The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JU2SM3 19, 1871.
OMAILA, SATUHDAV MOliRIXG, APKIL 13, 1901 TWELVE PAGES.
SIXGLE COPY" FIVE CEXTS.
DICTATE TO ENGLAND
United Statu' Invostors Almost Betdj to
Drain Britiih Gold.
BRITONS FEAR HARVEST OF SECURITIES
Expect U Have to Btcrfiot Yollow Coffers
Earlj in tb Fall.
AMERICA'S NEW FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE
High Frices of Bailroad Securities Ehow
Importance.
TREMENDOUS PAYMENTS ON OLD DEBTS
Tnci Hundred .111111cm llollnrn In Hie
Vnnt u m .Now Applied Annually
un All uncoil Capital of
Yearn Aki.
LONDON", April 12. In nn elaborate ills,
ctlsslon of the relation of British expor.s
mul Imports, tho Statist will tuy tomorrow:
"ICxpnnslon of lmpoits mc&ub that tho
United States arc acquiring from England
Immense tttititl t lea of securities and that
um llrltUti cupltul In the United States
ns uell as In tho aggregate abroad Is de
creasing tho United State:) arc now repay
ing tho capital which wo placed in Mint
country In earlier dayn( when It needed
our capital for railways, Industries and
landR at tho rnto of 40,000,000 per annum.
The Importance of tho matter Is Increased
In view of tho high prices to which Ameri
can railroad securities luvo now risen.
Theru is a illml'ilshlnK desire on tho part
of tho Americans to purchase securities
of us, and In tho autumn wo may bu asked
to pay gold for a part of our Immense pur
chases of produce, Instead of sccuiltles."
THREE HUNDRED MILLIONS
31 1 II In (I'm lit I'l-klll llellcic Tiiln
Amount ('nil ll: Knlned by
Clilnii.
FRK1X, April 12. Tho committee of min
isters which is considering China's flnati
clal resources has reached the conclusion,
based upon what Information Is thus far
ohtalnablo, that $300,000,000 In gold can be
raised without Injuring China's resources.
The examination by tho committee Into tho
HUbJcct Is thus fur Incomplete and It will
probably loam that other ChlneNo re
sources for Indemnities are available.
The discussion of politics has thin week
given place to umusement, commencing
with tho German races at tho Hunting
park Monday last. Tho remainder of tho
week was devoted to international races,
contest nt arms and tcnt)ltr.hlng nt the
Temple of Heaven. Tho Hussions partic
ularly arn celebrating the eastern holidays
rind oxpross a dcslro thut tho foreign troop)
Jenvo Pckln. They nro seemingly ns anx
ious for thn-wttb.ilr.iwal as m thn be
sieged ministers for tho arrlvnl of tho
troops.
THEY SWINDLE MANY WIDOWS
Allcu;cd luntirniicc .Men Heap Harvest
liy Collection; I'rciulmuH tin
Ilouun I'olldcN.
LONDON, April 12. Tho Statist 1ms ills
covered a clique of swindlers making Lon
don their headquarters who profess to rep
resent a lending American insurance com
pany. These swindlers, it will say tomorrow,
notify tlio family of a man ricently de
ceased thnt tho luBt premium, which ought
o hnvo been paid nt a Mvnn date, usually
rrcent, has not ns n matter of fact been
paid, and if It Is not forwarded by n speci
fied dato tho policy will lapse. Tho widow
hastens to scud the remittance. The vic
tims usually aro French and Germans.
DESPITE KING'S DISAPPROVAL
Jnrvvny'n Mlnlnlcr l'riiMrii lo
orenne llcfcnnen nil Huntcru
Frontier.
COPENHAGEN, April 12. It Is reported
from Christiana, Norway, that M. Stang, tho
minister of defense, Is about to submit ex
traordinary estimates for 'defenses on the
eastern frontier of that country.
King Oscar has privately expressed him
Mclf us averse to this proposal on tho ground
that It has not been submitted to tho mili
tary authorities anil conflicts with the pres
ent Incomplete pint) of national fortifica
tions. It Is understood that M. Stang has
inado n cabinet question of the matter.
TR00P5 TO LEAVE CHINA
l'riincc Sit Id to t'nuleiiiplntc Knrly He
innvnl of Seven Thou
sand Soldier.
LONDON, April 13. A dispatch to tho
Knutor Telegram company from Pekln says
that tho French military authorities con
template removing 7,000 men at an early
date. Tho Germans aro preparing to re
patriate tho Infantry brigade. Tho Indem
nity claims aro now understood to total
60,000,000.
NATIVES LEAVING IRELAND
Ottl i-till llcport Slum Mlurntlon o(
Out lllcvcii Tliniiniuid
l.iiNt Vi'iir.
LONDON, April 12. The official report
of tho emigration from Ireland shows that
11,118 persons left that country In l'JOO.
This Is 10.1 per 1.000 of tho estlnmted popu
lation. Tho emigrants were equally divided
between tho soxes.
BULLER MAY GO TO CANADA
"Will He It IV red Cum mil ml of Troops
In Mirth America .Now
Vni'ii nt,
HALIFAX, N. S April 12, A letter ro-
cclved by an ofllccr of this station from Eng
land Btntcs that General Duller will bo of
fered tho commnnd of tho troops In North
America, which Is now vacant.
Pioneer Cherokee. l.uvvcr llrnd.
CHEROKEE. la April 12. (Special.)
II, C. Kellogg, an old resident and attorney.
illod ut his homo this morning. Mr. Kellogg
was lorn iu ibii and was a native of Ver
mont. Ho was admitted tn tho bar In 1810
and practiced law In Ilostan until ISM,
when ho eamo to Iowa. Ho leaves a wife
end four children.
