Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 8, 1901, Page 1

{ ( ESTABLISHHED "HE OMAHA DAILY BEE. TRY T0CORNER BOERS British Forces Under Lyttlet Fence Them All In. BURGHERS STILL FIND A FEW OPENINGS Beem Always Able to Discover Loese Pickets When Necessary. BOTHA'S FORCE IS WITHIN THE CORDON n Besk to Commander-in-Chief Advancing Northward from Zulwland, OLD TACTICS PREVAIL IN THE TRANSVAAL Boers Devote Themselves to Pleking o British from Hiding Pl Attempting No Concerted ovement. LONDON, Oct. 7.—A correspondent of the Times, wirlug from Dundee, Natal, says that during the progress of a big movement such as 18 being now conducted by General Lytioton In the southeast corner of ths Transvaal, the news consists mostly of a record of the movements of the Hoers from farm to farm in their Attempt to escape the cordon which I8 being drawn around them by the British troops In the country in which the operations are taking place it is impossible to preve small groups of Boers from slipping through the columns. It is well known how successtully a large number of Boers can melt away in an almost incredibly short time. On the present occasion it is to be feared that the burghers, though massed in a greater number than usual, will be alarmed by thelr experience at Fort Itala, and will avoid further concens tration The main body of Boers, which remains under the leadership of Commandant Gens eral Botha, the Boer commander-in-chief, it within the cordon and is pressing porth from the Zululand frontier.s On the western frontler of Natal the danger of Invasion scems to have been averted by the rapld movement of the Britigh troops, Throughout the eastern Transvaal the wcouts continually sight armed Boers. Most of these do not belong to any particular commando, but watch the movements of the British and are always ready to snipe from a sate distance when opportunity arlses, FRENCH FINANCES Returns for Septem of Constderable Size—Pre: Danger of Public's Revoit, ALARM Defieit Seen cr Show i Ses PARIS, Oci. 7.--Official returns for Sep- tember show that the decrease In the reve- nus s 96,700 francs, compared with 20,082,300 francs in the same month of 1900, Under the estimates, the total deficit for the first nine months of 1901 amounts to 137,000,000 francs, compared with 88,000,000 francs during the same period of 1900. Un- der the estimates, sugar ls responsible for a deficit of 40,000,000 francs. The Temps today takes a gloomy view of the prospects. It says it is impossible to face such a situation without serfous anx- fety, with no particular circumstance or unugual expenditure to justity It. “Therefore,” says the Temps, “there is no reason to expect its disappearance and we are compelled to ask ourselves with angulsh, if we are thus ruined in peaceful times, what would happen if we had war? In such & case the people would find a sim- ple explanation, In attributing the situa- tlon to the fault of the government. This explanation 18 open to discussion, but it will be prudent to take it to serlous ac- count In a country with universal suffrage, where current discontent might destroy the republie. We must remember that a deficlt was the immediate cause of the overthrow ©of the monarchy of Louls XVIL' The Temps demands rigid economy In the budget of 1602, which will come before parliament immediately after It reassem- bles October 12. HARD BLOW HERALDS WINTER Storm Sweeps Both Germany and France and Season's First Snow Is Reported, BERLIN, Oct. 7.—-Reports from varlous parts of Germany tell of violent storms yesterday and today. Frankfort had a ter- Tific hurricane last night, hundreds of trees being destroyed and much damage being done to houses and telegraph wires. Twenty-one persons were more or less in- Jured, All parts of the valley of the Main re- port heavy damage. The storm was also violent in the Hartz mountalns and heavy snow fell in the Brooken region. In the valley of the Moselle heavy rains caused freshets, doing further damage to the vintage. Koenlgsburg reports a severo storm. Today Berlin had a strong wind, Wwhich uprooted many trees. PARIS, Oct. 7.—Violent storms are raging along the I'rench coasts, particularly Britanny, Many wrecks are reported in the channel. The harbor of Dunkirk and other northern harbors are crowded with ves sels that have sought refuge. The storm extends even to the Mediterranean. Much damage bas been done by wind and rain at Relfort and at other places in- land. Telegraphic and telephonic com- munication has been finterrupted. There Bas also been a sudden fall in temperature and the first snows of the season are re- ported irom Remiremont, Pontarlier and the Vosges mountains WILL NOT PRESENT NAME AGAIN Chief Burgomaster of Berlin Ref 10 Ask for Kalser's Sa of Knuffmann, BERLIN, Oct, 7.