Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 2, 1901, Page 1

GOULD AND (1% Magnal ot | 7 and Montana Eenater Figure in Uzios Pacific Theeries. EACH CREDITED WITH BUYING TO CONTROL New Yorker Thonght to Cherish Three- Eoad Control Echeme. CLARK WANTS OUTLET FOR NEW LINE Tharough Jobn W. Gates is faid to Beek Privileges East, VANDERBILT THE DOMINATING FIGURE Wall Street Pon rmonious Relation Between Him and E. M, Harriman and Over Thelr Poasible Compacts. May 1. —The Mail and Ex- | press says: it was learned from official sources that Willlam K. Vanderbilt is a large holder of Union Pacific stock and that be acquired his holding after reaching a full understandiog with B. H. Harriman. Those | in & position to know assert that Mr. Har- | riman was placed at the head of the road | at the instance of Mr. Vanderbiit, although | ot declare that Mr. Harriman s the joint choice of Messrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, George J. Gould and Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Mr. Harriman is & close personal friend | ot Mr. Vanderbilt and was picked out to| manage the Union Pacific because he was regarded as an able rallroad man. From sources close to Mr. Vauderbilt, it appears that the present management of the Usion Pacific is not only in thorough accord with that gentleman, hut has stood ready for a Toug time to make a deal with the Chicago & Northwestern, which the Vanderbilts con- trol. But up to the present year of great deals, Mr. Vanderbilt, it is said, thought it was better for the Northwestern to have several strings to its bow, rather thaa tie up exclusively with the Union Pacific “The Burliagton deal, however, changed the western situation and the aggressive policy of Messrs. J. J. Hill and J. P. Mor- gan in combining the Burlington, Northern Pacific and Great Northern forced the Northwestern to prepare for future emer- gencies “There are excellent reasons for the as- sumption that Mr. Vanderbilt has been the largest buyer of Union Pacific on the great rise to nearly 130 either for his own ac- count, with a view to increasing bis inter est, or on account of Chicago & North- western, so that the latter can exercise a leading influence in Union Pacific ““There is good ground for believing that George J. Gould, as president of the Mis- souri Pacific and a leading director in Unlon Pacific. has been a heavy buyer of the Iatter stock and that by means of his large | private holdings of stock, which may later be turned over to the Missour! Pacific, t Intter road.will, fointly. with the Nort! western, and possibly the St. Paul, control Unfon Pacific.” How Clark Figures, LOS ANGELES, Cal, May. 1.—The Evening Express this afternoon published | A report that private advices have been | received here to the effect that Jeun W Gates, the steel magnate, is responsible ’m‘} the recent phenomenal advance of Union Pacific stock and that Gates is acting for Senator W. A. Clark and associates, who are endeavoring to secure control of the Unlon Pacific as an outlet for the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake railread NEW YORK | head of New Jey | of Chicago NE 19, SHOWS SOME INCREASES “hly Circulation Statement of the “oller Currency Ind ‘spansive Tendencles, /TON, May 1.—The monthly ctr- ed by the comptrol« ency shows that at the close Apr 1901, the circulation of al banknotes amounted to $350,684,- an increase for the year of § 5 rease for the month of $863,011 The circulation, based on United States bonds, was $3. 5,9%%, an increase for the | vear ot § and an increase for the | month of § The circulation secured by lawful money aggregated $25,708,834, a decrease for the year of $10,502 and a decrease for the of United States registered deposit to secure circulating 3,988,980 and to secure public amount bonds on notes was §; deposits $103 The monthly colnage statement issued by the director of the mint shows that the total coinage executed at the mints of the | United States during April, 1901, was $21,- 734,660, as follows $18,068,000; silver, 2 60; minor coins Tells Governm ™ Baize Came to Be Arrested. WASHINGTON, May 1.=The State de- partment has recefved from the government of Ver « A satisfactory explanation of | the clrcumstances under which Consuiar AR Ignacio Balze at Barcelo came to be arrested and mulct of heavy fine. While no details are furnished, it stated that the action of the Venezuelan government | and that Baize, who has recovered, or will the money extorted from him, will| not be further molested a recover | St aiciott | President Bond of Kan WASHINGTON, May 1.—The twelfth con- vention of the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary society of the general synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church of the United States, began here tonight in the | Memorial Lutheran church, with a conse- cration meeting. Mrs. Alice G. Bood of Kansas, the president of the society, deliv- ered her annual address Ing What Dewey Did. ITON, May 1.