The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUiNE 10, 1S71. OMAHA, 'FRIDAY :MOR!NIXCr, MAY 17, IDOl-TKX PAGES. SINGLE COPY EI VIC OF.XTS. GUARDS OPEN ,':IRE Militiamen on Albaij Strtat Can h.ff' Into Surrounding OrowJ. THREE INNOCENTS ARE FATALLY WOUNDED Oot is Already Dead Frem Effects of the Injuriei He Bcctirad. VICTIMS PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN Etriken Eictpe More Fortunately, bnt Are Wildly Anjr. CARS RUN, BUT WITHOUT PATRONAGE Jntlinldntcd ClllzriiM Decline lo IlUk Itlillnur lth I Ik- nldlern mid Artnlt Outcome of I .'on. Icrencit nf Lender. A Ml ANY, N. V., May 17. Flvn hours o( confcroncc tonight, with nil the warring elements represented, failed to nettle the Albany strike of Htroet railway employe. Tho strikers waived all tho demands for tho removal of tho non union men. The executive committee of thn United Traction company will consider the proposition In the morning ami may accept It and Mettle the strike. Meautlmo .Major Ocnernl Roe Intends to take every precaution and at mldtilght ordered out tho Ninth regiment of Now York. It will nrrlve hero tomorrow afternoon, 800 strong, and if the strike Is not hettled, will assist In opening up tho other lines of tho traction company In this city. William Walsh, ono of the men wounded by a bullet from u member of tho Twenty third regiment, died at 10:16 tonight, Lcroy Smith, shot !n the same melee, was fdlghtly Improved nt midnight. The shoot ing of Smith and Walsh had a very de pressing effect upon the members of tho Twenty-third regiment and tonight when atones wero hurled at the picket men around Quail Street barn they did not fire In the dark. Two privates were hit and hurt, but they did not care to take a chanto by firing. It was hold by tho of ficers and men generally that tho order to fire was entirely Justified, but there was general regret at the consequences of tho volley. With tho addition of tho Ninth regiment tomorrow there will be over 3,000 guards men In Albany. ALBANY, N. Y May 10. One man dead, two others fatr.ly shot, hundreds of persons with broken heads and cut faces, cars running merely as arsenals with no parens, tho city under martial rule, with its citizens in a frenzy of ex citement and tho city authorities and leaders of tho strikers trying to get tho railway company to como to an amicable settlement was the situation when darkness put an end to tho strife growing out of tho street car-strike tonight. Tho dead: WILLIAM WALSH, head of a plumbing company. Thoeo fatally wounded are: Lcroy Smith merchant, both shot by National gunnUmen. William Marshall, a non-union motor man, skull fractured. Others most seriously Injured are: George llooze, citizen, cheek ripped open by bayonet. William Hooncy, citizen, shot by National guard. Gilbert Hall, non-union motorman, shot by mob. Tho bloodshed came after a day of peace. From early morning the crowds had melted way before bayonets and shotguns, cars had bcon opcrntcd under heavy guards und thrro was an impression that the spirit of turbulcnco was waning. Thero had been noma minor demonstrations, particularly In North Albany, but not a sliot had been fired and as tho day passed the running of cars attracted but llttlo attention, l'nn (In liiime. Tho volley flrod on Ilroadway by a oquad of Twcuty-thlrd Infantrymen, In which Leroy Smith and William Walsh, well known citizens, fell mortally wounded, changed all that. It stirred anew the feel ing of hatred as the exciting tidings swept through the city and tho guardsmen were bitterly donounced. Neither of the mon had been guilty of an offense, but were caught In a crowd, some member of which had stoned tho guardsmen and, by mis chance, wore hit. The disturbance was not a serious ono and "murder" Is tho title applied by lnilamcd public sentiment to the shooting, Tho guardsmen seem but to havo followed their duty ns soldiers, for they wero under orders to shoot If as saulted, Tho bright prospect of a settlement of' tho strike has not nerved to alloy tho growth of vlndlcltlvo feeling and If the present situation continues, acts of bitter revenge and violence may be expected. It vas on tho lust run of the soldiers on tho cars that tho tragedy of tho day occurred. The cars were on Ilroadway moving north ward and a constantly swelling crowd was gathered about the Union depot. Tho first of tho workday folk had been relented by tho whistles that sounded through tho manufacturing district and they wero pouring. Into tho crowd. Near Columbia street a truck blocked the way of a car, and, urged on by tho crowd, the driver refused to move on as speedily as desired, Some one In the crowd throw a stone, but It went wide of Its mark. Tho crowd was noisy and thoro was much con fusion, Shot Are Klred, Tho ear finally moved forward Into the next block and another stono was hurled t It. Thero wus a sharp command and a street car slowed down and shots were fired frora It. Tho guards fired Into the crowd nt a rango of lesj than twenty feet. Smith und Walsh wero both shot In tho abdomen and fell where they stood. A third man, Wil liam Kooney, was slightly hurt by a glanc ing bullet, Somo of the guards stepped