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9- I The Omaha Daily KSTAHLIS11ED JUNE 1J, 1HT1. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 1!), IMSTWELVE PAJES. SINGLE COl'V FIVE CENTS. Bee. BOERS TO TAKE VOTE Eoiith Africans Allowed to Submit the Proposal of Peace to a Plebiscite. LEADERS WILL CONFER AT PRETORIA Action Decided on After Two Conferences with Kitchener and Milner. ; BRITISH REFUSE TO GRANT AN ARMISTICE Concede Instead Right of Borghirs to Hold a ropular Election. RESULT EXPECTED IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS Knallah Authorities Hoar that Burr Leaders Jollied ( n(frfrn at Pretoria at !"ns;arstlon of Hrltlah t'unmaailfra. LONDON'. April IV The government leader, A. J. Balfour, tn th House of Com mons tori? nimlo the following important statement: Aftor two conferences between Lord Ullnor, the British hlKh commlwloncr of fcoulh Africa, and Lcid Kitchener anil the lio.r delcgatea at Pretoria, laird Kitch ener. whil- retiming (o grant an armltl"-c, on mllitury grounos, has nnrvi"! to t-ilvf tacltlttcs for thn ttrctlon and meeting of representatives of thn VHrtciuii j.o-t com mands to consider the position. 'I he Ho r leaders have, therefore, loft Pretoria to carry out thla plan. Mr. Balfour added that It was not ex pected that ronimnnlcatlon between the British and Dorr leaders would be resume 1 Id less than three weeks' time. Mr. Balfour's statement made a generally favorable Impression. It was argued among the inerahera that the action of the Boer leaders demonstrates that at any rate a majority of the delegates favor the accept ance of the suggested British peace terms. The submission of the question to a plebis cite of the Burghers Is according to Boer law, which requires leaders of armed forces In the Held to take the opinion of their fol lowers In concluding peace. Hoeri Art on Own Impulse. It is officially asserted that the conti nental statements to the effect that the Boer leaders went to Pretoria at the sug gestion of the irltluh authorities are ab solutely unfounded. The action of the Boers was entirely spontaneous, and this Is regarded bere as the best evidence of a genuine desire to bring about a settlement by peaceful negotiations, and as being indic ative of the character of the advice which will be given to the burghers by the lead ers, who are now returning to their Vari ous command. THK HAGUE. April 18. A. D. W. Wol msrens, the Boer delegate, said today that ha had no knowledge whatever of any par ticulars regarding the South African peace negotiations, nor of the report published In Amsterdam to the effect that the negotia tions bad been broken off. ,', INCREASES CAPITAL STOCK Holland-American Steamship Com. pauy Derides to Kxpand to , tClarht Million Dollars. ROTTERDAM, April 18. At a meeting here today of the shareholders of tba Holland-America Steamship compauy it was decided to Increase the capital of the con cern from 8.000.000 to 20,000,000 florlna (13. 200,000 to $8,000,000). llarland Wolfe, representing an association composed of several lines interested In transatlantic traffic, will participate In the reorganiza tion of the company to the extent of 82,400, 000. LONDON, April 18. Mr. Pierce of llar land Wolfe said to a representative of the Associated PreBs tonight: There Is no association of steamship lines connected with the plan for the Improve ment of the Holland-America steamship service. We have Just completed six new steamers for the American trade of the company and, as they need additional cap ital, we have taken up a portion of their stock which otherwise they would have put on the murket. FRIENDLY T0 FOREIGNERS Chines Rebels la Steadily Growing t Insurrection Do not Molest Christiana. HONG KONG. April 18. Rer. Mr. Land is. an American missionary, who has arrived bere from Nan-Nlng, province of Kwang El, coufirms the reports of the seriousness of tbs rebellion lu southern provinces of China. He says all trade beyond Nan Nlng Is paralyied. The stores there are packed with goods stopped on their way to the interior. The total rebel force numbers about 10.000 well armed men. The country round Nan-Nlng is simmering with dis content arising from the oppression of the prefect of thst district. The rebels are friendly toward foreigners and Christians and allow the Imperial post ta penetrate Into the rebel districts and deliver mall to foreigners. TWO NATIONSJJOW AT PEACE Kr.ace and Ve.es.ela SI.. Protocol Terml.stlna: I.o.gr Saspcl.. of Diplomatic Relations. CARACAS. Veneauela, Thursday, April 17. The congress of Venexuela having yeattr-, day adopted the French protocol providing for a renewal of diplomatic relations be tween France and Venexuela, the ratifica tion of the protocol was signed todsy by M. Quevreeun, the French charge d'affaires for France, and Senor Pachano, the Vene suelan minister of foreign affairs for Vene auela. This terminates the suspension of relations betweeu Franc and Veneiuela, Which were broken tn l3o. To Contlnn Strike Peacefully. BRl'SSEl. April 18. Ths general coun cil of the labor,farty met thla morning and decided to continue the strike, but peace fully. Numbers of strikers, however, are resuming work and tranquility Is reported from all parts of the country. Snreeaeor lor SiplaaTalae. ST. 1'ETERSBIRG. April IV Senator Von Flehwv, secretary of state for Finland, has been appointed miolater of the in terior to succeed the late M. Slplaguine, who aa aasaksinated April 15. Trans K.ights Templar. VI. PAPll. Tex.. Anril 11 Th. o-. . . j-mams lempiar, in session bare, nave tlnlslicd their conclave and fleeted ofners. Jacob F. .urn of Kort U'l.nh u bi,Mi H. V. nr. m. t commander. Auntin was a- I. -cttnl as the place r ths next meeting. T ha order la in a very rtouriahing condi tion in the state, with Hi cununandertes. 