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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871.
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BARS ALL COOLIES
Chinese Exclusion Bill Finally Completed
end Beoommended for Passage.
SHUTS OUT LABORERS FROM ORIENT
Closes Doors of United States and All
Insular Possessions.
MEASURE INDORSED BY PACIFIC COAST
Uearly a Counterpart for the Original
Draft Presented.
FEW VITAL CHAV- ARE APPARENT
prohibition Agiinit 'J'se Sailors
on American "hips Is en Out,
Thai Permitting? Elk
of ThU Kind.
WASHINGTON. Miirrh 25. The .Ous
committee on foreign affairs today com
pleted consideration of the Chinese exclu
sion hill, and by a practically unanimous
'vote ordered It favorably reported to the
bouse. The measure has been most care
fully considered for more than a month,
and It comes from the committor with quite
a number of changes. The exclusion of
Chinese laborers la made complete both as
to the mainland territory of the United
States and all Insular possessions. Includ
ing the Philippines and Hawaii. The com
mittee finally restored the prohibitory
clause recommended by the Pacific coast
senators and members, so that as reported
It reads:
"And the prohibition shall apply to all
Chinese laborers, as well as to those who
were In such insular possessions at the time
of acquisition by the United States as to
those who came there since and those who
may be born there hereafter."
Execution In Philippines.
In adltlon the committee framed the fol
lowing new section, specifically directing
the Philippine commission to put the ex
clusion law In force:
That the Philippine commission Is here
by authorized and requtred to make all reg
ulations neceesary for the enforcement of
this act In the Philippines."
8an Juan. Porto Rico, was atruck out from
the list of ports where Chinese may enter,
as it was feared there would be a Chinese
influx at that point owing to the lack of
sufficient official force to make careful In
spection. The other more important
.1 - ti the committee are:
Certificates of Identification of Chinese
must be accompanied by photograph, at the
expense of the Chinese. Ia addition to
San Francisco and the other ports speclnc
ally mentioned for the examination and ad
mission of certain Chinese, the commis
sioner general of Immigration Is author
ised, to designate such, other ports as may
be necessary. ' '
Strike Out Keiony Clanse.
The committee considered that tha origi
nal bill was too severe la making It a fel
ony for any official to neglect to detain a
Chinese person, seeking admission, and the
penalty was reduced to a misdemeanor. The
original bill subjected a vessel to forfei
ture In case It brought over forbidden Chi
nese, but the committee changed this to a
fine of $2,000 against the master or owner
of the ve-el. and forefelture In case the
fine Is not paid.
The committee struck out the clause
uulrlng the United States district attor
ney be present at all deportation proceed
ings ard requ'rlng at least two creditable
witnesses other than Chinese te establish
the right to remain in the United States.
The prohibition against Chinese sailors on
American ships was struck out, thus per
mitting such Chinese sailors to be employed.
The term Chinese was made to Include
all those who are Chinese by birth or de
scent, leaving out the reference to mixed,
etc. The committee also struck out the fee
of $5 to the United States commissioner
for passing on every case under the act
In other respects the measure Is practi
cally tha same as that agreed on by the
Paclflo coast Interests, with certain amend
ments mads from time to time.
AftA mnnrtlnv th hill nn Thiirariav.
Chairman Nltt la hopeful of bringing it to
any consideration petore tne nouse.
PRESIDENT CALLS MEETING
Invites Another Conference) at White
House on Reciprocity
for tubs,
WASHINGTON, March 25. Another con
ference was held at the White House to
night on the subject of Cuban reciprocity
and was participated in by the president
and the house leaders, including Chairman
Payne and Messrs. Daliell and Long of
Kansas of the ways and means commutes,
and Mr. Cannon, chairman of the repub
llcaa caucus. The members came at the
invitation of the president and remained
with him for an hour. The conference was
is the main an exchange of views be
tween the executive and the congressmen
on the general reciprocity proposition and
the positive statement was made that there
were- no new developments In the sltustlon
and that the program adopted by the re
publican conference providing a JO per cent
reduction on Cuban Imports temporarily
would be carried out in the house. The
ways and means committee bss not yet
reported the bill framed for the purpose
of carrying out the caucus plsn. which Is
delayed, it la asserted, by the absence of
one of the republican representatives.
TO CREATE NEW DEPARTMENT
Representative Commercial Men Re-
fore Honse Committee Crge a Df.
WASHINGTON, Msrch 25. A larga turn
ber of business men, representing the lead
ing commercial organisations of the coun
try, were before the house committee on
commerce today, when the hearings were
begun upon the plsn of creating a new de
partment of the government, presided over
by a cabinet officer, to be known as ths
Department of Commerce and Labor.
Those present Included Theodore C.
Search of Philadelphia, president of the Na
tlonal Association of Exporters; J. W. Els,
Chicago, of the National Business league
Edward R. Wood, Philadelphia, of the Ka
tlonal Board of Trade; Mahlon H. Kilns,
' Philadelphia, of ths Trades league; L. W,
Noyea, Chicago, of the National Civic
league; George H. Anderson of the Pitts
burg Chamber of Commerce; W. R. Tucker
of the National Board of Trade, and George
H. Barber of Detroit, Edward H. Sanborn
' of Philadelphia and E. P. Wllaon of Cln
; clnnatt, of the National Associate of
; 4WUtftTjc ..... yfi
FRANCE WILL HELP ST. LOUIS
Chamber of Deputies Confirms
World's Fair Appropriation of "Is
Hundred Thousand Francs.
