Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 5, 1902, Page 1

MOROS ARE CRUSHED Eighty-Four Survivors of Bultan Bayan Burrender After Fierce Fight. SEVERAL OF THE CHIEFS ARE KILLED Oomplete Triumph Seoures Respeot for Au- thority of the United Btates. SIGNAL VICTORY FOR AMERICAN TROOPS General Ascribes Praise to Oolonel Baldwin for His Brave Oommandership. BATTLE AN EXANPLE OF SKILL AND GRIT Dispateh Says by this Defeat Savage Natives Are Completely Crushed and Taught Lesson of Prac- tical Benefit, WASHINGTON, May 4.—~The war depart- ment today received a cablegram from General Chaffes indicating that the cam- palgn against Sultan Bayan, one of the principal Moro chiefs, had been completely successful. The result waa accomplished by a gallant assault on the principal Moro fort and its capture after a pumber of the leading Moros had been killed. The cable- gram which was received this afternoon was as follows: Adjutant General, Washington: The fol- lowing is the full ‘substance of Brigadler General Davis' message from Bayan: Eighty-four survivors of Bayan surren- g&r unconditionally this morning_at 7. ults Bayan, Raja Muja Bayan, Sultan Pandapatan and all leading dattos dead tnfl many of their followers. he principal fort, which surrend night, ono of the most gallant ances of American arms. Colonel 1 Baldwin and lhrflmenl deserve all pralee for hand-to-hand struggle in four lines of Aitches under walls of fort. These trenches @re lined with Moro dead from rifle fire. Have never seen o ard of any perform- ance excelling this lantry and grit. Not Without Lo my painful duty to report that the row of Moro power was not accom- loss. = One officer ted men killed; four officers nd thirty-seven enlisted men wounded. il telegraph the list later. After elghty-four survivors marche: this morning as prisoners, and it w derstyod they were all, elght others who had concealed themselves in rubbish inside the fort made a break for liberty, but none succeeded. Some Moro wounded tried to tab soldfers trying to help them. It is impossible to state the number of Moroa killed, Many are lying in tall grass. The surrender saves us from siege and starving out. Impossible to have carried works withou" scaling ladders, which were Teady. Intend to retaln prisoners u 4l two or three small adjacent forts are occupled then, with your consent, to retain as hos tages efght or ten of the principals and re- lease the rest. Force 1 It 1 The foroe in line consisted of foar moun- tain guns, 470 rifles. This was fully sufi- clent. We could not have used more men advantageously. Had we sent # strong column it would only have swelled the casualty list. One nelghboring datto has already presented himself ag a friend, and I expect a general foming In shortly, when the welght of the blow is known. The dead Wwere sent to Malabang for burial. In the t of present know) we cotld have 1 he. p 0 s and in_time orced surrender, but fhat probal would ave resulted in'a sortfe for freedom and escape (or many. By attacking them they have been com- pletely crushed—the only kind of lesson these ‘wild Moros seem to_be able to profit by. I shall invite Sultan Tarlac to pay me @ friendly visit, if he does not do it of his initiative. He 'has a fort further ecst, In plaln sight, and of the same strength as was that of Bayan. On the beautitul table- land there thousands of acres of fine upland rice and he is urging hii people to return to its cultiyation. The result to follow this action is very {mportant. namely. It secures respect for United States authority in the center of Moro savagery. CHAFFEE. The presidgnt tonight sent the following eongratulatory dispatch to General Ohaffee: WABHINGTON, D, C., May 4, 1908.— Chai Manila: ’ Accept’ for the army un: der your command and express to Genéral Davis and Colonel Baldwin especially, my gonsratulations and thanks for the splen- id courage and faithfulness which have ain carrled our flag to wletory. Your fellow countrymen at home will ever honor the memory of the fallen and be faithful to the bereved survivors who have them- selves been falthful unto death for their country’s sake. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. President is Pleased. The presideat conferred for four hours tonight with Secretary Root and Governor Taft, mainly concerning affairs in the Philippioes. The secretary and Miss Root and Governor Taft were guests at dinner and remained at the White House until half past 11 o'clock. The dispatch from General Chaffee giving the result of Gen- al Davis' campaign in Mindanao was s source of great satisfaction to the offictal although they regretted exceedingly that 1t became necessary to fight in order to compel submission to the American de. mands of the surrender of those gullty of the murder of the American seldlers. Sec. retary Root declined Lo say wheéther any ad- ditional instructions had by glven to General Chaffes for his guidance. It fs probable that the tuture action will be left largely to the discretion of Genmeral Chat- fee. The president has great respect for General Chaffee's tact. General Taft was very well satisfied with the latest news from General Chaffee. It was a cause for congratulation, he sald. He belleved the effect of what had been accomplished would be beneficlent and would settle affairs in Mindanao. HAS ENMITY OF MANILA PRESS Will Support It MANILA, May 4.