Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 22, 1902, Page 1

_ ESTABLISHED JU NE OMAHA, TUESDAY oo MORNING, APRIL 1902—TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY ¥IVE CENTS, NAY FILE THE BILL Washington Granted Lesve to Institute Merger Euit Before Bupreme Oourt. | | CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER FILES OPINION Bayr Btate Has Right to Butmit Origin Claim for Writ of Injunction. INVESTIGATION CAREFUL DE ~ Oourt Holde Obstacle Does Not Exist in Preseut One. 1$ in Minnesota Ouse NAN SANT AND DOUGLAS ARE ELATED | Latter Thinks o Sides Polnts Disposition A to u Speedy Settle- | | ment of Action Against the WASHINGTON States reme to the siate original bill 1 niteq court today granted leave Washington to file an an injunction against the Grest Nortbern Rallroad company, the bern Pacific company and the hern # company, in accerdance with the ion of that state recently filed in the s The opinian in the case was delivered by Chief Justice Fuller, who stated that the court had always exercised the utmost care | Ln fts procesdings in original cases, &nd that the present decision to grant leave to Sie was intended 1o be entirely without sprejudice to either party ut interest The chief justice's opinicn was very brief and consisted entirely of & review of origi Tl cases of the same character which have | beer brought to the attention of the court The two most important of the cases thus cited were the case of the state of Loulsi- sna aguinst the state of Texas, concerning the quarantine regulation of the latter state in which lesve was given 1o Tle, and the ate of Minnesota against the Northern Securities company, in which petition to file was denjed. Referring to the latter case he said the petition had been refused because of the unsuperable objection that ndispensable parties 1o the cuse could not be brought into the co This cticn | @id not, however, confront the court in the present case, and the court fel! that cause of its @esire to proceed with the u wost care and deliberation in all cases where original actions are brought in this court the prnrdrmj the Loulsiena-Texas case should be followhd rather than that of the Minnesota case in the present instence Henoe leave to file would be granted and subpdenas would be issued returnebie om the first duy of the next term of the court i October { “The usual practice in equity cases has | ‘Deen to bear such applications,” the chief Jutice said, “although under special cir- | cumstances & different course has been pursued After referring to several precedents he anade brisf mention of the Minnesots case. | He sald; | in Miubesots - mpetnet the Northern Se- | curities Company applicstion to file a bull 4, this, and seeking shmllar Teli-t e and after examining the bill | we potice 1o be given and beard &y oh both sides. The result wae that wve 20 file was denied becuuse of the | want 6f certain ndispensable parties v no could not be brought in witheut defcating | ©ur comstitutional jurisdiction ol | Present Case is Different. H That insuperable difficulty does not mee us on the threahold here, but among other | objections to grant leave ft is urged tha: | the court has no jurisdiction in the subject | matter. because bill does mot present the case of 4 controversy of a civil nature which is justifisble under the constitution and lawe of the United Sta suit does not involve rights of | | ol tary or contractual nature, but is purely a sult for the enforcement of the local luw und policy of a sovereign te, whose Tight 1o make law and to enforce law exists | only within iteelf and by means of it | sgences, and s dmited to | tory. In the exercise of original jurisdiction the court has alwayvs necessarily proceeded with the utmost care and deliberation, und in Tempect of all contested questions on .he fullest argument. And in the matter of practice we are obliged to bear in mind to | an especial d the effect of every step taken in the instant cuse on those whic may sucoeed it It seems to us wisest, | therefore, to take the same action on ihe | nding application s was pursued in | uisians against Texas: that i, without | intimating any opinion whatever on the | questions suggested 1o grant leave to file n accordance with the general rule. Van Sant and Deuglas Pleased. ST. PAUL, Mizn. April 21.—Both Gov- | ersor Van Sant and Attorney General | Douglas gave expression of thelr great sat- | $sfaction upon besring of the action of the | foderal supreme court todsy in the so-calied | FWeTger cave Attorney Gemeral Douglas said This s & eal and decisive victory those who ve contended that the su- preme court has primary jurisdiction in such matters. Having prepared the brie: in the Washington cuse 1. of course, am wlated over the result. 