Lowe I'rnrl In Snld.
LANSING, In., April 12.-The I.owo penrl
found Imro yesterday was purchased today
by P. 13. llcldu of I'ralrle du Chlcn ror
NEWSPAPER MEN TESTIFY
Grrely nf South DiiWotn mill .Norrl.s of
.cn tI. Before Iniliin
t V'ninilnnloii,
WASHINOTi.. 'f' ly,-Thc manufuc
turn of news prlui ,j1,q country
waa tho subject of It.,"' ;.tj purt
of the Industrial commlsrftiiS ''f , ,i 'r.
John Moirls, business manager' oX' ' 4w
York Tlnn's, being tho witness. Mr. i..rr!s
devoted his attention especially to tho In
ternational Taper company.
"I will nssert," he said, "that tho In
ternational I'uper company has failed In
every expectation It held out to the news
papers and to the public. Tho cost of manu
facture Is greater under consolidation than
under Individual ownership of tho paper
mills. The economics which wcro to bo
obtained under tho consolidated manage
ment have not been realized, Tho export
trade has fallen off, or nt least has not
Increased, though that was to he the strong
feature of tho consolidated company's effort.
Tho promised policy of enlightened solf
lnterest has been proposed and tho net re
sult to newspaper publishers has been an
Increase of over $1,800,000 por nnnum In
the cost of news print paper."
Ho placed the output of news print paper
nt 120,000,000 per year.
Mr. Norrls attributed tho recent lucreabo
In the price of paper to four causes, namely:
To tho Spanish war, tho South African war,
tho drouth of 1609 and 1000 and the attempt
of the International company to monopo
lize tho spruce land; To moot tho lust
dlfllculty ho suggested that trade relations
with Canada should be promoted In order
that the practically Inexhaustible pulp sup
ply of that country might be drawn upon.
"Wo should," ho said, "adopt the plan
which President McKlnlcy has advocated of
remitting those taxes which oxperlenco has
shown to bo most burdensome, to the In
dustries of tho people."
M. F. (Irccly, editor of tho South Dakota
Farmer, was tho afternoon witness before
tho commission. His testimony related to
farming conditions In tho west. He snld
that many of the farmers of that section
are foreign-horn and that most of thorn had
proven n godsend to tho country. Tho Her
mans, Scandinavians ami Canadians, ho
sain, were espeelully good citizens. Ho did
not believe In tho colon! ..itlon of foreigners
because he had found that when they nro
thus held together they are not so quickly
Americanized as when they nro segregated.
Mr. Urcnly suggested tho construction of
storage reservoirs for tho reclamation of
tho arid region. Mr. Grcely said he found
that there Is less tendency than formorly
to leave the farms and go to the cities and
said ho found thnt farm land Is Increasing
rapidly In value.
S0L0NS FAIL TO FINISH
Mlimcxotii I.culnlnf lire Adjourns with
Good Prnnpccln or He I nix He
coitv ened In I'Vlii'iiitrv.
ST. PAUL, Minn., April 12. Tho legisla
ture adjourned slno die today, but will
probably meet In extra session next Febru
ary to act on the report of tho tax com
mission. Llttlc Important legislation wns accom
plished during the closing hours and several
pending measures wero killed. Among tiio
Important now laws of Ihc-Tc'gtslaturc Have
been nets creating u board of control to
supervise all state institutions; Increasing
tho railroad gross earnings tax from 3 to 4
per cent; erentlug a tax commission; revis
ing the tusuraiivo laws; making more strict
provisions for marriage licenses; providing
for primary elections: prohibiting yellow
colored oleomargarine, and the 5 per cent
gross earnings' tax on express companies.
HUSBAND MAY BE ASSASSIN
Manon Wnmiiii, Slvty lcnr Old, Found
Demi In lied with 1 1 cm!
Ci-iimIii'iI.
MASON'. O., April 12. Mrs. John Me-
Clung, wife of a wealthy retired farmer,
was found dead in her bed this morning
with her head crushed, and her husband
has been arrested, charged with tho crime.
At fi o'clock this morning Mr. McClung
called Mrs. llaysnre. who occupied a part
of tho house, and told her thut his wife hud
been murdered while he was at the barn
looking after homo stock. The coroner
held an Inquest and directed that McClung
l)o nrrested on 'ho charge of murder. Mc
Clung la r.S years of age and Mrs. McClung
was CO. He Is said to bo worth $100,000.
('Iiiiiiui' In I'enlti-ut lur' Wiirilrn.
SIOUX FALLS, S. 1)., April 12. (Special
Telegram.) Tho State Hoard of Charities
nnd Corrections, ns organized uuder tho
recent decision of tho state supreme court,
with four republicans and ono fusion mem
ber, at a meeting hero this nfternoon, re
moved John A. Howler, warden of tho
Sioux Falls penitentiary, nnd appointed as
his successor O. S. Swenson, chairman uf
the republican committee of .Minnehaha
county, to whom tho wardenshlp had been
conceded for some time. Captain II, S.
Dixon, his only competitor, who Is nn old
soldier, Inst night called tho hoard's atten
tion to n law making it a misdemeanor to
not give veterans of tho civil war a prefer
ence In making appointments to the public
service of tho stnto. Tho boatd spent thu
nfternoon nt the Deaf Muto school nnd
returned to Yankton tonight.
l-'lneil for 1 1 it t' I ii f .Hull Siii'K-,
SIOUX FALLS, S. I).. April 12. (Special
Telegram.) Alva L. Tow no, the Council
Illuffs man who wns recently Indicted by
tho United Stutcs grand Jury for the theft
of a mall sack from tho poitotflce at Pied
mont, S, D nppnred beforo Judge Car-
land nnd pleaded guilty to having the
mail sack In his possession, He was per
mitted to enter this plea nnd wns fined lu
tho sum of $2S, which he paid.
