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Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
CITIZEN POSTMEN IN CEBU
Fiffeen Days Service Yearly De-
mnnded of Each Male Inhnbitant
of the Island.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-The operations
OF the former Spanish postal system on the
island OF Cebu, in the Philippines, are in
terestingly described in letter dated April
8, just received by Postmaster General
Emory smith from Director of Posts VaiIle
at Manila. who writes:
When our forces took possession of the
town OF Cebu II was done contrary to the
wishes of the Filipino officials in charge hui
without armed opposition.
Flllpino ohcials continue to administer
all departments except that of captain of the
port and the Cebu postofice. This will prob
ably be changed to a considerable extent nj
once, as officers detailed TO administer
Rffairs there went to Cebu on the same
steamer with me, but had not taken hold
when ! left.
The Flipinos had in effect service mod
Service on the island. Each village or city
had a chief, called "presidente local" in
stead Of as with the Spanish. the 'capitan
municipal" or "gobernadorcillo."
II was made part of the duty of the presi-
pente local TO handle all mail, registered or
ordinary, TO provide carriers for taking the
mails TO the next village on the route, TO
keep record of such service and to keep
on hand supply OF stamps Tor which he
paid cash, buying them of the secretary of
haciendas at slight discount On the
island OF Cebu there are eight routes, COW
erlng all the villages on the island.
Every citizen is required TO perform
tfteen days service each year for the gov
ernment and the only pay the messengers
get for carrying the mail is that such serv-
ice is credited to his account against the
fifteen days due. AS the trip TO the next
village is credited as a days work, and is
much easier than a full days work on the
highways, bridges or public buildings the
mail service Is much sought after and there
Is a regulation that no citizen can perform
more than six days work as a mail carrier
in one year. One carrier takes the mail
tor fifteen or twenty towns. showing the
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
HEALTH CONDITIONS AT HAVANA

No New Cases of yellow Fever De-
Nclop-Precautions Bcing Taken.
HAVANA, May 19.-The man who was re-
ported to be suffering from yellow fever is
now out OF danger and no new cases Of the
disease have developed. Orders have been
issued that only immunes are to be allowed
to work under the ground near the harbor
as it is believed this work caused the former
case of fever.
Owing to orders from Washington a ma
jority of the employees have been discharged
from the navy yard here which has not left
enough men at the yard to pay proper san
itary attention to the place. Naval officers
expect that in the near future the city san
itary inspectors will be called upon to take
steps, in order to properly safeguard the city,
for cleaning certain portions of the yard.
Governor General Brooke has ordered the
immediate making of copies of all conces-
sions for public works and railroads given
by the Spanish government or by former
governor generals of Cuba.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
DEWEY SAILS ON SATURDAY
Admirals Flagship Will Be Thor
OughIy OverhauIed While
at Hong Kong.

NEW YORK, May ia dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Hong Kong
says: Admiral Dewey will leave Manila on
Saturday morning, the Goth inst If all
goes we'll he will arrive here next Monday
morning. Arrangements have been made
here to put the Olympia, the admiral's flag
ship in dry dock as soon as 1t arrives. Its
long sojourn in tropical waters has foued
Its bottom so badly that it will need a
thorough scraping in order to fit it for the
"trip across the Indian ocean, There are
other matters, too, that will need to be looked
after Its machinery will be completely
overhauled. New trim will be added and
the "ginger bread" work which was dis
pensed with at the time 1t was put in war
rig will be replaced. 1t will be coaled and
provisioned here and when it steams out OF
the harbor about two weeks hence will be
in shape to make another record-breaking
voyage with its record-breaking admiral.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
MAHONEY GLORlES IN HIS TITLE
BoOkmaker Takes Pride in Allega-
tion that He is spool
Room King"

