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The Omaha - Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 1!, 1871. OMAHA, THURSDAY MOHMN(, A PHIL 17, 1002 TEN PAGES. S1N(3LE COPY FIV;3 CENTS. INSURGENTS GIVE UP Valvar Surrenders Hia Foroei of Lsguna and Bat&cgai to General Bell. MANILA DELIGHTED OVER THE RESULT Xebel Commander Orders Submission of IWery Man Under Eia Charge. FATAL BLOW TO THE INSURRECTION "Wheaton Says Armed Eesistenoe in Hia Department ia at an End. ' COMMENDS GENERAL BELL'S CONDUCT letter Drportt Hli tilatuct SufHelent to Hippreii rr.mft of Rebel Ho la Tayabas Cavlte. MANILA, April 16. General Malvar has unconditionally surrendered to Brigadier General Bell nt Llpa, Batangas province, av-ltb tbe entire Insurgent force of the provinces of Laguna and Batangas. Gen eral Bell says bla (Bell a) Influence la suffi cient to quell the insurrectionary move xnente In Tsyabas and Cavlte provlncea and rapture all those In tbe field who have not yet surrendered, but Malvar baa ordered the complete surrender of every Insurgent to tbe nearest American force. General Wheaton, reporting to the divi sion headquarters, says that all realstanes In hia department has ended and that the surrenders Just announced mean that the Ports will be opened and that tbe Filipinos In tbe detention camps can be allowed to return to their homes In time to plant the crops. General Wheaton Is especially pleased with General Bell's care of the na tives confined In the camps. The officers in charge are held personally responsible for the quality and quantity of tbe food aerved out and for tbe general welfare of the occupants of the camps. After scouring the mountain passes General Bell employed volunteer bolomen for pro tection against ladronism. Grateful to Amerleaas. Numbers of Filipinos volunteered and ex pressed the liveliest satisfaction at the treatment accorded themselves and their families who were In tbe concentration camps. Genersl Wheaton gives General Bell great credit for bla Indefatlgability In con ducting the campaign. He was afield on horseback day and night, personally super intending the most arduoua operatlona. Tbe people of Manila are delighted at the prospect of a resumption of trade with the pacified provinces and are anxious to show General Chaffee, Wheaton and Bell their appreciation of the fact that the Insurrec tion Is really over. About 3.300 rifles have been received by the American officers In Batangaa and La guDa provinces during the laat four months. General Malvar personally requested an In terview with Genersl Bell in order to make bis eomplotf sitbmhetdn. . Tbe lack of news from the Island of "amar la due to a defective cable. It la believed, however, that the American com mander received yesterday, the surrender of all the Insurgents in Samar, unless the plsnned proceedings were altered. Tart Maya neal War la Over. ST. LOUIS, April 16. Governor General W. H. Taft of the Philippines, who Is here today for a conference with the world's fair offictala, speaking of the situation In the Islands, said: The roil war In the Ulnnrta la. nvnr mhon thirty provinces are pacltled and only three -niii in us uniug ru under civil control. Anil I lo not expect to Hee the three provinces In rebellion very long. Civil Kovernment Is a success and the whole archlix-luffo will soon offer a field for American enterprise. There are some delicate questions thut must be adjusted. The church and the rrown of Spain were closely associated in the possRsttlona. and when Snaln trans. t ferred sovereignty and crown property to i imeu amies ancr me cnurcn property and religious functions were tvtalneri hv the church a number of Interesting quea- mini wrm preeeniea wmcn proDaoiy can better be settled by a conference than by any other way. For we must bring about that Indispensable condition In the islands the complete severance of church anil state. Here we have a country where, by our wmnes ana our custom, me church and the Kovernment are In nn nv allieit This condition will be brought about In . the Philippines, I have no doubt, le. a . msnnvr mum amicRDie. BULLION IS IN DANGER Fierce Fire la ttse ftoverameat Assay Office la Sew York. , NEW YORK, April 16. Thirty-one mil lion dollars in ailver bullion in tbe aasay mce at to Wall street baa been in danger f being melted by a fire which burned In one of tbe basements for two houre. None but tbe employes knew of the Are and they finally overcame It without assistance. Next door to the assay office la the sub treasury, where the government usually has from $100,000,000 to 1200,000,000 stored. In some way fire In the silver smelting room wss communicated to a barrel of lard mixture used In ths smelting process. There were twenty-three barrels of this Inflammable mixture In the room and like a flash they were enveloped In a sheet of flame so Intense In heat that It was feared ths great treasure In a vault of the room would be melted. There waa no time to close the steel doors of tbe vsult and the flames from tbe barrele were so close thst It waa Impossible for aoy one to approach Sear enough to shut them. Tbe employee lu the basement, thoroughly drilled for such an emergency, were quickly at work, despite the dense smoks. All windows and scuttles wsre closed to pre vent giving the alarm to the public and when, after two hours' work, the last vestige of the fire hid disappeared, win dows opening at the rear wsre used to carry out tbe smoke. MAKES PLEA OF SELF-DEFENSE Missouri Farmer Bare Ho Killed His Nice to Sava Hia Life. HENRIETTA. I. T.. April 16.