Mrlki Stroim Artt'tlun Klmv.
PIKnnn, S. I)., April 12. -(Special Tole
gram.) Drillers of the artesian well In
Pearl township. Sully county, yestordny
struck u strong flow of wntcr nt 1.GI0 feet,
but went sovernl feet deeper. They will ut
once stnrt on a second well in tho same
township.
Knulni'iT Sliurp Killed.
MinilLHHIumO, Ky.. April 12.-A head
end collision between u freight train nnd
n work train on the Louisville A- Xntdivllln
rnl'road this nfternoon, between here unit
West Plnevllle, resulted in tho death of
Will Shnrp, engineer, und Will Frotwell,
ynrdmaster ut this placo. Frank Wilson,
fireman, was fatally hurt.
"I.omI" I'erliuiiN v llh a Hope.
SYLVANIA. Ci., April 12,-Kennedv Oor
don, a negro, who, It Is alleged, on Monday
iittemrted to assault tho daughter of David
Cowurt near Portnl, Is believed to Imvo
been lynched hist night A crowd of men
who e'nrted with Gordon toward Portal
came back later and reported thut tho
negro hud hen "lost "
Mo vriurutK of Oiinu Vcnui-In Ajirll IU,
At OhiHguw Arrived Corean. from Dos
ton: Peruvian, from Portland. Sailed Iut
rentlnn, for New York; Norwegian, for
Doston.
At Liverpool-Sailed-Cymric, for Now
York. Arrlved-Parlstun. from Portland.
At Movllle fialled-Ancborla, from Glas
gow for New York.
At Qucenstown-Salled New Hnglnud,
from Liverpool for Itostou. Arrived Lit
canla, from New York for Liverpool,
At Glasgow Arrived Peruvian, from
Purtlund.
BISHOPS PROTEST TITLL
Ceadjuter Williams of Nebraska and Others
Address Bishop Olark.
INSIST THAT HE ASSUMES TOO MUCH
Itfiiioimtrtttc with Him for MIkiiIiik u
Itcoent nUflnliiirr nn "I'ru
nIiIIiik IIInIio of the
Church."
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 12. Protes
tant Kplscopal Ulshops McLaren of Chicago,
Grafton of Fond du Lnc, Nicholson of Mil
waukee, Williams of Marquette and Fiuncls
of Indiana, and Condjutor Ulshops Williams
of Nebraska and Anderson of Chicago today
sent to Ulsbop Clark of Ilhode Island, pre
siding bishop of the Protestant Kplscopal
house of bishops, n protest against his uso
of tho title "presiding bishop of the
church," which It Is claimed he employed In
nn ofllclal communication published In the
official organ of the church in November,
disclaiming responsibility for tho Interjec
tion of special rubrics, etc., into a recent
service In Fond du Ixic.
At this consecration copes, mitres and
episcopal staffs were used, tho service was
Interpolated with special rubrics und, In tho
lungttage of a prominent Kplscopal clergy
man of this city, "things wero Interjected
that were not desirable or legal."
In the Churchman Illshop Chirk pub
lished nn ofllclal communication from tho
"presiding bishop" in which ho made tho
formal disclaimer for responsibility for their
Interjection or use, and his signature to this
disclaimer as presiding bishop of tho church
brought out tho nddress which wns for
warded today by the eight bishops.
Tin Ailitrt'tN,
Tho address says:
"For reasons which will nppear, we can
not recognlzn you ns holding any nrchepls
copal or Judicial relation to our action, nor
do we propose In this letter to offer any
plea to the churches mentioned iu your
communication. We disavow uny desire to
ronctal our action; wo simply decline to
offer any pica . whatever In tho faro of
charges emanating from one who Is abso
lutely void of any Judicial relation to that
action.
"Wo find ourselves compelled to empha
size tho point, becauso the title which per
haps inadvertently you employ in designat
ing yourtelf suggests tho idea of some
measure of revlow and control as vested
In tho Incumbent of the position which
you now hold. .
"The, title 'presiding bishop of tho church'
Is not found In our canon law. It would bo
very unfortunate If there should exist In
the Protestant Kplscopal church (and thcro
nro many who fear it does exist) a process
of evolution which would end In clothing
tho senior bishop with metropollca powers,
This Is very undesirable, and nothing would
bo more calculated to prejudice a lawful
development of tho movement toward it
proper ptovlnclal system.
Clint .o Itrflrt'llon.
"Wc disclaim any reflection upon your
self, n? thrugh It Jiadbecn our preraeJU
tnted' purpose to assume powers not con
ferred by tho constitution or canons, but
drifts and tendencies often exerclso In
fluence where thu mind Is unsuspicious of
tho logical terminus ad quem. This par
ticular drift and tendency can only bo
checked by protest nnd exposure so thnt
tho church may be put on Its guurd against
tho subtle encroachments of a centralizing
policy which would work Irrepatablo harm
to religion and endanger our liberties ns
churchmen.
