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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 1J, J 871.
OMAHA, MONDAY MOHN1NG, APltIL 14, 1902.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
BUSY DAY IN LONDON
Universal Activity Orer Peace Proposition
ii Apparent in Official Oirclea.
CHAMBERLAIN TALKS WITH KING EDWARD
DeTotei Two Eoara to Conference, but
Withhold Any Statement
BALFOUR LIKEWISE IS
NONCOMMITTAL
Officiale Carefully Guard Agiuv V'wg
Aesuit oi uonjertiuics.
i EYES TURN TO BOER LEADERS' Mttli.
(J rent Anlety nnd Hopefulness Felt
by British Over the Prospect of
EaOlaa; the Prolonged
straggle.
LONDON, April 13. The announcement of
the presence at Pretoria of the Orange Free
Elates and Transvaal leadera who have been
at Klerkedrop considering terms of peace
has caused a decided Increase In tbe hope
fulness of tbe public concerning tbe possi
bilities of peace. The expectations aroused
by tbe conference at Pretoria have been
further heightened by the movements of
Mr. Chamberlain, the colonial secretary,
and other members of tbe cabinet In London
. and evidence that Important dispatches are
parsing between Lord KJtchencr and ths
government.,
A conference of member of the cabinet
. was held last night at midnight In Mr.
' Chamberlain bouse. Mr. Chamberlain, Mr.
irodrick. the war secretary; Sir Michael
, Kicks-Beach, the chancellor of the ex
, chequer, and tbe duke of Devonshire, presi
dent, of the council, were present. The
conference terminated at 1 o'clock thl
xuornlng. and today Mr. Chamberlain and
eevnral of the colonial officials were In their
offices. Messengers passed between them
and 8lr Michael Hlcke-Beach at hU resi
lience. Chamberlain Talks to Klna.
At 1:30 this afternoon Mr. Chamberlain
drove to Buckingham palace and remained
with King Edward for two hours. During
the afternoon messengers carried dispatches
from the Foreign office to Lord Salisbury,
who, with Mr. Balfour, the government
leader In the House of Commons, waa at
Hatfield bouse.
These outward signs of Sunday activity
Jhavs not been supplemented by any au
thoritative or official statement. The oues
tlon most discussed thus far has been
whether the peace negotiations would af
fect the government'a financial proposals,
which promise to be submitted to Parlia
ment tomorrow. The fact that Sir Michael
JUcki-Beach was engaged In his office
fcesrly all of today Is taken In some quar
ters to indicate a modification of the bud
get statement.
There appears to be no doubt that the
Boer leader have communicated the ro
ults "of th deliberation to Lord Kitch
ener. Attempts will be mad in Parlia
ment tomorrow to ascertain what Infor
mation the government haa on the Boutb
African situation and to learn Its Inten
tion but It la not expected that the gov
ernment can forecast the probable out
come of the negotiations. Whatever In
structions have been sent to Lord Kitch
ener are believed to be only provisional
In character.
NEED PROTECTION OF TROOPS
Merchant of I.agoncy Fear Outrages
of Lawless If Soldier Be
Withdrawn.
MANILA, April IS. The merchante of
Lsgoncy, la southern Camarlne province,
Luion. have aent a cable message to Gen
eral Chaffee, praying that the American
troops be not withdrawn from Lagoncy.
Tb merchants declare they are unani
mously of tbe opinion that If they are de
prived of the protection of the military
they will become victims of the lawless
element at the cost of their live and prop
erty. They said that if the American troops
inkt. (MB lUfl U. mv " J " - .
th food supply of the inhabitants and
retard the advance of the soldiers coming
to their rescue, and that such action woAild
lead to Irreparable damage.
The merchant further declare tb local
police to be Insufficient to guarantee order,
This Is proved, they say by tbe fact that
th detachments of American troops bav
been withdrawing from th neighboring
towns of Ooa, Tlsgon and Sanger, and
that the local police have been unable
to suppress the assaults, robberies, as
aasslnatlona and forced contributions, by
gangs of the recalcitrant element In the
neighborhood.
CHOLERA SITUATION GRAVE
(early Two llaadred Deaths at Manila
and Many More In Province
from Disease.
MANILA. April II. The cholsra sltua
ttoo. la Manila continue much tb ame.
tut tb conditions in tbs province arc be
coming alarming. The total of cholera
cases In Manila up to date Is 245. while
ther have been 193 deatha from th dis
ease. In the provlncea there bav be"
413 cases and 118 deatha.
Th United 8tates army transport Grant
while on Its way to Samar island put Into
Lsgaspl. In Southern Luson, having on
board a teamster, who had the cholera
Grant asked for assistance, but was placid
in quarantine tor five day. A us sup
piles of water, food snd coal were limited
It decided to return to Manila.
The teamster died of the disease. Four
Americana have been attacked with
cholera in Manila and one of them died.
OKLAHOMA ELECTIONS VOID
Drought About by Special Proclama
tion ass Jastlce Harford Brands
Them Illegal.
GUTHRIE. Okl . April 13. Chief Justice
Burford of th territorial supreme court
baa rendered a decision holding that tb
recent city election at Chandler and those
at Las too and tb other cities la the new
southwestern counties ar void, having
bn brought about by special proclama
tlon. Tb decision maintain that onl
the regular election nest year will be
legal.
