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The Omaha Daily Bee. rT Am Tuitrn tttvt -to iuti OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 1902 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. I MORE RIOTS OCCUR JVIobs Benew Their Onslaughts Against Non Union Teamsters and Polio. AGONS LOADED WITH MEAT HELD UP jJUTolrera, Bricki and Clubs Play Prominent Part in Fierce Tight. POLICE ARE POWERLESS TO KEEP ORDER Jn Wild Disturbances on Streets One Vic tim Sustains a Broken Back. STRENUOUS TIMES FOR OFFICERS trlke Jfotr Embraces Teamster for Department Stores and Bnalacas ia Therefore More Seriously Affected Than Before. CHICAGO, June S. Chicago's police were (Wen a strenuous life todar by the strlk lnf packing house teamsters. From day light this morning until long after dark tonight the blue eoats were kept busy dis persing trouble makers, who congregated long the streets and In every conceivable manner placed obstacles In the way of the neat dealers who endeavored to move their upply wagons with non-union drivers. Jn spite of the striking teamsters and their friends thirty-three wagonloads of meat were delivered from the stock yards 'to downtown stations. Before the task was accomplished, however, a score of pollce men and rioters had been Injured and fully fifty persons had been placed under arrest. 8everal of the Injured were in such a seri ous condition that they were taken to hos pitals. Two of the Injured may die. When the procession of wabona left the packing house district It waa guarded by a heavy detail of police. As soon as the wagons emerged at the entrance of the yards, fully 600 enraged strike sympa thisers made a rush to overturn the con veyances. The policemen" drew their cluba and after a bard struggle scattered the ttnob. Attack Is Repeated. A fresh start was made, but before the ; wagons reached the downtown district the mob, augmented by hundreds of sympa thisers, made another attack. In the fight that followed revolvers were drawn. No person was shot, the police instead using their clubs indiscriminately, and a dozen or mors persons were hurt before the march could be resumed. When the central portion of the city was reached clashes between the police and the crowd became numerous. Street car trafflo .Was an Impossibility and it was necessary for several squads of police to charge the crowds with batons before the wagons had reached the varloua downtown houses. ' To add to the burdens of the police de partment 1,300 drivers and their helpers employed by the State street "general .retail merchandise department stores went on a Strike today. An attempt was made to de liver "department store" goods In the downtown districts this afternoon with non-union drivers, under polioe protection, but so much disorder developed that the attempt proved futile. Before the project was abandoned several rioters were hurt and many arrests had been made. Stores Affected. The rioting took place in South Clark Street, in front of the a tores of Irwin Bros, and Wagner. Wlnslow A Co.. wholesale dealers, uelng meats from the big packers. Wagons from the yards were driven to these stores and were being unloaded when a crowd of spectators and strike sympa thisers began hooting and Interfering with the nonunion drivers. The disturbances drew a mob of nearly 1,000 people to tb scene. The police who were guarding the wagon tried to preserve order, but were not successful. A pass ing street car overturned a patrol wagon on the way to the riots and dumped the police Into the street. The wagons then were hastily driven back to the yards, while a Ore alarm was aent in to scatter the throngs by means of Abe dashing engines and apparatus. During the excitement Isaao Beaham was pushed down a basement stairs and suffered a broken back. A score or more of people were arrested, but were released again. In other aectlons of the city attempts wars made to move meat, but because of the large gathering of people to watch the trouble, wagons ; were put back to warehouses and unloaded. , While disturbances were going on over the strike by the stockyards teamsters, the ten big State street department stores were seriously handicapped by the strike r 1.800 drivers and conductors of delivery wsgons members of the National Team ters' union, ths asm organisation that Is conducting ths meat drivers' strike.' Fol tlowtng are ths stores affected: Soeao of Riots Marshall Field A Co., Carson Plrle, Scott d Co.. C. A. Stevens A Bros., Mandel Bros., salesinger A Mayer. Hlllman'e, Boaton Store, the Fair, A. M. Rothschilds A Co., Slegel, Cooper A Co. i Ths reason for ths strike is a difficulty over the wage scale of ths stores and an attempt today to relieve the Fair, whoss j men are already oa atrike, by sending two wsgons from each of the other stores to carry foods. All the managers of ths de- . partment stores held a conference and sent out a joint ultimatum against the union and Us methods. They said they would brook na interference between their employes and themselves by organisations: that there had been no difficulty until the organisers assumed aa authority to dictate . terms, that the wage acale was equitable and would be continued in force as at pres- eot and that the men would have to leave their employ If they insisted en anion dic tation. Two revolver battle marked the rioting , that attended the progress of the meat t caravan from the pards to ths city stores. After the riot at the