from tho car und reloaded tholr pieces, The startled crowd fell back at the first shot and a moment later the guards sprang aboard tho car and were rapidly wheeled from tho scene, Smith and Walsh were hurried away to hospitals for care, and an angry crowd swarmed In tho street to curse and de nounce tho guardsmen. Smith Is a mem ber of the shoe manufacturing firm of Smith & Herrlck and a ultlzon of wealth, re tpcctablllty and prominence. Ho Is a mem ber ot the Albany cluh and a whist expert of national reputation. lie Is 50 years cf go and has a family. Walsh Is- the head of a plumbing house and well knowi In business circles. Neither men had any part other than as spectators In the demonstration that pro voked the shooting. ACCEPTS THE PEORIA PLAN I'resh) tcrlnn ANncmlily II I'll I r lie- I1ILADRLPHIA. May 16 The 113th Ytorlan general assembly, which be n .. ;c tolay, disposed of two Important mJ 'urlng the afternoon session. Hv. Hem, ' "i Mlnton, I). 1)., of San Anselmo, Cal., , J elected moderator. Ily anv em phatic volo tho assembly decided to ac cept the "Peoria plan" of choslng stand ing committees, though an effort was made to obviate the system. Rev. Dr. Mlnton's only opponent was Rev. Georgo T. l'urves, I). I)., LL.D., of New York and of tho 013 votes cast Dr. Mlnton received 337 and Dr. l'urves 270. Tho opening session of the assembly was railed to order by Ilcv. Dr. Charles A. Dickey, the retiring moderator, at It o'clock In Calvary Presbyterian church, whero nil the business meetings of tho as sembly will be held. Of the 650 columls Blotters thero were but few absentees and most of these will doubtless arrive not later than tomorrow. Tho registration of delegates began at 8:30 o'clock this morning and from that hour until convening time, Ilcv. W. II. Rob erts was kept busy receiving credentials. Rev, Dr. Nlcholls offered prayer In which he made touching reference to the Illness of Mrs, McKlnley. Then came tho sermon of Ilcv. Dr. Dickey, who spoko for two hours on tho coming of the kingdom of Christ. At 3 o'clock tho roll of commissioners was railed, and thu organization of the as sembly made. Nominations for moderator were declared In order, and Rev. W. C. Roberts of Danville, Ky., placed the name of Rev. Dr. l'urves beforo the assembly. Rov. Dr. Mlnton was placed In nomination by tho Ilcv. Hugh K. Walker, D. D of Los Angeles, Cal. No other candidates wero placed In the field and tho roll being called, the vote resulted as above stated. Dr. Mlnton was escorted to the pulpit by Dr. Walker and Dr. Moffatt and mado a brief address to the assembly. A motion by Rov. Dr. Nlcoll to non-concur In tho "Peoria plan," which places the appointment of standing committees with the assembly InBtead of tho molerntor and which was adopted by tho St. Louis gen eral assembly, elicited a storm of protest. As this Is tho first year of tho plan tho assembly decided to give It a trial and Dr. Nlcoll's motion was laid on tho table. By tbo "Peoria plan" tho church is di vided Into election districts, each ot which decides who of Its members shall ho placed on tho several committees. Tho commis sioners select their own chairman, leaving tho moderator without authority in the matter. Tho committees will be selected tomorrow and presented to the assembly on Saturday. There was no business session today, tho commissioners participating In the Lord's supper. IS SENTENCED FOR LIFE Thomas Hull Found Guilty nf .Murder of Chnrlen l.rnuiy. SIOUX FALLS, S. V., May 16. (Special Telegram. L. S. Tyler, ex-clerk of the Sioux Falls penitentiary, who returned to day from Cas'tlcwood" wh.er.cnc--was a wit-' ness In tho caso of the State against Thomas Hall, reports that Hall was found guilty of murder nnd has beon sentenced to tho Sioux Falls penitentiary for life. Hall, who Is a Mlssourlan, was sentenced to life Imprisonment In November, 1&B8, for tho murder of Charles Lcmay, whoso body wbb discovered in September, 1897, lying In n pool of mud and water under a culvert In n lonely stretch of an unfrequented road nenr Lakn Poinsett, Hamllne county. The murdered mnn and Hull wore travel ing overland through tho country. Hall was captured at Tarklo, Mo., whero the case has attracted great Interest. Last March the stato supremo court granted him a now trial. His dofenso In tho trlnl which has resulted In his conviction for tho second time, was based almost wholly upon tho authenticity of a letter written by him to a hotel keeper nt Tarklo, by which bo sought to provo an alibi. Miss Augusta Johnson, tho domestic charged with drowning her child In a pall of water ten days ago, was arraigned In tho state circuit court today and pleaded not guilty. Bonds for her appcaranco nt the next term of court were placed at $1,000. which she has ns yet been unablo to fur nish, CHICAGO GREETS M. CAMB0N French AinbuKKiulor to Sneak (a Stu dent nud ProfcHsnra ol l!nl verxlty. CHICAGO, May 16. M. Jules Cambon, French ambassador to tho Unltod States, arrived hero today. Ho was met by Henri Morn, French consul at Chicago; James Decrlng, whose guest ho Is, and by a com mittee from tho University of Chicago, which took a holiday in his honor. This