Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 14, 1902, Page 1

— ——---—— THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JU E 19, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 14, 1902. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENT BUSY DAY IN LONDOX Universal Aoctivity Over Peace Proposition is Apperent in Official Oircles. CHAMBERLAIN TALKS WITH KING EDWARD Devotes Two Hours to Oonference, but Withholds Any Statement. BALFOUR LIKEWISE IS NOIN"')IMITTAL h Officials Oarefully Guard Apin"\,tq*bins Results of Oonferences. > EVES TURN TO BOER LEADERS' MEET: % Grent Anxlety and Hopeful Felt by British Over the Prospect of wed LONDON, April 13.—The announcement of the presence at Pretoria of the Orange Free Btates and Transvaal leaders who have been at Klerksdrop considering terms of peace bas caused a decided increase In the hope- fulness of the public concerning the possi- bilities of peace. The expectations aroused by the conference at Pretoria have been turther heightened by the movements of Mr. Chamberlain, the colonlal secretary, and other members of the cabinet in London and evidences that fmportant dispatches are passing between Lord Kitchener and ths gavernment., A conference of members of the cabinet was held last night at midnight in Mr. Zhamberlain’s house. Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Mrodrick, the war secretary; Sir Michael Klcks-Beach, the chancellor of the ex- chequer, and the duke of Devonshire, presi- dent of the council, were present. The conference termmated at 1 o'clock this morning, and today Mr. Chamberlain and several of the colonial officials were in their officer. Messengers passed between them and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach at hle resi- dence. Chamberlain Talks t6 King. At 1:30 this afternoon Mr. Chamberlain drove to Buckingham palace and remained with King Edward for two hours. Durl the afternoon messengers carried dispatches from the Forelgn office to Lord Salisbury, who, with Mr. Balfour, the government Jeader jn the House of Commons, was at Hatfleld house. These outward signs of Sunday activity have npot been supplemented by any au- thoritative or official statement. The aues- tion most discussed thus far has been whether the peace negotiations would fect the government's financial which promise to be submitted ment tomorrow. The fact that Sir Michael Hicks-Beach was engaged in his office pearly all of t is taken in some quar- ters to Indicate a modification of the bud- get statement. There appears to be no doubt that the Boer Jeaders have communicated the re- #ults ‘of thé deliberations to Lord Kitch- ener. Attempts will be made In Parlia- ment tomorrow to ascertain what infor- mation the government has on the South African situation and to learn its inten- tiops but It 18 not expected that the gov- ernment can forecast the probable out- nome of ‘the negotlations. Whatever in- structions have been sent to Lord Kitch ener are belleved to be only provisional in character. NEED PROTECTION OF TROOPS oncy Fear Outrages Merchants of | of Lawless it Soldiers Be Withdrawn, MANILA, April 13.—The merchants of Legoncy, in southern Camarines province, Luzon, have sent a cable message to Gen- eral Chaffee, praying that the American troops be not withdrawn from Lagoncy. The merchants declare they are unani- mously of the opinion that If they are de- prived of the protection of the military they will become victims of the lawless element at the cost of their lives and prop- erty. They said that if the American troops leave the towns the enemy could reduce the food supply of the Inhabitants and vetard the advance of the soldiers coming 0 their rescue, and that such action would lead to irreparable damage. The merchants further declare the local polige to be lnsufficient to guarantee order. This 1s proved, they say by the fact that the detachments of American troops have been withdrawing from the neighboring towns of Goa, Tiagon and Sangay, and that the local police have been unable to suppress the assaults, robberies, as sassinations and forced contributions, by gangs of the recalcitrant element in the and Many More in Province from Disease. MANILA, April 13.—The cholera situa. tiou in Manila continues much the same. tut the copditions in the provinces are be- coming alarming. The total of cholera cases In Manila up to date is 245, whil there have been 192 deaths from the dis- ease, In the provinces ther® have bee~ 413 cases aund 318 deaths The United States army transport Grant while on its way to Samar island put into Legaspl, in Southerm Luszon, having on board & teamster, who had the cholera. Grant asked for istance, but was placed in quarantine for five days. As s sup- plies of water, food and coal were limited it declded to return to Manila. The teamster died of the disease. Four Americans have been attacked with cholera in Manila and o of them died. OKLAHOMA ELECTIONS VOID CONSUL CAMPBELL RESIGNS American Agent at Wa a, Dectdes to Ab His Post. w, Po " ST. PETERSBURG. April 13.