If win brothers' placa ths wagon train moved oa, Interrupted eon- atantly by growing mob of men and boys. ' As Peck and State streets wss reached a , detective on horseback, annoyed beyond en durance by blows and Jeers, drew a revol ver and fired. A little farther on. at Feck and Michigan avenue. In front of a new ; building, the drivers were assailed by a , quantity of bricks snd mortar. One driver fired three tints into the crowd, but as far could be learned no one was injured. . Other riotous encounters occurred along the treats oa which moved the meat caravan. Strike Threat to Spread. Trouble threatens to develop over the or ganisations of live stock handlers' union, embracing 300 men who drive, weigh, chute and ship live stock. The packers fear these men will side with the teamsters. As attempt by the Fair store management e deliver goods this atterneoa after lis CABINET FORMALLY RESIGNS French Ministers Give t'p Office, bat Express Gratitude to Loabet.? PARIS, June 3. At a cabinet meeting, held at the Elyseo palace today, afid at which President Loubet prer Vvj. the premier, M. Waldeck-Roueseai ','.'7, presented the resignation of l- ''''v,.'1 and In ao doing expressed the seni. 1 of gratitude which his colleagues and hiu.. self retained for the constant kindness the president had shown tbem. President Loubet, In reply, ssld he re gretted the decision of the ministers, and thanked them for the co-operation they bad lent him In difficult times. In the letter to the president tendering bis resignation, M. Waldeck-Rousscau says the state of his heslth compels him to take a rest. Moreover, he considers that the task whtch he took up is terminated and that the recent elections produced a ma jority sufficiently powerful to assure not only the maintenance, but the development of republican Institutions. M. Loubet, In reply to M. Waldeck-Rous-seau's communication, announced that he accepted the resignation and requested tbo ministry to carry on affairs until the ap pointment of their successors. M. Loubet will begin bis consultations tomorrow. Senator Combes, the former vice president of the senate, is regarded ss likely to be the first man who will be asked to form a new cabinet, and it Is thought he may undertake the task with consid erable chances of success. The cabinet which has . just resigned consisted of the following members: President of the council and minister of the Interior, M. Waldeck-Rousseau.' Minister of finance, M. Calllaux. Minister of foreign affairs, M. Delcasse. Minister of wsr. General Andre. Minister of marine, M. de Laneasan. Minister of colonies, M. de Crals. Minister of publto Instruction and wor ship, M. Oeorges Leygues. - Minister of justice, M. Monls. Minister of commerce, industry and posts and telegraphs, M. MUlersnd. Minister of agriculture, M. Jean Dupuy. Minister of publlo works, M. Pierre Baudln. . FOUR MEN ARE GARROTED Ancient Method of Inflicting; Death Penalty Still in lae In Porto Rico. i PONCE, Porto Rico, June 8. Bernable Acevedo, Jose Torres, Ramon Troche Cadeno and Juan Torres, the four men found guilty of murder, robbery and out rage, committed In October, 1898, at Ouayo, a suburb of Adjuntas, were garroted here today. They were all put to death within fifty minutes and the average time taken to kill each man was two minutes. All the con demned men confessed their crimes as they walked to ths scaffold. Two of tbem as sisted the executioner to adjust the garrot and forgave htm for putting tbem to death. One of the prisoners resisted the, adjust-, ment of the cloth over his face. He said he wantsd to die with his face uncovered. Finally, after fifteen minutes' struggle he was subdued. There were only thirty witnesses of the execution. The men were executed for the murder of Antonio Delgrade del Pino, near Adjuntas. on September 80, 1898. They were part of a band of twenty-five who entered Plno's home and seized Pino and the other mem bers of his household. Pino waa hung; up by his feet and hla ears were cut off. lie was afterward hanged. The women of the household were outraged and the place was looted. Rehearsing; Coronation Parade. LONDON, June 3. Following the rehear sal of the coronation procession to West minster abbey, which was followed out in all Its details May 27, Including ths taking up of passengers at Buckingham palace and putting them down at Weatmlnster abbey, the second day's pageant waa re hearsed this morning. The procession to day, whtch covered the long route, was much smaller than the elaborate one which will traverse the same ground June 27, but all the prescribed stops were made and at each point ths reception and formali ties of the actual parade were fully re hearsed, the whole occupying about four hours. Shipping; on Snes Canal. PARIS, June 3. The reports of the di rectors of the Suez Canal company for 1901 shows that the receipts from transit dues have, for the first time, exceeded 100,000, 000 francs. A dividend of 133 francs was declared. Shipping aggregating 10,823,860 tons traversed the canal in 1901. The cargoes ahlpped beyond Sues consisted largely of petroleum and railroad material. Wouaded Die la Hospitals. VIENNA, June 3. There were further strike riots at Lsmberg, Oallcla, last night, during which a detachment of Hussars charged a mob. It Is reported that several children were killed. A number ot the persons wounded during yesterday's riots have died In ths hospitals. HOPES TO ROUND UP YAQUIS Government