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f The Omaha Daily BUSINESS MEN FIND WE BEE'S MARKET PAGE UNEXCELLED. t90H IS PRESIDENTIAL YEAR THE BEE KEEPS YOU POSTED ON POUTICS ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, 1904 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. Bee so r A WAR VESl ARRIVE TJnitad 6ttta Gvnbot ngieTtoBaak Up Negotiation! w "Bandit. PEOPLE IMPRESSED BY . N FLEET v Frighttnod Ea!danti oa th uukirti Art Moring Out of Hang. SECRECY REGARDING NEGOTIATIONS British and American BtpreiantatWas Sand Maisafef to i ml tan. MOROCCO EXECUTIVE MUST COME TO TIME ultan Wilt Hare to Recover Amer ican Now Being- Held by, tho Bandits or . Suffer the CMicvaenret, TANGIER. Morocco, May 8L-The United States gunboata Maroceo and Castlne ar rived here during the night. Completing, with the crullers Brooklyn and Atlanta which arrived yesterday, the American squadron sent here In connection with the kldiaplng by tha bandit, Ralsull, of Ion Perdlcarla, the American, and hla stepson, Cromwell Varley, a British subject. The population is deeply lmpresed by the as sembling of so many United States war vessels and people living outside the city are removing here for safety. Tha British and American representatives have sent a special courier to the sultan concerning the prisoners. The officials maintain strict secrecy regarding the ne gotiations in progress. A death has occurred on board on of the American ships. Funeral service wers held today, Tha British dispatch boat Surprise ar rived here during the day with the admiral from Gibraltar to' confer with the British n... .later In regard to tha kidnaping of Perdlcarla and Varley. Tha United State flagship Brooklyn saluted the Surprise. The Inhabitants of Tangier are uneasy and tha British residents outside the town have been requested py their consul to come to Tangier. Asks France to Help. WABlJQTON, May 8L Through Am bassador Porter, Secretary Hay has re quested tha French government to exercise Its good offices toward securing the release of Perdlcarla, the kidnaped American In Morocco. The French government has un dertaken the task and, because of it closer association with the various elements of Morocco, It 1 believed here that It can ccomfillsh mora than any other govern ment. The British government also Is act ing with great energy In behalf of young Varley, tha step-son of Perdlcarla. Admiral Chadwlck is not expected at present to land a party from his fleet, but It 1 stated positively ...thai if lUaonill ex, voutea his threat bt killing his captives this government will Insist that lie be run down and executed at any cost. It is expected at . the Navy department that the South Atlantic squadron, now at Tangier, will be reinforced today by the European squad ron, commanded by Rear Admiral Jewell and consisting! of the Olynipla, Baltimore and Cleveland, which left the Axores Sat urday. The' battleship Iowa left Horta. Axores, today for . Llsba, whither it was preceded by - the battleships Kearsarge. Maine and Alabama of Rear Admiral Barker's squadron. The Perdlcarla matter was discussed at some length at today's cabinet meeting. Chadwlck Sends Cablegram. Thi cablegram has been received at the Navy department from Rear Admiral Chadwlck, commanding the South Atlantic squadron at Tangier: ' Th selsure of the American cltlsen was by Insurgent chief so as to bring pressure on the sultan of Morocco to secure tha de mands of the tribe. Our sense of the gra vity of the case Is shown by the presence of the American squadron and will un doubtedly cause the earlier yielding by- the ults n of Morocco to the demands of the chief, which Is the only safe means of re leasing captive. There Is the highest authority for th Statement that an attack on Tangier or an expedition against the brigands will b fol lowed by th immediate murder of the cap tive. . At the Instance of Secretary Hay no In struction will be sent Rear Admiral Chad wlck for tha present, pending tha result of tha representations of Ambassador Porter at' Paris to tha French government re questing the exercise of Its good office in obtaining the release of the captlvea. Instrnet French Minister. PARIS. May 81. Foreign Minister Del casse. In consequence of a communication from tha State department at Washington transmitted through Ambassador Porter, baa telegraphed Instructions to the French minister at Tangier to use his utmost en deavors to obtain the release of Perdlcarla and Varley. American officials are hopeful that the French Influence with the Moroccan gov ernment, together with the presence of the American fleet at Tangier, will secure an adjustment of tha affair. Reports through French official channels show that Ralsull's demand for ransom Is $70,000. The American view Is that If tha ransom should be paid through the family of Per fllcarts Raaull could be dealt with subse tuently and tha money restored to tha tsmlly, but French official who are fa miliar with the situation In Morocco art less sanguine of a aettlement owlrlg to claim that Ralsull has put forward which threaten to raise political and International entanglements. According to Information received at the Foreign office he requires the aultan to give him a subordinate kingdom with the right to levy taxes throughout a region embracing thirty-eight square kilometre, lying directly along the main route from Tangier to Fes. Officials say Rnlsulf would thereby become one of the dominant polit. tal factors In Morocco. Ilaliull Loeklas for