1 think the disposi- tion on all wides is for a speed; of the propositioas involved. WV | know whether or not state enactinents | Bave force and effect in cases Mike these. | The action of the supreme court is par- | ticularly gratifying because it will afford ®n opportunity for the wtate of Washing- ton, Which has statutes on this subject wery similar 10 those of Minnesota, to lest | the seope and power of state laws to pre- vent or regulate such matters as the con- solidation of x‘nllfl and competing lines | of rajiroad 1 the same time the aotim | of the federal authorities will make & test | ©f the effectiveness of the feders! statutes | to reguiste these matters. The outcome of | these two sctions will be of great interest | o the public in general As to our own sult we will make another move in that when we have examined all the knotty problems involved in the ques. tions Paised by the defendants CROWDER MAKES HIS REPORT Bubmits Statement of Afairs at Chal. mette, but No Detalls Are Discloscd. for | | i 1 | WASHINGTON, Apri} 21—The complete Pepor: of Colonel Crowder of the judge ad- Vocute general's department upen his in QUITY inio the com@itions at Pert Chalmette Whence supjlies are being shipped to South Africa is vow in the hands of the presi- Benl. At ihe president's suggestion ocer- Bain Getalls were added that were not orig- oalty incluged { An important festure of the document i | that it makes Do recommendstions as Io‘ the treatmest of afairs st Port Chalmette. | 3t 1 merely & staiement of the conditions | there a5 they were discovered by Colonel Crowger | The War department officials say that in making this inguiry Colonel Crowder is a Teonal representative of the presidest Snd w0 be is Dot sccountable to the depart- ment. For this resson they ‘deciime to ke any siatement s to the character | ©f the report. and for bis part Colonel | Crowder declares that it is for the presi- Gent slone to make the report or any part ©f it public If be destres. 1t is said that will be laid before the cab- | gardens. Which comsequestly bave bess |is mow belleved to baw &) LemOrTOw s session. ST { of the House of | mina's | RATHBONE | United States | still sate A A RIVAL OF YERKES King Wil Py Unde mrourd Rallromd Sys. ORGAN i - merican Money “n London L'\\li\'\& finance to the ¥ sow underground riiw. don, which will rival Ube scheme of obiaining posscs sl intermural transportation Clinton B Hawkins of the Morgan firm will tes tomorrow before the House of Lords' committee which is Dow investi- gsting the whole question of the under. ground transit of Londonm, in favor of the construction of s Dew fistem and guar- anteeing the Morgans financial support Combined with the Morgane are the Sie- mens Bros. and other Jarge British interests The promoters expect they will meet but little difficulty in getting the permission Lords' commitiee for the their ilne. A decision ia reachel within & week Morgane will immediately begin the work of financing the comcern and construct e roads. The impor tance of the scheme consists chiefly in the smeigamation effecied at the end of last week, under the Morgans' suepices, of the various projected tubes, which, when comp- str will extend forty miles in & con- tipuous line to the Borth and to the west and thwest of the metropolis. These lines turn connect with minety miles of surface roads, the London United Tramwaye being also & member of the new syndicate Morgan wiil ~jilions & Lon- srkes Sl the truction of to be whereupon the ted QUEEN MAKES NO PROGRESS Wilhelmina's Condition is Unchanged and Physicians Cannot Pre- dict Date of Crisis THE HAGUE. Apr ~The condition of Queen Wilbelmina is unchanged. Her phy- sicians say it is impossible to predict the dute of the criels in her illpess. An extra- ordinary cabinet council wae calles today The meeting engendered Dumerous Tumors regarding the regency. but it ie said on good authority that this matter was not discussed at the counc! was reported that ope of the maids of Queen Wilhel- bousehold has been attacked with typhoid fever The queen mother buret intc tesss when she was first told her dsughter had typhold fever. She seldom leaves the sick chamber LONDON, April 22.—In a dispatch from Castle Loo the correspondent of the Daily Mail declares the information vouchsafed the public incremses the gravity of Queen Wilbelmina's condith nd minimizes ber chances for recovery. The grief-stricken nation, which loves the gueen to the point of idolatry, 1s in & etate of terribie sus- pense, while the politicians are aghast at the possibility of a fatal termination of her illness. WORK IS GENERALLY RESUMED wtrial Paralysis in BRUSSELS, April 21.—Tbere was & genm- ersl resumption of work in this city snd vicinity today. In the central district forty per cent of the workmen have resumed their tasks. The chartered meta]l and glass factories have aguin started work. The miners of Charlerol will resume operations tomorrow. No noteworthy incidents heve been reported today from sny Aistrict LONDON agency from Brussels says that during the last two nights, strikers in the Liege dis- trict attempted to wreck express traine, and that last night a cannister filled with dypa- mite apd gunpowder, was found near the rafls, over which the Brussels express pessed shortly afterward STOPS INCENDIARY LETTER Vemesuelan Government Intercepts Message Suggesting the Assase- ination of President Castro. CARACAS Venczuela, April 2.—The gov- ernment bas intercepted a letter written by ap officer of the British cruiser Inde tatigable American and West Indian squadron, to an English friend, in which, in epeaking of the Venezuelan revolution, the oficer asked “Why Goes Dot Semeone essassinate President Castro and thus save further bloodshed ™ Official papers bere have as a result made bitter attacks on the British navy and on the officials of the British legation in Caracas. GAINS RELEASE of Pos = Prison Bail Fermer Director HAVANA. April 21.