Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 12, 1902, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 12, 1902—TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENT STORM TAKES LIVES Tornado Btrikes Oentral Illinois, Killing Many People, Fatally Injuring Others, WIND TRAVELS HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR Bweeps Area Two Hundred Miles Long and One Hundred in Width, BLOOMINGTON AND PEORIA SUFFER MOST Qitizens in Both Places Lose Lives and Millions in Property Destroyed. MOST SEVERE STORM IN SIXTY YEARS Beveral Smaller Towns Struck, Two Being Ruined, Orchards and Corn- flelds Devasted and Many Bulldings Demolished, BLOOMINGTON, 11, June 11.—Sweeping over a stretch of country 100 miles in width and devastating territory fully 200 miles Jong extending from Livingston county on the north and McCoupin county on the ®outh, and leaving its mark clear acrose the face of central Illinols, a tornado la night inflicted property loss which will ag- \gregate $1,000,000 and cost a dozen lives. The brunt of the storm fell upon McLean @nd adjoining counties. Lightning was in- cessant for two hours, but was marked by and absence of thunder claps. The wind reached a velocity of 100 miles an hour and the visitation was the worst ever re- gorded In the history of central Illinols. ‘Almost complete idleness of telegraph and Relephone lines for twelve hours made it Ampossible to secure the full detalls of the disaster. It is now known that while the fatalities in McLean county were but three fn number scores of persons were periously injured and hundreds of narrow pscapes from death were reported. Not a village or city of McLean county escaped and from every district somes the pame report of destroyed buildings, injury 1o growing crops and razed fruit and shade trees. Three lives were lost in MecLean county at Merna. The aggregate property loss In the county, not including the thous- ands upon thousands of ehade trees and frult trees that were levelled, will be be- tween $300,000 and $400,000 by rough estl- ma In; nee Men Kit. Claims for tornado insurance up to this evening aggregate, local agents say, $60,- 000, and it is believed that this sum will be doubled. This amount only represents the loes in the farming districts. The heaviest Joss in proportion to population fell upon Merna, a village ten miles east of Bloom- ington, where the town hall, used by a dancing party of 250, was destroyed, three of the owmen dancers being instantly killed by falling timbers. They were: MRS, EDWARD MARTIN, aged 26, wite Pt a farmer. 4 MIBS LENA GAHAHN, sister of the above, residing e of Leroy, aged 28. MISS ANNA KELLY, residing with a twidowed mother two miles north of Merna. ‘When the storm struck the building its gwaying alarmed the party of merrymakers. All joined in a rush for the exits and a flerce struggle ensued. The three women ‘were left behind and were killed Instantly by falling timbers. The two sisters were found locked in each others’ arms. Miss Kelly was being pulled through an open window by Clement Spencer when the structure collapsed. Spencer was hurt in- ternally and may die. Others seriously in- jured are Thomas Gahahn, cousin of the two siaters killed, and John Kelly, brother of Miss Kelly, one of the victim: Forty Others Injured. Fully fitty others were painfully injured and taken to residences nearby. Many purgeons from Bloomington were summoned %o dress their wounds and were kept busy ‘during the entire day. At Merpa, in addition to the town hall, {the Kinsella implement house was leveled and many other structures destroyed. The mew Methodist church at Twing Drive was demolished, involving a los of $10,000. Wesleyan university lost its roof and cupols, aggregating $25,000 loss. . Street car service in Bloomington was wesumed this evening, but it will be a week Defore the electric light plant will have dts wires up. The power house was un- wooted and the loss to the municipality will e many thousands of dollars. The greatest loss in Bloomington was the destruction of thousands of shade trees. The streets todey are in many cases im- passable by reason of fallen tree The loss through the destruction of fruit trees will also reach large proportions, many orchards being entirely leveled. Farmers report that corn will receive a bad setback, but that oats will suffer most heavily. Farmers, with scarcely an ex- ception, lost stock, barns or windmilis. The government observer reports that be- tween 11 p. m. and 11:30 p. m. last night an inch and a halt of rain fell, the heaviest ever known in central Illinols in that Jength of time. Bloomington's pleasure re. sort, Miller park, is a dreary wasie, all ita pavilions belng demolished and the trees blown down. At Stanford, ten miles east of Blooming- ton, a boxcar on a sidetrack was lifted trom its trucks and carried 300 foet. At El Paso, twenty miles north, the town hall, containing all the firedepartment appar- atus, was destroyed, with its contents. The tower on the bullding, eighty feet high, was Ulown off and carried 100 feet. Traios were all seriously delayed by washouts, but the service on all roads is gradually being resumed tonight. Double Storm at Peoria. PEORIA, IIl,, June 11.—The double storm that struck Peoria at 10 o'clock last night, and again at 2 o'clock this morning, was the worst that central Illinols has exper!