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Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
STILL ON lSTHMlAN CANAL
Senate Discusses Nothing Save water
Way Across Isthmus of
Panama

WASHINGTON, June 17.-Throughout to-
days session of the senate the Isthmian
canal question was under consideration
Speeches we're delivered by Messrs. Perkins
Of California, Gallnger Of New Hampshire
Stewart of Nevada and Morgan OF Ala
bama. All advocated the adoption Of the
Nicaragua route except Mr.. Gallinger who
made forceful argument in support OF the
Panama route and who said his investiga
tions convinced him that the Panama rout G
was the more healthful of the two. The
arguments Of the senators in support OF
the Nicaragua route we're especially on the
ground Of feasibility and wisdom. Mr.
Stewart and Mr.. Morgan both contended
that the health conditions in Nicaragua
were superior to those in Panama
When the senate convened at IL O'Clock
today Mr. Quay of Pennsylvania gave
notice that on Thursday, at the conclusion
Of the voting on the isthmian canal ques-
tion he would move to discharge the com
mittee on territories from further consid-
Grafton Of the bill providing for the ad-
mission as states Of the territories of Ok
lahoma, Arizona and New Mexico.
bill was passed to regulate the COM
mutation Of sentences for good conduct OF
United States prisoners.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
Teller of Colorado calling upon the secre-
tsry of war for an itemized statement ot
the amounts paid by General Wood out OF
the Cuban funds for the advancement OF
reciprocity went over at the request OF Mr
Teller 1t remains subject to his call
Consideration was resumed of the 18TH
milan canal project, Mr.. Perkins of Cali
fornta addressing the senate in support OF
the Nicaragua canal route.
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appeal for the adoption Of the Nicaragua
route, maintaining that in every essential
respect it was far superior to the Panama
route.
The house amendments to the bill ex-
tending the provisions and limitations oi
| the pension laws to the Indian war sur
vivors were concurred in.
Mr.. Stewart OF Nevada advocated the
adoption of the Nicaragua route.
Mr.. Morgan, in charge Of the bill, said
there had been raised no false cry
about the health conditions in Panama. II
had been shown by the experience of all
mankind that Panama was one Of the most
unhealthful places on the face of the globe
remark made by Mr.. Morgan was re-
garded as significant as possibly foreshad-
owing the result of the vote on Thursday
Referring to the alleged wrongdoing by the
Panama Canal company, he said: THE
people believe 1t now, and when this sub
stitute is passed they will know it,"
At the conclusion of MIR. Morgan's speech
the following bills were passed:
To amend the act providing for a perma-
| nent census office so as to include "un-
| skilled laborers" in the list of those en-
ployes not included in the civil service; tc
! provide for retunding taxes paid on leg
acies and bequests for uses Of religious
charitable or educational character; fol
| the advancement Of art, etc.
At sos the senate went into executive
session, and soon afterward adjourned.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
KING IS MUCH IMPROVED
Chief Concern is to Husband His
Strength for FntiEues of Cor
Onation Week.

LONDON, June lit is ally an
nounced that King Edv' much better
this morning.
The king passed a comfortable night and
his progress toward complete recovery is
uninterrupted. The precautionary measures
ordered by his physicians are due to the
necessity Of outstanding his strength in
view Of the fatigues of coronation week.
Therefore the king will remain at Windsor
castle today. He was keenly disappointed
at being unable to attend the Ascot race
meeting today, which he intended to open
with all the state ceremonial OF the early
days Of Queen Victoria. He hopes. how
ever, to be present Thursday, Gold Cup
day.
Queen Alexandra and the prince and
princess of Wales went to the races today.
The gold vase Of 200 sovereigns, given by
the king for three-year- -olds, was won by
George Faber's Ice Maiden.
Rocksand (Maher), won the Coventry
stakes. The La Fleche Ally (Martin) was
second and Red Lily third.
This cleared the way for the big race Of
the day, the Ascot stakes (handicap) of
20 sovereigns each, which was won by
scullion. Carbine finished second and
Rambling Katie ran third. Thirteen horses
started.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
SHORTS IN CORN SQUEEZED
Price of July Option Advances Four
and one-HnIf Cents in
Two Days.

