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The Omaha Daily Bee. -3 ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871. OMAHA, F HI DAY MOKMXO, A1MUL 11, 1002 TEN PAGES. SlN(.Li: COPY FIVE CENTS. u END OF BOER WAR Jeaoe Between Britiih and Bnrgheit Bald to Be Arraigned. FEPORT SAYS BOERS ACCEPT TERMS Variom Messages of this Nature Arouse Gossip in London. TRANSVAAL AGENTS RE NOTIFIED V-v Conference of South A.. ,,' "ends to Strengthen Bomu. LEODINSG MEN MEET AT KEh, sS y cholkbargher tad Colleaane Ax aid to Have Bfrt Fully Possessed of British Ovcrlorri Before the Convention. LONDON. April 11 The Financier anil Dulllootat publishes a dispatch from Pre toria this morning declaring; that the Boer leadira have accepted the British terma. that peace baa been arranged and that the terma of peace have been cabled to the Boer agenta In Europe. Other unconfirmed atatamenta of a sim ilar character are in circulation in London tonight. It la aald that Frederick Ruther ford Harrli, former secretary of the Brit lab Chartered South Africa company, baa received a telegram to the aame effect, but nothing of any official or really reliable nature concerning the matter la known. The IonJod Time, in It aecond edition today, publiahea a dispatch from Klerks dorp, dated Wedneaday, April 9, announc ing that acting Preaident Schalkburger and other membera of the Boer government ar rived there by train April and that mes angea were eent Inviting Preaident Steyu and General Delarey to come In and meet them. While awaiting a 'reply General Schalkburger and his party were occupy ing a hotel which bad been reserved for their uae. Meeting: of Boer Leaders. . The war aecretary, Mr. Brodrlck, in the House of Commona today, referring to the press advlcea from South Africa, aaid Schalkburger. Reltz, Lucas, Meyer and Jacoba bad been joined at Klerkadorp by General Botha, and added that Stern, De wet, Delarey and three other membera of the late Orange government arrived at the ame place yesterday. No communication, Mr. Brodrlck further aald, bad been received from the Boer leaders, except regarding aafe conducta of the participators In the conference. The colonial aecretary, Mr. Chamberlain, added the Information that no limit had been fixed for the expiration of the aafe conducts. These would be extended ao long aa the negotiations were In progresa, after which tbe delegates would be allowed to return to their respective dlstrlcta with out hindrance. PRBTORIA, "Wednesday. April . Pre;, dent Steyn of the Orange Free State, Sec retary of State Reltg of the Tranavaal. Act ing 1'rerident Schalkburger of tbe Trana vaal and General Lucas Meyer, commander-in-chief of the Orange Free State forces, passed through Kroonstad, Orange Free State, Sunday. April , on their way to Klerkadorp, southwestern Tranavaal, wbere General Botha, the Tranavaal commander-lu-chlef. arrived Monday, April 7. It was expected that Generals Dewet and Delarey would attend the conference to take place there. It la understood that the Boer leaders are fully poesessed of the British peace terms and that the conference then assem bling waa to enable the leadera to thor oughly discuss peace terms. It Is expected that the final decision of the burghers will shortly be made known. STOCK INSPECTORS DO WELL Many Thonsaad Dollars Dared- to Vrtalsg Wen by Work la Stock Tarda. CHEYENNE. Wyo.. April 10. (Special.) Tha tu.nl v..venlti annual ma.lln. f tha """V . Wyoming Stock Growers' association con vened In the courthouse, President W. C, Irvine presiding. There were about fifty membera present, the balance of 260 mem bers being representej by proxy. Fifty new members were elected. Th reports of Secretary Alice Smith and Treasurer H. G. Hay showed the association to be In a healthy condition. The following officers were re-elected President, W. C. Irvine; aecretary. Miss Alice Smith; treasurer, H. G. Hay; vice president, Alexander Bowie. Resolutions similar to (hose adopted by th American Cattle Growers' association In Denver recently were adopted. Tbe rea- Olutlona proteat agalnat the action of th government In removing fencej, favored an equitable leasing plau, etc. During tb year ending March 31, 190!, the Inspectors at Chicago, South Omaha, Kansas City, Denver and Sioux City In spected 231,394 head of rattle and found 1.239 head of est rays. The value of tb stray, which also represents the amount aaved to the members of the association, waa $151. 837. 8. At Chicago 167.000 rattle were Inspected, 19,000 being Wyoming cattle. There were 1,464 est rays caught, valued at 172.144 46. At South Omaha (5,59ft cattle were In spected and 1.759 est rays taken up, valued at $68,563.60. At Sioux City (aeveuten eatrays were caught, valued at $778.82. out of 1,500 cattle luspected. At Denver out of 4.294 cattle Inspected oioe est rays were taken up, valued at $351. Rash to Ula Horn Hasla. CODY. Wyo.. April 10. (Special.) 8. L. Wiley haa returned from New York and other eastern cities, where be secured a party of 100 colonists to settle on land under the big Cody-Salisbury canal eaat of thia place. All tb member of th party ar farmers. The rush Into tbe Big Horn basin promlaea to assume vaat proportion within the next few month. la to Be Flrat Assistant. WASHINGTON. April 10.