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."ILL HOLDS WHIP
l -
B . Tork Stele IW.rr&Lioe Lctis
tor ret lira Ins'j-ncvei for
f it X TO COMPROMISE WITH UNY
6eioe Qnij Leads Irgnreot in , of
at UaitT'.ei Xalgv..ie. V
, J
KlNOWTf LOSES IY VOTI OF 141 "K
Hill EspporUT Otrry Conreatkm Al
T -It-cm Eeesion.
TAMMANY allowed cue delegate
Mr r en TtkH Tp Autt-Tamman-C4rl
u4 ar fvkrT is Oaly
Pemnt nll Candidate wltk
tkaart at Election.
LBANT. N. T Aprtl IE Tbe demo
cratic state convention for the election
cf delegates to ths national coii-entJon
elected tbs following delegate at large :
I 'a I'M B. HIU of Albany. Edward Mur
phy. Jr.. of Troy; George Ehret of New
Tork and James W. Ridgrway of Brooklyn
As alternate it selected C N Bulger of
Oewegi. W. Caryl Ely of Buffalo. C, H
Ackerman of Broome and Francis Burton
Harrtsoa of Naw York.
The delegates were Instructed by a vote
rf n to 141 for Alton B. Parker as the
state's candidate for president. Tammany
was not treated aa badly as bad lieen pre
dicted, being allowed to name a delegate
at large. Mr. Ehret. and aa alternate snd
one af the two elector at large. Harry
Payne Whitney, tbe other being Jobs T.
Woodford.
The platform adopted Is brief and In
sddltloo to Instructing for Parker, com
pelled tbe delegation ta vote as a unit.
Among the dtrtrtt presidential electors
re: laador Strauss, Robert B. Roosevelt.
Hugh J. Grant. Herman Bidder and John
D. Crlmmlns. Tbe list of daptrlct delegates
ta the national ounvacUoB Includes the fol
lowing: Perry II. Belmont. P. H. McCarrcm.
George H. Lindsay, M. W. Lytleton, Comp
troller Edward M. Grout. Andrew U. Bul-
llvan. tormer Postmaster of Brooklyn
James H. Berlin. Congressman T. D. Sul
livan. Congressman Bulser, John Fax.
Lewis Nixon. M. Worley Palstsek.. Bird 8.
Colcr, William McAdoo. Bourke Cork
ran, Robert A. Van 'VTyck. Charles F.
Murphy, Franklin Bartlett, Charles A.
Towns, Thomas F. Grady, Harry Payne
Whitney. JeSeraoa M. levy. former Post
tnasteT Cbarlea W. Ijayton, Aaa Bird
Gardiner. William Temple Emmett. John
N. Carliate, Elliott F. Danforth. George
RabMs and John B. Stanchfteld.
A new elate committee was selected and
Shis committee vrill organise next week
wltk M. . Have, of Syracuse, it Is under
stood, aa chairman.
At a anaeting of the state committee this
morcinc former Stat Senator George
Raiaesj was rhoem bath temporary and
rwrtBaaent chairman.
Catavrsxtaa Ostat la fwataateta.
Tb'eonMCka as railed ta arder bare
this afteraooa. Great confuaina reaulted
troca tsrders ashiok bad been glvea to keep
tb 4ora cloeed until tbe last moment. Tb
result waa that trtm th door were opened
at three minute before x o'clock tb crowd
burst In with s yell and a ruah. In three
Sninutea tb top sjaUery was tilled with a
Sitampinc and shouting mass of men and
boys. In tbe galleries were a number of
Hearst banners and running fire of shouts
and comments was maintained by the gal
lery crowd.
Order was finally aecured and former
State Secretary Oaorgs Balnea of Monroe
reusty was Introduoad aa chairman, and he
delivered a speech to the convention.
Without mentioning bis candidate by
nam, th speaker said that from th val
W at the Uudsoa aroae tm whose democ
racy has never bean questioned, who-e
popularity la wall attested, whose fair
ness, ftnpartlaBtjr aad learning hare at
tracted the attentioa of the consarvative
business men of tb country and bars con
ferred renown upon th highest court or
our stats."
After tb roO caQ th matter of con
tested seat waa refeiied to committee
an recess was taken until evening.
Pe p t af rtgrkt Draws t rewd.
When th doors of ths convention
opened U id tonight there waa a rusk
that swept before It the uabera. door tend
ers and police, The Word had gone forth
that there would fa a fight on the floor
tf tb convention, ant within a few min
utes th baioocy gallery and stag aer
)uamed. Ths polio elected hundreds of
ersons who had pre-empted tbe dele
gates' aata.
It we almost V ' clock when tb conven
tion was called to order.
Sonator MoCarren presented the report
f the committee on platform, which
pledge fidelity ta th essential principles
of Jeffersoniaa democracy as repeatedly 1
enunciated in eur national and etat p'.at
forma. and reserves aa press! on on a-tat
(wues until tb fail . convention, when ,
tats randldktt are 1 be nominated.
It Instructs tbe delegates to tbe national
cocventioa t support Judg Parker as
candidat for president; denounces mili
tary domination, montitioliea and extrava
gance; favors opposition to trust and a
revision of ths tariff law so far as they
apply ta ths duties an raw material;
favors tb tealntenanc of state rights.
HhoMs th tmpartlal maintenance of the
lights of labgr without discrimination and
advocate honesty ra public service.
A minority amendment, offered by Senator
Grady, favored an uninstru4ed deleratliai
te SL Louie. Sens tor Grady went on to
argue In favor of hi amendment.
