The Omaha Daily Bee.
OMAHA, Til I'l.SDAY" 310HN12sG, MAY 30, 1901 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY" FIVE CENTS.
CUBANS REST AWHILE
Cenmtien Dtcidei It 17 ?i Dune Enaugh
for Immediate. Present
CAPOTE RECEIVES A TIP FROM WOOD
GtTirnor General Intimatee Eome Okangei
Maj Ee Arte.
ROOT IN DOUBT ABOUT CONDITIO.. '
Fropotes to Consider Them Serieuilj Before
Approving.
PRESIDENT AND CABINET GRATIFIED
Ihry, Too, Hon ever, Suggest Hint a
Aumher nf ThlnK Itemnlti to lie
Attended To Opinion of
the Havana Paper.
HAVANA, May 29. The Cuban eonstitu.
Monal convention will not hold further ses
sions until after the municipal elections.
President Capote visiter! Oovernor General
Wood today to talk over the proposed elec
tion law, which will be the next work of
the convention. The general Intimated
that the United States would ask that some
changes be inadu In the constitution,
El Mundo says: "liy the vote of yester
day Cuba's Independence and nationality
were made (subject to the United StateB.
In future we shall be only a name on the
map of the world."
Lu Discussion says that the country gen
erally approves the acceptance of the Tlatt
amendment and predicts the beginning of
n era of prosperity.
Moot V II Think It Over.
WASHINGTON, .May 29.-Secretary Root
ban received a cablegram from General
Wood at Havana, briefly confirming the
press report of the adoption of the report
et the committee on relations with the
United Spates accepting in behalf of the
conventloti the terms of the Piatt, amend
ment. It Is understood that without un
dertaking materially to chance tho lan
guage of tho Tlatt amendment, the conven
tion, by tbu addition of reports of Inter
views with Secrotary Root and otherwise,
has placed upon the amendment Itself a
construction that will require very serious
consideration.
Secretary Root has been in dally commu
nication by cable with General Wood and Is
acquainted with the proceedings of tho del
egates and the negotiations which led up to
yesterday's action. General Wood, In turn,
has acquainted the constitutional delegates
with the secretary's views In answer to
their efforts to place a construction upon
tho Tlatt amendment. Hence, the weight
of opinion Inclines to the belief that even
It stands the convention's action yester
day will not be disapproved from Washing
ton. It Is suggested by the ofnclahj that
there Is. no occasion at present for the
Wuhngtoa 'trT3flif n't. to -'take -''action
upon this rna'tter either by accepting or re
jecting the convention's work,
ABOARD TRAIN, May 29. The president
and members of the cabinet are much grati
fied at the action of the Cuban constitu
tional convention yesterday in accepting
the Piatt amendment. Cuba's acceptance
of our terms, however, will not change
Its status for the present. It roust
bold an flection and establish a govern
ment and congress will eventually be al
lowed to take the final action which will
release It from the military control of the
United States
HEARING THE TOWNLEY CASE
Naval Conrt-Mnrllal In vest la-atlnu
Conduct i f Nebraska Lieu
tenant. MANILA, May 29. Commissary Sergeant
Henry Wilson has been sentenced to three
years' Imprisonment In Ullibld prison for
stealing supplies.
The trial of Harold M. Pitt, manager of
Evans ft; Co., charged with Improperly
purchasing government stores, has been
postponed.
Tne court-martial of Lieutenant Richard
II. Townley for alleged participation In the
commissary frauds at Manila began at
Cavtte today.
Lieutenant Townley In his testimony ad
mined that ho asked a contracting Arm to
contrlbuto to Captain Reed (formerly depot
commissary at Manila) (2,000 and a per
centage on future business toward cover
ing MbJoi Davis' shortage. The evidence
was that the motive was purely to shield
brother officer.
It Is settled that the governing board of
Manila Is to consist of an army officer, a
Filipino and an American civilian.
Major Datson is negotiating with the
emissaries of General Callles at Santa Cruz.
ONE BID FOR HAVANNA JOB
Firm Ask .Nearly Fourteen Million
Dollar to rut In Sclera
and Pavement.
HAVANA, May 29. Bids for the sewer
ing and paving of Havana were opened
today. Only one bid was received and this
was from Onderdonk, MacClellan & Dady
of New York. The amount specified was
$13,855,675. The bid was referred to the
city engineer, Lieutenant William J. Bar
den, to be considered by him tor threo
days. It will then bo sent to the ayauntla-
raento.
The bidding firm deposited $500,000 and
will bo obliged to deposit (500,000 additional
on tho signing of tho contract, besldo re
turning to tho statu the (250,000 given to
Mr. Dady at the time ho secured tho set
tlement of his claims arising from a pre
vlous contract to newer and pave Havana
YEARNS TO SEE SUN'S FACE
lluffalii imposition MnnaKf incut
Wearied hy Mx liny ltnln Truck
CuiiteMa Postponed,
BUFFALO, N. Y-. May 29 A yearning
lor sunshine was again (.he absorbing fea
turo at tho exposition grounds today. The
sun appeared for a few minutes early In
tho day, when back behind the rain-laden
clouds it went and remained for the rest
of the day, Tho heavy full of rain for the
last' six days has put the track and field
In tho stadium In su-h a bad condition
that athletic contests scheduled for to
morrow have been postponed until June 7
Tho attendance keeps up remarkably well
considering the weather conditions.
largo number of foreigners being notice
able among today's visitors.
