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The Omaha Daily Bee. j:stahlisiiei) junk io, inti. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 5, 1002. SING LE COPY riVX CENTS. 110R0S ARE CRUSHED Eightj-Four 8urmor of Bulun Bayan Bumnder After Fierce Tight. SEVERAL OF THE CHIEFS ARE KILLED Complete Triumph Beourei Bespeot for Au thority of the United 8tates. SIGNAL VICTORY FOR AMERICAN TROOPS General Ascribes Praiie to Colonel Baldwin for Eia Brate Oommandership. BATTLE AN EXAMPLE OF SKILL AND GRIT Dispatch Bays by thla Defeat Savage Matlves Are Completely Crashed nd Taught Lesion of Prac tical Benefit. WASHINGTON. May 4. Tb war depart ment today received a cablegram from General Chaffee Indicating that the cam paign against Eultan Bayan. one of the principal Moro chlefa, had been completely successful. . The result wan accompllahed toy a gallant assault on the principal Moro fort and Us capture after a number of the leading Moroa had been killed. The cable gram whfc-h was received this afternoon waa aa follows: Adjutant General, Washington: The following- I the full aubetance of Brigadier Ueneral Davis' message from Bayan: Eighty-four survivors of liayan surren dered unconditionally this morning at 7. Bultan Bayan. Raja Mala Bayan. Sultan I'andapatan and all leading daltos dead fnd many of their followers. Assault on he principal fort, which surrendered last right, on of the most gallant perform ances of American arms. Colonel Frank D. Baldwin and bis regiment deserve all praise, for hand-to-hand struggle in four lines of flitches under walls of fort. These trenches are lined with Moro dead from rifle tire. Have never seen or heard of any perform ance excelling this gallantry and grit. Rot Without Lou. It is my painful duty to report that the overthrow of Moro power waa not accom plished without sever loss. One officer and seven enlisted men killed; four officers and thirty-seven enlisted men wounded. Will telegraph the list later. After eighty-four survivors marched out this morning as prisoners, and it was un derstiod they were all, eight other who Cad concealed themselves in rubbish Inside the fort made a break for liberty, but none succeeded. Some Moro wounded tried to tab soldiers trying to help them. It Is impossible to state the number of Muros killed. Many are lying in tall grasa. The surrender saves ua from siege and starving out. Impossible to have carried works wlthoV scaling ladders, which were ready. Intend to retain prisoners u yi two or three small adjacent forts are occupied, then, with your consent, to retain as hos tages eight or ten of the principals and re ' lease the rest. Forre la Mne. The foroe in line consisted of four moun tain guns, 170 rifles. This was fully ruffl rlent. W could not have uaed more men advantageously. Had we sent a strong column It would only have swelled the casualty list. One neighboring datto has already presented himself as a friend, and I expect a general coming In shortly, when the weight of the blow is known. The dead were sent to Malabang for burial. In the light of present knowledge, we could hav besh-a-ed the princliial forts nd In time forced surrender, but fhat probably would have resulted In a sortla tor freedom and escape tor many. By attacking them they tiave been com pletely crushed the only kind of lesson these wild Moros aeem to be able to profit by. I shall invite Sultan Tarlac to pay me a friendly visit. If he does hot do It of his Initiative. He has a fort further east. In plain sight, and of the same strength as was that of Bayan. On the beautiful table land there are thousands of acres of fine upland rice and he is urging; hli. people to return to Its cultivation. The result to follow this action Is very Important, namely. It secures respect for 1 'lilted States authority in the center of aloro savagery. CHAFFEE. The president tonight tent the following congratulatory dispatch to General Chaffee: WASHINGTON, D. C, May 4, 1J08. Chaffee, Manila: Accent for the army un der your command and express to General Davis and Colonel Baldwin especially, my congratulations snd thanks for the splen did courage and faithfulness which have again carried our flag to victory. Your fellow countrymen at home will ever honor the memory of the fallen and be faithful to the bereved survivors who have them selves been faithful unto death for their oountry's sake. THEODORfi ROOSEVELT. President Is Pleased. Tb president conferred for four hours tonight with Secretary Root and Governor Tart, mainly concerning affairs in the Philippines. The secretary and Miss Root nd Governor Tart were gueata at dinner and remained at th Whit House until half past 11 o'clock. Th dispatch from Oeneral Chaffee giving th result of Gen eral Davla' campaign In Mindanao waa a source of great satisfaction to th official, ' although they regretted exceedingly that It became necessary to fight In order to compel submission to tb American de mands of th surrender of those guilty of th murder of the American soldiers. See retary Root declined to say whether any ad ditional Instructions had been given to Oeneral Chaffs for Ms guidance. It Is probable that tb future action will be left largely to the discretion of General Chat tee. Th president has great respect for General Chaffee's tact. General Taft waa very well satisfied wtth th latest news from Oeneral Chaff. It waa a cause for congratulation, ha said. He believed th effect of what had been accomplished would be beneflclent and would settle