Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 31, 1901, Page 1

J PUT HEADSTOGETHER President and Cabinet Members and Impoertant Conference. l'.\’IA]H l‘lll‘]) TRY TO DECIDE WHAT CUBA HAS DONE Islanders’ "Rubstantial’ Acceptance of Amendment is in Deubt. ALSO MATTER OF FUTURE RESPONSIBILITY New Government, if Recognized, . Ee Impotent. LEAVES UNCLE SAM IN PREDICAMENT McKinley Doesn't Know Yet to What Extent He Would Be Entitled to Awssist the Executive Branch There, WASHINGTON, May 30.—An conterence on Cuban relations took place at the White House this afternoon. There were present with President McKinley, Sec retary Root, Senator 0. H. Platt, chalrman of the senate comiittee on relations with Cuba, and Senator Spooner of Wisconsin For more than an hour and a balf the uation in Cuba was considered and when | the conference broke up no determination ' bad been reached. It is expected that the whole matter will be brought before ti cabinet tomorrow and possibly will further discussed with those who have had | pectis” o the emperor and the empress “tny, gy Held Long ; important | EMPEROR WELCOMES QUEEN Wilkelmina and rince Henry Glven Royal Reception at Potsdam by Willinm. POTSDAM, May Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry arrived here today. They were recelved at the station by the emperor and empress of Germany, who accompanied them to the new palace. The visitors were warmly cheered The Zapfenstreich given tonight in honor | of Queen Wilhelmina was a moet interest- ing ceremony. The bands played a num- ber of old Netheriand hymns. All the as- sembled troops pi snted arms when the | hymn called “Wyhelmus Nassus" was ren- | dered The music concluded with the “rch of the Dutch Navy.” Major John B. | ‘nited States military attachee at "% Just recelved news of his | pro. Heuten: colonelcy, at- tended tu monies here &t the special invitation of tus emperor | At the banquet given at the new palace | |10 hozor of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince | Henry Emperor Willlam In a speech of welcome eald Not as a friend do we greet your ma)- | esty today on her second visit to our | house, You come in the springtide of life and by the side of your beloved husband, who 1s of genuine German stock. These halls welcome the great granddaughter of | Louisa Henrletta, the rose of the house of | “Honorar | n I n t-| much to do with shaping Cuban relations | thus far. Secretary Root has been fully advised by } General Bonnal and other foreign attaches Governor General Wood regarding the progress of events in Cuba and has been informed of the action of the convention In | its successive stages, together with the| final actlon of the convention In adopting | the Platt amendment and the interpreta- tion placed upou it by the conventlon, as well as the interpretation of ihe interviews | between the Cuban commissioners and the | president and secretary of war. He was thus able to inform the president fully of the definite results of the convention in adopting the Platt amendment as amended or interpreted by the delegates. This In- formation was the basis of the discussion during the conference today. The prestdent and his advisors must de- termine whether the Platt amendment has been “substantially” adopted by the con- vention. This is preliminary to the with- drawal of the United States authority and forces from the island. If it should be found that the interpretation of the con- vention is not satlsfactory to thie govern- ment quite a difficult problem arises, as it seems to be the Intention of the Cubans to proceed to form a government, and that government must be recognized or rejected by the president, as he has full ‘power to determine whether the act of congress has been complied with by the convention. Who 15 to Preserve Order. Another problem which has been dis- cussed by tlose tnlereated in Cuban aiflairs relates to what would follow should the new Cuban government be recognized. The Cuban government, it is asserted, will be for some time without the machinery o exceute its own laws and put in operation its own edicts. It is held by some lawyers that the moment the Cuban government is recognized the authority of the United States ceases and there Is some question as to who would be respousible for the preservation of law and order, as the new government would have no troops and no police force and would be practically pow erless should there be any opposition to its decrees and orders. The questlon whether TUnited States forces would be warranted 'n upholding the government, in executing its orders has been raised; aiso -whether the president of the United States would be authorized, as commander-in-chief of the army, to give orders ta Amerlcan troops further than their recall from foreign ter- ritory. Before the Cuban convention acted these questions were under consideration to some extent, but a new government is in process of formation, with the Platt amend- ment adopted with certain reservations, they become vitally Interesting. That the president and secretary of war regarded the whole Cuban problem a serious one was shown in the consultation today with the senators who were largely responsible for the leglelation. An