Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 19, 1902, Page 1

I'ABLISHED JU BOERS T0 TAKE VOTE| Bouth Africans Allowed to Bubmit the Proposals of Peace to a Plebisoite. | LEADERS WILL CONFER AT PRETORIA | Action Decided on After Two Conferences | with Kitchener and Milner. E BRITISH REFUSE TO GRANT AN ARMISTICE Concede Instoad Right of Borghars to Hold | w ropular Eleotion. | RESULT EXPECTED IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS " that Boer Conterences at Eng) Authorities | | Deny i ders Joiu Pretoria at Suggestion of British Commande LONDON, April 18.—~The government leader, A. J. Baifour, in the House of Com- mons today made the following important statement Atter Milner, Bouth two conferences between Lord the British high commissioner of | Africa, and Lord Kitchener and the | Boer delegates at Pretorta, Lord Kitch- ener, while refusing to grant an armistice on militury grounds, has agreed to glve | tacilities for the clection and meeting representatives of the varfous hoer com mands to conklder the positlon. The B leaders have, therefore, left Pretoria carry out this plan. Mr. Balfour added that it was not ex- pected that communication between the British and Boer leaders would be resume? | in less than three weeks' time. Mr. Balfour's statement made a generally | favorable impression. It was argued among the members that the action of the Boer leaders demonstrates that at any rate majority of the delegates favor the accept- ance of the suggested Britlsh peace terms. | The submission of the question to a plebis- | elte of the Burghers is according to Boer | law, which requires leaders of armed forces in the field to take the opinion of their fol- lowers In concluding peace. Hoers Act on Own Impulse. It is officially asserted that the conti- nental statemeats to the effect that the Boer leaders went to Preloria at the sug- gestion of the British authorities are ab- solutely unfounded. The action of the Boers was entirely spontaneous, and this is regarded here as the best evidence of a genuine desire to bring about a settlement by peaesful negotiations, and as being indic- ative of the character of the advice which will bg given to the burghers by the lead- ers, who are now returning to their vari- ous commands, THE HAGUE, April 18.—A., D. W. Wol- marens, the Boer delegate, sald today that he had no knowledge whatever of any par- ticulars regarding the South African peace negotiations, nor of the report published in Amsterdam to the effect that the negotla- tions bad been broken off. INCREASES CAPITAL STOCK Hollund-Americun Steamship pany Deeldes to Ex) Elght Million Dollars, Com- to ROTTERDAM, April 18.—At a meeting here today of the shareholders of the Hol- land-America Steamship company it was decided to lncrease the capltal of the con- cern from 8,000,000 to 20,000,000 florins ($3,- 200,000 to $8,000,000). Harland & Wolfe, representing an assoclation composed of several lines juterested in transatlantic trafic, will participate in the reorganiza- tion of the company to the extent of $2,400,- 000. LONDON, April 18.—Mr. Plerce of Har- land & Wolfe sald to a representative of the Associated Press tonight: There 18 no assoclation of steamship lines connected with the plan for the improve- ment of the Holland-America steamship service. We have Just completed six new steamers for the American trade of the company and, as they need additional cup- ital, we have taken up a portion of their stock which otherwise they would have put on the market. FRIENDLY TO FOREIGNERS Steadily Growing rrection Do not Molest Christl HONG KONG, April 18.—Rev. Mr. Landis, &n American missionary, who has arrived bere from Nan-Ning, province of Kwang- 8!, confirms the reports of the seriousness of the rebellion in southern provinces of China. He says all trade beyond Nan- Ning is paralyzed. The stores there ars packed with goods stopped on their way to the interior. The total rebel force numbers about 10,000 well armed men. The rountry around Nan-Ning is simmering with dis- content arising from the oppression of the prefect of that distriot. The rebels are friendly toward foreignes and Christians and allow the imperial post to penetrate into the rebel districts and deliver mail to forelgners. TWO NATIONS NOW AT PEACE France and V Te, esueln Sign Protecel ting Long Suspension of lomatic Relatl ‘ CARACAS, Venesuela, Thureday, April 17. ~—The congress of Venezuela having yester- day adopted the French protocol providing for a remewal of diplomatic relations be- tween France and Venezuela, the ratiica- tion of the protocol was signed today by | M. Quevreeun, the French charge d'affaires | for France, and Semor Pachano, the Vene- | zuelan miunister of forelgn irs for Vene- suela. This terminates the suspension of Telations between France and Venezuels, which were broken in 1585, To Co rike Peac: ¥. BRUSSELS, April 18.—~The general coun- el of the labomgparty met this morning and decided to continue the strike, but peace- fully. Numbers of strikers, however, are resuming work and tranquility s reported from all parts of the country. Successor for Siplagu ST. PETERSBURG, April 18.