1 here will ba a parade and a banquet will " sjivva at uie Buciuoa ni4 loaUbt. METEOR HASEVENTFUL TRIP Safrty of F.mprror William's ew larbt on One Occasion Wn Cndanurrrd. LONDON, April 18 The voyage from New York of the German imperial yacht Meteor 111. which anchored off Hythe In Southampton water yesterday evening, was by no mean uneventful. It bad plenty of had meat her and once even the safety ol the yacht wus endangered. Lieutenant Commander Karpf, Bmperor William's representative on board ' -or, In an interview with a repreeentatl .V. Associated Trees, said: M. With a strong northwest wind the Wp prw -iled tinner It own canvass for ti.. Ilrnt couple of days. leaving the steamer IScntla behind anil ultimately losing Hlatit uf It altogether. During the night of April 3 we again picked up the steamer, bv night signals, nnn in me evening oi April t we were taken In tow until April 8. when, ow ing to a heavy swell, the tow rone was cHrrieil away. Towing was resumed on the following day when the wind had fallen. Th- tow rope again parted April 10 In a nurd westerly gale. On April 11, while again towing, a hard easterly blow sprang up. Owing to the heavy sea 8c-otla w.is only lust able to keep steering way. The seas, broke over It continually. At 4 o clock on the morning of April 12 Me teors botjKtay wan carried away. We rut sway the tow rope, hove to and tried nurd to secure the hnwHprlt, lmt we found that to he Imposidhlc, and the bowsprit was ul'lmetely carried away, seriously en dangering the safety of the yacht and all on board of It. We managed, however, to recover the spar. The weather became so bad that wc were obliged to heave to for twenty-four hours. Therein. t the weather was generally tine. We towed the rest of the way to port. M"teor behaved splendidly and re mained dry throughout the bad weather, it la u fast sailer. SIBERIAN PEASANTS STARVE -'amine and Diacuse Devastate at Once Rich and Fertile Section. ST. PETERSBURG, April 18. The re ports received hire from the- famine stricken districts of Russia more than Jus tify the anticipation of acute suffering In those localities. Scurvy and typhoid fever are devastating the peasantry throughout the whole of the Altai (highlands of Si beria) region, formerly the chief granary of Siberia. The starving people there have consumed even the last remnants of their seed grain and no spring crops have been sown. The last wheat sold In Altai was at 2',i roubles per pood, against the normal price of 16 to 20 copecks per pood. In some places the scarcity of fodder is so great that half the houees have been untbatched to save the lives of the cattle and horses. The gravity of the situation ia evidenced by the latest disease statistics. At Mense llnsk, government of Cufa, there have been upwards of 4.000 coses of typhus, hunger and scurvy; at Bellbeisky, 682 cases have been reported and at Akmollinsk over 1,900 cases have occurred. Similar reports come from VorenJ, Kazan and Saratoff. The Red Cross society Is furnishing all the aid at Its command. In the way of rice kitchens and medicines. SUPPLIES F0R COLOMBIA Troops anal Funds Are Hrcelrrd and . Usttraaeal Is Nov Ready to Kit Rebellion. COLON,' Colombia, April 18. A thousand government troops from the Department of Santander reached Colon last night by way of Baranqullla, on board the former French steamer St. Jermaln and the Co lombian gunboat General Pinion. They are under the command of General Luis Morales Berti: At Baranqullla he has 3,000 additional soldiers ready to aend to the Isthmus at the first opportunity. The government is now able, owing to the defeat of the In surgents in the Interior of the country, to send any necessary reinforcements to the Isthmus, to put an end to the insurrection In the Department of Panama. The government Is also receiving large sums of money from Bogota, Autlquoa, Baranqullla and Cacua, to meet the neces sary war expeuses. COOK MUST STAND TRIAL Lie of nconts to Aasver Charges Similar to Those Against Mailer and Day. MANILA. April 18. Lieutenant John A. Day of the marine corps testified today at his trial by court-martial. Charged with executing natives ot 8a mar without trial, that the president Of Bstey, Samar and his fellow plotters were ahot, as he believed, by the orders of Major Glenn. The trial was adjourned until April 22. Lieutenant Cook ot the scouts Is to be tried by court-martial on charges similar to those brought against Major Waller and Lieutenant Day. Oppose American Capital. LONDON, April 18. During the courae of today's session of the select committee f the House of Lords appointed to Inquire Into the merits of the various proposed railroad schemes for London, the opponents of some ot Charles Yerkes plans objected to the Introduction of American capital, contending that all orders for ths machin ery and equipments required for Mr. Yerkes' scheme