affairs la Mindanao. HAS ENMITY OFJIANILA PRESS Phtllpplae ronimlnloa Seeks Co-en- ratios of Kevvapapere, bat Nob Will Snpport It. MANILA, May 4. Th demurrers tn th as of th editor of Freedom, who Is charged with sedition for publishing re marks censuring th United States Philip pine commission's rule were heard yester day. Tb defense claims that the article and remark In question were neither se ditious nor libelous. L. R. Wolfley, th attorney general, ar gued that th rases should not b tried under th authorities quvd. but only under th laws passed by th commission. The defense declared It -to be true that th commission co ild not god a reputabi paper tn Manila to support It, that It had hopes for th support and co opera' Ion of th press of Manila, but Unit It had been Uniformly disappointed FAVORABLE SIGNS . LACKING ndleatloa of Improvement la Corrl ' Coaditlea Absent and Worse Tara Xot laexpeettd. NEW YORK. May 4. Dr. Keyes. who Is an atteodant on Archbishop Corrlgan, an nounced tonight that bis patient was still la a dangerous condition and that there was a possibility that h would b worse. There ar no favorable Indications and there Is much concern er th archbishop's condition. AMERICAN GOCDS FAVORED Preferred to All Other Article hy the Chinese. Foreign WASHINGTON. May 4 "America hava an established reputation It. ana are preferred to all other toreigt. ;."'. tides." Thla statement appears tn an i-t'.'r. terestlng extract from commercial relations of the L'nlted States for 1901, which was given out today by Mr. Frederic Emory, chief of the bureau of foreign commerce of the Stat department. The Japanese, It Is said, aro fully alive to the situation with regard to American goods and put many cheap and Inferior Imitations of our products on the market In China. Novelties of all kinds find ready sal In China, th wealthy classes in par ticular taking pride in possessing the latest products of America. In their yamena ar found phonographs, magic lanterns, music boxes, cameras and other articles which sppeal to their curi osity and work for their amusement. Watches and clocks are extensively sold. There is an increase In the use of Ameri can flour. The quantity aold at Tlen-Tsln last year waa 600 per cent more than two years previously snd, though this was due In good part to the presence of th foreign troops, the better class of Chinese are be ginning to realize the superiority of the American product and to use It In pref erence to th native flour. 1 The Chinese procure their water supply from wells by the primitive methods of attaching a Jar or bucket to the end of a long bamboo pole and dipping It out. The substitution of pumps, not too expensive. It Is said, would appeal to the practical sense of the Chinese. Once Introduced our piece goods have obtained a strong foothold in Manchuria and throughout China and It, Is said that fully three-fifths of thla trad goes to the United States. With Japan and England controlling th re mainder. American Capital for Enterprises. American capital Is being Invested In various enterprises In China. An American company has applied for permission to ruu a line of passenger and freight steamers be tween Canton, Hecg-Cbow and Hong Kong. Concessions for mining gold, silver, copper and antimony ores have been granted by the board of mines to American, French and German parties. Foreigners who go to China to manage Industrial enterprises encouuter serious ob stacles. It Is stated. According to a decree the Chinese retain controlling interests In railway and other concessions. They get beyond their depth, however. It la stated when they attempt to manage such enterprises and therefore secure foreign support for their Iron works, textile mills, agrlgultural colleges, etc. These foreign ers, who, as a rule, are well qualified for their positions, arrive at their posts with high hopes. They are given to understand that every facility will be provided to make their work a success. They select tbelr men and organize for the undertaking, but soon learn that many officials desire that their relations shall be placed on the payroll. Results show that the sole function of these employes is to bo on the payroll. Many factories have from six to ten men to do work that oae man could accomplish In the west. " . ' ! Xetrlect Care of Machinery. Then, too, unless the foreign superinten dent Is ever vigilant no car is taken of anything and hundreds of thousands of dol lars worth of Imported machinery Is al lowed to remain unhoused for so long a time as to completely ruin It. A number of foreigners, It Is stated, went to China to start and agricultural college, bringing along aereral thJussnd dollars' wot'h of farming Implements. Thty were given eight or ten young Chinamen to start the Institution, along with eight laborers and two head and two assistant superin tendents, four , superintendents for eight men. Tbe Isborers worked only when the su perintendents were present and after th projectors had waited for two years and a half for promised land tor their venture, and their machinery had rusted into uae lessness, they left China disgusted. The foreign superintendent of a Chines arsenal has stated that it costs twenty times aa much to make a rlfl there as It would cost to buy on In Europe. Enough money. It la said, has been ex pended In China during th last forty years In Introducing various western enterprises to bar made them a great success If they had been left under th management of foreigners. TO