Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 16, 1902, Page 1

[ ———= THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 1¢ ORDERS AN INQUIRY Becretary Root Demands Thorough Investi- gation of Alleged Oruelties to Filipinos. ACTS IN CONCERT WITH THE PRESIDENT PBoth Determined to Prevent Inhuman Treatment of the Natives. WILL PUNISH OFFICERS IF FOUND GUILTY President Says Army Offlcials Must Rigidly Obey Military Law. WILL LOOK INTO GARDENER'S STATEMENT fieneral Smith, Acenn der to Kill and Burn to Major Waller, May De Cou martinled. of Issuing Or- WARHINGTON, April 15.—As a result of he consideration by the cabinet today of he charges of cruel treatment of Filipinos by United States soldiers, Secretary Root bas made public the followiag correspond- pnce: “WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON. April 15, 1902.—My Dear Senator: 1 beg to pcknowledge the receipt of your copy of the testimony of Sergezat Charles S. Riley and Private Lewis Smith, late of the Twen- ty-sixth Infantry, taken before your com- mittee yesterday. I enclose a copy of a di patch which has been sent today to Major Oeneral Chaffes, commanding the Diviston of the Philippines. Directions have been Fiven to the judge advocate general of the Army to take proper steps fn acoordance with the dispatch. The Wi partment will be glad to receive the earllest practi- cable information of any further evidence which may be elicited by the committee tending to fix responsibility upon anyone in the military service of the United States for any violation of any laws of war or of the regulations or orders governing the oper: tion of the army of the United States in the fleld. Very respeottully, “ELIHU ROOT, ‘‘Secretary of War. “Hon. H. H. Lodge, United States Senator. MWashington, D. C. Charges by Gardener. AR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON. April 15, 1902.—Memorandum for the Ad- Jutant General: Cable General Chaffe follows: On February 19 a letter was sent you enclosing for investigation copy of ctharges made by Governor Gardener of Tayabas province, which contained general sllegations of cruelties practiced by troons on natives and generally of an insolent and brytal attitude of the army toward natives. *'On April 3 a cable dispatch’ was sent wou urging action with all speed consistent ‘with thorough and searching Investigation. “‘On March 4 a cable dispatch was sent @ou directing disciplinary measures to pro- duce obedlence to the president’s instruc- tions subordinating-miiitary officers to civil government in pacified provinces, and in- structing \you to relleve Major Bdwin F. Glenn and Captaln James A. Ryan from duty and order them to Munila to awalt investigation Into thelr conduoct, in accord- ance with iustructions to follow by mall. “‘On March 24 instructions were malled wou containing statement of charges against these ofcers and General Jacob H. Smith s the basls of Investigation ordered by he cable of March 4. ‘Further Investigations into both matters are required by the following facts: Case of General Smith. Press dlspatches state that upon the trial of Major Waller of the marine corvs testimony was given by Waller, ocorrob- orated, by other witnesses, that General Jacob H. Smith instructed him to kill and burn; that the more he killed and burned the better pleased General Smith would be: that It was no time to take prisoners, and that when Major Waller asked General Smith to define the age limit for killing, he replied, “Everything over 10." If such testimony was give~ and the facts can be established, you will place General Smitb ©on trizl by court-martial ** ‘Yosterday before the senate committes %on Philppine affairs Sergeant Charles Riley @nu Private Lewis Smith of the Twenty- sixtnh volunteer Infantry testified that the ‘fo:p) ot torture known as the “water cu wa administered to the presidente of the tovn of Igbaras, Iloilo province, island of Panay, by & detachment of the Bighteenth United States infantry under command of Lieutenant Arthur L. Con under orders of Major Edwin F. Glenn, then captain of the Twenty-fitth infantry, and that Captain mand Assistant Surgeon Palmer Lyon, at that time a contract surgeon was present to mssist them. The officers named, or such of them as are found to be responsible for the @ct, will be tried therefor by court-martial, Conger and Lyon are in this country, Most of Witnesses Here, “ ‘Both the Twenty-sixth Volunteer in- tfantry and the Sixteenth infantry having returned to the United States and most of the witnesses belug presumptively here, the secretary of war directs that Major E. F. Glenn, Twenty-fifth infantry, be di- rected to proceed to San Francisce and re- port to the general commanding the De- partment of California, with a view to his trial by court-martial under charges al- leging the cruelties practiced by him upon & vative of the Philippine islands at gbaras, on June 27, 1900. ““If you can discover any witnesses still in the service in the Philippines who can testify in support of the charges or it Major Glenn desires the attendance of any persons now serving in the islands as wit- nesses for the defense, you will direct them to proceed to San Francisco for that pur- pose. As the two