The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED jr"E 19, 1871.
OMAI1A, THrHSDAi SIOEIXG, JVE 10, 1901 TWELVE PAGES.
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TAX TI1E TRANSVAAL
Great Britain' "Wiy of Geitia i Back the
Cost rff VTar.
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TWO HUNDRED
AND, FIFTY MILLIONS
That ii tit Lcry In Dolftn Dtcided oa by
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GOLD V.INES MUST GIVE UP
ILLINOIS MAKES RECORDS
llnttlehli Prove tlteyS Spec d
lct of Hrr fin
Afloat.
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Unction of being thr tastes bojUrshlp In
America and the speediest of h 'class m thr
world thr new sea fighter Illinois lies at
anchor In President's Roadronlgbt after
a moat successful trial. OvrY the govern
ment course from Cape Annlto, Cs.pe Tor
poise and return, a distance of islxty-slx
nautical miles, It raced today under the
watchful eyes of Untte.dfSj.utcs naval repre
sentatives and established new record by
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HENRI C, AKIN IS MOVED UP
Ebrintrt Elect Onala Haa Imptriil Dtputy
Fotrnttta,
SAN FRANCISCO FOR NEXT MEETING
I'ntiM Cltr "Win Otit 011 rirt nnlliit
Program flour with a Ornml
Hall After a Hnr D"J
evc Officer.
KA"SAS CITY. June 12. This has been
Gtusberliifi Sound "Vj .Extol tbt Lut
icnnd of rinh.
BARBOUR FAVORS MILDER MEASURE
Recommendation Snre 1o Cantr Co
atcrnntlou AmoDR Kaftir Storlihold.
cru, Wlin ranrlrd the Propor
tion Had Bern Abandoned.
CCopyright, IDOt br, Prc,s .Punllshinp Co.)
LONDON, June X?. N'ew York World Ca
bled am Special Telegram.) The World
correspondent Shears .Irom a snrcaourre
that tht British government has dicided to
Irvy $2.10,000000 on the Transvaal gold
mines toward paying- the cost, of the war.
Sir Darld Barbour t-x-lndlan finance
minister, who wus commissioned to report
on the taxable tapacltrfbf the mines, ud-
abi. y-turn upon an enemy with extra'
ordinEr" Jckness by describing a com'
plcte clrt. hln 300 yards or little more
than'lwice i ngth. In three minutes and
JJr four consecutlvehours. Not only did it ' R but y day for the Shrlners of North
jwusiruie mat. u wnn lamer lain uuj America, woo are ncrt micuuiut. mr
of It sire afloat, but it proved Its twenty-seventh annual meeting of their
order. The day s program was Interspersed
with business and pleasure and from the
early morning hour until the conclusion of
the. grand annual ball Rt Convention hall
tcn"seconds. wnlle plowing through the sea I totilpht. the Shrlners were on the move,
at full speed. San Francisco will entertain the order
Steadiness and reserve power character- j ' durlnp the first week in June,
lzed the performance of the ship through- The imperial council met at the Baltimore
out. The work of its engines was smooth I hotel and transacted the Important busl
and een and the records of the day showed ! of tnp meeting. The Golden Gate city
but one-tenth of a knot difference In speed I Wfin on tDr nrw ballot.
between the northern run and the return. I Nv Officers for the next year were also
The machinery answered every requirement elected. Lou BWinsor. Imperial po entate,
and not an accident of any kind marred the
success of the day Rear Admiral Sampson,
who was aboard unofficially, and Rear Ad
miral Evans, who iicted as president of the
trial board, as will as the other naval offi
cers who participated in the trial, were
thoroughly pleased with the new champion.
The day could not have been more perfect
lor the trial of a battleship Hardly a
breath of air ruffled the water ns the vessel
vised Mr. .Chamberlai?to levy JlTu.000,000, r.teamed out of Boston harbor. The Illinois
but Mr. 'Chamberlain tad a consultation
with Lord.Milner and Increaaed the mail-
retired, and then bj the usual rotation.
rhlllp C Shaffer of Philadelphia, who was
Imperial deputy potentate, nucceedcd to the
first position in the order. Henry C. Akin
of Omaha, Imperial rhlef rabban succeeded
to the position vacnted by Mr. Shaffer.
Georpe H Green of Dallas, Tex.. Imperial
assistant rabban. b'-came Imperial chief
rabban. Georpe L. Brown of Buffalo, im
perial hlph priest and prophet, was elected
Imperial assistant rabban. Hu ry A. Collins
of Toronto, Canada, was elected Imperial
INVESTIGATE ARMY FRAUDS
Lnrge Qoaiitltit-t tif Molen Stores Are
found in a an l"rnneleu
Vnrcboie.
SAN rRANCISCU. June 12 General
Shatter and Colonel Maus. inspector pen
eral of the department of falitornta. and
th federal grand Jury are icxestlpBttnp the
many reports of frHUd commuted in the
commissary breach of the arm service In
this rlty That the reports seem to be
based on something more suhFtanttal than
Idle rumors Is evidenced by the disclos
ures following the iitrest of Louts Abram
A- Son, dealers in RtconO-hand clothing.
The extent of the allrped frauds has not
been determined and there is a diversity
of opinion on the subject.
Cbptaln Seymour of the local detective
force, who is ajisistlnp the federal grand
Jury, said todas .
