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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 1!, 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, A PHIL 10, 1002 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPV FIVE CENTS. ORDERS AN INQUIRY Secretary Boot Demands Thorough Investi gation of Alleged Cruelties to Filipinos. ACTS IN CONCERT WITH THE PRESIDENT poth Determined to Prevent Inhuman Treatment of the Natives. WILL PUNISH OFFICERS IF FOUND GUILTY President Bays Army Officials Unit Bigidly Obey Military Law. WILL LOOK INTO GARDENER'S STATEMENT general Smith, Arrnard of Issuing Or der to Kill and Rim to Major Waller. Mar Be Court mart laird. WASHINGTON. April 15. Ai a result of the consideration by the cabinet today of be chirge of cruel treatment of Filipino by United States soldier. Secretary Root baa made public tfc following correspond ence: "WAR DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON. tprll 15, 1902. My Dear 8enator: I beg to cknowledge the receipt of your copy of tb testimony of Sergeant Charles 8. Riley and Private Lewis Smith, late of the Twenty-sixth Infantry, taken before your com rnlttee yesterday. I enclose a copy of a dis patch which has been sent today to Major Oeneral Chaffee, commanding the Division ' pf the Philippine. Directions have been flven to the Judge advocate general of the army to take proper steps In accordance With the dispatch. The War department : Vlll be glad to receive the earliest practi cable Information of any further evidence which may be elicited by the committee tending to fix responsibility upon anyone In the military service of the United 8tates for any violation of any lawa of war or of the regulations or ordera governing the opera tion of the army of the United States In the field. Very reapeotfully, "ELIHU ROOT. "Secretary of War. "Hon. H. H. Lodge, United States Senator. Washington, D. C. Ibariti by Gardener. " 'WAR DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON. April 15, 1902. Memorandum tor the Ad jutant Central: Cable General Chaffee as follows: On February 19 a letter waa sent rou enclosing for investigation copy of charge made by Governor Gardener of Tayaba province, which contained general aUlegatlona of cruelties practiced by troops on natives and generally of an Insolent and fcrutal attitude of the army toward natives. "'On April 2 a cable dispatch 'was aent ,ou urging action with ail apeed consistent With thorough and searching Investigation. " 'On March 4 a cable dispatch was aent ffou directing disciplinary measures to pro duce obedience .to the president's instruc tions subordinating military officers to elvil government In pacified province, and ln tructing"you to relieve Major Edwin P. Glenn and Captain James A. Ryan from duty and order them to Manila to await Investigation Into their conduct. In accord ance with Instructions to follow by mall " 'On March 24 Instructions were mailed you containing atatement of charges against these officers and General Jacob H. Smith aa the basis of Inveattgation ordered by the cable of March 4. " 'Further Investigations Into both matter r required by the following facta; Case of Geaeral Smith. " 'Press dispatrhea atate that upon the trial of Major Waller of the marine cores testimony waa given by Waller, oorrob orated, by other witnesses, that . General Jacob H. Smith Instructed him to kill and burn; that the more he killed and burned the better pleased General Smith would be that It waa no time to take prisoners, and that when Major Waller asked Oeneral Smith to define the age limit for killing, he replied, "Everything over 10." If such testimony waa give," and the facta can be established, you will place General Smith n trial by court-martial. " 'Yesterday before the aeuate committee n Philippine affair Sergeant Charles Riley ' nu Private Lewie Smith of tha Tv.ni. sixth i-olun'eer Infantry testified that the tore jot torture known aa the "water cure' '. administered to the president of the tovn of Igbarae. Hollo province. Island of Fanay. by a detachment of the Eighteenth United States Infantry under oommand of Lieutenant Arthur L. Conger, under ordera of Major Edwin F. Glenn, then captain of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, and that Captain and Assistant Surgeon I "aimer Lyon, at that time a contract surgeon was present to atelst them. The officers named, or auch of them as are found to be responsible for the ot, will be tried therefor by court-martial. conger and Lyon are In thla country. Most ( Wltaeaaee Here. " 'Both tb Twenty-alxth Volunteer ln- I fan try and the Sixteenth infantry having returned te the United 8tatea and most of the witness being presumptively here. 'the secretary of war d I recta that Major S. F . Glenn. Twenty-fifth Infantry, be di rected to proceed to San Francisco and re port to the general commanding the De partment of California, with a view to bis trial by court-martial under charge al leging the cruelties practiced by him upon a native of the Philippine islands at -Igbaras, on June 17, 1900. " 'If you can discover any witness stilt In th service in th Philippines who can testify in support of th charges or if .Major Glenn desires the attendance of ay .persons now serving In th Islands aa wit erases for the defense, you will direct them ta proceed to 8an Francisco for that pur pose. Aa th two year allowed for the prosecution by the statut of limitation la nearly at an end, no tlm la to be lost. 