years allowed for the prosecution by the statute of limitations is Dearly at an end, no time is to be lost. You wiil take such course in advancing or postponing the Investigations previously ordered into the conduct of General Smith and Major Glenn as shall be required to enable you to execute these instructio vi Are Few, * ‘It 18 believed that the violations of law yend bumanity of which these cases, if trus jare examples, will prove to be few and focoasional and not to characterize the con- Quct of the army generally in the Philip- plnes; but the fact that any acts of cruelty and barbarity appear to e been doi indicates the ne. searching and exhaustive investigation into the general charges preferred by Governor Gardener and you will sp: the lnvestigation already ordered uader these charges (o uncover every such case which may bave occurred” and bri the offenders 1o justice. “‘The president desires to know iu the fullest and most circumstantial manner all be facls, nothing being concealed, and no —— e { {owesianes - Seeeed Pess) CABINET OFFICIAL IS SHOT Russian Minister of Interfor is sassinated in Lobby of His Ofce. 8T. PETERSBURG, April 15.—The minl ter of the interior, M. Sipiaguine, was shot and fatally wounded at 1 o'clock this after- noon in the lobby of the ministerial offices by a man who held a pistol close to the minister's person. The wounded man died at 2 p. m. o~ The assassin of M "'b-\" 1s a stu- dent, who gained accet. M';m; dls- guised in the uniform of « 3 He met the minister on the fu. l.,. and emptied a revolver into his close range. The assassin Was immedin. arrested. % It was learned later that M. Siplaguine was on his way to attend a meeting of the committes of ministers. He had just en- tered the office of the imperial council when the assassin, who had driven up in a carriage, approached and handed bim a folded paper, saying he had been charged to deliver it by Grand Duke Sergius. The minister stretched out his hand to take the document when the assassin fired five shots at him. Three of the bullets struck M. Siplaguine and one wounded his servant. The assassin did not resist arrest. He sald his name was Balsahanstt and that be was a student at Kieff, where he had been sentenced to compulsory military service for participating in the riots of 1901. He sald he had been pardoned, but had not been reinstated at the university, and that he therefore revenged himself. The min- ister was taken to the Hospital Maxmil- lianovoskl, where he died in one hour. M. Siplaguine belonged to a distingulshed Russian family. He incurred the enmity of the students by upholding the views of M. Pobledonostzeff, the chief prosecutor of the holy synod, and by supporting the most severe measures for the repression of all liberal tendencies. A previous attempt was made to shoot him on the Neveky prospect about a year ago. M. Siplaguine’s body was removed this evening to the palace of the minister of the interior, where a requiem service in the presence of the court and all the min- tsters will be held. GETS MONEY FROM AMERICA Little Over a Third of New En War Loan is Subscribed by Morgan Syndicate. (Copyright, 192, by Pre LONDON, April 16.—(New York World Cablegram—Special ~ Telegram.)—The J. Plerpont Morgan syndicate i{s reported to bave underwritten $556,000,000 of the new $160,000,000 war loan authorized under Chancellor of the Exchequer Beach's bud- get. A Rothschild syndicate is said also to bave” underwritten $85,000,000, leaving only $20,000,000 for public subscription. The | price, it s rumored, will be 93%, being % per cent less than that of the last loan. The Steel trust magnates took $50,000,000 of the first war loan of 1900. ELEVEN MEN ARE KILLED Shocking Aceldent Occurs on Board of a British First Cla Battiesh Publishing Co.) { QUEENSTOWN, April 15.—Gunner Lieu- tenant H. S. Borne, Livutenant Miller and nine bluejackets were instantly killed yes- terday afternoon by the bursting of a twelve-inch gun on board tbe British first- class battleship Mare, during gun practice, off Berehaven. In addition several men were injured by the explosion. - The breech of the gun blew out after it had twice missed fire. The bodles of the two men who wers sighting the gun wers | ecattered to pleces and blown overboard. The injured seamen were brought ashore here today. PRINCESS GOES TO CAPETOWN,April 15.~Princess Radziwill, accused of forgery in connection with notea purporting to have been signed by the late Cecll Rhodes, was committed to jail be- cause of the withdrawal of her bondsmen from her bonds. The trial of the princess 1s fixed to begin Monday mext. m Stock Exchange Hopeful. LONDON, April 15.—The budget proposals presented to the House of Commons yes- terday were received fairly well on the stock exchange today, where the various departments developed o particular fi ture, with the exception of a drop in con. sols selling preparatory to the issue of the mew loan, which operators generally m to consider will take the form of a fresh lesue of comsols. Operators on the ex- change continued to be hopeful as to the outcome of the peace conference at Pre. toria. The British cabinet met at noon today. Among other business considered w the reply of the Boer leaders to the government communication mentioned by A. J. Balfour, the government leader, in the House of Commons yesterday. No Information to Impart. LONDON, April 15.