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OMALIA, TUESDAY MOUSING, MAY 23, 1905 TEN 1'AdES.
SINdLE COPY THKEE CENTS
RUSSIANS OFF LUZON
Rumor that Ciar't Fleet May Bendeirooa in
American Waters.
ROJESTVENSKY IS MOVING WEST
Eumor That He Ii Making Wide Detour 1
Atoid Torpedo Attatk.
MOVE MAY NOT BE SUCCESSFL :
Uuit ?au Fear Japanese Naral Bae
Northern fart of Tonnoea.
MAY VIOLATE NEUTRALITY OF UNCLE St
French Officials View with Interest
the Probable Action af the
tnlted states la TbU
Contingency.
INDIAN SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS
Canton Man Sfrorm Contract for
Buildings at t hamber.
lain.
PARIS. May 11. The reports In circula
tion here to the effect that colliers belong
ing to the Russian fleet Intend to rendex
vous at the Babuyan Islands, north of the
Island o( Luxon. Philippine Inlands, are
not based on precise Information, but are
the results o: figuring on the latitude and
longl.ude where a portion of the fleet was
last observed. T.ils course, If continued, It
Is pointed out could tike the ships into
the Bal.lngtang channel, near which the
Babuyan Islands are situated. It Is there
fore Inferred that the Russians will rendez
vous In that locality for the purpose of
coaling.
Much attention Is given here to Vice Ad
miral Rojestvensky's probablo passage Into
the Pacific north ot the Island of Luzon,
and suggestions are made that the reported
intentions of the Russians to rendezvous at
the Island of Babuyan will give the Amer
ican authorities in the Philippines the
same difficulties In preserving remote points
again: the Incursions of Admiral Rojest
vensky that the French authorities experi
enced Jn the waters of Indo-Chlna. The
naval expert of the Temps lengthily points
out that the Information brought by vari
ous steamers to Chinese ports confirms the
previous view that Rojestvensky Is skirting
the north of the Philippines into the Pa
cific. It Is maintained that the strategic
object thus accomplished Is avoiding Japa
nese torpedo attacks and the mines In
the Straits of Formosa and the subsequent
concentration of the Japanese fleet In the
Btralts of Corea, leaving Rojestvensky free
to .make a long detour and reach Vladi
vostok through one of the northern straits
of Japan. However, It Is pointed out that
the presence of the Russian fleet north of
the Philippines places the Russians only a
few hundred miles from the Japanese naval
base at Kelung, In the northern part of the
Island of Formosa, and that a fight Is
still possible before the detour commences.
Japan Holds Hospital Ship.
CHE FOO, Muy Si.-Travelers who ar
rived here today from Port Arthur say
that a Japanese armed force of 100 men
boarded the Russian steamer Kaxan on
Saturday in Port Arthur harbor on receipt
of. a dispatch from Tokio announcing that
the Japanese government had decided to
retain It as a prise on the ground that it
Is a war vessel. The Russians used the
Kaxan as a hospital ship during the siege.
The V.st of the Russian wounded at Port
Arthur will lcavo there tomorrow. Bara
shoff Langa, the superintendent of the Rus
sian Red Cross at Port Arthur, will depart
from y.ere ten days hence.
The next party of Russians to leave Port
Arthur for Che Fbo will include forty In
sane sailors and soldiers, who will be
taken on board the British steamer
Whampoa, now here. The Whampoa has
been fitted up especially to transport the
lunatics from Che Foo to Odessa. It will
not take any other passengers.
Russians In Hainan Stralta.
HONG KONQ, May 22. The latest
steamer to arrive here reports sighting
a Russian volunteer fleet steamer, accom
panied by a large transport, in the Hainan
Btralts on the morning of May 20. They
were steaming west.
French Admiral Returns.
SAIGON, May 22. Admiral Ie Jonquierts,
the French naval commander, returned here
today after an Inspection of the Annemese
coast He reports that no belligerent ships
have returned to French territorial waters
since May 14.
Russians Dislodge Japanese.
8f. PETERSBURG, May 22. General
Llnevltch in a dispatch from the front
dated May 21, announces that two Russian
detachments occupied the valleys of the
Kaak and K hands rivers, westward of
Kanshentsl, on the Mandarin road, after
dislodging forces of Japanese cavalry and
Infantry.
The dispatch adds that General Marty
no ff s detachment from Taylu also drove
back the Japanese advanced cavalry out
posts.
General Llnevltch also reported fighting
near Bhahots May 18, but did not give the
result. He said a Russian detachment
east of the railroad approached the village
of Shaliotx and was attacked by a consid
erable force of Japanese from the coal
mines south of that place.
St. Petersburg Anxious,
There Is an air of expectancy at the Ad
miralty which Indicates that news of Im
portance regarding Admiral RoJestvensky's
fleet Is awaited at any moment. Officially
no Information regarding the admiral's
whereabouts is volunteered, the officers
making no concealment ot the fact that
they are not In the secret of RoJestven
sky's plans, but the majority entertain no
doubt that the Russian fleet Is now steam
Ins; toward Its ultimate destination.