—Senator Von Plehws, secretary of state for Finland, has been appoiuted minister of the fin- terlor to succeed the late M. Siplaguine, who was assassinated April 15. — Texas K » Tewm PASO, Tex., 1l 18—The Texas his Templar, 'in seamion he have finished (heir conclave and elected oficers. Jucob F. Zurn of Fort Worth was elected R. E nd commander. Austin was se- 4 the o0 ior next meet: rder is - B . i SelShi cre & pai wigo be given at the “ww EL ¥l { carried away. | hara | We towed the rest of the way to port L1t s a fast saller | stricken districts of Russia more than jus- ! beria) region, formerly the chief granary of NE 19, 18 1902—-TWELVE PAGE — ] LE METEOR HAS EVENTFUL TRIP Safety of Emperor Willlam's New LONDON, April 18.—~The voyage from New York of the German imperial yacht Meteor 111, which anchored off Hythe in Southampton water yesterday evening, was by no means uneventful. It had plenty of bad weather and once even the safety of the yacht wus endangered. Lieutenant Commander Karpt, Wiiliam's representative on board in an interview with a representati -‘V,.', Emperor ar, a couple of days, proc frst under its own canvass for tne leaving the steamer otfa behind and ultimately losing sight it altogether. During the night of April 3 we again picked up the steamer, by night signals, and in the ning of April 4 we were taken In tow unill April 8, when, ow- Ing to a_heavy swell, the tow rope was Towing was resumed on the following day when the wind hud falle tow rope again parted April 10 in westerly gale. On April i1, while again towing, a hard casterly blow' sprang up. OWIng to the heavy seas Scotia was only just able to keep steering way The seas broke over it continually, At 4 oclock on the morning of April 12 Me- teor s bobstay was carrled away. We eut away the ftow r hove to and tried hard to secure the bowsprit, but we found that to be impossible, and the bowsprit was ultimately carried away, serfously en- dangering the safety of the yacht and all on board of it. We managed, however, to recover the spar The weather became 50 bad that we were obliged 10 heave to for twenty-four hours. Thereafter the weather was gencrally fine. [ | i | Moteor behaved splendialy matned dry and re throughout the bad weather. SIBERIAN PEASANTS STARVE Famine and Devastate Once Rich and Fertile Section, ST. ports PETERSBURG, received here April from 18.—~The re- the famine- tify the anticipation of acute euffering in those localities. Scurvy and typhoid fever are devastating the peasantry throughout the whole of the Altal (highlands of S Siberla. The starving people there have consumed even the last remnants of thelr sced grain and no spring crops have been sown. The last wheat sold in Altal was at 2% roubles per pood, against the normal price of 16 to 20 copecks per pood. In some places the scarcity of fodder is so great that half the houses have been unthatched | to save the lives of the cattle and horses. | The gravity of the situation is evidenced | by the latest disease statistics. At Mense- linsk, government of Cufa, there have been upwards of 4,000 cases of typhus, hunger and scurvy; at Belibeisky, 682 cases have been reportefl and at Akmollinsk over 1,900 cases have occurred. Similar reports come from Vorenj, Kazan and Saratoff. The Red Cross soclety is furnishing all the ald at its command, in the way of rice kitchens and medicines. SUPPLIES FOR COLOMBIA ¥nd Rebellio: COLON, Colombia, April 18.—A thousand government troops from the Department of Santander reached Colon last night by way of Baranquilla, on board the former French steamer St. Jermain and the Co- lomblan gunboat Gemeral Pinzon. They | are under the command of General Luls Morales Berti. At Baranguilla he has 2,000 additional soldlers ready to send to the isthmus at the first cpportunity. The government is now able, owing to the defeat of the in- surgents in the interior of the country, to send any pecessary reinforcements to the isthmus, to put an end to the insurrection | in the Department of Panama. The government = also receiving large sums of money from Bogota, Antiquoa, Baranquilla and Cacua, to meet the neces- sary war expeuses. COOK MUST STAND TRIAL Lieutenant Scouts Answer Charges Similar to Those Against Waller and Day. of to MANILA, April 18.—Lleutenant John A. Day of the marine corps testified today at his trial by court-martial, charged with executing natives of Samar without trial, that the presidente of Bazey, Samar and his fellow plotters were shot, he belleved, by the orders of Major Glenn. The trial was adjourned until April 22 Lieutenant Cook of the scouts is to be; tried by court-martial on charges similar to those brought against Major Waller and Lieutenant Day. Oppose America LONDON, April 18.—During the course of today’s sesslon of the select commitiee of the House of Lords appolnted to inquire into the merits of the various proposed rallroad schemes for London, the opponents of some of Charles Yerkes' plans objected to the introduction of American capital, contendiug that all orders for the machin- ery and equipments required for Mr. Yerkes’ scheme were golng to the United States. Lord Nutterford sald the commit- tee did not care whether the capital was American or British so long as the com- mittee was satisfied that the line would be properly financed. Cable Communicy Suspend NEW YORK, April 18.