'You will take such course in advancing or postponing th Investigations previously ordered Into the conduct of Oeneral Smith and Major GUnu aa ahall be required to .enable you to execute these Instructions. Ytelatloa Art Few. " 'It Is believed that th violations of law .and humanity of which th cases, if true ,ar examples, will prove to be few and (occasional and not to characterise the con duct of the army generally la the Philip , pines; but the fact that any acta of cruelty and barbarity appear to hav been don Indicate tb neceaalty ef a most thorough, searching and exhaustive investigation into the genersl charges preferred by Oovernor Gardener and you will spare no etfort, ta the investigation already ordered uader th cbargss to uncover every such caa ! which may hav occurred and bring th . offenders to Justice. "The presldeut desires to know la th fullest and most circumstantial manner all tb facts, nothing being concealed, and ae (Continue ea Becead rage. CABINET OFFICIAL IS SHOT Riialaa Mlnialcr of Interior la As- astaated In Lobby of HI Office. ST. PETERSBURG, April 15. The minis ter of the Interior, M. Slplagulne, waa ahot nd fatally wounded at 1 o'clock thla after noon In the lobby of the ministerial offices by a man who held a pistol close to the minister' person. The wounded man died t 2 p. m. . The assassin of M. ..'""'.e I a stu dent, who gslned accet,.. . 'WiPS ' gulsed in the uniform of i., r jjjp. He met the minister on the tu. nd emptied a revolver into his close range. The assassin lu Immediate rrested. It waa learned later that M. Slplagulne was on his way to attend a meeting of the committee of ministers. He bad Just en- ered the office of the imperial council when the assassin, who had driven up In carriage, approached and handed him a folded paper, saying he had been charged to deliver it by Grand Duke 8erglua. The minister stretched out hta hand to take the document when the assassin fired five shots at him. Three of the bullets struck M. Slplagulne and one wounded his servant. The assassin did not resist arrest. He said his name waa Balsahanstt and that he was a student at Kleff, where he had been sentenced to compulsory military service for participating In the riot of 1901. He aald he had been pardoned, but had not been reinstated at the university, and that he therefore revenged himself. The min ister waa taken to the Hospital Maxmll Uanovoskl. where he died In one hour. M. 8lptagulne belonged to a distinguished Russian family. He Incurred the enmity of the student by upholding the views of Pnbledonostzeff, the chief prosecutor of the holy synod, and by supporting the most severe measures for the repression of all liberal tendencies. A previous attempt wa made to shoot him on the Neveky prospect about a year ago. M. SIplagutne'a body was removed this evening to the palace of the minister of the Interior, where a requiem service In the presence of the court and all the min isters will be held. GETS MONEY FROM AMERICA Little Over a Third of New English War Loan I Subscribed by Morgan Syndicate. (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. April 15. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) The J. Plerpont Morgan syndicate Is reported to have underwritten $55,000,000 of the new (160,000,000 war loan authorized under Chancellor of the Exchequer Beach's bud get. A Rothschild syndicate la aald alao to have7 underwritten $$5,000,000, leaving only $20,000,000 for public subscription. The price, it la rumored, will be 93Vi, being H per cent lesa than that of the last loan. The 8teel trust magnates took $50,000,000 of the first war loan of 1900. ELEVEN MENARE KILLED Shocking Accident Oresra on Board of a British First Class Battleship. QUEENSTOWN. April IB. Gunnar Lieu tenant H. 8. Borne, Lieutenant Miller and nine bluejacket were inatantly killed yes terday afternoon by the bursting of a twelve-Inch gun on board the British flrat claa battleahip Mare, during gun practice, off Berehaven. In addition several men were injured by the explosion. The breech of the gun blew out after it had twice missed fire. The bodies of the two men who were sighting the gun were scattered to pieces and blown overboard. The injured seamen were brought ashore here today. PRINCESS GOES TO JAIL I Accused of Forataar Name of I.ate Cecil Rhode to Note. CAPETOWN.Aprll 15. Princess Radxlwlll, accuaed of forgery In connection with note purporting to have been algned by the late Cecil Rhodea, waa committed to Jail be- cauae of the withdrawal of her bondsmen from her bonds. The trial of the prince I fixed to begin Monday next. London Stock Raehang Hopefal, LONDON, April 15. The budget proposals presented to the House of Commons yea terday were received fairly well oa the stock exchange today, where the various departments developed no particular fea ture, with the exception of a drop In con sols selling preparatory to th laau of th new loan, which operator generally aeem to conalder will take the form of a fresh Issue of consols. Operators on the ex change continued to be hopeful aa to the outcome of the peace conference at Pre toria. The British