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

‘THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 35, 1902—TE} SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. POUR SHOTS INTO MOB Polioe Are Foroed to Use Revolvers Against bod Bricks, Stones and Olubs, ] . RIOTS IN CHICAGO BECOME MORE FIERCE Bronzied Masses Oonvert Business Streste Into Veritable Battlefield. MANY PEOPLE ARE MORTALLY INJURED Qaravan of Thirty-8ix Meat Wagons Faces v Torrents of Missiles. DRIVERS COVERED WITH BLOOD AND DUST Police Make Desperate but Vain Strug. ®le to Suppress Wild Disorder— Department Store Drivers Return to Work. CHICAGO, June 4.—Driven by men cov- ered with dust and blood, many of them Darely able from exhaustion to hold the feins in thelr hands, thirty-six meat wag- ons entered the maln gate of the Uniom stock yards tonlght, amid a shower of tones, bricks, bottles and sticks. The wagons, guarded by five police wagons flled with bluecoats and two omnibuses crowded to the fullest capacity with po- dicemen, were on the return from a de- livery of supplies to downtown provision Rouees, after one of the flercest days in he strike of the beef packers' teamsters Many of the drivers and officials at the packing houses were cut and bruised from Bead to foot. The police were in even worse condition. The wagon drivers had been working from 5 o'clock in the morn- ing and their progress from the stock yards into the city's business district and back again had been contested bitterly by wmobs of strike sympathizers. At the very entrance to the stock yards tonight, after all seeming danger had paseed, George June, an employe of the Anglo-American Packing company, was struck by a base ball bat and knocked from his wagon seat. He was picked up in an unconsclous condition and it is be- dleved may dle. Police Fatigued by Fighting. Many others were struck at the same time by a shower of stomes, but the poiice ‘were t00 worn out to offer resistance. More than a dozen battles were fought during the day between rioters and the police and the hospitals tonight are overcrowded ‘with the injured. The fiercest battle of the day took place this afternoon at Sixteenth street and Michigan avenue. The rioters stood on the vinduct and Hurled rocks at the meat ‘wagons passing underpeath. The mob was the most formidable in pumbers and iu daring of any of the crowds during the @ay. Before this mob was dispersed the police were compelled to use revolvers More than fifty shots were fired, bullets passing over the heads of the crowd, which finally became frightened and scatieped, but mot until many of the rioters suffered se- rious injuries. ! A conference Was held Fepresentatis of the teamsters looking to a ‘settlement of the strike. President Frederick W. Job, chair- man of the State Board of Arbitration, brought about the meeting. [ A settlement of the strike of the deliv- ®ry wagon drivers of the retail State treet department stores earlier in the day formed the basis on which the opposing ele- ments hoped to effect a compromise. By the settlement of the department store @rivers' troubles 1,300 men are back at Rheir work. Partial List ured. Following is a partial list of those in- fJured in the riot Edward Shiman, Swift & company, driver, kit on head with rock, serious. Miss Carrie Bchownaid, knocked down by Porses and trampled, serious. John J. McGuire, policeman, hit on the bead with a horseshoe, badly hurt. John Linencugal, policeman, injured at Congress street. Gus Billings, clubbed by police at Harri- pon street, serious. Nicholas Caulley, driver for a brewing gompany, struck Policeman OCurry and Xknocked him down ind was subsequently ®eaten and arrested by that officer. Policeman Curry, badly bruised in melee ith mob. Chris Eckels, driver for John Mtller, fn- pured at Harrison street. Albert Wagner, driver, beaten on head avith club and sent to hospital, condition perious. ! Cornelius Ryan, policeman, hit on head with & brick. ' John Monahan, said to be & union team. ,ster, clubbed and badly hurt at Harrison {snd Blate street: George Schribner, policeman, hit on head {#ith brick. Bdward Rohrer, policeman, struck on ®eck with brick. John Johnson, werious. v Charles Wright, 18 years old, crushed by brick, probably fatal. " W. W. Parrish, Armour & Co. driver, i@truck by chunk of cosl George Eiegross, knocked from wagon of jArmour and Company, and badly injured, st Randolph and Clark streets. ' B. Lewis, Schwarzschild & Sulsberger @river hit with horseshos at ‘““Newsboy™ sliey and Fifth avenue, may die. Phillip Ryas, struck on head by lump of coal ~ L. Bowell, Swift and Company driver, Bit on head with bottle thrown from win- |@ow near Madison street and Fifth avenue. M. H. Sheppard, wholesale man from #Bwift and Compapy, hit on bead by brick while standing in frobt of 155 Fifth ave- _Bue, seriously injured. Captain George M. Shippy of South Chi- ,eago station, hit on head by brick at Fifth svenue and Adams street. Sergeant Supple of Harrison street sta- stion, struck on head by brick at Fifth ave- Bue and Adams street. I Willam Granger, policemas, bit in face yb¥ & soda bottle thrown by girl trom win- yGow at Fifth avenue and Jackson Boule- Lvard ! J. B Toad, 6500 Ellis avenue, bit on head \br fying cudgel. ! C. B. Boyston, 63 Justin street, hit on Boad at Fith avenue and Adams street. T. Donelan, barn boss for Armour and {Company, injured in meles at Fifth avenue .and Adams street. J. O'Sullivan, policeman first precinct, Bit by plece of brick while at Fifth avesue hnd Adams street. It s estimated that the total number of Injured is between 100 and 150. Police Beaten with Their Clubs. In several instances during the fight st Congress. State and Harrison streets. which ‘Was obe of the very fieroest, the strikers and ————————— e e— ackers and ! driver, hit with bricks, skull X, PEOPLE All Cia IN HOLIDAY - In —;l LONDON, June 4.