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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-15
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Executive Council Begins a Weeks
Session of Vital Importance.

Washington, April 1.-THE executive
council of the American Federation of La
Dor today began weeks session at which
matters of vital Importance to the labor
interests of the country will come be-
fore the members in regard to legislation
pending in Congress and determination of
questions affecting the interests of many
workmen engaged in controversies with
their employers.
Mr.. Hilbert and Mr.. Whitehead, repre-
senting the United Textile Workers of
America in behalf of the locked out Tex
tile Workers in Augusta, Ga, stated that
demand had been made for a 10 per cent
increase of all the mills in that city and
vicinity; that all but one, the King mill
had granted the request, and that in turn
a lockout had been inaugurated. The ex-
ecutive council determined to render
every assistance possible to secure sue
cess for the striking and locked-out en-
ployes.
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INDEX TO TODAY'S PAPER
Page One.

John w. Gates offers control Of Louis
Vile and Nashville Road to j. p. Morgan
& Co. for Southern Railway.
David B. Hill, in speech before Demo-
cratic Club. pleads for a reunited party.
England's expeditures exceed revenues
more than e26 .0O0
Beers will concede much to England,
but in return will be paid ndemnities.
Horrible murder of boy and girl excites
people of Des Moines, la.
Page Two.
Soldiers describe how confessions were
obtained from Filipinos by the water
cure
Spirited contest for sheriff of Colbert
county.
Merger case again before Supreme
Court.
Crowds turned away from Munhall
meeting.
Governor Jelks pardons eight convicts
at Coalburg because they are incurably
i'll.
Page Three.
General state news.
Page Four.
Tribute to Gen. Wade Hampton.
Gossip heard in local hotels.
Editorial comment.
Page Five.
Garbage Contractor Burkhalter charges
that Chief Austin is making his sanitary
crusade for political purposes
Albert Edwards seriously stabbed and
may die.-John Pool is charged with as
saulting him.
Sanitary commission will advertise for
bids on two trunk sewers, and for sale
100000 worth of bonds.
Page Six.
Social news of Birmingham.
Page Seven.
Local and foreign markets.
Page Eight.
Birmingham baseball team plays Cleve-
land tie game.
Tom Burwell sent to insane asylum.
Affairs in Montgomery
General sporting news.
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Peace Proposals Under Discus
sion al Pretoria Made Public
NO WAR TAX TO Be LEVIED
johannesburg Must Be ceded to the
British, With Civil Authorities
All Brtsh--Both Languages
To Be Recognized.

The Hague, April N.-From those in
touch with the Boer leaders here 1t ap-
pears that the latest secret dispatches
from South Africa outline the peace pro-
posals now under discussion at Pretoria
They closely follow the summary given
on Saturday but the Evening News of
Edinbourg gives the following additional
details:
The Beers accept British lord COM
missioner to be resident at Pretoria.
The country to be divided into districts
with British district officers and Boer
committee chosen by polling, by the
burghers. The veto right to be reserved
to the British government. The ma
jority of the British officers must be con-
versant with the Dutch language.
johannesburg to be retroceded to the
British with a completely British civil
organization.
A war indemnity of at least f10, O0O 600
to be distributed by mixed committees.
Disarmament to occur when the first
batch of Boer prisoners is sent back to
South Africa.
No war tax to be levied.
Both languages to be recognized In the
schools and courts and in official docu-
ments.
The expense of the garrisons in South
Africa to be borne by Great Britain.
The present Boer leaders to be retained
in office so far as possible.
Beers Confer With Miner.
London, April 15,-In a dispatch from
Pretoria dated April A. the correspondent
of the Daily Mail says the leading Boer
delegates conferred today with Lord Mil
ner, the British high commissioner in
South Africa at Pretoria, and that Lord
Kitchener was present at this conference.
Il understand" says the correspondent,
that Lord Miner and Kitchener Will
Jointly conduct the negotiations, and that
Lord Miner will forward the Boer pro-
Dosals to Mr.. Chamberlain"
The Daily Mail asserts that Mr.. Cham
berlain received an important dispatch
from Lord Miner last (Monday) night.
1t is understood this dispatch outlines the
basis of negotiations favored by the
Beers.
The Daily Mail says it will be submitted
at the cabinet meeting to be held to-
day.
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SOLDIERS EN- ROUTE.
Leave Havana and viii Report at
chickamauea Park Tomorrow.