were going to the United States. Lord Nutterford said tbs commit tee did not car whether the capital was Amerlcsn or British so long as the com mittee waa satisfied that the line would be properly financed. Cable Coaantnnlrntl. Baspended. NEW YORK, April 18. The Western I'niou Telegraph company's central cable office Issued the following notice this morn ing: All telegraphic communication 'with the Interior ot the republic uf Colombia is sus pended. The only cities not affectad by this aiiwce are t-uiuu, j-anama ana nuena Yen tura. LONDON, April 18. The marquis of Downshlr was granted a divorce today be cause ot the misconduct of ths marchioness, who was a Miss Hare, with Captain Joseph Laycock, of the Yeomanry. The case was not defended, counael for the corespoudent admitting the truth of the charges made. o Rebate Dnty on floor. LONDON, April 18. The chancellor of the exchequer. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, an nounced In the Hous of Commons today that no rebate of duty would be allowed on re-exported flour made from Imported wheat on which the new duty ot i pence It rsnts) per hundred weight had been paid. Loan Applications Closed. LONDON, Arril 18. The Hat of applica tion far the portion ot the new loan 16,000.000, oOered to the public, were closed in la morning owing to the heavy oversubscription aod ta Inconvenience t lb market arising from locking up such large amount el meay, CHINA RAISES A PROTEST Complains of Injustices Practiced by Amer ican Exclusion Officers at Ports. PLEADS AGAINST HARSH RESTRICTIONS I'rtltlon Preaented to minister Conner nil Mailed by Prince China, Asks Kxceptlnn of Philippines from Operation of II 1 1 1. in, VGTON. April 18. The secretary transmitted to the senate Yom United States Mln .OHlng a protest from the eot against the exclusion ister ,' Chinese go. of Chinese fro.n the Philippine Islands. The conim jnicsticn Is as follows: tin the ninth of the first moon of the tw nty-elchth year. Kjhimj Hsu iKelirnai v 1M, inoJl, received a petli.nn from certain Chinese merchants In the Philippines, sav ing that the I nited H(ate.- oltli la s are ob Mructing the entrance of t hlnese; that iney nave eMtablWhed exclusion orncers at their ports and mat When Chinese arrive in the waters, no matter whether thev are laborers or merchants, all are driven in together and treated us criminals, and it there is any mistake made by them In their verbal statt im nU they are not al lowed to lund. but are compelled to return to China. I tlnd on examination that the Philippines are not far from China, and that from the time of the Ming dynaaty, which preceded the present down to today, a large number of emigrant have gone there from Fukicn and the two Kuangs, amount ing to 1',H", more or les, and that it I very difficult to nut a ston to the conilns: aml Bolng of their families, fellow villagers und relatives. a Knilamntn Were 111 Treated. These emigrants were f-irmerlv ill treated and harrafM'ri I y the Spanish government. mil iney were i.ever rornioden to land or harshly driven back to China. lour honoralile country hu usually the repututloii of being lenient and at present your relations with Cnlna arc especially rrienniy. i nere are places to which the restrictions axrei d uuon In naxt treaties apply, but while we are hoping that these restrictions may De entirely abrogated, there has never been any treaty applying ne restrictions to (iiosu IHianus. li rliftinclion la to he made between laborers and merchants and the severe regulations are to be aimlled to that nlact? alHo and all are to be subjected to these harsh restrictions. I tear the good reputa tion of your honoralile country will hantly be able to esce. pe Injary. as in auty Doutul, i send this dispatch to your excellency, reqin sting you to transmit h to your government und ask them to adopt some plan to withdraw the Philip pines from the operations of this harsh regulation so as to pacify the Chinese emigrants, which will be amicable and JuM. The communication is signed by Prince Chlng, president of the Chinese Board of Foreign Affairs. SEES POLITICS IN EULOGY Chump flnrk Picks Flaw with Hay's Oration on I. ate (Presi dent McKinley. WASHINGTON. April 18. The joint spe cial committee of congress on the exer cises for the late President McKinley, to day adopted a resolution, which will be reported' to the house by Representative Grosvenor. giving the thanks of congresa to Secretary Hay for the oration delivered on the occasion of the exorcises, . . Representative Champ Clark of Missouri stated that lie might determine to niakd a minority report. He referred to Mr. Hay's oration as a literary gem. In which no single sentence could be found violating any political propriety, and yet, as a wholo, Mr. Clark said, there was a thread of poli tics running through it and for that reason he might want to dissent. Mr. Parker of New Jersey asked Mr. Clark not to take this course, but the matter was left open. Representative Hooker of Mississippi took Issue with Mr. Clark aa to the po litical aspect ot the oration. He pointed out that Mr. .McKinley had been through all the political struggles of recent years and his work was a part of the political history ot the' times, so that it was ap propriate that the eulogy should deal with political phases. TO SEND BILL TO CONFERENCE