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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUME 1, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MOltXING, APIUL 20, 1903. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. STAMPS OUT RISING Chinese Viceroy Tskei Finn 8tari Against Eeifl of Boxen. THOSE WHO WERE DRILLING DISPERSED Ten of ths Ringleaders Captured and Are Now in Priwn. GOVERNMENT ISSUES STRICT ORDERS After Being Tried These Who Art Oonricted to Be Beheaded. HEADS ARE TO BE HUNG UP AS A WARNING Minister Comrr EiprtMn Belief that Prompt Actio Will Prevent Amy Serious Trouble. WASHINGTON, April 19. Minister Con ger reports to the State department from Fekln, undor date of March 12, that an at tempt haa been made bjr the district of Yutten, about 100 miles west of Pekln. to reorganize the Boxer movement, but was promptly suppressed by the energetic ac tion of the viceroy, the famous Yuan Sbih Kal, who stood like a rock against ths Box ers In 1900. Several soldiers lost their lives in the attempt to arrest the criminals. Several are to be beheaded and their heads exhibited where the organisation started. Mr. Conger says only auch prompt and se vere measures will prevent similar organi sations in other localities, and that It Is hoped and believed Yuan Shin Kat will continue as he has begun. The native official report on the uprising is s follows: The Tung Yung Hlng General Llan Tang aiid the district magistrate of Vu Tien, Cheng Chin, report: In the matter of Roxera drilling at Liu l!u Tho, in the district of Yu Tien, we Bent petty officers to make thorough search and on the 2Sth of the first moon (Febru ary 23) they HrreKted Kan I.ln Chiang and others, men at.d women, ten in all, who were practicing Boxer arts and who now axk fur ordera as to how we shall deal with them. To this reply was received as follows: The contents of the report have been carefully noted 1'roclHmatlnns have been isiuen rrpeateaty, strictly rorukming any revival of the disturbances of ltK), which were nvialnated by the Boxers, but Kan Lin Chiaiia and his party, having no re pur d for the law, assembled a lot of peo 1I to form a band of Boxers and drilled Iht-m In the dead of nlKht. When they were being searched for by the civil and military ofllclals they dared to resist arrest iiixt killed and woundod several soldiers. Thereupon aeven of them were killed, men and women, and their htds exposed aw a warning. Ten othtrs, men and women, were arrested and their swords shleM. flags, pennons, spears, charms and pledge, It proofs of their evil denlgns, were brought to light. Ordersd to Be Beheaded. I shall depute Tao Tal Chang Hal Iuan of th military secretary of the regular force, la proceed at once with all haste and make a thorough Investigation and deal with the ma.ter according to tha regula tion already In force. As to the tan men and womi) ulready In custody, let theap h, Sturef.-lj irtd .ncr at'rt i ward aVIWaded,' and let their heada be ent to the place of their rebellion and suspended as a warning to all and i testimony to the rigor of the law. Let every exertion be made to root It out, so as to prevent further trouble. Forward this with all haste. The proclamation of Viceroy Yung Shin Kal shows clearly the vigor of the meas ures taken by him to stamp out the Boxer movement. He saya: t Whereas, on my taking charge In the middle of the eleventh moon of the twenty eighth year of Kwangau (January, 1901), after the troubles which the province of Chlh Ll had experienced, certain lawless bandits leagued themselves together to ex cite the people, again bringing on calamity and reviving the dying embers of sedition. It became most urgently neceasary to pre pare severe regulations and by heavy pen alties suppress disorder. At that time I did Issue eleven regulations, which were printed and published far and near, giv ing information to all. and I ordered my subordinates to strictly enforce the prohi bitions, all of which U a matter of record. Warning; to All. For more than a year these regulations have uniformly been observed and the province has been uniformly quiet. But ptrhaps, because a long time has elapsed, some have grown carelesa and have not been given special attention, so that they have secretly Incited the people and caused n evil to anrout aaaln. thus oc casioning trouble and bringing calamity uron the country people. It becomes nec essary, therefore, again to set forth these ..nhihiMnna which have been minted and published for Information, admonishing all to exert themselves to observe them and put away evil that they may enjoy the blessings of widespread peace and pros perity- .... , w ' Let everyone tremblingly obey. The regulations referred to are of sin gular severity. These persons are to be beheaded: Those dealing In magic spells to befool the people; those propagat'ng evil teachings and evil arts; those banded to gether to commit violent crimes; soldiers la sympathy with Boxer societies. Heavy penaltlea and fines are imposed on those who furnish quarters for Boxer meetings, , on Boxers themselves and on those who fall to expose Boxers to arrest. Altars propagating evil teachings are to be destroyed and a reward of 200 taels Is offered to anyone delivering up, bound, any Boxer. Smaller rewards are offered for