NEW YORK, May 19.-James A. Mahoney
the bookmaker, was the first witness before
the Mazet investigating committee. Ma
honey declined to say whether or not a full
page story in the New York Herald de-
scribing him as the pool room king" and
describing his alleged pool rooms. was true
or not. He had not sued the Herald for
libel. He refused to deny the truth of the
statements. The article in question stated
that a reporter went to Mahoney and said
he intended to open a pool room and that
Mahoney said: Go ahead, and when you
are ready to open come over and see me-
Mahoney refused to answer any questions
in regard to this. When asked If he in
tended to sue the Herald for libel, Mahoney
said: What! Sue paper that made me
king!" and the spectators were convulsed
with laughter.
In declining to answer, Mahoney made sew
eral humorous remarks, and he was excused,
having added nothing of Importance to the
record.
Wyndon Lynn, formerly employed by ]. p.
Marren, an undertaken, to whom unclaimed
bodies at the Harlem morgue are delivered,
testified that on Marren's behalf he had on
two or three occasions paid two clerks at
the morgue So for bodies that were not
properly deliverable to Marren. Marren,
Lynn said, had told him that so long as
Croker and Carroll controlled affairs he
could continue his arrangements with the
morgue keeper. Lynn also testified that
Marren bought from the morgue for from 80
cents to 81 each collins made for the city at
a greater cost. Lynn admitted that he had
come to the committee direct from the
Tombs where he was fined on complaint of
Marren, charging petit larceny. Lynn said
he had pleaded guilty to the charge The
sum involved was s21 and he had himself
discovered the shortage, to conceal which
he had made a false entry in Marren's
book, friend had written to him that the
prosecution would be dropped if he would
promise to leave Harlem. After leaving
Marren's employ the witness had gone into
the undertaking business on his own ac-
count.
Two other former employees of Marren
gave evidence corroborative of Lynn's. Benno
Lewinson and Samuel j. Goldsmith, who
were candidates for city judgeships, were
paign expenses but had nothing of conse-
quence to tell
J. G. Mccarthy, a Judge of the city court,
said that he had contributed s., 900 ca So, ,OOO
he was not sure which, to the democratic
party at the election in 1897, when he Sc
cured his position on the city bench. He
said he thought he had drawn a check to
Mr. Croker, as chairman of the finance COM
mittee of Tammany hall He said he ap-
proved of judicial candidates contributing
to their political organizations.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
COSTA RICAN BORDER is PEACEFUL.
Impending Conflict with Nicaragua
Denied by Minister CaIYO.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-Mnister Calvo
of Costa Rica does not attach much impor-
tance to the renewed reports that Nicaragua
and Costa Rica are massing troops along
the border and that a conflict is imminent
He says there is no indication that the
friendly relations between the two govern
ments are disturbed
President Inglesias recently arrived in
Costa Rica from his trip to the United States
and Europe. The press of Costa Rica is
profuse in its praise of the Washington au-
thorities for the honors shown the Costa
Rican president. Some return will be given
for them by a reception to the nteroceanc
canal commission when 1t visits Costa Rica.
During the visit OF President Iglesias to Eu-
rope he opened negotiations for 81 ,0OO,O 900 in
gold, to be shipped to Costa Rica TO carry
out the plan of establishing the gold stand
ard.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
TRANSPORTS Fly THnrn own FLAG.
Service becomes of Such Importance
as TO Mcrit nisIimr1iNc EnhIrn

WASHINGTON, May l9.-The army trans
port service has become recently of such
Importance that the secretary of war has
decided that 1t is entitled to the dignity of
distinctive flag. That chosen is a tri-
color, with white, red and blue stripes in
diagonal lines, with the white forming a
field in the center Of which is representa-
tion in blue of the insignia of the quarter
masters department of the army-the ia
mliar wheel surmounted by an eagle and
crossed by sword and key. The flag Will
be displayed on every vessel engaged in
the transport service
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
CASUALTY LIST FROM MANILA
One Member of Twenty-Second In
fantry Killed and Three
wounded.

WASHINGTON May 19.-General Otis
last casualty list is as follows:
Killed
Twenty-Second Infantry.
CORPORAL HENRY LANGFoRD, May IS.
Wounded:
Sergeant Peter Cosgrove, arm, slight.
Private Carl Carlson, abdomen moderate.
Private Simon Shueller, Company l., abdo-
men, severe.
Thirteenth Minnesota.
Private W. e. Tew, Company f. thigh,
slight.
Second Oregon.
Private Frank Butts, Company l.. thigh.
slight. OTIS
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
EngIish CapitaI seeks Investment.