"That tho canons do not rccognizo any
authority original to and Inhorltunt In tho
presiding bishop of the house of bishops
ns such Is evident In that tho canon which
you acted provides that In case of his death
duty passes to the bishop, who, according
i to tho rules of the house of bishops is to
preside at tho next meeting of tho house
of bishops, since then there Is not a word
or line of our statutory law which clothes
tho presiding bishop of the house of bishops
with nn iotn of episcopal authority In any
other diocese than his own, wo must per
force look upon the communication to which
wo nro referring ns expressing only the
private views of the bishop of Ilhode
Island."
WILL MOVE FOR ACQUITTAL
Itlplcj'i Atloriic)M to Anl lliul Jury
lie IiiNlruoleil to ltd urn He
IcnNliiK Verdict.
FRANKFORT. Ky April 12. Tho prose
cutlon In tho Hlpley conspiracy case will
conclude Its testimony tomorrow. The do
fenso will move for Instructions for a ver
dict of acquittal. Lawyer) for the prose
cution do not believe this will bo sustained
in view of the ruling of the court permitting
the introduction of evidence as to tha con
spiracy. They assert that tho cvldenco of
ex-Governor Urndlcy nnd Judge Yost con
meets Ittpley In n way to prccludo peremp
tory Instructions.
INDIANAPOLIS. April 12. A requisition
on Governor Durbln for tho extradition of
W. S. Taylor, who was the republican claim
ant for tho Kentucky governorship during
the Goebel excitement, Is not unexpected nt
tho stnto house.
TAKES BLUE WING PROPERTY
Iti'orKiiiilxuttoii Coiiiintttei of Inler
iiiilloiuil .tin; L'uiiiiiin- to Ite
Inin Grip lit .lopllu.
JOPL1N, Mo., April 12. Receiver K.
Trlmblo of tho International Zinc company,
limited, of this city received n letter to
night from H. II. Shoemaker of tho New
York reorganization committee, stutlng
that tho committee had decided to tuke
tho Ditto Wing property at Cnrtervlllo ut
tho figures named by Mr. Trimble.
Other persons stand ready to tako tho
property at higher figures, but under order
from tho circuit court of Jasper county
tho reorganization committee Is given prof
cionce, that tho shareholders of tho com
pany may bsnellt. Tho purchase of this
property gives tho reorganized company a
valunblo mill and lease, which, with tho
expenditure of n small amount of money,
will at onco become n dlvldend-paycr.
LINCOLN MAN GIVEN OFFICE
lr. W. I.. l:ilon lUected Flrnt Yloo
I'ri-nldent of Oplit ImliuolOKic
ANnovliitlon,
CINCINNATI, April 12.-Dr. C. R. Holmoj
of this city was tonight elected president of
tho Western Ophthalmologic and Oto
laryngologic nuoclatlon. Dr. W. L. Dayton
of Lincoln, Neb., was elected first vlco
president.
Willi I, no OUIllliomil llUori'O.
WICHITA, Kan., April 12.-Colonel Nat
McKay, n prominent hotel proprietor of
Waiihlngtnn, D, t' . has Instituted divorce,
proceedings In authrle. O. T., ugnlnst his
wife. Jennie Popo McKay Co'qnel McKor
obtulned u residence in Oklahoma a year
ugo.
ITS LARGEST IOWA CHURCH
Littler liny Snhitn UrJolee Otvr
Thin mul Other In.
fronsiM. '
KANSAS CITY, April 12. The fifth busi
ness session of the conference of the Re
organized Church of Latter Day Saints nt
Independence, Mo., was held today. Wil
liam Anderson, F. M. Smith, son of Joieph
Smith, and Jolln Smith wcro elected to fill
tho three vacancies In tho board of trustees
of Graceland collego nt Lanionl, In. Tho
report of Church Recorder It. K. Stobblns
showed n total membership of 45,381, nn
Increase within the last year of 1.B57. The
members given hero lncludo only tho bnp
tlzed communicants.
Tho lnrgest churches are at Lnmoni, la.,
and Independence, Mo,, and nt each placo
the church has an official publishing houso.
Tho blBhops' report shows collections for
tho year of $sy,030.87 and expenses equal
to this amount, less $.",I10.G0 nn hand. The
account with bishops' agents shows re
ceipts for tho year of $85,513.29, nnd on
hand $11,107.8(1. Tho report of the counselor
bIiows collections of $1,253.02 and the report
of tho elders shows collections amounting
to $27,186. Tho total assets of tho "church
nnd homo" are given nt $117,131.10. Elder
Hill of tho Hedrlcklte church is In consulta
tion with members of the conference rela
tlvo to Temple lot, famous In Mormon his
tory, where, according to a revelutlon of
thu early church, n mngnlflcunt tcmplo Is
to be erected. The ownership of Temple
lot hns been the cause of much litigation
between the reorganized church nnd the
Hedrlcklte church and u union of tho two
churches to end the dlsputo may ho tho
result. According to the old revelation, tho
great tcmplo Is to bo built while Joseph
Smith U nt tho head of tho church. 11c
is un old man und the church Is nnxlous
that tho temple bo built before ho dies.
CROFT'S HELPERS ARRESTED
Sheriff llellcvfii Hi linn Fun nil nn lin
liortiuit (.'mm of llorxp-
llllVI'M.
CIIHYDNNK, April 12. (Special Tele
gram.) Sheriff Sweet of Dlnckfont, Idaho,
left Luramio tonight for home with Parley
Croft of Soda Springs, nrrested on the
charge of stealing a carload of horses In
Idaho, tho animals having been sold at
Larnmlo on Monday. Tho Idaho officer
claims to hnvo convicting evidence against
Croft and ho says Croft is n member and
leader of tho worst band of horsethieves
thnt over operutcd In Idaho, Wyoming nnd
Utah.