-W. H. Means, ths Lexington (Mo.) farmer who surrendered yesterday after killing Miss Lydla Means, his nlsce, made a etatament today. Meana aald that his niece had per suaded him to come to ths territory and Invest his money. At her solictutioa he deeded his property over to her. Thsa. he said, ahe demanded a check for 11.000. He refused and ahe locked him In the house snd attempted to kill htm. using a butcher kctfe and a block of wood. 8he broke hit arm, he aays, and then bs shot her In self defense. The wooi so came originally from ACTIVE FOR PAPAL HONORS Cardinals Aspirins to the Pontificate Solicitous Over Condition of the Pope. ROME. April 16. The recent signs of the Incressed feebleness of the pope, which led. at tbe end of last week, to alarming reports of his sudden death, have caused a marked recrudescence of activity among the cardinals aspiring to the pontificate. The campaign preparatory to the next conclave proceeds Incessantly, the sacred college being divided into two distinct forces, headed respectively by Cardinal Rampolla. the papal secretary of state, and Cardinal Vannuttelll. The latter and Cardinal Gottl now constitute the it j proDaDie successors to Leo Aiu, Those who are not now considered (d i ever, .'' dangerous candidates are fond, how pointing out that almost 160 cardinals have been burled during the pontificate of Leo XIII, and that the prolongation of the life of bis holiness for a few years is liable to cool through death many more ambitloua calculators. Archbishop Falconl. the papal delegate, In Canada, has been definitely selected to succeed Csrdinal Martlnelli, the papal dele gate to the United States. Thia appoint ment will not be officially announced, bow- ever, until tbe meeting of the consistory next October. It waa felt that Archbishop Falconl's experience In Canada, bis learn ing, hia .command of tbe English language and his diplomatic abilities especially fitted blm for the Washington post. REBELS BECOME MORE BOLD Isaae Denunt lltlmutuma to Colons blan Commanders Increasing; Gravity of Sltaatlon. COLON. Colombia, April 16. A launch belonging to the Panama Canal company returned here today 'from Bocae del Toro, bringing reports that tbe situation there Is growing more serious. The liberal troops under General Buendia, have reached Old Bank, a settlement on an Island, near the entrance to Bocae del Toro. General Buendia notified the government com mander at Bocaa yeaterday that fourteen hours would be given blm In which to sur render the town snd that his noncompli ance with this ultimatum would result In immediate attack. The commander of the government forcea declined tbe terms of fered by the revolutionary general. The canal company's launch left for Colon be fore the fourteen hours bad expired. . The revolutionists at Bocaa have already seized steam launches and bargee belong ing to the t'nlted Fruit company, which are Indispensable to the banana business of that town. Bocae del Toro is entirely devoted to the banana business and Ameri can interests there sre almost supreme. The seizure of the property of the United Fruit company Is receiving the attention of the United States gunboat Mschias, which is now the ocly warship at Bocss. ' USE OF WIRELESS SYSTEM Katloaa May Hold Conference to Regulate the Sew Telegraph Dlsoovery. BERLIN, April 18 Great Britain baa ac cepted Germany's proposition for an inter national conference to regulate the use of wireless telegraphy. The other powers to which the proposition was made, vis., the t'nlted States, France and Russia, have not yet responded, but the officials here confi dently expect favorable answers, especially from the United States, which has taken much Interest in the matter. Germany's suggestion embraces merely cslllng a conference, but without definitely formulated propositions tor discussion. Germany has also asked tbe powers to set forth in their answers If tbev wish Germany to formulate propositions to lav before the conference or leave the matter entirely to the conference. WHEAT CONTINUES SKYWARD Advances Two Shillings Per Quarter la Yar month Grain Market and Shoves Floar t p. LONDON, April 16. All the grain and flour markets of the United Kingdom ad vanced pricea today. Tne price of flour waa raiacd another shilling per sack.- In the Yarmouth market tbe price of red wheat advanced as much aa I shillings per quarter. An Important meeting of London and Liv erpool Importers of feeding stuffs, held here thia afternoon, resolved to make strong representations to tbe chancellor of the ex chequer. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, in favor of the admission of wheat offals free of duty and favoring the admlaaion of feeding meata and the offals of other grains ttan wheat on payment of a duty of S pen's per hundredweight. Instead of the proposed t pence per hundredweight. GAMBLING RUPTURES CLUB Proaecatloaa at Vienna Caaso Many to Resign Their Mem bership. VIENNA, April 1 Count Colloredo Hannafeld. the president of tbe Jockey club: Prince Aversperg, the vice president cf that organisation, and other members of the governing committee have realgned on account of the prosecution of Count Potockl and others for gambling at the club. The trial arose from ths great gambling at the Jockey club December tl. when Count Joseph Potockl, a Rutslan nobleman, loot 4.600.000 florlna. Potockl and two other foreignera, In addition