in formation on which arrests can be made Where Boxers practice the magistrates are to be Impeached. PEKIN, April 19. Ctayen Hsuan has been appointed viceroy of Kwang Tung and Kwang 81 provinces, and Hst Lang haa been made viceroy of Sftwuliuaii pruvluue. Both are strong men and probably will suppress tha rebellion. QUARREL IS FATAL TO BOTH Wife 'Attempts Snlrlde nnd Husband Drowned While Attempting? Reacne. NEW YORK, April 19. Franklin J. Feely and hie wife quarreled In the street today and in less than an hour their bodies were tsken out of the North river. The police believe the woman committed suicide and that ths husband ass drowned In trying to rescue her. The couple bad quarreled early In the day In their apartments and both left the bouse, the wife writing i note, threatening suicide. When Feely re turned, he read the note and, rushing from the house, overtook his wife, with the re suit that the quarrel waa renewed. J policeman Interfered and the woman, break ing away from her husband, ran to tho river and Jumped In. Her husband dove after her, but both were caught under some barges and drowned. Banquet Canal Commission. PANAMA. Colombia. April 19. Rear Ad tnlral walker and tne other members o tha United Slates Psnama Canal commie slon arrived hers yesterday from Colon They were given a banquet by the dl rectora of the canal company, at which Colonel Bhaler, Consul General Oudger, Mr. prescott and other prominent Americans a tha Isthmus were present. a - - TOO BROAD FOR FRENCHMEN There la a Limit la I.lf In that CouatrV, wre Even the Con rt. V. If (Copyright, liTS, by Press Publishing $ PARIS, April 19. (New York Wor" Cablegram Special Telegram.) Oauthier i Vlllars, commonly known as "Willy," the author of "Claudine," has been fined $200 for writing a story entitled "La Maltresse de Prince Jesn," and the editor of a paper called La Vie En Rose (Rosy Life) has been fined 600 for printing It. They were prosecuted under a recent law against Im proper or Immorsl literature. The story was too bluntly told. : The defendants summoned as witnesses Prof. 8trlenskl, Prof. Funck-Brentano of the college of Franca, and J. K. Huysmans. the famous author of "En Route." Both professors testified that they admired a work by Mr. Vlllars called "The Marriage of Louis XV," but neither had read the serial In question. The Judge congratulated them upon their Ignorance of the latter work. Mr. Huysmans said ha found the "Willy's" writings "very odd and lnter estln; documents." Gauthelr VUlsrs told the court: "I write for a public already' tried. I depict my contemporaries as I see them. I even extentuate things sometimes. SUB FOR THE PASSION PLAY Fro h man la to Brine; It Oat Jtext Year Im Em:lre Theater In Sew York. (Copyright, 1908. by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, April 19 (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Charles Frohman is to give theatcrgoera another morality play, something on the order of "Everyman," In the spring of next year. The play Is to be produced at Oberammer gsu In the summer of 1905. As the Pas sion play Is only produced every tea years. It Is the Intention of the council of Ober ammergau to give another play once -every five years. "The American stage Is to have an Ober ammergau play," said Mr. Frohman. . "I have secured a copy of the drama 'Kreuses schute,' which the village council of Ober ammergau have decided to produce as a sort of pendant passion play in the sum mer of 1905. "This was last performed before the late King Ludwtg II, in 1875. I propose to produce it at the Empire theater in Now York, In the summer of 1904. I hope to awaken the same popular interest as that aroused by the presentstlon of the old morality play, 'Everyman.' " MANY SOUVENIRS OF- HUGO Queer Collection to Be Found Museum . Room to Be Opened. In (Copyright, 1908. by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS. April 19. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) The Victor Hugo museum on Place dea VosgeS will be awned when President Lou bet returns from A French clerk who gets $36 a month. returning from Hugo's funeral, saw In a crockery shop a cheap plate with Hugo's photograph printed on It. He bought It and that plate was the nucleus of the Hugo museum, which contains 500 relics of the great writer. The collection Is made up of platea, aoap, perfumery, saucers, bot tles, tobacco pouches, charms, etc., all souvenirs of Victor Hugo contributed by the common people, showing how wide spread Is his fame and the people's love for hlra.' "Les Mlserables," "Elixir" and the "Maria Delorme" shoe are of the num ber. Mr. Bueve, the collector, has left nothing undone to make the collection complete. Paul Meurlce, Hugo's friend, who has charge of the museum, takea the greatest pride In it. MANY PAINTING FOR A PRIZE Only One .'Woman Left In the Com petition After First Round. (Copyright, 1908, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, April 19. (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) The first trial for" the Prix de Rome for painting has Just ended. There remain two more, and only tho victors In the final heat will gain the coveted end. There were 250 contestants between the ages of 15 and SO (the limit), eight of whom were wdtnen. Miss Rondenay, a pupil of Ferdinand