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    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
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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