Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 20, 1901, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JU NE 19, 1871. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNIN( i, JUN 20, 1901 -TWELVE PAGE SINGLE cCory FIVE S. CEN'T AMERICAN RED BOOK Government Reviews Its reign Belations, COVERS THE SPANISH WAR PERIOD United Btates Exhaustive Zummary of the Offic Correspondenos. QUEEN REGENT LISTENS TO THE POPE About to Dicres Terminatien of Oub Treuble. CONGRESS INTERVENES JUST THEN Vain Hope of Averting Crisis Between the Natlona—State Department Dincreetly Sounds Great Britain, WASHINGTON, June 19.~The American red book for 1898, comprising the foreign gelations during the eventful period of the Spanish-American war, has just made its appearance. It contains an exhaustive summary of the official correspondence. The Dupuy de Lome incident and the blow- 1og up of the Maine are treated ynder sepa rato heads. The first official notification to Spain that the United States expected the *independence of Cuba was in a dispatch| from Secretary Hay to Minister Woodford on March 28, 1895, The president had pre- viously instructed Mr. Woodford to en-| deavor to have Spain grant Cuba “full self- government.”’ Spain at once asked the meaning of this term. In reply, Secretary | Hay cabled, “Full self-government, with indemnity, would mean Cuban independ- ence. It appears that Just before the war broke out Minister Woodford sent word that the queen regent, ylelding to the request of the pope, was about to decree a termination of the war in Cuba for a period of six months. Mr. Woodford was hopeful this would avert & crisis in the trouble between Spain and the United States, but this hope was not realized, as congress soon after adopted the resolutions of intervention. The peace ne- gotlations both In Washington and Paris are given In extenso. When the acquisition of the Philippines came up Secretary Hay cabled Mr. Day, saying: ““The sentiment in the United States is almost universal that the people of the Philippines, whatever else be done, must be liberated from Span- ish domination. In this sentiment the pres- ident fully concurs. Nor can we permit 8pain to transfer any of the Islands to an- other power. Nor can we invite another| power or powers to join the United States in sovereignty over them. We must either hold them or turn them back to Spain. Con- sequently, grave as are the responsibilities and unforescen as are the diMiculties which are before us, the president can see but one “plein path of duty—the acceptance of the & John Bull, Early in tho war the State department directed our ambussador at London to discreetly sound the Dritlsh government upon war vessels using the Suez canal. In reply it was stated that the British gov- ernment held that we were unquestionably entitled to the use of the canal for war- ships. The declarations of neutrality by most of the foreign zovernments, except Germany, are given, and as to Germany, | Ambassador White glves a conference with Baron von Buelow, in which the latter says that Germany has not for twenty years is- sued a proclamation of neutrality. The forcign relations with other ooun- | tries during 1898 also are treated. Few | of the incidents are of importance. It | appears, however, that Mr, Sherman, then secretary of state, had a spirited exchange | with the Austrian minister at Washing- ton, Mr. Henglemuller. The latter had sald that his government would hold the United States goverument responsible for | the ricting at Lattimer, Pa. Mr. Sher- | man took sharp lssue with the ‘‘re- | markable larguage’” used by the minister and registered an absolute dissent from some of his views. Chinese affairs are treated only In the initial stages of the trouble. One of Mr. Conger's most interesting dispatches gives the action of the empress dowager in com- pelling the emperor to decree her co- regent. SOWING WiTH LIBERAL HAND | Department of Aurlenlture Will Pro- | de Congressmen with Many | Seeds for Distributio; WASHINGTON, June 19.—Under the or- ganization of the plant industry work of | the Department of Agriculture in one bu- | seau, under Dr. Galloway as director, a | more comprehensive plan for the distribu- tion of seeds and plants is being arranged Tor. Especial attention will be given a tew promising interests until they are en- tirely established. These include rice, wheat sultable for making macaroni, the date, plum, tobacco, pistachio nuts, Dutch bulbs and foreign plants. The youpg palm | trees which recently were transplanted to this country and set out at Phoeniz, Ari- gona, are reported to be prospering, giv- Ing reason to hope that a new industry in the arid southwest has been discovered. Forty thousand pounds of selected cotton- seed will be distributed next year and a quantity of these seeds of speclal variety will be imported from Egypt It is announced also that double the usual quantity of vegetable sceds will be dis- tributed to congressmen in 19 PLEADS FOR PIOUS INDIANS Former Congressman Springer Urges that President Withhold His Proc- lamation Six Months. WABHINGTON, June 19.