( While there is no official confirmation of
the Hong Kong report that the fleet has
passed through the Bashee channel, H Is
credited by those who have Insisted from
I the beginning that RoJestveiiBky will give
the Island of Formosa a wide berth ot the
I westward. The admiral. It Is claimed here,
has had ample tune to reach the Puclflc
1 since he left the waters of Indo-Chlna.
The dispatches received from the front
ere meager, but there are some Indications
that General Llnevltch has taken a leaf
out of Field Marshal Oysma s book at the
I Shakhft river and at Mukden and that he Is
about to advance himself and undertake a
counter offensive, meeting the Japanese
pressure against his left by advancing his
right. It Is too early, however, to deter
mine whether the moves thus far are more
than feints.
WASHINGTON. May 22-(Speclnl Tele
gram.) Rasmus K. Hafsos of Canton, 8.
D., was today awarded the contract for
the construction of three buildings at the
niberlain S. D.) Indian school and
roving the water and sewerage system
. lis bid of $11,548. Hafsos agrees to coin
e the work within Ave months from
e 1. 1!. He will build a brick hospital
15.778, frame cottnge for employes at
12. work shop at and lnntall the
:er and sewerage system for 72.
?sse Benson of Iowa and William Bur
. of Michigan have received appolnt
nts as engineering aids in the reclam
tlon service and will report at Cody,
to., for duty on the Rhoshone Irrigation
Vject. w. J. Kettlewell of Iowa City, la.,
has been appointed engineering aid In the
reclamation service and Instructed to pro
ceed to Glendive. Mont., for duty.
Plans have been prepared for Wahpeton.
N. D., and advertisements probably will
shortly Issue for two dormatorles, mess
hall, school building, water sewer and elec
tric light systems at a probablo cost of
170,000. Senator MeCumber at the last ses
sion of congress secured an appropriation
of 1100,000 for an agricultural school at
that place. The site has been selected for
the school, and deeds approved by de
partment. W. K. Turner and wife. Mitchell, S. D.,
and William Gordon of Sioux City are in
Washington.
HEAR FIFER AND COCKRELL
Interstate Commerce Commissioners Appear
Before Beaate Committee.
SAY RAILWAYS SHOULD ORIGINATE RATES
Commission to Hate Power to Ion.
demn or Revise Them, Subject
to Appeal to the
Courts.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Rural Carriers and Postmasters
Named by Pctofllee De
partment. From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, May 22. (Special Tele
gram. ) Rural carriers appointed: Ne
braska Indlanolo. routes 2 and 3. Joseph F.
Rollins carrier, George W. Rollins substi
tute. Iowa Ixine Rock, route 1, Wilhelm
Kraus carrier. William Kruger substitute;
Macksburg. route 1, Charles Simmons car
rier, Thomas R. Lake substitute; Patterson,
route 1. Rol!and H. Scott carrier, K. 11.
Webb substitute; Whittemore, route 1.
James F. Weir carrier, George A. Weir
substitute; Wlnterset, route 3. Dayton
Krell carrier, John Krell substitute. South
Dakota Fulton, route 1, Richard Creek
carrier, Eric. Nelson substitute; Spencer,
route 2, Arthur K. Masters carrier, Cluude
Masters substitute.
Postmasters appointed: Iowa Cromwell,
t'nlon county, Frank J. Stevens, vice Free- I
man R. Davison, resigned; Robins, Linn
county, Solomon J. Stamy, vice W. A.
Robins, resigned.
POMCB
CHlEr'S
IX
SKSSIOX
Papers Read by William A. Pinker-
ton mil Alonso W. Corey.
WASHINGTON. May 22.-The address
and annual report of Major Richard Syl
vester of Washington, D. C, the president,
and papers by William A. Plnkerton and
Chief Alonzo W. Corey of Brookllno, Mass.,
were the features of the first day's meeting
of the twelfth annual convention of the
International Association of Chiefs of Po
lice. Mr. Plnkerton's paper was on the
subject of "Forgers and Their Fate." He
said:
We have practically rut the old time pro
fessional forger out of business until today
there are only occasional forgeries, mostly
by amateurs nnd for small amounts. In
the pust twenty-nine years we have had
to do with the conviction of possibly 500
forgers, and today I do not Know of a
single one of them out of prison who has
ny money.
Chief Alonxo W. Corey of Brookllne,
Mass., read a paper entitled. "Obstruction
of Justice." He declared that the consti
tutional requirement giving the accused a
speedy trial has become mere legal Action
subject to the caprices of the persecution
or the obstructive methods of the defend
ant's counsel. He asserted that lynchlngs
are the natural and logical outcome of a
system of cumbersome Jurisprudence.
Tonight the chiefs visited the congres
lonal library.