Captain Richmond Penrron Hobson
M'cnt the day In Buffalo and left this
afternoon for Detroit, MUh., where he ha
been Invited to deliver the memorial ad
dresi la honor of the federal dead.
KING WELC0ME3 YANKEES
Asks Amhnssndur (liontc to Arrange
MectliiK Between Him nnVl Com
merclnl DrleKHt Ion.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. May 29. (New York World
Cablegram- Special Telegram.) King Ed
ward bus expressed, through Ambassador
Choatc, a wish to rvcelvo the delegates of
tho New York Chamber of Commerce be
fore they separate alter next week's fes
tivities. This was not contemplated In the
program and, us It comes from the king,
entirely upon his own Inlatlvc, It Is keenly
appreciated by the delegates, because of
Ir .kindly feeling toward Americans It In-
Ktti.. '''jrray, secretary of London
Chamber oi merce. who has In his
hands all arrangements for entertaining the
New York delegates, hopes to fix next
Friday or Saturday for tho royal recep
tion, which ptobably will be held In Marl
borough house Tho program tor next week
Is a . full one and tho thirty-four dele
gates, under President Morris K. Jessup,
will have their hands full tn Veen pace
with the multlfurlous hot oi toll ties to be
extended to them. Monday night there
will be a conference between New York
and London delegates. From 10 to 12
o'clock Tuesday night Ambassador Choato
will give a reception at Carlton house ter
race. Lord Salisbury, Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain, Arthur nalfour. James 11.
Rice, Sir Hentj Campboll Bennerman, Sir
Michael Hicks-Bench and well-known so
cial leaders, artists and literary celebrities
will be there and the bench, bar and stage
will bo well represented. Wednesday the
elegates will be the guests of tho London
Chamber of Commerce at a banquet In
Grocers' hall. Thursday Lord Brassey will
give a garden party. Friday the duke of
Sutherland will entertain the delegates at
uncheon at Stafford houie. Tbla proba
bly will be followed by the reception by
the king. At Wednesday's banquet the
principal American speakers will be Pres
ident Jcssup, Levi P. Morton, Senator
Wolcott, Mr. Grlscom, who Is coming over
n the St. Louts and will find a special
train awaiting him at Southampton to
brine nlm straight to London, and Andrew
Carnegie, who will return from Scotland
especially to attend the banquet.
J. l'lerpont Morgan, who also has ar
rived In town, has been In conference with
the other delegates here, but when pressed
to make a spoech at the banquet be an
swered. "I am no talker," in such a way
i to indicate that he must not be asked
further The reunion promises to bo an
vent of high importance.
Despite the bogy of American trade In
vasion now haunting this country, nothing
could exceed the cordiality with which the
delegates are treated.
PADEREWSKI'S NEW OPERA
Tremendous Surci'M of "Manrn," with
It Faaclnntlnp; Story nnd
Ueautlfnl ."core.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
DRESDKN. May 29. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Pad?-
rewskl scored a most remarkable success
tonight, when bis new three-act opera.
'Manrii.;i was producebexe.!or-'tne first
time. The performance-was'aUended by a
large and distinguished audience, whose
appreciation became more and more en
thusiastic as the opera progressed, culmin
ating in an extraordinary ovation to tho
composer at the close. The music, which
Is written around a fascinating gypsy love
story, Is of the modern French school, with
many suggestions of Wagner In the musical
descriptions of nature. Tho score Is mas
terly and the Instrumentation exceptionally
fine.
Several old Slav songs are worked Into
the score nnd the music becomes more
beautiful with every act, the ballet and
love songs being especially captivating.
The fluale of the second act. In which a
violin solo Is deftly Introduced In a love
duet, affords perhaps the two gems of the
piece. Schuch conducted splendidly and the
whole performance was magnlflclently ren
dered.
After the first act Padcrewskl was called
before the curtain eight times, after the
second act ten times and after the third
act thirty times, the night being, Indeed,
one long triumph.
CR0KER IS SOON TO SAIL
Probably Will Leave England on the
Steamship Dentchlaud
Tomorrow.
(Copyright. 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
WANTAGE, May 29. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Although
the utmost secrecy Is maintained, the
World correspondent learns that Richard
Croker has completed all his arrangements
to return to New York at an early date.
In fact, as originally cabled to the World,
It seems highly probable that he will tall
on the Dcutschland on Friday next. He
left for London yesterday afternoon and re
turned this evening. His departure on Frt
day evidently depends on whether be re
celves Information from New York that he
can ttay over to the Derby on the .Tune S.
The Hamburg-American agents, bith In
London and Southampton, decline to say
whether Mr. Croker is booked.
TROOPS LEAVING TIEN TSIN
Two llrltlali Trnuaporta Arrive
at
Toiik Kit to Take Soldier
to Intlln,
TIEN TSIN, May 29. Two British trans-
ports hae arrived at Tong Ku to take
troops direct to India. Another transport
will Hrrlve today to take the Belucb rcg-
imect to Wei Hal Wei.
