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LOOK LIRE THEFTS
GoTtrnment TJneartrn Immense ShorUgi in
Luzm Commissary Eepartment.
OFFICERS AND CIVILIANS ARRESTED
Lilt Includes a Contractor, Captain Barrows
and Many Others.
SOME OF THE SUPPLIES ARE LOCATED
Bacon, Flonr and Other Goods Found in Un
authorized Places.
FURTHER TROUBLES APPEAR DAILY
I'ro tn I ii t-it t CiiiiiiiilnMir)' O file it AImii
Aci'iinciI of Oeitlnriililc Immnriitlt)
I.letitenmit !l'i't In I'i-ohc-etitlni;
lin eitlmillon.
MANILV. March 31 Interest In tlic enp
turo rj'nla nf Attiilnnldu lf well-nigh
otersrin.'.oweil In Manila by sensatlonnl de
velopments, present nnrl prospective, of
frauds In the commissary dcpirtment. How
wliloly these extend hns not yet hern as
certained, hut enough In known to Justify
the bcllpf tlinl thpy nre far-rcnchlng,
Cnptnln Frederick J. Harrows of the
Thirtieth Vnlnntcpr Infnntry, qunrtrrnias
tcr of the Department of Southern Luzon,
together with seven rommlssnry sergeant ..
several civilian, clerks, n prominent gov
ernment enntrnctor, tho nsslstnnt manager
of tho Motel Orltmte, the proprietors of
three of the largest hnkrrlPB In M it Til In . n
number of storekeepers nnil n number of
other persons h.'ivc been nrrcstcd. The
Investigation has scarcely begun, hut thou
rands of sacks of Hour, a quantity of bacon
and wngnnlonds of other Roods, nil bear
ing government marks, luivti been found
In the possession of unauthorized persons.
Con t rnetnr Ton t.eneroiiM.
It Is alleged Unit the contractor In ques
tion, who bus been doing n business approx
imating $100,000 per month, hits spent hiiRo
cuius In cntcrtnlnlng nlllenrs. A prominent
Con.mlsHiiry olllcer Is necuscd of lending u
scandalously Immoral life. It Is nsscrtcd
that In rue quantities of stores have been
lost or stolen In trnnslt and also that there
Is a shortage In the commissary depot.
New scandals nro devolopcd dally. Illicit
transactions havo been traced back to Juno,
11)00, and It Is possible! that there nro others
of earlier date. Tho exorbitant tariff on
provisions makes tho surreptitious removal
of supplies Immensely profitable. It Is
understood that other United States oui
cers may ho arrested.
Lieutenant Philip K, Sweet of the Forty
llxth Volunteer Infantry Is prosecuting tho
Investigation under the direction of Colonel
Wilder, chief of police.
,ot Kiinim nl IVitttliliiKtoii.
WASHINGTON, March St. It was suld at
Ml "'hlte llouso and War department
ton Jut absolutely nothing had beeu
rccoi -'by tho government regarding tho
alleged unearthing of crooked woik on tho
part of nrmy qucrlcrmnstors nnd others In
Luzon and tho arrest of a number of
persons In and out of tho army for stealing
property of tho government or receiving
stolen government property, General Cor
bin said furthermore that tho government
had no intimation of any sort thnt such
developments might be expected. Hu was
Inclined, for this reason, to think tho frauds
ngnlnst the government could hardly bo so
serious as reported, though admitting this
opinion wns based wholly on tho lack of
advices from tho government. Captain
lliu iown, ho h n Ul, was not tho regular quar
termaster for' southern Luzon nnd must
havo been acting quartermaster there nt the
tliuo of tho arrests.
TO RELIEVE THE VOLUNTEERS
Triinxiiiirtn HiimIIIiiu' I'livnlry null lit
' flllltry ltemillli'p. In the
PhlllpplneM.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 31. -The animal
transport Arab sailed today for tho Philip
pines with ti70 horses for the cavalry al
ready on tho way to Manila. Tomorrow the
Uu ford will sail with two troops of tho
First squadron of the Fifteenth cavalry,
ono company of tho Tenth Infantry nnd the
depot battalion of the Fifth Infantry. The
Kllpatrlck, scheduled to sail Frlduy, will
curry tho Third battalion of tho Eleventh
Infantry nnd thu two companies of tho First
Infantry. On the 10th tho transport Ohio
will sail nnd on tho 8th tho Aztec is ex
pected to get awny. On April 15 tho Logan
probably will depart for Manila with two
companies of the First Infantry, tho Third
squadron of the Ninth cavalry,, tho second
squadron of tho Tenth cavalry nnd a bat
talion of tho Eleventh Infu'ntry, now nt
Governor's Island and Fort Ethan Allen.
KANSANS SEND THEIR THANKS
(Jovrrnnr Stanley IteplleN ( Pres
ident' Nut llle iitlnn of ienernl
rnmidiii'H I'miiipt Promotion.
WA8HINOTON. March 31. After the np
polntmont of Clou era I Funstnn yesterday
Secretary Cortelyou, by direction of thu
president, wired tho news to Govornor
Stanley of Kansas. Toduy the following
response wan received from the governor:
"Express to tho president tho thanks of
the pooplo of Kansas for hts recognition
jf General Funston."
AGUINALD0 LIKES THE PLACE
I'lenm-il mill I'rmiil of Cnnrlciiu
Treatment Aecnrileil lllin li
(ienernl .tlncArtliiir.
MANILA, March 31. Agulnaldo continues
to expreHB hlmsulf as pleased with nnd I in
pressed by tho courteous treatment nc
corded him by General Mac-Arthur.
"I ntu n prisoner," snld he today, "hut
am treated llko a guest."
CROKER'S SHOW LIVE STOCK
He lleuliiM ttlth it Niliil)' of(SiTlne
uir his .imvi- Aeqiilreil
l.iinil.