Expects to Captare or Destroy Forces by Present Battles. TUCSON. Arif.. June 8. Advices from Torres stats that in ths fighting Saturday between the Mexican soldiers under Gov ernor Isabel and the Yaquls on the So nora river, eighteen Yaqula and three Mex icans were killed. There were 400 Indians. General Torres has taken the field with ths Twentieth regiment and a detachment of cavalry. Colonel Katerhltse la march ing from Magdalena with his forces down the San Miguel river to the Sonora. where he will form a junction with Governor Is abel. Another strong force ot men has moved to the Baca tale mountains, a former stronghold of ths Ysquls, to head them off In that direction. The government confi dently expects thst between these forces the Yaqul forces will be captured or de stroyed. Oxford Elects Teacher. OXFORD, Neb., June 3. (Special.) The teachers so far elected are: Prof. R. C. Cather. principal, and Maude M. Bonner, Laura Marvin, Minnie Pierce and Daley E. Abbott. Mlas . Rathbun waa retained for the grammar department, but leavea to take work in the McCook schools. There u consequently a vacancy In the room named, as also la the assistant prlnclpalshlp. Hem. A. O. Marphy Sails for Earope. BEATRICE, Neb.. June 3. (Special.) Hon. George A. Murphy and wife ot this city sailed Saturday, May 31, from New York by the steamer Umbrta. Cuaard line, for Queens town, Ireland. They expect to be abeeat about three months, vUltluA U NO COERCION OF SENATORS President Simply Endeavors to Beach Oom. mon Ground on Cuban BilL REIMBURSING PUBLIC LAND STATES ""evorable Report Ordered on Bill to .'.flaek Money Loaned to Those 'V.Vj -"Ins; So Pabllo . Lands. (From a Stan Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. June 8. (Special Tele gram.) According to an authority closely associated with the president. Information that Is being sent out by certain newspa per correspondents from Washington to the effect that the president demands that something bo done In the Interest of Cuba, wholly misrepresents the facts in the case. The authority above quoted states that In interviews the president baa had with Sen ators Dietrich and Millard of Nebraska, Gamble and Klttredge of South Dakota and Senator Burrows of Michigan in the last forty-eight hours relative to Cuban reciprocity, he stated to these gentlemen that what he most desired was unity of ac tion on the part of the republicans In both branches of congress. That If, on the con trary, representatives from the beet sugar states were honestly of the opinion that any legislation affecting the beet sugar in terests of those states would jeopardize the chances of republican success, then he wsnted the party to say so. That while he believed that something should be done for Cuba, as promised by the Piatt amend ment, he could not afford to occupy the position of Insisting upon hla views as aaglnst the views of men for whom he en tertained the blgbest measure of respect. No Coercion of Senators. The Bee's Informant, who for obvious reasons cannot be named, stated that at no time had the president appeared in the role of coercing . senators; that he had promised a delegation of prominent Cubans sent to the United States to ascertain the Intentions of congress toward the island to do everything from the standpoint of the executive branch of the government toward carrying out of the provisions of the Platte amendment, which provides for reciprocal trade relations between the two republics, but he would not attempt to In any way reflect what a co-ordinate branch of the government, the national legislature, would do. Eighteen republican eenators have expressed themselves as being op posed to any legislation looking to relief of Cuba that will In any wise seriously retard the growth of the beet sugar Industry and they have so stated to the leaders who are urging, In simple Justice, relief for Cuba under the terms of the Piatt amendment. Aa the "Insurgents," so called, seem to be determined to resist any attempt made to handicap the beet sugar Industry to bene fit the sugar trust, it seems exceedingly doubtful If there Is any Cuban legislation in this session. In view of this strong defection In the republican ranks In the senate It Is thought that a caucus will be called at an early dar and an attempt made to secure united action. Both sides seem anxious to work out a business-like plan which will meet with the support of the forty-five repub licans, as It Is not the Intention of the leaders to rely upon a single democratic vote to pass the measure. Reimbursing Pnblle Land States. Senator Gamble was ordered to report favorably today by the committee on pub the lands a bill giving public land states 6 per cent of the net proceeds received from the sale of public lands within the respec tive states. This bill is in the nature ot an adjustment between the public land states and non-public land states to equal ize the Interests of the respective states and to compensats public land states for dona tions which they made to non-public land states In 1836, aggregating some $20,000,000. This enormous sum of money was loaned oltrlght by public land states and was to be paid on demand to the secretary of Un treasury, but no demand was ever made and things had been going on In such a way that congress has almost come to the con clusion that ths money loaned was a do nation. This however, the public land states protested sgalnst, and the bill which was ordered