Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 18, 1901, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871, OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 18 , 1901-TEN PAGES, SINGLE COPY FIVE CENT HIGH MARK IN GOLD United Btates Present Holdings Exceed Half Billion Della: NO OTHER TREASURY I Imperial Bank of Eussia the Only One Ever Making Higber Recerds "fi,,,’( " GREAT CONTRAST WITH PREVIOUS TIMES NOW SO FULL Amount is Almost Twioe as Grest as in this Month, 1809, GAGE SPENDS SOME TO TAKE UP BONDS Tre y Secreinry Buys Three Hune dred and Fifty Th w Four Per Ce NEW YORK. April 17—The Evening Post today says: The summary of the United States treasury report of yesterday afternoon shows that the government's ag gregate gold holdings for the first time in its history have passed the half-billiou- @ollar mark. The exact total was $500.- 278,606, of which $262.07%,95% was held against certificates In the hands of the out- side public and $160,000,000 as a reserve sgainst outstanding United States notes the balance being free assets This is the largest amount of gold now Beld by any single financial institution in the world and it s the largest ever held by any institution, with one exception, the Imperial Bank of Russia, which in Febru- ary, 1895, raised Its total holdings to $590.- 800,000. At present, however, the Russian bank holds only $371.50 In France and England. The Bank of France now holds $172,271.- 000, its high record being $474.244.000 on the 4th of this month. Most of this gold is beld agaivst outstanding notes. The Bank of England holds $169,100,000 gold aud the high record of its history was $245,5 500,000 in February, 1846, Present gold hoidin THINK CUBA WILL ACCEPT Senators Proctor and Cockrell Say Platt Amendment Will Be Finally Agreed To. W/ SHINGTON, April 17.—Senators Proc- tor ‘ermont and Cockrell of Missouri had ats +ant conference with the presi- dent this in regard to the situa- tion in C sepators bave made | trips to 2 the adjournment | of congress I, us & repre sentative of + Jitlon in the senate, is held in high esteem by the presi- 4 dent, who was greatly interested today in #prening 1o his views v * +ors Proctor and Cockrell agreed sub- | stan. s to the conditions obtaining |on the & and they agree as to the outcome of o pending negotiations with the Cubans. THeir views as to conditions alfeady huve been given to the public. Sen- ator Cockrell told the president that in {his opinion the Cubans would accept the terms of the Platt amendment in the end After the commission appointed to vis't Washington understands the situation he thinks there will be no open to them. In this view Senator Proc- tor concurs. “The Cubans. sald Senator Cockrell, “‘ap- parently do not fully grasp their status. They are not now a government. They have no power to treat diplomatically with the United States. The present constitu- tional convention was culled into being | through our agency. It only has power to submit to the United States for approval {u plan of constitution for a representative ! government It we reject it outright, the existing status continues. They can do nothing. But if the modifications and con- itions which we propose are acce then they can proceed to organize a representa- | tive government. Until such a government is organized the troops of the United States, in my opinion, cannot be withdrawn. 1 am firmly convinced that the c veution, after it hears the report of the commission which it has sent here, will accept the Platt amendment | ISLAND HARD TO PACIFY Two Hundred Insurgents Still Avoid (mpture by Troops | in Cebu, | CEBU, Island of P. 1, April 17.—A | thousand troops in the island of Cebu are | unable to accomplish the surrender or cap- ture of the 200 insurgent rifiemen still out of the Imperial Bank of Germany are §130,- 000,000 and its total of gold and silver com- bined never ran ahove $222,500,000 The United States treasury gross gold holdings have increased $7 000 within the lust twelve months. lu this month of 1509 they barely exceeded $275,000,000 against the $500,000,000 now held ruary 10, 1 ©f $94.230,042. WASHINGTON, April 17.—The Treasury @Aepartment late today purchused $350,000 of short-term 4 per cent bonds at the rate of 118.4 SAINTS FOLLOW REVELATION Preaident Joweph Plans Adoptea dependence G On Feb- they reached the low level Smith's Inspired erally at ference. KANSAS CITY, April 17.—The revelation | ©of Tresident Jopeph Smith w0 his people was resd to the conference of the Reor- ganized Church of Latter Day Saints at Independence, Mo., today. The revelation came 1o the ‘prophet after the saints had in- dulged In a season of fusting and prayer last Sunday. It has been in the hands of the various quorums since Monday and was approved by them. Today it was ac- cepted by the confererce without a protest and it thus became & part of the religion of 45,000 people, all of whom believe it of divine origin The revelation directs derson be chosen to fll the vacancy in the Quorum of Twelve; that the rules of representation remuin as they are till the growth of the church renders a change necessary; that two new stakes be estab- lished, one at Independence. Mo, and one ot Lamoni, la.; that the church provide tracts in Scandinavian, German, Chinese Japanese, Portuguese and other languages as the missions require; and that Gomer T. Grifiths be sent to England in the in- terest of foreign misslonary work. Also that the missionary work of the church be presented in Australia and the islands of the sea. Much attention s given to the duties of evangelical ministers, their relations to the church and the rules overning them; other questions of fmportance to the church are given consideration After the revelation was conference t that Peter accepted the psacted routine business, BUYING SANTA FE STOCK Pennayiv Road's Representatives Belleved to Huve Secured Two L red Thousand Shar NEW YORK, April 17.