- enced since 1543. Rain fell in torrents and the damage caused by the high winds is inestimable at this time. Probably the worst damage in proportion to the size of the town was at Kingeton Mines, a small mining town twenty miles below. Peoria. There three persons were killed outright #nd ten were Injured, three fatally. The dead: MRS. THOMAS MURRAY. INFANT CHILD of Mrs. Murray. MRS. ROBERT M'ELWEE. The fatally injured Infant child of Mrs. McElws Robert McElwee. Thomas Murray. The others iviured; Mrs. Mocha. Roy Bittner, Jud Marsh. Cora Rosebottom. James Lacock. Mrs. Frank Brazena. Mrs. Keefe. George Reardan, an employe of the elec- Pr—— 4Oontivued on Becond Page.) AIKEN ELECTED POTENTATE Omaha Man Chosen Head Officer of Shriners at Imper| Councl SAN FRANCISCO, Telegram.)—Henry June 11.—(Special C. Akin of Omaha was this morning unanimously elected imperial potentate at the imperial council the Mystic Shrine and re- celved flattering ovation. Colonel Akin the first and only Ne- braskan to receive 8o distinguished an honor and the representatives of the mid- dle west are highly gratified at the out- come. Colonel Akin is the ffth resident of the transmississippl reglon to reach his present position, California, Colorado, Mis- sourl and Kaneae being the only other western states which have thus far fur- nished imperial potentatee. Alvah P. Clayton of Moila temple, St. Joseph, Mo., was elected imperial high priest and prophet. Among the appointive officers chosen by the new imperial poten- tate are Bdwin 1. Alderman of El Kahir temple, Marion, Ia., as imperial first cere- monlal master and J. Frank Treat of Bl Zagal temple, Fargo, N. D., as imperial outer guard. While the routine business of the ses- slon is not completed, the social part bas but fairly commenced and will last well into next week, when the new imperial potentate and his fellow representatives from Tangler go to Los Angeles to be the guests of Al Malatkah temple of that city. Among the important business transacted today was the granting of a charter for a new temple at Galveston, Tex., to be known as El Mena. Temples are now established in all but five of the states, viz: Delaware, Nevada, New Hampehire, New Jersey and South Carolina, and are found In every ter- ritory except the Indlan. Of the Canadian provinces Ontario and Quebec each has a temple and a Toronto man, Henry A. Col- lins, who was today elected imperfal as- sistant rabban, the fourth place in the im- perial divan, spoke with cordialty of the friendly feeling between Canadians and Americans as exemplified and promoted by such a body as the imperial councll, as was confidently expected by all. Day of Pleasure. The visiting nobles devoted today chiefly to pleasure, though the imperial council held a secret session this morning. At 9 o'clock a large mumber of Shriners crossed the bay to Berkley, where they In- spected the bulldings and grounds of the University of California. Many more made the ascent of Mount Tamalp The event of the afternoon was a reception to A. L. Malakah temple in tho Maple room of the Palace hotel, the at- tendance being very large. There will be a promenade concert tonight at the Me- chanies' pavilion. The foliowing officers were elected for the ensuing term: Imperial potentate, Henry C. Alkin of Omaha; imperial deputy potentate, George H. Greene, Dallas, Tex imperial chief rabban, George L. Brown of Buffalo, N. Y.; imperial high priest and prophet, Alva P. Clayton of St. Joseph, Mo. imperial oriental guide, Frank C. Roundy of Chicago; Ilmperial recorder, Benjamin W. Rowell of Lynn, Mass.; imperial treas- urer, Willlam 8. Brown of Pittsburg. The only contest was for the place of im- perial oriental guide, Mr. Roundy recetv- ing & plurality of twenty-seven on the second ballot. He is a past illustrious po- tentate of Medina temple, Chicago; a thirty-third degree Mason and commander of the famous St. Bernard Drill corps of the Knights Templar. ARMY QUESTION NOT AN ISSUE Conduct of Military in Philippin Secretary Shaw of a s ¥%, Rests on No Party. PORTLAND, Me,, June 1l.—Governor John F. Hill was today renominated for a second term by the republican state con- vention. Amos L. Allen was nominated for congress from the First district. An interesting feature of the convention was the presence of Secretary of the Treas- ury Leslie M. Shaw, who delivered the principal address. Referring to the con- gressional elections this fall, Becretary Shaw said the country would not be asked to experiment at that time. “While it is fair to presume that in the coming contest considerable attention will be given to that time-honored plank In our opponent's platform favoring a revi- sion of the tariff, the arguments I fancy, If any, will be of a local nature. This will naturally lead to strong declarations and much talk against trusts.” He pointed out that the tariff on which President Harrison was elected promised legislation against trusts and that ‘these pledges were fulfilled in the Fiftieth con- gress by the passage of the Sherman anti- trust bill. “And the most determined effort to en- force that law,” he continued, “is now be- Ing made by that gallant, intrepid and fear- 1 chief executive, Theodore Roosevelt. But I think it is a little early to determine just where the ‘bloody angle' of this cam- paign is to be fought. There ai those who fosist it will be the conduct of a lit- tle band of something over 60,000 Ameri- can boys wearing the blue uniforms, sleep- ing in tents and fighting as best they know how, under a tropical sun, for the honor of the old flag. “It the personnel of that army bhas shown occasional weaknesses the disgrace rests upon neither party to the exclusion of the ether. Gentlemen, let it be under- stood either that he accomplishments of the army during the last five years have been republican achlevements, else let the honors, which have been many, and-the laps which have been few, be borne by a patriotic people without regard to party and without undue exploitation. It is pot an lssue and cannot be, whether the Amer- ican soldier 1s a first-class wan or not.” REID PRESENTS CREDENTIALS LONDON, June 11.