PARIS, March 25. The Chamber of Depu
ties today unanimously adopted the bill pro
viding for the participation of France In
the St. Louis exposition.
The bill provides for a credit amounting
to 600,000 francs, not SO.000,000 francs, aa
previously cabled, to defray the cost of
France's exhibit.
As cabled to the Associated Press March
21, the sum voted by the French Chamber
of Deputies .will be spplled solely to the
One arts and stste manufacturers' exhibit.
In the Chamber of Deputies today M.
Cochin, rightist, questioned tha government
regarding tho scope of the Franco-Prussian
agreement In the far east, asking how
far France was bound thereby snd whether
her obllgstlons extended elsewhere In Asia
and Africa. The foreign minister, M. Del
cause, replied:
"In order that France shall take action
In the way foreseen In the last paragraph
of the agreement, the Integrity of China
must be Impaired and her development
hindered in such a manner as to create
danger to France's own Interests. Hesita
tion on the part of a great power under
such circumstances would be equivalent to
sbdicatlon. M. Cochin saya particular peril
exists In the north of China, but the storm
might burst In the south. The truth is that
all the powers are equally interested In
China, remaining Independent and open to
the free competition of the minds and cap
ital of the entire world.
"We do not find In the far east rival
forces, but a co-operation of forces towards
the common aim, the maintenance of the
statu quo snd general peace."
M. Cochin expressed regret that M. Del
casse was not more explicit on the sub
ject of French obligations under the agree
ment, but the chamber was satisfied with
the minister's explanation and proceeded
with other business.
MISS ROOSEVELT CARTOONED
Danarhter of President Represented
by German Paper In Commer
cial Question.
BERLIN, March 25. The Department of
Agriculture has gathered through German
consuls snd special agents samples of a
variety of European meat products.
From analysis it has been shown that
these meats show a general use of borax
and that some sausages contain borax in
large quantities. A correspondent of the
Frankfurter Zeitung affirms that chemicals
are much more largely used In the preserv
ation of meats in Germany than in the
United States, because the system of cold
torage used in the latter country is little
in vogue here.
Slmpliclsslmus, an Illustrated Journal,
noted for the brutality of its cartoons, and
which has often been confiscated by the
police because of its Irreverence toward
high personages, appeara today with a
drawing representing Miss Alice Roosevelt
at sea in an open boat, an immense fat
hog ia one end of the boat and Miss Roose
velt standing In the' other holding a rig
wrspped In the stars and stripes. This
drawing is Inscribed: "We received your
prince, you must admit our hogs."
BRITISH ESCORT THE BOERS
Guard President Schalkbura-her and
Party on Journey Into Oranse
River Colony.
VOLVE HOEK, Orange River Colony,
Monday, March 24. The train having on
board Acting President Schalkburger and
his party passed this place on Its way to
Kroonstadt yesterday. The Transvaal gov
ernment officials were accompanied by Cap
tain Marker, Lord Kitchener's aide-decamp,
and Ave other members of the staff
of the British commander-in-chief in South
Africa. The impression here Is that the
Transvaalers favor a general surrender of
the Boer forces.
AMSTERDAM. Msrch 25. Abraham
Fischer, the Boer delegate, la an Interview
today gives s variety of reasons why the
Boers In the field should be in a mood to
continue the war rather than accept terms
less advantageous thsn those previously
demanded. The latest report from Presi
dent Steyn, received under dsts of Febru
ary 15, says:
"Last year we fought hopefully; now, we
are righting with confidence, not to the bit-
ter end, but to a happy end."
The Boer forces have plenty of every
thing except clothing.
SEEK AID OF ROYAL WOMEN
Danish Opponents to Sale of West
Indies Launch1' Another
Enterprise.
COPENHAGEN. March 25. The oppo
nents of the sale of the Danish West In
dies to the United States Intend to make
a desperate effort to induce Queen Alex
andra and the dowager empress of Rus
sia, daughters of the king of Denmark, to
Intervene and prevent the ratification of
the treaty by the Landsthlng.
The dowager empress and the queen, both
of whom are reported to be opposed to the
ssle, are expected here In a day or two.
The opinion in well Informed circles Is that
any such Intervention, even could It be set
In motion, would prove ineffective. Confi
dence is felt that the Landsthlng will ulti
mately ratify the treaty, though it may
Insert a plebiscite clauae. The Landsthlng
at a secret meeting today arrived at no
conclusion and proposed postponement of
the discussion of the bill until April t.
RALLIES AFTER BAD NIGHT
Cecil Rhodes tihows Blight Gala and
Takes Some Nourlsa
meat. CAPETOWN. March . a. m. Cecil
Rhodes paased a bad night last night. He
rallied tbls morning, however, and took
some nourishment.
CAPETOWN. Msrch 26. Cecil Rhodes ex
perienced a bad heart attack yesterday aft
ernoon, from which bs did not rally, aa he
has dons from previous attacks of this
nature. At midnight be was weaker than
at any time during his Illness. Oxygen is
administered to ths patient repeatedly and
he is frequently tapped for dropsy. His
friends entertain little hope of recovery.