—The Mail & Ex- press There is excellent authority for the statements that prominent men rep- resentiug the Pennsylvania railroad have recently bought large blocks of Atchison, Topeka & Banta Fe stock and that before long the former will be invited to name several directors of the luiter company These purchases are belleved to aggregate more than 200,000 shares, largely of pre- ferred. ““There are several reasons why the Pennsylvania should make a move. For a Jong time it bas had close traffic relations with the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, but now that that company is sbout to pass into the control of the Great Northern Pacific and Great Northern companies, the Pennsylvania cannct be so sure about the conservation of its Interests on tinental traffic. “It has been the policy of the Pennsyl- | vania not to extend beyond Chicago and St Louts. From what can be learned there will be no physical connection between that company and the Atchison by lease or otherwise.” APOSTLE CANNON'S FUNERAL Smple and Jmpressive Ceremonies Performed in Mormon Taberuacie at Salt Lake Clty. SALT LAKE. Utah, April 17.—Slmple but most solemn were the services over the re- mains of Apostie George Q. Cannon of the Mormon church, who died in California last week. The ceremonles, which took place in the tabernacle, commenced at noon and con- tinued until 2 p. m., all the high digna- ries of the church participating. The im- mense seating capacity of the tabernacle was taxed to its utmost and hundreds of people were unable 10 galn entrauce to the building. The decorations of the interior of the bullding and the music during the rvices were elaborate and appropriate and the floral offerings were profuse. President Lorepzo Snow, the supreme head of the church, was the principal speaker. Afier the services at the tabernacle the body was as | An- | transcon- | | Colonel McClernand says the terms the in- | surgents offer aro impossible Of the fifty towns & dozen of the larger | bave been organized under military order The others are believed to have insurgent ! governments. Judge Taft in a speech to the convention toduy deplored the fact that Cebu was the least pacified province and called on the delegates to deciae whether 200 men would |be permitted to restrain peace and pros- perity or whether the majority would or- ganize and notify the mountain eulkers to cease causing trouble. If the people were not ready to do this the commision would not supersede the military by civil control. The exhortation was not demonstratively received. The leading Visayans from the twenty-four towns represented urged the organization of a provinclal government and the windup of the rebellion and commended | Colonel McClernand as commanding wigoly and without bloodshed The island probably will be organized as one province. The population numbers 660,000, WOMEN BLOWN INTO RIVER n River Steamer ~ Near B, C. VANCOUVER, B. C., April 17.--By the ex- plosion of the boiler on the river steamer Ramona this afternoon four persons were | killed outright and six others seriously in- Jured The dead: MRS. H. MORRISON, Port Langley, B. C MRS. BAILEY Mount Lehman, B. C.- JOHN MACK, deckhand : HENRY PHIPPS, deckhand, The injured | Richara Power, purser, probubly fatally | burnea Jumes Maypurd, mate, probably burned tatally. | George Knowll, fireman, badly burned Three Indians, seriously burned. The boiler exploded in midstream while the steamer was enroute from New West- miaster 10 Fort Langley, the latter being a | farming settlement about twenty-five miles from this city. By the force of the explo- | sion Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. Laues, oo | were returning home ufter & day's shopping |in New Westminster, were blown into the ! river and were drowned before aid reached them, [RIPLEY'S DEFENSE CLOSES rosecution win in Goebel Murder Case Now Have Ita Innin FRANKFORT, Ky, April 17.