Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1902)
The Omaha Dally Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 28, 1002 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. SIX POSTS FOR CUBA Consular and Diplomatio Agencies Named in President's Special Message. PROVIDES REPRESENTATION IN ISLAND Outline of Hew Obligations to Form Part of Permanent Pact TREATY RIGHTS SPECIFICALLY DEFINED Independence Must Not Be Impaired by Foreigners. . ( RIGHT OF UNITED STATES TO INu'"'. i gpeclal Obligations Are Impound I po. the Jirn Republic for Maintaining Good anltarr Condition ' Throughout Island. WASHINGTON. March 27. The presi dent this afternoon sent to congress the following message recommending provisions for diplomatic and consular representation In Cuba: "To the Congress of the Vnlted States: I commend to the congress timely consider ation of measures for maintaining diplo matic and consular representatives in Cuba and for carrying out the provisions of the rt making appropriation for the support f the army for the fiscal year ending June SO, 1902, approved March 2, 1901, reading a follows: "Provided further, that In fulfillment of the declaration contained In the Joint res olution approved April 20, 1893, entitled 'For the recognition of the Independence of the people of Cuba, demanding that the government of Spain relinquish its author ity and government In the Island of Cuba and to withdraw Its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters and directing the president of the Vnlted States to use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions Into ef fect,' the president la hereby authorized to 'leave the government and control of the Island of Cuba to Its people,' so soon as a government shall have been estab lished In said Island under a constitution which, either as a part thereof or In an oMlnaace appended thereto, shall define the future relations of the United States with Cuba, substantially as follows: To Preserve Indeiendence. "I That the government of Cuba ahall never enter Into any treaty or other com pact with any foreign power or powers which will impair or tend to Impair the Independence of Cuba, aor In any manner authorize or permit any foreign power or powers to Obtain by colonization or for mil itary or naval purposes or otherwise lodg ment In or control over any portion of said Island. "II That said government shall not as aume or contract any publio debt, to pay the Interest upon which and to make rea sonsble tinting fun provision for the ulti mate discbarge of which the ordinary rev enues of the Island, after defraying the current expenses of government, shall be Inadequate. "Ill That the government of Cuba con Bent that the United States may exercise the right to Intervene for the preservation of Cuban Independence, the maintenance of government adequate for the protection of life, property and Individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba Imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and Undertaken by the government of Cuba. Lawful Hla-bts of tutted States. IV That all acta of the United States In Cuba during Us military occupancy thereof are ratified and validated, and all lawful rights acquired thereunder shall be maintained and protected. "V That the government of Cuba will execute and, as far aa necessary, extend the plana already devised or other plans o re mutually agreed upon for the sani tation ef the cities of the Island, to the eno mat a recurrence of epldemio of dls eases may be prevented, thereby assurina protection to the people and commerce of uuoa, as well as to the commerce of the southern ports of the United States and the people residing therein "VI That the Isle of Pines ehsll be omitted from the proposed constitutional boundaries of Cuba, the title thereto being ten to ruture adjustment by treaty. "VII To enable the United States to maintain the Independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for Its own defense, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval atatlons st certain specified points to be agreed upon with tho president of the United States. Forms a Permanent Treaty. "VIII That by way of further assurances the government of Cuba will embody the foregoing provisions In a permanent treaty With the United States "The people of Cuba, having framed a constitution embracing the foregoing re qulrements and having elected a presi dent, w ho ia soon to take office, the time Is near for the fulfillment of the pledge of the United States to leave the government and control of the Island of Cuba to Ita people. I am advised by the secretary of war that It la now expected that the Installation of the government of Cuba and the termination of the military occupation of that Island by the United States will take place on the twentieth of May next "It is necessary and appropriate that the establishment of International relations with Its inauguration, as well to provide a channel for the conduct of diplomatic relations with the new state so as to open the path for the immediate negotiation of conventional agreements to carry out the provisions of the act above quoted. It is also advisable that consular representation be established without delay at the prin be established without delay at