—Former Director of Posts Estes G. Rathbone has been released on bail Edward Holds Third Levee. LONDON, April 21.—King Bdward held Lis third Jevee today at St James palace, to which be proceeded for the first time from Buckingham palace. The public took full sdvantuge of the greater possibilities of viewing the procession afforded by the longer routc. The levee was moderstely ttended. United States Ambassador Choate the other members of the embassy were among the diplomats present. Otherwise no Americans were presented 1o his majesty and eral Not Attacked. VIENNA, April 21.—There is no truth in the report published by & Dews agency in the United States & student fired three shots Frday night at the governor general of Warsaw, who wae said to have been standing &t & windew of his resiGence &t the time. It W &ls0 uBirue that & mews- paper of Prague published & report to this effect. Gevermer Nan N Still Safe. HONG KONG, April 21.—A dispatch re- ceived here from Wu Chow ocontradicts the report, current at Caston Saturday, that Nan Ning. province of Kwang 8i, had fallen into the hands of the rebels. Nan Ning is though surrounded at & Qistance of fifteen miles by rebels. River communi- cation with Nax Ning remains opes. Germany Accepts Rhodes' Traat BERLIN, April 21—t is announced that Emperor Willlam has notified the exccutors of the will of the late Cecll Rbodes of bis country's scceptance of the trust rels- tive to the German scholarships at Oxford Kangarcos Have Bubemic Plague. SYDNEY W.. April 21 —Bubon plague bas appesred smong the Wallaby (smalier kangaroos) i the soclogioal clesed 1o the public, . with | April 21.—A Qispatch to & news | belonging to the British North | (HOT WIND SWEEPS BANSAS | Great Damage to the Growing Orope is FNow Feared by Farmers. | TEMPERATURE RISES TO ONE HUNDRED ! ercury at Kansas Clty Thirty-Two Degrees Hours, v Goes Up in Seves | While Dast Storms t St Joseph. KANEAS CITY. Mo, April 21—The hot south winds that swept over the better part of Kansas yesterday prevailed again today and this morning Do reports of rain had been received at the Jocal weather buresu Incrensed damage to vegetstion of all kinde will doubtiess result The temperature at Florence and Abl- lene central Kansas, and Hiswstba. in the northeastern corper of the state, ranged from 90 to 9% degrees above in the shade yesterday, and the prospects today are for repetition of this weatber The ground generally is reported dry and hard ang badly in need of rain. The mid- summer weather experienced in Kansas Jity yesterday, when the thermometer rose 22 degrees i seven hours. from 5% to F1, | prevailed today, with perhaps a elightly cooler wind The Weather bureau at 10:30 this morning reported that the only promise of relief for the next twenty-four bours in the south- west were indications of scattering showers. The highes: temperature recorded vester day was 100 at Concordia, Kan. Otber read- ings foliow | Kansas- | scott, 91 | hattan | Toronto | Miss Haye Dresden, 8 Fort Dodge 92. Baker, %; Man- McPherwon. 96; Osage City, Wichita, 92 Kidder, #2; Harrison »0 Lexington. %1; Marysville, 84; Brunswick 8. Springfield, %4; Lamar, §7 | O home—Enid, #0. ST. JOSEPH, Mo. April 21.—The hot wave which struck this city yesterday com- pues, and st 7 o'clock this morning the thermometer stood &t 76 degrees. Two hours later it hed crawled up to K2, with prospects of reaching a record-breaking beight before nigh Intermittent storms of dust accompanied the heat CHICAGO, April 21.—Chicago is feeling the of the hot wave which devel- ©oped in the west yesterday. The thermome- ter at & o'clock registered 67 degrees. Re- lief. however, for a great portion of the central west is expected today. Prof. Waleh | of the United States Weathej buresu says & storm ares of considerable magnitude i gathering over Missourl, Jows and Illinois. Because of the excessive and unseasonable warmth thunder showers are expected. Par- | ticular interest in the westher is manifested | for fear that unless Tain comes to the | relief of the winter wheat fields troublous | | times will ensue on the Board of Trade | TOPEKA, Kan. April 21—A hot wind | blowing thirty miles an hour from the | | southwest and changing to the south pre- | vails over this eection of Kansas today, !with a temperature of 74 at 10 o'clock. | Many telegraph and telephone wires are | |down. Sundsy the wind blew steadily trom | the southwest at the rate of forty miles an |bour. The maximum temperature wae $4, the highest v any April for sixteen years, {except 1» WOF When 1t° renthed ¥ The soil is dry snd wheat is being bvadly in- jured SNOW Blizzard in Nevada, Wyoming. and Portions of Celorad Utah and Montana. o e effects IN THE NORTHWEST SALT LAKE, Utah, April 21.