"The government has unquestionably
been robbed fot a long time past and I be
lieve the amount of the losse sustained
by Vnrle Sam through the treachery and
dishonesty of some of his army officers and
others will reach Into the hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
"The federal grand Jury has the matter
of prosecution in its hands, and the secret
servlc men are doing it bidding, thr po
lice merely rendering nnsistuuee when such
Is found necessary and Is called for. I
believe that arrests, wfll be made, prob
ably by the federal offlcnrt, that will startle
the community."
Major General Shatter raid that the mat
ter had not been fully Investigated, but
CITY UF1R0NW00D STRICKEN
licHf;an Toirc Belimd to Eiti Bin
Destrcjed bj i Ojolcn-
WIRES ARE BLOWN DOWN IN STORM
Chleaco Atnln Sntlrrs Srtrrelj from
lit lit, and l.lKlitnlne Add It Ilor
ror I'lre .Martinl's II u use
1 Shuttered.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska- r.ilr 1 .irsday and
Friday , rooler Trlda , " arlable "ids.
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Cuban Ceittitntictal Cotvtttitt Adoptttti
Plktt Amfcfiniint.
ONLY FOUR DELEGATES ARE ABSENT
MILWAUKEE. June 12 A rumor to the
effect that the city of lrouwood, Mich., i
destroyed by a cyclone tonight is in cir
culation In this city, but al: attempts to
vtrify the rumor hae proved fruitless.
At the oRlce of the Wisconsin Central
railroad it was sud at midnight that a
violent storm early in the r cuing hud
blown down their telegraph wires and that
no communication had been hud with any
point north of Stevens Tolnt for several
hours. The telephone wires were also
down.
CHICAGO. Jure 12. A feeble brew
today that blew at times off Lake Michigan
made heat conditions a trifle more bear-
MRS. M'KINLEY ABLE Tl SIT UP
I'lfkldent' 'Wife licnirt Hrr lied lor n
Miort Time and MaUe
Mrail- I'rocrrs.
WASHINGTON. June 12. Dr Rixey. on
kavlng tho White House tonight, after hit
usual late call, said "Mrs MrKlnley Is
getting along verj nicely. Her Improve
ment continues hteodlly. The heat is not
affecting her matcrlallv "
Surgeon General Sternberg. f ;cr his even
ing visit, raid Mrs McKtnley was making
fovoi'dble progress The prediction In the
bulletin of the dortors this morning that
Mrs. MrKlnley would be able to sit up
during thi day was borne out She sat In
a rocking ihalr In her room, but it was
otil for a very short period The change
mum to the amount stated.
Mr Barbour's report Is awaited with the
keenest interest here In political and ilnan
clal -circles. This recommendation, when
lenown, is .-certain to cause consternation
among .Kafllr stockholders, who fancied
that the idea of taxing the mines had been
abandoned.
TWO KiLLEO AT LAUNCHING
r CoIlUir AVlilIc Grrmnii Itattle
hiji Ik lleliiK rrrinrrd for
J'JnniKr Into Water.
On
aboard the Impression that she was out for
a businesslike day's work. The first marl:
boat, the converted yacht Hist, was In
sight Just before 10 o'clock and 12 minutes
later the Illinois crotttcd the starting
line, with her engines registering 117 revo
lutions to the minute. The ship passed
mark boat No. 2, tht training ships Lan
caster, at a 17-Unot gait, 22 minutes and
f2 seconds after the start. The next mnrk.
the old Essex, was picked up 22 mlnutt
and 20 seconds later, the Newport In 22
minutes and 12 seconds, the Teorla in 23
minutes and 3 seconds, and the Naval tug
KIEL. June 12. Emperor William, ac- rotomac at buoy No. 6. Indicating the end
rompanled by the headquarters staff, Prince ! of the 33-l;not run northward, in 22 minutes
was hardly a thing of bsauty. as she laid hich nrlest nnd nrnnhet Alvnh P Clnvton
her course for Cape Ann, but the great . of St Joeoh. who wan lmnerlnl first cere-
white wave turned up at her bow gave these j monlal master, an appointive office, two
Cbarlt Delaney. stone mason; Bert Kune
fireman. John Dempsf.v. laborer, will dif ;
admitted that thefts of clothing had been 1 U'vlk Bnum- t,n"-- prostrated while at
going on. He declared there was no short
age In any department, however. He con-
able than yesterday. The mercury today
reached Sfc degrees and the humidity wss 1 gave ber some l ellcf-
S'O. against 92 yesterday. People prostrated ,
were Thomas Curia, railroad brakemnn. MONEY FOR THE EMPLOYERS
You Ecpreicnti Aotnil Mijoritj if thfl
Estirt Bod;,
SEN0R FERRER CHANGES FRONT
Etlittu Accaputot to Er tkt Ettt Bolttmn
of thi Problem.
ELECTORAL LAW TO BE DISCUSSED
Coiiimlhftlnii to lie Aiiulnt'd I'? the
Coim r n tlmi to Ilrnw I i the Df
tails til thr MnohiiuTj
of Voting.
Hrnrr of Prussia and the chiefs of hit
majestyt arrived here today to witness the
launching of th'e battleship Saeherlngen at
the Gcrmanla .yards'. The emperor boarded
the imperial yacht Hohenzollern amid sa
lutes irom the wur vessels present, Owing
to the unfavorable 'weather the launching
was postponed until the afternoon. While
the work of removing the braces prepara
tory to the launch was in progress a crane
collapsed, killing 'two men and seriously In
juring three othcre.
The. battleship was .'launched this after
noon and the-grand duchess of Baden christ
ened it Znehrlngcn.
Annl verar jr of GlnnEow I'nlvrrslt jr.
