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IRELAND FOR IRISH
Wyndham Introduce Sweeping Land Par
chase Bill in Home of Commons,
FREE GRANT OF SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS
Government Will Gi Buying Tenants
Large Xeunr of Aid.
GIGANTIC LOAN ALSO CONTEMPLATED
Five Hundred Kill on Dollan to Be Bor
rowed and Lent to Erin.
NATIONALISTS SUSPEND JUDGMENT
Bleeonnlse Fnlraea of Proposal Made,
bat Wlik te Examine Details
Before Tendering; Flaal
Sappert ta Ministry.
LONDON, March 26. The Irlib aecre
tarjr. Mr. Wyndham. Introduced the gov
ernment long-anticipated Irish land bill
In the House of Commons today. It pro
pose a free (rant of $90,000,000 (or the
purpose of the bill.
The keen Interest felt In this new legis
lation, which. It Is hoped, will promote
peace and contentment la Ireland, wae
evidenced by the crowded house. Th
peer'a gallery and distinguished stranger's
gallery were filled, and ther baa not been
such a gathering of members of parlia
ment slnoa the opening of the session.
Michael Davltt. the father of the land
league, celebrated his fifty-seventh birthday-
by re-entering the house for the first
time stne he ceased to b a member. In
order to hear the chief secretary for Ire
land unfold his plana.
Mr. Wyndbsm, who waa heartily cheered
when he rose to speak, announced at the
outset that the government thought cash
aid waa necessary for the fulfillment of
the proposed schema, but- St attached
greater Importance to the credit opera
tion than to the cash operation.
He then unfolded the scheme which pro
vides for advancea of money for the pur
chase of lsnd by the tenants. The ad
vance will be In the shape of caah and not
of stock, but In order to enable the cash
to be raised a new stock Is to be floated.
Credit Mora Importaat Thaa Cask.
It will be called "guaranteed z stock"
and will be unredeemable for thirty years.
and borrowing tenants will be charged Zhi
per cent.
Mr. Wyndhara doubted if $300,000,000 of
the stock would be needed, though $750.
000,000 could be safely advanced on Uriah
land. It will be Issued at the
rate of $25,600,000 yearly for the
first three yeara and afterward possibly
In larger sums. In addition to this the
government proposed a free grant of $60.
000,000 to be raised In addition to the stock,
the Interest and sinking fund of which
would be borne by the treasury, at a maxi
mum annual charge which will not exceed
fl.8i0.000.
Against thla charge on the British treas
.ory'lh Xriah. -governonent propose forth
with to commence reductions la the eost
of administration amounting to $1,250,000
per annum forever. ' '
Terns at Payment.
Proceeding. Mr. Wyndham dealt with the
points of the bill, which contains a be
wildering mas of figure, showing bow ad
rances would be made and the terms of re
payment, but It seems In the main to be on
the lines laid down by the land conference
report and will be satisfactory to the land
lord and tenants.
In the course of his speech, which was
punctuated with cheers, Mr. Wyndham said
the landlords of Ireland were being ruined
financially and that the tenants were being
ruined morally and the taxpayers of Eng
land war paying $700,000 per annum to the
land commission and $7,000,000 to the I.ish
police, which largely waa needed to deal
with Illegalities arising from the Uni ques
tion. "I It remarkable under those circum
stances." asked the secretary, "if the land
lords and tenanta come together?"
Mr. Wyndham did not think any veiled
reasons need be looked tor. Past experi
ence showed the state Incurred no risk In
giving such aid. From the taxpayers' view
point It waa tatd that aid for the land
purchase waa a safe commercial transac
tion. By the aid of the state $.000 tenanta
had already bought their holding and the
tate had not lost a penny.
Bepperted a Paolle Opinion.
Public opinion supported repayment, and
this waa high, moral security, beside
which was the security of the land itaelf.
Mr. Wyndham also said the number of
anomalies which had to be dealt with ren
dered the work moat embarrassing, compli
cated and very difficult to present to the
bouse in an Intelligible manner. The state
of thing la some parte of Ireland waa such
aa could scarcely be believed In England.
Ha Instanced one village in which a land
lord waa la the workhouse during the
greater part of the year, while the tenant
lived under condition worse than those of
the Kaffirs of Africa. What the government
proposes to do to remedy this state of af
fair was. briefly, while withdrawing no ex
isting righU, t contemplated that the pur
chase of land In the future should proceed
by the aal of estates, under three commis
sioner. Michael Flnlcane, secretary to gov
ernment of Bengal revenue, general and
statistical department; Frederick 8.
Wrench, now one of the Irish land commis
sioners, and William F. Bailey, former
assistant commissioner on the Irish land
commission.
Power at the Commissioners.
The commissioners are empowered to
decide what constitute an estate, which
does not necesaartly mesa th entire prop
erty owned by th vender, a a consid
erable portion thereof may remain In his
hands. The eommlaslonera may refuse to
sanction the sale of poor holdings unless
ther ar reasonable facilities for their
enlargement, where necessary, and for
adequate acceaa to turf as fueL
Mr. Wyndham proceeded, aaytng that la
view of th atrong recommendation of the
recent land eoaferene th government
bad provided that th landlords might
mak their owa arrangements with the
tenanta If they tallied with th policy of
the present bill, which Instead of ex
rat riattng the laad lords, aa atated la
some quarter, would, hs hoped, enable
them t remain la the country.