—~The government leader, A. J. Balfour, replylng to a ques- tion In the House of Commons today, an- nounced that the ministers had no informa- tion to impart on the subject of the South African peace negotiations, nor, under the ecircumstances, could aay information be imparted at the present atage of the negotiations. The government, Mr, Bal- four added, would immediately inform Par- llament of the fact when they had any news to communicate. Bulgarians Will Take Action. SOFIA, April 15.—The Bulgarian gov- ernment has determined to dissolve the Macedonlan revolutionary committee and has so informed the latter's executive, giv- ing as & reason for its action the fact that the chief agents of the committee have been caught in the act of forming revolu- tionary bands. No Daty Provi MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 15.—Owing to the scarcity of provisions on the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua Presideat Zelaya has issued & decree providing for the admission, free of duty, in that section of the country of flour, wheat, beans, rice and lard. Exhibit. PARIS, April 15.~A decree was signed by President Loubet today, providing for the participation of France at the St. Louis exposition and appointing M. Michel La- grave commissioner general of the French section. France to M l.w’.mlll;--. LONDON, April 15.—The new British losn of £33,000,000 is to be raised by an lesue of 3% Der cont ceusvin, | dyke, Lyon county; Wyomin CONGER LIKELY TO REMAIY| Iowa Senators and Oongressmen See the President in His Behalf, HITCHCOCK TO STAY IN THE CABINET Senater Millasd Calls on in Behalf of McCorn President ck of Utah, but Recelves No En- conragement. w, (From a Staft Correspondent.) SHINGTON, April 15.—(Speclal Tele- j—Scnators Allison and Dolliver and k. esentatives Hull and Hedge of the lowa delegation had a conference with | President Roosevelt today in relation to| Minister Conger, who, rumor says, is to be | recalled from China and is to be supplanted by W. W. Rockhill, director of the Bureau | of American republics. Rockhill was re- cently in China on & very confidential mis- slon and was the speclal representative of this goverument in China during Minis- ter Conger's presence here on leave. It 1s & well known fact that Secretary Hay would llke to provide a fine billet for Mr. Rockhill, but whether he will succeed in | having Minister Conger recalled is a ques- | tion, in view of the active interest the | lowa delegation is taking in Conger's be- | half. | “Our visit to the president today was for the purpose of talking over the rumors that are about in regard to Minister Con- ger,” sald Senator Allison. “The president stated be had no knowledge of what the newspapers were saying in relation to Con- ger, nor had he any thought of making & change in the China miseion at this time. Representatives Hull and Hedge joined Senator Dolliver and myself at the White House and united with us in talking over the situation.” After the conference Messrs, Hull and Hedge remained with the president to talk over some minor matters in which their districts are interested. John A. Burbank of Indiana, one of the early xovernors of Dakota territory, is in Washington on matters connected with South Dakota, in which he till has a lively interest. Hiteheock Likely to Stay. Senator Millard called on the president this morning, but owing to & press of busi- ness was unable to take up with Mr. Roose- velt the matter which took him to the White House, which it is thought had reference to the secretaryship of the fn- terlor. Senator Millard has a candidate in the person of Mr. McCornick of Salt Lake City, but he stated after his call at the executive mansion that he had very grave doubts if a vacancy would exist in the interior portfollo for some time to come. “I Bave asked the War department to permit Captain Swobe of the quarter- master's department to return to the states, as he has been three years in the foreign service and I think some younger man should be given a chance,” said Sena- tor Millard today. Clvil service examinations for pogitions in the third and fourth internal revenue districts of Iowa are to be held May 24 at Dubuque and’ Burlington. Postmasters appointed: Nielson, Tate, Pawnee, Wenzel, resigned; lows, Nebr: count: . R. Nugen, Klon- J. K. Somers, P. B. Moorcrooft, Crook county. The name of the postofice at Harvard, Big Horn county, Wyo., was ordered changed to Nowood and Fred Bragg com- missioned postmaster. The postoffices at Chase, Chase county, Neb., Galvin, Marshal county, and Hibbeville, Appanoose county, Ia., were ordered discontinued after April 30. A postofice was ordered established at Bordeaux, Laramie county, Wyo., A. B. Troyer, postmaster. Miss Emma M. Quick of Omaha was to- day appointed stenographer and typewriter in the Minot (N. D.) land office. CHINAMEN CAUSE TROUBLE Held in Detention Sheds at Sa cisco and Steamship Conce Ordered to Deport Them. Fran- WASHINGTON, April 15.