reported favorably today by the senior senator from South Dakota car ries between 38,000,000 and 19,000,000. Should the bill become a law It will give Nebraska nearly $200,000, Iowa nearly $900, 000, South Dakota upward or $800,000, Min nesota nearly $50,000, North Dakota approx imately $250,000 and Wyoming about $75,000. There are strong Influences behind the bill and it is regarded as an exceedingly mer itorious measure. Owing, however, to the number of Important bills yet on the cal endar that must be disposed of at this session of congress doubt Is expressed as to whether the 6 per cent bill, so-called, will be voted on at this session. If not. It will be taken up Immediately after the commencement ot the second session. Bids on Omaha Fostoffl.ce. Senator Millard, after an interview with Supervising Architect Taylor this morning, states that he had absolute assurances that bids would be Invited Immediately after the president had signed the omnibus pub lic building bill for the completion of the Omaha postofflce and custom house, that the plans and specifications were ready and all that waa needed waa ths name of the president to the measure which appro priates $45,000 for the completion ot the Omaha structure In accordance with the re vised plans. Senator Millard stated that to make the Seventeenth street Bids con form to the Sixteenth It would take in the neighborhood ot $160,000. Congressman Dick's bill for the reorgani sation ot the militia, in which the National Guard of Nebraska and the mllltla of all the states, for that matter, are Interested, will. It wss stated today, be given a day for its consideration by the houss of represen tatives and may be taken up after the com pletion of ths Irrigation bill, which in all probability will not be reached until late In the week. If then. Secretary of War Ellhu Root in all prob ability will make seversl speeches this fall In Nebraska and Iowa, although nothing definite has been decided upon. The sec retary has promised Speaker Henderson to speak in his district at Waterloo during the campaign, when a great demonstra tion will be arranged In honor of the sec retary. Trso President to font. President Roosevelt's western itinerary Is still the subject ot consideration. Noth ing definite has been decided upon except In the most general way. Senator Dietrich stated he would see the president before the adjournment of congress and urge upon him the Importance of Including Nebraska in his Itinerary, aa hla visit to the state would be exceedingly helpful. Auditor Frank Merrlam and Insurance Commissioner Max Beehler of Iowa, with their wives, who have spending the past week la Washington sight seeing, left the jou;lnud. acoaaFajs. DIETRICH FOR BEET SUGAR Nebraska Senator Introdaces Bill Cal culated to Beneflt the West ern Producers. WASHINGTON, June 8 Senator Dietrich of Nebraska, who stands with the beet sugar Interests In opposition to the reduc tion of duty on Cuban sugars, as proposed by the republican house committee on Cuban relations, today Introduced a bill on the subject which be thinks will be ac cepted as a compromise measure. It provides that the differential on re fined sugar shall be abolished, but that an equal amount shall be added to the duty on raw sugar, and then It gives Cuba a 25 per cent reduction from thla increased duty. The conference held at the White House last night was discussed today by senator and members of congress aa having an im portant bearing upon some of the leading questions of legislation. In an authoritative quarter It was stated that the tendencies disclosed at the con. ference against any revision of tariff sched ules, applied only to the present session of congress and was due to the belief that It would be Inexpedient at this late day In the session to enter upon , such an Im portant field as a revision of tariff sched ules. It was brought out In the discussion that the men of strong protection views, like Senators Piatt of Connecticut, Hanna of Ohio and Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania, were not as much disposed toward a change in the tariff as were some others present. Including the president, Senators Allison, Fpooner and Aldrlch, and Representatives Babcock and Overs treet. Senator Dietrich says he has consulted the president with reference to the terms of the bill and that It. Is aoceptable to him. He had also assured himself that It will be satisfactory to the senatorial friends of beet sugar. In a statement re garding the bill Senator Dietrich says: "The object of transferring the differ ential to the raw sugar is that the dif ferential Is only a protection to the sugar trust,, which Is only an Importers' trust and employs no American labor and gives It a monopoly for dictating the purchas ing and soiling price of isugar, which comes jto the United States, and enables it to collect from the American people from a half to three quarters of a cent profit on every pound of all the sugar that is con sumed in the United States." He argues that the proposed reduction of 20 per cent on raw sugar, leaving the dif ferential on sugar to remain as it Is, Is Just to the Philippine people, for he said the Philippine reduction also granted Is fully offset by the difference In freight rates. The senator says that It Is the purpose of his bill to compel thoee who have advocated the Cuban reciprocity, which would Injure and retard the upbuilding of the sugar In dustry In the United