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BELIEVES IT WAS MURDER.
Wife of Missing Man Scouts Reports
of Desertion

Cheyenne. Wyo., April 13.-The story
from Laramie. dfscrediting the theory
of Mrs Fred Bell, who believes mat
Tom Horn. the stock detective, muir
dered her husband, is not taken seri-
ously here by persons who are familiar
with the circumstances surrounding
the case.
Mrs. Bell says that shortly after the
diSa appearance OF her husband she
wrote to Horn and asked him If he had
seen her husband. The detective is al
legged to have replied that he had seen
Bell in Rock Springs. Mrs. Bell i'm
mediately Investigated and found that
Bell was not there. and had never been
in Rock Springs, 50 far as known.
The story OF J. W. Brown of Lara
ME. who said recently that Bell was
seen in Rock Springs a year ago.
where he was employed in the coal
mines, is discredited by the statement
Of the Bells that the father and brother
of the missing man, when they heard
that Bell had gone to Rock Springs.
investigated personally. The result
of their search was the same as that
of Mrs. Bell.
A local detective, who was for a
time employed on the case says Bell
never deserted his family. He always
got along well with his wife. and as
for having trouble with mis- two step
sons. they were not at the Haley ranch
at the time of his disappearance. and
they were earning their own living.
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Circumstance Interpreted to Mean That Discussion Of Peace
Terms Is Taking Place in Connection With Import
ant Dispatches From Kitchener

I. ace and remained with King Edward
for two hours.
During the afternoon messengers car
ried dispatches from the foreign Office
to Lord Salisbury, who, with Mr. Bal
four, she government leader in the
house Of commons, was at Hatfield
house.
These outward signs Of Sunday actlV-
ity have not been supplemented b. sc
authentic or official statement. The
question most discussed thus far has
been whether TIE peace negotiations
would affec the governments financial
proposals. which promise TO be sub
mitted to parliament tomorrow The
fact that Sir Michael Hicks Beach was
engaged i'm his Office nearly all of today
is taken i'm some quarters TO indicate a
modification Of the budget statement.
There appears TO be no doubt that the
Boer leaders have communicated the
results of their deliberations to Lord
Kitchener. Attempts will be made in
parliament tomorrow to draw out what
Information the government has on The
South African situation, and TO learn
it's intentions; but it is not expected
that theeg government can forecast the
probable outcome of the negotiations.
Whatever instructions have been sent
10 Lord Kitchener they are believed to
be only provisional in character.
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VI ASHINGTON, April 13.-The issues
w are fairly joined between the
lieutenant general and the sec
rotary of war. The troubles which be-
gan long ago under the Cleveland ad-
ministration have finally reached 50
critical a stage that a compulsory re-
tirement Of General Miles at an early
date is an open secret and is not de-
MED at the White House. In explana-
ton of President ROOsevelt's position
one of his closest friends, who unques-
tiOnably speaks by authority, said:
THE question is not a personal one
between General Miles and Secretary
Root. At present Secretary Root has
on his shoulders a heavier burden than
any other member Of the administra-
ton. No man less strong could carry
it at all, and now at the very time
when he requires the most loyal sup
port Of every subordinate who wishes
well to the army and the nation, he has
to spend much OF his strength in meet
ing the opposition of the commanding
general.
IF General Miles is retired it will be
simply because, after g patient trial,
President Roosevelt feels that on the
highest ethical grounds his retention
would work grave and lasting injury
to the army as a whole.
AS some of General Miles friends
have said that it would be unfair to
retire him. it should be said in the
first place that he secured his promo
ton to a brigadier generaIshfp only
through the similarly forced retirement
of General Ord. he himself being
jumped over by a number of his senior
officers in the vacancy thus created;
and. in the second place, that the only
action of the kind taken by President
Roosevelt since he has been in Office
was In the case Of Colonel NOyes, who
was COmpUlsOrily retired after reaching
the age of So. on the recommendation
Of General Miles.
In other words the general has him
self recommended and prOfited by the
very action which his friends now fear
may be taken at his expense
IF he should go out before General
Brooke is retired. General Brooke, who
is General Miles senior both In service
and in age. and who did gallant and
distinguished work as a volunteer in
the civil wai would undoubtedly be put
in his place as lieutenant general. as it
is known that the administration has
been very DESTROYS Of recognizing Cen
eraI Brooke's long and faithful service.
General Brooke. during the civil war,
rendered equally meritOriOus service
with General Miles: General Brooke
was the first to obtain a commission
and throughout the civil war he re-
tanned his advantage. ending the war
as General Miles senior. After peace
came, General Miles was promoted over
General BTOole's head. As General
Brooke win necessarily hold the posi-
ton but a brief period before his re
tirement for age, General S. B. NJ.
Young is likely to succeed General
Brooke, and General Chaffee's promo
ton viii follow two years hence"
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CHINESE EXCLUSION BILL.
Vote to Be Taken Wednesday on the
Measure.

