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TrE MORNINO OKEOOXIAN', TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1901. WITHDRAWAL FROM CHINA "WILL A'OT BEGIX UXTIIi THE IX DE3fJtITr QUESTION' IS SETTIiED. German Expedition to the Great "Wall Produced Zxl Bad Effect ' on the Native Population, PEKTN, April 29. The Geperals of the powers 'held a conference this morning to consider the question of the with drawal of the troops", 'a'nd decided 6 ad dress a note to the Ministers, Informing them that when the Ministers are able to announce the lump sum demanded as In demnity and that the Chinese have agreed to the principle of payment, arrangements will be possible for withdrawal. The other matter discussed was the handing over of the administration of Pekln to native officials, and the plan for the com mand of the Legation guards. Regarding the government of Pekln, it "was decided to allow the Chinese gradually to assume more control until the civil government was entirely In their hands,' the military only exercising passive supervision. Some time was spent in considering the reply of the Ministers to views recently enunciated by the Generals regarding other questions of purely military charac ter. The Ministers agree with the Gen erals as to the razing of the forts, and also as to the points to be occupied be tween Pekln and the sea, but they desire the Generals to specify the number of dlf lerent nationalities at Tien Tsln and Shan Hal Kwan. So far as concerns the gar rison of the 4000 men which is to remain provisionally at Tien Tsln during the pedlof of actual occupation, it will be necessary that each nation's strength Bhall be determined. The Ministers be lieve that the provisional government at Teln Tsln should be abolished as soon as the situation permits. They agree that the forces in China be under one commander-in-chief, but they contend that the Generals should understand that the legation guards are entirely outside such forces, and under their respective Minis ters. The Ministers suggested that it "would be necessary for the Generals to consider the advisability of entrusting the police admlnlstraation of Pekln to Chinese officials one month before the evacuation, but in considering this ques tion they urged that the fact must be re called that there had never been military administration or a permanent military organization in Pekin. Concerning the question of military evacuation, the Ministers Informed the Generals that a proposition so conceived had been submitted unanimously by the representatives of the powers to their governments; that a partial reduction of troops was already possible, but that evacuation proper could not commence before the Chinese Government had ful filled articles 2 and 10 of the Joint note, and not before China had accepted the general conditions for the payment of in demnities. The Germans were virtually caught in a. trap near the Kukuwan Pass. A de tachment of SO had 45 casualties, while the Chinese losses are said to have ."been nominal. The German expedition is re suming; leaving the country greatly dis affected, owing to the (hardships Inflicted Tipon the population. Altogether the ex pedition appears to iave produced a very bad effect. The current Chinese gossip is that the Germans were driven back with heavy losses; and this Is impllclty be lieved by the bulk of the people LI Hung Chang has received a dispatch Srom the Governor of the Province of Shan SI, asserting that 300 French sol diers accompanied by 2000 armed native Christians are within the borders of Shan SI and have caused great distress and trouble wherever they have passed. The British have enlisted a number of Chinese at Tien Tsln for the Wel-Hai-Wel regiment. LI Kun "H asked the throne for permis sion to open a subscription fund in order to assist the government in paying the Chinese soldiers. THE RUSSIAX VIEW. Amy Officer Denies Stories of Cru elty in Manchuria. NEW YORK, April .29. General D'Arta nanoff, an omcer of the Russian Army, who has been on duty In Manchuria and who is returning to St. Petersburg by way of the United States, 'has arrived in Washington. Speaking of affairs in Man churia to a Herald correspondent last night, he said: "There has been a marked improvement Jn conditions and the country Is now paci fied. Commerce Is being revived, naviga tion has been resumed, people are again at work on their farms, and the natives are being handsomely paid for their work on the great transcontinental railroad. The Russian Army is being gradually re duced, and In view of this act the state ments that have been published that Rus sia has Improper designs on that country are ridiculous and absurd. The military operations -of the Russians were not di