the prlncl with the Island may be conducted with due regard to the formalities prescribed by the revenue and navigation statutes of the United States, and that American citizens la Cuba may have the customary local re verts open to them for their business needs and. the case arising, for the protection of their rights. Makes Immediate Provision. "I therefore recommend that provision be forthwith made and the salaries be appro priated aad mad Immediately available tor: "(a) Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the republlo of Cuba tie .ooo. "(b) Secretary of the legation 12.000, "(c) Second secretary of the legation LM0. "(d) Consul general at Havana 45.000. "(e) Consuls at Clenfuegos $3,000. Baa tlago 4s Cuba 11.000. "I do not recommend the present res to- RHODES PICKS BURIAL SPOT His Memorial on a llllltep Will De a Promlneat Featnre of Strlk Insr Landscape. LONDON, March 27. In a dispatch from Capetown the correspondent of the Dally Mail says that Cecil Rhodes, when he last visited Matoppo Hills, selected the spot where he desired to be buried and gave In struction to an architect concerning the memorial there to be erected, which will be a prominent feature of the striking tsndscape. The date of burial la doubtful, says the correspondent, owing to the necessity of constiuctlng a special carriage road from Buluwayo. At present there Is nothing more than a bridle path. Work on this road has already been begun, but Its com pletion will require ono month. The executors of Cecil Rhodes are Lord "osebery. Earl Grey, Alfred Belt, a director ""'he British Chartered South Africa com- Mr. Mitchell, B. A. Hawksley, coun '"be British Chartered South Africa co. -vnd Dr. Jameson. The orlcinal will -. Jthodes Is In London and will be pubi. '"' a soon. CAPETOWN. March 27. The -reparations for the state funeral of Cecil Rhodes, which will take place here April 2, are already In progress. Flags are half-masted every where. Those who attended the sick bed say Mr. Rhodes continually sorrowed over the fact that he left so much unaccomplished. So little done, so much to do," was an expression which he used more than once. During Mr. Rhodes' Illness all kinds of novel means were utilized to counteract the trying heat. Boxes of Ice were let Into the rooms of the seaside cottage at Mulzen- berg, where he died yesterday, punkas were continually kept In motion and extra win dowa were cut in the walls. RINCESS RADZIWILL HELD She la Committed for Trial and Far. nlshes Ball In Twelve Thou sand Dollars. CAPETOWN, March 27. The hearing of the charges against Princess Radzlwill, who la accused of forgery in connection with notes purporting to have been signed by Cecil Rhodes, was resumed today. The princess testified in her own behalf. She was committed for trial and her bond fixed at 2,500. It was furnished by herself and two sureties. Evidence submitted by the prosecution showed that last August Princess Radzlwill received two telegrams sent from Capetown to Kenllworth, Cape Colony, and purport ing to be from B. A. Hawksley, counsel for the British South African Chartered com pany. The princess subsequently bribed a Jun ior clerk In the telegraph office at Kenll worth for 10 shillings to Insert London as the office of origin of these telegrams. She then showed the messages to a firm of attorneys as cablegrams from the solicitor of Mr. Rhodes. This was done with the object of securing a low rate of discount on bill for 2,000. Mr. Rhodes cabled to South African news papers advertisements In which hs re pudiated bis signatures . to . al billa, .but Princess Radzlwill sfterward attempted to discount notes for 8,000 and 6,000. The Indictment against the princess In eludes seventeen counts for forgery and fraud and a charge of contravention of the telegraph act. RED BADGE 0F REVOLUTION Mat Bands of Courage Stir l.'p Kxelte- uient in the Harbor of Panama. PANAMA, Colombia, March 27. Great excitement was aroused here this evening by the arrival of the government gunboat Chuculto, towing a schooner filled with men wearing red bands on their hats, the Insignia of the revolutionists. Chucuito met and cantured the vesBel off Caplra, It la laden with salt and ammunition for the revolutionary general Lugo, who Is operat ing In the vicinity of Captra. Among the prisoners on board the schooner were two officers, who were captured at Agua Dul;e. Both officers were wounded. The corre spondence captured with the steamer is said to be of considerable value to the gov ernment. The revolutionary general, Herrera, and his staff are reported to be on their way to Chiriqul on board the gunboat Padtlla. The government gunboat Boyaca Is on the lookout for other revolutionary vessels. It Is reported here that the government sol diers wounded during the recent fighting at David and Agua Dulce have not received DroDer medical attendance. ICE FLOES THREATEN SEALERS Gale rlagrs Arennd Sealing Vessels on North Atlaatle Coast. ST. JOHN'S, N. F., Maroh 27. The sealing steamer Harlan arrived In the channel last night with 12,000 seals on board. A furious northeast gale has been raging fer the last thirty-six hours and it is feared chat It will cause disaster among the seal ing fleet enclosed In the Ice floes. The steamer Algerlne, having oa board 8,600 