—Whitelaw Reld, the speclal ambassador of the United States to the coronation of King Edward, was re- celved in audience by his majesty at Buck- lngham palace this afternoon. The king recelved Mr. Reid in the most cordial man- ner and expressed his gratification at see- fng him agatn. During the audlence Mr. Reld presented his credentials and a letter of congratula- tion from Presideat Roosevelt to King Edward. Two Hu d Diplomas Awarded. LAWRENCE, Kan, June I1L—At the thirtieth commencement exercises at the University of Kansas today Dr. Joseph ain, president of Indlana university, de- vered the baccalaureate address, taking (.nr his theme ‘“Happiness, Service and uccess.” Two b ~ undred qulom-\'m PRESIDENT AT WEST POINT Delivers Address at Military Academy and is Given Warm Beception. R’ V7 DIERS TO BE READY FOR DUTY < "" " Unit of 14”’ Wil Be th "y velopment or /. sources Will Be Future, He Says, “43unl and De- " Re- ‘ntla WEST POINT, N. Y., June 11.—The cele- bration of the 100th anniversary of the es- tablishment of the military academy reached its climax today. President Roose- velt was the chief guest and there was & brilllant crowd, including army and navy officers, cabinet officers, women costumes and handsomely uniformed dip- lomate. The day's activities began with the ar- rival of the president and then came a re- view of the cadets, a reception at the home of the superintendent of the academy, Col- onel Mills; the formal exercises and speeches in Memorial hall after luncheon and the dress parade at sundown. “Centennial” banquet, with more than 500 guests, was held in the evening. President Roosevelt's party included Sec- retary Root, Secretary Moody, Postmaster General Payne, Secretary Cortelyou and Miss Carew, the president's sister-in-law. The president was met at the station by Superintendent Mills and his staff and the| staff of the academy. When the preident reached the crest a salute of twenty-one guns was fired. The cadets were drawn up on the parade ground. The president was driven to the home of Colonel Mills and then te walked across the atreet to the parate ground and reviewed the cadets. In the course of the review Cadet Calvin P. Titus was called from the ranks to face the presideni, who pinned a medal for bravery cn bhiz breast and spoke a few words after the reading of the order which told that the medal was awarded by the secretary of war for gallantry at Pekin, China, August 14, 1900. While the reception which followed the review was in progress Governor Odell ar- rived, alone, and at once pald his respects to the president and joined the official cir- cle of visitors. Immediately after luncheon the hundreds of .visitors sought Memorial hall, a new stone struciure, where the exercises were held. The president, escorted by the ca- dets and leading a notable party of officers, came across the parade ground and soon after his entrance the speaking began. Colonel Mills made an address of wel- come and then introducod President Roose- velt. Speech by the President. President Roosevelt spoke as follows: Colonel Mills, the graduates of West Point and you men and women who are drawn to them by the case of citizenship, or by the simple fact that you are Amer- icans and therefore of necessity drawn to them. (Applause.) 1 am glad to have the chance of saying & word to you today. There is little need for me to say how well your performance has compared with prophetic promise on our behalf by the greatest of [American ashington. (Applause) =—This institutio completed its first 100 years of Ilife. the century no other educationai institution in the land has contributed as many names as West Point has contributed to the honor roll of the nation's cltizens. (Applause.) Colonel Mills, I claim to be a historian, and I speak simply as a reciter of facts when I say what I have sald; and, more | than that, not merely has West Point con- tributed & greater number of the men who stand highest on the nation's honor roll, but I think beyond question that, taken as a whole, the average graduate of West Point during this 100 years has given a greater amount of service to the country through his life than has the average grad- uate of any other institution in this broad land. (Applause.) Is Not Surprising. Now, gentlemen, that is not surprising. That Is what we have a right to expect from this military university founded by the nation (applause), but I am glad that the expectations have been made food (applause), and of all the institutions in this country none is more absolutely Amer- ican, none more, in the proper sense of the word, absolutely democratic than this. This morning 1 have shaken hands with many of you, and I hay met the men who stand as representatives of every great swuggle, every great move this great nation has made for the last fAfty-five or sixty years. Finally, I sce the younger men, as well as the oider ones, the men whom 1 have eeen myself take part in a little war, a_war that was the mere skir- mish compared to the struggle