to being fined, .were permanently banished from Austria. WILHELMINA GROWS WORSE Qoeea'a Fever Contlnaes, Though Oeneral Condition Reported s Satisfactory. LONDON, April 16 A special dUpatch from Amsterdam ssys: Queen Wllhelmlna's condition Is growing more serious. This afternoon's official bulletin from Ths Hague, however, de clares that, though the fever contlnuea, the general condition of the queen la satis factory. Monnment to Cecil Rhodes. CAPETOWN, April 16. A meeting of eitlsena to estsbllsh a national memorial In honor of tbs late Cecil Rhode was hel l here today. A committee composed at 6lr Gordon Sprlgg. ths premier, the mayors of Capo Colony, and a number of other prominent persons will issue aa appeal for funds throughout the British empire for the purpose of ersctlng as Immense cairn oa Devil s peak, overlooking the Cape pcolnaula. Tbe cairn is to be surmounted by aa heroic brooie figure of Cecil Rhodes looking to ths aorta. DEPEND ON SECRETARY ROOT Department More Generous Than Congress to Forta Dei Moines and Enasell. TWO PUBLIC BUILDINGS FOR NEBRASKA Omnlhna BUI Carries Appropriations for Xorfnlk and! Hastings anil for m. Bite for One at Platte moath. 'From a Staff Correspondent. WASHINGTON. April 16 (Speclsl Tele grsm.) The sundrv civil bill, reported to ti V sepste today by Senator Allison from ,se.na O nate committee on appropriations. a appropriation of Sl.800.OOfl for ''i quarters ror tne army, an in i,"20.OO0 over the house bill, all c. of wi ?e expended under direction of the 1 . of war. An Interestlug atory Ilea . .1s increase of $300,000. It was Intend. Senator Warren of Wyo ming and Senate Allison of Iowa to have set apart from thia lump sum a specific amount for Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., and Fort Des Moines, la. Captain Hull of Iowa, however, chairman of the military affairs committee of the house, had a conference with Senators Allison and Warren wherein he atated that more money could be ob tained from the secretary of war for the posts named than could In all probability bs aet aside by direct appropriation, and that 1100,000 was the maximum congress would vote for these particular garrisons, and be asked that no reference be made either to Fort Dea Moines or Fort D. A. Russell. As Representative Hull comes in direct contact with tbe secretsry of war by reason of bla chairmanship of tbe military affairs committee. It was thought by the senators that he spoke "with inside knowledge." and accordingly the posts were left out of specific mention, the committee deciding however, to Increase the house appropria tion by $300,000 In order that the secretary or war would have no ground for pleading lack of funds for these two posts. Fort Meade Mentioned. The bill carried, however, specific appro priation of $100,000 for barracks and quar ters for Fort Meade, 8, D.. where the War department desires to commence early operations on permanent buildings for the garrison. Fort Meade having been included among the posts recommended by the re cent army board convened to recommend permanent posts. The bill also carries an appropriation of $2,800 for the completion of the survey, under direction of the secretary of the In terior, of the eastern boundary of Yellow stone National park, eatlmated at fifty miles, at the rate of $50 per mile, includ ing an examination of aurvey In the field. The case of Lucian Woodworth, Frank D. Brown and George N. Clayton, plaintiffs In error, against The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company was argued In the eupreme court today. The suit waa orig inally brought by the Northwestern Life Insurance company against Woodworth, Brown and Clayton as sureties on a super sedeas bond to recover damages and costs which the insurance company alleged bad been sustained by reason of an appeal taken by Woodworth from a decree of fore closure and . sale -it the State boteF on' Douglas atreet, Omaha. The case waa tried before the circuit court for the dla trict of Nebraaka, Judge Munger rendering judgment In favor of the Northwestern company. A writ of error wss sued out and an appeal taken to tbe circuit court of appeals. Tbese proceedings were adopted because of uncertainty as to the proper methods of procedure. After hearing tbe case the circuit court of appeals was In doubt on one or two questions of law arla lng and certified the caae to the supreme court, which propositions were argued to day. Money for Nebraska Buildings. Tbe public building bill, commonly knowu as tbe "omnibus building bill," will be re ported by Chairman Mercer on Saturday or early In the week following. Nebraska will fare well In the bill, although not to the extent eome of tbe members of the Ne braska delegation had expected. Hastings and Norfolk will receive the appropriations asked for and In all probability an appro priation will bs made for tbe purchase of a site at Plattamouth. It was learned today that South Dakota would receive the following appropriations: Deadwood, $200,000; Aberdeen. $175,000; Pierre, $5,000, for purchase of site. v Small appropriations will be made for Oskaloosa and Ottumwa, while appropria tions for public buildings will be made for Boone, Marshalltown, Waterloo and Iowa City, Ia. Orders for the Army. Lieutenant Colonel Charles K. Wlnne, deputy surgeon general, Is relieved from duty as chief surgeon of the Department of the Missouri, to take effect April 30, anl will then proceed to hia borne to await re tirement from