Th government thought th period for
repayment of all loans should be sixty
eight and one-half yeara. These were
strenuous provision against subdividing
mortgagee on holdings.
la conclusion. Mr. Wyndham said he waa
sure th laadlorda and tenants would con
tinue to act la the reasonable spirit which
actuated th conference. There were tw
alternatives before th country. They
(CoaOaaed oa Third fgV
CASTRO TAKES IT ALL BACK
Deeldea t Wat Glv l p HI Job aa
Fresldeat Jaat at
Pre at.
CARACAS, Tuesday, March 24. After
reading hi special messs V congress to
day General Castro wlC 'aw ' reelgn.
tlon of the presidency oi
President Castro's speel
lal . ,
delivered to congress this aftert f
says: N-
"When I abdicated it waa with no smalt-
minded calculation, (till less wss It the re
sult of any sorry or ridiculous fare, which
has no place In a heart warmed by the heat
of great Ideal.' '
He then ay that he believed hi abdica
tion waa a duty Imposed upon hira In th
Interest of the peace of the republic
"With my separation today." he eay,
"nobody would loe and all would gain,
since this would Imply that my effort and
my sacrifices were always and under all
circumstances at the service of th republic
at It first call."
After passing In review the other dlffl
cuitlea In the way of the government, he
ay he aaw bow hla Intention were mis
represented and he was disheartened and at
that moment resigned. "Notwithstanding
those reasons which were weighty to my
mind," he continues, "congress does not ac
cept my resignation and Insists that I
ahould continue, that I should not persist
therein, but consider me still useful In
the government.
"I bow before Its desire and reaign my
self to the new obligations imposed by the
country, but only until the work of pacify
ing the nation shall be complete and an
other re-established In the public adminis
tration. Remember It well, senator and
deputlea, I believe my separation neces
sary; you may think otherwise. I hope
the future will prove you right. Accept an
expression of my supreme thanks for the
generous demonstration of which you have
made me the object."
When It was known he had not resigned
a popular demonstration took place.
NAVY FURNISHES A LESSON
Preach Maria Minister Bay that
Coaatry Shoald Follow Amer
Icaa Example.
PARIS. March 25. Marino Miniater
Peiatln In the course of a speech In the
senate today defending France' naval
policy, said the United Statea furnished a
lesson In naval construction which France
could follow with gain.
He referred to th American and Ger
man navle aa being the two most pro
gressive of the present time and asld their
strength waa not through the maintenance
of a large, unwieldy fore during times of
peace, but waa due to a small force, ca
pable of quick enlargement In time of
war.
This permitted the expenditure of large
mount of money during period of peace
on dock yards, coaling atatlona and new
ships, instead of continuing expenditures
on a costly force. The minister declared
Franc should follow th same course, con
centrating all her naval effort a on coa
structloa. NEW ANTARCTIC RECORD MADE
nwasnannwan ,
British Explorers Reach Polat Rearer
the South Pole Thaa Aay
Predecessor. ,
CHRIST CHURCH. N. Z., March 25. The
steamer Morning, the Royal Geographical
socletv'e relief ship for the Antarctic
steamer Discovery, has arrived at Lyttle-
ton, eight miles from here. It left Dis
covery In Antarctic watera with all well
on board.
Discovery had been In winter quarter at
Victoria Island since February, 1902. during
which time records were obtained by sled
Ing, and the record farthest south waa
reached on sledge at latitude 80.17. This
lourney waa made under trying conditions.
The dogs all died and Lieutenant 8hackleton
almost perished from exposure.
Discovery waa fitted out under the
ausplcea of the Royal Geographical society,
the Royal society and the British govern
ment, and left England In August, lsoi.
MORE FIGHTING IN ISLAND
Peace . is Rot Yet . Restored
War Ship la Santo
Dsmlags,
SAN DOMINGO. Republic of Santo Do
mingo, Tuesday, March 24. The Inhabitant
of thla city were again thrown Into a itate
of alarm this afternoon by the fact that
further fighting I taking place at 8an Car
los, near here.
A commission has left San Domingo for
Axua and Barahona oa the warship Inde
pendence, In order to bring about surren
der of those places.
The warship Colon has left her for Saa
Pedro de MacorU In order to compel that
town to surrender.
PEOPLE LOSE CONFIDENCE
Petltloa Is Forwarded Asking- for Re.
aaoval of Governor of Islaad
of Trlaldad.
PORT OF SPAIN, Islsnd of Trinidad,
March 25. The Chamber of Commerce haa
adopted a resolution providing that a cab'e
diapatcb be aent to Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain urging the Immediate removal
of the governor of thla island. Sir Cor
nelius Moloney, and the principal officials.
"In wh ,m the public haa entirely lost confi
dence," and asking for the appointment of
a royal commission of Inquiry.
The populace Is quieter. The bodies of
twelve of the men killed during the rioting
were burled today.