(Copyright, 1901, by Vtcva Publishing Co,)
I.ONLON, Mureh 31,-(New York World
CablegramSpecial Telegram.) Richard
Crokor Intends to go In for breeding show
livestock en his recently acquired new land.
Ills man already has been buying pigs to
itnrl with
Mr. Croker has returned to Moat houie,
Waiaage, froaj the Lincoln and Liverpool
races. Ho looks somewhat worn, for he
has been suffering severely with bis teeth,
cumins: MccpiessneKA, The teeth are now
undergoing nn overhauling nt the hands
of a dentist
Hcrtlo Croker's Injured knee Is Improv
Ing Blowly but satisfactorily, considering
,be. vuuractcr of the Injury.
FOUR MILLIONS IN FINES
The.v MluM 'le olleeteil nn Hcsnlt
of lllemit SIKlim of
"lllu 'UTS.
(Copyright. lMl7 'bllsblng Co.)
World
Cablegram Special ,TelV ,
otdlrnry constitutional dlfllcti.
"xtra
ui In relation .to tho position of all
bcrs of tho government in tho Hov
Cotrmons who hold their appointment .
rcct from the crown. These ministers wore,
reappointed by the king, but the attorney
general has discovered that under the
statute thuy are not expressly ubsolvcd
from submitting themselves for re-election
to their constituents. Consequently they
havo been sitting Illegally slnco the klng'J
ncccsslon and each of them Is liable to n
flue of Jl'.GOO for each time he has voted
on measures since tho meeting of I'nr
llntrnt. Their aggregate liability Is about
$1,000,000.
Any citizen acting as a common In
former may proceed In the supremo court
ngnlnst them ami If successful would gel.
half tho amount of the fine Imposed. This
procedure was adopted against Ilradlaugh
when he snt without being sworn, and he
was made bankrupt.
Attorney General Flnhiy Introduced a bill
Inst Monday to legalize tho position of thu
ministers, describing It as purely a formal
measure and explaining Its provisions so
mumhllngly that the reportors could hear
nothing, Uven members opposite failed to
catch the drift bf his remarks. When the
text of the bill was Issued Thursday, prior
to Its second reading, which was hurriedly
fixed at onco for Monday, Its true purpose
and object wns discovered by he Irish
members, preventing Its being smuggled
through without discussion, us the ministers
had hoped to do.
Tho wholo transaction Is a grave scandal,
hut legal proceedings by n common In
former would bo easily frustrated by tho
ministers, who could delay n decision until
the hill, which Is retroactive, had pasted.
BRIDE'S THANKS TO THE POPE
I, eo XIII HccolveN 'I'o ii ell I ti is Letter
from the I'rlitecKN of the
.MturliiM.
(Copyright, 1901, by I'ress I'ubllshlng Co.)
ItOMK, .March 31. (Naw York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) I'opo Leo
XIII has rece'ved n touching letter of
thanks from tho princess of Asturlns,
tho count of Cnserta's bride, for tho pon
tiff's paternal Interest In tho royal love
match, Mm realization of which was In a
great measure duo to his kind offices. When
tho agitation ngnlnst the marriage had
reached Its highest pitch the queen regent
of Spain, the princess' mother, becamo
nlarmed and In her distress asked for tho
popo'ri advice, declaring her willingness to
oppose the marrlago If ho considered Buch
n step necessary for political reasons.
Hut tho princess of tho AsturlaB had al
ready written to tho pope, Imploring his
ild nnd protection against the political
machinations which threatened to wreck
her happiness, nnd Leo XIII, touched by
tho slmpln earnestness of tho young prin
cess, wroto back to tho queen regent, ad
vising her on no account! to Interfere with
the marriage, which bud evidently been
inn do In heaven.
Tho young couple are expected In Rome
early In' April, when they will be received
by the pope, whom they will ngaln thank
for having contributed to their happiness.
These Interesting details are from a prel
ate of the secretary of state.
STORK OVER MANCHESTERS
lliictum I'orlilil (lie UtlflieiM tit Leilve
Loudon for the
lll lent.
(Copyright, 1901, by I'reSB 1'ubllBhlng Co.)
LONDON, March 31. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) The World
correspondent hears that a stork Is hover
ing over tho Manchester family. Tho doc
tors have forbidden tho duchess to go to
the Riviera. Mr Zimmerman Is staying
at thu Cobury hotel. Tho dtiko nnd the
duchess board with him, though they sleep
In Duchess C'onsuolo'B hoUBe, which, owing
to a largo boqucst hIio tins Inherited from
her brother, sho has now given up tho
Idea of letting.
GAGE COUNTY GIVES THANKS
llcntrlee ('lllreiin Hrjnlee Hint .c
lirnnkii linn 'l'nn Henili
1 1 fit it St'itntnrK.
HEATRICI3, Neb., Mureh 31. (Special.)
The election of J. II. Millard of Omaha
and Governor Dietrich ns senators from
Nebraska gives satisfaction In Gago county,
which is tho second county In Nebraska
In republican majority, and tho following
expressions were mnilo to a Deo roporter:
W. S. Tlllon, Chairman County Central
Committee Tho result is satisfactory to
me. For six weeks I have urged that,
measures and not men bo tho watchword
of tho republican members of the legisla
ture. Gugo county republicans, with thu
exception of a limited few, who have nlnied
to control matters within this county, arc
with mo In this mutter.
Mayor Jackson Tho people of Nebraska
ore to bo congratulated on tho result
finally reached In the long drawn-out con
test for the United States Eenatorshlps,
Mr. Millard nnd Governor Dietrich have a
wetl-earned reputation us men of marked
ability along many lines, and In the busi
ness world particularly they stand .In the
front rank. I predict that tho selection
of theao gentlemen will prove to be a wise
one for all tho people of our state.