—The chief burgomaster, Herr Kirschner, has sent a letter to the common council, declining to submit for the emperor's sanction the name of Herr Kauftmann, recently re-elected second burk- omaster of Berlin, Horr Keuffmann, a few months ago, w elected second burgomaster of Berlin by a majority of the common council, consisting of radicals and soclalists. Emperor Wil- Ham declined to confirm his election, which is the privilege of the crown, which also Ras the right, if the vacancy is not filled, within a certain time, to appoint & govern- ment official to act as w second burgomas- ter until an election, which tbe emperor ©aD sanchion, takes place, - HIGHER TARIFF ON SHINGLES | Raiira \ Pacifie ST. PAUL, O (Special Telegram.)— { The Chicago railroad lines today »‘ul‘ notice on the North Pacific coast lines that | the present through tariffs on s | | Omaba, 4, ax City and St. Louls would | be cane %y syember 1 and the rates | advanced oo %7 , Practically all of this | class of freig. '/‘,, is based on tariffs | from the Pacific « 7 Paul, which is | 80 cents per 100 The resolution adopted r | | The foiowing proportions « ar | Feal & Shiesgo, 43 100 | spring and summer agal Constitution | paign b.. Missouri river point and Columbla Hugo Donzelmann of Wyoming, w from Missouri river p Shamrock s to be dismantled at once, | recently resigned as consulat Prague, Au cent Its mast will be taken out, so that it can | tria, arrived in New York Saturday and | A meeting of vate clerks will be held at§y,00 ynqer the Brooklyn bridge, and it is | according to Assistant Secretary Cridier | fonce t heck up rates to intermediate o p, (gwed, after being stripped, to New [of the State department, is expected in | | points and Chairman Mahoney of the west | London, Conn., there to be laid up for the [ Washington tomorrow or Wednesday, to ern clnssification committer will be 84~ | yinior'ith Constitution, which will also | settle his accounts and turn over the prop- vised upon the complution of the check | jove o berth at that place. erty to the government. that through tariffs on whingles be can. | “gi “rhomas Lipton s confined to his| Senator Diotrich of Nebraska has telo- colled on all lines west of 8t. Paul untilly oy meis “which is ying oft West Twenty- | graphed & friend thst he'will arrive in | the latter consent to join in the propor- treet in North river. His right leg, | Washington tomorrow. | tion aske ¥ 4 ch was hurt while be was boarding the | The application of the Hamlin County i'm'_h' gl i';“]“l‘” 'l’f'l'_‘ " 'Ij“y{":", b Porto Rico a few wecks ago, is | bank of Castlewood, 8. D, to convert fisclt | -~ ek Ay ke L o | 8Ving him considerable pain. The tre- | into the First National bank of Castlewond oot imbots o atit s ",l"' | mendous strain it was subjected to during | was today approved by the comptrolier of b LB 0 S B ), torstood 1o | the Tecent races is beginning to tell and his | the currency i [and St Louts. They are AEBRAOB 10 | 4l o0 wak amdened udoture redt The postoMve -t MiEkiGptiues, Sicux it """“':L,;:“,I '\:"_‘“'u |54 B A Elaborate preparations are being made | county, Io has been ordered discon cent rate rded unreasonable | | as baged on the haul per mile. The North ern Pacific handles some of the hin business via Biliings and over the B | lington, but the Great Northern and Soo | have no southeastern connection and are | obliged to handle all their trafe through St Paul. Their e rn connections have | been urging an increase for some time, but | the coast roads thought the present rate | high enough. The lumber interests on the | Pacific coast also made a strong protest and at a recent ecting in Chicago action | was indefinitely postponed. The excuse glven by the castern roads | for the advance is that the business condi- | tions are highly prosperous h the lum. | | ber market firm ‘andthat no better time { for a raise could be had. The Union Pa- | cific, however, has ed such tion | even more strongly than its northern com- | petitors. Traffic Manager nroe of the Unfon | | Pacifie visited St. Paui lnst week in an- | | tictpation of such action and tried to have | the St. Louls shingle rates placed on the | sarae basis at the Chicago rates, but was | | unsuccessful {FOR PARTY RI@TE‘ BUSINESS Passenger Azents in Confercnce Su port Plan for Establishing A Specinl Barea CHICAGO, Oct. 7.—General passengor agents of the roads in the Western P senger assoclation held a special session today to consider party rates, homeseek ers’ excursions and differential fares from | Kansas City Only the first question received full consideration and the dis cugsion revealed the fact that no two roads agreed. The suggestion that a special | bureau be formed, similar to the mileage | bureau, to handle the party rate busin recelved the support of many of the roads and a committee was appointed to consider | this matter and report to another meet- mg. The question of homeseckers' excur sions was laid over until the next meeting. | Resldents of the territory west of Ch as far as the Missouri river are to be given advantage of the low $6 round trip rate in effect between this city and Buffalo, Tues- days, Thursday and Saturdays until the close of the season. By a vote of the gen- eral passengers agents of the western roads, that will be announced tomorrow all tickets from western roads will be sold at one fare for the round trip to Chicago This rate will be added to the $6 fare here