Chattanooga, April 14.-Officers of the
Seventh Cavalry here today received mes
saees to the effect that First Lieutenant
Lee. thirty men and 200 horses left Ia-
vana for Chickamauga Park Saturday.
They arrived at Mobile today and will
reach here tomorrow night. Captain Nc
Corrnick left Havana at o'clock Sunday
with Troop C of the Seventh Cavalry, 800
horses and 143 mules. They will reach Mo
bile tomorrow and will come at once to
Chickamauga Park.
Major Chase. who has been here pre-
pairing camps for the Seventh Cavalry has
gone to Milwaukee on ten days leave.
Major Jones, staff quartermaster of the
department of the east, will arrive from
Governors Island Wednesday to take
eharea of the preDarations Of camp sites.
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that his heart failed him rne newt day,
however, he carried out his design, first
Draining his ten-year-ol daughter with
a plow point, then attacking his two other
younger children and finally the wife.
After he committed the deed he went to
the house of his father, where he was ar
rested.
Excitement was intense and a lynch
ing was imminent at Stillwell before the
officers could get Dudley out of town.
AT Sallsaw when Dudley was told that
only his oldest daughter was dead. he
broke down and cried and said his only
regret was that he had not despatched all
of the family. Mrs. Dudley probably will
recover, but the two children cannot live.
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KILLED His FAMILY TO
keep THEM FROM TALKING

Ait, a white man
sailsa"' l. l" Apih
named Dudley, living near Stillwel, to-
,.,uos his +a,-y.,--o,o daughter.
uas Niiieu .''S
fatally Wouhoeo two o'nei eri''' '' ,'-
seriously injured his wire' Duoley mas
been brought here to prevent his being
,ynobed In iail Dudley confessed. He said
-, t.,,.,,,.r 70 ,,is family about
he ii''o o'e'i a.. a., ,,,,,,,d
MS nelghpors ana ieai iiis .n"' '''0'
repeat his statements ana cause trouple
he determined to kill all four.
He said on Thursday night he took an
,,.,t 20 Tho hed of bis children.
aAe anu "eN' ,... !.
Ihey were asleep an" iooAeN 81
49, 49,, 10
among ourselves. hee ~. A"ee9 ~
toward tue coiispIo, s -, e.. oro.r,zotion
IT IS tliiie ~. Ia fo,. aasrsseive ! =,
Tor wise couiiseis anu -
liClls
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BOERS FIGHT DESPITE
PROSPECTS OF PEACE.

New York. April H-News of severe
fighting in the Transvaal at the end of
last week has been sent by Lord Kitch-
ener. who reports that about 200 were
killed, wounded or captured. There were
about one hundred British casualties.
The British also captured three guns
and considerable quantity of supplies.
Commandant Portgieter was among the
Beers killed.
Lord Kitchener in a dispatch dated
from Pretoria, Sunday, April 10, recounts
how Colonel Colenbrander after locating
Commandant Brier's Laager, at Paelkop,
moved his force by different routes from
Petersburg, Transvaal colony. blocking
the principal lines of retreat. The fight
ing commenced April s, when the lnniskil-
ing Fusleers attacked Molispoort. cover
ing the Beers position, and by dusk had
seized a hill eastward of the port, after
considerable opposition, resulting in Col
onel Murray being wounded and Lieu
tenant Lincoln being killed. Another
officer and five men were wounded. Since
then the operations continued daily. Co
lcs1brander's latest report April H. gave
the Boer loss in killed, wounded and
prisoners at 106 men. The Colonel hoped
to be able to report further captures.
Boer Commandant Killed.
The most severe fighting occurred April
II in western Transvaal, where General
Ian Hamilton has replaced General Me-
thuen in command of the British troops.
The Beers attacked Colonel Kekewich's 8
force near Roolwal, and fighting at close
quarters ensued. The Beers were re-
pulsed, leaving on the field forty-four
men killed, including Commandant Pct
eieter and thirty-four wounded. The Brit
ish captured twenty unwoubded prisoners.
According to last accounts General Ian
Hamilton was pursuing the remainder OF
the Boer command. The British losses In
this fight were six men killed and fifty
two wounded.
At the beginning of the pursuit Colonel
Keckewich captured two guns. POM
pom, a quantity of ammunition and a
number of wagons.
A force of Beers recently overwhelmed
a strong British patrol sent out from
Rulfontein. Orange River colony to clear
distant farms An officer and two men
were killed, fourteen wounded and the re-
naming members of the patrol were sur
rounded and captured Lord Kitchener
mentions holding an inquiry into these
reverses.
The casualty list published this even
ing shows that the eighth New Zea-
land regiment lost 10 men killed and
{ifteen men injured April II in a rail-
road accident near MacnlVle.
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of to New Republic.

