The Omaha Daily Bee.
OIAHA, TUESDAY MOItXESs G? MAY 21, 1901-TE2C PAGES.
SINGLE COPY" FIVE CENTS.
ESTABLISH ED jrXE 19, 1ST1.
SKIRMISH FOR MEN
loth Fartiei In Cuban Convention Call Oct
lull trench Todaj.
ABSENTEES BLOCK PROGRESS MONDAY
CoiMiTttins Hare to Gin Up Plan to
Path Report Through.
JUAN GOMEZ IS LOSING PRECEDENCE
Diipleaai.
' tenEeTtT.t from
Ala Z l j.
CISNEROS SLAPS SPECIAL COKmfi TEE
tmjm Coinmlloncr Allotted Them,
rhr. lo Hp Kept Tno Clocly
Gunrilril While Milking
WukhlliKton Visit.
HELPS -THE SCOTTISH LADS
Carneule Glte .cnrly Ta Million
Dollar Hi i:tnhllh I'rrr Cducn
tlun lu I nl crsltlc.
LONDON. May 10 Andrew Carnegie has
given 2.000.000 (tl0.000.000) to establish
free education in four Scotch universities.
Edinburgh, Qlatgow, Aberdeen and St. An
dre. He stipulates that the beneficiaries
be his "Scottish follow countrymen" only.
no English, IriHh, colonials or foreigners.
The fund will apply to medical as well as
to commercial education and will be placed
In the hands of trustees, who wilt pay the
expenses of Scottish students benefited
under the scheme.
Mr. Carnegie desires that all Scotchmen
and Scotchwomen shall enter the unlvcrsl
tics on an equal footing, hence the money
Is not given to the students to pay tbelr
fees, but to the universities themselves
HAVANA. Mny 20. The conservatives
bow claim only n majority of four in the
Cuban constitutional convention. When the
convention met today It was found that
lour of the conservatives were absent aud
the disposition to push things, which had
been nEreed upon ns the program, changed
to a. movement to block the radicals from
coming to a final vote.
The radicals were also weakened by one
absentee and a split "within tbelr ranks
which threatens the leadership of Juan
Gualberto Comer.. This politician bas poise"
as an uncompromising radical, opposing any
Intervention by the United Stutcs, and pub
llcly declariug that he would die In grief If
the I'latt amendment were accepted. Now,
however, men who once looked up to him
as a lender, repudiate him, asserting that
ho hac accepted a part of the Piatt amend
fflcnt In his minority report and declaring
that they will draw up a report of their
own. whlr.h will have the proper radical
ring. Those who take this position are
Senorrs rortuondo. Bravo, Aleman and
Eduardo Tamuyo.
Want Hodrlmic dilated.
Today's sesslou was secret and probably
csslops will continue during the discussion
of the two reports. Scnor CUneros moved
that Alejandro Rodriguez's scat In the con
ventlon be declared vacant and that his ol
tcrnate be appointed the regular delegate
Finally, however, it was agreed that Rod
rlgucz did not come under the rule regard
lng delegates accepting office.
Senor Clsncros took occasion to say that
the commissioners who went to Washlnglon
did not Investigate public feeling In th
United States regarding the Piatt amend
tnent an they should have done, but they
allowed themselves to be "steered" by ad
ministration sympathizers, and took no op
portunity to hear anything contrary to the
amendment. He asserted that he was in
receipt of letters from Now York advising
the convention not to accept the amend
ment and assuring him that public opinion
In the United States would support the
eonvontlon-.nrejeotjng-it.
After' the mlnorltyand majority reports
Tind been road the conservatives made a
canvass of the houne and, finding their
majority doubtful, asked the privilege of
tabling both reports for twenty-four hours.
An effort will be made to bring nut to
morrow the full strength of the conserva
tives, who have practically agreed to vote
for the majority report as presented.
PASSES A GOOD AFTERNOON dismissed bysupreme court PORTER ADMITS THE CHARGE
Mra. IfcEinlej'i ImproTement Gentium
Withont Intemptien.
.o Jurisdiction in Cae f (Sraud I
and niul WjoniliiK Centrnl Itnil
way Afcalnat Thninna Sttecuey,
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, May 20. (Special Tele-
prHm iTho cttriritTn rnurt of the United
RETURNS TO WASHINGTON, NOT CANTON states today dismissed lor want of Juris-
diction the case of the Grand Island k
Sutpected of Villifylng Edholm, He Owni
Bannf Written the Oircnlar.
UNITED STATES AUTHORITIES MOVE
Earlier lleporta Contradicted Since
Her Mrcnitth feem to Jutify
Golna Directly to the
tlonol Capital.
Wyoming Central Railway Company et al
against Thomas Sweeney, appealed from
the United States circuit court of appeals
for the Eighth district.
Rural free delivery service will be estab'
llshed July 1 In Nebraska as follows
I'apilllon, Sarpy county, route embraces
BAN FRANCISCO. May 20. 9 p. m. Sec- thirty-six square miles, containing a popu
rotary Cortclyou gives out the following latlon of 600. J. M. Robinson appointed
ntnifmpnti -Drs. iiirarhfelder and nib- carrier: Valley. Douglas county, route
lnt rntlRBtlon ItrltiK to Light Con-
clualte Uvldence or Aiithnrhlilp
aud Lend to ttie Arrest
of the Writer.