General Veryron, the French commander,
expects, now that the evacuation baa been
decided upon, that France will counter
mand the order holding Its troops torn
porarlly In China. He expects the ar
rival of French transports.
General Lorno-Campbell, tho British
commander here, says the International
situation at Tien Teln U better than at
any time since the arrival of the troops,
though, on the departure of the Americans,
the Russians objected to tbo British hoist
Ing their Hags on a bridge whon the Amer
ican flag was taken down, But General
Wogack, tho Russian commander, withdrew
his objections.
Plague Move on London,
LONDON, May 29. At Wlllesdcn, an out
lying suburb ct Londcn, a man supposed
to be suffering from tho lightest form of
bubonic plaguo has heca discovered. Per
sons with whom be had como in contact
were detained, but have now been release!
The patient himself Is still under observa
tion.
Two Hundred Iloera Snrrrndrr.
CAPETOWN. May 29. Two hundred
IJoers have surrendered at Palapyo
(Palaehwe), Bechuaualaml, and forty-two
wagon leads of men, women and children
have surrendered at Fort Tull, Rhodesia,
NEGRO BURNED AT STAKE
Fred Etchelle Cremated Alii ftr Murder
ing Whit Woman.
FLORIDA MOB SWIFT TO AVENGE
All Business I iiiMpetidci1 nnd People
Fluck tu Scene of tin- IJxrcittlon,
Which In on the 12net Spot of
the Wretch's Crime.
BARLOW, Fla.. May 29. Fred Rochclle.
a negro 35 years of age, who at noon ca
terday criminally assaulted and then mur
dered Mrs. Kenu Tagfjart, a well known
and respectable white woman of this city,
was burned at the stake here oarly thU
evening lu the presence of a throng of
people. The burning was on the scene of
the negro's crime, within 100 yards of tho
principal thoroughfare of this city.
The assault and murder was one of tho
boldest and most cold-blooded crimes ever
committed In Florida. At 10 o'clock Mrs,
Taggart, who was born and reared lu this
place and was a woman of good family
and reputation, went fishing alouo In a
small row boat that she kept at the city
brldgo ocr Placo creek. This Is In full
view of tbi public thoroughfare. A few
minutes before, noon, desiring to return
home, she rowed ber boat to the brldgv
and made It fast.
A negro man was fishing from the bridge
at the time. Mrs. Taggart started homo
and had only proceeded a few steps In
the swomp toward the open prairie, and
tnence to tne street, when she wab ap
proached by Rochclle, who had been hiding
in tho swamp, He seized her. She broke
loose and ran screaming Into the prairie,
where he overtook her.
Cuts 111 Victim' Thront.
After the assault, while she wbb prostrate,
he, held her with his hands and kaees, and,
taking his knife from his pocket, cut her
throat from ear to ear, causing almost
Instant death. He then walked to the
negro who had been fishing on the bridge,
and who was thoroughly frightened, and
asked him what he should do with the
body. Ho was told to leave It where It
was, but, unheedful of this request, he
took the bleeding form In his arms and
carried It back to the swamp, threw It
down and escaped into the Interior of the
swamp.
In a few minutes tb crime had been
reported and in Jess than an hour prac
tically the entire city was aroused and
well armed posses were moving In every
direction la search of the criminal. Blood
hounds were secured and all night a fruit
less search was continued.
This morning no trace of the negro had
been secured and the people wero becom
ing more determined to apprehend him, as
the chances for his final escape seemed to
grow.
Captnrr of the Fugitive.
About noon a courier arrived announcing
that the negro had been captured by two
other negroes three miles south of the city.
Posses were Immediately on the trail, but
the captors evaded detection and succeeded
In getting their prltoner quickly Into the
city and In-turning him over to the sheriff
of Polk 'county.
In less than ten minutes otter the trans
fer had been made the streets became con
gested with people and the crowd, aug
mented as It marched, moved on the Jail.
In spite of the sheriff and a strong guard
of extra deputies, who made every effort to
protect him from mob violence, they
secured the prisoner and took up 8a
march to the scene of the crime.
He was halt dragged, half carried to the
bridge, enveloped, by a r,reat throng of peo.
pie of all ages, who were resolute and de
termined, but quiet and orderly. Scream
after scream broke from the wretch's
quivering Hps followed by groans and
prayers for mercy. At the bridge the mob
turned toward the prairie and then Into
the swamp and to the scene of the negro's
crime.
Hunting by Common Consent.
By common consent burning was to be
the penalty. There were no ropes, no plans
for lynching by hanging. The stake was
the only suggestion as to the proper ex
piation of the crime, and without organized
effort, yet with apparently unanimous
understanding, a barrel was In readiness
and was placed by the stake on the very
spot whero Mrs. Taggart was assaulted and
murdered.
On this tbo negro was placed and chained
to the stake. He pleaded for mercy, but In
the great crowd around him silence was the
oniy response, mere were no Jeers, no
swearing, no disorder. Beforo the chains
around his body had been made fast cans
of kerosene oil from many sources were
passed to the front and one of the leaders
stepped to the negro and slowly but de
llberately poured It upon him and his
clothes until the clothing and the barrel
were well saturated.