—The Western Union Telegraph company's central cable office issued the following notice this morn- ing: All telegraphlc communication “With the interior of the republic of Colombia s sus- pended. The only cities not affected by this advice are Colon, Panama and Buena Ven- rquis of Down Diverced. LONDON, April 18.—The marquis of Downshire was granted a divorce today be- cause of the misconduct of the marchioness, who was a Miss Hare, with Captain Joseph Layeock, of the Yeomanry. The case was not defended, counsel for the corespoudent admitting the truth of the charges made. No Reba ¥ LONDON, April 18.—~The chancellor of the exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, an- nounced In the House of Commons today that no rebate of duty would be allowed on re-exported flour made from imported wheat on which the new duty of 3 pence (§ cents) per bhundred LONDON, April 18.—The list of applica tions for the portion of the mew loan, public, were closed this morning owing to the heavy Associated Press, said "'b.."' | WIith a strong northwest wind the , Wiy | Chinese go. | they CHINA RAISES A PROTEST Complains of Injustioes Practiced by Amer- ican Exclusion Officers at Ports. PLEADS AGAINST HARSH RESTRICTIONS Petition Presented Minister Conger Igkned by Prince Ching, Anks Exception of Philippines from Operation of Bi and TINGTON, April 18.—The secretary transmitted to the senate rom United States Min- Josing a protest from the eot against the exclusion of Chinese from the Philippine Islands. The commuanicaticn is as follows On the ninth of the first moon twenty-elghth year, Kuahg Hsu ( 18, 1902), r ived @ petition Chinese merchants in the ng that the structing have their ports in the water labo together and “ U ister < Yagy Phii United States officis the ent of Chinese established exclusion offl and. tha , 1o mutter whethe: ts, all are driv is criminals, and there s any mis made by them their verbal statements th lowed to land, but are comy to China. 1 find on examina Philippines are not far from China, and that from the time of the Ming dynasiy, which preceded the present down to ay, o large number of emigrants have gone there from Fukicn and the two Kuangs, ur Ing to 100,10, more or less, and that it very difficult to put a stop to the and going of their familles, fellow vidagers and relatives Snyx Emigrants Were 111 Treated These emigrants were Lrmerly il treated and harrassed Ly the Spanish government, but they were vcver forbluden to land of h n back to Chin has usually the ent and at present China are especially are places to which the restrictions agrecd upon in past treat apply, but while we are hoping that these restrictions may be entirely abrogated, there has never been any (reaty applying restrictions to those islands inction s 0 be made and mer and the regulations are to be applied to that pl also an jected to ‘ihese ha . 1 tear the good reputa » country will haral between und, T send this dispatch to . requesting you to t r erument and ask them to some plan to withdraw the Philip- from the operations of this harsh regulation €0 as to pacify the Chinese emigrants, which will be amicable and just, The communication by Prince Ching, president Board of Foreign Affairs is signed of the Chinese SEES POLITICS IN EULOGY Champ Clark Picks Flaw with Hay's Oration om Late Presi- dent MeKinley. WASHINGTON, April 18.—The joint spe- clal committee of congress on the exer- cises for the late President McKinley, to- day adopted a resolution, which will be reported to the house by Representative Grosvenor, gziving the thauks of congresi ta Secretary Hay for the oration delivered on the occaslon of the exercises, K Representative Chump Clark of Missouri stated that he might determine to make a minority report., He referred to Mr. Hay's oration as a lierary gem, In which no single sentence could be found violating any political propriety, and yet, as a whole, Mr. Clark said, there was a thread of poli- | tics runping through it and for that reason he might want to dissent. Mr. Parker of New Jersey asked Mr. Clark not to take this course, but the matter was left open. Representative Hooker of Mississippi took Issue with Mr. Clark as to the po- litical aspect of the oration. He pointed out that Mr. McKinley had been through all the political struggles of recent years and his work was a part of the political history of the times, so that it was ap- propriate that the eulogy should deal with political phases. TO SEND BILL TO CONFERENCE Senate's Actlon in Making Exel Substitute Amendment May Make Work for Conferees. WASHINGTON, April 18.—In view of the action of the senate last night in making the Chinese exclusion substitute an amend- ment to (he pending bill, it is expected that the action of the senate will be dis- agreed to in order to send the bill to con- ference. By this parllamentary procedure the California members feel assured that the ultimate measure of exclusfon can be no less than that in the senate bill and they hope to secure the acceptance of some of the house provisions in conference. Nominations by the President. WASHINGTON, April 18.