to the Pan-American city east axo om | | ROADS COAXING THEM SOUTH Northern Rusiness Smiled Are o B Upon by Lines Now in Conference NEW YORK, Oct. Presidents and trafMec managers of most of the trunk lincs and several western roads assembled at the rooms of the Trunk Line association toduy for the purpose of discussing the freignt rate situation. Rates both eastbound and westbound have been fairly malutained, 1t Is said, on the trunk lines, but fears are expressed that unless the western ra cutting is stopped it will be impossihle to maintain the tariff on the eastern lines Among the railroad attend- ance were: President W. H. Newman of the New York Central, President W. H. Trues del of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Wes(- ern, Vice President James McCroa of the | Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg, Pros tient George F. Baer of the Reading sys tem and President 8. M, Felton of the Chi- | g0 & Alton. i Thero will be a conference tomorrow he- tween the passenger committee of the as sociation and a subcommittee of the south- | castern roads on excursion rat APPROVE WABASH PURCHASE presidents in H St. Louls & 0 Today, TOLEDO, Oct. 7.—The annual meeting of the stockbolders and debenture hond- holders of the Wabash Railroad company | is to be held in this city tomorrow, So far as can be learned there will be no change in the board of directors. The | stockholders, however. will approve the | purchase of two lines which are to be added | to the system. One is the Boone County & Boonesville railroad from central Towa to Columbia, in Missourd, twenty miles, and the other one | Is the Omaha & St. Louis, operated be- | tween Pattonsburg, Mo., and Council Blufts Ia. This road was formerly owned by the | Wabash, but when the Wabash went in | the hands of a recelver in 1885 it lost it The stockholders will approve the fs- suing of bonds to the extent of $3,600,000 for the purchase and improvement of these two properties. Dividend, Oct. T.—The directors of the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf rallroad met today and declared a semi-annual dividend of 235 per cent on the $6,000,000 preferred stock and 21 per cent on the common stock, the latter belng a cash in- creaso of half of 1 per cent. A 10 per cent common stock dividend was also made to the common stockholders out of the ac- cumulated earnings made during the last year. The statement says the compuny will earn upon the outstanding $5.000,000 of common stock, after paying all fixed charges, over 10 por cent for the ecurrent fiscal year. The common stock 18 to bvl Gult PHILADELPHIA, ine lacreased to §8,500,000, . s TUESDAY 1901--TEN PAGES SHAMROCK SURE TO REMAIN Owner Definitely Deoides to Winter it Mo for 8pring Races. SIR THOMAS HIMSELF IS NEARLY USED UP jured Leg So Overtaved that it is Making Itwelf Felt and Doctor Orders Mim (o Lay Up Awhile, NEW YORK, Oct. 7.--8ir Thomas Lipton decided to keep Shamrock 11 in America this winter, with a view of racing it next the New ive & York Yacht r Thomas at club to fittingly the club tomorrow Thomas Lipton nation that he America's cup, s for m his first challenge has given would again the Herald said he, “that if the cup is to leave this covntry I am bound to have it From saying more Sir Thomas wished to be excused George L. Watson, designer of Shamrock . Lad left Erin only a few minutes before Thomas made this announcement. It is reported that the emperor of Ger- many is considering the matter of chal- lenging for America’s cup. There is talk int for nay sy n | of others also issuing challenges L Takes New Stan Sir Thomas Lipton is far from satisfled that the recent yacht races have conclu sively demonstrated Columbia to be the better boat and it is now more than evident that he would be glad to arrange for an- other race In conversation with an Assoclated Press reporter on board Erin today Sir Thomas sald: “Notwithstanding we are whipped I stll believe Shamrock the better boat Remember | am not disparaging the other boat or the New York Yacht club in the least, but the fact is that the other boat in the last two races got the best of the wind, while we did not. Do you think, in the last rac for instance, where the two boa: were 50 widely separated on the beat home, that if Shamrock had held over in similar position to that of Columbia, it could have beaten us? No, 1 do not criticise my crew in the The other hoat simply profited by getting puffs of wind that we did not hap- pen to have. 1 may add that there were certain Jittle features about the condition of Shamrock which might probably have been improved on the last day of the race. but there is no fault to be found with its handling. hen you lea would like to have another race “Yes, T think it would be well to arrangs another race “This fall?" “Oh, no, nothing would be done now be- another year." “How about the proposition to race with exchanged crews hat never was my proposition. My plans for the immediate future are entirely fo unsettled oxoept that 1 shall remain in| o and towns aggremates 20,712,603 and Ncago probably a week. How long I will| geatns from all causes in 1900 numbered remain in this country is undetermined.” | gat'zon The races are over,” said Commodore Mgl Ledyard of the New York Yacht club, “and Columbia will be laid up for the winter. If the owners of the yachts want to race that is their affair. The club has nothing to do with It. Shamrock, of course, could not compete for the cup again until atter two years unless a contest for it by some other vessel has meanwhilo intervened.’” HALF OF THE STONE RANSOM It Han Meen Rais ixtension of e Secured from Brigands. BOSTON, Oct, 7.