Senate's Action In Making; Exclusion substitute an Amendment May Make Work for Conferees. WASHINGTON. April 18. In view of the act'lon of the senate last nlgbt In making the Chinese exclusion substitute an amend ment to the pending bill, It Is expected that the action of the senate will be dis agreed to In order to aend the bill to con ference. By this parliamentary procedure the California members feel assured that the ultimate measure of exclusion can be no less than that In the senate bill and they hope to secure the acceptance of soma of the house provisions in conference. .Nominations by the President. WASHINGTON, April 18. The president today sent the following nominations to the senate: Promotions In the revenue cutter erv ce: First assistant engineers to be chief engineers, George B. Maher, District of Columbia; Henry O. Slayton. Maine. First lieutenants to be captains, Frank II. New comb, Massachusetts; Charles H. McLellan, Maine; E. C. Chayton, Sooth Carolina. Second lieutenants to be first lieutenants, Percy H. Brereton, New Jersey; Godfrey L. Carden, California. Third lieutenant to be second lieutenant, W. B. Blaisedell, California. Marine hospital service. As sistant Surgeon Hill Hastings, passed as sistant surgeon. Army: Clark Elliott. Minnesota, second lieutenant of infantry. Witness Falls to Arrive. WASHINGTON. April 18. The senate commutes on the Philippines did not hear testimony today because of the failure of a witness to arrive. This expected witness Is Grover Flint of Cambridge, Mass., who spent some time In the Philippines and who Is reported to have stated that he bad aeen the "water cure" administered. He will be heard Wednesday. On motion f Senator Beveridge, the committee by a party vote of a to 4 adjourned until Monday, although Senator Carmack stated that he had requested Edward Atkinson to come to Washington for the purpose of tes tifying tomorrow. SANTOS-DUMONT AT ST. LOUIS Brasilia. Aero.aat Enroute for Ex position City ta Arraaae for Aerial Fllnbt. 8T. LOCI3. April 18. According to infor mation received bere today, M. Santoa Duniont left Washington this morning and will reach St. Louis tomorrow afternoon. Wlllard A. Smith, chief of transportation exhibits of the Louisiana Purchase exposi tion, who as tn representative of the ex position company met M. Santos-Dumoot la New York, returned to St. Louis today and at one set about making preparations for the work la which th groat Brasilia aeronaut Is to b employed for th. benefit of th exposition company. ALLEGES BREACH OF TREATY an Vllatnner ftends Letter to Presi dent. Saylna British Mole Transfer Contrary to Washington Trrnty. CHICAGO, April 1H. Peter Van Vllssin ger, who has been one of the most active friends of the Boers in Chicago, tooay sent to President Roosevelt an open letter ad vancing an argument against the Hrltinh mule transfer. He declares that the transfer is In viola tion of the treaty of Washington. ' "Article 6 of that treaty,", the letter says, "lays down three rules, by which the arbi trators are to be governed. The second rule declares a neutral government is bound to permit or suiter neither belligerent to make use ot Us ports or waters as the basis of navaj operations against the other or for the purpose of renewal or augmentation ot military supplies T arms or the recruit ment of men." Further along the letter ays: Oreat Britain male no scfuple of assert ing the terms of the treaty ot Washington against this country on the tlrsl and only occasion nhen our government was at war with a foreign state. AnU '-ti. the day after war waa declared between the l iiited states and Spain, Wt"'n Victoria issued a proclamation of neutrality, insist ing upon the observance of C;e treaty. In this proclamation (treat ltrltaln Insists that h r ports and waters shall not be used to ahot the military activity of bellig erent powers, and we now request the en forcement of this rule. By the classification prepared by the State department, published by Secretary Ixng June 20, 1SS8, in his "Instructions to blockading vessels and cruiser" (General order 492, paragraph 291, horses are desig nated as "absolutely contraband" of war. If additional argument were needed to prove that horsei have been considered contraband, of war by the V'nited States government the following Instances lu which they have been so classed mlgbt be died: In the treaty between the United States and Bolivia (treatlee and conventions, 1889, page 90, article xvil) horses, with their furniture, are comprehended as contraband of war. In the following other trestle a similar specification Is made:. Treaty between United States ami Brazil (treaties and conventions 1SSII, page 10a) article xvl. Treaty between United States and Colom bia (treaties and conventions 1SSD, page 186),' article xvil. Treaty between United Slates and Haiti (treaties and conventions IS, page 551), article xx. Treaty between United State and Peru (treaties and conventions 1839, page l.U'l), article xvlli. Treaty between United States and Sweden and Norway (treaties and conventions 1889, page 1.142), article lx. Mr. Van Vlisslngcn has been at work for months preparing material for this letter. He concludes with a request that the presi dent give the matter "earnest consideration and early attention." MUCH TACT IS REQUIRED Fine Diplomacy