The Omaha Daily Bee.
rSTAJ113h.il J-. D JT.:TE 10, 1871.
CXMAIIA, SATTTUDAY iMOHXIXG, MAY 25, 1001-TWBLVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY" tflVlJ CENTS.
MILADY AS A LOOTER
OhcfftVi Inr'mations Bring European Min
isters to Lilly McDonald's Defense.
SAY SHE TOOK ONLY A YELLOW ROSE
Wew with Her and Swear She Appropriate
Nothing of Value.
SAME CHARGE AGAINST AMERICAN WIFE
Affirm that Yankee Weman Was Orer-
whe.iningly Eold.
ACCUSATIONS EMBARRASS THE MEETING
Diplomatic Corp l"lnd ItNclf DIb
ctiimliiK Scruple uf Pomona of
Prominence nnl .Vtncrlciin 1'nr.
tlclptiut Keep SUM.
NEW YORK, May 24. A dispatch to the
Herald from Pekln Baya: The last general
meeting ot the diplomatic corps was tbu
cene of a moro ncuto phase ot the con
troversy ovor looting. The question was
raised by diplomats trlendly to Lady Mc
Donald, who thinks a great Injustice was
done her by tbo supposed reference to her
In ono of General Chaffee's lottcrs upon
tho subject of looting.
Ministers of two European countries
nroso successively and mado statements Da
to I.ndy McDonald's behavior on the day
of tho first visit ot tho allien to tho
Forbidden City, which went practically
Identical They were with her throughout
tho day and declared that she left the
palaco without any plunder except a yellow
rose plucked In the empress' garden.
"But," they said, "we did, however, wit
ness one scene of lootlDK. which, together
with Lady McDonald, wo tried, but un
successfully, to prevent. In the palace wc
'met tho wife ot nn American, accompanied
by an Amerlcin curio dealer. We sug
gested that tho reception was exclusively
for the members of tbo diplomatic corpe,
but sho persisted In taking the curio
dealer, whose expert opinion she wanted
upon somo of the empress' ornaments.
"Reaching tho pavilion the curio dealer
Enid: 'Hero, I am informed, most valuable
porcelain Is concealed.'
"In splto of the protests of Lady Mc
Donald and ourselves the wife of the
American tried to open the cupboardB.
Flnnlly sho called an American soldier, who
pried a cupboard opon with his bayonet,
vhoreupon, not wishing to assist at n
econo wo could not prevent, we withdrew."
The American representative at the meet
ing made nn reply.
WILL NOT WAIT FOB EMPEROR
firnernl Von Wnlileraee to Leave
China About Muy :il My Come
to Cnlteil Htntc.
BERLIN, May 24. The statements In the
London Dress that Count von Wnldersee
has Informed the" Chinese .authorities thiit
he would not leave Pekln until tho cotirt
returned nnd ho has had an interview
with Emperor Kwnng Su aro authorita
tively denied. Tho officials here say Von
"Walderseo will lenvo Pekln Mny 31, or a
few days later, for Japan. It Is uncertain
whether ho will return by way of tho
United States or via Shanghai. Oermany
Is trying to charter vcsselB for the return
of Its troops. The first vossoIh can sail In
about a fortnight The Gorman contingent
rcmnltilng in the provlnco of I'e Chi LI will
im lo' numerous than tho Rrltish and
French forces.
LIPTON TO COME OVER SOONER
nmirr ut Slinmrnck II Send heroin!
CiihlcKriim, . ii in hits F.nrller Untc
Tlinn Octnher. Flmt .Inked.
NEW YORK, Mny 24. It was practically
determined thlH evening that the cup races
will only bo postponed for ono month, ni
though tuo New York Yacht club, through
Its challenge committee, has cxpresBea
willingness to glvo Sir Thomas Llpton any
time necessary to put his damaged racer in
condition ngnln, Sir Thomas Llpton finds
that he can repair his yacht lu less tlmo
than originally estlmntcd. and so cabled
loday. Tho second cablegram, which was
ns followB, was received thlB afternoon and
i.afnro thn challenKO committee
SOt'THAMl'TON, Mny 24. Oddle, New
Pi..h Knot York; On recon
sidering matter, nlthougli cannot posstbb
complete reralrs In lest, than Mix weeks, if
It would bettor meet the wishes of jojr
rtiut in L'li'ii Till' nun iiiuuiii n ftv. ....
Brniemher 21. this would be quite agree
uf, ... THOMAS LIPTON.
Tho challenge committee spent nn hour
in rnnKlderliii: thlH cablegram and tho
situation end nt tho conclusion of tho de
llborntlonB sent tho following cabalegram
wuiv vnnK. Mav 21. Sir Thomus Lip
,, i nnrinn! Ynur two cables of yesterday
and today received. Wc have every desire
to nccede whntever delay Ih rendered neces
nary by Shamrock'H accident. Of course If
four weeks Ih HUfflclent we shall be glad.
On request of tho Royal Ulster Ynclit club
wo will bo huppy t lorwnni agreemen
amended accordingly. ODDIE.
ANY
BUREAU MAY JOIN
Scope of National Annnc Intlnii of l.ntio
StntlntlclniiN In CoiiNlilernhiy
Kiilnrueil.
ST. LOUIS. May 24. Tho scope of the Na
tlonal Association ot Labor Statistics, I
ecsHlon at the Planters hotel, was enlarge
todav. and. by unnnlmous consent, official
from bureaus of every country on th
American continent wero mode eligible to
membership. The name was changed from
"National" to "American."