—The Treasury department has received from the customs collector at San Francisco a telegram stat- ing that ninety-eight Chinamen who are detained in detention sheds on steamship | docks at San Francisco threaten trouble it they are not either taken back to China by steamship companies or are not allowed thelr freedom. Several Chinamen who were detalned have managed to escape, and the case is giving the Treasury department some trouble. In answer to the report of the collector Assistant Secretary Taylor today wired him to make & written demand on the steamship companies for the deportation of | the detalned Chinamen and to further notify the companies that the Treasury de- partment will presecute them for every Chinaman who has escaped. The Chinamen who are detained in the sheds have been held from three to nine months awaiting deportation and the steamship companies have done nothing to send them away. They came to San Fran- cisco ostensibly for transit through to Mexico, but the immigration officers had reason to doubt the good faith of those | looking after their destination, which was | ground and fruit and shade trees almost believed to be this country, and the China- men were prevented from landing and or- dered deported The steamship companies have a case pending in the supreme court which they belleve may settle the right of the Treas- ury department to require them to deport Chinamen, and that is one reason they are holding the Chinamen ¥ d Burt Close Forty Year ce in Army Department. WASHINGTON, April 15.—Brigadier Gen- | erals Isaac D. De Russy, Andrew 8. Burt and Michael V. Sheridan, recently ap- pointed, were placed on the retired lst todsy on their own applications, after forty yeal service. Ome of the vacancles in the list of brigadier gemerals thus created has been filled by the promotion of Colonel Mott Hooton, Twenty-elghth infantry, who will be regularly retired for age tomorrow. General Hooton entered the army as a vol- unteer sergeant in June, 1861. He recently bas served in the Philippines. It is ex- pected that three more colon through the civil war also will be promoted to the grade of brigadler general in a fe days apd similarly retired on their own ap- plications i | the | ticipated in the raid. The damage caused who served | be; Another Gift from Carmegie. mfl!m&l}'. N. Y., April 15 —Preai. that An- to U-Ao‘: iue HOW TO EFFECT RECIPROCITY Delegate (o Manufacture tlon Wonld Remove Fan. of Pol Conven- from Power ctans. INDIANAPOLIS, Apr The seventh annual convention of the National Assocla- tion of Manufacturers was called to order at 10:80 this morning in the hall of repre- sentatives at the state house by D. M. Parry of Indianapolis. He introdiced W. H. Hart, state auditor, who made the address of welcome for the state Instead of Governor Durbain, now engaged In a prison investiga- tion at Michigan City. The welcome from the city of Indianapolls was extended by | Mayor Charles A. Bookwalter The large delegation from the eastern ates, including the majority of the mern- | bers of the association of Philadelphia, r- rived this morning. In this party were President Search, Charlod A. Schieren of New York City, treasurer, and Edward H. | Sanborn of Philadelphia, general mansger The Toledo, O., delegation, already bere, will be reinforced tomorrow by Mayor Jones | and several other business men, ail bent on | taking the next natlonal convention to To- ledo. So far it is Toledo against New Or- leans for the next convention. After welcome and responsive addresees were concluded President Search read bis annual report. George Seabury of New York opened the discussion, speaking to the part of the re- port on reciprocity in which Mr. Zearch said: The concrete proposition which now con- fronts us appears to me to be about like thist 1s'it feastble, safe and expedient to un- dertake to adjust our commercial relations [ith other nations by means of specal legislation dealing with each partlcular case, or is It preferable from all points of view to seek the same end by délegating to the executive arm of the government the power to negotlate international agree- ments for reciprocal concessions? Mr. Seabury said: Our people are not in & position to com- prehend these reciprocity treatles. Even our domestic manufacturers do not under- stand these things uestions should not be left to the politicians, and 1 am not in favor of any congress dealing with | them. He sald he believed in reciprocity, but did not belleve that the weakest industry should be annihilated by remson of the en- actment of such treaties. The tariff should be left alone, said he, and When making a reciprocity treaty with a nation only such articles should be allowed to be entered free into this country which are produced here without fear of competition. C. A. Schieren, ex-mayor of Brooklyn, re- plied to Mr. Seabury's remarks on poli- ticians, He said: Do not make the mistake that repre- sentatives in congress do not understand anything. As a rale they are able men who are sent to congress, and thank God they are. 1 now see a great muddle over the Cuban reciprocity treaty, and do you think it would be settled sooner if it lay with the executive alone? It would not MUCH DAMAGE IN TEXAS Hall the Such Storm Berry, C ently on and Corn Crops. Injures HOUSTON, Tex., April 15, —Late reports from the section Visited by the hall stormr of Sunday night show that great damage has been done berries, cotton and corn. The loss at Alvin to strawberries alone Is est!