cabinet met at noon today. Among other business considered waa the reply of the Boer leader to th government communication mentioned by A, J. Balfour, the government leader, in the House of Commons yesterday. Be Information to Impart. LONDON. April 15. The governmeat leader, A. J. Balfour, replying to a ques tion In th Houa of Common today, an nounced that the ministers had no Informa tion to impart on th subject of the South African peace negotiations, nor, ander the elrcumstaacea, could aay Information be Imparted at the preaent atage of th negotiations. The government, Mr. Bal four added, would Immediately Inform Per- llament of the fact when they had any news te communicate. Bulgarian Will Take Action. SOFIA. April IB. The Bulgarian gov ernment haa determined to dissolve the Macedonian revolutionary committee and haa ao Informed the latter' executive, giv ing aa a reason for Its action the fact that the chief agents of th commltu have been caught la the act of forming revolu tionary bands. No Doty oa Prevision. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April IS. Owing to th scarcity of provision en the Atlantic coast ot Nicaragua President Zelaya has Issued a decree providing tor the admission, free of duty, la that aectlon of th country of flour, wheat, beaaa, rice and lard. France t Have Kahlhlt. PARIS, April IS A deer wa signed by Prldent Loubct today, providing for the participation ef Franoe at the St. Louis exposition and appointing M. Mlchai La grav coaimlssloosr general of th French section. Mew British Loan. LONDON. April U. Th aw British loan of Cll.ooo.000 U te be rakted by M leau of I per eaot eorla. CONGER LIKELY TO REMAIN Iowa Senators and Congressmen See the President in His Behalf. HITCHCOCK TO STAY IN THE CABINET Senator Millard (all oa President la Behalf of MrCoralck of I tab, bnt Receive No en couragement. (From a Staff Correspondent.) Vt -SHINGTON, April 15. (Special Tele- Senator Allison and Dolllver and eeentatlve Hull and Hedge of the Iowa delegation had a conference with rrealdent Roosevelt today in relation to MlniBter Conger, who, rumor says, 1 to bs recalled from China and la to be supplanted by W. W. Rockhlll, director of the Bureau j of American republica. Rockhlll waa re cently in China on a very confidential mis sion and was the special representative of thla government in China during Minis ter Conger'a presence here on leave. It la a well known fact that Secretary Hay would like to provide a fine billet for Mr. Rockhlll, but whether he will eucceed In having Minister Conger recalled la a ques tion. In view of the active interest the Iowa delegation la taking in Conger'a be half. "Our visit to the president today was for the purpose of talking over th rumors that are about In regard to Mlniater Con ger," aaid Senator Allison. "The president stated he had no knowledge of what the newspapers were saying In relation to Con ger, nor had he any thought of making a change In the China mission at this time. Representatlvea Hull and Hedge Joined Senator Dolllver and myself at the White House and united with us In talking over the situation." After the conference Messrs. Hull and Hedge remained with the president to talk over some minor matters in which their districts are Interested. John A. Burbank of Indiana, one of the early governors of Dakota territory, la In Washington on matters connected with South Dakota, In which he still has a lively interest. Hitchcock Likely to Stay. Senator Millard called on the president this morning, but owing to a press of busi ness waa unable to take up with Mr. Roose velt the matter which took him to tha White House, which it Is thought had reference to the secretaryship of the In terior. Senator Millard haa a candidate In the person of Mr. McCornlck of Salt Lake City, but he stated after bie call at the executive mansion that he had very grave doubts if a vacancy would exlat in the interior portfolio for some time to come. "I have asked the War department to permit Captain Swobe of the quarter master's department - to return to the atates, as he has been three years In the foreign service and I think some younger man abould be given a chance," said Sena tor Millard today. Civil service examination for position In the third and fourth Internal revenue district of Iowa are to be held May 24 at Dubuque and Burlington. Postmasters appointed: Nebraska, P. B. Nlelson, Tate, Pawnee, county, vice J. Wenzel, resigned; Iowa, S. R. Nugen, Klon dyke, Lyon county; Wyoming, J. K. Somen, Moorcrooft, Crook county. The name of the postofflce at Harvard, Big Horn county, Wyo., was ordered changed to Nowood and Fred Bragg com missioned postmaster. The postotflces at Chaae, Chaae county. Neb., Calvin, Marshal county, and Hlbbavllle, Appanoose county, la., were ordered discontinued after April 80. A postofflce waa ordered established at Bordeaux, Laramie county, Wyo., A. B. Trover, postmaster. Miss Emma M. Quick of Omaha was to day appointed atenographer and typewriter in the Mlnot (N. D.) land office. CHINAMEN CAUSE TROUBLE Held In Detention Shed at San Fran cisco and Steamship C'oaecrn Ordered to Deport Them. WASHINGTON. April 15. The Treasury department haa received from the cuatoma collector at San Francisco a telegram stat ing that ninety-eight Chinamen who aTe