Is the distinguished Frenchman's first visit to Chicago and is chilly for tbo purpose of sanctioning tho co-operation of the Alll anco Francals nnd the Unlvorstty of Chi cago. Ono of his first remarks was to In quire the condition of Mrs. McKlnley, and when told that tho latest bulletin reported n slight Improvement he expressed his satisfaction. He was taken to tho resi dence of James Deerlng, where he spont the forenoon receiving friends and pcopIet who wished to make his acquaintance and at noon attended a luncheon at the Chicago club, given by Martin A. Rycrson. At 3:30 p. m. ho will be taken to the University of Chicago, where a welcome will bo extended to htm by Prof. E, J. James, and the ambassador In response will tell of tho work of. tho Alliance Francals. "A reception at tho Quadranglo club will be followed at 7 o'clock by a dinner at tho Union League club. M. Carabon's visit Is expected to last till Sunday. NEWELL D. HILLIS ELECTED In .Mode Prexldent of Coiirrennt lonnl Homo .Mlmilounry So lid . BOSTON, Mass., May 16,-Orectlng nnd salutation from various Congregational missionary organizations were presented nt tho forenoon session of the seventy-fourth annual session of tho Congregational Homo Missionary society here today. Among tho salutations were thoso of Rev. Samuel D. McKeuna, D, D of Kngland, who spoke for the English Congregatlonallsts; Wil liam Shaw, treasurer of the United States Society of Christian Endeavor, and Samuel B. Caben, president of the American board of foreign missions, In the afternoon Interesting papers on missionary work were read. Rev. Newell Dwlght Hlllls of New York, was elected president, and Rev, William II, Holman of Connecticut, recording secretary. Ancient Illlilr Melt IIIkIi. LONDON, May 16. A manuscript bible, richly Illustrated, of about the year 1410, was sold at auction here today for 1,500 guineas. (icn i-nil III lilM- Trial. COAX CHILI INTO CONGRESS American RepublicV Qommittea Promisee to Btitriot Arbitration Talk. SOUTH AMERICAN RIVALS ARE AROUSED Insist flint Conference Shnnld llnve I'rce Itrlu Ik I'oltotv I p An- Topic iih It I'lrnscn. WASHINGTON. May 16. Tho committee which has charge of tho preparations of the coming congress of American republics had a further meeting nt the state department today to consider tho program of subjects. Considerable interest uttnehed to today's meeting, ns Home difference of opinion had arisen as to the extent In which Inter national legislation should Interfere In tho dlscussslon of the congress, The first pro gram Included a general dlscussslon, but at a later meeting It was decided to limit tho scope on arbitration, so that It would apply to the questions hereafter appearing, hut not to thoso nt present the subject of con troversy between governments. This was done chiefly to bring Chill Into the con gress, as that country had made known to the State department that Its accept ance was conditional on not having pending questions of dlsputo taken up by the congress. But this limitation of the scope of the subject has aroused opposition from sev eral other South American republics who hold that the subject of arbitration should bo treated broadly without limitations and that the congress Itself should bo left free to determine within what limits tho ques tion should be dlscusssed. This view Is held more particularly by Bolivia nnd Peru nnd tt Is said to be shared to some extent by Argentina and Brazil. Tho meeting lasted until late In tho nf tornooon tho chief purpose being to recon cile all Interests so ns to assure the pres ence of all the republics. It was stated that substantial progross was mado In that direction nnd that another mccetlng will be held tomorrow. POSTAL RATIFICATIONS SLOW Governments llelilnd In SemllnR Their Approval of Convent Inn Com mitter llciort. WASHINGTON, May 16, Almost a score of governments which are members of tho Universal Postal union havo not yet sent In their ratifications of the postal commltteo report adopted at tho last congress of postal delegates, held In this city In tho spring ot 1897. Frequently theso ratifications of the convention of one scxtcnnlal congress are not forwarded until nftcr tho next con gress. At tho convention, however, of tho International Postal Union bureau at Berne, which Is anxious to complete Its record ot the last meeting, tho Stato de partment has Instructed Its ministers at the capitals of thoso governments which havo not yet ratified to ask their early action. Tho order of the Turkish govern ment to Us minister hero to ratify the JuiU-Vouventlon.