- mated at $30,000, with as much mere at Webster, Dickinson and League City. Fayette county suffered greatly from hall, cotton and corn being beaten into the stripped of fruit and foliage. A number of cows and hogs were killed by lightning at different / points, while barns and one residence were burned after being struck. So far as known only one ife was lost, John F. Pike being caught in a creek bed near Blg Springs by a water spout and drowned. TAKE HEAP INTO CUSTODY Allegation Made that He W pering to Leave and For- feit His Bond, EVANSTON, Wyo., April 15.—(Spectal.)— William Heap, defendant in the case of Perry against Heap, who has been under | 32,000 bonds for over a year, was arrested last night. It is alleged that his move- ments led the officers to belleve that he was preparing to forfeit his bonds. Heap Is being sued by the W. J. Perry Live Stock company of Omaha to recover $11,000, which they allege was obtained under false pre- tenses. It appears that Heap secured the money from the Omaha firm and mortgaged 300 head of cattle to secure the loan. When it came time to foreclose the mortgage only about twenty head of cattle could be found. The question has arisen as to whether the Wyoming court has jurisdiction in the case and further proceedings have been stopped | until the state supreme court passes upon | it. Recapture Eacaped CODY, Wyo., April 15.—(Specfal.)—Lee Garrett, alias Ed Jones, the alleged horse- | thief who escaped from county officers here ten days ago, was captured Sunday night by John F. Thompson. Garrett was fn hiding in the Darran cabin near the | Carter ranch in the mountains. A reward of $100 was offered by the county for Gar- | rett’s arrest. Lee is said to be a bad man, having committed, it is aleged, a number of deeds of outlawry in northern Wyom- ing during the last two years. The officers will now keep a close watch upon him. Prisoners, Cannot Locate Sheep Killers, NDANCE, Wyo., April 15.—(Spectal.)— authorities have been unable to learn identity of the men who killed 200 head of sheep owned by the Emplire com- pany in the vicinity of Gillett, bound and gagged the herder and committed other depredations a week ago. Five men par- SU The aggTegates $5,000 Flad Another 011 Spring. BASIN, Wyo., April 15.—(Special.)—An- other ofl spring has been discovered In the Bonanza flelds southeast of here. The scene of the last find is on & high hill ana | it is sald that the oil is of the same high grade as that found last November in a spring in the valley of Nowood. The county surveyor has gone out with a la party of locators. To Fix Summer Rates. CINCINNATI, April _ 15--The meeting of the Central Passen fon began ere “today and wi three days In fixing summer rates. Tomor. the members of the freight claims bureau. covering the same territory. will b in their epring mu‘l’ln[. Lo take \ip 3d- ustment of cl make revisiol the rules of the assoclation. e o Rob Bank. LACROBSE, Wis, April 15.—A received early today from u.m'.'.."mi“ Wis., eight miles above here says that burglars made an unsuccesstul attempt to spring er assocla- Il continue row {1s absolutely no evidence | Amalgamated Assoclation of Iron, Steel and | session and a committee on credentials was 1902 3y PAGES. TE. N0 CLUETO THE MURDERERS Des Moines Polioe Admit Suspeots Under Arrest Are Not the Guilty Ones. CAUSES BITTERNESS AGAINST NEGROES People in Vicinity of Mines Where They Are Employed Threaten to Order Exod he Ob- Jectionable Omes. (From a Staft Correspondent.) DES MOINES, April 15.—(Special.)—Noth- Ing new has developed today in regard to | the probable murderer of the Peterson | children, und the police authorities and | detectives are as much in the dark as they | were the hour they begun investigation. The general bellet that the crime was committed by a colored man, though there | to that effect, | hae resulted in much ill feeling at the coal mines north of the city, where negroes are employed as miners, and in the vi-| cinity thereof. It is reported that the | farmers are organizing and will motify the mine operators that they must get rid of the negro miners, that they are a menace to the public and that the people will in-| sist on driving them away from the mines. | There are several hundred of these negro miners who have been brought from the southern stetes. It s & general beliet that many of them are from the comvict mines in the eouth and have been given | transportation to lowa on their discharge as convicts. At any rate there are many | bad negroes among them, and the feeling in the vicinity of Saylorville against these miners is strong. The governor waited until today to finally tssue his proclamation for a reward, to determine what was best to be done and how much should be offered. Three hun dred doilars has been offered. The city police and detective force has been In-| creased for the special occasion, and sev- eral individuals are engaged In trylng to ferret out the crime. Some of these vol- unteer detectives declare that they have clues which they belleve will lead to