SCRUTINIZE WAR SHIPS Members af Inspection Board Prepare ta Examine North Atlaatlo ooadroa. WASHINGTON, May 4. Admiral Dewey. Rear Admiral Taylor, chief of th bureau of navigation; Lieutenant NIblack, Inspec tor of target practice, snd the other mem bers of the special board of Inspection which la to visit the vessels of ths North Atlantic squadron now lying off th Vir ginia capes, left Washington today aboard Dolphin. Th regular board of Inspection will leave Washington tomorrow night for Norfolk, where Gloucester will be placed at their disposal for the Inspection. Admiral Dewey and th members of the general board of th navy bar prepared plans for soma Important maneuvers which the vessels of tha squadron will go through with next week. Th regular board of Inspection will look over th vessel from a routine stand point and recommend the repalra made necessary by their long crulss In tropical wsters. Th cruisers will hav target practlc off tb cape and enable Lieutenant NIb lack, Inspector of target practice, to ob serve their performances in this respect. DEATH RECORD. William I.lademaan, Grand Island. GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. May 4. (Special Telegram.) Yeaterday occurred the death of William Llndemana, a resident of this city for thirty years and at present ths owner of Lion Grove, a picnic resort on Wood river a mile aouth of this city. A third hemorrhage of the stomach waa the cause of death. On the previous evening b was walking about when fatally at tacked. Hs leaves two sons and one daugh ter, Ernest, Alexander and Mrs. Tschauder, and on adopted soo. besides his wife. Th funeral will take place Tuesday afternoon. Fraaees Career. DENVER. May 4 Frances Carney, a well-known pioneer and lieutenant gov ernor In 18i9-l00. died tonight after a lingering Illness of paralysis. Potter Palmer Dead. CHICAOO. May 4 Potur Palmer died at 1:40 o'clock thla evening. BILLS RETAIN THEIR ORIGIN Measures Passed by House Attract Atten tion lor Undergoing bo Few Changes. 'AIN ACTIVITY OF INDUSTRIOUS LOBBIES 'talidlnfta and Grounds Omni- -'',, '' ""re Present Maay Feat- r .'V 'storleal Interest la ConiL'' wlth Structures. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, May 4. (Special Tele gram.) On Wednesdsy th house passed the agricultural appropriation bill, carry ing nearly J5.260.OOO. substantially as It came from ths committee on, agriculture. In fact, not a single amendment was In corporated, which was not previously sanc tioned by that committee. This statement might not be considered of much Importsnce under ordinary cir cumstances. But the year 1902 baa been remarkable, thus far, In a legislative sense, because of the peculiar methods employed la putting bills through the bouse. For Instance, the Cuban reciprocity bill and ths omnibus publlo buildings bill were brought up under rules which permitted no general amendments. The agricultural appropria tion bill, on the other band, was subject to any amendment which a majority of the house might see fit to Incorporate, and yet not a single change was made without the sanction and approval of its framers. The bill carries a total Increase of some thing like IDOO.000 for ths scientific bureaus of the department. If the total had been $6,000,000 It would have been considered "not enough" by some of the bureau chiefs. As It was, one of these gentlemen has spent all his spare time and some of the government's time during the last six months In lobbying for more money. As soon as It becsme apparent that the com mittee would not give his particular bureau all that thla particular chief asked for he began a propaganda which extended from Maine to California and from Mexico to the Canadian border and vhlch resulted tn floods of letters and petitions, urging members to vote for more money for this gentleman to expend. His efforts were un remitting and be never tired until the bill came up. Naturally he expected great results and a few hundred thousand dollars more for his experiments. Last year the appropriation for his buresu wss 1110.000 In round numbers. This year nearly $60,000 more has been added. But be is not satisfied. The work done by this gentleman and his colleagues was expected to upset the calculations of tbe committee. But It did nothing of the kind. The house emphat ically Indorsed th report of that com mittee and passed the bill. Lose Rollins; Method. When the late Senator Sawyer of Wis consin first supplied the expression "log rolling" to the combination method of get ting bills through congress It was the cus tom for members to get together and agree to support each other's bills. Thirty years ago congress frequently provided for the Improvement of a single rlvsr or harbor In a bill which bad no other object than to provide funds fur that particular stream or harbor. Later came th "omnibus" river and harbor bill, and still later a spe cial committee was organized to frame this general Improvement scheme, and that commute haa been continued by each con gress since. Next to rivers and harbors members sre most generally Interested in public build ings. Each year scores of bills providing for federal structures In every section of the country ar Introduced and It has al ways been a difficult matter to sift out the deserving from tbe undeserving towns be cause of the "log-rolling" disposition of members. Two or three years ago the com mittee on buildings and grounds brought in an "omnibus' bill to provide lncressed appropriations for bills