Alex Graham, Postmaster Tho outcomo
of tho senatorial light seems to havo been
the only posslhlo solution, Govornor Diet
rich nnd Mr. Millard nro both able men
and I think will represent Nebraska In 'an
able manner.
SUTTON ENDORSES BR0DERICK
CiuiNtltiieiilN of lt.iri-N'iitntlvc Ai-
, plniiil II Im Atlltiulu nt
Lliienlii.
SUTTON, Neb., March 31. (Special.)
The election of Dietrich nnd Millard to tho
uennto calls forth favorable comment from
all classes. The position which Mr. Ilroder
lik took on tho senatorial question nnd
hold to tho end, is heartily Indorsed by
his constituents. Regrets nto frrely ex
pressed, however, that so many good nnd
deserving candidates should havo to be
sacrificed to get rid of one.
I'renlivter)' mill MlnNloiinry.
I'LATTSMOUTH, Neb,, March 31. (Spu
clal.) Tho Nebraska City presbytery and
Woman's Missionary society will ronveno
In this city Tuesday night und contlnuo In
session thrco days. Among tho principal
speakers will be Rev. J. H. SaUbury of
Grcsham, Rev. Dr. William N. Hinmnn of
tho First l'rt)3byterlan church In Lincoln,
Rev. George W. llnrden of Auburn and Rev.
James W Campbell, D. I)., of Pnuneo City.
Tho reception commltteo consists of Mrs. F.
K. White, Mrs. A W, Atwood, Mrs. Thomas
I'ollocl; and Mr a. C. F, Stouteuborougu.
MINISTERS CLAD IN STEEL
Buiiiaa Officials Alarmed hj Growing Bev
olutionary Conditions,
SEVENTY-TWO COMMITTEEMEN ARRESTED
Olfer n Dexpernte IteMlntituee, IMrlnn
nt the I'lillee l'rlntliiK I'renni'n
Meleeil Xew I'lnii for
StiiileiitM.
LONDON, April L The St. Petersburg
correspondent of tho Dally Mall says: "A
revolutionary committee composed of sev
enty-two members has been nrrested nfler
a desperate defense, the revolutionists
firing at tho police. Two secret revolu
tionary printing presses wero seized In con
nection with the arrest. Altogether 3,000
nrroats have been made. It Is rcporttd
that somo of tho ministers now wear steel
cuirasses,"
Tho mlnlslty of education Is consider
ing, as it means of diminishing the number
of university students, a proposal to admit
nnyciie qualified to enter tho universities
to examination for university diplomas,
whether they ever attended tho universities
or not. This, however, would hardly bo
a satisfactory solution of the dllllcultlco,
which result from restrictions of univer
sity freedom. Slxty-nlno students, who
wero iirrestcd during the recent riots, havo
been. released.
It Is reported that severe riots have oc
curred during the last few days at Kiel!,
but wore quelled by the military authori
ties. No further particulars are available.
ALL BREATHING WAR SPIRIT
Vokiiliiimn .Merelinn tK When Intrr
leteil TiilL In Determined Wny
About Itext riilnliiu Itiinnln.
LONDON, April 1. "There Is reason to
believe," says the St. Petersburg corre
spondent of the Dally Mull, "that tho Mun
c Inula n convention between Russia and
China will ho ratified In April."'
Tho Yokohama correspondent of the
Dally Mall, who records various Indica
tions of preparations for wnr on tho part
of Japan, snyc:
"Interviews have appeared with promi
nent statesmen, nil breathing tho war spirit
and expressing tho general opinion thnt It
Is Impossible to allow Russia a freo hnnJ
In Manchuria. This Is tho gravest crisis
ftom the point of view of Jnpan slnco her
own war with China."
According to n dispatch from St. Peters
burg to tho Dally Mall tho Coreans nt
bu Mail, a frontier town, recently repulsed
nn attack by 200 armed Chinese.
JAPS READY TO GIVE MONEY
IkIuiiiI I'litrliitx .Miinv Kit tliiinliiNll.:
l,onlt.v by SnliNorlliliiK Iillt
rrnlly to n I.onn.
LONDON, April 1. "Japan has made di
rect representations to St. Petersburg
ngnlnst thp Mnnc.lUirI.in -convention," rays
a dispatch to tho Times from Toklo, dated
Saturday, "but tho result Is not yet known.
"Japanese public opinion Is very strong
on tho subject. The cabinet Is prudent
und pacific, but Impressed by the national
enthusiasm, which Is certain to become
uncontrollable If there Is any undue yield
ing. The result of tho l.sstto of the first
Installment of tho Seoul-Fu San railway
loan testifies to tho extent of tho patriotic
enthusiasm. Tho amount wns covered
many times over with subscriptions from
remote rural districts, in spite of tho ex
tt erne tightness of tho money market."
LORD SALISBURY IS BETTER
IMIIclnl It it 1 1 1 1 it AiimmiiceN thnt the
I'remler In lteeoverlnn from
I ii Itiienxn.
LONDON, April 1. Tho following bulle
tin regarding the condition of tho premier
wns Issued last evening:
"Lord Salisbury was attacked with In
fluenza March 23. The Illness has run tho
normal course and has been attended by tho
usual prostrutlpn. The temperature, how
over, has been almost normal for tho Inst
two duys nnd his lordship's strength Is lm
proved, with Increasing power of taking
food. It Is hoped thut he will bo able
shortly to get a change' to tho south, which
he had been contemplating at the time of
tho attack. DOUGLAS POWKLL.
"H. II. WALKER."
EIGHTY MEN FOR ONE CLAIM
llepnrt Comen from Diiwhoii of tirent
Sernmlilc nt Golil Hun
DIkkIiikn.