Tae Taken by Cwnatle.
Senator McCag-eu then took up th cudgel
for tb other aid. 11 began by aaylng that
tb amallest boy in the gallery did not be
lieve a word tliat Senator Grady said. In
stantly pandemonium broke loo. Min
gled cheers and biases rose and fell for
fully two minute, before Senator McCar
rt'a could proceed
"Seaatur Grady does not believe what be
aald himself." Senator McCarren went on,
"Senator Grady told you that something
. . w m i ir i it - - .1 1l. b. t ..
will occur to make Judge Alton B Parker)
any lea ths available candidate than he is
fcow. W. Lnow thk. there is not a candi
dat bafur us ' today eacena Alton B
Parker wltk any chanoe of eiecUon.
Cfii grs man W. Bourke Cockraa fid
bwd ta n ringing speark. His arguments
War against aa .aasurucUpd dleg-a.uoa.
Twsaasaay CsrleraUen IkefentedL
Senator HIU are te th Albany delega
tion an. id wist cheering aad suggted that
th vol b taken by count lea Tele was
agreed ta. Th New Tork amendment was
lost In t 8
Tb pUitforsa a ertgiTuOly reported was
Cutl a te4 Pa.,
INDICTS CLERK OF COURT
C Leal Ofnrlal rktri4 fcraud
UmiT traaa Hm af
FT. LOnS, April IS An indictment on
tbe charge of grand larceny wa returned
by the grand Jury today against John J
Manton. clerk of the court of criminal rnr
rwtlmu a ho wa formerly a stenographer
In tb coroner office, it l tated that
the charts against Stanton r"ms rat of
Investigations Into a serie of alleged pet't
theft from tbe coroner office ana which
led to the Indictment of fornwr Iieputy
Coroner John D. O Keefe and former Sten
grapher WtlllUB Hayra. Th case of
lOKerf and Have have bran called at
time, but each tlm am continued at th
rquet of the star.
Coroner Funkhouaer refuaed to discuss i company's holding of Great Northern and
the matter further tban ta aay that th Northern Pacific railroad stock a a began
Investigation la being pursued and that de- I In Jersey City today.
velopmenta are expected. I E. T. Ni hols, secretary and treasurer rf
Later two more Indictments were re- the Northern S-curitic company, filed an
turned against Manton. making three In all. ! affidavit very simlliu- to the affidavit filed
The indictments are almllar except aa to ! In the Minnesota suit, the only new thing
daten. all charging that Manton retained being a statement thai tbe Continental Se
fee lelonging to tbe coroner, for iasulng j eurltie company became a Mot kholder of
trarcrlpt of Investigations made In tbe j record of -iK shares on March 2fc. all days
corrner s office. Th total amount named
Is UTS.
An additional Indictment was also re
turned against O'Keefe. charging him with
the grand laroer.y of VS from Coroner
Fu nthouser When Manton learned that
Inaictmetit had been returned against hlra '
he declined to discus tbe charges beyond
expressing surprise and his dtlrt for an
early trial.
SHIP LIQUCR INTO KANSAS
fcraxd Jarr Retirai Isd let s eats
Ag-alast Twelve Denltrs fr
Viltlg Tax law.
TOPEKA, Kan.. April li. The grand
Jury returned indictments today against
twelve Kama City liquor dealers for
shipping whhsky into Kansas without pay
ing revenue tax. A none of the violator
have been arrested, their names hav nt
been mad public
KANSAS CITT. April 18 Three Kansas
City liquor dealer were lndlctad several
months ago by a grand Jury sitting at
Wichita for chipping into Kanaas and
voiding perm em to tb federal govern
ment of revenue. At that time it wa
stated that the federal government had
sent Inspectors through Kansas and Texas
to collect evidence and that numerous
other indictment, not only of lluuor deal
er, but of exprea agent who disposed of
tha wbifcky might be expected.
HEARST IN WEST VIRGINIA
FIIiwra af Cwnsjrrewasaaa Eisprt
err Swase Deiecate t
atlnaj Cnnvewtlon,
CHARLESTON. W. Vt, April It. It Is
stated here today that ta Hearst men
have such sn organization in this state
aa to cause a fight at tbe democratic state
and district convention here next Wednes
day Tbe four delegate and alternates at
large are to be selected here at th asms
tha aa the delegates and alternates from
tb f)v congress i rat a distrtcta. Tbs Hearst
men expect la get part nT the tlatrtct del
egate, but th cojuserratJ,. wa hav
former Senator J. N. Camden. Jnrig J. 1I
Holt, th last democratic candidate for
governor. O. S. Mc Kinney and A. J. Wil
kinson elated for delegate at large, iiay
that tbe Hearst men will get nothing from
tbs state convention. The fire district con
vention meet in the forenoon and tb
tat convention in the afternoon.
E1GLAKD TO TAX In PORTED FLA I II
Relieved Improbable that Daty Can
Be Maintained n retrl-na.
LONDON. April IK. The budget state
ment to be made In the house of common
tomorrow night by Austen Chamberlain.
chnc-l)or of the exchequer, is anticipated
with the keenest Interest. Premier Balfour
today made an unintentional adminsion
that some new form of taxation Is con
templated. Tb government has arrived at con
clusion that a duty on petroleum would
be too unpopular. It would pre heavily
on tbe poorer rlasnea It i regarded as
practically certain that a duty win be
impused on imported flour.
POWELL WILL ITltD SO TkIFT.KG
111
Take Pnssesstn of Cnstoaas
linn sea if Keee-ssar.