Government Bpllts for Socialists.
COPENHAGEN. March 25. The elections
to the Municipal Council of Copenhagen,
held today, resulted In a defeat of the so
cial tot party, which recently elected the
mayor. Thla defeat la conaequeat on the
defection of the government party and la
likely to result In the socialists nominating
aa Independent ticket at the electlona to
the Folkethtng In June.
Franc May Harness Falls.
PARIS. March 25. Impelled by the suc
cess of the Nlsgara Fall power canal,
th minister of agriculture haa appointed
a commission to study the various falls In
the Alps and Pyrenees, with a view to
utilising their power, particularly for elec
trical traction on the government railroads
Seek to Overthrow HI a sr.
MADRID. March 23. A meeting of 5.000
republicans today elected l'rof. Salnirron
lead -r if the republican larty. Scnor
tialmeroa declared bla Intention to begin the
work of establishing a republic In Spain
Immediately. The secretary announced that
10,000 farm laborers had Joined the pan.
DEATH SAVES MCDONALD
Famou! British Gener 1 Beekt Grave u
Refage from Dishonor.
SHOOTS HIMSELF IN PARIS HOTEL
Fear Impending Coart-MartlaJ railed
te Investigate Alleged Grlevaaa
Moral Lailtr Risen
?t
Military Star.
PARIS. March 25. Major General Sir
Hector Macdonald committed suicide today
at the Hotel Regina. He ahot himself in
the right temple shortly after noon and
expired a few minutes later.
The general waa alone In hi email cham
ber on th mexxanlne floor at the time. One
of the female attendanta heard the pistol
hot and, opening the door, aaw the gen
eral'a figure stretched on the floor with
the blood gushing from a bullet wound In
the head. She ran screaming to the bal
cony overlooking the lobby, where many
guests. Including a number of women, were
assembled.
Doctor Arrive To Late.
The proprietor was the Drat to reach th
expiring man. Medical help waa summoned.
but the doctor arrived too late. No money
cr paper of any kind were found In hla
baggage, but two notes, written In English,
were lying on a table, and these were taken
possession of by the authorttlea, though It
Is understood their contents have no bearing
on the aulcide. A number of photographs
were also found In hla coat pocket.
The British embassy and consulate were
notified later and Consul General Ingll took
charge of the body. The door waa then
locked, the consul general taking the key.
The French officials took possession of the
revolver, which wss of nine millmeters cal
ibre and apparently new.
Sir Hector arrived in Parla last Friday
from London on hi way back to Ceylon,
where It wss understood that an immediate
court-martial would be held to investigate
chargea made against htm. On reaching
the hotel at 11 at night, absolutely unac
companied, he wa told that only a amall
and Indifferent room wa available. He
replied that that waa quite aufflclent, aa he
only Intended to atay a day or two in Pari.
Reads Paver a ad Shoots.
Little waa seen of him since bla arrival.
He waa, however. In the lobby this morn
ing about noon and It 1 believed that a
newspaper, printed in English, containing a
resume of the grave charge gaint him
and embellished with hi portrait in full
uniform, came to his attention. He left
the lobby, going to his room, and the pistol
shot followed soon afterward.
No arrangements have as yet been made
for the funeral, which la subject to orders
of the British authorttlea.
Those about the hotel who bad conversed
with Sir Hector recently say he abowed t.o
eigne of excitement or mental worry
reaiaat's Boa Rtaea High.
LONDON, March 25. The tragic end of
"Fighting Mac." who. the son of a High
land cottar, rose from a draper' assist
ant to be aa honored general In the British
army, has caused great surprise and deep
aorrow In London. The aature of the of
fense with which ha n eharned had net
become generally. kaown, but had been com
mon gossip in military circles, and al
though In the army and among hi High
lander comradea especially' there is keen
grief, their feeling 1 that It wa "better
to die thu than face dishonor." Sir Hector
Macdonald waa separated from hi wife
many years ago because he got hi commis
sion. He haa not lived wi h her since. He
leave a son who 1 being educated in an
English public school.
Sir Hector MacDonald'a great chance
came when, aa a sergeant during the Afghan
campaign of 1879 and 18S0, with' a smalt
force, he, by a furious bayonet charge,
cleared out a body of Afghans who were
lying in ambush tor Lord Robert. For
thla feat Lord Roberta offered him the
choice of the Victoria cross or a commis
sion. He chose the latter. Hi greatest
military achievement wa leading th black
Soudanese brigade in the Omdurman cam
paign against the Khalifa.
The official announcement by the gov
ernor of Ceylon In the legislature on Mon
day that Major General MacDonald would
be court-martialed and the publicity given
to the affair were evidently the determining
motives tor the suicide.
His friend attribute hi rash act to his
broken health and shattered nerves, the
ootcome of two campaigns in the Soudan
and South Africa.
The newspapers her comment sympa
thetically on the Inexpressibly pitiful cad
of a brave man. and say hi countrymen
will remember him beat aa the man of
whom on hi return from Omdurman King
Edward, then prince of Walea, a Id: "In
1875 you were doing sentry duty In India
and now you ar a general in the British
army. I am proud to have met you."