WASHINGTON, May 22,-Interstate Com
merce Commissioners Francis M. Cockrell
and Joseph W. Flfer were among the
witnesses today before the senate com
mittee on Interstate commerce, whose In
vestigation of railroad rates has almost
drawn to a close. Commissioner Flfer
spoke ot rebates and rate cutting and
said they were Induced by railroad men
distrusting each other. Rates, he Bald,
should be made by the railroads In the
first place, but should be subject to re
vision. He said that the commission would
adjust a rate complained of In accordance
with rates on like commodities In other
sections under like conditions. He thought
the adjustment of the long and short
haul difficulties should be left to the com
mission. He believed that the power of
rate regulation If given to the commission
would not be exercised very often, as the
toads would be careful not to get Into
trouble with the commission when chang
ing rates. The commission, he added,
would have power to lower or raise rates
cr prevent discriminations. Commissioner
Flfer spoke of the danger of government
ownership unless there were Just laws
Justly administered.
Former I'nited States Senator Cockrell
of Missouri, now a member of the commis
sion, said he would leave the origination
of rates to railroads, giving the commis
sion power to condemn a rate found to be
unreasonable and to fix another rate In Its
place, to take effect Immediately. The rail
roads, he contended, should have the right
of appeal to the courts, and the latter
should determine whether the railroad rate
was unreasonable or the commission'
rate unreasonable. If congress should en
act a law to this effect, he said, the courts
Would take Jurisdiction of rates to the ex
tent of deciding such questions. He would
make the railroads responsible for Icing
and other charges of private car lines.
Commissioner Cockrell cited a number
of cases where decisions of lower courts
sustaining the commission In rate matters
had been reversed by the supreme court.
He did tYils to 'show that the Judiciary
was divided on these rate cases. In one
case he pointed out that Secretary Tnft
was a member of the court of appeals
which sustained the commission.
S. H. Cownn. representing the live stock
shippers of the southwest, also appeared
today. He controverted statements by
other witnesses as to the satisfactory rate
conditions and claimed that the cattle
rates were too high. He asserted that
the railroads bad used diligence to bring
men here to testify to satisfaction with
rates. He charged that these witnesses
may have come on passes and that It was
possible thnt an Intimation was given them
that It was better for them to come.
Chairman Elklns remarked that the
committee had summoned all the men
whose names had been furnished by Mr.
Bacon In1 the interest of the proposed
legislation, and thnt expenses and per diem
had been allowed all who appeared.
Mr. Cowan maintained that live stock
transportation was the most profitable rail
road business In the south. He character
ized the Esch-Townsend bill as worse than
no legislation.
The committee will bold an executive
meeting tomorrow morning to determine
whether to close the hearings.
NSANE NEGRODEFIES POSSE
Man at Walt man, Kr., Barricades
Himself In House Kills One
Wounds Seren.
OWENPBORO, Ky.. May 22 Bob Shay,
a negro, supposedly Insane, has killed one
man and wounded seven In the past
wenty-four hours, near Waitman. The
body of the dead man lies In front of
Shaw's hwuse and the negro continues to
defy the Officers who are seeking to arrest
him. The dead:
WILLIAM C. BROWN, a deputy sheriff.
Wounded:
Deputy Marshal John J. Jackson.
Dr. G. H. Pint.
Town Marshal t alson.
James Ford.
John Robinson
Frank Howard.
Watson Pelly.
Yesterday afternoon Shaw was terroris
ing the community around Wattman, and
an appeal was sent to this city for help.
A posse was at once funned, but as soon
as they approach-id the madman's house
he opened tire. Marshal Watson was shot
In the face and Deputy Marshal Jackson
In the back. Others wounded were Dr. G.
H. Hilt on the hand; a boy named Howard
and a boy named Pelly, In the lens. This
morning a posse, headed by Sheriff Kelly,
went from Iewisport to Waitman and
found Shaw sitting on his front porch.
Shaw quickly barricaded himself In his
house. The posse tiled to storm the house,
but the negro opened lire, wounding James
Ford and John Robinson. He apparently
had only small shot, which saved the lives
of those he aimed at. Shaw was shot at
twice. He had two revolvers, but announced
that ho would save them for work at close
range.
A great crowd gathered around the house,
keeping at a safe distance. At 3 o'clock
this afternoon Will C. Brown, a deputy
sheriff of Hancock county, volunteered to
go to the house and take Shaw. When
Ithln fifteen feet of Shaw the craxy man
EXTRA SESSIONJJF CONGRESS
President Reiterates Intention to
Call On to Meet Oc
tober lu.
HAIGHT & FREESE WIN ONCE
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Will Not Interfere with Over.
ntlon of Company.
PHILADELPHIA, May 22. Attorney Gen
eral Carson today decided not to Issue an
Injunction to restrain the Halght & Freest)
company, brokers, from doing business In
this stats. He also refused to appoint a
receiver. The petftlon for an Injunction
and receiver was presented to the attorney
general on Saturday by counsel for Ridge
way Bowker who charged that the com
pany had swindled him out of $o,0ou. Coun
sel for Bowker was granted permission to
apply for quo warranta proceedings.
The receiver appointed by Judge, McPher
son of the United States district court still
has charge fo the company.
Judge McPherson, in the United Slates
district court, today handed down an
opinion deciding that the Hulght & Freeoo
company shall file a bund of JlJ.uuO In tho
court to cover the olalm of Rldgway
Bowker, and on doing so the temporary re
straining order granted a few days ago
shall be dissolved and the order appointing
a temporary receiver be vacated.