Tower, ' Moreover Ralsull' demand that' he may lavy tsxes on travelers on the main route to the capital la considered untenable. Re ports received show that the sultan Is ready to psy the ranaom, but that he I un willing to ylnld to the political ambitions of Ralsull. However, the French minister at Tangier secured the release of a French Man held under similar clrcumatances by enlUUng the Influence of chiefs of tribes and 'th Bhereffian authorities, and hop Jhat similar Influences will prevail now. ' Th French authorities ar not likely to view favorably the svtxure of a port or th landing of trnopa, being of th opinion that th Monroe doctrine should cut both wsys. It Is pointed out that an expedition Inland would be wholly Impracticable owing to FUNERAL OF SENATOR QUAY Remains of Distinguished Pen nay 1 vanlan Ar Laid to Rest In Cemetery at Beaver. BEAVER, Pa., May 31. For two hours today during the funeral services over tha remains of Senator Matthew Stanley Quay business, it was announced, would be sus pended throughout th entire Beaver val ley. Arrangements were made that not a wheel should revolve In any of the numer ous mills and workshops In the towns of Beaver, Rochester, New Brighton, Beaver Falls and nearly a doaen other centers for miles around. In this place. Senator Quay's old home, the streets were thronged with crowds from tho surrounding towns, anxious to pay their last tribute to the dead states man. During the earlier hours the real donee of the late senator was closed to the outer world and those who were closest to him In lit spent the last hours with tha dead free from Intrusion. A private service was held at the house and under a guard of honor from tho Beaver Grand Army of the Republlo post the remains were removed to the First Presbyterian church, where for three hours the public was given an opportunity to look for the last time upon tha face of the dead senator. All day yesterday and today floral trib utes have been arriving In Beaver. They have come from all parts of the oountry. The flowers are being taken to the churoh. In accordance with the wish of the family the names of the senders of those tribute are not being made public The leave-taking In the home was silent and sad. There were brief service by Rev. J. R. Ramsay, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian church, consisting of a prayer and a few brief words of consola tion to the family. Only the family went up to the little bedroom above the sen ator' beloved library and took a last look at tholr dead. Mrs. Quay broke down again and cried as she did by her hus band' bedside on Saturday afternoon when the physicians told her he was dead. V On of tha first arrival here was Gov ernor Penny-packer, who with ex-Lieutenant Governor Walter Lyons and a number of relatives of the lata aenator came in the train. The party was at once driven to the Quay home. Every train brought on persons of promi nence In the state and country who wanted to be present for the last sad rite. A large silk American flag was draped across the casket and no other decoration marked it. During tho time the body lay in state several thousand people viewed tha re-1 mains. At the public services a committee of the United Slates senate waa in charge as a guard of honor The service were marked by simplicity, i Rev, D. Appleton Bash of the Methodist Episcopal church offered the opening prayer. A passaga from the scriptures waa read by Rev. Mr. Fields of the Church of Christ and Rev. J. 8. Ramaey, pastor of the Presby terian church, delivered the funeral oration. The closing prayer was offered by Rev. R. P. Miller of the United Presbyterinn churoh. The organist and choir from the Christ Methodist Episcopal church of . Pittsburg furnished' the music., the -quartet singing Senator Quay' favorite 'hymns,' "Lead, Kindly Light" and "Abide with Me," The remains at the close of the service were' conveyed to the family plot in th Beaver cemetery for Interment. Among th floral tributes was a great wreath of American Beauty roses and whie peonies with maidenhair fern interwoven from President Roosevelt. COURT SUSTAINS 0LE0 LAW Salt Brought In Test Case to Recover Penalty for gelling: Bogus Butter. - ' WASHINGTON, May 81. The supreme court of the United States, In an opinion by Justice White, today upheld the consti tutionality of the oleomargarine law. Ieo W. McRay sued the United States In the southern district of Ohio to recover 50 paid by him as a penalty for the sale of a rUty-pound package of colored oleomar garine containing a stamp tax of three quarters of 1 cent a pound, instead of 10 cents a pound. McRay' .counsel argued first that al though' th oleo waa colored to look like butter, tha color waa obtained by the use of butter, which waa Itself artificially col ored, but .the use ns an Ingredient of the oleo was authorized by law, and. second, that the tax of 10 cents-pound wan pro hibitive and confiscatory and an attempted federal usurpation of the police powers of the state. Th court said tha tax contemplated the finished product find not the details of manufacture. If the oleo was colored It should have th higher tax and If uncol- ored the lower tax, regardless of how ob tained. As to the amount of the tax th court said It waa aettled that the court could not consider the amount of any tax fixed by . congress, this being a purely political function. ' The court, therefore, affirmed the Judgment of tha lower court, upholding the validity of the law and tha tax. The chief Justice and Justices Brown and Peekham dissented. The court also upheld the vslldlty of tha law In the cases of Schick and Broadwell, coming here from Chicago. In these cases the court, in an opinion by Justice Brewer, held that the fact that in the trial of their csaea the defendants waived the right of trial by Jury did not Invalidate the verdict, which was against them. MURDERER GETS NEW TRIAL Kills Son In Circus Tent When Mob Threaten Him with Violence for Another Crime. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., May Sl.-John M. Speyer, a circus performer, who killed his young son In a tent at Kansas City In 1902 by cutting his throat with a knife and who was found guilty and sentenced to twenty yesrs In the penitentiary, was granted a new trial today on a technicality. Ppeyer had been accused of assaulting a young girl atod when threatened by a crowd he killed the boy. believing, as he said afterward, that he would be lynched and not desiring the child to live alone. Spcyer's wife Uvea at New Orleans. STRIKE REACHES A CRISIS Three Thousand Machinists Walk Out at Chicago to Prott.l Against . New Order. CHICAGO, May SI? Three thouaand ma chinists employed by th companies that compose the Metal Trades association, went on strike tonight aa a protest sgalust th ten-hour day. No effort will be made to operate the . shops until Thursday. The ten-hour day was Inaugurated by th em ployers for th purpoa ot bringing tU jitrlka. A dial SEE NO SIGN OF A BREAK Espnbliaani at 8pr ngflld Eipaot Bo nomination for Sararal Day. ALL ASPIRANTS CLAIM FORMER VOTES Illinois State Convention Assembles After Ten Days Vacation, with. Ho Appnrent Change la the Situation. SPRINGFIELD, May 31.-The republican stat convention, after a session lung an hour and a half aud after taking three ballots for governor, adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow without having broken the deadlock. The convention after an eleven-day recess, reconvened at 2:12 this afternoon. There waa a manifest falling off of enthusiasm. Governor Yates wa cheered as he entered, a few minute be fore the conventiou was called to order, but the entry of the other candidate was unobserved. Chairman Cannon opened the proceedings by having read the rule of the house of representatives, which, among other things, prohibits smoking on the floor of the house. "Gentlemen." said Chairman Cannon, "you have adopted that amongst other rules. The chair cannot enforce that rule without the co-operation of the delegates. and the chair desires to know what the will of the convention is?" Then ha put to a vote the question of enforcing the "no smoking rule" literally everywhere in the hall. The affirmative vote was practically unanimous, and th chairman then gavs peremptory Instructions to the assistant sergeanta-at-arm and the police to see that all smoking In the hall wa pre vented, delegates who do not cease when requested to be reported to the chair for the action of the convention, and persons not delegate , who persistently violate tha rule to be ejected from the hall. Silent on Chewing. "How about the chewing?" inquired a delegate, amid laughter. Chairman Cannon, who, while refraining from smoking, has been chewing tobacco pretty freely during the monotonous dead lock, answered gravely: "The resolution la silent on chewing." (Laughter.) The roll was then called for the fifty ninth ballot. There was trouble over the vote of Bureau county. C. P. Lovejoy chal lenged the vote as announced. Delegate Dalsell of Bureau replied that Lovejoy was nel tiier a delegate nor an alternate. Chair man Cannon after consulting the official list of delegates, said that LoveJoys name appeared on the roll as a delegate. Dulzell replied that a new lint had been made up by tha county committee, but Chairman Cannon said that until the new list was presented to tne convention and accepted it could not be recognized. "I desire to be recorded for Richard Tate," said Mr. Lovejoy, "The gentleman will restrain hi seal," aid the chairman, "and we will proceed under the rule." (Laughter.) The roll of the Bureau delegation wa called. There waa a controversy as to how the six absent delegates should., b voted. Finally they were voted I for Lowden, I for Deneen, 1 for Pierce. The vote of the delegation then stood: Yates, 1; Lowden, t; Deneen, 6; Hamlin, 1; Pierce, L Three Vote for Larimer, Judge Solon Phllbrick of the Champaign delegation created amusement by lnadvent ently casting "thre vote for Lorlmer," which he changed to "Lowden." , The changes on tha fifty-ninth ballot from the fifty -eighth, th last on taken before th recess, were aa follows: Sixteenth ward, Chicago, Deneen lost 1 to Lowden; Edward county, Warner lost 1 to Yates; Jackson, Yates gained 2, Low den 7, Hamlin 1, all from Warner; Laaalle, Sherman gained 1 from Pierce; Madison, Hamlin gained 1 and Sherman 1 from Low den; Mason, Yates gained 1 from Warner; Menard, Hamlin gained 1 from Yates; Pe oria, Hamlin gained 2 and Sherman 2 from Lowden; Richland, Hamlin gained 1 from Warner; Union, Yates gained 1 from Warner; Woodford, Lowden gained J from Hamlin. Tho fifty-ninth ballot resulted: Yates,, 487; Lowden, SMi; Deneen, 883 Mi ; Hamlin, 116; Warner, 41; Sherman, 50; Pierce. 