CHICAGO, June 17.-Excltement ruled in
the corn pit on the Board OF Trade today.
The fear of corner In July options, which
caused sharp upturn yesterday, was
augmented az the opening OF business by
the reluctance Of the big buyers OF July to
sell. In consequence, shorts, who feared
a runaway market, bought everything I'm
sight and bid excitedly for more IN order
to stop their losses.
Prices fluctuated widely and wildly. The
manipulated option opened rather steady
at 64% to 647s cents, but at once began
wide fluctuations July sold at 66A cents.
From that price It declined to 65h cents,
only to be pushed up again in short time
to 67h cents.
The supposed corner that is at present the
only factor In corn is said by old traders to
De an assured fact. Last years small Sield
OF corn gave an early buying argument
when July options were first quoted. AS
prospects for good corn crop this year be-
gan to develop the old-time bears sold
snort A bull clique, said to be led by
John W. Gates and his Wall street associ-
ates. bought everything offered. Stocks OF
contract corn have been very low and are
growing lower. All told at present there
is less than 100000 bushels OF contract
grade corn with which shorts can cover
And yet the Gates crowd is credited with
having bought Of these same shorts over
Is. .000, 900 bushels
Shorts continued to cover in July, corn
feverishly up to the close nf trade GOSSIP
on the floor had It that the elevators were
against the bull manipulators and that
they were rushing in contract stun. This
was given as a reason why the bull crowd
let the price Jump up so high early in the
month. 1t is thought that the elimination
OF the corner is to be brought about within
the week. July kept on the upward jump
and closed strong. 1-sc higher than yes
terday's close, and at an advance Of 4Ikc
since yesterday morning. The closing price
was the highest Of the day, 671ac.
The tumult in the corn pit and IN the
smoking room Of the board did not subside
during the session. Shorts were firm in the
belief that the corner would result in very
high prices before the end OF the week
Experienced traders said that the leaders
would never allow the price to make such
advances so early in the month were Il
not that the shcrts were 70 be pressed until
they eapitulated July corn with a gain
Of ahe 0Ysr TsstsraAE's low RTies at s7ts.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
SHAW ENTERS DISAPPROVAL
Does Not Like Manner in which sun
day Exposition Agreement
f. Signed.

WASHINGTON, June 17.-Secretary Shaw
has forwarded to President Shaw OF the
Louisiana Exposition company the form of
an agreement to be entered into by the
directors Of the exposition that during the
continuance of the exposition II shall be
closed to visitors on all Sundays. BY these
terms Of the act OF March 3, 1901, making
an appropriation OF s., 900, 900 in aid Of the
exposition an agreement providing for Sun
day closing was made a precedent to the
payment Of the appropriation. Some time
ago the exposition company filed with the
secretary OF the treasury an agreement for
Sunday closing which was signed by the
officers Of the company by direction OF the
board OF directors. Secretary Shaw has
dsapproved OF this agreement, on the
ground that It should have been signed by
the directors themselves and not by the
officers OF the company. The secretary
will insist that the new agreement be
signed by at least seventy-fve OF the nine
ty-three directors. It is assumed that the
agreement will be promptly signed as re-
Quired and returned TO the Treasury depart
ment, when warrants for salaries and other
expenditures, which have been held up
pending the signing Of the agreement will
be issued at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
KIPLING CAUSES SENSATION
Disposed of Mob which Threatened
ROttinEdehn Because of Pro-
BOer Banner.

LONDON, June 1.-THE action of Rud-
yard Kipling June 2, in dispensing a mob
which threatened the house at rockingham,
Sussex, of his aunt, Lady Burne-Jones, the
painter, because of her having displayed a
black banner Inscribed: "You have killed
you have conquered" has caused a local
sensation that shows no sign of abating
When Mr.. Kipling, who also lives at
Rottingdean, went to the rescue of his aunt
and in so doing shouldered his way through
the crowd, he delivered a thoroughly Kip
lingesque oratiOn of the kind the people
OF rockingham were not accustomed to
hear from one who had established the loca
rife brigade and had stirred up local i'm
perialism to the boiling point To show
bis further disapproval of the attack on his
aunt's house Mr.. Kipling has now shut up
the drill hall which he had given TO the
public. This action has created intense
feeling Mr. Kipling refused TO express
an opinion regarding the black banner, but
he emphatically announces his disapproyal
OF Rottingdean's manner Of expressing its
disapproyal OF It,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
BURLINGTON TAKES CONTROL
General Manager HOIdrege Drops Into
Offices of Kansas City
& Omaha ROnd.