ARREST OF PASTOR TSILKA
Imprisonment on Si spiciest ( Com.
pllctty ef Former Captives
Hnshaad Is Reported.
LONDON, Msrch 25. "It Is reported
from Salonlca," says the correspondent of
the Dally Telegraph, "that the Turkish
authorities have arrested Pastor Tatlks oa
susplcloa of cospl lolly to ttig' WkUbp
RAILROADS MAY FIGHT LATER
8ubmit to Temporary Injunction,
Will Oppose Permanent Order.
but
EIGHT WESTERN LINES ARE INVOLVED
Connael Representing; Roads Admits
Plan to Resist the Contlnnance of
Restraining- Decree of
Jnd-e Phillips.
KANSAS CITY. March 26. Judge John
F. Phillips, In the United States district
court here today. Issued a temporary re
straining order against eight Chicago-Kansas
City snd Kansas Clty-8t. Louis rail
roads on application of Judge W. A. Day,
counsel for the Interstate Commerce com
mission, who asked that the roads be en
Joined from deviating from published
schedules. It was mutually agreed by
Judge Day and counsel for the railroads
that If the arrangement could be made the
Kansas City and Chicago cases should be
argued Jointly at Chicago on June 23, at the
time the similar case in that city la to
come up. This was sgreed to by Judge
Phillips. The restraining order issued by
Judge Phillips Is practically the same as
that Issued In Chicago by Judge Grosscup.
The following named roads are affected
by Judge Phillips' order: Chicago & Alton,
Chicago, Milwaukee 4 St. Paul; Chicago
Great Western, Atchison, Topeka ft Santa
Fe; Chicago, Burlington A Qulncy; Missouri
Pacific, Chicago, Rock Island ft Pacific and
the Wabash.
Attorneys In the Case.
Among the attorneys representing the dif
ferent roads were George R. Peck, St. Psul;
C. A. Severance, Great Western; Gardiner
Lathrop, Santa Fe and Rock Island; O. M.
Spencer, Burlington; Elijah Robinson, Mis
souri Pacific, and F. B. Sebree, Wabash.
Msjor William Warner, United States dis
trict attorney of Kansas City, assisted
Judge Day.
In addressing the court counsel for the
different railroads made no opposition to
the Issuance of the restraining order.
Gardiner Lathrop said that while he did not
wish to waive any rlghta of his clients, be
would not oppose a temporary order, made
returnable some time In June, and this
proved to be the sentiment of all concerned.
Judge Day said the government was fully
prepared to go Into all phases of the cases
now, but that the temporary order would
be satisfactory. It was suggested that It
might be well to argue the Kansas City
and Chicago cases Jointly at Chicago. Sev
eral dates were suggested, but they con
flicted with Judge Phillips' term of court.
Finally It was mutually agreed that the
Kansas City case should bs argued at
Chicago on June 23, If it were found possi
ble to make the arrangements with the
Chicago officials.
Judge Day and the counsel for the various
roads arrived In the city this morning. The
session of court lasted but half an hour,
after which the various counsel departed
for their homes. Judge Day left late In
the day for Chicago.
Want, to Reserve Rlarat te Flejht.
While the counsel for the different rail
roads offered no objections to a temporary
writ, they asked for a stipulation, by which
they waive none of their rights to
file a motion or take other action to dis
solve the injunction when the time comes
to argue the case more fully. The Import
of this is that the railroads will resist an
order making the injunction permanent, it,
after an investigation, there is found to
be a weak spot In the interstate commerce
act on this point, or if they believe that
the power of the federal court to hold the
railroad to thlr published rate schedules
Is limited. Ony of the attorneys represent
ing two of th j largest railroads running out
of Kansss Ctij, admitted this is to be the
position of the raiVroads when questioned
on the subject by s reporter. Another was
not so explicit but he said this was sn
mportant question to me muruauu uu
they wanted time to Investigate. This was
the reason why the railroads would not
consent to a permanent injunction at this
time. Meanwhile, the temporary order, he
Id, would be obeyed.
NO EFFECT ON OMAHA RATES
Iajnnctlon Granted at Kansas City
Will Not Change Condi
tions Here.
Freight sgents in Omaha are interested
in the granting yesterday by Judge Phillips
at 'Kansas City of a temporary injunction
against eight railroads, forbidding any de
viation by them from the published freight
rates. The particulars brought out applied
especially to the rates between Ksnsas City
and Chicago and Kansas City and St. Louis.
The different roada, however, all have many
other lines of carry, and three of them
are Omaha-Chicago lines. Did, then, the
Injunction spply to this run as well, even
though proceedings were brought specific
ally In relation te the other carries? And
if so, will rates here be affected by the
order? These questions were agitating
railroad circles yesterdsy afternoon, sfter
news of the Injunction had spread, and one
prominent freight official answered them ss
follows:
There is no question that the injunction
applies to every mile of all the railroads
interested. The Burlington and the Reck
Island, which were Included, must obey it
Just as much en the Omaha runs as on the
Kanaas City runs.