—The holiday-makiing mood of the people and the desire to let off the strain arising trom the combina- tion of the announcement of peace in South Africa and the infuence of the ap- proaching coronation festivities was ex- emplified today by the unpredented mus- ter of the classes and masses for the coronation Derby. King Edward and the queen, the Duke and duchess of Connaught, the duke of Cambridge, Prince and Princess Cbarles of Denmark and the Indian rajahs and thelr suites took special trains to the course and received ovations every place, which spread over every avallable spot, in spite of inclement, showery weather which prevalled. A strong contingent of Americans was present. Half a dozen coaches from the leading hotels held transatiantic visitors. Mrs. Choate, the wife of the United States ambassador, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Westinghouse of Pittsburg, on their coach, Richard Croker of New York, walted sbove the paddock, evidently extracting great pleasure from his surroundings. He re- marked to a representative of the Asso- clated Pres “These gatherings rid one of so many political and other cares. PRETORIA, June 4.—Generals Botha and Delarey and other Boer leaders will start for Europe shortly for the purpose of rals- ing funde for the distressed bufghers General Schalkburger, who was acting president of the Transvaal, joined General Delarey in addressing an open letter to the burghers. After referring to the courage which they had displayed and to their brave deeds in the field, he called on them to work together for the social and spiritue! advancement of the country. General Botha remarked, relative to the end of the war: “It s the happlest day of my life since I left school The Boers do not anticipate much dif- culty in bringing the various commandos in. The work of bringing the men to their farme and families will be beavy and difi- cult. It is impossible to send them straight to the veldt. It is absolutely necessary at this time of the year, to have warm shelter and wooden houses have been or- dered from the coast towns to be delivered in sections to each family. Those who are unable to return to their former vocations will be temporarily supported by the gov- ernment. The question of restocking the farms s under consideration. The main AiM- culty is to find wheat and cattle likely to thrive. No great dificulty is experienced in regard to horses, as the government is able to dispose of great numbers of re- mounts. KING RECOMMENDS REWARD Asks Parliament for Permission to Grant Lord Kitehener Fifty Thousand Pounds. LONDON, June 4—In the House of Com- mons today the government leader, A. J. Balfour, presented a mesage from King Bdward, as follows: His majesty, the king, into con- #ideration the emlnent servi rendersd by Lord Kitchener and being desirous in recognition of such services to confer upon him some mark of his favor, recommends that he, the king, should be enabled to grant Lord Kitchener £50,000. John Dillon, Willlam Redmond and Swift MacNelll, Irish nationalists, announced their intention of opposing the grant every stage. A resolution giving effect to his majesty’s message will be discussed tomorrow. It was announced this afternoon that Lord Kitchener had been created a viscount by King Edward. The fact that the Kitchner grant is only £50,000 has already caused considerable discussion in the parliamentary lobbies and some regret has been expressed that it was not equal to the award made to Lord Roberts (£100,000). It s known, however, that during the continuance of the war the question of granting Lord Kitchner £100,- 000 was seriously discussed by the Parlia- ment but the smaller amoun: was decided upon, on the ground of Lord Kitchuer's lesser rank coupled with the fact that he recelved $30,000 at the close of the Soudan campaign and is still comparatively young, unmarried and at the helght of his military career, while Lord Roberts is old, has a family and is not likely to have & further chance to distingulsh himself. VATICAN ANXIOUS TO SETTLE Method of Reaching Agreement e Matter Not Yet De- (Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.) ROME, June 4.—(New York World Cable- gram—=8peclal Telegram.)—Governor Taft was Interviewed today by the World corre- spondent. He said: I bad & preliminary exchange of vie with Cardinal Rampolla on Monday and was received most cordially. The vatican is evidently anxious to arrive at a friendly settlement, but it is not yet decided whether the Philippine question shall be submitted to & propaganda or a committee of cardinals. The pope will re- ceive us next week and I expect we shall finish our business quickly and have booked & return passage for July 10, as my presence is urgently needed at Manila. I do not thick the present mission will result in the tablishment of a permanent American le- tion at the vatican.” Governor Taft is the bearer of an auto- graph letter from President Roosevelt to the pope. STEAMER Fate of the IS FOUND SUNK RANGOON, British Burmak, June 4.