active service. Major Henry 8. Turrlll. surgeon, will upon bis arrival at San Francisco proeeed to Omaha and report to the commanding general of the Department of the Missouri for assignment to duty aa chief surgeon of that department. Lieutenant Nathan N. Shelton of Omaha, of the Seventy-first company coaat artillery, la ordered to Join hia company at Alnatrai Islrnd. Cal. Mrs. B. 8. Dundy, wife of the late Judge Dundy of Omaha, la visiting friends in Wssbington. Rasmus Boysen of Grahsm. Audubon county, Ia., member of the laat legislature of that atate, ia In Washington on matters connected with the Interior department. It waa atated today by Senator Allison thst owing to the Illness of Congressman Rumple there would be no meeting next Saturday of the Iowa delegation. Postal Changes. The post office at Lilac, McPherson countv. Neb., is to be moved four and one-half miles north and Nathan E. Trego appointed post master. A rural free delivery route will be ea tabllabed May 1 at Cinclunati, Appanoose county, la., with Isaac L. Morgan carrier; area covered thirty-four aquare miles; pop ulation. (16. A post office has been ordered established at Labtanc, Knox county. Neb., and Gustav A. Lablsnc commissioned postmaster. Superintendent of Indian Schools Miss Estelle Reel Is preparing for the holding of five summer schools for Indiana. One Is to be bell at Pine Ridge, 8. D.. one at Mor ris. Minn., and others In Arisona. Oregon and Washington, tbe exact locations as yet undecided. WASHINGTON. April II. The division of Insular affaire of the War department gave out for publication today a atatement of ths receipts In the Philippines, as follows From customs. In Msrch. 1902, $766,961, aa compared with $712,267 for March. 1901. The receipta of the city of Manila during the same month were $61,655 for 1902. ss compared witb $37.17 for tbe same period of the previous year. CLOSE RECIPROCITY DEBATE Friends of Pnynr Hill "core victory In "hatting Off Ills cuasloa. WASHINGTON. April lfi. The frlende of the Cuban reciprocity bill won a aubatan tial victory In the house today by carrying a motion to close general debate on Fri day at t o'clock. The vote waa K3 to 13. Thirty-three republicans voted against the motion, but this defection wss offset by thirty-two democrats who voted with the greet body of the republicans for It. The strength of the republican opposition to the bill, judged by this vote, has de creased six since the vote waa taken on the motion to go into committee of the whole to consider the bill, when the vote stood 167 to 80. The thirty-three republicans who voted against the motion to close debate were: Messrs. Alpln, Michi gan; Bishop, Michigan: Brvmwell. Ohio; Brown, Wisconsin; Coombs, California; Cushraan, Washington; Darragh. Michigan: Dick, Ohio; Escb Wisconsin; Fletcher, Mln nesta; Fordney, Michigan; Gardner, Michi gan; Hamilton. Michigan; Hestwole, Min nesota; Hepburn, Iowa; Jackson. Mary land; Jones, Wsshlngton: Llttlefleld. Maine; Loud, California, McClear, Minne sota; McLachlan, California; Minor, Wis consin; Morris, Minnesota; lvVedham, Cali fornia; Prince, Illinois; Sheldon, Michigan; Smith, Illinois; H. C. Smith. 8. W. Smith, Michigan; Stevens, Minnesota; Sutherland, Utah; Warner and Weeka, Michigan. Thirty-two democrats voted for the mo tion as follows: Messrs. Adamlon. Georgia; Allen, Kentucky; Bankhead, Alabama; Bartlett, Georgia; Bowie, Alabama; Brant ley, Georgia; Burnett, Alabama; Candler, Mississippi; Clayton, Alabams; Elliott, South Carolina; Fox, MisslFslppi; ' Griggs, Georgia; Henry, Mississippi; Howard, Georgia; Johnson, South Carolina; Kehoe, Kentucky; Kluttz, North Carolina; Lever, South Carolina; McLaln, Mississippi; Mc- Clellan, New York; Mickey, Illinois; Pou, North Carolina; Publey, North Carolina; Scarborough, South Carolina; Splght, Mis sissippi; Taylor, Alabama; Thompson, Ala bama; Underwood, Alabama; Wheeler, Kentucky; Wiley, Alabama; Williams. Mis sissippi, and Wilson, New Tork. Mr. Bartlett of Georgia opposed the reci procity bill and in the course of his re marks criticised Mr. Richardson, the minority leader, for his failure to file bis views on the pending measures. He de clared that If democrats were to support republican measures tbe ranking minority member of the ways and means committee should be able to furnish good reasons for such a course. Mr. Bartlett Insisted that there waa no democracy In the bill. Mr. Corliss of Michigan In oppoalng the bill said It did not embrace the first prin ciple of reciprocity. He contended that Cuba waa not In a condition of distress which warranted this extraordinary piece of legislation. Mr. Bell of Colorado also opposed the bill, arguing that It waa utterly Indefensi ble from any standpoint. In that It pro posed to take the tariff from raw material and leave untouched the tariff on the re fined product. SOLDIERS ARE MURDERED Cablegram ( from Chaffer. Tells of ' Depredations' hp- the Filipinos. WASHINGTON, April 16 The following cablegram from General Chaffee, dated at Manila yesterday, was made public at the War department today: With reference to my telegram of the 23d ultimo, reporting; attack by Moros, re connaissance under Forsyth, March 15. sol dier Twenty-seve-nth regiment. United States Infantry, murdered by Moras, vicin ity Parang-Parang. March 30 two soldiers Twenty-seventh regiment, 1'nlted States Infantry, having one gun, were approached with semblance of friendship by six Moris near Mala Aiair.Dang. Kinu seized; one