Hulbert, was the only womsn who will have the right to the second proof. The subject chosen wss: "Oedipus, Accom panied by Antigone, Goes on the Battlefield and Thrown Himself on the Bodies of His Two Sons, Eteocle and Polynlce, Who are Among the Dead." MIsa Rodenay Is 22 and already has obtained ttare medals for com position and for anatomy. It she passes the second trial (she modestly thinks she will not) she will have to be shut up "en logo" for two days and a night to execute her work for the grand prlx. For this third trial there are only ten contestants, winnowed out from the second. PUTS GOGGLES ON HER DOG London Woman Protects Fldo'a Eyes When He Goea Motor , Rldlnar. (Copyright, 1903, by Press Publishing Co.; LONDON, April 19. (New York World Cablegram 8peclal Telegram.) The latest thing In automobile fancies In London Is the motor dog. Mrs. Du Cros set the fash- Ion by rigging up her pet csnlne so that when be accompanied hla mistress out motoring he Is carefully protected from wind, dust and weather as she Is herself, particularly clever and natty being what, for want of a better name, one must call his motoring-goggles. Pet dogs are often very delicate and motoring must prove anything but a pleasure to many of them, the more so ss canine eyea are quite as sensitive aa those of ordinary human beings. Mrs. Du Cros's example la likely to be followed by other women who go In for what Is now the most fashionable mode of locomotion and who do not cars to motor unaccompanied by a four-legged friend. GERMAN SOLDIERS IN FRANCE Detachment Croaaea Frontier Makes Topographical Survey. and (Copyright. 1903. by Tress Publishing Co.) PARIS, April 19. (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) The prefect of Nancy hsa reported to the minister of war that a detachment of the Thirteenth German dragoons crossed the frontier at Arnavllla and made a topographical study of ths country. TRUST MAGNATES WORRIED Northern Bsouritiei D?ois!on Interfere! with Their Flans. NATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER Seere.ory Shaw Start One Which May t'anae n Sensational Shaken p In the Treasury Depart ment. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, April 19. (Special.) Men of prominence In the world of finance and who make New York their headquar ters, who visit the national capital on matters connecting with their varied busi ness Interests, are roundly criticising the administration for the crusade against the trusts as exemplified In the Northern Se curities case. A friend of Jacob H. Srhlff of the powerful banking firm of Kuhn. Loeb Co. and a director of the Northern Se curities company said that Mr. Schlff stated to him one day last week that the practical effect of the decision In the Northern Securities case was to plsce in the hands of any ill-disposed person In official position the power to blackmail corporations and combinations of Indus tries. While there Is much speculation go ing on as to what the supreme court will do when the case reaches that tribunal, conservative opinion la that the court la likely to uphold the decision of the circuit court of appeals, and It would seem to the unbiased mind that what was expected to be a flash In the pan Is likely to turn out a very serious matter for mergers generally. There waa a rumor In circulation In finan cial circles today that the appeal to the supreme court would likely be abandoned, but well Informed persons scouted this rumor and they went so far as to say that men like J. Plerpont Morgan and James J. Hill were not the kind of men to stop st temporary defeat and that unquestionably the appeal would be taken to the supreme court in due season. The men 'who have manipulated the Northern Securlttea com pany are fighting for delay. They need time In which to mature plana to continue the fight against the law officers of the government and they see In an appeal to tho supreme court the time necessary to mature such plans. As the supreme court adjourns early In May for the season, the case cannot properly come before It until next October, and then It Is doubted whether the supreme court would promptly take up the consideration of the question In view of the vital questions Involved. Moron la Angry. From a New York source It la learned that Mr. Morgan Is exceedingly sngry over what he regards as a political play on the part of Mr. Roosevelt and It Is understood that the very greatest exponent of railroad mergers is in favor of sotting the best legal talent to work to devise a possible means . of getting around the court's de cision and .accomplishing the desired pur poses In other waya. One thing Is certain, the financial world haa had a Jolt which It la not likely to recover from (or some .time. The. railroad kings jpf Itha country have been awakened to a realisation of the power possessed by that quiet mannered, unostentatious lawyer who sits In the at torney general's chair and who knows the waya of tho trusts and railway combines from the ground up. While Wall street is keeping Its courage up, the least move upon me part or the law offioers of tho govern ment to further inquire Into other mergers than me rvormern securities comnanv would, It Is believed, bring on a bear raid In Wall street, the effect of which will be felt for years. Both