—The British steamer Camorta, from Madras for this port, with 650 passengers, all natives, which was believed to have foundered on May 6 in & cyclone, has been discovered sunk at Barugua Flats, in the Irrawaddy delta, directly In the track of shipping. The topmasts of the vessel protrude above the surface of the water. Kitchener on Way to Englan: DURBAN, June 4—The Times of tal states that Lord Kitchener has left for Fugland and that General Lyttelton is act ing commander-in-chief of the British forces in South Africa. Man oy re. GRETNA, Neb., June 4—(Special Tele- sram.)—County Attorpey Patrick has been notified by Labor Commissioner Watson of Lincoln that be must begin mandamus pro- ceedings against the Sarpy county assessors who falled to collect the industrial statistics while they were working on the assess- ments, and will compe] them to furnish the same. If they ba eglected to do this they wili bave extra work Lo perform. Mr. Patrick will look late this lmmediatelys at| Indorsement of Nebraskan and Kansas Oity Platform Rejected by Indianians, SILVER EXPONENT'S FRIENDS IN MINORITY Comvention Names State Ticket With- out Serious Contests, but Balks at Pro) tion to Back Orator of the Platte. For Becretary of State—Alfred Schoonm- over of Attica. For Attorney General—Willlam E. Stiil- well (by acclamation) For State Auditor—James P. Riggs (by acclamation) For Btate Treasurer—Jerome Herft Famation) ey Clerk af the Supreme Court—Adam &, Fger (by acclamation). %y Tyyndant of Public ott 13y Judge of & ‘% of South Benm. ' p. Judges of the % Bouthern District—u. East of Bloom- ington, W. H. Brack. of Franklin and John D. Magee of Rushville Judges ‘of the Appeilate Court for the Northern District—sichard H. Hartford of Portland, Jamee T. Sunderson of Fowler and Henry G. Bimmons of Albion. (by Instruction— Myron D. King. ward Bassett jpe Court—E. Howard Court_for the INDIANAPOLIS, June 4.—The above ticket was nominated at the democratic state convention, which was held in Tom- linson hall today. The gathering was remarkable for its lack of discord, candidates for all but three of the offices being chosen by clamation. The hardest fight on the floor of the convention was for the office of secretary of state, the struggle being be- tween Schoonover and Ballou. The friends of Mr. Ballou brought him forward at a late bour, but they made such a vigorous fight that for aetime they had the friends of Mr. Schoonover in trouble. While there was no fight In the conven~ tion proper, there was a battle roval in the meeting of the committee on resolu- tions. A pumber of the friends of Willlam J. Bryan from the Second district were very much In earnest in favor of the in. sertion In the platform of a plank indors- ing him and the Kansas City platform. The majority of the commlittee was against any such indorsement, saying that they considered it out of place at the present time to inject Mr. Bryan's name into the state campaign. The fight lasted well into the night and it was nearly noon before the report of the committee was ready for presentation to the convention. Mixup Over Filipinos. The Philippines plank created much dis- cussion, the committee being called upon to consider all sorts of propositions in behalt of the Filipinos, some of them being in tavor of immediate and complete independ- ence. It was only after hours of argument thut the plank was agreed upon in the form in which it appears in the platform. The convention was called to order at 10:20 o'clock by W. H. O'Brien, vice chair- man of the state central committee. The report of the committee on rules and per- menent organization recommended that John W. Kern of Indianapolis be made per- manent chalrman. Chairman John W. Kern said in part: 1 rejoice that today 1 see before me the réuntted forces of the Indiana democracy. For the first time since 152 are we with- out a schism or division and it is known everywhere, by none better than our.re- publican opponents, that when the In- diana democracy is united it is invincible. The battle is on between tne forces of progre: and retrogression. Our oppo- nents, facing the past, are seeking to com- mence the work of conquest and subjuga. tion where Ceesar and George 111 left oft. The specious and eloquent pleas of Roosevelt, Lodge and Beveridge for the conquest of distant lands are but repro- ductions of the arguments made In favor of the subjugation of Greece, the parti- tion of Poland, the destruction of ary, the spoliation of the Dutch repub- ics in South Africa and the oppression of our own revolutionary fathers. The aims and purpoes a declared by modern repub- lican leaders for the uplifting of the people whose liberty they would destroy are no nobler or higher than the declared purposes of tyrants of & thousand years | ago. Death of Two Republics. Only yesterday the melancholy an- nouncement was made of the death of two eplendid republics in South Africa after a struggle disgraceful to the conquer- ors and glorious to the conquered. 