GLASGOW, June 12. The week's celf-
.1 . 1. .. J .'. 1 1 , nAhrmu. nf Pin, Bnir
univernity commenoed.today'm-ith a -roll-
s'v hi vice at'thn'TWlweral. The gather
ing was strikingly international. America
vas represented by delegates from Cali
fornia and Massachusetts and by several
and SC seconds
For a part of the northward run the Illi
nois had reached a speed of I'M knots un
hour and at no time did it drop below 16. P7.
Buoy G was passed at 12-06:07. showing
elaps-'d- time for the run of 145-04. and an
tvernge speed for the thirty-three knots of
17.36 nautical miles.
On the return the elapsed time between
buoys was about the same ns during the
first half of the trial. Apain it reached a
maximum ipeod of 17.84 knots, with a mini
mum of 16.07 The finish line was passed
and the speed trial was over at 1:18:32, the
elapsed time being l;f.4:42 and the nverage
speed for the second half of the trial 17.20
knots.
The completed figures for the entire
sixty-six knots gave 3;4R:i6 elapBed .time
and the average speed,l7.ra knnu .per'iiour.
Tidal corrections may make slight altera
tions in these figures, but the changes nrc
not likely to affect the result materially
places down the list, was pushed over the
beads of two others to the position of Im
perial oriental guide. William E. Brown of
Pittsburg, Pa., Imperial treasurer, and
Benjamin W. Rowrll of Boston, imperial
recorder, were re-elected.
Appoint Imperial Officer.
After Mr. Shaffer had been Installed, he
appointed fve Imperial officers, as follows
Rial S. Peck. Hartford Conn., imperial first
ceremonial master. Clayton 1. Alderman,
Marion la,, late Imperial second cere
monial master. Archibald N. Sloan. Chat
tanooga, Teun., late Imperial captain of the
guards. George L. Street. Richmond. Va..
Imperial captain of the guards. Prank C.
Roundy. Chicago, Imperial outer guard.
The council adjourned until the meeting
next June
The visiting Shrlners, Including many of
the women, were entertained this morning
by a visit to the packing houses. A recop
tlon committee of the Ararat temple of this
city met the visitors at each of the pack
ing houses and escorted them through the
departments of the great plants. At noon
lunches were served to the guests at the
packing houses.
There was on exhibition drill of seven
patrols of Shrlners at Exposition park this
afternoon. Seldom has such a large crowd
been attracted to the base ball park as
was there today. The green grass of the
park iurnisbod an excellent background for
the gay costumes of the men in the
Shrlners' .patrols nnd th(;lr movements over
the green sod were quick and decisive. The
teams which participated In the drill were
the Tangier of Omaha, the Aladdin of
Columbus. O . the Molla of St. Joseph, Mo
tlnued.
"I have no perxonal knowledge of this
trouble, but It does not seem to amount
to a great deal. Recruits, perhaps, or sol
diers, being hard up have sold to those
peddlars about the camps shoes, blankets
and other stores Issued to the forces by-
work. John Carlson, overcome in his bfSre.
Edward Hendrlck. overcome tin the street:
A M Bohtiscn. overcome on elevated train,
condition serious.
Relief came tonight in a thunderstorm
that curried destruction in its path. Sev
eral buildlnps were struck by lightning and
downtown basements were flooded. The
Bartholomew Episcopal church, in Slxty-
Nntlonul .lift nl Trade oflatlon
Ilule Hnlf ii Million Dollar
to Flulit Striker.
the quartermaster's department. It Is a , -cvl'nln "treet. vimied at I20,or0, was struck
military offense for soldiers to sell those Rno "urnea to the ground.
Canadians, while most of the universities splendid performance of the battleship 1111-
lt7- JUnl I2 TNrws . of .lbf ! the Moolah of St Louis, the Zurah of Mln
were represented.
Mr. Ilotlia Iteaclir Tlrnel.
BRUSSELS, June 12. Mrs Botha, wife
of Commaudant General Louis Botha, ar
rived here today She waB received at the
railway rtetlon by Dr. Leyds
TOURISTS MUST CARRY CASH
Coiiknl lue amine to Person
"W ihtnc to Travel in the
A'etli erlaud,
WASHINGTON. June 12. United Stotes
trade with the Netherlands is tho subject
of the next extract from "Commercial Re
lations in 1000," to ,bo made public by
T-. - . . V. .......... . I nf I
foreign commerce of the State department. I UfcAl (15
A report of especial and timely Interest to
travelets Is that by Consul Hill of Amster
dam conveying a warning to tourists who
contemplate a visit to Holland.
Consul Hill says- "Tourists should pro
vide themselves with a third more money
than Is Included In their most liberal es
timates. No part of Europe Is cheap to In
experienced tourists of American Ideas und
tastes and the Netherlands Is notoriously
dear. Further, Europeans do not compre
hend the American way of starting at a
moment' notice on a Journey and having
money sent along the route. These pru
dent, non-traveling people look on persons
temporarily awaiting remittances with
grcnt surplclon It roust be remembered,
too. that the Ibw of Holland allows Im
prisonment for debt and that under the
Dutch-Roman rode habeas corpus does not
xlst This is simply meant as a warning
to a large cIubb of Americans who seem to
think they con bring a Denver checkbook
to Holland and pay their bills with the con
tents, but who, once 6tranded In a Euro
pean capital, are like derelicts at sea, un
able to direct themselves and dangerous
ven to well wishers,"
Consul Llstoe of Rotterdam Bays that
Amerlcun machinery such as steam pumps,
wood working Implements and the like, on
account of Its excellent quality and finish,
Is rapidly gaining a foothold in the Nether
lands Electrical appliances and hardware
are meeting strong competition from
cheaper articles Irom Germauy. but our
cales have come to stay. Office furniture
Is In fair demand, but other kinds of furni
ture probably will not find ready sale until
the styles are manufactured more in ac
cordance with Dutch taste The principal
kinds of American bicycles are regularly
old and the American typewrit er-nf vari
ous patents Is seen In many Dutch. jofflces
and soon will be Indlspensable'Tn" "all,
American shoes are hardly known, efforts
have been made to Introduce them but. It
It claimed, without success, because of the
apparent indifference of United States
manufacturers.