rected against the people of Manchuria, hut against the Chinese Army, which had been sent there. "Our treatment of the people was most Iriendly and humane. In this regard we were simply carrying out the absolute orders of the imperial authorities, both those of the Czar and the Commander-in-Chief of the military and naval forces, Admiral AlexIefL "There is a vast difference between the conditions existing In Manchuria and those in the province of Pe Chi LI, in which Pekln is situated. In the former the people are tranquil and the country prosperous, while In the latter the condi tions are, in many respects, the reverse.. There is absolutely no foundation for stories of cruelty and butchery by the Cossacks, and those -statements do the Russians a great injustice. Our course throughout is In keeping with Imperial orders to be humane, "Blagovestchensk, which was attacked by Chinese troops last Summer, was gar risoned by only one company of 200 Rus sians and the Commandant, to have a suf ficient force to defend the town, sup plied the inhabitants with arms. The lat ter. Infuriated by the sight of Russian heads carried on long poles by the Chi nese troops, drove all the Chinese frof the place, and many were drowned in the Amur. The Russian troops took no part In this movement, and deep regret is felt that such an occurrence took place." MIXISTER WU'S ME3IORIAL. He-Proposes the Obliteration of Race Distinction. NEW YORK. April 29. A special to the "Herald from Washington says: Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese Minister. Is of the opinion that the board of admin istration appointed by the Empress Dow ager Is really constituted for the purpose if adopting a plan upon which the Gov ernment of China will be reorganized. A decree issued by the Empress Dowager two months ago commanded the "Viceroys and Governors of the several provinces and the Ministers accredited to foreign governments to submit reports setting forth their views as to the governmental reforms which should be adopted. They were to report In two months. These two months have expired and a board will consider the various proposals sub mitted. Wu Ting Fang has practically completed his memorial and It will prob ably arrive In time to be passed upon by the hoard before It completes. Its la bors. In his memorial Mr. Wu has made some radical suggestions, one of which contemplates the obliteration of race dis tinction in China. "Under Chinese jaw, a Mapchu, cannot marry a Chinese, no mat terjiow high the rank.' This has "been ob served since theManchus, capturedPekIn. The Minister believes thaS If "the govern ment took measures for removing the dis tinctions between Manchus and Chinese, would permit intermarriage and would permit subjects to hold office, irrespective of their Chinese or Manchu birth, the people would be better satisfied with the reigning dynasty. All true friends of the dynasty fear that the Chinese, who are vastly superior in -numbers to the Man chus. will some day openly revoltagajnst the latters assumption of authority -and the dynasty would then fall. It is to avoid such a contingency that Mr. Wu has in cluded reference to this matter in his memorial. TO AVOID A CLASH. Chinese Authorities Trying to Pre vent a Conflict. WASHINGTON, April 29. The Chinese Minister today stated that all Information reaching him shows that the Imperial au thorities are doing their utmost to avoid a clash between the Chinese forces and those under foreign command. This ap plies not only to the province of Pe Chi LI, but also to Manchuria and to the Yangtse region, as, according to a recent report, an uprising of Boxers is being planned for the coming Summer. The thanks which Li Hung Chang has given to Mr. Rockhill for the course of the United States in the Indemnity nego tiations is in line with similar thanks which Minister Wu has expressed to Sec retary Hay, the Chinese authorities hav ing taken occasion severaL times of late to make known their appreciation of American efforts to keep the total of in demnity down to a sum which China could reasonably meet. In connection with an organized effort In New York to contribute funds for the famine sufferes In China, Mr. Wu Is re ceiving Inquiries from persons outside of New York as to where subscriptions can be sent. He is ready to accept such do nations and will give proper receipts for the same. His belief Is that much of the suffering exists in the Interior, particu larly in Shan SI province, from famine and drought and from the paralysis of all Industries, owing, to recent dlsord ders. Pannes Difficult to Take. BERLIN. April 29. Dispatches from Pe kln show that the Germans had a diffi cult task In carrying the passes leading Into Shan SI Province. The only ap proaches were steep mountain trails, and the Chinese held commanding positions from which they rolled huge rocks down the mountain side on the advancing Ger mans. Besides many old guns, 18 quick firers "were '.captured. The German losses were an officer and seven men killed and four officers and 35 men Injured. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Cologne Gazette says It is announced from TOklo that the harbor of Matsumai, capital of the Island of Yesso, opposite Vladlvostosk, Is being transformed Into a naval port. The work is being carried out with all speed and is already almost com pleted. The Chlnene Surprised. BERLIN, April 29. A supplementary dispatch received here today from Count Von Waldersee concerning the recent en gagements near the Great Wall, says: "During the pursuit, Muelmann's bat talion struck the left flank of the Chinese main position three miles east of the Great Wall. The enemy was surprised and fled and was pursued as far as Kuku wan. Sixteen modem quick-firers and a number of older guns were captured. The Teturn march began April 26." Accident on Chinese Railroad. TIEN TSIN. April 29. Nineteen Chinese, It now appears, were killed through the derailing yesterday of the first train from Pekln to Tien Tsln, between Lofa and Yang Tsun, through the collapse of a culvert. An American private soldier named Kennedy was slightly Injured. THE CUBAN SITUATION. Piatt Amendment Opposed "From Sin ister Motives. WASHINGTON, "Iprll 24. There is every indication that Cuba will remain a source of trouble In the United States for years to come, but there Is no difficulty in dealing with the island If the United States pursues a straightforward course. There Is no doubt that in the Piatt amendment to the Army appropriation bill every considera tion possible was offered the Cubans, and by accepting its terms they would have acquired all the rights and liberties they need. They would have as much liberty as any citizen of the United States. The only liberty they will not have and which the United States will not grant them, is liberty to loot and exploit the Island. There Is a gang of Cubans who have been determined for a long while to make considerable money out of Cuban Inde pendence. For that reason they want the Cuban bonds guaranteed, that im mense amount of worthless paper that was hawked about the various markets In the United States at 8 and 5 cents on the dollar. It is proposed to buy the paper In full, and the so-called Cuban patriots, the men who agitate the re sistance against Spanish authority, are determined that this paper shall be paid, so they can make something out of It. Then, with absolute liberty to do what they choose In a Cuban Legislature, they could grant all manner of franchises, and the Legislature Itself, corrupt as It would be If It was Cuban with Spanish blood, would sell itself to first one bidder and then another, until the entire island was tied up in the hands of corporate greed and saddled with a debt that It would stagger under for all future time". The men who are seeking these franchises and seeking to enrich themselves at the expense of the poor Cubans, are the men who are now opposing the Piatt amend ment .and United States sovereignty. Nob 'dnlyls It true In the Philippines, but It Is also true of Cuba, that the United States Government, if It can help It that Is, the large majority of the peo ple of the United States and the men in control in the administration Hnd In Con gress will prevent the looting and ex ploiting of the Island for the benefit of corporations or any class or condition of men. With all safeguards this may not be accomplished, but the" desire Is here, and every precaution Is taken to se cure an honest administration of the Island, and not to allow gigantic exploita tions and robbery on a large scale. The probabilities are that Cubans will not accept the Piatt amendment. The men who secured their election to the Constitutional Convention were not peo ple who wanted to tie themselves to the United States. The business Interests of the island prefer United States control, and the poorer people and peasantry, and men who have -nothing to expect from the granting of franchises and the sad dling of a huge debt upon the Island, are Inclined favorably to this country, and have no desire to throw off United States rule. So the majority will be aaglnst the agitators, but the agitators are always able to make more noise than the ma jority, and possibly they will succeed In stirring up more or less friction before the final settlement of the Government of Cuba. Meanwhile the United States will keep control under any circumstances. It will retain control practically under the Piatt amendment. Of course if the Piatt