21 On the sixtieth ballot the changes were slight. The ballot resulted: Yates, 484; Low den, rS98H; Deneen, R83V4; Hamlin, 113; Warner, 42; Sherman, 63; Pierce, 28. The sixty-first ballot resulted: Yates, 484; Lowden, 398Vi; Deneen, S84H; Hamlin, 116; Warner, 40; Sherman, 61; Pierce, 28. At 8:46, on motion of W. F. Burke of Cook, seconded by E. J. Murphy of Will, the convention took a recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. FIGHT IS EXPKCTKD AT DETROIT State Convention Promises to Settle Factional Differences. DETROIT, May SI. The democratlo state convention to elect delegates to the na tional convention at St Louis will convene here at noon tomorrow. It is expected that thers will be a flght to the finish between the so-called conservative and radical wings of the party. While National Committee man Daniel J. Cam pa u is avowedly in favor of Judge Parker of New York for tha presidential nomination, Mr. 'Campau and his supporters, who comprise tha conserv ative element, are demanding only an un Instructed delegation. , On tho other hand, Frank L. Fowler of Manistee, a leader of the ao-called Hearst faction, today refused to affirm the asser tion that he was a Hearst supporter and declared he waa simply "anti-Parker." Law ton T. Hemans ot Mason, Ingham county, minority leader in the stat house of dele gates, wa chosen by the state committee today temporary chairman. Th state committee decided to combine the state nomtnatlng and the judicial con vention and nominate a state ticket and three Justices of the supreme court at Grand Rapid. August 8. District caucuses will b held tomorrow morning at which district delegates to th national convention will b nominated subject to th ratification of th convention. Th Campau following ar conceding two district to th Hearst faction, which Is led by Lewi O. Stevenson of Battle Creek and Charlea 8. Hampton of Detroit, secre tary of th stat central committee. These districts ar th Fourth and Fifth. Th conservatives claim th remaining ten. On th other hand, Messrs. Stevenson and Hampton have been claiming seven dis trict for Hearst and tonight Impartial ob server have been counting th Third, Elsv. enth and Twelfth' district a possible Hearst districts In addition to th Fourth and Fifth. Th unit rule will. In all probability, gov ern th Michigan delegation to St. Lout. It is conceded that National Committee man Campau will b one of the four dele-gates-at-large. and State Chairman Thomas Barkwlth of Johnson will probably be an other. For th remaining two place there ar several candidate in both th radical &U4 t0JlefyaXlK XacUofij r ARGUE DENNIS0N EXTRADITION Applicant Appear Before Governor and I'rge Action la Extradi tion Case. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. May 81. (Special Telegram.) Elmer E. Thomas, attorney for the Omaha Civic league and the Jewelers' Protective association, and County Attorney Fallon of Harrison county, Iowa, accompanied by United State Marshal George M. Chris tian, appeared before Governor Mickey to night and argued In spirit of their plea that the governor honor the requisition Issued by Governor Cummins for the return to Iowa of Tom Dennlson, charged with re ceiving stolen property. Attorney General Prout sat with the governor and the two will take up the matter Thursday morning to consider it Dennlson wa neither preaent or repre sented, consequently the procedure wa a reversal of the usual order, inasmuch as It has heretofore been customary for the accused to protest Instead of the state hav Ing attorneys present to prosecute. It was fairly brought out by the queatlons asked by the governor and General Prout that It Is the Intention to take Dennlson to Iowa to answer to the charge of receiving stolen property and then, falling to convict him on that charge, to try him aa an accom plice In the robbery of Pollock, though no definite answer to a direct question on this line could bo secured from the two at torneys. Mr. Thomas admitted that It would be Impossible to extradite Dennlson on the charge of robbery. Mr. Thomas, who did most of the talking, told the governor that In the absence of protests from Dennlson It was his duty to honor the requisition. Governor Mickey cited him to the state ment credited to Governor Cummins when issuing the requisition that it was the busi ness of Nebraska's governor to look after his own citizens, which brought forth a vociferous denial from Fallon of the press statements accredited to the Iowa governor. Filed with the requisition was an affi davit by ShercllfTe,' the convict upon whose testimony the Iowa officers expect to se cure a conviction, which la familiar his tory. Mr. Fallon admitted that a portion of the affidavit was merely answers to questions he asked ShercllfTe with the questions not recorded, but stated that ShercllfTe had dictated some of It himself. Tho attorneys argued that it waa the duty of Governor Mickey to honor the requisition because the papers had been properly made out, and when the governor auggested that It might be his duty to fol low the precedent of Governor Cummins and Investigate whether or not Dennlson was ever In Iowa, he was promptly antag onised by Mr. Thomas. It was argued further that en indictment under the law, sustained by an affidavit, was sufficient grounds for the governor to act. Mr. Thomas' attention was then called to the two affidavits filed which contradicted each other In showing the contents of the fa mous "O. K." telegram alleged to have been received by ShercllfTe from Dennlson, but which has not been produced In the evidence. Almost the entire argument was upon a ' question of law, Mr. Thomas diverging once or twice to tell that Dennlson was an adept in protecting himself arid Governor Mickey to ask the lawyer what they were doing there. Fallon said Mr. Christian had invited him to come along and that he had Invited Thomas, realizing that the latter would be better prepared to argue the question. BELLWOOD IS GREATLY EXCITED Man Accused of Committing: Assault on Little Girl. BELLWOOD, Neb., May Sl.