SAN rOMINGO. April U. United States
Minister Powell Informed the minister of
foreign affair today that In th event f
any foreign power attempting to force a
settlement of th claim of it clUsens. ihu
excluding the claims or other nationalities,
he would In the name of his government
take immediate charge of all th customs
bouse of the government, place In each t
military guard ard protect them in the
name of United State rredttor. baaing hla
action ujon the recent decision of The
Hagu tribunal.
I VEsUOrn
FIGHTING IS REPORTED
Alleged that Heavy Lnsae Occur In
rnaglrt rar asnlcn.
SALON1CA. Europenn Turkey. April 35
Serious fighting bn t;..ken place between
Turk and Bulgarian at lipa near In nil r
Kapu la valley of the Vardar, sixty-two
mile from SiUocica). Many were killed on
both sides.
- Will Let Mad Msllah Alne.
LOXI-ON. April Ik Th British opera
tions against th Mad Mullak or Somali
land ended with the Mullahs escape into!
Italian territory recently. In the House i
of Common today War Secretary Arnold- j TOPEKA. Kan.. April H-The P.rk
Forster said the Mullah had sustained se- j hurst-r-avis Mercantile company today f, ed
vere losses in men nd animal and that , ,ut f(,r ..iui indemnity tgalr;t the To
hi fore a were rouTed and driven from the ! .k Water comnsr.r lnn,. f .v.. . i
nminrl firs x 1 r unilih tm nnw tir,nllr. '.
allv without anv follom-ine Brid therefor
I. V, Vu... A 1 A . 1,4
.. .. .-.. urv uvuiiui iiu-
tary opcratiuna.
ekmarlne Rent.
LONDON. April IS The submarine boat
"A 1." which wa run down by the steamer 1
Berwick Carl March IS, near th Nt b !
lightship, resulting in th loss of its crew
numbering eleven officers and nun, was
raised today.
PneAdent lnsnlls Return.
LONDON. April 1L Among tb pasaen-
! gar who win sail on th Whit Star lie
J staaarer Ooea nkc tram Liverpool. April JB.
for New Tork, will b M E. Ingall of
Cincinnati, prealdect ef the Big Four rail
road. Will Visit Austrian Emperne.
LONDON. April li Tb prtnc and prtn-
f Was, with thair suite, started
today for VsMin , wher they will visit
th emperor, Francis Joseph.
Resale Ei n prise Una luuuenuu.
ST. PETERfulURa. April lk-Tb m
prea Is ufferliig from luff nan, whtck
all it rjarWms- bore
NORTHERN SECURITIES CASE
AprJicetio- frr Irjmctitm Af idast Meet-
of BtMtLo.den Dk o.iiaed.
COMPANY HAS RIGHT TO REDUCE STOCK
Tie Chnueeller St a Ira la tbe A ft la a
brnught at Sew Tark Agalaat
Plaa af DU
trlbnttnu. NEW TORK. Ajiril II -Tb bearing in the
suit against th Northern Securities com
pany asking a restraining order acint the
announced method of distribution of that
after the distribution of stock had been
doHded upon.
Counsel for Mr. Venner demanded the pro
duction of the book, to which demand the
counsel for the Northern Securities oom-
p.r.y objected and tbe argument aaa pro-
traded. Mr. Thatcher, representing t.OOT
slart of stock, objected to any extension
being granted.
Counsel Tbompson for the petitioner ar
gued In support of the reqwrted injunc
tion, and former Attorney General John
W. Griggs replied on behalf of the North
ern Securities company. Th arguments
were continued this afternoon-
At the conclusion of the arguments Vice
Chancellor Bergen dismissed the applica
tion of the Continental Securities company
for an injunction against tbe meeting of
the stockholder of tbe Northern Securities
company on April 21. Tbe vice chancellor
stated that there was no question of tbe
right of tbe Northern Securities company
to reduce Its capita stock, which action
vet conceded to be legitimate, that no
proof had been presented that the proposed
method of distribution of the stock" would
be an Injury to the complainant; that the
decision of the l"nifd State circuit court
of appeal and of the United State su
preme court did not order any distribution
of the Northern Pacific and Great North
em railroad stock or describe any method
for their distribution, but that the decree
aimply prevented Ibe Northern Securities
company from retting any benefit from tbe
holding of those mock; that the stock
of those railroad are actual assets of
the Nrrrtbern Securities company and
therefor may be distributed to stockhold
ers as In the opinion of the court their
sale In th market would be tremendous
Injury to th public welfare; and that the
methods adopted and heretofore announced
for a distribution is irfectly fair.
He aald be would have to sustain th
contentions of the Northern Securities com
pany and he further remarked that any
interference on th part of tbe court wa
unwarranted and would work a bardahlp
on tb stockholders of tbe i niiifaiij
BURTON CASE KILLS DENNIS
f be ' it la It
Dies
Crwsa Brwnnlng Over lea.
nanf Fate,
ST. LOUIS. April 11 Physician who at
tended Major Hugh C. Dennis, president of
the Rial to Grain and Sec untie company
whose sudden death nded his connection
with th case In which United State Sen
ator J. R. Burton of Kansas waa recently
convicted, stated today that Major rennla'
death resulted from continual brooding over
the conviction and sentence of Senator Bur
ton. It waa becaua of his connection with the
Rialto company that Senator Burton- wa
convicted, and immediately after the Jury
had returned Its verdict against him Major
tennis hastened to converse with him at
his hotel apartments. From that time, the
physicians state, Dennis continually talked
of the Burton case and of his regret be
cause of tbe verdict found. He wa placed
under the close care of physicians and
nurses snd everything wa done to divert
his mind from the Burton case, but hs
clung tenaciously to it, denouncing himself
for having permitted Burton to becom a
representative of tbe company until h died
of congestion ef tbe brain.