Carroll . Wright. United States lubor
commissioner and president ot tho or
cnnlratlon, presided, Reports from twclv
states weru read at the session this morn
lug and eight reported nt the nflernoo
session. In addition to tho tweuty Btat
bureaus represented there wero present
a hulf-dozen labor officials from Canada
The association will bo In session Saturday
DISCUSS VACATION SCHOOLS
rViitlininl L'onitroNn of Mother Tuko
I p Matter of Time lletweeu
Ternm.
COLUMBUS, 0 May 24. The National
Congress ot Mothers was called to order
today, with Mrs. J. P. Mumford In tho
chair. Amendments to tho bylaws was
Ihe order ot business and coveral changes
were made, none of them Important. A
number of addresses wero made and then
a discussion of vacation schools was opened
by Mrs. Edward M. I'ntton of Columbus,
president ot tho City Federation ot Women's
clubs.
GROUNDS RISE HIGH
Sitiitcrriiiienn Hiillwny Shnrrn
Frnctlnuiilly Ilicutue of
VerkcH' Scheme,
(Copy rig . )0, t. Pre')! Publishing Co.)
LONDO.-j ' ay 21. (New York World
Cablegram ''fecial Telegram.) Under-
grounu raiiivay snnros nave risen Pac
tional!) 01. tho strength of Yerkea' scheme,
but nothing Is settled, at the presidents
both the district and metropolitan rail
roads aro holding out for better terms
than Mr. Ycrkes has yet offered. Mr,
arks, M. I., n wealthy company-promoting
solicitor, who Is running tho syndicate by
which Mr. Ycrkes hopes to get control of
the underground system, refers nil In
quirers to Mr. Ycrkes, who says hu haa
othlng more to sny at present. Ho de
les having sold the Chicago Inter Ocean,
but will not deny that negotiations are
foot connected therewith.
OBSERVES QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY
KIiik Kdvinnl Reviews I'nrnde mill
I'rcnriitN (.nurds with
Color.
LONDON. Mr.y 21. King Edward pre
cntcd a new color to tho Scots Ouards, on
the Horse Ouards' parade today. Subse
quently, his majesty witnessed the cere
mony of trooping the color, so long asso
ciated with the anniversary of the birth of
Queen Victoria. Queen Alcxnndra, the
duko and duchess of Connaught, tho duke
and duchess of Fife and tho duke of Cam
bridge witnessed the function from a win
dow overlooking tbo parade ground, which
was thronged with a fashionable gathering,
ncludlng Joseph II. Chonte, the United
State ambassador, nnd Mrs. Cboate; Henry
White, the secretary of the embassy; John
Carter, the second secretary, and Mrs.
Carter, and Commander Richardson Clover,
the United Stntctt naval attache, nnd Mrs.
,'lovcr. The approach ot the king, who
was surrounded by a brilliant ravalcade of
the headquarters taff, and tho foreign mil
itary attaches, Including Major Edward It,
Casxatt of tho United States embassy, was
slgnnlcd by rounds of cheers, nnd as the
royal cortege reached the saluting point the
massed bands ot the guardi played tho na
tional anthem. The king, who woro the
uniform of n colonel of the Scots Guards,
inspected thn line ot troops and returned
to the saluting point, where tho ceremony
of the presentation of the color proceeded
Subsequently tho guards marched past and
the ceremony terminated.
Thero was a general observance of Queen
Victoria's birthday. Tho law courts and
government offices wero closed, the pupils
ot tho various schools had a holiday und
thorc were the usual ringing ot bolls nnd
the firing of salutes at Windsor nnd at tho
military and naval stations. Thero wero
special observances ot tho day In Australia,
at tho Capo and India.
MILNER IS IN GREAT FAVOR
Chnml'erlnln Exploiting the Governor
to Bolnter Up I1U On ii Ad
ministration. LONDON, May 24. Sir Alfred Mllner has
arrived Id England from South Africa and
tho country Is going through the novel
experience of seeing a colonial governor
publicly exploited In connection with i
much-disputed net of mlulstcrlal pclljy,
Mr. Chamberlain has spared neither time
nor troublo in organizing a greeting for
the high commissioner and has so far suo
eeeded as to Induce a number ot cabinet
ministers to take tho most unusual courso
of going to Southampton to welcomo the
homo-coming executive Mr. Chamberlain
Is soon to glvo an ostentatious luncheon
to Sir Alfred Mllner.
When Sir Alfred arrived In London on
unusually distinguished crowd greeted him
on the platform. Tho first person to seize
his hand was Lord Salisbury, who formally
welcomed him. Then, In quick succession
came Mr. Chamberlain, Lord Roberts, A. J.
Balfour, Lord Halsbury, Mr. Rrodrlck, Lord
Cranbornc and other cabinet ministers, and
halt a hundred dukes and carls and other
personal friends of lower degree prcssod
torward to shako tho high commissioner a
hand. All remarked how well Sir Alfred
whs looking. Ho chatted with Lord Salis
bury and Mr. Chamberlain nnd then went
out of tho station. A fair sized crowd
cheered him,
Sir Alfred left tho railroad station In
carriage and went to see tho king. King
Edward has elevated Sir Alfred Mllner to
the peerage.
IMPRISONED BY EXPLOSION
Hundred Mlltcrn Cmiitht In Colliery
with 1,1 1 tie Hope of Snv
liiK Them.
LONDON, May 24. An explosion occurred
thU morning at the Unlversnl colliery nt
Senghenyd, in the Rhondda valey. Abou
100 men were In the pit nt the tlmo of the
disaster and thore is Uttlo hope ot saving
the lives ot nny of them.
The rescuers aro working with thn great
eat difficulty, owing to lack of air. Five
bodies have been recovered. Tho wreckage
of the pit Is complete, almost precluding
hope that the Imprisoned men can survive
There aro sevonty-eigut miners missing.