1 belleve, as I belleve the Lord liveth, that if the democratic party had been in control of the government of this coun- try the gallant people of tNoge two repub. lics would today be free. There would have been no recruiting or supply stations maintained by a monarchy in the land of Washington and Lincoln had Willlam Jen- nings Bryan or Grover Cleveland been president "of the United States. Only a few days ago a new republic wa born—the republic of Cubx. While the destruction of the Dutch republics is Eng- . the birth of the Cuban re- public is Ameri glory. In Cuba the American flag went up as the emblem of liberty and it came down proudly as it went up, the emblem of self-government It went up in honor; 1t came down in glory. It was because of that resolution, by democratic statesmen and forced upon an unwilling republican administration, pledging the honor of this country against the conquest of Cuba, that cuba is to- day a free republic 1 think we may indulge in the hope that some time in the future another star may be added to the American flag to repre- sent the soverelgn state of Cuba in the American union. - But she must come into our sisterhood of states as did the repub- lic of Texas, with the free will of her people. ressed Cheers for Bry The name of W. J. Bryan was greeted with loud cheers when it was mentioned by Mr. Kern. Chairman F. B. Shively of South Bend, chairman of the committee on resolutions, then reported the platform. Upon motion of Mr. Shively the report was adopted unanimously and with much enthusiasm A resolution was then adopted recom- mending Thomas Taggert for chairman of the democratic natiopal committee. The following nominations were made: then Platform is Adopt The platform as read by Chairman Shively of the committes on resoluttons is in part as follows We, the delegates of the democratic party of the state of Indiana, in convention as- sembled. do hereby adopt the following declaration of principles, and appeal to our fellow citisens who agree with these prin- ciples to co-operate with us in the coming campalgn We denounce the republican party for { surrender to and alliance with the trus and we favor such legislation as will sup- press and destroy all trusts or combinations to control the production and the price of commodities We denounce the Dingley tariff law as the breeder of trusts and demand that the tarift duties shall be levied for the purpose of revenue only and limited by the needs of the government honestly and economic- ally sdministered. Ve condemn the republican party for re- fusing to give the Interstate Commerce commission ower to enforce its decisions against discriminations in raflroad rate which discriminations have been a pot cause of the creation and maintenance of trusts. and we demand that the commis- sion be given power to suppress this evil. Denounces Ship Subsidy Bill. Continuing the platform favors the re- storation and expansion of our merchant marine and to this end demands the re- formation of our navigation and tariff o —————————————————— (Coutinued oa Second Page.) - M00D | BRYANISN IS VOTED DOWN[BILL TO PROTECT PRESIDENT Anti-Anarchy M re, It & Should Carry Unmit Death Penalty. WASHINGTON, June 4.—The @ebate on the anti-anarchy bill continued all day in the house. It wa without eensational features, being confined almest entirely to the legal and constitutional phases of the question. Mr. Jenkins of Wisconsin and Mr. Parker of New Jersey contended that the bill did not go far enough; that the killing of the president should be made punishable by death without any limitation whatever. Mr. Powers of Massachusetts and Mr. Nevine of Ohlo, the other two speakers, supported the measure as it came from the committee. Mr. Hull of lowa, chairman of the com- mittee on military affaire, reported back the resolution calling upon the secretary of war for a detalled statement of the expenditures made under the direction of General Leonard Wood during his admin- stration as governor general of Cuba, with the recommendation that it lie upon the table, and moved the sdoption of the report. Upon that question Mr. Hay of Virginia demanded the ares and nays and the roll was called. The report was adopted 110 to 78. The house then went into committee of the whole and resumed the consideration of the anti-anarchy bfll. Mr. Powers of Massachusetts, a member of the judiciary committee, supported the house substitute for the senmate bill He took the position with the judiciary committee that the law should protect the president, not as an individual, but as chief magistrate. Mr. Jeukins of Wisconsin a member of the judiclary committee, expressed the opinion that the language of the bill was unfortunate. He belleved, he said, that congress should make it a crime to kill or attempt to kill, the president, without limitation of qualification. “If a president should go to the wicked city of Chicago, incognito and while fne toxicated become involved in a quarrel and be killed," interrupted Mr. Ray of New York, “should his slayer necessarily suffer the death penalty?” “No president of the United States ha ever lowered himself to such an extent, replied Mr. Jenkins angrily, “and I de- cline to answer a question which disgracee the high office of chief magistrate.”” (Pro- longed applause.) Mr. Jenkins argued that the limitations in the substitute bill would make it well nigh impossible to convict the slayer of a president. NEED GUIDANCE OF AMERICA Filipt Hel Says Buencamine, Reguire racing Their New Opportunities. in Em WASHINGTON, June 4.