POLICE GUARD NEGRO PUPILS
m Treaklf Manifest Between Rare
When Kansas City High
ftrhnnl O
KANSAS CTTT. April Rsc feel
ing in Kansas City. Kansas hu ap
parently died out. When the High school
opened today, a squsd of policemen wer
draan up in !lne at tbe main entrance to
see that the eighty colored pupil were
not molested by the W white. Boy and
girl ot both race took their accustomed
place and no sieu of friction wa dis
played. Tbe trouble grew out of tbe murder lajrt
week by a negro of a a hit boy, a fresh
man and the white had declared that th
nopro ebouid never again attend the school
NOVEL ACTION AT TOPEKA
alt Against "Water Cnrpnratlna
Reenver Fir Lessee Resulting
frnm Alleged Law Pressure.
legeo low .reure or water durir a a fir
, . i n u . ,L ,
' .
smx store or trie r.
firm The suit i hrojrht
by th eastern Insurance ctrmpame ui.c
loet in the fire.
BABY DISCOVERS SUICIDE
Bdy f Man t'nnnd Xenr St
t'karle
with Ballet Wound In Right
Temple.
ST. CHARLES. Me, April 18 -The dead
body of a man whose last name 1 up
poaad to hav been MoCabe was found late
! today lying near tb Missouri Kansas A
Texas railroad track about a mile from
her by a -yar-old boy. There was a bul
let boie through Lis right temple and th
only mean of Identiffication la a laundry
mark.
Hsrter Deeialnn TbW Week.
ST. PAUL. April IS No dadsloa waa
h nded down b th Unit d b.atri rirr.,1
court la t h mot ion of E II Her I ran and
ettlmrt of the Nontie-a kcu.itle af-
TMjra. Judaw Ba born lnf ed th Aese-
ct4 iTtmm inatthe declaim would I
i AecukA to Ik ora sf prepanuiak. .
WORK N EARING COMPLETION
JtsurM Exhibit Installed aad lr-
nareneati Planned fee Pi i sl
4 eat t Open EtSMltl.
FT. LOUIS. Apr. IS Japanese World
Fair commie! oner and merchant, and
officer and director of the exposition today
celebrated the complete installation of tbe
Japanese exhibit in tbe palace of Libera
Art. Tbe Japanese are tbe first to com
plete their extilbrL A luncheon was held
and several ddrense commending th
Jupanese for their promptness wer made.
The Japanese In return bestowed gold
medal upon President Francis and other
Worlds Fair officials. The medal bear
the Inscription in Japanese: Fifth Na
tional Industrial Exhibition of Japan." This
exhibition was recently held in Osaka.
WASHINGTON. April It Tentative ar
rangements have been completed for the
ceremony at the White House incident to
the opntrg of th Lonlmana Purchase ex
position at St Louis. " P. V. 1 Grsw. the
eastern pre representative of th exposi
tion company, discussed th ubjet today
with Secretary Leb. It was decided that
the ceremony should tske place In the east
room of the White Hsum at 1 p. tn east
ern standard time, rm Saturday, April ID.
The Justices of the United State supreme
court, the members of tbe diplomatic corps,
the pre ntdent pr tern nor of the senate and
the speaker of tbe house., together with a
few oth ir guests, will be Invited to be
present.
A special teiegraph long will be run
iiita the east room. This win afford a di
rect wire with tbe expoettlon grounds at
Bt. Louis. Promptly at 1 o'clock President
Roosevelt will press i the key which will
start the machinery of the fair. He then
will exchange with Pnesldent Francis of
the exposition company congratulatory
message. The m'1 swage will 1st sent and
received in the Whh Hnpuse by Captain E.
F. Montgomery. In charge of th telegraph
rooom at the executive office, while Mr
Im Graw will handle the Su Louis end of
the wire. Th ceremony. while brief.
promise to be Interesting and historic
HAS HAD PUBLICITY ENOUGH
s.lee-1 rraaiatls Vw Dtwi Prp
sltlnn tn lavestlnmte sa.nxi,
OOO Commissi Deal.
NEW TORK. April U. The arnunl meet
'r.g of th stockholders trf th United State
Steel corporation was held in Hoboken to
day. Th routine cf the year business
wa approved by th stockholders, aa also
were th change and amendment to tbe
by-law. These Include the action of the
board In abolishing th executive commit
tee and Id naming Judge Gary to act as
chairman of the board of directors.
J. R Allee made a motion that an per
sons not stockholders Who could not give
tht chsirman of th meeting good ground
for their presence should be excluded.
Judge Gary urged that the motion be not
purhed as the corporation courted pub
liolty. Mr. Alice's motion wa lost.
Mr. Allee offered a motion providing for
the appointment of a com mine of stock
holder to Investigate th present man-,
agemenu He said b did not charge mis
appropriation of fund, bat asserted that It
was a fart that over StlH).io had been
paid in commissions efct-jxirh bond coovnr
el on for less than rtf.BJu.' Ha wanted to
have tbe stockholder find out Just what
measure was necessary under such circum
stance. Judge Gary announced that proxies would
te voted against the resolution, but Mr.
Allee insisted on a stock vote and this
matter waa therefor voted on simultane
ously with the other matters for which tbe
meeting was called.