-Robert J. Wynne, the Washington correspondent of the New York Press, haa been offered and baa accepted the office of first aaaistant postmaster general. Th nomination prob ably will be submitted t, the senate Im mediately after the president returns from Charleston. The change will take place May 1, or soon afterward, a Charles John ston of Nw Jersey, whom he auceeda, la anxious to retire a aoon a possible. Open Switch eases Two Death. WAYRAND. Mass., April 10 A freight train on the Boston Main railroad ran Into an open switch here early today, jumped the track, and. striking th frets ht nouse. pushed It from Ita position. T Fha engineer, Fred Judkina. and Hrakrinaa William Southertand. both of Bomervtlle. were Willed and Fireman Charles Ll.-K-..r Ol -Uualou haa haul BRUSSELS SCENE OF RIOT Clvl Onarda Ordered en Daty aad Assemblages on the Streets Are Prohibited. BRUSSELS, April 10. Repeated charges of police and mounted gendarmea with drawn aabers resulted In the dispersal of the rioting mobs here early this morning. The civic guards of Scbaerbeek and Saint-Joese-Tf n-Noode, near here, have been or dered to be on duty tbha evening and the burgomasters of those two communities have prohibited assemblages In the streets of more than five people. Lancers and chasseurs have been dis patched from Mona to Charlerelol, wbere trouble la anticipated this evening. The civic guards of La Loviare, where building were dynamited last night, have been rein forced by mounted chaseeurs. A dynamite outrage has been committed at Houdeng A 1 merles In the province of Helnaut. Cart ages were exploded outalde the Catholic J, which waa partially wrecked. The burgomaster of Liege baa made a requisition for artillery and ha called out the civic guarda there. All the troops at Liege are confined to their barracks. The council general of the labor party, In session here, haa decided to Issue a man ifesto recommending a general strike for April 14. A warrant Is about to be Issued tor the arrest of M. Volkaert. president of the Society of the Toung Socialist guard, whose members were prominent during the rlota of yesterday evening, who I charged with being largely responsible for the dis turbances. LONDON, April 10. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from Brus sels saya that troops 'called out In con nection with the rlota are In a state bor dering on mutiny. Many of the militia re sponded to the call with anti-government colors on their bats and are marching through the streets singing the "Carmag nol" and the "Marseillaise." Great excitement prevails In the Indus trial dlstrlcta. Several militiamen have been arrested for Insubordination and the regulars are confined to their barracks. Bull cartridges have been Isaued to the troops. MANILA EDITOR ARRESTED Proprietor of "Freedom" Charged with "edition and Censuring; Commission's Rale. MANILA, April 10. Excitement prevails here on account of the arrest of the editor and proprietor of Freedom, a local pub lication, who la charged with aeditlon In publishing recently an article from an American periodical, to which the editor of Freedom agreed he also added remarks of his own. censuring the United States commission's rule, and saying that when It started In July last every paper In the city unheld It, alnce which they bad all dropped by the wayaide, aa they would not support arbitrary government, "especially when evidences of carpet-bagging and ru mora of 'graft' were too thick to be pleas ant." The main charges made were that In many caaea the Filipino officer are rascals and that the commission haa exalted to tbe highest positions .Filipinos who ar notoriously corrupt. The editors of the Volcano also have been arrested on a ault of th government for demanding the removal of tbe Judge who recently tried General Valdes (tha editor of a local Spanish paper), who waa fined 4,000 peseta for libeling two Filipino membera of the commission and who is now trying the editor of Freedom under the sedition law. These proceedings have aroused tb en tire press of Manila and Ita representa tives met today and reaolved to send a committee to the commission to argue agalnat the Injustice of the proceedings. Tbe meeting alao decided to send a cable measage to President Roosevelt, urg ing him to take atepa to prevent the com mission from using the sedition law, in auch caaea, to prove lese majeste against editors. The meeting, which waa enthusi astic, was also largely attended by law yers, doctors and others. RELATIONS BADLY STRAINED Diplomatic Raptare Between the Government of Italy aad Swttaerland. BERNE. SwiUerland. April 10. Diplo matic relatione between Switzerland and Italy have been ruptured. Tbla action arlaea from the refusal of Swltxerland to give aatlafactlon regarding an article pub Uahed In Geneva Insulting the memory of the murdered King Humbert. The Bundeerath haa sent tha following communication to Parliament: Regrettable misunderstandings have oc curred between us and Btgnor Stlvestrelll, the Italian minister. We have felt con strained to request the Italian government In the Interest of tha good relations of the two countries, to recall Hlgnor Hllvestrelll. The Italian government having refused to do ao we broke off relatione with Hlgnor Hllvestrelll. whereupon the Italian govern ment, on Its part, haa broken off relations with our minister at Rome. We shall pub lish the document relating to thin conflict. Tbe article which led to the difference appeared In an anarchist sheet published In Geneva. Slgnor Bllveatrelll demanded that th authorltlea prosecute the paper. but the Swiss government replied that It could not act without a complaint being formally lodged by the Italian government They decline to accept thla course and th correspondence became, acrimonious, lead lng finally to tbe termination of