Boston, April 14.-The steamer Admir-
al Farragut will be used for conveying
President Thomas Estrada Palma to
Cuba She will leave Boston tomorrow
for Hampton Roads. On Thursday morn
ing President Palma and his party will
sail on the Farragut.
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l never once had conversation with Mr..
Gates on the subject and never had any
correspondence with him.
No Local Indications.
Knoxville, Tenn, April 14.-No matter
who is in control of the Louisville and
Nashville stock, the fact remains that
there are no local indications to show
the slightest change of ownership Pur-
Chases of local property for use by the
KNOXVILLE, LaFolette and Jellico Road,
which is to connect the Louisville and
Nashville at Jellico with the Atlanta,
Knoxville and Northern here, continue.
Today actual construction on the new
road is said to have begun and the con-
tract let on a part of the line Fully 100
men began the work of holding 1.-The mar
rows the only point where the new road
can get through the mountains except by
tunneling. The narrows are between the
towns of LaFollette and Jellico, and all
available men near the scene are being
used in extending the Tennessee North
ern Road, little line running out of La
Toilette to this strategic point.
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THE SENAT

Washington. April 14.-The Chinese ex-
clusion bill occupied the attention of the
Senate throughout the day, Senator For
aker and McLaurin, South Carolina, max
ing extended speeches in opposition. Mr..
Foraker contended that the pending
measure was violative of our treaty with
China, and was calculated to prevent our
commercial expansion in the far east.
While strongly supporting the policy of
the government to exclude Chinese la
borers, the Ohio Senator maintained that
this could be best accomplished by an
extension of the present law, holding that
the drastic provisions of the pending bill
would cut off our trade with China, and
thus wreck the cotton industry of the
south.
Mr. Teller briefly responded to Mr.. For
aker urging that the right to abrogate
treaties was fully recognized.
Mr.. Lodge, Massachusetts, gave notice
of an amendment striking out the much
discussed clause prohibiting the employ
ment of Chinese sailors on American
ships.
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JOHNG. GATESOFFERS
CONTROL OF THE L. GN.
TOSOUTHERN RAIL WAY
LOSING INTEREST
IN CUBAN MEASURE
ATTENDANCE ON FLOOR OF THE
HOUSE is FALLING OFF, BUT
SPEECHES ARE MORE EARNEST.
LONG STRUGGLE EXPECTED.

Washington April 14-Interest in the
Cuba. reciprocity debates in the house
seems to be waning judging by the at
tendance on the floor today but the
earnestness of the speeches on both sides
of the question has increased rather than
decreased. That the Republican oppon-
ents of the bill are determined to pro-
long the struggle as much as possible,
was made manifest today by their re-
fusal to allow speeches to be printed in
the Record The speakers today were
Messrs. Mccall, Massachusetts. and
Brantley, Georgia, for the measure and
Messrs. Robertson, Louisiana, and Stew
ems, Minnesota, against it. Mr. Robin
son of Indiana, opposed Cuban annexa-
tion on the ground that it would threaten
the welfare of the American wage earn
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The Weather.

RAIN TUESDAY AND PROBABLY
WEDNESDAY; LIGHT TO FRESH
NORTH WINDS
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CONTINUED on Second Psse)
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20