sides are alert. The president means business and the countrv is watching the fiercest financial battle ever fought, with the hope that out of the chaoa will come something that meana protection to the people. Investla-ntlona In the Air. While the Poatoffice department Is under- going a shaking up auch as has not been witnessed for years it Is stated that the Treasury department Is also to undergo a housecleaning that teems to be very badly needed. The air of Washington seems to be rhsrged - with Investigation. Clerks who have held office for many years are under surveillance and heads of bureaus tremble when some Innocent looking document Is posted calling for 'reports along certain linea. The last Investigation to be ordered comes from the Treasury department and is directed against the rubber stamp. Last January Secretary Shaw appointed a spe cial investigating committee to inquire Into the manner of accounting In hla department and to suggest necessary Improvements. This committee Is about ready to make Its report and the disclosures which are ex pected will give a shock to Secretary Shaw's well known Insistence upon the manner of accounting. One of the men charged with the work of Investigation said today that the public will be surprised to learn that millions of dollars are paid out oT the Cnlted Statea treasury every year without any authority other than that conveyed by the name of some chief of a bureau or division placed on an order with a rubber sttmp. Objects to Wrinkle. Secretary Leslie M. Shaw has had his por trait painted by Chartran, who executed portraits of President Roosevelt, Secretary Root and Mrs. Roosevelt. The pose chosen by the artist Is thoroughly characteristic end (rue to life, the secretary being shown In a standing position, wearing a frock coat, double-breasted waistcoat, while both hands are thrust Into his trousers cockers. The friends of the secretary have Intimated mat tne pose is undignified and that he should have kept his frock coat buttoned and placed his hands behind his back. The secretary does cot niind this criticism, but he does object to a little wrinkle which in the living face Is almost imperceptible, but In the portrait Is most marked, so strongly has it been handled by the celebrated Frenchman. In fact It leads on to believe that Mr. Shaw has at one stage In his career been cut across the bridge of the nose with a cleaver. Directly . above the bridge of the nose Mr. Shaw's face In re pose shows three distinct furrows or wrinkles, but tha portrait painter has only caught one, which gives an observer the Impression that the distinguished secretary might haven fallen downatalra when an in fant and cut a gash In his forehead. Secre tary Siiaw Is proud of bis wrlnklea and says they must be Indicated correctly in his por trait before it la hung up on the walls of ths Treasury department for future genera tions to gsxe at and wonder what manner of man this waa. ' Tskktf Census of Silver. MEXICO CITY. April 19. The monetary commission is receiving thousanda of let ters In reply to a circular aent out asking for a statement of the amount of cash and silver pesos on hand March SI. I'p to date ths amount la Sos.000.000. Ths gen eral estimate of bankers Is that the amount of pesos In circulation la $106,000,000, FEDERALS REOCCUPY TOWNS CJnme of See-Saw Between Rebels and Government In Yenesaeln Keeps l. CARACAS. Veneiuela. April U. The towns of Csrupano and Cumana have been reoccupled by government forces. The congress closed Its session yesterday without further Incident of note. RIO CHICO, Veneiuela, Monday, April 13. Four thousand and one hundred gov ernment troops, under command of First Vice President Gomes, Saturday and Sun day attacked the newly-erected and for midable rebel entrenchments at El Ouapo, which had been occupied during the night of Friday by revolutionists under the com mand of General Rolando. The government forces executed a concentric movement and the revolutionists are surrounded. Genersl Rolando has received numerous reinforce ments. All dispatches from Veneiuela have been greatly delayed because of the revolution In Santo Domingo, the wires of the cable rompany running overland across ths Island of Haytl. A dispatch from Hlguerote, Venezuela, dsted April 11, and received in New York April 17, said the army had as sumed the offensive against the rebels un der General Rolando. It marched on the camp of the revolutionists, who numbered some 3,000 men, and forced the rebels to retreat. A force under General Gomel approached them dnexpectedly from the rear and after an engagement lasting four teen hours the rebels were defeated, losing many men killed and wounded. It would appear that the engagement at El Guapo, mentioned In the foregoing dispatch, was a continuation of the fighting reported In the dispatch from Hlg-ierote. Rio Chlco la about sixty miles caat of La Guayra, MUST CHECKJTHE ALBANIANS Ambassadors of Powers Impress Sal tan with Keeesalty of Prompt Action. CONSTANTINOPLE April 19. The Ital ian, German, Russian and Austrian am bassadors to Turkey have bad audiences with the sultan, In which they urged the Imperative necessity of checking the Al banian' disorders. Much comment has been rslsed by the significant fact that the Austrian and Rus sian ambaasadors saw the sultan Jointly, as this is almost unprecedented. It is re ported that the representatives of both these countries took a very serious tone In speaking with the sultan, and that ruler promised acquiescence to their demands. The Albaniana at Ipek still detain the sultan's commissioners as' hostages. ROME, April 19.