Authorship of scurrilous and anonymous
circulars aud publications containing
charges against Albert Edholni, a well
m. Tbey covers tntrty-nve square raues, containing kuowh umana jewcur, nas wen iracea iu
Ella Shea, Incline, Boone
bons met Dr. Rlxcv at S.30 1)
find that Mrs. McKlnley'a improvement con- a population of 615, J. L. Teager appointed
Th. .voi-m lu r,,.u ,.t rt,.i .it. ii v itko i ml tmued tnrouch the flay and ner condition currier,
..... .n -1 .., - .. . ..... . .. I T, . . I ....J.
will nrnlmhlv . tinrter povernment aUS- tonight IS excellent. Drs. liirBCnieioer, mi uo .crp uipuium.
Pices. According to the educational author- Olbbons and Cushlng will meet Dr. P.ixey
Hies, the administration of Mr. Carnegie's at 11:30 tomorrow morning.'
nlff tirnm.tita .nneMprnMp difficulties UUd 1
f,,- .hi. ....,, ., c.Mrh n.Mr.. for the SAN FRANCISCO, May 20. Mrs. McKin-
present. are rather looking the gift horso In cy passed a good afternoon anil the prefil
the mouth, while the Engllth press is in- " over uer i".
,.tln.H In .avlt nl IhA Tnrlhnd nf Mr. Car- I tlOn.
" ' ... ... . I . . . . . r
nefU-a mtininrn. J n's announcement was maae ai me ocon
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. ..... I iceiucuve luuigui. iiuc uib.
toUlllllrl. vriiuisr in win. HM , ,ov . ,,, h. naMci
(Copyright, 1W1. by I'ress Publishing Co.)
(New York A orld
Iowa Mrs.
county.
South Dakota A. O. Wolf, Castalla,
Charles Mix county.
The abstract of the condition of the
Omaha national banks at the close of
business April 24 shows: Loans and dis
counts, JU,3G,GS-I: gold coin, 03,lir;
total specie, $1,439,764; lawful money re
serve, I2.640.SS4; Individual deposits, JH,-
eonslderahln time nrntineil tin 'and rested ftCS.GBti: average roerve held, 30.23 per cent.
LONDON, May 20. (.New lork Vora WMlp n ri,,nni, fin,p hn been set The Western National bank of New York
uaoirgrcm bpcciai leiegraro.i Anarrw . crrBlden,'B deDarture. the present has been approved as reserve agent for the
tiarncgics muniiiceni. ri iu 'rlM ,uc arranccraents are to co direct to Washing- Wayne National bank or wayne, Nen.
Scotchmen in Scotland with a free univer- ton unQ nnt to Canton as bad been un- Dr. S. N. Jenks Is appointed pension cx-
slty education It I..-00.0U0. not iio.uoo.wu as offlclttIIr B.ated. Durlnr the remainder of amining surgeon at Madison. S. D
stated. Its object, too, la nit merely to ..... In ,hU ,,.. ,hr nrpsirtpnt will nar- The salaries of the postmasters at Albion
provide fees tnal wouiti otnerwisc oe paid tcij,Bt U many public gatherings as the and Ashland, Neb., have been increased
by students, but to endow science and place conaitlon of Mrs. McKlnley will warrant. U00, and at Alma and Arapahoe decreased
Scottish universities on an equal footing In only ln nn mpromptu and Informal J100.
that respect with the oest ln the world. Wcather permitting, the president.
ine punue nerc n oiaggerta uy me muniu- tomorrow will review tho school children
cence or mis Deneiaction. nut mere are ,h pi,v nn, . rregidlo
ln spite of the stormy weather today the
president did not remain Indoors. Car
riages v,cre summoned at i a. m. and the
president drove to the residence of his
unrle. Renlumln J. McKlnlev. on Bush
BABC0CK street, where he spent about ten minutes SHE ADMITS
visiting with the family. He tnen arove
to the home of his niece, Mrs. George
Morse. His visit was wholly unexpected by
Mrs. Morse, who had left the house some
time previously to go to the Scott resi
dence. The president returned directly to
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast Tor Nebraska Fair and Warmer
Tuesday, Wednesday I'rooaDiy raar,
Southeasterly Winds.
Temperature ut Omnha Ycterdnjt
llonr. Oct. Hour. IlcR.
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7 n. In ."S tt Ii. in TO
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ft a. in...... Ill T t. in 70
() n. it 11 i. in (Ill
11 n. til 00 7 i. in OS
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ASK HER ABOUT PHILLIPS
rn York Toller J-vicnt thr Auluiru
llalrrd Wuninn 'I'lioucht to
lie Mm, Maiilr.
critics even ln Scotland who say the money
would have been better expended ln ad
vancing secondary and technical education
for which there is n wore crying want.
SUICIDE OF REV.
n('iir Spiibii t Inn Over Clrr kiiiiiii'h I
Itukh 10 nil, mill llln Widow
In I'roMtrnled.
M. E. Harlan of Ilcndenson and Frank
M. Hurka of Cedar Rapids, la., were ap
pointed railway mall clerks.
R. L. Staples of Ord, Neb., Franklin
Reynor of Epworth and Perclval Kuowlcs
of Webster City, la., were admitted to
practice before the Interior department.
KILLING AYRES
Mm. J. I. Midline, Konuerlj of hnmai,
Arrrntrd AftT Dencrlhluc Seniin'
tlonnl WnnhlnKton MmotliiK.
(Copyright, l&ul. by rresn Publishing Co.)