Washington, April BIN accordance
with the agreement reached on Friday
last the senate on Wednesday VIII
vote on the Chinese exclusion bill. and
the present understanding is that the
Philippine government bill viii be TAX
en- up Immediately afterwards.
It is probable, however, that the Phil
ippine bill viii soon be broken in on
by the calling up of the river and har-
Dor bill. Being an appropriation bill
it is a privileged measure and it can
be taken up at any time, but it is not
the desire of the committee to have it
considered until there shall have been
a chance afforded to make further
amendments in the committee.
That opportunity viii not be provid-
ed until Thursday following the vote
on the Chinese bill. The opponents Of
the Chinese bill will press their fight
from this time forward. and if they
find they cannot secure its recOmmittaI
they will concentrate their efforts on
proposed amendments. Especial effort
will be made to secure the adoption
of the Plat substitute. There viii be
a number of short speeches on the Dill
Monday and Tuesday and in addition
to these. Senators Foraker and Nc
Laurin of South Carolina have given
notice of set speeches for Monday. A
portion of the day Saturday viii be
devoted to eUlogies on the late Senator
Kyle Of South Dakota.
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RAVAGES OF PLAGUE
Cholera in Philippines Is the
Worst Type of the
Disease.

Manila April 1S.-The cholera situa-
ton in Manila continues much the
same, but the conditions in the prov
inCes are becoming alarming The to-
tai Of cholera cases in Manila up to
date is 245, while there have been 192
deaths from the disease, In the prov
inces there have been AIS cases and
3IS deaths
The United States army transport
Grant, while on her way to Samar
island, put in to Legaspi in southern
LUzon. having on board a teamster
who had the cholera.
The Grant asked for assistance. but
was placed in quarantine for five days.
As her supplies of water, food and coal
we're limited. she decided to return to
Manila. The teamster died Of the dis
ease. -Four Americans have been at
tackled with cholera in Manila, and one
Of them died.
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T ONDON. April 13.-The announce
ment OF the presence at Pretoria
- of the Orange Free State ana
TrsnWaaI leaders ana generals VINO
have been al EIerksiorp considering
terms Of peace has caused a decided
increase In the hopefulness Of the pub
.c concerning the possibilities OF peace.
The expectations aroused by the con-
ference at Pretoria have been further
heightened by the movements of Nj.
Chamberlain. the colonial secretary,
and ether maUu-ITs or tie cabinet in
London. and evidences that important
dispatches are passing between Lord
Kitchener and the government.
A conference Of members Of the "a D.
iBet was held last night at midnight in
lir Chamberlain house Mr.. Chamber
Jain. M. BrOdrick the war secretary;
Sir Michael HiCk, Beach. the charcel-
Dor Of the eXcheQuer. and the Duke 1f
Devonshire, president of the council,
were present The conference termin-
aied at I o'clock this morning and to-
day DR. Chamberlain and several of
the colonial officials were in their Of
fees Mess .ugers passed between them
and Sir Michael Hicks Beach ct his
residence At 1870 this afternoon Mr..
Chamberlain drove 20 Buckingham pail
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n GDEN, April 1S-Heiress in her
own right and the daughter of a
prominent citizen, Miss Portia
Coolidge, a pretty seheol .siEl Il yeaes
of age. is believed TO have run away.
She left home Friday night and it is
believed she has gone to san Fran
cisco. 1t is understood that she left a
note explaining to her father and step
mother her intention of leaving home.
1t is also surmised that the step had
been in contemplation for some time.
as it is known that the young woman
had been collecting and boarding
money for some special purpose.
So far as can be learned the girl left
alone. merely because she was tired Of
the conventiOnality of home and what
she regarded as its restraints.
She was at the. High school Friday
and left home that evening.
The aid of the police was enlisted and
yesterday the girl was located on board
a westbOund Southern Pacific train, en-
route, so she said, to Los Angeles. The
conductor advised and urged her to.
leave the train at Wadsworth to re-
turn. but she refused and stood fatty
on the rights guaranteed by her ticket
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MILES is TO BE RETIRED AT
EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE
Roosevelt Has Definitely Decided to Follow SeCre-
tary Roots Recommendation.
General Brooke Will Succeed Him For Brief Period and Then
viii Come Young and ChaHse