—Senor Buen- camino today continued his statement be- fore the committee on insular affairs, ex- plaining the address to the American com- gress made by him advocating Philippine in- dependence. He sa!d the original docement showed that he wrote it as Aguinaldo’s sec- retary. He sald he might be obliged to &i- vulge some secrets of Aguinaldo and Lopez. He stated there were four Filipino agents abroad working at odds and making in- dependence {mpoasible. Some sharp talk occurred between Chairman ~ Cooper and Representative Jones over questions put to the witness and especlally regarding religious mat- ters in the Philippines. Chairman Cooper intimated that the questions put by Representative Jomes to the witness was a plain and palpable at- tempt to arouse religious prejudice. Mr. Jones commented on the fact that the wit- ness, who had changed his views, ‘“en- joyed a tat office,” while Aguinaldo was a prisoner. Senor Buencamino stated that he, as well as Agulnaldo, had been captured and that he was alive today was due to the humanity of the American army. The witness sald Aguinaldo had a palace for a prison. It was formerly occupled by Commissioner Worcester and the govern- ment pald $500 Mexican a month as ren- tal for it. It is large as the White House in Washington. The witness sald Aguinaldo lived in this house, while his family bad at its disposal a retinue of servants, a carriage and an allowance to provide food for the establishment. Senor Buencamino resented the sugges- tion that a government office had influ- enced his testimony favorable to the United States and declared that his law practice at Manila was worth $1,000 a month, so that the $200 paid him as salary could not have been an inducement to him to sacrifice his bellefs He strongly op- posed & colonlal system, declaring that that system made Sp b rule a fallure, saying that fallure should be & warning to the United States. For the present, he said, the Filipinos were obliged to have American guidance, as they had just emerged from Spanish darkness futo American civilization. NOT AFRAID OF VOLCANOES Senator Morgan Pleads for Nicaragua as Better Than P a Route. WASHINGTON, June 4.—Discussion of the project of comstructing an isthmian canal was begun by the senate today. Mr. Morgan of Alabama, chairman of the com- mittee on interoceanic canals, opened the debate, speaking nearly three hours. A considerable portion of his speech was de- voted to the examination of the recently suggested danger to the Nicaragua canal route of selsmic disturbances. This danger, he concluded, after a ful review of many authorities, existed only i the imagination of those who desired to defeat any canal project. His study of the situation bad convinced him that really there was greater danger from volcanic and earthquake disturbances to the Pan- ama route than to the Nicaragua route, but he was satisfied that little danger to either was to be anticipated Mr. Morgan reviewed at length the polit- ical conditions in Colombia, finding in them & grave menace to the United States in the construction of a canal by the Panama route. He presented also the present phases of the diplomatic negotiations look- ing to the bullding of a canal by both the Nicaragua route and by the Panama route. He closed with a strong appeal for the passage of the Nicaragua bill Mr. Quay called up the bill authorizing the promotion and retirement of the pres- ent senlor major genersl of the army— Major John R. Brooke—and it was passed. Mr. Platt of Comnecticut suggested that the committee on military affairs report to the senate @ bill providing for & perma- nent gfade for officers, and Mr. Warren of Wyoming, @ member of the military com- mittee, thought that all oficers who had served in the civil war ought to be per- mitted to retire at one grade higher than they beld in the army. A bill granting to the state of California 640 acres of land in lieu of the section now occupled by the Torres band or village of Mission ladiaas was passed. d PUBLIC LAND LEGISLATION One Bill Relates to Granting Righ* of Way Across All Public Domain. IMPORTANT CHANGE IN LAND GRANTS Committee ders Bill to Allow Roads to Co te Their Heol [t by Exchanging with the Government. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, June 4.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The senate public lands commit- tee today favorably reported Senator Bard's bill authorizing the secretary of the interfor to grant rights of way across the public domain, through forest and other reservations and all national parks, save Yellowstone, for comstruction of dams, reservoirs, canals, for irrigation, mining manufacturing, power, public water sup- ply and domestic purposes, also rights of way for telegraph and telephone lines, for trafls and wagon roads, these rights of wa to include all necessary lands for the pur- poses specified. The privileges granted by the bill shall not be construed as inter- fering with the control of water for irriga- tion or other purposes under the authorit, of any state or territory The house public land committee today considered Representative Miller's bill au- thorizing land-grant railroads mow hold- ing alternate sections of land received from the government to comsolidate their holdings by relinquishing title to half of the holdings and acquiring in their stead lands adjoining sections retained. The blill in modified form has been endorsed by the secretary of the interior and is strongly urged by western congressmen. Railroad companies claim that under the prevailing checkerboard eystem they cannot lease their lands advantageously because stockmen ac- quiring the privilege of their use are now prohibited by the department from fencing any but the leased sections. Under a tormer ruling the lessees of raiiroad lands were allowed to fence not only the leased areas, but the intervening