-J-Offlctal Information re ceived here brings' the assurance that the Austro-Russlan accord In -the matter of the Balkans 'continues. This is a guarantee that nothing will' happen. According to dispatches received' at tha Turkish em bassy here the troops in Albania and Mace donia are more than sufficient to check any disturbance, while a great majority of the people are hostile to, any agitation. BALKAN . JC0NPITIQN, GRAVE King; Alexander Considers It Dangerous Thau Mace donia. More LONDON, April 20. The correspondent at Belgrade of the Dally Mall haa had an audience of King Alexander of Servla. In this interview the king said the situation in the Balkans waa exceedingly grave and that the Albanian difficulty was a greater menace to the peace than the Macedonian question. ''The continued massing cf Turkish troops In Old Servla," King Alexander said to the Daily Mally correspondent, "will force me to take similar steps. Servla will not take the Initiative, but If the other Bal kan states move Servla will not and can- j not took on, but must protect its own vital Interests." King Alexander denleds with emphasis that his recent coup d'etat was effected with the chief purpose of settling the question of a successor to the throne and declared It waa simply a measure to check the Injurious ascendancy of the radicals. REBELS BESIEGING A CITY Monte Ohrlstl, Santo Domingo, In vested by Land and Sea. ST. THOMAS, D. W. I.. April 19. A steamer which left Monte Cbrlstl, Ssnto Domingo, April 17, arrived here thla morn ing. It reporta that the rebels are besieg ing Monte Christ! by land and aea. The rebel gunboat Independence was anchored In the harbor. The revolution la gathering strength and haa many adherents through out the country. ELECTRIC CAR RUNS AMUCK Brake Falls - to Work aud Car Col lides with a Freight Train. PITTSBURG, Pa., April 1. Because an electric brake refused to work, a crowded electric car ran away today In Allegheny, wrecked a carriage, broke . through the aafety gates of the Fort Wayne railroad, derailed a fast moving freight train and then went to pieces. Almost all of the forty-five passengers on ths car were hurt, although only one waa fatally Injured. The Injured: H. Hlrsch, hurt Internally, several ribs broken; Will probably die. Mrs. Emma Lowe, hurt Internally; con dition serious. J. E. Mitchell. wlf and Infant, badly bruised and shocked. Stephen Harrison, both wrists sprained. Bruce Harrison, scalp and face cut. C. A. Rider. Mrs. Vaasel Bell. John Boph. Clarence J. Cochran. Mrs. Emma Booth. HOLD HUSBAND FOR MURDER Woman Killed by Fall from Win dow Which Mar Not Be , Accidental. . KANSAS CITY. April 19. Mrs. Esthef Paddeck, aged 20 years, was killed todsy by falling from ths third story of a rooming house In this city and It Is bel'eved that she was ths victim of foul play. Roy Paddeck, her husband, and two other per sons were In the room at the time of the tragedy and a number of witnesses declare that Mrs. Paddeck and her husbsnd had been quarreling before she was killed. The pollen believe that she wss thrown or pushed out of the window snd her husbsnd was arrested, to be held pending an In vestigation of the case. HERDERS REAUi FOR FIGHT Froipect of War Between Wyoming Cattle and Sheep Men. MILITIA HELD IN READINESS TO MOVE Cattlemen Order Sheep Owners ' to Move and the Latter Say They Will Flsht Rather Than Give In. CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 19. (Special Telegram.) A bloody war between the sheepmen and cattlemen of the Sweet water country In central Wyoming Is Immi nent and state militia may be called out to suppress the Impending battle. The cattlemen have established the "dead lines" and ordered all sheepmen to leave a tract of fine grating ground, eighty miles long by forty-five miles wide, threatening death to the herders and destruction of the flocks If owners fall to comply. The Fremont County Wool Growers' esso ctatlon met yesterday and decided to resist the cattlemen, and with arms If necessary. Letters were sent to th9 cattlemen warning them not to molest the flocks under pain of death. Both sides are arming. A company of militia at Lander is ready to take the field in case the sheriff cannot quell the trouble, and a troup of United Slates cavalry can be brought from Fort Washakie, thirty mllea away. During the last two years the csttlemen of the Sweetwater country have murdered several herders and slaughtered thousands of sheep. Among the flock masters that are resisting the raiders are several members of the state legislature and some of the wealthiest men In Wyo ming. MATHEWS ONE OF INDICTED Senator Cornea to Jefferson City Arrange for Giving: n Bond. to JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 19. Sen ator Buell Mathews of St. Louis county la among those for whom Indictments have been returned by the Cole county grand Jury, and he is here arranging for bond. Circuit Judge Hazell haa fixed the amount of the bond at $5,000. Senator Mathews