amendment to the naval bill authorizing
the secretary Of the navy to build one bat
tleship, one armored cruiser and one gun
boat 'in such government yards as he may
designate"
Mr.. Adams Of Pennsylvania made a point
Of order against II, which was finally sus-
tanned By the chair. An appeal was taken
and the chair was overruled, 50 to l0e. The
question then was on agreeing to the amend
ment.
Mr.. Foss urged the members to consider
what the amendment meant. Past expe-
rience, he said. had proved that It cost 90
per cent more to build ships In government
yards than In private yards and he cited
Texas and Maine. Mr.. Foss quoted Admiral
Bowles as having said that " he we're per-
mitted TO make the conditions he would
build ships as chesply in government yards
a. under private contracts, but he would
make the hours OF labor the same as In
private yards; he would wipe out the leaves
OF absence; would pay the lsborers in the
navy yards by the piece and would wipe OFT
all holidays for which they are paid.
The amendment of Mr.. Roberts was
agreed to without division. Mr.. Ball Of
fered an amendment, which was Aafsed to,
providing that in case ship builders enter
into a combination or agreement or under
standing by which competition would be
shut OF, then all ships shall be built In
government yards.
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Combination by the Senate.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE senate to-
day made these combinations:
Edward s. Bragg, Wisconsin, consul gen.
eral at Havana; William Martin, New
York, consul at Marking, China; J. II.
NORMAN, New York, consul general at Mu-
Mich, Bavaria; James Jeffreys, surveyor OF
customs at Memphis.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., r, Hayes,
SSOrHtTGlllk sr y W. NJ H IsIans? PRs eed' ins Il.
ton; HI e. LAhgevin, Curtis; 7. w. Nor
Tsxas-R,, ii. Armstrong, Kaufman @.
New Boston; ]. NJ. Sloan, Navasota: II.
o, Wilson, Marshall; z. W. Kennedy,
Giddings.
California;. W. Tnoras. sausaiito; j.
"ilinois-c; b. claybaugh, Touiop; G.. Z.
Swanson, Woodruff.
Iowa-W. H. Let's. Columbus Junction.
Kansas-R. A. Marks. Oberlin; B. Her
bert, Hiawathai w. II. Mackey, 1r., June
ton City; r.. 8. Warfigt Abilene. >
Missourt-C. A. Grow, Caruthersville; @,
w, Smith, Sweet Syringe; c.. L.. Harris,
H~arrisonville3 ]. Whiteman, Marcelipe; J,
F. Patton, Monroe City; A.. c. Krog, Wash
ington.
South Dakota-J. Bell, Spearish.
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'.NO FRILLS"
Just Sensible Food Cured Him.

Sometimes a good. healthy commercial
traveller sufferers from poorly selected
food and is lucky II he knows that Grape
Nuts Breakfast Food will put him right.
A Cincinnati traveller. John N. Case, Jr..
says, About q year ago my stomach got
In a bad way. ! had headache most Of the
time and suffered misery. For several
months I ran down until ] lost about 70
pounds In weight and finally had to give up
a good position and go home. Any food
hat / might use seemed 70 nauseate me-.
My wife hardly knew what to do until
one day she brought home . package OF
Grape-Nuts and coaxed me TO try them
l told her 1t was no use but nnally to hu-
NOR her l tned q little and they just
struck my taste. II was the FIRST food that
/ had eaten In nearly a year that did not
cause any suffering.
We'll, to make a long story short I be-
gan to improve and stuck to Grape-Nuts.
! went up from 1876 pounds on Dec. gath.
1900. to 1874 pounds on Oct. 6th. 1901.
my brain is clear, blood all right. and
appetite too much for any mans pocket
book. In fact am thoroughly made ovef
and owe Il all TO Grape-Nuts / talk so much
about what Grape-Nuts will DO that some
OF the men on the road have niek-namec
me "Grape-Nuts," but I stand today {
healthy. rosy-cheeked man. q pretty good
example Of what the right kind Of food
will do.
You can publish this II you want to. II
u . true statement without any nils.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20
HOUSE PASSES NAVAL BILL
Adopts Amendment Prescribing Con-
struction of Three ships at
Government Yards.

WASHINGTON. May 1s.-Before adjourn
ment today the house passed the naval APP
preparation bill. The feature Of the debate
was on the amendment offered by Mr.. Rob-
erts of Massachusetts,. providing that three
Of the ships provided for in the bill. q bat
tleship. a cruiser. and a gunboat, shall be
built in government yards. Mr.. Adams OF
Pennsylvania made a point Of order against
the amendment, which Mr.. sherman sus-
tanned. but on the appeal by Mr.. Roberts
the chair was overruled and the amend
ment was agreed to.
Under a suspension Of the rules the bill
for eight hours work on all government
contracts was passed. also a bill authoriE-
ing the construction 5f a national sani-
tarium for disabled soldiers at Hot Springs.
s. d.
Mr.. Roberts of Massachusetts, offered the
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HUGHES DENIES THE CHARGE
General Declares He Never, Directly
or Indirectly, Made Use
of watsr Cure.