—The president today sent the following nominations to the senat Proniotions in the revenue cutter service: First asslstant engineers to be chief engineers, George B. Maher, District of Columbla; Henry O. Slayton, Maine. First Ieutenants to be captains, Frank H. New- comb, Massachusetts; Charles H. McLellan, Maine; E. C. Chayton, South Carolin Second lleutenants to be first leutenants, Percy H. Brereton, New Jersey; Godfrey L. Carden, California. Third lieutenant to be second lleutenant, W. B. Blaisedell California. Marine hospital service, As ant Surgeon Hill Hastings, passed as- sistant surg8on. Army: Clark Elliott, lieutenant of Infantry. Mionesota, second Witness Falla to Arrive. WASHINGTON, April 18—The senate committee on the Philippines did not hear testimony today because of the failure of a witness to arrive. This expected witness is Grover Flint of Cambridge, Mass., who spent some time in the Philippines and who is reported to have stated that he had seen the “‘water cure” administered. He ill be heard Wednesday. On motion ef Senator Beveridge, the committee by a party vote of 5 to 4 adjourned until Monday, although Senator Carmack stated that he had requested Edward Atkinson to come to Washington for the purpose of t titying tomorrow SANTOS-DUMONT AT ST. LOUIS wilian Ae: t Enroute for Ex- position City to Ar e for Aerial Flights. ST. LOUIS, April 18.—According to infor- mation received here today, M. Santos- Dumont left Washington this morning and will reach St. Louls tomorrew afternoon. Willard A. Smith, chief of traunspertation exhibits of the Loulsiana Purchase exposi- tion, who as the representative of the ex- position company met M. Santos-Dumont in New York, returned to St. Louis today and at once set about msking preparations for the work in which the great Braszilian aeronaut is to be employed for the bemefit ©f the exposition company. coming | severe | ALLEGES BREACH OF TREATY Van Vi dent, nger Sends L ying British Mule Transfer Contrary to W tter to Presi- shington Treaty, CHICAGO, April 18.—Peter Van Vlissin ger, who has been ome of the most active friends of the Boers in Chicago, toaay sent to President Roosevelt an open leiter ad vancing an argument against the Hritish mule transfer. He declares that the transfer is in viola- !Hfln of the treaty of Washington | “Article 6 of that treaty,” the letter says, “lays down three rules, by which the arbi- trators are to be governed. The second rule declares a neutral government is bound to permit or suffer neither belligerent to make use of its ports or waters as the basis of naval operations against the other or for the purpose of renewal or augmentation of military supplies or arms or the recruit- ment of men," Further along the letter <ays Great Britaln made no scfuple of assert- g the ters of the treaty of Washington “against th untry on the « aslon when our with a foreign day after war L United States and issued a pre ing upon th Arst and only Rovernment was ut war te. April 2, 1895, the declare ween the Spain, Queen Victoria mation nentrality, insist- bservance of the treaty In this pi mation Great Britain insists that her ports and waters shall not be used to abet the military acavity of be erent powers, and we now request the en- forcement of this rule By the classification prepured by the | State department, published by Secretary | Long June 20, 1898, 10 his “instructions to blockading vessels and cruisers” (General | order 492, paragraph 29), horses are desig- {nated as “absolutely contraband” of war. It additional argement were needed to prove that horses have been considered coutraband of war by the United States government the f{ollowing instances in | cited In the treaty between the United States and Bolivia (treaties and conventions, 1589, | page 90, article xvil) horses, with their furniture, are comprehended as contraband of war. In the following other (reaties a similar specification is made: Treaty between United States and Brazil (treaties and conventions 1589, page 105) article xvi. Treaty between United States and Colom- | bla (treaties and conventions 1889, page 186), article xvil. Treaty between United States and Haiti | article xx. Treaty between United States and Peru (treaties and conventions 1839, page 1,191), article xviii. Treaty between United States and Sweden and Norway (treaties and conventions 1889, page 1,142), article ix. He concludes with a request that the presi- dent give the matter “‘earnest coneideration and early attention.” MUCH TACT Fine Diplomacy werve Harm IS REQUIRED Necewsary to Pre- ny Among Amal- samated Delegntes. WHEELING, W. Va., April 15.