Writhes In Hoarlng Flames,
It was then 6 o'clock. The crowd was
growing and business In the city had prac
tlcally been suspended. When the match
was applied the blaze quickly leaped sky
ward. The burning body could be seen only
as a dark object la the circle of a roaring
flame. Then the fire slackened and the
writhing body came back In full view, but
already the groans bad ceased and the
only evidence of life was In the contortions
of the muscles of the llmba.
For fifteen minutes the body burned and
In a half hour from the moment of the ap
plication of the match only the charred
bones were left as a reminder of the negro's
crime and his fate. The crowd dispersed as
quietly as It had gathered and at 8:30 to
night the city was quiet.
IOWA STOCKMAN ONE VICTIM
Frank Anderson of Ames Anionic Five
Injured lit Chicago Stock
Yiiril Fire.
CHICAGO, May 29. Flvo persons were
Injured as a result of a fire In tho pack
ing hoine of Roberts & Oake nt the Union
Stock yards tonight. A crowd of people
wero Btnndlng on the roof of a runway
where hogs are driven when the structure
collapsed. The Injured:
Martin Seymour.
Howard Dickinson.
M. Walsh.
Daniel Mooney,
William Jaspcreon.
Frank Anderson, stockman, Ames, la,
CHINESE MU3T RETURN HOME
Sixty of the Miiet-.Mnr Held In New
York Stnle Are Ordered
Deported,
OGDENSBUROH. N. Y., May 29. The
cases against sixty of the niuety-nlne Chi
nese held at tho county Jail for unlawful
entry Into the United States closed today.
In twenty cases deportation to China Is
ordered and a large percentage of the re
maining case will also carry deportation.
STOP AT CANTON IS BRIEF
President noil Pnrty Anxious to Hhm
.Mm. McKlnley Get to l'eruiiuieut
Itestlnir Plnc'c.
ALTOONA, Pa.. May 29. The president
held a small informal reception in his
car tonight shortly beforu Altoona was
reached. All the members of the party
called to pay their respects and bid him
goodbye. Although subjected to a great :
strain during the last fortnight, the presl
dent said that ho felt extremely well. Ho
expressed great pleasure at the prospects
of having Mrs. McKlnley again in her
homo at the White House and said she
was no less delighted than he. It Is prob
able that after u month la Washington
tho president and Mrs. McKlnley will go
to Canton, whero they will spend the
major portion of the Kunimcr.
PITTSBURG, Pa.. May 29. When the
president and his party end the long trip
across the continent upon their arrival at
Wathlngton tomorrow morning they will
have been gone thirty-two days and will
have traveled approximately 0,675 tulles.
The last day of the homeward Journey was
a ride across the president's native state-
Ohio. Only four biops were inde, the long
est at Canton, the president's home town,
where the train remained for twenty min
utes to give Mrs. McKlnley an opportunity
to see her sister, Mrs. M. C, Barber, and
her niece, Miss Ida Barber.
quite a number of tho president's old
friends and" neighbors were at the station
and they were overjoyed to learn from the
president's own Hps that Mrs. McKlnley'a
Improvement bad continued slowly but
steadily. Judge Day, the former secretary
of state, and several others rame aboard
tho Olympla, but did not see Mrs. McKln
ley. Her sister was with her until the
train left, and her niece remained aboard,
The latter will go to Washington and with
hor sister. Miss Mary Barber, who accom
panied the party to the Pacific coast, will
be the guest of Mrs. McKlnley at the White
House until she is able to return to Can
ton.
Many of the stations along the Hue of
the road through Ohio were decorated with
American flags. At Lima, the first stop In
the state, the school children were given a
half holiday to permit them to go to tbo
depot to see the president. Mrs. McKlnley
had a very comfortable day. It had been
raining In Ohio for several days and there
was no dust or heat to mako tho Journey
oppressive. The brief visit with her sister
at Canton seemed to brighten Mrs. McKln-
ley's spirits and doubtless did her much
good. The train arrived at Pittsburg at
i:3. p. m. nnd left for Washington thirty
minutes later. It Is due to reach Washing
ton at 7:30 tomorrow morning.
The reception hero was devoid of all ex
citement. The good-sized crowd that had
gathered at the station evidently desired
to disturb Mrs. McKlnley as little as possi
ble and when tho president appeared on
the rear platform as the train pulled out
the usual cheering was omitted, but the
kindly feeling was evidenced by the raising
of bats and waving of handkerchiefs. The
president responded by repeated bowings
and by raising bis hat.
DIGGING UP UN6ERS HISTORY
Detective Agency la latcrcated
Detesbach Cnfu Ut
fendant. r"
in
CHICAGO, May 29. Through the mys
terious death of a brother of Dr. August
M. linger In Xew York during September,
1899, under circumstances similar to those
attending the demise of Marie Defenbacb,'
tho state's attorney's office is fceekitig to
throw some light on the identity of the
mysterious packet administered to the un
fortunate girl by Dr. Ungcr a few hours
before her unexpected decease.
The information has been secured that
tho doctor's brother was found dead in
his room ut the Grand Union hotel. Poison
waa found in the stomach in such quantities
that tho coroner's Jury brought In a ver
dict of "death by suicide or other means.
in which poison was used."