-~Nearly half the money needed to ransom Miss Ellen Stone, the missionary, from the Bulgarian brigands has been placed in the hands of Kidde Peabody & Co. The exact figures at mid- night were $45,043.40 cash and $7,500 in pledges. Of this amount the firm this aft- ernoon sent $25,000 to the State department to be forwarded to its consular agent at the place where it can be used most ex- Members of the firm, when in- the Assoclated Press cables .ondon to the effect that Vienna advices indicated there would be a month's extensfon of time In which to pay the ran- ®om, sald the forwarding of money would not be delayed in the least. WASHINGTON, Oct. T.—It {8 not prob- able that the kidnapers of Miss Stone will enforce their witimatum tomorrow, al- though that was the date named as the last day of grace in her case. The danger is by no means averted, how- ever, and the most that can be sald now 1s that there is a likelihood of securing a short extension, by the brigands, of the time allowed for the payment of the ran som. The State department s busying itself earnestly in this direction, evidently acting under the belief that in the course of two or three days the charitable people of the United States will make up the fund necessary to secure Miss Stone's re- lease. Mr. Adee, the acting secretary of state, was again at the White House today In consultation with the president, touch- Ing Miss Stone's case, and it s helieved that negotiations are in progress Indirectly with her captors. Meanwhile the White House and the State department are being flooded by letters and telegrams imploring the oficlals to save Miss Stone SECRECY HEDGES CZ0LGOSZ New York Authorities Order that No Visitors See Him and No Guard Talk, peditiously. formed of NEW YORK, Oct. 7.—State Superintend- ent of Prisons Collins has given orders that Czolgosz, the murder of President Me- Kinley, must not be the subject of notorlety while in Auburn awaiting electrocution, He must not be seen and visitors must not be permitted to enter any part of the prison where knowledge might be galned of his loeation The warden of the prison has been instructed to inform the guards and other employes of the prison that the di- vulging of any Informatior concerning him would be considered a grave breach of dls- ¢ipline and will be dealt with accordingly, “You | NEBRASKA CAMPAIGN WORK Auditor of Treasary Department Journeys to Hastings o Take Part. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Oct. T.—(Special Tele gram)—Auditor W. E. Andrews of the Treas- | ury department, with his wife, will leave | for their home in Hastings, Neb, Wednes- day, Mr. Andrews to enter the state cam paign. The auditor said he was in receipt of a letter from Chairman Lindeay saying that there would be little speaking during the campalgn, as the death of President McKinley had changed the plans of th state committee, that only two weeks would be given over to the spemkers, the rank and file of the party to make a quict cam- tinued and mail will ba sent to Fairbaven, Lincoln county, South Dakota. Also the postoffice at Webster, Converse county, Wyoming: mall ordered to Edgemont, 8. D C. T. Gifford was appointed postmaster at Gifford, Hardin county, lowa The Citizens' Natlonal bank of Des Moines has been approved as a reserve agent for the Commercial National bank of Charles City | SAMPSON UNABLE TO SPEAK nted with Apha- sia in Addition to Severest Headaches, WASHINGTON, Oct. T.-Rear Admiral | Sampson, who ie now sojourning in Wash- tngton, is profiting by the daily care and | attention of one of the best local physi- | clans. He receives no callers at his pres ent home on New Hampshire avenue and is directly under the personal care of Mre | Sampson | As to the admiral's condition it | stated today that he suffers at present from | an unusually prolonged attack of aphasia, was |an ailment which has troubled him in| greater or lees degree since he was chief | | of the naval bureau of ordnance. Save for this and a feeble condition resulting from | {a too clese application to work, it ) be stated thet Admiral Sampson has no (vlh-ré | afMiction and that his condition is not se- | rious to a degree wherein his life would be considered ce in danger. He has been | for a great many years a sufferer from the | | most painful headaciies and theee, among {other things, are held responsible ior his present mental condition. MOST HEALTHFUL OF STATES North Dakota tistieal Tabhle rine H iven s WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 piled by the marine hospital 1,160 cities and towns in the United States having a population of 1,000 or more indl cate for the United States an annual mortality for tho last calendar year of | 17.47 per 1,000 of population, according to the census of 1900. The population of these tistics com- service” for The annual mortality per 1,000 of estl | mated population is 16.57. There were 36,- | 1240 deaths from phthisis pulmonatis, 648 ilrnnl smallpox, om enterie fever, 2,850 from measles, 2,237 from scarlet feve | 9,698 from diphtheria and 2,580 from whoop- |ing cough. The table shows North Dakota | with a death rate of 6.95 per 1,000, was the most healthy state in the country. Chnffee' 1y List, WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.