The retiring directors were af! re-elected
for the term of three yeans. Th A1W reso-
lution for tb appointment of an investigat
ing committee waa defeated.
SUEING THE WHISKY TRUST
vnekhnlder Ask fer lertlag far
Prsfti f American Spirits Mann
mctnrlnaT Cnmpaar.
NEW TORK. April 1. The action
brought by certain stockholders of the
American Spirit Manufacturing company,
known as tbe "Whisky trust," to compel
an accounting for the profits of thai con
cern, comes to trial today before Jut tic
Davis in tb supreme court. Over J13E.-
IKiOtn of authorised capital 1 represented
by the main defendant and it allied and
subsidiary companies. The plaintiff and
Frederick G. Reev of New Jersey in
vested about rfi.(KiO In the concern at the
time of the formation of tbe original com
pany, in August. lHMi.
The plaintiff tsk for an accounting, for
the return cf the property and assets al
leged to have been wrongfully diverted. f'ir
an explanation by the director concerning
their management of the concern, and to
set aside tiie transfers of mor than a
dn of the largHCt whisky plant In the J
country. It 1 alleged that diaUllerie with
plant worth se era hundred thousand
dollar were transferred to the trust for a
oonKsSeratlon of So
The rase now on trial has been long
ending Demurred ,, amended bills, an
swers and eupj'lementary answers have
lieen interposed from time to time, so thai
the real points at issue have never yet been
asned upon snd the main question to be
decided now comes befc-e tbe court.
ANXIETY FOR PROF. VERNER
After Afrienn Ptraale I rig rm
state, bsl Been Hear
fmm Recently.
ST. IWTIS. April U OfficlaJg of th An-
trropogirai department of the World . Fa
txpres great anxiety over th welfare of
Rev. T Verner. head of th school for
. , . . . ,
negroes at Tusc-gt. Ala., who left rK
1XIUIS
last Iecenibcr to visit th Congo
Free State. Africii. for the ptirtiose of se
curing member of tiie savge trilie of pig
rru iiis'Overed by explorer Henr- M.
Ftsnley. fir exliibitlun at the exposition,
lie ha not 1k n lieard from for two month
and it i f-m-ed he may have met hi
j death. His lftst btter a written on Feb-
ruury 1. juat after reaching Africa. He
expected to be in the interior a month and
to hav returned to St- Louis by this time.
WATER BLOCKADE BROKEN
Ortgta Sbnrt Use Rallrnnd Resumes
th Renting f Trnlns I
tb Cnast.
SALT LAKE CITT. April tf -After a
blocked cf two day, cauaed by numerous
waafaouu In the burnt river district of
eaa-ara c-egou atis in wtntem Idaho, the
; Oregon Sh'art Lin trmight resumed the
i -ti- of through train t th north Pa-
1 ptfic cuast over It owe line Flood waters
! have e tnjielled th sending of pn riser grr
Oreguu ad Wkulr,guai pouii ruun4
i eaorana
ROSEBUD BILL IS PASSED
Eon XodXcttios.! aUa ii Eenste te Keel
tis Views cf lis President
BOOM FOR SHAW FOR VICE PRESIDENT
Hwns Pnase tb Bill AIlwlnT
Bstend Entry f Secttan of
Uad In erasing District
f Kbrnhn.
From Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. April 18 (Special Tele
gram.) After several months of hard work
and persevering energy th South Dakota
delegation bad the aatisfactlon today of
witnessing the passage In tb aerial of
the Burke bill, which propose to ojien to
settlement tiC.MC acres of Indian land
in Gregory county. South Dakota. Tield
lng to a suggestion understood to have
oome from tbe White House, tK South
Dakota senators incorporated as Important
amendment in the MIL It i to tbe effect
that for the first three month of the
opening S4 an acre ahai be charged for
the land. After tbe land ha been on the
market three month, it Is to be sold for
SS an acre, and thereafter at tb rate of
C&D an acre
Tbe Roaehud bill parsed the house sev
eral months ago and was about to go
through tb senate when public attention
was directed to it by the Indian F.lgnt
association, whose representative con
tended that If the measure wa enacted
lnt law .n tbe form In ahlch It wa
presented in tbe senate tbe result would
b to rob the Indians of a fair price for
their reservation. Representation along
this fine were made to the president, who
suggested, it Is understood, that th land
should be sold for at least C an acre.
Repeated conference between the presi
dent on on hand and tbe South Dakota
delegation on the other were held, and not
until the letter irt of last week wa It
known definitely that the measure could
be passed without fear of a veto.
As soon as the bill is approved by the
president Representative Burke will take
up with the secretary of the interior the
question of regulations governing the sale
of th Rosebud landa
Pi 1 1 liege t Irrigators. I
The house committee on Irrigation today
reported favorably the Mondell bill, au
thorizing the secretary of the interior to
use and permit the us by those engaged
in construction of work under the national
irrigation law of earth, stone and timber .
from public lands and forest reserve.
Special Bmstevd Bill Passes.
The house today passed the experimental
public land measure applying to grazing
and nonirrlgable land of northeastern Ne
braska. The measure provides that home
stead entries In th district in question
may contain UO acres and that an entry
man owning land in the district may in
crease bis holdings to MO acre by taking
contiguous lands. Tb measure Is de
signed to demonstrate the utility of allow
ing aettlers to enter grazing land under
tb homestead art.
Shaw fnr Vic President.
Today decided boom was launched far
the nomination of Secretary Shaw for sec
ond place on the ticket with Mr. Rose-1
veil. It 1 understood that definite shape
has been given the movement by soma
leaders of tb republican party tn SA'aah-
ington.