amendment had been accepted it would have been necessary to withdraw our troops, but if It Is not accepted, we will remain theTe as we have done In the past, governing under our military author ity and governing well and honestly, as far as our authorities cim compel honest and good government. Possibly under these conditions, the Island will develop, peace and tranquillity become popular, and the agitators no longer receive any countenance. And Yet Chicago Is a Bis City. Astoria Astorlan. Chicago, like Portland, now claims to be an ocean port. The ground for this claim lies in the fact that a steamer drawing 24 feet of water has just left that city for Europe. The same dispatch wmen contains inis announcement ajso states that several similar attempts have previously been made, but In each In stance disaster has overtaken the enterprise.- Truly It doesn't take much to make any city an ocean port on paper. ALL EXCEPT THE COAL TAX HOUSE OF COMMONS ADOPTED TEQBJ BUDGET RESOLUTIONS. Herbert Gladstone Explains His Re cent Remarks "Jacls the Rip per" Was Caught In Baden. LONDON, April 30. The 'House of Com mons last evening adopted by large ma jorities all the budget resolutlohs in the report stage, with" the exception of the coal tax, which will be taken up today. BRITONS ARE DISSATISFIED With the Conduct of the South, Af rican War. NEW YORK, April 29. Great Britain Is dissatisfied because the war In South Af rica still drags along, says the Tribune's London correspondent During the last few. weeks the movement designed to sweep the Northern Transvaal has 'been In progress, and a good many Boers 'have been captured, but the Impression prevails that the totals Include more old men and boys left on farms than bona fide prison ers, and at the rate of a couple of hun dred captures -a'week, it will take a long time to get rid of 15,000 Boers who are still believed to be under arms. Some people argue that the British Army is not even now strong enough for the task In hand. Meanwhile Mr. BroderIck"s scheme' of army reform Is condemned by nearly every competent critic. It Is generally admitted that the regular army will not be strengthened materially until the at tractiveness of the service Is increased. Arrangements are quietly in ..progress for a reception of Sir Alfred Milner In London. The High Commissioner for South Africa has been asked If he would accept an invitation to a public banquet, but he has not yet been heard from on the point. It Is, however, quite possible that Sir Alfred Milner -will not consent. He would have to get Mr. Chamberlain's permission before accepting such an In vitation, as a public banquet would Imply a pronouncement upon the policy of the British Government in South Africa, and It may be doubted whether the Colonial Secretary would deem It opportune for Sir Alfred Milner to make an Important speech In this country on the South Af rican question until the storm and stress of the financial phase of the war has passed away. Kitchener Reports Captures. LONDON, April 29. Lord Kitchener re ports to the War Office, from Pretoria, under date of April 28, 'as follows: "Kitchener's Fighting Scouts, under Grenfell, have surprised and captured Van Raoshurg's Laager, at Kllpdam, north of Pietersburg. Seven Boers were killed and 37 taken .prisoners. Eight thousand rounds of ammunition and all the wagons, carts, oxen, horses and mules were cap tured. Our only casualty was one wounded. The other columns report 63 killed, 5S taken prisoners, 37 surrendered and one quick-firer captured." Another dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria, April 29; says: "General Blood has discovered at Ros sertkal, South African Republic govern ment documents and a large number of bank notes. Bylng has had a fight with Boers on the Basutoland border, south of Wepner, and killed five. Graffel, In addi tion to the captures reported, got 38,500 rounds of small arms ammunition. At Leydenburg, 20 Boers have, surrendered. Boer Prisoners for Bermuda. HAMILTON, Bermuda, April 25. There is considerable excitement at present in Bermuda over the expected advent of 1500 Boer prisoners. The British Government has leased Darrell's Island, one of the largest Islands Jn the Sound, and within a qparter of a mile of Warwick shore, for one year, with the option of relin quishing it on a 'month's notice. "Tick et's Island has also been Inspected, but up to April 24 no definite, settlement had been made In regard to it. Bermudans are not feeling very com fortable over the matter. The Island is still garrisoned by the colored regiment, the First West Indians, and their be havior has been by no means calculated to Inspire tl'e confidence of the people" they arc supposed to guard. Boen Were After Rhodes. CAPE