"I have observed," says the consul, "that
several good men have been trying to push
American shoes, and, lr believe that they
would havr done very well If our manufac
turer bad had a Uttl,anre confidence In
them Some promlttmTelf alrr had become
Interested ond If the sampler ordered had
cached Rotterdam In time one or more
tores would have been stocked with our
hoes. The samples, however, did not come
and the conditions asked by the agents
were not accepted; owing to thU, the
parties will most likely drop the article
entirely."
Consul Llstoe adds that large American
how rooms have beftn opened recently In
Amsterdam where manifold manufactures
nf wood and metal are permanently on ex
hibition. If the enterprise obtains the co
operation of American manufacturers In
general, it will extend greatly the markrt
for various United State goods in the
Netherlands.
nois on her trial trip today came to Sec
retary Long tonight from Captain Robley
Evans, chairman of the board. It con
tained the sumo information as that In the
preas disputchrs Secretary Long. In a
brief talk on the fine performance of the
ship, said
"The result is very satisfactory to the
officials of the department We knew the
Illinois was a fast ship and expected her
to make an excellent showing. We thlnlt
she will prove herself one of the bcBt ships
In the American navy. The reBult speaks
admirably for the contractors and it speaks
well also for the American shipbuilder.
We are In the lead. The Illinois la a very
fine ship and we ought to be proud of It."
NUMBER EIGHTEEN
I, tht of Katalitlen at Port Hoyal
i GrmviiiB More Dodle
Iteeovered.
Mine
nrapolis. the Medlnah of Chicago and the
Ararat of Kansas City Each of the six
visiting patrols was given a handsome
bannerette, or small banner, b.v the Ararat
temple, their host In Kansas City.
The Shrlners" grand annual bull at the
convention bull tonight was the crowning
event of the four days' program of their
festivities here. With thousands of bril
liantly costumed dancers on the floor; with
an audience that parked the balconies and
galleries, and with decorations In which
the Shrlners' colors were beautifully
blended. Convention hall presented a scene
which will live long In the memory of every
one who witnessed It, nnd the wearers of
the fer succeeded In maintaining their repu
tation for brilliant social functions. There
were too many dancers on the floor during
the early part of the night, but at mid
night and for hours afterward the pleasure
of the dance was realized
stores, und a crime under the statutes for
the peddlars to buy them, hut the petty
Illegal traffic goes on. I am glad thee
fellows have been caught. If they arc pulltv.
for an example Is needed to stop the
traffic."
For months past various stores about the
city have been exhibiting signs. "Govern
ment goods for sale here," and advertise
ments have even been crowded into the
dally newspapers.
As late as this morning the following
advertisement appeared:
"Wanted 1,000 men to wear government
shoes: (1 a pair "
Inspector General Maus and a number of
local detectives began some days ago the
Investigation which resulted in the arrest
of Abrams and his son, George, for buy
ing and selling government supplies. Their
examination has been set for Tuesday after
noon. Their ball was flxed at S5.000. Both
Abrams and his son deny the charges, but
a second-hand dealer. Jacob Steveler. states
thut Abrams sold him twenty pairs of urroy
shoes.
Three big wagon loads of goods have al
ready been taken to the hall of Justice, und
In every instance the men from whom they
were seized have admitted buying the goods
from Abrams and his ron. From a state
ment made today It voulf1 nrpenr that the
frauds wcie not "confined to clothing and
shoc3 alotc.
It was stated that upon an Investigation
of the supplies furnished for the army
horses it was found that the "rake-off"
some reople secured nmounted to 200.000
pounds of grain. The army officials are
now maklug even- effort to learn who
profited by this extensive fraud.
Late this afternoon Captain Seymour
stated that the government's officers had
discovered large quantities of goods stolen
from the government The goods were
stored In a warehouse south of Market
street. The property cons'sted of all kinds
of military supplier, Captain Seymour
would not give the address of the warehouse.
Strike Tire MurIial' Hone.
During the storm tonight the residence of
rire Marshal M. R. Drlscoll. In South Chi
cago, was shattered by lightning Just as
the marshal himself whs preparing to
answer a call with the department to an
other residence which had been set on fire
by the lightning. The fire marshal was
stunned and left unconscious by the stroke
HAVANA. June 12. The Cuban constitu
tional Komentlon today accepted tho Piatt
amendment by a vote of sixteen to eleven,
The resolution to accept was carried with
out discussion.
Immediately ufter thr opening of the set,,
slon Senors Tamlo, Valluendas and Que
siidu, constitutlup u majority of the com-
NEW YORK. June 12. The convention of j tu'ttee on relations, submitted ns a subsfl
tho Nationul Metal Trader association com- ,ultl iot tee committee's former report the
menced its sess-lons todi.y The sum of
Sf.00.000 raised by assessment is to br
placed at the disposal of n strike commit
tee to be used In behalf of the employers
The comtnltiee it constliuted at followr
William Schwunhausncr, Brooklyn, John
W. Young. Milwaukee. S W. Watklns. Mil
waukee; Charles BHhs, Ansonla. N B
Payne, Elrulra. W D Saylo. Cleveland.