in which you fought from '61 to '65, and vet a war that has had almost as far-reaching effects, not merely for the destiny of this naton, but for the destiny of the world, the war with Spain: and it was my good fortune to see In the campalgn in Cuba how the graduates of West Point handled them- selves and to endeavor to profit by their example, and it has become my pleasure to comie here today because I was at that time intimately assoclated with many of your graduates. One Incident at San Juan. On the day before the San Juan fight, when we were marched up into a position, we_lost communication with our and food and for supper that night I had what Colonel Mills gave me (laughter and applause), and it tasted very good. The next morning Colonel Mills was with an- other ~West Pointer, Bhipp from North Carolina. The next morning we had break- fast together and I remember well congrat- ulating myself that my regiment—we were all volunteer regiments—could have as an example men like Mills and Shipp, whose very presence made the men cool and made them_feel collected and at ease. Mills and Shipp went down with our regiment to the actlon. Very shortly fafter it was begun Shipp was killed and Mills recelved a wound from which no one of us at the time thought he would recover. I had at that time in my regiment as second lleu- tenant & graduate of West Polnt, who was having hfs holiday and took his holiday by golng down with us, and just before the assault he was shot, the bullet going, 1 l?n in his stomach, and as he fell he sald, "Good bye, colonel, I am going to get well.” He is Present. But 1 d1d not think he was. He is here, all right, here, and his name is Haskell (Applause) And there was never a mo- ment by day or night that I was not an eye-witness of some performance of duty being done by a West Pointer, and I never saw & West Pointer failing his duty. And now, in closing, 1 want to say one word to those who are graduates, and the under graduates as well. I think it is going to be a great deal harder to be a first- class officer in the future than it has been in the past. T think than in addition to the courage and steadfastness that have al- ways been the prime requisites in.a soldler, you have got to show a far greater power of individuality than has been necessary before if you are going to get up to the highest level of officer-like performance of duty. As has been well sald, the de- velopments of are during the last few years have shown that in the future the unit will not be the regiment, nor yet the company, but the unit Wil be the indi- vidual man. If he does not know how to shoot, how to shift for himself, how both to obey orders and to accept responsibility when an emergency comes. then he won't have any orders to obey. If he is not able to do all of that, you had better have him out of the army. Must Stand Alone. In a battle hereafter each man is going to be to & considerable extent alone. It Will be so that the youngest officers will have to take much of the responsibility that in former wars fell on their seniors and many of the enlisted men will have to do most of their work without any super- vision of any officer. The man will have to act largely alone, and if he shows a_ten- dency to huddie 'up to some one else his usefulness is pretty near at an end. If he is nervous, so that he wants to feel the (Contiaued on Becond Page.) in bright | aggage | ASSAY OF BLACK HILLS GOLD Director Roberts Unable to Modify Regulations of Mint to Standard. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, June 1l.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Representative Martin today took up with Director Roberts of the mint bu- reau the question of modifications of reg- ulations relating to assaying of gold at Deadwood, S. D. An effort has been made for some time to induce the officials to per- mit of the assaying of gold of a lower ratio than that called for in the regulations. The purpose s to do away with the expense and inconvenlence of sending the metal to private assayers at large and far re- moved from the Black Hills count Di- rector Roberts is of the opinion that he has no authority to modify the regulations except by act of congress. He has directed Mr. Martin to secure additional informa- tion on the subject and will make a final decision when such data is received. Semator Gamble of South Dakota today introduced a bill which provides for the establishment of Wind Cave National park in Custer county, South Dakota. It con- templates a reserve of about 10,000 acres and provides for the management and con- trol of the park on the part of the gov- ernment. The government owns all the land contemplated to be taken into the park excepting 320 acres. Reporte from the In- terior department strongly recommend the enactment of this proposed that the government may have control of the park during the coming season and eave it from spoliation. The land has been inspected and surveyed by the Interior de- partment as well as examined by the geo- logical survey, and both of these branches of the government strongly recommend it for national purposes. 