- as reported-In Constan tinople advices, has no particular signifi cance for these reasons, and tho Inter pretation of the Vienna correspondent of a London paper that the action Indicates that Turkey regrets starting a conflict with tbo powers, is given no credence here. Turkey's delegates, Moustapha nnd A. Fahrl, signed tho convention at tho time and the formal ratification, as understood here, was not delayed by dissatisfaction of any sort. MAJOR SLAUGHTER RETIRES Honorable DlnclinrKc nw Mitjnr, Ad illtlonnl ri) in n filer nf Vnl untrern Only. WASHINGTON, May 16. (Special Telo gram.) Captain Bradner D. Slaughter, paymaster In tbo United States nrmy, has been honorably discharged as major, additional paymaster of volunteers only. Rural free dollvcry servlco will be es tablished July 1 at Soward, Seward county. Neb. Tho route embraces 111 square miles, containing a population ot 2,110. A. II. Fuornald, D. C. Work and A. O. Clark were appointed carriers. The salary of tho postmaster nt Clark, S. D has been lucreased $200 and of the postmasters at Canton, Centervllle and Elk Point, S. D., $100 each. J. E. Humphrey has been appointed post master at Butka, Rock county, Neb., vlco II. Ehrsam, resigned. Three contracts wero let today for sup plying tho Dubuque (la.) public building for tho next fiscal year: Ice, Philip Pier; miscellaneous, Georgo W, Hcaly. The Farmers' National bank of Odebolt, In., Is authorized to tommence .business with $50,000 capital. lluylnK Klve Per Cenlx. WASHINGTON, May 16. The secrotary of the treasury today bought $15,000 of 6 per cent bonds of 1004 at $108.87. This Is the first lot of fives offered under tho secretary's recent offer to purchaso bonds for tbo sinking fund. CROWE IMITATOR TRAPPED Stockman .Near Nt. .Inaepli Secures Ar rest of .Man Who Attempted to Collect. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., May 16. Thomas Ash ton, a wealthy stockman living south of this city, received several letters threatening hlmeelf, his homo and family with destruc tion unless he deposited $12,000 In gold at a designated spot. Detectives watched a decoy placed at the spot and early this morning captured the writer, who proved to bo William Pflaum, aged 23, a farmer, who confessed that he got the Idea from Pat Crowe's work In Omaha. MR. WATKINS IS ACQUITTED Sidney Alan Accused of Steiillnu Karl Cnltle Pronounced hy Jury ,nl Guilt,, SIDNEY. Ncb May 16. (Special Tele gram.) The Jury in tho Watkins alleged cattle stealing case returned a verdict to night ot not guilty. Mot emeu! of Ocean Vexaeln Mnj' III, At New York Arrlved-Stato of Ne braskn, from Glasgow; Lahn, from Bre men. Sailed La Iorralne, for Havre; Knlserln Mnrla Theresa, for Bremen, via Chorbourg and Southampton; Dcutschlnnd, for Hamburg, via Plymouth nnd Cherbourg: H. H. Meyer, for Bremen. At Liverpool Arrived Westminster, from han Francisco, via Corona nnd St. Vincent, At' Glasgow Arrived Sicilian, from New York. At Rotterdam Sailed Staatendam, for New York. At Iondtm Sailed Marquette, tor New York. At Queenstown Arrived Commonwealth, from llonon. for Liverpool; Germanic, from Now York, for Liverpool. Hailed Teutonic, from Liverpool, for New York. CONDITION IF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair nnd Warmer Friday; Saturday Generally Fair, Except Showers and Cooler In Western Portions; Southerly Winds, Tempernture nt Omnlin YcMenlnyi Hour, licit. Hour. licit, r, n. in no t p, i 77 I n. III Ill - p, III 711 7 n, in 112 it p, m.,,,,, 7 N n. in Ill 4 p. in 7,s II n. in 117 " p. in 77 10 n. in 70 H p, in 711 It n 7!l 7 p. m 7i 1- 71 S p. in 7:1 p. 111 (1,S CONVENTION IN A WRANGLE KniiKnn I'liriiiern Anne milled to Form Opposition In lirnln TruM t'oiuluit Knell Other. SALINA, Knn., May 16. (Special Tele gram.) There arc 100 delegates In attend ance at the gralngrowcrs" convention here today, which has been called to form a combination to combat tho grain trust. They come from tho extreme boundaries of tho state, and the wheat raising section, particularly. Is well represented. In ad dition to the delegates thero are many spectators and lobbyists. Nearly nil of tho lobbyists hove somo scheme for the con vention to endorse. A party of Oklahoma delegates are booming a fraternal order. A Chcrokeo county man. wants to organize a stock company to fight nn Implement trust nnd n half dozen others are working on similar plans. The first proposition for a stato organiza tion started a wrangle. James Butler of Topnka of the. farmers' federation, nnd ono of the sponsors of tho convention, secured control of the machinery and thereby con trolled tho committee appointed to forrau lato a plan. Butler got an elaborate plan through the committee for a new farmers' federation organized on the lodge plan. As many of the delegates are alreody mem bers of tho local shipping concerns, they opposed such nn organization, preferring ono which simply aided In shipping grain. After several hours tho convention ad journed, having decided only upon a name, Butler losing. TRAINMEN GOING TO DENVER Seleel Colorado Cuplinl n I'lnce for Xext 1) I r 11 11 1 11 1 Convention of llrotlierlinnd. MILWAUKEE, May 16. W W. Newman of Denver wnR tonight elected fourth vice grand master of tho Brotherhood of Train men. This Is tho new oillce created by nn amendment to the constitution. Tho next biennial convention will bo held In Denver. Additional officers were elected, ns fol lows: Board of grand trusteca-J. Ilurlbut of llornellsvllle, N. Y.; II. iA. Helknup of Mattoon, HI.; J. II. Murdock of London, Out. Grand executive board D. AIcNn mara of Windsor, Ont.; II. .1. Powers of San Lenndro, Oil., nnd J. II Ithoads of Toledo, O. Grand Master P. II. Morrlssey announced tho appointment of First Vice Grnnd Mas ter