detained in detention aheda on ateamahlp dock at San Francisco threaten trouble it they are not either taken back to China by ateamshlp companies or are not allowed their freedom. Several Chinamen who were detained have managed to escape, and the case la giving the Treasury department aome trouble. In anawer to the report of the collector Aaslstant Secretary Taylor today wired him to make a written demand on the ateamshlp companies for the deportation of th detained Chinamen and to further notify th companiea that the Treasury de partment will preeecute them for every Chinaman who ha escsped. The Chinamen who are detained In the aheda have been held from three to nine montha awaiting deportation and the ateamshlp companiea have done nothing to aend tbem away. They came to San Fran cisco oatenalbly for traoalt through to Mexico, but the Immigration officers bad reason to doubt the good faith of those looking after their destination, which waa believed to be this country, and the China men were prevented from landing and or dered deported. The steamship compsnles have a rase pending In the supreme court which they believe may aettle the right of the Treas ury department to require them to deport Chinamen, and that la on reaaon they are holding the Chinamen. THREE GENERALS RETIRED herldan, D Russy nnd Bnrt Close Forty Years' Service In Army Department. WASHINGTON. April IS. Brigadier Gen erate Iaaac D. De Hussy, Andrew 8. Burt and Michael V. Sheridan, recently ap pointed, were placed on the retired list today on their own application, after forty years' service. One of the vacancies in tbe list of brigadier generals thus created haa been filled by the promotion of Colonel Mott Hooton. Twenty-eighth Infantry, who will be regularly retired for age tomorrow. General Hoc ton entered the army aa a vol unteer aergeant In June. 1861. He recently haa served In the Philippines. It Is ex pected that three more colonels who aerved through tbe civil war also will be promoted te the grade of brigadier general la a few day and similarly retired oa their own ap pllcationa. Another Gift from Caracal. SCHENECTADY. N. Y.. April 15 -President Raymond announced today that An drew Carnagte had give I. Union colt. The entire vara will be d.i-it4 44 UM OwMftUut. U. Not fcUsaefla bash HOW TO EFFECT RECIPROCITY Delegate to Xaastanarrra' Conven tion Would Remove Function from Power of Politician. INDIANAPOLIS, April 15. The seventh annual convention of the National Aasoda tlon of Manufacturers waa called to order at 10:80 this morning la the hall of repre sentatives at the state house by D. M. Parry of Indianapolis. He Introduced W. H. Hart, state auditor, who made the address ot welcome for the state Instead of Oovernor Durbain, now engaged In a prison Investiga tion at Michigan City. The welcome from the city of Indianapolis was extended by Mayor Charles A. Bookwalter. The targe delegation from the eastern states. Including the majority of the mem bers of the association of Philadelphia, ar rived thla morning. In thla party were President Search, Charles A. Schleren of New York City, treasurer, and Edward H. Sanborn of Philadelphia, general manager. The Toledo, O., delegation, already bere, will be reinforced tomorrow by Mayor Jonea and several other buslneea men, all bent on taking the next national convention to To ledo. So far It la Toledo against New Or leans for the next convention. After welcome and reeponslve addresses were concluded President Search read bis annual report. George Seabury of New York opened the discussion, speaking to the part of the re port on reciprocity In which Mr. Zearch aald: The concrete proposition which now con front ua appears to me to be about like this: Is It feasible, safe and expedient to un dertake to adjust our commercial relations with other natlona by means of special legislation nettling with each particular case, or Is it preferable from all points of view to seek the utne end by delegating to the executive urm of the government the power to negotiate international agree ments for reciprocal concessions? Mr. Seabury said: Our people are not In a position to com prehend these reciprocity treaties. Even our domestic manufacturers do not under stand these thing. Such questions should not be left to the politicians, and I am not in favor of any congreHs dealing with them. .He said he believed In reciprocity, but did not believe that the weakest Industry should be annihilated by reason of the en actment of such treaties. The tariff should bo left alone, aaid he, and When making a reciprocity treaty with a nation only aucb articles should be allowed to be entered free Into this country which are produced here without fear of competition. C. A. Schleren, ex-mayor of Brooklyn, re plied to Mr. Seabury'a remarks on poli ticians. He said: Do not make the mistake that repre sentatives in congress do not understand anything. As a rule they are able men who ftr sent to congress, and thank God they are. I now see a great muddle over the Cuban reciprocity treaty, and do you think It would be settled sooner If it lay with the executive aioner it would not. MUCH DAMAGE IN TEXAS Hall Storm Greatly Injure the Berry, Cotton end Cora Crop. HOUSTON. Te., April 15 -Late reports from the section visited by'fhe ball storm of Sunday