ITALY AFTER SATISFACTION
If Not tllvcn nt Once Wnr Ships Wll
Vlnlt i Turkish Town
nml Einct It.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 24. In conse
quenco ot the arrest of nn Italian postal
agent at Prevezn tho Italian chargo
d'affaires lias demanded Immediate repara
tlon from tho Porte. If this Is not nc
corded Italy will send war ships to Provoza
to exact satisfaction.
I'lmliiiKNy Ollli'lnln Vt'imt I'ny,
CONSTANTINOPLE. May 21. Tho off!
clals ot tho Ottoman embassy at Paris have
telegraphed to tho sultan threatening to
leave their posts unless their salaries arc
paid,
SHIRT AND CUFF COMBINE
Yitrtoim .liiiiiifiietorlen, Valued
Tufiil) Million, Are to
t.'oiiNoIlilnte,
CHICAGO, May 21. A special to th
Evening Poat from Troy, N. Y says that
thu leading shirt nnd cult manufacturers
of thu country are to combine. A com
mltUo has be n appointed to npprnlso th
property of tho constituent companies, an
eich one has produced $10,000, which wilt
bo forfeited should the concern not hoi
out after the Incorporation pnpers hav
been secured. Tho capital ttock of tho new
company is not given. Tho companies at
fected are: National Shirt and Collar com
pany; International Shirt and Collar com
pany; Cluett, Peabody A Co.; Qrorge I
Ido & Co.; Holmes & Ide; Wilbur, Camp
boll & Stevens, and two other concern
not known at present.
Tho aggregate value ot the concerns to
be Include! In the combine Is about $20,-000,000.
ACKLES RAILROADS NEXT
Ifachiiists' President Would Broaden tha
Hine-Hour light
POSSIBLE STRIKE INVOLVING 100,000 MEN
olley In to Force Ilemnndn hy Tylnu;
Up Kiitlrc .Meeliitnlc.ul Service
of ItnuiU O't'oiuiell Awultn
Couv cnttoii.
WASHINGTON, May 24. President Jam's
O'Connell of the International Association
of Machinists announced this ufternuon
that hu would recommend to tho next au-
nunl convention of machinists, ut Toronto,
beginning June 3, that a date bo set tor a
nine-hour without reduction in wages on
nil tho railroads of tho country. On rati-
roads which fall to comply with this do-
mand a strike will be ordered. This recom
mendation will bo mado in Mr. O'Conncll's
annual report.
Mr. O'Connoll says that such a strlko
would Involve probably 100,000 men, In
cluding 40,000 machinists, tho others being
bollcrmakers, patternmakers, and scinl-
killed workmen who work with tho ma
chinists In the various shops. The policy
will bo to enforco tho demand by tying
up practically thb entire mechanical service
nf the roads. It was simply a matter of
policy, ho said, thnt tbo railroads were not
ncluded In tho presant strike. Although
n number of them arc now Involved, none
of tho roads was originally contemplated
n tho order declaring the' present strike.
Mr. O Council Hays the convention will
doubtless fix n dato when tho nine-hour
day must bo In operation on all roads, and
ho believes this dnto should be somo day
n tho utitumn.
At S o'clock this afternoon Mr. O'Connell
said the outlook of tho present strlko was
very gratifying. A report from Memphis,
Tenn., announced tho signature of six es
tablishments there to the agreement.
Tho headquarters of tho strike has been
shifted from Washington to Toronto, for
which city President O'Connell left tonight
Ho will stop enrouto at Pittsburg, Buffalo
and possibly some other cities to confer
with local strlko leaders and will take
charge of the Toronto headquarters Sunday
night.
The Navy department rccelvod notice to
day from Harlan & Hnrltngsworth ot the
pendency of the strike at their establish
nicnt, whero naval vessels are building.
Tbls makes the fifth notlco ot strikes In
yards doing naval work.
Trmmport Moved.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24. Pending
settlement of the machinists' strlko the
transport Sherman, repairs on which were
about three-fourths completed at tho Union
Iron works when the strike was begun, wilt
bo sent by the nntlonal government to
Mare Island navy yard, whore the repairs
will bo completed. The Sherman was scho
dulcd to salt for Manila Juno 15, but It
will bo Impossible now to dispatch It on thnt
date. The RIsdon, Fulton and National
Iron works posted notices today that they
would pay their employes who are out on
Monday. This Ib regarded as a virtual dis
charge of tbo men.
HOW HE WILL REACH SEABOARD
Gould Snlil to De Aejtotlntlnu-
for
Trntltc Atirccnicnt with HaM
rru Itnnil.
NEW YORK, May 24. Tho Mall and Ex
press today prints tho following article on
tho much-discussed question of how tho
Gould system of railroads will roach tho
seaboard; Gcorgo J. Gould Is said to be
negotiating for nn ontranco for his rail
roads Into this city. This Information
comes from banking interests In a position
to know what Is going on. Ho will not
build nnd, according to n good nuthorlty
probably will not veek to get control of
any existing trunk line. It will be
traffic deal. Opinions were
expessod to day that except so far as tho
Pittsburg extension of tho Wheeling &
Lako Erie and Wabash la concerned, Mr.
Gould will not disturb the present condi
tions, as ho merely alms to get tho most
favornblo trade conditions. Ho Intends,
however, to build Into Pittsburg.
A strong reason why Mr. Gould wants
this road Is that bo has a contract for 2.1
per cent of tho tonnago of tho Carnegto
company, which will reduce tho freight
which tho Pennsylvania and the Baltimore
& Ohio get. Tho latter dcslro to prevent
the construction of tho new road and have
offered Inducements to Mr. Gould not to
build. A story was current today that the
controversy might result In Mr. Gould's
securing satisfactory traffic connections
with either the Pennsylvania or Baltimore
& Ohio, Instead of Erie or Lackawanna.