diplomatic- relations. ' HONOR TO BE VINDICATED St. James Gaaette Has No Daaht Resalt of Waller Ceart. Martial. of LONDON, April 10. Commenting on the evidence presented at the court-martial. In Manila, of Major Littleton W. T. Waller of th United State marina corps, on the charge of executing natives of Samar with out trial, and on the editorial remarks of American paper and of newspapers here, the St. James' Oasette thla afternoon says Englishmen know better than to hold i hlgh-splrlted, honorable officer responsible for the dishonor of a single criminal. We have no doubt American honor will be vindicated. In the aame manner as the British have recently been, by an award of swift, unrompromlitng Justice to the rullty parties. In this country our con fidence in American rectitude la In no degree shaken by an Isolated example of depravity, such aa w know from experi ence 1 liable to occur In th armlea of the most civilised and most humane nations. Firmer- Irish Policy. BELFAST. Ireland. April 10. Tbe Even ing Telegraph of this city aays It believes Lord Londonderry, the postmaster general and a member of th British cabinet, at a meeting of th Conservative association at Belfast tomorrow, will announce that th gov ernment decided at Monday's cabinet meeting ea a firmer policy la Irelaad. In cluding the suppression of th United Irish .J league. PLAN FIGHT ON CUBAN BILL Test Will Come When Measure Comes from Committee of the Whole. INSURGENTS WILL MOVE TO RECOMMIT Receipts of Omaha and Dea Moines Postomcea Show Material Increases Over March of Last Year. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, April 10. (Special Tele gram.) Aa the debate on Cuban reciproc ity broadens and continue the factions have begun to cast about for definite results. From close Investigation, based on a thor ough canvass of the leaders, It appears that the strongest showing In opposition to the measure will be made when the bill la finally reported from the committee of the whole with tbe recommendation that it pass. Coupled with that recommendation will be one made by the republican leader of the opposition that the bill be recom mitted to tbe committee on way and means with Instructions to bring in a new bill striking out all differentials on sugar and admit refined sugar at the same rate of duty aa raw sugar. Upon this motion It Is believed that the democrats can all unite and If the Insurgents can muster the votes they claim In support of this proposition the bill will be sent back to the committee, where It will languish until the end of the session. Mr. Tawney of Minnesota, who is .to close the debate on the part of those fighting for beet augar, said tonight that the plan of the "Insurgent" would be to amend the bill In committee of the whole, falling In which no attempt would be made to carry the fight outside. The fact Is that tbe "Insurgents" are playing for position and having accom pllehed this they are willing to quit. Mercer aad Bnrkett t'adeclded. In a canvass of the Nebraska delegation even the democrats are divided, while the two republican members have not made up their mind how they would vote on the proposition to recommit. This Is a fair In dication of tbe drift and It would under these circumstances be fair to predict the passage of the measure. Representative Stark today received ad vlcea from Henderson, Neb., that the death of George Klassen, a citizen of that place, had been reported from the Philippine and asking him to confirm the same if possible Judge Stark at once called upon tbe War department for information, but had re ceived no advice tonight. Dr. Klassen en listed in the Sixth United States cavalry In 1897 and with his regiment saw service In Cuba, having been wounded In the battle of Santiago. After the Spanish-American war be went to the Philippines as veteri nary aurgeon and while In this capacity he was reported to have been killed. Dr. Klas sen come of a well known family In York county. Mora for Fort Meade. Senator Klttredge stated today that he would Introduce an amendment to the sun dry". Ml bill setting apart SIOO.OOS the $1,600,000 carried by th bill for barracks and quarters for Improvement at Fort Meade, 8. D., thereby commencing a perm anent post In the Black Hills. Lieutenant James Justice of the Twenty second Infantry Is In Washington on a visit to his brother, Ewan Justice. Senator Gamble Introduced a bill today to extend tb benefit of the pension law of the United State to membera of the company of Yankton Indian acouta who served under the pommand of General Al fred Sulley in bis campaign In Dakota ter rltory In 1864-6. Tbe Indians referred to reside In Charles Mix county and are said to have been friends of tbe United States since 1851. In tbe campaign which General Sulley made in the spring of 1864 agalnat the Indians he - enrolled fifty-one of the Yanktons a scouts.. Poatal Hecelpts Increase. The receipts of tbe Omaha postofflce for March were $38,897, compared with $36,281 for March of last year, showing an Increase of $2,616, At Dea Moines tbe receipts were $39,396 and $32,479. or an Increase of $6,817. Tbe First National bank of Omaba and the Hanover National bank of New York were today approved aa reserve agents for the First National bank of 8idney. Neb. The postofflce at Adaton, Sheridaa county, Neb., haa been moved one mil north, with Charles S. Rucker aa pout master. Bid Burus waa today apolnted post master at Georgetown, Monroe county, la The name of the postofflce at Republican Minnehaha county, S. D-, ha been ordered