night show that great damage baa been done berries, cotton and corn. The loss at Alvln to strawberries alone la eatl- mated at . $30,000, with aa much more at Webster, Dickinson and League City. Fayette county suffered greatly from hall, cotton and corn being beaten into the ground and fruit and shade treea almost stripped ot fruit and foliage. A number of cowa and bogs were killed by lightning at different points, while barns and one residence were burned after being struck. So far aa known only one life waa lost, John F. Pike being caught In a creek bed near Big Springa by a water apout and drowned. TAKE HEAP INTO CUSTODY Allegation Made that He Wit Pre. paring to Leave and For feit HI Bond. EVANSTON, Wyo., April 15. (Special.) William Heap, defendant In the caae of Perry against Heap, who baa been under $2,000 bonda for over a year, wa arrested last night. It la alleged that hla move ment led the officers to believe that he was preparing to forfeit hie bonds. Heap la being sued by the W. J. Perry Live Stock company of Omaha to recover $11,000, which they allege waa obtained under false pre tenses. It appear that Heap secured the money from the Omaha firm and mortgaged 300 head of cattle to aecure the loan. When It came time to foreclose the mortgage only about twenty head of cattle could be found. The queatlon haa arisen aa to whether the Wyoming court haa Jurisdiction In the caae and further proceedings have been atopped until the atate supreme court passes upon it. Recaptarc Escaped Prisoner. CODY, Wyo., April 15. (Bpecial.) Lee Garrett, alias Ed Jones, the alleged horse thief who escaped from county officer here ten daya ago, waa captured Sunday night by John F. Thompson. Garrett waa In hiding In the Darran cabin near tbe Carter ranch in the mountalna. A reward of $100 wa offered by the county for Gar rett's arrest. Lee 1 said to be a bad man, having committed. It Is alleged, a number of deeds of outlawry In northern Wyom ing during the last two years. The officer will now keep close watch upon him. Cannot Locate Sheep Killer. SUNDANCE. Wyo., April 15. (Special.) The authorities have been unable to learn the identity of the men who killed 200 head of sheep owned by the Empire com pany In the vicinity of Otllett, bound and gagged the herder and committed other depredatlona a week ago. Five men par ticipated In tbe raid. The damage caused aggregates $5,000. Find Another OH Spring-. BASIN, Wyo.. April 15. (Special.) An other oil spring haa been discovered In the Bonanxa fields southeast of here. The acene of the laat find la on a high hill and it ia aald that th oil Is of th earn high grade aa that found laat November In a aprlng in the valley of Nowood. Tbe county surveyor baa gone out with a larg party of locators. To Fla Summer Rate. CINCINNATI. April IBThe spring meeting of the Central Passenger associa tion be an here today and will continue three days In fixing summer ratea. Tomor row the member of the freight claim bureau, covering th m territory, will begin their spring meeting, to take up ad justment of claims and mak revisions in the ruiee of the association. LACROSSE. Wis, April U-A .telegram received early today from Maiden Rock Wis , etght mile above here aay that burg la ra mad aa unsuccessful attempt to blow the bank ther at 4 o'clock thia morn, lug. Th explosion waa o heavy that Mvaral building are reported to hav been wrecked and in whole town ewakenad. Th aatebluwar scd oa 4 Jundcar. NO CLUE TO THE MURDERERS Des Moines Folios Admit Suspects Under Arrest Are Not the Guilty Ones. CAUSES BITTERNESS AGAINST NEGROES People in Vicinity of Mine Where They Are Employed Threaten to Order an Eaodne of the Ob jectionable One. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, April 15. (Special.) Noth ing new has developed todsy in regard to the probable murderer of tbe Peterson children, and tbe police authoritlea and detectlvea are as much In the dark as they were the hour they begun investigation. The general belief that the crime was committed by a colored man, though there is absolutely no evidence to that effect, haa resulted In much 111 feeling at the coal mlnea north of the city, where negroes are employed as miners, and in the vi cinity thereof. It la reported that the farmers are organizing and will notify the mine operators that they must get rid of the negro miners, that they are a menace to the public and that the people will In sist on driving them away from the mines. There are several hundred of these negro miners who have been brought from the southern states. It la a general belief that many of them are from the convict mlnea in the eouth and have been given transportation to Iowa on their discharge aa convicts. At any rate there are many bad negroes among them, and the feeling In the vicinity of Saylorvllle against these miners is strong. The governor waited until today to finally Issue his proclamation for a reward, to determine what was best to be done and how much should be offered. Three hun dred dollars has been offered. The city police and detective force has been In creased for the special occasion, and sev eral Individuals are engaged In trying to ferret out the crime. Some of these vol unteer detectives declare that they have cjues which they believe will lead to the finding of the right