Letters were found on Croft that show
ho has been going under tho nnmo of
Drown. Ono of theso was from a member
of tho alleged gang nnd advised Brown to
tako tho horses to Wyoming nnd sell them,
as tholr ncto wero belDg watched by tho
officers. Information was wired to Black
foot lust night nnd two members of 'the
gnug wero nrrested there. Sheriff Sweet
believes that this is the gang thut hns been
doing a wholesale busluc&s In Idaho, Wyo
ming nnd Utah for u number of years.
HUNTED FOR TWENTY YEARS
Mull AcciiNcil nf .Murder In ,VciUllted
niry. - ,
CHEYENNK. Wyo.. April 12. (Special
Telegram.) Hurry Tcer of Lead City, S. D.,
who was charged with tho murder of John
Wheeling, twenty-live years ago ut II II
llard, Wyo., was today acquitted.
Teer, who wu3 believed to bo Harry
Lyons, J he man that did tho killing, was
arrested nt Lead City last December, hav
ing been followed from ono country to an
other for over twenty years. One man who
witnessed tho tragedy claimed that Teer
was thu murderer, but this could not bo
proved. Thousands of dollars wero spent
in the chaao which led to every civilized
country on tho globe. Teer wns ulded In
establishing his innocence by some of tho
wealthiest citlzonB of Lead City.
BIG MORMON EMIGRATION
'l'.vo Tliotiiiind I'reiinrlnir to Trek
from I lull to II Ik Horn
IIiiiIii.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. April 12. (Special
Telegram.) Officials who have charge of
tho leasing of state lands to settlors nnd
others state that during tho coming spring
thern will bo another big movement of
Mormons from Utnh to the nig Horn basin.
Two thnutnnd persons arc said to bo getting
ready to trek over tho mountains to tho
promised land, whoro they will settlo under
tho big Irrigating canal now being built
from tho Shoshono river. Last spring .100
Mormoss t,cttled in the Dig Horn country
as nn experiment. They tire well pleased
with that section that another and larger
colony has been Induced to make their
homes there.
I'i'nr Grul I.oks of Stoi'U.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 12.-(Speclnl
Telegram.) Tho storm that set In Monday
evening cleared away this morning. Reports
received from all parts of tho state show
a heavy fall of snow In tho southern por
tion und rain in the northern portion.
Stock losses In Wyoming have been small.
In western Nebraska moro tihow rovers the
ground than In Wyoming ptvl It Is feared tho
stock losses will bo consldornble. Trainmen
arriving from tho east report that they saw
a number of cnttlo burled In drifts of-snow
near Kimball und at other points ulong the
line.
llle.M from KfTcct of Shot,
CHEYENNE, Wyo,, April 12.-(Speclul
Telegram.) Charles Hoffman, n ranchman
near Meotcctsu, Wyo,, who was shot lust
week by an old nun named Ewaldt, hns slnco
died nnd Ewaldt will Btand trial for mur-
! dcr. The trouble aroso over the ownership
I of some clothing. Ewaldt asserts ho shot in
self-defense.
Wrecked ly llefccllvc HrldKC.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., April 12. (Special
Telegram.) An ensthound passcuger train
on the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
rnllrond was wrecked near Glen Rock,
Wyo., Inst night by a defective bridge. Scv
crnl cars wcro derailed and tho postal clerk
and one passenger wcro slightly Injured.
JERSEY CENTRAL SITUATION
i:iiiilocrn mid Kiiiiiloycn Send .Men
lo Conference, lint Wll4iut
.ettlliiK I'rlncliinl Point.
NEW YORK, April 12. The trouble be
tween the Central Railroad company of Now
Jersoy and Its employes Is still far from a
settlement.
Representatives of tho employers nnd em
ployes held two lengthy conferences In
Jertcy City today, but tonight the conferees
confessed that no material progress towird
u settlement had been made. Some minor
points wcro conceded by tho representatives
of both sides, but on the principal points, of
dlfferenco neither sldo would make conccs
slons.
Another conference will bo held tomor
row. ,
ISSUES ANTI-FUSION EDICT
Donglai County Democracy Goes Back to
Its First Frisciples.
DEMANDS STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC TICKET
Will Oiipune Any Move to l'lnee Pop.
ullntn mid Silver llcpulillciuin
Anion Itn Cttudldutc
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There will be no fusion of democrats
with silver republicans and populists in
Douglas county next full.
Thnt. la the edict of tho Douglas County
Democracy nnd every ono of Us 1,532 mem
bers Is pledged to enforce It. At a meet
ing of the club on Thursday night It was
unanimously voted to return to tho first
declaration of principles nindo by tho or
ganization and to oppose every effort that
may bo nmdo to put anything but strnlght
democrats on the county ticket next fall.
The principles of tho club, ns signed by
nil tho members, are slated in the follow
ing declaration;
Wc, the undersigned, believe thut nctlvo
participation In the political affairs of this
country is tho duty of every citizen, nnd
thnt such affairs can be best administered
by the dctnocrutlo party; that party or
ganization Is tho best means by which
to lirlna about democratic mieeeis: that
delegates to conventions should bo selected
by the direct vote or tho members of tho
party, und not by committees or caucus;
that when delegntes ure selected nt pri
maries regularly culled, loyalty to party
nomination should be respected nnd en
forced. That the test of membership or
to tho nomination to unv olllco In tho
gift of tli; party should bo honesty, ulillltv,
pouucni uciiviiy nun lenity 10 democratic
principles, und that fusion wth other par
lies Hiiniiiu not uo toiernied.