TOWN, April 29. A party of Boers blew up the railroad between Gras pan and Belmont, Cape Colohy, In three places, April 27, apparently with the Inten tion of Intercepting a train carrying Cecil Rhodes. The damage done was slight and was quickly repaired. HERBERT GLADSTONE EXPLAINS. Recent Remarks May Cost Him the Position of Chief Liberal Whip. LONDON, April 29. Herbert Gladstone's recent admission that in spite of the re sults of the government's war and finan cial policies, It was impossible to think of another general election or alternative move, has greatly Irritated his colleagues in the Liberal party and seems likely to bring a storm about his ears. Mr. Glad stone has been forced to Issue a formal explanation that he was only speakfng for himself, and that he had no idea of implying any lack of hope or heart in the party. There were lobby rumors last evening that the Incident was not unlike ly to lead to Mr. Gladstone's relinquish ment of the position of chief Liberal whip. Punitive Expedition Ataclccd. LONDON, April 29. Information re ceived here from Urmola, West Africa, dated March 25, is to the effect that the punitive expedition under Major Henker, composed of 250 men, and which pene trated to the northeast of Benin City and there seized an Important town, was being attacked in force. The natives were col lecting from all parts of the country. On the day of the report Major Henker's command had 32 casualties. Lieutenant Carstalrs, of the Canadian 'militia, had been slightly wounded. Ho was the only white officer Injured. "Jack the Ripper" Cnnglit. LUDWIGSHAVEN, Baden, April 29. The notorious "Jack the Ripper," who as saulted and'-fhutilated 18 women, has been caught here red-handed by two detectives attired as women. A dispatch from Berlin, March 26. said the Bavarian police have captured the man who for several months previously had been terrorizing Ludwlgshavqn by a succession of outrages such as were com mitted In the Whitechapel district of Lon don years ago. The man then taken Into custody was a butcher named Damlnan. He was subsequently released. Strike Proposal Defeated. ST. ESTIENNE, France, April 29. There Is a strong probability that the proposition to Inaugurate a strike at Mont ceau Les Mines was defeated by the vote of the miners yesterday, under the direc tion. of the Miners' Federation. PARIS. April 29, The final results of the referendum show 28,850 miners In favor and 16,037 against the declaration of a gen eral strike. None of the mining companies expect a strike will he declared, In view of the fact that 100,000 miners did hot vote. Bread Riots in Austria. LEMBERG, Gallcla, April 29. A riot ous mob of the city's unemployed today raided the bread booths at the market place, shouting "give us bread or work." The mob paraded the streets, breaking shop windows. Troops finally arrived and dispersed the rioters. , William Calls For Newspapers. BERLIN, April 29. Emperor J William recently gave orders for a long list of newspapers to be laid before him dally, Instead of clippings as heretofore. Be sides perusing more than two score Ger man papers, he glance's at two French journals, two English, one American and three Austrian. This changein his habits he Is said to have had in contemplation for some time. Cloth Factories Burned. BERLIN, April 29. A fire in Spremberg, Prussia, today destroyed the cloth fac tories of Bergmann .and Pretslee, H. Pu echel and Starik and tMlttel. Two per sons perlshed"in the flames, The "loss Is placed at several million marks. tt Assignment of Hunter and Hamilton LOND.ON, April' 29. General,' Sir Archi bald Hunterr has, been appointed to the command of the fqrees In Scotland, and General Ian Hamilton has been, appointed 'Military Secretary of the War Office. i i Ophlr Reaches the Australian Coast. MELBOURNE,' April 30. The steamer Ophlr, bearing the Duke and Duchess pf Cornwall and York, has been sighted off Cape Leuwlnthe most southwestern point of Australia, " TO REMODEI, BATTLESHIPS. Proposed to Change the Oregon and Two Others. WASHINGTON, April 25. A scheme Is said to be on 'foot to remodel the battle ships Oregon, Massachusetts and Indiana, which are all of one class. The Idea seems to be that superimposed turrets shall bo placed on these ships, which will put them In the same class as the Kentucky and Kearsarge. Of. course these ships . carry 13-lnch guns, and the 13-lnch guns have been discarded, as it .is held that the weight of the guns is more than enough to compensate for the weight of metal which they throw, and hereafter 12-lnch guns are to be the largest used by the Navy. The reason given for remodeling the Oregon and her class Is that when in battje, if the four 13-lnch guns are all being fired from, one side