minute rule a great number of amend
ments viii be offered by the Demo
Gratis with view of opening up a way
for amending the schedules of the
Dingley tariff law. Il is known in ad-
vance that all such amendments viii
be held TO be not geTmane to the bill,
whose title provides for reciprocity
with Cuba, and that only amendments
raising or lowering the amount Of the
concession viii be held to be in order
Appeals viii be taken from the rul-
ings Of the chair on the general tariff
amendments, but it is certain that with
possibly one exception the appeals viii
be unsuccessful. That exception may
Be the amendment 10 take the differ
entail off refined sugar 1t is admitted
on both sides Of the chamber that the
real night viii come on that amend
ment.
number of Republicans who are
opposing the bill have announced that
they viii vote to override the chair on
that proposition, and the Democrats
expect to be able to cast a solid vote
for Il. The weakness Of the position OF
the friends of this proposition is that
the test viii not come directly on the
amendment, but on the ruling Of the
chair. If a motion to recOmmit with
instructions to report back such an
amendment is made. it viii be held
not to be in order under the general
theory of parliamentary law that the
house cannot instruct the committee
20 do what itself cannot do. The Re
publican opposition to the BILL as
shown last Tuesday on the motion to
go into committee Of the whole. is in
the neighbOrhood of forty. Added to
the Democratic vote, if cast solidly
the opposition would have a clear ma
jOrity of ten. But the Republican
leaders profess confidence in their be
lief that not enough of the Republican
recalcitrants will go TO the length Of
voting to override the chair to make
with the Democrats a ma jority Of the
house. Moreover, they assert that some
Of the Democrats themselves will hes
itate to adopt this method Of getting a
vote on a proposition which they con
tend is plainly not germane. II the
danger involved in the amendment 10
abolish the differential is passed. the
bill viii have plain sailing on its final
passage, as a majority Of the Demo
Gratis win vote for II.
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ROOSEVELT WILL TRY To
DISSOLVE THE MEAT TRUST
ssfrcts the United States District Attorney at
Kansas City to Proceed
saj Jury Summoned to investigate the CONFERENCE.-The De-
scdbes Competition Crushing Methods

The attorney Tor one Of the largest
packers in Kansas City, after hearing
the dispatch read. said.
we anticipated some such movement
as this Two weeks ago d dispatch
from Washington indicated that Presi-
dent Roosevelt would personally order
an investigation. We scarcely thought
that il would go to the length of haV-
ing the district attorney summon "a
grand 5uTy, as I understand Major
Warner has arranged TO do. As TO the
merits OF. dement's OF the case, / have
nothing to say. o. course all agree
that meats are up. SO are cattle
A large retail dealer said; we think
there is a trust. No butcher is allowed
to slau ghter his own cattle. If he does
there VIII be a butcher shop start up
next door to him and he viii find him
self undersOld on everything he offers
FOR sale. II IS this treatment which
coupeis all of us 70 buy from the pack
els. and all packers charge the same
price"
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School Girl Who Is Worth Considerable Property in Her Own
Right Tires Of COnVenOnaiy and Leaves For the
Pacific Coast-Shs May Come Back