VICTORIA, II. C, March 31. Tho stcamor
Amur, which arrived from Skugway today,
brings news from Dawson that In tho re
cent stnmpedo to Gold Run and Eureka
eighty men staked out ono claim nnd made
a rush to record It, and at tho mouth of
Gold Run 100 men made a wild scramble for
three claims,
Tho Yukon Journal, n four-pago dally, has
been established at Dawson.
News has been received at Dawton of a
big strike nt Pelly.
KITCHENER TELLS OF OTHERS
lleiiortH lir fnpture of n Nquiiil of
lloern In the Oriinuc III or
Colony.
LONDON, March 31. Tho War offlco has
received advices from Lord Kitchener,
dated Pretoria, March 30, reporting tho
capture of seventy-two Doers in Oraigo
River colony und officially announcing that
General Fiench has taken flfty-ono prison
ers nnd received the surrender of ninety-
three Doers, as nlready announced In press
dispatches. Lord Kitchener, also reports
on recent wrecking of trains at Boverol
pnlntn,
TO BOYCOTT FOR THE BjOERS
Dr. 1.e tin Snlil to llnve o tilled Clinin.
Iierlnln of ArriiiiKenteiit AunliiNt
tirent llrltnln.
LONDON. March 31. Tho Amsterdam
correspondent of tho DJlly Mull says: Dr.
Leyds and colleagues hnvo sent n iibtlflca
Hon to Mr. Chamberlain notifying him that
a powerful combination of European nnd
American merchants Intends to boycott
EnglUh goods systematically until Inde
pendence is grnntcd to tho iiocrs. -
Cnrnenle OfTem I'ortliinil $100,01)0,
PORTLAND, Ore.. March 31. Andrew
Carnegie has offered to glvo $100,000 to tho
city of Portland for a freo public librury
building, provldedttje city will gunrnntco
a site and sufnejfluf itnuual Income for Its
mnlntenuiicc. Tluv Pdrtland Library asso
ciation now had a building nnd library
valued at $360,090' and the two will probably
bo consolidated.-
OHIO ELECTION IMPORTANT
f
I'o rn tier nnil iiili, .liilnmiti unit .lone
All AOeeted ll.v Itgnillt to
lie llml nl 1'iilln,
CINCINNATI, March 3I.-Muulclpal and
township elections will be huld nil over
Ohio tomorrow, Tho 'most notable excep
tion is Mint of Cincinnati, where a full
ticket was elected ono year ago for three
years.
Considerable interest, however, Is taken
here In tho suburban elections, ns these
places havo persistently opposed nuuciu
Hon. These local elections have quite a
bearing on state nnd national politics, In
which Governor Nash nnd Senator Forakcr,
who nro both candidate for re-election,
nre taking an active part. In some coun
ties nominations for members of the legis
lature nro mnde by popular voto nt tho
April election.
The legislature that Is selected next
November will choose u suecissor to Sena
tor Foruker. At tho same election Gov
ernor Nash will bo u candidate for u sec
ond term nnd especial Interest Is being
tnken nt Columbus on this account. Taylor
und Illnklo nro tho candidates for mayor
at Columbus. H. C. Taylor U u life-long
personal friend of Governor N!h und pre
sented tho name of Nnsh lit the Rtato con
vention two years ago, when he was nomi
nated. On tho result nl Columbus tomor
row may depend Importnnt results for tho
democrats also, an Illnklo Is the special
friend of ex-Congressman Lenlz, who as
pires to the governorship.
In Cleveland, ex-Congressman Tom L.
Johnson Is making his stiirtfor tho sena
tortdilp by running for miiybi, and In To
ledo Mayor Sum Jones Is unnlug for n
third term.
CHERISH LAWIWS MEMORY
Adlnlrlnu minimis of Viuini ( lillnleii
Tiillll'i 4.1-ninl I'liirn "(Jeiientl
I. union SiiiiiinV
LOUISVILLE. Ky., March JL Tho Com
mercial says: Tho town council of Vlgan,
South llocos Islund, has ordered the namo of
the grand plaza of the city toftm changed to
"General ljiwtnn plaza." .Mp.lor Hnllanco
has written to Mrs. Lawton, who makes her
home ut ISO" Fourth uvenue, Louisville, the
following account of tho ntTiilr:
"VIOAN, South llocos. P. I., March I,
1901. My Dear Mrs. l.wsnii! I inn nn
duty with General Young am have charge
of civil affairs. The name ofjlhc plaza of
Vlgan has been chanted to 'Gnnernl l.:iutnn
square.' Tho alcalde has written me un
ofllclul letter to that ctToct niijl desired mo
to Inform you. The Filipino people of Lu
zon havo a high regard for (le.ieral Lnwton,
not only on account of his fbravory. but
vv...i.ou ui uiu i;uuoiij(.'iuuuii tie snowcu
them while occupying the country. The
tnnrblo slab containing thn nevf naino nf thn
square Is to be unveiled todnjr with appro
priate ceremonies nt which will he present
nil tho military persons and 'residents of
Vlgan., 1 Inclose the invitation which was
scut me. Very slnceroly. yourv.
"JOHN GREEN I1ALLANCE."
BURGLARS CLUB TWQ WOMEN
Mm. Ann Wnril of IMtfA -sr Ilcnle:i
I'l'ithiilil)' 1 HI n 1 1 ty y, i-keil
llolilic r..
PITTSBURG, Marcli 3L-Mrs. Anna Ward.
aged CO years. Is lying In a critical con
dition from the effects or brutal treat
ment by three masked burclars nt her home.
Thirty-eighth and Carson street, early tins
morning. .Mrs. Waul and her daughter
were awukened by tho presence of the bur
glars at their bedside, each woman llndlng
u revolver pointed directly nt her head.
Mrs. Ward undertook to resist the bur
glars and while tho daughter was held In
subjection by ono of tho men another
knocked tho other unconscious' with n club,
literally crushing In her skull.