It is stated that ths nomination of Mr.
Shaw would be entirely acceptable to the4
president, although be will in no wise
commit himself as to who- his running
mate shall be, believing that the matter
should be left wholly to the convention.
, Jt lf urrP(J lhat Mr Bh,w-, geographical
locatlon Is all that could tie desired and
in addition be is regarded as one of the
strongest men on tbe stump In the coun
try. It Is understood that Mr. Shaw cherishes
further political ambitions and that he ha
not resented occasional mention of htk
nam for vice president. A while ago It
looked as if th republican vice presi
dential nomination might be a foregone
conclusion, but with three or more candi
date In the field It may he possible to
evoke considerable enthusiasm at Chicago
in June over tbe vice presidential candi
date. Just bow long tb Shaw boom wfll last
ie problematic L but with Fairbanks in
the running from Indiana. Webster from
j NebraJlkll, Walbrldge from Missouri and
Shaw from Iowa the aestei u Btates art
getting ready to make a fight for second
place oa tbe ticket
W. A. Paxton left for Omaha ester -
daf.
LABOR LEADERS' CONFERENCE
nel Onmpee Fenr Pfcr slenl
Trnable May Grew Out ef
Onlnrndn filtunrtnn. ,
DENVER, April IK Consideration of tb
eight-hour and sntl-lnjunction meaHures
pending before oongre is. perhaps, tbe
most Important business of the quarterly
meeting of th executive council of the
American Federation of Labor which tie- j
gan in this city today. The Colorado lrior t
trouble will also b thoroughly discussed. 1
Referring to the course cf Uovernor
'
James H. Peal5y in dealing with strike
of metaJIferou and coal miner in this j
.
stale President Gompers. wno is nere,
said:
Te violation of the fundamental prln-
dpitn of our eountn- ha made Colorado I
a th rest of the civilised world. ' Leelde.
It rot men of the actual right fid pro
tection guaranteed them b tbs consti
tution. It appear to me that if law continue
wi" 'UTlp
, technical -gal conflict to a physical
; on. Thai would be the most deplorable
I thing we could have in a country or etat
i . ' , ' hiu.. form f sovernment.
PENNSYLVANIA MAKES SLATE
Demnerata Will Prnbnblr Besd Dele.
gmtea t tbe rnveatlen nt et.
Lnnls Wttbeat Instrnetlena.
HARRISBURG. Pa April U Tbe demo
crats of Pennsylvania at their annual con
vention In till city tomorrow will probably
make no declaration for any of the aspir
ant for president. Tbe delegate from this
state ts tbe St. Louis convention will prob
ably be bound by tb urJt rule.
Tb nomination of Justice Samuel G
Thomas of Philadelphia for supreme court
Justice to succeed himself for th full term
of tewenty-on year 1 conceded
Colonel Jame M Guffey. state chair
man: James P. K Hall. Robert E. Wngnt
and former Governor Robert Pattiaon wi!.
b the delegatas-al-la rge. Representative
kfltchler of Nortburaberland county an
nounced tonurbt that b would offer In the
ootivenUon a resolution instructing for
Judge Parker. Should be do so Colonel
Guftey ai l rt utiua wul b void
aswa
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fale end Warmer Tnesda i Wj e s es
ay l air.
Temperaunr at Omaha Yesterday i
Hear. Dear. Hear. Dei.
ft a. as . 1 p. M j
a. a X . as 4
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a. as 4X 4 p. ss r.
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SUMMARY OFJTHE WAR NEWS
Renewed Activity Knten In Land
Operations Alaag tb lain
River.
(Copyright, by New Tork Herald Co.. 10O4 1
NEW YORK. April 1. (New York Her
ald Service Special Telegram to The Bee.)
Diepatche from the theater of nar in
dicate a renewed activity on the part of
the Russian. Detachment cf troop have
reached points along the Talu not here
tofore kiiown to have been Included in
the plan of campaign, hlle at Kin Chou
it is reported the Japanese were driven
back while attempting to land from trans
ports St. Petersburg 1 deeply stirred by tb
Port Arthur tragedy and influential pel
sons are earnestly protesting against the
suppression of the new from the fitr east,
it was added a an instance of this that
it has now been discovered thht the
pere viet and the Bayan were clamaged
in the last attack by Togo, the latter very
seriously.
The report that Russia 1 about to float
an Immense war loan was confirmed, a
sharp fall in tbe securities cf that nation
on th board of the Bourse being attributed
to the knowledge that the negotiation for
the loan were tearing completion.
J AFS MASTERS OF THE ITt ATlO
Believed Weakened Rnastan Fleet
Gives Immense Advantage.
FT. PETERSBURG . April M. St. Peters
burg 1 flooded with rumor from aH direc
tions regarding the plan of th Japanese,
now that the Russian fleet at Port Arthur
I unable longer to menaxe their troop
trunsports.
The Associated Pres in a dispatch from
Port Arthur Sunday last gave twenty as
the number of Japanese transports re
ported s having been sighted steaming
In the direction of Tin Kcw. the seaport
of New Chwimg.
The activity of Vic Admiral Makaroff
fleet and tbe large army In the virinity
of New Owing Imposed caution, and it
Is believed made the Japanese abandon,
or at least postpone It, and caused ibem
to continue their advance towards Man
churia through Corea and consider disem
barkation and a flank movement at Taku
Shan.