—Former Con- gresman Springer, who is counsel for the | Klowa, Comanche and Apache Indians in their suit to enjoin the secretary of the in- terlor from opening (o settlement the reservations in Oklahoma, today filed with the president a memorial praying that he sxercise his discretion under the law and Withhold the issuance of his proclamation for six months after the final allotments o the Indlans are made and thus give con- §ress an opportunity to repeal the law. The memorlal says that Lone Wolf, one of the thiets of the Kiowas, Is a Baptist minister ind that others of the Indians are Chris- Hans and prays that the president will not tend these men back tO tell the members o their tribe that a Christian country would defraud them of their lands. Mr. Springer says that if the lower court fefuses an injunction the case will be car- Hed to the supreme court of the United | clothing frauds at San Franct | tan and russet shoes, fifty-three pairs. | ation NEXT MOVE IS AMERICA'S United States Must Lead Out if Rus- slan Retalintory Game is Played Longer, WASHINGTON, June The situation © 1o the retaliatory tariff war between the United States and Russia Is such that the next move must be made by the United States, If the contest is to be pursued Secretary Gage, in his lotter, raises the question whether the Rucsian government has not infringed upon the rights of the United States under treaty. Article vi of the treaty of commerce with Russia of 1832 reads: “No higher of other dutles shall t nsed on the importation Into the Us 4 ¢ any article the pro duce of e P01y " fa; and no higher or other Qu.. sed on the importation into the e... @ +'Russta of any art the produce or mauufacture of the United States than are or shall be payable on the Ifke artizie being the pro- Auce or manufacture of any foreign coun- try.” The question fs raised whether, by our action in levying a duty on Russian pe- troleum and specially describing it as such, the United States government has not also viotated this article. There i no penalty article in the treaty, but under the com- mon practice of international law a coun- try may denounce the whole of a treaty where it is satisfied that one of its pro visions has been purposely broken. It such extreme action i3 taken in the care there will be no trade treaty between Russia and the United States and, as far as Russia 1s concerned, the maximum tariffs, which ere practically prohibitive would apply to all imports from the United States. On the other hand, If such action by Russia 1s regarded as discrimination, the United States government may by ex- fating law exclude any or all imports from Russia 10 | HUNDRED THOUSAND SEEK IT to Be Given Most, in in Many ¢ June 10.—Ex-Governor assistant commissioner of and office, today conferred with Secretary Hitcheock, Assistant Sec- retury Ryan and Assistant Attorney Van- deventer regarding conditions at the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache and the Wichita res- ervations in Oklahoma. Mr. Richards has 11,500 tlers at Demand by hers. WASHINGTON, W. A. Richards, the general just returned from that country, where he | superintended the marking off of county seat and townsite lines. He reported that he divided the whole country Into three counties and designated the westernmost as Kiowa. The others are not yet officially named. He located county seats at the Anadarko agency, at a point five miles south of Fort Sill and at a point near Kiowa station Governor Richards reports that there is no evidence of mineral in that county. The water supply, he says, is good. He says everything will be ready for the opening on August 6. Mr. Richards found many people already walting outside the lands and says the gen- eral sentiment favors opening by means of drawing lots rather than the old way of making a rush for the lands. He says the drawing system probably will be adopted. Governor Jenkins of Oklahoma, who also is here, estimated today that 100,000 per- sons will seek the lands and there cap be only 13,500 entries. No plan for the open- ing has yet been decided upon. SOLDIERS SELL CLOTHING General Shafter Reports There is No Shortage In Quartermaster's Department. WASHINGTON, June 19.—The War de- partment today made public two telegrams dated yesterday, relating to the alleged The first is & message from General Corbin to Gen- eral Shafter asking for information on tho subject and stating that “it is desirable from every point of view that detailed facts of any importance be given the department before being exploited by the newspapers.” General Shafter's reply is as follows In reference to your (plprrum of today, I ave refrained from making a report re- ding clothing seized by Colon Maus because the quantity was very small and it all appeared to have come from the same man, a junk dealer, who did business around the Presidio. The clothing had evi- dently been sold to this peddler by sol- diers and recrults. The junk man and his son, who sold it have been arrested bn the federal authoritles, and their case is being considered by the federal grand jury today. There 18 nc shortage in any of the de- partments her ‘This seized clothing un- y represented the accumulation of les which ve been sold from time 0 time during the past year or two by the thousands of sold who have passed through San Francisco. 