—The de- fense had only two more witnesses to ex- amine in the case of Captaln Garnet Rip- ley, charged with complicity in the Goebel assinotion, when court convened today. The prosecution will call ex-Assistant Sec- retary of State J. B. Matthews and wife In | rebuttal | Ex-Adjutant General Castleman testified | that it was customary to furnish military | companies with cartridges as well as guns The prosecution had laid stress on the point that Ripley's company had been fur- nished ammunition when it was equipped Jobu Reading, a member of the state guard, all military companies. Death for t spiving Agal © Empre t | ST. PETERSBU Aprid | been received bere from Seoul, Corea, to the | effect that the Corean minister of Justic YI Kon Ho, was arrested April 1 for con- spiracy against the empress of Corea. He named various high officizis ae accomplices | 08 ©f the directors of the Reading com- condemned | Pany and the assistant minisier | fOrmer secretary of in the plot. Ho to death April | of the Corean court was sentenced to fifteen years' hard labor. officiale were acquitted. i Kon was ' MEXICO SiGN-s CONVENTION ;,: directors of the New York Central & | Chinn, Lusembourg and Turkey Now the Only Countries Not in Peace Agreemcnt. THE HAGUE. April 17.—Mexico today signed the convention of the peace confer- other alternative | | last two months | eyndicate to take all | that there will be any further stock pur- ! chases for cash | | rouds are to be united in one general com- | difterent states through which the Northern | | any | ing 1ines | | | | | ern Pacific directors in this city toda MUST SEE WHAT AGENT GETS Government Regquires tant nishe Ameriean War Claimants Show Any Lawyer's Contracts, ROADS NOT TO CONSOLIDATE Northera Pacific Official Denies Rumored Bequel to Burlington Deal. WASHINGTON, April 17.—The Spanish- American claims commission today made . " Ppublic & numver of additional rules for the TALK OF CENT“AL AGENCY 1S ABSURD guidance of persons presenting claims of — United States citizens in connection with ‘l he insurrection in Cuba. These additional | O ted All Three Propert to Be Operate ru relate to pleadings, avidence and the on an Independ Alr Hope ¢ t Basin—st. Cantl mbles, various books which are to be such as order books, general docket, notice book and motion calendar. The rule which wiil | attract the most attention is that which is in these words: *The contract of each claimant with any agent and any atiorney | for carrying on or aiding the prosecution | of the claim must be shown.” These rules for the presentation of claime and taking of evidence having been adopted the busincss of the members of the commis slon between now and September, it is ex- | pected, will be that of dealing only with interlocutory motions which are not of great importance. Various questions have been put o the form of tentative propositions tpon which the observations of counsel { for claimants will be gladly received. They | are as follows 1. That no depositions of witnesses can be taken outside the United States | 2. That it must appear that the claimant | | became naturalized in good faith and main- | tained and exercised his citizenehip in the | United States 8. That Spain was not liable for damages done by the Cuban Insurgents et o | CHANGES — IN ITINERARY Western Trip Altered in Schedule=Workmen to Present Testimonin Pau kept, NEW YORK, April Advertiser says 7.—The Commercia At a meeting of the North- the details of the Burlington deal were dis- cussed. A member of the board said tmme diately after the board adjourned that mat- ters were not yet in shupe for an official announcement It is believed that the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rallroad will hereafter be con- trolled jointly by the Northern Pacific and the Great Nortbern railroads. Jumes J Hill and his associates are said to have about 500,000 shares of the Burlington stock, which they have bought within the It le the purpose of this the shares at a unl- form price, and payment will be made in the new 3% per cent bonds. It is not likely The report from St ern Pacific, Great Nort Paul that the North- ern and Burlington pany is not credited here. The Pacific and the Great consolidation Northern run forbid | of parallel und compet- There i no law, however, for —_ | | biddivg two or more railrond companies| WASHINGTON. April 17.—Slight modifi- | | trom jointly owning another line cations of the itinerary of the president’s | In discussing today the Burlington pur- | Western trip have been made Sunday. chase, the circumstances under which tbe |[June 2, was to have beem spent at Salt roud bas been acquired, and the nd- |Lake City, but it is now understood that vantages which it was expected the pur- |that date will be spent in Colorado, possibly | lington on that one class of business. | tive and offer many new outlets | five years. Stockhold of 1838, he de- | ‘N""h'"’ Pacific. The advantages t0 OUT |, req hud realized an average of 300 per | | roud are more obvicus than to the Great|ept per annum cm their investment. He | | Northern charged that a close coalition existed b tween the Western Union and the Asso- |DIRECTORS REMAIN SILENT | | the board of directors. | anty will in part have to be worked out | year over that line, which reaches ours at also testified that cartridges are issued 10/ out the declaration that no proposition was The defense closed | before the directors concerning any change ere. . ’ cided, probably through motives of econ- | b ]"‘ eontrol of e propenty. | omy, to take one of the slow steamers HlGH COHEA coNVlCTED Cheaney to Suceeed Walk, ‘!uhncn would have been eightecn days on | TOPEKA, Kan. April 17.