—Nevada. | Wyoming. Idabo, southern Montana and | parts of Utah &nd Colorado are experienc- ing & emow storm that at some points has | taken on the proportions of a blizzard Enow began falling last night and still prevails to a greater or lesser extent over almost the entire inter-mountain region At Lima, Moot six inches of snow have fallen. High winds end low temperatures are reported from many potmts OMAHA MAN FATALLY STABBED Resented an Insult to & Wom: Gets & Knife Thrust in Return. WINFIELD, Kan, April 21 —(Specisl Telegram. )—H. B. Raley, a traveling repre- | sentative of the Hand Sewed Shoe company | of Omaba, was stabbed in the side by Bert | Onks on the Brettun house steps Sunday | night. The stab was made with an ordinary penknife. The blade penetrated the left | eide. entering the abdomen and breaking offt Early this morning the injured man | was taken to & hospital, where an opera- tion wes performed. This evening his phy- sicians fear it is & fatal stab Early in the evening Mr. Raley and four | | other men. comprising the Weslevan quar- tet of Rochester. were standing on the hote! | steps talking two young women Bert| Osks pushed his way into the crowd, shov- | ing Raley and others aside. amd spoke | | rudely to one of the women. Raley knocked | bim down. Oaks got up and left, but in & few moments returned, sccompanied by veral of bis friends, and stuck a knife | Raley's Jeft side. Ouks ran and bas | mot been captured. Raley's friemds re- moved bim to the Winfieid hospital | HALE REMOVED FROM OFFICE Kansas Clty's Veteran Fire Chief Ex- t Order of Mayor Re o | | ! | xasmas corr April 21—George C.| | Hale, chief of the fire department in this was removed from office by the chy city counctl tonight upon the recommendstion of Mayor James A Reed Edward Trickett, | frst assistant chief, was chosen as Hale's | successor Chief Hale has been &t the bead of the | fire departmen: here since 1§73 He is the inventor of fire apparstus in general use 43¢ tn 1900 took & Sre company to Europe | for exbibition Tbe new chief bas for twenty-ihree years CAUSE OF SILVER'S DECLINE Selling by Chine = Sends Metal 10 Lowest Recorded Price. LONDON, April 21.—Financial experts iz | London explain that the fall in the price | of silver to the lowest poist on record today | was caused by the fact that China, instesd of buying o siiver, as usual &t this time of the year. is selling. 1o order to pay the | war indemnity i gold It is geperally believed that the fall iv | the price of siiver would not have occurred bad London supported the market This coupled with the fact that the United Btates is seiling, caused the declive. which reached ips mimi- “— been & fireman here Blm e N 1—--‘-—5- | Voleano | lawtully A SURE REMEDY | 8, Never Fails 1o WATER CURE Method, Says W Extract Desired Information from Fillplaos. — i April 21.—Tbe sen committee on the Philippibes 10da umed the examination of witn@ses in COBDectio with the investigation of affairs in the Ph pine islands. Grover Plint of Cambridge Mase. who served as first lievtenant in tbe Thirty-ff1b Volunteer infantry, testified that early in May, 1900, Be had been & wit Dest to the water cure, @8 administered to the matives by the Macabebe sc and that this dobe to get information as 1o the wheresbouts of their gums The gune were delivered. The following day some men of his own reglment applied the cure, but their act was, #ithout suthority of their commanding offieers The Macabebes at the time referred to were not under command Y & commissioned officer, but under & sergeAnt of the Umited States army witness to 8t Jeast twenly cases of water cure. He pever had sesd anyone die as a | result of the cure, but B8 seen a hospita corps mun working on @ mative who had been rendered uncomsciobe It also had been reported to him that ome Filipinc died from the effects of the water cure The witness then descripnd the metbod admime ing the water gure and said that in some cases where it §8d been gives to 0ld men he had seen theif teeth fall out Mr. Flint, in response to & guestion by Senator Deitrich, sald be Was present upon these occasions “to Araw.the line on e cesses He @id pot recommend to his mujor that the practice pease mor did he give any orders to his mefl to top the tor- ture Answering & question by Benator Burrows the witness declured that'the efiect of the cure was immediate, the victim invariably urning in his gun or & balo wnd giving in- formation as to the whergabouts of others. He suid it was impossible o Judge whether | the victims were insurgent-soldiers or peas- | spts, but they appeared %o be pesceabie Barrios or villagers. Some of them were | thrown down by force; others, who were timid, would submit readily. while those who resisted were simply beid the more tightly. The trestment he said, never got | to the point of great brutality. | Replying to & question by Semator Lodge the witness said that be had been refused & commiseion in the regular army. because his colonel bad reported him as wsing in toxicating liquors to excess. The witness deplored the raising of this guestion, but Senator Beveridge said It bad am impor- tant bearing on the case. ¥lint denied th ® any of the occasions when he had wit- nessed the water cure was be under the in- fluence of liguor. After considersble guestioning be finally sdmitted that he approved of the water| cure, an¢, responding to's query by Benator | WASHINGTON te { | | Beveridge, said that it was not an Ameri- | can tnvention, but as old as the “Chronicles | saia of Newgate.” Asked regurding Filipinos in | guard houses. he said they were treated | the army ration. | The witness described the burning of small vilages, the idea being, be said, to drive the people 1o the v or to the } TO ABOLISH SEDITION LAWS/ | cent Quring the third, 20 per cent in the | Asks Semate to Pass