—The demurrers in the oase of the editor of Freedom, who s charged with sedition for publishing re- marks censuring the United States Phillp- pine commission's rule were heard yester- day. The defense claims that the articles and remarks in question were meither ditious nor Ilibelous. L. R. Wolfley, the attorney general, ar- gued that the cases Id not be tried under the authorities but only under the laws passed by mission. The defense declared it+to be true that the commission could mot @pd & reputabie paper i Manfla to support it, that it had Popes for the support gapoperation of the pre of Manila, ‘it had been unl’ tmly disappointed 3 FAVORABLE SIGNS = LACKING Indicat = Tmprevement in Corrie itlon Absen Worse Tarn Not Unexpected. NEW YORK, May 4.—Dr. Keyes, who Is. @n attendant on Archbishop Corrigan, an- Bounced tonight that his patient was still 10 & dangerous condition and that there was & possibility that he would be worse. There are no favorable indications and there s much concera the archbishop's con- FAVORED Forelgn AMERICAN Prefecred GOuDS All Other the Articies Dy Chine, WASHINGTON, May 4.—"Amerlca have an established reputation ik and are preferred to all other forelg ticles.” This statement appears in an 1% teresting extract from commercial relations of the United States for 1901, which was given out today by Mr. Frederic Emory, chiet of the bureau of foreign commerce of the State department. The Japanese, it s sald, are fully alive to the situation with regard to American goods and put many cheap and inferior imitations of our products on the market in China. Novelties of all kinds find ready le in China, the wealthy clasees in par- ticular taking pride in possessing the latest products of America. In thelr yamens are found phonographs, maglic lanterns, music boxes, cameras and other articles which appeal to thelr curi- osity and work for thelr amusement. Watches and clocks are extensively sold There is an Increase in the use of Ameri- can flour. The quantity sold at Tien-Tein last year was 600 per cent more than two years previously and, though this was due in good part to the presence of the forelgn troops, the better class ot Chinese are be- ginning to realize the superiority of the American product and to use it in pref- erence to the native flour. The Chinese procure their water supply trom wells by the primitive methods of attaching a jar or bucket to the end’of a long bamboo pole and dipping it out. The substitution of pumps, not too expensive, it is said, would appeal to the practical so of the Chinese. Once Introduced our plece goods have obtained a strong foothold in Manchuria and throughout China and it is said that fully three-fifths of this trade goes to the United States. With Japan and England controlling the re- mainder, American Capital for Enterprines. American capital 1s belng invested in various enterprises in China. An American company has applied for permission to run a line of passenger and freight steamers be- tween Canton, Heng-Chow and Hong Kong. Concesslons for mining gold, silver, copper and antimony ores have been granted by the board of mines to American, French and German parties. Forelgners who go to China to manage industrial enterprises encounter serious ob- stacles, it is stated. According to a decree the Chinese retain controlling interests in rallway and other concesslons. They get beyond their depth, however, it 1s stated when they attempt to manage such enterprises and therefore secure forelgn support for their iron works, textile mills, oultural colleges, etc. These foreign- ers, who, as a rule, are well qualified for thelr positions, arrive at thelr posts with high hopes. They are given to understand that every facllity will be provided to make thelr work a success. They seleot their men and organize for the undertaking, but soon learn that many officials desire that their relations shall be placed on the payroll. Results show that the sole function of these employes s to be on the payroll. Many tactorfes have from six to ten men to do work that ome man could accomplish in the west. Neglect Core of Machinery. ‘Then, too, unless the forelgn superinten- dent le ever vigllant no care is taken of anything and hundreds of thousands of dol- lars worth of imported machinery is al- lowed to remain unhoused for so long a time as to completely ruin it. A number of forelgners, it Is stated, went to China to start and agricultural college, bringing along seseral thousand dollars’ wot'h of farming implements. They were glven eight or ten young Chinamen to start the institution, along with eight laborers and two head and two assistant superin- tendents, four . superintendents for eight men. The laborers worked only when the su- perintendents were present and after the projectors had walted for two years and a half for promised land for their venture, and thelr macbinery had rusted Into use- lessnees, they left China disgusted. The forelgn superintendent of a Chinese arsenal has stated that it costs twemty times as much to make a rifle there as it ‘would cost to buy one in Burope. Enough money, it is sald, has been ex- pended in China during the last forty years in Introducing various western enterprises to have made them a great success if they had been left under the managememt of torelgners. TO SCRUTINIZE WAR SHIPS Members of Inspection Board Pre to Examine North Atiantio Squadron. WASHINGTON, May 4.