—Consul Campbell has gone to the United States de- claring he intends to place his resignation In the hands of Secretary of State Hay. This brings to an end misunderstandines which have lasied six months, On the death of Joseph Rawitz, for many years American consul at Warsaw, his nephew, Viadizaw, signified his desire to succeed to the Warsaw consularship. W. R. Holloway, the United States consul then at St. Petersbu with the approval of Charlemagne Tower, the American am- bassador to Russia, recommended that Viadizaw Rawitz be given this post, say- gine that the office had been excellently naged by Joseph Rawitz, and that JRawitz's enjoyed an excellent reputa- N Ourtin, former secretary of the U States embassy here, caused the first Complication by causing Herr Wolff, the publisher of Stenklewlcz's works to be eppointed consul at Warsaw. H. H. D. Plerce, the third assistant secretarv of state, wrote Mr. Holloway and asked him If he insisted on his recommendation. Mr. Holloway did insist on the appointment of Rawltz and Mr. Tower undertook discretly to sound the Russlan government regard- ing the acceptability of that gentleman. Rawits is Determined. This Inquiry, by some mistake. caused the lssuance of an exequateur for Rawitz. As the consular position at Warsaw is highly esteemed Rawitz immediately re- ceived congratulatory visits from the local officials and the other consuls. At this stage of the proceedings Rawitz became greatly embarrassed, as etiquette required that his first visit be pai dthe governor general, and this was impossible without American papers. Willlam H. Osborn, United States con- sul general In London here intervened by recommending the appointment of Mr. Campbell, an American dentist fn London. who formerly lived in Warsaw. Rawltz be- came very much perturbed by newspaper statements that Campbell had been ap- pointed on the ground of his American citizenship. He made persistont attempts to get Mr. Holloway and Mr. Tower to sup- port his case. Oppor In the meantime a storm had gathered over Campbell's head. The consular clerk at Warsaw volcing the alleged wide- spread objections of the inhabitants of that city to the American, wrote Consu} General Holloway that Campbell could not anticipate an exequateur as his real name was Finkelsteln and he was born in Lem- berg. The consular clerk further charged that Campbell had given different false birthplaces in his applications for pas ports and that local soclety was against him because of his elopement with an helr- ess of Warsaw. Campbell came Bere and ridiculed these charges, asserting that he was a Christian, that he was born in Montreal, Canada. that he was a naturalized American citizen and formerly a dentist In Chicago. He declared that his mother-in-law was responsible for the charges against him, which she brousht with the desire. of- withholdidg 100,000 roubles due his wife from the patetnal tate. Consul General Holloway was sittine this matter when he was informed that Campbell had abandoned tha fight. KINFAUNS CASTLE IS FLOATED Steamer Which Went Ashore Oft Isle of Wight Proceeds to Southampton. on to Campbell. LONDON, April 13.—The British steamer Kinfauns Castle, Captain Duncan, which went ashore off Bright Stome, Isle of Wight, at 8 o'clock yesterday morning, was floated this morning and has proceeded for South- ampton Kinfauns Castle was homeward bound the Cape of Good Hope, and had 350 f passengers. The vessel's cargo was light- ered yesterday and its passengers were transterred to Southampton BURGLARS KILL AND ROB Three Men Shoot Wealthy Pennayl- vania Farmer, Lock Up Sisters and Plundedr Ches April 13.—Alfred J. 'mer, and uncle of District Attorney Jones, was murdered and his house robbed near Gans last night by three burglars. A volce inquiring the way to the rallroad about 9 o'clock attracted Jones to the door and as he opened it he saw three men, who had quietly slipped up and while Jones was trying to push the door shut one of the bu ™ reached around the door with his revolver and fired at Jones. He fell to the floor at the first shot and the burglars had every- thing their own wa Two sisters who lived with Jones were locked in the kitchen and guarded by one of the men while two went to the room where Jones kept his chest. The heavy chest was broken open and everything of value taken. It was 4 o'clock before the women could summon courage to call for help and none came until 6:30 this morning. Their brother had been shot through the brain and died almost lnstantly. No trace of the murderers has as yet been found. Jones was eccentric and was supposed to keep & quantity of memey In bis chest. STRIKER DEFIES THE COURT Baker Throws Gutter KANSAS CITY, April 13.—Striking jour- neyman bakers have disregarded an order issued by Judge John Henry of the fo ral court restraining them from lnter- fering with the business of Warne bakery and one of them went so far as to throw the court's order iuto the street when a deputy served it. WhAt course Judge Heory will take remains to be seen. The strikers had Interfered with the baker's business by standing in front of his shop and telling all persons who passed mot (o patronize the store as its manager was antagonistic to organized labor. GUTHRIE, Okl., April 13.