Thomas E. Durban, Erie. William E
Lodge. Cincinnati, and E. G Gilbert.
Scranton.
Asked as 'o the use of this fund. E. J.
Chalmers, chairman of the press commit
tee, said- "I suppose we will use It bs
the strikers do. to support their fellows.
pay pickets and m"rt other general ex
His wife quickly revived htm by sprinking ' penses. We used J166.000 In the Cleveland
water, but while she was thus engaged the! strike, whore we paid some men a bonus of
fire cut off the exits in front and the mar- t J4 a day There are millions more If they j tives. explaining his change of attitude by
snai, upon regaining consciousness, hud to are needed. We have Just received a tele
Plutt amendment as passed by i-ougrets.
terommonaiug thut It be occepted and
made un appendix to the constitution la
the vote on the resolution twenty-seven
delegates present divided as follows.
In favor of acceptance: Senors Capote.
Vllluendas. Jose M Gomel. Tumayo, Monte
agudo, Delgado Betuneourt, Glberga, Llor
enle. Quesndu. Sangullly, Nunez, Rodrl
quez. BerriDl, Quilez and Ferrer.
I Opposed to acceptance Senors Zayas,
Aleman, Eudaldo. Tumayo. Juan Gualhcro
Gomez. Clsneroa. Silvnlu. rortun. Lncret,
j Portuondo. Castro and MauduJcy.
Senors Rivera. Correoso. Grner and Ror.au
wete otisent. Senors Goner and Robau
voted against acceptnncc In the previous
division
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BUTCHERS IN A TIGHT FIX
Umjiloire of Shoji Go on Strike anil
Wliiilealer Ilefne to De
liver Meat.
the Shrlncrr' celebration, and large num
bers of the visltorr left for home tonight
SAN FRANCISCO. June 12. The butchers
In most of the shops which refuse to dis-
The ball closed play the union label walked out at 10 o'clock
WEST NEWTON . Pa.. June 12. The death
of Harvey Beverldge at the McKeesport
hospital last night brings the total num
ber of fatalities of the Port Royal mine
disaster up to eighteen. The last rescuing
party entered the Ill-fated mine shortly
before midnight and explored it for a dis
tance of about 2,000 feet. The body of
David James wits found this morning be
tweon entries Nos. 10 uud 11. The body
was identified by a rag tied around the
little toe of the left foot. The flesh wus
burned from the fare In several places and ! eta at Tutulla. The criticisms are fle.
apparently the body had met nearly the full dared to be unfair. The German governor
GERMANS FEEL AGGRIEVED
Aert Stnrie from Apia Printed in
the I'nlted State Are
Intrne.
APIA, Samoa, May 20. (Correspondence
of the Associated Press.) There is much
annoyance felt in the German colony over
the articles appearing In the United States
press about that place and druwing com
parisons with the government of the United
force of the second explosion. Atctber
party will enter the mine shortly. It
vvos the Intention to have pone In early
th s morning, but as General Superintendent
G. W. Schleuderberg wus in Pittsburg, It
was decided to await hi return
Another explosion took place In the Port
Royal mines at 4 o'clock this afternoon in
No. 2 shaft. It sent up a whirlwind of oil,
dust and smoke und proved conclusively
that the gas is still active In the rolnoB.
It will probably be tomorrow afternoon be
fore the mine Inspectors can get together
to decide ns to the advisability of making i
bus, it is said, acted with a great deal of
tact In dealing with the natives and suc
ceeded in the difficult task he had before
him. He has Drought the rival tactions
together and now there Is a desire to unite
and form a strong government. The na
tives are contented, for they arc left pretty
well to themselves and have not felt any
"harsh rule."
There Is danger of Tutulla being overrrun
with worthless rtowaways from San Fran
cisco and Honolulu. Thev claim to be
citizens of the United States and to have
mine before flooding.
Coroner Wynne of Westmoreland county
commenced an Inquiry Into the cause of the
disaster M this place this afternoon. Only
two witnesses were examined. The In
this morning. A number of shops, notnbly
those In the California market, arc running
us usual. The employers claim to have
granted all the demands of the men except
that In regard to showing the union label
and the wholesalers have notified the shops
that no meat will be furnished to those who
do so. The Butchers' union In this city has
1,800 members.
The 400 butchers In Oakland, who walked
out on Monday, have the sympathetic sup
port of the men here
At 1 o'clock this afternoon the union
butchers reported that about 1.100 men
have walked out. and that butc.hertown is
tied up by the slaughterers quitting work.
They state that between 100 und 1C0 shops
out of n total of 3,"o have retained the
union cards and about 400 meu are at work.
The wholesale butchers, however, claim
that there will be no difficulty in supplying
meat to their customers. The union men
tuBlst that tboy have turned the matter
over to the retailers In harmony with their
plans, who may obtain their future supply
outside of California. The non-union shopj
say that a meat famine need not be feared.
carry his wife, her mother and his children
to n place of safety Then he directed the
department in its work both upon his own
residence and the neighboring house first
struck. A number of other buildings were
struck by lightning through the city und
suburbs and much damage wus done by
wind and water.