ST. JOSEPH, June 17-(Special TeIe-
gram .)-General Manager G. w. Holdrege
OF the B. & NJ. railroad, with large party
of officials, arrived here from Omaha today
and informed General Manager Raymond
Dupuy they had come to inspect the books
and take over the property of the Kansas
City & Omaha railway, the formal transfer
to be made June 30.
Mr.. Dupuy said: This step on the part
OF the Burlington will have no material
effect on the Grand Island nor its en-
ployes. There will be no change in the
force so far as l know now We still
operate the Grand Island and will continue
to do so, so far as l am able to state at
this time"
The official announcement G the taking
over Of the Kansas City G. Omaha gives
rise to the question as to when the bal
ance OF the Grand Island will be taken
over by the Union Pacific, II at all. So
far there is no official ground for believ-
ing the Grand Island has been sold to any
one, but the general belief is that 1t has
been.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
SIGNS OF TROUBLE ARE APPARENT
Many Instances Where Several Want Sam
Tract Of Land.
SPECIAL TRAIN GOES TO THE SCENE
Start Made rs Oregon short Line
shops Announce Hour of
Noon by Continued
whistle.

POCATELLO. June II. - Exactly at
- o'clock 1900 men and boys, Of all ages
rushed across the line OF the ceded Fort
Hall reservation and disappeared in a cloud
OF dust in their mad rush for homestead
and mineral lands. Most of them were
mounted on horses and ponies, a majority
heavily armed. Probably / 900 persons de-
parted later with pack animals Before 2
o'clock Pocatello was practically deserted.
Many signs Of trouble we're apparent be-
fore the starting signal was given. In
scores Of instances 1t was known that
three or more men intended to locate on
the same piece OF land
The boundary line OF the ceded portion
Of the reservation opened to settlement
today was lined for miles this morning
with people awaiting the hour OF noon
All morning Pocatello had been surrounded
by people. but the larger proportion gath
cred on the "hogback," a mile southeast
of the city. and 1t was from this point
that the great rush took place. 1t began
at a whistle signal from the Oregon Short
Lime shops.
The special train over the Oregon Short
Line railway from McCammon, the south
ern portion OF the ceded lands, to Black
foot, run for the benefit Of those who
wished to make entries at the land Of
hce at Blackfoot. arrived at the latter
place in the afternoon The nearest point
to the ceded portion is seventeen miles
from Blackfoot and only 100 or so arrived
ahead of the special train, though many
attempted to do so with relays Of horses.
At Blackfoot every arrangement had
been made to handle the crowds and the
municipal and county authorities put on
large number of deputies to preserve or
der.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
COMPLETES B0ER SURRENDER
Last of Heroic TransvaaI Fighters
Lay Down Arms and Re-
turn to Work.

LONDON, June IA dispatch from Lord
Kitchener, dated Pretoria, June 16, an
nounces the additional surrender of 915
Beers. This completes the surrender in
the Transvaal.
Under date of June II, Lord Kitchener
announces that 700 Beers surrendered at
Bloomfontein yesterday and all the sur
renders In the Transvaal and Orange River
Coloney are now complete. In the Trans
vaal 11,z25 men surrendered and 1888
rifles were given up, while in the Orange
River Colony 5,395 men surrendered and
$3.50 rifles were turned in. The figures
for Cape Colony have not been fully re-
ceived
Lord Kitchener concludes as follows.
81 have handed over the South African
constabulary to the civil authorities, as
the necessity for further military opera
tlons has ceased"
KIMBERBAND, Griqualand West, Mon
day, June 16.-Commandant Kemp, General
Delsrey's lieutenant, who surrendered at
Mafeklng May IL, has arrived here. In an
interview today he gave some interesting
figures regarding the war.
He said that about $4,000 Beers were in
the field at the outset, and that only 1,5OO
out OF the 5000 available men fought at
Colenzo, where the Boer losses we're not
heavy. AT Spionkop, where the British
suffered so much the Beers had only nifty
six killed and over 100 wounded. Their
losses were heavier at Branksprut and
Vlakenfontein.
The Beers were often worried by the
British shrapnel and lyddite fire, but when
entrenched they did not fear the shells.
Members of the Boer forces aften managed
to get into johannesburg, Krugersdorp and
Pretoria, securing valuable information.
and frequently crossed the blockhouse lines
at night. Commandant Kemp did not allow
the Beers OF his commando to wear kahki.
the British uniform.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
GOVERNMENT is ToTTERINe
Overthrow of President Castro of
Venezuela seems Almost
Certain.