A life insurance policy was found,, di
recting that the money, which is said to
have been (5.000, be paid to a sister of the
decedent. Dr. Pnger, It is said, was named
as trustee, though his control of the fund
was not absolute, th American Surety
company of New York being named in the
selection of custodian.
The Mooney & Boland Detectlvo agency,
through Its New York branch, claims to
have ascertained that Dr. linger secured
a waiver from the American Surety com
pany, which permitted his Investment of
the money. Whether or not the risk wob
beneficial or detrimental and disastrous
has not been ascertained, but the declara
tion Is made that the sister, upon finding
that her bequest was not forthcoming,
brought suit against the Surety company
on the ground that its action In turning
over the control of the money to the physi
cian was without warrant.
The girl. It Is said, secured a verdict
for (5,000 against the Surety company and
the doctor was permitted to escape prose
cution because his location could not be
ascertained. The New York authorities
havo been asked for a complete statement
of the facts In the case.
BOUND TO HAVE AN OUTLET
Ilnekefeller-Gonld Syndicate Agntn
Itenche for the Lack
uwnnun. NEW YORK. May 29. The World tomor
row will say. That the Rockefeller-Gould
syndicate is making a determined effort to
get control of the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western as an eastern outlet for the Mis
souri Pacific transcontinental system is
accepted as a fact In Wall street. It was
reported yesterday that George Gould has
made an offer to the Mo3es Taylor estate
to tako over the entire 40,000 shares of
stock held by that estate. The price of
fered, It Is eald. is (250 a share. At the
oftlce of Georgo Gould Information was
denied.
The Rockefeller-Gould Interests are said
to own outright 15,000 shares of tbo stock
of tho Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
railroad. If they succeed in purchasing tho
Moses Taylor holdings they will have 55.000
shares. Tbls will give them the largest
holding in the road, though not a majority.
William K. Vanderbllt owns 43.000 shjrej.
while the other largo holdings are as fol
lows: Frank Work. 25,000 shares; F.rst
National bank, 20.000; tho Hlgglns estate.
18.000; W. E. Dodge. 12.000, and Samuel
Sloan about 10,000 shares. It Is said that
the First National bank Is willing to sell
Its shares to the Gould-Rockefeller syndi
cate for the same price that the Metes
Taylor estate sells at. Samuel Sloan Is
said to be friendly to the Gould-Rockefeller
plan.
Utile for Mining (.'iiiiarrm,
BOISE, Idaho, May 29. Secretary Mahon
of the International Mining congress,
which meets here July 23, 24 and 25, has
received a letter from Eben E. MacLeod,
chairman of the Western Pnssenger asso
ciation at Ch'rago, announcing that the
j lines have agreed on a rate of one fare
plus (2 for the round trip for this occa-
NEW PROBLEM FOR ROOT
New York Oerperation Claims Menopoly ef
Talawaa Iilasd.
FIRST GRANT WAS BY SULU SULTAN
'rnnclilsc I'nrcliiiscil by Prince I'onln-tun-sky
mill ,uu III Other llnuds
Turns Vp to Mnlie Trouble
for t'nule Sum.
WASHINGTON, May 29. An Important
Issue, touching the validity of concession
In the Philippines made before the passage
of the Spooner amendment, was presented
to Secretary Root today by Mr. Dos Passes
of New York, representing the raclflc Com
mercial company, a New York corporatlou
which has acquired whatever rights In the
Island of Palawan that wero held by Prince
Ponlatowsky.
This nobleman contracted on January 22,
1900, with the sultan of Sulu for a franchise
covering all commercial, mineral and agri
cultural rights In the large Island of Pala
wan. The question presented to the War
department is whether this concession was
granted properly and whether It Is still In
force since the passage of the Spooner
amendment. Secretary Root regards th
Issue as important and will give It due con
sideration. NEBRASKA NATIONAL BANKS
Abstrnct of Condition of All Uxcept
Those In Lincoln nnd
O in aim.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. May 29. (Special Tele
gram.) An abstract of tho condition of
tho national banks of Nebraska, April 24,
exclusive of Omaha and Lincoln, shows
Loans and discounts, (1,995,240; gold coin,
(331,552; total specie, (438,933; lawful
money reserve, (650,653; Individual depos
its, (7,073,927. The average reserve held
was 33.05 per cent.
Theso postmasters have been appointed:
Iowa G. A. Reeney, Frank Pierce, John
son county, la.
South Dakota E. Barnard, Emslle, Da
vidson county; J. O. Welscbedol, Lewlston,
Sully county.
WILCOX INVITES A VISIT
SuKKest to Interior Department that
Inveatla-ntlun at Hawaii Might
Prove Profitable.
WASHINGTON. May 29. Delegate Wll
cox of Hawaii, who has Just returned from
Honolulu, has suggested to the Interior de
partment that a commission go to Hawaii
to study the public land situation and re
port the outlines of a law for the next
meeting.
He also has called the attention of the
Postoffice department to the unsatisfactory
postal service at Honolulu. This does not
Involve any personal reflection on the offi
cials, but only that the service Is not as
efficient as might be expected under Amer
ican administration.
SHIP ARMOR IS T0f SOFT
New Krnpp Plate Crack and Uulge
When Given First OtTlolal
Test.