TRUCE IN THE RATE WAR
Wiibnnh nml Competitor to Itentore
June 1, the Schedule of
April :tO.
CHICAGO. Mny 24. A temporary truco
In tho differential rato war between tho
Wabash aud Uh competitors was agreed
upon by tho Joint meeting of enstcrn nnd
western general passenger agents today
Under this agreement rntes will bo restored
by nil lines on June 4 to basis in effect nn
April 30. The rates to bo made by tho
various eastbound roads from Kansas City
will be fixed by arbitration by June 1, D. B
Mnrtln of the Baltimore & Ohio having been
chosen sole arbitrator.
Tho Wabakh and Alton, tho two road
mostly Interested, withheld their rates on
tho proposition until their executive officers
shall hnvo been consulted.
PRESUMABLY TO KUHN-L0EB
Wnll Street Ileum Another Humor n
I'n Ion I'nelrie Four I'er
(.'cut rt Selling,
NEW YORK, May 24. It waa seml-offi
daily reported In Wall street today that the
$60,000,000 new Issue of Union Pnclllc
per cent bonds had teen sold to a yndl
catc, presumably Kuhn, Loeb & Co. No
statement wns made, however, as to
whether or not thero bonds had been dls
posed of fcr Northern Pacific stock recently
acquired In tho Interest ot tho Northern
Pacific.
SAYS HE IS MAMMA'S BOY
Willie Sells CIiiIiiik to Me n VI
Chilli Who Known HU On n
Aneentr)
TOPEICA, Kan.. May 24. Willie Sells will
contest the will of his mother, Mrs. Sara
Ann Sells, He has always been known a
the adopted eon of Mrs. Sells. Today ho
makes tho sensational chargo that he I
her own son. Iu the v. Ill admitted to pro
bate Willie Sells was tut out entirely, be
cause he protested against her marriage to
Simon Greenspan. The estate U valued at
$500,000.
WELVE OF FOURTEEN DROWN
tenmer llnltliuorc Force Crew Into
the Sen Tuo Survive, One
.ow I ii nii lie.
EAST TAWAS. Mloh., May 21. The
wooden steamer UalUrnoro foundered this
morning in Lake Huron, near Au Sable,
nnd twelve of tho crew of fourteen
were drowned. Two men wore washed
bout In the lake for several hours, lashed
to n plcco of wreckage, and were finally
picked up by the tug Columbia and brought
here George McGtnnls, a deckhand, one
of tho rescued, went crazy from his ex
perience. The other survivor, Thomas
Murphy of Milwaukee, second engineer,
was able to tell the story ot the disaster.
Thu dead:
CAPTAIN M. H. PLACE, master of the
steamer.
MRS. M. H. PLACE, wife of captain,
stewardess.
MICHAEL BREATHEN, first mate.
JOHN DELDERS, second steward.
EDWARD OWEN, wheelman.
C. W. SEARS, wheelman.
GEORGE W. SCOTT, watchman.
HERBERT WINNING, watchman,
P. MARCOUX. chief engineer.
WILLIAM BARKER, fireman.
P. KRUEGER, fireman.
AUGUST ANDERSON, deckhand.
It was some tlmo after tho Columbia had
brought the shipwrecked men Into port
before Murphy was revived sufficiently to
tell his story. Tho Baltimore foundered
about 0 o'clock this morning and ho was
In the water until lute in tho afternoon,
exposed to the buffeting of a furious north-
cast sea.
"We wero bound from Lorain to Sault
8te. Marie," he said, "nnd had In tow a
lnrgc steam drill nnd scow. When off
Thunder boy Inst night Captain Place Baw
that the Htenmer wan maklug bad weather.
for tho waves had smashed in tho engineer's
quarters and tho washrooms and tho water
waa running Into the hold.
"Cnptnln Place decided to turn nbout and
run for Tawas for shelter. When wo ar
rived off Au Snblo the steamer struck
heavily on tho bottom. The Boas broko
ovor nt tho samo time, and carried away
the deckhouse, then the nftcr cabin, nnd
flnnlly, the smokestack fell. Both rails
forward broke In two Just aft of the for
ward deckhouse, nnd we knew that It was
only r few minutes beforo tho steamer
would go to pieces.
' 'It Is every man for himself, now,'
shouted Captain Plnife. The look of despair
on Mrs. Place's face was something I shall
novor forget. It waa awful. Wo took the
captain's advice and ovcry man stnrted to
savo himself ns best he could. Some of
tho boys took to the rigging, but McGlnnls
and I lashed ourselves to a ring-bolt In a
piece of tho nfter chain, nnd wo wero
washed overboard shortly nfterward.
"The Btraln was too much for McGlnnls,
nnd he went crnzy beforo wo had been In
tho water very long. He tried to throw mo
off tho wreckage, but I talked to him nnd
encouraged him to hold on. Twice ho got
loose nnd tried to drown us both, but each
time I succeeded In quieting him. I told
htm a bont was coming to tnko us off,
and then I would get him tied fust again
"Tho passenger steamer City of Hollaud
passed by us this morning, but wo wero too
far nway for tho crew to nee us, I bellovo.
It mado me feel pretty despondent for a
tlmo, for I was getting w tk und tho seas
broko over my head ac 'xi to drive tho
breath out ot my body. -The Columbia tin -nlly
came nlopg and picked us up Just ns
1 was about to give up hope. I nm afraid
all of tho rest of tho crew wero drowned.
Including Mrs. Place. I only wonder how
It was that wo lled through it all."