1 do not regard this matter as of any importance, thougn it has been widely exploited by the sensa- tional newspaners, However, the selzure of these ar +% and the arrests made will have the effect, 1 think, of discouraging the purchase or sale of soldlers’ wearing apparel in this vicinity hereafter. Following is an exact list of the articles selzed: Hlankets. eleven pairs; leggings, five palrs; blue flannel shirts, forty-eigh! blouses, one; gauntlet gloves, twao pal black calfskin shoes, seventy-seven pal All these articles are now in the hands of the proper departments. Corbin Starts Today. WASHINGTON, June 19.—Adjutant Gen- eral Corbin will leave here tomorrow for the Philippine Islands, where be is to make a special inspection of military con ditions and needs for the personal inform- of the president and secretary of war. Mry WASHI mproving. GTON, June 19.—Dr. Rixey was at the White House this morning. He stated that Mrs. McKinley continues to improve. MODIFIES Chillppine LANGUAGE LAW Wil Allow in English Comminsion cecd MANILA, June 19.—The United States Philippine commlission has modificd the pro- vislon of the law providing for the use of the Spanish language in the courts for five years by permitting proceedings to be con- ducted in English and native dlalects, the same to be translated into Spanish unless the litigants stipulate otherwise. In the latter case the records are to he written fn both languages. ensels, June 19, t New York—Arrly Hohenzollern, from Genoa; Mesaba, from London: Teu: from_iiverpool. Salled: Oceanic, for Liverpool; 8t. Paul, for Southumpton; Sar- dinfan, for Glasgow; Southwark, for Ant- Arrive from Insgow Anchorla, ~Arrived: Menominee, from At L Boston At Queenstown for Boston. Arrived: ew York, for Liverpool Majestic, “from” New At Cherbourg—Arrived: Steamer Deutsch- land, from New York via Plymouth, for pool-Arrived: Sylvania, from Salled: Ivernta, from Serv and pre York, " tor itates, v Hamburg, and proceeded At Plymouth—Arrived: Deutschland, from New York, for Hambur SEVEN MONTHS WITH BOERS War Department Furnishes Report of Cap- tain Reichman's Observations. CHICAGO IRISHMEN FOUND FIGHTING Those Who Went as Hospital Corps Shouldered Rifles as Quickly as ible — Strength and Equipment. WASHINGTON, June 19.—The division of military information of the War depart- ment is preparing for publication reports | of different officers who have recently had an opportunity to observe military events and campaigns. One of these is Captain Carl Reichman, Seventeenth infantry, who went from the Philippines to South Africa :lnd for seven months observed the opera- tions of the Boer army. On bis way to the Transvaal he stopped at Madagascar. He says the French were doubling the garrison of that island, “per haps in view of possible complications with England."” . When he arrived in the Transvaal he met President Kruger, who asked him if he had come “'to see the fight of one against five.” Captain Reichman says that the ages of the Boer soldiers were from 18 to 60; that the Transvaal army numbered 25411, and that the Orange Free State had 14,834, Cap- tain Reichman saye that the Boer burgher s not a soldier, as he has not been trained as a soldler, and his fighting methods grow out of his environment and personal char- acter. The Boers are reserved and dignified peo- ple and made few comments, even when they heard of the destruction of their homes and property by the British. In the seven months he was with them he became favorably impressed with the Boer people as a whole, As to the breaches of civilized war of which they are chargad, he says they were due to ignorance or accident. They are democratic in their character and insti- tutions. Much of this portion of Captain Reichman's report is represented by aster- isks, showing that there have been elimina- tions in order that no offense miay be given to those he criticises. Upon the whole he found that good dis- cipline was maintained in the Boer army and that the soldiers were equipped with good arms and plenty of ammunition. Bay- onets were not used, Captain Reichman says that volunteers played a conslderable part in the South African war. Among the foreign organiza- tions in the Boer army was an Itallan com- pany of seventy-five men under Captain Riccardl, who had been with Aguinaldo in the Philippines. He says there also was a body of Irish-Americans from Chicago, which went as a hospital corps, but dropped its insignia and took up rifles as soon as it was within the Boer lines. There was a small company of American scouts under Captaln Hassel. These had dwindled to a few men at the time of the capture of Pretoria. The foreigners included nearly | all nationalities. The Kaffirs cut consid- erable figure in the army and were subject to military duty for the Transvaal re- public. SPREAD OF MAIL SERVICE More Rural Free Delivery is Author- ized for Nebranka, lowa and South Dakota. WASHINGTON, June 19.