NEW YORK, June IA Herald dispatch
from Port Of Spain, Trinidad. says that,
owing to the news OF the exodus of a
large number OF President Castros support
ers from Venezuela coupled with recent
defeats suffered by the government, the
revolutionlsts are hopeful Of overthrowing
Castro in the ensuing month. -
Four hundred government t A. who
landed at Soro for the purpose ~ ,ns
Quira we're completely defeated by W t7I
Corcega. The government lost seveI
killed and many wounded, besides $50 men
taken prisoners.
General Mato's army, which is marching
on Caracas, has reached Carines, enroute
to Guarico, where reinforcements are await
ing the revolutionary leader. Gusrico was
recently occupied by a large body OF revo-
lutlonists, a portion OF whom are invading
Barabobo district, under the command of
General Pedro Conde
The Barquisimeto district is almost en-
tirely In the possession of the insurgents.
General Valentine Perez has sent 400 in
surgents via Barralcas.
General Alexander Ducharme Is marching
from Maturin with a large force to
strengthen Cudad Bolivar, which is still in
the hands Of the revolutionists. The in
surgents have held the town since June s.
General Ayala, with 700 men in Coro,
has been besieged by General Rierra.
The overthrow Of the Colombian revolu.
tion seems to be complete. Leaders OF the
revolutionary forces, including General
Tribe Tribe and other chief commanders,
have arrived in Caracas, Venezuela, dis
heartened after escaping from the Colombian
troops BY the Meta river. They were
pursued for eight days.
ST. THOMAS d. w. l., June 17.-Advices
received here from Georgetown, British
Guiana, under date Of June a. say that
the Norwegian steamer Jotun arrived at
Georgetown that morning from Venezuela,
and the chief officer reported that Vene-
zuelan revolutionists Communicated the
vessel, June g. at Barancas.
The chief of the party, General Valentin
Perez, took charge of the vessel. Revolu-
tionary troops were then embarked on
board the Jotun and she conveyed about
250 Of them to Bolivar, landing them at
the latter place June 7. when Captain Null
len was allowed to resume command of the
ship, and she was taken to the other side
Of the bay, where she loaded cattle.
On her return voyage, when passing st.
Felix, Venezuelan troops fired on the Jotun
from the two vessels, killing Captain Null
len and wounding a passenger, named
Nunez The government vessels pursued
the Jotun, but she succeeded in escaping.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
FIGHT DUEL ON THE STREET
Quarrel Over Land Claim Results In
Bloody Affair In Oklahoma
city.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl, June Nv. T.
McMichael today shot and killed w. e.
Johnson, well known young business man
on the street here, the result Of a dispute
over contested land claim. While he was
lying on the ground Johnson shot Nc
Michael in the abdomen. McMchael re-
turned the shot and Johnson expired
within a few minutes. McMichael cannot
live.
The shooting took place in the north end
OF town. E, E. Brown, editor of the Times
Journal, and johnson were standing to-
gether on the sidewalk when McMichael
approached and began firing without warn
ing. In the exchange Of shots that fol-
lowed Brown fired ive shots, but without
effect. McMichael is said to have threat
ened to kill both Johnson and Brown.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
For selling Liquor to indians.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., June 17.-(special
legram.)-Lewis Vandry, who was cap
tured in North Dakota by deputy United
States marshals, today appeared before
Judge Garland Of the United States cour:
and pleaded guilty to an indictment charg-
ing him with selling liquor 10 Indians. He
was fined 500 and sentenced to a term of
sixty days in jail at FlandTeau,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
HOUSE CONSIDERS BILLS
Spends Day Over Matters Reported
from the judiciary
Committee.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE house
spent the day considering bills reported
from the judiciary committee BY far the
most important measure was that to amend
the existing bankruptcy law. The minority
made vigorous effort to repeal the pres
ent law in toto, but was overwhelmingly
defeated, 65 to 1877. The bill passed
amends the law in fifteen particulars to
meet defects which, it is said, experience
has proven. The most important amend
ment is to define preference to meet the
supreme court decision in the case of Pirle
against the Chicago Title and Trust COM
pany. Four additional grounds for refus-
ing discharge in bankruptcy are also
added:
First, obtaining property on credit on
materially false statements; second, maxi
ing a fraudulent transfer OF property;
third, having been granted or denied a
discharge in bankruptcy within six years,
and fourth, having refused to obey the or
der of the court or refusal to answer ma
terial questions approved by the court
An evening session was held for the con-
sideration of bills reported from the In
dian committee.
The house agreed to the conference asked
for by the senate on the anti-anarchy bill
and Messrs. Ray OF New York, overstreet
of Indiana and Lanham of Texas were ap-
pointed conferees.
The senate bill to allow appeals to the
supreme court from the decisions OF the
Spanish claims commission by the United
States were adverse to the United States
and by the plaintiff where the claim is in
excess Of $4,000 was passed with an amend
ment.
The house then entered upon the consid-
Grafton Of the bill to amend the bank
ruptcy act.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
SCORES RECEIVE DEGREES
One Hundred and Fifty Honored mt
Chicago University Con-
vocation

CHICAGO. June 17.-Contrary TO expecta-
tion, President w. R. Harper OF the Uni
versity of Chicago. had no new gifts to an
nounce at the convocation exercises Of the
university held here today.
He said that gifts during the year aggre-
gated s2,O12, 900, 81 ,250,0 900 OF this sum hay-
ing come from John d. Rockefeller.
President Henry Smith PTtchett OF the
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology de-
livered the conyocation address. Degrees
were conferred on 159 graduates.
During the exercises it was learned that
the proposition to separate the sexes dur
ing the first two years OF college life had
been quashed by the university senate.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
UNFORTUNATE GOES TO DEATH
Man Jumps Into Ohio River Because
There Was No One to
Love Him.