-(Speclal Tel egram.) The citizens of Beliwood were greatly r.gltated yesterday and all they lacked was a leader for a "hemp party." A man named Coffin from David City entered a dwelling occupied by a family named Wilson, a widower. Wilson was at work In the country and left his 13-year-old girl to take care of his house. Shortly after Coffin was seen to enter the house the window curtains were lowered, which was observed by near neighbors, who gave the alarm and Immediately sent for the girl' father. A crowd surrounded the house and kept watch until the father returned, when he forced an entrance to th house and found Coffin alone with the child. The angered father brought the man out 'and, assisted by an excited crowd, landed him In Jail. He begged for mercy from them, claiming he had not assaulted tha child. He was finally taken to David City and lodged In Jn 11. The girl related to her father that Coffin, who Is abut 40 years old, haa been running after her for several months and that she has been In his com pany often before. His trial will come off before this term of court. CAUSES DEATH OF LITTLE GIRL Dell Sweet of Holt County Held on Serious Charge. NORFOLK, Neb., May 8L (Special.) The air Is full of ugly talk in Norfolk and O'Neill because of the dastardly crime with which Dell Sweet, a farm hand, I charged and as a result of which the lit tle 6-year-old girl, Maudie Stortz, is dead. Sweet was an employe on the Stortz farm at O'Neill. Through his brutality the lit tle girl, hardly big enough to talk and walk, was given the most loathsome of dlseaae. A few week ago she waa brought to Norfolk for treatment in a' hospital here. Gradually she grew worse and now she Is dead. Excitement ran high at O'Neill upon receipt of the news of ths victim's death. ' Dell Sweet 1 in Jail there awaiting the charge which will be filed against him. The charge may b murder. Democrats Oppose Fusion. EMERSON, Neb., May 81. (Special Tel egram.) The Dixon county democratic convention wa held here today. I. Con ner was chairman and J. M. Purley sec retary. W. P. Smith, cashier of the Wa tcrburg State bank, was nominated for representative. No nomination wa made for county attorney. The question of fusion elicited great debate, there being a strong sentiment against it, but the matter waa finally left for th county central committee to de cide after the populist convention, June 18. The resolutions endorsed Bryan and the Kansas City platform. HARDING REFUSES DEMANDS Employe the Missouri Paeldo Will Tak Grievances to tho Feder ated Board. ST. LOUIS, Msy 11. After a consultation with Vice President and General Manager Russell Harding of th Missouri Pacific railroad today a committee representing tha telegraphers employed by the Missouri Psrlfio and Iron Mountain systems an nounced that certain demands which had been refused by Mr. Harding will b placed In th hands of th federated board, which will meet her next Monday, lot adjust. rne&U STAYS BOARD OF TRADE CASE OnUida Broken Can Still TJia Quotation! if Tkaj Can Oat Them. CUTTING DOWN POLITICAL PATRONAGE Appointment In Forestry Service to Be Made on the Merit System in tho Fature by Promoting; Subordinates. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, May 81. (Special Tele gram.) On motion of Charles D. Fullen of Ottumwa, la., th United States supreme court today granted a writ of certloizari di rected to the circuit court of appeal at Chicago, which I in th natura of a stay of proceedings of the case of the Board of Trade of Chicago in Its efforts to prevent outsiders from using Its quotations. The circuit court of appeals on Friday last granted a permanent Injunction against these outside brokers and a mandate would have Issued tomorrow, but for the prompt action of Mr. Fullen In preparing his brief, applying for a writ and In hurrying to Washington to appear before the supreme court today. There was almost an Iden tical case in the Eighth circuit, which em braces Iowa, Nebraska and other western states, which was decided by Judge Shlras In a very able opinion In which he took a diametrically opposite opinion to that of the Chicago court. The United States u preme court today acted promptly. A re cess of five minutes wa taken for the pur pose of considering the plea of Mr. Fullen, which Is almost unprecedented, and Mr. Fullen believe that it Indicates a disposi tion on the part of the supreme court not to be influenced by the opinion of the Chi cago Judges. "In any event," aald Mr. Ful len tonight, "the Issuance of th writ will serve as a stay of proceedings for two yesrs and will prevent the Board of Trade from monopolising the quoted price of wheat, corn, and other grain and product traded In on that board. Lea' for the Politician. President Roosevelt is determined, so far as may be possible, to take all appoint ments in the forestry and Indian service of the Interior department entirely out of the realm of politics and in the future have these appointments made on the merit system. The president today wrote a letter to Secretary Hitchcock advising him that appointments In the forestry serv ice are not being regarded as congressional patronage and he haa already advised sev erl western senator and congressmen