--The War depart ment received a casualty report from Gen- | eral Chaffee, with this list: In engagement at Labangan, Cebu, July 27, Peter H. Conroy, corporal, Company A, Nineteenth infantry, leg, severe. In engagement at Panboham, Department of Visayas, July 7, Second Lientenant Gros- Caxi POISON AIDS BOY’S MURDER NEW YORK, Oct. 7.—~What may turn out | to be a murder mystery was discovered | early this morning, when the body of a 6-year-old boy was found in an areaway at | 361 West Twenty-second street. The body was clothed only in light cotton drawers, but beside the body was A number of gar- ments which evidently had belonged to (he lad. Except for a laceration on the hoy's atdomen, there was no mark of violence on the body. The body was identified by Sidney. Ryan, a cook of 300 West Twenty-first strect, as that of his son, Albert. Ryan sald that the last time he had seen the boy alive was yesterday at 4 o'clock, when he was playing | on the street in front of his home. He sald he knew of no reason why his son should | have been killed, as the family had no | enemy. It was learned by the police that the boy was the son of a mulatto woman named Robinson, who lived with Ryan as his wife, but Ryan was not the father. The mother was taken to the morgue, where she idehti- fled the body and said the boy was her son, Albert Robinson. She became hysterical and sald she wanted to kill herself. Alonzo Watson, a waiter, whose mother has charge of the temement where Ryan lives, was arrested on suspicion that he knew something of the boy's death Coroner's physicians made an autopsy on the boy's body this afternoon and found that death was due to asphyxiation. They found a quantity of alcoholic fluid In the stomach and serious lacerations of the lower parts of the abdomen. The physicians pronounced it one of the most ghastly of crimes. Ryan and the woman were arrested and with Watson were remanded to the cus- tody of the coroner. Captain Moynahan of the West Twentieth Street station, who appeared against the prisoners, charged them with homicide. Later, Coroner Bausch | interrupted | which he says is a four MEIKLEJOHN ANSWERS CALL Appears to Testify in Heistand Oase Earlier Than Expected, ENTERS DENIAL OF INTERESTEDNESS Says Hawkes Recelved Favors on His Recommendations that No OMeinl Assistance Was Given, (From WASHI gram.) Georgo D. Staft Correspondent.) Oct, 7.—(8pectal Tele- Former Assistant Secretary of War Meiklejghn of Nebraska was the star witness today before the subcom mittee on military affairs, charged with the investigation of the alleged Manila hemp corner. Mr. Meiklejohn reached here y terday afternoon, direct from El Paso, Tex At Denver, enroute to Mexico, he was met by a telegran saying that his presence before the subcommittee was desirable, but that be could name his own time in which to appear, as the committee would probably adjourn until afier the fall el tlons before completing its investigation Mr. Meiklejohn replied that he was ready to appear at any time, but as the commit tee had given him some latitude and as he was due in Mexico, he suggested the first week in November in which to appear. This was seemingly satisfactory to the subeom mittee, but last week Mr. Meiklejohn's name was 50 froely used, not only by Hawkos, complaining witness {n the case, but also by others who testiffed, that {t was thought best to send him a peremptory reliet ask- ing him to appear before the subcommitton and tell what he knew about the cordage enterarise. “I was just about to step across Mexico when the telegram reached sald Mr. Msiklejohn, “having chased me from Denver to Albuquerque, thence to Chihuahua, finally overtaking me at K Paso, and so 1 had to abandon my trip to the copper mine in which I am inter- ested, and come on here to tell what I know about the alleged hemp trust of the Phil inpines." Tomorrow Major Hawkes will have an opportunity to put Mr. Meiklejohn through a memory examination, especially in rela- Him at Mesican Border, into me, cern' letter ¢ to be written, aul the elimination of certain words which Hawkes says were in the letter when he received it, and which Meiklejohn flatly contradicted The former assistant secretary expects to leave for the west tomorrow, resuming his trip to his copper property, time winner. In his testimony today, Mr. Meiklejohn detailed his recollections of the proposel hemp company. He said