seals, was forced to seek shelter at Little Sand owing to the violence of the storm. The sealing steamer Leopard has just ar rived here and reports terrible weather along the coast. Vessels which have arrived from Europe with cargoes of salt report vast ice floes off the Virgin Rocks and the Grand Banks and directly In the track of Atlantic ship ping. The presence of ice In that locality la regarded aa confirmation of the belief that the missing Allan line steamer Huron lan was lost there. PLOT TO MURDER WALLER Native great of Stair Says Plea Was to Kill Major and Lleatenaat Williams. MANILA. March 27. At the continuation today of the trial by court-martial of Major Waller of the marine corps, for the execu tion without trisi of natives on Samar Isl and, a native scout by the name of Smoke was on the stand.' Smoke testified to the existence of a plot among the native leaders of the Waller ex pedttion to murder Major Waller and Lieu tenant Williams. He said that when the marines had rat loos they shared them with the natives. The scout also said that be personally bad suffered severely from hua ser. Wllhelmlaa Gtpeeti the tterk. THB HAGUE, March 27. The Dagblad announces authoritatively that Queen Wll Ihelmlna ta expected, to. became; a, Jaotasr BOWS TO BEET SUGAR MEN Trust Finally Acknowledges Industry is Too Firmly Established. TRIES BUYING CONTROL OF ITS RIVAL President Signs South Omaha Bridge Bill and Favorable Report ta Or dered on Measure for Branch Mint In Omaha. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. March 27. (Special Tele gram.) The action of the ways and means committee upon the proposition to give tar iff concessions to Cuba depends largely upon the course of Representative Babcock. Mr. Babcock has been clstmed by both sides. It wss asserted todsy that Mr. Babcock, after a talk with the president, bad decided to Join with Payne, Dalzell and other members of the ways and means committee who favor concessions. It was declared, furthermore, that Mr. Babcock had been bulldozed Into abandon ing the beet sugar men through threats of depriving him of the chairmanship of his congressional committee. But late this evening the Insurgents, as the beet sugar men are called, claimed positively that Mr. Babcock will stand by them, at least to the extent of demanding the repeal of the dif ferential ae a pre-requlsite to his vote upon any reduction uoon Cuban raw sugar. If Mr. Babcock stands firm on that ground It will be impossible to secure a report upon any bill which gives the sugsr trust the advantage of a differential duty upon refined sugar. Trust Boys I'p Beet Factories. In this connection It is learned tonight that the sugar trust has come to the con clusion that the beet sugar interest is too firmly established to be crushed out, and In consequence new tactics have boen planned. The trust Is taking steps to secure control of the beet sugar factories and to this end Its agents are active In the western states obtaining largo Interests in the stock of tbs existing companies, and In some In stances negotiating for the erection of new plants. According to advices received here within twenty-four hours the trust has al ready purchased a half interest In each of the factories at Cairo and Alma, Mich., also at Croswell In the same state; the plant at Cutler, Utah, as well as one In Nebraska and another in California. In addition It Is said that the same concern is now negoti ating for the building of a factory at Bay City, Mich. The situation, so far as the beet sugar Industry is concerned, seems to be much like that of the democratic party in Ohio a few years ago, as described by Colonel Ike Hill. Returning to Washington In the middle of the campaign, he exclaimed. In answer to a question as to the outlook: 'We've got 'em! We've got" em unless they buy us!" Senator Millard today Introduced a bill providing that hereafter the surveyor of customs at Omaha shall receive an annual salary of $1,000 and be permitted In addi tion to retain the fees of the office. A simi lar measure has been presented In the bouse. , Iowa Delegation to Confer. The Iowa delegation will meet at 2:30 Saturday afternoon, according to call Issued by Senator Allison today, to talk over the question of federal appointments. It Is not expected that any action will be taken at this meeting, but some members ef the del egation desire to arrange matters before their congressional conventions, and want to reach an understanding as to what dis tricts are to be taken care of. Senator Hansbrough's bljl extending un til January 1, 1903, the time for the pre sentation of the claims of several states for reimbursement for expenses Incurred by the raising, supporting snd equipment of volusteer regiments for service in the war with Spain was today favorably reported to the senate. The agricultural appropriation bill to be reported to the house next week contains a provision appropriating $50,000 to continue work on Irrigation Investigations. The bill also directs the agricultural experi ment stations to co-operate with the of ficers of the irrigation Investigations in carrying on irrigation experiments in such manner and to such an extent aa may be warranted, with due regard to the varying conditions and needs ef the western states and