—Admiral Dewey, Rear Admiral Taylor, chief of the bureau of navigation; Lieutenant Niblack, inspec- tor of target practice, and the other mem- bers of the speclal board of inspection which is to visit the vessels of the North | Atlantic squadron now lylng off the Vir- ginia capes, left Washington today aboard Dolphin. The regular board of inspection will leave Washington tomorrow pight for Nortolk, where Gloucester will be placed at their disposal for the inspection. Admiral Dewey and the members of the meral board of the navy have prepared plans for some Important maneuvers which the vessels of the squadron will go through with next k. The regular board of inspection will look over the vessels from a routine stand- point and recommend the repairs made necessary by their long crulse in tropical waters. The cruisers will have target practice off the capes and emable Lieutenant Nib- lack, inspector of target practice, to ob- serve thelr performances in this respect. DEATH RECORD. William Lindemann, Grand Island. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., May 4.—(Special Telegram.)—Yesterday occurred the death of Willlam Lindemann, a resident of this city for thirty years and at present the owner of Lion Grove, a picnle resort on Wood giver a mile south of this elty. A third Bemorrhage of the stomach was the cause of death. On the previous evening be was walkiog sbout when fatally at- tacked. He lea: two sons and one daugh- ter, Eroest, Alexander and Mrs. Tschauder, and one adopted son, besides his wife. The funeral will take place Tuesday afternoon Frances Carney. DENVER, May {—Frances well-known ploneer and lieutenant gov- ernor in 1899-1900, died tonight after a lingering {llness of paraiys Carney, a Potter Palmer Dead. CHICAGO, May 4.—Potter Palmer died at 5:40 o'clock this evening, OMAH INGLE - CO BILLS RETAIN THEIR ORICIN Measures Passed by House Attract Atten- tion for Undergoing 80 Few Uhanges. ‘AIN ACTIVITY OF INDUSTRIOUS LOBBIES Many Feat- ‘storical Interest in 4 L awith Structures. ', . (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, May 4.—(Special Tele- gram.)—On Wednesday the house passed the agricultural appropriation bill, carry- ing nearly $5,260,000, substantially as It came from the committee on agriculture. In fact, ot a single amendment was in- corporated, which was not previously sano- tioned by that committ This statement might not be considered of much importance under ordinary cir- cumstances. But the year 1902 has been remarkable, thus far, in a legislative sense, because of the peculiar methods employed In putting bills through the hous For instance, the Cuban reciprocity bill and the omnibus public buildings bill were brought up under rules which permitted no general amendments. The agricultural appropria- tion bill, on the other hand, was subject to any amendment which a majority of the house might see fit to Incorporate, and yet not a single change was made without the sanction and approval of its framers. The bill carries a total increase of some- thing like $500,000 for the scientific bureaus of the department. If the total had been 86,000,000 it would bave been consldered “‘not enough’' by some of the bureau chiefs. As It was, one of these gentlemen has spent all his spare time—and some of the government's time—during the last six months in lobbying for more money. As 5000 a8 it became apparent that the com- mittee would not give his particular bureau all that this particular chief asked for he began a propaganda which extended from Maine to California and from Mexico to the Canadian border and vhich resulted in floods of letters and petitions, urging members to vote for more money for this gentleman to expend. His efforts were un- remitting and he never tired until the bill came up. Naturally he expected great results and a few hundred thousand dollars more for his experiments. Last year the appropriation for his bureau was $110,000 in round numbers. This year nearly $60,000 more has been added. But he is not satisfied. The work done by this gentleman and his colleagues was expected to upset the calculations of the committee. nothing of the kind. The house emphat- ically indorsed the report of that com- mittee and passed the bill, Log Rolling Method. When the late Senator Sawyer of Wi consin first supplied the expression “log rolling” to the combination method of get- ting bills through congress it was the cus- tom for members to get together and agree to support each other’s bille. Thirty years ago congress frequently provided for the improvement of a single river or harbor in a bill which bad no other object than to provide funds for that pasticular stream or harbor. Later came the “‘omnibu river and harbor bill, and still later a spe- clal committee wus organized to frame this general improvement scheme, and that committe has been continued by each con- gress since. Next to rivers and harbors members are most generally Interested In public build- ings. Each year scores of bills providing for federal structures in every section of the country are introduced and it has al- ways been a difficult matter to sift out the deserving from the undeserving towns be- cause of the “log-rolling” disposition of members. Two or three years ago the com- mittee on bulldings and grounds brought in an “omnibus” bill to provide Increased appropriations for bills already authorized and which could not be bullt within the limit fixed because of the Increase in cost of all bullding materials and the uniform advance in