that when the proposition was made to him by Coloncl Helstand to take stock in the company he replied that he would give It his considera- tion when he had leisure. He declared that he had not signed the “To Whom it May Conecrn™ letter, introducing Major Hawkes, with his official title. He explained length Major Hawkes' appointment to a nosition in the Philippine service and as- serted that the appointment was solely vpon he strength of Hawkes' recommenda- tions and upon that of his record as a sol- dier. He declared it had nothing with Hawkes' controversy with Heistand. Had Nothing to Do with Mr. Meiklejohn explained that the open- ing and elosing of hemp ports in the Philip- pines was wholly within the control of the wilitary governor of the islands and he could uot, and would not it he could, have influcnced him in the matter. He said he saw no impropriety in officers of the gov- ernment investigating In such an enterprise as the proposed hemp company if they desired to do so. Reverting to the appointment orts’ Closing, of Major Hawkes to a position in the Philippin service, Mr. Melklejohn testified that he had told Hawkes' attorney that although Major Hawkes had excellent endorsements, it would not be in the interest of the serv- ice to appoint a man that was engaged in a controversy with an army officer, as the civilian might sometime be placed in the position of a subordinate to that officer Mr. Meiklejohn emphatically denied the in- ns in the resolutions authorizing the ty that he had at any time used his al position to pay private ohlfigations, Holt L. 8. Holt of North Carolina testified as conversatlons he had had with Major of the lutter's alleged claim against the proposed company. Hawkes had sald that he “‘would get even' with certain parties in the hemp Repents Hawkes' Threat to Hawkes concerning the settlement venor L. Townsend, U. 8. A., arm, slight. | combination If they did not settle with In engagement at Eliminos, August him. He said that Hawkes had told him Sergeant Henry Waring, Company that he would have an investigation that | Twenty-first infantry, leg, slight, would involve high officials of the govern- ment. Hawkes bad not said to him that he would stop the investigation for $800. The remainder of the testimony taken by Coroner Discovers More Sinister Fea- | the commission was comparatively incon- e L s sequential. The commission said it would / conclude tomorrow the taking of testimony York Horror. for the present. At a date to be announced b | later, some other witnesses will be an- nounced and the commission will then make up its report. MEXICO GLAD TO GET CORN Suspends Import Duties and All Other Taxes for Rest of This Year, WASHINGTON, Oct, T.-The State de- partment has received telegrams from Con- sul General Barow at Mexico City, dated the 2d instant, stating that a degree has been issued by the Mexican government suspending import dutles and all other taxes on corn (maize) from October 1 to December 31, owing to the scarcity of cereals n that country. The duty on wheat has been reduced to 1 cent Mexican, about 12 cent gold, per gross kilogram (about two and one-fourth pounds) It s stated also that a bill has been introduced in the Mexican chamber of den- uties authorizing the president to buy and tmport foreign corn into the republic until March 31 next for general distribution at cost price, HAY DODGES THE QUESTION Does Not Answer Direct Query as fo Whether He to Retire, in WASHINGTON, Oct The secretary of state {3 expected to return next week from his much interrupted vacation, greatly fms proved In health and ready for the winter's work. He Is to receive the degree of LL. D. at New Haven, on the occasion of the Yale bi-centenary. When asked the other day whether there was any truth in the state ment attributed to Secretary Gage, that released Ryan and Annie Robinson. Wat- son was sent to the Tombs uader $5,000 | net, he replied that he was sure Mr, ball as & suspiclous persons Mr, Hay was soon to retire from the cabi~ Gago 6ald nothlng of the sorty tion as to how the *“To Whom it Mav Con- | at | to do | CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska-Falr and (¢ Tuesday: Wednesday Fair; Northw erly Winds, oM Omahn Yesterday: Dew, Hour. 1 o Tpeome mpernt 62 2pom.a 7 Bopeome 8 A ome " L ) 0 6o . " Tpome 12 Spome Dome CALEB POWERS' TRIAL BEGINS | t ¥ir dee His Atto Day by Demanding Cantrlll Vaeate, yu Create Exeltem GEORGETOWN, Ky., Oct. T.--The | trial ot torn scretary of State Caleb | Pow charged with complicity in t murder of Governor Goebel, began here to- | dos When was an attorneys as stands for trial at defense made the of the appellate econd morning there Lrgument between the opposing whether the Powers case this term of court. The motion that the lodging court’s mandate for re- {trial fn the ofiice of the Scott county eircuit court, July 23, did not fulfill the legal re | quirement of the criminal code as the man date could only be filed in open court and the set for trial only after ten davs’ notice to the defense, After some argument | between attorneys Judge Cantrill ordered the mandate simply spread on the records At this point the def sprung a_sen sation by filing an aMdavit to require Judge | Cantrill to vacate the hench. The judge tLereupon adjourned court until tomorrow. The afdavit alleges the partisan feeling | shown by the judge in the former trials, KIDNAPERS ~ HAVE HEARING court opened this to case Altes: ors of Mahel Goodr: Charged with Conspleacy and | Highway Robhery PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 7.