territories. Some time ago Senator Warren secured from the War department an apportion ment of $4,000 to build a road between Fort Russell and Cheyenne. Of the bids re cently opened the lowest wss $5,700, and the work was not undertaken. After a conference teday with Representative Mon dell.'the secretary of war agreed to make an additional apportionment of $1,700, and the work will be undertaken. The secre tary baa not decided whether the contract will be let under the former bids or read- vertlsed. Minority Against Lacey BUI. Representatives Mondell of Wyoming, Shafroth of Colorado, Jones of Washing ton and Fordney of Mlchigaa today filed a minority report .against the Lacey bill to transfer the control of the forest reserves from the Interior department to the Agri cultural department. The transfer of re serves proposed by the bill Is opposed on the ground that a complete transfer la im practicable, because of the legal questions relative to the settlement rights In lieu of land selections, sad mining rights must necessarily be determined by the Interior department; further, that the Interior de partment is well adapted to administer all the features of the forestry reserve man agement. Including policing, while the Ag ricultural department la not well qualified for auch administrative functions. The re port contends that great additional expense would be Incurred by the transfer, as the Agricultural department would be com pelled to appoint receivers of public money snd special agents to perform dutlea within tbs reserves now performed by the general land office agents and result In two sys tems of forest control under the govern ment. The proposed transfer la pro nounced Impossible of operation, imprac ticable and expensive, and would lead to friction and conflict of authority. Approves Game Protection. The minority approves the feature of ths Lacey bill providing for game protec tion and on that question submits a sub stitute bill providing that on request of ths governor of any state the whole or part of any forest reserve may be eonatl tuted a game preserve. President Roosevelt baa signed the South Omaha bridge bill. William Whitney Maaatt of New York, soa of ex-Chancellor Maaatt of the University of Nebraska, Is in Washington to particl pate In the competition for furnishing a deslga for a Grant memorial statue, which Is to be erected la this city at a cost of $so,oov. Mr. Maaatt nas also devised a I - MILES OF PRAIRIE SUBMERGED Dakota Weather Tie tp Northern Paclflo and Other Rail way Lines. ST. PAUL, March 27. For the second time within two weeka the main line of the Northern Pacific Is blocked and passen ger traffic Is seriously interrupted. Ten days ago the North Dakota section of the line was tied up by the worst storm In fifteen years, accompanied by fierce winds, tre mendous snows snd midwinter temperature. Reports today show that trains are now blocked by Bprlng rains and floods over miles of prairies. The sudden change in temperature melted the snow. Then came severe rains which have transformed stretches of prairie near' Mandan, N. D., and between Mandan and Jamestown, Into veritable lakes. At many joints the main line tracks are completely covered by the water. Farther north the Great Northern line has suffered severely, although the floods have not been near enough to block trains. Still farther north the "Soo" line has had trouble, although being1 in a more broken country It has beta less affected. Trains on both lines are delayed. The Northern Pacific overland from the west, due here Wednesday afternoon, has not yet arrived. The overland due this aft ernoon is also blockaded and reports to operating officials tonight Indicate that the blockade may not be lifted -tomorrow. At midnight a train made 'ug at J times town reached St. Paul, bringing In travelers from points this side of the flooded country. Some of the Northern Pacific westbound trains have been transferred to the Great Northern at Fargo and will 8 to th9 coast over that route. . , ' Reports from Winnipeg says that the Great Northern's Manitoba division Is tied up by washouts, but that transcontinental traffic by the Canadian railway is little de layed. ( , EIGHT INCHES OP RAINFALL Mississippi Has More Water Than It Craves and nallroada Can't Kavigate." VICKSBURO. Miss., March 27. Nearly eight inches of rainfall In lhe past forty eight hours has alsonit Isolated Vicksburg. Not a train on the Tasoe sV. Mississippi Valley road has entered or left the city since 8:30 last night, when a passenger train left for New Orleans'.' This train only succeeded in getting as1 far as Port Gib son, eighteen miles south, where- It la as serted the tracks are wsshe.l away for two miles. .. The train due here this uv.rnlng ran Into a washout near Port Glhsoi. the engine, mall and baggage cars going Into the ditch. No one was seriously hurt, .. Passenger trains are stalled nortn and south of the city. , . Baker's creek betweea , this city and Jackson Is out its banks, causing a suspen sion of traffic on the Alabama. Vicksburg railroad. At Yazoo City the greater part of the town Is flooded and washouts are reported at many points jon the railroad near there. The town of West Point o he Mobile Ohio suffered severely.. t . ,-. TORNADO SWEEPS ARKANSAS