States, to declare themselves whether they are interested or not in helping Cuba In helping the sugar trust speculators and Cuban exploiters only. WILL HAVE NO CUBAN INQUIRY Hosts Committee Votes to Table Resolutions Introduced by the Minority. WASHINGTON, June 8. The house com mittee on military affairs today voted to table the resolutions of Inquiry addressed to the War department relative to expendi tures In Cuba. The action was on party lines, and the democrats gave notice of filing minority reports. One of the reso lutions by Mr. Goldfogle of New York called for detailed Information of expenditures during the American administration In Cuba; another, by Mr, Bartlett of Georgia, asked for information relative to salary, compensation, etc., paid to Governor Gen eral Wood. A third resolution, by Mr. Slayden of Texas asked for a list ot sold iers who had been retired soon after pro motion. It was statsd that the action In tabling the resolutions was because they were looked upon as an Indirect criticism of the administration's course In Cuba. Ths house committee on commerce to day took action which insures a favorable report on the Nelson bill, creating a de partment of commerce. The bill has been pending for some time, and today Mr. Stewart of New Jersey tested the senti ment of the committee by moving that there was no present demand for the mea sure. Mr. Mann of Illinois offered an amendment favorable to consideration and reporting the bill. The amendment car ried, 7 to 4, and the committee then pro ceeded to perfect the measure. As It came from the senate it provided for a depart ment of commerce and labor. By a vote of 8 to 4 the provisions as to the labor branch were struck out, limiting the new depart ment to commerce. The details of the measure were some what altered, so ss to Include other gov ernment bureaus, as a mesns of preventing duplication of statistical and other works. Final action on the measure waa deferred, however, until Chairman Hepburn and a subcommittee can perfect the phraseology ot the amended bill. NEW VESSELS FOR THE NAVY Senate Committee Favors AH of the Recommendations Made by House. WASHINGTON. June S. Mr. Hale frnm the senate committee on mllltarv aff(r today reported the naval appropriation bill to tne senate. The committee im In favor of all lha vessels recommended by the house and at ths prices fixed In the bouse bill, but strikes out the provision thst half the vessels shall be built in the government yards. There is a provision authorising the construction either of a battleship or a cruiser on the Pacific cosst. The secretary of the navy la authnrfA to contract with the Holland company for nvs submarine boats and he also may have tested any other submarine boat and mir. cbase one at a cost not to sxceed $175,000. Tne bin, as reported, increases the appro priation made by the house $964,942, making a grana lotai 01 I7a,l6,J8. Presidential Xomlnatloa. WASHINGTON, June 3. Ths president today sent the following nominations to ths senate: Postmasters Illinois: Alexander L. Hord, Greenville; Jacob Frlendllch. Mount Sterling; John A. Bingham, Vandal la. Kansas: James E. Stevens, Qoodlsnd. Missouri: Msurlce Msnn, Slater. South Dakota: Edward Q. Edgerton, Yankton. Begins a Three Pays Session. SYRACUSE. N, Y.. Juns 8. The seventy sixth annual meeting of the Congregational Home Missionary society will begin ita three days' sessions here this evening. This afternoon the seventy-sixth annual report waa made publlo. It is a voluminous document, which will be referred to-a spa' f iJ-;f?iaiaiUv-ad itjre upon . DATE FOR MANDAMUS CASE 8npreme Court Fixes en July 8 for Hearing Petition of Bee Building Company, ATTORNEY HARRINGTON INTERVENES Representatives of the Railroads Present and Indicate a Desire to Be Heard When the Case Is Tried. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. June 3. (Special.) The su preme court this morning ssslgned the mandamus case of The Bee Building com pany against the State Board of Equaliza tion for hearing at a special sitting on July 8. M. F. Harriugton of O'Neill waa given permission to appear in the case as co-relator with The Bee Building com pany. John N. Baldwin of Council Bluffs, representing the Union Pacific railroad; Ben White of Omaha, representing the Elk horn and Omaha roads, snd J. E. Kelby ot Omaha, representing the Burlington rail road, were present when the case was called In Its regular order on the docket and In formed the court that they wished to be heard on the issues presented. Mr. Bald win and Mr. White agreed that they did not know whether they would come Into the case as friends of the court or as at torneys for the taxpaylng corporations they represented. E. W. Slmeral of Omnba ap peared in behalf of the relator. The Bee Building company. The court intimated that all of the at torneys would be given a hearing, but made no order to thla effect. Leave was granted, however, for the filing of briefs. The attorneys first proposed July 12 as an agreeable time for the hearing, but the Judges thought an earlier date should be agreed upon, and suggested July 4. The attorneys consulted and recommended an Intermediate day, July 8. This day was satisfactory to the court and the hearing was accordingly assigned. The railroad attorneys evinced no desire to hasten consideration of the case, but rather Intimated that they would prefer to have It put over until the September Bitting. AGREEMENT ON SUPPLY BILL