impression gained currency that the Philippine situation and the effect upon it of the supreme court decisions was the subject of the conference today, but this was denled by those who participated in it. The complete opinions of the have not been read and cousidered with the care necessary to arrive at any fruitful results @s to their bearing upon the Philip- Pinet BEWARE THE GREEN PEA LOUSE Department W of Agricultare Gives nk that Insect Will Be Un y Busy. court | | | | | | Me Orange. How, then, can the queen of the | Netherlands be welcomed otherwise than | as a member of our family and house and (An view of the Intimate relations which | have subsisted for centuries between my ancestors and yours?' Queen Wilhelmina, replying to the em- | peror, expressed her thanks at his friendly | allusions, both past and present, recipro- | ated the emperor's wishes for a comtinu- | ance of friendly relations and drank to the Aftor trom a b er their majesties witnessed cony the military tattoo, to which | din had Leen invited. SON OF PRINCE BISMARCK Count William Dies at Va. sin, of Periton Short lliness. VARSIN, Prussia, May 30.—Count Wil- liam Bismarck, second son of the late Prince Bismarck, died today after a brief illnees. He was born in 1832, Count William Bismarck died after an illness of six duys. The cause of death was peritonitis, from which he has greatly suffered. His funeral will occur Monday, which is the day set by the emperor fof the unveiling of the statue of his father, Prince Bismarck, erected in front of the Relchstag bullding. It had never been cer- taln that the members of Prince Bis- marck’'s family would attend the unveil- ing of this statue and now the attendance is impossible. The emperor is reported tonight as un- willing to postpone the unveiling of the Blsmarck statue, as the preparations for the ceremony are all complete and thou- sands of guests from Germany and else- where have been invited to be present. It Is possible, however, that a change may be made at the last hour and the ceremony postponed. The newspapers tonight contatn obltuary notlces of Count Willlam Bismarck. Few of them are complimentary and the ma- jority point out that the son possessed wll his father's foibles, without his father's greatness. Count William Bismarck leaves a widow, whose maiden name was Sybil von Arnim; three daughters and one son. CYRANO'S AUTHOR IS HONORED Edmond Rostand Made One of the French Immortals, Despite Oppo- on of Pries May 30.-Marquis de Vogue and Edmond Rostrand have been elected members of the academy, in place of the Duke de Broglie and Viscount Henri de Boeraier. The former's election was as- sured, but there was considerable opposi- tion to M. Rostand. It recently became known that Mme. Sarah Bernhardt actively capvassed (o the latter's behalf. Some surprise is manifested here at the election of M. Rostand, in view of the op- position of the purists, based on his lack of classicalism. Frederic Masson, the his- torlan, who was favored for the honor ac- corded M. Rostand, was only defeated by a bare majority after six ballots. The ab- sepce of some four of his opponents and the departure of M. Deschannel, who, after voting for M. Masson, left to attend the Chamber of Deputles, turned the voting in favor of M. Rostand. M. Rostand is ofe of the youngest “im- morteles” ou record. SLAVES WOULD STAY SLAVES British Commissioner Avers Those In Zansibar Do Not Want to Be Free, PARIS, LONDON, May 30.—Ninety-eight per cent of the slaves of Zanzibar and Pemba prefer | to remain slaves, according to correspond- ence lssued by the Foreign office concern- ing the working of the decrees freeing the | contalning seven young persons was swept | | rowed in \river today while fishing in a rowboat. WASHINGTON, May 30.—The Department of Agriculture has issued a report on the ravages of the green pea louse, giving warning that this insect, one of the most important of those which ravaged the crops of the country during the last two seasons, | will widen its range geographically and increase the amount of destruction. Since its first appearance in May, 1899, at Bridges, Va. atlon has steadily increased and it has now become the cause of great loss In the principal pea growing regions of the United States, The estimated loss it caused along the Atlantic coast states In 1899 18 estimated at $3,000,000, and in 1900 this had reached $4,000,000 by the middle of June. In some farms in Mary- land 80 per cent or more of the crop was destroyed. Vigorous efforts are making to control | glyes & detailed description and means of fghting it. av Fewer sla applied for freedom in 1900 than in 1899, because, the British commissioner avers, most of the slaves know they arc not likely to gain much | present advantage, seeing that those who were thrown on their own resources have | a diffcult time to make a lviog. The | masters have been kinder since the slave | legislation was enacted and seek to make | thelr service more attractive. HONOR THE UNITED STATES h Warships at Sidney Fly Amer- efore Transport SIDNEY, N. 8. W., May 30.