"However, this will not effect the freight
rates out of here now. When these roads
Jerk their rates up to shedule tomorrow, as
per order, they will not alter them at all
for the prices they have been giving are
already on the mark. It may seem remark
able, but It la nevertheless true, that the
trunk lines out of here east havs been
holding to the published schedules rigidly
for some time past. We have bad no dls
sgreements, no quarrels, and no kicks nn
thst score. We sre all satisfied for the
first time in a long while.
"That has not been true on the Kansss
Clty-Chtcsgo run, however. There the roads
have been slashing viciously, or bad been
for months till s few weeks sgo. Then the
Interstate Commerce commission got In Its
work on the quiet and made Its Influence
felt before It brought actual proceedings !n
court. It gave these roads a hunch to let
up. and they have been experiencing s
period of remarkable renovating In such
matters for some weeks past.
"So as a matter of fact the present In
junction is not so much to put an end to
cutting and rebating freight ratea as to
maintain ths rates at their present stan
dard of legality. The commlaaton feared
to let things go as tbey were, for while
they were satisfactory at the time It wss
feared that the roads would get at It again
soon. So the Injunction was brought as a
extra safeguard.
"You can see thst in either event Omaha
is not affected. If they had net brought
proceedings our rates would havs been the
same, and do that tUej &ave there srlll
ELOPERS FROM NEBRASKA
Robert II. Henry and Jessie U. Dus
sell of Colombo Have Trouble
In Marrying.
DENVER, Msrch 25. (Special Telegram.)
A Nebraska elopement, which, after much
anger had been expended, was amicably
settled In the county clerk's office yester
day afternoon, when a marriage license
was Issued to Robert H. Henry and Jessie
O. Dussell. The girl's big brother, the
boy's mother snd a sheriff, all of whom had
been hot on the trail of the runaway couple
for twenty-four hours, stood by and sanc
tioned the ceremony. .'
The romance started at Columbus, Neb.
The Dussell and the Henry families are
nextdoor neighbors. Robert H. Henry, IS
years old. Is the youngest son of his family,
and Jessie O. Dussell, It years old, is the
youngest member of her family.
The young couple earn to Denver and
tried to get a marriage license, but this
was refused. Their pursuers found the
runaways, but failed by persuasion or
threats to get them to postpone the wed
ding. The district attorney was appealed
to. and he advised letting them marry.
Finally the mother and the brother came
around to the same way of thinking. To
get a license, however, they had to obtain
permission from the girl' father, who sent
a telegram of consent. The marriage
license was Issued and Justice Byrne per
formed the ceremony. i
DEATH IN TRACK OF STORM
Two Men Are Killed and Others In
jured by Hurricane In
South.
CROWLEY, La., March 26. A heavy
windstorm swept through the neighborhood
of Bayou Quene De Tortus, twelve miles
south of Crowley, in Vermilion parish last
night, and reports are coming In of great
damage done. As far as known two men
were killed, Delmas Richard, and a man
named Sills. Blgue Abshlre ,v as so badly
crushed that he will die. 1'
At the residence of John C. Ellis, twelve
miles south of Crowley, Rinbard was killed
and Mr. Ellis' sister was ' considerably
bruised by falling timbers. The house of
Mr. Burleigh was blown down, but the
family escaped with slight Injuries. At a
farm not far from the Donnelly place a
man named Sills was killed while trying
to escape from his home, which was com
pletely wrecked, and three other members
of the family were severely injured. Twelve
houses were reported as totally demolished.
Fruit trees were torn out of the ground
and destroyed. It Is thought there were
several other fatalities in the remote parts
of the parish. The property, loss will be
very heavy.
SHERIFF BELIEVES STORY
Accredits Tale of Criminal Who Pro
fesses to Have Been Caolaoss's
Second.
MILWAUKEE, March 2S.I-A special to
the Sentinel from BarKio-'''r7ts., says
Sheriff Slackhaus told tonight the details
of a confession made by James Btetnman,
convicted burglar, that he was Impli
cated in the McKlnloy assassination. The
sheriff said that Stelnman, whom he took
to Waupon Saturday to serve a year's sen
tence for burglary, was one of the worst
looking criminals he ever had to deal with.
While on the train bound for Waupon
Stelnman pointed' to his red necktie and
said to the sheriff that It stood for blood
and then told that he was the accomplice
of Czolgosz, the assassin of President Mc
Klnley, and bound the handkerchief about
the murderer'a hand in his preparation for
the terrible crime. He further Bald that
he was near Crolgosi when he fired the
shot and was ready with two revolvers
loaded with poisoned bullets, to do the
work had Czoljotx failed.
The sheriff believes what Stelnman has
told him. His home is In New Jersey, but
for over a year he has been living in
Philadelphia. He came west about Bix
months ago.
ILL HEALTH DRIVES TO SUICIDE
Kate Lawrence of Grlnnell, Heroine
of Chicago Hospital, Dylnar
of Wound.
GRINNELL, Ia., Marsh 25. (Special Tele
gramsBecause she wss despondent over
continued Ill-health, Miss Kate Lawrence,
popular Grlnnell High school graduate
and formerly a nurse in the Cook county
hospital at Chicago, is dying from a bullet
wound Inflicted by her own hands.
The girl secured a rifle that was In the
house and taking It to her bed, she placed
the muzzle over her heart, and probably
by using ber foot, discharged ths weapon.