of the ship, it will cause her to list to that side and raWe the opposite side so the armor belt Is out of the water, and that If a shot from that side" should strike under the armor belt, the' entire .machinery would be endangered. While It may be true that if the long muzzles of the 'four 13-lnch guns of the Oregon should be pbinted In one direction, the ship would list aoout three feet, mak ing 'it necessary to raise the muzzles of the guns to bring them to bear upon the enemy, there is nothing to prevent the raising of the muzzles so that the guns can be utilized if all were turned In one direction. On the other hand, It may be said that In case the Oregon was fighting an enemy, or in a conflict where a ship was on either side, it Is not at all likely that her big guns would all be trained on one ship, leaving her exposed on the other side to the other ship. "Those who are seeking to have the change "made'ln the Oregon point out that in case a fort was on one side and a battleship on the other, the listing of the ship would expose one side. But others who are4 experts In naval warfare say If the- Oregon'or any other ship of her type was fighting a fort" and a battle ship at the same time, she would probably have two of her big gilns- trained on the fort and two ort the battleship, which would make her ride even. There Is an intimation that the pro posed change in the Oregon and her type is for the purposeof discrediting the work of Rear-Admiral VHlchborn when he was Chief Constructor the Navy. The Ore gon was built under his direction, as well as the other ships that fought and won the Spanish war. In the battle of San tiago harbor, when the Oregon was pur suing the Colon, har'big guns were trained over the quarter, -and did not list the ship to any great extent. A man who Is a naval expert, and who has' given a great deal of attention to everything connected with the building bf the new Navy, says there Is not a ship in any navy in the world that would care to meet the Ore gon now, nor Is there a "set of naval 'offi cers who wbuld fear to go, aboard the Ore gon and fight her againstjany ship ih any of the navies of the .world: Tins lsi the practical test of this great battleship. The superposed turret was placed on some of the later battleships In spite of the objection of Rear Admiral Hlchborn, but they 'have never been tested In any place where the fighting capacity of the ships were brought Into play. On the other hand, the Oregon with her turrets, which list the ship, it Is true, have been through the -Spanish war and have done good service. It is also true that Admiral Hlchborn Improved upon the turrets that are now upon the Oregon. The turrets of modern ships are oblong, with heavy weights behind the breach of the guns, so that when they swing- for direct broadside action, they balance. These are known as the Hlchborn turrets. Such turrets were not known when the Oregon turrets were constructed. At -a considerable expense these oblong turrets could be built upon the Oregon, b,ut it is not probable that superposed turrets will be placed upon the Oregon and her type until there has been a better demonstration of their ability to carry out all that the officers who have Insisted upon them haVe claimed for them. ' ..I Another Great Governor. New York Evening Poet. ' Mr. Odell has already taken his place, along with Grover Cleveland and Samuel J. TIJden, In the list of great Governors whom New Yoik has had since the Civil War. Within the short space of a Legis lative session he has impressed his force ful character upon the attention of the Nation. A friend of the Executive has explained his course as based upon the theory that he was elected to be Govern or; that he would make the best Governor he "knew how; that he would devote all of his time and" thought to the office which he held, and that he would let the future take cdre of itself. The state Is to be congratulated upon having as Its Execu tive a man wfth such sound philosophy to supplement his courageous nature and his firm grasp. Chilean Claims. NEW YORK, April 29.-Only six claims remain to he disposed of by the Chilean Claims Commission before It can adjourn sine die, says the Herald's Washington correspondent. Twelve claims have been determined. The claimants asked for about J2.500.000 for damages alleged to have been sustained in Chile. The com mission has rendered ah award of only $20CO. Among the 'claim's to be settled la that growing Out of the seizure "of the steamer Itata by the United States. Chile Intends to make a determined effort to win this case, and Senor Don Anlbal Cruz, her Consul, Is now preparing his brief. Decision Against Roeber. BOSTON, April 29 -.Harvey Barker, of Brockton, was given the decision tonight over Ernest Roeber, the graeco-roman wrestler, This decision had to be given because Roeber refused to continue wrest ling at the end of the flrst hour, claiming that an hour was the limit for a bout if no fall was not In a shorter time. Gatre Buys Bonds. WASHINGTON, April 29. The Secretary of the Treasury today purchased 562,500 'short-term 4 per cent bonds at 113.60. The Secretary also bought $125,000 short Is' a 113.5953 for delivery tQday. The former purchase was for tomorrow's de livery. m i Amnesty Proclaimed 'in Colombia. WASHINGTON, April 29.