the wages of skilled labor. This omnibus plan was 80 successful that it has been adopted agaln and the house has passed the bill prepared by the committ without amendment. Four Hundred Cities Applied. ‘There were 400 towns and citles in all which asked for public bulldinge or for an increased appropriation for those already authorized this year. The bill provides for 174 of these towns and it will keep the force in the supervising architec office busy for several years to prepare the plan In the report spbmitted with the bill some interesting historical data concerning bulldings now owned by the government is presented. Of the bullding In Richmond, V: port says: “When the state of Virginia seceded from the federal union, in April, 1861, the state took charge of this bullding’ and used it for various purposes until the confederate government was transferred to this eity from Montgomery, Ala., in July, 1861, when they took charge of this bullding and in. stalled here the treasury department of the confederate sta from which were tssued all the bonds and currency used by the confederacy.” . Jefterson Davis, the president of the con- federacy, had office on the third floor of this bullding, in which he and General Robert E. Lee and other famous genera sometimes met for consultation, The secretary of state, Judah P. Ben- jamin, and the secretary of the treasury, together with the auditor and treasurer, occupled rooms in this bullding. Room No. 17 was used for cabinet meetings by the confederate government. There were also stored in this bullding, up to April 2, 1865, the gold and silver of the confederate state's government, which on that date was transferred south. On the following day It was occupled by fed- eral troops, and afterward placed under contral oi the Treasury department. In this bullding, on May 10, 1866, the grand jury of the United States eircuit court indicted Jefferson Davis for treason. » the re- On May 13, 1867, he was brought into this | bullding on & writ of habeas corpus, and was immediately released under bond given on that date by Horace Greeley, Franklin Stearns, Charles O'Cobnor and others. Of the bullding in New Orlesns 2nd the necessity for a new postoffice there the committee s The present site was ceded to the United States June 2. 1845, by the first municipal- ity of ‘New Orleans, and building oper: tions were commenced soon after. In 1 the walls had been carried up seventy-five feet above the concrete base to the archi- trave line of the entablature and all the floor beams of the fourth story were place. The discovery was then e that the batlding was slowly sinking, the maxi- mum settlement in 156) belng (wo feet rix inches, in spite of the fact that a commis- sion in 1851 reported, from borings made, that the site was the firmest, driest and most reliable in the city. Your committee bas unofficlal information that the tota) aettlement of the bullding to date is about four feet. al‘thl- rate of speed through the earth Sovernment may | other But it did| estimate the e day occupy a building which housed " Butler during the civil wa department should be moved and the space vacated glven to the customs s*rvice. The present ing above the basement wlil be sery for many years, but_a new b needed for the Postoffice department offices in said eity for which government Is now paying rei New Obstacie Arises. bulld- able is and the € An unlooked-for difficulty has arisen in| connection with the establishment of o many rural free delivery routes through- out the country. At present postmasters who receive less tham $2,000 a year and who are included in the third class are not given an allowance with which to pay clerk hire. Whatever assistance they need in their offices must paid for out of their own pockets. In some instances postmasters whose salaries place them on the third-class list, have had thelr work almost quadrupled through the establish- ment of rural free deltvery routes run- ning from their offices. These men, natu- rally, think they ought to bave some ad- ditional compensation for this additional work, but there is no way in which the Postoffice department can, under the pre ent law, make allowances for clerical work. It is Itkely, therefore, that congress will be called upon to correct this state of af- fairs. The rural tree delivery service, by the way, is so firmly established now that it s no more likely to be abandoned than is the free delivery of mafl matter in the cities of the country, THEY WILL BREAK SILENCE Republicans Are to OF Detense of Philippine Question— Will Reply to Opponents. tteries in WASHINGTON, May 3.—The. republican senators this week will relieve the demo- crats of the necessity of supplying all the speakors in the senate on the Philippine government bill. The events of last week caused them to decide to take part in the debate and they will lead off when the bill shall be laid before the senate at 3 o'clock tomorrow. Senator Lodge, chairman of the commit- tee on the Philippines, will open for them with a set speech in support of the admin- tstration’s Philippine policy with incidental reference to Major Gardenmer’s report and other special phases of the Philippine ques tion. Other republican senators who have in- dlcated a purpose to address the senate on the pending question are Messrs. Foraker, Spooner, Burton, McComas and Platt of Connecticut. There probably will also be other republican speakers. The democratic