Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 1, 1901, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871, OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNIN JUNE 1901-TWELVE PAGES. PACIFICS AT [’[\(h Officially Stated that Confl oting Interests Have Uempromised D.fferences. LEAVE BOARD SELECTION TO J. P. MORGAN Nortbern Road to Permit Representation o All Interests Cencerned. PERFECT HA /. Hill Only luyl that n.. “batistactory.” UNION PACIFIC MAY TRADE FOR PLACL Huve Planned to Admit Rond's Dire Representation s Reporied ¢ Two of O and Gat There In Exchange. r NEW YORK, May 31.--The conflicting fnterests iu the Northern Pacific raiircad bave reached a final and amicable a ment upon all matters of disagreement and their future relations to the property. There hae been no announcement of the terms of the new pact, which eads the most remarkable financial battle in the rec- ord of Wall street, and noun af the dota Bave been made public. Late this after- noon the following statement went out on the ticker: “It Is officlally announced that an under- standing has been reached botween North- ern Pacific and Unlon Pacific interests under which the composition of the North- ern Pacific board will be left in the hands ot 7. P. Morgan, certain names having al- ready been suggested which will especlally be recognized as representative of the com- mon Interests ysserted that comple and permanent o~ .ony will result und the plan adopted between all interests In volved.” When the statement A, Heinshelmer of Kuhn, sald “That statement not go into particulars as t ment or give you any details All that we can say is that & settlement of the and the matter is at an end Jacob H. Schiff declined to add anything to the official statement beyond confirming the tiuth of it. All James J. HUIl would say was that a satisfactory settlement ap- peared to have been coucluded One of the stories heard today after the announcement that peace had been declared was that at least two Northern Pacific di rectors would enter the Union Pacific direc- torate and that representation would be glven the latter road iu the directory of the first named. ree shown to Louis Loeb & Co., wa We can- the settl at this time, here has s that existed is authentic ROCK ISLAND TO BE SHORTER Plans to Cut Ot Thirty-Five Miles Be- tween Chie Kawville ~Othe provements. KANSAS CITY, Mhy 91.—The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific rallroad Is preparing, according to the Star, to make cxtensive improvements In its system to shorten the | line between Kansas City and Chicago by | thirty-five miles, making the distance 153 miles, against 51 as at present, and make it possible to run over Its own tracks be- tween Kansas City and Denver. To make the saving between Kansas Cly and Chicago a straight track will be built from Belknap to Trenton, Mo., thus avoid- ing the present roundabout route. From . Platte Clty to Kansas City and from Leav- enworth to Topeka new tracks will be bullt, making It possible to cancel contracts with tho Burlington, over which road the Rock Island now secures entry to Kansas City, and with the Unlon Pacific, over whose tracks 1t mow runs from Leaveaworth o Topeka. At Kansas City the Rock Islaad intends to terminate its contract for thy uso of the Hannibal bridge, and will enter the city either by spanning the Missouri river with a new bridge or over the Winner- Bates bridge, now In course of construc- tion. From Limon to Denver, where the Rock Island also uses the Unlon Pacific road, the Rock Island will, it 1s stated, also bulld its own tracks One of the executive officials of the Rock Island railroad, who declined to allow his mame to be used, 1s quoted as saying: “The Rock Island 18 getting ready to come into Kansas City over its own rails and it wifl do it by a line which has been surveyed from Platte Clty. The policy of mot owniug Its own terminals in large cit.es has been abandoned by the Rock Island. It will also build a line of its own from Kan- #as City to Topeka, and from Limon to Donver, and will cut thirty-five miles off | of the Chicago line. It is possible we may throw a bridge across the Missourl at this point. Our extension from Liberal, Kan., to El Paso is belng pushed und we will soon be one of the strong transcontinental lines ‘We are going to spend several millions for fmprovements in tho next few years.' FOUR RATES FOR BUFFALS In that Includes y of Clusses. CHICAGO, May 31.—~Western roads have agreed on rates for the Par-American ex- position, They will put in effect tomorrow the rates and arrangements of the Central Passenger assoctation. This provides four classes of rates. Season tickets will be sold At regular summor excursion fares, namely, 80 per cent of double locals. Tiek- ets having ffteen-day return limit will be sold &t a fare and a third for the round trip. Tickets llmited ten days from dato of sale will be 50ld at one fare plus $1 for the round trip. Thero will be also coach excursions from time to time at speclally low rates. Stopovers will not be allowed in connection with any of these classes of tickets. Tho rates will apply from Missouri river polnts and all points east, Three-1 Rond to CHICAGO, May 31.