MISSING HEIR FOUND MAD
Indiana Teeth Is Discovered la Parla
Asylens After Lena;
Years.
PARIS, March 25. United State Conaul
General Gowdy today found Moses Fowler
Chase of Lafayette. Ind., In a private san
itarium.
Two French physicians, Drs. Antheaum
and Fisher, examined the youth and pro
nounced him incurably Insane, but Chase
baa now been handed over to Mr. Goady'a
care. Secretary Hay has cabled to the
consul genera to act aa guardian.
Moses Fowler Chase la the central figure
of a celebrated case which has occupied
the court of Indiana and Ohio. He la the
grandson of Moses Fowler, a leading cap
italist of Indiana, after whom the city of
Fowler 1 named The grandson's share In
the inheritsnce ha been the subject of
controversy.
Four yeara ago his father lost track of
him aad last January asked Mr. Gowdy
to take up the aearch. This ha been pros
ecuted systematically and resulted In the
discovery of Chase today.
BONILLA CAPTURES HONDURAS
Captures Government General aad
Been res More Itroa
PANAMA. March 25. Advices from Hon
duras announce that after a victory ob
tained by President-elect Bonllla over the
retiring president. Sierra, the town of
VUianueva, Petrello and Santa Crux and
Lapimtesta pronounced In favor of Bonllla.
General Nulla, support lug enor Sierra,
haa surrendered. All ths Atlantic sea
board Is now In Bonilla'a bands snd ons of
his supporters. General Mondragoa. la
marching on Tegucigalpa.
Moody Reaches Jamaica.
KINGSTON. Jamaica. March 25. Dol
phin, with Secretary Moody and party oa
board, baa arrived at Port Aateala.
ROMANCE RUDELY SHATTERED
llllaol Girl Travel Tea Thoasaad
Mile Only t Los Lover
After All.
CARBONDALE. 111.. March 25. Mis Flo
Cross, formerly a school teacher In south
ern Illinois, traveled W.OOO milee to meet
and wed Prof. John Barrow at Manila, but
did not find her lover. A letter awaited her
Instead saying It waa Impossible for them
to marry. He gave no reasons for his de
cision. Prof. Barrow and four other graduates
of the Southern Illinois' Normal school at
Carbondal were tent to the Philtpplues
In 1901 as echool teacher. Miss Cross'
sister. Daley, went out in August, 1902,
and waa married te John Demmer upon her
arrival at Manila. Mlsa Flo Cross later
received transportation from Prof. Bar
row and left on November 24 for Manila,
where she arrived on December 28. She
has not seen Barrow since her arrival. She
la living with her etster, whose husband's
school I 600 mile from the island of
Ccbu. where Barrow la teaching. Thla I
all Mlsa Cross' parents know of the love
affair.
Prof. Barrow recently wrote to bis
father that be had not aeen Miss 'Cross
and did not expect te marry her. Ml
Cross expect to secure a position a
teacher and remain In the Philippine.
Four year ago Barrow taught the Shlloh
High school and Flo Croas wa one of his
pupils. Th courtship waa begun at that
time.
BOTTOMLESS ' BOG IN UTAH
Esflaeers Drop Reeks aad Earth Iato
4 aa arm I re, hat Fall to Fill
Hole.
OODEN, Utah, March 25. The flrat fatal
accident on the quagmire serosa the north
ern arm of Great Salt Lake occurred last
night, when a Southern Pacific engine ran
onto the track across the sink. The track
had sunk six Inches and the engine was
overturned, Fireman Watson being killed
and Engineer Jenkins slightly Injured.
For several month a stretch of less than
800 feet of th fill and trestle work across
the lake haa given th3 engineers trouble,
and numerous accidents have occurred.
Thousands of toot of rock and earth have
been dumped into the aink. seemingly with
out effect. Qnce It seemed to be filled
and a track was built across the embank
ment. Next morning ft had disappeared
and hard work waa required to save the
rails and tlea. Two and three forty-foot
pilea, placed end to end, have found no
bottom, and the theory haa been advanced
that a subterranean outlet to Great Salt
Lake haa been carrying away the material
almost aa fast as It could be dumped in.
At no other spot on the long fill across
the lake haa any trouble been experienced
and ths engineers believe that ultimately
they will find bottom and succeed in fill
ing the hole.
FEENEY IN TROUBLE AGAIN
-. teener Oat of JaJi xnan uc
S tenia Some Vnlnnhle
- -w--jeWy.-
NEW ORLEANS. March 25.-(Speeial Tel
egram.) The. local police are up against
criminal prodigy W. H. Feeney. wno
came here from Omaha and got Into a aea
of trouble by taking lettera and check
from a traveling, companion. - He wa
barely out of court when he waa arrested
In the St Charles hotel Turkleh bath thl
morning on charges of grand larceny, for
gery and receiving money by fait pre
tenses. The stolen property waa touaa on
him.
Dorothy Denning, living at 813 North
Basin street, complained to the police yes
terday afternoon that a thief had entered
the room of one of her boardera and stolen
Jewelry valued at about $1,000. The Jewelry
waa her property and see nac .oanea ii to
of her boardera. Alice Knoll, in
police were furnished with a description
of the several piece a diamond aunburt.
valued at 8560, a diamond ring, wortn
and another diamond ring, worth 1175.