W. G. Lee of Lawrence, Kun., us his assistant and that the eastern territory would be assigned to Second Vice Grand Muster Vnl FItzpatrick. the middle terri tory to Third Vice Grind Master T. It. Dodge nnd tho western territory to Fourth Vice Grand Master AV. T.CemaiqJt jten- The olllcers were Installed by Charles T. Salisbury, the retlrinu member of tho board of grand trustees, nnd the llfth bien nial closed nt H:t0 tonight with a short nd dress by the grnnd muster. NORTH PLATTE CHAIRMAN Cednr nnpliU Seerelnry of (lie Or KiuiUnllou of Veteran Co nductorn. ST. PAUL. May 16. An Innovation In ad justment committees Is being considered by the grnnd division of the Order of Railway Conductors. Tho question was debated again today. The proposition Is to form nn executive Joint committee from the five railway organizations, conductors, engi neers, trainmen, firemen and switchmen. This executive Joint committee shall have Jurisdiction when the Joint commltteo on the road has been unable to como to an agreement with the railway ofilclals. The proposition Is only In Its first reading and may bo referred to the Jurisprudence com mittee, which Is equivalent to a second reading. Cincinnati seems a Bttro winner for tho next convention. Pittsburg hus practically pulled out of tho race and Kansas City Is making a half-hearted contest, the under standing being that Its support will go to Cincinnati for the convention of 1903, In return for which that city will help Kan sas City land that of 1903. The mornlug excursion today Included a trip on thu river and dinner at Minnehaha Falls. An organization of tho veteran conduct ors, being those who attended conventions prior to 1S82, has been formed by attend ing delegates with Georgo R. Hammond ot North Platte, Neb., as chairman, and William P. Daniels of Cedar Rapids, la., as Becretnry. NEIGHBORS ELECT MRS. WATT Omnlin Wiimnn Continues In Office of Supreme Ornele nf (he Gcn ernl Order. SPRINGFIELD, 111., May I6.-TI10 su premo convention of Iloynl Neighbors of America elected olllcers for the ensuing two yearn today, as follows: Supreme ornele, Mrs. E. D, Watt, Omaha, Neb., re elected; supremo vice oracle, .Mrs, Susie M. Bous, Cnrthnge, Mo.; supremo recorder, Mrs, Winnie Fielder, I'eorla, reelected; su premo receiver, Mrs, Myrla II. Enrlght, Kansas City, Kan.; supreme marshal, Mrs. Eva Child, Hanover, Wis.; supreme board of manngers, Mrs. Irene Bentley, Oelweln, la., re-elected; Mrs. Jennlo C. Franks, Peoria, re-elected; Mrs. Mary Fay Hawi-s, Rock Island, re-elected; Mrs. IJattle Lom bard, Grand Rapids; Mrs. O. C. Collins, St. Paul; supremu physicians, Dr. Susan McG. Snyder, Council Bluffs; Dr. E. Franc Mor rell, Chicago; Dr. Elenora Ollson, W'hlt more, Blue Haplds, Kan. (first two named re-elected); board of supreme auditors, Mrs, Allco Nash, Mlnnenpolla; Mrs. Florence Brown, Council Bluffs. Mrs. Richard Yates, wife of Governor Yates, was this afternoon Initiated by Capitol camp No. 113 of Springfield in the presence, of the supremo convention In Representatives' hall. CLOSES ITS CHICAGO OFFICE Circuit .Indue lu Khunim l it,- Wants SIcKcNSnndcr Coniiun ' lull-rent a Within Bench. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. May 16. Utley Wodge, receiver for tho Slegel-Sanders Live Stock Commission company, was Instructed by Judge Gibson In tho circuit court today to close the Chicago office of tho company and bring tho capital Invested there to Kansas City to the Jurisdiction of the cir cuit court. Tho Chicago oillce has been maintained nt an expense of J1.S00 to $2,000 a month, and has made $2,C0O to $2,400 a month. MORE COIL Mrs. McKinley The nlu'lit's bulletins from the hptlsiilc .of Aire. McKlnley rIo inort' cti t'ournpliifr IntHciitloiis. l.nto yesti'nliiy itl'ti'inooii hIiu rnHlctl a lilt mul culled for nourishment. To tht tuixloiiH wtiti'lii'ts nlunit her this wits con Htruort ns n favorabli' sIrii. Tho symptom were- snlHelently Improved dur ing the lute afternoon to permit the president to take a short walk In the open air, but his anxiety was so manifest that lit speedily returned to his wife's bedside. Tho most powerful stimulants known to the medical pro- J fesslon have tieon resorted to, lu the hopes of eft'oetlni: n rally, ami they j were so far effective that toward midnight the physicians expressed much satisfaction and Issued a decidedly cneouraejnK htatement. GOVERNOR NASH POISONED Buffers Bo 8vrelj that Ho Cannot Leav Hit Bed. OHIO DAY PROGRAM NOT EXECUTED Got ernor'x Almence and .Mrs, .Mclvlii 1c,v'm Critical Condition l.cnve Cit izens nt Snn I'runelKCo 1,1111c Heart for CrlelirnlliiK, SAN FUANCISCO. May 1C--Tho pro grams for tho entertainment of Governor Nash and the Ohio visitors were declared off tonight on nccount of the Illness of Gov ernor Nash. Whllo attending the christ ening of one of the big trees In his honor, near Santa Crur. Monday last, ho was poi soned with poison oak. He was partially blinded nnd suffered much while address ing tho Union League club Inst night. To day ho has not been out of bed and Is at tended constantly by a physician and nurses. While his nftlictlon Is not serious It prevents him from participating