Tho tug Columbln lost a drill scow with
six men on board Just beforo It picked up
tho men from the Baltimore. Tho Columbia
went out again this nfternoon nnd found the
drill, making good weather. Tho men wero
taken off It. badly frightened, ns they had
neither bont or llfo preservers. Tho pcow
waa then towed In hero.
Captain Plnco resided nt Lnkewood, n
Cleveland suburb. He sailed the steamer
Germanic for many years, and only took
command of tho Baltimore this spring, nfter
buying an interest in the ship. His wlfo
went with him In tho new command ns
stewardess. Tho Bnltimoro caino out In
1881. It was 201 feet keel by thlrty-flvc feet
beam, and carried about 2,000 tons of
freight. Tho steamer was rated at $40,000
by the underwriters and was Insured for
nearly that amount.
EXCURSIUN STEAMER AGROUND
ljiupire State In lleneheil Neiir llrock-
vllle, Out., mid I'ltNNeiiKem
Surely I.nnileil.
WATERTOWN. N. Y., May 24. A speclnl
to the Standard from Ogdcnsburg says
The excursion steamer Empire State, ono
of tho largest of thn Folger line, has been
beached near Brookvlllc, Ont., nnd Is rest
Ing with nine feet of water In Its hold. Tho
steamer had fiOO excursionists on board
from Prescott nnd Brockvlllo, bound for
tho queen's blrthdny celebration at Kings
ton. Tho firemen left tho port holes open
and tho water rushed In, extinguishing tho
flros. Tho boat wub beached und Its pas
sengers lauded safely.
Another Criv'n .Vnrrow Kneiipe.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 21. Tho
schooner Bradley, Captain William C
Ertol, went ashore in a northeast gale
off Port Washington at 12:45 this after
noon. The Milwaukee life-saving crew wan
notified nnd nfter considerable exertion tho
six members of the schooner's crow woro
rescued nnd brought back to this city, al
though tho schoonor Is an utter wreck
It broke In two on tho rocks on account of
tbo bounding of tho waves, and her crew
was hanging to the rigging nearly ex
hnusted when tho life-saving crew arrived
CADETS TO PLEAD AT CAPITAL
Three of the Five Will tin to Wimh
liiutou to nU IteterHnl of
FJeelliiK Older.
NEW YORK. May 21. Threo of thn llvo
West Point cadets recently o.pello.l for
Insubordination. B. O. Mahaffy, Raymond
A. Linton and John A. Clevelnnd. who were
offered lucrative places by General Francis
Klnlon Greene, president of the Now York
ami Bormudes Asphalt company, today do
cllned to accept tho positions offered them
They told General Greene aud General
Avery Andres, loth of them West Pointers
thnt It was their Intention to go to Wash
Inglon tomorrow nnd try to bring about n
reversal of tho decision, which has thrown
them on tho world when their prospects
Boomed brightest.
STUCK-UP CROWD WON'T TALK
I'linilyniiikerH lifeline to Iteveiil Whil
Wiih Done In Their Seerei
'."(inference.
CHICAQO, May 24. A secret meeting
confectioners, representing seven candy
manufacturers associations, controlling
large percentage of the candy output, was
held here today. Tho members rofusod to
state whether tho cost of confections wa
to be advanced,
MINORITY REPORT DEFEATED
Cuban Comtitntional Convention Tumi It
Dcwn Niaateen to Nine.
1AVANA IS HELPING JACKSONVILLE
Mcrchnnt nml Cliih Huve Alrcmly
Contributed null .inv Ilenellt Are
Ilehitf I'liiniieil, Partly to
Itellvve Orphnim. ,
HAVANA, May 24. The minority report
ot the committee on relations was today
defeated In tbo constitutional convention
by a voto of nineteen to nine. Tomorrow
the majority report will be rend and dis
cussed.
The conservatives believo tho final vote
on tho latter report will be taken Monday,
but they do not expect to hold the full
strength shown today. Seuor Zayas, In n
speech, said the minority report wns too
conservative and that ho could not accept
It Is believed that Scnor Zayas may
possibly carry two other delegates who to
day voted with the conservatives.
Tho merchants and clubs of Havana have
been contributing liberally for the relief of
the Jacksonville sufferers. Persons socially
prominent In Havana will glvo a bcuetlt, tho
proceeds to be devoted to relieving Cubnu
orphnns and helping JacksonUlic. The
produce exchanges tonight subscribed $500
to the latter end.
DOWIE FACES MURDER CHARGE
Arrmted nn llelnK Uenpntisllilc for the
Drnth of .Mm. Miiinin Lucy
.lu ilil.
CHICAGO, May 24. John Alexander
Dowle, tho "faith healer," was placed un
der arrest here today, pursuant to the ac
tion ot thu coroner's jury, which yesterday
declared him "criminally responsible" for
tho death ot Mrs. Emma Lucy Judd. II.
Worthlngton Judd, n disciple ot Dowlo, nnd
husbaud of the victim, was also placed un
der arrest, having uppcared at tho criminal
court building in company with his supe
rior. Both men were taken before Judgo
Tuley, who admitted thorn to ball. Hen-
rlka Bratsch nnd Mary B. Spelchcr, "ma
ternity" nurses, who wero at Mrs. Judd'a
bedside when she died, wero nrrcsted Inst
night nnd later released under bonds.
Mrs. Judd died a week ngo after sixteen
hours ot Buffering. Her Infant nlso died.
She was n member of Dowle's congregation
nnd It la asserted she received no medical
attention.
Another coroner's verdict was registered
against tbo followers of Dowle this even
Ing, when the Jury which has been listening
to the evidence In the case of Mrs. Mary
l.oulso Chrlstensen declared that her death
was duo to tho neglect of tho authorities
of Dowlo's church, nnd urging the stato
officials to Investigate the workings of the
hospital run by Dowle, which, It is said,
Is managed in defiance of the state laws.