NAPLES, May 2. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Rev. Malt-
blc Davenport Babcock, pastor of the Brick
Presbyterian church, New York, wbo com
mitted suicide here on Sunday, was ad
mitted to the International hospital ln April
sufterng from ucutc gastritis. He was dally
visited by his wife, who was staying ut the
Hotel Brltnnnlque. He had frequent nerv
ous crises of horrible hallucinations and
became deeply despondent. Ho was con
vinced of the Incurability of his disease, but
never manifested suicidal lntentlona. Sat
urday morning the nurse cutered tho sick
room and found the patient calm end ap
parently praying. Shortly afterward, re
entering the room, pho found Mr. Babcock
roverod with blood. The arteries ln his
wrists had been severed. The doctors were
unable to stop the hemorrhage. Mr. Bab
cock also swallowed corrosive sublimate
and died in ten minutes, fully conscious of
his end. The suicide has enuwed on im
mense, sensation nnd the widow Is pros
trated with.,jrii'f. .Thaybody .was -buried.
today ln the Protestant cemetery-
G. C. Porter, an attache of the editorial de
partment of the 'yorld-Herald.
Porter has admitted having .written the
anonymous attacks upon Mr. Edholm.
After a fierce gun nlay, ln which Porter
attempted to shoot two nollcemen, ho wus
arrested at midnight Sunday, The police
captured Porter on the charge of carrying
concealed weapons a temporary movement
to hold him until information is filed by the
federal authorities, charging improper use
of the malls. A warrant on the latter
charge was issued for his arrest Monday
afternoon, but at a late hour last ulght
the deputy marshal had not succeeded ln
finding him.
A 2 o'clock Monday afternoon Porter ap
peared ln the police, court, accompanied by
Frank Ransom. Judge Gordon dismissed
the charge ngalnst Porter and ordered his
revolver restored. As soon ns he Becurcd
his revolver Porter left the station.
Ilrarrx Ouu on liiprctiir.
Leading up to the scnsatloual arrest of
Porter Sunday night was a lively scene Sat
urday in the office of the postal Inspectors
in the government building. Tho authori
ties had Porter ln the "scat box" and
made It plain to him that he bad been
detected In his Infamous and dastardly work
against Mr. Edholm. It Is said that Porter
became enraged and threatened violence.
Ho was disarmed, but allowed to go free.
No explanation Is forthcoming as to why
bo was not at that time taken into custody,
other than that the postoffice inspectors
were not quite ready to take him on the
government charge and that they bad no
FIFTY THOUSAND OUT
UachinitU Begin Tneix Bundle fo: Pewe
Hour and koit Fay.
MANY CONCERNS MAKE CONCESSIONS
Fiuident 0'Oesnell Eiji First Baj Ehowi
Something Gained.
EXPECTS LITTLE STUBBORN RESISTANCE
Thinks Larger Firmi Will Oome to Term
This "Week.
All Dlficrrorra lleliiern Kuiiiloyrt and
Kiuplu; tr Here Were .Settled
Before the ISencral Order
Wn Posted.
WASHINGTON. May 20. The mystery
the Scott house for luncheon. Among the attending the killing of James Seymour authorlt,. lo arrcst hlm for brandishing fire-
1 it . I .1 a ...... T I V. A I . . t t 1 . 1 it T I
arms. No attempt was made to call a police
NEW YORK, May 20 Interest In tho
tragic death of Father Phillips of Hazlo
tnn. uhlrh hnrt tit Tin rnpanR mihfitdrd. was
made more acute today by the bringing to OMAHA NOT AMONG
tho West Forty-seventh street police sta
tion ,of a woman with auburn hair, who
answered the description of the woman
whom the police have been looking for and
who has been roferrcd to as "Dr. Stanley's
wife." She was closeted with Captain
Donahue for over two hours and he took
her to lunch and the to then went buck
to the station.
Tho police took extraordinary means to
keep the Identity of the woman secret- They
even went to the extent of denying that
hbe had anything to do with the case of
Father Phillips. Late ln the afternoon,
however. Assistant District Attorney Gar-
van, who has charge of tho case for the
district attorney's office, was sent for and
talked with the mysterious woman for an
hour and a half. When he had finished the
Interview he said that the woman was the
one Stanley had Introduced as his wife
and thut -he might be held as a witness la
the case, but he would not tay bo positively.
He also said:
I am satisfied that this woman has noth
ing to do with tbe case. I shall not give
bcr namo because she comes from a very
respectable family. I want to shield her
because I believe ln my heart that she had
nothing to do with tho case whatever. I
questioned her closely and am satisfied that
she does not know anything about It.
PITTSTON, Pa., May 20. Father Edward
S. Phillips, who met death ln New York
bo mysteriously, was buried in the Catholic
CITIES AFFECTED
callers on the president today was Richard
J. Carson, Jr., the young member of the
army signal corpB who bas been appointed
to West Point ln recognition of his gal
lantry in slvlng the lives of several men
ln the Philippines. He called to thank
the president for his appointment.
The president has promised to talk to the
Forty-fifth nnd Forty-sixth Infantry regl
mcnts. United States volunteers, who have
Just returned from the Philippines and are
now In camp at the Presidio. The day has
not yet been set, but the president has
promised that be will notify General Shutter
Ayres, n census office clerk In the l en-
morc hotel, early last Wednesday morn
ing, and which, because of the peculiar
circumstances surrounding It has aroused
Washington more than any tragedy ln sev
eral years, was solved today by a voluntary
confession from Mrs. Lulu I Bonnie, a
married woman and a guest at the house,
that she had fired the three shots which
ended AyreR' life.
Mrs. Bonlno's confession was entirely
voluntary. At a few minutes pust 3 o clock
this afternoon she telephoned for Major
Sylvester, chief of police, saying that sbe
men for that purpose, and Porter walked
away.