person. None of the persons arrested are be lieved to have had anything to do with the crime. Hutchinson, who was the only suspect, clearly proved an alibi thia morn ing, showing that he went to church in Saylorvllle Sunday evening and then went directly to his room, which was nearly two mile and a half from where the mur der waa committed. He aleo established beyond doubt that the blood on his shoes and clothing came there from hunting. None of the othera were suspected of the crime. The police are not at all con vinced that it waa a negro who committed the crime. In view of the fact that aeveral hun dred persons tramped all over the fields In the vicinity ot the crime It waa thought useless to try to do anything with hounds, but thla afternoon two were .placed on the trail with little reeult. The police think their movement a could indicate nothing at thia late day. . . USE TOO MUCH DYNAMITE Baak Burglare Are Probably Burled la Rulne Caused by Ex plosion, DULUTH, Minn., April IB. Telephone ad vice received from Eveleth early today re ported tbe deatructlon by fire last night ot the city Jail and tbe blowing up of the Du luth, Meabe ft Northern railroad depot by burglars at that place. In the Jail fire an unknown prisoner waa burned to death. Several hour later burglar blew up the aafe. They overestimated the amount of nltro-glycerlne needed and aa a reault there waa a report that woke up the entire town, shattering windows in tbe houses for blocks around. Wbeu the citizens reached the acene of the explosion the station lay In ruin and the debrla bad caught fire from the atove. The flames were extinguished and then an unsuccessful search waa made for the aafe. It waa too big to carry away and it la thought It muat have been blown Into plecea too small to be located. No tracea whatever could be found of the bur glare and It la not known whether they were killed or made their eacape. CONTESTS 0VER THEIR SEATS Difficulty Knconntered by Labor Del eaate In Gaining Recognition In Convention. WHEELING. W. Va., April 15. The twenty-seventh annual convention of the Amalgamated Aasoclation of Iron, Steel aud Tin "Worker opened here today. The city' welcome to the 250 delegate waa voiced by Mayor Sweeney and the responses were by President Schaffer and other o fa cials. Tbe convention went Into executive session and a committee on credentials wa appointed, to which wa referred the many casea ot contested seata. These contests are nearly all based on failure to pay atrike assessments levied by the national officer. The wage scale committee continues Its sessions dally. St. Louis, Columbus and Youngstown want tbe 190$ convention and St. Loula can get It without a atruggle If aasurancea are given that the world' fair will surely be held next year. NEW. ROUTE TO KLONDIKE Railroad la to Be Ballt Fear Haadred Mile la Length. SEATTLE, Wash.. April IB. It la ex pected that work on a railroad, from Valdes to Eagle City, will begin abortly nd will be rushed to completion without delay. The company which it Is said will construct the road la an English and American concern and ia capitalized at $,000,000. The dlatance to be covered by the railway I 400 miles. It will pro vide an all-American route to the Klon dike. The route leada through the Copper river country and tb Tanana district. MAN HUNT jH NEW YORK Heavy Reward fee Barbara Stlmn. latoe Systematic Search for Tbem. NEW YORK. April 15. Rockland county 1 entirely aurrounded by armed men. atlmulated by tbe offer of $12,000. aays a Nyack (N. Y ) special to tbe World, for the capture of Frank Martin and Frank Wymaa, the burglar who escaped from the new city Jail after nearly killing Keeper Van Noel rand. Many farmer have Joined in the aeerch and weapon of all klnda figure la th armament. During the night the eearch u-a ooatinued with laataraa and torch. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecnat for Nebraska Fair Wednesday und Thursday. ' Temperature e Omaha t eater day 1 Ilea. . 4! . 4l . T . nil . ni . .14 . an . no . 4 Hoar. Dec. Hon r. A a. m ...... 41 1 p. a. m 4 4 2 p. T a. m 4!i .1 p. 1. hi 4T 4 . 9 n. m 47 R p. 10 a. m IIO l p. 1 1 n. m ...... fi.'l T p. IS m nt Hp. I l. m . m . m . m . m . 111 . nt . OMAHA MAN GOES TO DENVER f. B. Horton. Aaslatnnt Superintend ent of Western I nlon. Gets a Promotion, NEW YORK, April IS. Charles A. Tinker, who for many years has been su perintendent of the eastern division of the Western Union Telegraph company, haa resigned, to take effect May 1, and Belvi dere Brooks, superintendent at Denver, haa been promoted to fill the vacancy. The territory includes New England and the middle states and Maryland. DENVER, Arrll 15. (Special Telegram.) Belvldere Brooks' promotion wss an nounced today by Superintendent J. J. Dickey of Omaha, who la In the city. Charles B. Horton of Omaha will aucceed Mr. Brooks In Denver. Mr. Brooks will leave for the scene of his new labors at once to lake charge May 1. J. C. Nelson Is to eucceed Horton as as sistant superintendent at Omaha. C. B. Horton has been a resldeut of this city since about 1880, when he was an oper ator in th main office of the Western Union. He wa promoted to a chief clerk ship In the office of General Western Su perintendent Dtrkey and In 1890 was ap pointed assistant superintendent in