soldier killed, other severely wounded, but escaped. Murder without provocation or justification In any way. Mur derers known, demand has been made for their surrender. Thus fur dattos refused to deliver them. Have been to Malabang; tried to confer with them Waited three days. Dattos failed to come or acknowledge receipt of my request for conference. KxpeiMtion of l,2u0 men under Colonel Frank D. Baldwin, cavalry, ar tillery, being formed leaving for I,ake Ianao about April 27. for the purpose of ar resting murderers and punish dattos. Every care to be taken not to bring general war with Moros about lake. Absolutely Im portant our authority be respected by these people; that aovereignty of United States De xuiiy acsnowieoBeu. nave aaaresseq a letter to this effect to dattos, at the same time Informing them of the friendly dlRDOsition of the government: that the purpose was to punish only those giving onense; mat tne government claims tne rleht to explore the country between Illana. and Illmar bays; that it Is my purpose to do so now ana at any otner time. Accomplish ment of this obteet, it Is necessary to re tain battalion of Seventeenth two months longer. My belief at present time Is that large majority of dattos will not support those Implicated In the murders. Parang-Parang Is an anchorage In Pol loo harbor, on the west coaat of the mainland of Mindanao. Malabang lies about twenty miles north on the coast and is con nected by a military rable. Lake Lanao Is situated about twenty-five miles north east of Malabang, In the Interior. IRELAND ANDJTGORMAN VIEW Plan of American Prelates to Settle Friar Land Case la Ac cepted. WASHINGTON. April 16. Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul had a conference with Secretary Root today, following a talk he baa had with the president respecting the Philippine friars' land question. It was the Idea of Archbishop Ireland and Bishop O'Oormsn to have this complex question settled directly at Rome Instead of through the archbishop of Manila, who tbey pointed out would have been obliged to delay pro ceedings grestly by frequent reference of every important phase of the negotiations to his superiors In tbe Vatican. Ths government here has come to accept the Ireland and O'Gorman view as the most business-like proposition, and that Is why Governor Taft will slop at Rome on his way back to Manila and endeavor to arrange a baals for a transfer of tbe landa to the Philippine government In truat for the Philippine people. Mgr. Sbarrettl favored a aettlement of the question In Manila, in which caae be would have been appointed archbishop anl would have undertaken the work himself in behalf of tbe religloua orders. Tbe de cision In fsvor of Rome will Involve a change of his plans. The dispute which bss arisen at Havana between the civil and the church authori ties because of the prohibition by tbe for mer of the church tax on funerals has not been brought to the attention of the War department and nothing ia known of ths merits of the case by Archbishop Ireland. Woman and Children Bnrned. FRANKFORT. Mich., April 16 -Mrs. Wsl lace K. King and ber two children were burned to death at their home In Wallln, a village fifteen miles from hre. ear'y today. The fire, which starttd from mma unknown ctuw. destroyed one store autt two houses. Tbe AnanvUl Juaa la U U00. SAVAGE DEMANDS THE GOODS Railroadi Must Bally to His 8upport or Buffer Hii Displeasure. NOMINATION OR NEW REVENUE LAW Extra Session of the Lcglslntnre to Be Called la Event Convention Chooses Some Other Thnn Man Who Pardoned Hartley. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, April 16. (Special.) In the News of thia city this evening appears what is evidently in tnsnlred article, out lining the policy of Governor Savage in' his campaign for renomlnatlon. In eo manv words It is declared that the governor will cither be renominated or be will call an extra session of the legislature to have tbe revenue law amended. Tbe article save: A special session of the present legisla ture before the election of Its successor Is not without the range of possibilities. It Is asserted by those who are In a posi tion to know that the subject has been In the mind of Governor Savage tor many days and that it is now simmered down to a mere question of expediency. It is said that there are two contingencies, and two only, on which the special session can he avoided The first Is that the leaders who are In a position to help Savage to a renomlnation and who promised It provided he should commute the sentence of Joseph Hartley keep their promise to assist him In realising his ambition and the second is that he change his mind. The revenue system of the state Is the lever the governor is said to have con templated exercising In prying up the an slHtance he was led to believe was his. The total assessed valuation of the state last year amounted to only J174.OO.iiO, while the railroad assessment amounted to only a little over $J6.uuo.Oi)0, about one-seventh of the entire assessment. The striking fea ture of a table Governor Savage has had prepared from the records shows a more striking feature, however, and that is that In lfiX9 the assessed valuation of railroad property was SJ.ooo.OOO more than in 191, and yet there was an Increase of 675 miles In the trackage of the state. Want! Goods Delivered. When Governor Savage commuted the sentence of Joseph Bartley It wss generally reported that he had the pledge of tho corporation