TAUNTON, Mass, May l9.-The News to-
day says: The offer of the English capital
lists to buy all the cotton yarn mills Of Bristol
county has been accepted by majority OF
the stockholders of the mills The present
treasurers and superintendents have been
assured that the mills will be operated under
their management as heretofore and thai
the purchase is made purely as an invest
ment. The following mills are included in
the deal; Cohannel, NOmasket, Globe San
ford, Bennett Howland and City. The actual
bonds to be paid for above the par value is
81, 455 900 and the total amount the present
stockholders will receive Is IS, 400 O0O
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
Troops Change Their Posts.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-The secretary OF
war has ordered the following changes in
stations of troops
Battery ID, Third artillery, from Fort
Monroe Virginia; one company Twenty
fourth infantry from Fort D.. A. Russell
wyoming, and one company Twenty Fourth
infantry from Fort Douglas Utah. to the
department of California. The garrison of
Fort Washakie, Wyoming, will be with
drawn and Troop f, First cavalry, now gar
risoning the post will be transferred to
Fort Robinson, Nebraska. 1t is probable
that Fort Washakie will be abandoned.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

to have his story printed in the local papers,
promising to pay him. have directed that
Roberto be placed under arrest and be con-
fined with Alvarez. I write this to show
how some stories of brigandage originate,
CARPENTER.
Governor of Department.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the temnera-
ture in Havana was SO degrees Fahrenheit.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
Fatal Accident.

ALLIANCE, Neb,, May 19.-(Special Tel
egram. )--Wiliam Schlater, prominent and
wealthy sockman living thirty miles south
east of Alliance, was thrown from his horse
yesterday striking on his head, which
caused conclusion of the brain. He died at
p, m today, never regaining consciousness.
The deceased was well known at Platts-
mouth, where his parents now reside. He
leaves wife and one child.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
Appeal in nehaIf of Freedmen.

UINCINNATI, May lY-The Methodist
bishops, in their recent semi annual meet
ing in Syracuse, received the committee OF
the Freedmen's Aid and Southern Educa-
tional society which had been appointed by
the managers at Cincinnati 10 devise a plan
TO relieve the society of Indebtedness and
provide needed endowment for its schools
In the southern states.
Ii was agreed to create Twentieth Cen.
tury fund for these schools. The correspond
ing secretary. Rev. j. w. Hamilton, today
announced the plan and the appeal of the
bishoDs. The fund will consist OF 81, ,O0O, 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
PubIic BuiIding ar Butte.

WASHINGTON, May ia commission
consisting of Bernard Osanne of Chicago,
William Window of the Treasury depart
ment and James A. Hall of Big Timber,
Mont, has been appointed to select a site
for the public building at Butte, Mont Pro-
posals will be opened at Butte on May 25
Under the law the decision of the commits
sion is final
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
PANA STRIKE FINALLY ENDED
Union is Recognized and All CoIored
Nonunion Miners VIII lie Re-
fused Employment.

PANA. ILL.,, May 19.-As result OF the
meeting of coal operators the State Board of
Arbitration and the United Mine Workers
officials, an agreement was reached this
afternoon which will end the long drawn out
struggle. The agreement gives the union
recognition and provides all negro miners
shall leave the city and only union men be
emDloyed
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
Two Holes in Bottom of Meade.

PONCE, Island of Porto Rico, May 19.-
The United States transport Meade formerly
the Berlin, which on May Is, while leaving
this port with the Nineteenth infantry on
board, on the way north, struck a sunken
wreck outside the harbor, necessitating its
return, has been found to have stove two
holes in its bottom. 1t will be repaired here
and proceed on its voyage in few days.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
TinsIey win watch His own Case.

KANSAS CITY, May 19.-Charles Tins
ley, an engineer in an apartment house,
who had been exposed to smallpox, locked
himself in his house today and deied the
officers at the point of a revolver to remove
him 10 tent on the city hospital grounds
set apart for suspects. Health Oficer Coffin
would not order the police to take Tinsley
for fear OF the consequences. He Is being
guarded and his home has been quarantined
There are now twelve smallpox patients at
the pesthouse, most Of them dangerously
I'LL
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Thunder storms; Southcrly Winds.

regret at the termination of your official re-
lation to the department, but my very high
sense, which am sure is shared by the navy
and the country, Of the admirable and most
efficient manner In which you have dis
charged the duties of paymastor and chief of
the Naval Bureau Of supplies and Accounts"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
Tribute TO RetirIng Admiral.

WASHINGTON, May l9.-When Admiral
Stewart, U. s. ~, retired from the service
he received this letter from Secretary Long:
"In view Of your transfer, by operation OF
law, to the retired list | cannot let the op-
portunity go to express not only my personal
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

WASHINGTON, May 10. - Lieutenant
Colonel Marion p. Maus inspector general,
has been relieved from further duty in this
city and ordered to San Francisco for as
signment TO duty as inspector of that de-
partment Colonel Maus has been on the
staff of General Miles for several years.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
Horsethief KiIIs one of Posse.