—The tomorrow will say: 1t parently unquestioned authority thit the manag'ment of the Indiana, Nlnois & Towa railroad has determined to bulld a Chicago connection from South Bend and to extend its lines from Scuth Bend to De- troit or to Toledo, or possibly both. The extensions proposed would give the com- pany an almost air line route from the Mieslssippl river at East Cilnton to De- troit. nd. Record-Herald 18 stated on ap- Wabash Machinists at Work. SPRINGFIELD 1L, May 31—Striking machinists of the Wabash shops at Spring- field, 111, Moberly, Mo., and Fort Wayne, Ind., returned 10 work today at an advance of 2 cents per hour In wages and time and @ balf for all overtime he | been | il BERNHARDT WISHES 10 DUEL e Actre: Himselt Controversy Over R taad Electlo PARIS, May 31.—The election of Edmend Rostand to the Academy yesterday almost brought about, indirectly, a duel between Maurice Bernhardt and Lucien Muhnfeld, a well known Parisian dramatic critic. M Muhnteld had an article in the Gaulols op- posing M Rostand and in it he brought in the name of Mme. Bernhardt in a way that her son considered offensive. There was & meeting of the representatives of both sides today. Afte. consultation the seconds con- cluded that M. Bernhardt's interpretation of the allusion was not justified and that there was no ground for a duel M..Bernhardt Informed a representative of the Assoclated Press the duel would not be tought WILL HAVE TO SHOW CHOATE to Be Filipinos, or Slow to .. il Ambassa e P LONDON, May 31.—Two men represent- ing themselves to be Fiiipinos called at the United States vmbassy today and made ap- plication to Mr. Choate for passport These the ambassador declined to issue, giving as a reason that they furnished him with 6o evidence that they were Amer- | fean citizens. The applicants persisted {and Mr. Choate then assured them that it | was quite impossible for him to comply | with their request unless evidence were submitted that they were entitled to the privile ot American citizenship. Finally the applicants departed, after in- (imating that they would carry the ques- tion to Washington. They were not ac- companied by legal counsel. | GROKER DEFERS HIS PAILING Cancels His Booking on the Deutsche d and Stays to See (Copyright, 1801, b LONDON, May & blegram—Spe & Publishing Co.) (New York World Ca- {al Telegram.)—~Richard Cro- | ker did vot sail for New York today, al- though he was booked for a stateroom on |the steamship Deutschland, which left | Southampton scheduled. The latest news from Wantage is that he will not | sall for two w ks. As was cabled to the World when he engaged pase on the Deutschland, he did so on the understand- ing that if his private information from | New York was such as to permit it, he meant to wait to see the Derby, which will be run June OPPOSES CARNEGIE'S DEAL Action Taken by Sir Charles Suther- Innd to Set Aslde Purchase of skiho ¢ LONDON, May 81.—A dispa‘ch f.om Edin- | burgh says: Action has been instituted by I Sir Charles Sutherland to set aside the pur- chase of Skibo castle by Andrew Carnegie. The ground of the objection has deveioped. Skibo castle was taken over by Mr. Carpegle two years ago and bhe has resided there since then on the cach visit to this side of the Atlandic. Forelgn Troops lLeaving China, | TIEN TSIN, May 21.--General Cummins, with the last of his brigade, left for India today. A number of officers are filling the | hotels. Many of these are Germans, who | are about to leave China. All the sick are “ing shipped away. Eighteen transports | are now at Taku and more are expected. ARBITRATIONISTS' PLATFORM d by the Conference at houk After Wadham and Others Speak. LAKE MOHONK, N. Y., May 31.—Com- mander Wadham, U. S. N., addressed (he arbitration confererce today on the subjcct of disarament. He would have all interna- tional difficulties referred to The Hague court, he said, and he would be glad to sce a world's police army orgaulz was so influential with the Turk as guns. While favoring arbitration, the United States could not do without a navy, else how would our misionaries be protected and our commercial interests promoted? How else wonld the murderers of Americans in little kingdoms be brought to punish- nent? Judge Henry R. Steele did not believe in | disarmament now. We must have the pro- | tection of our navy, he said, for a long time to come. Rev. Dr. J. Milton Greene, superintendent | of Presbyterian missions in Porto Rico, dis- cussed the situarion in Porto Rico. Ameri- can occupation, he said, was a blessing and it was appreciated. The conference today | form. It says in part: | In'the establishment of the international | court at The Hakue there by reason for 'm mense rejolcing an ofgundest grat | tude. There fs now a |r||| nal betore whic nations, great and small, may bring their controversies with confidence that truth f Wil be ascertained and fale declatons ren- adopted its plat- rtain minor before the lished, hav Troubles ha were Incide ple of that ¢ y promise to ha bringing of an A area in which the will operate. After the adoption of the platform the conterence adjourned C. D. ASHLEY WILL RESIGN Presldent of Succeeded b ager Ramuey, NEW YORK, May 31.