changed to Renner and Oscar J. Nessa commlaaioned postmaster. These Indian school appointment were made today: Miss Alice M. Pike of Fort Madison, la.; Industrial teacher at Crow Creek, Mont.; Miss Maude B. Brockney fit Washita, la., industrial teacher at Leech Lake, Minn.; James H. Brary of Rochester, N. Y-, gardener at Rosebud, 8. D. The senate bill to extend the time of building the Omaha Northern railroad through the Omaba and Winnebago reserve tlon In Thurston county waa reported fa vorably by Representative Curtis today from the committee on Indian affairs SHAW NAMES DEPOSITORIES Secretory of Treasnry Annonnces la crease la Capital of First Na tional of Omaha. WASHINGTON, April 10. The secretary of tbe treasury has deatgnated national banks as depositories as follows: First National, Eureka, Cel., $60,000; Merchants national of Portland, Ore., $200,000; Flr3t National. Wllkeabarre, Pa. $50,000; First national, Sioux City, la., $50,000; State national and Colonial national, both of Cleveland. O.. 200.000: National Suffolk bank of Boston, $200,000; Commercial na tlonal of Houston. Tex., $S0,OOG; Cltv na tional, Knoxvllle, Tenn., $50,000; San Fran elaco national of San Francisco, $200,000 Farmer and Merchants' national of Win cheater, Va., $50,000. The secretary has applications from banks aggregating In amount $250,000,000 and $300,000,000, whll be will not dealgoat many more, be expecta to name a few more scon. First National of Omaha, increase $100, 000; Southern Illloola of Eaat St. Louis, 111 Increase $50,000; Oskalooaa of Oakalooaa la-. $50,000; Watertowa City of South Da kota. $60,000; Mercantile of Pueblo, Colo $50,000; First National of York, Neb., $50, 000; First National of Beatrice, Neb., $50, 000; Ottumwa of Ottumwa. la.. $50,000; Park National of New York. Increaae $1,000,000 Mootana of Helena, Increaae $50,000. Tbe secretary has application from bank aggregating In amount $250,000,000 and $3U0.S00.0O0. while he will not designate many more, he expect to aame a few more ooav . . "... MISS STONE IN AMERICA oraner Captive Missionary Reaches Her Home Land In Poor Phys ical Condition. NEW YORK, April 10. Miss Ellen M. Stone, the missionary who was raptured by brigands In Bulgaria and held for ransom. rrived here today on Duetscbland. She looked pale and worn and aald the sea voy- ge bad made her very 111. She waa met t the steamer' pier by her brother. Charles A. Stone, and by many other rela tives and friends. Miss Stone aald the bri gands were not ro fierce as might have been Imagined. They said many Insulting things, but never struck or beat either her or her companion, Mme. Tsilka. There have been several reports had been held for ransom by our captors,' said Miss Stone, "but that Is a mistake. I was the one they wanted and they al ways take a married woman to chaperon a Ingle one, no matter bow old the latter may be. Tbe brigands meant to take the rst married woman tbey came across to accompany me, but the one tbey first found happened to be Mrs. Wosheva, i native missionary and a widow, who was very ill at the time. Mme. Tsilka was therefore decided upon by the brigands, for which I was very thankful afterward. nd I will tell you why. 'Seven weeks before we were released baby was born to Mme. Tsilka. The brigand had by Jills time become so Insult ing and cruel In their remarks that it was becoming unbearable. The appearance of the baby stopped all this, for the reason that the brigand of Turkey believe that curse will settle on them If they do harm to a child or Its mother. Our treat ment after the birth of the baby was ex cellent. We began to get better food, al though I must admit that It was generally very good, and the sneering remarks stopped. It was when the negtlatlons for our re lease fell through or became disturbed that we were subjected to our worst treatment. You are to die twenty days from now, or 'we will put a bullet In your brain aoon,' were some of the pleasant things that tbey said to us." Miss Stone said she would go at once to Massachusetts to' eee her mother, who Is more than 90 years old. WON'T URGE MERGER BILL Leader of Railway Interests Aban don Efforts to Pnsh Meaaare Through Iowa Honse. DES MOINES, April 10. W. P. Brady of the Burlington, Cedar Raptda & Northern railway has been urging tne pas sage of what baa been termed the Mola berry railway bill, and Chairman Wise of the house committee on railways, are au thority for tbe statement that no further effort will be made to get the measure through the house. They stated that they hoped the com promise measure passing tbe senate Tues day would meet tbe objections raised In the governor's veto of tbe original bill, but that as they have been assured that the governor will again exercise his veto, should th bill pass the .'