WASHINGTON, May ie.-Former Corporal
Richard o'Brien OF North Adams, Mass, Of
Company NJ, rwenty-sixth volunteers who
served in the Philippines for eighteen
months, was before the senate committee
on the Philippines today.
Before Mr., O'Brien took the witness stand
Mr., Lodge laid before the committee a
letter from General r, p. Hughes. enclosing
q letter from Senator Cuiberson Of the com
mittee to Captain v. II. Bridgman OF Bal
tlrnore and q reply to that letter. In his
letter Senator Culbefson said he a
been informed that Captain BridgmAn could
kive testimony Of having heard General
Hughes and other officers give orders for
the administration Of the water cure"
Captain Bridgman's reply contained a denial
Of this report. General Hughes In his letter
said that II there was to be an Investigation
1t should be thorough n he enclosed q
roster OF officers IN his command whom no
said he would like to have summoned II
his conduct was to be inquired into.
General Hughes In his letter said:
I presume there were about 5000 troops
In my command. first and last and / am
certain that no one of them. can truthfully
in writing, directly or Indirectly, by sign
or signal authorized, instructed or ordered
any Of them 70 use the so-called water
whatever.
Corporal Richard o'BrIen testified to
seeing the water cure administered He
also said that officers violated a Spanish
woman at one town. At Iloilo he said three
ofdce-s-MaJor CooG, Captain Mcdonald and
Lieutenant Plumber Of Company M-beeame
intoxicated at q reception and took of their
coats, seized some Of the native women and
insisted upon their dancing with them.
much to the disgust OF the women, who
were above the peasant class. He said he
was not on good terms with his captain.
He also said that ut one place a woman with
two children was burned to death In a bam-
boo shack when the troops were burning the
town. "Dum dum," or explosive bullets, he
stated, were Issued to the troops ir the
regular way and did horrible execution.
There we're "unwritten orders to take no
prisoners" which were carried out In one
campaign. He did not know who issued the
orders, but they were Understood to be In
effect. Upon close questioning. he admit
ted that he had seen many prisoners and
they were being treated kindly by the on
cers and men. He will give further tes-
timony tomorrow.
O'Brien described the character of the
LAnaig In Panay, when a soldier fred at a
native boy on @ caraboo. He missed, then
all the soldiers frNt, himself included.
This was not doi by orders. The shooting
brought TIE people TO their doors. One
other man was shot in the abdomen. The
other old men came out with a white flag
and both were shot down.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20

The Toledo base ball team was held At
Waterloo over Sunday.
PITTsBURG. Kan, May 1.-THE worst
windstorm that has visited this section for
some time came UP from the southwest last
night, accompanied by a heavy rain. Sew
eral houses in Pittsburg were blown from
their foundations, a portion Of the roof OF
the Kansas City Southern roundhouse was
blown of and the Pittsburg Brick and Pipe
company's plant and the abandoned smelter
buildings were damaged. In the farming
districts much damage was done to houses
and farm buildings.
ABERDEEN. s. D., May 1s.-H. Tobiason
Of Edmunds county lost all his buildings
in a wind storm and his son, aged 4 years.
was killed.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20
Urged Upon Assembly.

The following measures are urged upon
the attention OF the general assembly;
A; Praytrful EFFORT to promote a general
revival of religion.
b. The enlistment OF ministerial inhu-
ence.
c. Prayer In the closet, prayer in the
family and prayer in social meetings, in
addition to the more formal prayer In the
great congregation.
The candidates under the care OF the
board during the year were distributed as
follows: Theological students. 81; college
students. 220; students preparing for col
lege. IS. One was a Bohemian, seventy
seven were eolored men, twenty-nine were
Germans and four were spanIards.
There has been a very decided falling OF
In the number OF Spanish-speaking stu
dents and that Just at the time when the
need OF suitable ministers to labor In Porte
Rico and Cuba. as well as In New Mexico
Is particularly urgent.
The reply to the overture from the pres
bytery OF Cairo concerning the course o
study necessary to prepare candidates To-
the ministry Is set forth At considerable
length in a supplemental report. Ap
pended to the boards conclusions upon tn
subjects contained In the overture is Z
scheme Of studies for a four-years' cours
taken with slight variation from the eats
logue Of a college which has a require
course for the freshman and sophomor
years and recommended electives for n
junior and senior years, chosen as speciall
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20
FIRMlRS PLANS ARE SECRET
General ConceaIs His n for En-
terinE Capital Upon which SO
Much Depends.

PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti. May le.-Gen-
eral Defy, who was military commander
here under the presidency Of General Sam.
and M. Vilbrun Guillaume, the former min
lister Of war. left here today as exiles on
the steamer Hungaria OF the Hamburg
American lines West Indian service.
The report that the northern army Is
marching on Port Au Prince now seems
60 be- generally accepted as true. The
troops Of General Firmin are supposed to
be at st, Marc ION the west coast. forty
four miles from Port Au Prince,
The intentions Of the general, barring
the fact that he is a presidential candidate,
are not known. II he arrives here alone
no may be able to make som arrangement
with the provisional government. but II he
approaches this city at the head of a force
OF troops, nghting is liable to occur. All
ID quiet here,