In any of tho functions that had been arranged In his honor. Today wan Ohio day at Golden Gate park. Tho tallyho rides und the banquet were given, but the open-air reception nnd the speaking wore abandoned, as Governor Nash was not present. At tho banquet Governor Gecr of Oregon responded for iho stato and Messrs. Burkett, Lnngworth, Allen. Zorebe, Collier, Whiting nnd others from Ohio wero called out by Ton6tma3ter M, II. DeYoung, who paid hl;h tributes to President McKlnley, Governor Nash and other Ohlonns nnd re ferred to the utlllctlon of Mrs. McKlnley ns tho cause of such general sympathy that no festivities could be participated In. After drinking to the health of tho president and Governor Nash tho party drank to the re covery of Mrs, McKlnley In Impressive silence, whllo standing. Secretary ot the Navy Long and the members of tho congressional party, to gether with other Invited guests, went to Mare Island on a visit today. They were conveyed there by tbo rovenuo ctttttcr Mc Culloch. The flag of tho secretary of tho nary-fluttered trvta: the.,niulnt,trt)gl: ot tlw cutter. As the McCulloch passed tho Wis consin, Iowa and Philadelphia tho sailors and marines stood at attention. DEVOTION OF THE NATION CoIuiiiIiIii'h Sons nail IlniiKhtern Ap preciate the Perfect Woman hood of Mm. McKlnley. SAN FRANCISCO, May 18. (Special Tel egram.) From every quarter como mes sages of sympathy for the president nnd of appreciation for tho noble womanhood of Mrs, McKlnley. Among many received are tho following: From Julia Dent Grant, Widow of tho Famous General I am deeply grieved. Mrs. McKlnley's llfo has been nn example to American womanhood. Her death would be a calamity. From F. M. Bristol, Pastor Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church, Washington, Mrs. McKlnley's Pastor Onr hearts' prayer and sympathy go out for tho presi dent. May the Divine Comforter bo near. From Mrs, William Jennings Bryan, Lincoln, Neb. Tho nation's sympathy Is with tho president, whoso devotion to his wife Is his most lovable characteristic. Mr3. McKlnley Is tho perfect typo of Amerlcau womanhood. Wo nil loved her. From Senator Chnttncoy M. Depew I havo known Mrs. McKlnloy twenty years and In all that tlmo sho hns Ailed evory position It was her fortuno to acquire with tho grace of a queen. A3 mistress of tho oxecutlvo houso when President McKlnley was governor of Ohio sho was her hus band's constant companion and great help to him In more waya than one, As llrst lady of tho land she carried herself with tho dignity of ono nccustomed to tbo posi tion. Such devotion ns that which Mr. and Mrs. McKlnley exhibited I never saw be fore. They led a truly Ideal existence. You might well say that over Blnco their mur rlago they havo hecn on ono continuous honeymoon. From Governor Odell of New York I sympathize deeply with President Mc Klnley. From personal acquaintance, I know tho great devotion of tbo president and bis wife. The president has the sym pathy of tho entire nation. Mrs. McKlnloy Is ono of the most lovable women I over knew. From Mrs. Jefferson Davis, Widow of the President of tho Confederacy Tho presi dent's sorrow Is shared allko by tho north, south, east and west. None feels for him tnoro keenly than do I, and nono prays more earnestly for his wife's recovery. We ot tho southland know full well what sorrow Is. All southern women glvo their hearts' sympathy to tbo president In this his hour of aflllctlnu. From Mrs. Newell Dwlght If litis (Mrs. McKlnley attended her husband's church when In Now York) Mrs. Mc Klnley Is a lovely character and a real woman above all things, Tho president's lovo for his wife waB ad mired not only by thpso Immediately associated with tho family, but also by tho general public. Mrs. McKlnley has been a terrible sufferer, but she boro up with great fortitude.- From Mrs. John A. Logan Mrs. McKln ley's most charming characteristic Is her perfect sincerity nnd thoughtfulncss for othors. Sho has always been bright and cheerful. None ever heard her complain of her own illness. Her devotion as a wife und mother amounted to Idolatry. Sho never wearied of speaking of her husband utl her angel babies, whose pictures wero ever with her. Her husband, to her. was more than a perfect man, Her lovo for him was perfectly beautiful. Sho loved her quiet homo In Canton raoro than the bril liancy of tho White House, and her posi tion ns a housewife more than her glories as tho first lady of tho land. Young women of America cannot profit better than by taking Ida McKlnley as their example of au ideal American woman. Hill PRESIDENT'S Hill Much Improved. HISTORY OF HER ILLNESS llntCN from AttacL of Ilimcl Troiitile anil Sudden Grovitli of Hone Felon. SAN FIlANCtSCO, May 16. Mrs. McKln ley's present attack of Illness began shortly after she left Kl Paso. Sho had stood the trip icniarkably well up to that time, with the exception of 11 slight porlod of depres sion during the stay nt New Orleans. That, however, foon pssjed away and she felt unusually well throughout the trip nrross tho stale of Texas until Kl Paso was reached. At that place tho hone felon made Its llrst np'penrauce nnd proved very