.ense, thcr will not embarrass their friend In tbe house by asking tbem to go on, record aeedlessly but two days before adjournment la to be taken. IOWA P0ST0FFICE ROBBED Government Safe at Collender Blown Open, bnt Robbers Make alight Hani. FORT DODGE. Ia.. April 10. (Special Telegram.) Cracksmen blew open the safe In the postofflce at Callender, near this city, Wednesday night and made their escape without detection. The safe was blown open with dynamite aad the work waa evi dently done by experta. The robbers se cured about $3 in money, and stamps amounting to $5.65. They overlooked a package containing several thousand stamps Just received at th postolfice, which had not been opened, but was In the safe. Two suspicious cbsracters were In Cal lender Wednesday, but otherwise there is no clue. WOMAN IS BADLY BURNED Clothing; Ignites from a Bonfire and Is Bnrned Com pletely OS. BOONE, la., April 10. (Special.) At noon yesterday Mrs. Maiuaa uncson, tor mer wife of Senator Ericson, attempted to quench a bonfire which bad been startod In tbe yard, when her clothing caught nre and was burned completely off. She was burned so badly that It la not thought she can recover. She was alone at the time and when assistance came It waa too late. DEATH PENALTY FOR BUSSE Hanarlng Ordered for Wife Marderer hy Jn:y at Wnverly, Iowa. DES MOINES, April 10. At 11 o'clock last night the Jury In the Busae murder rase at Waverly returned a verdict of guilty In the first degree and ordered a sentence of death by banging. There has been no legal execution In Iowa for eight years. Busse was charged with fracturing his wife's skull, cutting her throat and then placing ber on a feather bed and setting It on fire. Iowa Boy Snecamba to Baraa. FORT DODGE. Ia., April 10. (Special Telegram.) Sten Johnson, aged 13, dlel here this morning from burns received on Wednesday. The boy's clothing caught from a bonfire and was burned from his body. He lived only a tew hours, suffering terrible agony. VALUE OF ARMOUR ESTATE Worth Over Foarteeu Millions aad Includes Share la Union Stock Yards National Bank. CHICAGO, April 10. The total valuation of th) lat Philip D. Armour estate in Chicago and New York has Just been ar rived at. It amounts to $14,751,106, and to a large extent consists of personal prop erty. In addition to th above named sum there is some real estate in Illinois and elsewhere, the value of which Is not given. Mr. Armour left practically all of bis estat to his widow, Mavllna, and bis son, J. Ogden Armour. Included In his per sonal property were C3.3&4 share la th Armour company, 250 shares Milwaukee elevator. $2 shares Continental National bank, 100 aharea Metropolitan National bank, 100 abarea National Trust company 150 share Illinois Trust and 8avlngs bank, 250 aharea Wisconsin Marine bank, 670 abarea Interstate back, Kansas City, and 401 shares Union Stock Yards National J bank,' South Omaha. - ROOSEVELT LEAVES SOUTH President Ends Eia Visit in Charleston and Starts for Washington. CHEERED ALL ALONG THE JOURNEY thief F.xecattve Telia Knthaslnatle Soathernera He Is Better Ameri ca a for Marin Beea A moan; Them. SUMMERVILLE. S. C, April 10. The visit of President Roosevelt and party to the south terminated today. When the president came down stairs he held an in- , I formal reception In the hotel parlors, and i shortly afterward, accompanied by moat of his party, was taken for a drive to Dor chester, the site of tbe old Spanish fort, under the escort of Captain F. W. Waguer and J. C. Hemphill. The tea farm of Dr. Sheppard, not far from the Inn, was next visited, and as tbe president alighted from his carriage a number of diminutive negro pickers lined up in front of Dr. 8beppard's house and aang "The Star Spangled Ban ner," "America" and other patriotic aire. The preaident thanked them. A company of marines who bad acted as the president guard while at Charleston and here, under Captain Henry Leonard, were lined up on the depot platform. The president thanked them for their services and expressed re gret that they bad not participated in the ITInco Henry ceremonies, because, be said, he was sure tbey would have made a fine appearance. The train then pulled out for Washington amid cheers of an immense crowd gathered at the station. Crowds of Cheering; People. Through the towns that th presidential train passed on the return Journey crowds of cheering people lined the tracks to catch a glimpse of Mr. Roosevelt. A crowd had gathered at the depot at Co lumbia, and there was a rush for the presi dent's car. In the crowd were a number of students of the South Carolina college, who gave a strong college yell. When a sem blance of order waa restored the president, who had been standing on the platform with Mrs. Roosevelt, made a short speech, in which he said that thla was but another evidence of the cordial treatment he bad re ceived while In the atate. He greatly pleased his audience when he told them that he was a good American when he came to South Carolina, but he was a better one when he left It. Considerable laughter was caused when he grapsed the outstretched hand of a little girl and said he waa par tial to children because he bad half a doten of them himself. Preaident Make a Speech. Wlnnsboro and Chester. S. C. turned out Immense crowd. At the latter place .where brief stop was made, tbe preaident ap peared on the rear platform. There was a loud call for Mrs. Roosevelt and when she came out of her car on the platform a mighty shout went up. The preaident re sponded to tbe request for a speech as fol lows: Indies and Gentlemen: I want to thank you. I want to thank the people of both the Carolina for the reception 1 have met with today an-during th two preceding diva f have aurtreclated to the full the hospitality of the people of Charleston and marveled at the beauty of their exposition. The welcome that haa been extended to me In your atate will be an Inspiration in my public life and I shall endeavor, men and women or mis siaie. so 10 ronauci mysen alwavs that vou and all other Americana shall have reason to be satisfied with the way your affairs are managed. I thank you heartily , and wish you well. I only hope that you have enjoyed having me here only half as much as I have enjoyed being nere. In the Tar Heel State. SALISBURY, N. C, April 10. The