the same office, which position he has held con tinuously since. J. C. Nelson, who takes the place of as sistant auperintendent la now private sec retary to J. J. Dickey. He went Into the office here when a mere youth as office boy and baa been employed there continuously. BOYCOTT RAISJED FROM YARDS Restriction Aitalnat Kansas City Company Removed at Inntnnre of Packer. KANSAS CITY, April 15. The boycott against the Kansas City Stock Yards com pany begun last Friday by the Live Stock exchange was raised this afternoon, both sides agreeing to a compromise submitted by the local packers. The stock yards company modified the objectlonablo order and the live atock commission men agreed to the yard company's request that they give clean clearance papers showing the ownership of atock. The stock yards com pany had talked of seeking an Injunction to force the withdrawal of the boycott. The request of the commission men to their customers to ship to other marketa during the difficulty caused no particular differ ence in the receipts at thia market. 1 The boycott had no appreciable effect oa" the receipts hors today, except possibly in the case of sheep. Today' arrivals of cattle amounted to 5,000 bead, against 6,400 last week, while th receipts of hogs were 7,000, against 6,000 on last Tuesday. But 600 sheep were re ceived today, compared with 4,200 a week ago. However, Ha the aheep generally are variable, thla may not indicate anything. It la aald that the members of the atock yards company are today considering the question ot bringing Injunction proceed ings against the commission men to force them to call off the boycott. NEW DEPOT FOR ST. JOSEPH Structure to Be Krected by I nlon Terminal Company at Coat of Half a Million. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., April 15. The Union Terminal Railroad company, which waa re cently granted a franchise by tbe city coun cil, baa decided to erect a terminal pas senger and freight depot at Fourth and Mesanle streets at aa eetfmated cost ot $500,000. Thla atatlon will be In oppo sition to the commodious Union station, which la Jointly uaed by all the roada en tering St. Joaepb, except the Chicago Great Weetern. The Union Terminal company waa or ganized for the purpose of connecting all roada entering the city with the atock yarda. It I officially atated that thla de cision on the part ot the Union Terminal directors lnaurea th extension of the Wabash system from Kansas City to St. Joseph and th building by the Missouri Pacific, which now leases ita tracks, of its own Una from Atchison to St. Joseph, crossing th Missouri river over th Rock Island bridge, which is to be built at thla point. KILLS THE WOMAN TE LOVES Missouri Farmer Shoot III Niece, with Whom He Wa Iafatuated. HENRIETTA. I. T., April 15. W. H. Meana, aged 60, a farmer formerly of Lex ington, Mo., laat night ahot and killed hi niece. Mis Lydla E. Meana, SO years old. with whom h had been Infatuated. The murder waa only learned when Meana sur rendered today. Th body wa found In cottage wber tbe couple had lived to gether. Meana had ahot her twice with a ahotgun. once through the head and once though the body. The shooting occurred about 2:30 thla morning. Mean remained In the house all the rest of the night with out anyone knowing what had happened. LEXINGTON. Mo.. April 15. Until thla aprlng William Meana lived alone with his brother on a farm near her. They sent for their niece. Miss Meana, to come and live with them. She caused trouble and William drew $4,000 from tbe bank and disappeared with her. Means' mind was believed to be affected and hi brother at tempted to have him placed in an asylum. VICTIM OF KUKLUX GANG Ncaro Woman Appeala to Governor for Proteetloa Against la hamaa Treatment. OUTHRIE. Ok!., April 15. Governor Fur gison waa called upon today to act In a reported Kuklux case In Cleveland countv. wherein a colored woman, who wa awarded a valuable claim by th government over a white contestant, wss the victim. 8b celled on th governor with he- story of ths affair today, alleging that fifteen men entered her home, gave her aoa fiftv laabea and ordered her to leave the country with in fifteen day or suffer the consequences. The governor ordered the county official to Investigate and turned th mttr ever to tb federal authorities to proaecute. He advised extreme measures to apprehend, and punish th perpetrator GATES GETS T11E ROAD Wrests Control of Louisville & Nashville from Belmont After Hard Strugjlr-. J. P. MORGAN & CO HOLD THE STOCK Day of Great Excitement on Wall 8treet Among Speculators. SURPASSES UNION PACIFIC FLURRY Sensational Trading in Southern Railway Common Adds to Confusion. EDWIN HAWLEY IS AN ACTIVE PURCHASER Moraan's Disposition of New Property Not Known Spencer of Southern Declare III Road Will Not Control l.oulsrllle. NEW YORK, April 15. Wall street passed through one of It most exciting and sensational perloda today. Th Louisville ft Nashville situation, which had hung menacingly over the district for week or more, was cleared by the undisputed atate ment that John W. Gates and hla associate had wrested control of the property from the Belmont party and were In absolute possession. Accompanying this atatement which had boen discounted the day before was one thst the Gate faction had