trying upon her iitvcs ns well ns giving her much pain. Tho hent nnd dust of the long desert stretch through New Mexico nnd Arizona was a severe strain upon her strength. Before Los Angeles wns reached the felon had b.'cn lanced once by Dr. Illxey. At the latter place her lllnosi wag still further complicated by 11 scvero at tack of bowel trouble and she hud a very bad ulght nt thu residence of General Har rison Gray Otis. But sb bore up bravely nnd Insisted, rather against the advlco of tbo president and other members of the party, upon trylni, to fulfill thu social ob ligations which fell upon her. Thu tax upon her strength was too great and nftor leaving Los Angeles It becamo apparent to both Dr. Illxey nnd the president that Mrs. McKlnley wns n very sick woman. Another LnncliiK .Vvcpvnr), At Surf, a small station near Santa Cruz, the train was stopped for almost hulf an hour to permit Dr. Illxey to again lanco tho felon In order to relieve her from the keen pain from which sho was suffer ing. By tho time Del Monto was reached sho was In nlmont a complete stato of col lapse, Tho dysentery did not yield to treatment nnd Dr. Illxey nnd the ptesldcnt becamo genuinely nlnrmed. It was at llrst proposed that a physician should bo sum moned from San Frnnclsco for consultation nnd that Mrs. McKlnley should remain quietly nt tho hotel at Del Monte, In the hope that a few days of nbsolute rest and quiet would restore her to her normnl con dition, but after a conferenco upon the subject with Mr. Scott it was decided that It would be wiser to bring her to his houso horc, where every comfort could bo pT-nvlaifyl.jcbcxtuAralJied j juirsek, .epultU.be, procured and whero tho best physicians In San Francisco could bo called In consulta tion If necessary. Since her arrival hero Mrs. McKlnley has taken no Bolld food whatever and tho doctors havo not been ablo to completely check tho dysentery. Kxcept by reputation tho president knew nothing of Dr. Hlrschfclder, whom Mr. Scott advised should bo called In ns con sulting physician and this worried him con siderably. After Mrs. McKlnley had bcon hero only twenty-four hours, without no tlccnblo Improvement, tho president nsked Mr. Scott what his opinion of Dr. Hlrsch fclder was. "Ho Is brutally frank," replied Mr. Scott." "I shall have a talk with him," said tho president. Ho took Dr. Hirsc ' ldcr Into nn .ad joining room and they wero togother for somo time. Afterwnrd the president re marked to Mr. Scott that the opinion ho had expressed of Dr. Illrschfelder's frank ness agreed with his own. From tbnt con versation with Dr. Hlrschfclder dated the president's first genuine alarm over the termination of his wife's Illness. HER TRIBUTE TO HER HUSBAND I. nut I'ulillc Statement of .Mm. McKln ley Before llliien Over eomcN Her. SAN FRANCISCO, May 16. (Special Tel egram.) Tho marked devotion of Mr. and MrV. McKlnley Is nowhere moro feelingly illustrated than in the Interview sho ac corded to a correspondent in Now Orleans May 4. Her statement at that time, tho last tho made for publication before her Ill ness enme, has 11 pathetic significance now. She said; "Ah, no one can know him, because to npprcclnto htm ono must knowhltn ns I do. And I am not speaking now of Major McKinley as president. I am Bpcuklng of him as my husband. If nnyonc could know what It Is to have sick wife, complaining, always an Invalid, for twenty-nvo years, seldom a day well, and yet never a word of unklndness bus ovor passed his lips. He Is Just tho sumo tender, thoughtful, kind gentleman I knew when first ho canto and sought my hand, "I know him because I am his wife, and It Is my proudest pleasure to sny this, not becauso ho Is president, but because ho Is ray husband. "I wish that I could have seen him yes terday. I lovo to sco him among tho people, whom ho seeks to servo so faithfully. But I read his speeches this morning. I read nil his speeches, I only wish that I could help him as I should, "He Is so kind, so good, so patient. Ho gives mo all tho tlmo he can. He novor for gets me, no matter how btiBy ho Is. But I will bo glad when ho Is out of public life. I did not want him to run a second time. I thought ho had dono enough for the country, and now I know that ho has done enough, and when this term expires he will comn homo and wo will settle down quietly and he will belong to me," GAS ASSOCIATION CONVENES Western Oruaiilrallon Meet lit I.onla tlllc, Ivy., und I'.leetN linicern. LOUISVILLU, Ky.. May 16. The Western Gas association today elected these odlccrs: President. Thomas D. Miller, Dallas, Tox.; vice president, A. II. Barrett, Louisville; secretary and Ircusurer, James W. Dunbar, New Albany, Ind, Indianapolis was selected as tho next meeting place. The principal paper of the. morning session was on "The Taxation on Gas Companies," by George McLean of Dubuque, In. This afternoon thorp wbb a paper on "Prepayment Meter Accounts and Records," by V.rutl W. Bell of St. Louis. Mrs. lioKinler Rallies from Her Gtupot -And Aiki Nonriihmiat. ALL DAY LIFE HANGS IN THE BALANCE Erly Turn for the Wone Leives the IuTivlid Bsrelj Alire. AGONIZING VIGIL FOR HER COMPANIONS Executive and Uemberi of