members of the commit- tee on the Philippines have no fixed plans except to have the debate on the bill con- tinue for the present. They decline to time necessary to conclude consideration of the bill. Other measures which will receive atten- tion during the week are the sundry civil appropriation bill and the bill providing for the opening to settlement of the Rose- bud Indlan reservation in South Dakota. The reservation question has priority of claim to consideration in the morning hour of each day and the appropriation bill will be used to “fill in” when no one s pre- pared to speak on efther side of that bill or the Philippine bill. The resolution providing for the recall of Major Gardener lost jts peuition of ad- vantage Saturday and is mow on the cal- endar, but the chances are that it will be revived and that it will recetve further at- tention. ity MORE STARS FOR GLD GLORY Additions to Be Made by Omnibus Bill in Behalf of Three Terri- tories for Statehood. WASHINGTON, May 4.—The principal teature of the program in the house this week will be the bill to place three new stars in the American flag bill for the admission of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona to statehood will be called up on Tuesday. The friends of the bill do not desire protracted debate on it and will try.to secure a vote on that day. There 1s considerable opposition to the bill on the republican side of the house on the ground that the territories are not yet fitted for statehood, but the friends of the bill entertain no doubt of its passage. The democras In caucus agreed to give it their united support, and at least sixty re- publican votes are counted on. Tomorrow is District of Columbia day. After the statehood bill i disposed of war claims will be given attention and then the naval appropriation bill will be taken up. Three important measures of general leg- islation—the Heil financial bill, terminating the coinage of stlver dollars; the Ray anti- anarchy bill, and the Shattuck bill, codi- fylug and extending the immigration laws— are to be taken up whenever opportunity occurs, the rules committee having de- cided Saturday that these measures should have early attention. No time is set for them, but the decision of the rules com- mittee will bring them forward whenever appropriation bills and special orders are lacking. DECREASE IN CUBAN IMPORT Enters United States fram Island Than Correspond- ng Month a Y Ago. ASHINGTON, May 4.—The insular di- vision of the War department gave out for publication today a statement show- ing in comparative form, the commerce of Cuba for the eight months ended February 25, 1902, and 1801. The total value of mer- chandise imported during the stated period of 1902 was $44,669,314, against $42,920,814 for the corresponding period of 1901 Ex- port figures show $28,487,226 worth of mer- chandise In 1902 and $34,008,270 in 1901, These returns show an incre cent in imports and a decrea: cent in exports. Merchandise coming from the United States Into the Island aggregated $19,140,549 during the elght months ended February The omnibus | T 'TIMELY RAIN IS RECEIVED | Grain Fields of West Recsive Much Noeded Wetting Down. SHOWERS FROM LAKES TO MOUNTAINS Scope of Does Reports Indieate General Precipitation, Although To: Not Show Enough to Fill Requirements. General Rain took command yesterday. His presence In Nebraska is most wel- come, as [t has been needed here for sev- eral days. Dessicating winds were doing much damage to crop prospects, and the The the showers that came were badly needed. rain was quite extensive, Involving country from Chicago to Denver. At Omaha the precipitation w an inch. 0.16 of The same amount was recorded At North Platte a trace was reported, at Cheyenne 0.01 of an inch, at 8t. Louls 156 inch fell Dodge, Kan., 0.24 of an Inch was recorded. At Kansas Clty the fe Mis- souri, lowa and Kansas generally got a at Denver. and at Fort 1 was light. soaking. Reports from Nebraska all indicate rain- 1 The Unfon Pacific reports rain all along its line. From Elwood, In Gosper county, comes report of a saving shower. This is an Indication that the South Platte country had its share of the moisture. In eastern and southeastern Nebraska, along the line of the B. & M., the raintall was generous. On the central and western divisions good raine fell, while similar re- ports come fro.n the Wyoming and northern divisions. Indications are for further rain, Inch and an Eighth. HASTINGS, Neb., May 4.—(Special Tele- gram.)—After weeks of walting rain fell in Hastings and Adams county this morning to the extent of an inch and an eighth. As the rain fell with a steady downpour with- out being accompanied by any wind, every During the ralnstorm lightning did some damage about the city. Mr. Charles Dins- | more’s house had the chimney and part ot the roof torn dff by lightning. Downpour at Nebraska City. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., May 4.—(Spe- clal)—This city was visited by the first £00d rain of the season last night and this morning. The downfall began shortly after midnight and continued until nearly noon today. At no time did it rain hard, but the steady downpour soaked the ground. Wheat and oats are in excellent condition and everything points to a large yleld. Rain Comen in Good Time. TRENTON, Neb., May 4.—(Special Tele- &T&@.)