Forbes' Body Keond In Lake.
ALBERT MCA. Minn.. April 13 -The bod
irrn . turn, wno naa Been couni
treasurer fur thro terms snd was a tfum
i fiu numnesa man. was round today
Fountain ! Forties had evidently wa
Intu ths wstsr. and. a tt.se dual.
drowned hlroMif. Ill hMllh U the hi wot
yreoaoi rcsaua I Br It xU
CONSUL CAMPBELL RESIGNS
America Agent at Warsaw, Polnnd,
Derides to Abaadoa
HI Pout.
ST. PETERSBURG. April 13. Consul
Campbell hss gone to the United State de
claring be intend! to place hie resignation
In the hinds of Secretary of State Hay.
Thla brings to an end mtsunderstandlncs
which have taaied atx month.
On the death of Joseph Rawltt, for many
years American consul at Warsaw, his
nephew, Vladlzaw, signified hi desire to
succeed to the Warsaw ronsularsblD. W.
R. Hollowsy, tb United States consul then
at St. Petersburg, with the approval of
Charlemagne Tower, tbe American am
bassador to Russia, recommended that
Vladlxaw Rawltt be given this post, say-
i 'ng that the office had been excellently
"a by Joseph Rawltt. and that
' 'Rawltx's enjoyed an excellent reouta
f Curtln. former secretary of the
t'n. states embassy here, caused the
first implication by causing Herr Wolff.
the publisher of Slenklewlcx's works to be
ppolnted consul at Warsaw. H. H. D.
rierce, the third assistant secretary of
tate, wrote Mr. Hollowsy and asked him
If he Insisted on his recommendation. Mr.
Holloway did insist on the appointment of
Rawlts and Mt. Tower undertook dlscretly
to sound the Russian government regard
ing the acceptability of that gentleman.
Rawlts la Determined.
This Inquiry, by some mistake, caused
he Issuance of an exequateur for Rawlts.
As the consular position at Warsaw Is
highly esteemed Rawttz Immediately re
ceived congratulatory visits from the local
officials and the other consuls. At this
tage of the proceedings Rawlts became
greatly embarrassed, as etiquette required
that hi first visit be pal dthe governor
general, and this was Impossible without
American paper.
William H. Osborn, United State con
sul general In London here intervened bv
recommending tbe appointment of Mr.
Campbell, an American dentlat In London.
who formerly lived In Warsaw. Rawltx be
came very much perturbed by newspaper
statements that Campbell bad been ap
pointed on the ground of his American
Itlzenshlp. He made peralstont attempts
o get Mr. Holloway and Mr. Tower to sup
port bis case.
Opposition to Campbell.
In the meantime a storm bad gathered
over Campbell's bead. The consular clerk
at Warsaw voicing the alleasd wide.
spread objectiona of the Inhabitants of
that city to tbe American, wrote Consul
General Holloway that Campbell could not
anticipate an exequateur a hla real name
was Flnkelsteln and be waa born In Lem
berg. The consular clerk further charged
that Campbell had given different false
birthplaces In his application for pass
ports and that local society was against
mm because of his elopement with an heir
ess of Warsaw.
Campbell came lere and ridiculed these
charges, asserting that he waa a Christian.
that he was born In Montreal. Canada, that
he was a naturalised American cltlien and
formerly a dentlat In Chicago. H declared
that his mother-in-law was responsible for
the charges against biro., which she brouaht
with the desire of- withholding 100.600
roubles due bis wife from tbe paternal es
tate. Consul General Holloway waa airline
thla matter when be was Informed that
Campbell had abandoned the light.
KINFAUNS CASTLE IS FLOATED
British Steamer Which Went Ashore
OS Isle of Wight Proceeds to
eathnmptoa.
LONDON. April 13. Tbe British steamer
Klnfauns Castle, Captain Duncan, which
went ashore off Bright Stone, Isle of Wight,
at 3 o'clock yesterday morning, waa floated
thl morning and baa proceeded for South
ampton. Klnfauna Castle was homeward bound
from the Cape of Good Hope, and had 350
passengers. The vessel' cargo waa light
ered yesterday and lta passenger were
transferred to Southampton.
BURGLARS KILL AND ROB
Three Men Shoot Wealthy Penney!.
vaala Farmer, Lock Up Sisters
and Plnndedr Chest.
UNIONTOWN. Pa.. April 13. Alfred J.
Jones, a wealthy farmer, and uncle of
District Attorney Jones, waa murdered and
hi house robbed near Can last night by
thre burglars. A voice Inquiring the way
to the railroad about 9 o'clock attracted
Jones to the door and a be opened It he
saw three men, who had quietly slipped up
and while Jonea waa trying to push tho
door shut one of - the burglars reached
srouod the door with his revolver snd
Bred at Jones. He fell to the floor at the
first shot snd the burglars had every
tblng their own way.
Two slaters who lived with Jone were
locked in the kitchen and guarded by one
of the men while two went to the room
where Jonea kept bis chest. The heavy
chest was broken open and everything of
value taken.