the finding of the right person. None of the persons arrested are be- lieved to have had anything to do with the crime. Hutchinson, who the only | suspect, clearly proved an alibi this morn- ing, showing that he went to church in | Saylorville Sunday evening and then went | directly to his room, which was nearly two miles and a half from where the mur- der was committed. He also established beyond doubt that the blood on his shoes | and clothing came there from hunting. None of the others were suspected of the | crime. The police are mot at all con- vinced that it was a negro who committed the crime, In view of the fact that several hun- dred persons tramped all over the fields in the vicinity of the crime it was thought useless to try to do anything with hounds, but this afternoon two were placed on the | trail with little result. The police think thelr movements could indicate nothing at this late d dpp——— USE TOO MUCH DYNAMITE Are Probably Buried ed by Ex- DULUTH, Minn., April 16.—Telephone a vices received from Eveleth early today re ported the destruction by fire last night of | the city jall and the blowing up of the Du- | luth, Meabe & Northern railroad depot by burglars at that place. In the jail fire an unknown prisoner was burned to death. Several hours later burglars blew up the safe. They overestimated the amount of | nitro-glycerine needed and as a result there was a report that woke up the entire town, shattering windows in the houses for blocks around. When the citizens reached the scene of the explosion the station lay in ruins and the debris had caught fire from the stove. The flames were extinguished and then an unsuccessful search was made for the safe. It was too big to carry away and it is thought it must have been blown into pleces too small to be located. No traces whatever could be found of the bur~ glars and it is not known whether they | were killed or made their escape. CONTESTS OVER THEIR SEATS Dificulty Encountered by L s in Gain in Convention, WHEELING, W. twenty-seventh annual Va., April 15.—The convention of the Tin Workers opened here today. The city's welcome to the 250 delegates was voiced by Mayor Sweeney and the responses were by President Schaffer and other offi- clals. The convention went into executive appointed, to which was referred the many cases of contested seats, These contests are nearly all based on fallure to pay strike assessments levied by the national officers. The wage scale committee continues its sessions daily. St. Louls, Columbus and Youngstown want the 1908 convention and | St. Louls can get it without a struggle it assurances are given that the world's fair will surely be held next year. NEW ROUTE TO KLONDIKE Rallrond Is to Be Hundred Miles Length. Bullt Four SEATTLE, Wash.,, April pected that work on & rallroad. from Valdes to Eagle City, will begin sbortly and will be rushed to completion without delay. The company which it fs said will construct the road Is an English and American concern and is capitalized at £3,000,000. The distance to be covered by the rallway ls 400 mies. It will pro- vide an all-American reute to the Kion- dike. The route leads through the Copper river country and the Tanana district. MAN HUNT IN NEW YORK Heavy Intes Syste: for Them. 15.—It is ex- NEW YORK, april 15.—Rockland county s entirely surrounded by armed men, stimulated by the offer of $12,000, saye a Nyack (N. Y.) special to the World, for the capture of Frank Martin aod Frank Wyman, the burglars who escaped from the mew city jall after nearly killing Keeper Van Nostrand. blow the bank there at 4 o'clock this morn. [Re. 'The expiosion” wes sg" hen T sateriowers soaned o & o8 & haddears ™ Many farmers have joined in the search and weapons of all kinds figure in the armament. During the night the search was oostinued With laaterns aud lorches 14 FeeIsan, » | exchange was raised CONDITION OF THE WEATHER ast for Nebraska Thursday Fore Fair Wednesday Temperature st Omaha Ve Hour. Deg. Hour. R a4 5 47 A7 a0 63 54 rdny: OMAHA MAN GOES TO DENVER €. B. Horton, ent of Western Union, Gets Assistant Superintend- a Promotion, NEW YORK, April 15.—Charles Tinker, who for many years has been perintendent of the eastern division of the Western Unfon Telegraph company, hi resigned, to take effect May 1, and Belvi- dere Brooks, superintendent at Denver, has been promoted to fill the vacancy. The territory includes New England and the middle states and Maryland. DENVER, April 15.—(Special Telegram.) Belvidere Brooke’ promotion was an- nounced today by Superintendent k2 Dickey of Omaha, who s in the city Charles B. Horton of Omaba will succeed Mr. Brooks in Denver Mr. Brooks will leave for the scene of his new labors at once (o take charge May 1 J. C. Nelson fs to succeed Horton as as- sistant superintendent at Omaha. A su- C. B city since about 1880, when he was an oper- ator in the main office of the Western Union. He wae promoted to a chief clerk- ship in the office of General Western Su- perintendent Dickey and in 1890 was ap- pointed assistant superintendent In the same office, which position he has held con- | tinuously since. J. C. Neleon, who takes the place of as- sistant superintendent is now private sec- retary to J. J. Dickey. He went into the office here when a mere youth as office boy and has been employed there continuously BOYCOTT RAISED FROM YARDS Against K ny Removed at Insta Rentrictions » Clty Com e of Packers. KANSAS CITY, April 16.