This declaration Is printed In big black
type on tho first pngo of today's Issue of
the official orgnn of the Douglas County
Democracy, and every member Is expected
tn bear It In mind from now until the nom
inations nro mado in tho fall.
'For expediency," snld Louis J. Plattl,
the president of the club, last night, "wo
have been allowing our declaration of prin
ciples to go by tho board, hut wo havu
now determined to stand by it In tho fu
ture. There has always been moro or less
dissatisfaction with fusion among our mem
bers, but wc have never actively opposed It.
From now on, howover, you will find tho
Douglas County Democracy In line for
straight democratic tickets, and It will not
tolerate fusion at any time.
President l'luttl Tallin.
"I think we are strong enough to en
force this edict. We aro six to 1 tn mem
bership when compared with any other
democratic organization In this county and
when wo say no fusion, It's a safe bet that
theroil bo none. Let tho populists nnd
silver republicans do what they will If
they don't want to full In line behind the
banner of straight-out democracy, which
our club has again raised In Douglas
county."
Lenders of tho Jncksonian club are known
to bo in favor of continuing tho fusion
policy BovernI years longer. They believe
It Is good politics to throw u few crumbs
in tip? 'tvtpullhts and Hllvor republicans nt
lite "next" cotltity-elccllJhr'SO'n' td'Xei'p
them In line for u democratic candtdntH
for supremo Judge ut tho next stnto elec
tion. Be It known that the membership
of tlin Jncksonlnn club is stnto-whlo nnd
its Interests ure not confined to Douglas
county. Thereforo nn effort will be mado
by tho Jacksonlnns to force fusion nt tho
coming local election, unless they rccog.
nlzo the superior Btrength of the Douglas
County Democracy and bow gracefully to
Its edict.
In this county tho organization headed
by Mr, Iinttl Is much stronger ns a vote-
producer than the Jacksonlan club nnd it
will probably hnvo Its way, fight or no
fight.
ARKANSAS OUT OF BANKS
Coiintuiit Itnln for .Muny Itj Iteniilln
Iu Ainliltloiin Flood lit
WIchltH.
WICHITA, Kan.. April 12. The Arkansas
liver iu out of Its banks tonight, police
men arc guarding the ends of every bridge
to keep people from crossing, two bridges
nre under water, the approaches to two
bavo been washed uwny, an Island went
under wnter after Its Inhabitants escaped
nnd the night forco ut tho wuterworks Is
Imprisoned In thn middle of a Hood a mllo
wide. For five days ruin has been falling
and hundreds of thousands of acres ot
farm lands aro under water. Tho water,
which Is still rising, Is within tlvo Inches
of I ho openings to the pump houso of the
waterworks.
SIX HELD AS MURDERERS
Wciitlicrfnrd, OKInliomii, Muy Sco n
l,y iifhliiK Soon, HcvciikIuk'
Aitcd Muu'n KIIIIiik.
WEATHERFORD, Okl., April 12. Thomas
H. Pembcrton, nged 05 ycar3, was killed
here at midnight Inst night nnd tonight
six iiuupccts wcro arrested nnd will bo held
for investigation. Their names aro T. J.
Welch, Thomas McCormlck, Charles Reed,
Charles Chapman, J. A. Welch and J. S.
Iiowyer.
Pembcrton, who camo here six weeks
ngo from Glasgow, Ky., where his family
resides, was assaulted by someono, who
(.truck him twico across tho head with n
heavy club. Tho coroner's Inquest Is lu
progress tonight nnd If tho guilty person
la found ho will bo lynched.
CALL FOR MINING CONGRESS
h'nerelury .Million lumen One, leil jtiin t-
liiK, llolne, Idulio, nn l'lnee, of
.Meulluu lu July.
BOISE, Idaho, April 12. Secretary Irwin
Mahon today Issued the cull for the fourth
annual session of tho International Mining
congress, tn bo held In Bolso, July 23, 21
nnd 23, this year. The hauls ot representa
tion gives each state and territory thirty
delegates and each county five, each clly
nnd town flvo and ono additional for eueh
10,000 people, each mining exchange, real
estato exchange, chnmber of commerce,
board of trade, miners' union and trade
and labor union and other commercial
bodies, five.
MRS. DAY IS UNCONSCIOUS
Wife of Former cretnry of Slnte
Suddenly Attacked liy
Severe lllnenn,
CANTON, O., April 12. Mrs. William It.
Day wns suddenly stricken with serious
Illness this evening, following an attack
of sick hendacho. Tho former secretary
ot stato had been In Cincinnati during the
day, sitting In the United States circuit
court, but bad started for Washington bo
fore ho could be reached with n message
calling horn home. Mrs, Day has been un
conscious since 3 o'clock tula afternoon,
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forccnst for Nebraska-Fair Saturday und
Sunday; Northerly Winds.
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BUTTE GROUND IS MOVING
Part
of It Hun I'unlicd Street
Truckn Slv Iu'cIich Out
of I. Inc.
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BUTTE, Mont., April 13. A portion of
llutte, suld to comprise u large part ot
tho big hill on which the Antincondn mines
nro located, has ninde u very perceptible
movement to the southwest ward In the
Inst few days. At tho fool of the Anaronda
hill the slide pushed tho tracks of tho
street railway ilno for about six Inches for
n distance nf about 300 feet nlong tho road.
As thero aro no largo buildings In that
part ot tho city no damage was done, ex
cept to the railroad tracks. Geologists
nnd scientific men clulm that the entire
range of mountains about Bui to is con
stantly moving and that tho sliding process,
which has been going on for yenrs nnd hns
crushed nnd mixed tho copper veins and
oro bodies in tho Hutle district nnd dis
placed many of them, Is still going un.