—H. U. Mudge, | the Atlantic. At this rate the ceremony | | | general manager of the Santa Fe, said to- | could not have taken place at the appointed Mini r of Juws v Sentenced to 17.—~News has | of the heaviest, if not the heaviest stock- the compauy The other implicated | We# made secretary at Glenwood Springs, | The president and Mrs. McKinley have accepted the invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Scott of San Francisco to occupy the latter's home during their stay in the | chasing companies would gain, one of the highest authorities in Northern Pacitic af- fairs said to the Evening Post: Scheme Long Talked Of. “Instead of the acquisition of the Bur- | Gogen Gate oy, lington being @ matter which has & GBI pvbich Bas | One of the features of the luunching of originated within a few months the cob- | ype hupileship Ohio will be the presenta- trary iy the case, though it 1 true (AL 80 |tjon of a testimonial to the president by idea was entertalned until of late that It |4, workmen of the Unlem Iron works, would be possible to secure control of the | yht KGR, Bt e road. There were innumerable dificulties. | yoo™ vy o (0 T B L8 e tween The purchase of the Burlington was dis- | 2 Loi0 08 S O nany, and for u | cussed tentatively by some of the North-|yiiar ime it appeared to be possible that | ern Pacific directors perhaps & year 88O | . wirike whieh would interfere with the | and we then bad figures in the rough from |1 ncyite e G IRETORE WL ne our chief officers showing the value of the | yrounie was adjusted satistactorily and the WENpUTie an | workmen have entered #o enthusiastically "But our credit was then relatively Jow, | peKTE (R O er e elebration the common stock was selling low in the | ypich js 1o attend the launching that they fitties, and tie purchase of the Burlington | pyye grranged to present the president a then, even if it could have been acquired, | yeqtimonial upon their own bebulf. was impossible from our own standpoint. FORT RUSSELL'S SLIM CHANCE “In fact we could not have acquired it Wye acting alone, nor could the Great Northern | acting alone. 1n these recent negotiations the Burlington people have insisted on the two roads acting jointly to safeguard themselves as far as possible in the mat- ter of security. It was Mr. Hill's Interest in the two properties which has made it possible for the Burlington to pass to our coutrol. He has been the intermediary of the pegotiations, and the active enthusias- tic advocate of the purchase, but the sug- gestion for Burlington's acquisition goes back some time to Northern Pacific sources. It is in fact the Northern Pacific whllh‘ will be most largely and in fact almost altogether benefited by the Burlington be- ing worked in harmony with the Northern | Pacific lines. Will Be No Consolidation, “All three roads will continue to be operated as independent properties. There will be no consolidation. The talk of a central agency at St. Paul for the three roads Is absurd; President HIll must have been misunderstood on that point. We are agreeing to puy § per cent on the Burllng- ton stock and the profit on such a guar- ing Army Station Be Used to Recrnit Rattalion. Likely to WASHINGTON, April 17.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Senator Warren called at the War department today for the purpose of se curing if possible, an urig. Lo rocsuit one of the battalions of the mew regiment at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo. General Miles stated that it had been the intention of the | War department to recrult new regiments | destined for the foreign service in the west, | but as new conditions obtained he thought Fort Russell would not be selected as a | recruiting station. He suid, however, that | whatever was necessary in the way of | troops, Fort Russell would be considered with the view of filllug the complement of troops desired Now that Aguinaldo has been captured the bottom seemiugly has fullen out of the Pb pine service and it is stated au- thoritatively tonight that the army will not be recruited up to the muximum provided in the army bill pussed at the last session { of congress and thut the maximum will be by economies. We hope to get the cost |, o y4ighborhood of 65.000 men, instead of the Burlington to us down to about 4| ,¢ 100000, nlthough staf and line officers per cent, und &t that figure the price we |\t L ONET E L Tt agree to pay, you . looks less extrav- | el i agant. A saving of perhaps $1,600,000 can 5 be made through refunding and suspending WEGTERN UNION'S PROF"S: the sinking fuuds, and us 1 understand the |, — | figures, $2,600,000 can be saved in time by "”"""‘I_u‘;':::_ 'l"m_ :_:’:','r':::""' Hundred Per Cent. the joint control of the Burlington through economies in operation und tramsportation services “Burlington lines supplement those of | our western lines; 1 think our traffic offi- cers say that fully 18,000 carioads of lum- ber was interchauged with Burlington last WASHINGTON, April 17.