Resolu- | Condemning Trial With- out a Jury. Teller I | | | WASHINGTON, April 21 —Senator Teller | todsy introduced a resolution declaring it to be the sense of the senate that the sedi- tion laws in force in the Philippines should be repealed. The resolution is preceded by a presmble reciting the arrests of the | editors of the mewspapers, Freedom and publiched in the archipelago, amd ssserting that they are to be tried under these laws by judges who owe their ap- pointment &nd tenure of office to the gov- ernment commission, for the criticism of which the men are to be tried The last paragraph of the preamble and the resolution are as follows Whereas, By the enactment of such daws and the denial of trial by jury to those sccused under them, 1d the administration of such laws by judges appointed by the officlals ageinst whom the offenses are ai- | leged to have been committed and Who have reserved to themselves the right to remove sald judges &t plemsure, every vestige of civil Lberty is destroyed, per- | sonal lberty and pro 1ty are without the security of law and the Filipino people are being taught to hete the United BStates even as much as they hated Epain: there- fore, be it Resolved. wenate of sedition immediately under them That it is the sense of the the United States that the said laws and all of them sbould be repealed and osecutions | immediately ceased. and that no person shall hereafier be punished b3 death, imprisonment or fine in the prov- tncee of the Philippines in armed resistance to the Unitod States, unless the sccused has been tried by & jury of his peers and pronounced “gul and, further that there: in the courts of said archi pelago, when the offense charged consi words written or &poken &gainst any citigen or official of the department of said government the truth of said words spoken or written mey be given in evidence and shall constitute & full and perfect defense. | USE OF ALCOHOL AS FUEL| Peravian Gevernment to Orgmumise | Expesition of Machimery De- | sigmed for that Purpose. | \ | WASHINGTON, April —Information bas reached Peruvisn legation in this | city that & gemeral exposition of the metb- ode, apparatus &nd machivery for the appli- cation of aicohol to oduction of mo- tive power, best &nd light, will be beid Lima during the month of September, 1902 Peru is obe of the chief alcobol-producing | countries of the weorld, &nd the object of the exposition i to give slcobol preducers an insight into the capabilities of mlcobol in the industrial field I: is wiso belleved that by encouraging the use of alcohol for industrial purposes its codsumption as = beverage can be very considerably refteved Goid and copper medsls and bomorsble mention will be bestowed Upon euccesstul exbibitors in the order Of merit The government bas appointed & commission | consisting of Mr Jos Belta, director of | public works: Mr. Edward Habich, @irector of the school of mives, &nd Mr. Alejanare | Garland to formulate the program for the | exposition, collect tbe necessary data and communicate with menufscturers, inventors | and institutions with the View of obeal ing their support and sssislance through the sending of exhibits Cars Tied Up in San SAN FRANCISCO. April the sireet car sysiem United Rallroads company of San Pran- citco is compiete. not & Dassenger car on | this system moving todsy. Mall cars on this Une are running withou! interruption. | and the lines of two independent compamies | are being opersted. The strikers gre or- | Gerly and mssert their abilii~ to boid out | ly. A conference between rail- way officiale. the mayor and & commitiee of strikers will be held todey. and Mayor Schumidt expresses the belie! Lhal the strike cisce. —The tie-up operated by the | {lcan state | sttustion concerning | and Searle DIETRICH HAS CUBAN BILL |CONDITION OF THE WEATHER|] () Proposes to Bebate Duties on Goods Im- ported to United States. ISLAND TO GRANT TARIFF CONCESSION mdsay and National n Schnelder in Wask. o Talk with Semators oliticn From a Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, April 21—(Special Tele enator Dietrich introduced & bill which may solve the complicated Cu ban situstion and relieve the present strems- ful conditions regarding reciprocity between the United States and Cubs. The bill av thorizes the president om bebal the United States, to enter into & reciproca agreement with the permanent government of Cuba, respecting trade between the United States and that coumtry. The bill provides that when the permapent govern ment of Cuba is established that the presi- dent shall make & trade arrangement be- tween the islands and the Usited States for & period of five years and during that time pay Cuba for its use and benefit a sum money be ascertained and paid as tollows At end ending June equa 4 port duties the vear product f the fiscal vear 3¢ & sum of mobey cent of the amount of im ollected during each quarter of op articles of the growth and the island of Cuba coming & rectly from tbe island into the United States i American or Cuban bottoms. for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904, during each querter, 30 per cent is to be paid; for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1906, 25 per cent for the fiscal year ending Jube 30, 1906 per cent, and after the fiscal year ending June 30, 1907, 