sections of gov ernment land. When this practice was stopped it greatly decreased the value of railroad lands as private pastures. Suggests Amendmen Secretary Hitchcock recommends that the bill be altered to provide that the exchange shall be with the approval of the secretary of the interior and president, and the lands seiected by the railroads in llea of those relinquished must be approxi- mately of the same value and character the lands given back to the government. Settlers on alternate sections of govern- ment lands, he believes, should also be protected. An effort will be made to pro- vide that lands selected by the raflroads shall lie in the same county with those relinquished. The bill will be considered more fully at the next meeting of the com- mittee. Mrs. W. D. Godfrey of Omaha is visiting in the home of her husband's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Godfrey of 942 Westminster street. Contract for Creston Ballding. The secretary of the treasury has awarded the contract for the coastruction of the public building at Creston, la., to W. J. McAlpin of Dixonm, IIl, at $73,800: time to complete the work seventeen months. The postmaster at Marshalltown, Ia., will be allowed one additional letter carrier on September 1. The postmaster at Alta, Ia, has been authorized to change the site of the postoffice to the bullding owned by C. W. Wegisler. A postoffice has Sholes, Wayne county, Beaton as postmaster. Harry J. North has been appointed sub- clerk and Arthur Hormek and Melvin L. Kasner have been appoimted sub-letter carriers in the postofice at Cedar Rapids, la. Captain Robert G. Paxton, adjutant, Tenth cavalry, having reported his arrival in this city from Cuba, will, upon the ex- piration of his leave, join his regiment at Fort Robinson. Postmasters appointed: Nebraska—F. D. Walker, Baker, Boyd county, vice H. Toler, resigned; C. P. Brede, Carns, Keya Paha county, vice John Harms, resigned; Alexander Smith, Hope, Hayes county, vice C. A. Overman, re- signed. TWO IMPORTANT CHANGES Herbert Succee been established at Neb., with J. L. cefote and New to Washingto WASHINGTON, June 4—Two important changes in the diplomatic representation in Washington were announced today. Hon. Michael Herbert succeeds the late Lord Pauncefote as British ambassador, and Senor de Ojeda succeeds the Duke de Arcos as Spanish ministe Notice of Mr. Herbert's appointment came to the state department today through the British embassy here. At present Mr. Herbert occuples a place without a counter- part in the American diplomatic service. He is first secretary of embassy at Paris, but with the rank of minister plenipotent- lary. In very few instances does the Brit- ish government employ an official of such high rank in the office of secretary of em- bassy. The change in the Spanish legation here came as a distinct surprise to all but the intimate friends of the Duke De Arcos. He came to the United States as the first Spanish minister after the war, and natur- ally his position was a very delicate one, requiring the exhibition of infinite tact to avold unpleasant incidents. He was very successful in his mission, while soclally his relations have been very pleasant. It is understood that the change is at- tributable entirely to the retiring minister desire to secure the best possible treat- ment for his impaired vision, which bas caused bim much trouble and growing con- cern. Therefore he has secured a transfer to the Spanish legation at Brussels. There be will be as near as practicable to an eye speciallst who already has undertaken bis trestment in inconvenient intervals. Senor De Ojeda who succeeds the Duke De Arcos, comes to Washington with excel- lent credentials. He was secretary of the Spanish peace commission at Petiers and is at present minister to Tangler. To Economise in Printing. WASHINGTON, June 4.—The secretary of war has promulgated a general order in- tended to effect & large economy in gov- ernment printing. It provides that here- after there sball be printed only the r ports of superior officers in command of military departments and in the fleld, and chiets of buresus of the department. The reports of subordinate officers in the various branches are not to be prifited hereafter, but the superior officers are expected to present & resume of their contents where necessary in the body of the reporis. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska—Showers, Thunder- storms and Cooler Thursday; Friday Fair in West, Probably Showers in East Portion. mperature at O r. Dex. . e o= 0 73 76 76 ™ 80 BEZzaaca gere v T EEE T T HOLD SIGNIFICANT MEETING Rock Island Directors Adopt Amen ments to Comstitution of the Corporation. CHICAGO, June 4.—Stockholders of the Chicago, Rock Isiand & Pacific railroad met here last night in aunual conference and adopted amendments to the comstitution that appear significant in the light of re- cent railway combination. The capital stock was raised from $60,- 000,000 to $75,000,000. Provision was made thet the highest amount of indebtednes to which the company could be legally sub- ject was Dot to exceed §200,000,000, exclu sive of bonds issued for the acquisition of additional raflways or properties, and se- cured by mortgages or pledges of such ad- ditional raflways. Article 141 of the constitution was changed to empower the companly “to bulld, con- struct, purchase, lease or otherwise ac- quire; to own, use, maintain and operate to sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise con- vey, lines of railway or rallway property in any of the states or territories of the United States.’ The following named men were re-elected to serve three years as directors of the road: W. B. Leeds, Marshall Field, E. Reid and F. §. Wheeler. The regular quar- terly dividend of 13 per cent was de- clared, payable August 1. The annual report of the company to March 31, 1902, shows the gross earnings from operation 328,385,845, operating ex- penses and taxes $18,254,725; income from lands, loans and investments to make a total net income of $11,079,960. From the net income has been paid interest, rent- als of leased lines, bridges and dividend on capital stock $6,106,28, leaving a sur- plus for the year of $4,973,040.63. KANSAS CITY MAN CAUGHT R. J. Abbott Charged with Swindling Grain Dealers, Arrested Duluth, Minnesota. DULUTH, June 4.—R. J. Abbott, charged with ewindling Kansas City grain dealers out of $1,200 on May 16, was arrested here today by Detective Matthew Kenney of that city and Chief of Police Troyer, as he stepped from the steamer Monarch, which has just arrived from Canadian ports. This was the culmination of a three weeks' chase after Abbott by Pinkerton men, during which they followed him to Canada and then shadowed him until be again set foot on American sofl. Abbott at first strenuously denied his identity, but when the officers discovered in his baggage underwear marked with his name and found a rating book of a Kans: City commercial agency in which the name bad been written, but afterward partially erased, he weakened and admitted that he was the man. He denies that he is implicated in the fraud with which he is charged, and will leave for Kansas City at § o'clock tomorrow morning with the officers without requis!- tion papers. It is claimed that Abbott, possibly a sisted by sccomplices, followed two ca; loads of grain from Rock, Mo., and sold it to Kansas City grain men on the claim that it was his own. The same game was worked about & year ago quite extensively. COUPLE HISSED AT ALTAR Groom Jeered by Women, Who Say He Bertayed Former Promise of Marringe. , June 4.—One of the most sensational scenes ever witnessed at & church in this city wi enacted at St. John's Roman Catholic church here today, when Mary E. Donaher, a teacher in the public schools of Worcester was married to Dr. Maurice W. Quinn, a dentist, of Brockton. As the wedding party entered the church it was met with hisses from 1,000 women, who had apparently gathered for that particular purpose. A detail of police was present to protect the bride and groom, but they were entirely powerless to maintain order. The women rushed by and around them close to the wedding party and gave vent to their feellngs in no un- certain manner. The demonstration grew out of the at- tempted shooting of Dr. Quinn, several days ago, by Miss Bertha Condon of this city, who asserted that Quinn had betrayed ber under promise of marriage. OPEN SWITCH CAUSES WRECK Two Are Killed u in Accident Pact ‘WORCESTER, M & Number Injured Southern REDDING, Cal., June 4—The southbound Oregon express on the Bouthern Pacific road, which left Redding at 10:45 last night, was wrecked about fifteen minutes later near Clear Creek, four miles from this city The accident was caused by a half-open switch, which had evideatly been left in that condition by some unknown person. The train is a “double header” and was running down grade at great speed. Both engines were thrown into the ditch and completely wrecked. Engineer J. M. White and Fireman Fred Taffel of the forward engipe, were thrown under the wreckage and crushed to death, their bodies being fearfully mangled.' The mail car was thrown acroas the track aud all of the passenger coaches were ditched A number of passengers were more or less injured, but so far as can be learned none was killed. The names of the in jured passengers have Dot yet been ascer- ained NEW POLITICAL PARTY BORN Agreed Upon at Demver Meeting an DENVER, June 4—A pew political labor party bas flnally been agreed upon by the western labor comvention, which adopted a declaration for socialism and independent political action., The convention today adopted the name, “The American Labor unicn.” for the or- ganization and voted to send organizers throughout the east President Danlel McDonald says the party will pot enter the political fleld with nem- loations for at least anotber year, { atate HOLDS ALL BONDSMEN Supreme Oourt Reverses Decition in the Bartley Bond Onse, CAUSE SENT BACK FOR ANOTHER TRIAL Opinion of the Court is Written by Oommis- sioner Rosooe Pound, ONLY ONE POINT OF FACT TO SETTLE That is Whether Defaloation Ooourred Dur- ing First or Second Term, ALTERATION OF BOND NOT MATERIAL If Defaleation Was Term All Bondsmen A Action is Penm Be Held During Secomd *t Whom May (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, June 4.