ItnmlflcHtlon nrr A uitir ronn.
This story of Porter and his attacks upon
Mr. Edholm teas countless ramifications
and chapters of it have been written at
intervals for two years or more.
Briefly summed up, Porter has tried
bodily violence on Mr. Edholm ono as
sault being a matter of record and another
assault for which he stands strongly sus
pectedand tbe postal authorities assert
the night before he Intends to make the wag C0Q,' to h,R offlcB ftnQ Ene appeared that they have conclusive proof that Porter
promised speech. ' He will go out to tbe ,h minutes afterward 18 tno author of the Edholm circulars, and
She stated that Ayres bad drawn a pistol also of a somewhat similar publication
upon her for the purpose of making her which appeared in the South Omaha Sun
respond to an Improper proposal which he of last Friday.
Iresldlo and the corps
camp before him.
will assemble ln
GREATER MISSOURI PACIFIC
Director Meet Today to Act on Con-
Nolldation or Southvrc!
rrn J.lnp. .
AMERICAN COAL TRUST
Large Mork
thrnclti
of t liltril Stilt r
ISnnln of Corner in
.MiirmclllcM.
An-
PRUNE PUBLIC SALARIES
Hawaiian l.rKlKlutum, In Kxtrn Sr.
Inn, Cut Don ii Got em
inent K lienor.
HONOLULU, May 13. (Via San Fran
Cisco, May 20.) Too extra session of the
legislature called by Governor Dole for
tbe consideration of appropriation bllU Is
now In sesslou, and tho committee work
done so far shows the expected general
sloshing Into salaries of government offi
cials. A large number of clerks and other
minor officials will probably be left un
provided for altogether, and the heads of
all departments arc cut.
On the first day of the extra ucfcslon th
borne rulers passed a resolution asking
tho governor about the county government
act, which was left ln his hands at tbe
end of the regular session, and which fell
victim to a pocket veto. The passage
of the resolution to make this Inquiry
was preceded by a very fiery debate. In
which Representative Emraeluth declared
that tbo governor must be removed. In
response to the resolution the governor s
secretary replied that no action bad been
taken with regard to the bill.
The executive reply brought forth a reso
lution of "want of confidence" in Govcr
nor Dole. The resolution, introduced as a
concurrent resolution by Representative
Kmmeluth, raescd the house by a vote of
12 to 11.
The Hawaiian Bar association has asked
President MtKlnley to appoint another clr-
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LONDON. May 20. (New York World Ca.
blegram Special Telegram.) The London
Dally Mall's Marseilles correspondent says
ln a dispatch printed this morning: "It
seems very probable that an American
NEW YORK, May 20. (Special Tele.
gram.) Much Interest will be taken tomor
row ln the meeting of tho Missouri Pacific.
directors, both by stockholders and by
financial and railroad men. There are
many Important matters coming up for set
tlement. Chief of these will bo action on
the consolidation of southwestern lines.
George Gould's scheme for a greater MlB'
sottrl Pacific system has come to pass and
it only remains for the directors to ac
cept his plans. But according to a semi
official statement tonight an attempt will
bo made to sidetrack this question. Whether
hod made to bcr, and that she immediately.
grasped the revolver and In the struggle
which ensued It was discharged three dlf
feient times. -vKtriking, .fchn al eoch dls-
cKrce,',tbe' ltftt shbr rrrol& fatal. She
says that the cries for help which Mies
Mlnas heard were all from her, as were also
the sobbing which Miss Mlnas described.
Mrs, Bonlne tays that after the shooting
she passed through the window of Ayres
room onto and down tho fire-escape lad
der and entering the parlor window of the
second floor passed through tbe parlor and
back up the stairway of the hotel to her
own room on the fourth floor. Sbe then
washed her hands, undressed and retired.
Mrs. Bonlne was entirely self-possessed
when she made her confession and did not
exhibit any evidence of cither present or
past unusual excitement She Is appa.
coal trust will be formed in Marseilles, Mr. Gould will submit to this, remains to ently about 32 years old and says she was
where there is already a very largo stock
of American coal. Tbe trust will bo
fornied by an important London house
The stock here Is over 200,000 tons and
other large quantities nre coming over.
There is no truth in the story that a
line of American steamers Is to be started
between Marseilles nnd New York, but an
Important Englluh firm has decided to
build twenty-two steamers to bring Amer
ican coal to Marseilles."
HINT OF RUSSIAN
be seen.
It Is also known that no action will be
taken on tbe matter of a dividend. It bas
been decided that until tbe consolidation of
the southwestern lines no dividend will be
paid any Insiders. That will come, as a
shock to Wrfll street and as a surprise to
everyone. Tho earnings of the second week
In Mny are $567,000, an lucrease of 36,000.
Since January 1 the earnings show an In
crease of 11, 624,062. These figures and the
fact that the company's 5 per cent bonds
DESIGNS aro t,elllDe nlouK with the Btock are in-
IITVAUUK I" Hl'W Ul LUC HL'IIUU LUUIUITUK.
Doe -Vot Intend to Leave Itullroad
at the Mercy or Wild
Horde.
NEW YORK. May 20. In the courso of a
long interview relative to the situation ln
China, cabled to tbe Herald from St. Pe
tersburg, a Russian of high rank, presum
ably Count Lansdorff, the minister of for
eign affairs, is quoted as saying In answer
to the question, "What About Manchuria?"