who have called upon him aa to these appoint ments that hereafter merit will be the sole consideration. It Is the policy of President Roosevelt and Secretary Hitchcock to fill vacancies wherever possible in the list of forest reserve suoirvlsora by promoting men from the pool.lon of head ranger, thus recognizing faithful service to the govern ment. The determination Is in keeping with the effort of the president and th Interior department to. cause a general cleaning up of the public land service In view of recent scandal and to keep th ervice above reproach. Another decision of the president and In terior department which wa , recently made known will have a tendency to reduce the amount of federal patronage at the disposal of senator and members In west ern states. This Is the aettled policy of the administration to place Indian reserva tions as far aa possible in the hands of bonded superintendents Instead of Indian agents. The bonded superintendents will be selected usually from the Indian service and outsiders will have little chance of get ting these places. Farm for Sale. It has been recommended by the super visor of Indian schools, J. F. House, that the Indian farm attached to the Indian school at Pierre be sold, provided a rea sonably fair price can be obtained for It. The only reason for selling this farm Is that it is located some five miles from the school and this distance is considered too great to render It valuable for practical purpose of teaching Indian pupils Ideas of agriculture. A farm nearer the main school la desired if the old farm can he sold without loss to the government. Oliver' Clinton Carpenter of South Da kota was awarded a gold medal for debate In the graduation exercises of the depart ment of law, Columbian university, to night. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Several Kebrnakn Postmaster Get av Raise. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, May 81.-(Speclal Tele gram.) Under the annual readjustment of salaries ot presidential poat masters, these changes are announced today: Nebraska Increase: Atnsworth, $1,100 to 11,200; Alliance, $1,900 to 82,000; Alma and Ashland, 81,500 to 81.600; Aurora, 81.800 to $1,000. South Dakota Increase: Alexandria and Salem, $1,300 to $1,400; Arlington and Parks ton, $1,200 to $1,300; Bell Fourche and Lake Preston. $1,200 to $1,400; Dead wood, $2,400 to $2,600; Elk Point, $1,600 to $1,600; Gettysburg, $1,100 to $1,200; Mitchell, $2,300 to $2,400. De crease: Armour and Centervllle, $1,600 to $1,400; Brooking, $2,200 to $2,100; Desmet, $1,600 to $1,400; Ipswich, $1,300 to $1,200; Mont rose, $1,000 to fourth class; Scotland, $1,400 to $1,800. South Dakota postmastera appointed: Kransburg, Codington county, Henry A. Maekool, vice John M. Nlll, resigned; Pres ton, Lawrence county, Mrs. Annie T. Rice, vie 8amuel M. Jackson, resigned. , Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska Spencer, regular, Clyde Burrlll; substitute, John R. Burrlll. Iowa Dexter, regular, Addison L. Myers; substitute, Herbert Hawley. Montrose, regular, Clarence C Reed; substitute, Robert Allen. Sioux Cen ter, regular, Andrew Ellerbroek; substi tute, Peter Ellerbroek. NEW MAYOR NOW IN BALTIMORE E, Clay Timanus Takes Oath of One In Succession to Mayor Mr Lane. BALTIMORE. Msy 81. President E. Clay Timanus of the second branch of tha city council, took th oath of office a mayor of Baltlmor today, beoomlng th uccessor to Robert M. McLane, who ended hi U f yesterday by a platol shot Under a provision of th city charter Mayor Ttmanu will erv out th remainder of Mayor McLane' term of three years Mayor Tlmaous I a republican. H an nounced today that it I too early for him to definitely outline what his policy may bo, b'lt it i not believed that be will undertake to undo th appointment of hi predecessor, who wa a democrat Mayor Timanus 1 a reading manufacturer of this city, director In a national bank and a prominent member of th Chamber of Com merce nd other business associations. H is 41 year of ag and haa been a manner .of tha city, council several tlmaa. NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Shower Wednesday nnd In Kaat Por tion Thursday) Warmer Thursday. Hour. Dear. Hour. Den. S a. m 4 1 P. m 72 A a. u 63 8 p. m T4 T a. m e4 a p. m Ti 9 a. m 6.1 4 p. m Tl B n. m S B p. m TO 10 a. u 4M O p. m s 11 a- an...... ft T p. m K4 ID m TO 8 p. m UT 9 p. m 61 C0REANS FLY FROM RUSSIANS Russian Cavalry Said to B la Close Pursuit nnd Have Cnt Telegraph, (Copyright by New Yor Herald Co., 1904.) I- AM HEUNG. May SO (via Seoul. May 8L) (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) The Corean garri son and the officials from Pug Chun passed through here at midnight In full flight to ward the south. They report 700 Russian cavalry following them closely. Tho Rus sians are now arriving her and the wire are destroyed. (Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 1904.) SEOUL, May 31. (New York Herald Ca blegramSpecial Telegram to The Bee.) Fears are entertained here for the safety of the Japanese garrison and settlement at Wonaon. as Russian cavalry is reported south of Ham Heung. Reinforcement are being aent to Wonson from Ham Heung and Plug Yang. (Copyright by New York Herald Co., lftn.) WONSON, May 80 (via Seoul. May. 81.) (New York Herald Cablegram Special Tel egram to The Bee.) The telegraph line to Ham Heung were broken this afternoon. Corean soldier Just arrived from Ham Heung report Russian cavalry moving south. SMALL GARRISON NOW AT SEOl'L