—The Industrial commission took up the question of gov- ernment control of teiegrapt lines today, A. L. Randall, chairman of a committee of the International Typographical union | to promote such ownership, and F. C Roberts, a compositor, being the witnesses. | Randall declared that the Western Union | That | giock 1s extensively watered and said the | 'hl‘{‘num;u\n,\' had received returns amounting | in the aggregate to $100,000,000 in twenty- Billings. That means close upon $2,000,- 000 annually which we gave to the Bur- i6 just tHe beginning. Altogether, possibilities of this deal are most attrac- to the clated Press, declaring that it operates to prevent the founding of Dew Dewspapers. Mr. Roberts’ testimony was along the same lipe. Burlington Officials at Boston Meeting Say No A neement in Fortheomin, WORRIED ABOUT RED HAT Papel Delegatio arful that Holy | Decoration for Archbishop Nar- | tinelli May Arrive Late. BOSTON, April 17.—The directors of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad held their meeting here today and at the close it was stated that there was no nnounce- ment concerning any change in the control of the road to be made. The directors were in session more than an hour and a half. What business was tuken un was not made public. The state- | ment made at the close of the meeting, and set forth above, was made oficially, Fur- | PO' @rTive in time for the ceremony prior to the departure of Cardinal Gibbons for estioning about the matter brought | ther questioning sbout the matler brought | p o' 1" ooy that the papal delsgate | who is bringing the hat to this country de- WASHINGTON, April 17.—=The officials of the papal delegation here have been rather apprehensive lest the cardinal's red hat to | be conferred on Archbishop Martinelli would night that it was proboable that B. P. Cheney of Boston would be selected to suc- ceed Aldace F. Walker, as chairmau of Mr. Cheney is one | time. In order to expedite affairs a cable- gram was sent urging him to take onme of the fastest steamers, and this s likely to bring him here in time for Carrying out the program already determined upon TWO CHAMBERLAIN OFFICES President Appoints Lemuel Laughlin and Charles L. Brockway 10 Serve South Dakotu. holder, in Taylor Elected Vice ¥ PHILADELPHIA, sident. April 17.—At & meet- | this afternoon, W. R. Taylor, the| the company, wus elocied vice president and Adam H. Moore WASHINGTON, April 17.—The president | FLE L today made the following appointments: | Centr Shore Re-Elect. Interior—Lemwuel B. Laughlin, to be re- | ALBANY, N. Y., April 17.—The old boards | ceiver of public moneys at Chamberlain, | S. D., and Charles L. Brockway, to be reg- udson River railroad and the West Shore | ister of the land office at Chamberlain, | railroad companies were re-elected at the (8. D. | annusl meetings of the two corporations | | held here today. Will Build the Milwaukee, I TRGS | WASHINGTON, April 17.—The Union Irou Northwestern Directors Just Meet. | works of San Francisco, through President | NEW YORK, April 17.—A special meet- | Scott, today signed a contract with the | ing of the board of directors of the Chicago | | visory | sage | bas not been forced to settle. | strike meeting at | difrerent JARRETT MEETS STRIKERS Stesl Company's Labor Agent Tells Them They Vielated Arreement. PROPOSES TO PROVE HIS CHARGE TODAY Original Document Will Arrive for Exnmination and Early Settiement Becomes a Possibility=New Men Reported Enroute, threatened Amalgamated PITTSBURG, April 17.—The strike of all the men of the assoclation employed in the organized milis of the American Sheet Steel company and subsequently of all the organized men of the association in the mills of the United States Steel corporation trembles in the balunce tonight. On the one hand, Presi- dent T. J. Shaffer is backed up in his de- termination to call & general strike by & majority of the members of his mdvisory board und the district vice president and trustees, who were in session ull day today On the other hand, there is & bew move toward conciliation and arbitration, which may end the entire controversy in Pitts- burg tomorrow, or may be carried to New York to be adjusted by higher powers President T. J. Shaffer said tonight that the outlook for settlement is better than at any time since the McKeesport trouble started. He refused to explain this state ment Colonel G. Watson French of the Republic Iron and company visited Amalgamated headquarters toduy in relation to matters pertainiug to some of his own mills. He became interested in the ugainst the Sheet Steel company and voluvteered to do all in his power to avert u struggle. He talked to the ad board for an hour, advising con- ciliation and arbitrat Later, it is understood Mr. Shaffer heard from Colonel French his home in re- When to wes sy viee president Steel lation to some action he had taken wus asked French's nothing had the tell Amalgamated the pature of Colonel he aeclared he had nor would he deny that such a message nt Not Yet session of the Amalgamated execu- tives today took Do action ou the presi- dent's proposed resolution giving him power to call out the men of the Sheet Steel company and subsequently he sees fit, president to he Presi The as all the men of the new Morgan company This is accounted for in the absence of Vice Presidents John F. Ward of Niles 0., and John Chappell of Newcastle, Pa The meeting adjourned until tomorrow morning, when these officials