—~Charged with drich, the Howard K abducting and robbing Mabel ¢ keeper of a dizreputable house, Sloan, Henry E. Wallace, D. Knight Fin- lay and Oscar Dunlap, were to brought hofore a magistrate Coungel for Mrs odrich asked that the prisoners ho held on charges of conspiracy, highway robbery, assault and battery and { Kidnaping. Sloan and Finlay were held In $2,000 bail | each on the charge of assault and battery |and conspiracy and committed to prison without ball on the charge of kidnaping and highway robbery, Wallace, who turned state's evidence, and Dunlap were com | mitted without bail on the charge of con- | spiracy for kidnaping. The penalty for kid- { naping is life imprisonment T0 REFIT ALL SMELTERS American Refini & Company Decides ronghly Modern | [ | | et DENVER, Colo., Oct. 7.—A conference of the following directors of the American Smelting and Refining company was held this morning at the office of the company here: Daniel Guggenhelm, chalrman of the | executive committee; Simon Guegenheim, Denunis Sheedy and James B, ant this country and in Mexico CHANGE NUTMEG CONSTITUTION et f Two Specific People of Conn Fa ments, NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct 7 of Connecticut today voted for the constitu- The people tlonal convention, the majority for this somewhat radical step being something over 21,000, They also voted in favor of two specific constitutional amendments, deciding to elect state officers by a plurality vote, In- stead of a majority, by the margin of 5,933, and in favor of an increase in senatorial representation by a margin of 27,012, Of the little town elections in 182 of the 168 towns the republicans carried 112 towns and the democrats forty-three, seven towns belng missing ACCEPTS LOW'S RESIGNATION‘; Columbin University Permits Presi- | Retivement and Installs | Jutler Temporarily, NEW YORK, Oct. 7.—President Seth Low delivered his farewell address to the of- ficers and students of Columbia university today on the occasion of the opening of the fourteenth academic year of that institu- tlon. The opening exercises were, for the first time, in the new university hall Mr. Low definitely announced in his speech that he had forwarded his resignation to the trustees of the university. During the afternoon the trustees accepted Mr, Low's resignation and Nicholas Murray Butler, professor of philosophy and education, was selected as temporary president of the university. INSPECTOR BURKE ~RESIGNS Mayor Harri Alleged ¥ Records nelu bezzler's Books a % to Have amined, CHICAGO, Oct. T.—Robert furnishing $26,000 bond embezzlement, today resigned the office of | oil inspector. Mayor Harrison announced | that the resignation would be accepted. The | mayor ordered Comptroller McGann to | make a thorough investigation of the city inspector's oMice and check up any deflcits that might appear o the four years of the Burke adminlstration Burke, after to stand trial for | | | Movemen I Ocean Vessels, Oct, 7, At New York—Arrived: Canadfan, Liver- { pool, “Vaderland,” Antwerp; Bovie, Liver- pool At Moy Arrived: Pretorian, Montreal, for Lverpool At Greenock (October 5)—Salled: Buenos Ayrean, Montres t Cherbourg—Salled m tivemen, New York At Copenhigen—Arrived: York At san At Gros At T Koenigen Lufse, fr Norge, New 1timore el Breme fre York verpool=Arrived Sailed: Simon J Mirphy, edrich de Arcadtan, from Montreal At Plymouth—-Arrived: Kron Prinz Wil elm, from New York, for Cherbowrg aud remeny Clalms thnt Bombar | details to his former testimony | the ¢ {across the harbor somewhat Hodgon Tells Inquiry Foard How it Wag Led by Schley's Flagship. [ - BROOKLYN HARD AFTER SPANISH LEADERS fo Close to Three that These om Board Rajoiced at Oregon's Nearness. REITERATES COMMODORE ACTED WELL Says His Condnct Was that Beooming His Station as Commander. FOLGER APPROVES EARLY BATTERY TESTS ment of Cristobal Colon in May Was & ul iu Disclosing Weakneas of En- emy's Guus Ashore. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Lieutenant Come mander Hodgson today again occupled the Breater part of the time of the Schley court of inquiry as a witness He was followed on the stand by Captain W. M. Folger, formerly chief of the bureau of ordnance of the Navy department, but commander of New Orleans during the Spanish war., Liou- tenant Dyson also was recalled to add some concerning supply of the American fleet during the Santlago blockade Commander Hodgson repeated and tended his story of the battle of July 3, giv- ing the opinion that Commodore Schley's conduct on that occasion was such as that of a communder-in-chief should have been He also explained at some length his cor- respondence with Admiral Schley concern- ex- ing the ulleged colloquy between them while the Santiago engagement was in progress. He sald he had no controversy with the commodore, but he repeated thal the commodore had said “Damn the Toex when told that that vessel was in danger. Captain Folger said that the bombard- ments of Cristobol Colon on May 81 had been eminently successful in doveloping the strength of the Spanish shore batteries and had shown them (o be very weak. He also sald that if the Spanish vessels had at- tempted to escape at night they could not have been seen by the blockading fleet in bad weather Dewey Snyw Stick to Facts, The afternoon session of the court began with a questton put to Lieutenant Com- wander Hodgson by Mr. Hanna. He asked vhy he had written his categorical denial of the newspaper report of the colloauy botween Bimself and Commodore Schley. The question was objected to, and Admiral Dewey sald: “We have the facts, The let- ters were written. That is all the court wants. We want facts -facts. People are influenced by different kinds of things. We want the facts. Draw out the fact Mr. Hanua then changed his question and the witness sald that he had written his explicit denfal in response to a request from Admiral Schiey “He wanted me to write a denfal of the controversy,” he continued. *I had pre- viously written that I could not deny the statement, A letter followed asking for a denial of the colloquy. I gave him this, at as decided that every plant of t 'n“\ v“n‘v ~'l nl‘l’1 |‘r‘ Ir]:-:llu,.\, \;l,}';l:::_r“”g T': the same time explaining that I had admit- Moarn. mashintrs Natnow smnycousnvlited: tHETRIEE (of thotmpunL" L O AU L O RN L RALLep o Mr. Hanna then asked: *“When Brooklyn I precious metals will be built in Colorado K turned with port heim did it blanket the but if a suitable site can be secured a zine 4 A elter will be erected in Pucblo, Several | 17 Of Texas? DIid it go between Texas il ikte. Wil te pe heE '«rl\'ml;. and the enomy {out these plans. The men named will leave ‘,WL d,.' i ”‘.:::xk 1:' dr:: ul""m“‘m' hens ! Wednesday on a general tour of inspection ¢ a8 xowng to ‘ of every plant owned by the company fn| Could Have Turned Other Way. lad it turned the other way was there &pace enough for It to have made such turn without endangering Texas?"" ““Perfectly, perfectly clear enough space.' “How much would it have gained to the northward and westward had it turned with starboard helm 2" ““It would have gained a position of about 600 or 700 yards nearer the Spanish line. “In making the turn did Brooklyn turn rapidly and continuously or did it have fts head longer on some heading than om others?" “It turned rapidly and continuousl “Did any of the Spanish ships attempt to ram Brooklyn in the early part of the battle of July 32" Marla Teresa evidently wmade a rank sheer to port toward Brooklyn with the evident intention of getting into close quar- ters or ramming." Commander Hodgson was excused and Captain W. M. Folger, who commanded the cruiser New Orleans during the Spanish war, was called. He detailed his part in the campnign, beginning with New Orleans’ arrival at Santlago, as the convoy of the collier Sterling. He also related on May 81 New Orleans had participated in the bombardment of Cristobal Colon, then lying in the mouth ot Santiago harbor. “What damage was done to the enemy on that occasion?” asked Captain Lemly “I don't think there was any,” replied the witness, “What was developed as to the shore batteries?"” “That they had not strength enough to do any material damage." Not Shore Batteries, the opinion fra Captain that the Folger expressed shots which had fallen near tha fleet on June 14 were from Spanish ships in the harbor, fired over tha hill and not from the shore batteries. For this reason he had directed all New Orleans' fire on that eccasion at Colon instead of the land batterles Describing the blackade of Santiago har- bor maintained by Commodore Schley the witness sald that the distance was from five to elght miles and that at night the vessels steamed in column back and forth nearer in. He added that even though the log of New Orleans had placed the vessels nearer the shore he would not change his opinion. He did not beliove the vessels were mors than four miles from the Morro on May 31, Judge Advocate—Can you state whether the engagement of May 31 developed the fact that Colon had anything larger than six-Inch guns on board at that time? “It d1d not occur to us that it fired heavy guns. The caliber 1 cannot specity. It aid not appear it fired the eleven-inch guns for which we knew it had been de- signed.” Admiral Dewey—You referred to a signal from the flagship. The court would like to know what that signal was. Stgna) Significance, “The signal ‘New Orleans, clear ship for action,' and I think it was fol- lowed by the signal: “The New'Orleans, lowa Massachusetts will engage the forts,' indicating that there was to be & recon- naissunce or hombardment. I do not re- member any couversation with the com-« modore that forenoon on that subject.' Adwiral Dewer~Tho court would like 18 was