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Rural free delivery service has been ordered established August 1 as fol- lows: Nebraska—Brownville, Nemaha county; route embraces twenty-six square miles, contalning a population of 520; W. M. Smith appointed carrler. Waco, York county; Toute embraces elghty-eight square miles, containing a population of 1,090; G. W. Evans and J. T. Lyle appointed carriers. lowa—Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie county (additional service); area covered, seventy-six square miles, with population of 1,360; J. E. Myers and G. M. Booton ap- pointed carriers. South Dakota—Dell Raplds, Minnehaha county (additlonal service); area coveged, thirty-four square miles; population served, 684; Lorentz Thoreson appointed carrie Samuel H. Miller of Allison, James Me- Donald of Alice, Edward E. Fleming of Mason City and C. G. Sutton of Lamont, la, are appointed taggers in the bureau of animal industry for duty outside the District of Columbla. The postmaster at Council Bluffs has been allowed an additional carrier from September 1. Henry W. Tilman, carrier in the Omaha postoffice, is promoted from $800 to $1,000 a year. Drs. C. C. Robinson and J. 8. Mostlock are appointed pension examining surgeons at Blair, Neb,, and Dr. E. M. Reynolds to a similar position at Centerville, la. INDIANS BAR OIL COMPANY Delaware in the Protest A Le Cherokee Nation nst Grant of % to Miners. WASHINGTON, June 19.—R. C. Adams, representing the Delaware Indians, who are citizens of the Cherckee nation, today flled with the secretary of the interior a protest against the grant of leases to the Cherokee Ofl and Gas company, or any other mining company that will Interfere with or Infringe on the premises, rights or properties of the Delaware mation. 1t is understood that the department will tdke up the matter of leases in the Indlan territory shortly, and it ls said that the Delaware Nation proposes to ap- ply for an injunction, if necessary, to pre- vent the grant of mining leases. The pro- test filed today says that the Delaware nation has rights to 157,000 acres of land bought of the Cherokee nation under a | guarantee of the protection of the United States and the absolute guarantee of the Cherokees that continued ownership and occupancy by the Delawares would not be interfered with without the latter's con- sent, The protest says that whatever rights there may have been to operate under mining leases expired August 9, 1900; thit the Delawares claim the protection of the constitution of the United States, which was extended to the Indian territory in 1890 by act of congress and that the Delawares should have the right to handle thelr own estates. The protest says the Delawares have in actual possession and cultivation several thousand acres of land within the tract embraced in the appli- cation for a lease by the Cherokee Oil and Gas company. Save . WASHINGTON. .—The academic board the Naval academy h recom- mended to Secretary Long that the young men designated for naval cadets be ex- amined ‘at or near their homes, instead of at the Naval academy. This recommend- atlon meets the approval of Secretary Long and he has written the Civil Service com- mission, asking if the examination board in different parts of the country can make ar- rangements to conduct the ezaminations. HANGED FOR KILLiNG FOSTER il “Prophet” Smith and F. D, Praying Nemroes, Bxe Shreveport Moh, SHREVEPORT, June 10.—Frank Smith, better known as “Prophiet” Smith, and ¥ D. McLand, held at Belton for complicity in the murder of John Gray Foster, were taken out of jall by a moh tonight and strung up to a tree. They were left dang- ling side by side. The lynching occurred on the Arkanses | road about one mile and a half from the | Jaill. Both negroes made a statoment be- | fore death, denying that they had anythin to do with the killing. Smith, who w the head of the “Church-of-God” move- ment in that section and wae blamed as belng responsible for the sentiment against | the whites which led to the death of Fos- ter, died praying. McLand was silent as| he was strung up. As Smith was being led | from the jail prior to the execution he was heard to say: ‘“‘Lord, you promised to be with me now."” There were about 200 aArmed men in the | mob and they overpowered the sheriff and Jailer, taking the keys away from them. The lynchers claimed that the exeeution of these negroes was necessary to the preser- vation of the lives of the White men in this locality. TO FIGHT THE PLOW TRUST Meeting in Sesston Chicago Satd to Be Called for that Purpose. CHICAGO, June 19.—~Farm implement manufacturers are in session at the Audi- torfum annex. As to the subject of their meeting, there are several views, one that they are organizing an Implement associ- atlon in opposition to the one formed sev- eral weeks ago. One member maintained that the assoclation had been in existence for a long time and that the present meet- | ing was its annual gathering. Among those in attendance are: General W. H. Jack- son, Michigan; 8. R. Harris, Ashtabula, O.; W. H. Cowdry, Ashtabula, O.; E. N. Abbott, Binghamton, N. Y., Horace E. Pease Hartford, Vt.; W. F. Jenkins, Howard, Tenn.; F. L. Andrews, Girard, P Samuel T, Early, Terre Haute, Ind.; G. B. Durrell, Harryman, Tenn.; Willlam C Mason, Wallingford, Vt.; Henry G. Ely, St. Johnsbury, Vt.; J. Howard Ervien, Ogonte, Pa.; J. W. Klemm, Philadelphia; John Findeisen, Utica, N. Y.; F. 8. Kretin- ger, Fort Madison, Ia. The meeting is sald to have been