—The boycott | against the Kansas City Stock Yards com- pany Friday by the Live Stock this afternoon, both sides agreeing to a compromise submitted by the local packers. The stock yards company modified the objectionable order and the iive stock commission men agreed to the yard company's request that they give clean clearance papers showing the ownership of stock. The stock yards com- pany had talked of seeking an Injunction to force the withdrawal of the boycott. The request of the commission men to their cuetomers to ship to other markets during the difficulty caused no particular differ wce in the receipts at this market. "The boycott had no appreciable effect 0i ‘the receipts here today, except possibly in the cake of heep. Today's arrly of catile mmounted to 5,000 head, agalnst 6,400 last week, while the receipts of hogs were 7,000, against 6,000 on last Tuesday. But 500 sheep were re- celved today, compared with 4,200 a week go. However, as the sheep generally are varlable, this may not indicate anything. It is sald that the members of the stock ards company are today considering the question of bringing Injunction proceed- ings against the commission men to force them to call off the boycott NEW DEPOT FOR ST. JOSEPH Structure to Be Erected by Terminal Company at of Half a Million. begun last Union Co ST. JOSEPH, Mo., April 15.—The Union Terminal Railroad company, which was re- cently granted a franchise by the city coun- cll, has decided to erect a terminal pas. senger and freight depot at Fourth and Mesanie streets at an estfmated cost of 00,000. This station will be in oppo- sition to the commodious Unlon station, which is jointly used by all the roads en- tering St. Joseph, except the Chicago Great Western. The Union Terminal company was or- ganized for the purpose of connecting all roads entering the city with the stock yards. It is officially stated that this de- cision on the part of the Union Terminal directors insures the extension of the Wabash system from Kansas City to St. Joseph and the buflding by the Missouri Pacific, which now leases Its tracks, of its own line from Atchison to St crossing the Missourl river over the Rock Island bridge, which is to be bullt at this point. KILLS THE WOMAN HE LOVES Missouri Farmer Shoots with Whom He ated. His Nlece, Was HENRIETTA, T., Aprll 15—W. H. Means, aged 50, a farmer formerly of Lex- ington, Mo., last night shot and killed his nlece, Miss Lydia E. Means, 30 years old, with whom he had been Infatuated. The murder was only learned when Means sur- rendered today. The body was found in a cottage where the couple had lived to- gether. Means had shot her twice with a shotgun, once through the head and once though the body. The shooting occurred about 2:30 this morning. Means remained 1n the house all the rest of the night with- out anyone knowing what had happened. LEXINGTON, Mo., April 15.—Until spring William Means lived alone with his brother on & farm near here. They sent for their nlece, Miss Means, to come and live with them. She caused trouble and William drew $4,000 from the bank and disappeared with her. Means' mind was belleved to be affected and his brother at- tempted to have him placed in an asylum VICTIM OF KUKLUX GANG Negro Woman Appeals to Govermor for Protection Against In- human Treatment. GUTHRIE, Okl, April 15.—Governor Fur- geson called upon today to act in & reported Kuklux case in Cleveland county wherein a colored woman, who was awardsd & valuable claim by the government over & white contestant, was the victim. She called on the governor with he- story of the affalr today, alleging that fifteen men entered her home, gave her son fifty lashes and ordered her to leave the country with- in fAfteen days or suffer the conseauences. The governor ordered the county officials to investigate and turted the matter over to the federal authorities to prosecute. He advised extreme measures i prebend and punish the perpetrators, poep - Horton has been a resident of this | Joseph, | this| GATES GETSTHE ROAD Wrests Oontrol of Louisville & Nashville from Belmont After Hard Strugg! J. P. MORGAN & CO HOLD THE STOCK Day of Great Excitement on Wall Btreet Among Speculators, SURPASSES ~ UNION PACIFIC FLURRY Sensational Trading in Southern Railway Oommon Adds to Confusion, i s EDWIN HAWLEY IS AN ACTIVE PURCHASER Morgan's DI fon of New Property Not Known—Spencer of Sonthern Declares His Rosd Will Not Control Loulaville, NEW YORK, April 15.