la JVrcraaary to Pre serve Harmony Among Auial- ' Itnmnted Drlestntes, " ," WHEELING, W. Va.. April) 18. At to flaya session of the Amalgam,"' associa tion cotTventroiT the report of ib commit tee on contested seats Is being made. It la a compromise report In the Interest of har mony, but there is a possibility of a rup ture in the organization over this very matter. There are lodges which have in structed their delegates to withdraw from the convention if any concessions whatever are granted the delinquent lodges. This puts a serious phase on the situation and adds much interest to the convention pro ceedings today. While It is hardly prob able that the delegates Instructed to with draw will adopt such , extreme measures, they are apt to stir up a row. The feeliuir In the convention is at a white heat, on this as well as other questions, and stormy times are ahead. The situation presents ro many possibilities that the finest grade of diplomacy will be required of the ofncerj and cooler heads to preserve harmony. There are many evidences that since tho strike organizers ot the Amalgamated asso ciation have been actively at work among the non-union mills. Proof of this Is tn the fact that there are several delegates in th-; convention whose lodges and addresses are not made public for tsar the mill owners will become aware of the lodges' existence. A boom for Thomas Williams of Zanesvllle, one of the veterans of the Amalgamated, has been started for president. President Shaffer and Assistant Secretary Tlghe are the principal candldatea. Columbus dele gates are making an active campaign for their town. They have distributed red and blue streamer badges bearing the legend, "Columbus, 1903." The convention prob ably will adjourn tomorrow at 11 o'clock to allow the delegates to take the excursion on the City of Wheeling to Slstervllle. TRAVELERS ARE llSr SESSION Illinois Members of T. P. A., Accom panied by Wives, Meet at Peoria la Annual Convention. PEORIA, 111., April 18. The annual con vention of the Illinois division of the Trav elers' Protective Association of America begins at th National hotel In this city this afternoon at 3 o'clock and the $50 dele gates who are expected to attend, began arriving, accompanied by their wlfes, early this morning. The program, as arranged for the con vention, provides for a reception to thj women this afternoon at the parlors of the National hotel, a musical program and re ception In the Elks club rooms this even ing and a trolley ride about the city for the women tomorrow afternoon. The con vention will close with a banquet at the National hotel tomorrow evening. The business sessions of the convention will be held at the ColHeum, where the an nual election will occur tomorrow. F. W. Doollttle of Qulocy will probably succeed J. M. Irwin ae president, and J. C. Jones of Peoria will probably be re elected treasurer. SPINAL CORD IS SEVERED Maa Lives and Caa I One of th Most Remarkable oa Record. HELENA, Mont.. April 18. Four physi cians who were called In consultation last night in th caa ot Thomaa Crystal, who waa shot last Friday by J. 8. Keerl. for mer president of the Montana Engineers' society, are unanimous la their finding that Crystal's spinal cord was completely sev ered by bullet, aa Injury that usually causes Inatant death. The physicians declare that it Is a most remarkable caae. It was agreed that an operation would h useless as well as ex tremely dangerous. Aside from thla very serious Injury Crystal' condition Is not dangerous. Hi temperature and puis are ot normal, hut neither Indicate that there J la danger of death U Us Im medial future. VICTORY FOR BEET SUGAR Hepburn of Iowa Votes with "Insurgents" to Override Billing of Chair. BURKETT AND MERCER EXPLAIN VOTES Opinion t.rnernl that the Bill In Its Present Form Cnnnot fee n re F.nonah Votes to Pass In the !ennte. (From a Staff Correspond t-nt ) WASHINGTON, April U. idpeilal Tele gram.) The first sk.rimth between the beet sugar men i.uil the ways and means com mittee v.aa (ought today and the beet sugar mr.i vx-ii a decisive victory. Until last Lifclit there seemed to be no ground for the optimism of Messrs. Tawuey of Min nesota, Smith of Michigan and their fol lowers who have InsistcJ for several weeks past that they would knock out Payne, Dalzell, Steele and Grosvenor, ways and means leaders. But last night the demo crats in caucus decided to vote solidly against the chair, If the chair ruled that the proposition to abolish the differential against refined sugar was "not germane." That action by the democrats gave the so tailed "Insurgents" renewed hope. Then followed the convincing speech of Hep burn of Iowa and the scholarly argument of Littlefleld of Maine in support of the amendment of Morris of Minnesota absorb ing the differential against refined sugars. The fight was won before the vote was taken. But the great majority In favor ot American Interests as against the In terests of the Sugar trust under Cuban reciprocity was unexpected. Messrs. Mercer and Burkett voted with the ways anJ means committee to sustain Mr. Sherman's ruling against the Morris amendment to abolish the differential being germane. In this they were with the Iowa delegation with the exception of Colonel Hepburn, who remained an "lnsureeht" to the finish. But they all Joined In and