About u year ago n similar slide oc
curred In tho rcsldcnco portion. Tho county
court house, tho handsome residence of
Senator W, A. Clark, several churches and
other buildings were seriously cracked, tho
residence of Senator Clark having a fissure
nbout two Inches wido through tho entire
building from enst. to west.
BLOODY WORK OF BURGLARS
Ileteetlve l'itKernlif nnd (itlicu
Klilinc Are Killed mid tine
Itolilier llndly "Wounded.
PITTSBURG, Pa., April 12. Thomas 1).
Kuhtic, u Mount Washington grocer, wns
shot and killed in his homo by three bur
glars this morning while defending his wife,
who wns being chloroformed. A fuw hours
Inter tho rendezvous of tho alleged felons
was discovered nt 32 Fulton street. In n
desperate fight which followed City De-
tectlvo Patrick E. Fitzgerald was Instantly
killed and ono of tho supposed robbers, who
gnvo his name ns Edward Wright und who
fired thu shots that killed Fitzgerald, was
badly wounded, being shot threo times.
Two mnlo nnd two female members of the
alleged gang wcro nrrested and diamonds
and other booty worth from $3,000 to $1,000
recovered.
Tho persons under nrrest nro: Edward
Wright, wounded; Robert Wilcox and his
wifp, Jcnnln; J. B. Wright, n brother of
tho murderer, nnd n woman fcald to be his
wife. All nre from Chicago.
G0FF INCREASES THEIR BAIL
Short nnd .Mejcr Are to lie Connected
Tvilli CiiiiMplrucy to lirt
Itlce'M Fortune.
"-" . -,- -- " "-f' '.,
NEW YORK, April 12. Robert M. Moore,
counsel for Albert T. Patrick, Davis L.
Short und Morris L. Meyer, who nro charged
with fofgery of tho will of William M.
Rico, appeared beforo Recorder Goff in tho
court of general sessions loduy nnd mado
a motion tn decrease tho ball of Short und
Meyer.
Iu opposing tho motion Assistant District
Attorney Garvin said thut it was tho in
tention of tho district attorney to connect
Short, and Meyer with the conspiracy to gel.
control ot Rice's fortune.
Instead of neccdlng to tho request that
the ball be reduced Recorder Gotf Increased
It to $20,000 each, Instead of $10,000.
CANNON'S FUNERAL ARRANGED
Services Will He In Suit l.nl.o Clly
'1'iilicrniiclc Wednendny ut
.Noon.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 12. Upon
leccipt of the newH of the death of George
Q. Cannon toduy the Hag was h.ilt-mnsted
over President Snow's olllco und u confer
ence of high church officials was held to ur-
rungo the details for the funeral. It wus
decided to hold tho funeral Kcrvlecs In tho
tabernacle on next Wednesday at noon.
Special rates will bo mudo by tho rail
roads and a largo attendance Is expected
from every patt of tho stilte.
WRECKERS PARTLY SUCCEED
(Instruction They Intended for Smitn
Kc KvprcxH Kitchen n
I'relKlit.
WENONA, 111., April 12. During the last
threo nights three attempts have been mado
to wreck tho Snnta Fe express near tho
village of Long Point, lu each 'instanco
the wreckers bound large tics to tho rails
with heavy wire. Last night tho local
freight ran Into tho obstruction and u
wreck resulted. On tho other two occasions
tho mischief was discovered by suction
bunds before any damage resulted.
ANOTHER RICE IS CHOSEN
.Vepliew of Lute W. .M. Itlce lleconien
i'ciuporiiry Administrator of
I.ultcr'n Grcnt Kntnte,
HOUSTON. Tex.. April 12. II. Baldwin
Rico, son of tho Into F. A. Rico nnd nephew
nnd next of klu cf W. M. Rico, wus today
nppolnted temporary administrator of th'i
estate of W. M. Rico, nnd his bond was fixed
at $100,000. Mr. Rico filed his bond nnd was
given control of tho estate. Cortuln hclrti
and alleged heirs who do not reside In Texas
will rontcst the appointment of Mr. Rico us
permanent ndmlnibtrntor.
GUGGENHEIM TRANSFER DEED
HIk Smeller . Deal llciiilrun Fifteen
Hundred llolliirn In It eveum
Slump,
NEW YORK, April 12. Tho deed trans
ferring tho M. Guggenheim Sons' big
smelting plnntat Perth Amboy to tho Amer
ican Smelting und Refining company was
filed In the county clerk'n office nt New
Brunswick, N. J., today. Tho consideration
named Is $100, but the document has $1,C00
worth of revenue stamps attached to it.
TWO KILLED, TWO WOUNDED
Sheriff Wrlnht mid llrpullcn lluve
Hard I'lulit with KentiicUy
DeNpei'iidocn,
WHITESBURG, Ky., April 12. Two men
wcro killed mid two wounded In a fight
between Sheriff John W. Wrlsht and his
deputies on one sldo and the desperadoes
who robbed nnd murdered Mrs. Jemima
Hall und her son. Tho tight occurred on
tho mountain lop between Booties Fork und
Millstone Creek.
Ooiititutloial Convention Q(a on Record
Against Flatt Amendment.
EIGHTEEN OPPOSED, TEN IN FAVOR
Conservatives Consider Besult Injurlensly
Binding oa Cemmlssion.
NEELY HAS PERMISSION TO SELL OUT
May Dispose ef Havana Heldiigs, but
Money Will Be Withheld.