—Chlet Justice Burford of the territorial supreme court bas rendered a decision holding that th» recent city elections at Chandler and those &t Lawton and the other cities in the new Denies Purchase of Harmony Mills, southwestern counties are void. haviax | FebOrt that the General Bléctric company been brought about by clal proclama- m."n‘:.'.":'...'"i':i?' lh lfi:’lfl:mpol:y tion. The declsion maintains that only nfl-‘a Col o 'l'lm.':."ll-a“;hfi‘ c|:m . w + emohatica n 80 regular elections next year will be | BI0 R4 TN e President of the tom- 3 pany. P — n Lake. Tuskegee School Gets Donation. ALBERT LEA, Minn.. April 13.—The body | TUBKEGEE, Ala, April 15.—A prominent of Frank B. Foi 'Who had been county | and wealthy ‘southern mam, & native of arolina, engaged In business in treasurcr for three terms and - nent business man. was found today I8 | Birmingham, Als. has made s contripution Fountain lake. Forbes ehidendy whaed | or Bl the Tuskecee Normai und Indua: 0 wa, t nall 1 the most y' this institution from & izt A probal P | Open Their Mauser Rifles on Disorderly | Strikers with Fatal Results, | MANY. PEOPLE KILLED IN BRUSSELS STREET M. Von der Velde, Leader of Socl in House of Deputie: to Restrain You bers of M1, Unable Mem- Party. BRUSSELS, April 13.—The bloody reprea- slon of the disorders of yesterday evening bas created a painful impression among all classes here, although it is appreciated that the majority of the victims of the encounters do not belong to the better class of workmen. Yesterday for the first time the police really fired their rifles loaded with ball cartridges. Previous to | yesterday they had used their swords and their revolvers, the latter being usually loaded with blank cartridges. Saturday’s rioters were composed of the dregs of the population, with a sprinkling of what Is called the young soclalist guard, composed of mere bovs with little regard for the orders of M. Van Der Velde, a member of the Chamber of Deputies and the leader of the socialist movement 'n Belglum and the #oclalist committee. Tt must be explained that the Malson Du Peuple ls situated on the upper slope of a hill, that the Central boulevard and most of the business vor- tion of the city lies at the foot of this hill. while the royal palace, the low courts, the Chamber of Deputles and the ministries stand upon the ridge of the hill. Worst Quarter of City. The quarter around the Malson Du Peu- ple is the worst in the elty. It Is a per- fect rookery of low- s dwelliogs Inter- sected by steep and narrow streets and malodorous alle; In the vicinity of the | Malson there are some small squares In | which the rioters gathered sterday even- ing until they were dispersed and the squares occupled by detachments of the clvic guard. The mob was malnly com- posed of the rough population of the quar- ter, who jeered and reviled the volice when they were forced along the streets by the cordons of officer: The serious trouble began when a num- ber of roughs from a safe distance fired revolvers in the direction of the cordons. The gendarmes then charged with drawn swords. After firlng at the crowd with revolvers, loaded with blank cartridges, they were greeted with a hail of missiles such as stones, bottles and heav. rivets. This happened .in It was worse in the Rue Hauete, where the occupants of the houses ralned mis- siles upon the heads of the gendarmes. Defy the Ofcer. An officer of the gendarmes then shouted to ihe crowd to disperse. No notice was taken of this order. Then for the first time In many years, the gendarmes fired their Mauser carbines, loaded with what are called strike cartridges, which contain @ ball, but a minor charge of powder. The gendarmes fired only one volley, but wh the mob scattered, several” bodles were lylng on the ground. Two were mortally wounded and died while being conveyed to the hospital. Over twenty narrow streets and blind alleys lead Into the Rue Hauete, and when the gendarmes charged after the mob other rioters lesued from these alleys and fired revolvers at the backs of the policemen until the latter were obliged to leave three of their number at the mouth of each al- ley they passed. These guards stood with thelr rifies pointed down the alleys ready to shoot. Other gendarmes who were stationed every few paces covered the windows in the Rue Hauete with their rifies. Exact Number of Dead Unknown. It is impossible to ascertain the exact number of the victims of yesterday's riot- ing. Many who were slightly injured had their wounds dressed in pharmacies or went home. The director of the hospital of St. Plerre, however, told a representa- tive of the Assoclated Press this afternoon that three rioters had died in the hospital and that another one there was belleved to be mortally injured. Thirty others who are badly hurt, were received at the hos- pital last night. Among the injured are many imprudent spectators of the rioting, who were caught between two fires, as the gendarmes fre- quently combined their movements and charged the mobs from the front and the rear at the same time. A doctor who was returning home after having visited a patient, was cau between two bodies of charging ndarmes and had his nose st off with a sword. A woman was also among the injured. Among the injured was the assistant secretary of the Sociall Jewelers' union. Five policemen were hurt. SCHNUR FAMILY RELEASED Jewish Parents Accu of Murdering Son Freed hy Proof of Ma Existence. NEW YORK, April 13.