A great hole was torn in her body, but
the heart was missed. She has lingered
for several hours, but the doctors say she
cannot live.
Her Ill-health began at Chicago while in
the hospital. It was there she attracted
attention by saving the life ef the head
nurse from the attack of a lunatic. The
family Is prominent and different members
have been connected with Iowa college.
Miss Lawrence is 19 years old.
ATHLETIC SHOTVPUT IS FATAL
Iron Ball Thrown Wild Against
Tonus; Boy's Head Canses
Death In Short Time.
CLINTON, Ia., March 25. Special Tele
gram.) While practicing athletics in the
park this sfternoon, Tim Clark, captain of
the High school foot ball team last year,
made a wild throw while putting shot and the
twelve-pound ball struck Hugh Callahan, S
years old, In the hesd. Death resulted a
few minutes later. The skull was frac
tured and the boy died without regaining
consciousness.
Storm-Tossed Mhlu Arrives.
NEW YORK. March 25. With its coal
snd water supplies almost exhausted, the
steamer North America has 'arrived here.
It had been forced to put Into Bermuda on
Its way from Genoa and Naples, much to
the relief of the forty-two cabin and 1.V0
steerage passengers, who had lived for
days In fear of disaster. Among the pas
sengers was Frederick Taylor, a fellow
of the Koyal Geographical society, who
for the last sixteen months has been travel
ing In Borneo. Japan, China and Hawaii.
Movements of Ocean V easels March 2!l.
At New York Arrived: Frlesland. from
Antwerp. Balled: Kaiser Wilhelm der
Grouse, for Bremen; Nomadic, for Liver
pool. At Boaton Arrived: I'ltonla, from Liver.
pool.
At Movlll Arrived; Anchorta, from New
York, for Qlasgow.
At Boulogne Bur Mer Arrived: Staten
dam, for New York.
At Plymouth Sailed: Graf Walrtersee,
from Hamburg and Boulogne 6ur Mer, for
New York.
At Hong Kong Railed: Pak King, for
Liverpool; Yang Te, from Clyde and
Liverpool via Singapore, etc., for Seattle.
11 Djuuej-meu, Dunuujtt, iruin OSO
PROTEST ON BRIDGE BILL
Senator Millard and Congressman Mercer
Present Matter to President.
INTIMATES HE WILL SIGN THE MEASURE
Charles 8. Gleed of Topeka Mentioned
aa One of the Men Who Is Behind
Scheme to Put In "onth
Omaha. Bridge.
WASHINGTON, March 25. (Special Tele
gram). Senator Millard and Congressman
Mercer, accompanied by Vice President
Cornish of the Union Pacific, bad conference
wltn the president this morning In relation
to the South Omaha bridge bill. Senator Mil
lard presented a petition signed by leading
bankers of Omaha and South Omaha calling
upon President Roosevelt to veto the bill
which waa railroaded through congress last
week at lightning speed. Senator Millard
presented the views of the protestants
against the meaeure, In which Mr. Cornish
representing the L'nlon Pacific, concurred.
Mercer presented the side of ths com
pany, asking for the charter and Inci
dentally mentioning the name of Charles S.
Gleed of Topeka as vice president of the
corporation Interested In the bill.
The president remarked, after he had
heard the arguments pro and con that as
the bill came to him with the unanimous
endorsement of congress, he could not see
bis way clear to withholding his signature.
Beet NnKar Man Kxplnlnn.
The absolute confidence of the opponents
of any reduction in the duties on sugar
coming from Cuba that they will be able
to defeat the president, the speaker and
the ways and means committees seems
strange, in view of the collapse of the In
surgent movement last week, but that this
confidence Is not altogether misplaced was
made apparent today, when one of the
foremost of the beet sugar advocates ex
plained the situation. He said:
"A proposition is on foot before the
ways and means committee to add to the
Cuban tariff reduction clause Of the pro
posed bill a paragraph to abolish the dif
ferential duty, which now gives refined
sugar a preferential advantage. With this
paragraph added, the bill would receive
the support of the democrats as well as
the republicans. Three republican members
will unite wth the democrata in de
manding that the differential be abolished.
Tbey will stand out for that concession
to the end. In consequence there is little
prospect of an agreement, and It Is safe
to declare that the Cuban tariff, which
seemed assured last week, will not be
reported from the ways and means com
mittee at this session."
Forty-five members of congress have sol
emnly pledged themselves to antagonize the
ways and means committee's bill unless
the compromise suggested Is included In
the measure which the committee will re
port. These forty-five congressmen come from
the following states: California, a solid
delegation, seven; Michigan, a solid dele
gation, twelve: Washington, a solid dele,
gallon, two;, Minnesota, five; West Virginia,
a solid delegation, four; Illinois, two; New
York, one; Maine, three; Wisconsin, seven;
Ohio, two.
This is regarded as the most conserva
tive estimate yet made as to the strength
of the opposition to the ways and means
committee. No representative has been
placed in this list who Is even lukewarm
In support of the Insurgents' contention
that a larger reduction than 20 per cent
would mean ruin to the beet sugar Industry
of the country. The list has been carefully
gone over by the leaders of the appropria
tion bill and while no namoi are given, for
obvious reasons. It will be found absolutely
perfect, according to Representative Mor
ris of Minnesota.