already authorized and which couM not be built within the limit fixed because of tbe Increase in cost of all building materials and the uniform advance In the wages of skilled lsbor. This omnibus plan waa so successful that It haa been adopted again and tha house haa passed th bill prepared by the committee without amendment. Foar Handred Cities Applied. There were 400 towns and cities In all which asked for public buildings or for an Increased appropriation for those already authorized this year. Tb bill provides for 174 of these towns and It will keep tbe force In the supervising archltect'a office busy for several yeara to prepare the plana. In the report spbmltted with tha bill some Interesting historical data concerning buildings now owned by the government la presented. Of the building In Richmond, Vs., the re port aays: "When the state of Virginia seceded from the federal union. In April, 1861, the state took charge of tbta building and used it for varloua purposes until the confederal government was transferred to this city from Montgomery, Ala., In July, 1861, when they took charge of thla building and In stalled here the tressury department of th confederate states, from which were Issued all th bonds and currency used by the confederacy." . Jefferson Davis, tb president ot tha con federacy, had an office on the third floor of this building, in which ha and General Robert E. Lee and other famous generali sometimes met for consultation. Tbe secretary of state, Judah P. Ben jamin, and tha secretsry of ths tressury, together with th auditor and treasurer, occupied rooms In this building. Room No. 17 waa used for cabinet meetings by tha confederate government. There were also stored In this building, up to April 2, 1865. ths gold and silver of tha confederate stats's government, which on that date was transferred aouth. On the following day It waa occupied by fed eral troops, and afterward placed under control oi tbs Treasury department. In this building, on May 10, 1S6(, ths grand Jury of the l'nlted States circuit court Indicted Jefferson Davis for treaaon. On May 13, 1S67, ha was brought Into this building on a writ of habeas corpus, and wss Immediately released under bond given on that date by Horace Oreeley, Franklin Stearns, Charles O'Connor snd others. Of ths building n New Orleans and tbs necessity for a new postofP.es there th committee ssys: The present site wss ceded to the Vnlted States Jun 29, ISM. by the first municipal ity of New Orleans, and building opera tions were commenced soon sfter. In ISnO the walls had been carried up seventy-five feet above the concrete base to the archi trave line of the entablature and all the floor beama of the fourth story were in i'ia'T .The d'acovrry was then made that the bonding was alowly sinking, the maxi mum settlement in 1MJ being two feet els inches. In spite of the fact that a commis sion In 18.M reported, from borings made, that the site was (he firmest, driest and moat reliable In the city. Your committee haa unofficial Information that the total settlement of the building to date is about four feet At this rat of speed through Uia sarin tua C bines government may , some day occupy a building which housed Oeneral R. F. llutler during the civil war. The Postnfflce drinrlnrnt should be re moved and the space vacated given over to the customs service. The prea nt bulKI Ing above the basement wlil be serviceable for many years, but a new building la needed for the Postofflce department and other oftlces in said city for which ths government Is now paying rent. Mew Obstacle Arle. An unlooked-for difficulty has arisen to connection with the establishment of so many rural free delivery routes through out the country. At present postmasters who receive less than 12,000 a year and who are Included In the third class sre not given an allowance with which to pay clerk hire. Whatever assistance they need in their offices must be paid for out ot their own pockets. In some Instances postmasters whose salaries place them oo the third-class list, have had tbelr work almost quadrupled through the establish ment of rural free delivery routes run ning from their offices. Thee men, natu rally, think they ought to hav some ad ditional compensation for this additional work, but there is no way In which the Postofflce department can, under the pres ent Isw, make allowances for clerical work. It Is likely, therefore, that congress will be called upon to correct this state ot af fairs. The rural free delivery service, by the way, is so firmly established now that it is no more likely to be abandoned than Is the free delivery of mall matter in th cities of the country. THEY WILL BREAK SILENCE Republicans Are to 0a Batteries In Defense of Philippine Question M ill Reply to Opponents. WASHINGTON, May 1. Th republican senators this week will relieve tbe demo crats of tbe necessity of supplying all the speakers In the senate on the Philippine government bill. The events of last week caused them to decide to take part In tbe debate and they will lead off when tbe bill shall be laid before the senate at 2 o'clock tomorrow. Senator Lodge, chairman of the commu te on the Philippines, will open for them with a set speech in support of the admin istration's Philippine policy with Incidental reference to Major Gardener's report and other sp'ecial phases of the Philippine ques tion. Other republican senators who have In dicated a purpose to address the senate on the pending question are Messrs. Foraker. Spooner, Burton, McComas and Piatt of Connecticut. There probably will also be other republican speakers. The democratic members of tb commit tee on the Philippines have no fixed plans except to have the debate on the bill con tinue for the present. They decline to estimate the time necessary to' conclude conslderstion of the bill.