—This section of - the country - we, visited by half an ifch of rain last night. This Is the first molsture for twenty-one days. The past week has been very windy and dusty. Pastures and growing crops will be benefited and farmers encouraged. Million Dollar Shower. ELWOOD, Neb., May 4.—(Special.)—The million-dollar rain struck Gosper county this morning at 6 o'clock and there is every indication of a long, steady downpour. The grain has not been hurt by drouth, bugs or worms, and everything points to a big crop of everything. Fall is General, | GRAND ISLAND, Neb., May 4.—(Special.) —A fine rain began falling about 9 o'clock this morning and appears to be general. | All vegetation was backward and several | Inches of molsture are very much needed. Welcome Rain in Ca PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., May 4.—(Special.) —A fine shower fell in this vicinity this morning. At 1 o'clock this afternoon a gentle ‘rain began to fall, which promises to continue during the night. Rain at Ulysses. ULYSSES, Neb., May 4.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Rain fell steadily here today from 11 until 4 o'clock. The ground is thor- oughly soaked. Rivers Are Swelling. GUTHRIE, Okl., May 4.—Drenching rains have been falllng over eastern Oklahoma since early morning, swelling rivers and creeks higher than at any other time this season. The Cimaron, North Canadian, Cottonwood and Arkaneas rivers are rap- 1dly approaching higher marks, and there 1s no sign of the downpour of rain ceasing. It is of incalculable value to growers of wheat, potatoes and cotton. Crops Are Benefited, KANSAS CITY, May 4.—Dispatches from a large part of Kansas tell of important ralos today that have done great benefit to crops. The prospect is for still further showers. TO ERECT STATUE OF MORTON Business Men Agitate Memorial to Be mced in Nebraska City Park. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., May 4.—(Spe- clal.)—A meeting of the leading business men, of Nebraska City was held at the Overland theater Saturday night to effect sociation for the erection of a bronze statue of the late J. Sterling Morton i1n the park which he pre- sented to the city, and which bears his name. It was determined to call the organiza- tion the Arber Day Memorial assoclation and to make it the object of the body to 28, 1902, a slight increase over the corre-| ralse a fund of $25,000 for the erection of sponding period of 1901. The exports from Cuba to the United States during the 1902 period amounted to §18,168,640, & decrease of about $3,000,000 OPPOSES TARIFF REDUCTION National Cigar Leaf Men Will Protest Ligktening Import on Cuban Tobaceo Produet. CINCINNATI, May 4.—The annual con- vention of the National Clgar Leaf To- bacco assoclation wiil open here tomorrow and continue for three days. About 1,000 are present from various cities and many members of leading firms In the trade will be in attendance. The pending measure before congress looking te reductions on import duties on Cuban leaf tobacco and cigars will come up for extended discussion and a strong protest against any reduction in the tarift schedule will in all probability be adopted by the cenvention. the memorial. Ex-Governor: Robert W. Furnass Brownville was elected president, Nordhome secretary and H. D. treasurer. Thos: present subscribed ample to defray the expense of beginning movement, which will be started at once. ot John Wilson funds Prince Out for Congress. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., May 4.—(Special.) —W. A. Prince, representative from this county to the legislature of 1599, and who made an excellent record as a member of that body, Is & candidate for the repub- lican uomination for the Fifth congres- sional district. This puts two candidates in the fleld from this county, O. A. Abbott, sr., being the other. Sunday Dry in P mouth. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., May 4.—(Special.) ~The enforcement of the Slocum law by Mayor Frank J. Morgan is meeting with the hearty approval of all loyal citize All the saloons were closed today. drop of the mgisture sank deep in the soil. | by the fire department before reaching the the | \ | | Senor severo | over any previous year for the same period. PY FI CONDITION OF THE WEATHER! Forecast Tuesday Winds. for » Monday Fair Variabic braska — Falr and Warmer, mperature at Omaha Yesterday: | Deg. Hour. Dex. | .. 88 . m. . BN B4 ».om. 52 52 L B .’ . BN 1 2 a K [3 o 7 M ST. LOUIS IS STORM SWEPT e Vents Fury on Mound City and Fire Resulta from Light- ning Bolt, ST. LOUIS, May 4.—For a short time this evening a terrific storm of wind and rain prevalled In this city and vicinity, causing considerable minor damage. Lightning re- sulted in several fires, one of which de- stroyed the machine shop and a section of the foundry of Willlam and Philip Medart's patent pulley plant In South St. Louis. The loss is estimated at $300,000, partially in- sured. Hard work on the part of the firemen, aided by the torrents of rain, saved an adjoining building In which Willlam Me- dart estimated were stored patterns valued at a half million of dollars. In all parts of the city trees, fences, signe, awnings, etc., were blown down and other damage done by the wind, which came in terrific gusts. Asofar as learnea nobody was killed or injured. For one minute the wind reached a velocity of six- ty-five miles an hour, and for five suc- ceeding minutes blew at the rate of fity- two miles, after which it moderated. The local weather bureau