WICHITA May i5-Dr Esmond, member
OF posse seeking Bill Watson, a notorious
horse thief, was shot and killed by the latter
northwest OF Shawnee, Okl., last night The
gang escaped and another posse is in pursuit
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
Movements of Ocean Vessels. May 10.

At New York-Arryed- from Liv-
erpool; Yucatan, from Havana; Renfrom,
from Messina, etc; British King. from Ant
werp; Saratoga, from Cienfuegos; Pawnee,
from Venice; Eldersle from Palermo
AT Naples-Arryed-Em from New York
AT Liyerpool-Arriyed-B from
New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

small amount OF mail there. In one dispatch
OF thirteen letters everyone was official.
Every boat leaving a port is required to
carry the mail
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20

u. M
Evenng-Reception by Union Veterans
Legion.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
VIII Attend Trinity sunday.

About II o'clock a special messenger
brought Admiral and Mrs. Sehley a very
urgent invitation to attend the Sunday
services AZ uhe First Methodist church, either
in the morning or evening. Unfortunately
this arrived trihe late, for the question had
already been settled in favor OF Trinity
Episcopal cathedral. The admiral Is a Bap-
tist. but as Mrs. Schley is deyout Eulsco-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02

"ANTED-PUPHSw WISHING TO TAKE
w private lessons In dancing can do SO by
euQuirfng at 2710 Fifth avenue. Jones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
THREE DEAD, THREE MISSING
Result of q Dust Explosion at Chicago
Five Other People Hnrt.


Chicago. Nov. 2.-Three men dead
and three other persons missing is the
result of the collapse of the SiX-story
building, 1876 to III West Lake street
last evening. About 100000 dollars
worth of damage was done. Those
known TO be dead are: Joseph B. Doc
tor. barn foreman of the New England
Milling company. caught in the build
ing at the time of the explosion: Frank
lin :. Hanson. proprietor; Harry Hill
ton. bookkeeper, body under the
wreckage. Missing-Charles Mullens
peddler. thought by some to have es-
capped; unidentified woman. said 1 have
been caught by falling walls: &. Will
Jams. an employe of the Leonard Seed
company. Injured-Patrick Peyton.
blown into the street. cut and bruised;
w. Il. Adams. SalOOnkeeper, head ba l.
ly cut: Charles Henning. badly bruised;
a. J. Kelly and J. c. Taylor, bruised.
The cause of the collapse is not GER
tainly known. some claiming that it
was Il neXploSiOn in the store of the
Leonard Seed company. others saying
that the walls fell without apparent
cause. The generally accepted theory
is an explosion of dust in the seed
store. The losses are: Leonard Seed
company. 100000: c. T. Bowal. owner
of the building $4,000; New England
mills. l.. III. Hanson. proprietor, S20,-
600
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
ILLINOIS MILLERs IN COUNCIL.
They Tackle the Discrimination in Favor
of Grain and gainst Flour.

Springfield. Ills. Nov. The annual
convention of the Illinois Millers' asso-
citation was held in this city yesterday.
The session was devoted to the discus
sion of the discrimination of the rail
roads in favor of shippers of corn and
wheat, and against the shippers of
flour The result of the meeting no
doubt will be to push this matter of
discriminating freight rates before CON
gresS and have Il bill passed which will
make the action of the interstate COM
merce commission Oh such matters
final, unless the supreme court of the
United States will decide otherwise.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted: Whereas. The Amer
lean railroads are discriminating
against -four in favor of wheat far i'll
excess of the differences between the
market value of flour over the market
value of wheat: he il resolved, that the
American railroads by such discrim-
ination are building up the mills of for
eign countries and killing our home in
dustry."
y committee was appointed by the
chairman TO act in connection with the
National MillerS' association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
UUEDs TO START A BOYCOTT.
Sequel OF a Light Marching Order Parade
at Wisconsfn's Capital.