—The Mall and Ex- press says: C. D. Ashley, at the next meeting of the Wabash board of directors, will re: n the presidency and Vice Presi- dent and General Manager Joseph §. Ram- sey will he elected to succeed him. The moeting was called for June S, but has been adjourned til June 20. Mr. Ashley's reslgnation was entirely voluntary. He Is to be made chairman of the board, a po- sition which will be created for his bene- fit. The cxtension of the Walash to Pitts- burg 15 being managed largely by Mr. Ram- sey, and will be accomplished as soon as the necessary authority from the board of aldermen of the city has been obtained M % Wabash Troubles, CHICAGO, May 31.—D. B. Martin, pas- senger traMic nanager of the Baltimore & Ohlo rallroad, listened today to evidence regarding the Wabash differential, The Wabash was represented by General Pas- senger Agent Crane and other western lines by Mr. Charlton of the Western Passenger assoclation. No new theorles were ad- vaneed and the old ground was threshed over for the benefit of the arbitrator. Mr. Martin took the evidence away with him and stated that he would try to render a decision within & few days Wars, w h were begun ourt of arbit itlon was estab- ntinued since that time. occurred in China which Al to the contact of the peo- ¢ with western life, but r effect the c empire within the tribunal’ at The Hague | not yet | aeesglon of | d. Nothing | Governor MoSweeny Rsjeois These of Till- man and MoLaurin STATE ENTITLED TO ONE YEAR OF PEACL Campaign Such as Rival Senators Propose Would He Esceedingly Wearing on the Nerves and Benetit Nobody. COLUMBIA, 8. C, May 8l.—Governor McSweeney has rejected the resignations ot Senators Tillman and McLaurin to glve them time to cons‘der their action. Governor McSweeny's letter refusing to accept the resignations of Senators Till- man and McLaurin, in full is as follows “Gentlemen: Your letter tendering your resignation as United Ufates senators from South Carolina was received on the ¢ve of my departure to Chickamauga to take part in the ceremonies Incident to the unvell- ing of (he mcaument which South Carolina has just erected to her brave and herolc soldiers who lost thelr lives in defense of a people on this historic battlefield. Hence, my delay In answering it. “1 respectfully return your resignations that you may have more time for serious consideration of the effects upon the peopls of this state of this action on your part. The commission which you hold is the highest compliment and testimonial of at the people of this state pay one of its citizens. It is possible that you have taken this step In the heat of debate without due reflection of the rousequences to the people who have o signally honored you. Entitled to Some e “It was only last year that our people had the excitement and turmoil incident to a campalgn and another year we will be held in the midst of further political strife. The people are entitled to one year of peace and freedom from political battles and bitterness. The indications are that a cam- paign such as would be preclpitated by vacaucles In these two exalted positions would be a very acrimonious one and per- sonal, rather than a discuseion of lssues, and from such a canvass our people should be spared. In fact, it would be a calamity to the state to be torn asunder by a heated canvass in this ‘off year' in politics. There can be no possible good to come of it. “The people of the state are getting to- gether and working for the advancement and upbullding of the material property of the commonwealth, and I should regret anything that would retard this progress all public questions and the education of the people along all political lines. contrury, 1 heartlly favor that and belleve It ean be best accomplished without the bit- terness and ihe personalities which would be inseparable from a campalgn during the coming summer. “Under our party rules a campalgn will be necessary within a little more than a year and ample time can be had for a full dlscuesion of the Issues now before the peo- ple. “‘Holding these views and looking to the interests of the people of this state—their peace, prosperity and happiness—I respect- fally decline to ascept your resiguations snd beg to return them herewith. RUSSIA HAS HIM IN PRISON Whereabouts of L. Jumes Promoter of Big Amer at Last Go NEW YORK, June 1.—The Press this (Saturday) morning publishes a statement that L. James Gordon, sales and contract- ing agent fn Russia of the Baldwin Loco- motive works, disappeared In St. Pete burg last January and that his disappear- ance was caused by his arrest by the Rus- slan authorities on charges unkuown to the public. The Press says: “Mr. Gordon has been in Russia for more than twenty years, known to every Ameri- can minister and ambassador and a favorite in high official circles. Because of his friendship in the American legation and his position at court he was a man of much in- fluence. “It was through this influence that the Baldwin company received the contract for the locomotives, some of them In use and others in the course of construction, for the Trans-Siberlan rallw This contract was for $2,500,000, and was signed chortly before the disappearance of Mr. Gordon. Whether what happened subsequent to the signing of the contract was the cause of the disappearance is not known. “‘By persons close to Mr. Gordon, to whom the cause of his disappearance is a mystery, It is sald his arrest occurred two days after it became known that the big $2,600,000 con- tract with the Ruesian government had been made. The Press states that the case in Russia has come before the American ambassador unofficially and will be brought to the at- tention of the State department at Wash- ington. STEEL MILLS TO KEEP AT IT President Shafler Doesn't Expect Thelr Operation to Be Interrupted This Year. MILWAUKEE, May 31.