leaders of the state that they would assist him in being renominated. But these same leaders did not reckon with public opinion. When criticisms began to be launched from every quarter of the state these same leaders became fright ened, abandoned the governor and threw their support to other candidates who had not aroused such hostile criticism. The governor Insisted, however. In holding them to their pledge. It In said. The lead ers who had promised support, on the other hand, sent messengers to him and urged his withdrawal from the contest. Savage has never been known to back down from a aquare tight, however, and still Insists that he Is In the race, corporations or no cor porations. If the support pledged falls to materialize and Savage falls of renomlna tlon there Is liable to be some sensational developments. The corporations are In a desperate posi tion, for the Situation has rnn hevnnrf their control, If It ever was In their power to dictate candidates. Lines are too well made up now for readjustment. With some other candidate for governor next fall. It would be somewhat embarrassing to have a special session of the legislature called In the midst of the campaign fur the ex press purpose of adjusting the revenue laws, with particular attention being given to the corporation feature. The governor has said: I have everything to gain and noth ing to lose." The logic appears Invincible. That the system Is sadly defective none can deny. A demand for a change,' even though re inforced by a special erosion of the legis lature to effect It, would hardly meet with the. disapproval of the people, and what ever would be the result, the magnitude and popularity of the proposition would so far outshine the discredit of the Bartlev commutation as to permit the governor to retire to his Custer county farm surrounded by a halo of glory, secure In the esteem of the public. , Governor Stands Pnt. Every effort to secure the withdrawal of the governor from the race has met with rebuff. He stands ss courageous as though he had all the Influences of the state aligned behind him. For weeks he has been collecting data and statistics, and grand assessment rolls, corporation assess ment! and state Indebtedness for years back, together with the constitution and the statutes are at his tongue's end. On May IS the state board, consisting of Gov ernor Savage, Treasurer Stueter and Audi tor Weston, will meet to assess railroad, telephone and telegraph systems. Treas urer Htuefer stands firmly by the governor, and there promiBos to be something doing within a month. Governor Savage declines to talk for publication at this stage of the game, but is loaded with information and may be Induced to expresa himself later on the political features. CATHOLIC PRIEST GOES ASTRAY Formerly Respected Pastor Aeonaed of Wrong Doing at Tyndall, Sonlh Dakota. TYNDALL, 8. D., April 16. (Special Tel egram.) The community has been thrown into a high state of excitement by the al leged acts of Rev. Thomas A. Blly, who for a number of years has been the respected ,pastor of the local Catholic church. Blly is accused of bringing ruin upon the 15;year-old daughter of Peter Schaffhauaen, she having Just revealed the name of the father of her 2-montha-old child. The priest's next act was to secure the loan of $1,600 from a banker by misrepresentation, which sum be gave to Schaffhausen. Blly then handed over tho keys of the parish house to the church authorities, drove to Tripp and boarded the train for parts unknown. S. J. Heltgen, the treasurer of the Cath olic church, was seen In reference to the Father Blly affair and from him facts were gained In reference to the matter. Mr. Heltgen lives on a farm six mtlea southeast of this city. His home Is one mile from Mr. Schaffhauaen's. They have beea neighbors for thirty years. Mr. Heitgen bears strong testimony to the uprightness of bis neigh bor's fsmily. The Schaffhauaen family live In a large square brick house, around which are spa cious barns and sheds and well cultivated fields.- Money Is nothing to them compared to the affliction which has been brought upon them. It la not thought that the state will begin proceedings berauae no one will care. In all probabilityto bring the necessary evidence. A letter has been sent to Bishop Thomas O'Gorman at Sioux Falls and it la expected that he will Inveatlgate the matter. The parents of the girl are much broken down by this sad event. OPPOSED TO ASKING HELP Ks-Governor Stone Says Mlssonrl Inl verslty Does Sot Need Car negle's Money. KANSAS CITY, April 16. Ex-Governor William J.. Stone said today that ha would oppose the plan of professors of tbe Uni versity of Missouri to ask Andrew Csrnegle to build a new library at Columbia. "Missouri is able to build university li braries," aald tbe former governor. "I am opposed to any attempt to get Mr. Carnegie, Mr. Rockefeller or any other person of that class to give money for our state uni versity Missouri la able to do whatever Is needed for Its schools. I hope the pro fessors who suggested that Andrew Car negie be asked for funds for tbe university will be discharged at once." CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair and Warmer. A a. in 4' 1 p. m ...... Ml H n. in ...... 4 1 il p. m ni T a. ni 41 a p. ni t1 Ha. in a 41 4 p. m RT O a. m ...... 