—The third anni- versary of the battle of Manila bay was celebrated here tonight by a banquet at the Raleigh hotel, participated in by officers of the American fleet who took part in that conflict, including Admiral Dewey. SONS OF REVOLUTION ELECT Twelfth Annu, Selects Corps and Reeelves Registrars' Report. Comme WASHI PITTSBURG, May 1.—At the second day’s | sesslon of the twelfth annual congress of the Sons of the American Revelution, Registrar General A. Howard Clark made his report for the last year, which showed the total active members in the society to be 9.%08. There are thirty-nine so- cieties, the lurgest being in Massachusetts. dent York: vice presidents general, James Den- ton Hancock of Franklin, Pa., Thomas Tipps of Detroit, Mich., Judge John White- . Harris Davis of Cali A. Pearce of Maryland; Captain Samuel Eberly historian general, George W. Bates of Michigan; chaplain general. Rev. Dr. E. B. Warfleld, president Lafayette college At the triennial conclave, held negle music hall this afternoon. G. C. Breckinridge delivered an address | on “Fleeting Days” and R. H. Davis spoke fornia, Colonel secretary general | in Car- General | GETS INTO GOULD'S SYSTEM | Wheeling & Lake Erle Company In-| Jects Ita Property Into His \ Corporate Hody. | CLEVELAND, May 1-—As the result cf| action at the annual meeting of the Wheel ing & Lake Erle Railroad company held here today the property practically becomes a part of the Gould system The following directors were elected One year—Edwin Gould, Joseph Ramsay, gr. *Winslow S. Plerce, Alvin W. Krech and H. P.McIntosh. Two vears—Cyrus J. Lawrence, W. E. Connor, Myron T. Her- rick, George A. Garrettson, Robert Blick- ensderfer, George J. Gould, W. J. Mather. L. B. Hanna, Otto Bay and W. F. Schmitzer Mr. Ramsey announced that the Wheeling | to be operated as a sep- | would continuc arate property, but that a close working ar- rangement would be made between it and the Wabash. Mr. Ramsey further said that the new short line from Jewett, 0., on the Whecling line to Pittsburg would be bullt as soon as possible Anoth line, It is sald, will be con structed trom Cleveland to Wellington, O., & distance of forty-two miles, where con- nection will be made with the main line of | the Wheeling & Lake Erie road. This will result in giving the company a direct and comparatively short line trom Cleveland as well as Pittsburg to Toledo, St. Louls, Kan- sas City and other mportant points. The new board of directors which has been increased from thirteen to ffteen members, will meet In New York within a few days to organize and select offcers. It 1s generally belleved that Mr. Ramsay will be elected to the presidency of the company at this meeting. It is understosd that syndicate composed of George Goul. York, Willlam Ramsay, jr., of Myron T. Herrick and General A. R gerald of this city, now owns & majority of the stock of the Wheeling & lake Frie company a of New Louls, ntral Elects Directors. 1.—The annual meeting Mexton cts BOSTON, « May of the Mexican Central rallroad was held | bere today. The board of directors agreed upon by the other Mexican Central inter- | ests and the New York investors, who have secured control of the Under the agreement, the mew boara con- sists of seventeen members, of which seven wers membess cf the old Mexican Central bourd, while ten represent the new in- teres: ake Shore Elects Directors. CLEVELAND, May 1.—At the anaual meeting of the stockholders of the Shore & Michigan Southern rallway, held here today, the following directors were re-elected to serve three years: Frederick W. Vanderbilt, Samuel R. Callaway, Edwin Worcester, Chauncey M. Depew, Willlam H. Newman. Out of $50,000,000 in stock is- sued by the company $45,000,000 was voted at the meeting Goes to Quee VICKSBURG Cormick t & Crescent. Miss., May L. —Receiver Me. night turned over to the Vicksbure, Shreveport & Pacific ra 10ad. An order was (ssued retaining all the old employes. The Vicksburg, Shreve- port & Pacific was sold under an order of the United States court oa March 30, Fitz- | road was elected. | Lake | the | Queen & Crescent officials the properties of | briefly on “Texas." Tonight a banquet was | held at Hotel Schenley COOKS AND WAITERS ARE OUT | Twenty-Two Hundred In o nt War with Rest, Keepers' Assoc lon. SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.