sup ported the bfll after It had been amended. In explaining his own vote and that of Mr. Mercer, Mr. Burkett said to The Bee corre spondent: Uurkett and Mercer Kxplaln. "The beet sugar men said that taking off the differential would not hurt the beet sugar Industry. We believe It would help the consumer, but neither of us thought it was in order as an amendment to this bill. After the house decided it was in order, wc could only vote for U or against it. We voted for It, believing It to be in the interest of our constituents." The four fusion members from Nebraska held a caucus early in the day and de cided to not only vote against the ruling of the chair, but to strike off the differ ential, making it- a party matter. They stood by their agreement. The fate of the measure In the senate can be safely predicted. There were twenty-two republican senators. Including Messrs. Millard and Dietrich, ready to vote against the bill as it was reported from the ways and means committee, and now that It has been made distasteful to the sugar refiners, who hoped to profit to the exteoWftf tl) ler cent, and who km re garded as "lis progenitors, there seems to be no liope ot its passing at all. Senators Watch Flifht. Among the senators' who were conspicu ous on tho floor of the house during this memorable debate were Messrs. Dietrich, Millard, Dolliver and Clark of Wyoming, who showed Intense interest throughout the discussion, remaining in the chamber until the final vote was taken. Senator Warren Introduced a bill today provtdlng for the appointment of an ad ditional circuit Judge for the Eighth cir sult. Representative Tongue of Oregon Intro duced a bill today authorizing the census department "to collect statistics relative to irrigation and crops raised by irrigation covering the crop year of 1902. Should this bill pass it will give employment to a num ber ot special agents. Miss Gertrude Dietrich, daughter of Ne braska's oenior aenator. Joined her father today on a short visit from her school at Bryn Mawr. Miss Laura B. Houtze, daughter ot J. E. Houtze of Lincoln, arrived in Washing ton yesterday and Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Andrews. John Alphe of Wist, S. D., has been ap pointed a railway mail clerk. Postmasters appointed: Nebraska. F. C. Wallace, Sawyer, Fillmore county, vice R. O. William. Jr.. resigned. South Dakota. Ole Auno, Marlndahl, Yankton county. Wyo ming, Mattler Johnson. Coburn. B1g Horn county. The postofflee at Dalryville, Grundy county, la., has been ordered discontinued j after April 30. A postofflee has been ordered established at Houck. Natrona rounty Wyo., and Ed ward O. Houck appointed postmaster. A civil service examination will be held June 3 tor an assistant matron in the In dian school at Rapid City. S. D. KNOCKS SUGARTRUST PLANS Nebraska Beet Sugar Producer Gives His Views oa Results of llonae Actloa. CHICAGO, April 18. (Special Telegram.) Heyward G. Leavitt of Leavitt, Neb., president of the Standard Beet 8ugar com pany, a friend ot Mr. Oxnard, who has been In Washington in the Interest of beet sugar throughout the fight on the Cuban sugar tariff reduction, was ia Chi cago last night. He said: "The house vote Is a victory for Amer ican sugar producers and a defeat for the Sugar trust. The proposed 20 per cent re duction would by Itself not have benefited Cubs, but would have helped the Sugar trust in Us war against the beet sugar producers. "Thst truat last year sold sugar on the Missouri river for 34 cents, which they sold In New York for B cents, and which cost them 4 cents. "Under the bounty system and the 'Kartel' In Europe, soon to be abolished by the results ot the Brussels conference, the continent ot Europe was producing sugar at 1 cents less In cost than the selling price fetched. That augar, shipped to England tre of duty, killed th re fineries there, but built up a great pre serving business. Now th English re fineries will again aprlng up, create a world demand for Cuban sugar and a com petition with the American Sugar truat. It is estimated that continental beet sugar production the next year alon will tall off 840.000 long tons. "Hence Cuba, It appears, I bound to b relieved scon by th action of world causes, whereas the much trumpted 20 per cent reduction of duty her would have helped It not at all. but oa th other hand, would have aided the Sugar trust to complete It war of extermination against th beet augar producers la our west CONDITION CF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair Saturday; Cooler In Kotitln ast. Temperature of Oniahn Iralrrrisyi lira. llonr. lira, I p. m M .VI .Vt ru r..t r,H mt si til r r : . ii l IM III BT p. p. i . 