declares he Is Innocent of any crime for any vote he cast and asks that the public withhold criticism until he cornea to trial, when he will establish his Innocence. Further than this, on the ad vice of hla attorney, he declined to talk. ST. LOUIS. April 19. Robert E. Lea held a long-distance telephone conversation to day with his brother, Heutenant Governor Lee, who Is In Chicago. Tonight he said that Lieutenant Governor Lee thinks he may return to St. Louis the latter part of the week, but It Is possible he may not re turn for some time. Mr. Lee would not di vulge the present address of his brother in Chicago., Senators Charles A. Smith and Buell Matthews departed for Jefferson City today to arrange tor bond for their appearance un-or--iDdict6ente rCtume4 against; tbeia-by the Cole county grand Jury. -1 Frank Farrls of Steelevtlle, against whom the same grand Jury returned an Indict ment, has been missing since Friday morn ing and all efforts to find him have been unsuccessful. Sheriff Smith from Jefferson City arrived here today and Is making every effort to locate Senator Farrls. He desires merely to notify the senator that he Is wanted. . As six of the seven indictments returned by the Cole county grand Jury pertain to the boodle investigation It Is expected that Sheriff Smith Is after some person not a member of the legislature who is likely to flee upon learning of the Issu ance of an Indictment for him. ADMITS KILLING CHURCHES "Slim" Clifton Breaks Down and Telia Where Bodies Are ' Bnrled. NEWCASTLE, Wyo.. April 19. The raye tery surrounding the disappearance several weeks ago of J. W. Church and his wife. formerly of Omaha and Council Bluffs, but more recently engaged In rsnchlng near here, has been cleared up by the confession of "Slim" Clifton, who haa been under arreat on suspicion of having murdered the couple. Clifton admits that he killed them, and haa told the authorities where the bodies were buried by him. When con fronted with evidence recently unearthed by Lew Jenney of Gillette, Clifton broke down and confessed his crimes. Clifton Is a rancher and lived near the Churches. Clifton said that after murdering the Churches and hiding their bodlea In a granary on the Church ranch temporarily, he hauled them two mllea away and burled them. Before doing so he stripped the bodies of Jewelry which he afterward had made over lato a. ring for himaelf. He then drew up bills of sale In Church's name and disposed of the stock and some of the household goods, all the while mak ing hla abode on the Church ranch. Clifton claima that he killed the couple In self-defense, shooting tbs woman first. It had been reported that the Churches and Clifton had had trouble over advances made to Mrs. Church by Clifton. Feeling Is high In the neighborhood of the crime, which Is southwest of Gillette about twenty mllea, and It Is feared that an attempt will be made to lynch Clifton. LOVER RESENTS A REBUFF Kills Stepfather Because Latter Ob. lecta to Girl Accompany! na; Hln. COLUMBIA CITY. Ind., April 19. Albert Coolman, aged 20, tonight shot and In stantly killed Frank Stamsmith, a promi nent farmer and Justice of the peace, at the letter's home, eight miles from here. He baa been calling on Miss Pearl Schrader, a stepdaughter of Stamsmith, sgalnst tho letter's wishes, and when he called to take the girl to a party tonight Stamsmith re fused to allow her to leave. After a few words Coolman drew a revolver and shot twice. He escaped and Is being searched tor by 100 men. FOLK TALKS OF RESIGNING Civil Service to Q Commissioner It Hla Post, tlon. Likely WASHINGTON. April 1. Civil Service Commissioner William D. Folk has under consideration the question of resignation from the commission, but It Is not believed anything will be decided fnslly until tbs return of the president, when Folk will have a talk with him on the subject. The commissioner waa asked about the report today, but he would neither affirm nor deny Ita accuracy. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska-Fair Monday. Tuesday, Partly Cloudy and Warmer. Temperature at Omaha Yeaterdayi Hour. Dear. Hour. U.S. B a. m 4m 1 p. m R H a. m ...... an a p. m Mt T a. m ...... no : p. m ftH a. n ni 4 p. m "T 9 a. m twt R p. m AO 10 a. m R4 p. m IV 11 i. n nil T p. m. . . . . . n 12 n WO M p. m n ft p. m ..... . R8 FOR TRAVELERS ASSOCIATION Interesting- Proatram Arranged by Those In Charne of State nivlnlon'a Proajram. The annual state convention of the Ne braska division. Travelers' Protective as sociation, will be held In Omaha April 21 and 25. The convention will be called to order by State President Clarence W. Close, at 6 p. m. of the first day, In the parlors of the Commercial club, at which time he will make his annual report. At 7 p. m. a banquet will be aerved in the cafe of the rfub. Arthur C. Smith, president of the Commercial club, will make the address of welcome, which will be responded to by James H. Wlntersteen of Fremont. Z. T. Llndsey, ex-state president, will respond to tho toast, "The Relation of the Travel ers' Protective association to the Jobber." Mr. M. Wulpl will present Interesting facts and figures In responding to the toast, "The Growth of the Order." The reports of the state board of directors, chairmen of com mittees and post secretaries will also ba made