—Twenty-two hundred union cooks and waiters struck today because the Restaurant Keepers' as- sociation would not sign the union agree- ment for shorter hours and increased wages. The restaurants mostly affected were in the down-town district, and on the water front Several proprietors closed their places in order to help others remain open. The strikers congregated in large crowds ound the entrances to the big down-town restaurants this morning. Among them were many women. They all wore badges, show- | ing they were union workers. In pairs and quartets the men and girls walked back and forth all day shouting to every passerby that the restaurants in front of which they were passing were uafair. People who did not heed these statements were not inter. fered with. The hotels are not involved in the controversy WARRANT FOR THOUSANDS | et Armed with Authority Indians Marshal Een to Make Creek Be Good. SOUTH M'ALESTER, I T, May 1L—A warrant containing 3,000 names was issued today by United States Judge Joha R. Thomas, in the northern district, and given to Marshal Bennett for service. The com- plaint was made by Hon. Tams Bixby, act- | ing chairman of the Dawes commission, and Is against the Creek fullbloods who re- fuse to come in and be enrolled. The Dawes commigsion has tried for several weeks to get the Creek Indians to enroll, but to no avail. Chairman Bixby finally determined upon stringent measures, so a complaint is made under section 21 against all the fullbloods who refuse to be en- rolled, charging them with obstructing the work of the commission. The Indians are | to be arrested wherever found, and it they | persist in refusing to be enrolled, they will be taken to Muskogee und jailed to answer for contempt of court s May | > (April 8)—Arriv Miowera, Vancouver, via Hon | and Brisbar | At Hong K Franc Via Honolulu Moyune, from Tacoma 1. alu ~Gaelic, from San and Yokohama, | via Nagasakl, for At St. Vincent — Arrived trom Ban Francisco, via and eeded for Hull Ay I—Arrived—Oceante, from New York At Ne | _At Southamp New York At Brishane (April | from Bydr NS W B C AL Queenstown.-Sailed—Servia, York: Lake Superior. for Quebec (b Liverpool). —Arrived (May 2 land, from Boston, for Liverpool. ceeded At New York—Salled—Teutonle, for Liver. pool; Zealand, for Antwerp, via Cherbourg and H-lvflh/!lll‘dv‘ll‘ Me minee, for London, Ligurta, for Genoa ‘and folk—Balled— 1 - Heathcralg. \ Valpara! ete., Boulogne—Arrived—Amsterdam, from York, for Rotterdam n-—-Arrived—8t. Louls, from 26)=8ailed—Mo ete., for V for New th from ew Eng and pro- for Mare ohama (April M- Arrived—Em. press of Japan, from Vancouver, B. C., for I Negasak!, Suenghal and Hong Kong. | tavor of AL INDUSTRIES AT STAKE England, | MINERS TO CLOSE TIGHT ALL THE PITS Stagnation of Busin Af Threat is Fulfilled=May ¥ | (Copyright, 1901, by Press ¥ shing Co.) LONDON, May 1.—(New York World Ca- blegram — Special Telegram.)—Chancellor Hicks-Beach's proposed export duty on coal threatens to bring upon Great Britain an unparalleled industrial crisis. The miners’ delegates have recommended universal closing of coal pits from Tuesday a8 @ protest ugainst the export tax. The miners’ leaders say they can hold out six weeks, by which (ime every industry in the country would be paralyzed In Parliament the threatened strike is regarded as unwise and {mpracticable now for the tax out of the wages the sympathy of the whole country would be with them in the strike. now adhere absolutely to the admitted that if the strike be or- dered and maintained for a month the budget proposals must be abandoned the whole government fall X, but it 18 otest Agminst the rt Tax in the British Budket. LONDON, May 1.—At Miners federation held in London this morning and attended by delegates from all | parts of the United Kingdom, it was recom- mended that all miners quit work unless the tax were withdrawn. Another meeting was summoned for May 7 to finally decide the matter and to fix a date for the stop- upon. Reports from the mining districts indi- cate that a majority of the miners are in the strike. They have had two years of prosperity and the funds of their unlons are overflowing. It is admitted however, by liberals and conservatives alike that their ill-advised action will have no effect so far as a repeal of the coal tax is converned. The whole country condemns the strike, which will tend to disorganize all the industries, and, as the people have little sympathy with the coal trade, which during the last twelve months has reaped huge profits at the expense of the com- mupity, the only effect of the strike is likely to be to draw the support of the country toward the government The prospect of a strike has spread dis- may among the mill and foundry owners in Lancashire, as there are no stocks on hand at the collleries. MAY DAY HAS ITS TROUBLES In" Enropean Citfes Demenstrations Ocen nd the Police Have Their Hands Full. BERLIN, May 1.—Three eighty-five thousand bundred and persons attended the varfous socialist and trades union meet- ings and at all of these resolutions were adopted in favor of the eight-hour day and the right of unlon. In consequence of the threats of the master builders to lock out all those workmen who celebrated May day, work in the buflding trades went on, al- though the men were absent. Seventy-four meetings all told were held in this city the speakers all dwelling upon “The Day We Celebrate.” No processions were al lowed. Hamburg, Leipsic, Halle and other large towns celebrated today. Nowhere were there any disorders or arrests PARIS, May 1.