7 1'. s i. t p. l a. It n. IU m, EDITORS VYARMJJP ON MADDEN Dclcantra to National Convcnllon "evfrrly Arraian 'I bin! Aaalatnat Post master l.enernl. HOT SPRINGS. Ark.. April IS. Today's sessions of the National Editorial asaocia tion una a lively one and for a short while tho assemblage was like a political con vention. The storm arose after a paper had been read by W. H. Tulle of Chicago, attorney for llm Kattoual Publlshera' bureau on "The Postal Laws." Mr. Tutle severely arraigned Third Assistant Post master General Madden on account of thn rullnga he has recently made with regard to the mulling of certain classes of pub lications. Avery Moore of Idaho moved that the convention pass a resolution asking con gress to investigate the acts of the third assistant postmaster general snd take sum mary action. It was then pointed out that Mr. Moore's motion was out of order, A motion to suspend the rules was lost by a narrow majority. Mr. Moore vigorously attacked the meth ods of Assistant Postmaster General Mud den. ' Ex-Congressman Owen Scott of Illinois asked the convention tn take no harsh ac tion. Hon, Lafe Yrung also advocated a little lee speed in condemning Mr, Madden and begged the delegates not to rush to tho conclusion that Mr. Madden was en tirely wrong. By unanimous vote G. A. Wlllard ot Boonevllle, N. Y., was elected president ot tho association. Mr. Willard Is a stats senator. PROTEST ON RE-INSPECTION Montann Slockmrn Think Fc.leral Certificate of Health a Suf ficient Guarantee. HELENA. Mont., April 18. The North Montana Roundup association today adopted a resolution protesting against the relnepeetlon of stock by the Inspectors of Colorado and Wyoming while in transit from the scuth to northern ranges, when federal inspectors have given a certificate of health for them. The association also asked congress to amend the law requiring the unloading and feeding of stock In transit every twenty-six hours, so that the limit will be placed at forty-eight hours, endorsed national Irrigation, protested against tho oleomargarine bill and endorsed W. E. Skinner, manager of the Chicago International Livestock show, for the posi tion ot manager of the livestock department of the St. Louis fair. , . DEWEY INYITEDJ TO DENVER Want Hero of Manila to Attend Hnnqaet In Honor of Fnnstoa. DENVER, Colo., April 18. Admiral Dewey has been Invited to come to Denver and be a guest of honor at a banquet which the First regiment, Colorado National Guard, will give to General Frederick Funston, commander of the Department of Colorado, at the Windsor hotel on May 1, the anniversary of the battle of Manila bay. The Invitation was sent to Admiral Dewey yesterday by Colonel Verdockberg of the First regiment and Captain Eltson of Com pany E, both of whom are on the commit tee which has charge of the banquet and reception. Letters have been written the Colorado representatives In Washington requesting them to call upon Admiral Dewey and urge him to accept the Invitation. BODY IS FOUND IN RIVER MIseinK Jonk Dealer Murdered and Knnk by Mcnns of Heavy Wrlarnt. EMPORIA. Kan., April 18. The body ot George Crowley, a Junk dealer of Council Grove, Kan., was found floating In the Neosho river near Emporia today. A large atone was fastened to the body with barbed wire and on the head were marks as of blows from a club. The coroner's Jury re ported that the man had been murdered. Crowley and bis partner, George Uura poope, started from Emporia for Council Grove in, a wagon on March 27. Dumpoope arrived at Council Crove on ths 28th with the horse and wagon and reported that Crowley had gone to Kansas City. Dum poope disappeared and the police are seek ing him. HUMAN LARYNX EXTIRPATED Rare aad successful Opcratloa la Per formed la San Franclaco Hospital. SAN FRANCISCO, April 18. The lit of Aaron Johnson has been saved at the city and county hospital through an operation never before performed on this coast, the complete extirpation of the larynx, on which was a cancerous growth. This will rpxk as one of three or four successful cases on record In the world, for the danger j olnt is now regsrded as passed. An artificial larynx is being made for the patient, which it Is asserted will enable him to speak, though his voice will be con fined to a monotone. WOMAN WINS DAMAGE SUIT Widow of Maa Killed ia Park Ave. aa Tannet Awarded Slaty Thousand Dollars. . NEW YORK. April 18. Mrs. Lottl G. Dtmon, widow ot Henry G. Dlmon, who was killed In the Park avenue tunnel acci dent on the New York Central railroad several months ago, waa awarded $60,000 damages against the railroad company by a jury in Whit Plains, N. Y., today. Valuable Booty Hetarned. DAVENPORT, Ia., April .18. The nolle today secured all the booty of th robbers who w. nt through three fine residences In Peoria Wednesday night. The articles had been placed in sacks and scattered through a car of shelled corn consigned from Peoria to the glucose works at Davenport. In the lot were l"'j go.t watches, five dia mond rings, a diamond brooch, diamond pin and three unset diamonds, the whole valued at several thouaand dollar. Two men taken from the sam car at Kuck 1 aland this morning by Officers Barney and McCabo overpowered the latter and ra taped, but one w as rualurs4 later. CUBAN BILL PASSES Messure Oiting Reciprocity to the Islander Goes Through the House. DROPS DIFFERENTIAL ON REFINED SUGAR Chair is Overruled and the Morris Amend v ment is Adopted. GREAT EXCITEMENT ON THE FLOOR Two Hundred and Forty-Seven to Only Tifty-Two is Final Vote. TEN DEMOCRATS VOTE IN NEGATIVE Rranlt Show One Hundred aad Tmrnty-Koar Republicans aad Oae Hundred and Twenty-Three Democrats for th Rill. WASHINGTON. April 18. The detnoc.;.ti and (he republican insurgenls rodo rougii shod over (ho house leaders today when (he voting began on the curia n reciprocity bill. They overthrew the ruling of the chair In committee of the whole on the question of the germaneness of an amend ment to remove the differential from