of Doorkeeper
Trompen, making their exit from tho caucus
and from the building.
The caucus proceeded to take three more
ballots, interrupted with repeated motions
for adjournment. Mr, Hoscwaler's vote ran
up to a maximum of twenty-three, Thomp
son's remained stationary and Melklejohn
and Currlo lose ground. After the sixth
ballot a desultory motion to adjourn until
tomorrow evening was declared carried.
Ilmv the Vote Simula.
The vote In caucus was us follows:
1. I. 1 4. 5. C.
Thompson as n s U
Melklejohn 14 34 a 1H Jl 30
Uosuwutei 14 jr, IS S 3 S3
Currle 4 j if. j 7 7
llurlun v X 4 I 4 I 4
Crounse ; k C c r, x 3
Klnkald 2 0 S 3 S 2
Wothcreld , 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hitilx rt : 0 n s J 1 (i
Htnsliaw 11 10 3 ft 7 s
Martin ii S It 7 C a
Most of the members remained In thn
hall for a general discussion of the caucus
and various proposals tor modifying thu
agreement wero made. Tho propositions
advanced were ln the nature of Informal
suggestions. Many of those present In
sisted on an amendment to the caucus call
to require not moro tban a two-thirds vota
to nominate and some favored the single
nomination plan for balloting. No action
was .taken, It being generally agreed that
the proposals should come beforo tho
caucus tomorrow night.
Adjournment Committee.
Although committees have been appointed
fiom each house to confer upon a day for
adjournment, nothing has been done as yet.
The fuslonlsta naturally are anxious for
an early adjournment, because, being 1 11
the minority, they have nothing particu
lar to expect from the legislature, and,
aside from the question of having their
pay stopped after the sixtieth day, every
one has business of his .own of more or
less importance to require hit attention.
On the republican side Speaker Hears per
haps voices the general sentiment that the
legislators should remain on' duty until
they elect two United States teuatora It