Feenev ha at varioua tlmea been in
Fordham college, Phillip' Exeter academy.
Berkeley school and Harvard, and is a
member of Psl Upsllon. He eaya drinking
absinthe Is reaponslble for hla criminal
career.
WOULD STAY WHITE PLAGUE
new York Medical oncer tiepons
Coasamptloa as Greatest Aid
to Death.
NEW YORK. Msrch 25. Dr. Lederle of
the ' Board of Health today reported to
Mayor Low that "tuberculosis remains the
greatest single cause of death In thla el'y
and one which. In my opinion, demanda
more attention from the municipal authori
ties In the interest of public health.
"The number of persons suffering from
consumption is variously estimated at froia
80.000 to 40,000, and many of these are af
fecting their assoclatea and thus adding to
the extent of the disease. I believe that
the time haa come when the city of Nov
York ahould extend Its facilities for the
treatment of tuberculosis."
. He recommend the erection of a sanitar
ium on the tent plan. The deatha from
pulmonary tuberculosis In New York last
yesr numbered 7,717.
JEWS SEEK COLLEGE CASH
Committee Is Appolated to Raise
Faads for Isane Wis
Memorial.
NEW YORK. March 25. At a meeting of
New York rabbis today a committee of five
waa appointed to raise subscriptions In the
state tor the Wise fund, which la being
raised for the Hebrew Union college at
Cincinnati. This fund la known aa the
Isaac M. Wise memorial fund aad now
amount to over $150,000.
It 1 intended to raise $500,000 and to
have tbl sum collected before next Sep
tember, wheu Dr. Kohler, now rabbi of
Temple Bethel of this city, will bi In
stalled as president of the college.
Committee similar to that named today
re to be appointed In all atatea where
there are Jews.
CHILD LABOR IS CONDEMNED
Pennsylvania Senatora Report
Ralalaa- Aae Limit for
Workers.
BUI
HARRISBURO. Ps.. March 25. The sen
ate committee on mines and mining de
cided tonight to favorably report the bill
raising the minimum age at which chil
dren caa be employed Inside the mine
from 14 to II years and outslds ths mine
from 12 to 14 year.
PLAN TO DENUDE CABINET
Myiteri ni Banditg Propose Capturing
Shaw, loot and Knox.
SEEK TO HOLD POLITICIANS UP TO RANSOM
Aared Negro Discloses Plot, Iwtarlag
Coop la Arraaced for Mataaa
or Colorado Darlaa; Pre
Meat's Tear.
WINONA. Minn.. March 25. Plans to
capture Secretaries Shaw and Root and At
torney General Knox during the president's
western trip were unfolded to Congress
man Tawney'a Incredulous eara tonight.
J. C. Fremont of Watertown, S. D., an
aged orator, who, at the close of the civil
war was president of the society that sent
many negroea back to Africa, called on
Congressman Tawney and asked for a prt
Interview.He aald be had come into posses
sion of Information that a plan had been
made to attempt the life of President Roose
velt on bis western trip, but had been aban
doned, and Instead the plotter were plan
ning at some favorable point in Montana or
Colorado to capture Secretary of the Treas
ury Shaw, Secretary of War Root and At
torney Oeneral Knox, and carry tbem to
the mountains, to be held for suitable ran
som.
Fremont refused to divulge the source of I
his Information, but insisted that It waa
correct. Congressman Tawney places lit
tle credence in the tale, but Las, never
theless, written to Secretary Sbaw, telling
him the negro's story.
WOLCOTT RATTLES DETECTIVE
Forced to Make Many Admissions In
Stratton Caae by the F.a
Seaator. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., March 25.
The hearing of the famous Stratton will
case. In which I. Harry Stratton, only son
and heir of W. S. Stratten, Is suing for hi
father' estate, valued at $15,000,000, left by
the latter to Colorado Springs for a memo
rial home for Indigent poor, atarted In the
district court today.
..w-"V .r;..
the attorneys for I. Harry Stratton had
tampered with the l'st of Jurymen who are
to hear the case and today the court waa j
taken up in bearing testimony a to the
truth of the charge, which. It substantiated,
will mean that a new panel will be called.
Berry was on the stand all morning and
wa subjected to a fierce cross-examination
by Senator Wolcott, who forced him to ad
mit that he was first employed by a rep
resentative of the administrator who aro
fighting the son. and while so employed
went to the attorney of the son and en
tered their employ, thus obtaining inside
Information which he handed over to the
administrators.
Berry la a member of tbe Elks' lodge In
thla city and In order to create an impres
sion that be favored Harry Stratton, Intro
duced the latter Into tbe lodge. When
Berry admitted thl under oath Jt created
a sensation. - , . , ... . - , .
WOMEN'S VOTE TALK OVER
BasTraglat Convention Conclndea with
Debate oa Edacatloaal
Qaallfleatloa
NEW ORLEANS, March 25. The conven
tion of the National Woman'a Suffragist
association came to a close tonight after
addresses by Miss Belle Kesrny and Dr.