The information Of her destination
came from the trainmen.
Miss Coolidge is not yet Is years of
age and would soon have graduated
from the High school. Her owA moth
er died several years ago leaving the
child considerable property, consisting
of cash and real estate in Ogden. in
Guiding several houses in the residence
district
J. f. Coolidge, her father, was ap-
pointed her guardian and the girl has
lived with him and his second wife at
their home, 2344 Grant avenue.
A determined effort has been made
TO keep the departure Of the girl secret,
but it is now known that her father
has taken definite steps to induce her
to return. He does not want the girl
arrested and expects to be able to get
her to come back.
The fact that the girl boarded her
money made her father confident she
had not eloped with anyone. The girl
has had a few sUitOrs, but the most
earnest one is still here, and it is not
believed any other motive than an in
ordinate desire to see the world in
duced her to run away Her relations
with her stepmother were said TO be
pleasant and she had a fine home ard
indUlgent friends.
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lSneciaI to The HeraldN


a
Morrison Los An
authorities
in
a
bulls
the lion and again and thoroughly
Only then little damage.
special artists attend
wounded
a appealing look
the animal refused to fight
is cruelty a goaded
Throughout acid the lion
him.
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PAY FOR THE PRIVILEGES.
Large Sums Given For Taking Part
in Ancient Rites.

Chicago. April 13.-Rites of the an
Gent Jewish faith. dead for 1000 years,
were revived IN Chicago today. when
many members paid sums ranging from
$40 to $1,000 Cor the privilege Of per-
forming certain rites connected with
the laying of the corner. stone Of the
new home for aged orthodox Jews at
Olden and Albany avenues
Samuel SW2rtZ Of Waukegan gave
$1,000 for the privilege of laying the
corner stone The lighting Of the
sacred candles was the ceremony next
in Importance, and the privilege of ap-
plying the flame to the first one was
sold for $3.50. The rite to light the sec
ond brought So, and $50 each was paid
for the privilege of lighting the third
and fourth The others were sold all
the way from $50 down to SO until it
came to the last Then the bidding
became spirited. when it became known
that but one more was to be lighted,
and $40 was paid for the privilege.
After this there were the privileges
of passing the sacred wine and break
ing the bread, together with other rites
which were sold, so that a large part
of the cost Of the home was realized
from the ceremony.
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ALMOST TO PEN BASIN
Men on Horseback Reach Outer
Confines Of Thunder Noun
tain District.
Special TO The HeraIdl

Boise. April I'D y. MCLAUGHLIN.
WHO owns stucl. ranch i'm Long valley.
year the mouth of Big creek. arrived
n Boise today. He recently returned
rom d trip To Thunder mountain,
NAtIe he went to pilot a group of pros
lt.lorS who had eight pack horses.
a.y were going i'm by way of Craw-
i'.l and Long valley. He said they
s'l within six miles ~ Pen basin. when
aey Ieft mar Co take care of the
sock and provisions and the rest Of
ne party pushed ON afOot
The snow I'm Pen basin was four feet
-stp and horses could not go through
N There was plenty of feed in Long
valley Tor stock and that part of the
route was easily traversed. After the
end of the route for horses was
reached Mr. Mclaughlin returned
home. His crowd certainly was t6e
t ,,t to 90 within six miles of Pen basin
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ALL ILL AND NO WAY TO SUMMON ANY AID
fSnecia1 TO The Heraldl


piabe brought
, to The family of G. era
the
is discovered till
o in unable
noticing that nobody
horrible
in died of
the disease
children they could not
Of
slow
family Another child
yesterday
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Pensions For Westerners.

- TT T" =" IIVIlEU.
"-sninston. April 13.-The pension
s,--, announces That the following
I l..-, for pension have been al
, ro,so To- residents OF Idaho and Wvo-
1--- lraho-John d. Stuu. Home
80 20 per month; Richard =. Bauou.
1+,.,..zs' El-i John G Rickerd. GIenns
-..N' y. Christina II. AJ. Norris.
n 5 Alen-. So. E-yomirg-AIinor
o-'ton, Newcastle, s12. Luther H.
5a-,,--ef' jackson, s., Joshua Il. Buck
S So "a, hearney, S12- Almond q.
S'anard, Casper. s..
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.,rsAs CITY, MO- April 1S.--Ac-
c,-drne to a dispatch from Wash
- frqton. Major William Warner,
-..F states district attorney mas
IN instructed by the attorney general
immediately take steps TO dissol,e
~. so-csIIed Beef trust. = federal
md Jury wiz Toe ordered this week to
reDce its sessions next Monday
vs5or william Warner yesterday
.-rirsrr declined to make any state
I'M whatever regarding the matter.
y Save not a word 70 say, he de-
s.-s5 when asked about the order
.om Washington.
Nothing so important to tbs entire
.-.Is has occurred in years as the or
Inc of this federal investigation, II
. should trauspire 90 be fact as Z
/. believed Co be. I'm the past year, bat
---ablv in the past six months, the
me of meat has bone up IN an alarm
ms way.
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INSANE DENVER MAN
JUMPS IN FRONT OF ENGINE