-Senor Silva. the Minister from Colombia to Washing ton, has received a cablegram from Bo gota stating a general amnesty has been proclaimed and all prisoners ordered re leased, marking the end of the rebellion. Wisconsin Town Burned., BERLIN, Wis., April 29. The business portion of Woutoma, the county seat of Wausna County, was totally destroyed by flro today, Loss, .-$100,000; Insurance. $50,000. Several -persons are rendered homeless. CALLAHAN STILL IN JAIL STATE WILL OPPOSE THE PLEA , FOB, HIS RELEASE. Reward, for-the Arrest of Pat Crowe Withdrawn The Eastman . Murder Case. OMAHA, Neb., April 29. No move has been made since the Callahan verdict was rendered, except the arrest of the defend ant on charges of grand larceny and false Imprisonment. The alleged kidnaper Is still In jail, but his attorneys are prepar ing a showing which they believe will se cure his freedom. They set forth that Callahan's liberty has already been put In jeopardy on the same testimony and virtually the same charges as that upon which he has been tried. W. B. Fuller, who was the last man 'to vote for Callahan's acquittal, today ex pressed regret for his action. "I stood alone from the third ballot, about 9 o'clock Saturday, until 3 o'clock Sunday morning," said Mr. Fuller. "I believe now, as I believed then, that Callahan has not an alibi and that there was suf ficient evidence to convict him, but for six hours I stood alone there. I shall never forgive myself for yielding." W. E. Moore, Ed Shaw and other Jurors con curred In the former's statement. County Attorney Shields said today that the state would oppose the plea lor Cal lahan's release when presented. The body of Pat Crowe Is not In as much demand as It was before the acquittal of James Callahan. Five thousand dollars will no longer he paid by the City of Omaha tor Crowe's body, dead or alive. At Its general committee meeting today the Council authorized the Chief of Police to withdraw this reward. The reward of $25,000 offered by the city for the ar rest arid conviction of the three kidnapers of Eddie Cudahy was allowed to stand. TRIAL OF EASTMAN. Brother of Richard Grogan Called to the Stand. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 29. Chief of Police Cloyes was the flrst witness called upon today to testify in the trial of Charles H. Eastman, charged with the murder of Richard H. Grogan, Jr. His evidence related to the statement made by Eastman after the shooting of Grogan, and did not differ materially from the testimony of others who 'have been ex amined on this point. Chief Cloyes and Police Inspector Murray Identified the bullet taken from Grogan's body at the autopsy. Inspector Murray, under cross examination, said he had great difficulty In firing the pistol which Eastman says he had In his hand when It went off ac cidentally and shot Grogan. This state ment corroborated the claim made by Eastman that tho cylinders of the re volver worked with difficulty. Tho government called Mr. Oliver, the stenographer of the grand jury, as a wit ness, to read the testimony of Eastman before that body. The court decided that tho evidence from the stenographic pro ceedings, before the grand jury was not competent, and the evidence was ruled out. Two of the undertakers who wo'e present at the two autopsies further iden tified the bullet which was presented In court as tho one taken from Grogan's body after the day of the shooting. At this point, the state called John Grogan. a brother of the dead man, but before he took the stand the Attornev-General told the qourt that he desired to put In evi dence something which occurred between the two men In November, prior to the shooting. Argument on this point took up the remainder of the session. 