Considered Amply Sufficient for All Purposes. (Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 1904.) SEOUL, May 81. (New York Herald Ca blegramSpecial Telegram to The Bear Reinforcements sent to Ping Yang and Anju have reduced the strength of the local garrison to about 2,000, which Is con sidered Bufficient, aa any Rusalan. attempt via the east coast against Seoul would be speedily known through the nuinerou Jap anese quada located in every village to the north and east. Furthermore, these could be easily used to reinforce Seoul. No local disturbances are feared, the Corean court being completely dominated by the Japanese Influence which Is dally strength ened by the substitution of Japanese prot eges even in the lower strata of Corean officialdom. Attempts to persuade the emperor to re move hla residence to the Eaat palace, where they would be entirely outside Euro pean Influence, are thus far futile. Mem ories of the riots of 1894 are still strong In the imperial mind. The expected and needed reforma In the Corean government are aa yet unapparent requiring strong measures before consum mation. The emperor' chief advisors are still court women. Contrary to the reports, the Japanese are pushing with great eneragy the con struction of the military railway from Seoul to Wiju. Bteamer load of material are constantly arriving and thousands of uni formed workmen and engineers are busily engaged ' on the earthworks and timber trestle bridges. The greatest activity pre vails everywhere. The people of northern Corea are en tirely favorable to the Japanese occupa tion, having suffered heavily under the en forced provisioning of Russian troops, which the perfect Japanese commissariat precludes. Japanese transport have now landed supplies, men and horse at Antung for th main army. The previous ea bases at Chemulpo and Chinnampo ar used only for local garrisons. The first detachment of newspaper corre spondents quartered at Antung wa not permlttod to proceed further. The Japanese front now extend from Kuena . Tien, forty miles east of Feng Wang Cheng, to Feng Huang, and from Hsiu Ylen to Polandilu. The Intermediate country I ptrolled by strong scouting par ties, easily reinforced from the Manchuria lltoral, Antung, Takushan. Pltzewo and Kin Chou. In the opinion of military officials here the Japanese are not satisfied with the oc cupation of Hal Cheng, an In 1894. but will push on against Llao Yang and then to Mukden. The necessity of protection for a lengthy line of communication preclude Harbin from the plan of campaign. Desultory Russian raids on the eastern Corean coast are futile, except for Intelli gence purposes, the only effect being to chang the previous favorable Corean sen timent there against the Ruanlana, aa the depredations fall most heavily on the na tive. Frequent glimpses of a strong Japanese fleet crtilnlng off the east coast Indicate that a close watch Is kept on the Vladivo stok vquadron by the Japanese. Japanese wrecking operations on th Russian cruiser Varlag ot Chemulpo are being continuously pushed. All euns snd other moveables have been removed to Saebo. Tho ralelng will be difficult, as the Varlag lies on its port side, deep In the mud, which I continually oozing through the great rent amidshlp made by tha Japanese shells. It is estimated that the cost of putting th ship in commission will bo 1.560,000 yen. JAPANESE MAY HAVE MIKED Gl'LF Vladivostok Fears that Enemy Hn Sunk Mine Kear Fleet. VLADIVOSTOK, Monday, May 80,-It la believed from information received her that th Japanest have mined Peter the Great gulf, on which this town 1 situated, a task easy of accomplishment, becaus of the recent heavy fogs. One small Corean ailing vessel waa blown up yesterday. Tha region Is quiet ao far aa military operatlona are concerned. CHINESE HAVE KECKS STRETCHED Raaalaa Cntrh Mongolians SlgnnJIna; th Japanese Fleet. LONDON. June 1. The Morning Post's correspondent t Shanghai luarrm that th Russian hanged a nunrber of Chinese who had been caught algnalllng to the Japanese fleet neur Vladivostok. Movemwnta of Ocean Vessels May 81. At New York Arrived: Statendam from Rotterdam; C'evlc from Liverpool. Sailed: Kron Prlns Wllhelm for Mverpool; An rania for Liverpool; Noordam for Rotter dam; Slcllia for Naples and Genoa; Prln Onkar fur Naples and Genoa. At Palermo Arrlv&d; Neapolitan Prince from New York. At Liverpool Arrived: Pretorlan from Montreal. Hailed: Carpathla for New York; Carthagenlan from Glasgow, for Phila delphia. At Genoa Sailed; Sardegna fur New York. At Naples Balled: Italia for New York. At Cherliourg Arrived: Kalner Wllhelm der Grnoa from New York, for Bremen. At J lgow Arrived ; rurnensla, irwn BOTH SIDES SUFFER Heavy Fighting E ported Near Fang Wang Chang Oontinnai Twenty-loaf Honra, DETAILED FIGURES ARE LACKING Aotion Gontinae from Horning Until Dawn of tha Next lay. JAPANESE WARSHIP REPORTED SUNK Admiral Togo Faoai g Htary Fiia from th Land Battariaa. RUSSIANS LEAVE DALNY IN K HURRY Fall to Destroy Considerable Prop erty Which Will Provw Valuable to tho Enemy Wheat It Arrive. LIAO YANO, May 31.