The counsel for the company stated that
the H0.0OU bond would be filed on Wednes
day. This, It is said, will terminate the
receivership proceedings against the com
pany In this state.
MAY CORN PRICE ADVANCES
stampede Heads Option lu sis Cents
nnd Wheat Advances Four
Cents.
CHICAGO, May 22. A stampede of shorts
today advanced the price of corn for May
delivery precisely 6 cents a bushel. It was
current gossip that the May option U prac
tically cornered by a ew prominent trad
ers. A desire to avoid possibly greater
loss than already Incurred was the cause
of the urgent demand today from those
who were on the wrong aide of the market.
The May delivery opened at 53 cents. The
price quickly Jumped up to 59 cents a
bushel. Realising sales caused a reaction
to 57H cents. ,
A somewhat similar situation developed
In the wheat pit. On an active demand
from shorts the price of wheat for May
delivery was forced up 4 cents a bushel.
Much of the gain was subsequently lost on
profit taking. May wheat opened at bS
cents. After advancing to tlftj the price
dropped to II Oli,.
After the early bulge the market quieted
down considerably. Under continued profit
taking tne price of May corn fell off to
f6 cents. The wheat market alio lost
much of Its bullishness. Final quotations
on May wheat mere at $1.01, a net advance
for the day of t cents. May com dosed at
WASHINGTON. May President
Roosevelt today reiterated hie Intention to
call congTesa in extra aeaslon October 11
lui to consider railroad rale legislation, T ccuut a fain of tie cents.
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NEW RATES 0N CRUDE OIL
Santa Fe Rallirsy Promlsea Kansas
Producers Figures That Will En
able Them to Bench Market.
TOPE K A, Kan., May 22. The Sante Fe
will meet the oil producers of Kansas and
rearrange the freight rates on oil. Generul
Freight Agent Kortx today made the fol
lowing announcement of the company's In
tention: "The rates will be brought out a
a conference doubtless to be held within a
week or ten days. At the preliminary con
ference with the oil men the producers were
asked to prepare a statement showing wha
markets they wish to reach. The producers
have been busy recently preparing this
statement. We cannot intelligently promul
gate a tariff bill till we learn what points
the producers will want to reach with
crude oil shipment.
"In the meantime we have been going
over the situation and have prepared fig
ures so that at the coming conference we
should be able to tell the producers what
can be done for them as soon as they
make known to us what markets they want
to reach."
INDEPENDENCE, Kan., May 22,-In an
Interview today Superintendent W. F
Gates of the Prairie Oil and Gas company
stuted that notwithstanding recent publi
cations concerning enlargement of the
company's facilities, conditions In the oil
fields remain practically unchanged. Tho
rmlrle Oil and Gas company Is running
ubout 22,iO) barrels of oil a day in Kansas
and the Indian Territory, and storage
tanks, material for which has been on the
ground for some time, continue 1 to be
erected in the territory. Drilling operations
are almost at a standstill In Kansas and
becoming less In the Indian Territory.
CUMBERLANDS ARE VOTED IN i Nebraska weather forecast
Pretbjterian Church of United States Takes
notion in General Assembly.
NO VOTE OF DISSENT IS RECORDEI
Action May Bring Ilnck to Parent
Organisation m Part Which
Has Been Out for
i
Over a Century.
WINONA LAKE, Ind., May 22.-Amid a
storm of applause, without debate or a dis
senting voice, the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church today voted to re
unite with the Cumberland Presbyterian
body, which withdrew from the original
denomination February 4, 1M0, thereby, In
effect, bringing together the two largest
branches of the Presbyterian faith.
By the adoption In Its entirety of the re
port of the special canvassing committee
the assembly ordered that the question as
it now stands be referred to the committee
on co-operation, the membership of which
was Increased to twenty-one, with the pro
vision that It have power to confer with a
committee from the Cumberland body to
the end that the details of the consolida
tion may be worked out In a report to the
next general assembly. The committee will
consider the .corporate and legal rights of
both bodies, keeping the consolidation
within the legal limits, thereby avoiding
civil suits and injunctions. The special
committee In Its reports on the question
of consolidation canvassed the vote by
presbyteries, showing 144 yeas and 39 nays.
Two presbyteries took no uctoln, one gave
conditional assent and five made no report.
The dissenters from the cast and south,
who apparently made no concerted effort,
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outside of secret committee meetings, to
fired, blowing Brown s head completely off. defeat consolidation, tonight declare that
Tho body now lies at trie door oi tne nouse
and cannot be recovered.
About 8 o'clock tonight a mob of men
nnd boys surrounded his house and set it
on fire. Shaw remained in the burning
house as long as he could stand the heat
and finally leaped out and tried to escape.
Nearly 100 show were tired and Shaw's
body was riddled with bullets.
MINISTERS IN GAS FIGHT
Hundred Methodist Divines Call on
Mayor of Philadelphia and As
sore Him of Support.