It was 4 o'clock before tbe women could
summon courage to call for help and none
cam until :30 thl morning. Their brother
had been ahot through the bralo and died
almost Instantly.
No trace of ths murderers baa aa yet
been found. Jones waa eccentrlo and was
supposed to keep a quantity of money In
bis chest.
STRIKER DEFIES THE COURT
Jonrnemnn Baker Throws la tiotte
Restraining; Order Served
on Him.
KANSA8 CITY, April IS Striking Jour
neyman bakers have disregarded an order
Issued by Judge John Henry of the fed
ersl court restraining them from Inter
fering with tbs business of Warneke'a
bakery and one of tbsm went so far as to
throw tbs court's order into tbs street
when a deputy ervd It. What course
Judg Henry will take remains to be seen
Tbs strikers hsd interfered with tb
baker's bualness by stsndlng In front of
hla abop and telling all persons who pasaed
not lo patronise the store as its manager
was antagonistic to orgaaissd labor.
Denies Parches of Harmony Mills,
SCHENECTADY. N. T.. April 13-Th
report mat in General Kiectrto company I
proposed isru of lls.76s.UO is for the Dur
poso of buying the plant of th Harmony
inuis in iunos ana removing to mat city
was toaay enirmaticauy dsnied ty Hlni.iil
rarson. lounn vice president or ine com
pny.
Tnebegee School Oeta Donation.
Tl'BKEOEE, Ala., April 13. A prominen
and wealthy southern man. a native o
pVtiih Carolina, engaged In business in
Birmingham. Ala., ha. made a contribution
or iw to trie Tuakeaee Normal and Indus
trial Institute. This la tha larsvat donation
ever received by this Institution, from a
souiueru wait wan.
OFFICERS FIRE ON RIOTERS
Open Their Mauser Rifles on Disorderly
Strikers with Fatal Remit.
MANY. PEOPLE KILLED IN BRUSSELS STREET
M. Von der Velde. Leader of Socialists
In Honse of Deputies, I Unable
to Restrain Yoanger Mem
hers of His Party.
BRUSSELS, April 13. The bloody repres
sion of the disorder of yesterday evening
haa created a painful Impression among all
classes here, although It la appreciated
that the majority of the victim of tbe
encounters do not belong to the better
class of workmen. Yesterday for the first
time the police really fired their rifle
loaded with ball cartridges. Prevlou to
yesterday they had used their swords and
tbelr revolvers, tbe latter being usually
loaded with blank cartridges.
Saturday's rioters were composed of the
dregs of the population, with a sprinkling
of what Is called the young socialist
guard, composed of mere boy with
Ittle regard for the order of
M. Van Der Velde. a member of
the Chamber of Deputies and the leader of
the socialist movement in Belgium and the
socialist committee. It must be explained
hat the Matson Du Peuple Is situated on
the upper slope of a hill, that the Central
boulevard and meet of the business por
tion of tbe city lies at the foot of thl
hill, while tbe royal palace, the low
courts, the Chamber of Deputies and the
ministries stand upon ths rldgs of the
bill.
Worst Quarter of City.
The quarter around the Malson Du Peu
ple Is tbe worst In the city. It Is a per
fect rookery of low-class dwellings Inter
sected by steep and narrow atreets and
ttalodorous alleys. In the vicinity of the
Malson there are aome small squares In
which the rioters gathered yesterday even
ing until they were dispersed and the
squares occupied by detachment of tbe
civic guard. The mob was mainly com
posed of the rough population of the quar
ter, who Jeered and reviled the police
when they were forced along tbe streets
by the cordons of officers.
The serious trouble began when a num
ber of roughs from a eafe distance fired
revolvers In the direction of the cordons.
The gendarmes then charged with drawn
words. After firing at the crowd with
revolvers, loaded with blank cartridges,
they were greeted with a hall of missile
such as atonea, bottle and heavy iron
rivet. Thl happened-In several streets.
It was worse In the Rue . Hauete, where
the occupant of the houses rained mis
sile upon the heads of the gendarmes.
Defy the Officer.
An officer of tbe gendarme then shouted
to tbe crowd to disperse. No notice waa
taken of this order. Then for the first
time In many years, the gendarmes fired
their Mauser carbinea, loaded with what
are called strike cartridges, which contain
a ball, but a minor charge of powder. The
gendarmes fired only one volley, but when
the mob scattered, several' bodies 'were
lying on the ground. Two were mortally
wounded and died while being conveyed to
the hospital.
Over twenty narrow atreeta and blind
alleys lead Into the Rue Hauete, and when
the gendarmes chsrgetl after the mob other
rioters Issued from these alleys and fired
revolvers at tbe backs of the . policemen
until the latter were obliged to leave three
of their number at tbe mouth of each al
ley they passed. These guards stood with
their rifles pointed down tbe alleys resdy
to shoot.
Other gendarmea who were stationed
very few paces covered the windows In tb
Rue Hauete with their rifles.
Bsact Namber of Dend Unknown.
It Is Impossible to sscertaln the exact
number of tbe victims of yesterday's riot
ing. Many who were slightly Injured had
their wounds dressed In pharmacies or
went home. The director of the hospital
of St. Pierre, however, told a representa
tive of the Associated Press this afternoon
that three rioters bad died In the hospital
and that another one there was believed
to be mortally injured. Thirty others who
are badly hurt, wers received st the hos
pital last night. .