—~Wall street passed through one of its most exciting and sensational periods today. The Loulsville & Nashville sitvation, which had hunk menacingly over the district for a week or more, was cleared by the undisputed state- ment that John W. Gates and his assoclates had wrested control of the property from { the Belmont party and were in absolute possession. Accompanying this statement which had been discounted the day before was one that the Gatee faction had selected J. P. Morgan & Co. to settle the difterences between the contending Interests. While these events were happening & movement without parallel In the history of the Stock exchange was on in Southern | Rallway. Trading in Southern Railway common set in on a tremendous scale and |at one time Interest centered almost en- tirely In that stock. It became' evident before the opening of the market that a settlement would be reached. Big Magnates at Conference, At the office of J. P. Morgan & Co. a serics of conferences began before 10 o'clock Those present during the morning were George W. Perkins and Willlam Plerce Hamilton, representing the Morgan Inter- ests; August Belmont, Samuel Spencer, president of the Southern rallway; Edwin Hawley, president of the Towa Central. and Minneapolls & St. Louls roads: John W. Gates, Talbot J. Taylor, head of the brok- erage firm of that name, and son-in-law of James R. Keene, and Francls Lynde Stetson, one of Mr. Morgan's attorneys. Shortly before noon the appended an- nouncement was given out by the broker- age firm of Harrls, Gates & Co., In which John W. Gates is a speclal partner We have bought a large amount of stock of 'the Touisville & Nashvilie Foad, ' We did not buy it for speculation, but for in- vestment, belleving absolutely in the o ent and future value of t Will "Rot be any Copar { o} 3 have placed the entire u&.lp% e o ma n $ of J. P. Morgan & Co. and requesi "&fl 10 act as arbiters in the situation, use of the prominence af the property, and desire not to disturb in any way t eral market condition and because we X they, Morgan & Co., have no interet what- ever'in the property or in recent purchases. Gates Admits Purcha; This statement that it read: We have fought control,” ete. George W. Perkins, a member of ths banking house of J. Plerpont Morgan & Co., gave out the following statement tonight: At the request of Messrs. Harris, Gates & Co., who, on their own Independent act, have 'recently made large purchases of Loutsville & Nashville ©rafiroad . stock, Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Co. as bankers have consented to take controi of the stock s0 purchased and to recelve the same on deposit. Throughout the day operations in South- ern railway shares continued on an enor- | mous scale. Demand was extraordinary al- | most from the outset. Common stock ad- vanced 3% and the preferred 3% points. Blocks of 5,000 and 10,000 shares were | common and there was one “strong” of | 30,000 shares and another of 37,000, while | the trading at its height. Morgan Influence Felt. Much of the early buying was attributed to Morgan influence, but it soon became clear that the Gates clique, as well as room traders generally, were taking a hand in the game. In the first half hour fully 200,000 shares of Southern rallway common changed hands. By the end of the first hour transactions In this stock alone reached a total of 350,000 shares. By noon | considerably more than 250,000 shar a changed hands. Dealings fell off after that to some ex- | tent, but the records for the number of shares of a single stock sold in onme beur, | in two hours and in one day's trading were | all shattered as a result of Southern rall- | way's performance today. The total sales for the day reached a total of oytstanding stock of the company is 1,200,000 share | Breaks Union Pacific Record, On April 24, 1901, there were 662,800 shares of Union Pacific sold on the New York Stock exchange during the struggle between the Morgan and Harriman inter- ests which culminated in the May panic. That record was broken today. There were complaints that no order for less thai 1,000 shares could be executed. The stook sold after that at 343, compared with 343 last night. There were numbers of fluctus atfons before it advanced to 40% and be- fore the reactions (rom the top figures. About this time there was marked strength in Illinols Central and Chicago, ! Inilanapolls & Louisville, based, presums- bly, on the bellef that these roads would benefit in some way by the selection of Mor- gan & Co. as arbiters of the situation. The wildest rumors were circulated to account for the record-breaking activity of Southern rallway common. Veteran brok- ers failed to understand why Morgan In terests should want to increase their bold- ings of this stock. Spee was later changed s, ators Are Later, when it was seen that the Gates crowd and speculators generally were buy- ing in Southern common the movement par- took of a purely speculative character and although the stock continued phenomenslly active throughout, heavy profit taking sest it below the high level. Despite numerous attempts to rally the price fell off to 37% and the closing was 37%, a net galn for the day of 3%. Loulsville & Nashville shares advanced at the opening, but fell off almost as soon as the bulge in Southern rallway came. Trans- actions in Loulsville & Nashville aggregated about 58,000 shares, the stock closing at 127, & et loss for the day of 1 point. Fully two score brokers were aetl the buying and common. That Southern Raillway company will have considerable to say as to the future of Loulsville & Nushville became the eomvic- tion of most Wall street men before the close of the day. President Speacer, when asked as to the future relations of SBouthers n litng of Southern Railway