- , Other measures which will receive atten tion during the week ar the sundry civil appropriation - bill and tb bill providing for tbe opening to settlement of the Rose bud Indian reservation In South Dakota. The reservation question has priority of claim to consideration in the morning hour of each day and the appropriation bill will be used to "All In" when no on is pre pared to speak on either aide of that bill or the Philippine bill. Tbe resolution providing for the recall of Major Gardener lost ta position .of ad vantage Saturday and la sow .on th cal endar, but th chances are that it will be revived and that it will receive further at tention. MORE STARS FOR OLD GLORY Additions to Bo Made by Omnlbns Bill In Behalf of Three Terri tories for Statehood. WASHINGTON. May 4. The principal feature of the program In the house this week will be the bill to place thre new stars In the American flag. The omnibus bill for the admission of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona to statehood will be called up on Tuesday. The friends ot the bill do not desire protrscted debate on It and will try. to secure a vota on that day. There la considerable opposition to tbe bill on ths republican side of the bouse on the ground that th territories sre not yet fitted for statehood, but th frlenda of tbe bill entertain no doubt ot Its passage. Th democras in caucus agreed to give it their united support, and at least sixty re publican votes are counted on. Tomorrow Is District ot Columbia day. After the statehood bill la disposed of war claims will bo given attention and then th naval appropriation bill will be taken up. Thre Important measures of general leg islation the Hell financial bill, terminating the coinage of stiver dollars; the Ray antt anarchy bill, and the Shattuck bill, codi fying and extending tbe Immigration lawa are to bo taken up whenever opportunity occurs, th rules committee having de cided Saturday that these measures should hav early attention. No time Is set for them, but ths decision of the rules com mittee will bring them forward whenever appropriation bills and special orders are lacking. DECREASE IN CUBAN IMPORT Less Merchandise Enters l'nlted States fraan Island Thaa Correspond- -last Month a Year Ago. WASHINGTON, May 4. The Insular di vision ot the War department gave out for publication today a atatement show ing In comparative form, tha commerce ot Cuba for the eight months ended February 28, 1902, and 1901. Th total value of mer chandise imported during the stated period of 1902 was $44,669,314, against 142,920.814 for the corresponding period ot 1901. Ex port figures show $28,487,226 worth of mer chandise In 1902 and 134.008,270 In 1901. Thess returns show an Increase of 4 per cent In imports and a decreass of 16 per cent in exports. Merchandise coming from tha United States into the Island sggregated (19,140,549 during th eight months ended February 28, 1902, a slight increase over the corre spondlng period ot 1901. The exports from Cuba to the United States during ths 1902 period amounted to (18,168,640, a decreaae of about 13.000,000. OPPOSES TARIFF REDUCTION Rational Clear Leaf Mea Will Protest Ltsthtenlns; Import en Ceeaa Tobaeeo Prodaet. CINCINNATI, Msy 4. Th annusl con vention of the National Cigar Leaf To bacco association will open her tomorrow and continue for thre days. About 1.000 a re present from various cities snd many members of leading firms In tb trad will be in attendance. Th pending measure before congress looking to reductions on Import duties oa Cuban leaf tobacco and cigars will come np tor extended discussion and a strong protest against any reduction in ths tariff scbedul will in all probability aa adopted by the convention. TIMELY RAIN IS RECEIVED Grain Fields of West Beoeire Much Needed Wetting Down. SHOWERS FROM LAKES TO MOUNTAINS Report Indicate General Scope of Precipitation, Althonah Total Doe Sot Show Enough to Fill Requirements. General Rain took command yesterday. His presence In Nebraska la most wel come, as it haa been needed her for sev eral days. Desslcstlng winds were doing much damage to crop prospects, and, the ahowers that came were badly needed. The rain was quite extenalve, Involving tbe country from Chicago to Denver. At Omaha the precipitation was 0.16 ot an Inch. The same amount was recorded at Denver. At North Platte a trace was reported, at Cheyenne 0.01 ot an Inch, at St. Louis 1.66 Inch fell and at Fort Dodge, Kan., 0.24 of an Inch was recorded. At Kansas City the fall was light. Mis souri, Iowa and Kansas generally got a soaking. Reports from Nebrsska all Indicate rain fall. The Union Pacific reporU rain all along Its line. From Elwood, In Gosper county, comes report of a saving shower. This Is an Indication that the South Piatt country had Its share of th moisture. In eastern and southeastern Nebraska, along the line of the B. tk M., the rainfall was generous. On the centrsl and western divisions good rains fell, while similar re ports come froji ths Wyoming and northern divisions. Indications are for further rain. Inch and an Elsfhth. HASTINGS. Neb.. May 4.