16 per cemt. The amoun thus collected is to be devoted under the terme of the bill to the conetruction of & permanent harbor, & evetem of sanitation and other public improvements and & Eve- tem of public schooia. As & set off for this rebate which Senator Dietrich proposes to give Cubs for five years, that country is to remit on all im ports from the United States, subject to payment at the end of each guarter of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1808, 75 per cent of the import duties and other charges im posed upon like articies imported into Cu from any country other than the United States, for the fiscal year ending Juve 30, 1904, 80 per cent is to be absorbed; for the fiscal year ending Jume 30, 1505, B5 per cent; for the fiscal year ending June 80, each quarter 1903 10 of | 1906, 90 per cent and the same im 180T. Fruit of Co Senstor Dietrich, in speaking of this bi'l “Ever since the Cuban question came up 1 have urged that something should be done in the way of reciprocal |exactly the same as American prisomers. |trade relations with the Dew government. | except that they were supplied with food | After a szrest Geal of discussion among | which they were accustomed to and Dot With | genators, to whom 1 submitted the outlives of what 1 believe would be & fair solution of the present difficulties, the bill I intro- Guoed today is the result. This bl turne back inte the Cuban treasury 40 per ocemt of. the import duties oellrcted during the first year of the reciprosity treaty with Cuba, 30 per cent during the second. 25 per fourth and 15 per cent in the fifth year | And this refund is. by the terme of the bill, to be spent in permanent improvement in the isiands, #o that should the time ever come when Cuba joins the union of states these improvements would be benefictal to 1l the people. the Cuban people in the meantime having enjoyed the bemeficial re- sults of good harbors, good sanitation good rosds and good echools “Under the terms of my bill the whole Cuban people would be bemefited by this rebate and not the Sugar trust or specu- lators in sugar. Op the other hand Cuba would give us trade concessions of first, 25 per cent reduction on imports from the United States it would be the means of stimulating enterprises &nd manufac turers would be induced to make Cuba one of the firsi markets in bill not only furnishes money for the gov- ernment of Cubs, but will tend to butld up its enterprises, and 1 believe is & happy outcome of the present conditioms.™ Papers in the case of the Schuyler tional bauk and others agminst George Thrush and others, remanded from the supreme court of Nebraska, heve been re- ceived by the clerk of the supreme court the United States preparsiory to being filed and the case commenced Lindsey and Schueider in Capital. Chairmas H. C. Lindsey of the repub- committee of Nebraska is in Washington, heving been summoned here by Semator Dietrich, presumably for the purpose of talking over some prospective postofice changes and also to go over the the judictal divieion bill which languishes in the bouse commit- tee of judiciary. It is understood that Mr Lindsey is slated for the position of United States attorpey in the event of the bill becoming & law National Committeeman R. B. Schneider is alse o Washingtom, the purpose of talking over the political situation in Nebraska with Semators Die- trich and Millard. Mr. Schueider said his presence here was wholly without sig- nificance Postal Matters. Senator Dietrich made the recommendations for postmasters Sutton, Cley county, J. H. Tower, poiutment. Thaver, York cousty Eckies, resppointment The following substatjons Moines (la) postofice bave Gered established July 1: No and School streews, No. 4 at Center streets. No. 5 a1 615 Bast Scott, Eeston Place station at Easton boulevard reet am H Schriver was today appointed substitute carrier in the Mount Pleasant (s offce Fostmasters appointed Nebraska, E Stingley, Elyria. Valiey county, viee J. W Carkesgl, resigned. lowa, C. F. Thayer Avery, Monroe county; Lee Canfield, Ben- son, Blackbawk county; J. D. Comstock High Point, Decatur county. Willism Stanbo of Syracuse and William L Kirkpatrick of York, Neb, were toda; admitted 10 practice before the lmterior department The luterstste Nutional bank of Kansas City, Kan.. was teday spproved as reserve agent for the First National of Moust Pleasant, Ia These rural free delivery routes have been ordered established: lowa oz July pext. Grinpell, Poweshiek county, four ad- itional routes, with A. C. Norris, E. G Ports, J. N. Houghbton and G. W. Peace carriers. The Toutes embrace au ares of 122 square miles. containing & populstion of 2145 The postofice at Chester Oenter will be supplied by rural carrier. Kellogs. following today ] A of been wil Jos tne country. The | it is believed for | the Des | recast (ecast_for Nebraska—Showers Tuesday “ooler in Southern Portion. Temperature ar Omaha Yesterday: Hour Des . w0 ! 