Destroys Mack Property In Clark Connty- and Injureu Sev eral Persona. T.TTTLH ROCK. Ark.. March 27. Advices toriav from Belrne. Clark county, state that a tornado awept over that town yester day, destroying much property eina injur ing several persons. The Yeager yardwood olant and the J. G. Clark mill were un- Mnfplt ThA arhnnlhouse. which was a one-etory frame, was blown down, aa was pan oi J. D. Robinson's hotel, a cottage occupied by Jud Davis and another occupied by W. B. Hay. The wife and DaDy ot tne tatier were Injured. A. atrtng of twenty-five cars standing on the Iron Mountain railroad tracks was blown, an eighth of a mile down the road. SUPPRESS TILLMAN TACTICS (Senators Favor Suggestions to Gov era Conduct Daring Debate. WASHINGTON. March 27. The senate committee on rules today considered the varlnua amendments to the senate rules which have been suggested and referred to It, but tacitly decided to enter upon no nnariJ revision of them. The Question ot cloture was briefly discussed, but as none of the members of the committee evinced any disposition to change the present reg ulation controlling debate in tne senate. the amendments looking to cloture were not pressed. a favnmhla renort was authorized on the following amendment, suggested by Senator Hair am an additional rule soon alter tne close of the Tillman-McLaurln episode: No senator, In debate, shall directly, or Indirectly, by any form of words. Impute to any other senator any conduct or mo tive unworthy or unbecoming a senator. No senator In debate shall utter any re proach upon the character or nisiory ot any state of the union. REPUBLICANS MEET IN MAY Illinois State Convention to Be Held that Month In Sprlng fleld. SPRINGFIELD. 111., March 27. At a meeting ot the republican state central committee today Springfield was chosen as the place for holding the republican state convention. The time was fixed for Thurs day. May 8. Chairman Fred W. Rowe of Jacksonville was authorized to appoint a committee to draft resolutions touching on the deaths ot William McKiniey and John R. Tanner, which ars to be presented at the conven tion. Des Moines tiela It .Next Yenr. CLEVELAND. March 27. The closing session of the congress of the Disciples of Christ was held tonight. The following offi cers were elected: president. Prof. James Hall of llutler college, Indiana; vice presi dent. Prof. Clinton l-o. kwood of Drake university; Rev. E. L. Powell of Louisville, Rev. VS. O. VanArsdale of Peoria, 111., and Kev. W. J. Shannon of Columbia, Mo., members of the general committee. The congress will be held next year In Des Moines. Lawyer Convicted of Dishonesty. ATWOOD, Kan., March 27 The Jury be fore whom was tried M. A. Wilson, charged with robbing the county treasury of l,i' the night of December SI, 1WH, brought In a verdict of guilty tonight, after being out since Tuesday. The convicted man U out of the oldest and moot prominent lawyers In this part of the state. Oa Trial for Heresy. ARKANSAS CITT, Kan.. March 27 Ths trial of Rev. Granville Loutber, McPherson minister, on a charge of heresy, was begun here today In secret before eleven Kansas drvines appointed by the 9Uthst tajl 144 Aleibututt puaXtfnnui, - HOLDS GRAND JURY INVALID Judge Baxter Fracticallj Nullifies Over Two Hundred Indiotmenta, SLOT MACHINE CASES GO GLIMMERING Conrt Finds That Drawing of Grand Jury Was Partly Inder One Law and Partly Vnder Another. Acting under the instruction of Judge Baxter, a Jury la criminal court at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon returned a verdict In the Hill case that makes it possible for about 250 ot the 305 tndlctmenta returned by the last grand Jury to be knocked out by the Indicted parties simply filing pleas In abatement. Among these are about 200 slot machine proprietors snd their worry Is practically at an end. It la thought to be the determi nation of the county attorney to prose cute all the other fifty parties indicted, but not yet tried, and should nil these choose to avail themselves of the opportunity af forded by this decision tbey can make It cost the county between $1,000 and tl,500 to get the cases startod through the Justice courts and back to where they are at present. In addition to this there would have to be Included, In figuring what the decision costs the county, the expense Incurred by the grand Jury during the time it devoted to the preparation of the In dictments which are now affected. In view of the fact that the total cost of the sixty four days' sitting was $4,289.80, this factor must be conceded to be no small one. Judge Baxter's Decision. Briefly slated, the decision Is the result of what Judge Baxter considers a 'failure on the part of the Board ot County Com missioners to comply fully with the new Jury law, which went Into effect and super ceded all other laws February 1, 1901. The board's erring consisted In Its failure to meet and prepare and adopt a new Jury list after the new law replaced the old one. Instead, It was shown to have adopted a list of January 8, or three weeks before the new law went Into effect, and then per mitted that list to stsnd. It was from this list there were drawn on August 22 by Judge Baker, Clerk Broad well of the district court and County Clerk Haverly the names of the men who