—Consideration of the finishing scale of the iron section took up today's session of the conventlon of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. The sheet steel and tin scales will be taken up after the fron scale is disposed of. It will probably he Tues- day before the wage committee report is disposed of. A most finportant matter to be ratified is the recommendation of the wage committee for & continuous scale. It Is expected this part of the report will be approved with- out much opposition, as it is known that the plan is favored by the largest iron and steel concern in the country. President T. J. Shaffer sald tonight that the advances in the varlous scales of the wage committee's report are so conservi- tive that he expects work in the iron and steel mills of the country will not be in- terrupted this year. He expects an agree- ment will be reached between the manu- facturers and the scale committee without dela; HEALER DOWIE MAY GO FREE ! Refuse to Vote Against CHICAGO, May 31.—The grand jury today concluded its work om tbe varlous charges brought against John Alexander Dowie and others, who are accused of meglect, which resulted in the death of Mrs. H. W. Judd, wite of one of Dowle's followers. The jury, it 18 sald, will refuse to vote indictments. Dowle's Zion bank is without a clearing house chanuvel. The bank which formerly cleared for the Zion bank and other bamks bas vefused to clear for it “It is not my purpose in thus writing to| prevent the fullest and freest discussion of | On the | | | pla: | stopping ot the WON'T ACCEPT RESICNATIONS HORSE STEALING SUSPENDED Also the Stealers Themsely nin Mob Taking Vengenn on Whole Hall Family, S, Cal., May 31.—Calvin Hall and bis three sons, Frank Hall, Jim Hall and dartin Hall, and Dan Yantls, who had been stealing horses for years, were ar- rested yesterday and guarded by three of- ficers. A mob of forty masked mea took them at 1 o'clock this morning and hung them to a bridge near Lookout. The of- ficers were overpowered and compelled to help. The mob dispersed within five min- utes. The bodies wero still hanging at 10 a. w. Sheriff Street and District At torney Bonuy and Reporter Doan have goue to the scene of the hanging Lookout, the scene of the in the Hot Springs valley on twenty-five milos from Alturas, the county seat of Modere county. There s no tele- graphic communications with the valley and the news of the lynchink was brought to Alturas by courler. Particulars are of necessity meager. BIEBER, Cal Calttor- e ALTURA Iynching, is Pitt river, May 31.—Incomplete de- talls have been received here of the lynch- ing of five men at Lookout, Modoc county, carly this morning. The Calvin Hall, 72 years old; his three half- breed sons, Frank, James and Martin, aged 26, 29 and 16, and B. D. Yautie, aged 27 As reported here the men lynched have been | suspected of petty stealing for some time Last Saturday they were arrested for steal- ing barbed wire, pieces of harness and some hay forks. A search warrant was is- sued and the harness and hay forks were | tound in the house of Hall and Yantls, who were taken into custody and brought to Lookout, where they were belug held await- ing examination and trial Sunday and for several days following, other scarches were instituted and halter dishes and table Unem which had be taken on the premises of the suspected parties. The charge against the elder Hall was petty larcony for stealing the lorks, hence be was sllowed to go about on his own recogniza place this morning. The charges against the others was burglary and their examina- tions had been set for June 2. They were held in custody, as they were umable to turnish bail in the sum of $500. Pending their examination they were being guarded in the Lookout hotel by Constable Carter, assisted by R. Nichols, G, Brown and S Joyette. The two former stood guard till ight and the two latter toc os after midnight. Calvin Hall was sons. This morning about 2 o'clock a mob vari- ously est!mated at from thirty {o fifty peo ple suddenly made its appes at the hotel and pointing guns at the two offcers on guard commanded them silence while the mob prisoners, placed the ropes sround their necke and dragged them toward the bridge which crosses Pitt river, Ther the two guards to accompany them. Hall, it 1s reported, made such strong T sistance that the mob hanged him before it got to the main bridge, unuer a small bridge crossing a deep slough. The others were taken to the main bridge, and Calvin Hall, the father, was hanged on tne north side and Yantis and the H 11 hovs were hanged 0 the south side-of 1o 1.idge As soon as the lynhing was discovered word was tclegraphed to the district attor- ney and sheriff at Alturas, and they, with nee the coroner, are on the way to the scene of | tha tragedy to hold an inquest OMAHA DELEGATE'S IDEA OF IT Gregs Teils Sufieagists Womnan Hus No Right to Sac- fice Home. Mins that MIN ~-The delegates to the woman suffrage convention In session here put away the cares of business this evening und enjoyed a reception at the resi- dence of Mr. und Mrs. W. D. Gregory in Park avenue. In the afternoon there was a business meeting