first stop In the Tar Heel atate waa at Char lotte. The demonstration was no les hearty than in tbe Palmetto state. The president was forced to make a speech, la which he said: I am Bind to have the chance of areetlnc you tonight to say how much I appreciate your having come. (A voice: "How about the Mecklenberg declaration?") The Meck lenberg declaration was all right. (Then, after a pause) Some one In the audience has spoken of the Mecklenberg declaration. That was the first declaration of Independ ence In what are now the United State. To my good fortune I have studied much of the early history or North Carolina. I know the part you played in the revolu tion In winning the great west for the re- f ubllc. I feel that you deserve to be called n a peculiar sense Americana of Ameri cans, and no higher phrase than that can te given in our country. COMMISSION MEN FIGHT RULE Stock Yard Company Lock Gate of Pea aad Commission Men Brenk Them Open. KANSAS CITY. April 10. (Special Tele gram.) Tbe Stock Yarda company this morning enforced Its new yarding rules and confusion and chao reigned among the traders and commission men. Tbe Stock Yard company bad it employee yard stock In pens heretofore occupied by the commis sion men whenever It was possible. Tbe gates to tbe pens were locked and only the authorized agents of, or the commission men themselves, could obtain possession of the stock. Alderman John Strode of the Chicago Live Stock Commission company secured an Iron club and knocked the locks from several gates and forcibly took pos session of the cattle consigned to bis firm. A few other commission men followed his example. Others went to the trouble to follow tb rule and gave written orders for the delivery of cattle or claimed them In person. The Chicago Live Stock Commis sion company attempted to file the names at Its employes authorized to receive and "as sist" tbe yard company to yard and deliver stork consigned to It. General Manager Rust objected to tbe order because of tbe word "assist." The commission men met this afternoon and appointed a committee of twelve to formulate a plan of action and report at another meeting tomorrow. NEBRASKA INJTHE TOP NOTCH State' Winter Wheat Condition Lack Little of Getting a Per. feet Mark. WASHINGTON. April 10. Th April re port of the statistician of the Department of Agriculture will show the average con dition of winter wheat oa April 1 to have been 78.7, against 91.7 on April 1, 1901, 82.1 at the corresponding date In 1900 and (2.4 the mean of the April average of tha last ten years. Tha averages of tha principal state ar as follows: Pennsylvania, 82; Ohio, 77; Michigan, 83; Indiana, tl; Illinois. 90; Tennessee, SO; Texas, 72; Kansas. 73; Missouri. 91; Ne braska and California, each 93, and Okla homa, 17. The average condition of winter rya on April 1 waa St 4. agalnat 931 on April 1, 101. 84 S at th corresponding date In 1900 and $8 1 th mean of tbe April averages of the last tea years. Tb averages In tb principal state ar a follows: New York, 92; Pennsylvania, 85; Ohio; i; Michigan, 91; Indiana, W, lilinola, 94. aad Kansas, 17. CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair nnd Cooler In West Portion. . Temperatare at Omaha Yesterdayt Ho nr. 5 a. in H a. m T a. m N a. m fl P. m 1 a. m 11 a. m Dea. Hoar. Pea. . 4i ' 1 p. m i 44 2 p. m ft'i , . 45 8 p. m ftT ..42 4 t. m AT . nit K p. m 7 , . p. m nf ,.41 7 p. m ,.41 N p. m A4 f p. m Bt -. . . i . . . 111 m, MRS. TABOR BRINGS SUIT Large Sam of Money la Involved, Mostly In Colorado Min ing Stocks. DENVER. Colo.. April 10. Elizabeth Tabor, widow of Senator Tabor, filed two suits In the district court for damages ag gregating $250,000 and to recover posses sion of a large amount of mining stocks which she alleges have been misappropri ated by the defendants. One suit Is against David H. Moffatt. In this BUit Mrs. Tabor asks tor $150,000 and for an accounting from Mr. Moffatt of th disposition of 1.250 share of stock la the Maid of Erin Silver Mine company, valued at $4118.7511, and 9,168 shares In the Gold and Sliver Ex. traction Company of America, limited, valued at $15,810. Mrs. Tabor avers that her husband placed these stocks in Mr. Moffatt's hands aa trustee pending negotia tions for the sale of them. She alleges that the sale was never made and that the atocks were never returned to her bus- band. The second suit was brought by Mrs. Tabor and Mrs. "Tim" Foley against George W. Trimble and A. V. Hunter of Leadvllle and John Campion to recover 60,870 shares of stock In the Iroquois Mining company. The plaintiffs ask for $100,000 dnmagea. They allege that July 1. 1887, this stock placed by Tabor and Foley with j Messrs. Tumble and Hunter, to be delivered to Mr. Campion on or before July 1, 1899, upon tha payment by Campion of $50,000. It la al'.eged that Mr. Campion defaulted In the payment of th money and In per forming other certain conditions and that Trimble and Hunter have never returned tbe stock. MULE DEPOT IN MISSOURI Relay Station from Which British Ship Lite Stock Involved In laqalsltloa. LATHROP, Mo., April 10. There Is a re port here that President Roosevelt's order to Investigate the British mule purchases In America includes an examination of the mule yards here at Latbrop. Mulea are sent from bere to New Orleans, wbere tbey are eent to South Africa. There are ten British officers here. They say the British government does not own a dollar of the property in Clinton county and that no horses have been bought by the British War department In the United