at Wisconsfn's Capital.
Madison, Wis. Nov. "A majority
of the young ladies of the University
of Wisconsin held an indignatio meet
ing yesterday afternoon at which they
pledged themselves TO attend no parties
and have no social relations with the
male students until the things stolen
from Ladies' hall Monday are re-
turned. The articles We're confiscated
during the might shirt parade Mon
day evening. The faculty is investi-
eating the matter. and il is said. has
decided to eXpel every student found
to have been implicated in the affair.
The offenSe is the forcible breaking in
TO the women's hall and rifiing the
laundry of the young women, which
was worn on the street in the parade
and later carried home as trophies.
The humiliation of the women is
deepened by the fact that every piece
of linen at the hall must be stamped
with the owners name. But besides
this act private rooms We're broken in
TO and sofa pillows and crockery stol-
en-. When dispersed by the police the
students promised to restore the laun
dry and number indiscreetly added
to the humiliation of the young women
by calling on them and returning the
missing property.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND Y PACltIC
- Railway-TicketS can be purchaSeo or
baggage check ed at X. l. S Z. Twentie'h street
depot, c.. r. l. i u. de pot, corne- tltth ave-
nue. and Thirty. first street Frank II PUN
mer. agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
COUNTING THE COST.
Continued from First page.

I've organization Is enrolling volun-
teers to fight for the Beers. and the
promoters claim that more than 300
have volunteered.
They have difficulty however. in find
Ing the necessary funds. and il is doubt
ful whether DIR. LeydS. the special
representative of the Transvaal gov
eminent in Europe. will he able TO sup
ply these. Under these conditions the
whole movement, which is i'll the hands
of the most violent section of the Ma
tionalistS and anti-SemiteS Will proba-
bly, COLLAPSE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
Pearl Rnrtons and Convicts.

Des AIoines. Ia. Nov. More protests
have been received against the estab-
lishment of Il pearl button factory ut
the Fort Madison penitentiary. The
labor organizations at Sioux City and
other points have pledged the, local
legislative candidates of all parties to
oppose the contracting of convict labor
TO any line that shall put free labor
in competition with convicts. The
buttonmakerS at Ninton. where the in
dustry is being established, formally
protested Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02

Two Boys Leave Their Illinois Home on n
Cory Mission.

Sycamore. Ills. Nov. 1.-The diSap-
pearance of a couple of young boys
from Sycamore ON Saturday evening
last has created great deal Of anxiety
among their friends. Fay Wright. II
lad of II years, is about > feet inches
in height. has large gray eyes. light
brown hair. and weighs about 100
pounds. Sanford Benedict Allen is IL
years of age. has light-blue eyes, is
about = feet inches in height. and
weighs about ninety pounds. The boys
apparently have been reading litera-
ture not good for them. and seem to
think that cowboy life is much more
enjoyable than n refined home life. II
is not known what direction they took.
and every effort possible is being made
TO locate them. They took with them
a revolver belonging to Wright, and all
their clothes. disappearing while their
parents We're out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
Public Debt Decreases.

Washington. Nov. THE monthly
statement of the public debt issued
yesterday shows that at the close of
business Oct. 81, 1899. the debt. less
cash in the treasury. amounted to ST.
lag. 629.5S1. decrease during the
month of $2.216. 1919. accounted for by
the increase in the amount of cash on
hand and the increased redemption of
national bank notes. The interest bear
debt is 81 O46O49O2O
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
Eight sailors Probably Lost.

Charleston, S. c.. Nov. 2.-The Clyde
steamer Navahoe. from Boston. which
arrived here yesterday morning. had
on board a sailor who was picked up
mt sea off this port. He reported the
wreck of the Schooner J. l.. Colwell.
off Cape Roman on Monday. The crew
consisted of nine men and it is believed
eight of them are lost. The schooner
had a cargo of lumber and cleared at
Fernandina for New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
Receipts Are Bigger Than Expenses.

Washington. Nov. THE compare
tive statement of the government re-
ceipts and expenditures shows that
during October. 1899. the. receipts
were S47, 533 5SS. against $50 630.O51
for October. 1898. -Four months re-
ceipts this year leave a surplus of 81
049.O12
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
Baby Falls Into a CauIdron of Hot Apple
Butter-Three Lives Lost.

st. Louis. Nov. "A special to The
PostDispatch from Joplin. Mo. says
that news has reached there that Mrs.
Pilligree and two children have been
burned to death near Tiff, Mcdonald
county.
1t seems that the baby fell into Il
cauldron of hot apple butter and that
the mother and another child We're IA
tally burned trying to rescue it. The
baby was dead when taken out and
the other two members of the family
died soon after