WASHINGTON, May 29. The test of the
first of the new Krupp armor plates for war
ships was held at the Indian Head proving
grounds today with unsatisfactory results.
The plate was six Inches thick, represent
ing about 300 tons of armor for tbo battle
ship Maine. With the first shot a crack
was developed In the plate and with the
second shot the plate bulged considerably.
It Is said In explanation of the poor re
sults shown that tho plate was an old one
and that the crack probably existed bs
fore the shots were fired.
NORTH DAKOTA DOUBLES IT
Census Shoves Almost Hundred Per
Cent Increase In Vnlne of Man
ufactured Products,
WASHINGTON, May 29. The director of
the census has completed his preliminary
roport on the manufacturing Interests of
tho state of North Dakota. Tho report
shows that the value of the manufacturing
products of the state In 1900 were 59,183,114,
against (5,028,107 for 1890. The number of
manufacturing establishments was increased
during the ten years from 3S2 to 1,130 and
tne capital invested from (2,394,553 to
(3,956,490.
These Are the Weather Men.
WASHINGTON, May 29. The following
persons have been appointed observers In
the weather bureau service: E, M, Keyser,
Fort Wayne. Ind., to be stationed at
Springfield, 111.; George F. Fields, Qulncy.
Mass., at Columbus, O.; Edward Wade,
Atlanta, at Nashville, Tenn.; Richard P.
Roberts, Plerpont, S. D., at New Orleins;
O. M. Hadley, Cblpley, Fla., at Jackson
ville; Charles C. Oarrette, Boise City,
Idaho, at Spokane, Wash,
Maine Victims File Claims.
WASHINGTON, May 29. Fifteen claims
were filed today with the Spanish Claims
commission on behalf of survivors of the
Maine disaster and the families of victims
The aggregate of damages asked la (270,000,
the sum for Injuries to each of the sur
vlvors being placed at (10 COO, and that for
each of twelve families of those perished
at (20,000.
Hunter Itemoted from Dakotn.
WASHINGTON. May 29. Colonel Edward
Hunter, iudste advocate. U. S. A., has been
relieved from duty In the Department of
the Dakotns ana nas Dcen ordered to Gov
rnnrs Island. N. Y.. for dutr an ludei
advocate of that department, to take effect
June 15.
TELLS HOW KING TOOK IT
CnntrucllliK: Plumber Suys He Passed
Bribe Under a
Tuble.
MOBILE. Ala.. May 29. During today's
proceedings in the trial of Former Captain
and Quartermaster Cyril W. King on the
charge of receiving a bribe from Contrac
tor Hobson tho cross-examination drew
from King an admission that ho received
(200 from Samuel D. Stewart of New Or
leans, who had a plumbing contract at Fort
Morgan for (2,250. King stated that thl
was money earned by him In making the
final test on the plumbing and finishing the
work.
Stewart was then called as a witness and
testified that he paid (200 to King In King
room at Fort Morgan and that he passed
the money to King under a table. Stewart
testified that as soon as bis contract was
signed King told him he could make It
easy or hard for blm, and later on It wa
agreed between them that King should re
celve (200, Stewart denied that the money
was paid for King's superintendence of tbe
nork.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast fnr Nebraska. Shower Thurjdiiy,
with Cooler In West r: Portions. Friday.
Showers. Coole- In KiMn Portions;
Northwesterly Winds.
Temperature nt Onuilin lcstcrdnyt
Hour. IIck. Hour. lieu.
n. m :t I l. in...... TU
ii n. ui r.r, p. in 7 1
7 ll. 111...... .S J! p. III 7!t
N n. m IO -I p. i Tit
tt n. in . . . . Ill r. p. in 7 I
111 n. in OS ll p, in i
11 a. m TO 7 p. in 71
- in 71
RON REVIEW NOT SURPRISED
Considers It Unite Nnttiriil tlint Ma
chine Shop Proprietors Should
Strli.c Ilnck.
CLEVELAND. O., May 29.-Thc Iron
Trade Review tomorrow will say: "It Is
not surprising tbnt the machine shop pro
prietors of tho country ure ready to turn
to some different method of dealing with
the machinists' unions. While the press
dispatches havo been carrying across the
country dally Installments of strike settle
ments Involving crp tulstlon to the strikers'
demands, representatives of the largest
metal working concerns of the country have
been alive to the situation and have taken
steps accordingly.
"As this, Is written a meeting of leading
manufacturers h being held In Chlingo iro.n
which it Is expected some plan w 11 1B..U9
for the purpose of piopcrly sa'cgiiardlng hj
vast interests of machinery manufacturers
of the United States. The well known op
position of tho International Association of
Machinists to piece work, coupled with tha
doubln movement for a shorter day and an
ncreased wage and the practical refusal of
ocal unions to carry out the 'handyman'
provisions of the New York agreement,
havo brought our machinery manufacturers
face to face with some of the problems
Involved In the great struggle In the engi
neering trades of England.
'While the Chicago conference ol Tues
day of this week was called to arbitrate the
wage question for the machine shops of
that city, tho manufacturers' gathering was
augmented on Wednesday by representative
men from different sections of tho country
and tho outcome will bo of great Import
ance. Meantime the situation In Buffalo,
Cincinnati, Hamilton, Dayton, Detroit.