at the First Baptist church. There were reports and lengthy discussions all day. Organization was the topic of the aft- ernoon and the meeting was presided over by Miss Mary G. Hay, who has been in charge of that department for several years. An interesting tall was given by Miss Laura Gregg of Nebraska on the henefit of having state headquarters. She contended that a woman has no right to sacrifice her bome by making it a woman suffrage work- | shop. Besides, the work itself is apt to be poorly done. experiences as he presiding genlus of her state headquarters, telling what work she has to do. She laid particular stress on the press work, stating that she had sent out many articles three-fourths of which have beeen priuted A number of women spoke on the means used to interest women more vitally in their cause. One of the speakers was Mrs. Elea- nor Stockman of Iowa, the Mrs., Stockman who begged hogs from the farmers of her neighborhood for the bazar, with the re- ult that she sent east a carload of them. Said Mrs. Stockman: “When I could not get the whole hog I t what I could get.' Her panacea for all the ills of dying clubs was devotion. After the subject had been thoroughly, as was thought, treated by the women on the floor, the president, Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt, was called upon. She sald that unless women were willing to or- ganize and work for their rights they did | not deserve enfranchisement “It requires a higher order of mentality,” Mrs. Catt said, “tc realize an abstract prin- ciple than it does one of sentiment. It Is easy to get money for Galveston sufferers, but it requires insight to see what will be for the prosperity of the countiy several years from now. Women must be developed individuaily.” IS T00 QUICK FUR ROBBERS Engineer on the Chicago, Burlington & Northern saves Traln from Holdup Near Sa ™ MINNEAPOLIS, The Journal says: Passengers arriving today on the Burlington limited over the Chicago, Bur- lington & Northern from Chicago report an attempt made about miduight to rob the train. The story is that just out of Savannah, 111, the engine struck and detonated five track torpedoes. The engineer promptly cut off the steam and applied the air and was rapidly bringing the train to a stop when five men sprang from the roadside and made for the train. The men are said to have been armed. The engineer, ac- cordiug to the report brought in by the passengers, pulled the throtile wide open and started the train so quickly that nonme of the supposed highwaymen could climb aboard Tie Up with Viekers-Maxim, PHILAT HIA, May 81~ Record will tomorrow say: he_differences be- tween the officers of the Bethlehem Ste company and the representatives of the Vickers' Sons & Maxim Co. have been ad- Justed and the congolidation 15 now assured of the English concern and the Cramp and Bethlehem establishments, Iynched were: | n | trom clotheslines were found hidden | His trial was to have taken | their | hotel g0 a4 to be near his | to observe | secured the five | compelled | Frank | Miss Gregg related her own | Wenator frem Hastings Decides to Jou | WILL STUDY THE INSULAR PROBLEM: Tells in Washington of Hi o) for Western Irrigation — Door- keeyer irom lowa Wins a Kansas Bride, (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTUN, May ol—special Tele- gram.)—With his grip tuil of recowmonda | ous for pus.masters, the estabiasiment ol | 1ural free delivery rouies, posiottice luspec- Lorships, consulships and other Kovernmen Jous, Senator Charles H. Dietrich ot Haslings came to town moilai day, in- claentaily bringing aloug a few (ruuks fuli of wardrobe iudicative of his purpose 1o spend some time in the capial city of the nation. He will not tarry loug fn Washing (on, however, for he has made up his mind to jolu the party of senaiors and repie- | sentatives (o leave New York June 20 on a our around the world in & government ransport. When Senator Dietrich lett Nebraska for | the cast he had the matter of this trip under consideration. He wanied to see our new possessions in the far Pacific, 80 as to be abie to legislate Intelligeatly on ques tions that will present themselves to the Fifty-seventh congiess for solution, so he | said, but he was doubtful whether he could | arrange his business to permit four mouths | absence from the Uniied Staies, the lengih | of time the trip is scheduled (0 take. But since he left Nebraska he has been able (o make a declsion favorable to taking the trlp, and he will join the party ln New York on the day the trausport is booked to leave on its journey around the globe. The senator was looking tho picture of good Nealth as he sat lu his temporary quarters in the capitol, ln the room recently occu- pled by Senator Burrows of Michigan. Dise macn Trrigation, Asked about (he result of the irrigation conference in Omaha early this week, he sald | "My suggestion that ! should bulld reservoirs semi-arld states and own them, met with | very fuvol le cousideration from the rep- resentatives of the government present. It seems to be the most practical solution of & troublesome question, in view of the widely divergent views held by Mr. Mead | | of the Department of Agriculture on one | side and Mr. Maxwell on the other. Al- | though the latter was not present at our the government in the arld and | | with the committee of twelve who ¢ meetings, his position was known to almost everyone present | “My sukgestion that these reservoirs | could be bullt with conviet labor also met | with favorable comment, and as the labor lenders in Nebraska with whom I talked seemed to believe it was feasible, 1 oaun see no reason why the government should not benefit In this regard, as it would not interfere with skilled labor, none being needed to bulld these reservoirs. The flow of water in Interstate streams was also A subject of serious consideration, and congress will undoubtedly have to consider the matter and enact legislation which, while nct iuterfering wiih the stote will remedy the now known defects. The meeting was productive of good. It brought | | the representatives of several states to- gether and gave us new incentives for united work." Recommendntions for Office, The senalor, when asked whether he for postwasterships, said he would un doubtedly proceed to fill vacancies or va- cancies-to-be as rapidly as possible. Upon | the question of pensions, Senators Millard {and Dietrich have agreed to divide the state on north and south lines, and here- | after applicants for pensions will govern | themselves accordingly and send thelr ap- plications for cousideration to the senator would have any recommendations to make | | in whose section of state they resido, other- wise that senator will turn over the whole matter to his colleague. Senator Dietrich has taken up his permanent quarters at the | Cairo. Alonzo M. doorkeeper of the senate, and well known | to many people in Omaha and Nebraska, Is to be united in marriage with Miss Grace Bliss of Atchison, Kan., in early June. Mis: Bliss is one of the prettiest girls of the of the groom-to-be's mother, Mrs. Stewart, in this city last winter, she was a pro- nounced favorite in society. W. E. Andrews of Hastings, auditor for the Treasury department, enjoys the honor | tlons ever heard in Washington Memorial | day. His speech was historical in a large | degree, tracing the achlevements of Amer- ica during the century past, and is highly spoken of by the local press. Mr. Andrews was orator for John A. Logan post, Grand Army of the Republic, who had charge of the exercises at St. Elizabeth's. o Speak for Western Farmer. Prof. Elwood Mead, former state engineer of irrigation of Wyoming, and new expert on irrigation of the Department of Agricul- | ture, who was in Omaha this week, attend- ing a conference between the representa- tives of Wyoming and Nebraska regarding a practical system of irrigation, will ap- | pear before the industrial commission soon to testify on irrigation and its relation to western farmers. The report of the national banks of Wyo- ming at the close of business April 24 shows: Loan and discounts, $3,751,615; gold coin, $232,680; lawful money reserve, §346,- 162; individual deposits, $4,147,775; average reserve held, 22.50 per cent. L. D. Jenness has been appointed post- master at Danbury, Woodbury county, Ia. Albert Lethoff has been appointed car- penter in the Omaha public building. A postofice has been established at Sipes, Bonhomme county, 8. D., with John Y. Sipes postmaster. Adolph Waite and W. A. Johnson, letter carriers in the Lincoln postoffice, are pro- moted from $600 to $550 each. INTERNAL SENSE OF THE WORD nual Meeting of Sunday School Association. NEW YORK, May i1.—~The annual meet- ing of the American New Church Sunday School association (Swedenborgian) began today at the Church of the New Jerusalem, Brooklyn. The president, the Rev. J. 8 Saul of Chicago, delivered an address on “Teaching the Internal Sense of the Word At the afternoon session, Miss Edna (. Silver of Boston spoke on “‘Sunday Schooi Festivals.” Rullrond Cashier Short, EL PASO, Tex., 3Lt 1% sald that a shortage of nearly $10,000 has been found in the ccounts of Cashier Martineg of the can Central raliroad ~at Torreon tinez left Torreon two weeks ago and 5 continiied absence caused the offl of the road to send Auditor Healy to Tor reon to check up the cashler's accounts. Sunflower state and when she was a guest | of having dellvered one of the ablest ora- | i | he left the girl | ing to get NI\(.LI' DIETRICH ROUND THE WORLL | CONDITION OF THE WEATHER cast for Nebraska—Fair 8. Bably Sunduy; Northeaste Tenmyeratar. at Omahn Yesterday: Dew. Hour. Dew. . 81 52 B4 irday and v Winds, SHE SHOWS NO IMPROVEMENT | MeKinley Unila to Make ¢ During Day Over Her Morne ing Condition. WASHINGTON, May 81.--10 p. m.—Mrs McKinley falled to show any improvement during the day and tonight her condition is reported as unchanged from the status given in the bulletin issued during the worning One of the grave featurcs of the case is that she continues extrewmely weak and fails to gain in strength. She I8 vory serfously {11, but has had severe attacks of {llness heretofore, and this gives rise to the bellef that she will revive again. No bulletin was issued this evening. Both Drs. Sternberg and Rixey called during the evening at sepirate times, the latter re- maining with the patient some little while. CADETS WILL GO TO ECUADOR of Nebruska and Others Dinchurge Southward Tu Bow the Four Sail ay. NEW YORK, May 3L-—Cadets Birchie Mahaftey of Te<as, Henry L. Bowlby of Nebraska, John A. Cleveland of Alabama, T. F. Keller of New York and R. A. Linton of Michigan. recently dismissed from West Polnt as insubordinate, are