"The lime to nuitu objection was when
the concession was made years ago. Does
any ono suppose that any country Is going
to build a railway through such a country
and leave it unprotected or to be wrecked
wherever wild hordes of brigands choose to
operate? Besides, I consider that tbe Si-
SWALLOWS LINSEED COMPANY
I'ntnu Lend nnd OH Company Acijatre
the American I. Inured Oil Corpo
ration Noon.
hrrlnn railroad Is of the hlchest importance
cult judge tor tne territory, as provided ror to tne commerce of the world."
by the act passed by the legislature, rail- .iAlld especially to America?"
lng for three judges in the first circuit. The ..yes. cspeclully to America. The Ameri
nd was pasted on account of the over
crowding of the calendar.
Governor Dole bas been compollcd by
Illness to retire to tbe Watname mountains
for rest. He has turned over the bus!
new of his office to Secretary Henry E.
Croper, who 1b now acting governor of the
territory.
NASH REACHES SALT LAKE
Ohio Cnvrrnnr and III Party Spend
Tuedny There, ttolnic Sext
to Denver.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. May 20. The
Ohio special bearing homeward Governor
Nash and others,, who attended the launch
ing of tho batllebhlp Ohio at San Fran
cisco, arrived here tonight. An Informal
reception was given Governor Nash. The
party from Ohio will bo guests tomorrow
of Governor Wells and other state officials,
After drives in the morning there will be
n organ recital at tbe Tabernacle and
afterward a trip to Saltalr. Governor
Nash and party will leave tomorrow even
lng for Denver.
cans are a shrewd and clever race. They
show It in tbelr policy, which I call sen
sible policy. The Siberian railway being,
so to speak, a belt of the world, Is sure to
be of great assistance to American com
merce, which already flourishes here ln a
very successful manner."
LlhrrutM Win lu Mpnln.
MADRID, May 20. Latest reports of the
result of tbe elections to the new Chamber
of Deputies, beld yesterday, show thut tbe
capltul returned six ministerialists, one
conservative and one member of the na
tlonal union party. According to El Correo
the followfcg are the general results ol the
election: Liberals, 230; conservatives, 70;
dissident conservatives, ID; dissident lib
erals, IS, supporters of Romero, 10; repub
licans, lf, Carllsts, G; national unionists,
10; Cotnlanlsts, -1; socialists, 4, and Inde
pendents, 31,
InaurKciit Attnck Soldier.
MANILA, May 20. It Is unofficially re
ported that n body of insurgents, under
Angelu, has attacked a body of American
troops, supposed to be of tho Twenty
seventh regiment, near Pasaen, In South
Cararlnes province, killing two boldlors
CHICAGO, May 20. Tbe Post says: It
developed today that the American Unseed
Oil company is to be merged into tbe Union
Lead and Oil company. An arrangement has
been effected for an exchange of linseed
stock for shares ln the Union Lead and Oil
company. Each share of the preferred
stock of the American Linseed company Is
to receive $4S in tbe stock of the Union
Lead and Oil company, and each share of
Linseed common will receive IS. The cap
ital stock of the Union Lead and Oil com
pany. Including that necessary to acquire
all tbe capital stock of the American Ltn
seed company on the terms mentioned, Is
fixed at $17,000,000. and all this will be
common stock. Stockholders of the Amer
ican Linseed company will be asked to de
posit their stock ln trust with certain
designated depositories on or before June I,
WHETHER HE'S DEAD OR ALIVE
Itene-nnl at insurance Suit in Which
Millie Ilillinnn' lluhand'
Whereabout Fieurr.
WASHINGTON, May 20. The United
States supreme court today granted tbe
petition of the Connecticut Life Insurance
company for a writ of certiorari to the
United States circuit court of appeals for
tbe eighth circuit to bring the celebrated
suit against that company by Mrs. Sallle
E. Hlllroan to this court for review. This
Involves the payment of an Insurance pol
Icy of $5,000 upon the life of the husband
of Mrs. HUlman. The payment of the In
surance has been resisted for many years
on the grouud that the man Is not dead. The
case has been in tbe supreme court two
or three times.
POINT FOR COPPER COMPANY and ono native scout and taking one soldier
prisoner. The insurgents are still in pos
session of the mining town of Paracole,
North Cararlnes, Tbe nearest troops are
at Indian, thirty miles away.
lujnnrtion Atrutnt the Amaluniuatrd
Concern I DUsoMed by
Court.
NEW YORK, May 20. Vice Chancellor
ritney In Jersey City today signed the
order dlstolvlng the Injunction restraining
the Amalgamated Copper company from
absorbing the Boston and Montana anl
Butte and Boston companies. The com
plainants were granted un order that tbelr
appeal from the decision of tbe vice chan
cellor act at a stay to the consummation
of tbe consolidation of tbe companies
sumed above until June IS, when tbt case
Vill b hsard.
Strike Glided at Si. retemlnira.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 20. The strike
here Is crushed. A very large number of
arrests hive been made, 250 persons having
been taken Into custody at one factory
alone. Over thirty and possibly a buudred
persons were wounded In a street fight
when the mob stoned the police. Several
deaths are teported at Knanthenscatcd as
a result of tbe strike riots. Tbe agitation
among the students Is unquestionably
partly responsible tor tbe troubles,
OPENING CROWD AT BUFFALO
Fair' Official KxUtcncc Heajn Tilth
an Attendance Kecord of 101,087
Adratsalon.
BUFFALO, May 20. Today's total admls
sions from K a. m. until ll p. m. were
101,687. This does not Include several
thousand persons wbo came In through
tbe Lincoln Parkway entrance with the
parade.
Iloer Dynamite a Train.
