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ESTABLISHED JUNE 1!, 1871.
OMAHA, THURSDAY MOHMN(, A PHIL 17, 1002 TEN PAGES.
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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.
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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-
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