to go to Ecua dor to serve as engineers fn the building of @ ratlroad across the Andes mountains. The five have stood together all through their troubles and It Is with them one for all and all for the five. They leave for Ecuador on the Cumbal of the W. R. Grace line on Tuesday. They will be in the employ of the Guayaqui! & Quito Railroad company. Mahaffey sald tonight that he and his companions felt themsclves free now speak of their troubles at West Polut sald that the dissatisfaction which resulted in the demonstration of the corps wag caused by the failure of the tendent to keep his prrt of the agreement Colovel Mills to learn hls interpretation of the word “hazing. The demone was not caused by his efforts haz- ing, sald \tion to suppr as stated In Colonel Mills' repoit, | the cadet. ‘There has beem no hazing for him to suppress since the voluntary abolition of the practice by the corps. The judge ad- vocate general admitted (his to us after our interview with Secretary Root, May 22. We know not a word of the evidence ageinst | ue and the committee did mot interrogate us about ourselves, but about other cadets. Nelther did we have an opportunity to re- fute anything sald about us. Secretary Root heard us through courtesy of a senator, but he seemed determined to refuse a reopen- ing of the oase. He impressed us as belng Alsposed to ha ‘alr, bot he had slready heon infl.uenced by the report of the officlal board. IMPLICATED IN CUDAHY CASE Henton Harbor Chief of Police Says Hin Prisoner Wan Surely DETROIT, Mich., May 31.—A special from Benton Harbor says: Chlef of Police John- sou today arrested Isadore Roth, the al- leged kidnaper of Rosle Glest, the 16-year- old daughter of Milllonaire Giest of New York City. Roth had been working in a lumber yard here and intended to leave the city tonight. Chief Johnson recelved a telegram today from Detective Titus of | New York asking him to hold the prisoner until Titus arrives. It 18 alleged that Miss Giest was carried off by Roth while returning to her homo | from an evening party several weeks ago, Stewart of lowa, assistant 1 that he took her to Buftulo and demanded a large sum for her relcase, and that, fall- what he asked and becoming alarmed at the activity of the detectives, in Buffalo and came to Banton Harbor. Chief Johnson sald that papers were found on Roth which connected him with the Cudahy abduction case, but he declined to make their contents known. CARRIERS ASK CLERGY'S RATE Toledo Associntion Asks that Its Mem- bern Joy Ministers' Half- Fare Privileges. TOLEDO, 0. May 31.—The Toledo Letter Carrlers' assoclatlon today made applica- tion to the Toledo passenger committee ask- ing that members be allowed to travel on half-tare tickets, the same as ministers. It is understood that this is the first of a con- certed move on the part of the letter care rlers of the United States for favors from the rallroads in this way. PONY’S CROWD CAN'T COME IN Nineteen of Moore's Filipinos Are Stopped at 'Frisco Becauwse Somewhnt Unhenlthy. SAN FRANCISCO, May 81.—Nineteen of the seventy-clght Filipinos who arrived here yesterday en route to the Buffalo ex- position will not be permitted to land. The physicians at the Marine hospital and the tmmigration offictals decided to send them back to Manila for the reason that they are aficted with loathsome and contaglous diseases. CINCINNATI, May At the home of Ottie Hester, at Western avenue and Third street, Covington, Ky., ton'ght Mrs. Kate Hester, aged after'a quarrel with her husbund, Ottle, aged 42, at the supper table, Vhot “ana Killed him, ‘an well a8 their year-old daughter, after which she put th vevolver to her own head and blew out her brains. Ixth Mustered Out, NCISCO, May @ he Forty. regiment, United States volunteers, mustered out today. e Movements of Ocean Vessels May 31, At New York—Arrived—Furst Blsmarck, from Hamburg; Germanic, from Liverpool; Patricly, from’ Hamburg: Pennsylvanii from Naples At Doston—Arrived--Steamer Sylvanta trom Liverpool Satlled—Lvernia, for Liver- pool. 3 PAU Bremen May 30)—Arrived- vania, from New York Al ' Hovre—Arrived—L'Aquitaine, New York At Yokohama (May 20)—Arrived—-Ques Adelade, from Tacomu, for Viadivostock ete. Salled—Tgcoma, from Hong Kong ete., for Tacom; At Rotterdam York; Iurnessla rinthian, for Montreal, bath for At 'Bouthampton srom Hamburg, for boure. At Liverpool philadelphia, York. Pennay| from ulled—-Maasdam, for New v York; C: Tn8gOW i Jeutsehinn New York via Cher Rhynland, orgle, for Arrives Balled = C trom New ( ory to | He | of cudets | uperin- | lled on | CUBANSTURNEDDOWN Are Sent Message Rejecting Their Amended Form of Plast Olause. GOVERNMENT POWERLESS TO ACCEPT IT Cannot Ohange Werding Nor Accept Other People's Ohanges. | ACTION FOLLOWS LONG CONFERENCE President Anzious te Help Isl Finds No W, PHILIPPINE TARIFF ALSO nders, bat IN DOUBT Attorney Gencral Wil Have to De- termine What Effect, it Any, the Recent Supreme Conrt De- cislons WiIl Have, WASHINGTON, May 31.