at this time, and several prominent members will respond to toasts. This convention will be the most Interest ing ever held by the association, owing to the organization of other posts through out the state. ' There are now five posts. as follows: Post A, Omaha; Post B, Fre mont; Post C, Lincoln: Post D'. Nebraska City; Peat E, Grand Island, with a total membership of 400. It will be an open con vention and any member of the state di vision Is entitled to all the privileges of the floor. At the Saturday morning ses sion the election of officers, chairmen of committees and delegates to the national convention will be the special order of business. Nebraska Is entitled to five dele gates, besides state president and eecre- tary-treasurer, being the largest delega tion ever sent from the state. The national convention will be held In Indianapolis June 9 to 16 and will be an Important one, owing to several proposed amendmrnta, one fh particular to Increase the amount of Indemnity to be paid for total disability and loss of legs or arms, snd to extend the payment 125 weekly Indem nity to 104 weeks Instead of fifty-two weeks in caae of total disability. All arrangements for the convention and banquet are in the hands of the state board of directors and everything pcstlble Is being done to Insure the success of both. A large representation from the posts of the state Is expected and a good time promised to all who attend. AV0D D0UBLE INSPECTION KOnsHa lWeirwm'iiBae-wtr' stt- . Same Time a Federal ' Officials. TOPEKA. Kan.. Anrll 19. Governor Bailey and the members of the State Live Stock Sanitary commission have s greed upon a plan to prevent the double Inspec tion of rattle coming Into Kansas from Texas. J. H. Johnson, the state Inspector at Arkansas City, has been ordered to go at once to Fort Worth, Tex., and will in spect cattle consigned to Kansas. He will remain In Texas until the rush of spring shipping Is over. Under the present sys tern Texas cattle are Inspected In Fort Worth by federal inspectors and again In Kansas by state Inspectors. This sys tem has been the cause of much dissension BREWERS FOR SUNDAY CLOSING Temperance Asrltatlon In Ohio Towns Forces Then to Show Their Hands. COLUMBUS, O., April 19. As a result of the temperance agitation throughout the state and numerous elections under ths Beal local option law, the brewers have decided to aid the enforcement of the Sun day closing laws in the smaller municipal cities. Secretary Joseph Miller of the State Association of Brewers said todayt "I have telephoned to over fifty mayors In the last week telling them that If they desire to enforce the Sunday closing law In their towns, the brewers will stand be hind them and assume all responsibility for any action they may taMe. If they want to enforce tho law we will help them do It." BEFORE PRESIDENT COMES I Ak-Snr-Bcn Uovernors to Have One More Meeting- to' Cos Arrangements. ipleto The board of governors of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben, at ita meeting Tuesday night, will make definite arrangements for the reception and entertainment of Presi dent Roosevelt whUe In tha city next Mon day. At that time the streets over which the party will pass In Its drive over the city will be decided upon, also the pro gram for the dinner at the Omaha club. The board has so far received no Infor mation as to any change In the schedule time of the arrival of the party and unless word Is received before Tuesday evening the program wlH be definitely arranged upon the present understanding. NO WORD FROMTHE PRESIDENT Evidently bets AIonaT In the Park Without Hla Sundny Paper. CINNABAR. Mont., April 19. Secretary Loeb received no word from the president today. Movements of Orenn Vessels April 1. At New York Arrived Cedrlc, from Liverpool and Uueenntown; Htkla, from Copenhagen and Christiana; La Cham pagne, from Havre) Etrurla, from Liver pool and (jueenntown. At Scllly Paused Minneapolis, from New VnrW fi-ir London. At The I ,Ismj-1 Passed Kroonland, from Kc York, tor Antwerp. At Bremen 8nllei Neckar, for New York and passed Dover. At Houlogne Sur Mer Sailed Noordam frnm Rotterdam and Dised Scilly 19th. At Movllle Snlied Columbia, from Olas- mi-, fur New i era. At IJverpool Arrived Armenian, from Ktw York: I'mbrla. from New York, via Cueensiown. Balled Slterlan, from Glas gow, for Philadelphia, via Hi. Johns. N. F., and Halifax. At ojeenstown Arrived Cymric, from New York, for Liverpool: New Lnaland, fiom BoMon, for Liverpool, and both pro i reded. Hailed Campania, from Liverpool, for Xw torn. PUT END TO M'KINNEY Outlaw ii Hot Di'poud of Until Hs Has Killed 0n of ths Offioers. ANOTHER OF POSSE FATALLY INJURED Brother of Van Who is Killed Fires Shot Which Finish-i Outlaw. FIVE MURDERS TO M'KINNEY'S CREDIT All bat Shooting of Last Officer Were Oold- Blooded, Deliberate Crimes. NUMEROUS PARTIES WOUNDED BY HIM In Darin a: and Serve the California Man Proved Himaelf n Fair Rival for Orearon'a Tracy. BAKEKSFIELD. Cel.. April 19.The long and exciting pursuit cf James McKinney, the outlaw from Kingman, Aria., ended In a battle with the officers of the law within a few blocks of the business center of the town today, two men being killed snd one fstatly wounded. The killed JAMES M'KINNEY. outlaw. WILLIAM TIBBETS, deputy