—Dr. M. Neustad- der of this city today received a cablegram from Vienna glving notice of the r from prison of the Schuur family, ten mem- bers of which have been confined near there for some time on the charge of having mur- dered Schulim Schour. The story of the charge, as told by the doctor, is that the young man supposed to bave been murdered, was about to bernmn' a Christlan convert, and to marry a Chris- tian girl, notwithstanding that he came from a well known Jewish family of Dom- brow, Galicla. His parents, to of his proposed change of faith, to & brother in this country and after his disappearance were accused by the Chris- tian peasants of the neighborhood with baving murdered him. They were arrested and taken in chains to the nearest jail News of this reached the brother here and a committee of twelve was selected to arrange to send the young man back In order to prove that he had not been mur- dered. The committee, jof which the doctor was chalrman, ralsed emough money to carry out its purpose and announces that young Schour has already left this country .‘ oid the consequences ent him the care of American. OFFICERS AND OUTLAWS CLASH Fight in Indian Ters Death of Four of Sew KANSAS CITY, April 13.—In a fight be- tween officers and desperadoes, near Braggs, Indian Territory, four men are reported killed and seven wounded. amone them a noted outlaw. It is lmpossible to reach Braggs by tele- aph or telephone tonight and are lacklog. detalls | that is cousidered very desirabl OFFICERS FIRE 0N RIOTERS|TO VOTE ON EXCLUSION B'U-ILO.\'G FIGHT Senate Will Reach Final Measure to Bar Wednesddy. Action on we WASHINGTON, April 13.—in accordance with the agreement reached on Friday last, the senate on Wednedday will vote on the Chinese exclusion bill and the present un- destanding is that the Philippine govern- ment bill will be taken up immediately aft- | erward It is probable, however that the Phlllv-l pine bill wiil be soon broken in on by the calling up of the river and harbor bill, be- ing an appropriation bill, which is & privi- leged measure and can be taken up at any time, but It i not the desire of the com- mittee to have it considered until there shall have been a chance afforded to make turther amendments in the committee. That opportunity will not be provided until Thursday, following the vote on the Chinese bill. The opponents of the Chinese bill will press their fight from this time forward and it they find that they camnot secure its re- committal, they will concentrate their ef- forts on proposed amendments. Especial effort will be made to secure the adoption of the Platt substitute. There will be a number of short speeches on the bill Monday and Tuesday, and fin addition to these, Senators Foraker and McLaurin of South Carolina have given notice of set speeches for Monday. A por- tion of the day Saturday will be devoted to eulogies op the late Senator Kyle of South Daketa. FAVOR GROWTH UNDER COVER Tohacco Trade Interest Incre: Leat tivated Below Cheese- cloth, Says Prof. Whitney. WASHINGTON, April 13—Prof. Milton Whitney, chief of the bureau of soils of the Department of Agriculture, has returnel from a trip to Hartford, Conn., New York and Philadelphia, where he went to leara the feeling in regard to the Sumatra to- bacco grown under cheese cloth covering by direction of the department’s tobacco experts, He reports that the interest in this to- bacco leaf is increasing among the tobacco trade, and it is belleved that it will become a sharp competitor of the Sumatra tobacco. The leaf has improved very much since it was packed, taking on a gloss and finish It is a well known fact, Prof. Whitney eays, that all such leaf improves very much by stand- ing for at least six months in bales. Boxes of cigars wrapped with this tobacco after being packed two months, were opened in Hartford and the gloss and fin- ish of the ppers were very much finer than when the cigars were packed, show- ing that the color is permanent. The tobacco is to be sold at auction in Hartford on May 1. It has been classified and a catalogue of all the bales is being prepared for distribution among the trade, and particularly the cigar manufacturers. ADMITS KILLING A. T. SHARPE Prominent Memphis Citiwen Sayw He Stabbed Detrolt Man in Selt-Defense, MEMPHIS, Tean., April 13.—The mystery surrounding the killing of A. T. Sharpe, a traveling representative ot Parke Davis & Co., of Detroit, on @& crowded street last night, was cleared up tonight, when Lacey Chase, a young man well known in Memphis, surrendered to the police. Chase claims that In an altercation with Sharpe, the latter knocked him down, whereupon he drew his knife from his pocket and cut Sharpe several times. Chase was Imme- diately locked up In jail. DETROIT, Mich., April 13.