4s n p. m ...... ft HI n. m A I p. ni...... ftst 11 a. m n.1 T p. m ...... ftT lit m nt h p. m na II p. m B4 MRS. STANLEY COMES CLEAR , Acquitted of the Charge of Murder ing James B. Booth, Aged Veteran. OTTAWA, Kau., April 16. The Jury In the case of Mrs. Marie Stanley, 18 years old, who has been on trial here for the past week, charged with having killed James B. Booth, an aged war veteran, re turned a verdict at 4:40 this afternoon, finding her not guilty. The jury went out last night. Booth's body was, found In a well on Jan uary 10 last near 'the home of Mrs. Mary McCoy, mother of the defendant, and blood slnlns were traced to the McCoy house. Mrs. Stanley, her mother and sister, Bes sie Browning, a young girl, were Indicted on a charge of murder In the first degree, the Information alleging that the three women had first struck Booth with an ax and then thrown him into a well in such a manner that he was mortally wounded by the fall. He had been robbed of $100 and his watch, which was found in the pos session of Mrs. Stanley, who had left Ottawa soon after the murder for Topeka. The women, with two children, members of the family, were placed In jail and kept there until last week, when Mrs. Stanley alone was held for trial, Mrs. McCoy snd Miss Browning being relessed. Mrs. Stanley waa indifferent throughout the trial until the pleadings of her attorney yesterday, when she broke down and cried, her sister Joining in. When the verdict was rendered there was a popular demon stration In the courtroom. ALLIANCE OF THE CHURCHES Executive Committee Meets to Review the Work of tbe Past v Year. PITTSBURO, Pa., April 16 Tho annual meeting of the executive committee of the alliance of the Reformed and Presbyterian churches throughout the world Is being held here. The first session began at 10 o'clock tbia morning, Rev. Dr. R. P. Kerr of Richmond, Va., presiding. Rev. Dr. W. J. Reid of this city welcomed the dele gates and Rev. Dr. Kerr responded. The reports of Rev. Dr. W. H. Roberte or Philadelphia, secretary, and Hon. Frank H. Hippie of Philadelphia, treasurer, were then read. Both reports were very en couraging. The report of the committee on the work of the Reformed churcbea on the European continent and an addreea by Rev. Dr. James I. Good of Reading. Pa., occupied the real of tbe session. The alma of the alliance, which Includes in Its membership churches that have 21,000,000 communicants, as ex plained by Rev. Dr. John H. Prugh of this city, Is not to break down all denomina tional lines and butM up one huge ecclesi astical machine, but simply to foster and develop, between the numerous branches of the churches such feelings as existed ZOO years ago; also to encourage and aaalst the various denominations in the activities thst are required by the present times. The committee will be In session two daya. MISS STONE INNEW TROUBLE gammoned by Conrt In Injunction Case Brought by Lecture Bureau. BOSTON, Mass., April 16. Miss Ellen M. Stone, the missionary recently returned from Bulgaria, baa been summoned to ap pear in tbe superior court equity session tomorrow to show cause why she should not be enjoined from delivering a lecture describing her captivity tomorrow even Ing and Monday evening aa planned. Tbe bill In equity' Is brought by a lecture bureau, tbe complainant alleging that It made a contract with the defendant through her brother, acting as agent, and that she will violate tbe terms If she delivers the proposed lectures. BRYAN WILL INSPECT CAMP Krbraskan Chosen by Congressmen to Fix Decision oa I.athrop, Mo., Mulo Station. ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. April 16 William Jennings Bryaa and a party of pro-Boer sympathizers will tomorrow Inspect the al leged British remount station at Lathrop, Mo., according to a dispatch received by one of Bryan's friends l:ere tonight. Mr. Bryan vialts the ramp at tbe solicitation of friends of his In congress, who will follow his advice In the matter of urging congres sional action. QUARREL ENDS IN A TRAGEDY Conductor and Wife Have Words and letter Kills Herself ns Result. 8T. JOSEPH. Mo.. April 1. Mrs. Alice Adams, wife of J. O. Adams, a Burlington railway conductor, quarreled with her hus band at the I'nlcn Paasenger station to night, just after he had come In on a run from Hannibal, and a few minutes later committed suicide by swallowing poison. She waa 38 years old and formerly 'resided with ber husband la Chicago. MINERS WILL GO BACK TO WORK Tea Thousand Men Agree to Terms and Bituminous Collieries Will Start Is. DUBOIS, Pa.. April 16. The etrlke of 10,OOw bituminous coal miners againat the Rochester t Pittsburg Coal and Iron com pany ia at an end and all the company's mints will resume operatlona tomorrow morning. A notice stating that a settle ment bad been effected waa Issued by the miners' committee and was posted through out the region this evening. KILLS HIMSELFON A TRAIN Missouri Man Mentally Deranged Severs Hia Jugular Vela and Dlra Almost Instantly. COLORADO SPRINGS, April 16. J. W. Lenox, aged 30, of Doniphan, Mo., severed his right Jugular vein on a westbound Rock Island paasenger trsin this morning near Clearmont, Kan., and died almost instantly, lit hsd become mentally deranged during the nl(b VOTE ON EXCLUSION Flatt Substitute for the Mitchell-Kabu Chinese Bill Passes the Senate. ORIGINAL MEASURE MEETS DEFEAT Supplanted by a Non-Partisan Vote of Portr-Eight to Thirtj-Three, HOAR ALONE OPPOSES AMENDED BILL Existing Laws Extended and Insular Posses sions Included in Application. SEAMAN CLAUSE IS V STRICKEN OUT Senate Falls to Substitute Rnartlng Clanne of House Bill Xereasltatlng