Among the Injured are many Imprudent
pectatora of th rioting, who were caught
between two fire, aa the gendarmea fre
quently combined their movement and
charged the mobs from tbe front and the
rear at tbe same time. A doctor who was
returning home after having visited a
patient, was csught between two bodies
of charging gendarmea and had hla noae
Mit off with a sword. A woman waa also
among the injured. Among the Injured
waa the assistant secretary of the Socialist
Jewelers' union. Five policemen were
hurt.
SCHNUR FAMILY RELEASED
Jewish Parents Aecnsed of Murdering:
Son Freed by Proof of Maa's
Existence.
NEW YORK, April 13. Dr. M. Neuatad
der of thla city today received a cablegram
from Vienna giving notice of tbe release
from prison of tbe Bchnur family, ten mem
bers of which bav been confined near there
for some time on the charge of bavtng mur
dered Bcbullm Bchnur.
Tbe (tory of th charge, a told by th
doctor, la that the young man supposed to
hsv bees murdered, was about to become
a Christian convert, and to marry a Chris
tian girl, notwithstanding that be came
from a well known Jewish family of Dom
brow, Oaltcla.
Hi parent, to avoid the consequences
of hi proposed change of faith, aent him
to a brother la this country and after bis
disappearance were accuaed by th Chris
tian peasant of ths neighborhood with
having murdered him. Tbey were arrested
snd taken In chains to the nearest Jail.
News of this . resched the brother here
and a committee of twelve was selected to
arrange to send the young man back la
order to prove that he had not been mur
dared. The committee, J of which the doctor was
chairman, raised enough money to carry
out Us purposs and announces that young
Bchnur has already left this country In
tbs csre of an American.
OFFICERS AND OUTLAWS CLASH
Flsht la Indian Territory Ends in
Death of Foar and Wounding;
f Seven.
KANSAS CITY. April 13. In a fight be
tween officers and desperadoes, near
Bragg. Indian Territory, four men ar
reported killed and seven wounded, tmosc
tbem a noted outlaw.
' It Is Impossible to reach Bragg by tele
graph or telephone tonight and details
ar lacking. ..,.,
TO VOTE ONJXCLUSION BILL
Senate Will Reach Final Action on
Measure to Bat Chinese
Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, April ll In accordance
with the agreement reamed ou Friday last,
the senate on Wednesday will vote on the
Chinese exclusion bill and the present un
demanding Is that the Philippine govern
ment bill will be taken up Immediately aft
erward. It Is probable, however that the Philip
pine bill will be soon broken In on by the
calling up of tbe river and harbor bill, be
ing an appropriation bill, which Is a privi
leged measure and can be taken up at any
time, but It Is not the desire of the com
mittee to have it considered until there
shall have been a cbance afforded to make
further amendments In the committee. That
opportunity will not be provided until
Thursday, following the vote on the Chinese
bill.
The opponents of the Chinese bill will
press their fight from thla time forward and
If they find that they cannot secure Its re
committal, they will concentrate tbelr ef
forta on proposed amendments. Especial
effort will be made to secure the adoption
of the Piatt substitute. .
. There will be a number of short speeches
on the bill Monday and Tuesday, and In
addition to these. Senators Foraker and
McLaurln of South Carolina have given
notice of aet speeches for Monday. A por
tion of the day Saturday will be devoted
to eulogies on the late Senator Kyle of
Bouth Dakota."
FAVOR GROWTHJJNDER COVER
Tobncco Trade Interest Increases In
Leaf Cultivated Below Cheese
cloth, Says Prof. Whitney.
WASHINGTON. April 18. Prof. Milton
Whitney, chief of the bureau of soils of the
Department of Agriculture, has returne-1
from a trip to Hartford. Conn., New York
and Philadelphia, where he went to leara
the feeling In regard to the Sumatra to
bacco grown under, cheese cloth covering
by direction of the departments tobacco
experts.
He reports that tbe Interest In this to
bacco leaf Is increasing among the tobacco
trade, and says It Is believed that It will
become a sharp competitor of tbe Sumatra
tobacco. '
The leaf has Improved very much since
It was packed, taking on a gloss and finish
that la considered very desirable. It I a
well known tact, Prof. Whitney says, that
all auch leaf Improves very much by stand
ing for at least alx months In bales. Boxes
of cigars wrapped with thla tobacco
after being packed two months, were
opened In Hartford and the gloss and fin
ish of the wrappers were very mucb finer
than when the cigars were packed, show
ing that the color la permanent.
The tobacco la to be sold at auction In
Hartford on May 1. It bas been classified
and a catalogue of all tbe bale 1 being
prepared for distribution among the trade,
and particularly tbe cigar manufacturer.
ADMITS KILLING A. T. SHARPE
Prominent Memphis Ct1l.cn-any He
Stabbed Detroit Man In
Helf-Defeuee.