-(Speclal Tele gram.) After weeks of waiting rain fell In Hastings and Adams county this morning to the extent of an Inch and an eighth. Aa the rain fell with a steady downpour with out being accompanied by any wind, every drop of the moisture sank deep In tbe soil. During the rainstorm lightning did some damage about the city. Mr. Charles Dins more house had the chimney and part ot the roof torn 6ft by lightning. Downpour at Nebraska City. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., May 4. (Spe cial.) Thla city waa visited by tha first good rain of tbe season last night and this morning. The downfall began shortly after midnight and continued until nearly noon today. At no time did it rain hard, but the steady downpour soaked the ground. Wheat and oats are in excellent condition and everything points to a large yield. Rain Cornea la Good Time. TRENTON. Neb.. May 4. (Special Tele grams.) This section of -tbe country was visited" by hslf an inch of rain last night. 'mis ia the first moisture for twenty-one aays. The past week has been very windy and dusty. Pastures snd growing crops will be benefited snd farmers encouraged, Million Dollar Shower. ELWOOD, Neb., May 4. (Special.) The million-dollar rain atruck Gosper county this morning at 6 o'clock and there Is every Indication of a long, ateady downpour. The grain haa not been hurt by drouth, bugs or worms, and everything points to a big crop or everything. Fall Is General. GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. May 4. (Special.) A fine rain began falling about 9 o'clock this morning and appears to be general. All vegetation was bsckward and several Inches of moisture are very much needed. Welcome Rala In Case. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., May 4. (Special.) A fine shower fell In this vicinity this morning. At 1 o'clock this afternoon gentle 'rain began to fall, which promises to continue during the night. Main at I lyases. ULYSSES. Neb.. May 4. (Special Tele gram.) Rain fell steadily here today from 11 until 4 o'clock. Tb ground I thor oughly aoaked. River Are Swelllaar. GUTHRIE. Okl.. May 4. Drenching rains hava been failing over eastern Oklahoma sine early morning, swelling rivers and creeks higher thsn at any other time this sesson. Ths Clmarbn. North Canadian, Cottonwood and Arkansas rivers are rap Idly approaching higher marks, and there is no sign of tbs downpour of rain ceasing. It Is of Incalculable value to growers of whest, potatoes and cotton. Crops Are BvaetHed. KANSAS CITY, Msy 4. Dlspatcbea from a large part of Kansas tell of importsnt rains today that have dons greet benefit to crops. Tbe prospsct Is for still further showers. TO ERECT STATUE OF MORTON Baslaeaa Mea Agitate Memorial to Be Placed la Nebraska City Park. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb.. May 4. (Spe cial.) A meeting of the leading business men. of Nebraska City was held at the Overland theater Saturday night to effect the organization of an association for the erection of a bronze statue of the lata J. Sterling Morton In the park which he pre sented to tbe city, and which beara bis name. It was determined to call the organiza tion tbe Arbor Day Memorial association and to make It the object ot the body to raise a fund of 126,000 for tb erection of tb memorial. Ex-Governor- Robert W. Furnass of Brownvllle was elected president, John Nordbom secretary and H. D. Wilson treasurer. Those present subscribed ample fund to defray th expense of beginning tbe movement, which will be started at once. Prince Oat for Congress. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., May 4. (Special.) W. A. Prince, representative from this county to the legislature of 18S9, and who mads an excellent record aa a member of that body, Is a candldats tor tb repub llcsn nomination for the Fifth congres sional district. This puts two candidates In tbe field from this county, O. A. Abbott, sr., being the other. Dry Sunday ia Plattamoath. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. May 4. (Special.) The enforcement of th Slocum law by Mayor Frank J. Morgan is meeting with tbs hearty approval of all loyal clllseBS. Ail Ue saloons were elossd today. . CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair Monday; Tuesday Fair and Warmer; Variable Winds. Temperature at Omnhn Yesterday i Hoar. lira. Hoar. Ilea. n a. in...... ft.1 1 p. m fit l a. m fit H i. m AT 7 a. ra. 3 p. m fill a a. in A2 4 p. in M t a. m n I n p. ra oH 10 a. tn Kl H p. m (IT 11 a. in m T i. m...... nT ill in RH n p. ni KT 0 p. in ..... . (Ml ST. LOUiS IS STORM SWEPT Gale Vents Fnry oa Mound City and Fire Reaalta from l.laht nlnT Bolt. ST. LOUIS. May 4 For a short time this evening a terrific storm ot wind and rain prevailed in this city and vicinity, causing considerable minor damage. Lightning re sulted In several fires, one of which de stroyed the machine shop snd a section of the foundry of William and Thlllp Medarfs patent pulley plant In South St. Louis. The loss Is estimated at (300,000, partially in sured. Hard work on the part of the firemen, aided by the torrents of rain, saved an adjoining building tn which William Me dart estimated were stored patterns valued at a half million of dollar. In all parts of the city trees, fences, signs, awnings, etc., were blown down aud other damage done by the wind, which came in terrific gusts. As -far as learned nobody waa killed or Injured. For one minute the wind reached a velocity ot sixty-five miles an hour, and for five suc ceeding minutes blew at the rate