will be pree- ent Much of the session today was taken up in a conference with John Jarrett, head of the labor bureau of the Sheet Steel com- pany. Mr. Jarrett contended that the men had violated their agreement of a year ago, in which they agreed to remain at work under the conditions then existing, the violation being in their joining issues with the association. The Amalgamated men were firm in asserting that their join- ing of the mssociation was not a violation of the agreement. The original agreement will prcbably arrive tomorrow from New York and 418 be (urther discussed by Che board and Mr. Jarrett The nature of this agreem.nt consumed fn argument much of the time of the ses- slons and on it possibility of settiement without further concession by the Sheet company or & test- ing of streugth of the new industrial com- bine of capital aad President Shaffer's sociation of the combined skilled men. John Jarrett asserted out of it that the compuny had made ab solutely no effort to displace the men on strike at McKeesport. While the company is anxious to run the mill, it is now seri- ously working on the line of conciliation, he said. hafler Will Fix the Date. was explained in the meeting that as soon as the resolution was pagsed Riving Mr. Shafier all power in the matter he would address the heads of all the constitu- ent concerns of the United States Stecl corporation & letter advising them of the authority vested in him and fixing a date when all these men will be called to strike in the event that the Sheet Steel company Such a com- munication, in the event of the resolution passing, is also to go to ex-Judge E. H Gary, chairman, and Charles M. Schwab, president of the United States Steel corpor- ation. A canvass of all parties to the dispute indicates that the declaration of a strike will not take place for several days. The effort at conciliation to be made tomorrow will be foliowed by others that will take time. At McKeesport tonight, while the strikers are alert and ready to meet any new move that may be made by the company, noth- ing resembling disorder has occurred. The crucial test It continue allegiance to the amalgamation will come in the morning at 7 o'clock, at which_time all employes of the company have been notified to report or consider themselves discharged. The 125 knoblers who struck yesterday met today and agrerd to remain away from the mill, but wil not decide whether or not to join the amalgamated association untll tomerrow, when another meeting will be held. Some of the men in attendance the McKeesport this after- noon reported that Assistant Superintend- ent Harrison of the W. Dewees-Wood mil made them an offer of increased pay to return to work. They refused to go back and he informed them that he would put other men in their places tomorrow. It was reported that 150 skilled workmen were brought to Plttsburg last night from points. They did not arrive in but in gangs of fifteen or twenty and were immediately sent by different routes to McKeesport. They will, it is said, take the places of the strikers at the Dewees-Wood works. The entire gang was in charge of the officers of a local detective a body | ngency GENERAL GOMEZ 1S COMING Hero of Cuban Wars Pre with res to Call, Hix Son, on Uncle Sa HAVANA. April 17.—General Gomez is making arrangements the United States to visit Palma. He Maximo to go to will be accompanied by his son Urbano and will probably remain in the United States until the return to Cuba of the special committee on relations He desires to awalt definite action In reference to the Platt amendment, in order to avold the accusation that the trip is made for political purposes. He has always expressed a desire 1o meet the people of received | hinges largely a remote | in the meeting and | of the men's determination to | Sencr Bstrada | |CONDITION OF THE WEATHER CROWE IN INDIANA [Acting on This Theory Om De- | tectives Are Sald to Be Exe ploring Hamilton County. | ELWOOD, 1nd., April 17.—Pat Crowe, | alleged Kkiduaper of young Edward Cudahy |of Omaha, is though: to be in Hamilton | county, near Nobleeville. Detectives from | Omaha are now searching the neighborhood | which Crowe formerly frequented. Crowe ll'lm' to Hamilton county fifteen years ago ‘nn.l lived in the county four years, during which time he married the deughier of John Rambo of Fishers station. She died later in Omaha {FOR OMAHA TRAIN WRECK | Twe Youthful Readers of Chenp Novels Arrested and One of ; Them Confense | MARYVILLE, Mo, April 17.—Paul Bum- gardner und Hurry Cain, 1b-year-old boys were arrested at Wilcox, Mo., today, charged | with having wrecked an Omaha & St. Louis passenger train at that point Wednesday, when the eugine and three coaches were ditched und the engineer injured Bumgardner, who is the son of the station agent at Wilcox, 1s sald to have confessed Ito his father He suys he and Caln were | walking on the track just before the arrival | of the passenger and as they came to the switch the Cain boy sald: “Let's ditch that fiyer.” They broke the combination rod of the switch with u crowbar. Cheap novels | are responstble | SMALLPOX STARTS A TEMPEST Siancton and Brown's Valley Are Ine dulging in War Tactics and Blocknde Runni BROWN'S VALLEY. Minn., April 17.