Tho husband and son of Mrs. Ward were
sleeping on tho third Moor, having In their
possession about $1,200, the booty tho bur
glars evidently wero after, riolnir iiwiikenr'l
by tho nolso Ward and his son hastened
to mo poor nclow. tint the burglars had
mudo good their escape, leaving no clue
ns to their Identity.
GOVERNOR ALLEN SETS SAIL
LciiveN Sun .liiiin .Mniiiliiy In ('nine
llomi Xorlli Aliunde Squiiil
ron Arrit ex.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March 31. Tho
North Atlantic squadron, Rear Admiral
Farquhar commanding, arrived off San Juan
Inst evening. Tho ,Unlted States special
service vessel Uncos, Chief Uoatswaln J.
W. McLaughlin, delivered the mulls, nnd
tho squadron laid to nil night, proceeding
today for Culcbra Island, whero orders nro
expected by Admiral Farquhar directing
tho squadron to go to Venezuelan waters.
Governor Allen will sail for New York
today.
LIKES THE NEW CRUISER
llimxliin iiiliuHMiilnr IMeiiMeit itllli
Milp AiiierlemiH lluve Hull) for
SI Im ('ovc niiiienl.
NORFOLK, Vn March 31. Count Cus
Blnl, Russian ambassador at Washington,
and party wero received today on tho new
Russian cruiser Varlag. In Hampton Roads.
They expressed themselves ns delighted
with tho vessel. It will bo fully coaled nnd
stocked with supplies for the long voyago to
Russia probably boforo tomorrow night. The
ambassador Inter visited tho Soldiers' horns
ut Hampton nnd tonight left for New York.
MINE DISASTER NOT SO BA0
Weaver Sluift Vletlni Only Nnnil.ei
Three, but WnrLltiKN Are
Wholly l)c Nl rn cil,
DENVER, March 31. A special to the
News from Gallup, N. M.. says thoro wero
only three men In tho Wcuver mine at tho
time of tho explosion yesterday. It was
thought that a number of Japanese wero en
tombed, but this seems to havo been n mis
take. The threo men, ns reported, two
whites nnd ono negro, wero killed nnil tho
workings of tho mine wero destroyed.
SHE IS RAILROAD PROMOTER
i:nirfx IMiniiKir lleelnren Mint ITrst
Reform Will lie the l.nyliiK
of ItllllH.
TACOMA, Wash.. Mureh 31,-OrlentuI ad
vices say thut In nnother decree Issued to
tho governors of Chinese provinces tho em
press dowager declares that nniong tho first
reforms to bo undertaken shall ho the
speedy construction of thn Yang Tse vul
ley railways and rallwnys connecting
Shanghai, Soo Chow and Nanking.
Former HeirlMirnr nl HlNiiiitreU.
NEW YORK. March 31. Nell Ollmour,
formerly superintendent of public Instruc
tion of tho stale of New York (Hid regis
trar of the United Stntos land olllco at
Illsmarck, N, Ii . during- President Har
rison's ailmlnlsl ration, illtd nf valvular -lln-enso
of the heart at his home In Hallston,
N. V., today,
DIES FOR HIS COMRADE
Commander Raptr BnfFccated in Attempting
a Daring Rtscue.
GUNBOAT PETREL'S CREW IN DANGER
I'lre lii .'nil II. Mini of Hunt .leottiirdlc
Tuentj-Tno Liven, lull Oitiru
uentiN Lien teiinii t In Only
One I.iim,
CAVITE. March 31. At 7 o'clock this
morning lire was discovered In Mm sail
room of 'the United States gunboat Petrel,
Lieutenant Commit uder Jesse Minis Roper
commanding. The snll room Is u small
compartment adjoining the mngnzlne. The
heat was intense, the Btnoko suffocating
and the Humes dllllcult to extinguish. Lieu
tenant Commander Roper was the first to
descend into tho hold, but hu was forced
to return to the deck. Others then went
down. Seaman Patrick Toner wns pros
trated and nboiit t-i perish when Lieutenant
Commander Roper endeavored to rescue hint
und wns surfocutcd in the attempt.
Lieutenant Joslah Slutts McKc nus and
Cadet Lewis sutTtred severely in bringing
thu body of Lieutenant Commander Roper
to the deck.
Twenty-two of tho crew were pros
trated; Toner, Evans, Flaherty, Lursen,
Cnhcy, IJurtoii, Smith, Sullivan und Fors
bnon seriously, but jill will recover. The
contents of the snll room wero destroyed,
but the ilumugo to the gunboat wns slight.
Thu origin of the tiro has not been ascer
tained. ' Possibly It was n case of spon
taneous combustion.
Tho duith of Lieutenant Commander
Roper is greatly deplored. Ills body will
bo sent to the United States April 5 by
thu llufi'aln.
' A il in I in I Iteiney lienor).
WASHINGTON, March 31. Tho Navy de
partment early this morning received this
cablegram from Admiral Rcmey, comman-der-ln-chlcf
of the Asiatic station:
CAVITE, Mureh 31. Fire discovered siill
room Petrel 7:30 this morning, ltoper, com
mander, utter going below once, went iiguln
ngnlnst advice. Attempted recover men be
low. He suffoented, died ut 7.1.1. Twenty
two other nillcerx nnd men entirely pros
trated. .VII recovering. Flic out. Diimnge
Immaterial. Send Roper's lemulns liv Hut
lulu. REMEY.
The depirtmcnt at once sent n telegram
to H. F. Fay, tho brother-ln-l.iw of Lieu
tenant Commander Roper, ut No. 73 Mon
mouth street, Longwnoi, Mass., asking thnt
ho inform Mrs. Roper of tho news.
Ai'kunnli'ilKi'H 111m llernlini.