—Mrs. A. T. Sharpe, whose husband was mysteriously murdered in Memphis, Tenn., last night, is prostrated at the home of F. H. Osborme, where she has been visiting. Mr. Osborne first learned of Sharpe's death through the morning papers. The shock prostrated Mrs. Sharpe. Sharpe's body has been ordered taken to Kansas City for burial. TWO WOMEN ARE MURDERED Mother and Daughter in Ohlo Shot and Stepson is Held for Crime. CLEVELAND, O., April 13.—Mrs. Martha J. Calhoun, aged 75 years, and her dauxh- ter, Mrs. Vaughn, aged 46 years, were shot and killed today two miles east of Mantua station, a village forty miles southeast of this city. A Wil Vaughn, a stepson of the younger woman, s locked up in Ravenna jail cbarged with the crimes, because of eir- cu nces which are alleged to inerim- inate him. What are said to be blood stains were found on his trousers. These Will Vaughn says, cqme from a cut finger. Vaughn's father died a few days ago and it is belleved he left the bulk of his es- tete to the two women. STEAMER HERO SAFE IN PORT Driven Ashore Near Colon New York Harbor ly Damaged. Vessel Towed Into Siig! NEW YORK, April 13.—The Norweglan steamer Hero, which was driven ashore at the entrance of the Panama canal in the harbor of Colon, in a norther. arrived in port today in tow of the Merritt & Chapman wrecking tug Rescue. Hero had its rudder frame carried away, but is other- wise not damaged The wrecking company ficated the steamer to this port, where it will be repaired. On the way from Colon Rescue stopped at Havana for coal. Hero was anchored off Stapleton, 8. L TO NAME CHURCH OFFICIALS el CINCINNATI, O., April 13.—Over sixty bLishops have signified thelr intention to be present in this city on Wednesday and Thursday of this week at the se the house of bishops of the Episcopal church, when bishops of Salina, western Kansas, of Honolulu and of Porto Rico and perhaps of Mexico, are to be selected. Ar- rangements have been made for public meetings and banquets In the evenings, but the business sessions will be executive. Beats Con, sman Wooten. WAXAHATCHIE, Tex., Avril 13— the democratic primaries in Hill county Satur- day, J. A. Beall of Ellis county the 'county over Congressman Dudley Wooten of Dallas. This assures the not nation of Beall, all the other count had (v‘nu-l fl‘vlle'd h:ln. him forty one instructed votes In convention to thirty-four for Wooten. ' | order of battle, he (MacArthur), was in con- NEAR THE END ‘I‘innl Action on Ouban Reciprocity Bill Expected by Last of Week. PASSAGE COUNTED ON BY ITS FRIENDS Democrats and Re, Opposed | to Bill Offer a Formidable Force Which Gives Much Alarm. WASHINGTON, April 18.—The leaders of the house expect to see the Cuban recl- procity bill passed by the end of the present week, but they admit that the debate may be prolonged, so that the flnllk { vote will not be reached until next week Proceeding as the debate is, without a rule {1t can be drawn out as long as anybody desires to speak, but the leaders believe the general debate will exhaust itself by Thursday, at the latest. Mr. Dalzell will close the general debate in favor of the i When the measure i thrown open for amendment, a great number of amendments will be offered by the democrats with a view to opening up a way for amending the schedules of the Dingley tariff law. It is known in advance that all such amendments will be held to be not germane to the bill whose title provides for reciprocity with Cuba and that only amendments raising or lowering the amount of the proposed concession will be held to be in order. Ap- | peals will be taken “from the rulings of chair on the general tariff amendments, but it is certain that with positively one possible exception the attempt will be un- successtul That will be the amendment to take the differntial off refined sugar. It is admitted on both sides of the chamber that the great fight will come on that amendment. A number of republicans who are opposing the hill have amnounced that they will vote to overrule the chair on that proposi- tlon, and democrats expect to be able to cast a solid vote for it. Weakness of the Advoeates. The weakness of the position of the friends of the proposition is that the test will not come directly on the amendment, but on the ruling of the chair. If a motion to recommit with instructions to report back such an amendment is made, it will be held not to be in order under the general theory of parliamentary law, that the house cannot instruct the committes to do what it itself cannot do The republican opposition to the bill, as shown last Tuesday on the motion to g0 into committee of the whole, Is in the neighborhood of forty. Added to the demo- cratic vote, if solldly cast, the opposition would have a clear majority of ten. But the republican leaders profess confidence in their bellef that enough of the republican recalcitrants will go to the length of vot- ing to override the chair to make with the democrats a majority of the house. Moreover, they assert that some of the democrats themselves will hesitate to adopt this method of getting a ¥ote on A propo- sition which they contend s plainly not germane, 1f the danger involved in the amendment to abolish the differential is passed, the bill will have plain safling on its final passage, as a majority of the demo- crats will vote for It EXPLODES SOME OLD THEORIES I MacArthur Discredits Stories of Co-Operation at Battle of Maniia, WASHINGTON, April 13.