Honse Adopts Conference Report and Measnre Is Nearly Ready for President. WASHINGTON, June 8. In the house to day Mr. Burton of Oblo called up the con ference report on the river and harbor bill. After some debate the report was adopted. As soon aa signed by the presiding officer of each house It will go to the president. Under the order adopted yesterdsy the house then went into committes ot the whole to consider the bill for the protec tion of the president ot the United States and for other purposes known as the anti anarchy bill. " The house committee reported a substi tute for the senate measure. Mr. Rsy of New York, chairman, of the Judiciary com mittee, who wss In charge of the bill, ar gued that the senate bill was unconstitu tional. Mr. Lanham of Texas supported the feature of the bill to exclude anarchists, but op posed that making it a particular offense to kill the president or any one In the line of presidential succession. He argued that every man was equal before the law and that existing laws were ample to punish the killing or attempted killing of the presi dent. Mr. Ray of New York explained the dif ference between the senate bill and the house substitute. The purpose of the house bill was to protect the president, vice president and those In line of succession, and to prevent the entry Into the United States or the naturalization of persons who preach anarchy or forcible destruction of government. The Imperative reason for the passage of this bill was the nonuniformlty of state laws for the punishment of homi cide. The senate bill, Mr. Ray contended. was unconstitutional because it provided the death penalty for the killing of the presi dent, the vice president and cabinet offi cers In line of succession, without regard to whether at the time they were engaged in the performance of their official duties. Every decision of the supreme court on the subject, he said, indicated that con gress had jurisdiction to enact laws pun ishing offences against officers only when they were engaged in the performance of their official duties and foe ihat reason the house substitute used the language, "any person who unlawfully, purposely and know ingly kills ths president while engaged la the performance of bis official duties or be cause of his official character, or because of any of his official acts or omissions, shall suffer desth. Mr. Lanham of Texas approved that pro vision of the bill designed to prevent and discourage the coming Into ths United States of all persons who oppose government and seek Its subversion. Anarchists, he said, should have no place In a free government. But he said he could not give his asesnt to any bill that singled out any particular cit izen and made it a special offense to take his life. He dented that one honest, law abiding man's lite was more sacred than another's. "If I were president," said Mr. Lanham, "I should rather not have this bill on ths statute books. I would regard It as a spe cial invitation to some crank to slay me wherever he found me.'-' Bills were passed for holding terms of the circuit court of appeals of the Eighth circuit annually at Denver, Cheyenne and St. Paul; to authorize a light and fog signal at Semlahmoo Harbor, Wash.; a senate bill to grsnt 160 acres of land, embracing cer tain hot springs, to the state of Idaho. CHURCH UNION IS PROPOSED Reformed Chnrch Makes Oertares to the United Presbyterian General Assembly. PITTSBURG, J no 8. The United Pres byterlsn general assembly was agreeably surprised by an overture for union with the Reformed church. It came from Rev. Dr. John S. Allen, who said In his letter to the assembly: "The time Is opportune for the United Presbyterian church to make overture In respect to a union with our Reformed church. No two denominations In our land are mors closely allied than ourselves. Other churches, and notably the Southern Presbyterian, have been soliciting tbs hand of the Reformed church, and while we have not aeen our way clear to a wedding, we have promised to be a minister to sev eral. It might be that the United Presby terian church, by pressing her suit ar dently, would be more successful." The overture wss received with unani mous favor and a committee will be ap pointed to make proposals tor union. The annual report on the state of re ligion showed that last year there was a net gain of less than 1 per cent- The re port on foreign missions was then taken upland discussed, v CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair Wednesday and Thursday. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday I Hoar. Dear. Hoar. Dfs. S a. m us l p. m Ml a. ra 4 2 p. m Ml T a. ra (1)1 8 p. m 4 Ra. m......A 4 p. m...... t a. m ra R p. m 01 1 a. ra 75 (I p. m KM 11 a, m T T p. m KO 12 ra 82 p. m K1I p. m 7U WHITE SWAN VALUABLE MINE So Says an Expert Witness In Lettson Balllett Case at Des ' Moines. DES MOINES, June 3. Lettson Balllett took the witness stand In his own defense today, but merely for the purpose of cor roborating certain features of the evidence of other witnesses for the defense. Prof. Ireland of San Francisco, ex-state geologist., testified thst the White Swsn mine Is a paying property; that it con tained quantities of valuable minerals. On cross-examination he testified that Balllett waa to pay him $100 a day and expenses to attend tbe ;rlal, the total cost approx imating $3,000 H. C. King of Hartford, la., and R. W. Beuter of Solon testified that they became