—As the Duke of Cornwall aud York, tu the royal ba croesed the harbor today to inspect the naval depot at Garden islund, all the Brit- ish warships were flying the United States flag out of compliment to the United S.ates transport Glacler, which was moored in the stream. TURKEY PUTS UP THE BARS —Aupouncement bas been made of the engagement of As- soclate Justice David J. Brewer of the United Stat supreme court and Miss Emma Miner Mott, a well-known school teacher of this city. The wedding will take place next week at Burlington, Vt., where the nearest relatives of Miss Mott reside. Miss Mott is principal of the Morse school bullding. Justice Brewer is a widower. Movements of Ocean V . May 30, At New _York—Arrived—Milano, from Hamburg. Balled—La Bretagne, for Havre; Barbarosaa. for Bremen, via Bouthampion: At Liverpool—Arrived—Cutls, from \nrk New England. frorg' Boston. llllecl Noordland, for Philadelphia. AL DIy mouth—Arrived—Auguste Victorla, {wm New York, for Cherbourg and Ham- barK. At Glasgow—S8ailed - Peruvian, for Boston. At Londen—Salled—Manitou, for New Queenstown—Salled—Majestic, fv Liverpool, for New York , e uml mot Return, CONSTANTINOPLE, May 30.—An offclal order prohibits Armenians who have be- come naturalized American citizens or Rus- slans from entering Turkey. Beveridge is in Berlin. BERLIN, May 30.—United States Senator Albert J. Beveridge bas arrived in Berlin Heo bas been visiting Prince Hatzfeldt in Sile studying rural conditions. To- morrow he will have interviews with Count von Buelow, Baron Rheinbaben, Dr. von Miquel and Dr. von Siemens. He will start tor Russia Saturday. ()\IA"A. PICNICKERS ROW T0 DEATH| Reven Eink When Boat Gess Orver Echuylkill River Dam. OARSMAN FAILS TO HEED WARNING ocks Closed and Danger Realized Ouly W o Late to Save the Five Giris and heir Eacort PHILADELPHIA, May 30.—A rowboat over Flat Rock dam in the Schuykill river this afternoon and seven of them—five girls apd two boys—were drowned. The vi tims, all of whom were from Philadelphia, | were ROY RICKER, aged 18, FLORE! E DI MORE, MAZIE KENNEDY, ag MAUD RUTTER, aged 19 MAMIE SULLIVAN, aged 21. FLORENCE BOND, aged 1. BERTRAM OSMOND, aged 19, The young man saved {s John Moore, aged 21 The party was composed of members ot the m Social club, oue of the numerous assoclations in this city organized for the promotion of plculcs. They held one today at Rose Glen, on | the Scheykill, and after dinner started for a row, in company with a second party occupying another boat. Heavy rains dur- ing the past week had made the muddy stream quite high and the current was much swifter than usual, but they struck for midstream. | All the girls were huddled in the stern, | one of the boys was rowing and the nlhvr was sitting on the bow of the boat ,\1(--! getting in the middle of the river and finding the current too swift the boat was | toward shore. During this time | it was carried slowly down stream. The | boy doing the rowing decided to go through the locks and as he approached the dam | he was hailed by the lockkeeper not to approach any closer. Warning Unheeded. The waruing was mnot heeded young oareman kept on rowing found that the lock was closed. He at- tempted to turn the boat, which was then about fifty feet from the dam and twenty- | five feet from the shore, but he turned the wrong way. A moment later and the boat | was In the swiftly moving current. Realizing then for the first time that they were In danger, th: girls began screaming and the oarsmen lost control of the boat Swiftly it was carried toward the brink of the falling waters, and just as it reached | tho breast of the Aam, over which thirty inches cf water was passing, the entire eight stood up and the boat went over stern first. The drop to the rocks below s approxi- mately twelve feet. The boat struck the | water bottom un and as it disappeared the whole party was under it. Nothing more | was seen by the few persons who saw the accldent for almost a minute, when the boat reappeared with one boy clinging to its keel. Then the other young man was seen to come to the surface and make a frautic effort to reach shore by swimming. The six girls never rose to the surface. The boy who was swimming, and who proved to be Osmond, became exhausted and sank before he could be rescued. Moore, the other boy, who was clinging to the boat, floated fully a half mile down the river and his rescuers had an exciting time before they landed him in another boat. He was greatly exhausted and was slightly injurcd | by the falling of the boat. Up to a late hour tonight none of the victims' bodies had been recovered. aged 19, 4 18, and the until he Three Oth Drown. CLEVELAND, O. May 80.—Thres un- known young men were drowned in Rocky The boat suddenly turced over in sight of sev- eral spectators on the shore and before help could be glven the three found watery graves. RAGSDALE OF IOWA IS ONE| President Includes His Among Com- fons Signcd—He Goes to Ticn Tsin as Marshal. WASHINGTON, May 30.