Iowans Stirred Over ConrtrlKht.
The Iowa delegation In congress wss
greatly exercised today over a story which
sppears In the morning newspapers stating
that State Senator Courtrlght of Waterloo
had announced himself as a candidate for
the republican congressional nomination In
the Third district against Speaker Hender
son. While it had. been anticipated that
some such Bcheme was on foot, It was not
expected that the Waterloo Courier would
become the champion of Courtrlght it shows
itaelf.
It Is said that Courtrlght's candidacy Is
based upon Henderson's attitude In support
of the administration's efforts for Cuban
reciprocity, which, It charges, is inimical to
the beet sugar Interests of the west. The
dispatches further state that Senator Court
right is opposed to aiding Cuba, and is in
favor of tariff reduction.
From the Inside It Is learned that the
opposition to speaker grows out of the
postofflce fight at Waterloo, which Is tin
home town of Senator Courtrlght, and in
which the friends of the defeated candidate,
who had the support, but a minority por
flon of the patrons of the office, have de
clared war on the speaker. The success
ful man received the endorsement of nearly
1,900 patrons of the office. While It is not
expected by Henderson's friends that Sena
tor Courtrlght will poll any considerable
number of votes, nevertheless. It makes an
interesting situation, as the democrats, it
Is understood, are expecting to place ex
Governor Horace Boise in nomination
against the speaker.
Lincoln Boy for West Point.
Representative Burkett today nominated
Burke S. Hall of Lincoln for a cadetshlp
at West Point. The nominee is a son of
Judge Hall of Lancaster county, who, dur
ing his day was one of the best known
Jurist of the west.
Congressman Burkett filed a brief today
with the committee on public buildings
and grounds, in support of his bill ap
propriating $75,000 for erecting a public
building at Plattsmouth. The brief sets
forth thst the freight and passenger traffic
of over 3,000 miles of railroad la conveyed
Into the city of Plattsmouth; that the
population Is 25,000; and that the number
of patrons served by the office as indicated
by a letter from the postmaeter, Is 15,000.
According to the postmaster's report he
has now in the office 1,100 boxes and re
ports that the receipts for 1899 were
(9.182,74. Among the improvements and In
building during the last year or two, the brief
cites were an $80,000 courthouse; a $."0,000
High school building; a hotel and opera
house, which cost 1110,000. Reasons as
signed why such a building is necessary,
sre the amount of mall handled at Platts
mouth is exceeded by only three offices In
the state, all of which havs public build
ings; thst the shops of the Burlington Rail
road company ars there; snd that manu
facturing and trade institutions demand a
building commensurate with the growing
needs or the city.
An order waa Issued today on ths custod
ian of the federal building at Lincoln, au
thorizing him to change the partitions In
the building and put guard rails In the
cerridor in front of the boxes, so that the
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nohrnskn Rrln, Turning to
Fnow, In West portion, Col.lcr; Thursday
Fair, folder In East Portion; Vsrtat'lp
Wlnds. Itecomlng Hrlck to lllsh Northwest.
Temperature at Omaha Yenter.layi
Hour. Ilrsr. Moor. Ilea.
B a. m 4H 1 p. m
tl a. m 4 it p. in TO
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10 n. m ns l p. tn tut
11 a. m (12 7 p. 111 l
lH 111 tin M p. ni KI
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NEGRO IS LYNCHED BY MOB
Pallmnn Car Porter. Acrnaed of Crim
inal Assault. Ilansted While
Profesnlna; Innocence.
PlTEBI. Colo.. March 25 A special to
the Chieftain from LaJunta, Colo., says:
W. H. Wallace, a negro sleeping oar
porter, was lynched at 8 o'clock In a corner
of the courthouse square, being hung to an
electric light pole by a howling mob of
4,000 people, who bad been wildly hunting
for him all day. After the banging, the
body of the negro was riddled with bullets.
Wallace had been kept out of town all day
by Sheriff Farr, in an attempt to save him
from the mob. The prisoner made no re
sistance to the lynching and died protesting
his Innocence.
A peace element endeavored to stop pro
posed lynching and a committee consisting
of Robert Tatterson, banker; Dr. Fleming,
Charles learborne, county treasurer, aud
other prominent citizens asked the privilege
of trying to get from Wallace a confes
sion. This was granted nnd the negro was
taken Into the courthouse. After half an
hour or so the word went out thst the
courthouse doors were locked and that the
committee would try to prevent a lynching.
Stones were hurled st the building till
every window was broken; then with a tele
graph pole as a battering ram the crowd
broke In the doors and Wallace was taken
out.
Mayor Fred A. Sabln made a Bpeech to the
crowd counselling them to let the law
take Us own course. Ho was listened to,
but as soon as he finished the crowd moved
down the street dragging the negro by
a rope. A boy was sent up a telegraph pole
with a rope. It was thrown over the cross
bar and the end dropped into the crowd. A
hundred bands grasped it and in an In
stant the negro was In the air.
LA JUNTA, Colo., March 25. Mrs. Henri
etta H. Miller, a gray-haired woman, aged
67, going from Los Angeles, Cal., to Denver,
to visit relatives, was brutally assaulted In
the Santa Fe railroad yards here last night
by a negro porter on Pullman car running
between Denver and LaJunta.