observer declared the wind came as a straight blow and was not In any sense a twlster. Had it been, he said, the destruction would have been great. In the downtown district the wind car- ried away immense signs, throwing them into the streets and breaking plate-glass windows in several of the larger stores. Of the crowds on the streets at the time | many bad narrow escapes from death and | injury. The buildings in which the machine shops were located was 100 yards long and 160 feet wide. This burned very quickly and the flames spread to the foundry. The patterns occupied a department upon the second floor of the foundry building to the | east of the shops. The flames spread to the north end of the foundry, but were checked pattern section. Serious difficulty in com- batting the flames were encountered by the firemen as, owing to the small waier mains in the vicinity, only a low pressure could be obtained. The company employed 600 men, and the Medarts stated that they did not think they would be able to resume operations for six months. The products were power- transmitting machinery, including pulleys, ehafting apparatus for belting and every- thing of this nature except belting. Miles of Track Washed Out. ABERDEEN, §. D., #ay 4.—Spectal)— Heavy rains fell In the extreme north part of this state Thursday night. In the vi- cinity of Selby there was a veritable cloud- burst. Eight inches of water fell and the entire country was deluged. The Milwaukee track west of Selby was washed out for several miles. FOREIGNERS ARE POURING Tho! IN nds Arrive Weekly Ellis Island and Former Immigrant Records Broken. NEW YORK, May 4.—The rush of im- migrants to this port, which has signalized the first four months of the year, reached | & cllmax the week ending tonight, during! which time 25,120 immigrants have been brought to this city from the various Euro- pean ports. The total number of immigrants arriving| here for the four months ending April 30 was 178,604, an excess of more than 30,000 By months the record this year is: ary, 13,243 immigrants; February, March, 57,175; April, 73,667. When it {s mentioned that the total num- ber landing here last year was 438,868, it will be seen that 1902 bas started out as a record-breaker. No less than 12,340 immigrants were landed at Ellis {sland| yesterday and today, and in addition to| this 1,000 were left aboard the steamer Tartar Prince to be landed tomorrow. In all the history of handling immigrants through the barge office the police never bad so much trouble to restrain the crowds who flocked the battery to see the people come over from Ellls island as today. In addition to the thousands who had friends or relatives whom they came down to meet there were several thousand idlers,| who, attracted by the sight of the immi- grants coming, crowded on the sidewalk in front of the barge office and refused to move until driven back by sheer force. Among the passengers on Bretagne was Captain Sicilllano of the Itallan army, who comes here commissioned by his govern- ment to investigate and report on the emi- gration from his country to America. He 6 that the enormous exodus from certain districts of Italy threatens to depopulate those sections, and his mission is to learn the cause of the unusually large emigra- tion and devise means to curtail it. SEVERO MAKES FIRST FLIGHT Brazilian Aeronaut Successfully Na fgates Atrship La Paix in Spite of Threatening Weather. Janu 29,199; PARIS, May 4.—In spite of the threat- | ening weather Senor Augusto Severo, the Brazilian aeronaut, made a successful first trial with bis airship at Vaugirard, Aero- static park, today. Senor Severo's airship 1s called La Palx The balloon, held by a rope, ascended forty metres. The motors were then started. The balloon obeyed the impulse of its pro- pellers, steering easlly and maintaining perfect equilibrium. After maneuvering for a short time fely returned the airship s shed. The few persons who were present at the park enthusiastically ap- plauded Senor Severo and the two assist- snts who accompanied him in the ascent La Palx is not uplike Santos-Dumont's airships in appearance but it differs from them in many details. The gas capacity of La Paix is uearly four times greater than than of Santos-Dumont's airship. It has three main propellers and two smaller ones used for steering and In ascending and descending. The two petroleum motors of La Paix are twenty-four and sixteen horse-power, respectively Senor Severo sald he would not make an- other trial until there was perfectly fair weather, and that he would then attempt (o extend his fight. LOOKS LIKE A STRIKE Situation in Anthracite Ooal Region is Saic to Be Extremely Delicate. SENATOR HANNA EXPRESSES THIS OPINION States Oonciliation Committee Must Wait for New Developments, SAYS CONFERENCES WERE SATISFACTORY Miners Look for General Strike as Result of Failure to Agree, NERVOUSNESS ALREADY IS APPARENT Workmen Are Well Organized, Pos- sessed of Financial Resonroes and Assert Their Abllity to En- dure Perfod of Idleness. PHILADELPHIA, May 4.