—The evening passed quietly in Paris and the departments with the exception of Grenoble, where scuffles occurred at the close of a meeting. The gendarmes charged the crowds and some policemen wera injured VIENNA, May 1.--Ten thousand persons took part in an orderly May day procession here. The publication of mewspapers has been suspended for thirty hours. Lawful meetings were held here and in the prov- inces. MADRID, May 1.—Several tions occurred in Spanish cltfes, but there were no serious disturbances. At Barcelona & group of strikers pillaged the chapel of a convent and were dispersed by the troops. LISBON, May 1.—Some disturbances are reported from parts of this country and an imposing demonstration was held in this city. Violent speeches were made and the police checked almost every meeting ROME, May 1.—Both in this city and the provinces May day was passed quletly and orderly. Meetings were held. GERMANS' SURPRISING ACTION Select and Secure Concession at Can- ton in Violation of Agree- ment of Powers, demonstra- HONG KONG, May 1.—It {s reported that the Germans have selected a concession at Canton, that the preliminaries have been arranged and that possession will be taken soon WASHINGTON, May 1.—Germany wa: one of the powers that subscribed heartily to the suggestion of the United States that | po nation make private arrangements in | China for the enlargement or acquisition of concessions, so the officlals here are sur- prised to learn that the Germans have taken steps to acquire a concession at Can- ton. It fs belleved there that it was the insistence by the United States upon the | enforcement of this agreement that checked | Russia’s designs upon Manchuria for the time being. Bergplants Post Explodes a When Kitchener' Get Too Ne LONDON, May 1.—A dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria today, says “Grenfel attacked the Boers at Bergplantz near Halvoistsberg, where the last Tom' opened fire at 10,000 yards. Kitchener's | scouts advanced to within 3.000 yards when the gun was blown up and the Boers fled Ten of them were made prisoners. Other columns report ten Boers killed, six wounded and sixty surrendered and 30,000 rounds of ammunition captured. The Brit- ish bad four killed and seven wounded.” King Edward to Buy Cralgey-N LONDON, May 1.—It is asserted that King Edward contemplates the purchase of Cralg-y-Nos castle, the residence of Mme. Adelina Patt! (Baromess Rolf Cedersirom) o Soulh Wales coal | the | whereas if the miners should wait until the | coal owners attempt to recoup themselves | Chancellor Hicks-Beach will | and | MINERS RESOLVE TO QUIT! Coal | & meeting of the | | bruised. page of work should that step be resolved | BOERS BLOW UP LAST GUN| Long | TRAINS COLLIDE iN A SHED Whitelaw Retd and D. 0. Mills Among the Injured=Fireman is Kiiled. EMIGRANT GAP, Cak, May darkness of the smoke of t! Raymond excy 1L—In the w sheds a wlon train ran ionto e rear end of the limited train, at Pa four miles east of here, last ght | The private car of D. 0. Mills was on the rear of the limited and was badly damaged Fireman Jam Saunders of The Dalles Ore., was instantly Killed and many passengers and men of the train crews were | injured. D. 0. Mills and Bs eranddaughte and Whitelaw Reid and’ wife had just | seated themselves at thg dining table in the rear of tLeir car whefk the crash came. All were more or less Bfuised, but mone seriously injured. Whiteldw Reld received an ugly cut (o the face, The limited had struck & Pock in the sheds and was delay until the second section caught up. Saunders wi rushed between the tender ant engine. The tender of the second engine was aiso dven up into the cab. The baggage car ciimbed over the rear of the tender and shot up.against the roof of the snow sked, knocking down a section of the shed SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.—The following list of casualties as a result of at Emigrant Gap last night has ceived by the Southerm Pacific There was only one man killed | T. Saunders of the second se The following persons injuries } Max Weizendock, 20 Nagsau | York | Mrs. R L Pike, Dayton bruised on the shoulder. Mrs. C. Silverton, Colorado Her son, slightly hurt Mrs. L. H. Keuny, Philadelph bruised and contusion of left Dr. J. D. Kallar, slightly br sion of chin H. C. Breedon, slight cut or Mrs. John Osborne, Telluride bruised Mre. Mills, siightly Whitelaw Reid, cut glass. been re- compa Fireman tion sustained <light street, New 0., slightly bruised cheek uised, abra- tace. Colo., nose bruised on face by broken Fisher, colored waiter, 8. Swengheim bruised C. Swayze, colored waiter, leg brulsed W. H. Hays, colored waiter, strained back and slight bruj colored waiter, right arm WINS HOLY TERROR CASE v ' Rapld Ahend in Sui B. McCar: Out City Comew Mine RAPID CITY, §. D., May 1.