made up the grand Jury that returned the In dictments, the drawing being conducted under the provisions of the new law, while the list had been compiled according to the old law. Commissioners Hofeldt and Harte testified to these facts. fader the Old Law. Vnder the old law the names ot grand Jurors were selected by the county com missioners and the attorneys for the Hills Insisted that the grand Jury must be con ceded by the state to have been created under either the old or the new law, and because the Jury had bsjan undeniably drawn under the new law the state waa forced to Uke the ground that Its entire process rf creation had been under the new law. Then the Hills' attorney attacked the method by which the list bad been adopted, or. rather, failed to bo adopted. and Judge Baxter held with them that tne board had not fulfilled the requirements of the law in spirit and letter, and directed the Jury to find a verdict for the defense. The case was entitled State against George and. Charles Hill. Indicted on a charge of selling liquor without a licence. Their counsel filed a plea in abatement and Assistant County Attorney Elmer Thomas had It tried to a Jury, which is the first instance in many years of a plea being so tried in Douglas county. Jnry lias l ittle to Do. When it came up for bearing yesterday a Bpeclal venire had been drawn from the new Jury list and ten more "specials" were rushed In yesterday during the noon recess. But the twelve, when finally se cured, had little to do, for within three hours the Judge gave them their Instruc tion to find for the defendant, and the case was at an end by 6:30. Its effect, however, is so far-reaching that the full result will not be known until those parties indicted, but not yet tried, tell whether they intend to stand trial on the Indictment or to file pleas in abate ment, forcing the county attorney to nolle the casea and begin prosecution anew by filing complaints and bringing them up through the Justice courts. Attorneys who have been watching the rase. Including counsel tor the Hills, say they do not anticipate that this will or can affect those fifty or more Indicted parties who have been tried already and aentenced or liberated. GAZETTE-HERALD IS SOLD St. Joseph Morning Paper Bought by Lewis tiajlor and M. P. Kaufman. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., March 27. The Ga-xette-Herald, the only morning and Sun day paper In St. Joseph, was sold today for $50,000. The purchasers are Lewis Gaylor and M. F. Kaufman of Colorado Springs, Colo. Mr. Gay lord sold the Colo rado Springs Telegraph for $50,000. Mr. Kaufman ia the owner of a large dry goods store in Colorado Springs and formerly lived in St. Joseph. The paper will be called the Gazette. The politics will be democratic. The new owners will erect a building and install a new plant as soon ss possible. In the meantime the mechan leal work will be done on the plant ot the Dally News, former proprietor. MAY PROSECUTE LYNCHERS Authorities Ray Action Will Be Brought Against Leaders In Ki. ecutlan of Negro Wallace. LA JUNTA. Colo., March 27. The au thoritlea claim to have the names of some of the leaders in the lynching of W. H. Wallace, the colored railway porter charged with assault on Mrs. Henrietta Miller, sa l It ia said prosecutions will be begun agatnat them at the April term of court. The coroner's Jury found that Wallace came to bis death by "gunshot wounds and strangulation at the bands of unidentified persons." REV. E. L. LAMAR HELD IN JAIL Preacher What Hilled Colvla Vaa Wlakle Talks Morals to Fellow Prlsoaers. ARDMORE, I. T., March 27. Rev. E. L Lamar, ths holiness preacher, who shot and killed Colvla Vaa Winkle, In front of his church at Cumberland, Sunday night, has been bound over without bail and placed In Jail here to await the action of the grand Jury. He refuses to make a statement, and spends his tlwu preachlpg his fallow ervpaajs CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Foreesnt for Nebraska Fair In t. Showers snd Colder In Ftixt Portion til day; Saturday, Fair; North Winds. Honr. Drg. Hour. Hog. 'Temperature at Omnlia tutenlsri K n. m 4.1 1 p. m till Ha. m 4il II p. m T a- m...... 41 it p. m A a. m 41 4 p. m " f a. m 4H K p. m ..... . tW 10 I. in (14 41 p. tn 11 a. m M T p. m AT 12 in., , tut H n. m...... Rt l p. m 4 DOWIEITES UNDER QUARANTINE One Case of mallpns Withers the "Leaves of Henllng' for Awhile. CHICAGO, March 27. Discovery of smallpox in the building at M46-47 Mich igan avenue, occupied by John Alexander Dowte as a college, chapel, hotel and pub lication office of Leaves of Healing, re sulted In 132 Dowleltes bolug quarantlnrd there today. Even If no new cases cf thw disease develop these followers of Dowic and nearly a score of servants employed In the place will not be allowed to leave It for twenty days. Three policemen guard the entrances and exits of the building, formerly the Nor wood hotel and doors and windows on the, ground floor have been barred and locked to prevent anyone from leaving the build ing. All this Is because a porter, named Fred Shelter, was found suffering from smallpox. Sheller was removed to the hospital. The disease was in an advanced stage. DEADLY WORK WITH REVOLVER Kansas (irurrr Shoots Divorced Wife Fatally, Her