; MEMPHIS, Tenn., April IS. The mystery
surrounding the killing of A. T. Bharpe, a
traveling representative of Parke Davta
Co., of Detroit, . on a crowded street
last night, was cleared up tonight, when
Lacey Chase, a .young man well known n
Memphis, surrendered to the police. Chase
claims that In an altercation with Bharpe,
the latter knocked him down, whereupon
he drew his knife from his pocket and cut
Sharps several times. Chase was Imme
diately locked up In Jail.
DETROIT. Mich., April 13. Mrs. A. T.
Sbarpe. whose husband was mysteriously
murdered In Memphis. Tenn., last night. Is
prostrated at the home of F. H. Oeborne,
where she haa been visiting. Mr. Osborne
first learned of Sharpe's death through the
morning .papers. Tbe shock prostrated Mr.
Sharpe.
Sharps' body ha been ordered taken to
Kansaa City for burial.
TWO WOMEN ARE MURDERED
Mother and Daughter In Ohio Shot
and Stepson Is Held for
Crime.
CLEVELAND, O.. April IS. Mr. Martha
J. Calhoun, aged 75 years, and her daugh
ter, Mr. Vaughn, aged 46 years, were shot
and killed today two mllea east of Mantua
atatlon, a village forty mllea southeast
of this city. ,
Will Vaughn, a stepson of the younger
woman. Is locked up In Ravenna Jail
charged with the crimes, because of cir
cumstances which are alleged to Incrim
inate blm. What are said to be blood
ataina were found on bla trousers. These
Will Vaughn aaya, came from a cut finger.
Vaughn'a father died a few days ago and
It Is believed be left the bulk of bis es
tate to the two women.
STEAMER HERO SAFE IN PORT
Vessel Driven Ashore Near Colon
Towed lato New York Harbor
Slightly Damaged.
NEW YORK. April 13. the Norwegian
stesmer Hero, which was driven ashore
at the entrance of the Panama canal In
the harbor of Colon, in a norther, arrived
in port today in tow of tbe Merrttt 4
Chapman wrecking tug Reacue. Hero had
its rudder frame carried away, but Is other
wise not damaged.
The wrecking company fleeted the steamer
to thla pert, where it will be repaired. On
the way from Colon Rescue stopped at
Havana for coal. Hero was anchored off
Stapleton, 8. I.
TO NAME CHURCH OFFICIALS
Slaty Bishops Will Meet at Cincinnati
to Appoint Heads ef For
eign Charges.
CINCINNATI. O.. April 13.-Over lxty
bishop have signified their Intention to
be present In this city on Wednesday and
Thursday of tbia week at tbs session of
the house of bishop of th Episcopal
church, when bishops of 8allna, western
Kansas, of Honolulu and of Porto Rico and
perhaps of Mexico, are to be aelected. Ar
rangements have been made for public
meeting snd banquets in th svenlngs. but
tbe business sessions will b executive.
Beats Congressman Woetrn.
WAX AH ATCHIE. Tex.. April IS - th
democratic primaries In Hill county Satur
day, J. A. Bcall of Ellis county rsrried
tha county over Congressman Dudley rj.
Wooten l Dallas. This assures tha nomi
nation oi ovaii, a an mv oiner counties
had previously advised giving blra forty-
nn ti.atrutMl vntfl In tha f.,nun,l,. .
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iwi iivyf ava nwwib m
LONG FIGHT NEAR THE END
Final Action on Cuban Reciprocity Bill
Expected by Last of Week.
PASSAGE COUNTED ON BY ITS FRIE.NDS
Democrnts nnd Republicans Opposed
to Bill Offer a Formidable Force
Which Gives Mark
Alarm.
WASHINGTON, April IS. The leaders ef
the house expect to see the Cuban reci
procity bill passed by the end of the
present week, but they admit that the
debate may be prolonged, so that the final
vote will not be reached until next week.
Proceeding as the debate la, without a rule.
It can be drawn out aa long a anybody
desires to spesk, but the leader believe
the general debate will exhaust itself by
Thursday, at the latest. Mr. Dalzell will
close the general debate la favor of the
bill.
When the measure 1 thrown open for
amendment, a great number of amendment
will be offered by the democrat with a
view to opening up a way for amending the
schedules of the Dlngley tariff law. It. Is
known In advance that all such amendments
will be held to be not germane to the bill
whose title provides for reciprocity with
Cuba and that only amendments raising
or lowering tbe amount of tbe proposed
concession will be held to be In order. Ap
peals will be taken 'from tbe rulings of
chair on the general tariff amendments,
but It Is certain that with positively one
possible exception the attempt will be un
successful. Thst will be the amendment to take the
dlfferntlal off refined sugar. It la admitted
on both sides of the chamber that the
great fight will come on that amendment.
A number of republicans who are opposing
the hill have announced that tbey will
vote to overrule the chair on that proposi
tion, and democrat expect to be able to
cast a solid vote for it.
Weakness of the Advocates.
The weakness of the position of the
friends of the proposition is that the test
will not come directly on the amendment,
but on the ruling of the chair. If a motion
to recommit with instructions' to report
back auch an amendment Is made. It will
be held not to be In order under tbe general
theory of parliamentary law, that the house
cannot instruct the committee to do what
It Itself cannot do.