—After ancther long conference today between the presi- dent and wmembers of his cabinet a mes- ge of rejection was sent to General Wood, advising the Cubaus in unqualified languago that (here Is no power resting In the United States government to change the terms of the Platt amendment and that this government Inssts on the acceptance of the Plati amendment, without amendment or qualification. The Cuban convention i still jo session and the message of rejec- tlon will be delivered to it immediately. The administration is confident that the | Cubans will understand the exact attitude of this governmen. uud make a satistactory acceptance within a reasonablo poriod. This action followed the decision ot the cabinet that the action of tho Cuban con- stitutfonal convention in accepting the erms of the Platt amendment with modifi- cations ard intespretations of its own was } uot ‘‘substantial” compllance with our | terms, within the meaniug of the amend- ment. The tauree main points in which the ac- tion of the convention s regarded as un satisfactory relate, it ls said, to coallng stations, sanitation und jutervention. The | Cuban convention took from the coaling station paragraph of tie Platt amendment its obligatory character and merely author- ized the Cuban government, In ita judg- ment, to allow the United States to possess coaling or naval stations. The Unlted States will insist on an absolute agreemont | to grant these coaling stations. With re- spect to sanitation, the Cubans do not agreo Lo carry out plans already devised, and in accepting the Platt amendment modified its provisions so as to change them consid- erably. In the matter of Intervention the objection {s that the Cubans have so | changed thie vitally important part of the Platt amendment as to make the right of the United States to Intervene an ambigu- ous and doubtful matter, whereas a straight and unequivoecal acknowladgment of right to interveno . in our judgmen!, interven- tlon & necessary to assura Cubsn inde- | pendence or a stable government, is ineisted on. First Talks with Platt. The cabinet meeting lasted an hour and a half and had beeu preceded by an hour's conference between the president and Sen- ators Platt of Connecticut and Lodge of Maseachusetts. As the author of the amendment, the president desired to learn the views of Senator Platt and also those | of Senator Lodge, who Is one of the influen- tial members of the committee on foreign relations, At the cabinet meeting Secretary Root took the stand that the interpretation of tho Platt amendment contained in the comstitu- tion adopted by the convention and the whereases appended to it, went outside of & fair Interpretation of its meaning and was unacceptable. In this view the cabinet concurred. When asked as to what would be the next step of the government after the Cuban convention had been notified of the rejection of its action, one of the members of the cabinet sald that the government could do mothiug further until the con- vention again acted, that as long as the conditions of the Platt amendment were on the statute books compliance with them must precede our relinquishment of control over the tsland. Objectionnble Featares. There is a great deal of addenda in the way of legislation and interpretation in the report of the committee on relations, which has been adopted at Havana, that is wholly unsatisfactory to the president and also to those whe have been consulting with him, but there is an earnest desire to | reach the best poesible result and the elimination of the most objectionable fea- tures of the intevpretations, the addition of words saying that the action of the United States is as exemplification of the Monroe doctrine, 1t is emphatically stated by some of those who have been present at the conferences that the Mouroe doctrine bad nothing what- ever to do with the present situation in Cuba. It Is stated that the carnest desiro of the presidenc Is to retire from Cuba at the earliest possible moment conslstent with the best interests of the people of the Island and the future relations betwee: the new government and the United States, The problem is whether withdrawal under the amended Platt law will agcomplish that result. Philippine Tarift in Doubt. The cabinet was unable to reach any con- cluslon: as to the Philippine tarifi situa- tlon, as affected by the recent {nsular d clslons of the supreme court. Attorney General Knox will make a careful exami- unation of the lunguage of the decislons al once and ascertain their exact bearing on the tariff between this country and the Philippines. He then will state to the pres- ident and his cabinet the powers now vested in the government in dealing with this sub- Ject. There was little discussion of this matter, ¢wing to the general lack of clea) understanding as to the real effect of (he doclstons. Mr. Knox may report his con clusions on the subject at the next cablnel mecting and probably also will discuss the results of his examination of the oplulont of the court with the president individually, Meanwhile discussion of the need of an extra messlon fs deferred, as congideration of the quesiion of an extra sesoion was re- rded a8 premature ut this time. Mem- bars of the cabivet individually refrained rom even expressing their personal opinion < to the powsibility of congress belng con- coned n extraordinary session The cabinet held that the amendmenty nd interpretations aud the wealth of whereases placed by the Cuban convention pon the Cuban ameundment amounted to & yractical modification of the Platt amend- ient such 2¢ was beyond the pover of this ‘overnment to accept The only other lmportant matters brought up @t the session was & statement by Bec-