—The president today signed commissions for the followlng appointed War—Arlillery corps: Colonel Carl A. Woodruff, Lieutenant Colonel William P. Vose, John Storey. Majors: Henry C. Danes, Edwin 8. Curtls, earry R. Ander- son, Robert H. Fatterson, Oliver E. Woods Captains: William R. Smith, Daniel W Ketcham, Andrew E. Hero, jr., Leroy S Lyon, Arthur W. Chase, Frank E. Harri William 8. McNalr, George 8. Gatley, Thomas B. Lamoureaux, J. N. Horn, George Blakeley, Willlam C. Davis, Frank G. Maulding, Frank W. Coe, Willlam J. Snow. First lleutenants: Hanson B. Black, Henry M. Merriam, Oliver M. Spaulding, Elljah B. Martindale, jr., Henry C. Evans, jr., Mor- | rill M. Mills, Edward Carpenter, Harry L. | James, Harry P. Wilbury, John T. Gea Charles R. Lloyd, Jr., Guy T. Secott, Stuart Patterson, Jr.. Conran H. Lanza, Arthur F. Cassels. Second lieutenants George C. Hagood, Spencer Bremen, Fred C. Doyle. Chaplains: George D. Rlc George C. Stull. Paymaster, with rank of captain: Willlam B. Rochester, jr. Com- missary, with rank of captain: David B. Case. Signal Corps—Captains: Carl F. Hartman, George C. Burnell. First lieutenants: Al- fred T. Clifton, Richard O. Rickard, Frank E. Lyman, jr., Charles 8. Wallace, Otto B. Grimm. Second lieutenants of cavalry: Joseph I MeMullen, Willlam 8. Barringer, Robert G. Collins. Captain In tue Porto Rico regiment Louis E. Burnett, First lieutenant in the Porto Rico regiment: Walter F. Martin. State—Harry B. Ragsdale, Iowa, marshal of the consular court of the United States at Tien Tain, China. Treasury—Ernest B. Mead, tenant revenue cutter service. HEAD OF MAN DISCOVERED Rusty Rasor Not Far Away, (3 second lleu- ST. LOUIS, May 30.—The head of a man, wrapped in an cid coat, was found near | Edgemont park, East St. Louls, 111, today. Some empty envelopes, found inside the coat, wera addressed to F. R. Willlams, New York City. The coroner held an inquest over the head and a verdict of suicide was returned. A search of the ground near where the head was discovered brought to light an old rusty razor. About 100 yards from the spot where the head lay a headless body was found last April. It was never Identified. Elghteen 01l W Burn. BAKU, May 30.—A fire at Balakbna has destroyed four reservoirs of petroleum amd & plant of eigbtesn wells, FRIDAY | anything ke unity or quietude among our | | writing facilities in the hands of the men lvl universal and complete buman liberty. MORNING, MAY #1, 1901 TEN PAGES, TART RETORT T0 TILLMAN'{[(WERS FOR FALLEN BRAVE MeLaurin Issues Address in Reply to His Opponent's Recent Charges. FON, C., May 30.—Senator auriy issued ab address to the tate from his home in Ben- | He opens by saying that CHARL John L. Me people of t nettsville today 8 0 pressive Rervices. Tillman makes t necessary that he should | say something in explanation of his mo- | tives and actions and that “had it mot been for Senator Tillman's Intrusion upon the Gaffney meeting there would have been | no necessity for it. A jolnt debate was precipitated by him. contrary to my wis and of the gentlemen who Invited me.” He continues al Tributes Are Strewn emeterie) t Delivers a dress—-Features of the Day. Soldlers trom the army of a geueration {ago, soldiers from the volunteer forces “It i too late now to consider whether | | Nt fought against Spain ln the cause was wise or unwise and the people muat | freedom only three years ago, soldiers but Tidke between a1 Hontre 1o bnnounes | Fecently returned from putting down the my candidacy in opposition to ¢he sentor | 1SUTTection in the Philippines and venator for the unepired Jong term ang | J1ers from the standing army joined in 1% dlscuss with him dn a fair and | (e observauce of Memorial day in Omaha. reputable manner the national fesues of | |b WAS DOt & day for pomp and heraldry, the day and leave it to you to judge who | 40 there was quiet dignity and impressive e honentty and “mamorabls Svepre. | SImplicity in every astion of the veterans sent you in the United States senate, In | wio, Wore decorating the graves and other- 1897 1 was elected to the seiAte ns a dem- | uqe, " 5 (Fibute to their departed com- ocrat ard 1 am still a democrat.” IS Senator McLaurin eays that his recent | Greenville speech gave the people the rea- son for his official actions since 1869, but | that the address of Senator Tillman makes | it necessary for him to say be is a demo- crat, and continues “The senlor senator charges a republican was organizing a repub- lican party here. It he believed this charge why did he consent to run with me in a democratic primary? T denounce the White-haired patriots who had endured the hardships of the long struggle for the preservation of the unfon and lived to see triumphantly through a later war were the proud companions of those sons in the celebration yesterday of the memory of the fallen heroes of two wars. As the sun rose on what turned out to be one of the fairest and balmiest days of the | season salutes were fired at Pros and Forest Lawn cemeteries. Sergeant charge as an infamous falkehood and the | Allion and a squad of regulars from Fort | Crook fired the salutes in the Grand Armny senfor senator knows what he says fs un- true. He charges that the dispensing of | o tne Republic circle at Forest Lawn, while mpany L, First the publfc patronage has been placed at | memvers of my disposal and unlimited money {8 fur- | olynteers, with a Spanish gun captured by nished me ‘by republicans to aid in the | tnem at San Tawnas, Philippine islands, did achome of a new party.’ I denounce this | the firing at Prospect Hill as a malicious falsebood Graves Are Decorated. An W bitunl Disturber. “The people shall judge of vur democracy and not the senior senator. The senfor | senator fs addicted to making reckless and | false charges against others which he never o prtotprriir et | bl Hill and covered the graves of the departed members with foliage and flowers, after chary in charging others with dishonesty; | which there was a ‘nrm song and prayer the thief often cries ‘Stop, thief!' He 18 | gervice. At Forest Lawn the groves of an ambitious boss and habitual disturber | yeterans were decorated by the various of the political peace and harmony of | local posts of the Grand Army of the Re- South Carolina.” public and brief memorlal services were Senator McLaurin closes as follows: held. There were no formal exercises at “Fellow cltizens, there will never be |tho other cemetcrios, but at «ll of them the resting places of departed soldicrs were strewn with flowers by committees from that T am In the early morning the graves of all the soldiers of '61 and ‘08 who are buried bere were beautifully decorated with flowers and flags. Company L marched to Prospect be people until he Is relogated to private 1ife His incendiary appeals to class hatred | and prejudice, such as he made at Gaffney to factory operatives, and his dictorial spirit and utterances will keep up dissen- slons and discord in the state. With the ald of the people I will make & herole ef- fort to break down bossism, with its train of political evils, and I invite all good citizens to assist me to inaugurate an era of free thought, free speech and tndepen- dence of action in South Carolina. The senfor senator in the quietude of a farmer's lite in Edgefield county could be viewed as a pitchforkless pigmy and & blessing 1o the state.” | corps. To the bushels of buds and blossoms laid upon the graves of the veterans by their former comrades were added the offerings | ot relatives and friends, and by noon every cemetery was a veritable bed flowers. Thousands of men, women and children visited the cemeteries during the day jn reverence for loved ones who were buried there. Military Parade, At 1:30 in the afternoon there was a pro- cession of military and kindred organiza- tions, headed by the Tenth Infantry band from Fort Crook, starting from Sixteenth MULTIPLE AGENCIET VICIOUS |strect and Capitol avenue, thence on Six- teenth sireec to Faruam, to Swenty-sixth, Declaration of the Chicago Confere w to St. Mary's avenue, to Twenty-seventh, to ence s that They St in Way |Leavenworth, to Twenty-ninth and to of Insurance Reform. | Woolworth avenue. At Woolworth avenue the Grand Army CHICAGO, May #0.—Local insurance | posts and auxitiary bodies joined the pro- agents in the six excepted cities of the | cession and marched with it into Hanscom west have taken a hand in the commission | park, where the principal ceremony of the controversy and at an all-day session here | day was held, with Rev. A. C. Hirst as the today prepared a plattorm and appointed a | orator. permanent commitice to meet With any | The general Memorial day committee of | committes of the companies if called upon. | the Grand Army organizations was made up This commitfee, however, was not author- | as follows 1zed to conclude an agreement without th Post—Jonatnan sanction of the conference. Charles L Representative committees were present “‘"'('_'I'ilr_ from the Louisville Board of Fire Under- | Driesbach s | writers, the Cincinnati Underwriters' asso- | Grant Post clation, the Milwaukee Board of Fire Un- [JyiePh, Doher derwriters and of Fire the St. Louls Association | Mrs. Insurance Agents. The declara- 3 tion follows “We, the delegates from the local agents | A of Cincinnati, Louisville, Milwaukee and St. Louis, in session at Chicago, May 30, 1901, vecommend for adoption by under- writers iz the six excepted cities substan- tially as follows: The present system of multiple agencies, admitted by most com- panies to be utterly vicious, stands divectly in the path of needed reforms. With only one agent for each company an agency ap- pointment would be a valuable business franchise, readily placed at a lower com- pared in honor of the unknown soldier mission than now obtains. It would natur- | deud, After the reading of the year's death | be given only to the best class of | | roll by Chief Marshal Simpson, showing the agents, would again universally invest re- | jjsgolution of seventeen whose names have sponsibility und loyalty in agency repre- peen transferred from the rolls of their sentation, would put control of under- | respective posts to the roster of honor, Dr. R. M. Stone read Lincoln's famous speech at Gettysburg, which has become and will ever remain a memorial classic, Major R . Wilcox, commander of the Nebraska de- partment, Grand Army of the Republic, was scheduled to read this, but he had been | Custer | Hurpster, [ Edwards, Thomas. Mesdames Anna N, Alice Henderson, . J. Hobbs, Mrs, c. M Sayre, 3 Ed Parmelee, “Traynor, Mrs. Wilcox, Patch k Post—Dr. Spaulding, ¥ k, A. K. Rhoades k' Corps—Mesdames Addie Rhoades, 5. Askwith, Elizabeth A. Hull Omaha Guards—Captain Ell Hodgins, tenant O. G. Osborne, rhurston Rifles—Sergeant Clyde oments, F. W ieorge Pegau, DR. HIRST