MINNEAPOLIS. June 12 A Times spe
cial from New Richmond, Wis., says: Today
was the second anniversary of the cyclone
which swept over this city, destroying thr
entire business portion and killing outright
over 100 persons. Special memorial masses
were celebrated by the Rev. Dr. Degnun
this morning. This afternoon memorial
Berrlces were held In the cemetery. In the
middle of the afternoon threatening clouds
apponred-in tho west-End the people bocame
panic-stricken. There were wild scenes on
the streetB uud everybody rushed for cel
lars. The storm passed around the city,
the only result here being u heavy down
pour of rain that did no damage.
WINONA. Minn.. June 12. A storm that
partook cf the nature of a tornado v!Ritrt
this rlty today. Several plate glass fronts
were blown in and a lurge section of the
rail on the wlgh wagon bridge was blown
away. Trees were torn up by the roots.
Tree Torn I i In lovrn.
ROCK RAPIDS, la., June 12. A severe
wind und rain storm struck this place today.
Trees two feet through were twisted and
broken oft and barns were blown over
- LA CROSSE. Wis , June 12. M. Kree.ly
and son. prominent farmers residing two
nines souin oi Arcaaiu. were struck by
lightning today while driving into a barn
and both Instantly killed.
LIMA, O.. June 12. Three prostrations
from heat were reported here today The
names arc: Jfmes Barnett, an employo of
the Hamilton Dayton shops; Jacob Gott
fried, an employe at the gas works; J. C
Redman, nn employe of the street railway.
The thermometer registered 04 degrees.
OSHKOSH. W1b., June 12. A terrific hall
storm swept over this section this after
noon nnd windows were broken and trees
and shrubbery demolished. A number of
buildings In the city were partially wrecked.
The storm extended from ten miles south
to u considerable distance north.
asserting that he believed ncceptauoe would
be the best solution of the problem.
The convention will now appoint a com
mission to druw up the electoral law.
Hviiruutloii Will Polloii Soon.
WASHINGTON, June 12. The news of
tho adoption of the Plutt amendment by
the Cubun constitutional convention wns
received with genuine grutification here.
The administration officials ull along have
felt confident that Its ratification would be
accomplished when the Cubans realized
thut this government wus firm In its atti
tude regarding the amendment and that
Its acceptance would be necessary before
the United States would consent to with
draw Its supervision from the Island.
Now that the Cubans have demonstrated
tbclr good faith tu tbo United Stnt., it is
cxpectctl that u .Idr? fj.ccCy erat'lon
of ihe Island will follow, contingent only
upon the establishment of a stable gov
ernment In the Island. Just to what cx-
NEW YORK. June 12. As a result of , tpnt tbe United States will require pructl
Iosscf sustained In the Jacksonville fire the i cnl evidence "f this fact Is not deflnlte'y
gram from the Pacific coast pledging 124
out of 135 firms to membership We have
other firms at Seattle ond Portland and the
west Is with us and we are gratified to re
ceive their support. We seek no trouble,
but propose to protect our Interests und In
dustry. "We ore suffering no loss arising from
delay on contracts which we were fulfilling
at the time our machinists struck, for all
of our contracts contain a strike clause
releasing us from liability."
It Is understood that the question of
wages will be left entirely 1b the hands of
Individual employers and that no labor or
ganization will be recognized
CRIPPLED BY FLORIDA FIRE
-
Pacific Insurance Compi'my of New
Vork Helnnure Its P.nlne
with the Vetcheter.
Pacific Fire Insurance company of New-
York retired today trora active buBlnesr..
known, but the officials here think that
such steps should be taken by the Cubans
The company's losses as a result of that i " demonstrate their ability to main-
one fire nggrcgnted JHOO.OOO. tMn oraer and peace, so thut the Interests
Late last night the company's risks were I "f aI1 tue People, native and foreign, shall
reinsured with the Westchester Tire In- ' 1,0 adequately protected. An effective po
surance company of New York. The ron- I llcf' ft,rre and othrr raeasurrs necessury to
tract of reinsurance west Into effect todu'y, tue Preservation of good order and sunlta
so thut tht Pacific, which ranged high I tlon ftre e,mfd us tssentlul prerequisites- In
nmong the smuller underwriting concerns. I tlle frniution of the new government. The
It no longer in business. The Jackson
ville losses did not cripple to Pacific, for
it had a surplus beyond all claims, but It
reduced Its margin above capital to such
an extent tnnt tne directors decided to '
mere physical question of the withdrawal
of the American militia from the island
can be accomplished without much delay.
One cabinet officer, speaking of the mat
ter tonight expressed the opinion that If
withdraw from tbe field. The Pacific had ! the other requirements are met our wth-
roore than 00,000,000 of Insurance In force j araWL' might be accomplished during the
which will be amply protected under the
terms of the reinsurance deal.
TO ENJOIN THE GOVERNMENT
Lone -Wolf and Other Indian Preent
Their Arjrnment to the
Court.
WASHINGTON. June 12. The supreme
court of tbe District of Columbia today
heard arguments In tbe matter nf the an.
TOPEKA. Kan., June 12. Reports from plication of Lone Wolf and other renre-
various sections Indicate that the state, sentatlvee of tbe Kiowa, Comanche and
with the exception of the southern portion, Apache Indians tor an Injunction ngamst
CAILLES SHOWS DEFIANCE
Mittfie General Sumner He -Will Not
Snrreuder I ale 111 Term Are
A creed To.