10 11 12 OLD FEUD « IS FOUGHT OUT ttlemen Settle Bitter Hatred Fatal Street Fight with Pistols. NETA. 1. T.. April 2 tween cattlemen west « ineville the Cherokee mation, William Phillips was netantly killed, apd William MaySeld, Jess Skidmore and Lige Johnson were mortally wounded. All are promivent cattlemen. wh | owned pastures near Oolagah, mot far from Collineville. The fight was the result of an old fued between Skidmore and Mayfeld which had its origin in » ontest over some grazing iund All four men were in Co the day heavily armed and e trouble. Late in afterno Skidmore and Johnson le agab, and few miles west met Hayfield and Phillips awaiting them by the rondside. Without any preliminary Mayfield leveled his shotgus and fired at Skidmore, who received the Josd In the right breast the wounded mar reeled from his be rned his guo Phill who also ruised hie gup to fire at him, and £hot through the heart. As Skidmore fell from his horse, Mayfield turned his gun on John son apd both men fired simultaneously Mayfield was wounded i the ehoulder and Johnson in the side. Though desperately wounded fired again and agein each man's £ho eflect. Friends who bad feared trouble who had followed Skidmore and Johnson trom Collineville, arrived at this point and prevented the wounded men from finishing beir fight. Though fatally wounded they were attempiing to 4 guns The wounded men and the b Pil lips were taken Skid- more's wourds were atal and little hope & given ery of the bers, The ville of large number both sides, has precautions to tween them TO PREVENT COMPETITION Object S Company Se & fight be u » court ineville, during v pparently ex for Ox « saddle end inte Coll pronounced % he presence in Co armed men, friends the suthorities to take & possible clash be l | 1 in United Verde Co 'fr! Deal as Given by tor Clark. NEW YORK, April 21—Senator William | A. Clark of MoDtana Was Crose-examined today in the suit of George A. Treadwell sgainst the United Verde Copper company, | Semator Clark and otbers to secure the ap- é to compel am sccounting. Treadwell | the United Verde Copper company. which, | | be seYm mre worth $186.000 &nd be alleges | | that be was damaged by the sale of the concern to & company of the same name organised ip West Virginia. Senator Clark said thst when be scquired the property | he found it in very bed condition &nd be had to put & great deal of capital into the mines to meke them profitable Senator Clark, in answer to & question concerning the com between the Unite Verde snd Lewisohn Broe. said that 1 | the United Verde Copper company had 1898 gome into the market and sold product of its mines dirett to the & panic might have resulted Under the contract Lewisohr Bros. took the entire of the United Verde. It was better | business for & company like his to sell { it output in bulk rather than to go imto the market and re it. The idea was to o aw competition as much &e pos- Eible HARD TO CROWD OUT RUSSIA Beltef in Orient is 1 Will Stay in Ma churia the trade, outpu | General t Czar SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.—The Asso clated Press correspondent at Tokio, under | date of Apri) 5, says “The impending signature of the new | Mapchuriaz tresty was looked upon with some doubdt by Jepanese officials. who, how ever, regard the terms a8 the best procurable under the circumstances, and the copeum- metion of the vexed guestion, if obtained is duve 10 the effects of the Anglo-Japanese alliance. The common bellef, bowever. is that Russis will find some pew pretext for remsining in Maneburia op the termination of the eighteen months agreed on and that she will never really withdraw from the province, whenoe she mensces the peace of | the far east. The Japanese press pro- fesses to belleve the porthern power is | scting 1o good taith.’ LAUNDRY MEN FORM UNION Operators of I ri Co-Operate to Promeote B Bess and Fix Prices | ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. April 21 —Twenty-five Jeading lsundrymen frem Missour!, lows and Illizols met in Chillicotbe today and | orgs ed & tri-stete associstion called the Missouri-lows-Tilinois Laundrymes's o The organization was perfected this even- ing, with the following offcers: C. F. Simmons, Peerls, Iil. presidest: G. H Beach, Ottumws, 1. frst president Johp Cusninghsm. Marshall. Mo. second vice president; W. E. Piteh of La Salie 1L, secretary-tressurer The associstion was formed to learn bet ter methods and for co-operstion in prices Meetings will be held snnuslly. the pext | one &t Quimey, I ASSAULTED BY NEGRO BOYS Ka State N Serionsly Stabbed " Professor 1 school »y EMPORIA, Kazn., April 21—Prof £ Huey, sssistant in the department physica) traiuing of Kansas State Norm school. was stabbed in the right breast & bad the upper portion of his jawh crushed todsy by voung mDegro rufh | Both wounds are serious. Huey had @ | the pegroes from ihe femoe of the where & bese boll game wab in j The Degroes commenced throwing stones over the fence into crowd. The pro fessor went outside o 5iop their disorderly conduct and was stacked Bem Harrisos, | he negre whe @4 the slubbing, was ar Charles of NG LIST OF DEAD Fo Reduotion of Btesmer's Victims Afer Two Dayv' Bearching, CAPTAIN KNOWS OF FIFTY.SIX LOST Half of Original Number, One Hundred and Forty-five, Btill Missing, WRECK IS SMOULDERING ON THE RIVER Work of Resone Greatly Hampered by the Exoessive Heat of Hull FOUR OF VICTIMS DROWNED RECOVERED * Knowledge of Fire's Origin Lackt but Unsceredited Was of In ary Characte De som CAIRO, I, Ap —After searching days the death list of the burmed steamer City of Piitsburg has Dot been re- duced any from the first reports. Of the 145 persons who were