TALKS PATRIOTISM. Address in the Feature of Services ut the Py The Tenth Infantry band played a dirge as the large crowd at Hanscom park gath- cred about the flower-covered mound pre- who fight the battles of sound insurance | in their communities and so rectity in a | large degree the whole insurance situation. | “We also declare that unless companies | and managers recognize that rebaters neu- tralize the «fforts of honorabale and loyal | called to Chicago by the illness of a relative | agents, and unless an effective rule is en-|of the family. forced between the companies compelling| The ritual of the Woman's Relief corps | the discharge of a rcbating agent or cm-| was read by Mrs. Sayre. Mrs. Driesbach, | ploye, the most noxious source of demor- | Mrs. Hull, Mrs. Traynor and Mrs. Polter, | alization will continue, and healthful co- | who, with the ald of a corps of little boys | operation be found impossible. and girls, covered the grave with flowers. “We belleve that unless the foregoing The Young Men's Christian Association fundamental reforms are accomplished no!quartet sang “Rest, Soldier, Rest," nul decrease in commissions could be more ef- | after the Tenth Infantry band had played | fective, it attempted, but when such re- “America," the ritual servics of the Grand forms are made other essential rectifica- | Army of the Republic was enacted by J. B. tions would easily follow in natural and| Driesbach, Dr. R. M. Stone and Alf. Bugh. | logical progression.” | A salute of three rounds rang out In | The meeting was unanimous in its action. | quick succession over the grave from the | guns of a platoon of the HOISDN URGES FRATERN"Y 5 and taps was impressively sounded by their bugler. The absence of Jules Lumbard in Chicago necessitated the singing of “America’ by the Young Men's Christian Association quartet, and when Rev. Edwin Jenks had pronounced an impressive benedlction the hollow square of old soldiers was broken up and all assembled around the speaker's stand, where the remainder of the program as given, under the direction of the jolnt committee, W. 8. Askwith The Tenth Infantry band gave a selection, and was followed by the Young Men's Christian Association quartet. Rev. Edwin Hart Jenks offered prayer and the quartet sapg the “Battle Hymn of the Republic.’ Dr. A. C. Hirst, pastor of the First Metho dist church, then deliverel the oration. He spoke in part as follows There was a crisls aay 1n old Rome and no one could arouse the people: orator fol- lowed orator, each failing to kindle the old fire. Then an old veteran stood before them and held up the stump of an arm that had been 108t 1n battle. Fé spoke no word but as they gazed upon him the common heart was stirred and the day won for Rome Decorate DETROIT, May 30.—Captain Richmond P, Hobson made an address here today which was characterized by eulogies of the sol- diers of the civil and Spanish-American wars who gave up their lives in the cause of humanity. Captaln Hobson said, after expressing his appreciation at being invited to speak in the north on such an occasion “I wish that the states of the south would all adopt this day for memorial and decora- | tion day for the contederate dead and that the custom would begin and become general for the south to Invite cltizens of the north to come south and for the north to invite citizens of the south to come north to join together in one spirit fn a common me- morial celebration for the gallant dead of both sides.” Captain Hobson sald that, in his opinion the cfvil war was a soclological necessity to cement the union of the states. Dis- cussing slavery, he sald that to it we must ascribe the remerkable progress made by the colored population in so short a time, However, he sald that he believed at (he time of the civil war it bad run its course and its abolitlon was a necessity “to make the avenue of freedom open for our country in its advemce upward with the prinsiple Patriotism and Love, One of the greatest pleasures that I enjoy is to talk, even for a little while, to any portion of my fellow citizens on such an occasion as this. We meet in expression of our love for our honored dead. At wuch W time & deep quiet-and solemnity pervades our hearts, mingled with a feeling of sacred joy; although our loved ones are gone from us to return to this world no more forever, we know that they did not die in vain. To (Continued on fl-vnnih }lll.) ect Hill | Nebraska | the Grand Army and the Woman's Reliet | of | Omaha Observes Memerial Day with Xm-i | VETERANS OF TWO WARS JOIN HANDS | | the recent address to the people by Senator | of | Mrs, sol- | their sons bear the same flag honorably and | | | | | | SINGLE COoPryYy Frv l c_é#bffl_fl" OF THE WEATHER 10 AVERT THE STRIKE K- Showers : We terly | Chicage Distriot No. 8, Awsociation of Ma« mperature nt Omn ohinists, Takes Further Steps. W Yesterdny: e ! | PRESIDENT ~ DRAFTS AN AGREEMENT It Gtipulates Twelve and One-Half Por Cont Inorease Over 0.d Beale. MeKin Her Every Symp N Improve WASHINGTON, May 30.