Mother Seriously and Kills Self. EMPORIA, Kan.. March 27. Stephen G. Conkiing of the grocery firm of Emery & Conkling today shot and fatally wounded his divorced wife, shot and seriously wounded his mother-in-law, Mrs. Silvers, after which he discharged the two remain ing bullets In the pistol Into his own heart, dying Instantly. The tragedy which occurred at the home of Mrs. Silvers, was the outgrowth of mat rimonial troubles which terminated tn a divorce suit during the last term of court. Conkling has threatened to kill his wife a number of times since the divorce was granted and when be appeared at the bouse today he began to shoot before she could escape, line or the bullets intended lor her Btruck her mother. LABOR BREAK OVER CARNEGIE Ravine Worklngmen Stop Library Sehrme and Spilt I'p I'nlon Hanks, RACINE. Wis., March 27. The refusal of Racine laboring men to allow the accept ance by the city ot a library offered by An drew Carnegie will probably break up the Trades council, which Includes all the unions. The members of this council pre sented a protest to the cky' touuciT against the library, but withdrew it without con sulting the Trades council. For this they were expelled. They were re-elected to the central body by their respective unions, however, and on a refusal to accept their credentials three big unions left the Trades council tonight. It is expected others will follow. GUEVARRA WILL SURRENDER Promises to Give I'p Command and Rifles to General Smith. MANILA, March 27. General Smith. In command of the American forces on the island of Samar, had a three-hour Interview yesterday with the insurgent general, Guevarra, asd several officers of his com mand. Ouevarra succeeded General Lubau aa insurgent leader In Samar and has sig nified his Intention of surrendering to the American authorities. It was arranged between General Smith and General Guevarra that the latter, with the entire force under his command and all their rifles, would surrender April 15. The serviceable rifles to be turned over num ber 250; of these 125 are Krag-Jorgensens. TO EFFECT WESTERN COMBINE Conferees Seek to Consolidate Trans Mississippi Irrigation and Mln. Ing Congresses, DENVER, Colo., March 27. Speaker B. F. Montgomery of the Colorado house of rep resentatives left for Washington tonight as a representative of the TransraiKsissippl congress to confer with representatives of the National Irrigation congress and the International Mining congress, concerning the proposed consolidation of the three bodies. The other conferees will be ex-Governor L. B. Prince of New Mexico, of the Min ing congress, and J. H. Springer of Califor. nia, of the Irrigation congress. PACKING HOUSE IN MEXICO North American Beef Company Will Try Yankee Methods In Uruapaa. CHICAGO, March 27. John W. McKey of the North American Beef company today let to George T. Clarke of Jonathan Clarke Sons & Co., of Chicago, a contract to erect a $200,000 packing house In I'ruapan, Mlch oacan, Mex. This will be the first plant of its kind In Old Mexico and will be thor oughly modern. The long distance and hot climate, added to the fact that refrigeration on the route la almost Impossible, has pre vented the shipment of dressed beef from the Co I ted States to Mexico. Movements of Ocean Vessels, March U7. At New York Arrived Manltou, from Ixnion; Gem, from itrenien; I'alahrta, from Naples. Sailed lu. Touralne, from Havre, for Baltimore. At lloston Arrived Ivernla, from Liver pool. At Shanghai Arrived Vang Tsze, from Liverpool, for Seattle. At Genoa Arrived Karamanla, from New York and Kaltimore. At Siilnmiiioskl Arrived Kentucky, from Taeonia, for Toklo and Shanghai. At llong Kong Hailed Kraemar, for Ta conia; Victoria, for Taroma. At Antwerp Bulled I'ennland, for Phil adelphia. At l-ondon Arrived Menominee, from New York. At Liverpool Arrived Westcrnland, from Philadelphia. At Naples Arrived A Her. from New York. At Queonstown Arrived Germanic, from New York, for Liverpool. Silled Majeath:, tor New York, from Liverpool; Khynland, for Philadelphia, from Liverpool. At Souiiiamptun Arriveu St. Louis, from New York. 1 Nei yyer4wrrfi4Wfi)7'toWi tetvP f CHARGES OF BRIBERY Grave Offenses Alleged Against Members of House of Representatives, ARISE OVER SALE OF DANISH WEST INDIES Case is Presented by Richardson, Leader of the Democratic Side. DIRECTLY INVOLVES AGENT OF DENMARK He Admits Agency of Attempting to Bribe Members and Press. AFFAIR STIRS UP GREAT EXCITEMENT House Decides t'nanlutously to lave tlgate Charges and Committee Is Appointed by Spenker lleuderson. WASHINGTON, March 17. A genuine sensation waa caused In the bouse today by the presentation by Mr. Richardson of Tennessee, the democratlo leader, ot chargea alleging the corrupt use ot a fund of $500,000 In connection with the sale ot the Danish West Indies. The chargea were contained in au alleged secret report ot Captain Walter Christmas to the Danish government, who alleged that he had em ployed corrupt means to bring about the negotiations tor the sale ot the Islands. The reports from which Mr. Richardson read mentioned the names of Abner Mc Kiniey and his partner, Colonel Brown; C. W. Knox, who was described as "an Inti mate friend ot Senator Hanaa;" Richard P. Evans, who waa said to represent "Mr. Gnrdner