of fifty two miles, after which It moderated. The local weather bureau observer declared the wind came aa a atrslght blow and was not In any sense a twister. Had it been, he said, the destruction would have been great. In the downtown district the wind car ried away Immense signs, throwing them Into the streets snd breaking plate-glass windows in several of the larger stores. Of the crowds on the streets at the time many had narrow escapes from death and injury. The bulldlugs In which tbe machine shops were locsted wss 100 ysrds long and 150 feet wide. This burned very quickly snd the flames spread to tbe foundry. The patterns occupied a department upon the second floor of the foundry building to the east of the shops. Tbe flames spread to the north end of the foundry, but were checked by the lire department before reaching the pattern section. Serious difficulty In com batting the flames were encountered by the firemen as, owing to the small w&ler mains in the vicinity, only a low pressure could be obtained. The company employed 600 men, and the Medarts stated that they did not think they would be able to resume operations for six months. The products were power transmlttlng machinery. Including pulleys, shafting apparatus for belling snd every thing of this nature except belling. Miles of Track Washed Out. ABERDEEN, S. D., Stay 4. (Special.) Heavy rains tell In thaextreme north part of .this atat Thursda,nlght. . In tbo vi cinity of Selby there Was a veritable cloud burst. Eight Inches of water fell and the entire country was deluged. The Milwaukee track west of Selby was washed out for several miles. FOREIGNERS ARE POURING IN Thousand Arrive Weekly at Kills Island and Former Imralgrnnt Hecorda Broken. NEW YORK, Msy 4. The rush of Ira migrants to this port, which has signalized tbe first four months of the year, reached a climax tbe week ending tonight, during which tins 25,120 Immigrants have been brought to this city from tb various Euro pean ports. Tbe total number of immigrants arriving here for tbe four months ending April 30 was 178,604, sn excess of more thsn 30.000 over sny previous year for tbe same period. By montha the record this year Is: Janu ary, 13,242 Immigrants; February, 29,189; March, 67,175; April, 73,667. When It la mentioned that the total num ber landing here last year was 438.868, It will be seen that 1902 baa started out as a record-breaker. No less than 12,340 Immigrants were landed at Ellis Island yesterday and todsy, and In addition to this 1,000 were left aboard th ateamer Tartar Prince to be landed tomorrow. In all the history of handling Immigrants through th barge office tbe police never bad so much trouble to restrain the crowds who flocked the battery to see the people come over from Ellis Island as today. In addition to th thousands who had friends or relatives whom they came down to meet there were seversl thousand Idlers, who, attracted by the sight of the Immi grants coming, i crowded on the sidewalk In front of the barge office and refused to move until driven back by theer fore. Among the passengers on Bretagn was Captain Blcllllano of tbe Italian army, who comes hero commissioned by his govern ment to investigate and report on the emi gration from bla country to America. Ha saya that th enormous exodus from certain districts of Italy threatens to depopulate those sections, and his mission is to learn the causa of the unusually large migra tion and devise means to curtail it. SEVER0 MAKES FIRST FLIGHT Braslllaa Aeroaaat Successfully Hav. lata tea Airship I.a Pals la Uplte of Threatealas; Weather. PARIS. May 4 In spit of the threat ening weather Senor Augusto Severo. the Brszlltan aeronaut, made a successful first trial with his airship at Vauglrard. Aero static park, today. 8enor 8evro's airship Is called La Palx. The balloon, held by a rope, aacended forty metrea. Tb motors were then stsrted. Th balloon obeyed tbe Impulse of its pro pellers, steering easily and maintaining perfect equilibrium. After maneuvering for a short time Senor Severo safely returned the airship to lis shed. Th few persons who were present at the park enthusiastically ap plauded Senor Severo and tb two assist ants who accompanied him In the ascent. La Palx is not upllke Santos-Dumont's airships In appesrsnc but It differs from them In msny details. Tb gas rapacity of La Fan Is bearly four limes greater than thsn of Santos-Dumont's airship. It has thre main propellers and two smaller ones used for steering snd In ascending and descending. Tbs two petroleum motor of La Palx ars twenty-four and sixteen horse-power, respectively. Senor Severo said he would not make an other trial until ther was perfectly fair weather, and that h would then, attempt to extend hl flighu ! LOOKS LIKE A STRIKE Situation in Anthracite Coal Region is Sale to Be Extremely Delicate. SENATOR HANNA EXPRESSES THIS OPINIO States Conciliation Committee Must Wait for New Developments, SAYS CONFERENCES WERE SATISFACTORY Miners Look for Oeneral Strike at Result of Failure to Agree. NERVOUSNESS ALREADY IS APPARENT Workmen Are Well Organised, Pos sessed of Financial Resources and Assert Their Ability to En dure Period ot Idleness. PHILADELPHIA. Msy 4 Benstor Ha . . In an interview today with a reporter for the Associated Press characterized the sit uation In the anthracite coal region ae ex tremely delicate snd for that reason said It would be unwise for him to express an opinion as to the probable result of the meeting of the executive