PHILADELPHIA, May 22. Citizens of
this city witnessed nn unusual spectacle
today when more than MO ministers of
the Methodist Episcopal church solemnly
marched to city hall to express to Mayor
Weaver their protest against the pending
gas lease and to congratulate him on the
stand he has taken upon the question. The
decision to call on the mayor was made
at the morning session of the weekly meet
ing of the Methodist Episcopal Ministers'
association Rfter resolutions commending
the mayor and counctlmen who had voted
against the lease had been adopted.
The ministers assembled at the Methodist
book room at 2:30 p. in. and prayer was
offered by the Rev. Dr. Garbutt Reed,
president of the association, In which he
asked that the "cit might be delivered
from harm and injury 'nnd from evil de
signs of evil men." Tho march to the
city hall was then begun.
The mayor met the clergymen In his
large reception room. Tho resolutions were
delivered to him by Dr. Reed In a brief
speech and remarks were also made by
several other clergymen, all in protest of
the pending lease.
The mayor. In replying, paid that he
would do everything In his power to pre
vent the consummation of the proposed
lease, but declined to outline his plans.
Two ward meetings were held tonight
at which addresses against the pending
lease were made. At the regular meeting
of the Methodist Ministers' Social union
held tonight the discussion of the gas lease
took up the greater part of the session.
The committee of seventy has planned a
mass meeting to be hold In the bourse
tomorrow night and another mass meet
ing agalnBt the lease will be held during
the week.
SENATORS WANT NO TRIAL
Attorneys for Accused Missouri Men
Allege Defect In Indictment
for Bribery.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., May 22.-Attor-neys
for Senators Frank Farrls and C. A.
Smith today tiled a motion In the circuit
court to quash the indictments against
them for briliery because they allege that
the Indictments were returned without
proper evidence to support them and be
cause there were pending Indictments for
the same offense in Marlon county on a
change of venue from Cole county and had
not been dismissed when these Indictments
were returned.
Counsel for former Lieutenant Governor
John A. Lee filed a motion today for a
change of venue from Cole county In the
trial of the perjury charge against the de
fendant and the examination of witnesses
was begun In support of It.
After the testimony of thirty residents
of Cole county, a large majority of whom
stated thaa no prejudice existed against the
former lieutenant governor. Judge Martin
overruled tr. motion for a change of
venue.
Attorneys for Lee Immediately filed a
demurrer to the Indictment on the ground
that there was not aufficlent evidence pre
sented to the grand Jury to a true bill.
Judge Martin took the motion under ad-
DISQUIETING TALK ON 'CHANGE
l nlon Pacific and Other Northwestern
Stocka Chow Effect of Weak
Market.
NEW YORK. May ?2.-There was an
abrupt transition In speculative sentiment
on the stock market today from consider
able strength during the morning to ex
treme weakness in the afternoon. The re
newal of liquidation In large force caused
the suspicion thnt prices had been lifted
early to afford a better basis for selling.
The source of the selling was somewhat
mysterious, but the definite absence of be
lief In any successful plan of harmony in
the northwestern railroad situation was
given much importance. It was believed
that there was Important liquidation In
duced by this cause. Such breaks as li In
Northern Pacific, over 10 points In Great
Northern preferred, 4 points In Northwest
ern and 2 points or over In Union Pacific
and St. Paul were the Immediate evidence
of this feeling. Uneasiness over the Iron
and steel outlook was a definite Influence,
United States Steel preferred breaking over
2 points. Some importance was attached
to a renewal of a speculative campaign by
an advertisement which centered particular
attention on Amalgamated Copper. That
stock was forced 3 points under Saturday.
The pressure to sell spent Its force before
the closing of the market and there were
some recoveries, with a quieter tone.
Another case of weakness In the last hour
of trading was the circulation of a report
that a trust company of this city had ap
pealed to other institutions for help and
that after an examination of the trust
company's uffalrs assistance had been refused.
I vUcinent.
WIND AND RAIN IN TEXAS
Many Houses Blown Down and a
. umber of Peraona Killed
and Injured,
DALLAS. Tex., May 22 Several lives
were lost and serious damage was done to
crops in many sections of Texas last night
by the tcrrltflc wind and rain storm that
prevailed in many sections. Streams are
out of banks and bridges have been
washed away.
In the northwest pan of Haskell county
fourteen houses were destroyed, the two
children of Will Townds, near Marcy,
were killed and Mrs. Townds a as found un
conscious and will die. Mr. Townds
escaped with slight bruises.
At Malone the Christian and Baptist
churches and several buildings were
wrecked.
At Temple Bertha Henley, a 12 year-old
colored girl, was killed by lightning. Con
siderable damage was done at Waco, MV
the general assembly opened the avenue
to defeat hy referring to a committee the
work of arranging the details of consolida
tion. It is Intimated that the opposition
will take the question back to the presby
teries of the Cumberland church and ask
that It be reconsidered before the commit
tee on co-operation makes Its report In
19ud. Several of the eastern dissenters de
clare that the action of tho general as
sembly was jierfecUy lti accord with the
wishes of the opposition.