—An interstate warfare growing out of smallpox | conditions i Sisseton, 8. D., is on at this point. More than 100 cases of the diseasc ure reported as cxisting at Sisseton and | Brown's Valley baa quarantined against the place. This enraged Sisseton authori- tiex and under pretense of having quaran- tined Roberté county they placed armed guards on the state line one-half mile from Brown's Valley, who forbid farmers from | any section to come ncross | have passed | Many farmers lie by running their horses, have been arrested and havdcuffed and taken Into Sisseton, fourteen miles dis- tant There is great excitement over the aftair und unless the state wuthorities of the two states take a hand and bring about an adjustment of the matter there will undoubtedly be serious trouble. There is ne smallpox in Browi's Valley and none in the farming territory on the Dakota side and farmers protest in bitter terms against being held up on the public highways. this guard while some |RAIDS SEVEN POOLROOMS Commitiee of cen Accomplishes Another in Coup In New York. NEW YORK, April 17—The committee |of fifteen raided seven alleged poolroome | this afternoon. The raids were warrants issued by Justice Jerome and upon evidence obtained by the staff of detectives working for the committee un- der the direction of Superintendent John | McCullagh. The raids in each case were personally conducted by individual mem- |bers of the committee, assisted by their |own detectives and policemen of the reg- |ular force from the precinct in which the raid was made. In only one place did the raiders fail to mhke any arrests, and C. C. Brewster of |the committec openiy says the inmates of this place received & tip from the police that the place was about to be raided. A feature of the raid was the effort by at least two of the police officials to prove i”“" the places raided were not poolroom: but orderly and well-conducted clubs. PRISON FLOOR IS CRIMSON Attempt of Three a Fe Convicts to Overpower Guards Ends Fatally. DENVER, April 17.—A special to the {News from Santa Fe, N. M., says: An at- tempt of three convicts at the penitentiary | to effect their escape today resulted in the | killing of Convict George Stephenson, the mortal wounding of Convict Simmons, the wounding of Convict Jose Monica Sene, Captain of the Guard Felipe Amijo and Guard Pedro Sandoval, George Stephenson, convicted of murder, had in some manper armed himself with a revolver. William Simmons, sentenced for cattle stealing, and Frapk Carper, also |sentenced for cattle thefs, were in the con- |spiracy to break out. They were armed {with iron bars. Stephenson sttacked the guard, +ho was In the dining room, un- armed. He shot Pedro Samdoval. Captain Armijo ran for a shotgun and, returning, exchanged shots with Stephenson, each being wounded. Superintendent H. 0. Bur- sum came upon the scene with a Win i,m»mvr rifle and sent two bullets through Stephenson's heart A moment later | Armijo, though seriously wounded, shot | Simmons, fatally wounding him. Carper | weukened when he saw bis partners down |and surrendered. Neither of the wounded | guards will die. During the fight Jose | Monica Sema, a convict, was slightly | wounded. INDIANS FINALLY CONSENT Council of Okluhoma Tribes Kesults in Removing Thelr Objections to Proposed Opening. GUTHRIE, OKL, April 1T.—A three days | council of the chiefs und leading members | of the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Indian | tribes closed at the Iudian agency at An | darko today. Oh Pe Ah Tone, who has been | the leader of the Kiowa seceders, who for & year heve refused to come into council or comply in any way with the law requiring | them to take allotments, was present and | it was decided that the Kiowas would come |in and take their allotments at once. It was decided to empower Agen: Raundlett to select the 45,000 acres of grazing lands provided for in the bill opening the reserva- tion to settlement. This has been the Forecast for Nebraska—Fair; Warmer Thursday; Friday Fair; Variable Winds Temperature at Omahn Yesterday: Hour. Dew. Hour. Deg. . T 44 . Epomeoo.... 46 . NP, 48 . Apom., A2 . Bp.om...... 42 . 6w Dpowm. made on | | stumbling block to the way of completing | Navy department for the comstruction of | the United Statcs and to thank them for the | the preliminary work necessary to get in |tock to pulverize it In a mortar and an UNION PACIFIC FIRE Buildings Destroyed at Union Tramsfer Depot, Osuscil Bluffe PULLMAN COMPANY ALSO LOSES HEAVILY Leng Row of Store asd Mackine Rooms Burned to the Grouad. | LOSSES RUN WELL UP INTO THOUSANDS | Firewen Loss Oontrol Beocsuse ef Break in TFire Hose Lines. OIL TANKS EXPLODE AND SCATTER FIRE | $witeh En Flames to Drag Strings Away to safety = Clgars Contly Wines Feed Blase. Fire raged three bours last night in the passenger coach cleaning yard at the Union Transter depot, Council Bluffs, destroying the long row of frame buildings used by | the Union Pacific and Pullman companies as store and machine rooms, with their contents, entalling a loss to both com- pauies that will run well up into the thousands | The origin of the copflagration