—Mrs. McKinley had a fairly comfortable day, but still feels the effect of the fatigue incident to | { the long trip from San Francisco to Wash- | ington. The physiclans hope now that she is again safely established in the White House that the slight lmprovement which has manifested {tself siuce leaving Sun Francisco will be continued and that soon she may be able to sit he 18 still very serlously ill and her eymptom 16 being carefully watched by those having | charge of the distinguished patieat Dr. | took & P. M. Rixey, the physician in charge of | I her case, spent some time at the bedside | of the patient today. Assoclated with him in @ consultating capacity are also Surgeon General Sternberg of the army and Dr. W W. Johnston of this city TH president spent most of the day at the White House In the company of his | wife. Late in the afternoon, in company | comm were notified today that if in | with Secretary Root, he went out for a (apy shop the agreement 1s not signed by short drive, taking a ride tn the suburbs, |10 o'clock tomorrow every machinist em- but he returned (o the White House in | Ployed in that shop shall quit work and re- about an Lour. {main 1dle ull further orders from ganization CHIEFS ARREST APPETITES Tic chicfs of ul holdiug a4 meeting Members nests at Ban “1f today were fn New York., | Atter that Hour Evory Machinest Shall Quit Until Instrucied, m and Hope to nt. S.UTHERN RAILWAY MEN CBEY ORDERS Prompt to Fsee nell's Demand Work in Chattanoogs, lantn and Other Shops, te President 0'Cone or Cesantiv At up, every CHICAGO, May Internat!onal 20.—Chicago dlstrict No, Association of Machinists, ther stops today to avert the strike. tdent Mellican preparcd n draft of an agreement. This agreement calls for au in crease of 121 per cent over wages paid May a nine-hour day, time and a halt for overtime up (0 alx hours and doubls | time for time exceeding six hours more than the nine-hour day, and double tme for Sundays and holidays. All shop 8, shop committees aro 1t headquarters tonight not a holiday the would have been in full blast before the manufacturers hud their morving meal,” said Business | Agent Robey of District No. § of the Inter- NEW YORK., May 30.—A banquet was|pyional Assoclation of Machinists. It is given to the National Assoclation of Chicts | regarded as an advantage by the unlon ot Polico of the United States and Canada | men that they have a holiday preceding by the New York Police Endowment @s-}the strike which they can use to round up soclation, at the Hotel Savoy tonight. Over|ajl the workmen that the tieup of the locul 50 persons sat down at the tables. Al-| pachine plants may be made practically most all of the officers of the rank of cap- | complete tomorrow morning tain and higher in the Greater New York | According to the calculations of Strike police force were present. Martin W. Lit-| pLeader Roderick, about 2,000 machinists tleton, assistant district attorney of Kings | will be involved at the start in the general county, was toastmaster. walkout. This is only half the number of The toasts and the responses were: “Our | upion machinists in Chicago and vicinity. Country,” Senator Chauncey M. Depew: i js asserted by Roderick and others of “City of New York," Comptroller Bird S | iho executive board that the reason the Coler; “Our Guests,” J. E. Hedges; “The | other 2,000 will not be eftected s because their employes have either signed the union Police,” Commissioner of Charities John W. | Creswell MacLaugh- | scale already or expressed their willingness AmMONE | yachintsts' strike caten Keller; “The Press,” lin. After the banquet considerable lectioneer- ing was done among the visiting chiefs, by rival candidates for president of the chiefs assocfation. The election is to be held to-| morrow. The two foremost candidates s to sigu. A general tieup, it is thought, will throw 2 0,000 men out of employment in Chicago. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., May 30.—Proal- re:|dent O'Conmell’s order for the machinists Deputy Devery of this city, and Chief Syl-1of the Southern rallway to strike was car- vester, of Washington. The majority of|ried out today. Machinists and appren- southern and western cities are for Devery, | tjces numbering about 300 quit at Atlanta, while the east and north are for Sylvester. ;mmnuxlmm. Columbla, §. C., Spencer, & J m clma_avd. Ashes tle. VETERAN MURDERS VETERAN | Aut Miller Shoots John Exercizes at I K.lls Himself, ST. JOSEPH, May Price, an old soldier of Bethany, shot and killed while in a parade which was on the way to the cemetery by Aut Miller, a Jeweler, who was a brother-in-law of Price. They had not been on good terms for several days. Miller escaped to his| home, but soon killed himself to escape capture. Miller had been drinking during the day and had frequently made threats against the lite of Price. He waited until th parade had passed fn front of his store when he rushed out, pistol in hand, ana shot his victim to death. Both men mar- | ried sisters. Miller and Price were amons WOMEN TO PUBLISH PROGRESS the prominent citizens of Harrisou county, | Missourl. Both men had good military | pxe records during the war of the rebelllon w D PAUL MORTON TELLS THE PLAN Santa Fe Ex ers u Mou Ro. | WABASH STRIKE COMES TO END vtw' Bourd A rice Dur| \pprove Men Wil Settie- ¥ 30.