called by Mr. Kretinger. DENVER MAN LEARNS IT ALL a Tip that Magnates Will Sell Out to Uncle Sam for $10,000,000,000, DENVER, June 1 The Times says: A gigantie scheme {s under way to transfer the rallroads of the United States to the government. A western financler, who returned today from New York, where he investigated the rumors afloat in financial circles, asserts that the report of pending government ownership is general He declares that witf Rockefeller, Harriman®Vunderbilt, Gould and Morgan interests wefid turn over 1o the government every line of railroad in the country, the government to pay the total value of about $10,000,000,000, & string of banks to be controlled by the same in- terests and to financier the deal. HEARST GETS W. E. HASKELL Present Publisher of Minne, Times to Take New York Jour- nal's Business End. n a tew years the MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 19.—Colonel W. E. Haskell, publisher of the Times, has been selected by Willlam R. Hearst to A1l the position of business manager of the New York Journal and will take charge of the business affairs of that paper July 10. Mr. Haskell's paper in Minneapolis will be placed in other hands. Charles E. Has- brouch, s business manager, will have chargo of the property in association with E. R. Johnstone, the present editor. Mr. Hasbrouch is at present business manager of the Denver Times, ROGSEVELT AND MARK TWAIN Both Invited to Addreas Celebration of Missouri's Admission to the Union. KANSAS CITY, June 19.—Vice President Theodore Roosevelt and Mark Twain have been Invited to attend and address the celebration of the eightleth anniversary of Missourt’s admission to the unfon in this city August 10. Mr. Roosevelt s the au- thor of a history of Thomas H. Benton, and the vice president will be asked to take his | theme from the life of this Missour| states- man. Mr. Clemens, it is expected, will deal particularly in anecdotes of his younger days in Missour!. COMPANY DOUBLES CAPITAL Amalgamated Copper Concern Flles Certificate So as to Buy the Other Firms, TRENTON, N. J., June 19.—The Amalga- mated Copper company flled a certificate this aftornoon Increasing its capital stock from $75,000,000 to $155,000,000. The certifi- cate is signed by Anson Flower, president, and Willlam G. Rockefeller, secretary, of | the company. The purpose of the increase | 18 to purchase the Butte & Boston and Bos ton & Montana companies, which is per- mitted by the decision of the court of er- rors and appeals yesterdey in refusing to | continue the temporary injunctlon. RICE CASE IS POSTPONED Quention onaire's Wills | Ne ded TIN ber, Tex, to He De Septe NEW YORK, June 19.—The questions in dispute between the proponents of the two wills of Willlam Marsh Rice came up be- fore Surrogate Fitzgerald today on the application of counsel for Albert T. Pat- rick and the heirs under the will of 1900 for delay and the application of B, H. Hornblower for the heirs under the will of 1896—the so-called Texas will—for a epeedy disposition of the Issue. After ar- gument, the surrogate set the trial of the questions ut lssue for the first Monday in November. STUBBS SAYS HE'S THE MAN Confirms Report of Acceptance of Po- sition of Trafc Ma Harriman Syn SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.—J. €. Stubbs trafic mavager of the Southern Pacific, ar- rived from the eust tonight. He confirmed the report that he had accepted the posi- tion of trafic manager and adviser of the Harriman syndicate of ratiroads Mr. Stubbs will leave for Chicago in July His headquarters will be in that city, BRYAY NOT IN NEW PARTY Dieavows Connection with Laurching of Kansas City €cheme. PRELIMINARY PLATFORM 13 ANNOUNCED Rigld Control of Rallronds and the Abolition of Present Police Syn- tem Are Among the nks. ATLANTA, Ga., June 19. Constitution tonight, in response to a tele- gram of inquiry, received a dispatch from W. J. Bryan denying that he is afllated with the third party movement Mr. Bryan's telegram reads IOWA CITY, Ta., June 19.—The Constitu- tion, anta, Ga.—Telegram received truth in report W. J. BRYA KANSAS CITY, June 19.—“The allled third party movement,” which Its promo- ters hope will result before 1904 in a na- tional organization strong enough to name a presidential nominee, was launched here this afternoon. It conference of reformers from the ranks of the old parties and its principles are said by some to have been adopted with a view to fitting the views of Willlam Jennings Bryan The conference was called by Lee Meri- wether of St. Louls, who, With twenty-two other 8t. Louls leaders in the public own- ership party of that city, came to Kansas City yesterday, after a visit to Mr. Bryan at Lincoln, where the intentions of the del- egation had been laid before the Nebraska man. Mr. Bryan, it was stated, had ex- pressed sympathy with the movement it he had not gore so far as to support it. At the conference there were represented pop- ulists of all persuasions, public ownership advocates, free silver republicans, social- ists, single taxers and Bryan democrats. It was stated that it was proposed to form a third party in Missourl which should finally be taken up by the dissatisfied in the old parties from