—(Special,)— P. B. McCarty of this city has received word from the supreme court at Washing- ton that he has won the Holy Terror case, which gives him one-eighth interest in the Holy Terror mine at Keystone. This case was begun I 1595 and it has gone through all of the Gburts to the su- preme bench at Washiogthn. 1t has been the most bitter| fought rase in the his- tory of the Black Hills and it has been the most lmportant of uilmm, tor it bas settled the question whetthr a partner can bo located out by other ¢ ere In the Black Hills it was u (st case. Me- Carty and his two partaers located claims at Keystone a number of years ago, but as nothing of much importance was found the claims were allowed to revert to the gov- ernment. Subsequently, gold was discov- ered on one of the claims by the two part- uvers and the old claims were relocated, tion certificates Nothing was done by McCarty to redeem bis interest until the Holy Terror company bad developed the property into a great mine. Last winter he got a judgment for $7.000 apainst the estate of J. J. Fayel, one of the origival purchasers, for ore taken out of his portion of one of the claims and tie still has a suit for an accounting, which will be tried soon PREPARE FOR CELEBRATION Committees Have Al in Readiness for Quadro-Centennial at Deadwood. DEADWOOD, §. D., May The committees of the met last night to agree upon a course in the approaching carnival. This celebration is rapidly assuming large proportions. It was conceived by E. A. Hornberger, groceryman of this city. The programs for the four days have been arranged. The lowest excursion rates ever given the Black Hills have been secured from people in the eastern part of this state say that several thousand persons may be expected to come. All of the min- ing companies, with stockholders in the far cast, mave sent special invitations to all those connected with the companies. CAPTAIN YOUNG DECLINES Stoux 1.—(Spectal.)— Man Snys He Does Not Wish Regular Army Appointment, SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, May 1.—(Special Telegram.)—Captain Evan L. Young, late of the First regiment, South Dakota volun- teers, who was recently appointed by Presi- dent McKinley as lieutenant in the regular army, writes his parents here from the law where he is a studeat, that he will decline the appointment. He was not an applicant for the place, belleving that the life of a civillan is more to his liking In time of peace than that of soldier. GERMANY GETS AN ISLAND Private Parties re Title Venezuela in Behalf of the Navy. NEW YORK, May 1 Herald from Trinidad says: Information has reached here that the German cruiser | Vinetta receutly completed surveys of the island of Margueretta. OMcers of the ship spent ten weeks making charts and sound- ings. The oficers say a fine harbor has | been discovered with every advantage for a coaling station. German merchants in Venezuela will try | to buy the harbor and also hundreds of acres nearby, ostensibly as & private in- vestment, but really to make & German | baval coaling station. A secret deal with | President Castro of Venezuela is reported by which, for money, he may permit It. | This furnishes additional reason why Presi- | dent Castro wanted Minister Loomis with- | drawn. MORE THAN SELF-RAISING Keg of Kentucky Yeast Blows a Hen- derson Distiller Into Unknown. —A dispatch to the HENDERSON, Ky., May lL—David Hen- derson, a distiller, was instantly killed here today by the explosion of a keg of yeast which was submerged in & tubful of wash | that Be was drawing off with a syphon. Yuba | wreck | . slightly | neck | McCarty being left out entirely on the loca- | quadro-centennial | Letters | department of the University of Wisconsin, | After having been Chine Major Edwin H. Conger, companied by his family, set foot o'clock yesterday morning. The home-coming of the Conger: a resu o when no tidings came from the dread expectancy to bear details o ceccccccccce winister and his associates we Iowa went joyously wild over ad across the river which serve for ka joined full force in helping p two closely ullied states, @ a bra P | The Congers resched Omaba at o'clock they left for Council Bluffs | s of the party us they tol wewbe | ifest more in action than in words. |CLARK FORCES WITHDRAW Federal Marsbal Persuades Them with Injunction Papers. | | RESTRAINING ORDER AT ONCE OBEYED Fortifications Men's Ad Agalust Short Line ance Are Quickly Aban- doned and Gangs Prepare to Return to Uva | SALT LAKE CITY, May 1.