Franklin, Neb., April 15.-Nicholas
De Temple of Denver jumped in front
O. a Burlington passenger train near
here early today and was instantly
killed. 1t is believed he was temper
arily insane. In Red Cloud yesterday
De Temple related a story of having
been robbed. Little was learned of his
identity beyond the fact that he came
from Denver. He was we'll dressed
and wore d Knights of Pythias en-
hlaTfi
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GROW SUMATRA TOBACCO.
Fragrant Wed Produced in the Unit
ed States.

Washington, April l3-Professor
Milton Whitney, chief Of the bureau of
soils of the department of agriculture,
has returned from trip to Hartford,
Conn. New York and Philadelphia,
regard To the Sumatra tobacco grown
under cheese cloth covering by direc-
ton Of the departments tobacco ex-
perts He reports that the interest III
this tobacco leaf is increasing among
the tobacco trade. and says it is be-
lleved that il viii become "a sharn
competitor of the SumatTa tobacco. The
leaf has improved very much since it
vas PAD d.
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TWO WOMEN Fatally SHOT
Stepson, Arrested For the Crime, De
MES His Guilt.

Cleveland. o.. April 13.-Mrs. Martha
j. Calhoun. aged - and her daughter.
Mrs. Vaughn aged 46. were shot and
killed today near Mantuna station, a
village forty miles from Cleveland.
VIII Vaughn, a stepson of the younger
woman. is under arrest charged with
having committed the crimes. What
are believed 10 be blood stains were
found on his trousers
These, VIII Vaughn saws came from
d cut finger. Naughu's father died d
few days ago, and il is believed he left
the left the oulk of his estate to the
two women.
Vaughn was not a member OF mis-
fathers household. living alone quite
secluded from his neighbors in a house
some distance from his fathers home.
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jealousy Causes Murder

Cleveland. o.. April 13.-William
Rogers. an irOnwOrker. shot and fatally
wounded John Turner on the street to-
day. Rogers was jealous of Turner.
because he believed him to be respon-
ible for his broken up home Rogers
stood over his victim until an ambu-
lance took the wounded man TO hos
pital. where he died. Rogers has q
wife and four children.
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- of supnosed suieide.

Albert Lea. Mimi, April 1S.-The
body of Frank 3. Forbes, who had been
county treasurer Tor three terms and
was a prominent retired business man,
was found today ia Fountain lake.
Forbes had evidently waded into the
water, and, living down, had drowned
himself. Hi-health is the most prob-
able reason.
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SPOILED FINE CLOTHES.
Gang Plank Breaks and Many Fall
Into the River.

Into the River.
New York, April 13.-Fifty persons
had narrow escapes from drowning
today when a gang plank leading to a
float at the foot Of West Forty second
street broke in two, throwing fifteen
fashionably dressed men and women
into the North river, and throwing
twenty into launches and row boats be-
meath the gang plank. Fifteen fell
upon the float.
With several hundred others they
had gone to the river to be taken out
TO the Austrian cruiser Szigetvar, now
anchored in the stream. Great confu-
sion followed the accident. Fortu-
natelv there were launches and row
boats in the immediate vicinity and
the work Of rescue was at once begun.
It was fifteen minutes, however be-
fore the last person was taken from
the river
All were in an exhausted condition
and many had sustained injuries about
the head and body. The majority We're
relatives and friends Of the Austrian
officers
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STEALS BOYS FOR SLAVES.
Mexican Gang That Kidnaps Youths
and Puts Them to Work.

Mexico City, April 1S.-The police of
this city have broken up a gang Of
kidnapers who have been enticing
young boys to house in this city
" here the lads were kept prior to being
shipped TO Yucatan TO work on the
Heneuuin plantation. Complaints have
been coming into police headquarters of
missing boys. The detectives, on fol-
lowing up clues. found a house on the
outskirts of the city where the boys
were enticed. They were kept under
guard day and night, and insuficiently
fed. and amid foul surroundings.