is un kpown, but the fire is supposed to have been started either from a spark from an engine or from spontaneous combustion of some of the supplies in the oil and was room The buildings destroyed liven and commissary Pullman company, the machinery room, car repair room, oilroom of the Union Pacitic and the office of James F. Spare, foreman lof the yard, | The blaze started about 9:15 o'clock be- tween Foreman Spare's office and the store- room on the east, and was first discovered comprised the storeroom of the |by A. Sketchley, in charge of the store department at the transfer, who at once guave the alarm. The Council Bluffs fire department was soon on the scepe, and, al- though the blaze had galned considerable headway, in about twenty minutes 1t was practically under control and the loss would |have been comparatively small had not several breaks occurred in the hose, which ‘hl“dll'fi]v]il\" the department and permitted the blaze to get a fresh start Tar Roofs Make Hot Fire. The frame bulldings, with their tar and gravel roofs and combustible contents, made fuel for the flames and it soon became apparent that the entire row of bulldings wae doomed. The firemen then devoted their efforts to save the sheds on the east, containing supplies of the Union Pacific store department By midnight the row of buildings, feet in length, were smoldering ruins. Strings of couches that were in the yard at the outbreak of the fire were safely pulled out by switch engines. The west room of the row of buildings was occupled by the Puliman company as a liven room and contained a large supply of all kinds of linen for its sleepers. Little of the linen was saved. The bullding next on the east wus used A @ commissary store by the Pullman company and con- tained a large stock, including costly wines | and cigars, all of which were consumed. Costly Machinery Outfit Gone. ext to the Pullman buildings was the Union Pacific machine and carpenter shop containing expensive machinery, lathes band saws and other upparatus for re- pairing cars. The conteuts of this bufld- ing is probubly an entire loss. Between the machine shop and Foreman Spare’s office was a long room, in which was stored oil und waste and other articles used in cleaning the cars, The oil tanks when they became redhot exploded with loud reports and scattered the burning timbers and ewbers high into the air and over the iron roofs of the platform sheds to the south. | While the firemen were able to save the storerooms to the east of Foreman Spare's office, much of the contents was damaged by smoke and water and the loss here is probably beavy. Losses Hard to Estimate. A. J. Manderson, agent, said It wa | possible to estimate the loss last night, but that it would run far up into the thousands. J. C. Fleming, foreman for the Pullman company, thought his company's loss would amount to $10,000, but that possibly it might be greater, as he did not know what stock was in the commissary storeroom. The frame buildings burned were crected about ten years ago. HALFFKIN HEADS OFF PLAGUE Ann 120 im- Arbor Doctors Who Take I ANN ARBOR, Mich., George Dock and Dr. James A. Nell, the April 17.—Dr. two university professors, who uattended student Charles Bunyan Hare of Pawbee City, Neb., the bubonic plague patient, in the first instance, and who were made violently sick by an injection of halffkin, a culture of the plague germ, are recovering and will be out in & few days. Halffkin is considered an anti-toxine or preventa- tive of the plague Student Hare is re- ported to be improving steadily. OLD MAN COMMITS SUICIDE Gehle Asmus of Osceola Shoots Hime- self Through the Head at Miduight, OSCEOLA, Neb., April 17.—(Special. Gehle Asmus, who came here from Water- loo a couple of years ugo and was making his home at his sop-in-law Mr, Henulug's, {north of here on the valley, committed | suicide at midnight last night. The old |man got up in the mnight and took a revolver from the drawer in his room end shot himself through the head, living but a fow hours afterward. He was past 73 years old. HORSE MEDICINE EXPLODES Herbert Lound, wide, Burns M Face. April 17.—(Special Tele- Lound, son of Tom Lound Drug Clerk at Wine Hands und WINEIDE, Neb. gram.)~—Herbert of the Winside Milling company, in Mur- heud's drug store this morning, where Le is employed, was compounding a prescrip- tion for horse of potash was an medicine in which ingredient. He chlorate under- ence. China, Luxembourg and Turkey are (& Northwestern Rallroad compary, was|the protecied cruiser Milwaukee. The boat | assistance they te 3 during : > ¥ cled cr tanc y tendered Cuba during the | readiness for the opening and this action | explosion resulted. Both eyes and one ::;lflt:“tit city cemetery, where burial | now the only countries which have not|held bere today. It was said that only rou- |is to have twenty-two knote' speed, to be | war. Senor Palma 1 the cholce of General | of the tribes removes what promised to |hand were burned and bis whole face wam sigued the peace couvention. tine business was transacted at (be weeting. .flm.hed lu three years and (0 cost §2,820,000, § Gomez for the presidency of Cuba A Ve & serious vbslacle. sloged, S