After leaving the Chicago limited train
here, Mrs. Miller asked a porter whom she
met on the station platform where the
Denver sleeper was. The man offered to
conduct ber to the car. After going with
him a considerable distance, Mrs. Miller
became suspicious, and started to return to
the station. She was then knocked down
by a blow on the head, and, after a strug
gle with her assailant, was choked into
insensibility. , . '.".' '
When she regained consciousness, about
an hour later, she crawled back to the sta
tion and gave an account of the assault and
a description of her assailant.
Washington H. Wallace, a Pullman car
porter, who runs between Denver and this
city, stopping here on each run from 9:45
at night until noon the following day, was
arrested In the car of which be bad charge.
He was Identified by Mrs. Miller. Blood
hounds were brought from Canyon City
and they trailed the man who accompanied
Mrs. Miller through the yards to the car
in which Wallace was found.
Eight assaults have occurred here in
the last few months, and it Is believed
that all were committed by one man. Mrs.
Miller's condition Is critical.
Sheriff Farr Bald tonight that Wallace
steadfastly maintained his innocence, but
the police declare that when they arrrested
him In his car there were abundant evi
dences that he was the guilty man.
Wallace lived with his wife In Denver
and has no children. He came here from
Sedalla, Mo., and had been employed by
the railroad company for several years.
The Denver police declare that he has no
police record so far ss they know.
LYNCHED FOR KILLING FAMILY
YounsT Kearro Is Straus; lp for
Poisoning; Several
Persona.
WASHINGTON, N. C, March 25. The
body of James Walker, the negro, who
poisoned the whole family of Dr. David D.
Tayloe, of the State Board of Medical ex
aminers, wss found dangling from a limb
of a gum tree on the Greenville road, Just
outside of the town limits of Wsshlngton,
N. C, early this morning. A man coming to
town ran into the body, which hung out over
the footpath. He hastened to Inform the
authorities. The coroner was summoned
snd he Impanneled s jury, which brought
in a verdict that the negro came to bis
death by lynching, at the hands of un
identified parties. The negro was about 19
years of age.
When some one attempted to use the
wires to Wllllamsport this morning, they
found the telegraph and telephone
wires bad been cut. The lynchers came
from Wllllamstown direction.
WOMAN KILLED BY BICYCLE
Meets Death Instantly nnd Her Com
panion la Seriously Injured
by Came Means.
KANSAS CITY, March 25. Katy Clagg,
aged 30 years, of Erie, Kan., was Instantly
killed and Lydla Schaffer, aged 18 years,
of Paola, Kan., was Internally Injured as
the result of being struck by a bicycle
ridden at a high rate of speed at Fif
teenth street snd Prospect svenue In this
city tonight. The two women were malting
for a car when tbey were knocked down by
s bicycle ridden by Charles Johnson, aged
16, who was racing with another bicyclist.
Miss Clagg's neck wss broken and Miss
Schaffer received serious Internal Injuries.
ASKS ACQUITTAL OR DEATH
Or. Gray Implores Jury, Throuah
Coansrl, Xot to Give lllm
Prison Sentence.
CHICAGO, March 25. Through bis attor
ney, A. E. Maraton, Dr. Robert E. Gray,
implored the Jurors who are trying him
for the murder of Irma Brown, to either
acquit him or hang him. Life, he declared
would hold no Inducements for him if he
was sent to the penitentiary even for a
short term of years. This assertion on the
part of the defendant was mads by Lawyer
Marston as bs COtttJu4e4 bij ArjJIUBnfc fur
IAS aeiM
MAKE CHANCE IN MAY
United States Pixes Date of Transfer of
Authority to Cubans.
WILL HAND OVER COMPLETE CONTROL
Imposes Upon Natives All Treaty and
Revenue Obligations.
ROOT ISSUES ORDER TO GOVERNOR WOCS
Provides for Kemoval of All Troops Except
Small Artillery.
SUGGESTS CONFERENCES WITH PALMA
111 recta Uovernor General to Discuss
Ilrst Methods of KffertlnsT Success
ful Transfer with Presi
dent Elect.
WASHINGTON, March 25. Secretsn
Root this afternoon made public bis order
to General Wood, directing htm to turn
over the control and government of Cuba
to Its people on May 20, next. The order
requires the Cuban government to assume
all treaty obligations and directs Oeneral
Wood to continue a small artillery force
to avoid leaving the Island and city de
fenseless until the Cuban government shall
have opportunity to organize its own force.
General Wood also Is directed to cosvene
the Cuban congress before May 20. He also
Is directed to consult with President-elect
Palma, and substitute such persons as he
shall desire for those now holding official
positions in Cuba.
The text of the order is as follows:
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON,
March 24. Hlr: You are authorised to pro-
vide for the inauguration on May 20 pjext
of the government elected by the people
of Cuba, and upon the establishment of
said Bove'rnment, to leave the government
and control of the island of Cuba to Its
people, pin Him nt to tho provisions of the
Hit of congress entitled "An act making
appropriation for the army for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1902," approved March
2, 11)01.
Kvacuntlun to He Complete.