8. H. Hagan has beem appointed post- master at Pickering, Marshall county, Ia., vice L. G. Fell, resigned. The comptroller of the currency has ap- proved the application of the following per- sons to organize the First National bank ot Anoka, Neb., with $25,000 capital: H. A. Oelrich, Butte, Boyd county; A. S. Warner, Elmer B. Boynton, G. W. Short and E. G. Barnum. The Omaha National bank of Omabha has been approved as reserve agent for the ‘Washington National bank of Seattle. George W. Walker of Anamosa, Ia., has been appointed baker at the Fort Shaw In- dian school, Montana. Representative Thomas of the Eleventh Towa district today renominated C. C. Ben- der for postmaster at Spencer, I Sisters and puplls of Holy Cross academy will give a reception to Bishop Philip J. Garrigan, recently appointed to the bish- opric of Sioux City, Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Representative Cousins today sent out a notice for a competitive examination for a candidate to West Point, to be held at Cedar Raplds on June 20. Mr. Cousins ex- pects between twenty and thirty applicants to attend the examination. George G. Hedgecock of Lincoln, Neb., has been appointed to a position in the Agricultural department. The postmaster general has accepted the proposition of the Sloux Valley State bank to lease a room for the postoffice at Cor- rectionville, Ia., for the term of five years from December 1. Rural free delivery service wilizbe estab- lished on July 1 in Towa as follows: Mc- Gregor, Clayton county, two additional routes; area covered, forty-two square miles; population, 900. Oxford, Johnson county, three routes; area, seventy square miles; population, 1,353, Postoffices at Friendale, Cosgrave and Windham are to be discontinued. Rolfe, Pocahontas county, two additional routes; area, seventy square miles; population, 1,071. Walcott, Scott county, one route; area, twenty-two square miles; population, 525. Postoffices at Amity and Plainview are to be discontinued. POPULAR VOTE ADVOCATES WIN Defeat Resolution to Drop Consider- ation of the Proposed Amendnient. WASHINGTON, June 11.—The eenate to- day defeated a motion of Mr. Wellington of Maryland to discharge the committee on privileges and elections from further con- sideration of the resolution providing for th submission of an amendment to the con- stitution for the election of senators by the people, by a vote of 86 to 21, after a sharp del The vote stood: Dubols, Foraker, Foster (La.), Heitfeld, Jones (Ark.), McLaurin (Miss.) Martin, Fatrbanks, ter (Wash), McMillan, Millard, Platt (Conn.), Platt (N. Y., Bcott, Epooner, Stewart, Vest, + Wetmore—35. Blackburn, Carmack, Burnham, Burrows, Burton, Cullom, Deboe, Dietrich Dillingham, Dolliver, Hale, Hanna, [ ate agreed to vote finally on the Nicaragua canal bill and all pending amendments on Thursday, June 19, the voting to begin at 2p m Mr. Fairbanks of Indiana, in a carefully considered speech, favored construction of the isthmian canal by the Panama route. Originally, he said, he favored the Nica- ragua route, but an investigation of the subject, coupled with the determination of the Isthmian commiseion, had influenced him to change his mind in favor of the Panama route. He argued that that route would not only be cheaper in the first in- stance, but cheaper in operation after the canal w constructed. He earnestly fav- ored the construction of the canal and re- sented the Intimation that those who fa- vored the Panama route were in the least opposed to a canal. 1f, sald the senator, we had but to con- sider the relative cost of construction of the two canals there would be a saving upon the Panama route of substantlally $5,600,000. The commission had disclosed & singular and important fact, on which should be distinctly borne in mind, and that 1s that it would cost $1,300,000 less per annum to operate the Panama than to operate the Nicaragua route. This sum, capitalized on the basls of the interest upon the national bonds, equivalent to 2 per cent, amounted to $65,000,000. Add to this the amount saved in construction, and, he said, we have a total sum to the credit of the Panama route of $70,500,000. The senator discussed at considerable length the question of title of the property of the Pacama Canal company. He did not think, he sald, that the contention that it impossible for the United States to secure an absolute title to the propérty to be well founded, but said he believed that the United States would take the property, it it should purchase it free and clear of all demands of stockholders and creditors, and that it would not rest under any legal, equitable or moral obligation to pay ome doliar beyond the $40,000,000, the price asked Ly the cacal company. legislation so | MONEY USED BY THE CUBANS Between Eight and Nine Thousand Dollars Bpent in Behalf of Reociprocity. STATEMENT IS MADE BY F. B, THURBER Reciprocity Advocates Are Not D concerted by Report, but Oppon- ents Say It Will Help Them to Prevent Concessions. WASHINGTON, June 11.—The testimony given today before the committee on Cuban relations by F. E. Thurber, showing that | between $8,000 and $9,000 had been paid out of the Cuban ‘treasury under direction of Governor General Wood for the promo- tion of the effort to secure reciprocity be- tween the United States and Cuba, caused a sensation in the senate. The news of Mr. Thurber's statement reached the senate chamber about the time that body convened, and when Senator Tel- ler, whose examination had developed the facts, made his appearance on the floor he was Imediately surrounded by senators from both sides of the chamber, who pro- fessed great anxlety to know all that had occurred. Coples of the one voucher pro- duced were eagerly sought and the de- mand was not satisfied until forty or fifty coples had been typewritten and circulated in the senate chamber. Much interest was also