Steps will also bo taken to prosecute somo
of tho nurses and "deacons" in charge ot
the placo for practicing medicine without a
license.
WILL TALK TO STUDENTS
Mciuorlnl Dii - Committee Assign
Spenkem to the Vnrlonn
Schools.
At n meeting of the general Memorial day
committee Friday evening assignments of
speakers wero mado for tho nddresses to bo
mado at the various public and purochlal
schools at 2 p. in. on Wednesday, May 2U,
as follows:
Public Schools High school, W. H. Chris
tie and Dr. H. C. Van Glcscn; Bancroft,
J. B. Drlesbnchj Cass, W. S. Shoemaker;
Castellnr, C. F. Weller; Central, S. 1. Gor
don; Central Park, G. P. Garllck; Clifton
Hill, Henry Harrow; Columbian, J. W,
Ellcr; Comenlus, J. L. Pierson; Druid Hill,
W. O. Morse; Dupont. L. R. Coy; Farnam,
B. R. Ball; Franklin, J. S. Miller; Kellora,
Judgo Leo S. Estclle; Lake, John T. Bell;
Leavenworth, A. J. Cook; Lincoln, T. F.
Elliott; Long, E. W. Johnson; Lothrop, T.
Ii. Hull; Mnson, E. Ronnwnter; Omaha
View, D. L. Thomns; Pacific, Simeon Bloom;
Park, II E, Palmer; Saratoga, Lew Raber;
Sherman, E. T, Pratt; Vinton, Jonathan
Edwards; Walnut H11J. J. W. Thompson;
Webster, G. R. Rnthburn; Windsor. J. E,
Cramer; Saunders, James B. Bruner; Nc
braska School for the Deaf, D. M. Haverly.
Paroch'al Schools Academy of tho Sacred
Heart, Dr. R. M. Stono; Sacred Heart
Charles E. Burmester; Benson Orphanage,
John B. Furny; Crelghton university, Judgo
J. W. Fnwcott; Holy Family. W. W. East
man; Mount St. Mary's seminary, H. S.
Glllcsplo; St. Cnthcrlno's academy, John A
Cuscnden; St. Mary's Magdalene, Mnyor
Frank E. Moores; St, Patrick's, D. A. Hur
ley; St. Peter's, Charles E. Burmester; St
Phllomona's, A. A, Perry; St. WenccslaiiB,
J. L. Pierson; St. John's. Francis Garrlty.
CHANGES IN MAIL SERVICE
Iturnl Free Delivery Extended, Foot.
inuHtem Appointed, Sulnrien
Increimeil,
WASHINGTON, May 24. (Special Tele
gram.) Rural free delivery scrvlco will be
established July 1 at Iowa City, Johnson
county, la., In area covered by twenty
eight square miles, with a population of 495
J. H. Wilson 1b nppolnted carrier.
Postmasters appointed:
Nebraska F. II. L. Willis, Battle Creek
Madison county, vice C. F. Montross, ro-
signed.
South Dakota G. F. Fuller, Henry, Cod
ington county.
Poatolltccs dlHcontlnued:
Iown McBrldo, Mndlson county, mall to
Wlntereet; Lincoln, Grundy county, mall
to Oruudy.
South Dakota Splry, Walworth county,
mail to Rcfello.
The balnrles of the postmasters at Crelgh
ton, Pawneo City, Peru, Plerco und Poncn
Nob., will bo Increased $100 a year after
July 1.
Tho Iowa National bank ot Des Moines
has been approved ns n reservo agent for
the Flrbt National bank of La Porto City,
la.
Sule of "IiiIiim of Ahrulinm.
MONTREAL, May 24. The question ns to
tho ownership of tho historic Plains of
Abraham has nt last been decided. The
Dominion govcrnmont has voted $80,000 for
the purchase of tho property from the
nuns. Tho government will hand tho
property over to the city of Quebec, to bo
converted Into n public park.
Woodmen Mnke Nn riinuue.
COLI'MBl'S, O.. May 21. Tho sovereign
camp. Woodmmi of tho World, which has
been sitting as n committee ot tho whole,
toduy reported to tho sovereign camp, nnd
tho report was ndopted with the exception
of the emergency tunc! amendment to the
constitution, which was finally left un
changed. A proposition to erect n Wood
men building nt St. Louis wan referred to
Ihi law committee.
The sovereign camp finished the buslnesn
before It tonight, ndjournlng ut 1 a. m,, to
meet at Milwaukee in 1903.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast fot Nebraska - Fair Saturday nnd
fiumlny, with Higher Temperature. South
erly Winds.
't'eiiiperiiture ut Omiihii Ycaterilnyt
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7 ii. in . , . . . .. :i p, m nu
8 ii. in mt 4 p. in nu
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1(1 n. in ni 41 n. nt II)
1 1 ii. in no 7 p. in is
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JOHN KAVANAGH GOES FREE
Teeuinneh Mnn Churned vtlth Murder
of Hcitnln Mcl.uuuhlln 1
Acquitted.
TECUM 8 EH, NobT May 24.-(Speclal
Telegram.) John Kavanagh, the man who
waa nccused ot shooting and killing Dennis
McLaughlin near Smartvlllo on tho even
ing of May 8, was given a preliminary ex
amination In Justice J. S. Dlnsmore's court
hero today. As a result the chargo of
murder ngulnst him was dismissed nnd
Kavnnngh wns given his freedom. Tho
outcomo ot tho examination was a surprlso
to nil. Sovcral witnesses were examined,
In.Mudlug tho Liggett boy, who was fishing
with Kavanagh at tho tlmo of tho shooting,
nnd Mr. nnd Mrs. Bales and Mrs. Smith,
the parties who were driving by and wit
nessed the nffnlr.