selected J. P. Morgan ft Co. to settle the difference between the contending Interests. While theae events were happening a movement without parallel In the history of tbe Stock exchange waa on In Southern Railway. Trading in Southern Railway . common aet In on a tremendoua scale and at one time Interest centered almost en tirely In that stock. It became' evident before the opening of the market that a settlement would be reached. Blar Maicnntca at Conference. At the office of J. P. Morgan ft Co. a eerl t of conferences began before 10 o'clock. Those present during the morning were: George W. Perkins and William Pierce Hamilton, representing the Morgan Inter ests; August Belmont, Samuel Spencer, president of the Southern railway; Edwin Hawiey, president of the Iowa Central, and Minneapolis ft St. Lout roada; John W. Gates. Talbot J. Taylor, head of the brok erage firm of that name, and aon-ln-law of James R. Keen, and Francl Lynle Stetaon, one of Mr. Morgan' attorney. Shortly before noon the appended an nouncement was given out by the broker age firm of Harris, Gates ft Co., In which John W. Gatea ia a special partnert We have bought a large amount of atock of the Ixiulsvlllo ft Nashvlll road. W did not buy It for speculation, but for In vestment, believing absolutely In th pres. . ent and future value of the property. There will not be any corner in the stock. We ' have placed the entire matter In the hsnda . of J. p. MorgHn Co. and requested them ' to ot as arbiter In th situation, because of the prominence of the property, . and desire not to disturb In any way the gen eral mnrket condition and because we know they, Morgan ft Co.. have no Interet what- " ever In the property or In recent purchase. Ciatra Admit Purchase. This statement wa later changed 1 that It read; "We have fought control," etc. George W. Perkins, a member of thj banking house of J. Plerpont Morgan ft Co gave out the following statement tonight: At the request of Messrs. Harris, Gates ft Co., who, on their own Independent act, have recently made large purchases of Louisville ft Nashville railroad atock, Messrs. J. P. Morgan ft Co. as hankers have consented to take control of the stock so purchased and to receive the same on deporlt. Throughout tbe day operationa in South ern railway share continued on an enor mous scale. Demand waa extraordinary al most from the outset. Common stock ad vanced 3H and the preferred SH point. Block ot 5,000 and 16,000 shares were common and there wa one "strong" of 30,000 shares and another of 37,000, while the trading waa at ita height. Morgan Influence Frit. Much of the early buying waa attributed ' to Morgan Influence, but It aoon became . clear that the Gatea clique, aa well a room trader generally, were taking a band in tbe game. In the first half hour fully 200.000 shares of Southern railway common changed bands. By tbe end of the first hour transactions In thla atock alone reached a total of 850,000 shares. By noon considerably more than 250,000 aharea had changed hands. Dealings fell off after that to aome ex tent, but tbe records for the number of aharea of a single stock sold In one hour, In two hours and In on day' trading were all shattered as a result of Southern rail way's performance today. The total aalea for the day reached a total of outstanding atock of the company la 1,200,000 aharea. Break Inlon I'arlflc Record. On April 24, 1901. there were 662,800 sharea of Union Paclfio sold oa th New York Stock exchange during the atruggle between tbe Morgan and Harrtman Inter ests which culminated In tbe May panlo. That record wa broken today. There were complaint that no order for less than 1,000 sharea could be executed. The toolt sold after that at 34Vt. compared with $44 laat night. There were number of fluctu ations before It ad'anced to 40 H and be fore the reactions ifrom the top figures. About this time there waa marked atrength In Illinois Central and Chicago, :<anapolla ft Louisville, based, presuma bly, on the belief that these road would benefit In aome way by the selection of Mor gan ft Co. as arbltera of tbe ailuatloa. The Wildest rumora were circulated te account for tbe record-breaking activity ot Southern railway common. Veteran brok er failed to understand why Morgan in terests should want to Increaae thslr hold ings ot thia atock. Speculator Are Busy. Later, when it waa seen that the Galea crowd and speculators generally were buy ing In Southern common tbe movement par took ot a purely apeculatlve character and although the atock continued phenomenally active throughout, heavy profit taking e&t it below th high level. Desplt numerous attempt to rally tb prlc fell off to 374 and th closing waa 37, a net gala for th day of IS. Louisville ft Nashvlll aharea advanced at the opening, but fell off almoat as aoon a tb bulge in Southern railway cam. Trans action In Ioulsvllle ft Nsshvill aggregated about 68.000 aharea, the atock cloalng at 127, a set loss for tb day of 1 point. Fully two ecor broker were aetive la the buying and selling of Southern Railway common. That Southern Railway company will bar eonaiderable to aay aa to tbe futur of Loulsvltl ft NaahvllU became the eonvte ttoa of moat Wall a treat mea before tb cloae of the day. President epjer, wha asked aa to th futar relations ot loMthsvgj 7T"