stockholders of the company knowing the title was in dispute and that Balllett had not claimed to own the mine. Circular letters written by Ballett to stockholders explaining that the title was In litigation were Introduced In evidence. T. J. Fltzslmmons. editor of the Mining Engineer and Review, testified that cer tain circulars which other witnesses testi fied had been sent out 200,000 at a time by Balllett were printed by him and that the number was but a few thousand. The government has obtained a state ment of the total receipts from sales of the White Swan stock deposited by Bal llett amounting to $220,269.71. Hew Railroad for Iowa. DES MOINES, la., June 8. Articles of incorporation were filed with the secretsry of state today for the Iowa A Dakota Cen tral railway, with Its principal offices at Centervllle, this state. The object of the Incorporators Is to construct a railway from Centervllle to Sioux City, a distance of 260 miles. The officers of the company are P. F. Reddlg, president; H. W. Seamon, vice president; H. K. Kemdrlck, secretary and treasurer. The capital stock Is 1250, 000. YOUNG ENTHUSES DAK0TANS Rousing; Political Meeting; Under the Auspices of the Leagrue Clubs. SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. June 8. (Special Telegram.) The republican rally here to night under the auspices of the Republican State league was a rousing one, the mam moth auditorium being taxed to its utmost capacity by the great crowd to hear Hon. Late Young, editor ot the Des Molnss Cap ital, the principal Speaker of the evening, and ' other prominent republicans. The meeting was called to order by Hon. W. O. Porter of thla city, president of the State League of Republican Clubs, who pre sided. Rev. W. H." Jordan, pastor of the local Methodist church, delivered ths invo cation. Hon. H. H. Keith welcomed the delegates In behalf of the people of Sioux Falls. Hon. J. W. Fowler ot Deadwood responded to the address of welcome. Tbe first speaker of the evening was Congress man Martin of Deadwood, who made a brief address, which was warmly received. Then, after music by Stout's First Regiment band Hon. Lafe Young was Introduced. He was enthusiastically greeted and delivered a speech which will long be remembered by the South Dakota republicans who were fortunate enough to hear it. PRESIDENT BARROWS IS DEAD Head of Oberlln College Dies of Pleuro-Pneamonla After Nine Days' Illness. OBERLIN. O., June 3. After nine days Illness with pleuro-pneumonla, John Henry Barrows, president of Oberlln college, died at 2:50 this morning. Mr. Barrows was un conscious at tbe time of his death, whtch came during a sinking spell. Dr. John Henry Barrows was born In Medina. Mich., July 1, 1847. He was grad uated from Olivet college In 1867. His theological training was obtained in Yale, Union and Andover seminaries. He did educational work In aKnsas for two and a half years. He preached In Springfield, 111., and Lawrence and Boston, Mass. He traveled abroad for one year. In 1881 he was called to the First Presby terian church of Chicago, where he served fifteen yesrs. In 1893 Dr. Barrows was the organizer and president of the World's Parliament of Religions, held during the World's fslr. In 169$ he went to India to give the Haskell lecture for the University of Chicago. On his return be lectured for two years. In November, 1898, he was elected presi dent ot Oberlln college. During his In cumbency as president the Institution has prospered greatly. A widow, three daugh ters and a son survive him. Colonel Dallas Bache, V. S. A., Retired. SAN DIEGO. Cal., Juns 8. Colonel Dallas Bache, aurgecn, U. B. A., retired, is dead at his home in this city. He entered tbe army as assistant surgeon In 1861 and served in ths field during ths entire civil war. After peace was declared he was stationed tor a time in San Francisco and for a num ber of years wss tbe chief surgeon ot ths Department ot tbs Platte, with headquarters at Omaha. Later he was at Washington as assistant surgeon general. He remained on duty there until his health failed and then he cams here. His retirement from ths army occurred sines be came hers. Colonel Bsche waa twice msrrled. his widow being tbe daughter of Major General James W. Forsyth, retired. Rev. C. J. Roehm, Galveston. GALVESTON, Tsx..june 3. Rev. C. 3. Roebm, for fifty-one yesrs pastor of the First Evangelical Lutheran church ot Gal veston, Is dead from a stroke ot paralysis, aged 80 years. He was a pioneer of Gal veston and an organizer of the church In Texas. Dissolve Aa-reeaieat. ST. LOUIS. Mo., June 3. The Joint agreement between the United States and Pacific Express companies has been dis solved and separate agenolea have bssn es tablished in St. Louis and elsswhere. The main offices of both companies are in St. Louis. The United States Express com pany is to operate over the Baltimore A Oblo, Lake Shore A Michigan Southern railroad, Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul, Chicago A Alton and Wabash systems. The Paclflo company has the Wabash, 8t. Louis, Iron Mountain A Southern, Chicago, Mil waukee A St. Paul, Tsxas A Paclflo and Great Northern, ays terns. PASSES FILIPINO BILL Senate Carries Measure Through by Tote of Forty-Eight to Thirty. PARTY LINES BROKEN BUT FEW TIMES Hoar, Wellington and Mason, Bepublioans, Vote with the Democrats. M'LAURIN ACTS WITH THE MAJORITY Close of Debate Animated by Tilt Between Dietrich and Patterson. WARM PERSONALITIES ARE DEALT