The following expression of sympathy and
appreciation is also made:
"With this sod news tho department
sends to Mrs. Roper deep sympathy In tho
great loss she has sustained and tho high
est appreciation of the gallantry and self
sacrifice of Lieutenant Commander Roper.
It was a hero's death."
The deceased olllcer was born In Missouri
nnd diluted the naval sarvlec Juno 2.1, l&ftS.
He wns commissioned to the rank held by
hnm at the time of his death on March 3,
1S99, and ordered to command tho Petrel
November jr., 1899. Tho Petrel was ono of
tho vessels under Adnitrul DeWej ut UjeT
battle of Manila bay nnd was then In
chargo of Lieutenant Commnnder E. 11.
Wood. Tho latter olllcer came homo
shortly after nnd Lieutenant Commander
Roper succeeded him.
The llcffnlo, on which tho body will bo
sen i home, Is now used for the transporta
tion of troops nnd is about to return to
the United States by way of tho Mediter
ranean. JOHN CUDAHY TO MIX IN IT
IIIn I'irNt I'lieMllK' t oiiiiiiii' to lie
AliViorlieil hy (ilKiuitlis New
hynillente.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 31. Tho Call
rays: A $30,000,000 syndicate deal Is pend
ing In San Francisco und with Its success
ful consummation the ontlro fishing nnd
packing Industry on the Pacific const will
bo controlled by one big corporation.
Tho principal shaieholders In the syndi
cate, should tho deal be closed, Includa J.
Plorpont Morgan, August Melmont, W.
Sellgmnn, K. Scligmun nnd thu presidents
uf several largo banking houses In New
York City. Representatives of tho eastern
capitullstB havo secured options on a largo
majority of tho canning plants nnd the
syndlcato will bo able to control tho euttro
salmon Industry with tho exception of that
controlled by tho Alaska Puckers' associa
tion of this city.
Negotiations havo also been commenced
with tho Alaska Packers' association for
an option on its plants, but nothing def
inite has yet been done.
Among the compnnles that will bo ab
sorbed should the deal go through will) hq
tho Pncllle American Fisheries company,
of which John Cudahy of Chicago Is tho
president, and the Pacllle Steiini Whaling
company, of which Senator George C. Per
kins of California is the head.
WOMAN'S GARBTURNSBULLETS
lliirlliiKlon Itiiilttny Clerk nt SI,
Joni'IiIi I'ViiNtrnteil In Attempt
to Shoot Sueetlieiirt.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo March 31. Corset steel
und wlro In n hustlo turned fiever.il bullets
fired by Ocorgo Mclsner, Burlington railway
clerk, at Miss Ellen Stephens, his sweot
hcart, tonight at her home, 1919 North Sec-
ond street. Melsner is snld to havo been
insanely Jealous of tho girl nnd shot nt her
because sho permitted n rival to call at her
home.
HANGS HIM3ELF OVER GRAVE
Kiiiiniin I lly Siilnoit Keeper (.'iiiiimlti
Snielile Almve AVIfe'n l.aM
HeNlhiK l'lnee,
KANSAS CITY, March 31. Tho bojy of
Florlnn Irner, saloon keeper, aged 10 years,
was found hanging on u treo over his wife's
gravo In Elmwood cemetery today. Tho
man coinmltUd suicide from grief over his
wlfo's death, which occuned less than a
year ugo.
The limb upon which ho hung himself
wns so low that his feet touched tho ground
when his body wus fully extended. Ho held
his feet up and died with his knees bent.
Persons who first saw him thought ho wus
In nn nttltudo of prayer on his wife's grave
and not wishing to disturb him did tint ven
ture closo enough to discover the rope, but
later Homo of tho cemotcry attendants
found tho body, irner tried twlco beforo
to kill himself.
SMALLPOX STILL SPREADING
St, .Iniifi1i I'iiIIn to Slump II Out
nnil People lleeome.
Alnrmeil,
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March 31 - Tho health
department of this city thought It had
imiillpox about stamped out a week ngo, but
slnco then thirty-live cases havo been quar
antined lu this city, Tho rapid fcprendlng
of Ihe clUraa Is exrlling alarm throughout
liia nortbiiu sc(lon of tho tat.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecimt for Nebraska-F'llr Monday;
Wurrtier In Control und Western Portion;
Soutntrly Winds; Tuesday Probably Fair.
Temiierntiire nt Oninlin enlrrilnt
Hour. IIi-k. Hour. Ilex.
" ii. ii lilt I t, m :tr
II ii. n -T, ' M p. m its
7 ii. m . A . . . U." U p. m .10
M n. i i!.- -I i. n I'J
on. in 1:7 p. m I
10 n. n ill II i. n Ill
1 1 n. m tin 7 p. n 10
in no s p. m :tn
o i. m :ts
WILL ACCEPT SENAT0RSHIP
Governor Dietrich .Stump nn KnNe tile
AnerHnii (lint lie Will Itclutl
,etv Oilier.
LINCOLN. March St. (Special Telc-gram.)-rRelotlve
to the numerous conflict
ing reports that have been circulated rela
tive to the probable course he will pursue
In accepting tho senatorshlp Governor
Dietrich tonight made tho following state
ment -
"The nssertlon thut I will resign the
itenutorshlp to which I have been elected
U absolutely false and entirely without
fnundatlo.-i or renson. 1 Khali accept the
position nnd In nil probability I shnll re
sign thu governorship within u short time."
YORK REPUBLICANS APPLAUO
lleeottnUe the I'litrliitUm, Wlnilnm
nnil I'm I j l,onlt' of Per
noiiiiI Mierlllee.