—A special to | the News from Uvada, Utah, says that the | whole length of the old Utah & Calitornia grade, for the pussession of which Semator Clark and the Oregon Short Line have been struggling for weeks, is now in undisputed possession of the Oregon Short Line. United States Marshal Emmet arrived at Uvada today and, hurrying out to the grounds served on Captains Kelly and Pajul, in charge of the Clark construction, the in- junction papers recently issued by the United States circuit court at Carson City, restraining them from further interference with the Shor* Line in its construction operations over the disputed right-of-way The order was at once obeyed. The bar- ricades and the trochas were abandoned and the Clark forces withdrew. The Clark | forces, it 1s sald, will now break camp and return to Uvada. CLARK’S FORCES ENJOINED Federal Marsnal Succeeds in Serving Injunction Papers on Colonel Maxson, the Leader. { | | | | | | | SALT LAKE CITY, May 1.—Pennel Cher- rington, ass received a telegram from Uvada today stat- ing that United States Marshal Emmett of Carsou City bad served injunction pa- pers upon Colonel Maxson, Clark forces, restraining them from inter- fering in any manner with tie employes of the Oregon Short Line, who are engaged in extending the Short Line in a south- westerly direction through the state of Nevada. Attorney Cherrington says Clark and company will probably obey the order of the court and vacate the disputed right of HOLD OUT FOR TEN HOURS omeialy Comm 1linois Central Machinists’ ing Shorter Day. ! Turn Down ee Ask- CHICA May 1.—The lilinois Central today deciined to grant a nine-hour day to the union machinists working along its line. The action was taken at a four hours'con- ference in which General Manager Hara- ban, Assistant General Manager Wallace and’ Superintendent of Motive Power Ren- shaw insisted the men should agree to ten-hour wurk day and absolutely refused to consider any compromisz on this ques- tion. Santa Fe Superintendent Resigns. TOPEKA. Kan., May L—A. W. Towsley, superintendent of transportation of the | Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway, has | | He bas accepted the position of | | assistant to Third Vice President and !Gentul Manager J. M. Barr of the s«n-‘ | | | | | resigned | board Air line. Mr. Barr was formerly | with the Santa Fe and left that road about a month ago |TIGHT LINES FOR GARTRELL Interest In Features of Pa Life Re- vived by isn Cone feasion, | | KANSAS Gartrell, | i CITY, May 1—Dr. J. L.| who yesterday confessed to kill- | tng D. B. Donegan, a Victor (Colo.) miger, | and W. P. Gartrell, his son, were taken to Butler, Mo, today pending trial. A special from Mexico, Mo., says that the ! confessin of the Gartrells has created much [ interest in that city, where they lived for | some time It appears been married three times | was Miss Moss of Paris, | Miss Payne of Mexic | His third wife was a 1 woman, whose name is not known and who it is said sep- | |arated from Gartrell several years ago.| | | | trell has | His first wite | Mo., his second both of whom dled. that the elder exas He tormerly lived at Fayette, Mo, | Dr. Gartrell was dismissed from the Ex- | Contederate home at Higginsville through the efforts of Gemeral W. H. Kennan of Mexico, Mo., the assertion that he was an | ex-confederate being disproved A special to the Star from Butler, Mo., | says: There was much talk here today of | lynching Dr. Gantrell and his son, and ( { when Sheriff Smith and his deputy arrived here noon with the prisoners, a big crowd met them at the depot. The sheriff was reinforced and despite the excitement that prevailed was enabled to hurry them to the jail in safety. At the jail there was another big crowd, but the prisoners were safely locked up without any overt act belng attempted. The prisoners were extremely nervous, and Dr. Gartrell asked anxlously: “Do you think they'll lynch me " “Not if I can help it," was Sheriff Smith's terse reply, and the aged man expressed some relief. He called for a drink of whisky, however, and after he had swal- lowed balf a tumbler tull of the liquor said “It was whisky that did it. I took the cure twice and I thiok that it must bhave affected my mind." Fears are entertained that an attempt to lynch the men will be made tonight aud the sheriff is taking precautions to thwart an attack on (he Jall. There are many strangers in towa. | mourned as from the tomb, for Qevesossccssiosccsssssosessssssssscsooes soosoosccse L oo iimerrresh st st s e ane e ) stant United States attorney, | leader of the | | asphalt cory ' dead~dead | Un upon act of d States minister to Chiua, Towa by atrocio soil—his home--a | | s was affecting. It was almost like time was only a few months ago all butchery in which the American P the Congers. mgers, and Amerlea walted in | dd to have suffered an evil fate, | The glad enthusiasm Kk Detween s as a distingulshing s time yesterday Omahba and lowa extend a glad welc . At 9o to the 'k from the west. emotions that cae ichied the border of home were wan- { YOOUUSN e | CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Fo | Nebraska in Western Thursday; 3 Portions; Variable | | Temperature at Omaha Ye -rdl.