--At to- fay’s session of the Amalgamats=d" associa tlon cofivéntior the report of vg commit- tee on coutested seats is heing made. It is a compromise report in the interest of har- mony, but there is a possibility of a rup- ture in the crganizaticn over this very matter. There are lodges which have in- structed their delegates to withdraw from the convention if any concessions whatever are granted the delnquent lodges. This puts a serious phase on the situation and adds much interest to the convention pro= ceedings today. While it is hardly prob+ able that the delegates instructed to with- draw will adopt such, extreme measures, they are apt to stir up a row. The feeling in the convention is at a white heat, on | this as well as other questions, and stormy times are ahead. The situation presents o diplomacy will be required of the officers and cooler heads to preserve harmony. There are many evidences that since the strike organizers of the Amalgamated asso- clation have been actively at work among the non-union mills. Proof of this is in the fact that there are several delegates in the convention whose lodges and addresses are not made public for fear the mill owners will become aware of the lodges' existence. A boom for Thomas Willlams of Zanesville, one of the veterans of the Amalgamated, has been started for president. President Shaffer and A: nt Secretary Tighe are the principal candidates. Columbus dele- gates are making an active campaign for their town. They have distributed red and blue streamer badges bearing the legend, “Columbus, 1903." The convention prob- ably will adjourn tomorrow at 11 o'clock to allow the dejegates to take the excursion on the City of Wheeling to Sisterville. TRAVELERS ARE IN SESSION Ilinols Members of T. P. A, panied by Wives, Meet at Peoria in Annual Comvention, Accom- PEORIA, Iil., April 18.—~The annual con- vention of the Illinois division of the Trav- elers’ Protective Association of America begins at the National hotel in this city this afternoon at 3 o'clock and the 250 dele~ gates who are expected to atiend, began arriving, accompanied by their wifes, early this morning. The program, as arranged for the cons vention, provides for a reception to the women this afternoon at the parlors of the National hotel, a musical program and re- ception in the Elks club rooms this even- ing and a trolley ride about the city for the women tomorrow afternoon. The con- vention will close with a banquet at the | National hotel tomorrow evening. The businese seesions of the convention | will be held at the Coliseum, where the an- nual election will occur tomorrow. F. W. Doolittle of Quincy will probably succeed J. M. Irwin ac president, and J. C. Jones of Peorla will probably be re- elected treasurer. SPINAL CORD IS SEVERED is One Lable on Record. Mont., April 18.—Four ph: clans who were called in consultation last night in the case of Thomas Crystal, who wae shot last Friday by J. 8. Keerl, fo mer president of the Montana Engineers’ soclety, are unanimous in their finding that Crystal's spinal cord was completely sev- ered by a bullet, an injury that usually causes instant death. The physicians declare that it is a most remarkable case. It was agreed that an operation would be useless . ex- tremely dangerous. Aside from this very serious injury Crystal's conditien is mot dangerous. His temperature and pulse are ot normal, but neither indicates that there Is danger of death iu the lmmediate future. which they have been so classed might be | (treaties and conventions 1859, page 551), Mr. Van Vlissingen has been at work for | months preparing material for this letter. | many possibilities that the finest grade of | VICTORY FOR BEET SUGAR Hepbumn of Towa Votes witn ‘Insurgents” to Override Ruling of Ohair. Opinion General that the Bill in Its Present Form Cannot Secure Enough Votes to the » in Senate. (¥ WASH gram.) sugar men cud mittce v m a Staft Cor 1 GTON, April %) Special Tele (he ways and means com s tought today and the beet sugar mes won a decisive victory. Until last ight there seemed to be no ground for the optimism of Messrs. Tawney of Min- nesota, Smith' of Michigan and their fol- lowers who bhave insisted for several weeks past that they would knock out Payne, Dalzell, Steele and Grosvenor, ways and means leaders. But last night the demo crats in caucus decided to vote solidly against the chair, if the chair ruled that the proposition to abolish the differential against refined sugar was “‘not germane.” { That action by the democrats gave the so- called “insurgents” renewed hope. Then followed the convincing burn of Iuwa and the scholarly argument of Littlefield of Maine in support of the { umendment of Morris of Minnesota absorb- ing the differential against refined sugars. The fight wus won before the vote was taken. But the great majority of American interests as agatnst the in- terests of the Sugar trust under Cuban reciprocity was unexpected. Messrs, Mercer and Burkett voted with the ways and means committee to sustain Mr. Sherman's ruling agalnst the Morris amendment to abolish the differential being germane. In this they were with the Iowa delegation with the exception of Colonel Hepburn, who remained an “Insurgefit’ to the finish. But they all joined in and sup- ported the bAl after it had been amended. In explaining his own vote and that of Mr. Mercer, Mr. Burkett said to The Bee corre- spondent : Burkett and Mercer Exp! n. “The beet sugar men said that taking off the differential would not hurt the beet | sugar industry. We believe it would help the consumer, but neither of us thought