—~The tenate committee on the Philippines began its pro- ceedings yesterday by adopting *. resolution offered by Senator Carmack, calling upon the mecretary of war for all the orders, cir- culars and officlal reports receivéd from commanders and thelr subordinates in the provinces of Tayabas, Batangas, Samar and Laguna. General MacArthur was again today the only witness before the committee and his examination was begun by Senator. Culber- G ner son. His questions related to the relation- ship between the native forces and the American troops when the latter first landed at Manila. Senator Culberson called attention to the fact that there is testimony on file to the effect that General Anderson had written to Aguinaldo inviting his co-operation at Manila and that the latter had accepted, and that it also is stated that General Mer- ritt bad himselt sent an aide to General Greene suggesting that arrangements be | made with the Filipinos for & common un- derstanding In the occupailon of the trenches. He then asked If, in view of these facts, the inference was mnot authorized that| triendly co-operation was not desired by the American officials with the Filipinos | in the attack upon the Spaniards. “Assuming the facts to be as stated the witness replied, “if that were all there ts in the premises it might be admitted that inference was to be drawn as indi- cated. But there are other facts which | form a part of the case and ghich show the co-operation In the attack on Manila was not a voluntary one on our par General MacArthur then related that on the evening previous to the attack on Man- \la, after General Merritt had issued his sultation with General Anderson, when the latter received a communication from Gen- eral Merritt, directing the latter to inform Aguinaldo that the battle which was to take place next day was to be between the Americans and Spanlards, and that he must not participate under any circumstances. Aguinaldo was at that time, General Mac- Arthur said, five miles away, and the mes- sage w nt to him by wire. He knew, however, that the Filipino leader had re- celved it, because he had declined to ac- cept the suggestion, and he and his native forces had participated in the' engagement the next day. What had become of that communication | General MacArthur ssid he did pot know He also said that if there had been co-op- | eration between Aguinaldo and General An- | derson while the latter was in command | of the Americau forces he did not know it. Senator Patterson then asked a series of questions intended to bring Qut the fact | that there had been an understanding be- | tween the American commanders, General Merritt and Admiral Dewey, and the Span- ish commanders that the attack upon Manila sbould be & mere feint With the view | of securing a surrender, with an appesrance of a battle, but without any real fight. Gen- | eral MacArthur said that if there had been | such an understanding, be knew pothing | of it Dr. B 1t Gets Lei Stay. CHICAGO, April 13.—Julge Baker has denled a new trial to Dr. Orville 8. Bur- nett, but granted a stay of sentence till | May 3, to allow an appeal. Dr. Burnett! was recently convicted of murder. The charge is based on the allegation that he aided and abetted Mrs. Charlotte Nichol wife of southern raliroad man, iu com- witting suicide. |SHOOTING SCRAPE IS FATAL | which provides for a fine and CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska—Rain Monday: Cooler in North and East; Tuesday Fair and Warmer. Temperatare at Omaha Yesterday: Hour. Deg. 52 p.om TO DISSOLVE THE MEAT TRUST Order from Washington Been Sent to City, 4 to Have Kansas KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 13.—The Jour- nal tomorrow will as According to a dispatch from Washington, Major Willlam Warner, United States dis- trict attorney, has heen instructed by the attorney gener: to immediately take steps to dissolve the so-called beef trust. A federal grand jury, will be ordered this week to commence its session next Monday. Major Warner yesterday positively declined | to make any statement whatever regarding the matter. “1 have not a word to say,” he decleared, when asked about the order from Washing- ton. Nothing so important to the entire people has occurred in years as the ordering of this investigation, If it should transpfre to be the fact, as it is believed to be. In the last year, but notably in the last six months, the price of meat bas gone up in an alarming way. The attorney for one of the largest pack- ers In Kaneas City, after having the dis- ers in Kaneas City, after hearing the dlu- patch to the Journal read, said:We an- ticipated, some such move as this. Two weeks ago the Journal had a dispatch from Washington, indicating that President Roosevelt would personally order an in- vestigation. We scarcely though that it would go the length of having the district attorney summon a grand jury, as I un- derstand District Attorney Warner has ar- ranged to do. As to the merits or demerits of the case I have nothing to say. Of course, meats are up, so are cattle. A large retail dealer, sald: We think there s a trust. No butcher Is allowed to slaughter his own cattle. If he does, there will be a butcher shop start up next door to him, and he will find himself undersold on everything he offers for sale. It is this treatment which compels all of us to buy from the packers and all packers charge the same prices. TO DROP SECOND-CLASS RATE Chicago and New York Trying to Adopt Single Schedule. CHICAGO, April 13.