WHEELING W. Va, June 17.-About II
o'clock last night a mans suit OF clothes
was found on the steel bridge, indicating a
suicide in the Ohio river.
In a coat pocket was found a note, in
which the writer said he had decided TO
end his life, as no one cared for him, even
the girl he loved. There was a letter ad-
dressed to w. s. Main, rs William street,
Washington, Pa, and one dated February
2S, from Easton, Pa, and signed Mabel, &"
accompanied by her vignette, showing the
writer to be a beautiful girl.
The supposed suicide in another letter
claims to hail from New York City, but
there was nothing found to disclose his
identity. His body has not been recovered
and nobody saw him make the leap.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
SUDDEN DEATH IN RUNAWAY
Herman A. Tubbs, Wei Known Capt.
taIist of San Francisco, Thrown
from "a Buggy.

SAN FRANCISCO, June l7.-Herman A.
Tubbs, well known capitalist OF
San Francisco and member of the Tubbs
Cordage company, has been instantly
killed near his home in sausalito in a run
away.
Mr. Tubbs, hih wife and Miss Ella
Coughlin OF sausalito had Just started for
race when the horse became frightened.
throwing the occupants OF the buggy out.
Mr.. Tubbs struck on his head, breaking his
neck. Mrs. Tubbs and Miss Coughlin were
badly bruised and cut, but not seriously in
jursd,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
CUSTER FIGHT is RENEWED
Attorney General of Missouri Moves
10 strike Ont Answer of
the Packers.

JEFFERSON, No, June 1.-THE nght TO
Pust the packers for violation OF the state
antitrust laws came up IN the supreme
court again today, when Attorney General
Grow filed q motion TO strike out the re-
turn Of the packers. He held that It Is
mot sufheient in that II is neither a plea
of Justification nor disclaimer
The court meets tomorrow. when the mo-
fion may be passed upon. II is the same
Hs demurrer to the return and n sus-
tAinedr judgment pf onAteE Nil .k0IloWs.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
IRISH WILL NOT TAKE PART
Are Not Going TO Participate in Cor
OnatiOn Ceremonies of King
Edward.

LONDON, June 17.-At a meeting Of the
Irish members OF the House Of Commons
this afternoon resolutions to the effect
that the Irish nationalists, as a protest
against the "misgovernment Of their coun-
try resolved to take no part in the pres
ent coronation ceremonies and that the
Irish party be summoned to meet in Dub
lin on the day of King Edwards corona
tion to take into consideration the condi-
tion OF Ireland were unanimously adopted
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-18
Department Notes.

The following postoffices will become do
mestic money order offices on July 1: Iowa
Anderson, Belinda, Boyd, Coppeck, Ehler
Elrick, Fielding, Halfa. Highlandville, Hill
ton, Homer, Lavinia, Lima, Quandahl, Ros-
coe, Silver Lake, Sulphur Springs, Trues-
dals, Trone, Walford, Yictita, Yetter.
DR.. T. NJ. Wall has been appointed a
pension examining surgeon at Osceola, Ia.
The comptroller Of the currency has ap-
proved the National Bank of st. Joseph
(Mo) as reserve agent for the Citizens Ma
tional bank OF Tecumseh, Neb The Ma
tional Bank OF North America OF Chicago
has been approved as reserve agent for the
Iowa National bank of Des Moines and
Marion County National of Knoxville la.
L. NJ. Intlehafer OF lansing, Ia, and
Clarence Broderick Of Fairfield, Neb, have
been appointed railway mail clerks.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska-H H.
Wendt, Big Springs, Deuel. count, vice W.
Kmball, resigned. South Dakota. A.
Beaner, Canastota, McCook county.
Rural free delivery service will be es-
tablished on August 1 as follows: Ne
braska-Funk Phelps county, one route;
area covered forty-six square miles; popu-
lation, 500. Lushton, York county, one
route; area. thirty-four square miles pop
ulation, 475 Iowa - Davenport, Scott
county, one additional route; area, twenty
one square miles; population, ST. the post
office at jamestown to be supplied by rural
carrier.