on the boat whep it burned vesierday morning. about balf are still missing and tomight mo furtber hope for them is expressed. The books sud valusbles of the boat crew and passengers are still in the ruins The wreck is sbove water and still smol Gering tonight. Owing 1o the heated condi- tion of the bull search for those cremated in 1t has Dot been begun and very few of the bodies of those drowned have been re- covered, owiug to the swift current At the coroner s ipguest today over the body of Capiain Sylvester Doss and Miss Maria Tissin, a verdi repdered that the former came to death from exhaustion and the latter from inhaling smoke, and nothing was developed s to the origin, cause or responsibility for the disaster. Unable 1o Give the Origin. ptate Phillips testified sccount for the Origin of the fire unless an electric wire had started it. He stated that #o far as he kpew there were fifty-six ves lost. The corober was advised of other bodies being recovered st distances from this city, bul nobe of them has been identif Sensational that he could reports bave been circulated sbout ap alleged quarrel between the of- ficers of the steamer and the roustabouts and that the fire may have been of incen- diary origin, but me eredemce is given fo these reports. Many steries have been told today by survivors of their thrilling ex- periences In escaping and some of them are of & most startiing character. The vie- time were from points along the Ohie val- ler and they have left & trail of bereave- ment from Pittsburg to the Mississipp! river Burss to Water's Edge. The steamer City of Piftsburg burned te the water's edge about 4 o'clock yaster- day morning seventecn iwiles down the river. C. M. Eilis of the Telegram acd Fred Cosnell of this place. whe were the first on the sceme from Calfo yesterday and sent to Mayor Wrizht for aif, have been ipvestiguiing the disuster ever mince yesterday and report as follows City of Pittsburg, with & crew of seventy apd passenger list which included sixty- €ix men, wemen and children, was on fts way from Cincinnati to Memphis. At 4:05 & m. &' & point three miles above Turner's Landing, fire was discovered in the forward butches. This was apparently seen about ihe same insta the engineer on watch «nd the firet mate, Artbur Shriver. The former directed & deck band to open a valve which would turn the water for the purpose of flooding the hoid, when he ex- clalmed tbat the valve was red bot, indi- cating that is conpection below was in cont the flames Mate Shriver was just going on watch rcompanied by his wife, who had gotten up early 10 keep bim company. Seeing the fliames and realizing the gravity of the sit- ustion be rushed to the roof and shouted to Pllot Harry Doss that the bost was on fire and to run to sbore will all speed. He then burried back to the cabin and sided ip arousing the sleeping passengers. Pliot Stays at Post. The big bell rung four times and then with one cot'nuous clamor spread the news. Pilot Doss remained brevely at bis post until the bow of the bost struck the bank. Then be rang the bells for the engines to stop. The “Texas” benesth him wes blazing and be was enveloved in smoke. He leaped from the pilot bouse to the “Texas,” thence to the roof, made his way to the wheel house, leaped in the river and swam mshore. Wesley Doss, bis aged father, and aun old-time pilot, who was making the trip for plessure, had beén in the pllot house with him, but left a few minutes before Harry did, making his way to the after guards, where be sprang ioto the river and despite bis 67 years swam asbore in safety, but died & few minutes later from exhaustion and excitement. His body wus brought to Caire The fiames spread with such rapidity that passengers had Do time to dress, but they bed to the guards, and while masy $prang overboard to take their chances be- tween death by drowning, or death by burs- ing, others were assisted into & yawl by Mate Shriver and Satlor B4 B Holly. The latter had climbed ope of the supports that kept the yawl suspended, cut the ropes and let the craft into the water, where women «nd children were placed. until it was full snd taken ashore, fourteen per- sons &t & time S Mes Hisk Their L Several ste risk of wid direct work the trips “ere made at the ‘mmedl- thelr lives, untl was oo late further in the rescue from fhe boats when the men set themselves to the of saving those who were afiost in A vdmber were rescued a mile low the wreck T. Daugherty, with his wife ant exroute from Marien, Ky, to Mo He placed 2 1ife preserver wife. apotber op bimself aud, his wrme, lowered him- self 1o the water by & rope. Then be beid on until bis wife followed and, with thelr linging wi'h her arms about his peck. starteé for shore, but the swift cur- carried them dowp nearly two miles before they were rescusd by peaple on the bank. The child bad o the meantime De- ome exhausied with cold 204 was umcon. lous. Her grasp relexed, Lot ber father graspec ber nightdrees jo B teeth and beid her bead out of the water. When they were rescued Le. 100, Wis Deerly exbausted but whes tse ~Lild wis resusicaied Le wes Bappr to two Dr. W by was harleston around bis taking hie baby baby ren Revised ‘Mot of Nisals The following & & Dew aed revised list of ihe names of the MiIng Pessengers wie vers abeard Lhe sicamer Oity-ef Pitle~