and his friends in the house," and two press associations, the names of which were not given, as having been interested lu the matter. The charges against members ot congress were not specific. I'pon the basis ot this report Mr. Richardson asked the adoption of a resolution for the appointment of an investigating committee of seven. The speaker ruled that the matter was priv ileged after Mr. Richardson had amended his resolution so as to specifically Include members of the house. Great excitement attended the whole pro ceeding. Mr. Cannon ef Illinois Insisted that Mr. Richardson's preseutatlon waa fragmentary and that the whole matter should go over uutll tomorrow, until mem bers might read the documents presented, which included newspaper extracts, affi davits, etc., in the record. Christmas, he declared, on his own statement waa a briber and worse, but tho house voted down the motion to postpone, and the res olution, after being amended In minor par ticulars, was adopted. Personnel of Committee. The speaker appointed tho following com mittee to make the tnveatigation: Messrs. Dalzell (rep.) ot Pennsylvania, Hltt (rep.) of Illinois, Cousins (rep.) of Iowa, Mc Call (rep.) of . Massachusetts, Richardson (eVsm ) tl Tcanesnee, lhit-more tdenv). tif . Arkansas and Cowherd (dem.) oi Missouri. The army appropriation bill waa subse quently passed without material amend ment and a rule was adopted to make the bill to retire officers ot the revenue cutter service a continuing order until disposed of, the order not to Interfere with appro priation or revenue bills or conference re ports. The resolution presented by Mr. Richard, son is in part as follows: WhereaH, one Walter ChrlMtmaB, a sub ject of Denmark, who la now, Hiid who has been for several years, a diplomatic agent rerecntailve of Denmark, authorized and empowered, Hiid with the government of the lulled States for the Danitih West Indian island to the United States, and who waa alwi the agent of tho 1'nllcd States for tile purchase of said Islands, lias submitted a secret and contiilential report to his own government, and. Whereas, tho said Christinas, agent and representative ami aforesaid In his report to this government, deelares and sets forth among other thlims tho fact that the gov ernment of Denmark has contracted, agreed and obligated Itself to pay and turn over to hlin. the said Christ mas, lu per centum, or about .W0,10 dollars of the proceeds of the purchase, money arising from the sale ot said Islands lo the L ulled States when the same shall have boen paid by the United States to Denmark, foi the express purpose, as has been declared and set forth by him in his said aecret report to his government, for the bribing of members of the United State congress. Including members of the house of representatives and other promi nent Citizens of this country, and so sub sidizing American legislators to the end that the pending treaty between the United Slates and Denmark ror the sale of the Islands by the latter to the former gov ernment may be consummated. jMoney Is Heady. The resolutions further recite that said secret report states that the $500,000 shall be immediately paid to Christmas, If the purchase money is paid by the L'nkUd States for the corrupt objects set forth. The pendency of the ratification of the treaty is also set forth. In conclusion the resolution recites that a select committee of seven memoers of tbs bouse of repre sentatives be appointed by the speaker to examine Into the charges and the alleged circumstances, contracts, etc., "which la any manner have for their object the bribery or the attempted bribery ot mem bers of the United States congresa or of the payment of any valuable consideration of any kind or character to them or to any of them to vote for or to assist in procur ing the adoDtlon or ratification of the aald treaty of sale of the said Islands." The republican leaders hurriedly con sulted during the reading of the resolution and when the reading had been concluded Mr. Payne, the majority leader. Immedi ately made the point of order that the matter was not privileged. The reso lution, Mr. Psyno said. contemptu ously, was based upon an alleged secret re port to the Danish government. instantly Air. uichardson met this with the statement that he had a copy of the secret report to the Danish governmeuL "On my honor as a member of this bouse," said he, "I have now in my desk what pur ports to be and what I believe is that aecret confidential report. Assuming ths full responsibility of my words, I believe I have unmistakable evidence that this report was made to the Danish government by a quasi it not a real agent of that government." Bays lie Has Kvldence. "When did the gentleman obtain access to the secret archives ef the Danish gov ernment?" interpreted Mr. Payne, sar castically. "I never have been te Denmark," re torted Mr. Rlchardeon, "but the gentleman knows there are other ways of obtalaiag . authentic government documents. I has, the evidence here. This is a grave ehafa,' I do not bring it here far the purpose t4 making political capital. Here te a cha( that $900,000 was paid tor the express bus . pose ot bribing the American congress, jt the gentleman from Nov York aeebl la? Interpose a technical objection. 4 i