refined fatigar during the existence of the reciproc ity agreement provided for lu the bill. Th vote to overrule the decision of the chair made by Mr. Sherman was 171 to 130. re publicans to the number of thirty-seven Joining with a solid democratic vote to accomplish this result. Having won (his preliminary vlrtory the amendment was adopted In committee 164 to 1)1 and later In the house by a stilt larger majority 19 to 105. On this occa sion sixty-four republicans voted with the democrats for the amendment. The bill was then passed bv an over whelming majority 247 to 62. An analysis of the vote shows that 124 republican and 123 democrats voted for the amended bill, and forty-two republicans and ten demo crats against it. ' The voting on the bill was the culmina tion of a long struggle which began almost with the opening of thla session of conarois and after two weeks of continuous debate during which much bitterness was aroused. Today's debate was of an exceedingly lively character, the feature being echoes of last night's democratic caucus. To that' caucus the defeat of the republican leaders who sought to pass the bill without amendment Is attributable. Plan to Overrule Chair. P.-evious to the holding of the caucus the democrats were very much divided and the opposition ot the republican beet augar men showed signs of disintegrating. ' To day when it became apparent that th democrats would act together th beet sugar men decided at a meeting attended by thirty-two ot them, to take, the bit la their teeth and overrule the chair. As soon na thla combination was affected th republican leaders realized that they would be ;4., (nated sp In M th uncial of.tha dllflrentlal wait concerned and Mr, Payne,' the republican leader, contented himself with warning his beet sugar colleagues that in reviewing the differential they were taking off a bit of protection placed in the Dingley bill especially for tba benefit ot the beet sugar producers. One of the surprises ot the session was the attempt of Mr. Roberta, a Massachu setts republican, to take the duty off hides. He offered two amendments and appealed ones from the decision ot the chair, but was voted down. Reciprocal Trade Agreement. The bill as passed authorlxes the presi dent as soon as may be after the estab lishment of an Independent government In Cuba and the enactment by said govern ment ot immigration exclusion and con tract labor laws as restrictive as those ot the United States, to negotiate a re ciprocal trade agreement with Cuba, by which In return for equivalent concessions, the United States will grant a reduction of 20 per cent from tba Dingley rates on goods coming Into the United States from Cuba, such agreement to continue until December 1, 1903. During the existence ot such agreement the duty on refined sugars and all sugsra above No. 16 dutlea stand ard. Is to be 1.825 per pound. Mr. Dalzell, discussing th question ot striking the differential from refined sugar, said It was placed in the Dingley law for the benefit of th beet sugar Industry. "It I am to have sugar from a trust," said he, "I want It from an American trust, not an English trust." In conclusion Mr. Dslzell said- "We have pointed out to Cuba th way she must walk. We cannot abandon her now. We must and can give her not gen erous, but Just treatment, and fulfill th mlsalon we assumed when we entered upon the war for humanity." (Applaus.) At 3 o'clock the time for general debate expired and the bill, which consisted, ot only on section, was opened to amend ment under the five-minute rule. Teat of Morris Ameadmeat. Mr. Morris of Minnesota, on of th re publican opponents ot the bill, was recog nized and amid much excitement ottered aa amendment to remove the differential from refined sugar. The amendment was a fol lows : I'pon the making of said agreement and the ixKuance of xuid proclamation and while raid agree ment shall remain in force there shall be levied, collected and paid In lieu of the duties thereon now provided by law on all sugars above No. I. Dutch t-tandard in color, und on all augar which bus gone through a process of refilling Im ported Into the I'lilted Btutea 1 cent and tki-lex) of 1 cent per pound. Mr. Payne, the republican leader, at one made the point of order that the amend ment was not germane. He argued that there bad been rulings innumerable against such amendments. "I know," b cried, turning to his repub lican colleagues, "that th decision has gone forth on the other aid that th rules are to be brushed aside to secur a vot on this amendment, but gentlemen must re member what th rule are." "They were the outgrowth ot th beat thought of th great parliamentary leaders of th house In th past," b aald, aad h appealed to his colleagues to vot oa this question according to th dictates of their conscience. Mr. Littlefleld followed Mr. Payne, tak ing th view that the amendment was ger mane, lis bad not procesdsd far la his argument before ha aroused Intent Inter est by reverting to the report that at tn democratic caucus last night Mr. Under wood stated that overtures had beta mads to him in regard to th Crumpackrr reso lution. "Ao Insinuation has been mad bar to day," aald he, "which ha not been re pelled as It ought to hav bona. -1 refer to th report that at th democrat lo cau cus laat nlgbt It waa stated that approaches r