it was in order as an amendment bill. After the house decided it was in order, we could orly vote for it or against it. We voted for it, belleving it to be in the interest of our constituents.” The four fusion members from Nebraska held a caucus early in the day and de- cided to not only vote against the ruling of the chair, but to strike off the differ- ential, making it- a party matter. They stood by their agreement. The fate of the measure in the senate can be safely predicted. There were twenty-two republican senators, | against the bill as it was reported from the ways and means committee, and How that it bas been made distasteful to the sugar refiners, who hoped to profit to th extent-gt 20 per cent, and who hre re garded as ils progemitors, there seems to be no hope of its passing at all. Senntors Watch Fight. Among the senators who were conspic: ous on tbe floor of the house during this memorable debate were Messrs. Dietrich, Millard, who showed intense interest throughout until the final vote was taken. Serator Warren introduced a bill today providing for the appointment of an ad- ! ditional circuit judge for the Eighth cir- suit. Representative Tongue of Oregon intro- duced a bill today authorizing the census department to collect statistics relative to irrigation and crops raised by irrigation covering the crop year of 1902. bill pass it will give employment to a num ber of special agents. Miss Gertrude Dietrich, daughter of Ne- braska's cenior senator, jolned her father today on u short visit from her school at Bryn Mawr, Miss Laura B. Houtze, daughter of J E. Houtze of Lincoln, arrived in Washing- ton yesterday and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Andrews. John Alphe of Wist, S. D., has been ap- pointed a ratiway wall clerk. Postmasters appointed: Nebragka, F. C. Wallace, Sawyer, Fillmore county, vice R. G. Willilams, jr., resigned. South Dakota, Ole Aune, Marindahl, Yankton county. Wyo ming, Mattier Johngon, Cosburn, Big Horn county. The postofice at Dalryville, Grundy county, la., has been ordered discontinued after April 30 A postoffice has been ordered established | at Houck, Natroma county Wyo., and Ed- ward O. Houck appointed postmaster. A civil service examination will be held | <istant matron in the In- id City. S. D. Jupe 3 for an dian school at R KNOCKS SUGAR TRUST PLANS Nebraska Heet Sugar Producer Gives His Views on Results of House Actio; CHICAGO, April 18.—(Special Telegram.) —Heyward G. Leavitt of Leavitt, Neb., president of the Standard Beet Sugar com- pany, a friend of Mr. Oxnard, who has | been’ in Washington in the interest beet sugar throughout the fight on the Cuban sugar tariff reduction, was ia Chi- cago last night. He said: “The house vote is a victory for Amer- ican sugar producers and a defeat for the Sugar trust duction would by itself not have benefited Cubs, but would have helped the Sugar trust in its war against the bee: sugar producers. “That trust Missouri river for 31 cents, sold In New York for 5 cents, cost them 4 cents. “Under the bounty system and the ‘Kartel' in Europe, soon to be abolished by the results of the Brussels conference, the continent of Europe was producing sugar at 1% cents less In cost than the selling price fetched. That sugar, shipped to England free of duty, killed the re- fineries there, but built up & great pre- serving busine Now the English re- fineries will again spring up, croate a world demand for Cuban sugar and a com petition with the American Sugar trust It is estimated that continental beet sugar production the mext year alome will fall off 540,000 long tons. Hence Cuba, it appears, is bound to be relieved scon by the action of world causes, whereas the much trumpted 20 per cent reduction of duty here would have helped it not at all, but on the other hand, would have alded the Sugar trust to complete its war of extermination agalnst the beet sugar producers i our west/ last year sold sugar on the which they and which BURKETT AND MERCER EXPLAIN VOTES The first sk.mish between the beet | speech of Hep-| in favor | to this| including | Messrs. Millard and Dietrich, ready to vote | Dolliver and Clark of Wyoming, | the discussion, rema!ning in the (-nnulber; Should this | of | The proposed 20 per cent re- | CF THE WEATHER Nebraska—Fuale | CONDITION recast voler for in 8a Eaturday; ast rday: Dew. o |EDITOR De S WARM UP ON MADDEN to Severely Ar rates Nativnal < algn Third Sesis Postmaster General, Ark.. April 18.—~Tod National Editorial associa- n wus a lively one and for a short while {the assemblage was like a political con- | vention. The storm arose after a had been read by W. H. Tutle of Chicago, attorney for the National Publishers' | bureau on “The Postal Laws.” Mr. Tutle | rely arralgned Third Assistant Post | master General Madden on account of th rulings he has recently made with re to the mailing of certain classes of lications. Avery Moore HOT SPRINGS sesslons of the sev ot Idaho moved that convention resolution asking con gress to investigate (he acts of the third | assistant postmaster general and take sum- mary action. It was then pointed out that Mr. Moore's motion was out of order. A motion to suspend the rules was lost b narrow majority Mr. Moore vigorously attacked the meth ods of Assistant Postmaster General Mad- den. Ex-Congressman Owen Scott of Illinois | asked the convention 1o take no harsh ac-| tion. Hon, Lafe Young also advocated a little less speed in condemning Mr. Madden and begged the delegates not to rush to the conclusion that Mr. Madden was en- tirely wrong. By unanimous vote G. A. Willard of Booneville, N. Y., was elected president of the association, Mr. Willard is a state senator. | \ PROTEST ON RE-INSPECTION ann hink Federal Certificates of Health a Suf- fictent Mo Stockmen Guarantee. HELENA, Mont., April 18.