Return to Lower Body as Original Measure, WASHINGTON, April 16. The drastic Chinese exclusion bill originally framed by the sanators and representatives from the Pacific coast states, met defeat In the sen ate and In Its place was substituted a meaaure offered by Mr. Piatt of Connecti cut, extending the provisions of tbe present exclusion law and also applying that ex clusion to all insular territory of the 1'nlted Slates. The vote by which tbe substitute took the place of the original bill was 48 yeas to S3 nays. Once the eubatltute had been made all senators Joined In Its support with tbe single exceptiou of Mr. Hoar, the substi tute being paused. "6 to 1. The friends of the substitute showed their strength throughout the voting on amend ments that preceded the final action, and succeeded In preventing anx. material change In Its features. Some minor eon dltiona were made, admitting Chinese per sons connected with national expositions, and providing for certificates of identifica tion of Chinese In the insular possessions. Otherwise, however, the substitute was adopted substantially in the form that Mr. Piatt presented it. Bill Reverts to tbe House. The senate, after disposing of the Chinese exclusion bill, made the Philippine civil bill the unfinished bushiest. Th'e senate failed to aubatltute th en acting clause of the house bill for the ten ate measure, so that the bill will now eo to tbe house as an original meaaure and from a parliamentary standpoint will have to be acted upon and treated the same aa though the house had not passed a Chinese exclusion bill already. Pursuant to yesterday's agreement tbe senate today was called to order at 10 o'clock, two hours In advance of the usual hour of meeting. This hour was fixed In order to permit more extended, debate on the Chlneae exclusion bill prior to the voting on that measure. The attendance waa very slim. Only three senators Messrs. Pettus, Kean and Kittredge faced Mr. Frye when ha called tbe senate to order. . - Mr. Morgan gave ootfee that tomorrow he would call up the Nicaragua canal bill for the purpose of addressing the senate upon It. The president pro tem laid before the senate a number of telegrams bearing upon the Chlneae bill. These messages were all from the Pacific coast, sixty-one of them being favorable to the Piatt aubatltute and twelve oppoaed to It. Lack of Quorum. Mr. Turner then took the floor to reply to the speech made yesterday by Mr, Spooner, but before be could proceed Mr. Culberson suggested the absence of a quorum. This was at 10:15 and It took twenty-five minutes to get a quorum. Mr. Hanna. one of the principal apeakers on the Chinese exclusion bill, aald that be had not. intended to address the senate on the subject, but In view of the fact that he had received numerous telegrams expressing an anxiety to know where he stood with reference to the bill, be had changed his mind, believing, he said, laughingly, that he would save the postage and telegraph tolls by making a public addreas. He read the text of one of the messages which ho had received, which aald: Demand and Insist upon your support ing every essential feature of the Chinese exclusion bill. This telegram, he said, was ao similar'"'1 to all the others received by htm that bs had concluded all of them had a common origin. Whether this was true or not. he reserved, he said, the right to determine for himself what were the essential features of the legislation aeceasary tor the exclu sion of the Chinese, and be had reached the conclusion that all those features were em bodied in the existing law which it waa proposed to re-enact by the Piatt amend ment, and the additions which bad fceen suggested. Fairbanks Closes Debate. Mr. Fairbanks closed tbe debate Just be fore 1 o'clock, tbe time set for voting; to begin, and Mr. Lodge asked for a vote on bis amendment striking out the provision prohibiting tbe employment of Chinese sailors on American ships known as the seaman's clause. Several senators desired to be beard on the bill and the amendment aerved as a text for further discussion. Mr. Steward of Nevada supported the Lodge amendment. Mr. Quay expressed his dissent from the general "howl" against the Chinese aa such. He thought the bill should be con siderably amended. He aald he could be In favor of excluding all Immigrants as well as Chinese for a term of Ave years. Mr. Mallory of Florida oppoaed the amendment and explained tbe necessity for the seaman's clause as a meaaure of pro tection to American sailora. Mr. Lodge's amendment to strike out tbe seamen clauss prevailed, 47 to 29. Adopt earmark's Amendment. Mr. Carmack of Tennessee proposed an amendment applying tbe exclusion to Chi nese "not rltlxeos of the United States" and It was agreed to. The purpose of tbe amendment la to allow Chinese born in the United States or Chlneae who bad be rome clttseos to return to the United State If at any time tbey abould leava this country. Mr. Quay proposed an amendment that the exclusion shall not apply to Chines Christians or Chines who assisted la tb detente or relief of the foreign legations or the "Pe Tang cathedral In Peklo In 1900." Mr. Dolliver of Iowa referred in glowing terms to the heroism of Minister and Mrs. Conger, residents of Iowa, during the stage of Pekig and be expressed the belief that some adequate recognition abould be given by thle government to those who aided tho American legallonera during those daya of peril. That part cf Mr. Quay's amendment ad- )