manifested on the part of the members of the house and some of the beet sugar advocates of that body pointed out that Mr. Thurber had not, in his testimony before the ways and means committee, indicated any connection With the Cuban government in his effort to create sentiment in this country favorable to concessions to Cuba. J Brings About Cauc Opinions as to the ultimate effect of the testimony are as varied as the predilections and prejudices of the senate, but the im- mediate results are seen in the decision reached during the afternoon to have two caucuses in the early future. The first of these will be held by the beet sugar re- publican senators tomorrow and the sec- ond by all the republican senators Friday or Saturday. Senator Burrows is respon- sible for the statement that the beet sugar men who meet and Senator Aldrich for the announcement that there will be a general conference before the close of the week. The purpose of the meeting of the beet sugar men Is to consider the situation as affected by today's developments, and also to recelve a report from the committee consisting of Senators Elkins, Burrows and Jones of Nevada, appointed to confer with the republican members of the Cuban com- mittee. This committee will state that the Cuban committee has declined to consider all the propositions looking to a compro- mise which have been made and it probably will ask to be discharged. The propositions that have been made are two—the first for a rebate and the second for a commmercial en. The committee will say that both plans were rejected and that the members of the Cuban committee would not change thelr position, that there must be a straight re- ductfon of 20 per cent without any condi- tions, except that the president might have power to revoke the concession in case he found that the Cuban planters were mnot getting the benefit of it. The full confer- ence wiil be in the nature of a caucus and some of the beet sugar men say they will enter it only with the understanding,that they shall not be bound by any conclusion that may be reached. The advocates of a tarift reduction say that no action by a re- publican senatorial caucus is binding, but they add that defections have occurred only in rare inetances. Semator Aldyich expresses confidence in being able to secure fully forty-five repub- lican votes in favor of any bill that may be reported by the Cuban committee. This 1s a majority of the senate and his friends express themeelves as hopeful of passing a bill satisfactory to them. Are Not Disconcerted. They say the testimony of Mr. Thurber does not effect the merits of the question in the least and they contend that, even admitting that the course of the Cuban government was censurable, it can not and should not prevent the United States doing what it has promised and what is right to do. They do not, however, generally ad- mit that the course was improper. The beet eugar senators undeniably are more hopeful than they have been here- tofore. Some of them profess to belleve that the revelation will have the effect of at least causing a halt in the proceedings in the interest of reciprocity. They think the report made by Mr. Thurber will be ac- cepted by the country as golng to show that entirely too much interest has been manifested in the subject in Cuba. Some of them go €0 far as to claim that there will e no reciprocity legislation, at least during the present session. ACCEPT PRO RATA METHOD All Nations Except Japan and Eng- land Agree to Reduce Boxer Claims. WASHINGTON, June 11.—A cablegram received today by Secretary Hay from United States Minister Conger at Pekin confirms the reported acceptance by the reeident foreign minsters there of the gen- eral proposition of the United States gov- ernment for a pro rata scaling down of the claims of the varlous nations for indem- ity on account of the Boxer uprising. It 1s understood, however, that England and Japan do not share in the reduction, for thelr accounts clearly establish the fact that their legitimate and actual expenses were even more that their indemnity claims, while the other nations party to the agreement had made themselves rather liberal allowances in fixing the total of thelr claime. In this state of affairs Secretary Hay | himself suggested that it would not be fair to expect England and Japan to share in the cutting down process, which was nec- essary to bring the aggregate of the claims of the separate nations within the total which the powers had agreed originally to accept from China as payment in full for all losses. The reductions are, after all, not exactly pro rata, for to set a good ex- ample and induce the other powers to be generous the United States government un- dertook voluntarily to reduce its claim of $25,000,000 by $1,000,000, which was one- tenth of the total to be reduced. This left the other nations to divide up the $9,000,000 reduction among themselves, so that in the case of the largest claimants their loss would be less than that voluntarily as- sumed by the United States. It is stated that while the agreement reported by Mr. Conger today is gratifying and marks a sensible advance toward a final conclusion of the Chinese indemnity negotiations, it does not affect the more serious and difficult iseue presented by the demands of a majority of the powers for a settlement of the indemaity on the pr lu; exchange value, CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast _for Nebraska—Partly Local Showers and Th: Cooler; Winds Shifting to Noi Cloudy; ratorms; herly Temperature at Omaha Yesterday: Hou Deg. Hour, Dex. . 