—B8enator Ha in an interview today with a reporter for the Associated Press characterized the sit- uation in the anthracite coal region ac ex- tremely deilcate and for that reason said it would be unwise for him to express an opinion as to the probable result of the meeting of the executive committes of the United Mine Workers for the three anthra- clte districts called for next Wednesday at Scranton, Pa., by National President John Mitchell Senator Hanna said he was ofclally notl- fled today by Ralph M. Easley, secretary of the National Civie Federation, of the state- ment Issued last night by President Mitcholl in New York. He immediately wired Mr. Easley Instructing bim to - refrain from calling another meeting of the concillation committee, as that procedure would be use- loss in view of the latest developments. Senator Hauna sald e had been awaiting a report from the subcommlittee of the con- ciliation committee, but that Mr. Mitchell's statement had anticipated it. The work of the concllation committee was ended, said the senator, wken it brought together the operators and the representatives of the miners' committee, and he added that moth- ing more could be done unless there were some new developments. Conferences Were Satisfactory. “I want to emphasize the fact,” continued Senator Hanna, “that the conferences be- tween the operutors and miners were satls- factory. Three comferences were held and the proceedings were conducted in the best spirit. 1 think the operators formed a favorable Impression of Mr. Mitchell and gave him credit for honesty and sincerity in his efforts to change the condition of the miners. On the other hand Mr. Mitchell appreciated the consideration shows him and the Interests he represents. Unless a bitter and protracted strike should oceur 1 belleve much good will ceme out of the coaference. I am of the opinion that they will lead to better conditions between cap- ital and labor. “I am in favor of meetings between em- ployer and employe to consider differences. I want the people to thoroughly understand the position of the Civic Federation. It can do only one of two things—exert its In. fluence to prevent a strike or arbitrate when a rupture has occurred, at the request of both parties to the dispute. Federation Exhausts Efforts. “In this case the Civic Federation has done &Il within its power. It brought together through its conciliation committee the rep- resentatives of the miners and the ope-. rators. In the evolution of things rapidly taking place in this country the conference of employers and employes is one of the conditions that must necessarily be a part of it. The progress and development of our industries must be accompanied by the de- velopment and improvement of the laboring class. Asked If the Civic Federation experienced any difficulty in arranging the conferemce between the operators and the miners, Sen- ator Hanna sald On the contrary, I found the operators quite willing to go half way in this mat- ter. They are all sensible, broad-gauge business men, who, while they desire to protect their own interests, are wise enough to see the drift of things. ““The peculiar situation of the anthracite mining industry,” continued the senator, “makes the proposition most dificult. The combination of the railroad and mining in- terests brings forward the question of ton- nage, and this with threatened competition from the enormous production of bitumin- ous coal constitute matters which must be considered. There is the foundation of the operators’ argument. It is not a mere selfish foterest that impels them to the stand they bave taken, but the proposition is difficult to explain to the rank and file of the workers in and about the mines. It is my hope that when they are educated to understand these conditions they may be considerate and mot governed by prejus dice in future actions. Longer Consideration Necessary. “If my advice had been followed a longer time would have been taken before the present crisis was reached in order that these things could be explained and better understood. esident Mitchell's states ment was hastened by the fact that sora) of information were given to the publis, embarrassing him with his men. l& considered that the two-thirds of the mine workers are foreigners speaking six, eight or ten different languages, it can be readily understood that they are difficult to control.” Referring to President Mitchell's visit to Washington last week Senator Hanna said: 1 saw Mr, Mitcheil In Washington and discussed with him another proposition, but that has been obviated by the exist- 1ag situation. Expect General ke, HAZLETON, Pa., May 4.—The impr sion prevails among the miners of the Hazleton district that there will be & gen eral strike as a result of the failure o the operators and the representatives of the United Mine Workers to come to an agreement. If the district executive boards decide on Wednesday at Scranton to order a suspension of work, the members of the union hereabouts will, it is belleved, obey the order to & man It is conservatively estimated that three- fourths of the employes in and about the wines 1o this reglon are urganised and ii s strike is declared operations will be brought to a standstill at every colllery Many of the mines were idle during the greater part of the winter on secount of the floods and it is clalmed, that the men are not financially able ta stand a long suspension The miners, however can live cheaply In the summer and that the coal companies, with only & small sup- ply of anthracite on hand, will be less able to endure @ strike than thelr employes. Business in this section has been almost at & standstill in the last six weeks on account of fear of a strike District President Murphy and the miners who accompanied bim to New York have declare that they