YORK, Neb.. March 31.- (Special.) The
election of Charles II. Dietrich und Joseph
II. Millard of Omahu ns scnutors meets
wllh gcnerul approbation Of lending ro
publlcnns of York county, though many
expressed themselves us It being too bad
to send nwey n good governor.' Repub
licans had become disgusted with tho sen
atorial deadlock nnd were predicting the
defeat nf republicans In cuno of no elec
tion. Tho putrlotlsm, wisdom und party
loyalty of E. Rosowater, who received tho
largest number of votes for cholcu from
north of the Platte, and who held the
key to the situation, In withdrawing nfter
making such a splendid light, disproves the
statiments of his opponents that ho was
nlunyK for Rosewater nnd that ho was
selfish and would rulo or ruin. Ills loy
alty to tho ropuhltcnn purty showed that
ho preferred party success to more per
sonal gratification, nnd many who weio
prejudiced by denunciations of his oppo
nents nre now singing his praise.
THREE PLUNGE OVER CLIFF
Mm. I'nttcrMon, Her DmiKliler nnil a
Friend Slip from Lofty
Moon tiiln.
POUOIIKEEPSIE. N. Y.. Mnrch 31 Ilc
tweon G nnd li o'clock this evening Mrs.
Daniel Patterson, wife of a mechanic; her
12-year-old daughter and Nellie Chase,
nge.l 11, nil living In Cold Spring, went for
u walk.
They stopped on Table Rock, halfway up
Hreuk Neck uiounlnln, to watch tho forest
fires horning on Crop's .Vest mountnln,
ucioih tho river, i
Suddenly the Patterson child slipped nnd
fell over tho cliff. The mother sprung for
ward to save the child and also fell over
the rock. Nellie Chase beenmo greatly ex
cited ns she aw l.er frlendn go over nnd
she, too, fell nfter them. Table Rock is 200
fee' nbove tide water and the sldo of the
mountain tinder It is very steep. Nellie
Cbabo fell In the branches of n largo tree
and wns uninjured. The Patterson girl wns
found n few feet nwuy with u broken nrm
nnd ii cut nnd bruised body. Mrs. Patter
son wns found further down tho mountain,
dead. Shn had fallen at least 100 feet and
was dashed to death on the rocky sldo of
the hill.
WAYLAID IN A LONELY SPOT
I - in in il lloliiie Soon llnx Her AxNitllnnt
( mler Vrreol nnd Held
In llefnnlt.
SCHUYLER, Nob.. March. 01. (Special.)
James 11. Drake of Texan, n new arrival
who has been boarding at Mr. Watson's, has
been arrested, charged with nssault upon
l'.mmu Holme, aged 20, whoso parents llvo
n mllo east of Clnrkson. Miss Iiobao says
uriiKo approached her at tho railroad sta
tion, that sho repulsed him, and that ho
rode horseback Into the country nnd way
laid ner. Ho drugged her Into n thicket.
sho says, nnd left her there, when her
screams attracted tho attention of men In
n wugon. Exhuustcd by her struggles, sho
went to tuo homo of Mr. Wolf, where sho
told hor story, and Justlco Wolf held Urako
In default of ball for his appearance at t!:o
next term of court.
SINGS DESPITE FATAL BURNS
leNiiiinlf nt Wife I'lre Her ClotlihiK,
but .IiiIiin In Hymn nt Dentil
lie. I.
SYRACUSE, N. Y., March 31. A special
to tho Post-Standard from Cunnstotn says:
Last night William Welch and his wife,
Mary, quarreled. This noon thn woman,
brooding over her trouble, saturated hor
clothes with coal oil nnd, going out of tho
house to avoid setting fire to It, applied u
mntch to her droBS, People coming from
church discovered her burned almost beyond
recognition, hut still conscious. Thoy car
ried hor to the house, but physicians could
do nothing. Neighbors then gathered nt,
the bedside nnd snng hymns until Mrs.
Welch died, Although tho llesh was burned
from her face, slui feebly Joined In tho
singing until sho lost consciousness,
TEXAS GETS A BLIZZARD
J'lereenl of Hie Seinton HiiKen, with
1'riiHpeet of liijurlnu the Crop
of Steer Men I,
FORT WORTH, Tex., March 31. Ono of
tho worst blizzards of tho hikihoii Is pre
vailing In northwest Texas It '.ho Pun
Hnndlo. Reports from up the Fort Worth
& Denver road say snow began falling
early this morning nnd nt 9 o'clock waa
nearly four Inches on n level at Qunnali.
The thermometer registered 25 degrees.
Above that point tho hllzznrd Is much
worse, the snowfall being accompanied by
flercn wind. Tho storm will havo a had
effect on tho cattlo Interests In the Pan-
Handle.
ICE DEALS ITS FINAL BLOW
l.uxl I. ii rue I'iiI.pn Suriipe Wlst'oiifclii
.Shore, lining; Coimldenilile
l)n mime.
LA CROSSE, Wis., March .11. Tho re
mainder of the lie in thn Mississippi went
out toiay. doing much damage, Iirge
cakes tamo down with u rush from tho
upper river destroying the piers und sheer
fenco ut the wagon bridge. Part of tho
pioteellon nlnng tho loven Is washed away
Thn damage to thu city and brldgo will bo
large.
ALL READY TO
Legislators Ars to End Tteir gwnilM '
Morninr. 1' .' V. &l
Ssnata Balks on Claims Bill and Tfiroatm
Dctdltck. ' J ' wx .
rnurws iu nuill IT OUT ALL SUMVEn
Lccltid Usras Are Finallj Disentangle by
Committee.
AMENDED MEASURE GOES TO ENGROSSERS
Im IHtlileil Annum n llixen Kxftert
Penmen unit Will Heroine the
CIiinIiik Aet of Li-Klnlntnre
nt .Nine O'l luck. '
LINCOLN. April 1. (Special Telegram.)
-At 12.30 this morning both houses simul
taneously concurred In tho report of tho
Joint conference committees on claims bill,
and with this action tho twenly-sevcnlh
session of tho Nebraska legislature, so
fur us consideration of bills lu concerned,
came to tin end.