LONDON, May 20. Lord Kitchener re
ports to the War office, under date of Pre
torla, May IB, as follows.
An armored train h& tiwn rivnnmltpri
sojth of American Siding. Major Heath of
tno souta i.ancuinireB was m.ieo,
The publication in the South Omaha
paper proved to be a rebounding boom
erang, a trap, into which Torter fell and
was exposed as the author of tho, circulars
which were given wldcspiead circulation
last fall.
Work Under Cover ot ' lie lit.
Two distinct sets of circulars were dls
tributed, one by mall and one, It 1b said,
by Porter himself, each. however,
containing the same reading mat
ter. The only dlflercnco was that
those which went through the mall
were printed on white paper, while the
others were blue. The onvelopcs cnrrylng
the slanderous documents were plain, not
even a watermark being visible. They
were postmarked Omaha, November 29.
Some of them were hurried through by
special delivery stamps. One of the most
dastardly features of tho work, was the
fact that Mrs. Edholm a bride of a few
weeks was aroused from her sleeping
apartments ln tbe Millard hotel at mid
night to receive one of them.
Too Vile for Pnhllcntlnn.
The contents of the written attackB upon
Mr. Edholm cannot be repeated in a reput
able newspaper. The word "warning" ap
peared at the top of tho circulars in bold,
black type and the signature was "Busi
ness Men's Committee."
Tho circulation of the unclean circular
was widespread, tbe author evidently hav
ing copied tbe names of the Ak-Sar-Ben
membership, which Includes almost every
business man in Omaha. Rewards aggre
gating JP00 were offered by Mr. Edholm
and others for his apprehension, but found
FUNERAL OF MRS. LYMAN GAGE "J"- . Rn,h .,,.
1 11C UA.CMfc ' . " ,
born in Macon. Mo. She then moved to
Hamilton, in the same state, and after
wards to Richmond, Kan., where her hus
band was engaged ln tbe drug business.
Subsequently she went to Brunswick, Ga.,
and then to Florida, where her husband
was engaged ln orange growing. Sbe says
that It was at her husband's solicitation
that Bbo practiced with a revolver and
that he had made tbe suggestion that bbe
should learn this art of self-defense
against possible asaaults. She said sbe
had twice In her life fired a revolver to
frighten burglars aud that she had brought
a bulldog revolver with her to Washington,
but bad given It away V a negro man.
After she had concluded her statement
the woman was placed under arrest and
sent to the house of detention,
WASHINGTON, May 20. Mr. O'Connell
said tonight that up to C o'clock re
ports show that DIM firms employing ap
proximately 30,000 meu bad signed the
agreements for the nlno-hour day or made
satltfactory arrungemcnts with the local
organizations.
U'lOUIVn-flV XI.... nn A... I . t..
"nriiii.HIIW.l, .UI1J U. JiIMJJLIUiltlClj'
bO.000 machinists throughout the country
struck today for a nine-hour duy, a scalo
of wages equal to tbe present ten-hour
per day scale, uud other demands. This
is the rough estlmute ot President O'Con
nell of tbe National Association of Ma
chinists, bused ou the telegraphic advices
that have reached him today from the ma-
clnlctn headquarters ln various cities.
The strike thus fur has not extended to
the allied tradcB, suvc lu one or two in
stances, ns at Scrauton, Pa., where men ln
a part ot the allied trades are out. No
machinists engaged In government work are
effected. This Is duo to the tact that on
such work an eight-hour a day scale al-
reuuy prevails, uauroau machinists as a
cemetery In this tlty today with lmprcsslvo rule are not involved ln the strike, though
ceremony. Thousands participated ln the tbe men on several roads are out.
services. The Central Vermont shop machinists at
St. Mbans. numberlnc nrobablv 200. hum
GU LTY OF BARNES' MURDER "truck. The Lehigh Valley railroad ma-
cmnisis at iiunaio, sayrc, wilhcsbarre and
Elmlra are out, aggregating 600 all told.
The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western men
at Buffalo, Scranton, Wllkcsbarre and In
termediate points ulso urc out. The Gulf,
Colorndo & Santa Fe men also aro out. The
Hi Wife nnd Willlnin Fcrirnaon Held
Since Coroner' Jury Mude
It Report.
SPRINGFIELD, 111.. May .20. Tho cor
oner's Jury lmpanelod to Inquire into the strike order, however, docs not apply to
death of Dr. Joseph L. Barnes of Mon- the railroads generally. It 1b explained at
tieello. 111., who died suddenly at the Ccn- neaoquancrs that there Is no competition be-
tral Hospital for Insane at Jacksonville, tween the railroads and the private work
tonight brought ln a verdict thut Barnes ann mat worn among the prlvato establlsh-
came to his death by strychnine poison mentB Is to be udjusted first.
administered by William Webb Ferguson,
ullus William Winn, and that Mrs. Mamie
Burnes, widow of the deccused, was au
accessor' before the fact. The Jury recom
mends that both be held In custody. Prom
inent men lu Springfield and Qulncy have
been incritloned in connection with the caso.
Ferguson was positively identified as tbe
negro who called on Barnes at tbe Cen
tral Hospital for Insane on tho afternoon
of Barnes' suspicions doath. The letter
purporting to have been written by Mrs.
M. E. Hill ot Montlcello, now Mrs. Dale
Kelley, Barnes' sister, by which Ferguson
obtained admittance to the hospital, proves
to be a forgery.