other states. A commit- tee on organization was appointed and in- structed to report today. The committee, which represented each element present, today submitted the following set of res- olutions as the new party’s principles and they were adopted: Public ownership of all public utilities, as_railroads, telegraphs, etc While awalting the legislation necessary to secure public ownership, rigid control of freight and passenger rates and severe penalties for rebates and other discrimina- tions by rallroads. ¢ Taxation of raflroads and other public utility corporations in the same proportion as the values of farm and other property. Dircct legislation by the initiative and referendum to the end that the people may inftlate good legislation and veto bad legis- lution. A graduated income tax to the end that wealth which receives government protec- tion =hall bear its just share of the cost of overnment. ¥orhat whatever is used as money shall be full legal tender, {ssued by the general government in_ sufficlent volume for busi- ness purposes, and that volume fixed in pro- portion to population. Just election laws throughout the states. The Atlanta | wag the outcome of a| CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Local Rains Thurs. ble Winds Forecast for Nebra day and Friday; V mperature at O Hour. Den T s .7 . oN T . us 4 us yeaterday Hour. Den 1. 7 2 T2 78 T4 ™ 7™ 75 ‘ T4 . 71 GREE ] 4 5 ] T ~ » HALF MAST FOR PIN lngs In Detro Are Lowered Honor of Ex-Governor of Michigan, DETROIT, Mich,, June 10.—~All the flags in the ity are floating at half mast today out of respect to the memory of ex-Gov ernor Pingree, whose death in London last night 1s almost the sole topic of con versation on the streets today. As a whole, the city is more deeply moved by Pin &ree's death than by the loss of any public man in many decades The body of Mr. Pingree has been e balmed. It will be removed to a private mortuary tcnight, prior to embarkation on Sunday. Mr. Pingree, jr., Is the recipient of cable messages of sympathy from all parts of the Unlted States. The officials of the United States embassy have extended him every courtesy and assistance. LANESIN Mich., June 19.-—Governor Bliss this afternoon Issued an official proce lamation eulogizing former Governor Pin | gree as a soldier, a business man, a mayor, | & governor whoee career has been char- acterized by a rugged honesty that won for him the confidence of the people. The flags on the state capitol and all othe state bulldings are ordered at half until after the burlal and the capitol is to be appropriately draped. All state de | partments will be closed the day of the | tuneral, | MUCH TOO WET AT BOONVILLE | Storm Floods the Missouri Town and Wind Wrecks Bulldinga=— One Man Killed. BOONVILLE, Mo., June 18.—The most disastrous storm of rain and wind that ever fell in this section visited Boonville at 7 o'clock tonight. Tobe Fisher was killed in the main street by the falling walls of a large two-story brick buflding. The roof was blown off the Sombarts mill, the Com- mercial bank and many residences. A large brick foundry near the river front was completely destroyed. Hundreds of trees were destroyed. Many small craft on the river front were blown adrift. The heav- fest loser is the Bell Telephone company, whose exchange {8 almost completely de- stroyed. The local exchange was also damaged. One death has been reported and nine injured. The wind was from the northwest and followed the river. Three inches of rain fell in less than twenty minutes. Home rule for cities and abolition of the present system of using the police as a standing armny to carry primary elections in ehe_Interest of dishonest polificlans repre- senting still mare dishonest special privi- lege corporations. Elcvllul\ of United BStates senators by popular vote. This afternoon the committee organized by clecting J. H. Cook, fusion-populist; chairman; J. H. Hillls,”middle-ot-the-road populist, vice president, and F. 8. Kowalski, public ownership member, secretary. The committee, besides deciding on the new name for the movement, decided to call a state convention for some time next fall. In the meantime the members will prepare an address to the people of the state. Headquarters will be established both at Carthage and St. Louls and the committee will appoint a chairman of each county in the state, whose duty it will be to enlist members and organize them into county clubs. The time for holding the convention will be fixed later. Mr. Meriweather this afternoon, at the conclusfon of the conference, was asked: “Will not your movement only result in turning the state over to the republicans?" 1 do not know, but T would a little rather the republicans would win than the present organization of democrats. As Mr. Bryan sald to me last Monday, ‘I llke an enemy under his own colors better than one who steals my colors. CLARK'S WEDDING PRESENT Senator Gives His Son 000 for Himself and Brid BUTTE, Mont., June 19.