IN Nebraska Senator Withdraws Certain Remarks and the Cross Ore End Detail of the Vote on BI1L WASHINGTON. June 8. Shortly after ft o'clock this afternoon the senate passed the Lodge Philippine government bill by a vote of 48 to 30. Three republlcana, Messrs. Hoar of Massachusetts, Mason of Illinois and Wellington of Msryland, votad sgalnst the measure, one democrat, Mr. McLaurln of South Carolina, voted for It. All amendments offered by the minority were rejected. The debate on the measure has been In progress seven weeks and two days. Just at the close of the discussion today a sharp exchange occurred between Mr. Dietrich of Nebraska and Mr. Patterson of Colorado, In the course of which the formsr re flected caustically upon the Colorado sen ator. He was called to order, his remarks were read and be was declared to have been out of r-rder In uttering them. He withdrew his statement, thus ending the controversy. During much of tbe time today the sen ate was In recess, no senator caring to discuss the measure. After tbe passage of the Philippine bill the Nicaragua canal bill was made the unfinished business and Its consideration will be begun tomorrow. Functions of Supreme Conrt. An amendment was agreed to on the Philippine bill providing that the supreme court of the islands shall possess and ex ercise Jurisdiction aa heretofore provided and such additional jurisdiction as shall be provided hereafter by the Philippine commission. Mr. Lodge explained, that the blll'a pur pose was that the commission should not diminish the present powers of tbe supreme court. Another amendment agreed to pro vided that the members of the supreme court should continue to receive ths sal aries they now receive until otherwise pro vlded by congress. The pressat salarlss. Mr. Lodge said, were 37,000 a year tor the Justices. . . .... . Mr. McLaurln of Mlsslsslpt denied that; the democrats had attacked the army and placed the responsibility for the outrages committed In the Philippines upon the policy advocated by the republicans. Mr. Beverldge of Indiana said the world'a drama would be enacted on the Pacific and it was essential that the mas tery of that great ocean should be oura and It would be oura. ' Mr. Berry of. Arkansas " deplored ths fact that the president, on Memorial flay, had seen proper to make- "a bitter par tisan apeech." The preeldsnt, , he said, "had gone back forty years to rekindle the fires ot sectionalism and had referred to the acts of an Infuriated mob to Justify, hs supposed, the awful order of General Smith in the Philippines. . Mr. Quarles of Wisconsin denounced as "damnable" the suggestion that the ob ject of the pending bill was to turn over ths Philippines to the exploitation ot car pet-baggers, scoundrels and scalawags. Every decent American would hide his face in ahame if that were true, but It waa not. . To Print Lopes's Statement. .' By unanlmoua consent Mr. Carmack ot Tenneaaee was permitted to print la the Record the remainder of Slxto Lopes' statement, k portion of which he read yes terday. Mr. Culberson of Texas Intimated that the War department was endeavoring to suppress information concerning matters in the Philippines. He then presented the charges of Private Andrew K. Wlar against Lieutenant F. P. Arnold and the report thereon by P. W. West, alleging cruelties against Filipinos. Mr. Beverldge inquired If ths informa tion concerning ths charges came from) the War department Mr. Culberson said ha had not received) the charges from ths War department. Mr. Beverldge then Inquired If the In formation had come from an) officer of the War dpaertment, saying that It waa de alrable to know if ths cbargea had been In possession of tbe War department. Says Question Is Impertinent. After fencing ths question for a time,. Mr. Culberson, being pressed, said: "Ths question of tbe senator might be properly characterized as Impertinent." Finally Mr. Culberson declined to yield further to Mr. Beverldge. After soms further reports had been read) Mr. Beverldge again Inquired whether thst matter presented had com from an offi cer of the War department. "I have already Indicated to the sees tor, with sufficient emphssls, that I am not to be inquired of further," responded, Mr. Culberson. "I ask the senator," Mr. Beverldg per slsted, "whether or not, directly or indl rectly, the pspers war received by hlnx from General Miles." , Mr. Culberson to this inquiry made nd reply. Mr. Beverldge stentorloualy rsmarkeo) "That Is all." Mr. Scott of West Virginia defended ths army, declaring that tb officers and men compared favorably with the men on thlaj floor who had traduced them. Mr. Allison of Iowa said Lieutenant Are nold. who bad been attacked, was a resident of Iowa sod thst the charges seerasd to depend upon pure hearsay. If the charges bad been presentsd to him he would not bava given them the publicity which Mr. Culberson bad given them. The senate at 1:35 took a recess until 1:89 snd then another recess until 8 o'clock, sqi senator deslrlug to speak oa th bill, Calberson Clear Miles. Mr.a Culberson of Texas referred to tbd colloquy between himself and Mr. Bever idge, including ths question whether the paper prssented to him (Mr. Culberson) bad been received directly nr Indirectly from General Miles. Not wlnhiug tbat b should be misunderstood by not answering the question at the time, he deslrsd to say that the paper were received from a party I entirely dUeoaaoteJ with th army aol a