\x‘ Hour, Deg. Deu. | n T moooo.. 83 .6 m. 64 “y 73 | " | 7 & | s oa |0 ™~ .S GETS WORSE FOR EASTMAN Prosecut ore Repeatedly Trial of Harvard Instructor for ! Murder Grogun, CAMBRIL Mass., May 1.—The gov- | ernment's case agatust Chbarles R. East- | man, the Harvard instructor, charged with the murder of bis brother-in-law, Richard | H. Grogan, Jr. is all but finished. Th prosecution scored repeatedly today, es- | pecially when the defense voluntarily ad- | | mitted that the bullet, which has been fre- | quently produced during the trial and which | | the government claims was taken from | | Grogan's body, was fired from a modern Smith & Weston center-fire revolver of | the same pattern as those used by East- | Jman and Grogan in thelr target shooting. | The government also showed that the re- volver which discharged the fatal bullet must have been at least six feet from Gro- gan when it went off. Eastman, in his numerous statements, | claimed that the bullet was fired from an| old rim-fire revolver. It was evident from the cross-examina- tion that the defense will attempt to show that the bullet that was frequently shown the jury Was not the-ome that kilted Gro- gan. The evidence today was almost wholly confined expert testimony on firearms | and cartridges and there was no attempt by the government to show any additional | | evidence as to the ill-feeling between the | two men | | SETS DOGS AND PEOPLE WILD | | Fumes eht ! | | to f Flash Light for Photograph | Reaults in Stampede and Some | Fa ing. { CHICAGO, May 1.—A photographer | brought the dog show of the Mascoutah | Kennel club to an abrupt close tonlght. | He took a flash-light picture of the show where 2,000 dogs are chained up, the aisles | between the kennels being jammed with | sightseers. Ten pounds of flash-light pow- | der were used and the flash fumes set every dog in the place frantic with excitement Many of them tugged wildly at their chains in an attempt to get at the crowd. The dogs were so wild that it produced much excitement among the people and there was a rush for the doors, in which a number of women fainted, but none were injured. The doge continued in such an excited con- dition that it was found necessary to close the doors for tne night HOTTEST MAY DAY IN YEARS St. Paol Thermometers Indicate Ninety and Ninety-Two Degrees Ahove —Fargo Torrid, Too. ST. PAUL, Minn., May 1.—All past rec- ords for May weather during the last threa vears were broken today. Unofficial ther- | mometers registered as high as nine-two | degrees in the shade, while the govern- ment instrument, many feet above the | streets, reached ninety degrees. FARGO, N. D, May 1.—The weather (s unusually torrid for this season. The tem- perature was eighty-nine in the shade a noo. STOVE TRUST ke Manufacturers Working for Com Interests. | IS PROBABLE Said to nation of INDIANAPOLIS, May 1.—Indlanapolis stove manufacturers are being approached with propositions from large manufacturers of Detroit, Chicago and St. Louis with a view to loiniug a stove trust which s oeing formed. Local manufacturers are not | favorable to the idea, though they say that a stove trust is very probable. As yet no options have been given on the local plants. ENGINEER HAS LONG FALL Thrown 150 Feet Down Embankment in Great Northern Wreck Near Fort Henton. | Anna Conger, | Irene Courtney, | reception on the HELENA, Mont, May 1-—A Great| Northern express train was wrecked |wn" miles west of Fort Benton today. The en- gine, tender, baggage and mail cars were ditched and Engineer John Wilkinson was | Killed. The fireman was thrown 150 feet down an embaukment, but received only slight injuries | No passengers were {njured. | was caused by a washout Avery Company to Join, LOUISVILLE, Ky May 1.—Th stock- holders of the Avery Plow company today authorized the directors to sell out to the | plow combine being engineered by | Ak0 capitallsts If they can get thefr | Which 1e between $1,500,000 and $2,000,- 0. It 1# said in Loulsville that the new combine is to include elght factories in in- | | dlana and 1llinois I Cubans e ON, H NEW YORK, May lL—Members of the | commission from the ban o tutional on salled for Havana todsy on the 1p Havanae The wreck | steamen | Man of the Hour from Chiun ' | were John N ir., | importaut | been invaluable, FIVE CENTS. CONGERS WELCOMED BY 10WA NEIGHBORS @eoocsscsccorccssssscssssssssssscscsssssssssascssssce V@eoosoosessecscccecasssscsssosscsocsscsscssessasansses ‘ United Wtates Minister to China is at His Home Once More. ARRIVES IN GOOD HEALTH AND SPIRITS o is Accompanied by Mra Conger and Mombers of Family, VIVID STORY OF HARROWING PRIVATION taived by Eating the Flesh of Favorite Horses, Life | PARTY TARRIES BRIEFLY