-6:20 p. m. Con tinuous fighting haa taken place northeast of Feng Wang Cheng and tha railway above Kin Chou since May 27. A sharp action ha taken place eastward of Slmatsl, thirty-five mile north ot Feng Wang Cheng, which lasted from th morning of May 27 until daylight, May 80. Both sides suffered severely. Detailed fig ures are lacking. Jap Warship Sank. MUKDEN, May 3L-Th Japan on th night of May 23 made another attempt to block Port Arthur by sinking merchant vessels in the harbor entrance. Th at tempt was discovered through the opera tions of a searchlight and on Japan gunboat and two torpedo boat destroyer were sunk. The merchantman then re tired. TOKIO. May SL Noon. Four gunboat, two destroyers and two torpedo boat eat to Port Arthur early on Monday morning by Vice Admiral Togo effected a careful reconnolssance, facing a heavy lira from the land batteries. They discovered a new Russian searchlight station and one or two new fort on the Llao Tien Shan promon tory. Number 3 gunboat waa atruck by a shell which killed ona petty officer, injured three men and damaged one of it gun. The other boata escaped without any dam ago. Rumor of Bnttlo Hour Fort Arthur. CliE FOO, June 1. U a. m An uncon firmed rumor la current among the Chines that a battle occurred six mile from Port Arthur yesterday (Tuesday). JAPS CAPTURE AI YANO PI EN MEN Russian General Staff Received Report ox iieverse to losancita. ST. PETERSBURG, May 3L Th follow ing official dispatch has boen received by the general staff: From May 29 to May 30 all has beerfqulot In the neighborhood of Feng Wang Cheng. At 10:30 p. m. May 27 a force of Japanese Infantry from Kuan Dian Stan commenced a frontal flank attack upon the position, occupied by our Cossacks near Bhaogo, fifteen verst northwest of Kuan Dian 8lan. The Japanese, under the cover of darkness. , opened a running desultory fire, using field searchlights. The Cossacks retired on foot " to Chun 11 n pass, two verst west Of Bhaogo, and subsequently on Al Yang Plan Men, sixteen versts west Of Chanlln puss. Th tiring ceased at 2 a. m. May 28, when th Japanese ceased th pursuit at tha 'n trnnce of Chanlln pass. The same day the iirst section of a Jap anese detachment approached Al Yang Pten Men, but afterwards retired to th aummlt of the hills west of the town. At 10 a. m. they formed up In order of battle, tha force conaiating of two battalion with one other in reserve. At 11 a. m. a battary of artillery took up a position and opened Are with shrapnel. While crossing the val ley the Japanese Infantry, advancing lit close formation, suffered heavily. At 11:20 the Cossacks, observing that the Japanese were turning their right flank, retired In good order on Salmalsza. The fire of the rear guard ceased at 2 p. m. We lost two officers and seven Coaxack. On May 30 the Japanese advanced toward Salmatsza. Their movements were watched by Cossacks. When this telegram was dis patched the Japanese had not arrived at Salmatsza. Up to May 29 the Japan had not occupied Sluyen. All I quiet on the court, at New Chwang, Kin Chou. Kat . Plug and Senlu Chen. Shortly before noon May 80 our cavalry opened Are near the railroad station ot Vagan Fuchu against an advanoing Jap aneae force consisting of eight companle of Infantry, eight squadrons of cavalry and four machine guns. During the ensuing battle our mounted sot n las brilliantly at tacked a Japanese squadron on ths enemy' left flank and almost completely anni hilated it. The sotnlas then attacked th Infantry and .retired under the fir of machine gun. Tin advance of the Japanese Infantry In order to turn our left Aank wa stopped by the fire of our battery, which Inflicted considerable loss on the enemy. Our losse have not yet been definitely ascertained, but o far as known one officer and twenty one men were wounded and twenty-flv horses were lost. RUSSIANS HURRIEDLY LEAVE DALNY Fall to Complete Destruction of Store Which Fall to Enemy, TOKIO, May 81. Th Russian evacuated Dalny so hastily that they failed to de stroy much property which will prova highly valuable to tha Japanese. General Oku's scouts reports that over 100 bar racks and store houses remain uninjured. The railway and telegraph stations, with 200 passenger and freight coaohea are also uninjured. Tha Russiana destroyed tha big plor and blocked all the .dock entrance with sunken steamer. They destroyed all the small railway bridge In the vicinity of th dock, but left the Jettle unin jured. It Is evident that the Russiana flad quickly when Nanehan hill waa lost, ex pecting that Genoral Oku would imme diately tak possession of Dalny. All previous report of the occupation of tho town were false. , CHE FOO. May 81.-2:40 p. m.-On hun dred Chinese refugee arrived her today from Dalny and Tallenwan. While their statement differ In many respect regard ing existing conditions on ths Liao Tung peninsula, the majority ngr upon tha point thut tha Russiana had left both place beforu th Junk sailed on May 28. Upon tvacuatlon by the Ruaaian bandit attacked both town and commenced burn ing and pillaging. Ths Japanes arrived later and took steps to protect tha Chines merchants. On Russian official was killed by th bandits. Tha Japanes troop cap tured the guns taken from Port Arthur to Nutiahun ' hill. COSSACKS RETIRE BEFORE ENEMY St. Petersburg Hei-rlves New of Run ning Fight In tho Dark. BT. FETERSBUKO. May 31.-1:80 p. m. The War office ha received a detailed re port of the tight at Al Yang Plan Men, about sixty mile northeast of Feng Wang Cheng, on Saturday night, in which two battalions of Japanese Infantry and ona squadron of Japanese cavalry, numbering about 2,200 men, attacked live squadrons of Cofcsacks. Th Russian lossa were vn Cossacks killed and on officer wounded and nine horses killed. The Cos sacks wers iu:amped twelv tulles north- weht of Kuan Dian blan, which waa hJd tZ aevcraA JfcfrjuioAn Lnttaiioa jw' u ! f u unoraohlcal audi malarial v t