70 19 Mosesve BY 70 S P Mmool 89 7 E S0 77 4 s ™ 5 . . 90 s1 .00 83 o ceees 8O . 76 CHICAGO DROUTH THREATENED Trouble with Drivers May Participate a General Strike Among the Brewery Unions, CHICAGO, June 11.—Abgered by the re- fusal of the officers of the United States Brewing company—more commonly knowu as the trust—to reinstate thirty brewery drivers’ helpers who went out on a strike on Monday, the other unions connected with the firms are preparing to call a general strike tomurrow morning The men are thoroughly organized and their leaders claim that not a barrel of teer can be moved from the breweries fn- volved without their consent after the {strike call has been issued. The helpers struck on Monday to get a higher wage. They were being paid from to $12 a week and asked for a parallel raise of $5. This was refused and later the officers of the Brewing Trades council— an organization of all the unions engaged in the handling of beer—met with the employers to talk the situation over. They were told that the men would not be given their demands and might not be taken back at all. FAIR TO CLOSE ON SUNDAYS President Francis Executes a Contract to that Effect with tary Shaw. ST. LOUIS, June 11.—President Francis has been authorized by the exposition di- rectors to sign a contract with Leslie M. Shaw, secretary of the treasury, in which the world’s fair management pledges itselt not to operate the fair on Sunday at any time. This action was taken as the result of a letter from Secretary Shaw requesting the company to comply with the section in the federal act appropriating $5,000,000, which stated that a condition of payment of this was that the company execute a contract. The secretary notified the company that none of the vouchers of the national com- mission for salaries or expenses would be allowed until the contract was signed. SENATORS FAIL TO AGREE Cannot Come to a Conclusion Con- cerning Cuban Reciproeity ‘WASHINGTON, June 11.—The conference between the two factions of the republican senators over Cuban reciprocity continued today, but without result. Senator Aldrich, who 15 ono of the mar- agers of the reciprocity proposition, the matter wae not settled. The oppo: tion still maintained confidence that a straight reciproeity proposition cannot pass and that if the bill is reported from the committee it will be amended n such a way as to prevent its final adoption. Senators Aldrich and Elkin had an earn- est discussion of the subject today, but nothing llke an agreement was reached. Coples of the voucher presented in the Cuban investigation were freely circulated about the senate and caused a great deal of comment among senators. DETERMINED TO KEEP PATTON Guaranteed a Salary of Ten Thou- sand Dollars Per Year for Five Years. PRINCETON, N. J., June 11.—It was learned today that the board of trustees of Princeton university held an extra session and voted to give former President Patton $4,000 a year to continue In the chair of ethics. In addition a subscription among the members for $30,000 was raised, one prominent alumnus giving $10,000 to be ad- ded to President Patton's salary of $4,000. The $30,000 is to be paid in installments of $6,000 a year, which guarantees a salar; of $10,000 a year for five years, the same amount he received as president. Prof. Patton was yesterday officlally offered the presidency of the Princeton Theological seminary and the chalr of theology, but he declined to accept. NEGRO BOYS ARE LYNCHED Confess \hat They Had Beaten Young Woman's Brains Out with Rocks. CHARLOTTE, N. C, June 11.—Two negro 1 | NASSACRE OF YAQUIS Mexicans, Under General Torres, Slaughte Indians by the Soore, MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN KILLED Victims Numbered Three Hundred, of Whom Few Are Spared. REPORT GIVEN BY ARIZONA BANKER Bays Mexicans Began Attack by Pouring Volley Into Indian Oamp, RED MEN MAKE VAIN EFFORT AT DEFENSE Outnumbered by Double They Fall Helpless Before Torres Mercileas Troops and Perish Under Ratn of Bullets. TUCSO! A. T, June 11.—Colonel Wil- llam Christy, president of the Valley bank, Phoenix, arrived here today from Brietas, Sonora, with detalls of a maseacre of Yaqul Indlans, men, women and children, yester- day in the Santa Rosa canyon, sixty-five miles from the Minas Prietas mines, by & detachment of General Torres' troops. It appears that the Yaqul forces that were operating in that seotion had moved forth Into the mountains, leaving their women and children in Santa Rosa canyon under a guard of eighty men. The Mexican troops came upon this camp and without any warning opened a terrible fire, sparing neither women nor children. After the first volley the troops charged down upon the panic-stricken victims and massacred all within their reach. Of the guard of elghty Yaquis not a single one survived and over 100 women and children fell vie- tims to the Mexican bullets and bayonets. The bodies of the dead were left In the canyon and the remaining women and chil- dren were driven to Minas Priestas by the soldlers and from that point will be taken to Hermosillo. The Mexican soldiers and rurales have explicit érders to take no Yaqul men pris- oners, but to kill in all e This order was illustrated yesterday, when a friendly Yaqul miner came down to Priestas for supplies and was killed by the rurales on the outskirts of the town. Colonel Christy sayq the massacre oc- curred at daybreak Monday morning. The