The proposed union with the Reformed
church general synod was discussed, but no
action was taken pending action by that
body, which Is In session at New York.
The resolutions incorporated in the report
of the committee on marriage and divorce,
which, among other things, prohibit the re
marriage of an Innocent party to a divorce
until after one year has elapsed, were
adopted.
earo Question Discussed.
The negro, his racial rights and alleged
criminality were subjects of discussion by
several speakers following the report of the
Board of Missions for Freedmen, which
was submitted by Dr. R. J. Inglis of New
ark, N. J.
Dr. D. R. Breed of Philadelphia, speak
ing to the report, declared the negro ques
tion a result of the fact that the colored
man was content to be an appendage to
the white race. Rev. W. A. Alexander,
Breaking of the alleged criminality of the
negro, attributed this charge to the migra
tory element of the south, who, he said,
were responsible for the disturbances.
Justice John M. Harlan, who followed, con
cluded a brief talk with the words:
Let us find now where In the reports or
delllieration of the general assembly any
thing Is said of tho criminality of the
negro.
The resolutions of the committee were
adopted without reference to the criminal
ity of the colored race. They provide for
the creation of separate presbyteries for
negroes and foreigners.
So anxious were the thirty colored com
missioners to speak to the report that
Moderator Moffatt was compelled to limit
the speeches and but three or four were
given an opportunity. At a popular meet
ing held tonight In tho Interest of freed
men several of the commissioners availed
themselves of the opportunity to continue
the discussion.
The general assemhly today voted to se
lect a special committee to arrange for a
celebration during May of next year of the
2orith anniversary of the formation of the
first presbytery In Philadelphia. It Is the
general understanding that this celebration
will be held In Philadelphia.
The general evangelistic committee or
ganized today by electing John H. Con
verse, Philadelphia, president; Dr. Wilbur
Chapman. New York, recording score
tary. and Parley Zartman, treasurer. Head
quarters will be opened In New York Oc
tober 1. The committee has accepted In
vltatlons to hold revivals In San Fran
clsco, St. Paul and Minneapolis. An ad
visory committee of thirty-two ministers
and laymen from northern cities has been
named to support the committee In its
efforts.
Warm Debate In Cumberland Body,
FRESNO. Cal., May 22.-The Cumberland
Presbyterian general assembly Is in tho
midst pf a warm debate on the union
question. Two reports were presented to
it this afternoon. A majority report,
signed by Drs. Templeton and Wlgginton
and Judge Beard, gave a complete list of
the presbyteries which had voted and de
clared that the union had been constitu
tionally agreed to by the Cumberland
Presbyterian church and the basis adopted.
Elders McClelland and Young submitted a
minority report. This agreed with the
majority with reference to the facts of the
vote except one presbytery, but claimed
that the church has no constitutional right
to unite with another church and that,
therefore, the union has not been constitu
tionally agreed to. It further affirms that
the Presbyterian church has not compiled
to the terms of agreement with reference
to separate presbyteries. At this point
an oftlclal telegram was received announc
ing that the northern assembly had de
clared the union proposition carried In
that church and all the conditions complied
with. A memler then read a personal tele
gram from Dr. W
Chicago contradicting the first and de
claring that the Presbyterian assembly
had Indefinitely postponed the subject.
Both messages were received with great
applause.
On a motion to substitute the minority
for the majority report. Dr. Templeton of
Texas opened the discussion. Ho was fol
lowed by other speakers, the debate lasting
until a late hour. It Is expected to con
tinue throughout most of the day tomor
row. The unionists see no need of discus
sing the matter at all, but have acceded
to the demands of the opposition that there
shall be a full debate.
Hapttsts Denounce Mormonlam.
ST. IXUI8. Mny 22 Interest In tonight's
meeting of the American Baptise Publica
tion society as part of the National Bap
tist anniversary centered In the report of
the committee on resolutions, which sub
mitted a strongly worded resolution de
nouncing Mormonism and asking for the
UNITED VERDE MINE CAVES IN
Great Copper Mine Daniaaed Many
Thousand of Itollnra nnd May
Have to lie Abandoned.
PRHSCOTT, Ariz., May 21-Mllllons of
tons of rock and earth caved In at noon
today lu Senator Clark's United Verde cop
per mine at Jerome, Arlx., the ground
dropping over the surface to the 7-foot
level. Cracking tlmlx'rs gave the alarm
and 300 miners fled for thdr Uvea and
escaped uninjured.
For several days the ground had been
settling and timbers creaking. Today with
a mighty crash the earth caved, carrying
with it the new shaft, levels, drifts and
s1ohs. From Assures on the surface
conies clouds of sulphur smoke from that
part of the mine which has been on fire
for several years.
The extent of the damage cannot as vet
be ascertained, but if It Is as bail as feared
the great property will be closed and the
existence uf Jerome will bo doomed.
The hoisting works, which are over the
mine, have settled and the machinery can
not be worked. The smelting plant has
also been shut down and all activity
ceased.
The officials of the company take on
optimistic view of the situation nnd say j
the damage is not irreparable and that the
smelter will be working again within a
month.