I
unothtr attempt to recover tht dead In the x rtRh' t0 lanJ ln Tutul11 unOer anv con-
uiiiuun cuuiu uuzvu B'uw-uwuys oi an na
tionalities from the AUstrallnn states have
been ordered by the court to be returned
to tho6e states by the captain of the
steamer bringing them and on the last
quest will probablv occupy several days, as dowu "tinier they were shipped away,
thr lurv U'hlrh Ik pftmrnof1 nf wall Irn n vr rv i The government hftfi succeeded in nur-
" ' - " , j (ttfiiiUO ItJliltt, nUKU IMtJUUD IUI feittUl
business men. seems determiued tu get at chasing the whole of the native and alien ! lnc 0f amnesty to the Insurgents Callles
the cause of the disaster If it enn be learned i c.lms on the beach front In Fugatoga This I .m not surrenaer and the negotiations on
MANILA, June 12. General Sumner has
received a notification from Callles, the no
torious Insurgent leader in Lnguana prov
ince, that unless tbe general agrees to the
Filipinos' terms, which Include thr grant
from any living person
Rev. Father Carroll of Emlthton believes
that some of the men in the burning mine
are yet alive and insisted tonight that he
be permitted to leud a rescue party.
"I have four experienced miners from the
coke regions." he said, "who will go Into
the tihuft with mo. I will po ten yards
ahead and will bring out the men alive or
dead."
Some one spoke of removing the plugs tn
the river bed and letting the water Into
the mine. "That would be wrong," said
Father Carroll, "at least until the mine has
been closed seven days."
Father Carroll has offered a reward uf
J2.000 to any party that will recover tbe
bodies tn thr mini- or rescue the en
tombed men alive. The mine authorities
have advised Father Carroll against going
into tbe mine..
gives the government a long stretch of sea lhc subject are to be considered at an end.
Stllneir 11 on d Iue.
MEXICO CITY June 12 The bond issue
of the railways taken over by the Stllwell
group of American capitalists, and which
front end land for ull purposes. One
building which was bought Is being turned
into a hospital under charge of Dr. Black
well of the Abarundo.
SCARED AT THE STEEL TRUST
rrnneol l.uiir Aert It Threat en
Drinnrnlirnt Inn of French
Metal lndntrj.
TARIS, June 12. Francois Laur. a former
drputj, deposited ln tbe Chamber of Depu
ties today a petition calling attention to
the American steel trust, which. It Is
claimed, threatens the disorganization of
the French metal Industry The petitioner
Tria Governor of Tavlte.
MANILA, June 12. Tbe Philippine com
misrion has passed an act creating fourteen
Judicial circuits.
The following appointments have been
mude by the Philippine commission Gen
et ui Mariano Trias, governor of Cavlte;
R M. Shearser. treasurer: Ambrosia Flores.
Fovernor of Rlzal. Captain James E. Hill
of the Forty-second regiment, treasurer;
Captain Jarnb F Krebs of tbe Twenty
second regiment, governor of Nueva EcIJa;
Lieutenant Richard C Day of the Thirty
fourth, regiment, treasurer-
had a general rain toduy of about half un
inch Indications are pood for more ruin.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich . June 12.
heuvy storm passed over Traverse City and
a portion of Grand Traverse county this
afternoon One Inch and a quarter of rain
fell ln one hour. Hailstones us large as
hen's eggs fell in some localities. Trult
was btrlpped from trees und strawberries
wore cut off and ruined Lightning struck
a barn ln which three sons of William
Elkcy had taken refuge, instantly killing
tho oldest, a boy of 14 years. Tbe others
are still unconscious.
DETROIT. June 12 Two prostrations
from the heat were reported here today.
John Kelly, a sailor, was overcome on the
street. James Cunningham aged 22. was
also prostrated Both are ln the hospital
and will recover The thermometer regis
tered R6 degrees.
the secretary of tbe interior und the Interior
department to prevent the Issuance of a
proclamation opening part of the Indian
lands ln Oklahoma to settlement ln ac
cordance with the uct of congress. The
Indians were represented by Judge William
M Springer and the government by Assist
ant Attorney General Vandcventei.
WORKMEN SHOW BIG SURPLUS
Finance Committee of Anrlent Order
Preent It Kejiort to Su
preme l.odpe.
C'hnreed vilth HmlirErlement.
VAVI1A. Jim 11 Lieutenant Hsnrr T
suggests us reprisals an Increase in the MUcriell of tbe Forty-first regiment has
ounce on American sieei products, espe- i u.en LrreBted and will be tried by court
cially machine tools. Tbe petition will be ! ,v, ,.,,. t nhr.imt
KAN?AS JURORS HARD TO GET
Fpcrinl Venire of Three Hundred
Aame .erearr In ,lele
Morrlaon Cae.
ELDORADO, Kan., June 12 The work
of empaneling a Jury ln the case of Jessie
MorrlBon wus commenced this morning ut
0 o'clock. When tbe noon hour came the
list of thlrty-stx. regular and special, was
exhausted. Eleven Jurors hove been passed
for cause by the state. A special venire of
300 names was then taken from the Jury
box und deputy sheriffs sent In every direc
tion with the subpoenal-
The defense renewed the motion filed
yesterday tor a continuance and was again
refused.
FOSTER IS KILLED BY NEGR8
Ilrotlier-lii-l.a w of Governor McMillan
of Tennessee Shot on HI
Plantation.
BUFFALO. N Y.. June 12. At today's
session of the supreme lodge of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen the report of the
finance committee was adopted. It showed
receipts for tbe year ending May SI. 1001,
of $M.4B1 and disbursements of $77,471 Tbe
total surplus of assets over liabilities was
shown to be $107,207
This ufternoon and evening the delegates
spent ut the Pan-American exposition.