States. The purchases were all made In South Africa, these British officers say. Tbe attention of Governor Deckery wae called to the atatement that the British government has been- buying horses and mules here for nearly a year. Major J. Moore, who Is at the head of the ten Britlah officers, when asked tbe posi tion of his government In tbe purchase that are being made In tbe United States, is quoted as saying that he was practically here the aame as any private citizen would be,1 although he Is an army officer and has seen active service In Sou A Africa. He said the British government does not buy the horses and mules here, but has sent some of Its army officers and veterinary surgeons here to Inspect 1 the horses and treat them before they are sent to South Africa, where they are sold to the nrltltih government. There are 5,600 horses and mules bere now aod 200 head of rattle. The next ship ment will be made this week, as soon as a transport arrives at New Orleans. LOWTHER WILLAPPEAL CASE Deposed Minister Jostl0.es HI Doc trines by Examples of Meth odist Bishops. M'PHERSON, Kan., April 10. Rev. Granville Lowtber haa decided to appeal from tbe verdict of tbe trial committee In the recent Methodist Episcopal conference at Arkansaa City, which found htm guilty of teaching heretical doctrines and deposed blm. H says: Many Methodist urge me to appeal be cause they think the decision is an In justice to their domination on the ques tions Involved and commits them to old statementa which no educated man be lieves. Bishop Andrew in a recent address n llvered to the candidate for orders In the Haltlmore conference, emphasised the aame teachings for which I had been exel!eil. Hlehop Warren is a scientist of the mod ern tvpe. Hlshop Vincent Is tn avowed evolutionist and higher critic; Bishop Fos ter Is accounted heterodox In the teachings of his book, "Beyond the Grave." My lawyer says six of the eleven men who sal on the trUI committee had seen my essay on which the charges were based arid had It argued Into them as heretical before the conference met. The men who prefered the charges against me and who sat on the Jury were men not posted on evolution, higher criticism or the scientific side of the atonement, and'tnost of them hove never read a standard book on any of those subjects. I think If the case were taken before men of broader range of vision the decision would be reversed. FUGITIVE CAUGHT IN EAST Colorado Sprlaas Maa Said to Re In volved la Cnbaa Postal Frauds Arrested. BOSTON, April 10. Detectives, assisted by a Boston Inspector, have raptured Philip A. Troutfetter, alias A. P. Taylor, on a warrant charging him with being a fugitive from Justice In Colorado Springs, but tbe police say the man also Is wanted In con nection with the cases of Neeley and Rath bone in th Cuban postal frauds. Trout fetter Is said to be under the charge of larceny of $1,500 from Etnellne Baker of Colorado Springs In April, 1898. It Is said he received tbe money for purposes of in vestments and devoted It to bis personal us. LINCOLN MEDICSNOT PLEASED Deride Hot to Oppose the Arrange ment with th Omaha Medical College, However. LINCOLN. April 10. (Special Telegram.) The Lincoln Medical association met to night and discussed tho action of tbe Board of Regents in annexing the Omaha Medical college to tbe University of Nebraska. No action was taken, but It was the sense of some of the membera that tb regents should have consulted the physicians of Lincoln before cloalng th deal. , It 1 as serted, however, that th association will cot oppose tb annexation f th college. SAYS POLICY IS BAD Governor Gardener of Tiyabas CriticUe Present Treatment of Filipinos. WILL INSPIRE HATRED OF AMERICANS Points Out tbe Lark of Diplomacy in Of ficials Dealing with the Natives. FEARS COMPLICATION OF TROUBLES Asserts the Existing Course Will Lead to a Perpetual Bevolution in Islands, i POLITICAL SITUATION RETROGRADING Work of Philippine Commission, Gov ernor (iardener Says. Is tienerally Commended and la Brarlag Uood Resnlts. WASHINGTON. April 10. When tha senate committee on the Philippines met today Senator Lcdse. cnalrman of the committee, laid beiore the committee the report of Miijor Cornelltt Gardener, olvll governor of the Philippine province of Tayabas. to which reference was made bv Central Miles In his correspondence with Secretary Root. This report had been withheld and tbla caused the adoption of a resolution at the last meeting of the committee requesting the secretary of war to send tbe report to the committee. The report Is dated December 18. 1901. and Is a review of conditions In th Islands and tells what has been done In tbe way of lhe campaign. In the course of the report the governor says: A vluorous camDalgn was at once or ganized Hgainst insurgents In arms, with the troops acting under positive nnler to shoot no unarmed natives and to hum no houses excent barracks. looting waa prohibited under the strictest penalties. Company and otner commanners were or dered to pay lor everything taken for necessity or bought from natives. Tbe governor on tho lengthy detail tells about what has been done and recommends that the operations against the Insurgents should be by a force of native. He has traveled all over tbe province with no other escort thaa natives. Woald Concentrate Force. In another report he says: As civil governor I feel it my duty to say that It Is my firm conviction that the 1'nlted States troop should at the earliest opportunity be concentrated In one or two garrisons, If It Is thought