—(Special)—Tbe su- preme court delivered an opinion late this afternoon in which it is heid that if the shortage of former Treasurer Bartley oc- curred during his second term of office all of the six bondsmen, against whom pro- ceedings by the state are now pending, are liable for the full amount claimed by the These bondsmen are: W. A. Pax- ton, Thomas Swobe, Cadet Taylor, C. C. McNish, E. E. Brown and Jobn H. Ames. The case is remanded to the district court of Douglas county with Instructions for an- other trinl, at which the only question or issue to be considered is whether or not the defalcation occurred during the secomd term, or iu whole or in part during the i term. It is ordered by the court that it the defalcation occurred during the last term the defendarts are liable. The amount claimed by the e is approximately $600,~ | 900, The opinion in this case is by Commie- tioner Roscoe Pound, the junior member of the court commission. It is an ex- haustive treatise on all questions trought beforo the tribunal in this action and is one of the largest handed down in recent years. Commissioner J. B. Barnes concurs in the finding, but Commissioner Oldhsm takes no part, having appeared once as counsel in the case in the capacity of deputy attorney general. Satistactory to State. “The decision is decidedly satisfactory to the state,” eaid Attorney General Prout. “It means that the state will recover a judgment against ail of the bondsmen who were defandants in this action. There i» but one issue left for consideration, &nd that is whether or not the shorta curred during the first or second term of the treasurer. “The court holds that the records of the settloment at the end of Bartley's first term are prima facle evidence that there was no shortage at the emnd of the first term. This being established, the burden is on the bondsmen to show that the shorts | age was in the first term. If the shortage was in the firet term nore of these six bondemen would be liable under the bond in question. If the shortage was in the second term, all would be liable. If we bold one we hold all. “The only way now by which the bonds. men can be released is for Bartley to go on the stand and testify that the shortage occurred during the first term, but ke will hardly do that, as his own sworn report, made ot the end of his first term, showed that his accounts were square at that time. “The case will be tried again in the dis- trict court of Douglas county and before e jury. There is simply the question of fact to be determined, and, as I eaid be fore, the burden is on the bondsmen.” The case has been three times before the supreme court. In the first trial in the district court a decision was given in favor of the bondsmen. That judgment w later reversed by the supreme ocourt and the case remanded. At the second trisl in the district court the finding was in faver of the state, but this judgment also was reversed and the case again remanded. At the third and last trial of the cass in the district court a judgment was given | releasing W. A. Paxton, Cadet Taylor and Thomas Swobe, and holding E. E. Brows, C. McNish and John H. Ames liable, The state appealed as to Paxton, Swobe and Taylor, while Brown, McNish and Ames ap- pealed as to the state. In the supreme court the two branches of the case were joined and argued at one time. Thers were several other bondsmen originally, but all, excepting the six now appearing #s defendants, were released upon various grounds. . Syllabus of the Case. Following is the syllabus: The rule that a decision of this court is the law of the case not omys 88 to oints expressly considered in the ut as to all matters necessarily invol in the judgment rendered. has not the Jame application where the evidence at ® slVe irials of the same cause is S0 mae terially different as to affect the econ~ clusions reached Where the evidence at a new trial is or may be presumed to be matersally différent from that at a trial already reviewed this court in a subsequess -eview it investigate the record uninfluenced by the former decision except 80 far &% g of law were there adjudicated, which equally to the evidence at each trial A bond executed in pursuance to and substantial conformity with the prot and requirements of a statute nesds no consideration to support it. . An undertaking not within the purview of fhe statute may nevertheless be upheld a common law contract if otherwise jectionable and supported by & considera- ton Under section 15, chapter Compi Statutes, an official bond suust o as well as executed and filed wit fi time fixed by law. Such approval sho come before filing, and neglect vo procure approval of the bond renders the office vacant, If forfeiture is insised upon, ale though the bond s duly executed and fled. While approval of the oficial bond of & te officer is not necessary 1o its against the sureties thereon but, &8 nefit of the public, may b8 w yet this waiver is for the stal make and the unauthorized fling of & without approval does not preclude state from claiming & forferture u eald section 15, chapter x, Complied utes The governor, not the secretary of state, is 1o approve the bond of & state | hence 0 far as the state is concerned the fling of & treasurer's bond by the secre- tary of state, before it has been approved by the does not dispense with the neces: prroval Unless I the enforces a forfeiture. such a bond becomes effective as aga rincipal and sure. ties from the time of delivery to and filing by the secretary of state, whether it s ap- proved or not The approval of such a bond after of before filing thereof is an “irregulart: within the purview of section 13, Btatutes, and has no x, Compil upon ita valiaity f such a bond is so approved after quaere, whether the approval may not said to relate back to the time of Al the sense that it would waive {o_procure approval in the time w. 1t seems a proper construction of 15, chapter x, Complled Statutes, that forfeiture therein pro fallure to procure ap; h”:tu Soad e tuma’ endted, wh