DAM AT PIKE'S PEAK BURSTS
Wall of Water HiirIic Down the
Mountain, Cunalnir Wnckptc
nnd nniuuKc.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May 20
Four towns ln the Cripple Creek district
urn thrwitr.ned with a water famine bv the
bursting of the dam at the Victor reservoir be increased M) per cent. The num
Freidcnt U'Conneir iiumiuary.
The situation this afternoon was sum
marised by President O'Connell ln the fol
lowing statement to tho Associated Press:
"W o are demanding a nlus-hour day uni
versally throsfghput tUfi trad, with on in
crease of wages sufficient to overcome the
loss of the hour ln time; regulation of the
apprenticeship system nnd the number that
shall be employed, ln accordance with the
number of Journeymen machinists em
ployed, agreements as to arbitration of all
disputes that muy arise ln the future, the
right of tho machinists to be represented
by a committee, and agreements that there
shall be absolutely no discrimination
against machinists because of their mem
bership in tbe union.
"From the present indications and the
statements Issued from heudquartcrH at tbo
various points the orders nro being gen- '
erally obeyed, and in larger numbers than
wus anticipated. In certain cuses wbero
only a few hundred were expected to be
Involved, the expectations are the numbers
After Service at W afthlunrton
i Placed on Train for
Chicago.
Hody
tion was not so general, oi course, out
care was taken to see that Mrs. Edhclm
received a copy, one having been sent to her
under special delivery seal.
As to the origin of Porter s enmity lor
Mr. Edholm, accounts differ, but that there
Is a feudal vindlctiveness on the part of
Porter Is proved by tho persistency with
whlrh he has pursued his victim.
Saturday morning Postofllce inspectors
at Tike's Peak. They aro Victor, Goldflcld,
Altman and Anaconda. Mining operations
are affected. Tbe Portland mlno depended
on this reservoir for 100,000 gallons of
ater a day. Had the mine not closed down
last week this disaster would have closed
it. Other mines may be forced to shut
down.
The big trcstTIe over West Beaver creek
on the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek
District railroad wns swept away. Traffic
over the road Is entirely suspended.
Tbe dam contained 6n, 000, 000 gallons of
water and when It collapsed a raging cur
rent twenty feet deep and at places COO
feet wide burst down the mountain, carry
lng wreck and devastation down West
Beaver valley to the Arkansas.
No loss of life Is reported.
WASHINGTON, May 20. Funeral . ser
vices over the remains of Mrs. Lyman J
Gage were held today at tne secretary s
residence on Massachusetts avenue. Rev,
Dr. N. D. Hillls of Plymouth church, Brook
lyn, conducted the services, which were ex
- I - . . . . . . . nj
ceedlngly simple. Among those present Swift and Sinclair, accompanied uy .nr. t-u
were Senator and Mrs. Cullom. Attorney I holm, went to South Omaha and had a
General Knox. ex-Postmaster General Gary, private Interview with the editor of the
wife and daughtw, Mrs. Garrett A. Hobart Sun. A. L. Dennett. 'Xhey gave mm 10
and Bon, the British ambassador, the Ger- understand that by the publication of such
man ambassador, tbe Chinese minister, the an article he had made himself liable to
Japanese minister and other members of nrosecutlon for the abuse of the malls, and
tho diplomatic corps, together with a num- finally wrung from him a coniession tuai
ber of officials of the Treasury depart
ment.
At 10 o'clock the body was placed on the
Pennsylvania limited train for transporta
tion to Chicago, where it will he burled
In Rose Hill cemetery on Wednesday, Sec
retary Gage, his daughter. Miss Pierce and
Mrs, Gage's sister. Mrs. Henry of Yonkers,
N. Y., accompanied the remains, The floral
offerings were numerous and beautiful,
among them being a wreath of pink orch
ids, sent by the president.
UNION .PACIFIC BOND ISSUE
Wall Streot llenr I nrerlfli-d It urn or
of Forthcoming; Colli rrtlltle
Four I'er Cent.
NEW YORK, Mny 20. It Is rumored ln
Wall street today that the Union Pacific
Railroad company proposed to Issue an ad
ditional J60.000.000 of convertible 4 per
cent bonds to finance, recent purchases of
stocks of other companies. This report
could not be confirmed at the office of the
company, nor by the dominant interests
In the management of tbe road.
The commlttoe on stock lists ot the New
York stock exchange waE in session until
a late hour today, and It was understood
that the application ot the Union Pacific
railroad was under consideration, The re
suit of the meeting could not be ascer
tained, as tbe committee is required to
fubrolt its recommendations to the gov
ernlng committee for approval before
formal action Is taken on any application
The regular meeting of the governing
committee occurs on Wednesday, May
At this meeting publication is looked for
regarding the results ot the meeting of
tbe subcommittee tolay.
G. C. Porter of Omaha had written tue
article. It was also learned that Porter
had given Dennett a written "guaranty of
immunity," in which Porter agreed to as
sume all responsibility for tho publication
of tho diatribe. Having secured this "cer
tificate" and the original "copy" ot the
article, the trio returned to Omaha.
Drlle I'otufllce Inpector.
Postoffic-e Inspectors Sinclair and Swift
and Mr. Edholm returned trom aouw
Omah about 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
where they bad made an investigation, and
at onto Bent for Porter, requesting him
to meet them In the office of the Inspectors.
He appeared a few minutes later, excited
and defiant. Mr. Sinclair told him briefly
of the evidence that bad been secured con
nectlug hlm with the circular nnd tbe
article in the Sun, whereupon Porter leaped
to his feet, drew his pistol and backed.
against the door.