Vice Admiral Togo's Immense superiority
enable hlra to bold the Russian squadron
In Port Arthur nfl Japanese transports
therefore, can safely pass through the
traits of P Chi Li and attempt to land
at the bead of the gulf of Liao Tung,
under the guns of the warships, as did
General Shafter's army at Dalqujry. Cuba.
It this should succeed th Japanese will
be in an rxoellcnt pnetrio trr execure a
Sank movement on Liao Tang or cut off
Port Arthur.
CORSAKS REStira I SI AL BISIAESS
Fill that Japanese Sller Respect
f lghts f Inhabitants.
SEOUL. April ZS. A dispatch from Ping
Tang, under yesterday's dale, received bare
at 7 o'clock this morning, say that the
country in the wake of tbe Japane army
1 resuming Its normal conditions. The
majority of It inbaMtant left their home
before the troops arrived, but r now re
turning. They hav learned that the Japa
nese soldier treat the people well, pay fiir
their supplies and are under etriel dis
cipline. Several thousand coolie are em
ployed, carrying rloe to the front at more
than the customary wages. Altogether
the Japanese army i giving t-n admirable
exhibition of order end self-restraint.
There is no looting or robberies, although
tbe soldiers rations are limited snd the
country is full of cattle, poultry and other
provisions which might tie taken. An en-
gagement with tbe enemy is not expected
immediately.
JAPA.EE MOIR CUKJim LOSS
Se viees In Hnnr ef Milarsf A r
Held nt Kbe.
NEW TORK, April 1. The restraint of
th Japanese rejoicing over the sinking of
the Petropavlork i In marked contrast
with former czhlhitions of public feelli.g,
say a World dlsjiatch from Kolie.
Tbe Osaka Mamich says: "While the
nation reiolces, tbe individual mourns the
death under such circumstance of th dis
tinguished and gallant Makaroff "
There was a great lantern procession at
Nagoya Saturday night. Cm thousand
whit lanterns wer carried in tcken of
mourning for the dead, and those bearing
the lanterns were preceded by banners ln-
criiied. "W sorrow unquencliably for
the brave Russian. Makaroff "
Tb band played funeral marches A
meeting of those in ths procession was
I - - H r iftltuv t t t -
'
1 Mim'B arart t a
i- - -
TFRRORIST i
faar CnBBBBUtea fteateue
f Man ea
ts Kill.
teteu f Plertlng
I ST. PETERSBURG. Aprtl Hi The emperor
lias extended iroiierlal clemency te I.
Gurrsbmnia ard two atx orr plu a no
were in tbe terrorist plot a hk h resulted
in the aaaaasinations of M. Loguuepoff.
the minister of Instruction, who was killed
by Karpevlt h three year ago: M. Slpia-
guine, tbe minister of the Interior, who
waa hot by Balscharwff two years ugo
and Governor Bogodanovltrh of Oufa, who
wa killed last year. Guershovnia and 1
accomplices were aectenred by a court
martial to be hanged, but th emperor
disapproved of lbs sentence, which 'fi
commuted to fifteen year lmprtsonnimit
at hard labor. Guershovcla is considered
to have been th chief of the plotter and
t b tb most dangerous of tbe Russian
lerrorlFta.
RISSIAVS ARE H1KI1G AV 1DV1KE
Rnmrs tkat tk Maerktng el n at as
ir ( art tea an Attack .
CEOUI. April li 1 p. m. Tbe commis
sioner pf custom at Gen in reports that
a stroi g Ruasi-n for, the number of
ulacb ts not known. 1 advuicttig on the
great south ruad. folioaing the inland
cuast of the provlnr of 6uth Hanuryung.
Th Ruaa .cs passed to th rear of Sun Jin.
which wa occupied by a scouting priy.
Th main body occupied Peuk Cl.yong.
eighty mile north of Gvna n. on April 17.
Tbe flanks and rear were expd with tbe
evident iuleotki uf drativi Jj'ii nss
attack from th T lis.
JAPS TRY TO LAND
Ecbeme rrnire'.sd br Ekssikns end the
Attempt Abasdoted it Top's Order,
Fleet Ti-adraws Afr Unnooosssfsl IUrt
on Eh ores ef Corv.B Eij.
RUSSIAN FIRE TOP WAFH FOR THE JAPS
Twictj Thousand Trocps st Tiku Cku
Are Veil Em-iuched.
MAKAROFF FOUND CONTACT MINES IN JUNK
Believed Ikal Ik Makaraf Clrensaa
lance Eaplnin Mystery lrrt
lag tb DettrselWa f th
Per r pa Invsk.
ST. mtiuEVhO. A'-rU 1S.-AJ! at
tctr.pt "d landing by Japanese trooi on the
shores of Corea bay. tut seen Port (Art hut
and th Talu river. April 11, was frustrated
by ths KusKii.n. A Japanese torpedo boat
flotilla scouted tbe shore of tb bay, but
wa received with such a heavy fir frotr
land batterlu at Tuku Sliaa, Shlng Tal
Tut, Tchanhe and Ledalno that It retired.
Vio Admiral Togo flagship then re
called nine transport nhich were on the
way to land troop. A staadron cf ten
warships protecting the t--u,' sports with
drew with them. Th iturslans have i.PC
trooiw concentrated at Tutu Shan.
Additional Derrtptln f Less.