—John Mo., “;" TORONTO, May The cxecutive board “0 | of the Machinists' associntion has approvedl of the settlement of the strike on the Wabash rallway system and the men will return to work at once. strike. May 30.—The vallway employes struck he roinstat 'ment o’ thre dis 1 who bLelonged to the sire ar men's union. Al of the city and subur ban lines have been tied up, the company belng al to man only four cars. Jamestown streot demand i wen Suffragists erl cnl— Misn Sh opposed, MINNEAPOLIS, May 30.—The thirty-third annual convention of the National Woms Suffrage assoclation opened hero today with a large attendance of delegates, all of ths natlonal officers except Mrs. Catherine | Waugh McCulloch of Chicago belug present The convention was called to order by the esident, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt Matters of routine business having been | aisposed of rapidly, Mra. Catt yose to pre- | sent the honorary president, Susan B. An- | thony, who at this convention for the first In discussing the project tonlght | o "y va over the reins of control of the convention to another At the meeting of the exccutive comnit- tee, on recommendation of the business | committee it was decided that a periodienl entitled “‘Progress’ shall be published by | the assoctation and that the corresponding | secretary will be expected to have chargs of the assoclation’s headquarters. [ The chief feature was spirited debate vmu- Snyn Tw n's h Are to Serve Orlental Basiness. Steam- the CHICAGO, May 30.—Paul second vice president of the Santa Fe. who returned | from New York today after having been in | P¥’ conference with the Hamburg-American steamship officials relative to the establish- ment of a new line from San Fraucisco to the Orfent, i ““The Santa Fe is negotlating with the Hamburg-American line, but the terms of the contract are not all agreed upon. Our | contract with the California and Oriental line does not expire until mext year, and until that time a new line cannot be estab lished. It is the purpose of the Santa F¢ to inaugurate passenger as well as freigh* service between San Francisco and Orfent: Morton points and we want the Hamburg-America. company because it is in a position to glve a better service than the company with which we now huve relations. “At first we will not yun more than one or two steamers a month, but as the trad and trafc increases the service will keep pace with . RAILWAY ACCOUNTANTS MEET National and Decldes adelp Associntion Elects Oficers Convene at Phil- la in 10032, DENVER, May 30.-The Natfonal As- soclation of Rallway Accounting Officers today decided to hold its next annual con vention at Philadelpbia, in the last week of May, 1602, These officers were elected for the ensu- ing year: President, H. C. Whitchead of Chicago, general auditor of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe railway; first vice presi- dent, W. B. Bend of 8t. Paul. vice president and auditor of the Chicago Great Western; second vice president, J. W, Renner, comp- troller of the Pennsylvania lines wes.; secretary and treasurer, C. G. Phillips of Chicago: members of the executive com mittee, A. D. Parker of Denver, H. A. Dunn of Savannah, Ga., R. Fenby of the Texas & Pacific rallwey, Frank Ray of the Minne apolls & St. Louls and C. H. Bronson of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie. » to Settle W h Trouble, CHICAGO, May 20.—D. B. Martin, tram manager of the Ballimore & Ohio road arrived in Chicago today, expecting to arbi trate the Wabash trouble. General Pas senger Agent Crane of the Wabash was unable to get here, however, and the hear- ing was postponed until tomorrow. Mr H Martin hopes to settle the matter in & few days. in the question of abolishing the rule of holding the conventions in Washington im- mediately following the opening of each con- gress. No decision was reached. Welcome was extended to the woman suff- rage convention tonight at the First Bap st church by Governor VanSant, May A. A. Ames, Henry Eustic of the Com uercial club, James Gray of the press an' Mrs. Maud C Stackwell, president of t! . IMnnesota State Suffrage mssociation Rev. Anna Shaw was to have had an cp- ponent in debate on the suffrage questir but according to the statement made hy the president of the association no one could be secured to answer the challenge of Miss Shaw, was obliged to argue with an imaginary foe Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, the president, responded to the address of welcome SURGEON ST, JOHN IS KILLED Twentieth Infantry, Mcets Band of Insurgents with tul R TN MANILA, May 30.—Thirty-three men of Company A, Twentleth regiment United States (nfantry, itly encountered Sego- via's band near Paracale, North Camarins province. Surgeon St John was killed, The insurgents lust five mcn kilied and had two wounded Donlel has Leen again torcements | been dique. As a result the Investigation of the shooting affalr at Camp Stotsenb g, May 21 Lieutenant Jumes Howell of the Sixth artil lery will be tried by court-martal. Sec ond Lieutenant Charles R. Lloyd, jr,, also of the Bixth artillery, and Dr. Overton, who dressed the wounds recelved by Lloyd at the hands of Howell, have been released from arrest Meworlal day was observed as @ hollday, rec attacked and refn- e sent from Marin-