'Block Jack" Nearly Escaped. SANTA FE. N. M.. April 29. It devel oped today "at the hearing of William Wilson, 'charged with furnishing Convict Gedrge" Stevenson witH'the revolver used by himilnrthe recent attempted delivery at the penitentiary, that the plan was to se cure the release of Tom Ketchum, who was executed last Friday, and "Broncho BUI" Carver, a member of his gang. Wil son confessed his guilt, and said Carver's sister offered him ?500 to smuggle the pistol Into the prisoner. The plans were so carefully laid that but for the bravery and good marksmanship of the prison of ficials. "Black Jack" and a score of other desperate characters would have regained their liberty. Voorhees Discharged. NEW YORK, April 29. James P. Voor hees, a son of the late Senator D. W. Voorhees, arretted last Thursday charged with being an accomplice In the robbery of a tailor shop, was discharged from cus tody today, the complaining witness hav ing failed to make out a case against him. Killed His Sister. PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis., April 29. Max Heck, who runs his father's farm near McGregor, Iowa, shot and almost Instantly killed his sister, Mrs. Ellsworth, at the breakfast table. It Is thought he was temporarily Insane. He was ar rested. Ohio Flood Subsiding. CINCINNATI, April 29. The Ohio River has fallen 2.7 feet since Saturday after noon. Its rate of fall will Increase and by tomorrow morning half the obstruc tion to traffic will have been removed. Launching of the Constitution. NEW YORK, April 20. W. Butler Dun- Dyspepsia Is diuloulfc digestion, duo to a weakened condition of the stomach and its inability to properly churn the food; or to unhealthy condition of the gastric juice, too much or tqo little .acid, too much or too little pepsin Hood's Sarsaparilla relieves all the distressing symptoms of dys pepsia because it promotes the mus cular action of the stomach and in testines, aids nature in the manu facture of her on digestive secre tions, which are far better than any artificial pepsin, unlocks the L bowels, stimulates the kidneys and tones up their mucous membranes. So prompt is its effect in many cases that it seems to have almost a magic touch. Begin to take it NOW. Suffered Everything-" I waa tron bled with d7apepsla, sufi-jred everything but death, could not eat without terrible distress. Since taking Hood's Sarsaparilla I eat heart!! y; and I am well." Msa. Edgeme Mubphy, Danbury, Conn. Eat Three Times, a Day-" Hood's Sareaporllla has cured me of dyspepsia and I never felt better. Can eat three good meals every day." Feed Poehleb, 437 South Penna St., Indianapolis, Ind. HOOD'S Sarsaparilla Is sold by all drueziats. Prepared only - by C, K HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass. SECRETA Minnesota in Palne's celery compound has acquired Its tremendous reputation for making people well by direct personal testi mony from men and women who have used It. No testimonial has ever been published for this great remedy that could not be easily verified at first hand by any one at all Interested. Nothing has ever been claimed for Palne's cel ery compound that It has not accom plished In hundreds of cases. For the guidance of thoughtful people who recognize the need of purifying the blood and regulating the nerves In the Spring, the following letter to the pro prietors of Palne's celery compound from Secretary of State Berg, of Minne apolis, will be of the utmost value In determining upon a trustworthy Spring remedy: St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 4, 1901. Dear Sirs: One can show no greater faith than by taking a remedy for one's health. No better testimonial 'df excellence can be offered than the recommen,datlQn of that remedy to one's friends. I havft taken Palne's celery compound myself, and as a result heartily commend it to others. ALBERT BERG. can, manager of the cup defender syndi cate, announced today that the Constitu tion will be launched the evening of May 8. Mr. Duncan, Designer Nat Herreshoff and a small party of those Immediately Interested In the yacht will be present at the launching. Salvador' President's Vacation. NEW YORK. April 29. The Herald's correspondent In Salvador reports that President Regalado, on account of bad health and the fact that the country la beer is the beer of civiliza tion. Go to any part of the earth where mankind values purity, and you will find Schlitz beer is the recognized pure beer. For fifty years the Schlitz agencies have followed white men's , conquests. They are twenty years old in South Africa. Schlitz beer was famous in Siberia before a railroad was thought of. When Japan and China first began to awake, Schlitz beer was advertised in their newspapers. Almost as soon as Dewey captured Manila 216 car loads of Schlitz were sent there. Today Schlitz agencies so dot the globe that when it is midnight at one it is noon day at another. The quality by which Schlitz beer has won distinc tion has been its absolute purity. Every physician the world over will recommend Schlitz, the beer that made Milwaukee famous. 'Phone Ma!ne35 (Q.T Co.) J.Silve stonc, 603 Ch. Com. 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