—In the presence only of the relatives and a few intimate friends of the young couple, Miss Mabel Durfleld Foster, daughter of Mr. and Mre. J. M. Foster, was this evening married to Willam Andrews Clark, jr. son of Senator W. A. Clark. The ceremony took place in the front drawingroom of the res- idence of the bride's parents on West Granite street. The room was handsomely decorated for the occasion, the prevalling colors boing green and white, Rev. 8. C Blackstone, rector of St. John's Episcopal church, performed the ceremony, the con- tracting parties kneeling. There were no attendants and the bride's father gave her away. She wore & handsome gown of white chiffon train, with bridal veil. Her ornaments consisted of a valuable neck- lace of pearls, the present of Senator Clark, and a collar of pearls and dlamond; the glft of the bridegroom. Only forty persons In all witnessed the ceremony. Though the wedding was so strictly private the reception which followod at the Foster residence was the most largely at- tended affair of the kind ever seen in the northwest and also one of the most bril- llant ever seen anywhere. Those who called to tender their best wishes Ineluded hundreds of young friends who had grown up with the bride and bridegroom in this community. The presents were numerous and valuablé and filled an entire room. The father of the groom presented his son with a check for $100,000. Mr. and Mrs. Clark left on the east- bound Northern Pacific express late to- night. They will spend some time in New York and then go to Europe for several months. On their retrun they will resida in Butte, where Mr. Clark has a law prac- tice. TROUBLE FOR THE YACHT Constitution Starts Out for a Trial Spin, but is Towed Back to Shore. NEWPORT, R. I, June 19,—The yacht Constitution went out to ses today for a trial spin. When off the light ship, how- ever, it came about and for some time its salls flapped in the light breeze. In a short time the press boat rounded up under its stern, took a line and started back toward the harbor. So far as could be seen from the shore there was no trouble with the rigging of the yacht, but there was a sug- SCHWAB HAS NO DESIGNS President of the Steel Corporation Doean't Seek Control of Colos rado Fuel Company. PUEBLO, Colo., June 19.—A special to the Star-Journal from New York says: The Colorado Fuel and Iron company will re- main an {independent corporation. Word has been recelved here that President Schwab of the United States Steel corpora- tion emphatically states that the corpora- tion never had any serious intention to seek control of the Colorado Fuel and Irom company. The Colorado Fuel and Iron company will be let alone in its own fleld west of the Missour! river. The officers of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company have steadily declared that nobody could purchase enough of its stock to take the control from the present man- agement. It is certain now that there never was any real foundation for these rumors. LYNCHERS ARE AFTER ECKER Soldier Wanted for Forgery Killa Deputy Sherift While Reaists Ing Arres CHEYENNE, Wyo,, June 19.—(Special Telegram.)—George Ecker, wanted at Big Piney for forgery committed there a year ago, yesterday shot and killed Deputy Sheriff C. B. Holden and seriously wounded Fred Rearden, a merchant of Big Piney, while resisting arrest. The killing oc- curred in the mountains seventy miles north of Opal, Wyo. Sherift James of Evanston and a posse are in pursult of the murderer, but it is feared he will be lynched before the officers can reach him. Ecker has been serving in a volunteer reg- iment in the Philippines and is known as a bad maa. . KILL GAME OUT OF SEAS® Denver and Colorado Springs Firms Have Thelr Stocks Selzed and Confincated, DENVER, June 19.—The state game de- partment has unearthed a plot whereby & number of Denver and Colorado Springs firms are alleged to have combined and employed men to kill wild game out of season for their hides. Hundreds of dollars’ worth of deer, elk and antelope hides have been soized and confiscated in the stores of L. A. Watkins & Co,, M. Solomon & Co., J. L. Brown and E. J. McLean and the proprietors arrested. Arrests are also cxpected In Colorado Springs. SHAKES ST. LOUIS BLOCKS Heavy Explosion Destroys Sickle s Mo recedes Fire that Saddlery Plant ' ST. LOUIS, June 20.—The J. B. Sickles Saddlery company's plant at Twenty-first and Washington avenue was destroyed by fire, which broke out at 2:15 this morning The fire was preceded by an explosion, In which the company's private watchman s supposed to have lost his life. The ex- plosion was a terrific one, shaking the buildings for blocks around. The concern is one of the largest of its kind in the west, JAMES G. BLAINE MONUMENT Andrew Carnegle Reported to He In- duced to Bulld One for 0Ol Times' Sake. J PITTSBURG, June 19.—It is stated that Andrew Carnegle will vrect a monument to James G. Blaine. A perronal friendship of many years and a warm admiration for the great champion of American industries inspire the philanthropist in his undertak- ing. A site for the monument, it is be- gestion of trouble with the steering gear in the yacht's action. lleved, will be chosen in Schenley park, Lnear the Carnegte institute. mast | POND SCORES THEM Minneseta Judge is Fevers on Amerioan Mining Company Offic als, APPOINTS ALBERT H. HALL RECEIVER Accompanies the Order with His Opinion of the Imsolvents. THEIR CRIME DWARFS COMMON THEFT Such Htudied Fraud Nakes Burglary Trifling, TUTTLE AND HANCOCK SHOULD SWEAT He Eays If Managers Ave Guilty, as They Scem, the Judge ' Shou ka Thelr Sentence t Iy Long One, a Be a u MINNEAPOLIS, June 19.