troops were of Torve's command, but mot under him personally, and numbered 600. The Yaquis, Including men, women and chil« dren, were over 300. The canyon in which the Yaquis were camped was a long and narrow one. UNDERTAKERS PLAY AT BALL Convention Takes Recess to In in Athletic Sports at Manawa. Interest at the convention of the Ne- braska Funeral Directors’ association yes- terday was divided between the lectire of Prof. W. P. Hohenschuh on *‘Signs of Death and the Causes of Decomposition” and the match game of base ball which was played in the afternoon at Manawa between the undertakers and the traveling salesmen. The lineup was as follows: Undertakers—H. K. Burket, captain; Bd Brailey, C. J. Gelsler, A. J. Jackson, Wil- llam Beckerhauer, B. F. Muntz, J. C. Smitz, B. R. Keane and Benjamin Person. Drummers—Val Becker, captain; B. J. Gaston, B. J. Doll, 8. C. Martin, H. A. Fritz, C. E. Leedom, “Butch” Munford, J. T. Gilmore, H. C. Phelps, Grant Lafiin and 0. R. Klock. The game was called at 8 o'clock, and Prof. W. P. Hohenschuh of Iowa City dem- onstrated that he could umpire as well as lecture. In order to finish the day's business program, that the afternoon might be de« voted to athletic sports, the members took ;- no noon recess, but worked on through tie luncheon hour and until 1 o'clock, when refreshments were served in the lecture room. : One of the new exhibits which has found its way into the commercial room since Tuesday 1is a paper coffin, ‘“one-fourth lighter than wood and twenty times stronger.” The casket s made of alter- nating layers of strawboard and cement, pressed until the composition is as hard as hickory. It is sald that the stuff is al- most fmpérvious to the disintegrating el ments of the ground, and, to demonstrate that molsture will not affect it, one of the coffins is fllled with water and placed at the curbstone in front of the college, to be used as a horse watering trough. It is estimated that there are now 160 members of the assoclation present, The following arrived yesterday. Willlam Dues- mann, Humphrey; 8. A. Nisouger, Tilden; J. R. Lofler, Panama; James M. Kennedy, St. Edward; M. Furlong, North Bend: J. M. Davis, Randolph; J. A. Edinger, Madi- boys, Harrison and James Gillesple, aged | 508: F. R. Scheel, Wahoo; L. P. Byars, respectively 16 and 14 years, who were under arrest charged with killing Miss Benson, on a farm In Rowan county, Mon- day last, were taken from jail at Salis- bury, N. C., early this morning and hanged to a tree in the rallroad yards. Thelr bodles were then riddled with bullets. The actlve members of the mob num- bered about fifty and wore masks. The negroes admitted that they beat the young woman's brains out with rocks because she tried to make them leave her premises. PUT WITNESSES OUT OF WAY Two Men at Sneedville, Are Found De in Public Highway. Kentucky, the KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Jupe 11.—A special to the Sentinel from Sneedville says: Grant Seal and John Davis have been found dead upon the public highway. Davis, it is sald, was & kinsman of Clinton Legear, with whose killlng Govirnor and Drury Lawson are charged. It is sald that Davis and Seal would have been important witnesses against the Law- sons. Perry Myers has been arrested and other arrests may follow. The coroner is investigating NEELEY GETS QUT OF PRISON Postal Fraud Convict R ed Under Granting Amuesty to Americans. HAVANA, June 11.—C. F. W. Neely, who on March 24 was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment and to pay a flue of $56,701 for complicity in the Cuban postal frauds was released today under the bill signed by President Palma June 9 granting am- nesty to all Americans convicted of crimes in Cuba during the term of the American occupation and those awalting trial, i | young persons | every evening Valley; A. J. Spillman, Friend; W. erts, Lincoln; Frank Kovands, Table Rock; Roy M. Pence, Wauneta; L. Dern, Stanton; E. H. Cleveland, Aurora; E. Meade, Chad- ron; E. L. Trayer, Lincoln; Harry Goss, St. Paul; G. E. Walroth, Edgar; August Steffen, Battle Creek; F. J. Rodemocher, Crete, WORKS TO SAVE THE BOYS Colonel . Rob- Hogeland Begins Reform Meetings in T City, Colonel Alexander Hogeland of Loulsviile, Ky, 1s in the city to remain a week for the purpose of interesting the citizens of Omaba In certaln proposed laws which he believes will have a tendency to prevent crime and reduce the number of young men finding place in the criminal ranks. Last night he spoke at the corner of Sixteenth and Douglas streets, illustrating his talk with plctures on canv His plea was for the enforcement of the curfew law, the enactment of a law separating charged with crime and placed in jail from hardened criminals: a law to permit the removal of children from viclous parents and one to cause the police authorities to take up and return to home all young tramps. Tbe speaker sald that there were 200,000 tramps in the country, who had formed habits of idleness in thelr youth, and that it was as much the duty of the government to provide places for the white children, to teach them useful trades and to give them an opportunity to succeed in life, as It is to do that part by the children of Indians. He will con- tinue his informal talks at the same place this week and on Sunday will speak in one of the churches. On Monday at the Young Men's Christian asso- clation rooms there will be a meeting for the purpose of forming a local soclety to advance the views of Colonel Hogeland,