Augustln Stone Cull en of Canada.
The morning session began with a work
conference presided over by Mrs. Helen
Kimber of Kansas. The plan of work or
ganised provides .'or sn effort to double the
membership, to Increase the amount of lit
erature to be distributed and to prepare a
catalogue of books oil woman suffrage.
The afternoon, session was presided over
by Mrs. Catt. The program Included a
symposium on "Would educational qualifica
tion for all voters tend to the growth of
civilization and facilitate good govern
ment?" Those who spoke were: Mrs. Pris
cilla Hackstaff. New York; Mrs. Eleanor
C .Stockman. Mra. Mary Woodswift. Cal
ifornia; Mrs.. Clara B. Arthur. Michigan;
Rudolph Blankenburg. Mrs. Charlotte
Perkins Oilman, Ohio; Mra. Hals Salmond,
B. M. Hammond, Butte, Miss., and Mlsa
Gail Laughlln. Then ther waa a vote, only
six delegatea opposing the educational qual
ification. OMAHA'S SURVEYOR IS DEAD
William Brers, .Who Platted Gate
City, Passe Away la
Denver.
DENVER, March 25. William N. Brers,
a Colorado pioneer and founder ot the Rocky
Mountain News, the first dally newspaper
published In Denver, died thla morning
from a paralytic stroke which attacked him
laat Friday. He waa 72 yeara old
Mr. Byera waa born in Ohio on February
32, 1831. In early life he wa a surveyor
in Iowa and other western statea. Aa
county lurveyc he laid out a greater part
of the city maha. In 1859 he came to
Denver and with two other established
the Rocky Mountan Newa. He waa married
In 1854 at Muscatine. Ia., to Miss Elizabeth
Sumner. Hia wife and two children sur
vive him.
JURY CONVICTS MATRICIDE
Philadelphia Roy la Doomed t
a Die
for Slaylna; Mother with
Hatchet.
PHILADELPHIA. March 25. George
Nelk. who laat month killed hia mother,
waa tonight convicted ot murder In the
flrat degree. The prisoner admitted hi
crime, but pleaded Insanity.
The prisoner, who, was 22 yesrs old. on
February 11 crushed his mother's skull
with a hatchet and murderously assaulted
hia sister, Minnie. He then stole $70 and
disappeared, but was captured In a disrep
utable resort at Reading, Pa., several days
later.
MASONIC DISPUTE IN COURT
New York Brother Obtains lajaactloa
Aaralast Stat and Lode
Officials.
NEW YORK . March 25. Charles L.
Franklin, a member of Excelsior lodge of
the Masonic order, ha applied to the su
preme court for an Injunction to restrain
the e(ctals of the grand lodge of New
York a".d of Excelsior lodge from taking
any step tn connection with charge
brought against him as s member ot ths
order, by William D. Crltcherson.
Juslic Oreenbsum granted a temporary
Injunction, returnable oa March VL
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fslr snd Colder
Thursday; Friday Fair. Kxcept Rain in
8ojth Portion.
Trmnerntnre at Omaha Yesterday!
Hear. Dear. Hoar. Dear.
5 a. ta .to 1 p. na 4t
6 a. aa So 3 p. aa &3
Ta. na...... 81 S p. aa...... 6H
Ha.ni St 4 p,
0 a. as...... 8! S p. aa IM
10 a. aa 41 p. na R
11 a. aa 4S T p. na BH
111 aa 49 N p. na (M
9 p. m ..... . o t
TELLS OF SIEGE OF PEKIN
Mlaaloaary from rhlaa Reeoaata HI
Thrilling; Experience with
Boxers.
Knox Presbyterian church. Nineteenth snl
Ohio streets, was comfortably filled last
evening with an interested nudlence to
hear Rev. Courtney Fenn tell the story of
hi thrilling experience during the siege
of Tckin. China, in the eight weeks that
the missionaries snd foreign ministers were
held as prisoners by the Boxers and their
allies, the Chinese Imperial troops. He
said In part:
"We had fortified ourselvea a best we
could n the grounds of the British lega
tion In the compound, we called it. We
were absolutely helpless to do anything for
ourselves. It was your prayers that wrought
that deliverance. Long prior to the climax
of the Boxer outbreak we knew that trouble
was brewing. It began to manifest Itself
In the summer of 1898. The emperor of
China, under the influence cf foreign books
and beneficent foreign influences, decided
to take a long step In advance and place
China nmong the progressive nations of
the world; to encourage religious tolera
tion and abolish useless officials who were
sapping the life out of tht empire and
grinding the people Into the dust. The
empress dowager believed In the old order
of thing and revolted, aa It waa not her
conception of whet China should be. The
result was that the emperor was relegated
to the rear aa a dangerous factor In Chi
nese economy and the empress dowagor
took the reins of power Into her hands.