—An effort is being made by managers of the roads operating between Chicago and New York to abolish all second-class fares. The first move in this / direction was made known when the officers of the lines in ‘the territory named gave notice that hereafter there would be no second-class fares quoted westhound between the two cities. Westhound from New York there have | been two classes of rates in effect. A firat and second-class fare has prevalled over both the standard and the differential roads. Via the standard, or Nxher-rlnul lines, the first-class rate from New York | to Chicago has been $20, and $17 secor class, and over the differential. or weak roads, the first and second-class fare have | been the same, $17. By the notice sent out today the sec- ond-class fare on the standard roads is abolished and the first-class rate over the differential lines advanced to $18, with no second-class rate. This will readfust the rates so that there will be but one fare| In effect over each of the two classes nl‘ roads. The standard lines will charge $20 to Chicago and the differentials $18. Eas‘- bound from Chlcago there will be no change | for the present. TEN-YEAR-OLD Boy Ca FIRE FIEND ht by Police Who Amuses Himself by Burniog Hounes. CHICAGO, April 13.—Charles Pledze, a lad of Lithuanian birth, scarcely 10 years of age, has been arrested, charged with | having started the many fires that ha: terrorized South Chlcago during the last two days. The boy at first denfed all knowledge of the origin of the fires, but after six hours of the “sweating” process | by the police, he admitted that he had started four of the principal blazes that| threatened valuable property in South Chi- cago, but asserted he knew nothing of the other blazes. He sald he liked to see the engines run and the firemen at work. Fifteen fires have occurred since Thurs- day night, entailing a total loss of $50,000 and rendering homel. fifteen families and as many boarders. The streets were patrolled Friday night by anxious citizens nd the boy was caught this afternoon by a fireman under circumstances that left little doubt of his gullt in setting a fire that had just been started. From his con- tradictory statements the police belleve he is responsible for other fires than he had admitted so far. Affray at Carbondale, . Re Probable Death of Two Men. CARBONDALE, 11, April 13.—A shoot- ing affray occurred today at Murphysboro | In which Zeke Morgan was fatally and Heury Grogan seriously wounded Zeke and John Morgan had gone to the house of a woman whom Grogan was visit- ing and demanded admission. They wers met at the door by Grogan, who refused to | followed and the three men drew weapons and began firing. | Both of the wounded men probably will | dle. TO FIGHT TOWNSITE CLAUSE let them in Argument Railroads Territory Will nate Provision ARDMORE, 1. T. April 13.—The rall- | roads interested in the new townsites along the line of their roads are fighting the provision in the Indian appropriation bill imprison- ment for any one to lay out a tract of land for townsites without the consent of | the secretary of the lnterlor, Representatives of the various roads, will, | at Greenwood cem: it is sald, go to hington and make & stubborn fight to have the obnoixous pro- vision eliminated from the measure. MILES SO0N TO GO | Lieutenant General's Oompulsory Retire- ment Baid to Be Determined On. REPORT NOT DENIED AT THE WHITE HOUSE | Friction Between Becretary Root and Miles Makes a Obange Necessary, OBSTRUCTS PLANS FORNATION'S WELFARE Attention Direoted to Retirement of Ord for Miles' Benefit. GENERAL BROOKE PROBABLE SUCCESSOR Senfor MNoth In Service and Age to Present Commanding General, His Promotion Is Re- marded as Certain. WASHINGTON, April 13.—The issues are fairly joined between the lleutenant gen- eral and the secretary of war. The trouble, whicn began long ago under the Cleveland administration, has finally reached o critical a stage that the com- pulsory retirement of General Miles at an early date is an open wecret and is not denfed at the White House. In explana- tion of President Roosevelt's position one of his close friends, who unquestionably &peake by authority, says. ’ The question is not a personal one be- tween General Miles and’ Seeretary Root At present Secretary Root has on shoulders a heavier burden than an member of the administration. « No man less 8trong could carry it at all; and now, at the very time when he requires the most loyal support of every subordinate who wishes well to the army_ and the nation. he has to spend much of his strength fn meeting the opposition of the commandin, general. 