In tiie dramatic description tf the sink
ing of the Pctropavlovrk off I'ort Arthur
wired from Liuo Yang last night by a Rus
sian corvsjKjnuerit of The Associated Press,
a portion ot the account referring to tbe
blowing up uf tb Petropavlosk waa de
layed. It is a (allows:
Moving at reduced speed, the Petro
pavlovsk. vajne abreast of Electric cnlT
Die uirj'edi.i boat were entering the
harbor, when suddenly from tbe star
board side of the PeiXkpaviosk s boa a
l.!te column shot up
T:.ere w a do. li muffled explosion and
the w hole ?gvi,li . june io ered witn
orar.ge-lirown r-iok ",'jjfi t-rtng a
broaatude." cr.ed a g.ner M.itcang be
side me. but thraugn siy tuaucuiara 1
taxed speechless and horror etrluken. I
couid see lrcgn.ms cf wreckage failing
from above tiie broi.tn rgging ol th lore
mast and flame of fire snooting out.
"She aitming; ene eiiikJUK.'' wailed
ome one oesilae nie. TSj ITet ropaviovtik
began to settle slowly by Uie neai heeling
far over to starboard nnt'i Its rail
under water. It bow hed already disap
peared and now th fareniest waa sinking.
I could still see the conning tvwer. Thea
it smoke-tck disappeared. They seemed
to fall through the water and the sea e
gan to engulf the luiun "last. It after
turret with 11 gun poiuiing ekywaro.
quickly vanished: then it stem. wrth
the port proie-ilor sull revolving. I could
see figure iirerate)r clutching at tbe
slippery huil and tongues of flam. A hist
explosion and ail wa wer. The flagship
was no mere.
Boat from the torpedo boat destroyer
Gadamak hurried la tbe seen of th
disaster. It was forty minute past la
the morning.
Makjam Fnn Minn In gwnkt.
It 1 anertcr) ta-- wth grant pisdtlvwaea -thavt
Russia ha purchased ww battleships
at Schick a atia Alblng.
As a result of the FnLr?parlosks disas
ter th admiraJty &a given orders that Ua
Baltic and Black sea fleets warslilps b
fitted with longitudinal bu.k leads and tbaU
th latvr te pierced o as t permit of
oommuiJaation between the waXer-tignt
compartments on either aide of the vesan'a.
Th enrreepardent of the Associated
Press lern that about a fortnight ag
Vice AdmirtJ Maljiroff telegraphed to Th
emperor that he had searched a number ef
suspicious-looking Chinese Junks whtuk
were hovering alout the entrance of th
harbor and found them loaded with vegeta
ble, but in the stern of one of tbtu was
a contact mine. This p'.o of Information,
Ftrer.gtbens th Jajaneae nrn version.
Japanese Traaisou Enenntc.
TTEN TF1N. April Ik From several
sources report crme that Japan flees
of over seventy trx eports are heading for
Jim Chou, north if Port Arthur.
Rnasln Sends Sub
, ne
ST. PETERSBURG. April li Ths first of
j fiv' new submarine boats building at St
Petersburg and forty wagon load of
ammunition wo oep tciied today to th
theater of war. Tbe submarine boat, which
was sent off In section, is clupilnaj in
shape and fitted with an Improved eiectriaal
apparatus for firing torpedoes which at Vt
claimed exiirrimeiits hav shown eaaCCb s
ously ln'roaaes the ollonsiv poa-er Of
lerjM'dfK.
ii all there are fourteen submarine boat
j'lunned or in course of construction wt il
! Neva work and it 1 expected thati all
will te ready for dhpaurh to the far aaat
' about the mid.l of July.
RECOVERING FROM DEPRESSIO
Rasstas Step Meernlag and Tarn tn
Fight wltk ilger.
FT. PETERPBURQ. April li-Thn
aut htiritle her are recovering from th
depre.aslon wliicb followed the last week a
disaster. They seem Imbued with kew and
feverish energy. The greatest activity
I i revuils. The public la mor aroused than
j at any time sine th war began and now
is th.rsttr.g for revenge.. Crowd gather
on the street. Tbe Ruas extra bulletin
board ase constantly surrounded, although
lmi fresh new l posted. The vivid eye
witness puturt of th loriiedo boat ght
arid th peirupavlovkk disaster trans
mitted from a Russian correspondent of tb
Ass"itfd Press, under date of Lino Yaaf
Manchuria, last night la reprinted her
and ifc ti.e 1 Ik of 6i Peirburg dfficl
and private nrclea, being the first con
nected aooount jiublished It also con
tained the first definite Information that
vice Admiral Mkaroff u at his post on
the bridge when the txpioaion occurred,
and ll put at rest all doubts aa to wher
tbe ship was struck. It went down bow
first, a the Victoria did and exactly as
Ma arofT own model did when, d"ing
a lecture which lie delivered tn IBM. he
demonstrated the lnstaldlily of heavilr
arruoteu ahips i d th iniposlbility at lbs
Urn of a di uster, by collision mat er
otherwise, of restoring the tguilibrluni of
such Heel monster
The adnuriUty sU'.. lacks definite data,
as to tb vaunt of the catastropba, ai
inougb the talk of a tc.ll.-r expioidun and
vubinarine bo t cin:mu
Tbe public show tu liilislioaiuon t Ao
cejt vice Adu.iral loa vetaion that his
nilne were resinbl. klembers of th
naval rUiff fr.r.sly aam:t that they d-
not know lt.e en use ol tbe disu-r, but
sum rif them aire dy are inclined to nm.it
tta probabiiity that the enemy a avowal la
true
"Perljii tiie rymery wi!l 1 hk thai
rf your Maine," id a member ef tb
hs va.1 s:ff 1 tbi correspondrr.t of tY.
Aaaoclated Preaa. "It wiU