WILL COST FOUR MILLIONS
summer und that Cuban lndenendenre
might be a reality by next autumn.
Grneral Wood tonight communicated to
the Wnr department officially the tact thut
the amendment bud been adopted.
When Secretary of State John Hay read
the dispatch he said "As un old friend of
Cuban Independence for tho last thirty
years. I urn most gratified to learn that the
Cuban convention has done what Is so
clearly to thr advantage of the Cuban
people."
Secretary Kont' Opinion.
BLTFALO. June 12. Secretary Ellhu
Root was tonight shown the Assocla'ed
Press dispatch from Havana announcing
the adoption of tbe Plutt nmendmont by
the Cuban constitutional convention
He said "If the Cuban convention bus
adopted tbe Piatt umendment It has done
the wisest nnd most patriotic thing possi
ble tor Cuba It means tbe indrpenden
of Cuba and all thut is best und freest tn
Cuba will be bucked by all that Is best in
the United States "
RAISE TAX ON BUCKET SHOPS
Grain Grower I iinnlmiitikl.i Tote to
Petition emigre Old Oillccr
Are Ite-niected.
ST. PAUL Minn , June 12. The National
Gruln Growers' Co-operutlve usBoclntlon
today re-elected tho old officers. T C
Rogers of Whipple and Thomas Dcdd of
North Dakota were odded to the executive
committee.
Samuel H Greely. vice prcsldont of the
national association und presldow of the
Illinois Gruln Growers' association, waa
present with a set of resolutions in op
position to bucket shops and the specml
Contrnrt re Cloed for Three Iro-j privileges grunted holders of grutu rlevaior
lecelptr on the Chicago Board of Trnde
His resolutions were adopted without dis
sent Tbr resolutions rlose with b prtition to
congress to raise the present Internal rev
enue tax on bucket shopt find their trans
actions to a prohibitive figure
menr cvt Mill to Be Erected
at I'nehlo.
CHICAGO. June 12 Contracts for build
ing r wire mill, b null mill and a hoop
mill were closed here today for tbe Col
orado Fuel and Iron company Tbe thtee
mills will be erected ut Tueblo and tbe
aggregate cort Is J4.000.000
referred to the petitions committee.
Kill 11 1 Wife rirt.
DENVER June 12. J alius C Benton, u
well-to-dr. storUman. tonight shot his wife
and th-n killed himself The shit vvhi h
they will extend to Tamplco. giving thli I hilled Mrs Denton was fired through be
citv a direct rdti'e 'a that nnrt It 19 tiD( . I window . ,f thflr residence Mrs Bel. .. Was
a . f- v P ' p'050'- a daughter ot Former State Auditor John
000 (fold.) 1 t Loweii.
i Bacolor. of $277 of public funds.
Captain W, H. IVUhelni Die.
MANILA. June 12 Captain William H
Wilbelm of tbe Twenty-first Infantry, who
1 was rrrrctlv vounded tn the shoulder In an
engagemen w"n Insurgctrs ut Llpa, Ba-
tang&s prcvinrc died today.
j vioi einent of Ocenn eel .Inne
At uueensiown Arnvea iniiiiiMoi -!",
from Boston, for Uverpool. und proceeded ;
Germanic, from New York, for Liverpool
and proceeded Bulled X'ltonla. from Liver
pool, for Boston. ...
At New York Arrived Luhn. from Bre
mer, and Southampton. Karamunlu. from
Nuples Sailed Majestic, for Liverpool.
Frles'mnd. for Antwerp
At Hong Kong (June 10) Arrived In
druvclll from 'Portland. Ore , via Yoko
hama Peru, from Sun Francisco via Hono
lulu und Yokohama
At Liverpool Arrived Lusltunla, from
At Southampton Bulled Kaiser Wllhelrn
dr Grouse, from Bremen, for New York
vis Cherbourg
At Rotterdam-Arnveo Muienonra, irom
CLOSING DOWN
SHIP
YARDS
SHREVEPORT. Lu., June 12 John Gray
Foster, brother of the wife of Governor Mc
Millln of Tennessee, was fatally shot by a
negro on his plantation near Shreveport to
day and died this ufternoon. Tbe negro
who shot him has escaped, but posse arc
bunting tor blm. Intense excitement pre- a
vails at Shreveport and tbe negro probably A) pout tiumptoti-Arrived-St Louis from
w-111 be lynrbed if reught Tbe Foster faro- New ior
! Uy is among tbe most prominent w tb, ; raYIhFuVr"'lsmar?K from New York
j state. j fC,r r nr. uth, Cherbourg and Hamburf.
I'nlle to llelt the Deuinnd of the
Striking MnrhtuUt for
ihort Dnj.
ATLANTA. 7a . June 12 A Bpecltl from
Newport Newt. Va.. says- It was ar
nounced this morning that 1,000 men will
le laid off at the yt.rds of the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Drydock rompary
nn account of tbe machinists' utrlkc. This
will make a total of 2.000 men now out. and
it It expected thut the entire plant will be
closed by Saturday night
It Is the understanding here thet ull tbe
shipyards It) tbe count rv are deterrr.'n'd
nft te accede to the oemunds of the nr -rhlulsts
und thn- all plants where ir.n h r
ists huve gont "Ut w i ' i ' s ' rtow inuC
n, ely rattur than gran; .he aemafcCi.