desirable that the good sentiment and loyalty that for merly existed to tha United State among the people of thla province should be en couraged. , lietng In close touch with the p"P'. having visited all th pueblo on or more times, having lived with them In their homes, 1 know that uch a sentiment one existed. Of late, by reason of th conduct of tho troops, such a the extensive burn ing of tho barrieos In trying to lay . wast to the country so that the Inaurgent cn not occupy It. the torturing of natives by so-called water cure and other methoda. In order to obtain Information, th h a rail treatment of natives generally and the fall- t ttre of Inexperienced lately appointed tte't- tenants commanding posts to distinguish between tl one who are friendly and those unfriendly and to treat every native as If he were, whether or no, an Inaurrecto at heart, this favorable sentiment above re ferred to is being fast destroyed and a deep hatred toward us engendered. If these things need be done they had best be done by native troopa, ao that the . people of the United States will not be credited therewith. Almost without ex ception soldiers, and also ' many officers, reier to natives In their presence aa niggers" and natives are beginning to understand what the word "nigger" means. Prraent Coarse Urroneon. The course now being pursued In this province and in the provlnws of Uatangaa, l.aguna anil Samar Is, In my opinion, sow ing needs for a perpetual revolution against im hereafter whenever a good opportunity offers. Under present conditions the po litical situation in thla province is slowly retrograding and the American aentiment is decreasing and we are dally making permanent enemies. in the course above referred to troops make no distinction, often, between the property of those natives who are Inaur gents or Insurgent sympathizers and the) property of those who heretofore have risked their Uvea by being loyal to the United States and giving us Information against their countrymen In arms. Often every house in a barrio Is burned. In my opinion the small number of Irre concilable Insurgents still In arms, l- j though admittedly difficult to catch, doe not Justify the meana employed, especially when It la taken Into consideration the suf-, ferlng that must be uudergone by the Innocent and Ita effect upon the people hereafter. Natives Favor Commission.' Law. The work of the Philippine commission and the lawa that have been enacted by It are everywhere favorably commented upon by the natives, i ne errorts Deing maae for the general education of the people are annrerlated bv all. The provincial arov- ernment and the municipal governments es tablished are slowly Dringtng oroer out or chaos and anarchy, and there begins to bo visible everywhere In thla province progress and prosperity. True loyalty and content ment can only come under a benign civil . government. ' The attitude of the army, thereby mean inn most of its otHcera and soldiers. Is. however, decidedly hostile to the provincial and municipaiuan government in una v nail lirovti iirovlntr and to civil government In these islands in general. In Manila especially It Is Intensely ao, even among the higher offlcera. The work of the commission in the establishment of. provincial governments Is ridiculed even In the presence of the natives. It Is openly stated that the army should remain In charge for the next twenty years. Out rages crmmltted by officers and soldiers against natives In an organised munici pality and province, when reported by th presidente or governor to the military au thorities are often not punished. This in my opinion Is unfortunate be et use loyal natives begin to fear that local self-government will not last long and that any alight disturbance In a province may at any time be made the pretext to again place It under military rule, and thla I just the thing the Insurgents at heart most drrlre. It has been stated that a Filipino or an oriental does not appreciate Just or kindly treatment and that he considers It an evl l( nee of weakness, and that severe and harsh measures are the only one that are irt-rmanently effective with Filipinos. I have found that just and kind treatment, uni form and continued, Is the only way by which these ueopln can becoms our friend and satisfied with United State sover eignty. Superior Intelligence la Tayaha. Having been stationed six year on tha Rio Grande, I am well acquainted with th natives of the atate of lamaullpaa Mex ico, and while stationed In the province of Kfcnta Clara, Cuba, I vlatted every town In, that province and waa able to observe tha intelligence and education there. I believe that the people of Tayabas provlno ar In every way superior In education, IntellU genie, morals and civilization to th paopla of Tamauilpaa or Santa Clara. As an officer of tha army 1 regret that my duty a civil governor of th province In Dels me to atate the attttud of th ma jority of my fellow officers toward tha civil government In these island and Ha effect upon tne people, but I feel that the interests of the government Involved and the future of these people for whose wel fare we are responsible r of such vast Importance that I ought report thing as I see and know them In order that my suucrlora may be able to order what tho situation demands. With th report I a copy of letter bf General Corbin to General Chaffee, dated February 19, saying h enclose th report of Major Gardner and that tbera should b a complete Investigation. Tbcr alao ts cabl tntsaag dated April 2. la which Qa V va