Tbe republican opposition to the bill, as
shown last Tuesday on the motion to go
Into committee of the whole. Is In the
neighborhood of forty. Added to the demo
cratic vote. If solidly cast, tbe opposition
would have a clear majority of ten. But
the republican leaders profeas confidence In
tbelr belief that enough of the republican
recalcitrant will go to the length of vot
ing to override . the chair to make with
the democrats a majority of th bouse.
Moreover, they assert that some bf the
democrsts themselves will hesitate to adopt
thla method of getting a vote on a propo
sition which they contend Is plainly not
germane.. 'If tbe danger Involved In the
amendment to abolish the differential Is
passed, ths bill will have plain satllnr on
Its final passage, aa a majority of the demo
crat will vote for It.
EXPLODES SOMJEOLD THEORIES
tienernl MncArthnr Discredits Stories
of Co-Operatlon nt Bnttle
of Manila.
WASHINGTON. April 13. Tbe senate
committee on the Philippines began Its pro
ceedings yesterday by adopting '. resolution
offered by Senator Carmack, calling upon
the secretary of war for all the orders, cir
culars and official reports received from
commanders and their subordinates In tbe
provinces of Tayabaa, Batangas, Samar and
Laguna.
General MacArtbur was again today the
only witness before the committee and bis
examination was begun by Senator. Culber
son. His questions related to the relation
ship between tbe native forces snd the
American troops when the letter first
landed at Manila.
Senator Culberson called attention to the
fact that there la testimony on file to the
effect that General Anderson bad written
to Agulnaldo Inviting bis ,co-operatlon at
Manila and that the latter had accepted,
and that It also Is slated that General Mer
rttt bad himself sent an aide to General
Green suggesting that arrangements be
made with ths Filipinos tor a common un
derstanding In the occupation of the
trenches.
He then asked If, to view of these facts
the inference wa not authorized that
friendly co-operation wa not desired by
the American officials with the Filipino
In the attack upon the Spaniard.
"Assuming the fact to be a stated,"
the witness replied, "if thst were all there
Is In tbe premises It might be admitted
that Inference was to be drawn as Indi
cated. But there are other facta which
form a part of the case and syhlcb ahow
the co-operation In the attack on Manila
was not a voluntary one on our part."
General MacArthur then related that on
the evening previous to the attack on Man
ila, after General Merritt had Issued bi
order of battle, he (MacArthur), waa in con
sultation with General Anderson, when the
latter received a communication from Gen
eral Merritt, directing the latter to Inform
Agulnaldo that the battle which waa to take
place next day wa to be between the
American and Spaniard, and that ha must
not participate under any circumstance.
Agulnaldo was at that time. General Mac
Arthur said, five mile away, and tbe mes
sage in lent to him by wire. He knew,
however, that the Filipino leader had re
ceived It, becauae be had declined to ac
cept the suggestion, and he and hla native
forces had participated In the' engagement
tbe next day.
What bad become of that communication
Oeneral MacArthur aald be did not know.
He also said that If there had been co-operation
between Agulnaldo and Oeneral An
derson while the latter was In command
of tbo Amerlcau forces he did not know It.
Senator Patterson then asked a series of
questions intended to bring out tbe fact
that there had been an understanding be
tween tbe American -.ommandera, General
Merritt and Admiral Dewey, and ths Span
ish commander that tb attack upon
Manila should be a mr feint with the view
of cecurlog a surrender, with an appearance
of a battle, but without any real fight. Gen
eral MacArtbur aald that It ther bad been
such aa understanding, be knew nothing
of It.
Dr. Baraett Gets Legal Stay, (
CHICAGO, April 13. Judge Baker ha
denied a new trial to Dr. Orvlll 8. Bur
nett, but granted a stay of senUnce till
May 3, to allow an appeal. Dr. Burnett
wa recently convicted of murder. The
charge la baaed on th allegation that he
aided and abetted Mr. Charlotte Nlcbol,
wife of a aoiithara railroad man, la com
mitting suicld.
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Rain Mondny;
Cooler In North and Kast; Tuesday Fair
and Warmer.
Temperatare at Omaha Yesterday I
Honr. Dea. Moor. Dec.
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T a. m ...... nn a p. m at
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TO DISSOLVE THE MEAT TRUST
Order from Washington Snld to Have
Been Sent to Kansas
City,
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 13. The Jour
nal tomorrow will ssy:
According to a dispatch from Washlngtou,
Major William Warner, United States dis
trict attorney, has been Instructed by the
attorney general, to Immediately take steps
to dissolve the so-called beef trust. A
federal grand Jury, will be ordered this
week to commence Its session next Monday.
Major Warner yesterday positively declined
to make any statement whatever regarding
the matter.
"I have not a word to say," he decleared.
when asked about the order from Washing
ton. Nothing so Important to the entire people
has occurred In years a the ordering of
thla Investigation. If It should transpire
to be the fact, as It Is believed to be. In
the last year, but notably In the last six
months, the price of meat bas gone up In
an alarming way.