ON OMAHA SIDE | Delegation of Iowa Friendsis at Btation to Extend Greeting, RECEPTION TENDERED AT COUNCIL BLUFFS Minister Conger Bays Heis Not o Candidate for Geverzer. WILL ACCEP1 IF OFFICE IS OFFERED ke at Length of Public Aflairs—~Reaches Des Moines After Stop Several Towns, in Major Edwin H. Conger, minlster to China stepped upon the soil of his home state, lowa, yesterday and was accorded & bero's reception. He reached the Union station ut Omaga at 6:45 a. m. in company with members of his tamily and an escort of lowans, some of whom had jolued the party at Ogden and others at Denver. Major Conger's immediate party consists of his wife and daughter, Miss Laura Cou- ger, und his nlece, Miss Mary Pierce, of Des Moines. The members of th Baldwin, Dr. Donald Macrae, Aylesworth, N. M. Pusey and Stewart, second, of Council Bluits, Health in ¥ eut. Minister Conger Is bale und hearty, declares himself in excellent health had a little attack of grip in February, said he, “but I'm all right now. You see even the Chinese are not exempt from thut universal disorder. We had a very pleas ant voyage, but I'm not much of a sallot and am easily affected by a little rougb weather on the water. ‘he voyage across the Pacific, however, was made without incident. We left Hong Kong March &7 op the Nippon Maru and arrived in San Fran- cisco April You see I've been away from China &lmost six weeks, and 1 dure say I know less ahout Chinese affalrs here now than you peopls here In Omaba. ) haven't been gatting the papers regalariy and am somewhat out of touch with the situation there." Not an Ac E Jobhn T and I e Candidate. This incidental conversation was merely preparatory, bowever, to an inquiry on the question of Mr. Conger's iu- tentions regarding the lowa gubernational campaign. “No, I shall not come out as a candidate for governor of lowa,” be said “and I shall never under any circumstances be a candidate. Several months ago | an- swered this same question and I still stand by that apswer. 1 safd then that If I were tendered the nomination [ would ac- cept it, not otherwise. After confe ring with my friends fn Des Moines I may be | #ble to strengthen this statement or 1 may | disclaim it altogether. Mr. Conger said that reports had come to him of the action of Senator Perkins of Sioux City in withdrawing from the guber- natorial race in favor of himselt (Conger). The minister expressed his aporeciation ot the action, but said he could make no further comments at this time. It was noted as a significant incident that James Wilson of Adair entered the minister's apartments after the guests had offered their greetiogs and was closeted with him for some time Compliment to Bainbridge. With regard to affairs In China Mr. Conger went no further than to commend the record of W. E. Balnbridge of Council | Bluffs, asslstant secretary of the American legation. Mr. Bainbridge's services have He is a fine lawyer and a capable and industrious worker. iis talents are of too fine an order for a clerical position “It is not true, as has been reported in some of the newspapers,” sald Mr. Conger, “that a coldness existed between myself and the admioistration &t Washington. There was never any foundation for such a report. The last letters I received from | the State department, which was a day or #0 before I left Hong Kong, we: highly commendatory of my course, and expressed tisfaction im every way. Atter leaving Councll shall go to my home in Des Moines remain there a duy or two, and then pro- ceed to Washington to attend to some official busine: When that is transacted Blufts | 1 shall probably return to Des Molnes and try to get some rest before going back to my post of dut Breakf Unfon Station. The Conger party remained in the Union station untll after breakfast had been served and then proceeded to Counctl Blufts In addition to the other friends who greeted them on this side of the river was a party of relatives from Des Moines. This portion of the Des Moines contingent had come to Omaba on Tuesday and spent the night in this city. Those making up the surprise party were Mrs. Nathan C. Coffin, Miss Miss Hazel Conger, Miss Mr. Edwin Willlams and Mr. Willard Plerce The real demonstration of the day, the lowa side, was then en- tered upon. After the banquet and recep- tion yesterday afternoon the Conger party proceeded to Des Molnes In company with & large delegation from that city &s an escort of honor ARRIVAL IN COUNCIL BLUFFS Magnificent R Minister Tendered the The private car bringing Minister Conger into lewa arrived at the city station of he Northwestern promptly at 9 o'clock and was greeted by more than 1,000 people who had assembled to do the first honors to the returning minister Congressman Walter 1. Smith, Mayor Jen- nings and others boarded the car to extend the greet of the city Postmast LM Treyuor accompanied the party across trom