Cleveland, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and at
several New England centers Indicates thut
tbo manufacturers, through the local
organizations, are standing firmly against
the demands of the machinists' union in
their present form."
DENIES NEBRASKA EVIDENCE
Somebody In this State Mny Go to
Jnll ns Itesult of Divorce
Case.
NEW YORK, May 29. (Special Tele
gram.) The suit for absoluto divorce In
which Mrs. Helen Campbell Is the plaintiff
and Dr. Robert E. Campbell, a Buffalo
physician, Is the defendant, went on trial
In the supreme court before Justice Russell
today. A sensation was caused by the only
witness heard. She Is Cora Durham of
Nebraska, who Is named as the cor-rc-apondent.
It was alleged in the complaint
that October 5, 1300, she bad been with Dr.
Campbell In th,i Derby hotel, David .City.
Neb. In a deposition taken In Nebraska
she testified that she entered a room in the
hotel at Dr. Campbell's Invitation. This
testimony she utterly repudiated today. The
witness said she bad been asked to be at
David City in the hotel named at the ap
pointed time and was there for tho pur
pose of furnishing evldenco In the suit for
absolute divorce.
"It Is evident." Justice Russell said,
"from what I have heard here that either
the defendant is guilty of Improper con
duct or there has been foul play on the
other side. The girl has perjured herself.
it appears. It Is a matter where somebody
ought to go to Jail."
"Wo Intend that somebody shall go to
Jail for It. either here or In Nebraska," re
plied Lawyer Carpenter for the defense.
BANKER'S STORY WON'T PASS
Puylnir Teller Arrested Despite Bul
let lu l.rit and Tale of ltoli.
tiers' Attack.
NEW ORLEANS. May 29. Philip Schu-
macher, former paying teller of the Tcu
tonta bank, was Indicted today by the
grand Jury for the alleged embezzlement
of (1S.200. On May 14 there was shooting
In tbe bank while Schumncher was nlono
and he was found with a bullet In his leg,
claiming that he fought with two thieves
who had overpowered him nnd made away
with packages of largo bills. No corrobor
ating evidence of tbe theft could be found,
though a count showed (16,200 missing. It
is alleged that an examination of Schu
macher's books showed a shortRge of (3,200
before the reported robbery and that this
deficit he had concocted by "kiting"
checks.
LEE HURRIES TO THE INDIANS
Post Commander lit Fort I.cn vrn vrnrt Ii
I to Get to Womluir IteaertH
tlon Itlitht Avtny.
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan., May 29.
Under hurry orders from tbe headquarters
of tbo army, Colonel Jesse M. Lee, com
manding this post, left on the first train
this morning for Denver, and upon his ar
rtvel Is to report for Instructions to Gen
eral Merrlam, commanding tho Department
of the Colorado. The final destination cf
Colonel Lee Is Fort Washakie, Wyo., whero
trouble Is brewing among tho Shoshonen and
Arapahoes, who llvo upon the Washakie
reservation.
Ilenjnmln Harrison's ltlches,
INDIANAPOLIS. May 29.-The Union
Trust company, as executor, today riled
with Probate Commissioner Wnlkcr the ap
praisement or tne personal property neia uy
General HenJnmln Harrison ot the time of
his death. The report shows that his totnl
erronni property is varaeo at jiio.ii.i nnci
Ik Indianapolis realty Is ntinrBlced at T1J1,-
Dies front Accidental Shot.
CLAY CENTER. Kan.. Muy 2S -(Bps-clal
Telegram,) Mrs, Marlon Kent, wife
of a former, was accidentally shot In tho
back by her K-ye.-ir-old brother yesterday
afternoon at her home 3 miles north of
Morganvlllo. The boy was playlnc with
u gun that was supposed to ho unloaded.
She died tn about an hour after the shott
ing. Muvrments of Ocean Vessels Mny 20.
At New York-Salled-Bollvla, for Medi
terranean ports, St. Paul, for Southamp
ton. Teutonic, for Liverpool; Kensington,
for Antwerp.
At Liverpool Arrived Oceanic, from New
York. Sallod Lake Mesnntlc, for Mont
real. At Olasgow Arrived Ethiopia, from New
At Queenbtown Arrived Rhynland, from
Philadelphia, for Uvernool. Sailed Raxonln,
for Boston; Henia, for New York, both
from Liverpool,
At Bnjthampton Sailed Kalfcrln Maria
Theresla. from Bremen, for New York, via
Cherboure.
At Hong Kong Arrived Empress of
China, from Vancouver; Duke of Fife, from
Tacoma.
At Rotterdam Arrived Rotterdam, from
New York
At Bremen Arrived II, IL Meier, Xrom
OS'ew York.
STRIKE IS ORDERED
Chlcare Union Ktchinitti Tail te Get
Satiifaction frctn TJmplojers.
WALKOUT WILL AFFECT OVER 7,003 MEN
ctep is lecided Oa After Fruitleis Fire
Heurt' Conference.
TRADES COUNCIL ANNULS AGREEMENT
Dcclarei Cotes ant with Uachinitti Eball No
Longer Biad.
NINE-HOUR DAY IS LEFT IN JE0PARDV
Compact Yn line on Which the Pub.