"Native Christiana were mercilessly per
secuted, missionary establishments were
looted and the cry of 'Down with the for
elgi devils!' became universal. The CM-
h.t the .production of modern
civillxatton and methods meant the ruin
of the empire and the destruction of Chi
nese Internal commerce. The railroads
would deprlTe. the carrler, of thelr metn
od of living, and they really believed that
a Chinese baby would be laid under every
railroad tie. They were told and believed
that the Introduction of the missionaries
Into China was for political reasons; aa
they could not be made to believe that the
missionaries would come Into the country
for other than a mercenary reason. The
ultimate result would be the dismember
ment of the empire of China and ita parcel
ling out to the foreign nations. Hence the
Chines were provoked and their patriotic
spirit aroused, with the Boxers aa the chief
patriota. These were the primal causes of
th uprising, and looking at la through their
eyea, we cannot blame them too severely."
The speaker then told of tho siege of the
legations, th death of th German min
ister, th gallantry, of the llttl handful of
American, marines, the opportune finding of
an old muxxle-loading cannon in the com
pound and th heroic wee to which It was
put. He told, too, of the gallantry of Min
iater Conger and of the ultimate raising of
the siege by the arrival of the allied forces
on the memorable 14th of August. The
relief came Just In the nick of time, as It
was beginning to be doubtful whether they
could hoid out a day longer.
MORE AUDITORIUM DIRECTORS
Proposition to Add Biz Member to
Board to Be Voted
Tuesday.
on
The dlrectora of the Auditorium com
pany, at their meeting at the Omaha club
last night, were busy In making arrange
menta for tbe meeting of the stockholders
next Tuesday, when a vote Is to be taken
on tbe question of making an addition ot
alx member to the directorate. It has
become apparent to the member of the
board that better work can be accomplished
by an increase ia the number of directors.
and it the stockholders endorse this view
at the Tuesday meeting, alx namea from
among the stockholders will be added to
the board. On the following day, la all
probability, tbe full board of dlrectora will
meet.
At last night's meeting considerable time
wa given to the discussion of the strike,
which has caused a atop In all work on the
Auditorium building. The dlrectora are
much chagrined at this Interruption, coming
Just when they had hoped to be well at
work. They have been In conference with
the contractora and hope that some con
cessions will be made In the case of the
Auditorium, owing to Its public character.
They hope to have the atrlke soon settled
and will then push tbe construction rapidly
WILL TALK TO LEGISLATURE
Part of the Program for Visit of
President Roosevelt to
Minnesota,
ST. PAUL. March 25. Governor Vn Sant
today received a letter from President
Roosevelt' private secretary stating that
it would be entirely agreeable to the pres
ident to visit and address the legislature,
After the address to the legislature Pres
ident Roosevelt I expected to addre the
people ot St. Paul from the capltol steps.
STROLLER GEJS TWO YEARS
Pleads Gnllty to Theft of Company's
Cash aad Mast Serve Term
In Jail.
MILWAUKEE, March 25. Gilbert War
field, the actor who atole $2,700 from the
Sylva opera company, pleaded guilty today
and was sentenced to two yeara.
Movements of Ocean Vessels March 2ff.
At New York Arrived : Bovic. from Llv
erpool; Noordman, from RoMeruam; Konlg
Albert, from Kremen and f'h-rbourg; Hes
perta, from Naples, etc. Sailed: lieorgla,
for IJ verpool , Kyndam. fur Boulugne and
Rotterdam: Cedrlc, for Liverpool.
At Cherbourg Arrived: Patricia, from
New Y.rk. Sailed: Kaiser Wllhelm der
Orosse, from Kremen and Southampton for
New York.
At Moville Arrived: Ethiopia, from New
York for Glasgow, and proceeded.
At Uverpool-Halled: Frt-sland. for Phll
ade.phla. via guriutown; Oceanic, for New
York, via tiet?netow n.
At Gibraltar Arrived: Prinaeasin Vic
toria Iulte, fri'm New York.
At tlruwhead I'aaited: 0-rmanic. from
New York for 'ier.town and IJvrrpool.
At Scliiy Paasrd: 8t. Paul, from New
York for Southampton.
At Si. Ml-hai-l Arrived: Cambroman,
frm Boston f"r Naples ami Genua.
At Queenciown Hailed: tiaxunla. from
Liverpool for Boston.
At Aouihaniplon Arrived: 81 PhuI. frm
New York, killed: Knliwr Wllhelm oV r
Oronre. from breiuen -fur New York, via
Cherbourg.
TELLS OF BOND SALE
Member of Burt Count Board Tettifiei
to Talk with Su.fer.
SPOKE TO THE TREASURER IN ADVANCE
Rear Alio Tells Committee of Br nging
Matt r to Hit Attention.
CALLS MATTER TO GOVERNOR'S NOTICE
Savage Promised to Take Action, bat
Never Did Anything.
GILBERT PRIMARY MEASURE SIGNED
Men Who Have Been Pashlna: II
lloast thnt It Waa Enacted for
Pnrpoae of "Gettlnn
- Even."
STUEFER bond deal before Inveetlg'tlne,
committee. Witnesses testify to h.tvlns
Informed him they were for sale. Taking
of testimony concluded.
REVENUE It ILL makes good progress In
stnate. All amendments except minor
ones made by committee promptly voted
down.
APPROPRIATIONS occupy attention of
house. Severs! large sums added to bill
as it came from the committee.