I'pon the transfer of government and
control to the president and congress so
elected you will advise them that such
transfer Is upon the express understanding
and condition that the new government
does thereupon and by the acceptance
thereof, pursuant to the provisions of the
appendix to the constitution of Cuba,
adopted by the constitutional convention
on Juno 12, 1901, assume and undertake all
and several the obligations assumed by
the 1'nlted States with respect to Cuba
by the treaty between the 1'nlted States
of America and her malesty, the queen
regent of Spttin, signed at Paris oil De
cember 10, 1S1.
It Is the purpose of the t'nlted States
government, forthwith upon the Inaugura
tion of the new government of Cuba, to
terminate the occupancy of the island by
the 1'nlted States and to withdraw from
that Island the military forces now In
occupancy thereof; but for the preserva
tion and care of the coast defences of the
Island and to avoid leaving the Island
entirely defenceless against external at
tack, you may leave In the coast fortifica
tions such small number nt, artillerymen
as may be necesuvry for men reasonable .
time aa may be required to enable the t.0W
government to organise' and substitute '
therefore an adequate military force of Its
own, by which time It la anticipated that
the naval stations referred to In the statute
and in the Hppendlx to the constitution
above cited will have been agreed on and
the said artillerymen may be transferred
thereto.
Will Convene ( ssirni,
Tou will convene the congress elected by
the people of Cuba In joint session at sue))
reasonable limn before May 20 as shall
be necessary therefor, for tne purpose of
performing the duties of counting and
rectifying the electoral vote for president
nnd vice president under article M of tha
Cuban constitution. At the same time you
will publish and certify to the people of
Cuba the Instrument adopted aa the con
stitution of Cuba on February 21, 1W1,
together with the appendix added thereto,
nnii forming h pnrt thereof, adopted by
the said convention on June 12, l!il.
It Is the undemanding: of the govern
ment of the United States that the gov
ernment of the Island will pass to the new
president and congress of Cuba as a going
concern, all the law promulgated by the
government of occupation continuing In
force and effect and ail the Judicial end
subordinate executive and administrative
ofilcers continuing In the lawful discharge
of thulr present functions unchanged by
the constitutional olllcera of the new gov
ernment. At the same moment the re
sponsibility of the 1'nlted Htates for the
collec tion ana expenditure 01 revenues ana
for the proper performance of duty by the
officers and employes of tho Insular gov
ernment, will end and the responsibility
of the new government of Cuba will there
fore commence.
To Avoid Complications.
In order to avoid any embarrassment to
the new president which might arise from
his assuming executive responsibility with
subordinates whom he does not know, or
In whom be htm not confidence, and to
avoid any occasion for sweeping changes
In the civil service personnel Immediately
after the Inauguration of the new govern
ment, approval is given to tne course
which you have already proposed of con
sulting the president-elect ana substituting,
before Uih 21 itli day of May, wherever he
shall i desire, for tho persons now hold
ing oltkial positions, such persons as he
may designate.
This nuithixl will make it necesssry that
the nw president and yourself should ap
point represrniauvea to count, ana cenuy
the cash and cash balances, and tha se
curities for deposits, transferred to the
new government. The consent of the
owner of the securities for deposits to the
ttansfer thereof you win or course obtain.
The v uchers ana axieounl In ths office of
the auditor and elsewhere relating to the
receipt and disbursement of moneys dur
ing the government of ocoupatlon must
necessarily remain within the control and
available for the use of this department.
Access to the papers will, however, un
doubtedly be Important to the officers ef
the new government in the conduct of
their business subsequent to the aMh of
May.
Appoint Fiscal Assent.
Ton will accordingly appoint sn agent to
take possession of these papers and retain
them at such place tn the Island of Cuba
as may be airrrert upon with the new arov-
ernment until they can be removed to the
1'nlted Hlatea without detriment to the
current business of ths new government.
I desire that you communicate the con
tents of this letter to Mr. Palma, the
president-elect, and ascertain whether the
course above described accords with his
views and winl.e. Wry respectfully,
KLIll I HOOT, Secretary of War.
Brigadier tieneral Iyeonard Wood,
Military Governor of Cuba, Havana.
Location of Troops.
The order issued by General Miles and
General Corbln to carry out the directions
given above, so far as relates to ths return
of the United States troops from Ouba,
provides that the organlxatloas shall take
stations as follows:
Second cavalry, First squadron and
Troops I and K, from Cubs to Kort Ethan
Allen. VI
Troops E and H, from Fort Ethan Allen,
Vt., to Fort Myer, Vs., all In the Depart
tnent of the Kust.
Troops L aiid M, from Cuba to Fort
Sheridan. 111.
Third battalion, Twentieth Infantry, from
Fort Hherldan to Columbus barracks, Ohio,
all In the Ijepartment of the Intkea.
Seventh cavalry headquarters' band snd
twelve troops from Cuba to Chlckmnauga
f ark, Department of the East, there to go
nto camp.
K.Ighth cavalry. Department of the Mis
souri, headquarters' band and Second
squadron, from Cuba to Jufftrsoii bar
racks, Missouri.
CompanlHs U and I). First battalion en
gineers, from Jefferson Ttsrrarks, Mis
souri, to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., there
to go Into camp, temporarily if iwtoeasarjr
until bsrrsycks now bearing OotnjileUoa tMrL
b made available.