XEW MOVE FOR PEACE
Agents for Chicago Employers and Btrikfrs
In Conference Several Hours.
ANOTHER SETTLEMENT IS IN SIGHT
Bay the End oi the Trouble Will Coma in
. Foriy-Eight Hours.
EXPRESS COMPANIES CONCEDE POINT
Will Mot Keep Blacklist of Men Who Went
on 6tnke.
LUMBER DEALERS VOTE LOCK OUT
All Men Who Refuse to Make Deliv
eries to Boycotted Ileuses Will
Be Discharged at
Once.
CASE AGAINST BEEF TRUST
Fifty More Wltnesaea to Re Presented
to the Federal Grand
Jnry.
Some fifty or more additional subpoenas
have been issued for witnesses in the Beef
trust Investigations before the federal
grand Jury and the deputy marshals were
hurried out Monday afternoon and evening
to serve the necessary papers. A number
have been subpoenaed from Council Bluffs
and In Omaha, as well as a big additional
delegation from South Omaha. These wit
nesses are cited to appear at 9:30 this
morning before the grand Jury. All of
the present week will be devoted to the
Beet trust cases and from the number of
witnesses summoned It Is probable that the
Investigations will run well over Into
next month.
But little was done Mondny afternoon
along the lines of the Beef trust investi
gations, the Jury being engaged In the
hearing of violations of the Interstate
commerce law as applied to the Illegal
shipment of game out of this state. Chief
Deputy Game Warden George L. Carter
of Lincoln and John E. Ketchmark were
before the grand Jury Monday afternoon
to testify regarding the Illegal shipment
of game out of tho state.
CHIEF DONAHUE INJURED
Omaha Officer Sllahtly Hurt hy Hun
array Automobile While lo;ht
eeelnar In Washington,
WASHINGTON. May 22.-Pollee Chiefs
Paul Milllken of Cincinnati and J. J. Dona
hue of Omaha were bruised, the former
quite painfully; the chief of police of El
mira, N. Y., and Frank K. Raymond, presi
dent of the Business Men's association of
Washington, were given a severe shaking
up in an nutomobllo accident about 6
o'clock tonight. The four men had been
making a tour of the suburbs. The ma
chine got beyond control of the chnuffeur,
swerved from the road nnd turned over,
throwing the occupants out. The car fell
on Mr. Milllken, who received Injuries
about the head. Mr. Donahue was bruised
about one of his legs, but did, not find It
necessary to take to his bed. Neither of
the other two occupants of the car was
hurt.
FAIRBANKS GOES BY NORTH
Vice President Cannot Stop In Omaha
as He Takes Another
Route.
Vice President Fairbanks will not pass
through Omaha on his way to Portland,
where he will represent the president at
the opening of the Lewis and Clark ex
position. He conveys this Information In I liveries which the teamsters of the Rttlea
this telegram received In answer to one , house company had refused to make.
CHICAGO, May 22. After a conference
lasting for three hours, representatives of
the Teamsters' union and tho employers
declared at midnight that the prospects lo
the settlement of the strike are excellent
and that the cud of the trouble may be
looked for at any ilmo within the next
forty-eight hours.
The stumbling block In the negotiation
Is the declaration by the express comtuiilcs
that none of their striking drivers will be
taken back under any circumstances. All
other terms submitted by tho employers
to the strikers have been accepted. The
managers of the express companies de
clared late this afternoon that while they
would ro-cmploy none of their drivers they
had no Intention of keeping a blacklist
and there would te no objection to any
driver who secured a position with somd
express company other than the one by
which he was employed at the time he
struck. He would be given a position, It
was asserted, If a vacancy existed at the
time of his application. This phase uf the
strike was the only matter discussed at
the conference tonight, and In the opinion
of all present It opened a way for a set
tlement and tho negotiations will be con
fined tomorrow.
President Shea of the teamsters said to
night after leaving the conference that he
considered the chances good for a settle
ment of the strike, and Attorney Mayer
for tho employers expressed a similar
views.
lltlinatnm from 1-nmher Dealers.
Despite this move for peace the Lumber
men's association Is preparing for an ex
tension of the strike. At a meeting ot this
organization tonight It was decided that
tomorrow morning all teamsters employed
by the sixty-five Arms composing the asso
ciation would bo compelled to make
deliveries of consignments to etrlke-bound
houses. Twelve of these firms enforced the
order today and between 2o0 and 300 of the
drivers quit work.
Indirectly dependent on the building ma
terial teamstors It was estimated today
hung the employment of nearly 100,000 men
In yards., mills, factories and on construc
tion worH. It was not believed the drivers'
strike would afreet tho, wood Industries or
building construction work generally at
first. If, however, the walk out should go
along the lines threatened today to do
all the lumber yards of Chicago would be
tied up.
The same program was seemingly In
store for the stone and the Industrial en
terprises deiendent on them. The planing
mills, the sash and door factories, the box
factories and kindred plants would also
face soon a shortage of lumber supplies,
which would necessitate closing down.
Action Considered Decisive.