—The North Montana Roundup association today adopted a resolution protesting against the reinspection of stock by the inspectors of Colorado and Wyoming while in transit from the scuth to northern ranges, when federal inspectors have given a certificate of health for them. The association also asked congress to amend the law requiring the unloading and feeding of stock In | transit every twenty-six hours, so that the | limit will be placed at forty-eight hours, endorsed national irrigation, protested against tho oleomargarine bill and endorsed W. E. Skinoer, manager of the Chicago International Livestock show, for the posis tion of manager of the livestock department of the St. Louls fair. [DEWEY INVITED TO DENVER Mero of Bunguet in M Want ntln to Attend or of Funston. DENVER, Colo., April 18,—Admiral Dewey | has been invited to come to Denver and | be a guest of honor at a banquet which the First regiment, Colorado National Guard, will give to General Frederick | Funston, commander of the Department of Colorado, at the Windsor hotel on May 1, the anniversary of the battle of Manila bay. The invitation was sent to Admiral Dewey yesterday by Colonel Verdeckberg of the First regiment and Captain Elison of Com- pany E, both of whom are on the commit- | tee which has charge of the banguet and | reception. Letters have been written the Colorado representatives In Washington requesting them to call upon Admiral Dewey and urge him to accept the invitation. BODY IS FOUND IN RIVER Missing Junk Dealer Murdered Sunk by Menns of Heavy Welight. and EMPORIA, Kan., April 15.—The body of George Crowley, a junk dealer of Council Grove, Kan, was found floating in the Neosho river near Emporia today. A large tone was fastened to the body with barbed wire and on the head were marks as of blows from a club. The coroner’s jury re- ported that the man had been murdered. Crowley and his partner, George Dum- | poope, started from Emporia for Council Grove In,a wagon on March 27. Dumpoope arrived at Councll Grove on the 28th with | the horse and wagon and reported that Crowley had gone to Karsas City. Dum- poope disappeared and the police are seek- ing him. HUMAN LARYNX EXTIRPATED Rare and Successful Oper: formed in San ¥ ton neisco SAN FRANCISCO, April 18.—The life of Aaron Johnson has been saved at the city | and county hospital through an operation | mever before performed on this coast, the complete extirpation of the larynx, on which was a cancerous growth This will reck as one of three or four successtul cases on record in the world, for the danger point is now regarded as passed An artificial larynx is being made for the | patient, which it s asserted will enablo { him to speak, though his voice will be con- | fined to a monotone. Widow of Man K nue Tunnel Aw NEW YORK, April 18.~Mrs. Loitie G. Dimon, widow of Henry G. Dimon, was killed fn the Park avenue tunnel accl dent on the w York Central railroad several months ago, was awarded $60,000 damages agaipst the raliroad company by & jury in White Plains, N. Y., today. v ble Booty Returned. DAVENPORT, la., April 15—The police today secured all the booty of the robbers who wont through three fine residences in Peoria Wednesday night. The articles had been placed in sacks and scattered through @ car of shelled corn consigned from Peoria to the glucose works at Davenport. In the Iot were fous go.+ watches, five dia- mond rings, a dlamond brooch, diamond pin and three unset diamonds, the whole valued at several thousand dollars. Two n taken from the same car at Rock ET.u this morning by Offcers Barney and cCabe overpowered the latter and es- caped, but one was later, [T TG - paper | the | WOMAN WINS DAMAGE SUIT! who | COPrY FIVE CENTS. (CUBAN' BILL PASSES Measure Giving Reciprocity to the Islanders Goes Through the House, ;DROPS DIFFERENTIAL ON REFINED SUGAR i ment is Adopted. GREAT EXCITEMENT ON THE FLOOR | Two Hundred and Forty-Seven to Only Fifty-Two is Final Vote. TEN DEMOCRATS VOTE IN NEGATIVE | S Result Shows One r Republic Hundred and Twenty-Three ats for the BilL, Twenty-Fo | Demoe WASHINGTON, April 18.