The amended hill having nlready passed
both houses, was sent Immediately to tho
enrolling room, where It was cut Into sec
tions and divided among n dozen expert
penmen, who will hnvo It prepared for
tho slgnuturcs of tho llotitenant governor
und speaker of tho house by ti o'clock this
morning.
Ah soon ns these officials sign the measure
they will declare the hesslou adjourned
without day nnd tho legislature will then
huvo passed into history.
For thlrty-slx hours tho legislature stood
deadlocked on four Items In tho hill calling
for ii total appropriation of approximately
1.1,000. Until 7 o'clock last evening tho t.
conference comiulttees and the house stood
together lu favor of ullowing tho disputed
claims, and the senate boldly nnd defiantly
said that It would remain in session nil
summer beforo it would concur lu the ro
port. Vletory for I pper limine.
The llnnl ngreeiucnt this morning, while
n compromise, wns nevertheless u victory
for the upper house. The lower branch,
from tho time the hill wns considered In
commltteo of tho wholo until after mid
night, stood out In favor of ullowing tho
clulms that wero objected to by the Brnnte.
Theso were for $7,500, nllogcd to bo duo tho
estate of ex-WcP" piaster Taylor, and for '
smnllor amounts by ex-Trensuror Hill for
witness fees paid In cases arising from
the fulluro of thn Capital Nutlonnl hank
nnd for ponices nnd expenses of Mr. and
Mrs. Rostrum, delegates to Nashville, and
for J. J. Ilutler, dolcgato to tho Atlautn
exposition. Thu claims of dally news
papers for publishing constitutional amend
ments, after being cut to $510 hy tho-con
ferencq committees nnd adopted this morn
ing by tho house, weru subsequently io
Jected nfter thn senuto hud three time's
refused to concur In them. Tim Milt claim
wns nlso thrown over the transom.
.lust before tho senate convened last
evening n fow of Its members gathered for
n consultation to dcvlsa means for brrnk
Ing the claims deadlock. They assumed ii
"light It out on this Una If It takes all
summer" nttltudo. nnd with ono small ex
ception they Htood on this ground clear to
tho end.
.imv Committee Strike ConiprninlNe.
A new con (crenei) commltteo was accord
ingly appointed by thu senate with Mar
tin, Harlan und Piihchul ns Its members.
Its llrst effort wns fruitless, but finally
as ii compromise. It wns proposed to throw
out tho IloHtroin arid Ilutler claim and
cut the Taylor claim to S1.000. Tho com
mittees agreed and Mm wearied lawmakers
wero quick to adopt tho report when pre
sented.
This morning half n dozen or so of tho
members will bo present at thu Rlgnlug of
tho bill, hut they will play simply tho part
of witnesses.
Llcutrnunt Governor Snvago spoko n few
words to thn scnutors nt tho closo o( Hit)
siege, Mint wero full of deep feeling nnd
pathot. Ho suld Unit while ho was only
u course, gruff westurnor from tho sund-
hllls, ho nevertheless had u warm spot In
his heart for every momber, that could
not be chilled even hy tho lupso of time.
Over In the house tho ending wns without
feature Speaker Scars aroso from n tem
porary slumber back of tho Vicrk's desk
and after announcing the vote on thu adop
tion of tho report nnnounccd nnother "Ave
mlnuto" recess, which was construed to
extend to 0 o'clock.
BALK LOOKS SERIOUS AWHILE
I n uli 1 1 1 1 - In AKree mi AiiioiiiiIh Fur
li I nil en ii Stubborn MlilnlKlit
Outlook,
LINCOLN, March 31. (Spoclal Telegram.)
The legislative day of Thursday was
stretched out over Sunday, with better than
a fair probability of Its lasting well Into
Monday. Tho dltllculty la owing to tho full
uro to agree on tho Items (o bo allowed in
the claims bill. Tho senate had dlsullowcd
somo Items ndopted by tho house, nnd tho
conference commltteo uilded to thu hill
snratf Items turned down In both houses.
Everything else Is out of tho way, nnd nn
booh iih tills mutter can bo adjusted nnd
tho hill enrolled tho body will bo ready
to finally adjourn. The house thin morning
adopted tho report of the conference com
mltteo and has wulted nil day on thu
senate.
Tho muln ltms of dlffcrcnco nrn tho ,
claims of Laura II. Hill, daughter of tho
former Htute weighmaster, (or un amount
alleged to be dun her father us Hnlary;
tho claim of J. E. Hill, former stalo treas
urer; thu claims of the dully newspapers
for publishing tho advertisements of tho
ronstituttouul ninendments, und' the sugar
bounty claims, Except tho sugar bounty
claims, theso wero nil adopted by the con
ference commltteo and reported back to
tho respective brunches nf tho lcgluluture.
Senator Crounsn Is pushing Mm sugar
bounty claims, nnd hopes to have thu
amounts allowed by thn second conference,
to which the bill linu been Bent. Ransom
nnd Oleson uro objecting to thn allowance
of Mm hills for tho dully nowspupois, thoro
being no objections to the claims nf tho
weeklies. Tho Taylor claim weul through
tho coiifcrencQ commltteo nt Jt.f.QO, having
been raised to that amount from tho i'.'M
tlio ticunlfl was willing to allow,
Tho feature o( tho day wua tho dlnn r
given ut the Lincoln hotel by Mr. I), E.
Thompson to tho republican members of
the leglslatiite. Oleson of 'Cuming was tha
only ono of Mm "nntls" who was present,
nlthoiigh nil had been Invited. Trn was.
no Hpeechmaklug, tho uffulr b5Tfcs.(j.ntrcly
iniornui, Mr. inumpbon, ns nostf remark-,
.. ...... .,1 ri..T..i Kifli N
plain pooplo on tho guilts cl. a ulaljukaaa.V'' M.v
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