"Now. you !" he shouted, "If
I'm In for it, as you say, I'm prepared to
defend myself! Suppose I did write tho
circular what are you going to do about
It?"
He waved his revolver about, pointing It
first at one, then at another ot tbo three
men present
Inspector Sinclair watched his opportun
ity to draw bis own revolver and in
moment had Porter covered with it. At
this Juncture Inspector Swift took a hand
In tbe proceeding and a brief struggl
ensued. In which Porter waE disarmed.
Porter Make Adiullon.
Trom this point forward the Bcene was
less spectacular, Porter consenting to
answer most of the questions put to him
and there were no further acts of violence
Continued eu Second rage.)
PRESIDENT SIEGEL ARRESTED
Ilecrlter of Meincl-Snnder Co mini -
lon Firm Swenr Out Warrant
for Depoed Execntlvc.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., May 20. Frank
Slegel, late president of the Slegel-San.
drrs Live Stock Commission company, was
arrested today, charged with embezzling
$5,000. He was released on a 2,000 bond,
The warrant for Slegel was sworn out
by Utley Wodge, receiver of the company.
ber of firms signing indicates that lu lo
calities where the agreements are being
made the strike will not last over a few
day, ln other localities where a larger
number of men nre being involved. I
look forward to an adjustment belag
reached within the present week."
In Vnrlou Cltle.
Following is a statement of the number
of men out ot Important points: Hartford,
Conn., 1,000; Ansonla nnd Derby, Conn.,
100; Hamilton, Ohio, 1.000; Buffalo, 1,200;
Scranton, 2,500; Cincinnati, completely tied
up and 3,000 men out; Connorsvllle, Ind.,
200; Palestine, Texas, 200; York, Pa., 300;
East Orange, N. J 300; Oswego, N. Y.,
300; Norfolk, Va., all shops out, f00 men.
Word from other large cities Is tardy
in reaching here. Telegraphic reports to
Mr. O'Connell show the following as the
number ot firms which signed tho agree
ment today: KcnoBha, Wis., all; Mil
waukee, Wis., I: Wilmington, Del., 2;
Toledo, O., 1; Auburn, N. Y., all firmB;
Anaconda, Mont., all; Denver, Colo., all;
St, Louis, nil; New Orleans, all; Danbury.
Conn., all; Pittsburg, Pa., 00 per cent;
Franklin, Pa., all, Youngstown, O., all;
Cleveland, O., It. Rochester, New York,
80 per cent; Buffalo. B0 per cent; Niagara
Falls, all; Tonawanda, all; Trenton, N. J.,
75 per cent. Baltimore, 11; Philadelphia,
Now Haven, S. These establishments
TVnnlr Ttnr.kef eller. who nw-ns a eontrolllne
interest in the stock of the company, last having conceded me oemanas ineir men
week filed a suit ln tbe circuit court
here, which resulted ln the appointment
of a receiver In his petition, Mr. Rocke
feller alleged that the company had suf
fered t loss of 100,000, as the result ot
Slegel's peculations and mismanagement of
the company's affairs,
At midnight tonight Slegel was arrested
again, three new warrants having been
sworn out against him by Receiver Wodge.
Ono of the warrunts charges Slegel with
embezzling tS.oOO, another $5,000 and an
other $2,000.
are at' work as usual,
WOODMEN BAR LIQUOR MEN
MivcrelKn Camp Decide that Member
lIunnehiK lii the linHlne 1nl
nr Cpelled.
BIENNIAL CASE IS BEGUN
Procredlna Taken to Tet the Conll-
tutlounllty of K ii n Nil Elec
tion Law.
TOPEKA, Kan.. May 20 Proceedings
were begun in tbe supreme court this morn
lng to test tho constitutionality of the
biennial election law. Tbe test case Is
brought by A. II. Wilson, party nominee for
Judce in tbe Thirty-third Judicial district,
Secretary ot State Clark refused 0 file the
paper and a mandamus to compel Clark to
net wa filed and a hearing nei tor Juno
GIVES LEADVILLE PUSSESSIIN
Supreme Court Decision Accord City
Mlueral ItlKht I lulrr Laud
ecured for Street.
DENVER, Colo., May 20. Tbe etate su
preme court decided today that the city
of Leadvllle owns the mineral rights un
der land transferred to the city for streets
and alleyB, Tbe decision. It Is expected,
will give tbe city possession ot some valu
able ffiltCI,
COLUMBUS, O., May 20. The sovereign
camp, wooomcu oi tno worio, touny ue-
cided that In the future If a member en
gage ln tbe liquor business be shall be ex
pelled and camps refusing to take this ac
tion shall have tbelr charters revoked.
Heretofore the executive committee has
been empowered to revoke the actions ot
the sovereign camp, but tt was today de
cided that in tht future, their nets be con
firmed by a two-thirds vote of the t-overelgn
body In bucIi cases.
The convention voted this afternoon to
reduce the number of memberb of the sov
ereign board nf managers from seven lo
five, Tbe number was increuscd from five
to seven at tbe last biennial Besslon.
FOR AN AUTOMOBILE RECORD
Alexander AVIutou Murt ou itun
from Frnnclcn to
Aew York.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 20, Alexander
Wlnton, accompanied by Charles B, Shank,
left this city today ln an automobile In
an endeavor to establish an automobile
record between this city and Now York.
Wlnton will carry a packet from General
Shatter to General Miles. Tbe route se
lected follows the line of the Central and
Union Pacific to Omuba, thence by the Chi
cago (t Northwestern to Cblrago. Further
than this roume has not been determined,
Vilnton la confident that he will succeed