As soon ns McLaughlin was shot Knvn-
uagh wns ai rested aud held to the dis
trict court In u $1,400 bond, on the charge
of assault with Intent to do great bodily
harm. This charge ha still has to meet.
When McLaughlin died, which wns four
days after, Kavanagh had n now charge to
foco aud was held In tbo county Jail until
toduy. He returned to his family tonight.
TO REST NEAR LINCOLN
Former Governor Tinnier', t.rnve Lot
I'll relinked In Shnilow of the
Monument.
SPRINGFIELD, III., Mny 21. Tho re-
mains of former Governor John R. Tanner
will bo Interred nlmost beside thoso of
President Lincoln lu Oak Rldgo cemetery.
Mrs. Tanner, his widow, today purchased a
largo lot, containing 7,000 feet, nnd located
on the driveway from tho gates of the
cemetery to tho national Lincoln monu
ment, and nbout mldwny between the gates
and tho Lincoln monument, probably 300
feet from tho letter. In this lot tho re
mains of Governor Tanner will bn laid to
rest Sunday afternoon. Tho price paid for
tho ground wns $3,000.
The funeral promises to bo tho lnrgcst at
tended that has ever been held In Spring
field since Lincoln was burled. Military and
civic organizations from all over tho stato
will bo present.
A moetlng of tho union miners of tho
fatato has been cnlle for 4 o'clock tomor
row nfternoon in tbls city, for the pur
pose of arranging for tho miners to uttend
tho funeral In a body.
BUCKEYES IN WINDY CITY
Ohio Governor, Still III. Mnken nil
Hour's Stop lluttlenhlp A
nnelntlon Orgnulzeil.
CHICAGO. May 24. Tho Ohio special
bearing Governor Nash and party on their
return from San Francisco arrived hero
tonight, having made tho run from Denver
over tho Union Purlflc and tho Northwest
em railways In twenty-four hours. Tho
special stopped hero an hour and left over
tho Baltimore & Ohio for Columbln, where
It is duo nt S o'clock tomorrow morning.
Governor Nash It still suffering from dlzzl
noss nnd heart trouble.
Tho party tonight organized the Ohio
Buttlcship association. J. B. Allen wns
oloctcd president. Governor Nash was
elected the first honorary member und Miss
Helen Doshler wns nominated for electlou
as honornry member next yeur.
The executive committee wna directed to
sccuro a plaquo for tho battleship Ohio
and prepare an Illustrated history ot tho
trip to the Pacific coast.
TOWN WRECKED BY FLOOD
Kllxnhethton I'reNcutH Spectuelc of
Imnienne DnnuiRc Since, Ile
eedliiK of Wnter.
KNOXVILLE, Tonn., May 24. Reports
from upper cast Tennessco Indlcnto that
tho high water in all the rlverB is receding.
Ellzabothton, tho wrecked town, picsents
a terrible spectacle, and as tho wnter dis
appears the moro serious becomes tho sit
uation. Railroad communication was re
stored today between Johnson City nnd
Elizabethtou.
Tho towns of Allentown and Butler have
been moro or less devastated. All the
stores In the former placo wero swept nway
and 1,000 people nre without food. The body
of nn unknown wotnun was found at Mllll
gan last night. This brings tho dead up to
fourteen.
ASHEVILLE. N. C, May 24. Tho damage
to tho Ashovllle division of tho Southern
railway by the recent floods Is estimated
at $500,000.
EXAMINE EXPORT FACILITIES
Miller' Aocliitloii fine to Now
Urlciiiis to See How Flour
In llnuilled.
NEW ORLEANS, May 24. A party of
thirty members of tho Western Millers'
asBoclntlon, which held a meeting In Kansas
City on the 21st und 22d, has arrived In
this city this morning, to examine Into
tho port fucllltles of Now Orleans for ex
portation of Hour and grain.
A program of entertainment has been
arranged by tho representatives of tho
Kaniss City, Fort Scott &! Memphis nnd
tho Illlnojc Central railroads, under who?c
auspices the trip was made, und tho local
shipping agents, Tho mllleM will remain
In tho city until Monday.
Mfii iMiiriila of (Ice nil VcNnclft, May U I.
At New York Arrived Plioenlclu. from
Hnmhurg; Nomadic, from Liverpool; i o
luinblu, trom llnmburg. , , ,
At Queonslnwn Arrived Ciinipanlu. front
New York; Wneslnnd, front Liverpool, for
Iil1n,1plnlilii: f!nminoiiwenItll. from L'vcr-
pool, for Boston. ,
Al UIUHgOW Arriveu in mhi iw,,,
Boston.
At Havre-Arrlvcd-Liv Tournlno, from
New York.
At Iltimburg-Arrlved-Hatavla, from Now
At tho Llzurd-l'used Southwnrk, from
Nnw York, for Antwerp.
At llrowhend l'nsHed Carnpanln, from
New York, for Queonstown nnd Liverpool,
At Genoa Arrived Werru. from Now
York, via Gibraltar and Naples; Trave,
from New York, via Naplen.
At Southampton Bulled Fuerst HI'i-
marck. from Hamburg, for New York, via
Cherbourg
At Moville Sailed Anchurln, from OIuh
gow, for New York; Australasian, from
Liverpool, for Montreal.
At Bremen Arrived Kulscrin Marl.i
Theresa, from New York, via Cherbourg
und Southampton.
At Cherbourg Sailed FuerBt Bismarck,
from Hamburg und Southampton, for New
York.
At Brisbane Arrived Aorangl, from Van
, oouver, via Honolulu, for Sydney, N. H. W.
31' ARTHUR TELLS HOW
Etnda His Report on Utthodi of Tlios Who
Robbed Manila Commissary.