Th attorney for one of the largest pack
era In Kansas City, after having the dls
ers In Kansaa City, after hearing the dis
patch, to the Journal read, said: We an
ticipated, some such move a this. Two
week ago the Journal had a dispatch from
Washington, Indicating that President
Roosevelt would personally order sn In
vestigation. We scarcely though that it
would go the length of having the district
attorney summon a grand Jury, as I un
derstand District Attorney Warner ha ar
ranged to do. A to the merits or demerits
of the case I have nothing to say. Of course,
meat are up, so ar cattle.
A large retail dealer, said: We think
ther Is a trust. No butcher Is allowed to
slaughter his own cattle. If he does, there
will be a butcher shop start up next door
to blm, and he will find himself undersold
on everything be offers for sale. It Is this
treatment which compels all of ua to buy
from the packers and all packers charge
tbe sams prices.
TO DROP SECOND-CLASS RATE
Rends Between Chicago and New
York Trying; to Adopt Single
' Schednle.
CHICAGO. April 13. An effort Is being
made by manager of the roads operating
between Chicago and New York to abolish
all second-class fare. The first move in
thl direction was made known when
the officers of tha lines in 'the territory
named gave notice that hereafter there
would be no second-class fares quoted
westbound between the two cities.
Westbound from New York there have
been two classes of rates In effect. A first
and second-class fare has prevailed over
both the standard and the differential
roads. Via tbe standard, or higher-class
lines, the first-class rate from New York
to Chicago has been $20, and 317 second
class, and over the differential, or weak
roads, the first and second-claas fare have
been the aame, JIT.
By the notice sent out today the second-class
fare on the standard roads Is
abolished and the first-class rate over the
differential lines advsnced to 318, with no
second-clsss rst. This will readlust the
rates so that there will be but one fare
In effect over each of the two classea of
roads. The atandard lines will charge 320
to Chicago and the differentials 318. East
bound from Chicago there will be no change
for tbe present."
TEN-YEAR-OLD FIRE FIEND
Boy Canaht by Police Who Amnses
Himself by Burning;
t Ilonses.
CHICAGO, April 13. Cbsrles Tledze, a
lad of Lithuanian birth, scarcely 10 years
of age, baa been arrested, charged with
having started the many Area that bav
terrorized Boutb Chicago during the laat
two day. Tbe boy at first denied all
knowledge of tbe origin of tbe fires, but
after six hour of the "sweating" process
by the police, hs admitted tbst he had
started four of tbe principal blazes that
threatened valuable property In South Chi
cago, but asserted he knew nothing of the
other blase. H aald ba liked to see the
engine run and th firemen at work.
Fifteen fire have occurred elnce Thurs
day night, entailing a total loss of $50,000
snd rendering homeless fifteen families
and as many boarders. The street were
patrolled Friday night by anxious citizens
and tbe boy was caught thla afternoon by
s fireman under clrcumstancea that left
little doubt of bis guilt la setting a fire
that had just been stsrted. From bis con
tradictory statements ths police believe
he Is responsible for other fires than be
had admitted so far.
SHOOTING SCRAPE IS FATAL
Affray at Carbondale, III., Results In
Probnble Denth of Two
Men.
CARBONDALE. 1)1., April 13. A shoot
ing affray occurred today at Murphysboro
In which Zeke Morgan was fatally and
Heuiy Grogan seriously wounded.
Zeke snd John Morgan bad gone to the
house of a woman whom Grogan was visit
ing and demanded admission. Tbey werw
mil at tbe door by Grogan, who refused to
let them In. Arguments follomed and the
three men drew weapons and began firing.
Both of tb wounded men probably will
die.
TO FIGHT TOWNSITE CLAUSE
Railroads la Indian Territory Will
treacle to Eliminate Provision
from Appropriation Bill.
ARDMORE, I. T.. April 13. The rail
roads interested In the new townsltes along
ths line of their roads are fighting tha
provision in ths Indisn appropriation bill,
which provides for a fins snd imprison
ment for sny ons to lay out a tract of
land for townsltes without ths consent of
ths secretary of tbe interior.
Representatives pf th various roads, will,
it is said, go to Washington and make a
stubborn fight to have the obnoixoug pro
vision eliminated from th measure.
MILES SOOS TO CO
Lieutenant General's Compulsory Retire
ment Said to Bo Determined On.
REPORT NOT DENIED ATTHE WHITE HOUSE
Friction Between Secretary Root and Milei
Makes a Change Necessary.
OBSTRUCTS PLANS FOR NATION'S WELFARE
Attention Directed to Retirement of Ord
for Miles' Benefit,
GENERAL BROOKE PROBABLE SUCCESSOR
Senior Roth In Service and Ate
to Present Commanding General,
HI Promotion la Re
garded as Certain.
WASHINGTON. April 13. The issues ar
fairly Joined between the lieutenant gen
eral and the secretary of aar. The
trouble, whicn began long ago under the
Cleveland administration, has finally
reached so critical a stage thst the com
pulsory retirement of General Mllea at an
early date Is an open secret and Is not
denied st tho White House, to explana
tlon of President Roosevelt's position onn
of his close friends, who unquestlonsbly
speaks by suthorlty, says: f
, JJ J"M,"n I not a porsonaf one be
tween General Mllea and Secretary Root.
t,L iv.eKvnt Secretary Hoot has on his
shoulders heavier burden than sny other
member of the administration. No mart
less strong muld carry It at all; and now,
at the very time when he requires the mot
loyal support of every subordinate who
wishes well to the army and the nation,
he him to epend much of his strength in
meeting the opposition of the commanding
general If General Miles is retired it will
be simply becauee after patient trial Presi
dent Roosevelt feels that on the highest
ethical grounds bis retention would work
grave and lasting Injury to the army aa a
W'hole.