WAR TALK IS NO LONGER HEARD
.Mont IliitiKcrtiun lllnlrlctn Mmv Found
to He Only Center of ludiintry
uuil Simni Crop In Pub
JU'n Theme.
HAVANA, April 12. Thn Cuban constitu
tional convention placed Itself on record
toduy against tho Plntt amendment, by a
vote of 18 to 10, on a resolution that thn
convention should Ucclnro Itself opposed to
the amendment "on account of tho terms o.
somo of tho clauses nnd tho way In which
they nru drawn, nnd nlso on account of tho
contents of others, especially clauses 3, C
and 7."
Tho conservntlvea assert that this action
Is embarrassing, Inasmuch us It practically
ties tho hands of any commission that
might bo sent to Washington.
.cely .Muy Sell Out.
Tho legal authorities hnvo granted per
mission to Charles F. Neely to sell tho
brickyard and land tn Havana standing lu
his name. The money realized will bo
turned over to tho court and kept In trust
until n decision Is reached regarding his
alleged embezzlement of postal fundB,
l'.unt Culm In Coiilcul.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, April 12. Recent
advices from the United States Indirnto that
thero Is nn organized effort, based In part on
special press dispatches of April 0 from San
tiago to New York, to spread tho Impres
sion that conditions of friction nnd discon
tent exist in eastern Cuba.
So fnr as tho province of Santlngu Is con
cerned nothing could bo more remote from
tho facts. There nave been und ure differ
ences ot opinion regnrdlng tho Plntt amend
ment, particularly Its conditions as to coal
ing nnd naval stations, nnd theso have led
to somo discussion; but thero ure absolutely
no Indications ot serious trouble.
list Sunday's demonstration relative to
municipal politics consisted of n procession
of from 400 to 000 men, with the usunl fol
lowing of small boys. Mnyor Pedro gnvo
tho promoteta n permit, despite tho fact
that thoy wero his political opponents.
Someone cried "Dowu with tho Tlatt amend
ment!" nnd tho crowd laughed goodna-
turedly, but there w no symptom of dls-
People hero nro working contentedly mul
becoming prosperous. Thorn havo been no
strikes of lute. Fow tramps aro in evidence.
Wnr talk Is tiover henrd. Tho successful
harvesting of the lurgc sugar crop bus
greatly improved business conditions.
Yesterday Gcncrnl Whltsldo and Sennr
Castillo, tho civil engineer of tho province,
visited El Cobro for un inspection of thu
new public worss there. El Cobro wns form
erly considered n dangerous district, but
they found everything quiet nnd tho pcoplo
nt work.
DEPUTY AUDITOR FOR CUBA
Governor Griicrnl Wood Naiiien I'lrnrnt
I'ontn y Sterllnu tn the
I'onIiIoii.
WASHINGTON, April 12. Anothor step
towards tho establishment of full civil gov
ernment In Cuba win taken toduy by tho
nppolntniHnt by Genernl Wood of Ernest
Fonts y Sterling as deputy auditor of Iho
Island. Senor Fonts, who has been discharg
ing similar duties for somo tltno past under
Major Ladd, now becomes a puroly civil offi
cial. STRIKE AT CRITICAL TIME
Mcuhunlcn Knock Off .Mint nn Second
Cubic on ICant HI ver HrldKu
In Heady,
NEW YORK, April 12. Although every
thing wus lu order for tho raising of tho
second eablo for tho footbrhlco on tho Unht
river hrldgo this nfternoon, tho wire ropo
still lies on tho bottom of tho river. Theto
Is no tolling ut present when tho second
and third cables, nut Into thn wnter on
Tuesday, will bo placed over tho Huddles,
as mo mctai worKers unit enwo riggern nro
on strike.
Tho strike on tho btidgo is n sympathetic
onu und tho walking delegates of the houso
and brldgesmlths' union ordered tho ISO
mechanics employed on tho now hrldgo to
knock off this afternoon. Tho men com
plied with the order Just ut tho moment
nil was lu readiness for railing tho second
eablo. It lu understood that tho Metallic
Matchers' union Is on strike against tha
company which has tho contract for thu
rlgglug of the cables on the now bridge.
MORE BEAUMONT CHARTERS
Totul In Xevv OH Field In .Vow .Ninety,
vvllli l.iiiKCst Co in I uu
l.linl.
AUSTIN, Tux., April 12.-ChnrterH wero
fodny filed by nine now oil companies, In
corporated to develop tho Beaumont field.
They havo tin aggregate capital of $1,873,000.
This makes n totul of olghty-nlno companies
organized for tho Beaumont field, with a
capitalization In excess of $20,000,000, and
lato this evening tho National Oil and Pips
Line company nlso filed llti charter, with a
capital of $5,000,000. This Is tho largest
charter over filed In Texus. Ths state's fco
was $2,520. This company rrrently pur
chased n gusher and leaso on 1CO.O00 acres of
land.
NEW RULES INCREASE TRADING
Greater Activity on Milwaukee.
Hoard Thau lu Several
Yearn.
MILWAUKEE, April 12. Nearly a mil
lion bushel nf May nnd July wheat wcro
traded In nn tho Milwaukee Board of Trade
today under the now rules recently ndnpted,
Tho orders camo to Milwaukee brokers from
all over tho west. During tho early hours
tho trading was almost entirely In May, hut
ns the day wore on bidding In July began
nnd was qulikly taken up, und soon July
equalled May In tho volume ot Its trade,
The Milwaukee board cxpeileuced tho most
lUlvlty thut it hub seen Iu several years. f
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