Action by tho teamsters today was de
cisive. In a few moments the first forty
recruits to the strike had been increased
to an even 100. Seventy pf tho total were
employes of the Edward Hines Lumber
company, at the head of which was former
President Hines of the Lumber Dealers'
association. Mr. Hines had been particu
larly prominent among tho employers la
the recent negotiations for a settlement.
Asido from hlB firm the Tlttenhouse ft Em
bree Lumber company was the first to
feel the spread of the strike today. Thirty
teamsters employed by Rlttenhouse & Era
bree quit. The full force In each case
struck. The cause, as heretofore, was an
order to deliver material to firms boycotted
by the teamsters In the course of the long
hostilities growing out of the strike of a
small number of garment workers month
ago.
As the day advanced the strike gradually
spread. Twenty-five teamsters employed
by the T. Wilee Lumber company struck.
The men had been ordered to make the de-
sent by Mr. Rosewater Inviting him to stop
off here for luncheon:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 22: Ed
ward Rosewater, Omaha, Neb. I heartily
thank you for your kind Invitation. I
would gladly stop at Omaha as you sug
gest, but have already arranged to go by
the Great Northern route. Will probably
return by way of Omaha, but whether I
could stop then am unable to say now, as
I am obliged to be In Flint, Mich., on
the Tth. CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS.
CATTLEMEN COMING TO COURT
Men Charged with Illegally Fencing;
Public Domain Are to Be
Tried.
The first of the land fencing cases will
be brought to trial before Judge Munger
In the United 8tates district court early
next week, beginning with the trial of the
John and Herman Krause cases on three
Indictments.
it Is also learned that additional Indict
ments have been found against Bartlett
RIchardB, Comstock and others, and that
the hearing of these cases will follow the
disposition of the Krause cases. Theso
trials are expected to occupy ten or fif
teen days, and deputy marshals lmv .!.
Dumber Bryan of I rearty dispatched to the northwestern
part of the state to summon witnesses In
the cases.
erai houses txslog unroofed.
tCoutlaueJ a Second, t'a.
Movements of Ocean Vessels May 22.
At New York Arrived Republlca from
Naplea (Nantucket); Mlnnetonka from
1ondon: Kroonland from Antwerp; Noor
dam from Rotterdam.
At Glasgow Arrived Cnrean from Bos
ton. Sailed Cart hagenlan for St. Johns,
N. F.; Mongolian for Quebec.
At Palermo Sailed f'antionla for Ne
l orx.
At IJverpool Arrived Cymric
Boston.
At Rotterdam Arrived Ryndam
New York.
At Bremen Arrived Gnelsenau
New York. Railed Barbarossa for
York.
At Dover Arrived Finland from
York.
At Movllle Arrived Astoria from New
York.
At Plymouth Arrived Kaiser Wilhelm
II from New York.
At Genoa Arrived Weimar from New
York.
At Yokohama Sailed Empress of Japan
for Vancouver. B. ('.
At Gibraltar tiallcd Prtnxcss Irene for
JN'ew York,
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from
from
from
New
New
The delivery was to have been made to
a large department store, but the Wllce
company encountered precisely the earn
actlca as the Btrikers had employed on
other firms ottempting to do business with
concerns that were strike-bound. An in
cendiary fire at the yards of the Rltten
house ft Embree Lumber company Is sus
pected by that firm to have a connection
with the strike. Iist night fire was dis
covered In three different parts of the
yards and before the flames were extin
guished several thousand dollars worth of
maple flooring had been destroyed.
The pollen declare they have a clue to the
Incendiaries and expect to make arrests.
Children's Prosecution fanaes Anger.
The arrest and prosecution of parents
and children connected with school strikes
following the use of colored nonunion
teamsters In delivering coal at publM
schools has aroused bitter feeling among
members of labor unions. The Federation
of 1-abor has adopted resolutions as fol
lows: Resolved. That the federation pledges It
self to stand by these children and, If
necessary for their vindication, to hold
ourselves ready to withdraw all our chil
dren from coiMtratlon controlled schools.
Resolved. That If these vic tims of servile
and misdirected real are not Immediately
released we pledge the services of this
organisation to boih children and parents
who have been arres;ed or prosecuted by
officials, who are so easily blinded to the
doings of sweat shops and trust factorlea,
but who are ready to cast a stigma on the
highest type of childhood today, and we
promise to secure their freedom and their
rights. ev( n if It be necessary to go t
the supreme court of Illinois to accomplish
It.
Resolved, That a committee of five be
appointed by the president of the federa
tion, with power to take such steps as may
! necessary, to give effect to these resolu
tions. The lumber dealers were said to be
operating under an agreement by which
members undertook to make no deliveries
for any "struck" firm.
Would Stop All I nlon Teamsters.
E E. Hooper, aerretary of the Bash Door
and Blind association, suld today: "We
do not propose to permit a part of the
teamsters' umon to work and support the
part on strike. It Is a case of fight now.
Everything points to a complete tleup of
every branch of building In Chicago until
we ran get nonunion drivers to do this
jturk. This will mean llte prelection fog