—Judge Pond of the Henoepin court today filed his order appointing Albert H. Hall receiver for the insolvent American Mining and Investment company, which fs alleged to bave realized 3,00/ for stock sold and the assets of | which ure sald to be not in excess of | $1,000 In a memorandum which accompanies the order, the court says: “The fuformaiion charges this company with repeated acts ultra vires the | poration, with gross missuse and abuse of its franchises, with rank and most glar- ing misrepresentations, decelt and fraud, and, in effect, with a course of business conduct so .teeped in iniquity and sin as to stagger human belief “In the face of these charges, the cor- poration does no more than to formally file with the clerk its general dental and hasten to avold Investigation by admitting facts sufficlent to warrant the court in granting the rellef prayed for. That such an apparently rotten and corrupt concern should exist and for a time thrive in this community is A sad commentary upon the intelligence of {ts patrons and no less so on the morals of a people permitting it. “While there was no investigation made at the heariug, I am satisfied from the ad- mission made and from the matters set forth in the information (which cannot be controverted) that the charges of criminal conduct on the part of the officlals of this company are substantially correct. It is difficult to find language In which to prop- erly characterize the acts of these offcials, but it {8 not too much to say that highway robbery and burglary become commonplace as compared with the enormity of such studled fraud and deviltry as appear to have been practiced. Should Serve Time. “If the managers, Charles R. Tuttle and L. Hancock, are guilty of these offenses, as they appear to be, they should be ap- prehended and securely nailed to the prison cross for a term which would teach them, and other like evildoers, that justice (s 8till allve and cannot thus be trifled with. ‘With this end in view, the court earnestly calls the attention of the present grand jury of the county to the alleged criminal conduct of these two men, with the hope that these matters may be thoroughly in- vestigated by them, and, if the facts war- rant, that they be held to answer for their misdeeds before the bar of this court.” The attorney general attempted to bring about an agreement that permitted Mr, Hall to be receiver for the Natlonal Min- ing and Promotion company, as w ns for the American, but Jesse Van Valken- berg, attorney representing the companies, wauld not agree, though it was shown that the two concerns were practically the same. The attorney general will now try to force a receivership for the National. Mr. Van Valkenberg objected to Hall for recelver because he represents alleged victims. STARBUCK GETS DISCHARGE Baokrupt with Some Debts in Lincoln Has His Petition Granted, cor NEW YORK, June 19.—Among the dis- charges in btankruptey in the United States court today were the followin, Willlam E. Coffin, broker and formerly @& member of the firm of Cofin & Stanton, with llabjlities of $4.150,007 and assets of 25 cas| The petition was filed April last. All of the claims were contracted by the petitioner as a member of the firm of Cofin & Stanton, whose fallure in 1804 resulted in the suspension of a number of financlal institutions. The largest unse- cured creditor was the city of Santa Cruz, Cal., for $332,000 for bonds purchased Other discharges were James M. Star- buck, a clerk, with' liabilities of $368,360, contracted in Chicago and Liocoln, Neb., prior to 1893, Willlam F. Patrick, mine manager, $69 - 150, contracted chiefly in Denver, Col., prior to 1891, MOST OF THE COPPER SHARES Those of the Montana Companies De= sited Preliminary to Trans- fer to the Amalgamated, BOSTON, June 191t was announced here this afternoon that the National Shawmut bank had received a majority of Boston & Montana and Butte & Boston Copper shares depogited for the purpose of the carrying out the transfer of these properties to the Amalgamated Copper company. It appears that the decision of the New Jersey court of errors and appeals was broad enough to remove the last obstacle to the consolidation of Amalgamated and Bos- ton & Montana and Butte & Boston The ational Shawmut bank {mmediately began glving recelpts in exchange for Kidder, Peabody & Co.'s recelpts for Montana & Butte shares and will delf Amalga- mated shares for the recelpts 45 #oon as possible. TRIES THREE-CENT Electrie Road Reduce an FARE in Ohlo Innugurates Rates T CLEVELAND, June 19.~The Lorain Street Car company will put a 3-cent fare In operation on F'rilay of this week. The roduction from ! cents, the directors state, 15 in the f an experiment and it can be cents again If s0 natu restor: y desired The road is one in which Tom L. Johnson Is interested, but Mayor Johnson sald to- night that he holds but share of the stock n the company and Is not entitled to credit for the reduction This is the first electric road in Ohbio to carry pussen- gers for 3 cents p one