—The demoe.it and the republican insurgents rode rougi- {sbod over the house leaders today when the voting began on the wudan reciproeity bill. They overthrew the ruling of the chair in mittee of the whole on the question of the maneness of an amend- ment to remove the differential from refinsd | bugar during the existence of (he reciproe- | ity agroement provided for in the bill. The | vote to overrule the decision of the chalr | madc Mr. Sherman was 171 to 130. re- to the number of thirty-seven by | publicuns | Joining with a solid democratic vote to | accomplish this result, Having won this preliminary vietory the amendment was adopted in committee—164 to 1il—and later in the house by a still larger majority—19 to 105. On this occa- sion sixty-four republicans voted with the democrats for the amendment. The bill was then passed by an over- whelming majority—247 to 52. An analysis of the vote shows that 124 republicans and 123 democrats voted for the amended biil. and forty-two republicans and ten demo- crats against it. The voting on the bill was the culmina- tion of a long struggle which vegan almost with the opening of this session of congress and after two weeks of continuous debate during which much bitterness was aroused. Today's debate was of an exceedingly lvely character, the feature belng echoes of last night's democratic caucus. To that' eauous the defeat of the republican leaders who sought to pass the bill withour amendment is attributable. Plan to Overrule Chair, Previous to the holding of the caucus the democrats were very much divided and the opposition of the republican beet sugar men showed signs of disintegrating. To- day when it became apparent that the democrats would act together the beet sugar men decided at a meeting attended by thirty-two of them, to take the bit in their teeth and overrule the chalr. As soon as this combination was affected the republican leaders realized that y would be Atoated sc fas ae the v differential was concernéd dud the republican leader, contented himself with warning his beet sugar colleagu that in reviewing the differential they were taking off a bit of protection placed in the Dingley bill especially for the benefit of the beet sugar producers. One of the surprises of the session was the attempt of Mr. Roberts, a Massachu- sette republican, to take the duty off hides. He offered two amendments and appealed once from the decision of the chair, but was voted down. Reclproeal Trade Agreement. The bill as passed authorizes the presi- dent as soon as may be after the estab- lishment of an independent government in Cuba and the enactment by said govern- | ment of immigration exclusion and con- tract labor laws as restrictive as those of the United States, to negotiate a r clprocal trade agreement with Cuba, by which in return for equivalent concession the United States will grant & reduction of 20 per cent from the Dingley rates on goods coming Into the United States from Cuba, such agreement to continue until December 1, 1903. During the existence of such agrecment_the duty on refined sugars and all sugars above No. 16 duties stand. ard, is to be 1.826 per pound. Mr. Dalzell, discussing the question of | striking the differential from refined sugar, sald it was placed in the Dingley law for the bepefit of the beet sugar Industry. “It 1 am to have sugar from a trus sald b “I want It from an American trust, not an English trust.” In conclusion Mr. Dalzell satd* ““We have pointed out to Cuba the way she must Ik. We canoot abandon ber now. We must and can give her not gen- erous, but just treatment, and fulfill mission we assumed when we entered upon the war for humanity.” (Applause.) At 3 o'clock the time for general debate | expired and the bill, which cons ted . of {only one section, was opemed to amend- ment under the five-minute rul Text of Morris Amendment. Mr. Morris of Minnesota, one of the re- publican opponents of the bill, was recog- nized and amid much excitement offered a amendment to remove the differential from refined sugar. The amendment was as fol- low Upon the making of sald agreement and the issuance of waid proclamation and le sald agrecment shall remain in foree there shall be levied, collected and paid in liew of the dutics théreon now provided by law on all sugars No. 16, Duteh standard in color has gone through orted into the Unit #25-1000 of 1 cent per pou Mr. Payne, the republican leader, at on made the point of order that the amend- ment was not germane., He argued that there had been rulings nnumerable against such amendments. “I know,” he cried, turning to his repub- lican colleagues, “that the decision has gone forth on the other side that the rules | are to be brushed aside to secure a vote on |this amendment, but gentlemen must re- | member what the rules are.” “They were the outgrowth of the best | thought of the great parllamentary leaders of the house in the past,” be said, and he appealed to his colleagues to vote on this question according to the dictates of thelr consclences Mr. Littlefield followed Mr. Payne, tak- ing the view that the amendment was Ke mane. He had not proceeded far iu his argument before he aroused intense In t by reverting to the report that at ti democratic caucus last night Mr. Under- wood stated that overtures nad been made to him in regard to the Crumpacker reso- lution. “Au isinuation has been made here to- day,” sald be, “which has not been re- pelled as it ought to have been. I refer to the report that at the democratic cau- cus last ulght it was stated that approaches #s of refining im- ates 1 cent and