Miles' Career Klntllar.
As some of General Miles' friends have
Sain thst It wniiM h ti...l.. , i
said In the first place that he owed his pro-
- "iiRKoier generaienip ontv
through the similarly forced retirement of
General Ord. he himself being Jumped over
a number of his senior officers into the
vacancy thus created; and, in the second
Plitce that the only action of the kind bv
I resident Rooevc!t since he has been In
office was In the case of Colonel Moves,
who was retired by compulsion after
reaching the age of 2, on the recom
mendation of General Miles. In other
words, the general has himself expressly
recommended and profited by the very ac
tion which his friends now fear may ba
taken at his expense.
If he should go out before General Brooke
Is retired, General Brooke, who Is General
Miles' senior, both In service and in age
Lnd who did gallant and distinguished work
ss a volunteer In. the civil war, would un
doubtedly be put In hla place aa lieutenant
general, aa It is known he Is desirous of
recognising General Brooke's long and
faithful service.
i
General Brooke'a Record.
' Gn"' Brooke during the civil war
rendered equally meiitorloua service with
General Miles. General Brooke waa the
""I1" a commission and through-..
. . " " -' imru um novartrnge, ,
ending the war as General Miles' tor.
After peace came General Miles vs o
moted over General Brooke's he ' As
ener.il Hrooke will necesssrlly f ;he
i"1""" ""i oner period Decor re
tirement for age, General 8. D. June
Is likely to succeed General Br e and
General Chaffee's promotion lo7-.ilow two
years hence.
. In administration circles In Wuhlnrtnn
there has been some amusement over the
talk raised about the so-called mission to
Rome. The facts are that Gove rnnr Tatt J
haa impressed very strongly unnn the
president and the secretary of war that'
the question of getting rid of the frlare
was ot vital consequence to peace In the
Philippines snd that to accomplish tbls
it was necessary to deal dlrectlv with th
head of the corporation Involved, Rome.
Atier mucn consideration it wa decided
that Governor Taft ahould stop at Rome
cn his way to the Philippines lo con
sult with the church authorities and see
if It would not be possible to come out
right to some agreement on bebalt ot tbe
Philippines government.
Purely a Baalness Matter. j
There would be nothing of any kind or
shape in tbe matter which would auggeat
anything In the way of dlplomatle rela
tions. It would be purely a bualness
transaction. Tbe L'nlted States governient
I neither favorable nor hostile to any par
ticular sect. It desires to treat all alike?
with exsct Justice. It does not wish to
do injustic to the friara by taking away
their lands, without compensation. On the
other hand, It recognizes that although ths
Christian Flliplnoa are practically all
Roman Catholics, they are nevertheless a
unit In demanding thst tbs friar leave
the Island.
Governor Taft better 'than any other
man could explain this state of things at
Rome. It 1 believed If an honorable and
atlsfactory arrangement esn be reached
the result will be most beneficial to tbe
Islands and that probably no other on
thing could do mucb good.
TO BE BURIED IN GREENWOOD
esnsssnssassat a
Body of Rev. T. DeWItt TnJmsgo
Will Be Takea to Brook
ir-. ,
WASHINGTON. April 13. Arrangement
wer completed today for the funeral serv
ice in thl city over th remains of
Rev. Dr. T. DeWItt Talmag. Th funeral
take place at o'clock Tuesday afternoon
from (he Church of the Convenant. Tbe
exerclae will b very almpl. There will
be no funeral sermon, but short addresses
toucernlng tha life and work ot Dr. Tal
mage, by those who bav been associated
with him.
Dr. Tunis 8. Hamlin, pastor of tb church,
and Dr. Thomaa Chalmers Eaaton, of th
Eastern Presbyterian church of Washington,
will be hi asslstanta In the service. Dr.
Samuel J. Nlccola of St. Louis, a lifelong
friend, will make an address, and Dr. E.
P. Tervne of New Jersey, Dr. Howard Buy
dampf of Relnbreck. N. Y., and Dr. Jamee
rietnerest of Brooklyn, all school friend
of th doctor, bav been atksd to ssslit.
Muslo will b furnished by th rod
quartet of the Church of th Covenant.
At o'clock Wednesday morning the In
terment will take place In tbe family lot
at Greenwood cemetery, Brooklyn.
Silent tribute to tb memory of Dr. Tal
mag wa paid today by thousands of peo
ple, who walked past tb residence on Mas
sachusetts avenue, where tb visit ef death
was marked by a cluster of violets, tied
with a streamer of black hanging at tbs
right of ths entrance.
Many Intimate friends. Including tb pas
tors of most of ths Presbyterian churches
of th city, wer among thoso who called at
the house. Messages of sympathy frosa
nearly every stats lo th union and frosg
Eaglaod, Ruaala aad other European ceua
trie cam to tb family during tb 4ay,