Part Abandoi AU EWe. CITY'S GAIETY TURNS TO GLOOM I'cvtH Hie il en I 11, lillxens Shim (iik l'rofiiunilcl S iiiiuth und l'.xcry Helpful I'recuiitloii I'l-nt Idcil nt the House. SAN FRANCISCO, May It?. 10 p. m. Dr. Hlrschfclder nnd II. T. Scott hnve Just left the Scott residence. Dr. Hlrschfclder has gone home for the night. He said be felt that Mrs. McKlulcy was decidedly Improved. Mr. Scott said he felt much plnsed over her condition. Secretary Cortclyou announced that no further bulle tins would be given out tuulght unless un expected developments should tnko place. At this hour the lights In tha building are out with the execptlou of one In tho tele graph room. BULLETINS FROM THE BEDSIDE ChroiioloKlciil Story of the UtMclop iiiciiIm of the I'lilleut'o .S-m il nm ft. SAN FRANCISCO, May !(. At noon thero wns ,1 report that Mrs, McKlnley had died und at oucu flags began to drdp to half-mast all over thu city. It was soon learned that It wits Incorrect and grad ually tho flags were restored to their for mer position. At 1:30 p. 111., although no ofllclal bulle tin hail been issued, It wns learucd Hint Mrs. McKlnley's condition was unchanged. At 1.30 Secretary Cortclyou Btated that there had been no chango In Mrs. McKln ley's condition. She wns very weak. At 3 p. m. President McKlnley left thu Scott residence, ncconipanlod by Secre taries Smith, Wilson nnd Hitchcock, for a short walk In the open air. Ho strolled through Lafayette 6quare. Ho stopped for 11 few beconds to talk to Dr. Stevens, rector of the Slmpsou Methodist Episcopal church; Dr. Hutsinpllter ot tho Central Methodist Kplscopul church and Joseph H. Stubbs, president of tho University of Ne vada. President McKlnley gavo tho news paper representatives n cordial grcotlng, but his careworn face clearly showed tho JPr??nlvjyhlch ho la going. Ihrpunh. secretary cortclyou stated nt 3:1G to tho Associated Press that Mrs. McKlnley waB resting easily. Thero wero no appreciable changes in her coudltlou for the better. Sho wns conscious und recognized the pres ident nnd Miss Barber. President McKlnloy returned to tho Scott residence, uftor having been out for less than ten minutes. In answer to a query regarding Mrs, McKlnley's health ho said: "Mrs. McKlnley Is -holding her own. Wo bcllevo she. Is a shado better than sho was at noon." At C o'clock Mrs. McKlnley wbb reported slightly better and she asked for nourish ment. At B:1C p. m. Secrotary Cortclyou said thero was no chango In Mrs. McKluloy'a condition since the last bulletin. At 8:15 p.m. Secrotary Cortelyou stated that thero was no marked chango In Mrs. McKlnley's condition. If anything, nha was u hado hotter. ' At S:I0 p. m. Secretary Cortelyou gavo out tho following stntomenl: ''Tho physi cians In attendance on Mrs. McKlnloy re port her condition as decidedly improved since morning. Ifcr pulso nnd temperature' are satisfactory. Tho patient is resting well." At 11:30 p. m. Secretary Cor liyou ctated that tho conditions wero so en couraging that no moro news regarding Mrs. McKlnley's condition will bo glvon out tonight. IN VALLEY OF THE SHADOW IlurliiK the Day Mm. MuKlnle; in proven no that Hope In Hcvtveil. SAN FRANCISCO, May 16. Mrs. McKln loy Is In tho valloy of tho shadow of death and may pass uway at any moment. This morning, shortly beforo dawn, she sank rapidly and it was feared sho would dlo before restoratives could bo administered. But the new treatment for low vitality, salt injections Into thn veins, was adminis tered, and she responded so well nnd Improved to such an extent that hopo of her recovery, slight though It wns, revived. But her llfo hangs by a thread. Sho has taken no solid food since sho rcachtd horo on Sunday and tho physlclnna do not believe sho could survive another sinking spell such as Bho exper ienced this morning. She suffers llttlo and hears up bravely. During her periods of 1111 ronsclousnnBH today her mind has been clear. Tho president Is constantly nt her bedside, nnd although worn by his long vigil, Is standing the awful strain with ro marka'jlj fortitude, Kvory banquet and public function planned In his honor horo hus been ubati doned and tho city with heavy heart Is watching Mrs. McKlnley's battlo of life. If tho end should como tho president nnd his cabinet will ho ready to start back with tho remains within twenty-four hours. Tho train which brought them horo will I10 used on thy return trip and all arrange ments have been mado to go back by tha Fhortest routo, the Control and Union Pa ciflo to Chicago nnd then ovor tho Pennsyl vania to Washington. If Mrs. McKlnley Improves It !b not bolloved that she will bo able to travel beforo a wook from tho coming Monday. All tho members nf the cabinet, with the posslhlo exception ot Secretary Long, will remain here to tho end. Tho latter's daughtor Is 111 at Colo rado Springs nnd ho Is very apprehonslvo that ho may bo called thoro nt any time. EVERY MINUTE SEEMS AN AGE .Mm. McKIiiIc'n Condition Kceim IIiin huiid und I'rleiuU In .Siiniciio, Hour After Hour. SAN FRANCISCO, May 16. During tho long, weary watches of tho night tho predldent did not leave Mrs. McKlnley'B bedside, Shortly beforo midnight, wheu