committee of tht United Mine Workers for th thre anthra cite districts called for next Wedneaday at Scranton, Pa., by National President John Mitchell. Senator Hanna said bs wss officially noti fied today by Ralph M. Easley, secretary ol the National Civic Federation, of the atate ment Issued last night by President Mltcholl in New York. He immediately wired Mr. Easlay Instructing blm to N refrain from calling another meeting of th conciliation committee, as that procedure would be use less in view ot the latest developments. Senator Hauna said be had been awaiting a report from the subcommittee of th con ciliation committee, but that Mr. Mitchell' statement bad anticipated It. Th work ot ths concllatlon committee was ended, said the senator, when It brought together the operators and the representatives of the miners' committee, snd he added that noth ing more could be done unless there were some new developments. Conference Were Satisfactory. "I want to emphasize the fact." continued Senator Hanna, "that the conferences be tween the operators and miners were satis factory. Three coaferencea were held and the proceedings were conducted In the best spirit. I think the operators formed a favorable Impression of Mr. Mitchell and gave htm credit for honesty and sincerity in his efforts to change the condition of tbe miners. On the other hand Mr. Mitchell appreciated tha conslderstion shown him and the Interests he represents. Unless a bitter and protracted strike should occur I believe much good will cema out of tha conference. I am of the opinion that they will lead to better conditions between cap ital and labor. "I am in favor of meetings between em ployer aad employe to consider differences. I want, tbe people to thoroughly understand the position ot the Clvtc Federation. It can do only one of two thing exert its In. fiuence to prevent a strike or arbitrate when a rupture has occurred, at tbe request ot both parties to the dispute. Federation Kxhaaats Efforta. "In this case the Civic Federation ba dona all within ita power. It brought together through Its conciliation committee the rep resentatives of the miners and the ope rators. In the evolution of things rapidly taking place In this country tbe conference of employers and employes Is one ot the conditions thst must necessarily be a part of It. The progress and development of our Industries must be accompanied by tbe de velopment and Improvement of the laboring class." Asked If the Civic Federation experienced any difficulty In arranging th conference between the operators and the miners, Sen ator Hanna said: On the contrary, I found the operators quite willing to go half way In this mat ter. They are all sensible, broad-gauge business men, who, while they desire to protect their own Interests, are wis enough to see the drift of things. "The peculiar situation of the anthraclt mining Industry," continued th senator, "make tha proposition most difficult. Tb combination ot th railroad and mining In terests brings forward th question of ton nage, and thla with threatened competition from the enormous production of bitumin ous coal constitute matters which must b considered. There Is th foundation of the operators' argument. It Is not a mere selfish interest that Impels them to th stand they have taken, but the proposition Is difficult to explain to tbe rank and til ot th workers In and about tbs mine. It is my hope that when they ar educated to undcratand these conditions they may be considerate and not governed by preju dice in future actions. Loaaer C'onalderatloa Necessary. "If my advlca had been followed a longer time would hava been taken before th preaent crisis waa reached In order that these things could be explained and battel understood. President Mitchell's state ment was hastened by the fact that scraps of Information wer given to the publlo, embarrassing him with his men. When It la considered that the two-tblrds ot th mine workers are foreigners speaking ala, eight or ten different languages. It can b readily understood that they are difficult to control." Referring to President Mitchell's visit to Washington last week Benstor Hanna ssld: I saw Mr. Mitchell In Washington and discussed with him another proposition, out that has bean obviated by the exist ing situation. Expect Geaeral Strike. HAZLETON. Pa., May 1. The Impres sion prevails among tbe miners of tht Hszleton district that there will be a gen eral strike aa a result of tb failure oi the operators sod th representatives ol the United Mln Workers to coma to aa agreement. It tbe district executive boards decide on Wednesday at Scranton to order a suspension of work, ths members ot lb union hereabouts will, It Is believed, obey tbs order to a man. It is conservatively estimated that three fourths ot tbs employes In sod about tht uilijvi iu Ihlm frgluii ar uiaatiised and ii a strike I declared operations will be brought to a standstill at every colliery. Many of tha mine wr Idl during th greater part of tb winter on soeouat Of tbe flood and it Is claimed, that th men are not financially able to stand a long suspension. Tbe miners, however, declsre thst tbey rsa live cheaply In tbe summer snd that the coal companies, with only a small sup ply of anthracite on band, will be less able to endure a strike thaa their employe. Business in tbl section bs been almost at a standstill In tha last slg wsek on account of fesr of a strlks. District President Murphy and th miner who accompanied him to New York have V