DAVIS AND READ LAX IN METHODS
Calonil Woodruff Ii Guiltless, bnt Muoh
Impoiid TJp:n.
DEFRAUDERS NOT WITHOUT A PLAN
Purpotsd to Brnih Their Tracks with a
Blindad Board.
MAJOR WEST PROVES HARD TO FOOL
lu SncceedlliK Diivt nn Depot Coni
mlatiury He Shook tp the Wood
pile nnd Itcvciiled the
Hidden African.
WASHINGTON, May 24. About 600
pounds ot Manila mail were received at the
War department today. Tho most import
ant document received was tho report of
tho Tatt commission on tho scheme ot civil
government tor tha Philippines, which, It
Is expected, will ba put Into operation
about July 1, If approved by tho president
and secretary of war. Tho document Is
qulto voluminous.
Tho mall also brought tho report ot Gen
eral MucArthui upon thu Investigation made
as to the connection ot Colonel Woodruff
and other regular commissary officers with
the frauds in tho commissary department.
This report, it Is understood, exonerates
Colonel Woodruff, although somo ot his
former subordinates aro said to bo criti
cised for lax methods.
It appearH from the official reports re
ceived by the department that Colonel
Woodruff had set on foot nn Investigation
of tho Irregularities, especially thoso re
lating to tho sales of commissary supplies,
beforo tho arrival of Major West. The lat
ter began an Independent Investigation.
When Major West became depot commis
sary ho found a lax state of affairs. Thero
wero Bovorul largo warehouses, mostly In
chargo ot commissary sergeants, and no
way ot holding these non-commissioned
olllcers responsible for tho property under
their chargo, Major West decided to tako
an Inventory beforo ptoecedlng with other
business, but found this almost Impossible,
because Individual
warehouse had not been kept under tho
former management. As largo amounts ot
goods wero being sent out from each ware
house dally the opportunities for Irregu
larities Induced the sergeants, civilian em
ployes nnd teamsters to cngago In the
business of Belling commissary supplies.
How the Trick Wiih Done.
Tho mothod by which this was accom
plished was:
Orders would bo given by a commissary
sergeant In charge of n ware
house, for delivery to tho civilian
teamster ot tho warehouse, certain
goods. This teamster would deliver tho
goods tu parties tu whom they' had been
previously sold by some othor Individual
In tho conspiracy, and tho monoy would
bo divided o rata among tho mou en
gaged in tho scheme The lax methods of
Major Davis, the fornior depot commissary,
nnd of Captain Rend, allowed tho systom
to go on. Major West, In roportlng upon
tho general conditions, recommended that
n commissioned officer bo placed In chargo
of each wnrohouse and held responsible for
tho property.
From a report mado by Colonel Wood
ruff It appears that he bocamo satisfied
that tho purchase privileges of tho com
missary stores In Manila woro being
abused. , This Induced him to make an
Investigation nnd it was found that flour,
bacon und other supplies wero bolng sold
In Manila. It also wns found that tho ra
tions which wero not used by the troops were
being disposed of, and this was attributed
largely to tho sales made by tho rotWnlng
volunteers. Colonel Woodruff nlso fcynd
that Read had accepted rebates from Va
sugar dealer, and through a nnval ofTlcei
had solicited n percentage from vegotahlo
contractors. Colonel Woodruff also found
that thero was much stealing to n certain
extent on tho lighters, something that was
hard to prevent, owing to tho conditions
provalllng In Manila harbor and the meth
ods of unloading goods from the transports
to tho lighters, and thonco to tho shore.
It Is stated that tho men who engaged
In tho peculations expected to cover tho
lossos by boards of survey, which would
report certain losses of stores, but fixing
no responsibility, ns thero has been loss In
tho shipments of goods to Manila and their
delivery to tho troops, losses which nre
said to be unavoidable,
DISLIKE aeRICAN JUDGES
FHIplnoN Kxprcnx Some IHwc iintnttt
IlreiniKe Nntlven Do Not Oecnpy
All IleucheN,
MANILA, May 24. Tho discontent umong
tho natives nt tho appointment of Ameri
can Judges nnd alleged discriminations
In tho civil servlco In favor of Americans
Is finding cxp'esslon, encouraged by somo
of the native Judges, who aro nwnro thnt
the reorganization ot tho Judiciary will re
sult In tho loss of tholr positions. Judgo
Ner of tho court of first Instance of Tondo,
uno of thu lenders of what la beginning
to be called the radical wing of tho federal
ists, declared todny thnt If such things
continue thuto will bo u second revolu
tion. Somo of tho prominent federalists
ridicule tho prediction.
Tho Philippine commission's selections
of Judges wero thoroughly considered. It
Is undeniable that most of tho natlvo
Judges lack the competence required. Ono
of tbera has been removed for malfeasauco
and others uro suspected of irregularities.
The classifications of tho civil scrvlco avoid
discrimination, but native and Spanish
qualifications uro not equal to thoso of
capablo Americans, Some departments are
employing natlvea at the risk of temporary
Inconvenience.
After n conference with General Mac
Arthur, General Trias haa undertaken ne
gotiations at Luceban for tho surrender
of Genornl Calllcs, which Is dally expected.
IS MURDERED IN HIS BARN
New orU Fiirmer Found vilth lilt
lleud .Siuimhcd to u
Pulp.
SCHENECTADY. N. Y., May 24. David
Reynolds, a fartnor two miles from this
city, has been found murdered In his barn.
Ills head was smashed to n pulp with nn
ax which was found near by. Reynolds
wns miserly and wealthy, and tho report
was circulated that he was In thn habit of
carrying largo sums of money In his boots.
When the body wus found tho boots were
missing.