1f General Miles Is retired it I"fi be simply bacause after patient trial Presi- dent Roosevelt feels that on the highest ethical grounds his retentlon would work grave and lasting injury to the army as a vhole. Miles' Career Sim As some of General Miles' friends have sald that it would be unfalr, it should be sald in the first place that he owed his pro- motion to a_brigadier generalship only through the similarly forced retirement of General Ord, he himself being jumped over a number of his senfor officers Into the vacancy thus created; and, In the second vlur that the only action of the kind by ‘resident Roosevelt since he has been (n office was In the case of Colonel Noyes, who was retired by gompulsion - atter of reaching the age 62, on the recom- mendation of General Miles, In other words, the general has himself expressly e rpx-nmmemles and profited by the very ac- tion which hia friends now fear may be taken at his expense. Tf he should go out before General Brooke is retired, General Brooke, who is General Miles' senfor, both in service and in age «nd who did gallant and distinguished work as a volunteer In the civil war, would un- doubtedly be put in his place as leutenant ’onrrl:,lll '(l‘l is kr‘lovfin h: is desirous of ‘ecognizing General Brooke's faithful service. . General Brooke's Record, General Bro rendered eouans” moiiatioth® sestil General Miles. = General first to obtal ONE the (1Y war R Fetamed il advunts oral ities ending the war as After peace came General Miles moted over General Brooke's As General Brooke will necessarl), /he position but & briet period befs ro- tircment for age, General 8. D, Sui is likely to sucéeed General e ai General Chaffee's promotion to, .dow two years hence. In administration circles in Washington there has been some amusement over the talk raised about the so-called mission to | Rome. The facts are that Governor Taft | has Impressed very strongly upon the | president and the secretary of war that the question of getting rid of the friars of vital consequence to peace In the Philippines and that to accomplish this it was necessary to deal directly with the head of the corporation involved, Rome. After much consideration it was decided that Governor Taft should stop at Rome cn his way to the Philippines to con- sult with the church authorities and see if it would not be possible te come out- right to some agreement on behalt of the Philippines government. Purely a Business Matter, There would be nothing of any kind or shape in the matter which would suggest anything in the way of diplomatic rela- tions. It would be purely a busipess transaction. The United States governghent Is neither favorable nor hostile to any fpar-. ticular sect. It desires to treat all allke; with exact justice. It does not wish to do Injustice to the friars by taking away thelr lands, without compensation. On the other hand, it recognizes that although the Christian Fllipinos are practically all Roman Catholics, they are nevertheless a unit in demanding that the friars leave the island. Governor Taft better than any other man could explain this state of things at Rome. It is believed if an honorable and satisfactory arrangement can be reached the result will be most beneficlal to the islands and that probably no other ome thing could do much good. TO BE BURIED IN GREENWOOD Body of Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage Wil Be Taken to Brook- tyn. WASHINGTON, April 13.~Arrangements were completed today for the funeral sery- ices in this city over the remains of Rev. Dr. T. DeWitt Talmage. The funeral takes place at 4 o'clock Tuesday afterncon from the Church of the Convenant. The exercises will be very simple. There will be no funeral sermon, but short addresses concerning the life and works of Dr. Tal- mage, by those who have been associated with him. Dr. Tunis 8. Hamlin, pastor of the church, and Dr. Thomas Chalmers Easton, of the Eastern Presbyterian church of Washington, will be his assistants in the services. Dr, Samuel J. Niccols of 8t. Louis, a lifelong friend, will make an address, and Dr. B. P. Tervne of New Jersey, Dr. Howard Suy- dampf of Reinbreck, N. Y., and Dr. James Deimerest of Brooklyn, all school friends of the doctor, have been asked to Music will be furnished by the quartet of the Church of the Covenant At § o'clock Wednesday morning the in- terment will take place in the famlily lot Brooklyn. Silent tribute to the memory of Dr. Tal- mage was paid today by thousands of peo- ple, who walked past the residence on Mas- sachussetts avenue, where the visit of death was marked by a cluster of violets, ted with a streamer of black hanglng at the right of the eptrance. Many intimate friends, including the pas tors of most of the Presbyterian churcheg of the city, were among those who called af the house. Messages of sympathy from vearly every state ln the union and from England, Russia and other Europesn couss tries came to the family durlog the day.