sheriff. Fatally wounded: Thomas J. Packard, city marshal. The battle took place In a large two- otory brick building on tho outskirts of Chlnstown, used by the Chinese membets of the Sul Ong Tong ss a lf d?;ng house, opium den and. Joss house. Here McKin ney had been accreted for tao or three days. He hsd a companion, Al Hulse, sn ex convlct, who, being a member cf a Chinese secret society, wss ensKed to enlist the aid and sympathy of the Orientals In har boring the outlaw. Shortly before 11 o'clock this morning Sheriffs Kell of Kern. Crllln of Tultre snd Lovln of Arisona, with Officers Will snrl Burt Tlbbets. Ous Tower and City Marshal Packard, surrounded the house In which McKinney was known to be hiding. Will Tlbbets and Pacard approached and ordered the outlaw to surrender. McKin ney answered by shoo'ing. Will Tlbbets wss shot through the stomach and died shortly after. Packard was shot through the neck and - shoulders and dangernuely wounded. Burt Tlbbets, a brother of the aeaa aepuiy snerin, snoi mciviuurj iuiuuju the mouth and neck, killing him. The house was a regulsr fortress. Mc Kinney had a eawed-oft ahotgnn In his hand. while Hulse used a pistol, huiss wouio. not obey the order to surrender and the fire department was ordered to the scene. Hulse then surrendered. He was taken to the county jell. Another accomplice of McKinney waa known to be In the house where tho battle took place, but he would not surrender. The building was act on fire and In fifteen -minutes the man. who refused to give hla name. ' waa, amokril our and . ts(0 tcj Jail. The feeling ruua very lilaU ' Ifialnr; Hulse, the evidence tending to show that he Is the man whoso bullet killed Deputy Sheriff Tlbbeta. ... Story of Hla Crimea. BAKERSFIELD, ' Cal.. April' 19. What Harry Tracy was to the Puget sound coun try James McKinney, the flve-tlm mur derer and outlaw was to the San Jose quln valley and the state of California. While he did not kill as many men as tha famous outlaw of the northwest did dur ing his battles with the officers of the law, McKinney has Still no less than four cold blooded murders to his credit, besides the officer killed today and four man whom bis rifle has brought near death's door. McKlnney's criminal career began ten years ago In Tulare county. He Is a native of these psrts snd but tor whisky and gambling would probably have become a quiet. Inoffensive and law-abiding cttlxen. But the latter vices caused his - ruin. In Tulare county ten years ago he shot and badly wounded a man In a saloon row. For this crime he served seven years In San Quentln prison. On hia release he turned up Irt the min ing town of Randsburg, In this countr. where he resumed his old habi's, following the occupation of barkeeper and gambler. While there he go( Into trouble for as saulting a frequsnter of one of the re sorts where he made his headquarters He waa arrested by John W. Kelly, at that time constable at Randsburg and now sheriff of Kern county, but escaped prose cution.' ' After getting clear of this trouble he appeared in Bakersfield and in December. 1900, he shot and killed !n co'd blooj hla friend and gambling partner, Tom Bayers, In what is known as Jsp alliy. Whlls It waa generally believed to have b-en a cold blooded, deliberate murder without a single mitigating circumstance or provoca tion, no one saw it done snd McKinney wss acquitted on trial. From Bakersfield the murderer, after bla acquittal, went to Portervllle, In Tulare county, and there last July shot and killed Billy Lynn and severely wounded two others, one the constable of Portervllle. He wss arrested, but a few weeks after ward made a sensational escape from the jail at Vtsalla, fleeing with a price upon his head and was protected and aided. b the friends of hla boyhood days, woo stood by him In his trouble. !r::a rortervllle. after atopplng some time at the ranch of a friend near there, he sought refuse In the mountslns of Kern tornty in the vicin ity of Glenvllle, Linn's Valley ana Kern vllle. Here he had hoa's of filendS who protected him. supplying- blm with provi sions snd warning him of sny pursuit. But there Was little effort made to cap'urs him. few officers caring to take the chances of falling by his unerring rifle. ,ew Sheriff Not So Kasy. At the November . election McK'n ney's escape from the custcfly of Sheriff Parker waa made a political Issue and resulted In the defeat of that official for re-election. His successor. W. W. Collins, Immediately took up the matter and pursued the outlaw unrelent ingly. The latter left the vicinity of Olen dale, going south Into Souora, Mexico. About eight weeks sgo hs was located at Hermoslllo end an effort was made to ap prehend him and secure his extrsdltlon. The necessary papers were Issued, but when Sheriff Collins reached Hermoslllo the Mexican officiate had allowed the out law to escape. For a shcrt tlms nothing was heard from the fugitive murderer, but a series of hold ups and tobberles occurred In rapid suc cession along the Ar sona-Mrx co border, which ars now believed to hare betn the work of McKinney. Ths Crit definite news of bis doings came from Kingman, Aria., where, on April 1, he murdered In cold blood Roy Winchester and Charles Blak ey, known as the "Cowboy Pianist." at Cedar Station, a short distance from King-