Gll.HF.RT PRIMARY BILL signed by the
governor.
(Prom a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. March 15. (Special Tele
gram.) The Stuefer investigation commit
tee finished taking testimony tonight. The
senste put In the afternoon and night on
the revenue bill and the house proceeded
on Its course ot philanthropy, adding $128,
000 to the current expense hill, which la
recommended for passage. Insuring a total
appropriation beyond all records.
One of the day's events was th elgnlng
of H. R. 236. the Gilbert primary election
bill, by Governor Mickey.
The Stuefer committee will meet pri
vately and review the voluminous testi
mony adduced and aa soon aa possible mako
It report to the house so aa to enable that
body to act Intelligently on th claim of
Mr. Stuefer for $3,000 premium on hia bond
for tbe last year of his term as state treas
urer. Ten of the claims committee voted to
allow the claim and one against It.
The senate had the revenue bill under
consideration as a special order from S to
10 p. m., a recess being tsken for supper.
Not a single change waa made In the bill
except by committee amendment. Tbe
senate doubtlese will report the bill 'or
passage tomorrow and vote on It Friday.
Howell of Douglaa tonight made a speech
on the bill, urging deliberation tn consid
ering It, attracting some surprise by pos
ing aa a champion ot Omaha'a interest
opposed to those ot corporation, oharglng
certain senatora with trying to "railroad"
the bill through, aad then later moved that
further consideration of the bill be dis
pensed with and that It be engrossed for a
third reading. His motion wss lost.
In th line of revenue legislation Gov
ernor Mickey proposes to ask th bouse to
morrow to act on an sn.endstory bill which
he will submit 'reducing- th tax levy for
university building purposes. This levy la
now 1 mill and brtnga generally about $10$.
000, which 1 considered ample. Tbe gov
ernor assumes that the new revenue law
will materially Increase the assessed val
uation of property and on thl theory con
clude that thla 1 mill levy will produce
about $500,000 for university building pur
poses, which would be needlessly excessive.
He therefore contemplates a proposal to the
legislature to cut thla levy to about one
third. Representative Thompson ot Mer
rick made tbe dircovery that called atten
tion to tbe matter.
Tak IP Bond Ileal.
The Stuefer Investigation was resumed at
S o'clock thla morning. Peter Rorke, a
member of the Burt County Board of (Super
visors, waa the first witness. He tes
tified that he bad asked Sears to
Investigate the record ot State Treas
urer Stuefer' office and ace what sum
wa credited to th permanent school fund
of the state by reason ot this bond sale
to Nellgh. Then he told of a visit to
Stuefer's office when he said Stuefer told him
he wanted those bonds snd ssid bs would
writ to that effect to Franklin Everett,
who waa then chairman of the Burt county
board, and added that If Rorke aaw him
"in the morning" to Jog hla memory about
writing to Everett.
Rorke aald J. P. Sutherland had told
him ot hla having told Stuefer about the
bond issue and ot Stuefer's expressed alsh
of wanting the bonds and that hs (Suther
land) had so communicated to Chairman
Everett. Rorke atated that he thought
the bargain with Nellgh waa a good one
for the county.
Statement by Bear.
Sears was then placed on the atand. He
made a running atatement before being
questioned by Attorney Vaa Dusen for
Stuefer. He said:
"On or about the 1st of January. 1901, 1
called on Mr. Stuefer at hla office tn Lin
coln. He aald he had had a talk with Mr.
Sutherland about the- Burt county bonds.
He suggested that he could take tbem at
ZM. but added that the Board of Educational
Lands and Funda was not then organized
and he would have to await Its formal ac
tion before proceeding In tbe matter.
"Later there was talk among the county
commissioners of Burt county to the effect
thst Nellgh had paid for tbe bonds with
two checks from Stuefer on Omaha banka.
Rourke spoke to m about thl and aald
be thought It wa strarge Nellgh should
make use ot check from Stuefer in a
matter of this kind, and asked me to look
up the circumstances.
"I then went to Governor Savage and
told htm what use hsd been made of these
two checks from State Treasurer Stuefer
Savage said he believed nothing was wrong,
but would look Into tbe case. Before call
ing on the governor I had gone to se
State Superinter dent Follmer, chairman of
tbe purchase board, to lay the matter be
fore him and not finding him I left a note.
The governor asked me to go and get this
note, which I did, so thst he could look
the matter up hlmaelf. Governor Savage
aent out of his office, leaving me there, and
returned In a short time, saying that he
bad found wbat I had told him to bs true
and expressed much regr.t and surprise.
He said be found that Nellgh had used
these two checks In the transaction and
that coupons from S4 down to 1'4 h1 txeo
clipped to pay Nellgh and by him taken
away. I then returned to ir home Is
Tekamah and sent Neligh'a bid to the gov
ernor and the governor answered my let
ter." Hears here produ-ed thla letter from
Governor Savage, in vblch tbe governor
said that Sears could rest asurad of any
assistance he (Savage) wss able to give
him in righting "what from the evidence
seems to b a grave wror g " This latter
wa dated November 11, l'jol. Continuing,
Sear said:
"I then stopped la Omaha oa mr Beat