Ho Itetled nnd llepresented All
that Miii'liltiUls Hnd Gained
by Oi'Kunlintlou.
CHICAGO, May 29. After arbitration
had fulled to settle the differences between
Chlcugo union innchlnUts and their em
ployers, the long threatened general strike
In tho mnchlnu trado of Chicago and
vicinity watt ordered tonight by tho execu
tive board of the local lodge of the Ma
chinists' union. The totnl breakdown ol
tbe attempts at arbitration i-ame nfter a
rive hours sessions between the Joint ar
bitration hoard of the union and tho Man
ufacturers' association. The Issue up for
arbitration was the fixing of a wage scale
per hour for the nine hour day, Inaugurated
May 20. In place of the ten-hour day thju
abrogated. Efforts at effecting a compro
mise were made by both sines, but to no
purpose and the ctrike order followed. Tho
walkout will effect over T 000 men.
Arwr Any Slunv for AKrreiueut.
Arbitration failed to settlo the differ
ences between the local machinists aai
their employers. After a five hours' con
sideration of wage differences today tho
arbitration committee, composed of three
members representing the manufacturers
and three representing District No. S of
the International Association of Machin
ists, voted to disagree and adjourn.
The highest Increase of wages offered
by the manufacturers during the council
of arbitration was 5 per cent. Tho work
of the council of arbitration was declared
over when tho manufacturers refused to
accede to an ultimatum of 10 per cent In
crease demanded by the machinists. In
tho course of the session there were sev
eral deadlocks and at no time did a settle
ment seem likely. In a room closely ad
joining where the arbitration conference
was taking place wob ii meeting of the
administrative council of the National
Metal Trades' association, with over seventy-
members present from all parts ol
the country. They kept In close touch
with the arbitration proceedings. In an
other rooms was a large gathering of ma
chinists from District No. 8 of the In
ternational Association of Machinists.
Trade Council Helmets,
Tbo administration rouncll of the Na
tional Metal Trades association at a meet
ing here tonight declared Its agreement
with the International Association of Ma
chinists for tho machinery manufacturing
plants of the entire country null nnd old
and no longer binding on the National
Metal Trades association. The agreement
which is smashed was adopted at New
York May IS, 1900, nnd at tho time was
looked upon as the best ever drawn up be
tween employers and workmen In Its pro
visions for the avoidance of strikes and
lockouts. Its abrogation throws the 100,000
machinists of the United States and Canada
and Mexico out of all they have gained by
organization. The manufacturer take the
stand that they ore not now bound by any
agreement and so the nine-hour day Is In
Jeopardy.
The administrative council of the Na
tional Mctat Trades' association takes the
ground that the agreement has been vio
lated by the International Association of
Machinists, which organization, tt Is de
clared, "has refused arbitration and has
Instituted strikes in many shops of th?
members of tho National Metal Trades'
association"
BETTER THAN HE EXPECTED
President O'Coiinoll Is Surprised nt
Strikers' Proiiress ou the
I'm-1 lie Const.
TORONTO, May 29. "Reports from all
parts of the United States are favorable
those from the Pacific coast better than I
expected." said President O'Connell of the
International Machinists' association today.
"Already 130 ilrms In New York City havo
granted tho men's demands and tha re
mainder It Is expected will fall Into lino
soon."
President O'Connell denies a report that
he has power to order out railway ma
chinists. Only by the request of a three
fourths majority of all tbo men can a strlko
be ordered. Referring to a telegraphic dis
patch of thib morning he said he had al
ready named a committee of three to meet
the National Metal Trades tomorrow, "But,"
be added, "any settlement by local repre
sentatives must be along national lines."
Southern lliillvriiy Mnchlnlsts 0.ult.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.. May 29. All but six
machinists employed by the Southern rail
way at this place went out on strike today.
A report from Salisbury. N. C, says that
all the fifty machinists there went out today
also. The representative of tho local union
wired from Washington that the mission ot
tho machinists to Vice President Oanm n
of the Stuthern railway had proven futile.
A message was received from President
O'Connell of tbe International Association
of Machinists ordering tbo strike. The chief
demand ot the machinists Is for nlno noun
nnd an Increase of 124 per cent in wages.
Tho strikers claim that 95 per cent of tho
machinists on tbo entire nystem of tho
Southern railway will bo out tomorrow.
Pope Couipnuy Proposes,
HARTFORD. Conn.. May 29.- The Pope
Bicyclo company and tbe Prosit Whitney
company tonight issued a communratloti
to tbo striking machinists to tho rffect
that, commencing Friday morning, i.Mh
shops would be run on tho basis of nlro
hours' work for ten hours' pay. The
strikers will hold a meeting tomorrow
to consider the offer. Four hundred and
fifty men are concerned.
Workmen to et nn Increase.
YOUNOSTOWN. 0 May 29. Tho wagei
ot tbo skilled and unskilled day men ot
tbn Youngztown, Olrard, Warren and
Greenville plants of tho American Steel
Hoop company, one of the constituent com
panies of the United States Steel corpora
tion, have been voluntarily Increased from
10 to 20 per cent The Increase Is offoctUo
at nnce, About 2,000 workmen are benefited.
ff